Home Pajer —-For the ioie The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, —I) EXT IST. — Ojßce Hours 9A. M.to 12 11. 104 Mill St., 1 P. .»/. to l> /'. M Danville, I'd. 42) Mn.i. Sr., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty rjR. W. P. ANGLE, DENTIST OFFICE. 218 MILL STREOT. eeth Extracted without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Equipped with the latest and most improved Instruments Htid prepnred to executethe inout difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST.— Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa, Dentistry in all its branches. CHARTS Moderate anil all work Guaranteed. Established 1892 IKS! NEWS. The almanacs predict snow. Phinney'S Baud to-morrow night. Boronf?H Council meets to-morrow night. Danville is one of the most orderly cities in the land. The autnmnal glories have flown with the falling of the leaves. A number of our college boys will ■pend Thanksgiving at home. The ladies of the legree of Pocahontas will hold an oyster supper in the store room formerly occupied by 11. M. Schoch on Saturday evening next. Samuel Bailey was out gunning yes terday and batrged a fiue cottontail. School children need training in the care oi books. Furnished gratis many of the children are so careless or destruc tive that the life of a book is very short. Books are sometimes as badly worn in three months as they should be in three years. Pupils too often are reckless with Iheir books, and should be instructed that being free should have better care if anything than if they were their •wn At a business meeting of the Columbia and Montour County Christian Endeav or convention held in Bloomsburg last week the following officers were elected for the coming year President, the Rev M Albeck. Berwick; vice presi dent, the Rev. S. S. Mummey, Espy: •ecretary, Miss. lda Herring. Blooms burg; treasurer, Miss Jennie McHenry. Benton superintendent missionary work, Mi.-s Mary Lowe, Bloomsburg; •nperintendent good citizenship, Miss Sarah Hinckley, Danville; superintend ent juniors' work, Nelson Bloss, Ber wick ; superintendent correspondence, J H. Smith, Berwick. Do you notice how fast Christmas is coming along. Small houses are still in demand in all sections of the borough. The s'ork made a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W, Mottern, Kail road street, last Saturday and presented them with a handsome BABY boy. The new addition to Peter Dietrich's hotel on Upper Mulberry street is under roof and rapidly nearingcompletion. J VV. Swartz has removed his harness •hop two doors EAST of his old stand on KIST Mahoning Street. Many Christmas fruit cakes have al ready been baked. The Salvation Army will soon begin preparations for an energetic campaign this winter. The time for outdoor work is draw ing to a close. Miss Mary Pfahler is ill at her home on Pine street. During the winter months there are j hundreds of workingmen in this city who never see their homes by daylight, | •loept on Sunday They leave for their employment before the day dawns, j taking their dinners with them and do ! not get home until after sundown. The 1 workingrnan is always glad when winter ends. Have you been vaccinated lately? Re member the only preventative against small-pox is vaccination. In preparing for Christmas remember that the stores of Danville have every thing that you want Council will convene at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening instead of 8 o'clock as heretofore. John Lunger is seriously ill at his home, Upper Mulberry street. Nimble fingers are working out novel ties for holiday presents. Levy Bover ami son Klmer, of River side, butchered and dres-ed a pair of porkers for Samuel Bucher weighing 744 pounds, in eiyht hours. Several of our church choirs have commenced work on the programs for their Christmas services The various depots have been very at tractive points for Sunday walkers dur Ing the pleasant fall weather. The weather man is consulting his charts with a VIEW to A choice variety of weather this week, A valuable hunting dog belonging to George Hoffman was killed by the 7:34 P- & K. passenger traiu near Bloom street crossing yesterday morning » limuUnir "THIS COl NTRV WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWIT H IIS OWN PRODUC HONS." VOL. 40--NO HJ. MRS. SPITLER IpREI). Falls Headfirst Over a High Retaining Wall. | Mrs. A. F. Spitler met with a peculiar i ' accident last evening.sustaining ii juries lof a very serious nature She was re ' turning home after dark from a visit | with her daughter. Mrs. (Jeorge Bond ' man on Bloom street. She was walking J along the pavement on the west side of ] Church street, which as is well known i comes to an abiupt end at the canal. ! where pedestrians are obliged to follow : a path which deflects slightly to the Itft in oider to catch the roadway of the eanal bridge, Mrs. Spitler is blind in one e e and lin walking along did not notice te end of the pavement but stepped up . "aiust the stationary bench belonging I the one-storv build'tig there and whici an swers as a sort of a guard to protec. ho high retaining wall. Mrs. Spitler was walking briskly along and in striking the bench fell forward under the momentum and went head first down over the eight foot wall onto the tow path below She was bully hurt tiut was able to call for help. Her cries were responded to by .Miss Mau ie Robinault who was walking ahead as weM as by some men in the house above, ' which is occupied by George Watts. Mrs j Spitler was s arcely able to walk, but ' with assistance was able to reach her home on Front street. Last night she was suffering intensely, her worst in jury seemingly being a bad bruise upon the head where she struck some stones i iu falling. Mill Nearly Under Roof. The carpenter work at the Reading Iron Works is being pushed along as rapidly as possible with the hope of getting the puddle null ready for work next week. Unless theweaiher proves unfavorable the two remaining trusses will be raised today that are necessary to biing the engine and the whole pud dle mill under roof. If possible the puddle mill will be started up on Monday. It seems, how ever, other matters are likely to cause delay *nd that a stait can not be made until next Wednesday or later. Some eight furnaces will probably be lighted when the start is made giving employ ment to 64 men. Purchased the Best Building. Charles Utiermiiler, the tinsmith, has purchased the building, corner of Mill ami East Mahoning streets, of A. H. Grone and Leniger Bros., who re cently came into possession of the prop erty. Mr. Uttermiller will tear the house down and remove the material to a vacant lot on Bloom road where it will be used in the erection of a new dwelling. He «ill begin the work of tearing down in a few days and will probably have the site cleared in a week or ten d«ys. The new owners will begin work on the large brick building which is to oc cupy the site at an early a day as possi- ble. Church Has a Close Call. The First Baptist church had a rather close call Monday nigh . The church is k»-pt wnrin bv two heaters in the basement. Fire in one of these com municated to the Hue on the lower side of the church. The fire was discovered in the nick of time by Charles Gross. The flames then were darting out of the top of the chimney. The fire in the heater was extinguish ed, afier which the flue was closely watched until the tire burned itself out. But for ttie timely discovery a bad tire might have ensued. Death of Mrs. J.H. Wallize. Sarah Caiheriiie.wife of J. H. Wallize, whose very serious illness has been not ed in these column",died about 2 o'clock Sunday morning sged 51 years. The deceased was a Christian lady widely known and beloved, whose entire life was spent in Danville. She is survived by her husband, one son, Charles, of Wd>iam*port, and three daughters, Mrs. Edward Hockafeller and Misses Hattie ami Annie ofthiscitv. Crippled for Life. Henry Wohlbeiter.of Uuffalo X Roads son-in-law of Henry Divel and well known in this city, met with a shocking acci lent Tuesday morning. He was in the act of cleaning a gun which proved to be loaded; the piece went oft, blowing away three tin .' rs and a part of the palm. The thumb and forefinger are left. Preparing for the Fair. Active prepaiations are being made for the fair to be held under the auspices of the Friendship Kire Co. in December. Many displays will be made by Danville merchants and interesting contests will be held. Stoes' band will furnish music and a pleasing program is being »rrang ed for ea'.'h evening during the fair. Fingers Crushed. William Carod.skey, an employe at the Reading Iron Works, hail two fing »rs on his left hand badly cru«he I Sa'ur day morning. He was assisting in load ing a car with iron and one of ihe bars fell on his hand. Dr. S. Y. Thompson dressed Ihe wounds, which are very painful Twentieth Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shultz,of River side, Sunday celebrate I the twentieth anniversary of their wedding. A large number of immeliate relatives were present. A sumptuous dinner was serv- WOMAN'S Unjustly Accuses Another and Assails Her Home Friday Night. A very unfortunate aftair occurred in this city Friday night iu which a well known woman by an act of unprovoked violence brought herself into unpleas ant notoriety and distressed a very worthy household. Mrs Fiora I. Voris, Church street, since the death of her husband, William Voris, last spring, has supported her self and children by keeping boarders. Anions the latter up to October 28th were William Morgan and George Mc- Elrath, the latter an agent in the em ploy of the Prudential Insurance com pany. On the 28th of October H. H. | Allen, Assistant Superintendent of the j Prudential company, applied to Mrs. | Voris for board and on the recommen i daiion of Mr. McElrath was accepted. Mis. Voris stated Friday eve. that it was not until Mr. Allen was installed in her house as a boarder that she learned that strained relations existed between himself and his *vife. On Thursday she received a note from Mrs. Allen in which 1 she was accused of breaking up the j Allen home. The r.ote threatened to "make it unpleasant" for her if Allen • , I were permitted to remain. Mrs. Voris had a talk with Mr. Allen on tlit subject, but he declare'! that he could not enter his own house and that : il he were obliged to move hn would have to seek board somewhere outside of his own home. Incidentally let it be understood that j Mr. Allen has troubles of his own. He told a story to a representative of this' paper Fiiday eve that revealed a woeful state of conjugal infelicity. The last batlle was fought on and his wife hail a few words when she j ma le an assault upon him, breaking a I dish over his I ead, which inflicted a necessitating surgical treatment. I Before she subsided she had smashed a lot of dishes, a fifty dollar mirror and two show cases in the millinery store. Friday evening wbie nipper wasiu progress MI Mrs. Voris' the household was alarmed by the sound <1 breaking glass as window after window was ' smashed and stones of various sizes came raining into the room. One of the missiles, a stone larger than a base ball, fell neir the tattle at which the boarders were seated. Mrs. Voris remembered the warning note and fled up stairs. Neither did it take Mr. Allen long to associate the smashing with his irate spouse, whose fury on this occasion seemed to know no bounds. By fhe time she was through witti it the house presented an appeara* ce that would have shamed the best eflorts of Carrie Nation. But two panes of glass remain ed in the windows down stairs, while the floor in each of the rooms was strewn wi'h broken glass. Even the transom above the parlor door was pierced with a stone. The unusual procedure soon attract ed a crowd. .Mrs. Allen did not deny the part she had played in the bom bardment and undertook to justify her conduct by a long recital of wrongs real or imaginary. Another Bad Runaway. Sc»t' A Co., ihe new tirm of grocers in this city, met with a clear case of hard lock Friday morning. About 9 o'clock Mr. Scott purchased a delivery wagon from Henry Divel. Hiring a liv ery horse for the occasion and with Ed ward Treas in charge he seut the wagon out on a tiip. While coming down an alley between West Market and West Mahoning streets the tiace holder broke, which permitted ttie trace to drop striking the horse up on the hind legs. A runaway was the result. On We«t Mnhoning street near Mill the wairon was overturned. There wan quite a crash as the horse struggling to free himself, reduced the shafts to splinters and made a general wreck of the wagon The harness, too, was bad ly broken. Free from the wairon the horse galloped down Mill mid up Bloom stieet, where he was caught by Edward Shepard. Edward Treas, the driver, was thrown out of the wagon when the up-et occurred but escaped with a tew slight bruises. Double Anniversary. Mrs. (ieoree Fausnaught entertained a number of little folks at her home on ; Chambers street Saturday afternoon in honor of her daughters, Klla and Lizzie, whose birthdays fall on the same day. Those present were: Margaret Williams, Bertha Fausnaught, Eva Thomas, S'ella Crumb, Sarah Faugh, Edith Hunt, Lvdia K«ese, Ethel Fox, Helen Fox.Hattie and Maggie Flanigan, Bertha Williams, Luther Fox, George Brady, Albert Pausrh, William and George Fausnaught, Thomas, Emanuel and Will Crumb, John Keese, Florence and Ralph Huntingdon. 001. Clement at Christ Church. Tomorrow evening wt the u-ual Friday evening service 0-1. C. M. Clement, of Sunbuiy, will give an account of the work of the General Convention at San Fiancisco, which he attended as one of the delegates. Col. Clement's accouut will he very interesting and instructive and all the Parishioners who can should attend Saturday Foot Ball. The Milton Tigers will play the Dan ville High school eleven at DeWitt's I'ark on Saturday afternoon. An inter esting game may be expected. William Schutt was in Catawissa yes ' terday I)ANVILLE, PA., Till HSIM.Y, NOVEMBER 14,1901. PERSONAL PAHACKAPHS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. M. H. Gibersou, a representative of Wiae <fc Bailey. Philadelphia, was in this city yesterday conducting a test of new fire hose. Hon. R. K. Polk left for New York last evening. Miss Eva Wireman returned last even ing from a visit in Milton. John Doster, Jr., returned from a five days' trip to Wilkesbarre last evening. Mrs. John Rose, of Lewistown, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Bog art, Vine street. Miss Edith Boody.wbo has been visit ing at the home of her father, R H. Boody, E*st Front street, returned to Tivoli, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richards, of i Weston, Australia, are guests at the home of Robert Williams, Spruce street. Mr. and Mrs. Richards hava lived in ' Australia for a number of years but in tend to reside in the United States in the future. The Rev. I). H. Dittmar, traveling ■ecretary, of the Home Mission Board of the Reformed church, was the guest of the Rev. G. E. Limbert on Monday evening. Mrs. George Patch. ofScranton, who has been visiting at the home of W. C. Runvon, Washingtonville, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Andrew Kruuim left yesterday for a visit with Berwick friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fry are visiting friends in Scranton. Miss Sadie Flora, ofSunbury, is visit ing friends in this city Miss Rose Bolen, of Philadelphia, is a guest at the McCloughan homestead, ' South Danville. Martin Sweitzer, the Scranton Corres pondence Schools' representative in this city, made a business trip to Berwick yesterday Otta J. Welp, of Philadelphia, arrived in this city last even >g. Mrs. Sarah Young, D. L. Avenue, re turned from Philadelphia last evening. | Mrs. Susan Geesy, ofSunbury, visited her mother, Mrs. Mary Huber, River side, yesterday. H. A. Kramer, of Watsontown, who has been visiting at the home of George S'rause, Bloom street, returned home yesterday. Uev. Charles Morison, of Sunbury, was the guest of the Kev. Erskin<* Wright yesterday Miss Lizzie Reynolds, of Mt. Carmel. is visiting at the home of Dr. C. H. Reynolds, Mill street. Mrs. Sara D. Vastine left for a visit to Catawissa yesterday afternoon. Miss Ida Weaver ret»rned yesterday afternoon frooi Catawiii i. Mrs. H. D. vj'iirk, of Rupert, and Mrs J. G. Quick, of Hloomsburg, were guests at the home of Mrs. S. C. Books, West Mahoning street, yesterday. Mrs. John Hartnan, of Bloomsburg, was a visitor in this city yesterday af noon. Mrs. Robert R. Little and sister, Miss Mary Tustin, of Bloomsburg, were in town between trains yesterday. Alexander Robinson, Esq., of Phila delphia, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Eggert. Miss Katharine Riffel returned last evening from a three months' visit in Cleveland. Ohio. Miss Edna Berninger, of Roaring Creek, spent yesterday at the home of J. W. Berninger, Ferry street. Miss Wetzel left yesterday for a trip to Harrisburg. John Ickes and son, Edward, left yes terday lor Williatusport. Mrs. M. C. Ilirton returned to Wil kesbarre yesterday after a visit at the home of James Shultz, East Market street. Mrs. T. J. Swenk and son, and Miss Baker, spent yesterday at the home of A. I'. Baker, near Boyd's station. Mrs. Lucy Kessler reiurned to Sbamo kin yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. Mrs. W. I Steans, Mrs. I. G. Barber, Miss Stella Russell, Miss Sarah Clark, Mrs. W. A. McAtee, Miss Helen Geise and Miss Elsie Hornberger are attend ing a meeting of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Northumber land Presbytery at Bloomsburg. Mrs. C. K. Reynolds spent yesterday with relatives in Catawissa. Mrs. D. J. Kogers visited her son, Ernest C. Rogers in Sunbury yester day. George I) Gearhart returned to Nata lie yesterday. Mr. Gearhart who is on the lookout for a suitable residence, will locate either in this city or South Dan ville. Miss Bige'ow, who has been the guest of Mr* Frank Shelhart, Bloom street, returned to her home in Hazlelon yes terday. The Rev G. W Genszier and wife, who have been guests at the home of the Rev. L. D. Ulrich, Church street, returned to their home in Selinsgrove yesterday. Miss Ida Yorks, Mrs. John Secb'er, Misses Emma and Mary Gearhart, M. Grier Gearhart,Mrs James McWilliaros, of Moore«burg, Mrs. J. D. Cook, of Renovo, left on the ail I). L. & W train yesterday for Bloomsburg, where tbev attended the meeting of the Homo Miasionary Society , A OF SHOVELS. r The First Shipment Made By Danville Bessemer Company. 112 The Danville Bessemer Company is i loading a car at its plant here which j comprises the first shipment of shovels manufactured in Danville. The . shovels present a very nice and finished appearance, while in point of workman ship, mateiial, &c., they are all right, as the product of the plant has been test ed by experts in the trade and found satisfactory. This apparent delay in throwing the i product of the works upon the market is not due to a want of manufactured shovels on hand, for if it were expedi ent to do so three cars could be load ed at present as easily as one. i As will be remembered the Danviile Bessemer Company in starting up was ■ much embarrassed by delay in the ar rival of several important machines, which for weeks kept work back in those departments. As a result the number of manufactured shovels on hand in one line far surpasses those of another, which owing to lack of experi ence and skill even yet can be manufac tured only in limited numbers. The company has every assurance that all the shovels it can manufacture will be well taken care of by the trade. No especial eflort will he put forth to J sell, however, until all departments of the plant are running evenly along and | | a full line of shovels can be relied upon ! | Shipments such as the present, will be ' made from time to time to Eastern and i Western dealers who often desire spec ial kinds or sizes as "fillers." Event* j ually the company will send out its own salesmen and dispose of its product to , the retail trade. A Good Game of Foot Ball. Although neither side succeeded in scoring, the closest and most exciting game of foot ball this season was played on Saturday at DeWitt's Park between the Normal school Juniors of Blooms- j burg and the High school eleven of this city. Bloomsburg was late in putting in an appearance and the game was not i called until 4:30. Danville clearly outplayed Blooms burg at every point and would have won easily had there not been a little lack of judgment in selecting plavs at critical I stages. Nearly the whole game was played on Bloomsburg's territory and i the visiting team seemed powerless be fore Danville's well formed interference. I Danville won the toss and chose the west eoal. Gross secured the ball on th« kicb-ofl and carried it back stveral j I yards. It was advanced by degrees un- \ til Leniger go' away behind good inter- j ference for a run of 40 yards. With line ' playing by Dougherty and Maiers the ball was advanced within four yards of j the Bloomsburg goal but there it was ' lost. Danville soon secured the ball j again and advanced it within two feet !of the goal line. An end play was call j ed, but the runner was thrown for a loss and the chance to score hail passed. In the second half Leniger and McClure i made several good gains of 20 and 30 yards but Rickard prevented a touch down by twice punting the ball oft striking distance. The game euded with the ball in Danville's possession on Bloomsburg's 5 yard line. The line up was as follows: Bloomsburg. Position. Danville. ! Dyke, right end Angle j Spencer, right tackle... Dougherty Dollman,. right guard Haver Good Centre Corman Miller, left guard Bailey Leighow, left tackle Cross Corcoran left end Edmondson Jacobs, Capt quarter back Lunger Rickard, right half back McClure Killmer, left halfback Leniger Suitou, full back ...Maiers,Capt Time of halves. 15 minutes. Referee, Dr. Peck, Umpire, Dr. Angle. Time keepers, Oglesby and Ross. Linesman, Gaskins and Snyder. Thanksgiving at B'nai Zion. The congregation of U'nai Zion syn agogue will this year celebrate Thanks giving day in a fitting manner. A most elaborate service is being arranged for that evening in which the best musical talent in the city will take part. Except in the larger cities services are not us ually held on this day. This year all of the Reform synagogues will hold ser vices. The feast of Hanukah will be celebrated oil the Bth day of December, for which special services are being ar arranged. , Officers Elected. At a recem meeting of the Germania , Verein the following officers were elect ed for the coming year: President, Eugelbeit Albert; Vice President, Peter , Waldmnn; Treasurer, Andrew Schatz; Financial Secretary, Paul Knoch; Cor responding Secretary, Charles Molter; Trustees, Peter Mayan. Herbert Wyle and John Wilhelm. The society is in a flourishing condition. Several social events have been planned for this win- I ter Opening Service. Ensign Richardson presided at his first meeting at the Salvation Army barracks Saturday evening. A good sized con gregation was piesent and displayed ! much interest in the services. The Ensign was ably assisted by Mrs. Rich ardson. Ensign and Mrs Young were also present. The meetings and work will continue as heretofore. Parents should make tip their minds to the fact that they render themselves amenable to the penalties of the law if 1 ihev fail to send their children to school SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION » Five Families Afflicted With Diphtheria In The Second Ward. i The school board held a regular meet ing Monday eve. the following members being in their places; Fischer, Orth, : Green, Barber, Werkheiser, Fenster macher, Keefer, Byerly, Black and Uarpel. Treasurer Schram presented his report which showed a net balance of cash on hand amounting to $11,055. The Committee on Building and Re pairs into whose hands had been del egated the renewal of expiring insur ance presented their report. They rec ommended an increase of insurance on the several school buildings of the bor ! ough raising the total sum from $37,000 to $50,200. The following amounts which expire this month were renewed; Ammerman & Co $4,750 J. W. Farnsworth 5,750 E Corman 0,000 George Edmondson. 4,500 Miles, Peifer & Co 1,250 Vincent & C 0... . 3,750 F. C. Derr 5 000 I). R. Williams »,000 On motion of Mr. Green it was decid ed to close the borough schools on Thanksgiving day, the schools to re i open on Friday following. An invitation was extended the board I to be present at County Institute on I Directors' day, next week. Deputy | State Superintendent Hauck, Dr. Fess t and Dr. Bible, it was stated, would ad j dress them. On motion the invitation was accepted. Borough Superintendent Gordy pres ented his report which was accepted and j ordered filed. The report shows a total attendance of 1227 for the month ending October 31; per cent of attendance, 91. 1 Five hundred and eighty-one pupils J were tardy; 151 were sick. Five families are afflicted with diph theria in the Second Ward and a prop ; osition to close the schools of that ward was discussed at length but not enter | taiued. President Fischer called attention to a bad practice indulged in by pupils, that ! of carrying chalk out of school and mark i ing sidewalks, fences, buildings, &c. It I was the sense of the board that this has become a great nuisance, one that must be stopped. Borough Superintendent Gordv was asked to call the attention of teachers to the practice. The following bills were ordered pai«: Dr. George A. Stock 120.20 J.H.Cole 24.46 ! Dr. I. G. Barber 4.00 j Frank Sperring 1.50! Daniel Shultz 4.80 ' W. E. Young 5.00 1 H. M. Schoch 4.80 j R. B. Voris 1 75 j John llixson 6.70 ! i Charles Mottern 2.00 Standard Gas Co . 80 M.1.. Lane .40 Union Thanksgiving Bervice. The Ministerial Association of this j city held a meeting Monday morning ; in the M. C. A hall. Those present were: Revs. Dr. \V. A. McAtee, Dr. W. I I. Steans, Dr. M. L. Shindel, Revs. Harry Curtin Haiman, G. E. Limbert, J. 11. Hower, R. .1. Allen, L. D. Ulricb. The object of the meeting was to take action relating to the holding of a Un ion Thanksgiving service. The place of worship selected for the service was the 1 ' Shiloh Reformed church. Rev. L. D. Ulrich will preach the Thanksgiving ser- ' mon. The service will begin at 10:30 a. m. The music will be in charge of the choir leader of Shiloh Reformed church. The Thanksgiving ottering will be de voted to the local Benevolent Associa tion. An Aged Lady's Bad Fall. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Gearhart, Bloom I street, met with a very unfortunate ac- ! cident Sunday afternoon, from the ef ! fects of which she is confined to hei j bed. She was coming down stairs and 1 had reached next to the last step when i thinking that she was at the bottom she took a step forward with the result that | she sustained an ugly fall. No bones were broken fortunately, al though she wrenched her left limb very badly. She sutlers intensely and con- . sidering her age, which is over eighty five, the results may be very serious Celebrated Her Birthday. The birthday of Miss Agnes Stroh of Drifton, was celebrated by a fine dinner at the home of her grandparent", Mr. j and Mrs. John Liuker, West Mahoning street, on Sunday. Among those pres ent from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. John C-Stroh, parents of Miss Agnes, Luther Linker, wife and son of William sport and Miss Enterline of Riverside. Boys' Monthly Reception. The regular monthly reception of the ! Thomas Beaver Boys' Bible Class was held in Y. M. C. A. hall Tuesday even ing. The meeting was in charge of Miss Hattie Werkheiser. A number of piano solos were rendered by members of the class and several cornet solos by R<-v Martin Bird Vocal solos were sung by i Master Walter Reese and by Miss Reese. \ Several recitations were also rendered ; The reception on the whole was not ex- . ceeded in interest by any that has taken place for some time past. A Coming Wedding. Miss Leila Irene, daughter of J. H- Woodside, will be united in marriage to Mr Warren H. Schultz, of Philadelphia, on Wednesday, November 27th. The ceremony will take place at Trinity Lutheran church at 11:30 a m ' ESTABLISHED IN 1855. BILIIEVErS I WME PRESERVE. i Where Animal Life Presents an In teresting Study. With the advent of crisp cool weather s which brings the first suggestion of win , ter animal life at Billtneyer's game pre ■ serve begins to assume an added interest. I The deer,which a month or so ago seem ed quite tame and inactive, are now bounding gracefully about ami assuming i all the inspiring anil characteristic poses of ihe chase; the several thousand gray squirrels that inhabit the grove are just as busy as that many gray squirrels can be in autumn, and with the wild turkeys and other forms df animal life contri bute to make up a seene of remarkable activity and a fascinating nature study, • Speaking of the wild turkeys, of which i there are some two hundred in Mr. Bill meyer's park, it is not generally known 1 that they leave the game preserve in 1 spring and return at autumn Some 1 time prior to the hatching season they 1 start out, some of them settling in the 1 different patches of woodland along the 1 Chillisquaque, but by far the greater 1 number liyiug as far as .Montour Ridge 1 where many secluded points abound that suit the habits of the wild birds. The old turkey, however, is sure to re member where she was well fed and had a safe and comfortable home during the long winter previous and after hatching out her brood with the advent of au tumn she repairs to the game preserve taking her family of young ones with her. Mr. Billmeyer says that the wild tur keys which leave in the spring may be relied upon to return to ihe park in the fall excepting of course those which may happen to be killed during the summer. In those cases the young ones knowing nothing of the Park, its kindly shelter and protection, of course, never putin an appearance but join the colony of wild turkeys that subsist on the moun tain and thus become legitimate prey to the hunter's gun. Mr. Billiueyer is justly proud of his park The half a dozen splendid elk are objects of never-ending interest, as they belong to a family of wild animals that are rapidly approaching extinction in these parts. The old patriarch of the group, mammoth in size and just at this season very savage, is confined in an en closure alone. He would kill a man in a moment, and one or more of his keepers have barely escaped death under his immense antlers. Mr. Billmeytr has con- I siderably more than a hundred deer of all ages and sizes in the enclosure. Just ! at this season he revels in venison. Only : yesterday he brought to town a I fine deer killed on Monday, which he sent away by express, j Mr. Billmeyer is quite a naturalist. He I understands the habits of wild animals and lie has demonstrated the fact that the denizens of the forest if properly cared for and treated can be reared and made to thrive if not actually tamed,like j domestic animals of the fHrm. Amusements at State Hospital. The regular dancing and amusement season has opened at the State Hospital. I The dances are held every Thursday. On Tuesday evenings an entertainment of some kind is always provided and these diversions are always looked for ward to with much interest by the more tractable patients. Exceptionally fine talent is frequently employed in the ' entertainments while well drilled local ; talent is always available. The Hospit al orchestra has been organized with a membership of seventeen musicians under the able direction of Prof. Rich ard Metberell. Several of the patients are members of the orchestra and many of them contribute in no small way to the entertainments. The most apprecia tive audiences are found at the Hospital and many of the patients know good from bad as readily HS those of sound mind. Examinations in Progress. The 1). L. & W. Railroad company is adopting the Standard Ode of tele graphic signals in use by the American Railway Association. A Board of Ex aminers has been examining operators along the Bloomsburg division and reached Catawissa Monday. The ex aminers will not visit this place and \V. H. Farnsworth the operator here will take the examination at derail ton Additional 'Phones. Since issuing their last directory the I'nited Telephone and Telegraph Co., have placed 'phones in the following places A. Laßue's grocery s'ore. East Front s'reet; Scott & Cu's. grocery store, Mill street: T. W. Clayton's store. South Danville; Dr. C. 11 Reynolds, dentist; M. H. Schram's cigar store,Erwin Hunt er's at Hunter's park and a private 'phone for James L. Barher at Hotel Oliver. At the Hospital. E. Vandermark.Sheriff of l'ike county; Jno. W Gray, Sheriff of Wyoming coun ty, and J. D. Keinuey, Commissioner of Bradford county, were in town yester day, each having brought a patient for treatment at the State Hospital. ' A Basket Ball Game, The Danville Basket Ball team has ar ranged to play a game with the Scran ' tjn team at that place on Tuesday even -1 ina, Nov. 2«! th. The make up of the j team is as follows, Oberdorf and Gask ins, guards; Secliler, Centre. Klase and Bedea, attack. Moser-Snyder. Miss lluldah Snyder, of Pine Summit, Columb a county, and Franklin M<>ser, o» Point township, Northumberland county, were married last evening by 1 Justice J P pare JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN beiu{< furnished with a large assortmer: of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher announces to the public that he i. c prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Descrption. our pnces before place your orders. 1 DRIVER'S PLOT AND SERVE. How J. B. Oleaver Averted a Destructive Runaway, Merchant J. B. Cleaver averted a de structive runaway yesterday afternoon by an exhibition of rare pluck and nerve During the afternoon Mr. Cleaver as sumed temporary charge of his delivery wagon for the purpose of bringing some tables from St. Paul's M. E. church to his store on Mill street. The tables were all that the wagon would hold and Mr. Cleaver in driving was obliged to walk along side. All went well unt'l the D. L. W. crossing on Ferry street was reached when the jolting caused the tables to rattle,which frightened the horses. The latter,which are young and spirited animals, at once began to run. Mr. Cleaver held onto the lines, but could only slightly check the runaways. At the corner of Lower Mulberry and Ferry streets he stumbled over the guard stone and fell flat upon the ground. Determined if possible to prevent a destructive runaway he pluck lly held onto the lines as long as he could and was dragged some distance through the soft mud. As the lines Hew out of his hand they became entangled in the front wheel, which had the effect of drawing the horses over onto the sidewalk near the office of Justice Bare where the wagon became locked in a hitching post and the horses were caught. Mr. Cleaver was very much soiled by the mud, but with the exception of a slight cut on the face he escaped iujury. One front wheel of the delivery wagon was damaged. N. G. P. Rifle Qualifications. Last week Captain Gearhart finished the papers relating to the rifle qualifica tion of Company F, 12th regiment, N. G. P., and forwarded them to Lieut. Fred A. Godcharles, inspector of rifle practice of the 12th regiment. During the present year the local company un der the supervision of Range Master Corporal George R. Gross qualified sixty-one men—ten first and fift>-one second class marksmen. The first class marksmen's score range from 40 to 44 and those of the second class from 25 to 40, out of a pos sible 50 at 2 and 5 hundred yards re spectively. The new man-silhouettte target is now used instead of the bull's eye, but by some it is not considered so effective, as the silhouette target allows many pool shots to count, which if the old target was used would contribute to smaller scores. The number who qualified this year is very large, including the most of the company, and it is probably the highest in the regiment. Among those who qualified is Lieut. Frank M. Herrington, who has qualified for nineteen years in succession. He and Colonel Clement, who has qualified the same number of years, are the oldest in the regiment if not in the division. Lieut Clark and Ser geant Keefer received the gold medal this year for qualifying ten successive years. The only other one in the com pany except Lieut. Herrington having this decoration is First Sergeant Keim who has qualified 15 years. Officers are now compelled to qualify with the revolver in addition to the rifle, for which a different decoration is given. The ranges for revolver are 25, 50 and 75 yards at the smallest target and a total of 50 out of a possible 75 must be made. This branch of the ser vice is very important and the men can not give it too much attention. It is hoped that the National Guard will soon be equipped with a more modern rifle, one that will be easier for the men to handle. Wedding Anniversary, The fifty-first anniversary of the wed ding of Mr. and Mrs. James Shultz.East Market street, was ce'ebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Berninger, Ferry street, Tuesday evening. Refresh ments were served and a very delightful evening was spent.(Among those present were the following: Mrs. Hugh D. Quick of Rupert; Mrs. J. Grier Quick, Blooms burg, J. M. Shultz and family, Melvin Shultz and family, Cooper township, H. S. Shultz and family, Riverside. Mi»f< Elsie Shultz, Danville; Mi«s Edna Bern inger, Roaring Creek; Mrs. Mary C. llinton, of Wilkesharre. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered Mi9s Gertrude Moyer at the home of John A. Kelly, Mill street, Tuesday eveuing. Re freshments w ere served and a number of handsome presents received. The fol lowing persons were in the party Miss Reila Davis, Vernie Keefer, Stella Moyer. Edith Deri, Josephine Werle, Alice Lamberson. Katie Richardson, Bertha Weaver. Lizzie Derr, Gertruda Moyer, Jessie Weaver and Messrs. Sam uel Fox, Robert Dieiz, William Haney, Charles Love, Edward Lovett, William Reese, Thomas James, Moses James, Francis Paul, Joseph Earston, Howard Oilslager and Clarence Keefer. Handsome Christmas Souvenirs. Every customer of the Grand I'nion Tea company will receive a handsome souvenir during Christmas week. Man ager Edward Williams will distribute about 9<K)O of these holiday keepsakes A Bocial Event I'lie Penn Social orchestra will give a ball at the Armory on Thanksgiving eve. Twelve men in the orchestra is promised for this occasion. The State-Lehigh foot ball game at Williamsport on Saturday is attracting the attention of the whole of central Pennsylvania
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