. Eon Pajeiw « ——For the Hue 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. 10+ Mill St., IP. M.to AP. M. Danville. Pa. Q BIIUL.TZ, M. D. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLB, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty W. P. ANGLE, —DENTIST— OFFICE: 218 MILLSTRMT. Teeth Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the lateat and most Improved Instruments and prepared to execute the inoHt difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OP OATAWISBA). Office, Oppoiite Boston Store, Danville, Pi Dentistry In all ita branches. Charge Moderate' and all work Guaranteed BatabUahed 19M. CONDENSED NEWS. Oil up the bicycle. There is a 10 foot flood on the nvrr. Burlgars are again visiting neat by places. Unchain the dog and load the gun. Picnics are already being planned. Easter window decorations were no ticeable on Mill street Saturday even ing. Tinsmith (Jeo. W. Hendricks is ready for work again after a several weeks' ill ness. Miss Kase will reopen her Kinder garten school on April Ist. On account of the illness of so many pupils, it waß found necessary, to close the school during March. W. O. Steinmiller, Bloom street, has * broken ground for an addition to his res idence, which will inclnde a bath room. James Hendrickson is the Early gardening work has commenced. Police business has been very dull for several weeks past. The man who moves in April will not be liable to the May joke. % The ties have been laid bat ween Espy and Bloomßburg on the new trolley line. A trio of wondering musicians consist ing of of a harpist, flutist and violinist, rendered sweet music on our streets yes terday. PUBLIC SALE —of 7 carloads of Northern Seed and Cooking Potatoes on Friday, March 29, at Blooms barg (Reading Depot) ;Saturday,yarch 30, at Sunbury (Reading Depot) and Tnesday April 2, at South Danville (Penn'a De pot) Sale to commence at 1 o'clock each day. Rine & Seiler. The ladies of the First Baptist church will hold a sock social on Thursday evening, April 4, at 8 o'clock. Passion week and holy week will be 112 closely oteerved in several of the churches of this city. Services will be held each day. At the Lutheran church es there will be services every evening next week. A olass will be confirmed at Trinity Lntheran chnrch on Snnday morning by the pastor, Rev. L. D. Ulrich.* At Christ church Bishop Talbot will be present on Friday evening and confirmation services will be adminis tered. The Palm Sunday services at most of the churches will be very inter esting. Coal dealers are anxiously watching developments in the anthracite region. There U a scarcity of girls in Danville for general bouse work. Many of the country schools in this section will complete the winter's term next Friday. Dining Room girl wanted. Apply at this office. 'The aseessors will begin their work next week. Spring is not settled in its ways but is ardent in its promises for the future. The story from Bnffalo that the Nat ional Guard of the state is going to at tend the exposition by brigades must have originated in the fertile mind of the exposition press agent. At Harris burg it is said that the Guard will re main in Pennsylvania this summer, and its encampment will be a practical one. Invitations to the first annual as sembly at Catawissa, oil Tuesday even ing, April 9th, have been received in this city. The Diamond M. E. congregation of Hazleton has petitioned conference to return Rev. A. L. Miller, the present pastor, whose work during the past year has been very satisfactory. Rev. Miller was a former Pastor of St Peter's church, South Danville and has many friends in this section. Soon the High School senior will be the object of attention. This is the time of year w£en the far mer becomes restive and looks forward to the opening of spring so I hat he can again take hold of the plow and plant the earth to repletion. To The Trade. We have just arranged with B. K. Shoemaker, of Danville to Handle our line of Pure Medicinal Rye and Malt Whiskies. We Gnarantee their Purity. Rochester Distilling Co. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Montour American. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVHR BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 46--KO 1.4. LENTEN SEASON NEARINGJHE END : With Palm Sunday Services and Holy Week—Special Music and Confirmation. Palm Sunday, or the beginning of Pas sion week, commemorative of the tri umphal entry of our Saviour into Jeru : salem (described in the twelfth chapter of St. John), the multitude on the oc casion casting branches of trees before Him, will fall on March 31st this year, and during the week following services will be held in some of the churches in . reference to the peculiar character of the 1 days immediately preceding Easter. The B week will close the Lenten season. Palm Sunday will be observed with impressive services at Christ Episcopal church. The chancel will be elaborately j trimmed with palm branches shipped from the South Sermons and music will' be appropriate to the occasion. During next week there will be daily services. i Tomorrow night a good sized class will be confirmed by Bishop Talbot. ( At both St. Joseph's and St. Hubert's Roman Catholic churches there will be blessing and distribution of palms at 10 o'clock mass. At Trinity Lutheran church a class of nine will be confirmed on Palm Sunday. There will be services every night the week following at 7:30 o'clock. On the evening of April 4th, Holy Thursday, as well as on Easter Sunday the Lord's Sup per will be celebrated. There will be preparatory services on the evening of Wednesday, April 3. »At Pine Street Lutheran church the pastor will preach a special sermon on Palm Sunday. There will be services every night during passion week. Fall Whioh May Prove Fatal. James Ryan,No. li> West Centre is lying in a very critical condition as the result of a fall down stairs. Mr. Ryan, who is 60 years of age, retired as usual about 11 o'clock Saturday night. Sometime between 12 and 1 o'clock the family was aroused by a loud racket in the stairway. Upon investigation Mr. Ryan was found lying at the foot of the j stairs in an unconscious state. It is sup posed that he Arose in the night and was in the act of goiug down stairs when he tnisaed bis footiug and fell. He lay iu a comatose state all day Monday and up to a late hour Monday he bad not regained consciousness. Dr. Stock, who has the case in hand, Mon day called in Dr. Curry. The physicians an anable to discover any bruises about the man's head with the exception of a slight injury to the right eye. The state of coma which continues would seem to indicate an injury to the skull, probably a fracture, with result ant compression, which makes the case very grave, indeed. Badly Bitten By A Dog. George, the nine year-old son of Beauregard Hummer, Rough and Ready street, was badly bitten by a dog on Sat urday morning laßt. The dog, a big brute of the bound species, had been re cently imported to this city from Espy. On Saturday morning the hound got I fast in the door and Master Hummer i was trying to release him when he turn ed upon his deliverer. His jaws closed upon the boy's foot at the instep, the big teeth cutting through the shoe leath er and lacerating the flesh very badly. The bound was made to pay for his in. gratitude with his life, being taken out later in the day and shot. BUBJ Florists. The coming week will be a busy one for our florists. The display of plants and flowers at local greenhouses was never more beautiful for this season of the year. It Beems as soon as the East er trade is over one year, preparations are commenced for the next and though there will likely be a scarcity of roses for Easter Sunday—lilies, azalias and carnations will be plentiful and will ap pear in all their beauty in the churches and many homes. Arrested For Disorderly Conduct. James Kriner, Claude Gorgas and George Reedy were arraigned before Justice Bare last evening charged with disorderly conduct. The oflense was committed oh the evening of March 24. The arrests were made yesterday by Con stable Young. Each paid his tine of five 'dollars and two dollars costs, giving an order on the Reading Iron Company. Danville Man Takes A Bath An individual who gave his name as James Barrett and his home as Danville came n«ar losing his life by drowning at Harrisburg on Tuesday. The man, who was described as under the influence of liquor, fell from the Mulberry street ' bridge into the canal. He was rescued 1 by a railway brakeman and cared for at > the City Hospital. Will Open Branch House. ' Bros, of Johnstown, will ' open a branch house in the Swentek store room, Mill street, this city, early i in April with a complete line of men's and boy's clothing, hats, caps and fur nishing goods; also a complete line of j men's and boys' shoes. A new front , will be placed in the store, which will ► be up-to-date in every respect. Dr. Mifflin Dead. Dr. Geo. W. Mifflin died at his home in Bloomsburg at 10:40 o'clock Saturday morning after a lingering illness of sev eral months'duration. He was aged 66 t years, 2 months and 23 days. Moving and mud is the order of the day. DANVILLE, PA.. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1001. BOTH FEET Edward Jones Fallß Under the (Jars at This Oity Thursday. The big srmy of cripples maimed by ac cidents on the railroad received another recruit at this city Thursday. Edward Jones of Tamaqua, a brakeman on the second section of freight train No. 84, South bound, about 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon fell under the cars at I lie switch of the Heading Iron Works and had both feet cut off. The train stopped at the Mill street crossing and two car? loaded with coal consigned to the Reading Iron Works were cut loose and placed upon the switch. The track leading to the works is down grade and following the general custom the two cars Thursday were giv en a start and permitted to run into the works by gravity. Jones was standing on the front end of the first car. He was checking the speed, using a brake stick as an aid to his strength in tigtitening the brake. While pulling upon it with all his might, the stick broke which caused hjm to fall to the ground. He landed in front of the car, just outside of the track, with his feet over the rail. Hoi h cars passed over his limbs nearly severing both l'eet just above the ankles. Dr. Kimerer was called, but nothing could be done for the unfortunate man beyond affording him temporary relief. It was plain that amputation of both feet would be necessary and arrange ments were made to take him to the Miners' Hospital at Ashland. Jones stood the shock bravely and with re markable composure described the de tails of the accident. He was placed up on a cot and conveyed to the I*. & K. station, where accompanied by Dr. Kim erer, he was taken to Ashland on the 4 o'clock passenger train. The injured man is 21 years of age and married. Harry Eveland, a brakeman on the sam£ traiu, had the fingers of his right hand crushed between the bumpers at Hall's Station on the same trip and was taken to the hospital at Ashland earlier iu the day. Extempore Debate. The question discussed by the Ex tempore Debating Society on Friday was: 1 "Resolved, That the Navy has rendered j our country greater service than our j army. "William Watkins,Randal Jacobs, j Anna Divel, Charles Mortimer and Joseph Divel took the affirmative side j of the question. Thomas Reese, Myron J Bernheimer, Clarence Derr, Charles j Hartt and William Bailey represented the negative side. John Corman and j Carlton McHenry acted as judges, de- . ciding in favor of the negative. C. W. j Gross acted as chairman, and Svlva Cromley as secretary. Rev. J. F. Hower Returns. At the recent meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evange lical church held at Red Lyon, York county, a committee was appointed to confer with the representatives of the Eastern Penna, Ohio and Pittsburg con ferences for the purpose of combining the New Berlin and Myerstown colleges. No location has been decided upon, but it is quite likely there will be but the one college to represent the four confer- ! ences. The Rev. J. F. Hower was re- | appointed to serve another year at the ! Evangelical church in this city. P. 0. S. of A Banquet A Success. The banquet held at the Heddens House Friday eve by Washington Camp, 364, P. O. S. of A.,was a decidedly pleas ant event. As stated in the announce ment it was gotten up in houor of Land lord P. S. Moser, a member of the order, who on April Ist will remove to New Columbia. About 75 members were present. The banquet |was a sump tuous affair, the event on the whole attesting the esteem in which Mr. Moser is held by bis brethren. The Last Rites. The funeral of William Voris was held from the late residence of deceased, on Church street, Friday. -Rev. Dr. W. I. Steans conducted the services. The pall bearers were Alfred Voris, John Grier Voris, Samuel McCoy and Edward Stroll. Those present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs Frank Voris.of Balti more, Md., James Voris, of New York, Gilbert and John Voris, of Pottsgrove; Clarence Voris, Esq., of Milton; Miss Ida Heurie, of Ilughesville, and Mr". Hess, of Bloomsburg. Awarded $3,000 Damages. The jury in the case of Peter Weaver vs. the P. R. Railway Co. retired to their deliberations at 11 o'clock Fri day ' forenoon. Between 12 and 1 o'clock, during the adjournment of court they returned with a sealed verdict, which was read when court reconvened in the afternoon. The verdict was in favor of the plaintiff,awarding him dam ages in S3,(KM). W. 11. Rhawn for the P. & R. railway company made a motion for a new trial, reasons to be filed in ten days. Surprise Party. Mr. and Mrs. William Blecher gave a surprise party for their son, Master Daniel,at their home on Mill street Mon day evening. Those present were: Marion Jones, Florence Price, Myra Saunders, Lorine PhilipsjUlara Detweiler, Marie Fetterman, Francis Harpel, James Scar let, Jr., Lewis Williams, Robert Ammer man, lteber Moyer and Warren lled- I dens. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Miss Emma Ebling, of Bucknell Col lege, is spending the Easter vacation with her sister, Mrs. Jenkin Daniels, West Mahoning street. Thomas Trainor spent yesterday in Berwick. Samuel Heimmiller was in Blooms burg yesterday. David Foust, Wellington Moser and Harvey Wagner, of Limestoneville, were in town yesterday. A Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Hoffa, of Wasbing tonville, drove to town yesterday. Miss Alice Hoffman returned fiom a trip to Philadelphia yesterday. Jacob Marks, of Washingtouville, was in town yesterday. Miss Virgie Moyer, of Berwick, is vis iting friends in this city. Edward Am merman, a student at Dickinson College, Carlisle, arrived home yesterday for the Easter vacation. Mrs. Albert Miller and Mrs. Charles Bower, of Sunbury, visited friends in this city yesterday* George Hoke, of Sunbury, was in Dan ville yesterday. Mrs. A. H. Woolley returned last evening from a visit in Binghamton,N.Y. Frank Sperriug transacted business in Sunbury yesterday. Miss Jennie Williams, of Wilkesbarre, is visiting relatives in this city. - Mrs. Dr. Humes and Miss Bracken, who attended the funeral of Mrs. A. S. Bowman in this city on Tuesday return ed to their homes in Hollidaysburg yes terday. Mrs. Charles Baldy who has been the guest of Mrs. Deen, East Market street, left yesterday for her home in Bramwell, West Virginia. I). L. Wilson, of Williamsport, trans acted business in town yesterday. Mrs. O. G. Heck left yesterday for a visit in Watsontown. Grant Ridgway, of Sunbury, trans acted business in town yesterday. Harry Mitchell, of Berwick, attended a public sale iu this city yesterday. John H. Goeser returned from a busi- ' ness trip to Pottsville yesterday. C. Dougherty left yesterday for Scranton where he will attend a conven tion of the Maccabees. Mrs. John Snyder, of Allentown, re turned home yesterday after visiting rel- ! atives in this city. Dr. W. R. Paules left yesterday for a trip to Philadelphia. J. .T. Burchard who has been visiting friends in this city returned to Virginia yesterday. Miss Carrie Thompson is visiting rela- I tives in Sbamokin. Mrs. Hugh Curry,. of Brooklyn, is a guest at the home of Thomas Curry on J West Mahoning street. Miss Harriette Woods returned to New York on Saturday after a visit with her father, Augustus Woods, on Mill street. Frank Antrim, of Pittston, spent Sun day with relatives and friends in this city. M Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgeralds, of Milton, spent Sunday at the home of James W. Johnson, near Cherry street. Miss Jennie Bird returned to Millers vilie on Saturday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles ttird, on East Market street. John Hinckley,a student at Lafayette College, Easton, is visiting his parents, South Danville. J. Mont Hughes,of Philadelphia,spent Sunday in Danville. L. W. McClow, of Bloomsburg, is vis iting his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel McClow, Lower Mulberry street. Rev. A. L Miller, of Hazleton, for mer pastor of St. Peter's M. E. church, Riverside, spent Monday night as the guest of W. R. Clark, South Danville. Rev. Miller is on his way to conference. Isaac Spotts, wife and daughter.of Sbamokin, arrived in South Danville Tuesday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. George Edinoudson left Tues day for a visit with relatives in Win chester, Va. She was accompanied by her niece, Miss Mabel Edmondson, of Winchester, who has been visiting her the past few weeks. Dr. J. J. Brown and Miss Dora Brown of Bloomsburg, attended the funeral of Mrs. A. S. Bowman in this city Tues day. Miss Jennie Cook, of Berwick, spent yesterday with friends in this city. Mrs. Harry Rogers who has been visit ing relatives in this city returned to her home in Harrisburg yesterday. P. H. Morgan, of Williamsport, trans acted business iu town yesterday. Mrs. Rebecca Hess visited friends in Bloomsburg yesterday. George Bachinger transacted business in Sunbury yesterday. Miss Jennie Seesholtz, of Catawissa, visited friends in Danville yesterday. W. 11. Luce, of SelinsgrOve, was a vis itor in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Woolley and daughter, Miss Cordelia, left yesterday for a few days' visit in Philadelphia. A Masquerade Ball. An Easter masquerade ball will be given in the Armory under the manage ment of George Gross and Harry Mor gan on Wednesday evening, April 10th. A "MYSTERY" OF THE MINE Startling Discovery in an Air-Hole by two Boys Sunday. The abandoned mines north of the bor ough have figured in another tragedy, which bids fair togo on record as an other "mystery of the mine." Down in the clammy depths of one of the old slopes Suuday was found the body of a new-born babe. It is an uncanny story unavoidably associated in the mind with some woman's shame, some mother's unnatural act. lohn Woods and Benjamin Bookmil ler, Jr., each about 14 years of age, while returning over the ridge from Hunter's park Sunday afternoon upon reaching the air hole of the monkey drift near the borough line, out of boyish curiosity stooped down and took a good view of its interior as far as they could see. In the dim light their eyes discerned an ob ject wrapped in heavy paper. They crawled in and partially unwrapping the bundle were amazed to see a baby's hand protruding. Amazement gave way to fright and the boys ran to the home of Benjamin Bookmiller, relating the story to Mrs. Bookmiller. The laly ad vised the lads to lay the matter before Officer Voris, who lives near. Officer Voris in turn presented the matter to Justice-of-the-Peace Bare, on whose ad vice a party consisting of himself, Officer Voris, Poor Director Theodore Hoffman and Dr. George A. Stock, Poor physi cian, with the two boys, Woods and Bookmiller, as guides, were driven out to the mine hole for the purpose of tak ing possession of the body and making l an examination. The autopsy,conduct ed by Dr. Stock, revealed that the in fant, a female, was of premature birth; that it had lain in the mine for a period of probably two days, not longer. Just ice Bare took charge of the body. It was brought along back to town and Monday it was interred in the burying ground connected with the almshouse. There seems to be no one on whom suspicion falls and the wretched mother who consigned her babe to that lone and unhallowed tomb will in all proba bility never be known unless overcome by remorse she should be driven to make confession. The Man, The Woman The Child. Notwithstanding the rain Tuesday night a good sized audience turned out to beHr the address of Major James Evelyn Pilcher in the Y. M. C. A. hall. The speaker prefaced his address with some witty and good natured remarks con taining a couple of hits, which were much enjoyed. Alluding to Dr. George Edward Reed, of Dickinson College, at whose request he had come to Danville he took occasion to say that the doctor is an exceptionally good fellow, but that he outdid himself in cleverness when he selected him togo to Danville. He paid the town a little compliment al luding to his cordial reception and ad ded dryly: "But how did you known that I was so fond of water?" He thought well of Danville, he said, be cause he had a Danville -young man oil his staff during the war with Spain. He thought there were but few young men to be found better than Arthur Lane. Of cour»e, he said, there might be a few better who were present and he hoped there were. Major Pilcher took as his subject: "The Man, the Woman and the Child." It was an interesting address characterized by deep thought and earnestness. Be ginning with the state of barbarism the speaker traced the rise and progress of the human race through successive ages until the present state of civilization was attained, dwelling upon the extent to which the family relations and the influence of woman have aided in the development of our moral natures and in harmonizing the race. Every substi tute for marriage has proven a failure. Communism, free love and polygamy have all been tried and found wanting. In nearly every case it will be found, he said, that the worst criminals, fallen wo men and others of depraved lives were either left orphans or brought, up with out the restraint of home life. Celebrated His 72nd Birthday. The seventy-second birthday of Em anuel Sidler, West Market street, was very pleasantly celebrated Tuesday. A big dinner was a feature of the event. The following were present: Calvin Shultz and family, N. E Sidler and family, Horace Sidler and mother, Mrs. A. J. Sidler, of West Hemlock township; Mrs. Mary Wintersteen, of Hloomsburg, sister of Mr. Sidler; Dr. T. B. Winter steen and mother, Mrs. Jeremiah Win tersteen, of tbis city. Chicken and Waffle Supper. There will be a chicken and watlle sup per at Thornton Bennett's, Mausdale, under the auspices of Y. P. S. C. E. of St. John's Reformed church, this even ing. Supper can be had from 4 to 10:30 p. m. Tickets for childreu under twelve years 15 cents, adults 25 cents. A Reception This Evening. Invitatious have been receive 1 iu this city for a reception to be given by Mr. and Mrs. C. G. YanAlen at their home ;in Northumberland,this evening,in hon or of Mr. and Mrs. William Waples,wbo were recently married. Will Open a Grocery. Raymond G. lkeler, proprietor of the Nassau street livery stable, yesterday 1 disposed of his horses, carriages, har ness, etc., at public sale. Mr. lkeler will go into the green grocery business iu the room formerly occupied by David i liuckel. BURGLARS AT i SOOTH DANVILLE a Operated at two Places Early on Sunday Morning. The residents of South Danville Sun , day morning were thrown into a state - of excitement by thenewp that burglars, t for several months inactive on that side 1 of the river, had again begun their dep f redations. The residence of Harrison 112 C. Kase, Sunbury street, was robbed s during the early morning hours, the act 3 being characterized by a spirit of bold ness and audacity seldom equalled. Abr-ut 4 a. m. Mrs. Kase was awaken e ed by some one in her bed room. Think i ing that it was her daughter she address l ed her by name. Receiving no reply r she repeated her words, asking what ' was wanted. By this time Mr. Kase F was awake. There was no reply from i the intruder, but the daughter, who oc • cupied another room hearing her name, r called out asking what was the matter. ; There was a shuffling sound in the i room and two men tiptoed out. By the aid of a light burning in the hall their retreating figures were reflected in a mir s ror in Mrs. Kase's room. The reflection • of the men was only momentary and i»- i adequate to convey any idea of the r burglars' appearanceN The men were ) heard to pass down the stairs and out of • the front door, which they carefully closed after them. i A search was instituted about the • house to see what was missing. Mr. I Kase's purse, containing $3.50 had been t taken from the pocket of his pantaloons., This money along with two umbrellas, which the robbers were heard to take from a rack in the hall when they left, ■ so far as could be determined constitut ; ed the booty. It was raining at the time I of the burglary, which perhaps suggest • ed the theft of the two umbrellas. The key of the front door was found lon the floor which would seem to in ; dicate that the robbers possessed a dup licate key by means of which tbey push ed the right key, from the lock and un locked the door. Upon arising Sunday morning Mr. F. 11. Vannan discovered that he also had been robbed. During the night he was awakened by a noise and sat up in bed for some time listening for a repeti tion of it. Everything remaining quiet he tumbled off"into sleep again. Upon awaking Sunday morning he found his pocketbook containing a dol lar or so in change, his gold rimmed spectacles and his pocket knife missing, while the floor up stairs and down bore the marks of two pair of very muddy shoes, which had come in at the front door. At Mr. Vannan's entrance was effect ed by means of a pair of burglar's nip pers, which clasped the key and turned it iu the lock. The articles stolen had been placed upon the bureau in his bed room by Mr. Vannan upon retiring the evening be fore. On the bureau lay also Mr. Van nan's gold watch and the gold watch be longing to his wife. These the burglars overlooked or they declined to take them by reason of the risk of detection they might run with them in their pos session. Rumor Verified. The rumor printed in these columns last week to the effect that the dismantled -steel plant ot this place is to be occupied by a shovel factory will in j the couise of a few days be verified to the full satisfaction of the public. THE AMERICAN ha? authoritative infor mation on the subject,although not per mitted at present to use any names in connection with the matter. Two gentlemen arrived in this city Tuesday,who will have charge of the new industry. Both have rented houses and will remove their families here. Neither of the two was disposed to talk much concerning his business here, but their connection with the shovel factory leak ed out as such matters usually do qnd helped to confirm a great deal of in formation received from other sources. The shovel factory seems a sure thing. The snareholdersof the Danville Bessem er company will hold a meeting next Wednesday when they will consider re commendations of the directors on several points. The proceedings, how ever, contain nothing that can interpose as a bar to the new industry. Junior Epworth League. An entertainment was given by the Junior Epworth League at St. Paul's M. E. church Monday evening. The follow ing program was rendered: Piano duett, Miss Miller, Florence Price Recitation Raymond Pierce Vocal solo .Marion Carney Recitation Phoebe Curry Piano solo Bertha Cloud l'iano duett Marguerite Evans and j. Margaret Byerly. Piano solo Ethel Herrington ( Recitation Ethel Woods Piano solo Maggie Patton Recitation Bruce Harman l'iano solo Martha Harpel Piano duett Miss Miller and . Stella Lowenstein. Piano solo Marguerite Evans , Vocal solo Madge Saunders ) Farmers Ploughing. Farmers where land is elevated and the soil is of red shalcformation have al ready begun their spring ploughing, e Several were reported at wwrk yester y day between South Danville and Sun - bury, as well as at several points in our r own and Columbia counties. The frost s is said to have passed out of the ground .1 except in sheltered spots. Oats sowing will next be in order. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. no pirns FORMCUSES? Suspension, Penalty for Those Guilty of the Act. The school board held a regular meet ing Monday night with President Fischer in the chair. Other members responded to the roll call ermacher, Green, Barber, Burger, Curry, Werkheiser, Reefer and Lunger. A communication was read from Rep resentative- James Foster with refer ence to a resolution adopted at a prev ious meeting of the board asking that a special appropriation be made for high schools, which he stated has been pres ented to the House and referred to the committee on appropriations. It would give him pleasure, he said, to urge the passage of any measure which might add to the proficfencyof the High school. Miss Jennie Lovett tendered her res ignation as supply teacher assigning as her reason the fact that she intends to take a course in the Normal school. Misses Blanche Campbell and Alice Bookmiller,graduates oftht High school, both of whom received the endorsement of Superintendent Houser, were elect ed as supply teachers to succeed Miss Lovett. On motion of Mr. Lunger it was order ed that the schools of the borough be closed on April 5, Good Friday. Superintendent'Houser presented his report for the past month, showing the total number of pupils as 1147—574 males and 573 females. The total number of -pupils enrolled up to date is 1319. Num ber of pupils sick, 185. On motion of Mr. Lunger, it was or dered that insurance on the school prop erty represented by several different policies be renewed as they expire. Tiffany's Natural science cabinet, the puichase of which at last meeting was referred to the supply committee, again came up before the board. The supply committee stated that it was not yet ready to make a report. J. C. Zea, agent for the cabinet, was present. He offered to furnish two cabinets, with two extra cases free. By dividing each cab inet into two parts and using the extra cases, four schools could be reached with the price of two cabinets. • This is the plan adopted by Bloomsburg and Mil ton. Superintendent Houser's report show ed a great deal of tardiness in the differ ent grades, which it was thought must militate" against the progress of the pu pils. Dr. Harpel stated that the teachers of the High school are often deceived by the pupils, who present "bogus" or forged "excuses" granting them per mission to visit the Y. M. C. A. rooms, where they add to their fraud by de ceiving General Secretary Laumaster in the same way. Principal Gordy being present was called to the floor when he acknowledged that in all probability himself and fellow teachers were in many cases imposed upon by the pupils. It is a serious thing, he said, as one of the first objects of the public schools is to develop character. It was the sense of the school board that radical measures should be adopted to break up habits of deception. On motion of Dr. Ilarpel it was ordered that pupils found guilty of forging excuses should suffer suspension during the balance of the term. The High school committee held a secret session after the school board meeting. The following bills were approved for payment: T. J. Price $2.00 W.E.Young. 5.00 Abram Laßue 2.00 Robert J. Pegg r 27.75 R. H. Morris 2.75 Danville Stove & Mfg. Co 75 Danville Wins. „ Nine members of the Bloomsburg Wheelmen,including the crackajack pool shots of the club, journeyed to Danville last evening to meet in battle royal on the green baize the expert pool players of the Monetaclub. The local players had quietly tipped their admirers that the match was a "cinch" for them and they would win hands donn, but strange to relate their calculations went amiss and the Danville boys won out in easy fashion much to the chagrin and con sternation of their backers in Blooms burg, whom it is said, had wagered large amounts of cigars, bon-bons, etc., on their success. The scalp that they were supposed to have returned with dang ling at their belts still remains in Danville and probably will unless they shall suc ceed in wresting it from their opponents at a subsequent meeting. The follow ing gentlemen participated in the match and the score follows in detail : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B. 1). Rishton.. 3 7 9 18 21 —2l Hancock .12 23 36 42 50 5O llarman. .12 19 26 34 41 43 50 5O Pone].... 311 19 26 34 47 48 4S Gross 9 16 27 29 44 48 50—50 Heim 6 14 18 31 31 42 44 44 Yannatta. 8 14 22 30 35 41 42 42 Welliver.. 7 16 23 30 40 49 50 5O Carpenter 6 14 21 26 29 36 36 Woolley.. 9162434 46 50 5O Hehl 10 20 29 41 45 50 —SO Geise 5 10 16 19 30 34 34 Total. 249 276 Bloomsburg Daily. Enjoyed Chicken and Waffles. Landlord John C. -Moyer of the St. Elmo entertained a number of Sunbury friends at a chicken and waffle supper Monday nigh'. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawler, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Lolie, Mr. and Mr?, Daniel Mock and Miss Mary Lawler. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN ueing furnished with a large assortmcn of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Descrption. Get our prices before place your orders. LONG LIFF WELL SPENT Rev. G. H. Day» Father of the Central Penna. Conference. Rev. G. H. Day, the only clergyman surviving in the Central Pennsylvania conference who was a member of the Baltimore conference before the former body was organized, will not be able to attend the reunion of the two confer ences at Hagerstown, Md., on Monday next, hopefully as he bas been looking forward to the event. The venerable clergyman, 85 years of age, is lying bedfast at bis home in Riv erside. His vitality is rapidly declin ing; he speaks with apparent effort; he is unable to raise his head without as sistance, while the pallor, the Whiteness of his cheek and brow is nearly eqnal to that of the pillow upon which he re poses. The aged clergyman was seen by a rep resentative of THE AMERICAN yes terday. His face brightened percepti bly when the subject of was introduced. With one exception, he said, it is the first time he missed attending con ference during a long period of sixty one years. "But lam resigned; I have had a long life, I do not he added, wearily. The former occasion on which he mis prevented from meeting with confer ence occurred in the early days of his ministry when he was a member of the Baltimore conference. The place of meet ing that year was Stanton,Va. Rey. Day with some others set out for Stanton, but the journey was a long and weari some one; the roads were almost im passable with mud; the party became mired and after several attempts to pro ceed were obliged to give up the journey. Rev. Day was born near Baltimore, Md. He has been in the ministry for a period of sixty-tive years. In 1865 he was pastor of a Methodist church in Washington, D. C. He was a warm per sonal friend of John W. Forney, then speaker of the House of Representatives at whose request for a period of two months during the absence of a regular incumbent he officiated as Chaplain of the House of Representatives. He has held charges in Baltimore, Clearfield, Carlisle and other cities of importance and gratefully acknowledges that although his labors at times were very arduous yet on the whole he was favored in his appointments. He says that people nowadays have no idea of the self-denial and the hard ships which fell to the lot of the Metho dist minister of half a century ago. He says that *a single circuit in Luzerne county which he once covered on horse back or on foot, is at present cut up into fifteen different appointments. In those days a friendly tree was gladly welcom ed as shelter for the night, the fare was hard and meals irregular. On September 10th last the wife of Rev. G. H. Day passed to her reward. In speaking of her illness, which cover ed a year, the aged man feelingly re marked that he had remained by her side as nearly as possible during the en tire time, accepting at long intervals in vitations to speak in near by towns. His own final breakdown he dates from his wife's death. Yesterday he was feeling exceptionally bad. He remarked that he entertains no hopes of ever aris ing from his bed. There was no tone of sorrow or of regret in his words; he was perfectly composed, showing that he felt, as he expressed himself a few minutes before, perfectly "resigned." Purchased Shoe Store. The People's shoe store changed hands Monday. James Powers of this city has purchased the stock and will personally conduct the business. J. P. Carroll, the former manager, will take charge of a large shoe store at Say re, Pa. Engine Repaired. The Lackawanna switch engine,which was badly damaged at the recent fire at the round house, was returned from the Kingston shops Monday. The engine has been thoroughly overhauled and is in excellent condition. Easter Displays. The windows of the millinery estab lishments and dry goods stores in the city are glorious with displays whose snmptnons beauty is bewildering. Enough is revealed to show that the women of Danville will be given a tine opportunity to emphasize their critical tastes. Practice Friday Evening. Orchestra practice for Kaster service at the Pine Street Lutheran church will not take place this evening as intended. Practice will be held tomorrow evening with full orchestra in attendance. A full attendance is absolutely necessary. Entertained Tuesday Evening. Miss Estella Esterbrook entertained a number ot friends at her home on East Front street on Tuesday eyening in hon or of her guests, Mrs. George Long and Miss Kate Deener, of Ashland. Drew the Comfort. Mrs. Harry G. Miller, Sidler Hill, ia the person who held the lucky ticket, No. 18, which drew the comfort at the Firemen's fair. The Milton Standard in its account of the dire accident which befell Edward Jones, of Tamaqna. in Danville last week, says: The unfortunate young man was brought to West Milton to catch a train to take him to the Ashland hospital. While waiting at the station he cooly passed the time smoking ciga rettes.
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