Borne Paper —-For tie Some The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMEKICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IRVING H JENNINGS, OJRce Hour* 9 A. M.to VI V 104 Mill Ht., I P. .»/. to 4 I'. V Danville, Pa. siiuivrz, n 425 MH.I. ST., liANvn.I.K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestinec Special t«' DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, DENTIS— T-288 Mill St.. - Danville, Dentistry in ■»" tu or«n<'D*"» <'hart't> M.xli-rite «n I -tM » ork lsuv IS M:\VS. The shortest day. Winter begins today. Old Kris is loading up. Boys and girls are waiting patiently for the holiday vacation. They see lots of fun ahead. It is altogether likely that since the breaking up of the trust that Danville will be favored next summer by the appearance of some of the large cir cuses. The Christmas tree industry contrib utes largely to the injury of the for ests, but we must have the greens. WANTKtt.-"-By Chicago wholesale and mail i.rder hoar-e. assistant mail •ger (inmii or womni>) for tins county and adjoining territory. Salary S4O and expense* paid weekly ; exprine mm ev advanced. Work pleasant: position permanent. No investment or expeii ence required Write at oi:ce for full particulars and enclnsn nelf-a hirit-sed envelope. Cooper & Or., 182 l.ake Sireer, Chicago, 111, Don't forget the unfortunates on Christmas. The Williamsport hotels and saloons have decided to close their bars on Christmas and give their bartenders and employes an opi>ort unity to enjoy Christmas. Will your Christmas turkey be a chicken? If you have children, give them a Christmas tree. The lace curtain, the; evergreen and the lighted candle conij>ose a danger ous combination. Make good use of the last week of the holiday business Itooiu. Don't wait until Saturday night. It is hoped that the prices of fowl will not become foul by the end of this week. The holiday vacation in the schools will begin on Friday afternoon and the pupils are full of gleefid anticipa tions. For the benefit of next season's crops a gix>d coating of snow would be wel come now. A great many men are now prepar ing to swear off—for a week or two. It is time for members of the Legis lature to Irt-gin saving car fa rector tin trip to Harrisburg. There'll be >lim Christmas cheer for some of the unfortunate unless those who have more than they need share their surplus with them. Don't be cranky when you go shop piug. After attempting to conceal the fact for some time it is learned that Tama qua is in the throes of a smallpox epidemic, and that the health author ities of that borough are very much exercised over the fact. A pair of slick swindlers are work ing this section and housewives are warned to 1*; on the lookout for them. They claim to represent sewing mach ine companies who have sent them out to repair machines. They do the re pairing and then charge exorbitant prices for their work. They are not employed by the companies. The "Mary Ann" ferry at Catawissa has been placed out of commission for the winter and a force of men have l»een engaged ill putting the boat high and dry on the land out of reach of floods. With the boat out of service Catawissiaus and those Catawissa bound must necessarily resort to the row l>oat and steam cars. Japan is still busy celebrating her victory. Compare the conditions there with those in Ru.-sia to-day! Be Sure to Use Only Cream oi Tartar Baking Powder Food made with alum baling powder carries alum to ch unchanged. Scien ive positively demons. J this and that such food tartly indi gestible and u..iiealthful. jlll.Ciitl to lIT All i c rica! L - >. i_ —.— "THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWII H ITS OWN PRODUv. .IONS \ OL. 51—]S () »1 • FILLING THE The Jun Commissioners of Montour County—Curtis Cook of tliis city and W. B. Moore of West Hemlock town ship—Tuesday completed t lie task of tilling the jury wheel for the year 1906. Few persons have a correct idea of the modus operandi, and of the amount of work involved in the above operation. Pursuant to order of Court the Jury Commissioners have selected three hundred names for ISXNS as against tour hundred for 1905. The term of court, which will meet in January is the term which under the old order con vened in December. The change was only ordered last mouth and the jur ors who will serve are those drawn out of the 1905 wheel. The number of names selected from each district bears the same relation to its whole number of voters as the three hundred names to l>e drawn sus tains to the whole number of persons in the county that may be called upon for jury duty. In some districts the number of names selected of necessity becomes very small. lu selecting these names the Jury Commissioners have a tine opportunity to serve the county by exercising care and discrimination, to the end that none but names of the best qualified men are put into tin 1 wheel. The very aged, the deaf, or men physically un able to stand the strain of jury service should not he among those placed in the wheel, as such at the last moment would have to be excused by the court, which likely as not would lead to em barrassing circumstances. To the above might be added the headstrong man, the man known to be blindly prejudic ed and the one whose moral percep tions are dulled,all of whom our pres ent Jury Commissioners declare they have no use for. The Jury Commissioners find noth ing in the mere list of voters that con veys any idea of the man's fitness for jury duty ;it is only by being thorough ly acquainted throughout the county that they arc enabled to steer clear of undesirable material and make the l>est selection. So much for theory. It would be too much to say that mistakes are not of ten made. Neither does it follow that men whose names are not putin the i wheel are undesirable as jurors, as the i fact must lw borne in mind that only i a limited number are needed in each ! district. Operations Discontinued. A. R. Freeman, of Erie, a represen tative of the Maryland Construction ComjMUiy, took his departure from this city yesterday. All operations have now ceased on the State highway between the Borough and the Valley township line, as well as on the sec tion beyond ending at the Mausdale hotel, which latter section is in the hands of Fiss & Hartman. Mr. Freeman was at work oil the Maryland Construction Company's' contract for some weeks. Hut little more was accomplished, however,than work that pertained to drainage, which together with some improvements made on the State highway under Mr. Atkinson last spring, leaves the road in a fairly good shajie to weather the winter. Probably nowhere in the State is there a highway that forms a better criterion to show whether the State's present approved method of road build ing is in all cases efficacious than the stretch of road between Danville and Mausdale. Aside from the heavy traffic to which it is at all times subjected winter springs regularly make their appearance under the road bed, with the result that from time immemorial the highway every spring has been a slough of mud, cut up into deep ruts and ploughed over and over by the wheels. Whether the drainage will prove of the right sort and the road - bed in its unfinished state, heavy enough to hold its own remains to be seen. It would be; better for all parties if the road could have received it-- ad ditional course or crown and been fully completed before winter. Celebrated Oolden Wedding. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Pursel.Mill and Center streets, was the scene of a very happy golden wed ding last evening,in which the couple who had traveled together half a cen tury as husband and wife were Mr. and Mrs. John F. Purse I. The affair was in the nature of a surprise, gotten up by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Pursel, son and daughter-in-law of the vener able couple honored by the event. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pursel were for many years residents of Blooms burg. As advanced age crept on they came down to Danville to s'">nd their declining years at the home of their son. The golden we lding brought to gether a large number of friends rep resenting Danville and Bloomsbnrg. A delicious dinner was served and the evening on the whole was one whose memories will linger throughout the rest of life. Among the guests were the follow ing : Rev. and Mrs. Reimensnyder, of Milton; Rev. L. IJ. Ulrich and Rev. C. D. Lerch, of Danville; Miss Anna Nace, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pursel, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pursel, Mrs. Susan Kuhn, of Blooms burg; Mrs. W. H. Kahler.of Williams port; Mr. and Mrs. D. ('. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Pat ton, Mrs. I). A. Montgomery, Miss Edna Pursel and Miss Mattie Pursel, of Danville. If you make others happy on Christ mas you'll 1m; happy yourself. |()ll\ MI'RPIIY |R. LOSES lilS LIFE Jo!in Murphy, Jr.. a bright and highly esteemed young man of this city, ni>'t a horrible death in an ex plosion of dynamite ne.ir Slianiokin on Saturday morning. The dee,-:ised was the sou of John Murphy. Sr., of Upper Mulberry street, the well-known railroad fore man. The latter, who was'formerly em ployed by the P. i*t R. Railway Com paiiv, at a later date had charge of a gang of men on the construction of the Danville and Bloonisburg trolley line, where he was recognized one of the most skillful men of his class. He was also employed on the Danville and Suubury trolley line as well as on the Bloonisburg and Millville trolley road. When work was stopped ou the latter line he re-entered the employment of W. F. Pascoe and took a position as foreman "on the new Slianiokin and Suuburv Electric Railway. When Mr. Murphy accepted a posi tion on the Danville and Bloonisburg line in the summer of 11)04 his sou who lost his life Saturday, then a lad of some sixteen years,went to work with him. He began by carrying picks and doing other work such as usually falls to boys and in a short time by his courtesy, his gentle and accommodat ing manners lie won his way into the hearts of all connected with the road. He followed his father working with him on the vaions line< in this vicin ity and under Mr. Pascoe at Shamokiu, The construction crew 011 the Sun bury and Shamokiu line at present are working at a point near Cameron col liery, just outside of Shamokiu. At the foot of the hill Saturday morning a fire had been built to thaw out some dynamite. Twenty-four sticks of the explosive were arranged around the fire leaning against the dinner buckets belonging to the workmen. On the hill above three hundred feet away a gang of sixty men under John Murphy, the father , were busv at work. The morning was chilly and John Murphy, Jr., complaining of being cold ran down to the fire. He remained seated within three feet of the blaze, while another workman who had been warming himself got up and walked away. The latter was only twenty feet distant when the twenty four sticks of dynamite exploded with a loud report. The last named workman escaped serious injury, although badly shocked, but John Murphy, Jr., was dreadfully mangled. Both feet and one hand were blown off and as was natural in the dreadful concussion sus tained injuries in every part of hi* body, internally as well as externally. He was found lying upon the ground unconscious. He was tenderly picked up and car ried into an empty building near by. Here after about five minutes while his father was tending over him he dimly regained consciousness for a moment. The next minute, however, death came to his relief and he peace fully passed away. The cause of the explosion will for ever remain a mystery. The thawing out. of dynamite is a very common process and is not supposed to be at tended with any danger whatever. A heavily loaded freight train just at that moment passed at a high rate of speed and some incline to the opinion that the jar on the heavily fro/en ground caused the dynamite to explode. All the deadly explosive went off at oncejand did terrible execution. The tin dinner buckets, fiattended by the forceJof the explosion, lay scattered about on every side. The mutilated remains were taken to the undertaking'establishment of Mal colm Farrow, Shamokiu, where they remained until evening when they were shipped to Danville. The body arrived at South Danville on the:."> 0 train, accompanied bv the father, and William Murphy, uncle of the deceas ed, John Dauner and George Maiers of the Engineer Corps, besides several others connected with the construc tion crew. * The shocking event cast a deep gloom over the entire force of workmen. The father's grief indeed was pitiable. The parents have the heartfelt sym pathy of everybody. Several years ago another child was killed by acci dent, a mere babe—which strolled out of the rear gate of the yard and sat down on the projecting edge of a tie on the, P. &R. Railway. The little one was on the outside of the rail, but not lieyond reach of tin- locomotive, which came along and struck it, caus ing it to roll down the high embank ment. Injuries were sustained which caused the death of the child in a short time. The second tragic death on Saturday leaves the stricken par ents childless. Work is Progressing. A. A. Barr, of the Shamokiii Street Railway Co., was in this city today 1 and says that work is progressing fine j ly on the Sunbury & Sliamokin Street | Railway, and that they have one 1 hundred and thirty Italians now at | work this side of Tliarptown and more ! men will be put on as soon as they can ' be obtained.—Sunbarv Dailv. | J Christmas Reception. j The Thomas Beavt : Bo\V Bible <'11 ' will hold it- Christmas reception and entertainment Friday evening, Decem ber 22, at seven o'clock. An excellent program is being arranged by the Wo men's Auxiliary and every member of the class should make a special effort to attend. DANVILLE. PA., TIIIKSDAY DECEMBER 21, 1905. DAVID FIRST BADLY IXjI'KFJ) David Foust, the well known farmer of Limestone township, while engag ed in shelling corn Tuesday, fell a victim to a most unusual accident. One of his fingers was caught in the cog wheels, a portion of it was sever ed from the hand and along with it a tendon nearly eighteen inches in length was pulled out of his arm. Mr. Foust is the owner of an im proved corn shelter, which is operated by a traction engine. He does work for his neighbors, passing from farm to farm with his engine and corn shelt er, as his services may be required. Yesterday lie was engaged in shelling corn 011 the Lobacli farm near Lime stouevillle. Mr. Foust is unable to explain how the accident hapjieued. lb' was feel ing indisposed and he is inclined to Itelieve that lie fell forward onto the corn sheller. At all events the index linger of his right hand was caught in the cogs, which cut through the thick glove that he wore, mangled the fing er and completely severed it at the first joint,at the same time tearing the tendon loose,which has its origin near the elbow and pulling it out of the arm. It was a most shocking injury. Mr. Foust nearly collapsed under the shock, while those assisting him were nearly overcome by the sickening spectacle. The injured man was taken to his home awl Dr. Snyder of Washiugtou ville was summoned. The latter upon ascertaining the serious nature of the injury sent for Dr. Patten of this city to assist him. Dr. Patten left town shortly after noon and returned about -1 o'clock. During an interview last evening lie stated that the injury is one of the most remarkable he ever heard of awl he has no doubt that is with out a parallel in the experience of most other physicians. Assisted by Dr. Snyder, J)r. Patten Tuesday afternoon amputated the tinker midway between the first and second joints. As to just what the ef fect will be Dr. Patton would venture in) jxwitive opinion. That the stiunp of the index tinker will be stiff is al together probable. A more grave doubt exists as to whether or not complica tions may not arise affecting the health of the right arm. The physicians took every precaution to prevent infection, but all is doubt as to whether or not the antiseptic applied will IK* potent enough to prevent putrefaction,which might originate and spread through the long duct in the arm" which now exists where the ruptured tendon lay. The phyiscians are hopilig for the hot. Meanwhile Mr. Foust endures the most excruciating pain, not only where the finger was amputated but all along the arm from the elbow down. Appointed Committees. A well attended and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Washington Hose House last night to arrange the preliminaries to the mummers' parade. Those present wen; not limited to members of the Washington Fir<- Com pany, but took in citizens in general. I). ('. Williams was chosen president of the meeting and A. C. Roat, secre tary The matter in hand was talked over in a general way for a few min utes, when the following couiniittoes were appointed: Finance, Setj*'t,ormer, George Kocli er and D. C. Williams. Prizt-s. James Freeze, .lames \\ ilson and Harry Rupp. Music, R. W. Fettermau, Grant Gulick and Thomas Roney. Printing, ,1. G. Waite, William A. Reed and A. C. Roat. James Tooey, former Chief of the Fire Department, was chosen Chief Marshal with power to appoint his own aids. On motion if was decided to invite the farmer boys front Montour and Northumberland counties to partici pate in the New Year's pj.rade. The meeting adjourned to reconvene on Friday night, when the committees will present their reports. Will Break Ground Today. George Reifsnyder has been award ed the contract for the building of the annex to the Danville Knitting Mills, a full description of which was given in these columns a week or so ago. Mr. Reifsnyder will break ground this morning. The annex will be. of brick and will be located north of the mill between the latter and the creek. It will be occupied by office and a* mend ing room, which room is now ou the upper floor of the mills. The space in the present building occupied by the office and mending department will be utilized for manufacturing purposes. Mr. Reifsnyder will put as many men to work tin- morning a- apply, hi> in« tention being to push the annex to completion in record-breaking time, unless the weather changes so as to ; render building operations out of the question. Oppose the School Journal. Because they per-i«,ted in the publi cation of a uewspap-r. known a - the Senior, after they ad been warned t>.\ the School Board to de>ist, five mem bers of the Allentown High School were susjiended. \f 1 are mcm~;icr> "112 the graduating 1 laanil they were notified that expulsion will follow their iusubordinat ion if continued. The susj>euded pupils must also sever their connection wi th the school journ al, Canary awl Blue. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Margaret Ware, of In wood San itarium, West Cousliohockeu, is visit ingjat the home of Iter parents, Mr. awl Mrs. Charles Ware, Bloom street. Mrs. W. E. Boyer, of Philadelphia, is visiting at the IIOIIM; of her parents, Mr. awl Mrs. Joseph Shannon. River side. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pope and daughter Hilda, of Bristol, sjR-nt Sun day at the home of Daniel Mot-tern, East Market street. Miss Mary Cornwall, of Sunbury, spent Sunday with friends in this city. ' Mrs. Spencer Springer and her sis t«*r, Miss Freda Cook, arrived in this city last evening from Georgetown, Delaware, for a visit with their aunt, Mrs. John Scchler, Ferry street. Miss Edna Campbell,of Fort Wayne, Iml., who has been the guest of her cousin, Miss Desda Campbell, of this city, left yesterday for a short visit with friends in Shaniokiu. C. D. Garrison, of Grovauia, was a visitor in this city hist evening. Carlton McHeury, a student at Laf ayette College, East on, arrived in this city last evening to spend the Christ mas vacation with hi* mother, Mrs. Emma McHeury. ('enter street. Miss Blanche Sechlerand Miss Cath erine Yastine,students at Bucknell.re turned home last evening to spend Christmas with their parents. A. P. hepoe, of Limestone town ship, was a visitor in this city yester day. C. N. St-emer, of Schuyler, spent yesterday in this city. L. Martin, of Turbotville, made a business trip to this city yesterday. C. S. Bobbins, of Pottsgrove, called on friends in this city yesterday. Wililam Billmeyer, of Liberty township, was a visitor in this city yesterday. George W. Tyson, proprietor of the White Inn, Allentown, is spending a few days with his friend, Dr. J. J. Kline, this city. Miss Stella Doster returned home from Bucknell University last evening to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Doster, Jr. Miss Carrie Klaseand Miss Margaret Ateu have aceompaiued the teachers' excursion to Washington, which left Blootusburg Monday morning. W M. Jiunes, of Turbotville, s]>eut yesterday in this city. Miss Lizzie Cooper, of Kingston, is visiting at the home of Seth Lormor, Pine and Walnut streets. William Williams will leave today for his home in Williams port, after a visit with friends in this city. William E. Boyer, of Liberty town ship, made a business trip to this city yesterday. C. Miucemoyer, of Washiugtouville,, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Stephen E. [Gray, of Schuyler, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Mrs. ,T. B. Freas, of Oraugeville, is the guest of friends in this citv. Miss Doris A. White, who has made her home in this city for the past year returned last evening to Endeavor, Pa. W. H. Taylor, of Liberty township, was a visitor in this city yesterday. J. A. Smithers, of Washiugtouville, spent yesterday in this city. Danville has 27 Hotels. Next Wednesday, December 27th, is the last day 011 which application can l>e made for license. License court will be held on January 19th. The matter of liquor licenses is al ways one to wliich considerable in terest attaches. Up to the present noth ing has occurred to show that there will he any new applications this year. 111 this connection it may be put down as morally certain that all those at present holding licenses will apply for renewals. So far as known there will be 110 remonstrances. Danville, with its population of some 9,000. has twenty-seven hotels. Ac cording to this it should be a rare oc casion indeed when our town has more ]>eople within its gates than it can take care of. Twenty-seven is the number of licensed drinking places in Danville and they are all down as ho tels,as coming fully up to the require ments as such. Washiugtouville has two hotels. In the county there are thirty-six licens ed houses. In addition there is one dis tillery, two breweries and two whole sale liquor dealers. It is not known as yet whether His Honor Judge Little or Judge Staples of Monroe county, who sat during last 1 term, will preside at the license court. Entertained Friends. I Mr. and Mrs. John Moug entertain ed a number of friends at their home, Cpper Mulberry street, Tuesday even ing. Music and games occupied the evening. Refreshments were served. I Those present were: Misses Flora Kaslmer, Eva Manning, Anna Man ning, Vernie Morrison, Dora Morri son. Florence Blecher, Florence Hart iine. Miry Kaslmer, Maggie Kaslmer, , Viol.i Fern, Annie Kaslmer, Messrs. Prank Ktslmer, Xoriuau Krumm, Jas per Stettl'T, Frank Hartliue, William L M'khoot, Hurley Cottier, Clarence ■ Cotuer.Johu Dell, Walter Dell, Stuart Hartiuan, Roy Fern, Walter Kaslmer. Mr. and Mrs. John Kaslmer. The adulteration of food products is i next to murder for money. MAY LEASE There is a rumor abroad, which seems pretty well substantiated, to the effect that the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company is negotiat ing for the biasing of Dr. Paules' 1 grove some two and a half miles east of town,at which it is proposed to es tablish a finely equipped pleasure re sort. Panics' Woods seems to possess an irresistible charm and people of Dan ville and Bloomsburg in summer in stinctively turn to its inviting shade. Already last summer when the woods were distinctively private property there was scarcely a trip made that the cars did not stop to let people off who wished to picnic in the woods. With such accommodations as the trol ley company would install the success of the place would be assured. It is well known that the officers of the trolley company came up from Pottsville some time ago and looked carefully over the ground ; also that they were well pleased with the spot. It is stated that au agreement has been practically reached between the part ies. although the papers have not yet lxvii executed. Should the trolley people lease the woods, as seems likely, it mav be as sumed that there will be no half-way work in the matter. Au elaborate svs tejn of buildings, will be erected, iu cludiug one of the finest pavilions iu this seciton,while all the manifold at tractions that goto make up a success ful pleasure resort, will be installed [ in the grove. Alarm of Fire on Saturday. While three little children in the Second Ward during the temporary absence of their mother Saturday af ternoon were home alone the house took fire. The little ones raised a big outcry, which brought help in the nick of time to prevent a bad fire. The blaze occurred in a small house occupied by Mrs. Leidy and owned by W. A. Shepperson abutting on the al ley between East Front and East Market streets. The house is directly opposite Mr. Sheppersou's large ice house and is in the midst of a number of inflammable wooden buildings. On Saturday afternoon about "2 :30 o'clock Mrs. Leidy's children were iu the house alone. What occurred among the little folks is not exactly known, but in same way a fire started in the building, which soon took a firm hold of the woodwork and threatened to de stroy the house. The outcry was fortunately heard by Mr. Sheppersou who happened to be near the rear of his lot on the opposite side of the alley. Seizing a bucketful of water he ran to the rescue of the children. The blaze had entered a cupboard awl was making rapid head way The fire was soon extinguished but had not help been promptly ou hand there is no telling what the re sult might have been. The hell of the ,Washington Hose Company was rung and that company responded but by the time tliey^reach ed the house the fire was extinguished. Sodality Reception. A Sodality reception was held at St. Hubert's Catholic church, Sunday night, which had m:iuy pleasant fea tures and was ou the whole oue of the most interesting events that has taken place at that house for worship for some time. Twelve new members were received into the Sodality. The services were conducted by Rev. Father Foin,assist ed by Rev. Father Feeser of the Holy Family Convent. Father Foin preach ed a sermon on "Devotion to the Blessed Virgin." During the services the new Sodal ity banner was blessed by the priests. The banner is au especially rich and beautiful one imported from France by the Sodality. It is of silk moire, four feet by six feet, the body being pure white trimmed with gold. Ou one side is the medallion of the Vir gin Mary and ou the other side one of St. Aloysius, the patron Saiut of the Sodality. The decorations ou the interior of St. Hubert's church will not be wholly completed for several days. Gas light, which has done service for so many years is being replaced by electric light. The effect of the new light ou the brilliant decorations is very fine. Excursion struck Cold Wave. With the mercury in the thermom eter flirting with the degrees common to early Fall, with the weather condi tions such as to necessitate street sprink ling, and to make even light overcoats a burden, a big delegation of Blooms burg and Danville citizens left last Monday morning 011 the Normal ex cursion to Washington. That after noon they arrived at the National Cap ital, to find that city, to their great amazement,wrapped in the hoarv arms of winter. The streets, plazas, and other open spaces with which that place abounds, were covered with sev eral inches of snow and sleet. The difference in the weather there and at home was most striking awl is only intensified bv the difference 111 lati tude. When the season is considered —four days before Christmas—the weather is most remarkable, and can hardly be complained of even by those who dis like a "Green Christmas." Start in early this morning and do our Christmas buying. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 POLICEMEN AS POIi INSPECTORS The two policemen <>t'|"rll«- Borough ; are engaged in making their semi-an nual inspection of the electric light, ! telephone an<l other jxdes in the Bor ' ougli to determine how many may lie I yielding to decay and unfit to remain j in service during the winter. Poles have become a very ini]>ortaut i factor in the Borough. Asked to <ni<*s:» the total number that line our streets and alleys very few persons would go as high as a thousand, yet this is said to be flie probable number of poles all told. There are no less than nine cor poration- maintaining poles in Dan ville. Decay is constantly in progress and the total danger to which citizens would be exposed from falling poles would be considerable were not pre caution employed. The Borough Ordinance provides that it shall be the duty of the Chief of' Police once in every six months to make a thorough inspection of all tele graph, telephone and other poles with in the limits of the Borough. If any are found defective or unsafe the own ers are to be informed of the fact anil they must replace them with safe and suitable poles within forty-eight hours. For neglect a penalty of five dollars is attached. The two officers have been'seen me andering up and down the avenues of the Borough for several days past armed with a stout cudgel in the form of a heavy sledge hammer handle in the further end of which is inserted a long pointed spike. It is this odd look ing implement that enables tliein to do satisfactory work in inspecting the poles. The officers state that a good deal of experience is necessary to make a good inspection. The weak point of a pole is apt to be found under ground at a spot immediately below the surface. It is here that the handle and the long pointed spike come into play. With nothing else could they so well pene trate the ground and determine wheth er" the pole under the is solid or fast yielding to decay. The work of course is tedious and slow but the officersjliave"covered gtlic greater part of the Borough. In nearly every thoroughfare poles are found that are unsafe. The system of marking and numbering insisted upon by the Borough enables the offi cers at a glance to tell to which cor poration the condemned pole belongs and a record is made accordingly. Congressman Keeps Busy. Congressman E. W. Samuel, of this district, continues his activity as a representative in our national legisla tive body. Last week he introduced two important bills. The first is a bill to regulate the sal aries of letter carriers in towns or cities of less than 75,000 population and provides: "That in cities and towns contain ing a population of less than seventy five thousand the letter carriers at free delivery postoffices shall consist of five grades lis follows: Carriers of the fifth grade being those in the first year of their service, who shall receive an annual salary of six hundred dollars; carriers of the fourth grade being those who have served one year, who shall receive seven hundred dollars per an num; carriers of the third grade,being those who have served continuously two full years, who shall receive eight hundred dollars per annum; carriers of the second grade, being those who have served continuously three full years, who shall receive nine hundred dollars per annum; carriers of the first grade, being those who have ser ved continuously four full years, who shall receive one thousand dollars per annum ; Provided, That carriers now serving at a salary of eight hundred and fifty dollars shall not have their salaries decreased : And provided, fur ther. That ' the provisions of this act shall be in effect on the first day of the fiscal year beginning July first, nineteen hundred and six, and that it shall then repeal any or all acts incon sistent therewith." The other is "a bill to provide for employes of first and second class post offices. The bills were referred to the commit tee on the post office and post roads. Work Stops on Berwick Bridge. Next week all work on the Berwick river bridge will come to an end lor the rest of the winter, and it may be three mouths or more before opera tions are again resumed. Contractor Stebbins, who has in charge the erection of the bridge, says that by the end of next week work on the Berwick abutment of the bridge will be completed.and that everything else will have to be held over until Spring. Two piers are yet to be built in the river before the erection of the super structure can be started., but the win ter weather, and the uncertain condi tion of the river at this season are both detrimental to advantageous work. The stream is constantly rising and falling, floating ice is often abundant, and the river is liable to freeze up al most any time—all of which makes satisfactory progress impossible. McKee— Hester, H. P. McKee, of Jersey Shore, and Miss liuogene Hester, of Watsontown, were married by Rev. M. L. Shindel, D. 1)., at I o'clock yesterday after noon. The nuptial knot was tied at the Shindel residence, Lower Mulberry street. JOB PRINTING The offica of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type anr* job material genera;ly, the Publiaher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. •JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description IUKGLAK SHOOTS THROUGH WINDOW 1 lie farm owned by George Edmond sou and tenanted by Albert Snook about ; three miles east of Danville along the I'. & R. Railway yesterday morning was twice visited by burglars. On each occasion the robbers were discovered by the tenant and driven off, quite a number of pistol shots being exchang ed between the parties. What adds to the boldness and au dacity of the attempt is the fact that the Edmondson farm was visited by burglars—prcsu r a'dv the same parties —less than two \\"-i-ks ago. They might have escaped with a considerable quantity of booty yester day morning' had it not been that Mr. Snook was suffering from an injury tc» his arm and could not sleep soundly. About one o'clock he was aroused by the sound of a stone falling into the cellar. Remembering the former visit of burglars he called his son, Charles Snook, who is employed in this city but who on account of his father's in jury, was spending the night at home. The two men got up to investigate and while walking around the house, came upon the burglars as they were about leaving the cellar with a well filled bag containing a quantity of canned fruit and other goods. The men were defiant and were loath to leave without their booty. Mr. Snook was armed with a pistol, which snapped several times before it went off, while the burglars opened fire on the father and son, the bullets fortunately flying wide of the mark. The burglars finally left empty band ed, when if was found that they had broken through the outside cellar door tearing away a portion of the masonry. It was the falling of one of the stones loosened when entrance was effected that aroused the farmer. It is believ ed that the burglars did the most of their work while frieght trains were passing, which undoubtedly drowned the noise. The most audacious part of the story remains to be told. lu about a half an hour, after the farmer and his son had unpacked the bag of stolen goods and restored order as far as possible the two burglars returne I. The farmer and his son then were in one of the rooms of the lirst floor. The first in timation they had that the burglars had come back was hearing the report of a pistol outside and at the same mo ment the crash of broken glass and the whizzing sound of a bullet, which came in through the window. By this time Mr. Snook had his pis tol in better trim and he unceremon iously opened fire on the men, who could be seen retreating. To say that Mr. Snook and his family are alarmed is putting it mildly. They are able to partially describe the burglars, one be ing a tall, slim man wearing a brown overcoat. The other was a smaller man. About two weeks ago when the first attempt was made to rob the Snook family, the bouse on the Hyde farm at Edgemont was burglarized and a large quantity of butter and other articles were stolen from the cellar. Architect Will be Present. Philip H. Johnson, the architect, who has charge of the new work at the Hospital for the Insane at this place, having returned from his southern trip will be at Danville today on business connected with the Hospital. There will be a meeting of the Board of Trustees at the Institution today and Mr. Johnson will be present. Just what may take place at the meeting is not exactly kuowu. Ac cording to the report given out at the last meeting on November 10, the plans of the Heat, Light and Power plant, did not fully meet the approval of the Trustees. On that occasion the pro posals were to be opened. There were a large number of these ou hand, ac companied by men representing the linns bidding. It was decided finally, however, not to open the bids, the trustees later explaining that they de sired to add a few things omitted in the specifications and to re-arrange the location of some of the appurtenances. Their plan was after changing the specifications to read vert ise for bids. Ninety-one thousand dollars is avail able for Heat. Light and Power plant. Philip H. Johnson was architect for Hospital work in Philadelphia. He is a much talked-of man at present and no little interest attaches to bis visit to this city today. None of the trus tees believe that affairs will assume such shape as to permit work on the new buildings to proceed this winter, eveujif proposals should be readvertis ed for and contract awarded. flore Serious Than Thought. The injuries received by Dr. Bier man, the well known Bloomsburg phy sician in the 1). L. &W. wreck at Huuloek's Creek proved more serious than he at first anticipated. It has been necessary for him to undergo treat ment since the wreck.au injury to the clavicle having caused him pain and annoyance ever since the wreck. Dr. Biddle recently made an examination of Dr. Biernian and treatment under his direction has followed. Officers Elected. Danville Lodge No. 224, F. &A. M., Tuesday night elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: Worshipful Master. E. D. Peutz; Seu ior Warden, Dr. C. Shnltz; Junior Warden. William V. Ogleshv; Secre tary, Robert J. Pegg; Treasurer, John C. Patterson; Trustees, Amos Yastine, W. H. Amiuerman and Hugh Pursel.
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