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and mail order house, assistant man
ager man or woman for this county
and adjoining territory. Salary S2O
and expenses paid weekly; expense
money advanced. Work pleasant ; i*>si
tion permanent. No investment or ex
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One of the pleaasnt features of the
season is the decline iu the price of
eggs. The open winter has stimulated
the hens to action.
In that maelstrom of activity, be it
sooial, political, economic, criminal,
what you will,that is identified on the
map as New York City, one may al
ways look confidently for something
new, startling, instructive, piquant.
Men with honest convictions and the
courage of them an* wanted in council.
Sunbury is to have a Municipal
League ticket at the spring election.
Even the best men are none too good
for the school board. Don't help to
elect inferior ones.
A Washington, Pa..woman has with
drawn her suit for divorce on condi
tion that her husband tell the truth. If
all hiubands told the truth the divorce
coorta would be overcrowded. This
oaae must not be regarded as a preced
ent.
WANTED—Bright ,* honest young
man from Danville to perpare for pay
ing position in Government Mail Ser
vice. Box one, Cedar Rapids, lowa.
Dennis Breslin, a brakemau who did I
railroad work for twenty-five years
and who never met with au accident,
fell on an icy pavement at Hazleton
on Wednesday ami was so badly injur
ed that he died.
The Agricultural Department reix>rt
on ''records of dairy cows in the
United States," shows that one farm
er made $2.30 tor every dollar invested
iu feed for his cows, while a neighbor
made $] and another lost 50 cents. All
had the same soil and same market.
The Lackawanna lias recently had a
goodly share of corn traffic from the
Wabash, and as the loads averaged
about 65,000 jxmmls to the car, the re
venue derived was large. Some of the
cars carried as much as 85,000.
Dairy and Food Commissioner War
ren will receive the hearty support of
the public in his crusade for pure food
products. Those who use deleterious
preservatives should be forced to the
wall.
Sunbury is figuring on an electric
fire alarm box system.
From now on it is iu order to expect
a gradual increase in jxditical activ
ity.
Good morning. Has your landlord
increased yor rent yet?
Well, after all it has been a decided
ly easy winter on the coal pile.
Washington society is agog over the
coming wedding at the White House.
The belief of sundry congressmen
that the railroads receive too much
money for transporting the mails seems
to date only from the resolve of tlie
ailroade to get more money for trans
porting congressmen.
Home Made
Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis
cuit home-made. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
ROYAL 6AKINU PQWO6R CO., NEW YORK,
Montour 3Vmrricim.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
> OL. 52-NO 4.
COUNCIL HOLDS
IUW SESSION
George Kocher, the new Chief En
gineer of the Fire Department,appear
ed before Council Friday and call
ed attention to supplies needed by the
fire department. The spray nozzle be
longing to the Continental Fire Com
pany is out of repair, he said, and car
not be used. Repairs are also needed
at the Goodwill engine house. He al
so called attention to the need of a
"smoke protector" for use in the Bor
ougli. At the fire at the Stove Works
the need of such a device,he declared,
was very much needed and would have
enabled the firemen to render much
more efficient service. The lire pluf?
at the Stove Works he reported as too
low and said that under certain weath
er conditions its efficacy might be
much impaired.
On motion it was decided that the
matter of spray nozzle l>e referred to
the Fire Committee and the repairs at
the engine house to the Building Com
mittee of Council.
City Clerk Pattern was instructed to
open a correspondence with dealers to
ascertain at what price smoke protect
ors could be purchased.
Concerning the fire plug at the Stove
Works it was the sense of the members
that the Danville Stove & Manufact
uring Company should interest itself
in the fire plug at its plant, raising it
to the height required to insure the
best service.
Mr. Feustermaclier stated that the
annual statement of the Borough will
ready for publication in a few days
and he moved that the statement be
printed in the "Montour American"
and the "Danville Intelligencer." Mr.
Goeser»secouded the motion, which
carried unanimously.
On motion the Chief-of-Police was
ordered to procure new legs for the
stove in the lock-up,which happens to
be out of repair.
The indemnifying bond of five thou
sand dollars given the Borough by the
Danville and Bloomsbur# Electric
Railway Company was on motion of
Mr. Vastine, approved by Council.
A communication was received from
R. H. Koch, General Solicitor of the
Danville and Bloomsburg Street Rail
way Company, relative to the imrove
ments ou A street. He proposed that
the Borough take the improvement off
the Street Railway's hands and for a
consideration do the work itself. He
nsked also that the Borough vacate
Cross street. Ou motion of Mr. Goes
er, seconded by Mr. Vastine, it was
ordered that the Borough take no part
in the improvements,declining remun
eration and that the Danville and
Bloomsburg Street Railway Company
comply with the original agreement
with the Borough and fix up the
street according to specifications. Iu
regard to vacating Cross street Coun
cil decided that it would not be ad
visable to relinquish that thorough
fare until the improvements on A
street are completed.
Borougii Treasurer Ellenbogen pre
sented a statement of finances to date,
which showed a total cash balance on
hand of |6230.01.
Mr. Feustermaclier reported nuis
ance on Nassau street, caused by par
ties draining waste water into the
street, which lies in the gutter and be
comes offensive to citizens. He asked
something be done to abate the
uuisauce. No action was taken.
The'followiug communication was
received and read before Council:
Gentlemen :—Your attention is here
by called to the fact that there is no
pa~ement on West side of Ferry street
lietween projierty of John Jacobs and
that of Erwiu Hunter on South side of
old canal bed. As to the necessity of
a pavement there I think you will agree
and give it your prompt attention.
JOHN R. WALLEZE.
On motion of Mr. Vastine the com
munication was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Bridges.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Vastine, Sweisfort, Boy
er, J)ietz, Feustermaclier, Reifsnyder,
Goeser, Hughes and Jacobs.
THE SlfflliS
I HNTERTAIN
The Sinker Club, a body of young
- men banded together for purposes so
- cial, and including on its roll only
3 members of the Y. M. C. A., planned
- and executed iu a most charming man
- uer Saturday, a very delightful and
i out of the ordinary evening's enter
-1 tainment —a ladies' night.
The painstaking care of the mem
i bers' preparation was easily discern
■ able in the smoothness with which
i each of the features of the evening
were carried out.aud iu the never lag
i ging interest and enjoyment of the
i occasion.
; I The large auditorium on the second
i I floor of the Association building was
beautifully decorated with the nation- j
al colors, and divided into two rooms j
by a large American flag; the smaller
compartment being the lunch room. 1
Suspended over the platform from a
large festoon was the emblem of the
club—a string of doughnuts.
A brief but most pleasing program
had been arranged for the early part of
the evening. Prof. J. W. Taylor recit
ed "The First Battle With the In
dians," from "The Courtship of Miles
.
Standish." A vocal solo by Miss Mar
garet Ammermau was followed by a
cornet solo by Harry Latimere. An
address by General Secretary Johnson
was the last number.
The collation that was served is de
serving of a most especial mention,and
demonstrated to the young lady guests
that their sterner sex hosts were past
masters in the art of good cheer. The
dainty menu approves the statement:
Chicken Salad—Wafers.
Sandwiches.
Olives.
Ice Cream —Cake.
Coffee.
Mints.
Later in the evening Mrs. Arthur L. '
Pierce, who is a guest at the home of 1
her mother, Mrs. C. F. Johnson, en- '
tertained the young people with a '
piano recital of the college and popular (
songs and national airs, all joining in '
the singing.
The guests of the evening were: '
Miss Freda Cook, of Renovo; Miss ,
Mary Lyons,of Wolvorton ; Miss Emily
Voris, of Pottsgrove ; Miss Katherine <
Vastine, of Bucknell University and 1
from Danville: Misses Clara Fischer, t
Florence Price, Hattie Kase, Bertha t
Kase, Emma Foust, Jennie Woodaide, t
Anuie Miles, May Johnson, Ethel c
Woods, Elsie Bennett,Mary Fry, Edith s
and Jessie Kramer, Elizabeth Vastine, i
Jessie Kimerer, Katherine Gearhart, t
Margaret Ammermau, Marion Jones, i
Loraine Philips, Sara Beaver, Pearl
Vastine, Mary Wetzel, Mary Jameson, s
Florence Trumbower. i
The affair was in charge of two com- t
mittees. The reception committee j
planned and served the refreshments i
and was composed of Robert M. Ja- t
cobs, Vincent Evans, Jay Sechler. Harry \ i
Orth, Ray Hauser and Edwin Maloy. 112
The entertainment committee was as u
follows: Frank Brown, Harry Lati- ( c
mere and Will McCov. 1 v
Passenger Bus went Into River.
The Pennsylvania Railroad bus at
Berwick, which carries passengers
between that town and the Pennsyl
vania station at Neseopeck, yesterday
morning, about 7 ::$0 o'clock met with
a mishap which would have resulted
seriously for at least some of its half
dozen occupants and the driver, had
these not jumped in time to save them
selves.
When the bus had reached the Nes
copeck side of the river on the ferry,
and had started up the hill, one of
the horses was seized with a fit of ob
stinacy. The animal reared and plung
ed, backing the bus down the bank
towards the water edge, and drag
ging its mate with it.
The bus was occupied at the time
by two men passengers, besides the
four ladies composing the Harmony
Ladies' Quartette, who gave a concert
at Berwick Tuesday evening. The
ladies became terrified and in their
alarm jumped from the vehicle to the
ground. The two men more calmly
followed their example.
The driver was powerless, and the
horses aud bus went into the stream.
When the bus had reached the depth
of several feet it upset, and the pas
sengers' grips and suit cases were set
adrift in the river. For a time it look
ed as if these would be lost, but be
, fore they had time to sink or float far
down stream they were all recovered.
Some of them with their contents
were badly damaged.
The cool water evidently had an
effect on the vicious horse, as both an
imals were led out after they had
reached the depth of a couple of feet.
The bus was badly damaged. When
it was*fished out the top was found to
be all smashed, the wheels injured,
aud other damage done. The harness
also was somewhat used up.
Valley Township Nomination.
The Democrats of Valley township
have made the following nominations:
School director, tliret- years. Charles
Ploch and Norman Beyer.
Road supervisors—one year, P. K.
Maus ; two years, David Wintersteen,
: Sr. ; three years, D. R. P. Chi ids.
i Poor director—Levi Feustermacher.
i Auditor—Harrv Wintersteen.
Tax receiver—F. P. Appleinan.
Justice of tiie Peace—Harry Porn
wait and Thomas Crossley.
i Judge of Election —Edward Delsite.
Insj>ector —Edward Volkman.
DANVILLE. I'A., THURSDAY JANUAKY 25, 190(3.
IPROCEEDIMCS OF
|i SCHOOL ItOAKD
i
: The proceedings at a regular meet
ing of the School Board Monday'uight
were slightly out of the ordinary. The
I present method of marking employed
where absence from school is concern
ed, which is distasteful to some of the
patrons, again came up before the
board.
James Scarlet, Esq. .appeared before
the Board to protest against the rule
in force in the schools, which in its
operat ion as generally understood takes
off five for every recitation missed.
He inveighed very heavily against the
rule, which lie considers very perni-
I cious.
First, because on children who are
i sick, in effect, it operates to retard re
| covery, keeping them in a continual
worry over the loss of percentage.
Secondly, because the rule is coer
cive and in effect operates to keep
children in school when they are in
disposed and ought to be at home. He
cited cases where pupils developing
infectious diseases,fearing loss of per
centage, were constrained to remain
in school until very ill, thereby jeop
ardizing their own lives and expos
ing the other pupils to the contagion.
Mr. Scarlet said lie was not before
the Board to urge a return to the form
-ler test of final .examinations. He did
insist,however,that the rule be modifi
ed and lie raised a question whether
in the case of pupils kept-out of school
by illness, on their return, taking up
their studies and making the usual
good averages, some plan could not be
adopted whereby the boy or girl might
be permitted to pass and be obliged to
stand examination only in those
branches or portions of the studies af
fected bv the period of absence.
A protracted discussion followed in
which the members generally took
part. They took Mr. Scarlet's sugges
tions very kindly. They explained to
the attoruev the real difficulty of the
problem that they are faciug, taking
care to show that the present system
of marking was adopted as a substitute
for the final examination,which when
it was in force proved as big a bugbear
to the public as the nresent system.
Dr. Harjiel took the view that the
system of marking is imperfect ly un
derstood and is unjustly criticized.
He denied that "five" is "taken off"
for being absent. The fact is, he said,
that the pupil is simply credited with .
the time present, full attendance
counting a hundred. When he is ab
sent, of course, he receives no mark for
his recitations, on the principle that
the laborer receives no pay for work
not doue.
After Mr. Scarlet's departure the
subject was discussed in all its bear
ings, nearly an hour being spent in
this way. The Board would like to
please the public, which was so feel
ingly and ably represented by Mr.
Scarlet. At the same time it feels that
its own experience and that of the
faculty and Borough Superintendent
must not be ignored. The Board is
considering the matter deeply and just
what course it may decide to pursue
in the premises will not be known for
a day or so.
Oil motion it was ordered that the
janitor of the First ward hereafter at
tend to fumigation of school buildings
in the First and Second wards, and
that the janitor of the Third ward at
tend to fumigating thy Third and
Fourth Ward buildings.
There are now two generators em
ployed in the district and they are be
ing kept in pretty constant use.
Some doubt was expressed whether
the generators are properly used and
the best results obtained. The fact was
cited that in several instances janitors
have been seen seated in the rooms be
ing fumigated while the apparatus was
in operation. Under the circumstances
it was not believed that fumigation
WHS thorough.
A committee representing the Seuior
class, of the High School,appeared be
fore the Board, asking the consent of
that hotly to inaugurate a departure
at the coming High School commence
ment. The proposition is to have a
class day, which implies a cutting
down of the regular commencement
program, aim having a class play,
which in all probability will be a
Shakespearean performance.
On motion tlie proposition was re
form! to the High School committee
of the School Board, in conjunction
with the faculty of the High School
and the Borough Superintendent.
The committee of the Senior class
made the further request that the
Seuior class be permitted to place
its class pennant 011 the High School
building. The privilege was refused,
as it was believed that it would lead
to tlie usual rivalry and contention
among the classes that would militate
very strongly against the success of the
schools.
The following members were pres
ent : Adams, Orth, llarpel, Burns,
Werkheiser,Fischer,Trumbower, Heiss
and (Irone.
The following hills were approved
for payment:
H G. Salmon #2.85
Ezra S. Haas. .50
O. M. Leuiger . 6.40
Danville Stove it Mfg. Co. . 1.05 1
Montour Democrat . 1.50
American Book Company ... 10.88
Arbutus in Hloom.
Reports come from Glen Summit,
Retreat, Laurel Run and Dallas that
trailing arbutus is already in bloom
there. This is indeed a rarity, as
arbutus is hardly ever in bloom before
the latter part fo April
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mapstone, of
Suubury, spent Sunday with relatives
in South Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hess, of
Bloomsburg,spent Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Rebecca Hess, Bloom street.
Lewis Thornton and daughter, Miss
Laura, r spent Sunday with relatives in
Berwick.
Miss Elizabeth Bucher, of Suubury,
spent Sunday at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bucher,
Riverside.
John Scott spent Sunday with friends
at Shamokin.
Mrs. M. Cain lias returned to Bing
hamton, N. Y. after a visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
•John Straub, Ferry street.
John Danuer, who is employed on a
trolley survey at Honesdale,spent Sun
day with friends in this city.
Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrove,
spent Sunday at the home of G. Fred
Jacobs, Mill street.
John B. McCoy, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Thomas, Mrs. A.
M. Butterwick, Mrs. Louisa Nice and
Mrs. Mary Jane Gartland, will leave
today for Lewistown where Mr. Mc-
Coy will cater for a big party to be
given today by Mrs. H. W. Sweigart.
James F. Ellis, of Exchange, wan a
visitor at the Court House yesterday.
O. F. Ferris, of Berwick, transact
ed business in this city yesterday.
John G. Waite left yesterday for a
business trip to Harrisburg.
Miss Maine Beaver is spending the
week end with friends at Berwick.
Thomas Samuels, of Bloomsburg,
transacted business in this city yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Arms are vis
iting their son Walter in Suubury.
Miss Belle Hendrickson returned yes
terday after a sojourn in Philadelphia.
W. A. Sechler returned yesterday
from a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Mabel Rank, who has been the
guest of Miss Maud Golder, at Suu
bury, returned to Danville yesterday.
O. B. Sweitzer left yesterday after
noon on a business trip to Philadel
phia.
Mrs. William Pease and daughter
Evelyn, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. G. Fred Smith. Mill street,
returned yesterday to their home in
Philadelphia.
Edward W. Peters will return this
morning from a business trip to Har
risburg.
J. W. Bishop, of Reading, was a
business visitor at the Reading Iron
Works yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Good, of Berwick, is
the guest of Mrs. Richard Metherell,
Lower Mulberry street.
Miss Margaret Breckbill and Miss
Bertha Welliver will leave today for a
visit with friends at Muncy.
Clinton Shellhamer.of St. Clair,who
attended the funeral of his brother
Thomas Shellhamer, in this city re
turned home yesterday.
Miss Katherine Rea left yesterday
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. John
Dorris, at Huntingdon.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Laßue, of
Jermyn, are guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Laßue,East Front street.
Plot to Kill Pennypacker.
WASHINGTON, Pa. ,*Jan . 24. —That
Governor Pennypacker, of Pennsyl
vania, and Governor Pattisou, of Ohio,
as well as prominent officials in other
parts of the country, were marked for
death by a band of anarchists was
learned yesterday, when Washington
county officials raided the headquar
ters of a society of anarchists and found
convincing proof that assassination
had been planned
The plot to kill the State's Chief
Executive was unearthed while the
officers were hunting for the murder
ers of Michael Carrazola, a wealthy
Italian, who was mysteriously shot at
Dunlevy, this county, last week.. The
incriminating evidence was discovered
in an old shanty located in a dense
swamp at Baird, a small mining town
ten miles east of Washington.
Letters and papers were found which
implicate anarchists at Paterson and
other parts of the country and show
that the plot was an extensive one.
The first clew to the conspiracy was
obtained when George Barli, au Ital
ian, was arrested Monday night near
Biard, charged with complicity in the
Carrazola murder.
In his pocket was found a paper on
which had been drawn the plan of a
small house where evidently he and
others had been meeting. Had not the
local band bungled in this one respect
the plot would probably not have been
revealed.
FAR REACHING CONSPIRACY.
Officers are endeavoring to suppress
the importance of their discovery, but
they admit they have evidence enough
to implicate anarchists in all parts of
the country.
In the room where proof of the plot
was discovered were found letters writ
ten to leaders of the local society by
men from Paterson and other cities.
These letters show that the Washing
ton band was delegated to get rid of
Pennvpacker and Pattison and similar
bands in other parts of the country
were entrusted with the assassination
of other officials in their territories.
It is the untaxed dog which makes a
nuisance of himself and keeps the citi
zen awake at night
OPPOSITION TO
FIXINGSALARIES
Unexpected opposition to the two
salary bills came before the House
yesterday morning when the bill to
fix the salary of the Insurance Com
missioner at .<(>,000 was on third read
ing. Mr. Stroup, of Dauphin, moved
to postpone consideration of the bill.
Mr. Fow rose to a point of order that
the Governor's call recommended
abolishing fees only in the offices of
the Insurance Commissioner and Sec
retary of the Commonweatlh and that
lie said nothing about raising the sal
aries. Mr. Fow later withdrew his
point and seconded Mr. Stroup's mo
tion.
Mr. Pusey, author of the bill .replied
sarcastically. He said that the Dem
ocratic members are alTobstruetionists.
Messrs. Eaton, of Philadelphia ; Bol
ton, of Clearfield; Hitchcock, of Tioga
and McClain .of Lancaster, all spoke
on the question.
Mr. Crout, of Philadelphia, said
that the present incumbents will not
be affected by the present bills. "The
proper thing to do is to abolish fees
now," he said, "and allow the regu
lar session next year to fix the sala
ries. ''
Mr. Creasy, of Columbia; Mr. Hob
man, of Cambria, and Mr. McClain,
of Lancaster., all took part in the dis
cussion. When the viva voce vote was
taken the Speaker hesitated in his de
cision ; a division was called for, re
sulting in 129 votes for postponement
j and thirty-two against.
Mr. Hoke, of Franklin, offered a
bill providing that no more than $750,
000 shall be spent each year by the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings in erecting or rebuilding county
bridges.
TREASURY REGULATION BILL .
Mr. Jackson, of Armstrong, intro
duced the administration bill to regu
late the State's moneys. It was prepar
ed by Attorney General Carson at the
instigation of tne Governor. The
amount in any one depository shall
not exceed $500,000; interest is fixed
at two j>er cent. ; using State funds
for ulterior purjioses is made a misde
meanor, punishable by a fine of §SOO
and one year's imprisonment.
OTHER SALARY BILL POSTPON
ED.
When the bill to fix the salary of flie
Secretary of the Commonwealth came
up Mr. Stroup moved to postpone for
the present, as he did 011 the other
salary bill. The viva voce vote was
apparently overwhelmingly iu the
affirmative. Mr. Mover, of Lebanon,
insisted on the yeas and nays.
Mr. Creasy, who advocated postpone
ment of the other salary bill until the
status of the actuary and his fees
should be laid upon each member's
desk by tlie State printer,spoke against
postponing the Secretary of the Com
monwealth's bill, since everything
connected with that department is
clear to the House.
Mr. Maust, of Cumberland, charged
Mr. Creasy with gross inconsistency
iu his attitude to both bills. The vote
to postpone resulted: Ayes, 144; noes,
48.
" RIPPKR" REPEAL PASSED FIN
ALLY.
The.house yesterday morning passed
finally the Philadelphia "Ripi>er" re
ntier, which is similar to the Scott
bill, passed finally in the senate Tues
day. One or the other of the bills will
be sent to the governor immediately,
and within a day or two the Philadel
phia charter created by the act of 1885
will be re-enacted and revived.
Death of Hrs Thomas C. Curry.
Mrs. Phoebe Curry, wife of Thomas
C. Curry, West Mahoning street, de
parted this life at 8 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Curry was iu ill health for ten
years. For two years preceding her
death she was in an exceedingly week
ly state. Her condition during yester
day diil not seem unusually critical and
it was not until a very short time be
fore her demise that the family realiz
ed that the end was at hand. Heart
failure was the cause of death.
Mrs. Curry was a native of Montour
county. During the greater part of life
she resided iu Danville. She was a
Christian woman, a kind neighbor, <1
generous and sympathetic friend, be
loved alike by the members of her own
family and those with whom she min
gled in the church and in the commu
nity.
The deceased was seventy-two years
of age. Besides her husband she is sur
vived by seven sous and one daughter.
The latter is Mrs. Lizzie Fisher, who
resides at the parental home. The sons
are as follows: Hugh and Ralph Cur
ry, of Brooklyn; Dan. M. Curry and
Dr. E. A. Curry and John Curry, of
Danville; Thomas Curry, Jr., of Sun
bury and William Curry, Esq., of
Scranton.
Due notice of the funeral will be
given.
.Surprise Party.
A surprise party was tendered Ed
ward Dietz, at his home on Chambers
street, Saturday evening in honor of
his 3'Jnd birthday. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Ashley and
daughter Elizabeth, Mr. and Mrs. John
Dietz and son Earl, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Shutt, Mrs. Frank Wigerman
and son Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Chaun
cy Hollister, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Kriner, sou and daughter, Mrs. Cyrus
Dietz, Mrs. Mullen,Robert Dietz. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Everett and son Paul,
Kathryn Shutt and Charles Riechline,
of Bloomsburg.
ESTABLISHED IN 185")
TO ERECT FIRE
PROOF BUILDING
A force of carpenters was put to
work at the plant of the Danville
Stove and Manufacturing Company
yesterday repairing the damage caus
ed by the fire at the plant last week.
The fire, which originated on the first
floor, damaged the storv above to such
an extent as to render the floor wholly
unsafe in view of the weight that it
is destined to carry and it was found
necessary to replace it—joists and all
with new. The damaged woodwork
yesterday was nearly wholly removed.
The Danville Stove and Manufact
, uring Company has decided to build a
large fire proof building to hold the
patterns. At any manufacturing plant
the patterns represent the bulk of val
ue. Those at the Stove Works could
not be replaced for much less than
£30,000 and yet as is well known at
the recent fire they escaped destruction
only by the mere turning of a hand.
Under the circumstances it is thought
worth while togo to some expense in
order to insure their positive safety.
Accordingly it has been decided to
erect an entirely fire proof building at
a point convenient to the foundry
where the patterns will at all times
be kept.
Where the patterns are stored at
present—on the second story the
wing extending northward—they are
neither safe nor convenient. Addi
tional room is needed in the ware
house ami by removing the patterns to
a safer place the space vacated cau be
used for storing stoves. &c.
The fire proof building intended for
patterns will be of brick, 100 feet by
36 feet, one story in height. There
will be no windows in the walls, the
interior being lighted by skylights on
the roof.
General Manager W. A. Sechler
yesterday stated that the intention
originally was not to begin work on
the fire proof building until spring,
but that in view of the mild weather
he did not think it unlikely that they
might enter upon the work this winter
—probably as soon as the repairs now
on foot are completed.
Cast House in a New Role.
W. A. Shepperson is utilizing the
timber in the cast house and the eleva
tor shaft which he purchased at the
Bessemer blast furnace being disman
tled in the erection of a barn on his
farm, Valley township, to replace the
one destroyed by fire a few months
ago.
The timber is as good as new and
many of the beams are of extraordi
nary length. The trusses supporting
the roof, which are held together by
iron bolts, are very easily taken apart
and can be conveniently hauled to the
farm, where they will be put together
again and used precisely as in the cast
house. The big trusses, sixty-five feet
long, lend themselves very convenient
ly to the construction of the barn,
which will be built on the old founda
tion and will be a very commodious
structure.
The cast house is pretty well dis
mantled. The elevator shaft has not
as yet been attacked. The high struc
ture contains a vast amount of good
timber and will more than suffice to
complete the barn, affording not only
heavv timber but also weather boards.
Want Passes For Hanging.
Sheriff Ritldell, of Lycoming county
says that next week he will solve the
problem of how he will select from the
900 or more applicants the persons to
whom he will give passes to the execu
tion of James Salerno, the murderer
of Elizabeth Carney, which will take
place at Williamsport on February 8.
The sheriff will cull out the ones that
he thinks proper to refuse and passes
will be given to the writers of the ap
plications that are not iele.;ated to the
waste basket, whether the number be
large or small.
"I will have no idea how many
passes I shall issue," states the sheriff,
"until I go through the big pile of ap
plications in my possession. The num
ber is increasing, too. lam surprised
at the large number of requests to see
the hanging that I have received from
far-away places. There are a number
from residents of Muncy, Montgomery,
Salladasbnrg, Moutoursville, Jersey
Shote and Sunbury, and other places
more distant.
A Derelict Ferry Boat.
The remains of an old ferry boat
broken and battered from contact with
the rocks came down the river early
yesterday morning and was caught by
the well known riverman,Frank Ross.
The boat is wide enough for one
vehicle only, while in lengtli it is
sufficient to accommodate three horses
and carriages standing end to end. It
is believed to be the boat that was car
ried away at Berwick a few weeks ago
and was partially wrecked on the rocks
that form the riffles a short distance
below that town.
The derelict yesterday morning lodg
ed against one of the piers of the riv
er bridge, where it was boarded by
Frank Ross, who piloted it down stream
and brought it into shore this side of
the creek's mouth.
Richard.-Husnagle.
Mr. Charles W. Richard and Miss
Bessie Husnagle, of Pottsgrove, were
united in marriage at the Reformed
parsonage Wednesday morning by the
pastor, Rev. Robert O'Boyle.—Sun
burv Dailv.
JOB PRINTING
The office ot the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
DETECTIVE
I GETTING BUSY
A P. & R. officer was in this city
yesterday endeavoring to detect the
I'arty guilty of setting tire to freight
cars in the yard of the Structural Tub
ing Works.
The latest attempt at incendiarism
iu the Structural Tubing yards was
made on Tuesday when only timely
discovery prevented a valuable house
car from being consumed by fire.
It was a few minutes nfter 7 o'clock
in the morning when the car, which
was standing near the mill, was dis
covered burning, tlie flames having al
ready gotten a firm hold upon the
woodwork at one corner. Several buck
ets of water in the hands of the work
men sufficed to extinguish the flames.
A few minutes more, however, and
the car would have been enveloped and
other property, belonging to the Struc
tural Tubing Company, probably set on
fire. The car will have to be partially
rebuilt.
Scarcely two mouths have elapsed
since the other fire in the same yard
when a house car was nearly half de
stroyed and the fire department was
called out. Both fires seem to have
started in the same way. in one corner
of an empty car. On the first occasion
an empty smoke-stained bottle that
had contained kerosene was found in
the car. On Tuesday there were no
such plain evidences of incendiarism,
but it is not doubted that both cars
were wilfully set on fire, although it
is not clear whether the motive was
spite or the fire was started by a mere
degenerate actuated by a love of mis
chief. The full problem will no doubt
be solved by the detective.
Winding Up His Business.
John Hooley, who lias accepted a
position as General Manager with the
Thatcher Furnace Company at New
ark, N. J.,is getting ready to wind up
business at his foundry on East Mah
oning street, which from the present
outlook may stand idle for an indefi
nite time.
Mr. Hooley has been doing work for
the Thatcher company and between
the present and the close of the month
will ship all the patterns that lie has
been using back to the home plant.
By February Ist he himself will fol
low, entering immediately upon his
new duties as general manager.
Mr. Hooley is unable to state def
initely what the future will be of his
conveniently situated and finely equip
ped little plant in this city. Just as
he is about closing up he realizes that
there is an unprecedented demand for
the several lines of work that his
foundry turns out. Every bit of the
product is sold.
Under the circumstances it would be
a loss to the town if the fonudry were
to close up for the want of a good ex
perienced man to take hold of it. It
is hoped that some means can be de
vised whereby the plant can be kept
in operation. It is a problem for the
Board of Trade.
Snyder, Too, Has Bridge Trouble.
Before the new s<>2,ooo bridge across
Penn's creek, above Selinsgrove, will
be accepted by Snyder county, the con
tractors will have to explain some
points in its construction.
County Commissioner J. G. Lesher
said Tuesday that the specifications
call for a concrete floor and easy ap
proaches. Instead of a concrete, a
plank floor was laid, and wlmt is more
peculiar, the planks were purchased
by the contractors from Harrison Moy
er, one of the retiring commissioners.
The approaches to the bridge are not
up to specifications. Loam and clay
were used in their construction, while
the specifications called for approach
es built according to State road require
ments.
The approaches are so steep and
muddy that a dozen teams were stall
ed on them Monday, the horses sink
ing in the mire knee deep.
Commissioner Lesher says that the
specifications must be carried out to
the letter before the bridge will be
accepted.
Conference Announced.
President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers of America, an
nounces that he had arranged a con
ference with the operators of the an
thracite region to be held February 15.
The place has not been determined up
on but will likely be New York. Mr.
Mitchell has been in communication
with the operators since the Shamokin
convention, when a committee repre
senting Districts Nos. 1, T and 9, in
cluding Mitchell, was appointed to
meet with the operators. This is the
first news of the negotiations having
resulted favorably and a date of meet
ing having been selected.
I
Small Blaze Causes Excitement.
A slight blaze in a back kitchen, on
the premises of John Mowrey, East
Market street, caused a ripple of ex
citement about 5 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon.
The family was absent from home at
the time. Smoke was seen issuing
from the building. Some neighbors
made an investigation,found the blaze
and extinguished it with a few buck
ets of water. Meanwhile the fire bell
was rung and the (Washington hose
company responded. They had their
hose unreeled and were ready to apply
the water when they were informed
that the fire was extinguished. No one
can account for the origin of the fire.