VOL. 55— NO. 1
DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
Office Hours
4. M.to 12 M. 104 Mill Ht.,
IP. M.to iP. St. Dai tille. Pa.
CI SIIULTZ, M.
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425 MILL ST., DANVILLK, I'A.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
The Thomas Iron company will re
sume work at its furnace, in Alhurtis,
Berks county, which has been idle
since last March.
Frank Collen. a blacksmith, who
was terribly burnod in the Boyertown
theatre fire almost a year ago, is still
receiving hospital treatment and has
not been able to work a day since the
disaster.
A leper arrived iu New Orleans last
week half starved aud penniless after
having walked 2,500 miles from San j
Francisco to seek refuge in the lepers'
home near that place.
Otto Bergen, a farmer of Reserve
township, Allegheny county, used a j
preparation containing phosphorus, to j
make his liens lay. The stuff was mix
<>a with corn meal, which was thrown
on straw and the chickens scratching ■
around caused the phosphorus to set
fire ca the straw aud the ohicken house
was burned.
During 1908 there were 450,000 bar
rels of beer brewed in Reading and
170,000,000 oigars were manufactured.
Miss Lydia Worthington, of Ply- j
mouth, Luzerne couuty, ou Saturday
night in a dream sprang out of bed
opened a window aud leaped out, but
one foot caught somehow aud she dan- j
gled from the window sill, (-creaming
loudly. The iumates of the house in
other rooms did not hear her, but two j
men passing by did aud, breaking
open the door, rushed up and rescued
her, saving her from a horriblo death, !
perhaps.
There were 1,037 marriage licenses
issued in Lancaster county during |
1908, which was fifty-seven less than
in 1907.
George H Beam iu attempting to
lift a fish net out of the Lehigh river |
at Etston.fell out of his boat and was <
drowned.
The plan inaugurated by President j
Lawrence Kiester, of liebauou Valley \
college,to raise $50,000 for the college j
by January 1, was successful, as the j
amount contributed is $50,112.
Daniel H. Erdman, president of the
Alleutown Democrat Publishing citu
panj , aud treasurer of the democratic
county committee of Lehigh couuty. I
died on Saturday morning, aged 48 j
years.
Mrs. Charles Gormley, of Piiiladcl- !
phia, aged 4J years, on Siturday j
swallowed some carbolic acid, luiviug I
taken it by mistake for some cough
medicine, aud died in a short time in j
great agony.
The death rate iu Philadelphia dur
ing 1908 was 17.16 per 1.000, the low
est rate iu the history of the city.The
total number of deaths was 26.304. j
The deaths from tuberculosis were ;
3,065. pueumouia, 2,843, heart disease
2,473, summer complaint nnder 2 years j
1,684, typhoid fever 533.
Benjamin Miller, a Civil war vet- I
erau of Lancaster,raged 80 years, end- |
ed his life on New Year's day by |
shooting himself iu the head with a j
guu. He pulled the trigger with his j
toes.
Dr. J. C. Biddle, for twenty-fife |
years superintendent of the Ashland j
hospital, -Schuylkill county, aud noted j
as a skillful surgeon in limb amputa- !
tlous, has during that period made
2,500 amputations, all with the same
saw.
Mrs' Eliza A Steinmetz, who died I
recently iu Alleutown, leaving an es- j
tale of SIO,OOO, bequtathed all to hi
daughter except one dollar, which i
to be placed in the hands of a trust !
company and the interest paid animal- I
ly to her son, the Rev. C. H. Stein
metz, dariug It's lifetime.
Ia the home of Mrs. Robert Fols- :
tick, i'i Alleutown, n 3-year-old ch l t 1
ou .Saturday night fell ou' of he I.and j
its cries awakened the Other member!
of the family just iu time to savi
their lives as the rooms were filieii ■,
wtili gas escaping from the bitchei, |
stove aud some of the children weri j
almost overcome alieady.
James U. Kc.lch, of Philadelphia,
who died a few days ago, left mi es
tate of SIIO,OOO, the bulk of whicti is
to be held iu trust for the use of Mis
wife daughter and grauddaughter and
on the death of the last of tho thre»-
the principal is to be divided eqn«lly
between tho Masonic home, Metho
dist orphanage. Home for Aged Coup
les and Union Home for Old Ladies
The tobacco barn on the farm o'
Nathaniel Erb, in Penn township,
Lanoaster county, with five acres of
tobacoo in it, was destroyed by fire on
Saturday. Loss |5,000.
itlontmxr jslflHi American.
MB' HE
Hi
Consistent with ita record of doing
things on a maugificent scale and of
I never falling short of complete success
in any demonstration that may be
! planned Danville ou New Year's day
| made all its promises good by bring
| ing forth a mummers' parade which
lin point of magnitude and up-to-date
! aud entertaining features was never
I surpassed iu this section of the State.
■ That Danville never does things by
halves and that when it plans a fuuc
-1 fou it always proves something worth
seeing is a fact well recognize i by the
peopl iof neighboring towns. Tims it
jtr inspires that Danville always iia.s
! the crowds.
Ou New Year's clay, next in interest
to the mummers, themselves, was the
immeuse concourse of people who
j turned out to s3e the demonstration,
fully oue-half of whom were from out
of towu.
Not onlv was every incoming trolley
car packed to the limit, but the trains
on each nf the railroads brought hun
dreds of visitor;". By one o'clock the
j sidewalks on Mill street were bUck
with people; by two o'clook it was
; difficult for a person to thread his way
through the crowd : by 2 :30 o'clock,
when the parade started.this thorough
fare from the river bridge to North
Mill street was paoked, and the mum
mers marched between two solid walls
of human beings. Fortunate were
those who stood near the outer edge :
of the crowd; there were many whose
view was obstructed aud who obtained
only an imperfect idea of what the :
pirade was like Windows, awning
roofs and other vantage points were 1
oocnpisd by eager sightseers.
The parade caine up to the fondest
expectatiou. The most of the concep- .
tons were comic In their nature, the
i costumes, without exception being
i carrioatures. luiicrous imitations of
the real thing.
The king aud his br lliaut equipage
constituted one touch of real dignity
aud beauty. To Ambrose Prentiss and
Ins jaunty little pages, who so grace- I
fully upheld his expansive aud luxur
iously embroidered cape, wo are in- j
debted for this much-applauded de
parture, which wou the first prize, j
It is the first time that auy one ever j
attempted anything so elaborate in a
New Year's parade in Danville.
Prominent among the marchers, this I
year, wete the "girls"—well dressed,
under "Merry Widow" hats as large
as curt wheels, girls who walked with '•
real grace aud dignity displaying
French high heels under big feet and ,
aM the requisite accessories of dainty ;
female toilets.
Among other innch-applaued features
were the ludians from Blooiusburg; '
the Lime Ridge Drill Corps and Col.
Jigsaw and company Tho "Groasi
Pot," a product of the Structural i
Tubing works, presenting the plaut in j
miniature aud a fl >at drawn by two ]
cows from the farm of O. R. Savage, j
the home of Crystal water, each prov
ed a great attraction aud were ap
plauded for their originality.
The marchers were led by the com - j
mittee in T. J. Price's handsome anto- !
mobile, kindly loaned for the occas
ion. An adequate idea of the length i
of the parade ami the variety of feat- I
ores embodied may bo obtained from
the list which follows relating to the
award of prizes
The six cash prizts were awarded as i
follows:
First prize, twenty-five dollars.king i
aud attendants.
Seootid prize, twenty dollars. Red
Men.
Third prize, fifteen dollars, Lime j
Ridge Drill Corps
j Fourth Prim ten dollars, Colonel |
' Tigsaw and compauv.
J Fiftli prize, five dollars, "Grease j
E'ot," Structural Tubing Works ex- i
I hib t
Sixth prize, two dollars aud fifty j
i routs, Crystal -spiini; water.
A fou of coal was a/.ard. d each of J
the following: Girl in Y How, Spirit j
of '7ti, Sol flusters, Dr. lv l.'utn.V. S. j
and fie A ir hip.
Twenty five pounds of flour were 1
| awarded each of t!ie following: Tin j
I 'ulcyr'e, the Elephant, aud ilor: eless
I vVagou.
i \l)ix uf cigars was awarded to the
IJpsldodowu Mao, Police Patrol aid
Toe Hautere.
| Oue-lmlf dozen photographs w< ra
| awarded each to the T<n Hears aud
'Guess-Who-I- *m" man.
j Other prizes wire awarded as fo'-
lo*s:
Ooe half dozen silver spnou«, 1 aly
in RU' k, at head of Northumberland
baud
(Seut's umbrella, "Harrigan."
La lies' u übrellt, Louo VSerry Wid
ow.
One dollar aud a half bust, White
B"nr.
Case of canned goods. Kazoo Band.
Comb aud brush, Hod Carrier.
Half dozen pair of suspenders, Ala-
Iba na Coons.
Kive pounds of roast beef, Old
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 7, 1909
WILLIE GREEN'S
11 VISIT
"Willie" Green was in towu Mon
day.
Many of our readers may fail to re
call who Willie Green is. To such
we would say that Willie was associat
ed with two of the most exciting epis
odes that ever ocourred in Danville,
one l)9ing an attempted highway rob
i bery and the other a jail delivery.
Green was arrested on the night of
October 13, 1902, in company with
Andrew Lux, after our townsman, U.
Y .Tames had been hell up near the
corner of Church aud East Market
streets.
Along with Andrew Lux Greeu lay
nearly three mouths in prison await
ing trial During this interval, along
with Lux, he broke jail. The excite
ment caused by the jail delivery will
be readily recalled. It was Sunday
afternoon aud the fugitives were far
ou their way toward freedom before
they were missed by the sheriff. They
were captured iu the railroad yards at
Suubury by officers of that towu and
were returned to tho Montour county
prison.
Andrew Lux was found guilty of at
tempted highway robbery and was
sentenced to ten years in the Eastern
penitentiary. He is still serving sent
ence.
"Willie Greeu" was thought to be
dying of consumption and bis case
aroused much sympathy. The evidence
did not show conclusively that he had
participated iu the holdup and he was
acquitted of that charge.
He was found guilty of jail break
ing, hut because of his feeble health
sentence was suspended on condition
that lie would leave Danville aud nev
er return.
"Willie" agreed reaily enough to
give Danville a wide berth for all
time, lint with what fidelity he has
lived up to his promise is manifest
when it is explained that to the posi
tive knowledge of the officers yester
day's visit to Danville was the third
that Green has made since he was be
fore court.
He evidently thinks he is very astute
but on occasion of each visit he was
detected by the officers a few hours
after he arrived. He reoeived his ulti
matum Monday when Chief Minoe
moyer gave him one half an hour to
get out of towu aud told him it' he
ever reappeared Here he would take
him into custody uad deliver him over
to court. When last seen Green was
on his way to Mausdale and he wasn't
losing any time, neither.
A life of tiavel seems to agree with '
"Willie" and lie has taken on flesh
since he left Danville. AII evidences
of consumption seem to have vauished
ami judging fiom appearances he is
able to eat three meals a day and a
handout or so besides.
GEORGE B. BROWM
PASSES AWAY
Our readers will be grieved to learn
of the death of George B. Brown, son
of our townsman,B. B. Brown, which
ooeurred at Casey,lll., Tuesday morn
ing. The cause of death was nervous
exhaustion.
The deceased was ill for some time.
He was known to be in a very critical
condition and the telegram which ar- '
rived Tuesday announcing his death
was not uuexpected by the relatives.
George B. Brown was thirty-eight
years of age. He was born aud grew
to manhood in Dauville. During the
last thirteen years he was engaged in
railroad Y. M. O. A. work in the
west. He was a young man of sound
principles and of devout nature, who
accomplished much good in his brief !
span of life
He is survived by his wife and two 1
small children at Casey; also by his
father, B. B. Brown, a brother, T. G.
Brown, and a sister, Mrs. B. W. Mus
selman, of D:«nville.
T io deceased with his family spent
several weeks in Danville last.summer.
While Mrs. Alec Moore,colored, liv
ing iienr Rosedale, was at work in her !
kitchen Monday preparing a meal,one
of the email boys playing there set fire j
to her apron string, "jest to see the j
hlazo " The woman uarrowly escaped
hurnlnsr to dentil
K eigh.
Hunch of bananas, Colored preacher.
Pair of gloves, small automobile.
Pair of slppers, South i-'«a Islanders.
M iffler, Man with flag
One dozen trousers' holders, Merry
Widow No. a
One dozen hangers, Uncle Sam.
Pair cuff buttons, Hip Yau Winkle
N ektie,"Boy Clown' on horseback.
B lttlo toilet water, Bugler.
B ix of candy, Loving couple.
A box of cigarettes donated by the
judges was awarded to Thomas G.
Vincent, chief aide.
The prize offered by Sheriff Williams
•or the person who should recognize
him und-tr his disguise was wou by
Thomas Longer and Beaver Groan.
ID
10 OFFICE
The connty commissioners after be
| ing Inducted into office organized
| Monday afternoon by electing Geo. W.
i Miles, President,and George R. Sec ti
ler, secretary. Horace O. Blue was
| chosen clerk.
! The oath of office was administered
jto George R. Sschler, John Coleman
! aud George W. Miles, county cominis
| siouers-eleot, by Register aud Record
jerW. L. Sidler. Mr. Sidler also ad
ministered the oath to the county aad
itors-elsct. B. L. Diehl, Thomas Van
j S.tnt and J. H. Woodside. Prothono
i tary Thomas G. Vincent administered
! the oath of office to Dstrict Attorney
! elect C. P. Gearhart.
At 1:30 o'clock the conntv commis
i siouers retired to the ooart room for
i the purpose of electing olerk,solicitor,
I jail physicians aud courthouse jani
j tor.
i In the election of clerk there was
| quite a contest, eight bll lota being
I taken. There were three candidates •
: Frank NewhaUer, Henry Wireman and
[ Horac3 C Blue, who has filled the
| position for the last two terms Dur
| ing the deadlock, that ensued Mr.
1 Miles supported Frank NewbakeriMr.
Sechler supported Henry Wireman aud
Mr. Colaniau, Horace O. Blue. The
deadlock was broken by Mr. Sechler,
who on the eighth ballot voted for
Horace C. Bine.
Mr Blue was declared elected and
his salary was fixed at fifty dollars per
month.
R. S. Ammerman was elected conn
ty solicitor. It was ordered that
lis receive a retaining fee of fifty dol
j lars each year.
j Dr. Cameron Slinltz was elected
; jail physician for the first year; Dr.
1. G. Barber for the second year and
Dr. R. S. Patten for the third year.
John Reppert was eleoted janitor
of the courthouse at a salary of |lB
per month.
The bonds of the oonnty commis
sioners were approved by Associate
Judges Frank G. Blee and Hon L. W.
; Welliver.
DAVID KRUM
CHOSEN STEWARD
| David Krum of Mahoning township
| will be the uext.«teward at the alms
' house of Danville and Mahoning poor
' district. Dr. R. S. Patten will be the
next physician.
|! The overseers of the poor for the
! Danville and Mahoning district held
' their auutial meeting Monday. Wil
liam Russell was chosen secretary and
J. P. Bare, treasurer, of tho board
William Kase West. Esq., was chosen
as attorney.
David Krum, who succeeds Frank
Hartline us steward, is a skillful aud
a successful farmer, who has been a
resident of Mahouing township for
many years. The change at the poor
farm will not take place until the first
of April. Dr. Patten as physician at
i the alma house succeeds Drs. Cameron
| Shultz and G. A. Stock.
; The oropß yielded well on the poor
farm last year. Nevertheless the in
; come proves Inadequate to support tho
■ big family of inmates,practically none
: of whom are producers.
Dae probably to the Industrial de
! presßion the inmates at the alma house
! exceed thus*? of auy other winter.there
being twenty-five there at present with
prospects of wore coming.
BIG YEAR'S WORK
FOR SO HENS
Fifty hena owned by C. D. Garrison
j at Grovania have established a record
for laying during the year past that it
| would be hard to beat.
Daring the summer of 1907 among
j the chickens hatched on the Garrisou
premises were fifty pullets, which with
tne advent of January 1, 1908, had
fairly entered upon their career as egg
; producers.
Mrs. Garrison was very proud of her
i flock of fifty liens and she became de
! sirous of knowing how many eggs
! they would produce during the year.
I Accordingly each day she kept an ac
! connt of the eggs laid and ou New
j Year's, 1909, she had a grand total of
; 535 dozen and 5 eggs.
Scattered Facts.
| Last year 3,003 patents were issued,
j aocordiug to the annual report of the
secretary of the interior. Porto Rico
I is preparing to spend 13,000,000 ou an
irrigation project. There are 31,000
permaneut white residents of Alaska.
Gold waa produced in Alaska last year
to the value of $17,490,777. The gov
ernment maintains 25 reservations for
the protection of native wild birds.
The United States has a aohool fund
of 138,313,100. There are 1,421 day
schools for Indians. No intermarried
whites are on the rolls of the Creek
or Seminole nations. More than 40.-
000.000 barrels of oil were marketed
from Indian lands In the year.
FURNISHING Ml
J MIS
Samuel Waite of the first ward was
arraigned before Juatice-of-the-Peace
Ogiesby Tuesday afternoon to answer
the charge of famishing liquor to
' minors. He was held for court, bail
being fixed at |3OO.
Waite's arraignment followed as the
; sequenoo of the arrest of Annie Bloom -
er and Bessie Kennedy, which arrests
were caused by Waite last November,
the charge being that the two girls
stole money from him. The girls were
convicted and sentenced to six months
in prison.
Ttie girls in torn caused Waite's ar
rest, the information, lodged by each
: before Justice Ogiesby, set forth that
on the 9th day of November last and
at divers other times within two years
past Samuel Waite did give, farnißli
and provide her,the deponent,a minor
under age of 20 years, for her use as a
beverage, certain spiritous, malt and
brewed liquors, whiskey and beer and
that the said Samuel Waite well knew
' the said deponent to be a minor at the
time.
•Tustioe Ogiesby temporarily removed
his office to the county jail occupying
the office of Sheriff Williams. Waita
after his arrest, Monday night, was
placed in jail to await a hearing.
Annie Bloomer and Bessie Kennedy
were brought down from their cells to
the sheriff's office, after which Waite
was brought in and arraigned.
In both cases he pleaded not guilty
to the charge. Each of the girls, how
ever, on being sworn declared that
Waite had famished her with both
beer anil whiskey, a supply of which
he frequently had on hand. Each was
emphatic that Waits had in person
handed her the whiskey on the day
when the alleged robbery was commit
ted as well as at other times.
Waite putin a vigorous denial in
( sisting that on the day when the mon
ey was taken the girls puiloined the
whiskey; that he had it concealed in
a cupboard "for a job that night."
.Tastice Ogiesby was of the opinion
that a prima facie case had been made
out and tie held the defendant for
oourt, fixing bail in each case at 1200.
I No bondsman appearing the def-Mulan
I was remanded to jail.
GREAT ANNUAL.
CORN SHOW
Pennsylvania's third annual Corn
Show, annual Dairy Show and annual
! meeting of the State Board of Agricu
! lature, Penn'a's. Livestock Breeder's
assooiatiou and Penna's. Daily Union
will all be held in Chestnut Street
! Hall, Harrisburg, January 20 to 29
i inclusive. Nine magnificent silver
cups and forty-five casii prizes will be
1 offered for the best exhibit of ten ears
of corn, and |SO and |2,"> cups fort lie
; best exhibits of fifty ears made by
! Subordinate Granges. Corn prizes are
1 for Pennsylvania farmers only; seed
j men not aliowed to compete. A lot of
j cash and other valuable prizes will be
! offered for milk aud batter. Speakers
, include the following: Prof. Wm
j Hill, of the University of Chicago,
i Farm Economics; Dr. Tiios. F. Hant,
I Prof. K. D. Gadner and Dr. W. T.
| Philliapv, all to discuss corn; Dr.
Carl W. Gay, the Stallion Law; J.
M. Dodge, Market Hogs; J. O. Don
i oan, Mutton Making; Dr. E. B. Vor-
I bees, Alfalfa; Alva Agee.Lime; J. F.
Lantz, State Fair: Prof. P. R. Mar
: shall, Principles of Breeding; Dr. H.
P. Armsby, Auimal Nutrition; Prof.
! H. H. Dean, Milk: P. H. Keifer (ex
pert judge), Butter: aud a number of
i others. The Peuna.'s Experiment
Station will make a corn drmoustra
! tion.and U. S. Department of Agricu
j Iture experts will give illustrations
j and demonstrations in various phases
jof dairying. For particulars as to the
Corn Show address E. S. Bayard, 20
Sbadv ave., East Eud, Pittsburg; as
So the Daily Show, Prof. H. E. Vau-
Norman, State College, Pa. ; for pro
| gram, etc., Sec. N. B. Critclifield
| Harri«burg, Pa. Everything is free
| uo entry or admission fees'
INJURING TKEESIN
MEMORIAL PARK
: Residents in the vicinity of Meinoii
j»l Park state that the voting trees
! planted on Arbor day are being injur
(fd by thoughtless or maUcion«ly in
j clined boys, who seem to regard the
j park a public ploy ground. It is no
! unusual sight to see tho boys beating
j the tender trees with clubs, bendiut.-
tliem over, <!fcc The bark is knockid
| off some of the trees and the inference
would be that they are also injured
about the roots as the result of Hie
hard usage to which they have been
subjected.
It is to be regretted that "ne or nior
of the offenders have not been arrest
ed. If an example were mad* of one i
would probably have the effect of de
terring others. Wo are informed rlia'
an effort Is being made to obtain the
names of the bovs whose wv t»i 0"i:-
dnot is described above.
■I ME
NEXT Mil
January court will convene on next
Monday, the 11th inst. According to
present indications there will be only
a small number of commonwealth cases ,
ou hand. Were it not for a few civil j
cases that may come on for trial it !
i would not be worth while for the i
traverse jury to appear,
i For several years past it has occur
red that there lias been only a saiull
> | volume of business on hand at the
j term following the holidays and at the
i ] last moment the traverse jurors were
notified not to appear and only such ,
matters were given atteution as were
of pressing importauce. It was learn- ,
| ed, however,at the courthouse jester
day that there is no probability that
i | court will be declared off this term.
I Up to date there are only Ave com
i monwealth cases. The civil list is as
, follows:
Sophia Q. Eckman vs. Lehigh &
Wilkes-Barre Coal and Iron company.
Trespass. Hinckley and Mensch for
■ plaintiff and Wolverton, Herring and
Wolverton for defendant.
Sophia G. Eckman vs. Cross Creek
Coal company. Trespass. Gearhart,
Hinckley and Mensch for plaintiff aud
i Wolverton, Herring and Wolverton for
j defendant.
Jacob B. Moser vs. Jonathan Stahl.
i j Appeal. Chamberlain of Milton for
I plaintiff aud H. M. Hinckley for de
fendant,
DREDGE STILL
IN COMMISSION
The winter thus far lias not been
sufficiently rigid to put George W.
| Rockwell, the contractor, out of busi- 1
uess. Tuesday his dredging machine !
was scooping up ashes at a record- :
breaking rate and the plucky contract- j
or has no Idea of suspending opera- j
tions until the work of filling up the
canal is completed.
Mr. Rockwell stated that he could
finish hauling ashes in a week or teu
, days, if moderately fair weather con- 1
tinned. A view of the canal cn the i
hospital grounds shows that the work
tis rapidly approaching completion,
while the immense cavity that yawus j
on eaoh side of Railroad street where i
the ashes and cinder have been scooped \
up attests to the enormous quantity of j
material that has been removed.
Weattier such as we have had up to
; the present interposes no obstacle to
| the work. During the mild weather
i of a couple of days past the track oft
the narrow guage railroad where the
frost has left the ground sank a little
heie aud there but although much care
is required in runti ng the cars, uo
serums derailtnii,ts have occurred
Unless prolonged cold weather with
■ <!eep suow follows the < outractr i
hopes, not only to finish filling up t i
! canal this winter, but also to replace
|on ttie top of the ashes the course of
j fertilo soil removed by the i-re.'ge be
j forr j filling-up began.
MERCHANTS'
INVENTORY
The busiest season of the year began
Monday for most of the merchants in j
Danville. They are now takiug in- i
ventories of their stock with view !
of determining exactly the business j
done during the past year.
With most business houses in towu
this inventory is carried down to the 1
last detail, so that estimates can be j
' made almost to the penny of the value
|of the stock on hand. It often takes j
as high as two or three weeks to finish ,
| the inventories, especially when there
S is a great variety of goods in the
stock. This work is done by the clerks
\ in a iditiou to tlieii regular duties and
I they are generally kept very busy un
j til it is over.
' In general the business done by local
j firm* durin,' the past year was satis
j factory except in the beginning of the
year.when the business depression was
jb' ing felt most. The, prospects are j
! Ihat the business of the coming year j
j Will far exceed that of the one jnst
I past, is conditions are growing better
I steadily.
WEDDINO SOI HHNIZHD
AT SIX O'CLOCK A. H.
| A wedding of note was solemnized
at t e manse of the Malioiiiin; Presbi ■
j teriau church at (! o'clock yesterday '
| inoriiinu' t'V the llev James Wol a-tuti !
Kiik, the contracting pa ties bcitu !
\lis» Umh lohnsoti, daughter of Mr '
and Mrs. F. P. Johns n.aud Harry G
Peterx, son of Mr and Mrs Frauk G |
Peters, all if this citv.
The uewly w 1 '■«•■! couple left on the j
7:05 D. L. V vV. train for a tfip to )
i New Y >rk a-i l Hn-t n. lieturiiiuii ro
| Danv lie they will res de at the ("it>
jliot'l. of wii "i li-'-to rv ili» uroo-n's
j father is n p elo .
' | Hot'i Hi • hri ; < ti< cn are *.l .
know.i and pipular young people of
• I vile.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
ILL PULE
SUE II LAW
The veterans of Moutour comity who
held a meetiug recently and adopted
resolutions urging oar representative
, to support a State pension act will be
( glad to learn that there is every pos
! sibility of a soldiers' pension bill
; passing the present legislature and be
-1 coming a law.
It is said that the governor will this
/ear approve such a bilt, although lie
| vetoed a similar bill two years ago
owing to " insufficient revenue. " A
• dispatch from Harrisburg last evening
| stated tiiat a committee of veteran
soldiers met Senator Blewitt, of Lack
! awauna, yesterday at the Lochiel Ho
tel and pressnted the bill to him, and
that he will introduce it in the Senate
on Monday, January 18, the day the
Senate Committees are announced.
This committee of veteraus consisted
of Sheriff A. B. Stevens, aud Captain
P. Delacey, of Scranton; H. H. Ben
gough, Pittsburg; W. A. Cook, York;
aud Judge Halsey, of Wilkes-Barre.
PROVISIONS IN BILL.
The pension bill presented by them
aud which no doubt will be the one
that will become a law, provides that
any peraun wiio eulisted aud served
ninety days in the army, navy or
j marine corps during the civil war, at.
the time being a resident of tiie State,
and who at present resides In Pennsyl
vania, shall be paid a pnnsion of sf>
per month.
The governor shall appoint a Pen
sion Board of three persons at a salary
,of $2,500 each, who shall pass upon
| the applications. A Commissioner of
! Pensious shall also be appointed at
$15,000 per year who shall have charge
of and make payment of the pensions.
The Commissioner of Pensions shall
j have ail office force of a chief clerk at
|I,BOO, two clerks at 11,200. a mess
j enger at S9OO, stenographer at SI,OOO
and additioual clerks at s'.>oo each,
j The Pension Board shall appoint three
clerks at $1,200 each.
QUARTERLY PAYMENTS.
The payment of pensions shall be
| made quarterly, beginning witli the
; quaxter ending February 28, 1810, and
no application will be considered be
fore September 1, 19 9. All pensions
; will be paid by warrant mailed to the
! pensioner. No person borne ou the
United States rolls as a deserter shall
| receive a pension, aud all applications
: must be made under oath. The sum
of $4,500,000 is appropriated for the
purpose of payiug the peusions uuder
the act.
J
OLD-TIME MUSICIAN
RE nOVRD 35Y DEATH
Wi.liaui McCloild.wliO was cousigu
iea t> rho grave in St. Joseph's comp
ter* Ti esday, was an old-time inusn,
ian of Danville. He was one of the
early members of Stops' band and be
longed to a number of musical organ
izations since.
The deceased was sixty-three years
of age. He came to this county, locat
ing at Danville when eighteen years
of age. He was a musician from boy
j hood and was not in this country three
months when he began to play in the
| band.
; He was first a member of the Twelfth
| regiment band and later in succes
sion belonged to Stoes' band, St. Jos-
I eph's band, of which he was leader,
: Goodwill band and citizens' band.
1 The funeral took place at St. Jo>-
| eph's Catholio church at 9 o'clock
; Tuesday morning, the Rev. Father Mc
j Caun officiating. High requiem mass
was celebrated.
The pallbearers were : James Me-
Cormick, James Ryan, Bernard Mur
phy, Patrick Finley, John Mountain
aud Michael Reilly.
The following persous from out of
town attended the funeral : Mrs. Bur
chard, of Scrauton ; Mrs. Thomas
Montgomery, of Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs Jacob Bookuiiller, of Allen
town; Patrick Finn, of Wilkes-Barre;
| Mts. Mary Finn and Miss Mary O'-
| Brien, of Mihatioy City; Jerry aud
| Patrick Connors, of Plains; Richard
i Dowd and family,of Bloomsburg; Mr.
anil Mrs. William McCloud, of Suu
bnry.
WHITE ROCK HENS
ESTABLISH RECORD
The Snow Ball poultry farm situat
ed below Riverside and owued by
! A "Os VVohlfarth is begiiuiing to ac
| quire distinction ou the score of its
| Ine poultry.
Fifty Plymouth Rock liens, the oc
j cipants of one pen, I ave established a
; rfO"ri!Jfor*la.viug auil tiie owner is
j very proud of them. These fifty birds,
which were latched during the spring
of 1907, produced during the month of
De 'i niber 9."4 eggs. The eggs are gatli
red hi the o!obb of ea >h day.
Mr. Wohlftrth • * an attendant at
our curbstone market. His poultry
!»■ s -esent an attractive sight and
are visited by a number of people.