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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.
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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.