RAILROAD TIME TABLES. PENX'A. R. R. EAST. WEST. 7.11 K. M. 9.14 A. M. 10.17 " 12.15 P.M. 8.21 P. M 4.31 " 5.50 " 7.51 ' SUNDAYS. 10. 17 A. M. 4.31 P. M. D. L A W. K. R. EAST. WEST. 7.07 A.M. 9.15 A.M. 10.19 " 12 44 P. M. 8.11 P. M. 4.33 " 5.48 " 9.05 " SUNDAYS. 7,07 A M 12.44 P M. 543 p. M. ft 05 " PHILA READING K. R. NORTH. SOUTH. 7.68 A. I. 11.24 A.M. 3.56 P. to. 6.05 P. M. BLOOM STREET 7.55 A. M. 11.22 A. M. i.bb P. M. 8.04 P. M. TELEGRAPB OPERA TOR'S EXPERIENCE On Monday, March 7,1 was assigned to duty along the eastern bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna riv er, at the homo of Mr. Arthur Ken nedy.where the Peuna. Railway Com pany had placed a telegraph office, so as to be in touch with the movements of the great ice gorge which seemed to be the most dense at this point,owing to the islands in the river. which serv ed to hold back the gorge.that at some places reached to the bottom of the river. I urrived Monday noon, and before ; night the river was forced out of its channel, flowing over the lailroad tracks, interrupting traffic. The water continued to risa all night and every change in the condi tions was at ouce reported toSunbury. The great ice gorge continued to i hold all day Tuesday, except now and then it showed sigus of weakening, bat the ice was still able to resist the terrible force of the water hurled against it, and coursing madly dowu over the low lands on each side, i threatening everything in its reach. The river now was beginning to men ace us, and we had all the furniture, carpets, etc., on the first floor remov ed to tho barn which is somewhat higher than the house, and is situated on the side of a hill. Tuesday night j was again a sleepless one, for all the inmates of the house, but as we had j not removed the household effects j from the second story, we still had some comforts of home life. The riv er continued to rise and on Wednes day morning the water had just about surrounded the house,and heavy cakes of ice rushed uninterrupted over the railroad tracks that wore covered with i water from four to five feet deep. < About 3p. m. we noticed the trees 1 along the bank begin to tremble, and then tho cry was carried along, "The ice is moving." The great gorge trem bled and moaned making the earth shake and slowly gave way under the j mighty pressure of water,which would j recede several feet and then rapidly ] rise again but the water had at last j gained the day over this great foe. The great ice floes were forced up in the air from twenty to forty foet, aud then slowly gave way as a van quished foe and rushed madly dowu the river. Again it resisted and mass ed itself against the water, forcing much ice out of tho river and great floes were being carried in the direc tion of our house, just as the house seemed surely doomed tlie gorge again broke, letting the high boulders of ice ttiat were menacing us high on tho bank. The great gorge swept on, our danger was passed,but the danger was just approaching the town of Danville four miles below. The messages were flying fast of the work of destruction, soon the report came of the Danville bridge being carried away. This grand structure had withstood the tests of a great many Hoods, but what strength could resist this great destroyer? As the water receded it brought to view the full extent of the damage in this vicinity, the ice had been forced over the tracks ; in some places it had torn them from their bed. The sta tion at Roaring Creek and the tele graph tower at Bluff were crashed. Tiie telegraph line is a sad sight ; out of 88 poles in one stretch.3o were car ried off aud at some places the track can oulv bo cleared by the use of dyna mite. There is a force of several hun dred men at work clearing the track in this vicinity. Although the rail road company lias sustained great losses there is scarcely a family in the North Branch valley that has not suffered some losses. Houses and many small buildings were washed away. The people of this neighborhood declare that never in the history of this river has there been such a flood and it will be remembered by them as long as they live. A. L. GRIS3INGER, Operator. OharlfcS Winters Passes Away. Charles Edward Winters, a well known resident of the Second Ward, died Sunday forenoon of pleuro pneumonia. He was thirty-five years of age and is survived by bis wife. The deceased was taken ill about the time of the flood and in order that he might not suffer from the effects of high water he was temoved from his home No. 715 East Market street to the residence of Jacob Elliott, his brother-in-law, ou East Market street opposite tho office of the Structural Tubing Company, where death occur red Changing Residences. From present indications a large number of onr citizens will change residences this spring. Already mov ing is in progress and in every part of town yesterday ono ooula see wagons lumbering along loaded with house hold goods. Extra Money for Soldiers. The reason the War Departmen wants the names of all the soldiers hereabouts who served In tho Spanish- American war is that extra money is due them. There was a dispute among the authorities at Washintgon, as to the payment of this money, but those who favored giving it to the soldiers have wou out. ATTENDING CONFERENCE Each of the pastors have very en couragiug reports to present, showing material progress aloug all lines. At Trinity M. E. church where Rev. N. E. Cleaver has completed bis third year.the showing is especially gratify ing. At Trinity there are 409 members, which represents an increase of over oue hundred during the threo years of Rev. Cleaver's pastorate. During the year there were 40 baptisms. The Sun day school shows an average of '"0 members. The pastor's salary including house rent is SI2OO. Besides this S7O was raised for the Presiding Elder and sl2 for the Bishop, making the total sum raised for pastoral support, $1282. For Conference claimants $27 was raised. The Missionary Collection represents $270, which is a big advance ovor last year, which in turn was an advance over the year preceding. On Children's Day, the collection, which was devoted to education, amouuted to SOO. The total benevol ences for the year were sll4. Repairs were made to the church aud parson age representing an expenditure of $2Ol. The Epworth League has a member ship of 194, whioh includes both Sen ior and Junior Leagues. During Conference Rev. Cleaver will be entertained at the home of Rev. H. L. Jacobs, pastor of Ridge Avenue church, Harrisburg. At St. Paul's notwithstanding the increased death rate and the chauge of residence of mauy of its strongest members the membership increase this year is nineteen. Eleven have died. Fourteen baptisms have been admin istered. The Sunday school is in a very prosperous condition aud besides paying its own running expenses it gave this year to the cause of mis sions, $262 and to education, sl6. To the missionary and benevolent causes it gave the sum of $842. St. Paul's gives this year to ministerial support including pastor, Presiding Elder and Bishop. $2044. Improvements made on the parson age including painting.frescoiug, new carpets aud porch on rear of house, represent an expenditure of $lB5. On the indebtedness the church pays this year the sum of $350. loaving the small balance qt SBOO still unpaid. Three yeas ago St. Paul's church prop erty was improved aud beautified in volving an expense of more than $12,- 000 aud iu this brief interval of a lit tle moro than three years all has been paid excepting the small balance above stated. Rev. H. C. Harmau, the pastor,will ! be entertained during the session of Conference in the homo of John R. Rote,a former townsman and for many I years a conspicuous member of St. Paul's church. A most prosperous year has been en joyed by St. Peter's M. E. church, Riverside. There was a good iucrease of the membership and an advance in salary paid to pastor and iu what the church has given to missionary and benevolent causes over any previous year in its history. Rev. R. J. Allen, the pastor, will also be entertained it, the home of Mr. Rote during the ses sion of Couferenoe. INVESTIGATE THIS. You Can Fully Corroborate thiß Danville Proof. We have all onr peculiar ways of do ing a good or bad tarn to oar neigh bors, so that there is nothing odd about the manner employed by the gentleman who furnishes the informa tion given below. His name may be ascertained if necessary aud minuter particulars can be gleaned by calling ou G. S. Hunt, the drugigst. Read this: "I want to pay Doan'H Kidney Pills a compliment. Mr. Peter F. Eyerly, formerly of this city, now in the reg ular army Co. K. 10th U S. Inf., while at home noticed Doan's Kidney Pills advertised. The claims made for the remedy seem ed to fit his case—a lame back. He bought several boxes aud tho treat ment stopped that particular attack. To show Mr. Eyerly's faith in the preparation, let me tell you that when in Matansas, Cuba, he sent all the way to Danville for two boxes." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan's—and take no other. Banks Close April 1. Good Friday, a legal holiday, this year falls on April 1. As this is an nual settlement day, and it is claimed that general observation of this holi day by the banks will cause much in convenience, specially for people from a distance who might overlook the faot that it was a holiday. In a num ber of cities and towns the banks will emain open. The law provides that in cane a note falls due on a legal holiday it may be paid the day following. It is urged that trouble and lawsuits might result should the banks remain open in such cases as notes falling due or checks going to protest. It might be well for all who have their annual settlements on that day to remember that it will fall on Good Friday aud govern their affairs accordingly. But the rale that governs as to notes and protests will doubtless apply iu all other transactions. The Name Witch Hazel. The name Witch Hazel is much ab used. E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, are tho Inventors of the original and only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A certain care for Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Eczema, Tettor, Piles, eto. There aie many counterfeits of this salve, some of which are dangerous, while they are all worthless. In buying Witch Hazel Salve see that the name E. C. DeWitt & Co, Chicago, is on the box and a core Is oertain. Sold by Paules & Co.. J. D. Gosh <ffc Co. Easter Lilies Scarce. Florists say that Easter lilies will b« icaroe this year. QUARANTINING IN BLOUMSBURG The smallpox scare which has now fastened itself on the upper end of Columbia county because of the pre valence of the score or more of small pox cases in the townships contiguous to Benton, lias spread to Bloomsburg where the Board of Health, after due consideration, have quarantined the home of Benson H. Creveling, of Iron street, bet worn Thiid aud Fourth streets. This action was taken by the board at a special meeting because of the fact that James Shultz. of Divide, oue of the victims of the disease, and the school director who attended the school directors' convention in bloomsburg last Wednesday a week while a victim ot the smallpox, was the guest over night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Groveling, the latter being his sister. Ah soon as State Heatlh Officer Ar* ment acquainted the Bloomsburg Health Board they acted promptly in the matter and directed Health Officer Webb to establish the quarantine. This was done Friday morning aud the family of Mr. Creveling will be de tained in their home fourteen days when it is thought that all possible chance of the spread of the disease to their family will be over. When Mr. Webb informed the family that it was necessary to establish the quarantine they fell in readily with the sugges tion aud promised the Bloomsburg Board of Health all possible assistance by observing a strict quarantine of their family, realizing that it was the ouly means by which the danger ot the spread of the disease to Bloomsburg could be removed. When Mr. Shultz was a guest at their home they, as well as Mr. Shultz were ignorant ot the disease from which he was suffering, and it was some time later, before he was able to realize that he really had the dread disease. Keports from the northern end of the county wore to the effect that there had been no change in the situation there and that no new cases had de veloped. Most of those which now exist are under the care of Dr. Smith Gall, of Jamison City, who was first called in on the cases, and who was the first to pronounce them smallpox, and in whose diagnosis Dr. S. B. Ar nient and Dr. McKee concurred. Tragedy Averted. "Just in the nic!j of time our little boy was saved" writes Mrs. W. Wat kins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu monia had played havoc with him aud a terrible cough set in besides. Doct ors treated him, but he grew worse every day. At length wo tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, and our darling was saved. He's now sound, and well." Everybody ought to know, it's the only sure cure for Coughs, Colds and all Lung dis eases. Guaranteed by Paules & Co.. Druggists. Price 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottles free School Minstrels. Playing before a well filled house the High School Minstrels finished tiieir season's engagement Saturday evening. The performance was of ahigh grade, while every feature of the enterprise reflected credit upon the partici pants. The end men —McCoy, Jacobs, Hartt and Kaver— kept the audience in an uproar of laughter with their brand-new jokes and pointed "scalds" on High School pupils. Interspersed through the program were well rend ered choruses and solos by Moore, Mc- Henry aud Herrington. The funny farce "Stick to Your Word Gal," con cluded the evening's performance. Inquiry lias brought nut the fact that the boys gave the entertainment for the purpose of making up some de ficiency ill their athletic expenses.pre ferring to earn the money rather than accept contributions which friends of the school had volunteered to make. The teachers are authority for the fact that the grade of work in the schools has not suffered while preparations for the.euteitainmeut were under way. Not to he outdone by the boys the girls of the High School gave a very pleasant "Leap Year Tea Party" Fri day evening after the entertainment, to which the faculty and the youug minstrels were invited guests. Judging from tho large audience at the three performances and the nomin al expenses the boys must have realiz ed all they anticipated financially.and buoyed by their success and indulgence in fun they are now ready for the last great effort in school work attending the ending of the term. "Keep Your Head Cool." your conscience clear and your bowels open There is a ton of common-sense in it. Constipation is death iu life. The intestines are clogged with mat ter. You must move it or be sick - fever possibly. Take Oal-cura Solvent, Dr. David Kennedy's new medicine until the bowels are clear and natural. Write to the Cal-cura Company,ltond out, N. Y., for a free sample bottle. Repairsmen are Very Busy. Trackmen are busy repairing the IJ. L. & »V. railroad, which was very badly washed from Mahoning creek to the upper end ot the borough. The gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of the railroad was nearly every where washed out from bntweon the ties, with the result that the road bed is not as secure as desirable. After the Hood hundreds of tons of ballast were found l.viug along the track be tween Ferry street and the station. Conditions in the Borough are very neatly H parallel of what exists all along the line where the track was submerged. The next few months will evidently be very busy ones for the repairsmen. Happy, Healthy Children. Any child can take Little Early Risers with perfect safety. They are harmless, never grip" or sicken, and yet they are O certain in results that robust coinsts tntions requiring drastic means are never disappointed. I hey cannot fail to perform their mission and every one who uses DeWitt's Little Early Kt-ers prefers them t<> all other pills, They cure biliousness. Sold by Paule-f <V Co. and (Josh <si Co ARGUMENT COURT LAST SATURDAY Argument court was held Saturday, the session being an all-day one. On the bench were President Judge It. R. Little ami both Associates, Dr. S. Y. Thompson aud Frank (J. Blee. Fol lowing is a summary of the proceed ings : Iti re David Wands, a lunatic. Rulo to show cause why exceptions tiled to account should not bo dismissed. Case argued aud papers taken. Estate of Catherine Kratz, dee d. Petition for appointment for trustee to sell real estate of said decedent. George Maiers appointed a trustee, bond being fixed at SISOO. Petition for rule on John Ford to show cause why a guardian should uot bo appointed for Helen Ford, a minor. John Diotrick appointed as prayed for, he to give bond iu the sum of SIOO. The bond of the Surety Company of Pottstowu, trustee of Levi Smith was approved by the Court. Hattie A. Delsite by iter next friend, etc., vs. William H. Delsite. Divorce, a. v.m. Report of the master filed aud papers takou by the Court Inquisition on the body of Harry Creglow. Argued and papers taken by the court. B. S. Walton vs. W. T. Sheppersou. Rule to show cause why judgment should not be opened. Anna L. Confer vs. Jacob W. Con fer. Divorce. Supplemental report filed by master. William Mackert vs. Authouy Schott. Case heard befoie court. Golds Oause Pneumonia. One of the most remarkable cases of a cold, deep-seated on the lungs.causing pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind., who was en tirely cured by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says:"The cough ing and straining so weakened me that Iran down in weight from 148 to 92 pouuds. I tried a number of re medies to no avail until I used One Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me en tirely of the cough, strengthened my lungs and restored me to my normal weight, health and strength." Sold h- Failles & Co.. J. D. Gosh & Co. Semi-OenteDuial Glass Survivors. By special the Central Penn sylvania M. E. Conference the surviv ors of the class of 1854, which entered the "old' Baltimore Conference, that met in Light Street Church, Balti more,under Bishop Ames,are to speak, at the sessions of Conference at Har risburg this week. The class was twenty-eight strong fifty years ago. All have passed away except L M. Gardner, of the Baltimore Confreence who is living retired at York Springs, Fa.,and the following members of the Conference: Samuel Greighton, who lives on his farm at Mackeyville; Richard Hiokle. pastor at Everett ;,D. S. Monroe, D. D., pastor at First Church, Shamokiu, and George War ren, passing his last days among form er parishioners in Tyrone. K ich of these four will speak. Do You Want Strength? If you want to inciease your strength you must Hfirl to and nut take froui the physical. In other words, the food that you eat must he digested, assimi lated and appropriated hy the neives, blood 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 system. It is pleasant to the taste and palatable, and the only combination of digesfants that will digest the food and enable the system to appropriate all ot its health ami strength-giving qualities. Hold by Paules & Co., J. D. Gosh & Co. Funeral of Miss Ohilds. Miss Anua Ohilds, whose death oc curred Thursday afternoon, was buried Saturday afternoon, interment being made in Fairview ceaietery. Kev. Dr. McCormaek officiated. The remains were carried by Albert Child*, Charles and Hiram Childs and Carl McWilliams, the three first being brothers of the deceased. Among the flowers was a choice offering lrotu the Hiuh School Class of 'O2, of which Miss Childs was a member. Moving Pictures Pleased the Audience. The eutertainment given in the Opeia House Saturday evening by the Edwin J. Hadley Moving Pitcure Company was much enjoyed by a good sized audience. Mr. Hadley for a num ber of years was associated with Ly man H. Howe, whose pictures have been seen so often in Danville. Mr. Hadley has well succeeeded in almost entirely eliminating the flicker which is so aunoying on most moving pictures. His operation of the machine on Saturday night was first class. Among the excellent, pictures shown were a daring train robbery 011 a west ern railroad and aspleudid production showing the principal events in the life of Napoleon, the Great. Mr. Hadley has one of the best ex ibitious of moving picture* 011 the road and a return date will ho looked forward to with much pleasure. More Riots. Disturbances of strikers are not nearly hs grave as an individual dis order of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will be fol lowed hy utter collapse unless a relia ble remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing so elHcient to cure disorders of the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Hitters. It's a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine and the greatest all around medicine for run down systems. It dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism and Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs. Only s<>c, and satis faction guaranteed by Paulex it Co., Di uesrists. Milro.y--I)err. Jesse F. Milioy of this city aud Miss Cora H. Dorr ot Millville were united in matrimony Friday evening. The nuptial knot was tied in their newly furnished home on Spruce street, by the Kev. Dr. MoCormack, pastor of Grove PreMhy'.erian church. TWO NAPHTHA LAUNCHES ARRIVE There are two naphtha launches on the river plying between this city and South Danville In addition to the one purchased by W. T. Sheppersou,allud ed to in our la>t issue, there is one owned by Haivcy Dietrich, proprietor of the Susquehanna House, South Dan- I ville. iiurti launches were purchased at | Bloom-burg and brought down the riv- I er on Saturday, arriving here at about ! the .same time, shortly after the hour I of noon. ! The two boats were soon got into good working order and before night i were in commission carrying passen ! gers back wards and forwards over the | river. A spring in connection with | the engine of Harvey Dietrich's launch ; broke, which put the little craft out ot business for a while. It was a slight I mishap,one generally admitting of easy ! and speedy repairs. The launches are very graceful look i ing . handsomely finished though stout ly liuilt. There seems to be no ques tion as to their safety. 111 point of j speed they are all that could be desir ; ed, crossing the river without any ap parent effort in less than four minutes. The little engines being now, when : stopped in mid stream,once in a while fail to respond immediately when an effort is made to start but this is a ; defect which will soon wear off and meanwhile no accident can ocur,as the i boat is equipped with two strong oars, which can bo used if the regularly do signed motive power gives out. The two launches were rheconter of great interest Saturday afternoon and the river was lined with people on both shores watching the little boats making their initial trip-. Dr. W. P. Angle's launch purchased last summer is undergoing repairs at present, but in a short time it will bo in the river with the others. There are two or three other citizens who contemplate purchasing boats of the same type and in view of all this, it seems probable that our river during the next few months shall assume an importance that it never had before, not only lending itself to the transac tion of business between the two towns hut also becoming a source of much diversion and pleasure to our citizens. A drawback to boating thus far ex perienced lies in the very poor landing places. The upper portion of the liver bank is still blocked with ice and it is only here and there that a walk has been cleared to the water's edge, where although generally free of ice the ground i> very muddy. The large ic" cakes are rapidly wearing away under the effect of the sun,but it will be some time before the river banks will be dry enough to make walking pleasant. Meanwhile those interested in carrying will clear off the hank- ar >everal points and try to provide a safe and dry place for the loadi and uuloi ling ot pissengers. A. H. Amies will take charge of Mr. Shepperson's boat and is now un der instructions. Mr. Dietrich will manage his own launch. The fare in vogue Saturday r.nd yes terday was live cents for 0110 way and ten cents for round trip. These prices are popular There was ny lack of passengers alreidy on Saturday and it is not probabl that the boats will have much spire time as long as the river remains at a point where they can be operated with advantage. Y. M. 0. A. NOTES. Tnadwell Island, Alaska, Young Mali's Christian Association lost its building by fire a few weeks ago. but is now occupying the jail for tempor ary quarters. Since the Association was organized a year or more ago and every one of the miners 011 the pay roll of the company (some 200) became members, the .saloons and gambling places has had but one or two occupants. During the cuiuflagratiou in which sev en! buildings were buined and tho destruction of the entire town was threatened, there was a scarcity of water,but the bucket brigade used the beer to stay tho flames in one of the big saloons on the edge of the town. The Y. M. C. A. is planning to re build and will be aided as before by the mining company. The building had just been insured for jJS.OOO (cost 120,000.) A branch of tho Naval Young Men's Christian Association has been opened at Pousacola, Fla., for the men of the squadron during their several week's visit at that port. One hundred cots have been secured and the rooms fitted up in an attractive manner for the men while on shore leave. Games, correspondence and lunch-rooiu facili ties are some of the privileges offered. The building secured was formerly one of tho worst dives'in the city. These rooms are open all night, as it has been found impossible to close them. More than 100 beds are required to ac commodate the men. Music boxes, a pianola, a parrot and a restaurant are kept in constant action. On one day 1,200 visits were made at the rooms. Ten railroad companies, centering at St Paul and Minneapolis, have united in aiding in the establishment of a Railroad Young Men's Christian Association for their employees at Midway Yards, between the two cities. A building, erected lor a stook exchange and never used, has been turned over by the railroad companies to tho Association and opened recent ly. The General Manager of the Great Northern Bail road, in a speech at the opening, said, "I look for the rapid extension 111 the Northwest of railroad Associations " The building was fur nished from a fund raised by railroad men and citi/•■11-. Aged Fanner in a Runaway. Charles Cotner, a well known resi dent of Strawberry Ridge, met with a painful accident on Saturday, which will keep him confined to the house for some time He was driving a two horse wagon on bis farm when tho team t ok frighl and ran away,throw ing him out. In the fall lie sustained a broken rib and a very severe shock. Mr. Cotner is eighty years of age Dr. Pattou 1* attending him. TRAIL OF RUIN LEFT BY FLOOD Railroad travel up and down the North Branch possesses a peculiar in terest at the present time, as there is not a mile of the way bat the eye is caught by immense fragments of the ice pack anil the general topsy tnrvy appearance of tilings along the shore, which indicate that a wonderful flood has held sway an?! devastation an 1 rain been wrought wliicli makes the present jear memorable. The passengers are constantly on the qui vive and on every side may be heard exclamations of surprise as the attention of one or another is called to some object of interest. A trip mere ly to Bloomsburg, up the river on one side and down the other, affords food for several days' reflection. It is uot generally known that a con siderable portion of the big ice gorge between here and Roaring creek still remains intact. Beginning at a short distance above Boyd's for a mile or so rone of the ice wedged in between the islands aud the southern shore has moved. It is a formidable-looking mass, lifted by the flood out of its bed sufficiently to reveal its thickness, which ranges from five to seven teet. Obviou-ly this immense deposit of ice alone is a factor which will have to bo reckoned with when the next freshet occurs, to say nothing of the great ice packs which still remain farther up the stream. Everywhere there is ice Over a belt at least a hundred feet wide skirting the water's edge the big cakes many feet in thickness are tumbled promis cuously attesting alike the height ol' the water and the force of the cur rent. All about the fields, often an eighth of a mile from the river por tions of the ice packs in great con glomerate masses lie stranded. For long stretches the c irs 011 the S. 11. & W. track run between nearly per pendicular walls of ice, which even at present, after thawing has set in are sufficient to give one a good idea of the depth of ice deposited 011 the track. Persons familiar with both routes of travel would scarcely recoguizj the old landmarks at present. The cheer less winter aspect is wonderfully ac centuated by tho trail of lho groat Hood and the swift succession of dreary sights crowding in upon the traveler is apt to turn his thoughts in to a sober if uot a melancholy chan nel. At Roaring Creek things present au appearance weird aud desolate in the extreme. The pleasant little island at the mouth of the creek is the founda tion for au immense mound of ice. The trees which previously sheltered the spot have all disappeared, along with the tine row of willows which grew above and below the spot on the river bank. The amateur photographer missed an opportunity who ftil d to visit Bluff, soma two or 1:1 v • mil's above Roaring Creek. If w i at this point that things serine I !•> re K h their cul mination. At no pi 1 o are the ice cakes larger nor :ie th-re more of them. For a mil- or mo:e there is nothing in sight lulu li»e cars hut ice.if we except an occasional glimpse of the river or the naked branches of the trees on the mountain side above. It is here that one sees genuine ruin— buildings overturned and wrecked or leaning out of perpendicular under pressure of ice piled up against them nearly as high as the eaves. For at least one-half ot the distance between South Danville aud Cata wissa the telegraph wires are down. Here and there the poles are leauing aud thus support the wires, hut for long stretches they have entirely dis appeared and the wire is carried aloug the ground supported on the merest make-shifts, sticks of wood often not more than three fe t high. In Catawissa the track of the flood is clearly discernible. At least one house was overturned and still lies in that position. The tres-ile carrying the S. 11. & \V. over the (\»tawissa creek is nearly completed air! titi- have been passing over for a day or so. The riv er bridge is an object of great interest to passengers going through Cata wissa. The two spans next to the town are gone. Although iron, both were carried away on the ice. Bent and twisted out of all semblance to their natural shape they lie along the channel below the town. The pier from which the bridge was taken was lifted from its foundation at the up per end and firmly intact presents a very odd appearance leaning at an angle of about fifteen degrees. The ice still remains in the river above Bloomsburg. In crossing the bridge from East Bloomsburg the lo.v er end of the great pack lies in full view not more than ouo-fourth of a mile away. Between Bloomsburg and the river is a wide territory that was submerged, the water rising to the height of five feet. The river bridge was damaged, being lifted slightly at the Bloomsburg end aud a portion of the iron work carriod away. The dam age was on the upper side aud the roadway along one-half of its width is quite safe for travel. On the D. L. & W. between Rupert and Danville conditions aro about the same as on the Pennsy. Above Dry Saw Mill for a distance of several miles the scene presented is a remark able one. The ice gorge lifted from its bed 111 the river seems to have been dumped ou the shore,filling the canal, obstructing the railroad and mowing down the fine row of trees which fring ed the river. At no place 011 either side of the river was greater ruin wrought. Tho high canal bridges were carried away and these along with tree tops and telegraph poles and wires may be seen protruding from among the ice cakes in the cnual. University's Exhibit. The Lehigh University exhibit for the St. Louis Exposition has been completed and will he sent to St. Louis in a few weeks, where it will occupy a wall cabinet in the Ed ucational Building. The exhibit con sists of a number of large plates, each containing several photographs. These photographs include views of the different buildings 011 the campus. ROBERT HUHfiELL'S EXPERIENCE Robert Russell ot 111 is city last Sun- I day met with an experience which was j not only thrilling in the extreme but ! also verv much out of tlie ordinary. Toward evening he started to take a stroll down the river and a short (lis- | tauce below K> ini's brick yard was I tramping along on the side of t'io tow ; path when all of a sudden thu earth , gave way beueath him and one leg j Hank into a hol>* which slimed to have j no bottom. As he went down and | Ilia leg sank in up to the thigh be in stinctivelv threw himself forward 011 the ground. As he attempted to with draw his limb the clods. &c., loosened ' dropped down into a deep cavity with the hollow sepulchral sound ili.it may be heard win n a stone is thrown into a deep well. Mr. Russell'« emotions can hardly be described Wisi 1' try ing to extricate himself he did not. know at what 1110- meut all the ground beneath him would give way and he would be pre cipitated into the depth below. For tunately however, one kneo was on solid ground and h< was able to with draw his leg and escape. Upon investigating Mr. Kussell found that the opening in the eutli was an old well, which with a little labor he fully uncovered. Apparently the well was abandoned many years ago, beiiiK covered with plank, after which the spot wa< graded over. Por tions of the old pomp stock are -till visible in the well. Several of our old residents to whom Mr. Russell has been relating hi> ad venture are able to recall the well, which was one maintain d in connec tion with Montgomery's old grist mill which flourished near that spot in the early days of the town. Mr. Rus-ell. indeed, had a very nar row esca ; ; Hal the ground given way hen »t' 1 'nth feet instead of one it is tl > 1! I.i there would have been any help f>r i u and ho would have boon <• 1 si 1 in the old well. There was no «».!!■ n H tho spot and his fate might it v '• hive bieu known. It Saved His Leg, P. A. Dauforth of La Grange, Ga., j suffered for six months with a fiigli fnl tunning sore on his leg ; but writes ; that Bncklen's Arnica Salvo wholly cured it iu live days. For Ulcers, ! Wounds, Piles, it's tho best salve in i the world. Cure guaraueed. Only 25 cts. Sold liv Panics & (Jo., Druggists. H.te Ryfus> d New Trial. Jacob Hire has been refused a new trial and will have to serve his ten ! teuce iu the Northumberland county '' prison. Judge Auten handed down | his decision iu the case Monday iuorn -1 ini:. which is as follows : "All the reasous a--igned relates to ! alleged errors in the charge to the 1 jury. We have examined tho charge ' with considerable care and are of the opinion that th • defendant suffered Ino injustice at our bands in that re | gard. The attention ot the jury was j specifically called t 1 the question of reasonable doubt aud adequate instruc- S tions were given thereon. We think I too that they were properly advised relative to the evidence of good re ! putation aud of corroboration. The ! motion is overruled and a now trial I refused. We aKo refuso to arrest tne , i judgment." All efforts to secure a new trial foi Hite having failed lie will lie brought before Judge An ton and sentenced 011 the other charges upon which the jury found him guilty. Along with his sentence of nin? months imposed at the conclusion of the trial tiio sen tence ot Hite will be such that it will be some length of time latere he will have his freedom. Working Overtime. Eight lioui lawaare ignored by those tireless, little workers— Dr King's New Life Pills. Millions are alwa.ysat work, nighl and dav, curing Irr.ligcs tioii* Biliousness Oonstipaion, Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 2">c_at Paules &C o.s. drug store. His 80th Birthday. A large number of friends, neigh bors and relatives called at 111 home of Wm. Sarbe,4oß North Second street, this afternoon to celebrate the 80th birthday of Benjaniiu Evans, whore sides with his daughter, Mr.- Saibe. The venerablo gentleman is confine 1 to bis be 1 from the effects of a slight s:roke which lie received some time ago, but enjoyed the presence of his callers very much. The out of town guests were: Samuel Evans, ot Mil ton; Henry Grove and family <>f Dlll - William Hon-el and family, Mrs. Rachel Evans, Miss Vina Evans and William Evans,of Williamsport.-Sun bury Daily (Monday). Hard Winter For Sparrows. The English sparrows have had a hard life of it this winter, owing to the deep snows making it difficult for them to pick up a liviug. K.'. ...» .. ~. —. . 112 /- : v ft £ CI J. JLUtf I For hard colds, bronchitis, asthma, and coughs of all kinds, you cannot take any thing better than Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Cherry Pectoral. Ask yout own doctor if this is not so. He uses it. 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