Home Fajer -—For the Hon lhe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IKYING 11. JENNINGS, DEN! IST. Office llnur* 9 .4. .»/. to V.I M 104 Mill St., l ]'. M.to J, P. M Danville. Pa. / 1 KIIULTZ, 91. I>. * • MILL ST., DANVII.I.K, PA. diseases of the Stomach anil Intesiines a Specialty | yi. \\ . i'. itsuLic, DENTIST Of KICK -18 Mil. l >IUKKT. reth Kxtracieit without I'aln. i rown miit llrldKe Work n S|ioeU»lty. • <|iilppt 'I wll !i l lit- intent ami most Improved iDNlrunu ills nml prt*pi«rc«l in execute the most itltlii-iilt work. PH. C. 11. REYNOLDS, - nr. nt i st - JBS Mill - rst., Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Ch .rges Moderate aud * work Guaranteed S»»tnbli«b«-d 1*92 CONDENSED NEWS. This cruel winter! Baltimore is taking a just pride ill her own pluck. Our exchanges bristle with caution fothep'ople to boil their drinking water b'fore using it. The freshets are carrying with them the germs of months iud the danger of typhoid and i ther disease- is increased with the ' moving of the streams. Ash Weiii' s lay services were well attended. According to oil signs we should have the heaviest snow storms of the seasou before Spring sets in. but no big storm is in sight yet. though a -now storm is following the lake j and may rea di this section by Friday. If this kind of weather keeps on a while longer the average coal bin will | begin to cry for mercy. But there is j one thing for which all thankful, and that is the absence of a coal strike. Dr. Horace William Burg, of North umberland, one of tho leading physi cians of Northumberland county, died a' the Medico Chirurgical Hospital, Philadelphia, Tuesday evening at five o'clock,after an illness of weeks from Hotchkins disease, a contamination of the blood which is supposed to have boeu contracted during the small pox epidemic at Northumberland last win ter. Don't forget the warm supper to bo given tonight in G. A. 15. Hall by the Dr. Yeomans Bible class. Everybody cordially invited. The Mi rchauts' Protective Associa tion of Berwick has fratripd a formal request to the banks of that town for new paper money. This is for the pre vention of coutagion. Bloomsburg banks have already doue this, and are nerving crisp new greenbacks to their patrons. One doesn't hear so much nowadays of the good old fashioned w inters The old inhabitant who deli vers his annual discourse opou "the kind of winter we used to have" has not been very mocfi in evidence this winter. We are certainly enjoying a winter of the strenui.ui kind, it is seveie enough and the oldest inhabitant is satisfied. Cigarettes and cigarette papers have beeu tabooed in Coudersport, Potter county, all the dealers of that town having agreed to cut them out of their stock of goods. If the peach crop isn't killed it gen erally gets tin-canned, anyway. The new catalogue, now on press, of Bucknell College will show an en rollment of over 700 students, au in crease of sixty over the preceding year and forty were unable to register be cause of lack of room. New aud Modern Pullman sleepers have been placed ou the Heading trains between Williamsport and Philadel phia, which leave both cities at II:30 o'clock at night. Blue hells and dandelion seem to be far oft from us yet but both are in bloom at Summit Hill where the fam ous burning mine has kept parts of the ground at a springlike temperature. How many short years is it since Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, "The Mikado," had all the nations laughing at the Japanese? It is beginning to look as though the groundhog did see his shadow and that the old adage is holding good. The Allentown curfew law has re ceived a knock-out blow by the mayor vetoing it. He took the ground thar it did not go far euough aud did not reach the light individuals. Well, the spring elections are over and yet there is no spring. There are a large number of Ameri cans of the Dewey brand bchiud the Japanese guns. This may be the secret of the Mikado's sucres«. People who want to see the St. Louis Exposition, and hundreds will, should begin to save right away. The fare from tin Atluitic to Missouri will be about $ IS. Boom y tur o4, that their services will not be needed there fore they are not to appear." "Sheriff Maiers Tuesday was quite busy delivering notices as above to flu* traverse jurors, which was no easy task, as they are scattered all over the couuty. In reaching a good many the mail could lie relied upon: others had to be seen personally either by the Sheriff or others who could be relied upon to deliver the notice. The Grand Jurors will be permitted to convene but there will be nothing for them to do beyond examining the public buildings and like routine work. They will probably wind up their duties on Monday. Tfie con stables will also make their report on Monday morning. February term of Court was dispens ed with in a similar way one year ago, all of which speaks well for the peace and geneial conformity to the laws which characterize the inhabitants of little Montour. Big Fire at Miltou Last Night. One of Milton's most valuable busi ness blocks was destroyed by fire last night. About 8 o'clock lire was discovered in the basement of the Goldenberg hhoe store in the Krauser block, Front street, and by midnight the, building ! was entirely destroyed. The building! was occupied by the Goldenberg store, Krauser's drug store, G. Dal Fox's jewelry store, G. A. R. Post rooms and Sous of Veterans Lodge rooms. Watson town ana Lewisburg fire com panies assisted the Milton lire depart ment but owing to the zero weather i the tire plugs were frozen up and tin : flames gained considerable headway before water could be secured. At midnight the Miltou National Bank and Hotel Haag were in danger of Le- ; ing destroyed. The loss at midnight was estimated at |2(),000. Material for the Street Railway. W. F. Pascoe, who has the contract for building the Danville and Blooms burg electric railway, stated yesterday that with tarly spring work on con structing the new line will begin. Material for the road is already be fog ordered. The E. Keeler Company of Willi iiusport has been awarded the contract for the boilers and engines. The Crocker Wheeler Company of j Amphere, N. J., will furnish tho gen erators. As before stated the power house will be built at Grovania. The company will hold a meeting during next week wheu some details will be considered relating to the actual be ginning of work. Work Interrupted, None of our iudn-tries have been crippled worse by high water than the planing mill of Hoover Bros., South Danville. With the exceptiou of about a week tho plant has been unable to run for upwards of a month. The water has not entirely receded from the basement of the plant where when the flood was the highest the water was five feet deep. The engine was wholly submerged. What water remains in the basement is covered with a coat of ice several iuches in thickness, while all around the mill outside about the same state of affairs exist, the masses of ice mak ing it difficult to get anywhere near with horse and wagou. Surprise Party. A surpiise party was tendered Miss Edna Dyer at her home on Bloom street Saturday evening. Those pres ent were: Misses Lillian Nevius, Nel lie Carodishey, Hannah Evans, Eliz abeth Hoffman, Mary lies, Nellie Douglas, Jeuo ie Dyer. Edna Dyer and Sabina Lunger ; Messrs Harry Fish, Lewis Lenhart, Samuel Douglas. Wa ter Welliver,William Breitoibaoh and George Dyer Refreshments were per v ed. [tOMHISSIOSEHS' County Ccmmissionors C. \\. ('ool> | and Hcury Cooper wnit up to Blooms burg yesterday to attend a joint meet iug of the Commissioners of Montour, Columbia ami Northumberland cuuu j ties, which was called for the purpose of taking some action on the several plans proposed for breaking up the ice goiges in tlie North Branch within the limit ot the abov<' countii s Messrs. Kaudenhusli, Beck and Cooner of the Northumberland county board were present in addition to the Columbia County Commissioners, Messrs. Fish er, Sterner and Bogart. The meeting was held in the Court House at one p. m. Both the Pennsyl vania and the P. & R. railroad com pany have placed themselves on record as being in sympathy with the adop tion of plans looking to the relief of the ice situation and th ii co-opera tion with the counties is looked tor as soon as some practical plan is evolved for making a grand assault upon the ice gorge- between Klinesgrove and Berwick. The lirst proposition considered at the joint meeting was lhat of Alfred Cole, whose scheme was simply to build a dam at the head oft a Ii ice gorge and to cause the water to flow over the top of the jam, which accord ing to Cole's theory would have the effect of melting the ice. The plan was given due consideration but was finally dismi-seil a< altogether im practicable. Frank Creasy of Berwick, appeared before the Commissioners with a pro position which was regarded with more favor. His plan was to install tanks of petroleum along th river where the ice is gorged and to pipe the oil onto the ice where the jam i the thickest and offer-the most ivsist- I ance. He would till the large hollows on the ieo gorge with petroleum and set it on fire. He would feed the flame with old railroad ties and other wood that would easily bum, at intervals adding more petroleum so as to keep u|i a fierce continuous tire. The heat, Mr. Creasy believes, would be suffici ent in a very short time to melt the ico enough to open a channel Mr. Creasy's plan was discussed at length, each of the different boardsi being very favorably impr< ssed with its practicability. Mr. Creasy today will lay his proposition before repres eutatives of the Pennsylvania and P. &R. railways. Should the latter Le impressed with its practicability, it is believed that they will consent to make the experiment, demonstrating the success or failure of the scheme. Assuming that the railroads will test the matter the Commissioners at tlio joint meeting yesterday decided, in case the plan proves successful, to ! uuite with the railroad companies in an attack on the ice b tweeu Berwick and Sunbury, each county obligating ; itself to bear its pro rata share of the expense. Tht counties, however, will spend no money in experiment. Still Hope for Our Bridge. The pessimistic view held at Blooms burg and Catawissa as to the safety of the heavy iron bridges over the river at those points has inspired a feeling of grave solicitude here for our own bridge when the spring flood makes its final round-up and the ice gorges above us break loose. The majority of peo ple seem to take the least hopeful view possible and regard the bridge as marked for destruction. There is still room for hope, how ever, and while our bridge in all its history may not have faced conditions precisely like those prevailing at pres ent it is not at all unlikely that it will be able to maintain its supremacy wheu it conies to its final bout with the ice. The fact is not to be concealed, however, that the bridge is in danger and that were it to he swept away its loss would be severely felt not alone in Danville but throughout a wide sec tion on the opposite side of the river. All things have very nicely adjust ed tlioinselvos to free passage over the river. The wa&e earners employed in Danville suffer no inconvenience or loss through a residence in South Dan. ville or Riverside. The farmers and dairymen ot Gearhart and Rush town ships since the bridge was made free have become accustomed to driving to Danville. The demoralizing effect up on our market alone would be some thing to be deplored, but it would by no means end there. The loss ot the bridge would be felt here in every de partment of trade and business activ ity. It is well, therefore, not to in dulge too much in th" gloomy view, but to hope for the best. Ice Three Feet Thick. A gentleman residing near Cameron, who drove to this ciry yesterday is authority for tin- statement that the ice on the river at points near there approximates three feet in thickness. Such ico is not to be confounded with the several gorges but represents ice which has been in process of forma tion since fall and is included in the several large areas which have never yet broken up. According to the gentleman's story some days ago he cat a hole through the ice and found it to fit) thirty-three inches thick. Allowing three inches additional for rim recent zero weather lie thinks there is no doubt but that it is at least three feet thick by the pres ent time. I >.\ XVI U.K. I'A.. TlllliSbA V I'KIIKI Alt V IHI'.MM. PERSON 11. pmmiiis Mr. aud Mrs. Howard Yordyof Sun bury, were guests Sunday at tho home ot Geoige Hoffman, Front street. Augustus Diener ot Williamsport, spent Sunday at tho home of V. Wilson, Pine street. .lohn Eyerly of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with friends in this city. C. C. Yetter, Esq., of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday withJDanville friends. Eleaser Maier of Philadelphia,spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. John Limbergor of j Sunbury, spent Sunday at the Lim ; berger homestead. West Mahoning | srteet. Mrs. .lames Morgan of Shaiuokin, visited relatives in this city yester day. Charles Whispell transacted business in Blooiushurg yesterday. | Mrs. Joseph Smith visited friends in Sunburv yesterday. J. A. Gutelius of Sliickshinny, transacted business in this city yester day Clark Sloaue of Bloomsburg, was a visitor in Danville yesterday. Mrs. E. S. Gearhart visited Bloom burg friends yesterday. Fred Smidlev transacted business in ; Bloomsburg yesterday. R. B. Bird of Riverside, returned home last evening after a visit to Jos eph Bird in Sunbury. The latter con- ■ tinues critically ill. Dr. C. Sliultz took the train for Roaring Creek last evening on pro- ! fessional business. F. (). Hartmau transact- d business t in Berwick yesterday. County Commissioner J. H. Deeter j of Bradford Couuty, was a visitor ar the State Hospital yesterday. Mis- Ida Yorks visited friends in 1 Bloomsburg yesterday. Jesse Shannon was in Sunbury yes terday. R. B. Bird of Riverside, transacted j business in Sunbury yesterday. Percy Riddle returned to Lewis-town ( yesterday after a visit with his moth er, this citv. J. J. Corcoran, manager of the Red j Star Trading Stamp Company, trans acted busine-s in this city yesterday. J. H. Fry transacted business in Sunbury yesterday. Isaac Pursel of Berwick, visited rel atives in this city yesterday. Hugh yuick of Rupert, was in this city yesterday. O. li. Drumnetier was in Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. W. P. Roth und brother Will iam Dielil will leave today for a visit with relatives in Philadelphia. A. J. Leniger transacted business in Shamokin yesterday. Basket Ball. The next game of basket ball will be played in the armory between the local High school team and the strong Bloomsburg State Normal Reserve team on Friday evening. The High school bovs have been playing first class basket ball and the contest will be one worth seeing, affording all the excitement that any one could desire. The high water interfered with pro perly warming the building when tin last game was played, but as high water is not a factor at present there will be no difficulty in having the building warm enough on Friday night. No one should miss this game. If will he called at 8 o'clock. Admis sion 15 cents. Scarlet Fever iu Our Midst. Although diphtheria seems pretty well stamped out of the Borough yet scarlet fever in one or more of its smialder forms still lingers in our mi lst. There are some half a dozen houses in all hearing scarlet fever cards. Although there may be nothing alarming in the number yet it he hooves the public to exercise every possible precaution in dealing with the disease. Even though the disease be iu one ot its less sorious forms, there is always danger that any one coming in contact with the contagion may contract scarlet fever in irs most virulent form. No matter how light the disease may be, therefore, great care should be taken to keep the patient isolated and to observe all the rules of quarautiue to the end that the disease may not spread. No Electiou at Nescoptck. Owing to ail error ou the part of the Luzerne Conuuty Commissioners the Republican ticket was not represented on the ballots furnished for the muni- j cipal electiou at Nescop ck. The ie- ! suit is, that a special election will in all probability be required to elect tho borough officials. Not only was the Republican ticket omitted but tho He publican candidates for minor offices were printed in the Democratic col umn. Seeing that the election would j lie improper and illegal tin; persons who went out to vote marly all re turned without casting their ballots. John Gould was secretary ol the Re publican caucus and returned tho nomination papers in regular manner to the office of the Commissioners, thus the fault lies with the Luzerne County Commissioners A movement is on foot among the citizens of Neseopeck to apply for a special election when the ballots will j he properly made. i !(i: ROADS ;! CAUSE AN UPSET Charles Campbell, who is employed • at John Eiseuhart's meat market, City Hall, was injured in a runaway Mon day. With one horse aud a light wagon ho drove into the country during rhe forenoon. His business lay in the vie- I iiiity ot Mooresburg and to reach the [ place he desired to visit ho took the "back rjrtd" by Dr. Thompson'- farm known as "Pilgrim's Rest." Win n nea' - the later place lie en countered a great deal of ico and at a point where there was a slant in tho ; road the wagon began to slide; sud denly it struck a stone, which caused it to upset. Mr Campbell was thrown ! out; he fell headfirst in a fence corner among a lot of briars. Fortunately he did not lose his grip on the lines. The huse was a spirited animal, and thoroughly alarmed by ! the turn things had taken,made a des perate attempt to escape Mr. ('amp hell entangled a- lie was in the briars j held pluckily oil to the lines and was i dragged some distance. H,.. b(iwe% r, | succeeded in bringing the horse in a Stop and regaining his feet. The plucky driver sustained a cut m the back of the head and bis face was covered with deep ahia-ion-, from I which the blood flowed profusi ly. The wagon wa- broken in several places, but like the driver after a little "fix ing ri]i," ii was able to complete the ! trio I wenty-fourth Anniversary. Tho tweuty-fourrh anniversary of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis sionary Society of Pi lie Street Lutlier :an church wa- very nicely celebrated ; Sunday evening, The choir rendered an anthem 'Give Alms,' after which a Scripture lesson j was read by Miss Harriett Werkheiser. The pastor.Rev. Dr. M. L. Shindel, offer d a very appropriate prayer.after , which a paper was read by Mrs. T. B. | Wintersteen,entitled, "A Little leav ; » n Leaven* th the Whole Lump. " This was followed with exercises by the Missimi Baud in which the fol lowing young ladies participated: Misses Isabella S lioch, Pauline Waife and Ruth Kase. Mrs. W. R. Faciles rendered a solo entitled, "The Celestial Choir" with exceedingly fine effe t. Mi- Liz/.ie Hortou read a -election entitled, " A Revelation." The President, Mrs. M. L. Shindel, presented her report which revealed a very encouraging state of affairs in the Society. The Secretary's report show- Pd Jl rOVltlin:iPHip OI IUI i» miiut, resenting a gain during the year oi thirteen. The meeting clo-ed with a benedic tion by the pastor. School Work for St. Louis. The exhibit of school work to be sent from Pennsylvania to the St. Louis exposition is to be in charge ot Mrs. Alicia M. Zierdeii, of Dubois, who has goue fo West Chester to take charge of it. Mrs. Zierdeu,who wa- botn in Will iamsport, is a specialist who under stands thoroughly the arranging of educational exhibits. She has been assigned a large light and any room on the first floor of the new library building at the West Chester State Normal School and there, with a large table an I plenty of wall space she will arrange the work which is sent to West Chester from all parts ot Pennsylvania. When the exhibit is ready for ship ment to St. Louis slit- will leave tor , ♦ hat city, and will see that the work is placed iu the large educational booth in the Pennsylvania building. , Then while the fair is in progress Mrs. Zierden will be present to show and explain the work to those who are interested. She is uuder the supervision of Sup- , erintendent Ad lison L. Jon s, of the West Chester Public Schools, who some months ago was made director of the educational exhibit. Mrs. Zierdeu is a young woman of much intelligence and has had consid erable experience in arranging and ex- i plaining exhibit-. She i- a graduate of Bucknell University, and was in charge of rhe educational work at the fairs at Buffalo and < harlcstcn. In addition to this, she has had much ex perience in arranging displays for hospital fairs and other occasions <>t this nature The Fast of Lent. Tho Lenten season, containing forty days, exclusive of Sundays, began yes terday and ends on Easter, Aprii .'id. i Although Ash Wednesday and the 1 penitential season are not marked by any special observances in the churches outside of the Episcopalian, Catholic j and Lutheran denominations, society, regardless of church affiliation, seeks i the cloister abstinence. From the ap- 1 ostolic days Lent has been one of the most prominent institutions of the i Christian church. It is a time of relig ious awakening among the people,and the Catholic church endeavors to im press upon her faithful children the fundament al truth that fast ing, aud all other observances, are simply means to a higher end, the sauctification and salvation of the soul. Asa soul dis cipline the fast of Lent can not easily be excelled. Gone to Ouba. W B. Chambt rlin and family have gone to Cuba for a midwinter visit i They will remain several weeku. WILL mm I Next week new machinery will he • installed at the clock factory which will more than double the capacity of the plant. The new machines will do al! the turning work of the factory 1 aud as is implied by their name will do the work automatically. They en tirely discount the machines at first installed for this work, each of which have to be manipulated by a boy. The self-winding glocks being entire ly new and original in their design • special machinery had to be devised for their manufactuie which i- being gradually improved upon as the result of experiment. The automatic form embraces the latest conception iu machinery devised for the turning work. A very handsome assortment of clock cases may he seen ar the factory and it is certain that no more nicely finish ed or more artistic clocks are put up on the market. A number of firms are competing in the manufacture of ca«es but up to the present it seems the Money Manufacturing Company aud the West Branch Novelty Company of Milton have the preference. The -tyles illustrated iu the catalogue are frames manufactured by the two above firms. The demand for self-winding clocks i< steadily increasing and the future of the industry is assured. PARMHkS' INSTITUTE AT WASHINGTON VILLE The Montour County Farmers' In stitute held at Washiugtonville, Feb ruary l'Jth and Flth.was orie of excep tional interest not only on account of the lo al talent parti' ipating. but al>-o because of the extended addresses with their practical and timely suggestions as to the conduct of the larm. The meeting was called to order hv Chairman Charles A. Waguer, after which a - le tion of v»w»l music was ' rendered by J. W. Lowrie and family. ' entitled, "I will Magnify Thee ' The opening prayer was offered by Rev. ! Owen Reber. J. Miles Derr wa- el ct ed Secretary. Tic address of welcome was deliver e 1 by Rev. Bayner, pastor of the Methodist church, the response bsing . by Prof. R. L. Watts ot Cambria ! Ccunty. The program as it related to the nou resideut speakers was printed in these columns ou Saturday morning Among the interesting talks given bv residents of our own countv was one by t n x\o>v;c,?iii|»ermrenlenr oi Castle Grove Farms. He emphasized the necessity of an "agricultural ed ucation." He adduced many reasons why farmers' .sons and daughters should have a practical agricultural education. The session Friday evening was opened by prayer by Rev. S. V*. Bed ickian, pastor of the Presbyterian church. A musical selection. "God Bless Our Native Land," was render ed by J. W. Lowrie and family. A recitation, "The World's Progress," was rendered by Adam Wagner. A sel ection of music. "My Pennsylvania Home," was rendered by Mr. Wagner also. County Superintendent C. W Derr followed with au address on "Central ization and Grading of tlie County Schools". He advocated a better ed ucation, fiist for the traiuiug that it affords, second for the aid it imparts in increasing a man or woman's earu- > ing capacity. Therefore, if from no other than a wage-earning poiut ot view the country boy or girl should be better educated aud in order to ac complish this schools should be cent ralized aud graded. A recitation, "The Supper Table," was rendered by Miss Rebecca Apple man. Miss Edith Rogers also render ed a recitation. Amos Johnson and Mr. Lowrie and family sang "Gather ing Home," after which the session adjourued. On Saturday afternoon Miss Mollie Johu-on rendered a solo accompanied by a guitar. Herman L. Scluiure iten dered a recitation, "Already oi! tin Boat " Master Fuller Hun van -ang a ' song "The Man behind the Plow Mis- Helen F Derr rendered a recita tion, "The Drowning Girl. " A song, • "The Fairest Rosebuds," was sung by Misses Mary Scluiure and Helen Detr. Saturday evening Mis- Mary Snyder rendered a recitation, "The .liners." l A trio was sung hv McClellan Dielil, sou Claude, and Adam Wagner. "Patsy" was a recitation rendered by ' Miss Kathryn Wagner. A solo aud duet "Romeo and Juliet" was render ed by Miss Laura Diehl and Master 1 Hobcrt Lowtie, a solo and duet. < "Heidelberg Song." by Walter Lowrie and sister. Miss Belle. A recitation, . "Heii Fever of .left Watson," was , reudertd by William E-chbach of Mil ton. Adam Wagner sang a solo Adrift. " The Institute closed with a solo by Miss Belle Lowrie entitled. ' ' 1 A song and a Hose. Old limers at Basket Ball. There will l>e a game ot basket hall iu the Armory on Wednesday night. I February '.'4 th, at which both teams 1 will be made up exclusively ot "Old Timers," who in the past participat ed in some of the greatest games play- , ed in this section. Tho Danville ag gregation will be as follows: Forward, , Bedea and Klase; Centre, Russell Guards, Sechler, Gaskins and Train or, the latter as substitute. t KS'I'A m.lSIIKI) IN lx.-,r> • MONTOI'R I or Ml Ihe result of the election Tuesday i showed the usual "surprise." which I attested the tact over again that the ) average voter is apt to practice a good deal of independence and to cut loose I from party lines iu selecting men to fill the local offices. The vote with the single exception of the Fourth VSard was exceedingly light, even f"r Spring electiou. This was not due »<, much to a lack of interest to tl,,< state of the weather, .vh t, of th zero type,most voter- ptefemugro r main by the fire-side to turning out and facing the biting cold P. M. Kerns was re-elected overM-^r | ot the Poor for the Danville and Mab on ing Poor Distri t receiving 706 votes as againsr for Jesse L Beaver. Haydn Wood side was the choice for Borough Auditor. His vote was ft*' l as against .li' 29 for John Schuster. 1' ollownig are the successful council men: First Ward, Amos Vasnne: Sec ond Ward, Jacob H Boyei ; Third Ward, Arthur M Dietrich; Fourth Ward, Joseph Gibson School Directors were elected as fol lows: hirst Ward, H. E. Trumbow-r, who had no opposition : Second Ward, D. E. Haring; Third Ward. D H Byerly; Fourth Ward. W H. Orth. In the Third Ward .lane-n Dal ton | was elected .lustice of the Peace, de feating J. P. Bare who has h*»ld the office for a nurnbei of year* BOROUGH. AUDITOR W. Haydn Woodnide, R First Ward IHI Second Ward 1«; Third Ward li 7 Fourth Ward Total Ml John Schuster. D First Ward Second Ward Vj Third Ward ji; Fonrtli Ward 14.1 Total vp POOR DIRECTOR. Jesse L. Beaver. K. First Ward I*l Second Ward 71 Third Ward ll."» Fourth Ward I«;S! Mahouing Township 110 Total tm Patrick M. Kerns. D First Ward 110 Second Ward 156 Third W»f«I -M.) ruurui warn ~v Mahoning Township 77 Total .. 75.". ———— FIRST WARD FOR COUNCIL Amos Ya.-tiue. R 181 John G. Yastiue, D 117 FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR H. K. Trumhower, R •!!:! FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION Wm. V. Oglesby, R !♦"*» Frank M. Gotwalds. D 11'.* FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION Frank M. Herrington, R . Alfred M. Robinson, D N FOR ASSESSOR Joseph L. Frame, R "Wo Samuel Mottern, D it SECOND WARD. FOR COUNCIL Jacob H. Boyer, R Thomas Welliver, D FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR David E. Haring, R l&f Peter J. Keefer, D FOR JUDGE «>F ELECTION Harry A Shick, R Samuel Welliver, I) FOR INSPECTOR OF FLECTION Frank Montague, II IW Joseph Heed, I) !tt FOR ASSESSOR Harry E Seid. 1, R I*4 j William Smith, D 4* i THIRD WARD FOR COUNCIL Jes-e B. Cleaver, It Arthur M. Deitiich. D .'IH FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR J B. Gearhart, R lil ! Daniel 11. Byeily, D J-VS , FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION A Dosh Holloway. R Henry Trotter, D FOR INSPECTOR OF I LKC I ION Set It Dormer, R I4J 1 William Russell, D FOR ASSESSOR t Henry Reams. R .'4l , G. Leslie MeLain, I) FOR JUSTICE OF THE PE ACE , J P. Bare. R I»0 , James Dalrou. D . i FOURTH WARD FOR COUNCIL Joseph Gibson. R 2W Thomas McCaffrey. I) 1-Ti FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR i Win. H. Orth. R Theodore Becker. D FOR JUDGE OF ELKC I ION Dallas Hummer, R l*! . Nicholas Hofer, D FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION ; Michael Lormer, R . I'.** , ' John Tooliig, D __ FOR ASSESSOR < John Jeukius, R '."•J* A. W Mayan, D II:i 1 Cnotiuued ou Fourth Page , JOB PRINTING Pht* office of the AMERICAS l>eing furnished with a iaree assortment of jof» letter and , fancy tyjH ami job material generally, the I'uMisher an | n ounces to tht public that he is prepared at all time# to ex cute in the neatest manner •JO 15 I'RIXTINO Of all Kinds and Descnpt n II simri.li »: i mtt urn Danville, Fa.. Feb. 17. I'JIM , Editor Aruer.>~aa —I notice by , a pero-al of your olurnns ri at certain I j*rties intend appiyiug tor a t barter ( of nu intended corporation to be , known »- the " Danvilb Ri v*r«iri• iDiotills ! and River*ide I >l<> not ,»ee that a ferry Ji* aer***»ry In r • event of thu I bridge being swept a var by the ice Jwe should certainly h, ; to «.ar Conn itr Commissioners to *npplv in pla» • ■ with the next be* thing mi that i would be a free ferry. Tli© County Comm. .->t>«r* »112 Col uuiloa and Luit-rne counties bare rte cided to in-tall a fre. f< rry at li site of the Berwick bridge swept away lad* -* au Ir. t it should come to the wonl and ncr bridge should be arri«*<{ away they will insist ot n * fr-• ferrv I r* mat Berwick It is not ro tie *uj po«* <1 ti tt oar County Cf 'hi t. ■ and .g pla»'<» at th»- fn>>' of Ferry *rreet. rrrizKs 60.000 JAPS LAND HI) AT CHEMULPO ST. PETKRaHI RO. Fet 17.-Au official di-j at<*h fr- sis Ft Arthar *»r that att»*r tl H|l a' ' nc;- • Japan* *• were ianded. w - a vi-w of entering aiait-har.a. K< r-• m* ar*rt ed Japan "he right of *ra* r»mg hr territory, and th« -la; a;. - «old,-r --are now preparing * •- nr :n" Man cliunan terrttory. St. Petersburg. 17 -Tl 112. . iiwmg ha* h»»»n -«c**f from Prt Arthar "After the battle her* : re«umaHy the tight in the harbor on Ft - », t . Japan-«e withtl*»w »*♦ •» •- | • M I .112 , . •«. ~ 112 Aft* r the fig' t at ( molpo arsou' sixty Japan* •«« were laul-d with a view to entering Mancharia C' utmu ed arrival and niofciluatton of ear troops is waking excellent pri>gr* *« The at Pert Arthur i.« pot instate for a »i* g> aud - realty - serve Kussia as an inacce««ible stroog hold. General Stnene i las |.-oe«| a proclatuainn r»-as«ariDg t { (Mite tiun." Tokio, Feb !». —lt i« r-jjor; i I r that the Japanese torp» do tie*- tgaio attacked tl.«- Ku— a - at i rt Art' ur on Feb. 14 It is th**aght t *• •»* eh.j wa- ia: ia.- I St. Petersbarg. Feb. 17.—Tba Ra« sian troops being sent t<» tlx far e%4t are eocountei mg aim« r n« .riu • able difficult!?*. Or* ar d lavs ar* b> ing ripniractd. and tne 1> .Bfteriag from cold The temperature range from :<•> to ftO below zero. Food la a scarcity, inaeiuuch a« the Mnng iiao rattle are the jrreat* -• ra ty. r • cat tie haviug U'eo -fr witli tl plagn** sine* -ummer. Berlin. F* b. 17 -Der lad e« state# that Japan is - mling MM pi trom tk* Inland of Ve/.ti aorew the i< m tl,* gulf of Taitary to I'orisranti:;- v-k. for a flank mott rat nt on Vla iiT st->k Tl»e inxij» will pro eed t the r » lwa\ junction at Khadarovka. and fr n> thence will a't» k V!adivc«- W fro:- the r»*ar The Pennsv't Pension Foad. The stati-tir* of the P• nn-rlvaMa railroad pMMtI ■ departaent. -omp l ed December !1, 15* t, «h w tit dur ing tl»e fot.r year- of Its op» rat: n there ln*« I • "ti autt n/* I to N |«id ii■ l r: a ;• w »i*t . - M rdM employes ot the company the -am of 9l,m.ar!i year a« follow* It" 1 !, 112 Tl . It 112 im. 10; ISOI. tiV2,rJo aud !»<*>. «-*44.01•> I[. k' ■r* »lj |* ;r* - do not include the exper»«e "112 pera tiou of the lie par tment. w! ich ss al itor ne bv the mpanv. Dunne th font years, appii -.atioa of the p-ris»ioti plan. -M->" employe* have been retir ed a* pen«ioi r- trom th* active - * vice of the compaav.of w ich nnrnher .V„'7 have died "112 t ( >e total number retired 4.W were between the ag>- « " sixty-five and M*tv inn** y»ar«. of whom 34* were retiretl n tl 'ir owi request with tlx- approval of the em ploying ofth er Mrs. Vastine Entertains. The follow ng company »*• verv pleasantly entertain* I bt Mr- J >. Vast ine. Ce'lar street aa lacataf Mrs. I. K K-"ar Mr- Hi M - William Sf rait r-« Chatle» Hill.Mr« John Beck. Mr- Calvin t'amp'ell. Mrs. Charles H< r, Mr* Frank H;»os»- Miss Moor* head. Misa Fva I.* v* r». Miss May Han-*-. Mr*. John L*»v* r».of Milton: Mss Kvelyn Ker-*t**tf«»r. tl City; Mi< Webster Feu*':, Mr- J »* Mincemoyer. Mr* R W K tt* rmai Mr an< 1 Mr* Har ng.Mr* S Myerlv M ism Jennie Ktiorr. Miss Peulah Mills aud Mki C* "iielia Pruut, *>f I>an*ii'-*