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-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
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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.