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CONDENSED NEWS.
April showers are due.
Spring fever is contagions.
Almost time for straw hats.
The country roads are dusty.
Tailors are working overtime.
Danville is booming industrially.
The buds on the trees are swelling.
And now it is more likely that April
will make up in smiles what she lacked
in good cheer so far. The evidence of
yesterday would seem to put the pro
phecy on solid grounds.
The advent of spring turns loose a
great horde of agents of every descrip
tion both in town and rural districts.
In towns these peregrinators offer
books, pictures, maps and household
devices innumerable. In the country
they sell lightening rods, agricultural
mplements, dairy fixtures and the like.
It would be too sweeping an assertion
x> say that all these agents are swind
ers, but it is not unfair to warn people
x> be very cautious with whom they
leal.
Prof. Richard Metherell will play with
he Reitmeyer orchestra at Eagles Mere
luring the summer months.
Edward Czechowicz sold his sorrel
lorse to J. E. Moore yesterday.
The bicycle is becomine numerous
.gain. This is an infallible harbinger
>f spring.
If that good roads bill passes the
legislature and becomes a law, it
ueans a million dollars for the placing
•112 the roads of the State in decent con
lition. It is to be hoped that in the dis
ribution the county of Montour will
xime in for a fair share, and that it
vill be applied where it will do the
nost good.
An improvement iu the condition of
>ur curbstone market is noticed every
narket day.
Several residents have begun making
garden.
Trailing arbutus parties will soon be
n order.
Ex-Sheriff George Maiers will open a
sarber shop at his old stand 216 Mill
treet May Ist. His brother William
vill work tor him.
The United Telegraph and Telephone
Jo., the corporation which has absorbed
he Montour and Columbia Telephone
k>., now controls 25,000 phones and
vill soon hold the key to communication
ill over middle eastern Pennsylvania.
The office of the company will be in the
r'idelity Building, Philadelphia.
June 18th has been fixed as the date
or the State encampment of the Sons of
v'eterans at Lebanon. The meeting
■vill last three days.
New awnings have been placed in
ront of the stores of IJ K. Shoemaker
East Mahoning street, and Owen's groe
?ry, Mill street.
All bad sidewalks should be repaired
it once.
In the opinion of the oldest inhabitant
tis now safe to put away the snow
ihovel.
Charles Woods, nn employe of this
office, is seriously ill at his home on Mill
Btreet.
Danville ought to do a little celebrat
ing this year when the national anni
versary arrives.
All things come to those who wait.
The man who bought lettuce seed three
weeks ago, and has ever since been
waiting for a thaw, will now be able to
stroll proudly forth with his spade and
agitate the bosom of mother earth.
Candidates are already putting on their
pleasant smiles and practicing th*> hand
shake.
It will take a week of warm weather
to put the streams in good condition
for trout fishing.
The school term of Valley township
closed yesterday
Major Edith Marshall will lecture at
the Salvation Army hall May 3rd and 4.
Passenger agents are preparing for a
big summer excursion season.
Pleasant spring weather will boost
the ice cream and soda interests.
The peach blossoms are getting in
trim now for an experience with late
frosts, and the Jersey growers are get
ting ready to announce the annnal fail
nre.
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Hvirtifori
g V M JVIil- \ll i V-JIK- IvHl U
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER RE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 46--MO I<>.
OUR TOWN'S
NEW INDUSTRY
Thomas West Will Erect a Large Dyeing
Plant.
Danville is to have a new and import
ant industry in the form of a dyeing
plant to be built by Thomas West in
connection with his Knitting Mills in
this city. The project has been under
consideration, for some time, but it was
not until Thursday that Mr. West and
the Water Commissioners of this city
were able to come to terms as to rates
for water.
The plant will consist of a building 40
xtiO feet, three stories high,in the rear of
the present mill 20 feet distant and con
nected with it by a bridge under which
will be a drive way. To this building
will be erected an L one story high and
100 feet in length extending toward the
P. A R. switch.
The plant is designed to dye the pro
duct not only of Mr. West's mills at this
city, Plymouth and Nanticoke but to
dye the product of other Knitting mills
in this section of the state. It will em
ploy 75 to 80 men and cost independent
of the machinery $9,000, the machinery
itself representing an additional ex
penditure of SIO,OOO. The money re
quired has all been raised and work on
the plant will be commenced as soon
as the plans, now in the hands of
Architect Brugler, are completed.
The plant when enlarged will com
prise a big group of buildings lending
quite a business-like aspect to things in
that spction of the borough. The Knit
ting MUI under Mr. West's management
has been a prosperous and reliable in
dustry, a circumstance which promises
well for the successful operation of the
new dyeing plant.
Wintersteen-Divel Nuptials.
The marriage of I)r. T. B. Wintersteen
and Miss Minnie L. Divel, which will i
take place this evening in this city will!
be one of the most attractive home wed
dings that has occurred here for some
The ceremony will take place at ;
the residence of the bride's father, Ex- !
Judge Henry Divel, No. 404 Church 1
street, at (i o'clock, Kev. Dr. M. L. Shin
lel officiating.
Miss Anna Divel, sister of the bride,
will render Lohengrin's wedding march.
Miss Mildred Sidlerand Master Frank
Sidler, little niece and nephew, will offi
:iate as maid of honor and best man.
rhe diminutive attendants in the per
ormance of their parts will constitute a
lovel and interesting feature of the
:eremony.
A wedding dinner will be served after
vhich the newly wedded couple will
eave on one vi mc -- r
rhe guests are to be limited totheim
nediate relatives ot the contracting ■
)arties, among whom will be Mrs. Jere- j
niah Wintersteen, mother, and Mrs. |
vnorr and Mrs. Shultz, sisters, of the
jroom, of Bloomsburg; Mrs. John Ileim,
)f Williamsport, and Miss Klla Divel, of
Philadelphia.
Dr. Wintersteen is one of our rising
poung physicians, his integrity of cliar
icter, intellectual attainments and gen
eral proficiency insuring for him a suc
;essful career in his choseu profession.
I'he bride is a charming yonng lady, the
:enter of a wide circle of devoted friends,
«'ho has grown to womanhood in this
:ity.
Returning from their wedding trip Dr.
ind Mrs. Wintersteen will take up their
residence at No. 730 East Market, street.
P. & R. Railway Selected.
The committee representing the four
Odd Fellow lodges of this city met last
and decided to accept the rates of- j
fered by the P. AK. railway for trans
portation to the Odd Fellows' anniver- j
Bary at Williamsport on April 2»jth. The
train will leave Danvlle at 8:30 a. in., ar
riving in Williamsport at 10 o'clock. lie- j
turning it will leave Williamsport at 11
p. m. Fare for round trip will be $1.34.
New Suits.
New uniforms ordered for Stoes' band
arrived Monday. Accompanying them
were some twenty suits for the Fire com
pany ordered at the same time for new
members. The suits are all ot the same
color and material, dark blue cloth. The
uniform of the band is distinguished by
short or sack coats, trimmed with dark
braid. They are neat looking and band
some and will no doubt give the band a
very fine appearance.
Succeeds Lewis Bloch.
Philip Ben/.bach has purchased the in
terest of the late Lewis Bloch in the firm
of Bloch Bros., manufacturers of boys'
knee pants. Mr. Benzbach has been
with this house for the past fourteen
years. The firm will hereafter be known
as Bloch A Benzbach. The same line of
goods will be manufactured as hereto
fore.
Death of Miss Ostrauder.
Bailie B. Ostrander, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. O. 11. Ostrander, Riverside
died Friday morning after a linger
ing illness covering a period of about
one year. The deceased was 22 years of
age, a young lady universally esteemed,
whose character was loveliness and pur
ity combined.
School Closed.
Owing to slim attendance due to sick
ness in the district the primary depart
ment of the Riverside school was closed
: Monday. The term will not expire for
several weeks.
Death of Mrs. Foust.
Harriet Agnes, the wife of George W.
Foust, died Monday afternoon after
several months' illness, aged 32 years
CANAL WILL lIE
ABANDONED
Action Taken by The Stockholders Thurs
day.
The fate of the Pennsylvania canal is
at last sealed. All conjecture as to
whether or not we will have water in the
canal this summer is at an end. At a
meeting of the stockholders of the Penn
sylvania canal company held at Phila
delphia Thursday the resolution adopt
ed by the directors at their meeting on
March 25 relative to the abandonment
of the canal was unanimously passed.
It was further agreed to sell the prop
erty as speedily as practicable. Last,
year the company's earnings amounted
to $38,218 and expenses to #49,860, a def
icit of $11,848. The excess of expendi
tures over gross earnings during the
past five years has amounted to $74,-
472.
The canal between Nanticoke and Col
umbia,and up the main stream to Loyal
sock, the divisions just abandoned, are
the last links in a grand old system of
waterways, with one exception built
the State at a cost of not less than $50,-
000,0U0, which ha ve been crowded out of
service by the railroads, whose better
facilites and speedier methods are more
in keeping with this fa*t and progres
sive age. The canal west from Harris
burg to Huntingdon was abandoned
piece by piece some years ago.
There was a full representation at the
meeting on Thursday when it was voted
to abandon the canal. More than 70,-
000 shares out of a possible 90,000 being
in evidence.
Removing the Shultz Dead.
Our townsman, James Shultz, yester
day removed the bodies of his father
and mother and three children from the
old cemetery on Bloom street to the Pres
byterian cemetery. The Shultz lot, en
closed by an iron fence, was one of the
best kept in the cemetery and one of the
redeeming features of the old burial
ground. Upon realizing that the ceme
tery is doomed to abandonment the re
moval of the entire family was decided
upon. Among the remains exhumed
were those of JacobShultz.a representa
tive of one of the pioneer families of the
region, who died in August, 1863; those
of Elizabeth Shultz,his wife,who died in
August, 1853,tw0 grand daughters, Anne,
Elizabeth, and a grand son, William,
none of the burials occurring later than
18i4. The lot still contains the remains
of Mrw. Philip Shultz and of one or two
athers, which will also be removed as
<oon as practicable.
Ihe spot in"the Presbyterian ceme
tery where the bodies removed have
iiandgome monument which James
shultz intends to erect in the near fu
ture. It is gratifying to note that there
ure several others who have loved ones
sleeping in the old burial ground who
have decided to follow Mr. Shultz's ex
ample and remove them to other ceme
teries where the appearance of things is
more in keeping with a proper respect
For the dead.
Modem flouring Mills.
The Mausdale mills, formerly operat
ed by Messrs. Fry, Dietz and Lawrence,
have been sold to Messrs. Campbell &
Bovie of Williamsport. These gentle
men intend putting in modern machin
ery and improving the mill in many
ways.
Messrs. Fry, Dietz <k Lawrence will
operate the North Mill street grist mill
which they recently purchased from the
Heading Iron Co. The firm will be
known as the Danville Milling Co. Near
ly |2500 have been spent for new ma
chinery and other improvements and it
is expected that part of the plant will
be in readiness for operation early next
week.
Double Anniversary.
The 15th marriage anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. William Lormer and the second l
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Seth Lormer was celebrated at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Lormer at Sun
bury on Sunday. Those present from
this city were; Mr. and Mrs. Seth Lor
mer and son, Gordon, and Edward V.
Stroh, Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Holabaugh
and daughter, Irene, and Miss Cora
Lormer, and those present from Sun
bury were: Mr. and Mrs. William Lor
mer and daughters, Mary and Helen,and
Mr. and Mrs. William Kulp, Mrs. Moses
Kulp and daughter, Anna, Mrs. Cyrus
Shipe and son, Hurst, and Mr. Koss
Sbuler.
For a Year's Trip.
Mrs. Leonard Bausch and daughter,
Miss Katherine, will leave on the 23i\l
inst for San Francisco,Cal. They will re
main in the West for one y<*ar. Prof.
Houser will occupy Mrs. Bausch's res
idence on East Front street.
Opened a Broker's Office.
M. J. Kelly of New York, has opened
a Broker's office in the Lyon building,
309 Mill street. Stocks, grain and cot
ton bought and sold for cash or carried
on a margin. Private wires to New
York and Chicago. Montour & Colum
bia Telephone number 199.
Lodge Visitation.
John F. Foust, District Deputy Grand
Master, with Jno. Sweisfort, D. C. Will
iams, J. 11. Montague, Grand lodge offic
ers, I. O. O. F., made an official visit to
tfie lodges at Washingtonville and Ex
change Saturday night.
New Casket Wagon.
Undertaker George W. Koat has a new
casket wagon. It is quite a handsome
vehicle.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, API{I L IS, 1 <H)\.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends
and Acquaintances.
.Miss Frederica Bogart, of Huntingdon
Mills, one of the school teachers em
ployed in Valley township during the I
past term, left for her home yesterday. I
C. I'. Hancock, Will Q. Pursell, I). .1.
Rogers and W. .1. Rogers left yesterday j
afternoon for Wilkesbarre to attend a j
meeting of the Shrine, one of the higher J
degrees of Freemasonry.
Morris Rhodes, of Kansas City, .Mo., ;
arrived at this city yesterday for a visit j
with his mother, Mrs. Maria Rhodes, i
West Market street. Mr. Rhodes is !
looking exceedingly well. It is his tirst i
visit east in four years.
Judge Buffiington,of the United States
Circuit Court, was in this city as a guest
of I. X. Grier, Esq., Saturday last.
W. H. Ammerman and daughter. Miss
Margaret, visited friends in Pottsgrove
yesterday.
W. H. Loose, of Selinsgrove, was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Harry Rhodes transacted business in
Hloomsburg yesterday.
R. YV. Shelly made a trip to Benton
yesterday.
William Magill, Esq., of Hloomsburg,
transacted business in Danville yester
day.
Mrs. A. K. Yoder returned to Torres
dale yesterday after a visit with Mrs.
Richard Morrall, Church street.
Charles Chalfant, Esq., was in Harris
burg yesterday.
Charles Ilershev left for Wilkesbarre
yesterday.
W. L. Sechler was a Hloomsburg visit
or yesterday.
Ensign Cunningham left yesterday for
Athens.
Mrs. Isaac Pursel, of Brooklyn, N. V.,
is visiting at the home of her father, j
Hon. James Foster, Walnut street.
Frank Newbaker, of Mainvillc, spent
Sunday with his parents on West Mah
oning street.
Curry Fisher returned to Lehigh I'n
iversity on Saturday.
Norman lless, wife and daughter,
Bessie, of Hloomsburg, spent Sunday
with relatives in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curry, Jr , of
Sunbury, spent Sunday at the Curry
homestead in this city.
J. C. Bird spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bird, 302
East Market street.
Mrs. Eugene Moyer and little daught
•"ntrmoKiii ■ ■ ~
Charles Williams and wife, of Her
wick, spent Sunday at the home of
Thomas Williams, Wall street.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Ashton, of Ber
wick,spent Sunday with relatives in this :
city.
Miss Jessie Clark, of Bloomsburg, is
the guest of Miss Annie Pritchard,Church
■treet.
Professor S. P. Dietrich, assistant ;
principal of the high school at Sunbury.
circulated among friends in this city on
Saturday.
William Vastine, P. B. Ervin, A. L.
Rinard and Jerry Berninger, of Cata
wissa, attended the minstrel perform
ance in this city on Saturday evening.
Miss Cora Moyer spent Sunday with
her parents in Berwick.
Mrs. R. Highberger, of Norristown, is
visiting her brother, Justice-of-the-
Peace J. P. Bare.
Miss Mae Bird, of Sunbury,spent Sun
day with Miss Jessie Kramer, East Front
street.
Miss Nell Edgar of South Bethlehem,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Butler Edgar, Mill street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson arrived
in town Monday.
Mrs. Butler Edgar is visiting friends
in Sunbury.
Hon. 11. M. Hinckley, of this city, is
attending the Supreme Court at Phila
delphia in the Krickbaum case this
week.
Miss Anna Wells, of Seranton, is a
guest at the home of Rev. Dr. W. I.|
Steans, Fast Mahoning street.
General Secretary Laumaster left for j
Hloomsburg yesterday where he will con
duct Evangelistic meetings.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson arrived from Phila
delphia last evening.
Miss Bessie Moodie left last evening •
for a visit with friends in Catawissa.
Miss Rose Gallagher left for Seranton ;
last evening.
L. L. Fenstermacher, who has been
employed at Curry & Vannan's machine
shops, left for Berwick yesterday.
Mrs. E. C. Mart/, of Washingtonville,
was aShickshinny visitor yesterday.
Miss Ella Divel, a trained nurse at Dr.
Price's Hospital, Philadelphia, arrived
home last nipht.
Mrs F. W. Howe left last evening for
Three Rivers, Michigan.
Miss Myrtle Garrison, of Catawissa, is
visiting Mrs. Frank Boyer, Honeymoon
street.
Mrs. William E. Young and son, Lewis
left yesterday for a few days' visit in
Northumberland.
Mrs. F. H. Vannan left yesterday af
ternoon for a visit to Wilkesbarre.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rogers returned
from Williamsport yesterday.
The lilac bushes ure bursting into
leaves.
NEW I'ASKIItS
Welcomed by Large Congregations Morning
and Evening.
The congregation of Trinity M. E.
church, this "city, and of St. Peter's M.
K. church, Riverside, turned out in large
numbers Sunday morning to welcome
their new pastors. Both speakers made
a very fine impression. Trinity and St.
i'eter's both feel that they have been
very kindly dealt with by conference
anil look forward to an agreeable and
fruitful pastorate.
At Trinity M. K. church Rev. N. E. C.
Cleaver preached an introductory ser
mon, founding his remarks upon the
passage: "Is your heart right? If so,
aive me your hand." Kev. Cleaver is
recognized as one of the most promising
young men in the Central Pennsylvania
conference. His zeal, his devotion to
to the church, bis love of God, and his
love of humanity were never more man
ifest than in bis first sermon yesterday.
I lev. Cleaver preached again last even
ing, admirably sustaining his morning
?ffort. None of the congregation have
impressed themselves but have had
something to say in praise of the new
pastor.
Rev. Cleaver's last charge was at New
ion Hamilton. He has not as yet re-j
moved to this city owing to the illness
)f his only child, a little son, four years
)f age. He hopes to be able to move by
lie latter part of next week or the week
'ollowing. He arrived in this city Sat-1
inlay night and is a guest at the home
jf S. F. Rickctts, Pine street.
Rev. Robert J. Allen preached two
;ermons at St. Peter's Sunday. He is
dso a young man with a promising fut
ire. He has a fine voice and delivery
nd as one of his parishioners Sunday
nit it he lias the faculty of boiling down
lis discourse so that his hearers are giv
n nothing l»ut the pith of the matter.
Narrow Escape From Death.
Charles Thomas, fifteen years of age,
on of Lewis Thomas of Grovanii', met
nth a hair's breadth escape along the
ailroad Tuesday night which it is hoped
'ill stand in the community a tirst class
ibject lesson as to the perils of car
umping. He attempted to board a
lorthbound freight train about the hour
112 dusk; this was the last lie knew for
bout two hours when be found himself
ruised and bleeding lying along the
rack.
It was some time before he fully re
lized what had happened. It was plain
e had not succeeded in mounting the
r ain—that he had mia<ed his footing
ud had fallen or what ismorelikely was
arent until he removed his hat, when
e found that the rim on one side was
ut oil by the car wheels.
P.ruised and sore and weak from the
jss of blood he had difficulty in reach
tig his home. l>r. I. W. W illetts of
lloomsburg, was called, who found the
ioy in a bad condition, the worst in
ury being a deep cut in thescalpcaused
iy striking the edge of a railroad tie, •
rhich necessitated the insertion of a j
umber of stitches. It was this wound
bat caused the loss of consciousness and
rhich yet may result very seriously. At
II events the boy will be laid up for
ome time.
Improvements Progressing.
The improvements at the convent at
his place, which comprise a new chapel
md large annex to the Mother House,are
progressing nicely. The brick work is
low basement high. The new structure
vill be quite ornamental, tilling up all
he intervening space between the man
lion and the two other large buildings
n use. When completed the group of
mildings will present quite an imposing
ippearance anil be a prominent feature
n the suburbs of our town. John Keim
s furnishing the brick tor the improve
iients. The number required will not
je less than three hundred and fifty
housand.
Greatest in America.
Tht; Lyniau H. Howe Moving picture
Company that will exhibit in the opera
house on Tuesday evening, April 28, is
the only modern perfect, np-to date and
strictly first class attraction of this kind
giving exhibitions in America today.
This company carries the only machine
that can illustrate a picture in all its
realism. Its superiority over all other
competitors is so marked that it really
has no peer or equal for the simple rea
son that it is so modern and improved.
It is the only real article in moving pic
ture machines, as it presents each and
every view without a quiver or flicker,
and with such a forcible naturalness as
to lead the audience to believe that it is
looking at the actual scene instead of
merely a picture reflected on canvas.
Keforaied Church Reunion.
The Susquehanna Ministerial Associa
tion of the Reformed church met in the
Reformed church, Sunbury, on Monday
afternoon. The following were elected
as officers for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Rev. George E. Limbert, of this
city; Secretary, Rev. Robert O'Boyle, of
Sunbury; Treasurer, Rev. \\. A. Haas,of
Selinsgrove. It was unanimously de
cided to bold the fifth annual reunion
on Island park on the 25th of July.
Prominent speakers will be engaged to
deliver the addresses.
Will Carry Mail.
A. Judson Still has been awarded the
I contract for carrying the mail from
' l'axinos to this city. He is looking for a
residence at the other end of the line
and will move in a week or so.
EVIDENCES OF
PItOSI'EWTVj
Onr Wage Earners With Steady Work Who
Buy for Cash.
Mill street or at least the business por
tion of it was thronged with people Sat
urday night from dusk until the hour of
closing the stores. Nearly every one
seemed to have shopping to do and the
merchants had few idle moments. The
animated and business like appearance
of things, in this, one of the dullest
months of the year,was much comment
ed upon and taken to indicate a degree
of prosperity that is quite encouraging
to every person who has the best in
terest of the town at heart.
Since the collapse of the boom last
summer our town seems to have adjust
ed itself on a new basis. There are prob
ably few persons in Danville who are
not employed with steady work at one
or other of onr busy industries. The
company store evil in any of its evas
ions has no footing here. Every dollar
paid out for labor falls directly into the
hands of the wage-earner and thence in
to the channels of trade. The merch
ants are enabled to do a cash business
competition is encouraged along all
lines, while the working man with the
dollar in his pocket buys where he can
purchase thecheapest—a state of ailairs
which we fancy is looked upon with
envy by some neighboring towns.
1 he outlook for the future in this city
has not been more encouraging in many
years. Wages, reasonably fair to begin
with, have been advanced at our three
iron works, while several new industries
are contemplated, two of which are as
sured. Beyond a doubt next April will
tind several hundred men more employ
ed in Danviile and business along all
lines correspondingly prosperous.
Disobedience to God And its Result.
R. 11. Wilson, formerly principal of
the high school at this place, at present
a student in the Seminary at Princeton,
N. J., occupied the pulpit at Mahoning
Presbyterian church Sunday The
sermon was one of.Mr. Wilson's early
efforts, if not his first, in the vicinity of
his home and the church was crowded,
lie took as his subject, "Disobedieuce to
God and its Result," the text being
found in Exodus, Chapter VII, 21
verse.
Mr. Wilson made a splendid impres
sion. the sermon was a well prepared,
logical discourse, and delivered with a
coolness and elfect that would have
done credit to a pulpit orator of many
years' experience. We predict for Mr.
\\ ilson a useful and distinguished career
in the ministry.
cb.'Ur rendered special music on
David Thomas Superintendent.
David Thomas has been appointed to
be Superintendent of the Montour Poll
ing Mills department, of the Reading
Iron Works, this city, vice Theodore F.
Patterson resigned to take idfect the :
HOth in<-t. iii.' Ihomns is at present j
Assistant Superintendent and has been i
connected with the plant here for some j
j ears. I
Other appointments are announced as |
follows in a circular letter signed by F. I
C. Smink, Vice President and General j
Manager of the Reading Iron Company: ;
George Schumann. General Superin- J
tendent, who will have General Super- j
violin of Physical Operations of all the
plants of the Company, and whose in
structions will be respected accordingly; ;
Jesse I. Boyer, Superintendent of Scott j
Foundry Department; John M. Calleu, ,
Purchasing Agent; George F. D. Hall
man, Assistant Purchasing Agent.
The Last of The Free Course.
The twentieth and the last of the j
course of free entertainments was given ;
in Y. M. C. A. hall Tuesday, the speak
er beingS. M. Bard, State Secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. Before introducing the
speaker Mr. Laumaster made some re-'
marks on the general success of the free :
course and promising a repetition next !
season. The tot il expenses of the j
course, he said, have been less than
S7O, all of which has been met by the
voluntary contributions.
Mr. Bard gave a most excellent talk, 1
dwelling upon the object of the Young j
Men's Christian Association, the results :
accomplished and some of the methods j
inaugurated to bring in young men. Mr. ]
Bard is an entertaining speaker and im- |
presses one with his earnestness and de- |
votion to the cause of the Y. M. C. A.
Miss Emma Gearhart rendered a piano ,
solo very nicely.
Free Concert.
The Penn Social club orchestra will j
give a free entertainment on Mon- i
day night, April '2!>, under the auspices j
of the Y. M. C. A. in Association hall.
This organization, which is practically a
new one, plays high class music, and
is rapidly coming into favor. Miss Mar
garet Ammerman, soprano, and Miss
Lizzie Russell, elocutionist, will assist at
the concert. The program will be an
nounced later.
Enlisted in the Navy.
William G.iskins, recently a resid
ent of this city, and son of Walter (xas
kins, West Mahoning street, enlisted in
the United States Navy as machinist at
P.ullalo on Saturday. He has not as yet
been assigned.
Wilson Hall Killed by Cars.
Wilson Hall, of Columbia, son of Mrs.
Susan Hall, Sycamore street, this city,
was killed by the cars on the Pennsyl
vania railroad at South Amboy, N. «T.,
Saturday last.
EST A R LISHEI) IX 1855.
MISSIONARY
CONVENTION
Important Event Taking Place Here Next
Week.
The convention of the Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church, Danville District,
which will meet in this city next week,
will be one of the most important events
in church circles that has taken place
here for sometime. The Danville district
takes in the surrounding towns of Sun
bury, Shamokin. Hazleton, Bloomsburg,
Berwick, Shickshinny and Milton and
represents forty auxiliaries. The dele
gates—forty or more—will be entertain
ed by the members of the congregation.
The local auxiliary, of St. Paul's M. E.
church, where the convention will be
belli, finds plenty to do in arranging for
the event.
The convention will meet ou Tuesday
the 23rd inst. at 2 p. m.and continue in
session during Wednesday. Mrs. Mariah
Purdy of Suubury, District President,
will preside. Miss McCord of Lewis
burg, Conference Secretary, will have
charge of the minutes.
Several noted speakers will address
the convention, among them Mrs.
Spencer, a returned missionary from
Japan. Letters will be read from other
missionaries stationed in China and oth
er dark and out-of-the-way corners of
the world. Mrs. Strawinski, President
of the Williamsport District,will be pres
ent.
There will be an evening session each
day, which will be of special interest. On
Tuesday evening a program, under the
direction of Mrs. George E.Wilbur, of
Bloomsburg, will be rendered by young
people and children connected with mis
sionary work. On the evening of the
24th Mrs. Spencer will speak.
The choir of the church will render
special music during the convention.
Selling Off The Mules.
As a result of the abandonment of the
sanal some 500 mules which formerly
trod the tow path will have to find
a new vocation. The handsome team of
long eared animals familiar about town
is the property of George Sechler will
?o to farming. They were purchased
Tuesd ay by Jeremiah Kostenbauder of
Uatawissa. It is hardly probable that
the boatmen will have much difficulty
u disposing of their mules. Mr. Sech
ler thinks they are not likely to prove
nuch of a drug on the market, as they
are preferable to horses for many pur
poses. He, himself, had hardly dispos
al of his team, Tuesday, when he was
ipproachet? by another purchaser who
rould have paid fifteen dollars more for
t
une lias been linked so long. it u*p
>ens to be one of those owned by the
Janal Company and the matter does not
■oncern him so much. In the case of
mother boat lying at this city, however
he matter is different. This—a boat as
;ood as new—is owned by Dole Kerstet
er of McKee's Half Falls, and (he fut
ure concerning it is a matter of very
;rave concern to him. The boatmen can
lardly believe that the company intends
o let the boats rot down where they
ie. Such a course, they claim, would
je unjust in the extreme to those boat
nen who possess their own craft and
ivould hardly be submitted to. Some in
;line to the view that the company will
indemnify the individual owners; others
think that water will be let into the
:anal for a short time so that all the
boats may be moved. Could the canal
boats be gotten to tide water.it is claim
ed, they could be readily sold for light
srs.
Music, Mirth and Melody.
Mrs. Elizabeth de Barrie Gill of Phila
delphia, sister of our townsman, Joseph
Barry, and who has a large circle of ac
quaintances in this city, will give an en
tertainment in the opera house Friday
evening, May 3, at 8 o'clock", under the
auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of our
local Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Gill will be as
sisted by Miss Dorothy Johnston,a harp
ist of much merit.
The following is a clipping from the
Philadelphia Public Ledger which speaks
for itself :
Elizabeth de Barrie Gill has a well
trained, flexible voice, of good compass
and agreeable tone, and her singing of
Marston's "Fairy Wedding,"jThe Mign
on Gavotte," and Bartlett's "A Dream
was marked by delicacy of expression
and facility of execution. Her readings
and recitations showed fine elocutionary
ability and an uncommon degree of ver
satility. A dramatic recitation from the
second act of "Ingomaf' displayed her
powers to excellent eflect.
Prices 25 and :i0 cents. Gallery 15
cents.
Base Ball in Danville.
The High School Athletic Association
held a meeting last evening for the pur
pose of electing a captain for its base
ball club which is bfcing organized as fast
as the most suitable players can be sel
ected. There are many lovers of the
great American game in Danville and
though this will be the first season for
this nine yet they will make it exciting
and interesting for their opponents.
Howard C. Lunger was elected captain
and the following schedule auuounced:
Lewisbarg at Danville, April 27; Blooms
burg at Danville, May IS; Danville at
Bloomsburg. May 25. The games will bt
played at DeWitt's park.
Pastor 111.
Kev. Dr. McAtee was unable to till
; his pulpit at the Grove Presbyterian
church Sunday owing to illness.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN being
furnished with a large assortmen
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
Ofall Kinds and Descrption.
Get our prices before place
your orders.
JOSEPH euro s
ANTECEDENTS
Tried to Kill the Man Who Had Befriended
Him
A gentleman in this city lias received
a letter from F. L. Tuttle, a prominent
business man of Hawley, relative to the
antecedents of Caprio, the Italian,whose
treacherous murder at the Hospital for
the Insane, here, is still fresh in the
miuds of our readers. The letter, fiom
one who befriended and assisted the
Italian time and again, does not in ef
fect reflect much credit on the general
character of tlie man. Ife proved his
treachery by attempting to kill the per
son who had J>een Jiis benefactor. It was
this oflense which led to procedure
which resulted in Jiis incarceration in
the Hospital here.
"Pasquale Caprio commonly called
'Joe'," Mr. Tuttle writes, "came to
Hawley at the time of the building of
the E. C. YV. V. R. R. I being in the
mercantile business soon came to know
him. He was unable to read and write
and frequently called on me for small
favors of that kind. 1 often loaned him
small sums of money allowing him to
pay it back at his convenience, never
crowding him. I found him to be hon
est, industrious, and sober, anxious to
provide a comfortable living for his
family. H e got into trouble with an
other Italian who had him arrested,when
[ went his bail to keep the peace.
Shortly after he became desirous
-O move into town and buy a propertv
ivhich was much run down. He wished
Tie to buy it lor him on contract and al
ow him to remodel it to his own taste,
ivhich I did, paying the bills as they ac
:umulated for supplies and work. He
vas a shoemaker and I gave him work
vhen I had anything to do in his line.
Ie often professed gratitude for what
had done for him until I refused him a
oan of one hundred dollars. Previous
0 this he lost ground by going bail for
1 nephew and his property fell into the
lands of the Sherifl; at his solicitation I
vent to Honesdale and settled the mat
er giving him time to repay me. Short
y after this his wife was sick for several
reeks and lie became discouraged and
ault finding.
"Two or three days after refusing him
he hundred dollar loan, i took some
rork to his shop. 1 found him pacing
ip and down the sliop complaining that
verybody was against him and that he
rus going away to lind work. At my
equest he permitted me to see our con
raot, as I wished to set the dates of
everal payments of which I had neg
?cted to make any record for myself. I
lid it across my knee to get pencil and
bove my right temple, which cutting
hrough a derby hat and sweat-band,
icerated the flesh so badly that the
ilood streamed down over my face and
lothing. I grappled with the Italian
fhile he still swung his hammer and
ucceeded in inflicting two additional
(lows before I escaped.
"I had a warrant issued for Joe's ar
est but he tied, later returning and giv
ng himself up. He was released on bail
ind in twenty-four hours had assaulted
lis wife in a brutal manner, which re
sulted in his going to jail. He seemed
ully to realize what he had done and
expressed no regret, but declared his
ntention of making 'Sausage meat of
Puttie' and 'doing' two others as soon
is he got out of jail. Tliat he would
;arry his threats into execution, if given
nis liberty no one doubted, as was
well verified by the sad developments at
Danville.
F. L. TUTTLE."
Surprise Party.
Miss May Sidler was tendered a sur
prise party on Saturday afternoon at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Pusey, on Vine
street, in honor of her seventh birtli
ilav. The following little folks were
present: Charlotte Welliver, Mildred
Foust, Helen Mowrey, Florence Henrie,
Mary Henrie, Olive Miller, Edna Farley,
Dora Schatz, May Evelamj,Ethel Crom
ley, lizzie Jenkins, May Fox, Bennie
Haney, Jessie Hamtnerly, iGeorge Sidler
and James Wilson.
A Murder Mystery.
Sunbury has a big sensation on its
hands. The body of a dead babe res
cued from a lot of burning debris along
the river at first thought to be a negro
babe proves to be a white child, the
skin only being blackened by the smoke.
The child, which had been dead some
four days, was evidently murdered, a
piece of coarse twine Jieing found around
its neck.
Entered Bail to Keep Peace.
George E. Crosslev, who was arrested
Tuesday night by Officer Voris, charged
with drunkenness and abuse to his
mother, was given la hearing before Jus
tice-of-the-Peaee Hare yesterday noon.
He entered bail in *IOO to keep the
peace.
Purchased Hotel Ent.
J. M. Kline, landlord of Susquehanna
Hotel, South Danville, has purchased the
Central Hotel, Bloomsburg, of Charles
Ent. The purchase, which was consum
mated yesterday, includes real estate
and personal property. Mr- Kline has
filed application for transfer of license.
Postal Olerks Promoted.
An order eomg into effect July 1, ad
vances 47150 postal clerks, in each inst
ance theie beirc an advance of salary.
At the Danville post office there are two
I promotions, one from $~»00 to and
one from f<>oo to