Home Paper For Hie Home lin circulation ol tin pat" t in* teasing rapidly It will p.«> \<-n , advertise 111 tin Ami-.km an subscription $1 pek year IM, II .IKNMNGS. It KA I l#T.- njk > Hmrs 1 If to 1-2 M ">i ,Sr • /• »/ U, i r M Thmrill* . /'"• J 1 oil I I.T'/.. *1 t \| 1 v lUwii.l.l I'A. ttid Intesiilic it Spwialtv |yt « « \«ii> '-. DENTIST UtM< t 28* Xill 1 *-rtSKKT , tUi * xlf t.lHt * VnUl '*- - • ' il****! »li«l litoM Illl|»n»VHl , ul- «>}d |iri \lt* I lit* «***♦*•! HH i' II REYNOLDS DEN TIST S> Mill - Si., Dnnville, Pa. • uti-trv in hp t- brmicht*- Charge- M >H-itt i"«l dl work UiiHrHiitt>»<il t4nl»U>ln-it I**! (ONIU NSHII NEWS! I ir - ts.hi will -non be over. S■ i» t 1 Sept. tuber and sunny skies, il,. ■*«»ld tuner-. - ' will play two 4., -■» with Springfield at DeWitt s Park on 1 tbor Day. \:1 »d- I. ad to bonte, and summer r» ~ t. - »-> traveling them. It..- .tinoii.-r gut hv any other MM I! !ju-t t- -w • > t 1 > t s » o vt. v 1 H. 11 Intv ing -oiue | u ■ .'H. r I j . - » tec cotton crop, uvord mmi t.. rn|iiirti nii.l il.ei. 1- lik. lv to , _ tu ,11, 1 i - from the -| ecu|at < r % lifEur*-. Wit. .11 He 11 w Catholic church ' I, |, I!. -mi iivi'tl 1 111 Her wick is ,_ It| illy ill 1 th." Hull.ting ! tlv tor -H tilling by to | 11 i I ul'le l by lln 1-t ot < it-lull, r I |' tt. Ipln.t R i 11111* coin ~ v. t 1 at r. jt r -hop at 1 , .ma 1 li w 1< 1 'x'i •' 112 er, and • w : 11 in t few ll IV tkiud 111 ting . trs 112 1 >lll the , -•. tli li. . ling 1 I I'alo 1 -li.tp- lor repairs. , -. 1.1. tu I mountain t « I tin I t il< lire roiuf.irt -4111 ih. >1 tys I t 1; H Sonne r- of tin Pure Kwwl I'ollllll. -101 l StlllldHV tile ted tu . Mv tu -v t'ii\ lit ill. 111* n for -ell lug »ii *d 1.11 rit el pr. .<lt i.-1 < hie | aid . ,-tn : •- t nil iiig to .fl lit 'il , 5 ttr .- I 111 !• the extent of |«a.MI. t.. • 11 -oaked enough t. »-t mm it . »n lif Jupiter l'luv 11.- ul t t \al h I upon to cork ,> > , l u i l tie p. .iple of this ;am \\ i'.l I t Hank 1111. Al.tuin 11 tit- itr already showing tu tlte »tore w mdowri. i • uiiw . iiig - le ol boy 1- not a , . ntifui •- n the day- of Sliakes }«t-ar<- i 1.1 -t giie and car- w rerun „vi r 112 Suxpiehaiina, Hloonis t„rg a I'- nti i. ra. I road 112 10111 \\ at son - |MM t* -.wick v-terdtv iiioruing rie . i . Worm 1- burrow lug inty tin* fall olt. -tnut Phi'* l-l; it.l- making a hard light a«iitia«r «iuall|'o\ lltber cities of the »tat -!l t tk«- ev.-ry pr-caution to •• t api" aranc. uf the disease in tlf-ir Itfal 11le ,-u. 1 I and murd. rot hu-band- and v. rand -v\ • tie arts have ~ fr.-quellt of late a- to be *, t ii» 1 tit? It 1- t growing fad, which , tt. !•» ti nglv discouraged, it,.l - la law puin-Hiiig attempts at —l. j i in N w York lu view of re . i- iiiiig- 111 \ iriou- -tales the ia'.v s' >ul 1 k- ii.-rally ailopted. A h 1 nature -mil' - the whole hu man race grins \| , Mr- Juliu- lleim and Mr-. 1. t'l.» li wl.iiHav. ne. il camping at Huut«-r - Park, will return home this .veiling K.'k'gv iiioruing- are not cunducive to g<«ft health. H »v ft v«-i victim-. iav that this sum-1 , h1 mi 11- 111 tHan 1- \ .gi, t in i-t I n" Im ■ 11 tie vacation . rmd of lite Sails hi lie Society Iti in iter- -tnk- of last summer - • »\ 111;. I.i thrift v habits , „ • a ■.rk• - reported that 1 i tl tn »'..<*«■ new -aviuiis ac ini* h*v«- I teen o|»eued 111 Wilkes i.arre tianU- -inc.- January I. «#s-t-r- at. now Itemg ripped from • ir littl- bed- to 112. •d a hungry | op -1 .-fid 112 tie vacht ra <• will be a relief t*» maiiv more people beside Sir Tttofiia- and his crew « t,il.fr"ii should he -ent to school by tfieir parent- 01 Kiiardian- and made HI IN* puu< tual, too * >i' nation of M iboning Pre vt. ri tu ehurcti w ill tender a recep tion to their lew pt-tor, llev J K. Hut OIII«MII this . veiling Milton Casth . No MS, K K . «... omptiii- d l>v the Ladi' - Temple, will it tend the pienii "112 the Danville t tsi.l* tt Kdtsewotid park next Mon ilai i , man wl.o <an invent a sati-f.ie 1 n la-. 1 til unipii. svstein will fiml Ills t.rtuie until'- iUontnur tlwlt American. "THIS COUNTRY WII.I. Nl-Vl-R HI: HNTIRFXY FRIil: UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN I )HM AN OS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS YOU. IS--NO NO SCHOOL ON LABOR WW ■ 1 1 The School Board held a special meeting last night to consider some matters of importance which seemed I to demand immediate action. A difference Has arisen between the ; Hoard and George Reifsnyder, who hold- the contract tor building the < annex to the High School. According i to section 10th of the agreement en- < ti red into the contractor is obliged 1 "to insure the building before each payment for the amount of the pay- I meut to be made,' the policy not to ] expire until after the building is com- ! pleted and accepted by the architect. 1 and school hoard. Two of the payments have already 1 b.'eii made and the third of S2OOO is now due. The school Hoard made the ] discovery that the section in question l is not being lived up to by the con tractor and that no insurance has been 1 placed upon the annex. Mr. Rcifsnv- I der being present was asked to explain | why He had not complied Replying 1 lie stated that in all his experience the 1 present was the first time that he had « ever be n asked to pay for insurance < while the building was in course of 1 erection. Not expecting to find any I tbing 111 the agreement that departed < trom custom lie bad affixed His sig- I nature iu a perfunctory manner and un til the present wa- unaware that sec- ( tion Kith existed. He deplored the 1 fact that work Had been delayed by : unfavorable weather conditions and 1 a—nte.l tHe Hoard that the annex 1 would be completed just as soon a- t possible Meanwhile should a fire oc- < car be considers himself 01 bondsmen > r. -poiisihlc and thoroughly able to pay 1 for the building. He disclaimed ill- < teiition of paying out any money lor insurance. ' Nearlv an hour was -pent in a heat- ) ed discn sum when Mr Hui 11-brought I matters to 1 head by offering a reso- I lotion to the effect lint tlio proaeat < payment of -r mni he withheld until the - building 1- insured The resolution < •arried. < (In motion ol Mr l-Velier it was > decided that the school- lie clos-d on next Monday, Labor Day. I Borough Superintendent (iordy brought up the subject ot typewriters : which,he sald.lt would be neces-aiy to 1 put Ha-e Twenty-three pnpiis,he re- 1 ported, have decided to take up short ! html and typewriting Approximately 1 tin- would require tlir- e machines, al- 1 lowing 1 iglll periods per day l'rofe-sor Horner, the t> aclier of the | (Commercial ('ourse, wa. introduced Hv Superintendent (i.irdy He spoke ; it some length on tli ■ iclative merits of the different inachiiies recommend ing Smith's and Remi ngtiin's type w ritet. He advocated the us.- of the -ingle and the double keyboard. lie -aid that three would probably suffice, but agreed that it might prove a good investment to buy four. (In motion of Mr. Burns it was de cided to purcha-i loui machines, two of Smith - and two of Remington's. The following directors were pres ent at last night s in'of ing : Reefer, (Irtli, (tieeue, Rums, Kvans, I'urscl, 11 irp.l, Wcrkheiser, and Von Blohn. Two Days' Touruainent. The Danville Rifle and Gun Club will hold a two-days' tournament at DeWitt's Park, Wednesday and Thurs day of next week, September '.Mb and loth. The event will hriim together a large iiuml er of expei t shooters,among them being Frank Butler of the U. M. ('. Co. ; Neat Apgar of the Hoters Cartndge <!o. Among others wlm will likely lie present are \S li. Crosby of Fallon, 111 , K. D. Fulford of lltica, N. Y., who repre-eiii- the Remington Arms Co., and Sam Glover represent ing J. H. L-iw iV* Co., of New York. A feature of the tournament will be the merchandise shoot, which will he the thirteenth event of the second day. Each ,-hootei participating will win a pn/.e, there being no blanks. The articles to be contested tor, winch Have 1 11 contributed by the local merchants, comprise nearly every thing under the -un In the collec tion, which may be seen at M. 11 Schram'-. ar. uinbri lias, tobacco, cigars, water set, pictures, mirrors, pip. racks, toilet article-, knives, and the like. Pump Stopped by Gravel. A'uik |ihm 1 eded undei a good deal of difficulty at the 1). L. & W. bridge yesterday owing to the water which came near getting the best of the workmen 'J'li. excavation, which is to be -link tw. Nt v one feet b-low' the track, Ha llow reached a depth of some sixteen f.'t and from appearance has opened up several springs, in addition to tin water which leak- through the coffer dam trom tie creek The pump was knocked out for awhile yesterday fore noon by gravel which got in under the valv* Wliilo remedying I lie matter tin water gained v< rv rapidly and ir wa with difficulty that the work went on. The pump was finally start ..<1 up again ffiu r h School foot Ball Team, The Danville High School Athletic \ssociatiou held a meeting Tuesday , evening at which it was decided to have 1 foot Dull team for the coming -eason. An election resulted in the choice of W alter Raver for manager. A ehillciige Has been received trom the Shamokin High School t. am tor I two gam. -, nin to be played at that place and the other at Danville. liNI'ONSCIOUS FOR OVI-K AN ilOl'li Ralph Seidel, miller at Washington- j villi", was seriously injured Momlay hv Heine caught in a h< It and that he survives is solely due to timely help and prompt presence of a physician. Mr. Seidel, who has charge of L. C. Cooper's grist mill, on Monday even ing went up into the second story to change the Heir from the chopper to the wheat rolls. This is a task usual ly very easily accomplished. A stick kept on hand tor the purpose is em ployed to push the belt from the pul ley; it is then caught on the left arm to prevent it trom dropping through the slot in the Moor which communi cates with the lower pulley, after which with the aid ol the stick it is placed on the wheel above belonging to the wheat rolls. While the belt is being changed the machinery is generally slowed up. On Monday evening it appears this precaution was overlooked and the mill was running at nearly if not quite its full rate of speed. The mill er with the aid ol tie* -tick Had no j difficult? in throwin •'1 Die H P, ; • 111 as he caught it upon Hi- arm the ve locity with which it twolwd Had the offeet ot hurling Him to the floor with terrific force. The noise as his body struck was distinctly heard above the hum of the machinery down stairs where Clarenc■ Seidel and some otheis were in wait ing The young men rushed up stairs but found Walter Kobinson, who was at the head of the stairs when the ac- , cident occurred, already at Ralph's , side, who lav prostrate on the floor, I unconscious and to all appearances dead. The young fellows quickly carried the miller to the office and while they proceeded to wash the blood trom His face sent for a physician It was not long before Dr. J. Sydney Holla arriv ed The injured man was still uncon scious and there was veiy little pul-> or a> tion al the heart. His mouth was cut and lit"was badly bruised on the j shoulder but beyond tin- Hi- injury i seemed limited to the terrible -hock h" had sustained The patient wa- too far gone to he able to swallow, which mule it diffi cult to administer to him He was taken to the home of hi-father, Joseph | Seidel, where treatment was continu■] ed. Or Hoffa woiked heroically and finally after one hour and twenty | minutes succeeded in bringing the . patient back to conscion ins- He con- i tinned very low during Monday night and it was not until ye t' iday that he wa- able to give any account as to How the accident occurred. Had he been alone in the mill lie would undoubtedly Have died, as the doctor states that it was only the , effect of the fresh air and the cold water applied in washing His face j which prolonged His life until medical assistance arrived. Improvements Coin pieted. Perhaps at 110 period in the history of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion Has the building and equipment been in better condition for doing j good work. A few weeks ago a new heater and a new boiler were install- | ed, and the baths, lockers and dress- 1 ing rooms completely changed and I*oll- j ovated, giving the place a very neat and clean appearance. Last week the gymnasium was j thoroughly cleaned and freshened up ! with paint; the floor oiled and all the j apparatus putin good condition. He sides these improvements, (in order to avoid all dampness) the sides ot the gymnasium were wainscoted to the heighth of four feet from the floor. With conditions as they now exist, there is 110 reason why the work of the Association should not have good success in every department of it work during the coining season. Members ot the gymnasium classes, which will begin in the near future, will be pleased to know that the diffi culties encountered in the baths by a lack of hot water last year, have been overcome by new and improved at tachments and better water supply. Injured in a Runaway. Mrs. I). W. Wagner was injured in a runaway Sunday. In company with Her sou about halt past six o'clock she was returning from a drive in the country. When near her Home oil West Mahoning street the horse took fright at some sewer pipe and ran away He was utterly uncont rotable and soon reduced the wagon to splint ers, throwing both occupants out Mrs. Wagm 1 seemed badly hurt,but the son escaped with a few blight bruises. The woman was carried into a resid ence nearby where I)r. Curry admin istered temporarily Later Mrs Wag ner was removed to her Home and Dr. I. drier Barber, the family physician, was called. Her injuries an not considered ot a serious nature. No hones are broken, although she is very badly bruised and suffers severely from the .Hock. Before Justice Rare. Philip Lees was arraigned hefort .Justice of the Peace Hare vestordas I afternoon He was confronted witl • three charges drunkenness, disorderly . conduct, and fighting Fine- were im po-ed upon him as follow- Drunk II eiiiicss. *2; disorderly conduct, *."> r lighting. >'"• I" addition He was giv t ell tie costs to pay The defetldan paid the bill and went his way. OANVIIXK l'A., TIII'IiNDAY SKI'TK.MI'.KI! :!. l!Mi:f. ( ANAL liRIIHiE NiALFJI SHOT The Fensylvania Canal Company has made good its threat tliat unless the Borough proceeded to repair the bridge on Church street if would nail the structure shut. It is now effectively closed against all wheeled vehicles and horses, travel thereby being div erted from one of the principal streets of our Borough. The canal bridge 011 Church street for some time past lias been recogniz ed as unsafe. The middle of the bridge Has been observed to sag as much as tour inches while a Heavy load was crossing. When Pawnee Bill was in town before lie selected a route tor his parade he examined the bridge in question and decided that it was un safe, the result being that Church street was cut out altogether. As shown by the report of Council Held last Thursday night the bridge was reported to the Pennsylvania Ca nal Company with the icqnest that it receive the repairs needed. The re ply was to the effect that the company Had abandoned the canal and the care of the bridges devolved upotl the own ers of the land adjoining. At the -nine time llu<rb Quick, Division Sup erintendent of the Canal Company was under orders to trail the bridge shut, 111 case the Borough refused to assume the repairs. It was the sense of Council that the Borough Has nothing to do with the repairs of the canal bridges on Ferry and Church streets, which have never been accepted by the Borough. Mon day morning ,-ooing that Council was determined not to yield, Mr. <.,)iiick carrying out the orders of the company nailed the bridge -but. Sev eral scantling were used at each end, the bridge being i fleetively closed to all Hut pedestrians, who by stooping are enabled to pass through at one side. The closing of such iin important thoroughfare as Church street natural ly causes great inconvenience. No one feels this more than A C Ameshury who has a coal yard ju-t south of the caual on Church street. <>l thirteen orders tor coal on Hi- -I it.yesterday morning twelve were for the northern side ot town and to deliver these it was necessary to take a roundabout route, using the Ferry street bridge. At the opposite end of the bridge ju-t closed i- the blacksmith shop of Boet tinger and Diet/.,who are cut off from all their trade on the South -i te of the canal. Obstructing Hie highway in this manner is raising quite a pro test and it is not liki ly that it will be tolerated very long. The final outcome will be to decide the mooted question upon whom the repairing of the canal bridges de volve, the Borough or the ('anal Com pany. Entered Ba ; l For Court S. Fleishman was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Oglesby Mon day morning on the chutgeof larceny, the prosecutor being Leopold Dreifuss. The hearing occupied several hours and involved the examination of a number of witnesses. Mr. Fleishman Had bought out the business of Dreifuss & Company and i taken pos-essiort of tin* store which was situated in the Sweiitok build- S ing, Mill street. Leopold Dieifuss ! all ges that he wa- the owner of the tailoring department and tl.at while ; he sold the stock of cloth to Mr. Fleishman he reserved the tables and j tools including an oil and a gas stove; that he was refused the articles by the defendant and on one occasion when he called for them lie was put out of the store. Mr. Fleishman on the other hand alleges that he purchased all the con . tents of the store. The defendant was held for court in two Hundred dollars bail, which was furnished. Oarapers Relieved of Valuables. A company ot young people from Scrant.oll who are (tamping 011 the Jesse 1 Animerinan home-teal farm a tew miles above town were relieved of a lot of their valuables by rohlvrs on ; Saturday night. I The young people occupy a cottage 1 im the farm, which they left alone on ! Saturday night while they went to j Catawissa to attend a dance. During their absence the place was broken in to and articles to the value of two , hundred dollar® or more were carried | off. Among the articles stolen were two solid gold lockets, one hearing tile in itials, "11. r. F. " and the ot.hei "A. L. N.," two gold watches and one gun metal watch ; some gold pens, a lot of clothing, including a pair of pi iocs and twenty five dollars in cash. , There were several dress suit cases which contained the clothing and val uables. Some of these were stolen white others were cut open and de stroyed. Fire Escapes are Erected. I The Montour House is now equipped with a file escape of approved style It was erected at the South end ol the hotel yesterday by the inairufact urers, Currv iV Yunnan It begins al tin third stoiy window, as it descend taking in the second story. It is «|tiit• 1 an improvement to tlie hotel. > 1 Curry .V Vaniian Have also built ;i fire escape at tin HedllellS House. I leads from a third story window < 1 the North side of the hotel down ti the top of the veranda, which com r miinicafes with the rooms on tie I second floor. I'EItSONAI. ( I'IHAIiIUI'IIS Frank Rear of Berwick, spoilt Sun- J day with his parents in this city. I I Amnion Reiser, operator at the 1). 1 L. & W. station, spent Sunday with *■ His parents at West Milton. Mrs. Isabella Cork of Norristown, is visiting at the home of Monroe Hall- man, Ash street. Miss Ella Curtis of Pittsburg, ar- ( rived in this city Saturday for a visit ( with friends. ( Walter Breckhill of Berwick, spent I Sunday with his patents in this city. Mrs. Mary Robinson of Mooresburg, S is visiting Mrs. Hannah Pitner, Riv erside Miss Bertha Wetzel of Philadelphia, ' arrived in this eitv Saturday evening 1 tor a sojourn with relatives. R. W. Aiumermaii ot Springfield, Mass.,is visiting his parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. Charles 11. Animerinan, South Danville. , tt. Fred Jacobs was a Sunbury vis itor yesterday afternoon. . E. G. A. Cline and (laughter of j Bloomsburg, called on friends in this j city yesterday.l Miss Elizabeth Bnclier, Riverside, i called on fiicinls in Sunbury yester- I day. Mrs. W. H. N. Walker is visiting friends 111 llarrisburg, Philadelphia 1 and Atlantic City. Frank Magill returned to Philadel- | jiliia yesterday after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Magill, Vino street. ( Will (r. Maiers was a passenger on the '.1:11 train yesterday for Sunbury. I) I). Williams, Lower Mulberry street, left yesterday for llarrisburg. ] Mrs. Thomas Reifsnyder, Church 1 street, left yesterday for a visit with l friends in Berwick. Riinber Rnorr returned to Blooms- ' burg yesterday after a visit with ftiends in this city. K Q. I turfman transacted business in Sliickshinny yesterday afternoon. Charles Reppcrt returned to Patter- , son, N. J. .yesterday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Reppert, Mill street. , Mrs. Rebecca Bogart, Vine street, called 011 friends 111 Bloomsburg yes terday afternoon. Mi-s Nellie Carlin returned to Pat terson, N J., yesterday after a visit at the Home of Joint Reppert, Mill street. Charles H. Snyder and J. Warren Rohison left yesterday for New York City and a trip up the Hudson to Albany and Saratoga. Before return ing they will visit Cape M ly and At lantic City. Miss Ethel Foulk Has returned to Schuyler after a visit with her cousin Mis- Jane Foulk, Lower Mulberry street. E. C. Yoeuni. South Danville, left last evening for a visit with friends ; In Bloomsburg. 1 Mrs. George Wilbur and son of SHa inokin, who have been visiting in this city left yesterday afternoon for a vis- I it with relatives at Mooresburg. 1 Third baseman Ross and W. E. Gosh played with the Sunbury base ball ' team against the Milton nine at the ' former place yesterday afternoon. Miss Minnie Zaring of Shamokin, arrived in this city for a visit with ' friends last evening. ' Hon R S. Ammernian, Prothono ( tary Thomas G. Vincent and County I Chairman Simon Hoffman returned from llarrisburg last evening, where I they attended the Democratic State Convention yesterday. M. S. Bond of Chnlaskey attended 1 the Democratic State Convention at - llarrisburg yesterday. Mrs. Roy Foulk of Williamsport, who Has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Foulk, Lower Mulberry street, 1 left last evening for a visit with ' friends in Berwick. W. L. Antrim, Lower Mulberry 1 street, returned yesterday afternoon ' from a business trip to Nureniburg. Mi.ses Grace McFadden and Mar ! garet Dougherty of Plymouth arc vis iting at the home of Councilman Jainos Dougherty, Northumberland street. Miss Grace Morgan of Nantieoke, o is visiting at the home of J. F. Dough i| crty, Northumberland street. Mrs. K. Daniels, West Mahoning o street, left yesterday afternoon for a visit with friends in Williamsport. Mrs. John Kitin, Railroad street, '' left yesterday tor a visit with rela !l fives in Mt Carmel. Miss Emma Ebling, West Mahoning '■ street, left yesterday for a visit with friends in Williamsport. n Paul Variiian of Coatesville, is vis iting Mr and Mrs. F. H. Vaniian. South Danville. | Miss Blanch Harder returned home I from Shamokin last evening, where '' I she was a guest of Miss Edna Roth. Miss Eva Wireman, Vine street, left ' I yesterday for a visit with friends in ' Bloomsburg. " Prof. Samuel Oppenheim ot Wilkes ' harre, will lie a guest at the home of '' ; Herbert Wyle this evening. Mrs. Levi Berger of Westinont, N. li .1 , and grandson Russi 11 are visiting |( -11 the home of Elmer Berger, near , ( J Mooresburg. n | Miss Elizabeth Salmon has returned h, ' to Wilkesharre after a visit with her 1 brother 11 D Salmon, Walnut street. THE SCHOOLS After three months silence the school bells Monday rang out merrily and in response over a thousand hoys and girls hound for school with shout and : laughter materialized upon the streets. The first day's attendance yesterday was exceptionally large, a fact which is attributed to the system of promo tion employed, under which a single day's absence counts to the pupil's detriment, whether at the beginning or later in the term. The enrollment Monday was as follows: First Ward, including the High School, 42*2; Second Ward, 27<>; Third Ward, ; Fourth Ward, 215, total 1204. In the High School, where last year there were 120 pupils yesterday the enrollment was li?. There are sev eral High School pupils yet to come in and Superintendent Gordy Monday stated that He has no doubt but that the enrollment this year will reach 155. The total attendance last year was a trifle over 1 100. The increased attendance and the addition of another department to gether with the noti completion of the annex leads to a good bit of over crowding, which makes work very inconvenient to say the least of it, al though things are adjutsed in a way to accommodate all the classes. The Directors' room and Superintendent Gordy's office Have been supplied with chairs and pressed into service as a recitation room, being occupied all day. To accommodate the school the Borough Superintendent has been ob liged to change his office liouis He can now be seen between the hours of 7 ; :i0 and H ;:p> a. in.and 4:30 and 5 siO p. 111. The East room, which upon the corn - plot ion of the annex will be used a a laboratory, is also used as a recita tion room and made to do good service. Ventilation is very poor 111 this room during the winter, but at present the windows can he kept raised, -o that no matter how much overcrowded no ill effects are feared. The teacher- held a meeting in the High School at 3:l- r i Monday after noon, which was presided over by Superintendent Gordy. The teachers were given instruction as to the gen eral working ot the schools and steps were taken toward the adoption of a reading course along the line of meth ods of teaching. An effort will be made to increase the Teachers' library, which now numbers someone hundred volumes. Meetings will he held once a month for discussion of -tated topics. Dauville Victorious. Danville evened up matters with Bloomsburg Tuesday afternoon when the double tennis teams representing this city defeated the strong teams trom the above named place in a most decisive manner. Considerable interest was shown in the match and there was a large gallery present to witnes tlie sport. The Danville teams showed marked improvement over the form they dis played when they suffered defeat at the hands of the same opponents last week and Had but little difficulty 111 carrying off the victory. The second set between Rishton and Dciitler and Watson and Jennings was bitterly fought and was only won by clever lobbing by Jennings and hard drive*, accurately placed by Watson. The volleying,in this set- frequently brought forth applause. A third match to be played on neu tral grounds will take place between these same teams. Yesterday the score in detail was: Ent and Beck, Bloomsburg, won from Clark and Gosh, Danville, (5-8. Watson and Jennings, Danville, de feated Dciitler and Rishton, Blooms burg, 6-2—ll-'.'- The deciding match was won from Ent and Pock by Watson and Jennings in straight sets, 6-3—G-y. K, 6. E. Picnic Labor Day. Weather permitting Montour Castle, No. IK6, K. G. E.,on Labor Day, Sep tember 7,expects to hold at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, one of the largest and most successful picnics that ever took place under the auspices of any organization in this city. Delegations from the following castles will be present at the picnic. Catawissa, Tlieta of Bloomsburg. Mil ton, Buffalo of Lewisburg.Mittlinburg and Shamokin. The public are cordially invited by Montour Castle to unite with it in this monster picnic to be held in the beautiful park at Shamokin A special train will leave the P iV R. station here at K a m. nn Labor Day, returning at !• p. 111. Music and dancing will be fiee to all. There are but few castles 111 the order that are in a more flourishing condition or present a better showing than Montour Castle No. ISt'i.K. G. E. It was instituted in July, tssT, and has a membership of l s o. financial ly it is in excellent condition. During the last six months Montour Castle has paid in -ick benefits four 1 hundred dollars. The treasury, how ever, is still growing. Will Enter the Ministry. George Fox of this city, one of tin agents employed by the Prudeiitia ! Insurance Company, Has tendered Hi r resignation in order to enter upon ln studies for the Lutheran ministry. Hi I will enter Susquehanna Univeisity a r Selinsgrove at the opening of the fat , term KSTA IMJSII Kl I IN is r>r>. (O.MMISSIIIM-RS I A joint mt -ting ot th ('nmmissi u* I fsrs of Montour ami Nurthuml» r1 » r counties was held in tin- i ity *Tu> -- I , day to consider tlx granting of tin \ right of way over tin river bridge r« I tin Danville and Riv> r-id' Srr« <-r Hail j way Comapny It i- doubtful whet' er any event relating to public un- is provemcnt has evi r arou- d gi it • j, interest in Danville. (i >igi jj W. Roudonhush, .1 • iiii II I iii'! \ t H. Cooner, < on-tituII HJJT tl N rtl. ] i umberland eouuty board arrivi 'I >n the 10:17 Pennsylvania train and Iron that hour until evening togeth-i wit: thf Montour county I oard, tie v w<rt kept busy, four diffi rent -essions ' • inn held. I | It was after eleven o'clock when!) they arrived at tin court hoes* 1 two boards retired into tl C> minis sionors' office and for a while tie liberated behind closet! door-. M> an while the pavement in front t tin j Court House and about the lnt. i , tion of Mill and Market streets w i« filled with peopli', ill discussing tin i right "1 way ov rtl bridg' md tin , probable outconn of tin joint tin t ing. Anxious to discover the ]r- va.il- , i II (r sentiment in tin crowd in front of , the Court House, among whom w>-rt a i number of South Danvilh r> -id- tit-, some one suggested that a vote be tak- , en. which was done. Tin r< was an , enthusiastic volley ol yeas and two nays. After a short n>n the (Vnimi sioners emerged from tln-ir room and announced that they wen ready to hear fiom any who mi_dd svish t nl dress them. To accommodate th< row I they withdrew t" tie Grand Jury room. George W, Koudeiibush pr --id* d over the meeting Tin- tootn wa- well filled,hilt there wen nolle to offer UIV objection to the granting of the right of way a- asked tor. Si veral, friendly to the enterprise, i-keil foi inforina tion, among tliem Sanim 1 Mnri ill.ami William T. Sheppersou, citi/ n- of Riverside. Mr. Paseoe being called upon staled that he sought only to obtain tin-right of way over the bridge on -uch term as would be fair to both jiartii - There were some people who had 1» en left under the impression tl at pertnis- on would he asked for to lay the track in the center of the bridge To dis abuse the minds ol -uch Mr. Pascoc stated that no such a request would be made. It i- dc-ired t•» lay iln track on one side ot the driveway in the bridge, which -ide being for the Com missioners to decide Tin width ot the ears, lie said, at the roof, i- seven feet, nine inches , at the bottom, the width is even lis-, tin steps b« nig -o arranged as to be taken up in t rossing The intention I- to extend the line through South Danville down to the exticme end of Riverside. He \j lam ed what precaution would !• taken to prevent accident in the bridg* and wa emphatic in his assertion that tin road would not be built to S 'iiti I 1 111 ville unless the right of way In grant ed through the inside of the bridg» In justifying his position,ln -aid that the population on the other -ide ol the river is too small to warrant the con struction of what would be practical ly a new bridge. Major C. P. Gearhart and Amos Vastine, placed themselves on record as in favor of granting the franchise as asked tor, after which a voti was taken to show the -eiise of tin meet ing as to the proposition. There was not a dissenting voice. Shortly after 2 o'clock in tin after noon the two board again convened in the grand jury room to hear an ex pression of opinion ftom the public. As during the forenoon no opposition was expressed. Dr P C. Newbaker, Isaac Hollinan and David Shelhart spoke at length in favor ot granting the right of way over the bridgi as j asked. Mr. Hoffman, who l- a resid- ! cut, and a property owner of South I Danville, -aid that lie know- of but j very little opposition on the South I Side and docs not think that i tew should be permitted to stand in tin* way of an enterprise such a- tlii- ' which would benefit the many. Mr. Pascot asked the Commissioners ; whether a petition had not been pr> j sented to them asking that tin right j of way through the biidge be refused and whether the opposition was not | founded upon the presumption that | the track, if permitted,is to be placed , in the middle <>f the bridge Mr i Roudeubush admitted that -uch > petition had been received, but -aid that whatever misapprehension tin signers may have been under the Com • missioners thoroughly understood tin I proposition. Mr Paseoe -aid tl it at least one ot the signers had been in ■ duced to aHi \ his signature, wrongly ; informed, and had since asked that : his name be stricken oH The two Hoards of Commissioners 1 then went into ex 'Utivi -• --ton - They deliberated half in lioui ot mop but no definite action w i- taken a- to i the right of way Tin \ eljourtn dti r reconvene m joint -es-ion in this cit> - on Saturday morning M mwhil. they will tauiiliati/e themseh -son some points of law and look up a few other matters pertaining t the pro| e ositioti on which tiiey need enlighten- I mcnt. As far a- known tin Montout - County Commissioners art t ivorabb - to the granting of tin right i t way t> through the bridge and it i- believed t that when it comes to a vote on Sum II day morning the proposition will carry JOB PRINTING The otlice of the AMERICAN Inking furnished with a large assortment of jol> letter and fancy tvpe and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces io the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOB RUINTINC* Of all K Inds and Description TWO HOSPITAL CONTRACTS The contract for the new work at the Hospital for the Insane has l»in awarded to W H. Shepherd \ Son* ot Wilfct -barn A meeting ot the Trustees of lb* in -titution uas held on Tuesday. In aft d.tn'ii to W L (ijuger and H. II Schoclt of our city,Dr B H. D»*tweil er, of Williamsport Howard Ljon ot 111; g11• -villi- . W. W. Shay, of Wntana town, and Dr. Shoemakt r of Wilte* barre, \\,rt present. The building for the filter plant want first disused of. Prnp»*als wt»r* re (l ived from T. L. Kvan- Sons ami D J Rogers of tin- city , J A Burger it Son- of Lam-aster Shamoktn Lum ber and Manufacturing Company of Shamoktn, and W. Shepherd & S«rt»s . ' -uccessful bidders. The original bid of Shepherd & Son# was #*i,»."»o per specifications calling for twelve inch concrete work and nine inch brick walls It wa- deemed advisable to change tie- thickness of tin concrete work from twelve to eigh teen inches and of the brick walN from nine to thirteen inches. Some extra work wa- also decided upon on the floor and pit r- To compensate for tin extra work the following addi tional -uin were allowed For con < reft work, #900; brick wall, f'i-tl ; extra work on floor and piers, #215, bringing the total up tosii'.»>. the figure at which tin n tract was awarded There were nine bidders for the new buildings to be erected to aceommo date the b»\ itoiy njstem, the figures ranging all the way from sr£!.<XN> to £1 75,000. The appropriation from the State, which was designed to cover six buildings, was only #95,000. The estimated cost of the improvements as sohmittt d to the Appropriation Com mittee was all right at the time, but s.nci then conditions as relate* to tin cost of labor and material have chang ed considerably A- the appropriation would not cover the bids bat one thing suggested itself to the Trustees and that » is to eliminati two of the build nigs and proceed with the erection of foot,finishing and equipping them for use This seemed preferable to pro cecding with the erection of all sis of the -tructures as far a» the appro priat ion would go, which would l»e mie to leavt -■ veral of them man uutinish ed state and of no practical use to the hospital until anothi r Legislature should see tit to make an appropriation for their completion This, therefore, wa- the plan that was adopted. The cost of the four buildings wa- estimated at #i»4,.W7, which includes architect s fees, cost of advertising. &c In the matter of equipment it was decided to use tin best of solid porcelain. Proposals were received from the following firms Shamokm Lumber and Manufacturing Company. Thomas T. Sunderland, ol Philadelphia; G \V. Tally, of Williamsport; J. Burger iV Soils, ol Lain aster; George \\ Heard <'o., of Reading; Bennett Wood nut, of Williamsport; D J. Rogers, of Danville, W II Shepherd \ Son-of Wilkt-sbaire. The contract was awarded to W II Shepherd \ Sons approximati ly at SSJIMMI. The Illegal Car Eiders. The Philadelphia & Reading Rai - way Company has dceitled to atlo| t -triet measures to break up the dan gerous practice of illegal riding on coal and freight trains on 'hi- division Coal and Iron Detectiv. - l'ursley ami Simmers will have the crusade in charge, and will exert everv • ffort tt stop the practice that is being much indulged in at the present time. The principal violators ot tlii- law are boys, ranging from -ixtc n to twenty years m age, who nearly every day collect in crowds of ten or twi Ive aud taki a freight rid- to Catawissa or |Wt sf Milton. Sim the public schools j have -tarted the practice may not ■ prove quite so bad, but • veil after I school hour- boys will be on hand to | jump on freight trains and take a ride l Saturday afternoon espt ciallj - eui» ti he a great tun- for the youthful of tenders Several arrests liavt already been made, and more will follow j Special ptdi e will be detailed along | mi dirt'eii nt trains, and the dangerous practici will b stopped ll possible j The practice is exceedingly dangeroou, and it I- a wonder that more fatalities ' have not occurred Danville has had it- full share of victims and any mea I sun s will be welcomed that would I tend to break up tin dangerous ami ; illegal pi actio Judge Blee Holds Court. A shoit session of Court was held I Saturday with Associate Mm ' upon the bench. Wellington Rudy, who had served his ninety day- in jail affirmed that lie was insolvent and couldn't pay his tine, which made it ne -essary for the Court to take action j before he could be released Rudy wa- released during the after ' noon which left but one prisoner in i nl, ,i young man arrested for illegal car riding Wednesday while on his way from Tern Haute to New York. The liquor lieenst at St. Klmo Hotel has I teen transferred from M t' Hrindle to Paul 1' Sweiitek, the pro I prietor. The next regular -ession of t'ourt l will convene on the third Monday of September
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