Home Pajer —For lie HIM The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRYIMC 11. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours OA. M.to VI M. 104 Mill St., 1 I'. M.to UP. M. Danville, Pa. Sllll<T/., >l. l>. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of tbe Stomach and Intestines a Specialtv W. I*. ASGLK, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MII.L STREET. Teeth Extrac ted without Pain. Crown find Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the latest and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute tie most ditlicult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). 4^ Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Mod "rate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1892. COSS NEWS. Lewisburg fair this week. The days are noticeably shorter. A reward is oflered for a good rain. Thanksgiving is the next legal holi day. All eyes are on the strike in the coal regions. The new steam heating apparatus is being placed in Christ church this week. A valuable horse belonging to J. H. Kase,South Danville, died on Saturday evening. Mrs. A. M. Gearhart is confined to her home on East Front street with a severe attack of malaria. George J. Payne who sustained the ioss of his left leg while in the employ of the Philadelphia and Beading Bailway in Philadelphia on August 10th, was discharged from thellahneman hospital last week. Although in a poor state of health Mr. Payne was able to return from Philadelphia on Saturday, lie was accompanied froui that city by his fath er-in-law, Frank Smith. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Montour & Columbia Telephone company was held in this city Saturday afternoon with the following present: W. D. Bernard, of Philadelphia; J. P. Helfcnstein, of Shamokin; N. U. Funk and W. S. Moyer, of Bloomsburg, and C. P. Hancock and F. C. Angle. Elias I.yon is having a porch built on the D. L. iSc W. avenue side of his home on Ferry street. The surrounding hills are now assum ing their autumnal hues and in a few weeks will present a most beautiful ap pearance. During the Columbia County Fair the D. L. AW. railroad company will sell excursion tickets to Bloomsburg at the rate of single fare for the round trip on Oct. 9, 10, 11, and 12. FALL MILLINERY OPENING—Au tumn opening of Trimmed Hats Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28th and 29th. You are invited to call and inspect our dis play of Imported anil Domestic Pattern Hats. Johnson's Millinery, 122 Mill street. For the Milton fair on October 2nd to sth, inclusive, the Philadelphia & Head ing Bailway will sell excursion tickets to Milton from Williamsport, Danville, Bloomsburg, Shamokin, Mt. Carmeland intermediate ticket stations at the rate of single fare for round trip with a mini mum of 25 cents. Tickets good for re turn until October oth inclusive. John Diehl, Sr.. aged 93, the patriarch of Exchange, is reported to be in an ex tremely critical condition and is thought not.to be able to withstand the ravages of old age until the end of the week. Deputy Postmaster C. P. Harder is confined to his home by an attack of malaria. The coal trust is not only trying to starve out its miners but when the weather getsa little colder later on it will try to freeze out its customers. The ltev. Father Xavier Sutton who last fall conducted a mission at St. Joseph's Church this city, is this week delivering a series of lectures in Milton. Hi Henry's brand new Minstrels come to the opera house next Monday night, October 1. Mr. Henry has everything new this year and promises a great show. Stuart Bote has accepted a position with the Prudential Life Insurance com pany. A number of Sidler Hill residents have for several months past been experienc ing a great water famine. Since early in July most of the wells and cisterns in that locality have been dry. The oflicers of the Milton fair associa tion are bound to make the exhibition which opens on 1 uesday next a record breaker in the matter of excellence and attendance. The premium lists are liberal and the races will be all that •could be desired. Th« Philadelphia & Beading railroad company is having a stone wall built near the Bloom street crossing to strengthen its embankment. George Bomboy, who has been work ing iu Sunbury for some time past, is suflering a severe attack of fever at the home of his parents on East Front street. R. S. Ainmerman, Esq., has purchas ed a fine horse from Fx-County Trea surer Cotner. ilontour Immcm "THIS CO! NTRY WII.L NEVER liE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. I.V-NO :«». DANIEL FRY Seeks Death as a Relief While in a Melancholy State. The quiet little hamlet of Grovania received a severe shock Monday morn about eleven o'clock when it was an nounced that Daniel Fry, had committ ed suicide by hanging himself. The body was discovered by his daughter MissMazie. at ten minutes to eleven. To a representative of this paper she said that her father had beer, seen about nine o'clock and that he seemed in better spirits than for many days. lie was missed for the first time at 10.45 A. M. Not finding him about the house she went out to the barn. Mr. Fry had been accustom ed to taking a morning nap in the straw loft above the barn yard and upon look ing there the girl was horrified to find her father's lifeless body swinging from a beam. Fry had mounted a ladder, walked to the centre of the beam and after tying a heavy piece of rope about his nectc jumped otr, dropping abou seven feet, lie died of strangulation, the neck not being broken. Mr. Fry was a well to do farmer and one of the best known citizens in Col umbia county, lie was sixty years of age and was born in Grovania, residing there all his life, l.ast spring he suffer ed a severe attack of "Grippe" from which he never entirely recovered. Since his illness he has done very little work and for the past three months has been in a constant state of despondency, which no doubt was the cause of his rash act. He is survived by a wife, five sons and three daughters. The funeral will be held from the family residence on Thursday morning at nine-thirty. The Kev. D. 1.. Fugle man of this city will conduct the ser vices and the interment will be made in the Lazarus cemetery near (irovania. Who Are the Perpetrators ? A most contemptible trick, one that will be severely punished should the perpetrators be caught, is that of throw ing cigar and cigarette stumps in the basins of the public drinking fountain. It is a common practice as has been fre quently observed by different persons who happened to stop at the fountain through curiosity or to quench their thirst. This maliciousness is not the result of boyish pranks but the evil mindedness 1 of persons of more mature years anil it will go hard with them should they be apprehended. Frank Kramer Painful Burned. While at work at Curry and Vannan's foundry Monday afternoon, Frank : Kramer, a brother-in-law of Chief-of- I'olice Mincemoyer, had his left foot severely burned by molten iron which splashed from a ladle as it ran from the cupola. Kramer held the ladle at the time and was unable to drop it ami get out of harm's way before he suffered consid erable injury. In a similar accident Kramer had the same foot badly burned about six mouths ago. Death of Mrs. Mary Hartman. Word was received in this city last evening of the death of Mrs. Mary Hart man which occured at her home in Scranton about four o'clock in the after noon. The deceased was the mother of Mr. F. Q. Hartman, proprietor of the Dan ville Silk mill, Austin and Edward Hart man and Miss Amelia Hartman, all of this city. She was about 00years of age and had been an invalid for souie time previous to her death, which resulted very suddenly from a stroke of apop lexy. Iron Window Frames for South Africa. A force of men at Curry <\L Vannan's foundry and machine shop is at present busily engaged in the manufacture of 500 iron window frames which will be shipped to Cape Town, South Africa, as soon as>completed. When questioned as to the kind of structure in which the frames would be used, the agent who placed the contract replied : "They are for use in the erec tion of a brewery which will make Am erican beer to sell to British soldiers." Carriers' Window at Post Office. The local post office authorities have | decided upon the hour between 6:30 and 7:30 p. m.for keeping open the carriers' window after October Ist. At that time a carrier will be in attendance and per sons who have their mail delivered will have the opportunity of inquiring if there is anything at the office address ed to them. At any other hour mail held by the carriers will not be handed out. Painfully Injured. While assisting in making repairs last evening about the fly wheel at Howe & Folk's Structural Tubing works, Harry Miller, of Rush township, Northum berland county, was painfully injured about the right leg and foot by a heavy wedge which fell and struck him on the instep. Miller was removed to his hotel, the Gillaspy House, where Dr. Barber attended to the injury. Reunion of U. 0. V. Association. The fifth annual reunion of the Col umbia County Veterans Association at Kenton on Saturday, September 29th, will be the largest meeting yet held. The citizens of Benton are making prepara tions to give all who attend a grand time. DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY. SKI'TKMBEK27. ANNEX 111 THE WATER- WORKS. To Be Built at Once—Will Cost About Five Thousand Dollars. Being more successful than on the last regular meeting night, Council had a quorum Friday evening which was made up of the following members: President Returner and Messrs. Goldsmith, Fetter man, Vastine, Sechler, Lauer, Itrandt. Although the meeting occupied but one hour, some very important business was transacted during that short space of time, it being decided to allow the Board of Water Commissioners to pro ceed with the building of an annex to the Water Works ami the erection of a new nest of boilers therein. The intention of the Board, as explained by Charles Chalfant, Esq., one of its members, is to erect to the west of the present structure a building sufficiently large to allow the placing of a number of new boilers with enough extra space to provide for the j housing of an electric light plant should the Borough ever t'ecide to operate its own. The new boilers are reported as an absolute necessity as ib-o'd ones have been condemned on sevi nd <>era»i us by experts and it is claimed ilrii they can not be replaced norn-;-ii ; reil with out others to do service <Ui.i. g lh. ii inac tivity. Mr. Chalfant claimed that a fair esti mate of the cost of the proposed im provements would he SSOOO at the out side. Plans and specifications will be secured at once and will be passed upon by Council before the work is commenc ed. Harry Trumbower and John Waite, being appointed a committee by the Friendship Hose Company, appeared before Council and asked assistance in their endeavors to fit themselves out with new hose wagon, horses and street sprinkler. Council, desiring to do as well by this company as it did by the Washingtons, readily appropriated the sum of $125 for use by that company. Under the head of Streets and Bridges, Mr. Vastine moved that the Street Com missioner be empowered to buy 2000 feet of oak plank for use in repairing and building bridges and crossings which motion carried. At the suggestion of Mr. Fetterman, the quarterly appropriations to the Fire Companies were ordered paid. A motion, made by Mr. Fetterman, to advertise the old Washington hose reel for sale, was lost on a yea and nay vote, there being 5 nays to 2 yeas. The ordinance repealing an ordinance empowering the Water Board to select employes etc., passed third reading and was declared adopted. New Armory will be Erected. After the return of Co. F from Shen andoah the Financial Committee and the Board of Trustees w ill at once begin active work for the purpose of raising funds for the new Armory which the company intends building as early in the spring as possible. As yet no site has been selected though several have been favorably spoken of. The build ing will be a one story frame structure and the cost will not exceed SSOOO. About SIOOO will be raised by the efforts of the company and the committee expect to issue stock for the balance which will bear a five per cent interest. As the State appropriation and the rentals, from balls, festivals,etc., more than cov er the amount, there should be no diffi culty experienced in securing the mo ney. A new Armory must be built as the one now occupied was condemned at the last inspection and it practically means the disbandment of the company unless a suitable drill room cau be se cured. Hi Henry's Big Minstrel Show. On Monday evening the amusement loving patrons of Danville w ill have the opportunity of hearing Hi Henry's New- Progressive Minstrel Aggregation of fifty all white performers in a program of bran new features, new songs, new jokes and new specialties. Nothing presented that has been presented before, no threadbare or objectionable features permitted. Briefly stating Ili. Henry's Minstrels are the oldest minstrel attraction in the world and its success has never been equaled in Minstrel History. The merits of this attraction are widely known, and the strongest endorsements of the leading dailies of our large cities bestow great favor on this organization as the formidable leader in its line, don't forget he date and remember that seats are on sale at Lore's drug store. Birthday Party. Miss Luella Klase was tendered a sur prise party by a number of her friends at her home on Water street, Friday evening, in honor of her 21st birthday. Those present were : The Misses Druee and Martha Carodiskey, Sadie I.aidack er, Lizzie Churm, Jennie Waite, Katie Richardson, Mary Smith, Beulali Mills, Cornelia Prout, Ella Snyder, Jennie Knerr, Bertha Van Gilder, Lillie Burke, Bessie Klase,Carrie ami Lily Klase,Mary Snyder, Carrie Beam, Julia Phillips, Kate Miller and Annie Klase; Messrs. Walter Kphlin, Jacob Werle, Harry Camp, Walter liussell, Frank Montague James Bennett, Frank Kear, Austin Klase, Mont. Knerr, George Klase and W. M. Wood side. A Fine Monument. Messrs Evans' Sons have completed the erection of a beautiful granite monu ment on the lot of the late Kev. I. II Torrencein Mount Vernon cemetery. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Movement of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. P. Dimmick, of Birmingham, Alabama, who have been ' visiting Mr. Dimmick's brother,the Bev. Dr. Dimmick, West Market street, left yesterday for Newport, Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mains and young child, of Plymouth, returned home to day after a visit with Councilman and Mrs. Amos Vastine, on West Market j street. Mrs John Hull, of Wilkesbarre, re turned home yesterday aftera visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eph lin, Front and Cedar streets. Mrs. W. A. Buck returned to New- Coluuibia yesterday after a visit with Mrs. D. H. Weidensaul, Cooper street. Messrs. William M. Seidel, Lattimer Ammermati.Charles Zaner and Harrison Paugh enjoyed an afternoon's fishing at Chulasky yesterday. Mrs. Jane Dennen and Miss Annie Lnfferty, of Exchange, passed through town yesterday enroute to Scranton where they will visit among relatives. James C. Conlv and a party of friends enjoyed a day's tishing at Cameron yes terday. D. J. Bogers transacted business in Wilkesbarre yesterday. Dr. J E McCuaig, of Betreat, called on friends in this city last evening. Elwood Garret is attending the Lewis burg fair. The Bev. G. H. Day, of Biverside, spent yesterday in Sunbury. Miss Ella Kittle returned to Philadel phia yesterday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Biflle, Biv erside, Henry Moser, of l'ottsgrove, was in this city yesterday. James Kaufman, of Milton, spent yes- j terday in this city. Malcolm Broadt, of Muncy, called on friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. Max Austin, of Milton, was the guest of Mrs. Simon Dreifuss, Mulberry street, yesterday. Miss Ida Kaufman and Miss Bloom called on Bloomsburg friends on Sun day. Mrs. Morris Coons, of Wilkesbarre, is a visitor at the Murray houie on East Center street. Miss Lavina Stroh, of Sunbury, was a guest over Sunday at the home of her brother, John W. Farnsworth, on West Mahoning street. George Steinbrenner, of New York, is visiting his mother on East Front street. Mrs. John Wolverton, of Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bucher, Riv erside. Dr. J. K. Cleaver spent Sunday in Cat awissa. Dr. and Mrs. I. 11. Jennings, West Market street, are entertaining Mrs. Thomas C. Musgrove, of Philadelphia. Mrs. W. C. Davis and Miss Jennie Alexander returned Monday from a vis it in Williamsport. Miss Ring, of Ambler, is the guest of Miss Wright at Christ's church rectory. Mrs. Byerly, Mrs. Sarah Byerly and Mrs. Lucy Kessler returned Mon day from Taylor, near Scranton, where they had attended the funeral of Mrs. Augustus Byerly. Theodore It. Angle left Monday morning for Ogontz, Montgomery county where he will enter the Cheltenham Military Academy. Miss Jennie Steans, of Mifflinburg, is visiting at the home of her brother, the Bev. W. I. Steans, on East Mahoning street. James Kline, of South Danville, is vis iting Benton friends. Miss Alice Bookmiller is visiting rela tives in Mauch Chunk. Mrs. Charles B. Mcllenrie, of Benton, is a guest al the home of Chief Mince-j moyer. Mrs. George Spaide and daughter. Miss Anna, left yesterday for a visit among friends in Sunbury. Miss Mary Watson, of Scranton, is visiting relatives in this city. John B. Morgan, of Mt. Carmel, is visiting relatives in this city. Walter Keiner, of ilarrisburg, is visit- \ ing at the Keiner homestead, on Mill street. Miss Jennie Waite returned from a visit in Ashland last evening. James Bichings, of Scranton, is visit ing at the home of Thomas Williams,on Wall street. The Bev. Dr. W. 1 • Steans returned from Beech Creek last evening. Miss Jennie Vanhorn, of Rupert, is u visitor at the home of her parents ><n Walnut street. Miss Clara Jones, who has been visit ing relatives in this city, returned to her home in Watsontow n, yesterday. Miss Sadie Morrall spent yesterday at Kipp's Run. The Rev. A. B. Bowser attended the meeting of the Northumberland Baptist Association in Lewisburg yesterday. Mrs. I. A. Persing visited friends in Sunbury yesterday. Samuel Huber who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Huber, in River side, for the past two months, left jes terday for Dennison, Texas. J. Sydney Holla anil P., F. Messer ! smith, of VYashingtonville. were visitors I in this city yesterday. A NIGHT SCHOOL WILL BEORGANIZED In October So Decided at Monday Night's Meeting of School Board. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the School Board was held Monday night with Mr. Lunger, Pres. protein, in the chair, he acting for Mr. Fisher who was not in attendance, and Messrs. Ortli, Green, Berger, Barber, Werkheiser, Curry. Black, Ilarpel and Keeferat their desks. By the adoption of the following re port, which was submitted by the com mittee on Teachers and Certilicates, it was decided that a night school be es tablished: "Pursuant to a call from the chair man of the Teachers Committee, a meet ing was held on Friday evening last for the purpose of considering the advisa bility of opening a night school. Your committee upon investigating the mat ter recommend the opening of an even ing school as soon as practicable,and we recommend Mr. Fred Beam as teacher, at a salary of S3O per month. We also recommend a vacant room in the Third ward building as the place for holding it and that the school be kept up so long as 15 scholars are in attend ance." At the next meeting the Board will determine on other necessary arrange ments for the opening of the school which it is thought will take place in October. At a former meeting it was decided, that in accordance with the school laws of the state, the secretary of the Board of Health would be required to report all cases of contagious diseases to the superintendent so that it would be pos sible for that official to keep from the schools, pupils residing in infected houses. Monday night it developed that a number of the cases had not been reported and the Board decided to inform the secretary of the Health Board that his laxness in the affairs of his office was known and that iu the fu ture it would not be tolerated. Among the supplies and furnishings that were ordered were $lB worth of chemicals for use iu the High School, a table for Miss Gregory's room, Fourth ward, and a book case for Miss Pritch ard's room, Second ward. The black board in Miss Gallagher's room, First ward, was ordered repaired as it was reported to be in such a bad condition that children in the rear of the room were unable to decipher the characters written on it. At the suggestion of Mr. Keefcr, the water faucet will be removed from the school house at the Catawissa station and a hydrant was ordered placed in I the yard. The Board decided to ask for bills on the printing of 1000 copies of the Course in Literature. The following bills were ordered paid: | D. K. l'ensyl $ 5.78 1 Wells Warming & Ventilating Co. -13.00 Mary A. llofer 100 J. M. Connor 9.25 J. 11. Cole 5.30 Ginn and Co 04.25 E.S.Haas... 2.25 F. P. Startzell 4 IS John Hixon 2.85 Charles Scribner's Sons 30.00 Butler, Sheldon A Co 2.88 George Reifsnyder 0.25 Danville Stove Co 0.10 Western Pub. Co 39.08 O. B. Swifzer -13.48 r. S. Ex. Co 1 IX) Educational Publishing Co 4.22 1). Appelton & Co 18.38 Trumbower & Werkheiser 45.00 Thomas R. Rogers & Sons 12.28 Wedded at Ithaca, N. Y. Says the Ithaca (N. Y.) Journal: "At 0:30 o'clock on Wednesday evening, in the Congregational church, Ithaca, oc curred the wedding of Miss Marian M. Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell, and Charles G, Morgan, C. U. '9B, son of Elliott R. Morgan, of Kingston, Pa. The church was filled with friends of the bride and groom. Promptly at 0:30 the groom and grooms man, Frederick W. J. McKibben, C. U. '9B, of Johnstown, Pa.,went to the altar and stood at the side of Kev. J. F. Fit schen, Jr., of the First Presbyterian church. The little flower girl, Miss Edna Orcutt, of Owego, walked in advance. Next followed the two ushers, Charles Austin, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., and Alfred | Proctor, of Denver, Col. Following were the bridesnTaids, Misses Lula and Ruth Morgan,of Kingston,sisters of the groom Ushers Jesse Glenn, '9B, of Berwick, Pa. and Frederick Campbell, of Brooklyn, came next, and were just in advance of the maid of honor, Miss Emma Camp bell, of Ithaca. Lastly came the bride, leaning upon the arm of her father. She wore a gown of white duchess satin trimmed with silk lace and carried white roses. She also wore a tulle veil. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride. A half hour later the couple left for New York, Albany and Old Point Comfort, Va. They will make their permanent residence in Johnstown, Pa., where the groom is employed as a mechanical en gineer by theCanibria Steel Co. Among the out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Elliott B. Morgan, parents of the groom; Miss Sarah Morgan, of Danville. Pa.; Miss Celia I'.assett.of Dan ville, and Mrs. Harry 11. Yorgy, of Ply mouth." The groom is well known in Danville. His father, Elliott R. Morgan, was a former resident of this city. The mail carriers will soon be weight ed down with political literature inci dent to a presidential campaign. "THE CERMANIA VEREIN" Organized Sunday Afternoon -Officers El ected—Will Apply for Charter. The "Germania Verein", an organiza tion composed of German citizens, of this city, held its first meeting Sunday in the Swentek building, Mill street. It is the intention of the members, as soon as properly organized, to form a singing society and a competent choral master will be appointed to instruct them. The "German Leider," and folk sonss will have a conspicuous place in the musical department, and as soon as possible.the better German compositions will be at tempted. Only Germans and those of German descent are eligible to charter member ship. The charter closes Oct. Ist, after which time any one may apply for ad mission. The following officers were elected Sunday: President, August Bachinger; Vice-President,George Lauer; Secretary, William Andress; Treasurer, Andrew Schatz; Financial Secretary, William Krieger, and "Aufsiker" Jacob Schmidt. Exciting Games of Eoot Ball. I'nless present indications are mis leading, Danville will be afforded the ex hilaration of witnessing some good foot ball games between local teams during the present season. That great game seems to have sud denly gained great popularity in this city and every day almost all the vacant lots about town arecovered with squads of young men who are busily engaged in booting the pit* skin or practicing mass plays or end runs. The members of the "77" base ball team have taken up the game an( ] a re practicing daily while the H. S. A. A.J team is rapidly rounding into shape. Several other teams are talked about and should they be organized an inter city series of games would make a great attraction. Harvest Home a Great Success. Many people from this city attended St. Peters M. K. church. Riverside, Sunday morning, to hear the sermon bv Major Edith Marshall, District Com mander of the Salvation Army. Her aide. Captain Core, sang several selec tions. In the afternoon the Major pre sided at the meeting in the Army Hall, on Ferry street, and in the evening at the Mahoning Presbyterian church. The opening of the Harvest services was well attended Saturday evening. The hall was tastefully decorated and the platform lilted with the many dona tions. Interesting Services at St. Paul's Church, Very interesting services were held at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church Sunday. At the morning service the l!ev. Dr. Diuimick delivered an eloquent sermon on"The Book of God." At the afternoon rally John M. Savford. of 1 larrisburg, W. H. Zehnder, of Scran ton. and J. P. Uote, of this city, made interesting addresses. In the evening a platform meeting was held, Messrs. Say ford and Zehnder and the pastor, being the speakers. Special vocal and instru mental music was a feature of the days' services and the attendance was very large. Entertained at Klinesgrove. The following party chaperoned by Mrs Adams and Mrs. Beatty, enjoyed a hack ride to klinesgrove on Monday evening where they were pleasantly entertained at the home of James Campbell: The Misses Margaret Brawn. Gertrude Link er. Desdie Campbell, Give Linker, Annie Angle, Annie Kowe, Kella Adams and the Misses Blanche, l.izzie, Maize and Millie Harder; Messrs. Louis Evans,William Fenstermacher, William Ellenbogen, Isadore Rosenthal, Harry Titley, Albert Dreifuss, John Thompson. John Henuiog and William J. Williams. Entertained Friends. Miss Esther Warntz entertained a number of friends at her home on Cherry street Thursday evening it: honor of her guest, Miss Catherine Wampole, of Sun bury. Those present were: Missses Margaret Hendricks, Ella Wampole, Lottie Savidge, Jennie Woods, Anna Wilson and Miss May Long of Milton; Messrs. Patrick McCaifrev, Ray Smith, John Shutt, of this city, and George John ofShamokin. Foot Ball Games. Nelson Gothie and Rutherford Bird, of Shamokin, were in this city Monday arranging for the foot-ball games be tween the Shamokin High School eleven and the High School Athletic Associa tion team of this city. The first game will be played at DeWitt's Park, on Saturday Nov. 10th., the second game to be played in Shamokin, Nov. 17th. Obituary. After an illness of one week from spin al meningitis, caused by a fall from a hammock, Ethel, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mottern, died Saturday morning at the home of the parents on liloom road. The funeral took place Monday afternoon at one o'clock. Interement was made in Odd Fellows' cemetary. Rev. L. D. Ulrich to be Installed. The Rev. L. D. Clrich will on next Sunday morning at 10.150 o'clock be in stalled as pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, East Market street. I'he service will be interesting and many members and friends of the congregation will no doubt be present. The Rev. Mr. Weik | sell, of Nuuiedia, will deliver the ser [ mon. KSTAISLISIIKI> IN IH.V>. MOT bl \i'l • i IIMI ;niiii. John Shipe, of Suubury, Narrowly E i caped Death at South Danville. John Shipe, of Suubury, a carpenter in the employ of the Pennsylvuni.; railroad company, narrowly escaped be ing crushed to'death Monday night bj a eoal train. Shipe,is working on the Gulick sand-siding near the South Dan ville station and usually takes the 7~> I train in tlie evening for home. Monday evening he wanted to tret into Sunburv earlier than usual and came up to the station to catch freight train No. sjr». It went by the station at a high rate of speed and Shipe with one hand graspi d the hand rail of a coal -ar. He missed his footing and was dragged along the ties to the freight station, a distance of several hundred feet. In some miraculous manner he man aged finally to get on the car Had he been dragged a few yards further, he would have been thrown against a box car standing on the freight house siding. Fortunately he escaped with a few bad bruises. High School Literary Societies. The Danville High School Literary societies reorganized Friday after noon for the coming term. The meeting of the Garfield society was called to order by Acting President Payne. Miss Meyers acted as Secretary After some very pleasing selections had been rendered by Misses Harder, Baidy and Harris, an election of officer- was held with the following result: Presid ent, Mr. Payne; Vice-President, Miss Sainsburv; Secretary, Miss Rote; Assis;. Sectv., Mr. Maiers; Treasurer, Mr. Lend er; Marshal, Mr. Rosenthal; Assist. Mar shal, Mr. Bernlieimer; Chorister, Miss lialdy; Assist. Chorister, Miss Harris Attorney, Mr. (iaskins and Reporter, Mr. Dougherty. After the duties of the members had been explained the Society adjourned to meet on Friday afternoon, October sth. The Lincoln society meeting was pre sided over by Mr. P.rader Miss Arms acted as Secretary. The following ollic ers were elected: President, Mr. Deri ; Vice-President, Mr. Bennetts; Secretary, Mis* Currv;Assist. Secretary. Mi*s Crom ley; Treasurer, Mr. Angle; Marshal, Mr. F. Montague; Assist. Marshal, Mr. Hooley; Chorister, Miss P.ooks; Assist. Chorister. Mr. Mcllenry; Attorney, Mr. lirader; Flower committee, Miss Boyd, Miss McCloughan ami Mr. Lunger; lie porter, Miss Leigliow. The duties of the members having been explained and the program for the next meeting read, the Society adjourned to meet 1-riday after noon, October sth. Dr. Everett Lectures. Dr. Klla B. Kverett gave the introduc tory lecture last evening at the opening of the Woman's Medical college. Phila delphia. Dr. Kverett is a former resident of this city, where she received her early educa tion. Her mother resides on Fast Centei street, near Upper Mulberry. Dr. Everett, after finishing her college course, graduated from the Woman's Medical College. She was then appoint ed physician in charge of the North Western Hospital at Minneapolis. Hie subsequently became assistant physical! and gynecologist at the state Insane Asylum of Minnesota. She is now chief resident physician of the Woman's Hos pital, of Philadelphia, It Was a Success. A large crowd attended the closing of the Harvest Home festival at the Salva tion Army hall Monday evening. There mainder of the donations were sold at auction, the goods bringing very good prices. The refreshment table was lib erally patronized and the quaint auc tioneering of Fnsign Ileift kept every body in a good humor. The Harvest Home has been a financial success, a nice sum being realized. The monvy will be used to pay part of the hall debt. Ensign and Mrs. Heift are to be con gratulated upon the success of this festi val. Milton Fair. The Milton Fair will be held on Octo ber 2, 3, 4 and 5 and from present in dications will be the best in its history. Milton being situated in the midst o! a rich agricultural district always has a large exhibit of farm products and stock —and the increase in premiums will bring greater and better exhibits in this line. The Fair management have re paved the speed track which now is better than ever before, and the speed program has been carefully ai ranged so that trials for speed will be especially interesting $-,200 being otter ed for speed alone. A Runaway. A runaway team of horses, belonging to Clinton Jenkins, of Valley township, caused considerable excitement on Mill street yesterday afternoon Mr. Jen kins had loaded his w agon with coal at the Kase coal yard in South Danville and while he was settling his bill at the store his horses started for the river bridge and came across on a hard run (>n reaching the Heddens' House the wagon tong came incotitact with a !> | ( _• rapli pole and the sudden jar brought the team to a stand-still before any great damage resulted. A Susquehanna salmon, measuring inches and weighing 5 pounds, vva caught in the river near Red Point, Sat unlay, by Harvey Lamherson. Arthur 11. Woolley afterwards caught this ' beauty with a silver hook. JOB PRINTING ! The <>flicc->» ilic American utin furnished with a large assort men of job let t r ..u f.im y ty]»e and job material y, he Publishei announces to ti; puLln that he is prepared at all tim * to execute n the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Descrption. ' ♦/' hit our pt:ces before plae your orders. uic.ii. m'stkiks JI.IV CUBE Impossible to Secure Coal En met to Con tinue Operations. Ihe-i'n tion iti Hit great strike of the athi.ic <> in iters is practically urn-hang ed froiu the conditions of yesterday. The Hazleton and Wyoming districts are completely tied up. The operators from east of Ashland to Mabanoy City have so far failed and no attempt will l»e made to run tie mines in that locality at pres ent. I.'icu.-t ( tap and Mid Valley colli tries are wo. king an.l the North Frank in collierv is running short handed. The onl y collie l ie- « »f .»-r;i t i nir full handed are those at Trevorton. 1 he effects of the shortage of coal are now tielng felt throughout the entire East and at all anthracite mnrket points The dealers in this city say that it is im possible to buy coal at present except at ruinous prices and most of them have orders enough to clean up their prexeDt stock. The hardest situation to face in this city i< the effect the coal strike will have on our industries both large and small. Should the miners remain idle much longer the mo*t of our in lustries will be compelled to close down. There is but one mill in the city that baa coal etiongh to continue operations should the strike be a lengthy one. Many families have already secured their winter's supply of coal. To a Moumsi, Nkws representative one of our leading dealers!a«t evening said that he thought at least three-fourths of the domestic users had tilled their bins, lie also -tated that it looked as though the present prices might prevail the entire winter even though the miners should return to work next week as it will be impossible to stock the market in a few months time. Y. M. C. A. Star Course. The entertainment committee has se cored for the coming season, the follow ing excellent talent, which it is hoped will meet with the approval of the com inanity, for whose pleasure and profit the course has been arranged. Filter tamments to be held in the opera House:— Wednesday, Nov. 21st, (s:U) p. > Royal Tyrolean Concert Troupe, direct from London and Hamburg Ten per sons, in National costumes. Novel mu -ical ellects. Alpine Hunting and Keho Songs. Yodels, Choruses, etc No other Company like this in the Country. F.ngiged as the opening number by many •>f the large city courses. Friday, Dec. I'lsj. (ien. Johnß. (Gor don. i »ne of the greatest orators of the present day, anil who cost more to se curt- than nio*t any other man. He will deliver lr.s famous lecture on the ''l.axt Days of the Confederacy." First time in Danville. Friday, Jan. 18th. The Katarine Ridgeway Concert Co. The very best of its kind in existence, guaranteed to be high cla«s in every particular. C<wn poseil of M;«s Ridgeway, readings and elocutionary work; Miss Viola Water house, Soprano; Mr. Walter K. Mcl'her son, Bas> ( » 1 rofundo; Mr. Franklin C. Bush, Pianist. Friday, Feb) sth. Hon. James M Beck, of Philadelphia. Lecture to l»e announced latter. Mr. Beck is connect ed with many Associations, and bis ac tivity in musical, artistic, literary, legal and political circles attest the breadth of his vie.vs and the versatility of his talents. Friday, Biarch Ist. Temple Male Quartette Company compose 1 of fol lowing artists; K. F. Bullock, Ist Tenor; K. F. Webber, 2nd Tenor; Robert Bruce Ist Bas>; B. ti. Willard, 2nd .Bass; Miss F. F. Burnett, Reader and Elocutionist. First class and up-to-date. Course tickets, £ 1 00. Reserved seat tickets for the entire course, |1.?5. No half price tickets will be sold. Active Preparations for the Rally. The Christian Endeavor societies of this city are making active preparations for the grand rally to be held at the Mahoning Presbyterian church on next Tuesday evening at 7.:1U o'clock. A special program is being prepared and the Mahoning choir will sing several of their best selections Dr. Hemingway.of ltloomsburg. will be the shaker of the evening. After the rally there will a recep tion in the lecture room. Refreshment* will lie served and a musicale will l»e giv en, which will include some of oor best talent. Game Violators. According to reports Danville and the surrounding towns have quite a nuui ber of violators of the game laws. At present these , "s|w>rt>"are promiscuous ly killing any and all kinds of game they can chase up and doing it with out r.- • ird to law. seas >n or quantity. The law-abiding hunters should get together an I organize a game protective association and then prosecute any one violating the law for the protection of game. Punish the poacoer* and keep t Kin out of the game districts until the proper season. Baker English. William Baker, of this city, and Mis* Man Knglish, of Valley township, w;-re united in marriage Monday morning at seven o'clock in St. Joseph - I atholic church. The Rev. M I. O Ueilly |*r formed the ceremony. Me*s s»lie Uet'-er was bridesmaid and Thewdwre Baker, a brother of the groom, officiated as best man. Ihi i is too much illegal shooting ot game. ,
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