VOL. 55—NO .50 ITEMS CONDENSED. WANTED—LocaI agent to advertise and introduce the new educational work, WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY and ATLAS of the WORLD. Must bo educated and able to furnish good re ferences as to ability and character. THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY, AKRON. OHIO. Connellsvillo's chamber of commerce Is going to raise a guaranty fund of 920,000 to get industries, on the Wil liamsport plan. William Kilton will spend a term in tho Columbia county jail for assault ing George Leiby by mistake.The con victed man lias no hands. Gettysburg will have a $50,000 monu ment erected to tho memory ot Gen eral Lee. It will be on West Confeder ate avenue, near Spangler woods. Andiow Paola was sentenced to five years' imprisonment at Philadelphia for shooting at Frederick Franks, a policeman who arrested him, and bit ing off part of the officer's linger. Rhoda Thomas, of Whitesburg, near Ford City, was burned to death when her homo caught fire and John Her ron, aged 2,died at Monongaliela from burns received at an open grate. Twelve year old John Donaldson, who set his clothes on fire at Kittau niug while ho was playing at an open grate asked his mother not to scold him as he thought he would not live. Ho may die. Mayor Magee, of Pittsburg, when met by a delegation of Bollevuo citiz ens, stated that lie will not aid them in their attempt to get a freo bridge over Jack's run, unless their town be comes a part of Pittsburg. Edith Schmidt,of Nortli Side, Pitts burg, was burned fatally when her dross caught fire while she was stand ing in front of an open grate. She ran to tho street screaming and neighbors succeeded in putting out the flames. Mrs. L. W. Earner, of Jersey Shore, routed a would-be highwayman in a str et of that town recently, by de fending herself with a hat pin. The fellow demanded her money, of which she had a considerable sum with her. She defeuded herself with the pin and called for help. Ho took to his heels. Mrs. Joseph Stoeckel, wife of a Wilmington brewer, went over an em bankment in her automobile near Chester and both she and the chauffeur landed in a pool of water. They es caped injury although they were drenched to the skin. The machine (■truck a rut and tho driver lost control of it. John Douglass,of Bradford, brought ; charges against, his bride of a few ! months for alleged perjury,she having ; sworn that sho was not married be- \ fore she wedded him, wlieri as she was a divorcee. But tho grand jury at j Butler uphold tho woman, saying that j it was up to tho man to find out ! whether his wife ever had been marri- j ed before. Douglass was placed in jail j because ho had no money to pay the j nonts which were placed on him. William Green, a Bethlehem Steel j company foreman, stepped in front of j a locomotive which was hidden by a •loud of steam and had his skull frac- j tared ami his right arm pulled from ; its socket. Within the nest week almost #l,- I 000,000 will be drawn from banks and | trust companies having State money I deposited iu them to meet tlie approp- j nations which fall due near the he- ( ginning of tho year. William Skillon was blown into an j adjoining lot, suffered burns on the ; face and hands, and tho side oi the [ house was blown out when ho tried to light the gas iu a stove he had just erected at McKeesport. A leak had al lowed considerable gas to escape. Reports show that Pittsburg has re duced the number of cases of tubercu lush' 50 per cent, within too past ten yoara. More than 15,000 re : 'its new nre snffering from the '.i.i " and it eausos as many death* as all of ' i' eon tagions diseases combined. C. G. Trimmer, of York, was held up aud robbod of about. slls iu ! : nid daylight. He had b u accustomed to take the money ever, Saturday from a bank to his factory and when he was in the alley Where :he factory is locat ed three men pounce lon him and took the money. So anxious ar Philadelphia police to obtain costly jewels stolen from Sr. .Tudo's Greek Catholic church that they will send divers to the bottom of tho Delaware river to get them if Eugene BiroUnr, the alleged confess, d robber, can locate 11 it; spot where ho throw them away. Abraham Fisher, who introduced curn as an article of food into Ireland during the great famine, died at his homo at Malvern, near West Chester. Ho was aged 87 years. When the famine was in Ireland, after the pota to crop had given out, he sent a cargo ot corn to relatives who owned a grist mill and it was ground and distribut ed. Ho was manager of tho Jainesville «nd Washington railway. ' '''' 1 ' '' J '' A DISTRICT ; INSTITUTE 0 A district institute comprising the school districts of Riverside borough j and Goarhart and Rush townships was held in the high school room at South Danville on Friday and Saturday. The £ sessions were well attended; a varied program was rendered and a degree of interest was manifested by those who participated that augurs well for the 1 schools on tho south side. Tho district institute convened Fri day evening at 7:30 o'clock. The prin cipal address was delivered by Pro fessor I. H. Mauser, principal of the Trevorton schools. His talk dealt iu a very practical way with those prob lems that confront a teacher in ev- I ery day experience. Able and practical i addresses were also delivered by I. C. | M. Ellonberger, superintendent of the j schools of Sunbury, and S. H. Dean, superintendent of the schools of Mt. Carmel. On Saturday morning tho institute convened at 10 o'clock. A very appropriate and well prepar ed paper was read by Miss Mary Lyons entitled, '' Some Knotty Problems.'' This was followed by a discusiou of the subject, "Should the System of Grading and Promotion be Elastic?," tho principal speaker being W. W. Fetzer, superintendent of the schools of Northumberland county. He spoke principally from the stand point of the j rural schools and admitted that the j problem is one which, under existing j conditions iu the schools, almost, baf- | fles a satisfactory solution. He does 1 j not. believe in holding the pupil back j | unduly; at the same time he recogniz- j ed the evils that would bo pretty sure j to ensue if a policy were adopted of j making promotions regardless of de- ! flciency that might exist is some . branches thus keeping the average of the pupil down below the standard, j Tho discussion seemed to resolve it- , j self into the question, whether out of justice to the child and as a measure ' to keep the high school filled it would j be best to educate the pupil along the I line ho wishes to travel or "to balance ! him up" in the various branches em- j braced in tho course of study. No defl- I nite conclusion seemed to be arrived j at, although County Superintendent Fetzer inclined to the view that speci al examinations might be justified in the case of some pupils. Miss Beaver read a most excellent ! paper on "Spelling." She was follow- j ed bv Miss Bogart with a paper entitl- j ed. "How Can We Secure Better Re- 1 I suits in English?" The paper showed i i a great deal of care and thought in its i ] preparation. A paper was read by Miss Gulick I entitled, "Are We Experimenting Too | Much and Devoting Too Little Time to j Fundamentals?" which was very gen j eraly discussed. It seemed to be the consensus of opinion that while some ; experimenting may lie defensible yet i it is something that should not be car j ried very far in tho school room. Pub- ; i lishiug houses and those who furnish j school supplies were held responsible j for a great many of the innovations | that are unloaded on tho schools only I to be discarded after extended esperi i mentation, in which the schools have J lost time and tho pupils suffered posi i tive detriment ; Superintendent Ellonberger adverted I to the vertical system of writing, for I a time quite popular in the schools, which ho strongly condemned, deelar ! ing that it disqualifies young persons ! for holding positions where good pen | mauship is required and that many : who have been taught according to this system bail actually lost opportunities to secure employment. Ho advised that teachers be a slave to no system in any branch, bearing in mind that ! the success of the schools depends on ; "the genius of the teacher." ! Superintendent Dean inveighed against r'. practice of ruling the Elates for mall pupil>, introduced sometime in the past, and which "ex- I periment" has found to In- pernicious, leading in i.:.my cas to permanent injury to the eyi s of the children. He 1 i advocated largo writing and urged i | that whenever practicable the black i board should he used. »| D. 11. Died, nbaoher. superintendent • ; of the Danville schools, explained the ■ I result that followed experiment with | the Pollard system and the vertical . j system of writing in his schools. Ver ; tical writing has fallen into disfavor I I and the schools throughout tho bor- C ; ougli are going back to tho slanting 112 system. In reading a combination oi I ] several systems is employed. , | Mr. Wert/, read a paper entitled, "The Greatest Difficulty Met inConn -1 try Schools; How to Remedy It." It 1 was a clover production, dwelling up s on the tender and sympathetic rela . tious existing bewteeu teaehoi anil e pupil. The teacher should bo iu close - sympathy with the parents and should i, bring theui to feel that ho is intorest ,t, ed in their children. During the afternoon session Miss e Surver, teacher of the grammar school belonging to the joint district of Riv- THREE BRIDGES UNFINISHED 9 It has become quite clear that the ! throe county bridges in course of erec tion can not be completed this season, all of which will be a matter of much 1 regret to the public, especially those 3 who have occasion to use the several ' highways on which the bridges occur. The throe smaller bridges—at Carey's, ' at John Coleman's, and at Buck Run ' —were completed by tho Owego Bridge company last month. Tho three re maining bridges, built by tho Nelson I Merydith company,are located respect- I ively at Cotuer's, at Maust sand at ' Sechler's. 1 Tho contract in each case called for | tho completion of the bridge before | this but the company pleads unavoid- : ' ! able delay caused by its inability to : ( obtain tho steel work. The stono work was completed ! months ago. Tho crushed stone needed j for the concrete floors is also on the > ! ground. It is too late in the season to j ! goon with the work, even if the mat- ! | erial should arrive forthwith. Consid j ering the time of year we would have i to bo favored with a period of phen | omonal weather, indeed, before the i county commissioners would feel j 1 justified iu permitting the contractors ! jto enter upon the construction of the bridges this winter. Tho erection of I tho ironwork, it is true, could proceed j without detriment, but the laying of ; the concrete floors while freezing 1 temperatures prevail would be obvious- j ly ill-advised. During a discussion at the court ' | house yesterday the fact was made j 1 patent,not only that floors of concrete ; | have superseded plank, but also that' I bridges wholly of concrete are coming ; into favor in this State and promise J in process oft imo—probably very soon | ' —to displace iron or steel bridges. Tho experiment where tried has I proven thoroughly satisfactory. It is I demonstrated that the counties can. ; build concrete bridges more cheaply , and that it costs less to maintain j them. The item of paint is essentially j eliminated; concrete is practically iu- | j destructible, and consequently no i j money is required for repairs on I j bridges of t.linf Knrf ' 12 LAWYERS IN MONTOUR Numerous inquiries received by the j i State Bar association as to the number | jof members of the Bar in the various | ] counties of Pennsylvania caused in- j I quiry to be made by the secretary, , Judge William H. Staake. After much j ! correspondence he has at last received j reliable data and tilids that there are ' 7U37 such attornoys-at-law. This coun- j tv has 12; Columbia, 3S; Schuylkill, J j 125; Luzerne, 208 and Lycoming, 75. J GOOD SHOWING Borough Superintendent Dieffen- j bacher reports that the schools of the ! ! second ward are making excellent pro- j I gross, notwithstanding the loss of j I three weeks' time caused by the out- | | break of diphtheria and scarlet fever | liu that ward. So diligently did the i j pupils of the higher grades prosecute j j their studies at their homos during the | | period of quarantine that at tho pre- j j sent time iu jioint of proficiency they I I compare favorably with pupils of tho J ! same grades in the other wards. The j ! smaller children, who depend more j | upon daily help received from the j ' teacher, were unable to accomplish j | quite so much working unaided, but 1 : they also did very well. As a measure to enable them to ! ; make up lost time, for awhile it was ! thought the second ward schools might i remain open during the holiday week ; but in view of tho excellent showing | made this has now been abandoned. Few of us are any belter than we ! 1 '■ ought to be. I ; ersido and Goarhart township, read a I most excellent paper, entitled, "Birds , as a Factor in Agriculture. " She was followed by Mrs. Young, teacher of i the primary department, who present ! Ed the subject of "Form," introdnc c | ing a class of pupils to illustrate her I method. i ! Then followed an address by Pro > i fessor T. B. Shannon, teacher of the i i joint high school, on the subject of 1 j "Pennsylvania in Literature." It was an able and instructive discourse, ro r vealing that the speaker is well posted - ion literature and that he feels a deep r ! interest in all matters pertaining to 112 ! it. j The four walls of tho high school , ! room were covered with specimens of - i work—drawing, penmanship, etc., — t executed by the pupils of the three - | districts represented in the local in ' stitute. Without exception the work 1 was very meritorious, e Under the principalshipof Professor d Shannon the high school on the south . side is flourishing. Tho report of the first month's school is phenomenal. Of is tho seventeen pupils enrolled each one i) was present every day, neither was •- there a single tardy mark. DECEMBER 10, 1909 THE CHRISTMAS VACATION Six school directors of Danville braved the elements Monday eve to at tend a regular meeting of the board. They were as follows: W. A. Soclilor, W. 11. Orth, J. W. Swarts, William Burns, Dr. Shultz and J. H. Colo. Under tho head of unfinished busi ness Mr. Orth reported that permission had been granted to tho Paront-Teach or association to hold its regular meet ings in the high school room. J. W. Swarts reported that a leak has been discovered in tho roof of tho First ward school building. The roof was ordered repaired. It was reported that boards are be ing torn off tho rear of the "flat" school house. On motion it was order ed that a notice bo pouted on tho building forbidding trespassing. On motion it was ordered that the teachers and janitors be paid for in stitute week and two weeks of teach ing, when the schools close for the holidays. Dr. Shultz reported that Miss Law rence's school in the third ward is ov ercrowded, there being 52 pupils en rolled. Ho suggested several plans by which overcrowding might be reliev ed, one being the fitting up of another room iu the building and employing an additional teacher. It is believed that there will bo a still larger attend ance in Miss Lawrence's room after tho holidays. On motion it was order ed that the matter be refetred to the committee on teachers and certificates. On motion it was ordered that the schools close on Thursday, December 23rd, for the Christmas vacation, re opening on Monday, January 3rd. The following bills were approved for payment: P. A. Winters $ 1.20 Benj. Kneibler (10 Chris F. Hershey 1.25 A. G. Harris 1.25 Adams Ex. Co .. .. .95 W. 11. Orth 1.70 J. B. Cleaver. 1(5.5!) W. G. Brown ... 2.90 C. E. Voris (Com.) .. 14.71 ■ THE COMING CENSUS Benj. Apple, of Suubury, supervior of tho census for this district, is in Washington attending a special meet ing of the men who will have this work in charge. The different details of tho work will bo discussed at this meeting. Each persons seeking ap pointment as census enumerator must make a written application to the sup ervisor for tho district of which he is a resident, and tho application must bo made, throughout in tho handwrit ing of the applicant anil must be in dorsed ly two representative business men of the community iu which tho applicant resides. All applicants for appointment as enumerators will be required to take an examination, to be prescribed by the director of tho cen sus, to determine their fitness for the woik. This examination will be of a practical character, consising chiefly or wholly of the filling out of a sam ple schedule of population from data furnished, and in the case of enumer ators whose work will bo in rural dis tricts, tho filling out of a sample sche dule of agriculture. Tho census act also provides that the compensation to bo paid to enumerators is fixed by the census act and an allowance of not loss than two nor more than four ceuts for each inhabitant, not less than twenty nor more than thirty cents for each faun reported and ten cents for each barn and inclosuro containing live stock not on farms, is provided for all sub-divisions where the direct or of the census shall deem such en umeration sufficient. STATE ON WATCH IIARRISBURG, Doc. 15. The State is taking measures to pro tect itself in the event of its winning the civil suits to recover its claims against tho men charged with and con victed of conspiracy in connection with the furnishing of the State cap -1 itol. 1 This fact leaked out when it be ; eauio public that the administrator ot the estate of the late State Treasurer j Mathues, in Chester, Delaware coun ty, had been notified not to distribute | the funds arising from the sale of his I estate until the claims of the State are satisfied. When asked who served the . notice, Attorney General Todd said this morning that it was done at his instance. ! "Tho papers iu the civil suits art ; all ready," said Attorney General Todd, "and we will be able to proceed j at the proper time. As a matter of fad i the papers in all of the claims to re cover from those defendants were | ready over a year ago.'' Director Clay, who is making plant | for the improvement of tho poliei j system of Philadelphia, says that lit hopes to have a station in every ward. TO BLOOMSBURG THROUGH STORM Braving a cold rain driven by an al most cyclonic wind and oceans of mud dy slush under foot, Dr. J. Beaver Goarhart, with Walter "Reds" Rupp as a companion, Monday walked to Bloomsburg in tho remarkable time of 2 hours and 20 minutes. Tho stunt grew out of an argument at Frank Linker's cigar store and pool room Monday afternoon. Ed Scliaf fer, the well known pool room pro j prietor of Bloomsburg,was iu this city j and had stopped at Linker's store. I While there the subject of weather j came up and then walking was dis cussed. Finally Dr. Goarhart was j pointed out as tho best exponent of | podestriauism in the room. To this j | Mr. SchalTer good naturodly took ex- i | oeptiou,stating that he did not believe | j that lie would bo much in a walk, j j such as between Danville and Blooms- ! | burg in a stormy day like Monday, j ! Dr. Goarhart replied that a walk of j I that kind would be merely a little ! | pleasure jaunt for him. I Mr. Schaffer reached iu his pocket j | and drawing forth a large wad peeled j | off a bill of fairly largo denomination, j | laid it on the counter with the state- j nient that it would be the property of ! | Dr. Goarhart if lie walked to Blooms -1 burg. " Hold the money," Goarhart said j to Linker, as ho reached for his rain coat. A proposition from "Reds" Rupp togo along was accepted, and a ! few seconds later they were hitting ' the trail down Mill street. When they got out into tile open 1 country the wind was so strong at ! times as to nearly carry the walkers ! off their foot; and this in combination j with the rain and slush made tho go- I ing particularly tough. But notwith standing the adverse conditions they] made a speedy trip of it. At 4:25—1 hour and 5 minutes after starting— j they were at the Grovauia hotel. An : hour and 15 minutes later they were i in Bloomsburg. Mr. Schaffer had gone ahead in the j trolley and apprised a number of j Bloomsburgers that the Danville walk ; ers were coming. A largo crowd met i {own was'loo'goofl "ft'r 'TAIW." *l#? j steadfastly refused all offers of hospit- j ality, however, and caught the six ■ o'clock car home, arriving here at 7 j o'clock, soaked to the skin, but not a bit fatigued by tho tramp. SOON TO KNOW FATE Henry Fisher, twice convicted at | Sunbury of the murder of Sarah Kling- 1 I or, in Shamokin, whose attorneys re- | i cently appealed to the supreme court j | of the State for a new trial, will with- | in a few weeks know his fate. Tho judges in tho highest court in ; tho commonwealth who rose in Pitts- j ; burg on Friday, November 14, will j again sit iu Philadelphia on the first j ■ Monday in January, 1910, when it is 1 j expected that a decision on the appeal | will be handed down. | Tho case of Fisher is one of the j ! longest drawn out that has ever been trietl iu Northumberland county. The j murder for which ho was twice con- j victed was committed in PJOfi. Since j that time Attorneys Welsh and Welsh | have been fighting with bulldog ten- i acity to save the condemned man from j tho gallows and thus far have met with j success. This is tho second time that I j tho lawyers have taken an appeal to , j the supremo court and should they • I prove successful in securing a new j ' trial, tho case will undoubtedly hold tho boards ot Northumberland, county | tor another year. ! WOMAN TRIES TO ENLIST CHICAGO, Doc. 15. j Tho si i ond attempt of Miss Adelaide i Port wood, of Decatur, 111., to enlist |in tho United States navv,'in order to | bo with her sweetheart, who has bet n i ordered to Central America,went awry j yesterday because of certain regula : tious governing tho enlistment of re ' cruits. j Her sweetheart is Corporal James I Dixon, of tho marine corps, who re cently inherited about §IOO,OOO, ob ! taiued his discharge and then re-en listed because ho could not curb his I martial spirit. Miss Port wood's fami : ly is said to bo prominent in Decatur, j When the recruiting officer reached ! tin recruiting station Miss Port wood, jiu complete male attire, was waiting I with an expectant smile. | "Just step in tho next room and pre pare for the physician's examination" directed Sergeant Holmnn. Miss Portwood stepped in. Fifteen minutes later when Sergeant Holmau investigated to ascertain tho cause of the delayed reappearance, an open window told of an escape, and a hair pin and perfumed handkerchief on the floor told a story of their own. Seo that your horse is properly blank i oted if left standing in tho street these days. FIFTEEN FLOATS RREJSSHRED It has been decided to have a special traiu iu both directions between Dan ville and Milton on New Year's day, instead of a special onlv ono way, at night. This decision was reached at a speci al mooting of the Mummers' associa tion hold Monday night, at which Dis trict Passenger Agent of tho P. & R. Railway George Roper, of Williams port, was present. Tho terms were considered reasonable, the guarantee for tho traiu both ways amounting to only a little more than what was re quired to secure the single night speci al, which was at first figured on. It was decided that tho special train | should leave Milton at 1 o'clock and i West Milton at 1 :!5 o'clock on tlieaft ! ernoon of New Year's day. Returning j it will leave Danville at 0 o'clock ! p. m. j On next Monday night a very im i portant meeting will be held by tho ' Mummers' association, at which the | prizes will bo arranged, the judges j appointed, &c. Immediately afterward 1 largo posters setting forth all the feat ! ures of the occasion will bo printed and posted in all the neighboring ; towns as well as in Danville and im mediate vicinity. Undoubtedly this year tho floats will constitute a remarkable feature I of tho parade, some fifteen being al ! ready assured. While a number of tho j floats may savor of advertisement,oth ■ ers will bo gotten up purely for tho | sake of adding to tho interest, of the New|Year's pageant. They will emjjody . quaint and original conceptions; many | will bo very beautiful. It has been ascertained that a largo number of tho merry makers are al i ready working on their make-up. ; Some of these—tho most novel and grotesque probably—are known to lie | entirely new anil will produce a stun ! ning effect iu the parade. Tho mum mers aro working quietly and each one is guarding his secret jealously, i Some of those who will bo in tho par i ado have been busy on tho idea over : since last Now Year's and that they are | evolving something worth while no | •>•».» will rlnnhf REV. GRIMES ORDAINED The impressive ordination service of the Episcopal church was performed 1 by tin. IU. Rev. James Henry Darling ton, bishop of the diocese of Harris i bur", in St. Paul's ctittrch, Bloonis j burg, yesterday morning at II o'clock, j when lice. John Coulcy Grimes,form erly pastor of St. Peter's Methodist I Episcopal church, llivi rside, and lb v. John E. Diggb s, brother of tin r- ■ 'o- I of St. Paul's church, end in charge oi | tic palish at N'.rtl ui.i! . rlalid, w • I accepted into the l.i isc.-ipal priesthood. ! llcv. John P. T•lr. ii liageislowi:, ! Maryland, pn ■••!.«. 1 t li>- ordinate a j sermon and a number ot visiting I piie.sts were in attendance, i'l. ; vices also mai'.a d the formal le-op i | ing of St. Paul's church after oxten j sive renovations j Hov. Grimes is at present rector of | St. Mary's Episcopal church, at Wil | lianisport. OLD AGE PENSION BILL WASHINGTON, D. C., Doc. 15. An old ago pension plan for the 1 United States was proposed to eon j gress iu a bill introduced by ReprrJ | seutativo William B. Wilson, of Penn sylvania, yesterday. The bill establ j isb.es the old ago home guard of the 1 army. Tlie secretary of war is direct -1 ed to enlist into this guard every per ] son in tho United States who hat ! reached the e_ of sixty-five, and it I not possessed of property without in I ciunbranco value at $1,500 or of au in j come of at least S >-10 a year. Person* | to bo eligible for tho guard must hav< j been residents of the United Statot for twenty live consecutive years ane i citizens of the United States for lit'- | teen consecutive years. Husbands am ' wives are to bo enrolled as one mem ' bor. OIL KING IN NEW ROLE CHICAGO, Dec. J. ! It is reported today that John D | Rockefeller is going into tho diuf | business and is reaching out togo | control of a chain of drug stores in tin leading cities. The by-products of tin ' Standard Oil company enti r large I.' ; into tho retail drug business and it i 1 said that Rockefeller hopes to gobbli | up the big retail stores and thereby , reap the profits of the Standard Oi , ; company's products. ; j Mysterious agents who for the pus , j week have called at leading drug store of this city aud Milwaukee to ascer , tain if the stores are for sale, are sail to be ageuts of tho Rockefeller inter ests. "To avoid the rush, mail your Chris mas packages early. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 CELEBRATED GOLDENJEDOING One of the most interesting and de lightful social fmictions that have tak en place on the south side in many years occurred yesterday, when Mr. and Mrs. Forbes H. Vannan celebrat ed their golden wedding. Receptions were held during afternoon and even ing, a large number of invited guests representing both Danville and the south side being present. ! Mr. and Mrs. Vannan are among our best-known and esteemed people.Those I innate qualities of heart that hav» | popularized them in tiie community nover shone more effnlgently than I during yesterday, when amid tiie dec | orations of their cozy and attractive | home the.v assumed the role of host and hostess. Everyone who stepped ; over the. threshold was impressed with the felicity of the occasion and the congratulations that were extended j were warm and heart-felt. The house was most beautifully dec . orated for the occasion. Ono hundred J and twenty-five guests were present, including the following from a dist | ance : Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Bacon ; and four children, Mrs. Anna Bacon lof Harrisburg; Mrs. Miner B. Austin |of Wilkes-Barre; B. P. Antrim, West | Pittston; Mrs. E. H. Carhart and Miss | Grace Boughton of Kingston,and Paul ! Vannan of Elyria, Ohio. The most sumptuous entertainment | awaited the guests. Refreshments em bracing all tho delicacies were served ;in abundance. Those were followed \ with a couple of delightful hours dur | ing which choice music was rendered \ by tho Gleo Club. In celebrating a golden wedding ' the mind instinctively reverts to tho j day of tho marriage, when the worth | couple who have survived fifty anni versaries of the happy event first en tered the nuptial state. Mr. and- 4 Mrs. Fcrbes 11. Vannan were married at Scranton fifty years ago yesterday, the officiating clergy ! man being the Rev. Adam L. Horn, uncle of tlie bride. Before marriage j Mrs. Vannan was Miss Emeline A. | Parr, of Belvidere, N. ,1. The couple j went to house-keeping in Scranton. j Forbes 11. Vannan was born in Glas 1 When eight years ot ago he came to | America. He served an apprenticeship »s machinist in the D. L. & W. Rail- I road shops at Scranton. Very soon af | terward ho became un engineer on the D. L. & W. Railroad. Later, for one season he served as • foreman of the P. & E. shops at I.oek Haven under Captain Frank Ilaiu. In IS!VI, l;e accepted a position a* foreman ' t ♦lit* railroad shops at Kiiigst n, which lie occupied fur i iiie * i:-. Me was under Charles Gnihil ; - ma»!e n ehanie. The 1:1 \t pi>ilion hi filled was that of superintendent of the shops of the Wyoming Valley Manufacturing com - jauv. While I . :!••• in charge tlie lirst locomotive ma in Wilkes-Pane was built at these shops. In IKiW, Mr. Vannan came to Dan wile, at the solicitation of the late Daniel Edwards, accepting the iiosi I tion of master mechanic at tlui Big j Mill. Here he remained tor eight years, when he accepted the jiositioJi !of master mechanic at the Mahoning | Rolling mill. He next went into partneiship with the late Daniel M. Curry, purchasing i the plant now known as the Danville Foundry and Machine works. In 1908 . he retired from business, but later, at the death of Mr. Curry, he became a member of the Danville Foundry and i Machine company, which took over the plant. He has been president <>f the company since its organization. " CINCH ON COPPER WASHINGTON, Deo. 13. During 11)08 the Unite.! Stati s con | tributcd more than half of the world's | total production of copper, the exports of copier from this country being (SIS. - 613,843 pounds, the largest amount ' | recorded. I These facts are contained in a report on tho snbjei I In the United State* Geological Survi y. The domestic con ; sumption of copper during the year , was 503,000,000 pounds. A notable feature ot the industry during the year was the decrease in production r ; due to improved methods and increa*- ' j ed efficiency of labor. ALL. GOING OUT WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. • i Like the Christmas shopper, the I Treasury department is feeling the ap proach of the Yuletide season. More ! I money is going out than is coming in. ■i | and the "working balance" isdecreas . ; ing in proportion. Unlike the shop -1 per, however, the treasury is not con - cerned over the situation, for several times since the beginning of the fiscal year the working balance has started ton until it was lower than now, and each time it has recovered.
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