fajer -—For ill ii HODIB t i it. ulation of tins paper i in ir iMiiij rapidly. It will pay \ »>u UI itisc in the Amkkk AN '.(l*.- SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR hi; I ii\ INt • H .1 KNN INtiS, OK A I IS I . - It ft,* ll.fi l A y ■ n V H'4 JKII St, /' M '«» i /' '/ Ihi unlit. I'll. I M l-I . 11A >vll Ih. P% , . r"n Stomach and I nlenines a S peel ill tv | jll *v *%«•«.»•. DENTIST lIMII i. -MS Mill -IKhKI <4-11. I >. liu. t> •! wltli.Mil I'hlii. Mii.l I'.tt.U" VV.nt. ii "-(..-elHllv . I , ui, si in. l iiiii»i ini|in»v«tl in..-i .lnli. Hll work. 11C. H. HKVNOLDS DKN Tl. I S' Mill Si., Dnnville, I'a. .ii. ill it- I.i iiicl.i- Charges' ,ud ill « -I »• • i-lir iliterd ■ | j I . I**M" I ii\|li NSlill M:\VS. Sili I Iv l.e» I ,i is r. tri v street i.g t la,id oft I. e bus lie !ii j v t„n | H -i tod will now ; , It lii'iiiigb ul the -I lie. | iv-. ion iii tl.e Ha/1. - . : «-111 ik. I 111 d 11 .■ V Vv . veral ■ at In- park ». ay is ovi t l b Reliance ba .. iu the ya< lit rai - bv making it t straiiftit The Xiueiiea's cup •> iI r.-inv.n on tlii-. -l I- ■ 1 the vvat''r. A uuniirr ot b< autiful sunset scenes ... iv I .. k> d tor, also some vi ty in »• ays tl is nit.nil I lie ht>at and : aav - will < outinui to alteinate I strike ot <'tn ago waiters i ■», ..*t«l to tif.ati. r the theory that --*.t»-r- ar. g«ttint; riefi so fast on tip t ii' tin v don't care tor wages It is understood that President Iv * will s|»'iid a vve.-k at Ro.se . i I rl anna.the \ irgiuia home ■ - it' I', hran, of Williamsport ii*> • month of Novciiib. r. i i t .us of anthracite coal -t. t t.v t.- rail* td and producing tin - ri | i .-.lit - forty in ill itui it.l ip, until the coal I- put u|. u ttie matki t and -old. Inlu-I rial a> tiv ity throughout the .nt i -how- no Mftn*. of a diininu t ion p it/ : - Ib'g>' it journali-m is *ii riglit, tut the Pull tier graduate Aili v ' i*"-s find that he ba- to I u-t • «li«n tie git- up against the re i .i ti r who -tart- d a» othce bo}'. ile.ui t- says hi may i balbnige n, tiul mak -it clear le- will tir.-t *\ ■ ui- t t better dt -igin r than Fife M • J >-••(,h Rlssell, Of Pott-grove, it I end i tig the Suiiihn -i luiol j ii at I- itue-r ■ huri h, on Satin tn ai- taken suddenly ill ju-t be t ... tliio- r She vv a-, taken to the u. of Hiiiv Hoy uear bv and a i -. hi suitiuitMieil Sli. i- in a v «iy nli tl i oiidltiiHi and her lite is de spaired of flu 11| i i House tlrchestra will t r dlowing program at the \• i - j.i i torm ii.ee. Saturdav .g March from"Tie Prince of l'ii- M.dlev ot lati successful g-v\ it / A N'W Year's Dream. " Ii wit her man -ays that tmlay a ill I < loud), war me i and more -i. trv . | i..iiatiiv followed by tbuudi-r i-toruis 11,. l- soin. iud ear ion that the .-. I neman will tie along before i -r- gulai tnu» for appi iring Now i> t tine to take nieasuri - to siip pretf hi hi .1 t H —" t. 111 -■ r. ot li ughe-v 11 le, has a ii iI ot which lie mat well lie proud If. lias i.i I th* bilde thr< ugh from 1., li.-,- to R. Ve lit ion-, forty three t.u. - in i will in a short time tiave iii- it toil, ti.ur times He I veuty ttireey. ai- of age ft. ''' t x ' 2" •I'll IS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUC TIONS \'()L. 4S--NO 156. 11. L.it W. STATION The I). L.it W. Railroad Company tins taken the initiative in the mutter of street paving. It intends to sui louml its station with a pavement ot Belgian blocks and ask- that, tlio Bor ough unite with it and extend the im provement. M H. Doughty, one of the engineers ot the I), L. «Jt W. Railroad, during a visit to tiiis city Saturday fully ex plained the proposition to a repres entative of the News. Beginning with Pearl street a* the thoroughfare lead ing troiu Boyer's coal yard south over the 1> li. A; W. tracks is known, the railroad company intends to pave all its ground alu ut the station down as far as the Hi-foot alley abutting on Rogers' marble yard. Belgian blocks will be used and the pavement in . very respect will he first class and an ornament to the railroad property, the cost entailed being at least The railroad company does not see how if can make a good job of its pavement unless the Borough const nts to pave the alley next to Rogers'stone yaul and a small portion of Arch -ii-. et I lie latter is the street which I. ads from the station along Blizzard's riiu lip to t'burch street. About I lie iui 1 v paving asl.ed for here would be the small amount requited to squaie up the work where the Hi-foot alley IllteiSi ct s. the object ot Engineer Doughty':; usit WHS to make a proposition to the llotougli, looking to an extension ot tii. pavement as described above So .to\lous is the railroad company to li.iv. i lie Borough unite with it that it pro] Mi-> s to undertake with its own joli the | aving of the alley and the small -pace on Arch street, charging the miniicipalit) for the work only.SHi i i nts per -quare yard, a figure merely -•illicit lit to cover tl.eco-t The Street and Bridge Committee of Council has tin matter under consideration and will make its report at the next meeting of Council. Engineer Doughty st ite.l Sat iii day that the new jiave- I iiu nt will be begun at the station a >....u a- the Borough Council l- heard ! from First Pay's Tournament. The two days' tournament a r De- Witt's Park held under the auspices ot the Danville Ritle and Gun Club opened yesterday minting :it o'clock. Tie attendance was not large hut few of the neighboring towns In ing represi tiled There were anll in her of t* \lmi t shooters oil the ground, how ev r. I'lie fifteen events constituting the ti r-t day's program Weie -hilt oIT, along with a few extra events ot the shooting wa- remarkably good as will be seen 11y the score: Klliott, \pgai, Hull and Spci-ei -hot in all fifteen ot rli • events and out of a total oft w.» liiiii.lt'. <1 targets liroke the following : Klliott, lit.' Apgar, is.'; Hull, Hili; Speiser, 17«. Han. y shot in seven of the events and out of a to'al of eighty-five tar gets broke ti2. Diet/ shot 111 eight events and out of ninety-five targets broke HI. Schrani shot m two events and out of a total of twenty bloke If. Dirk shot in thirteen of the events and out of a total of one hundred and seventy-five targets broke i i">, M irrieil at Eliuira, N. Y. Mbs Lulu Welliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Samuel J. Welliver, Mill street, and Clarence (i. Rogers, a prominent young business man of Muncy.were married at noon on Mon day last The wedding took place hi Eliuira, N. Y., the Rev William Henry, pastor of the Baptist church ot that city, performing the ceremony. The bride is well known socially in Danville and lias many friends. She is a graduate of Buckncll Seminary, Lewisliurg. Mr. Rogers is one of Muucy's popular young men and is also w. ll known in Danville. The announcement of the wedding came a- a complete surprise to their many trieuds in this city and upon their return to Danville yesterday the young couple were overwhelmed with congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Rog er- will make their home in Muncv. Collar Bone Dislocated. Di P. C. Newbaker yesterday re ducd the dislocation of a collar bone tor Joel Beyers, sou ot Dairyman Hiram Beyer,who wa- injured at Sha mokin on Monday The young man was riding on a crowded street car to Kdgewood Park. The trolley was making good time; there was a good deal of jostling among the crowd with the result that young Beyer was pushed out of the side »if the car He caught hold in time to prevent himself from being thrown to the ground, hut before lie could swing back onto the seat lie struck a t> hgraph pole. receiving a hard blow upon his breast. He suffered a great deal of pain but thought it was nothing more serious than a bruise. As tune passed oil the pain became excruciating while his IMISOIII where struck began to swell badly. Beyer yesterday morning called at Dr. Newbaker's oflice for relief, when an examination revealed the tact that hi- collar bom was dislocated Ni \t week the Indents from the various colleges who have been spend I nig their vacations here will b gin to ! resume tlieii work. [THE liRIIICE The need of repairs on Church street canal bridge has grown into a perplex ing problem, which occupied a good deal of time before Council Friday night. When the bridge was nailed shut last Monday the clerk of Council ai l ing under instructions wrote to the Pennsylvania Canal Company asking why the bridge had been nailed shut and whether it was closed permanent ly or only for repairs. In reply the following communication was rec. .v I'd from Chief Engineer Thomas T. Wire man : Harrishurg, l J a., Sept. 3, li»o;{. j Mr. II B. Pat ton, Danville, Pa. Dear Sir:—ln reply to yours of the ! 2nd inst. on the subject of the canal bridge on Church street in Danville, j which you say has been closed by Mr (juick It is not the intention of the Canal Company to repair tins bridge, nor assume any responsibility for it, but, it the Borough desires to reopen the bridge for travel, it is at full lib erty to do so bv assuming tin expense 1111 l I e-poll-l 111 111 V ot tlei Ulillel I .tk til.' Yours respeettullv, THOMAS T. WIH EM AN, Chief Kngineer. Council is clearly at a loss to know how to act in the premises. It was the sense of some that the Borough should proc. I'd to make repairs and present the bill to the Canal Company for pay ment. Others took the view that the obstruct ion being reinoveo the matter should be permitted to rest until the next term of court. The objection urged against this was that the bridge has been pronounced unsafe by the i boroueh and deferring n pair- with • he^ bridge open involves some risk, a in case of accident uo one could -av that the borough might not be mulct ed in damages. David Gibson moved that the I'or ough repair the bridge on Church street and present the Dill for the same to the Pennsylvania Canal Com pauv. Mr. Montgomery seconded the motion. The question was put and lost by the following vote: Yeas Vastilie, Keiisterniacber, Mont - goinery, and David Gibson Navs—Davis, Rcifsnyder, Swank, Dougherty, Joseph Gibson,and Lloyd. It was reported to Council that the Division Superintendent was under instruction from the canal contpanv to keep the bridge nailed shut until repairs are made What course Coun cil may take should the bridge be clos ed again is not known. A communication was received from the Board of Health calling attention to the resolution adopted at a meeting held August -li, relative to the remov al of the slaughter houses outside th. Borough limits, in which it wa- re solved that unless the resolution ad opted by the Board on June I requir ing that the slaughter houses he iv moved in sixty days were not im mediately complied with legal proceed iiigs would be instituted to abate the nuisance. Mr. Rcifsnyder moved that the ac tion of the Board of Health he endois ed. Mr. Swank seconded the motion, tt was put to a yea and nay vote and carried as follows: Yeas —Vastine, Davis, Reifsnyder, Swank, Feiisterniacher, Montgomery and Lloyd. Nays—Dougherty. Not Voting- Joseph Gibson and Da vid Gibson. On motion of Mr Fon-termacher the Street Commissioner was ordered to replace the planking over a gutter in front of the Held property on Bloom street with flag stone. At a similar guttci on Center street near Albert Lloyd's property, the planking was also ordeied to be replaced with flag stone. Mr Davis called attention to the uncouth pavement on Mill street op posite the Brown Building and asked why, now that we have an established grade, that the sidewalks are not rais ed to conform. On motion of Mr Davis the Street and Bridge Commit tee was ordered to confer with the owners of the Hartiuan and the Cous att properties relative to the proposed improvement of the sidewalk. The following bills were approved tor payment ; BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes * 20 D. L. & W\, Freight :12.34 Standard Electric Light Co 4f)L. r j. r i B. B Brown H.OO Standard Gas Co 2. (Ml W. B Liuville U.f.o Labor and Hauling I.'! •"<<"> Silver Spring Quarry Co 11. 10 Chulaskey Iron .V Cement Co Ul.ii'J < 'urry & Vannan 10 >1 Frank Samuel 21.11 Washington Fire Co t).30 j Structural Tubing Co Hoover Bros 5.H7 O. G Mel lin 2.75 Labor on Sewer IU7. I I Tax Commission 20-l.ilo A Roseiistein 1 J. li. Col.- 209.78 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes *lll 1" A. M. Peters 3. TH Standard Gas Co.. .40 Mrs. M T. LoDuc Mi.:Hi Harry B. Pat ton 20.00 Edward W. Peters . r i'i.ti7 The fact that the United Mine Work in s of America has *1,000.000 m its treasury iinlieates that it is sharing the general prosperity and i- not at all affected by the slump in Wall 1 street DAN VI LLK, TIiriJSDAY SKPTKMISKIS IU. UHM. RAMM The stoic and post office at Grovania was destroyed by fire Saturday night, the entire stock of goods and all the | mail matter going up in smoke. The fire was plainly visible from j this city as well as from Blooinsburg and Catawissa. (J. I). Garrison, who owned the building destroyed, who conducted the store and is postmaster at Grovania, was in this city Sun day morning. To a representative of the American he gave the follow ing account of the fire : The building burned was a two ' story frame nearly new. In addition | to a store room 22 x 40 feet there was j a commodious residence portion, con- I taining all the modern improvements ! and finished in hard wood. The dwell ing rooms until recently occupied were vacant at the time of the lire. Mr. Garrison, the owner, who at present lives at some distance from the site of the store, was making ar raiigements to remove into the build- | ing. It happened on Saturday night that j n ail. the entire population of Gro- | v on 1 vv ie attending a festival at i Lii/aiu.-' i*hti 1 (*l l . Mr. Garrison says that lie kepi Ins store ami the post oilic open until half past S o'clock when he closed up and joined his fam ily at the festival. About 10 o'clock some one at the fe tival --aw the fire. Mr. Garrison's attention being called to it he became feart'ul that it was his store and hur ried home only to find that bis worst fear- were true. The building was al ready ti seething mass of flames '.never theless with a few willing helper.- Mr. Garrison essayed to save some of the contents of tlie building. The front door was broken open and a show case dragged out, but driven back by the smoke the side door was next attacked. Bursting into the build ing hole Mr. Garrison made a dash for his desk which contained his ac counts and many valuable papei-. Blinded and nearly suffocated by the smoke lie suet ceded 111 inserting the key in the desk, but 111 the hurry and excitement the key wa- broken and In- companions succeeded in dragging Mr. Garrison out of the store in time to save In- life. The building w,a- quickly consumed together with its contents including a large stock of goods, which enter into a general store, all the mail matter, besides sonn twenty-five dollars worth of .-tamps aud six or eight lollais ill cash belonging to the post office The tire several times came very near commuiiieating to a nearby residence owned by Mr. Mauser which vvas sav ed only through the vigilance of a bucket brigade which kept it drench ed with watei. As it was the paint on the weather hoards was blistered by the beat. Mr Garrison stated Sunday that he carried an insurance. He has every reason to believe, he says, that the tire was the work of an incendiary. None of the stoves were lighted; upon locking up the store he himself had caii fully extinguished all the lamps and lie feels confident that there was no ti re on the prenii es. Mr. Garrison .as post inasti r finds himself in a predicament and the ob ject of his visit to this city Sunday vv a - to obtain advice from Post Master Harder a- to liovv to meet the present emergency in the care of the mail and the conduct of the post office. Couveiitiou of Luther League. George G. Fox of this city was elect ed President of the Central Luther League of Montour, Columbia and Schuylkill counties, which closed a two days' session at Catawissaoll Sat urday. The Vice Presidents of the League are Charles C. Steele, North umberland; Miss Sue Wampole, Sha niokin; Miss Mary Helwig, Numidia; Recording Secretary, Miss Minnie Erdmau, Numidia; Corresponding Secretary, George Karchner, Berwick. The fifteenth September convention held at Catawissa was well atttended at till of its sessions. The opening services were conduct ed by Rev. Peter Altpeter of Cata wissa and the address of welcome was delivered by Frank Fry and responded to by Charles Steele of Northumber land. "What Can the Church Do for Young People socially?" was discuss ed bv Professor O. 11 Albert, of Blooinsburg ; and George Karchner of Berwick. "What Amusements Can the Church provide for its Young People?" was discussed by Rev. Mr. Wampole of Shaniokin Rev. Mr. Rrosious of Sunhury spoke on "Union ism". Relating to Rural Delivery. By a recent ruling ot the post office department each rural mail carrier in the United States will be required to take a careful census of his route and : copy the names in a book provided for the purpose. Slips are prepared for the carriers and these will be left with the families to be filled out, ' each slip to contain the names of all parties receiving mail at the house, even to the servants. In this manner the name of every person along the routes will lie before the post master and he will have no trouble forward ' ing the mail. Married ladies will be j designated by their own naili< instead of those of their husband How about Indian summer / It 1- to be hoped t lie Weather 111:411 will llo| I deprive us ot it. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Frank Kear ot Berwick, spent Sun- I day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j Thomas Kear, Spruce street. Hugh Dennett of Northumberland, j spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bennett, Chuieh street. Miss May and Joseph Bowman have j returned to Pittsburg, after a visit with Mrs. Mary Sheppeison, East Front street. Paul and Morton Christian have re turned to Girard college, Philadel- j pliia, after a visit with their mother j Mrs. Emma Christian, Pine street. Mrs. William Mock has returned to Scranton after a visit with Mrs. Anna Titley, Railroad street. Mis> Elizabeth Foster, Lower Mul berry street,is visiting friends in Ber wick. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scliain of Ber wick, spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Lowenstein, j West Market street. Mrs. W. L. Sidler returned home j from a visit toShamokin last evening. | Mrs. 11. 1). Quick roturned to Rupert j last evening after a visit with rela- | tives in this city. Mrs. .1, R. Foust returned to Mon- ; tandon yesterday afternoon after a vis- | it at the homo ot M. D. L. Seehler, 1 Honeymoon street. Miss Ruth Morgan returned to j Kingston last evening after a visit ! with the Misses Hass.-tt. Mill street. Miss Olive Lunger returned yester day afternoon from a visit, with friend in Wilki sbarre. Frank McCaffrey of Clearfield, is visiting his parents. Mill street. F. Q. llarlnian transacted business in Rei'vvick and Sliickshinny yester- | day. Harry Lowenstein of Philadelphia. ! arrived home last evening tor a visit j with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Lowenstein, West Market street !•'. Pursel Angle, who has been at : Johnstown during the last couple of months, arrived in this city last even i ing, where he will spend a coumlc of ' weeks with his parents before enroll | ing as a -tudent at Lehigh University. Dr. Austin Pegg of Os.-ian, lowa, arrived 111 this city yesterday for a vi-it with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j R. J. Pegg. George Youugmaii ot Cony, is vis iting Ins brother, M. G Youngmai., Bloom street. Mrs. John Shaffer of Sunhury, re turned home last evening after a vis t with her brother, C. (i. Cloud, Ea-t Market street. Miss Mary Fry returned yesterday from a visit with friends at Elyshurg. C. W. Ammerman, South Danville, spent yesterday a ternoon with friends ' 1:1 Blooinsburg. Miss Alice Buck returned to Light Street yesterday after a visit at the home of Cornelius Minier, South Dan v ilie. Hon. R. S. Ammerman left yester day for Brookville, Jefferson county. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reifsnyder and daughter Gertrude, of Reading, are visiting at the home of County Com missioner George Lcighow, Bloom road. Mrs. Walter Marshall, Lower Mul berry street, spent yesterday with friend- in Blooinsburg. Miss Eliazbeth Foulk, Lower Mul berry street, spent yesterday afternoon with friends in Blooinsburg. George trefiling left on the 11:11 train yestetday for Riddleburg, Red ford County, wliete he has secured employment. A. .1. Leniger left yesterday on a business trip to Williainspoit. Mrs. William Sketchley and son Garsed ot Philadelphia, are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Frank Woods, Mill Street. George Rachingcr transacted busi in ss in MitTlinhurg yesterday. Dr. W. R. Piiub-s returned yester day from a business trip to Philadel phia. 1. C. Leidy, Liberty township, left yesterday for Indiana, Indiana coun ty, where he has accepted a jMisition. Jesse Ki 11111 left yesterday on a busi ness trip to Williamsport. R. W. Walker of Scranton, Superin tendent of Bridges on the Bloomsbuig division of the I). L.it W. Railroad transacted business in this city yester day. W. B Ohainbcrlin of Torresdale, was iu town yesterday on business connected with the Danville Stove .V Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Augustus Woods, Walnut street, left yesterday for a visit to Philadel phia and Atlantic City. F. M. Herriiigton transacted busi ness in Sunhury yesterday. < ieorge Kellar. Vine street, left yes terday for Riddleburg, Bedford Coun ty, where he lias accepted a position. Miss Kate Ecknian of Roaring ■ Creek, called on friends in this city ; v e-terdav A Six O'clock Dinner. Mr- Thomas Williams .Wall street, entertained a number of friend- at a -ix o'clock dinner Tuesday evening. Those present were: Mrs. J. P. Bare and daughter, Miss Gertrude, Mr- P J. Keefer, Miss Grace Williams. Mrs. Warren Bare and Miss Nora Koons of , Plioeuixv 11 le HHV. HUTCHISON'S FIRST SERMON Rev. J. E. Hutchison, pastor-elect of Mahoning Presbyterian church, Sudnay entered upon his duties,preach : ing two fine sermons. A large con ; gregation was present morning and | evening. The morning sermon was founded 011 Mark 14 :H —"She hath done what she ! could " The discourse ran along the line of service to God, the speaker ap plying the thought very nicely to the new relations of pastor and congrega -1 tion assumed in the Mahoning Presby ' Him who judges. Then we are measured by our pres ! ent best, not by the best of yesterdnv. This and many other beautiful lessons 1 were learned by reviewing all the cir cumstances of Christ's visit to the home of Martha and Mary. If \v are going to do our best the object of its expression should be the highest ob ject. Mary did her best not tor her self, not for Martha, but for Christ. Though we may have done well, we have not done our best until we have terian church. This act of Mary, in the text prais ed by Jesus, the speaker said, he un derstood as implying that she had done the very best for Him that she could. It was the highest commenda tion that the Savior could bestow, for if any one knows the real worth of an act, that one is Jesus. Others might not see the motive; they might be de ceived, but not so the Master. The discourse emphasized the fact that our best is not measured by the best of others. The Savior did not measure Martha by Mary's ability and yet Martha's weakness is revealed ju-r the same. There is hut one infallible standard We can't measure men by men. We must be measured according to our ability to measure up to the Christ-standard. Not what we do but what we truly strive to do will mark our failure or success in the eyes of done all we can do for Christ. "Not failure, but low aim is crime." The highest aim is Christ, whom Mary served. The best for Christ is the best for others. If you do your best for Christ be suie that his disciples and others and yourself will he recipients of the blessing however,costly the ser vice. The best we can do will be criticis ed just as the act of Mary was criticis ed by the disciples and particularly Judas. Rut if we are true men and women unmindful of criticism, we will continue to do our best and with the help ot God plant the standard of our best a little liighei at each successive service. Pile Driver Again at Work. A large crowd assembled at the D. L W. bridge below Mill sfrei 112 yes terday afternoon to witness the opera tion of the big pile driver. It proved a most interesting object lesson as il lustrating not only the labor saving quality of human inventions, but also the tact that there are certain kind of work which can not be accomplish ed by human hands unaided by machin ery. The excavation has been -unk twenty-one feet below the railroad track The trick is to drive the piles, none of which aie less than :ti> feet long and some 12 inches in diameter, down into the bottom of the excava tion a- far as they can be forced. Ob viouslv this is a kind of work which could not lie accomplished without the aid of ju-t such a mechanism as a pile driver, no matter bow many men were employed or how patiently they toiled After being rammed into tl artli ten, twelve or fifteen feet as the case may be, the pile is sawed off uear the giound when the heavy remaining poition is lifted out of excavation by the pile driver in the same way as the log before being driven is dragged out of the pi le and swung around like a straw by the huge machine until it falls into proper position for receiving the heavy drop hammer. Forty piles will be driven into the bottom of the excavation for the pur pose of furnishing a sure and solid foundation for the concrete abutments. The pi le driver's work was about half completed last evening; Deep Out Completed, Should the weather prove at all favorable, today will practically see the completion of the sewer as fat as the deep cut extends. It has been a long and trying task in which obstacle after obstacle, unforeseen when the work was begun, had to be surmount ed. Ground was broken on Jun< lird. but it is safe to say that during one third of the time since, the work ha been held up either by rain 01 by high water on the river, which flooded the trench. 11l addition to the piesetic. 1 of the water the constant use of crib ! bing was another hindrance and ex ' pense which was not reckoned on. There are probably but few towns 111 the state having sewers where siicli deep excavating was necessary as w.i reijuired between the river aud Ma honing creek, where the deepest point went down about thirty feet That the work has been so successfully pushed through -peaks Well for the executive ability, tin ingenuity md resources ot P. J. Keefer and E. S Miller, who have the work in charge. P.eyond tin- point the work will proceed rapidly. Some difficulty mav be experienced in pas-ing tluough tin arches under Mill, terry and Church streets,but beyond these it is believed all will be clear sailing KSTA HLIKIIKI > IX 1855. Illil'l.iSlll'll District No. -i'J, Improved Order fit Hcptasophs, hold it- annual n n tion at Hotel Baldy in this city y. terday. Tlii' began at p in. Tiu- follwing delegates w> ri in attendance S. B. Wiilf- , (it L< wis burg; A. .J. Tluasli, of lla/leton Charles Williams of Berwick; 1 C Harter of Bloomsburg; L. K. llannun of Pot ts vi Ilc and Benjamin P. Harri wlki represented the Suuhurv >n< ! iv. In addition to Danvilli , Distri t No includes William-] .it. I. I. H.r.i , Milton, Lewisburg.Blootiisburg, 1*•»t i - villi*, Hazleton and Berw -k The following officers wen led. i T. C. Harter, of Bloomsburg, Pr -i dent; C. G. ('loud, Secretary A. M Peters, District Deputy Suprem- \rch oil, with William I). William.- 1 l'ottsville alternate. The following resolutions were ad opted : Inasmuch as wt deem the s> : vices of Brother District Deputy Sup remo Arclton A. M Peters worthy of recognition in his untiring efforts and efficient ability in fnrthcing the in terests of our noble order and in put ting our district No. 2!> in a condi tion second to none, therefore in con vention of District No. I>;I a--cmbled this date be it Resolved. That a vot of th inks b> tendered our worthy Brother A M Peters to show our appreciat in 'if Ins services and be it further Resolved, That a copy of tl.« - ■ - olntions be spread upon the minut* - of this Convention, a copy -ipm i by the presiding officers and -•nt to our esteemed Supreme An-hon, Brother M. (J. Colin, ami a copy be presented to Brother Peters T. ('. HARTER, President of Dis't Convention. Attest, C. (i. ('LOl' D, Secretary. StaU* Aid in Road Building. (Questions :ire being asked tot( prospects of receiving State aid tor repairs on the road leading from this oify to Mausdalc, application tor which was made by the ('.unity C m missioners early last spring. The truth of the matter l- that the prospects are very poor of r> - • iviug state aid for tlii- or my otln i r i i n the neir future. There are probably 112. w • ountii *• which have not like Montour, m »d> application for stat* aid in r id I u !d ing. But the new act, it - ms, i very imperfectly understood Tin mere formality of applying . IT vv ,11 seem, is only a pieliiiuiiary step,k kV ing a great deal to comply \s itj t< :■ the State i- in a po-ition t< furnish means for the building of r< in ha beeii regularly made, the d. tails survey, map, and established gradt being attended tr rln departm ir i by no mean- yet in a po-ition to >x tend aid. The sum t wl I i I county is entitled mid r thee r d> pends upon how many mill - ' r< id way it possesses. B fop anv in m» can be furnish) d by the State tie < 'nun ty Commissioners are obliged t • fin nisli the State Highway Dej irtni nr with the number of mil* - of public roads in the different t< wnsh ps r r end that the appropriation r■ i ! • -et aside for each county in pro; rti *i ti its roads may be properly estimated Wh *n the numerous provision act have been complied witi i' i I may be forthcoming but not b< t r> "Short* Acres." "Shore Acres" has been played ever three thousand tine - in flu- untn and is universally i i- 11.• greatest pastoral play • v» r writt nt the English speaking *tap . It i -trange, but trio that t 1 is inter -t ing comedy-drama was ottered tm e rv well-known theatrh >1 man i,' r l America.and wliil a iiuur ret *t n thought "Shore Acre- i tai iv g play, they did not >an to risk any money in its production. All this happened about fit"fei ny, ir- ijo i i since then these astute purv yots of the diama annually omit tip tl t tunes they might have earn I with this charming idyl of Ann rn m In m» life. For the present -a- n entir. new -cenery has been prepar I fir "Sboro Acres." and several novl effects have been inttoduc* i TI" p .n is underlined tor presentation at tin Opera House. Saturday veninp S. pt ember PJtli. County Prison is Empty Frank Ly !••, the young i *■ vv was ommitted t" til tit i i. for illegal car r I«11 n. served I 1 > and was released on Satin lav "n ing. The county jail is now rnptv During lust week l.yle hll the .. uutv bust ■ le all to hulls It an ence gave bun sonn idi i of wl i' t »rv confinement is lik* An einptv jail dm not u \><\ often even in inrl• Mont, nr wln r otlenders against tie I »r* m mini erous. Tin- l- the first tiiue during hi- pi "sen t term of office fit it Sheriff Breckhill has found bun-* It witl >ut prison«*r> Granted a Charter . > ■ Danville and BtoonMburg Kleetric Rai lw av i 'omp m> Tli ' coinposerl of the same jH'opb who make up the Danville and Riv- rsiih Street Itulw iv Coiupanv Me fvt charters provide for a Inn . xr. > 'it»K from Riversub Borough t Ph» tils i burg JOB PRINTING The oftice of the AMEBIC AX , l>eiti£!j furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex I cute in the neatest manner JOIi PRINTING Of all K Inds and Description 1.AU1.1: SiIIPMEM OF FISH A -Inpim nt < t brook trfiut and large mouth black bass arrived at South Danville last evening for the purpose of stocking tie streams hcreabuau L'he fi-h ipple ation mad* t y M H Schraui and Vv B Rlmade- t' Unit'd State* Fish Commission r George M Bower early last spring The fish- six large cans in all—arriv ed on the i "i(> train in charge of » lie -,, uger belonging to th. depart uieiit. The brook trout—six hundred in number—were consigned to Oliver Weav« r, who r» -ides in the vicinity of Kushtown fh< b'ack has»— three hundred in number— w- re consigned to M. H Schram, who with W K Lunger, Willi tm L. Lloyd, Charle* Ruckel, Capt. Johnson, Uoorgc Kuaa, William P Angle, Wilham Sechlttr and other bass fishermen, wm on fiaud at the sration to receive them. Carrying out instructions froiu the Fish Commi-sioner the party had ten large can- containing water on th« platform conveniently placed for au immediate transfer of tfie fisfi wlwu the train stopped. Small fish are very tender and can not endure neglect while being shipped. Fish breath air and a large number confined in a can soon exhaust the air in the water wheu not in motion For ttii- reason it waa necessary to provide the ten cans and distribute the fish Under noeircuut stances would it do to hold the ti*h over night. Accordingly arrange ments were made to plant the fish im mediately after the departure of Mw train. The black bus were placed in the Susquehanna and one or more of it- small tributaries. Oliver Weaver failed to receive the telegram announcing the arrival of the hrook trout, but by merest eo incidenci happen* dto pa«s through South Danville -oon after the traiu bad passed. Learning that lie wan wanted In drov- down to the station He of course wa- unprepar* I to com ply with the instruction, as to trans portation cans, but after some delav an arrangement was made whereby he wa- perm it t» dto us»* the government cans—five in number— in transporting the fish to hi- home. The fi-h which are from the l*nit«d St ite- hatchery at Withvilk, W Va.. are very fine speciu»*as, »-pecially the hrook trout The large mouth black has- are f»*con>lag very -carce in th»» North Branch Mid its tr.hntartes. hence the application whicti re>*«lt«»<4 in the fine shipment. The siual! mouth lda<'k f>as- are said to be mr resjiondingly s • iree and in order M keep the river ateeked in tlkf n«ar tuture it will lw* necessary to apply to the Fi-h Commissi >ner for a shipment - A New Counterfeit Dickerman's "United States Tr#ae suty Counti ifeit I>etect»»r" for Sep tember, reports a new eouaterfeii #i > Nif ional Bank net ri* i 1 .'.rhe » letter H. which was di-'*overed after tin •Dt te« tor W-nt to r r e** description of if is printed upon au inserted slip. Tin* " l>etertor" *»ys " This new counterfeit is a phetn graphic production and liable to d»- ceive the careless handler of monev ir is nn tin M* l.aruc» National Haoh of New Bedford. Mass. Charter So 7l:f; Bank No 11798, Trejvmry No ,\s;o.v.A . he»rs signatures of B K Bruce, Register. A U Wtawi. Treasurer and the chocolate *< aII«>o ed seal. The most noticeable d**ferf i- the color of charter, hank and trea -»ny numb* r« of note, which in broaa instead of the bright ■ armine in |b« genuine, alftmugh an attempt is made to tint the numbers with red ink The lathe work, also the vignette* on tare of note, will not -land investigation T he brown back of note is a good im nation. but th panel nnterfeit i« print««i on gi H »d <{uality of t>ank not, paper, with fibre imitated by ink lines Credit i» due Mr Frank C Rogers, paying tell< r of the Metropolitan Xa tional I'.ank. B< -ton. Ma-- , for_ the detection of tin* - oanterfeit Merged in Dmn*;lie Office . una. who wi- horn* d out Satardav night, wa- unabli to <■>< •or Uncle Sam Monday and ibe • fiovanta Post oflR« . is tem|n>rarilv merged in the post ofTii- at Danville Post master (rarrtson might have been able to conduct * tie p»»*t nilri at hi* res id. ue. • r at «ime other c«o - tit p|a«'e temporarily, bat tie hatl lothuig to begin business with, a* all •ii- stamps were burned and even bts -tainj ing outfit destroved It will not N* at all convenn nt tor th* patrons of tl" Orovaata pout ortlee i to come to Danville for their mail bat • done The pi—r ortie- no l»»abt will be re • stabl -lied at (irovaitt i in the K< v lir M 112 Shiinb-1 ceeapfed bis pulp't n Pine Stre» 112 Lntheran cbareb • Sunday 'morning for tin*'first tine* in many month* Or Sh n