VOL. 54—NO. 52 DR. HIVING 11. JENNINGS, Office Hour* A. V- to l'l M. 104 Mill St., J P. .If. to 4 P. M. Danville, Pa. Sll t'LT/f >l. 425 Mili. St., Danvillk, Pa. Diseases of tlie Stomach and Intestines a Specialty ITEK COHDEHSED. David Sholleuberger.of Beohtelsville Berks county, a few days ago slaught ered a hog that weighed 647 pounds, dressed, the heaviest porker in that section. Two new fiuishing mills, live blast furnaces aud twelve open hearth fur naces are soou to be added to the steel trust's plauts at Homestead aud Du quesue at an outlay of $2,000,000. The residence of Thornton L. Bail ey, of Chester, was entered by thieves duriug the absence of the family aud two gold watches and a sum of money were stolen, a few days ago. While attempting to board a moving car, George Baohin, a brakeman at the Bethlehem Steel works, on Satur day slipped on an icy step aud his life was crushed out beneath the wheels. Schearer, of Fritztown, Berks county, duriug the summer and fall made 2,500 gallons of wine from garpes, elderberries aud wild cberiies and sold it all to residents of Read ing for the holiday season. Michael Anguerstein. of Mahanoy City, on Saturday undertook to stop a ruuaway team when he became en tangled in the lines and was dragged for about a mile. His left leg was brokeu aud his body was badly lacer ated. Rev. William Oberholtzer.a Baptist Brethren preacher,of Myerstowu,Leb anon county, was severely iujured by a liotse on Saturday, which reared and kicked him, while leading it to wat er, breaking his shoulder blade and dislocatiug his shoulder. benjamin Manilla, a respected citi zen of Shamokin, aged (JO years, last Wednesday started to walk four miles Over Locust mountain to visit friends at Rmgtowu. On Saturday he had not reached his destination aud no trace of him could be found. Mary Smith, who lives with her uDt-'e, Alderman John Caldwell.Sonth j Side, Pittsburg, on Saturday morning about 6 o'clock stepped ou the rotten covering of a well iu the yard and dropped into the well, forty feet deep, I where she remained a prisoner, five hours, until the barking of a pet dog led to her discovery aud rescue. Clayton Culp, of Leola, Lancaster county, employed iu a planing mill, on Saturday had a hand mangled in a pl'iuer. A year ago he lost his other baud by comiug iu contact with a circular saw, and some time ago his daughter fell with n saui er iu her hand aud cut the tendons of the wrist j so badly that she has lost the use uf the hand. READING IRON CO. DOWNS CRESCENTS In one of the fastest names ever play ed iu Fest's hall, Bloomsbcrg, the Danville Reading Iron Co. A. A. bask et bull team defeated the Bloom Cres ceuts Tuesday evening by oue point, savs the Bloom«buru Press. Tne teams were evenly matched and the gatue throughout was :i tine ex hibition, e*ch team putting up a par ticularly fa«t pawe The score at the end of the first half was 7-10 in Dan ville's favor The final score was 18- 19 with Danville in the lent This is the second time the R. I. Co. A. A has defeated the Ciesceuts this seison, the first time baiug at the armory sev eral weeks ago wlieu the score was 80-35 F illnwii'K is the liue-np: R. I. Co. A. A. Orrscent . Lovett ... forward . . Roliisoh Pritcliard forward.. Englehurt Cooper ..forward S:ivug- Foltz centre .tkicuby Johnson guar 1 Mi Reanri guard R Diemer Dot'g'as guard. .W. Diemer Goals—Robison E iglehart Jacobv W Diemer, 5: Lovett. Pritcliard, 4; Johnson. Cooper, 3. Go-tli from foul —Cooper, R. Diemer, 2 Referee— Gilniore. Time of Iniltes—2o minute'. 351 M ANNIVERSARY OF OPENING NIGHT La«t night was the 85'h anniversary of the opening of the Danville oper, house. Danville's fine plav house wa» thrown open t > the pnblio for the tlist time on December 23rd. 1873 will Caroline Richlugs Bernard s Oldd> KulWes. an opera troupe of the old school as the attraction. It was v gala night,and was mace the occasion of a benefit performance for the build er, John Sunder.who during the per formance was taken npon the stase on the shoulders of au arimir i g crowil of people In the rear of Hunt's drug store hangs one of the lithographs of the first show, 12 of which were received in Danville for advertising purposes. Joliu H. Hunt was iu the box office on the op u niug nig l t and s'ill has cha'ge of th>.t impnrlaut department of tin theatre today, the onlv one of the original attaches who is still counect d with the theatre. iUontour STREET HEMS AUTHORIZED Edward Leamey, president of the Continental hose company, appear ed before council Friday to investi gate a rumor, which charges that parties make the hose house a loaf ing place after midnight. He explain ed that the Continental company has rigid rules, which it always strives to enforce. The company, he said, has made every effort possible to discover whether there are any irregularities about the place, but lias always failed to find any evidence. The hose compauy, he said, wants to know the truth and he asked police assistance to the end that,if it be true that parties,are found in the eng ine house after 11 :45 o'clock at night, they may be arrested and made to pay a fine. Mr. Leamey was accompanied by Thomas McCaffrey, another member of the Continental hose compauy. The chief of police explained that after midnight he frequently drops in to the Continental hose house but that he has never yet discovered anyone on the premises. He will continue to look alter the property. Ou motion of Mr. Angle the Dan ville and Sunbury ' ra sit compauy was granted permission to leave its trolley car stand on Mill street in front of the opera house betweeu the hours of 11 P. M.and 5:40 A. M. each night during the winter months. , The motion carried on the following vote: Yeas—Schatz, Fursel, Marshall, Angle. Nays—Russell and Moyer. Not voting—Everliart and Conuol- 1 ley. On motion of Mr. Marshall it was ordered that as soon as the weather permits West Mahoning street bo re paired by applying a course of lime stone, between the footbridge over Mahoning creek and the western end of the street. STREET REPAIRS. Ou motion of Mr. Counolley it was ordered that Mill street be swept by hand during the winter,or until April Ist. Mr. Connolley described conditions on Chambers street, showing that re pairs are necessary. On inotiou of Mr. Everliart it was ordered that the street commissioner be instructed to make such repairs as are necessary, not only on Chambers street but also on the other streets on Welsh hill Ou motion of Mr. Everliart it was ordered that the trolley companies be notified to shovel open the street cross ings when these are blocked with snow caused by the action of the snow plow or sweeper in passing. The followiug members were pres ent: Schatz, Pnrsel, Moyer, Russell, Everliart, Marshall, Angle and Cou uolley. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEP'T. Regular employes 1127.50 Labor iu Light Dep't 7.50 j Washington Fire Co 2.85 Western Eleo. Light Co 22.06 Walker aud Kepler 7.75 .1 H. Cole 10.76 John Hixson 40.48 George Beyer 4.80 W. W. Motteru 39.50 People's Coal Yard 2.85 Labor aud hauling 52.50 Rebecca Clark 9.00 friendship Fire Co 16.00 W. S. Hunt 10.00 WATER DEP'T. Regular employes $189.70 Danville F'd'y. & Machine Co 920 Washington Fire Co 50 I. H Cole .. . 22.76 P. H. Foust 56.95 I friendship Fire Co 14.21 I Joseph Lechner ... 6 01 FORESMAN CATTLE WERE KILLED AU the cattle and hogs oil the farm 112 H'oresmail Brothers, at AJvirn, in ■l'd s mtliern part of I yceiuiug conn rv, were killed Tuesday aft moon aud the cacasseg buried In the h'g trench lug for that piiipose. Ther» were thirty-seven catt e ami fifty-six hogs illeii, the slaughter being romlui te nider the su| er> ision of Veterinarians Church and Maneval. The Feresmaus *lll ho paid for t'ie killed, »|. 'hough they will prohab'v not rere.iv full v»lne. Five other farms in the vicinity of Alvira are still unrlei quarantine, but it has not been tie 1' i'elv i'e i led whether or uot the ivestock will be killed. A Surprise Part)* A pleasaut surprise putty was •codered at the home of Mr and Mr . Amos Dietrich, Liberty low "hip on tiestlay, iu honor of Mrs. Dietiich's birthday. Tlio-e present were: Mr and Mrs. VllUrd Matinebaker Mr. and Mrs. 'osepli Hilkert, Mr and Mrs. Willi* taruflr, Mr and Mrs William Pi> ereon Mr and Mrs Amos D efrieh Mrs Phoebe B <«art Mrs. Hefer Mrs Will in m B gnrt Mrs. Andrew J teinma». Misses Wil'a Panuelwh. r Edna D etrieh, B>wart " y Manning, aud E ouis Patterson, Mast ers George D etrieh Al-xander St iu mau and A lieu Steinuiau. DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1908 run SEHTIIENT SUSTAINS BOARD School Director W. J. Burns, who at the laat meeting in pointed terms expressed himself on alleged imperfec tions of our schools doe to oarrioalnm would seem to be pretty well sustain ed by the general pnblio. His strictures, printed in these col umns, naturally became the subject of widespread discussion. The other di rectors were not long in catching the drift of sentiment and they make no secret of thier conviction that when Mr. Burns declared that onr pupils are "studying too much and learning too little" he struck a note that chords with the public, view of the matter. A member of the school board Sat urday stated that a majority of the board are in sympathy with Mr Burns and that it is not at all unlikely that before next term some healthy action will grow out of the agitation elim inating the merely ornamental branch es and substituting mauual training or, at least, work of a practical and useful nature, makiug it possible to tie vote more time to drill and practice. Thus, the director states, will our teachers, who are now overburdened and hampered by the curriculum, be enabled to develop the subject as it should be, while the pupils on leav ing school, if diligent, will show a proficiency in at least the"three r's." In the near future a joint rueetiug of teachers anil directors will be held j to consider the matter in all its rela- I tions. Meanwhile data are beiug gathered to show the relative merits of work doue by nupils of Danville schools and those of other schools where simpler courses of study have been adopted. 19 Y EARS, 6 MOT FOR MORORI Angel J Morori, who three weeks agj murdered Joseph Dollago, a Sha mokin saloon keeper in cold blood, was sentenced Monday morning by Judge Stvioge to a term of nineteen years and six mouths in the eastern peniten tiary. Tlir prisoner was brought from the jail by Sheriff Taby shortly after nine o'clock. Judge Savidge addressed the prisoner as follows: "The jury found you guilty of mur der in the second degree. Personally I think it should have been first de gree. However, lam sure that they acted conscientiously and that no un due influence was brought to bear on them. Under the laws of Pennsyl vania, it is possible for several men of immovable convictions on a jury to determine its decision, and in your case it is perhaps well that it arrived at a second degree verdict, as some of the jurors could not conscientiously convict you of muruder in the first de gree. However, I thiuk that you de serve as severe a sentence as the law allows. The senteuce of the court is that you pay a line of $5 and undergo a term of imprisonment of nineteen years and six months at separate and solitary confinement in the eastern penitentiary. The sheriff took the prisoner back to jail. He made no comment,betray ed no emotion and gave not the slight est indication that he realized what it all meant Should the murderer retain his pre sent good health, he will be a free man bafore he is forfy years of age. lie n now under tweuty-fivo, and if hia sentence is csminuted for good be havior, ns it probably will, he will be in prison just about fifteen jear«. SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS Yesterday afternoon the publir schools of the borough closed for the holiday vacation. They will reopen ou Monday, Jauoary 4th. The schools were dismissed some what eailier than usual. Exercises | appropriate to Christmas were held in | ill the grades be'ow the high school. In most cases two rooms were thrown together and au unpretentious pro grain of recitations and singing was tendered. The rooms in which the e*- ••ic ses were held were decorated in II the various wavs that the fancy of teachers and pupils could devise. The true Chris'mas spirit prevailed. One read it alike in the interest and pains taking care shewn by the teachers and in ih<> beaming facts ( 112 the pupils as the* trooped in and out of the school building ' raised e«>n when the jail at riant* brought around tne usual are. H nroinined to be >-atisf)ed with t ie ■ mi •! prison fare in the future. BURGLARS M 0. L. S W. STATIfIi " on should be at home, Mr. Eg gert, when you receive callers." The above, written in a good band, was the contents of an unsigned note, found lying on the desk of Station | Agent George Eggert, Monday morn ing, after the place had been broken into aud ransacked by thieves. The cracksmen were probably the merest amateurs. They gained en trance into the building by forcing open the window leading from the eastern platform into the men's wait ing room. They next effeoted entry into the middle apartment between the two waiting rooms used as tick't office, by breaking open the door. The , force applied must have been consid erable, as the door frame into which the door was locked was badly broken and splintered. Once in the office the burglars iirt mrdiatolv got bu-y. Passing through au open door into the office at I he rear, occupied during the day by tie station agent, they commenced work on the safe. The door of the latter Monday morning showed the marks of a drill or some similar impiement.but no ap preciable progress had been made, little more than the paint being chisel ed off the safe. Fortunately all money had been re moved from the drawer at the ticket window. A determined ntteinpt had i been made to break open the drawer iu the desk near the front window. The drawer is badly scarred and bat tered but the lock refused to yield. The ticket case was found unlocked by the burglars,but the stamp accord ing to custom was concealed under lock and key. Unless properly stamp ed the tickets, of course, would have beeu valueless aud would have been ouly a means of leading to detection. As a matter of fact Mr. !• j pert Mnndav that Ie dors not think the burglars succeeded in getting a single article. If is not known at what time the burglars opera'ed. as Sunday night the station was alone practically from 10:30 o'clock until morning. he idea of leaving a note beliiud addressed to tlm station ageut wbb con ceived of by the cracksmeu, 110 doubt, as an irresistible stroke of humor. As viewed by most persons, however, the joke —if joke there was—wonld seem to be 011 the burglars. NATIONAL GUARD INSPECT!ON DATES A circular has just been issued by the inspector general of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, giving the ' dates aud places at which the several organizations of the guard will be in spected. The iuftufry will be inspect ed by the brigade inspectors. The Twelfth regiment inspections will be as follows; Regimental band, Williamsport, Tuesday, February 3, 19C9. Hospital corps, Sunbury, Thursday, February 18, 1909. Company A, Lewisburg, Friday, February 19, 1909 Company B, Williamsport,Tuesday, February 23, 1909. Company O, Milton, Saturday, Feb ruary 20, 1909. Company D, Williamsport,Tuesday, February 23, 1909. Company E, Sunbury, Thursday, February 18, 19r9. Compauv F, Danville, Wednesday, February 24, 1909. Company G, Williamsport, Wednes day, February 24, 19 !> Company H. Lo-k Haven, Monday, Fobruar 22, 1909. Company I, Williamsport, Wenuts day, February 24, 19(9. Company K, Sunbcry, Thursday, February 18, 1909. RIVER CLOSED WITH ICE Mercury dropped to 23 degrees yes terday moruiug, which, with one ex ception. was tlie coldest ot the seasou. The river which during a few days was full of floating ice is now closed above the bri'tge. There are a few clear spaces, but the stream is seeure- Iv locked from shore to shore. Below the bridge there is more open water hut the large ice floes aro locked to gether. There is good skating at many places along each shore artd a few more nights' freezing will add to the strength of the 100 in midstream. Several of the coal dredges are fast in the ice and the owners aro makiug haste to haul them out ou shore. Forney br< tliers already have theii dredge high aud dry on the river bunk The boat house belonging to the swimming club is in great danger. Unless something is done to save it it will be pretty sure to be carried off when the first breakup occurs Oread Disease Survey. A typhoid fever survey to determine the means, aside from domestic water supplies, by which this disease Is transmitted Is to be conducted In Pittsburg at the expense of the Russell Bage fund. NEW TEAR'S DEfOnil A meeting of citizens and the com mittee of mummers' association was held at the Baldy house Tuesday eve. The success of the New Year's dem onstration is assured and nothing more remains to be done than to em ploy the music and perfect other ar rangements relating to the parade. The fun-loviug and ingenious rnasqu eraders. whose costumes last year prov ed BO mirth-provoking may safely be relied upnn to do the rest. Since Tuesday morning the solicit ors have been at work. At the meeting they were able to make tie most en oouraging report. A liirjrn number of prizes had bten pledged by our busi ness people and others, in addition to nearly $20(1 in money, which will be used for cash piizea ami in paying for music, eto On motion Tuesday it was ordered that the residents of the country be iuvited to participate in the mum mer*' parade. Committees were appointed to em ploy bands and perfect other arrange ments. If is assured that there will be as much money to expend on the dem onstration as last year, while the cash and other prizes will be quite as much of an inducement. There will no doubt be several musical organizations in line. Nego tiations relating to the bands will be completed today by the committee ou music, appointed last night. FOUR - NEW PATIENTS ADHiTTED The report of the Tuberculosis dis- I eusary is each month read with in creasing interest due in great measure to the fact that the work here is n part of a world-wide movement that has for its aim the stamping out of one of the greatest plagues that ever afflicted the human race. Month after month the report of the local dispeti saiy furnishes abundant data, from which may be gleaned whether the work here is lagging behind or is keep ing pace with what is being done at other places. There can be only one opinion on this subject. Mouth after month the report of the local dispeneaty has re vealed that nothing is done in au idle and peifunetuiy u.aiMjer; that back of it alt is real euthusiatm and that act ual results are accomplished. The repcrt for the month ending on the Sinli iust.shows that the total num ber of patients receiving treatment at the dispensary are twenty-five. Dur iug the month five patients were ex amined and four admitted. Forty-eight return visits were made by patients. During the mouth fifteen patients gaiued 34 3 4 pounds. Seven reveal no gain in weight. Three lost 3 pounds. Of the number under treatment only two take medicine. The nurse made 31 visits. During the month there were fur nished free to the patients 280 quarts of milk and 88'- ; d< of eggs. K. (j. E REWARDS PAST CHIEFS Montour oastle, No. 186, Knights of the Golden Eagle, recently established a rule by which all past chiefs, after having gone through the chairs aud earned the past chief's degree, are presented with a latest regulation badge aud jewel as a reward of merit for the highly appreciated aud faith ful services rendered. At the meeting of the castle this week there were twenty-two past chiefs to receive the token, which is a passport to any grand castle session in the State District Grand Chief P M. Herriugton made the presentation speech and ill a very pleasant manner he commended each past chief for the untiring zeal with whioh they had sei their hearts to building up a prosperous order. Following is a list of the past chiefs who have been thus honored. Edwin V. Stroll, Lewis Kessler, J. J. Hubt'ck, Edward F. Hell, .T. B. Douglas, WVsley Hollobaugh, G L McLain, Setli O. Lormer, F. M. Her riugton Wm. B. Haiiser, Jacob .1 liietz, John (J. Vastine M. P Scott, A. C Atuosbury, Dallas Mummer, John II Dietz, Harry G Salmon, E. A. Adaius, Augustus Hei»s, John Sup er, Martin L. Bloom, Joseph Weid mau, Arthur D. Mverly, O. Leonard Foulk Edwatd Melliu, Warreu Boat, David Grove, Francis Hartmatt, Mil lard M>ersOhas. E. Bennett, Elward S. Delsite, WI Hard Kisner, Silas VVul i verton, Lafayette S. Fnust, Bradley ' (1. McLain, John B. Folk, Herbert Hendricks. 38,000 FARHS ARE INSPECTED HARRISBUKG, Dec. 23. i The State aud national livestock authorities have completed their big | task of inspecting the f»rms in the I section where the foot and month tlis- I ease appeared. A total of tlnity-e ghi | thousand farms weie inspected, which I are distributed as follows : | Montour, 812, the entire number in i 'he county; Philadelphia, 500 'arms: I Northumberland, 1.200 01 t of 2,6' 4 ; | Montgomery, 5 000 out of 5 860; l)el- I aware, 1.677, the entire number in the cmutv; Chester 6,302 the entire lium j her; Lancaster, S> 437 the intire uum b"r: York 6 000 out of 8 091; Dauphin, I 300 out of 3,844; Juniata, 6110 out o 15,55; Snvder, 1 500 out of 1,854; Le high, 3,299, the ent'ie number; Un ion, 1,000 out of 1,521: Lycoming, 30 uif of 8,782 and Clinton, 400 out of 1 363 "That little girl of Dennerly's Is very precocious, Isn't she?" "Yes, Indeed. Why, when she was four years old her mother heard her tell another little girl she was afraid she couldn't come to her party because she had nothing to wear!"— Cleveland Plain Dealer. ONE HDD VETERANS PRESENT The meeting of civil war veterans, comprising the volunteers of Montour county, held in G. A. R. hall, Mon day night, proved to lie a tine success, about one hundred being in attend ance. Resolutions were adopted fav oring the passage of a State pension bill aud askiDg our representative in the general assembly, R. S. Ammer man. to support such a measure. Mr. An merman by request delivered an address at the meeting, explaining that lis supported the Cochran bill providing for a Stato pension at the last session of the legislature ; also that the bill passed the house with only one disseutii g vote. He made it plain that Ins attitude jemains favoi able toward a Srnte peusiou bill. Resoiui ions wore read, aud unani mously adopted, after which a eoru mittee was appointed to obtain signa tures of civil war veterans and busi ness men of the county to be affixed to the resolutions. Following are the resolutions; Whereas, W« believe that the pension bill introduced by Senator Henry Cochran during the last session of our State legislature was a just and equi table measure designed to extend relief to the met) who fought for the preser vation of the Uuiou and who are just ly entitled to aid iu their Oeclining yens, aud, Whereas, said bill was passed almost unanimously by both house aud senate, thereby demonstrating beyond quest ion that the true representatives of the people recognized that the time has arrived when the men who gave some of the beßt years of their lives for the preservation of the state aud nation should he cared for by a grate ful people; therefore, iesolved, That our representative, Hon. R. S. Ammermaii. be requested to support, as he did before, the best measure for the relief of the veteran soldiers «jf the State which may come before the house during the coming session. Resolved. That a committee be ap pointed to procure the signatures of veterans and business mou of our town and county to these resolutions. Resolved.That this post seud a copy of this preamble aud resolutions to other posts throughout, the State urg ing upon all veterans the necessity cf asking their representatives to stand by a veteran soldiers' pension bill. CHURCH'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY Trinity Lutheran church, on March 34th next, will round out half a cen tury of history. The fiftieth anniver sary will he celebrated iu a building remodeled and refuruished at heavy expense, attesting the fact that during the fifty years of its existence the con gregation has not ouly maintained its zeal and held fast to tilings spiritual lint Ims also prospered well in a tiu arcial way. The remodeling contemplated com pters the installation of new pews, a raising of the floor, with some changes at the main stairs, a new ear pet and re-fr. scoiug of the walls. To complete all the improvements will require little Its* than tl ree months. The old pews, which were sold to rim congregation of the Lutheran chruuh at Grovania, were removed from the church In re on Tuesday. Ye terday work on the new floor was iu progress The latter 's being rais ed the rear so as to present an in cl in". Frederi' k Moll of Riverside has the contract for tl e carpenter yv or! 7. To contract for He fre»coing has becii awarded to C Day Ruiiy & Co , of i arrisburg. Some very fine effects are promised and this branch of the work alone will occupy a month. The Dittman Furniture company of Williamsport has been awarded the contract for tlio new pews The lat ter will be something espeoiaily tine aud will occupy a semicircle, which will necessitate changes in the chancel railing to correspond. The pews will be of five-ply quartered oak back auu three-ply quartered oalt end, Tliev wilt have romanesque end and box arm, oeep panel and oak seat. The carpet, which will be a fine body bru-sels, will be furnished by George W. Rcat. WORK PROORESSINQ ON MONUMENT BASE Notwithstanding the wintry condi tions, although too cold to work iu concrete, yet operations have by uo ine-ius been suspended on the soldiers' monument. Persons passing along Bloom striet yesterday were surprised to discover that work has been b' gun oil the mas sive steps that form a part of the yvide base. Ti o heavy coiner stones are al ready set, each surmounted with the highly polished grauite hall three feet iu diameter, before described Stone cutters jesterday were em ployed chiseling down ttie faces of il e four pedestals on which the bronze panels are to be fastened. Hope has bv uo means been aband oned that the memorial in 'ts entirety tnav he completed curing the next couple of weeks A shirt spell of mild weather would be 'sufficient to com plete the concrete woik Meanwhile a great deal of other » ork can be attended to the progress 112 wh'Cli (B not affected by the coin. The statue" may be placed in position luring Cl o next few days Birthday Party. A pleasant birthday party was held lit n » bun eof Fiank Lynn, Beaver street. Supper was served. Those oresent were Mr. and Mrs. William Fausuaught and family, Mr aud Mis. etrill and family, Mr. and Mrs Pien iss and family Mrs. William Mo 'ann. Misses Emma Shank. Katie Vertman I a Sliutt, Eihel Si>ntt. vle»srs. Charles Shott, George Faus • anwht William Fausnauuht, Henry Shntt, Walter Burr, Lewis Cromley aud James Sheridau. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 liffl WITH OUT nmn Quietly and without any display. Louge No. 764, B. P. O Elks, yester day afternoon, as its Christmas offer lug to the poor, distributed among needy families of town forty-six boxes of provision, the value of each being at least three dollars. Tims was one of the fundamental principles of Elfe dorn, which is to dispense charity ; without ostentation,carried out to the | very letter. J tie sending out of contributions in this way to tlie poor at Christmas time has been practiced by the Elks for years pat«t. But never before, proba bly, has the work been carried out so successfully. The object in view was jto relieve actual want. So that while the money was freely contributed it was understood that the fund was to he applied to the purchase of the "necessaries" of life for the "deserv ing pcor." iu oruer that the charity might be rightly applied in all instances, the ministers of town and the Ladies* Benevolent society were invited to as sist in discovering cases where real want exists. Through the help of the above forty-six necessitous families were located,this beicg the number of boxes that the Elks proposed to send out. The boxes were filled Tuesday at the '< bnsiuess place of one of the Elks, the goods all being procured at wholesale rates. Each box weighed 100 pounds and contained goods to the value of $3, consisting of such articles as flour, potatoes, cabbage,apples.sugar, coffee. ' canned goods, ham, cereals. &c. j Yesterday afternoon the goods were [delivered. Three wagons were fur nished free by memheis of the Lodge, i each being manned by two Elks in ad dition to the driver. Some affecting ! scenes were witnessed as the boxes were delivered. Many who received goods were old women ; others were i widows with large families of depend ent little ones At many places the | women huist into teals and were al most powerless to express their thanks. ; Each box contained a card bearing the j inscription : ' "Merry Christmas From the Elks." [_..JERSONALS Mr. aud Mrs. George Kircher and ! son Bruce, East Market street, left j yesterday to spend Christmas with ' relatives at Shippeusburg. Miss Helen Coleman, of New York j C ty, is the guest of Mr. aud Mrs. E. i Normau Scott, Castle Grove. Miss Lucretia Rhodes, employed as a nurse at Bryu Mawr college in j firtuary, is spending the holidays at i the Shelliart homestead, East Centre j strei t. Mrs. David Kurtz, of Stinbury, is < visiting friends iu Danville. Miss Silva Gross, of Blootnsburg, is the guest o' Mrs. L. Blocb.West Mah ouiug street. Mis* Elizabeth Klerkner returned to ! Philadelphia yesterday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. 'l. F. Moyer. Mill street. Mrs. C. C. Kitter and Mrs. Daniel Dieffenbacher visited friends in Sun bur.v yesterday. Miss Mary Alice Rishel. Ferry street, lett yesterday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Samu 1 Bjyer, Ply mouth. Mrs. Ira Yontig and daughter Helen of Lancaster,are visiting the former's ' ptreuts, Mr. and Mrs. George Rick | etts, Church stieet. Kred Kvans, of Washington, D. C., will arrive today for a visit w'th his - parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eians, j East Market street. Mrs. Hannah Chestnut and daughter Hi-leu, if Lewisbnig are vsiting the ; former's parents Mr. aud Mrs. George W. Roat, East Market street. Bess Drum IK ller. of Snnbnry. i and Mrs. Guy Gregg, of Weston, Vir ginia. spent y ster lay With Mrs. A IH. Grone, M 111 street. Joseph Dickey left lust evening for fuffvl'i, N. Y.. where he will spend Christmas. Mrs. Kiite Rhodes, of Riverton, N. J., i" visiting at the Shelhart liome : stead. East Centre street. Miss Estella Lowenstein, a student at the Broau Street Conservatory of Music, ar ived Tuesday evening to j-pend the Christmas liilidajs at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs j Sunn 11 Lowenstein. West Market j street. Jny W. of the university of | Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, is spend ing tie Christmas holidays at ihe lion eof his pHrents, Mr. and Mrs. W j A. Sei I ler, Maiket sc|nare. Hunt on Seclih r. of Philadelphia, is si en« I'u a feyv days with friends in ! this oily. Hewitt Jobhorn will arrive from , Philadelphia today to spend Christ | ma« with h spa Milts, Mr. and Mrs ; Josiah Jobhorn, Centre street. ! A Ivin Si aide, of Fhiladelphia, is | visiiing relatives in Danville. Miss lon West, of Philsdeli hia, is spending ihp holidays w th her broth er, George M. West, Nassau street. Mrs. Edward Hartman and Mrs. James lodger lave returned after a visit witl relatives in Sorauton. : Miss Tillip R.ekf tts, of 1 ancaster, jis spend'• i> tie holidays with her par ents in this city. Made address. Rev. O. D. Leroh delivered the ad dress H ■ (JhriHimas seivices in the Lvtheran church at Grovania last evening Drpams o >■<> - one dava should not shadow the realities of today.