A Hie Paper -For tlie Heme I'he cin tlation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to ad ®rtise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. OJJite I lours 9 A. M to 12 V 104 Mill St., IV. .}/. to 4 .»/• Danville. l\i. n SIU'LTZ, M. • 425 Mill ST., DASVIT.I K, I'A. Diseases of tlie Stomach and Intestines a Specialty J yt. W. P. ASIGLK, DENTIST Oh KICK: -MS Mn i. STKKKT. ecth Kxtracted without Pain. Crown and lirldge Work u specialty. Kqulpped with the latent and most Improved Instruments and prepared !<■ execute the most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS -DENTIST.— Offiee, Opposite Boston Store, Danville. Pa, Dentistry iti all its branches Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1892 CONDENSED NEWS. Mid-Lent. Blizzard weather. A blizzard after the flood. The country roads are badly drifted. The Dot Karroll company at the Opera House tonight. The ground hog knew a thing or two. Are we to have six weeks of it? Clean up and cremate the garbage in your cellars. John Doster. Jr is ill at his home on Church street. Many cellars will receive a spring cleaning a little earlier this year. Bloomsburg's industries will be idle most of the week on account of the high water. Dot Karrol company at the Opera House Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Dr. F. E. Harpel is steadily improving He is now able to be in his office, and •an attend to his office practice as usual. One of the important social events of the season will be a dance which will be held in the Armory on Easter Monday night. The past few days have been mild enough to bring forth an exceptionally large crop <>f spring poets. Many of the country papers are uot ing the fact that March came in like a lamb. March may have a few atmospheric disturbances to unload. Speaking of freshets, Danville wasn t the only town to suffer. At this time it may be interesting to know that tinder an act of 1895 the State of Pennsylvania must rebuild any and all bridges that cross navigable streams and are destroyed by flood or high water, or by wind or accidental fire. The receding water leaves a trail of filth and mud in many Danville cellars. The usual spring "opening" is now due. The milliners of Danville are making preparations for their Easter openings and word comes that wonderful crea tions will be offered this season. Every flood of the proportions of the last few day's deluge emphasizes the importance of forestry revival to pre vent the sudden sweeping of mountain torrents into populous valleys. With the fall of the water some of the streets are in a most deplorably dirty condition. The furniture store of Doster IJros. is being repapered. Railroading is a scientific achieve ment at any time, but under present conditions the successful running of trains is something more. Reports from all over the state show many cities and towns snowed up. Few trains have run through Dan ville according to schedule since last Saturday. The Fourth ward schools held but one session yesterday. There was a small attendance at all schools in the borough yesterday. Lyman Howe's Moving Pictures will be shown in Danville early in April. The north l>onnil P. Ac R. train due in Danville at 4 o'clock did not arrive un til 6 o'clock last night. The quick rise in the price of the eggs, which has been maintained for two weeks, has suddenly taken a drop, an<l eggs all over the State are from 10 to 12 «sents less a dozen. Since Friday last the Stock Exchange of this city in order to reach New York by wire has been obliged to send mess ages by way of Pittsburg, Chicago and Buffalo. From the present outlook the state will have to do a great deal of bridge building this year. Oeorge W. Hoke has severed his connection with the music store recent ly rrm under the name of Hoke & Fry. Mr Seebold of Sunbury will again be interested in the firm. C. H Zehnder, formerly of Danville, and late President of the Dickson Loco motive Works at Scran ton, has been elected President of the Allegheny Ore and Iron Company, of Virginia, with a capital of **ooo.ooo « 112 -.'kt*'. ' JUontuur ill*?, American. •'THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WIT II ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 17—NO 10. THE WATER AIIMIIISSIONEKS They Fix Saloon Rates at Seven Dollars Per Year. The Water Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting Monday at ternoon. the full board consisting of Messrs. Gross, Cormau and Schatz, with Water Superintendent P. J. Keefer be ing present at the meeting. Some time was spent in the discus sion of new water rates for motors used in operating fans of the larger sort. On motion of Mr. Cormau seconded by Mr. Schatz it was decided to make the fan rates the same as motor rates charged in Harrisburg at all industries except lnjttliug establishments, namely, four cents per one thousand gallons. '1 hese rates the Board thought were quite lib eral, as the estimated cost of pumping and filtering the water is a trifle over five cents per 1000 gallons. It was the sense of the Board that measures should be adopted to prevent the use of hose on hydrants where fami lies do not pay for sprinkling. Many a back yard and many a garden, it is sus pected, is kept well watered by fami lies who pay nothing for the privilege. To prevent such surreptitious use of water Mr. Keefer suggested that higher water rates be charged for all hydrants that possess screw nozzles. Such is the plan adopted at Harrisburg. The Board seems very much in earnest in the mat ter, but no action relating to it was taken at Monday's meeting. On motion of Mr. Cormau seconded by Mr. Schatz it was decided to fix the safc x>n rates at seven dollars. It was also decided to install a meter at the Holy Fajuily Convent. The Board adjourned to retire to the Water Works to examine the rear wall of the engine room, which is badly in need of a new coat of cement. As is well known the outside of the building at that point during flood is washed by the water of the river and the cement has to be relied upon to keep the water from percolating through the wall. Dur ing Monday and Sunday the water fil tered through in large quantities. No one is quite sure what immediate effect the action of the water might have upon the walls. The situation, at least, is by no means reassuring to the engineer as he stands on the lower floor with the flood raging on the outside 20 or 25 feet higher than his head. Proceedings of Friday's Court. The entire time at court Friday was occupied by the damage suit of Frank lin B. and Charles M. Mans vs. the Township of Mahoning. After hearing the plaintiff's witnesses '>n Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Ammerman, counsel for the defense, moved for a non-suit. After an argument the motion was overruled by the court and the trial of the case Friday forenoon was resumed. The testimony in the main is a repe tition of that adduced at the first trial held at last June term. The Mans brothers, it will be recalled, on July 12, 1899, were driving into Danville with a horse and buggy and when a short dis tance this side of the fair ground had an upset, in which their buggy was ibroken and they sustained injuries more or less serious. The defendants brought suit against the township for damages,alleg ing that a declivity in the road was re sponsible for the upset. The testimony of the defense on the other hand went to show that the horse took fright at a bicycle which nearly ran into him, and that the road was safe and fully up to the requirements of the law. The jury at the first trial returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, plac ing the costs, which amounted to sever al hundred dollars, upon the plaintiffs. A motion was made for a new trial, which was granted. A good deal of in terest attaches to the second trial and the court room Friday was well filled with interested listeners. The following persons composed the jury: Hammond C. Diehl, Isaac Mowr er, Charles White, Jacob Shultz, Amos Johnson, Jacob Keefer, J. O. Patton, David Ruckel, Frank Rowe, Clarence Connelly. Isaiah Vought and George Sandel. On application of James Scarlet Geo. H. Tabor was appiinted guardian for John H. Tabor, Mary H. Tabor, and Alex F. Tabor, minor children of Mary and John Tabor. Bond in the sum of SSOO, with surety required. Developing Muscle. Members of the Y. M. C. A. gymna sium are taking advantage of the incle ment weather during these afternoons and evenings, by putting their liodies in good physical condition. The exercises taken include proper body building work, breathing exercises, free arm movement, leg movements, running and jumping, after which follows a quick shower bath, ending up with a cold dash and rub down, with a coarse towel. Death of an Infant. Ethel May, the two month old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Ashton, .lr of Cooper street, died yesterday morn ing. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock from the house. Interment in the new Presbyterian cemetery. Houses Scarce. The scarcity of houses this spring is more in evidence than for some years past. The houses that rent for from six to eight dollars per month, are more in demand than any others and those who have neglected renting are willing now to take anything Unless more dwell iugs are built a number of families will have to lioard after April Ist !a scare it THE JAIL Joseph (Jaddy Swallows Sii Morphine Pills Monday. A big scare was caused at the jail Monday afternoon by the discovery that one <>f the prisoners Joseph Caddy who is doing time for larceny—had swallow ed six morphine pills, each of one-fourth grain weight and was fast yielding to the subtle effects of the fatal drug. Caddy, it seems, has been in bad shape for some time past, generally out of sorts. He was under the treatment of Dr. Barber, jail physician, but was very anxious to secure the services of Dr. Wintersteen and sent word for the latter to call at the jail. On Monday morning Dr. Barber in visiting the prisoners found Caddy's temperature abnormally high. Shortly after noon Walter Breckbill, son of the Sheriff, according to arrangement went down to Dr. Barber's office for the med icine it h;ul been found necessary to prescribe. As he started, Caddy, who seemed to manifest symptoms of great pain, said he was suffering with cramp and begged the boy to ask the doctor for some morphine pills. Walter communi cated the state of affairs to the physician who not suspecting trickery in any form sent a small box of the pills along back. Caddy swallowed one of the pills in the presence of Joseph Gulick, a fellow prisoner, who a moment later had oc casion to leave the cell. When Gulick returned, a few minutes later, the box was empty. He demanded of Caddy what he had done with the pills, when the latter coolly informed him that he had swallowed them. He treated the matter with the utmost indifference, stating that they would not harm him. It was not long, however, when he be gan to exhibit symptoms that alarmed the prisoners. < >ddly enough at this juncture Dr. Wintersteen happened to be passing and remembering that Caddy wanted to see him decided to stop. He found the prisoner in a bad way, the action of the heart and condition of the pupil of the eye clearly indicating morphine poisoning. The doctor ad ministered a powerful emetic in the form of apomorphine hypodermically. Thus Caddy's life was saved. Caddy, who pleaded guilty to larceny and jail breaking was sentenced on December 21, to three months in the county jail. It will thus be seen that only about three weeks of his term of imprisonment remained to l>e served. Appointed Post Master. The President on Monday sent to the Senate the name of Charles P. Harder to be Postmaster at Danville. The above appointment, which was announced in nearly all the Philadel phia dailies Tuesday, caused a marked sensation in this city, where the news came like lightning from a clear sky. The term of four years, during which a postmaster is generally permitted to serve has not as yet expired here and no change was anticipated until, at least, in the spring of 08. What circum stances contributed to bring about the change is a subject that admits of a good deal of guessing. Mr. Harder, the appointee, was in terviewed Tuesday afternoon. He was not disposed to talk much on the sub ject. He was unable, he said, to throw any light on the why or the wherefore of the appointment, but acknowledged that the news was no surprise to him. He received a congratulatory telegram some time previous to the arrival of the newspapers that contained the appoint ment. Mr. Harder thinks that in all probability he will assume the Post mastership about April Ist, the begin ning of the next quarter. Death of Mrs, B. F. Landau. Mrs. B. F. Landau, died at her home in South Danville Sunday afternoon aged 58 years. Death was due to a complication of diseases, the deceased being ill for several months. Mrs. Lan dau was well known and had many friends in this section who are pained to learn of her death. In addition to her husband she is survived by the following children: Martin, John, Harry and Ella. Mrs. Landau was a member of Camp No. 185, P. O. of A., and the Woman's Relief Corps. The funeral of the late Mrs. B. F. Landau, which took place from the family residence, South Danville, Tues day afternoon, was quite largely at tended. The services were conducted by the Rev. R. J. Allen, pastor of St. Peter's M. E. church. The pall bearers were: Emanuel Young, Tonas Sassa mai;, Peter Burger, Jacob Yeager, Peter Startzel and Eli Hoover. The floral tributes were very beautiful. The Woman 's Relief Corps and the P. O. of A., to Ixith of which the deceased tie longed, were present at the obsequies in a body and held services at the grave. Interment was made at Mt. Vernon cemetery. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral Mr ami Mrs. George Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henninger, Misses Maud and Edna Henninger. Mrs. Harry Mautz. Mrs. Samuel Bucher, Mrs. Susie Lyons, Mrs. Rosa Mantz, Mr. and Mrs. Herl>ert Bloom, Messrs. Samuel and Charles Bloom, of Sunbury. Pronounced Unsafe. The bridge on the state road between Washingtonville and Turbotville has been pronounced unsafe and a watch man has been placed there day and night. The county commissioners ex pect to view the bridge in a few days. DANVILLK, PA.. Till*HSl> yY MAItt'lHS. PERSONAL fARAIiRAPIIS. Brief Mention of the Doings of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Morgan R. Gavitt, of Sonestown, private secretary to the late Honorable R. K Polk.arrived in this city last even ing. F. L. Hagenbuch, of Bloomsbnrg.was in town yesterday. D. J. Lynch, of Bloomsbnrg, spent yesterday in this city. Prof. U. L. Gordy left on the 9:14 Pennsylvania train yesterday morning for Johnstown, where he will attend the annual meeting of State school superin tendents. Mrs. John B. Searles, of Pottstown, returned home Tuesday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sidler. Wal nut street. Robert Williams, of this city, left on the 11:25 P. & R. train Tuesday for Philadelphia. Fred Edwards, of Bloomsbnrg. re turned home Tuesday after a visit at the residence of B. K. Shoemaker, Ferry street. Miss Nellie Weaver, of Lewisburg, re turned home Tuesday after a visit with relatives in this city. Mrs. Martha Hoffman, of Rnshtown, is visiting friends in Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sechler and son, John, of Philadelphia, returned home Tuesday after a visit with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs Franklin Sechler. Church street. Curry Fisher,a student at Lehigh Un iversity, arrived in this city Tuesday for a visit with his mother. Mrs. Lizzie Fisher, West Mahoning street. Raymond Ikler, Nassau street, left yesterday for a visit in Harrisburg. Ellis Seidel, of Baltimore, returned home yesterday after a visit with rela tives in this city. Frank Shelhart, of this city, spent yesterday with friends in Catawissa. John Sweisfort, Mill street, was in Rupert yesterday. Mrs. M. L. Douglass, Mill street, left yesterday for Philadelphia and New York. John W. Farnsworth, of this city, left for Philadelphia yesterday. Miss Agnes Harper, East Market street , left yesterday morning for a visit with her mother. Mrs. Katharine Har per, Shamokin. Miss Mary McGuire, of NVilkesbarre, returned home yesterday after a short visit with friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Colley, of Don or a. Washington county, left for King ston yesterday morning after a several days' visit in thin city. Dr. J. P Hoft'a of Washingtonville, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Rev. Erskine Wright returned home yesterday afternoon from Renovo. Emerson Spade, of Sunbury, returned home last evening after a visit in this city. Miss Mary Best returned to Northum berland yesterday after a visit with Miss Bertha Welliver, Mill street. T. F. Mover, West Mahoning street, returned home yesterday from a busi ness trip to Milton and Sunbury. Joseph R. Patton, formerly clerk at the Montour House, left yesterday morning for New York. Heaviest Snow of the Season. The winter of 1901 2, which will go on record for its unusual severity, will be noted quite as much for its terrible sieges of snow and floods as for its cold weather. Before high water has wholly subsided and railroad traffic resumed a snow storm sets in, which in Danville at least, surpasses any of the season and threatens to again isolate the town by tying up railroad trains and impeding travel on country roads. Yesterday was one of those days, which, literally, were unfit for man or beast. Shortly before 4 o'clock in the morning the snow began to fall :by noon it was one foot deep and the flakes crowding each other in one blinding mass driven by a disagreeable north east wind filled all the atmosphere. Dur ing the afternoon the snow continued to fall unabated, each hour adding to the depth until at dark the snow lay up on the streets anil sidewalks any where from twenty inches to two feet in depth. Few persons were seen upon the streets. It required a very pressing errand to take a person out of doors and such errands were accomplished as expedi tiously as possible. It was the general verdict with people forced to be out rliat "they hail never seen the like. The trains last evening as far as they have resumed running were either very late or they arrived not at all. No one, except it might lie a faithful physician with a patient to look after, thought of driving into the country while the coun try people were few who had errands into town. A telephone message received from Washingtonville last evening stated that the snow was fifteen inches and over upon the level, while the road between Fred Moser's hotel and the Frazier ! homestead near Washingtonville was 1 impassable owing to snow drifts. Peo ple were warned not to undertake the trip between this city and Washington ville at present Reading Iron Works Resume. The Reading Iron Works, which were obliged to suspend by high water, will resume operation this morning. Orders were given last night to light up the furnaces of the 12 in., the Hi in.and the _ puddle mill. GREAT 11 ili'i' North Branch Rises 24 Feet, 9 Inches A Portion of the Borough Inundated. During Saturday night the river over flowed its bank above town, inundating a portion of the Hospital farm, and the tracts embraced by the two tirick yards operated by John Keim. The canal which was inadequate to carry off the overflow was Sunday morning bank full ami later in the day entirely obliter ated under an immense sheet of water which encroached upon the town, flood ing Cooper street to the foot of Nassau street: the lower end of Mowrey street and East Market street West as far as the A. J. Ammerman building. From a ; point above the Shovel factory to with in a few yards of Mill street, the D. L. cV W. tracks were submerged. The j Stove Works were cut off by a wide ex panse of water which presented the ap pearance of a lake, bounded on the South by the course of the canal and on the North by the blast furnace of the Bessemer Company and .T. 11. Bennett's farm. The Shovel works were entirely under water and Sunday night arise of but a few inches more were required to flood the moulding room of the Stove works Scores of cellars were flooded, while in a few of the houses, especially on the southern side of Cooper street,the water encroached upon the first floors. The flood, however, gave sufficient warning and few families were caught unprepared,although put to any amount of inconvenience and discomfort. At the Reading Iron works, along Northumberland and West Center streets there was a repetition of precise ly the same state of affairs that obtained on Friday last, except that in the pres ent instance the flood was caused by back water from the river and the creek was not abnormally high. The water Sunday eve. was at a level with the roadway of the Northumber land street bridge, the Reading Iron works were flooded to the depth of a foot or more and the unfortunate fami lies along the two thoroughfares named had again sought refuge in the second stories of their houses. The water has also backed up Bliz zard's run. flooding a wide area at the rear of the stores on the East side of Mill street. There is not a cellar on either side of Mill street, situated at all favorably for flooding, that has not sev eral feet of water in it. Not a few of them are full nearly to the ceiling. The top of the aqueduct and Mahoning creek were on a level. The aqueduct itself is partially a wreck, the northern side Sunday afternoon succumbing to the pressure of water and floating away. The river was nearly everywhere out of its banks, at many places being a mile or more in width. Below town the mighty flood embraced, not only the normal width of the river, but all the meadow land,entirely obliterating Mah oning creek, and the canal and cover ing the D L. &■ W track with several feet of water. The river was viewed by thousands during Saturday and Sunday viewed from the sidewalks of the river bridge and from points of vantage on shore. It was indeed a majestic sight. We are all familiar with the 'beautiful Susque hanna in her gentler moods. We have found rest and refreshment at mid-day in the deep shadows of her romantic shores and at evening have gazed upon her sun kissed bosom as she lay like a jewel with the emerald mountains about l er for a setting. But now we have the broad river aroused- uncurb ed: not the wash of the ripples but the roar of the whirlpool. Regardless of man. with a force that no human pow er can stay the sullen river rolls its mighty water onto the sea. Sunday eve. there were many anxious hearts in town. During the day and until late at night the water had been rising steadily at the rate of two inches an hour. Many a home was imperiled and the only hope lay in the fact that high water mark had been reached and the waters would subside, so that all looked expectingly toward the morn. All persons in a positionto know Sun day night agreed that the river had not within nearly two feet reached the high water mark of I*os. With that excep tion the river is the highest in its his tory. The flood of '65, as will be seen from a large photograph in the possession of Robert D. Magill, submerged a much larger portion of the town than the pres ent high water The flood then break ing over the river bank above town poured down through the borough sub merging Mill street along with all the low area between the canal anil the higher land north. The only portion of the town above water were the higher portions of Market and Mahoning streets and this lay like an island in the broad expanse of the swollen river. The unprecedented Hood of '(55 was unaccom panied by rain in this locality. It all came from the country lying above, just as the present flood is caused by the rain and heavy deposit of snow in the mountains northward. What once oc curred may happen again and thus it I occurred that there was so much for lioding among our townspeople at night when at 9 o'clock the word came ! that the water had reached 24* fcet.liav | ing risen six inches since dark. ] Fortunately no lives so far as report !ed have been lost in the flood. William Ward and wife, an aged couple residing in a small house on Robert Morris' land below town had a very narrow es cape The house occupies an isolated position out in a field, and .Mr. and Mrs. (Continuedon fourth page.) SODDEN DEATH OF HI. RUFUS I. POLK EXPIRED AT PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY. THE NEWS A DREADFUL SHOCK TO OUR CITIZENS AS MR. POLK WAS NOT KNOWN TO BE ILL REMAINS WILL ARRIVE TODAY ACCOM PANIED BY A CONGRESSIONAL COM MITTEE, WHO WILL HAVE FULL CHARGE OF THE FUNERAL Hon. Rufus K. Polk is dead. The startling and un expected intelligence reached this city yesterday morning. The telegram necessarily brief gave no details and beyond the fact that our Congressman expired at Hotel Walton at 3 o'clock yesterday morning nothing could be learned dur ing the day. By evening additional information was receiv ed to the effect that Mr. Polk was taken ill about I o'clock on Tuesday afternoon and that two physicians were present at the bedside until the end came. It was not known that Mr. Polk was in other than his usual health. Our town was stunned under the suddenness of the shock. No one could believe it possible, and as the report was verified the blanched face and the tearful eye be trayed how deeply the heart was wounded. Although unknown to most people Mr. Polk was af flicted with heart disease. The disease caused him much anx iety. There is but little doubt among his friends that heart trouble in some form was the immediate cause of his sudden taking off. fc'-.V* * . ' «a?,. - •> THE LATE RUFUS K. POLK. Postmaster T. J. Price was in Philadelphia when Mr. Polk's death occurred. During yesterday he was joined at Hotel Walton by William C. Frick who came over from New York on hearing the sad news. Toward evening a Congressional Committee from Washington arrived at Philadelphia to take full charge of the funeral. Accompani ed by this committee and Messrs. T. J. Price and W. C. Frick, the remains will leave Philadelphia this morning, ar riving at South Danville either at 2 or ~> p. m. today in a special train. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p. m. Thus passes away one who has made the world better for having lived, in that he added to the happiness of others. Of him it may truly be said that in all his dealings with others he was uninfluenced by caste, by social, political or religious distinctions, while his natural courtesy, his kind tolerant disposition, his sympathy for the unfortunate, his open-handed generosity, his fair dealing and his inflexible honesty made him a prince among men—a strong and grac ious personality, whose impression will remain long after the sod grows green above his grave. Rufus King Polk was born in Coluni bia, Maury county, Tennessee, August 28, 1H«0. He was educated at Lehigh University, this State, graduating in the class of ins?, taking the degree of li. S. The next year he took a post graduate course in mining engineering. After his graduation lie came to Dan ville accepting the position of chemist un der the Montour Iron and Steel Company. This position he filled in a most accept able manner until June 15, IN9O, when he went to < >hio, where he assumed charge of the furnaces of the Hocking Valley Coal and Iron Company The next year he returned to Danville where he became assistant Superintendent of the Montour Iron and Steel Company He tilled this position for a short time when he was offered the position of general manager by the North Branch I CONTINUED ON ESTABLISHED IN 1855. Steel Company, which he accepted. In this position, which he filled for nearly seven years, he demonstrated not only his keenb usiness discernment but also the possession of those rare personal qualities which were the secret of so lunch of liis success in life Mr. Polk in industrial circles is best known as a member of the firm of Howe cV: Polk, manufacturers of structural tubing, which was organized on Feb. 17, 189 S. On the 12th of November last Mr. , Polk became owner of the Danville Sun" and the "Intelligencer."' On Jau ■; nary Ist he discontinued the "Sun and purchased a half interest in Thk Morn | INC NKWS. Mr. Polk was a public spirited and patriotic citizen and upon the breaking i 1 out of the American Spanish War he F FOURTH PAGE JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortmen of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest mamer •JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Descrption. 6riff Get our prices before place your orders. EFFECTED AS MMATIIW Old Council Goes Out of Existence - New Members are Seated. The borough council for the year 1902—3 e ff ec ted an organization Monday night. The session was a brief one. It is true, a marked division was in evid ence when it came to filling a few of the offices but the meeting—the first of the year— was 011 the whole harmon ious. The old council went into session at the usual hour, 8 o'clock, the following members responding to roll call: Jones Dougherty, M. D. L. .Sechler, Vastine Brandt, George Sechler, Gibson and Kemnier. The minutes were read and the different committees were called upon. Two bills were presented for payment—one from E. S. Gearhart, Esq., of $l5O and the other from Bor ough Treasurer Ellenbogen of the same amount. Mr. Gearhart's bill, which represented professional services, was turned down by the following tie vote: \ eas—Vastine. M. I). L. Sechler, Gibson and Jones. Nays—George Sechler, Kemmer, Dougherty and Brandt. Treasurer Ellenbogen's bill was ap proved for payment, after which the old council adjourned sine die. THE NEW COUNCIL. The retiring member withdrew and Messrs Davis, Swank.Patton and Lloyd, the newly elected members, to whom the oath of office had been administered by Burgess Pursel, took their seats in council. Mr. Vastine and Mr. Kemmer were both nominated for temporary chair man, the former by M. D. L. Sechler and the latter by Mr. Brandt. Mr. Vas tine was elected by the following vote: Vastine—Davis, M. D. L. Sechler, Swank, Patton, Gibson, Lloyd and Vas tine. Kemmer —George Sechler, Kemmer, Dougherty, Montgomery and Brandt. Mr. Vastine took the chair and called the council to order. Harry B. Patton was made temporary secretary, after which council proceeded to elect a per manent President. M. D. L. Sechler nominated Mr. Vas tine: Mr. Dougherty nominated Mr. Kemmer. Mr. Kemmer declined, where upon Mr. Vastine was elected president of council by the following yea and nay vote: Yeas—Davis. Kemmer.M. D. L. Sech ler,Swank, Patton, Montgomery, Brandt, Gibson, Llovd and Vastine. jN ays—George secnier and uongli erty. On motion of Mr. Dougherty it was ordered that the salaries attached to the various borough offices remain the same as last year. Harry B. Patton was nominated by Mr. Dougherty to be clerk of council and receiver of water rents. He was elected by acclamation. As Borough Treasurer Harry Ellen bogen was nominated by Mr. Dough erty and elected by acclamation. H. B. Deen was re-elected as street commissioner without any opposition. He was nominated by George Sechler. Chief-of-Police J. C. Minceinoyer, nominated by Mr. Dougherty, was also re-elected and went into office with one dissenting vote, that of Albert Lloyd. John < xrier Voris was re-elected as as sistant police. He was nominated by John Patton and received the unanim ous support of council with the excep tion of Mr. Dougherty who voted nay. Mr. Dougherty nominated R. S. Am merman for Borough solicitor; M. D. L. Sechler nominated Edward S. Gearhart. Three votes were taken which each time resulted in a tie, when it was de cided to postpone the election of a bor ough solicitor until the next meeting on Friday night. The vote stood as follows. Gearhart—Vastiue, Davis, M. D L. Sechler, Swank, Gibson and Lloyd. Ammerman —George Sechler. Kem mer, Patton, Dougherty, Montgomery and Brandt. George W. West was re-elected bor ough surveyor. Gn motion it was ordered that the bonds required in the offices just filled should be fixed at the same sum as formerly. The rules of council adopted in 1H97 and since then in force were also adopted for the coming year The meeting nights and hour of con vening will remain unchanged—the first and third Friday of each month at * o'clock. Base Ball Looming Up. The Danville Base Ball team consist ing of the pick of last year's crack nine contemplates as soon as the weather permits getting out on the diamond with the idea of conditioning themsel ves for a hard season's schedule. They are anxious to start in with a winning team, as they have already heard from some of the star clubs throughout the state, with regard to a series of games being arranged, the winning teams to have a grand play oft' series, later in the season, to determine which of the rival towns has the strongest team. Gilbert of Berwick has again signified his intention of pitching for our team. Siduey Hoffa, of Washingtonville, who has earned a permanent place in the box, will also be one of our stroug nine. William Hoffa has had offers from out of town; he may possibly accept. Some of the other men may also join professional teams, but with all, Dan ville promises to have for 15J02 a good stiff team. The fiood did us one good turn. It carried off on its tide the worst Febru ary known in these parts for twenty yearn.
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