Home Paper —For ilie Home Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR |)|(. IR\ I N(J 11. JKN SINGS. DKN't IST, Iff: ■ . llovrf 9 .1. M.to /•_' .)/ l«'t Mill St., 1 I'. M.to A /'. J/. lhinvillt. I'". «• i slli u /., i>. * • 425 MiI.I. Sr., PASSIM. K. W. diseases of the Stone-.ch and I ntesiine* a Specialty 5 \V. I\ ASUI.K. -DENTIST OFFKI 2IS MII.I. STKKET. R-EILI K\tr»ct<*(l \\ .ilium I'HIII. Crown ami l!ri|>< (l wt; It th< iitesi and most improved liiHtruiiK 'its u-i 1 pr< -ared in exei-tite the most dirtieiilt work. I)B C. if. REYNOLDS, -ID NT IST.- iili -- St., Danville, I'a. I . istrv ii: til ii.- t -ti.ciit* Ch..rices ModenCe ai i * work Onaranteed •ITATABLISBED '*•-?& CONDHNSED NEW& » 1 Fool's Day next. Thoughts are turnii g to Easter, ray me n wilt be busy this week. 'Twill be lively in moving circles t'"s week. L liter decorations adorn tho store u indows. (jas and t I -ctric light bills are grow ing - mailer The base lull ntu| ire is piactii ing h' s vocal muscles. A great many people will be good this week from necessity. While the frost is coming out of the ground, and the atmosphere is damp, is the worst time for people to stand still outdoor-, unless they are seeking for grip,rheumatism and kindred ills. Some young men are now as com pletely ahso: tied in the makeup of the has ■ ball tea ns as most young women are in them ikeup of their Easter bon nets. "Crossing the Yalu" must be afav- Oii e pastim ■ with the Russians,if we may believe the daily reports from the Far East. Shamokiu council has met in special session with the Health Board to lav plans to cope with the smallpox, which has seized an alarmiugly large num ber ;n that borough. A party of officials of the I) L. & W. railroad representing the tian«por tatiou aud building mid bridges de partments are engaged in the antinal spring inspection ( 112 tli i road, a task which will occupy some days as the tour will compri th>» entire system from Hoboken to Hutfalo aud the var ious branches. The west has been receiving an over plus of wind, rain and Hood. Some portion of the country, it seems, is al ways saffetin; from the elements. There are signs that the Easter hat may look something like a muff. "Winter lingers iu the lap of Spring," which is impolite,it not act ually immodest. Y. M. C. A. Easter services will be held in the Hall Sunday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock. Rev. H. C. Harman will deliver the address. This will be a mixed meetiug and all are cordially iuvited. It is predicted by naturalists that farmers will not be plagued with potato bugs next summer, as most ot the pests hive he-u frozen to death. The frost exceeded two or three feet in the ground during the winter. It may be more difficult to bottle Fort Arthur than to uubottle another brand of port that is usually held by a cork. I'm Japs aid the Russians may be equally adept in accomplish ing the latter. There's consolation in the thought that when winter lets go its bold spring miv como to stay. Rut the transition period may he so prolonged that the jump will he directly into Hammer. We have had another fi lod.hut hope it is the last for this year. Floods have been entirely "too impercipit" this season. The rural mail carrier's importance is recognized. His salary is advanced to |720 a year by the action of the House of Representatives last week, in which, no doubt, tin Senate will concur. IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH fffAl. Jit. &AKIN<» POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE THIS COI'NTRV WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.' VOL. 4<>--N<> 18. SESSION; | I The Borough Council held an ad journed mooting Friday take to ac- ; tion oil a resolution provi iing for the lawful notification of the pu! lie in re- | gar 1 to tli ' proposed action of Council ! ' relating to street paving, i The president stated the object of j tho meeting, after which the follo.v- , j nig resolution on motion of George j Reifsnyiler and seconded by David . Gibson, was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That at least ten days' notice by not less than ten handbills posted on the line of Mill street ho duly given that the Town Council of , Danville will meet in the Council 'chamber on Wednesday, April <>th, at j S o'clock for the purpose of hearing objections from anyone to the proposi- | tion to pave with vitrified paving | brick and to properly curb that par- | tion ot Mill street from the northern 1 end entrance to the bridge over the Susquehanna river in the First Ward . to the northern building line of Center . street and to also then and there con- j sider the propriety of the passage ot a certain propose ! ordinance providing j for such curbing and paving and to ; assess a portion of the costs thereof on I the owners of property abutting on | -aid portion of Mill street and provid- j ing for the collection of such portion of such cost &c., pursuant to the peti tion now on file among the records of the said borough requesting the pass age of such ordinance and at which said place and time all persons may attend aud be heard. A communication was received from George F. Keeferof Sunbuiy in which he stated that he wo J 1(1 accept the position of Borough Surveyor, to which lie was elected at the previous meet ing. The following members were pres ent: Davis. Reifsnyder, Vastine, Boy er. Dietrich, Lloyd, David Gibson and Joseph Gibson. Filtered and Uufiltered Water. Th(> water cf tho North Branch, Sa turday, which was a mixture of n:ud, coal dirt and oil, was a fair rival of the traditional Schuylkill water, which ' much ot the time is said to he too dirty to bathe ill. It is at such times as this that a filter plant l- a boon thai makes 1 life worth living in a Pennsylvania j ' town that is obliged to take its drink ing water from a river polluted as are tho Susquehanna and Schuylkill. Our own plant never more thorough ly demonstrated its ellicieucy than in ' the present emergency. Notwithstand ing the foul condition ot the river Sat- • urday the water drawn from the hyd rants was of the clear and crystal va riety that is associated with the bub- ' bling springs on the mountain side. 1 Many people wore impressed with the excellent results achieved by the filter plant, among them being M. H. Schram, in whose sto e window were displayed two large jars, one filled with uufiltered water as it was pump- ' ed from the river into the settling tank and ttio other with clear water as it issued from the filter plant, flie contrast was most striking an I doubt less served for the tiist time to awak en many persons to a full realization of what is accomplished by our filter plant, its importance as an agency for promoting health and the prestige that it must give to our town in the estimation of s-trangers. Meeting of Oounty Committee. The Republican County Committee of Montour held a meeting in the grand jury room at the C mrt Hou-e on Saturday forenoon for the purpose of electing a delegate to the Republi can State Convention aud transacting some other matters. County Chairman James Foster pre sided at the meeting. S A. McCoy aud J. H. Woodside were chosen secretar ies. C. W. Cook of Valley towns'iip wi eleeted delegate to the St »te C inven tion, which meets at Harrisburg on Wednesday, April tilli. Daniel Marks was chosen as alternate. A series of resolutions were sub mitted for the government of tie l Re publican party in Montour county, which were duly considered and on motion recommended for adoption at the next County Convention. Will Preach one More Sermon. The news that Rev. H C. Harman had been transferred from St. Paul's to Milfoil was received with a great ileal of regret in Danville Rev. Harman adds to his stauding and ability as a minister of the g ispel social qualities of a very high order and he is person ally popular with all our cifi/ us. His place at St. Haul's however, is to l«i very ably filled. R» v. Simpson j H. Evans, ,vho cum>'S troin Mil ten, is a man like Mr. Har.uau, still on the sunny side of middle lite and one who enjoys a tin • r e done." "What wilt Thou Have me do," hut : live to gratify the flesh, the senses, to i enjoy this temporal life Men live j unto themselves when they make them selves the center of their etioit, when they do not sufficiently consider the needs of others, but always consider themselves first and others last if at all. This characterizes the sinful state of all men by their fallen nature. We are to live unto the Lord This is done when we love Him in return for His gr»*t love for us—when we live a life of thankfulness unto Him | for redeeming us. when we serve Him | obeying all His commandments We are not to serve Hint, however,because of tear or of necessity, but to render unto the Lord a willing cheerful, lov iug, thankful service. The Christian life is preeminently a life of consecrat ed service. Not our own personal salvatiou only is to be taken into consideration. A Christian life is a service unto the Lord in His Kingdom. We are under obligation to render unto Him our very best, even that which implies sacrifice. We are saved to ever to help others to do Christ's bidding that we may be leaven in the community, that we may be lights in the world aud the salt of the earth. The choir rendered an appropriate anthem with excellent effect. There was a large congregation present. A Pathetic lucident Recalled. 11. P Harris,an undertaker of Belle fonte, arrived in this city yesterday on an errand which recalls a very sad event that occurred here eleven years ago. On September 18th, 181)2, which was a Sunday, Miss Martha E. Kellar, a lovely yonug lady of Bellefonte. who j was a guest at the Deeu homestead, La-i Market street.died of diphtheria. The disease was of the most malignant type and ran its course in a day or so. The young lady died on Sunday morn ing and owing to the nature of the disease was buried in the afternoon of the -ame day. interment taking place in the Deen lot in the Episcopal cemet ery. There was something inexpressibly sad about the occurrence—a happy vis |it terminating abruptly in death, ! which necessitated an immediate | burial, private in its nature, the de -1 ceased being cut of! from the last lov ing service of relatives and friends Mr. Harris has come to this city to ; remove the remaius ol Miss Kellar to Bellefoute, where they will be inter red ill the Union cemetery. Harry K. lbr, Esq.,of Bellefoute ; s a surviv ing brother of the unfortunate young i woman who died under such sad cir cumstances. : Offic rs Ei> (■♦. Ed, I. X. (Jrier,E-q , was eleete I Pres. ideut, and C. G. Van \I n >d' No tli i inn!i "land,vice I'resid • if,ot the I'irst t Nation il Hank, tlis r t . on Monday. ; J. li. ('leaver was eh ct> d director to r | till the vacancy caused by the death ot 1 15. If Gea»hart. DANVILLK. l'A.. Till 11SDAY MAISCII Ul 190+. AN INDUSTRY | IS ASSURED The Directors of the Board of Trade ; held a meeting in Council chamber last evening. The session was a speci al one called to consider a proposition j relating to a now industry, which our ' readers will be glad to learn is practi cally assured. The object of the meeting was ex plained by J. H. Goeser, president, who stated that during a few weeks past lie ha-; beon in correspondence with some men who desire to bring a shoe manufacturing business to Dan ville. All that is asked of our citizen is that they furnish a suitable build ing to tin iiew industry. The product ot the factory is workiugmeu's shoes,a specialty being rattlers' shoes. The object in seeking a new loca tion is to get nearer to tiie market. It is a well established an 1 payign busi ness in a line of goods that nee ls no introduction aud are goods tint are always in demand. Mr. Goeser ex plained that ho has implicit confid ence both in the industry ami the Bor ough's ability tu handle tho proposi tion. He had written to the firm, he slid, and secured an option on the in dustry. It now only remained for the Board of Trade to sustain him by ad opting a resolution looking to the raising of the money required. A general discussion ensued. The present capacity of tha plant is 125 pairs per day, 20 hands and upwards being employed. The old knitting mill oa West Center street at once suggested itself as of sutticieut cap acity to accommodate the business. If is dilapidated at present, it is true, but it could be put into first class shape at a trifling cost. Indeed, it was figured out that SSOO would be the limit of mouey that would need to be raised. The members were unanimous in tho above conclusions and on motion a res olution was adopted requesting the Secretary to solicit subscriptions ttom our citizens. It was explained that it was the iu teution of the management to increase the output as soon as practicable and to add a line of finer shoes. Nathan Rosenthal, one of the men interested in the new shoe manufact uring industry, which it is proposed to biing to Danville, arrived in this citv yesterday to look over the ground. He brought with him samples of the shoes manufactured, which constitute several kinds. Mr. Rosenthal ujiui.iiuo'l * knitting mill and took the same view as the Board of Trade —that if proper ly repaired it could be made to answer the purpose for the present, until the business was ready to expand. The Board of Trade in turn was well pleas ed with the samples of the shoes manu factured, which are mostly of the hob nail variety. The success of the enterprise now wholly depends upon whether or not the money can be raised required for the repairs ou the old Knitting mill, a snin now estimated at ft ! 00 Sam. A. McCoy, secretary of tho Board of Trade, pursuant to action taken at tho meeting Monday night, started out yesterday to solicit subscriptions. He met with fairly good success,but there is still a considerable margin to cover before the industry is assured. The option expires on Monday and what eve' - is done to raise the SOOO will have to be done quickly. After the building is secured what help is needed to put the industry on its feet will come from local capital ists. One or more parties ftoin Ash laud, practical shoo manufacturers, will also take a hand in the enterprise. There really seems to be au oppor tunity here to secure a new industry, which in time will benefit the town very much. It is worth bearing in mind that it was in the same humble building in the Flat that tiie stocking factory, now a permanent aud import ant industry of our town,had its birth. The shots which form the product in the present instance have beeu on the market for years and meet with a steady demand. Labor saving mach inery is employed in their manufact ure and they can be turned out at a minimum cost. All the conditions arc ! favorable for the growth of a prosper ous industry should our Board of Trade be successful in bringing the shoe business to Danville. Ward off Disease. Tho time has now arrived when ! there should be a general cleaning up, j not only of tho back yards ot private residences, but also of the streets and alleys about town. With smallpox as near as Shamokiu, Mt. Carmel, Lesvisbui g and other near by points it is not too early for our Board of Health to act to see that every precaution is taken to ward oIT disease in general aud smallpox in particular. The latter is a filth disease and the first precaution suggested should lie tho removal of all filth that it may have nothing to feed upon. Handsome Range. A beautiful Queen Beaver Rangi artistically nickeled, tho product ot the Danville Stove and Manufactur ing Company's plant, is on exhibition iu the window of Tooey & Heiining s ,-tore 288 Mill street. The range will tie chanced oft tor the benefit of the A. 1 A. of I S. and T. Win the Armory 1 on Saturday April 23. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Rev. E. R. Dunn, pastor of the 1 United Evangelical church, was a | visitor HI Lewisburg yesterday. Thomas Evans was in Sunbury yes . terday. Dr. and Mrs. James Ogleshy were | visitors in Bloorasburg yesterday. | Mrs. W. C. Bowyer vi-ited friends ! in Bloomsburg yesterday. W. 11. Xeely of Williamsport, aud | J. E. Pague of Rloomsinirg.represeut i ing the Scranton Correspondence Schools are spending this week in Danville. They have placed a neat exhibit in the window of the Goss barber shop. Carl McWilliams was in Bloomsburg ' vsterday. Tlieo. li. Angle arrived home from Lehigh University yesterday. Mrs. Rodney Pierce of Pittsburg, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Get rge Ask ins. Center street. W. H. Vastine ot Catawissa, spent several hours iu this city yesterday. Oscar Alexander of Bloomsburg, transacted business in this city yester day. Mr. and Mrs. G. \V. Alyers return ed to Pottsville yesterday after a visit at lle j home of Louis Thornton. Honey moon stieot. Landlord Oliver Diuinheller of the Hotel Oliver was in Sunbury yester day. ■T. C. Roach of Johnstown, formerly employed at the Danville Bessemer mills was in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Ilauck of Potts ville, are visiting relatives in (his city. F. S.. liason and wife ( 112 New York are guests at the home of Henry Rempe, Walnut street. Mrs. O. H. Ostrauder, Riverside, is recovering from a several mouths' ill ness. F. Porsel Angle will arrive home from Lehigh University this morning to spend his Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Angle, East Market street. A. I). Nelson of Reading, tiansact ed bnsiness in this city yesteiday. Mr. and Mi*. James Logan, Mr. and Mrs. i rank Logan of Williamsport, and Mr. and Mrs Henry Logan of Newberry, were visitors at the State Hospital yesterday. Ren jam i n Ga,skins of Sunbury, was a vis'.tor in this citr Accounts Will he Settled Today. The fact may not have occurred to most people that Good Friday falls on April t-t ihi- year and tiiat as a consequence the general settling of ac counts which customarily takes place An ihe lirst of April will have to be attended to before or after that. date. During an interview with a local bank- r yesterday it was learned that the view taken by business men gen erally is that all accounts should be settled oil Thursday, today. This is because the day following Good Fri day is a half holiday and the day suc ceeding that, Sunday, a circumstance which make* it impossible to enforce payment on paper falling due on the first of April until the fourth of the j month. Hy common consent, therefore, to- | day will be the tiui" selected for the annual settling up and tho bank* is ex- j peet to be kept busy. Buried Friday. John P. Keefer, Walnut street, whose ! death occurred Monday night will he | buried on Friday at 2 p. m. Interment will take place in Fairview cemetery. ! The deceased was fiii years of age aud is survived by his wife and live children: Mrs. Albert Asliton. Mrs. Joseph Fosnot, Mrs. W. H. Wyant, Miss Carrie and Ro-ser Keefer, the two latter residing at home. "We miss thee from our home, dear father. We miss thee from thy place, A shadow o'er our life is cast. We miss thy shiuiug face. We miss thy kind and willing baud, Thv fond and earnest care. Our home is dark without thee, We misH thee everywhere." *** Fair Ground Sold at Public Sale. The two story fiaine dwelling on East Front street, and the tract of land iu Mahoning township, known as the Fair Grouud, both belonging to the estate of the late James L. Riehl, wore sold at public sale on Saturday afternoon, Michael Breckbill acting as auctioneer. The property on Front street consist ing ot dwelling, stable, &c., was knocked down to W. H. Aiumerinan for |2,500. The tract of land in Mahoning town ship, containing seventy-six acres, | forty-two of which are under cultiv- I atiou, was purchased by James Scarlet as Attorney, for $1,300. Will Go West. William S. Sidler of Derry town ship, who sold his stock and I inning implements at public sale list week, will have for tho West in a few days, hi immediate destination being Kan >as, whence he will proceed later to California. Mr. Sidler is the son of the late John Sidler and is the owner of the fine homestead farm of 1 IK) acres in Deiry township, which during the coming year will ho occupied by Bar ton Heiidrickson as tenant. 'IIIUI SCHOOL ! UWlllMlilNT The approach of Spring suggests matters relating to the winding up of the school term, and the Board at its regular meeting last night took action both on the baccal tureate sermon and commencement. Rev. J. E. Hutchison, pastor of Mahoning Presbyterian church, was voted an invitation to preach the bac calaureat 1 sermon to the graduating class. The date for the High School Com mencement was fixed for Thursday evening, June 2nd. The question of correcting the uu sauitary condition of the Second Ward school building was discussed at length and referred to Mr. Pursol of that Ward, who will look after the matter. Some supplies put into the High School for tho convenience of the Ath letic Association, which recently cave an entertainment there,was on motion ordered bought as a permanent fixture in the building. Some criticisms were offered con cerning the marking system in opera tion, which were tiually explained away. The following members were pres ent: Adams, Fischer, Werkheiser, Keefer, Byerly, Orlli, Burns, Greene. Hancock, Vonßlohn, Pursel and Har pel. The following bills were approved for payment: Daniel Pensyl $ 8.10 H. G. Salmon ti.4o E/.ra Haas. . .... .(50 Wm. G. Russell . . 3.40 Danville Stove & Mfg. Co .95 D. L. ft W. R. R. 74.01 Friendship Firo Co 10.51) Geo. H. Smith .. 4.50 Jos. Lechuer .. 10.55 U. S. Express Co 1.20 Retaining Wall for River Bank. The County Commissioners aud the Borough Council jointly contemplate an improvement iii connection with the rebuilding of the river bridge which will add much to the appear auce of tilings and be of real service to the water works. This is nothing less than a lingo re taining wall extending fron below the water works on a line with the rear of that plant to the wing wall of the river bridge. On the river bank at the right hand side of the approach to the bridge there is a small space belong ing to the county. A portion of this is occupied hy an old shed while tho .summer is overgrown suili thistles. The spot altogether is quite an eyesore and to get rid of it the County Commissioners have de cided to co-operate with tho Borough in building a high retaining wall as above described and filling up on a I level with the street all the space be- ] tween the approach to the bridge and i the Water Works. The County Com missioners will do the work in connec tion with the rebuilding of the new wiugwall for the bridge which will be erected to extend westward along the front of the land owned by the county. The Borough will in all probability take up the work where the county stops and complete the wall. Some thing must be done to protect the water works from tlood and ice. Dur ing the recent high water the rear wall was very badly damaged by the bombardment it received from the ice cakes. There is only one means ot pro tection that cau be suggested as at all feasible and that is a retaining wall, which under the circumstances will have to bo a pretty big one, reaching as high as the windows of the water works. What Has Become of Her. All over the laud there is a dearth of schoolmistresses, says au exchange. Even in the cast, where women are superabundant and the schoolma'am was always noted for her staying qual ities, there is a cry tor more teachers. School agencies say that never before were so few w 11-traiiied women in structors obtainable. All give mar riage as the cause. Time was, says the Chic (go Chronicle, when the schoolmistress was a drug on the mat rimonial market. A woman put oft as far as possible tho evil day of en tering the school room, knowing that it meant a lonely lite with no hope of marriage. "Old maid sctiool teacher" was the offensive phrase which label ed her social status. All that is now changed and the school mistress is having her own way. Her college ed ucation, her vacation trips abroad, leadership in clubs, have made her a most delightful companion, fitted for any social stati n. She has tree scope for the development of her talents and is using her opportunities to advant age. Men have been quick to see the change and have learned that now the school mistress i- the most companion able and efficient of women. Sin is skilled in household art Shu under stands how to keep the ho uo si nt »ry and how to make the purso serve tho best interests of tho entire family. What wonder, then, that boards of ed ucation and school superintendents are at their wits' ends to secure teachers willing to sign a contract containing an anti marriage clause covering a specified period. They will now have to be thankful if they can get them on anv terms which the women them selves are plea-ed to make, for just now the way to the school house seems to be on the direct road to matrimony. Schools will he closed tomorrow, Good Friday. ESTABLISHED (X 1855 ENI.AItCINC THE CI.OCK Ell iott! Things are prospering at the clock factory. The Rempe self-winding clock is now safely past the experi mental stage; the factory is equipped with the most modern labor-saving machinery iu the market; the novel time piece is increasing in popularity; the factory is turning out clocks to its full capacity and yet has over three thousand dollars' worth of orders on its books unfilled. Thus within a year pas! Danville has secured at least one new industry, which is destined to expand assuming proportions little dreamed of whei the enterprise was launched. The floor space of 4,000 square feet, taking in one of half of the large brick ware house on Railroad street, which it was thought, would be sufficient, has al ready proven inadequate and the com pany has decided to enlarge. | The entire warehouse will hereafter be occupied by the clock company. The western half of the building oc cupied by the Welliver Hardware Company is being vacated aud on April Ist, Trumbower & Werkheiser will begin the work of remodeling that portion of the warehouse into a building suitable for a clock factory. A new floor will have to be laid and the wall broken for a number of win dows to correspond with the other half of the structure. This improvement is in line with the recent installation of automatic machinery, which virtually doubled the capacity of the plant. Its effect will be to relieve the congested and overcrowded condition of things which holds up work in many ways and makes it impossible to operate the factory to anything like a good ad vantage. An Aged Resident Strangely Missing. George Kline, aged eighty years, of Williamsport, a former resident of Danville, has been missing since Wed nesday afternoon of last week. He left the home of his ton, Edward Kline, at 824 Wilson street, Williamsport, on the afternoon of that day, ostensibly for a walk down town. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of him. He wore a black hat,aud a light over coat, and carried a cane. Some time ago he slipped a lighted pipe into his overcoat and burned a hole in the right baud pocket. A square patch was placed oil tho coat to cover this hole, so that the old gentleman's over coat can readilv In' ifloj>tifir-H " • short of stature, and walks rather stooped. He had uo money when he left home. His son and friends fear that an ac cident has befallen him, as his eye sight was poor, aud he may have fall en into the rivei. Mr. Kline requests that any information concerning his father fie sent immediately to himself at 824 Wilson street, Williamsport, to the police office or to the Williamsport Sun. Souvenir Post Cards. The Hospital for the Insane has is sued very handsome souvenir post cards, which will be disposed of for the benefit of the Hospital library. The cards contain a splendid view ot the Hospital taking in the en tire width of the card. In tho back ground is a lino stretch of landscape embracing the mountain ridge. In the foreground are the well laid out grounds of the institution. Artistical ly the picture is a gem and the card becomes a souvenir that is fully worth preserving. The cards are on sale at Hunt's Drug Store, where*they may be purchased at 5 cents a piece or six for 25 cents. Farmers Have Begun Ploughing. Notwithstanding the deptli attained by the frost it seems to have occupied but little time in passing out of the ground. While there aro still a few spots where the ground is frozen and many roads that still are muddy there j are other places where the farmers are i ploughing and highways which for long distances present a dusty appear- 1 ance. .It is only on high ground.of course, that the ground is fit for ploughing. Several farmers were seeu at work in their fields near Millville and Benton, Tuesday, but yesterday seems to have been about, the first that any plough ing was done in our own county. Que team was seeu at work on the Snyder farm, Campbellrown Hill, during tho j afternoon. Carriers Have Kight of Way. ; Since rural free delivery has been I j established in our county, if will be 1 j well for drivers of wagons to r< in m j ber that all United Stales mail car j riers have the right of way in | ulilic highways when en duty. They can ml be driven into the ditch by heavy ■ loaded wagons without violation ot tie United States mail law, and it a collision i« made by so doing and the mail is delayed it will not be long lie fore a deputy United States marshal will be looking for the offender. The law not only applies when meeting a vehicle, hut applies to those in .front of the mail as well as when the carrier ! makes an effort to pass. Dance at Armory. Stoes' Band will hold% dance at the Armory Friday evening, April Bth. Last dance of the season by this org anization. Dauciug begins at ? :30 sharp. Gentlemen, 50 cents. Ladies L» cents. All cordially invited. JOB PRINTING i | The oflice of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an i nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Cintls and Description CCT HOWS | fl;I.I:i'II').\l: POLES Au episode considerably out of the ordinary occurred in East Danville Monday, which threw that otherwise quiet locality into a .state of great ex citement. rii • affair grew out of a visit of a crew of telephone linemen, whose business it was to erect new poles to tike the place of the old oues standing along the highway there. At a certain point, it i- alleged, the poles occupy such .% position as to de prive the r ad of its 1 ?al width, 33% feet \V!> 11 it vin r i replacing a •file at that place with .i ,v one the Supervisor, E. L. White, was on hand, who insisted that the new pole should be planted at another spot further to one side of the road. The foreman of the crew explained his position which was one that did not permit him to depart from the orders he had received from the com pany. A right of way had been grant ed in accordance with which the poles had originally been planted. The instruction the linemen were under was merely to remove the old pole and insert a new one without presum ing to chauge location. Notwithstand ing the Supervisor's protests the new pole was planted precisely where the old one stood. Relieving that he was serving the township's interest the Supervisor or dered the pole cut down. The order was carried out by a resident of the township in his employ and the objec tionable pole was soon out of the way. The linemen quickly proceeded to replace the pole but this time to get ahead of the Supervi-or they strung the wires first and theu placed the pole in the ground. They did not be lieve that he would take the risk in volved in causing destruction such as would follow in cutting down a pole to which wires were attached. To make it still more difficult for the Supervisor one of the linemen climb ed to the top of the pole and staid i there. [ it was at this point that the fun really began. The Supervisor declar ed that the pole had io be removed and he ordered the mau who had climbed to the top to comedown. The lineman, however, kept his perch, while others of the crew kept up a vigorous protest against further in terference. The Supervisor carried out his threat and ordered a workman to cut down the pole. The mau took his axe in hand, but ul'l IRC CM U IU\V niWT til 0 crew threw themselves against the pole, embracing it with their arms. Nothing daunted, however, the work man raised his axe aloft and began to cut into the pole above their heads. The crew found themselves in an un pleasant position and it did not take them long to vacate their post. Again the Supervisor called to the mau on the pole reminding him that if he remained in his perch he wouid do so at his peril. He then gave the word and again the axe began its work. When the pole was half chop ped off the Supervisor again called to the lineman and told him that he in tended to cut down the pole. The lineman,however, was as plucky as the Supervisor and he held onto his perch. A few more strokes and the pole was severed. It swung to one side, but was prevented from falling to the ground by the wires, a fact no doubt foreseen by the lineman, which encouraged him to remain on the pole. Lincoln Society. The regular meeting of the Lincoln Society was hold Friday afternoon The following pleasing program was rendered: Piano Solo Miss Rogers Recitation—"The King's Three Daughters" Miss Dowd Declamation—" The Elements of Roosevt It's Greatness'' Mr. Johns Essay— "The Poweis of Ingrat itude. Miss Lyons Debate:— Resolved "That Women have done more good deeds in this world than men." The affirmative ss.is upheld by Misses Foust, Johns tn, and James, while Messrs. Edinondson, W. Jones and Dowd sustaintd the uegativo side. The judges decided iu lavor of the affirmative. i Song—"Beside the Mill" The Society | Recitation—"Wounded" Miss Mowrey Declamation —'" Spoouer's Speech inn the Panama Canal" Mr. J. Jones I Reading—"The Real Diary of a Real Rov" Miss M. Hooley. Enjoyable Birthday Party. Landlord A. L. Hoddens was tend ered a surprise party at his home, Eagle hotel, Washingtonville,on Tues (l,4v night in honor of his 52nd birth (l iv. MUM.', dancing and cards were « njoyed during the evening. Those preseut were: Mr. mid Mrs. W. O. Uunyau, Geo. Cromis, Jr., aud wife. ■ J. B. Seidel aud wife, Dr. J. S. Hoffa i and wife, C. W. Derr and wife, Mrs. | Edward Gibson, Miss Sallie Oaks of White Deer, Fa , Miss Pauline Ron- I van, Miss Mary Wagner, Miss Izora Heddens, Mi - Mabel Robinson of Mooiesburg.Mi>s Katharine Leinbach, Miss Marie Cromis, John Zauer,Harry i Billmever, Guy Rutiyan, H. K. Cot ner, Allen Cromis, Lawrence A. Hed deus.Clyde Heddens and W. \\. Weid- I ner of Reading. The Spring hou«ei leaning is almost upon us.