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Danville Montour American (Newspaper) - December 20, 1906, Danville, PennsylvaniaState Library Home paper a for the Home he circulation of this paper is in reas Uig rapidly to will pay you o advertise in the americas inscription $1 per year of. Hying 11. In nine is j 1st.- a a it a Luhr j. .1/ o a a 1/i. I r m f til 11 % Al a this coi try will never be entirely free until it supplies All of i o it it in demands Iii its own productions. A a of. 52-no 51, Danville. Pa., Tirui is Day december 20. I�m0. Established in 1855 Job printing the offic of the american being furn shed with a Large assortment of Job letter and fancy Typ and Job material Genera by the publisher announces to the Public that he is prepared at All times to execute in the neatest manner. Job printing Ofalt kinds and description a Mill a. Ii Niht in ski i ton 42 it to , i a. A Sease no the a stomach and intestines a specially come a Silt news. Dry Christmas. The fifth Day before. Clean out the Chimney. Christmas stocks Are going. A Church choirs Are Busy. Clear the Way now for Sauta Claus. People Are doing their christinas shopping. A slight snowfall would make Good Sleigh ing. Yon can almost hear the honk of Santa s automobile the ice Man is not pleased with the Winter thus far. Done trait until the last minute to do your shopping. The regular attendant at sunday school is about to be rewarded. Sleigh ing Snow would be an acceptable gift from the weather Man. The generous heart and the Liberal Laud find Plena a to do these Days. The rain did no to keep the shoppers off i e streets saturday night. Thefts have been so Frequez t in the Rural sections of Berks Chester Ami Montgomery counties that Many Farmers have joined to raise #400 for the Purchase of bloodhounds for the purpose of tracking the thieves. With a Diamond a thief Cut a Square extending about two feet each Way in a plate Glass window of a clothing store on Market Street Philadelphia Early on thursday morning drove in the Cut Section and stole two Fine fur lined overcoats valued at #325. Tor the third time within the last fifteen Mouths burglars have entered Philip cohns clothing store at Palmyra Lebanon county and carried off clothing to the value of #600. A team was used to take the goods away. Reports from Cuba indicate that Prosperity and Tranquility prevail through out Cuba that everybody is satisfied except a few political aspirants and that the administration of governor Maguyon is a great Success. The cashier of the banners a and drovers National Bank of Waynes Burg we Iii was closed on wednesday by orders from the comptroller of the cur Cuey. Says that the Bauk is sound and its closing was due to spire work on the Parr of certain persons known to the Bauk. A number of counterfeit Silver dollars were circulated in Harrisburg on saturday most of them having Beer passed upon Farmers in the Market houses. The dates Are 1887 and 1896 the police believe the counterfeits were coined in the City. While Erwin Schmoyer a Farmer of Lehigh county was trying to kill a Hull the auit Ual hurled him into a stall where a horse was stau it ling it frightened the horse Aud he began kicking injuring Schmoyer so badly that he May not recover. There a time for much frosty weather before the Flowers Bloom. Early saturday Morufu Gulve masked men robbed the Hank at Shortsville near Canandaigua n. Y. Of securities Worth about #30.003.#4.000 in currency Aud #175 in Silver and Copper coins. The Latte weighed eighty pounds. The Sharon a Telegraph tells its readers that a session of the legislature must last 100 Days. This would be a terrible thing if it were True hut Fortuna rely there is no Law requiring anything of the kind. The new York Sun has figured out that in president Roosevelt a last message there Are one Hundred Aud Twenty five thousand letters Aud that if the new spelling idea had been carried out in ifs writing Only one Hundred Aud thirty four characters would have been saved. The Many Danville friends of mrs. G. G. Kulp of recently underwent a serious operation in a Philadelphia Hospital will be gratified to know that she has returned Home very much improved. Cli is Mas gifts from shippers must not be accepted by employees of the Pennsylvania Road. In the Light of past investigations says the new York american this May not please the shippers so much a might be expected Basket Ball on Christmas the favorite Pittston boys will be Danville a opponents. The favorite Pittston Basket Ball team is the attraction offered tor christinas a Teruo m the game will be played in the armory beginning at 2 80 o clock Sharp. For Dauville the following will play Price Center Johnson Aud Gil re. Forwards Sechler Russell Aud Tiger guards. Pittston will bring her usual fast Strong aggregation to Danville for this game. Admission 25 cents. Dance after game. Remember the time Aud place Christmas armory�?2 30 Sharp. Eve body come m. F. Gulick whose death occurred in Philadelphia of thursday was consigned to the grave in Fairview cemetery sunday afternoon. The funeral which took place from the family residence South Danville at 1 30 of clock was very largely attended among those present being a Large number of persons from out of town the a deceased was Given a masonic burial. Among the members of the a Lieut fraternity that followed the body to its last resting place besides those of Mahoning Lodge no. 516, f. Amp a. M., of which the deceased was a member were those belonging to Danville Lodge. No. 224. F. It pc a. M., and other lodges of the order situated Uear by. At 13 30 of clock some forty free Mason assembled in the Lodge room opera House Block where the burial service was performed. At 1 30 of clock in three Hacks the members of the fraternity proceeded to the late residence whence they joined the cortege to the cemetery. The pallbearers chosen from among the freemasons were As follows Lafayette Sechler m. H. So Liam or. N. Smith Jerome flood Wallace Hoover and w. R. Clark. The officiating Clergyman was Rev toward Haug Toti rect r of Christ episcopal Church. A Quartetti consisting of miss Weiss mrs Williams w r. Miller Aud Harry title rendered a a nearer my god to thee and a a Lead kindly Light. A at the conclusion of the Church service at the grave the Beautiful masonic rites were performed Frank Jameson being worshipful master and m g. chaplain. Among the Floral tributes was a Beautiful Emblem from the freemasons another Iron the b. P. O. Of elks of this City in addition to a Large number of other offerings from individual friends. The following persons from out. Of town attended the funeral miss Allie Nina Thompson miss Lou Thompson of Philadelphia Thomas Ely Reading or. Ami mrs. Lloyd Wein Galner of Muncy miss Elizabeth Bucher. Charles Sidler Aud Silas Thurston of Sudbury d. A. Michael Aud family of Berwick d. L. Gruver and wife Ray Graver and wife and f. B. Rhone of Rupert j. C. Ivy of Philadelphia or. Aud mrs. Samuel lore menu Aud Daniel Huber of Catawissa or. Aud mrs. S. Oberdorf and George Steinert of it. Pleasant. P. Box rent raised. A next a schedule relating to Post office boxes has been adopted by rhe Post office department which Resu to in materially raising the Box rates per Quarter. Box rent intes it appears have been fixed heretofore upon no established basis with the result that at certain Large Post offi is rates Aro lower than it Many Small offices that the charge for Small boxes is in Many cases higher than that which should he made for Large boxes that rents Are sometimes Roll Este i at the same rate for boxes of All sizes and that at Post offices of like the same Vicinity equipped with similar boxes rents Are collided at widely different rates. It was in order to remedy these conditions Aud to provide a definite Aud satisfactory Rule for the collection of Box rests that the new schedule based upon the kind Aud capacity of boxes Aud the Gross receipts at Post offices has been adopted. The new schedule affects the Box rates at the Danville Post office As follows the rent for the smallest boxes has been raised from 50 cents to 63 cuts Reut for the medium sized boxes from 50 cuts to 75 cents Ami Reut for the drawers from 75 cuts to #1.00 per Quarter. I cited states department of Commerce or judge Evans made an order similar Mouth Aud Wilkes Barre and labor Cou Tai us some very interest to what has gone into effect Ino Olum Miles Barber of Wilkes Barre spent aug statistics relating to Danville Bia county prohibiting the Sale of sunday at the Home of his parents. Or. Showing Ain Oug other things that liquor in Auy of the hotels saloons or Jill yer a j q Barber ferry Street. A bulletin entitled a census of a Short session of court was held George a. Fry and Michael Saude burglars were abroad in Danville manufactures 1905,�?� issued by the tuesday afternoon at which his Hon spent sunday with friends in ply monday night. Such visits of nocturnal marauders Are not of frequent occurrence in our town. The visitation monday night however was characterized with such boldness Aud possessed so Many mystifying features that it stands As a first class sensation and shows that Danville like neighbouring towns is Likely at any time to fall a prey to expert robbers. Four houses three of them adjoining properties were burglarized. At neither place is it Kuhn to a certainty just How the thieves effected Entrance a neither did they cause alarm at any of the houses entered. They left unmistakable evidence of their presence however and at two places carried off considerable Booty. That they were experts is pretty evident. Trio fact that robbers Hod been about was first discovered by mrs. F. W. Howe East Market Street. She Aroe shortly after six of clock tuesday morning Aud was walking through the hallway leading from her bed chamber. When she stumbled Over some of Jeef of the floor which she found to he her husbands trousers. Those had been left Haugh us Oil a clothe tree at the head of the Bod. By the Side of the there Are 31 Industrial establishments restaurants of Montour county on in this City with a capital of #1,571. Christmas Day. Although no petitions 382 looking to the above end were present tie summary of the statistics in de to court it was generally expected eludes 544 municipalities in the la Uit after the action taken in Columbia de states having a population of at county that such an order would be least 8000 in 1930. It says that on 31 made Here. Establishments Are conducted by 86 contrary to what might be supposed salaried officers and clerks who re liquor Sellers Are not As a Usif opposed chive yearly for their Servos #66,087. To the order. A Well known hotel keep tie in tuber of wage earners employed or tuesday explained that a Good Here is Given As 1,633, earning yearly Many of them rather like the idea of closing As it gives them an Opportunity to enjoy Christmas with their families without feeling that they Are closing their doors to legitimate Trade which will be pretty sure to Drift else #616,263. Our wage earners Are divided As follows men 16 years and Over 1,224 w Omen 16 years Aud Over 245 children under 16 years of age 131 the Cost of Tho material used in Danville plants for 1905 was #1,102 209, where. He himself was one of sever Aud the finished products that our Al who last year signed a petition ask plants turned out was valued at #2, aug the court to make an order closing 325.227. The bars of Christmas Day. Their a several of tie towns in this Section Tiou lie said was so unmercifully Are not mentioned in Tho bulletin ridiculed by other liquor dealers w to among them being Bloomsburg and took a different View of the matter Milton. This omission is somewhat to that they did not care to repeat the be regretted As a comparison of the Experiment this year although they statistics from these towns with those Are Well pleased with jul age Evans from Danville would perhaps prove in order the resting. Among the towns hereabouts that ates Frank g. Blee Aud Charles a. Are mentioned is Sudbury. There Are Wagner occupied the Bench. After 32 Industrial establishments in Sun Reading the order judge Evans cd Bury with 56 salaried officers and planned that judge Blee did not care clerk1. The capital invested in Sun to have a part in the order which a Bury establishments is #1,137,811. Counts for the fact that it is signed this of course is exclusive of the rail Only by judge Evans Aud associate Road from which Sudbury receives a Charles a. Wagner. The a order is As William Mccoy of state College has arrived to spend the christinas holidays with his parents in this City. William Snyder of Wilkes Barre formerly operator in the brokers office in this City is spending several Days with Danville friends miss Myra Lowe of Mckee a Heights is the guest of miss Lizzie Wagner at Exchange. Or. And mrs. J. H. sunday with friends in Danville. Miss Desuzia Weiser of Catawissa has returned Home alter a two weeks visit with or. Aud mrs Charles Heilman Strawberry Ridge. Joe Honsel and de Shollenberger of Montgomery spent sunday with friends in this City. Mrs. Graut Philadelphia. Is visiting at the Home of her Mother. Mrs. John Gulick Church Street. Edwin Moore arrived Home yester trousers l in or Howe a pocket books Day from Princeton University to spend nip to. His hour judge Evans and Assoc the Christmas vacation at the Home of a moments thought convinced mrs his parents or. Aud mrs j. K. Moore. A Howe that the House had been robbed ferry Street. Aud she lost no time in arousing her Large pair of its Industrial prestige. Follows in the court of Quarter sessions of Tho peace in and for the county of Montour. Now december 18, 1906, it is hereby ordered and directed by the court that the clerk of the said court of Quarter sessions of the peace shall have pre closes six weeks Campaign. Evangelist w. D. Lauma ter alter a vigorous Campaign covering a period of six weeks has returned to his Home in Danville fur a rest during the Christmas holidays. Or Laumaster is now Well establish pared and printed a notice to this of Edas an evangelist and is receiving feet Calls from All sections. It is Seldom a that every lice use a place hotel that he is not obliged to make a Choice restaurant or Saloon for the Sale of in Between two or More places each of toxic Ting liquors either spirituous Winch want him at tie same time vinous or malt within this county during the six weeks just elapsed shall close the bar parts of their Ros or. Laumaster 1ms been Labouring in Yective places of business of monday Berwick Kensington Dali As town night. December 24, 1906. At twelve York county Aud at e Ige Hill Chester Coutv. At Berwick he Laboured under the auspices of Christ Lur Herau Church of clock Midnight and keep the same dosed until five of clock wednesday 26.19c6. To the end that no sales of liquor shall be made water system for cemetery. The Odd Fellows Are install Inifi a very Fine improvement at their cemetery East of the Borough which will be much appreciated by those who own lots the e. The improvement is nothing less than an extensive water system arranged to accommodate every portion of the cemetery. During the Autu ii a Well 125 feet deep was bored we Iii will yield a never failing Supply of water. A building some fourteen by fifteen feet is Hsiug computed in we Iii will be installed the engine pomp and tank. This is located of the highest Point which is near the Center of the grounds. From the pumping station Iron pipe will be sunk below the limit of Frost leading to every part of the cemetery. At convenient Points ail about the grounds hydrants will he installed the Eugue and pump which Are furnished by a Williamsport firm Are already on the ground ready to be in talled. The tank will be of in u anti of sufficient capacity to meet All requirements. The Plant will be put in operation is soon As completed which will be in a few weeks time. Hurley Baylor the Sexton will be in charge. Aud the y. C. A. A feature of the on Christmas latter services were noon meetings in the event of Auy violation of this hell at the Plaut of the american car order by any licensed place hotel it amp foundry company. Restaurant or Saloon keeper and the at a Psi Uptou he Laboured under the of act being brought to the attention of auspices of the y. C. A. At dal the court a application for License of Lastow he was with the lutheran the said place where such violation Church at Edge Hill with the Presby occurs will be refused Teri in Church. This notice to be delivered to the a report for the last Quarter shows several constables in the several Ward that or. Laumaster has addressed 166 boroughs towns Aud townships through out the county and the same to he meetings Bible readings shop Aud forthwith served by the said several open air meetings. He has addressed constables upon Tho hotel restaurant 15,167 people. One Hundred Aud seven and Saloon keepers and the wholesale teen conversions were made. Dealers within their respective Dis or. Laumaster will Speed the entire tricks without Auy Cost to Tho county month of january in new Jersey in it being part of the duty of said offic evangelical labors. The time will be ers to serve orders of this nature with very nearly equally divided Between out compensation. By Tho court Ger Lou Mchenry student at Lafayette College arrived yesterday for u several weeks visit with his Mother mrs. I Una Mchenry. Oeuvre Street. George Jacobs arrived Home yesterday from University at Selinsgrove to spend the Christmas vacation at the Home of his parents or. And mrs w. Fred Jacobs Mill Street. Miss Estella lower Stein arrived from Philadelphia yesterday for to spend the holidays at i he Homo of her parents or. And mrs. Samuel Market Street. Miss lower Stein is taking a course at Tho Broad Street conservatory of music the y. C. A. At Elizabeth Aud the first methodist Church at Long Branch. Charles c. Evans p. J. O. A. Wagner a. J. Coldest Horning of the season. Tuesday night and yesterday morning were the coldest of the season. At the Montour a Quot use where the records Are generally very conservative the thermometers registered two degrees below Zero at 5 50 a. In. Elsewhere about town the extreme degree of cold Good skating on the Ponds. Skating was fairly Good of the Ponds about town yesterday and a number of our Young people enjoyed the sport. Ice is accumulating very fast and us less Mercury takes a sudden Rise it will not be very Long before every Stream will be securely ice hound. Fishing Creek closed tuesday night was reported at four Aud even six de All j yesterday it was covered with a Grees below Zero. Smooth Glassy surface the ice being the cold came on very suddenly. At one and a half inches thick. In a Day nine o clock tuesday night Mercury or so it will no doubt constitute a was 20 degrees above Zero at mid famous skating ground night it was eight above. It remained Lee is accumulating very fast on the very cold during yester Lay although River but there is no probability of not the Suu Shiue Aud the absence of High closing very soon owing to the height wind tempered the atmosphere very of Tho water which has risen some much. Altogether it was not a pleas three feet Siree last sunday. The Rise ant out of doors provided walk is attributed in part to the radius in afforded exercise. New York state and in part the slush soon after Midnight Jack Frost got ice. Which is now accumulating All Busy and Between that hour Aud the along its course Aud which a the of Dawn yesterday morning he wrought a a impeding the flow of Tho wat Many the world or a mysterious grave. A mysterious grave evidently a lug in the Uig lit has been discovered on n Small Maud at a most isolated Point in the fishing Creek and whether it Points to a crime or not. Diligent watching has As yet failed to lev Cal. A half a mile above Benton where the Creek turns through the farm of Boyd a Small Island. This is half a mile away from the Public Road Ruu Piug from Benton to Cambria Aud the Road Cau Only be leached by climbing a very Steep Hill the spot is a very secluded one no House is within half a mile of the place and it is Seldom visited by any person. Sunday morning however Clark Shannon and Edward Vaudine were go Iii through the Woods when they came upon a blazed Trail leading from the Roa l to it the Creek. Following this they noticed a Hole of the Island Aud of go aug out Aud investigating found it to to five feet seven inches Long Aud thirty inches wide Ami about the depth of a Ordinary grave. The Martli was piled at the Side Aud it Boie every Iudica Tiou of liar aug been dug Fogt a the burial of a grown person. In the Sand was the imprint of a Large that a Mau was concerned in flu digging hut of clues could be found. James Conner who lives of the dug Road to which the blazed Trail led was informed of the discovery. Tiu King that the grave was intended for the burial of a body to hide a murder a few friends were let into the secret Aud Tho spot has been watched Uig lit by since that time no i aug was see by Tho watchers however Aud deep mystery surrounds the entire affair no one seems to know anything about the grave and As far a one is a Lead or missing in that Vicinity. It is thought that t o grave must have been dug saturday night or Early sunday morning judging by the freshness of the ground Aud by the fact that no one was seen going along the Road or through the Woods with a shovel at any time during the Day. News of the affair is becoming Gen scially know throughout that sect of Aud Lias occasioned great excitement i among the people of that Vicinity. Usually so homely in its wintry aspect into a veritable dreamland where eve brought Here for burial. I gave probably passed on. Ery roof Aud Wall Street and Side John Edwards a former resident of walk Board or store by the Wayside Montour conure died at Edwardsville the visit of expert burglars a full was concealed beneath a Beautiful 0�?z tuesday Aud will he brought to of which was printed i news coat of Fiew White Down while every to is to to Foi burial of Friday tree and Shrub resembled forms of Del the deceased was a brother of the in a the Frost work. Even on the Spruce Date Daniel Edwards Aud a Good May a now is the accepted it is too Lute now to advise anybody to do their christinas shopping Early for the Rush is of in the stores in full Force and growing greater All the rime. Still every a Lay that you put it off makes it worse Aud Tho Pine Trees not a particle of Green War visible and yet the feathery Brau Clies and the Long slender Needles were clearly defined All hidden under the Universal coat of White. As the morning wore of and the Frost work on the houses Aud on the Trees and a rubbery sparkled like a Odds in the Bright Sunshine the a Cue became one of Trausch Euleut Beauty Ami de sous hurrying along through the chill atmosphere were glad to by it 1 the discomfort to pause for a moment to Tae in the wonderful scene to spread out around them. A a a ars ago was a resident of Fri Sty Valley. Twenty three years ago his wife died Aud was buried in the episcopal cemetery this City. The a deceased was seventy seven years of age. Columns yesterday Lias caused a Good Deal of us easiness among Bouse keepers lost the thieves should decide to in Ake a second attack. It is Safe to assume Liat during the last Uig lit of so in most households to uncertainty has existed As to bother or not the floors were securely fastened while in scores the body will be brought to this of places Yie Ordinary lock nil key cite from de War Alsville Friday Oul a been reinforced but a Stout Bolt Loe 13 i 1 in. Train. The funeral a i. B is considered the safest of All part will leave the train at Waii is As it leaves to Opportunity for Street proceeding directly to hie Vej. J 1 if ves to operate with false key. Copal cemetery where interim i 11 is altogether Likely that the extale place by the Side of the v be of pert thieves have passed on the deceased i farther robberies will ton Danville for a while. At the same. Time precautions Are always in Oiler. If Ever there was a absurd Mea it was that the building of a Tunnel under the English Channel might Lead to the invasion of engl uni he a h file there is a l arge deficiency in Tho Raisin crop this season the shipments to Loudon Only amounting to 4 500 there Are 16,900.000 beehives producing 19,000 tons of Honey in Spain which is the second greatest producer Force but that idea has delayed the of Honey in the world. Germany with Tunnel for Many years aug a May even tons while Tho requirements of the 2 000,000 beehives produces 20,000 now defeat the Bill pending in Parlia Market aug out to 6,500 tons and tons. Lieut for it9 construction. Prices Are very High. Lin baud. Downstairs everything was turned Topsy Turvey. The drawers of the sideboard were open Aud while the silverware and other articles revealed signs of having been handled yet so far As could be discovered yesterday uoti Piug was missing. About eighteen dollars in Cash were taken from tie purse Cou tailed in the pocket of or. Howe a trousers which seems to be All that was Stolon from the premises. That the thieves were expert Aud hold i proven by the circumstance that in order to reach or. Howe a pantaloons they were obliged to enter his bed room at one Side of the bed pass around the foot to the other Side of the bed at tie head of which Hung his clothes. That they ran a desperate risk in this is apparent when it is explained that or. Howe is a very Light Sleeper that twice during the night ouch abut one of clock Aud again about three of clock he was awake for Long intervals. Of the Bureau ouly a couple of feet from where or. Howe s clothing i aug Lay two Diamond rings and a valuable breast Piu Cou Taining eight diamonds belonging to mrs. Howe neither of which were disturbed by the burglars. Tuesday morning All tie floors and windows were found securely locked with the exception of Tho front door which was merely Rulo ked it was closed and there was nothing to show that any Force h id been applied. The family is w Illing to concede that the front door might have been left us locked by mistake on monday night. When the family of t. J. Price whose Fine residence adjoins or. Howe son the cast awoke tuesday morning the discovery was made that the House had Buu visited by thieves. Down stairs every thing was turned upside Down hut fortunately nothing was stolen. While ransack aug the lower Story the thieves had taken great precaution not to disturb the family sleeping of the upper floor. That their footsteps might not be heard one of or Price s overcoats was Laid of the floor to cover Tho margin left Bare by the Large Rug in Oue of tiie rooms Aud Iver this the thieves walked backwards and forwards. Oue of the rear doors at or. Prices although closed was found us locked tuesday morning. The key had been removed Aud was found lying of the table in the dining room. How the robbers managed to get 11le door of u is a mystery. Tho lock was perfectly intact. The fact that the key had been removed might he taken to indicate that a false key of s nne s it it was use a by which the True key was pushed out of Tho lock. All Tho windows were fastened. Whether the robbers were frightened away before they made any selection or a lib Luot discover anything that constituted the kind of Booty they were after of course is not Guowu. The House occupied by Henry Trotter adjoining or. Howe a premises of the West was also invaded by the thieves although nothing was stolen. The burglars Here gained Eutrace in the same mysterious Way leaving no Marks whatever upon Tho door which was found a Locke 1, although closed yesterday morning. The residence of w. 11. Miller Geu Oral manager of the Danville Aud Bloomsburg trolley company of Pine Street was also robbed of monday night the Booty consisting of a new overcoat a i a pair of gloves. Here the same mystery exists As to he a Wou Trace was effected As the family is perfectly sure that every do in Aud window was locked of retiring. Yet of arising yesterday morning the six be door was found unlocked although closed. Noue of Tho windows had been ported disturbed. There was to thing to Ludiene that the key had been removed nor was there and sign about Rue a Loor to show that Force had been applied. The lower Story was prof to Well ransacked but All that the robbers seemed to want was Tho overcoat and gloves which belonged to or. Millers son r Ibert a fourteen Vear Ohl Hoy. Continued of Page 4 during some weeks past the management of the Reading Iron works Here has been up against a unusual difficulty. In Short fire broke out in the big soft Coal clump West of the Mill Cou Taining thou suds of Tous of fuel Aud the problem has Bee i How to get. The tire extinguished. Although it is by to Means Nuu snal for heavy deposits of soft Coal to ignite in this Way yet up to the present to adequate menus have been discovered that will thoroughly extinguish the Firo an. Thus prevent a anus sauce Aud loss. The fire at the Reading Iron works is to exc Priou. Early in the autumn the discovery was made that the soft Coal was of lire. This formed a enormous Deposit built up around the High trestle us that carries the cars Aud from which it was dumped. To get at the seat of tie fire was impossible and the Best that could be Doue was to drench the Coal with water. Although water was regularly Aud systematically applied but Little was accomplished in this Way the water merely run Niue off the Coal without sinking in to Auy depth. Meanwhile the Deposit of soft Coal Lay there like a miniature Volcano Day Aud night emitting Clouds of smoke and revealing evidence that not ouly was tie Coal slowly but surely burning but that the entire system of heavy trestle us nearly new was likewise being pm Mcd by the hidden fire. When the works start.<1 up last Mouth and the Coal was needed for the furnaces an Effort was made to get at the scat of the fire or at least to Cut off its Progress toward the schutes which form a part of the trestle us a system Aud which were in iraqi deut dauger. By applying water regularly As the Coal is removed the Progress of the fire in that direction has been a rested although the burning elsewhere a is still in Progress Aud the Deposit of i Coal even on the surface is hot. As the Coal is hauled away the full damage done to the trestle us becomes apparent. The lower timbers Are wholly or in part consumed Ami at least two of the Large Bents Are robbed of their support Aud As the Coal is removed Are held upright by being chained to the top Stringer. Tiie effect of the fire is not to wholly consume the soft Coal but to Burn it int i something like Coke Aud in this form it is still available in the Mill and is used without much Unchu Voni ence. Pennsy changes Telegraph wires the Pennsylvania Railroad company a a Forro of Meu employed of the South Sido nuking an improvement Itiat i. Very important to the company. This consists of removing the Telegraph poles Aud wires from the North to the South Side of the track. Up to the present the Telegraph poles have been plated of the North Side of the tracks at South Danville extending All the Way to Sudbury of that Side. At a Short dist uce above the Lauk the wires were carried across the track aug a thence eastward the poles were plated of the South Side. There Are some objections to having wires Cross the Railroad track principal among which is Tho tact that thac Tion of the steam Aud Sulphur thrown off by the locomotives cause tue wires to rust. The Pennsy therefore wherever practicable carries the Telegraph wires through under the track in the form of a Cable. The Railroad Long ago plagued to remove the poles to the South Side of the track in South Dau a i lie Aud Riverside imply aug of course that the poles should be of the same Side of the Railroad ail the Way Tsuu Bury. To do this however the Railroad people at certain Points were oblige l to occupy Laud that came in under tin jurisdiction of Gearhart township. The supervisors saw proper to refuse the necessary Preu Iliou. At present however Tho township Aud the Railroad company seem to have arrived at a agreement. The latter is contributing liberally of its Road ballast to be used in Highway construction from the Bridge to the station w Hile Gearhart township in turn seems to have withdrawn its objection to the Pla uting of Telegraph poles on South Side of the track. As a result the work is Well under Way the poles being erected and the wires Strung of the South Side of the track. In order to reach the station it is practicable to employ the modern method of form aug the wires into a a Able and carrying them underground this Cable which runs into the Telegraph office contains some Twenty five wires Only ten of which however will be brought into play at present. A paper from Berwick. The 28-Page special Industrial edition of the Berwick Enterprise that Lias come to the morning news office shows that the Enterprise is living up to its name c. A. Rase lev proprietor and Tau Gerof the Berwick Enterprise started several years ago w Ith a Small weekly edit iou. Ii is latest Effort is from his new Hoe press recently installed. And is a remarkable example of Energy and skill the Enterprise i now publishing eight pages regularly Aud it is full of Good news matter and Bright advertising. Sauta Claus is getting ready to get Busy. Tho meeting of the mummers Parade association for the purpose of hear aug the reports of the committees was held at the Baldy House last evening. 1 he reports showed that the arrangements for the Parade Are in excellent shape and the affair promises to be the finest Demon a anti of of its kind that has Ever been held in Dauville. The chief Marshall was chosen last evening in the person of Arthur c. A Mes Bury. Assistant marshalls were named As follows Edward Purper William Sater e. D. Peutz Ralph Kisner Arthur Stoller Jasper Perry Theodore Baker Aud Harry Rupp. Tue route of the Parade was mapped out As follows form at the Washington Hose House up Market to Honey Moon. To front to Nassau to Market to ferry to front to Mill to Chambers. Counter March to Market to Market Square Aud disband. The prize committee reported that while its work is not As yet finished it could be said that the prizes to be offered this year would be finer than Ever before incl Diug Cash prizes and the usual contributions of Dauville merchants. The Fiu auce committee also reported that its work of soliciting was not finished but that the members were meet aug with Good Success. A meeting of the committees will be held at the Baldy House of saturday evening at 8 of clock. The typhoid at Scranton. Scranton a. Dec. 18. The neighbourhood of 100 new cases of typhoid developed Here today making a total of about 385 there had been up to Yoou 239 cases reported since the first of december fifty four being reported up to noon for the preceding Twenty four hours. I r. Arudt the City bacteriologist gave out a statement this evening in which he gave it As his positive opinion that the typhoid was traceable to the water from the Reserve distributing dam at Elmhurst which had been for distributing during the eight weeks prior to last saturday when tie no. 7 dam the regular distribution dam was being cleared out. There have ouly been four deaths As yet from the epidemic but one of the physicians employed in the Battle against the spread of the disease stated today that there will Likely be May deaths before the disease is stamped out. He would not be surprised if die number reached 100. Water from the Lato Scranton storage Reservoir is now exclusively used and All Public places Mills Aud the like Aro furnished ouly boiled water under a penalty of #100. Soda water fountains Aud bars Are advertising a boiled water ouly used mayor Dimmick Aud the City health authorities Are cooperating with or. Moulton Aud Engineer Wetherill of the state depart meet of health Are working Uig lit Aud Day in a systematic Aud Thor ugly Mauuer to stamp out the disease. W. W. Scr Auto president of the scr Auto Gas Aud water company has notified the mayor to do auth aug the doctors Aud engineers direct in the Way of eradicating the alleged Cou amid Tiou of the water Aud charge the expense to the company. Milkmen it the request of the health Bureau Are refusing to deliver milk in bottles to Auy House. Tiie householders must provide a Cou Tauer into which the milk Cau be poured by the Milkman. In Honor of birthday. A Verv pleasant part was Given at the Home of Elmer d. Phillips in Derry township of tuesday evening the occasion being in hour of tie 26th., birthday of mis. We. Hollobaugh of even aug was spent with dancing Ami a Fine time enjoyed. were served. Those present were or. Aud mrs. Bei j i Iii Potts or. Aud mrs. William Hollobaugh or. Aud mrs. Fred Reuzer or. Aud mrs. Thomas or. Aud mrs. Elmer d. Phillips mrs. Norman Leech of Washington d. C. Misses Anua Carrol Fannie Hollobaugh Blanche Fry of Milton Eva Mcurch Mamie Yeager Ella Audy Mabel Dietrich Lulu Yeager Eva Phillips messes. Charles Hollobaugh William Fortner George Audy Chris Springer John Heller Harry Arter of Wilkes Barre Charles Dyer. William Davis. Philip Confer John Hile Lulu Howard Vognetz Peter Saude Archie Hilemar Harry Yeager Willi urn Mart. Clarles Mourer Ralph , Harry Ruly. Edward Delsite h Uvey Lobach Francis Delsite Charles Dietrich Harvey Whipple Mon is Moser Adam Phillips Chari. Chappell of Newyl Ork William Brittain David Tanner Ray it v Altz Ibert Tau her. Charles Snyder Alonzo Phillips Aud Jay Thomas. Engine broke Down. The South bound Pennsylvania pass Euger train due at South Danville at 4 31, was Over a hour late last evening owing to a break Down at East Bloomsburg. The train was pulling out of the East Bloomsburg station when the tire came off of Oue of the wheels of the locomotive. Another Eugi Newns called fro a hauled the delayed train to Sudbury. The train is Oue to leave East Bloomsburg at 4 c6 but did not get under Way until 5 33. The up train due at Soutsi Dauville at 6 55 was also quite late

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