Home Paper —For Hie Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. .IKNMNCS, Office Hours 9 A. M■ to I- •" ,k> '" 1.1/ to 4l' M lm,, , . /'.i SHULT/, M. 42") Mii.i. Sr., I»anvii.i.k. I'a. Diseases of the Stomach and I iiiesiines a Specialt v | Jli. \V. I*. ANUL.K. DENTIST Office: 218 Miii.Sthkkt. eetb Kxtmeted witlioM I' Crow n unit equipped Willi the :iI4?k I u.d lot*! Unproved Instruments and j»r<*|'" l,l execute the most dlffieiUt work. OR C. 11. KKYNOI.DH, -in,:nn't - >BB Mill -- Danville, Pa. It. niistry In t't it« r>i iuclh*-. t'h..rges Moderns »u t wort, tlnarauteed •♦.latHhllshe"' Muv. CONDENSED M:\VS. New moon on tbe 11th. The (lays are perceptibly shorter, i'bere is already an Autumn feellug in the air. lireat crisise, develop character. Russia is getting to haven retiring •iistiosition. day toriidity has caused no an ie this year. e Japs would let him alone Kuroprftkin would he all right. Boston will he visited hy many peo ple from this section next week. Hereafter the different train crows on the Penna. K R- will he requirel lo look after th© euro of ilieir own locomotives, to do piactically all the work of hostlers in the engine hou. k P after the run is over and before it be gin*. The order has created not a small aiuoont of consternation among the workmen It will do away with manv men. A vacation is somewhat like a down ward trip through the air. It's all right until you land. Mr. aud Mrs. John J. Kutz, of Riv erside, wish to thank neighbors and friends for kind assistance during their reoeut bereavment. No military ollioers in I lie world have more ability tl an the Russian generals In stiud>» encouraging re ports to the goveru. -'utliorities in time of adversity. T. of the soldiers under I hum aru s prais ed. Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Young desire ■to return thauks to their neighbors aud others for kind assistance reader- 1 Hjd during the illness and death ot their mother, Mrs. Margaret Young. (Joal and Iron officers are after the thieves who entered a freight car at Qirardville at the Philadelphia & Heading depot and secured a large amount of cigais. shoes and confec tioneries. The goods were consigned to Shamokin parties. The Jaim are doing everything in their power to make it hot enough for the Russians. August will now do her best to break the hot weather record. Circus men complain of the dullness of business in their line throughout the coal region this season. In other paits of the country, they say. busi ness is good. it is time for sugar togo up in price. The preserving aud canning sea sou is at hand. When the driver of one of your de livery wagons has to find a ntw ad dress he knows that you have been ad vertising effectively. The school bov is counting the days which intervene betweeu now and the •end of the summer vacation. Drowning accidents aie as numerous * this year as usual, and still there are tnany boys who neglect the art of learuiug to swim Twelve freight crews, comprising 72 men on t tin Middle division of the P. R. R., are the latest to fall by the re trenchment axe. The order was re ceived ill Harrishurg on Sunday, and became effective yesterday. There is a new company being form ed iu Sunbury to build a bridge acioss the river at Pine stret t. This time it is said, it will go through. The names of the promoters of the new company are being withheld for a purpose. The Ladies Aid of St. John's He formed church will hold a festival at Moore's school house. Hush townsli'p, on Saturday evening, August IHt'l. Watermelons are gaining in color and quality. 000 l nights torocast the turnin point of the season The crickets are announcing the •early approached of autumn. Mem. to the Subway Tavern: Oar rie Nation is sailing the salt seas over and heading direct for New York. T'his year's cotton crop promises to excellent. The government report as kite record as 91.0 which has never been exceeded hut once. Hairing tome /ecpiug disaster the crop will, the ore, be phenomenally lug since tbe acreage is the largest ou record item tour litl jUnrricm •THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4 Ml) ifP««»EI) TIIOII A* .1 U«»g< rs of the Third Ward whs elect. <1 Water Commissioner Fri day night to sue et'll Andrew Schatz, WIKKO term of expires. Mr (itwM'r nominated Mr. Rogers ! for the three years' term. Mr. Feusteiuiaoher nominated Curtis Oook. Mr. Reifsnyder explained that ho had been approached by Mr. Cook, who asked that his name be withdrawn in case lie should be nominated. Mr. Cook's name was accordingly with drawn. Thomas J. Rogers, therefore, was unanimously elected as Water Com missioner for three years. The agreement eutered into by the Borough and D. J. Rogers for paving Mill street as well as the bond of #lO,- 000 given by the latter for the faith ful jfortormauce of the work wa« read before Council. Each was discussed at great length when on motion of Mr. Vastine, seeouded by Mr. Reifsnyder, they were duly approve by Council and ordered to be sent to the Borgess for his signature. The contract with the Rumsey Elec trical Manufacturing Company was practically approved. Owing to some details omitted it was left in the hands of the Electric Light Committee, WIIQ have power to aot. The Committee will probably accept the contract to day and hand it over to the Burgess for his signature. Mr Reifsnyder of tho Streets and Bridges Committee reported that the D. L & W. Railroad Company in building a switch north of track, near the station, had encroached six feet upon the Borough property at an alloy and that upon discovering this fact the Committee on Streets and Bridges had caused tho company to discontinue work en the switch until the present in set ing when the matter could be brought be fore Council. The railroad company, he said, is anxious to com plete the work and proposes to give the Borougli an indemnifying bond providing for any accident which might occur and also to lill up the al ley to make driving over tho track easy. The matter was discussed at length, it being the sense of the members that Council has no right to thus permit tho railroad to occupy the streets and they wore very much afraid that dam age might onsue to property and com plications arise. On motion of Mr. Lloyd, seconded by Joseph Gibson it was ordered that tho D. L. & W. Railroad be not per mitted to lay its track on the Borough property. Mr. Reifsnyder moved that the con sent of Council be granted to the transfer of the rights, privileges and franchises of the Dauville ami River side Street Railway Company to the Danville and Bloomsburg Electric Railroad Company. The Borough Solicitor advised that the matter be referred to the Commit tee on Ordinance aud Police so as tc secure a little delay, which would en able him to look into the matter more fully. His counsel prevailed aud the action taken leaves the matter In the hands of the Committee who will aci in conjunction with the Borough So licitor. On motion of Mr. Feustermacher il was decided to purchase five length* of If> inch pipe of the Hospital for the Insane to replace the same number ol lengths of broken pipe belonging to the small sewer near the water works. The price to be paid is |l3 per joint. On motion of Mr. Reifsuvder it deciied to lease the Borough traction engine to Mr. Rogers at one dollar per day for use in the work of street pav ing, he to be responsible for ail repairs. Mr. Reifsnyder called attention of Council to the fact that the Mill street culvert is finished according to specifi cations and he moved that the bond of D. J. Rogers, the coutractor, be dis solved. It was so ordered. Mr Gibson reported that a party was desirous of building a double dwelling at tho corner of Ferry and Front streets and that be was desirous nf knowing whether the Borough would extend the sewer existing in that part of town so as to take in the point in question and also what the rates would be. It was the sense of Council that no action could be taken until the sewer rates are adopted which Council is at present working upon. On motion of Joseph Gibson it was decided to relay the stone crossings on Bloom street at tho entrance to A and B streets. Mr. Ooeser called attention to the irregularity of surface on Borne parts of Bloom street, where on each side the roadbed is higher than the trolley track Something, he thought, ought to Is* done to bring about an equality id surface, otherwise accidents might occur. On motion the matter was re ferred to the Committee on Streets and Bridges, with power to act. On motion of Mr. Lloyd it w.is or dered that the alley leading from Bloom to Center streets,known as Fine avenue, be filled up to make travel better, the material excavated on Mill street to be used in the improvement The following nienil>ers were pres ent : Davis. Dietrich, Montgomery, Goeser, Swank, Feustermacher, Bov or, Reifsnyder, Vastine, Joseph Gib son. and Lloyd. It was midnight when Council adjourned. The man who is anxious for the camptigu to begin will not have to wait mauy days longer. 1,11 Mil'! SIIIiI'PHIISIIN Tho tact was stated in these columns yesterday that tho ordinance of the Danville and Blooms burg Klectric Railroad, which was read before tho Borough Council of Riverside, Mon day night, was not represented at tlio meeting by any of the company. Justice to all parties would seem to demand that a full explanation begiv en why none of the niemb?rs of the company were present to speak for the ordinance. During an interview with Chief Bur gess Shepperson of Riverside Borough yesterday it was learned that through a sheer accident, which no one de plores more than the Burgess himself, the Danvillo and Bloomstmrg company were not informed that a meeting to act upon the ordinances would take place Monday night and consequently were unaware that it would be advis able for them to be present. The moeting was a special one call ed to consider the ordinances'. During the day, it seemed, it devolved upon Burgess Shepperson to apprise the Danville and Bloomsburg company of the meeting. The Burgess says he ful ly intended to notify Mr. Pa-iooe or some other member of the company and during the forenoon actually call ed up the trolley ollice by 'phone; none of the men then were about and the Burgess dropped the matter fully intending to cr.ll up the office at a lat er hour. During the remainder of the day it occurred that Burgess Shepperson was wholly absorbed by some very import ant matters which came up in his own business and he forgot to call up tiie trolley company. His neglect occurred to him when lie reached the meeting \N hen the question was pat to act upon the ordin ances. the Burgess objected advocat ing a postponement, explaining that he had iuadvertently neglected to in form any of the representatives ot the Danville and Bloomsburg company that the meeting was to be held. That the counsel ol the Burgess did not prevail is altogether another nut ter. The above explanation as to why the Danville and Bloomsburg company was not present shows that it was through 110 inclination on their part to recede or abandon their proposition that the ordinance was thus left to its fate. Mr. Pascoe takes the view that as a business proposition the Danville and Bloomsburg company should appeal the most strongly to South Danville and Riverside people. If granted the right of way on the other side of the river he will agree to build a line to the lower end of Riverside, as well as to De Witt's Park and will give a bond binding him down to the proposition. This would insure tho peoplo pass age backward and forward from any Dait of Riverside, South Danville ami Danville for oue fare, whereas if two oompauies are permitted to exist in the limited field in traveling between Riverside and the various parts of Danville there will of necessity bo two fares to pay. Fraternal Order of Eagles. A lodge of"The Fraternal Order of Eagles." a new beneficial orgatiiza tion which is looming into promin ence, is likely to be installed in this city in the very near future. W. F. Adams, of Catawissa, Organ izer, was iu this city Tuesday. He j placed the matter in the bauds of James Henderson, who is now circulat iug a petition asking for a dispensa tion for the establishment of a subor dinate aerie or lodge in Danville. Fifty petitioners are required and of these eighteen have been secured, notwithstanding that Mr. Henderson has as yet scarcely put forth any ef fort. The mott'i of the order is: "Liber- ty, Truth. Justice and Equality." Aeries have beeu established in many of our neighboring towns. Shamokin has a lodge with a membership ot | 300; Sunbury has over a hundred, and 1 Catawissa a lodge of the same number. To be eligible lor membership the i candidate must be "white, sound of body and health, not less than nor fiver 50, of good moral character, able to read and write and a believer in a So pre me Being.'' Looking Over the Ground. Two more sub contractors appeared here yesterday looking over the ground with a view to putting in a bid for the substructure of tho river bridge. They arrived at South Danville on the 12:10 train and employing a boat were rowed out on the river where they could examine the piers and ob serve the formation of the river bot tom. Soon after airiving they had a con versation with John R. Hughes, the stone dealer, ot whom they inquired as to where stones could l.e proeuied for the new piers and what disposition could be made of the stones in the old piers. At tho present time when we have been hoping daily to see work begin on the new bridge it is something [ot a surprise to learn that the contracts have not been all awarded. Tine Picture of the Twelfth. A picture of the ei.tire I wellth iegi ment, including Colonel ' lenient s start and the Regimental band has just been completed. I «<e piotuie was taken immmediately after MM in- BI lection by Governor Penny packer at Camp M S. Quay on Gettysburg's famous battlefield July i!'"', last. DANILLK. I'A.. THURSDAY AUGUST II 1004. PEBSOML PARACRAI'IIS Thomas Irland of Plymouth, spent Sunday in Danville. Austin Hartman of Berwick, spent Sunday witli Dauville friends. lieorge Steinbrenner ot Wilkesbarre, spot)t Sunday with his mother, Mrs. A. Steinbreuner, Front street. Frank Rear of Berwick, spoilt Sun day at his home in this city. Bushrod Musselman of Philadelphia returned home Saturday, after a visit at the Musselman homestead, West Ma honing street. Edward Newbaker of Audenried,ar rived in this city, Saturday, to join his tamily on a visit at the home of j his parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. C. New - baker. Mr. and Mrs. William Curry of Scranton, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Curry of Hrooklyn.returned home Sat urday atter a couple of weekN' visit in this city. M. K. Frank of Wilkesbarre has re turned home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bucken herder, Bloom street. Charles E. St. John and N. A. Kel low of Scranton, were guests of friends in this city over Sunday. William Zielenbach, Jr., and fam ily ot Elizabeth, N. J., are visiting Mr. Zieleiibach's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Zielenbach, Vine street. Miss Lou McClure ot Philadelphia, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCluie, Ash street. Mrs. Frank Berger and children of Washingtouville, are visiting relatives at Pine Summit. Mrs. A. H. Woolley is visiting rela tives in Binghamton. Ueotge L. Kote returned to Phila delphia on Mouday. Mrs. E. Summons of Reading is a guest of Mrs. Will U. Brown, Brown building Mrs. C. B. Haring of Washington, 1). C ,is visiting at the home of David Haring, Grand street. Prof. U. L Oordy and wife have re turned from a visit in Stiatnokin. Miss Bessie Hess is visiting rela tivos in New York City. Mrs. N. Z. Butterwiok is visiting relatives in Philadelphia. I). J. Rogers transacted business in Northumberland yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. (leorgM E. Limbort left yesterday for a visit at Madison burg, Centre county. Thomas Woods transacted business at Milton yesterday. Carl Litz was a visitor in Sunbury yesterday. Charles Berninger spent yesterday at Northumberland. Henry Pfahler and Lloyd Burger of Catawissa transacted business in this city yesterday. Ira Johnson of Northumberland,was a visitor iu ihis city yesterday. Miss Maud Springer returned to Sbamokin yesterday after a visit with Dauville friends. Walter Jacobs of Williamsport,spent yesterday in Danville. Miss I/.ora Heddeus of Washingtou ville is visiting friends at Middleburg. Mr. aud Mrs. McClellm Diehl, Mr. and Mrs. I). W. Diehl, Harry Bill meyer, Dr. W. H. HotTa, Clyde Hed dens, C. W. Seidel and L. P. Wagner of Washingtouville, aud Misses Belle, Blanche aud Mary Lowrie of Straw berry Ridge will leave today for a trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCaffrey re turned yesterday from a visit in New Yoik City. D. S. Price transacted business at Northumberland yesterday. Miss Margaret E. Patton left yester day tor a visit at Williamsport. Miss Jane Lloyd is visiting friends at Milton. Miss Maggie Ware visited fronds iu Sunbury yesterday. Ralph Curry returnod to Brooklyn, N. Y..yesterday after a visit with his parents, Mr aud Mrs. Thomas Curry, West Mahoning street. M. 11. Sell ram transacted business in Bloomsburg yosterday. Miss Jennie Cberdorf was a visitor in Bloomsburg yesterday. Josiali Jobboru, accompanied by his son J. DeWitt aud daughter Mary will leave this moruiug for a trip to Phila delphia and Atlantic City. John K. Colt of Northumberland, transacted business in this city yester day. Mrs. Hannah Sclioltz and son Ed ward are visiting Mrs. James Boyd neat liarrisburg. Mrs. William Heap has returned to St. Clair after a viist with her grand father, A. J. Hiatt. Mrs. Edwin Thompson has returned to St ('lair after a visit with her father, A. J. Hiatt. Jacob Doster left yesterday for a vi>it to Chicago and St. Louis. At the latter place ho will take 111 the Louis iana Purchase Epxoistion. Miss Sarah Zaner of Philadelphia, is visiting her mother at Washington v illo. Mrs. W. l». Winlerfcteen and Miss Julia Strou-e -pent yesterday with i Hat i ves in Bloottixburg. Mrs 1) It. Williams left yesterday for a visit to Bedford. SE.IIIV Til IIEGIN WOHK D. .T. Rogers yesterday stated tliut unless held back by rainy weather he would begin the work of paving Mill street this morning. The street plow purchased tor the work reached Danville yestorday. Hie curbing and probably a large shipment ot paving brick are expected to arrive today. Mr. Rogers says he can employ some 30 or 40 men to begin with. The plow 01 "rooter" as it is commonly known will be used in breaking up the street. It will bo attached to the traction engine, which Mr. Rogers has leased of the Borough, and notwithstanding the hard nature of the roadbed the implement is expected to do splendid execution. Mr. Rogers says that a section of Mill street.six hundred feet in length, reaching from Market street to the canal will he shut off. Travel will be kept oil the street tor several weeks. Mr. Rogers expects to finish the en tire contract in some two months time. Along with the work of paving, the track of the Danville and Bloomsburg Electric Railway will bo laid. As soon as the excavation is completed the ties will be laid in position and theso will be wholly buried in the course of ce ment which will then be applied to the street. The rails will be laid as the brick are placed in position and by the time Mill street is paved the trol ley track will be completed along that thoroughfare. Horse Falls in the River. A good deal of excitement was caus ed at the ferry landing on the South side last evening by a horse falling while fording the river between the shore and the firry and lving unable to move in the deep water. The river, which has been rising oil and on for a couple of weeks past,dur ing yesterday wa< higher than for some time past and driving became ex ceediugly dillinalt at the South land ing where at ono point the water is throe foet deep. To make the matter worse the plat form, adjusted to suit low water, is now submerged and causes the horses to stumble as they pull out ot the water onto the ferry. That is what happened to a horse be longing to Liveryman Moyor and driven by Tarring (». Brown last even ing Stumbling the animal fell back into the water and becoming entangl ed lay there helpless. The ferry was considerably delayed while several persons assisted to un harness the horse, after which he was gotten upon his feet and led onto the ferry. Fortunately but little damage was done. Team of Horses Badly Injured. A team of horses belonging to Elmer Kirknet. an Anthony township farm er, were badly injured in a runaway Tuesday. Mr. Kirkner and hired man with two teams were engaged in delivering at the steam grist mill,this city. Lin their way home the hired man, who was driving the rear team, stop ped at the "Oak Tree" Valley town ship, to water the horses. When near Edward Frazier's Mr. Ivirkner became aware that something was wrong in the rear and looking backward beheld the second team dash ing along at a breakneck pace utterly beyond the driver's control. Almost at the same instant there was a colli sion, the runaway team .lashing into Mr Kirkner's wagon. Both of the horses were very badly injured. It was impossible to got them home Tuesday and they were put up at Fred Moser's hotel. Preliminary Injunction Granted. A preliminary injunction was grant eil at the courthouse Tuesday against the Danville and Bloomsburg Elec tric Railway Company and the Stand ard Construction Company restrain ing them from making a grade cross ing or crossing by any other mode with their present street railway the tracks of the P. & R- Railway at Bloom street, Danville. The injunction is returnable August 27, 1904, at 1 o'clock p. m. at the l/ourt House, Danville. The P. & R. Railway Company is represented by Simon P. Wolverton of Sunbury and W. H. Rhawu ot Cata wissa. ,Jamos Scarlet will look after the interest ol the Trolley Company. New Pavement Beinc; Laid. The Borough's enterprise in adopt ing street paving, etc., is naturally re flected in a similar disposition on the part of private citizens. A spirit of improvement seems to be in the air. Many new sidewalks have alieady been put down, while still a larger number are contemplated. On Church stroet alone at the pres ent time there are no less than tour handsome flag stone pavements under way. These are found at the resi dences of Street Commissioner E. S. Miller, Oeorge Arthur W. Dietrich and Philip Croinley The stone used are all live by six feet. j Beverly Musselman will begin work on a similar pavement in a short time. Distributing Mail Boxes. The new rural free delivery route from Catawissa taking in Mayberry township, this county, will be in op eration in a short time. On Monday Thomas Eliuos distributed the mail boxes throughout Mayberry township. The boxes were shipped to Catawissa HOARD OF HIDE MEETING The Directors ot Hie Hoard of Trade hold a mooting Monday night at which IHO mo very tangible results were ach ieved. a new industry, which prom ises to grow and prosper, being plac ed squarely upon its feet. There was a good turnout present, J. 11. Goeser occupying the chair. The intention was to take some ac tion relating to the apparent delay in the building of the river bridge,but it happened that action was unnecessary, as authoritative information was at hand which showed that affairs relat ing to the bridge are progressing nice ly and that there will be no material delay. Thero are always new industries for the Hoard of Trade to consider, but the majority of these that can he had as lias been shown by past experience aro not of a desirable sort. Last night, however, it transpired that one was brought up which appealed to the Hoard of Trade. This is the proposition to establish a plant in Danville for the manufact ure of mosaic woodwork. After the proposition had been fairly taken up five of our local people pledged them selves to orgauizo a company capitaliz ed at the start at SIO,OOO and to be known as "The Mosaic W jod Working Company of Danville." The product of this plant, compris ing the most artistic desigus in floor ings, ceilings, panel work, and reach ing even into the domain of cabinet work, it is believed, will have the widest scope ever attained by any pro duct of the kind in this country. The first move made was the pur chase of the old stone grist mill prop erty on Church street, which will im mediately he jut in good repair and a power plant installed therein.the work being urged along without any delay to the end that the factory may be got into operation ami the product place d upon the market. One of the strong points of this mosaic work, some account of which was given in a previous issue, is that it is not glued, nor does one nail ap pear on the surface ol tlm work. The new industry will give employ ment to men who with the proper ap plication may grow into skilled wood workers. Struck by a Circular Saw. H. B Hird, of Riverside, narrowly escaped terrible injury in an accident Tuesday while engaged in sawing wood near Kushtown. Mr. Bird had purchased a large pile of slabs at Jesse Hummer's where a tract of timber land had boen cleared. With a portable saw mill installed as sisted by Jacob Yeager of liiverside he was engaged in sawing the slabs in to fire wood at the time when the ac cident occurred. The saw was running at its usual rapid rate when the shaft worked loose in the bearing. Mr. Bird instantly de tected what had occurred and realiz ing !iis danger sprang backward. It was this action which saved his life, although he was not quick enough to entirely escape the saw, which as it worked wholly loose flew toward him, striking him upon the breast aud pass ing over the left shoulder. Some idea of the man's narrow es cape cau be formed when it is stated that every tooth of the saw as it went over the man left its mark upon him by cutting deep into the flesh. The injured man returned to River side where be was given surgical at tention by Dr. DoWitt. It .is consider ed fortunate that the vital parts of the body where the saw struck were protected by the ribs aud other boues. Had the contact occurred in the ab dominal region the doctor stated there would have been but little hope fur the man. As it is his injuries aro more painful than serious, although the narrow escape is by no means pleasant to contemplate. Street ArJas Stealing Fruit. As apples, plums and other fruit be pin to ripen the housewives about town are subjected to the usual amount of annoyance caused by marauding boys who prowl about the alleys day and night awaiting an opportunity to invade the back yards and stoal fruit. Not only is much good fruit lost in this way, but many trees not yet ripe are despoiled by the greedy and ruth less street Arabs. The boys in most instances, especially when the men folks are known to be absent are in solent in t.lio extreme and have been known to climb over the fence into yards when they could not help but know they were watched. Olark-Miller Nuptials. The home of Charles Miller on Kail road street, was the scene of a pretty wedding Saturday evening at 8:80 when his sitter, Miss Ella Miller, of Bloomsburg, was married to Jerome Clark, of Danville, by tlie Hev. Mr. Nichols, rector of St. Paul's church. Mr and Mrs. Clark will goto Dan ville this morning where Mr. (Jlark is employed anil where they will reside. They start out upon life's journey with the best wishos of their many friends for a happy and prosperous life.—Bloomsburg Press. Removed to Hospital. Mrs. John Kisonhart, who has been ill foi a week or more past,was remov ed to the Mary M Packer Hospital yesterday morning for treatment She was taken to Sunbury on the it o'clook train accompanied by her husbaud ESTABLISHED IN 1855 CONTRACTS FOR CLEANING The contract with the Ramsey Elec trioal Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia, which is to install the municipal light plant, was approved by the Committee on Saturday morn ing ami handed over to Burgess Pursel for his signature. At the meeting on Friday night Council was not quite clear on some matters relating to the engine uoed ed for the dynamo. There was doubt on a few other details which could uot be cleared up until the next morning, so that on motion the matter was left in the hands of the Committee on Electric Light with power to act. Accordingly on Saturday morning the Committee took the matter up. Nearly the entire forenoon was spent, there being present with the Commit tee, in addition to the Chief Burgess T. T. Burchfield, manager of the Wat ertowu Engine Compauy ; George R. Rumsey and E. I. Van Doran, repre sentees of the Electrical Manufactur ing Company. Mr. Rumsey was pres ent at Council Friday night and as a membor of the contracting firm he as sured the councilmen that they had secured in every respect a first class and modern electric light plant and that they would never have any cause to regret the action just taken. During the long session Saturday morning the Committee sought light from every source available and came to the conclusion to adopt the Water towu four-valve engine of one hun dred and sixty horse power. An un derstanding was reached in a few oth er details affecting the agreement when the Committee fixed its stamp of ap proval upon the contract and it was placed in the hands of ttie Chief Bur gess. The bond furnished by the Rumsey people meets the full approval of Council. It had to bo retarned to Philadelphia Saturday to undergo some modification rendered necessary bv the slight change in specifications, after which all the formality requir ed will be speedily complied with. Wire will be shipped this week, but it will probably he next week before the actual work of construction will begin. The contractors will utilize the poles already upon the street as far as possible in Installing the new sys tem and they have already taken steps toward securing permission from the owners of such poles. To Niagara Falls in Touring Oar. Fred M. Owen and Will G. Brown left Saturday night for a fine auto, trip which has as its objective point Niagara Falls and will cover a period of teu days. The itinerary takes in in their order the towns of Wilkesbarre, Pittston, Tunkhanuock and Towauda, where a short time will be spent. From Towauda the autoists will proceed to Elmira and Buftalo arriving at Niagara Falls after a journey of some three days. Clifton Springs and other popular resorts, will be visited during the trip. All necessary preparations were made for a long trip, the automobile carry ing quite a load consisting not only of tools and supplies not easily purchas ad at some portions of the route, but ilso of canned foods, etc.,for the sup port of the inner man should meal hours overtake the party when remote from hotels. Horse Upsets Carriage. As William Frederick of Pottsgrove, who was accompauied by Miss Voris )f the same place, was driving home from the Grangers' picnic on Friday evening he met with a bad upset be : ween Mr. Morrill's farm and the P. & R. Railway crossing. The horse suddenly became uuman igeable and began to rear and plunge, the result being that the buggy was turned over upside down with Miss Voris underneath. Neither the gentleman nor the lady was injured,which is considered quite remarkable. The horse was caught be fore much damage was done to the buggy. Funeral of Mrs. Margaret Young. Mrs. Margaret Young whose death occurred Thursday was consigned to the grave on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral took place from the First Baptist church,of which the deceased was a member for fifty-two years. The services were conducted by Rev. John Sherman, pastor. The pall bear ers were: C. P. Harder, John Hixsou, Arthur Freeze, John Neal, Charles Johnston, and Isaac HotVmau. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. William Vastiue and sou Sheffield and daughter Nellie, of Brooklyn; Mrs. John Mcßride of Philadelphia; Miss Hannah Jones of Natalie; Mrs. George Keirn and daughter Lizzie, Mrs. Jacob Waguer and daughter Anna and William Seybert of Watsontown ; Mrs. Catherine Evans, Mrs. Thomas Murray and son William of Williams port. Farmer Boy's Bad Accident. Roy Cox, aged 15 years, employed on the farm ot John Wolf. Strawberry Ridge, while cutting oats ou Monday had tlio third finger of his right hand nearly severed. The twine on the binder had become entangled and he was endeavoring to disentangle it, when bin finger was caught in the machinery. Dr. i'atton of Washingtonville ren dered surgical aid. It is feaied that amputtttion will be necessary. 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 an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description THE WATERTOWN ENGINE ADOPTED At a regular meeting of the School Board Monday contracts were award ed for cleaning the several school buildings of the Borough. When it came to opening the bids it was found that there were two or more bidders for the work in each of the Wards with the exception of the Third Ward, which had only one bid der. Tl.„ parties were awarded the cleaning at the figures annexed: First Ward—Mrs. Nancy Kennedy, 9M. Second Ward—Mrs. Heim and Mrs. Dye, at |2O. Third Ward—Mrs. Mary E. Kinn, $20.50. Fourth Ward—Mrs. Rebecca Lovett, 122.50. Welsh Hill—Mrs. Anderson, #4. Treasurer Schram presented a report which showed a cash balance on hand of 11592.70. The report of the Building and Re pair Committee showed that a large number of slate are broken on the Third Ward school building as well as on some of the other roofs. The Blate, it was explained, has been broken by stones which have been thrown on the roof by boys and which may still be seen lodged in the gutters. The roofs of all the school buildings, it was re ported, are in need of a general over hauling, some xoquiring painting. On motion of Mr. Green it was or dered that D. O.Williams be employed to make a personal examination of the different roofs and report on their condition. The furnaces in the Second Ward School bailding are condemned as worn out, repairs costing nearly as much as to replace them with new heating apparatus. They are being re moved by the Danville Stove & Manu facturing Company, which is install ing three No. 44 warm air furnaces. On motion of Mr. Fischer the salary of Truant Officer W. E. Young was raised from ten dollars to fifteeu dol lars per month. The Truant Offioer will heroafter be obliged to look after the parochial school and it was to compensate him for his increased re sponsibility that the advance wa9 granted. On motion of Mr. Greene it was ordered that a wiro screen be placed on the windows of the belfry of the First Ward building to protect them from stones. The following members were lu their places: Dr. Harpel, Orth, Greene, Burns, Ilaring, Werkheiser, Fischer, Trumbower, Adams and Jacobs. The following bills were approved for payment: C. L. Eggert i I 5.00 Emery Shultz ' 2.10 Standard Gas Co 25 F. B. Startzell i 51.57 P. & R. Freight 115-03 W. H. Orth * 26.81 E. W. Peters 20.00 Children Taken Critically 111. A little son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Boyer, who reside near the Stove Works,aged respective ly 2 and 10 years, were taken sudden ly ill Sunday morning with symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. They were very critically ill, especially the little girl whose life for awhile hupg in the bal ance. i Dr. Ourry was called and nothing bat his prompt arrival the little girl's life. The of both chil* dreu were most intense. T'»e symptoms indicated a condition of jHomaiue jiois oniug but whether the prisonous mat ter had been taken into' the stomach with food or as is often the case grew out of indigestion and unhealthful conditions in the body the doctor could not state positively. Wallace Hoover's Painful. Wallace Hoover of the.firm of Hoov er Bros., South Danville, met with a painful injury Tuesday evening. He was using the planer driven by machinery to dross down a large block used in the shoe factory at this piaoe, when the planer caught in a knot which caused the block to fly upward with terrific force, striking the man in the face. Mr Hoover reeled under the force of the blow. Several of his teeth were knocked loose and he was painfully bruised and cut upon the upper lip. He was able to be about yesterday al though lie suffered a good deal of pain and discomfort. A Tour of the West. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Voris accom panied by Miss Sara Wright have re turned home from an exteuded tour of the West, during which th«y took in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. Voris left Danville on June 7th and on their long tour be sides St. Louis visited Buffalo the Falls of Niagara and points in O mda Chicago, Kansas City, St. Joseph 'o., and Hiawatha, Kan. They had a oet enjoyable trip. P. 0. S. of A. Picuic. Washington Camp, No. 567, P. O. S of A., will celebrate its third anniver say by holding a mammoth pieuio at DeWitt's Park on Saturday, August 20th, which will be followed with a festival in the evening. A fine pro gram consisting of speaking, singing, &c., has been arranged. Refreshments of all kinds will be for sale on the grounds. A game of base ball between the Danville and Riverside Camps will be one of the features. A general in vitation to the public'is exteuded. Ad mission to the Park free.
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