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Dry Christmas.
The fifth day before.
Clean out the chimney.
Christmas stocks are going.
' Church choirs are busy.
Clear the way now for Sauta Claus.
People are doing their Christmas
shopping.
A slight snowfall would mak*
good sleighing
You can almost hear the honk of
Santa's automobile
Toe ice uiau is not pleased with the
winter thus far.
Don't vait uutil the last minute to
do your shopping.
The regular attendaut at Sunday
school is about to be rewarded.
Sleighing snow would be an accept
able gift from the weather man.
The generous heart aud the liberal
hand find plentv to do these days.
The rain didn't keep the shoppers
off tie streets Saturday night.
Thefts have been so frequet t iu the
rural sections of Berks, Chester aud
Montgomery counties that many farm
ers have joined to raise S4OO for the
purchase of bloodhounds for the pur
pose of tracking the thieves.
With a diamond a thief cut a square
extending about two feet each way in j
a plate glass window of a clothing
store on Market street, Philadelphia, ;
eariv on Thursday morning, drove iu
the cut section, and stole two fine fur
lint-d overcoats valued at #325.
For the third time within the last
fifteen mouths burglars have entered
Philip Cohu's clothiug store at Pal
myra, Lebanon county, and carried ofT
clothing to the value of #6OO. A team ,
was used to take the goods away.
Reports from Cuba indicate that pro- J
sperity and tranquility prevail through
out Cuba, that everybody is satisfied
except a few political aspirants and
that the administration of Governor
Ma goon is a great success.
The cashier of the Farmers' aud
Drovers' National bank, of Waynes- ]
burg, which was closed on Wednesday
by orders from the comptroller of the !
currency, says that the bank is sound j
aud its closing was due to spite work !
on the part of certain persons known -
to the bank.
A number of counterfeit .silver dol
lars were circulated iu Harrisburg on |
Saturday, most of them having beer j
passed upon farmers iu the market j
houses. The dates are 1887 and 1896
The police believe the counterfeits ;
were coiued in the city.
While Erwiu Schmoyer, a farmer of ,
Lehigh couuty, was trying to kill a
bull, the animal hurled hitn iuto a
stall where a horse was standing. It i
frighteued tho horse aud he begau 1
kicking, injuring Schmoyer so bauly
that he may not recover.
There's time for much frosty weath
er before the flowers bloom.
Early Saturday moruiugfive nia-ked
men robbed the bank at Shortville,
near Canaudaigua, N. Y. of securities
worth about #30,003,#4.000 in currency
aud #175 iu silver and copper coius.
The latter weighed eighty pouuds.
The Sharon "Telegraph" tells its
readers that a session of the Legislat
ure must last 100 days. This would be
a terrible thing if it were true, but
fortnnarely there is no law requiring
anything of the kind.
The New York Sun has figured out
that iu President Roosevelt's last mess
age there are one hundred and twenty
five thousand letters, aud that if the
new spelling idea had been carried
out in its writing, only one hundred
and thirty-four characters would have
been saved.
The many Danville friends of Mrs.
G. G. Kulp, of Shamokin,who recent
ly uuderwent a serious operation in a
Philadelphia Hospital, will be gratifi
ed to know that she has returned home
very much improved.
Cli is'mas gifts from shippers must
not be accepted by employes of the
Pennsylvania road. Iu the light of
past investigations,says the New York
American, this may not please the
shippers so much a might be expected
BASKET BAI L
ON CHRISTMAS
The Favorite Piitston Boys Will
be Danville's Opponents.
Tlie favorite Pittston Basket Ball
Team is the attraction offered for
Christmas afteruo »n Tlie game will
be played in the Arm >ry,beginning at
2 :80 o'clock sharp.
For Dauville the following will
play: Price, center; Johnson aud Gil
, re. forwards; Sechler, Russell aud
uiger, guards. Pittston will bring
her usual fast, strong aggregation to
Dauville for this game.
Admission 25 cents. Dance after
Game.
Remember the time aud place:
Christmas—Armory—2:30 Sharp. Ev
ybody Coxae!
"THIS COI NTRV WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.'
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ID Willi 111 OF
MASONIC RUES DANVILLE INDUSTRIES
I M. F. Gulick, whose death occurred
iu Philadelphia ou Thursday,was con
signed to the grave iu Fairview ceme
tery Suutlay afternoou. Tlie funeral,
which took place from the family resi
deuce. South Danville,at 1:30 o'clock,
was very largely atteuded,among those
present being a large number of per
sons from out of town.
The deceased was given a Masonic
burial. Among the members 01 the
aucieut fraternity, that followed the
body to its last restiug place, besides
those of Mahoning lodge No. 516, F.
& A. M., of which the deceased was a
member, were those belonging to Dan
ville lodge. No. 224. F. & A. M., and
other lodges of the order situated near
by.
At 13:30 o'clock some forty Freo
! mason- 1 assembled in the lodge room,
opera house block, where the burial
service was performed. At 1:30 o'clock
iu three hacks the members of the i
fraternity proceeded to the late resi- J
deuce, wheuce they joined the cortege
to the cemetery. The pallbearers chos
en from among the Freemasons were •
as follows: Lafayette Sechler. M. H.
Schram, Dr. N. M. Smith, Jerome
Flood, Wallace Hoover and \V. R. j
Clark.
The officiating clergyman was Rev j
Edward Haughton, rector of Christ
Episcopal church. A quartette consist- |
ing of Mis 9 Weiss, Mrs William®, W
li. Miller and Harry Tit-lev rendered;
"Nearer My God to Thee" and "Lead
Kindly Light."
At the conclusion of the church ser- !
vice at tlie grave the beantifnl Mason- j
ic rites were performed, Frank .Tame- j
son being worshipful master and M j
G. Youngman,chaplain.
Among the floral tributes was a '
beautiful emblem from the Freemasons
another irom the li. P. O. of Elks, of ;
this city, iu addition to a large num- j
ber of other offerings from- individual
friends.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: MissSallie j
Thompson, Miss Niua Thompson, Miss j
Lou Thompson, of Philadelphia;!
Thomas Ely, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. !
Lloyd Weingardner, of Muucy; Miss
Elizabeth Bucher. Charles Sidler and I
Silas Thurston, of Suubury; D. A. 1
Michael aud family, of Berwick ; D. !
L. Grnver and wife, Ray Gruver aud ;
wife and F. B. Rhone, of Rupert; J.
C. Ivy, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Loremau, aud Daniel Huber.
of Catawissa: Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Oberdorf and George Steinert, of Mt.
Pleasant.
P. () Box Rent Raised.
A new schedule rolatiug to post |
office boxes has been adopted by rhe j
post office department, which results
in materially raising the box rates per
quarter.
Box rent lates it appears, have been
fixed heretofore upon no established
basis with the result that at certain i
large post offl -es rates are lower than
at many small offices: that the cli
for small boxes is iu inauy cases high
er than that which should he made for
large boxes; that rents are sometimes
collected at the same rate for boxes of
all siz ,j s; aid that at post offices of
like class,iu the same vicinity, equip
ped with similar boxes, rents are col
lided at widely different rates. It was
in order to remedy these conditions
aud to provide a defluite aud satisfac
tory rule for the collectiou of box
rents that the new schedule, based up
on the bind aud capacity of boxes and
the gross receipts at post offices has
been adopted.
The new schedule affects the box
rates at the Danville post office as fol
lows :
The reut for the smallest boxes has ,
been raised from 50 ceuts to 60 cents;
reut for the medium-sized boxes, from
50 ceuts to 75 ceuts, aud reut for the
drawers from 75 ceuts to SI.OO per
quarter.
Water System lor Ctnutery.
The Odd Fellows are installing a
very fine improvement at their cemo- i
tery east of the borough, which will j
be much appreciated by those who
own lots the e. The improvement is ;
nothing less than an extensive water I
system, arranged to accommodate ev- 112
erv portiou of tl e cemetery.
During the autu mi a well 125 feet
deep was bored, which will yield a
never failing supply of water. A build
ing, some fourteen by fifteen feet, is
beiug completed, iu which will be in
stalled the engine, pump aud tank.
This is located on the highest point,
which is near the center of the grounds.
From the pumping station iron pipe
will be sunk below the limit of frost,
leading to every part of the cemetery.
At convenient points all about, the
grounds hydrauts will be installed
Tlie eugiue ami pump, which are
furnished by a Willimnsport firm, are
already on the ground ready to be iu
-talled. The tank w ill be of ir u aud
of sufficient capacity to meet all re
quirements.
The plaut will be putin operation
is soon as completed, which will be
in a few weeks' time. Hurley Baylor,
the sexton, will be iu charge.
"NOW Is TFIE ACCEPTED TIME."
It is too late now to advise anybody
to do their Christmas shopping early,
for the rush is ou in the stores in full
force, and growing greater all the
time. Still every day that you put it
off makes it worse
A bulletin, entitled "Census of
Manufactures; 1905," issued by the
Uuited States department of commerce
and labor,contains some very interest
ing statistics relatiug to Danville,
showing, among other things, that
there are 31 industrial establishments
! iu this city with a capital of #1,571,-
! 382
The summary of the statistics in
cludes 544 municipalities iu the Unit
ed States having a population of at
least 8000 iu 1900. It says that our 31
, establishments arc conducted by 86
salaried officers and clerks, who re
ceive yearly for their servics #66,087.
Tlie number or wage earners employed
here is given as 1,6J3, earning yearly
$616,263. Our wage earners are divid
i ed as follows: Men 16 years and over,
1,224; women 16 years and over, 245;
; children under 16 years of age, 134
The cost of the material used in
Danville plants for 19»>5 wassl,lo2 209,
J aud the finished products that our
i plants turned out was valued at $3.-
325.227.
Several of the towns iu this section
' are not mentioned in the bulletin,
1 among them beiug Bloomsburg and
i Milton. This omissiou is somewhat to
' be regretted, as a comparison of the
I statistics from these towns with those
1 from Danville would perhaps prove iu
i terestiug.
Among the towns hereabouts that
j are mentioned is Suubury. There are
| 32 industrial establishments in Suu
j bury, with 56 salaried officers aud
! clerks. Tlie capital invested in Suti
j bury establishments is #1,137,811.
j This, of course,is exclusive of the rail
j road, from which Suubury receives a
large part of its industrial prestige.
' Closes Six Weeks' Campaign.
Evangelist W. D. Laumaster after a
vigorous campaign covering a period
of six weeks has returned to his home
iin Danville for a rest during the
Christmas holidays.
Mr Laumaster is now well establish
ed as an evangelist aud is receiving
! calls from all sections. It is seldom
! that he is not obliged to make a choice
I between two or more places, each of
which want him at the same time
During the six weeks just elapsed
: Mr. Laumaster has been laboring iu
I Berwick, Kensington, Dallastown,
York county aud at Edge Hill, Chest
er couuty.
At Berwick he labored under the
auspicas of Christ Lutheran church
and the Y. M. C. A. A feature of the
| latter services were noou meetings
held at the plant of the American Car
& Foundry company.
At Kensington he labored under the
auspices of the Y. M. C. A. At Dal
lastown he was with the Lutheran
church; at Edge Hill, with the Presby
teri in church.
A report for the last quarter shows
that Mr. Laumaster, has addressed 166
services.including regulare.augelistic
meetings, Bible readings, shop aud
open ait meetings. He has addressed
15,167 people. Oue huudred and seven
teen conversions were made.
Mr. Laumaster will spend the eutire
mouth of Jauuary iu New Jersey in
evangelical labors. The time will be
very uearly equally divided between
the Y. M. C. A. at Elizabeth aud the
First Methodist church at Loug
Branch.
Coldest Horning of the Season.
Tuesday night aud yesterday morn
ing were the coldest of the seasou. At
the Montour h'>use, where the records
are geuerally very conservative, the
thermometer's registered two degrees
below zero at 5 :50 a. m. Elsewhere
about town the extreme degree of cold
was reported at four aud even six de
grees below zero
The cohl came ou very suddenly. At
nine o'clock Tuesday night mercury
was 20 dergees above zero; at mid
night it was eight above. It remained
very cold duriug yesterlay, although
the sunshine aud the absence of high
wiud tempered the atmosphere very
much. Altogether it was not unpleas
ant out of doors,provided a brisk walk
afforded exercise.
Soon after midnight Jack Frost got
busy aud between that hour and the
| dawn yesterday morning he wrought
many marvels.transforming the world,
usually so homely in its wintry aspect,
into a veritable dreamland, where ev
ery roof and wall, street and side
walk, board or stone by the wayside
was concealed beneath a beautiful
coat of suow white down, while every
tree and shrub resembled forms of del
icate frostwork. Even ou the spruce
and the pine trees not a particle of
green was visible and yet the feathery
branches and the loug sleuder needles
were clearly defined, all hidden uuder
the universal coat of white.
As tlie morn ing wore on and the
frostwork on the houses, aud on tlie
trees aud shubbery sparkled like ti, ru
ouds iu the bright sunshine the s< cue
became oue of transcendent beauty and
oersous hurrying along through the
chill atmosphere were glad to brook
the discomfort to pause for a moment
to ta*e iu the wonderful scene t!: ■'
spread out around them.
There are 16,900 000 beehives, pro
ducing 19,000 tons of honey, in Spain,
which is the second greatest producer
of houey in the world. Germany,with
2 000,000 beehives, produces 20,000
tons.
DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1000.
CLOSED ins
DNIISIS
A short session of court was held
Tuesday afternoon,at which his Hon
or Judge Evans,made an order similar
to what lias gone iuto effect in Colum
bia couuty. prohibiting the sale of
liquor iu auy of the hotels, saloons or
restaurants of Montour county on
Christmas day. Although no petitions
looking to the above end were present
ed to court it was generally expected,
after the action taken iu Columbia
couuty, that such an order would be
made here.
Coutrary to what might be supposed
liquor sellers are not as a unit opposed
to rhe order. A well-known hotel keep
er Tuesday explained that a good
mauy of them rather like the idea of
closing, as it gives them an opportun
ity to eujoy Christmas with their
families without feeling that they are
closing their doors to legitimate trade,
which will be pretty sure to drift else
w here. He, himself, was oue of sever
al who last year signed a petition ask
ing the court to make an order closing
the bars ou Christmas day. Their ae
tion, he said, was so unmercifully
ridiculed by other liquor dealers, who
took a different view of the matter,
that they did not care to repeat the
experiment this year, although they
are well pleased with Judge Evans'
order.
His Honor Judge Evans and Associ
ates Frank G. Blee aud Charles A.
Wagner occupied the bench. After
reading the order Judge Evans ex
plained that Judge Rlee did not care
to have a part iu the order, which ac
counts for the fact that it i- signed
only by Judge Evans and Associate
Charles A. Wagner. The-order is as
follows:
Iu the court of quarter sessions of
tho peace in and for the county of
Montour.
Now December 18, 1906, it is hereby |
ordered and directed bv the court that
the clerk of the said court of quarter
sessions of the peace shall have pre
pared and printed a notice to this ef
fect :
"That every licensed place, hotel,
restaurant or saloon for the sale of iu
toxicatiug liquors, either spirituous,
vinous or malt within this couuty
shall close the bar parts of their res
pective places of business ou Monday
night. December 24, 1906, at twelve
o'clock, midnight, and keep the same
closed until five o'clock Wednesday
morning, December 26,1906, to the end
that uo sales of liquor shall be made
on Christmas day."
Iu the eveut of auy violation of this
order by any licensed place, hotel,
restaurant or saloon keeper aud the
fact beiug brought to the attention of
the court au application for license of
the said place where such violation
occurs will be refused.
This notice to be delivered to the
several coustables iu the several wards
boroughs,towus aud townships through
out the county and tho same to be
forthwith served by the said several
coustables upon the hotel, restaurant
and saloon keepers and the wholesale
dealers within their respective dis
tricts without auy cost to tho county,
it beiug part of the duty of said oflic
ers to serve orders of this nature with
out compensation. By tho court,
CHARLES C. EVANS, P. J.
C. A. WAGNER, A. J.
Good skating on ihe Ponds.
Skating was fairly good ou the ponds
about town yesterday and a number of
our young people enjoyed the sport.
Ice is accumulating very fast and un
less mercury takes a sudden rise it
will not be very loug before every
stream will be securely ice bound.
Fishing creek closed Tuesday night
aud yesterday it was covered with a
smooth glassy surtace, tho ice being
oue and a half inches thick. In a day j
or so it will, no doubt, constitute a
famous skating ground.
Ice is accumulating very fast oti the
river but there is uo probability of Us !
closing very soou owing to the height
of tho water, which has risen some
three feet siuco last Sunday. The rise
is attributed iu part to the raius in 1
Now York State and in part the slush .
ice, which is now accumulating all
along its course and which has the ef
fect of impediug the flow of tho wat
er
Brought Here for Burial.
John Edwards, a former resident ot j
Montour county, died at Edwardsville j
on Tuesday aud will be brought to
this city for burial ou Friday.
Tho deceased was a brother of the ,
late Daniel Edwards ami a good many
years ago was a re-ideut of Frosty Val
ley. Twenty-three years ago his wife
died and was buried iu tho Episcopal
cemetery, this city. The deceased was
seventy-seven years of age
The body will be brought to this
city from Edwardsville, Friday, ou
the 12:51 p. in. train. The funeral
parly will leave the train at V.'ii
street, proceeding directly to tlie Kp : -
eopal cemetery, where interment will
take place by tho side of the wife of
the deceased
If ever there was au absurd mea it
was that the building of a tunnel un
der the English Channel might lead
to tho invasion of England bv a hostile
force; but that idea has delayed tho
tunnel for many years and may even
now defeat the bill pending iu Parlia
ment for its coustructiou.
lEfiSIIL
George A. Fry and Michael Saudel
spent Suuday with friends in Ply
mouth and Wilkes-Barre.
Miles Barber, of Wilkes-Barre,spent
Suuday at tliw home of his parents. Dr.
and Mrs. 1. G. Barber, Ferry street.
William McCoy, of State College,
has arrived to spend the Christmas
holidays with his parents in this city.
William Suyder, of Wilkes-Barre,
formerly operator in tiie broker's office
in this city, is spending several days
with Dauville friends
Miss Myra Lowe,of McKee's Heights
is tho guest of Miss Lizzie Wagner at
Exchuuge.
Mr. aud Mrs. J. H. Johnson of Mil
ton.spent Sunday with friends in Dau
ville.
Miss Desuia Weisner, ot Catawissa,
has returned home after a two weeks'
visit with Mr. aud Mrs Charles Heil
mau, Strawberry Ridge.
Joe Housel and Ed Sholleuberger, of'
Montgomery, spent Sunday with
friends in this city.
Mrs. Grant Rockefeller,of Philadel
phia. is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. John Gulick, Church
street.
Edsvin Moore arrived home yester
day from Princeton university to,=pend
tho Christmas vacation at the home of
his parents, Mr. aud Mrs J. K. Moore.
Ferry street.
Carlton Mcllenry, -.tu ieut at Lafa
yette colloge, arrived yesterday for a
several weeks' visit •>% itii his mother,
Mrs. Emma Mcllenry. Centre street.
George Jacobs arrived home yester
day from Sasquehauua university at
Selinsgrove to spend the Christmas va
cation at the home of his parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. W. Fred Jacobs, Mill street.
Miss Estella Loweusteiu arrived
from Philadelphia yesterday for to
spend the holidays at the home of her
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Loweu
steiu, West Marker street. Miss Loweu
steiu is taking a course at the P.road
Street Conservatory of Music.
A Mysterious Grave.
A mysterious grave, evideutly dug
in the night, lias been discovered on n
small island at a most isolated point
iu the Fishing Creek, and whether it
points to a crime or not. diligent
watching lias as yet failed to leveal.
A half a mile above Benton where
the creek turns through the farm of
Boyd Me Henry, is a small island. This
is half a mile away from the public
road running from Benton to Cambria,
aud the road cau only be reached by
climbing a very steep bill. The spot
is a very secluded one, uo house is
witliiu half a mile of the place and it
is seldom visited by any persou. Suu
day moruiug, however,Clark Shannon
and Edward Vanditie were goim:
through the woods when they came
upon n blazed trail leading from the
road to tho creek. Followiug this they
uoticed a hole ou the island aud ou go
iug out aud investigating found it to
ho five feet, seven inches loug, aud
thirty inches wide aud about the
depth of au ordinary grave. The earth
was piled at the side,and it boia evcr\
indication of having been dug for the
burial of a growu person. Iu the sand
was tho imprint of a large hand.show
ing that a man was concerned in tin
digging, but ou clues could be found.
James Conner, who lives on the Dug
roil to which the blazed trail led. was
informed of t!le discovery. Thinking
that the gnne was intended for the
burial of a body to hide a murder, a
few lrieu ls were let into the secret
aud the spot has been watched uiirlit
ly since that time Nodiiug was seeu
by tho watchers, however, aud deep
mystery surroun is the entire affair.
No oue seems to know anything about
the grave, and a- far as kuowu.uo oue
is de»d or missing in that vicinity. Ii
is thought that too grave must have
beeu dug Saturday night or early Suu
day moruiug judging by the freshness
of the grouud, aud by the fact that no
ouo was seeu going along the road or
through the woods with a shovel at
any time during tho day.
News of the affair is becoming gen
eially know throughout that sect : ou
aud has occasioned great excitement
among the people of that vicinity.
Have Probably Passed On.
The visit of expert burglars, a full
account of which was printed iuNews
columus yesterday, has caused a good
deal of uueasiuess among house keep
ers lest the thieves should decide to
make a second attack. It- is safe to as
sume that during the last night or so
iu most households no uncertainty has
existed as to whether or uot the doors
were securely Listened,while iu scores
of places the ordinary lock aud key
has beeu reiuforted by a stout bolt.
•».iii«'h is considered tho safest of all
' ks, as it leaves no opportunity for
thieves to operate with false key.
It is altogether likely that tiie ex
i it thieves have passed ou aud that
> ! trther robberies will bo reported
, u Dauville for a while. At the same
time precautions are always in order.
There is a large deficiency in the
raisiu crop this seasou, the shipments
to Loudou only amounting to 4 500
tous, while tho requirements of the
market aoiouut to 6,500 tous, and
prices are very high.
THIEVES BUSY 01
Burglars were abroad in Danville
Monday night. Such visits of nocturn
al marauders are not of frequent oc
currence iu our town. The visitation
Monday night, however, was charact
erized with such bolduess and possess
ed so many mystify Ing features that it
stands as a first class seusatiou aud
shows that Dauville, like neighboring
towus, is likely at any time to fall a
prey to expert robbers.
Four houses, three of them adjoin
ing properties, were burglarized. At
neither place is it kn «wn to a certain
ty just how the theives effected en
trance ;uei?lier did they cause alarm at
any of the houses entered. They ieft
unmistakable evidence of their pres
euce, however, and at two places car
ried off considerable booiy. That they
were experts is pretty evident.
The fact that robbers had been about
was first discovered by Mrs. F. W.
Howe, East Market street. She arose
shortly after six o'clock Tuesday
morning aud was walking through tlie
hallway leading from her bed cham
ber. when she stumbled over some ob
ject on tiie floor, which she found to
he her husband's trousers. Thcs> had
been left hanging on a clothes' tree at
the head of the bed. By rhe side of the
trousers lay Mr. Howe's pocketbook—
empty.
A moment's thought convinced Mrs
Howe that the hou-c had been robbed
and she lost uo time iu arousiug her
husband. Downstairs everything was
turned topsy turvey. The drawers of
the sideboard were open and while the
silverware and other articles revealed
signs of having been handled, yet so
far as could be discovered yesterday
nothing was missing. About eighteen
dollars iu cash were taken from the
purse contained in the pocket of Mr.
Howe's trousers, which seems to be all
that was stolen from the premises.
That tlie thieves were expert and
bold i- proven by the circumstance
that iu order to reach Mr. Howe's
pantaloons they were obliged to enter
his bed room at one side of the bed,
pass around the foot to the other side
of the bed. at the head of which hung
his clothes. That they ran a desperate
risk in this is apparent when it is ex
plained that Mr. Howe is a very light
sleeper, that twice during the night—
ouce ab )ut one o'clock aud again about
three o'clock—ho was awake for long
intervals.
Ou the bureau ouly a couple of feet
from where Mr. Howe's clothiug liuug
lay two diamond rings and a valuable
breast piu containing eight diamonds
belonging to Mr-?. Howe, neither of
which were disturbed by the burglar-.
Tuesday morning all the doors and
windows were found securely locked
with the exception of tlio front door,
which was merely unlo ked ; it was
closed and there was nothing to show
that anv force had been applied. The
family is willing to concede that the
front door might have been left un
locked by mistake on Monday night.
When the family of T. .T. Price,
whose line residence adjoins Mr.
Howe's on the east, awoke Tuesday
morning tlie discovery was made that
tlie house had b.ieu visited by thieves.
Down stairs every thing was turned
upside down, but fortunately nothing
was stoleu. While rausackiug the low
er story tlie thieves had taken great
precaution not to disturb the family
sleeping ou the upper flo ir. That their
footsteps might not be hearl oue of
Mr. Price's overcoats was laid on the
tloor to cover the margin left bare by
the large rug iu oue of the rooms aud
iver this the thieves walked back
wards aud forwards.
Oue of the rear doors at Mr. Price's,
although closed, was fouud unlocked
Tuesday morning. The key had been
removed aud was found lying ou the
table iu the dining room. How the
robbers managed to get the door op u
is a mystery. The lock was perfectly
intact. The fact that the key had been
removed might be taken to indicate
that a false key of some sort was used
by which the true key was pushed out
of tho lock. All the windows were
fastened. Whether the robbers were
frighteued away before they made auy
selection or did not discover anything
that constituted the kind of booty they
were after, of course is not kuowu.
The house occupied by Henry Trot
ter, adjoining Mr. Howe's premises
ou the west was also invaded by the
thieves, although nothing was stolen
The burglars hero gained entrance iu
the same mysterious way, leaving no
marks whatever upon tho door which
was fouud uulocke 1, although closed,
yesterday morning.
The residence of W. K. Miller, geu
oral manager of the Dauville aud
Bloomsburg trolley company, on Pine
street, was also robb.* I ou Monday
night, the booty consisting of a new
overcoat au I a pair of gloves. Here
the same mystery esists as to hnvv ou
trace was effected, a 9 the family is
perfectly sure that every do ir aud
window was locked ou retiring. Yet
ou arising yesterday moruiug the side
door was found unlocked, although
closed. Noue of the windows had been
disturbed. There was nothing to in
dicate that the key ban beeu removed,
nor was there any sigu about tne door
to show that force had beeu applied.
The lower story was pretty well ran
sacked but all that the robbers seemed
to want was the overcoat and gloves,
which belonged to Mr. Miller's son,
R ibert. a fourteeu-year-old bov.
» (Continued on page 4)
KSTABLISHEI) IN 1855
STUBBORN IE I
SIIFI COAL BUMP
During some weeks past the manage
ment of the Reading Iron works here,
has beeu up agaiust au unusual diffi
culty. Iu short, fire broke out iu the
big soft roal dump west of the mill
containing thousuds of tons of fuel and
the problem has bee I how to get the
fire extinguished. Although it is by
no means nnusnal for heavy deposits
of soft coal to ignite iu this way, ypt
up to the present no adequate meaus
have been discovered that will thor
oughly extinguish the firo a;> , thus
prevent an anuoyauce aud loss.
The fire at the Reading Iron works
is no exception. Early iu the auturnu
the discovery was made that the soft
coal was on fire. This formed au en
ormous deposit, built up around the
high trestliug that carries the cars aud
from which it was dumped. To get at
the seat of the fire was impossible and
the best that could be done was to
dreucli the coal with water. Although
water was regularly aud systematical
ly applied but little was accomplished
iu this way,the water merely running
off the coal without sinking into auy
depth.
Meanwhile the deposit of soft coal
lay there like a miniature volcano,
day and night emitting clouds of
smoke, aud revealing evidence that
not ouly was the coal slowly but sure
ly burning, but that the entire system
of heavy trestliug, nearly new, was
likewise being c.E-ntned by the hid
den fire.
When the works started up last
month and the coal was needed for the
furnaces an effort was made to get at
the seat of the fire or at least to cut
off its progress toward the schutes,
which form a part of the trestling
system aud which were in imminent
dauger. By applying water regularly,
as the coal is removed, the progress of
the fire iu that direction has beeu ar
rested,although the burning elsewhere
is still in progress aud the deposit of
coal eveu on the surface is hot.
As the coal is hauled away the full
damage done to the trestliug becomes
apparent. The lower timbers are whol
ly or iu part consumed and at least
two of the large bents are robbed of
their support aud as the coal is re
moved are held upright by being chain
ed to the top stringer.
The effect of the fire is not to whol
ly consume the soft coal but to buru
it into something like coke,aud in this
form it is still available iu the mill
and is used without much unconveni
ence.
Pcnnsy Changes Telegraph Wires
The Pennsylvania railroad compauy
has force of men employed on the
south side making an improvement
tiiat is very importaut to the com
pauy. This consists of removing the
telegraph poles aud wires from the
north to the south side of the track.
Up to the present li;e telegraph pole?
have beeu planted on the north side of
the tracks at South Danville, extend
ing all the way to Sunbury on that
side. At a short dist.nce above the
tuuk the wires were carried across the
track aud thence eastward the poles
were planted on the south side.
There are some objections to having
v ires cross the railroad track princip
al among which is the fact that the
action of the steam aud sulphur thrown
off by the locomotives cause tne wires
to rust.
The Pennsy, tiierefore, wherever
practicable carries the telegraph wires
through under the track in the form
of a cable. The railroad long ago
plauued to remove the poles to the
south side of the track iu South Dan
ville aud Riverside, imply iug of course
that the poles should be on the same
side of the railroad all the way toSuu
bury. To dj this, however, the rail
road people at certain points were ob
lige l to occupy land that came iu uu
der the jurisdiction of Gearhart town
ship. The supervisors saw proper to
refuse the necessary premission.
At present, however, the township
aud the railroad compauy seem to have
arrived at an agreement. The latter
is contributing liberally of its road
ballast to be used in highway con
struction from the bridge to the sta
tion, while Gearhart township in turn
seems to have withdrawn its objection
to the planting of telegraph poles on
south side of the track.
As a result the work is well under
way, the poles being erected and th>'
wires strung on the south side of tin 1
track. Iu order to reach the statiou it
is practicable to employ the modern
method of forming the wires into a
cable and carrying them underground.
This cable, which ruus into the tele
graph office,contains some twenty-five
wires, ouly ten <>f which, however,
will be brought into play at present.
A PAPER FROM BERWICK.
The 28-page special industrial edi
tion of the Berwick Enterprise thai
has come to the Morning News office,
shows that the Enterprise is living up
to its name. C. A. Raseley.proprietor
and mauager of the Berwick Enterprise
started several years ago with a small
weekly edition. His latest effort is
from his new Hoe press recently in
stalled, and is a remarkable example
of energy and skill The Enterprise i
now publishing eight pages regularly,
audit is full of good news matter and
bright advertising.
Santa Claus is getting ready to get
busy.
JOB PRINTING
The office ot the AMERICAN
furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy typ job material
I genera ly, the Publisher an
i nouuces to the public tnat he
; is prepared at ail times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
! JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
fIiDS APPOIED ■
HE OF PARI
The meeting of the Mummers' Par
ade association for the purpose of hear
ing the reports of the committees,was
lielil at the Baldy house last eveuing.
L lie reports sl owed tliat tlie arrange
ments for the parade are iu excellent
shape, and the affair promises to be
the fiuest demou rration of its kind
tliat has ever been held iu Danville.
Tiie chief marshall was chosen last
evening in the person of Arthur 0.
Amesbury. Assistant marshalls were
named as follows: Edward Purper,
William Suter, E. D. Peutz, Ralph
Kisuer, Arthur Stoliler, Jasper Perry,
Tlieodore Baker and Harry Rupp.
Tiie route of the parade was mapped
out as follows: Form at the Washing
ton hose house, up Market to Honey
moou, to Frout, to N T a«sau,to Market,
to Ferry, to Frout, to Mill, to Cham
bers. countermarch to Market, to Mar
ket square and disband.
The prize committee reported that
while its work is not as yet finished,
it could be said tliat the prizes to be
offered this year would be finer than
ever before, including cash prizes and
the usual contributions of Danville
merchants.
The fiuauce committee also reported
that its work of soliciting was not
finished, but tliat the members were
meeting with good success.
A meeting of the committees will
be held at the Baldy house on Satur
day evening at 8 o'clock.
The Typhoid at Scranton.
SCR ANTON, Pa. Dec. 18.
The neighborhood ot 100 new cases
of typhoid developed here today, mak
ing a total of about 383 There had
been up to noon 239 cases reported
since the first of December, fifty-four
being reported up to noon for the pre
ceding twenty four hours.
Dr. Arudt, the city bacteriologist,
gave out a statement this evening in
which he gave it as his positive opin
ion that the typhoid was traceable to
the water from the reserve distribut
ing dam at Elmhurst, which had been
used for distributing during the eight
weeks prior to last Saturday, when
trie No. 7 dam, the regular distribu
tion dam, was being cleaued out.
There have only been four deaths as
yet from the epidemic, but one of the
physiciaus employed iu the battle
against the spread of the disease stat
ed today that there will likely be
many deaths before the disease is
stamped out. He would not be surpris
ed if the number reached 100.
Water from the Lake Scranton stor
age reservoir is now exclusively used
aud all public places, mills and the
like, are furnished ouly boiled water
under a penalty of SIOO. Soda water
fountains aud bars are advertising
"boiled water only used here."
Mayor Dimtuiek aud the city health
authorities are cooperating with Dr.
Moultou and Engineer Wetherill, of
the State departuieut of health, are
workiug night aud day iu a systematic
aud thorugh mauuer to stamp out the
disease. W. W. Scrantou, president of
the Scrautou Gas aud Water company,
has notified them ij'or to do anything
the djctors and engineers direct iu the
way of eradicating the alleged cou
'aminatiou of the water and charge
the expense to the compauy. Milkmen,
at the request of the health bureau,
are refusing to deliver milk in bottles
to auy house. Tiie householders must
provide a container into which the
milk can be poured by the milkman.
In Honor of Birthday.
A very pleasaut partv was given at
the home of Elmer D. Phillips, in Der
ry township, on Tuesday eveuing, the
occasion being in houor of the 26th.,
birthday of Mis. Win. Hollobaugh, of
Valleytowuship.The evening was spent
with dancing and a fine time enjoyed.
Rerfeshnients were served.
Those present were Mr. aud Mrs.
Bet j imin Spotts, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Hollobaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Reuuer, Mr. aud Mrs. t harles Thom
as, Mr. aud Mrs. Elmer D. Phillips,
Mrs. Norman Leech, of Washington,
D. C. ; Misses Auua Carrol, Fannie
Hollobaugh, Blanche Fry, of Milton;
Hva Mcurer,Mamie Yeager,Ella Andy,
Mabel Dietrich, Lulu Yeager, Eva
Phillips Messrs. Charles Hollobaugh
William Fortuer, George Andy, Chris
Springer, John Heller, Harry Arter,
of Wilkes-Barre ; Charles Dyer. Wil
liam Davis, Philip Confer, John Hile
mau, Howard Voguetz, Peter Saudel,
Archie Hilemau, Harrv Yeager, Wil
liam Mart/, Charles Mourer, Ralph
Diel.l, Harry Rudy, Edward Delsite,
!l \rvey Foust,Samuel Lobach,Franc's
Delsite, Charles Dietrich, Harvey
Whipple,Mori is Moser.Adam Phillips,
Charles Chappell, of New York; Wil
-1 run Brittain, David Tauner, Ray
A' i iifersfecu, Roy Sliulrz, Albert Tau
ner. Charles Snyder, Alouzo Phillips
tud Jay Thomas.
IZiißine Broke Down.
The south bound Pennsylvania pass
enger train, due at South Danville at
4:31, was over an hour late last even
ing owing to a break down at East
Bloomsburg.
The train was pulliug out of the
East Bloomsburg station when the tire
came off of one of the wheels of the
locomotive. Auother engine was call
ed fro > Nescopeck.aud hauled the de
layed train to Sunbury. The train is
due to leave East Bloomsburg at 4:CB
hut did not get under way until 5:83.
The up train due at South Danville at
6 :55 was ajso quite late