Home Payer —■For tlis Home The circulation of this paper is in . creasing rapidly. It wit pay you i to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $t PER YEAR DK. IRVING H. .JENMNGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9 A. .»/. to 1-1 .»/. W MiU « s '-. I I'. .»/. to U V. .»/ Danville. /'<». gHt'LTZ, 91. I». 425 Mux ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty W. N\ ASGLK, DENTIST — OKKICE: 218 MILL STKKKT. eeth Extracted without l'aln. Crown Hint Bridge Work H Spe«*ialt>. Kqulpped with the latest ami most improved Instruments and prepared to e\ Wiethe most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS —DENTIST.— Offiee, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1892 CONDENSED NEWS. Frosty. Manj' colds. The stove men are busy. "Uncle Josh Spruceby" to-morrow night. Country roads are in good condition for driving. The ice man is no longer the tyrant. His place has been taken by King Coal. "Shut the Door'' signs are lieing placed in position. Murray and Mackey's Bon Ton Ideals are pleasing Bloomsburg people this week. This attraction will be at the Danville Opera House all next week. Jesse Shannon was elected superin tendent of the Sunday school of St. Peter's M. K. church, Riverside, on Sunday last. The 000 l weather of the past few days will do much towards eliminating the germs of malaria. Harry Ritter, John Bruder, George Swank and son, Albert, were coon hunt ing in Red Point hollow Thursday night, and bagged a fine big coon weighing 20J pounds. Charles B. Hanford's admirers in this dty will read with pleasure the an louncement that on Saturday, Oct. 12, le will present at the Opera Honse his jrand scenic revival of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew." Don't forget that Friday, Oct. 25th, is Vrbor Day, and the teachers and pupils >f our public schools are requested to "bserve the day by the planting of trees ud by other suitable exercises. Cupid is now busy gathering his sum ler harvest and his clerical assistants ill soon have all that they can do. At the head of Mr. Hanford's support lg company is the beautiful young ctress Misa Helen Grantly concerning hom so rnnch has been written. Al »a<iy a great deal of curiosity has been .anifested to see her in the role of atherine. It is with pleasure that we note the Dpearance of our townsman, W. C. >avis, on the street again after his pe.in il siege of illnes-. Now the foot by list will take first lace in the public eye. An elegant flag stone pavement has een laid in front of the residences of ouncilmau Joseph Jones, John Patton ad J. P. Bare, Lower Mulberry street. Before long hunting yarns will have eoome ouce more one of the permanent rtnres of fall. A number of attractive signs designat g the waiting rooms, baggage rooms, c., have arrived at the D. I, & W. de and will soon be hung in position. Murray and Mackey's Bon Ton Ideals ill be at the Opera House all next eek. The Sunday school room of Trinity ■Jtheran church has been thoroughly novated,the walls being repa nted and airs revarnished. Martin Landau has been appointed ecial agent and solicitor for the daily .d Sunday Philadelphia North Amer in in South Danville. Take in your plants now if you do not int them nippel by frost. The home gardener is without occnpa >n for the next six months. Many Danville people will attend the dumbia county fair to-day. Five car loads of heavy timber so uch needed in rebuilding h >ve arrive the Reading Iron Works, this city. Ie timber reached here at 9 o'clock tesday evening via the I'. & I' I! n - ly. There are six ctr loa L:• ore "»i e way, which wi.l no doubt arrive to yor tomorrow. I lie «o r k on the w mill will no doubt procce rh I'r i or no delay. New Dwelling. The new dwelling built by Brick Man »cturer John Keim on East Front eet is about completed. It shows up ry nicely. It is finished in hard wood d has all the appointments of a thor ghly modern dwelling—bath room, od heating facilities, aud cemented liar floor. It will be lighted with gas d electricity. Mr. Keioa expects to occupy the house ' the 25th inst •THIS COl NTKY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. t<>--\<) 11. AT READING IRON WORKS Elevcu Car Loads of Heavy Timber Now on .be Way. The prolonged wait for heavy timber at the Heading Iron Works with its con sequent delay in rebuilding it would seem is pretty near at an end Eleven carloads of such lumber as is most need ed are expected everyday. The invoices, car numbers and bills of lading have beeu received at the works, but the cars themselves,which have been on the way since ihe middle of last mouth, have been sidetracked somewhere rr sent in the wrong direct ion. Tracers have beeu Si'tit out «nd ;here is every reasou to believe that ibe ears will turn up ail right in a day or so. Meanwhile, although handicapped, the work of rebuilding has been going on. At present forty-live men ate employed ou au annex to ttie "rail shed," 174x35 feet, winch is being Limit on the sou ti side of the mill, 1 lie frame of the annex was raised Fi iday. The unforeseen delay in the arrival of timber lias caused a good deal of regret. By this time the building should have been approaching completion. The best that can be hoped for uow is that no further delays w ill occur so that the new mill may be under roof before win ter rightly sets in. The artesian well was put to a test Friday. A steam pump, with a capacity of 110 gallons per minute, was installed on the ground. Pumping be gan at 8:30 in the morning and kept up unceasingly duriug the day. Not withstanding the heavy drain tiie sup ply of water revealed no sign> of dim inution and according to indications thus far the well will prove an import ant facior in a future water supply of the plant. The water Fiiday morn ing was very much discolored by the red shale, but with each succeeding hour it showed up clearer and by even ing it revealed, only a slight tace of color. Vote for J. C. Miller for Prothonotary. Death of Alex. Wauils. Alexander Wan Is, an old and well known resident of the Fourth \Vard,de parted this lile on Thursday morning about 11 o'clock. Mr. Wands was born iu Scotland seventy-six years ago and emigrated to th's countiy in 1843. His father was a soldier in the British Army serving for a period of seven years in the reign of George the Fourth. With three brothers the deceased served dur ing our Civil war. For many years he was a heater at the iron works at pres ent owned by the Reading Iron Com pany. About four years ago owing to advancing years he was obliged to give up work. During the year past he has been ill, his trouble being a complica tion of diseases inc dent to old age. The deceased, who is a brother of Miss Chrissie Wands, Bloom street, is survived by the following children :John of near Rushtown, Alexander, at pres ent in Arizona; Henry of Tyrone; Charles of Berwick, and James, Mary and Catherine, of this city. The wife of the deceased died sixteen years ago. Get out every Republican voter. Old Lodge to be Disbanded. One of the secret societies seldom heard of in this city but nevertheless one <>f the older and most prosperous one*. llermon lodge No. 32, B'naißrith, will i i the near future be disbanded and the few surviving members merg ed in the same order in Wilkesbarre. The order B'nai Brith i« composed en- 1 tirely of Hebrews and besides being a fraternal organization carries with it an insurance and sick benefits. Hermon lodge was organized in 1857 with 32 charter members and included nearly all of the jewish residents at that time. In recent yeirs the advancement of insur ance methods kept younger members from joining an I the old members gradually died or moved away. There are but eight members left, three of them being non-residents. The lodge i rooms are on East Front street opposite the synagogue. The members are Joseph Wormser, of Baltimore, Mil.; Abraham Cohen, of Clevehm I, Ohio; Samuel Drei fuss, of Milton, and H. 1,. Cross, Ben- ! jamin Benzbacb, Gustave Weil, Jacob Maier and Simon Dreifuss, of this city. i Post Inspection. Goodrich Po"t, G. A. R., of this city was given its annual inspection on Mon day evening. Inspector C. F. Harder of Hoagland Post No. 170 of Catawissa ; • i> 'ommand. Messrs George Waters , <-eoi ;_••• 1.. Murray and G. W. Reifsny der, of i 'atawissa, were also in attend n•• After the inspection the visiting gentlemen were tendered a supper at I). I?. ' • Mens' restaurant. Rev. Klepfer Will Lecture. I'll •:> xt number of the Y. M. C. A. fuv CJ I; se will be a lecture on Tuesday evening 1 Jctober 22nd. by the Rev. G. Murray Klepfer of Huntingdon. His subject will be: "The New Spirit for the New Age." Kev. Klepfer was formerly pastor of Trinity Methodist church, this , city, and his talents as an orator are i well known. Telegraph Lines Repaired. A gang of IS workmen employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company, | arrived in this city oil Monday evening ami will make their headquarters at the Heddens House. Extensive repairs will be made between Bloomsburg and Nor thumberland. Many new poles will he t set. ircitlTANS IS TWO CONTINENTS Masterly Discourse at St. Paul's M. E. Ghurcli Friday Night. I The eleven! Ii annual cotivt ntiou of I lie j Danville District Kpworth League ouiue | to A close Thursday night with the lecture iof Rev. S. Parkes Cadman, I). D., of ■ New York, on t lie subject, "The Puritans in two Continents". The lecture was I nothing short of a master-piece. The ; endorsements hy which Dr. Cadman was ! heralded were e-pecia' Iv strong and Haltering, hut as all agtee who heard ! the lecture nothing was overstated. The speaker in breadth of view, familiarity with all that relates to his subject, dir er ly 01 indirectly, in his wonderful command of language, in eloqueuce anil personal magnetism has seldom, if ever, beeu surpassed by any lecturer preced" ing him in Dam ille. It was a grand historical survey of the world, from the time of the renaissance in the loth century until the present, noting iu detail the progress of events in the religious and civil world as they grew out of the invention of (riming and the general revival of learning which followed. Nothing comes by chance and the Puritan was the pro duct of the intellect!!;:! forces which had their birth in the i:v > _'<■ of the nud : die ages. He p«i i a tii.e tribute to the character of the Puritan. He was a patron, lie said, of what • ln"<t in art, best in education, best • n 'e'igion. The greatest outcropping « 112 the Puritan i force, lie said, was seen in Wiiiam Mc- j Kin'ey, the recent occupant of the j White House. Cromwell's War against j the Stuarts and our Civil War, iie de- j dared, « ere the same wars by the same j race with a breathing spell between to ; decide the same question—that of human rights. It is impossible in this brief notice to do anything like justice to Dr. Cadman's | lecture. There was plenty of philoso- j phv in it; it was full of science. It was ' elevated—sublime iu thought and at the same time full of little sallies, witty and humorous enough to make anyone laugh j as in his inimitable way the speaker S scored >ome of the pet foibles and follies j of our time. Miss Harriette K. Woods rendered "l'hese are They Which Come," from Gaul's Oratorio—The Holy City, in her usual masterly style. The T. M. C. A. male choir of Blooms burg composed of eleven gifted singers, whose voices blend most beautifully,de lighted the audience with two choice selections. There was a large audience present, comfortably tilling the auditorium. The program Thursday morning re late!) to the social department. The ad dress of 8. W. Dickson, of Berwick, on thn subject of "Social Work" was an especially happy eflort. The "Conference on Practical Meth ods," conducted by Rev. James C. Grimes, of Nescopeck, in which a num ber present participated, brought out a good many new and useful ideas. Miss Margaret Ammerman rendered a solo very effectively. W. 1). Laumaster gave a Bible Head ing, the texts selected having a bearing upon the subject of "Pure Religion," or the "Religion of Jesus Christ," which contrasted with the religion of Budha, Confucius and other ancient systems, in the light of the Scriptures and Christian experience, are found wholly inadequate to the wants of the human heart and the promotion of moral and spiritual de velopment. At 2p. m. Rev. J. B. Polsgrove, of Hazleton, delivered a very practical ad dress on the subject of "Finance." This was followed with a recitation by Miss Olive Rank, of this city, which was very much admired. A very interesting feature of the after noon was the address of W. A. Hauck, of Mt. Carmel, on "Bishop Ninde." It was a most eloquent eulogy. Bishop Ninde. he said, was the greatest Bishop of the latter half of the nineteenth cen tury, and William McKinley the great est layman. A "Conference on Practical Methods" was conducted by Rev. F. 11. Brunnstet ter, of Delano. Those who participated were Rev. J. C. Bickel, of Jeansville; Miss Mary E. Booth, of Shamokin; Rev. R J. Allen, of Riverside, and Rev. J. B. Stein, of Sunbury. Miss Welsh, of the Bloomsburg State Normal school, gave a reading, which was very much enjoyed. Solos were rendered by W. D. Laumaster, Charles Lyon ami Mrs. McClure, with Miss Nita Mo er as accompanist. Mr. l. iumaster gave one of his inimit able Bible talks, dwelling upon "The Qualifications for Christian Service.'' There is a distinction to be made, he said, between "churcjj" work and work for Jesus Christ. Many good women,he declared,are indefatigable workers when it comes to placing a new carpet in the church or a bell in the steeple, but in the work of saving souls they are dis mal failures. What is needed is a love for Christ, anil a love for souls —that love which makes all work for the Master a pleasure and delight. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, John R. Rote; first Vice-President, Kev. J. C. Bickel; second Vice-President, Mrs. F E. Sherwood; third Vice-President, S. W. Dickson; fourth Vice-President,Mrs R. J. Allen; Treasurer, W. P. Kemble; Secretary, Miss Olive Thompson. Junior League Superintendent, Mi- G E Wil bur. Course in Dentistry. Beeber Vastine of this city has en rolled as a student in the dental depart ment of the University of Pennsylvania. DAN V 1 LI„E, I'A.. Till' I'SDA V, vMVTOIJKIi 10. 1901. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Mrs. N. K. Brown, of Selinsgrove, re turned home Satmday after a visit with relatives in this city. Editor of the Gem Richard W. Kggert, and wife returned home Saturday even ing from a trip to the Pan-American Ex position. Mrs. Arthur Bacon and daughters, Margaret and Beatrice,of Harrisburg,ar rived in this city, Saturday, lor a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. \ an nan, South Danville. Mr. and Mrs. George Waite, of Par sons, returned to their home Monday evening after a pleasant visit among rel atives and friends in this city. Miss Harriet Woods left Saturday noon for Elmira, N. V. Miss Minta Shultz and Mrs. Thomas Vincent returned home Saturday from a visit with friends in Philadelphia. Charles Ilorton, of Philadelphia,spent Sunday with old friends in Danville. Mis. Lillian Sharpless, of this city, spent Sunday with friends in Williams port. Mrs. Daniel Carey, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Ella Cochran, of Pottsville, former residents of this city, are spend ing a short time with old friends in Danville. They are guests at the Mon tour House. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wee, of Santa Anna, Orange County, California, left on their long journey to the Pacific coast on Monday after a two months' visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Rote and other relatives in this city and county. Miss Amanda Share is visiting fiiends in Shamokin. Mrs. W. C. Davis and Mi-s Harriet Alexander are the guests of relatives in Berwick. Mrs. J. R. Bennett left Tue-day for New York City. Mrs. George Clitl and son, Frank, of Germantown, are guests at the home of Samuel Bailey, East Mahoning street. 'Squire Thomas Kerswell, of Wash ingtonville. spent yesterday in Dan ville. Isaac Acor, of Exchange, was in town yesterday. Edward George, of Allentown, arrived iu this city last evening for a visit with friends. Mr. George was formerly clerk at the Baldy House, this city. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Heddens called on friends in Sunbtiry yesterday. Miss Hartuian and Miss Isabel Edgar visited friends in Sunbtiry yesterday. Mrs. Samuel Bausch, of Williamsport, is a guest at the home of (J. Fred Smith, Mill street. Harry Mumma, of Milton, spent yes terday afternoon with relatives in this city. David Thomas, Superintendent of the Heading Iron Works, left for Phila delphia yesterday. Miss Mary E. Yorks is visiting friends in Scranton. Charles V. Ammerman, Esq., return ed from a business trip to Scranton last evening. Mrs. George Beyers and Mrs. Wood ward Morrison, East Danville, visited friends in Bloomsburg yesterday. William V. Ogleiby, Esq., returned from Scranton last evening, where he served as a juror in the I'nited States court. Miss Margaret Beales and Walter Waite, of Sugar Notch, were guests at the home of John G. Waite, Ferry street, yesterday. Miss Rothrock, of Williamsport, re turned home yesterday after a visit with Mrs. R. J. Allen, Riverside. The Rev. A. J. Philips, of Rohrs burg, visited friends in this city yester day. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gottshall, South Danville, attended a funeral in Snnbury yesterday. Mrs. E. A Curry and daughter, Phoebe and Mrs. Lizzie Fisher, left yes terday for Scranton. George Treas was in Bloomsburg yes terday. Dr. J. J. Brown, of Bloomsburg, was in Danville yesterday. Mr, and Mrs. William Suter, of River side, returned home yesterday from a visit with Rev. and Mrs. (). G. Heck at York. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hess, who have been guests at the residence of J. 1.. Shannon, Riverside, the past few months, left last evening for their home in Norman, Oklahoma. Mrs. Emma Mapstone and daughter, Miss Jessie, are visitiutr relatives in Sha mokin. Alfred Bowman, of Pittsburg, is visit ing at the home of Dav'd Chesnut, Ma honing township. Mr. Bowman was a former resident of Danville. Mrs. K M Coldron, of Wilkesbarre, visited friends at the State Hospital yes terday. Miss Marion Haas, of Northumber land, visited her sister, Mrs. John Pul ton, Lower Mulberry street, yesterday. Harry Jones, of Lewistown, is visiting hiß parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones, West Mahoning street. Mrs. George B. O'Connor vi-ited Bloomsburg friends yesterday. Mrs. Charles Nuss, of Riverside, at tended the fair at Bloomsburg yester day. DANVILLE WINS FIRST GAME Foot Ball Season Opens Auspiciously in Danville. The first foot ball game of the season was played at DeWitt's Park on Satur day, resulting in a victory for Danville. It was an i<Jeal foot ball day and the at tendance was unusually good. Northumberland won tin* toss and chose the east goal giving Danville the kick oil. After the first plunge North umberland failed to gain by bucking the line and the ball went over to Danville. : The ball was then kept in Northumber- I land's territory for the rest of the half. Maieis made good gains of 20 and 15 yards, but the ball was lost on a fumble and the first half ended, neither side having scored. In the second half the ball was fre quently held for downs. Lunger throw ing Northumberland runners several j times for losses. Leiiiger finally carried | the hall for large gains and after two • good line plunges by Gross, Dougherty took the ball over for a touuh down. Cornian kicked the go.il and the score was: Danville, t : ; Northumberland, 0. Northumberland kicked otl' but the bad soon changed bands, the game finally I ending villi tin* ball in N >rthuni'/er land'< possession on Danville's 25 yard line. 'I he line up follows: Danville. Positions. North'land. , Gaskins........center Orner Bailey right guard !>lue Corman left guard F. liird Douaherty right tackle Murray Gross, left tackle Rosen Angle right end Oarruthers Kdmondson... .left en 1.. Hone, ('apt. Rosenthal.... / . . Maiers, Capt. p uarler - ,,ack • U, ' ,111( r Mol.'lure. right half-back. . Hen.lershot Leniger left half-back .... L. Bird Lunger full back Hoover Referee, Prof. Gordv. Umpire, Prof. Harnett. Time,ls and 20 minute halves. The game was ch iracterized bv little kicking; there was no one hurt and both sides deported themselves in a dignified and gentlemanly manner. Altogether foo' ball may be said to have opened most auspiciously in Danville. Vote for Doctor Thompson for Associate Judge. No Sign of Exhaustion. The artesian well at the Reading Iron Works is standing a very severe test, j Since starting up on Friday morning of last week the pump has been kept un ceasingly at work. During each minute j of the intervening time one hundred ; and eight gallons of water have been raised from the well. There has thus far been no sign of exhaustion. At one Stage the water seemed to gain upon the pump. The well is four hundred and sixty nine feet deep. The water thrown out is as clear as crystal, cool and apparent ly free from mineral salts. A New Green House. Work has begun on a new greenhouse at Castle Grove to he devoted exclusive ly to the growing of vegetables. The frame work of the building, which is r>oxL>.-| feet, will lie of iron. The green house is being built by Hutchins & Co., of New York. Monthly Meeting of the D. A. E. i The William Montgomery Chapter, ; Daughters American Revolution,held its regular monthly meeting in the Thomas Beaver Free Library, Saturday afternoon I last. Those present were: .Mrs. Joseph ' Boyd, Regent, Mrs. Robert Magill, .Miss I Kmeline Gearhart, Miss Anna Davis, j Miss Jennie Alexander, Mrs. Charles Cbalfant, Miss Amanda Gearhsut, Miss i Harriet Alexander, of Philadelphia, and i Mrs. |{. R. Little and Mrs. Sterner, of , Bloomsburg. Miss Jennie Alexander read a piper jon the subject of "John Hancock." | Among matters (iiscus.seii was a opposi tion to the High school that the Daught ers of the American Revolution have under consideration to the etlect that | the Chapter offer a live dollar gol.l piece I to the graduating class for the best es say on the pirt that Pennsylvania play ' cil iii the struggle for American iiulep i endence. It was decided to submit the matter to Borough Superintendent IT.l T . L. Gordy, postponing further action un til his views are obtained on the sub | ject. David Foust Held Up. David Foust, a well known farmer res j iding near Liinestoneville, this county, hail an experience with a highwayman l on Monday night. He was returning j from a meeting of the school board held jat California. After the meeting be j transacted some business at Washing tonville and had reached a point about | midway between that place and his home when a man suddenly materializ 'ed in the darkness before him and seiz ' ed the horse, at the sane time ordering i Mr. Foust to stop. The latter seized I the whip, when the horse sprang for ! ward. The highwayman held on stub bornly. After being dragged several yards ho decided to let loose and Mr Foust made his escape. Former Danville Mati to Wed. Invitations are out for the wedding of William Curry, Esq., formerly of this city, and Miss Louisa Virginia Albro, of : Scranton, which will take place at the ; residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. j Ida May Albro, 815 Jefferson avenue. Scranton, on Thursday, October 10. i Isaac Dreifuss transacted business in shamokin yesterday. ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES Y. M. 0. A. Meeting in St. Paul's and Grove Ohurcbes. The V. M. C. A. anniversary exer cises held in St. Paul's M. K. and in the Grove Presbyterian chinches Sunday n glit were attended by a large audience at each place of worship. Rather lengthy programs were rendered and the degree of interest manifested in Y. M. C. A. work was quite up to the standard of former years when the association here was firmly on its fret and its per manency seemed unquestioned. At the Grove Presbyterian church It. J. Pcgg presided. After an organ vol untary Rev. Dr. W. I. Steans offered prayer. The congregation joined in singing, after which Rev. Dr. M. L. . hide! read the scriptures. There was -pecial music by the Glee club, after witi.ih t lie reports of the President, Gen i :l Secretary and Ladies' Auxiliary v..re read by Mr Pegg, W. V Oglesby, K»q., following wit it the Treasurer's re port. A number of testimonials were read by A. H. Groue from young men former ly of our town now scattered over the state and union bearing testimony of the usefulness of the Y. M. C. A. and the benefits they derived spiritually and morally from the association here. They all expressed an earnest wish that vi 1 It;. Among the young men hoard from were: William Currv, Esq., of Scran ton; Harry Kebman, Esq., James Matk<, Esq., Roland Heiss, Alvin Gu lick, .1. Mont. Woodside, Walter E. Jones, and Geoige L. Rote, of l'hilide!- phia; George B. Brown, Funis, Texas; George W. •*. Woo i-idp, Shippensburg; W 11. Klase, nil City; Will E E/gert, New Yoi k City Clarence Hamilton, Williamsport and .T. W. Smith, Mc- Kee's Rocks. A solo was rendered by Mrs. W. L. McClure. An able add rest relating to the Y. M. C. A. was delivered by Aaron V. Bowers, Esq., of Scranton. There .vas special mu-io by the Glee club after which Rev. Dr. McAtee pro nounced the benediction. At St. Paul's M. E. chmch, Hon James Foster presided. After invocation by Iter. R. J. Allen the congregation joined in sinking a hymn. The -i;<ip;u r e« were r.M.I by llev G. E. Limbert; Rev. L. D. Ulrich led in prayer. There was special music by the choir,after which the President's the General Secretary's and Ladies' Au xiliary's reports were read by Mr. l.au master, W. L. McClure following with the Treasurer's report. Mr. Laumaster read the testimon ials from young men, after which Mrs. R. J. Allen sang a solo. The address of the evening was de livered by 11. A. Fuller, Fsq.,of Wilkes barre. Rev. 11. C. Ilarnian pronounced the benediction. The President and Secretary's report was an exhaustive survey of the Y. M. C. A., of its objects, of the work it has accomplished in Danville and elsewhere, of its needs, of the help it has received and the pro-pec! for th( future. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. has a membership of sevtuty-five earnest women. During the past year it has assisted the Y. M. C. A. to the amount of $838.45. Of tliis sum $500.70 were spent on repairs, such as carpenter work, upholstering,&c.; S3OO were hand ed over to Mr. McClure for running ex penses; and $37.75 were used to pay otl small bills. There is a balance in the Treasury ofso3. Following is the Treasurer's report for year ending August 31, 1901: Balance from last year, $1.01; receipts $2472 50; total $'473 57. Expenditures, $2472.57; balance on hand, SI.OO. Total liabilities, $1250.51. Net debt, Auv.iM 31, 1001, $1249.51. If every Republican makes one vote for the ticket the re sult will he tremendous. .Just try it. Mr. Eggert Promoted. George W. Eggert, who has held the position of clerk at the D. L.it W. de pot at this place, left Monday for New Milford, Susquehanna county, where he has been appointed agent of the D. L. &W. station. Mr. Eggert has always been a courteous, good natured clerk and he will be missed by the many pa trons of this line in Danville. William Farnsworth, who for some time past has been the efficient night operator at the Penna. station, South Danville, will succeed Mr. Eggert. Approaching Wedding. The wedding of Miss Belle Beaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beaver, Pine street, and Russel E. Kelly, of Sunbury, will tako place on Wednes day, October 23rd, at high noon. The ceremony will be performed in Christ Episcop .1 church, Rev. Erskine Wright officiating. Miss Beaver is one of Dan ville's best known and popular young ladies. Mr. Kelly was a former resid ent here and has many friends in our midst. Attending Bloomsburg Fair. Danville was well represented at the Bloomsburg fair yesterday despite the fact that it was the first day. About 100 tickets were sold via the D. L. A W. railroad. The P. &R. railway also car ried a large number, while scores of others drove up. The number from this | city attending today will be much hug- KSTAKLISHEI) IN 1855. DANVILLE GIRL Dresses Up a? a Man and Falls in With Thieves. I An Associated Press dispatch Tues ; day contained a romantic story of a young girl masquerading in male attire, •. in which the towns of Danville and Bloomsburg both figure. According to the story Frank Taylor, ;i notorious diamond thief and safe ; blower, was arrested at Karlingtou, Ky., I Monday afternoon. With him were two companions, also taken into custody. One of the latter impressed the officers IH neing a woman in disguise and upon ; being questioned she admitted the fact j and said that she had been arrested sev- I eral times before and that her identity ; had never been discovered. She gave | her name as Lizzie Thomas, of Blooms i burg, Pa. She is unusually pretty, and | only about 18 years old, has light brown hair cut man fashion, blue eye*, full round face and features. With her two companions she arrived at Earlington in a box car. i At Paducah, Ky., a jewelry store was i robbed a few nights ago and Taylor is l suspected. On Taylor's person was found an express receipt dated October 4th for goods shipped to a point south. It is thought this package contains the i stolen jewelry. The Bloomsburg Daily of Tuesday says that the girl in the case is the | daughter of Mrs. Eva Thomas residing near Morgantown, Columbia county,and is pretty well known iu Bloomsburg. The girl's right name is said to be Smith. Her mother, Mis. Thomas, does notlive with her husband, who is said to be Joseph Thomas, of Danville. I'pon inquiry about town Tuesday it was learned that Lizzie Thomas, as she was known, until a year or so ago was herself a resident of this city. With her mother she resided in the Second War I, here, and also on Welsh Hill. She and her mother were probably as well, if not better known here than in Blooms- InirJJ. Joseph Thomas, the husband, has not been seen about town for some time past. C. W. Cook will make a good County Treasurer. Vote for him. Excellent Opening Number. The first number of the free course under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. was given by the Ithaca Conservatory of Music Concert Company Monday evening. Miss McCrea, the pianist, opeued the 1 concert with the "Torchlight Dance" by Rubinstein anil in point of expression and interpretation played beautifully. In her second number, A Tarentelle by Moszkowski, she had a better oppor tunity to display her technique, which for one so extremely young was wonder ful. This number was played in perfect I tempo and with much delicacy. Mr. Hommell, the violinist, played two movements from De Beriots difficult ninth Concerto in a masterly manner. ; 11 is tone is broad and his intonation very good. The valse movement was especially well played, the teahnique be , ing faultless. As an encore to his first number Mr. Hommell played the ing Song" from Tannliauser most ex pressively. Mrs. Chamot, the soprano, ; sang for her first number a most de lightful waltz song. With her power ful though well modulated voice and | her charming presence she certainly en tranced the audience. Her high notes | were absolutely true and the difficult I passages were sung with an ease and | chic that bespeaks the light talents and | extremely hard study. The elocutionist, ; Mrs. Maugang, pleased everybody. Her recitations were read with ease and her interesting numbers were loudly ap i plauded. The hall was filled to overflowing, a large number being unable to gain ad mittance. Improvements on Walnut Street. The borough which is just now in the midst of the improvements on Walnut street, ordered by Council, has a pretty big job on its hands, as in addition to the culvert to be rebuilt a long retaining wall will have to he erected along the south side of Walnut street the entire length of the Bli/.zard property. From twelve lo fifteen men have been employ i ed daily during the two weeks that the work has been in progress and from ap pearance of things the present month will not see the completion of the im provements. A great deal of the old arch still remains to be torn down and but little more his been accomplished than making the excavation necessary, ,ind laying the concrete bottom and foundation stones for the new walls as far as the arch has been removed. The P. & K. railway company if en abled to carry out its plans obviously does not purpose to enlarge its portion of the culvert under the P. & K. em bankment, which would involve an im mense amount of work, but will offer as ;i substitute the under grade crossing or I new street proposed to council Friday night which will be just as effectual in preventing the heavy Hoods on the ! north side of the railroad embankment, | which have been of such frequent oc currence in the past. _ The Next Game, The 11 igh School foot ball eleven are j energetically practicing every day and will no doubt make an excellent show i ing all season. Next Saturday they will play at Northumberland and on the hub. at Shaniok'n. Much interest has I been created by the excellent showing ' made by the local team last Saturday. JOB PRINTING The oflice of the AMERICAN uein furnished with a large a&sortmen of job letter and fancy type and jot? material generally, the Publishei announces to the public that he i.- prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of alt Kinds and Descrption our prices before place your orders. SOME SEW CAME LAWS Hunting on "Posted Cultivated" Land Made Willful Trespass. The hunting season opens on Tuesday next, October le. At the r»quest of sev eral local sportsmen THE AMERICAN prints the following extracts from the ■Summary of Game Laws of Pennsyl vania" issued by the Hoard of Game Commissioners, which will prove in valuable to hunters who wish to keep within the lawful limit as to trespass, the killing of game, &c: There shall be no hunting or shooting ou Sunday. Penalty 525. The following game may be kill ed from October 15 to December 15 in clusive: Pheasants, wild turkeys,quail, woodcock, grey, black and fox squirrels. Penalty $lO for each bird, or squirrel except that woodcock can be killed during the month of July. Pine or red squirrels are not protected. It is unlawful for anv person to kill in any one day more than ten pheasants, or more than fifteen quail, or moie than ten woodcock, or more than two wild turkeys. Penalty ssso. All manner of trapping game is pro hibited, except that quail can he trap ped from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 for the pur pose of keeping them alive during the winter and all quail so taken must be re leased in the same neighborhood as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. The purchase or sale of pheasants, quail or woodcock, wild turkey and deer is prohibited. Penalty |25. All other game of the state can be sold within the state, except wild pigeons. The shipment or carrying out of the state of its game birds or game mam mals is prohibited. Penalty not less than SSO or more thau $10 l». Ducks, geese, brant, swan and snipe can be killed from September Ist to May Ist. Several of the game laws were amend ed by the last Legislature and it is to these changes that attention is especial ly called. Babbits can be killed from November Ito December 15 inclusive. Penalty #lO. By act of April 11, 1901, owners or lessees of real estate are permitted to kill rabbits at all times of the year, where "said rabbits are destroying crops or fruit trees" and for no other purpose or reason. Any wild bird or animal when found destroying grain, fruits or vegetables may be killed by the owner of the premises on which the Jamage is done. By act of April 24, 1901, all non-resid ent gunners, the same not beiug owners of real estate in the state, are required to pay a license fee of ten dollars before shooting in the state. The treasurer of the county in which the non-resident desires to begin shooting is directed to issue a certificate, to cover all the coun ties of the state. The penalty for neg lecting or refusing to secure this certifi cate is twenty-five dollars or one day in jail for eaoh dollar of penalty imposed. This class of offenders can be arrested without warrant by a constable or ward en where they refuse to display such certificate on demand. This law has a double purpose, and while it to a more or less degree protects the game of the state its greatest benefit will be to the farmer who up to this time has had no protection whatever against the raids uf non-resident gun ners, who shoot not only game, but song and insectivemus birds as well as kill the farmer's poultry, tear down fences, start fires, &c. By the act of July 9, 1901, the act of hunting or trapping upon "ported cul tivated land" is made wilful trespass. Penalty five dollars with costs; upon failure to pay the offender may be im prisoned not to exceed three months. This act applies against resident and non-resident and the fact that a party may hold the license prescribed by the act of April 2-1 gives no rights that may conflict with the wishes of the owner or lessee of pasted cultivated lands in this Commonwealth. If the people want the best service at their command they will assure themselves of it by voting the Republi can county ticket. Tested and Found Wanting. The five huudred feet of uew hose re cently purchased for the Friendship Fire company were tested, Tuesday night in the presence of the Fire Committee of Council and a representative of the company from whom the hose was bought. The hose was found to leak behind the couplings and it was there fore pronounced defective. The hose will be returned to the dealer. Merchants' Meeting. The lease on the People's store held by the merchants of this city expired last April. On Monday night the busi ness men interested held a meeting at which they decided to wind up matters. Accordingly those merchants subscrib ing to the fund will be presented with a statement in a day or so to show how aflairs stand Y. M. 0. A.. Star Course Solicitation. People are continually inquiring re garding the purchase of tickets for the Star Entertainment Course. They say that they have not, as yet, been asked to purchase and they are anxious to do so. Will each solicitor therefore see those upon their lists as soon as possi ble It will facilitate the work greatly. The reserve board opens Nov. 8, 1901, at s o'clock a. m., at Opera House,
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