Home Paper —Fer lie Home The circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It wil pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR 1)R. IRVING 11. .JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9 A. M. t<> 1- -V- 10 4 MM St., ll\ M.to 4 I'. J/- Dami V. P". SIIULTZ, M. I>. 425 MILL ST., DASVILI.E, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty — W. P. AIOLE, DENTIST OFFICE: 21S MII.I. STREET. eet-h Extracted without I'atn. Crown and Bridsre Work a Spertaltj . j Kqillpped with the latest and most improved instruments and prepared to execute the most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS —DENTIST.— Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charge* Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1*92 License Court to-morrow. Dr. Harpel is recovering from a sever- ; al days' illness. ] The evening train north on the D, L. & W will arrive in this city earlier on and after January 26. The exact time will be announced before Sunday. Edward Sainsbury is ill at his home on Grand street. The inclement weather of yesterday interfered to a great extent with Vogel's street parade. A meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary will be held in Y. M. C. A. parlor to night. Bricklayers are making good progress with their work on the Leniger build ing. As Lent begins February 12, many social events will be crowded in the next few weeks. The "Brown and White" a newspaper pnblished twice a week by students of Lehigh University is one of our bright exchanges. Work on the roof of the Reading Iron works has been interrupted by the in clement weather of the last few days. The Woman s Benevolent Association will hold their regular meeting in the public library building this afternoon. Local Expressman John Patt >n lacer ated the thumb of his left hand very badly yesterday while delivering a large box at the knitting mill. Lester, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Klinesgrove, still continues very ill. The water covered the D. L. <sfc W. track at a point between Almedia and Lime Ridge, Tuesday night, to the depth of a foot and a half. Ambrose Vought, South Danville, is ill of pneumonia The Susquehanna University basket ball team will play Williamsport Y. M. C. A. to night. Danville will arrange a game with Williamsport in the near future. Don't forget the Mozart club's concert at the < >pera House to-morrow night. Many contributors to the Y. M. C. A. are signing the petition to recall former secretary W. D. Laumaster. A fine lot of ice which had been cut by John Wintersteen on the meadow dam was carried away by the flood on Mahoning creek. A marriage license was issued yester day to Christopher Vought and Miss Cora Hile. both of Mayberry township. On Friday evening the strong Dan ville team will play the Milton team in the Armory. The game will commence at eight o'clock. A's both clubs are de termined to win and both think they can win. a very interesting game is promised.—Milton Standard. The U. S. Civil Service Commission will hold examinations at several places in each state during March and April,to secure young men and women for the government service, 9,889 persons se cured positions last year through these examinations. Probably 10,000 api pointments will be made this year. All j appointments are for life and for most positions only a common school education is required. Salaries at ap pointment vary from $660 to SI2OO a year with liberal promotions afterward. Politics is not considered. This affords a good opportunity for people between 16 and 45 years of age. Those desiring places of this kind can get-full informa tion about them, free.by writing to the Columbia Correspondence College, Washington, D. C. and asking for its Civil Service Catalogue, number three. In one hour, the other evening, at a public meeting called by the William sport Board of Trade, the citizens of Williamsport raised $140,000, securing for that city the location of a large mer cantile establishment which will ulti mately employ a large number of men. That is the way they do things there and the example of the eity of mills and fac tories is worthy of imitation. This lit tle affair at Williamsport also shows the amount of hustle, necessary, nowadays, when wide awake towns wish to secure industries that will bring more people to town, increase the amount of money in circulation in general and put cold cash into the pockets of the business men "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREI UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS. VOL. 47--NO I. WILL RECALL . MR. LAI'MASTLIt Former General Secretary Will bo Asked to Return to the Post Those anions onr citizens who have the best interest <>f the local \ . M. C. A. at heart will be glad to learu that ac cording to all indications XV illiam D. Lanmaster, former General secretary, iiiav be recalled to the responsible posi tion which he tilled with such signal ability for many years. The vicissitudes of the Y. M. C. A. here are well known but of all the changes affecting it there was none to be so much deplored as the resignation of Mr. Lanmaster. It is true, since his retirement the welfare of the institu tion has been carefully looked after by William V. Oglesby, Esq.. acting secre tary. But his election, as is well known was only a temporary provision, while the best interest and the permanency of the Y. M. C. A. demand a general sec retary trained to his calling who can give all his time and his undivided at tention to the work in hand. The board of directors have bt*eu looking over the field very diligently, but a man possessing the peculiar quali fications of heart and brain essential to the position is not easy to obtain. At this juncture it is not strange that all thoughts should turn to the former sec retary with a hope that he may be pre vailed upon to return to his old field where he is familiar with every detail of work and has so many warm friends who would gladly welcome him back to their midst. All those who have contributed to the Y. M. C. A. —and their names seem legion—in the grand and successful ef fort to wipe out its indebtedness are uniting in appeal to Mr. Laumaster to accept the general secretaryship. Over a hundred of the contributors during yesterday found an opportunity to affix their signatures to a paper urging his recall. In a day or so all the contribu tors, approximating a thousand, will be on the list. What Mr. Lanmaster may decide to do upon receiving this most flattering call remains to be seen. He is at pres ent engaged in evangelical work at Spring Mills, Center county. First Euchre of Series. A number of well-known ladies of this city have organized a progressive euchre club to meet every Thursday af ternoon. There are twenty in the party and they all will entertain the club in their turn. The first euchre will be held this afternoon at the .home of Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Lower Mulberry street. In the club are Mrs. Edward W. Peters, Mrs. John M. Geise, Mrs. John Jacobs, Jr., Mrs. Thomas J. Price, Mrs. Evan Jones, Mrs. Joseph Heini. Mrs. Herbert Wyle, Mrs. Edward Czechowicz, Mrs. William Cairn, Mrs. Alex. Foster, Mrs. H. D. Lyon, Mrs. Oscar Leniger, Mrs. F. (}. Peters, Mrs. Alex. Deihl, Misses Clara Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Clara Smith, Cora Dreifuss and Dora Meyer. Will Install Blood Hounds. Francis Woll who recently establish ed a skunk farm on Montour Ridge has ordered two large blood hounds to keep away intruders. It will be remembered that some miscreants recently invaded his premises, slaughtering and carrying away the pelts of all the skunks install ed. The skunks hereafter, will be confin ed in a central enclosure which will be surrounded by a circular range, also en closed. for the hounds. Under the cir cumstances it would require an individ ual with a good deal of nerve to tres pass upon the premises so as to inter fere with the skunks. Jacob Winters' Gold Bath. Jacob Winters, East Market street, narrowly escaped death by drowning in Mahoning creek yesterday morning. With some others he was engaged in catching ice near the steam grist mill when he fell into the stream and was carried away by the force of the cur rent. Fifty feet further down the stream he succeeded in gaining the shore, but not until he was nearly over come bv cold and exhaustion. The creek at this point was six feet deep. A Position Abolished. A local ear inspector will no longer be maintained at the I). L. «Xr \v yards at : this place. The position here has been ! filled by George W. Lenhart for the past ! thirty-five years. Cars if found serious 'ly in need of repairs will hereafter be sent to Kingston or Scrautou: if only ; slightly out of order they will be repair ed here by a mechanic sent from the shops. Traveling Car Inspector Hum j by who announced the change when ! in this city Tuesday, has been transferr- I e<| from Scranton to Dover. N J. Burned a 20-Dollar Bill. George Sandel of Mahoning township, ! is twenty dollars out of {xx-ket owing to a curious mistake. On Tuesday lie took an envelope from his pocket containing , his last pay. Removing, as he thought, ' all the money, which was in bills, he threw the envelope into the tire. After i ward, counting the money he found j that he was twenty dollar* short. He !is led to the conclusion that a 20-dollar j bill remained in the envelope and was iburned. Gollection of Curios. Harry Albeck who has recently re turned from the Philippines has a fine collection of curios at the shoe store of Nelson Woods, Mill street. The collec tion comprises weapons of various sorts, i oriental fancy wurk, &c. I'M RELIEF OF THE POOR Annual Election of the Womans' Benevo lent Association. The Womans' Benevolent Association of this city held its annual election at the residence of Dr. S. Y. Thompson Thursday afternoon. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President. Mrs. S. Y. Thompson Presidents, Mrs. Mary Kline, Miss Pe nina Bright. Mrs. R. K. Polk, Mrs. Jasper Gearhart, Mrs. George M. Gear hart. Miss Maggie Murray: Treasurer,) Mrs. .T. Persing; Corresponding Secre tary, Miss Katharine McCorinick; Re cording Secretary, Mrs. L. D. Lanmast er. The following ladies were selected as managers: Mahoning Presbyterian church—Mrs. R. D Magill and Mrs. Sophia Mowrey. Grove Presbyterian church—Mrs. B. R. Gearhart and Mrs. Thomas J. Rog ers. Pine Street Lutheran church—Mrs. J. H. Johnson and Mrs. Frank Sohoch. Trinity Lutheran church—Mrs. L. D. Ulrich and Mrs. Ed. Y. Seidel. Christ Episcopal church—Mrs. George M. Gearhart and Mrs. R. H. Woolley. St. Paul's M. E. church—Mrs. Mary Jones and Mrs. James Foster. Trinity M. E. church —Mrs. John Gulick and Mrs. S. F. Ricketts. Shiloh Reformed church—Mrs. George E. Limbert and Mrs. W. 11. Orth. United Evangelical church Mrs. Minerva Brader and another to lie chosen. St. Joseph's Catholic church —Miss Maggie Murray and Mrs. William Cairn. St. Hubert's Catholic church —Mrs. J. H. Goeser and Mrs. Joseph Lechner. Bn'i Zion Synagogue —Mrs. Simon Dreifuss and Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith. The officers and managers of the Wo mans' Benevolent society vote d thanks to the Friendship Fire company for its donation of bread —27 loaves—for dis tribution among the poor at Christ mas. Some time was spent in a general dis cussion dwelling upon the necessity of organized relief and methods of work in helping the poor. At no time is the borough so prosperous that cases of des titution do not exist. Funds are always needed. In order to raise money the borough will be cut up into districts and solicitors will pass from house to house. It is reasoned that if every family in Danville would contribute the insignifi cant sum of 25 cents per year enough money would be realized to euable the Womans' Benevolent Association to meet all the demands made upon it.i The ladies of the«ociety meet every Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in a room of the public library building, where a couple of hours is spent in sew ing for the benefit of the poor. The following report was presented showing the amount expended during I the year for the relief of the poor: Groceries s2*. 18 Coal, 11.45 j Dry goods 15.87 ; Meat 8 88 Milk 1.98! Medicine and postage stamps,... 1.85 i Removing patient to German Hospital, Philadelphia 25.00 J. M. PERSING, Treasurer. Revisiting His Old Home. 11. L. Kramer, brother of Mrs. Frank ' G. Schoch, and Will G. Kramer, who left this city in IHS2, accompanied by j his wife, arrived in this city Tuesday afternoon for a short visit. Mr. Kramer,whose Post Office is Kra mer, Warren county, Ind.. is treasurer and general manager of the Mud and Lithia water baths, a popular resort known as "Mudlavia" located near At tica, Ind. Mr. Kramer had many friends among our townspeople who are glad of an opportunity to take him by the hand after his long absence. Interesting Photo. Samuel R Waite, a recently returned soldier from China and the Philippines, now in Philadelphia, has sent his friend John C. Moyer, of St. Elmo Hotel, ;ui photograph representing a very inter- I ♦•sting group. In the party in addition to Mr Waite are the representatives of different nations as follows: Herman, French, Russian, Japanese, British, In dian. Australian and American. The River Bank Gave Way. Arthur Pront, Grand street, sustained a bad fright yesterday morning. He was standing along the river at the foot of Nassau street, when the bank gave way precipitating him some six feet down among the big cakes of ice that the rising river had crowded in ujK>n shore. He" luckily escaped injury in any form. Bitten by a Do?. | R. I). Magill was badly bitten in the I hand yesterday while trying to separate , | two dogs that were fighting near his residence. The belligerents were his own well-known black dog and a canine , of the bull dog variety following R. B. . j Diehl. Mr. Magill required surgical at : tention which was given by I)rs. New baker and Shultz. Ran Agaiust a Clothes Line. Art M Peters while walking across > the back yard of the homestead. Grand street, early yesterday morning, ran . foul of the family clothes line. As a re sult of the collision he carries a bad bruirtf on the left side of the forehead DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY, J AMAKY 2:s. 1002. PERSONAL I'AIIAUAI'IIS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Miss Margaret Rote, of Harrisburg, arrived in this city last evening for a visit with Miss Emeline Gearhart. West Market street. Miss Reba Griffin, of Warren, arriv ed in this city last evening for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Patrick (iriffin, Foust street. Miss Grace Haag, of Wilkesbarre. is visiting at the home of U. Y. James, East Market street. Mr. and Mrs. David Grove, Ash street, left yesterday morning for a visit with relatives in Shamokin. Miss Rella Adams. East Frufct street, returned yesterday morning from a visit with friends in Klinesgrove. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Russel, East Mar ket street, spent yesterday with friends in Bloomsburg. George Rainier, of Harrisburg. re turned home yesterday after a visit with his mother, Mrs. Winifred Rainier, on Northumberland street. Mrs. William Heddens spent last evening with relatives in Catawissa. W. H. Snyder of Roaring Creek cir culated among friends in this city yes yerday. G. W. Armstrong, of Bloomsburg,was in town yesterday. F. H. Vannan returned last evening from a business trip to Buffalo. John Brinhart, of Catawissa, was in town yesterday. Miss Boone Eckman.of Roaring Creek, visited friends in this city yesterday. D. R. Williams transacted business in Sunbury yesterday. Dr. J. Sweisfort spent a few hours in Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. J. Sweisfort and '.daughter, Mrs. Erskine Johnston and Miss Fanny Hartman, of this city, left on the 12:15 Pennsylvania train yesterday for Or lando, Florida. John Gfoves was a visitor in North umberland yesterday. W. Y. Cruikshank, of Berwick, called on friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. Jacob Swayze, of Catawissa, re turned home yesterday after a visit at the residence of Hiatt Montague. Grand street. Rev. Adolph Meyer went to Blooms burg last evening. Joseph Weidman, East Market street, was in Bloomsburg yesterday. Miss Gertrude Heim, East Front street, left yesterday for Pottsville, where she attended a dance last > even ing. John Campbell and J. C. Heddens spent yesterday with Philip Moser, at New Columbia. Pursell Hummer, South Danville, was a Sunbury visitor yesterday. Hiram Woodruff and I. W. Hoffman, South Danville, spent yesterday in Sun bury. George Bachinger transacted'business in Sunbury yesterday. J. Harrison Kase and J. Hudson Kase, of South Danville, attended court in Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. Butler Edgar. Mill street, spent yesterday at Lewisburg. Miss Ida Herring, of Bloomsburg, vis ited friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. A. B. Bowser and daughters, Isabel and Ada, of Millville, N. J., ar rived in this city yesterday for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. Harry Sober, Mill street. Mrs. William Bowyer, East Market street, left last evening for Sunbury, where she will attend the funeral of her brother. Dr. Edward Davis, of Berwick, visit ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Davis. Mill street, yesterday. Mrs. John Jones, Gulick's Addition, left yesterday for Marysville in response to a telegram announcing the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Erwin Jones. Mrs. Grant Herring, of Bloomsburg, visited friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. George Irvin, of Catawissa, re turned home last evening after a visit with Mrs. William Ephlin, Lower Mul berry street. Mrs. Edward Czechowicz returned last evening from a visit with friends in Berwick. Mrs. Walter S. Marshall and niece. Miss Yirgie, of Wilkesbarre, returned home yesterday after a visit at the res idence of John Albeck, on Upper Mul berry street. Mrs. Harriet Kauffman and daughter, Mrs. William Magill, have returned from a visit with friends in Scranton. Benjamin Harris left Tuesday for Nashville, Tenn. Miss Minnie James, of Bloomsburg, spent yesterday with her mother, Mrs. Mary James, Mill street. Mrs. J. M. Stratiff left yesterday morning for a short stay in Sunbury. Fred Keiser, of Philadelphia, an ex pert shovel finisher, has accepted a posi tion at the Shovel works this city. Percy Biddle, of Briar Creek, spent several hours yesterday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna Biddle, this city. Miss Georgie Derry, of Philadelphia, returned home yesterday morning after a visit with Miss Cora Jordon. Spruce street. Edward Czechowic* returned from Uorwicfc yt'stw'day CHILI! iIADLV 1U RNEI) Clothing Took Fire While Playing at the Stove Monday. James, the tliree-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Magill. Vine street, was very badly burned Monday as the result of his clothes taking fire. The hand of Providence was clearly visible in the affair; had the flames been given a few seconds more the child would have been burned beyond the hope of re covery. It happened about 4 p. m. Mrs. Magill and little James were at home alone. The kitchen fire needed replenishing and the mother carefully closing up the stove in front went down to the lower end of the lot for a bucket of coal. She was on her way back when she heard a terror-stricken cry from the house, which she instinctively felt in dicated that some terrible misfortune had befallen little James. Dropping the coal she ran up the walk and opening the kitchen door was horrified to find her child on fire, the flames having al ready eaten away his apron and dress in the region of the breast. Mrs. Magill. who was washing, had a tub of water near by and seizing the child after smothering the flames with her hands as best she could dashed wat er upon his burning clothing. In this way the fire was extinguished before the little fellows underclothing was consumed, but not until he was very seriously burned on each side of his face, his forehead and lips by the cruel flames which were fast enveloping his body. Dr. Wintersteen was called who soon succeeded in easing the pain. Unless the child inhaled the flame, which Dr. Wintersteen hardly thinks has occurr ed, the little fellow's recovery hardly admits of a doubt. The child's clothing, it is thought, took fire from the stove. The ash door which Mrs. >1 closed when she left the room was open when she returned, which would indicate that little James was playing with the fire during her absence. Danville Wins. The game of basket ball in the Ar mory Friday between the local team and Susquehanna University was cer tainly a hard fought if not a closely con tested one. There was more than the usual amount of rough and tumble; sev eral of our boys sustained abrasions of the skin and blood was much in evid ence, although no one was seriously hurt. The score, with its wide margin in favor of Danville, shows, however, that in point of skill the visitors were hardly in it with onr boys, who as usual distinguished themselves by their ex cellent team work, the passing of the ball between Bedea, Klase and Gaskins being an especially admirable feature. The visiting team with more practice might have done better. A long throw made by Battersby evoked applause, and showed that he was capable of good work. There was a large crowd pres ent with plenty of enthusiasm. The score at the end of the first half was 22 to 6in favor of Danville at the close of the game. 51 to 22 in favor of the home team. The line-up was as follows: — DANVILLE SUSQI* EH A NN A Bedea attack Battersby Gaskins attack Benfer Dmgherty. \ centn ' Auchmuty Sechler guard Sinclair Oberdorf guard Squire Trainor guard Ketterinan SUMMARY Goals from field—Bedea, 8: Gaskins. s Klase, 7 : Sechler, 1: Bat tersby, 6; Auchmuty, H Benfer, 1. Goals from foul —Bedea, M: Battersby, 2. Um pire, Newbaker. Referees. Davis and Czechowciz. A Fine lot of Souvenirs. The window of Woods' shoe store, which contains a lotof souvenirs brought from the Philippines by Oscar Thorn ton. proved quite an attraction to those who passed yesterday. The collection, which consists exclusively of Japanese and Philippine handiwork, possesses an especial interest, differing as it does from the general run of curios hereto fore brought home, by the returning sol diers, which were mostly in the line of weapons, flags, coin, coarser wearing apparel <Src. In Mr. Thornton's collection are found handkerchiefs, table covers, shawls and like articles, all hand-made.of the finest silk, elaborate in the extreme ami beautiful beyond anything ever dis played for sale on the counters in this country. In the collection is a Ik shirt ami a pair of white kill shoes made in Manila. Then are a number of articles including a spoon made of pearl, while amoug other things may be seen an um brella and a can which represent a great deal of value The returned sol dier has certainly displayed a gre it deal of taste in the selection of aivenirs Gearhart Primaries. The Republican primaries <>f Gear hart town iip will be held on Monday • evening. January 2?th at Dietrich's hotel. South Danville The Democrats of South Danville will hold their primaries on Saturday even ; itig at the usual voting place Will Install a "Heater." The lmard of Water Commissioners yesterday decided to install the new "heater for the older of the two engines at the Water Works as recommended by Superintendent Keefer at the Cominis j sioners' meeting, Tuesday night. , High School Literary societies meet 1 to-mOrrow aftvrw'un. ('(MAN ANII GROSS Elected Water Commissioners Friday Even ing to Succeed Polk and Foster. The borough council held a regular meeting Friday eve. The principal busi ness on hand was the election of two Water Commissioners to fill the unex pired terms of R. K. Polk and James Foster, whose resignations were accept ed at the last meeting. To succeed Mr. Polk, H. L. Gross was nominated by Mr. Vastine and un animously elected. To succeed Mr. Foster the names of Edward Corman and George D. Edmondson were placed in nomination, Mr. Vastine nominating the former and James Dougherty, the latter. A vote resulted as follows: Corman—Davis, Geo. Sechler, Vastine, Fetterman, Kemnier, M. D. L. Sechler, Jones, McLain, Brandt and Gibson, Edmondson—Dougherty. Mr. Corman receiving a majority of nine votes was declared elected to suc ceed Mr. Foster. A communication was received from George Laurer, councilman from the Fourth Ward, stating that he had re moved from Danville and would hence forth be a resident of Elmira. N. Y. Un der the circumstances he tendered his resignation as a member of the borough council. On motion Mr. Laurer's res ignation was accepted. Mr. Brandt, member from the Fourth Ward, at once introduced the subject of successor to Mr. Laurer, advocating the election of one immediately. Mr. Jones called attention to the near approach of election, explaining that a member now elected would have but two or three nights to serve. Others took the view that the Fourth Ward was entitled to a full representation no matter how short the time and it was decided to proceed with the election. Mr. Brandt nominated James Connol ly and Mr. Gibson, Charles Pusey. Two votes were taken, each of them result ing in a tie, after which the attempt to elect was abandoned. The vote was as follows: Pusey—Vastine, M. D. L. Sechler, Jones, McLain and Gibson. Connolly - George Sechler, Fetter man, Kemnier, Dougherty and Brandt. Mr. Davis at his request was excused from voting. Borough Treasurer Harry Ellenbogen presented his rej»ort, which showed a total balance on hand of JH604.84. President Kemnier announced that the terms of two members of the Board of Health have expired—O. B. Sweitzer of the Second Ward and Dr. J. R. Kim erer of the Third Ward. To succeed Mr. Sweitzer, who wishes to retire, the president appointed Harry Shick Dr. Kimerer was reappointed. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes, $82.50 Labor and hauling 15.41 B. Miller 8.38 D. C. William? 6 00 J. H. Yorgy 9.90 Costs in Blizzard damage suit,.. . 15.65 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $137.00 Harry B. Patton 20.00 William Vastine 5.62 E. Corman 4.10 O. S. Janney & Co 4.19 MORNING NEWS 5.50 Berwick's New Building. The new building of the Berwick store company which has been in conrse of erection for many months past is now completed. There are two reasons why our citizens are especially interested in this big establishment in which Berwick justly feels so proud. The first is that it is one of the largest ami most finely appointed store buildings in this section the second, that it was built under the supervision of ami over thu plans fur nished by our townsman. Architect J II Brngler. The building, which is a four story structure of brick and stone, 100x1*0 feet, consists in part of the old store building, which was thoroughly re modeled, and a large annex. It is equip ped with hydraulic passenger and freight elevators from the first to the fourth floor, in addition to a "pavement drop" from the sidewalk to the cellar. On the first floor, in the centre of the room, near the elevator. Is a large and very ornate soda fountain. It is distinctively a department store and as such will compare favorably with many of those in onr larger cities. The departments are entirely separate and comprise groceries, green grocer ies. meat, flour and feed, stoves and tin ware. dry goods, millinery, shoes,tailor ing, gents' furnishing good*, jewelry, furniture, house furnishing goods, car pets and drugs. In connection with the green grocery and meat department is a cold storage room of sufficient capacity to hold several car loads of fruits There is also a department for butter and eggs and another for fresh meat which will i liable the company to kill a whole car load of cattle at a time and placi them on cold storage, the beef lieitig run in on overlie id tracks and suspended along the sides. The storo when rightly down to busi ness will employ clerks The Am erican Car and Foundry company alone employs some Hooo men and the store does a business of fwOO.INX) annually *hi a -ingle day recently business to the amount of $16,000 was transacted The store is under the superintendence "112 Ray H Davenport. Third Ward Primaries. The Democratic primaries of the Third Ward will be bl'ld Friday cWuiof? at 7 o'clock. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. REVIVAL AT ST. PAI L'S The Meeting Last Night one of Tremen dous Power. The revival services at St. Paul's M. E. church announced on Sunday morn ing are now in full swing. The result* are most gratifying and the meeting last night as well as on Tuesday night was of tremendous power Speaking of last night's meeting one of the oldest members of the church remarked that "it possessed more of the evidences of an old fashioned revival than he had seen for twenty years."' This allusion to the "old fashioned revival ' suggests the fact that within recent years there has been a disposi tion in the Methodist church to drift away from the old landmarks relating to conversion which have always been a distinguishing feature of the church. Recognizing the fact that the old meth ods were passing the question was tak en up by the general conference at its last meeting to determine whether they should not be eliminated from the dis cipline of the chnrch. After a prolong ed discussion covering many days, the advocates of "old fashioned"' methods came off victorious. Methodism must retain the old way of increasing mem bership. In this connection it is interesting to note that Rev. Harry Curtin Harman. pastor, and all the people of St. Paul 's, regardless of what the attitude of some of the former pastors may have been, are squarely on record in favor of old fashioned revivals, which implies deep penitence for sin, the coming to the altar or mourners bench and confessing Christ as Saviour. It is conceded on all sides that St. Paul's chnrch is in need of a revival. Rev. Harman's ministry li;is been emin ently successful along financial lines, but a beautiful church with a rapidly diminishing debt are not all that are needed. An am—ion of memberships also essential. To bring this al»mt p-ts tor and people stand unit* d and ' old fashioned"'methods will be employed. A cordial invitation is extended tothe public to attend tin' revival meeting- at St. Paul x. Democratic Nominations Made. The Democrats of the Fonrth Ward held their primaries on Saturday even ing last. The meeting was called to order at by Committeeman Michael Mullen. Thomas Welch. Esq was chosen chairman, and Nichola- Hofer and A. L. Brandt, secretaries. James Connolly and Patrick Scott were placed in nomination as candid ates for Council. The former received 38 votes and the latter Mr. Connolly therefore was declared the nominee A.- candidates for school director W. O. Green and John Bruder were nominal ed. Mr. Green receiving 4:> votes as against Mr. Binder's 13, was declared the nominee Nicholas Hofer was chos en as judge of the election and Thuma- MoCaflferty as inspector Willian Shnltz received the nomination as con stable. George Bachinger and Thomas MoCaflferty were selected as delegates to the district convention. They were instructed to vote for Jonathan Rudy as poor director. Tearing Down the Bridges, Several farmers between this city and Northumberland are tearing down the bridges over the canal erect.sl by the Pennsylvania canal company on their farms Many of the?*- bridges are be coming much the worse for tiiue and wear and the canal company gave the farmers permission to tear them down, offering them a« a compensation for their labor the timber and stone in the old structures. As the bridges an necessarily high with a steep approach at each end necessitating a heavy pnll m crossing, the farmers are glad enough to get rid of them and are not much disposed to reject the proposition of the canal company. Th-.se who wish to cross the canal, according to the com pany's terms, will of course lie obliged to build culverts at their own e\j.. n which they may locate at any pint the most convenient. By spring it i« thonght most of the bridges will !»• removed The canal company offer* the land embraced by the canal and t «w path for sale, reserving"the right 112 way 112 r a railroad. Improvements at Huuter's Park. Erwin Hunter will inak- a nmnK'r 112 improvements at hi* Park tl ming spring. Among other changes content plated will !>• i new v •} will lead t<» the park fnun > > ir » > ated point thereby obvia! 1 ; t'• -t»-» j. hill which at pre-nt his ) > i utls ! An additional 1 c.i 1 md u ■ r cottage will al- )»• built The NI'WT IIII|I rt ELL .. •M --however, will con-ist in clearing -wveral spot* on the summit "112 th* m< 'tntaia where a most delightfnl 1 > liv obtained of the countr- 112« r main mi" around I.* ading t • th. timif * >ll l* several well-made r ad- cut through th. thick growth <>f pin tre. - Tin- 112» »tur» will add ver> much ' tl I value of the park Registering Mail With Carrier* A number of Danville p. >pl. <]. r t know that they can rtui-ter.t l< tt* r with any carrier en hl» regular r nn.N for delivery or collection just as w< 11 as by taking their letter or ptickag* to thi postofßce Each carrier -an tt k• and receipt for registered matter, 1 • raided the letter or pack;tg* :• ; rly seal' I or done up and th' postage t r registry together with th' regular j* tage L- «t fixed. or the correct change i- read* JOB PRINTING: i The office of the AmekicUn being furnished with a large assof 01 ot job letter and fancy type and ,0: material generally, the J'ublishir announces to the public t|iat I is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner < JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Desprpti^n. our prices before place your orders. THE WATER COMMISSiuXERS Organized Tuesday Night by Electing Henry L. Gro«?s President. The board of water commissioners or ganized Tuesday by electing Henry L Gross president. The first Mondav of each month at 3 o'clock in the after noon was selected as the time for meet ing. It wa« decided that water takers wh have complaints of any sort to make should be required to be present at the monthly meetings and to place their grievances directly before the board. « >ll motion the newspaper*- were requested in printing the reports of --- meeting to call attention t this pr vi ion that the public who may wish to reach the board will know how to pr* ceed. Water Superintendent I*. J. Keeter addre&sed the board describing the con dition of things about the Water W'»rk-t and recommending several improve ments abont the plant. Nothing very expensive was a-k **d for with the ex ception of a heater for the older •»f th. two large pumps in nse. which wa« in stalled some twelve years ago and is minus a heater a modern device attach ed which utilizes the exhaust in bat ing the water sent to the boiler. Th* pump recently in<talle<l is eqnipjied with a heater and while the old pump -end water into the I toiler ice cold the new one heats it up to nearly tw> hundred degrees, which effects a big sa\ ing in fuel. (Wring to the absence of a heater the old pnmp which wa< purchased - m* twelve year* ago at a big ,-t in* tu iil much at prt-M-nt. «Wli entails a pretty heavy -train upon tie remaining pump. By the expenditure of >mu» <■-•»> Mr Keefer thought a heater coul-1 be at tached which wonkl furnish w.«r.-r t r the boiler heated t*» the ;5->.g ; • and thereby eflf.-ct a saving In c> al wni • might approximate r»o cents per day New meter rate- for water tak* -- w , go into effect next -pring but a namd* eration ot this snbje.-r w .,- j -r;. t... : until next meeting. Improv-m-nts at D Witt's Park. Dr. A. T DeWitt has decided np rt many improvements for hi- ;>ark at Riverside the <*>>miug year which ni not fail to increase the popularity «<f that r—■ >rt The -t import *-.r«■f ti, ■ departures compris. - the sal.* 112 I r- f>r the purpose of building -unim-r co* ta ges. A Jiap of the park. made by < • If Oatraader, is already in th. hat .is . * Dr. DeWitt. Thefts thirty inn* her, -"»xl5o feet. fr>nt on th» l- .wer or northern bonndary *>f the park The-. are divide.l tifteeu on a side by a new driveway. •$»» feet wide which will lead from the u- rth in t> th rac- ;r- A* the rear of the strip IVf feet wile r sene<l for lots and just b» ! w th* c* r. tral track another driv- way will inter •*ect the i>ark. There is no doubt that the I t« will find a ready ■♦ale The sp«.r is ea-nly ac cessible. while its elevati n the natura l«eauty of the surri-nnding* the pnnty of the air and water, the quiet and tn seclusion all combine t»- make an td- »? summer m«>rt In thji v«ntnr» Dr I)»*Witt has be*n encouraged not a n»* by I<a"al resi<lents wh>> wi«h have a.- oommodatkiM of their wn at th [ »rk but also by city people wh . late erecting lh l- DeWitt w 1 in afl probability lead <f by baild mr ■» summer home fir at the r sort Among other impn>vem» nts at the park. l>r DeWitt comt. tupi i?e« rh-' 1 stallnient of a miniature railway wr locomotive, lender and ten car- the drawing mpacify t«» be '<•"*' | mi N equal to Kiine 'JO pa**rntr»r« T1 r*- will also b»> a merry-g»eronnd pkae»» the little one# while the pavii-..* will be still further enlarge ! th* lacy« 1» path widened, and the numer ns walk* that intersect the park re-covered wr 1 gravel. Last year in a»iditi »»to the W»I <. A. K 1 mi—|»an lit «»venly-live p - « were held at I>>Witt « park A Bpir.ted Debate. Th.- regular meeting -f th. Hith S*-h«»>l debating clnb was h> Id it; th>- High fVh.*l r«s>ni Fri«Uy, William Bailey was ele»t«l Mamnel Miller. *e r-tari T • iften ance was larg. and a very *p!nfe.f i|r bat ■on the »nte«ti<»n R»*S>»lT D TLI t the l .trl>ariau t« hapv «*r t in • iifilii!'*! man" wa« enaaged a A** r the question haul >e. n th r»mgh"v I 'Tin MMI the I» r . 112 Kq r 1. A Change of Hour>. Tb. board of direct.** of th- V K C. A. h'dd a meeting -s«tnr iar nnfh* It was decided, pending th- mpl ». nf 1 fort h 1* open . -nly as feßr»ws Fr>»m S »»p. m.to »:e» p. in : m He*t Tueetky Cvemsg. Tne Blooms bore formal «rH>» > t r j .-bestra a**t«ted |.v weral *•«**! si4o«sla will give an enteetamruenif in V W < \ kail •ii !"n< • ; > e\< i.l This is the rchestra.tha* r»nd*r* I «*i u a delightful pr •gramme last «*•*>•« ?I< more favorable !i:aS cowld ' given them than that !♦ was a -equ»"«t up»n the part .<f *h» music .ovtng ps*ron« Iknuik that lb* *' 'uwwlttee seenre them aemn Ha ft | -.mrse if
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