milH6 Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Jlintrs 9A. M.to 12 M. Mill St., IP. M. to iP. •»/. Danville. P<t. Slll'LTZ, 31. D. 425 Mux ST., DANVIIXK, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty |\H. W. »»• A.Vtil.K, DENTIST OFFICE: 21S MII.I.STKKTR. eelli Kxtriu-ti'il without I'aln. crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. K<|Ul|>|H.-U with Mi' 1 Intent and most improved Instruments and prepared to execute if most diftieult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1832 55 XBVS. The roses arc in bloom. Flag day on Saturday, June 14th. Candidates art* still on the move. The banks will be closed to-morrow. The river has fallen rapidly during the last ten days. Preserve the flowers for the use of the old soldiers. A new balcony railing is being built at the Heddens House. There was a slight fall of snow here early yesterday morning. Winter overcoats and steam heat were much in demand yesterday. The G. A. R. will hold another en campment at DeWitt's Park sometime during the summer. The coming reorganization of the School Board promises to he more than ordinarily quiet. Invitations have been issued for the High School Commencement. George Gass, of East Danville, an employe at the Stove Works, returned to work to-day after being off duty from the effects of being caught in a bank of sand. The biidge back of Eckman's store, spanning Blizzard's Hun, is being re paired (ius Meyers is putting new shutter?* and weatherboards on the front of his hotel, on Walnut street. Home grown strawberries will soon be in the market. Flowers will be plentiful for Mem orial Day. Now lend a helping hand to the old soldiers on the recurrence of Memorial Day. The Lackawanna Railroad Co. will in a week put on a fast freight refrig erator service,which will be maintain ed the entire summer. The foot bridge over Mahoning Creek at Center street will he com pleted in a few days. Danville promises a lively time on the Fourtli of July. Strawberries and rheumatism art said togo hand in hand. Strawberries are cheaper than ever for this time of the year. The supply is good. Mrs. L. C. Lane is seriously ill at her home on Walnut street. The weather never satisfies every body. While rain is what the farmers are hoping and praying for, the base ball fans watch jealously every cloud that has the appearance of being stor ed with the materials for spoiling the great American game. Walter L Main's circus will appear in Sunbury on Thursday, June sth. The scarcity of potatoes last year lias caused a number of farmers to plant jiotatoes and the crop in this part of the State will be a big one. Prepare to hang out your flags on Memorial Day. Through the efforts of the late Con gressman Rufus K. Polk Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of Shamokin, has been presented with two condemned cannon They will !«■ placed in the soldiers' circle of the Shamokin cemetery. Kill the caterpillars. If everybody makes war on them the pest can be destroyed. Frederick Howe, of Front and Jhurch streets, is happy over the adv ent of a daughter in his home. She weighs ten pounds and is queen of the household. A local philosopher says that in a month the kickers against the cold spell will want some of it. Stoves that had l>een put away for lie summer were restored to active duty again. A new porch is being built in front of the residence of Jesse Klase.No. 215 East Water street. The diagram lias been opened at Hunt's drug store for the moving pic ture attraction on Friday evening. * The usual holiday hours will be ob served at the Post-Ottice to-morrow. ' Let us hope that the veterans will have a fair day for their labor of love. Mrs. John A. Carr of No. 632 East vlarket street, who has been seriously 11 for several weeks,is slowly improv ing. Montuur Mk ImrrUratt. - ITMTTI IT miPPI IPS A[ I OP ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." •THIS COI NTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY I-REE UN I 11. I I SUII LII-S AI.LUI uau VOL. 47—NO 22. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES; The American is informed by j County Chairman Willium L. Gouger : that the Republican primary election will be held at the usual voting places 011 Friday of next week, June (>th, be tween the hours of <> and 8 p. m. The : county convention will be held in the j Court House on the day followi ug June 7th, at 10 o'clock. The Republicans have lain very quite up to the present. Several can didates have announced themselves, hut with the exception of the office of County Commissioner,for which there are four candidates, it does not seem thut there will be much of a contest for the nomination. H. E. Seidel, of this city, has announced himself as a candidate for the office ol County Chairman. W. L. Gouger, the present incumbent, will no doubt be put up for re-election an'l between the two there may be a very hot fight. George W. Cromis of Washiugtonville, is a candidate for delegate to the State convention. The four Republicans who want to be County Commissioner are: Hiram C. Sandel, present mem ber of the board, Charles W. Cook of i | Valley township; Jacob C. Miller, of ! this city, and J. F. Mowrer, of Derry township. Up to the present no one has announced for the office of District Attorney, but there is a movement on foot among the friends of Ralph Kisn er to urge him to run. Montour coun ty has no Republican candidate for Congress. According to custom in this county the delegates in all probability will be uninstrueted, so that so far as the primaries are concerned it will be j difficult to tell whether the result j favors Quay or Elkiu. Special Meeting of Council. Council held a special meeting on ! Saturday night last for the purpose of j taking action on the paying off of j water bonds and considering some j other matters that could not lie over j until the next regular meeting. On motion of Mr. Pattou it was | ordered that bonds Nos. 2, 4, <>, anil j 7 he called in, interest to cease on [ July 1. The Miners' Tea company was grant- ' ed permission to peddle upon the streets on the payment of a special j license of $l5O per annum. The license j must be paid semi-annually in advance —#7s down the day of starting out j and the balance at the end of six , months. A communication was received from Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R., in- ; viting council to join the parade on | Mcmuiial Da;. Ou luotlOD the iuvitu j tion was accepted. The following couucilmeu were pres ent at the special meeting: Vastine, [ Patton, Swank, Davis, Brandt,Gibson ; and Lloyd. Memorial Parade. The Memorial Day parade will form at G. A. R. hall tomorrow afternoon j at 1 :S0 o'clock and will move prompt- ' ly at 2 o'clock. The organizations will j report to John H. Hunt,chief marshal, j and the formation of the parade will j be as follows: Music. Company F, Twelfth Regiment, N. G. P. Spanish-American War Veterans. Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R. Washington Camp.No. :W4,P. O. S. of A South Danville Camp, P. O. S. of A. 1 Montour Council, No. lt">7. Sr. O. U. < A. M. Mahoning Tribe, No. 77, 1. O. R. Al. Fire Department. Hacks with speakers and disabled vet- j e rans. Hacks with members of W. R. C., ' No. 31. Hacks with members of the Danville , Council. Graduates Who Took Honors. The examinations of the senior class o? the Danville High School were finished Friday and the papers were gone over Saturday. The highest honor was taken by John McCaffrey, who is the valedictorian, and Miss Elsie Sainsbury is the salntatorian. Honors were also won by Miss Jean Curry, Miss Blanche Riffel, Miss Sara Unger and Miss Kathrvn Rogers. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered to the graduating class next Sunday evening by Rev. N. E. Cleav er in Trinity Methodist church. Ou Thursday afternoon, June 5, the literary contest of the Garfield and Lincoln societies will take place in the High School room. The commence ment exercises' will be held in the Opera House on Friday evening, June <5. The Court Takes a Ride . After the adjournment of Court yes terday afternoon Judge Little and As sociates Thompson and Blee with Court Stenographer Vaudersliee and Register and Recorder W. L. Sidler enjoyed a drive out. to "Pilgrim's Rest," the beautiful resort near Mooresburg owned by l)r. S. Y. Thompson. The Work is Progressing. The work of putting in the new squeezer at the Danville Rolling Mill is progressing rapidly. If the new rolls arrive the mill will be able to start up on June 2. Will be Wedded in June. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. R H. Woolley for the mar riage of their daughter, Miss Cordelia, to Dr. Thomas Beaver Holloway, of Philadelphia. The wedding will take place at noon on Wednesday, June I, at the home of the bride, No. 101 West Market street. I SCHOOL BOARD MEETING I The last regular meeting of the School Board for the present year was 1 held Monday night. There was a good deal of business on hand incidental to the closing of the term, in addition to ' which an hour or more was occupied with tax exonerations for IKIW. Tax Receiver Peters submitted a list of delinquents, taking in the four wards of the borough, each individual being considered separately. A petition was presented 011 behalf of the orphanage maintained by the Sisters of Christian Charity at this place asking that it be relieved from taxation under the law ot 18i4 relat ing to charitable institutions. The orphanage is assessed at s§f>,ooo,the tax due for 18'.J1) being SOS. On motion the exoneration was granted as asked for. On motion of Dr. Barber it was de cided to close the schools 011 Memorial Day. Professor Carey formally invited the School Board to attend the bac calaureate sermon, which will be preached by Rev. N. E. Cleaver at Trinity M. E. Church on Sunday even ing next at 7 :30 o'clock. The board .decided to accept the iuvitation on motion of Mr. Keefer, who asked that two pews be reserved for the directors near tin; front of the church, by tin; graduating class. Mr. Keefer reported (hat the school ground of the Second Ward nightly after dark becomes a rendezvous tor boisterous and unmannerly ft llows who make the vicinity hideous. Only i a few of these are pupils of the schools. I Mr. Green reported that about the j same state of affairs exist at the school ! building of the Fourth Ward. It was j the sense of the board that the several I janitors of the borough, who are cm ; powered to act as constables making | arrests if necessary, ought to he able jto keep up some semblance of good i order about the school buildings, even j after dark. No definite action was itaken. Borough Superintendent Gordy pre j sented a list of pupils belonging to 1 tin? senior class of the High School, ' who have successfully passed the ex amination. These he recommended for graduation. The names are as follows: William Bailey, Joy Brader, Alice Smull, Harry Gaskins, Elsie ; Sainsbury, Blanche Riffel, Sara Ung , er, John McCaffrey, John Corman, j Walter Gross, Jean Curry, Luclla Werkheiser, Annii! Chihls and Kathryu ; Rogers. Borough Superintendent Gordy sub | to tne ooaru rne new course or | study for the High school arranged by himself and the teachers of that grade. The six courses formerly employed, all I of which were more or less complex, he explained, had been reduced by the change to three, involving a much bet ter classification and enabling pupils to j determine at a glance which course j would 1m? the most beneficial to them. ! Under the change the course includes i more English classics, but will necessit | ate the purchase of no additional books, j The new course of study was referred i to the High school committee, they to j report at the first meeting of the new school board. Attorney Kisner reported that with l very few exceptions pupils under 13 j years of age are in attendance at school. Parents, generally, he said, along with those employing children have been ; brought to understand their duty in the premises. By next term, he thinks, the I good effects of the present crusade will jbe manifest and that the attendance i will be all that can be desired. The following directors were present !at the meeting: Fischer, Orth, Green, Burger, Barber, Harpel, Werkheiser, j Keefer, Byerly and Curry. Addition to the Silk Mill Within a short time work will be begun on an addition to the Silk Mill, on East Water street. The Confer at No. 401 East Water street, will be moved to make room for this additional building. Il will be of brick and according to present plans will be about 40 by 53 feet in its dim ensions. , The building is needed for vault room and offices. It is tlie intention to locate here the offices of the Col onial Spinning Company, Inc., whose mill at Berwick is controlled by F. Hart man, proprietor of the mill here. Just as soon as the Confer house is moved ground will be broken for the foundations. The house is to be mov -1 ed up into the Second ward, and work , on this task is to be started as soon as possible. Extensive Church Repairs. Work 011 the extensive improvements to be made to St. Peter's M. E. 1 Church, South Danville will soon be commenced. New pews are to be put in, new carpets will be laid and (lie interior will be frescoed. The present ' windows are to be replaced with stain ed glass. The vestibule is to be en larged so as to give an entrance to the church and basement, which will per mit the use of the basement as a Sun day school or lecture room. New pulpit furniture will be purchased and the total cost of the alterations and ' improvements will reach SISOO. St. Elmo Olub Uniforms. The Third Ward Base Ball Club re ceived its uniforms Friday and they are fine. The color is a neat cadet gray 112 trimmed with blue braid. On the 0 shirts in blue are the words "St. El mo." The club will play its opening t game at Washingtonvi lie on Memorial Day. DANVIIXK. PA..mil!l!Sl)AY MAY 29. 1902. PERSONAL PMtRAPUS. I Jolm I. Welsh, of Sliamokiu, chair mau of the Northumberland County Democratic Committee,was in this city yesterday. John O'Gara of Shamokiu, greeted his many DiUiville friends yesterday. John Weniger, Spring street, spent yesterday with friends in Milton. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. LcDuc, Bloom street, left last evening for a visit with friends in Shamokin. John L. Evans and William J. Rogers returned last evening from Scranton. Mrs. W. G. Williams returned home last evening from a short visit with friends 111 Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. William Heddens, son Arthur, and daughter Beulah, will attend the Thomas-Johns wedding at Catawissa to-day. W. E. Oliver spent yesterday after noon in Bloomsburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Hale, Front street returned home yesterday from a visit in Northumberland. James Martin made a business trip to Milton yesterday. Philip E. Hartman is visiting friends in Milton. Mrs. John liedliue of Kaseville, left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Northumberland. Dr. J. Beaver Gearliart returned last evening from a visit in Scranton. Mrs. K. B. Penman of Bloomsburg, arrived in this city yesterday after noon for a visit with Miss Phoebe Siuton, Northumberland street. Mrs. Stephen Johnston left yesterday for a visit with friends in Philadel phia. Ward Kerns left yesterday for Wash ington, D. C. Frank Bingham, employed at the Shovel Works, was in Berwick yester day. Joseph Heed was a Northumberland visitor yesterday. Station Agent William Black return ed home yesterday from Scranton. A. H. Hendricks returned yesterday from Berwick. Charles Snyder of Northumberland, spent Sunday at the home of Theodore Hoffman, Lower Mulberry street. Miss Daisy Loweustein of Berwick, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Lowenstein, Mill street. Miss Minnie James of Bloomsburg, six-nt Sunday with her mother in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Foulk of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben jamin Fonlk, Lower Mulberry street. neeber Vastine.a student at tne un iversity of Pennsylvania arrived in this city Saturday night to spend the summer vacation at the home of 11 is father. Councilman Amos Vastine, West Market street. Frank Kramer and son Beaver, Wall street, spent Sunday witli friends in Northumberland. J. O. Scott spent Sunday with friends in Wilkesbatre. Hon. Joseph M. Belford, ex-repres entative of the First Congressional District of New York, and I). W. Bel ford of Milton, spent Saturday at the home of M. G. Belford in Riverside. Augustus Everhart and Mrs. Nora Mendenhall and daughter, Irene, of Waller, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Everhart, East Market street. .1. P. Weaver, Mahoning township, spent Sunday witli his son Charles, in Wilkesbarre. Mrs. W. H. Shultz of Philadelphia, returned home Saturday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Woodside, Mowery street. Miss Virgie Moyer spent Sunday witli her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Moyer in Berwick. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Morgan, East Market street, spent Sunday with friends in Sunbury. Miss Minnie Shultz, East Market street, left Saturday for a visit with relatives in Philadelphia. Prof. J. C. Henderson of Williams port,spent Sunday witli Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Foster, Bloom street. Mrs. W. E. Gosh returned home 011 Saturday night from a visit with her parents in Manassas, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gass and sou, of Sunbury, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Maekert yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Spade of Sun bury, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Spade, West Mahoning street Miss Martha Koclier, East Danville, spent Sunday with friends in Cata wissa. Mr. and Mrs. Wililam E. Keed of Bloomsburg, were guests of relatives in this city over Sunday. Mrs. James Eder of Scranton, ar rived in this city last evening for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gib bons, Grand street. Miss llettie Eckman of Roaring Creek, was u visitor in this city yes terday. Mrs. Harry Diehl of Union Corner, was a Sunbury visitor yesterday. A. H. I'ensyl of Union Corner,spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury. Miss Gertrude Mapstone, Bloom street, left yesterday afternoon for a visit with relatives in Sunbury. Water Superintendent P. J. Reefer made a trip to Sunbury yesterday. Frank Sperring was in Sunbury yes terday. Miss Minnie Zuern of Catawissa, visited friends in Danville yesterday. Edward Corman was a Sunbury visitor yesterday. (Other Personal Mentions 011 4th Page) A KANII ! OF GYPSIES The monotony of rnriil life in the vicinity of Mausdale (luring the week past lias been relieved by the presence of a camp of gypsies, considerably larg er and more up-to-date in its appoint ments than is usual. The camp lies this side of the village between the P. & R. Railway and the wagon road at a point just hevond Mahoning creek. The nomads are the object of much curiosity and the spot is daily visit ed by a number of people, many being from this city A representative of The American yesterday strolled into the camp and had an interview with the "King." This personage is both a surprise and a disappointment. He is the soul of courtesy —a most willing conversa tionalist who without giving the least offense manages to withold the very ! thing you want to know. Thire was i never a man living that had such u | command of generalities and his re ! marks abound in such vague phrases as: "I'm surel don't know;" "That's it, exactly." "I wouldn't be surprised." The King's name; where the camp came from? whither it is bound? mat ters concerning which there is much guessing, no matter how adroitly the questions are put, the gracious King permits the public to keep on guess ing. The "King" may be a gypsy, but he does not say so; neither does he re semble one. There is in his language a familiar brogue suggestive of the soil of "Merry England" or the less favored laud of Wales. Still he is a natural leader and boss of his people. He admitted that the camp contain ed a "good many" people, made up of several families, who trade horses and move from place to place, hut be yond tliis nothing could be learned from him. The King's subjects like wise were very guarded in their re lilies hut from one it was learned that the caiup consists of but two families, one being the King's and the other his son's. The families both are large; in one of them there are twelve chil dren. The cam]) consists of six very hand some modern gypsy wagons, with a corresponding number of tents. The wagons, which seem to be used exclus ively for sleeping purpose are models of convenience. The bedding where exposed yesterday seemed soft anil downy and snowy white in its purity. Ry the side of each wagon is pitched a tent, in which the family lives. A glance oil the interior revealed an ex ceedingly small cook stove of the wood-burning variety, with probablv a small table. Chairs generally were conspicuous by their absence. In sev eral «112 the tents the ground was cover ed with carpet. In one a swarthy faced maiden, gaudily attired, was seated oil the floor combing her long black hair. Whatever the nationality of the "King" may be, there would seem to be 110 doubt but what the hulk of his fcllowers are closely akin to the gypsy race. The women, especially, several of whom daily stroll into Dan ville, have the dark complexion and other characteristics of the gypsy. They dress in bright colors, tell for tunes and seem to love their outdoor life. Whether gypsies or only playing such the camp is certainly living up to the traditions of the race. Some eighteen or twenty horses, valuable or otherwise, along with a good many dogs of doubtful pedigree, the usual stock in trade of gypsies, were in evidence about the camp. The women are quite as commercially in clined as the men and have canvassed quite a large section on their fortune telling expeditions. Several persons,including a business man of Danville have traded horses with the gypsies during the past week and are said (o have been treated very fairly. Indeed, the Mausdale people, who have frequent dealings with the camp, give the gypsies credit not only for honesty, hut also for quiet and good order about the camp. Whatever they need in the way of supplies they buy and pay cash for it. On the whole the camp in no way seems to be the cause of complaint. Lecture on "Life of Christ. Rev. Ij. F Wagner of Minersville de livered a lecture in St. John's Re formed church at Mausdale last even ing, on The "Life of Christ" During the lecture seventy-five stereopticon views were shown representing the career of Christ from His birth until the Resurrection. To-night Rev. Wagner will lecture on the same subject in St. James' Re formed church at liidgeville. During i his stay in this vicinity he is the guest of Rev. C. D. Lereli, this city. (Jivil Service Examination. A civil service examination was held I yesterday morning in the High School room, being conducted bv Post-Office Clerk Ralph Diehl. A class of five took the examination. Some of the I questions were very intricate, but the examination, as a whole, was not difficult in a technical sense. Those who pass il successfully, with the highest marks,will be placed upon tlie eligible list and from which the ap pointments are made when a vacancy occurs in the post-office or the staff of lett er carriers. New flag stone pavements are being laid in front of the residences of John Evans and Warren Welliver.East Mali oning street. MAY SESSION OF COURT Court convened Monday morning with K R. Little. President Judge, and Associates I)r. S. Y. Thompson and Frank Blee oil the bench. The constables presented their re turns, which showed 110 neglect or violations of law except in the town ships of Limestone and Derry, where defects in the public road were report ed. In the former township in addi tion several index boards were rejiort ed as down. The Court instructed the constable, of Limestone township to confer with the District Attorney, the latter to lay a bill before the Grand I Jury, if in his opinion all the circum -1 stances warrant such a course. 1 Fred Jacobs was sworn in as fore man of the Grand Jury. Carl Lit/., Andrew Schmidt and A. D. St. Clair, grand jurors, were excused. McClellan Diehl was appointed tip staff to wait upon tie Grand Jury and Jacob Welliver and Peter Mottern. tipstaffs to wait upon the Court. Judge Little in charging the Grand Jury informed them that there is only a small amount of business before Court and dwelt in a congratulatory way upon the reasonable degree of quiet and good order that prevails throughout the county. The most of the cases on the list for trial are con tinued or settled. The Judge explained that experience in the past has made it clear that owing to the pressure of routine business incidental to the open ing of court it is practically impossi ble to proceed to any extent with trial by jury 011 the first day. For that reason in order to obviate a needless outlay of money he had caused the traverse jurors not to be called until Tuesday. This is a departure which will 110 doubt meet the hearty approval of tax payers. In the case of Charles Amadon, charged with breaking into the bar room of Hotel Oliver, the grand jury ignored the bill. The accused was in jail awaiting aetion'of the grand jury. The old river road, closed to travel since the heavy flood of last spring, figured in the first day's proceedings a petition being presented from the citizens of Mahoning township asking that the road be vacated. The peti tion was ordered filed and a rule grant ed to show cause why viewers shall ; not lie appointed as prayed for, rule to be served on County Commissioners also on the Borough of Danville and 011 William A. Shepjierson and Lloyd Lamberson. June IJOth was set apart as the date for argument. An application was filed for a chart er liv the Montour Rolling Mill de partment Beneficial association. A subpoena in divorce was awarded in the case of Elias Heilmaii vs. Margaret Heilman. In the case of Commonwealth vs. William Kuapp a nol. pros, was al lowed. The Sunhury Trust Company was appointed guardian of Madge Sand ers, to give bond in the sum of £2500. Court convened Tuesday morning at V o'clock. The first proceedings of the day were on the verge of Wing sensational. The list of traverse jur ors was called, when twelve failed to respond. It was a most unprecedented state of affairs and as a piece of dis obedience, if not contempt, it could not be overlooked. In commenting upon it the court remarked that noth ing remained but to impose a penalty of ten dollars upon each of the absent ees. Before long, however, the de linquent jurors began to drop in. when it developed that under the change inaugurated this year, which holds the traverse jurors off until Tuesday morning, the notices so read as to summon them to appear at 10 o'clock. By the latter hour all Were present. The forenoon was occupied by the case of Commonwealth vs. Joseph Gross, tin* charge being assault and battery upon his 15-year-old daughter Ida. The prosecutrix was Mrs. Alice Jones, an aunt of the young girl. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, placing the costs upon the de fendant. Gross was arraigned in the after noon 011 the charge of non-support. Mrs. Jones again took the stand. The wife of the defendant has lieeu insane for nearly nine years and is confined at the Hospital at this place. Mrs. Jones swore that Gross does but very little for his children—that lie drinks and otherwise misapplies his money. He has 8 children at home and these Mrs. Jones and the neighbors look after furnishing them with both food and clothing much of the time The daughter Ida and a brother old er than herself corroborated the tesli mony of Mrs. Jones. The court directed the stenographer to write out the testimony of botli cases in which Gross was defendant, as In l wished to consider it carefully before he disposed of the matter. Meanwhile he ordered that the de fendant be remanded to the custody of the sheriff. Gross has been in jail since March 17tb. An interesting case was taken up immediately after noon, in which the defendants were five young girls. The prosecutor was John N'evius. The defendants were the daughters of John McDermott, who resides near the P. & R. railway just north of the bor ough. They were charged with as sault and battery 011 Mr. Nevius' l»'- year-old daughter Carrie. The bevy of fair defendants formed quite a group and along with their at | Continued 011 Fourth Page | KSTA HLISHE'I) IN 1855. I lihSII AIR CHILDREN Last rammer a oar load of waifs from New York were entertained by kind hearted people in South Danville, Riverside and the country surrounding Danville. For two weeks they reveled in the delights of fresh air and sun shine. They thoroughly enjoyed their outing and the tales told by them have caused many more of the children of the great cities to long for a sight of the wonders that have so far l»ecn un known to them. The Fresh Air people would like to send many more out this summer and there is 110 doubt that those who had the little ones last sum mer will gladly take them again. But more places are desired and there should be responses from Danville. The appeal says in part: Blessings come not alone to the re ceivers ;but to donors as well, in broad ened views—in sympathy with types; and especially in whatever tends to universal love for all child life. Again, comes the appeal, what will Danville, South Danville, Riverside and the good people in country near do now, this summer, for our over crowded city children? What shall be the reply sent back? How many can we take? How many shall we make better and happier for two brief weeks? And, how much shall we add thereby to our own innate conscious ness of having done the best and most possible in our power to do? A Birthday Party. Shiloli Reformed church Tuesday night was the scene of an interesting function, which was enjoyed by nearly the whole congregation. The event was known as a "Birthday party" and was given under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor Society. Although never carried out with greater sucee—entertainments of the kind were given in our churches be fore. The plan is to arrange a program of music, recitation and the like to he rendered ou a certain evening by the young people of the church. Invita tions are sent out to the Sunday school, the congregation and even to friends outside, aecompanied by a miniature sack very neatly made which the j>er son invited is requested to bring along to the entertainment tilled with pen nies, one for every year of his or her age. The invitations are also accom panied with a card setting forth 111 rhyme the purjiose of the little sack and adding that "Is-side the musical treat a social time may be esjiected with something to eat." The lecture room of Shiloh Reform - ed church Tuesday night presented a ».t, pretty appearance under the lavish decorations in whieli the radi ant hues of flowers in many varieties, mingled with the broad fold- of the stars and stripes. The program was well arranged and rendered throughout in a way that eould not fail to please. The choir sang two selections with quite plead ing effect. Vocal s»»li>- were r« ndered by Miss Jennie Foulk, Mi— Minnie Miller. Mi-s Bertha Miller, and C. Hitter. Piano solos were rendered by Miss Li/./.ie Hitter. Mr- Marshall and Miss Klla Mottein. Recitations were rendered by Mi— Snyder. The male quartette consisting of diaries Shelhart, Leonard Foulk. Walter Rns sell and C. (\ Hitter sang two selec tions. A violin solo was rendered by Ralph Foulk. Release for Frank Bonetak. Frank Bonetak, the man from Nat alie who was arrested Monday night on the charge of robbing gardens, was released the lock up Tue-day morning. The complainant- refus- d to prosecute and to their leniency Frank owed hi- liberty. He promised to leave town but remained away only a few hours. The man 1 ted rather peculiarly and at times it seemed as if he was not in full po— --ion of his faculties. This, with his pretended ignorance of English, enabled him to evade the questions asked by the jtolice as to his reason- for staying here when not wanted Whatever Frank - mental short comings might Is- he ha- sufficient ri garil for his stomach's -ake to . k succulent Vegetables to sate his palate. Frank made another -1 »rt out of town Tuesday night.but he 1- liable to turn upjagaiu. Meeting at Mahoning Church. A congregational meeting wa- held in the Mahoning I're-byti nan church last evening for the purpose of elect ing trustees. Thi- was the only bu»i ness to he transacted, but considerable interest was manifested in the elec tion, bringing out a large attendance at the meeting. David Shelhart was made chairman,and II B Sclmltz was clerk of the congregation. l)r. .?. E. Bobbins, Theodore Doster and S. M Trumbower were elected for a years, James Schult/, for two years. Charles V. Amnicrman and John Scohlor for one year. Say There is 110 Trouble. It was rumored yesterday that fif teen or twenty topjiersat the Knitting Mill quit work yesterday morning be cause of a difficulty over a drop stitch. A reporter of this |>ap< I Mllr nupiuy at the mill office and was informed that there had been no difficulty and that none of the employes had left. The Famous Passion Play. The world famous play, as produced by the moving pictures of the Ofwr- AIIIM mp OaaqpMtjr, will BE glvi ■ hi Trinity M E. church on Tuesday and Wediiesdav evenings, June l(£and 11. JOB PRINTING The ofticcof the AMERICAN being furnished with a large aksottmenl of job letter and fancy type and jok material generally, the Publisher announces to the public that he u prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Desclrption our prices before you place your orders. MASTERLY DISIOI'RSE The anßorul « rmon preached by Rw. Harry <'artin Harm<tri at At Paul's M K. church no Sunday morn IUKI UK was a most masterly effort, onirm al,clear rut and logi> al. In conception it was strikingly appropriate and whether relating to the w« lfar» of th* nation, or the lift- of the individual it elicited in the heart* of those not veterans as ready a response as ane* from the honored rarTimro who had followed the stars and strip** to battle. The members of Goodrich pout. No SS, C}. A. R , w«*rp present in fall force, entering and having the chorch in a )>ody. The pnlpit was drap*<d with the stars aud stripes To the right of the speaker stood the hand some color« of (rood rich Pout; to th# left the beautiful flag of CompMJ A, 192 nd regiment In front of the polpit were two stacks of arm eaefc surmounted by a small jm*t flag On these a musket rented, from which was suspended the post drum Rev. Herman took as his -übj-ct "War as an indispensable factor m th.* world's proftrej.-.*" Hr selected a* hm text, Isaiah 2. 4 verse: "Nation shal 1 not lift np sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Anniversary day-, he <ud.ar> ■ doca tional days, eowßemoratUit »nd titer fon* pcrf»tuatiiig event* T1 •* assnria tion of event* make history. C»od and man make events When man works in harmony with (Jod good history 14 made, when man is oat of harnotty with (rod, ba»l history in mad* (Jod has given to the rare thiw great gifts—the srate, the church and the srhool. The -far.- i« th- hom» <»f patriotism, the rkirrh, th.- home it religion and the school th« home of education Nothing educates like an «merg>-uey or a crisis through whuii an tndivt dual pass, sin his life or a State or a nation in its history Anniversary •lays quick* u the natioi »; nn-> i and feed the tir- s of national • nthusi asm. We can n«w afford to forget ttw |iast: there are I. -sons to b»» 1* am»*4 alike from our triumphs arid oar fail ures. Ours is a world in which the fruits of j, ace are l*>ug!it through t' • victori. s of war (rod does not lov» war. neith.-r man lov.- war War, however, is a means to an end Then ar. two ways for nations or individual* to -«*ctW» differences, either by arbitration or by brute force. The tifl>> .which will sur* ly come, has not yet arrived when in the language of the text "rnrii r *i a! i not lift up -word affaiost uaf ion Man lias not as yet ail* anced far enough along tie line- of moral awl intellectual >b*T. loptu. at Wars are of two kinds.military and patriotic. Som> riar 1011- ar- far- t with a military sjurit and »'h wars achieve no |»-rm:ui.nt results. Patno tism defends it- lands, its |»*oph<, and its home*. A military war ha* a* it# object robbery and « onque*t A patriotic war 1* a holy war • Htr aa tion ha- had six wars and with except ion —the war with M *ico they have all t»-en holy wars The war with Mexico wa» a m.-'ak a dss hooorable war and was criticised as such by Abraham Lincoln No jwar w as ever -o ne> d!>as the w »%* W by th»- South: no war wa.- ev.-r -<» honorable. «o indt-t eiwable a* Ik** war waged by the it r' : W. • v W* *u vivitiK soldiers, because of it they did for us, Isecause of their >erot*m and their self .sarriice Many a man among them was fwevented by th« war from carrying oat th.» d . fi»li>d plans of life By heeding his coontry'* call many an opportunity was h*t for ad van<-. in. Nt along • ivic line* and many an old soldier today is in humble cir cumstanc. - who but forth, war mi#' t in his old age !»* m the pwaia cf a comj • teiiry Had a Fme Trip. Kdward Stroh of Montour No I» H Willivi-. of » %lum-* Ijtxlge. No •»:•.». ail Mil* * "i' > f " of Myrtle Iwwlg.-. No * 100 112 , who were rvpnualivi - to th< Penn sylvania (irand li«>dg» at Brie I.a<l an enjoyable trip They visited Hoffalu. Naigani Kails, and • ro-*< I over to the Canadian side at tin- Kails While in Buffalo they met Charles ?*troh.brother of Kdward Stroh, Cbarl# -If Twist and John l». Williams, all of whom Wef former r»'sid>-nts of l*»nvtll< Attr*cti<tti* At tb# Park*. Hunter's Park will open for the *>-m s.mi on M' tnorial Dav and th-r. will IM- dancing there during the «lay At IH-Witt's Park the maiu attrac tion will l*> the game of l»aee !«all l«e tween the Old Tliners and Milt«m other features will be a *hoo«inir match and danctnp R. fr- shmeats will serred. Iknug U) Point. Charles tK Mettler of Kim- shrove son of Philip Metth r ha- «fo'srf«llf pass, d the examinations for > ntry to the United Stat*- Military Academy and will goto Went Point on June l« Mr Metth r was appointed r»< ently the cadi t from this Congressional dw trict He l«*»k the examinations at Fort MeHenry. Baltimore A J one Wwldmg. Mis- Sarah I. Miller, danghter of Mr and Mr- \mhr«>-> Miller of Limc-iov* 1 lie, aud l>r K S Patten, of Washingtonville. will »»« anite«l tn marriage 011 Wednesday, .fun«* If, a' the home of tIn■ bride
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