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Strawberries were on sale in Satur
ay's market.
Danville Odd Fellow* are preparing
j visit Milton on the 28th iust.
The HID till boy is wondering it Dan
ille is to have a circus this summer.
Memorial Day will be the next holi
»y.
Cleau up your pr» mises and avoid
jntagion.
The Easter trade was unusually
eavy for the confectioners this year.
If you have observed Lout, if you
ive discarded habits or corrected
inlts, because you thought they were
atrimental to soul or body, as a
euten duty, don't resume them now
aster is past. There is no saving
ace in Lent, or are you auv better
r the lessons of Lent if there is not
<rmaueut betterment. To be good one
eek or 40 days does not mean license
r the balance of the year. You will
)t be a saint if you strivo to live as
>u should 385 days of the calendar.
Despite the efforts of the weather
an at Washington, it was not an
eal Easter Sunday and the display
' lovely woman and her gorgeous
aster costume was much marred,
owever, next Sunday we may have
■tter success and the "lassies (J" will
ok none the worse because a little
te.
April 21, at 10 o'clock, a. m has
en fixed by Governor Pennypacker
the time for a public hearing on
e Grady-Salus libel hill. The lead
g newspapers of the state have al
adv spoken emphatically against the
11, but that will not prevent the
itors from again registering their
otest at the hearing. It will he held
the hall of the House of Represent
ees at Harrisburg.
Spring's second Arbor day on Fri
•y-
Mrs. Thomas G. Vincent is serious
ill of pneumonia.
The Simington residence on East
irket street, is being repainted.
Odd Fellows throughout the district
ibraced in the anniversary assooia
m are manifesting more than usual
terest in the forthcoming meeting
the association to be held in Mil
non Tuesday, April 28th. The re
iion promises to tie the largest and
st ever held.
April showers are just as wet as any
her showers.
It's as great a gift to listen to a
nny story as it is to tell on< —and a
ach more popular gift.
A pauper baronet of England hits
tabliehed a new precedent by marry -
g one of his own country-women,
ost ot them choose American wives.
Two demonstrations are booked for
ilton during the coming season—the
Id Fellows' reunion on April 28th,
d the firemen's parade and celehra
>n on the Fourth of July.
Little Willie Heim aged 4 is Dot
ttle German Boy in"Man to Man."
The Heim children singers and
ucerß are with "Man to Man."
tn the contest for the lace collar,
lich took place at Ellenbogen's store
t night Mrs. Elias Maier held the
:ky number, 3<>. Mrs. Wyle desires
thank those who so kindly assisted
her efforts in behalf of charity.
The engagement of Harry W. Cham
liu, Esq., the well known Milton
orney, and Miss Miriam Bnclier,
ighter of Judge Bucher of Lewis
•g. was announced last week.
Jeorge Gething is ill at his home
Cherry street.
'lie Allentown Band, Martin Kling
, leader, formerly connected with
4th Regiment, N. G. P., lias been
aged for the 03rd annual corn
icement of Bueknell University, to
held at I.ewishurg, June 22, 23 and
The Band consists of forty men
iis one of tho finest organizations
ts kind in the country. The Twi
it Concerts will be given as usual,
for this occasion the Band is pre
ing an especially attractive pro
m.
pring is not only backward; it is
itively topsy-turvy,
ellie Heiiu a little girl of 7 has
singing voice of a woman, this
le lady is with "Man to Man."
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HI-: ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 48--NO Hi.
INSTALLING
BLOCK SYSTEM
The system of improvements being
installed ou the Catawissa branch of
the P. & K. tailwayhave now practic
ally reached Danville and it will be
only a short time before the entire
division to West Milton will be equip
ped with all the useful appliances that
go with modern railroading.
The additional telegraph instru
ments wore placed in the station here
yesterday, required for the "Block"
svstem, which has now been installed
as far as Ringtown. This system in
addition to the first cost will add a
little to the expense of operating the
line, but it will provo a good invest
ment in the end by increasing the
security to travel and reducing the
loss by wrecks to a minimum.
Under the rules, no passenger train
will be permitted to enter the block
nutil all other trains, passenger or
freight, have left it. Two freight
traius will b.? allowed on the block at
the same time, but the signals will be
so arranged as not only to iudicate the
presence of the two trains but the exact
location of each on the block.
Undo' the entiro divi
sion wo -»e divided into sections of
three or four miles. One block will
extend from Dauville east to Chris
tian's about a mile this side of Grov
ania. The block westward will ex
tend from Danville to Mausdale. The
system will necessitate the installment
of telegraph operators at Mausdale;
two will be needed, a day and a night
man.
George Payne of this city, will till
th>< position on one turn and William
Reichelderfer, at present night operat
or at the station here, will take the
other turn. The next block westward,
will extend from Mausdalo to Moores
burg. At the latter place as well as
at Christian's a night and a day otlice
has been maintained in the past and
no additional operators will be need
ed.
The two additional telegraph instru
ments install- d at the station here
vosterday, are needed under the sys
tem, one to communicate with the end
of the block at Christian's and the
other for telegraphing westward to
Mausdale. This gives the station five
telegiajih instruments and necessitat
ed some rearrangement in order to find
room for them all. It was also necessary
to install a telephone in the station to
be used exclusively in connection with
the switch engine when employed be
tween the station and the Heading
Iron Works. The signals at the station
will show the block occupied until the
switcher leaves the main track at the
cinder tip. where by means of a tele
phone conveniently located, the train
in n will communicate the fact to the
station, when the signals will be dis
played to show the block clear.
The P. & It. railway lias also brok
en ground for a new station at Mooros
hurt; which will he quite a preten
tious affair. The office at present in
use, which can only be re ache fl by de
scending a long flight of stairs leading
from the wagon road, contains merely
a waiting room and telegraph office |
combined, the freight house being i
located at some distance north of the
station, where it is accessible to wag
ons.
The new station will be built near
the present freight house and will in
clude under one roof a commodious
waiting room, a ticket office, a tele
graph offiice and a freight room large
enough to accommodate the business.
Plaus for High School Annex.
Architect John Brugler Monday
had very newly completed the plans
for the annex to the High School
building, the erection of which was
decided upon at the special meeting
of the school hoard held 011 Monday
uight nf last week
The annex will he quite commodi
ons and will extend south toward the
alley. It will be two stories high
built of brick, and will carry out the
same style of architecture as employ
ed in the main building. The dimen
sions of the addition will he 31 feet by
06 feet. It will provide two large
rooms each feet by 3.1 feet with a
coat room -1 feet bv Id feet and a closet
2feet by .1 feet.
The entrance will he on the Pine
street side, opening into a ball 11 feet
by feet with a stairway leading to
the second floor and one to the base
ment. The annex will require a
separate heating plant.
The new portion will occupy the
greater part of the space between the
school building and the alley which
hounds the grounds on the south.
The additional room provided will
make ;i number of changes possible,
which will relieve the overcrowded
condition in the different department!)
of the school. The laboratory, which
is at present handicapped for room,
will in all probability be removed in
to one of the apartments i»t pre.-ent
used as a recitation room.
Booin for Williamsport.
Williunsport continues to boom
through the efforts of its progressive
Board of Trade. "Printer's Ink," a
journal of world wide circulation, in
the second week of April number de
votes its first two pages to Williams
port.
Marr ed Last Evening.
Miss Mary E. Shoemaker of this
i city and Mr. William Crotty of
I Rloomsburg,were married in this city
last evening. The knot was tied by
Rev. L. P>. Twichell at the parsonage
of the First Baptist church at 8
o'clock.
BIPTIST C1I0BCI! ;
BEOIMIL!
The First Baptist church,which has
just been remodeled, was dedicated
Sunday. An elaborate " program bad
been prepared and the services through
out were duly impressive, in keeping
with the beautiful place of worship
which will henceforth belong to the
congregation. For truly, the First
Baptist church as it now appears is 1
something to be proud of by those who
worship there and in point of beauty, i
coziuess and comfort it is second to j
none in this city.
There has been a complete transfor
mation. A handsome new carpet cov
ers an inclined floor which slopes from '
the rear to the pulpit. A metallic '
ceiling, very ornato in design,relieves
the plainness which formerly existed
overhead. Among the furniture are j
new, highly polished pews of oak, J
semi-circular in form. The old-fashion- |
ed gallery which formerly existed at :
the rear of the church has been closed.
The pulpit in the remodeled auditor- I
ium stands much lower than former- ,
ly. The choir which originally oc- |
cupied a place back of the pulpit has
been provided for in the north-east |
angle of the building. There are two |
handsome chandeliers, designed for j
either gas or electric light, one sus- |
pended from the ceiling in the center
and the other, the smaller of tho two, \
hanging nearer the front of tho church.
The latter is the gift of David P.
Rockafeller of Philadelphia.
The walls are handsomely decorated, i
the delicate tints of color harmoniz j
ing nicely with the new stained win
dows. Each ot the latter is a gilt from
members of the congregation erected
in memory of loved ones who have
gone before.
Following are tho deceased ones
whose names are inscribed ou the j
stained windows and whose memory j
will be kept green in the hearts of tho
congregation: Edward and Christiana
Young, John and Rebecca Hixson,
Mrs. T. W. Bedea, Samuel and Mary j
Corman, Hannah Dean Still, John and j
Esther Sechler, Jacob and Mariah
Reed, William MeLain and wife,
Samautlia, David and Margaret
Young. There is also a window in
memory of the family of S. J. Welhv
er.
The dedicatory sermon was preach
ed by Rev. J. H. Harris, Ph. D., LL. j
D., President of Bucknell University, j
at Lewisburg. It was founded upon j
the text as found in Acts, Seventeenth ;
chapter and lird verse: "Opening and
alleging that Christ must needs have !
suffered and risen again from the |
dead; and that this Jesus, whom I
preach unto you, is Christ."
Tho sermon was a masterly one
elucidating the underlying principles i
of the text. The Jews doubted that
Jesus was the Annotated One because
He suffered. It was, however, the
fact of our Savior's suffering coupled
with the service he rendered the
world, which helped to convince Paul
of Christ's divinity. The Annointed
One must needs be a servant. The
Jews could not be convinced of this
even with the example of their King
David before them, who was one of
the Annointed Ones, and yet was a
servant of his people.
The law of service is such that
every man no matter how independent
his circumstances becomes a servant
of others. Even the King upon his
throne is not exempt, for as soon as
he ceases to serve he is no longer a
king. In the division of labor it is ex
emplified. The shoemaker makes siioes
not for himself; the physician practices
medicine not to cure himself but oth
ers and so on.
This led the speaker up to the prin
ciple of vicarious service. Teachers in
our schools, parents toiling for their
children and imparting to them the
benefit if li.eir own experience,all il- ;
lnstratt how one generation vicarious- 1
ly assists another.
Those who labor in the church and !
the Sut:day school are in line of the j
Annointed. It is characteristic of the
Lord's Annointed that they must !
suffer. Christ is an example, who was j
crucified ! \ tho-e Me came to save and
who died that all might have eternal
life.
The law of service is also a law of I
victory; though Christ died he rose i
again. This vicarious service accom- |
panied often with suffering develops
in man the highest type of character, !
giving him an inheritance in the life J
to come, which the world cannot take ;
away.
iir. Harris very effectively applied ;
the principle of service to the occa
sion of reopening, showing that as the
| remodeled edifice,beautiful in its day, !
was erected by those now mainly puss
' ed away, so it was now perfectly meet
that those active in the church should
take up the work of renewal and em
bellishment that those who come after
| them may reap the benefit of their
i labor and self-denial.
The sermon was followed by a
| very eloquent prayer by the pastor,
Rev. L. B. Twichell appropriate to
i the occasion of reopening.
The choir rendered two anthems
very effectively—"Praise Ye Jehovah"
and "Thanks be to God."
1 The afternoon service was held at 2
o'clock. This was set apart for visit
J ing pastors, who might bring con
gratulatory greetings from other
' churches in town. Special music was
; a feature in the form of Easter Carols
rendered by the Sabbath School chorus.
The evening sermon was also preach
ed by Dr. Harris.
DANVILLE, PA., TIIIIISDAY A PHIL M>.
i PERSONAL
i MAUII'IIS!
J. L Williams, Jr., and Miss Anna
L. Williams, ol Sheiiandoah, brother
, an<l sister ot Edward F. Williams of !
this city, spent Easter as quests at the
home of Thomas A. Evans, Front
street.
Councilman John H. Goeser, wife
i and daughter Coletta, left Saturday
| for Buffalo, N. Y., where they
! spent Easter with the two boys of the
family, Joseph and Carl, who are at
i tending school af that place. Before
returning home they will visit Atlantic
■ .City.
I
I Miss Gertrude Philips of Berwick,
| spent Sunday with relatives in this
I city.
Miss Lotta Beck of Milton, spent
! Sunday with friends in this city.
Miss Anna Bailey of Wyoming,spent
! Sunday with relatives in this city.
George Steinbreuner of Wilkesbarre,
! spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
I Annie Steinbreuner,East Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curry, Jr., of
I Sunburv, spent Easter at the Curry
: homestead, West Mahoning street.
Jacob Geise of Philadelphia, spent
! Easter at the home of bis parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John O. Geise, Pine street.
George Edniondson and family on
\ Saturday returned home from Middle
j town, Va., where thev attended the
Wedding of Mr. Edmondsou's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stickle of
j Reading, spent Easter at the home of
I the former's mother, Mrs. Christiana
Stickle, Centre street.
John S. Gilbert and wife of Phila
delphia, were guests Sunday at the
home of Dr. C. H. Reynolds, Mill
street.
Mrs. William Sympson and two
(daughters ofNescopeck returned home
{ Saturday after a visit at the residence
of Butler Edgar, Mill street.
Burgess W. G. Pursel of this city,
attended a meeting of the "Shrin ,"
! at Wilkesbarre last e\. mug.
Miss May Foust, daughter of Philip
j H. Foust, returned from a protracted
j visit to New York, last > veiling.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sechler returned
from Reuovo last evening. Tlay were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Sp nccr
Springer, brideandgroom.who.se w< d
! ding took place at Renovo yesterday
| morning.
Arthur Foulk lias moved hi - family i
from Hlootushurg to thin citv. Mr.
Foulk lias accepted a position in the '<
Curry Vannaii pattern sliop.
Mrs. Margaret E. Metier returned
yesterday from Sault Ste. Marie,
j Canada, where she had been visiting
| her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Craig.
Albert Miller returned to Sunburv
yesterday after a visit in this city.
Dr. C. 11. Reynolds was in Cata
wissa yesterday.
Martin L. Landau transacted busi
ness in Sunbnry yesterday.
Justioe-of-the-Peace Oglesbv was a ;
Sunburv visitor yesterday.
Theodore Angle returned to Bethle
hem yesterday to resume his studies
at Lehigh University.
Burgess W. T. Sliepperson, of Riv- ;
erside, transacted business in Mifflin- 1
burg yesterday.
Miss Rose Ditzler, of Muncy, is vis
iting her brother, W. S. Ditzler, Mill
street.
Miss Bessie Courson, of Sunburv,
spent yesterday with Danville friends.
Miss Mary Schoener, of Shamokin,
is visiting Miss Drumheller at the
Hotel Oliver.
Landlord I). P. Kistler of Cata
wissa, was a visitor in this city yes
terday.
Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Mrs. Joseph
Heim, Mrs. Herbert WvJe and Miss
| Amanda Mann will spend thin evening
; in Bloomsburg.
! George Hoke, of Sunburv, was in
; Danville yesterday.
William Maiers returned to Col
j umbia yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fraufz return
| ed to Wyoming yesterday,after a vi-it
\ with friends in this city.
Mrs. H. R. Sproul returned to Mili
| ersburg yesterday after a visit with
relatives in this city,
i George Mason left yesterday morn
i ing for Berwick.
J. Tyler Obordorf, Ralph and Arthur
| Foulk and Herbert Wyln will till a
musical engagement at Bloomsburg
|this evening.
George Cotner, of Washingtonville,
' was in this citv yesterdav.
Parish Meeting.
After evening prayer in Christ Epis
' copal ehureli, Monday evening, the
.annual parish meeting was held, mi
lder the chairmanship of the rector,
1 Rev. Erskine Wright. The following
vestryman were elected for the ensu
j ing year:
Dr. H. B. Meredith, F. C. Angle,
j John Doster, Jr., I Jr. 1 H. Jennings,
! George B. O'Connor, C. P. Hancock
and Benjamin Pritehard.
Jordan-Snyder.
William Jordan and Miss Emma
i Snvder both of this city, were marri
ed bv Rev. N. E. Cleaver at the par
sonage of Trinity M. E. church
. about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Prosperous Condition.
In another column of today's issue
will be found a report of the. Danville
National Bank showing that institu
j tiou to bo ina prosperous condition.
JIM 2XII
It was decided at a regular meeting
of the Sd 00l Board Monday ove that
tic 11 it'll School Commencement lie
held on evening of June 2nd.
Supe. ii anient Gordy explained that
ir was desirable that the date bo fixed
as early as possible, as the time is
needed in getting out the invitations.
He recommended that Tuesday even
ing, .Tune 2nd. be selected as tho date
which would suit all parties. Acting
upon his suggestion Dr. Harpel moved
that Commencement bo held on June
2nd, which carried unanimously.
The Building and Repair Commit
tee reported that tho specifications lor
the anuox now in the hands of Archi
tect Brugler will be completed by the
20th inst. It was explained that in
order to have the new building ready
by Septembei next it will he necessary
to enter upon the work of building
with as little delay as possible. It
was therefore on motion ordered that
the Building and Repair Committee
meet on the evening of the 20th inst.,
accepting or rejecting the specifica
tions and advertising for bids from
contractors.
Some time was spent in discussing
the relative merits of the different
heating systems, as the annex will
have to be equipped with a separate
heating plant.
Tho preponderance of sentiment
seemed to he in favor of hot water,
although stoam and even hot air had
its advocates. On motion of Mr
Kei-fer seconded by Dr. Harpel, hot
air was adopted.
Treasurer M. H. Schram presented
a statement of finance.- to date, which
showed a ca h balance on hand of
:i2. -jt;.
Borough Superintendent Gordy pre
sented his report for the month end
ing April Tim total number of
pa in Is attending during the month,
was J2:U—males, (507 and females, (524.
Average daily attendance— males,s4l;
femah -, .110; total, 1091. Percentage
of attendance —males, 01 ; females, 00;
total 90. Numb rof pupils sick, 145.
Number ol pupils between K and K5
years abs, nt five days, 9(5. Numb' r of
pupils not absent during the y< ir to
date, 11*5. Number of pupils not tardy
during the year to date, .v.ii. Number
of pupils who have left school—males,
29; females, 21!; total, 52.
The following nieiuh r of the School
Board were pre:-. Nt: Barber, Orth,
Burger, W< rkln-i-c r, Rockafeller,
Fischer, Keefei, 1 *y< r! Green ami
Harpel.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Joseph L ehner . *!O.7H
Standard Gas Co 1.(50
William Miller 2.75
Water Rent 54.50
Washington Fire Co. .75
S. J. Welliver 1.00
G. <fc C. Merriain N. 50
11. G. Salmon 1.95
Maynard, Merrill & Co 1.20
D. C. Williams . 2.00
Elks' Easter Assmbiy.
The Elks' Easter Assembly held in
Armory Hall Tuesday eve proved to'be
a most delightful affair, well attended
and lacking nothing essential to a full
measure of success.
The decorations as on the occasion
of the Thanksgiving Assembly simply
surpassed anything in that line over
attempted before. All the large Hags
of the town were brought into requisi
tion and every inch of the walls from
floor to ceiling was concealed behind
the stars and stripes. Decorations of
all sorts were employed, brilliant yet
harmonious in colors presenting a
scene which became a fit setting for
the kaleidoscopic hues of the dance.
The music was furnished by Wyle's
orchestra. There were sixtv-six couples
nr "it, as many as forty being on the
II air i? one time. Among those pre
s :ir ft in out ot town the following
were n diced: Dr. J. W. Vail Yalzah
aid wife, of Johnstown ; Miss Boyer,
of Fiv; ioutli ; Miss Marie Schoener of
Sh.vno'iin; Miss Lillian Payne, of
X w V.irk ; Miss Ditzler, of Muncy;
Miss It itchier, of Shickshiiuiy ; Miss
LaFra tz, of Wilkesbarre; Miss Bur
nett, <>' Ashland and Eugene Sliipe of
Snnbu v.
Dari'ing continued from 9 o'clock
until 2 k ni. The dance was preced
ed bv concert which lasted from S
o dock to 9.
The committee was composed of the
following well-known members of the
order: K. F. Williams, Edward Ellen
bogen, (J. E. Haupt, Hary Phile and
Eugene O'Hara
Will Build Macadamized Road.
Tic Jewish people have decided to
build a macadamized road in their
cemetery east of the city, which will
add very much to convenience when
turn rals take place. The only entrance
heretofore has been through a narrow
lane north ot Fairview cemetery, t >o
narrow to admit vehicles.
In the Fairview cemetery a macad
amized road has already bcin built
reaching to within seventy feet of the
northern boundary. An arrangement
has been entered into between tin
authorities of the two cemeteries
whereby the Jewish people will com
plete the seventy feet of road in Fair
view cemetery and thereby secure the
right to drive through the latter bury
ing ground ingoing to or returning
from their own. The entire length of
the road to be built will be HSS feet.
Now that the thunderstorm i- doing
business it will he in order to bake
the picnic pie.
RCRAL SCHOOLS i
ARE CLOSING
The schools cf Montour county out
side of the borough of Danville are
now all closed for the season with the
exception of two in Anthony town
ship—one at Exchange and the other
known as '"Watt's School." At each
of these schools some time was lost by
the teacher through illness, which
will have to be made up.
During an interview with County
Superintendent Dorr yesterday, it was
learned that the teachers employed in
the county during the term just closed
as a general thing attained a fair de
gree of success in their work.
Nevertheless the County Superin
tendent will labor conscientiously to
gradually elevate the standard of
qualification and not a few of the
teachers may be obliged to wade into
the branches a little deeper in order
to keep up with the procession.
Last year the County Superinten
dent in conducting examinations pass
ed applicants on an average of 60 per
cent., which, of course, does not im
ply that there were not a fair propor
tion in the ranks who soared above
that limit. This year he will raise
the minimum, passing none who fall
below an average of 70 per cent. This
still leaves a wide margin, sufficient
to carry along every wide awake and
ambitious teacher.
The act passed at the present legis
lature fixing the minimum of wages
paid teachers at $35 per month will
affect several districts of Montour
county and the Superintendent takes
the view that our rural teachers
should not object to a little more
study and thoroughly conscientious
work in order to keep pace with the
ne,v measure.
The average monthly wages of teach
ers in the several districts of the
county outside of Danville is $29.27
Mahoning township pays the highest
—.> l") per month—and the "Independ
ent District," in Liberty township,
the lowest—§2o per month. The sev
eral districts which will have to ad
vance salaries will have ample time
in which to adjust affairs to the new
conditions, as the new law does not
go int » effect until the year after
next.
Funeral of Mrs. A. B. Stoliler.
Lulu, the wife of A. B. Stoliler,who
died Wednesday, along with her little
babe who departed this life later, was
consigned to the grave on Saturday
afternoon. The funeral was attended
by many sorrowing relatives and
friends The services were conducted
hy Rev. L B. Twichell, pastor of the
First B.»ptist church. The pall bearers
were H. R. Moore, A. C. Ainesbury,
Edward Coleman and T. W. Mills.
\moug those attending the funeral
were the following from out of town:
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stoliler, Charles
Stoliler, Miss Emma Stoliler of
Hughesville; Mrs. H. M. Parker of
Soiiestown ; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Will
iams, Mi.-s Melissa Burkbolder of
Milton; Mrs. Mary Snyder, Mrs. C.
('. Kesty, of Sunbury; W. B. Craw
ford. of ('animal ; Mrs. A. R. Cooper,
Allen's Mills; Mrs. Jane Richie, Mrs.
Peter Kesty and daughter, Miss Clara,
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Crawford, Mrs.
John Sliultz, Mrs. Henry Sommer,
Mrs. Isaiah (Mil, Miss Minnie Rupert,
Mi s Maud Wirt, Mrs. Clark Kashner
of Bloomsburg; Mr and Mrs. Ralph
Rook, Mrs. Reuben Willard, of Cafa
wissa; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Crawford,
Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford of Ber
wick ; Mrs. George John of Shamokin ;
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kelclmer of Ben
ton.
Church Attendance Sunday.
There was much disappointment felt
among a large portion of the people in
this city Sunday that rain should
render their preparations for participa
tion in tht; "Easter Parade," all to no
purpose.
The rain, which curiously has been
with us for most of the Sundays of
the present year,did not interfere per
ceptibly with the attendance at the
churches.
Here at least anticipations were not
disappointing, as the various choirs
vied with one another in making their
renditions the nio.st beautiful and im
pressive. Elaborate decorations, suit
able to the season were the rule.
In the afternoon the sun shone for a
few hours, as if to atone for the
trust ration of the cu.-tomary Easter
plans, and gladdened the hearts of
many.
Child Badly Seal led.
Mary, the two-year-old daughter of
Frank Arms, who lives oil West Front
street, was badly scalded on Saturday
night. Her little brother was coloring
Easter eggs and in the process had
heated a tin cup of water to the boil
ing point.
Placing the water upon the table he
turned his back for an instant, when
little Mary reaching up pulled the cup
over upon herself,the hot contents del
uging her face.
The child was painfully burned and
Sunday presented a terrible appear
ance, her face being burned raw and
her eves swollen nearly shut.
Dr. Harpel administered to the case.
Coming Nuptials.
Invitations have been received in
this city for the marriage of Charles
Cochran, son of Senator and Mr--. J.
Henry Cochran, and Miss Martha C.
Per ley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
len P. Perley, of Williamsport. The
wedding will occur on Tuesday even
ing, April 2S, at S o'clock, at Christ
Episcopal church, Williamsport.
KSTAIUJSIIEI) l\ 1855.
PETER SASIIEL'S
INJURV
Peter E. Sandel, son of Former j
County Commissioner, Hiram Handel
of West Hemlock township, while op
erating a circular saw Saturday, met
with an accident, as the result of
which he will be obliged togo through 1
life with a badly crippled right band.
Mr. Saudel, the victim of the acci
dent, is the owner of a traction engine
which he employs in threshing and
sawing wood for the farmers. For
several days last week he was employ
ed at David SVintersteen's in Valley
township and it was while sawing
\yood there ou Saturday morning that
tho accident occurred.
Among the sticks to be manipulated
was ono which contained several hard
knots. It was a short piece and when
placed upon the saw it brought the
sawyer's hand up to within a few
inches of the rapidly revolving teeth.
All went well until the saw struck one
of the knots, which had the effect of
knocking the end of the stick upward
throwing Mr. Sandel's right hand
against the saw. The treacherous teeth
cut into the palm completely severing
the little and the ring finger and
mangling the hand in a frightful man
ner.
Dr. E. A. Curry and Dr. T. B.
Wiutersteen of this city were called to
the Wiutersteen farm, where the in
jury was dressed. The bones of the
palm were fouiid to bo so shattered
that several of them had to be dissect
ed out, while the tissues were torn
and lacerated iu such a way as to make
the operation a difficult one for the
doctors.
The injury is a very serious one and
will leave Mr. Sandel full use of only
the thumb and forefinger.
The injured man is about twenty
one years of age and is unmarried. He
resides with his parents and was re
moved to his home Saturday afternoon
after the surgeons had dressed his
hand.
Death of Mrs. Benson Lyons.
Mrs. Sabina Lyon, wife of Benson
Lyons, and aunt of our townsman, Dr.
T. B. Wiutersteen, who died at Blooms
burg Monday night, was the last sur
vivor of a large and well-known fam
ily which in its day was prominent
and influential in this section.
The deceased was the daughter of
Philip Wiutersteen and a sister of the
follow in;; well-known residents now
deceased: Jeremiah, William, Ben
jamin, Jacob and Philip Wiutersteen ;
there were also two daughters—Maliala
and Mary. She was 74 years of age
and it is worthy of note that each one
of tho large family lived to attain an
advanced age.
In addition to her husband the de
ceased is survived by nine children
only a few of whom reside in this
locality. The sons are Elmer, New
ton, Stuart, Bryson and Cameron.
There are four daughters—Marietta,
Rlioda, Sabina and Emma.
The funeral will take place Friday
at 2 p. in.from the residence of Mrs.
Richard Angel, daughter of the de
ceased, at Bloomsburg.
Married Last Niijht.
Miss Sara E. Wertman and Mr. Harry
W. Ellis of this city, were united in
matrimony yesterday. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Erskine Wright
in Christ Episcopal church last even
ing. Mrs. Austin Hartman was Matron
of Honor and Miss Stella Wertman,
bridesmaid. The groom was unattend
ed.
The newly wedded couple will go
to housekeeping immediately in their
u 'wly furnished home, No. 501 Church
street.
The groom,who has been with John
Duster's Sons, this city,for some three
years, is a son of John J. Ellis of Ex
change. He is a most exemplary
young man of industrious habits
and has very many friends.
The bride, who is tho daughter of
Elijah Wertman, No. 214 Grand street,
is likewise very popular and highly
esteemed.
Out Attain.
John W. Eyerly, the well-known
printer, Spruce street, was able to
appear on the street, Saturday last,
for the first time after his long siege
of illness. Mr. Eyerly had typhoid
fever in a very bad form and for a
long time his case admitted of little
hope. He lias many friends about
town who rejoice to learn that he is
so far advanced ou his road to recov
ery.
Remoyed to Washingtonville.
County Superintendent C W. D'rr
has removed from White Hall to Wash
ingtonvillo having purchased the
property near the Excelsior Hotel
formerly owned by the Stephen Smith
heirs. The removal gives the County
Superintendent a more central loca
tion than formerly, which will add
much to his convenience ill getting
about over the county.
Received His Diploma.
J. Mont Woodside, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Woodside, Mowery street,
was graduated yesterday from the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
Mr. Woodside has accepted a posi
tion in Philadelphia.
Accounts Audited.
Clarence E. Seitz,Traveling Auditor
of the Auditor General's Department,
Harrisburg, was at tho Hospital yester
day making his usual semi-annual
audit of the accounts of that institu
tion.
JOB PRINTING
The of the AMERICAN te.n
furished with a large aksortm
job letter and fancy type and jo'-o
material generally, the
announces to the public that he i
prepared at all times to execute
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of ah Kinds and Description
ARRESTED
FOR FICRTINC
"Moxie" Lenliart was arraigned be
fore Justice Oglesby Monday after
110011 as tlie sequel of a very disgrace
ful fight, which took place along the
P. & R. railroad, in the vicinity of
Little Ash street on Sunday after
noon.
No less than four persons participat
ed in the melee, which was fought
out iu tlie most persistent and brutal
manner, being witnessed by at least
two hundred jieople. The officers were
botli on the other side of town when
tlie fight began. As soon as they heard
of the affair they started for the sceue
of the trouble.
Meanwhile the four belligerents
were bruising each other in a way that
would have done credit to the prize
ring. Tin y were evenly divided with
two on a side. As they clinched one
couple rolled down over the high em
bankment at the culvert near Little
Ash street. Altogether the affair was
exciting enough and a scandal to the
community.
By the time the officers a'rived the
fight was over and the bruised and
bleeding participants had dispersed.
Chief Mincemoyer, however, was de
termined that each one who had a
hand in the affray should pay the price
of liis folly.
"Moxie" Lenliart was the first one
apprehended. According to his story,
however, he was not the aggressor,but
was attacked by one of the others and
obliged to light in self-defense. The
usual fine for fighting—five dollars and
costs —however, were imposed upou
him, which he paid.
Warrants were also sworn out for
David Magill and Theodore Michaels
as others who were iu the fight. Their
fine with the costs were also paid.
The Trout Season Opens.
The trout season opened yesterday
under the most unfavorable circum
stances. The streams were very much
swollen as the result of the rains late
ly, while the weather conditions pre
vailing were such as to render ail ex
cursion to the mountains anything but
agreeable.
But trout are plentiful, which is a
circumstance that atones for all other
drawbacks. The only one of onr towns
men, who so far as known,braved the
elements to take advantage of the first
day's sport, was James Scarlet, Esq..
who hied him to the headwaters of
Fishing creek. He returned to Dan
ville last evening on the 7 :51 Pennsyl
vania train, bringing with him what
was unmistakably the finest catch of
trout representing one days work that
was ever brought to Danville. 4 His
basket contained the full limit
a hundred, many of them being eleveu
inches iu length and none of .them
small by any means. ;
Mr. Scarlet said there were not
many fisherman out. He himself
suffered much from the cold, while
the driving rain added to the discom
fort. Nevertheless the fish were gamey
and afforded a fine opportunity for an
experienced angler to test his skill, so
that he had no thought of abandoning
the sport until the time arrived for
him to return.
Danville's Many Readers.
That Danville people are liecoming
great readers is evidenced by the fact
that the Thomas Beaver Free Library
report for the quarter ending March
31, shows a larger circulation of books
than the first quarter of any year
since the dedication. The daily aver
age for February, 1903 was a. record
breaker, 151 books being given out
daily with a total for the month of
3472. In January 3M74 books were
given out and in March 33110. Nearly
three-fourths of the books taken out
were under the head of fiction and in
a manner can be accounted for by the
list of new stories added to the cata
logue. As another lot will be pur
chased this Spring, it is thought that
the demand for hooks will be still
greater later in the year.
Miss Wetzel, the librarian, states
that it is hard to please many patrous
of the Library as the late and popular
books are at all times out, and as but
one copy of each is purchased, it per
haps may be several months before a
book may be secured. The pressure
in the fiction department has been
very great during the past year, but
owing to the establishment of Book
lovers' and Tabard Inn libraries iu
Danville some relief may be looked
for in a short time. Many of the
•constant" readers of fiction have lie
come v »tron- of th« se libraries in or
der to get lie- new hooks at once and
this will mak- a gr at difference, r
The largest number of luniks circu
late d in any one year was in !*i»7,wheii
34,1*7 books wire given out. The
town was unusually quiet and peoplr
had more time to read. The follow
ing year the average was con*ider
ablv less. When Danville is busy and
good times prevail, the demaud for
books is not so great.
Many people show a lack of appre
ciation of the great privilege of the
Thomas Beaver Free Library by not
giving books the proper care, return
ing them many times in a torn eoudi
tion.
James Larjre Retires.
Wesley N. Pegg, of South Danville,
lias been notified by the Pennsylvania
railroad authorities that he has been
selected to succeed James Larg»' aw en
gineer at the pumping station, Sonth
Danville, iu June next. Mr. Large
having attained the age of seventy
years, will go ou the retired list and
enjoy a pension.