Born Paper The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCfIIPTIOfI SIPEK YEflty DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Ileum 9A. M.to VI .)/ W Mill St., 1 1\ !U. to i I'. -V. Danville, Pa. SHUL.TZ, M. D. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty W. P. AH6LK, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MILLSTKEET. Teeth Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped Willi the latest and most improved Instruments and prepared io c*oo,it« t»>« most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OP CATAWISSA). Offloe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Moderate and ah work Guaranteed Established 1893 iiififr St. Valentine's Day. Mrs. Eiias Lyon is ill of grip. The Father of his country comes next. King Winter seems to be getting a firmer grip. The new residence of F. W. Howe on East Market street, is under roof. It will be ready for occupancy by spring. The tramps are making Hazleton their headquarters at present. Mrs. George Reifsnyder is recovering from a serious attack of grip. A number of members of Washington Camp P. O. S. A. of this city will diive to Bloomsburg this evening where they will be entertained by the lodge of that place. The members of the senior class of the High School are looking forward to commencement exercises. In many parts of the town the coast ing is reported to be fine and it don't take very long for the younger genera tion to find it out. Mrs. Hugh Pursel of Mowrey street is seriously ill. No doubt Danville will soon hear the tiolley gong. The festive sleighing party now star tles the midnight stillness. Lincoln Day was not observed by the Danville schools. Justice-of-tbe-Peace J. P. Bare is con fined to his home by illness. The candidates in the several wards of this city are hustling this week. Pennsylvania will again have the place of honor in the inaugural parade. The state guard will have the right of line in the military organization, a fit ting tribute to one of the best drilled and most imposing bodies of citizen soldiery in the union. Com[ any F will hold a ball in the Ar mory, Saturday evening. Metherell's or chestra will furnish the music. An orchestra of six pieces uinfer the direction of J. Bigler Deen has been en gage! to play for the Geriuania Yereiu ball to be given in the Armory on Mon day evening, February 18. The matrimonial market seems to be at a low ebb in Danville and vicinity. It is just possible that all theeligible young men aud women are waiting until the "roses bloom again." While in Washington, D. C, during the inaugural exercises, the Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Thirteenth regiments, N. G. I'., composing the Third Brigade, will be quartered in the corridors of the State, War and Navy department buildings. The Rev. George H. Johnson, pastor of the Elysburg Presbyterian church has received a call to the Centennial Pres byterian church at Jeffersonville, Bucks count y. Rev. Johnson has many friends in this city. He has been in charge ol the Elysburg church for five years. Colonel C. M. Clement of Sunbury, commander of the Twelfth regiment, will deliver tbe Memorial Day oration at Aheotown. Colonel Clement is an able orator. He is a native of New Jer sey and has been connected with the Pennsylvania National Guard since 1877, He rose from the ranks of private by way of a captaincy and mayorship to the position of colonel of Jhe Twelfth regi ment. Forty-four days of the present year j have passed. Lorraine Hollis and her exci-l'ent company at the opeta house to-night. The prices for the Lorraine Hollis en tertainment* at the opera house will he: gallery, 20 cents; dress circle and parquet 35 cents. Heserved ►eats 35, cents. A Danville phywean stated yesterday | that the Cold spell of the past few days i li*s had the tfiect of dispelling much of ■ the grip and of making the general con ditions more healthful. Captain Oscar Ephlin is lying serious ly ill at his home, East Front and Cedar streets. That "it is an ill wind that blows no body any good" has again been illustra ted in the recent falls of snow. While those who are obliged to tramp through or remove it are not particularly delight ed wi*' "*■ Ua3 brought money and livery stable keepers and j 'nrietors. iHonloi v Itmmcatt. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER ISE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4(5—150 7. "ItI'TTONED-lIP Rev. Mclntyre's Excellent Lecture Last Evening. The lecture of Rev. Dr. Robert Mc- Intyre in the opera house last night on the subject of "Buttoned-up People, ' has gone on record as one of the finest ever heard in this city. The audience was a good sized oue, intelligent and ap preciative, made up of the class that usually patronizes the star course. The object of Dr. Mclntyre's lecture was to score the follies of the day. It was a subject that enabled him to bring into play with romarUnhle effect, his powers of description, his keen sense of humor, his logic and brilliant rhetoric. He has a rich strong voice and com bines with a fine physique, a strong and engaging personality. It is impossible here to give more than a few brief ex tracts of his address. The speaker was introduced by Rev. 11. C. Harmon. In introducing his sub ject, he said a person buttoned up to the chin is generally one who carries with him an outward sign of inward in firmity. Body buttoned up means mind buttoned up; mind buttoued up means heart and soul buttoned up. In the home it is called selfishness; in social circles, exclusiveness; in politics, prej udice; in religion bigotry. Home, he described as the annex of Heaven. Unbutton the heart and let in the sunlight of nuptial love. It is a sol emn thing to keep the henrt buttoned up and go loveless to the grave. God never made a thing complete in itself. When there is unhappiness in married life it is caused by some devil buttoned up in the heart —pride or vanity in the wife or greed or ambitiou in ttie husband, which freezes out oil love and tender ness. Many persons try to atone to the dead for wrong done the living. He knew a man who spent S4O for flowers to place in his wife's coffin who never spent 40 cents for flowers to present to her while she was living. Tumbled Out in The Snow. A sleighing party conveyed in one of Liveryman Moyer's sleds met with quite J a mishap on its way from Milton Tues- ' day night The party was passing through Mooresburg and had reached i this end of the village w hen the runners , on one side ran up on a suow drift. The ' sled upset and the party was tumbled j out into the snow. It was quite dark and i the scene baffled description for a few I minutes while the sleigh riders were ex- ! tricating themselves from the snow j drift. Mrs. Lena lloi ton, 116 Mulberry street, sustaiued a gash in the forehead j which required surgical attention, Dr. ! Kimerer finding it necessary to insert a stitch. Others were slightly injured, among theui Mrs. W. C. Williams,whose arm was bruised. Her little son, Lewis, was flung clear across the road, hut be escaped injury. Sues to Recover For Loss of Leg. March term of court opens on the third Monday of the month. In addition to the Commonwealth cases continued from the last term there are a numherof! civil suits on the list, enough to occupy i Ihe entire week.if the cases are all tried. Among the latter is the damage suit of i Peter Weaver against the Philadelphia 1 & Reading Railway Company, in which ' he sues to recover for the loss of a leg. i The plaintiff, it will be remembeied, 1 ' | about eighteen months ago while em ployed as a laborer at the Reading Iron works, this city, was run over by a car on the P. & R. switch leading into the mill and had his right limb so badly ! crushed that amputation was necessary, j A Sick Horse's Odd Plight. The grey horse belonging to I. T. Pat ton, which has bten sick for some time pasl, and which the owner was driving out for an airing yesterday afternoon, fell down in the river bridge and was un able to arise. Mr. Patton sent out for some help and twenty-five men respond ed. It required the combined efforts, of them all to raise the animal to his feet and then he fell down again. As a last resort the express sle i of John Patton was brought into requisition on which the sick animal was loaded and drawn to his stable at the rear of the Montour House. Mr. Patton thinks the horse is suffering from a paralytic stroke. He will no doubt have to be killed. Life of Luther. The Life of Luther or the Story of the Reformation will be produced under the auspices of the Trinity Lutheran church in the opera house, March 13th, and 14th. The production will be given un der the direction of Mrs. 11. E. Monroe and will include the history of Luther with stereopticou illustrations. Appro priate GBUsio, tableans and costumes will be used. Mrs. Monroe has managed several fine entertainments in Danville and all have given satisfaction. Elizabeth Sheehan Dead. Elizabeth Sheehan died at her home, Ash street, about 11 o'clock la.st night of consumption aged 20 years, The family of the deceased seems pnrsued by a Strange fatality, four out of the family dying in nine mouths. Three weeks ago yesterday her brother, John, died. The only surviving member of the family is William, a boy 10 years of age. Appointed Acting Agent. William Black has been appointed acting agent at Ihe D. L. A VV. depot, during the illness of regular agent, A. M Gearhart. Mr. Black has been an old and faithful employe as telegraph oper ator and assistant and is well qualified to fill the position. DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, Flvlilil AKY 14, l!) 0». STEEI. PLANT IIISHAKTLEII The Work all Completed—l4o Car Loads Shipped. Wellmau, Seaver & Co., Engineers, of Cleveland, Ohio, who have the eon tract for dismantling the Bessemer Steel works, at this place, will complete their work today. By last evening every thing had been loaded upon the cars with the exception of the bed plate of the big blowing en gine and the contractors think that the loading of this will be accomplished to day. The removal of the Bessemer steel plant is a enterprise unique in its way, involving a vast amount of difficult and tedious work. In all 140 cars have been loaded, all but 10 of which have left the plant here and are either en route or have reached their destination at Sault Ste, Marie. The loaded cars average in weight 50,000 pounds, so that it is inter esting to know that the aggregate weight of the machinery, etc., shipped is no less than 3,500 tons. The item of freight amounts to considerably over $15,000. The work of dismantling began on November Ist and has progressed with i little or no interruption until the pres j ent. Much of the work was exceeding ly heavy; several of the pieces, notably the big engines, bed plate and cylinders combined, weighed upwards of 30 tons each. During all, the contractors gave evid ence of their skill and experience in the ease and dispatch with which the most difficult parts of the work was accom plished, precluding the loss of a single life or even serious injury to any em ployed. Of the four strangers identified with the work of dismantling W. H. Monro and Ilarry H. Davis represent the Con solidated Lake Superior Company, the former as Chief Engiueer of the firm and tHe latter as book keeper. L. A. Koby and Daniel Carpenter, of Cleveland, 0., represent the firm of contractors and have charge of the work, the former as chief engineer of the company and the latter as foreman. All four men, who lodge at the Montour Mouse, have by their courtesy, liberality and intelligent conversation during their brief sojourn in our midst, won the esteem and friend ship of a large circle, who look forward to their early departure with a great deal of regret. Diphtheria Closes Schools. Riverside and South Danville are much alarmed over the prevalence of diphtheria and membraneous croup on that side of the river. The outbreak oc curred less than a month ago and there has been a total of eight casts, witb four fatalities. The attendance at the public school has dwindled down to a mere handful. Especially is this the case in the primary department, taught by Miss Alice Gear hart, where with fifty on the roll the at tendance is frequently as low as six. There are no cases of either diphtheria or membraneous croup in South Dan ville at present, but the residents share in the dread of the disease and the at tendance at sc.hool has been very oor of late. At a meeting of the South Dan ville school beard Thursday night iit was decided to close the schools as a precau tionary measure. They were permitted to reman open Friday to complete the weekjOut Friday evening they closed to remain so until further notice. Danville fortunately has little to fear on the score of either diphtheria or membraneous croup. An interview with our physicians has 'disclosed the fact that there are within the borough prob ably less than half a dozen cases of both diseases combined Skated into an Air Hole. Druggist W. E. Gosh had an unpleas ant experience Tuesday morning about 0 o clock. In company with Ar thur Lane he was skatintr near the mouth of Mahoning creek when he skated into an air hole. The spot was about twenty f<-et from shore where the water is of considerable depth and there is a strong current. Sir. Gosh sank in up to his armpits, but he saved himself by quick action, throwing hLs elltows upon the strong ice encircling the air hole and lifting himself out just as he was being drawn under the ice. He had a oold walk back to town in his wet clothes, but a hot drink seemed to coun teract all ill effects, aiul at last accounts he was none the worse for his experi ence. Washingtonviile Grange. The weekly meetings of Washington viile Grange, No. 34, 11. A. Snyder mas ter, were never better at'ended or more interesting than during the present win ter. The program consists of debates, recitations, music, &c. The meetirnrs, which are regularly sustained, wield a benefici.il influence qnte apparent in the enlightenment and culture ob served in t lie communis v. Substitute Mail Carrier. Edward l'urpur has lieen appointed substitute mail carrier in this city to succeed Charles Peifer, who has been ap pointed regular mail carrier. Pastor's Return Asked For . The official board cf St. Paul's M. E. church on Saturday night I ist passed a resolution requesting the Central Penn sylvania conference to return Rev. 11. C. II arm an to the pastorate of St. I mil's in this city. Engagement Announced. The engagement is announced of Dr. IT. 15. Wintersteen and Miss Minnie L. i Divel, both of this city. PERSONAL riiiACitii'iisJ _ | Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends aDd Acquaintances. Mrs. William Hughes, who has been visiting at the home of Thouias Bedea on East Market street, left yesterday for , her home in McKeesport. Miss Rachel Heimbach visited Shamo kin friends yesterday. Miss M try Lovett left yesterday for a ' visit with friends in Scranton. Rev. Adolph Meyer spent yesterday ! in Bloomsburg. Mr. and Mrs. James Messer anil Mr. ' and Mrs. Willanl Kaufman, of Milton, enjoyed a lide to this city yester day. » u J. F. Tooley transacted business itt Shamokin yesterday. William Vastine, of Catawissa, was in ■ town yesterday. John lioach, recently employed as pit boss at the Bessemer steel plant, left yesterday for Johnstown, where he has ; accepted a posiiion with the Cambria Iron and Steel Co. Mr. Roach is the last of the Bethlehem contingent to leave Danville. C. P. Hancock was in Sunbury yester day. Joseph Maier, who has been attached ito the Annapolis, Md., naval station I the past year, returned home last even ing- William Haas returned from a visit in j Trevorton last evening. Harry T. Hancock was in Sunbury yes j terday. R. S. Miller transacted business in Harrisburg yesterday. William Greiner, of Lancaster, arrived in this city yesterday in response to news of his grand mother's illness. Mr. and Mrs. Eleaser Maier, of Phila delphia,are visiting Mr. Maiers' parents, : Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Maier on Mill street. J. \V r . Evans, of Berwick, was a visitor in this city yesterday, E. W. Reese, Esq., of Hazleton, was in town yesterday. F. C. Derr transacted business in Sun bury yesterday. Dr. J. P- Hotfa, of Washingtonville, drove to Danville yesterday. D. E. Bolig-, of Knnburj, was in town yesterday. Mrs. I. L. Bender of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Mrs. H. Kline of Sun bury, and Mrs. Harry Yorgy of Ply mouth, are the quests of the Misses Bas | sett on Mill street. Harry Lyon has accepted a position with the Burbank Manufacturing Com pany of Boston and will leave tor his _ new field in a few days. Miss Sara DeLong of Blue Springs! farm is confined to her home by an at . tack of grip. Miss Yirgie Moycr, of Berwick, is visiting friends in this city. Mrs. I. U. Barber, duighter Margaret and son Hugh spent Sunday with tela- | ! tives in Middleburg. .Tosiah Johnson and M. R. Butler, telegraph operators of Blo>msburg, spent Sunday at the home ot Mis. Han nah Pitner, Riverside. Moot. O. Hughes, of Philadelphia, was a yuest at the home of his mother, i Mrs. M 0 Hughes, Kerry street, Sun- | day. Mis* Charlotte Marks returned to Cat- j awissa «>ti Saturday after a visit with MissStdie Bergner, Nassau street. Mrs. Clark Eaton, Mr and Mrs. j Charles McAnall and John McAnall, of Berwick, attended the funeral of Frank : S. Hunt in this city on Saturday. The Rev. W. E Bushong of York, formerly pastor of the Shiloh Befonned church, spent Sun lay evening with friends in Danville. The Rev. G. E. Linibert is attending •* church work convention of the Re formed church in Freeland. Mrs. Edward Bitter is visiting friends in Pottsgrove. Mrs. Lizzie Fisher is visiting relatives : i in Catawissa. John W'illii.ins, of Northumberland, was in town yesterday. Miss Helen Davis, of Sunbury, was the guest of ?f Mr. l'egg's brother. Mrs. Will Zartman and sister, Miss FasoUl, of Sunbury, were guests yester day at the home of . it in Harrisburg. j Miss Mary Moore returned to Milton 1 yesterday after a visit with Miss Nellie , Moore, Rush township. ABANDONMENT RECOjjHEMI) Directors of the Pennsylvania Canal Co. Take Action. At a meeting held at Philadelphia, Tuesday, the directors of the Pennsyl vania Canal Company recommended to •he share holders that the canal in the central part of the state be discontinu ed. Their action was based upon the fact that the slow waterway is no long er able to compete with ihe railway and has been run at a loss. The operating expenses for the last year are given at §49,860, while the total receipts were only £45,115, leaving a deficit of $435t. In addition to this the interest on the funded debt amounted to §136,832. The annual report states that owing to the continued loss the repair yards and dry docks at Espy, covering four and a half acres with an equipment as sessed for taxation at $5500, have been out of service during the year. The de partment of equipment has been practi cally abolished. The company owns 142 serviceable boats; 28 are owned by individuals. The company atso owns several tugs, dredg ers, scows and bosrdiusj boats. This action on the part of the direct ors would seem to sound the death knell of the historic old waterway and make it improbable that the water will be let into the canal next spring or traffic by boat be resumed at any time in the fu ture. Diphtheria's Deadly Sway. Not within many \ears in the vicinity of Riverside have the ravages of diph- j theria cut sowideand desolatinga swalli as at present. The household of Z. T. Armes is indeed sadly stricken. Of four happy children, who ten days were in the bloom of health, today but two remain. Sydney, a two-year-old child, who died Thursday night, was the first to succumb to the disease. There are two sets of twins in the family and Ihe deceased child, an especially bright and lovable little fellow, belonged to the younger twain. Elliott Armstrong, one of the elder boys, was also taken with diphtheria and was not expected tolive when his littie brother was buried. He lingered until one o'clock Sunday morn ing when death came to his relief. Little Elliott was eight years old. The second death, following thus on the heels of the first added much to the force of the blow and the parents' hearts are nearly broken. The funeral was held Sunday afttr noon,interment being made in Mt. Ver non cemetery by the *ide of the other boy,who was buried Friday afternoon. No new cases have developed within the last couple of days. The school board as a measure to aid in stamping out the disease has followed the exam ple of South Danville and ordered both departments of the public school of the borough closed. Celebrated Silver Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Cleaver, Howellville, celebrated their twenty fifih wedding anniversary on Saturday last. The event was a most pleasant one, Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver being honor ed with a large number of useful pres- i ents, including a sideboard, silver and | china ware and several sums of money. 1 Following were the guests: 1.. P Lie- i wellyn and wife, Kimber C. Lee and wife, Clark Cieascy, wife and daughter I Cora, of Shamokin; K. S. Cleaver and 1 wife, Mrs. Ada Cleaver, Mrs. T. P. Cher | ington, of Cat aw issa; Dallas Yeager and wife, of Plymouth; Col. C. W. Eckman and wife.George Faux,wife and daught er, Dillie, Mrs. Israel Berninger, Isaac | Adams and wife, T. M. Menscli, Charles ! Horton and wife, Jackson Cleaver and wile, of Howellville; T. 11. Kitnbel and wife, 11. S. Bliultz and wife, W. K.Clark j and wife, Mrs. G. Ed. Roat and daught ers, of Hiver-ide; Mrs. J. B. Cleaver, Mrs Jesse Ammerman, of this city; I'. 11. Hagenhach and wife, Arthur Crossley and wife, of Cabin Hun; M. D. Cool baugli, son and daughter, of Dallas. Luncheon and Euchre. Mrs. R. II Woolley and MissWoolley gave a luncheon followed by a progres | sive euchre at their home on West j Market street, Saturday afternoon, in l honor of Mrs. Charles Watson Jr., of Philadelphia,and Mrs. R Erskine Johns i toil, of this city. Those present were: ! Mrs T. F. Patterson, Mrs. C. P. Han cock, Mrs. J. C. l'eifer, Mrs. R K. Polk, ! Mrs. J. 11. Taher, Mrs I'. E. Mans, Mrs. F. C. Angle, Mrs. J. G. Brown, Mrs. A. W. Beaver, Mrs. IL B. Meredith, Mrs. S. A. Yolks, Mrs. A. H. Woolley, Misses Hettie and Boone Eckman, Jennie Han cock, Nan Bran Jon, Etneline Gearhart, (irace Irland, Helen Magill and Miss McCorni'ck. Prizes were won as follows: First, Mrs. J. 11. Taber; second, Mrs. T. F. Patterson; lone hand, Miss Emeline Gearhart; consolation, Mrs. A. H. \\ o >l - An Interesting Relic. The ".Mt. Carmel Daily News says: A copy of the Montour American issued on the 4th of July. 1867, printed at Dan ville, Pa., was placed in the curio window of the P. O. S. of A. social rooms on West Third street yesterday. 'I lie pa per was printed in red and bine and was brim full of news, it was preserved by George Koble, of Wa'nnt street and he presented it to the rooms for exhibition. Almost daily new relics are being ad | ded to this window. j The Lorraine Iloliis company will ap pear at the opera house to-night. DANVILLE TO BE REPRESENTED Mr, Lunger Selected to Attend Dueitort,' Convention at Harrisburg. The School Board Monday eve met in regular session. President Fisclnr oc cupied the chair. The following mem bers responded to roll call: Fischer, Orth, Green, Black, Barber, Burger, Keefer, Werklieiser, Fenstermacher and Lunger. The treasurer presented a statement of finances lo date which showed a net balance of cash on hand of $10953.81. Mr. Ream, teacher of the night school recently closed by action of the direc tors, appeared before the board to cor rect some erroneous impressions, which seem to place the responsibility for the failure of the school upon the teacher. He denied that he had been unduly se vere in his discipline, but asserted that he had always been prudent, and faith ful in the performance of his duty. The board denied that they had at any time in their sessions made any reflection up on the conduct of the night school. Mr. i Ream explained at length some of the j difficulties he had to contend with as a < teacher. On the whole he thought the J night school had scored a fair success, considering that it was the first experi ment in our town. Jacob Geise and Charles Mortimore as a committee from the high school class of 1901 appeared before the board to re quest tbe use of the High school room on Friday night of each week for the transaction of business and the discus- j sion of such subjects as might be before ! the class. On motion of Mr. Green the use of the room was granted to the class On motion of Mr. Green W. li. Lung er was selected to represent the Danville School Board at the State convention of Directors to be held at Harrisburg on Wednesday. Tax Ollector E. W. Peters appeared before the board with a list of tax ex onerations, which on motion of Mr. Green with two exceptions were grant ed. On motion of Mr. Green it was order ed that four flags, oxlo feet, be purchas ed for use on each of the school build ings. The matter was left in the hands of the supply committee. The following bills were approved for ' payment: Jos. Gross $ .50 . Charles Mottern, 1.00 U. S. Express Co 30 W. E. l'oung, 5.00 Standard Gas Co 2.40 Standard Electric Light Co 5.44 Teachers and Janitors 1494.00 Ed. W. Peters, com 70.00 M. 11. Schraui, bonds paid 1522.50 On motion of Mr. Green a requisition from the superintendent calling for 18 copies of a shorter course in civics was granted. Dog That May Have Been Mad. Mrs. Martin Orner. 38 Montour Row, was Monday eve bitten by a dog which in all probability was afflicted with rabies. She was on her way to Mill street and had just turned the corner at Montour Row and Centre street wln-n she beard some men call out: "Look out for that dog, he is mad !" Frightened and bewildered she ran into ihe middle of the street and then back upon the sidewalk where the first thing she knew she felt the sharp teeth of the dog close upon her right limb. The dog, a brute of medium size, of the hound species, came from East Dan ville and was pursued by two men. Mrs. Orner did not notice the dog until she was bitten. He was then frothing at the mouth and trotted ofl in the direc j tion of Mausdale. He was pursued by the two men from East Danville who j finally lost all trace of him. He bit an | other dog in the vicinity of Montour , Row and snapped at a lady, who for- J tunately succeeded in getting ouj of his ] way Mrs. Orner sustained an ugly wound, ; the dog's teeth sinking deep into the I fleshy part of her limb below the knee. I The wound bled profusely. wo [ man visited Jeliifl's drug store where a i lotion was prepared for applying to the iwound. Fine Pavilion at Huater's Park. George Reifsnyder lias been awarded the contract for building the pavilion at Erwin Hunter's new park near Maus dale. According to the plans the pavil ion will architecturally be a beauty, up to-date in every respect, ninety six by forty eight feet. In the rear will be an artistic annex built to accommodate the piano and orchestra. Around the whole pavilion will be a wide walk sheltered iby a projecting roof and protected on j each side by an ornamental railing. The i contract price is $1275. Mr. Hunter is pushingthe work along ' very rapidly at his new park. In addi- I tion to the pavilion he contemplates | erecting one or more cottages for oc ; cupancv during the summer. He has | already contracted for a merry-go-round, j in addition to which other attractions : will be added to the park. A Free Scholarship. Among the various prizes to be con tested for at the Washington Fire Com pany's fa r will be a free scholarship to I the Russell bu>ii e-s college. This will ! mean a year's tuit on for the lucky one. Change of Train Service. Effective Monday, February 11th. on the I». 1- & W. railroad train No. 1 Westbound leaving Scranton 1:05 p. m.and train No. 4 Eastbound I leaving Scranton at 12:55 p. m. Will not irunWta of Klmira. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. FIFTY YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE Mr. and Mrs. J. D. C. Kase of Elysburg Celebrate Their Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. J. I). C. Kase celebrated their golden wedding at their cozy and commodious home at Elysb* rg Mou day. Mr. unj Mrs. Kase, who despite their declining years, are in the best of health, rounded out their fifty years of married life in the same community in which lliey began their wedded life. Up to some ten years Bgo they occupied the homestead farm in Maybeiry town ship, this county. Since then they have lived retired in the pleasant little town of Elysburg. The golden wedding brought together many widely scattered relatives and was a most pleasant reunion, which will long have a place in the memory of the guests. Among those present was George W. West of this city, who officiated as best man at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Kase fifty years ago. Mr. West, despite his 83 years, is hale and vigorous, and along with the venerable couple was a central figure in Monday's assemblage. Others from this city present were: Will iam Kase West E»q., wife and son, Wil liam, George M. West and wife, Harri son C. Kase and wife. The following children and grand children were pre sent: John Pitner, wite and their chil dren, Mary, Clinton, William, Hattie, Dora and Ruth; Simon G. Kase,wife and children, Byron, Irene and Nathalie; Madison Vought, wife and children, Walter, Gertrude, Amelia, Katie, Viola, Sallie and John; Calvin Miller, Grace and Jennie Miller; Clark Kase, wife and their children Paul, Kobert, Margaret, Eleanor and William; John Kase, wife and children, Kay and Kobert; Harry Kase and wife; John Wallize and wife, Cynthia Bird, Kev. Johnson and wife, of Elysburg; Edward Bergst resser and daughter Elizabeth, of Mt. Carmel; C. C. McWilliamsand daughter; Jesse Berninger and son; Mrs. Ellen Forrester, Mi«s Eggleston and Miss Streator. Died on day of Sisters' Funeral Fannie S. Cromley, of Cooper town ship, died Tuesday forenoon, aged 68 years. The deceased, who resided at the home of her brother-in-law Gideon Krum, had been an invalid for many years. Her sister, Mrs. Krum, died of pneumonia on Saturday last and was buried Tuesday forenoon. The funeral was very largely attended, some forty carriages following the remains to the cemetery. Rev. D. L Fogleman officiated, assisted by Rev. C. D. Lerch. Miss Cromley continued very low dur ing yesterday morning and when the relatives returned from Mrs. Kruui's fu neral she was a corpse. The funeral will take place 011 Friday at 10 a. m., Kev. D L. Fogleman officiating. Miss Cromley is a sister of Mrs. G. W. Peiferofthis city, who was with her when she died. Early Morning Wedding. Miss Agnes Trainor and Thomas Martin were married at seven o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Joseph's R. C. church, Rev. M. I. O'Reilly officiating. John Trainor, a brother of the groom, officiated as best man and Miss Mary McVey attended the bride. After the ceremony a reception was held and a wedding breakfast was served at the bride's home, Chambers street The young couple left on the 12:38 P. R. R. train for a wedding tour, which will in clude Baltimore and Washington, D. C. Celebrated His Birthday. Councilman George Sechler entertain ed a number of friends at a dinner last evening in honor of his 60th birthday- District Attorney Welsh made an ad dress appropriate to the occasion. Mr. Sechler also made a few temarks which were roundly applauded. Those pres ent were: Ojcar M Leniger, W. L Gouger, W. C. Wiliiams, D. C. Mont gomery, William Maiers, William Link er. Edward Czechowicz, J. T. Oberdorf, J. C. Mincemoyer, Thomas Welsh, Esq , and D. C. Jones, Jr. Mr. Sechler was presented with a hand some reclining chair. Consigned to the Grave. The funeral of the late Frank S. Hunt, which took place Saturday afternoon from the residence of D. C. Hunt, West Mahoning street, was quite largely at tended. Rev. Dr. W. I. Steans officiat ed. Samuel Baily, John Sechler, John B. McCoy and W. D. Laumaster acted as pall bearers. flowers for Valentines. To-day is St. Valentine's Day and the Danville post office authorities are look ing for the usual volume of mail, con taining messages of the heart, which pass through the office on this day. Local florists say that the numerous or ders for flowers for to-day would indi cate that floral gifts will largely take the place of the paper lace valentine. Death of Mrs. Murray. Eloise, the wife of William Murray, formerly of this county, died at Pitts burg, Tuesday. The deceased was the daughter of William Curry, of Valley township, and was 30 years of age. The remains have arrived at this city. The funeral will be held today. Interment will be made at Chillisquaque. Church Concert. An entertainment will be given in the ! Immanuel Baptist church on Friday j evening. An attractive musical pro gram is being arranged. JOB PRINTING The ofHceoi 'he AMERICAN ueirjj furnished with a large assortimn of job letter and fancy t) j»e and job material generally, the I'ublishei announces to the public that he i«- prepared at all times to execute 111 the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of art K Inds and Descrpticn. ft-gT'Cct our prices before plate your orders. DEESTMCK SKDLE A lilt SUCCESS Home Talent Greeted by an Immense Au dience. The "Deestrick which was pre sented in 'lie opera Louse Tuesday un der the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the.M. C. A., was attended by one of the largest audiences that ever greet ed a home-talent performance. It is safe to say that there were at least a thousand peisons present, who filled the entire lower part of the house and a good portion of the gallery. School Master Phineas Ruggles and his large school passed through the or deal surprisingly well. No one expect ed anything seriou«, but was present merely to laugh and laugh lie did dui ing the entire evening. It was 8:30 o'clock when Will Curtis as the old time school master of fifty years ago opened his school and called the roll. The response to each name was peculiarly amusing and won applause at the very beginning. The arrival of Honeysuckle (Ella Lyon) with her b:i!>y brother, Ezekial, was the next feature, John B. McCoy ai the "baby," especially, making a big hit. The clashes were called up in their order, the ab c and primer classes of the Cc untry school being followed with the read in-/, spell ng and grammar class es of more advanced scholars. Each pu pil had some part to perform supposed to be characteristic of the old-fashioned mixed school. The girl who read too fast and the boy who could scarcely read at all were in evidence, as well as ttc girl who giggled and the girl who cried The "lunch hour," was frisky in the extreme, and was quite a reflection on the good order and decorum of the noon hour in the old time school. The school during the afternoon ses sion was visited by the district "Skule Borde," composed of Hans Blinker, President, (Will J. Rogers); Silas Dew berry (E. F. Williams) and Dick Bustle (John L. Evans). Recitations and com positions, all of which contained some thing to laugh at, were heard and ap proved by the learned "borde." The composition on the horse by John Wes ley Williams (Leonard Foulk) made a big hit with the audience. The remarks about the baby by Nathan Hale (Frank Newbaket) ran in the same funny vein. The recitation by Sis Petkin (Gertrude Goldsmith) was a very effective piece of work, in excellent imitation of Sis Hopkins. i The "remarks and questions" by the , president of the "Skule Borde" which were putin Mr. Rogers' happiest way, was a part in which the audience took especial delight. Not the least entertaining feature of the school were the costumes, which covered a w ide range, both as to color and pattern. Nothing was too odd or grotesque to be conceived of, which will be readily appreciated when it is stated that John B. McCoy as the "baby broth er," appeared in a frock. Space unfortunately does not admit of individual mention. Suffice it to say that there was not one in the excellent cast who failed to measure up to the peculiar requirements or was responsi ble for a moments' dulness. The entertainment was gotten up un ' der the direction of William Curtis and ■ no little credit is due him for the suc -1 cessful manner in which it was carried i through. Many of the compositions as well as the recitations were written by him and they showed in every line or iginality and a sense of genuine humor. Jesse Shannon, as Mike O'Flynn, J. B. McCoy and W. J. Rogers, each made his part stand out in bold relief and contri buted immensely to the full measure of t suece.-s achieved. The music was furnished by the orch estra of the Penn Social Club, a new or ganization under the direction of Her bert Wyle. Its playing was very favor ably criticised during the evening and added not a little to the pleasure of the entertain Dent. A good sum of money was realized. Death of Frank Tooley. ' Frank Tooley of this city died in New York, Sunday morning, while visiting " at the home of his son in-law, Dr. La Bowe, the cause ofdeath b ing pneumo nia. The deceased was 73 years ot age. He resided here for more than fifty years 1 being employed during the greater part 1 of that time at the Reading Iron works, t He is survived by two sons, Dr. Frank • Tooley, of New York; John Tooley, of - Seattle, Washington,and two daughters, n Mrs. La Bowe, of New Yoik, and Mrs. 1 William Pickin, Chambers street, this city, with whom he resided. A Surprise Party. Mrs Samuel Scott was pleasantly sur e prised by a number of friends at her home in Mechanicsville vesterday after ' noon. Those present were: Mesdames 1 Leander Kocher, O-cir kocher, Simon Kocher, Abraham C. Angle, William Christian and daughter. Margaret, K. Hallman, Jesse Amuierman, John Hart e line and daughter, Margaret, George 11 art li ue, Jackson Good, A. Sechler, Thomas Cole, William Hartzel, John Jacobs, John Krum, William Baylor ' and son, Glenn, William Diehl and son, " Benjamin, Hannah Morrison and Mrs. ** (ireenawalt, MissS. Troxell.Miss Myrtle Angle, Miss Blanche Goss, Misses Verda l * Lizzie and Hessie Kocher, Miss L. "lrox e ell and Alfred Krum. t A Grangers' Party. A large party of Stra" ' people, mostly grant'" e i at the home <~ r e Jersey tow* y even'*" >-