Home Paser .For He Home Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you U> advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR nil. HIVING 11. .JENNINGS, Office Hours 9 A. M to 12 M W Mill I /'. M.to h I'. M Danville, I'a. Q Slll I.T/., M. I>. 425 M IM. ST., PANVM.I.K, PA. ilixeases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty J W. I*. ASUI.K, DENTIST OKKICK: 218 Mn.t,STRKKT. rclli Kxtracted without I'aln. «'r»wn anil Brtd«e Work a Specialty. Kqulpi'fd with the latest and most Improved Instruments and prepared to execute the inont dilHcult work. LIB. 0. H. RKYNOLDS, —DENTIST Offio*, Opposite Boston Store. Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all wor* Guaranteed Kstablished 1892. ISS NEWS! House cleaning is in order. Observe Arbor day on Friday. Be careful about the brush fires. Hoboes are on their annual tour Daylight for eleven hours and grow ing. The chirps of the robins are not very loud these chilly mornings. The birds are evidently under the belief by this time that they left the sunny south a little too soon. Saturday proved a busy day for the milliners of Danville, many of them working until a late hour at night. The improvements at the First Baptist church are wearing com; lo tion A progressive policy always wins. Danville should cultivate every trend in that direction. The editors of the High School "Orange and Purple" are receiving congratulations upon the bright aud neat appearance of their April num ber. Servant girls are very scarce in Danville aud housewives desiring help find it hard to secure. The Board of Trade is for Danville. Let every citizen be likewise. Now ties and rails are being laid in the switch at South Danville, and Riverside. The switch is nearly a mile in length and extends from the water tower to a point below P.ivei side Borough. The work is under the sapervisiou of Section Foreman Nuss. Interesting services will be hold at a number of our chnrches on Sunday next —Palm Sunday. Just now the average woman's thoughts turn toward the Easter hat or bonnet. Parents do not visit the schools as often as they should. Better not put the camphor balls in the overcoats yet. Coleman & James,the wagon makers, yesterday dissolved partnership and discontinued business. Harry Salmon, formerly proprietor will again assume the management. Mr. Coleman will be in the employ of Mr. Salmon. Shamokin will have a big Fourth of July celebration, this year, if the plans of a number of its citizens are successfully carried out. The kind of outdoor exercise that the average man doesn't like is trans ferring personal effects from one hab itation to another. Now that wo are to have gentle spring according to the calendar it may be considered safe to house the snow shovel. Bucknell University will have a first-class base ball team, which will open its season Saturday, at Philadel phia, playing with Pennsylvania Un iversity. The mild spring has caused the grass to grow rapidly and many lawns are now being mowed, something un usual for so early in the season. Co.*l is now down to the lowest notch for this year. Stop saving for your summer vacation and fill your bins. Even a weather prophet is not averse to a pun if we may judge from the following from Coles' for April: "The month lias some very good in dications, which it is to be hoped will overbalance the evil ones,but if Aries, 'The Ram,' which is in opposition to Earth, should take a notion to 'butt,' then watch out." What fools some mortals be. FOR RENT A blacksmith shop, cor ner Mill and Centre streets, Danville. Eleirant location and good trade. In quiveat 500 Mill street, Danville, Pa. Half a million dollars will be spent by the big coal companies in the an thracite region this summer in intro ducing electricity into the mines. The adaptability of electricity to coal mining having been thoroughly dem onstrated, it will now be brought into general use. The Lehigh \ alley Coal company lias already started work in equipping several of its collieries. Haulage systems arc b< ing introduced which will furnish not only power, bur splendid illumiuatiou, which will penetrate the darkue-s of the mines with a flood of light. Electiic drills and other mining instrumunts are also being experimented with. "THIS COI'NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREK UNTIL I'l iUPPLIES \.LL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSVVITH ITS OWN PRODI ■ HONS VOL. 48-NO 14. BASE BAI L ASSOCIATION The Board of Directors of the Dau vilie Base Ball Association, commonly known last year as "The Old liuieis, held a meeting in the office of Ralph Kisner, Esq., Tuesday for the pur pose of making arrangements for base ball the coming season, taking action upon the procuring of grounds aud the employment of players. The meetiug was called to order by manager Sam A. McCoy, others pres ent being Ralph Kisuer, Esq., tied Jacobs, E. F. Williams, F. G. Schoch aud Simon Hoffman On motion a committee consisting of Messrs. Schoch, Kisuor and Williams, was appointed to wait upon Dr. De \W,t submitting a proposition as to grounds. The accommodations at the grounds last year were unsatisfactory to the club aud they ask that a number of improvements be installed for the com ing season; otherwise they will accept grounds which have been offered to them on this side of the river. The association asks for a new grand stand at the rear of the home plate ; a canvas fence from the north end of the grand stand along first base line to shut off the patk ; a wire fence from the south end of the grand stand along the third base lino to prevent spectators from encroaching on the lines. The grounds must be ready by May Ist. On motiou of Mr. Kisuer it was ordered that the manager secure eleven good players, the number to embrace as many of last year's players as possi ble. On motion of Mr. Kisner it was ordered that each player be obliged to sign a contract binding him to return the suits at the end of the season or on demand in as good a condition as when received allowance being made for reasonable wear and tear. The association is determined to give the citizens of Danville first class amateur base ball and the proceedings last night were marked with caution and deliberation, such as ought to as sist in accomplishing that much-desir ed end. —- Easter Gifts Find Ready Sale. From the display of Easter goods in the confectionery aud other stores it seems that Easter gift-giving has be- j come almost as great a custom as at Christmas time. Certain it is that the displays become greater aud grand er every year. For many years eggs, dyed in all colors, were appropriate gifts aud then these were given to only children. Nowadays elaborate j baskets filled with fine confectionery and toys are the fad and the same presents apply to the iuftut, tho mid dle aged aud the old. The spirit of giving seems to be in the air this year aud heavy sales have already been made despite the fact that Eastor Sun day is nearly two weeks off. Candy eggs are the principal purchases and they can be secured in all sizes. One egg on exhibition at a local store weighs nearly 40 pounds. Toy chick ens aud rabbits are novelties this sea son. Willow Trees are in Leaves. As a result ot the rain the long row of willows on the river bank below the water works Monday burst into leaves. The new foliage with its del icate green tiut presented a very pretty sight and left no doubt in the mind that spring is here. The fact was remarked upon by sev eral elderly persons Monday aud not one of them could remember of ever having seen willows in leaves on the 30th of March. A cherry tree on the premises of Edward F. Bell, West Mahoning street, is just on tho verge of bursting into blossoms. Vegetation has now reached a critical period aud should the temperature drop to the freezing point there would be very poor pros pects for a fruit crop. Local fruit growers are of the opin ion that the peach buds are already injured and that the crop will be very light if not a total failure. New Rural Free Delivery Route. J. R. Sharpless of Rush township, was in this city yesterday in the in terest of a rural free delivery route on the other side of the river. It was Mr. Sharpless' intention to immediate ly begin a canvass of the territory for signers. The route iu view as one which seems to be feasible, proceeds from the river bridge at South Danville, to Rushtown, thence to Moore's, tho Hush Baptist church and Union Cor ner, around by the "Four-mile Baru" I and back to Danville by Boyd's Sta tion. The above route embraces a thrifty and prosperous farming community, where the people, educated aud intel ligent. constitute a class that keenly feels the deprivation of restricted mail facilities. Workmau Burned by a Flash. Charles Moulter, au employe at the Reading Iron Works, was badly burn ed Friday afternoon while at work. He is a helper on one of the heating furnaces and had just opened the fur uace door when the blast was accident ally turned on. The effect of this was to throw a heavy Mash of fire out in the man's face, burning him in the most painful manner. There was scarcely a square inch on his whole face that escaped. Dr. Curry adiniu- I istered to the case. Mr. Moulter will be laid up for some time. 'HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION Our citizens will be gratified to learn that a good solid appropriation lias been secured for the Hospital for the Insane at this place, which will admit |of many improvements and meet the most urgent needs of the institution. I The following telegram relative to i the appropriation was received by the American last evening: Harrisburg, April 1. i Hospital assured of one hundred and - twenty-one thousand dollars. Infirm ary and farm disallowed, R. S. Ammerman. While the female infirmary and the additional real estate might be very desirable yet in view of the fact that ' all the other improvements have been j granted no one will be disposed to | complain. The bill asked for SBO,OOO : for the building and furnishing of the ! female infirmary and sti,!soo for addi j tional real estate for dairy purposes. ! Deducting tlie total of $8(5,300 from ! 1207,300, the full amount of the ap | propriation asked, we have $121,000, the amount assured, remaining. Of this sum $'.15,000 will be applied to the erection of additions and ex tensions to the main building to pro vide a complete lavatory system, wash rooms, bat!) rooms, toilet rooms and the like. Fifteen thousand dollars will be spent for a plant and the piping neces sary for the proper disposal of sewage, which is now contaminating the Sus quehanna river at a point 3000 feet above the intake of the water supply of Danville. Eleveu thousand dollars will be de voted to the installment of a filtration plant and the proper increase ot boil ers, stacks and apparatus necessary for the same. Moving Pictures Enjoyed. Lyinau Howe's Moving Pictures were exhibited at the Opera House last evening,appearing this time uuder the auspices of Trinity M. K. church. A large audience was present and from the applause it could be judged that all present were delighted. It matters not how often this attraction appears in Danville it proves a great diversion. Last night as usual every picture shown was new and very interesting. The Egyptian series,giving scenes and incidents en route from Cairo to Khar toum were of particular interest, giv ing an excellent idea of life and cus toms in that far off country. A new series of magic pictures were also shown creating much amusement. This entertainment deserves the great patronage it always gets here audit is an ever welcome attraction. The performance was much enhanced by the realistic property work and tlie ex cellent incidental music by Prof. Walkiushaw. Odd Fellows Day at Milton. The local committees in charge ot the coming Odd Fellows anniversary and convention, which will be held in Milton, on April 28th, are all at work arraugiug the details of the several departments. An invitation is being sent out this week from the Milton lodge inviting all Odd Fellows and their friends to come to Milton and participate in the pleasures of the day. Among other thiugs five thous and buttons with "Meet me at Milton April 28th," will be distributed in the near future. The heads of the loc al committees are: A. Batdorf, chairman committee on transportation L. C. Townsend, chairman committee on finance; Ferd Piper, chairman re ception committee; L. H. Gingrich, chairman entertainment committee; J as. D. Haitzell, chairman decorating committee; H. R. Frick, chairman printing committee —Milton Standard. Farm Horses Run Away. George Hall, who is removing from Snyder county to the farm of Mrs. Sarah Vastine, near Boyd's station, met with a runaway about dark Tues day evening. The horses took fright while at the freight house at South Danville, and escaping from the driver ran up to ward the crossing where the wagon struck a telegraph pole. Here the horses broke loose from the wagon and ran over to this city where they were caught. One of the animals in trying to escape ran up to the pavement in front of Gillaspy's hotel, where ho slipped on the bricks and tell on his side. The wagon was considerably broken. Large Class Confirmed. Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of the Diocese ot Central Pennsylvania made his annual visitation to Christ Epis copal Church, this city, Friday. A class of twenty was confirmed, there being a good-sized congregation present. The Bishop addressed the candidates, after which he preached a sermon. Confirmation this year occurs to ward the close of the lenten season and at such a date as will permit the candidates to take their first commun ion on Easter Sunday. Purchased a Home. Frederick Flock of Frosty Valley, has purchased the dwelling. No. 521 Railroad street,of the Stegmaier Com pany. Mr. Plock will remove to his new homo in a short time after which he will make a number of repairs about the premises. The residence vacated by Mr. Plock in Frosty Valley has been leased by Oliver Blecher. DANVILLE. PA., THI IiSDAY APJUL IiMW. TIIE IIBIIICE The contract for re-roofing the river bridge, was yesterday awarded t<» Trumbower & Werkheiser.of this city, for $2,270, red cedar shingles to ho used. A joint meeting of the County Com missioners of Montour and Northum berland counties was held in the Court House at this city yesterday afternoon. The full board of this county was pre sent with Commissioners Beck aud Raudouhush of Northumberland coun ty- Tho only business on hand was the awarding of the contract for re-roofing the river bridge between the two counties. There were many bidders, the following in addition to Trum bower & Werkheiser being in the num ber : John A. Mowrey, Samuel T. Jackson, Charles Uttermiller and Howard Irvin, of this city; Joseph Campbell, Daniel S. Moll, of River side; Diohl & Wertmau, G. C. Jink ins and Hendricks & Moyer of Valley township; Wesley Diohl,of Strawberry Ridge; Edgar Holt, of Northumber land ; Shamokin Lumber Company and Frank Erdman of Shamokin. Several of the bids ran very close, Trumbower & Werkheiser,tho success ful bidders, being only $21.50 below Frank Erdman of Shamokin. The con tract as awarded is both for furnish ing the shingles and doing the work, the county furnishing the nails and sheeting. Several of the bids were for the work alone ; others for furnish ing the shingles exclusive of the work. It required a great deal of figuring in order to determine which bids should be accepted to save money for tho counties. Those which included both material and work ranged all the way between Trumbower & Werk heiser's bid and sums approximating $3,000. Charles Uttermiller's bids were for metallic roofs He agn ed to put a copper roof on tin' bridge for sl3,tH'»B.- 50 aud a tin roof for s4iii)7. 10. The joint meeting adjourned shortly alter I o'clo k to convene again next Tuesday, for the purpose of acting up on the bond of tho successful biddt r. Flowers for Easter. Incidental to the near approach of Easter tho green nouses are now abloom wth beauty. At Castle Grove, the display is such as only to be com pared with the appearance of things during the chrysanthemum season 11-1 fa'l. Mr. O'Hara has made extensive preparations for the season and his plans all srem to be bearing good fruit. Easter lilie . lilies of the val ley, hyacinths, roses, tulips, narcis susses and carnations are to be seen in profusion. The lily is perhaps, the ruling flower and over one hundred of these are shipped each day,along with the other flowers iu proportion, to say nothing of what is disposed of to the local trade, which seems to be grow ing with oach succeeding month. Tho green houses at Castle Grove never presented such an appearance before; on every side are the unmis takable evidences of experience and care. The immense variety of plant growths aud the mass of detail involv ed in the propagation and the cul tivating of the same is simply con fusing to the visitor, and he wonders how it is all accomplished. Castle Grove is building up quite a trade in vegetables and the green houses devoted to these are by no means the least interesting features. The big telegraph cucumbers over a foot in length,hanging like beans from their stalk are worth a visit in them selves. Then there are ripe tomatoes, with egg plants, cauliflower and let tuce all growing in rich abundance. Assembly of the Elks. Invitations will be issued in a few days for the first Easter assembly of the Danville Lodge of Elks which will be held in the Armory on Tuesday evening, April 14th. This event is be ing looked forward to with much pleasure as it promises to be a most elaborate affair. In addition to the ball there will be an hour's concert. A special orchestra of ton pieces, un der the direction of Herbert Wyle, will render the music for the occa sion. The Danville Elks have already lie come noted as hospitable hosts. Ihe most elaborate affair the people of this city have enjoyi d for many years was the Elks Thanksgiving Assembly held in Armory hall on November 2<»th last and the cordial reception given was most favorably commented upon by all who were their guests. Mulcted in Fine aud Costs. Lewis Kramer of Jersey town, was mulcted in a fine yesterday for trot ting his horses over the river bridge. Mr. Kramer, who had a couipaniou with him, drove a spirited team and in crossing the bridge the horses,it is alleged,were permitted to trot at pleas ure. Bridge Watchmau E. K. Hale iin - mediate,ly swore out a summons, which was served upon the driver by ('unsta ble Young. Mr. Kramer contended that the horses lie was driving were mere colts and that he could not control them. Hi? paid the Hue, however, along with the costs, the whole amounting to $;.40. The banks were doing aj-ushing bus mess yesterday. On the first- id April a majority of people settle up their accounts aud get a fresh start. I'ABACIM'IIS Mi.-s Cora Moyer. of Berwick, visit ed friends iu this city over Sunday O. li. Harris and little son Theodore of Sunbury spent Sunday in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Eycrly visited friends at Dewart over Sunday. Mrs. Isaac Levy, and son Samuel, of New York, is visiting her father, Benjainm Bcnzbach, Water street. Miss Annie Snyder, of Bloomsburg is visiting at the home of J. W. Gib bons, East Market street. Frank Kear of Berwick, spent Sun day in thi.s city. Mr. and Mrs. James Evans, of Ply mouth, wore guests of friends in this city over Sunday. Mr. aud Mrs. Johnny C. Moyer and Miss Katie Edwards have removed to Hazleton where Mr. Moyer will have charge of Hotel "Hazlo." Mrs. J. D. McMillan, of Trevorton, returned home yesterday after a sev eral days visit with friends in this city. Mrs. William Haas of Shamokin, visited friends iu this city yesterday. Frank G. Schoch transacted business in Selinsgrove yesterday. Miss Carrie Kline of Sunbury, visit ed friends in this city yest-'relay. Second Baseman Clayberger of Mt. Carmel, who pliyed with tho "Old Timers" last season spent yesterday with Danville friends. .1. A. Di. tricli, of vV drove to Danville yesterday. A. J. Lenigor transacted business in Sliamokin ye.-terday. H. N. Jordan att nded a meeting of tiii Pension 15 >ard iu this city yest *r day. H. X. Colby, of Wiliiainsport, trans aeted business in this city yesterday. Miss Julia Huber returned to Bridge t-in, N. J., yesterday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. A. B. Russell, East Front street. Rev. Harry Curtin H irnian return el from Utoona last evening where he att 'tilled the session of the Central Pennsylvania conference. E. W. Young ot Sunbury, spent yes t-'rday with old acquaintances at South Danville. Rev. Xaviei I, Fehre of WilUe-barre was a visitor in this city yesterday. Mrs. A. L. Cornish aud Mrs. M. C irnish returned to Philadelphia yes terday after a visit at the home of Dr. F. E Ilarpel, Ferry street. F. 11. Vaiiuau transacted business iu Milton yesterday. Ralph Foulk returned from a visit iu Wilkesbarre yesterday. John Tooley was in Shamokin yes terday. Joseph Murray transacted business in Milton yesterday. Mrs. Alex. M. Diohl left yesterday for a visit in Philadelphia. Oliver Drumheller made a trip to Shamokin yesterday. W. S. Kocher was in Sunbury yes terday. Entertained at Euchre. Mrs. Julius Heim and daughter, Miss Gertrude, entertained a number of friends at euchre at their home on East Front street yesterday afternoon. Those present were; Mrs. Isaac Levy, ot New York; Mrs. Lesser Alexander, Mrs. Alex. Schwartz, Mrs. O-car Alexauder,Mrs. Lewis Gross anil Miss Claire Gross, of Bloomsburg; Mrs. Eli Rosenthal, Mrs. Herbert Wylo, Mrs. Joseph Heim, Mrs. Lewis Bloch, Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Mrs. I. C. Lee, Miss Jennie Oberdorf, Mrs. Isaac Gross, Mrs. T. J. Price, Mrs. John Eisenhart, Mrs. Harry Elleiibogon, Mrs. Henry Lyon, Mrs. W. G. Pursel Miss Ti 1 lie Keener, Mrs. James Kra mer, Miss Dora Meyers, Misses Bertha aud Blanche Goldsmith, Miss Amanda Mann, Mrs. Elias Maier, Misses Ella and Bertha Meyers, Mrs. Emanuel Wolf and Mrs. Hannah Wyle. Tendered a Surprise Party. Miss Mae Brent was tendered a sur prise party on Tuesday evening at her home 710 East Front street, iu honor of her thirteenth birthday. The even ing was very pleasantly spent. The following persons were present:— Mary Walker, Helen Swavze, Pearl Feustermacher, Lizzie Thomas, Viola Kifhel, Bessie and Yerda Kocher, Irene Longenbcrger, Clara Smith, An nie Freeze, Marion Camp, Fannie Young, Edith Jenkins. Edith Mitch ell, Florence Eplilin, Helen Shepper son. Ella Snyder and Mrs. Walter Fields. Making Brick Eiriy. Brick making, like a good many other things begins very early this spring. John lveiiu has had his brick yard- iu onl r for some time past. Yesterday he began making brick in his lower yard below town and today lie will begin moulding in the yard above the borough. The Advertiser is Busy. If a merchant, has a store merely tor the sake of having a place where he may rest comfortably of course he doesn't care about advertising. The merchant who advertises hasn't time to lounge about his store, llis con stantly glowing patronage won't ad mit of person il ease and comfort in business hours. March went out like the proverbial lamb. The weather clerk is good in these moving times. A NEW DOUBLE HEATER The Danville Stove and Manufactur ing Company anticipates a very busy season. A visit to the plant y» stciday found sixty-one moulders employed, which is just ten more than has ht en given work for many years past. General Manager W. A. Soehler states that the trade is unusually ac tive at present, the demand including all lines of stoves. Orders come in with such rapidity that notwithstand ing the increased capacity the goods are shipped as fast as manufactured. Tho export trade continues to grow and of the orders being filled at pres ent are one for Madras, British India, and another for Capetown, South Africa. The Danville Stove & Manufactur ing Company is constantly working along new lines and it has now a new and attractive feature ready for the fall trade. This is a new double heater to be known as the "Beaver Oak," which will take the public by surprise. The first stove is just completed and is under trial at the works. The test has proven perfectly satisfactory and the new stove will bo a success. Uuder the name of "Beaver Oak - ' the company has for some years manu factured a plain stove for either wood or coal, which found a ready sale in the Northwest and in other sections where wood was plentiful. The uew stove, however, resembles tho old in nothing except that it is cylindrical in form. The body is of highly polish ed sheet iron. The base, teet, door frame and top are very heavy and ornate. The stove is handsomely nickeled and strikes the eye as most pleasing and artistic in design. The new double heater, which is made in three sizes, it is believed,will entirely supersede the square heaters at present in use. The new gas range which was added to the product of the stove works last year proved a great success and this year two mote sizes are being added. In the way of further additions, the full line of stoves turued out at the plant are being dressed with nickel trimmings, which adds very much to their appearance. The pattern shop, in which seven men are employed, is always a busy department, as in addition to getting up the new lines a great deal of time is spent in redressing patterns, etc. Malcolm Beyer is at the head of the pattern department. Methodist Church Enters Protest. The appointment of William A. Houck to the pastorate of the Mul berry Street Methodist church by the ■(inference of that denomination at Altoona yesterday .stirred up a lior nest's nest. The official board of the church held a meeting last evening to take action on the matter the result of which was that a telegiaui was sent to Mr. Houck asking him not to come. The bishop and Presiding Elder Wil cox were notified that Mr. Houck would not- be received as pastor. Word was received this morning from Mr. Wilcox to the effect that he would at once take the matter up. Some time before the meeting of the conference the official board of the church met, and decided that the church was not able to pay the salary, .*>1,500 per year, that has heretofore been paid. It was decided to send a committee to the conference for a young man, with the understanding that the salary would be SI,OOO. This was done, the committee asking for Morris E. Swartz, of Shippensburg, who expressed himself as beini: will ing to serve the church. When tin news of the appointment of Mr. Houck, who is recognized as being in the $1,500 class of preachers,aud quite an old man, was received,the meeting of the board was at once called. It was decided to notify the authorities of the church that if they persisted in .sending Mr. Houck the church would not receive him. Those interested say that the objection is not to Mr. Houck personally, but to the disregard of the request of the church by those who made the appointments.— Williams port Sun. Handsome Lodge Room. The Danville Lodge of Elks, yester day installed handsome new lodge furniture. The set iueludes tour offi cers chairs built of solid oak, uphol stered in leather. The pedestals ac companying tho chairs are also built of oak and are trimmed with elk heads of very artistic design. The set includes a number of smaller chairs. The lodge room is being hand somely papered and with the installa tiou of the furniture completes one of the most up-to-date lodge room-, iu this section of the state. Rev. T. V. Vulkoff is Dead. Rev. T. V. Vulkoff, pastor of the Fir-t Baptist church of Dußois, died on Sunday from the effects of a fall. I4ev. Vulkoff up to a few years ago was pastor of the Hush Baptist church, Rush township, Northumberland coun ty. He was a college mate of Rev. A. B. Bowser, former pastor of the First Baptist church, this city. He fre quently visited thi.s city and was well known among our citizens. He was an able and • nergetio preacher and was raised as a missionary iu Bulgaria He came to the United States in It was as late as ltfOO that be left fur Dußois. We should have a gooil High School Base Ball team. KSTMtMSIIKI> IN 1H55. The "Woman in F'l»< k," as -In i d -ignate 1, who ha- peddling ■tin about town viitml having j ir»»- cured a license. 1 12•• 11 into t!»• Iriiulu of tin- police Monday morning. I' wn nbont It o'clock win 11 tli'- tv*o officer* run across li»*r as sin- wis plying her vocation on Wi>f Market stn-et. Tiny immediately took her into custody and conducted her to the office of Jnstic. of-the-Peace Oglesbv, for a learing Tim woman was well «1 r» --• »t mid pre sented a good appearance. Sin did not admire her two uniformed e«-corts at all and requested them a- a favor to permit her to precede them on the way. Justice Oglesbv r««ad the inforina tiou to the woman which eh trg- <1 her with violating the borough ordinance by peddling without fir»t obtaining a license. The fine for this offense, she was apprised, was five dollars. In ad dition to this she would have the coot to pay, amounting in all to $>.25. The woman had hut a couple of dol lars and professing to l» in a painful dilemma, she produced Iter "wedding ring" on which she hogged to In* jier mitted to raise some money. A gen tleman present kindly volunteered to carry the ring to a neighboring jew eler's to ascertain its value. The jeweler fixed the value of the ring—.in IS carat gold— at which still left a deficiency in the sum to he rai-ed. Meanwhile an effort had bwn made to get at the woman's name. She in timated that this was a matter of lit tle importance, as in her time she had found it expedient to assume different names. She might have had a linnd red in her time, she said. The fact is she gave two different name* during the hearing. In order to raise the money, she was finally forced to di vulge tbe fact that -lie lias a husband temporarily located in Danville. Tie man was at once mule acquainted with the woman's predicament and he handed over the money required to cover fine and co^-ts. This was a revelation to the officer* who had learned from stories alleged to have been repeated by the woman that her husband had lost his life in a lire in Paterson, X. J . while attempt ing t>» rescue iiis three children from a burning home. She was asked to explain this apparent contradiction. Her reply was: "Well if mv husband did not lose his life, a dear mother was burned to death." She deaied many of the stories imitated to her, but as a principle held that it i- nec essary to lie in order to get a living, admitting that win n people showed no willingness to purchase her -alve she resorted to falsehood. On the whole, she held that she practiced no more deception than the average salt -- man in disposing of his goods. High School Team. It is now time for the school to place a ball team in the field. It is now time for the school to sus tain herself as nobly as she ha- done in the various ventures she Iras taken hold of in the pa-t years such as the Inter-Scholastic Debate.the New-paper and Football. The objection that has been raised so often is the fact of expense. The reason that people will not patronize our game- is because we hate not had good teams and the reason we have not had good teams is Iteeau-e we hav- n>t had the interest ot our school at le art. There is plenty of good material in the school and if the students would come out to practice and allow the captain to pick a team it would UII doubtedlv be a good om It is a matter that should IN- gin II careful consideration by the A. A. Not only those in the school but the Alumni expect something of i - and now let us get together and -In w them th it there are till some wie> wi it. keep the school to the front in Athlet ics as well as in Education. W- ar sure that we do not want our Alumni to think that the school at which they received their preparation for lif< - battle has forgotten -o far it- honor a to let the orange and purple trail in the dust.—The Orange and Purple. April. "The Hoosier Girl." '' The Hoosier (iitl," one of the mo-t pronounced legitimate di- - evi r recorded,is desertbed by a well-known Chicago critic a« being t le- quint - n> of all that ever constituted a w- II r< gulated bunch of fun Tin re i- no lack of original features am! catchy ideas m the "Hoo*ii r (iirl and it just t ak> - ail actress like tie fa-einal ing Kate Watson to bring tin in nut. Everything contained in it- • n-tru KM has been enlisted for no other purpo-e than t" pnvMb an owning of good old fashion- I laughter and [ • i -ure. An additional ilv.tnlag- given "The Hoosier Oirl" is the general e\ ct Hence of the company, every mem ber id which has individual claims t< public recognition as actor* of fun providing play- All ot them are familiar favorites. "The Mo. -n r tiirl" will appt ar at the i IjN-ra Hon-e on Saturday evening It is seldom that the tir»t of April greets the woods -o full of wild tl >w ers. The arbutus, anemone, hepatiea, clay ton ia. diceiitra, wahlsi-nia and symplocarpus are in blossom, the maple, poplar, alder and elm are MI bloom. Never, probably, have the leaf buds, the flowers and grass been so far advanced at this date. JOB PRINTING The otice of the AMFKICAN be»n (unshed with a large afcsortrntn job letter and fancy type and jo' o material generally, *.he I'ublishn announces to the public that he t prepared at aK tinu f<» execute •» the neatest manner JOB PR! NT INC* Ofali Kinds and Description 'Get our prices l»eft»re ymn RHVULIMAKV MISKHT Aaron Mno« r, a farm r «112 • ,»p ••r township, «njoys th* pr« ud d»«- finction of not only being tl d« -»■»• inf ant of a K't'ilofi nary I .o, hit of possessing a- on* of his mo-t highly prised heirlooms tie* mu-k-t whteh the old patriot -his gr< a» grandfather —tarried throughout tie- war for Ind pendent- More than tbi«, 112 arts ta tie- line >f d» n Saturday la-r i r ;• - n-ar v<» of the American paid » vi-it to th* Mauser homestead for th- par- of viewing some of th relic - wil - h hav» math* the old place faui >u- Mr Manser was found p! mgi on* of his fields. Tying his horse* to the fence he kindly led tin wav to farm-lion--, »ri route •*[ n : ,/ I w long the land hvi I e» in p ; iof the Manser family His great grandfather, tl K tola tionary soldier, who par »- It ! - tract soon arter tie R- volution, »n Nichola- M IU- r At his : »» tl •• farm desceede his -on. Christian, grandfather of Aaron and at the o Jacob, father of Aarou bv whom it in turn wain her i ted. It was with ■ vid tit sr. ! that Mr. Manser produced tl • eld ma<* t. |r»g of barrel and' .jui; : eil witb 'h. primi tive flintlock, who-*- boiler- had sisted to win tl»«.* battles «'f »or in dependence. Byattual u»e »-uren*e>it the barrel wa- fnuud t« b 112 »rt* -is inches long. T'«— an.-tmlt ttr- »rm with its wof 112 1 * i it when oar fathers fought tie m- 1 v - free they had little tim for - r;'r?i r»t and it i- feared that in r »n • n stances the old flint lock w nt --ut ot existence along with the hao - Ibac had carrie«l it through hart! atid aim ed its long barrel at tl--- I art of tyr aany. It is therefore with all the more pride tnat M". M»u--r h ks ap on his old Revolutioikarv r> -ot roded with the dnst of m.-r t in a hundred Tears, a m tietjf,. <,f that matle up one of them tg] ri- »• epochs of the world's hi«t Just back of the coiy and rt»mii»o«t ious dwelling in won M- Maamr re-id - with his twodaag ' r-, «rands a picturesqu-- log -tru- 'ur '.t -r al farm-boas r -*-a* owner, was horn in IM'J. In the log honse are fiwi mauvaM article* which - • tn *irang- ly eat of pla.-e ar the pre-, nt tim- .•«tan -n and I" : -tt» a- I'eiin. ' hie of them I • artcg th«- -ign I'lir, . ! .Inn In. -»-• I a tr.tct ct I and 1il'» »cV. sin ■ *t»t' to O . rg. Milhr. The deed, which is written on parchment, hears th- -late of l!7n and is in excellent » nditioa. ,»Verv 1111 Itig I h arlv I- glble The reading rnns as foil, w- "Thowtas Paw and John Pen a. Kaqaire-. Trae and Absolute Pmpr* t- rs and Oovera ors-in Chit fof the Province < 112 I - tin sy Ivania. etc., etc.'" Tl « n-dra tion named f«tr tie- 3! ■ a»-r» - was "fifteen ptmnds, hfte« u shillings or about #R.*> ot I'nited States mm y 1 l.e Man - 112»« »- sr. -nmably in (Ma tract for 111 the bat« his ate ' r »!». d bearing the tlate of I#*\ which trans f«-rs the same tract from t»e«»rge M»I- Icr to Nicholas Mau- r I<* tl -it fiowever. land was IIH r> asing ia value and the consideiation was "seT.nty five {Miuiids " During the period covering the two deeds all this section was emhrar* I in Nortbumh»*iti» -tl as Mil let'* Mount," which, an m-t be con side red inappropriate consniering the elevated position ol Mr Mau- rsfarm