Hone Paper —For ilie line Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR DR. IKYING H. .JENNINGS, Office Honrs 9 A. M to 1-2 M W Mill Il\ M.to UP. M Danville, Pa. 42."> Mii.i. ST., Danvillk, I'A. Diseases of ttie Stomach itnil Intesiine* a Specialty | yi. \V. I*. AS«LE, DENTIST- On-'H'K -18 Mill M-KKKT. reth Kxtraoled without I'aln Crown Hiitl ISridge Wor 1 . a !»«»<• 1 1. Ki|iilpi" ii « 'Ui the latest ami most improved InHtrumeuts fttid prepared t»» cxrcutethc moKl difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOI DS DENTIST.— 288 Mill - St., Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all it* brand »•- Charges Moderate and "<1 wor. tinarHiiteed Established I'IUIHiNSEH MiWS. Butchering will soon bo tlio rage. The 11ino for out door work is draw ing to a close. Examine the chimneys before light ing the furnace. The man and the game bird are 11i*rti» - to the usual autumn tragedies. The autumnal foliage just at pres ent is at its pfettiest. Columbia County Republicans will not be represented on the ballot at the Noiember election because of their failure to take out certificates of nomination paper*. The only way in which they can vote at the election is to wiite in thu natne of their candi date. The chestnut crop is reported to be fully ripe and the sarrouuding hills will now be fall of harvesters. Walk all you can at this season of the year. The air is braciDg and the exercise is worth tous of medicine. Opinions differ on most subjects, but there is a singular, not to say amazing, unanimity in the opinion that the verdict of the South Carolina jury which acquitted .laines H. Till man ot the murder of Editor Gouzales was a travesty on justice. Such ver dicts bieed anarchy inevitably, for they teach that justi< • is dead and violence and lawlessness enthroned in its place. There are now 1025 pupils at the Indian school at Carlisle, and more are desirous of being admitted. Even the chipmonks laughed at the sample of nimrods who went to the woods on the first day of the season. The most important thing for the politicians to aim at during the com ing two weeks is the bringing out of the vote on election day. Every citiz en ought to record his vote, it is a duty that should not be neglected. October weather has been both good and bad, notwithstanding the sun spots. Tuberculosis is working havoc among cattle in the northeastern part of tlx State. The state authorities are mak ing every effort to stamp out the dis ease by killing the cattle afflicted with it. With the advent of cool weather the Dairy and Food Commission is receiv ing numerous applications for the pri vilege to sell oleomargarine. In sum mer when butter is cheap there is not much of a demand for ol>'o but when the price of butter advances with cool weather some people begin to purchase it. The man behind the gun is in more danger than the game the man hunts. Dowie finds the work of reforming New York a bird task. He should have begun on some less wicked city to get his hand in The laying off of employes by the Pennsylvania Railread Company con tinues over the entire system. It is not too late to plant a tree I even if Arbor Day is past. The Thanksgiving turkey begins to look nervous. The returns from the woods indicate that a great many hunters do not know whether or not the gun is load ed. Fallen leaves are being gathered for use in the stables and a covering for the garden beds. Now that the chrysanthemum is flowering foot ball will take on a greater degree of interest Seats on the stock exchange are fifty per cent, cheaper than a year ago, but they are not on sale yet in second-hand furniture stores. With the exception of Saturday evening the drug stores of Hlooms burg will close at nine o'clock in the evening. Now that congress is ahoot to re sume business in the height of the football season we hope to see a little more life in its sprinting department. A number of invitations are out for a private dance at Faircliild's I'ark on Thursday night and there will be quite a few guests from Bloomsburg, Catawissa, Sunburv, Northumberland and Danville. T'o per square yard . It was clearly brought out during the discussion that the pavement can not be laid during the present fall. Sucli work is never begun at this sea sou. Preparation, however, will go right on and int rest in the work will h« kept up to the end that the pave ment may be laid for the first thing in the spring. By that time it is probable that vitrified brick may be manufacture.] in Dauville. In that event the cost wfoald b.* materially reduced below the figure named by Mr. Keefer. a* height in the case of vitrified brick , is an item which amounts to as much ts the cost of manufacture and brick manufactured at home, therefore, •ould be purchased at an enormous saving. About half past it o'clock Messrs. swank and Feusterinacher of the Sec >nd Ward who had bteu at Blooms- i mrg, turned up in Cite vicinity of the i Council Chamber; with the other members who had remained there were low enough for a quorum and it was lecided to bold a brief session for the iurpo.se of paying bills and transact- J ng some other important business. On motion of Mr. Montgomery, sec inded by Mr. Fenstermacher, it was lecided that the bridges over the cau il be taken down yet the present fall ind be replaced with culverts. It was also decided to repair the j •oad connecting Welsh Hill and Sidler j iill, which was reported as impassable j >wing. to deep ruts and washouts. i Liie Street Commissioner was instruct ed to begin repairs upon tl e road im mediately and to fix it up in first class "inrtition. The following bills were ordeied j laid : WATEK DEPA UT M KNT Regular employes $139.58 iohibaeh & Stannert. 109.7<> tfrs. M. T. LeDuo. 87.92 j rtichard McCorinick 3. 13 Benjamin Livziey 2.50 | \. M. Petetß 3.64 j !rish Bros. 10. K4 j Postage Stamps.. IT.on 3 euna Railroad C 0... 57.69 BOROUGH DEPAKTM EN T Regular employes |82.50i larry B. Pattou . . 3.00 : Jnit'ed Tele. & Tele. Co. . 180.0 j ieorge W. Hendricks 1.70 112. H. Cole ... 1.24 jabor and Hauling 72.41 jurry & Vanuan . 4.12 rolin Keim 38.40 | ITrank Samuel 9.70 rVelliver Hardware Co 12.43 larmati H. Rupp 1.20 Labor on sewer 329.38 Jacob Dietz Loses a Toe. Jacob Dietz, cupola tender at Curry k Vannan's foundry, met with an ac- j ident Tui sday evening a- the result of , vhich be will be obliged togo t brough ife minus the great toe of his right oot. He was engaged in charging the mpola, using along with the pig iron J i certain proportion of scrap iroo. ! Vmong the, latter was the wheel of a vom out mowing machine which j veighed upwards of two hundred j launds. By hard lifting he managed i 0 get the wheel up to the door of the j :upola. It was too large to enter I easily, and before he got it through he door it slipped out of his hands md fell upon his right foot crushingl lie big toe. The cupola feuder was assisted to lis home on East Market street. Dr. 'I A. Curry was called, who after an 'xamiuation found it was impossible o -ave the toe and ha amputated it U the first joint. Injured at Oastle Grove. Charli s Carey, one of the force ot ii' n employed at the new greenhouse it. Castle Grove, was injured by a ■severe blow on the bead yesterday. He was agisting in making some re pairs on a tubular boiler. At one end, 112 seems, an employe was at work ■leaning out the tubes ami Carey at he other end had just stooped down 0 look through when he was struck i in the forehead with the sharp end of t crowbar innocently thrust through >y the man at the other end. A scalp wound painful in it< nature, hough not dangerous, was inflicted. Surgical treatment being necessary he man was brought down to Dr. lorry's office where the wound was 1 reused. The changeable weather has proved i regular cob! breeder. THE Y. M. C. A. LECTURE COURSE The Entertainment Committee of the Y. M. O. A. feels that it is offering to tho citizens of Danville the finest coor.se of select entertainments tha has ever been its good fortune to en gage, and it has also spent much mon ey to secure high class talent for tho pleasure of the people. It is, there fore, tho hope of the Committee, that the course will he supported to a larg er degree than ever before. Admission tickets for the five enter tainments are SI.OO lor the gallery, or $1.25 for reserved seat on lower floor which is but 2.1 cents for a single en tertainment —a price that is trifling indeed, when character of entertain ments are considered. Surely, no one who desires clean, elevating and de lightful entertainment, will fail to se cure a ticket for this spleudid course arranged for tho pleasure of the peo ple. Parents would do well to ser that tickets are secured for their children who are old enough to be benefitted by a course of entertainments such as is offered by the Y. M. C A. The Association recognizes the re creative needs of young men. They demand amusement. They will get it somewhere—if not the right kind,then the wrong. The Association offers in its Entertainment Course the right kind. It is also the best. Every num ber of tho five is fir-t class, and will be greatly enjoyed t>y those who pat ron ize the course. Tickets are on sale at the V. M. C. V, A. H. drone's Book Store, Hunt's Drug Store, ami W. V. Oglesby 's offiee. I'lio committte would be glad to have jersoos call at one or the other of hose places and secure tickets, as it ivill save much time and labor, and JO a great accommodation to those mviug the matter in charge, as it is »I most impossible to see all the pat 'oils of course. There are a number of solicitors vho have tickets for sale, and many 1 lorsons will be waited upon,but should my be over looked in tho canvass, hey can secure tickets at tho places lamed. The reserved seat board will bo open it the Y. M. C. A., Friday morning, November 20th at 8 o'clock. Chrisiian Endeavor Oonveution. The Bi-county Christian Endeavor Convention will open in the Mahoning 'resbyterian Church this evening. The wo counties of Montour and Col linbia will be represented and the con dition will bring together some fifty lelegates from out of town. These vill be entertained during tho conven ion by the members of tho society in )anville. Tho address this evening will be de ivered by Kev. W. D. Roberts, D. fit Williamsport. His subject will io "Fishing for Men." Dr. Roberts s an able speaker and one of Will- ' amsport's leading divines. Ho will io doubt do the subject full justice. j Y. M. 0. A. Anniversary. A number of the churches will not iold services next Sunday evening, on iccount of the Y. M. C. A. Anniver ary meetings, which will be held in it. Paul's M. E. and Mahoning Pres ivterian churches, at 7 :liO o'clock. ?he speakers are to be Rev. B. T. [ 'alien, Reading, l'a., and Prof, W. J. Owen, Lafayette College, Easton, i A. Short reports and special music vill ba furnished. Dr. F. Nice, of Jew York City, a physician and ac omplished musiciau will render a ioliu solo in both meetings. In the Ground One Year. Mail Carrier Daniel Byerly of Route Jo. :l yesterday brought a large applo 0 this office, fresh looking and per ectly sound, which was buried last all and dug up only on Tuesday last, ts year in the ground seemed to de ract nothing from its qualities and it night easily have boen taken for one 112 this year's crop. It was raised and (reserved by D. T. Tanner, who lives u tho B. W. Moore farm near Swe loda. Captain Richmond Pearson Hobsou. The coming to Danville, on the 2Sth if Captain Richmond Pearson Hobsou s a noteworthy event and our citizens hould congratulate themselves on the act that this celebrated man is to be n our midst. He will lecture in the )pera House; the title of bis lecture s to bo "America's Mighty Mission in the World." Captain Hohson is lot only the Hero of the Merrimac, lot an orator as well. Operator's Unique Present. .1. W. Treas, telegraph operator at South Danville,received a unique gift >y express night in the form of a >ig owl. Tho bird is a splendid speci neu. as big as a hen and being fresh rom the back woods gazes around on lis new surrounding!- with open-eyed wonder. Mr. Treas is at a loss to know who | las so strangely remembered him and j m- come to the conclusion that the , lonor is a friend who thinks lie is the light operator and desired to send him 1 companion that would remain wide iwake during the all-night vigil while trains are running. Purchased a Farm. Liveryman Krwin Hunter h.i> pur-j •based tho Lintner farm located in Liberty township, on the road b ading from Mooreshurg to Pottsgrove. Tho lirice is not made known. DANVILLE. PA., TIII'I'KDAY OCTOIiKK 22. l!>0:$. I WEDDED -AT HIGH NOON Miss Ada li. Bailey at high noon | yesterday became tli«- bride of Kdwin | F. Williams. The wedding took place |at the Kailey home on Ferry street, ; before a largo assemblage of invited ; guests. Rev. ,T. E. Hutchison, pastor ' of Mahoning Presbyterian church,per ! forming tlie ceremony. Mrs. Laura Waters, of Philadelphia, ! sister of the bride, was matron of ! honor. Dr. J. (). Reed was best man. Among those from out of town who witnessed the ceremony were Mrs. J. j S. Williams, Miss Anna and Master Jay Williams,mother,sister and broth -1 er of the groom, of Shenandoah ; Miss ' Lois Buyer of Plymouth ; Mrs. Lew is and daughter, Miss Jennie, of Pitts ton. Mr. and Mrs. Williams left on the 2:11 I). L. W. train for a wedding trip. Returning they will take up their residence in this city. The bride is the daughter of our townsman, Samuel Bailey, and is a popular and accomplished yonng lady. The groom is an active young business man of our town He has a large circle of acquaintances and is popular and esteemed. First Lot of Ulocks T]nder Way. Tii" Rctnpe Manufacturing (Company has the fir-t lot of self-winding clocks in process of manufa 'ture. The first clock, as set forth in these columns,was assembled two weeks ago And proved a fine success. The clock is still running, the test in every way proving most satisfactory. Following the experiment- the m-»>•}i inery was perfected along the lines on which the inventor was working and now the factory may be said to be thoroughly equipped with machinery and in full working order. Yesterday work was begun on tlie assembling of twenty-five clocks, com prising both oltice and mantle time pieces. The several parts Pave al ready been turned out on the machin ery and the mere work of assembling will proceed very rapidly. Mr. Kempe stated yesterday that the object is to get the new time pieces on the market as quickly as pos sible but that no undue haste would bo exercised. Each clock will bo reg ulated and very thoroughly tested be fore it is given to the trade. It is likely, however, that the self-winding clock will ho oue of the novelties that will appeal to the public at Christmas time. Y M. 0. A. Anniversary. The Anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association will he held next Sunday evening, in both the Mahoning Presbvt< nan and ST. Paul's M. E. churches. The eharacter of the services will be the same in each church,and will begin at T :!50 o'clock. Brief reports will be read, interspers ed with congregational and special singina. Addresses will be made by Rev B. T. Callen. of Reading, Pa., ami Prof. W. B. Owen, Lafayette Col lege, Easton, Pa. A special feature of both me« tings will be a delightful violin solo by Dr. F. Nice, head of the Salvation Army Social settlement, New York City. Several of the church es have closed on account of these ser vices. Ladies and gentlemen aro cor dially invited to be present. Surprise Party. Miss Mary Heller was tendered a surprise party Tuesday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Heller, Church streit. Those pres ent were: Misses Margaret Evans, Ella Camp, May Moyer, Elmira Foust, Lizzie Bloom; Messrs. Arthur Campbell, Amelis Francis, Charles Hartt, Harry Peters, Leon Mover, Bruce Harman, Eugene Pegg, Mis. Lloyd Foust, Mrs. Curry Foust, Mrs. Webster Foust. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Young. Refreshments were served. Sunday School Convention. A large number of our townspeople, delegates and others,representing Trin ity and St. John's Evangelical Luth eran churches left this city for Ridge ville yesterday to attend the Sunday School Convent ion of the Danville Con feronoc, which opened at that place at 1 p. in. There was also a session last evening, which opened at 7 o'clock. Broken Bone for Every Year. John, the little son of Thomas Young residing near Mausdale, is three years of age and lias sustained a broken bone for every year of his life. While playing yesterday afternoon ho fell and broke his right arm be tween the shoulder and elbow. Dr. Barber was called, who set the brok en bone. This is the third accident of the kind the little fellow has mot with. Once be fell and fractured his left arm between the elbow and wrist. On an other occasion he broke his collar bone. Bishop Talbot of the Episcopa church, who make-, frequent trips to Danville in the interest of the local I irisli, bad a most > njoyable trip to j Europe, from which he recently re j turned. The bishop was accompanied ; bv his wife. In Dresden they attended an opera given in honor of the Emper j or and his family. I lie inspection ol the tioops by Emperor William, both bv davlight and torchlight, was a pleasing spectacle to the Bishop and PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Quick of Rup ert. spout Sunday with relatives in Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Wil-on Richards of Catawissa, spent Sunday with rela tives in Danville. E. A. Burdick of Scranton, spent Sunday at the Bnrdick home, East Market street. Arthur Foulk spout Sunday in Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sidler of Berwick, spent Sunday with relatives in Danville. Mrs. W. W. Gulick returned home fiom a visit to Philadelphia last even ing. Mrs. A. M. Diohl returned home from a vis' 1 to Milton last evening. John Baohinger of Plymouth,is vis iting relatives in this city. Frank Ilartman of Sunbury, spent yesterday in this city. Gi'org" Fry left yesterday for a vis it at Columbia. Harry O'Connor of Milton, was a visitor in Danville yesterday. " Thomas Colo left yesterday for Har risburg. A. D. Stutzuian of Berwick, spent yesterday in this city. A. L. Canfield, of New York is in this city on business connected with the Danville Stove and Manufacturing Company. Joseph R. Patton attended the fun •ral ot his cousin, the late O. P. Pat ton, in Rush township yesterday. Hct. J. A. Iluber returned to Han )ver yesterday. Harry Bare, Esq., was in Sunbury pestenlay. James Scarh t, P'sq..transacted husi- H'ss in Sunbury yesterday. 1). W. Bi-lford of Milton, is visiting lis son, George Belford, Kiverside. John L. Hollisler left yesterday tor Lebanon, where he has accepted a position. Rev. M.l. O'Reilly left yesterday : or Harrisburg. Miss Kate Fisher, Mill street, left resterday tor Philadelphia. Harry Robiuson wa3 in Williams iort yesterday. Jacob Bloom transacted business at selinsgrove yesterday. Edward P. Thomas transacted husi iess in Bloomsburg yesterday. The following I). L. & W. Railroad (Oicials wer. m this city yesterday: I). Caldwell, Vice President; W. V. Ross, General Attorney; J. B. Ceefe, Div. Freight Agent; L. Bush, 3hief Engineer; G. J. Ray, Division Engineer. Mrs. Olive Harter returned to lonesdale yesterday after a visit with riends in this city. Arthur ("alien of Catawissa, was a isitor in this city yesterday. Edwin Brusius of Williamsport, and ioyd Grange of Muncy, were visitors n this city yesterday. Rev. A. M. Feezer was in Sunbury 'esterday. Slowly Starving to Death. Public attention has on a previous iccasion been called to the case of diss Sadie Ingram, the thirteen-ytar ild South Williamsport girl, from the act tiiat hor grandfather, John Hoov r, died si'veral days a«o, and as Miss ugrani is lying at death's door the ase threatens to become a counterpart if the Evilhare case where grand ather and granddaughter died within , short time of 0110 another. Sad as ho strange coincidence of the deaths vould seem the sufferings of Miss lu ;ram are such that hor death would be volcomed by herself, since she knows hat recovery is impossible, and that very day that is added to her life is illod only with excruciating pain. It seldom falls to tho lot of a thir een-year-old child to sutler as Sadie ngratu has been called upon to suiter luring tin* last few weeks. Her vital ty is astonishing the doctors and the riends who have watched by her bed ide, and who have expected for two veeks past that each day would bring lie freedom from all suffering that the iek girl so longs for. The disease rom which she sutlers is a severe one, leintj a complication of rheumatism md bone erysipelas, each intensely lainful. Abscesses have broken out iver her body, being especially Hum orous along her spine, so much so that be cuticle lias been eaten away, lying tare the spine. Her inability to take nourishment las reduced her to a mere skeleton, md the child is literally starving to leatli. The pain which she sutlers is nost excruciating, and young as she s she longs for death. When told of j lie death of her grandfather the other | lay, she said : "Well, he's better off j vliere he is."—Sunbury Daily. Cellar Heat. The depot at South Danville is now i leing warmed from the cellar. The ieat is admitted into each waiting ooni through a'very ornamental reg ster placed about the centre of the j apartments. A large No. 50 Regal i leater manufactured at the Stove volks here does duty in the cellar. New Engiue. John Eiseuhart lias installed a new ■ ngine and boiler in bis butcher shop it th" rear of his property, West Mark ■t street. jFRONT STREET ! SEWER CLOGGED j A bad state of affairs was discovered jin the borough yesterday. A constant | stream of sewage which in some way | leaks out of the pipe sunk under Front ! street is draining into the river only ! a few yards above the intake of the ' water works. In order to keep the surface water out of the river in the vicinity ef the Water Works, the Borough some time in the past constructed a sewer along Front street, which opens into the river below tho Water Works. This sewer carries off all the surface wat er, besides accomodating the Germania Brewery, the Montour House and a number of private residences in the vicinity, who pay for the privilege of connecting. Before the sewer was constructed the surface water flowed tnto the river through a drain which opened about half way down the bank quite uear the retaining wall on the west side of tho approach to tho bridge. Since the completion of tho sower, which interescts the old drain, the latter has at all times been perfectly dry and out of use. Yesterday, however, sewage in its worst form made its appearance through tho disused drain, pouring into the river at a point where it must necessarily pollute our water supply. There is only one theory to be ad vanced as to tho cause of the trouble and that is that the sewer at some point between Mill street and its mouth has become clogged and that under tho pressure the pipe has broken and the sewage released has found its way in to tho disused drain and through it to the river. The Borough will take hold of the matter immediately as the situation is one of too much gravity to admit of delay. Good Exercise. The fall is the time of the year above all others for walking. Keen, bracing air and good roads lend themselves to long and vigorous tramps through the country. Each afternoon now pedestrians may be seen startiug off for brisk walks along the Cycle path or over the bridge to Blue Hill. Certainly few more invigorating and healthful forms of exorcise can be found than walking. The men and women who keep their youth the long est are those who take advantage of every opportunity to get a long walk and who make opportunities the rest of the time. Ask nine out of every ten centenarians to what they attri bute the unusual longevity and pro served mental faculties and the an swer will he—walking, regular,steady energetic walking in all seasons and in every condition of weather. Of the many forms which exercise can take, walking has probably most to recommend it. By its economy it is within the reach of all; it requires neither long training nor extensive equipment, and to one ot limited time it especially commends itself. Tho great trouble with many walkers is that their efforts are spasmodic. A long tram]) is made to do duty for a week or more, and bad weather, a high wind,dusty or muddy roads servo as ample excuse to forego a walk. A regular, steady walk each day, which nothing will be allowed to in terfere with, will put new life into everyone. The walking habit is a good one to cultivate. If you have it not there is no season more perfect in which to acquire it than right now when tho country round is glowing with the beauty of its autumn color ing and fairly calling for the denizens of the town to come out and enjoy it. Plenty of Goal. Mr. LeDuo has reaped quite a harv est with his coal digger during the last week or so. There is not a day but that lie manages to "dig" twelve to fifteen tons and is often out only a ft;w hours at a time. Work has proven much easier since the fifteen foot flood of last week, which has either deposited more coal or shifted the old deposits in such a way as to make them more accessible. Some of the coal extracted is quite large in size corresponding to egg coal. Each night tho coal digger steams up to town and tit's up a short dis tance below tho Water Works where the coal is unloaded aud the day fol lowing it is drawn up tho bank aud delivered. Tho coal of the smaller size is being sold to the Borough for uso at the Water Works. It is much superior in quality to the river coal shipped from Sunbury. Tearing Down Bell Tower. Tho large bell tower on tho First Baptist church, which has been part of the edifice ever since it was erected m 18«3 is being torn down. The bel fry weathered the storm for forty years, but its timbers at last yielded to decay and it became a matter of doubt whether it would be able to withstand a severe storm. \s a pre caution, therefore, it was decided to tear down the belfry. It will not be rebuilt. The base of tho superstructure, which seems in good condition, will be retained. This will lie neatly covered, its plain ap pearance being relieved by an orna mental form of roof. A series of special services to begin October 21 and to continue ten nights will bo held in the Presbyterian church. Rev. J. E. Huthchison of Danville will assist Rev. Uro on the ; opening night.—Mt. Carmol Item. KSTA 1.1.1511 Kl > IX 1855 SAYS CHILD WAS KIDNAPPED The two ladies from the coal region who were in Danville a couple of weeks ago for the purpose of gaining information concerning a child alleged to have been deserted by its parents here in 18(58, repeated their visit yes terday. Since here they have run across information of altogether an other sort,which gives the story anew turn and if founded 011 fact affords an other remarkable case in which truth is stranger than fiction. The story as related by the two wo men on their first visit, which was printed in these columns, will be eas ily recalled. In 18f>8 a well dressed man appeared in Danville and rented a home in the tenement quarter. In a few days he was joined by a lady, who was installed in the house rented, af ter which the man disappeared. The woman soon became a mother and lat er deserted her child. The infant—a baby girl—was cared for for a while by the woman in whose hands it had been left, bur was later given to an other woman who took it to a town in the coal region. The above is the story that was told by the woman who took her child from Danville. It may or may not have been wholly credited by the people of the coal region town, but the child herself, who was finally adopted by a family in a neighboring town, as she grew to womanhood, came to believe the story true. The only point about the little waife's history during its first few weeks which is not involved in doubt seems to be that it was brought to the coal region town . Following tlieir first visit to Dan ville the two ladies called upon a wo man in the town where the child was taken, who cared for the little one awhile. This wotnau stated that she went to a neighbor's house one day and found the child wrapped in an old coat lying under tho stove. The peo ple of tho house then told the story of the little ono's alleged desertion in Danville and explained how it had found its way to the coal regions. Pitying the child in its loneliness and neglected condition the woman pre vailed upon the people to permit her to take the infant to her own horne.- Her husband objected to her keeping it, however, and after a few days she handed it over to other parties. From this woman the ladies in Danville yes terday learned the name of the family in whose possession she found the child and where some persons might be located who could throw addition al light on the child's history. Following the directions given Tues day tho two ladies visited Lime Ridge where they found a very old woman with a mind perfectly clear who knew all about the baby taken to the coal region and there so strangely abandon ed to tlie care of others. She mention ed tho name of the persons involved, which were the samo as the ladies had learned from the other source, thus showing that the child she had in her mind and tho one whose mystery they were endeavoring to clear up were one and tho same. "But," said the old woman, "that child was kidnapped" and she told a story that was as pathetic as it was sensational in its details. She named the woman who had abducted the child. She had procured a negro baby which she substituted in the cradle for the white child during tho moth er's momentary absence. It was not until year* after that the abductor now dead and probably then no longer living was discovered. Meanwhile the mother of the child had become a raving maniac and passed away. Tho child had been adopted into a well-to do family and was growing up to wo manhood. The old woman, however, was not clear whether the abduction took place at Danville, at Espy or at some other point nearby. The latter circumstance invests the story with interest for Columbia County people and will no doubt set the old timers thinking. Danville people too, will no doubt become reminiscent and roam back over the past to see whether they can recall such an incident as the kidnap ping episode. The old woman at Lime Ridge said the affair created a great sensation and that the papers wore full of it at tho time. The two ladies, hardly know what to do. They are now inclined to dis credit the story of desertion and think there may be a good deal in the story told by the old womau at Lime Ridge which charges abduction. During yes terday they called upon a number of our old residents who lived 111 Dau ville in 1868. They found one person who was able to vaguely recall a case of desertion, and another, an abduc tion. In neither case was the infor mation definite enough to he of any value. If it is true that the child was deserted by its parents they take tho view that some one should be living in Danville familiar with the occur rence. They remained in town all night and will continue their search to ascertain if such a person exists. In investigating the abduction story the ladies will not bo discouraged it they fail to find evidence that such a child was stolen in Danville. The story told by the old woman of Lime Ridge, taking it for what it is worth, it will bo recalled, left some uncer tainty as to just where the abduction occurred. Failing 111 Danville, there fore, the two ladies will proceed to Espy and other places for the purpose of interviewing the older residents. JOB PRINTING The oflice 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 JOJS PRINTING Of ail Kinds and Description RECOVERS SWORD OF MANY BATTLES j Captain William Young ofWaslung | ton, this state, while in this city at ; tending tho reunion of tlie 187tli Regi ini nt. P. V., unexpectedly recovered : his sword, long given up for lost, which he had carried through the bat tles of tho Civil War. The story lias a peculiar interest in that the sword aside from tho part it played iu fight ing the battles of the Rebellion figur jed for many years in the lodge work of a powerful order which gained a foothold iu our towu. When Beaver Lodge, Knights of Pythias, was instituted Captain Young, then a resident of this city, was one of the charter members. The lodge was instituted on February 24th, 1869, when the Captain was still a young man. The grand lodge of the ord«r, which forwarded the paraphernalia for the new lodge inadvertently omitted the necessary sword. This was not dis covered until the very eve of the in stitution of the lodge. In order that the lodge might be founded with due observance of all its forms and cere monies Captain Young suggested that lie send home for l is sword and that it be used in lieu of the sword approved by the order. His suggestion was act ed upon and the sword of the Rebel lion was that night initiated into the mysteries of the Knights of Pythias and continued to be used for some years. In process of time Captain Young removed from Danville and his con nection with the order finally ceased. As he advanced in life and the battles in which he had fought were incor porated in the pages of written his tory he unconsciously came to look up on the sword that was his companion through all those scenes of privation and bloodshed as a thing of almost priceless value. He, however, at that dav could scarcely hope to claim it as his own again. Nearly a generation had passed since he had handed it over to the Knights of Pythias and It seemed so improbable that the lodge had taken any pains to proserve the old sword after abandoning its use that he did not think it worth while to make any inquiries about it. During Captain Young's recent vis it to Danville his former connection with the Knights of Pythias, a chart er member of Beaver lodge, was nat urally recalled by some of the older members of tho order. This suggest ed the episode in which his sword figured on the night the lodge was in stituted. Luckily some one remem hored that the sword still existed and thought it could be found in an out-of the-way place about the iodge rooms. A search was instituted and the old relic of the Rebellion was dragged forth from its hiding place along with a lot of other dusty and cast-oft par aphernalia which had served its day and generation. On Thursday night Beaver Lodge passed a resolution ordering that the sword, which had served the order so well, should be presented to its former owner, who was still in Danville. The sword was presented to the vet eran on Saturday. Captain Young was a brave soldier and is an honored sur vivor of the 187 th regiment. He was badly wounded and fought through many a hard battle. It is not strange therefore that he was overcome with emotion as he took the old swoid in his hands from which ho had been separated for so many years. Captain Young aud his wife return ed to their home iu Washington on Saturday taking the sword along with them. After Stove Works. The Danville Stove & Manufactur ing Company has been invited to re move its plaut from this place to Will* iamsport by the Board of Trade of the latter city. The Company is iu receipt of a com munication calling attention to the superiority of Williamsport as a manu facturing location with especially fine advantages for the particular line of business carried on by the Stove Works and asking whether the plant could be induced to locate there. The above illustrates two things: First that Williamsport has an active Board of Trade which is determined to obtain new industries at any cost and second that Danville in its Stove and Manufacturing plant has an en terprising and prosperous industry, the possession of which other towns are beginning to covet. Danville is fortunate iu having a Board of Trade. From the above it will be seen that it lias pleuty to do, its function just now lying quite as much in the protection of the business interests already existing as in casting about for new industries to add to the town. Death of an Old Resident. Joseph Schultz, an old and esteemed resident of the Fourth Ward, departed this life at 2:80 o'clock Tuesday morning after an illness of about two months. The deceased was 77 years of age. Ho was a native of Baden, Germany, emigrating to this country when a young man. He first took up his resid ence in Marietta, this state, but a tew years later came to Danville. For thirty-five years lie held the position if gardener under Thomas Beaver at "The Hill." He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters: William A. Schultz,Mrs. W. C. Williams and Mrs. Arthur Dietrick, all of this city.