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diseases of the Stone-.ch and I ntesiine*
a Specialty
5 \V. I\ ASUI.K.
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OFFKI 2IS MII.I. STKKET.
R-EILI K\tr»ct<*(l \\ .ilium I'HIII.
Crown ami l!ri<K. Work :i specialty.
.\(|ttt|>|>< (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,
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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 <put.tti ia as a zealous,
hard-working miui-ter
Rev. Em ry J. Swart/., who sue
ceeds Rev. I'.. J. Allen at Riverside,
wis transferred from Freehold,himself
and Rev. Allen inertly making an ex
change, as was the case with Rev.
Harman and Rev Evans
Each of tho preachers will occupy
his old pulpit next Sunday for the
last.
N<-,w Dwelling.
Dr. C. H. Reynolds has broken
giouud for a new dwelling on Market
square. Ii will be a frame building
two stories and attic high. Ca«p«r
Diseroad has the contract
Mil SIiMUV IT
tiii; churches
!
Palm Sunday, yesterday, w.»3 o!j -
; served in several of our churches with
special services. It is the Sunday rnxt
j boforo Easter and commemorates our
Saviour's triumphal entry into Jeru
! saleni when the people cut down the
, palm tranches and strewed them in
His way. In the Catholic ami Epis
• copal church', s according to custom
palm branches are presented to the
: membars of tin congregation, and these
arc carried to the homes.
At Trinity Lutheran church a class
of seventeen was confirmed Sunday
morning. Rev. L. D. Ulrich, the past
! or, preached a sermon appropriate to
the occasion from Joshua 24-25:
1 "Choose You This Day Whom Ye
Will Serve."
Rev. Ulrich preached his regular
palm Sunday turmoil at evening, sel- I
noting as his test, St. Luke 1!♦ -41 aud
42: "And When He Carrie Near He
Beheld the City and Wept Over It,
saying, it Thoa Hadst Known, Even
Thou, at l east at this Day the Things
Which Belong Unto Thy Peace, hut ,
now They are Hid from Thine Eves." j
There was a good sized emigre#*- |
tion present at hoth morning and even
ing services
At Sliiloh Reformed church there
were Palm Sunday services at 10:30 a.
m. when a class of ten wer,< confirm- :
ed, two persons being received on re
profession.
The sermon preached by the Rev. (
George E. Linibert, pastor, on the oc
casion was founded on Second Corin
thians sth chapter and 15th verse:
"Aud He Died for All That They;
Which Live Should no Longer Live j
Unto Themselves but Unto Him Who
for Their Sakes Diod aud Ro-e Again." |
Christ died for all. This fact in
dicates His great love for fallen man.
Christ loved us to the uttermost and :
thus revealed how anixous God is to
save u-i Christ died for us, which \
implies that He died as our represent
ative, giving His life as a ransom for
our redemption, thereby becoming ;
what we usually term "Our Lord " i
The word 'Lord" embraces the idea
ot ownership and authority. He par
chased us with His precious blood.
The second part of the sermon tr<a'-
•efl of the purpose of Chi ist's death '
and our obligation to Him as Lord, j
The point emphasized wits that we
should no longer live unto ourselves, j
Men live unto themselves, lirst, when ]
they make their own will instead of !
God's will the ruling principle of their
life. Such men do not utter the con !
stant prayer: "Thv will i>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
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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
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| 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.