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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,
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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.