VOL. 55—NO 6
Dli. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
Office Hours
A. .!/. to VI M. 10i Still St.,
1 P. SI. to i P. St. Danville, Pa.
SIIIILTZ, M.
42/") Mili. St., Danville, Pa.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
A clay pigeon sailing from a trap as
Walter Smeltzer of Bittersvilie, York
county, was stooping over it. out the
man's ear almost entirely off.
The large tobacco warehouse of Her
man Stein, cigar manufacturer, of
Lancaster, was badly damaged by fire
ou Thursday afternoon. There were
800 cases of tobacco valued at $:52,000
partly ruined by smoke and water.
George Cochrane, aged '55 years,
night watchmau at the Walton hotel,
at Homestead, near Pittsburg, was
found dead in his room ou Thursday
evening, seated in front of a burning
gas stove so close that his feet were
burned to a crisp. It is believed he
died of heart failure.
Enooh A. Swope died at his home in
Philadelphia on Thursday in his 9:id
year. Mr. Swope ha 9 been a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows for seventy-two years and was
the oldest Odd Fellow in the Slate,
both as to age aud years of member
ship.
Theodore Smoyer.a prominent farm
er of Upper Providence township,
Montgomery county, recently fell
through an opeu hatchway in his barn
aud sustained a compound fracture ot
the right leg. Blood poisoning set in
which was followed by lockjaw and
ou Thursday he died iu great agouy.
Haves Williams was tried aud ac
quitted last week in the Chester coun
ty criminal court,of the charge of rob
bing the store of J. W. Parker, iu
Toughenamon, ami on Thursday he
went to Mr, Parker, confessed that he
had committed the robbery aud took
liiiu to the place where he had con
cealed the goods.
Justice of the Peace George M.
Weaver, of Imperial, Allegheny coun
ty, on Thursday sent to the marriage
license office an application for a li
cense to Goetauo Dorazzio, aged 2H
years,aud Alba Bertuzzi, aged 12. The
I'onsent of the girl's father accompani
ed the applicatou but the clerk refus
ed to issue the license.
Harry Heddinger,alias Samuel Mill
er. of Schuylkill county, who though
only U0 years of age, has served a total
of fifteen years iu prison for various
crimes, was arrested on Thursday, on
a charge of robbing the Reading rail
road station at New Philadelphia on
December 15 and again on January 21, j
aud he has confessed his guilt.
A grain of coru lodged in the bron- ;
cliial tube of a little son of John ;
Starr, of Joauna, Berks county, ou
Saturday, causing his death.
Thieves entered the post office at j
Enola, Cumberland country, on Fri- I
day night, blew open the safe and car
ried off over S2OO in money and Btamps.
John Widen haver, fell into a vat of
boiling water at a meat packing plant
in Shamokiu, on Saturday, and was
horribly scalded. He is not expected
to recover.
There were thirty-three cases of
measles in Darby, Delaware county,
during Jauuary, and the board of j
health has had hard work stamping
out the epidemic.
Patrick Mclutyre, a prominent, resi
dent of Mahanoy township, Schuylkill
county, was instantly killed on Satur
day by falling coal,at Packer colliery.
William Laubenstein.the oldest car
rier on the force of the Rending post
office, has resigned after a servioo of
fwentv-six years.
For five weeks a revival lius been in
progress in the First Christian church
iu Johnstown, resultiii" iu 1 pro
fessed conversions
Two negroes seized and gaggi <1 Mrs.
Peter Polites, near her home at Wash
ington on Saturday evening "Uil then
robbed her of SIOO
Dr. Abel O. Wast, a i.ative of Vir
ginia, has the distinct:'').! o! being the
first colored phystciau in Reading,
where he recently opened an office.
Frank Oumiuings and Logiu Brd
dow, of Washington, have been el-rest
ed for soaking a French poodle iu oil
and then settintr the dog ou firo.
An epidemic of scarlet fever at Du
pon. near Wilkes-Barre. has become
quite alarming aud the State hoard of
health has been appealed to for assist
ance. During the last four weeks there
have beeu twenty-six deaths.
While Rev. C. H. Dunlap, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Avalon, a
soburb of Pittsburg, was preaching to
his congregation on Sunday evening
on the dangers of laying up treasures
on earth where thieves break through
nd steal, his home was ransacked and
a quantity of silverware, jewelry and
some monry taken
11l CO.
IWJSE SHE!
Whether or not the Danville & Sun
| bury Traction company in the opera
! tion of its cars should be permitted to
; use salt on the track of its street rail
; way in this city was a question that
occupied considerable time before
! council Friday night. Permission was
granted, although twice previously
| the street railway company was for
bidden by council to use salt iu the
i borough.
O. P. Hancock, president of the
Danville and Sunhury Traction com
pany, appeared before council and ex
plained that during the winter season
the company finds it impossible to
operate its cars on curves and at cer
tain other spots without occasionally
using salt. He held that council was
wrong iu its view that salt used on
the track is apt to work through the
paving and cause the water and other
pipe to crystallize.
This year as well as last year, he
said, his company had received notice
to abstain from the use of salt. To
comply he said would be to impose
positive hardship and loss on his ooni
pany. Id older to he fair in the mat
ter lie had opened correspondence with
a lar'-e number of other traction com
panies. to see whether they met with
any opposition in using salt. He sub
mitted the replies to the secretary, who
read them before council.
William Terwilliger, general man
ager of the Columbia and Montour
electrical railway, said: "We have
always used salt on our switches and
all bad pieces of The councils
of Bloorasburg and Berwick have nev
er made any objection to the use of
salt." The other replies were of the
same tenor, and were from the Phila
delphia Rapid Transit company and a
dozen other leading traction companies
of Pennsylvania.
Ou motion cf Mr. Angle the action
formerly taken by council fotbidding
the use, of salt was rescinded, which
gives the Danville and Snnbury Trac
tion company permission tj use salt
when necessary
Dr. E. A. Crr-y appeared before
comic: 1 ti ask permissu u t>i «i t down
aud grade the alley west of Mill street
ar bis newly purchased property, No.
12 West Slahoniug street. Ou u otiou
the rtquest wag granted.
O'l motion it was or lerecl that the
lirga room occupied fcv the Odd Ktl
lows* o:i the thiid iloor of city halt be
repapered aud repainted.
On motion of Mr. Finnigan it was
ordered that a third wheal bo added to
the iiand cart used b.v the officers in
couveying drunken men to the lock
up.
Mr lirisbin.a representative of Bell
Telephone company, appeared before
council in the interest of a franchise
for the Bell company, as it desires to
relocate its poles with a view of ex
tending its service. The matter of an
ordinance was discussed at length and
referred to the law committee.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented his report for the mouth just
closed. There were 92H tons of coal
consumed at a cost of $254 88. The
plant was in operation 106 hours. The
total cost of operation tor the month
was 1-100.74
On motion it was ordered that five
carloads of coal he purchased of the
People's coal yard at $2.23 per ton de
livered at Sooth Danville.
The following members were pres
ent: Schatz. Cleaver.Finuigan, Joues,
Everliart, Moyer, Russell, Deutsch,
Marshall, Angle aud Oonnolley.
The following hills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEP'T.
Regular employes $127.50 |
E. A. Adams ;t7.80
A. H. Orone 24.27
Labor in light dep't 22.50
Jure Woodring cfe Co 71.84
Sweeten-Orossan Co . 4.25
Heilos Mfg. Co 33.86
U. S. Express Co ... .80
Peoples' Coal yard 2.00
Borough Auditors 6.00'
Harry Ellenbogen 211.20
Tax ou water bonds .'ICB.OO
Peoples' Coal yard 2.85 !
J. P. Bare 95 00
Labor and hauling 54 00
George F. Reifsnvder 12 00
WATER DEP'T.
Regular employes .. .$167.13
P. H. Foust 7!' :i0
Glauber Brass Mfg. Co 10.56
Atlantic Refining Co 28.66
P. & R. Coal ami Iron Co 195.98
Joseph Lechner 17.60 1
Friendship Fire Co 19.79
NEXT COURT SECOND
WEEK IN MARCH
Several inquires have been received
, too the next term of court will
tr held t.ider the revised schedule.
Tiie li 'Xt r u I ir ten i w ill begin ou
ih" si Monday iu M tcli, when iu
a 1 | mhab'lif (here will bn a full
«''kV v rrk ihe last n gular tetm ot
court >■ . - h ~i in October. The next
i : e"or> . will follow a pretly
1 III# : . :uiing whioh there was
no cent
It i. - h pnme customary for evil
dcers i< >v.i i tiieiusevles of the pro
usii! i • 112 i! .• i»w and plead guilty be
fore tin- juilg.' thereby entering at
once ou the serving of their sentence
instead of losing time by a lung wait
in juil pending the next term of court, i
This prantico takes some work from j
the r-<gul»r terms of court and ac- |
counts for the fact that the county j
prison is so well filled up with prisou
ers doing time.
On February 27th there will bo a
session of argumeut court. Judge :
Evans at present is holding a three i
weeks' session of court iu Columbia
county,
An Aged Singer.
At Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Michael
Morrissey, a native of Ireland, cele
brated his 95th birthday anniversary
[ ou Siindav. He is in the enjoyment of
j good health and is still a noted sing
-1 er, with a good voice. He frequently
! sings the songs that were popular
I three and four score years ago.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1909
ARRESTED
AND FINED
That the sweeping quarantine order
ied by the State livestock sanitary
board wheu the foot and month dis
ease broke ont anion); cattle is still in
force and will in every instance be en
forced was well demonstrated Mon
day, wtien William Ouster, a farmer
residing near Grovania was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Oglesby
and lined for violating the regulations
of the State live stock sanitary board.
Mr. Ouster, who lives in Columbia
county just beyond the line, it was al
leged, in violation of the quarantine
order a few days ago removed a hog
from Cooper township, Montour coun
ty,across the line into Columbia coun
ty
The information, which was lodged
by Veterinarian .T. O. Reed,agent and
official representative of the State live
stock sanitary board, represents in ef
feot that on January 23rd, in the
township of Cooper and county of
Montour, William Custer knowingly,
wilfully aud unlawfully violated and
ignored the provisions of the regula
tions and quarantine of the State lire
stock sanitary board by driving, Iran
sporting and moving a hog over and
upon the public roads and highways
in said Cooper township without
specific permission in writing frotn a
duly qualified agent of said state live
stock sanitary board, and further that
he did at the same time and place
knowingly, wilfully and unlawfully
move a hog from the said comity of
Montour into the county of Columbia
contrary to the rules, regulations and
quarantine of the State livestock eau
itaiy board and contrary to the act of
the genei U assembly.
The wirrant was served by Const
able W. 1!. Young, Saturday afti r
noon, Mr. Custer entering hail for a
hearing Monday morning. At the
hearing he pleaded gn lry to the
charge but said that the violation
of the quarantine order was thought
les-ly committed, without his taking
all the consequences into consider*
tion.
The act of May 21st, 1896, which was
violated by Mr. Custer, provides that
any person wilfully violating any of
tlie provisions of this act or any regu
lation of the State livestock sanitary |
board shall he guilty of a misdemeau
or and shall upon conviction be pan
ished by a fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars or by imprisonment not
exceeding one month or both at the
discretion of the court.
Hon. R. S. Ammernian, special at
torney for the State livestock sanitary
board, was present at the hearing. He
concurred with the justice that in the
present case a minimum penalty of
twenty-five dollars might be imposed.
Together with costs in the case the
farmer was out of pocket about thirty
two dollars
It is believed that the effect will be
to convince all persons that the State
livestock sanitary board is positively
In earnest and will enforce all the
rules and regulations belonging to the
quarantine. Should there be other vio
lations Mr. Ammermau said the full
penalty will be imposed, namely, one
hundred dollars fine, if not imprison
ment or both.
Veterinarian J. O. Reed, the agent
of the State livestock sanitary board,
Monday explained that while all the
farmers whose places were quarantin
ed have been permitted to repair their
barns aud purohase cattle to replace
those killed,yet the quarantine has by
no moans been removed in the usual
sense of that word any more than the
quarantine ou the counties or on the
public roads. At best the order can be
regarded only as a modification of the
quarantine order; aud to show iiow
completely the State livestock sanitary
board has every farm ou which the
disease existed still under surveillance
it need only be explained that each if
the farms where repairing is in pro
gress and cattle are being bought ore
visited regularly by Dr. Reed, as
agent who closely notes conditions.
Dr. Reed devotes his time solely to
the inspection of the above farm=. He
is unable to complete his round in one •
day, bat his visits to any one farm are
not more than a couple of days apart.
Creasy's Ballot Kill.
5 Representative W. T. Creasy has in
troduced in the house a hill to provide i
for the "vest-pocket" tyatem of bal- i
Jots. The bill provides that one-half of
the tickets shall bo given out Friday
preceding election A voter is entitled
to tickets of both parties. At the polls
the voter is to bo given an official en
velope in whioh to place his ballot
No man is entitled to aid in the booth
under any circumstances The voter
must destioy the tickets not used by
himself. The purpose of the sys»em,
Mr. Creasy said,is to prevent any per
son having knowledge of how a citizen
votes.
Mrs. Marie Hamuie, on aged ie-i
--deut of York, is recovering from her
fifth attack of pneumonia.
A QUEST!
OF JORE POLES
] The visit of Superintendent Brisbin
r I before couucil Friday night brought
1 out the fact that the Bell Telephone
i | company, which has been doing busi
. . ness in Danville for many years, has
Ino franchise, a circumstance which
■ 1 was as great a surprise to the com-
J pany's representative as it was to the
majority of the councilmen.
i Mr. Brisbin had prepared a large
and elaborate blue print showing
where the poles are located at present
| and where the company desires to
plant new ones preparatory to install
in}; a larger switch board. Under the
circumstances all it could do was to
| submit the blue print and proceed to
have an ordiuance enacted. The latter
was submitted to couucil and.on the
advice of the borough solicitor, re
ferred to the committee on law.
As a matter of fact few of the corp
| orations maintaining poles in the bor
ough of Danville have been granted a
: special franchise ; they have come in
under the general ordinance regulat
i ing the construction.maintenance and
i annual licensing of poles, which per
; mits telegraph, telephone and other
! companies to erect poles within the
borough limits after making applica
-1 tioa of and securing permission of
| couucil.
; Mr. Brisbin desires a franchise con
ferring certain privileges, without
which it will be inexpedient for the
Bell company togo on with the im
provements it has in view. As far as
practicable he proposes that the addi
tional poles shall bo planted in the al
leys.
Some of the eouncilmeu are averse
to increasing the number of poles in
the borough. Undnr the general ord
inance poles can only bo planted with
the permission of couucil and wheth
er i '.t- borough will confer special priv
ileges on the company in question by
grauting thp franchise asked for rr
mains to be seen.
It is quite evident that council does
tot intend to act hastily in the mat
ter and that the proposed ordinance
will be given due consideration by the
committee on law. It is a subject that
demands cool deliberate thought.
Whatever the outcome may be it is
I hoped that it will be for the good of
the borough and in line with civic en
terprise.
SUCCUMBED TO
TYPHOID PNEUMONIA
Kdward W. Wetzel, a well-known
resident, died at his home, West Mah
; oning street, at 10:12 o'clock Sunday
night, after a two weeks' illness of
typhoid pneumonia.
Mr. Wetzel was ageil 50 years, 1
month and 2* days. He was the sou of
the well-known architect O. S. Wetzel.
He was born in Lewisburg, but with
his parents, he removed to Danville in
his boyhood. His entire subsequent
life was spent in this city. He was n
good citizen,a man of careful industr
j ions habits, who had the esteem of all
who knew him.
Ke is survived by his widow, and
three children, Miss Mary A. Wetzel,
librarian of Thomas Beaver Free Lib
rary, Charles E. Wetzel of Philadel
phia and Miss Isabella, of this city.
He is also survived by his mother and
four sisters: Mrs. L. D. Rank of Wil
liamaport; Mrs. J. R. Gifliu and
Misses Mollie and Bertha, who, along
with the mother of the deceased,reside
in Philadelphia.
The deceased was a member cf Lotus
112 Conclave No. 127, I. O. H, and of
1 Washington damp Vo. 36-1. P. O. S.
of A.
BISHOP VINCENT'S
STRONG ADDRESS
The seven days' study in church life
conducted by Bishop Vincent began in
| St. Paul's M. E. church yesterday ut
' ternoon.
: The four o'clock address yesterday
had for its topic "Phenomenon of the
Inner Life. " It was a masterful dis-
I course, profound in its nature and yet
by the skill and genius of the speaker
j so presented as to I>3 easily cotnpre
| bended. The bishop spoke for nearly
an hour and during the entire period
: held the close attention of the audl
i e.uce. Among those present were ineni
! l>res of nearly ail the different ohmch
j es of town.
The evening sessions begin at 7 .80
Bishop Vincent's subject last evening
was"The Broader Horizon and the
Larger Life." There was a good-sized
congregation present.
The topic of the four o'clock address
this afternoon will the "Discipline
of the Inner Life." This evening's
subject will be: "The Child's Ap
proach to the Church."
Jacob Forry, of Abottstown, Adams
county, was thrown off his horse a
few days ago and had a rib broken,
winch penetrated big long. He is not
expected to recover.
SCHOOL BOARD
Jl SESSION
: The school board held a regular
meeting Monday night. The following
members were present: Pursel, Orth,
I Barber, Swarts, Bedding. Fish, Heiss,
' Lloyd and Cole.
On motion of Dr. Barber it was de
cided to pay Prof. Magill $7.50 extra
compensation for taking charge of
high sohool during the illness of Prof.
Bickel.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd the regular
order of business was suspended and
the report of the tax receiver on taxes
yet uupaid was heard. This part of
the proceedings ocoupied over an hour.
Under the head of new business J.
, Newton Pursel, one cf the delegates
from Danville to the State education
al convention at Harrisburg presented
an interesting report of the proceed
ings, entering considerably into de
tail in describing several of the ad
dresses. Many of the points advanced
at the convention were discussed by
tho school board Monday, all seem
ing to take kindly to the advanced
ideas.
Following Mr. Pursel,Borough Sup
erintendent Dleffenbacher, who attend
ed the convention of the city and bor
ough superintendents held in connec
tion with the State educational con
vention, presented his report which
was quite voluminous and well writ
ten.
The follosving bills were approved
■ tor payment:
A. G. Harris £ .66
Henry Holt & Co ... 15,00
Ginn & Co . 78.56
D. M. Dieffenbaclier 10.13
Adams Ex. Co 50
Standard Gas Co 8.61
Freight and Drajage 1.1(5
•T. N. Pursel 6.47
,T. 11. Cole ti.47
WE 5< E WEDDED
NEAR RUSH TOWN
A pretty wedding took place near
Kushtowu yesterday morning when
Miss Mary Gertrude Eckmau, the eld
est daughter of Samuel A. Eckman,
was united to Wellington Vastino
Campbell.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride at 7 a. m. iu tho
presence of the immediate friends and
relatives of the couple. Rev. W. K.
Prestou, of the Rush Presbyterian
church officiated, and Miss Reta Eck
man rendered the wedding march.
After the wedding breakfast, tlir>
newly wedded couple left on a bridal
tour to Washington. Baltimore and
other eastern cities.
Both the bride and groom are well
and favorably known throughout this
section, and have the best wishes of a
host of friends.
PERSONALS."
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Angle left
yesterday for a several days' trip to
Philadelphia.
Robert Good, of Berwick, visited
relatives in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Grove,of Sunbnrv,spent
yesterday with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. James Heudrickson, Bloom road,
Benjamin Bloom,of Trenton, N. J.,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Martin L. Blconi, Riverside.
-
Miss Bessie lies- attended the Camp
bell-Eckuian wedding at Ruslitown
yesterday.
Miss Atta Gearhart.of Ashland.spent
Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Soott
A tiiniormai, Kist Market f treat.
I'ieasiiru .Surprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party was held
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs Win.
Huntington, Bloon shurg, R F. 11.
No. 2, ou Monday nigl t. I.i I oner of
their daughter Laura's 22uri b r;; da-.
The evening was spent with music
and games. Refreshments were carved.
Thoi3 presuit wero Met a Paul, Anna
Krum, Harvey Crossley, Helen Mary
orutu. Clark Blecher, Edna Shultz,
Joseph Cctuer, Charlie Ohl, Dora
Wertman, Alda Shultz, Grier Sees,
Lvdia Hartman, Jasper Stettler,Olivia
; Fern, Geo. Heiubach, Eniuia Krum,
Florence Blecher, Charles Thomas,
Raymond Kashner, Laura Fry, Celia
Beaver. Dora Mowrey, Wm. Blecher,
Savannah Walter, Odessa Walter, Roy
I Fern, Grace Thomas, Ruth Thomas,
J Ruth Mowrey,Calviu Krum, Clarence
Hartman, Jessie Ohl, Mary M. Ohl,
I Cleveland Boyer.Ursa Mowrey, James
Beaver, Maud Fry, Norman Krnm,
| Lettie Huntington, Ray Huntington,
j Lottie Huntington,Laura Huntington,
| Ethel Ohl, Clara Ivey, Guy Mowrey,
! Olara Moser.
j Roosevelt is pretty much of a presi
! dent, seemingly eclipsing all his pre
i decessors in strenuoosness.
TOUCHIHG TRIBUTE
lot ram
The Mountain Ash male chorus of
Wales last night rendered a concert in
the opera house, which proved to be
one of the rarest treats that the music
loving people of Danville ever had the
pleasure of listening to. Incidentally,
the visit of the famous singers was
marked by a beautiful and most touch
ing tribute to the memory of our form
er townsman and oomposer of world
wide fame, Dr. Joseph Parry.
A concert was planned for 11 :.'JO at the
Structural Tubing works, where Dr.
Parry worked when a young man. All
this, of course, was through the cour
tesy of the Structural Tubing com
pany, which planned to close down
the entire plant while the concert was
in progress and also to throw open the
doors of the works to all persons who
might feel sufficient interest in the
singers to care to hear the music.
The singers arrived at Danville on
the 10:50 Danville and Bloomsburg
trolley car and were transferred to the
Danville and Sunbury car, by which
they were carried to the Structural
Tubing works. By the time they ar
rived at the latter plant an enormous
concourse of people had crowded into
the mill, which barely left room for
the singers. The signal had been given
for closing down every department of
the works and not a wheel anywhere
was iu motion.
Near the western end of the mill
whore the most clear space is found a
stage hud been improvised, decorated
will) a large American flag. The sing
ers were conducted to this stage by
Mr. Thomas J. Price. By this tim
including the employes of the works,
there were about a thousand people iu
tho mill.
The singers were welcomed by James
Scarlet, E-q, iu a brief address, which
abounded in beautiful sentiment. Iu
behalf of the frieuds aud fellow em
ployes of Dr. Parry lie welconed them
to the mill, where in the days beforo
he was known to fame Dr. Parry toil
ed and where amid tho hot iron first
came the inspiration which quickened
aud stimulated him iu those efforts at
composition which finally opened be
fore him such a useful aud distinguish
ed career. Mr. Scarlet told the singers
that lie hoped this greeting by the
workmen of Danvilie would prove one
of the most pleasant memories that
they would carry with them to their
home beyond the seas. In the name of
the friends aud fellow employes of Dr.
Parry he thanked the singers for the
beautiful tribute that they were be
stowing on the memory of the grea}
composer.
Professor Glyndwr Richards, direct
or, responded briefly—first speaking
in Welsh ; (lieu iu Euglish lie said
that Dr. Parry was known as well in
Europe as in Dauville—that there is
cor a mountain or dell in Wales but
rings and echoes with his mus r ami
his name.
Professor Richards annouueed that
they would sing as their opening num
ber. •Arabella," one of Dr. Parry's
earlier productions, which was com
posed while he was working in the
very mill in which the singers then
stood. The opening selection, he said,
would be rendered in SVelsh.
Twenty-seven trained vocalists then
formed a line and, without any ac
companiment. began tu sing. The ef
fect was marvelous. To begin with, it
is doubtful whether 60 many re: lly
superb voices were ever heard in this
city before. The members of the chorus
each an artist in himself, have sung
together iu constant regular practice
for many years. The effeot can easily
be imagined. There was tone aud blend
an I all the other qualities togo to
make up a magnificent peifoimauce.
The second selection—a hymn—was
sung iu Kuglish.
In conclusion the employes of the
works extended a vote of thanks bi
gave three reusing chcors. The sing
ers responded with cheers, after which
they were coudncted by Mr Price to
a - lot near bv where Dr. Pany work
ed when :*n eiu| love iu the plan)
LAM' NIGHT'S CONCERT.
The Mountain Ash choir was greet
ed by a large and sele. t audience in
the opera house last night. A lengthy
program was rendered made up of
choice selections, in coutiectiou with
one of which appeared tho came of
Dr. Parry as composer. The music was
rendered with superb effect. The audi
ence was charmed aud delighted and
expressed appreciation by anstiuted
applause.
Death of n Child
William T., the little sou of Mrs.
Ehoda Mitchell,North Mill street, de
parted this life Tuesday night at the
age of 6 years, 5 mouths and 14 days.
Death was due to an attack of bron
chial pneumonia. The funeral will be
lipid at 3:45 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Intermeut iu Odd Follows' cemetery.
He is the happiest of men who Suds
his work aud stays with it.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855^
LIU DAI
OBSERVANCE
February 12th, the ceuteuary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, will not
pass in Danville without a fitting ob
servance. Exercises appropriate to the
day will be held in every school of the
borough. In addition,a Lincoln birth
day celebration will be held in the
Grove church under the auspices of
the Presbyterian brotherhood.
! Never before was an event of the
kind celebrated in the schools with
i such elaborate programs. For sake of
convenience, in many instnnces two of
. the schools will unite in holding the
exercises, and all the pupils of the
borough will take part.
The programs wilTconsist
i tions,declamations,readings and music
with a few addresses by veterans of
i the civil war. The exercises ;will be
held between the hours of 1:30 and
2:30 p. m. At the conclusion of the
| exercises the visitors will be'eonduet
ed through the various rooms [of the
school building where the written
work embraced in the regular recita
tious will be on exhibition. The pat
rons of the schools along with the gen
eral public are invited to be present
at the exercises.
In the high school the program will
be of especial interest, a representa
-1 tive of each literary society,*',of the
faculty an 1 the alumui association
will participate.
In the grades exercises will be held
in the rooms as follows :
First ward—Miss Gallagher, senior
secondary; Miss Evaus. ttli grade;
Mies Tooey, 2r I grade; Miss Lovett
aud Miss K?tm Ist and 2nd grades.
Second v\ rd—Miss Goodall, gram
mar sclu Mi'- Welsh and Miss
Uuest ssc <; ulr.ry aud Ith grade;
Miss Shannon and Miss Reed, 2ud and
3rd grades: Miss Young and Miss
Smull, Ist | limary.
Third ward—Miss Mnsselman and
i Miss Beunette, grammar school and
i senior sec n lary ; Miss Bli/iard, ,ti»
grade; Mi -s Maun and Miss Boucunan,
2nd aud !ird grades; Miss Lawrence.
I Ist grade.
I Fourth ward—Miss Rlooin.srammar
school ; Miss James, senior secondary;
Miss Bird, I'll grade; Miss Rogers.
3rd grade; .Mies Wilson and Miss Fry,
two first grades.
Miss Frick, Welsh hill.
Hon. .lames Foster and Samuel
Mills, veterans of the civil war. will
t eaoh deliver addresses, the former in
the schools of the third ward aud the
• latter in the second ward. Several
other vciurans have been invited to
i speak e. i; miv respond favorably.
AT liROYE CHURCH.
At t ie Lincoln day celebration at
: the Grove Presbyterian church the
; Rev. John Conley Grimes, pastor of
i Sr. Peter's M. E. church, will deliver
i an oration on Abraham Lincoln. Music
will l e rendered by the Masonic Catli
-1 edral choir of Rloomsbnrg. Only those
having cards will be admitted to the
■ meeting.
THEY WITNESSED
SICKENING HORROR
I I
YORK, Pa., Feb. 10. |
I Iu a blinding snow strom last night
a trolley car on the Hanover line of
: the York Railway company, struck a
buggy on the grade crossing at Bray
f bill's statiou, about four miles south
of York, instantly killing two oc
s cupants. They were Mrs. Henry
( Youug, 75 years old,and Dauiel Glad
felter, her nephew.about 50 years old,
| on their way to their home to New
Salem after a visit to a 6ick relative.
! The curtaius of the buggy had been
drawn to beep out the fcuow. and a
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curve and a hill shut the approaching
car from view until it was close upon
the team. To add to this, the motor
man's view Mas obstructed by a sl'iet
( of snow caked upou the window be
i fore him.
The ear hit the buggy fairly, cut
ting the horse free, but grinding the
vehicle to splinters and terrihly man
gling its occupants.
The car was derailed aud the sicken
ed passengers were marooned upon it
while the crew recovered the bodies
from beneath the wheels.
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Will Lecture Tonight.
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, who is wide
- | ly known as a reform worker, will de
: liver his lecture on "That Boy aud
I Girl of Yours" at the Y. M. C. A.
I tills evening. The lecture will be free
aud a cordial invitation is extended
to all An offering will be takeu for
the International Reform bureau
which Dr. Crafts represents. Dr.
| Crafts has just returned from a 14
j months' tour of four continents dnr
j ing which he spoke 288 times in many
j countries
J Charles Williamson, of Chester, had
a very narrow escape from death on
> Monday. While pa-sing along Market
] street a heavy piunacle from a cornioe
s I of a building fell, striking the rim of
t big hat in its descent.