Home Paper —— —.For the Home The circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9 A. At. to 12 At W Afill 11\ M.to i I'. 31. Danville. Pa. SIII'LTZ, M. I>. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty W. I». A SGLK, DENTIST OFFICE: 21S MILL STREET. eetti Kxtracted without Pain. Crow ii and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped w ith the latest and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute tlie most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). •^DBNIDH.^ Offloe, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa Dentistry in all its brinches. Charge MoiWate and alt work Guaranteed Established 1893 UffIIBSEH XBVS. Cool nights. Colds are numerous. The days are on the long stretch. Gas and electric light bills are small. Lewisburg is preparing for a big Fourth of July celebration. The longest day of the year- next Friday. Fine strawberries in Saturday s mar ket. Local candidates are not allowing the grass to grow beneath their feet. Ice cream parlors are doing a rushing business. The iceman is increasing in import ance. This is the joyous season of the year when the fervid yonth of the land will admonish his brethren to hitch his wagon to a star. Some of theflr who imagine that their education lias Iteen completed find that it has just begun. Charles Love, David I'ursel and How ard Oescher, are camping at Cameron. Alfred Yerrick is convalescent after a severe attack ot rheumatism. The second of a seiies of dances under the auspices of the Penn Social orches ra will be held at Hunter's Park to night. There may be disappointments in ther crops, but we are assured there vill be no failure of huckleberries this ear and those happy mortals who ■now what a good huckleberry pie is vill be happy. A strawberry festival at St Paul's hurch to-night. Corner loafing is an art that has gone nt of style in Danville. The cannon cracker will soon put it elf on exhibition. The June roses are at their height. The front porch is becoming a pop lar sitting room for the family. The prospectus of the Bible Confer ice of the Young Men's Christian ssociation, which will be held at agle's Mere in July, indicates that a ost profitable as well as enjoyable ication has been planned for the nieui rs of the association who will attend, agle's Mere, with its mountain scenery id lake, is one of the prettiest places the state and it was a wise move hen that place was selected for the miner's outing. The Kpworth League of Peter's M. . church of Riverside, w ill hoi I a pic cat DeWiti's park on Wednesday, ine 20. Dinner and transportation to e park 25 cent«. The fiftieth birthday of John Conway, verside, was very pleasantly celebrat l Saturday night last. Some thirty •ests were present. Mr. Conway re ived as a present a Morris chair. Captain Samuel Heller rode down im Berwick on his locomobile yester y afternoon. \ 8 x-nrionths-old child of Mr. and rs. John Lewis, Mill street, was pain- Hy scalded yesterday afternoon by icing its hand in a vessel of boiling ter. The little one seemed much re ved last evening. /Jhe new residence on the farm of Dr. V. Thompson at Pilgrim's Best, near •oresburg, replacing the one destroy by fire some months ago is now near completed. The plasterers got through h theirwork yesterday and the house iow in the hands of the painters. t"he Summer term of the Musical lege at Freeburg Pa., will liegiri.July a term of six weeks for board 1 tuition. As all the schools have va ion it will give an opportunity for chers and children to attend. For alogne, address Henry B. Moyer. "he farmer who hasn't planted his n might as well jiostpone it until ct season. here is no reason now why the bot i of the strawberry box should not ,v resume its normal position at a per distance from the top. To The Trade. Ve have just arranged with B. K. >emaker, of Danville to Handle our * of Pare Medicinal Rye and Malt liskies. We Guarantee their Purity •hester Distilling Co. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. r * IllimUntr Jills American. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 46—MO STEPHEN IIIISB FOUND GUILTY His Story Implicating Burgerstock Fails to Stand Test of Cross Examination. Stephen Moser charged with attempt ing to kill Frank M. Taylor by shooting through the window of his home on the night of April 18th last was found guilty Thursday by a jury of his peers. The entire forenoon was occupied with the examination of witnesses. Ed ward S. Gearhart, counsel for the de fendant, went to the jury for the first thing in the afternoon. He was follow ed by Mr. Scarlet for the common wealth, the two addresses occupying the time until ii.SO o'clock. The Court's charge to the jury was very clear and in light of the testimony very few persons had any doubt as to what the finding Would be. The jury retired about four o'clock, returning at 4:40 with a verdict. It was couched in the following words: "We, the jury, find Stephen Moser guilty in manner and form as indicted." The most important and most interest ing witnesses of Thursday forenoon were Stephen Moser, the defendant, and Hes Burgerstock whom he accused of do ing the shooting. Burgerstock is a heavv-bearded, plain looking man, who gave his age as forty years and his occupation as laborer. He is married and the father of six children. He was the cynosure of all eyes, for, if Moser's story was true, he was a man who but for the slight accident of miss ing mark, would have had murder to an swer for. All he had to do in both the J direct and the cross examination was j to state whether or not Moser's story in its various details was true. His deni- j als were very emphatic. Moser made a very bad impression on the stand. He gave his age as twenty- J three years. He has a wife and a child. 1 With the exception of one year he has j always lived within a mile <>f Strawberry i Ridge. His story that be was not the j principal in the shooting and that he became an accessory only through in timidation did not stand the test of j cross examination. Stephen Moser Sentenced. Stephen Moser, convicted of attempt- I ing to shoot Frank M. Taylor, was sen- I tenced by Judge Little Friday morn-| ing. As he stepped forward for sen- j tence Moser betrayed little emotion or feeling, characteristics which might have j been remarked during the entire trial, j Before passing sentence the court took i occasion tu remind him that there was j but little in his case that could appeal for clemency, that the evidence clearly ' showed that he had murder in his heart ' and that it was only owing to the slight | circumstance of missing the mark aimed j at that his offence was not murder in- 1 stead of an attempt to kill. The court j touched feelingly upon the unfortunate circumstances of his case, his youth, ] and the fact that he had a wife and child. The sentence of the court was 1 as follows: "That you, Stephen Moser, pay the ; cost of prosecution, a fine of one thous- i and dollars to the commonwealth, and undergo imprisonment at separate and solitary confinement in the Eastern j Penitentiary at hard labor for a period j of seven years." Moser had previously plead guilty to the charge of stealing chickens. Sen tence in this case was suspended. William Sweitzer, charged with deser tion, was sentenced to pay eight dollars monthly for the support of his wife and child. The case of Commonwealth vs. Roy lxjng occupied court Friday after noon. Long was charged with defraud ing a boarding house keeper, Joseph Eck of this city being prosecutor. Long was found guilty by the jury, but was recommended to the mercy of the court. Judge Little, therefore, sus pended sentence, giving the defendant some good ad vice, including the man date that at the earliest oppoitmiity he liquidate the bill that he owes Joseph Eck for board Ore Mines As a Sewer. Those who have allairs in charge at the Holy Family Convent, this city, have adopted an ingenious method of getting rid of the sewage. They had no difficulty in locating a portion of one of the abandoned ore mines immediately under the grounds and they decided to sink a well with the hope of reaching the mines. AfTer boring down to a depth of 100 feet they reached a cavity of some sort, but they could not tell whether it was the mine or not. In order to test the matter, Friday they secured the service of the borough fire engine and for two hours pumped water from Ma honing creek into the well. The water ran out at the bottom nearly as fast as pumped in at the top of the well. The conclusion therefore seems safe that they have struck the mines and they will rely upon this means to dispose of their sewage. Approaching Wedding. Miss Margaret Hullihen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hullihen, Fast Mahoning street, and Joseph Gallney of Philadelphia, will be married on Tues day morning, June 25th. The wedding will take place at 7a. m.in St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The young couple will reside in Philadelphia. Brick Manufacturer John Keim states that business in his line is brisker this season than for many years past. He has three brick yards in operation with thirty-two men employed. Thus far he has burnt bricks. Next week he will light up his sixth kiln. He is sup plying brick for the new convent build ing here and has in addition shipped 350,000 bricks to Banbury, NEW CAPITOL SPEECH Hon. James Foster's Strong Address Which Was Most Favorably Received. Among the speeches made during the discussion of the Fox Capitol bill in the House of Representatives at llarris burg last week there was none more happy in its allusions, more favorably and widely commented upon than that of our representative Hon. James Fost er. Mr. Foster's speech in part is as follows: "I desire togo upon record as heartily in favor of a completed Capitol building. While 1 may not agree with some of my colleagues as to the style of architecture, the kind of material, or the amount of appropriation to give us a beautiful building, yet I am convinced that the people of this Commonwealth will iind the least fault if we give them the best. "Mr. Speaker, I regret the parsimon ious amount named in the bill for this building. For my part 1 am now and have been in favor of live of six millions if need be for the work. 1 believe, sir, that if retrenchment is required it should begin somewhere else. I have heard gentlemen on this floor advocate the removal of the Capitol to some oth er city, because of some trifling advant ages which, in their imagination, would enure to their own personal comfort and pleasure. This place, howeyer, has been satisfactory to the people of the Com monwealth for more than eighty-seven years, and to many of us the spot is his toric and dear. Mr. Speaker, the tirst night 1 ever spent in is beautiful city was spent in the lovely g:ove which sur rounds us. There are ot'ieis perhaps in this House who likeuiyseit lorty years ago spread their blankets beneath those stately trees and slept peacefully, great ful for the pleasure and protection they afforded. The spot to me is dearer than ever, with its beautiful sloping lawn, its foliage and its flowers. Let us, there fore, erect a building in keeping with the place, the age, and the great State which we are here to represent. It may not be a building as ornamental as the temple of Apollo at Miletus, or the temple of Diana at Kphesus, but it ought to be a building that unites strength anil majesty, with a becoming simplicity and the utmost symmetry of proportions. Let us pass this bill, then we can go home and, like the Emperor Augustus of Home, boast that we, too, found our "Capitol of brick and left it of marble." Frank Cotner lujured. Frank Cotner, a machinist employed at Curry & Yannan's, met with an ac cident Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock which will lay him up for a month or considerably more. Mr. Cot ner was engaged in boring out a large rope wheel some eight feet in diameter, which is being manufactured for the Shamokin Coal Company. It was while changing the position of the wheel un der the drill machine that the accident occurred. The wheel was held in an upright position by means of the crane. The chain around the casting in some way slipped and the wheel weighing upwards of half a ton fell over, striking Mr. Cotner, knocking him down and rolling upon his left ankle, pinning his leg to the ground. He was released as quickly as possi ble, w hen it was quite apparent that he was badly injured. He suffered an agony of pain and there was every rea son to believe that his leg was broken.. He was removed to the Heddens House where he boards and l)r. Curry was call ed to administer. The physician pronounced the injury a sprain and bad dislocation of the an kle—an injury altogether quite as much to be dreaded as a fracture. Knights of Pythias' Picnic and Reunion. The Knights of Pythias lodges of Sun bury, Northumberland, Trevorton, Sha mokin, Mt. Carmel and Heaver lodge of this city are making arrangements to hold a joint picnic and reunion. Com mittees of the different lodges have been appointed to confer as to the time and place. This will be the only picnic held by Beaver lodge this summer and it prom ises to be an elaborate aflair. Edward Purpur, Samuel Jackson and William J. Williams represent Beaver lodge on the committee. A Giant's Foot in Stone. White excavating in the rear of the puddle mill at the Structural Tubing works the other day a curiosity was un earthed. This was nothing less tlum a large stone Rearing a marked resemb lance to the: human foot. The oddity of the find at once impressed the workmen and they carried the stone into the of fice. An unlucky stroke of the pick had broken off a portion of the stone which corresponded to the big toe. On the bottom the resemblance to the human foot could not be much more marked if it had been chiseled out, by an artist. The instep and ball ot the foot, too, are nearly perfect. The foot is that of a giant, eighteen inches long and weigh ing some forty pounds. Fourth of July Attraction. One of the prime attractions on Fourth of July in this city w ill be the picnic of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, which will take place at DeWitt's Park. Among the attractions of the day will be a cake walk, wheel barrow race, half mile foot race, .'!IM) yards dash race, bag race, bicy cle race and one-legged race. Hacks will run between .Mill street and the park, fare five cents. Admission to the park will be free. DANVILLE, PA., TIII'KSDAT, JUNE 20, 15)01. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. J. P. Garsed of Philadelphia, is visit ing his nister, Mrs. Frank Woods, Mill street yesterday. Mrs. A. K. Samuels of Wilkesbarre, re turned home last evening after a visit with Mrs. Mary Griffin, Faust street. Mrs. Hugh Quick of Rupert, was a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Shuitz, East Market street yesterday. Miss Nan Rogers of Sunbury, return ed home last evening, after a visit with Miss Nell Moorehead, Church street. N. G. Belford, of South Danville, re turned from a visit in Milton yester day. District Passenger Agent D. 1.. Matt ger, of the Philadelphia and Reading R. R. attended to business in this city yes terday. Mrs. Jacob Diet/., Mrs. Charles White and Master William Gray left yesterday for Mooresburg, where they will visit Mrs. White's aunt, Mrs. Daniel Acor. John G. Smith, of Catawissa, return ed home yesterday after a visit with John Kessler, Church street. Theodore Angle returned from Beth lehem last night where he attended Lehigh University commencement. Miss Alice Kinn, of Philadelphia, left, yesterday for Beaver Valley, after a visit at the home of Albert Kinn, Mon tour Row. Mi 33 Mira Saunders left yesterday for a protracted visit with relatives in Phil adelphia. Misses Mabel Gearhart and Ruth Carodiskey and Messrs. Arthur aui Clyde Heddens drove t® Lewisbnrg, yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brecht returned to Sparrow's Point Saturday, after a vis it with relatives in this city. Mia. Sarah Downs of Williamsport, who has been visiting at the home of William Davis, I pper Mulberry street, left Saturday for Plymouth. Edward Thomas of Wheeling, W. Va., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Thomas, Ferry street. Mrs. William Richardson of Mausdale, left Saturday for a visit with relatives in Pittstou. Miss Lizzie Miles, a student at Ur sinus College, Collegcville, arrived in this city Saturday, for her summer va cation. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seclder left Sat urday for a visit with relatives in Phila delphia. Miss Lulu Klase and Miss Mary Sny der of this city spent Sunday with Miss Snyder's parents in Washingtonville. Mr. and Mrs. Ross llarner and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shuitz, returned Satur day evening from Butlalo, N. V., were they were taking in the Pan-American Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson of Phil adelphia, arrived in this city Saturday. Station Agent William Black and wife spent Sunday with friends in Northum berland. Dr. John Yorks of Philadelphia spent Sunday at the home of his mother in this city. Miss Ida Sidler is visiting relatives in Milton. Mrs. J. R. Bennett has returned to Castle Grove. Miss Nellie Kline is visiting relatives in Northumberland. Mrs. William Evans is visiting her daughter Mrs. Robert Reed, William sport. Miss Rebecca Evans is visiting friends in Shamokin. Mrs. William Diet/, of Plymouth, is visiting relatives in this city. Miss Florence Yorks, of the Blooms burg Normal School, spent Sunday at the home of E. C. Yoris, Ferry street. Mrs. Charles Twist of Butlalo, N. Y., arrived in this cityMouday evening for a visit with relatives. Miss Henrietta Hunter is visiting rel atives in Milton. Miss Elsie Strieker of Catawissa, is visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. 11. Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Latimere, spent yesterday with relatives in Muncy. Clinton Major left yesterday for Lewistown. Ferdinand Bach, of Milton, attended to business in this city yesterday. Mrs. George Long and daughters, Katherine and Helen, left yesterday for a ten days visit with friends in Sha mokin. Mrs. Maggie Philips returned to I'hil adelphia yesterday, after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Snyder, Rush township. Misses Josephine Andrews and Mabel Gearhart returned home yesterday from Wapwallopen, where they attended a wedding. Mrs. E. W. Rifl'el and children, Roland and Marguerite of Sunhury, returned home yesterday, after a visit with Mrs. Riffel's brother, L. C. Bassett, Rush township. John Haney, Arthur Amesbury, Thomas Vincent and 11. S. Amnierman, Ksq., attended the base ball game be tween Bucknell and the Indians of Car lisle at Lewisburg, yesterday. William Minier of Riverside, made a business trip to Sunbury yesterday. John Evelund of Catawissa, transact ed business in this city yesterday. ANNIVERSARY | Laying of Corner Stone at Christ Episcopal Church This City. The 24th of the present month will be the twentieth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of Christ Episcopal church, this city. The congregation has decided to celebrate the event. The laying of the corner stone of Christ Episcopal church ranks with the most notable occasions that h»ve ever taken place in Danville as the church it j self is one of the most beautiful and J stately specimens of architecture to be j found in this part of the state. Twenty years pass quickly. To old j a<re and even to those of middle life the I laying of the corner stone seems an event jof but a few years ago. Yet during the | interval of time prattling children have grown to be men and women. Meanwhile the church has prospered j along all lines. The membership has j increased and aided by its endowment, ; financially, it stands upon a firm rock. ! The corner stone, it will he recalled, was : laid by the Masonic fraternity, the im pressive ceremony being performed by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. One thousand members of the ancient craft were in line. There were a large num ber of Episcopal clergymen present among them leading lights of the church. The sermon on the occasion was preach ed by Rev. Dr. Robert l'iggot, aged SO years, who officiated at the laying of the ! first corner stone on the site 53 years before. The full program for the anniversary has not as yet been announced, but it w ill include able addresses and special music of a very high order. Two Unique Shipments. The Structural Tubing Works of Howe & Polk have just made two ship ments each of which is unique in the history of the plant. The first was a government order for two hundred steel telegraph poles for the Philippines. Tel egraph poles, of steel are something rare. In height they are about the same as the average wooden telegraph pole, •JO feet. They are of course tubular, the outside diameter being two and three eights inches. Steel telegraph poles will not likely ever come into general use, as they are adapted only to dry climates. Where much moisture prevails they are soon injured by rust. The present ship ment is sent to the Philippines by way of experiment. The other shipment alluded to is a car load of tubing for the manufacture of bedsteads, which is consigned to Ham burg, Germany. What makes this ship ment worthy of note is the fact that Germany is one of the leading countries in the manufacture of tubing in its var ious forms and for a firm in this country to ship tubing there is like "carrying coals to Newcastle." Howe & Polk regard this order as a significant one and have reason to be lieve that it may be followed with other orders, perhaps larger. Twentieth Century Thank Offering The Twentieth Century Thank oiler ing convention for Danville and conti guous charges will be held in St. Paul's M. E. church, this city, on Friday, June 21. The event will bring a number of visitors, mostly clergymen into our midst, w ho will be entertained in Meth odist families. Following is the pro gram for the convention: FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1901. 2:<HJ p. m. —Rev. J. B. Stine, presid ing. Address by Rev. Dr. R. 11. Gilbert, "The Twentieth Century Thank Offering Movement and the Best Methods for Taking the Collections." General Discussion of the Topic. 7:150 p. m.—Rev. S. D. Wilson, presid ing. Address by Rev. Dr. W. A. Stephens, "Our Indebtedness to our Educational Institutions." Address by Rev. Dr. W. M. Frysinger, "Our Benevolent Institutions —Hospi- tal, Preacher's Aid Society, and the Conference Annuity Fund." SUNDAY, JUNE 23rd. 10:30 a. m.—Preaching by Rev. Dr. W. A. Stephens, at St. Paul's Church, Danville. 7:30 p. m.—Preaching by Rev. Dr. W. A. Stephens, at Trinity Church, Dan ville. Air Brake Wouldn't Work. Some excitement was caused on Mill street Fiiday morning by lie 10:1'J D. L. A: W. passenger train cast,which in stead of coming into town at a sedateand respectful pace, shot over the crossing at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The ! curious prank was explained at the sta ; tion by Frank Pulle of Scranton, en gineer of No. 704, who stated that he | lost control of the air brake. Between ' Mill and Ferry streets he reversed the locomotive but was unable to slop the j train until it shot by the station. The passengers were considerably alarmed. Mr. Laumaster 111. General Secretary \V. D. Laumaster is confined to his bed by a severe attack of tousilitis. lie was ill on arriving from Boston, Tuesday night, where he at tended the International Convention of the Y. M. C. A. He states that illness due to colds was quite prevalent among the delegates, at Boston many of whom were obliged to take their beds, while in that city. Hunter's Park was liberally patronis ed on Saturday evening dogpitc the in clement weather. The pavilion was well >filled with dancers. THE SHOVEL FACTORY i A Visit to This Interesting Plant Described Odd Intricate Machines. Through the courtesy of James L. Barber, general manager of the Danville Bessemer Company, a representative of this paper Monday was permitt ed to make a tour of the shovel fac tory which is being equipped in this city. A shovel factory is something new in this locality, and the visit, which was not lacking in interest, was a privilege most highly esteemed. As might be ex pected the machinery being installed is of a kind that mill workmen of this sec tion are unfamiliar with. There is not a piece that does not strike one as odd and intricate and whose special func tion in the manufacture of a shovel one would never guess, if he did not hear its use explained. The factory will not be able to start up before some time in August. A great deal of the machinery is slow in arriv ing. The biggest delay, however, will be occasioned by the remodelling of the roll train, which is in the hands of Curry & Yannan of this city. Two ad ditional sets of rolls will be installed— one a set of cold rolls and the other a short set for finishing purposes. The handle factory is being installed in what was formerly the "chair fac tory" on the North side of the D. L. & \V. track. The machinery here—some twenty pieefs—along with a lot of new shafting is already in position. The equipment of the handle factory embraces everything that is new and modern in wood-working machinery and appliances. It is quite easy to trace the process of evolution as the rough plank enters one end of the building and passing successively through the differ ent machines emerges at the other end a smooth and finished handle. Each of the machines will be covered with a hood and by means of a heavy air cur rent produced by a fan over head the chips,shavings and every bit of sawdust will be carried out of the building and •conducted in an elevated duct across the railroad into the mill proper. In the iron work department where a great deal of the machinery remains to be in stalled the process is uot so easy to un derstand. The number of men to be employed when the plant starts up will not be less than 150. The number at present em ployed varies. Monday there were over 40 employes at work. Herbert Wharton, who removed to this city from Wyoming four months ago, is superin tendent. General Manager Barber is de termined to guard against 10-s by fire. He has adopted a system of fire protec tion which can not fail in efficiency. Throughout the plant he has installed live modern fire plugs—two in the han dle factory and three iu the large build ing. To each of these 150 feet of regu lation cotton hose is attached,the nozzle conuected and all neatly coiled beside the plug ready for use. Among the employes he has organized a lite brigade with Charles Gibbons as Chief and Samuel Sainsbury, Assistant. By way of drill duting the visit Mon day the alarm was sounded, locating the supposed fire at a certain point. At nearly the same instant sixteen employ es as firemen came pouring out of the mill —dragged the hose from the small building in which it is sheltered and just fifteen seconds after the alarm was sounded had a stream of water. In the aggregate there are 900 feet of hose about the plant. When the works start up another brigade will be organized in the handle factory, where the employes with few exceptions will be boys. Wedded Saturday Night. William Price, of this city and Flor ence Risliel of Cooper township were united in matrimony on Saturday night last. The ceremony was performed by Rev. N. K. C. Cleaver, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Rishel. Miss Jennie Cornelison was maid of honor. Rouns ley acted as best man. After the cere mony refreshments were served. Among the guesls were: Mr. and Mis. Clarence Price, Mr. and Mrs. Geor ; e I.eighow, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Baylor, Mrs. N. E. C. Cleaver, Mrs. Alice Snicker, Misses Ida Dora, and Carrie Price, Martha and Amanda Baylor, Hannah Roberts, Martha and Lizzie Kochtr, F.lla Kruin, Fannie Rishel, Messrs. Ralph Leighow, Harold, Elmer and Frank Baylor and Walter Rishel. The Dorsey-Kidd Wedding. Miss Jessie Fstella Kidd formerly of this city and Mr. Charles Edwin Dorsey of Philadelphia were married on June 12. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Kidd, No. 1207 Ringgold street, Philadelphia, Rev. Francis J. I,nkens officiating. The bride was attir ed in a pretty lace trimmed dress of white Persian lawn. Miss Mary Iluska was bridesmaid and Mr. William Rich mond best man. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey will reside in Philadelphia. An Ear of Klondike Com. Charles Lyon exhibited quite a curi osity about town Monday in the form of an ear of corn grown in the Klondike. In general appearance it resembles a com mon ear about six inches long. In ad dition to the husk, which has been re moved, each grain is snugly buried in a covering or husk of its own so as to be out of sight and thoroughly protected from the frost. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. PAROCHIAL SCHOOL CLOSES Interesting Program Rendered Monday Night Rev. O'Reilly's Address. St. Joseph's parochial school after a most successful term held its closing ex ercises Monday evening. Following is the program: Opening Lawrence Connolley Les Dames De Seville Schubert Mary Hooley, Estella Doster. Gypsies Little Ones Valse Chromati(|ue Godard Mary Law. Recitation Alice Gill Boatman's Song.. _ Johnson Chorus. Girard Gavotte Fondey Bessie Hooley, Mary Gill, A. Connolley. Farmer "B" William Reilly Ripples of the Alabama Andrews Gertrude Bare. '"Mary Ouet-n of Scots".Mary Connolley Pearls Blake Mary Finnegan, Mary Hooley. Ocean Spray Chorus Mandolin Serenade Stahl Margaret Hooley. School-room Trials Mary Rooney 'l'itania Wely Mary Connoliev. Motion Song Little Girls Recitation Bessie Hooley "Good Night" White Pupils. At the conclusion of the exercises Rev Father O'Reilly delivered a brief but eloquent address to the audience. He spoke of the devotedness of the Sisters to the work of instructing the young— the efforts and progress of the pupils during the past year and dwelt particu larly on the necessity of combining christian and secular education —or the education of the heart with that of the mind; thus corroborating the sentiment of one of his predecessors in the old dis pensation, that the cultivation of relig ion and science should go hand in hand. Gold medals were then awarded by Rev. Father O'Reilly to Lawrence Con nolly for Christian Doctrine, to Marga ret Kilfoil, Edward Shevlin, James Gill for application to study, to Mary Hool ey for music. As is customary at the close of the school the annual fair is being held. Much of the work, the product alike of the teacher's pains and the pupils' study and practice, is highly meritorious. The specimens of penmanship and drawing, especially, it would be hard to excel. The vertical system of writing is adopted In teaching reading and spelling the Pol lard method is in part employed with most satisfactory results. There are six grades in the parochial school and up on graduation the pupils are qualified to enter the borough high school. There are 180 pupils in attendance with three teachers employed. Death of Mrs. Sarah J. Kennedy. Mrs. Sarah J. Kennedy, widow of the late Captain John Kennedy, for many years a resident of this city, died at her home in Philadelphia, Tuesday, aged fifty years. The remains will be brought to this city, Friday, arriving on the 2:21 Pennsylvania train. Interment will take place in St. Hubert's cemetery. The deceased removed from this city to Philadelphia eight years ago. She is survived by two sons and two daughters: John, who holds a position in the Phil adelphia post office, and Andrew, rec tor of the Catholic church of Centralia; Isabel, (Sister Bernard) of Hazleton and Genevieve, who resides at the parental home. Juniors' Sociable. The Junior Society of Christian En deavor of"The Grove" Presbyterian church, Bloom street, will hold a socia ble in the Chapel, adjoining the church, this Thursday evening commencing at seven o'cloca, to which the public are most cordially invited. The following is intended for you: DEAR FRIEND: —If you would like to know How Juniors made dimes to dollars grow, Come to the Chapel this Thursday eve And full particulars you'll receive. For each year you've lived to a bag consign A cent, a nickle, a dollar, a dime. Bring also your purses, that you may be able To buy the good things set out on the table And now we suppose you would like to know Why the "Juniors made dimes to dollars grow." Well, the reason you'll surely approve — IIV need <i new pavement in front of "The drove.'''' Washingtonville Items. Wasbiugtonville, Pa , June 19. —Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Mack of Milton, visited friends in Washingtonville, to-day. S. E. Fetter of Philadelphia, transact ed business in towu today. 11. C. Kester of Millville, spent today in Washingtonville. .1. L. Wagner of Hazleton, is register ed at the Hotel Eagle, today. George Girton of Bloomsburg,is trans acting business in Washingtonville. The several buildings on the Blue Springs farm are being embellished with a coat of paint. Samuel and Augustus Arms and William Nicholson of Danville are doing the work. A hack load of gentlemen from Dan ville made a fishing trip to \\ ashington ville today. They took a good catch home with them. Charles Gibson is putting down a ' brick walk in front of his residence. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN ueing furnished with a large a&sortmen 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. ISifGet our prices before place your orders. APPROPRIATION Bell Appropriating $77,000 Reported, Amended—lnfirmary 10 be Built. Among the appropriation bills report ed in the House at llarrisburg, Tuesday, was one in an amended foim appropii ating $7<,000 for the Stale Hospital for the Insane at this p)ac\ Tnis is the very best of good news, as it insures the building of ihe female infhmary with enlarged kitchen facilities at the Hos pital. This was the sum originally agreed upon by the appropriation committee. Great was the surprise and disappoint •nent, therefore, when on Thursday of last week the bill was reported to the House at $32 <HH). Learning of tlie reduction Representa tive Foster of this coun'y and W. L. (ioyger, one of the local trustees, ap peared before the Committee on Wed nesday night of last week and urged that the appropriation be raised to its original figures—s7s,ooo fur new infirm ary and $'2,000 for kitchen improvements. Their influence prevailed with the com mittee and Chairman Bliss agreed that tiie bill should come up before the House for first reading on the nest, or Thurs day morning, after which it should be referred back to the Committee and amended to S77,WJO. Thursday morning the bill was re ferred back on motion of Mr. Voorheee, of Philadelphia. Semi-Monthly Shoot. The Danville Gun and ltifie L'lulp belt! its regular semi monthly blue rock shoot at DeYVitt's Park yesterday aftefnoou. As will be seen by perusing the scores printed below several of our well-known shooters were absent. But their jplaces were in part filled by a contingent from Catawissa, among whom were the well known sportsmen,J. W. Adams and Wil liam Vastine, the latter cashier of the First National Bank. The best shooting was done by Sehram, f'hile and Lawrence. The others*, how ever can hope to do better by andjby, as each successive shoot affords that much more practice. Following is the score: FIRST EVENT. H. M. Harry Phile 13 12 William Vastine ... 7 18 T. F. Patterson 9 lti J. W. Adams 9 10 William DeLong (i 19 M. IF. Schram 13 12 Arthur Lawrence 19 <j SECOND EVENT. H. M. Harry Phile 17 8 William Vastine 6 19 William DeLong 4 21 M. H. Schram 17 8 T. F. Patterson 4 9 THIRD EVENT. H. M. Harry Phile 14 11 William Vastine 11 14 William DeLong 1 24 Louis Deitz 11 14 Montour County at State College. The Commencement Exercises at The Pennsylvania State College last week are reported to have been of unusual in terest and were attended by large num bers of people from all parts of the State. The graduating Class numbered tit'ty-one, three of whom were young women. Of this number six were grad uated from the Course in Civil Engi neering, fifteen from the Course in Electrical Engineering, twelve from the Course in Mechanical Engineering, four from the Course in Mining Engineering, six from the Course in Chemistry, and the rest from the General Courses. We are pleased to note that our own County is represented by C. N. Fenster inacher of Mausdale, who is a member of the Freshman class takiug the course in Electrical Engineering. Entertained. A number of people drove down from Blooms burg Tuesday evening and were entertained, at the home of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Eek. In the party were: Misses Maggie, Lizzie and Mazie Fedder, Laura Ilutchins, Dora and Virgie Fowler, Clara Kelly, Ella Ohl, Bell Jacoby, George Alexander, Hay Mover, Harry Huppert, Samuel Shatter, Howard Yetter, Joseph Osborne, William Golden, Rob ert Hagenbuch.Max Rosenthal, Charles Fausey of Bloomsburg and James Krin ier, Boyd Shutt, Mr. and Mrs. James Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fox, Haydn Davis and John Morgan of this city. Helping the Poor. The Salvation Army is endeavoring to help a number of poor families in town and requests that those having cast-off clothing in good condition, which could be worn or made over kind ly notify Ensign Young,officer in charge of the corps, who will call for same. Ad dress 44 Ash street, or Salvation Army Hall, Ferry street, any time after 7 p. in Picnicked at Hunter's Park. Mrs. John Eisenhart gave a picnic yes terday at Hunter's park in honor of William and Edith Speiser. About 75 little folks were present. The afternoon was speut in dam inj and in games of various sort-. A cake walk was held in which the following young people were very much complimented: Lewis AVill iains and Ma y I* >2ers. Saul McCoy and Edith Speiser and li kr Moyer and Marion Jones. Snyder Ooburn. Mr. John 11. Snyder and Miss Marv E. Coburn ef Hazlcion wire married in this city yesterday. The ceremony wt< performed in Trinity M. E. Church at 2 p. m. by Rev N. E. C. Cleaver. The bride and groom w ill leave to-day on a short wedding trip.
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