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Danville Montour American (Newspaper) - May 1, 1902, Danville, PennsylvaniaA so a of a. A Home paper ther l he circulation of this paper i. Creasing rapidly. It will pay it to advertise in the american. Subscription $1 per year do. Irving h. Jennings a Dix list. Office if tors 9 a. M. To via 1 r. M to Al m 101 Mill St., Pon Vilu. A i p Sill it /., m i it. 425 Mili. St., Dan Viii a. Diseases of the stomach an a intestines a specially i a a. W. In. ,dentist of a k 218 Mil l St Kei. Teeth Kutr a to a without pain. A town Ami hrs Dot work i specially. A quipped with the i Archt Anil most improved cum trunk Nix and prepared it in a Ute the most dim Euli work. Or. C. Ii. Reynolds office Oppositi Boston store Danville a dentistry in All its branches. Charges moderate and All work guaranteed. Established 1802 now for May Day. The buds Are All right. The Moth Hall finds a ready Sale. Vegetation is fairly bounding along. The Queen of the May will bring an umbrella with her if she is a Wise Virgin. .1 l. Kline ice dealer has installed a Telephone in i office. Call no. 2272. Danville industries Are in a most flourishing condition. Memorial Day will be properly observed in Danville. The circus advertising cars will soon make their appearance in this City. The summer resort hotel proprietor is preparing for a big business this season. Some very Beautiful Beds of tulips Are noticed in some of the front Yards about town. In parts of the City where the Street sprinkler is not used the dust has been most unbearable. The Post office has been thoroughly renovated. The dwelling of John Mowrey East Market Street is receiving a coat of new paint. Now done to get alarmed about the seventeen Var locusts. We do not recall a year when they were not predicted. The veterans Are planning for memorial Day. Soon the counties of the state will he Busy electing their school superintendents. From now on until the Middle of May will he the Farmer s Busy time. Every when the Farmers Are getting the Fields in shape for planting potatoes and other things. This is the season of the year when the weather Man Dodges every time he gives out a prediction. William Houser Bloom Street is lying critically ill of typhoid fever. Register and recorder William l. Sidler is confined to his Home with a heavy cold. Let memorial Day he fittingly observed. From All accounts june the month of weddings is going to maintain it reputation in this Section this year. Both Parks will in a few weeks be the Mecca towards which picnic pilgrims will flock. Ague of the old fashioned Type has made its apr Yearance in Danville. Of course we cannot expect a this country will never be entirely free until it supplies All of its own demands with its own Danville a. Thursday May 1, 11 02. Vol. I7--Vo 18. Established in 1855.nil his the a Case of Small pox develops at the state Hospital. A Case of Small pox developed at the state Hospital for the insane yesterday. The news which was not known beyond a few until late yesterday afternoon flew Over the town like wild fire causing everywhere excite ment and More or less alarm. The american however after a full investigation is glad to assure its readers that under the circumstances there is Little cause for fearing a general outbreak of the disease. Indeed it is doubtful whether the disease will extend beyond the one Case reported. With the exception of a few of the very infirm the thousand or More patients in the institution As Well As the whole corps of attendants have been successfully vaccinated. Even the single victim of the disease underwent vaccination As a result of which the Small pox is in a very mild form. The patients recovery would seem to be assured. How Small pox happened to work its Way into tin institution is a mystery that no one can solve. Since the outbreak of the disease in this Vicinity last fall every possible precaution has been taken at the Hospital. From that time until about the first of March when All danger seemed past a effective quarantine was maintained. No visiting was allowed and in the Case of All new patients the closest scrutiny was maintained and no one admitted to the institution for treatment who could not show a clean Hill of health. Even after the quarantine was raised general visiting was not allowed Only those who had friends under treatment then being permitted to enter the Hospital. The patient stricken is a male confined in the 11-th Ward. He is a epileptic confined to his bed at times but generally Able to take exercise about the grounds with the Oiler patients. How he contracted tin disease is doubly puzzling in View of the facts that no friends have called to see him and that he Lias received no mail matter of any kind. Among the precautions taken last fall was the erection of a isolated Hospital at a Safe distance from the institution. Yesterday the building was put to use. As soon As the disease was diagnosed As probably smallpox the patient was removed from the main building to the Little Hospital in the Field. He will there be under tinware of r03 Rishel As an attendant and of or. Smith As a physician. Yesterday a Small building near by was hastily erected for the accommodation of or. Smith and both physician and attendant will remain on the spot. There will he no communication w whatever. Food and other things needed will be carried out from the main building and placed on a convenient spot where later those on duty at the Small pox Hospital will go and get them. Beginning with a rigid quarantine will he established at the Hospital. Everything will he closed Down tight. No one will be permitted to enter or leave the building except those regularly authorized to come to town for supplies. The attendants along with others will be obliged to remain at the Hospital. Tin quarantine was postponed until this morning to give those employed about the institution who have families in town an Opportunity to visit the latter and make arrangements for an absence from Home of indefinite duration. meetings at the Barracks in Honor of their visit. Adjutant and mrs. Heift recently of Oil City who arrived in this City saturday night to revisit the scene of their former labors met with a most cordial reception from the local workers and others in sympathy with salvation army work. A Welcome meeting was held at the Barracks on saturday night at 8 a o clock. There was a very Large attendance. Adjutant Heift delivered a feeling address touching upon his work in Danville the Bond of sympathy existing Between our citizens and himself and the pleasure he experienced in being Able to met with our townspeople once More. After adjutant Heift concluded a number of persons not in the army but represent aug nearly every Church in the City in turn arose and in a few words that reflected Friendly and sympathetic interest extended the warmest kind of Welcome to the visitors. Sunday afternoon at 2 of clock a Praise and testimony service was held. Adjutant Heift dwelt upon the a three these Are he said first a a Possession seek be first tin kingdom of god and his righteousness and All things shall he added unto you a second a a foundation Andary built upon the foundation of the apostles and the prophets Jesus Christ himself being the Corner Stone a third a a Reward and whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these Little ones a cup of cold water Only in a name of a disciple verily i say unto you he shall in Nowise lose his Reward. A a James Hall of Dubois a visiting salvation St related a touching hit of testimony. He is a Miner he said and holds the position of Boss. In his time he was badly addicted to drinking his bar Bill at one place alone generally amounting to $20 per month. He was fast on the downward Road and after joining the army no one was More anxious to set him hold out in his Good Resolution then tin hotel keeper himself who to prove his attitude now pays him $1 per Mouth As Long As he shall remain in tin army. Weather to Settle Down to business without a few frosts. The Alonzo Hatch electro photo musical company will present co moving pictures and 20 illustrated songs at the of it Era House on Friday evening May 20th. This entertainment will be Given under the auspices of Goodrich Post no. 22 g. A. R. Pedestrians now seek the Shady Side of the Street. The Sweet girl graduate will soon be heard from. May will have its Flowers and gladness All right if the barometer does not fall too suddenly. Mrs. Joseph Hunter is ill at her Home East Market Street. The South Danville school close May 15. The Man who works All Day in the store room or office now finds healthful enjoyment in tackling the Back Yard with a pick and shovel during the Early hours of the evening. Done to let the people go away on the fourth of july. Keep them at Horn. It is observed that the Straw hat has Lieen trembling Oil the verge for several Days. These Are the Long drawn out Days wherein the school boy thinks Little of his lessons and much of the world out 1 Side tie school room. He needs Pati but treatment for this is a condition he cannot help. An attempt to Corner weeds will soon in the principal occupation of the Farmer. The commencement essay is in process of development. Jacob Fry Lias removed tie slip adjoining Liis residence on lower mul Berry Street to tin rear of the Yard. This will give him about 20 feet More Yard space in the front Ami will add very much to tie aph Arence of his property. A foundry burglarized. The foundry building. East Mahoning Street formerly belonging to tie Huber estate but now owned by u. C. Moyer Lias been burglarized within a few Days past and robbed of about $200 Worth of property along with tin Plant there passed into or. Moyers Possession a larg number of valuable patterns including those for tin various parts of the huh a plow for Iron kettles and for cellar grates. Tin proprietor of a foundry at Elysburg was negotiating for the Purchase of tin patterns which were kept carefully locked up in tin foundry. Before closing the bargain or. Moyer thought he would look tin patterns Over and visited the building j for that purpose. To his Surprise he will found the building broken of ten and tin patterns missing. Successful operation. Drs. Winter Stern and Gurry successfully removed a fatty tumor from the Hack of a Jav a of Gharl a leighow yesterday afternoon about 2 of clock at his Home on East Market Street. Or. Leighow is a Man pretty Well up in years hut stood the operation remarkably Well. The county Bridges in in Board of county commissioners have about completed tin work of inspecting tin county Bridges which generally were damaged by tin Spring floods. The Bridges belonging in the county Are fifty four in number. Many of them require heavy repairs. Business for Sale cheap. Only Small capital required. General merchandise Stock fixtures and go a will rent of store and dwelling Only $12.00 i a month. Address im��1 business a Are of tin baptists to meet at Jersey Shore. The forty second annual convention of tin Baptist sunday school association and also of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of Central Pennsylvania will he held at Jersey Shore in the first Baptist Church thursday and Friday May 1 and 2. The services of both meetings will is of special interest. The principal speakers. Are of considerable prominence. Thursday morning tin sunday school convention will open at 10 of clock with a preparatory service conducted by a. Vav. C. Burns followed by an address of Welcome by tin churches pastor the Rev. N. It it. Patterson. The response will be made by tin Rev. J. T. Judd. The two principal addresses following in tin morning will be by the Rev. E. I. Waltz and w. C. Lein Bach. On Friday the b. V. P. U. Convention will ohm a at 0 20 o clock with devotional exercises led by d. J. Jones of slip Inkin. The Rev. N. C. Naylor of Berwick will deliver a address on a training for Young or. A. F. Kunkle of Williamsport a will deliver a address on a your Pap her. A Aat 2 of clock in tie afternoon the Rev. P. I. Frey of Williamsport will open the song service. An address will in made by the Rev. C. Pierce Warner a of lock Haven. Miss Blanche 1 Campbell of Newberry will conduct the Junior hour at 2 p. M. The Rev. L. B. Twichell of this City will also i speak. He was ordered out of town. A Hobo who carries on umbrella mending As a Side line while whiling away yesterday afternoon in this City refreshed himself a Little too frequently at the various bars and As a consequence became hilarious and lauded in the Borough lock up. He was quite an annoyance and not a pleasing object to contemplate As carrying his bundle of old umbrellas he zigzagged his Way along Mill Street. Officer Voris took him in charge. He ordered him out of town and walked with him As far As Leehner a plumbing establishment. As soon As the policeman dropped behind the Hobo began to swear. He was again taken into custody. By this time he was in a fighting mood and tried to resist. The officer quickly applied the nippers and the umbrella Man was glad to follow. His ease will he disposed of this morning. Ring store pavement. John Hughes has received the Ebu tract for laying a new pavement along Bloom Street in front tin Grove presbyterian Church. The pavement much needed for some time past will in of Flag Stone which will add to the a Scarane of tin Church Structure. Or. Hughes began work on the new pave ment yesterday. 12th regiment band fur in Coelus commencement. In in twelfth regiment band will furnish the music for the fifty second commencement of Bucko la University to it a a held at la Wisburg june 16th, 17th and 18th, 1902. Two Twilight concerts will be Given on the College Campus Oil tin first two Days mentioned Brief mention of the doings of your friends and acquaintances. Miss Edna Geod Wall Street spout last evening with Northumberland friends. Harrison Paugh Bloom Street was a Bloomsburg visitor yesterday. Mrs. Lewis Gross of Bloomsburg is visiting relatives in this City. Mrs. 11. W. Townsend ferry Street left last evening for Bloomsburg. Mrs. Albert Kelly of Bloomsburg returned Home last evening after a visit with mrs. Frank Evans grand Street. Miss Alice guest returned to the Bloomsburg Normal school yesterday after spending a few Days with her parents or. And mrs. D. L. Guest East front Street. Mrs. Edward Haviland of Harrisburg arrived in this City yesterday for a Short visit with her Mother mrs. Lewis Pine Street. Undertaker George w. Roat returned last evening from Harrisburg. Edward Campbell was a Mooresburg visitor Between trains yesterday. Miss Emma frying or of Milton returned Home yesterday after spending a few Days with friends in this City. Miss Ella Robinson East Danville left yesterday for a visit with Milton friends. George Hampel and wife accompanied by the former a father Jacob Hampel and their two daughters misses Carrie and Lizzie of Cass county Iowa Are guests at tie Home of Henry Schram Bloom Road. Mrs. George Hani Al is the daughter of or. And mrs. Schram. Mrs. Hiram Palmer miss Lizzie Palmer miss Adelaide Macewen and miss Lulu Whitenight of Bloomsburg spent sunday with or. And mrs. I. C. Lee West Mahoning Street. Miss Maud s. Yoder of Pottsville returned Home saturday after a visit with her Cousin miss Mary a Snyder in Washingto Vilie. Or. And mrs. William Mapstone of Sunbury Swient sunday at the family Homestead on Bloom Street. Miss Sadie Culp of Sunbury spent sunday with or. And mrs. E. W. Young South Danville. Misses Mabel Gearhart and Sarah Christian spent sunday with friends in Catawissa. Quot Quot George Eggert station agent at nov Milford on the d. L. Amp w. Railroad spent sunday with his parents or. And mrs. Calvin Eggert upper Mulberry Street. Charles Oberdorf of Shamokin spent sunday with his parents or and mrs. J. T. Oberdorf. West Mahoning Street. Mrs. John Clark and daughter Nellie of Sunbury spent sunday with relatives in this City. Or and mrs. Thomas Cook of Berwick and miss Dora Scott of Slick Shinav spent sunday at tin hum of or. And mrs. Benjamin Cook on East Market Street. Charles Mettler a student at the Columbia University old new York u visiting his father at Kline Grove. Or. And mrs Arthur Brosius of Lew Isburg spent sunday at tin Home of the former a father. James Brosius this City. Mrs. John Taylor of Nese Oppek spent sunday with relatives in this City. Harry scantling of Plymouth spent sunday with friends in this City. Or. And mrs. Maurice guest of Catawissa spent sunday with the former a parents or. And mrs. 1. L. Guest East front Street. Miss Hattie Fry a student at the Bloomsburg Normal school spent sunday with her parents in this City. George p. Beck of Philadelphia s a but sunday with old friends in this City. Mrs. John Marshall of South Danville spent sunday with miss Alverta Waters in Catawissa. Miss Alice Davis of shrieks Lionny spent sunday with relatives in this City. Miss Mazie Slioch returned Home saturday from a visit with relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Anna Blecher Bloom Road spent sunday with friends in Catawissa. J. C. Redline of Northumberland spent sunday with William me will iams Kaseville. Miss Nettie Gaugle Rof Northumberland sput sunday with tin misses Nellie and Carrie Russell Mill Street. Miss Lois Deitz East Market Street spent sunday with friends in Northumberland. Miss Gertrude Phillips of Berwick spent sunday with relatives in this City. Miss Alice guest a student at flu Bloomsburg Normal school spent sunday with her parents or. And mrs d. L. Guest East front Street. Otto g. We 1 p of Philadelphia arrived in this City yesterday for a Short stay with friends. Mrs. Harry Savage of Bloomsburg visited friends in this City yesterday. Landlord liar Rev Quot Deitriech of the Susquehanna hotel South Danville called on friends in Bloomsburg. Yesterday. J. E. Colt of Northumberland was a visitor in this City yesterday. Frank Phillips of lock Haven is a guest at the Home of or. And mrs. P. J Keefer on water Street stanislaus Sostowski of this City left yesterday morning for Nanticoke to visit his parents. It it ther personal mentions on fourth pair�1 acknowledged that her daughters age was misrepresented. A rather sensational episode occurred Mola it As the outcome of tie investigation set Oil foot by the school Board to Sec where the act of 1901 is violated and pupils Are kept at work who should he at school. Mrs. Ida Reilly whose lit 11 daughter of twelve and a half years had been kept at work under the misrepresentation that she was 12, appeared before the Board to explain How sin happened to take a false oath and to ask for their forbearance and clemency. She confessed that sin had represented her daughter As 12 years of age understanding that this was necessary in order to secure a place in tin Mill. She pleaded tin Lack of an education and the ability to comprehend tin full import of tin terms employed so that in making tin affidavit sin had no adequate idea of what sin was doing and never dreamed of per Juring herself. Win a tin falsity of the affidavit was discovered by officer Young mrs. Reilly said she was already on the verge of taking her daughter from the Mill and placing in a in school where she is at present. On motion of or. Green under the circumstances mrs. Reilly was exonerated and excused providing that she keep in r girl in school. Ralph Kisner esq., attorney for the school Hoard explained along what lines he was conducting the fight against those who Are violating the school Law. This he said he wished to be distinctly understood so that if permitted to go ahead in would have tin full support of the Board. On motion of or. Keefer the Hoard endorsed tin action already taken by the attorney and agreed Quot to sustain him ill his future course. In addition to tin two arrests for neglect on the part of parents to see that their children attend school or. Kisner has opened correspondence with manufacturers in town who have children in their employ explaining to them the Law and tin penalty. He shall see to it lie says that All tin provisions of tie school Law Are fully carried out. Where Many teachers As Well As others err or. Kisner says is in taking As their guide tin Laws of 1895 and 1897. Which Are repealed instead of tin Law of 1901, which is much More sever. By the latter act even the teacher who fails to report a Pupil who has i it Een absent 2 Days May be mulched in tin same file As the Parent. The , is held accountable for a false oath administered tin Law assuming that there is enough in the appearance of the child misrepresented by its Parent to arouse suspicion in which Cas it is the duty of the Justice to make investigation. John Hock tendered his resignation As janitor of the fourth Ward schools. Or. Orth nominated Calvin Eggert As his successor for tin remainder of tin term. Or. Black nominated Peter Snyder. A vet was taken but there was no election. Or. Snyder a name was withdrawn Wynn or Eggert was elected or Keefer and or. Green not voting. Or. Barber reported that the committee had secured the opera House with tin piano for commencement. James Scarlet esq., he said had accepted an invitation to present the diplomas. The committee has decided to disk Usi with vocal music. It recommended tin employment of the Penn social orchestra whose terms Are $15 for seven pieces or $18 for leu pieces. The matter of orchestra was referred to the school committee. The following directors were present at the meeting Orth Barber Green Burger Werkheiser Keefer Byerly Fenstermacher and Black. Or. Fischer being absent or. Barber was chosen president pro Tern. The following Bills were approved for payment at the school Board meeting monday night William Miller w. E. Young u. L. Gordy John Hixson. Robert j. Pegg manuals of mineralogy american Book co. Clerks ask that stores close at 6 p m. After May 15. The local clerks having failed of their object to effect Early closing the year round Are now devoting their energies to accomplish Early closing for the summer months which they desire to begin on May 15. A paper to this effect has been drawn up and is now being circulated among the merchants for signatures. The clerks As usual encounter not a few discouragements. There Are probably but few merchants that do not realize that it would be to their gain to close with the exc Tiou of saturday night and on pay Days at 0 of clock p. In. Daily providing All the merchants were won Over to the scheme. A few who Are competitors it seems Are not certain of each others attitude with respect to the movement and naturally Are slow about signing. No one wants to take the initiative fearing that a other handling the same line May remain open in which event the former a business would suffer. It is with the object of getting these merchants Down to some agreement or concerted action that the clerks Are now circulating a paper. It is not generally known that the local clerks while retaining their organization have severed their connection with the clerks International protective association under whose auspices they organized. They surrendered their charter some time ago and Are now wholly a Independent organization which is known simply As the a a clerk a the beneficial feature which belongs to tie clerks protective association does not enter into the local Union. It now has but one object namely Early closing which As above stated at present has narrowed Down to the summer months. $2.50 5.00 .20 28. In 28.44 8.44 1.68 Danville rolling Mill started up. The nine double furnaces of the Danville rolling Mill were lighted up sunday and monday the Plant will Start up in full. Arrangements were 1 made to begin operation on wednesday last hut the management was disappointed of receiving a lot of material essential to running and therefore was obliged to defer lighting up. Or. Mai Ion sunday stated that 150 men will be needed to operate the Plant. He is still in need of a few puddles but beyond these hands have already been employed for every department. William Andress and George Rodenhoffer have accepted i positions As puddle Bosses the former on the Day and the latter on the night turn. Peter Keller and Harry Ludlow have been employed As engineers. Or. Mallou states that the Plant from the Start will be run on double turn with the probability that in a Short time it will be put on three turns. The latter indeed would be quite a innovation in this Section As probably nowhere East of the Alleghany mountains Are Mills run on More than two turns. Among other improvements contemplated at the Plant in the near future is the instalment of a 8-High set of Rolls. This improvement or. Mallon save will no doubt facilitate rolling to such an extent As to make three turns practicable. At All events he intends to make the Experiment. A Workman a bad injury. I Joseph Caddy a employee in the Black Smith shop of the Danville rolling Mill was badly injured in an Accident monday Forenoon. A heavy bar of Iron on which the men were at work was being shifted by Means of a Crane when the latter gave Way and a with the Iron fell striking Caddy. The Man was borne to the ground under the weight sustaining a bad Bruise on tie Back of the head at the base of the Skull and also upon the left leg Between the knee and tie ankle. It was some Timo before lie fully regained consciousness. Or. Winters teen who responded to a Call drove Caddy to his Home near the fair ground and gave him what surgical attention he required. Drove to Bloomsburg. A Hack Load of Young people from this City enjoyed a drive to Bloomsburg tuesday night where they were entertained by miss Mazie Fedder. The following were in the party misses Amanda Smith Marv Steward Emma Smith. Edith Derr Elmira Mourer Edith Rudy. Eveline Lunger messes. Charles Lewis. Leon Moyer Harry Linker. 1�?Tliarles Dieffenderfer. Wesley Robison Claude Gorgus Joseph Smith James Upson William 11 ii 11 i 11n. T. A Schott making improvements. T. A. Schott proprietor of the Black Diamond Coal Yard on 1. L. Amp w. Avenue i it making extensive improvements in Ili Yard. Tin old trestle which has done duty for Many years is being torn Down and rebuilt. The new trestle will in is inches higher and 12 feet longer making it sonic 172 feet Long thus increasing its capacity from 1500 tons to 20 h tons. The Trust his being built by the i. L. In w workmen. Critically 111. The Rev. I m. Henkel the first pastor of Trinity lutheran Church Lii City is critically ill at his Home in Catawissa. Or. Heukels is eighty t free years of age highest rates for moulding. The Danville stove so manufacturing company has granted a additional Advance of 10 per cent to the moulders in its employ. The rates paid for moulding Are now 80 per cent higher than 1898 prices and Are the highest paid in the history of the Plant. The Advance which follows a voluntary raise of 5 per cent made at the beginning of the present Mouth goes into effect this morning. The advances combined 15 per cent will increase the earnings of the moulders considerably and add correspondingly to the Cost of manufacture. None but the moulding departments Are affected. Invitations issued. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Sara Hilemar daughter of or. And mrs. Jerry Hilemar of Derry township to David die Feu Bash of the same place. The wedding will he solemnized at the brides Home on thursday evening May 8th, at 8 i Wuille a message prom the far off land of Buddha. Unquestionably one of the most edifying and entertaining talks on Japan and missionary Effort in that far off country that has Ever been heard in this City was delivered in Shiloh reformed Church tuesday night by miss Lena Zurfluh a returned missionary enjoying a furlough in her native land. Miss Zurfluh comes with a message almost direct from tie land of Buddha. In a tone of deep commiseration she described the spiritual needs of tie japanese and their Blind Devotion to a false religion. They Are taught to believe that at death the souls of the departed pass from one body or condition into another. There is nothing in their religion to meet the yearnings of the soul there Are 110 assurances for the future. The condition of the people is one of great mental unrest they Are in constant anxiety concerning the welfare of the souls of their loved ones who Are dead fearing that they May litre passed into the body of some one of the lower animals. Not Only at Day hut during the darkness of tie night they May he found wandering wearily around in search of their idols praying for rest for peace of mind and finding it not. Miss Zurfluh during her lecture wore the full dress of the native japanese women which added very much to the interest of tie lecture and enabled her to illustrate topics that related to dress. She had with her a variety of articles that enter into the daily lives of the people including Odd contrivances for foot Wear and a Pillow which oddly enough is made of Wood yet upon which the japanese rests and finds sleep at night. The japanese know nothing of tie luxury of Beds or chairs. They sit upon the floor and at Uig lit sleep upon Mats. The missionaries on entering the country Are obliged to take their Beds with them. The customs Are All Odd. At marriage tie girls Blacken their Teutli and Wear their hair in a manner Peculiar to their married station. Tie Little infants Are strapped upon the backs of the older children of the family. The Little natives As they attended tie Mission sunday school were always burdened in this Way by to Weir baby Brothers and Sisters. Tie pleasant Little Story circulated in civilized countries to the effect that japanese children do not cry the speaker said is a piece of fiction. She could Bear witness to tie fact that they a a howl. It is at sunday school where the babes strapped to the backs of to Weir Brothers and Sisters probably protest the loudest. The noise they create makes it at times almost impossible to proceed with the lesson. Miss Zurfluh said that during the last year and a half there has been a great spiritual Awakening in Japan. Fifteen years ago the ambition of tie natives was to acquire the manners and customs of the a a foreigners As tin missionaries were called. Thus when a Parent brought his daughter to the missionaries lie wanted her to he taught to sleep upon a bed to sit upon a chair and to eat with a knife and Fork. The time has now come when they begin to realize that the exterior life is not All and that the accomplishments of civilization count for Little without having under them the refining and elevating influences of a Christian character. A girls school taught by the missionaries which accommodated seventy pupils and last year graduated Twenty seven some time before miss Hurt huh s departure burned to the ground Caus aug a interruption in the work which is much deplored alike by the missionaries Aud the natives. On the whole the speaker is much encouraged with the result of missionary work in Japan. Notwithstanding tie inclement weather there was a Good sized congregation present who listened with rapt interest to the speakers remarks. Alfred Diehl president of the missionary society of Shiloh reformed Church presented a report. Miss Amanda share Delegate to the recent missionary convention held at Hazleton also presented her report. Both reports wore quite encouraging revealing a degree of interest in missionary work which is quite in keeping with the spirit of the time. Birthday celebrated. The birthday of Harry Kern was very pleasantly celebrated at his Home 011 Sidler Hill saturday night. Among those present were or. Aud mrs. Clark Kern and children miss Lina Kern or. And mrs Henry Kern or. Ail mrs. John Kern and son Harold Alex maim. Mrs Walker Aud Sou Lewis hearing continued. William d. Strut Iff was arrested tuesday afternoon on a warrant sworn out by his wife Lena Stratiff charging him with assault and Battery and with making threats. The hearing took place before Justice of the peace Bare tuesday evening. Mrs. Stratiff testified that her husband at divers times since their marriage bad struck and choked her besides drawing a revolver upon her. Her testimony was supported by mrs. Mary Deemer who resides with the family. The defendant denied the charge but was very anxious to have the mat ter settled promising to live peace ably with Bis wife in tin future. In View of All circumstances the Justice decided to continue the hearing until court to determine whether tin defendant will be Able to live up to his promises of Good behaviour. Welcome showers have been doing much Good in extinguishing Forest fires but the damage Lias it eau wrought. Job printing the office of the american being furnished with a Large assortment of Job letter and fancy Type and Job material generally the publisher announces to the Public that he is prepared at All times to execute in the neatest manner Job printing fall kinds and desc option a Giget our prices before you place your orders. Or William Stevens of Williamsport domes to grief. It is not often of late that a peddle attempts to ply his vocation in Danville hut now Aud then one attempts it and conies to grief. Our Borough fathers having in View the Protection of our local merchants who pay rent and help to support the municipality enacted a Borough ordinance requiring paddlers to pay a License tax of $.1 per Day except in such cases where the goods Are of their own manufacture or Are bought of our Home merchants. Before the enactment of this ordinance peddling was carried on extensively in Danville. The peddle generally from some other town who was not burdened with the expense of rent Aud the like found it an easy matter to undersell our regular dealers whose Trade suffered very much in consequence. Tie last person who had the temerity to attempt peddling in Dauville without a License was an individual hailing from Williamsport who gave his name As William Stevens. His grip sack contained spoons and watches besides a liniment of the pedal Era Sowu manufacture represented As a cure for a variety of ailments. Officer Voris detected the fellow Aud took him into custody. The hearing was held before Justice Bare last even aug. The penalty five dollars was imposed the costs amounting to two dollars brass recovered. Jacob Engle a polish jew was arraigned before Justice of tie Peaco Bare tuesday afternoon. For some time past thieves have been at work in this Section robbing freight cars of tie brass valves belonging to the air Brake. Quite recently valves were stolen from the Brake on several cars at the Reading Iron company a works this City. This circumstance led the Railroad detectives to Danville. Tuesday Coal and Iron policemen Pursley and Simmons of tie p. Amp r. Railway armed with a warrant made a search of several houses in the third Ward. On the premises of Jacob Engle Hemlock Street a number of valves such As those stolen were found. Engle who is a junk dealer said he had bought these some of them As late As last week. He was unable however to state of whom he had purchased the brass. Engle was arrested under the act of Hilt which is calculated to reduce the stealing of brass to the minimum. Its provisions oblige every junk dealer to keep a record of All brass bought showing the Date and of whom it was purchased together with the number of pounds Aud tie Price paid per Pound. Under the act the dealer is not permitted to Purchase brass of any irresponsible or suspicious persons. Engle had failed to live up to the provision of the Law. He was held for court in $300 bail. The literary societies. Tie Garfield Aud Lincoln literary societies of the High school will each hold their Semi monthly meeting tomorrow after you. The following programs have been arranged Garfield society. Recitations miss Daniels Aud miss Sec Liler declarations or. Willett and or. Mcclure subject of debate resolved that a Law should be passed in every state requiring ladies to remove their hats in All Public assemblies. A staff of the Garfield Star editor in chief or. Campbell literary editor or. Rosenthal local news miss welliver personals or. Mettler foreign news miss Ware Domestic news or. Robert Jacobs advertisements or. Kemmer. Lincoln society. Declamation a a heroic bravery a or. Moore recitation a the Washer woman a song a a miss Mcninch. Subject of debate a resolved that a Law should be passed in every state requiring ladies to remove their hats in All Public recitation Quot fare thee Well a miss i Laud Reading of the Liberator by the edit or in chief or. Raver. Tore up the pavement. A most contemptible act was committed monday Uig lit by some person or persons who would seem to hold a spite against the owner of the property no. 14 Walnut Street occupied by mrs. Anna Johnson. For a distance of Twenty Fea the pavement yesterday morning Jas found partially torn no. The bricks removed were lying scattered ukr Many of them in the Gutter. The person guilty of the act took considerable risk and was probably frightened away before to completed his work. He May yet be apprehended. Workman injured. William Bailey grand Street an employee at the shovel works met with a painful Accident while at work monday afternoon. He was engaged in cleaning up one of the shops when his foot caught 011 a piece of pipe causing him to fall backwards striking and inflicting a deep Gash in the Hack part of his neck. Or. T. B. Wintersteen was called who inserted several stitches. R. Ii. Woolley returned last even aug from Philadelphia

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