Bone Pajer —For lie Home <1: The circu' of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR I)K. IKVING H. .JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9 A. JJ to VI M W4 ; P. II to J> 11.l 1 . M. Danville, i'a. »HULTZ, M. U. 425 MILL St., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty \V. P. ASOLB, —dentist — Office. 218 MlLLStbkkt. eeth Extracted without Fain. Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. Ku nipped wltt. the latest and most Improved Instrument* and prepared to execute the most difficult work. DK. C. H. REYNOLDS, (FORMERLY OF CATAWISSA). Offloe, Ooooute Boston Btore, Danville, PFT D*"ttstry In all lta branch**. Charge MixWate and a'i work Guaranteed Established 189' 7 CONDENSED SEWS. Dog days will end August 2Hth. Peaches and cream are the luxuries. Thus far it has beeu a delightful month. The Mountain Grove camp meeting draws large crowds. The rain helped the tomato yield in this vicinity wonderfully. The oats are about harvested and the threshing has commenced. In a f«r-w weeks more the comforts of vest pockets will again be felt. Dav'e length, 13 hours and 4ti minutes, a decline of one hour and 5 minutes since the longest day. Family reunions are now on the pro gram. Each year brings a larger num ber of the gatherings, at which young and old pass the day in pleasure and profit. Many people are tilling their coal cell ars Rumor of a strike in the coal re gions has made the retail market more active. There are rumors of a county fair to be held this coming fall. Only a few weeks more vacation for the school boys. Deputy Postmaster S. A, McCoy re ceived Saturday a very tine pair of West Virginia bounds. They were presented to him by a friend in Lewistown. The dates of some of the nearby county fairs are as follows Columbia —Columbia County Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical Associa tion, Blooinsburg. Oct. 8-11. Lehigh— Lehig'a County Agricultural Society, Allentown, Sept. 23-28. Northampton —Pennsylvania State Fair Association, Bethlehem, Sept 10-18. Northumber land Milton Driving Park and Fair Association, Milton, Oct. 1-3. Patient taxpayers do not complain of expenses so long as they see the re sults of the expenditures. Mrs. Eli Rosenthal entertained a number of friends at her home on Water street Monday evening in honor of her sister, Mrs. Emanuel Wolf of Philadelphia. Mre. C. M. Cressman entertained a number of friends at the Montour House Monday evening in honor of the Misses Cressman of Sellersville. The Philadelphia North American will in the near future issue a Sunday edition. After this project is well in hand an evening edition, will also be published. The Sunday school of Shiioh Reform ed church held a p cnic at DeWitt's Park yesterday. The event was a line success Mercury is just now experiencing a good many ups and downs. The reading public will think twice before it will believe that a piano trust has been formed. Harmony is too scarce an article among member* of the musical profession. The suburbs of the city have assumed a new freshness with the late rains. Danville seems to have more than its •hare of worthless dogs. Councilman Albert Kemmer is con I fined to his home, East Market street i with an attack of rheumatism. Hunbary will huve a number of its principal streets paved with t»riek m the near future. The Labor day celebration is going to be a "hummer.'" A festival will be held by the Me chanicsville band on Saturday evening The Third Ward base ball nine wish to play the Washingtonville club for a purse ranging from $25 to SSO. The Third Warders feel sanguine enough to i give the Washingtonville their choice of ground. This can be considered a challenge. The Methodist Camp Meeting at Mountain Grove came to an end last night at 12 o'clock. This meeting was the most successful held in several years. Arrangements have been made by the postoffice department for the dis play of weather signals from the wag ons qf tjie rural free delivery, and the innovation will shortly go into effect. TJ»e signals will be carried daily, where the service is in use, aud all trips of the rural delivery. J ' * *JY 1 illontour IBs "THIS COI NTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. K>--\<> Till: K. l)l : I'. UNION MM Lvciit. ..i UeWitt's Park Saturday Next. The K of I', union picnic embracing the lodges of the order in this city. Sui:- bury and Northumberland to be held at DeVVitt's Park on Saturday next will at tract several thousand people to that resort. In Sunbury, especially, the or der is very largely represented and the members from there with their families and friends will not fall far below a thousand; Northumberland will not be far behind in point of numbers, while Danville may be relied upon to send out a contingent, which will compare favor ably with either of the other two. Al together it will be a big occasion. It will be distinctively a basket picnic designed for the members of the order and their families. For the accommoda tion of those who come without ba>kets stands will be erected on the grounds at which luuch and meals will be served. A very interesting program of sports has been arranged. Stoes' band will furnish the music for dancing and will also give a concert during the afternoon. At 3 o'clock there will be a game of base ball between Lewisburg and the old Timers. This will he followed by a name between the fat and lean men of the different lodges represented. There will be a shooting match be tween the crack shots of the order. There will be a fat men's race, boxing contest, apple eating contest,tug of war, a barrel and a bag race, fat women's race, and a water melon eating contest between two colored boys. Special hacks have been engaged. The fare will be five cents. Arrested for Stealing Fruit. John ktijsler. Hawley Litler, Willie Martin. Joe and Lloyd Merrill, Harry Ivinn and Hoy Kobinson, boys ranging in age from eight to fourteen years, were arraigned before Just'ce-of-the-Peace Oglesby yfs'erday afternoon charged with the larceny of pears. The com plainant was Harry Densbeiger of Gul ick's Addition,who swore tl.at the above named boys with two others —Allen Moody and Hoy Reefer —not yet ap prehended, on the 10th inst entered his premises and carried of! pears to the value of $8 The defendants, the most of whom were represented by parents, desired to waive a heating and to enter bail lor court. District Attorney Welsh insisted up on the hearing of some evidence in or der to establish" the identity <>f tUo.se'in raigned. Harry Moser, a boy about 12 years of age, who, in the absence of .Mr. and Mrs. Densberger, hid been left to nunrd the fruit, was the only witness ex amined. He swore that the boys enter ed the premises and took the fruit, two of them tirst seizing him. His hands, he said, were held behind his back by one of the fruit thieves while he was choked by the other. The witness iden tified several of the boys arraigned. The defendants were each held for court iu SIOO bail, which was easily pro cured. Big Event on Labor Day. The fourteenth annual reunion of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, which will be helil in this city on Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd, promises to be a very distinguished event. An invitation has been extended to all comuianderies, ' castles and temples as well as to the general public and the reunion will rep- i resent a very larjje territory. The ! Grand Chief and Grand vice chief of the ) order will attend. The feature of the day will be the i great parade, which will take place at | two o'clock in the afternoon and be re- j viewed from a grand stand erected on Market square. There is a great deal if healthy com- j petition among the d fl«-n-nt castles and ! commanderies of the st: ■■ and their dei sire to-how up \« • bo i is to drill and j equipage will iu douut produce a parade which will be a pageant worthy j of the day and oeca a ion. A Headlong Plunge- Paul, the seven-year-old son of John ! Foster, met with a terrible fall Mon-' day, uarrowly escaping fatal injury. In company with a younger brother he was ' playing about the elevated bridge on the to* path spanning the slip or dock for- I merly used for unloading boats into R. j J. Pegg's coal yard. In some way lie | fell, taking a headlong plunge to the j j bottom of the canal, a distance of twelve . leet, striking his head upon a projecting ! stone. Harrv Gerst happened to be passing at the time and rushed to the spot. The child's features were nearly concealed by blood which streamed from several ugly wounds about his head. Mr. Gerst carried the boy to the residence of S. I). Morrison near by and Dr. T. «B. Winter steen was summoned. The little fellow was very badly bruis jed and cut about the forehead. A gash ! above the left eye was two inches long j and extended into the bone. It requir j ed live stitches. An, Old Landmark Disappear?. The humble and picturesque abode of Miles Walsh, the well known clock tinker, which for so many years past has ; been a land mark on the "cinder tip," j Church street, has at last been razed to j the ground. Mr. Walsh's domicile was | one of a long row of similar dwellings, I which had to give away to the Knitting I Mill of Thomas West. Mr. Walsh's bumble home was permitted to remain until a week or so ago, however, when I the owner received notice from Mr. West to vacate the site within thirty ■ days. Wesley DeShay bought the build ing. ! " T '" WIN ICJIN Milton Defeated by a Score of Four to One. The base ball game between the "Old Timers" and Milton at DeVVitt's Park yesterday afternoon was witnessed by a large crowd of people. The game went on record as one of the cleanest and best played of the season. Milton lost, notwithstanding that it had one more hit and two errors less than Danville. The score was 4 to l. It was a pitchers' battle from start to finish, both Holla and Maley pitching league ball. The only costly error was made by First Baseman Schatter. whose had throw to third base in fourth inn ing cost the visitors two runs. The playing of the home team through out was superb. iioffa brothers made a strong battery. The detailed score fol lows: DANVILLE. K. 11. O. k. K. Gosh, 2b 10 2 4 1 Koss 0 11 4 3 Oberdorf, If 0 0 0 0 0 Iloffmau, lb 0 0 12 0 0 ! Sechler, cf 0 0 2 0 0 , Shannon, rf 1 " 3 0 0 !W. Hoffa. c 11 4 (J 1 jB. Holla, p 1 b 1 3 0 Gaskins, ss 0 0 2 t) 0 I j Total, 4 22? 11 5 MILTON'. K. II O. A. K. llert/., 2b 0 0 2 U 0 ! Teufttl, 3b 0 0 II S 1 | Logan, ss II (I I) 1 0 \ Bingaman, c 0 14 2 1 , Maley, p 0 1 0 3 0 Schafler, lb 0 0 1(5 0 1 i Daubert, cf 11 0 u 0 Spotts, rf 0 o o o 0 | Redcay, If 0 0 2 0 o Total, 1 3 24 14 3 Score by innings: Danville, 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x—4 Milton, 00100 00 0 0 1 SUM MAUY: Earned runs—Danville, 2. Struck out by Hotfa Kedeay, Daubert, Maley, SchafJer; by Maley Oberdorf, Sechler, twice, S. Hoffa, three times. Wild pitches—Hoffa and Maley. Passed halls—Danville, 1; Milton, 2 Stolen bases—Gosh and Daubert. Sacrifice hits—Hoffman, Gaskins and Hertz. Hit by pitched ball—Danville, 1; Milton, 1. I'.ase on balls—off llotfa, 1; otf Maley, 3. Left on bases —Danville, S; Milton, t>. Umpire, Buck. first Shoot of the Series. The inter-city shoot between the Rifle ami <iun club of this city and the Milton lioil aud Gun ciui) wliioti was puiied ofl' at DeWitt's Park yesterday resulted in a victory for Danville, although the margin between the two was a narrow one. The shoot was ttie first of a series j of three and the subsequent scores will j be watched with a good deal of interest, j There was quite a crowd of spectators; present. The score was as follows: MILTON. HIT. Mission. ' Beecham, 21 4 Koch, 18 7 j Striue, 10 9 Schuyler 15 1U Whitmeyer, 15 10 'jodcharles 14 11 - | Total, 99 51 ILANVII.I.K. HIT. MISBKK. ! A. Laurence 22 :{ Speicer, lit C i VVoolley, 11) 0 i L. I 'ietz 15 10 Pliile 15 10 Ammerman, l'J 12 , Total, 101 l 47 A number of sweepstakes were shot, | in which the home club held its own. j Arthur Lawrence was the high gun j with 22 breaks, Speicer and W'oolley be- I ing dose seconds. Mr. Beecham carri-I ed oil the honors for the Milton club j with 21 breaks to his credit. Our Representative Honored. Our representative, Hon. James Fos ter, lias been honored by the receipt of the following letter which explains it self: Uarrisburg, Aug. 10, 1901. lloN. .TAMES FOSTKK, Danville, Pa. 1 DKAR SIIT: By virtue of the authority j in ine vested by a concurrent resolution ; of the Senate and House of Representa* 1 tives, approved the 22nd day of June, I 1901. 1 have this day appointed you a j member of the Pennsylvania commits | sion to the South Carolina, Inter State . and West India Kxposition. Yours truly, W. F. MAIWHAI.I , Speaker House Hep's, Broke His Arm. Harold, the son of Edward Pentz, the : Second Ward tailor, while climbing a cherry tree about noon yesterday lost his balance and fell to the ground break ing his left arm at the wrist. The boy fell a distance of some twelve feet, strik ing a brick pavement. Dr. P. (J. New baker reduced the fracture. Drunk and Disorderly. Charles Bateman who hails from New York was arrested by Chief Mincemoy er last evening for drunkenness and dis orderly conduct. He spent last night in the "cooler." Mr aud Mrs. Van Nostrau Bereaved. 1 Helen, the six-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Nostran, died in Brooklyn, N. Y., on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Van Nostran were former resi dents of Riverside, moving to Brooklyn about two years ago. Mr. Van Nos tran is employed on the Brooklyn bridge. William (iearhart left last evening for Harrisburg and York. I>.\N Vtl.l.K. I'A.. Tltl HSDAY, AUUUST 15. t!M»t. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ilerbine, two children, Kobert and Elsie, an 1 Mrs. Susan Ilerbine, mother of the former,all of Allentown, are guests at the Stroh homestead, corner of Pine and Walnut streets. Kobert Lovett, of Philadelphia, ar rived in this city last evening for a visit with friends. George Flint, of Middletown, Conn., arrived in this city last evening. Mr. Flint will visit at the home of Associate Judge Frank Blee, l)erry township. Miss J. A. Butler, of Derry township, spent yesterday in this city. Miss Minnie Lobin, of Philadelphia, arrived in this city last evening for a vis it with Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Buck,Mah oning township. Mrs. E M. Frick and Miss Sue Colt left yesterday for a week's stay at Deal Beach, N. J. Misses Hose and Catherine Casey and Miss Mary McD nnott and brother, Master Thomas left yesterday for a visit with friends in Locust Gap. Mrs. Harry Pope, of Philadelphia,and Mrs. Frank Herrii.gton and daughter, Ethel, spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs, Mrs. John Jacobs and Miss Clara Jacobs attended the Koyal Arcanum picnic at Island Park yesterday. Mrs. Kobert Fields, Mrs. Thomas Reifsnyder and Mrs. William Voris and daughters, Julia and Lois, spent yes terday with friends in Bloomsburg. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lunger and child ren, Wilbur and Letitiaand Mrs. Simon Hoffman attended the picnic at Island Park yesterday. Mrs. Alexander J. Frick left yester day for a visit at the Crier cottage, Moosic Lake. Mrs. Edwin Arnold, of Harrisburg, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Riffel, Riverside. Mrs. Evan Jones anil children, Marion and Harvey, left Saturday tor a protract ed visit with relatives in Pottsville and Reading. Mrs. Clara M. Wilkinson and son, Stanley, spent Sunday with friends in Sunbury. Dr. Edward Davis, of Berwick, spent Sunday with !M« parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis, Mill street. Mr. and Mrs Artlmr E'ontV.wf burg, spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mr*. Betjamin Foulk, Lower Mulberry street. Dr. George Pfahler, one of the Phila- ! delpbia Hospital staff, is spending a few days with his sister, Miss Mary Pfahler, Pine street. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Walker, of Scran ton, are the guests of Miss Cordelia Woolley, West Market street. Mrs. Frank Malony and family, of Scranton, spent Sunday at the home of Dr. C. H. Reynolds, Mill street. Miss Bertha Kase, of South Danville, has returned home from the Pan-Ameri can. Miss Mary Hound has returned to Sun bury after a visit at the Divel home stead, Church street. Miss Elsie Smith, of Milton, is the guest of Miss Elsie Hornberger, I'pper Mulberry street. Misses Alma and Nan McCoy, Elmer Johnson and David Saunders, of Wat sontown, spent Snuday at the home of Harinan Rupp, East Front street. Frank Seidel, of Sparrows Point, is visiting relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pope, of Bristol, are visiting at the home of Daniel Mot tern, East Market street. Miss Carrie Foulk, of Milton, is a guest at the home of Lewis Thornton, Honeymoon street. Miss Maggie Aten, of Baltimore, M<L, is the guest of Mrs. Arthur Myerly,South Danville. Mrs. Mary Shepard is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Paul Van Fleet in Phila delphia. Miss Maggie Shepard, of this city, has accepted a position as stenograph er and typewriter in Philadelphia. Mrs, Celia Weinberg, of Baltimore, Md,, is a guest at the home of Simon Dreifuss, Lower Mulberry street. Private Walter Rupp will leave today for Fort Wards worth, after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haruian Rupp East Front street. Mr. 4tupp's com pany will leave on Sunday next for Porto Rico. Miss Edna Cleaver, of Roaring Creek, and Miss Lettie Baker,of Boyd's Station I spent yesterday with Danville friends. Miss Jennie Price and Miss Mary Harris, of Scranton, are guests at the home of Postmaster T. J. Price. Mrs. C. F. Styer and son, Peter, of j West Hemlock township, left yesterday for a visit at Pueblo, Colorado, and an j extended trip through the west. Mrs. Margaret (»rove anil daughter. Miss Margaret, of Philadelphia, return ed home yesterday after a visit with Mr and Mrs. B. R. Gearhart, Bloom j street. 1 Miss Harriet Richardson, of Williams port, arrived 111 this city ye>t# day for ! a visit with Miss Margaret Rote, West | Market street. Mrs. Perry Gaskins, Grand street, j spent yesterday with friends in Blooms -1 burg She was accompanied by her 1 guest, Miss Bertha Hartzel, of Sun bury. SOME FACTS AS TO SEWERAGE Has Council Taken the Full Cost Into Ac count? It would be useless to attempt to con ceal the fact that there is a vast amount of dissatisfaction among our citizens relative to tiie project of sewerage in which our borough council has embark ed. Nut that better facilities for carry ing off waste and sewage in certain parts of the borough are not necessary; but the fear seems to be that council has rushed into the matter inconsiderately without taking ttic full cost into ac count. For instance the method employed to arrive at an estimateol the cost is consid ered as very expensive and ill-advised. If it were necessary to survey the whole town it is held that it could have been done much more economically. No fault is found with the employment of J. Munay Africa,who is an expert en gineer. A surveyor to project the lines and measure distances with three others to carry chains and bold rods, however, it is held could have been procured in our own town. In this way quite a sav ing might have been effected, especially, in the salary of the three assistants who would have been satisfied with a modest weekly pay. The question is pointedly asked whether council has any idea of what the cost of surveying as conducted amounts to per day. As it is it is much feared that by the time the borough is surveyed Mr. Africa's bill will he nearly as large as the cost of sewerage itself. The truth of the matter is that while something should be done and be done quickly in the lower-lying portions of the town, notably the part intersected by Blizzard's run, in a large part of the borough the need of sewerage is not ur gent and its adoption would entail a burden of taxation that could easily be dispensed with. It is hardly likely that any self-respecting citizen living in the mure elevated portions of the borough would reveal such a petty, childish spirit as to clamor f>>r sewerage taking in the whole town merely because coun cil found it necessary to pipe Blizzard's run or construct a sewer along its course. Our councilmen are asked togo slow lest they make the mistake committed hy their piedece-sors in ollice who vot ed tii establish the hoiough water plant, which with its annual tax and water rent after a period of thirty years still imposes a burden upon property hold ers which'finds a parallel in but few other municipalities. Sewerage on the wwutn roiiW is -m erjipns ive undertaking, just how expensive is alreadyi manifest. If carried through to consummation there is little doubt but that it will prove an encumbrance as hard to bear as the water works. Under the drain of taxation imposed by the two there would be little hope for the small property holder and many a home would go under the Sheriff's hammer. This article is not written to reflect any «iiscrtdit upon the borough council, which,it isjbelieved.is honest and means to do light; the object, rather, is to en able the members to understand how sewerage is regarded by the public, whom they were elected to serve and to whom they are answerable. In matters of such vital importance every citizen becomes a councilman and has a right to be heard. Committed iu Default of Bail Amos Campbell was arraigned before Justice Oglesby Monday charged with defrauding a hoarding house keeper. The complainant in the case was Susan A. Brumbaugh residing on Church street near the I). 1., it \V. depot, who testified that the defendant had engaged board at her home on 11th of May last at $2.50 per week and that up to the pres ent he had not paid one cent. The testimony was quite spicy. The defend ant claimed that he had paid Mrs. Brumbaugh live dollars on amount, while she insisted that the money was for extra services rendered; besides Campbell held the complainant account able for twenty-dollars which was mys teriously missing from his bed where lie ] had concealed the money, In default of hail Campbell was com mitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury. Report of Camp. A report of the recent camp at De- Witt's Park was submitted to Goodrich post 011 Monday evening by Comrade Levi Sechler, which shows the result of the tirst annual outiusr as <|iiite encour aging. Thanks are extended to Joseph Shannon, chairman of the committee, the National Guard and nil others who by gratuitous labor or patronage helped to make the camp a success-. Notwithstanding the number of rainy I days the sale of refreshments paid the j expenses of the outing. The post in a ! few things will profit by its experience ■of this year and next season the camp will 110 doubt achieve a larger measure j of success. To Help Along tbe Parade. The Knights of the Golden Eagle of this section who will hold their annual reunion here on Labor Day are very anxious that the parade during the af j ternoon should be a marked success. To this end they kindly request our merchants to take part,furnishing tioats to display their wares. In this way in terest in the parade would be enhanced I very much and the merchants would be repaid for the time and labor by the advertising they would receive. .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jameson, of Ply mouth, spent Sunday iu Danville. I . L. GORIIY SUPERINTENDENT Elected at a Meeting of the School Board Monday Night. Tlie school board held a regular meet ing Monday night, the following mem bers in their places: Fischer, Orth, Bar ber, Green, Burger, Werkheiser, Black, Fenstermacher, Reefer and Byerly. The principal business 011 band was the elec tion of Borough Superintendent to suc ceed Prof. J. C. llouser. Mr. Green of the Teachers' Committee submitted a report, which recommended Professor Gordy as Borough Superin tendent and the promotion of J. C. Carey, assistant, to the position of prin cipal of the Iligh school. On motion the recommendation of the committee was adopted. A vote was taken by which U. L. Gordy was unanimous ly elected Borough Superintendent and .1. C. Carey Principal. The position of assistant vacated by Mr. Carey was left open for the present. The contract for cementing the cellar floor of the Third Ward school building was awarded to C. S. Books, whose bid was cents per square foot. The cleaning of the Third Ward school building was awarded to Mrs. Caroline ilalderman for $18.50. Following are half a dozen of others who wanted the work together with their bids: Mrs. Miller, $19.50; Katie Eveland, $25; Mary Kelly, S2O; Sarah McCuen, $18.50; L. l.atchford, sl9. The b ; ds of Mrs. McCuen and Mrs. ilalder man were precisely the same. Their names were placed in a bat and Mrs. Halderman selected by lot. J. Fred Jacobs, special assessor, em ployed fur the Third Ward, has made his return to the County Commission ers, showing (hat there are ti 10 children of school age in the Third Ward, as against 290 turned in last spring by the regular assessor. On motion it was decided that an or der for $25 be drawn in favor of Fred Jacobs as remuneration for the re-assess ment. Treasurer Schram presented a state ment of finances to date which showed a balance on hand of $'2897.76. The following bills were approved for payment: J. B. Uearhart, $5.60 MORNING NEWS, 75 S. M. Trumbower 21.03 Charles Uttermiller, 6.98 John It. Lunger, 15 62 Joseph 1). Hahu, 27.37 Montour County Democrat 3.00 A. 1). Rockefeller 20.72 Standard Gas C<> • •.. Gilbert Voris 11.14 F. P. Startzel, 9.38 Casper Diseroad 11.41 U. S. Express Co., 55 Curry & Yannan, 5.07 Uriah Grove, 1.25 Freight and dray age, 3.90 D. C. Williams, 2.75 Special Meeting. The school bom ' held a short session Fr'day ev 112 i tie purpose of awarding cor.traet- 112 1 cleaning, painting, &c. The following members responded to roll call: Fischer, Orth, Green, Barber, Werkheiser, Keefer and Fenstermacher. Contracts for cleaning school bouses were awarded as follows: First Ward —Mrs - Hannah Mottern, $34.50. Second Ward—Mrs. Daniel Kashner, *19.75. Fourth Ward —Mrs. Charles Eggert, |22. There were 110 bids presented for the Third Ward building. On motion, Mr. Byerly, who was ab sent, was authorized to open the bids in his possession and award the cleaning in the Third Ward to the lowest bidder. Among the repairs to be made are painting, calcimining and cementing several cellar floors. Upon opening the bids it was found that no two covered the same ground, one being for painting and others for painting and calcimining combined and so on, making it impossible to compare the figures on any one job. As a way out of the difficulty it was de cided to get the calcimining done by the day as last year, the experience of the board being that that was much the cheaper method. The contract for paint ing the Fourth Ward school building was awarded to Frank I'. Startzel for $75. Among other bidders for painting, itc., were: Chris, tlershey, George Tillson, F.dward Yeager and T. W. Hale. (>. B. Sweitzer, S. C. Books and T. L. Evans' j Sons putin bids for the cementing, hut the board desiring fuller information as to the amount of work to be done post poned the awarding of contracts until next meeting. Isaac Rutter Buried Sunday. Isaac Kutter, one of the oldest resid ents of the borough, who died Friday last, was buried Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m.from the residence of his daught er, Mrs. Andrew Krum, Bloom road. The deceased was 87 years of age and very widely known, lie was a native of Maryland, but resided in this county for twenty-seven years. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Krum and Mrs. Henry Mart/., of Berwick. The Picked Team for Monday. The base ball nine picked to cross bats with the New England Bloomer Girls at DeWitt's Park on Monday ueit stand as follows: Walter Kennedy, 3b.; Charles Shitfner s. s; Michael Gerst, L'b; Charles Forney, lb; Frank Hummer, p; Frank Kantz, c John Murphy If; Ed Hummer cf; Bert Orth, rf. The game will be called at 3 p. m. A big crowd is expected. KSTABUSIIED IX 1*55. I lav, ITHN'S Occurred at Camp Comfort, Roaring Creek, Sunday. Camp Comfort at Uoaring Creek,com posed of young men of this city, was the scene of a bad accident Sunday after noon. About live o'clock as Frank Aten and Dallas Reppert were swinging the rope broke, which precipitated both to the ground. Mr. Reppert escaped with out injury, but Mr. Aten on attempting to rise found that he was unable to stand. His left leg was broken at the ankle. The accident caused a big excitement in camp. They were not long, however, in deciding what to do. Mr. Aten was placed in one of tlie boats, his bed being a cot taken from one of the tents and with P. J. McCaffrey and George Bedea as ftarsnien he was rowed down the riv er to this city. John Barry mounted on a bicycle left for town about the same time to apprise the young man's parents of the accident and to secure the services of a physician. The injured man was taken to his home, 347 Church street, w here the fracture was reduced by Dr. E. A. Curry. They Didn't Stay Long. A hack load from Milton said to have been made up of young business men drove over to this city Monday night. Their stay, however, was remarkably short, as they had scarcely more than entered town before they started for home at the advice of our police. Whether or not their conduct passes for good manners in Milton we can not say, but a worse,ill-bred set of boors has seldom entered our tow n. That a couple of them during their short stay got their heads pounded and others narrowly escaped a like experience shows how far their transgressions went. About 10 o'clock the party drove into town. When near the fair ground the hat of one blew off. A gentleman living near kindly stepped forward volunteer ing as a favor to pick up the head gear. He was greeted with jeers and insults in which his nationality was assailed. Two sons of the man offended followed the party into town and succeeded in over hauling them. The fellow who lost his hat was glad to apologize to escape a drubbing. The hack then drove up as far a- the St. Elmo Hotel where one of the Mil ton men boldly stepped up to a high ly respectable lady and insulted her. The lady's husband was promptly on the scene but before he could find the offender the Milton men had got down as far as ttie weigh scales. Another one of the party there took up the quarrel when the indignant husband silenced him with a blow on the jaw. About this time the police were 011 the scene, so were about two hundred mill meu. Things were ripe for a riot of greater or less proportions, in which the visiting sports would have been wiped off the face of the earth. It was at this juncture that our police advised the Milton gang to leave town and they went. In Honor of James Scarlet, Jr. Mrs. James Scarlet entertained a party of over a hundred little ones at Hunter's Park Tuesday afternoon in honor of her son, James Scarlet, Jr. The ijuests assembled at the Scarlet homestead, Mill street, and were conveyed to the park in hacks, there being five loads in all. The little people were very busy dur ing the afternoon aud evening, seeking pleasure in various ways. A portion of the time was spent in dancing, in which the children were generally proficieut, the most of them being graduates of Miss Moyer's dancing school. Among other pastimes indulged in were base ball, football, Japanese blow game, &c. A delicious supper was served in the park, J. B. McCoy being caterer. Mrs. Scarlet in looking after the little guests was kindly assisted by Miss Nita M oyer. Succumbed to Lockjaw. James Ellis, Jr., the lockjaw patient of Exchange, whose critical condition has been noted in these columns, die,! Mon day at 11a. m. The end came peace fully, death being caused by exhaustion. The funeral wai held Thursday at 10 a. m. A sad circumstance connected with the affair is that death occurred on the 18th birthday of an elder brother, Steph en. which was to have been celebrated with a pleasant gathering of young peo ple. Pan-American. The Salvation Army in Buffalo is pre pared to provide well furnished, com fortable and airy rooms, near the rail- American for $1 a night per person, and are also able to furnish sleeping accom modations for men at 25 cents a night. The place is spotlessly clean in the very heart of the city. Meals can be obtained in the immediate vicinity for from 15 to 25 cents. An v one wishing accommoda tions should write Brigadier W. A. Mc- Intyre, 350 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. V. Doorsill for P. 0. S. of A. Hall. Among an invoice of Southern granite received at the yard of T. L. Evans Sons Monday was a stone which is I pronounced the largest that ever came !to Danville, its dimensions being — j leugth, 24 feet, 8 inches; width, 2 feet, 8 ! inches; thickness, 13 inches. The stone is from the quarries at Mt. Airv, South Carolina, and is designed for the door sill of the new I'. O. S. of A. hall of Sha | mokin being erected by T. L. Evans & Sons. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN uein furnished with a large assort men of job letter and fancy type and joL material generally, the Publishei announces to the public that he is 9 prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Descrption. tSUPGeI (iur prices before place your orders. s.msuxie (111 WATER HOC It is Not Always the Bass That the Fisher man Hauls in. I lie crop of salamanders commonly known amori l ,. our river fishermen as "water do*."- i» this year unusually large and several of our local bass fish ermen have already pulled out very large specimens oI this repulsive class of wat er animals. lo catch a salamander is said to be quite exasperating. In a heat of ex citement the lone fisherman pulls in something which from its weight he sizes up as the biggest bass ever caught only to find as it appears above water that he has on his hook a mean, liver-colored reptile, two or three feet long, which re sembles not'iii -o much as a young alli gator. for the salamander, which has an elongated body, four feel and a long tail, belongs to the lizard family and differs from the alligator only in the shape of the head, which instead of be ing long and flat resembles more the head of a dog. It is not a pleasant experience to haul one of them out of the water—one of the larger size, especially which is of a savage disposition and more or less dif ficult to handle, making it an unpleas ant companion in a boat. Eugene Miles and Harry Ellenbogen have each a salamander to his credit this season, the one caught by Mr. Miles be ing nearly three feet long. Others have been caught further up the river hut the breeding ground seems to be in the vici nity of Cameron, where there is scarcely a day that one is not caught. Salamanders subsist upon fish and their increase ill size and number is viewed with some apprehension by fish ermen. An Exciting Runaway. A runaway on Mill street jesterday shortly after dinner caused a good bit of excitement. The driver of J. B. Cleaver's delivery wagon had just finish ed watering the horses at the public fountain and was in the act of turning around when the front wheel caught fast under the wagon in such a way as to cause an upset. The driver, iloyt Cleaver, was thrown out while the horses released from restraint dragged the wagon onto the pavement where they finally tore loose from the vehicle and started 011 a run up Mill street, dragging a part of the double tree after them. In front of the store of Cromwell Bros, they rau into the delivery team of that establishment. one of the runaway* horses turning a complete somersault, while the horse struck was thrown violently upon tfie pavement falling against the awning posts. None of the horses were badly hurt. The tongue and front wheel of Mr. Cleaver's deliv ery wagon were broken, but beyond these the damage wrought was not great. Miss Clara Smith Entertains. Miss Clara Smith entertained a com pany of friends yesterday in a very pleasant and novel manner, the func tion being a progressive euchre and luncheon given 011 the pavilion at Pine Forest I'aik at 4 o'clock in the after noon. The party remained for the dance giveu by the Penn .Social orchestra in the evening. Following were the guests: Mrs. Jno. Geise, Mrs. Edward Peters, Mrs. Sam Bloch, Mrs. Edward Czecho wicz, Mrs. Thomas J. Price, Mrs. W. G. l'ursel, Mrs. Thomas Vincent, Miss Em ma Bird, Miss Mary Jacobs, MissTillie Keener, Miss Gill, of Philadelphia; Miss Price and Miss Harris, of Scran ton; James Marks, of Philadelphia; Jno. Jacobs, of Pittsburg; Samuel McClure and Simon Elleubogen. Mr. Hincklev Resigns. At a mteting Fridny night Hon. H. M. Hinckley tendered bis resignation as superintendent of the Sunday school of the Mahoning Presbyterian church. The duties of the position will now devolve upon David Shelhart as assistant super intendent. Mr. Hinckley has been sup erintendent of the Sunday school for many years. Clerks' Meeting. The clerks of the borough will hold a meeting in G. A. K. hall at 7:30 o'clock this evening. It is thought the charter of the union being formed will have ar rived by that time,in which event an or ganization will be effected. Licensed to Wed. A marriage license has been granted by Prothonotary Miller to Charles B. Blue and Miss Jeannette Beaver, both of Liberty township, this county. Another Arrest. Stanley 1). Morrison was arrested last night charged with being drunk and making threats, lie was given a hearing before Justice Bare this morn- Clark Family Reunion. The third annual reunion of the Clark family will UP held at DeWitt's Park, Kive'-iile, >aiurday, August :>lst. A full atteii'lMi'-e is i'p«ired. Cut His Hand. \V l!tnii>. tin' lit'le son of Ed. V. Sei del, East Maiket stieet, cut bis hand quite badly ou a sickle Sunday. Br. Wintersteen was called who found it necessary to stitch the wound. Miss Carrie Derr who was severely injured by a fall from a cherry tree some weeks ago and who was removed to the German Hospital. Philadelphia, is reported to be in a precarious con dition
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