Hone Paper— —'For lie 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 M 104 MM St., IP. M.to iP. M. Danville, Pa. IBCLTZ, M. D. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty W. P. ANGLE, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MILL STREET. Teeth Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the latest and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute thu most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). DRNIIBI Offioe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa Dentistry In all Its branches. Charge Moderate and all work Guaranteed Established 1898. COMNSEI) SEWS. St. Patrick's Day next. Colds are still hanging on. Merchants were busy on Saturday. The March lion will soon be heard of. Franciscns, the great magician, will appear at the opera house next Monday night. Flittings will be numerous in this city during the next 'e*' weeks. Many of our merchants are already displaying spring goods. Mrs. William E. Gosh still continues seriously ill at the home of her parents in Manassas, Va. Whist has replaced euchre during Lent and to play it is now quite the proper thing. Mrs. John Bird, Riverside, is still con fined to her bed as a result of a second stroke of paralysis. Daily Lenten services at Christ church are being well attended. The fair and promising graduates are getting ready for the season of fragrant roses and blooming essays. The Bloomsburg Daily says that trees on a farm in that part of the country have begun to blossom, which is taken as an indication of early approach of warm weather. Business conlitions throughout the country were never brighter at the threshold of spring than they are now. It is said that ice on tlie river at many places is frozen to the bottom. There are some fears of a flood when a break up occurs, owing to the low stage of the water which may be insufficient to carry off the ice. The Luther League, the young folks' society of the Evangelical Lutheran church of this state will hold its annual convention in Shamokin the latter part of June and will be in session two days. It is expected that over 300 delegates will be in attendance. Danville will be largely represented. John H. Hughes, florist at Castle Grove, owing to ill health, has resigned his position. Architect John Brugler has completed plans for the new public school build ing, which will be erected in Berwick next spring. The newly elected members of Coun cil are men of intelligence and they will work for the city's interests. During the past few weeks many farm ers in this vicinity have been extensive ly engaged in hauling lime. Danville, it is expected, will receive some important additions in a building way this year. This promises to be a great year for railroad building and extensions. Signs of spring are particularly notice able in the millinery store windows. Florists say they have a good demand for carnations. A marriage license has been issued to Austin C. Hartman ami Mabel L. Keef er, both of this city. Lenten observance goes hard with some people. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic favor the proposed change by which pensions shall be paid monthly by check. Is the ground hog to blame for the many disasters that have occurred dur ing the present month? And now the tempting bargains many of the merchants are offering make you wish you hadn't been so lavish in your Christmas expenditure Major Edith Marshall and assistant, Captain HattieCore, will preside at the Salvation Army barracks, next Saturday evening.and during the Sunday services. Major Marshall is favorably known in Danville and no doubt will attract large audiences. All those persons who intend taking part in the German Reformation and Life and Times of Martin Luther will please meet at the Trinity Lutheran church on Thursday evening at 7:30 sharp Uanvilie is onj of the most eligibly seated cities in the state for manufac lring purposes. Investors should note lis fact. The Methodist Episcopal churches of \ Janville and South Danville will present excellent reports at the Conference to be held in Chambersburg in a few weeks. : -ti. * i' iHontour A®, 3Unmcm "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS VOI,. 40—NO i>. GROUND TO IIIM IMitll THE CABS Alex. Grimes killed at Milton Sunday Morn ning- Both Arms Cut Off. Alex. Grimes, 19-years-old, son of James Grimes, Sr., of this city, in com pany with Thomas Huntington, of Chambers street, Saturday afternoon, boarded a freight train and rode to Mil ton;he spent Saturday night with friends in that place, and Sunday morning arose buoyant and gay in the flush of youth and hopefulness. At seven o'clock Sunday morning the two young fellows stationed them selves near the high tower on the P. & K. railway at Milton to catch the south bound freight due at, this city at 7:59 o'clock. Huntington, .it seems, had no difficulty in mounting. Young Grimes, who attempted to jump on about the middle of the train, missed his footing and fell under the wheels, the rear half of the train passing over him. Doth arms were severed from his body, his neck was broken and a terrible bruise inflicted upon his head sufficent in itself to produce death. Huntington, who was an eye witness of the affair, was completely overcome by the horrifying spectacle and seemed to lose I.is head entirely. He jumpei oil tlie train and, dazed and Lewildered ) I started for (his city, walking the entire distance. Before he arrived a telegram was received by Grimes' parents appris ing them of the awful affair. The remains were brought to this city on the afternoon freight, arriving here at 3 p. tn. in charge of Juhu Dos ter'sS ns, undertakers. The deceased was well known about town. Both of his parents are living,in j addition to whom he is survived by five j brothers and two sisters as follows: i Charles James, Frank, Thomas, Ed- i ward, Mrs. Matthew Ryan and Miss Maggie Grimes, all of this city. To Attend the Inauguration. Com piny F will leave Sudbury for 1 Washington, D. C., Saturday next at 3 a. m. The men will wear woollen shirts, blouse, leggins, white gioves, cap s , thick shoes, overcoats and probably carry a blanket roll. The company will not be furnished j with food in Washington, but each man will have to depend upon his individual resources during the trip. Sleeping quarters will be provided in the corridors j of the Army and Navy building, cots j sufficient in number for the entire com- j pany have been engaged by Captain Gearhart. While no enlisted man is obliged to j accompany the company to Washington j those who go will find themselves under | rigid diecipline, the determination 1 on the part of the commanders being to , prevent repetition of the lawlessness ; among the Pennsylvania troops which j caused such scandal eight years ago. j Captain Gearhart states that under no , circumstances will men either at Danville I or Sunbury be taken on the train who are in the least degree intoxicated. Caught by a Spindle. George Albeck, an employe of Howe& Polk, met with a painful aceident at 10 ■ o'clock Tuesday eve. He was working : about the machinery when his clothing j at the back was caught on the end of a rapidly revolving spindle. In an in stant his clothing tightened around him ; with a vise-like grip, which threatened to break every bone in his body. For- J tunately a fellow workman saw his plight ; in time and threw the machine out of j gear. He suffered severe internal pains j and Dr. Newbaker was called tot' e ! works. An investigation showed that | no bones weie broken and that the suf fering of the injured man was flue to the shock and tight squeeze that he receiv ed. He was removed to his home on West Mahoning street. Death of a Child. Karl, the one-year-old son of Mr. and I Mrs. William Ephlin, Van Kirk s'reet I died Saturday morning at five o'clock, j The child died of brain fever and had | been ill bnt a few days. This family has j been especially unfortunate recently, j Mr. Ephlin is slightly convalescent after i a six weeks' illness of typhoid pneumonia 1 while Mrs. Ephlin is prostrated with an attack of grip. Firemen's Parade. There will be a parade of the Fire De partment on Saturday evening next in j honor of the opening of the Washing-i ton Hose Company's fair, which will be held in the room formerly occupied by | Schoeh's grocery, Mill street. The | Friendship Hose company will be head- ! ed by Stoes' band. The "Washies" will be led by their drum corps. Will Speak at St. Paul's Church. Hon. Daniel VV. McCurdy, of G'loar field will address the Sunday school on Sunday afternoon, March 3,at St. Paul's M. E. church. In the evening he will I address a mass meeting. His subject will be "The 20th Century Offering." I Hon. McCurdy is well known as an en- i thusiastic and eloquent speaker. Death of Miss Bank. Miss Kllen M. Hank died at the home j of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rank on Van Kirk street Sunday afternoon at three o'clock Miss Hank was 85 years of age and besides her parents she is survived by three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Ada Sinton, of Forest Hill; Mrs. Annie Gever, of White Deer; J Miss Laura Kank and Harry and Clar- i ence Kank of this oity. Death wascaus . ed by pneumonia. F. W. Howe's new residence on East Market street is approaching comple tion. DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28,1901. OUTLOOK AT THE BESSEMER Interview With an Official of the Company. May Re-Equip the Plaut. A rumor for some days past has been current to the effect that the Bessemer Steel company contemplates rehabilitat ing its plant here or some portion of it and starting up in the near future. In order to determine what grounds there might be for the run)or an official of the company, who happened in this city Tuesday was interviewed. The gentleman stated that nothing definite could be announced at this time but he made no secret of the fact that there are plans on foot lookinit to a new equipment for the plant and a resump tion at no distant day. All this, how ever, depends. In the interim since the change in man agement and under what is practically a new board of directors much careful in vestigation has been given to the ques tion as to what could best be done with the works. The new management does not feel that its whole duty would be •lone toward the stock holders by sim ply liquidating the business. Sometime during the month «>f March, a meeting of the stock holders will be held, when plans, the result of investigation and oonsultation with experts, will be sub mitted, looking to the expenditure of considerable money in new equipment for the pl&nt and resumption of opera tion along lines which give reasonable assurance of satbfactory dividends. It is, of cour.-e, conjectural as to the out- | come of the stock holders' meeting, as j there seems to be considerable feeling in i certain quarters in favor of a distribu- j tion of at least a part of the cash assets. | Should a cash distribution be insisted , upon, it was explained that it would ; operate fatally against the plans the | management has in view for starting up, , as there would not be sufficient left for new equipment and a proper working! capital. Another feature of the project to be submitted to the stock holders in case they decide to favor a resumption along lines to be indicated win be a reduction of capital stock to such u sum as will more nearly represent the assets of the company in real and peisonal prop erty. hiuch a reduction of capital stock, it was explained, will not militate to the disad vantage of any stock bolder, be cause it will be a pro rata reduction in the number of shares only. The cash assets and other available assets of the company convertible into cash at short notice, it was stated, is not much less than $400,000. Killed by Palling Tree. Charles E. Rickerd, an employe of Curry Bros., Valley township, who are engaged in clearing a tract of timber land lying at the foot of Montour Kidge, about 9 o'clock Tuesday was help ing to fell a large tree. As it swayed upon its stump and fell Rickerd seemed to j lose all presence of mind and ran about thirty feet forward to a spot where one of the large limbs struck him squarely on the head, bearing him to the ground under its weight. He was carried to a shanty near by and Dr. Kimerer of this I city summoned,but the man was beyond j all help. His neck was broken, death being instantaneous. An inquest was held over the body by j Justice-of-the-Peace J. P. Bare, the fol- | lowing gentlemen composing the jury: ! William Crossley, Stuart Curry, A. A. j Falls, Howard Hilkert, William Curry and Harry Keiser. A verdict in accord- i ance with the above facts was agreed upon. The deceased was 32 years of age and unmarried. lie came from New Colum bia, Union county, and was in the em ploy of Curry Bros, for about three months. He is survived by a mother, who resides near Lewisburg, but so far as can be ascertained he has no other relatives in this locality. Argument Court. Court convened Monday morning i with Judge Little and Associates Thomp- j son and Blee on the bench. Owing to the absence of the defendant's attorneys j argument on the motion for a new trial j in the Baron case was postponed until 1 the next court. Argument in the Thomson case was also continued, pending decision as to a new trial in the action for divorce brought in Philadelphia last week. In re-estate ol David Clark, dee'd, an swer was filed to show cause why | annuity should not be paid widow. In re-estate of Mary Ellen Gearhart, dee'd. Exceptions filed to the Audit or's report and matter referred back to the Auditor for further consideration. Fingers Mashed. Hover Rumfelt, better known as "Col onel," an employe of the Beading Iron Works, met with a bad accident on Sat urday morning, about 7 o'clock. He was engaged in pushing a car loaded with pig iron when he slipped and fell, his left hand striking the rail. The rear wheel passed over the thumb, index and middle finger,crushing them very badly. He was given surgical attention by Dr. Kimerer, who thinks that the middle finger will have to be amputated. Ladies' Camp P. 0. S. of A. Arrangements are being made for the establishment of a ladies' camp, P. O. S. of A. in this city. The institution is an i auxiliary to the P. O. S. of A. and car ! lies with it sick and death benefit and I insurance. It is thought that the first meeting will be held about the middle of March. Mrs. CUra l'owley of Sun bury, District Organizer, will install the camp. 'I he initiation fee is a dollar and the dues but six cents a week. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Mrs. Alex Foster returned yesterday from a visit among relatives in William sport. Harry Lyons attended a party in Ash land on Tuesday evening. J. R. Williams, of Milton, transacted business in town yesterday. Mrs. D. M. Boyd and daughter, Miss KUie, left yesterday for a visit among relatives iu Washington, D. C. Miss Gertrude Pope, of Bristol, re turned home yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. A. M. Peters returned yesterday from a business trip to Scranton. Harold Chesnut left yesterday for Chicago, 111. Rev. Adolph Meyer called on Blooms burg friends yesterday. Edward Lee is home from Dußois to attend the funeral of his father, the late Philip Lee. Miss Mary Leamy returned to Will iamsport yesterday after a visit with her ; parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Lenniv, on Northumberland street. Mrs. P. 11. Cotner and young son, Jay, returned last evening after a visit with relatives in Snydertown. Miss Carrie James returned to her home in Williamsport, yesterday, after I a visit with relatives in this city. Ellis Kank and daughter, Miss Olive, ! called on friends in Northumberland ! yesterday. Mrs. Stephen Johnston visited friends ' in Northumberland yesterday. Master Douglass Smith returned to Williamsport yesterday after a visit at , the Leamy home on Northumberland street. Harry Billmeyer passed through tow n last evening on his way to Bloomsburg. Mrs. E. C Starick (nee Jennie Hiler) of Elmira, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. Will G. Brown, Factory street. Mrs. Thomas Moran, West Centie street, is on the sick list. Miss Maude Christ, of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday at the home of Levi Boyer Riverside. Miss Minnie Wellivor, of Sunbury, is visiting at the home of James Shultz, on East Market street. Lloyd l'eifer, of Wilkesbarie, spent Sunday in town. John Haas and Theodore Chester, of Sunbury, circulated among friends in this city on Friday. Miss Grace Furman is visiting rela tives in Berwick. Mrs. Edward Mahoney and daughter, Miss Agnes, left Saturday for Scranton. I Mrs. F. R. Harner returned from a visit in Carlisle on Saturday. Miss Freda Cook, of the Bloomsburg Normal school, was a guest over Sunday j at the home of her aunt. Mrs. John , Sechler, Ferry street. Miss Hertha Smith left Saturday for Philadelphia, where she has accepted a position. Rev. Young, of Lewisburg, was the | guest of the Kev. J. A. Hower, over j Sunday. Frank Antrim, of Pittston, spent Sun day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Antrim, Lower Mulberry street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotner and Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Moser, of this city, were guests at the home of Col. C. W. Eck man, Roaring Creek, Sunday. Miss Josephine Harry and Miss Rachel Williams and Messrs. Herbert Conrad, Albert Harry, Jacob Snyder and Frank Mordan, of Berwick, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Myerly,East Front street, Sunday. Mrs. E. E Pressman, of New York, spent Sunday at the home of her broth er, W. T. Pease on West Market street. William Winegardner, of Muncy, is visiting at the home of George Tillson, Pine street. MidS Emma Miller, of Williamsport, is visiting Mrs. James Cruikshank on Pine street. Miss Lucinda Leighow is visiting rela tives in Northumberland. Misses Margaret and Mame Martin are visiting friends in Shenandoah. Misses Maggie and Mabel Edmondson are visiting friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Killian and son, Huston, of Sunbury, and Mrs. William Sarba, of Williamsport, visited their sister, Mrs. Henry Grove, yesterday, it ' being her 4'Jtli birthday. Miss Ella Duffy, of Williamsport, is a | guest at the home of .Tames Martin, Mill j street. Misses Maine and Maggie Martin re- i turned yesterday after a visit in Shenan doah. J. 11. Bitter, of Newmanstown, called on friends in town yesterday. Mrs. Mary L. Kline left yesterday for 1 a visit to Wilkesbarre. Samuel Kelchner, of Wilkesbarre, is spending a week with his ,nephew, Geo. j W. Boat, Fast Market street. Miss Anna Johnston returned yester day after a visit among friends in Phila delphia. Miss Helen Ramsey returned last evening after a visit among friends in Sunbury. Miss Jane Lloyd left yesterday for a visit among friends in Washington,D. C. Mrs. W 11. Ammertnen returned last evening from a visit in Philadelphia. I'. E. Maus transacted business in Harrisburg yesterday. UNDER THIRTY TONS OF COAL Workman Buried iu a Car Head Downward. Imprisoned 20 Minutes. To plunge headfirst down a coal chute with thirty tons of coal rattling after him, to land upon his head in the car and imbeded in coal, with heels pro truding at the fop to remain in that un natural position for nearly half an hour, is an experience that a man would not likely pass through more than once and live. Such an experience, however, fell to the lot of John B. Leffler, a laborer at the Reading Iron Works, who resides at No. 34 Cherry street, yesterday morn ing. About !» o'clock Leltler was put to work loading the small cars which carry the soft coal from the dump to the mill. The coal when shipped to the plant is dumped from the railway cars on the high trestling near the canal into an im mense chute, funnel-shaped with an opening at the bottom where the coal is ' fed into the small cars. The coal has been frozen during the last few days and heh'i fast at the four sides of the chute, only that which was immediately above the opening below readily passing doivn into the mill cars. In order to dislodge I a portion of the mass Lefller yesterday | climbed up into the central cavity des cribed and with his bar began to pry at i the coal. Overhead on every side tow | ered an ever widening mass of coal, its | weight in the aggregate being not less I than thirty tons. It was a fearful posi tion for a man to place himself in, but the peril evidently did not occur to him. | Without a moment's warning the coal loosened on every side; the man lost his | footing and headfirst went down with the rush of coal. ' A short time afterward John Latnber son, another workman, passed the spot. Ilis attention was attracted by the foot | and leg of Lefller, which protruded out of the coal at the top of the car. He ; summoned several other employes and without knowing whether the man was 1 alive or dead they set to work to release • him. It was no easy task. As fast as they shoveled away the coal it rolled | down upon them from the chute so that : at least twenty minutes elapsed before a rescue was effected. Lefller was alive, but painfully bruis ed, it: addition to which he suffered in tensely from fright and suspense and the effect of resting so long in his in i verted position. He was hardly able to speak for a while and made no effort to ! describe his emotions, which probably ' can best be imagined. His clothes were torn from his limbs as be came down with the rush of coal. He was very bad ly bruised about the back and complain- j ed of internal pains in the abdominal re gion. He was assisted to bis home, ■ where at last accounts his condition re mained unchanged. Lelller is about fifty <• vears of age. Killed at Shamokin. John Creglow of Shamokin, who up to a few years ago was a resident of this city, met with a shocking death under j ! the cars Monday afternoon. The de ! ceased was a trackman employed on the j i Pennsylvania railroad. About half past ' | two o'clock he was engaged in cleaning ! ice of! one of the sidings. While he was I thus engaged engine No. 3040 entered I the switch. Creglow had his back to ward the locomotive, which tender first came running down the siding at a good rate of speed. The unfortunate man seemed to be utterly unaware of the engine's approach until he was struck and ground under the wheels. His head was cut off and his body terribly mangled. John Creglow, who was forty years of age and unmarried, resided with his mother, Catherine Creglow.Third street, Shamokin. He has a brother and a sis ter residing in this city: Albert, who lives on Steeb street, and Mrs. Ifenry Mentzer, Walnut street. He has many friends here and his death has proven a great shock. Six O'clock Dinner. William Hunt, West Mahoning street, ' entertained a number of his friends at a ' six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening. Fol- j lowing are the guests: Misses Minnie Divel, Grace Ware, Jane Meredith Lloyd, Mary Fry, Hattie Fry, Sara Christian, Martha Christian and Miss McAuall of Berwick, Messrs. Howard Patton, Will Maiers, Harry Patton,Will iam Russell, Dr. T. B. VYintersteen and Charles J. Hunt. The Small Pox Scare The small pox scare which originated j I at Loyalsock a week or so ago has id . i ready taken in Williamsport [and liar- ; ! risburg. At the latter place there are 1 at least a dozen cases in the heart of the I city. It has made its appearance in the ! city high school. Universal vaccination has been ordered,a line of SSO being con templated by ordinance for refusal to comply. A number of the legislators were vaccinated vesterday. Double Anniversary. The birthday anniversaries of Mr. ; and Mrs. Alfred Blecher of near Grovan ia were celebrated together on Saturday afternoon last. Mrs. Hlecher's birthday occurred on Friday, February 22, and Mr. Blecher's on Sunday following. It was decided to make a joint affair of the two events anil hold the celebration on Saturday. Some 85 guests were present. The af ternoon, during which an elaborate turkey dinner was served, was given to the older guests. The evening was set apart for the young friends of the fam ily and was devoted to dancing, which was kept up until nearly midnight. A . fine oyster supper was served. KANK RKSOI.I TION HSIIORSEII. Mr. Lunger Presents His Rep"rt How to Obtain a Collection of Specimens. The School Hoard held a regular meet ing Monday night President Fischer in the chair. Other members responded to the roll call as follows: Orth, Green, Burger, Barber, Werkheiser, Keefer, Fenstermacher, Curry and Lunger. A communication was received from the School Board of Kane calling atten tion to a resolution adopted by that body on February 4, and asking that it be endorsed by the School Hoard in l>an ville. The resolution in question sets forth that only a small per rentage of pupils in the public schools avail them selves of the advantages ofcollege train ing and the high schools of the stale as a result are called upon to furnish many young people-with a final preparation for the work of life ami that they therefore call for an unusual expenditure in com parision with the other schools; owing to this it was resolved that our legisla ture be urged to make such special ap propriation for our high schools as may be deemed sufficient to carry out the provision of the act of June 28, IH<»5 . On motion of Mr. Lunger it was order | ed that the resolution of the KaneHchool Hoard be endorsed and that our repres entative in the Legislature be asked to give bis vote to the measure. Mr. Lunger, w ho represented the Dan ville School Hoard in the convention of the State Association of School Directors last week, presented bis report,showing that the sessions were full of instruc tion, presenting much that is new in matters pertaining to the schools. On motion Mr. Lunger's report was accept ed and ordered tiled. He was tendered a vote of thanks. Mr. Orth stated that the flags, fix 10 feet, ordered at last meeting, had arriv ed. The flag poles, be said, were fonnd to be in a decaying condition and that it was only in two of the wards that flags could be raised on Washington's Birth day. The matter of procuring new flag poles was discussed, when several mem bers expressed themselves in favor of re moving the flags from the buildings and erecting tall poles on the school grounds where the raising of the stars and stripes on flag days could be attended with more ceremony and rendered more im pressive to the pupils. On motion of Mr. Lunger the matter was referred to the building and supply committee with instructions to see what such flag poles would cost. The Secretary stated that through the efforts of Bepresentative Foster our High school had been otlered free of cost by the Philadelphia commercial museum a fine collection of minerals, 1 woods, fibres of various sorts, cotton, ginne 1 and ungiiined, &c., to aid in the study of commercial geography, asking only that a suitable cabinet be provided by our district. On motion of Mr. Lung er the matter was left in the hands of the supply committee for investigation. The following bills were ordered paid Curry & Vaunan, $22.71 ; Pine Street Lutheran church 3.00 American Flag Mf'g. Co., 26.00 W. E. Lunger, 8.75 I W. E. Young, 5.00 D. C. Williams, .'>.9o Leniger Bros., 3.00 I'. S. Express Co 80 I American Book Co., 10.37 I To Erect a Monument. B'nai Zion congregation and Hcrinon lodge, B'nai B'rith, have enlisted in an effort to raise funds for the purpose of contributing to the erecting of a monu ment at New York to perpetuate the memory of the Hebrew Veterans who j fell iu the Kevolutionary, Mexican, Civil and the Spanish-American Wars. The claim is made that the first standard j lowered in the Philippines was captured by Sergeant Morris J. Cohen, a Hebrew; that Jacob Wilbusky, who was killed iu the first skirmish of the Bough Biders in Cuba was of the same faith; that Er nest Sunt znicli, another Hebrew, was the first American sailor killed in the war with Spain Th? first American sailor—Sergeant Mauiice Justh —to fall | in the attack on Manila was of the Jew- ' ish faith. Many illustrious Hebrews are pointed out who fought in other wars | and died that the Republic might en d ure. Death of Philip Lee, Sr. The death of Philip Lee, , occurred Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock at his home on Walnut street. Mr. Lee was 72 years of age and was one of Dan vil'e's well known residents. For the past few years he has been confined to his home most of the time with rheuma tism and a complication of diseases, lie is survived by his wife, live sons, John, Thomas, Edward, Philip, Jr., and Eu- ; gene, and one daughter, Miss Mame, all of whom reside in this city. The death of Mr. Lee makes the third that has occurred in the family in less than four mouths. His daughter, Mrs. ! James Gill, di< d in Brooklyn, N. Y., on November 10th, and on January 24th Alice, another daughter, died. Artistic Decorations. One of the most attractive things that will be seen at the Washington Hose Company's fair will be the artistic decor tion of the room in which it is held. Since the beginning of the week the boys have been hard at work beautify ing and embellishing the room with flags bunting, etc. A variety of amusements have been provided for each evening. Good music is also promised. There are three cau didates for the scholarship to thw Bus sell business college and the contest pro ! uiises to be a warm one i:sTAI!I.|SIIKI> IN If 112 FR™ Interwiew With Promot Get More Far A great deal < about t<>wn in t tory and inforn ject stands is eu,. lerview was ha I promoter. Mr. Ha. two sites have l»een i» tory free of cost—one in 'south Danvilie near the station and the other on this side of the river near .John It. Bennett'* He is receiving a reasonable amount of encouragement, but lie would like touet a larger numlx r of formers interested.»s it is the latter eta** who wilt be • «pe. tal ly benefitted. The factory, which will can l»oth fruit and vegetables,will employ the hermeti cal seal system and be conducted on the toll co-operative plan, it i- proposed to form a corpoiation to own and ■■[•♦• rate the plant, the aggregate amount of rap ital not t»> be less ttian ->1,200. The shares are to be $1(10 each, issued to *ul»- seribers in proportion to their pni I up interest in the factory. The by-laws are to provide that one-half cent a can toll shall he set aside a sinking fund and declared and paid to the share holders as a dividend on stork an I -hall lie is sued for no other pnrfßxe. The farmers, who a« stock holders furnish raw material are to receive for their canned product ad it brings b* the actual expense of canning. Farmers who are not stock holders will he per j mitted to contract for acreage or furni«h raw material only when slock holders are unable to furnish sufficient for the factory. The advantage ol being a stock | holder here is quite apparent and will n<> doubt appeal very strongly to our agricultural friends. Such stock holders can rely upon the factory as a means of disposing of their fruit and vegf»*able«, in addition to which they will -hare in the profits arising from the saie of the canned product, minus the half a cent per can toll which w ill come bark to them in form of a dividend. Mr Hariand cited some farts and figures to show what profits might lie expected to accrue from the enterprise. Tomatoes, he said, which are sold for 75 rents to 90 cents per dozen c-ins, can be put up for 35 f<> 40 rents per dozen. One bushel of tomatoes will mule 14 to 10cans, while the average yield is t" 400 bu-hels per acre. One ton of yreen corn, which will bring |'»i 40 to *7.00 at the factory, will fill 500 to tiOO cans, according to quality. An acre will yield six tons. Pioneers of Methodism. Arrangements are now making for the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, which is to be held at Chambersburg on March 27. The third day of this conference, on March 30, the Laymen's Association of the Central Pennsylvania Conference will also meet in Chambersburg and the various churches in the conference are now busy selecting their delegates. St. Paul's M. E. church of this city, will be represented by Hon. James Fos ter and John R. Rote. The other Me thodist churches of this place have not as yet appointed delegates. The old Baltimore conference, out of which the Central Pennsylvania confer ence grew, will meet at Hagerstown,Md. also on March 27. The two conference* will hold a reunion, meeting together each day. During the entire session a special train will be in service, one day bringing the Baltimore conference up to Chambersburg and tlie next day taking the Central Pennsylvania conference to Hagerstown. A program will be carried out each day. It is interesting to note that there are but two clergymen now living who were in the Baltimore conference when the Central Pennsylvania conference was formed. These are Rev. John Lanna han.still a member of the Baltimore con ference, and Kev. G. H. Day, of River side, one of the oldest men in the Cen tral Pennsylvania conference. Rev. Day has been looking forward to the next meeting of conference with a irreat deal of interest and un'e.-s prevent ed by his increasing infirmities he may be relied upon to attend its sessions. Aten-Deutsch. Edward L. Aten and Miss Martha Deutsch, both of this city, were united in matrimony last evening. The cere niony was performed by Rev. I>. 1.. Fou leman at his residence, Hloom street, at 8:30 o'clock. The newly wedded couple will take up their residence in the \ten homestead, Front street. Interesting Autographs. A very interesting batch of autographs have been received bv the boys at the \ . M. C. A. during the last week or so. Among the names are those of Mark Twain, Alfred Austin, the Poet Laureate of England, Lew Wallace, Julia Ward Howe,Edwin Mark ham an.2 John Kend rick Bangs. Observed by the Schools. Washington's Birthday was observed in nearly all the schools Friday with patriotic exercises, which occupied the period between rectss in the afternoon and the close of the session The pro grams consisted of recitations,singing.Ac Into New Quarters. The (ieruianiu Verein will move into the rooms formerly occupied by the bicy cle club tomorrow. The rooms have been renovated and putin excellent condition. The Germania Verein i<* nourishing and new members are being admitted every meeting night. ■%» i..« puMic «rh->oU of »r»- M *' states. In Pfiis«TU»ni» it is t*a|h' in the Normal *chooli and in «*v»eal private institution* The » to train the hand anl »y», which w regard fl min miilitr; in training the intellect in the technic*! l«at»eh*s mt now taught. Manual training in the schoois wilt include for boy* iMradioa in all wood working trade*. carpentering, • •Ninef making, painting, for the girl* »t wil| include a conr-e in rook n«. with a study of T'hkl value*, imlrartioa is sew ing along th<; line* of pf>o«ition from srhool boards, «-v«*n where there i* a generai semimrnt in favor of it* introduction. Several n MBbcra of the ».,cal school l»o:ir-l were interviewed. Tuesday after noon, Who -eemed fretty evenly divided in their view* -,n tbc matter, feourae nothing can lie done any more during the present term ami there will be no agitation of the matter until the begin ning of another school tear. Improvement* at tbe Grist Mill Me-*rs. Fry, I'ietl ami law retire of Mausdale. who have purrhasetl the Mir. netonkii mill*, thia city. have begun a m«l« tn of improvements which when completed will tive the plant' an equip ment thoroughly modern ami tir*t c'ass. The work is in charge • 112 |{. W. Barton, milling expert, of Kodtester, N. Y. While it i* true that the mill is om» employing the "roller process" yet near ly everything el«e als.ut the plant is old anil out >f- late,which stand* in the way of successful competition with i>inre modern mill*. The ntiv equipment edl include a complete new system, n-ing Xoj>'» sieve machines in connection with two centrifugal fljur dressers. The system will include one blending reel, two purifiers ami one aspirator. A de vice for tampering wheat before grind ing, now in use in all modern mills, will also he installed. Bj a manipulation of water ami steam the bran on the wheat is tdnghened, which has the effect of keeping it, even the small red particles frequently seen, out of the flour. There will also IN- a full line ot grain cleaners and dusters for short* and br«n. The rolls—l 2 pair in number—will be sent away to be redressed. They are now boxed up and reaily for shipment There is not a bit of machinery which will not be torn ont and overhauled. When completed the new equipment will be found to occupy but little more than half the space at present tilled, which will afford much more room for storage purpose*. The mill, as is well known, is a finely built anil roomy structure. Its rapacity when rc-equipped will be IH) barrels of Hour a day. or 24 hour*. Mr. Barton thinks he will have the plant ready for operation by April 15. A Successful Meeting. The hi-county convention of the P O s. of A . which met at Berwick, Satur day, was quite an interesting and sue cessful affair. Ralph Kisner. Ksq., of this city, occupied the chair. The fol lowing officers were elected. President, Ralph Kisner, .'Jb4: vice president, C E Whitenight.ol!': Master of Form*.Thorn ton Freeze, "19: conductor, Boyd Mr- Alistrr, 105; treasurer. Fred Henrie, inspector. Isaiah Pailev, »P»: s#«cretary, James V. Wilson, :S*»4; outer guard, I»r. t shulta, 3»]4; executive committee. W T. Stioles, 10o: J. I!. Nu*s. 4M. J. F. Pat terson, 1565. The nest annual meeting will be heM at Benton on February 22. Kit's. Realized a Good Sam. The housevrarming and lunch of st has been soli citing subscription* for some time past for this object, but what ha» been *nfc scnlntl together with what was realized yesterday leaves a considerable balance still to he raided. Business Change. William T. Pease has sold out his cigar and tobacco stand and pool parlor, the purchaser being l.'harles llaney. The new proprietor, who will take powe* sion on March Ist, will continue to ron duct the cigar bonnes* but will convert the pool room into a barber shop. Church Work Convention. A chitrel) work convention wilt be held in the churches of Paradise charge, be ginning on Monday March llth, at Tnrbotville. afternoon and evening anert. of this city, will pre«i\ N • !»1. re present inv' Montour and Northumberland r..untie*, svill meet at the Bed Men * hail, ibis citv. on MarchHth. at li> a. *>*. Meats will he proti led at Hotel Mhver Fvnt« I atvl-■. 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