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•JBS Mill - Si , Dnnville, Pa.
Dr-utictry in nil its branches. Charges
Moderate itii'l >tt' work Guaranteed
Established 1 S'.l'J
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Straw lierries are being pros* rved by
the housekeepers.
Raspberries mill l>lm kherries will
lit- plentiful.
The crowned heads of Europe are
continually wotideriug whose turn
will come next.
It rains so easy these days that wat
••r almost falls nut of a clear sky, that
is wheu tin* later rarity occurs; it is
quite a treat ihiw to see the sun or
sky.
A uuuihcr of our pastors will enjoy
their vacations in August.
These are more than rate days.
They're ati-olut- Iv r iw
Now the dav< will begin to shorten
again.
Don't forgi t Saturday's game at
OeWitt's Park between Milton and
Danville.
Notwithstanding the gicat amount
of raiu we have had this month, the
records to the IHlh show a deficiency
ot .04 ot an inch for this June as com -
pa ted with the normal. There has
Iweu considerable raiu since thtn,how
ever. including the heavy shower ol
Friday night, and it is very probable
that the deficiency lias been made up.
iu tem|>erature the present month is
eighty four degrees short in compari
son with Juue of last yciir.
This is commencement week at Buck
nell University.
It i» stated iipuii good authority that
the Reading railway company will
shortly abandon the famous Mahanoy
plane over which all the coal mined
IU the Mahauoy and Sheiiam oih val
leys is hoisted and sent to tid< - water
via Halo Alto. The abandonment of
the plane will mean that all coal will
be shipped direct to Philadelphia via
Taut aqua.
While no person not on the scene can
picture the devastation and the ruin
wrought by the greatest floods on
lecord iu Kansas, yet the "river bot
toms," as they are called, are a small
part of the state comparatively, and it
is good news to learn from a To
peka dispatch that while the Kasv
rivet valley is recovering from the
most destiactive luuiidation of two
generations, the broad wheat belt of
the dtat>- is girding itself for the
mightiest harvest in it- history. Un
molested by frost, droaght, or insect,
Kan-it-.' yield of wheat promise s to
-urpas- in abundance and perfection of
maturity anything MI its previou- his
tory.
The railroads !• port that the cold
snap has greatly retarded summer
ti«v»d this year In former -easons
truth' wan »xcecdmglv heavy about
this time on account of the rush of
pecpb from tile cjli - to the seashore
Hie! the mountains What business was
brt during Julie will lie made up,
however, during July and August,
»--p»< ill\ the latt* r, which is the great
\ i atiou month.
I useasonalde temperatures ought to
pive way now
D< u t waste your powder, keep it
for the Fourth of July.
1 lie sen-,.in has arrived when the
giieii apple and the small hov are in
conjunction, with every chance for an
tclipse of the latti r.
I'h» Great Camp of Pennsylvania,
of the Knights of the Maccabees
i> pl uming to found a home for de
crepit and invalid members and effort
are beiug made to have the institution
l««ated hi the vicinity of Harris
borg The committee in charge of se
ll 'tion of a - te lii- at its command
1 ,0,000 nitd it is intended with this to
pjreha-t a tt"Oil-suwl farm and erect
a i winmodioup ami comfort ihle home.
June has Im i-ii iMith h-afv and leakv.
Very little t.me left fur "rare June
d»ys."
<»oi soldier IHIVS will leave on their
HHIIUNI em impotent at Mt (iretna oil
J.»ly lutli. Itv that time the " rainy
is-ason w ill probably be over The
* angeuieiits and conveniences at Mt
inetiia make the |ilae<- a tlesirable
t aiapiiig ground.
the Hev Itotmrt F. Sample I». It ,
lif New oil. Clt\ . Will oltii lite at the
Mihuninft Fre-byterian chtireh on Sun
it «v Ill'Xt
Ihe iweiitv -ix attorneys of Sha
ue km tiave ill igmil ui igrei meiit
tich.s, then ofti. . - at tiv lock |i
in evil ilav, e\ ept Saturdays or pav
«i*ys
'v till' of tiie shade trees of till city
I.tie br«Micli< eutir. ly too lon .
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I SUI IT ANNAI'OI.IS
Mrs. Fred Jacobs received a telegram
from Annapolis last evening stating
that her son, Kandall Jacobs, had suc
cessfully passed the mental examina
tion and has been ordered to report
for physical examination at o'clock
| this morning.
The teli gram was from W Fred
j Jacobs, lather of Hand ill, w ho accom
panied him to Annapolis and has re
mained with him during the examina
tions.
There is little doubt but that Ran
j dall will successfully pass the physic
' al examination and he admitted to the
| naval academy. The telegiani con
I veying the good news last evening w as
very eagerly awaited by Randall's
many friends in this city, who had
been scanning the newspapers daily to
learn who were successful ill the ex
aminations. The names of the can
didates, which, it seems, are arranged
alphabetically as printed yesterday
comprised none below the letter Iv
and were J. R. Karle, New' Jersey ;
W. J. Eccleston, Maryland : R. S. Ed
wards auil W. A. Edwards, Pennsyl
vania.
W. Fred Jacobs is expected to arrive
home tomorrow.
Will Procure a Top Grade.
The next improvement inaugurated
by Council will be to secure a top
grade for the Borough to the end that
the uncouth and dangerous off-sets in
the pavements may be abolished and
sidewalks made to he of uniform
height.
Engineer G. F. Keel'cr of Sunbury,
who has the sewer in charge, will un
dertake the survey, beginning work
next week. Mill street will be finish
ed lirst.a- it is along that thoroughfare
that >id'walk improvements are the
most needed.
The survey is a vvoik that can not
be pushed to completion too rapidly.
Not only on Mill street but in other
i parts of the Eorough as well there arc |
pavements which need repair badly,
hut which can not be ivlaid until the j
established grade contemplated has
been furnished. In not a few instances
property owners are anxious to repair
their pavemi nts but are held back on
this account, while in other instances
where the si.lewalks are very bad and !
even dangc i us the owner always has
an excu-e fur his neglect in the fact
that the matter of grade is unsettled. '
Stack Falls on Mill.
A mishap occurred at tile Reading j
Iron Works Monday morning which |
can i d sonic confusion.
Workmen were engaged iti removing
a high sheet iron smoke stack between !
the old and new mills which rose from 1
oil" of the old puddle furnaces being j
rebuilt.
In pulling over the stack the design ;
was to have it fall in the open space !
between the two mills. Ropes were '
attached to the top and workmen 1
stationed at the proper distance to
pull.
A couple of vigorous yanks swung J
the huge mass of iron olf its base and
everything seemed to be going well
when one of the ropes at which the
men were tugging broke in two,which
cause t the stack to swing around fall
ing upon tli* new mill right over a
puddle furnace.
The heavy mass crashed through the
roof with a loud report, which was
lieaid on Mill street, breaking several
pipes and thereby adding to the con
fusion by releasing a lot of steam and
water. The mishap caused a big
stampede of workmen from the spot
but no one was hurt.
Looking for the Sea Lion.
Tin- printed story to the efl'i ct that
an escaped sea lion has taken icfuge
in the head waters of the Susquehan
na has given rise to a great ileal of
idle talk. Without questioning the
story at all a large number of people
seem to think that it is only a malt i j
of time until the sea lion will make !
its appearand) here, on schedule time j
after the fashion of a saw log roll ! i
into the river near its source. Sonic '
audacious story teller yesterday start
ed the rumor that the sea lion hid
been seen in the Susquehanna mar
Bervv ick.
Rass fishermen, who previous!,
have had nothing more formidal 1
than salamanders to contend with this
year in iv !»• confronted with a in
monster From present appearances
before the season closes the sea lion
on the Susquehanna promi-es to loom
up very prominently eclipsing in in
ter' st the sea serpent at the uiiuner
resort.
The Fourth at Washingtonville.
Washingtonville will have a Fourth
of July celehrition and from the pro
gram arranged tie little borough will
certainly do itself proud. A parade
will he given foiming at I !o in the
afternoon.
In the morning tin n w ill lie a game
of base ball between the married and
single men -titling al 51 ;:{() o'clock In
the afternoon the Miincv team will
cross hits with the Washingtonville
team. \ di-plav ot fireworks will he
given in the evening at 7ln the
evening the ha-' ball club will hold a
festival tjood music will lie in attend
ance. As Washingtonville i.i n the
t heart of a thickly settled country a
large crowd \\ ill nodoubt I ike part in
the dav's celebration.
Now that the rainmaker ha thor
oughly i leaned the streets he may lei
up and give the picnics a chance
101 MIL HOLDS
LLL : SY SESSION
The greater part of the tiiue at Coun
cil Friday was occupied by matters
pertaining to the sewer. The subject
of pipe was very hotly discussed.
Thes'>, it was claimed,do not come up
to the standard and have acfu illv re
tarded work by reason of the chipping
rendered necessary in order to make
the joints lit. Objection was also rais
ed tiecause the space in the bell or
socket is not sufficient to permit the
insertion of hemp or rope along with
the cement,which is considered neces
sary to make the job first-class.
P. J. Iveefer was called before Conn
cil, who explained that the worst pip '
was found in the first carload and is
now laid in the sewer. The pipe, he
said was not condemned bv the super
vising engineer, who, he thought, w:h
the proper party to pass upon it. As
to the insertion of rope, lie explained j
that this is impracticable owing to the
peculiar conditions under which they
are working.
Mr. Reifsnyder took exceptions to
the quality of the pipe, which lie co i
sidereil mere roadway pipe and not
i first-class sower pipe as had been
ordered, lie was in Council, he said,
to represent the people and lie w i- go
ing to see that justice was done. R -
: ferring to the engineer, he tied ir< d
that that, gentleman himself when the
work was beginning did not consider
the pipe as right and had gone on
record as saying that the insert ion of
rope was iieces-arv. 110 insisted that
all pipe which do s not lir readily
1 be thrown out.
Mr. Ciocser recall'd Air. Reefer's
visit to Danville when they first went
over the ground and lie ass rted the
engineer then said explicitly that rope
'should he inserted at every joint and I
he could not understand why Council
does not insist upon it.
I'. J. Keefor, quoting the engineer,
said that rope is not essential under
the present circumstances—that hemp
is placed in joints to add to the se
j enrity against gas or liquid escaping
I where well- are in closi proximity.
Mr Lloyd insisted that no pipe
| should be paid for that i- not first class
j such as was ordered.
W. W. Wei liver pr. s nited a com
muuicatiou from Ihe Wcllivet llard
| ware Company requesting that any
; pipe which is not first-class and docs :
not lithe set aside. Mr Welliver a I
! initteil that some pipe in the first car
! load was not satisfactory,but said that
J all which tias arrived since is fir-t- !
i class.
Mr. Reifsnyder moved 111 it it is the :
i sense of Council that no pipe he used
that has not a U'j inch h 1' or socket
| and affords a circular space of mi -
| half an inch. Tli • motion wis coinl
; ed by Mr. Lloyd and carried
Mr. Ciocser called attention to a
1 violation of flic Borough or linam e by j
| persons who permit tlieii cows to graze
| upon the streets. Through such a vio- ,
j lation a little hoy iu the Fourth Ward
j was gored by a cow this week. The
I ordinate should be enforced, lie said,
| and cows kept off the street-.
Mr. Llovd called attention to the
practice of playing tall upon the j
streets, which he said is another vio I
lation of the ordinance.
Council called attention ol the I
Chief-of-Police, both to the cows and !
the practice ot playing ball in the '
street and instructed him to see that
both nuisances he abated.
The following hills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
I). L. & W. Railroad sls 37
Regular Employes S-J.50
B B. Brown S.(M)
Morning News 1(5.00
Silver Spring (Quarry Co '.Hi.till
Labor and Hauling i:i i>:i
Hoover Bros 14.00
It. Rupp 10.50
Creasy & Wells 100.00
Ellis Rank li.oo j
Labor on Sew er '■> li. II j
WA'I ER DEPARTMENT.
] !' gnlar lOmployes $! l(l.(T."i |
{S. J. Welliver I.X j
I II lines, Jones A; I'adburv Co l'.MMi
|ll iiry H Pitton ".'n n" j
] i.cen.'t! Transferred.
A h H I session of Court was held on
Siitird iy morning. Associates S. Y !
Thompson and i'Vaiil. O PI. were on J
I he bench.
i'h ■ 1 iqnor I ieeii-e Samuel T '
lac!.sol! and \. <Snvdei i t •■an 1
fen -d from ihe Opcia House Block, j
East Mahoning street, to the old stoic
mill on < 'lunch st reef.
Charles R Shelharf was appointed
guardian for Rueretia Rhodes, the
minor child of Harry Rhodes, decca
ed.
Hcddiue --Hurt.
The wedding of Miss Mary Iv llort
of ihi- city and William Holdings of
Union Corner wa- solemni/.; d l'ridav
night at o'clock at the home of
Arthur Shi pperson, Na- iu -trot
Rev. <D Kerch officiated and tin
ceremony wa- wifm sed by a large
eompau\ of friends The bride wa
it ten I. I liv Mi- Ida Rn>. and I "hail. ~
llort ol Klvshurg acted as best man. A
fine wedding supper was served
Ex pre- •• Office Removitd.
lin otlic ol tin I'nited Stat •
pre t'o:n]ia!i> has In i n removed from
i it, old quarter- opposite the Opera i
I House •(! (lie Jewell", -tore OWlied bv j
ih ig nt, (ieorge 11. Smith, on Mill
st n el below I lie canal.
I The sutniui r resori niaa will conic
in for a share of it alter all
DANVILLE. PA., TIITUSDAY JI NK 2T).
I'LLISONAL !
Mrs. J. 11. Detweiler of Nanticoke
and Mrs William Dewald of Sliiek
sliinny, spent Sunday at the home of
\V. I>. Arter, (hooper township
Mrs John Frant/. of Berwick, spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Rich
ard Metherell, Lower Mulberry street.
David Surver of Montandon spent
• Sunday at the home of Wiliaui Ilen
drickson, Riverside.
Mis. John Ci. Brown of Meriden,
Conn , with lier two children, Marion
and Jack, i- visiting relatives in this
; city.
11 1). McDonald of New York City,
spent Sunday at Castle Grove.
Wellington Rote left for Philadel
phia yesterday in response to news of
the death of his nephew,Lerov Sechler.
Mrs. Celeste Cicarliart last evening
returned home from a visit in Milton,
i W. B. Rhodes arrived in this city
last evening 1 roin Natchez, Miss.
Mrs (jiorgi 11 Boyer and daughter
1-a icl iv • returned from Toronto,
('ana la.
Mrs. .1. L Boyer of Harrisburg is
visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Anna Itown has returned from
a several wee .s' visit with relatives
at Lindsay. Canada.
Mrs N. K. Cleaver with her little
son arrived home last evening after a
visit with relatives near Bellefonte.
A. M Campbell of Syracuse, N. Y.,
who ar: n.l <1 the funeral of his fath
er. Duncan C. Campbell, near Klines
grove on Sunday, accompanied by his
family returned home yesterday.
D J. I.yncli of Bloomsburg trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Amanda Evcrhart of Dewart
is the guest of Mrs. J. 11. Eyerlv,
Lower Mulberry street.
William i/. . 'ison.Esq., of Will
iainsport, icjirts nting R. (1. Dunn >V:
Co., was in this city yesterday.
O. V. Long of Benton circulated in
this city yesterday.
Mrs. Shoemaker of Washingtonville,
is spending a few days in Eloonishurg.
Mrs. Albert Konuner left yesterday
for Philadelphia.
Ezra Hendricks returned on Tuesday
evening from a trip to Virginia.
Mrs. (leorge Brawn of South Dan
ville, visited friends in Sunbury yes
terday.
Ralph Foil Ik left yesterday for
: Berwick.
Rev. E. B Dunn spent yesterday in
i Lewisburg.
Edward F. Williams was a visitor
in Lewisburg yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Pope returned to Bristol
| yesterday after a visit at the Mottern
home. East Market street.
M:-s Florenci Bealy returned to
New York city yesterday after a visit
with Mrs. 11 Wyle,Cross Keys Place.
Samuel Bailey transacted business
in Sunbury yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs William Minier left
yesterday for a vi-it with relatives in
; Harrisburg.
Louis Evans transacted business in
| Lewisburg yesterday.
Charles R. Shelhart left for Pit
i cairn, near Pittsburg, yesterday.
Miss Annie Nungesser returned to
Dewart yesterday altera vist with
friends in this city.
Harry Uritlin left for Mt. Carinel
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Ci. Peters visited
friends in Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. E. Ci. Wertnian and Mrs. B. C.
Diehl of this city attended Commence
ment exercises at Bloomsburg yester
day.
C. M. Hayes of Hartleton, James V.
Brown of Bloomsburg and George W.
West of this city, expert engineers.ac
companied by William Ka-e W«st, at
-1 roruey, wen in Anthony township
j ye-t' rilay attending an arbitration in
j a dispute among some farmers as to
| land boundary.
Visiting Their Old Home.
The Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Bishop,
, father and mother ol the girl whose
a-siilkiit was burned at tiie slal. near
| Wiliniiigtnii c.uly Tuesday morning,
pi- -• .i through Willianisport yesteroay
j on their w iy to their old home in Mc
! Kcan i i un;y. Tiie terrible excite
i in ml aft 'lid iit upon the lvucliinu so
atTei ted Mrs. Bishop that it was deem-
I ed hesl to take her from the scene for
a time, and it was decided togo to
her former home in McKean county.
The.v letf Wilmington late Tuesday
afternoon, and passed through Will
iaiusport on one of the Wednesday
morning trains on the Pennsylvania.
From the window in her home Mrs.
Bishop saw the mob setting fire to the
pile of wood on which White, the
negro, was burned. She had been at
tracted to the window by the shouts
of the mob. What she saw was too
much for her, and she swooned. Dur
ing the day the Rev. Mr. Bishop de
cide | to tak h rto her former home.
Deatii of Frank G. Kerscher.
Frank G. Kerscher died at the
William | orl Hospital Fridavjnight at
, ;o o'clock nt Blight's disease, aged
:!'• year■ ; . Prank wa- perhaps better
known to the people ot Danville as
"Dutch." lie was employed as janitor
jam! all around nan at the Opera House
] for twelve year-. In I Sit". I lie left this
I i itv to accept a positional thcLyeom
i ing Opera House, Williamsport, where
lie has since resided.
The entire corps ol teachers who
taught iu the public schools of the
Borough last year were re-elected for
the ensuing term at the regular meet
ing of the School Board Mouday night.
Before presenting a list of teachers
rec immcndcii tor the various posi
tions, Dr. llarpel of the Committee
on Teachers and Certificates stated
that at its last meeting the Committee
had passed a resolution suggesting that
the titles of First Assistant and Second
Assistant in the High School bo ab
olished aud that henceforth, the first
of these be known as Teacher of the
Department of Science and Mathemat
ics and the second as Teacher of the
Department of History aud English.
The new instructor rendered necessary
by the extension of the curriculum,ac
cording to the recommendation would
he known as the Teacher of the Com
mercial Course.
The above recommendations on mo
tion were adopted by the Board.
Beyond the regular schedulo in- j
crease, which affects hut few this
year, an advance of salary was recom
mended for but one position—that of
Music teacher, which was raised from
to *4O per month. In this matter
also the view of the cominitte pre
vailed with the Board and the salary
was increased as recommended.
Following is the result of the elee- i
tion:
HIGH SCHOOL. —Principal, J. C.
Carey; Ist Assistant, I). N. Dieffen
bacher; Jnd Assistant, Mrs. E. A.
Coulter.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. First
Ward.Sallie Musselinan ; Second Ward,
C. C. Schaeffer; Third Ward, E. B.
Harnett.
SENIOR SECONDARY. First
Ward, Rose A. Gallagher; Second Ward
Sara Pritehard ; Third Ward, Rachel
Goodall; Fourth Ward, L. Melissa
Bloom.
FOURTH GRADE. —First Ward,
Winifred Evans; Second Ward, Mary j
Welsh; Third Ward, Elsie M. Wilson;
Fourth Ward, Tillii* James.
THIRD GRADE. First Ward,
Jeanette Piekard ; Second Ward, Alice
finest; Third Ward, Blanche Lowrie;
Fourth Ward, M. Alice Bird.
SECOND GRADE. First Ward,
Martha Keim; Second Ward, Mary
Williams; Third Ward, Sara E. Wil- j
son ; Fourth Ward. Harriet Fry.
FIRST PRIMARY. First Ward,]
Sara Cunningham; Second Ward, i
Viola Young; Third Ward, Jennie ,
Lawrence; Fourth Ward, Nellie Gre
gorv.
MIXED PRIMARY -Tliiid Ward,
M. Jennie Lovett; Fourth Ward,
Kathryn Bennetts.
Miss Elfreida Weiss was re-elected
as teacher of music.
Owing to the additional work re
quired by the addition of the annex j
the salary of the Janitor in the First
Ward was raised from -f'is to £lO. Posi
tions were filled as follows:
JANITORS. First Ward, Robert G.
Miller ; Second Ward, Daniel Pensyl;
Third Ward, John P. Lester; Fourth
Ward, Calvin Eggert; Welsh Hill.
Catherine Grimes.
TRUANT OFFICER —William E. L
Young.
The committee reported that there
was no applicant for the position of
supply teacher. Superintendent Gordy
explained that none had been examin
ed this year, which showed that none
were eligible. He thought, however,
that there was plenty of time and that
one would yet apply.
The question of reopening the Gram- j
mar School in the Fourth Ward was
brought up and discussed at some
length. Messrs. Ortli and Greene took
the view that it was unjust to keep it
(dosed as among the pupils of the
Third Ward Grammar School the larg
er number were from the Fourth Ward,
iu the discussion which followed it j
was urged that upon the closing of the
Fourth Ward Grammar School in the
• (fort to equalize tilings it was decid
ed to send pupils from the Third
Ward to the First Ward Grammar
School,so that even though the major
ity of the pupils in the Third Ward
Grammar School did come from the
Fourth Ward it had no weight in the
premises. At any rate, it was urged,
the present date is too late to
agitate the re-opening of the Gram
mar School, when the finances have
been arranged for the ensuing year
and there are no provisions made for
meeting tlio sal.try of an additional
Grammar School teacher.
The question was put to a vote,how
ever, and lost by the following vote:
Yeas—Orth, Circe lie and Von Hlolin.
Nays—Hancock, llarpel, Pursel,
Koefer, Burns, Byerly, Fischer, and
Werkheiser.
John L. Evans declined to vote.
On motion it was decided that a
joint meeting of teachers and directors
be held on Monday night, the 2'Jth
inst. It was the sense of the Board
that the teachers are inexcusable for
being absent in any number at this
meeting, which is required by the
School law. Last year but seven teach
ers were present tit the joint meeting
aud to the end that a larger represen
tation be on hand next Monday night
the Secret iry was requested to com
' municate with each member of the
corps and urge upon them the necessity
! of being present.
Huckleberries for Typhoid.
According to a Philadelphia doctor
, huckleberry juice is all excellent cure
for typhoid fever.
AW.U
Christian Lauhach a leading citi/< n
of Danville, departed this life Mon
day forenoon. His death, which o<
curred at 11 o'clock, was entirely
unexpected and caused great surprise
about town. But few were aware that
he was ill. Although of advanced
years he was known to be a man of
vigor who generally enjoyed remark- ■
able health.
The cause of death was an attack i f
pneumonia, superinduced by a cold
contracted during a visit to the new
sewer on Thursday. He was consid
ered quite ill on Sunday, but a fatal
termination, at least so soon, was not I
anticipated by the family.
His end was peaceful; sleeping, he
passed from life to death. At his bed
side when the end occurred were his
son George and three daughters, Mrs.
Pierce, Mis. Jameson and Mrs. Woods
Christian Lauhach was 87 years of
age. He was bom at Benton, Col
umbia county, February 22, ISHi. Dur
j ing his boyhood he clerked iu a store
at Orangeville. In 1h:17 when 21 years
of ago he came to Danville. He enter
ed the employment of Peter Baldv,
clerking iu his large general store,un
til 1845, the year in which the Iron
Works were started, when seeing the
business opportunities that presented
j themselves he opeued a store of Ins
I own on Mill street on the site now oc
! eupied by 14. L. Marks. iu 1849 he
built the block on Mill street at the
D. L. & W. crossing which is associat
ed with his long business career. Here
in 18.10 he opened his store continuing
at one stand fifty years, until 11100,
when lie retired. His business career
comprised fifty-five consecutive years
aud is probably unsurpassed if equaled
by any in Danville.
Mr. Laubach never sought public
office; nevertheless he served in the
Borough Council and was elected to
the office of Chief Burgess filling the
latter position about ISaO.
He was nearly a life long member
of St. Paul's M. E. Church. At the
time of his death, he was the oldest
man in the congregation and ho had
been a member the longest number of
years. His charities and gifts to the j
j church were very large. A man of ex- ,
i ceileut judgment aud of ripe business
| experience his views ou matters of j
finance connected with the church as j
I well as ou matters relating to the gen- i
eral management were eagerly sought ;
. up to the day of his death.
The deceased was a widower, his
wife dying thirteen years ago. He is
survived by five children :
Mrs. Emma Woods, Mrs A. W.
Pierce, Mrs. Charles Jameson and
George Laubach of this city and Mrs.
Ellen Rote of Philadelphia.
He was the last survivor aud the
youngest of a family of twelve chil
| dreu. A brother, George Laubach,
and a sister, Mrs. Polly Ikeler.of Three
Rivers, Michigan, both died at an ad
vanced age, the former at Wi years and
the latter at 'JO.
Children's Day Observed.
Children's Day at Trinity Lutheran
I Church was observed Sunday. A
•very interesting program was prepared
j which was rendered in a way that
could not fail to please. The audit
orium was very nicely decorated with
daisies, fern, &c.
A feature of the exercises was the
processional hymn, "Onward, Chris
tian Soldiers," which was rendered
by the Sunday School over three hun
dred in number, as it marched into
1 the auditorium.
After the Scripture Lesson and the
Apostles Creed were recited there was
a prayer by the pastor. Hymn No.
283 was sung by the congregation.
Recitations were rendered by Miss
Ella Snyder, Marie Rouey and Ernest
Ronev. "The Pennies We Give" was
j very nicely rendered by nine little
girls. There was also a recitation by
four little girls. An anthem was sung
by the choir, in addition to which
there was singing by the primary
school. Solos were rendered by Miss
Marie Fetterman, Ethel Foust and
Helen Chesuut.
The pastor, Rev. L. 1). Ulrich, de
livered an address propriato to the oc
casion.
Death of a Former Resident.
A telegram was received in this city
Tuesday conveying news of the death
of Loroy Sechler,son of Mrs. Anna R
Sechler, which occurred at Philadel
phia yesterday morning. The deceased
was born in this city and lived here
until some seven years ago. His fatli
er was James C. Sechler, the well
known druggist, who died about 185H).
Lerov was in poor health for several
years, his ailment being consumption, j
Just prior to his death he was plan- j
ning to come to Danville to take up
his residence in Hunter's Park, where
ho thought he might be benefitted by
the pure air and life among the pines, j
Ho was too far gone, however, and
had not the strength to make the trip.
Lerov was about 2»'> years of age He
is survived by his wife, a brother, I
Percy, and his mother. Wellington
Rote of this city l- an uncle of tie
deceased.
Death of George W. M;ller.
The death ot George W Miller oc
curred last night at * :.'H) o'clock at the
home of his p irents, Mi. and Mr-
Charles S. Miller, Railroad street,
after a few weeks' illness I'lie deo as
ed was IT years of age. Due notice of
the funeral will be given
KSTA IJLISIIKI> IN 1H55.
I'K'NK
By tin- time if has bsfom< appi nt
that the on 1 \ at t taction HI Danvill
on July llh will be tin I ir< tii u - Hi
me which will be hold at 1 »«*Wit»
Park under tin' auspice (if tin l-'ii irl
ship Fire Company.
Arrangement* arch iug rapidly pi
j footed find from provnt in<ii>- irion
tin- picnic will In- a big all air.
In addition to the two - "I b:t
ball liftwiten Danville and Sjir 111? i• J.j
the program of sport- includes a
shootint; match, a hose-coupling con
test open to all firemen. a wheelbar
row race, a sank race, A pic-cating •< II
I test and a nail-driving coutest, tin
i last named open to women only. Nut
the least of the novel!ies in the lin
of amusements will he "climbing a
greased pole."
There will he dancing during the
entire day and evening. A good band
will he in attendance besides an or
chestra to furnish music for tin- danc- •
iug.
Soft drinks will he for sal* along
with refreshments consisting of n •
cream, sandwiches, fruit, &e.
An admission fee of ten cents will
he charged which will entitle all who
enter to a chance on valuable gate
prizes.
A general invitation i* extended to
the public to attend the picnic. As it
is the only event iu Danville on the j
Fourth the Friendship boys arc look
iug forward to a liberal patronage and
iu arranging for the picnic are build
ing broad and deep so that nothing ;
may he found wauting shoold the '
whole town turn out.
The picnic will wind up with a
grand display of fireworks <out up
from the Park.
School Supplies for Coniina: Year.
Some idea of what supplies are con
sumed by the Danville School Dis
trict each year, mav he gleaned from
the figures below. These are the sup
plies for which bids are invited for
the coming year. The uumher of
articles vary little each twelve month.
The method employed by the Supply
Oommitttee of the School Board is to
prepare a schedule of supplies needc 1,
and send it to the different supply
houses,of which there are many, as
well as to local dealers, and :i*k fur
j bids with samples. Indue tim* the
j Committee meets, examines sample
• and bids and award contracts. Tin-
Committee—composed of Messrs. Ortli,
Hancock, Burns and Byerly—will
meet tonight for this purpose.
For hvgienic reasons, as well as a
protection to the hooks 8500 book cov
ers will he required. 75 gross lead
pencils will be used, probably not all
consumed in the sharpening proce—.
but some, at least,to satisfy the pang*
of hunger of that class of youth who
gnaw their pencil ends. Sixty dozen
penholders, twenty-five gross pens,
14(>*gross black-board crayons and 2-"
slate pencils will also be needed.
In order to projierly make use of
these writing instruments, 5100 pencil
tablets,Hoo spelling tablets, 1100 writ
ing tablets, 10 doz»*n composition
books, as well as 025 packages of loo*'
sheets and 150 packages of m iuilla
paper will he ordered.
To obliterate the errors that are
hound to occur, 70 dozen pencil era--
ers, 10 dozen black board erasers and
1000 sponges will be provided.
To teach the young of Danville how
to draw straight lines !H*>o rulers will
he furnished. To aid in smearing
hands and faces and staining cloth
ing, ten gallons of ink will be u*ct*-
sarv.
Other miscellaneous needs are 35
dozen blackboard pointers, 25 boxes
rubber bands, 25 boxes brass fasteners,
HHH) envelopes, HO boxes binders, beet -
graph ink and paper, slates, weaving
needles, note books, etc, etc.
Wheeling on the Sidewalk.
Wheelmen, it seems, are forgetting
the ordinance which prohibits riding
upon the sidewalks. Pedestrian- un
East Market street between Church
street and the Structural Tubing wi ik*
ar«- put to much inconvenience by
bicycles, which race along the pave
mcut as though the latter were intend
ed for that purpose. It i- -jugular
that such thoughtless conduct should
be indulged in at a time such as tin
present, when the rules govern tig
cycling are thoroughly nnd*-rst< I
Arrests may follow.
Biir Mill Busy.
The bar mill at the Reading Iron
Works, which was idle tor a week or
so, is iu operation again tlii- w« • k
Every department about tie | lant is
busy at present with j io*p* t- of r
maining so unless it twith tin \
ception of a few day- about the Fourtl
of July win n a shut down may . ur
for the purpose«if making si un r > ■
j needed repairs.
Goes on the P»n?ion Li*t.
Samuel King, an employe of tie
] ear shops at Suuhury, on July Ist will
,be transferred to South Danville b\
the Pennsylvania company to sn I
a- engineer at the water tank .! »:•
Large, who on next Widne-day g< -
on the pension or retired li*t, hat
ing reached the limit of seventy vears
Mr. Large ha* been in the ■ mpl v
uf the Pi nusylvama railroad cetu| my
for sixteen years. Iu the very n* ar
future he will remove to Nt—op*c k
where he owns a nice home
The prayers fur rain w> re more than
' effectual.
JOB PRINTING
The office of tht AMERICAN*
lieinjj fnmiMhed with a large
assort mint of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the an
notinccM to the public that he
is | »r« (tared at all times toe*
cute in the neatest manner
•ion PRINTING
Of a'f K Inds arid Description
SHOT l\ MISTAKE
I OK A 111 KI.LAK
A -iho'kiiiK affair occurred at the
farm of Jo*eph Woodruff. a short di»
r»n<e b. voiid I inn «*orn»r, Friday
nighl, in w hi< h Herbert Hondricfcrnu
•>f Vall« y township.thi* <oatity,receiv
ed what cani very near being lut
'bulb wound Herli.-rt, wliw wa» liv
ing with tin family, arotw in th*
night and upon r* • nt* ring the IHMIM
' was -hot for a burglar.
Mr. I'nl Mr Abraham Heudrii k»ou
who residt mar Houdrtck.son'ft church,
were in town Saturday morning wb-u
the in w- r> ahi tins city that tlwir
•on had been shot They imrin-diately
-tar' •) for th -< u* of the tragedy;
Mr- II r idri »ip inaiie dat the U?d
side of In r -on, but tin father return
ed to hi- houe on Saturday evening
A-« he | a--e*l thr ufih this city he wax
in' rvi vi i win II th« facts ar follow
relating to the affair were learned
The Woodruff family,ir wonld «--iu.
lave tlnir full -11 »r- »>f trouble and
misfortune. In addition to the terri
lile mi-take made by tin- son of the
family, which may co*t an inuocent
young man hi-- life, tin- mother for
eight *r- i i-* bib -n an invalid,
while the father i- undergoing treat
mi nt at the Hospif it for tin- Insaue
Tlie terrible affair of Friday night
falls u | ■>n th.- family with cru-hiug
fore and t'leir deep *orrow makes
>lieiii th*' object of nearly a* much
sympathy a- i- the victim of the cruel
bullet.
Mr- Woodruff occupies a room on
the first floor. The son Elmer, a boy
, about -• venteen year- of age, sleeps
in a room adjoining. By the Iwdsida
within easy r< a*'h ot Mr- Woodruff a
a -mall )<• 11 which she rings when «he
wish*- to summon any of the family
On Friday night about 12 o'clock
i Elmer was awakened by his moth«*r'i
bell. Proceeding to ln-r r*>oiu In found
her much excited. There was some
one out-ide the house, she -aid, and
th* thoughts ot both instinctively
turned to burglar-. Kobberiet bad
been uumer'uis in that vicinity aud
the dariiii: exphtits of tie gang ojierat
iug iu the vicinity of Lewisburg Were
fresh U|MIO their nnntU.
Through tin- window the figure ot a
man could he dis trued in the dark
ness—he wa- approaching t.ie door
At his heels as he trod over the lioard
walk followed tie liini- di'g.-tiuftliug
and acting a- 'logs of the quieter sort
do when resenting the intrusion of a
stranger. Believing that thev were
about to be robbed and too nervous
and excited to act coolly Elmer flew
Tor his revolver—a :$2 calibr*» oav
and ar the very moment w hen the man
outside placed his hand n|«in the door
knob, he took aim at the closed door
and pulled the trigger. Elmer stood
ouly a foot or <o from the door aud
the bullet tore through the pauel as
through that much paper and entered
th*- body ol tin- individual outside
The see nd shot wa.- fired .vhen the
door opened and the man fell into the
room.
As the lamplight fell upon his fao*
an exclamation of horror arose from
the mother and -on it was Herbert
Hendrickson, tln ir faithful ami oblig
ing farm hand, who bad arisen from
his bed. The bullet liad pierced his
breast about three inches al*»ve the
heart. He lay on the fi-ior uucons
cious, pal*- and bleeding.
Neighbors w-'r> quickly in,
while Elmer mounted his -wittest
horse aud rode to Ely-burg for Dr Al
lison. When the j hy«i tan arrived he
found tin patient -till uncou- -lout, aud
very low from tlm eff> <-t» of the *hock
There was scarcely any In art action
aud the l.i. dy was be nuing cold. The
ready r* >oarc* - of the doctor proved
availing and in th* mr-- of a few
hours the young mau rallied consider
ably.
Saturday forenoon Dr. Allison call
ed up Dr. Paul- - of this city ami ask
ed that In* rue* r him at tl»e Woodruff
home during th afternoon for con
sultation. Dr. Paub - wa> seen ou his
return to towu Sarurday ei >-niuß The
yonug man's con*titi<>a, I ■ -aid, white
not necessarily fatal > a very grave one
The bullet i- ~rl ll iu the body. It peue
trated !«*• ply &:i tit is difti<*alt to
locate it. Up II ousultati*>o it
deemed inadvi-able to probe for it at
present, i'hi probability is that the
left lung was pierced by the ball.
II- rbert was not well Fr:dav night
In coming down -fair- be h;*«l to pat»s
through Mr- WotHlruff's room, the
door of which opened n|*»n the lioanl
walk. She did not In ar him when be
went our He was returning when
she beard hi* footst« p- and he had his
hand us- >n 112 ii-- r knob tor nrer
the r«K>ti» when he wa- -truck t»v the
ballet
Herb* rt Hendrickson, who wa* shot
in mistake for a burglar near t'nien
Corner on la-t Friday vening is slow
ly recovering t'p to lai»t eveuinn no
untavorabl. -ytu; rotn* had dt-velofoA.
There i* -til! -on* daog-r or gangren#
and bliMHl pollening, but beyowt the*»
the limit has been passed when com
plications ot a taugerous-ort are lske
ly to arise Tl phy idaa* at* very
UoiH-ful of a foil rct-ofi rr. The bn I let
Has not yet been extracted. Tlie 1
rays mav b brought into n*«- to locale
the hall
It is no unu-ual thing for p» - r«oo»
son tided a-* fiwlly. if not worse, tfiaa
Mr. H*ndn kson to -urvivetl injary
even though tin Ml be not removed
lii the ca«e of *«ddiers. for instance,
there are a namher who carry ballet#
iu their tMMIy and an- apparently iittl«
the wor-e for ii