A Home Paper —.For TLI# HUM I lu: circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. HIVING U. JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office Hours 9 A. .»/. to 12 M 104 Ir. M.to up. M. Danville, /'" n simi/T'A, m. i>. 425 MILL ST., DASVILI.K, I'A. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty | y<. \V. P. A.Ntil.K, DENTIST <)i kick: 218 MillStiikkt. eetli Kxtraet.-Il without, Pain. Crown ami Hridtfe Work a Specialty. EQUIPPED with the latest uml iiiohl Improved Instruments «uii prepuri d t«» exi cute the most difficult work. DR. 0. IL REYNOLDS, - DENTIST. - Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa, Dentistry iu all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work (Guaranteed. Established 1892 CONDENSED SEWS. Repairs are being made to the roof of the Thomas Beavor Pree Library. The double house being built for Thomas J. Rogers, on liast Pront street, is nearing completion. A handsome veranda has been built to the front of C. C. Hitter's residence East Market street. Harvey Dietrick has placed a new cash register in his hotel, the Susque hanna House, South Danville. William Ntiss is temporal ily work ing in the Pennsylvania freight sta tion, South Danville, in the place of Charles Mills, who is at Shenandoah with Company F, Twelfth Regiment, N. G. P. Ail ice cream social will In- held Saturday evening at tin- hall of the Salvation Army, on Ferry street. The G. A. R. encampment, at De- Witt's Park is well worth visiting. The sunshine of happiness illum inates the home of Edward Brent, 011 Mowrey street, and the reason there fore is the arrival of a baby boy. Solomon Pensyl, of South Danville, lias some sowed corn that has grown to a height of seven teet. The choir of Christ Episcopal church will render a song service at Washingtonville % next Sunday after noon. It hasn't rained quite every day since St. Swithiu's.but the exceptions are only about enough to prove the rule. The man with an empty coal bin is anxious about the future. The Red Men are making arrange ments for their big picnic, to he held at Hunter's Park on Labor Day. A large number of vacation seekers left Danville for many points on Sat urday. The county fair period is again at hand. Mt. Oarmel is free from small-pox. The last small-pox Hag has been re moved from tlio residence of Rev. Gehmaii. The Mt. Carinel authorities have been kept on the jump with the disease since April lltli. There are three patients in the municipal hospit al, who will be discharged in the next few days. Rloomsburg will he an interesting place on the 28th and 2'.tth inst. Dan ville will be well represented in the centennial celebration. The postoffice building at Newborn, N. (3., will he destroyed by fire owing to tlie presence of smallpox in the building. This probably will be the first instance in the country in which a post office lias been officially burned. It is awful to have to sweat about next winter's coal in this kind of weather, but then you would have to sweat anyhow. The postal authorities have fixed a penalty of on persons taking mail out of the post office other than their own and not returning it. The law is to have people look at their mail he fore taking it out of the office, and should they have mail other than their own they must return it at once. It also includes newspapers. The county fair announcements are especially attractive. The thermometer yesterday morning at 5 :30 o'clock, registered 4S degrees and the record at noon was 70 degrees. The Rloomsburg Centennial is being widely advertised. The moving pictures oxhibit'-d at the Raldy House last night to advertise proprietory medicines attracted a bit; C'owd which nearly blocked the stieet. The cool weather of yesterday, es pecially in the morning, is another new phase of this most remarkable summer. It was bard to realize that it was the middle of August. There have been late October days much warmer. Herbert. Wyle directed the orchestra for the Clerks' Moonlight Picnic and dance at Shawnee Park near Rlooms burg, last evening. A concert will he given for the ben efit of the Methodist church, Wash ingtonville, at that place on Sept. 12th. Talent from Danville will make uj) the program. _____ "THIS COUNTRY WILL NKVF.R ME ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 47—NO LEONARD CASE'S Those of our readers who are famil iar with the remarkable facts relat ing to the late Leonard Case of Cleve land, Ohio, and his undivided estate of $5,000,000, will find an additional interest in the subject when they learn that .! H. Kase of South Danville, as well as other representatives of the Kase family here are probable heirs to the vast estate. Leonard Case,Sr., died iu Cleveland in 18<»4 leaving one heir to his estate of several millions, Leonard Case, Jr The latter, a bachelor, died in IKKO, leaving no will. The estate at the time of his death had increased to al most a fabulous figure and at present comprises real estate' in the business center of Cleveland, taking in the Pirst National Hank, the (his Light Plant, the offices and yards of the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad com pany, the Case School of Applied Science and fifteen or twenty of the largest manufacturing plants in Cleve land. liver since tho death of Leonard Case the estate has been the subject of legal investigation. No satisfact ory results could be obtained because of the fact that the old family Bible containing certain records could not be found. It now seems that the claims of the many heirs—some UK) in number covering five generations—are likely to he established. In an old barn loft in Huron County, 0., the ancient and long sought Bible has been found. .T. Hudson Kase of South Danville, j informed a representative of this paper Thursday that he is one of the heirs to the $5,000,000 estate and he relies 1 upon the old Bible to assist in estab lishing his claim. He says that four brothers of the Case family, natives of Germany, settled in New Jersey. Willaim Kase, son of one of the four brothers, and grandfather of J. Hud sou Kase, settled in this section. J Leonard Case, Sr., who amassed the immense fortune, was also a son of one of the four brothers. With the death of Leonard Case, his only son , and heir, that, branch of the family died out. The eight millions, Mr. Kase says, will now be divided among the collateral heirs. The several Kase families of this section have employed Attorney J. W. McWilliams of Sunhury, to represent them and the latter is now on his 1 way to Cleveland on behalf of their claim. Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias. The coming session of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Knights of Pythias, which will bo held at Sun bury next week, promises to be one of the largest gatherings of the order ever held in this section of the state. The Grand Trustees have issued an unprecedented number of card orders j for reduced rates. Every lodge in the state will be represented at the Grand , Lodge. A public session will be held j in the courthouse Tuesday morning, j August 1!», at which an address of welcome will he made by Dr. P. E. j Drumluller, chief burgess of Sunhury The response will be by a prominent member of the order. In the evening there will be a short parade and a moonlight excursion on the river. Wednesday will be devoted to the conferring of the I). O. K. K. degree by Cashmere Temple, No. 37. This will | take place in the evening at the castle hall of Eastern Star Lodge, No. 143. On Thursday there will be a big Py thian picnic at Island Park. Many members of Reaver Lodge, No. 132, of this city, will goto Sunhury during the sessions of the grand lodge. Farmers Will Hold Picnic. The quarterly meeting of Pomona Grange, No. 31, Patrons of Husband ry, will be held on Wednesday, Aug ust "2<>. at the residence of .T. L. Voris, Pottsgrovo. This grange, which has a large and influential membership, includes Montour and Northumberland counties. These meetings are always enjoyable events and an excellent pro gram has been arranged for this one at Pottsgrove, which will be the sum mer outing. The farmers' re union and basket picnic will take place on Saturday, September ti, in the grove at No. 2 school house, Cooper township, near the residence of David Heimbacli. The reunions and picnics have always ; been well attended and this year will be no exception. A permanent or ganization is to bo formed for the pur pose of holding there union annually on the first Saturday of September. Repairing Damage Done by Fire. A number of carpenters were put to work yesterday tearing out the burned portion of the Reading Iron Works preparatory to rebuilding. By last i veiling tin- root embracing three bents bail been removed. The work of replacing the roof will begin this morning and will probably lie completed by the last of the week. The entire damage will he soon repair ed and will cause no interruption of work in the mill. Surveying the Line. Three attaches of the assistant en gineer's office of the Sunhury division. Pennsylvania railroad, are surveying the line from Sunhury to Catawissa. They have completed their work as tar as South Danville. Every siding is included and when the work is fin ish. il a map of the road, showing all its gradients, will be prepared. STOLEN HORSE INJIINVII.LE Tho beautiful black horse driven by Dr. S. Y. Thompson and so much ad mired during the last few days has figured in some pretty sensational de velopments. Dr. Thompson obtained the horse from Daniel Frazier, who in turn bought him of a Polish Jew,who unfortunately or fortunately for him self as the case may bo is not present to explain how the animal came into his possession. The horse, it is claim ed, is stolen property, one of the large number of valuable horses stolen in the vicinity of Pottsville during a few weeks past. He was identified yester day and taken back to Schuylkill • county. On July :10 the Polish Jew in ques tion made his appearance in town | driving a high headed noble-looking ' animal, which be offered for sale to j Daniel Prazier. The man hart been in town before in the capacity of a hum ble peddler with a pack upon his back. | Since his last visit, he explained, his fortunes had improved and that he had been able to purchase a horse and wagon. He had also been unfortunate and a few nights before had been rob bed of his entire stock of goods. He was now obliged to sell his horse aud wagon in order to get funds to pur chase a new stock of goods, which* he would be obliged to carry on his back. The peddler's story seemed plausible enough. The horse was worth every cent of S2OO, but the man was willing to take $125 for him. Mr. Prazier says he was not over anxious to buy and he made the man an offer of SSO, for horse, buggy and harness, wTiich he later accepted. The buggy and harness were of lit tle value, but the horse proved a jewel. Dr. Thompson fell in love with him and consented to a trade, giving in exchange for the black the two sor rel ponies that he has driven during the couple of years past. These ponies Mr. Prazier later disposed of in a trade with J. 11. Pry. The horse as before stated attracted a good deal of attention about town. Some visitors from Schuylkill county, who were being entertained at I. C. Lee's, this city, thought they saw a resemblance in the horse to one stolen in their neighborhood. The Schuylkill county people were communicated with, who lost no time setting on foot an investigation. Walter Scott and sister of Schuyl kill Haven, came to this city and Tu esday identified tho horse as one stol en from their mother, whereupon Dr. Thompson delivered the horse over in to their hands. Many persons believe that Danville is one of several posts established about the country by the horse thieves operating so extensively in Schuylkill county for the purpose of disposing of their stolen stock. Chief Mincemoyer says that the same man who sold the horse to Daniel Prazier reclaimed Tuesday as stolen property,some three months before succeeded in disposing of a horse in this city. The animal was purchased by Benjamin Rosen stein. Whether he was stolen or not is unknown. No one ever appeared to claim the horse and he is still in this city. The Polish Jew, who it seems,poses as peddler and horse dealer by turns, it is said, was seen in Danville with in a week or ten days past. He was arrested here, Chief Mincemoyer says, some two years ago on suspicion of be ing implicated in horse stealing, but was discharged for want of evidence. On that oocasion he had a horse, har ness and cart in his possession, which he wanted to sell for $22. The horse alone was worth SIOO and there was a good deal about the man to excite sus picion, . It is rumored that the Polish Jew when ill this city last made arrange ments to come hack in a few days. But his return is hardly looked for. It is not at all unlikely that the thieves have a confederate some where in this locality who is keeping them well posted on developments here. A Surprise Party. Jacob Faux, of North Mill street, was tendered a surprise party Saturday evening, the occasion being his twenty ninth birthday. The evening was spent pleasantly in singing and (lancing. The guests were: Mrs. Joseph Hicketts, Mrs. Thomas Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Shutt.Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keiner.Mr. and Mrs. John Nevius, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keefer, Mrs. Kate Weigold, Miss Fannie Deitz, Mr. and Mrs. Ahram Keefer, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Faux, Joseph Kalston and John Hals ton. Will Rush New Road. Work on the Susquehanna, Blooms burg it Berwick rail road, formerly the Wilkesbarre & Western, is to be rush ed and by the first of next January the extension from Watsontown will bo completed. Grades are to be re duced, the Jerseytown tunnel enlarg ed, stations rebuilt and the entire line ballasted with stone. The cost of the work will reach a million dollars. The station at Berwick will probably be located about a square from the i store of the Berwick Store Company. Visiting Ins Father. William Fry, a member of the For ty-Second Artillery, United States Army, is visiting his father, Andrew Fry, in this city, lie is statioued at Fort .Vlott, New Jersey, and has a leave of absence for five flays. DANVILLE, PA.. TIIUIiSDAY AtNUST 14. 1002. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. O. 11. Harris and children of Sun bury, spent Sunday in this city. Thomas Bennetts of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with his parents iu this city. Mrs. John Grey of Bloomsburg,spent Sunday in this city at the home of Lawrence Snyder, Spring street. Miss Maud Sliick of Sunburv, spent Sunday iu this cit> as the guest of Miss Nell Shiok, Honeymoon street. The Misses Anna, Mary and Janette Pickard spent Sunday at Eaglosmere. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Cotner were visitors at Eaglesmero over Sunday. John M. Geise spent Sunday in Haz leton. Charles llorton of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with old friends in this city. Mrs. Paul Stout of Milton, is visit ing at the home of W. 11. Mauger, West Mahoning street. Miss Helen Henderson, ol' Hughes villo, is visiting her uncle, Chief of Police ,T. C. Mincemoyer. George Waite of Parsons, spent Sun day with relatives in this city. He formerly resided in Danville and has many friends here. Joseph C. Hunter and wife of Phil adelphia, are visiting at the home of the former's father, Joseph Hunter, East Market street. William Cain returned to Buffalo, N. Y..yesterday after a visit with his family in this city. Patrick Donovan of New York, re turned home yesterday after a visit with Dennis Dineen, Railroad street. Mrs. Dr. Patton of Washingtonville, is spending a few weeks at Eagles mere. Miss Mary Pry of this city, and Mr. Shaw, of Philadelphia, were guests at Seidel's camp. Hunter's Park, yester day. Miss Tliursa Baynham, East Market street, left yesterday for a visit at Buck horn. Mrs. George Lovett and daughti l Margaret, Vine street, left yesterday for a visit at Three Rivers, Michigan. W. C. Prick of New York, arrived in this city yesterday. Mrs. Curry Foust, Front street, left yesterday for a visi* at Birdsboro and Reading. William Althouse of Philadelphia, returned home yesterday after a sever al days' stay in this city. Goerge L. Roat, of Philadelphia, has returned to that city after a visit with his grandfather, C. Lauhach, iu this city. Miss Annie Gerringer returned home last evening from a visit in Shainokin Mrs. W. G. Wlllliams, West Market street, returned home last evening j from Shamokin. Miss Ella Snyder, Grand street, and guests, Miss Ella Joine of New York , City and Miss Florence Scheidy of I Hazleton, returned to this city last t evening from a visit in Sunhury. Mrs. O. G. Voris and sons, Archie j and William,of Milton,returned home j yesterday after a visit in this city. Mrs. John Hufty of Consholiocken, ! returned home yesterday after a visit ■ with her brother, David Guest, East Front street. * Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kemp and son, ' Earl of Williamsport, returned home yesterday after a visit with tin- form- j er's mother, Mrs. Mary Kemp, Pine street. Miss Hettie Ecknian of Roaring I Greek, spent yesterday in this city. , Mrs. Frank Perry of Shamokin, I spent yesterday in this city as the ! guest of Mrs. Oscar Leniger, West Mahoning street. Mrs. Lewis liodenhoffer and chil dren, Emma, Anastasia and Lewis of Buffalo, are visiting at the homo of William Zielenhach, Vine street. Mrs. E. G. A. Cline, East Front street, left yesterday for a visit at Williamsport. 11. S. Hull, night operator at the Pennsylvania station, South Danville, is enjoying a week's vacation at his home at Phelps, N. Y. Miss Ida Sechler,Honeymoon street, spent yesterday at Kipp's linn. Cameron DeHaven returned to Sun bury yesterday. Samuel Rebman arrived in this city yesterday from New York. Dr. N. M. Smith, South Danville, was in Wolverton yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Diet/, and chil dren of Philadelphia, who are visiting in this city, art* spending a few days with relatives at Sunhury. Mrs. George Kiehl of Snubury, has returned home after a pleasant visit in this city. William H. Andy of Washington ville,called 011 friends in this city ves terday. Mr. and Mrs. David .1. Thompson and son George of New York, ieturn ed home yesterday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Magill, Ash street. Mrs. David Snyder, Upper Mulberry street, spent yesterday in Berwick. Miss Elsie Lloyd, West Market street, left yesterday for a visit in Philadelphia. She was accompanied .is far as Sunhury by her sister, Miss Jane and her brother Clarence. Mrs. Eli/.a Hell of Brooklyn, N. ~ returned home yesterday after a visit with Dr. and Mrs. James < Jglesby, East Market street. Miss Rose Gallagher, Ash street,left yesterday for a visit with friends at Johnstowa. Mrs. Harriet Eveland and grand daughter Pearl, of Roaring Creek, left yesterday for a visit at Catawissa Other Personal Mentions on Ith Page. EXPECT X LIINIi STIIIKE The ray of hope that illumined the coal strike situation seems to have dis appeared. Thorn was a sentiment a few (lays ago throughout the anthracite region that an agreement would be reached between the miners and oper ators, but it lias failed to develop in to a certainty. The long game of waiting is still in force with both sides confident of winning. The min ers, however, have the best end of the proposition as the region is still tied up and 110 prospects of resumption are in sight. A well known coal man, who is thoroughly in touch with the situa tion, was interviewed yesterday by a reporter of this paper. He had just come from Shatnokiu and stated th it the business men and operators there art unable to see any change in the stiike nor any prospects for the mines starting. There is a feeling that something may turn up next month, but this is only conjecture. There is one colliery working and its product is bringing s!> a ton in New York City. This is Glen Lyon No. T, back of Nanticoke. Every ton finds a quick market in the big metro polis. The small sizes, such as buck wheat and rice, are used by the Penn sylvania Railroad Company on its ferry boats in the New York harbor. The Danville market is being sup plied by river coal from Sunbury. The prices quoted range from $T>. SO upward, based chiefly on freight rates. At Harrisburg three hundred tons of coal are being taken from the river daily,all of which is used at the State capital. Telephone reports received last night by this pap r from Shenandoah and from Luzerne and Lackawanna coun ties were to the effect- that the anth racite region was quiet. Summoned to His Final Home- Enoch (Took, for forty years a resid ent of this vicinity, died Tuesday at his home, on Sidler Hill, after an ill ness of iuit a few days. He was strick en with paralysis Sunday and sank slowly until the end came, at ten o'clock Tuesday morning. He was aged seventy years and was an ore miner here for many years. He em igrated from England to Bloomsburg, moving to Frosty Valley after a short residence in Columbia county. For a long time he was a salesman for the Grand Union Tea Company with headquarters in this city. Ho wis sv.-ll known to many people, his circle of friends being very large. Seven children survive him: Charles W. (Took, of Kaseville; William H. (Took, of Bloomsburg; Elmer L. Cook, of Pittsburg ;M. F Cook, Benjamin 1). Cook, Mrs. E. Arms and Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan, of this city. The funeral will take place on Fri day afternoon, the relatives and friends meeting at his late home at I -.:50 o'clock. Services will be held in St. Paul's M. E. church at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in the new Presbyterian cemetery. M. thodist Picnic Today. Tl o annual picnic of the congrega tion and Sunday School of St. Paul's M. E. church will be held to-day at DeWitt's Park. The attendance is ex pected to be very large and the en campment of Goodrich Post,G. A. R., will be quite an attraction. The vet erans have made arrangements to serve dinners and suppers to those picnick ers who do not care to be troubled with baskets. The Team for Today. This afternoon the "Old Timers" and Montgomery will play at DeWitt's Park. The local team will line-up as follows: Hummer, catcher; Maley, pitcher; Hoffman,first base;Clayberg er. second base; Bingham, third base; Gosh, shortstop; Skoskie, right field; Shannon, centre field; Davis, left field. Car Jumped the Trestle. A car of river coal from Sunbury was being pushed in the coal yard of J. Hud Kase, South Danville, Fri day morning, and went over the end of the trestle. All the coal was dump ed out and the end of the trcs'le was slightly damaged. The steam wrecker from Sunbury was brought up to put the car back on the rails. Sixteen Posts Invited. Sixteen Grand Army Posts have I teen invited to the Bloomsburg ceutunnial liy Eat Post, No. Goodrich Post, No. ">2, of tins city, has heen invited and the other Posts are from Cata wissa, Berwick, Orangcville, Uuity ville.Shickshinny.Pairmouut Springs, Millville, Sunbury, Northumberland, Lewishurg, Milton, Watsontown.Munoy and Williamsport. Oouncilman Secliler Recovering. Councilman M. J). L Sechler,whose long siege of illness has been several times alluded to in these columns,was able to appear upon the street Satur day for the ti Ist time in many months. Mr. Scolder's many friends rejoice to see him M> far along on the road to re covery. A Ten Inning Game. A ten inning game of base ball was played at Washigtonville Saturday afternoon hetweeu the Washingtonville and Millville teams. Washingtonville won by a score of lit to 13. Danville considered the best hase hall town in this section. BOYS ASSIST IN ARREST Some boys of the Third Ward last night rendered very valuable assistance to Chief Mincemoyer in making what may prove an important arrest. About 8 o'clock a hobo,tall in stat ure and wearing a white hat, made his appearance at Montour Row offer ing a new clock for sale. There was something in the circumstance very suspicious and it was reported to Chiof Mincemoyer. The officer lost no time in looking into the matter and about 1) o'clock located a group of four hobos near tho steam grist mill. In the number was a tall man and he wore a white hat, although the clock was not in evidence. Tho tramps ex plained that they were waiting for a freight. "What did you do with the clock?" aslu (1 the Chief, addressing the tall man. " Didn't have any," replied the ho bo, eying the officer closely and at the same moment turning on his heel and making a dash for the railroad. Our Chief was instantly in pursuit but was soon out-distanced by the long legged hobo. Several boys had come to the officer's assistance and deluged him with advice. All agreed that the fellow would materialize on the arriv al of the freight, which was nearly due, and that by distributing their forces along each side of the track they might effect his capture. The freight arrived, bowling by at a good rate of speed. The white hat was seen to emerge from the bushes and the tall hobo made a dash for the train. At the same moment a stoiie thrown by one of the hoys struck him back of the neck aud he fell like a log. Before he could arise Chief Mince moyer was upon him. The tall hobo with tho white bat spent last night in the lock-up. This morning ho was asked to explain matters. Meanwhile who has lost a clock? Injured at Barn Raising. NVhilo trimming a beam at a barn raising yesterday in Derry township, Lloyd Deihl, son of Daniel Deihl, was injured by the slipping of the tool he was using. a gash was cut, but no serious results are anticipated. The barn raised was that of Hiram Cotner and replaced one recently des troyed by a wind storm. Willing hands wore plentiful at the raising and the framework of the new struc ture was soon in place. Those present were: Rev. Owen Rebor, Charles Ootner, Howard Bill meyer, A. Billineyer, Daniel Deihl, Howard Wagner, Georgo P. (Cotner, Ralph Cotner, John Cotner, W. E. Cotner, John Ashenfelter, Edward Oyster, David Wagner, D. L. Candy, David Smith, James Pollock, Edward Flora, Augustus Clemen, Charles Cle men, Patrick Brennen, William Satti son, Charles Lloyd, Frank Dichl, Al fred Smith, William Flora, Harvey Licthard, Alfred Watt, William Moser, Edward Cateman, Harry Dye, Lloyd Croinis, George Cronus, Claud Deihl, Lloyd Deihl, William Itobison, Will iam Mart/., Frank Courson, Frank Berger, Frederick Seidel, Joseph lvoons, George Iloldren, Joseph Mohr, Reuben Jarrett, Charles Uinstead, William Umstead,David Ulrieh, Will iam Bitlor,Bruce Smith, Elmer Curt ner, Watson Deihl, Wesley Deihl, Wal lace Deihl, A. L. Hoddens, Jonathan DeLoug, J. Mowrey, Ambrose .Love, Edward Johnson, Daniel Ootner, Robert Carey, H. P. Cotner, Hoffa Cotner, Alfred Smith, Malcolm Cot ner, W. J. Messersmith and Charles Sliires, Sr. Almost Under the Wheels. Philip S. Moser, of New Columbia, formerly proprietor of the Hoddens House, this city, was dragged by a passenger train at the Sunhury station Friday evening and almost went un der the wheels. Ho tried to got on board Fast Line, which loaves west ward at 5:10, and grasped the rail of the rear coach. Owing to the speed at which the train was moving he was thrown with considerable force and came within a few inches of rolling under the wheels. He retained his hold of the rail being dragged almost a square. Several men ran to his as sistance and pulled him from the track. Ho was taken to the St. Charles Hotel, whore an examination showed that his injuries consisted of a dislocated shoulder. He wont home 011 a later train. The accident was witnessed by many people who were at the station. Some of them turned away their heads I expecting that Moser would meet a horrible death. Brigadier Mclntyre's Address. Brigadier Mclntyre, Chief Division al officer of the Salvation Army for this province, delivered a very strong talk in Salvation Army Hall last night to a good sized assemblage. The Hrigadior's remarks, which in the main ran along the line of Salvation Army work, were not only helpful to those struggling to lead a religious life, but also abounded in much valu able information relative to the gen eral progress of Salvation Army work. Prior to his address in Salvation Army Hall Brigadier Mclntyre indulged in a short talk at the corner of Mill and Bloom streets, whore the little baud of workers was greeted with quite an audience. The local army never was more effici ent, nor commanded greater respect than under Captain Friteh. Its good work is manifest. ESTABLISHED IN 1855. FRANK BLUE KILLED BY FALL News reached this city on Saturday of the accidental death of Frank Blue, son of the late Samuel Bluo of Liberty township, which occurred at New Haven, Conn., on Thursday evening. The deceased is the last of three broth ers to be carried off within a compara tively recent period, two of whom met accidental deaths while the third died under very pathetic circum stances. Frank, who was an employe of the American Bridge Company, fell from the roof of a building and sustained injuries which resulted in nearly sud den death. He was thirty years of age, single, and had been working for the American Bridge Company for a period of eight years. The company has many contracts in New England and Frank had been employed there most of the time for several years past. While working in Connecticut about six years ago his hrotler, George Her bert Blue, also an employe of the Am erican Bridge Company, met with a tragic death,falling from a high bridge and sustaining fatal injuries. A short time prior to this, another brother, Wilfred, who had cast his lot in Da kota, was stricken with fever and died. Samuel Blue,the father, was former ly County Treasurer of Montour. His decease, followed so quickly by the untimely death of his three sous, shows a fatality that is seldom paral lelled. Mrs. Blue, mother of the deceased, still survives,along with a sister, wife of Dr. W. L. Collins of Girardville, a brother, Edgar of Pottsgrove, and a half-brother, Charles Blue of New York. Mrs. Blue resides with her daughter, Mrs. Collins,at Girardville. The funeral took place Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence of Edgar Bluo at Pottsgrove, the remains arriving at that place Sat urday evening. Interment was made iu the Chillisquaque cemetery. New Pavements on Mill Street. James Scarlet, Esq., and M. H. Schram are both laying new pave ments before their properties on Mill street. Mr. Scarlet's pavement will be of cement, while Mr. Schram will lay a flag stone pavement. Several new pavements have been laid during the present summer which are quite a credit to the town. The improvements iu this line, however, mostly lie on Mill street and on Market and Mahon ing streets near Mill. Elsewhere about town the sidewalks are the sub ject of much complaint. On some of the back streets, especially, where the light is poor, walking after night is a feat that can only be accomplish ed with either safety or grace by those who are accustomed to every inch of the way. If it is possible for a pave ment to be so bad that it becomes worse than none at all it js the clumsy variegated sort one is apt to encounter made up of flag stones of all sizes, of different thickness and ill-fitting, laid thirty years ago or longer. By the time the pedestrian adapts himself to the uneven surface he reaches a pave meut of another sort, probably of brick where half the bricks are miss ing and he stumbles along his way in anything but a placid frame of mind. A very bad feature of our sidewalks is the diversity of grades on which the pavements are laid. One has to be very careful at some places Rafter dark that he does not stumble over the offset which marks the dividing liue between two properties. Persons unfamiliar with the sidewalk are ex posed to a good deal of danger at such places and several painful falls have been sustained. Council has frequently taken action during the last fow months on side walks at different points in need of repair, but it is very evident that the bad pavements have not as yet been all reported. More United Telephones. The absorption of the Winchester Telephone Company, of Virginia, by the United Telephone & Telegraph Company, adds to this great system many more telephones and gives the United an excellent service iu the Old Dominion state. The Winchester company has chosen these officers and directors: President, R. T. Barton, Winchester; vice presi dent, W. D. Bernard, Philadelphia; treasurer, S. li. Caldwell, Philadel phia; general manager, W. J. Latta, Philadelphia; local manager, S. L. Hoover, Winchester; directors, Col onel C. M. Clement, Sunlmry ; T. J. O'Neill, Hanover; S. 11 Hausbrough and W. H. Baker, Winchester. Beaver Furnace for China. The Danville Stove & Manufacturing Company has received an order from China for a Beaver hot air furnace. It is to be placed in the Methodist Mission at Pekin. The furnace will be shipped to New York this week and will be carried from there to China on board ship. This order shows the great reputation Danville stoves have and it is only one of many received from far off points. The globe trotter can scarcely find a part ot the world where there is not a pro duct manufactured in this city. Camping at Hunter's Park. Miss Elizabeth Owens, Alice Bird, Jeanette Bird and Nettle Wetzel, of this city, and Miss Caroline Lent, of Towanda, are camping at Huntet's Park. JOB PRINTING The oliceoi the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortmru ol job letter and fancy type ami jo material generally, the Publishi i announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute M the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Cesclrption oni prices before you place- your orders. MUSIC IS OTB SCHOOLS Tim school board Monday decided to add music to the course of study of our borough schools and electod Miss Elfriede Weiss as teacher. The adoption of music has been un der consideration for some time past. There was a strong sentiment in favor of it, but action was deferred until after the Committee 011 Building and Repairs had made its report in order to determine how much money would be left iu the treasury. The affairs of the district had reached sucli a point last night when the board oould deter mine what shape the finances will bo in for the ensuiug year The balance left iu the treasury, after deducting the ordinary expenses, it is true, was found to be not large, but alter some discussion it seemed the consensus of opinion that the board could safely risk the introduction of music, the total cost of which would be under 9600. Mr. Green made the motion to adopt music in all tlie schools. This was carried by the unanimous vote of those present, as follows: Barber, Ortli, Werkheiser.Byerly, Curry, Burg er, Redding, Green, Harpel, Fischer and Black. Dr. Curry of the Committee of Teachers and Certificates made a re port recommending that Miss Elfriedo Weiss be elected as teacher of music in the schools at a monthly salary of m. On motion of Mr. Fischer the report of the Committee was adopted. \ vote was taken which resulted in the unanimous election of Miss Weiss at the salary of |:j.3 per month. On motion it was decided that the floor of the Directors' room now under going renovation, be covered with linoleum. Several samples were exhib ited and a style was selected made to imitate tile, that sells at $1.20 per yard. Treasurer M. H. Schram presented a statement of finances to date which showed a cash balance on hand of $1007.08. The following bills were ordered paid: Erwin Hunter, SI.OO C. E. Lunger,. . . . 2.50 Calvin Eggert, . . . 3.75 Standard Gas Co., ... .40 A. Loveland & Co , 14.40 Bradbury & Co, 22.37 U. L. Gordy, 2.00 John Everitt, 50 T. W. Hale, . . 35.40 E. K Hale, 89.70 J. T. Sclmiick, . . . D. C. Williams, 5.27 Young Girl Kills a Green Snake. Miss Margaret Ann Gething, of West Hemlock township, while picking huckleberries on Catawissa mountain, Monday, killed a "green j-nake." The green specios according to tradi tion is a snake as rare as it is veno mous. Not one person in several thousand, even among the denizens of the mountains, have ever seen a green snake. Indeed, so rare is this sort of a reptile that many well informed per sons regard it purely as a myth. It fell to the lot of a Montour county girl, to verify the existence of the green snake. Miss Gethiug was in the act of picking berries when the deadly reptile, fully sixteen incites in length crawled over her hand. She was near ly paralyzed with fright at first, but she recovered herself before the snake disappeared, and succeeded in killing it. Miss Gething was accompanied by her father, William Gething, and sev eral others, who iu response to her cries arrived at the spot after the snake was killed. Mr. Gething says that huckleberries are plentiful, but that snakes also are numerous and that in addition to his daughter's experience another one of the party narrowly escaped being bit ten by a large rattlesnake, which es caped in the bushes. Burglars About. Several attempts at burglary have been made during the last few nights and it behooves housekeepers to look well to their doors and windows be fore retiring. At the residence of William L.Clark, East Front street, the burglars came very near effecting an entrance. Mr. Clark as First Lieutenant of Company F, is absent with the Twelfth regi ment at Shenandoah. Mrs. Clark and a lady friend who was spending the night with her were aroused by some one working at the back door. Find ing that they were discovered the burglars beat a hasty retreat. Attended Prudential Picnic. O. R. Schilling and family, L. 11. W. Kline and family, Dr. F. C. Now baker, Frank MeAran, John Pfahler, George Fox, J. T. Oberdorf.and Will iani Cook, ot this city, attended the annual Prudential picnic ot this dis trict Saturday at Island Park. The district includes the agencies of the Prudential Insurance Company at Shamokin, Mt. Carinol, Sunbury, Northumberland, Milton, Danville and Bloonisburg. Will Picnic at DeWitt's Park. The congregation and Sunday school of St. John's Reformed church, Maus dale, will hold their annual picnic at DeWitt's Park on Saturday. All friends of the congregation and Sun •lay School are most cordially invited to attend Hacks will leave the Maus dale church for the park not later than 8.30 o'clock Saturday morning.
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