Home Paper —— -—For tie Home The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMKKICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Ilotirn 9A. M.to 72 .»/. 10i Mill St., 1 M.to il\ M. Danville, Pa. SIII IT/,, M. I>. 425 MILL ST., DANVILI.K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty VV. P. ANULB, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MILI. STREET. eeth Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the latest and most Improved Instruments and prepared to execute the most difficult work. ~DR7C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OP CATAWISSA). Offloe, Opposite Boston Btore, Danville, Fa Dentistry In all Its branches. Charge Moderate and all work Guaranteed Established 1899.: mus. Ascension Day. The political pot is boiling. It was summer like yesterday. The strawberry festival is ripening. Farm hands will be scarce this year. Let Memorial Day be fittingly observ ed. The growing wheat presents a fine appearance, the rains of the past week having proven very beneficial. An increased attendance was noticed at the public schools yesterday. Goods appropriate for the summer season are finding a ready sale. Local passenger traffic has been un usually brisk for several days past. Councilman George Laurer is confined to his heme, Steeb street, by illness. A new pavement is being laid in front of Robert Morris' dwelling, East Market street. Philip Cromley is remodeling his resi dence on Church street. Chicken thieves are worrying First ward residents. Keep your eye on the base ball gaine at DeWitt's Park on Saturday. The new block system is now in work ing order on the Reading Railroad be tween Reading and Williamsport.J Hunter's Park is being prepared for the opening. John L. Roach, formerly employed at the Bessemer plant, removed his family yesterday to Johnstown. Mr. Roach now holds a responsible position at the Jambria Iron works, at that place. The reorganization of the School Board will take place the early part of text month. The new crossing at St. Paul's M. E. ■hurch, East Mahoning street, was com pleted yesterday. A little girl arrived at the home of lacob Schmidt, Railroad street,last Snn lay. An immense bed of tulips, seven hun lred in number, is among the attrac ions at The Walnuts, T. F. Patterson's lome, on Northumberland street. There is a scarcity of labor in this ection of the State and farmers who vill begin the work of harvest in about even weeks are wondering where the hands" are to come from. The crop outlook is just as promising his year all the country as it was ist year, so that the abundance of hings will be continued. The efforts of the police to break up oraer loafing has shown goixl results. Sweet girl graduates are now prepar jg for the eveut of their lives. The displays of spring and summer oodsin many of the store windows in his city have been arranged with very leasing and artistic effect. Miss Martha Christian, of this city has ccepted a position as stenographer and ypewriter at the State Hospital for the tisane, vice Miss Kneibler resigned. Painters are at work on the attractive ome of G. M. Shoop, Market and Ferry treets. Miss Nellie Kneibler, who for the past ear has been employed at the State lospital as stenographer and type riter, has tendered her resignation to ccept a similar position with the Dau ille Bessemer Co. East Market street. The artesian well has now attained a epth of 300 feet. Drilling now pro eeds night and day. The bottom of the jd shale deposit has not as yet been cached. The Bloomsburg High school is sehed led to play the Danville High school •am at DeWitt's park on Saturday fternoon next. The game will be call dat 2:30. Admission 10 cents. Warren J. Miller, Bon of Robt. G. liller, of this city,graduates as a physi ian at Jefferson Medical College, Phil del phia, yesterday. Liveryman Erwin Hunter has pureb red the 2.40 trotter Tip Top from Will m DeLong. The price paid was $175. To The Trade. We have just arranged with B. K. hoemaker, of Danville to Handle our ne of Pure Medicinal Rye and Malt Vhiskies. We Guarantee their Purity ochester Distilling Co. Duffv Malt Whiskey Co. fflontottf il®. iAmenam. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OH ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.'' VOL. 4<>--N<) 20. TO MANUFACTURE MINERAL WOOL AdjuLCt Which Will be Early Added to Scoops and Bhovels. Things begin to present a busy ap pearance about the plant of the Besse mer Company, this city. A full equip ment of new and thoroughly modern machinery has been ordered and is now on its way. The machinery will be in stalled during the month of June and we were informed yesterday that the plant will start up on July the first. Our readers will be interested to learn that in addition to high grade shovels and scoops one of the earliest adjuncts added will be the manufacture of miu eral wool, a commodity much in demand in the manufacture of safes and the erection of fire proof buildings. The company will begin with the employ ment of 150 men. A number of these are skilled workmen from a distance who have already removed to town. A meeting of the Danville Bessemer Company was held Tuesday. It was de cided to reduce the par value of the shares from $5 to #1.50, making the capital 1300,000 instead of $1,200,000. '.he proposition to distribute #1 per share was also ratified by the same vote. The distribution of the money involving $240,000 will be made to-day. The com pany is free from debt, and after the distribution will still have $145,000 on han 1. The assets are appraised at s4('o,oer five tickets. The following bills were ordered paid: Secretary's salary $175.00 C. H. Diehl, Hag poles, 16.50 A. C. Amesbury, 16.25 Robert J. Pegg 15.50 Benjamin 11. Harris, 2.15 William Quigg 2.50 W. E. Young, 7.50 J. 11. Cole, 7.70 Standard Gas Co., .50 E. E. Shultz .45 Taken Before the Justice. The resolution of the school board at its last meeting requesting the truant officer to make arrests where in his opin ion parents are in any way responsible for the non attendance of pupils has al ready proven most salutary in its effects. The schools Tuesday were well filled as a result. Youngsters who were out nearly all winter on the threadbare ex cuses of sickness or of having no cloth ing suitable putin an appearance among others. In one room, which was noted for its indifferent attendance, 56 pupils responded to the roll call. About 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Truant Officer Young started out to do his duty. Before middle of the after noon he had corralled an oflending par ent, a well known resident of the Third War-1, whose hopeful son had been in school but GOA days during the term, which is about half time instead of sev en-tenths as required by law. The par ent was taken before Justice Oglesby, where he begged very hard for clem ency, promising to see to it that his boy is in school every day from now on until the end of the term. The Justice finally yielded and remitted the fine. The penalty is $2 for the first offense and $5 for every subsequent one. The costs will add $3 to $5 more. Olose of A Successful Term. The close of the school term was ob served at the Riverside High school Monday afternoon and evening with an elaborate program which was prepared and ably carried out by the pupils. The averages made by most of the pupils of the school during the term are very sat isfactory and a credit to the teacher, Prof. Coxe. In the afternoon the program was as follows: Weloome address Julia Murphy. "Little Johnnie" .* John Earp. "Baby's Charms" Irene Farley. Seventh Anniversary Dillie Kashner. "Three Little Mushrooms". .Small Girls. "The Way to do It" Joseph Murphy. "Will he Cone Tonight". Sadie Fowler. "Lost Tommy" Julia Murphy. "True Story" Helen Mills. "Violets" Alice McCloughan. "Yankee Doodle" James Mills. "The Young Baker" Annie Farley. After the program refreshments were served. In the evening the large audi ence thoroughly enjoyed following program: Welcome address Julia Murphy. Recitation Gertrude McWilliams. "Off the Stage" (a drama).. .The School Solo Jesse Shannon. "Aunt Dinah's Pledge" The School. "True Story" Helen Mills. Green House Completed. W. P. Jones, Albert Durbeke and Samuel Johnson of New York, who have been engaged in the erection of the new greenhouse at Castle Grove left Tuesday evening for Boston where they have taken a similar contract. The green house at Castle Grove was completed yesterday. It is constructed of the best materials aud is 321 feet long and 20 feet wide. It looks as though Danville would have a quiet, old-fashioned Fourth of July. IIEI.II FOB COURT IS sl,Ollll HAIL George Sommers and Miles Sassaman Given a Hearing Monday. George Sommers and Miles Sassamen, charged with causing the death of Wel lington Hartman, by reckless driving, were given a hearing in this city Mon day and held for court, each in the sum of SIOOO bail. The two accused men were arraigned before Justice of the l'eace Bare, at 10 o'clock Monday morning, where they both entered the plea of "not guilty." The defendants were represented by William Chrisman, of Bloomsburg, J. A. Guie, of Catawissa and R. S. Ammer man, of this city. The Commonwealth was assisted by Edward S. Gearhart. The defendants desired to waive a hearing at once and to enter bail for court. Counsel for the Commonwealth contended that a justice of the peace can not accept bail when the charge is as serious as the one preferred ; that in all cases of involuntary manslaughter and the like no one but the judge him self or an associate law* judge is quali fied to admit to bail. It was decided therefore, to waive a hearing and to se cure the release of the defendants on habeas corpus proceeding. Accordingly Judge Little was called up by 'phone, who agreed to come to Danville on the 12.47 train and hold a hearing during the afternoon. In the interim nothing remained but to hand Sommers and Sassaman over to Sheriff Breckbill and from that hour until 1 30 p. m.the two men enjoyed the novelty of an exper ience as prisoners in the Montour coun ty jail. At 1.30 o'clock court convened, Presi dent Judge Little aud Associate Blee occupying the bench. The necessary formality being complied with writs of habeas corpus were granted and Som mers and Sassaman brought into court. Seven witnesses were heard, the first being Jacob Hartman, the venerable father of the deceased, Wellington Ilart mau. The bulk of the testimony our readers are already familiar with. Edward D. Rishel who lives near the school house was the first to respond to Miss Hartman's call for help. He found the spring wagon lying on its side with Wellington Hartman lying un der the tongue dead. The two men in the buggy came along—witness recog nized Sommers. They stopped and ask ed what had happened. They admitted that they had run into Hartman's wag on, but said they couldn't hold their horse. It did not impress Mr. Rishel as a dark night. Mrs. ttishel also testified corroborating her husband. Ella May Hartman, who occupied the front of the spring wagon with her fath er, first heard the approaching buggy in the rear. It was driving at a terrific rate of speed and she warned her father, who drew the horses to the right side of the road. She heard some one call out "whoa !" and at the same instant the crash came. .She did not see the buggy nor the men. John Krum,constable of Cooper town ship, who was standing at his front gate saw both vehicles drive by. The buggy, he said, was going at a 3 or 4 minute clip. The collision occurred only sixty-two feet beyond his residence. Upon hear ing the crash he rushed to the spot. Mr. Hartman's horses had already dragged the spring wagon out of sight. The bug gy was lying on its side and the horse had fallen down. He assisted the men to right the buggy during which lie was recognized by Sommers. Mr. Krum gave it as his opinion that the men, were in toxicated, especially Sommers. William Hartzell, owner of the horse and buggy, which figured in the colli sion, was the next witness. Hesaid the horse was a fast one, which had been trained for the race course. He had never experienced any difficulty in handling him, anJ Sommers, he said, had driven the animal before. The testimony showed that Sommers and Sassaman deceived the liveryman. They hired the horse and buggy for a ride to Catawissa. When they returned about midnight they represented the horse and buggy as all right. They told him he would hear of an accident, which it suited them to locate near Kupert. It was not until all the facts came out that he learned they had been to Danville. Death of Mrs. J. M. flarnian. Rev. H. C. llarman Monday receiv ed a telegram from Shelton, Neb., con veying the sail news of his mother's death, which occurred Sunday last at 0 p. m. The deceased was HI years of age. She was born in Catawissa, but after her marriage removed to Orangeville, where she resided until IS7S, when the family located in Shelton. Neb. She lias been in failing health for the last three years. Her husband survives along with three sons and two daughters: Key. Harry C., of ihis city, Oeorge and Frank Harman, Mrs. John Warner and Mrs. C. R. Rhode, <>f Shelton, Neb. Owing to the great distance Rev. Har man will be unable to attend the funeral. Rev. Harman has the sympathy not only of his parishioners but of the com munity in general in this, the hour of his bereavement. I. 0. 0. F. Brother William D. Carver, of Marine Lodge, No. (333, Buffalo, N. Y., and as sistant general agent for Brotherhood Accident Company (for Odd Fellows only) of Boston, Mass., will give a phon ograph niusicale to brethren of Dan ville Lodge, No. 780 on Friday night, May 17, at Odd Fellows Hall. Breth ren of other lodges are cordially invited to attend. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. GIVEN BV THE LADIES Delightful Dance in the Armory Friday Night. About fifty couple attended the dance given by the ladies of the Thurs day afternoon euchre club in the Arm ory Friday evening. It was one of the finest affairs of its kind given in this city in a long while. The spacious hall never presented a more beautiful ap pearance under its jirofuse decorations of cut flowers, potted plants, flags and bunting artistically draped about the walls anil ceiling. The decorations, which represented several days' hard work on the part of the committee, were greatly admired and contributed in no small degree to the general suc cess of the event. The music was furnished by the Penn •Social orchestra, which played excep tionally well. It presented a great, contrast to the usual three piece com bination. The two steps, especially, were played with much spirit. There were eight musicians. tor the benefit of those who did not dance a euchre was given in the rear room. Ibis affair was given in leap year fash ion, the ladies bearing all expenses and acting as escorts to the gentlemen. Re freshments were served at 11:30 o'clock. I he tables were set in the dancing room and when all were seated the eflect was picturesque. Altogether the aflair was most successfully managed and that it was much enjoyed by all who participi pated was a self evident fact. An Electrical Storm. The shower of Saturday afternoon last, while not distinguished by an unusually heavy rainfall, will not soon be forgotten owing to the strange electrical phenom enon accompanying it. Owing to the storm conditions of a day or so previous the atmosphere had become highly elect rified. About half past four o'clock in the afternoon there was a blinding flash of lightning and nearly coincident with it a deafening peal of thunder, which in spired a feeling of terror from one end of town to the other. Residents of the First Ward felt sure that thty had bare ly escaped with their lives and that the lightning must have struck at their yery doors. People of the other wards to the remotest ends of the borough felt per fectly sure of the same thing and yet so far as could be ascertained yesterday the lightning struck nowhere. The whole town, however, seemed enveloped in a blaze, which in blue and yellow flames played around church steeples and tow ers, hung on the telegraph and electric light wires and darted around the razors as the barbers plied their Saturday after noon trade. A number of persons in every part of the borough were affected by the shock. A little child of W. H. Farnsworth. Ferry street, was thrown prostrate upon the floor and was slow to revive. At Curry & Vannan's Frank Spitler was thrown to the ground while the solid walls of the machine shop were shaken to their foundations. The telep hone system was rendered practically useless. The trunk lines were all knock ed out, while of the local 'phones, up wards of 60 were burned out. The Jam age, however, was repaired as speedily as possible and Sunday afternoon everything was in good working order. The rain was general over Montour and adjoining counties. In Columbia county hail fell in great quantities inflict ing damage to gardens and fruit trees. In the vicinity of Orangeville hail fell to the depth of several inches. Tendered a Surprise. Mrs. Maria Shelhart, Fast Market street was tendered a surprise party by a number of her friends, Tuesday even ing. The party was given in honor of her seventy-sixth birthday. Mrs. Shel hart received a number of very beauti ful gifts. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. David Shelhart, Mr. and Mrs. John B. McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Cole, Mrs. John Mowery, Mrs. Julia Mourer, ( Mrs. Elizabeth Bausch and daughter, Miss Eleta, Mrs. Thomas Jones and Mrs. Richard Metherell and son Gomer. A Child's Close Call. John, the two-year-old son of Council man George Laurer, came very near los ing his life Tuesday evening. The little fellow found a oox of one-fourth grain morphine pills and ate two or three of them before be was detected. He soon became deathly sick. l)r. Paules was called, who administered an emetic, which had the desired eflect. The child was still suflering from the eflects of the dose yesterday, but was out of danger. Six O'clock Dinner. Mrs. J. 11. Yorgy entertained a num ber of friends at a six o'clock dinner on Tuesday evening at her home on East Market street. Those present were: Mesdames W. D Laumaster, Rutter Herman, Michael Wallize, John Sechler, llattie Waters, Misses Mary Yorks and Annie Bowyer of this city, and Mrs. Klliot Russell and daughter. Miss Mae, of St. Louis. Lodge of Pocahontas. A lodge of Pocahontas, as a ladies' auxiliary to the lodge of Red Men of this city, will be instituted Friday even ing next at 7 o'clock, by A. A Ayers of Peckville, (treat Sachem of the Improv ed order of Red men. Death of a Child. A year-old-child of Mr. and Mrs. William Huntington, near Grovania, died on Tuesday. The funeral will be held Friday uiornin at 10 o'clock, Rev. D. L. Fogleman, officiating. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN oeing furnished with a large aisortmtn of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publishei announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Descrption. J-gPGet our prices before place your orders. BOARD i)i : HEALTH TIKES ACTION Resolution Adopted at the Meeting Monday Night. The Board of Health held a meeting in council chamber on Monday night. Ihe greater part of the session was de voted to a discussion of the abaodoned canal, which is one of the biggest nuis ances that the Board of Health has ever had on its bands. The majority of the members are physicians and they are unanimously of the opinion that unless some measure is adopted to avert it the empty waterway will breed a pestilence before the summer is over. The fol lowing resolution was adopted: "Whereas, The Pennsylvania Canal Company has abandoned the use of the canal for navigation, leaving it in the condition of an open sewer, traversing the entire length of our town, thus men acing the health of the whole community during the coming warm season, there fore Resolved, That the said company be respectfully requested to permits vol ume of water at least three feet in depth to flow through the canal from the pres ent time until cold weather comes on, which in our opinion is the only feasi ble method of preventing the mud and filth deposited on the bottom of the can al from generating miasmatic exhala tions by exposure to the heat of the sun. Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be forwarded to the officials of the canal company as the opinion of the Board of Health of Danville and that for the welfare of the town's inhabit ants they be respectfully asked to grant the request expressed in these resolu tions." There is no telling how these resolu tions will be received and what consider ation will be given to the matter involv ed. Our town is situated unfortunately with reference to the canal, which cuts right through its centre at the lowest point, forming a natural drain. The canal at points above and below Dan ville traverses the outskirts of the differ ent towns and the effects, whether in jurious or otherwise, are only slightly felt by the residents. Whether the can al company appreciates the full extent of the nuisance here and will decide to act upon the request of the Board of Health remains to be seen. The following members were present at the meeting on Monday night: Dr. J. R. Kimerer, Dr. P. C. N'ewbaker, (J. B. Sweitzer, James Schultz and Aaron Rockefeller. Dr. Cameron Shultz, Sec retary. Interesting Lodge Event. Camp 135, P. O. of A., Auxiliary to Camp 304, P. O. S. of A., was duly in stituted on Saturday evening last in G. A. R. hall by District Organizer, Mrs. Clara Powley, of Sunbury, assisted by the following ladies and gentlemen: Mrs. Lizzie E. Hess, past national treasurer; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Suit, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rittenhouse, of BerwicK; Mrs. Clara Conrad, Retta Henninger, Carrie Wheeland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Eliza Wiiand and Mella Bingaman, of Sunbury. After the institution the following members were installed in their respec tive offices for the ensuing term: Past president, Mrs. Mary Gaskins; assistant past president, Mrs. Margaret Eyerly; president, Mrs. Ella Kauflman; assistant president, Mrs. Annie Eyerly; vice-presi dent, Mrs. Anna Grey; assistant vice president,Mrs. Mary Adams; conductor, Mrs. Lydia Gibsou; assistant conductor, Stephen Nevius; chaplain, Miss Maggie Barr; orator, Mrs. Alice Lewis; record ing secretary, Mrs. Sarah Fetterman; as sistant recording secretary, Mrs. Marg aret Nevius, financial secretary, J. O. Eyerly; treasurer, Mrs. Francisca Kauff man; sentinel, Mrs. Hannah Huff; guard, D. F. Eyerly; trustees, Messrs. J. O. Ey erly, Stephen Nevius and D. F. Eyerly. Under verbal communications some very fine remarks regarding the working and progress of the order were made by Mrs. Hess and Mr. Rittenhouse, assist ant State President, of Berwick, and Mrs Clara Powley, Mrs. Clara Conrad and Mrs. CarrieWlieeland, of Sunbury. At the close of the session refresh ments were served, consisting of ice cream, cake and fruit. The meeting throughout was indeed successful and all of fhe twenty-five charter members were highly delighted with the workings of the order. Barge Prize Contestants. John M. Hinckley, A. L. Crossley, R. E. James, Jr., W. L. Sahler, J. E. Sick ler and Robert Tinsman, students of La fayette College, will contest for the Barge prize on May 30. The prize in question is a gold medal of the value of J?llHl founded by Ben jamin F. Barge, Esq., of Mauch Chunk, to be awarded to that member of the se nior class who shall deliver the best ora tion in an annual contest to be held on Memorial Day, May 30. The contest ants were chosen on the merits of sub mitted orations. Evening Party. Miss Sarah Christian entertained a few of her friends at her home, Mill street, last evening. Those present were: Misses Lillian Payne, Annie Geringer,Ruth and Elsie Carodiskey, Ollie Lunger, Annie Bedea, Carrie Price, Mabel Gearhart and Rose Byerly. The Trap Broke. The bi-weekly shoot of the Gun and Rifle Club was not pulled through to a finish yesterday. The contest had little more than began when the trap broke down and the shoot was declared ott.