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100. ALLENTOWN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER ii, 1895. PKICE ONE CENT. The Leader Is the Largest Circulating and Best Advertising Medium in the Valley. CATASAUQUA.

OLD EOSS HOEY. WIGGLESjWORTH INSISTED. Rain or Shine? CAROLS AND CANDY A SUDDEN STROKE THE WEDDING BELLS They Chime Forth Merrily With the Christmas Peals. 7 ese Are Among the Chief Joys of Holy Cbristmastide. THE GLAD FESTIVALS IN THE CHURCHES Nearly Every Sunday School in Town lias a Rapturous Celebration of the Great EventBranching i Trees and Tuneful Songs.

Christmas was quietly and appropriately celebrated in Allentown yesterday. AH business was suspended. Re- vived prosperity made the day a joyous one. Business was better this sea- son than for several years before and gift-giving was general. Christmas dinners were the rule in every family and there were many magnificent set-outs.

In the churches the festivals in honor of this great day were never so generally or enthusiastically celebrated. Every church was crowded to the doors and at many the late comers were unable to get in. An. account of the services in the various churches Is school. Scripture reading and prayer by R2V.

Mr. Neill were followed by a response by the school. This program then followed: Infant school exercises; Christmas greeting; song, Helen Jones and A. Hutchinson; recitation, Blanche Bates; song, Anna Hutchinson; recitation, Elsie Neill; recitation, Leah Everett; song, Miss Ritter and Mrs. dialogue, "Months;" song, choir; recitation, Maud Stocker; collection for Methodist orphans benediction; distribution of gifts.

SALEM EVANGELICAL. One of the prettiest festivals in town was given by the Salem Evangelical school. The program was as follows: Opening address; chorus, "Oh! Be Joyful;" "Christmas Reverie;" singing by the school, "Angels' Song;" infant services; chorus, "Oh! How Excellent;" collection; recitation, "A Christmas dialogue, "Sin, Justice, Mercy and Love;" singing by school; recitation, "Baking Snow Apples;" recitation, "Christ's Humiliation;" singing by school; dialogue, "Cup, Cross and Crown;" recitation, "Tommy's Prayer;" singing by school; benediction. TRINITY UNITED EVANGELICAL. A very appropriate and original program was rendered by the Trinity Evangelical Sunday School.

It started with a greeting by Miss Ella Kromer and continued as follows: Singing, infant department; solo, Miss Florence Maury; solo, "A Drunkard's Child," Master Willie Yingst; recitation, "Remember," Miss Clara recitation, "Grandma's Mistake;" Miss Florence Distel; recitation, "Christmas Time," Miss Beulah Medlar; selection, choir; recitation, selection by male chorus; remarks by the superintendent; valedictory, George Kistler; benediction. BETHANY EVANGELICAL. The members of this congregation and Sunday School had the extreme pleasure of celebrating Christmas in their own church. The basement in which the festival took place was handsomely decorated. The exercises opened with a greeting by Raymond Worman.

The address was made by Rev. J. D. Wood-ring. There were responsive Scripture herewith appended: ST.

PETER'S LUTHERAN. The Sunday School of this church had a very happy festival in its newly beautified edifice. The church was very tastily adorned with Christmas greens. There were exercises in Eng- isn ana jerman ana me intant department sang several beautiful carols. The address was delivered by the pastor, Rev.

George F. Gardner. The children were liberally remembered. CHRIST REFORMED. The festival in this church was held Ehflstmas eve.

A large audience was 4, present. A hymn by the congregation opened the services which then pro-Seeded as follows: Invocation, respon- live selections on the birth of Christ, Scripture lesson, creed, prayer, singing, Yecitation, "The story of the Christ- tnas bells," singing of the primary department, recitation, "Other Girls and boys," offering and distribution of the elfts. The benediction was pronounced by the pastor, Rev. M. H.

Die- Jfenderfer. I ST. JOHN'S REFORMED. The regular Christmas service was 3 ara a.imv1mrsA 1 4.1. xs iiiteiaijerseu (With these recitations: "We never will forget," Beulah Roth, Miss Gillette and Master Harry Steckel; "Christians In a California mining Geidner, "Oh, what can little hands do?" Annie Eteckel.

The Infant department sang several beautiful carols. The address Was delivered by the pastor, Rev. Dr. B. G.

Wagner. The decorations were 4 'fine. Among them was a beautiful cross Illuminated by miniature gas Jets. The children received candy and oranges. SALEM REFORMED.

'An Immense audience filled the chn.nel for thp For eastern PennsylvaniarCloudy and threatening weather, with occasional showers; southwesterly winds. T3t Hamilton Pa. HDD -A LIST OF- actions IN THIS PAPER or 111 Miss it! It Is Worth Reading; A to "CI iib iiiis Looh Read It! Mr. and Mrs. Louis Peters and Mr.

and Mrs. Maxwell, of Rockdale, spent Christmas with the family of John Trine. Mr. and Mrs. William Tretch, of Philadelphia, spent Christmas with the former's father, John Tretch.

The Christmas decorations in the show window of Dilcher's bakery caught lire by wax candle dropping on the cotton but was quickly extinguished before much damage was done. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Snyder, of Bethlehem, spent yesterday with the lat-ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Seem. Miss Mabel Milson on Tuesday lost a fine cornel pin between her home and the post office. Charles Houser, an employe of the Davies Thomas foundry, East Catasauqua, had two fingers broken by a casting falling on them on Tuesday. Reuben Bachman.of Odenweldertown, visited his parents yesterday. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert L. Schiffert, of Allentown, spent Christmas with the family cf F. H. Richter.

Miss Belle Bloss, of Easton, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mr. Louis Blocs. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Gowcr, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Bast, Albert Lee and Root. P. Richter, of Easton, spent Christmas at their uspertivo homes.

Oliver E. Hawkins is spending the holidays with friends in New York City. Messrs. John Cooper, Richard Kneh-lor. Thomas Keen and Arthur Sutland tok a drive to Easton yesterday to visit their friend Jos.

F. Norton. AN EASTON SCOUNDREL. He Assaults a Respectable Girl 2tjt She Man-agas to Elnde the Reptile. Miss Ida Siegfried, a respectable young woman, aged 17, was accosted by o.

young man cn Twelfth Street, Easton, last nUht. He seised her and thrcv her to the frround but she man-S-ged to get on her feet and then offered hir.i what money she had if he would let her go. She opened her purse, and in the excitement dropped it, then she started to run and fell. Her screams frightened off the assailant and the girl reached a neighboring cigar store and was escorted home. The police began an immediate inves-tication and-expect to capture the assailant, of whom a good description was given by Miss Siesrfried.

A senrch yesterday morning resulted in finding some of the contents of the purse, but money and purse were gone. Qnay Returns An FoMr. Horatio Sands, of Pottstnwn, who vigorously supported Senator Quay In the big Republican fight last summer, named a little son born to him then We It hew Stanley Quay Sands. The Beaver senator was notified of Mr. Sands' action in thus honoring him, and yesterday he received a.

very pretty Christmas present from Senator Quay for his boy. It was a child's silver service, comprising a cup, plate, bowl, knife, fork and spoon. Hotel Allen Restaurant. Quail, pheasants, hard and soft shell crabs, chickens, fine oysters and all the delicacies of the season. Daeufer and Nuding's beer on tap.

Many Projectiles Wanted. Within the past few days the Carpen ter Steel Works, of Reading, has re-j ceived orders from the government for $60,000 worth of projectiles, to be ccm- pleted in a specified time. The order is so large and the time so short that the company was obliged to decline a part of it. being able to complete only about $400,000 worth of the projectiles within the time given under the contract. Buy your smoking jackets, mackintoshes, mufflers and anything in the line of fine holiday presents at Dresher Stephen's, Lion Clothing Hall.

Quay and the Governor Confab. Senator Quay was a caller at the executive department yesterday, when he and Governor Hastings, who gave him a cordial greeting, had an hour's chat. The senator said he was not talking politics, but being in Harrisburg on business he took the opportunity to call on the governor and heads of departments. Senator Quay also called upon Secretary Reeder, State Treasurer Jackson and Auditor General Mylin. Just out.

Base ball played to petfec tion, come and see it at. Hartzell Weaber's, 631 Hamilton Street. Reading's City Ticket. At the meeting of the Republican convention held in Reading on Tuesday the following ticket was named by almost unanimous vote: Mayor, Jonathan G. Leinbach; treasurer, John B.

Renninger; controller. Adam H. Leader; assessors, Adam H. Leader, Aaron H. Dvftikle and Abraham S.

Reeser. One Minute Cough Cure is a popular remedy for croup. Safe for children and adults. A. Weber, H.

L. Keiper. A Liquid Present. During this season of cheer and general good will The Leader was not forgotten by one of its friend anyhow and that was Daufer's brewery. A keg from that place came a day or so ago with the compliments of the firm.

The ambrosia was prime, as is the entire product of the famous brewery. DeWitt's Little Early Risers for biliousness, indigestion, constipation. A small pill a prompt cure. A. Weber, H.

L. Keiper. A Ruppsville Woman Attended Cliristm2S Celebration. ON EER RETURN SHE BECAME VERY ILL On Christmas Evening She Died, Afler Only One Day's illness-Nrs. Stettler Was Fcmojs for rkr Generous Hospitality.

Mrs. Katherine Stettler, wife of Reuben Stettler, living at Ruppsville, Upper Macungie Township, died last night at 6.30 o'clock at her home. Mrs. Stettler had not been well for some time. On Tuesday afternoon, p.3 she did not feel well, she went to her doctor and submitted to an operation for bleeding.

Then she accompanied her husband to a Christmas festival. Upon their return home in the evening, she was stricken with apoplexy. She was udcorfcIous for a day. She died very peacefully. Mrs.

Stettler reached the age of years. Sh: survived by her husband and three children, Oliver Stettler, living cn Henninger's farm nearby. Mrs. Horace Liehtenwailner, who lived at home, and Mrs. Preston Bastian, ot' Wcscoesville.

She Was a sister of Jesse Lores, the rroprietor of the Lores ore mires, near Fogclsville. now living in Collcgeville. and of Mrs. Benjamin Rupp, of Vera Cruz. She had a large rolationshipand a.

wide eireleef friends, all of whom will sincerely mourn her death. Mrs. Stettler was the soul of hospitality and always entertained handsomely. The funeral will take phire on Mondny morning at Zie.Tel's Church, Rev. N.

W. HellTrich officiating. WEILER'3 STORE TAMPERED Willi. Two Tall Surjlars Unlock the Eocr and I Kelp ienselvec to the Best in tbe Place, The liquor store of John F. Weiler on Centre Square has been entered four I times with glaricus intent during the past week.

The burglars are be- lievod to be people well acquainted with the run of the place. They were seen several by peoj-! who were i afraid to tackle them, but the burglars were seared off. It is said they were two tall men. Th.ry had two large bunches of false l.eys by means, of which they unlocked one cf the doors. About ten bottles of the choicest liquors were stolen.

They couldn't get into the sa tc. The rascals ahvrys went about the job in the neighborhood cf 4 n. m. after the policemen had home. They were discovered by the lighting of matchi while rummaging inside the of vid lies- safety locks have been pro-1 and a watchman is lookinrr out the scoundrels.

A ITeetizg ef ti: Eaiialsry A meeting of the Democratic electors oi townsnip ot Salisbury township of Salisbury will be held in the band hall, at South Allentown, on Friday evening, Dec. 27, at 7 o'clock, to discuss and adopt rules which had been formulated by a committee of six, appointed at last spring's nomination, in order to govern the same. Ail Democratic electors are earnestly requested to he present so that the final action shall be taken by a full representation of the Democratic party of the whole township. BALl.IE FTSVILLE. The Ballietsville Christmas festival will be held on Saturday evening, Dec 28th.

George Helfrich has secured a position at the Stemton car shops. There is a grand medicine show at the Balliettsville Hotel this week Last night they had a fine burglar alarm performance, which was very agreeable to the audience. Cave-in at a Quarr3r. A disastrous cave-in occurred at F. M.Hower's slate quarry at Howertown, Northampton County, Tuesday.

The workmen had warning and no one was hurt. A large steam pump was saved in the nick of time. It will cost $5000 to remove the debris. A Mock Sign for Business. Several Fullerton jokers the other evening put up a mock sign in front of Jonas E.

Diefenderfer's cigar establishment, next door to the Windsor Hotel. The sign was inscribed with the number of the factory and all ether preliminaries. A Fire At Bernville. The foundry at Bernville, Eerks County, was destroyed by fire on Christmas eve, causing a loss of $3,150. The cause of the fire is a mystery.

This was the second time the foundry was burned within 25 years. The insurance in about $3000. Death of Mrs. Casiie. Mrs.

David Caskie died suddenly at McKeesport on Tuesday. Her remains were brought to Slatington, her former home, yesterday, where the funeral will take place. Mrs. Caskie'was a sister of Capt. H.

W. Hankee. A lfcw Extension for the Valley. Rumor has it that the Lake Erie Detroit extension to Simcoe, is in the interest of the Lehigh Valley and will result in the establishment of a new trunk line into Detroit. Watch the discount days at Dresher Stephen's, Lion Clothing Hall.

I A Popular Allentown Favorite Will te at the Academy To-Higit in a new Role. William Hoey, "Old Hoss," will be at the Academy to-night in a new garb, presenting a new play called "The Globe Trotter," and appearing not only as Old Hoss, but incidentally as a deaf and dumb woman and an English swell. Hoey has studied pantomime during the past summer in Paris, and Is now a full-fledged pantomlmist, providing more laughter during his silent moments than he was ever able to do in the noisy days of "The Parlor Match." The play is a charming comedy and as Hoey is an old favorite here, a large house is expected. The dainty little soubrette, May Smith Robbins, in her popular musical comedy, "Little Trixie," will make her first appearance in Allentown at the Academy of Music next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with special New Year's Day matinee. Miss Robbins has an original style, and a versatility rarely seen on the stae.

Her singing is sweet and her dancing more than excellent. She assumes five distinctive characters with charming aptness. Frederic Bryton and his talented company gave two fine performances yesterday. They had fair audiences for Christmas, a holiday on which houses in Allentown are never very large. ALONG THE LEHIGH VALLEY.

Aa Exhibition of Pictnres of Famous Scenss OSserved From the People's Favorite Route. The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company has put on exhibition a tine display of pictures showing scenes along the line of the road. The exhibition is in the Assembly Hall of the Union League, Philadelphia. They were made by W. H.

Rau, the official photographer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, from whom pictures can be ordered. The scenes about this poiiffcorhoo'l include the following: Train No. 1, western day express, Easton; the Lehigh at Turkey Run; Bethlehem, Calypso Island; Bethlehem. Calypso Island on the Lehigh River; general ofllea buildings, Lehigh Valley Railroad, South Bethlehem; residence of E. P.

Wilbur, South Bethlehem; Lehigh University. South Bethlehem; panorama. South Bethlehem from Fountain Hill; panorama, Bethlehem Iron Works; Allentown station. Lehigh Valley Railroad; Allentown from the south; the Lehigh at Laury's Island; picnic grounds at Laury's Island; Rockdale curve on the Lehigh; Rockdale cut. and Lehigh Gap.

The Leader acknowledges a very kind invitation to visit the exhibition. Wetter Gun Cisb Off iters. The John F. Weiler Gun Club made the following nominations has, for officers: President, W. LaMonte Gil lette; vice president, Edw.

A. Hertz; recording secretary, Emerson F. Mil- ler; financial secretary. Charles F. Kiamlich; treasurer.

John F. lcr; captain. Oscar II. Acker; ansistant cap- tain, Albert S. Weiler; trustees, Waiter 11.

Biery, James M. Schwoyer. I. .1. I Vimer; sergcant-at-arms.

William II. trapper, Frank Moyrr. The election will lake place next Tuesday evening and there are no contests all these nominated will be elected. To Settle the Schuylkill Governor Hastings has issued a commission to the three common pleas judges residing nearest the county scat of Schuylkill to try the contested election case of Lyon against Dunn, for the office of orphans' court judge in Schuylkill. The judges commissioned are Craig, of Carbon; Heeler, of Columbia, and Khrgood, of Lebanon, the two former Democrats and the latter a Republican.

Dunn was declared elected after two official counts by a majority of 74 votes. Games, Games, Games. We have a largo assortment, such as Messenger Boy, Crockinole, Telegraph Boy, Fish Pond, Base Ball, Brownie Artillery, Bagatelle, Lord Fauntleroy, Bulls and Bears, Faba Baga, Cribbage, Parcheesi, Checkers, Dominoes and a variety of others. No trouble to show them. Hartzell Weaber, 631 Hamilton Street, Allentown.

Miss Hes3 Wins a Fiano. Some time ago a Philadelphia firm initiated a word contest on the letters contained in the words "Krell Pianos." The decision was made recently by Prof. Thomas May Pierce and D. B. Waggener, the referees, when it was found that Miss Clara Hess, daughter of ex-Senator Jere S.

Hess, of Heller-town, was the successful contestant. Miss Hess presented 803 words out of the total number, 806, required by the referees. She therefore receives the first prize, a $450 Krell piano. When You Get a Bargain. When you get high quality at low Trice you get a bargain.

That makes it a stroke of business to examine our fine line of pianos and organs. G. C. Aschbaeh, 539 Hamilton Street. A New Set of Patriot Officers.

The Emaus P. O. S. of A. Camp elected these officers to iterve the ensuing term: President, V.

C. Wenner; vice president, Charles Kratzer; M. of Will F. Swavely; conductor, Adairi Friek; treasurer, Harvey Kline; financial secretary, John Carl; recording secretary, Orange Frantz; inspector, Will Althouse; O. Ed.

Brinker. Little Daily Talks. We try to interest sensible people in om little daily talks about pianos, organs and musical merchandise. Don't believe it needs a bill poster advertisement to see the very superior Instruments we handle. G.

C. Aschbaeh 39 Hamilton Street. The entire stock of the old firm of H. M. Leh Co.

must be sold out before New Year. This is a sacrifice that you should appreciate. An offering of goods at and below cost. This sacrifice sale will positively close on New Year but pledge our word and honor that we are selling the goods and stock of the old firm below cost. Dresher Stephen's, Lion Clothing Hall.

Don't fail to read Weidner's ad. i I There Was Ice Cream to Be Frozen, and He Would Do It. The invitation to Mrs. Wiggles worth's afternoon reception had been out a week, the front parlor was becomingly set off with asparagus green and the brightness of autumn leaves, and it looked as if tho thing was going to bs one of the nicest social events of the season. "They'll begin coming nt 4 o'clock," Mrs.

said at dinner, "and pvrrytl.ing is ready hut the ieo ere.m. You il have to Bond up a man for that." "I'd liki to know what for?" said Mr. Wigglesworlh. "Why, to freeze it, of course," explained his wife. "It's awfully hard work turning the crank nn hour.

"Hump!" grumbled Mr. Wigglcsworth, who held a man's opinions concerning an afternoon function. "Seems to mo you and that hired girl might find tinio to twist a galvanized iron crank around a few minutes without subjecting me to extra expense. Want to ruin me?" "Kllory Wijraflcsworth, returned his wife severely, "do you think I am going to put on my best dress and freeze ice cream while, the first ladies in town aro arriving every minute and having to bo talked "B-a-a-'i-h commented Mr. Wiggles-worth.

"Whero this freezer? I'll show you how to make dollar." Down in tlio cellar Mrs. Wigglesworth had got everything ready. There was the. freoi.e.r, borrowed of a neighbor, duly filled with six qu.irts of liquid, and there wero ieo and salt and other things necessary. Mr.

Wigglesworih loaded the salt and ieo into tlio wooden cylinder and gave tlio crank a few preliminary revolutions. "Don't seo anything tlio matter with this, do you:" ha asked. "Don't know's you like to have a dollar saved. Rather folks think you'd cper.t a fortuno pro'bly." Merrily twirlod tlio crank, wliilo Mrs. Vigglesworth crowded ia sonio more pounded ice.

"Regular picnic, this is," said Mr. Wig-plus worth, "side of the old churn I used to work when I was a-boy. Mother used to keep mo at it rJl tlio time. Said that, ono good churn deserved another ho, lie, ho!" "What did sho mean by that?" Mrs. Wigglesworth innocently asked.

"What did sho mean by that?" tartly retorted Mr. Wigtflosworth, whose muscles began to feel it. "What does anybody mean by anything? Can't you understand a joke whon it's shown to you?" "1 don't see any joko in your mother saying that ono iriod churn deserved an- other," Jlra. persisted. "If she had ono churn, I should think that would bo nice, but how could itdese.no" "Y-a-h-h!" snarled Mr.

Wiglcsworth, grinding savngoly away, "what's tlio use to tTy and havo any fun with you? You couldn't see a joko if it was pasted on the end of the Lick telescope. Quit jamming in that ico!" ho shouted asthu machine wont a trifle harder. to stop the thing?" "It ain't mo," Mrs. Wigglcsworth mildly rejoined. "It's tlio cream beginning to harden.

"Grout lot you know about it!" grumbled her husband, pausing to wipe the perspiration from his brow. Mrs. Wigglcsworth said sho must now go and "dress," and with a few encouraging words vanished up tlio stairs. Mr. Wiggloswortu turned on, pausing now and then to mop off his forehead and mutter tilings to himself.

Every man of a weak and yielding nature who has allowed himself once to bo bound to the chariot wheels of the. ico cream froozer can recall with ghastly clearness how the lemon colored mixture on the interior of the tin can, after reaching a certain degree of hardness, appears to be content to remain there. Round nnd round spun the handle, Mr. Wigglcsworth pausing at intervals to gloomily contemplate the growing blisters on tlio palms of his hands. Overhead ho could hear the shuffling of feet as visitors arrived r.nd wont stiffly through the ceremonies of introduction.

"Oh, Ellery," hoarsely wailed Mrs. Wigglcsworth, rushing half way down the stnir.s,""can't you hurry up? Everybody's coming, and it's dreadful to givo them only tea, and they nro looking around and wondering what tho table is for with dishes on it and no ico cream!" "What you s'poso I caro?" returned Mr. Wigglcsworth, wanting to yell, but forced to keep his voice undor. "Think I've got nothing to do but pranco around here twisting a blamod old hund organ? You go on buck and shako hands with the rest of them false crimp fomales, will you, and lot me alone!" What is hat sin gular rtinibl in nskod ono of the guests a little lator. "I I don't hear anything," faltered Mrs.

Wigglesworth, forcing a distorted, smilo into her i'aco. "I hear something," said another guest, a thin, little woman, with an inquisitive nose. "Hark!" The roomful of ladies congealod into silence. There was small need of Mrs. Wig-glosworth's dissimulation.

From beneath their feet, muffled by tho carpeted floor, camo a strange series of noises, the bur of machinery, it might bu, punctuated by a grunting sound as of a railroad ongino getting under way, and new and then a thud like a man falling out of a balloon and alighting on tho roof a Prosbytorian church. "Burglars!" lucidly cried a fat woman in a rod dross. "They'ro boring their way in through tho cellar wall And she stood up in a chair. Then, just as everybody was turning palo and getting ready to talk all at once, the mixture which for two hours had gono on making Mr. Wigglosworth madder suddenly went thick, and tho dasher, revolving slower, quickly exhausted his remaining- strength.

"Gash fliimmux tho old thing!" ho yelled, losing all regard for tho society event overhead. "What nils it now?" And he twitched tho machine savagely across the cellar floor. "Why don't you twist around here, same's you been doingsiuce I tackled you last spring?" he bellowed, and lie flung it against tho granito wall. "Want to keep me here grinding this old crank till Christmas, don't you?" And he knocked down one of the fnrnaco pipes with it. "Hut I want you to understand" he howled in a finishing blaze of wrath as.

tho falling pipo struck his head and emptied a loud of soot on him. And grabbing an ax ho stove in the freezer's mctalllo head. To his surprise, ho found the cream frozen beautifully. W. Fullor, in New York Recorder.

The Claims of Long Descent. In a notice of a recent wedding the brido was described as "a lineal descendant of Edward III." A poetical friend, sending his congratulations, wrote: From my earliest days I was led to believe That we al! were descended from Adam and Eve; But poor If rs. Brown-Jones 'tis very absurd Ifcs ony descended from Edward the Third. WEDDED UNDERNEATH AN ARCH OF PALMS A Brilliant Wedding at Dethlehem That Unilcs Mr. Weiss and Miss Lattbach in Marriage for Getter or for Worse.

'charming wedding took place cn Tifesday afternoon at 5.30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter II. Weiss, cf 259 Fairview Street, Dethlehem, when their son, Milton was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Laubach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John A. Laubach, of Farmersville. The house was completely filled with guests and presented a fine appearance with the beautiful lioral decorations. Miss Laura Frank-enfield, of Dryland, began the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march as the couple entered the parlor and proceeded to an arch of palms and plants where the Rev. 13.

Albright, of St. James United Evangelical Church, performed the ceremony w-hich pronounced them man and wife. The groom gave a beautiful diamond ring to the bride. The bride, a charming brunette, was attired in a magnificent costume of changeable silk trimmed with white satin and carried white roses. Tlio bridesmaid, Miss Martha Creish, wore a similarly trimmed dress and carried chrysanthemums.

The best man was Frank J. Werst. The bride's little niece, Sadie Hillflicker, was flower girl. After the ceremony the happy couple received the congratulations of all present and a splendid oyster supper followed. The newly married couple were the recipients of many handsome and valuable presents from their friends.

They will make their future homo in Allentown. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. G. and Mrs.

Wm. Geidner, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Wm.

Gueidner, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Yeagle, Miss Stella Boyer, Miss 'Mamie Boyer, Miss Mary Yeagle, Daniel Fisher, Misses Stella and Celea-tia Knause, of Allentown; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Wimmer and sons, Roger, Wilson and Reuben, Mrs.

Jacob Campbell, of Bingen; Charles Erdmann. of Catasauqua; Maximilian T. Voigt, of Wuerzberg.Germany, and many others. A TUSSLE WITH AN OFFICER. A Tougn Boy Fights With a Constable and Then Skips the Town.

A number of officers are after a young ruffian named John Muse, of this town, who not being content with abusing his family assaulted an officer. On Tuesday his father, Henry Muse, a Mexican war veteran, swore out a warrant against his recalcitrant son before Alderman Schock. The charges were assault, assault and battery and surety of the peace. The father said the son had abused both him and his sister. The son is 18 or 20 years old and the father said he didn't work.

About 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Constable Sehrunk went to Mr. Muse's home at C18 Lumber Street to serve the warrant. After reading it to Muse, the latter turned on Mr. Sehrunk and whacked him over the head with a chair. He hit the constable on the shoulders and in the face and then drew a revolver.

The constable wasn't idle and drawing his own gun he gave Muse such a crack over the head with it that the butt was covered with blood. Then Muse jumped over the fence and ran off. Mr. Sehrunk returned to Alderman Schock's office where he charged Muse with assault and battery upen a public officer and carrying concealed deadly weapons. County Detective Clinton Keck and Officer Charles Smith then went after Muse, but couldn't find him.

He hasn't been seen since and it is believed he dusted the town. A FIRE COMPANY'S ANNIVERSARY. The Good Will Celebrates in Its Engine Housa With a Banquet and a Hop. The 44th anniversary of the Good Will Fire Co. was celebrated in the engine house on Christmas eve.

A large attendance of members, wives and friends was present. An elegant banquet was tendered. R. C. Ettinger was toastmaster and President Edward H.

Schlechter also made a speech. A hop followed for which music was furnished by the Allentown Band orchestra. About 100 people were in tho grand march, which was led by Wayne Reieh-ard and Jennie Miller. The master of ceremonies was John Reichard. The committeeof arrangements consistedof Samuel Young, B.

A. Dell, Charles H. Ziegler, B. Ibach, S. O.

Reichard, H. S. Mertz, T. F. Knauss, P.

S. Becker, M. P. Kistler, S. E.

Reichard and M. Ruho. A Tramp's Revenge. A large barn near Gilbertville, Montgomery County, belonging to Morris Brendlinger, of Roxborough.was burned Tuesday night, causing a loss of $2,500, partly insured. W.

Bolton, the tenant, whose crops and farm machinery were burned, had no insurance. The barn is believed to have been set on fire by a tramp who refused to leave Mr. Bolton's premises on Sunday until a gun was discharged at him. Twelve Thousand Druses Killed in ISattlo Constantinople, Dec. 26.

Advices received here from Bcirout report that a severe fight has taken placo between the Turkish troops and the Druses near Sued-ich. According to the official report tho Druses lost 12,200 killed, while only sev-entv Turks were killed and fifty woupded. Watch the discount days at Dresher Stephen's, Lion Clothing Hall. Funeral of Mr. Rullf.

The funeral of the late Samuel Ruhf, of Mountainville, took place Tuesday morning at Salisbury Church. Rev. M. O. Rath officiated.

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Keiper. selections on "The Promises of Christ" by boys, "The Coming of Christ" by girls and "The Duty of the Church" by boys. The children received candy and oranges. GRACE EPISCOPAL. This church was elaborately decorated with greens for Yuletide and the festival was a very beautiful one.

There were carols, a solo by Miss Edith Biery and an address by the rector, the Rev. R. II. Kline. Generous Christmas presents were distributed among the children.

BETHLEHEM MORAVIANS. The "Christmas Eve" services at the Moravian Church in Bethlehem attracted an unusually large number of people, from in and out of town. In the afternoon a love feast for small children was held. In the evening services for larger children was conducted with musical exercises of a high order. At both services the time-honored Moravian custom of distributing lighted wax candles, emblematical of "Christ, the light of the world," among the children was observed.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The services at the Presbyterian Sunday School Christmas festival last night was "Joy of the World" and included mis program: Choral: responsive scripture reading; recitation, Miss Laura Relnhard's class; duet; Miss Laura Sehultz and Robert McCIellan; recitation, Miss Mary Simcoe; solo, Miss Stella Allison; primary exercises; choral, choir and school; recitation, Miss Anna Sehuler; collection for poor churches of this state; quartet, Miss Anna Young. Miss Mary Kennedy, Willie Landis and Master Sehultz; choral by school and closing exercises. The Sunday School met in the Sunday School room and marched to the church while singing a processional hymn. The service was opened with prayer by Rev.

Mr. Pollock, which was followed by an address of welcome by Miss Ruth Davis. CHEW STREET M. E. CHURCH.

The Christmas festival in the Chew Street M. E. Church included two selections by the male chorus.hymns by the singing class led by O. D. Stauffer and an address by Supt.

Howard Kern, who is also the organist. A' contest for a silver tea service that has been in progress since August was won by Miss Ida Faust. SACRED HEART OF JESUS. In the German Catholic Church there was solemn high mass at 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock yesterday morning. At 10 o'clock the St.

Lewis mass was sung by the full choir under the leadership of Henry Schmidtman. There was an or chestra accompaniment. The music was very fine. Father Maus officiated at the masses. The church was elegantly decorated.

ST. MARK'S, SOUTH ALLENTOWN. The St. Mark's Sunday School in South Allentown enjoyed a very pretty celebration last night. J.

O. Knauss delivered an opening address and the address of the evening was made by Rev. C. E. Sandt.

There were recitations, carols and responsive reading. Edgar F. Kunkel was the organist. The rehearsals for the festival were conducted by Miss Haas and the services by Supt. M.

B. Henninger. ST. PAUL'S, CATASAUQUA. The Christmas services by the Sunday School of St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, Catasauqua, last evening were very largely attended. Miss Gertrude Walker made the opening address. An orchestra was in attendance. The church was beautifully decorated. The infant department also took part in the services.

There were also solos by the Misses Beitel, Buss, Anewalt and others. The name of the program was "The Morning Star." Mrs. O'Brien's Death. Margaret O'Brien, wife of Manus O'Brien, of Grant Street, died Tuesday morning, aged 73 years. She was a native of Ireland.

She came to America 28 years ago. She Is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William Conway, of No. 2G Allen Street, and Miss Rosa O'Brien. The funeral took place this morning from the residence of the former.

Father Donegan officiated. If suffering with piles, it will interest you to know that De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. This medicine is a specific for all complaints of this character, and If instructions (which are iiimple) are carried out, a cure will result. We have tested this in numerous cases, and always with like results. It never fails.

A. Weber H. Ii. Helper. decorations were magnificent and included electric lights.

"This Happy Day," the opening anthem, was rendered by the entire school and a well-prepared program was rendered by the Infant department. Hugg's Christmas Greeting for 1895, with full orchestral accompaniment, in charge of H. E. Buhe, was the feature of the exercises. The services were interspersed with responsive readings, recitations, a vocal Quartet, "Behold, I bring you good tidings," by Miss Jennie Eckert, Mrs.

H. M. Baker, A. W. Lawfer and U.

H. alto solo, "Christmas chimes," by Mrs. H. M. Baker; soprano solo, "Calm on the listening ear of mgnt," by Miss Katie Ochs.

ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN. In this church the Lutheran vesper service was rendered at the festival on Christmas eve. The decorations were very beautiful and the music was a feature. Addresses were delivered by Rev.

S. A. Repass arl Rev. Mr. Stein-haeuser.

ST. MICHAEL'S LUTHERAN. This noble edifice was packed for the Christmas festival and at half-past six there was no standing room. The decorations were magnificent. The title of the service was "The Wonderful Child." Above the altar was a closed horse shoe with the words "Wonderful Child" in the border lines.

On each side of the altar were two tall pines decorated very tastily. Twenty-five incandescent lights were hung in the trees which made a gorgeous effect The address of the evening was delivered by Rev. J. C. Rausch.

Sunday School Superintendent F. D. Bittner presented the Rev. Mr. Steinhaeuser wun an envelope containing $44.50 as a testimonial of the congregation's satisfaction with the work of their pastor.

The German Bible class also presented him with $10. The janitor was also remembered. The children received generous portions ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN. The festival in this church was the beautiful Lutheran service, accompanied by the finest music under the leadership of C.

A. Marks. The decorations were notable. Candy was generously distributed. The program beside Scripture lessons and responsive readings by pastor, superintendent and school was as follows: Processional; "Stars all bright and beaming;" Cantate Domino, pastor and school-mnging, "Angels from the realms of glory;" hymn, "Joy fills our inmost hearts to-day;" hymn, "Hark a burst of heavenly music;" hymn, "Sing, sing for Christmas;" address by Dr.

Repass-hymn, "Oh holy night;" offerings- distribution of gifts; magnificat; benediction, and recessional, "As with glad-Mess men of old." ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN. The beautiful "Morning Star" Christmas service was readered last night at the St. Paul festival. The services opened with an organ voluntary; hymn "Brightest and best," responsive reading, hymn, "Lowly Bethlehem;" selection, "Tidings of Jesus;" recitation, three young women; "The Star of singing by school, "Sweet Bells;" recitation, "Christmas;" singing, "Hosanna! Hosanna!" resnonsive reading; address, Rev.

Dr. SingmasterJ recitation; singing by school, "How Lovely the Message;" superintendent's address; singing by infant department; recitation, "Oh! What Can Little Hands Do?" offering; address, pastor; singing, congregation, "Star of by the pastor. Home-made caramels and candies were distributed as gifts to the children. M. E.

CHURCH. In the Linden Street M. E. Church the festival opened with a hymn by the Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S.

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