ALLS CLOSED I TC TRAVEL Tho alley between West Market street and West Mahonii g street at the ( residence of Burgess P« rsel was clos- i ed to travel Tuesday a ternoou. Tho i alley is no lot.ger ct '.ered sale ow- | iui> to tho condition 112 the sewer, i which was badly wa bed and un- i dermined by the wate main which i broke during the wintci. A.ong this alley the ewet pipe lies at a depth of nealy thii y feet. When ' the break occurred the v- iter held down j by tho frozen earth > i tho surface i found its way north ai 1 south aloug tho trench saturating the ground, causing it to settle and eaving a tun nel-like cavity, which ippareutly ex tends from Mahoning c ek to the riv er. The alloy was safeeti Jgh as long as the lrost remained i the ground, which kept the surface of the sewc treuch intact. During t -e mild weath er of tho few days past however, the ground became very sot and began to cave in at several poi-ts. At each [il»c. tie true conditio of affairs was revealed. The cavity ;.long under the frost line is nearly time feet deep and indicates that as soon ; s tho frost ful ly pass s out thero will be a general settling aloug the surfa ;o of the trench which will require a g eat deal cf till ing up. Breaking Up a Bau Practice. According to all ace nuts many of the merchants on Mil! street are un consciously losers from a source that they little dream of. A gentleman who is in a position to observe what is going ou along tho str< ■ t st:.tes that the merchants are vi 'timizod shamefully by a gang cf depraved youngsters v ho steal from in front of the stores. The boys have their pilfering reduce to a science and so far as the merc ! ant is concern ed tli"y seem to be saf« beyoud detec tion. They never operate but one g nerally steps into th store to s>>e what the merchant is tiling while oth ers linger outside in proximity to goods displayed on th pavement. It' the merchant or cleik is not in sight or is occupied so as not to see readily what is going on outsi lethe sigual is quickly given when t! e confederates dexterously help the: leelves to or anges, tobacco, or an; thing else they may want which happens to be within reach. Tho gentleman sf ited that this scheme is worked exte isively and ho named a couple of stores which are victimized the most. These merchants yesterday were apprised of what is go ing on and au effort will bo made to break up the practice of pilfering. Aside from the loss incurred by the merchants the moral fleet upon the youngsters is bad, as habits of dis honesty such as these s pretty sure to lead to a career of evil marked in all probability by steali ig ou a larger scale. Normal Excursion ate Changed. The date of the B'oomsburg State Normal School cxci rsion has bc< n changed from March ; Bth to April sth because of the fact tl it ou the date first, selected there w he no less than eleven other excur.iio < in Washing ton. This made it ii possible for the Normal to secure th necessary ac comodations that tl »y desired and would have made ii impossible for thorn to seouie the a tention of the guides owing to the p 3ss of excursion ists. The school will clos for the regular spring vacation on Friday, March 25th, and the student will thus be abl; to spend teu days at home, in cluding two Sunday , one of which will be Easter. The -tadeuts will re turn to tho t»chool on t ie fourth, leav ing for Washington ou the fifth. Th«i excursion will ne run this year by the way of West Vilton, in order to accomodate many of the Alumni at Miicon, Wi'liamsport, Danville, Suu hury and Shamokiu, who havo ex pressed a desire to joi-i the excursion. The itinerary will be practically the same as in other years, only those changes being marie which past ex perience has proven to bo advantage ous. Death of T jhn R. Reynolds. John ii. Reynolds, a l old and life long resident of Dai ville. departed this life suddenly at 2 13 o'clock Sun day afternoon. The decea-ed was e ghty-six years of age and had been i firm for some years. For at least a tr prior to his death he «vas not able o appear upon the street. For amo th past he was confined to tire house. The immediate '•ause ol death was a se 'ere cold,which he contracted a few da s ago. He be came critically ill on ."riday morr.ing and foil-iwing that t posted an order at lie various sta- j tiouH ctatiouiug the t aintnen of the J passenger service to I careful with ! t!t"ir trains upon ente ng and leaving ! stations. Sufficient t me should bo given ail passengers fu safely gut aboard and t.i alight £r n cars,as com ■plauits are sometime i ceived tin this account, and accidei h may result, from the practice. .te says, that, winie it, is importa t that trains should make time and nake as little delay as possilli, it is lore important that safety of the passe gens be con sider d. Water street is close from Ferry street for nearly two bl cks. Huge ice cake* block the way. POOR ATTENDANCE AT DRILLS. Captain J. B. Gearhart in Company order No. 2, now being sent out to the members of Company F. 12th Regi ment, N. G. P., calls attention to the poor attendance at drills and in no uncertain tone sets forth the unfor tunate results to the Compauy which are pretty suro to follow unless the members attend more i gnlarly and buckle down to hard wo k. But three weeks intervene between the present and the coming inspection and if the Company fails, Captain Gearhart remiuds the numbers, it can he attributed to the men win absent themselves from drills and allow petty reasons to excuse them Poor attend ance will also tell heavily on the camp pay, as a strict account of at tendance is kept- and tie lines will not be remitted. Captain .T. B. Gearhart is now rounding out the fifth year of his com mission. During the last four j ears Company F has stood near the top of the list, being second on three occas ions. < tpfain Gearhart, indeed would be very sorry to see the standard of the company fall as the close of his commission approaches. The Company has labored under some disadvantage during tlie past year by reason of a change in First and Sec ond Lieutenant , First Sergeant and several sergeants and corporals. The effect has been to disarrange the work ing of the company, as the now men havo not yet learned to discharge their duties as would those older and of greater experience in the guard. The duty of these men, especially, ; is very clear and they are asked to leave no obstacle stand in the way of their regular attendance at drills. The non commissioned officers are now receiving more attention thau formerly, as their importance in a company seems to be appreciated iu a way that was lost sight of in the past. A standaid has been set for non-com missioned officers to attain to and ou the recommendation of the inspecting officer all who show any incompetency at the next inspection will be reduced to the tauks. Captain Gearhart will hold a non commissioned officers' school every night after drill. NOT THE ONLY ONE. There are Hundreds of Danville People Similarly Situcted. Can there be any stronger proof of fered than the evidence of Danville residents? After you have read the following,quietly answer the question. Thos. Lewis, of 513 Mill street, says:"For years I lid a lameness over my kidneys and aching in the small of my back. I u.-ed lnauy reme dies, trying first one thing and then another, but without being cured. I learned about Doau's Kidney Pills and read the statements mado by people who had used them and took accord ing to directions. Th y not ouly re moved the lameness and aching, but they banished the headaches and de pressed feeling." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the . United States. Remember the name—Doan's —and take no other. , Committed to Jail. Charles Fillinger, a youth of the Fourth Ward, was arraigned before Justice J. P. Bare on the charge of larceny, Saturday, and in default of bail was committed to the County jail. Fillinger was arre4*cl by William A. Parsley, a special officer of the P. &R. railway, who made the follow ing allt gallons: On Saturday forenoon he saw young Fillinger standing aloug side of a P. & R. car. No. 20,352, which was loaded with .scrap iron. The car was standing within the limit of tho Danville yards. The officer kept his eye ou the defendant and soon saw him leave the spot carrying a bag with something heavy inside. The boy carried the bag to 'he dwelling of Peter Kelly, Railroad street, Kelly being a junk dealer. There the officer arrested Fillinger and found in the bag 40 or 50 pounds of scrap irou such as was contained on the ear No. 20,352. The defendant protes ed that he had not stolen the irou, but had picked it up about town. He was, however, held in 1200 for his appearance at Court. In default of bnil he was com mitted to jail. Do You Want Strength? If you want to increase your strength you must add to and not take from the physical. In other words, the food that you eat most be digested, assimi lated and appropriated by the nerves, hiood and tissues before being expell ed from the intestines. Kodol Dyspe psia Cure adds to the physical. It gives strength to and builds up strength in the human systom. It is pleasant to the taste and palatable, and the ouly combination of digestants that will digest the food and enable the system to appropriate all of its health and strength-giving qualities. Sold by Piules dc Co., J. D. Gosh tem. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous teu.-iou will be fol lowed by utter collapse unless a relia ble remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders of the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful tonic, and eflectivo nervine and the greatest all around medicine for ruu down systems. It dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism and Neuralgia aud expels Malaria germs. Only 50c, and satis faction guarauteed by Paulet & Co., Druggists. School Teachers' Annuities- The courts iu Philadelphia have made what is bound to prove an ex tremely popular decision—a u ido from its manifest justice—iu the school teachers' pension case. Louis Elkin, a well-known Philadelphia,! now de ceased, made a provision in his will for tho payment of annuities to pub lic school teachers employed by the city who, aLer 25 years of service, found themselves " without means of support." Au applicant for one of tl-*se annuities confessed to the pos session of property yi< Ming an annual income of SB2. The hoard ot educa tion had adopted a rule that private iucomo of s. Thomas, of Sharuokin, has sudden ly gro.\n very wealthy in tlie stale of Montana. After leaving Shamokin .Mr. Thomas went to Seattle, tut finally drifted hack to.vards Montana on a prospect ing trip. One day he finally found himself in the Rainy Cnek district, near Lib iv. an I found plenty of signs of copper. He sfaktd a claim and squatted upon if, Realizing that he hid made a great find, ho secured eleve i mi re claims and as the law compels be did a certain ..mount of work iiixin tiieiu all yearly in order to ret a i n owner- It i p. Alt r a wait if dmost eighteen years lie has at last < -lire I his reward S«-v --eral vseek< ago Cahimet and Hecla Mining com, my. which op-rates the big copier mines on Lake Supeiior, took a Inud on Mr. Thomas' copper properties ou Rainy Creek and the purchase price is $175,000. CENTBAL PESNA CONFERENCE. The annual session of the Central Pennsylvania Conference will meet at; the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal church, Harrisburg, on Wednesday, March 23 at 8:30 o'clock iu the morn ing. bishop Charles C. McCabe, I). D., of Omaha, Neb., will be the presiding Bishop. This is the first time that Bishop McCabe has presided over the Central Pennsylvania Conference. The first session *fter organization will be the memorial session held in ; memory of those member* of tlie Con- j ference who have died daring the j year. This will inolude a memorial j to tho Rev. Dr. Joseph B. Shaver, a > former pastor of St. Paul's, who de- . parted this life at Hazleton last sum- ! mer. There are two candidates for Secre tary of Conference, one being Rev. A. L. Miller, pastor at Catawissa, the present recorder of Conference; the other candidate for Secretary is Rev. J. A. Anderson of Altoona. The pas tors of the Danville churches and of ! many of the churches iu the Danville j District are for Rev. Miller for Sec- I retary aud his election is practically conceded. At the session of this conference live men will have completed their fifty years of membership in the Conference and an elaborate "fiftieth Anniversa ry 1 ' service will be held,each of the five ministers delivering addresses. Among those who have rounded out fifty years of service art) the Rev. Samuel Creigh | ton and (lie Rev. Richard Hiukle.hou ' ored former pastors of St. Paul's, of I this city. Rev. Dr. David Monroe of I Shamokin is another of those who has j completed fitty years. I Of course one of the chief duties of an annual Conference is tho appoint ment of preachers to churches. This year is what Methodist preachers fam iliarly term an "off" year and it is not expected that there will bo much changing among the ministers. There is one appointment, however, wliicji because of its importance may involve j some unexpected changes. This ap j poiutmeat concerns tlie Rev. Dr. W. W. Evans, who retires from tlie Pre ' siding Eldership, of the Danville Dis j trict because of the expiration of time. It is understood that Dr Evans will i suggest the names of three men from which number Bishop McCabe will 'select one, *.v!io will succeed Dr. ' Evan-. The three men suggested by the retiring Presiding Elder will be . the Rev. Emery Stevens, of Williams ! port, the Rev. C. C. Connor, of Al | toona, and the He v. R. 11. Gilbert of Berwick. Either one of these is con sidered as being worthy of the posi i tion of Presiding Elder of this dis \ trict. The Lay Electoral Conference com posed of ono layman from each church will meet on Friday, March 25th, and will elei-t six laymen as delegates to the General Conference of the church, which meets at Los Augeles, Gal., May I, 1901. From St. Paul's church, this citv, Thomas O. Curry and Hou. James Foster are delegates to the Lay Electoral Conference. From Trinity M. E. church, William F. Geaihart is delegate,while St. Peter's, Riverside, will bo represented in the Lay Eector al Conference by W. R. Clark, of South Danville. It now seems apparent that Frank P. Llewellyn of Shamokin will he elected to the General Conference from this district. Rev. Harry Curtin Harman, pastor of St. Paul's, will be the guest of our former townsman, Johu R. Rote, dur ing the coming session at llarrisburg, and associated with him at the home ■if Mr. Rota will bo the Rev. R. J. Alien of Riverside. It is taken for granted that each of the pastorn of the local churches be cause of the efficient service which they have rendered and prosperous con ditions of tho churches will return to their respective pastorates for another year. It is not anticipated that there w ill lie any change iu the personnel of the Methodist ministers cf Danville aud vicinity. Evening Farty. Mi c s Viunie Montague gave a party at her home No. 101 Grand street, Sa turday night. Those present were: Misses iiattie Hartman, Emma Pren tiss, Euphemia Prentiss, Clara Smith, Lizzie Hartman,Carrie Nevius Bertha Sweitzer,Ethel Yarker, Messrs. Fiank Swayze, Joseph I'rout, Grant Swayze, Harry Waite, George Crumb, Edward Lousberry, Clark Bedea, Hariy Mon tague. Charles Williams, Koy Mon tague, Mr. a'jd Mrs. James Hendricks and Mr. and Mrs Fred Montague. A delightful evening was spent. It Saved His Leg. P. A. Danforth of I.?' Grange, Ga., suffered for six months with a fiigb ful running sore on his leg ; but writes that Buckion's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For Ulcers, Wounds, Pile?, it's tho best salve in tlie world. Cure gnaraneed. Only 25 cts. Sold by Paules & Co # Druggists. Should Glean Up. The deep snow and continued coltl weather, covering H period of three months and a half,have caused a large accumulation of filth, which reveals itself as the snow melts. The borough authorities, under the direction of the Board of Health, should see that the streets and alleys are properly cloan ei. and issue oiders to property own ers compelling tho cleaning of back yards. Prompt action ill alone pre vent mi epidemic of 'li-e-.se, as pa t ohse* VHI i"t; si o.vsthar sickness always follows a break-up after » long win ter Dyspepsia Makes One Afraid to Et 1 12. It whips us with a lash braid d from natarc's ' wn violated laws It turns a pleasure into a torm» it. Cut Ca'- cmn .Solvent, I>r. David Kenne ly's ue»v medicine, cues dvspepi-ia Then we sit down to a good dinner and wel come everything from the beef to (lie pudding. What a change! Write to the Cal-enra Company. Houdout, NT. Y., lor a freo tample hottlo. THE GERMANIA BREWERY.! The Qeimauia Brewery, Fr.ut street, which has brewed beer for two gen orations and whose history extends back beyond the memory of onr oldest j inhabitants iu all probability will be a landmark but a few days ljiiger. j Foust Bros., tlie present owners, have | decided to tear down the structure aud ) to rebuild along more modern lines. Stone lias already been delivered at the spot aud tlie work of razing the old building may begin at any day. The brewery is a rambling wooden j structure one story high. If is com | posfd of different sections hnilt at j different times and as a result the gx and a core is certain. Sold by PHU!CS & Co., J. D. Gosh & Co. Want Toachers for the Philippiti* s. Any straggling male teacher who in disgusted with the prospects oi ever attaining more than an ordinary liv ing iu this section of the country has a chance of working for Uncle Sam iu the Philippines if he wants—lso al together—and a salary of from S9O to §1,200 a year is held out as au induce ment. Women are barred, except those who are the wives of successful can diilates. Au examination of appli cants will be held on March 29 and 30, in Federal Enildiug,Philadelphia. It will consist of ten obligatory sub jects and two days of seven hours each will be allowed for the examination. Uncle Sam is not going to have any substitute game worked on him and every person examined must furnish a recent photograph of himself. In a circular sent out the conditions in the Phillipines are painted iu rosy colors. Peace, says the circlar, has been established, and that the service is very attractive. Appointees must pay their own traveling expenses to Manila but a helping hand may be given. Halt salary will be allowed from the day of embarking aud full salary upon timo of arrival. Au agreement to serve at least two years in the islinds mast be siguod. Working Overtime. Eight lionr laws aro ignored by those tireless, little workers—Dr Kiny's ! New Life Pills. MiHiou* are always at work, night and day, caring Indices tiou, Biliousness, Coustipaion, Sick Hetdacho and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 250 at Paulos &0 o.s. drug store. ~T ; " Preparing to Move. The rapid approach of the first of April is evidenced by tiie unusual ac tivity among those who are obliged, or desire to change their dwelling houses tins spring. Just now there is a hurrying and scurrying among a large proportion of the householders, and the ur Gilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Fry have re turned to their home in this city. THE SIXTEENTH mm. On the I'.tth of May JBB7 the Penn sylvania Legislature passed a law, en titled, "An Act to organize and de fine the congressional di tricts in Pennsylvania. " By this Act our dis trict, then known as the Seventeenth, was originally formed, and is compos ed of the counties: of Colombia, Men tour, Northumberland aud Snilnau. The Act of 1901 apportioning the state into congressional districts made no change .-xcejit that it is now kuown as the Sixteenth d'sirict. Previous to 1887 our district wa j composed of the counties of Columbia, Montour, Carbon, M"uroe, Pike, part (if Luz"rue and (>t*rr or Lackav.anua, perhaps the most unwieldy congres sional district in the tiate. Nort nib. r 0. 1888. 0. R. of Columbia cotiuty, was elected as the litnt coiigro.-sman trom the new district. His mr.jority was 2f'..jG over •J. B. Kubi on t!.o Republican candi ate. November 4, 181)0, S. P. Wolverton, of Northu nbcrlaml, was elected w>tb a majority of 51)44 over W. C. Farns worth. Republican. November 8, 1892, S. P. Wolverton, was reelected over Chandler Eves, Re publican, by a majoiity of "liiOo. ~ November <>, ]81)4, Monroe H. Kulp, of Northumberland county, the Re publican candidate, was elected over C. R. Bnckalew by a majority of 801. November 3, 1896, Monroe 11. Kulj) was reelected over Alphonsu-' W*lsh, of Sullivan county, the Democratic candidate, by a majoritv of 1122. November 8, 1808, P.utus iv. Folk, of Montour conuty, was elected over A'. H. Woodin, Republican, by a ma jority of 2:i05. November G, 1000, Rufus K. Polk was reelected over Clarence F. Hath, Republican, by a majority of 3732. On or about the sth of May, 1902, Congressman Polk died, and in Nov embar of the same year, Alexander Billmeyer, of Montour county, was elected for the unespired term. His majority over Wm. K. Lord, Repub lican, was 2515. At the same time, Charles H. Dickermau. of Northum berland, was elected over Fied A. Godeharles, Republican,by a majority of 848, for the two years expiring March 4, 1905. Tragidj Averted. "Just in the uic?j of time our little boy was saved" writes Mrs. VV. Wat- Kins of Ploosant City, Ohio. "Pneu monia had played havoc with him and a terrible cough set in besides. Doct ors treated him, but lie grew worse everv day. At length we tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, and our darling was saved. He's uow sound, and well." Everybody ought to know, it's the cn'.y sjre cure for Coughs, Colds aud all Lung dis eases. Guaranteed by Paules & Co., Druggists. Price 50c and §I.OO. Trial bottleß free. Very Big Lumber Deal. By a sale which was closed at Lewis burg last week the firm of Mo.iroe 11. Kalp & Co., of Shnmokiu, have ac quired tiie extensive lumber aud tim ber business which was carried on in his it re bj the late John F. Duncan. The deal includes many thousands of acres of timber laud situated in Union, Center, Ciiulou and Lycom ing counties adjoiniug the present op eration of Monroe 11. Kulp & Co. In corporated. , It also includes the entire capital -toefc of tiie White Deer Valley Rail road Company whose road connects with the Philadelphia aud Reading at White Deer station. It gives to the purchasers the cen tral of all the undeveloped timber laud remaining in the large territory lying between the Lewisfonrg & Tyrone Railroad on the sonth and the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad on the north. It increases the aoreage upou which the firm has been operating to nearly seventy thousand acres while the com bined mileage of the Lewisburg and Buffalo Valley Railroad, tho Sugar Valley Railroad and tho White Deer Valley Railroad, operating seven loco motives and sixty-live cars to soventy twe miles. Tiiese railroads will now be connected and the entire manage ment will he conducted trom the Sha mokii. office of the firm. Repairs to B-?gin at Once. John Ilooley and M. I>. Tieriiey,who have purchased the Iluber foundry. \ 1 j will begin work on tho repairs of the plant tills week. Mr. Ilooley stated yesterday that ; the floors may need straightening up j and the building probably a new roof, j but beyond these no repairs will bo noedel at the present. Tiie aim is t'j get the plant started up a« quickly as possible. There is I sufficient door space for right mould ers, but whether tho foundry will b? opeiat'd to its fell capacity for some j time to come, of contse, will depend • upon business conditions etc. The ntw , ownnrs in running the plant will rely i a great deal upon job work. ■ ■■l 111 Mill ———— 111 I —■ Aifers -w —i —runm —m —mi inn r - T -r-— —■ -i One dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral at bedtime prevents nignt coughs of children. No croup. No bronchitis. A Cherry Pectoral doctor's medicine for all I affections of the throat, bron- g chial tubes, and lungs. Sold | for over 60 years. " i have used Aycr'g CMrry Fectorm! in my ■ family fore ght "roara. TliereiiinoUiinß fgtul I to it iorcot'gh« and colds, especially f<>rcliil- H dren. M MTIK. W. H. BRYMKK. Shetbj, AU. 9 |2*c . 50c.. 112! •*>. J. C. AYSK ro.. I •■■■••■■■■■Mi"®*® for ' Night Coughs! *'l NIW I MIII IN ■■■IIW m—mi I I> I I —R Kcop tho bowols optn with one of Ayor's Pills at bedtime, Just one. 11111 IBML fe want to io ail Ms of Putins; | I 1 m i' t i tiiij 11! | ll'i M hunt : : r j rs rml •I —-—r 112 A well printed tasty, Bill or Le \) / ter Head, Poster A) A Ticket, Circular, Mf V«Y Program, State r>J ment or Card "i (y ) an advertisement for your business, a satisfaction to you. law Type, leiPressss, ~ BestPapr, Stilloi Work, frailness- All you can ask. A trial will mase you our customer. We respectfull" ask that trial. 110111 9^l No. i! H. Mahoning St., ID-^ZLSTV'XI-iXJIB,