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Danville Montour American (Newspaper) - December 14, 1905, Danville, PennsylvaniaHone paper a for me Home the circulation of this paper is increasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the american. Subscription $1 per year do. Irving ii jesn1n a a i pm 1st. Office Hort s a. To 12 m i Mill St. Up. To a p. Danville. A. This country will never be entirely free until it supplies All of it sown demands with its own Job printing the office of the american being furnished with a Large assortment of Job letter and fancy Typ. And Job material , the publisher announces to the Public that he is prepared at All times to execute in the neatest manner. V of. Fat 1 a 50 Danville. 1�?Ta., Iii to Day december 14, um�5. Established in 1855 8ih Ltd a 425 Mill St., Danville in a. Disease of the stomach and intestines a specially or. C. H. Reynolds. Dentist 288 Mill St. Danville a. Dentistry in All it branches. Charge moderate and All work Ginarn Mireed established 18u2 is. Chicago wholesale and mail order House Host Static manager Man or woman fur this county and adjoining territory. Salary $30 and expenses paid weekly expense Money advanced. Work pleasant position permanent. No investment or experience required. Write at once for full particulars and enclose self addressed envelope. Cooper amp co., 182 Lake Street Chicago 111. Retail grocers Are justified in defending vigorously the initial suits against them on charges of Selling adulterated goods. Those who manufacture the goods Are most culpable Ard it ought to be the aim of the state Dairy and food department to give wide publicity to the fraudulent food products boy of your Home merchants and spend your Money where you made it a in Dunville. Harrisburg is fac ing a milk famine. In arranging Christmas decorations precautions should be taken to guard against the possibility of fire. The weather Niau has been More than kind. The Farmer who can read Secretary Wilson s glowing and auroral report without feeling All fired Rich and prosperous May be set Down Asau incur Able and unimaginative Pessimist. John by Long former Secretary of the Navy will publish a Book of verse this Mouth. Haul Morton or. Long s successor in writing life insurance. The Navy department has been a great inspiration to literary Talent. A minister of the gospel at Stamford. Conn., is asked to resign it is said because he was deficient in regard for the feelings of his congregation who in the Maiu Are person of wealth. The minister in the course of a recent Sermon said that any person who receives a salary of $25,000 a year is not honest. It in said that poker i i tying legislators Are trying to find a new phrase As a substitute for �?o1 pass a i a strict enforcement of the ordinances would add consult Rabie to the revenues of the City. The closed car on the River Bridge is proving a Boon to South Side residents these blustery Days. If even ode viol Ator of the cigarette Law is made an example of it will have a wholesome effect. The ice Harvest is almost due. And As a result those who Are into re sred Are becoming anxious. Two More weeks of gift selection. Don t wait until the last minute to make Yoor Holiday purchases. Do it Early and avoid the Rush. Congress is already arranging the work so As not to get into conflict with the Holiday recess. The passing of the Days witness a gradual increase in the Holiday rash. The annual a Good resolutions Quot period 1 beginning to Ira press itself. It �tart4� on the first of january and lasts until about the fifteenth. Every Parent should impress on his boy the danger of attempting to skate on thin ice. Be Earnest in doing it and avoid funeral expenses. A few fines for profanity would put a Stop to so much swearing on the streets. Jonas Long a sons of Wilkes Barre Are after a site in Berwick and have made a substantial offer to Charles Haas for the Purchase of the property at the Corner of Mulberry and front streets. A matter of health &akin0 powder absolutely pure has to substitute a Cream of tartar powder free from Alum or phosphatic acid Dotal a Akino powder co., Mew York. At v. H. A. A. A Auri Leuco something larger than usual assembled in y. C. A. Hall sunday afternoon to hear the address of Tommy Masliuk who has been oscillating Between this City and Bloo Insburg daring a wee or so past. Tommy Masliuk is truly a wonderful Man with a remarkable career and As was natural the address had about it a Peculiar fascination. Not Only has the Man a message to impart that commands attention but. He has May of the gifts that make up a Strong speaker. He wastes no words but is terse an i logical often eloquent and he drives Home the truths he utters with great Power. All this is remarkable in View of the wasted years of his life and the utter Lack of preparation of his part for Public speaking or intellectual work of any sort. Tommy Masliuk proclaims himself the a rescued Many and explains that lie was once a drunkard and a Gambler. His subject yesterday was a a human wreck but a spiritual Victory and his talk of course had to do with his own experience. The depth of degradation into which the Man had fallen was indeed great and yet to some extent he was the sport of c Iron is causes. His first term of two years in the Penitentiary was spent for a crime that another committed although he might have is Capul had he made a clean breast of what he knew Iuorio Inatius the real offender. Disgraced himself and after dragging his parents and Brothers and Sisters along Down with him at the expiration of his term he was turned out. As he Pat it a a to sink or swim one Day up and Many Days from then on the life he led was the usual life of the sex convict the Gambler the drunkard until he found himself again in the Penitentiary and served Nineteen months of a two years sentence for shooting at a Man in a bar room Brawl the consoling circumstance of it All being that the Ballet went wide of the Mark and that the shot was fired because he was in a tight then after it All came his conversion through the efforts of a woman evangelist to whom lie paid a lofty tribute. Then with his efforts to resist temptation which came in the form of drink and the presence of old associates the troubles of life began to multiply. A former companion under the influence of liquor came into his House and incensed because Masliuk refused to drink with him became abusive and disorderly and attacked his wife and when Tommy flew to her Rescue the drunk eau Man stabbed him inflicting a terrible Grasli upon his face and Throat that came within a hairs breadth of severing the jugular vein. This explains the unsightly scar upon the Evang dist a face that lie will carry to the grave. Tommy Lay at deaths door for some time and was told that his life could be saved Only by taking stimulants. But he did no to believe it and chose to die rather Pat to his lips the dreadful curse that had brought him so much misery. He recovered while the Man who attacked him went to the Penitentiary for two years. The sincerity and the goodness of Maslin is shown by the fact that after the Man who so nearly murdered him served his term Tommy found him Cne Day and helped him along by giving him Money out of Liis own scanty store and looking after him from then of until he finally succeeded in effecting his conversion. The whole Story was one of bitter trial Aud there was plenty of pathos in it As the speaker told of his Desper ate struggles to hold on to the Good Aud How by Ever remembering Christ and his promises he was Able to resist and hold out to the end. At eve try Page of his life a history there was some lesson to be Learned that should be a help and guide to others. It should be mentioned also that Tommy Maslin served As a Soldier in the civil War and left a Finger on the Field of Batlle. For the last 2h years lie has been engaged in evangelistic work. His wife and children after seeing him Reform were claimed by death and the poor Man has had sorrow after sorrow. His Home now is at Fer Kasei Bank is county. He has a second wife who accompanied him to Danville eight years ago and assisted Tommy in his evangelistic efforts. Grangers Many reforms school a Larno audience gathered at the armory at Sunbury tuesday even ing the occasion being the Jiu Blic reception to the state grangers. A very interesting program was carried oar the principal features being addresses by attorneys c. Clement i. Clinton Kline and a. S. Knight of Sou Bury Aud a response by master Hill. The Sunbury City baud also the Mauner Gasang Verein Concordia singing society. Mrs. H. B. Smith and miss ii Retina Dietz of Sunbury famished instrumental and vocal music and miss Elizabeth Boss of snub Ory gave a Reading. S. Bond of this City representing Pomona Grange Northumberland county also made an address As Iid mrs. Vaina West of warred county. Worthy Ceres of tie Grange. Daring the afternoon j. T. Allman. Grange Secretary reported 500 working Granges with a increase of 7000 j members in the last year. Reports of officers showed the excellent physical condition of the organization. Treasurer Liviu of Chester county reported As follows balance in the Treasury december 1st., 1004. $12 092 -10 receipts of 1905, $12,581.40 expenditures during the year $12,210.70. Balance in tie Treasury december 1st, 1905. 13,402.76. At a regular meeting of the school Board monday night it was decided to Grant the schools a weeks a Caiiou Between Christmas and new year s. On motion of or. Barns it was ordered that the schools close on Friday december 22, not to re open until tuesday january 2nd. On motion of or. Porsel it was ordered that the teachers be paid for their attendance at the county Institute before Christmas the janitors at the same time to receive one Mouths salary. This will be All the pay that will he received before the holidays. The next regular meeting of the school Board will occur on december 25th. Tia directors did not like tiie 15 idea of assembling on Christmas Aud on motion of or. Pursel it was decided to hold the next meeting of Jan Quot nary 8th. Of motion the Secretary was instructed to draw a order Aud pay the teachers on january 4th next for the month ending on that Date. On motion of or. Fischer the Secretary we As ius rooted to draw an order and pay the interest due on t8 2 per cent Bonds Doe on january 1st. On motion of or. Pursel the use of the commercial room was granted to the class in stenography Oue evening professor h. A. Surface tie state each week for practice in Short hand. Zoologist brought two important measures before the Orange Oue re Olu Tiou Calls upon the legislature to Pio vide for a permanent Hureau of horticulture. While another demands better Protection for the banners against agents who sell Bogas Froit tries it is said that May cases have been reported where slips have been purchased in the belief that they were Apple or peach tre its which have tamed out to he worthless Shrub. From a number of sources measures were introduced with a View to procure equalization of taxation. A general statement of tax rates through the state was read by miss Florence Rhone of Center county daughter of a former master of the state Grange. Election Laws also came in for attention. It is expected that the Grange will endorse a a Farmers Creasy a proposal to establish an official envelope for voting As the majority of the members believe it to be 1119 Best method yet advanced to insure the secrecy of the ballot. Perhaps the most surprising of the moves contemplated is the attack on the statute making vaccination com by in Resolution which was referred to the committee on legislation was introduced by the legislative committee of Shiloh Grange having been adopted by that body previously. The Reeo lation reads As follows whereas an act entitled a to provide for the More effectual Protection of the Public health in the several municipalities of this commonwealths was passed and approved in 18�o5, and whereas a Section of said act requires principals and teachers to sex elude from admission to schools All truant officer Young presented Iii report for the Mouth ended which showed that 120 pupils were detained at Home by illness 8 for the want of suitable clothing. There were 10 cases 1 of truancy and 18 notices had Boen sent out. Treasurer Schram presented a statement of finances to Date which showed a Cash balance on hand of $10,091.65. Or. Burns reported that the directors of the second Ward had investigated a report reflecting upon the janitor of that Ward and that in the Light of All the facts they had exonerated him. On motion of or. Orth the report of the second Ward directors was accepted and the janitor was Fally exonerated by the school Board. The following members were present Adams Orth. Barns Pursel Werkheiser Fischer von and Harpel. The following Bills were approved for payment Standard Gas co. A. Peters. La. S. Express co Pul Sory in the Public schools. This Danville stove amp mfg. Co Casper Diseroad. Will g Brown. A Samuel Rowe co. E. E. Shultz school supplies i s. Trumbower. Jesse Klase. $ 2.28 1.00 1. I�5 5.83 12.86 4.30 9 45 1.20 3.72 31.43 2.00 Berwick ferry founders. A Accident yesterday morning which would undoubtedly have Cost lives numbering at least a Hundred had it occurred at the right time was the breaking from its Cable of the ferry children not vaccinated Aud All that boat maintained by the county of the Pennsy freight congest a. The great Piess of freight traffic in the Sunbury division of the Pennsyl continues and Nescopeck had u demonstration of this yesterday. A train bound from Sunbury to Wilkes Barre was compelled to Lay in the Nescopeck Yards from 8 of clock until 1 of clock being unable to go even a switch farther on account of the almost continuous string of trains from Wilkes Barre to Woobury. The Yards were blocked a number of times hut the greatest blockade was at about 3 of clock when 10 trains came together in the Yards. Four freight trains and the passenger train going toward have Small pox therefore be t resolved that the attempts to enforce said Section is an injustice to the patrons of the schools Aud it is ruining on schools by the general antagonism against vaccination and that its enforcement in Rural schools where smallpox has never existed is unnecessary uncalled for and unjust and be it further resolved that we ask the state grangers to do All in their Power to have the Law repealed or amended. F. L. Possinger m. L. Bolles. Jacob Lagan yesterday the session was held in the opera hence at which time a reception was tendered o. H. Kelley the Only surviving member of the organizers of the Grange. The reports of the state officers were also made. Trouble for food adulterate is Aud Oleo dealers in Erie county is scented in a Resolution fathered by Archie Billings master of the Erie county Grange calling upon the legislature to appoint a special Deputy Dairy and food commissioner for that county. The resolutions describe at length the menace to Erie county Dairy interests contained in the activity of the Oleo age its and the legislative Corn mite is expected to report favourably on Billings Resolution. From the Crawford county Pomona Grange a petition has been received asking that Franklin or Oil cite he a a elected a the next meeting place. Twelve injured in explosion. Twelve foreigners were injured by an explosion of Gas in the Luke Fidler mine at Quot Shamokin yesterday morning. Four of the number were so had by burned that they can not survive Tho a fatally horned were William Gryu Kioh. Joseph Maz Lenwick Anthony nulls. Anthony Nacas wich. About eight of clock a Susquehanna Between Berwick and Nescopeck while the Bridge is being rebuilt. While William Wenner the regular ferryman was absent from the boat about Quarter after eight of clock Charles Wolf went to the ferry of the Nescopeck Side and being in a Harry to Cross the River started the boat across himself. Every thing went As usual until the boat reached a Point in the Stream Between the second Aud third Mere at this Point the rope attaching the boat to the Cable slipped off the Windlass and the big Flat was carried by the err but towards the rapids known As the Berwick Falls. A the Man s plight was witnessed by several persons of Shore hut no one had any Means to save him from his danger until a Man named Carter with a Row boat espied the huge Flat Rushing toward the rocks below and he at once rowed to the Rescue of its solitary passenger. The ferry boat continued alone on its Way Down Stream with the cd Lieut until it struck the rapids were it foundered and sunk to the Bottom. Had the Accident occurred in the morning or evening when the workmen and girls Are crossing the Stream to and from wok nothing could have prevented a horrible loss of life. Yesterday morning of one trip to Berwick Only about two hours earlier the boat carried Over one Hundred men and girls the latter of their Way to work in the silk Mill. The traffic across the River at that Point is considerable and it is imperative that some Means of passage he obtained at once. A feeder Gas was discovered in breast no of 17 us the miners were called from their Wilkes Barre had to wait for five work. Before a general warning could trains to pass around them going to. To Given a blasting Slitor was find in Ward Sunbury. J Gangway no. 11. Causing an explosion one trainman going toward Wilkes of the Gas and injuring the men. Officers fleeced. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected at a regular meeting of Mahoning Lodge no. 516, f. Amp a. Held on tuesday night w. M., Lizard f. Williams s. W., Frank Jameson j. W.,George Jacob Secretary i. Farnsworth. Treasurer George Maiers represent ii to the grand Lodge w. L. Quot idler trustees e. S. Miller Harry e h bog eur and Andrew Schatz. Erson i. Paragraphs a Fine evenings. C. Lacobs Job printing of All kinds and description conference or. And mrs. A. O. Hartman of Berwick spent sunday with relatives in tins City. Miss Sara g. Woodside of in oort sanitarium West Soosh Hocken is visiting her parents or. And mrs. J. H. Woodside Mowrey Street. John Danner and George Maiers employed by the Shamokin Extension railway company at Shamokin spent sunday with friends in Danville. Miss Clara Simpson of Scanlon is the guest of mrs. Welliver East Maho Piug Street. Miss Sallie Baldy of St. Paul Minnesota spent saturday in this cite As the guest of mrs i. H. Jennings West Market Street. Mrs. O. F. Hershey of Sti Nhury. Spent sunday with relatives in this City. Mrs. Ellis Moore returned saturday to Roanoke Virginia after a visit at the Home of mrs. Thomas Prout grand Street. M iss Miriam Smith of blooms org is the guest of mrs. S. A. Mccoy ferry Street. Mrs. John d. Jones Aud daughters Madge and Freda left on saturday for a visit with friends in Philadelphia. Evangelist William d. Laumaster addressed the College y. C. A. At Susquehanna University Selinsgrove. Last evening. Miss Eva Wintersteen and j. H. C. Manifold of Turbotville were visitors in this City yesterday. S. Haas of Milton transacted business in Danville yesterday. Hon. H. Hinckley transacted business in Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. George Rosst Nao spent yesterday with her parents or. And mrs. Charles Zerfing at Sunbury. Rev. Edward hang thou returned yesterday from a several Days trip to Scranton. Llyod h Lewis township Northumberland county was a visitor at the court House yesterday. William g. Ford of Moore Borg transacted easiness in this City yesterday. T. J. Vastine. Of Sunbury was a business visitor in this City yesterday. Mrs. John r. Sharpless returned to Hazleton yesterday after a visit at the Home of her Mother mrs. Jennie b Gearhart Wegt Market Street. Tamaqua Downs Danville. The Danville Basket Ball team was caught beneath another land slide at the armory monday when the Tamaqua team easily Defeated them by a score of 75 to 27. The game was fast and sensational throughout but especially in the second half was the playing of both teams desperately determined. Tamaqua played Superb Hall clearly out classing the local tossers. Danville however although they knew from the Start that they were doomed to defeat did not quit hut played hard to the finish maxing the Tamaqua team earn each goal that was tossed. In the first a Alf the teams seemed somewhat evenly matched the scoring being 83 to 21 in favor of Tamaqua the visitors playing without apparent Effort. Near the end of the first half a fracas occurred Between Hough Tamaqua a Star guard Aud Peters so that the relations were somewhat strained when the teams started the second half Aud Tamaqua a whirlwind playing that figuratively speaking Aud often literally took the Danville boys off their feet it was explained by one of the visitors was due to a determination arrived at Between halves to a Roll Mem they rolled Mem up�?12 Points to Danville a 6, Hough alone making 12 goals in this half. The line up Tam Aoa. Of Donnell Allen Mullauer Danville. Peters. Welliver. Sechler Gilmore Russell Forward Forward Center neuter Williams guard Wilson. Guard Hough guard goals from Field a Mulliner 13,Hough 13, Allen 5. Of Donnell 4. Williams 1, Wilson 1, welliver 4, Russell 3, medea 2, it ters 2, Sechler 1, Gilmore 1. Goals from fouls Bedea 1. Hough 1. Bedea Barre stated that going from such nov to Honey pot Yards they passed 17 trains. It has frequently happened that trains have Laid 13 hours Between Wolverton and Sunbury before being i Able to enter Sunbury Yards. The Force of the explosion was so great that men were thrown fifteen and Twenty feet the clothing of the four named was torn from their bodies and they were so badly burned that their features could not be recognized. A big butchering. A big Days Hotelier g a s done yesterday by Frank Hart ii it i of Limestone township. Or Hartman i led Nineteen hogs weighing from 150 to 600 pounds apiece. One Large porker tipped the Scales at 602 pounds and au-1 other at 570 pounds. The Washington drum corps. The Washington drum corps enlarged and a quipped in part with new instruments on monday night will meet for the fir get general practice. The dram corps has undergone so Many changes in a month or so past that it is practically another organization. To begin with three cornets were added the next step was to do away the fifes and substitute piccolos. The new instruments As is natural uleces Vitato a great a Leal of practice. The players Nav it now attained a fair degree of proficiency Aud Are ready for the general practice monday i night. Fhe in a Onuiel of tie drum corps is As follow w a , Leader Drain Eugene Poulick instructor Cornet d. 3. Williams president Drain Seth Kornter measurer drum Thomas to int a drum. Frank Rowe drum Art Logan Piccolo Jacob Winters Piccolo the Crumb Brothers Piccolo Jacob Elliot Pullo James freeze Oyt nails Henri cum Livziey base drum Danl Thomas Cornet Charles Johnson drum major. The mock trial Given in association Hall tuesday eve under the auspices of tie y. C. A. Proved to be Oue of the Best evenings sport Ever fur i Slid Danville people. Things moved rapidly and there was not a Dull moment from the opening until the adjournment of court no a moment when something Crisp and unexpected did not develop. It was a evening of Happy 44 hits Aud there was Nota part of the proceedings cat did not i effect upon some one in an exceedingly witty Aud humorous Way. All of which shows that colonel a v Newton who was at the head of the mock trial is a gentleman of Many talents and knows How to get up a Fine entertainment. The make up of the court was printed in these columns monday morning it was shortly after 8 of clock when the court consisting of w. V. Oglesby judge t. G. Vincent clerk Aud w. Heddens court crier filed up the Steps Aud occupied their places on the stage. It was with real judicial dignity his Honor w. V. Oglesby settled Down upon the Bench of the improvised bar which had been constructed during the afternoon. Prothonotary Vincent and court crier Heddens of course were experienced hands and performed their parts with dignity and dispatch. When court was opened the usual inquiry As made Couce Ruig cases on the docket. It developed that there were a Large number of these which were in turn take up Aud disposed of. Three of these which stand As a Sample of All the others follow Here. Case no. 1165 was that of Commonwealth is. V. Oglesby. Or. Oglesby was charged with the def Daut being the judge presiding opened the Way for some complications it is Trae but tiie Case was disposed of to the satisfaction of everybody including the defendant who pleaded guilty and threw himself of the mercy of the court. Colonel Newton made a Strong plea for clemency stating that it was the first time the defendant Ever committed the offence of a Over exertion and Chat he would never a do it the sentence of the court was that the defendant be committed to the old ladies Home at Wilkes Barre at soft labor for the term of his natural life. Case no. 1170 was that of Commonwealth is. Frauk g. Slioch. The charge was eating All the oysters at a Church supper. In this Case the attorney declared that the indictment was defective and moved that it to a Squash the fatal defect he said Lay in tiie fact that the term a a oysters was used instead of the singular form a Oyster. A who he significantly asked Ever heard of More than one Oyster at a Church supper at Danville his Honor saw the Point Aud the attorneys View prevailed. The indictment was quashed. No. 1185 was a Case against s. F. Ricketts who was charged with Selling a undressed he pleaded guilty through his counsel but the fact was cited As an extenuating circumstance that he sold a undressed kids in order that the hands of the Dauville Public might he better dressed and he went Scott free. Finally the Case of Commonwealth is. Ii. Sober was reached which went to trial. The charge was stealing a rooster. The jurors named in mondays Issue were called each however under the name of a state or National celebrity. The jurors As called to the Box were Grover Cleve land David b. m. Depew Alton b. Parker. John Wana maker Samuel w. Pennypacker Admiral George Dewey. J. Pierra ont Morgan general Nelson a. Miles Theodore Roosevelt John l. Sullivan and Thomas c. Platt. As customary the jurors when Calle Ltd were obliged to answer certain questions before they were permitted to take seats. The questions had a reference to the mail Aud his Public career and were in Ever Case irresistibly funny. For instance David b. Hill was asked whether he a was a Democrat a Alton b. Parker whether he heard a anything drop a Admiral Dewey whether a this wife knew he was out a Samuel w. Pennypacker whether he a would like to have supreme court judgeship a and so on to the end. The replies were in keeping with the q nest ions. Admiral Dewey stated that his wife did not know lie was out Aud that he wished to keep her in the dark about it. Samuel w. R. C. Jacob of the Maryland construction company array pm at this City yesterday for the purpose of looking Over the state High Way Aud ascertaining what prospects there Are of completing work on the Road this Winter. During last even aug he was interviewed at the City hotel. Or. Jacob stated that the company in View of the open weather had hoped to fully Complete the Highway this Winter. His visit yesterday however convinced him that it would be impracticable to re Crown the Road this Winter. There is already More or Les Frost in the ground which interferes with digging while a circumstance which adds to the difficulty is tiie fact that no one can place Auy Reliance upon no ceiling store with Auy degree of regularity at this season of the year. Add to this the uncertainty of fair weather and you have conditions that Are Likely to result in Long hold ups in such work As Road building or Freeman with a Force of men will Likely remain on the ground a few Days longer making some changes in Grade drainage <&c., to satisfy property owners. With the next change of weather at mo3t he will leave and there will be a suspension of All work until next Spring. The amount of work required to bring the Road Fally up to specifications is not great Aud can be finished up in considerably less than a Mouth. Or. Jacob very much regrets the delay that has occurred and no one feels the disappointment More keenly than himself that the work can not be completed at the present. Daring the Sam Mer lie was building a state Highway in Lancaster coup Fly. His representative or. Freeman would have been Here Early in the fall but just As they were about to take up the Road Here 1000 feet More were added to tiie Highway they were building in Lancaster county which detained them. Or. Jacob stated that it is his determination to give Montour county a perfect piece of stare Highway. The Maryland construction company in its relation to tiie state Highway Here has been the victim of a series of unfortunate circumstances Itiat have militated against Success. To begin with the Highway Here was one of the first applied for in the state. All the methods employed even the plans themselves were new and since then As the result of experience there have been modifications along All lines which makes construction of roads later applied for simpler Aud easier. Plans and specifications for a Highway Between Danville and the Valley township line if made today would bring ont altogether a different kind of a Road from the one constructed. Will Fleet Friday night. A number of our citizens interested in getting up a first class mummers Parade on new years Day met in the grand jury room last night. The turn out was not quite what those present thought it ought to be and tie meeting adjourned to reconvene in the engine House of the Washington Hose company at 7 30 of clock on Friday night next. The object in meeting in the grand jury room was for the Parps be of creating a More general interest and to show that there was no disposition to restrict the honors to the Washington fire company. A general attendance is desired at the place of meeting of Friday night. The time is very Short. Last year the arrangements were begun of december 5th., Over a week earlier than the present and there was no time to spare. Of Friday night committees will be appointed one to arrange for the music one of finance to raise the funds required a committee on floats As the intention is to interest the merchant As last year Alii a committee on prizes the feature which contributed so largely to the Success of last year s Parade. The sum of Money needed will not be Large. Last year $82 paid All the Bills. Thirty five dollars will be the maximum sum required this year. Relating to Castle Grove. P. E. Maus of Mausdale has accepted a position As superintendent of Castle Grove. Danville people have always Felt great Pride and interest in that Beautiful estate famous Over the whole country Aud will be glad to learn that the place with All its Fine appointments will be kept intact at Pennypacker stated that he would take least for another year a supreme court judgeship or any the three farms have All been rent thing else he could get. De out a on Jouas Sassaman the following oath was Alibi i ter will of copy the Oham Beiqiu farm k. De to the jury a gentlemen arise a. Welliver the Morrison farm and a hold up your left hands. You a Wear David Krain the Sechler farm. The Aud Promise that the verdict Yon shall Green houses which Are unrivalled in 1 Render in this Case now pending shall the state As Well As the extensive ice he according to your own views on Ponds have also been rented out. The question with boat Ierard to the the future of the Beautiful till on j testimony of the witnesses the arguments of the counsel or the charge of the court under the pain and penalty of polygamy. You further Promise in Case you Are called by the court to Vocalic you will do so in Long meter Short meter or common meter by Moonlight alone. So help you Carrie nation. A a the trial of or. Sober then proceeded. C v Amerau being prosecuting attorney and col. Newton attorney for the defense. The witnesses were or. R. S Patton Walter Lovett w. The d. L. Amp w. Railroad company manifests keen interest in conditions Here relating to the old canal of which that corporation is the owner. Ever since the company a proposition to fill up the old waterway with the Aid of the Borough was turned Down by Council last summer the Railroad peo pie have been anxious to revive the matter in a Orne form. During an interview with councilman j. H. Goeser Yeste div it was Learned that g j. Ray division Engineer of the i l amp w. Railroad company will come to Danville tomorrow morning for the purpose of meeting the sewer committee of of our cil and g. F. Keefer the Borough Surveyor the object of the conference being to see what Tai be done foward getting rid of the nuisance of a new basis that will enable the Borough and the Railroad company to co operate in such a Way that will not place too heavy a Burden upon the municipality. In what respect the terms will differ from the former proposition is not known Bat it is hoped that they will be very generous otherwise but Little will come out of it. Or is Clear that the present Council will not agree to anything like the former proposition which provided that the d. L. Amp w. Railroad company pipe the Bottom and the Borough of Dauville fill up the canal. The expense of filling it was argued would be enormous also that while the Borough might get rid of the drainage nuisance for which it was not responsible the Railroad com Pany would be immensely the gainer by having a Long strip of Laud embraced by the canal improved and enhanced in value principally at the Borough s expense. The outcome of the conference will no doubt figure in proceedings of Council tomorrow night. Meanwhile there is much speculation As to just what proportion of the Havy Burden the owners of tiie old canal will con seut to Bear in order to wipe out the . The old ditch is not improving any with tie lapse of time. A few weeks ago during the dry weather prevailing it was discovered a qua Utitz of waste matter from the Hospital for the Iosue drained into the canal polluting the Bottom the entire length of the Borough and rendering conditions doubly bad. In View of All the facts it is hoped that his Railroad company will do the right thing Aud that coucil May see its Way Clear to co operate with the Oueis in some Way that May relieve us of the casual nuisance before another summer coitus around. Tiie matter should receive careful consideration by Council. Which so much Money has been lavished is by no Means certain. It is at present occupied by members of the family surviving the late John r. Bennett. The stables at present Are occupied by two teams of horses and the establishment is kept up in Many respects As formerly. Further plans will he made next Spring which will affect not Only the mansion hut the Fine Golf grounds and other appurtenances. Big convention convenes today. All Day yesterday delegates Aud visitors from All Over the Pennsylvania Anthracite Region gathered at Shamokin to attend the tri District convention which convenes there today president John Mitchell arrived at Sha Moke late monday night but would make no statements for publication outside the fact that matters Are in the bands of the delegates Aud will be disposed of by to lieu. From Wilkes Barry alone tie irly 500 men went to Shamokin yes Rerd by like numbers going from All Over the Coal Fields the Pottsville Region sending especially Large delegations which arrived at Shamokin last evening. Yesterday morning president Mitchell held a conference with president John Fahey and other leaders of the ninth District. Mio theil is preparing an address that he will deliver at the opening session and the advice and arguments that will be contained therein Are eagerly awaited for. It seems to he the general feeling among the delegates and officers that the re will be no trouble Between the Union and the operators. A few Radical state that a eight hour Day and re cognizant Ion of the Union will be demanded. The latter however is partly secured and the greater body of the miners do not if the allegations Are True work More Thau eight hours in any one Day at the present time therefore it is the opinion of those who Are in a position to know that these concessions Are sought and May be desired yet the miners will be satisfied and contented with a Sutis factory working agreement Aud a continuation of the conciliation Board for another year. Continued on 4th Page make up your mind to attend the primaries Aud see that Only the Best i men Are nominated. New switch under Way. Work was begun yesterday morning of the new d. L. Amp w. Switch in this City described in these columns tuesday. Work was begun on the Frog which will be located at the Alley just East of Mill Street. The Long ties required at this Point were on the ground yesterday morning and a Good a to t was made during the Day. The switch will extend As far As the Alley East of the salvation army Barracks which will give the maximum of room for the cars. A Good Deal of excavating will be required along the entire length of the switch in order to bring the track to the level required. The work is being done by the two Crews of trackman whose sections meet at Danville under the direction of Dennis Dineen Foreman of the lower Section and Daniel blizzard who has charge of the upper Section. The was to be Hadd is Tobe Barit

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