VOL. 55—NO 45
ITEMS CONDENSED.
WANTED-Local agent to advertise
and introduce the new educational
work, WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY
and ATLAS of the WORLD. Must be
educated and able to furnish good re
ferences as to ability and character.
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING
COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO.
It is said that from 15,000 to 18,000
children will be given Christmas gifts
in Pittsburg by the Toy mission.
Mahlon Long, aged 10, was held for
court on the charge of attempting to j
wreck a train on the Reading road J
near Reading. He is alleged to have j
pat fish plates on the rails.
Nine hundred men and boys are out j
of work at Mahanoy City as the result j
of the closing down of the New Boston j
colliery of Jones Delan Co., on ac
count of the drought. Other mines |
may have to close.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts- j
burg railroad has finished a big reser
voir on Jackson run near Punxsutaw
uey. It has a capacity of 0,000,000 bar
rels and is said to be the largest arti
ficial body of water in central Pennsyl
vania.
Wesley Kline, Ephraim Hardy and
W. J. Bshop were injured, twenty-five
oars were piled up and tho track was
torn up for a quarter of a mile when
the engine of the Butler merchandise
train left the track on the Butler
braucli of the Baltimore and Ohio road
*1 Roibold,
Catherine Frellick, aged 10 and her
sister Jennie, aged 15, were suffocat
ed by gas as tho result of a leaky tube
running to a gas stove in their room
at Philadelphia. The gas had been
turned off at the stove and not at the j
cock. The mother of the girls found j
them dead. A little sister had been
sick and left the room and so escaped
dpath.
Rob Roy, a Cinch ilia male Persian
cat from England, worth |525, the I
highest price ever known to he paid
for a feline, will be exhibited at Pitts
burg in the show to be given by the
Pittsburg Cat club, November 30 and
December 1 and 2. Upwards of 300
oats, from tho tabby to the rarest
broods will bo shown. There will bo
$7,000 wortli of pussies on exhibition.
George W. Colo and F. S. Hall are :
in prison at Pittsburg on the charge j
of using the United States mails in an I
endeavor to obtain credit in excess of '
their property. They were in business j
at Erie under the names of the Green
ville Supply company when the alleg- I
ed crimes wore committed. They claim j
that at the time they wrote the let- j
tors they had property enough to just- '
ify them fully in their actions.
Alfred Philips, who drove a traction
engine which broke through bridge in
Sugarloaf township, near Bloonisburg,
is suing tho township for SIO,OOO for |
injuries which he received. J. 11. !
Howett.the owner of the engine wants j
S2OO, asserting that, damage to that j
amount was done to his machine. It is j
olaiiued that the bridge ought to have |
been in good enough repair that it
oould be traveled without danger.
Lawrence F. Gilson, an attache of
the Pittsburg dog catcher's wagon, was
attacked by a ferocious canine and is
thought to bo developing rabies. The
man was bitten no less than 300 times j
during his seven years' experience on
tho wagon, but his bites did not seem j
the least bit frightened at the thoughts j
of the disease.
N. B. Kelly, who has been appoint
ed census supervisor for Philadelphia j
by President Taft, says that lie is of ;
the opinion that the supervisors in !
large cities are going to have trouble j
in getting enumerators. The job lasts |
but two weeks and when the time j
comes for the census to be taken all I
tho industries will be taxed to their j
utmost and competent people will not !
be looking for temporary jol
After an idleness of over two y.-irs, !
the Bray department of tho Sharon
plant of the American Slice! and Tin
Plato company lias re-um.il operation
giving employment to 100s! ilied men.
Tho mill was closed wlun Donnor
Bros, of Monessen.chai red tin Ameri
can Sheet and Tin Plate company with
infringing patents. President Mo- i
Ardle, of the Amalgamated associa
tion, declared the mill on the unfair 1
list, but nevertheless, all tile old em
ployes but two returned to work.
Alleging that air has been furnished
instead id' gas to heat and light St.
Patrick's Roman Catholic church in
Sugar Creek township, near Kittan
niug, tho officials of the church have
ulit.iiii. .1 a preliminary injunction
against tie Philadelphia Gas company.
The church owns the ground from
which the gas is taken under lease by
flu* gas people. The company is under
argeement to furnish gas free to the
plaintiffs and it is alleged that the
company has been operating its pumps
in such a way that frequently the gas
is sucked from tho mains.
Rev. Fred D. Essi nwein, pastor of
the Ross Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church at Wilkinsbnrg, fainted in his
pulpit on Suuday.
TO USE H. S. ROOM
FOR INSTITUTE
The school board met in regular ses-
Monday night,the following mem
hers being present: Burns. Pursel,
Redding, Sidler, Swarts, Gibson,
Sechler, Orth, Shultz, Fischer, Cole.
Tho treasurer reported $13,244.30 on
hand at present. On motion of Mr.
Burns the secretary was instructed to
notify the townships of Mahoning and
Valley to pay the over due tuition be
fore the next meeting of the board.
On motion of Mr. Swarts it was ord
ered that desks or chairs lie ordered to
replace the desks at present in use in
Mrs. Coulter's room. The matter was
! loft in the hands of the supply com-
I niittee.
: The regular order of business was
j dispensed with for a short time while
the board heard Mr. Jones' proposi
tion to furnish water to the schools on
the same terms as it was previously
furnished. On motion the matter was
left in the hands of the supply com
mittee.
H. S. ROOM FOR INSTITUTE
On motion of Mr. Orth County Sup
erintendent Derr was granted in-ruiis
sion to use the high school room for
the county isntitute next week with
the understanding that the room be
left in the same condition that it is at
present.
On motion of Mr. Fischer it was ord
ered that Katura lies be excused from
attendance at the public schools on ac
count of ill health on the presentation
of a doctor's certificate. She was giv
en permisson to use the books that she
has been using in the public schools.
On motion of Mr. Pnrsel it was de
luded that tho Reading Iron company
be notified to place tho list of child
employes between the ages of 14 and
10 years in the hands of tho school
board before its next meeting.
It seemed to be the sense of tho
board that in many cases fumigation
of the schools is practiced to excess.
The superintendent asked for instruc
tions in regard to the cases in which
fumigation is necessary. It was the
opinion of the board that tho circum
stances in every case be carefully in- J
vestigateil to determine whether or not
fumigation be necessary.
On mot ion the request of tho Parent-
Teachers association for permission to
use tho high school room on the third
Tuesday in each month was granted.
A communication was read fiom
Mrs. S. Dreifuss, president of tho Wo
men's Benevolent society, asking that
the Thanksgiving offering be taken
Wednesday afternoon in tho public
schools. It was ordered that while
the offering should not be complusory,
that the matter should be brought to
tho attention of the pupils of the dif
ferent rooms by the teachers in charge,
the offering to be in either money or
provisions.
Tho following bills were ordered
paid :
Chris F. Ilershey $ 1.25
A. 11. Grone 6.75
A. M. Peters 1 85
American Book Co 2.40
F. R. Miller Blank Book Co.. 4.50
Houghton Mifflin Co 8.00
Sadler-Rowe Co 2.64
I). Applleton & Co 22.50
The West Disinfecting Co .... 24.63
Teachers and Janitors 1791.22
BOYS ARRESTED
Four badly frightened boys were ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace W.
Y. Ogleshy last evening to answer the
charge of disorderly conduct.
Warrants wore served on the boys
yesterday afternoon by Constable W«
13. Young. Accompanied by their fat h
i ors the little fellows appeared before
| Justice Oglesbv at 7 o'clock. The coin
-1 plainant in each case was M. G.
Youngman. -ho alleged that the boys
i belonged to .. crowd of mischievous
lads, who are in the habit of frighten
ing tho j my driven by his daughter
and in fact of h -having so badly that
it is hardly safe for her to attempt to
j drive out.
Tho boys, it was alleged, crowd in
front of the pony,obstructing the way,
l yell ing ut the animal and obliging him
| to stop, while others jump onto the
| cart. The effect is that the pony be
j comes demoralized and is nearly un
! manageable. Under the circumstances
j Mr. Youngman is afraid that an aeeid-
I out may occur.
I It being their first offense the boys
last evening were let off easily.merely
by paying the costs. Mr. Youngman
■ stated at tho hearing that if liisdaugh
i tor has any further trouble with the
j boys he will instantly cause their ar
j rest and will oblige them to pay the.
full penalty.
! Mrs. Louis Ban is dead at North
i Side, Pittsburg, lying in the same
; room where only a few days ago her
j husband died as the result of pneu
-1 monia. She is thought to have passed
| away on account of a broken heart.
She nursoil her husband and also her
, father who is aged nit and is seriously
DANVILLE- }PA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1909
BOROUGH SOLONS
IN SESSION
- | A special meeting of council was
| hsld Monday night wit'i ft bare quorum
I present as follows: Schatz, Cleaver,
, J Ptirsel, lies, Everhart, Dentsch and
Marshall.
1 ! The report of Borough Surveyor i
! Keefer relating to the survey of the |
' j canal to settle the question of drain- ■
' ! age and determine the total cost at
! tcndant upon filling up the old watei
! way was read before council. On mo- |
j tion of Air. Pursel it was ordered that
1 | tin' report be accepted and the D. L.
& W. Railroad company, in compli- |
| ance with its request, be informed as I
to the figures of the estimate.
| A communication was received from j
i Borough Solicitor Geaihart relating to '
i a proposed argeement between the ,
borough of Danville and the Danville j
and Sunbury Transit Co. On motion
of Mr. lies it was ordered that the
j communication be accepted and plac- j
ed in the hands of the committee on
streets and bridges and the boiough j
| solicitor as a guide or outline to be !
I followed in drawing up a contract for !
! paving with tho trolley company.
• A communication was received from
1 Borough Solicitor Uearhart relating i
also to the acceptance of the sewage
: disposal plans submitted by Engineer
; Collins. Mr. Gearhart recommended J
i that council leave the package unbrok- :
j en for the present, advising that Eng- '
| ineer Collins be called to Danville to |
| attend a meeting of council at which '
I Borough Engineer Keefer be present to
the end that the conneilmen may be
advised as to the merits of Mr. Gol
lius' plans. No action was taken on
| the Borough Solicitor's communica
| tion.
I On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
: ordered that a crossing at the alley on
j Pino street, between Front and East
Market streets, be reconstructed and
• other improvements made at the spot. >
On motion of Mr. Pursel it WHS ord- !
ered that the interest on the Josiali
, Wolf bequest, amounting to $72, bo
j paid over to the Woman's Benevolent ■
; Society of this city.
| On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord- i
ered that East. Market street between .
i Mill and Church streets be repaired in
■ its turn.
! On motion of Mr. Everhart it was
j ordered that the water pipe on Gulicks
i addition be extended so as to connect
j the Morrison premises with the water 1
i system.
1 On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
j ordered that a new door hi' laid in the
I basement of city hall.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
: ordered that a pair of handcuffs bo
longing to the borough be repaired and
j lent to Constable Young for use.
The following bills were approved
I for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Labor, Hauling, &c $258.50
Regular employes . 117.50;
| James Gibson .172.50
\ Walker and Kepler «>(». «>S
I J. H. Cole 27.31
J. Harry Bausch 10.80
People's Coal Yard lit. 75 j
j Charles G. Feaster 1.50
United Tel and Tel . Co. 1.25
] M. O. Lilley and Co It. 70
I Penna. Brake Beam Co 39.18
D. L. & W. 11. R. Co 8.U3
I Danville Fd'y & Machine Co . 10.80 1
D. L. & W. Railroad Co 8.10
' George F. Keefer 54.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
; Regular employes #153.50
Peoples' Coal Yard 160.41)
I Friendship Fire Co i 5.47
I I Wallace Hoover " •„>. ,s;i ,
Haines Jones and ('adbury Co. . 0.25 1
J. H. Cole 18.25 1
Montour Knitting Mills Co . 77.87
GRANDSONS PALL BEARERS
' j The funeral of James Connolly, Sr., j
i took place at i>o'clock Tuesday niorn
| ing from St. Joseph's Catholic church
and was largely attended.
The s» rviees were conducted by the
Rev. Father MeCann. The pall bear
, «rs were six grandsons of the deeeas
. Ed : Robert, James and Lawrence Con
' j nolly, and Thomas, James and Edward
! Gill. Interment was made in.St. Jos
; cph's cemetery, the funeral proceeding
i to the burial ground by trolley.
Died at Berwick.
Mr,-. Cora Gulick Lyon died at her
homo at Berwick Tuesday morning
aged 31 years. She was the daughter
i of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gulick, of
• ; Rushtown. The funeral will be held
• | Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the
Kline-'rove Methodist Episcopal
'• i church.
Surprised a Neighbor.
' Samuel Scott, of Cooper township,
i wl.o has been ill for some weeks, was
greatly surprised Tuesday evening
■ when a number of his neighbors gat Is-
I ered to husk and haul his corn. In the
party were M« lvin Shultz, William
r Everett, Walter Kashner, Thomas
! Getliiug, .Tames nothing, Hurley Cot
' uer, and Luther Tanner.
SWELLING THE
MUMMERS' FUND
A meeting of the mummers' associa
tion was held in the parlor of the Bal
dy house Tuesday evening with Vice
President Thomas G. Vincent in the
chair. The various committees report
j ed progress and all arrangements are
j moving along very satisfactorily.
MR. SECHLER'S GIFT.
! Mr. Vincent reported that W. A.
Sechler, general manager of the Dan
| ville Stove & Manufacturing com
pany, had presented the Mummers' as
sociation with a very handsome and
j latest improved range, which will be j
I disposed of at the very best advantage. |
1 In a few days' time the stove will be
j conspicuously displayed in the window
' of one of our business houses.
1 Several bands remain to be heard
| from, but all indications point to the
' fact that at least half a dozen musical
organizations will be in line, includ
, ing, beside the Catawissa and North- j
umberland bands,the Milton, Suubury
and Exchange bands and the Washin
g' ton Drum corps of this city.
A committee was ajipointed last
night to wait upon Station Agent
Philip Foust to see whether a special j
train on the P. & K. Railway can not j
tie secured to carry the crowd on New j
: Year's.
MANY FLOATS.
An effort will bo made to secure a
larger number of floats for the New
Year's parade than have ever been in
line before. Tuesday eve it was decided
to appoint a committee of merchants
i to act in conjunction with the regular i
committee on floats, which consists of I
Setli Lormer, W. C. Williams D. C.
Williams, Harry Rupp and J. H. ]
! Woodside. The chairman appointed ;
| as the committee of merchants: J. F. j
Tooley, Fred Owen, Edward Fallon,
Andrew Schat/. and Thomas Murray. ,
WHY BOYS FAIL AT SCHOOL
Parents often wonder, who or what I
lias ruined their boys. They have been j
| in school every day, but the teacher
either does not teach them any lessons
j in morality or else the teaching is a
i failure. Truth is the boys are on the
j street from Time sqtool closes until
late at night. The street corner is the
I best place in the world for teaching
vice, profligacy and crime. Nearly all
the bail language and idle, vicious I
habits of boys art- taught on the streets ;
at late hours in the night. Teachers
may be able to accomplish a little in
eounteracfing these evil influences,but j
much of their labor is in vain until
parents co-operate with them to keep
their boys off the street.
DEATH OF JACOB WELLER
Jacob Weller, a well known farmer
of Berry township, died suddenly Sat- I
urday morning at his home near Bill- j
meyer's park.
Death was due to a stroke which oc- j
curred at 5 o'clock, just as Mr. Weller
was arising. He did not regain eon- •
sciousness and died at o'clock. Mr. I
Weller had been into Danville on Fri-
I day. He was aged 53 years. Mr. Well- j
! er is survived by his wife, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Weller, of Ex
change; the following children: Mrs.
Mary Shade, of Schuyler; Chailes, of
Exchange; Cora, of McKees Heights;
John, Elizabeth, Mabel, Samuel and
Daniel, at home. The following broth
ers and sisters also survive : Mrs. Ed
ward Reeder,of Exchange; Mrs. James
T. Magill, of Danville; Henry, of
North Carolina; James, of Montgom
ery; George, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Collie, of Clarkville, Md. ; Sarah, of
i Exchange.
TO SERVE H_ YEARS
I President Judge Evans will be one
of the Pennsylvania jurists who will
have their terms of office extended by
j the provisions of the constitutional
amendments ratified by the voters at
the November election. His term ex
piring on an even numbered year he
will hold over until an odd numbered
year when an election of a successor
will take place.
THE LAST RITES
Frank Lynn, whose death occurred
I Friday night, was consigned to the
grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery Tues
| day afternoon. The funeral took
j place at. 2 o'clock from the family
i residence, corner of Beaver aud East
Market streets. The services were con
ducted by the Rev. W. M. Geiger.
The pall bearers were brothers-in-law
iof the deceased: William, George,
j Joseph and Charles Fausnaught, Chas.
; Prentiss and ThoiuaM Wray.
The deceased was a member of the
Stove Mounters' union and the mem
! bers attended the funeral in a body.
I After fighting for eight months over
a tax levy, the Roscoo council has
i again declared peace and a levy has
been fix'd. The disputes prevented the
i ' organization of council and the mat-
I tor was drawn into the courts. A com
j promise has been effected.
NEW SYSTEM
OF DRAINAGE
The formal rejiort. of Borough Sur
veyor George P. Keefer relative to the
subject of drainage and the full cost
of getting rid of the old canal was
presented to the borough council at its
special meeting last night. Independ
ent of the action taken by council re
lating to it,the report is of interest as
showing what an important and almost
indispensable factor the old canal is i
in the draining of town and what an I
elaborate and expensive system will
have to be devised to conduct the
drainage to other outlets.
The surface water on the wide area
between East Market street and the
canal naturally drains into the latter
channel and thus finds its way into
Mahoning creek. The capacity of the
various pipes and drains required to
meet conditions shows what a factor
the canal is.
At Cook's court a 15-inoh pipe drains
the water from each side of East Mar
ket street to the canal.
From Cook's court the water drains
for a distance of 777 feet to the east
ern side of Beaver street, whence it
flows through a box culvert and 24-
inch pipe to the canal.
At the alley east of the residence of
Jacob Dietz the water is carried from
East Market street to the canal through
a 24-inch terra cotta pipe. This pipe
also receives the drainage from Honey
moon street. From this point the wat
er flows eastward in an open gutter, a
distance of 316 feet, to a 12-inch terra
cotta pipe in an alloy at the northern
end of Mowrey street,discharging into
the canal. This pipe also receives the
drainage of Mowrey street for a dist
ance of 600 feet, also the water from
each side of East Market street from
Wall street, a distance of 850 feet.
The drainage on Church street, be
tween Market street and the canal,
finds its way into the latter by an
open gutter ami a box culvert. Pine
street for the same distance drains in
to the canal by open water way. Ferry
street is drained in open ditch to a
point near the canal, thence by means
of a box culvert into the canal. Drain
age of the first alley east of Mill street,
at the rear of the opera house, is con
veyed in an open water way directly
to the canal.
The water on Mill street from Mark
et street is conveyed in open gutter to
the stone culvert at the canal by means !
of a basin on either side of the street. |
PROJECTED SYSTEM.
After investigating local conditions I
existing along Sechler's run and with i
information gained by a general sur- ,
vey of the contour of the ground the 1
borough surveyor has laid out a gen- !
eral plan for the distribution and div
erting of the surface water from the
streets, or sectiop of streets, above
mentioned.
At Cook's court he recommends that
the present pipe be replaced by a 30-
itteh terra cotta pipe to be continued
a distance of 400 feet crossing the can
al and discharging into Sechler's run
immediately north of Railroad street.
£j.\t Beaver street a 24-inch terra cot
ta pipe is recommended having its out
let in a large manhole or basin op
jiosite the northern end of Honeymoon
street; the water from Wall street to 1
flow westward to Mowrey street in
open gutter, here to enter a 20-iuch
pipe and be conveyed to the basin
above described. From this basin a 36-
inch terra cotta pipe is to convey the
water through Honeymoon street, a
distance of 1250 feet, to the Susque
! hanna river.
On Church street an open gutter is
recommended to a point near the can
al, thence the drainage is to coinluot
'ed through a 24-inch terra cotta pipe
jto a point in Sechler's run west of
] Church street.
On Pine street drainage under the
new system would be conducted from
Market street to southern bank of can
al in open waterway, thence through
an 18-inch terra cotta pipe over priv
j ate property to Sechler's run. On Ferry
' street there would be an open gutter
! to thi' canal: thence a 24-inch pipe to
Sechler's run. An 18-inch pipe from
alley at rear of opera house to Sech
ler's Hun is recommended.
On Mill street the water now dis
charging into the canal at the stone
culvert ill the new system would be
carried in two 20-inch pipes to Sech
ler's run or westward along City Hall
to Mahoning creek.
To complete the above designed sys
tem Mr. Keefer, estimates that it
would cost approximately, $10,600.
His estimate for filling up the canal
in detail is as follows:
Section between Mill street and
Mahoning creek $000; between Mill
street and Ferry street, $1,500, between
Ferry street and Church street,s4,ooo;
total, $6,100.
i
It was warmer in Pittsburg on Mon
day than it.was on the Fourth of July
of the current year. The highest tem
perature on the Fourth was 70 degree
but Monday's thermometer reached
one higher than that.
SUCCUMBED TO
PUS
In the death of James Connolly, Sr.,
which occurred at the family home- j
stead, A street, yesterday, morning, i
Danville loses a respected citizen and
an old time and ski If nil iron worker, '
whose labor during two-score of years
contributed to the devlopment of the ]
town and the wealth of this commun- !
ity.
James Connolly, Sr., was born in '
county Mead, Ireland, about seventy I
years ago. He came to America when
a young man. He settled in Danville, 1
where he continuously resided until
the day of his death. For nearly forty ;
years he was keeper of the blast fur- j
nace at the Montour Iron works un- !
der Waterman & Beaver and the Read
ing Iron company. His skill and ex
perience as a furnace man were ex
ceeded only by the fidelity and the
conscientious manner in which he per
formed the duties of his calling.
During his lons residence in Dan
ville especially during his connection !
with the blast furnace, lie became per- j
sonally known to the greater part of
the town's population. He was a man :
of generous impulses, of a kindly na- !
turo ami numbered among his friends )
the town's best people.
The deceased, notwithstanding his
age, was in good health until about j
five weeks ago, when he sustained a
stroke of paralysis. In the interim, |
much of the time his condition was
serious. By a coincidence on Satur- |
day twenty-three years ago his wife j
died; while on the same day, twenty- j
seven years before, his daughter died, i
The deceased was hardly expected to
survive during Saturday, but he ling- ,
ered until 3:30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, when the summons came.
Two sons survive, Lawrence and |
James Connolly, the latter being a J
member of the borough council from [
the fourth ward; also two daughters, j
Mrs. Thomas Gill, who occupies the !
homestead, and Mrs. Thomas Neville, i
of Railroad street. The deceased is j
survived by outs brother, Thomas Con
nolly, of Philadelphia; also by sixteen
grandchildren, of this city.
——-
FRANK LYNN
Following a protracted illness Frank
Lynn, for many years a stove mounter j
employed at the plant of the Danville !
Stove and Manufacturing company,
departed this life at 12:30 o'clock on
Friday night. Although lie was known
to be in a critical condition his death
ar that time was not expected. His
sud i' ii demise proved a great shock to ,
the family.
The deceased was a member of the
Stove Mounters' Union If we • ?n
industrious and I igbh inspected man.
He was twice inimied.bis second wife
sun iving alom; with a daughter of his
first marriage, Miss Anna Three step
children,lda, Kthel and Charles Shuft.
also survive, nloug with the mother of
the deceased, Mi-. Gertrude Lynn, one
s.-ter, Mrs. Anna Russell, und two
brothers, Elmer und Emerson Lynn,
of Syracuse, N. Y. The deceased was
ageil 34 years.
COMMISSIONERS MET
The county commissioners of this
j county went to Sunbury yesterday to
hold a conference with the Northum
berland county board regarding a suit
for damages which lias been brought
in Montour county by a man whose
horse broke his leg on the river bridge
at this place.
Refering to the incident the Sunbury
I Daily says:"The bridge at Danville
1 has been more bother than it is worth
I to Northumberland county. It is paved
1 with wooden bricks and they got slip-
I pery in wet weather and accidents are
always liable to happen."
Rather a witless remark to make,
when it is taken into consideration
| that the bridge in question, slippery
bricks and all. is one of the finest
; structures of its kiud in this section
|of the State. The bridge is a positive
I necessity to the largo number of North-
I uinberlaml county people. Does the
' Daily wish to create the impression
j that the Northumberland county com
| missioners find it too troublesome to
J care for the welfare of their constita
i e.nts in Riverside, South Danville, Rush
| township, and other nearby districts.
REALIZED $52.06
Tho Woman's Benevolent society of
| Danville realized £ss. Oil as its share of
| the proceeds of "A Trip to the Moon,"
I three performances of which were giv
en in the opera house lest week for the
| benefit of that organization. Themem
-1 bers of the society expected to realize
! a larger sum and are much disappoint
ed.
Our informant states that the gross
receipts amounted to st!s4. i>o. The ex
penses totaled up to a large sum.
James Kane, aged 70, died at Yates
ville, a suburb of Shenandoah, of
I shock owing to the destruction of the
Knickerbocker by fire. His sons were
1 employed at tho plant.
ESTABLISHED IN 185S
THANKSGIVING
111 DANVILLE
Today, set apart as a day of thanks
! giving and praise to God for the mer
! cies of the past year, will be general
!ly observed in Danville. As has been
j customary in the past there will be a
| general cessation of industry. With
! probably an exception or two all the
! manufacturing plants will be idle.
Following custom the stores will
close at noon or shortly before. The
[ schools will be closed as will also the
' banks and the post office. The r. 112. d.
! carriers will not drive over their
j routes. The town carriers will make a
; delivery and collection this morning.
I The registry department will be clos
!ed all day. At the general delivery
} the usual holiday hours will be ob-
I served.
FEASTING.
The pleasures of the table are prob
| ably not paramount at Thanksgiving;
lit is nevertheless true that much of
| the interest of the day centers about
j the menus for the dinner. Without
| the traditional feast Thanksgiving
! would probably be an insignificant
j and flat affair. It is this feature—the
j reunions, in which old and young,
| separated for months, gather around
! the family board—that makes Thanks
! giving distinctively what it is.
At the same time under modern oon
j ditions it occurs that there are many
so situated that it is more convenient
j for them to take their Thanksgiving
| dinner at some hotel or restaurant,
j There will therefore be plenty of bus
j iness for these establishments, which
jin anticipation of liberal patronage
1 have prepared menus choice enough
j to please the most fastidious palate.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
I Tho devout and truly grateful will
j find ample opportunity for a formal
! offering of thanks to God for His man
! ifold mercies during the year at either
lof the excellent Thanksgiving scr
| vices arranged. The union service
j will bo held in St. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church at 7 :30 o'clock this
evening. The Mahoning Presbyterian
church will hold its Thanksgiving
service at 10:30 o'clock this morning.
ATHLETIC EVENTS.
! Indications point to fair weather
today and the ont-of-door sports that
| are scheduled should add much to the
! interest and the pleasure of the day.
' i The program of athletic contests in
! Danville, it is true, is not very var-
I ied, but at the same time there is not
a shadow of doul.t but it will yield
an abundance of sport.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon there
will be a game of football between
the Danville Ex-Hiirh and the Mt.
Cannel Ex-IIi::h on Athletic Field. An
interesting contt-t i- assure,',.
At 8:15 o'clock :;ing there
will I- a game of i a t ! :11 between
a team picked from t'-e Cn League
of Danville and a >•• ron : I i n from
Orwigsburg. tie- lie up of -!.e latter
including 11.-sand . :,en id, form
er base ball champion
ARTICLES ON POULTRY
j C. M. Brauitz, of the south side,
| whose drawing is reproduced in this is
j sue of the morning, has gained an eu
i viable reputation as an authority on
! poultry. Mr. Barnitz' latest achieve
| ment is to secure a place on the staff
1 of the London Illustrated Poultry Re
; cord, having accepted an offer from
| the editors of that magazine recently,
i This periodical is the acknowledged
| authority on poultry for Europe and
| its staff of writers include the most
| expert poultry writers in the old world
I Mr. Barnitz has also accepted for
the third year the position of editor
j and artist for the American Press
! poultry feature,and to this great news
syndicate alone will deliver 108 eol
l nmns of original illustrated matter
' Mr. Branitz poultry writings are lew
copyrighted on two continents.
ON THE EDGE
The big storms that have been play
< i ing havoc about Chicago and over the
i Great Lake region, which were, head
ed eastward and threatened all sorts
> of bad weather for Danville and other
• j places in central Pennsylvania, will
i! not be much in evidence in the east
I unless they change their present
I course.
! Rain, snow and sleet have been fol
| lowing these storms, but during the
[ ! last day they veered off, the Chicago
112 ; storm passing to the Mississippi Val
' j ley and the other going into the south
; em section of New York state.
The mow flurries of yesterday, ac
. | cording to the weather bureau are the
, | only signs of the storm that will reach
! this section. Warmer weather is pre
j dieted for today.
j Robert Forsythe, of South Grcens
! burg, was killed instantly when he
! was struck by an automobile driven
- I by Homer Overly, aged l\ Forsythe,
I' , who was aged <l9, was crossing the
• | street when he fell in front of the
| machine which broke his neck. A
| family survives.