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CONDENSED NEWS.
Milton fair this week.
Farmers are making cider.
Golden brightens the country
nmd sides.
Corn husking is now occupying the
time of the farmers.
Long hair is now in style. The foot
ball seaaon has opened.
Release the blankets and overcoats
from the camphor ball.
Merchants report increased activity
in many lines of fall trade.
A number of Danville people will at
tend the Milton fair to morrow.
Many of the front yards are being
dismantled of thiir flowers and plants.
The first edition of the Sunday North
American was well received in Dan
ville.
Dr. J. P. Hotla, of Washingtonville, is
convalescent after a siege of typhoid
fever.
Miss Anna Woodside who has been
very seriously ill of malaria fever,is now
convalescent.
The Prospectus of the Y. M. C. A.
Free Course of entertainments will be
issued next week.
The members of Sr. Peter's M. E.
ihurch, Riverside, will give a supper at
;he church on October 24.
Philadelphia will be in the hands of
.he state firemen this week during the
convention. Danville will l>e largely
•e presented
The family of Hon. R. K. Polk have
aken up their residence with I. X.
Irier, Esq., af the Grier homestead on
iloom street.
The Fall meeting of the Northumber
»nd Presbytery is being held at North
mberland this week. There will be
bout seventy ministers in attendance.
W. J. Rogers has made a number of
nprovements about .his shoe store on
I ill street. He has put up additional
lelviug, repapered the store and en
lueletl the woodwork.
Tuesday night was the first time on
-cord that Catawissa. Bloomsburg and
>anville ever got together without
crapping. But, then, the fraternal
aeliug among th»- Eagles seemed to j»er
ieate the whole crowd—Catawissa
tern.
Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin of
•resident McKinley, has been sentenced
o death in the electric chair. The date
112 the electrocution will be Monday,
>ct. 2K. The day of his execution will
e the fifty-second day from the date
pou which he fired the shots that re
alted in the president's death, and
*rty-five days from the date upon which
ie president died.
Company F Thursday night will re
ime its regular weekly drill. The boys
ive had a long vacation and it is el
ected that they will apply themselves
»ry diligently to the work of raising
ie standard of the company.
The foot-ball season of 1901 opens at
eWitt's Park on Saturdav next. Our
>ya will have as their opponents the
rong aggregation which represents
orthumberland
The "New York Tribune" c -mment
g on"The Puritans in two Conti
;nt»" by Dr. S. Parke Cadman says:"lt
not too much to say that this is one of
e finest pieces of oratory extant."
Frederick Kramer, of Hteelton, form
ly of this city, has accepted the man- i
jementofthe Hnminelstown Brown!
one Cos big store at Hummelstown,
».
Hunters this season will run tip
gainst many notices prohibiting tres
vssing.
The Northumberland Presbytery on
tesday elected as its representsivt sto
e Synod of Pennsylvania Rev. !;ones
illand D. D., of Shamokin, Rev. E. C.
mstrong, of Williamsport; Rev. W. A.
cAtee, D. D, of Danville; Rev. Mr.
uce, of Jersey Shore,and Elders David
Shelhart, E. T. Mendenhall, O. P.
itton and O. F. Ferris.
The Danville—Northumberland game
i Saturday will lie one of the star
ents in the local foot ball season and a
rge number of Danville rooters are
niously awaitiug the blow of the
feree's whistle to see the game start-
illontour 3Vmrrican.
' THIS CO! NTRV WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE: UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 4<>--N() 40.
CLARK HUNTER
NOT GOUTY
Jury Arrive at a Vrrdict iu Less Than 15
Minutes.
The jury in the case of C •mmon
wealth vh. Edward Splain, the charge
larceny, at 10:45 o'clock Thursday fce
noon returned a verdict of guilty as in
wanner and form indicted. In his
charge the Judge instructed the jury
that the fact that the prisoner did not
escape from jail when tlie opportunity
presented itself had nothing at all to do
with their arriving at a verdict as to his
guilt in the present case. Had Splain
escaped from jail, lie would merely have
one more otlense to answer for.
Iu the case of Commonwealth vs.
Francis Woll, who is charged with re
ceiving stolen goods and buying brass
of unknown parties, a continuance
was granted, the defendant entering re
cognizance iu $3(Xi for his appearance at
next term.
In the case of Cwinunniwealth vs. \V.
L. Gouger, the charge being violation
of election law, a continuance was also
granted, Mr. Gouger entering into re
cognizance in the sum of SSOO for his
appearance at next term of court.
In the case of Commonwealth vs. G.
W. Hendricks as well in the case of
Commonwealth vs. I?. K. Shoemaker the
grand jury ignored the bill.
The bill was also ignored iu the case
of Commonwealth v». John Kessler,
Hawley Bitler, William Martin, Joseph
Morrall, Lloyd Morrall, Allen Moody
and Roy Robinson, who were charged
with the larceny of pears from the pre
uiises of Henry Densberger, Gulick's
Addition. The costs in the latter case
were put upon t lie prosecutor.
Iu the case of John Quinu, in which
the charge was larceny, the bill was ig
nored.
A true bill was found in the case of
Commonwealth vs. Amos Campbell, the
charge being "Defrauding Hoarding
house Keeper."
The greater part of the time Thursday
was occupied by the case of Common
wealth vs. Clark Hunter, in which the
charge is statutory rape. The case at
tracted a great deal of morbid curiosity,
the court room being packed. A large
number of witnesses were heard on both
sides involving a great deal of tes'imony
widely contradictory and most unsavory
in its nature.
The prosecutor is Mrs. Eleanor Eden, ]
of this city. Ttie ii jured party in the i
case is Ti 1 lie Davis, a girl 13 years of I
age. She was subjected to a severe ■
ordeal upon the stand. She made sev- i
eral sensational admissions which in- 1
volved a number of other people. The i
girl is at present in jail, awaiting trial i
for larceny, the grand jury Thursday i
returning a true bill iu her case. <
Ralph Kisner, Esq , is defending i
Clark Hunter, District Attorney Welsh I
representing the Commonwealth un
assisted.
The following persons are on the jury:
Abram Hendrickson, James Pursell, W.
H. Dye, Isaac Acor, John Eisenhart,
Matthew L. Sheep. John guigg, Charles
Kehl, Jacob Reeser, William E. Limber- '
ger, George Tillson and Thomas F.
Kerswell.
The jury in the case of Commonwealth
vs. Clark Hunter, returned a verdict of
not guilty after a deliberation of less
than fifteen minutes.
The defeDse rested at 11 o'clock Fri
day forenoon. The interim between
that hour and noon was occupied by
the charge of the court. The case was
given to the jury at 12 o'clock. The
verdict was sealed anil the twelve men
sbgh'lv belated sauntered out of the
temple of justice for their dinners.
Tillie Davis, herself, was the defend
ant in the next case. She was charged
with the larceny of a silver dollar from
Ida Fox of this city. She was without
an attorney and the court appointed
Charles V. Auimerman to defend her.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the
charge, but owing to her tender age—l 3
years—the court declined to accept the
plea and directed that a plea of "not
guilty" be entered and the trial of the
case proceed.
The testimony for the prosecution all
tended to show that the defendant bad
acknowledged taking the money. The
defense ottered no testimony. The jury
was out an hour, returning with a ver
dict of "not guilty."
The case of Commonwealth vs. Amos
Campbell, the charge being defrauding a
boarding house keeper, was called for
trial at 3p. in. The prosecutor was Mrs
Susanna Brumbaugh, Church street. The
defendant, an old soldier, who receives
a pension of sl2 per month, came to her
house as a boarder on May 11 last, the
rate of board being $2.50 per week. The
. >• dnit remained three months, fall
j in.' iu arrears #32.50 for board. Accor 1-
j ing to the prosecutor, he made many
p onuses although the only money he
i pit id WHS $5, which was for washing and
ik«- si i vice. When he received his pen-
I sio", SIIH said, he denied having it and
| finally sa ; d some one had stolen his
i mo- «-y.
'J tie d. JVndant being sworn acknow
ledged that he was in arrears for board.
He admitted that he received his pen
sion and that he went to Rieck's hotel.
Returning to his boarding house in the
night be secreted his money—s20—in
the bed. He soon after had occasion
togo down stairs and w hen he returned
the money was missing. At diflereut
| times, he said, he paid money on ac
j count and had no intention of defraud
! ing Mrs, Brumbaugh. The defendant
was represented by Msjor C. F. <»ear
hart.
(Continued on Page 4. Second Column.)
AS TO SIX
O'CLOCK CLOSING
> Hour Advocated by the Clerks' Protective
Association.
S'nce the expiration of the early clos
ing season, some two weeks ago, our
stores have been remaining open durintr
each evening of the week, closing at 8, 0
or 10 o'clock as might suit the conveni
ence of the merchant. This is not at
all 'n accordance with the wishes of the
clerks, who recently joined the Retail
Clerks' Protective Association, a
union which has as its principal object
the closing of the stores at six o'clock
the year around. The union has been
in existence some two months and a
partial agitation if the subject hasmade |
it pretty apparent that early closing the
year around is practically out of the
question at present—that the situation
in Danville is not yet ripe fo»- such an
innovation.
The more conservative of the clerks'
are in favor of etfecting a compromise
with the merchants under which the
hour of closing may betixed at 7 o'clock.
There are otheis, however, who are un
willing to recede from the terms of the
union and believe that if things are
properly managed t' e merchants can
be made to see their way clear to close
at six o'clock the \»vu :oound.
A meeting of 'hecei ks \MII !.• held
tonight and among other matteis of im
portance discussed will he probably the
subject of early closing. On lie lytter
topic the clerks wid find that they have
a great deal to take into consideration
and it is hoped that wise counsel will
prevail and that what ever may be done
will be for the mutual good of both
clerks and merchants.
The clerks can hope to ettect early
closing only by winning every merchant
over to their view. They must close all
the stores. One has only to indulge in a
short conversation with our business
men to learn how very far frotr. practic
able this would seem to be at present.
There are a good many, it is true, who
are willing to close their stores at seven
o'clock or even at six o'clock, provided
closing at that hour be made general,
so that no one may be the loser. This
proposition, it would seem, is defeated
by the stand taken by other merchants
who do not take at all kindly to the
scheme of early closing, except during
the summer mouths, and who un
hesitatingly express their determina- '
tion of remaining open at n<ght as
long as it suits their convenience. Dan
ville, they say, is no place for the in
troduction of business methods that be
long to Shamokin and other towns m
the coal regions. There are other busi- j
ness men—and not a few —who favor 8 •
o'clock as an hour tor closing and advo- j
cate a compromise between the clerks
and merchants with tha: hour as a >
basis.
Mr. Sechler's Narrow Escape.
William A. Sechler, Secretary of the j
Danville Stove & Manufacturing com-i
pany, had an experience Friday that j
brought him face to face with death.
About half past 8 o'clock in the fore
noon Mr. Sechler stepped up to the sand
pit just north of the Stove Works to see
how the work was progressing. The
only workman about the place was Oscar
Bailey who was engaged in loading sand
upon a cart, which was backed into the
pit.
Mr. Sechler was standing near the cart
with his back to a nearly vertical wall of
sand twice his own height. The em
bankment was slightly undermined and
without a moment's warning it caved
in, falling upon Mr Sechler, burying
him deeply under the sand.
Mr. Bailey by vigorously plying the
shovel finally succeeded in uncovering
the head of the buried man after which
he was fully extricated.
Mr. Sechler on Friday night suflered
severely from the etlects of the cave-in.
He said the immense mass of earth
struck him upon the shoulders ami be
fore he could »ealize what had occurred
his body was doubled up and borne
down to the earth under an immense
weight which seemed to crush life and
sensibility out of him. When he regain'
ed consciousness a moment later all
light and air were wliut out and he was
as it were in a living tomb. He was al
most overcome by suffocation when res
cued.
Mr. Sechler's worst injuries consist of
a badly sprained leg and painful abras
ion upon the nose.
Final Game of the Season.
The Old Timers base ball team w ill
cross bats with the Berwick nine in a
decisive game of the season's series on
Saturday, October 12. The battle will
be fought out on neutral ground, in all
probability on the State Normal ground
at Bloomsburg. The game will be play
ed on its merits, the Old Timers being
restricted to a pitcher, probably Yer
rick ami Lewis, outside the regular
team. This will be the final game of the
season.
Despite the rumors predicting a scar
city of potatoes this fall, the farmers of
the surrounding valleys say there will
be a good yield. The late potatoes are
fine and many of the farmers will har
vest the largest crops for years. The
price is likely to drop within the next
few weeks.
Purchased a Farm.
J. B. Cleaver, of this city, has pur
chased a farm of 115 acres lying at Oak
(irove, this county, of Mrs A. C Roat,
who resides at Pittston.
DANVILLK, PA., TIII KSDAY, OCTOBEIi 3. 1901.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Miss Harriette R. Woods, of New
York, is visiting her father, Augustus
Woods, Mill street.
Mrs. E. L. Ammerman and Miss Em
ma Ammerman returned to Shamokin
yesterday after a visit with Mrs. C. VV.
Ammerman, South Danville.
Mrs. W. I). Girton with her son, Max
well, of Buckhorn, is visitin? her broth
er, Laundryman W. E. Kase, Bloom
street.
Rev. F. S. Vought, of York, former
pastor at St. Peter's M. E. church, Riv
[ erside, called on old frieuds about town
Fridav.
-
The Rev. M. I). Connor, of Carlisle,
spent several hours in this city yester
day.
Mrs. Arthur Doyle, of Woodhull, Illi- !
nois, who has been visiting Mrs. C. W.
Ammerman, South Danville, left yes- j
terday for a visit with friends in Shamo
kin.
Walter Drumheller left on Friday
morning for Philadelphia, where he will
resume his studies at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Miss Agnes Bradley, organist at the j
State Hospital, left Saturday for Little j
Falls, N. Y., where she will take her
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Frick and Mrs. E. j
M. Frick, of ibis city, were visitors in !
Bloomsburg on Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Sampson, of Palmyra, N.
Y., who has been a guest at the home of
Zachary Arms, Riverside, left for a visit
with friends in Sunbury Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Doyle, of Woodhull, 111., !
and Mrs. F. E. Animerman and Miss
Emma Ammerman, of Shamokin, were
guests Sunday of Mrs. Charles Am
merman, Riverside.
Miss Alice Bird is visiting her sister at
Millersville.
Mr*. Howard B. Shultz, of Philadel- |
phia, and Miss Minnie Shultz, of this
city, are visiting relatives in Harris- i
burg.
Mrs H. B. Smith, ol Sunbury, return- j
ed home last evening after a visit with i
friends in this city.
Misses Florence and Cora Beaver, of
Silver Brook, delegates to the Epworth
League convention, are guests at the J
home of their grandfather, Samuel Mot- t
tern, Cedar street.
Miss Alice I'ayton, Mill street, who has
been visiting friends in Williamsport.re- ! ,
turneo iiorne last r»eiimg. j ,
Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Curtis returned ; :
home Monday morning from their j I
wedding trip, which took in the Pan- j i
American Exposition and several points
of interest in Canada.
Mrs. Arthur Martin, of Brooklyn, N. J
Y., arrived in this city Monday for a j
visit at the home of J. K. Moore, Ferry j
street.
Miss Anna Evans, of Shamokin, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Frank Ellis, of Philadelphia, arrived
in this city Monday for a visit at the
home of 1. T. Patton, Market street. <
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kase, Mill street,
have returned from the Pan-American
Exposition and Canada.
W. P. Kemble, editor of the Mount
Carmel "Item," is atteuding the Ep
worth Lea. ue convention in this city.
Mr. Kemble is treasurer of the Danville
District.
Augustus Hoiss, Cherry street, left
yesterday for a visit with friends in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. C. Snyder, East Front street,
left last evening for a visit with friends
iu Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Spaide, ofSun
bury, were visitors in this city yester
day.
Rev. and Mrs. L. I). Ulrich will spend
the day with friends in Selinsgrove.
Miss Anna Nace, of Philadelphia, will
return home this morning after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. L. D. Ulrich, on
Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thotnis Ward, of Phila
delphia, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Russell, Mill street.
Miss Belle Beaver, Pine street,left yes
terday for a short stay with friends in
Philadelphia.
Charles Beaver of Jacksonville, Flori
da, spent Tuesday with his brother,
Jesse Beaver, Pine street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bevau of New-
Castle, arrived in this city yesterday for
a visit at the home of Thomas Bedei,
East Market street.
E. A Burdiek, Fast Market street,
left yesterday on a business trip to
Stroudsburg.
Mrs Richard Morrall left yesterday
for lola. Mrs-. Morrall's husband has
taken charge ot the hotel at that place.
Miss Hester Mauger, Valley township,
left yesterday for a visit with friends in
Bloomsburg.
I Mrs. John l>. Moserand Mrs. Samuel
Moser, of Valley township, spent yester
day with friends iu this city.
Mr. aud Mrs. William Latrerty, of
Scranton, returned home yesterday after
,a visit with friends in this city.
Miss Clara and Kmery Cox, of Pine
Summit, were visitors to this city yester
day.
Mrs. li. 15. Crellin, of Chicago, 111.,
and son, Antrim,left yesterday for West
Pittson, after a visit it the home of
Hon. W K. Hollow-ay
John Pardoe, State Hospital, wiil!
leave today for Bullalo, where he will i
take in the Pan-American Kxposition.
ANNUAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL RALLY
■ Successful Event at Each of the Presbyter
ian Churches.
The Sunday schools of the Mahoning
and the Grove Presbyterian churches
held their rally on Sunday afternoon.
This rally is an annual event, which
marks the change in time of holding
Sunday school from the forenoon of the
Sabbath to the afternoon.
, At Mahoning Presbyterian church the
j Sunday school room was quite well fill
ed. Along with the familiar faces of the
scholars were those of fathers and moth
ers. Iu many instances whole families
were present, swelling the attendance
up to two hundred and thirty-five.
Two very interesting and helpful ad
dresses were delivered—one by Charles
V. Ammerman, Esq., on the subject of
"Relation of the Teacher to the Sunday
: School" and the other by John Will
; iams on"The Relation of the Scholar to
the Sunday School."
A class of twenty-one was promoted
from the infant to the intermediate de
partment, while a large class of boys was
promoted from the intermediate to the
large room. The collection amounted to
it 29, which was devoted to the Sunday
■ school.
At the (jrove Presbyterian church the
! rally also brought out a large attend
ance. The primary department and the
| Sunday school proper were thrown to- '
| gether for the occasion and a very in
teresting exercise of singing and respon
sive reading was given. Addresses were
made by Robert J. Pegg, Superintend
l ent of the Sunday school,and Rev. Herr,
of Pottsgrove, who occupied the pulpit
of the Grove church Sunday.
The success of the rally at both places
of worship demonstrated the fact that
interest in Sunday school work shows j
no signs of waning either on the part of
the teacher <»r on the part of the
community that their labors are design
ed to reach.
Look out for Burglars.
It might be well for our citizens to
look very carefully to their doors and
windows before retiring these nights to
see that they are securely fastened. No
less than six houses were burglarized in
Bloomsbur? Sunday night, while inSun- j
bury also wholesale robberies were com- I
mitted. The residence of our former
townsman, W. S. Reed, along with that j
of his next neighbor, C. A. Kitchen,
was among the houses robbed in
Bloomsburg. Mr. Reed, however, was
not a heavy loser. The burglars were in
«e*roh of innnpy •>" 1 Q f this.it
seems, they did not succeed in nnding
in any of the houses entered. In Sun
bury a bold burglar was captured after
be had broken into a number of cellars.
He gave his name as John Wildt, of
Milton.
With burglars in our two next neigh
boring towns it would not be surprising
if Danville were the next place visited.
Rev. I. D. Moore's Trial Sermon.
Rev. I. 1). Moore, of Meredith, N. Y.,
preached two trial sermons at the First
Baptist church Sunday. Each ser
mon, morning and evening, was well re
ceived. Rev. Moore is a married man
of 38 or 40 years, of pleasing personal
ity. His sermons Sunday gave evid
ence of original thought and brilliancy,
and what seemed to please the members
most of all he spoke without the aid of
manuscript, making only occasional ref
erence to not«s.
The congregation lias some 12 or 15
applicants for the pulpit on hand. Two
others,one on the ttth and the other on
the 13th of October, will be beard, after
which a church meeting will be c*lled.
If a choice can not be agreed upon three
others will be asked to preach trial ser
mons and so on until a pastor is chosen.
Court Notes.
P. M. Cotuer,guardian of Lydia Reed
er. Petition for permission to sell rea'
estate in which ward has an interest
P. M. Cotner, guardian of Lydia
Reeder. Petition to pay for mainte
nance of ward at State Hospital for In
sane. Petition granted as prayed for.
On motion of W. Kase West, Esq.,
the court appointed Charles A. Wagner,
committee of the person and estate of
Martha Saul, a lunatic,in place of Daniel
F. Gouger, resigned,upon his giving bail
in the sum of <ISOO with approved
surety.
William C- Houghton guardian of
Maud Mohr. Petition to pay allowance
to ward granted.
Officers Elected.
Montour Lodge No. 109, I. O. O. F.,
of this city, on Monday night elected
the following officers: Past Grand, W.
H. Farley; Noble Grand, E. C. Shultz;
Vice Grand, W. T. Paugb; Secretary,
Jno. Sweisfort; Assistant Secretary, O.
B. Wintersteen; Treasurer, S. M. Trum
bower: Trustee, O. E. Shultz; Represen
tative to Grand l.odge, Kdwin V.
Stroh.
First Game of Football.
The first foot ball game of the season
will be played by the High School
elevens, of this city and of Northum
berland, at DeWitt's Park next Satur
day afternoon. The local team is prac
ticing daily and will no doubt make an
excellent showing, due to the exper
ience of last season,
Outhbert-Kimbel.
Miss Maud, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Kitnbel, and Mr. Hudson
Cuthbert, both of Riverside, were mar
ried on Thursday evening last. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. R. J.
Allen,at the parsonage of St. Peter's M.
E. church.
DEATH OF
DR. PETERS
President of Heidelburg University at Tif
fin, Ohio.
Our citizens Sunday were pained to
learn of the death of Rev. Johu A. Pet
ers, I). I) , of Tiffin, Ohio, former pastor
of Shiloh Reformed church, o( this city,
and father of our townsman, Edward W.
Peters. Dr. Peters was taken ill on Fri
day, the 20th inst. He contracted a cold
while officiating at an open air memori
al service held at Tiffin on the day that
President McKinley was buried. Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Peters have just re
turned from a visit to Tiffin, leaving
there on Wednesday of last week. The
i patient then seemed somewhat better
| and the attending physician held out
j hopes of recovery. A letter received
j from Tiffin by Mr. and Mrs. Peters on
l Saturday, which was written Thursday
, ' vening, however, stated that the case
• had suddenly taken a turn for the worse
j pleuro-pneumonia having set in. Dr.
| Peters was then sinking and was not ex
pected to survive until morning. Later
intelligence states that death occurred
on Saturday morning,
j The deceased was (19 years of age. He
was a man of ripe scholarship, courteous
in manner, and of cheerful aud obliging
disposition. There are few who knew
him during his sojourn in Danville who
can not recall some act of kindness and
1 condescension that will help to keep his
memory green in many hearts.
Dr. Peters became pastor of the charge
embracing Shiloh, Mausdale and Mech
anicsville Reformed churches in 1884, re
moving here from Lancaster. He re
mained in Danville six years, leaving in
1891 for Tiffin, 0., where he became
President of Heidelburg I'niversitv, a
position he held until his death.
In addition to his wife Dr. Peters is
survived by six sons: Walter, of Big
Sandy, Montano; William, of Chicago;
Edward W., of this city; Robert of Ma
con. Mo., and Norman and Harry who
reside at home.
Resolutions on Death of The President.
The following resolutions on the
Death of our Martyred president, Will
iam McKinley, were adopted by Beaver
L»dge, No. 132, K. of P., at a regular
meeting held September 2( : .
Whereas, God iu His all-wi«e provi
dence, has seen fit to remove from life
sphere of usefuluess, our beloved Presi
dent, William McKinley, and in his
death the country has sustained a loss
immeasurable, his family one whose
presence can never be replaced, there
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Resolved, That we sincerely deplore
and condemn the assassination of Presi
dent McKinley at the hands of Anar
chist Czolgosz;
That we use our best endeavors by
petition and otherwise to influence legis
lation requisite to stamp out this evil
from our midst;
That we extend to his bereaved widow
our heart felt sympathy, ami ask that
God iu his kindness and tender mercy,
may vouchsafe unto her strength suffic
ient for her needs, and grant unto her
that peace which pa«seth all under
standing;
That our Charter be draped for thirty
days and these resolutions be recorded
on the minutes of the lodge.
Past Chancellor, HAKKY W. FIKLI>S.
Past Chancellor, JOHN G. WAITE.
Brother, HARRY SAUNDERS
Committee.
Motion for New Trial Argued.
A session of argument court was held
in this city yesterday forenoon. The
motion for a new trial in the case of
Peter Weaver vs. the P. & R. Railway
company was argued at length, James
Scarlet, R. S. Ammerman aud Thomas
C. Welch appearing for the plaintiff and
Hon. S- P. Wolverton and W. H. Rhawn
for the defendant. The court took the
papers.
The plaintiff, it will be remembered,
last Juno was awarded damages for the
loss of a leg while at work at the Read
ing Irou Company about two years ago,
being run down by a car on the P. & R.
switch.
To Berwick by Trolley.
The Columbia & Montour electric rail
way is through to Berwick and the cars
are now running, covering the distance
between Bloomsburg and that town in
just one hour, which is considered very
good time considering the newness of
the road. Yesterday work was begun
on the sidings along the route.
Our citizens are now indulging the
hope that the next extension of the elec
tric railway will be westward taking in
Danville. It can not come too soon.
Solicitors at Work.
Many people say that solicitors for the
sale of tickets for V. M.C. A. star course
have not as yet called upon them. Every
one will positively be seen between now
and the last of October. The reserved
seat board does not open until Nov. 8.
The canvass is being made very carefully
and systematically and everybody will
be given a chance to purchase tickets if
they desire.
Resigned His Position,
Charles J. Hunt has resigned his posi
tion as clerk iu the Post Office and left
on Tuesday last for Philadelphia, where
he will enter the medical department of
the University of Pennsylvania.
Special Meeting of Olerks.
A special meeting of the Clerks' Un
ion will be held this evening at 8
o'olock. All members are requested to
be present.
KSTABLISHED IX 1855.
I DANVILLE'S IILII
HE ENGINE
j Primitive Affair Which Was Operated by
Hand.
The Philadelphia Press in dwelling
upou Hie .State hiremen's convention
meeting in that city this week allu>les to
the antiquated hand pump belonging to
the Friendship Fire Company of this
city as one of the interesting features of
the parade. The old fire engine, which
is one hundred and five years old ami
Is therefore one of a very few of that dis
tinct type of lire fighting appliances to
be found at the present day, would
prove of absorbing interest to the peo
ple of Philadelphia, as the primitive ap
pliance saw service in that cily for
many years before it was purchased by
the borough of Danville. The "Press"
is mistaken, however; the local firemen,
whatever their inteniion might have
been originally, decided before starting
to the convention to leave the old en
gine behind and it will accordingly not
be seen in the parade.
There are a good many people in Dan
ville unaware that our fire department is
the custodian of a relic of so much value
and interest. A visit to the Friendship
Engine House Monday found the old
hand engine stored away in the barn. It
is a ponderous, though not ungainly
piece of mechanism, constructed in the
highest style of art and workmanship of
that day and notwithstanding its great
age is still serviceable.
The old engine was built in 1796. It
was used by the Friendship Fire com
pany, of Philadelphia, one of the most
famous fire fighting organizations of
that city, until some where about 1840
when it was purchased by the borough
of Danville. Upon its arrival here the
Friendship Fire company was organiz
ed. The new company chose the name
"Friendship" to conform with the name
already on the engine purchased, placed
there by its former owners.
The antiquated old engine, it is said,
was capable of throwing a stream over
the Court House steeple, although it
was very hard to operate, requiring
twenty-four men, twelve at each end.
The last large fire at which it was used
was when Union Hail,now the Heddens
House, burned down, which was some
time prior to the Civil War.
Y. M. C. A, Will Not Close.
The AMERICAN to-day is authorized
to state that all thought of closing the
Y. M. C. A. building in this city has
been abandoned and that the work of
fore. The strenuous eflort put forth by
the directors to keep the building open
has met with a most unexpected and
gratifying measure of success.
The plan adopted with such good re
sults is one proposed by Stato Secretary
S. M. Bard during his recent visit to this
city. He suggested that the directors
aim to raise the sum of $2950 annually
for two years. This sum each year would
pay the running expenses of $2300 and
leave a balance of s6oo, which iu two
years would wipe out the entire indebt
edness— SI3OO.
Canvassers are actively at work and
every citizen may expect to be called
upon. Many of the present subscribers
in order to lift the association out of
financial embarrassment have increased
their subscriptions, in some instances
doubling tlieni, while new subscriptions
are correspondingly large. To accom
plish the object in view the sums sub
scribed are made on a two-years' basis,
the pledge providing for the paying of
like sums each year. This in addition
to raising the money required will finish
up the work for two years, making can
vassing unnecessary until the expira
tion of that term.
The directors are much encouraged
with the response from business men
and others and they are convinced that
the town intends to stand by the asso
ciation and that its splendid work will
not be permitted to cease. It is thought
that in a few weeks by constant applica
tion the canvass will be completed and
a sum of money raised sufficient to place
the association beyond the possibility of
embarrassment.
'Bus Driver's Predicament.
The truck of the McCormick bus
driven by A. N. Bailey broke down just
beyond the bridge while on its way
to meet the 12:15 train at South Dan
ville yesterday afternoon. The driver
had his hands pretty full for the next
few minutes, as he was loaded with nine
trunks and had besides the United
States mail to look after. The narrow
margin of time he had allowed himself
did not provide for such an emergency
and the tirst thing he knew the train
appeared in sight.
The delivery wagon of the Minneton
ka Milling Company, which just then
came along, consented to transfer the
trunks, while the driver seized the mail
bag and ran for the depot followed by
his passengers who were glad to finish
the journey to the station on foot. The
train was held until the trunks arrived
causing a delay of some ten minutes.
Brakemau Loses His Life.
Daniel Thurston, of Jersey Shore,died
at the Lock Haven Hospital, Sunday
night, from injuries sustained the day
before on the Beech Creek railroad
where he was employed as brakeman.
The deceased was 26 years of age, a sou
of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Thurston, of
Jersey Shore, and a nephew of Mrs.
Samuel (4ulick, of Riverside.
The last of the tomato crop is being
marketed
JOB PRINTING
The ofiiceof the AMERICAN uein
furnished with a large as-sortnien
of job letter and fancy type and joi
material generally, the Publishei
announces to the public that he if
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descrption.
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your orders.
j CONVENTION
Over a Hundred Delegates Present—lnter
esting Addresses.
The eleventh annual convention of
the Danville district Epworth League
opened its session in St. Paul's M. E.
church, this city, Tuesday afternoon.
The delegates representing the chapters
of Montour, Northumberland, Columbia
and Luzerne counties, began to arrive on
the morning trains and by Tuesday night
over a hundred had enrolled. About
fifty more are expected to arrive during
Tuesday forenoon. The delegates are as
signed to homes with families of the
three congregations—St. Paul's an I
Trinity M. E. churches of this city and
St. Peter's of Riverside.
John R. Rote, of this city, is district
president; Miss K. Olive Thompson is
district secretary and W. P. Kemble, of
Mt. Carmel, district treaiurer. Mrs. Q.
E. Wilbur, of Bloomsburg, is superin
tendent of the Junior League.
The convention opened at 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon with a conference of
Junior League Superintendents conduct
ed by Mrs. Anne Smiley, general super
intendent of Junior Leagues, of Lowell,
M ass.
The evening session began at 7 o'clock
with a praise service conducted by F. B.
Hartman, of Bloomsburg. Mrs. R. J.
Allen, of Riverside, rendered a solo, en
titled "Fear Not, O Israel!"' Miss Roth
rock, of Williamsport, accompanied on
the organ.
Addresses of welcome were delivered
by Rev. Harry Curtin Harman aud John
R. Rote. Rev. Harman was in his hap
piest vein. His address had its usual
ring of true eloquence and those to
whom the greeting was extended under
the influence of the good-teeling, and
welcome reflected in every sentence were
no doubt at once made to feel thorough
ly at home.
He introduced his greeting by re
marking that there were two other Meth
odist clergymen in Danville either of
whom were entirely competent to de
liver the address of welcoms and that
they were "entirely welcome" to do so,
but in the immaculate unselfishness of
their hearts they delegated that plea
sure to him. Rev. Harman was follow
ed by John R. Rote whose greeting was
full of warmth and good feeling.
Fred L. Smith, of Hazleton, respond
ed to the greetings. The address cover
ed the ground in a very eflective way,
advancing a great deal that would serve
as food for reflection.
Herbert_Wy_le rendereiLfl.jjoUy..
with the addreas of the evening.
The speaker was introduced by Mrs.
G. E. Wilbur, of Bloomsburg. She spoke
on the subject, "How to Win and Hold
the Boys." Mrs. Smiley explained that
she herself is a mother. She has a warm
place in her heart for the boys and she
handled the subject iu a motherly and
philosophical manner. Taking the boy,
she said no matter what his whims and
caprices, even though he may give of
fense and annoyance to some, he is not
to be too harshly dealt with. He is
only living out the remnant of savage
life that survives in his nature. Citing
as an example the inclination to fight so
common with boys, she said he was
only yielding to an instinct that has
passed down by inheritance from the
savage state and it does not follow that
the boy is bad. He soon passes beyond
the age wheu these influences assert
themselves. Mrs. Smiley is a most pleas
ing and entertainiug speaker and thert
were, no doubt, many in the audience
much benefitted and who in trying to
"win and hold the boys" will hence
forth take hold of the task in entirely a
different way.
At the conclusion of the session the
delegates were tendered a reception by
the three local chapters in the base
ment of the church. An hour was spent
in a social way, during which refresh
ments in the form of ice cream and cake
were served.
The exercises of the Epworth League
convention yesterday took on a very in
teresting character. Duriug the morn
ing an impromptu memorial service
was held relating to the death of Presid
ent McKinley. Most excellent address
es of five minutes or more were made by
Rev. Dr. W. W. Evans, Fred L. Smith,
of Hazleton, Rev. Dr D. S, Monroe, of
Shamokin, and Mrs. G. E. Wilbur, of
Bloomsburg.
To make room for this service several
numbers on the prjgram for the morn
ing were omitted, among them being
the address of H. C. Pardoe, D. D., of
Renovo, entitled "San Francisco, 1901,
Echoes," which was accordingly heard
for the first thing in the afternoon. This
address, which had to do with the In
ternational Convention of the Kpworth
League held in San Francisco in July last
proved of peculiar interest, extremely
graphic in its description of the treat
cosmopolitan assemblage and inter
weaving many beautiful descriptions of
life and scenery on the Pacific coast.
The address of Rev. ». E. Cleaver of
this city on the subject of "Practical
Methods" was a feature of the forenoon.
It gave evidence of ripe experience and
sound reasoning while in point of elo
quence it was an effort seldom surpassed
on any occasion.
General Secretary W. D. Lauujaster,
gave a very interesting and helpful talk
entitled "Right Personal Relation* with
God." He dwelt wholly upon thescrip
tures, taking up quite a number of pas
sages, which he explained in a terse and
luvid manner.
Miss Margaret Ammerman rendered a
solo very effectively.
There were two ■trong addresses de
i®. in tinned on I'aue J. Ki»l C'oluinu.)