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tii\OL\>EO NEWS.
Still doubtful weather
Country produce draws good prices.
Summer visitors continue to arrive.
Campaign fairy tales are about due.
The oyster vacation is drawiug near
to a close.
The gutters iu front of many resi
dents throughout the city have been
nicely cleaned.
Another me iu the prices of coal uiay
be expected.
The rural mail carrier who is obliged
to carry a fair weather signal flag
through a pouring rain may be pardon
ed if he thinks things.
People are losing faith in science.
The prices of coal oil remains the same
and there are still as many mosquitoes
as ever.
A mania for the enforcement of the
blue laws is moving over the state.
The interesting statement that Penn
sylvania produces more steel than all (
of Great Britain will be made in the
forthcoming report of James M.Clark, '
caief of the Bureau of Industrial Sta
tistics.
Berwick now has the handsomest and
most convenient postoffioe building of
any town of its size in the United
States.
The last dance of the series given by
the Penn Social orchestra will be given
at Pine Forest Park Thursday evening,
August 28th <
Have you any Iron or Steel Scrap for
sale? E. B. Leaf & Co., Brown build- i
iug, Danville, Pa.
Hoover Bros', have enclosed their i
lumber shed. i
There is plenty of repair work for 1
the telephone companies this week.
A dealer in this city says fewer
bicycles have been sold this season than
iu any previous season since introduced.
The novelty has worn off.
The Rev. Dr. Steans will occupy the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian church,
Hazleton, next Sunday.
The first of September falls on Sun
day.
l lie Rev. L. D. Ulnch will return from
an enjoyable vacation next Saturday.
On Sunday the usual services at Trinity
Lutheran church will be resumed. In
the evening an anniversary service will
»>e held and I fie attendance of every
member of the congregation is especial
ly desired. Oue year ago Rev. I'lrich
preached hi* tirst sermon as pastor of
Trinity church and during this short
lime he has met with great success ami
the congregation ha* prospered.
The Sunday school picnics are about
over.
During the next few days the pastors
of a number of the city 's churches w ill
return from their summer recreation
places, and the work of the churches
will be carried on with renewed vigor.
This is the season when the track
men of the great Pennsylvania rail
road system are busiest. The regular
annual inspection of all the lines will
be made next month.
August will break all records for rail
road passenger traffic.
The horse chestnut trees are already
beginning to shed their leaves, which is
an indication that fall is approaching.
An epidemio of distemper is raging
among the horses in Williamsport. A
uumber have died. It is stated that the
disease is spread by the use of the public ;
drinking fountains.
Catawissa and vicinity was visited by ,
a severe storm yesterday afternoon.
Many of the roads were badly washed out
around Roaring Creek At little Roar
ing Creek a number of small bridges
were washed away.
Political tiag raialugs are next in
order.
Weeds are growing high along the
river bank.
Farm For Sale or Exchange.
A fruit and truck farm for sale on
easy terms. Will exchange for town
property. All kinds of frnit on land in
cluding strawberries, black and red
raspberries, black berries, dew berries,
peaches, apples, pears, rhubarb etc.
For particulars address Box 74 Danville,
Pa.
JHfitftirar ~\mmcm
"TIIIS COI'NTRV WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. :J4.
KILLED in AN
ELECTRIC SHOCK
At IluWc 6l Po.d a Mill Yesterday Morn
ing.
Charles Wesley Ammerman, an em
ploye at Howe & Polk's mill,met an uu
timely death early yesterday morning.
Ammeruian was employed as a stock
tr at this plant, taking the tubing from
the "grinders" to the polishing machine.
About four o'clock, while in the act of
handling a piece of pipe, one end of it
came in contact with an arc lamp flang
ing averhead. In an instant a complete
circuit had been formed. Ammerman
received the full charge and dropped to
the floor. His death occurred a few
minutes later. The body was removed
to Geo W. Boat's undertaking establish
ment and later in the morning taken to
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Ammerman, Wall street.
Ammerman was twenty-six years of
age and is survived by his wife and a
two-days old child. As a result of the
awful shock Mrs. Ammerman now liesin
an extremely critical condition.
The funeral will be field on Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be made in the Lutheran cemetery.
Riverside Uamp Elects Officers.
The newly organized Camp of P. O. S.
| of A., of Riverside, which was institut
ed so auspiciously on Tuesday evening
has elected the following officers: Past
President, Jonas Sassamau; President,
Charles ILttte; Vice President, It. B.
Bird; Treasurer, E. \V. Young; Corres- !
pond ng Secretary, Elmer Fowler; Fin
ancial Secretary, C. E. Mill?; Master of j
Forms, Oscar Eberlj; Sentinels, John
Unger and Mont. Knerr; Conductor, i
William Nuss; Guard, Edward Hummer, i
Trustees, Alex. Dimmiek, William l.ewis |
and William Ktmbal. The forty-six
3harter members are: Charles Kennedy i
Edwin C. Gross, David Spoils, H. S.
Kimbel, E. Startzell, K. B. Bird, James
Sassaman, William H. Lewis, Lewis ]
Crick, William J. Nuss, Richard Fogle,
Charles E. Mills, Jesse Snyder, Charles \
Rudy, L. I*. Orth, A. C. Dimmiek,
Charles F. Hummer, Erank Lewis '
Walter Nuss, Fred Purpur, William
Richards, E. W. Young, William Baylor, j
E. M. Yeager, J. F. Riffle, J. E. Hum- j
iner, Charles A. Bitlle, J. O. Eberly, W.
W. Kimbel, Adam Weaser.Mont. Knerr, i
Grant Huber, E. C. Fowler, John Uti
ger, A. J. Oberdorf, M. Hess, L. R. I
Richards, W. Mooris, F. R. Yeager, K.
P. Yeager, J. Marshall, C. W. Shultz, C.
P. Nuss, H. Cuthbert, C. M. Quick and !
J. A. Gottschall. A suitable lodge room
will be selected in a few days.
Knights of Pythias Union Picuic.
The Sunbury, Northumbe land ami
Danville Knights of Pythias lodges held
their union picnic at DeWitt's Park on
Saturday, which despite the inclement
weather was well attended. The heavy
showers during the day prevented the (
base ball game and interfered with sev- |
eral of the minor events. Yet tlie oc- !
casion on the whole proved a tine sue:- ;
cess. The visiting lodges arrived on the j
10:17 P. R. R. train and were taken at
once to the Park.
In the afternoon Stoes' bund rendered ;
a very pleading concert program. Ttie
bund also furnished music for the danc- |
ing, which was largely indulged in by
the young people.
A number of amusing races .were pull
ed of!, The fat men's race, barrel and
bag races and an apple eating contest, 1
especially, contributed much to the ;
pleasure of the day's outing.
Badly Injured.
The work on the temporary trestle on 1
the Heading road was delayed yesterday
by a heavy fall of eai th which demolish
ed a span of the trestle and badly injur
ed Fred l.echance, one af the \v oik men. i
It was txpeeled that the work would be
finished yesterday but >t is not likely ■
that tiains will be running before to-i
morrow
Mr. Let'bcWce fe! about twenty feet
and was injured internally. Afierbeing
treated by Dr. Kimerer he was taken to
his home in WiHiamsport. Master
Carpenter W. W Murray was also bruis '
ed about the legs and arms though he
continues in charge of the work.
(JhoppiDg Mills Washed Away.
One of the heaviest showers that has
been known in the vicinity of Quitman
for many years occurred yesterday after- j
noun about 3 o'clock,causing great dam
age to property in that section.
The storm extended in the direction
of Elysbut g. Crumley's dam was brok
en and the Saw and Chopping mills be
longing to P. S. Cromley were washed
away. Hillside fields were badly wash- j
ed and the ciops entirely destroyed.
Semi-Mouthly Shoot.
The regular semi monthly shoot of the
Danville RitJe and Gun club was held at
I DeWitt's Park yesterday afternoon. The i
1 following scores were made:
HIT. MISSED. ,
| A. Lawrence 21 4
A. Fry 19 6
! A. H. Woolley, lfi 7
L. Dietz, It!!♦
Dr. Adams, 10 15
Dr. Smith, 9 10
Machinery Arriving.
The first large consignment of new
machinery has anived at the Silk Mill,
which is designed to fill the unoccupied
floor space of the plant. The machin
ery consists of winders, spinners, twist
ers and reel'ng frames. Mr. Ilartman
and machinists are working overtime in
setting up the new machines.
AGITATED
The Borough Couucil Holds a Stormy Ses
sion Friday Night,
The borough council held a regular
meeting Friday night. The proceedings,
which hinged upon the question of sew
erage, were marked by a good deal of
feeling and bitterness, many of the com
pliments hurled at each other by the
members being of a nature that would
not look well in print.
Mr. Vastine moved that the Borough
"Attorneys" be empowered to take
whatever measures might l»e necessary
to abate the nuisance complained of in
Blizzard's run. M. I>. L. Sechler second
ed the motion.
President Kemmer refused to enter
tain the motion on the ground that the
borough only had one attorney instead
of two or more as implied by the resolu
tion.
"Then," said Mr. Vastine, "I move
that Edward S. Gearhart be elected as
an additional attorney." This was
seconded by Mr. Jones and carried by a
I yea and nay vote, as follows:
Yeas—Vastine, GPison, M. 1). 1..
| Sechler, Fetterman, Jones and McLain.
Nays—Kemmer, Dougherty, Sechler,
; Lauer and Brandt.
Mr. Vastine then insisted that his
' original motion be put to a vote. This
■ was done, when the me.i-ure carried,the
, vote being the same as the one record • !
on the preceding question.
Mr. Vastine demanded to know by
what authority the committee appoint
ed to abate the nuisance in Blizzard's
run had gone to the extreme of having
the borough surveyed, dwelling upon
the unwarranted cost, &c. It was field
that the authority lay in a resolution
adopted by council at a special meeting,
which being referred to by ttie secretary
was found to read as follows:
"Mr. Dougherty moved that the Pres
ident appoint a committee of two to
act with the president of council to com
municate with engineers in regard to
the abatement of nuisance complained
of in Blizzard's run."
The committee of two appointed were
Mr. Dougherty and George Sechler.
It was at this point that the storm oc
curred. The resolution read seemed to
bear out Mr. Vastine, but Mr. Dough
erty explained that in his opinion it was
essential that the borough be surveyed
before anything coul 1 be done with ;
Blizzard's run. At all events, he said, J
the plan is to survey the First Ward j
only; at completion, the cost will be de- j
termined, which will decide whether to |
continue or abandon the survey.
The Secretary reported that the Water
Commissioners recommended that no
change be made anion* the employes of 1
the water department for the ensuing '
year. Also that Ihe wages remain the !
same. The entire force, therefore, from
the Water Superintendent down were re- '
elected in a body, there being only one I
dissenting voice, that of Mr. Gibson.
M. 1). L. Sechler reported that the -
Bessemer Steel company has vacated ,
Beaver street, which, he declared is a ,
public thoroughfare. On motion it was
ordered that the Bessemer company be |
requested to remove notices posted for
bidding trespassing.
The following communication was sub
mit ted to council:
To GEORGE K. SKCHLEK, Esq.,
Member of Council 1
DKAK Sin: —The undersigned citizens
of the First Ward residents along or
near Mahouing creek herein notify you
that the nuisance which has existed in
said creek for some years past has be
come unbearable; you will therefore
remedy the same within thirty days or
we shall institute legal proceedings
against the borough to tlie end that this
long suffering injustice shall be fully
compensated for.
The communication was signed by
twenty-seven well known residents, "n
motion of Mr. Vastine it was laid on the
table for future reference.
The following bills were approved for
payment at council :
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes $82.50
Street labor and hauling .'J5.35
Tax on City Hall 11(8.07
Geo. W. West 27.00
WATER DEI'A HTM EST.
Regular employes $137.00
Kxtra work 1-10.52
Washington Hose Co 6.20
Atlantic Refining Co 4.00
Howe & I'olk 11.89
Curry & Vannan 9.10
American Car & Foundry Co. .. 280.03
Harry B. I'atton 20.00
Frauk N. Kramer Heard From.
W. <». Kramer, this city, has received
a telegram from his son, Frank N. Kratn
er, of the Steamship Petrel, stating that
the vessel with himself on hoard arrived
at San Francisco, on Thursday the 15th.,
inst. The l'etrel will go into the dry
dock for repairs, while the long absent
, crew will beat liberty to revisit their
• homes. Frank expects to be in |)an
| ville by about the middle of September.
He has been away from home for nine
years, live years being spent in the
navy.
Frank was a gunner on the Petrel
during the war with Spain the little
vessel which distinguished herself so
signally during the great battle before
I Manila.
Engagement Announced.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Kmily DeSolms Kennedy, a
prominent society lady of Philadelphia
and J. Wellington Shannon, Ksq., also
of that city. Mr. Shannon who is well
known in this city is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph L. Shannon, of Riverside.
11AXV1 LIjK, l'A.. TltritSDAY, At (ifST JJ. IJIOI.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.!
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Miss Hilda Hornberger has returned
from a visit with friends inSlianiokin.
Mrs. 1). W. Jones returned to Pitts
ton yesterday after a visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Sober, East
Front street.
Misses Ella and Laura Moses, who
have been guests at the home of J. H.
Cole, Bloom street, left for their home
in Trenton, N. J.. yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Penman, of Scran- ;
ton, were guests at the home of Mrs. j
Perry Deen, East Market street, Tues- j
day.
Miss Bertha Hartzel, of Sunbury, is !
visiting friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jones spent j
yesterday in Georgetown.
Mrs. Daniel Keim, Vine street, visited
friends in Sunbury yesterday.
William Gibson and grandson, Ray
mond, of Brooklyn. N. V., are guests !
at the home of Daniel Keim, Vine |
street.
Miss Mazie Thomas returned to Sha
uiokiu yesterday after a visit with her
sister, Mrs. William Leister. Brown
building, Mill street.
W. B. Chamberlin, of Torresdale. ar
rived in this city last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seitz are visiting j
relatives in Plymouth.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lormer, of Sun- I
bury, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Setli
Lormer, Pine street.
Miss Harris, of Plymouth, is visiting
Miss Jessie Kimerer, Bloom street.
John Brugler made a trip to Berwick
yesterday.
Edward Shultz was in Sunbury yester
day.
Henry Grove returned last evening
from a visit in Harrisburg.
DeForest Hummer, of Bloomsburg. j
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
John 1.. Evans transacted business iu
Berwick yesterday.
J. C. Antrim, of Wyoming, was in
Danville yesterday.
Miss Blanche Lowenstein left yester- 1
day for a trip to New York.
Frank S. Price, of New York, with his
wife and daughter Kthel, is vis ting his
brother, Postmaster lT.oma? J. Price.
Mr. Price, who is a native of Danville.is
the detective sergeant of the New York
police force.
of Scranton, are visiting at the Titley
homestead,corner of Railroad and Front
streets.
Mrs. Elmer Sheffer, of Williamsport,is
visiting Mrs. H. D. Lyon, Lower Mul
berry street.
Mrs. John Eisenhart and Mrs. Lewis
Titel arrived home Saturday night after
a six weeks' trip, taking in California
and Yellowstone Park.
P. H. Foust, P. & R. station agent,
left Saturday for a trip to Atlantic City
and New York. During his absence the
P. A R. station will be in charge of Cbas
G. Cloud.
Misses Lela and Anna Woodside
spent Sunday with relatives at Packer's
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhn, of Eas
ton, are visiting at the home of D. A.
Montgomery, Mill and Center street?.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Pursel, of New
York, are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Pursel's father, Hon. James Foster,
Walnut street.
Mrs. John G. Jenkins with her two
children, of Alexandria, Indiana, is vis
iting her mother, Mrs. William Hemic,
Upper Mulberry street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Orth are visiting
the Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Viola Lynch, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Mrs. John Landau, River
side.
Mrs. John Super, of Newport News,
Va., is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus v'astine, South
Danville.
Mrs. Jane Houtz visited Sunbury (
friends yesterday.
I
Harry Limberger, of West Chester, is j
visiting his father on West Mahoning |
street.
Mrs. Eleanor Broch who has been i
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Ritfle. 1
Riverside,left yesterday for her home in j
Denver, Colorado.
Mrs. William llenrie returned to Gor
don, Schuylkill county, yesterday after
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. William -
Yoris, Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Reese who have
been visiting at the home of Mr. Reese's
father, Cyrus Reese, Mahoning tow n- ;
j ship returned to their home in Wash
j tngton, D. C., yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs I!. F. Kelly are visiting
relatives in Scranton.
Mrs. Pauline Gottshall is visiting rel
atives in Sunbury.
Walter Waite, of Sugar Notch,is visit
] ing his brother, John <• Waite, Ferry
street.
Mrs. Jennie Zeth and four children
returned to Hopewell, Bedford county,
yesterday after a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Large, South Dan
ville.
Miss Mary Welsh returned from a vis
it to the Pan-American Exposition last
evening.
Mrs. Alex Swartz and daughter, of
Bloomsburg, spent yesterday at the
home of S. Lowenstein, Mill street.
1)111 TOWN
SWEPT 111 FLOOD
P. & R. Embankment Gives Way, Inundat
itig a Large Portion of Town.
Danville Sunday was visited by the
greatest flood in its history. Portions of
the borough have been submerged be
fore. as the result of back water or an
overflow from the river above town. But
the flood Sunday, which inundated
nearly half the town and wrought much
damage, was also unique in that it came
directly as the result of a downpour of
rain. And an unprecedented downpour
' it was, which fell upon the earth in tor
; rents from about midnight Saturday un
! til 10 a. m. Sunday.
Mahoning creek rose steadily, but at
j 11 o'clock it was still within its banks.
l.ong before that hour, however, the
i two streams which intersect the borough
known as Blizzard's and decider's run
were both foaming torrents. At each of
these streams the culvert under the P. &
R. rail way was able to carry off only a
small fraction of the water and the high
embankment became an immense dam.
back of which the water rose higher and
higher, creeping up toward the eaves of
the buildings and spreading over large
tracts.
The water was in the second story of
the P. I . brewery, also in the second
story of.John Stcininan's residence, A
street, and of several other houses near
the brewery. The bottling establish
ment Aib lifted from its foundation and
turned bottom upward*.
At Seehler's run the imprisoned wat
ers rose to an immense height, submerg
ing John ft. Bennett's ponds and tlie
tall trees on the spot which line ih' J
driveway. It was like an immense lake
which extended up the hollow a- far as '
the eye could see.
The pressure was enormous ami about
10:M0 o'clock the railway embankment
broke. It was a grand sight as the wat
er, released, like a river da-Led down
over the meadow below, roaring, foam
ing and throwing it* spray high in the
air. Eighty feet of the embankment, i
which is here some thirty feet high, was
swept away in a moment, the rails ami
cross ties remaining int ict and spanning
the wide cha-m.
The muddy water spread out in an 5
immense sheet S or IU feci deep cover
ing everything in sight I'hecantl was
tilled to overflowing and for once the
abandoned old waterway was of service
in conducting the excess of wa'er harm
ltssly out of town. !• or hour after hour
it nobly did its work, full and overflow
ing bearing along a rapid current, which j
11111*' Irive mi»"i it'll v ifil n.'<v l H 1 .
at the upper end oT the borough.
Rolling on over the canal the swollen
waters spread out over East Market j
street and there is scarcely a cellar from j
Reaver street to the end of the borough 1
that w as not tilled or partly full of water. 1
In many instances the flood reached the j
first floors of the residences, walls at i
cellars have caved in and everything
about the premises and streets are cov- j
ered with a thick deposit of mud. The j
water came so suddenly that at many j
places the carpets could not be removed
in time and they were ruined.
About noon the embankment above t
the culvert at Blizzard's run showed i
signs of weakening. The sidewalk over
the arch on Walnut street was the tirst
to fall, leaving a forbidding and danger- :
ous gap. A few minutes later the em- !
bankment on the upper side, which was J
soaked by the water split along the edge
of the ties, the detached •portion falling
over into the* water. That neither the
street nor the railroad was any longer
safe was obvious and a rope was stretch
ed across each to prevent travel.
Blizzar.Ps run, which usually covers j
the D. L. iV; W. track during high water, j
augmented hy the terrible overflow at
Seehler's run created a great deal of j
damage about the D. L..V W. station.
In every part of the depot the water was '
IS inches to 2 feet deep. The platform j
was raised from its foundation and every j
thing about the building given a thick,
deposit of mud, which it required
several days to remove. The D. L. A
W. track was much damaged, being un- :
der water from above the Shovel factory
nearly down to Mill street. There were j
several bad washouts, at one of which j
the track gave way which caused a load- i
ed coal car to upset. The heavy irn-u
table was lifted fiom its bed, carried
nearly a hundred feet and deposited on
the track.
I The barn on the Blizzard property was
swept away. Along D. L. iV W. Avenue |
I the water reached to nearly the second j
story of the houses. Several families
had to be assisted to places of safety,]
among them tlife household of John j
i Deutsch, who had to he removed iu a
i boat, Peter I'. Farley acting as pilot.
About noon Mahoning creek over
flowed its hanks. The bridge at Center
street was lifted lrom its abutments and
' a portion of it carried away. Northum
berland and Center streets were flooded
I to the depth of several feet. About this
time it seemed that a good portion of
the borough was under water.
Below town the flood was as high as
' anywhere. The old canal boats floated
away. The water rolled over the sides
of the canal in a steady stream,subinerg
: ing John Keiin's brick yard, ruining his
floors, spoiling 40,000 green brick and
washing away the foundation of his kiln
which is tilled with brick ready for burn
ing. Mr. Keim also loses So,ooo brick
in his yard above town. He estimates
his loss at sume $1,20W
, The P. L. Brewing Company sustains
I considerable loss Many kegs floated
I away, in addition to which damage was
r done to the ice plant and machinery.
' (Continued on page 4th.)
PREPARATIONS
For the Eleventh Annual Convention to be
Held in This Oity.
The eleventh annual convention of the
Danville District Epworth League, will
he held in St. Paul's Methodist Episcop
al church on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Oct. Ist, 2nd and 3rd. Pre
parations are well under way to make
this convention equal, if not, excel all
others in spiritual, educational and soci
al advancement among the young peo
ple of the Methodist church. The pro
gram, which will be participated in by
many of the well known workers iu the
Epworth League, promises to be very in
teresting.
r l he tirst session of the convention
will be held on Tuesday evening, Octo
ber Ist, the last session Thursday even
ing, October :ird. One of the features of
tfie program will be the prominence
given Junior League work, and the Dis
trict Superintendent of this department,
Mrs. G. E. Wilbur, of Bloomsburg, isar
ranging an interesting meeting for Tues
day afternoon. Oct. Ist, from 3 until 5
o'clock. Mrs. Annie E. Suiiley, General
Superintendent of Junior Leagues of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will he
present at this meeting.
Every Methodist preacher in tfie dis
trict is an ex-officio member of the con
vention. Any charge on the district,not
having a Society or League, may be re
presented in the convention by its past
or and two ottier delegates appointed by
the Sunday School Board or hy its pas
tor. The Leagues of St. Paul's, Trinity
and St. Peter's churches are sparing no
efforts to make the convention a brilli
ant success.
Extending the Telephone Lines.
Since the United Telephone it Tele
graph company purchased many of the
independent telephone lines in this State
last winter a gradual extension of the
system has been made and during the
next three months most of the short
connecting lines in this vicinity will he
completed. Montour county subscribers
will then be given an excellent long dis
tance service with the large eastern
cities.
Some of the extensions recently made
in this district are from Shauiokiu to
Seven Points, a new line between Sun
bury and Lewisburg and a connection
with the Home anil Commercial lines in
I nion anil Centre counties. On Tues
day General Supfc. (ieorge B. Wright
with his local managers and some fifteen
linemen from this city commenced work
oil the new line from Wa«hiiioi<-in.ui'J>i
Munpy. ruts snort extension will like
ly be completed in four weeks. At
Muncy connection will be made with
the new Williamsport and North Branch
Telephone company and from |the Lum
ber City direct communication with Al
toflna and the west will soon be com
pleted.
School Board Meeting.
The school board held a meeting :
Thursday niyhtf, r :I>> purpose of electing !
an assist int in the High school to suc
ceed Professor .1 C. Carey who was elect- j
ed to I he l'i i ncipalshi p.
Mr. Green of the Teachers' Committee
submitted a report recoaimending that I
D. V Dieffenbaclier, Principal of the j
Third Ward Grammar school, be elected j
assistant in the High school. On mo- |
tion the recommendation was adopted. 1
A vote was taken hy which Mr. Dieflen- j
baclier w as unanimously elected. Messrs i
Fischer, Orth, Green, Werkheiser, Keef- !
er, Berger, Fenstermacher and Barber j
were present when the vote was taken, i
Messrs. liarpel, Black and Byerly ap- j
pea ring later.
The question of tilling theTbird Ward j
Principalship made vacant by the pro- I
motion of Mr. Dieffenbaclier next oc- j
; cupied the board. It developed that j
there are a number of applicants, the ;
most of whom reside at a distance. Let- j
ters of recommendations were read as
to the relative attainments of Charles F.
Null, of Perry county; Elmer D. Bar- i
nettand .\. C. Barbeheun, of York I
! county. These three seem to be the ,
most available candidates and upon one ,
of them the choice will undoubtedly i
| fall.
High School Foot Ball Tuam- i
The candidates for High school foot t
ball team met in the school room Monday J
evening. From all appearances the
lovers of this sport will witness a num
ber of good games thec miing fall. The
boys will begin preliminary practice at
once in order to get the best material.
I Edward Ammerman, of Dickinson Coll- j
i ege, Carlisle, will coach the team. A
new code of signals and a number of
"new plays will he introduced. Chall
enges have been issued to the High
school teams of Lewisburg, Bloomsburg, |
Shamokin, Catawissa and Milton.
Howard Lunger will again he the man
ager and George Maiers captain. The
season will open about October Ist.
Peter Dietiich Entertains.
Peter Dietrich entertained a number
of friends at his home on I'pper Mul
berry street on Tuesday evening. Those
pre-cnt wen: Misses E.Zielenbaeh. W.
! Becker, L. Slangier, L. Hankey, K.
Mayan, M. Slangier, (.'. Hofer, F. Hofer,
i E. Ilock, E. Rodenhofler, K Koch, L.
Mayan, \V. I.eDuc, E. Beyers. Miss
. (irace, of Newark. N. J., and Miss Agnes
< Yeager, of Philadelphia; Messrs. E.
Dailey, C. Hilscher,.!. Snyder, H. Oesch
s er, Zielenbach, J. Winiger, J. t'del-
I hofen, W. Michaels, T. Murray, J. Grau
s sum, 11 Rodenhoffer, J. Hock and Mr.
. Schrae, of Philadelphia. Fred and Al
bert Smedley and Charles Prentiss fur
nished the music.
KKTA HUSHED f\ 1855.
TllliSE PRISONERS
WERE cm
Two Escape Troui Jail, but Six Prefer to
Remain.
Montour county came very near being;
the scene of a wholesale jail delivery
Monday. As it was two of the worse
prisoners confined in the county jail
made their escape and are now at large.
The story throughout is a remaikable
one, the part relating to the escape,
especially, which was eliected in a man
ner that might have been considered
next to impossible.
The door leading into the cage in ad
dition to a stout padlock is secured by a
!»lge or slide an inch wide which on the
manipulation of a bar enclosed in a box
ou the wall moves out an inch or so ef
fectually covering the interstice be
tween the door and the frame support
ing it.
Shortly after dinner Monday Mrs.
Breckbill had occasion to remove some
bedding from the cage, receiving the
same from one of the prisoners at the
door. She is quite positive that she re
locked the padlock; also that she turn
ed the lever which pushes the slide out
over the edge of the door.
It appears, however, that she forgot
to close the door of the lever box, or to
remove the key- from the lock. The
box is to the left of the door and pre
sumably out of reach of the prisoners.
Last night it was found by experiment,
however, that a man with a long arm by
climbing to the top of the door ou the
inside could reach out between the bars
far enough to touch the door of the lev
er box and .swing it shut, which brought
the lock with the keys within reach.
Once having the bunch of keys it was
an easy matter to select the right one
and unlock the cage door, the padlock
being easily within reach, as was also
the lever which throws back the ledge
or slide.
About 2 o'clock the Sheriff's house
hold was aroused by an excited voice in
the hallway exclaiming:
"Mrs. Breckbill, the prisoners are get
ting out!"
The voice was that of George Crossley,
himself a prisoner. The Sheriff being
absent Mrs. Breckbill hurried to the
spot to find that it was only too true.
Joseph Caidy and William Splain, both
of whom were awaiting trial for larceny,
had skedaddled. Caddy left a pair of
worthless slippers behind and escaped
in George Crossley's new shoes.
The rest of the prisoners—six in num
ber—were dozing in their cells when the
escape was made. Upon awaking they
(.'ndtly and Snlnin nnd fnnnd tho
door unlocked.
At night the prisoners were all lock
ed in the cage as usual. It was a cur
ious fact to reflect upon that oniy a few
hours before they might all have walked
out into freedom and yet preferred to re
main behind bars.
Some one expressing surprise that
they had not all taken advantage of the
opportunity to escape Crossley remark
ed:
"We were not going to miss a cinch
like this. Grub here is all right!"
New Principal for Grammar School.
The school board held a special meet
ing Tuesday night, the following mem- 1
bers present: Fischer, Harpel, Barber, 1
Byerly, Fenstermacher, Werkheiser,
Green and Black. The principal busi- 1
ness on hand was the election of a teach- '•
er for the Third Ward Grammar school
to succeed 1). N. Dieffenbacher who was ■
last week elected to the Assistant Prin
cipalship of the High school.
After careful consideration the board
seemed to favor the election of a male '•
teacher for the vacancy. E. B. Barnet,
late Principal of the Delta schools, York
county, was recommended. A vote was
takeu by which Mr. Barnet was unan
imously elected.
The attention of the board was called
to the bad condition of the roof on the
old part of the Third Ward school. On
motion the matter was referred to the
Building anil Repair Committee, Mr.
Keefer, chairman, with instructions to
advertise for bids for a new roof. The
advertisement will appear in the daily
papers.
Miss Bessie Klase was nominated and
elected as supply teacher.
Married in Suubury.
Miss Bessie Keener and Otto S. Gray
both of this city were married last Sat
urday afternoon at the home of the
bride's sister, Mrs. Frank Jacobs, in
Suubury. The Rev. J. 11. Weber of that
place performed the ceremony. Miss
Sadie Keener of this city, a sister of the
bride, was the bridesmaid, Frank Jacobs
acting as best man. After the wedding
a dinner was served. Only the immed
iate relatives of the contracting parties
were present. Both the bride and groom
have a wide circle of friends in this city.
Mr. Gray is employed as a bakei at the
. Stale Hospit.il.
An Enjoyable Eveuiug.
| Mrs J. II Epldin was tendered a party
j on Tuesday evening at her home, 22t>
| Honeymoon street, in honor of her 45th |
birthday anniversary. Excellent re
i freshments were served and the evening
i was pleasantly spent. Those present
were: Mrs. Mary Freeze, Mrs. Henry
Ateu, Mrs. Daniel Shultz,Mrs. C. Askin,
Mrs. Brent, Mrs. 'H. Shick, Mrs. Ben
jamin Cook, Mrs Hawk, Mrs. M. I>. L.
Sechler, Mrs. William Farley, Mrs. 1). J.
Rogers, Mr, and Mrs. J. Patton.Mr. and
Mrs. M Snyder, Misses Mabel Askin,
Pearl Brent, Minnie Ephliu, Florence
Ephliu, Gray Voris, Frank and Theo.
Geringer, Clarence Ephlin, Charles
Reed, of Lewisburg, and Charles P.elles,
of Pittston.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN oein
furnished with a large as>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.
(SjT'Get our prices before place
your orders.
i
ANOTHER SCALP
WAS AIMED
Lewisburg Defeated by a Score of 8 to 1
Tuesday.
The base ball game between the "Old
Timers" and Lewisburg drew a good
sized crowd to DeWiu's Park Tuesday
afternoon. The interest taken in the
sport seems to increase in Danville and
there is now every assurance that in this
city at least the national game will he
well patronized for the balance of the
season.
A succession of errors in the second
inning by short stop Irvin of the Lewis
burg's, netting five runs to the home
team, made the balance of the game
somewhat uninteresting. The visiting
team was composed of very young fel
lows and outside of the exceptional in
niug, put up a good game. Gilbert as
usual pitched an elegant game and
though giving six men passes to first, he
struck out eight batters and made two
clean hits. The visiting players were
very gentlemanly, an absence of "kick
ing"' forming a conspicuous part in the
contest. The detailed score follows:
DANVII.I.E. li. IF. O. A. K.
Gosh, If 11 0 0 0
Yerrick, 2b 1 0 5 3 0
Ross, 2b 3 0 4 2 1
Hoffa, c 1 2 7 11
Hoffman, lb 0 1 10 0 0
Sechler, cf 0 U 0 0 0
Shannon, rf 0 1 0 0 0
Gilbert, p 1 2 0 4 0
Gaskins, ss 10 0 12
Total 8 7 2fi 11 4
I.EWISBURG. R. H. O. A. E.
Wagner, If 0 0 0 0 0
Edwards, 2b 0 0 3 1 2
Wylie, c 0 0 4 0 0
Darlington, 3b 0 0 1 10
Irvin, ss 0 0 4 2 4
Kauffman, cf 11 3 0 0
Myer, lb 0 0 S 11
Hitter, rf 0 1 0 0 1
Johnson, p 0 1 0 2 0
Total, 1 3 23 7 8
Danville, 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 x—B
Lewisburg,! 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—l0 —1
SUMMARY —Put out by interference,
Sechler. Put out by batted ball, Myers.
Struck out by Gilbert, 8; by Johnson, 4.
Bases on balls Gilbert, G; Johnson, 2.
Two base hits, Kaufman. Umpire, Buck.
The Famous Welsh Bros.' Shows.
There is no manner or form of enter
tainment that excites equal enthusiasm
in the hearts and minds of children as
much''Truth''in rpirarW nV'i&WLiS 'lA'
maturer years as well as those who
have grown gray with the weight of
years. There is nothing that recalls
with more vivid presentation the enth
usiasm and excitement of youth. The
sawdust ring with the healthy smell of
pine, fresh and invigorating. The fun
ny clowns, the trick donkeys, the lem
onade and peanut venders of early days
pass in panorama before us when the
bill-boards, with ffaring posters an
nounce the coming of the circus. The
Welsh Bros.' Show recalls ye olden
times more truly than any of the tented
shows to-day; one ring, after the fashion
of early days, with the truly funny
clowns and a long list of marvelous
acrobatic, contortion, ierial, trained
animals and other acts, following one
another in rapid succession. Two com
plete performances are given afternoon
and evening at '2 and 8 o'clock The
big free street parade takes place at
10:30 a. in., an allsurpassing, glittering
pageantry. The show will pitch t?uts
at Danville, Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Annual Reunion.
The annual reunion of the survivors of
the 132 nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, will be held this year at Can
ton, BradfoJd county, on September 17.
The town of Canton is located on the
line of the Northern Central railroad
about 90 miles from Danville, and is the
home of Co. C of this celebrated regi
ment.
A number of the veterans of Company
A have already decided to attend the
reunion. A very pleasant time is anti
cipated, as the citizens of Canton have
arranged to give the survivors a tine re
ception. Orders for excursion tickets can
be procured ov applying to James rost
er.
Au Early Morning Nuisance.
Cleanliness is declared akin to godli
ness, but there are times, notably early
in the morning, when demonstrations
of cleanliness are provocation of the op
posite of godliness and are generally
looked upon as nuisances. A promi
nent figure at the store door or on the
sidewalk at this season of the year, es
pecially on the principal business street
in Danville is the man or boy behind
the broom, busily engaged in the task
of disposal of sweepings from the estab
lishment in which he is employed. Oc
casionally there is encountered a sweep
er who believes that pedestrians have
some rights which he is bound to re
spect and he will rest upon his broom
until the passer—by «jret« beyond raii'.e
of the du-t. Wrv ulten there is an ut
ter disregard »112 men's imm icula'e linen
and women's dainty dresses, and the
wearers are compelled to either pass
through a Hon lof dust nr walk out in
to the street to escape it. This nuisance
can be minimized by the u c e of wet saw
dust or the judicious sprinkling of ilie
store floors before the sweeper settles
down to business and such a consumma
tion is devoutly wished by many pedes
trians.
Labor Day. will l»e a big gala day in
, this city. Everybody should have a
good time.