Bone Papr —For Hie Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in i reusing rapidly It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR in; 111VIN<; H. .1 ENNI N(JS, ltKN'l IST. Office HOIII S » A. M to 11 !/ i'H MM &<■> / 1\ .)/. to U V 1/ Danville, P't. sin 1.1 /., *1 i>. ■pj, r . Mii i i . iMwii.i.K, Pa. ihsenses ut Ihe stomach and Intestines :l SpechdtV j H. I*. \M«t.K. DENTIST 111 HIT. -Is Mil l SIKICKT. clh HMraeteil uillHint I'aln. i..vi ii r«ml lifiilgi Work h W|i«cl«lty. t< <ihl|.|k <i « •in . ii<-I ilid most improved 11iMirit 11ul* .and prepared to execute the nto*! <llllii'Ult work. MK. c. n. REYNOLDS I > K V I'IST 288 Mill - St., Danville, Pa. IVntiHtry in H! its Modern'" i• i• 1 I I'. urk iinnr'tnft fit Kstithlisfred I Siiv NEWS. Screen doors are being tskon down. The church revival season will soon OJM'll. The raftlu of the coal as it poos down tin* chute i- heard in tlio land. Tin' i tifor. ement of the labor law vi'l tting tu th* employment of minors his bad tli.' ii nit in many places of taking young hoys and girls out of mills, factories ami mines, and of in creasing tli' ; hool attendance to a de gree ih i! r<•<j:iii«•« the providing of ad ditional io mii to accommodate them. In another month Congress will bf assembling for Hit- extra mission. October tripped lightly across the threshold and the young couples who are thinking of pooling their issues ought to visit the parson without de lay. No more pennies are to bo made hy the United Stat-"- mint at Philadel phia for at least a year, unless a special order is issued from the United States Treasury. The Murray & Mackey company will apjiear at the opera house all next week. A nn mi mi' of people are suffering with s' vere eolds caused hy the sud den changi - in the weather. Tin Bloomshtirg l air will attract people from all parts of the State next week. One good way to boom the city is to talk well ahout it wh rever you go, and whenever you gel, or can make an opportunity. The ice man splays "are numbered, hut the coal man and the plumber are preparing to sall> forth seeking whom they may devour. The mountains are donning their Autumn hues. It's up to October now to present us with some rare old days. There is a new bogus silver dollar in ciicalation in imitation of the 1901 (linage. Storekeepers and others should keep a sharp lookout lor the fraud. Kim Iter l.eo, a hustling salesman, of A - 111 and, is a jolly heavy weight, tip ping the scale at !il I pounds. His wife weighs Mi pounds; ('harles.it 17-year old son, 2o"> pounds, l.'ttie, 15 years, , pounds, and Marv, aged 10 years, l i.i pounds. They are -tid to he the heaviest family in Schuylkill county. H. F. Guldin of Pottsvillo is the oldest living tuemb* r of the Odd Fel lows m the state. He has been an Odd Fellow for over sixty-four years and a Mason for over fifty-six years. \t tin- • ason of the year we an una 11 v have hcvi re storms, which ] many peopl< di signate as equinoctial, as they ocnir at the equinox, or when the sun is |.i • -uiin 'I to cross the equator. Sotn■ 'i• n• ( In se storms oc cur one or two *i»'U sore Septem ber 2-i, sotii'-' i iin •- alter that date. Don't neglect your business, but if you can take a day off now and then and go a-fishing, it will do you good, and if you eitch anything you can have fish for hteakfast. Election day is less than a nth distant. An explosion occurred in the labora tory at Susquehanna University Tues day morning, in which two stud nts. Miss Beaver, ol Newport, and Mi s Smith, of Neseopeok, were Inuued ahout the face. Miss Heaver was the most painfully injured hut her bunts are not of a serious nature. The cause of the explosion i- not known. Mi«s Km rson. who will soon pie . it "Ifis Majesty and the Maid" at the local theatre will he remembered fn work with Mildred Holland last season. fhe l)r Parr\ Meinotial Fisti dilfod. which will be held in Pittston Thanks giving Day, under the auspices of tlx Welsh Congregational church, prom I_, S to he the biggest event of it! kind ever held in Pittston. The coin IP 11 tee has received assurances thai choirs from Wilkesbarre, Nauticoke Plymouth, Fdwardsville, Pittston am 'I iv lor will com pet i for the chief prizi oi sf><) Anothet number lias been ad d I to the original program Superin ti odent. I>. N. Fvatis, of Pittston utters a prize of for the best ossa; on the life of Dr. Joseph Parry. I ' i ; i ! 1 i , ! I; [M * I V...'* ->. 4L • ~~ "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 48—NO 40. " RIIIIITJIF Wll NV. F. Pascoe, president, ami W. A Heller, secretary and treasurer < it tin proposed Danville and Bloomsburf Electric railway,are putting in a weel of solid work on the right of way lie twoen the two towns. Mr. Facsoe stated last evening thai they have made considerable progres.- during tlio week and that the right of way for the trolley has been secured from eighty-five per cent, of the prop ertv owners. They are laboring veiv hard to win over those who oppose tin trolley. Mr. Pacsoe states that the company has purchased a private right of way through several of the prop erties and that sooner than have ab andoned the enterprise it would have purchased a private right ot way along flie entire distaneo between the two towns. The company has everything in readiness for building. The rails have been ordered and will be shipped us soon as they can be used. Were it not for the few people withholding the right of wav he would begin tin? construction of the road immediately. It is quite unfortunate that the op position to the trolley along the Hlooni road should hold out so persistently, especially as the number who object is so small compared with the many who are anxious to have a trolley and have so willingly granted the right of way. Those who oppose will probab ly take a different view of the matter when they reflect that by their opposi tion they are keeping out ot the com munity an improvement which the majority wish to promote—that they are depriving this same majority ot pleasures and conveniences attending the trolley to which they have a just and natural right. In the matter of schooling alone it counts for a great ! deal. So long as the last property owinr holds out in his refusal there is not one of the farmers along Bloom road now awaiting the trolley in ord er to avail themselves of the good schools ot Danville and Bloomsburg who will be able to educate his chil dren as ho would wish. Mr. Pascoe is surprised that the Hoard of Trade of Danville lias not taken the matter up. The Board of Trade has been laboring to secure now industries. A trolley is not a new industry, it is true, but an elect ric railway connecting Danville and Hlootusburg might prove worth sever al new industries by bringing our town into the market, when its desir able situation and facilities for ship ping might be expected to do the rest and the new industries would take care of themselves. This is one oppoi tunity and the only opportunity that Danville has ever had to secure an electric railway. It clearly becomes the duty ot the town to co-operate with those who have the work in hand. It might be suggested that tho dir ectors of the Hoard of Trade meet at once to consider how they may be of assistance. Should a committee b ■ ap pointed to wait upon Mr. Pascoe it would be sure of a warm welcome and the matter could l>o fully discussed and a procedure at ranged whereby the Borough and Trolley Company could work together for the best interest of the electric railway. Funeral of Mrs. Diseroad. Mrs. Catherine Diseroad, who died | Thursday, was huritd Sunday |after noon, interment taking place in Fair view cemetery. Rev. Dr. McCormack, pastor of the Grove Presbyterian church, conducted the services. The pall bearers were: Jacob Von Blohn, John Kilgus,Panl Knoch.Kred lb Id, John Brothers, Fred Wend -I. Among those who attended the fun eral were: Matthias Buck and daught er of North Walen, Montgomery coun ty ; John Diseroad and family of Buck horn: Mrs. Sarah Baker of Espy; oth ers from nearer Danville were: Mi and Mrs Dallas Crossley, Dennis Wel livor, Henry Deighmiller and wife and William Custer and family. New Order on Heading. An order recently issued 011 the Philadelphia iV Heading Railway re quires that each passenger trainman shall go 011 duty provided with a bunch of waste, with which,just prior to stopping at a station, lie shall wipe perfectly clean the railings and hand les around the st, p- of the coaches. The object i- to keep the rails clean, parti< ulirly i" stormy weather, when they get wet and grimy, so 'that pas sengers MI getting en and o!T the trains freqnei'tly soil their gloves or other wearing apparel Tie order applies to both local and through trains. Such a regulation has never before been putin force on any railroad as applying to general ser vice. Autumn Hues. ' The landscape is taking on its au tumnal lines very rapidly just now. A week ago the first tints of the changing season were barely visible And now at many places the grove ' and the mountain sides are resplcn.l " put. s Under the frequent rains the foilag* " grew rank and hardy and in the ab ' seiice of early frost retained its ver • dure much later than usual. Many of the trees are still of a dark green an< " may not take 011 autumnal colors foi 1 week or more. 1 Pumpkin pie is one ot the Insuriei v of the season, antedating the buck wheat cake but a short time. DAN"VILLK. PA., Till liSDAV <XT()ISI-:il s. I'.MCi. SESSION Tho subject of streets ami bridge occupied the greater p:*rt ot time be fore tho Borough Council Friday eve Mr. Reifsnydor ot tho Committee 01 Streets and Bridges in making 11i-> re port explained the status of the eon t-roversy between the Borough am Pennsylvania Canal Company rela tivo to tho repairs on I lie Ohurel street bridge as decided by Judge Lit tie when the obstruction of the street was reported to court on Monday. Tin fact being established that the Hot ougli is primarily responsible, be said, nothing remained but for Council to repair the bridge. The fact was reported that the canal bridge on Mill street on tho eastern side is also becoming unsafe, one of the timbers being rotten and practically of no SIT vice in supporting weight The condition of the bridgts opened the way for a long controversy. Jt seemed like poor policy to exp ml money on repairs of bridges, which the Borough had decided to remove and several advocated proceeding .it ouce to net rid of the structures t>. i treplace them with culvrts at the proper grade. It was the sense yf others that the Borough is hardly ready to assume this expense at present. Tho m »t-ter was finally disposed of as follows: It was decided to repair tho two bridges for temporary use at as small an outlay as possible, the Street Com missioner looking after the repairs on the Mill street structure and Mr. Reif stiyder of the Committio on Streets and Bridges attending to tiie repairs on the Church street bridge. \s a preliminary stop toward get ting rid of all the canal bridges on motion of Mr. Goeser, tho clerk was instructed to call attention ot the County Commissioners to the fact that the Borough lias the canal bridges lor sale to tho end that when county bridges are needed the Board may con sider the purchase of these. Mr. Reifsnydor moved that the Com mittee on Streets and Bridges proceed to draw up specifications for the cul verts. preparatory to inviting bids for the same. The water be way, to fixed at four feet in width,tlie heighth tak ing in the depth of the canal. Mr. Davis seconded the motion. It carri ed, Mr. Lloyd alone voting "no." The following bills were approved for payment: On motion of Mr. Dougherty Jacob Gro.-s, employed as watchman by the Bessemer Steel Company was appoint ed as special policeman to act without compensation from the Borough. The question of procuring a uniform pavement on the east side of Mill street south of the can »1 was diseu;— ed. It remained for Council to decide, whether owing to the low situation ot several of the buildings a compromise should be ellerted as to grade or whether the pavement should b<- mfde to come up to full height. On motion of Mr. Davis,seconded by Mr Dough ertv, it was ordered that property owners be notified in repairing their pavement- to adhere to tho established grade. Bonn street was repotted as in need of repairs, which causes the water to accumulate about tho stable of Hotel Oliver. The matter was referred to the Committee on Streets and Bridges. A proposition to extend the pave ment at Hotel Oliver over the gutter was also referred to the Committee on Street- and Bridges. Mr. Reifsnydor introduced the matter. On motion of Mr. Dougherty it was ordered that the third quarterly ap propriation he paid to the Fire De partment. Treasurer Kllenbogon present" <1 his report which showed a cash balance on hand of £ 1 •">,511. 24. The following members were present at Council Friday night: Vastino. Dougherty, Goeser, Swank, Feiistei mai r, Welliver, Davis, Reifsnydor, Jos' i Gibson and Lloyd. 1 :<)R(>UOH DEPARTMENT. R.\-;u!ar Employes $ 88.00 Stio: lard Electric. Light (Jo. . 451.75 Standard Gas Co 1.80 Labor and Hauling 117.40 Joseph Lechner. . Warn n Foundry & Machine Co 74»V 1". Labor on Sewer 701.ua Wa-hington Fire Co 1.70 Andrew Schatz Fiuight on Cinder .. WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $1517.00 Joseph Lechner 7.1K) Standard Gas Co . . 7.(10 Harry B. Patton 20.00 Ellis Rank . 2:1.11 Freight on Coal . '-"J 151 five Days TJutil Fair. Next Tuesday the forty-ninth meet ing ot the Columbia County Agricul tural Society will open. The groi.nds, track and buildings are all in fine con dition and from present indication.- the exhibit of horses, cattle and poul try will be the largest in tho a-soeia lion's history. The entries in tin home product, fancy work and veget able and fruit classes, are most en couraging, surpassing the best rocon at this stage. All excellent field ol hois.-- is assured, and the main build ing display will be limited to tin ' space it command. The inidwav ,vil be almost tilled with ha* iar- >nt fakirs, show- of almost every kind Ml roads ill !«• kd to Bloom le \ 1 week t —— Special Meeting s Theie will he a spec ml me< tmg o the School Board tonight, ti » ■' o'clock FIRST (IJUK The first of Henry Rempe's wnmii-r --ful self-w clocks, made at the factory on Railroad street, was as semhled Saturday. It is the first clock manufactured in Danville and it is wholly a Danville product Not only was every piece constituting the works produced on the delicate and ingenious machinery installed,but even the case belongs to a large assortment manu factured as samples by Hoover Bros, of South Danville. The clock was put together Saturday forenoon. The degree of anxiety and suspense attending this expei iment can probably be appreciated by no one so much as a practical clock or watch maker. The time piece is an office clock much larger than Mr. Rempe's model oxhihit< d at his store, with which many of our readers are fami liar. Up to tlio moment when the works of the new size were assembled and the clock started all was un certainty as to the result. The three wheels comprising the -i.uple mechanism had to contain just si many t eth or cogs, not one more, nor no h ss. To correspond the pen dulum must he of a certain length, the minutest fraction of an inch be low or in excess of what is proper ictidering the timepiece valueless. Mr. Rempe, however, made his measurements carefully; he figured with accuracy. When the last piece was adjusted and the critical moment came be bad his reward. The clock started and more than that it con tinued to run, with a precision re markable in a m w time piece. it is only through carefulness and skill such as Mr Kcmpc possesses that such a lvsult could be achieved. Instances are on record in which as high as £200,000 have been expended on a timepiece which was a total fail ure, owing to some miscalculation in arriving at the proportion that the dillerent parts of the works should bear to each other. The machinery by this time has prac tically all arrived The manufacture of the clocks will now begin, but Mr. Kemp- stated Saturday that work will proei 1 slowly fort! s firct few days but he thought that ill a week or so the factory will be running to its full capacity. Two kinds clocks at present, those for office i:se and mantle clocks, will be made. These will be turned out iti ten di Tei cut designs, the prices ranging from live dollars to twenty dollars :i piece. The clocks a> fast as manufactured will be regulated and tesfi d. Tin' first installment will soon be upon tin' market Biack Bass Wears a Gold Ring. At least one fish in the North Branch is worth catching This is a black bass which wears a gold ring in it> mouth. Connected with thN fish is a pleasant little story. List week \V. B. Rhodes and his two daughters were fishing a sbort distance from shore. One of the first to bring up a tish was little Dorothy, who caught a good sized black bass. It was a very pretty sp. cimeii and the little girl could not beat the idea of having it killed. She pleaded for its life so eloquently that her father de cided to yield to her wishes and ar riving home placed the fish in a tank of fresh water to keep it alive Yesterday he visiteda jcwclei sand bad a gold ring made which he ingen iously fastenod in the mouth of.the bass somewhat after tin* fashion in which a ring is fastened in the nose of a pig. Then ho threw the lisli back into the stream. Whether the black bass will permit itself to be caught again remains to he seen. The fact that it is in the water and may bite again will add considerably to the interest of bass fish ing. Mr. Rhodes has exacted a prom ise from our local Waltons that should they catch the marked bass they will report the matter and throw the fish back into the stream. Y. M. 0. A. Notes. In the Association at Manila there are 200 men engaged in educational classes,most of whom are working for commission in the army anil for Civil Service positions. At the Army As sociations in Porto Rico a large num ber of men went up for commission who had been instructed by the As sociation secretary, w ho was a college man and a trained teacher. At San Juan there are 45 students studying ten different subjects, and a library of 850 volumes was used more than 4,500 times in a year. At Gov ernor's Isand, New \ork Harbor, a class in telegraphy was taught by one of the enlisted men. At all the posts it is found that there aro men of spec ial talents and training who take a hand in entertaining and instructing other soldiers under the direction of the Associations. A conference of the army secretaries of the Y. M. O. A. will be In Id in New York (lity soon. Secretaries are expected to attend from South ('aro lina. Fort Monroe, Savannah, (ia, Buffalo and Boston Committed to Jail. Walter H Rupp was arraigned !>■ for Justice Bare Monday to answer the ■l> * rue iif larcen.N He was arrest ed on I warant sworn out by his fath er, Barman Hupp, charged with ah sfracting from a bureau drawer threi d<,llai - which belonged to Jh- mothi i II phnl. d (.Miilty and in default of ' bai I was committed. I'EItSOM. ; I'ilUIIIUIllS; Walter Breckbill of B< rwicfe, -pent Sunday with his parent-; in this city. William Hartman oi ibickshinny, spoilt Sunday with his family on Grand street. Prof. Lewis Ammorman oi Wilkes barre, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Herbert Myerly of Berwick, spent Sunday at his home on Kast Front street. Mrs. John J. Evans and children of Wilfeesbarrc, spent Sunday at the liome of Kichard Sliepard, Upper Mai ! berry street. Howard Lnnger of Berwick, spent Sunday with his parents,Mr and Mrs. William Lunger, Centre street. William James of Berwick, spent Sunday with In l - parents, Kast Dan villo. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hartnian of , Berwick, spent Sunday at the Keefer home, Nicholas avenue. William Wallace of the Soldier's ! home Dayton, Ohio, arrived in this city yesterday for a visit R. I) . Ortmau ol Berwick, transact ed business in this city yesterday. Mrs. William Meddling of Calumet, Mich., left for her home yesterday after a visit at the home of Levi Seeli | Icr, Grand street. Mr. and Mrs. William Lukens of llariisburg, are guests at ihe home of John Kramer, Nassau stieet. Mr and Mrs. Norris SoOhlcr return ed to Bed Jacket, Midi., yesterday after a visit at the home of Mr. Sech ler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sech ler, Grand street. C. Edward Yorks of Central, sjient y. sterday in Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shick, Honey moon street. are visiting relatives in Philadelphia. Clark Sloan of Bloomsluirg, trans acted business in this city yesterday. Mrs. Charles Lamb visited friends in Sunbury yesterday. Water Commissioner Andrew Schatz and his son John of Carlisle, left this city li-t evening for Hazleton. Today they will proceed to Alleiitosvn to be present at Ihe State Firemen's Con vention. Mrs. John Mover ol Hazleton, re turned home 1 v.'iiing after a visit in this city. W. B Bhodes left 1 '.-t evening tor bis home at Natclu Mis-'., alter a visit at his old home in this city. Mrs. J. B Hot!a and Mi— Carrie Lukens of Wasliingtonville left yester day foi i visit to Philadelphia. ,T. W Lowrie ot Strawberry Ridge, drove into this city ye-lerday. William Cam]', Koust street, left yesterday for Allentown. Charles Mot - hlin of Sunbury,trans acted business in South Danville yes terday. ('. A. Huber of Sunbury, spent yes terday morning in thi - city. 11 B. Grcsh, Liberty township, left yesterdav for Allentown to attend the Kireiut n's Convention. Lewis Reico of Sunbury,was in this city yesterday. Mi-- Elizabeth Bueher, Riverside, returned from a visit in Sunbury yes terday. William Speisor was in Sunbury yesterday. William Kdniondson left yesterday for Allentown. Mi-s Rebecca HolViiiau left yester day for a visit with friends at Had dontield, N. J. Miss A.giics Purse I left yesterday for a visit in Allentow n. Postmaster Charles Harris of Buck liorn was a vi-itor in Danville yester day. William Maiers left yesterday for Huntingdon. L. G. Little returned yesterday from a bnsiut -s trip to New York. A. B. Kline of Jota, was a visitor in this city yt sterday. Miss Matilda Thompson is visiting friends in Shamokin. Mrs. Harry Wray left yesterday for a trip to Philadelphia. Burued While Working at Roils. Harry Dcvine, who resides on Bloom roa'.. was painfully burned while working at tho rolls in the 12-iueh mill at the Reading Iron Works yes terday afternoon. One of the hot bars in passing | through the rolls, as happens some-| i times "tamed down" striking Devine jon the arm. The burn inflicted was a i painful one and the man was obliged ito'ijuit work and go home. Death of Mrs. Caroline DeLong. | Mrs. Caroline DeLong of Cooper i township, who was stricken with par alv-is on Saturday, departed thi- lile yesterday at ('« a. ill. She wa- sevetity tvvo vears of age and i- survived by a miii ami daughter: Mb- :t DeLong of Cooper township and Mary (Mrs r Joseph Winte: -teen > of \W-t Hemlock township. The fun» ral will he In Id tomorrow a! 10 a 111., from tie r> -:d"tice lit A 1 H bert DeLong, Cooper township. U«*v. W. E. Wenin r will olliciate. Inter- I tneiit will take place ill Odd Fellow*' ' eenietei y COAL IN [ ABUNDANCE Their* is a pli-thora ot ooal in Dan ville at present, judging from revela t ioiis mailt' at tho Water Commission ers' meeting Monday afternoon, which presents a curious contrast to the situation a year ago when coal could scarcely be obtained at any price. The Water Works finds it self with no less than four carloads of good river coal on hand, shipped by some parties unknown and which the Water Commissioners never ordered. Through a misunderstanding three of the carloads in question have been nn- j loaded at the Water Works. The entire session yesterday after noon was spent in trying to straighten out the difficulty and in adopting measures which would prevent its rep etition in the future. The clerk at the Pennsylvania sta tion was uuable to statu by whom the coal had been shipped although it was known that it came from Sunbury. Mr. Cormau explained that several of the "coal diggers" there have formed a combination, the shipping under the new order of things being delegated to one individual. The supposition is that the coal men finding themselves with a good deal of coal on hand and discovering that the Danville Water Works was on the list of patrons decid ed to unload a portion of the excess here, Having accepted the three car loads the Water Commissioners could not see that anything remained for them to do but to wait for the bill and pay for the coal. The price paid for river coal deliv ered at South Danville is $1.50 per ton. Mr. Gorman explained that by actual experiment at the Water Works it was discovered that river coal, pre served as it has been under the water, has it anything greater heat produc ing power, than the same quantity of coal shipped from the mines and ex posed for a greater or less period to the air. Although not ordered, on motion of Mr. Schatz it was decided to accept the one car load of coal consigned to the Water Works still standing at South Danville. The clerk was instructed to notify the San bury dealers that hence forth no coal will tie accepted unless especi ally oidered by the Water Commis sioners. As a precaution 110 coal will be unloaded by the water Superintend ent until he ascertains both by whom it is shipped and by whom ordered. No School Exhibit from this District. It is not likely that the schools of this city will be represented by any work at the St. Louis Exposition next year, although many of the other pub lie schools throughout the state will enter the competition tor the medals to lie awarded for the best exhibits. To stimulate interest in the display to be made by Pennsylvania the Penn sylvania Commission Committee on Education has decided to offer prizos as an inducement to teachers through out the state to provide material of the best sort for an exhibition that will intelligently and effectively il lustrate the Pennsylvania school sys tem, and tl.e result achieved in all grades of work. The prizes, S3O, £2O and $lO each, are to be awarded for the three best exhibits ot the work of ungraded rural sehools.graded schools, high schools and manual training schools. The material ot the exhibition is to cousist of school work that can be shown in any way. Free hand draw ing. color work, illustrations, map drawing, geography, history, litera ture, nature study charts and weather maps will occupy a prominent place in the exhibit. Professor Addison L. Jones, of West Chester, will have charge of the exhibit. Brick Pavement Completed. The fine brick pavement laid by the Pennsylvania railroad company at its j station, South Danville, is now com pleted. It is one of the finest improve ments for the convenience of the pub lic ever attempted at this place. The pavement, composed of vitrified brick, extends all the way from the watch box at the crossing down past the station as far as the platform reached.' Tho pavement is raised about a foot above the track and in width takes in all the surface covered by passengers and the traffic incidental to the arrival and departure of tho trains. The surface is oval in form and retain ed by a fine flag stone curb sunk in concrete. Altogether 110 expense was spared and the new pavement forms another link in the system of improve ments, begun at the station about a year ago when the company installed electric light. Another improvement, which will he appreciated alike by the traveling public and the attaches of the depot the adoption of cellar heating. l'he excavation is now nearly walled up and in a few days a large Mo. 50 Regal boater will he installed in the cellar by the Danville Stove A: Manufactur ing Company. This will do away with the throe stoves at present in use and keep the building warmed at a more equal temperature with less work and exnen.se. Heater Installed, (1. Fred Sinith has installed in the cellar of his restaurant, Mill street, a large No. .".0 Kegal heater,niaunfactur ed at the Strive Works in this city. It - will warm not only the lower rtoor hul also the dining room and other part merits 011 the second floor. KSTAIJLISIIKH IX 1855 KHUNNION OF IB7TII RIiIJIMEXI ~ The eighth annual reunion of tho One Hundred and Eighty-Sevi nth Regiment, which vvilL take place 111 tins city today will bring together a good many old time residents and not a few noted men who have achieved distinction in public life. The survivors b"gan to arrvive last night, all former residents,who aimed to fcet here a little in advance of the reunion in order to have time at their disposal and be able to hunt up old acquaintances and enjoy themsi lve as they pleased. Among the arrivals, who are guests at tho Montour House, are : Captain William Young and wife of Washing ton, Pa. ; A. .T. Berkley and John Way and wife of Johnstown; George L. Walker of Elkland, Tioga County. William Wallace, of the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, 0., sergeant in Captain Young's company, arrived in this city yesterday afternoon in order to bo present at the reunion. James M. Gibbs ol Harrisburg, vice President of the association, accompanied by his wife airived here on Monday and have been having a pleasant time with old friends. Among the distinguished men who will arrive today to be present at the reunion are: Former Governor W. A. Stone, Major George W. Merrick, Thomas Sample, Edwin Walton, Dep uty Commander of the G. A. R., Charles A. Snyder, Assistant adjutant Geueral, G. A. R., Thomas J. Stew rrt, Adjutant General of the State. Among the survivors residing in Danville are: Postmaster Charles P. Harder; Captain George Lovett, John E. Roberts, I. T. Patton, Benton B. Brown. John lokes, John Wertman, Elijah Wertman, George Jackson, J. VV. DeShay, Edward I). Smith, E. K. Hale, O. G. Melliu, Johu Sechler and Joseph L. Frame. Postmaster C. P. Harder was drum mer boy iu Captain Young's company aud is on record in the regiment as the youngest soldier serving during the Civil War in the years between 'til and The reunion will convene in G. A. R. Hall at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. At 7:30 there will be a camp fire in the Court House. This, tho public in cluding tho ladies, are cordially in vited to attend. The affair will wind up with a banquet at the Mon tour House. Grave Robbers at Work. The attempt at grave-robbing made in the Harmony cemetery, Milton, sometime between Friday and Sunday is arousing the keenest interest, and a determined effort to ferret out the offender or offenders i> being made. The motive of the ghouls is beyond conception, as the plot in which the excavation was made contains no bod ies of recent burial. The work of the ghouls was discov ered Sunday forenoon. An excavation to the depth ot nearly two feet had been made 111 the Woodliug family plot. Several vases were upturned, and alongside tlio excavation was found a shovel. On this were whit tled the initial.-) "F. W.," and the cemetery officials believe that with this clue they may bo able to run down the guilty parties. It is evident that the ghoul was disturbed in his work and took flight for safety forgi t ting the shovel in his hurry. The ex cavation is an evidont attempt at the opening of one of the Woodling graves. It lias been suggested that perhaps the intention of the diggers was not to remove the dead, but that they in tended to secretly deposit in the grave the remains of a child or other person which they desired to conceal. What ever the purpose the good citizens of the town are righteously indignant at the fact that, so unhallowed a thing as the desecration of a grave should have been perp--trat«'d in that community. Exhibits Will be the Best. "The entries are coming in very sat isfactorily," remarked Secretary A. N. Yost in speaking of the coming Bloomsburg fair which will be the mecea for people for miles around next week. "While it is too early to determine exactly how large the cattle exhibits will be yet we can already st ite that the exhibits of fancy work, etc , will be far above the average. The exhibits already in for these departments are exceedingly large. Everything ismov ing along nicely and every indica tion augats a large and successful lair. "The attractions will he lUany and varied and a good time is assured all who attend. The track is being i lac ed iu exc llent condition and there is no doubt but that there will lie -ome good racing and fast time is assured. With the Weather Man giving the town favorable weather, this year - fair, considering the financial condi tion of the country and particularly this immediate section, should be the largest and best in the Association's history. Professor H. P. Patton. Professor H. IV Patton, the temper ance Advocate, who some two months ago held forth in this city with the "Kssicks" as musicians will reappear here toward the last of the week. He expects to speak at \\ ashington\t lh' and White Hall Friday and Saturday, respectively, sp ndingSunday in Dan vill<'. A large number of Danville peoph will attend the Milton Fair today. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being 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 cute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description INSTALLATION OF PiSTIIH Ii<■ v. .J. E. Ilutclii.-oii was installed us pastor of Mahoning Presbyterian hurcli la<t night. The large church was well filled on the occasion, the servio s which 1" trail at 7 :.'io and con tinut d for nearly two hours, being in tensely interesting. The Rev. Welling E. Thomas, D. D., Moderator ol the Northumberland Presbytery presided at the installa t ion The sermon was preached by the He v. Dr. (). 11. Bruce of Jersey Shore. The text was from Matthew, 11:4: "(jo show John those things which you do hear and see." John was iu prison. He was troubled with doubts a- to the Mask r. He was unjustly iin pi isoned and ho could not reconcile his unhappy condition with divine oversight and justice. It was to quiet l.'is doubts that Christ, addressing the disciples, made use ot the words of the text. The speaker very happily applied them to the conditions ot every day life. There are many doubt ers in the world today—siucere men who like John of old are much troubl ed.Charity should be exercised iu deal ing with these and every Christian, secure iu his own faith, should em brace as one ot the objects of his life a desire to dispel doubt iu others. Rev. Dr. William H. Roberts of Williamsport delivered the charge to the congregation. The Rev. Dr. G. W. Gilland of Shamokiu charged the pastor. Both addresses were practical and to the point. Miss Margaret Am merman rnudorod a solo: "The Lord is my Light." The installation of the Rev. Hutchi son naturally suggests the long line ot predecessors who have officiated at the M iboning Presbyterian church along with many other points of interest connected with this and the Grove Presbyterian clinrcli. The history of the two congregations are very cur iously dovetailed together. The Ma honing congregation, however, is the old and original one, worshiping for nearly seventy-five years on the site of the present Grove church. Ac cording to early records still extant the congregation is at least 118 years old. During the ministry of Dr. Yeo mans, in 1852, the congregation uui ted in building the present commodious church on Ferry street. About this time the congregation numbered 32a communicants. Keeping pace with the development of the iron industries the town grew rapidly and the church in the grove was becoming too small. After long and careful deliberation a majority of the congregation decided that it would be for the host interest of the church to abandon the old site and select a central location within the limits of the town. The uew ■hurcli was erected and dedicated on the Hith day ot November 1854. For one year, less fifteen days, the congregation as a whole worshiped in lie new church. The congregation as i whole, it is true,approved of the re moval and assisted in the erection of lie new church, but there was a large »nd respectful minority of members uid adherents on the North side who preferred the old site, which was en learcd to tlietn by many associations. Thus an application was made to Pres jytery for a new organization, which was granted. The pastorate of Dr. Yeotnansat the lew church extended for over a period if eighteen years. He died at his lonie in this place in 1S(?:5 aged til fears. After a vacancy of about two rears the Rev. William E. Ijatns was chosen to succeed Dr. Yeomans, being ust illed May J, ISGS. \iev. Ijatns in turn w.v succeeded by the Rev. Alex mder B. Jack, who eutorcd upon his luties as pastor-elect iu January 2, 18(>S). ll' l was installed April 21 and ■ontinued in this relation until the 28th of .Tune, 1574. Mis rare gifts and aloqneut speech attracted large audi ences. During his pastorate the manse was built at a cost of over SIO,OOO. Mr. Jack's successor was the Rev. Thomas R. Beeber, who was called in June, 1 assumed charge of I lie con gregation July t and was installed Oc tober 27. Rev. Beeber's pastorate continued until 1880, when he was succeeded by the Rev. Robert L. Stewart, who re mained in cbatge ten years. During this period in 18S5 the Mahoning ciiureh i lebratid it- centennial an / At tli ■ i xpiratiou of Rev. SiewEit's pastorate, June 1, 1S1K), the pulpit re mained vacant for one year, when the Rev. W 1. Stcans, I>. IX, was called. The latter was installed June 1,11891, mi continued a- pastor eleven years. For over a year following Jape 1, 1902 the |iiil|iit was vacant. The. Rev. J. K. Hutchison, the pastor instilled, preached his first sermon as pastor elect on September Ist. In the interval following lie b.i- sustained himself ad mirably and is very popular with bis congregation, lie i- a keen original think* r, ] <-s. -sing a-fine command of language and a good delivery. , Rev. Hutchison eamo to Danville from 11 win. Westmoreland county, will i h was | istot "112 ih l ' Presbyter ian Church for over nine years; that being his first charge. He was; born in Washington county and graduated from Washington and JefTersoy Col lege in 1890 with honors, takiiig the prize in English Literature. ; After spending a veal' in travel he entered the Western Theological Seminary, graduating in 1894.
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