Hulls Paper —.For the Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $i PER YEAR Dll. IKYINti H. JENNINGS, Office ll<>ur* 9 A. M to 12 .»/ 1»4 MM St., 1 I'. .»/. to U /'. M. Danville. Pa. 1 Mill 1.1"/., >1 l>. 4"J • Mil I DASVII.I K, I'A. ihst-nses «»f the Stomach and Intestines a Specialt v | ylt \\ . »'. AMiI.K, DENTIST On- it L: Mil l STKKKT. c-otli Kvtraeteil without l'«ln. . Town aml Hritl«e Work it Specialty, 112 ijiiliip I ultlitli'• 1»»:«*«t untl most Improved 1 list run .-ill - mill |»r< -1 ar«*U lo i \i rule I lie most ililtk-ult work. DH. C. H. REYNOLDS DEN'I IST - 288 Mill -- St., Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its brandies. Charges M.Migrate and"l Wurfe (intrHliteed K»tah district has expressed himself as heartily in favor of the thirty-five foot channel in the Delaware river. The proposed channel means mach for Philadelphia ami in a lesser degree for the entire state. Next winter's buckwheat cake crop will be limited. The reports from Columbia county noted for its fine Brum indicate that the buckwheat harvest will be very light. While the Fair is in progress four teen eiiis are being kept constantly running on the Bloomsburg trolley 1 i ne. See the Murray iV Maekey Company at the Opera House tonight. The smallpox epidemic has not been stamped out in this state. It behooves the health authorities to be on the alert. The report circulated that the Mil ton fair would he held next week ow ing to the fair being spoiled by wet weather last week is not correct. The twenty-ninth annual conven tion of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School association was opened yester day at Scranton. The firemen of the state were drenched to the -kin during the parade at Allentown. There is one consola tion, it is not the first time that the knights of the nozzle have been soak ed. The Nanticoko Justice of the Peace who offers to give trading stamps to couples who give him the job of marrying them is certainly abreast of the times. Montour county is a county of roads and it goes without saying that most of them are poor roads. But the spiiit of improvement is being cultivated. The University of Michigan has 22 1 college presidents among its alumni, ! and, wliat is more interesting in this 1 autumnal weather II foot ball coaches, remarks the Detroit Journal. Harrisburg is building houses by the , hundreds. Wilkesbarre, Scran ton and K iding are doing I lie - one. The locomotive engineers ot the !' titimore and Ohio railroad have or ganized a brass baud There are 28 ph-eex in the organization. Kw s vcleijl in the county should oltsi .«ut ninti Arbor day, '•ctober 16. Railroads at after young men to become firemen, and preferably those whose fathers are engineers. Such y.iung men are mote interested in ; if*ir wuik, it i - said, than others. Should the w at her steal a march on the KOOM -bone man, it would be the joke of the season. Soon there will be no Christians left for the Turks to si inghter. At the Milton Fair last week 18,000 chickens were exhibited, the largest aggregation of farm yard Iwauties evei assembled in Pennsylvania. And yet , g«s are thirty cents a dozen. Trout fry is plenty. Hut will they be permitted to grow big enough to fry. That's the question the sporting fishermen would lik> to know. Last week's rains caused heavy losses to agricultural fair associations. At any rate the crop report indicates enough to eat during the winter On account of continued trouble with In- help, E. O. Spindler, of the Shamokin stocking factory, has decid ed to move his plant to Lowell.Mass. Milton is trying to secure a new silk industry. Now that, the leaves arc falling thick and fast let the burning nuis ance be stopped. St itistics goto show that almost 10 par cent, of Uncle Sam's pensioners reside in Pennsylvania. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WIT 11 ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 48—NO 41. sdlooi. iiutitii IX SUSHIS The School Board held a regular meetiug Monday. There was but lit tle business on hand aud the session was a short one. Treasurer M. H. Schiam presented his report, which showed a balance on hand of #12,818.70. On motion the Secretary was order ed to purchase a desk for Professor Dieffeuhacher. The Superintendent's report for tho first month of school shawsa registra tion of 1243., the same as the first month'last year. There are 149 pupils in the High School. Tho registration for the other grades is as follows: First Ward, 28r»; Second Ward. 2751; Third Ward, 30'.i; Fourth Ward, 1!I4 ; Welsh Hill, 27. The average attend ance was 117t>. Cases of tardiness, j 2 U.j. The following directors were pros- j ent at Monday's meeting: Keefer, Byerly, Hancock,Fischer,Werkheiser, j Pursel, Greene, Burns and Orth. The following bills were ordered paid: Roberts & Mock sl77.S»:t O. H. Sohmid 808.14 Maynard Merrill & Co 28.fi3 J. Doster & Sons . . . H().o{) Standard Gas Co. .. .4*' John Hixsou Hi.114 B. W. Peters 25.00 U. L. Gordy 1.57 J. H. Colo lit. 7it Two Hawks in Captivity. A chicken hawk would be one of the last things that a person would think of selecting for a pet, yet the fact re mains that the hawk is an intelligent bird aud may be tamed with some de gree of success. There are two fine specimens at the Hospital for the Insane. which are ! kept on the lawn near the front of the building One of the hawks was rap tured at Pilgrim's Rest, Or Thotup- : son's farm near Moon shurg,two yearn j ago. The bird had swooped down to carry off a chicken and was in the act of rising when it became entangled in j a barbed wire fence. The hawk was taken alive by the farmer's wife after ; a desperate fight in which the woman j was nearly worsted. The other hawk confined on the grounds was shot bv Dr. I. H. Jennings of this city, about a year ago. Its injury, which was barely sufficient to cripple it, did not prove serious and the bird, like its ( companion has thrived. The hawks have become accustomed to captivity and do not object in tie least to being caressed. Each is pro vided with a low perch which it roosts a t ntiui t *«i^ir»riur» away is a large cage which the hawks occupy at night. As darkness ap proaches, the stout cord attached to the leg is loosed. The birds make no effort to get away, but of themselves fly or walk directly to the cage. The hawks.are of the red tail species; tle y have become quite a fixture and add to the interest of the gtounds. Legacy of Twenty Thousand Dollars. Rev. Dr. M. L Shindel of this city, a director of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove,yesterday received a com munication from.l 1. Woodruff, dean of the institution, stating that by the terms of the will of the late Rev. Reuben Hill, D. D , formerly Prof essor in Mt. Airy Seminary, Susque hanna University has fallen heir to $20,000 or over. Tlie executor* and trustees under the will are the Lehigh Valley Trust aud Sate Deposit Company, who filed a report on the 2'Jth flay of June I sun. to the effect that the total amount of inventory was $-11,583.H1 and tint the value of the estate after deducting the expenses of settling was £ 10,1i71.'.'1. The Susquehanna University is an equal heir with the Lutheran Mission and Church Extension Sue. ty. The widow <>f Dr. Hill died 01 Sun day, October Ith, and the fund- will now he available very soon. '1 he directors of the Univetsity feel much encouraged owing to the fact that the legacy become* available at this time when they are putting forth everv effort in the direction ol the "Million dollar fund" movement. Hydraulic 0 der Press Busy. The heavy storm of last week hoo'i no n lv .ill the apples off the tr e i iind the hydraulic crier pres-; ir 11 »over Bros. has been quite busy this week dispo nig of the windfall. The press goes t«> work when the planing mill starts, at 7 a. m.and continues in op eration until 7 :30 p. in. On l uesd iv betweeu tho hours nam ed 2'J loads were brought to the null and turned into cider. This was tho biggest (lavs' work of tin* season, the product of tho press being 2'.10H un ions. Yesterday gallons were produced. From IK.W on the daily product of tli»* mill will gradually gIOW lt'Sh. There is only a medium crop of ap ples this year and the average daily product of cidur is smaller than last | season. R—visitiug Danville. J H Frees, of Wyoming, formerly section foreman of the 1). 1•• & • railroad here, joined his wife on a visit with relatives in th.s city yes terday. Mr. Frees, who was transfer red by the 1). 1- W Company from this city on AuKust '»th last, st at*-s that lie is very pleasantlv situated at Wyoming and likes the place very ' much. Till- BOAT j Bert Orth.the well-known barber of j South Danville, catue within an aco of losing his lifo while sailing Mon day. There was a fifteen foot floor! oil and the river was a raging torrent. Orth's boat upset and clinging to the upturned craft lie was swept on for it quarter of a mile and rescued just as i he was about to give up the struggle. It was during the afternoon. Kig iging up his canoe Bert notwithstand l ing the high water set out for a sail. He crossed tho river and returned, i He was sailing backwards and tor : wards just below the bridge when in manipulating the sail he was thrown to one side by the forco of the wind with the result tint the canoe capsiz j ed and he was thrown into the swirl j ing waters. He was some 50 yards out ! and the accident was witnessed by i several persons on shore. As the boat went over he clutched one side of it. He sank oat of sight, i however, but the next moment reap peared and endeavored to right the boat. From that moment on the strug gle was a desperate on \ the drown ing man literally clutching at straws to save his life. When the canoe cap*iz d Arthur Mverly and Edward Hummer jumped into a boat and rowed out to rescue the struggling man. H<) was swept along so fast thut despite the most rapid rowing the two mi u were un able to overtake him until they were fully a quarter of mile below where the canoe capsized. Meanwhile the scene was thrilling in the extreme. While the two men in pursuit bent to the oars straining every nerve, the drowning man time and again sank below the rapiil wat ers. Each time lie was given up for lost, but reappeared. Once he succeed ed in getting into the canoe hut the little craft went, over again aud he w lost i:i the wide eurre it Rising a .in the best he could do was to clutch the boat aud endeavor to hang on until overtaken by the rescuers. Hu every time he seized the boat it overturned and it was more than once upside down with the struggling man underneath. When near the ripples the rescuing boat came along side and Orth at tie point of exhaustion was pulled on board and brought to shore. | able to walk to his home but last even ing was consideraly broken up over his fearful adventure and long >trtig gle in the water. Will Rebuild Election Booths. The election booths throughout the county are generally in badjMmdition decided to give them an overhauling. The work will probably begin during the present week. There are few, if any, of the booths which will not have to be practically rebuilt. The corrugated iron of which they are constructed has at many places been badly eaten by the rust so that neither roofs nor sides are any longer impervious to the weath r. The booths all need new roofs and fronts; not a few will have to have new sides also. In re-ioofing galvaniz ed iron will take the place of cor rugated iron as more durable. For the fronts brick tin or some other kind of building metal will be employed. In rebuilding paper will be used on the inside to render the booths warmer in winter. The repairs, which will in volve painting, will constitute a pretty big job and entail considerable ex pense. fine Weather Invites Truancy. The fine autumnal weather ot the last few days has proven very allur ing to the school boys and unless their scruples are especially strong they are apt to yield to the temptation to play truant. There wore four ot these derelicts at largo yesterday, representing the Second and Third Wards. '1 ruant olticer Young, however, was in hot pursuit and although the hoys led him a long and devious chase he rounded them up in the end and took them all back to school. Tiiero was hut little truancy during September; October, it seems, has brought a different state of affairs and ihe truant olticer has had to be pretty vigilant to keep the hoys in school. Full From an Apple Tree. Oscar Eburly uf Riverside met with a painful accident last evening, which will no doubt incapacitate him for work lor some time. He climbed upon a ftll apple tree for the purpose ot picking some choice apples While at work near the top one of the branches broke anil lie fell to the ground. In bis fall he struck one of the lower limbs with his side sustaining a painful injury. The probability is that one or more of his ribs are fractured even if he has es caped more serious injury. Dr. Smith was called. Sawinski— Oliver. Miss Ella Oliver of this city and Joseph Sawinski ot Berwick, wen united in the hoiv bonds of matrinionv yesterday. The ceremony « peitorin ed in St Joseph's 1 ' itli'tlie I'hurchal i ia. in. by Itcv. I'at her M I ') Ke.illy Miss Catharine Kiffel wa* bride-man and William L ivrtt. best mm i Alter the eereinuiH a reception \\ a -1 held at the home of the bride. Mil t 1 street. L i-t evening the Imppv e .uph r ! left, for Herwi< k where tlu > will side. I)AXVIM,K. I>A.. Till ItSDAV (X TOI'.KI! 15. I!»o:t. \miiTEii The committee appointed by the Board of Trade began the circulation of a petition la.-t night asking that an ordinance he enacted requiring Mill street to be paved. The committee as far as they went were very received and signers were procured without any difficulty. The petition reads as follows: To the Chief Burgess and Town Council of the Borough ot Danville. The petition of the undersigned re spectfully represents that Whereas, Tho Legislature of tho Com monwealth of Pennsylvania passed an Act on the 2;ird day of April,lßß9 pro viding that from and after the passage of this act the Council of any in corporated borough of this Common wealth shall have tho power to re quire by ordinance and cause to be paved, curbed or macadamized with brick,stone or other suitable materials any public street or thoroughfare or parts thereof, which is now or may be hereafter laid out and opened in any of said boroughs and collect in the manner h-reinafter provided, two thirds of the cost and expenses of tho ~kiii' from the owners of the real estate bounding or abutting thereon bv au nqual assessment on the feet front bounding or abutting as aforesaid; < »id assessment to be estimated by the Street Commissioner or person in charge of said work or other compet ent authority designated by the Coun cil of said borough. Provided that the council of any such borough shall not require or cause to bo paved any street or thoroughfare except upon the petition of two-thirds of tho owners of prop erty representing not less th in two thirds of the number of feet of the properties fronting or abutting on said street or thoroughfare, or the part thereof proposed to lie paved and pro viding further as to the means of en forcing and collecting such assess- ments, &c. After this follows the petition prop er. The Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to call upon property owners in the interest of the street paving project yesterday continued it-- labor with decided success. There wa> not a single instance in which it wa» "turned down." A very few prop erty owners for plausible reasons de ferred signing the petition until a day or so later. Practically, the committee made a clean sweep and all doubt is now removed as to whether or not street paving c in lie accomplished. A considerable Mi.U inittee will probably complete its work today or tomorrow. Following tin' Act of Assembh <'ii which it is based the petition, which is addressed to Council, reads as fol lows : "That the undersigned are abutting owners of property on the line of Mill street, a thoroughfare in the Borough of Danville and for the interest of themselves and the benefit of the said Borough and its inhabitants are de-ir ous of having the said thoroughfare of Mill street paved with vitrified brick in accordance with the provisions ot said Act of Assembly. ' If. therefore, the requisite number and extent of property owners abut ting on -aid thoroughfare or parts thereof appear upon the petition your body is respectfully asked to pass an ordinance with the provisions ol the said Act of Assembly ordaining that the said thoroughfare or parts theiool as may be determined upon shall he paved as aforesaid. Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Stonge ot Grov unia wore tendered a pleasant surprise party Tuesday evening in honor of the twenty-filth anniversary of their wed ding. Dancing was the principal form of amusement indulged in. A fine sup per was a feature of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Stonge were the recipients of many handsome presents. Among those i>rt^sc*tit were the fol lowing: Mi- and Mrs. John S. Mensch, Mr. and Mrs. William Mensch, -T. H. Mensch, L. H. Boody, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bleclier, Mr. and Mrs. William Fern, 11. D. Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Diet/, Messrs. Heller and Fas coe, Mr. and Mrs George Somers,Hoy Fern, Walter Mcllenrv, James Kishel, Charles Mullen, Mrs. A. 11. Fisher, Misses Maggie Johns and Floreuco Tanner. Destroyed by Fire. The ham on the farm owned hy John Kase and tenanted hy George Craw ford. Mayberry township,was destroy ed hy tire Tuesday niuht. The farm is one of a hundred acres or more and the barn was large in proportion. The fire was discovered about H::50 o'clock. All the upper por tion of the barn was then in Hames, but the stahies below were compara -1 rively free from lire All the live stock were saved, but the season s crops along with a lot ot valuable machine)y,including a - It-hinder and farm wagons belonging to the tenant tell a prey to the tlames. The origin of the tire is enshrouded in mystfi v Mr Kase carried a small insurance on the h a in, hut the tenant had no insurance The total lo>s i e-tiniafeil at in ally f'IOOO. The light of ttie tire wa- distinctly visible from this '• ity iPHRSONVL Oeoige Steinbrenner of Wilkesbarre, spent Sunday at the homo of his mother, Kit Front street. Mr. and M ■*. Alvin Marks of Ber wick, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Herbert Myerly of Berwick, spent Sunday at his home on East Front street. William Hartman of Shickshinny, spent Sunday with his family on Grand street. Frank Kear of Berwick, spent Sun day in this city. § Fred Hornberger of Berwick, spent Sunday with his parents on Cooper street Dr. John Yorks ot Philadelphia, was a guest over Sunday at the Yorks home, Church street. I. C. Miller returned home from "a visit to Philadelphia last evening. Mrs. William Amesbury and daught er Myra, of Wilkesbarre are visiting Mrs. William Amesbury, Bloom street. Mrs. Jennie Marshall left yesterday for a visit iu Philadelphia. Mrs. Harry Harvey and daughter, Miriam, of Shamokin, visited friends in Danville yesterday. Dr. Walter Drumheller, who has been attending to Dr. (J. O. Roberts' practice during the latter's illness, returned at noon to his home at Dan ville. —Shamokin Herald. H T., Gross attended the Blooms ■burg fair yesterday. S. E. Yeager. Mayberry township, left yesterday for Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kellar spent yesterday in Bloomsburg. Mrs. A. H. VVoolley visited friends in Siinlmry yesterday. Mrs. James Dailey left yesterday for a visit at Union Furnace. Halph Fotilk transacted business in Bloomsburg yesterday. Mr. and Mr>. Harry Little of New Mexico, were gu< st- yesterday at the home of rf. J. W< lliver, Mill street. Mr Little who i- a son of Judge li. W. Little I- employed with the Greene ('onsnlidat' d Ooppt r company. William Ga.-kinK of the Battleship Indiana, visiting his parents on W» -1 Mahoning street. M#.-. William Pease of Philadelphia is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mis. (I F Smith, Mill street. Alfred K Lee, Jr , of Orwigsburg, arrived it this city last evening, for a visit with his uncle, I. C. Lee, West Mahoning street. 8 this city yesterday attending the Sawinski-t lliver wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers of Minify, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. J Wei liver. F. «.,» Hartman was in Berwick yes terday. El ward Ps of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived ii ?ity yesterday. Miss Ida Goldsmith is visiting friends in Bloomsburg. Miss Laura Peyton is \isiting rela tives at llarrisburg. Joseph Law was in Sunbnry yester day. F. H Vantian transacted business in Milton yesterday. Mrs H. Maz- all, Montour Kow, -pent yesterday at Georgetown. Edward Yeager was in Bloomsburg < yesterday. Samuel Bailey was in Sunburv yes- ' terday. I). O. Sweitzer of Milton, transact ed business in this city yesterday. F. (}. Peters returned homo from a visit to Philadelphia last evening. Simon P. W'olverton, .Tr., of Sun bury, arriv d at this city last evening on the 5 :•">*> ♦.rain Mrs. John W'olverton of Sunburv ar rived at South Danville last evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bucher. Miss Agnes Murphy, Riverside, is visiting friends in Harrisburg. Mrs. Alfred Bigler of Clearfield, is guest at the home of M. G. Young man, Bloom street. Edward Leo the well known base ball player arrived in this city from Du Bois yesterday. New Roof on Tubiug Works. Work yesterday was begun on the new roof at the Structural Tubing Works. A large portion of the plant will have to tie placed under a new covering. The corrugated iron placed on the roof Id years ago owing to the action <>t sulphur is eaten through at many places The aslu-stos roofing used on a por | tion of the plant, proves more service | able than iron, but in rerooting the I part which now needs repairing the company has decided to use a patent roofing known a- rubberoid. It is not considered fireproof, but. it has very durable qualities which have been siti>factorily demonstrated by repeat ed trials. The New Porch. The carpenters, Levi Sechler and .Icseph V. Sechler, completed their wink on the new p irchat the Montour House yest*'rdav and it is now ready ; for tli painters The p ircli is a very it.it piece nt wori* an.l when embel lished with paint will no doubt add much l" the i|ipearan " ~t' the line old hostelry. lira OF COMER THOMAS ' Joiner Thomas,the well-known com poser and musical director of this city, j died suddenly Monday eve. The new- I of his death proved a great surprise. Very few people knew that the de ceased was in the least indisposed. The fact is, however, that he took his bed last Saturday. He was not known to be seriously ill, however, and his death, which occurred about 7 o'clock Monday eve, was the last thing that was expected by the public. Qomer Thomas was born in Potts ville, fifty eight years ago. He lived nearly his entire life in Danville. He was a brother-in-law of Dr. Parry,the celebrated composer of Wales,and was himself a composer of ability. Ho was also widely known as a musical dir ector and a dealer in pianos, organs and other musical instruments. For many years he maintained music rooms in this city; latterly he conducted branch stores in Bloomsburg and Sun- bury. Gomer Thomas was devoted to his profession. He was a generous man aud time and again during his life lie gave his valuable services as musical director without recompense to help along some worthy enterprise design ed as a benefit for some church or oth er institution. Just recently lie agreed to act as musical director in the forth coming production of Pinafore aud at the time of his death was preparing to begin rehearsals. His demise leaves a vacancy in Danville,which may not soon be filled. The deceased is surviv ed by his wife and one son, Edward P. Thomas, who holds a position in Cleveland. Fair is on, Greatest Ever. There never was a day so fair, But some dissenters would be there. Yet one would have a hunt more difficult than for the proverbial needle in the haystack to find a man so ut terly devoid of Fair spirit as to be classed with the dissenters. Bettor weather never greeted the opening days of an Annual Fair of the Colum bia County Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical Association than that which now holds out every prospect for a re^oid-breaking week. Not a cloud could be seen in the heavens yesterday, a happy augury for every body and everything connected with the greatest social affair of the year in this section of the Statu. For it is a social affair, where frieuds meet frieuds and renew old acquaintances. The old folks meet with glad com ments on the Fairs of years ago and recall with nlrt»QnrA thn vnon&ts course. But it is a good old time for all and all are happy. No one ever goes to tne Fair unhappy, at least as far as appearances go, but if any are not happy they soon get into the spirit. No room at the Fait for any who are afraid to drop a little into the pockets of the gentlemen who must make up here for the strong weeks of preced ing fairs. Tl.e fakir is a jolly good fellow who wants nothing but money and lie is there in all his glory. All kinds of eating places as usual, the exhibition building filled with displays of extraordinary attractive ness. rt'.ie races will be of decided in terest a number of good horses being entered. The live stock exhibit is of unusual merit and everything else shows that this is the best beginning ever made by the Bloom-burg Fair. A continuance of fair weather will mean the greatest crowd today tho fair lias over known. On the inside of the iuclosnro the first attractions are the poultry exhibi tions. These are attracting consider able attention as all kinds of poultry are to be seen. Ingoing through tho stables whero the cows, sheep, hogs, horses and a lone goat are to bo seen, as in other years, this is about the same. The ex hibition building is the main attrac tion, and never before has it been as tastily decorated or have so many ex hibitions occupied booths as this year. When one comes to the curio display we see one of the best parts of tin* Fair, for here are exhibited curiosi ties that are well wortl the time to examine—war relics, ancient candle sticks, spinning wheels, Indian relics, old portraits, clocks, Chinaware and hundreds of other articles. In this class t lie re is a can of peaches that was on exhibition at the first Colum bia County Fair, and ii still bears the tag of that Fair. In classes No. 24, 20, 2»5, there are luces, quilts, fancy aprons and hem stitched work, which readily catches the eye of the women, while the dis play of big pumpkins, corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., brings crowds of the tillers of the soil miles to see. Taking all in all, the exhibits arc the best that have been on the grounds for years, and are the kind that make the Columbia County Fair tamous. Hut this is not all you'll see, for, a> usual, the ground is full of tents, ■vliere the fakir with his " littlo game is plying his trade, the showmen with their strong men and trained dogs are doing a rushing business, while the candy man, with gum drops and pea nuts takes the babies pennies. Hut, j tor all, everybody that can will see the Fair today with all its attractions. Welcomed by Many Friends. Dr. J. .1. Kline of AUentown, was welcomed by many of his old friends in tin-- city yesterday. I)r Kline will remain in Danville for several days, lie is a guest at Hotel Haldy. KSTAItLTSHED IN' 1855 THE CENTENNIAL The centennial anniversary ar the , Ridgeville church on Sunday proved • to he a well-attended and successful allair. Iho event was the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Lutheran and Reformed congroga ; tions which worship in the church and einbrac d the two dates, 1 SOU and ; 11)03. The church was beautifully decorat ed with flowers ferns and leaves in addition to the colors of each denom ination. There was a large attendance, morning and evening and much in terest was shown iu the s. The program was carried out with special credit to the participants. The first half of the morning service was in the English language, conduct ed by the Rev. C. D. Lerch, pastor of the Reformed congregation; the last half was iu German, conducted by tl.e Rev. W. E. Weuner, pastor of the Lutheran congregation. Special music was rendered by a union choir with fine effect. The choir of St. John's Lutheran church, this city, was present and rendered several choice selections, which were highly appreciated, especially by the older members who are more conversant with the German language. The German address was delivered in the morning, by Rev. Wenner. It abounded in many excellent thoughts having reference to "Christ, the Cor ner Stone of tho Church." The English address was delivered by Rev. Lerch. It was also a very fine discourse appropriate to the occas ion, which had as its theuie, "The Simplicity of Best Beginnings." At evening each pastor delivered an address in English,setting forth "The Perplexities of Early Church Work" and"The Necessity of maintaining i the Ancient Landmarks of Christian i Labor." Letters of greeting from Revs. Will iam 0. Schaeffer, Ph. D., Chambers hurg, and F. H. Fisher of Philadel phia, both former pastors of the Re formed side were read and listened to with a high degree of interest. The letters abounded in noble words of en couragement to remain faithful until the end and accomplish still greater tilings .for the Blessed Master. The occasion was ono which will be long remembered by the two congrega tions of St. James church at Ridge ville. Ntw Law Affrctine Eorough Assessors, By the provisions of a law passed by tiie legislature borough ward as the adjustment of all assessments. The statute was drafted by Hon. H. O. Haag, of Schuylkill county, with a view ot obliterating the complaints aud difficulties in the matter of as sessments as they were made under the act of May 8, 1881). Under the Haag law it is provided 'That in making the valuation of property the assessors ot all wards shall act as a board ot assessors and such board of assessors shall make the assessments of all the subjects of tax ation in the borough for borough, school, district and county purposes and return thereof shall be made to the county commissioners,as now pro vided by law, subject to revision by the county commissioners." Heretofore each ward assessor fixed the valuation of property in his own ward, without consultation with the assessors ot the other wards. The re sult was that some assessors placed a much higher valuation on property than others did on real estate of like value,causing tie' county commission ers much annoyance and work in ad justing the assessments. The Haag law will reduce these difficulties to a minimum. As to Street Paving. During an interview Saturday Amos j Va-tine. President of Council, stated that so fir as he knew no petition as yet has been putin circulation by the property owners interested asking that Mill and Bloom streets bo pav ed as advocated by some of our pro gre-sivo citizens. Such a petition from the majority ot property owuei> along tho two streets named 1- es sential before auythiug can be done and Council is patiently waiting. Mr. Vastine savs Council desires to be progressive and lias taken the in itiative, showing that the Borough is willing to shoulder its -hare ot the eo-t of street paving and that it is now up to the property owners to re veal their attitude toward the im- provement. As soou as a petition is received signed by the majority of property owners along the .-treets to he paved Council will proci < d to enact a paving ordinance and to invite bids for brick. A good deal ot valuable time has already been lost; if there is much more delay street paving will he out of the question this fall. Magnificent Antlers. Harry Billmeyer, of Washington vilie, presented Proprietor Irvin Sny der, of the Exchange Hotel, ssith a beautiful pair of elk's antlers that measure ninety inches from tip to tip. This is a very valuable present and i vallied at fully fifty dollars. Mr. Sny der is naturally quite proud of his pres ent and says that he would not take three times the value of the antlers tor them. —Blooms burg Daily. 08 PRINTING Th< office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and ! tancy tvpe and job material ! generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he - is prepared at all times to ex jcute in the neatest manner •JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description jRETI'RNEI) I Richard Butler,a pioneer iron work er who left tin-city thirty-seven years ago, i.i revisiting Danville. Mr. But ler 'M case forms a touching illustration of how unstable, fleeting and little to be relied upon the things of this life are. I'rovious to tlie War Mr. Butler was employed at the blast furnaces owned by Grove Bros., later the property of Waterman and Beaver. His residence here covered many years during which ho enjoyed the acquaintance and friendship of the leading men of Dan ville and vicinity. When about 43 years of age he removed with his fam ily to Jasper County, Indiana. Here he went to farming and prospered. As years advanced, however, death began to play sad havoc with his hopes. A i -on and daughter died. Seven yearn I ago his son, John, the only surviving child, left for the Klondike and never returned. He was long ago given up as lost. The fiual stroke fell on the old man last January when the wife of his youth who went west with him was removi d by death. This left Mr. Butler now oil the verge of 80 years so tar as wife and children weru concern ed entirely alone in the world. His home in the west had no longer any charm. His mind reverted to his old home in the East and he found consolation in the thought that tliere were triciuls remaining tliere whose companionship would cheer the few remaining years of life. He accord ingly sold his farm and arranged his affairs tor a long absence. Mr. Butler was seen at James Dailey's by a representative of the Morning News yesterday and tie was jin a very dejected mood. He had ' traveled nearly a thousand miles only to find himself quite as much alone in the town where he started in life as in the west where his later years were spent. He said he had expected to find many of his old friends and fellow workmen remaining, hut Daniel Mor gan, superintendent, John Tooley, engineer, Frederick Carodisky, James jVlaguire and Patrick Doyle, "keep ers" of the furnaces, all are gone. In fact, of our entire population the only ones surviving with whom he had any acquaintance are James Welsh, James Connelly, Sr., John Tonhig, and Samuel and Michael Powers, the lat ter probably the oldest resident in Danville being ( J5 vears of age. The old mau declared that he felt like a strauger in Danville and that ho had no heart to remain. He did not know where lie would go nest. me painters ar tnc 112.