Hone Paper -—■ For the Home Ihe circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly It will j>ay you to advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR OK. IKYING 11. JENNINGS. Ojfirr f'mi i.i 9 A. .»/ U> /•_' M 104 .Will St.. IP. M.to A /'. Danville. /'<». i.T/., >i it. -IL'/V Mn i. ST., DANVII.I.K, PA. Disease* ol the.Stomach and I nte--, mes a Specialty J \V. I'. \KUI,K, DENTIST (h-1 n i '_' l > MiI.I STKEET. <-ett| K'.iraeted without I'nin. <'row II i«n<l l.ritlue W oik ii Specialty. <-:•! 11 with the InteM mid inon improved lii.slrii!ii>'iilK Mild piV|iar< il so e \«-i-ute I he most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, DENT ISi - 28£ Mil! - .St., Danville, i°a. DeutUt iy in all its l>ran«*«.Hn. Cb-.rttwt. and s wo»o (in > ran teed (•"->tabiif<ii«l 18W2 am.m newl Spring seems tardy. Movers are packing up The blue birds are here. It will soon be tiiiiO for that tired feeling. This is the time we engage in d.earns ol th • flowers we are going to raise. The Philadelphia Jfc Heading hail way broke all records for hauling pas senger and freight traffic during the worst Hood conditions and proved con clusively that they have uot only a great system, but have capable men in charge of all departments. Suicide is reported to be on the in crease. The only trouble is that the right ones <lo not avail themselves of the privilege. The Pennsylvania railioad is losing no time in making repairs to its tracks which have been damaged by the floods. The Eagles' State convention will be held at Reading on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 20. 21 and 22. The Edwin J. Had ley compauy will show a tint collection of moving pict ures at the Opera House on Saturday evening. Mr. Hadlev guarantees to exhibit pictures with less flicker than any show of its kind on the road. Mr. 11 ad ley has recently perfected a de vice wherehjr this annoying leaiuie oaf been practically eliminated. Come and see the best. Prices, 15,25 and :i> cents The soldiers residing in this section who served during the Spanish-Ameri can war are all being 100 it- dand their correct addresses secured by the pen sion department at Washington. The object of the census is not known. Judge Marr, of Potlsville.has called upon the State Board of H> altli to take charge of the smallpox situation in that county. The disease, he de clared. has become a menace to the whole state. The court announced that it woald nor sanction the further use of school fuuds in the townships to suppress the disease. You can find signs of spring or you cannot find them, just as you choose, any old day. Suubury was about the only town along the Susquehauua tor a distance of mauy miles that stood the most severe tect of the ice and high water. ' It is expected that H."io delegates will attend the Central Penua. Con ference to be opened in the Fifth Street M. E. church at Harrisburg on the twenty-first of this month. The bluebird is keeping somewhat darker than u«ual this spring. A little more winter for a change. The groundhog's reign is at au end. Tiie Mormons do not show up very well undeA - the penetrating rays of the searchlight of inquiry. Robins and blue birds seem to be poor judges ot the weather. The Edwin J. Hadley company will present their superb collection of pict ures in the Opera House on Saturday, March 19th. Mr. Hartley was for five seasons with the Lyman H. Howe company. The High School Athletic Associa tion will give a min<trel performance in the High school room on the even ings of Friday and Saturday, lßtti and lllth i list Admission 1T» cents. There will be a matinee Situidav afternoon for school children, admission for matinee 10 cents. IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH &AKING POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO illoutciiir IC^TL "THIS COUNTRY WII.I. NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4!>—NO 11. iIT WILL HE ; A l-KHH FERRY i There is no longer any question as j to whether or not i tree ferry shall he established here to take the plac ol tho bridge. At the joint meeting Sat- I unlay the Northumberland County i Commissioners showed themselves I thoroughly in sympathy with the views of our own Board on the sub ject <>t transportation pending the re huilding ot the bridge. It was not only decided to establish a tree ferry, but the two boards not down to work in a way which showed that but little time will he lost The establishment of a ferry such as the Commissioners have in view to lully meet the requirements of the situation will in the very nature ot the thing he several weeks in the future. The Com missioners at the joint meeting, Sat urday, therefore, were more concern - ied in providing some substitute that will take care of traffic uutil the ferry proper can be installed. E. J. LeDoc appeared before the Commissioners ai.d an agreement was entered into by which his coal dig ging outfit is to do service as a ferry tor the time being. The "coal dig ger" proper from bow to stern is sixty feet long; in width it is twelve feet. Divested of all machinery except en gine and boiler it will accommodate nearly a hundred passengers. The tl.it boat, thirty-five by twelve feet, used to receive the coal and pushed ahead of the steamer will hold at least two busses or other vehicles. Mr. LeDuc feels confident that he can steam across the river in eight to teu minutes, ap proaching ihe shore almost anywhere, as his steani'»r draws less than one fort of water. The only difficulty lies in the fact that the ice is not all down the- river. Mr. f.oDue last tall succeeded in get ting his coal digger out of the river and at a safe place upon the hank only at the expense of considerable lime and outlay of money. The precaution was a wise on;'; otherwise the whole outfit would have met the fate of the bridge when the ice went, Under the circumstances he is loath to launch t!.e steamer during the next few days, un til fully apprised of conditions up (lie river, unle.»s ptovided with adequate protection when the ice com s down. Mr. LeDuc was instructed by thy Commissioners Saturday to proceed immediately to get his heat in readi ness which, it is l bought, may con sume three or four days. Several of the Commissioners held to tin. view that the creek's mouth now blocked with ice, iniglir O; opeuct <u auiwi as a sort of harbor of refuge for the ferry when the next flood conies sweep ing down. If this can not be accom plished Mr. LeDuc w-11 probably be secured against damage or loss and the coal digger will he launched as soon as in readiness, whether the ice lias comedown or not. Meanwhile the people of Danville, South Danville and Riverside will have to be satisfied with such accommodations as is afford ed by the row boats now plying baek waids and forwards. Owing to the number of brilges tak en away aloag the North Bracnh ter ries will be very much in demand and onr Commissioners anticipate difficul ty iu procuriug second hand boats suit able and are atraid that they shall have to order a new ferrv. Death of Jacob Biooui. Jacob Blooni.ii widely known resid ent of this city, departed this life at 1 o'clock yesterday inoruiug after a short illness. The deceased at the time of liis death was a boarder at tlie Hoddens House. Ho had been in poor health for a mouth or so, but was seriously ill only tor u week past. On Sunday lie took his bed. J. O. Heddens and John j Campbell were with him when ho breathed his last, Philip Benzbaoh%his I nephew, having left his bedside only , a few minutes before. The immediate cause of deatli was heart failure. Jacob Bloom was horn in Sclnnie- j heim, Bhden, Germany in 1810. With his parents he came to Danville when very young. At one time lie conduct- j ed> tailoring establishment on Mill street, but during the latter years of J his life he was better known as a deal er in horses. He was quiet and re- j tiring in disposition and had many friends. The deceased was unmarried and was the last of a large family to pass away. He was a brother-in-law of Benjamin Benztach, No. iOl Water street, where the funeral will lie held ' Friday at It) a. in. Interment in the Jewish cemetery. (Jiock Factory Starts Up. The Kempe Clbck Factory will re sume work today after an idlene-s ol one week The factory sustained very little actual damage, either liy water or ice, although the spot became a dumping ground fur the great flood. When the water receded several thou sand flasks of the StoV'! Works, the IV L. & W. turntable an overturned height car and ice cakes by the scote lay at the very doorway ot the fact ory, making it difficult to gain ea trance. The water stood all over the factory floor to the depth of eighteen inches, mi odd circumstance being that the flood outside of the factory was nearly two feet deeper than inside I borough preparations had been made lor tin flood, however, the clocks :.U being pi let d on high shelves ' The hand organ may lie e\p'cr-d 1 any day ' MIT [' llhKI: A call was issued on Saturday by Republican County Chairman Steel of Northumberland county for a meeting of conferees at the Montour Mouse, Danville, mi Tuesday, April 112» ar 12:00 I noon, for th» purpose of choosing two i delegates to the national convention | at St. Louis, and a presidential elec tor to represent this congressional dis j trict. In the choice of national delegates j and elector, each county in the dis trict is allowed the same number of votes as in the choice of a congression al nominee. Northumberland has five votes, Columbia four, Montour three, and Sullivan two. The conference will be held the day following the Northumberland county convention. It must be held before the state convention, which takes place on April (!, as the choice of the con ference is certified at that convention. I The conference to choose a congres sional nominee will be held later,like ly in June. Although Sullivan has chosen a national delegate, that coun ty has not yet held primaries to nomi nate a congressman. These primaries will bo hold in June. The county chairmen of Sullivan, Columbia and Montour counties will notify their nominees for national delegate to have their conferees pres ent at the meeting. Couth Danville Still Isolated. The citizens of South Danville after a week's isolation have nearly sue ceeded in adjusting themselves to theii changed conditions. A well known resident who came over to Danville in a hoat yesterday stated that the place Is insufferably quiet, and that the citizens are look ing forward to the day when the trains will be run through ami a free ferry be established, so that they may see a lew strangers and enjoy a free intercourse with Danville people. Meanwhile, lie says, South Danville is a community sufficient unto itself, as it has its own butcher, baker, mill er,grocery and dry goods stores, hotel, harber shop, bla- ksmith shop and iu fact about everything tha* a commun ity needs with the exception of a con fectionery. The latter represents one want, which in South Danville remains misapplied. Trade has picked up wonderfully 011 the opposite side of the river The farmers unable to get to Danville have seen it to their advantage to unload at the stores at South Danville. Rich hundred weight on the counters there which formerly found its way to this side ot the river and the merchants during the early part of the day are kept oil the jump. Traius Running on D. L. & W. Passenger traffic was resumed oil the I), L. & W. yesterday afternoon. The tirst to get through was the east bound train due to arrive hero at 2 :11 i). in. The 4:33 passenger was the first down traiu to pull through, after which the remaining trains of the day ran on schedule. It was not until 'i o'clock yesterday afternoon that the ice wns all remov ed from the railroad in the vicinity of I "Dry Saw Mill." The obstruction at that point covered a stretch of over tour miles and kept the railroad com pany busy froiu Sunday on, some four hundred men being employed. The ico was as deep upon the canal as on the railroad, where it was piled five to fifteen feet high There was no way of disposing of the ice removed, therefore, except by piling it ui> to a great height on each side of the track. Passengers who made the trip over the road yesterday describe the sight as a | remarkable one, the train passing at ! many places between nearly perpen ' dicnlar walls as high as the top of i the coaches. Traffic Resumed on Pennsy, The full schedule of trains were run 1 over the S. H. & W. branch yester- I day. The ico has been removed from ' the track along the entire division. ; The trestling at Catawissa yesterday j ! was not wholly completed hut the , ' company got over the difficulty at that | ' point very nicely by transferring pas- j I sengers. The freight trains were run | around by liock Qlan. The Pennsy has shown much enter- j prise and during the last few davs has ! made a great stride forward. All that i> needed now is a free ferry to bring ' a return of normal conditions to Dan ville and South Dauvile. Wells May be Out of Order. The water works have experienced I considerable difficulty siuce the flood in obtaining enough water to supply the town. Whether the wells were uncovered hv the ice and tilled with gravel and the like or the trouble lies in the suction pipe cannot be deter mined at present owing to the depth or water 111 the iiver. To sapplv tliH deficiency an extra pump was started yesterday supplied - | hy a suction pipe, which will tempor arilv draw directly from the liver. A t great deal of work was involved in getting readv, as wholly new comiec , i tion- had to be in »de. v ' Fine Pictures. , El ward C Yeager tooks-veial in- I resting |id ires of the flood last week, which he has Mulshed up inn veiy aitisti.' manner. As souvenirs of ; the flood they nn 111 he prized most I highly by all who may be fortunate ' enough to possess them. DANVILLE. l'A.. TIII'R&DAY MAHCII IT 1904. BOARD OF TRADE MEETING 1 lie Directors of the Board of Trade held a meeting last night. J. H. Goes er was in the chair,other members be ing present as follows: F. Q. Hart man, W. L. McClure, James Foster, J. B. Watson, J. H. Cole and George Reifsoyder. The business on baud was to consid er a proposition from John Keini,own er ot the shale bank north of the Bor ough, relative to a project for manu facturing vitrified brick. Mr. Keim's proposition was lead by i the Secretary and was briefly as fol lows : Along with the gravel or shale de posit Mr. Keim owns five lots and a dwelling house adjacent to the rail road suitable as a site for the kilns, &c. : these along with his three other brick yards and his entire busi ness he agrees to sell to a company, if one can be organized, for the sum of 110,000. In payment he will takefoOOO in stock ; the balance he wants in cash. The matter was pretty fully discus sed at the meeting, when the follow ing facts were brought out: The brick yard below town is on leased ground, the kiln and other appurtenances be longing to Mr. Keim. Of the two yards above town Mr. Keim owus the ground as well as the buildings. The buck yaid near Mr. Doibert's con tains 3 acres; the one near the river about one acre. The proposition which seemed to meet with the most favor was to con solidate all throe yards, installing up to-date machinery on each and making brick of each variety as needed. It was believed that a capital ot $.'50,000 would suffice. The matter was referred to the In dustrial Committee consisting of F. 0. Hartman, A. C. Amesbury, J. H. Cole, J. P. Watson, (5. P. Hancock, David Thomas and John L. Evans This committer will investigate the project along all linos and determine whether the m'ney required can be laised. Great Demand for flood Views. Amateur photographers have been very busy about town during the last few days and mauv excellent pictures have been taken. The weird and striking prospect in front ot- Burgess Pnrsel's residence, West Market street, has proven a great temptation to the amateur photograph er and the Burgess himself took sev eral pictures, which hear a most ex ceU'lftt - former residents living as far away as Washington, D. C., and points iu California, who read of the ice gorges and the big flood in Danville. Mr. Brown's subjects cover such a wide range that lew persons look over his pictures without wanting several. He has already sold hundreds and yes terday received supplies which will enable him to fill orders for at least a thousand more. There seems to be 110 let lip in the demand. New Bridge Two Years iu the Future. William Kas« West, Attorney for the Coauty Commissioners, who de- 1 livered the petition for the new bridge to the Dauphin county Court ou Mon day, was seen in this city yesterday. He stares that the application for a new bridge at this point was the sec- i ond thus far made, Berwick alone be ing ahead of us. In spite of this ad vantage Mr. West states that it will be two years before a new bridge can be constructed here, by today, he thinks, it will be known who the viewers appointed are. But in the very nature of things the work will proceed slowly, as the building of the piers alone will consume one season while at least nine months more will be needed to erect the iron work. It is thought that woik on the bridge here and at Berwick will proceed sim ultaneously. Slight Fire at Mausiou House. There was a slight blaze at the Man sion House restaurant yesterday noon ; which was discovered just in time to I prevent a bad fire. A little son of I). B. Hoddens, the i proprietor, while alone in one of the front rooms upstairs struck a match, ! which he held a little too near the | window curtain. In an instant the en tire window seemed in a blaze. The little fellow was very badly frightened and screaming gave an alarm which brought tlie entire house hold ou the scene. W. C. Williams, proprietor of the Baldy House, ran across the street with a Rtempel Fire extinguisher, but by the time he had climbed the stairs the fire was extin ' guished. John Keim's Loss. The flood having receded to a point which makes it possible for iiitn to fully inspect bis brick va p ds John Keim finds that bis loss approximates one thousand dollars. The brick yard east of the Borough on the river bank fared the worst. The kiln itself is totally wrecked by the lingo ice cakes and the sheds are all carried awav. The kiln contained i(i,(ioi brick, which are practically ruined. The spot presents a most de plorable appearance and it is doubtful if it will pay to resume at that spot. At the other yard above (lis Borough i ihe greatest damage done is to the R floors, ami (b«- total IOHS may not ex cel d one hundred dollars. At the kiln • below town one of the walls was in jured and will hav«# to be rebuilt. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS , Mrs. Daniel DeLong and daughter, i Miss Sara K. DuLong of Blue Springs farm left yesterday for Atlantic Citv, | N.J. .lames Wood returned to NNilliams poit yesterday after a visit with rela tives in this city. Miss Olive Thompson has returned from New York city. Rev J. E. Hutchison left la9t even ing for Lewisburg. Mrs. William Lindner of Pottsgrove visited relatives in this city yester day. Mrs. H. A. Kline returned to her home in NorthumberlaLd yesterday after a visit in this city. Samuel Weil of Altootia, was a visit or in this city yesterday. Daniel Huber of Catawissa, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Otto Huber ol Sunbury, transacted busiuess in this city yesterday. W. E. Watson of Sunbury, was in Dauville yesterday. Frank Ettei returned from Shenan doah yesterday. Miss Blanche Lowensteiu has re turned from a visit in New York city. Frauk Jackson of Berwick, was a visitor in this city yesterday. James Scarlet, Esq., was in Blooms burg yesterday. Rev. J. W. Crawford left for North umberland yesterday. James Dailey,Jr. .returned to Uniou Furnace yesterday after a visit with his family in this city. Harry Abbott of Bloomsburg, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Mrs. Mary Powley of Sunbury, vis ited friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. Lewis Williams left yesterday for a visit at Marietta. Dr. J. W. Vastiue ot Shamokin, spent yesterday iu Dauville. Hairy Hull, telegraph operator at Berwick WHS a visitor in this city yes erday. Hatry Karlip of Savaunah, Ga., formerly ot this city, spent yesterday with friends in Danville. C. G. Van A leu of Northumberland, was a Danville visitor yesterday Mrs. Kate O'Reilly returned to Philadelphia yesterday after a visit with relatives in Dauville. Edward Sarve Gearhart, Esq. trans acted business in Suubury yesterday. yesterday. Mrs. William Hovies visited rela tives iu Suubury yesterday. Mrs Miles Schatzei called on friends in Northumberland yesterday. George Baultiiißer transacted busi ness at Selinsgrove yesterday. J. P Dunham returned to Noith umberlaud yesterday after a short vis it in this city. Special Officer Pursley ot Shamokin transacted business iu Danville yester day. Fetor Dietrich left on the 5:58 D. L. & W. train last evening for Denver, Colorado. Rev. W. P. Eve land of Bloomsborg was in this city yesterday. C. H. Iloyce, Superintendent of Castle Grove farms, left yesterday for New York. Borough May Remove Bridges. A coaiuioijication was received from the D. L. & W. railroad company yes terday grantiug the Borough of Dan ville permission to remove the canal bridges at Mill and Kerry streets. An agreement it will be recalled was en tered into between the borough and the Pennsylvania Canal Company, former owners of the propertv, where by the foimer was to be permitted to remove the bridges retaining the mat erial as a compensation for labor in volved. The D. L. & W. railroad company now agrees to the same proposition, except that it claims the right of pre scribing as to the dimensions of the water way under the culverts replac ing the bridges. The Company s sur veyors will visit the town and deter mine how much room must he provid ed for under the culverts. A Splendid Test, j. Miles Derr, of Limestone town ship, Moulour county, reports a good butter test, made last week. The rec ords were made of the product for one week from February 36th to March 4th of a grade Guernsey cow and a grade Holsteiu. The cows were well fed on mixed hay and corn fodder for roughage and com and oats chop. They were not stalled during this test, except at milking ami feeding time. The Holstein cow made thirteen pounds and four ounces of butter and the Guernsey eleven pounds and eleven ounces, a total of twenty-tour pounds anil fifteen ounces. The dam jof these cows made a record ot ten I pounds and fourteen ounces when three : years old Mr. Derr suggests that farmers should make a test of the pro duct ol their cows once in a white.and find which are profitable and which are nor, and latten and sell unproduc tive cows to the butcher. The little mining patch of Colorado, near Girardville, with a population of • several hundreds,has at present seven teen cases of smallpox. Several deaths ' liavo been recorded. Nil SCHOOL ON GOOD FRIDAY The School hoard held a regular meeting Monday night. There was but little business on hand, necessitating only a short session. The flood, it was reported, had in terfered badly with school in the Sec ond Ward, as it had been impossible to use the building since Wednesday, although it was hoped that it would be found fit for occupancy by tomor row. The cellar w»s pumped dry on Thursday but the water soon began to accumulate again and from that day on it has been necessary to keep five J men employed carrying out the water. | Mr. Pursel reported that the situation Iha 1 improved considerably last even ing aud that the water was not run . ning in so fast. He thought about all that was necessary now was to beat up the building and disinfect it thoroughlv. The suspension of the Second Ward school suggested the question of wheth er or not the teachers should be paid for the time the schools were closed. A short discussion revealed that it was the sense of the Board that no reduc tion should be made, notwithstanding j that a clause in the cantract with the teachers gives the Board in an emer gency of this kind the right to close the schools without compensation to teachers. On motion it was ordered that the teachers be paid their salary in full for March. On motion it was decided to close the schools on Good Friday. The following members of the Board were present: Keefer, Orth, Greeue, Werkheiser, Vonßlohu, Fischer, Har pel, Hancock and Byerly. Treasurer Schrarn presented a state ment of finances to date, which show ed a cash balance on baud of $7404.41. The following bills were approved for payment: Ellis H. Rank . $ 3.00 Standaid Gas Co 1.40 Standard Electric Light Co . . 1.00 William Miller 4.25 Danville Stove & Mfg. Co H.ilS William Robinault 1.25 East Boston Coal Co 79.20 Friendship Fire Co .. .. i».50 A. H. Grone 5.10 U. L. Gordy 1.50 A. Laßue 1.65 E. H. Sains bury 1.05 Samuel Sainsburv 1.05 John Bruder 1.95 S. M. Trumbower ... 10.47 J. H. Bruglnr 250.00 Friendship Fire Co 25.00 Diriuuay Auuiyeiuaiy. A reception and dinner was held at the home of D. B. Heddens, Mansion House, Sunday in houor of the seventy-eighth birthday of Mrs. Fanny Heddens of Washingtouville. The gathering was purely a family one, attended by all of Mrs. Heddens' chililien and many of her grandchil dren, as follows: W. M. Heddens, son Arthur aud daughter Beulah of this city; John C. Heddens, Mt. Carmel; Auiandus Heddens,wife,son Clyde and daughter l/.ora and George K. Hed dens of Washingtouville; J. C. Hed deus, wife and daughter Marion, P. B. Heddens, wife aud daughter lima, M. A. Masteu, wife and daughter Christella of Bloombsurg; John F. Wilson and wife of Milton. The reunion proved to be an exceed ingly happy one, a number of presents being received. Mrs. Heddeus is one of the most widely known residents of Montour county and has occupied the present stand. Excelsior Hotel, at Washlng tonville for a period of fifty-four years. Walls Badly Damaged. The water works is considerably the worse for the devastating flood of last week. It bears a good many scars to attest to the bumps it received. The wall along the south side ot the plant bulged inwards under the pres sure while the window sash was re duced to splinters by the ice. When the flood was at its height the water poured into the pomp room and the engineers on dnfv there,below the level of the raging water.were exposed to grave peril. Nevertheless they stuck bravely to their posts and only left when it bceame evident that the plant would have to be closed down. Ihe day crew had been summoned back to the water works to assist in the emer gency. They all worked hard and it is in no small measure due to their ouited efforts that the outcome was so fortunate. Found Dead in Her Ohair. Hannah, wite of .lacob Aten, died last night at her home, corner of Low er Mulberry and Ferry streets. The deceased was sixty-seven years of age. Funeral arrangements will be made known later. Mrs. Aten had been ailing for some time but had not been confined to her bed and was sitting by the fire in a rocking chair on the departure of two ot her daughters tor prayer meeting. On their return home about nine o'clock they found her still in the chair, but the vital spark had gone out,apparently but a tew minutes be fore. The deceased is survived by her husband and four daughters, Maragret, Emma, Mrs. Jacob Boyei and Mrs. E. W. Peters. | W. J. Lowriein Oh&rge. J w. ,1. Lowrie of Strawberry Ridge. | lias taken charge of the school at 11 Porter, Derry township, for the re mainder of the term ESTABLISHED fN 1855 lIIDGMENT IS REVERSED Among the orders and judgments ot the Supreme Court filed on Monday is fouud a ruling relating to the case ot I Sarah C. Cromley vs. Pennsylvania railroad company whioh was non-suit ed at the local court last November. In this case, which was argued before the Supreme Court in February, judg ment is reversed with a procedendo. By this reversal the case is reinstat ed and will no doubt be tried at the May term of court. When the non suit was ordered in November all the plain tiffs testimony was heard,the defense holding that the former's case had de veloped contributory negligence of such a nature as to prevent recovery. In ordering the non-suit Judge Little granted a rule to show cause why it should not be stricken off The case was appealed. The attor neys interested and who appeared be fore the Supreme Court were James Scarlet and E. S. Gearhart for the plaintiff and H. M. Hinckley and I. X. Qrier for the defendant. Among the witnesses for the defense, all of which remain to be heard, was the engineer of the Buffalo Flyer on duty when Joseph B. Cromley and his little son were stiuck and killed at Watsontown. He was one of the most importaut witnesses and duriug the trial in November remained in this city awaiting his turn to testify. The engineer has since been killed, being one of the victims of a collision between the Buffalo Flyer and a freight car which occarred at Harris burg about a month ago. Where Cellars Are Still Flooded. The Borough pumping outfit consist ing of centrifugal pump and the trac tion engine resumed work on East Market street yesterday morning free ing cellars from water. tackl ed was the double dwelling of Newton Pursell aud Ira Everhart. which oc cupied the forenoon. From that onto tho Borough limit all the cellars on the Southern side of East Market street were full of water and the owners were awaiting assistance from the Borough. On the North side of East Market street a good deal of the water has drained out of the cellars owing to their proximity to the empty canal. In other parts of the Second Ward the soil is of gravel formation and as the river fell the water receded in the cel lars. There are few iiouses in the at all conducive to good health. Serving Customers Under Difficulty. Two ot our milk men from over the river out of business for a couple of days after the bridge went, have over come all difficulties and are again serving their customers. These are Joseph Guliok and Lafay ette Sechler. They both bring their milk cans across the river iu boats. Mr. Gulick lands at the Water Works where he leaves the main part of his supply, delivering the milk from that point about town in a small can ou foot. Mr. Sechler employs a hoise and wagon, reloading the milk on this side of the river aud driving over his route. Jesse Shannon whose slaughter house is on the South side has a similar ex perience in keeping his meat market ou this aide stocked up. The other day he brought a side of beef over in a boat. Benjamin Summon's Loss. Next to Myers and John Wertman. Cooper street, whose dwel lings are totally wreoked, Benjamin Summons at the foot of Iron street and John Springer at 111 Mowery street among owners of homes probab ly sustained the heaviest loss during the great flood. Benjamin Summons' barn 22 by 86 feet, 2 stories high, nearly new, was carried from its foundation and crush ed to pieces. The entire premises is covered with ice; fences are swept away and a large number of choice young fruit trees destroyed. Mr. Sum mons' loss is about #SOO. Mr. Springer's barn, also new and of about the same dimensions, will have to be rebuilt. His fruit trees are destroyed and fences ami ontbnild iußs swept away. Moving Pictures. Mr. Edwin J. Hartley for live sea sons with Lyuian H. Howe Co.. will present a fine collection of Moving Pictures in the Opera House Saturday evening, March IS>. No expense lias been spared in the selection of his pictures and Mr. Hadlev positively guarantees the longest, most varied and most expeii- j sive program in America. New Comic Pictures, new views of travel, new magic pictures. Wonder ful natural history series. See the best. Prices 15, 25 and 35 cents. J. H. Brugler is a Viewer. The following viewers have been appointed by the Dauphin County Court to view the location tor the re building of the bridge at Danville car ried away last week: A. R. Phille brown, engineer, of Sunbury; John H. Brugler of Danville ; Dr. Thomas G. Foi of Humraelstown; S. H. Zim merman, Esq., and Job .T. Oonklin, Esq., both of Harrisburg. It is estimated that the new bridge will cost $150,000 JOB PRINTING" s>j ** v. c The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Of alt Kinds and Description Til RE-ESTABLISH COMimciTION The United Telephone aud Telegraph Company will bpgin work today on the erection of poles to carry a cable across the river to reestablish com munication with Sooth Danville. A crew of eleven men under Harry D. Livers, construction foreman, ar rived in this city last evening aud are stopping at Hotel Oliver. In an in terview last evening Mr. Livers stat ed that tlie cable supported on two high poles will be carried across the river just above the bridge, fli- pole on this side of the river, which will be plautel between Jesse Wyant's and the approach to the bridge, will be sixty feet in height; the pole on the opposite shore,which will be on high er ground, will not be so high. Between these poles a messenger wire will be strung, supporting a cable containing three tiunk lines and three pairs of wires, the latter to ac commodate the subscribers in Sooth Danville and Riverside. The South Danville pole was delivered yesterday and the one at this city will be on hand by the time it is needed. A great deal of work will be involv ed and Mr, Livers stated that it would be difficult to say just when the job would be completed. He has hopes, however, that communication will be reestablished with Sooth Danville by the end of the week. Elaborate Production of "Quincy Adams Sawyer." The dramatization by Mr. .Justin Adams of the "best New England story ever written" and one of the most popular and best selling hooks of the day, entitled "Quincy Adams Sawyer," which will be seen at the Opera House on Tuesday evening next is presented by a carefully selected company of well known artists and is given iu tour acts and five scenes, all specially built and painted for this production. The first act is the in terior of Bononi Hill's grocery 6tore and the village postoffice at Mason's Corner; the first scene of the second act is the cross-roads between East borough and Mason's Corner; the sec ond scene of the secoud act is Mrs. Putnam's "settin' room" at the Putnam farm; the third act is the Pettengill farm-yard, showing an old fashioued husking bee in the great barn ; and the fourth act is the interior and exterior of the Pettengill home stead, showing a good old New Eng land snow storm. oa« mi. liauuiootm K/am, Jeweler George H. Smith and wife Saturday returned home from New York. They found passenger traffic greatly demoralized on all the rail roads and were able to reach home only with the greatest difficult**. On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Smith went over to Hobokeu to bid farewell to Mr. Laumaster, who sailed on that day for the Holy Land. They arrived in time to have a good chat with the General Secretary, who was delighted to see his townspeople, just at a time when he must bid adieu to his native land. They were with him until the luxuriant steamship was towed out in to the harbor and waved him adieu as long as his figure could be discerned on the receding ship. Last Meeting of the Season. The Woman's Benevolent Associa tion will hold the last of its regular meetings of the season in the Thomas Beaver Free Library today. In all, four meetings have been held this winter, at which the attendance has been uniformly poor. As a result a good deal of important work in the line of sewing remains to be done and it is hoped therefore, that there will be a large attendance today. The Woman's Benevolent Associa tion includes among its members many faithful diligent workers and the sum total of good accomplished by the society during any one year may never be fully estimated. During the present winter many poor people have been aided. There have been frequent demands for coal especially and iu ex tending assistance the society in all cases has gone just as far as its re sources would permit. Long Journey Made Under Difficulty. Miss Bensinger of Sterling, 111., is a guest of the Misses Voris, Pine street. The lady arrived when the flood was at its height last week and her entire visit thus far has been replete with adventure. Arriving at bunbury on Tuesday the Bth inst, she found traffic held up on the S. H. & W. and was obliged to take a hotel until the next day when she got to Danville by way of West Milton, arriving here in time to see the river bridge take its de parture. During the vicissitudes ot the stormy trip Miss Bensinger and her trunk become separated and it was not until one week alter her arrival here that her baggage made its ap pearance. Brakeman Killed. Harry Gougler.a D. L. & W. brake inau, was killed on the railioad at Northumberland last evening. Ihe unfortunate man was iu this city yes terday afternoon and lett for North umberland about 4 o'clock on an extra 1 freight. The oldest inhabitant is maintain ing a remarkable silence in regard to > weather aud floods. But he will foi get all about it next winter.
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