Home Paper For the Home I lie circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, Office Hourt A. .»/. to 12 W lOi Mill St., IP. V.to IP. M Danville. Pa. slll'LT'/., M. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. diseases of the Stomach and Intestines r. Specialty CONDENSHii NEWS. Next conies lent. Make the most of 1907. Broken the resolution yet? "Let a Little Snushine lu. " Have you turned over a new leaf .' Candidates for municipal offices are rather scarce. T) ore's not much excuse for the loaf er in Danville just now. People are already talking of the mummers' parade for 1908. Won't be much of an ice crop if ibis kind of weather keeps up. Don't growl at the weather; remein her the fine davs of last fall Coasting is a lively sport for the boys and the girls, too, but it is at tended with innumerable dangers. Now that the days are lengthening there promises to be a verification of the old prover about the cold strength ening. The right kiud of men need not be afraid to announce their candidacy for council and school board Bring your will power to bear and make resolutions which will be benefi cial to you iu the new vear. We can't regulate the weather, or we should have it fair and cold. The return of grip conditions is not pleas ant. From all parts of the State come re ports of unprecedented holiday busi ness. Pennsylvanians know how to sp> j n.l money as well as to make it. All of us will be a year older today, but nnlv a Scrooge would ask how many of us are a dollar richer. Tho magnificent new St. Patrick's cathedral at Harrisburg, will be ded icated before the beginning of Lent, February 18, if possible, the date de pending upon the completion of the organ. The exact time cannot be fix ed for some tiuie yet. The dedication will be the most importaut and im pressive church ceremony ever held in Harrisburg No one disputes the project that the year 1907 will be the most prosperous ever known in this country. It is to 1)« hoped that 1907 will wit ness a decrease in the slaughter that marked 1906 The casualties ol the year have been greater than in war. Lumbermen throughout all the State are among the happiest of all of us, as there is sufficient snow in the timber districts to operate with more than orrt : nary alacrity. A six inch fall of snow has startled England. It is evident that the people over there never saw a western bliz zard. There is not so much need of addi tional legislation as an enforcement of the laws already on the books. The shortest will ever placed on rec ord iu the register's office in Lehigh eouuty was that of Mrs. Leouara Green, probated on Thursday. It was dated March 22, 1904, and read as fol lows: "Everything I shall have left after my death I want my daughter. Laura R. Peters to have." Stephen Krulla, a miner of Free land, Luzerne county, while testing a revolver with which he said lie in tended to shoot a paramour of his wife, accidentlv discharged the weap on. The bullet entered his thigh and It was thought amputation would be necessary. Joseph D. Saukey, of Mahoning township, Lawrence county, has been taken to the Warren insane asylum, his mind having become seriously af fected by tho use of a hair preparation which contained sugar of lead. George Younger, aged 15 years, lias been arrested at Allentown for steal ing a mail pouch from a truck at the railroad station,the day before Christ mas. He confessed his guilt and said he expected to make a haul of Christ mas presents. An English engineer who is at pre pent visiting New York, declares that Japan is rushing war work, turning out war ships and munitions of war with prodigious activity and keeping the government plants busy day and night. He may know what he is talk ing about. Dr. Madison C. Peters, a sensation al preacher in New York city, who is constantly striving after the spectac lar.has abandoned his pnlpit and leas ed a theatre for Sunday services, de nouncing the pulpit as a "coward's oastle," and declaring that henceforth he will be a pastor to all who need him. A sharper victimized most of the grocers in Butler the past week by buying cold sorra«e eggs from whole salers at 25 cents per dozen and then selling them to retailers for 82 cpnts as strictiv fresh eggs. Conrad Fuukhanser, of New Castle, had been engaged to be married on Christmas day and all arrangements had been nude for the eveut when he was stricken with typhoid fever abont a week before. He died on Wednesday and was buried yesterday, his intended wedding suit. A " * " "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS OL. r>3~MO I, 11 Ml VICIIIZED William P. Gaumer, of Catawissa township, Columbia county, was ar raigned before Justice of the Peace E. W. Young, of Goarhait township. Northumberland county, Saturday af ternooii,charged with passing a fraud ulent check on T. W. Clayton, the South Danville merchant. He was held for court and in default of S2OO hail j was committed to jail at Sunhury. The cast* as brought out by the evid ence is a remarkable one revealing an ingenious attempt 011 tho part of the defendant to escape penalty by fasten ing the guilt upou an innocent man. On December 17th, Gaumer, who was a stranger to T. W. Clayton, pre sented himself at the store of the lat ter and purchased goods to the amount of eleven dollars. In payment he pre sented a check for S3O 25 signed by J. J. Cherington, drawn on the Gata wissa National bank and made pay able to a man named Wright. As Graumer was not known to Mr. Clay ton the lattei without question accept ed the fact that he was the man Wright in whose favor the check was drawn; he let him have the goods and accepted the check, paying him the balance—some nineteen dollars —in cash, Iu due process Mr. Clayton deposted the check with other assets in the Danville National bank. Later the check in the regular course of business was seut to Catawissa for collection. The check, it appears,turned up at the First National bank of Catawissa; but as it was drawn on the Catawissa Na tional bank it was forwarded to that institution, where the discovery was made that the check was bogus. The Danville National bank was ap prised of the fact and Cashier Young man in turn broke the news to Mr. Clayton that the check was worth less, which of course ment that he had been swindled. Mr. Clayton, in mer chandise and cash, was out the whole amount of the check, £30.25. It was more money than he cared to lose and he at once decided to get after the sly stranger, who had so successfully work ed his way into his confidence. Accordingly last week lie went up to Catawissa and had 110 difficulty in locating the man Wright by whom the bogus check purported to be payable. Meeting the man lace to face, how ever, Mr. Clayton was surprised to discover that he was not the person who had bought the goods at his store aud presented the worthless cj,ieck. He saw that he was apparently the victim ol a deep-laid scheme and hardly knowing what to do next he returned home. As the matter became noised about the attaches of the Pennsylvania sta tion at South Danville recalled that the man from Catawissa, who on Dec ember 17 purchased gcods at Mr. Clay ton's had shipped them to Catawissa by express and that the name used in marking the box was not Wright but William P. Gaumer. Others about South Danville, who kuew Gaumer, recalled his visit to South Danville on that day aud also the fact that he transacted business at Mr. Clayton's store. Ou the strength of this discovery oil Fridav evening Mr. Clayton swore out a warrant before Justice Young charging William P. Gautner with "false pretense and intent to cheat and defraud." On Saturday morning Mr. Clayton took the warrant to Cata wissa and placed it in the hands of Constable H. A Harmau,of that place, who served it on Gaumer The arrested man, in charge of Con stable Harm an and accompanied by Mr. Clayton,arrived in South Dauville about the middle of the afternoon and was immediately taken before the justice. He pleaded not guilty. Among the witnesses were T. W. Clayton, W. R. Clark, Clark Fowler, Harvey Lowe, and J. J Cheringtou, whose name was used on the fraudulent check. The testimony adduced went to HIIOW that the defendant was the man who ob tained goods and money ou a check, which was bogus. A prima facie case being made out bail was fixed at saoo, which the defendant was unable to procure, ll.ere was no other alter native for him but togo to jail. After the hearing Constable Harmau delivered the defendant over into the hands of Elias Woodruff, constable for Gaerhart township, by whom he was taken to Sunhury on the 4 :81 train. Gaumer has a wife and several chil dren and at Catawissa is well known as a resident on the south side. Schools Resumed Yesterday. The familiar souud of the school bells was heard throughout the bor ough yesterday morning following the vacation, which began on Monday, De"ember 24. The holiday vacation followed closely on a week's rest early in December, brought about by the county institute. The schools were all in session yes terday with the exception of the first ward grammar school, which had to be closed owing to somo disarrange ment of the heatiug apparatus. The defect was remedied by noon. The teachers and pupils alike seemed much refreshed by the vacation and are pre pared for the long and steady pull that follows between the present and tlie close of the term. In school tlie best work of the year is generally done be tween the holidays and spring. The mummer's parade was a dandy, wasn't if con HOLDS FINAL SESSION ; Our borough fathers held tho final I session of the year Monday the ob ■ ject being to pay bills due, receive re ports from tho chief of police and chief of the lire department and to wind up borough business generally for the last twelve months Tho chief of police presented his report for the year just closed, which on mo | tion was ordered, accepted and filed. The report showed that there were twenty-nine cases of plain diuukenuess { before Justices Oglesby and Daltou, i the aggregate amount of fines collected i for this offense being fifty-eight dol ■ lars. Sis arrests were for drunkenness ! and disorderly conduct, the aggregate amount of lines paid for rhis offense being forty-two dollars. There were four arrests for breaking speed limit with auto, amouuting to forty dol lars. Five dollars were paid as a pen- I alty for fast driving and five dollars ; for profanity. Tho number of tramps | in the lockup during the year was oue ! hundred and sixty. Chief Engineer Kocher of the lire iepartment was present with the an nual report. Some facts, however, re lating to equipment, which council desired, was not on hand and as a re sult,on motiou, it was decided to post pone the presentation of the report uu til the next meetiug on Friday night. On motion the salary of the chief of the fire department, $52, was ordered paid, also $25, appropriation lor the executive board of the fire department. On motiou the fourth quarterly ap propriation of $157.50, due each of tho fire companies, was orderd paid. The following members were pres ent : Gibson, Jacobs, Woodside,Diet/., Boyer, Vastine, SweisfDrt, Russell, Anglo and Hughes. WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular employes . #120.50 Friendship fire Co H. 15 John P. Patton 1.20 Trumbower & Werkheiser 15.80 J. H. Cole 3.56 John Hixsou 6.92 Joseph Lechuer . . 8.70 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Friendship fire Co $ .70 Labor on Church St. Drain 26.35 Postage and box rent 5.00 Sarah McCuen 4.00 S. J. Weillver Son's Co. .78 James Boyd & Bro. 450.00 Labor and hauling on streets 151.50 Danville F'dy & Machine Co 96.33 Joseph Lechner 3.00 James Gibson 1.50 J. 11. Cole 4 45 Water Dep't for coal 1983 86 John. P. Patton .. .15 J. H. Cole 1.43 Boettinger & Dietz .. 10 95 Trumbower & Werkheiser. 2.85 R. J. Pegg 11.60 Regular employes . 115.00 John P. Patton 1.85 J. C. Mincemoyer,feeding pris oners ... 13.80 Sheriff flaiers to be Deput>. Tho officers-elect, sheriff, register and recorder, associate judge and jury commissioner will enter upou the duties of their respective offices on tho 7th iust.,the first Monday in January. President Judge-elect C. C. Evans has already taken his oath of office at Bloomsburg. Associate Judge L. W. Welliver was sworn in by Register and Recorder W. L. Sidler on Monday of this week. The register and recorder himself, who was re-elected, will be sworn in by Prothonotary Thomas G. Vincent on next Monday, if not be fore. George Maiers, the retiring sheriff, will not vacate the residence portion of the jail this winter. As soon as David C. Williams, the sheriff-elect lakes his oath he will take up his quarters In the jail as sheriff and George Maiers.the present incumbent, will become deputj*. This relation will continue until spring, by which time Sheriff Williams will have be come thoroughly conversant with his duties. On the first of April Sheriff Maiers will remove his family into the dwelling, which he has purchased on Ferry street and the sheriff-elect will take up his residence at the jail. Two Runaway Boys. William and John Dennison, broth ers, aged respectively 14 and 9 years, step sons of Wesley Jones, of Blooms burg, were found wandering about the streets of Dauville after dark last even ing and were taken in charge by the police. The boytj said they had come down from Bloomsburg to visit a brother, who had taken up his residence here, but whom they could not locate. The little fellows (iuaMy admitted that they had run awav from home. Instead of going to school yesterday afternoon they walked to East Blooms burg and from that point followed the railroad to South Danville,arriving at the latter place nt «:80 o'clock last evening. The little fellows were scut home on the 8:20 car. Meanwhile Chief of Police Kuorr.of Bloomsburg, was call ed up by 'phone and notified to he on hand when the car arrived and take the runaways in charge A l-'arewell Dance. A farewell dance was given at Mont. Kuorr's hall, on Honeymoon street. New Year's afternoon, in honor of Miss Helen irlaud. Miss Alice Guest aud Frank Girton furnished the music. The occasion proved most enjoyable. DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY, JAXI AUY :t. li>OV. ! SCHOOL JANITORS RECEIVE ADVANCE Whatever good resolut ions the gentle men of the school board may make this New Year's day one thing is certain, the action taken at the final meeting the old year Monday was charact erized by generosity toward the jauit ors, and this will meet the approval of most people. These faithful and im portant functionaries at each of the school buildings having asked for higher wages were grauted an advance all around of live dollars per mouth. The matter was brought before the school board by a petition signed by I Calvin Eggert. of tho Fourth ward; I Setli Lormer, of the Third ward, and D. K. Pensyl, of the Second ward, setting forth that S3O per month for nine mouths in the year, as up to tho present paid the janitors was altogeth er inadequate under the cost of liv ing. Mr. Fischer espoused the cause of the janitors aud said that in his opin ion they were entitled to an advance. During many years past he said they had received only one advance and that was to raise their wages from $25 per mouth to S3O per month. Robert G. Miller of the first ward, whose salary was S4O per month by reason of the extra work entailed by the high school, was not a signer of the petition, hut in considering the question of an advance the board was generous enough to take up his case along with the others. The outcome was that Mr. Heiss offered a resolution moving that each of the janitors re gardless of former compensation be granted a monthly advance of fivedol lars, with tho exception of Mrs. And erson of Welsh hill, who is to receive $1.50 per month. The motion was car ried without a dissenting voice. On motion of Mr. Fish it was order ed that iu view of the advance hence forth all incidentals be cut off; that each janitor he obliged to do fumig ating and that henceforth no bills for extra labor will be paid by the board. On motiou of Mr. Pursel it was ord ered that two additional formaldehyde generators be purchased, oue for the second ward and one for the fourth ward, The following members were pres i ent: Burns, Orth, JSvvartz.Lutz,Fisch er, Fish, Trumbower, Heiss, Groue, and Pursel. The following bijlls were approved i for payment: Danville Stove & Mfg Co $77.92 Seth Lormer 2.25 Joseph Lechner ... 1.75 William Miller 2.50 U. S. Express Co 75 Interest on bonds 123.50 Peter Winters ..... 1.30 A Romance in Real Life. The runaway marriage, in which Ernest Session of the United tele phone company, and Miss Tess Show ers, of Amsterdam, N. Y., were prin cipals, which set Bloomsburg people agog last week, found a pleasant little denouement in this city on New Year's clay. Mr. Session, who lias been working for his company in the vicinity of Bloomsburg for some time oil last Sat urday with Miss Showers left loi Binghamton, N. Y., where it was as serted they intended to get married. Miss Showers' mother, It appears, did not take kindly to the match, basing her objection mainly upon the disparity of age, if the newspaper ac counts may be taken as reliable. On last Monday, it was stated, the mother was in Bloomsburg and with a police man,who held a warrant for Sessious' arrest, was on hand at the arrival of every train to see whether the eloping couple were among the passengers. On Tuosday morning Landlord W. C. Williams of the Baldy House, this city, detected that he had among his guests a young gentleman named Ses sion. who bad registered with his wife. The landlord was not long in put ting two and two together and he de cided to have an interview with the young couple. By that time, however, the groom had left the hotel and the landlord made some pointed inquiries of the bride. She admitted their identity as the * eloping couple and said she was per fectly aware that "they were after them." No dire consequences, how-, ever, were apprehended. Hobby had j gone up to Bloomsburg for ma, who ( along with her newly made sou in- i | law, was expected down to Danville ' | on the next car. The meeting took place as planned. Exactly what followed is not known, but there seems no doubt that there was a reconciliation. Serene and apparently happy, the party—the moth er as well as the brido and groom — left the hotel and departed from town duriug the afternoon. 17003 Oysters for Dinner. I Tiie holiday season at the State hos pital for the insane culminate! «>n New Year's day with a fine o\> i dinner. 17,000 succulent bivalves w» u the main stay of the feast.giving eai h patient at the institution au allovva of nearly a dozen and a half. The o.vs ters were served in stews, piping h t, and were greatly appreciated by the patients. In the eveniug a delightful oouoert was given in the amusement hull by the hospital orchestra. If wages are up, so is the co.-r of living. PERSONAL PARACfifIPHS Mr. and Mrs Alfred L. Voris spent Sunday with relatives in Berwick. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horner are vis iting relatives in Berwick. Calvin Keefer, of Suuhury, spent Suuday with friends in this city. Miss Florence Ilenrle, Bloom street, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Henrie, Berwick. Miss Ella Motteru, of Philadelphia, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Motteru, East Danville. Miss Mame Kear is visiting friends in Milton Dr. J. Beaver Gearhart spent Satin day afternoon in Snnbury. Miss Anna Beyers aud biother.John Beyers aud Henry Leisenriug of Sun bury, are spending a few days with Miss Emma Leisenriug, Mahoning street. Baldy Smith, formerly of Williams port, but now stenographer in the office of-the asst. engineer of the P. R. R. at Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Fred Smith, Mill street. Harry Krauser. of Wilkes-Barre, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Mrs Jacob Berger aud daughter Lucretia. have returned from a visit with relatives iu Shamokin. Miss Lena Seats, of Milton, visit ing Miss Elsie Lloyd. Miss Mary Gearhart, of Philadel phia, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. M Grier Gear hart, Ash street. Philip Sharpless.of Cataw isi-a. spent Sunday with friends in (his city. Miss Amanda Younyiuan, student at Welleslv, is visiting ar the home of Mrs. Angus Wright. Upper Mulberry street. Wilbur Summons, of Reading, is visiting Frauk A. Brown. Mrs Newton Smith aud children Thelora aud Cbelteu are visiting rela tives in Turbotville. Miss Knerr relumed to Allen town yesterday after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. McCoy, West Market street. Miss .Jessie Kiuierer isvisitiug rela tives in Shamokin. Miss Eimly Voris wlil return to Pott-grove today after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Ja cobs. Mill street. Harry Bedea returned to Shenan doah yesterday after a visit with his father, T. W. Bedea, Front street. William McCov returned to State college yesterday after a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. J. B. McCoy, West Market street. Carlton McHenry returned to East ou yesterday after spending the Christ mas holidays at the home of his moth er, Mrs. Emma McHenry. Centre street. Edwin Moore returued to Princeton yesterday after a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Moore, Ferry street. William W. Watkin returned to the university ot Pennsylvania al Phila delphia yesterday after spending sev eral weeks at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary Watkin,West Market street. Dr. and Mrs. Hinshellwood and daughter Jessie returned yesterday from a visit with friends in Philadel phia. C. Raymond Herrington returned yesterday to Philadelphia where lie will continue his studies at the univ ersity of Pennsylvania, after speudiug the Christmas holidays at the home of his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank M. Herrington. Market square. Mi. and Mrs. Thomas Schott re turned to Philadelphia yesterday after a visit with relatives iu this city. John Kase returued to Bucknell university,at Lewisburg yesterday af ter spending the Christmas holidays at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W E. Kase, Bloom street. Isadore and .Toe Rosenthal have re- 1 turned to Lewistown after spending i New Year's in Danville. Miss Florence Reich, of Berwick, j 1 *peut New Year's with her sister. Miss j j Bessie Reich, this city. Mr. aud Mrs. Frank 11. Russell and ! J daughter Jo-ephine returned Tuesday j ! evening from a visit with relatives in | j Seranton. Harry Lnwrence has returned to j ! Lehigh university at South Bethlehem j | after a visit at the home of his par- 1 ! euts, Mr and Mrs. W. S. Lawrence at 1 | Mausdale. Mrs. William L. Sidler left Tues- j ! day for a visit with relatives in Read- ! ; iug. j Mrs Margaret Eyerlv. of Blooms* I iiurg, in visiting friends in this city. | Mrs. Clinton Moorehead,of Berwick, 1- visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wetzel, Front street Mis 9 Etta Cressman is visiting friends iu Philadelphia. Amoug the New Year's visitors in Danville were the following who speut the day at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. William Grove, Hemlock street: Mr. aud Mrs. John llayes.of Berwick ; , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kauffman, Mrs. j James Long aud daughter Myrtle, Mrs. j James Scott nud daughter Sara, of Northumberland. Walter J. Lowrie returned to Phila delphia yesterday, where lie will re sume liis studies, after spending the Christmas vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mr.-.. .1 W. Lowrie, Strawberry Ridge. Wilbur Amesbury returned to Phila delphia yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. Miss Rachael Thompson, of Town Hall, is visiting Miss Anna Shultz, i Bloom street Miss Emma Gearhart returned on ; Tuesday from Philadelphia where slie j was visiting at the home of Mrs. Margaret Grove Mailer. Mrs. A. W. Pierce left yesterday for a visit at the home of Mrs. Ellen Rote in Philadelphia. Robert N. Lowrie returned to Easton yesterday to resume his [studies at Lafayette college, after spending the Christmas holidays at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs. J. W. Lowrie, Strawberry Ridae. Geoige Lauhach. of Binghamtou, New York, is visiting relatives in this city. Miss Sara Peters returned to Buffalo, New York,yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. Miss Clara Peters and nephew, Wal ter Peters spent yesterday with friends in Snnbury. Rev. L. Dow Ott was called to Sha mokin yesterday to assist at the fun eral of John McElwee. formerly a car inspector in the employ of the Penn sylvania. Miss Sara Buil'ingtou aud Miss Gertrude Kocli hive returued to Sha mokiu after spending the holidays in Danville as the g'jests of Miss Ethel Haring. Miss Jennie H. Bwhtel, formerly of Washingtonville, now of Bloomsburg, left yesterday for Philaielohia, where she will take a course iu nr.Uiuery at Temple college. Newell .J. Elliott,of California,who is attending the Princeton Theolog'"il seminary spent his Christinas vacat'ou at the home of J. W. Lowrie, Straw berry Ridge. Mr. an'l Mrs. William Leighow, of Jerseytown, who havebeen spending the holidays at the home of Mr. ana Mrs. George M. Leighow,Honeymoon street, have returned home. Miss Elizabeth Feiuour. of Potts grove, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs George A Kossnmn, Pine street. The Misses Elsie aud May Fox, of Catawissa,spent New Year's day with friends iu Danville. Miss Myrtle Sidler, of Catawissa, called on frieuds in Danville on New Year s day. Robert Plankeuhoru, of Muucy, vis ited friends in Danville 011 New Year's day. Miss Helen lrland left yesterday tor Philadelphia, where she will take up a course iu trained nursing at the Americau hospital for diseases of the stomach. Mrs. Harry Martin returned to thi9 city Monday after a six weeks' stay at Moutreal, Canada, where she was vis iting her two sons. Mrs. E. A. Coulter returned yester day from Shippensburg, where sl>e spent the holidays ai the home of her daughter, Mrs. George McClain. Danville Took Two (lames. The Danville basket ball team took Bloomsburg into camp in two well played aud interesting games 011 New Year's day. The scores were: after noon, Danville 34; Bloomsburg 18: evening, Danville 85; Bloomsburg 27. The afternoon game was somewhat rough,especially iu the first half when 11 fouls were called. Both games were hotly contested, aud were characteriz ed by plenty of excitement. The line-ups EVENING GAME. Danville. Bloomsburg. Edmoudson forward. Williams Joliuson forward Appleman Sechler center Price Rabb guard Edgar Kasc guard ..Gilmore Goals from liekl: Johnson 6, Sech ler .'J, Kase 3, Rabb 2, Edmoudson 1, Williams 4, Appelmau 4, Price 5. Goals from fouls: Sechler 4 Kase I. Williams 1 AFTERNOON GAME. Danville. Bloomsburg. Edmoudson forward Gilmore forward Williams ' Johnson torward Lewis Sechler ceuter Price ! Kase .center Bedea guard Edgar j ! Rabb guard Soioyer Goals from field : Johnson t(, Ed uioudsou 3, Sechler 'J, Bedea 3 Price 4, Smoyer 2. Goals from fouls :Sechler ' ♦>, Williams 2, Lewis 3, Gilmore 1. Breakup Brings High Water. The first breakup of the season. | which this year came before New j Year's, brought high water, there be ing a flood on the river of twelve aud a half feet. Yesterday the water was still rising. - During Tuesday large quantities of ice came floating down the river from the head waters,showing that the break up was general. The ri, T er was not i closed in this sectiou, although near ; its mouth as well as further north it i was locked with ice. /Mercantile Appraiser. Clarence J. Cleaver, of Mavberry township, Monday morning was ap pointed mercantile appraiser by the 112 j board of couuty commissioners to sue- I ceed James Ryan ESTABLISHET) IX 1855 I DEATHS!» DISTRICT. 251 The law providing for immediate ! registration of births and deaths and requiring prompt returns to the bureau j of vital statistics has now been in force one year aud has proven an un ) doubted benefit. With the close of each ' month the report of the local registrar, Dr. Cameron Sliultz, has been printed in these columns and has proven of much interest as keeping the public ! informed concerning the prevalence ol contagious diseases and whether or not ' extraordinary precautions we-v needed , to prevent epidemics. la the present j article interest centers in the local registrar's report for the past year, j which is now prepared and is ready to j be sent into Harrisburg. During the year the deaths were 251 ' in the district composed of Danville ; borough aud the townships of Mahon ing, Cooper, Mayberry, Valley, West 1 Hemlock and Liberty. For the bor ough of Danville alone the number of deaths were 124. Following are some of the diseases ; that resulted in the above deaths,each j accompanied by the number of victims : it claimed : Apoplexy, 2; Abdominal! tumor, 1-.appendicitis, 1; aemia (per nicious) 1; diphtheria 6; diabetes, 3, ■ heart disease, 20; typhoid fever, 4; pulmonary tuberculosis, 1? ; pueumo- j nia, 9; congestion of lungs, 4; accid- \ ent, 3; still birth, 17; meningitis, 8; nephritis, 5; caucer of breast 2, ; can- | cer of stomach, 1 ; acute indigestion, i 1; jaundice with complications,3; gall \ stones, 1 ; uterine hemorrhage, 1 ; ex- ; haustion of senile dementia.2; convul sions, 1; peritonitis, 1; phlebetis, 1: mltiple neuritis, 1 : paralysis, 1 ; me lancholia. 1 ; renal dropsy, 1 ; periost.t is, 1 ; convulsions, 1 ; erysipelas, 1 ; enteritis, 1. The number of contagious diseases j in Danville for the year past were 167 j divided as follows: Diphtheria, j seveuty-five cases, with six deaths; typhoid fever, thirty-eight cases,with four deaths; chicken pox, ten cases.no deaths; erysipelas, four cases, one deaths, pneumonia, twenty-one cases, six deaths. For December, the month just clos ed, the report is complete except as it relates to tho births, all of which are not as yet returned. The situation was uot serious as relates to contagious diseases, there being only five cases of diphtheria with no deaths; seven cases of typhoi 1 fever, witti no deaths, and one case of pneumonia, which was fatal. The physicians, however, re port a great deal of grip, due, it is believed, to the open winter thus far prevailing. Offsetting tlie 251 deaths in the dis trict during the year are some 275 births, which show that little Montour during the year has made a well sus» tained effort to prevent "race sui cide." Up to the first of December the total number of births returned was just 251. which exactly balances the number of deaths for the year. Some twenty more births remain to be returned as the quota for Decem ber. Among the deatiis during the year were two persons over a hundred years old, one being Mrs. Sechler and the other an inmate of the hospital for the insane. Included among tho deaths were two colored people. The records show that two colored children were born during the year. McCrea Elected President. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2. At a meeting of the board of direct ors of the Pennsylvania railroad, held in Philadelphia at one o'clock this af ternoon, James McCrea, the first vice president of the road was elected to the presidency to fill the place vacant by the death of A. J. Cassatt last Fri day. Mr. McCrea was the natural choice for the office aud as his com petency is unquestioned, there was uo opposition to his election. James McCrea was born in Philadel phia May 1,1848, entering the railway service in 1865 as rodmau and assist ant engineer on the Counellsville and Southern Pennsylvania railroad. In 1867 and '6B he assisted in the con struction of the Wilmington and Read ing railroad. In 1874 he became prin cipal assistant engineer in the con struction department of the Pennsyl vania company; in 1875 assistant en gineer of maintenance of way on the Philadelphia division; in 1832, super iuteudeufc of New York division; in 1885 manager oi Pittsburg, Cincinnati aud St. Louis railroad; iu 18S7 geuer al manager of Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg; in 1890 fourth vice pres ident aud general manager of Penusyl vania company; in 1891 second vice president, aud the same vear elected first vice president, ho having practic ally gone from the bottom to the top of the greatest railroad service in the United States if not iu the world. Trolley Party to Bloomsburg. A party ot young people from this city enjoyed a trolley ride to Blooms burg New Year's evening, aud were entertained at the Exchange hotel. Those present were Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrove; Miss Sara Knerr, of Allentown ; Misses May Books.Blauche Sechler, Florence Price, Katherine Vastine, of Danville; the Misses Jean and Margaret Andres, of Bloomsburg; Harry Andres, of Bloomsburg; Edwin Moore, Myron Beruheimer, William W. Watkin,Carlton McHenry,William M McCoy aud Robert M. Jacobs. JOB PRINTING The office of 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 ail times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds arid Description HOW PRIZES HE AWARDED The mummers' parade oil New Yeai'a clay deserves to be termed an all around success. If auy point could be cited wherein it suffered by comparison with the parades of former years, abundant ex cuse was to be found in the condition of the street- ;t'ul in the weather, which up to the very dawn of New Year's day was rainy. During the morning there was no real assurance that rain would not fall during the day, while,with the exception of Mill street, the route of parade lay through thoroughfares in which the mud was nearly ankle deep. That such condi tions tended to dampen the enthusiasm of the mummers and actually kept many out of the parade goes without saying. And yet the parade was a highly creditable affair aud afforded unbonnd ed enjoyment for one of the largest throngs of humanity that ever crowd ed Mill street. Tne big contingent from Exchange, including the band of that place, as well as delegations from other parts of the rural district, was deterred from coming to town by the bad weather. Otherwise the parade came nearly up to the expectations. A good idea of the different features, the costumes and their relative merits,can be obtained from the list of prizes as awarded, a full account of which ap pears below. A large number of people came into town from Bloomsburg, Sunbury and other places. During nearly the whole afternoon the town was thronged. At the hour of the parade it was estimat ed that nearly five thousand people were on Mill street. PRIZES. Prizes were awarded as follows : Ralph Cope and party, smith shop, ten dollars in gold. Arthur Winters and party of Sun bury, banjo club, five dollars in gold. Alfred S. Patton, boy with monkey in arms, ton of coal. C. M. Johnson, deer hunter, ton of coal. Frank Smith, lady flirt, 100 cigars. Tarring Seidel, three headed Jap, dozen photographs. James Fox, girl dressed in red, dozen photographs. Cowboy, gilt framed picture. ludian chief, lamp. Margaret Sweitzer.boy hunter, lamp. Myron Little, Mother Goose, 50 pounds of Hour. Gentlemau coon, pair of shoeß. Shamoßin Hill gaug, box of cigars. Clyde Snyder, Jew peddler, hot wat er bottle. Jacob Byerly, trotting horse, um brella. Albert Swauk, man with dog, pict ure. Edward Kiun, drummer boy, hook and ladder. Joseph Weidmau, Satan, teapot. Price contractors, box of cigars. Barber shop oil wheels,box of cigara. Boy with big nose, picture. Frank Palinisono, bear head, comb, brush and mirror. Francis Murray,boy with flag, plast er cast. S. T. Keilly and party, everybody works but our old man, ten pounds of mince meat. Juvenile drum corps, 5 pounds of candy. Edward Love, dude coon, oue shirt. Rye thresher, a shirt. Hog Hollow rough riders, box of cigars. Howard Freeze and party,everybody works but father, asbestOß irons. Edward Myers and William Hickey, "Earl and Ralph",dozen cans of corn. Mooresburg Indians, box of cigars. Stone quarry, box of cigars. El wood Garrett, Uncle Sam. five pound roast of beef. William Wertmau, the juggler, an umbrella. Dflcauip's ice plant, pair of slip pers. Junk dealer, box suspenders. Henry Reich and party, cotton pick ers. sack of flour. Charles Kauffman, old year going out, sack of flour. Frank Lewis, two-tailed horse, sack of flour. Charles Jobborn. Indian boy, pair of skates. Walter Deibert anil William Pren tiss,clowns in buggy,mirror and easel. Farmer boy in buggy, pocket knife. Driver of pony, pipe. Paul and Andrew Murray, girls in baby coach, bushel of potatoes. Esteibrook exhibit, pair of gloves. Wellington D. Young, Amesbury'n driver, a shirt. Man with big umbrella, a muffler. Ira Mart?.. Sunbury, clown, a neck- I tie. Samuel P. Conrad, Sunbury, negro ' rag picker, necktie. Frank Sidler, little dude, necktie. Harold Pursel, Indian boy, book. Clyde Patton, Indian boy in white, i harmonica. Edith Kiun aud Sallie Moody, little ' nursa girls, fancy cako. Old woman, pound of best tea Taken to Danville Hospital. Harry Miller, of Bloomsburg. hat been committed to the State hospital for the insane. He suddenly became violent last Monday and only for th« timely interference of Health Officer Webb might have seriously injured hla mother. Miller is about twenty-five years old and had been acting strange for soma time.
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