ilUmtour fHHjtk iAmrrican. VOL. 54—NO. 3 DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS, Office flours A. M.to 12 .»/■ 104 Mill St., IP. M.to AP. it. Danville, Pa, Slll'LT'/,, M. 125 Mil,i. ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty ITEMS CONDENSED. Ford City, Armstroug county, with a population of 3,000 has a record of 190 births during the year 1907 or more than one birth every two days. In tho town of Klugenberg. Ger- j many, taxes are unknown and last year | SSO was paid to every citizen from the 1 profits of the municipal brick works. The late King Oscar stopped at the Swedish embassy when he was in London, and didn't cost King Edward a penny. Massachusetts is the most densely populated state of the Union, having about 350 inhabitants per square mile. | Every effort possible is being made to use native woods for tieß in build- j ing the railways in the Philippines. The Barbados pigs are kept as pets by many of the natives, who teach thein amusing tricks aud permit them | to run all over their houses. The Slatington knitting mill has re- i snmed operations after a suspenison i of several weeks. Harry Boner, of Franklin, aged 13 yearß, for some offense was whipped by bis school teacher and afterwards by his father, when he attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front j of a moving railroad train, bnt was pulled off the track iu time to save his life by some companions. Many of the cement mills in Lehigh aud Northampton counties, which closed down several weeks ago,throw ing thousands of men out of emplo meut, aro arranging to resume in a short time. Sixty-six cases of measles in Worn- ! elsdorf, Berks county, have necessitat- | ed the closing of the schools indefinite- , iy- Carpenters' Union No. 22, of San Franci«co, the largest union of the craft in the world has 2,825 members on its rolls. The efforts to exterminate the plague in New South Wales led to the killing last year,of over 91,000 mice and rats. Plague germs were found in 123 rat and 1 mice. There is activity among the ice men on the Pocono mountains, in Monroe county, and some have beguu cutting although the thickest ice measures only six inches. As a rule it is not cut until it is a foot thick. More than 1,- 000,000 tons are usually cut in that region. I Tuberculosis is spreading to a mark- j ed degree among cattle in York coun- | ty, ami au inspector of the State livfe stock sauitary board lias just condemn ed fifty-threo head of stock and placed eighteen head under quarantine. There has been a steady increase of applicants for admission to the Pitts burg sanitarium for tuberculosis and at present sixty-five cases are under treatment. Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Harton, aged 39 years, of Beaver, committed suicide on Monday by taking rat poisou. Iu a note she stated that her husband, who had died on Christmas day, had left a will which she could not find aud in consequence $7, 000 and some real estate were in daiiger of being tnken from her FOOT HALL TEAM AT BANQUET BOARD The members of the Danville high school foot ba'l team aud a few invit ed guests were tendered a banquet on Tuesday evening at Hoddens restau rant by the D. H. S. Athletio associa tion At the banquet Edward Price, quarter liaok during the season just, closed, was chosen captain for the fall of 1908 The banquet was thoroughly enjoy ed and after the tempting dishes pre pared by Mr. Heddens had been dis posed of the following toasts were responded to: Toast master. Jay Sechler, 'OB. Pro' Bream. "Old D. 11. S." Captain Ryan,"Captaincy of a Foot Ball Team." Prof. Magill, "Tho Game from the Sidelines." J C. Ainsworth, ' Hints at Train ing " Others present were H. R. McClure, Thomas Ryan, Harry Dailey, William Breifenbach, Roy Winner, Arthur Reifsny.ior, F. N. Rlshel, Thomas Bower-, Omar Young, William Books, E. F. Price, James A. Kase,Jay Sech ler and Harris Edmondson. SCHOOL BOARD 111 SESSION | The school board held a regular meeting Monday night. Chairman Pur sel beiug abseut Mr. Fischer was chos en president pro tem. Other members were present as follows: Orth,Swarts, Barber, Burus, Redding. Foulk, Cole, Heiss aud Fish. Treasurer Schratn presented a state ment of finances to date, which showed j a cash balance on hand of $11,724.47. j D. W. Sankey of Miffliuburg ap- j peared before the school board in the | interest of a floor dressing for use in j the public schools. The school board | since the ladt meeting has been cast ing about for a floor dressing that will be instrumental in keeping down the ! dust during sweeping. Mr. Saukey explained the merits of the floor dressing represented by him, i which,he said,is not only a dust hold- ! er, but is a disinfectant as well. He i explained what terms would be allow 1 ed to introduce the dressing. Secretary Ortli read correspondence received in reply to letters sent out to various firms making inquiries con cerning a "sweeping compound" to be used iu schools or other establishments where dust is apt to become a nuis- j ance. The sweeping compound is to be sprinkled on the floor aud swept out with the dust and differs from a floor dressing, which is a preparation of oil. Mr. Sankey proposed to send the j school board a half a barrel of oil to gether with a patent oiler, which he I wishes the board to experiment with, j On motion it was decided that the j matter of floor dressing be left in the hands of the supply committee to make further inquiries. The bids submitted for manufactur ing the umbrella stands adopted for use in the borough schools were open ed last night. The coutract for mak ing 24 umbrella stands as per specifica tions was awarded to George F. Reif snyder for $69.60. Other bidders were Casper Dlseroad aud Trumbower & Werkheiser. The following bills were approved for payment: U. S. Express Co if .45 D. F. Dieffenbaclier 6.85 j Set.li Lormor 2.05 J. W. Lore 6.85 Ambrose Prentiss 8.00 Paint 5,66 S. J. Welliver Son's Co 2.27 Trumbower & Werkheiser 14.35 Standard Gas Co 8.13 Wm. Miller 2.50 ! Boyer Bros. .. 4.70 Mrs. I. C. Everhart 1.50 Ezra S. Haas.. 1.25 Danville Sto. & Mfg. Co 147.59 Interest on bonds 122.50 WILLG. BROWN WAS HANDED A LEMON All the way from Texas Will G. Brown, of this city, was handed a lemon Monday, and it was evidently the original skidoo package—the fath er of them all. It weighed 1 pound und 12 ounces and measured 15 inches around. The lemon came from Charles N. Kight, San Antonio, Texas, a former Danvillian, who accompanied the pre sent with the following letter: "Using the Pacific Express company as an intermediate, I hand you a lem on, which I hope you will receive in good condition. I have had it on ex hibition iu my office for 10 days re sulting iu its shrinking about ouc fourtli." The mammoth size of Mr. Brown's lemon may bo understood when it is stated that an ordiuary lemon weighs i between three aud four ouuees. AGED LADY SUS TAINS FRACTURE Mrs. Michael Wallize, Centre street, mother of Mrs. I. A. Persing, sustain ed a fall Sunday afternoon which re sulted iu an intracapsular fracture of the left hip joint. The fact that Mrs. Wallize ( was 87 years of age last Dec ember makes her injury of a very ser ious nature. The accident occurred Sunday after noon when Mrs. Wallize stepped from the house outo the porch. Phonograph Party. A very delightful phonograph party was held Saturday evening at the home of Phoebe Bogart,Liberty town ship. The music was furnished by Fred Springer's phonograph. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Amos Dietrich, Mr. and Mrs. William j Readinger,Mrs. Phoebe Bogart,Misses Delia Bogart, Edna Dietrich, Mae Readinger; Messrs. George Dietrich, Cyrus Bogart and Fred Springer. Born, a CJlrl. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hummer, of Philadel phia, Tuesday at the home of the lat | ter's sister.Mrs. George Ashton, Rail I road street. DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 16, 1908 ASK CHI 10 BUILDINII It. would be difficult to recall an opening day of court when Buch a heavy volume of business was dispos ed of as Oourt did not con vene until 10 o'clock,but between that hour and 4 :30 p. m.the grand jury had passed upon live cases, roturuiug a true bill iu each. Iu every case the defendants pleaded guilty so that when adjournment occurred Monday evening sentences had been imposed and each case had been finally disposed of. James Shephard and Peter Roden each goto the Eastern penitentiary for four years. Dal Jones will serve a two years" sentence in the same in stitution. Others were given short [ terms in the county jail. The court room was crowded, standing room be ing at a premium during the entire day. Court convened at 10 o'clock with His Honor,O. O. Evans and Associates Blee and Welliver on the bench. The grand jury was sworn. A. H. Grone boing appointed foreman. Irvin Vauuau.J. B. Watson and J. Y. Soch ler were excused as grand juiors. William Bird was appointed tipstaff to wait upon the grand jury and j Charles Hollobaugh, tipstaff to wait j upon the traverse jury. The court delivered the charge to i the grand jury, in which allusion was made to the application for a soldiers' monument, which would probably be laid before the grand jury at the pres ent term of court. Under the law the county commissioners may erect or assist to erect a soldiers' monument. But before the commissioners can take action in the matter, the same must be approved by two successive grand juries. If application for a soldiers' monument be made at the present term Judge Evans said he would per- j mit the calling of witnesses to testify j in relation to the matter. The constables of the county were I called and their returns were taken, j Charles Hollobaugh of Derry township j reported that many of the index boards I were down or the lettering was de- j faced and nearly illegible. The con- J stable reported the same neglect as to j the index board, at the subsequent j term of court. Judge Evans explained that super- J visors failing to maintain index boards in proper condition are liable for in dictment for neglect. He referred the matter to the district attorney with instruction, in case the index boards j are not putin proper condition,at the { next, or February term of court, to send up a bill of indictment against the supervisors. Benjamin Cook, constable of the | fourth ward, Borough of Danville, re- j ported the road leading from Welsh J hill to Sidler hill in a very bad cou- | dition. The road has been the cause j of complaint for a lout; time past and : was reported at the last session of court. Judge Evans explained that lie had received a petition, signed by some twenty-five residents of Danville, beg ging for relief iu relation to the same road. The district attorney explained that immediately after last court lie had taken the matter up with the authorities who are responsible for the road in question and that he had been assured by them that the road would be attended to. Under the cir cumstances the case was not regarded as one calling for clemency and the court referred the matter to the dis trict attorney with Instruction to pre pare an indictment and lay the matter ! before the grand jury at the present term of court. j The case of Commonwealth vs. j Lafayette Foust was called shortly af- I ter 11 o'clock, the charge beiug de ! sertion. i A jury was dispensed with and the rase was heard by the court. Hester Koust, the wife, was the first witness. , She was corroborated iu her statement !by her mother, Mrs. John Moser. i Lafayette Foust, the husband, follow jod with his side of the story,the testi mony on the whole was a rather de pressing recital of domestic infelicity and discord. The couple was married on May 2nd last, and it required only I four or five months to convince the I husband that he could not endnre life with his wife. The latter, however, j declared on the stand that she loved her husband and would gladly resume living with him, provided lie would : furnish her with a home where they could live alone. During their short experience in married life the couple ! resided with the husband's parents, 1 Margaret Foust, mother, and J P. Foust. father of the defendant, were among the witnesses. Others who testified wore John Fonst and the Misses Anna and Eva Mauning. Tim testimony dragged along nntil nearJv ;l o'clock. E S. Gearhart, attorney for the rie -1 fendant, addressed the court, for five | minutes. He was followed by William Kase West, who was associated with the district attorney. Judge Evans called Lafayette Foust before the bar and told him that the oourt adjudged him guilty. The sent ence was that the defendant each Sat urday pay his wife a weekly allow ance of two dollars or provide a home for her apart from his father and mother. He was obliged to pay the costs and give a bond in two hundred dollars for the faithful performance of the order and to keep the peace to ward all good people and especially toward his wife. PETITION FOR MONUMENT. At the opening of the afternoon ses sion Hon. K. S. Amuieiman, present ed a petitiou to the court signed by "fifty or more" oitizens, representing that the petitioners desire the county of Montour to erect aud complete a < monument in memory of the soldiers : of the, late war of the Rebellion or to pay debts heretofore contracted for aud about the erection and construc tion of such a monument and they re- | spectfully pray the court to lay this j petitiou before the grand jury with instructions to proceed as provided by an aot of the General Assembly ap- j proved May 22, 1895, amended by au act approved on the 11th day of May, A. D., 1901. The potitiou was signed by 183 persons, representative citizens of the borough. The petition was ord- 1 ered filed. The grand jury will take up the matter of the soldiers' monu ment at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The case of Commonwealth vs. Wil liarn Bingham was attached at 8 p. j m. The defendant, who pleaded guilty, ; was charged with stealing scrap from , the Reading Iron company aud was ; alleged to be an old offender. Ralph j Kisner,Esq., attorney for the Reading < company, addressed the court explain- j ing how the proprietors of the plant here are anuoyed by thieves who carry j off scrap. William Bingham on being called i before court acknowledged that he had been arrested several times before for the same offense; also that he had served two terms in the penitentiary for stealing. The sentence of the court was that William Bingham pay tho costs of prosecution, a fine of ten dollars and undergo an imprisonment in the coun ty jail for a period of one year. The case of Commonwealth vs. Geo. Snyder was next attached. The de- [ fendant who was accused of stealiug oysters, &c, from JesseJWyant on thft night of December 7th, also pleaded guilty. In answer to certain quostions put to him by the court, he acknowl- I edged that he had served nine months | in the Northumberland county jail j for "helping a fellow togo through a I store at Elysburg" The sentence of the court was that | the defendant, George Snyder, pay the ! costs of prosecution,a fine of fifty dol- | lara and undergo imprisonment in the j county jail for a period of six mouths, j Dal Jones.eolorcd, who was charged with having burglarized the store of J. H. Fry, this city, in Angust last, was next haled before court. The de fendant pleaded guilty. He said he | was 34 years of age and has a wife and j ttnee children. j The sentence of the court was that j j the defendant pay the costs of prosecu- I it-ion, a fine of $25 and undergo an im- ; prisonment in the Eastern penitentiary in separate and solitary confinement for a period of two years. The case of Common wealth vs. James Shephard aud Peter Roden was attach- | ed at 4p. m. The two men, who are accusod of burglarizing the barber shop of Thomas J. Evans, both plead- 1 ed guilty. Before passing sentence the j court elicited a statement from Fetor ! Roden as to the hour of the robbery and the disposition of the loot. Roden said he thought the burglary was committed about one o'clock Sun ! day morning. After the job was com j pleted the two men went to the Con tinental engine house, thence to tho blacksmith shop at the northern end of town. At 9 a. m Suuday they went to Catawissa,proceeding later to Potts ville. The greater number of the articles stolen were disposed of in Tamaqua. Shephard informed the court t! the is 40 years of age and has a wife nd three children. Roden is about the same ace but is single. He putin the plea, however,that he was drunk when the crime was committed. Judge Eve- i in reply iuformed the men that drunkenness is no excuse for cc mitting crime but rather aggrav ates v'ie offense. Shephard asked the mercy of the comt. Judge Evaus explained that, there is i a great wave of crime sweeping over | the country and that something must Ibe done to check it. Under the law, [ lie said.be could give each of the men seven years in the peniteutiary .Tames Shephard was sentenced first The sentence of the court was that the | defendant pay the costs of prosecution, a fine of SIOO.OO. restore the property stolen or pay the value thereof and undergo an imprisonment in the East ern penitentiary in separate aud solit ary confinement at hard labor for a period of four years. The same sentence of four years in the Eastern penitentiary was imposed on Peter Boden. His senteuee calls for hard labor and separate and so litary confinement, the terms as to oosts, fine, &c., being precisely the same as in Sliephard's case. Tuesday's Proceedings. 'Six cases were disposed of at court Tuesday. The most important of these probably was the case of Com monwealth vs. William Spade, in which the chargo was selling liquor to a minor. The jury returned a ver dict of "guilty." James Snelling, ac cused of larceny, pleaded guilty. The other cases were accompanied with acquittal. Immediately after convening Tues day morning the case of Common wealth vs. James Dailey, the charge being surety of the peace, was heard before the court. The wife of the de fendant being called to the stand told her story, which showed that she had been subject to abuse and ill treatment from her husband for a period of five j years. Harry Winniger, who saw the defendant strike his wife on one oc casion, was a witness in the case. The defendant declined to make a formal statement.but entered a gener al denial of the charge. He was called before the court. Judge Evans told him that he adjudg ed him guilty. In reply to a question the defendant said he was 37 yeais of age and has been in jail since Christ mas. Ho acknowledged that he drinks to excess,but declared that it has been only during a year past, as previous to that period he was temperate. Judge Evans told him that the court was convinced that the family trou bles in his case were due to excessive drinking, which would not be tolerat ed in this country. The sentence of the court was that James Dailey pay the costs of prosecu tion, enter into recognizance in the sum of three hundred dollars to keep ; the peace toward all good people and j more especially his wife and to stand i committed until the sentence is com- i plied with. The defendant was taken I back to jail. In the cases of Commonwealth vs. j Charles S. Hilemau and Common- j wealth vs. Andrew Love,cross-actions charging assault and battery, the j grand jury ignored the bill of each, j In the former case the costs were put on Andrew Love and in the latter case on Charles S. Hilenian. Hileman and Love were called be fore oourt where Judge Evaus in a friendly way informed them that both had had the benefit of an object les son. He sentenced each to pay the costs as imposed by the grand jury and informed him that he was in the hands of the sheriff until the order was complied with. The first case that went to the jury was that of Commonwealth vs. Robert MeCormick. In this case the charge was larceny, the defendant being ac cused of stealing a coon skin robe, blankets and other articles out of bug- ' gies at the barn of William Fenster- | macher on the occasion of a party there on the night ot December 14th. MeCormick being without counsel the oourt asked former District Attorney Ralph Kisner to take charge of the case. Mr. Kisner informed Judge Evaus that he would not refuse to com ply with any request that the court might make, but he explained that it is a fact that may not be known to the court that it seems to be an un derstanding among the prisoners in jail that they will not employ couusel, but will rely upon the judge to supply them witli counsel free. In the pres ent instance he felt convinced that the defendant was amply able to employ couusel, as for several weeks past he had been out on bail and was working every day. On the whole he felt that the practice complained of is an im position on the legal profession and he thought that it was about time that a ?taud were taken to break it j up. Under the circumstances Judge Evaus decided that in the present case the court would look after the defend ant's interest. Our readers are familiar with all the circumstances of the affair, which were printed in those columns at the | time of the heating before Justice Ogles by. I Charles K. Beyer, the prosecutor, was the first witness. He w;is follow ed by Daniel Billmeyer, Allen Wat son, George Tanner, William Brittain j and Howard Vognotz. The witnesses | brought out all the facts relating to ; the loss of the articles and their sub sequent discovery in the defendant's buggy. The defendant, Robert McOormick, I was called to the stand to testify in ; his own behalf. He was sent to the sale at Fenstermacher's, he said, to make some purchases. He bought fifty bushels of oats and a barrel of cider. Of the cider, ha confessed, that lie drank considerably too much and was not in a condition to know what transpired. H* disclaimed all knowl. ! edge of how the coon skin robe, the blankets and other stolen articles got into his buggv. The case svas given to the jurv at 11 :15 o'clock. A few ■uiuutes before 12 o'clook the jury re turned a verdict of "not guilty." Judge Evans informed the jury that : he thought it had made a mistake, as in his opinion the evidence was suflici [ ent to warrant -onviction. Address ] ing MoCormick Judge Evans expressed j himself further in the same vein and warned him as to hit) conduct in the future. Had the jury 'found liim guilty, Judge Evans informed McOor mick, lie would have given him three years in the penitentiary. The case of Commonwealth vs. James Snelling, the charge being larceny, called forth an exhibition of clemency on the part of the court that met with general approval. The defendant plead ed guilty of breaking open Harry Landau's trunk at Mrs. Hill's board ing house early in November last and of abstracting a watch and three dol lars in money. He was represented by Thomas O. Welsh, Esq., who made a strong and effective plen for clemency. The defendant being°'called before ■ court stated thatjhe is 33 years of age and has a wife'aud two children. He explained that drunk on the day of the robbery and said that he" felt sure that he would not have com- I mitted the deed if he had been sober The watch, ho had returned, but was unable to restore tho money stolen, as he had spent it with some companions. One of his children at the Harris- j burg home is lying very ill and is not expected to recover. The proof of this fact lay in a very pathetic letter from j the wife, in the bauds of the court, j which told of the child's low condi- j tion. Judge Evans after considering all j the conditions decided to suspend sent- j ence. The defendant will have to pay the costs of prosecutiou. By May Ist ho will be expected to render account to the court. If during this interval it is found that he has been drunk or has not conducted himself properly, j he was informed by the court,a bench warrant will be issued and he will be brought back to Danville and placed ! in jail. Sentence in the present case will be suspended only as reports are received of his continued good be havior. The first case that came up for trial in the afternoon was Commonwealth vs. William Spade. The ciiarge was selling liquor to a minor. The defend ant was represented by William Kase West. The first witness called was Mrs. Ida Reilly, who testified that the de fendant, William Spade, was in the habit of furnishing liquor to her 1-1- year-old son, Harold. She cited an instance on September 7th last when she discovered her son carrying liquor from the Farmer's hotel and satisfied herself that the liquor was furnished the boy by Mr. Spade. Harold Reilly,son of Mrs. Ida Reilly, i was called to the stand. He said he was 14 years of age and that he had been frequently sent by his father to the Farmer's hotel for beer. He cor roborated the testimony of his mother as to the episode on September 7th. He said that ou that occasion he was sent to the hotel for ten cents worth of beer by his father; that the beer was furnished him by Mr. Spade;that, sent by his father, he frequently went to the Farmer's hotel for beer; that some times Mr. Spade gave him the beer and at other times the bartender, Mr. Jenkins. On one occasion only he carried a note from his father. Mrs. Reedy, who was with Mrs. Reilly, when she discovered her boy carrying beer home from the Farmer's hotel, was also a witness. The defense declined to submit any testimony. William Kase West, when he went to the jury, emphasized the fact that Mr. Spade, according to the testimony offered, furnished the beer for the boy's father aiid not for the boy, although the latter carried it home. Ho relied ou this circumstance to secure acquittal. Judge Evans in his charge read the act of assembly relating to the sale of liquor to the jury and explained that uuder the act the furnishing of beer to a minor as testified to in the case made the defendant guilty as in man ner and form indicted. He reminded the ju... that the evidence in tho case was not disputed. Tho jury retired at 2 :30 o'clock. About 5 o'clock the jury came in, bringing with thein a verdict of "guilty." The jurors sitting ou the case were as follows: John Horrick, Joseph Winterstoen, J. 0. Rishel, Samuel Hilner, Hugh McCaffrey, Thomas Woods. Thomas Rouey, Clark Case. Thomas Bradley, John Mauser, W. T. Madden and William Bogart. " Tho case of Commonwealth vs. Harry Kinn was attached late yester day afternoon. The charge was de frauding a boarding house keeper. Robert E. Blee, the prosecutor, took the stand. The defendant was a board er with Mr. Blee and left owing him #79.60,0f which $39.50 were paid after j prosecution was brought. Tho defendant being called to the | stand to testify on his own behalf dig- I claimed all intention to defraud. He j had paid s39.so,which he claimed was | the amount agreed upon to effect a | settlement. The court instructed the jury that the Commonwealth had failed to make out a case and that nothing remained for them but to bring in a verdict of "not guilty." Tho court made a decree permitting the adoption of Claude William Unger and Clyde Madison Unger,children of Continued on 4th Page. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 TROLLEY CIPH ELECTS OFFICERS The stockholders of the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway company held their annual meeting at the Mon tour house Moniiay afternoon. The following officers were elected : President, F. C. Angle, Esq. ; vice president, Thomas B. Illig ; secretary, W. C. Billman; treasurer, C. E. Leip pe. Directors were elected as follows; Thomas B. Illig, John R. Miller, Frank P. Lauer and W. C. Billman,of Read ing and W. R. Miller, of Danville. W. R. Miller was re-elected as gen eral manager of the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway. John R. Nesbitt,of Milton was pres ent at the meeting to present a prop osition looking to the extending of the Danville and Bloomsburg line to Milton. Mr. Nesbitt has discovered that among the property owners be tween Danville and Milton there is a well-nigh universal desire to see the two towns connected by trolley. Mr. Nesbitt himself is thoroughly alive to the advantages that would accure from such a line and in order to see what obstacles might be met with in secur ing the right of way he made a can vass of the entire distance between Danville and Milton. There are just eighty-seven property owners on the road to be traversed and of these Mr. Nesbitt got the signatures of Beventy five, who freely accord the right of way. It is difficult to tell at this time what may grow out of the proposi tion. It is not known whether or not tho Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway company is looking to an ex tension of its line. However, Mr. Nesbitt is much commended for his enterprise and disinterested efforts to give the people between Danville and Milton a good trolley service. IN FORMAL TALKS BY WELL KNOWN MEN A series of five practical lectures and talks to be delivered by as many of Danville's most prominent men have been arranged by General Sec retary Manley to be given in the Y. M. C. A. on alternate Friday even ings, starting on Friday next. The lecturers and their subjects are as follows: Jan 17—"New Year's and New Be ginnings," W. Y. Oglesby. Jan. 31—" Disease Germs and How to Avoid Them," Dr. J. E. Robbins. Feb. 14—"Tho Right of the Com munity in Which You Live," Wm. L. Sidler. Feb. 2—"Crime, Its Cause and Cure," James Scarlet, Esq. March 13—"Breaks That Cost," Hon. H. M. Hinckley. These talks will be of a very in formal nature and will be delivered in the parlor of the Association build ing, where ample opportunity will be given those present to question the speaker upon obscuie points. The sub jects selected are very practical, and should be of personal interest to every young man in Danville. No admission will be charged to the lectures, and all men, whether mem bers of the Y. M. O. A. or not. will be welcome. The time will be from 7:19 to 7:49. NEW RECTOR ON THE SOUTH 51OE Rev. John Costello, who has recent ly been appointed by Bishop Darling ton to take charge of Grace Episcopal church, Riverside, was present in the parish on Tuesday and yesterday, vis itiug among the people, and arousing interest in the work of the churoh. Bishop Darlington has appointed Rev. Costello to cuke charge of the Episcopal churches at Northumber land, Catawissa and Riverside. The new rector will spend much of his time ou the south eide. Rev. Costello is known in the diocese as being a hard and successful worker and at oth er places much success has atteuded his efforts in putting renewed life in to parishes. Rev. Costello is arranging to hold a men's mass meeting in Grace church on Tuesday evening. January 28th, at whi"h Mr. Haberstro, field secretary .of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will speak. DEATH OF WELL KNOWN MAN Thomas 11. Kear, a well known and highly respected citizen of the fourth ! ward, died Monday morning at 11 o'clock of plu. .1 pneumonia, after au illness of a week. The deceased was aged 40 years, 5 months and 14 days and for the past twenty years had been employed as a moulder at the stov» works. He had been a life long member of the Trinity M. E. church and was also alHlioie-t with Local No. 124 of the Iron Moe d ers' union. He is survived by his <• Abigail, and ten children. Foui ».»• ters and four brothers survive.
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