HOE Paper -—For Hie Home Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wit pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IKYING 11. JENNINGS, Office Don /« 9.1 1/ r_» M 10 4 Mill -St., I /'. .»/. to S r M. Danville. Pa. SIU LTZ, Ml». 4i'"> Mm ST., DANVII.I.K, PA. .h-Mse- of the stomach and Intestines a Specialty | yt. W . I*. ASSUI.K, DENTIST OHIO:; 21X MILI STBKKT. e*-th KxtriK'ted without I'siin. « r..»n and iiri.lt;.- Work a Specialty. feliilpped With the latest an.l most Unproved Instrument!- and prepared to execute the most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST.— Offie-. Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa, Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1*92 ('iiMiBSEH MS. License court January 24th. Pleasant mid-winter weather It wa- Bryan Day' in Shamokin yes terday. A baby IH>V arrived at the home of B. K Shoemaker on Ferry street last night. Work on the new Leniger building will be rushed as rapidly as the weather will permit. As 1< ing as a publisher has a growing circulation he is anxious to have it known. The pay car on the Pennsylvania rail road was in South Danville yesterday. The Holy Communion will be observ ed at Trinity Lutheran church on Sun day morning Preparatory service Fri day evening at 7 :30. After a ten days illness County Sup erintendent W. D. Steinbach is able to be about again. (ieorge W. Roat has placed an attrac tive sign in front of his furniture store on East Market street. C. M. Johnson was the artist. The appearance of Danville's business centre is to be improved this year by several new business houses. The enthusiasm displayed indicates that a large audience will be present at the Armory on Friday evening to wit n>-s the basket ball game between Sus quehanna University and the Danville team. Womankind is getting back into her element again. The storekeepers are now advertising bargain sales. Hats, gloves, shoes, dress materials, notions — almost everything that capricior.s femi ninity could JH issibly want are marked down at these sales. If there is any one thing dearer to a woman's heart than talking about what to wear and how to wear it.it is going to a bargain sale. Only a little snow would be necessary to make excellent sleighing. Joseph Deen, of Washingtonville, is on the sick list. He is TO years of age. Charles Maus, the wagon maker, also continues very ill of neuralgia at the heart. The Pension Board held its regular meeting Wednesday in Dr. I. G. Barb er's office on Ferry street with all mem bers present. Four applications for in crease of pension were given considera tion. The applicants were from out of town. Now for the caucuses. Let every vot er remember that he has a voice and vote. Croakers are an injury to a town. It is fortunate that Danville has so few of this class. Local M. E. pastors will present very encouraging reports to the Central Penn sylvania conference which meets at Bellefonte in March. Grant Sowers has assumed the man agement of the Walk-Over Shoe com pany's store in this city. Frank Reefer, residing on Walnut street, who on Saturday last sprained his knee very badly, is still confined to his home. Camp No. oKT, P. O. S. of A., of Riv erside, will hold installation of officers on Monday evening next. The jury commissioners of this county are drawing the jury for the February term of court. This is not very good weather for flies, yet some of our hardware merch ants are already purchasing screen doors and window screens. The mother of Robert Farley, Cherry street, who has been seriously ill at Tyrone, is improving. The Democratic caucus of the Fourth Ward will be held Saturday evening, January lHth. Elias Lyon has purchased three Ply mouth Rock chickens —one rooster and two hens —from J. C. Campbell, River side, the combined weight of which is thirty-five pounds. The ladies of Pocahontas lodge will hold a IHIX social on Friday evening at y o'clock at the lodge rooms on Mill street. All are invited to attend. The choir of Christ Episcopal church was very pleasantly entertained Satur day evening at the home of the rector. Rev. Erskine Wright. Refreshments wer*e Served. ✓ " " "THIS COI 'NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS. VOL. 17--NO :>. IIEI'IIiI.ICAN Held a Meeting at Hotel Oliver Last Even ing. Pursuant to the call of County ( hair man W. L. (longer the Republican com mitteemen of th*' borough of Danville and Main >ning township convened at Hotel Oliver last evening for the pur pose of fixing a date for holding the Re publican primaries and the borough ami district convention. The following committeemen were present p ' v>:t Ward, F. G. Schoch and George SH, econd Ward, Hairy Schick an.' Seidel; Third Ward, (Jeorge La nd D. C. Jones; Fourth Ward. .T<»eph Gibson Mahoning town ship, Edward Wertman and Martin L. Bloom. The date for the primary election in the borough and township is fixed for Monday. January 27. The borough and district convention will take place on the evening of day following, Tuesday, January 2s. The primaries will be held at tin- usual voting places between the hours of 0:30 and *p. m. The borough and district convention will convene at Hotel Oliver at 8 o'clock. Russell Marr Loses an Arm. Russell Marr. 26 years of age, son of William Marr of near Washingtonville, and well-known throughout this county, met with a terrible accident on Satur day last. For some time past he has been employed at the cement works at Nazareth, Northampton county. On Saturday while working about the ma- j chinery he slipped from his feet and in j falling his right arm was drawn into i the cogs of a large wheel and so badly j mangled as to make amputation neces sary. Mr. Marr was removed to the hospital at Easton. McClellan Dielil. , of Washingtonville, who left for East j on, Saturday, in response to news of the . accident, returned home Monday at- i ternoon. He says that the injured man ! is doing as well as can be expected and will no doubt recover. A Few Who Will Change. A good many of our merchants will i change their places of business the com- j ing spring. Among those who will move already heard of is Joseph Lecliner, the plumber, who will remove to the build- | ing No. 238, Mill street, occupied by i Owens' grocery store. Mr. Lecliner will remodel the building in the rear now us ed as an ice house, fitting it up as a j plumbing shop. The store will be used for the display and sale of bath tubs, gas lamps and the many other supplies that go with the trade of plumbing. Mr. Lecliner will remove his family into the residence portion of the same ' building, Mrs. Kmiecnski. removing to ! No. 325 Lower Mulberry street, the J dwelling at present occupied by Mrs. Philip Lenhart. The building occupied by Mr. Lech ner will probably be occupied by a tin shop. The Lounge Was Burned. A slight blaze in tin- residence of John Williams. ?o.s Ferry street, caused a | ripple of excitement in that vicinity yes- j terday at noon. Mr. Williams was in the act of lighting his pipe when the head flew off the match and ignited the fringe of a lounge. In an instant the en tire couch was on tire. A couple of neighbors were soon on the spot and assisted to carry the blaz ing couch out of doors. By the time the flames were extinguished the upholster ing was entirely burned off. Little Finger Amputated. Philip Beyer, who resides on the Washingtonville road, met with an ac cident Monday last, which necessitated the amputation of one of his fingers. He was employed on thesaw mill of Samuel Fausey, and while at work the little fin ger of his right hand came in contact with the circular saw, the result being that it was nearly cut off. Dr. Curry of this city was called who performed the amputation. W. J. Bryan at Shamokin. William .1, Bryan was greeted by an immense crowd at Shamokin yesterday afternoon. He spoke for an hour in the Opera House between 3 and 4 o'clock and granted several interviews in which lie talked freely on the subject of muni cipal ownership, the currency question and other issues that may cut a figure in the next Presidential campaign. At St. John's Lutheran Church. Services will be held at St. John's German Lutheran church, this city, on Sunday next at 10 o'clock in the fore noon. The pulpit will be occupied by Rev. O. E. I'flueger, of Elizabethville. President of the Danville Conference. In the afternoon Rev. I'flueger will preach at Ridgeville and in the evening at Gro vania. Examined Yesterday. Special Examiner of the D. L. <K: W. R. It. J. 11. Smith, of Scran ton, was in this city yesterday and examined Sta tion Agent William Black and Operator Anion Reiser in the new standard code of rules. Both passed the examination successfully. Eye Injured. Heister Foust, of this city, had his eye injured in an odd way Tuesday evening. He was sleeping on a cot when be was awakened by his pet dog. While play ing with the canine he was struck in the eye by the dog's paw sustaining n bad injury. |IIIIS OWEN'S CLOSE CALL Breaks Through the Ice While Skating on Mahoning Greek. John O'Brien, the six year old son of Michael O'Brien, came within an ace of drowning Snnday afternoon, being rescued only with the greatest difficulty. In company with half a dozen others, the little fellow was skating on Mahon ing creek near Northumberland street, when the ice gave way and he sank into the water, which was far over his head. He went down, but on coming to the surface he threw his arms out over the ice and thus was able to keep his head above water. While some of his com panions attempted his rescue with a pole, Willie Gipple heroically climbed out ovtT the side of the bridge and clinging fast to the girder suspended his body in mid air. that the struggling boy might grasp his feet. The pole, however, was too short as well as W illie Gipple's legs. The poor boy, was chilled to the bone, and hardly able to hold on any longer, when his uncle, James O'Brien, in re sponse to a call reached the creek. The man ran out upon the ice, which gave way beneath his weight and he plunged in with his nephew. The rescuer seized the l)oy but was obliged to drop him in order to save himself- The little fellow had sunk twice when his uncle succeeded in throwing him out upon the ice, after which the man himself was assisted out of the water by Frank Rielly and Pat rick McKennen. A Fine Lecture. Dr. James Hedley, of Cleveland, Ohio, whose lecture in the ()pera House Friday night comprised the second number of the Y. M. C. A. star course, made a de cided hit with the large and cultured audience present. The subject announced f<>r the lecture I was"The Sunny Side of Life. Dr. Hedley preferred, however, to discourse upon another topic, "Wisdom's Jewelled Ring." He had been in Danville once before, he explained to the manage ment. and had addressed the teachers' institute,using the lecture, "The Sunny Side of Life." "Wisdom's Jewelled Ring" was, therefore announced as the subject of Friday night's discourse. There was plenty of humor in the lec ture. which never failed to elicit an out burst of applause; pathos that touched the heart to tears, and philosophy which appealed to the good sense of all. Dr. Hedley tried to give a conception of the best of life: he talked to good effect and very successfully carried the audience through to the conclusion that in the true wisdom <>f this world self control is the central and guiding star. Dr. Hedley is a person of striking per sonality with a wonderful command of language. He was at times intensely dramatic, especially when he dropped into anecdote. He is always eloquent, while the word pictures which adorned liis discourse were vivid and cleverly drawn. Twelfth Regiment's Good Showing. The result of the inspection of the last annual encampment is certainly very gratifying to members of the Twelfth regiment of which Company F, of this city, is a part. Taking into considera tion the fact that the companies are scattered and only get together once a year and that the regiment was inspect ed in "extended order," "out-post duty, "' "guard duty and "drill" as a regiment and not as individual companies, the rating is, indeed, high as compared with other regiments which have armories large enough to have regular move ments and every facility for the welfare of the guard. The following ratings show the regiments superior to the Twelfth: First regiment, 93.94; Sixteenth, 91.04; Eighth. 90.01; Thirteenth, 90.57 Twelfth 90.85. The difference between the Eighth and Thirteenth is so slight that it is hardly worth while considering. The outlook for the National Guard is in deed very bright, as the government has at last seen its importance and is now considering many changes relative to its advancement. The local com pany is now preparing for the annual spring inspection and every member should do his utmost to keep up the standard of the company. First National Bank Directors. The shareholders of the First Nation al Bank Tu< slay elected the following directors to serve for the ensuing year: B. R. Gearhart. Christian Laubach, I. X. Grier, .1. I) Magill, ('. G. VanAlen, William Pensyl and John F. Tooley. Will Play Friday Evening. A game of basket ball will l»e played at the Armory on Friday evening be tween tin' Susquehanna University boys and the local team. Battersby and St. Clair, old league players will, assist the visiting team. Game called at H3O. Newcomer-Ulmer. At the parsonage of the United Evan gelical church Mr. Charles W. New comer and Miss Mary A. Ulnier, both of Williamsport. were united in marriage Wednesday evening, January 15. 1902, by Rev. J. F Hower. Supper a Success. Ladies' Camp P. O. of A. held a sauer kraut supper in the G. A. R. hall last evening It was well attended and ptfoVe'd a financial tfu'eWss. DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, JAM AliY I<>. 11)02. PERSONAL I'ARAUAI'IIS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Rev. Adolph Meyer was a Blooms lmrg visitor yesterday. Mrs. Cameron Shultz, West Market street, returned from avisitwith friends n Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. Garner Shipe, of South Danville, left at noon yesterday for Shamokin. Mrs. Ratherine P. Hill, of Newberry, returned home yesterday after a visit at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. t. II- Vannan, South Danville. Mr and Mrs. David Jones, bride and groom, left at noon yesterday for Phila delphia. Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets, of Mon tandon. returned home yesterday after a visit with Mrs. Arthur Rennedy, Riv erside. Mrs. William Lowrie, of Berwick, called on friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. Frank Heim, of this city, spent yesterday with friends in Grovania. William Hunt sj>ent yesterday morn ing in Catawissa. Carl Litz was a Shamokin visitor yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Heddens. Mill street, left yesterday morning for Will iamsport, where last evening he took in the speech of William J. Bryan. F. H. Vannan transacted business in Sunbury yesterday. Gomer Thomas made a business trip to Sunbury yesterday. U. G. Smith spent yesterday in Sha mokin. Frank C. Derr was in Bloomsburg yesterday. Jenkin Evans, of Berwick, was in this city yesterday. William Reiner, of Beach Haven, spent yesterday with friends in this city. Mrs. A. W Rennedy spent yesterday with friends at Boyd's Station. Joseph Lowensteen spent yesterday afternoon with friends in Catawissa. Mrs. Russel A. Relly, of Sunbury, was a guest of her parents. Mr and Mrs. Jesse Beaver. Pine street, yester day. Miss Nan Cadwallader. of Sunbury. spent yesterday afternoon with friends in this city. Mrs. J. A. Francis, of Shamokin, at tended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Mar shall yesterday. Mrs. David Furman. of Scranton.who has been the guest of Mrs. John Deen, Pine street, left for Bloomsburg last evening. Simon Rrebs, of Somerset, arrived in this city last evening for a visit with his daughter. Mrs. Charles P. Hancock, West Market street. Mrs. Hugh Quick, of Rupert, visited friends in this city last evening. James N. Miller and daughter, Miss Sue, of this city, visited friends yester day in Bloomsburg. Ralph Foulk left yesterday for Will iamsport. Miss Bessie Courson, of Sunbury, re turned home last evening after visiting relatives in this city and Washington ville. John Finley and wife, of Shamokin, arrived in this city yesterday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Leniger, corner of Mill and Mahoning streets. F. Q. Hartman left vesterdav for New York. Frank Russell spent last evening in Northumberland. Henry Mitchell visited Northumber land friends last evening. Daniel Gillaspy, of Mexico, who has been visiting friends in this city for some time, will leave for Pittsburg to day, where be has accepted a position. L. G. Hatton, superintendent of the Prudential Insurance company 's work in this section, was transacting business in this city yesterday. Miss Gertrude Loewns, ofYowanda, is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. L. Marks, West Market street. Mrs. L. A. Yeiser, of Philadelphia, re turned home yesterday after a visit with her mother. Mrs. Clara A. Bran don, East Market street. Traveling Passenger Agent I). L. Manger, P. &R. Railway, of William sport, was a Danville visitor yesterday. Thomas Marshall, of Milton, attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Marsha'l, in this city yesterday. Walter Arms, of Sunbury, visited rel atives in this city yesterday. Funeral Large and Impressive. The funeral of the late Verdi Camp bell which took place from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Camp bell, at Rlinesgrove Friday forenoon, was a very impressive and largely at tended one. The flowers were a re markable feature and the body was laid to final rest on a bed of carnations. The services were conducted by Rev Brooks and Rev. Armstrong. The pall bearers were Messrs. Harman Law rence, Clark Enterline, Lester Dietz and Lloyd Reefer. Hahn-Flanagan. Daniel Hahn and Miss Annie Flanag an, both of this city, were married on Saturday eveuing last. The ceremony was performed at 7 o'clock by Rev. L. B Twichell at the parsonage of First I Baptist church (IXI.I "XI IX THE Wdlll.ll Seven-Eights Automatic Eour Color Knit ting Machines. The Danville Knitting Mills entered upon a departure Monday which places our town in the front rank in the stock ing manufacturing industry and gives wage earners here a remarkable advant age. Reference is made to the seven eighth automatic four-color knitting machines, just installed, which in con struction very nearly reach the acme of perfection, the sole right for whose use is owned by Thomas West, and which will result in driving the Eng lish stocking out of the American mar ket. The machine is a marvel of ingenuity and aside from the speed is dexterous ; 'i<r unerring beyond anything that could be attempted by the human hand. No more fascinating sight can be im agined than to watch the various light ning-like movements of the intricate machine as without the least manipula tion by the human hand it begins and completes the stocking, weaving in the four different colors, horizontally or vertically or both ways on the same hose forming a checker work of colors. The best that could lie accomplished on automatic knitting machines heretofore -and that was considered quite an achievement wastoweavein two differ ent colors. When colors above two were employed they had to lie woven in by hand: that is, the machine had to be stopped at a certain point and manipu lated by the operator until the stripe was run in. The advantage of the new machine is apparent: it requires less help and increases the product immense ly. The seven-eighth automatic four-color machine is an inveation perfected by Mr. West himself. Not only is the machine covered by patent, but also the stocking it knits. Thus while they are the only machines of the kind in the world they are controlled solely by Mr. West, whose intention is to bring them to this city where they will eventually displace all the older type of machines in use. The sixteen machines started up Mon day ar. in charge of William West, son of Thomas West, and Miss Katie sharp, both of Plymouth. The former i- a mechanical expert, who set up the machines and will keep them in order, while it will b< the duty of the latter to instruct the help. One hand can oper ate four of the new machines. As soon as the four hand required have learned to operate the consignment of machines installed, anot' r batch of sixteen will be ordered when the hands already in structed will teach others, and so on un til the mill is full of the new and im proved machines. It does not seem difficult to learn. A young man who took his first lesson Monday morning by the evening was tolerably proficient. The new machines on the whole are considered a boon. They increase the earnings of the hands materially. (>ne person can more easily operate four of the new machines than two of the old ones and with anything like application can earn *2 per day. The goods manufactured are of the finest quality. The stockings in every respect will come up to the European hose, with this advantage, that while the European article has a seam down the back and the heel sewed on, the product of Mr. West's new ma chines are seamless, being knit round, with heel and toe complete. The Euro pean article, which sells at 50 cents per pair and has heretofore defied American competition, will have to give way be fore Mr. West, as his product, so well protected, is a superior hose and can be sold in this country at cents per pair. A Slick Piece of Robbery. Miss Sydney Goodvkoonst, of Allen wood who had been visiting at the home of Joseph Hunter, East Market street, left Saturday for Middletown, Conn., where she is employed in the Hospital for the Insane. In company with her sister, Miss Sadie, she arrived in this city Tuesday last. On their way from A lien wood to Danville they had planned to stop in Williamsport between trains for the purpose of doing some shopping. Arriving at that point, how ever, Miss Sydney found that she had been relieved of her chatelaine bag, which she carried at her side and which contained eight dollars in cash,a broach lace collar, and a return ticket from Williamsport to Hoboken, N. J. The support of the bag had been very neat ly severed as with a pair of scissors. Owing to the crowded condition of the car the two sisters were obliged to take separate seats, Miss Sydney occn pyitig a seat with a rather stout lady who was cross-eyed. At Montoursville the woman left the cars. As she arose she asked Miss Goodykoonst to assist her in putting oil her cape, the latter kindly complying. The supposition is that the woman cut the bag loose while seat''d in th car and that while Mis- Goodvke m-t wi- assisting her with her wrap she dexterously picked up her bxitv and secreted it about her per s >n. Death of uu Aged Lad). Mrs. Marv McMullen died n the h<ime of her daughter, Mrs. Lloy Bay lor, Mahoning township. Sundav even ing last aged ?(! years Death w,s due to a stroke of paralysis The funeral was held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Baylor residence, Bloom 1 road, near Ridgeville. Charles Newcomer, of Williamsport, is visiting friends in t his city. SCHOOL AIHWS DISCUSSED The Board Held a Regular Meeting Mon day Night. The school board held a regular meet ing Manday night. There Was little busi ness i)ii hand and the session was short. Truant Officer W. E. Young reported many children detained from school owing to measles, who probably have a right to attend. The difficulty lies in the fact that owing to poverty no physi cian has been called and although the infected family may have passed the limit which permits the child to return to school, yet there is no one to issue a certificate to that effect and without a certificate as is well-known the teacher is not permitted to admit the pupil. In three wards Officer Young said he found fifteen families whose children, now well, are out of school on the score of measles. On motion it was ordered that in such cases as above the truant officer notify the parents to call on any one of our local physicians who will grant the certificate required free of cost. Treasurer Schram presented a state ment of finances to date which showed a cash balance on hand of $10,375.34. On motion it was ordered that the flag pole formerly in use on the Fourth Ward school building be removed and repairs made en the roof. On motion the use of the High school room was granted to the debating society made up of pupils each Friday evening between the hours of 7 and 8. The following members of the board were present: Fischer, Orth, Green, Burger, Byerly, Black, Keefer, Fenster macher, Barber, Harpel and Curry. The following bills were approved: Chas. Mottern $ 1.00 Standard Gas Co 2.00 Joseph Lechuer, 1.10 Henry Rempe 2.00 D. C. Williams 75 W. E. Young 7.50 John Wanamaker 03.00 Stamps and envelopes 1.60 Casper Diseroad, 1.71 S. J. Welliver 1.37 D. R. Pensyl, 2.75 11. G. Salmon 2.75 Teachers and janitors 1525.50 E. W. Peters, com 78.37 Will G. Brown i 4.2.") A Scheme That Didn't Work. According to all accounts our town must be full of thieves. There is scarce ly a day but we hear of some new scheme devised by these fertile-minded gentry for the purpose of getting posses sion of other people's property. William Morgan, who is employed in the Knitting Mill and boards at the res idence of Mrs. William Yoris. Church street, is one of the latest selected as a victim by the thieves. On Saturday forenoon a stranger rep resenting himself as a watch maker, called at his boarding place and asked for Mr Morgan's watch. The timepiece, he said, needed repairing—that Morgan wanted it on Sunday and being too busy to leave his work had requested him to call at the house and get the watch. Mrs. Yoris was not a person to be so easily caught and refused to produce the time piece. The fellow was quite persistent. The watch, he said, was in Morgan s room and tried hard to induce Mrs. Voris togo and get it. The wo man still refusing the fellow finally left. When Mr. Morgan returned to the house at noon he was surprised to learn of what had occurred. The would-be thief by that time had ample opportu nity to get out of the way. As Mrs. Voris recalls him he was tall and slend er in person, with a short light mous tache. He wore dark clothes and a brown slouch hat. Death of Robert Dodson. Robert E. Dodson, mention of whose illness was recently made in these col umns, died at his home on East Main street, shortly before eight o'clock Sun day evening after a lingering illness of about six months' duration, death being due to illness contracted while intheser vice of the United States army. He was aged just nineteen years and four months. During the Spanish-American War he enlisted as a member of Co. F, 12th, Regt. Pa. Vols, of Danville, but failed to see active service on the battle field as his regiment along with many others was not called upon, and after being stationed for some months at Camp Meade, Middletown and Falls Church, Va., was, together with the other members of bis company, finally mustered out of the service. Deceased is survived by a wife and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Dodson. of this town, both of whom have the sym pathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. Death of Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Sarah Marshall, widow ot the late William Marshall.died at her home. East Market street, Monday morning about s o'clock after a long illness. She was lis years of age. a life-long member of the Episcopal church and a well known and esteemed resident of the Second Ward. She is survived by five daughters: Mrs. W. H. N. Walker. Mrs. Robert Goodall, Mrs. Frank Rramer and Miss Ratie Marshall of this city and Mis. .1 Marklev White of Norris town. Two brothers and a sister abo survived Messrs Cyrus and William Gutner. »112 Columbia and Mrs. Kathryn llarman, of Shenandoah. A special meeting of the Clerks' Union will be held this evening at 7 o'clock in their room, G. A- R. hall. All mVmbers are requested to Be pfCstfnt. ESTABLISHED IX 1855. SI; Will 1.1; AGAIN TO THE FRONT J. Murray Africa Before Council in Special Session Saturday Evening. The subject of sewerage, which has been kept in the back ground since last summer, has again come to the front. A special meeting of council was called Saturday night last for the purpose of taking action on the plans and specifica tions prepared by .1. Murray Africa and to pay the bill rendered by that gentle man for professional services. The fol lowing councilinen responded to the call: Davis, George Sechler, Yastine, Fetter man, Kenimer, M. D. L. Sechler, Jones, McLain, Dougherty and Brandt. J. Murray Africa was present at the meeting. Being called to the floor he explained that he had made a careful examination of the borough and com pleted a survey. Upon arriving here last summer, he said, he was careful to make inquiries as to whether or not there was a map of the borough in existence. He was informed that there was none. Acting upon this information, he said, he proceeded with the survey. Mr. Murray exhibited the map to council which showed the elevation of every part of the borough. The plans and specifications, he said, were in the hands of the printer and would not be completed for three or four days. He explained at length the different methods which might be employed in sewering the town. While a combined system, taking care of the cellar drain age and the rainfall, might be best for one part of the town, a separate system would be advisable in another portion. For instance along Blizzard's run he did not think it would be practicable within the limit of the borough's resources to construct a sewer that would do more than carry off the sewage. The excess of water in times of flood, he thought, would be too hard a proposition to tackle and it would have to be permitted to drain off on the surface as at present. In the matter of outlet there is only one plan to consider. If it were not for contaminating the water supply the cost could be considerably diminished by sewering direct to the river. He recom mended that the entire system drain in to one trunk outlet. So that should the borough at any time in the future be restrained from polluting the river it would find things facilitated for getting rid of the sewage according to another method, namely, by erecting a plant to filter the waste. The outlet as proposed will enter the river at a safe distance below the water works in the vicinity of the third alley below Chestnut street. The sewer, Mr. Africa said, would be constructed largely of brick: pipe could not be used with advantage where a diameter greater than 24 inches is re quired. The cost of sewering the whole borough, he said, would be $70,000. This would insure a complete and durable system. Leaving out Welsh Hill, the work could be done for $50,000. This would include all that part of the bor ough which is built up and where sew erage will be essential during many years to come. If permission could be obtained to lay a sewer along the bot tom of the canal between Railroad and Mill streets, he said, a vast amount of excavating might be avoided, which would diminish the cost SIOOO or SI2OO. It became apparent as the meeting progressed that council were divided on the subject of sewerage and that the lines as drawn months ago had changed little if any. Everything remained serene, however, until Mr. Africa's bill was submitted. This read as follows: Huntingdon, Jan. 11, 1902. BOROUGH OF DANVILLE TO J. MURRAY AFRICA, Dr. Professional services, survey, prepara tion of plans and specifications for com plete system of sewerage, S2OOO. Mr. Dougherty moved that the bill be accepted. Mr. Brandt seconded the mo tion. M. D. L. Sechler said he objected to the bill and would not vote for its pay ment, as the committee which authoriz ed the work had overstepped its instruc tions. Mr. Yastine endorsed Mr. Sech ler's view and declared that he could not support the motion. A yea and nay vote was called for, which resulted as follows: Yeas—George Sechler, Fetterman, Kenimer, Dougherty and Brandt. Nays Davis, Yastine. M D. L Sech ler, Jones and McLain. The secretary announced a tie and the president declared the motion lost. Just what the outcome of the matter i will 1»' is hard to determine. President i Kenimer before adjourning ventured the opinion that council will be obliged I to accept Mr. Africa's plans and specifi l cations and to pav his bill. Traveling Man's Bad Accident. Eugene Behrendt, representing the Warrensburg Woollen Company,of New York, met with a bad accident in this city Monday. He was walking down Mill street and when in front of Lyons meat market lie fell to the pavement. The only injury sustained seemed to be upon bis right arm, which was most peculiarly affected. In falling it seem \ed to receive the most <>f the body's weight, and upon regaining his feet Mr. Behrendt found that he had lost all use of the limb. He was assisted to Hotel Oliver.where Dr. Curry was called. An examination showed that no bones were broken; neither was there a dislocation at any of the joints, although tlv arm continued useless. At the advice of the doctor Mr. Behrendt returned to New York City, t leaving on the 10:17 D. L iV' W. train. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortmen of job letter and iancy type and jot? material generally, the Publisher | announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all K Inds and Descrption. our prices before place your orders. . I,Will: CROSSING ACCIDENT Joseph D. Cromley and Little son Killed by the Car^. A grade crossing accident, sickening in its details, occurred ajt Watsontown Thursday, in which a well-known resid ent of this county and his little son were the victims. Thursday afternoon Joseph D. Crom ley, who lives on the Clark farm, Lime stone township, near Washingtonville, drove to Watsontown with a load of grain, employing two horses and a sled. He was accompanied by his little son, David, who was about fjjve years of age. The grain was sold to W. A. Lesher and after unloading it and attending to some other business about town Mr. Cromley accompanied by his little sou, about 4 o'clock, started f on the home ward drive. They reached the station on the Penn sylvania railroad and w/ere in the act of driving over the crossing at that point when they were struck by the Buffalo "Flyer." Father and son and both horses were killed, while the sled was re duced to splinters. Mir. Cromley was killed instantly, the skull at the back of the head being caved in. Little David, who was also badly injured about the head, lived for some minutes, although unconscious. When found he still held in his hand an orange which his father had bought him before starting home. One of the horses fell upon the pilot of the engine and was carried a distance of nearly three squares. Mr. Cromley was undoubtedly un aware of the train's approach, which did not stop at the station, but went dashing through the town at the rate of at least forty miles an hour. It is said the "Flyer" was late and was running to make up lost time. A telephone message was at once sent to Washingtonville, whence a messenger was dispatched to the home made desolate by the awful accident. The effect of the news on the surviving wife can easily be imagined. David was the only child of the household and as was not unnatural the mother was strongly attached to him, her devotion and constant solicitude for his welfare often being remarked upon. Thus in a single moment of time had she not only been rendered a widow, but death at one swoop had bereft her of all she had in life. Joseph D. Cromley was about forty years of age. He was a leading agricul turis and one of the representative men of the community. He was the son of Jeremiah Cromley who resides near New Columbia. Clarence Cromley and Philip Cromley, of this city, the latter, watchmanat the First National bank,are first cousins of Joseph D. Cromley, the deceased. Mrs. Cromley, the widow, so unexpectedly bereaved, is the daughter of David Foust, a well-known farmer of Limestoneville. One Thousand Persons Present. The funeral of the late Joseph D. Cromley and little son David, victims of the grade crossing accident, which took place at Washingtonville Sunday, was one of the largest ever held in that lo cality. The remains were viewed by at least 1000 persons. The funeral, which met at the late residence at 10 o'clock a m. did not reach the Lutheran church until 11:30. Long before that hour the building was crowded, many having ar rived as early as half past nine o'clock. Mrs. Cromley, the bereaved wife and mother, was unable to attend the funer al. She was assisted down stairs in the morning to take a last look at her loved ones, but had to be immediately carried back to her bed. It is exceedingly doubtful whether she will survive the shock. The mourners were conducted to seats inside while the caskets were opened in front of the church and viewed by the vast assemblage. Neither of the bodies were in the least disfigured and both looked very natural. The little boy iH his left hand held the orange that his father had given ihim at Watsontown and which was found in his hand after death. Both bodies were buried in one gravt'. The services were conducted by Rev. Owen Reber, pastor of the church, who after the interment preached a sermon in the church, founding his remarks on the well-known scriptural passage: "In the Midst of Life we are in Death." Sev eral hymns were sung by the choir, while a quartette rendered an appropri ate selection. The Dance a Success. The dance in the Armory last night under the auspices of Company F, prov ed a success financially and socially. There were about fifty couple present. The music was furnished by William Reitineyer, Eugene Miles and Richard Metlierell. Powder Mill Goes Up. An explosion occurred at Beury's powder mill near Uniontown, a suburb of Shamokin,yesterday forenoon. Thom as Renn, of Uniontown, was fatally burned. He was removed to the Min ers' Hospital. One Hundred at the Altar. The revival meetings in progress at Trinity M. E. church are well attended and snccessfull from every stand point. Over one hundred knelt at the altar on Sunday and consecrated their livee to Christ. Harry Lyons spent a few hours with friends in Northumberland lufet Pv£u ing.
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