HOB Paper —— ——For tie Home The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9A. M.to 12 .»/. 104 Mill St., IP. M.to 4P. M. Danville. Pa. Q gHVLTZ, M. D. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty W. P. ANGLE, DENTIST — OFFIC E: 218 MILL STREET. T*eth Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the latent and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute the most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). DKNIISI Offloe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Fa Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Modorate and ali work Guaranteed Established 1803 COSUENSED SEWS. More like winter. The liverymen are happy. Enjoy the sleighing while it lasts. Very few tramps reach Danville lately This weather checks all building opera tions. The value of the ground hog as a weather prophet is already apparent. The Riverside Social club is in a flour ishing condition. One of the busiest places in Danville is the Knitting mill. The thirty-third annual convention of the State Young Men's Christian As sociation will be held at Lancaster, Pa., February 21-24. The local if.M.C. A. will be represented at tbe convention. The political pot will be boiling hot in this city within the next few days. Levi Alleger is confined to his home on Spruce street with a severe attack ot grip- Undertaker George Roat is re-paper ing and painting his store room on East Market street. A party of twenty ladies from this city enjoyed a sleigh ride to Sunbury yester day. Rev. F. S. Vought and wife are both confined to their home by an attack of grip. Phoebe Curry, the little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Curry, who is ill of diphtheria, was much better last even ing. Tinsmith George W. Hendricks is convalescent after an attack ol pneu monia. James Martin has placed a new floor in his grocery store 310 Mill street. Councilman William Amesbury is con fined to hi 9 bed by a protracted siege of illness. According to precedent February ought to get to work now on blizzard weather. Grip and pneumonia have been reap ing an unusual harvest this season. Keep tbe sidewalks in good condition. Don't permit the ice and snow to en danger the life and limb of pedestrians. Benjamin K. Shoemaker, who was granted a wholesale liquor license, is stocking up his store in the opera home block. WANTED -Boy or Girls from 13 to 15 years of age. Apply at Danville Knit ting Mills. Tickets for the "Deestrick Skule" production in the Opera House on the 12th of this month should command a ready sale. John Kisenhart is confined to his bed by an attack of rheumatism. William Secbler has resumed his for mer position as bus driver on the Mc- Cormick line. A dance under the auspices of Wyle's orchestra will be given in Armory ball on Thursday evening February 14th. Don't forget tbe game of basket ball at the Armory on Friday night. The Danville Reserves will play the Milton V. M. C. A. team. This will be the lirst appearance of the Reserve! in Danville this season. Tbe fair under the auspices of the Washington Hose company which be gins on Saturday evening, March 2nd, promises to be a big success. Local stationers are displaying var ious kinds of valentines for St. Valen tines day which falls on Thursday of next week. J. B. Cleaver, of this city, has pur chased a fine team of horses for general use. The team —a pair of Cleveland bays—was purchased in and brought to this city yesterday by Mr. Cleaver and Samuel Mortimer. George Zeifl», shipping clerk at Ihe Structural Tubing works, is off duly on account of illness. Foulk & Co. have about completed the improvements on their double store and will open the dry goods, willow-ware and granite ware department in a few days. Four new members were admitted to the Peno Social club at Monday night's meeting. The present membership of the club is 92. WANTED ! to Interview ex-sol- dlers and gather statistics. A member of the <i. A. R. or Vet eran's son preferred. Good pay and perma nent employment. Address t;. ft. A., No. 334 C St.. N. W.. Washington. D. C. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 46—N O C>. TOOK A HOSE OFJILT PETRH Richard Fogle's Nearly Fatal Mistake Monday. Richard Fogle, of Riverside, h>si a very close call Monday as the result of taking adose of saltpetre in mistake for Epsom salts. Mr. Fogle is suffering from an attack of grip. He was consid erably worse Monday morning and he believed that what he needed was a dose of salts. lie retired to bed and request ed his wife to prepare the dose. Mrs. Fogle took a glass jar from the cup board and measured out four teaspoon fuls o( what she supposed to be salts. Mr. Foile swallowed the drug and was j almost instantly seized with violent cramp, which increased in severity un til the man's condition became most alarming and it was thought he would die. Mr. Sassaman, a neighbor, ran for Dr. N M. Smith, while his wife remain ed with Mrs. Fogle. Before the doctor arrived the sick man found some relief in vomiting. The neighbor woman be gan to suspect that a mistake might i have been made and asked Mrs. Fogle if sbe was certain that she hail given her husband salts. She was quite sure, she said, but proceeded to investigate, when to her horror she discovered that she had used the wrong jar—one containing salt petre. A dose of saltpetre is most distressing in its effects and in cases where not fatal the patient is often an invalid or wreck for life. Mr. Fogle's vomiting together withtiinely help prob ably saved his life. As it was he was a very sick man Monday af ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fogle buried a child last week, that di' d of membraneous croup. New Boilers in Operation. The new two-hundred and fifty horse power Babcock and Wilcox boiler in stalled at the Water Works, were fired Wednesday The floor of the annex has been concreted and the ceil ing lined with hard wood boards. As soon as the new boiler is brought into service the plasterers and painters will begin work on the new portion. As soon as the old boilers can be dis pensed with they will receive a general ! overhauling so as to be ready for use in any emergency that may occur. They will be thoroughly cleaned and the brick work in front rebuilt. The wall in the rear of the boiler room, which shows signs of giving way will be strengthened, or, if necrssary,re built. Dangerous Pavements. Many pavements throughout the city just now are in a dangerous condition. There are a number of places where the water from the melting snow came down from rain spouts and is allowed to flow over the pavements and freeze. The water from these spouts during freezing weather should be kept from the pave ments, but if this is found to be impos sible the owners should scatter coal ashes over the ice, which would make walking much safer and probably save some per son from being badly hurt. Approaching A Finish. The work of dismantling the Bessemer steel plant will probably wind up next week. The machinery and all the appur tenances of the plant, have now been re moved with exception of the largest of the two blowing engines, which is about half torn down and pi: ced on the cars. ' This engine was the last piece of machinery installed in the plant. It was scarcely more than placed in posit- j ion when the plant shut down and nev. ' er was used. Entertained at Edmondson's. A jolly sled load of Milton People I was entertained at the home of George j D. Kdmondson, East Market street, j Tuesday night. The following were in the party: Mr. and Mrs. Will. Blecher, Mr. and Mrs. Batdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Fordsman, Mr. and -Mrs. Rhoan, Mr. and Mrs. Gouger, Mrs. W. Blecher and daughter, Minnie, Mrs. Lina Koch, Mrs. Mensch, Miss Myrtle Gibson and Mrs. Sue Berry, the latter of New York. Fractured Her Wrist. Miss Henrietta Maus, residing on j t.lit» Mooresburir road, just beyond Maus dale, a day or so ago, while walking be tween the house and barn, tripped over a stone and fell fracturing her right wrist. Dr. Kimerer is attending her. Milton vs. Danville. The Danville Reserves will play the Milton Y. M. C. A. basket l all team at Armory hall on Friday even ng Feb. 8. This will be the first appearance of the Reserves this season. Its Effect. Public opinion seems to indicate that the escape of Boyd Wintersteen from the hangman's noose may have rested on the wind of the assassin of Thomas j McHenrv that he might be fortunate enough to escape in a similar manner Bloomsburg Daily. In a New Field. W. S. Andress, formerly mill manager at the Reading Iron woiks.this ci<y, has accepted a responsible position with the Consolidated Lake Superior Company at Sault, Ste. Marie. Teaching School. Morgan l'egg, a High school graduate, class of 11)00, is teaching the public school on Sidler Ilill. He succeeds Miss Boudman, who resigned last month. In His New Position. Frank Straub, formerly druggist at Lore's pharmacy, assumed his new posi tion as druggist at the State Hospital, Friday. DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBISUAIiY 7,15)01. A SHORT SESSION OF COUNCIL All Business Was Transacted With Dis patch. Council met in regular session Friday evening with the following members pre sent: President Kemmer, Councilmen Vastine, Sechler, Deutsch, Fetterman, Jones, Goldsmith, Brandt and Lauer. On motion of Mr. Goldsmith the mat ter of printing the borough statement was left in the hands of the Printing Committee, with the understanding that the cost of printing is not to exceed the price paid last year. Mr. Waite, Chief of the Fire Depart ment, appeared before Council asking that 4 joints of stove pipe,l elbow,l zinc stove mat and a sprinkling can, be pur chased for the Washington Fire Com pany. On motion, the matter was plac ed in the hands of the Fire Committee. On motion, the Secretary was instruct ed to draw up new leases for the pres ent tenants in the City Hall: The Odd Fellows' Association, George E. Roat and Frank Schram, rent to be the same i as last year. On motion, Secretary McCoy was in structed to purchase a copy of the new directory of Montour and Columbia counties. The following bills were ordered paid: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $82.50 Standard Electric Light Co 4G8.G0 Street work 10.38 A. C. Amesbury 9.60 : Standard Gas Co 4,20 | Geo. Hanford 3.75 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular employes {137.00 S. A. McCoy 20.00 H.G. Mourer 9 90 Edward Wertman 1.40 A. C. Amesbury 129.80 Atlantic Refining Co 4.38 S. Mills 4.50 Geo. F. Reifsnyder 52.14 Keystone M'f'g. Co 5.53 Hoover Bros 17.00 Standard Gas Co 7.10 H. R. Moore 13.24 H. M. Schoch 3.45 Burning of Old Bonds. Though the weather was quite winter like Fiiday night and it was necessary to keep the fires well stirred ap, Council chamber was an exceptionally warm spot for some time after the adjourn ment of the r< gular meeting. The burn ing of a great pile of borough bonds caused a quick, hot fire. The reduction of interest from four to three per cent on theentire issue of water and borouiih bonds, necessitated a re-issue of bonds and the destroying of the old ones. The water bonds were originally issu- i ed July 1, 1872. On January 1, 1883, they were called in and a re-issue These bonds represent a value of §BI,BOO. All but S2OO worth were in Friday eve. | The borough bonds were originally issu- j ed May 1, 1874, and re issued on Novem ber 1, 1882. These bonds represent $12,- 900 and this amount was all in but $llOO Friday evening. High School Students Debate on the Clos ing of West Point Academy. An interesting program was rendered ' at the regular meeting of the Garfield Literary society of the llifli school,held i Friday afternoon. It follows: Vocal solo, Miss Marion Jone«. ' Domestic Current Events," Miss j Harman. Composition, "Oueen Victoria," Miss j Roberts. Declamation, "Sacredness of Work," Mr. Brown. Piano solo, Miss Harter. Following the program an interesting debate was held on the question "Re solved that in view of the present con dition, the West Point Military Acad emy should be closed." The affirma tive debaters were: Miss Rote, Mr. Mc- Caffrey and Mr. Metier. The negative side was favored by Miss Riffel, Mr. Diseroad and Miss Woodside. The judges Messrs. Corman and Gaskinsand Miss Argrave decided in favor of the af firmative. The following officers were elected: President, Miss ArgravejVice President, Mr. Gaskins; Secretary, Mr. McClure; Assistant Secretary, Mr. Dougherty; Chorister, Miss Rote; treasurer, Mr. Gross; Assistant Chorister, Miss Foulke; Marshal, Mr. Hart; Assistant Marshal, Mr. Metier; Attorney, Mr. Maiers; Re porter, Mr. Geise. Only Four Left. Since the removal of Wintersteen and Burk there is not much interest shown in affairs about the county jail. There are, however, four prisoners left. Ben jamin Severcol, held for larceny, whose case was not called last court, is one. He will have to remain in prison until March term. Clyde Keefer, Charles Fillinger and Edward Burke, convicted of steal ing a stove from the Episcopal cemetery, are doing time. Keefer, who received a sentence of one month, has only a few days more to serve. Burk and Fillinger who are in for four months, will hear the robins sing bef re they are released. Well-Known in Danville. Thomas Mcllenry, the victim of the mysterious shooting near Rohrsburg Sunday morning, was well known by several persons in this city, among thttn Attorney Ralph Kisner, whose home is only a few miles distant from the sc>-ne of the tragedy. All agree that the deceased was most highly esteemed, although he hail some enemies. It is rumored that the dead man's family will offer a reward of SI,OOO for the arrest and conviction of the mur derer. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Mrs. E. F. Jackson, Mrs. North and Mrs. Watts of Berwick, were guests yes terday of Mrs. A. 11. Woolley. G. P. Furman, of Bloomsburg, trans acted business in this city yesterday. C. A. Wagner, of Ottawa, was in town yesterday. J. W. Mausteller, of Bloomsburg, was in Danville a few hours jesterday. Benjr.min Dieflenbacher and J. H. Leidy, of Washingtonville, circulated in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson left for Hazletm yesterday, where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sharpless. Dr. and Mrs. George A. Stock visited friends in Sunbury, yesterday. L. V. Cooper, of Washingtonville, left yesterday for a trip to Washington, D. C. Miss Bessie Courson, of Washington ville, called on friends in Sunbury yes terday. Edward Wolfe, of Pottsgrove, visited relatives in town yesterday. Arthur Peters transacted business in Plymouth yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hoffman enjoyed a sleigh ride to Jerseytown yesterday. Miss Lucy Peters returned from a visit in Allentown yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Reger, of Philadel phia, are guests at the home of C. VV. Zaner, Church street. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Dowd, of Wilkes barre, visited friends at the State Hosp ital yesterday. Mrs. R. H. Curtis is visiting friends in Mt. Carmel. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Welliver, of Ex change, were guests, Sunday, at th« home of Charles H* Ammerman, South Danville. Miss Anna Kester, of Sunbury, spent Sunday with South Danville friends. Frank and Landis Deisher, of Boyer town, Berks county, were guests, Sun day, at the home of H. M. Trambower, East Market street. Miss Gertrude Russell, of Lewisburg.is visiting Mrs. Joseph Itearick on Lower Mulberry street. Robert Harlan, of Scranton, is a guest at the home of D. C. Jones, Lower Mul berry street. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Everett, of Bloomsburg, enjoyed a sleigh ride to this city Saturday. Miss Clara Smith spent Sunday with friends in Williamsport. G. H. Everhard, of Wilkesbarre, and Miss Margaret Laubach, of Bloomsburg, were the guests of Miss Martha Woods, Lower Mulberry street, Sunday. Morris Ellenbogsn, of Wilkesbarre, spent Sunday at the home of his mo ther Mrs. Moses Ellenbogen, Lower Mulberry street. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Dyer, of Pottsgrove, were guests, Sunday at the home of William Amesbury, Bloom street. Miss Annie Lovett spent Sunday with relatives in Lewisburg. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gulick, of South Danville, returned from a trip to Phila delphia on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Seidel and little son, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles I). Bauscb, of this city, enjoyed a sleigh ride to Limestoneville, Sunday, where they were entertained at the home of D. F. Gouger. John Bachinger, of Plymouth, is vis iting his parents on Upper Mulberry straet. Mrs. Annie Biddle is visiting her son, Percy, in Adamsburg, Snyder county. Miss Bessie Evans, of Watsoutown, is visiting relatives in this city. George Stahlnecker and family left Tuesday for Johnstown where they will reside. Mr. Stahlnecker, who was the night superintendent at the Bessemer, has accepted a position with the Cam bria Iron and Steel Co. Miss Jennie Williams, of Williamsport is visiting friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McCoy left yester day for a trip to Philadelphia. Henry Billmeyer, of Pottsgrove, was in town yesterday. Mrs. John Jacobs and Mrs. Georee Jacobs visited friends in Sunbury yes terday. William Coleman, of Washingtonville, left yesterday for a visit in Baltimore, Md. Dr. W. R. l'aules left yesterday for Philadelphia. Miss Chrissie Wands visited friends in Sunbury, yesterday. Warren W. Welliver was in Blooms burg yesterday. Rev. R. \V. Mottern left yesterday for Salona after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mottern, on Cedar street. W.J. Maxwell of the Sipe Dog and Pony Circus, spent a few hours in this city last evening. Carbon Seebold of Sunbury transact ed business in Danville last evening. Mrs. P. M. Kerns returned last even ing from a visit in Philadelphia. Mrs. Jesse Beaver visited friends in Sunbury yesterday. Calvin Shultz and family, West Hem lock township, drove up to Bloomsburg yesterday where they were entertained by the Misses Sidler, Centre street. BROKE HIS COLLAR BONli John Lehman Thrown from the Brewery Wagon—Struck by a Beer Keg. John Lehman, who drives the Polish Lithuanian brewery wasjon, is confined to his home on Sidler Hill as the result of a sii.gular accident. lie was return ing from a trip to Grovania on Friday afternoon when at a point about mid way he met a heavily loaded sled. The roadway at that point is narrow and in turning out the wheels on one side slid down into a deep gutter which near ly upset the wagon. The driver, who occupied the high seat in front, was un prepared for the sudden lurch and was thrown from his perch. He fell to the ground followed by an empty beer keg from the top of the load, which struck him on ihe right shoulder, lie was bad !ly injured by the blow and suffered ' intense pain. The occupants of the sled rendered : him what assistance they could, after I which he managed to drive back to the brewery. He proceeded at once to his home,where he was given surgical atten tion by Dr. I'aules. The clavicle or shoulder blaile, on the right side, was found to be broken. Mr. Lehman will be incapacitated for work for some tine. Two Alarms of Fire. The First Ward was the scene of two small fires yesterday. The first blaze occurred about 7 o'clock in the morning in the rear of the Friendship Engine House and was started among some shavings, which had been deposited on the ash pile, where they came in con tact with some live coals. It was easily extinguished by a couple of buckets of water. Tbe blaze was in close proxim ity to the fire company's new stable and but for its timely discovery would no doubt have communicated to that build ing. The second fire, which occurred about one o'clock in the afternoon, was in a coal house belonging to the Voris pro perty, Church street, occupied by Evan Jones. It was started by some hot coals among a bucketful ol ashes thrown on the ash pile, which touched the build ing. The fire bells were rung and both the Friendship and Washington fire companies responded, but the blaze was extinguished before their arrival. Our town has enjoyed an immunity from fires during the last couple of months. The two alarms yesterday, however, serves to remind us that dan ger is always present. It is worthy of note, too, that in each instance the fire owed its oiigin to burning coals deposit ed with the ashes. Care should be tak en that none but dead coals are thrown out, especially, when the ash heap con tains other ignitible matter or is piled agaiust a fence or a building, which in nine times out of ten is the case. The Central Pennsylvania Conference Will Meet in Chambersburg. The Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Conference will meet in an nual session in Chambersburg on Wed nesday, March 27th, and continue in session for one week. The Central Pennsylvania Conference is one of the largest in the connection, having 62,878 full members and 5,803 probationers. There are 248 pastoral charges, but many of these are circuits, with from two to five preaching places. In addition to those in active service there are a goodly number of veteran preachers who have retired from active service, but who always come to confer ence. Besides these there will be the young candidates for admission to the ministry and also the secretaries of the missionary and other benevolent socie ties. Chambersburg gave delightful enter tainment to this religious body in 1873 and 1883, and although it has grown to be much larger than it was at that time it is confidently expected that it again will be equally well cared for. With the superannuates and super numeraries, the young candidates for admission and the official representa tives of the church and benevolent so cieties, there will be almost, if not quite three hundred whose entertainment must be provided for, He Saw His Shadow, February 2, Candlemas day, more commonly known as "ground-hog day," was fair, the sun shining with warmth and brilliancy. Tbe ground bog, if tradition is to be relied on,upon awak ing from his hibernal slumber came forth and —saw bis shadow. Accordingly we may expect six weeks more of cold weather, before winter breaks up. As Mill Manager. Elmer Ilimes during the past ten years mill Superintendent at the works of tbe North Branch Steel Company,this city, has accepted the position of mill manager at the Reading Iron Works. He entered upon his duties Monday. Music By Telephone. A widely scattered audience was that which listened tu a rehearsal of the Penn Social club orchestra held in their rooms in the opera house block on Sunday af ternoon. Many people in ruany towns heard the sweet strains. Bloomsburg, Grovania, Washingtonville, Shauiokin, South Danville and this city being con nected by telephone. Death of Mrs. Moyer. Mrs. Martha M. Moyer, wife of Will iam S. Moyer, one of Bloouisburg's lead ing citizens, died yesterday morning, aged 55 years, her death resulting from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Moyer is a director of the Montour and Columbia Telephone Company and is well-known in this city. A BAD FIRE AT _ELYSBURG William Pensyl's Big Tannery Burned to the Ground. The little hamlet of Elysburg early Sunday morning was the scene of one of the most destructive fires that ever visit* ed that section. The tannery of William Pensyl, along established and flourish j ing industry, was entirely destroyed, j The plant was composed of two adjoin ing buildings, one of brick and the other of frame, each forty by about eighty feet and two stories high. The fire was discovered about 5 o'clock, j The greater part of tbe tanneiy was then i a seething mass of flames. It was im ! possible to save any of the contents, j Every part of the building was filled : with a dense volume of smoke which | threatened to suffocate any one who dar ed to enter. The entire village was aroused and in I a few minutes a hundred or more per j sons were on the spot. These at once bent their energies to saving the sur : rounding buildings, several of which, in ; eluding a barn, were in dangerous prox | imity to the burning tannery. The j snow, however, was a good protection to the roofs as well as other exposed spots ' about the buildings where the fire was likely to take hold. Where snow had blown from the roofs water was applied by a bucket brigade. Thus the fire was confined to the tannery. The building burned for six hours. In this time many thousand dollars' worth of property, consisting of hides in pro cess of tanning or finished product in the form of leather, went up in smoke. The entire loss including the building may approximate $15,000. It is said that there was no insurance on either the tannery or its contents. The origin of the fire is attributed to a stove wh'ch be came over heated during the night. A portion of the plant was burned down thirty years ago, and it was to re place the part destroyed that the brick portion of the tannery was erected. It is thought Mr. Pensyl will not re-build. Invited Guests Royally Entertained at the Heddens House. PhilipS. Moser. landlord of the Hed dens House, who intends leaving Dan ville the coming spring, yesterday gave a tine turkey dinner, at which the invit ed guests were a large number of rela tives and others on his list of personal friends, residing in Danville, Washing tonville and at other points in the county. The old hostelry rang with nerriment for several hours during midday, while the dinner went on re cord as one of the most sumptuous that was ever served on the premises. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Perry Mourer, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vognetz of Strawberry Ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Boyerand Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moser of Mooresburg, Mr. and Mrs. Aniandus Heddens, Mr. and Mrs. George Moser; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moser Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotner, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Dietrich, Mr. and Mrs. An derson Vought, Mr. and Mrs. George Cotner, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Oyster, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Moser, Mrs. Henry Moser, L. V. Cooper and John Moser of Washingtonville, Mr. and Mrs. John Ashenfelder, of Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. Lorie Eckman and Col. C. W. Ecknian of Howellville, J. C. Campbell, J. B. Deen. Elias Lyon, Elias Maier, John Sissinan, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Kemmer and Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Mincemoyer. On April first Mr. Moser will take charge of th 3 Union Hotel at New Col umbia. J. C. Heddens, proprietor of the Heddens House, will assume charge of that hostelry, himself. Extempore Debate. Thirty-five pupils of the High school attended the regular meeting of the Ex tempore Debating Club Friday evening. Howard Lunger was chairman and Blaine James, Secretary. Misses Florence Voris, Blanche Riffel and Luella Werkheiser acted as judges. The question was: "Resolved that there should be ed ucational and proper qualifications for voting." The affirmative was champ ioned by Walter Payne, Clarence Derr, Arthur Campbell, John Magill, William Watkin and Charles Mortimer. Joy Brader, William Bailey, Benjamin Dise road, Charles Hart, Joseph Divel and Randall Jacobs took the negative. The question was deftly handled by both sides and made an interesting debate. The judges decided in favor of the nega tive. Purchased a News Stand. S. Ross Millhouse has purchased the post office news stand from G. W. Beal. The sale was consummated this afternoon and the new proprietor will take im mediate occupancy. The news stand is one of the oldest in the city of Ithaca. It has been established 25 years.—lthaca, N. Y. Daily News. Mr. Millhouse was born and raised in Danville and is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Miles, East Market street. Y. M. C. A. Star Course. Persons holding course tickets for the Y. M. C. A. Star Course of entertain ments are reminded of the change in the date of entertainment. Instead of the lecture by Hon. .Limes M. Beck, on Fri day evening, Feb. Bth, the date has been changed to Wednesday evening, Feb. 13 h, (after prayer meeting) when Rev. Robert Mclntyre. of Chicago, will de liver his famous lecture on "Buttoned Up People." Dr. Mclntyre is one of the most popular lectuieis on ttie American platform, and will please bis hearers. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. AN ASSASSIN'S DEADLY AIM Thomas McHenry of Rohrsburg. Shot Down at Midnight. The community about Rohrsburg, Col umbia county, Sunday morning was the j scene of a cold-blooded murder. Thomas ' McHenry, a farmer residing a mile from | the on the Bloomsburg road, be ! tween 12 and 1 o'clock heard a noise in j his barn, which he attributed to a sick i horse. He started out to look after the animal and was within twenty five feet [ of the barn when he was shot down. He j lived an hour after the shot, and was able to explain how it occurred. He bad just passed around the corner of the | corn crib when he was confronted by a mudket protruding from a door of the j barn and at the same instant the shot J was fired. The murderer was entirely j concealed wi'hin the barn and easiiy made his escape. The victim was 38 years of age and is i survived by a wife and six children. So far as known he had no enemies and a ! veil of deep mystery enshrouds the I whole affair. A <letective will be em ployed to run down the murderer, if ; possible. The late Thomas McHenry, who met his death at the hands of an assassin, j Sunday morning, was buried yesterday. The funeral was one of the largest ever | seen in that section. The services were conducted in the Christian Church at i Rohrsburg,of which the deceased was an active member, at 10:30 o'clock in the forenoon. Rev. S. A. Creveling officiat ed. The assassin has not yet been appre ! bended, although, it is said, suspicion i points to at least one person. Now that the funeral is over it is thought that ac tive measures will be taken to bring the j murderer to justice. A Pine Lecture. A good sized audience attended the lectnre of Rev. Thornton A. Mills in Y. M.C A. ball Tuesday night, was repaid j by hearing a most excellent discourse, j sound and practical in its views of life j and abounding in good advice. Rev. : Mills is a speaker of striking personality, fluent and pleasing in manner. Life is a ! race, he said, and the object of every , man should be to win. No one need fail. He cited the exam ! pies of Vanderbilt, Lincoln, Livingstone and others to show that a man, no mat j ter what obstacles interpose,can be just what be makes up his mind to be. Have a definite aim in life; do one thing, do it well with a determination to succeed. Some men think that one deviation from the path of virtue doesn't connt. The first glass of beer may seem harmless in itself; but the poor inebriate would not have died a drunkard if he had not tak en the first glass. So with other ex cesses. It was the first evil thought en tertained; the first indulgence. Seek to know what God has designed you for and press forward to win the prize. We regret that want of space prevents us from giving more than a brief out line of Rev. Mill's remarks. Sudden Death. Mrs. Reuben Lobach, of West Hem lock township, who had been spending some time at the home of her son-in law, William Lormor, Railroad street, died very suddenly about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. The deceased had been in poor health for some years past. She was, however, as well as usual yes terday morning and was moving around with the rest of the family, when she sustained a stroke of paralysis, dying in stantly. The deceased was 65 years of age. A husband and seven grown up children survive her: Mrs. Mary C. Lormor, Mrs. Florence Hartuian, Mrs. Ida L. Renner, Misses Melissa anil Cora Lobach, and Harvey and William Lo bach. The funeral will be held Thursday, leaving the residence of William Lor mor, 539 Railroad street, at Sa. m.and j proceeding to Strawberry Ridge ceme tery. Fire at Bloomsburg. The grocery store at No. 46 East Second street, Bloomsburg, belonging to our townsman, J. F. Tooley, was gutted by fire about two o'clock Tuesday morn ing. The fire originated in Anderson's confectionery, which occupied the same building and was separated from the grocery by a wooden partition. The flames bad gained considerable headway when discovered, but by dint of hard work on the part of Bloomsburg firemen the fire was not permitted to spread be yond Mr. Anderson's side. Mr. Tooley's entire stock is a loss. The heat played havoc with the canned goods, while the smoke and water ac complished the rest, rendering the en tire stock of goods unfit for use. Mr. Tooley had his store partially in sured. He estimates his actual lose at some s<>oo. Are Enjoying Good Health. Samuel Waite, Laurel street, yester day received a letter from his son Samuel R., who is serving in Co. M, 9th Regi ment U. S. Infantry in Pekin, China. In his letter Mr. Waite speaks of the gener al good health of the entire command, but complains of the extreme cold weath er they are having. His enlistment will expire next August, after which he ex pects to return to Danville. A 1901 Bicycle. M. 11. Schram has a new model 1901 chainless Columbia bicycle on exhibi tion at his cigar store. The wheel is built with the finest materials and has a new coaster brake attachment. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN oeirg furnished with a large aisortmen of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publishei announces to the public that he i c prepared at all times to execute in the neatest mamer JOB PRINTING Ofart Kinds and Deecrption. JjgT'Get our prices before place your orders. DANVILLE RAMS THIRD Turbotville Relief Committee Makes Its Report. The plucky little borough of Turbot ville, which last summer was swept by fire and nearly one-third of its buildings destroyed, is already arising from its ashes. Several houses are in course of erection and at least three are approach ing completion. A large number of those who lost their homes are planning to rebuild next spring, but another year will probably elapse bpforv the burnt district will be built up. The report of the Relief Committee which was made public yesterday, shows that the sum of $2303.22 was received in response to the appeal for help. The amount was distributed among twelve needy families and individuals in proportion to the estimated loss each sustained. In addition to the money there was an abundance of clothing, provisions received and distributed by an auxiliary committee composed of nine ladies and three ministers of the town. At a recent meeting, in view of the generous response from neighboring towns the Relief Committee adopted the following resolution: That our grateful feelings be and here by are expressed for the disinterested labor of love given us by the burgesses of the several town 9 in heeding our ap peal, by the papers in publishing the same and by the solicitors and for the substantial assistance given UB in our efforts to care for the needy and to re lieve the distressed. The different towns contributing to the relief with the sums donated by each are given below. It will be observ ed that Danville ranks third in the list. Sunbury $ 498.00 Milton 491.76 Danville 361.78 Muncy 50.00 llughesville 69.50 McEwensville 30.00 Mililinburg. 57.55 Pomona Grange, No. 31 24.00 Turbut Grange 15.56 Lewisburg 7.05 Watson town 172.36 Turbotville and other places and individuals 519.36 Death of Benjamin Meyers. Word was received in this city Fri day of the death of Benjamin R. Meyers which occurred in the Jewish Hospital Philadelphia, sometime during the morning. He had been ill for nearly a year and was taken to the Jewish Hos pital from the Mary Packer Hospital, Sunbury, in December. Mr. Meyers was born in Baden, Ger many in 1849. He came to this city when quite young and for many years was in the wholesale shirt and overall business. He is survived by a wife,three daughters, Bertha, Ella and Gertrude and one son, Jacob, all residing in Dan ville. Republican Penary. The Republican primary election of Gearhart township was held at the Sus quehanna Hotel, South Danville. Fri day morning at ten o'clock. E. W. Young was chairmau and C. R. Morrall, secretary. The following nominations were made: For School Directors, Lafa yette Sechler and Samuel Gulick; Judge of Election, W. R. Clark; Assessor, 1L L. DeWitt; Inspector of Election, S. D. Wiand; Overseer of the Poor, Harrison Kase; Supervisor, J. R. Scbafer; Justice of-the-Peace, E. W. Young; Auditor, Dr N. M. Smith. Pleasantly Entertained. Mr. and Mrs. Grier Meyerson Tuesday evening entertained a merry party at their home No 10 Montour Row, in hon or of their son l Edward's eighth birth day. Those present were: Nellie Miller, Ella Meyers, Annie and Maggie Payne, Maine, Julia and Josie Dougan, Aggie and Ella Leamey, Edna Newberry, Mabel Ammerman, Margaret and Kate Ileilly, Irene, Katie and Bertha Davis, Anna Brown, Elsie and Alice Meyers, Esther and Mabel Jones, Harold Keillv, (Irier, Frank, Joseph and Eddie Meyers, Duiiiel Dougan, Frank Grimes, Frank Keiner, Frank and Vincent Payne, Arthur Reedy, Robert Law, John Gip ple, Earl and Willie Ammerman, Harry Meyers, Thomas Davis, Mrs. Frank Meyers Sr., Mrs. Anna Gipple. Re freshments were served during the even ing- ; Gun Club Organized. The Black Powder EbgleEye Gun club of East Danville, has organized with the following officers:- President, S. B. Kocher; Secretary, Joseph Baylor; Captain, Edward Rudy. The new club will hold weekly shoots on its grounds, East Danville. A chal lenge will be extended to the Danville Gun and Rifle club in the near future. Seats on Sale. Reserved seat board of the "Deestrick Skule" will be opened at Grone's book store, Thursday morning, February 7th, at 8 o'clock. Tickets can be had at Y. M. C. A.,Gione s book store,W. H. Am merman's Insurance office, at C. C. Rit ter's, East Market street, and the store of A brain La Rue, East Front street. Black-Christian. Seron W. Black and Miss Martha A. Christian, both of near Danville, were married on Thursday evening at the Shiloh Reformed parsonage by the Rev. George E. Limbert. The weather at present is seasonable and will no doubt check the spread of the "grip."
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