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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.
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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.