Home Paper - —For He Home The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office I four* 9A. M.to 12 V 10* Mill St., 1 P. M to U P. M Danville, Pa. SIII'LTZ, M. D. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty JJK. \V. P. A.\ULK, DENTIST OFKU K: 218 MILL STREET. eeth Extracted without l'ain. Crown nud Bridge Work u Specialty. Equipped wltli the latent and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute the inoet difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). Offloe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Moderate and all work Guaranteed Established 1893,5 CONDENSED SEWS. April is on the last lap. From present indications there will be a scarcity of flowers for use on Memorial Day. Mrs. Lafayette Kennedy, of River side, is critically ill. A warm weather bulletin would be welcome now. Culhane, Chace and Weston s Min strels are coming. The High School athletics are all ready for their opening game of base ball on Saturday. If winter has really kidnapped spring, then it is time to apply that anti-kid napping law passed by our Legislature. Culhane, Chace & Weston's minstrels will give two performances at the opera house on Saturday next. Nelson Bird, of Riverside, is critically ill of heart trouble. J. H. Cole sells Burpee's Seeds. The matinee prices for the minstrels on Saturday will be: Children, 10 cents; adults,2o cents to all parts of the house. Miss Bertha Snyder, ot Klversiite, who | has been very ill for several days past, is improving. A rare treat is promised all who may attend the concert in the Y. M. C. A. hall Monday evening, April 29tb. The shirt waist letter carrier will add a touch of color to the government ser vice. The letter carriers are already antici pating much relief from the order which permits them to abandon coats and vests during hot weather for the cool shirt waist. Now if a like privilege should be granted the cop, that stern body of vigilant officers would be equal ly happy. Work on the annex to the lleddens House is progressing rapidly. The next stated meeting of the North umberland Presbytery will be held at Northumberland in the fall. WilliamsiKirt is preparing to extend a cordial welcome to the Odd Fellows next Friday. Danville will be well rep resented at this pleasant event. Antrim & Co. will open their store in the Brown building on May Ist. A line of dry goods, notions and women 's fur nishing goods will be carried. It's not a boom this time. It is a gradual bettering of business conditions with a still brighter future. Well,a little warm sunshine now would cause Nature to bud into life. There is more activity in the building trade this spring than we have known for some time. People who have been postponing needed repairs for a year or two are now having the work done. The river is high as the ie*ult of the recent snow and heavy rain in New York state. Mrs. A. T. DeWitt, Riverside, who has been nursing a fractured arm and other injuries for the six weeks past, is able to be out again. The fragrant trailing arbutus is out, and arbutus hunters will now make daily trips to the woods during the next few weeks. It is probable that the second Arbor Day, Friday April 26th, will be appro priately observed in this vicinity. Mrs. F. M Ootwalds is ill at her home on West Mahoning street. The startiug of the new shovel works by the Bessemer company will be an event for public rejoicing. The East Danville band will accom pany the Odd Fellows to Williamsport on Friday. A Hock of wild ducks some seventy in number, which settled on the river yes terday morning, afforded fine sport for our local duck shooters. The birds seemed to be unterrified by the hunters and hovered about pretty much nil day. By middle of the afternoon their num ber was considerably thinned, several of the gunners bagging as many as a half a dozen or more. 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 Guarantee their Purity Rochester Distilling Co. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. illontinir "ills American. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4<i-->U> 17. !J.)!. i.HKIUHT PASSES AWAI A Generous Mau Whose Death is Widel«* Lamented. A. M. Gearhart, whose critical illness has been noted in these columns, died last evening at 8:45 o'clock. Thus pass es away one of our best business men, a public-spirited citizen, a man widely known, whose generous disposition and genial sunny nature won him many friends. Mr. Gearhart's illness covered a per iod of one year, the cause of death being abscess of the liver. During the last several months his sufferings have been most intense and death literally came as a relief. Alexander Montgomery Gearhart was born in this city on July 2(5,1840,and was therefore 54 years of age. lie was the son of Bouham K. and Elizabeth S. Gear hart, the latter, who is 84 years of age, still surviving. Mr. Gearhart began his business ca reer as newsboy on the railroad; later he became freight agent on the Catawissa railroad at this city. In 1873 he became station agent of the I). L. & \V. railroad at this place, a position he continuously held up to some four months ago when failing health obliged him to retire. Mr. Gearhart served in the school bo ird for six years anil was treasurer of that body for thirteen years. He was a member of the town council for three years, serving'as president one year. At the time of his death he was treasurer of Danville Lodge, No. 127, Improved Ord er of Ileptasophs. The deceased is survived by his wife and one daughter, Nellie, married to William L. McClure, teller of the First National bank of this city. The funeral arrangements have not been made. Water Rates Too Low. The borough council held a regular meeting last night,PresidentKemmeroc- ! cupying the chair. The following mem bers were present: Goldsmith, Dough erty, M. D. L. Sechler, Fetterman,Davis, Vastine, George Sechler and Gibson. On motion of Mr. Vastine the follow ing resolution was adopted: It having come to our knowledge that water is being furnished by the Water Department at A cent per thousand gal- ; lons, which is 3J cents less than cost per thousand gallons we are ioth to believe that the Water Department is cogni- j nnnl oFtkii ?..«► Hie >Valu OUUJ- | mittee, would kindly ask you to inves tigate if such are the facts. By the Committee, AMOS VASTINE, M. D. L. SKCHI.EH. | On motion of M. D. L. Sechler the purchase of four rubber coats were or dered for the Friendship Fire company. Mr. Vastine of the Committee on Streets and Bridges made a report stat ing what disposition was made of the matters reterrcd to the committee at last meeting. John Keim, he said, had con sented to fill up the hollows at the foot of Foust and Cooper streets on the river bank, caused by the removal of clay. With reference to the complaint of Mr. Welliver entered at last meeting, that owing to bad drainage surface water was thrown in upon his premises, No. 33 Ash street, the committee decided that the place being naturally low it would be impossible for the borough to do any thing in the matter. As to the gutter on Ferry street, in need of cobbling, which throws the water in upon Robert Miller, it was explained that Mr. Mil ler's gutter is below grade, while that of his neighbors is above grade. Under the circumstances it was recommended that the parties interested get together and settle the matter among themselves. The report suggested some additional repairs, which was left in the hands of the committee. On motion of Mr. Dougherty 'Andrew Russell was granted permission to con nect hi* restaurant with the sewer at Lower Mulberry street. Franklin Boyer appeared before coun cil to complain of unjust treatment not only from the Friendship Fire company who, he alleged, will not divide the sprinkling of llr< borough fairly with him, but also from the Water Superint endent, whom he accused of discriminat ing in favor of the Fire company. Mr. Keefer, who was present,ex plained that the Fire company had complied with the regulations by agreeing to pay the annual water tax of #125, while Mr. Boyer refused to come to terms. Harry I Trumbower -spoke in defense of the Friendship Fire company. It was the sense of the members that Mr. lJoyer and the Fire company should adjust their ditlerences without the aid of council. The following bills were approved for payment: HOROI'GH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $99.50 Street work 33.05 Chris Hershey 1.80 H. Kupp 1.-5 WAT EH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes |137.00 Work on repairs 71.05 11. B. l'atton 1200 D. L. A W. railway 1 00 P. & R. railway 14.01 Tendered a Party. Miss Katherine Bauscli wns tendered a party Monday evening by a few of her friends at the home of her brother, Charles D. Bausch, Railroad street. The following were present: Misses Mae Foust, Bessie Klase, and Rosa Oetz, Messrs. Frank Kear, Roy Smith and Harry Camp of this city, and Misses Martha Ferris and Mae Croope, of the Bloomsburg Normal school. A very 1 pleasant evening was spent IMPROVEMENTS AT READING WORKS m ' Lrty New Boilers and Two Artesian Wells. The Heading Iron company is about entering upon an important system of improvements at its plant in this city. The improvements, which include new boilers for both the puddling and heat ing departments, extensive alterations about the roof and the sinking of two artesian wells, will involve a cost of not less than $l(K),t)(lO. The boilers at the plant have been in service many years. Two over heating furnaces were replaced by new ones a couple of years ago. This leaves nine heating furnaces yet to be supplied with new boilers in addition to the twenty one puddling furnaces. Two of the new boilers, intended for the heating fur naces, have already arrived at the plant and may be seen on the company's switch at the rear of the office. They are upright, water tube Coliill boilers, monsters in size, of inch steel and 54 inches in diameter. The boilers over the puddling furnaces will be replaced with horizontal ones, containing two IS inch (lues, a most approved type. No time will be lost whMe the new boilers are being installed. It will U- so arranged that the work in progress will affect but two furnaces at ene time Thus by the time the thirty some fur naces are overhauled summer will be waning. Evidently work about the hig plant for the next six months will be at tended with much inconvenience, even if delays do not occur. The installment of the new boilers, which are larger than the old ones, will necessitate the raising of all the lower or outside seetion of the roof covering both mills. This in itself will represent a great deal of work and may reasonably be expected to furnish employment to a large number of local mechanics. The sinking of artesian wells to sup ply the plant with water during the months of July, August and September is the only measure for the company to adopt since the abandonment of the canal. It uiay interest our readers to learn that the big plant requires 5,000,01)0 gal lons of water per day to supply its sev eral departments. The supply ordinari ly is drawn from a dam in Mahoning creek on the company's own land north west of the borough. This source fails. However, uunug me low water season. It was then that the canal became an indispensable factor and was drawn up on for all the water used at the plant. The dam will furnish the main water supply as before. The artesian wells will be relied upon to supply the defi ciency. Two wells will be sunk, each 8 inches in diameter. These may be very deep; there is no telling to what depth they may have to be driven before a vein of water is reached. Work on them will begin in a very short time. Thomas B. Harper, of Jenkintown, who will have the work in charge, is already on the ground. Brought Home From Hospital. James Ryan, Northumberland street, who one month ago fractured his skull by a fall down stairs and was taken to St. Agnes' Hospital, Philadelphia, for treatment, was brought home by his son Matthew, on Saturday evening last very much improved. Mr. Ryan's case was a very critical one, as,it will be remember ed, he lay in a comatose state for nearly a week before he was taken to the bos pital. An operation performed by the hospital doctors resulted in the removal of a piece of the fractured skull. The patient has regained his reason, al though he has no memory of the fall and fancies that he has passed through a siege of illness. Apoplexy Rusults in Death. George Keim, of Watsontown, died on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The deceased was 01 years of age. He was a former resident of this city, re moving from here to Watsontown eigh teen years ago, He has many friends among our residents, who with his rela tives here are grieved to hear of his death. The deceased is survived by a wife, three sons and one daughter—David, Charles, Ilarry and L : zzie, all residents of Watsontown. A Farmer's Long Trip. ,larues Fenstermacher, of Mausdale, will leave Saturday next for Pacific Beach, San Diego county, California. His trip will mainly be one of pleasure; at the same time he will be on the look out tor business opportunities and should the country impress him favor ably he niay'.decide to locate in Califor nia. M r.'.Fenstermacher has relatives in that state and may remain there all summer. Meanwhile his family will abide at the pleasant homestead on the Washingtonville road just beyond Maua dale. Burned by Molten Iron. Mont Knorr, of Riverside, a moulder employed at the Stove Works, met with an unfortunate accident yesterday after noon. He was carrying a ladle of molt en iron from the cupola when lie stum bled and fell on the ladle. His left hand came in contact with the red hot iron, burning the skin entirely otf. The in jury is such that he will be unable to work for at least three months. Will Install Water Power. Bloch & Benzbach have decided to in stall a water moter in their knee pants factory, Mill street. This will increase the product of their plant about one third. Bloch & Benzbach employ some seventy-five hands. DAXVI \\K PA., Till litfDAY, APIUL H>ol, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Miss Mary Holloway and niece, Miss Katherine Rhodes, arrived home Fri dayevening from a visit with relatives in Richmond, Ya. They were accompani ed by .Miss Margaret Burrows, of Nor folk, Ya. Miss Nellie Zaner, of Allentown,spent Sunday at the home of her father, Charles Zaner, Church street. J«sse Milroy spent Sunday in North umberland. William Grove spent Sunday with friends in Northumberland. John R. Sharpless, Esq., of Hazleton, joined his wife on a visit over Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wilson M. Gearhart, West Market street. Miss Margaret Clark, of Williamsport, is visiting her parents in this city. Mrs. James I>. Barber, of Philadelphia joined her husband Saturday at the resi dence of W. A. Shepperson, on Front street. Miss Charlotte I'ersing is visiting Bloomsburg friends. Mrs. Martha K. Creasy, of Blooms burg, is the guest of Mrs. W. 0. I»a*is, Mill street. Mrs. John Waite and daughter, Alice, left Tuesday for a visit with Milton rel atives. Frank Buclier was in Catawissa yes terday. Rev. E. C. Armstrong, of Williams port, was in this city, Monday, to visit A M. ( rear hart. Mrs. J. C. Lange returned to Scranton yesterday after a visit with Mrs. George Jacobs, Ferry street. Mr, an>l Mrs. P. B. Ileddens, of Bloomsburg, visited friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. John Ever and Mrs. Creasy, of Bloomsburg, visited relatives in this city yesterday. Mrs. O. S. Kase and daughter, Miss Rachel, attended a wedding in Snyder town last evening. F. E. Allen,representing the Philadel- ' phia Inquirer, spent last evening in this city. Mrs. (J. E. Yorks returned to Central 1 yesterday after a short visit with rela- Misses Ksther (ieddys and Isabel Bit tenbender returned to Bloomsburg yes terday after a visit at the home of t'. V. j James, East Market street. liev. Adolph Meyer was a Blooms- ' burg visitor yesterday. Landlord Moyer of Hotel Oliver was in Catawissa yesterday. John F. Tooley made a business trip to Bloomsburg yesterday. David Thomas left yesterday for l'hila- j delpliia. E. A. Imes, a prominent insurance man of Wilkesbarre, transacted business i in this city yesterday. Miss Mensch, of Roaring Creek, re turned home yesterday after a pleasant ! visit with Mrs. M. F. Gulick, Riverside. ! George Ho finer left for Sunbury yes terday. Mrs. Joseph Mertz, of Northumber land, is visiting friends in this city. Rev. Daniel Newson left for Milton yesterday. Miss Anna Davis is visiting in Wilkes barre. Mrs. James D. Kramer and Miss Clara Smith have returned from Philadelphia. Mrs. Elmer (limes, M. I). L. Sechler, and daughter, Miss Ida, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keim, and Misses Katherineand Maine Keim attended the funeral of (ieorge Keim at Watsontown yester day. Miss Katlierine Eckman spent yester day with friends in Bloomsburg. Mrs. Sarah Mowery and bon, John, of Buckhorn, spent a few hours in thiscity yesterday. J. H. Sechler left for Baltimore, Md., yesterday after a short visit with his parents on Front street. Mrs. Jacob Deitz and son, Jesse, left yesterday for a short visit in Sunbury. Mrs. .Moses Bloch left yesterday for Bloomsburg, where she will spend a week with her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Cross. Mrs. John R. Sharpless, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Wilson M. (tearhart, West Market street, left for Catawissa yesterday. John L. Jones left yesterday for liar risburg. Mrs. William Cruikshank, of Berwick, is the guest of Mrs. W ('. Davis, Mill ! street. Michael Everett returned from llarris j burg yesterday. James I . Barber went to Philadelphia j yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence, of Will iamsport, spent a few hours in this city with friends yesterday. Mrs. William Havery, of Nescopec, | was the guest of Miss Ida Weaver yes terday. Miss Edna Sassnian returned yester day from a visit in Sunbury. Mrs. Marry Cobb will return to Mifflin | burg today after a visit at the home of William K. Lunger. Ralph Kimbel, of Barnsville, is the guest of Theodore Kimble, Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. John Kline and daught er, Mildred, returned to Northumber land yesterday after a short visit with 1 friends at (irovania. LAN ATTEMPT TO MURDER Stephen Moser Makes Confession Lent His Revolver and Assisted in Plot. The cold-blooded attempt to murder I Frank Taylor, of liberty township, on ' Thursday night last, which sent a thrill i of horror through the community, is no j longer merged in mystery. At least one jof the persons, if not the only person, i implicated in the dastardly act has con- I fessed his guilt. This our readers will j nut be surprised to learn is Stephen ! Moser, the person committed !o jail j Thursday night from the same township for another offense, toward whom sus picion pointed from the first. Mr. Taylor, the intended victim, was in this city Sunday and was interview ed by a representative of this paper. The experience of being shot at, although missed, is one that a man is likely to remember for awhile and it was not without a shudder, yesterday, that Mr. Taylor recalled the thrilling details of the affair. He Hays the shoot ing occurred between 9:30 and 10 o'clock. He was seated in the kitchen with his wife and an employe on tlie farm named Daniel Morgan. Mr. Taylor occupied a position at the side of the window, lean ing back against the wall. Either his wife or Mr. Morgan would have been a target, but he himself was out of range. Finally, the hour for retiring arriving, he changed his position, leaning for ward as if in the act of removing his shoes. This move brought him within range from outside and the first thing lie knew there was a report of a revolver, the sound of broken glass and a bullet whizzed by his face. Mr. Taylor says that no one but those who have passed through such an experience has any idea of what it is like. First of all there is the sense of extreme peril—the dread of tlie second shot. lie sprang to his feet and as quickly as he could recover him self he directed his wife to flee to the other room, in which there was no light, the door opening near where she stood. Mr. Morgan took this advice, but Mrs. Taylor was too apprehensive for her husband's safety and too much excited to do anything. Ultimately the light was extinguished and the family with drew up stairs, but not to sleep. An attempt had been made on Mr. Taylor's life and failed. It seemed perfectly plausible that tlie blood thirsty enemy plish his purpose. All night long they kept watch, lest an attempt be made to burn the dwelling or steal in upon them unawares. The next morning the bullet —a 32 calibre one —was found lying on the floor along with a lot of plaster dislodged as it struck the solid wall on the side of the room opposite the window. On the outside approaching the window strange footprints were discovered in the mud. At some distance from the barn a horse had been tied and from the impressions left bv the hoofs he had stood there for a considerable time. After the shooting the evening before Mr. Taylor did not see a man mount the horse and ride away, as reported. He states that be even did not see the horse. lie was totally absorbed by thoughts of his safety about that time. Mr. Taylor thinks the shooting was delayed by the presence of Mr. Morgan. The latter occupies a tenant house on the farm and the would-be-assassin was no doubt waiting for him to retire to his domicile. On Thursday night,however, his wife was absent, and at the invita tion of Mr. Taylor he was spending the night at his house. After waiting in vain for him to leave it would seem that the murderous intruder decided to take his cnances and fired the shot. Stephen Moser was charged with the larceny of chickens by Mr. Taylor and if any credency is to be given to bis con fession his motive for the attempt on Taylor's life was hatred and a desire to escape prosecution. He was arraigned before 'Squire Kerswell, of Washington ville, some three weeks ago. He was rep- 1 resented by K. S. Ammerman, Esq., of : this city, while the prosecution was with j out counsel, and the result was that the defendant was discharged. .Moser was • arrested again on last Thursday and was to have a hearing before '.Squire Robert Auten on Friday. The bullet, Thursday night, failing to do its work Mr. Taylor, represented by YV. 11. Hackenburg, Esq., of Milton,was on hand Friday to press the prosecu tion, Moser again being represented by ' Mr. Ammerman. The defendant was I held for court. His father, Peter Moser, , went his bail, but later withdrew and i Moser was committed to jail. Before being brought to Danville he i was confronted with evidences of bis complicity in the shooting. He was tak en to the Taylor farm where his shoe i was found to fit the foot prints left by ' the wretch who tried to kill Mr. Taylor, j while by measurement the hoofs of one ! of the horses in his charge was found to correspond with the marks made by the horse tied near Taylor's barn Thursday night. Moser, however, denied that he had any knowledge whatever of the | shooting. While in town Sunday Mr. Taylor accompanied by \V. 15. Startzell, called i upon Moser in the jail. Mr. Taylor ! again confronted the prisoner w itli evide nces of his complicity in the shooting. Moser finally atfected to yield and de tailed the part that he played in the dastardly plot. He implicated as the ring leader a very reputable citizen of the locality, whose name is withheld, j According to Moser's story this man, whom he also accuses of being implicat ed with himself in a scheme of chicken 1 (Continued on page four.) BESSEMER CD'S NEW I'LANS Shovel Factory May be in Operation by July. James L. Barber, a representative of the Danville Bessemer company, arrived in tiiis city Friday anil was interviewed bv a representative of this paper. It seems to be the policy of the company to give as little publicity as possible to its plans relating to the new industry it proposes to establish here. Upon learn ing, however, how greatly are citizens are interested in the matter Mr. Barber consented to give out a few general facts for publication. He confirmed the stories printed in these columns relating to the plans of the Bessemer company. It is true that the company proposes to equip the plant and enter upon the manufacture of a variety of articles, the initial feature of which will be a full line «of shovels and scoops. The manufacture of other arti cles, the names of which are withheld.it was explained, will be taken up from time to time as adjuncts. The number of men employed will eventually approx imate a hundred or more. The new industry will be housed in the upper plant formerly known as the plate and rail mill along with the "chair fac tory'' on the opposite side of the I). L. it W. tracks. With the exception of the plate mill, which will require some modification, for the work on hand, new machinery,all of a special type,will have to be installed. The men employed in the plant at present are experts, busy in designing the new mills. The plant will not be ready for opera tion much, if any, before the Fourth of July, although all the preparations are being actively pushed forward. A cer tain part of the work will require skilled workmen. Several of these with their families have already moved to town while others will follow between this and the starting up of the plant. In this connection, however, Mr. Barber ex plained, that local workmen as far as practicable will be given preference. According to the plans of the com pany at present no use will be made of the steel plant structure. It is true a force of men have been busy for several days past around the building cleaning up, grading, <kc., but their work, it seems, signifies nothing beyond an at rnVngs. * An important item of information giv en out during the interview was that the Danville Bessemer Co. contemplates starting up its blast furnace here. But little could be learned as to when it will be blown in or anything relating to it beyond the fact that its operation will be entirely independent of the com pany's other industry here. Improvements at DeWitt's Park. I >r. A. T. DeWitt, who with there- i currence of each spring since the open- | ing of his park at Riverside has added j some new feature as an attraction to the ; resort, will this spring continue the im- j proveiiieuts- by electing an annex to the already large pavilion. The addition, which will add 000 square feet more to the pavalion, will include two dressers, one for ladies and the other for gentlemen. The dressers,which will answer as a receptacle for wraps and en able picnickers to change their costume, will be an accommodation much apprec- | iated by those who patronize the park. , A force of uien are quite busy about 1 the paik cleaning up the grove and mak- : ing the usual spring repairs,' which in- j elude a regrading of the bicycle path and j driveway. The base ball and foot ball grounds are also being putin shape. J The merry-go-round will be installed , within the next month. Dr. DeWitt is looking forward to a very busy season. The reputation of > his park as an attractive and healthful | resort is widely known and in addition | to home patronage he expects to book a j number of picnics from our neighboring towns. The Danville Gun and Ritie club has j leased ground lor another year, and the j bi-weekly shoots of the club will be a feature of the amusement at the park. The first attraction of the season at I the park will tie the base ball game be- ( tween Danville Iligh school and Lewis-1 burg High school on Saturday next. Dr. And Mrs. Wintersteeii. Mr. and Mrs. John Heim last evening gave a reception in honor of Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Wintersteen, of Danville, j who were married at that place 011 Thursday evening, and stopped here on their tour. Dr. Wintersteen is a rising young physician of Danville, and his bride is a daughter of ex-Judge Henry Divel. The reception last night was in the nature of a surprise, as they had been led to believe that they were going to the Mask and Wig performance, j About forty guests were present, and ! spent a very pleasant evening. The Stopper and Fisk Junior orchestra ren dered delightful music and Mrs. S. V. Border and Mr. Heim favored the com pany with vocal selections. A part of ! the surprise to bride andgroom was the presence of Mrs W. L. Sidler and : daughter. Miss Margaret Divel. a sister of the bride, and Mrs. Anmiernian, of Danville, who arrived on the evening ! train Excellent refreshments were served. It was a very enjoyable occa sion Saturday's Williamsport Sun. Kelly—Huntington. Miss Emma Huntington, daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. James Huntington, and William John Kelly were married at the bride's home on Chambers street yester j day afternoon at four o'clock. The Rev N. E. Cleaver performed the ceremony. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. CAPS AID tOWHS ABANDONED Ladies of the Graduating 'Class Will Dress in White. The school board held a regular meet ing Monday night with President Jacob Fischer in the chair. Members were in their places as follows: Orth, Barber, Burger, Werkheiser, Black, Fenster macher, Keefer, Lunger and Curry. Superintendent Houser presented his repcfrt for the month ending April Bth, from which the following points were gleaned: Total number of different pupils en rolled to date—males, (>72; females, 664, total, 1336. Number in attendance dur ing the month—males, 503; females,s7s, total, 1138. Average daily attendance, 989. Total percent of attendance 90. Number of pupils ill during month, 133. The showing this month is quite an improvement on last month's report, which in the matter of absentees and tardiness was the subject of much un favorable comment by the board. The Superintendent and faculty have been hard at work during the past month in an endeavor to effect several reforms in the high school and are meeting with good success. The present report shows 684 absent as against 750 last month; 230 pupils tardy as against 288 last month and 433 cases of tardiness as against 544 last month. On motion of Mr. Lunger two months' tuition fee was refunded to Kev. F. S. Vought, of Riverside,who recently mov ed to York. On motion of Mr. Fenstermacher the question of purchasing an encyclopedia for the high school was laid over until the end of the term. The High School Committee present ed the following recommendations: That the high school commencement be held on the evening of June 6th. ad mission to be fixed at 10 and 15 cents to cover cost of exercises. That ten invitations and ten tickets be granted to each member of the grad uating class. That programs and decorations be furnished at the expense of the board. That the Penn Social Club orchestra be employed to furnish the music. That a soprano soloist be engaged for commencement. That James Scarlet, Esq. #) liver the address to the graduating class. That an order be issued prohibiting the presentation of tiowers or gifts in any form to the graduating class while on the stage. The recommendations of the committee were adopted with the exception of the clause granting each member of the class ten tickets, which was lost on a yea and nay vote. The committee also reported that the graduating class has decided to abandon the caps and gowns worn at commence ment for several years past. Tbe ladies of the class will wear white gowns. The following bills were approved for paynaeut: W. E. Young, $5.00 Montour American 2.00 Ilenry Rempe, 5.50 Joseph Lechner 5 46 Frank Schram, 35 Free Concert in Y. M. 0. A, Hall. The concert to be given in the Y. M. C. A. hall next Monday evening will be greeted by a large audience.as those tak ing part comprise some of Danville's best talent. No admission will be charg ed except the usual basket offering. The following excellent program will be ren dered: Overture "Bridal Rose" Lavalee Penn Social Orchestra. Marches a—"The Ameer". Herbert b—"The. Viceroy." Orchestra. Intermezzo "Cupid's Dream" Orchestra. Reci t at ion Select ed Miss Russell. Medley of Southern Plantation Songs Orchestra. Piano solo-.a —"Prelude". .Rachmanioff b —"Scherzo". .Beethoven's 2nd Sonata. Miss Gertrude Heitn. I Waltz song "Delight" Luckstone Miss Margaret Ammerman. Marches a—"A Coon Town Band Contest." b—-"A Frangesa." Orchestra. An Ancient Timepiece. John G. Brown has an old clock in his store, Mill street, which is quite a cur iosity both as to pattern anil age. It is a Schwartzenwald clock known to be at least ISO years old, which as an anti que antedates the style of timepiece known as the "grandfather's clock,'' it self something of a relic. it is con structed on the same scale as the large old fashioned clock, but the only resem blance it bears to it is the dial. It is without any case,the works and weights are exposed to view, the pendulum swinging to and fro without any protec tion whatever. Mr. Brown gave the old timepiece a complete overhauling, fast ened it to the wall and set it going. Since Saturday last it has kept perfect time. The old clock is one of a very few of such kind in existeoce. Death of A Well Knowu Lady. Mrs. Henry Lazarus, of Giovania.died Sunday night at 12 o'clock after a six weeks' illness of grip, aged t>(> years. The deceased is survived by a hus band and two daughters Elizabeth, Mrs George 1. Mowrey, anil Lydia Sophia, Mrs. Calvin I). Garrison, both of (irov ania. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN oeing furnished with a large 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. our prices before place your orders. MISSIONARY CONVENTION The Eighteenth Annual Meeting Danville District. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, Danville District, Central Penn sylvania conference, is holding its eigh teenth annual meeting at St. Paul's M. K. church, this city. The convention began'at 2:30 yester day afternoon, Mrs. M. E. Purdy ofSun bury, District Secretary, presiding. A greeting of welcome on behalf of the local Auxiliary was given by Mrs. S. Y. Thompson. A greeting on behalf of I St. Paul's M. E. church was extended by the pastor, Kev. H. C. Harman. Mrs. P. P. Strawinski, District-Secretary, pre sented the greeting of the Williamsport District. A response to each was made by Mrs. K. H. Gilbert, of Berwick. The question: "What dol most need to Learn at this Convention?" brought several delegates to the ttqj?r, the re sponses without exception revealing a great deal of interest in the work. The president called for the reports of the various Auxiliaries represented. These show the year just past to have been the most successful in the history of the [Danville District; more money was raised, and a larger number of new members added than in any of the eigh teen years past. • At the close of the afternoon session Tuesday the following delegates had arrived: Mrs. Keenan, Mrs. Vandling, Miss Lide Bucher, Miss Maggie Speakman, and Mrs. Shure, of Sunbury; Mrs. Mac key, Mrs. Breisch, Mrs. Longenberger,of Mainville; Mrs. Wertz, Miss Ella De- Moyer, of Northumberland; Mrs. Blatch ley, Mrs. Laura Spear, Mrs. Knt, Miss Bittenbender.'Miss Gladdys, Mrs. Gear hart, Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Letsin, Mrs. iCreasey, of Bloomsburi;; Mrs. 11 eavener, Mrs. Ludwip; Mrs. My ers, of Neseopec; Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Van Hoten, Mrs. Mendenhall, Miss Maud Groh, Lynn, of Berwick; Mrs. Tubbs, Mrs. Adkins, of Shickshinny; Mrs. Hoover,|Mrs. Francis,of Shamokin; Miss Dodson, of Town Hill; Mrs. Char rington, Miss Cleaver, of Rhodes. The President.announced the follow ing committees: ■ Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Keenan. Press —Mrs. Gearhart, Misis DeMoyer, Mrs. Wilbur. Enrollment —Miss Mr9. Van dling. i Place of Meeting—Mrs. Mackey, Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Vandling, Mrs. Creasey. The evening session was opened with invocation by Kev. H. C. Harmau. Mrs. G. E. Wilbur, of Bloomsburg.Jiad charge of the meeting. "The Junior Battle Hymnl' was sung by the Junior League with good efiect. A quartette by four little ,boys also sounded very nicely. Miss Ethel Glad dys, of Bloomsburg, gave a jrecitation, entitled, "Is it Nothing to You ?" Miss Marguerite Kvans with a chorus of live little girls rendered a solo, "Jesus Loves You." "Good news from a Chinese Maiden," was the subject of a recitation rendered by Miss Isabella Bittenbender, of Bloomsburg. "Nine Reasons Why 1 am Glad lam Not a Heathen" was an interesting number. Nine little girls standing in a row each stated why she would rather live in our civilized and Christian land than in Cbintj. "Tom my's Prayer" by Miss Ethel Woods, of this city, was a charming recitation. A solo, "I am Going to Try" was rendered by Miss Madge Saunders, President of the Junior League. A paper entitled, "Why do we fail to Interest Young Women in Mission Work?" was read by Mrs. G. Yandling, ofSunbury. A solo, ''The Gates of l'aradise," was snng by Miss Blanch Leston, of Bloomsburg. An address on "The Twentieth Century Thank Of fering," by Mrs. I'. I'. Strawinski, of Williamsport, concluded thp evening program. The closing session of the Woman's Missionary society at St. Paul;s M. E. church, last night, was attended by a large audience. Mrs. M. E. l'urdy, Dis trict Secretary, presented her report. An interesting letter from l)r. Benn, a lady missionary in China, was read by Mrs. S. Y. Thompson. It gave a thril ling description of life in China during the recent uprising. It pictured the perils the missionaries were forced to face and told how they made themselves useful during the long siege. The address of the evening was made by Mrs. Spencer, of Bloomsburg, a re turned missionary from Japan. Mrs. Spencer, 18 years ago, accompanied her husband, a missionary, to Japan. She has been employed chietly in teaching and has been brought in close contact with the Japanese in their private life. Her discourse conveyed avast amount of instruction on life in Japan, the na tive religion, and the progress of mis sionary work. The morning scssiou yesterday began at 8:45 o'clock. At 9:15 reports of Aux iliaries and Young Ladies' societies and bands were presented. The subject, "How can we obtain best results from our monthly meeting*?" was then taken up. It was discussed along the several lines by the following persons: Spiritual ly, Mrs. U. K. Wilbur; intellectually. Miss PeMoyer; socially, Mrs. H. Hoover; practically, Mrs. J. J. Meyers. A pa|er entitled, "Our literature" was read by Mrs M. K. (iearhart, of Bloomsburg. The Mite Box organizations made their report yesterday afternoon, after which a paper entitled, "I he Mite Box iu the Home" was read by Miss Dodson. (Continued on page four.)
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