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It is probable that the state will
build a narrow gauge railroad from
Mount Alto to the Wliito Pine sanitar
ium.
While she had crawled part way nil- j
der a coal wagon to pick up fuel to
use iu warming her six children,the
driver started the team and crushed
the life out of Mrs. Lizzie Posiiak,
aged 44, of South Bethlehem.
If ttieir baby had not cried, William
Hesell, his wife and their two other
children would have been burned to
death when their liouse near Ford City
was destroyed with all their belong
ings.
Judge Wiltbank, of Philadelphia, iu
passing a two year's sentence on
Charles Wilson, a negro, for killing
Claude Williams, also colored, praised
the lawyers for not trying to free
Wilson by bringing in the "unwritten
law." Williams is said to have been
unduly familiar with Mrs.Wilson.
One year's extension of time has
been granted to the Mouca aud Aiu
bridge Street Railway company, whose
franchise for rights through Mouaca
and Moon expired on December 1. s The
railway offieals have assured the bor
ough and townshp officials that work
will commence in the near future.
A potato weighing twenty-two ounc
es and of freakish formation, was
raised the past season by Martin Hass
ler, of Perry township, Berks county.
John Hay, of Girard township, Erie
county, lis dead, the result of being
6hot by a chicken thief. Tuesday
night he heard a suspicius sound in
his chicken coop and arming himself j
went out to investigate,his wife going !
with him. Wheu he reached tue corn
er of the chicken house a thief shot
him and ho died at noon Wednesday.
At York Wednesday, Eli Spangler.a
contractor, took the place of the reg
ular driver of the Good Will Are en
gine in responding to an alaim of
fire. Tho horses got beyond control,
and when the steamer rounded a corn
er he was thrown from his seat to the
street and his head was crushed. He
was 50 years of age. The lire was
trifling and was extinguished before
any apparatus arrived.
Two hundred and fifty foreign lab
orers at the Colonial steel works at
Colona, after striking for an increase
of fifteen cents a day, beat up two of j
their bosses. Assembling near the
works they threatened tiiose who re
mained at work and the officials.
Sheriff Hartzell and twenty deputies
went to the scene of action.
William E. Adams, of Charleroi,
was shot, probably fatally, it is al
leged, by Thomas L. Kinney. No rea
iion is given for the shooting. Adams,
who is superintendent of the Charleroi
plant of the Macbeth-Evans Glass com
pany, was shot on his way to work
and walked to the factory and then
homo, after the accident.
It is alleged that there is a shortage
of 91,100 in the accounts of Mrs. Tru
man Campbell, postmistress of Cam
mal, Lycoming oounty. The office is
QOW iu charge of F. F. Bouucll, one
of her bondsmen. The woman has dis
appeared audit is thought that she
has gone to tho mountains to escape
arrest. Her husband has advanced
S4OO, all the money ho had, to cover
part of the shortage.
"Joe the Leopard Boy," famous
years ago as one of the freaks of P. T.
Barnum.was killed by falling through
a trap door recently at Pittsburg. His
real name was A. E. Bishell and he j
was brought from Africa. Peculiar
sjKitS, which faded as he grew older,
gave him his name.
John Warren and Thomas Filbren,
who reoontly pleaded guilty to the
charge of breaking into tin- New York
Central station, entering the railroad
tool house and breaking into the Jer
sey Shore post office, were sentenced
each to a maximum of twenty years,
and a minimum of five years' impris
onmont in the eastern penitentiary,
as well as a fine of S2OO. Joseph Man
ton was given a maximum of ton years
aud a minimum of two years and six
months and a fine of SIOO for the same
criino. Ho would not admit his guilt
Those who frequent the rooms of
Pittsburg harbor No. 25, Masters and
Pilots,were thrown almost into a pan
ic when one of them happened to see
under the stove a thing which was
thought to he a bomb aud they rushed
from the room expecting the thing to
explode. Thou somebody wanted to
put the Are out aud some excited per
son threw the contents of the water
cooler on the stove, the resulting
steam causing such a cloud to arise
that auother general exit was in or
der. An examination later proved the
horriblo machine to be part of an old
battery.
A DESERTER
ISJPSTED
Michael Goodlavage, whose parents
live at No. 10 Sycamore street, was
arrested in this city Saturday evening
charged with being a desserter from
the army.
Good lavage's alleged desertion oc
curred over a year ago and notwith
standing that the usual printed circu
lars containing the photograph and a
minute description of the man wanted
were sent out. and posted by the gov
ernment yet he managed to escape de
tection until a week or so ago. A cir
cumstance whioh aided him ill keep
ing in the dark was undoubtedly the
fact that his parents are foreigners and
live in an out-of-the-way quarter sel
dom visited by anyone but people of
their own nationality. The alleged de
serter speaks English well, but his
parents can talk only in the foreign
tongue.
Chief Mincemoyer was promptly
notified of the desertion by the mili
tary authorities over a year a go.
Goodlavage evidently know that the
local officers were looking for him, as
well as the fact that circulars contain
ing his photograph had been sent out
over the country. He does not seem to
have remained very long at one place
and it was this constant moving about
that undoubtedly enabled him to elude
arrest so long.
It is remarkable that it was Good
la vage's own actions prompted appar
ently by his fear of detection that
filially betrayed him into the hands of
the officers. The portrait of the deser
ter printed on the circular was a fair
ly good one, the features being pretty
firmly impressed on the mind of both
local officers. They frequently visited
Sycamore street but it was not until a
week or so ago that they caught a
glimpse of anyone who seemed to sug
gets the alleged deserter; that he was
the man wanted was pretty clearly in
dicated liy his own actions. He was
in the habit of making sudden turns
to avoid meeting the officers face to
face ;once when unexpectedly con
fronted by Chief Mincemoyer he took
off his hat and hid his face by seeiu
lilg to be studying the number or
something else ou the inside of the
crown.
On Saturday evening the officers de
cided to search the Goodlavage home
on Sycamore street at an hour when
they had hopes of finding the alleged
deserter there. Simultaneously Chief
Mincemoyer entered the front door
and officer Voris the rear door. The
mail wanted was seated at the supper
table with his parents.
He offered no resistance and was led
from the house and handcuffed. While
ou the way to prison he acknowledged
his guilt to the officers. He was kept
iu jail until last evening when he was
taken to Washington, D. C., by Officer
John Grier Voris and delivered into
the custody of the military authorities
of the government.
Michael Goodlavage enlisted June
15, 1908, and was a private in Com
pany L, 6tli Infantry. It is alleged
that he deserted at Fort Missoula,
Mont., November 12, 1908. At enlist
ment he gave his ago as 21 years and
nine months, and his residence as No.
10 Sycamore street, Danville.
ESCAPED IN NIGHTDRESS
Fire completely destroyed the resid
ence occupied by Mrs. Harriet Girton,
and owned by her sou Perry, located
about a mile north of the Twin hills,
between Danville and Bloomsburg, at
about one o'clock Tuesday morning.
Nothing was saved from the building,
not even Mrs. Girton's clothes, she
escaping in her night dress. She is
aged 70 years and lived aloue.
The lire originated in a flue, which
had not been cleaned for some time.
When the flames were first discovered
by Mrs. Girton, they had gained such
headway that t lie woman had to leave
the place very sparingly clothed, as
stated. She is now living with her
daughter, Mrs. William Hunt, near
the scene of the fire.
The house was a two-story frame
structure and the loss is estimated at
s2OOO. Whether therejis any insurance
mi tiie property could not be learned.
Surprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
I FenHterinacher, near Buyer's school
liouse, in honor of Mrs. Feusteruiach
cr's birthday. Those present weie Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Wertmali, Mr. ami
; Mrs. Lewis Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs.
j Edward Hoffman, Mrs. Sarah Hoff
; mail, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Beyer, Ray
mond Beyer, Mrs. Andy, Mr. and Mrs.
| Frank Fensterniaclier, Mr. and Mrs.
! William Kocher.Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
! Raup, Calvin Raup, Mrs. Sallie Brit-
I tain, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Williams ami
son William, Mr. and Mrs. David
Steffens, 1). W. Cooper of Huiuniels
town, Mrs. Levi Moser, Mrs. David
Johnson, Mr. John j Fensterniaclier,
Ralph Fensterniaclier, Miss Florence
Fenstermacher, Albert Steffens, Wal
ter Steffens, Mrs. Geo. Robbins.
DANVILLE-}PA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, IHO9
MONTOUR HOUSE
CHANGES HANDS
The Moutour house, ono of the olil- |
est ami most widely known liostelries
of this section, has again changed
hands. Unfortunately the name of the
purchaser is not known in Danvi lie,
although the fact that the sale has
taken place is established beyond a
doubt.
During the summer and autumn E.
T. Linuard, the late owner, lias been
absent from Danville the most of the
time. On Saturday morning a letter
from him was received by William G.
Kramer, clerk at the Montour house,
in which it was explained that a sale
had been effected, the hotel, stock,
fixtures and all passing out of Mr.
liinnard's hands. It was stated that
the new owner, whose name was not
given, will take possession of the pro
perty during the present month. Mr.
Linnard stated that he will bo in Dan
ville in a few days, when of course,
all tlio facts relating to the sale will
be made known.
The Montour House is famous as
the hostelry owned by our deceased
townsman James liiehl from the year
18(10 until his death, which occurred
on November 5, 1908.
Mr. Linnard purchased the Montour
liouse from the James Riehl estate
January 14, 1901, ami remained in
possession of it until the sale above
noted. It has always been considered
a desirable stand, the price paid for
it by Mr. Linnard being $22,500. In
addition he assumed the license for
the house, which amounted to some
|3OO more.
A bit of earlyhistory relating to the
Moutour House from Brower's history
of Danville will be read with interest
in this connection :
"The Montour House is a large hot
el opposite the courthouse. It was
originally built by General Daniel
Montgomery, who kept a store in the |
corner room. An orchard extended j
from the building up to Ferry street.
Boyd, Colton and Donaldson also kept
store there. In 18:S4 it was first ojiened
as a hotel by Samuel Brady, who gave
it the name of "Montour House."
In 1846 G. M. Shoop purchased the
property and subsequently the house
was kept by W. G. Gaskins,Cornelius
Garretson, Smith, Kramer, Kirk and
Jones."
K. G. E. ELECTION
Montour Castle, No. 180, K. G. E.,
held its regular election of officers on
Monday evening and chose the fol
lowing for the ensuing term: Noble
chief, John F. Henniug; vice chief,
Ralph H. White; high priest, Bruce
McCracken; venerable liermit, Geo.
W. Robinson; keeper of exchequer,
P. M Herrington ; clerk of exchequer,
John G. Vastine; master of records,
L. S. Foust; sir herald; Claude
Grcenman ; trustee, Win. B.'Hauser'
Lafayette S. Foust was chosen repre
sentative to the Grand castle which
meets at Gettysburg from May 12tli to
14th, 1910, with Herbert Hendricks us
alternate.
At present there is no castle of the
Knights of the Golden Eagles located
in Gettysburg, but it is with that end
iu view that the grand body of Sir
I Knights will journey to Gettysburg |
iu May, 1910 and go into annual ses- j
] sion with the largest Gland castle j
convention in the history of the order !
I with the hope that it may create en- |
! thusiasm tending to inspire the resi
dents of that historic town to organ
j ize a flourishing castle.
DRIVEWAY SLIPPERY
! |
The sand hauled onto the driveway |
of the river bridge to prevent horses !
! from slipping nearly all blew away j
I during the long driugl t. Tue day
1 the woodeii blocks under the rain were
1 nearly as slippery as at any time last j
| summer.
| Different views are held as to the 1
| efficiency of sand on the creo-resinated
: blocks. The dust on the driveway be
j comes a great nuisance and many per
! sons condemn it, while others think
j that it is just the tiling and that the
j county commissioners ought to give
| the bridge another coat so that the
I public would have the benefit of it
j during the winter.
Rev. John E. Miles.
The Kev. Johu E. Miles, pastor of
| the Scotten Avenue Baptist church,
Detroit, Mich., is spending a few days
in Danvillo, where I.was tailed ly
j the serious illness of his mother, Mis.
Frank Lee Miles. Mr. Miles is a na
j five of Danville and is one of our
young men, the success and brilliancy
i of whose careers reflects credit on our
town.
President James McUrna, of the
Penuslvania railroad,for the first time
in many years, took charge of a train
at Philadelphia on Monday. A cylind
er head on the locomotive broke and
j he took full charge of the train until
j it"was ont of the road of another train
I and was sent on its way.
BUTTER SHORT
J[ WEIGHT
Pursuant to the provision of section
15 of the borough ordinance Ohief-of-
Polico Minceraoyer Saturday morning
made an inspection of the weights and
measures used in the curbstone mark
et. Not only wercjsoales found short
but a large quantity of butter on sale
was found deficient in weight.
The borough odinance requires the
market master to make an inspection
of all weights and measures used i u
the curbstone market a least once a
month. If the weights and measures
are found short, the ordinance pro
vides that they shall he seized and for
feited. For the second offense the of
fender shall be arrested and prosecut
ed according to law.
It is not known whether the ordi
nance pertaining to the monthly in
spection of weights and measures has
been strictly observed or not. But
when the officers made the inspection
Saturday morning they found a rath
er unfortunate state of affairs. No less
than fifteen scales wore found to weigli
short.
This discovery led to the reweigh
ing of the butter offered for sale. The
same state of affairs was found to ex
ist, the butter showing a deficiency
of half an ounce to one and a half
ounces in weight per pound.
In most instances the vendors were
very much embarrassed, as they were
honest people and their scales with
long usage had gone uad without the
owners knowing it. In this connect
ion it is worthy of note that in several
instances the butter on sale overran
an ounce or a fraction of all onnoo in
weight.
A few of the people who had butter
short in weight on sale, the chief re
ports, were slow to realize the posi
tion they were in and were disposed
to argue the matter with the officer.
To such lie quoted section 10 of the
ordinance, which provides that all
butter or other articles exposed for
sale in the curbstone market pretend
ing to be of correct ascertained weight
and given measure that may be defic
ient in these respects shall be seized
by tlie clerk and j sold for the use of
the said borough.
In 110 instance, Saturday, did the
chief show any inclination to enforce
the ordinance [by confiscating either
scales or butter, although he made it
very plalu that henceforth no leniency
will lie shown and that butter fouud
short in weight along with the scales
on which it was weighed will be seiz
ed.
Mr. Deutsch, chairman of the com
mittee on Market, at the meeting of
council Monday eve presented a report
of the above explaining what the chief
of police discovered in the way of
short weight.
On motion of Mr. Curry it was or
dered that the chief of police bo in
structed to eoufiscate all goods offer
ed for sale in market hereafter that
may be found deficient in weight.
THREATENED TO SHOOT
11. U. Miller, a well known resident
of Snydertowu,was defendant in Just
ice Shipmau's court at Suubury Sat
urday morning, being charged by
Harry Snyder, a Sunbury liveryman,
with threatening to shoot him.
It seems that the men had words in
a blacksmith shop iu ISHHI and had not
been friends since. Thursday of last
week while out driving Snyder stopped
in front of Miller's place at Snyder
towu and a war of words ensued.
There was cursing and bail language
by both parties and finally Miller went
into the house ami appeared with a
shot gun.
Snyder and his witnesses alleges that
Miller threatened to shoot him, while
Miller and his wife swore that ho was
only going hunting. Justice Shipmau
was of the opinion that botli parties
were at fault and suggested a settle
ment but Miller couldn't see it that
way and the justice required hiui to
furnish bail for court.
DR. KLEIN RESIGNS
HARRISBUItU, Dec. 8.
Considerable surprise was created on
capitol hill last night by the an
nouncement that Dr. Low is A. Klein,
deputy State veterinarian, had resign
ed to accept a chair in the veterinarian |
department of the University of Penn- j
sylvania. It was also announced that
T. K. Munce, of Washington,had been
i appointed to succeed Dr. Klein, the
latter removing to Philadelphia at
once. Dr. Klein will follow the late
; Dr. Leouarcl Pearson in the veteiinar
-1 ian's chair at the univeristy.
Warren Aggas was perhaps fatally
burned at Butler on Tuesday. His one
hand was bandaged with a turpentine
I saturated cloth, and the bandage
| caught fire from a match which he
had struck to light a cigar. Before the
flames could be extinguished he was
j burned about the head, arms, hands
and much of his clothing was ruined.
THE SOLICITOR
REIKOPINION
Proceedings at council took a rather
sensational turn Monday eve when the
members denied the right of the wat
er commissioners to purchase coal for
the water works and nullified a year
ly contract that the board had entered
into with the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company.
An opinion from the borough solic
itor was read as to whether or not the
water commissioners have the legal
right to enter into a yearly contract
for furnishing coal to the Danville
water works. The opinion questioned
very seriously whether the water
commissioners liavo any such right,
the solicitor explaining that in his
opinion since the borough council,
which appoints the water commission
ers, pays the bills incurred in the
maintenance and operation of the wat
er works, it at least should have some
voice iu the purchase of important
supplies.
The above opinion was brought out
by the fact that two of the board of
water commissioners had entered into
a yearly contract for coal with the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company.
Ou motion of Mr. Everhard, second
ed by Mr. Jones, it was ordered tliat
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company be notified that the
borough council will not recognize
the contract entered into with it by
the water commissioners and that coal
shipped here under said contract will
not be paid for by council.
The secretary read the "following
communication relative to filling up
the canal:
Dear Sir:—l beg to acknowledge
yours of the 24th with clipping from
the "Morning News"in regard to the
drainage proposition. Kindly advise
Burgess Amesburv that I will make
an appointment to meet him at as
early a date as possible togo further
into the matter. In the meantime I
would be pleased to have a blue print
of Mr. Reefer's map showing propos
ed method of taking caie of the drain
age.
Yours truly.
K. M. WHITE,
Division Engineer.
It was tho sense of council that the
borough ought not to bo obliged togo
to the expense of getting up a blue
priut requested by Engineer White,
especially as there is no drawing of
Engineer Reefer's survey.
On motion of Mr. Curry it was or
dered that the D. L. & W. Railroad
company be notified to abate the can
al nuisance, beginning work 011 the
job in three months' time.
On mofion of Mr. Curry it was or
dered that tlio borough solicitor be di
rected to protect the interests of the
borough in the application to the
court by the county commissioners to
fix the liability for the support of
William Sileox and Caroline Filliug
er, insane criminals in the State hos
pital for the insane at this place, up
on the borough of Danville and Ma
honing township.
Borough Electrician Newton
Smith presented his report for Nov
ember. The municipal light plant was
in operation 889 hours. Eighty-seven
tons of coal at $2.50 per ton, were ,
consumed. The total cost of operating
the plant was $104.86.
Secretary Patton read a communica
tion from Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State
commissioner of health, acknowledg
-117 the receipt of the plaus and spec
ifications of the sewer system aud tho
sewage disposal plant sent to Harris
buig last week.
Burgess A. ('. Amesburv appeared
before council explaining that the
skating rink is in arrears for license
and that tho owner disputes the bor
ough's right to collect a license fee.
On motion of Mr. Curry it was or
dered that the ehief burgess be re
quested to collee' , license of ten dol
lars per month, eluding arrearage,
from the owner the skating rink
and that he be em nvered to close the
place in case payra nt is refused.
A communication was received from
Edward 11. Wertman, tendering his
resignation as fireman at the water
works. On motion the resignation was
accepted.
P. J. Keefer, supei iuteudent of the
water works, recommended .Tames
Gibson for the position vacated. On
motion of Mr. lies Mr. Gibson there
fore, was elected as fireman at the
water works to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. Wertman.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $117.50
.Tames Gibson . 18.00
Washington Fire Co 8.55
Adams Express Co 2.25
U. S. Express Co LOO
Walker & Kepler 69. 73
Joseph Lechner 1.20
Helios Mfg. Co .'l7. fit
Clement Restine Co . , 1(5.85
Howard Irviu 10.73
Peoples Coal Yard 5 75.
Foster Bros 1.10
J. H. Cole . . ' y. 88
Western Tel. Co 50
INSANE BECOME i
HEAVIER BURDEN
As a result of a decision made by
the auditor general of the State the
various counties making up the dis
trict for whose insane the hospital
at Danville was established, in
stead of paying $1.75 per week to that
institution for the support of their
criminal insane, henceforth will bo
obliged to pay $4.25, the full cost of
maintenance. This <l?es not imply an
advancement of rates at the hospital
but. merely the saddling upon the
counties and poor districts of what
was formerly paid by the State.
The decision of the auditor general
above referred to is to the following
effect:
That criminal insauo patients com
mitted to the several State hospitals
must not be included in the quarterly
accounts for maintenance to his de
partment, as they are not to lie class
ed under the head of indigent insane
(for whose support the State contrib
utes) but that the whole amount of
their maintenance is to bo charged j
against and collected from the several
counties and poor districts to which
they belong.
The criminal insane are properly
defined to consist of four classes:
First, those under arrest, who are j
found to bo insane previous to trial of ;
the offense for which they are in eus- !
tody; second, those who have come to ;
trial and have been acquitted on the
ground of insanity; third, those who j
have committed any criminal act,who j
are dangerous to the community, and
who have been found to be insane in j
the manner provided by law; fourth,
those who having been convicted of a
crime have been discovered to be in
sane while serving their sentence.
On September 1 the county commis- j
sioners received a bill from the hos- '
1 ital for the insane for the earn of the j
criminal insane patients at $1.75 per •
week Much to the surprise of the com- 1
missioners recently another bill was j
iecoived for the additional amount j
due the hospital for that quarter, i
which previously was paid by the ■
State.
The latter bill was accompanied by
a letter explaining that as the result
of the above quoted decision the aud
itor general had deducted fiom the
hospital's statement to his department j
for the quarter ending August 31, ISIO9,
the amount of its claim against the '
State for the support of Montour '
county's criminal insane patients dur
ing that period. The ehatge for the
maintenance of insane is <>1.25 per
weelj. The additional bill received
was for t!io amount due the hospital 1
at $3.50 per week, the difference be
tween #1.75 per week, the amount
already paid, and tic full cost of '
maintenance, which represents what
was heretofore paid oy the State to
be applied to the support of our in
sane.
At the close of the quarter ending
December 1 and regularly thereafter
the bills for all criminal cases from
this and other districts in the State,
now at the hospital, as well ;is those
that may be committed hereafter, will j
be charged at the rato of $4.25 per
week and a bill for that sum will be
sent to the couuties.
Montour county has three criminal
insane patients at the hospital—Will
iam Silcox, Caroline Fillinger and
Clarence Carr. As is shown by the
proceedings of the last session of the
borough council the county commis
sioners are preparing to resist the sad
dling of the cost of maintaining these
onto the county, holding that under
the auditor general's decision the
Danville and Mahoning Poor district
is liable for the support of the above
named patients.
LEAGUE MEETING
President Win. L. McCollum has set
Sunday, January !>th,lit 10, as the time
for the annual meeting of the Susque
hanna league of base ball clubs for the
purpose of organizing and has selected
the Hotel Morton at Berwick as the
place for the gathering.
President McCollum had intended
calling a meeting to be held next Sun
day, but decided it would suit all con
cerned much better to postpone it un
til after the holidays.
Clinton Colield, a member of the
Franklin football team, who la.it Sat
urday had his leg injured in the
Franklin-Oil City game and after'ward
1 played five minutes,in an examination
I"ii 1 "ii Monday learned that one of the
bones in his limb had snapped.
j 15. 11. Brown 37.25
; Standard Gas Co .50
Labor and hauling .. 88.45
Silver Spring Quarry Co .. 45.08
J. H. Cole 218.(56
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $153.50
U. S. Express Co 55
J. H. Goeser (',.75
Standard Gas Co a. 00
Joseph Lechner 14.42
Labor on streets 28.00
Montour Coal and Iron Co , 252.50
ESTABLISHED IN 185£
FOUR BANDS
ARE ENGAGED
There is no longer any doubt as to
the full measure of success that will
be achieved by the Mummers' parado
this year. It will be one of the biggest
and most unique demonstrations of its
kind that has ever taken place in Dan
ville.
The above conclusion is ' fully war
ranti d by the very encouraging reports
presented by the various committees
jat the regular meeting of the Mum
| mors' association held at Hotel Baldy
I last night.
1 Major Gearhart stated that the Mil-
I ton band could bo employed for the
1 sum of fifty dollars and expenses. On
motion of J. H. Woodside it was ord
' ered that the terms be accepted and
j the Milton band engaged.
This action brings the number of
| bauds engaged up to four as follows:
| Catawissi, Northumberland, Exchange
and Milton Rands.
Chief Mincemoyer reported that the
P. & R. Railway will agree to run a
[ special train between Danville and
: West Milton on a guarantee of fifty
( dollars. People from the vicinity of
Milton will be brought to Danville on
the regular 11:23 a. nr. passenger train.
The special train will be. for the con
venience of those who do not wish to
return home on the regular 3:j6 pass
enger train, north,and will leave Dan
villo for West Milton at '.t o'clock.
On motion of W. C. Williams it was
ordered that the special train on the
P. & R. Railway be secured.
Sheriff D. C. Williams reported that
the following persons will have floats
in tho parade: F. M. Owen, Joseph
Smith, Victor V, Vincent,J. B. Cleav
er, Jesse Shannon, J. 11. Cole, James
Martin, Frank Linker and George
Huulock. There will also be floats
from the country as well as one be
longing to the theatrical company that
will be giving performances in the
opera house during the holiday week.
On motion of Major Gearhart it was
ordered that a first and second prize
be offered for the best floats in line
regardless of whether they are adver
tisements or not.
On motion of Sheriff Williams it
was ordered that all secret societies of
town, including side degrees, be in
vitcd to participate in tho parade.
John Cruikshank presided nt the
meeting last night. A. C. Roat acted
as secretary. Other members present
were: Harry Rupp, John G. Waite,
James Ryan, James Freeze, Sheriff
Williams, Major Gearhart, Ohief-of-
Police Mincemoyer, J. H. Woodside
and W. I'. Williams.
JAIL BREAKERS TRIED
The eight jail breakers who were
frustrate I in a wholesale and sensa
tional attempt to depopulate the Col
umbia county prison at. Bloomsburg
three weeks ago, w- re arraigned be
fore Judge Evans yesterday. Only
three of the eight were found guilty:
the rest at the direction of the court
were dismissed on that charge.
Of tho three guilty ones Toth Gap
and Samuel Collar were, sentenced to
: pay the costs of prosecution, a fine of
$lO and undergo an imprisonment of 6
j months in jail. The other man eon
! victed was John Zongrone, who later
| made a successful attempt to ecsape,
! and who has not vet been apprehend -
j ed.
! Joseph Kelly, of this city, who was
j among the eight indicted, was declai
j ed not guilty of the charge of jail
I breaking, but was sent back to jail to
, complete the sentence lie is serving for
the larceny of a stove frc.ni Mrs Geo.
t W. Wright at Bloomsburg.
JEWISH FESTIVAL
The Jewish feast of Chanukah, or
dedication, which commemorates the
| restoration of the Temple by Judas
, Maccabeus and his followers, after the
| profanation of the sanctuary by the
■ Greeks under Antiochus Epiphanes.
! began last night at sunset. It will be
j observed for eight days.
I This festival is a joyous one and is
marked by the exchange of gifts and a
feeling of general good will. The cele
j brat ion consists of the lighting of
candles, one 011 the first night, two on
the second and so 011 until on the
eigtith night, eight candles are light
1 ed. This is becaus- of the fact that
when the priests commenced the
|. cleansing of the temple but one lamp
was found burning, the oil in which
i miraculously lasted until messengers
! sent for oil had returned, which was
eight days later.
FILLING UP CULVERT
; The Pennsylvania Railroadcompany
is filling up the roadbed at tho big box
culvert recently constructed at South
Danville. The work train with the
entire crew was busy 011 the spot ves-
I torday notwithstanding the cold. The
removal of the heavy timbers used as
j cribbing makes tho work exceedingly
, difficult. It will be several days before
I the job is completed.