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most difficult work.
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(FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA).
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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.