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January has surely been a delight.
Get your son to join the Y. M. C.
A. 600.
Prepare to celebrate Washington's
birthday.
Look out for a break in the lovely
weather.
Plenty of exercise in tlie open air is
the bejd tonic.
Cuba's gift to Miss Roosevelt attests
a nation's gratitude.
Cigarette smokers should be exclud
ed from the rear ends of trolley cars.
No doubt the reason Arizona ami
New Mexico do not want to be joined
together in the holy bonds of statehood
is that each thinks the other unfit. Rut
if the rest of us can stand it, they
should.
Marshall Field achieved distinction
not by being the richest merchant iu
the world, but by being its greatest
taxpayer. A more substantial concep
tion of probity is not possible.
David Smith, of Exchange, was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Keep up the good roads movement.
It means a great deal for the county.
By the way. White House wedding
invitations are being distributed.
Watch your mail closely.
The report that the Delaware jieaeh j
crop has beeu ruined by the warm
weather must be traveling by slow
freight, but it is expected to rear 1, the ■
north before the cold wave overtakes
it.
Tens of thousands of dozens of cold j
storage eggs are going to decay iu the '
bauds of the owners. This looks like j
retribution.
PerhajMi February will make up for
what January has lacked in the way
of average temjierature.
WANTED.—Bright," honest young
man from Dauville to perpare for pay
ing position in Government Mail Ser- j
vice. Box fine. Cedar Rapids, lowa.
WANTED.—By Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant man- j
»german or woman for this county
aud adjoining territory. Salary $2Ol
and expenses paid weekly; expense '
money advanced. Work pleasant; posi- j
tion permanent. No investment or ex-!
perience required. Write at once for
full jiarticulars and enclose self-ad- '
dressed envelope, Cooper & Co., 132 i
Lake Street, Chicago, 111
The packers who sought to corner
the egg market an<l unload their stale
heu fruit upon the consumers at a high
price are getting little sympathy. Per
haps they will learn a wholesome les
aon.
The mothers and teachers who com
pelled observance of the cigarette law
in certain portion* of the city should
push their campaign into other sec
tions where it is as badly needed.
President Roosevelt will receive
Governor Pennypacker, President Pro
Tem. Woods, Speaker Walton and oth
ers next Monday for the purpose of re
ceiving an invitation to attend the de
dicatory ceremonies of the new Capitol
next October.
Royal
BaKing* Powder
Absolutely
Pure
DISTINCTIVELY A CREAM OF
TARTAR BAKINC POWDER
It does not contain an atom of phos
phatic acid (which is the product of bones
digested in sulphuric acid) or of alum
(which is one-third sulphuric acid) sub
stances adopted for other baking powders
because of their cheapness.
illnnlour
V v y
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER RE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITSOWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
OL. 52-MO 5
DEATH OF
SAMUEL GULICK
Samuel Guliek, of South Danville,
died Friday morning at 4 :30 o'clock
from tlie effects of :i paralytic stroke
sustained Thursday afternoon, while
superintending the loading of sand at
; Gulick's siding below Riverside.
Mr. Guliek's death came as a severe
■ shock to his family and friends as he
had beeu iu apparent good health. On
Thursday afternoon the men with Mr.
Guliek said that he was in especially
good spirits, laughing and joking with
them, and utterly oblivious to the im
pending danger. After Mr. Guliek
; was stricken fully regained
consciousness.
! Mr. Guliek was 71 years of age, and
, is survived besides his widow by six
children, all of whom reside in South
'Danville; M. F. Guliek, Margaret
(Mrs. Jesse Shannon,) W. W. Guliek,
Jesse L., Samuel and Robert A. Guliek.
Mrs. Amanda J. Sidler, of this city.is
a sister. The deceased was a member
' of St. Paul's M. E. church.
' $ Mr. Guliek was a descendant of one
of the pioneer families of this section.
His great grandfather Miner Guliek
1 was a contemporary of Daniel Mont
gomery. His grandfather, John Guliek,
owned large tracts of land east of Dan
ville. The father of the deceased,
Samuel Guliek, by inheritance came
into possession of what is now known
as Guliek's Addition and it was lieie
that Mr. Guliek was born. In early
j life lie removed to the south side of
) the river occupying a farm several
, miles below Riverside. Iu 188(5 he
came to South Danville where he lias
since resided.
Samuel Guliek, of South Danville,
whose deatli occurred Friday morning
was consigned to the grave in Fairview
I cemetery Sunday afternoon. The
I funeral was one of the largest that has
taken place in this section in many
years,the deceased having a very wide
relationship aud who through his ac
tive career formed acquaintances over
a very wide section.
The deceased was a member of St.
Peter's M. E. church, of Riverside, at
the time of his deatli being one of the
Trustees. He had been connected with
the church for many years.
The pall bearers were chosen from
among the board of Trustees of St.
Peter's and were as follows: W. li.
Clark, T. W. Clayton,Joseph L. Shan
non, H. M. Yocum. John Keim and
John McCloughan. The services were
conducted by the Rev. E. T. Swartz,
pastor of St. Peter's M. E. church, who
spoke very beautifully on the life "
the deceased. The speaker occupied s
place in the hallway of the home and
his remarks were plainly heard not
only by all those within the house,but
also by the much larger crowd that
stood upon the lawn outside. The
choir of St. Peter's M. E. church ren
dered two beautiful selections.
The flowers, indeed, were a striking
feature of the obsequies—a profusion
of rich blooms which were banked
about the body, which reposed on a
beautiful couch casket. The flowers
comprised the usual tribute from the
Elks ami one from the Trustees of St.
Peter's M. E. church. The rest came
from individual friends.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were the follow
ing: Mr. and Mrs. Elias Thurston and
I Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Thurston, of Re-
I nova ;Mr. and Mrs. William Thurston,
| Sr. ; Mr. and Mrs. William Thurston,
Jr. ; Mr. and Mrs. Silas Thurston, Miss
Daisy Thurston, and Miss Elizabeth
I Thurston, of Sunbury; Mr. and Mrs.
Sterling Seesholtz, of Berwick; Mrs.
Emma Michael and William Wine
garfner, of Muucy.
In Russia a constitutional party is
holding a convention and, it is an
nounced, will fight a proposition to
bestow the elective franchise on wo
men. It does not appear that the same
privilege has as yet been bestowed up
on the men
RITE 111.11.15
PRIMARY EI.I-ITHIS
The Republicans of Danville Bor
ough and Mahoning township held
their primary election Fridaf nigh tbe
tween the hours of ♦» :i!0 and 8. With
the exception of the First Ward of
Danville where 44 votes were cast, the
vote polled was unusually light, in the
Fourth ward running as low as twelve.
In Mahoning township fourteen ballots
were cast.
The nominations iu the different
wards are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Poor director, J. Dallas Hummer;
burgess, William J. Rogers; tax re
ceiver, J. P. Bare; auditor, George
Bedea ; councilman, George F. Reif
snyder; school director, Edwin F. Wil
liams; judge of election, Frank Her
rington ; inspector of election, Theodore
R. Angle ; justice of the peace, Wil
liam V. Oglesby.
H. E. Trumbower and Will G.
Brown were chosen as delegates to the
Borough and District Couveutions.
SECOND WARD.
Poor director, Aaron Rockefeller;
burgess, W. J. Rogers; tax receiver,
J. P. Bare; auditor, Harry E. Camp;
councilman, David R. Willi;u»i<; school
director, J. K. Bird; judge of elec
tion, J. It. Wood side; inspector of
election, Millard Meyers.
Harry E. Camp and Thomas W.
Bedea were chosen as delegates.
THIRD WARD.
Poor director, Dallas Hummer; bur
gess, W. J. Rogers; tax receiver,.!. P.
Bare; auditor, W. D. Hollowav ; coun
cilman,one year, A. L. McClow ; coun
cilman,three years, Joseph Lougenber
ger; school director, J. L. Jones; judge
of election. H. G. Salmon : inspector,
E. V. Stroh ; delegates, James V. Wil
son and Clarence Price.
FOURTH WARD.
Poor director, Dallas Hummer: bur
gess, W. J. Rogers; tax receiver,J. P.
Bare; auditor, George Eggcrt and
Nicholas Hill (tie vote); councilman,
A. C. Angle; school director, Albert
Lloyd ; judge of election, John Rounds
ly ; i usj lector. Will iani Jenkins; justice
of the peace, <\ W. Raver; delegates,
Charles Mottern and A. C. Angle.
MAHONING TOWNSHIP.
School directors, James Wilson aud
George Deibert; supervisors three
years, William Wertman ; two years,
William W. Diehl; one year, E. L.
White; auditor, Llovd Baylor; judge
of election, John E. Roberts ; inspec
tor, David R. Sechler.
Edward (ireen Painfully Injured.
The friends of Edward Green, jew
eler, formerly in business in this city,
but at present of Roanoke, Va., will
be sorry to learn that he is suffering
from the effects of a very serious ac
cident and that the outlook is not very
encouraging.
A letter written by Mrs. Green re
ceived in this city yesterday states
that Mr. Greeu accompanied by his sou
Edward left town on a hunting excur
sion three weeks ago—that the horse
ran away and Mr. Green was thrown
about nine feet into a stream of wat
er. The sou dragged him to the road
side and ran a mile and a half to a
farm house for help.
At first Mr. Green did not appear to
be seriously injured. No bones were
broken but it is pr« ttv evident that lie
was hurt internally. He is still unable
to walk a step and suffers intensely.
The physicians,however,are not with
out hope that nature will come to the
rescue and that time will work a cure.
Death of Mrs. Arnwine.
Mrs. Effie Arnwine, widow of the
late Sylvester Arnwine, died Tuesday
night at half past 10 o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. H.
Stettler, Frosty Valley.
Had Mrs. Arnwine lived until the
9th of next April she would have been
77 years of age. She is survived by
seven children, three sons and four
daughters; thirty-six grand children
and eight great grand children. Mrs.
Agues Mourer,of this city, is a sister.
The deceased was a consistent mem
ber of Long's M. E. church for 18
years.
The funeral will tako place Satur
day, meeting at the home of 11. H.
Stettler at 1 o'clock. Services at
Straub's church.
liurned Half a Century.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company has won its battle against
the lire which has been raging for
forty-nine years in the old Greenwood
mine,near Tamaqua.and the rich veins
of coal upon which the fire has been
feeding will soon be available for
working.
In 1807 some deer hunters carelessly
allowed embers from their camp fire
to fall into an air hole leading to the
mine and a body of gas was ignited, j
Since that time many attempts have
been made to extinguish the flames. •
and a number of lives have been lost,
but all the work of reclaiming was in
vain until two years ago, when the j
engineers adopted a plan of forcing a
mixture of water and culm into bore '
holes leading to the mine. The culm
eventually smothered the greater part
of the fire and it has now become pos
sible to flood the entire working.
Lovett-Rickctts.
Joseph J Lovett and Miss Laura
Ricketts, both of this city, were mar
ried Saturday evening at 7 :!■"> o'clock
by the Rev. M. L. Shindel, I). I)., at
the home of the latter, Lower Mul
berry street.
DANVILLE. I'A.. THURSDAY FKItKUAIIY I, 1006.
W. j. ROGERS
FOR BURGESS
The Republican Borough aud Dis
trict Conventions convened at the City
Hotel Saturday night.
J. V. Wilson was chosen chairman
of the District Convention and Theo
dore R. Angle and Will G. Brown,
secretaries. Delegates were present as
follows:
Dauville—First Ward, Theo. R.
j Angle and Will G. Brown; Second
Ward, Harry E. Camp and T. W. Bedea;
1 Third Ward, J. V. Wilson and Clar-
I euce Price; Fourth Ward, Charles
I Mottern and A. C. Angle; Mahoning
township, Michael Scott aud William
Hauser.
At the primaries ou Friday night
Dallas Hummer carried the First,
Third and Fourth Wards of the Bor
ough, which gave him the delegates of
those districts. Aaron Rockefeller was
the choice of the Second Ward, while
Mahoning township left its delegates
uninstructed. Dallas Hunnner having
the majority of delegates was chosen
as nominee for Overseer of the Poor.
On motion his nomination was made
unanimous.
The delegates from Mahoning town
ship then retired aud the Borough
Convention was held, the same Chair
man and Secretaries officiating that
were selected for the district conven
tion.
W. J. Rogers, who carried all the
wards, was chosen as the nominee for
Chief Burgess. J. P. Bare was also
the unanimous choice of the conven
tion for Tax Receiver. The only div
ision occurred ou the candidate for
Auditor. For this office the First Ward
had selected George Bedea ; the Second
Ward, Harry E. Camp; the Third
Ward. W. D. Holloway, while in the
Fourth Ward, George Eggert and Nich
olas Hill had a tie vote. The Conven
tion gave Harry E. Camp the nomina
tion for Auditor on the third ballot.
On Mr. Camp's nomination
was made unanimous.
Argument Court.
A short session of Court was held
yesterday morning with Judge Staples
of Monroe county aud Associates
Frauk G. Blee and Charles Wagner of
Montour county on the bench.
The annual meeting of the Montour
county School Directors' Association
was booked for the Court House so
that it was necessary to hold the ses
sion of court in the grand jury room.
A motion for : new trial was argue.l
in the case of Commonwealth vs.
Francis Woll, who at the November
term of court was found guilty of lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods. The
attorneys taking part in the argument
were James Scarlet aud Hon. Fred
Ikeler of Bloomsburg. The Court took
the papers.
Some time was also sjieut in arguing
the interpretation of the rule of Court
relating to the striking off of an ap
peal. Those who participated iu the
latter argument were Hon. H. M. Hin
ckley, James Scarlet and Ralph Kis
ner.
The session brought together several
legal lights, among them besides Hon.
Fred Ikeler, l>eing Hon. W. 11. Hack
euberg, of Milton and S. B. Karus of
Benton.
At 11 o'clock Court arose.
Interesting Comparison.
When the records of the weather for
January 1905, are compared with sim
ilar records for January, 1IX*;, a wide
difference is noticeable, more extend
ed perhaps, than the layman would
casually believe.
For iustajice during January last
year, the total amount of suow fall
was 10.75 inches. This year it has been
one and a half inches. The rainfall
including the melted suow, was 4.55
inches. This year it lias been 1.51
inches. Last year the mercury reach
ed a point of two degrees below zero
on the twenty-ninth of the month. It
was one degree above on the twenty
sixth, four above on the ninth and six
above on the fourth of the month.
During the last ten days of the month
last year the average maximum tem
perature was about 20 degrees, th is year
it has been nearly 50 degrees. The
minimum temperature last year, dur
ing the last ten days, averaged about
eight or ten degrees above zero, while
this year it has averaged 25 degrees.
THE ODDEST OF ALL.
.urs. t;. S. Hooks, West Mahoning
street, has probably the most interest
ing and unique productions of the soil
that ever grew out of season and this
is remarking a great deal for tlie pres
ent phenomenal winter when so many J
unseasonable growths of all kinds are |
reported daily.
Among the flowers which Mrs. Books j
lias in her house is a vine which re- |
quires a support. About the holidays j
Mrs. Books cut a small limb from a j
lilac bush iu the yard and inserted one I
end in the flower pot by the side of
the vine and at once begun to train
the latter to wind up the small limb. !
The viue grew rapidly,but that is not
all; it was soon observed that the
branch of lilac, had taken root aud was
full of buds. Mrs. Books was quite
proud last Saturday when the buds
on her diminutive lilac bush began to
burst into leaves, but since that time
she has found herself in possession of
a much greater curiosity, for not only
did the supposedly dead limb burst in
to leaves but on the end of it a bunch
of lilacs burst into bloom, fairly well
developed, and carrying with it all
the sweet odor of the summer time.
The new king of Denmark is sixty
three years old and defies Osleriaatiou
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Thomas Nankeville, of Bloomsburg,
spent Sunday at the Detweiler home,
Lower Mulberry street.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gottshall, of
Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home, of
Fred Smith, A street.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hallman, of
Williamsport, spent Sunday at the
home of Edward Bell, West Mahoning
street.
D. F. Dieffenbacher spent Sunday in
Williamsport.
Mr. aud Mrs. P. B. Heddens, of
Bloomsburg,spent Sunday at the home
of Daniel Heddens, Mill street.
C. E. Keefer, of Sunbury,spent Sun
day with friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keeler, of
Milton, spent Sunday at the home of
Miss A. M. Keeler, Mill street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hixson spent
Suuday with relatives in Berwick.
i
Miss Maggie Hogeudobler and Miss
Catharine Williams left yesterday for
Marietta, Ohio.
D. A. Cox, aud John Harmau of
White Hall, were registered at the
Heddens House yesterday.
E. J. Beyer, of Valley township,
was a visitor at the courthouse yes
terday.
i
i Charles Antrim, of Valley township
was in this city yesterday.
The following trolley party from
| Bloomsburg took supper last evening
;atD. B. Heddens' restaurant: Mrs.
Fred Holmes, Mrs. Robert Vanderslice,
Mrs. I). G. Hackett, Mrs. G. 11. Wel
liver and Mrs. W. H. Wreuu.of Lewis
town.
M. J. Ryan and family left yester
! day for Newark, N. J., where Mr.
Ryan has accepted a jiositiou.
Mrs. W. G. Ferguson,of Harrisburg,
Mrs. E. B. Tustin and son Joseph, of
Bloomsburg, enjoyed a trolley ride to
this city yesterday, taking supper at
D. B. Hed-dens' restaurant.
Judge William Krickbaum and C. H.
Small of Bloomsburg, were visitors in
this city yesterday.
J. C. Houser, Esq., of Lewistowu,
formerly borough superintendent of
the public schools iu this city, called j
on old frieuds in Danville yesterday.
Miss Alice Reiuert, of Lewisburg, is I
visiting at the home of Colbert Smith,
West Mahoning street.
Miss Maine Beaver returned yester
day from a visit with friends in Ber
wick.
E. G. Mateer, of Bloomsburg, trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
Dr. J. J. Brown,oi Bloomsburg,was
a visitor in Dauville yesterday.
Who Pa> s for This Inmate?
There is now a question up for dis
cussion which is soon to be finally de
cided concerning whether the borough
of Sunbury, the new borough of Mar
ion Heights or Northumberland coun
ty must pay for the maintenance of au
insane man who was recently brought
from Sunbury to the Hospital for the
Insane at this place.
About ten days ago Frank Yankoski,
a foreigner, who has been in this coun
try only about three mouths sustained
injuries while at work at Marion
Heights,the place where lie had locat
ed, and he was taken to the Mary M.
Packer hospital, at Suubury. A short
time alter he was admitted he showed
signs of insanity and later became
violently insane. When it was learn
ed that he had no relatives in this
country who would take and care for
him, overseers of the poor A. J. Baum
and M. P. Kreider, of the Sunbury
district, were notified of the case and
nothing could be doue except to have
the man taken to the hospital at this
place which was accordingly done. As
Yankoski's case is believed to be a
hopeless one and as he is likely to be
kept in the hospital for some length
of time the money for his maintenance
must come from somewhere and it
must uow bo decided who is to stand
this expense. Although not naturaliz
ed, nor living at Marion Heights long
enough to obtain a legal residence,
Yankoski is neither a resilient of Sun
bury aud just wiio is to pay is more
or less of au important matter to the
citizens of the several districts involv
ed.
Charles Qolder Receives Medal.
Charles Colder, of Limestone town
ship, who iu September last received
a diploma from the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition bearing record that
lie had been awarded the prize for
raising the best wheat iu the United
States, on Saturday as a further mark
of honor received a beautiful bronze
medal.
Iu the composition of the obverse of
the medal aro shown two figures, one
of which, Columbia, tall and stately,
is about to envelop the youthful maid
en by her side, typifying the Louisiana
Territory, in tlie flag of the stars and
stripes, thus receiving her into the
sisterhood of States. The other figure
is depicted iu the act of further divest
ing herself of the cloak of France,
symbolizing in the emblem of Na
poleon, the busy bee, embroidered
thereon. In the back ground is shown
the rising sun,the dawn of a new era
of progress. The reverse of the medal
shows au architectural tablet, bearing
an inscription giving the grade of the
medal, &c.
The medal means a great deal to Mr.
Cohler aud that he is very proud of
the honor goes without saying.
HUE BOROUGH'S
INDEBTEDNESS
The annual borough statement print
ed this week carries with it especial
j interest the present year by reason of
the system of public improvements in
augurated by the borough. By glanc
j ing over the statement it will be seen
that the showing is by no means dis
creditable to Council and that the
amount of actual indebtedness is not
J large, considering the amount of work
j done and the splendid improvements
I installed. The showing relating to the
j municipal light plant especially is
' most gratifying and proves conclusive
ly that those who predicted that a sav
! ing for the borough could be effected
1 were by no means idle dreamers.
1 Work 011 the public sewer was begun
in the summer of 1903. The total cost
j of the sewer and extensions to date is
$16,250.89.
The total cost of the municipal light
plant was sl6, 143.68.
The borough's share of street pav
ing including liens is $9,449.52.
The cost of surveying, taking care
of water mains and like work incid
ental to street paving approximates
$.2,000. It is difficult to get at the ex
act figures in these items as the work
was done by the borough's employes
under the street commissioner as call
ed for, a fraction of a day being put
in now and a fraction of a day at an
other time.
The total cost of sewerage, municip
al light plant and street paving is
$43,844.07.
July I, 1903, about the time of be
ginning the public sewer the borough
floated $20,000 worth of per cent,
bonds; November 1, 1904, the borough
floated bonds to the amount of SB,BOO.
At the same time there was a mortg
age of $4,500 on City Hall, in addition
to which the borough's liabilities in
cluded $3,500 in certificates and $14,-
000 in outstanding bonds issued Nov
ember 1, 1900.
During the period intervening the
borough has cancelled the $3,500 worth
of certificates and has aslo paid $2,000
on the mortgage of City Hall, which
reduces the borough debt to $45,300.
The borough's assets are given as $72,-
184.31, which leaves the assets in ex
cess of liabilities, $26,884.31.
The statement of the borough light
| plant from March 1,1905 to January 1,
1906, shows the following:
Total cost of installation, $16,143.-
68.
Actual expenses for ten months, $3,-
393.68.
Cost for the ten months of 86 arc
lamps at $36,99 twenty-nine forty-thirds
cents and of 24 incandescent lamps
at $9 per lamp, or about $13.56 per arc
lamp and SIO.BO per incandescent lamp
per year.
The above statement does not in
clude the cost of current supplies nor
of 35 16-candle power lamps for four
engine houses, which were previously
lighted at the expense of tlie fire com
panies.
The amount paid in the former con
tract with the Standard Electric Light
Company was $72 per arc lamp and sls
per incandescent lamp. The Standard
Electric Light Company's contract was
to furnisli 69 arc lamps and 34 incan
descent lamps.
house Breakers Have a Feast.
When the employes of the Supplee-
Mather Co., at Bloomsburg,opened up
the company's warehouse yesterday
morning, it was found that a window
had been broken open, evidently dur
ing the night, and a raid made on the
interior.
11 The intruders were evidently in
112 search of eatables, as the yard of the
* Atlantic Refining Company just across
L> the tracks, bore indications of having
8 been the scene of a more or less elabor
s ate spread. A number of barrels had
1 been used as a banquet board, and
B arothid these three other barrels had
1 been set on their sides, apparently to
' afford seats for the feasters. On the
r upturned barrels were found ginger
* snaps, fancy cakes, chocolate and oth
er candies, partly smoked cigars, the
' empty cake and candy boxes, etc., all
of which articles were found to be
missing from the Supplee-Mather build
iug. Nothing of value had been stolen,
' however. The building is used large
ly for the storing of canned goods in
cases, and none of these were takeu.
Fifteen or twenty cigars were missing
from a box on the desk, which with a
quantity of envelopes,and several small
sample packages of cakes and candies
was tlie extent of the theft as far as
discovered at this time. It was evid
ently the work of boys or tramps, and
there must have been three of them i"
the gang, to judge by the upturned
barrels on which they sat while eat
ing.
Trust Wants It-
The Chestnut street opera house,
now open to both independent and
! Trust companies, is being sought by
the Trust, a representative of the
magnates having visited the town this
week to open negotiations. Sunbury
is a favorite point for theatrical com
auies, its location making it a desir
able point in the circuit to break long
jumps. Sunbury will remaii*independ
ent.—Suubury Daily.
The first blow at the railroads since
the anti-pass rule went into effect was
struck in the Ohio Legislature Thurs
day when the Senate passed a bill
making the maximum rate to be charg
ed in that State, for passenger traffic,
j two cents a mile.
ESTABLISHED IX 185r>
Miraiioisv
A very interesting home wedding
was solemnized at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Hendershot, of West
Hemlock township, yesterday when
their daughter, Miss Mary L. Hen
dershot, became the bride of P. Fred
. Held. Botli bride and groom are of
: this city.
The nuptial knot was tied at high
noon before a number of invited guests
by Rev. W. H. Hartman, of Millville,
ttie former pastor of the bride. The
beautiful ring ceremony was employ
ed.
The groom is a capable and esteem
ed young man of this city. He is a
machinist and holds a position with
Curry & Company, by whom he has
been employed about five years. The
bride has been living in Danville for
some time. For three years past she
lias filled a responsible position with
the Knitting Mills Company as book
keeper and stenographer. Her services
have been very highly appreciated by
her employers and socially she is very
popular with a wide circle which takes
in not only Danville but West Hem
lock township and other localities.
Mr. and Mrs. Held will goto house
keeping immediately in a cozily fur
nished home, No. 212 Bloom street.
Among those present at the wedding
were the following: Mr. and Mrs.
John Conway, Frederick Held, Misses
Amelia, Lizzie and Annie Held, Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Yoris, Misses Mabel
Askins, Hannah and Mary Conway,
Edith Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Gross, Edward Aten, Charles Hender
shot and Frank Fry, of Danville ; Mrs.
Elias Hendershot and Mrs. McNinch,
of Jersevtown; Miss Anna Dußrick.of
Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Elmer Crossley
and children.of Berwick ; Hiram Clair
of Nicholas, N. Y.
Funeral of Alfred L. Hoyer.
The remains of Alfred L. Moyer, of
Wilkes-Barre, who died suddenly at
Sunbruy Saturday afternoon, were
brought to this city yesterday morn
ing for burial. The fuueral party pro
ceeded from the station to Hendrick
son's church, Yalley township, where
services were held.
The services were conducted by Rev.
W. H. Kindt, pastor of the Evangelic
al church at Wilkes-Barre. The pall
bearers were members of the engineers'
brotherhood.
A very large number of the friends
and relatives of Mr. Moyer from a
distance journeyed to Danville yester
day to pay their last respects to the
deceased. Among these were members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, members of the Ladies' Auxi
liary of the brotherhood. The follow
ing from Sunbury attended the ob
sequies : H. N. Longacre, Mr. and
Mrs. George Bright, S. A. Kaufman,
S. G. Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. M. Mc-
Colum, B. G. Winegarduer, B. A.
Gaskius, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Krohu,
! Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Oyster, R. F.
Krohn, Mrs. J. C. Kuittle, Mrs. J.
Kepner, Mrs. F. Frease, Mrs. W. H.
Hinkle, Miss Hayes, Miss Carey, H.
C. Chester. Those from Wilkes-Barre
were: Lewis P. Kuitfen, Rev. W. 11.
Kindt, G. F. Molynex, S. W. Craig,
H. R. Sobers,ll. M. Dundore, William
M. Green, H. Brumbach, H. L. Roth,
Peter Moyer, Daniel Moyer, Mr. and
Mrs. John Caragion, M. J. Caragion,
Robert Black, of Nauticoke; P. J.
Hayes, of Pottsville, and Archie Kis
ner, of Northumberland.
The strangers took dinner at the
City Hotel, where the landlord had
prepared a fine repast for them
Convention at Washington.
The thirty-eighth annual convention
of the Young Men's Christian Associ
ation of Pennsylvania, will be held at
Washington, February 22-25. This
gathering will no doubt be one of the
most important of the year. Its mem
bers will consist of many of the most
experienced and up-to-date Christian
business men of the State.
The topics to be presented are to be
relative to problems in the actual daily
experience in Association work. Some
new phases rather out of the ordinary,
will be presented,thus assuring plenty
of interest on the part of the delegates.
The men to handle the different sub
jects have been carefully chosen on the
basis of having a peculiar fitness for
the task assigned. In other words these
men will bring to the convention a
genuine message—not the echo of the
one hoped for. After eacli presenta
tion, plenty of time will be allowed
for popular discussion, at which time
the "lid may be raised" provided the
regul >r sj>eaker has failed to do so.
Departmental specialism will be treat
ed by experts in the Sectional confer
ences, arranged for one of the after
noons of the convention.
ttloomsburg Party Entertained.
A party of Bloomsburg and River
i side people were pleasantly entertaiu
! Ed Wednesday evening at the home of
| Jacob Berger, Riverside. Those pre-
I sent from Bloomsb>""g were : Mesdames
| Fred Gilmore, Edward Barton, Ellis
Utt, Dudley Edgar, James Walter,
Harvey Walter, Bine Hagenbcuh,
George Dietrich, and son William,
Misses Mary Mason, Kate Walter,
: Frances Walter, Katherine Walter and
Fanny Metz. Those from Riverside
were: Mrs. William Kimbel, and
j daughters Dorothy, Harriet and Mabel,
, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kinn, daughters
Hazel, Harriet and Annie aud Joseph
J Shannon.
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PLOVS UIIIO
A bold burglar was surprised while
in the act of forcing ail entrance into
the house of night watchman, W. E.
Young, Pine street, early yesterday
morning. A bullet, fired at short range
barely missed the man, and that he
was not plugged full of lead is owing
to the unfortunate circumstance that
the three remaining shells in the night
watchman's revolver proved to be
worthless.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning
while night watchman Young, on his
beat, was approaching his home he be
held a sight which to use his own
words nearly raised the hat from his
head. Leaning against the side of hiß
dwelling just below a window stood a
ladder and on it was a man, who had
climbed half way up. All this the
watchman clearly discerned through
the darkness. Before he had time to
act, however, the man saw that he was
discovered and jumped to the ground.
Heedless of the night watchman, who
called after him to halt,he ran around
the rear of the house and jumped over
the fence into the side yard connected
with the residence of Fred Howe.
Here in trying to escaj)e he ran into a
sort of a nook between the porch and
a high fence, which for awhile held
him captive. By this time the night
watchman in hot pursuit had gained
the rear of his own residence and
drawing his revolver, fired. The bul
let missed the burglar by a narrow
margin, striking the rain pipe almost
in range with the man and leaving a
deep indenture, which is plainly visi
ble a rod away. The watchman con
tinued shooting but each of the three
shells which remained in his revolver
proved defective and failed to explode.
Taking advantage of the momentary
delay the mau managed to climb over
the high fence and crossing the back
yard of Michael McHale's residence
dashed between the two houses out in
to Front street, where he disappeared.
It was only an instant until Mr. Mc-
Hale and several other neighbors were
out and ready to join in pursuit. The
pursuing party in a short time was
joined by the Chief of Police,but they
were unable to get on the track of the
fugitive.
The ladder used was one stolen from
the premises of S. C. Phillips adjoin
ing, where for some time it had stood
leaning against one of the back build
ings in full view from the street. Yes
terday the footprints of the man were
still visible beside the house where he
had jumped from the ladder.
The night watchman is unable to
give much of a description of the bur
glar except that he was below medium
height and wore no overcoat. After dis
appearing on Front street the burglar,
it seems,made his way up Ferry street
to Market street and passed eastward
i along that thoroughfare.
R. B. Diehl, who resides at the
Brandon homestead, East Market
street, was awakened by the shooting.
He went to the window and a few
minutes later observed a man, who
answered the general description of
the burglar, on the opposite siae of
East Market street approacning from
the direction of Ferry street. Crossing
the street diagonally the man took the
sidewalk in front of the Brandon dwel
ling. He seemed excited and as he
passed he was murmuring to himself
in a dissatisfied way. There would
seem to be little doubt but that he was
the would-be burglar surprised while
at work.
Fell From Trestling.
A peculiar and serious accident was
that sustained yesterday morning by
J. A. Zerbe, engineer on the Pennsyl
vania railroad running between Sun
bury and Wilkes-Barre.
When his train came to a stop on
the track near Espy yesterday fore
noon, the engine happened to halt dir
ectly over a trestle bridge which
crosses the roadway which rn#s under
the track at this point. As steam was
being exhausted from the engine on
both sides at the time. Engineer Zerbe
diil not see the trestling.and supposing
solid ground was underneath,! stepped
from his engine cab, and landed into
empty space. He fell over thf edge of
the bridge,and landed on the4>ighway
about twenty-five feet below. He was
picked up unconscious, and taken on
the train to Nescopeck, where medical
aid was rendered by Dr. Myers.
The man's buck and legs were pretty
severely injured and he was too much
battered up for the full extent of his
injuries to be as yet ascertained. It is
not known whether any bones are
broken. He was taken to his home in
Sunbury.aud even if no fractures were
sustained, it will be some time before
the man will be in condition to re
sume his duties.
Respite Granted Salerno.
James Salerno,the murderer of Eliz
abeth Carney, his step-daughter, will
uot be hanged in the jail yard at Wil
liamsport next Thursday. Salerno's
attorneys were at Harrisburg yesterday
morning and presented to Governor
Peunypacker a petition for a respite to
permit of time for a commission in
lunacy to inquire into and determine
as to the sanity of the murderer. The
governor granted the respite after the
petition ami affidavits of Sheriff Rid
dell, Jail Physician Shaw, Turnkey
Riddell and the Rev. Father James F.
Giloegley, the spiritual adviser of
Salerno, were read to him. The period
of commutation has not yet been fix
ed.