Home Paper -—Ft tlie Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AmkkICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR I>U IKYING 11. .IKNNINGS, H/Rct 11-wr* 9 .4. M to rl M "'i Mill St., I I' M to i I' W 1 tan till 112, I'"- <1111.17., M. I». 425 Mil i. St., Danvii ik, Pa. iiisctt-fs ..f the stomach and Intestines a Special! v | yi. \% . H. DENTIST OtKK , Jis Mm -MKKKI. m-Ui KAlrarlnl without Phlii. i row ii Hint HrttlKv Work it Sp^riHlty. r mU'l"'' » ,,,M i, " ,, • III!•! tlimlruiiiruls itntl |>r> |>;«i • I In > \eeiile I lie inort dirtioult work. |>R. C. 11. RKYNOLHS, —DENTIST 288 Mill -- St., Dnnville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches Charges Moderate and all worn Ouiranteed Established INII2 M:\VS. Now for real summer. Picnics will soon be popular. Electric fans will soon be mi order. The btrawberry festival is ripening A laugh factory—Duiuont's Minst r*la. Duuiont s Minstrels on Saturday night. Let Meinoi ial Day le fittingly ob served. Straw hats cannot be held back anv longer. The anuual commeucement period is near at hand. Old Sol has evidently settled down tor a tx-ason's run. The boys are already looking up the "old swiuimin" hole. Something badly needed ill South Danville—a street sprinkler. "Long Lasting Laugh" is the trade mark ot Dumout's Minstrels. Thomas Prout i> adding a new front porch to his residence on Grand street. The spring robin and the straw hat doubtless feel that the danger line has been passed. The commit ee of the G. A K. posj of the city is completing arrange uieuts for Memorial Day. The record of smallpox for thisstati in appalling, due wholly to careless ness about vaccination Keep on improving the streets; also repair th»j sidewalks. Good streets are the marks of a live town. The fruit trees are beautiful with bloom, but the dusty roads make driv ing in the country unpleasant. The new laws enacted bv the legis lature are now being studied by those interested in their enforcement. A nice, little old-fashioned Fourth ot July celebration weuld be decided ly appropriate this year. Let us have it. While the Southern peach crop will t»e a comparatively small one. the sup ply will be made up by extra fine fruit. Beginning Sunday next Sunday School at Trinity Lutheran church will be held at i> a m. during the fuuimer months. Though their ranks are thinning out veteraus show no lack of energy in their preparations for the observance of Memorial day. Good ball with good clubs will be patronized in Danville. Keep the game up to the mark and the attend ance will be in keeping with it. The John Robison circus and men agerie, one of the best shows in the country, will exhibit in Sunbury, on Thursday, May 88. The show uses a social traiu of thirty-five cars. Northumberland county has about forty-one boys committed at Glen Mills Reform School, Philadelphia, ouly two crooks from Northumber land county are confined to the East ern penitentiary. Those fifty-nine councilinen of Scian ton who have Itetjn indicted by the Grand Jury for neglect of the streets will be arrested immediately. This is a radical move, but the people now and then insist upon such things be ing done. Three roaring burlesques will be presented by Dumont's Minstrels, "The Ladies' Orchestra," "Uncle Tom'a Cabin" aud "The Automatic Girl; or, Is She Alive or Merely Mil hciuery v " An evening of genuine, first • lass minstrelsy can confidently be ex pected. Jersey Shore is to have a silk mill. At a receut meeting of the trustees of the silk mill everything was settled definitely and all necessary papers were signed. Since ever* "hiinr is clos ed up there is no furthe excuse for delay and operations will be begun in the near future. Some idea ot the destruction going ou by forest (ins may be obtained when it is stated a woods fire started lr»*t Friday, six miles away from the town of Vintondale, Cambria county, has burned niiti! Monday it was within a quarter ot a mile of the vill age, and help bad hi en summoned,aud the people were out hi force to save the town from destruction ■ i s * k v N V, "THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVER Hit ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEVI AN! )S V I TT I ITS OWN PRODIX'! IONS VOL. 4H-MO 20. Twelve year old Nelson Keefer was run i»v«r by an engine near the P. & H. station Monday evening, intheacci dent sustaining injuries of such a na ture as to admit of hut little hope of recovery. , Shortly after five o'clock the little fellow was observed standing near the railroad just Last ot the station A -witch engine was going east while a pusher was approaching on another track from the opposite direction. As soon as the switcher passed little Nelson, who it would seem was un aware of tin- pusher's approach, under took to cross the track and was struck by the locomotive which was running backwards. He was doubled up and rolled along under the tender and engine for a distance of about twenty feet where the body was wedged in between 'lnj rails close to a frog. As the pusher passed on the boy lay on the track as if dead, bleeding at nearly every part of bis body. He was picked up and carried to the home of bis father, Charles KeetVr, on Walnut street near the station. Drs. S. Y. Thompson and E. A. Curry responded to a call. The child was shockingly injured. His skull wa- fractured; bis head contained no less than six deep scalp wounds rang ing from an inch to two inches in length. One eye was terribly bruised and his face swollen almost beyond recognition. A large piece of flesh was torn out of his right arm, and his body from head to foot was scratched and bruised. Against Prize Euchre. Bishop Frederick Burgess, of Long Island, has caused considerable per turbation among Episcopalians of his diocese by placing a ban upon the playing of euchre for prizes at church functions. By this means the raising of money for the church had become quite popular in Brooklyn and other Long Island cities and a number of such euchres arranged for this month must be abandoned or prizeless. The Bishop's disapproval extends, it is un derstood, to the playing for prizes at private as well as church affairs. He thinks harm is done thereby to the morals of the people, and that money obtain'd by fostering the gambling in stinct i'i young parishioners is some thing which every rector should refuse. The clergy of the diocese are heartily supporting the Bishop in this matter, though soiue of them have heretofore given tacit approval to the prize euchres. I), it.h of Mrs. Mary Gulliver. Mrs. Mary Gulliver, an old and esteemed resident of the Fourth Ward, departed this life Mouday morning at 1 o'clock. She was eighty-six years of age and is survived by nine child ren as follows: Mrs. Mary Rounsley, Mrs. Elizabeth Hodge of this city; Miss Tillie Gulliver, of Bloomsburg; Mrs William Gadman and Mrs. Will iam Fooley, of Gsceola Mills; James Gulliver, Hemlock township, Col umbia county; William Gulliver of Feale; Jonathan Gulliver of Cent ralia and We-ley Gulliver of Duiilo, Cambria county. Mrs. Gulliver's husband died just twenty-five years ago yesterday, the time of day at which the death of husband and wife occurred being only about an hour apart. To Survey Blizzard Run. The Borough Council Monday even ing decided to employ G. F. KeetVr of Sunburv, to make the survey of Bliz zard's run and to take charge of the construction of the sewer. The meeting Monday was a special one, the following members being pre sent: Vastine, Dougherty, Montgom ery, Goeser, Swank, Fenstermacher, Welliver, Reifsnyder, David Gibson, Joseph Gibson aiui Lloyd. Mr. Montgomery moved that Council proceed to si-wer Blizzard's Bun and Mahoning creek and that G. F. K< efer of Sunbury be employed as engineer at a salary of £•> per day and all expenses, ho to proceed at once. The motion was seconded by David Gibson and carried with ouly one dissenting vone, that of Dougherty. Too Fast for the Horse. In the rapid drive to Danville yes terday.—the departure from town be ing at 1:00 and the arrival at II:00,-- Stany Belski so badly used up one of William Holshuo's horses that it dropped dead while being led into the stable. Prior to the departure for Danville, Belski, with throe compan ions, came rapidly down Shamokin street behind a spanking pair. In at tempting to turn into Baco street one of the animals slipped and fell, being scraped along 'he curb. It is being cared for in HolshueV stables. Belski settled for the dead and injured.— Shamokin Herald. Telephone Officials Change. (jr. I'. Wright,Superintendent of the United Telephone aud Telegraph Com pany for this district,has accepted the position of General Supeiintendent for the York State Telephone Company with headquarters at Biug | hainton. 11. N. Daniels will succeed Mr. Wright at Sunburv. The changes | will tin into effect May IKtli. Kimble--Mock, j Miss G. E. Mock and F. D. Kimble :of Serautoii were united in marriage lull April '2(5, at the home ot Bev. G. | T. Hayues, Hancock, N. Y. The bride I former!y resided in Danville. Till: ANNEX The contract for heating the annex at the High school building was awarded to the Danville Stove \ Manufacturing Company at a regular meeting ot the School Board Monday evening. Three companies bid for the contract as follows: B. G. Carpenter Co. oi Wilkes bar re, $ laO. Heating, Ventilating and Foundry Company of Pittsburg, •"?><>?. Danville Stove & Manufacturing Company, $270. On motion the contract was award ed to the Danville Stove «& .Manufact uring company as the lowest bidder. The Board decided to issue S7OOO worth of bonds to run for l• -n years at :si„ per cent, free of taxes. The Trea surer was ordered to receive subscrip tions for this amount. George F. Reifsnyder, who holds the coutract for building the annex, presented his bond of .fiOOO, with Amos Vastine and O. 14. Druinhcller as surety. Ou motion the bond was approved. The following members were pre sent: Barber, Orth, Green. Redding. Harpel, Byerly, Keefer, Fischer and Rockafeller. The following bills were approved for payment: Standard Gas Co. sl. 20 Morning News 11.<>•» James Dai ley l.'iO George (J. Grott' 1.0") John Hixsou... J<>.os S. M. Tram bower ii.oo 0. E Workers M\p OatlPlans. The Executive Committee of the Bi- County Christian Endeavor Union which includes the Christian Endeav or Societies in Columbia and Montour counties, held a meeting at the home of Miss Ida Herring, at Bloomsburg on Friday afternoon. The invitation extended by Danville to hold the uext annual C. E. conven tion in this city was accepted The resignation of Miss Mary Lowe, superintendent of Missionary Exten sion. was read aud accepted with re gret. Her reason for resigning was, that in the fall she intends going to India as a missionary. A vote of thanks was tendered her in apprecia tion of hor efficient services in Christ ian Endeavor work. Mrs A. T. G. Apple, of Catawissa, was appointed her successor. Action will lie taken at the coming convention, the date of which has not yet been fixed,in regard to making all ex-presidents of the Hi-County Union members of the Executive Committee. The program of the convention was partly made out and an effort, will be made to secure the services of John Willis Baer for one evening. The members present were as fol lows: John M, Hinckley, President; Miss'lda Herring, Secretary; Miss Mellah Turnbach, H. H. Furinan, W. W. Evans, Miss Mary E. Lowe and.l S. Wilson. Board of Trade Meeting. The Directors of the Board of Trade held a meeting in the Council chamber last Monday. The attendance was not large, there being just enough present to do business. John H. Goeser being absent F. 0- Hartman, vice president, occupied the chair. Others present were J. H. Cole, John Doster, Jr., W. G. Pursel and George Reifsnyder. i A number of communications were read from firms, mostly in the West. Some of these have reconsidered the | matter and decided not to move; oth ers have selected locations elsewhere, j while of the considerable number that remain there are a tew that might be | lauded in Danville. Secretary McCoy, who has written ' to forty firms in all, has opened cor respondence with as many as fifteen in one day. Ou motion last night it was decided to subscribe to the New York Clipping huieau, which will ; have the effect of placing the Board ot | Trade more in touch witli'firms of the East that contemplate starting new in dustries or selecting new locations. In regard to the Carpet Lining In dustry which would like to locate in | Danville it was explained that one of the members of the Board of Trade at the present time is in Washington making an investigation as to the in dustry. P. 0. of A. Convention. The ladies of the Patriotic Order of America will hold their annual state convention at Sunbury this year. The sessions will begin ou the 10th inst and will be held in the Odd Fellows' hall. The members of the otder through out the state are preparing for a suc cessful meeting at that time, and the Sunbury lodge will make every pos sible effort to provide interesting en- j tertainment for the visitors. Died in France. Our townsman,Gustave Weil, Satur- 1 day received intelligence from Europe apprising him of the death ot his -h --ter, Mrs. Nanette Weyl,which occurr ed at St. Die, France, April 27 He sides her brother in Danville the de ceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. Weisbach, in Paris. Marriage Announced, Cards were received in tin- city yesterday announcing the marriage of John It. Bennett and Mr- Ellen Coleman Nicoll. The wedding took place on Saturday, Mav "J in New York City. DAXVIIJ.K, PA.. TIH'ItSDA V MAYH.MHW. ! PERSONAL PAIIACIIIPIb Major C. I'. Gearharf was in Sun hury yesterday. George B. Kase of Kaseville.was 111 I his city yesterday, i F. (5. Derr trausncted htisine-s i i Blooms burg yesterday. Mrs. H. B. Meredith visited I'ata wissa friends yesterday. S. M. Waite spent yesterday with relatives in Bloomsburg. Rev, Adolph Meyer visited friends iu Bloomsburg yesterday. Samu»*l Johnston was 111 Blooms burg yesterday afternoon. 11. 1). Quick of Rupert, visited rela tives in this city yesterday. W. B. Moore of Sweuoda, drove in to tin* county seat yesterday. F. C. Angle transacted business at Washington, D. C., yesterday. T. J. Price returned from a business trip to New York last evening. Frank Cromwell returned from a visit in Williamsport yesterday. Postmaster C. P Harder returned from a visit to Toronto last evening. John Boden of Union Corner, trans acted business in this city yesterday. William Speisef and Harry Pliile attended a shoot at Luzerne yester day. 11. F. Sourbeek of the Hatch- Adams Co., left v*-terday for Ber wick. Miss Etta Cressnian left yesterday for a visit with friends m Philadel phia. Miss Deen, East Market street, has returned from a visit with New York friends. Benjamin Law left yesterday for Buffalo, N. V.. where lie has accepted a position. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Farnsworth, of Shickshiuuy,spent Sunday with Dan ville friends. Mrs. J. W. Sheriff has returned from a visit with relatives at Pottsville and Shamokiti. Miss Clara Furuian and brother Clinton of Bloomsburg. were visitors iu this city Sunday. Mis- Emma Leisenring and Henry Leisenring, Jr., left last evening for a visit in Williamsport. David Nuss and son William, of South Danville, spent Sunday with friends in Bloomsburg. Mrs. Alfred Mcllenry returned to In r home in Bloomsbuia: yesterday after a visit in this city. Mrs. Madison Porter and son James of Easton, returned home yesterday after a visit with Mrs. R. K. Polk. W. G. Gephart of Altoona joined his wife on a visit with her father. David Uuger, at South Danville, Sunday. Misses Laura Ruckle and Myrtle Sands of Bloomsburg, returned home yesterday after a visit with friends in this city. Eugene Lee, Philip Leo, P. Mouohan, William Cook and Gearhart Oberdorf attended the ball game at Bloomsburg yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Winterstecn of this city returned home from Bloomsburg last evening where she attended tin* fun eral of her sister, Mrs. Mary Winter steeu. Charles W. Kase,telegraph operator, who at present holds a position at Shamokin, circulated among old friends in this city yesterday. Awaiting' the Governor's Action, It is believed that Governor Penny packer in disposing ot bills will this week reach the hospital appropria tion. The general belief is that lie will sign the appropriation as passed by the last legislature; nevertheless his action is awaited with some sus pense. Conditions about the hospital, which the appropriation is intend*- I to re lieve, are every day becoming more and mote intolerable. For that reason as soon as the trustees are sure of the appropriation they will proceed at once with tli** improvements contemp lated. Among the latter will be a plant for disposing of sewage, which is the me feature which concerns the citizens of Danville above all others ft is very much hoped that the waste from the big institution may be diverted from our water supply before the latter part of the summer, as it is then when the river becomes low and the season of ! malaria and kindred ailments set- in ' that we are exposed to the greatest danger from a contaminated water supply. Victim of Membraneous Croup. Amy Bernice, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Russell. Front street, died early Tuesday morning after a short illness of mem braneous croup. The deceased was aged four years, seven months and ten day- She was an especially bright and lovable child and her death is a blow which is especially hard to bear, as Mr. and Mrs. Russell buried a small er child only seven mouths ago. Albeck--Haas. Mr. Harry Albeck and Miss Mary E. j Haas, both of this city, were married on Tuesday, May ii, at Binghamton, I N T . Y. The nuptial knot was tied Rev ; James M Taber. The bride is the daughter of Ezra Haas, of thi- city. The groom is an industrious young man ami vscll known i and popular vol N(, IJIIY'S Some residents of South Danville witnessed a thrilling runaway Sun ! day, in which the life of a young wo | mail for a few moments hung trembl ing in the balance. During the lorenoou a buggy con* I.lining a gentleman ami lady was ob | served to slop near Laidaeker's mill. The gentleman got out and started hack toward (Case's store while the young woman remained in tie- huggy. Before lie returned another vehicle came along, driving by at a lively clip. This caused the horse, which was a spirited animal, to take fright an ! he started oil -HI a dead run. At a point opposite the tank lie turned and dashed down over the rail road crossing, lie was headed for a twenty-font embankment but at the last moment lie turned short,the wheels of the buggy as it swung around ploughing deep into the cinder at the very brink of the steep embankment. With a bound the horse sprang back upon the railroad track. The young lady held on as best she could while tiie wheels jolted over the high rails. In another instant the horse would have been back upon the wagon road tree to continue his flight, but a most unexpected thing occurred. After clearing the railroad IK had not gone twenty feet before one of the thills squarely struck a telegraph pole bringing the horse to a sudden stop and nearly throwing the lady out of the wagon. By this time the youug man belonging to the turnout was on the spot and succeeded in catching the horse. Where the shaft struck the telegraph pole it made a deep in dentation in the hard wood, which will give some idea of the headway that the horse was under. It was this cir cumstance which doubtless avorted a terrible accident, a< the young lady declared tiiat she had not the least idea of how to drive or manage a ! horse. After being released from her ' trying position she nearly collapsed. The couple were both strangers. Ladies Sustain a Bad Fright. A horse belonging to Farmer Mc- Farland, tenant on Oscar Kase's farm, took fright in front of.l. ff. Kaso's store.South Danville, last evening and hacking around suddenly caused a breakdown. Mrs. McFarland accompanied by her two children and Mrs. Oscar Kase spent the day near Northumberland .ad w re driving hmi when the ac cident oneuired. .lust as they ap proached tin South Danville crossing a freight train pa---d down the track, which caused the horse to take fright. He backed around and then springing suddenly to one side threw the front wheel against the le avily laden wagon box with such force as to break the spokes. As the whe 1 went to pieces the front part of the wagon dropped and it was all that the occupants could do to hold onto the seats A couple of men ran out from the store and seized the horse before he was able to cause any further damage. The ladies were badly frightened and the aceidt tit cause 1 a good deal of ex citement. Case of Acute Mastoiditis. Dr. Paules,assisted by Drs. Kimerer and Newhaker on Monday perform'd a very delicate operation on the fuor nionths-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11. Snyder, Mill street. The child was afflicted with acute mastoiditis, a disease of the bone hack of the ear, which unless arrested in its progress is sure to result fatally. The disease is an exceedingly rare one, especially so in a child so young. The youngest case on record is of a child ten months old. The disease in the case referred to in Danville was of a very serious na ture necessitating an incision from an inch to one and a half inches in length, through to the skull and tho drilling of a hole throug the periosteum, the outer covering of the hone, favoring the discharge of pent-up pus. Delicate as was the operation it was very successfully performed and at last accounts the beneficial effects were quite apparent on the little sufferer. Captain Follmer Re-elected. William R. Follmer, a prominent attorney of Lewi-burg,and well known in Danville, has been unanimously re elected as captain of Company A, Twelfth regiment, N. G. P., to serve I five years. Captain Folltuer's original I enlistment dt;tes from the formation of I the company in lssj. He served us a j non-commissioned officer until iss;>, | when he was promoted to first lieuten ant, in which capacity be acted until ! 1 S'.is. On May 1-2 of the same year lie was made captain of the company, serving through the Spanish American ! war in the I'nited States Volunteer : service. Captain Follmer is one of the | most popular officers in the regiment, and is an id* al soldier. Elected as Assistant Pastor. Rev. Levi P. Young of tho Susqu* - ; iianiia University ha- been elected a assi-tant pastor at Pine street Luther ;an church, this city. I)r. M. L • Shindel, ill for some months past, has been granted a vacation to last until September. Mr. Young, who is a single man. will come to this city at once and take el targe of all branches of work at Pine street Lutheran church. He will J preach next Sunday illII 1:1: WliliKS OF SCHOOL The public school term i- rapidly ' approaching a close, I lit thr< \M 11, 1 remaining b* fore commencement It ; is a litth too early to determine the ! relafiv. standing of the member- of the graduating da s, although it i i known that with <>n exception tltev have all attained a grail" sufiicieni l\ | high to exempt tin in from examina ition. The pupil formiiu: the exeep i tion was unfortunately the victim of | illne--,ln- ab-ence from sehoal having . the effect of cutting down bis gi-neial • averagi The annual examination, which HI I the past was such • hnght ir in our ; schools, under the rules now in force | can in most instances he avoided, j Pupils are exempt providing they have j attained a general average of work i for the year of B."> per cent, or over. ! Students having grade- below that I average are promoted only after i ik j ing an examination in all subjects and ' making an average of 7"i per cent Where promotion depends solely up on the final examination there i- no inducement tor pupils to put forth I much of an effort during the forepart or middle of the term, the brighter ! ones, especially, relying upon diligent J work at the close of the term to poll I them through. Under the pn scut sys ; tem, the student is obliged to work as hard at the beginning as at the end of the term. lie is rewarded for bis hard work, however, by attaining a good grade and possessing the knowl edge that he will be exempt from ex amination. The cla-s graduating this year are noted as close students,heuce their reward Following are the names of the class: Howard Lunger,Randall Jacobs, William Watkin, Arthur Campbell, Benjamin Diseroad, George Maier-, Harry Hooley, "Bert McClure, Ed ward Schatz, Samuel Miller. Lie 11a McXinch, Haz 1 Harman,Olive Rauck, Josephine Cousart, M irgaret Williams and Blanche Jones. Catching Bass Out of Season. The bass season does not open until the fifteenth day of.l n11• ■, nevertheless one already hear-stories of illegal fish ing iu which large quanriti* s of black bass arc taken from the river. Tiiis according to the statement of a gentle man living along the riv r li.is b' "ii going on for some time, the sly fisher men r 'sorting to various devices which give the has- but little chan"e to e-- eapc. The spawning season is barely over and to take bass iu a wholesale way at such a time is sure to result in a diminution of the splendid game fi h, which will be felt later on. A favorite device among the Illegal fishermen jn-t at present i - to catch a live minnow and to suspend it in the water over the spawning beds o! rhe black has-, which just now are very jealously guarded by the mother fish. The intruding minnow i> -tire to at tract the attention of the old fish and they are quick to soi/.e it with the re sult that they arc c inghr hv the h ink concealed inside. It i- hoped that tin illegal fish-mien will not lose sight of the p-nalty pro vided by the law,which subjects them to a fine of ten dollars for every black bass, wall-eyed pike, Susquehanna salmon, pike,pickerel and sanfish that are caught before the fifteenth day of .Tune. The season for these fish close.- on the fifteenth day of February. Workman Injured. Frank Orumnie, a Polander, em ployed at the Reading Iron Works, met with an accident Tuesday after noon. A truck loaded with iron hrok> down: the load, which weighed near ly a thou-and pounds, caught Orum nic's leg. From the knee to the ankle the limb was very badly bruised, al though fortunately the bone wa- not broken. The mail, who wa- unable to walk, was taken to his home. Sycamore street, by Cromwell Bros, delivery wagon. Orumnie will be laid up for several days. Child's Bad Fali. Edward, the little son of A. E. Hostelley, sustained a had fall on Tuesday afternoon. The little fellow | was standing on a cellar door at tin family residence, Lower Mulberry j street, when it gave way precipitat ! ing him to the bottom ot the steps. > distance of SOUK* seven feet. The little fellow fortunately c.-cap- j ed without any broken bones,although ; badly bruised and shaken up. An Appreciated Gift. Restaurateur Andrew Rusa-11 wa presented with a fine Susquehanna shad yesterdav which tipped the scales at S pounds and D ounces. Tin big fish, which was a pre- nt from Will iiim Kinn, was taken from tin ri\ ■ r at Columbia at i! o'clock ye-tcrdav morning. It arrived in Danville by express at ~ :21 p. m. Mr. Kinn was a former resident of Dkiivillc ml i- i ' warm friend of Mr Kn--. ll White Vests, Also Vacation. Notices have been posted hv tin I'. \ K Railway Co. announcing fli it passenger conductors will he permitted to wear white vt -is dining tin -um nier, thus doing awav with keeping theii coats const intly buttoned All passenger conductor- who have he ■» in the -i-rvicc of the compan\ for five years will he giant d a week's \ i-a I ion. KSTAItLISIIKh IN 15.",.", in another column will lie found a noti< '• | rohihitiug trespassing «>u tl>«> grounds of ili) Episcopal ('t iiii tt'i v Ii i* certainly to In- dcplori <1 that with th" return of • -act* seanou of fill ers such notice should lie neci --arv Kilin at iotiitl ami Chi istian intliK iipt - aiv at \v irk on every side of us and otic would think flint veneration for the dead and rcpect for the c. ire ier ies where they sleep would hold such sway that trespn-sing with all that it implies would he of rare occurrence indeed, and easily traced to tin- want on and the low. The fact is that not a cemetery i exempt and that the theft of flowers from the graves of the dead is of al most daily occurrence. Just who the perpetrators are if i not easily to determine. They are veiy hold in their operation.*, howev er, and on wore than oin occasion they have been detected in despoiling the graves and the grounds. Knougli i- known to indicate that tliev belong to a class—a numerous one—of whom better things should be expected. It i- said that many of the offender lie in wait for funerals and that as soon as the burial is over and the cemetery is deserted they hurry to the -pot and snatch up all the Howcrs that have been left upon the grave. More than this their wanton disposi tion leads them into other act of de spoliation and the delicate shrubbery and other growths just now bursting into bloom which have I wen planted ; and cultivated at the expense of great pains and care are at place.- nearly ! ruined, whole handfuls beiug broken off and carried away. Obviously it is time that something were done to bring these lawless and unfeeling people to justice. It the officials of the Episcopal Ceme tery succeed in making an example of a few of the offenders they will he doing a real service to society at large. Danville Ties Luzerne. William Speiser, Harry Phile,Arthur Lawrence, John Hauey and Lewis Deitz of the Danville Rifle and Gun Club participated in the shooting Tournament of the WestsideGnn Club of Wilbesbarre at their grounds at Luzerne yesterday. A very handsome trophy cup was offered by Phelp-. Straw & Co., of Wilkesbarre, for the challenge to any team of five men residents of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wyoming, Columbia, Montour and Susquehanna counties. Eight clubs participated in the shoot. In the contest for the cup the Danville team tied Luzerne, each hit ting 100 out of 1"2.~> targets. Luzerne won the enp in the shoot off. the score being 107 to Sit. Returned From the Hospital. John Kocher, son of S. B. Koclier, East Danville, who was accidentally siiot hv a companion eight weeks ago, returned home from the Mary M Pack er Hospital yesterday afternoon The young man is looking very well. The injuries he sustained were of a very serious nature and he may feel the effects of tlieni for a long time to come, but nevertheless he has advanc ed very rapidly along the road to re covery and his condition is most gratifying to all concerned. He was very glad to g.*r home again and hi- return was the source of as much pleasure to his family and friends throughout the community as it was to himself. Tire Company Sustains a Loss. A horse belonging to the Washing ton Hose Company died at the com pany's -table, Library avenue,at noon Sunday. The horse belonged to the team last purchased and wa- a valu able animal, lie wa- taken -;ck on Friday. Neither of the (ire companies !i »*e been very fort'inat- in tie- matter of horse*. Tin- " Washies" 10-t one of their lust horsr>- la-t year. Some time previously the Friendship hoys lost one of theirs. Engagement Announced. The engagement of our former towns man lilias Gross and Mi-- Leota Berrv ot Toledo, Ohio, has been announced in this city Mr. Gross, who i- a -on of Heiirv 1. Gros-, W. -t Mahoning ■tivet grew to manhood HI Danville He l- a veteran of the American Spanish war and i- highly esteemed and popular. present he i- manager of a large jewelry store in Toledo One Prisoner in Jail. Maj Court w ill convene on Monday, .'."itli inst. There are some seven Com motiwealth cases on the list, in addi tion to four or five civil ca-> -. which will be prettv -ure to come up lor trial. There i- hut one prisoner in jail and he >s awaiting trial. Prosperous Berwick. In a recent interview the Su|>< r u lendciit of tln \ luerican Car and Foundry Company, at Berwick, stat ed that the Company could easily use from I'M) to .'IIHI men in the different departments of the car works at that place. This is an idea of the pro— rity , of our neighboring town. Found a Pearl. G. Fred Smith of the Palace Hotel, Mill street, while opening some clam a day or -o ago found a good -i/.ed pearl He has since been offered ten dollars for it, but lie prefers to retain possession ot it JOB PRINTING The olice the AMtKiCAbbe j lurnhed with a large assort n n job letter antl uncy type and jok i materia generally, the t'ublishr announces to the public that he i prepare<' at all times to execute tin neatest manner •JOB PBINTING Of alt Kinds and Description HIIMHTKIN md t hr» • arts wets at W rk M lid a 1 It »112. srfcvft 110 l for tie inii> \ at tie High School Tl i- i- tie largest forr. (hat fin work conveniently and <|uile a fin# Mart was made. lie *<a' item »»• scarcely mora than begun betor* HI old foundation wall was laid hat« !-• longing to ■ foundi \ and machine shop which IU days long jn»-t occupied the spot A '''ti*id' :i I <| uitlty 112 building *ton" wri thrown <>ut along witu piece* of casting, tool* and the like. Mr Heif.nyder -ay* that the spot was ti • site of tl • lat> Simon P Kee early manufactunng plant, which later fell into the lands of David P. I)avi- Tlii* t» nig the ens' the High School groond- wai at one time a bu-y s| <>t. Simon P. Ka-e was one of ths pioneer manufactur< r* in Danvill* In is:! 7 he built the -econd iron foundry in Danville. He manufactur |"d fhr- shing machines, -fovea, and mill gearing, boat loads of which hs sent to various part- of the Stat". In 1544 Mr Ka- built tin first mill for the manufacture of merchant iron, which he conducted for two years m connection with the foundry. In IS-M lie completed his rolling mill which wa- an important event in rle history of Danvilh . Mr. Ka-- also made (he tir-r three high" train of rolls.. It worked to p. rf. turn and wan confer ed a great f< at, as he had never lam ed turning or pattern making In I*4® Mr. Ka*'- h as- d his mill to David P Davis. In 1&53 lie sold the ruling mill and it was moved to Knoxrill*. Tenn. t Ideal Spring Weather. The seasonable and delightful weath er of tie- last few days has brought a* added charm to life. Sunday and Saturday,especially,were ideal Spriug day-. The degree of heat was rnoder ate. At noon yesterday the mercury registered 7»» degrees; at i p mit was MO degree®. The nights, however, a- is natural in May, are cool. ths thermometer at ii::»«> o'clock yesterday morning reg -fering .VJ degrees. The cliang" alter a week of tfnsea -onabb weather was much enjoyed, people spending as little t.me as posai ble indoor- On Saturday night Mill street was thronged, the pavement at a few points beiug utterly impassahta owing to the jam. Some are disposed to attribate th« crowd to tin fact that Saturday WM pay day at nearly all our industries This offers ouly a partial solution. »• general pay davs have occurred befors and failed to bring oof such a crowd The ice cream parlors and soda fountains, it true, were well pat ronized. but the store- ;n general, u was observed, did uot do a ru-.li.ug business. The crowd rather was out in response to the benign weather condition-, which seemed to herald the advent of summer. There i- bur one thing needed uow to add to the charts of spring time amt that i- ran. S* M-ral weeks have past since rain of any account ha- fallen The ground is par In <1 ami vegetatioa can not thrive. At souie places tu the county farmers complain that they cau not plough and w;ll have to wait for rain before tie v can get their euro ground ready. It i- painfully evident that we are in the midst of a drought ju*t at a time when the crop- need plenty «if rain to give them a good -tart on their -canon's growth. Last Rites Performed. The funeral of Mr- Mary Gulliver whose death occurred Monday inoru ing. took place yesterday afternoua and was very large Iv attended Kev X. K. Cl» iv.-r.pasfor <>fTrinity M K chinch, officiated. The deceased was arr»« <1 to ber last ri«fing place hv -ix grandsons Will iam Gulliver, of Centralia; John Roaiisley, Strawbridg* K«'uu»ley, George Julhver. James Hodge and Kalph Hiwlge ot tin* city. The fuu eral proceeded t«> Blcnd-urg. whers interment was made Among tlKv*e from out of town wli® attend) 1 the funeral were Mr. ami Mrs. William Cadman. Mr and Mrs William Fowl, y of Clearfield . William Gulliver ot Peale . J' nathau Gulliver and family of Centralia Josiah Coth aril and familv of Shawotia; and Mi-- rilli. Gulliver of Bloom*buig Wheel Broke Down. Frank Myers while hauling *od met 11! i a breakdown y> -terday after noon ll' had hi* truck wagou to* heavily load. I and at a poinr <>n Mill -treet iieai J II Cole's one ot the r> ar wheel* gave out and left the wag on down in th< middle of the streat It win« • s-arv to procure another wagon and transfer flie b>'»d Planting Cora. I >.,• oats are n> arly all sown and farni'-i- ir> n ■.* in tin midst of plant ing colli. The drought is quite dis con rag ing and unless rain soon sets in the hay and wln ar crop will uot be a full OIK I'll TU ( specially will ha affected, t- the grains will he slow tw sprout with the ground a- it is at pr*s ell? W'lliain«por: W:n«. The Normal team 10-t to Williams port in flu game of lui-e ball played at Blooin-I'iitg vi—t' i lav afieiuoon Tlia score was !> to The game wan wit ne-si'd by an immense crowd, auioag whom were -one -i\iv from this citv
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