RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENN'A. R R.
RAST. WEST.
7.1! A. M. 9.14 A. M.
10.17 " 12.15 P.M.
9.81 P. M 4.31 "
5.50 '* 7.51 '
SUNDAYS.
10. 17 A. M. 4.31 P. M
D. L..V W. K R.
EAST. WEST.
7.07 A. M. 9-15 A. M.
0.19 " 12.44 P. M.
9,11 P. M. 4.33 "
8.43 «« 9.05 "
SUNDAYS.
?,Q7 A. M 12.44 P M.
■» 48 P. M. 9.05 "
PHIL A Sc REAM NG R. R.
.iJORTH. SOUTU.
T. 63 A. 11.24 A. M.
) sti P. SUA. 6.05 P. M.
BLOOM STREET.
55 A. " 11.22 A. M.
t* to p. St. 6.U4 P. M.
HISTORY OF
RIVER BRIDGES
(COMMUNICATED;
Editor of Montour American—Some
facts of historic interest to your read
ers, gleaned from the records of the
Danville Bridge Company are present
ed by the writer lo show the changes
aud repairs undergone during a
period of three quarters of a cntuiv.
The first bridge was erected in 1828,
under « contract to John P. Schuyler
and James Fletcher tor the stun of
127,250. The abutment-, wing walls
aud piers were built in eight months.
Woik was commenced in March 1828,
aud the entire structure completed
May 18th, 1829. The State having ap
propriated 110,000, the bridge was
viewed and approved by Lewis Dewart,
Geu'l. R. H. Hammond and Tlios. A.
Lloyd,commissioners appointed by the
Governor. The piers were damaged by
the freshets of 1831 and 2. aud repair
ed at a cost of £1047,09 In 1833, the
Bridge Co. were sued by H. H. Burr,
assiguee of Theo. Burr, for using his
system of truss which cost the com;
pany 11088.94 In 1838 and 9 further
freshet- damages occurred to the
amount of 10833, the 'ate appropriat
ing SSOOO. For the a oinmodatiou of
travelers on dark nights, in the year
1814, a lantern was placed at the bridge.
In 1845 a lot at the North end was
purchased from Hon. D. S. Montgom
ery, and a toll houso erected. On
March 14th 1840, the bridge was swept
away by a freshet; plans aud specifi
cations for rebuilding were presented
by Robert Faiies and adopted. A con
tract was awarded to Chester B. Evans
of Elmira.N.Y. aud David VV. Kownov
er, Danville, Pa., and Chas. S. Beard
appointed engineer at $2.00 per day,
with the understanding that he was to
give bis whole time Sundays included.
Spans ot the lat bridge lodged near
Suubury. By the Oth day of Nov. 1847,
oue track of the new bridge was pass
able. The State Legislature Jan. 5,
1851 authorized the company to issue
SOOOO iu bonds at 0 per cent per an
num,the interest payable semi-annual
ly aud the principal S2OOO May Ist,
1857, *JOOO May Ist, 1858, S2OOO May
Ist, 1859. These bonds were sold for
S7O on SIOO. On March 26th, 1852 in
place of permits being issued the tick
et system vxus aaopieu, .....
$4.00 in tickets for $ 3.00 in cash.
7.00 in tickets for 5.00 in cash.
15.00 in tickets for 10.00 in cash.
25.00 in tickets for J5.00 in cash.
35.00 iu tickets for 20.00 in cash,
but iu 1855 the annual permit system
was revived. Aug. 19th, 1851, Joseph
Hunter was chosen collector of tolls.
The freshet ot 1865 reached a height of
20 feet,bat no damage was done to the
bridge.
Iu 1809 the toll receipts were large
ly increased by tho building up of
Riverside on the south side of the riv
er. The freshet of March 17th, 1875,
carried away the superstructure and
slightly damaged the piers. A contract
was awarded to H. F. Hawke & Co.
for repairing the piers, which were
raised 4 feet above the former level.
The building of the wooden super
structure was awarded to the Toledo
Bridge Co. Work was commenced
April Ist. 1875 aud finished Aug. loth,
the same year.
Iu 1894 the bridge property was pur
chased by the counties of Moufour
and Northumberland, and was kept up
and maintained as an inter-coanty
structure jntil the 9th day of March
1904, when destroyed by an ice freshet
which reached the unprecedented
height of 29 feet, <1 inches and marked
an important epoch iu the history of
the Susquehanna Kiver.
Under a late act of Assembly the
State will now const ict a new high
way bridge which may be commenced
about June Ist and barring accident,
can be completed and made ready for
public travel within a period of six
months. Meanwhile transportation by
ferry with its inconveniences must he
accepted by the public.
X. V. Z.
Was Killed on Last Trip.
William Frederick Snyder, of Sha
mokiu, who has been employed as a
brakeman on the Catawissa division
of the Reading Railway, with head
quarters at Tamaqua, for the past
two mouths, determined on S»turday
that the trip he was about togo out
ou would be bis last. Instead of re
turning to his home, however, his
dead body was brought to Shamokin
Monday, for oil hi-t last run ho had
fallen under the cars.
Snyder's train was pissing
near Tamaqua, Saturday morning,
wheu the accident occurred. As he
was tightening a brake the stick slip
ped and he fell between the oars. A
fellow brakeman saw him fall, but
three cars had passed over him before
the train was stopped.
Both legs of the unfortunate- brake
man were cut off. He was taken to
the Miners' Hospital at Fountain
Springs, where he died. His brother
and sister Were with him when he
passed away.
Champion Steer.
Joseph Smith of this place yesterday
bought a steer of C. II Kishel, Coop
er township,which was 21 months old
and weighed 1310 pounds.
EXERCISE FOR
THE SUMMER
Notwithstanding the approach of
spring there is no perceptible decline
of interest shown by the classes in the
work of the gymnasium at the Y. M.
C. A. As late as Tuesday uight there
were still twenty-four men on the
floor. The highest number attained by
the class is thirty-five.
The tug-of-war and the medicine
ball recently installed as sports at the
gymnasium have attained a wonderful
popularity. Owing to the vigorous
nature of the exercise, after a hard
evening's work the tug of war is some
times omitted, when the medicine ball
takes its place. It is very interesting
to the looker-on wheu either of the
two athletic contests are run audit is
plainly to be seen that the particip
ants get quite as much sport as exer
cise out of it.
Sports for the summer season aie
I now uuder consideration aud among
I those that are talked of are base ball,
j walking, running, hill climbing,la wn
tennis, aud possibly swimming.
The base ball under contemplation
is purely inter-local in its nature, the
members of the association here play
ing among themselves. This is one of
the sports which will prove very
popular.
Neither walking nor hill climbing
are eutirely new iu the category of
sports here. Both were tried last sum
mer with some degree of success.
Walking, which is oue of the milder
forms of exercise, is merely a stroll
across country iu which any person
can participate. There is always a
i leader who sets the pace and the walk
! is a brisk one affording pleuty of stim
i ulating exercise.
Hill climbing is a more strenuous and
!at the same time a more invigorating
exercise There are plenty of hills,
which rise to the dignity of moun
tains. only a short distance from the
Y. M. C. A. This is no go-as-you
please exercise, but as in walking
there is a leader who sets the pace and
no one wants to lag behind. Both
walkiug aud hill climbing, like run
ning, are couducive to much good,
when carried ou uuder wiso direction.
Lawn teuuis is oue of the established
sports of the Y. M. C. A. A liue
double court on West Mahouiug street
! has been maintained for a couple of
years past aud several of the players
have become quite experts. A uumber
ot the Y. M. C. A. members are al
ready getting ready for lawu tenuis.
Physical Director Carpenter is a firm
believer iu the efficacy of physical ex
ercise to overcome mauy of the ills
that flesh is heir to aud ho is careful
to work up new forms of exercise ad
apted to ail seasons. He lias convert
ed not a few working men to his theory
that no matter how much bone labor
may be iu their employment, yet they
need special exercise. Probably for
the first year iu the history of the Y.
M. C. A. the spectacle may be witness
ed of even puddlers of our rolling
mills occupyiug a place ou the floor
of the gymnasium.
In a general way Mr. Carpenter holds
that systematic exercise is a remedy
for the driuk evil. Iu the majority of
instauces, wheu a working man is ad
dicted to liquor he has falleu iuto the
habit by resorting to stimulants when
exhausted with hard work. Mr. Car
penter's theory is that by training all
the muscles of the body and building
up a good vigorous constitution as the
result of exercise the wage-earner will
be enabled to stand physical labor no
matter how hard without recourse to
stimulants of any kind.
Factory Inspector's Report.
The annual report of the State De
partment of Factory Inspectors, of
which John T. Delaney is the responsi
ble head, for the fiscal year ending
October 31, 1903, will shortly be issu
ed.
The report shows that during the
year a total ot 307 fatal and 2,400 non
fatal accidents occurred in the estab
lishments over which the department
has control. Of the fatal accidents 207
were either t-ha result of unavoidable
causes or accidents, for the prevention
of which the factory laws do uot con
tain any provisions, and 1,550 of the
non-fatal accidents were of like char
acter.
The report states that upon investiga
tion it was found that the prevailing
opinion that the factories, workshops
aud mercantile establishments of
Pennsylvania were employing count
less numbers of children in defiance of
law is erroneous. The estimate of the
department, based upon returns from
every county in the state, shows that
uot more than 36,000 boys and girls
between the ages of 13 aud 10 years
are employed in the several industries
over which the department has juris
diction aud that six aud one half per
cent, of this number were illegally
employed at some time during the
year covered by the report.
The report also states that an an
alysis of the inspection of "sweat
shotis" does not indicate that these
shops are a menace to health aud the
safety of those employed therein or to
rhe public, and that the sanitary re
quirements of the law have as a result
been observed by the proprietors of
bakeshops. The report indorses the act
euacted by the last legislature for the
inspection of vessels engaged in carry
ing passengers upon inland lakes.
Happy, Healthy Children.
Any child can take Little Early Risers
with perfect safety. They are harmless,
never gripe or sicken, and yet they are
o certain in results that robust coinsts
tutions reqniring drastic means are
never disappointed. They cannot fail
to perform their mission and every one
who uses DeWitt's Little Early Risers
prefers them to all other pills. They
cure biliousness. Sold by Panles & Co.
and Gosh & Co.
Buried Saturday.
Thomas Williams of Montour Row,
whose death occurred Thursday night
was buried Saturday afternoou, iuter
rnent taking place in Fairview cemet
ery The services were conducted by
Rev. J. E. Hutchison. The pall bear
ers were Samuel Mills, D. D. Williams,
Benjamin Cook aud Hiram Weaver.
MET WITH THE
COONCILMEN
William K. Davis,a r< presentative of
tlie Americau Telephon and Telegraph
Company arrived in this city from
New York yesterday lor the purpose of
arriving at some understanding with
our Borough Fathers relative to the
removal of poles.
Linemen in the employ of the above
company who were engaged in erect
ing new poles on Mill stnct, it will
be remembered, were stopped in their
work the week before last. At a speci
al meeting of Council In Id 011 the 19th
insf. it was decided that the poles
would have to come oil Mill street and
the company was granted permission
to re-locate its line on Ferry street.
As a result of this hold-up Mr. Davis
was sent to this city. The intention
was to liohl a special meeting of Coun
cil last night to give him a hearing.
A quorum was present consisting of
Vastine, Lloyd, Dietrich, Keifsnyder,
David an I Joseph Gibson, but alter a
consultation it was decided not togo
into session owing to the absence of
the Borough Solicitor, without whose
advice they did not feel competent to
cope with the matter at issue. They,
however, decided to meet the tele
phone company's representative in
formally and hear what he had to say.
Mr. Davis explained his position at
length. The American Telegraph and
Telephone Company, he said, desired
to replace their poles, which are now
pretty well worn out, with new ones.
In 1891 the Borough Council enacted
an ordinance granting his company
permission to plant poles in the Bor
ough of Danville and designating cer
tain streets. He protested against any
hold-up in the work of replacing the
poles along the streets prescribed and
denied the right of the Borough at
this day to insist, upon a relocation of
the line.
Two interesting fa'ts developed dur
ing the informal meeting, one being
that it was generally unknown even
by Council that such a company as
the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company has poles urocted in
the Borough. The other fact discov
ered was that the above company al
though maintaining fifty-eight poles
in Danville has never paid any tax.
It was in 1897 that the ordinance
was passed imposing tax on poles and
repealing all former ordinances. It
was on the strength of the latter or
dinance that Council claims the right
to order a re-location of the line.
Mr. Davis took the view that the or
dinance of 1891 was in the nature of
a contract betweeu two parties and
not subject to repeal. A repeal, he
held, could only follow for cause, but
that the American Telephone and Tel
egraph Company has faithfully lived
up to all the conditions imposed.
As to taxes, he said, his company
had never received any notice to pay
tax, but that it is ready at any day to
pay all that is due from the day that
the ordinance imposing tax was passed
Mr. Davis said that hi- company by
the ordinance of 1891 was hound to
coutoriu to certain rules and regula
tions which hold good in the Borough
and thus will not be found to be any
obstacle in the way of street paving.
The Borough Council ill take ac
tion in the matter a< soon as toe ouu
citor returns.
WHY IT SUCCEEDS.
Because It's for Oue Thiug Only, aud Dan
ville is Learning This.
Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing well brings success.
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thiug
only.
They're for sick kidneys.
They cure backache, every kidney
ill.
Here is evidence to prove it.
Mr. Geo. Mifflin, Dentist on Main
St., Bloomsburg says:"l procured
Doan's Kidney Pills from Moyer Bros.
Drug Store for mv brother-in-law Pet
er Leiseuring at Bear Cap. H<* suffer
ed intensely from kidney and from
pain in his back and loins. The usual
accompaniments of inactive kidneys
were present aud added to his misery.
Doan's Kidney Pills which I sent him
gave positive relief. He has pretty
thoroughly made the merits of this
remedy in this section."
Plenty more proof like this from
Danville, ('all on your druggist and
ask what his customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents per box. Foster-Milbnrn Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents tor the
United States
Remember the name—Doan's—aud
take no other
Will Assist Choir.
Joseph R. Patton will celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of his connection
with the choir of Christ Episcopal
Church by assisting o:j Good Friday
and Easter Sunday to render the elab
orate musical program prepared at
that church for those two occasions.
Mr. Patton entered the choir of
Christ Episcopal church on Good Fri
day, 1854. The choir then consisted
of the Misses Zulier, Peter Baldy, Jr.,
and Mr. Patton. After the lapse of
half a century all hut one of the quar
tette are still living, the member who
has passed away being ono of the
Misses Zuber.
Mr. Patton has not been a regular
member of the choir since 1804.
Some Facts as to the Bridge.
Now that the river bridge is reach
ing tiie (inal or passing stage ot its
history there is much discussion relat
ing to its past,very few persons agree
ing as to dates, etc.
To settle these mooted questions the
following facts have been gleaned by
W. B. Rhodes from notes made by h's
father, the late.l, <Rhodes,covering
many vears.
The immediate predeces-or ot the
present bridge was swept away late in
the afternoon of March 17, 18?.j. The
ice was very thick and the water high
er by twelve inches than ever known.
The ferry was opeued on April 17. j
On May .'list- the bridge builders ar
rived. On July 31st the bridge was I
opeued for travel, 1110 new structure
being five feet higher than the old
one.
LOCALS SCORE
ANOTHER VICTORY
The Danville High School team scor
ed another victory at basket ball on
Saturday night, ''efeating the Milton
team in the Armory here by a very
wide margin. In this connection it
is worthy ot note that the High School
boys have not lost a game on the home
floor this season. Their playing through
out has been of the phenomenal sort,
but on Saturday night they eclipsed
all their previous efforts, scoring
sixty-four points as against Milton's
six. Among the Milton players were
two from Bucknell—Claypoole and
Murdock.
The High School won on the strength
of its team work and its ability to
throw goals—two respects in which
the visitors were woefully weak. A
glauce at the summary will show to
what extent Welliver and Barber were
| factors in the game, their goal throw-
I ing being unexcelled by any work
! ever done on the floor of the Armory.
; For Milton Roat did very good work.
I He remained good natured notwith
! standing defeat and kept the crowd in
a laugh by bis amusing stunts when
j ever there was a moment to spare.
The liue up:
DANVILLE. MILTON.
Barber forward lioat
Welliver forward.. Dickermau
forward Murdock
Peters center. . Claypoole
Leniger guard Reimensuyder
Benuethuu guard Dickerman
Bedea guard Roat
Goals from field—Danville, Barber,
Welliver, 11; Peters, 3; Bedea, 5;
Leniger, 2; Bennetbun, 2; Milton,
Roat.l ; Keimensnyder.l ; From foul—
Murdock, 2. Referee, Dougherty;
Time—2o minute halves; Timers,Moy
er and Jacobs.
The Freshmen and Sophomores of
the High school also played a game.
The line up:
Freshmen Sophomores
' Gillaspy forward Spaide
Edmondson . , forward Boyer
Reifsuyder center Kosteubauder
Roberts guard Armes
Beyer . guard McCoy
Goals from field—Freshmeu, Ed
mondson, 4; Reifsuyder, 1; Gillaspy,
2. Sophomores, Boyer, 1 ; Kosteubaud
er, 1; From fool—Edmondson, 1.
Score, Freshmen, 15; Sophomores, 4;
Referee, George Maiers.
Do You Want Strength?
It you want to inciease your strength
you must add to and not take lrorn
the physical. In other words, the food
that you eat must be digested, assimi
lated and appropriated by tlio nerves,
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 sy stain. It is pleasant to
the taste and palatable, and the only
combination of digestants that will
digest the food and enable the system
to appropriate all ol its health and
I strength-giving qualities. Sold by
i Paules & Co., J. D. Gosh & Co.
The Coming Minstrels.
('ulhane. Char e & Weston's Big City
Minstrels will soon be the attraction
Jat the Opera Houso presenting an
I up-to-date programme of all that is
bright, new and novel in modern min
strelsy. This company numbers 35
high-class minstrel artists headed by
that funny fellow Billie Cliace, sup
ported by a talented company of com
edians vocalists and dancers A
magnificent scenic first part, painted
by Clias. H. Yale (of Devil's Auction
fame) scenic studio of Philadelphia,
is said to be the handsomest ever car
ried by a theatrical organization, the
costumes for same of Louis XIV, style
being made expressly (or the company
by Van Horn of New York. This set
weighs over 2700 pouuds. There are
eight big novel acts in olio. The sing
ing contingent is made up of a double
quartette under the direction of Win.
LahifT, the famous balladist. See the
big streo' parade at noon.
Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless, little workers—Dr. King's
New Life Pills. Millions are always at
work, night and day, curing ludiges
tiou. Biliousness, Constipaion, Sick
Headache and all Stomach, Liver and
Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25c at Paules &C o.s. drug
store.
The Oity Beautiful.
Many of the cities of this country
are taking an increased interest in
their appearance. They are striving to
add to their beauty by architectural
symmetry, landscape development,
street cleanliness, park improvements
and general all around perfection.
Vast sums of money are being expend
ed for"the city beutiful," and no
city that has adopted the innovation
ever begrudged the money. The larg
er cities have spent millions for their
beantification and are increasing the
appropriations from year to year, and
the outlay has not always been from
the public fund. Individual public
spirit has contributed a large propor
tion of the cost, directly tor private
development and indirectly for the
public good.
Danville is naturally a beautiful
city, but her appearance could bo
vastly Improved by additional effort
by the people themselves. There
are many who devote a great deal of
attention to their private grouuds but i
who neglect tliit part of their frontage
outside the fence line. Trees are not
properly cared for and the grass plots
are uncropped and permitted to ran
down. This, however, does not apply
•o all, for there are many who do not
overlook this opportunity to bo neat,
tidy and attractive, but their efforts
are marred by those who are indiffer
ent.
It Saved His Leg.
P. A. Danforth of La Grange, Ga.,
suffered for six months with a fiigli
ful lunning sore on his leg ; but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For Ulcers,
Wounds, ilea, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaraneed. (July 25 I
ids Sold by Paules & Co., Druggists. I
FREE FERRY
, ON THE WAY
At a meeting of the County Commis
sioners held in this city Saturday all
matters pertaining to a free forry wore
fully .settled. At the close <>t the meet
ing it was stated that the contracts
had all been awarded and that possi
bly within a week, cartainly in two
weeks,a free ferry would In? establish
ed.
The Northumberland County Com
missioners, who from the first have
been favorable to •» free ferry, have
left the matter wholly in the bauds of
the Montour County board, who with
out any loss of time are to proceed to
establish a ferry.
The contract for the 112 rry boat has
been awarded to Hoover Bros., of
South Danville, an I they will at once
enter upon the work of building it. It
will be a flat boat sixty loot loug and
eighteen feet wide and can be complet
ed in a week. John Mowrey, this city,
will erect the poles for supporting the
cable. There will be two of these each
forty-live lent in length. The cable
and fixture? are being procured
through Hardware Dealer J. H. Cole.
Tl ie landing places for the ferry will
be, 011 this side of the river, between
Ferry and Fine strei • - and on the South
Danville side, at t::* old public road
at the Pennsylvania i ail road com
pany's tank jut a ; ow* Hoover Bros.'
planing mill.
One man can opt r.ite the ferry, but
in all probability it will have to be
ran oil two tnrus. which will neces
sitate the employment of two men. To
be ot service to the general public
j many urge that the ferry should begin
J running as early as o'clock in the
morning, as it is at that hour when
| the change of puddlers occurs in the
various rolling mills. There are a
good many mill men comprising both
puddlers and helpers who live in
Soutli Danville and Riverside.
More Riots.
Disturbances of strikers are not
! nearly as gravi as an individual dis
' order of the system. Ovt rwork, loss
jof sleep, nervous tension will be fol
! lowed by utter collapse unless a relia
-1 hie remedy is immediately employed.
! There's nothing so efficient to cure
1 disonb rs of the Liver or Kidneys a*
Electric Bitters. 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 g- rms. Only 50c, and satis
faction guaranteed b\ Panics it Co.,
Druggists
Y. M. C. A NOTES.
The Young Men's Christian As
sociation of Syracuse, N. V., has re
! ceived an offer from Ben j trnin Toucey
j ot a lot worth #-51,(100, adjoining its
'present, bnilding, which is in the center
!of the city and near the Government
building. He also offers SIOO,OOO in
! cash tor the erection of a new build
, inn provided a like amount is pledged
i by the citizens of Syracuse.
The Boston Voung Men's Christian
| Association Evening Law School has
'been incorporated by the Massachu
! setts State Legislature and given the
right to grant f!.o d gree of LL.B.
XIII s - I UCOrpUi >M 101 l fKiautrd nt the
end of six and a half years of efficient
service and after a thorough examina
tion by experts of the Stat *. At a
hearing at the State House in Feb
ruary, Dean Ames, of Harvard Law
School, and former d an
of the Boston University Law School,
' and other legal gentlemen, spoke in
! behalf of the measure. The graduates
at this school have taken the highest
rank in the State examinations lor en
trance to the bar.
The New York City Young Men's
Christian Association now has 12,2*23
members in its twenty-six branches,
j This makes it the 1 trgest of any in
: the country. The next largest are:
Chicago, which has ft,615 members;
! Philadelphia, 7,57 ii; Buffalo, 5,574
Brooklyn, S,ISM, Boston, 4,798; Cleve
land, 4,044 and St. L0ui5,3,621. There
ate 1,130 boys in its boys' depart
ments; 1,861> students in night classes;
1,864 meetings were conducted; 3,527
situations tilled; 217,333 books were
drawn from its libraries, which con
tains 53,601 volum s; 1,705 men and
; boys were in Bible classes,B2,73o were
tat social gatherings and 139,372 at
| meetings. There were 1,470 men on
boards and committees; 68 men are on
the employed force, not including
janitors. The current expenses last
: year were $.266,870. Ol this, $73,439
I were received from ln'onborships and
| class fees; t iie rental of dormitories,
etc., brought in sfsl.b'JL
The Bituminous Miners' Associa
tions in Pennsylvania in one and a
half years have secured twenty organ
izations with over 3,000 members.
These are backed by thirty-three coal
mining corporations, which furnish
the rooms and make apptopriations
for the running expenses. The W'ind
ber Mining Co.npauy,Berwin & White
have just given special rooms for
gymnasium and basket ball games.
The Miner*' Association in Cambria
and Somerset comities are arranging
an intei-association athletic meet for
the summer, now that ■lie education
al classes are over for the season. A
large proport: n of the members are
foreign born
Tragedy Averted.
".lust in then: ! of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mr-. W. Wat
kins of 1 leasant City, <>bio. " Pneu
moni t had i 1 iyed tvo•• with him and
a terrible ••!•>.gii t in besides. Doct
ors treated him, but lie grew worse
overy d»y. .\< !■ ngtli we tried Dr.
King's N V\ Di.s ovei> for Consump
tion, and oui darling w is saved, lie's
now sound, and well." Everybody
ought to I.now, it's lb,, i n|y sure cure
fin Coughs, Colds aud all Lung dis
eases. Guar.ml • I by Panics & Co..
Druggist' Pi i' and si.oo. Trial
bottles ft Ie
Launch Arrives.
A handsome naphtha launch ordered
some time ago by Burgess W.G. Pursel
arrived yesterday. The boat will be
use I lor pleasure only.
EXAMINED THE
_ HIGHWAY
The Assistant Highway Commission
er George D. Statler airived in this
city yesterday afternoon and accom
panied by County Commissioners, C.
W. Cook, George M. Leighow and
Henry Cooper examined the road be
tween this city and Mausdale for
which state aid is asked.
The assistant Highway Commission
er spent some time at tlio Court House
explaining the provisions of the
Sproul's Road Law in detail to the
County Commissioners. One of the
points cleared up on which there was
some doubt before was whether or not
the whole amount of Montour coun
ty's share under the act $17(51.06, would
be used in the improvement of the
road between Danville and Mausdale,
embraced in the petition, or whether
a certain proportion of it would be re
served for roads in other parts of the
county covered by other applications.
The assistant Highway Commissioner
explained that the entire sum would
be applied to the road between here
aud Mausdale.
lu Montour County there is but one
1 application for State aid whereas in
; some coan'i «, which are entitled to
I but two mi'e- of toads, there are as
many as a dezeu applications. While
in our county, therefore, there is at
present no quest ion as tu where the
money sh juld go in other counties
the Highwtv department faces a com
plicated problem and much figuring is
j necessary before it is decided which
| roads in the county should receive the
j repairs.
The Assistant Highway Commission
er took occasion to commend the choice
, of the County Commissioners aud the
supervisors interested in their selec
tion ot the road leading to Mausdale
for State aid because not only of its
| had condition hut also of its import
ance as an avenue of travel. County
Surveyor, George W. West, also ac
companied the Assistant Highway
Commissioner over the road.
At Mausd .Ie Mr. Statler took the
evening train for his home.
Women do More,
and endure more than men. They are
t'ie stronger and more effiicent. When
they do break down it is commonly
through the nerves, or bad treatment
of some sort. Dr. David Kennedy's
new medicine called Calcura Solvent,
is the remedy for woman's ills. Write
to the Cal-cura Company, Rondout,
N Y , for a free book, and sample
. bottle.
Lehigh University Register.
The Register of Lehigh University,
South Bethlehem, Pa., ju.-t issued,
copies of which may bo had on appli
cation, shows the attendance of 615
students from 24 States and 10 foreign
countries. There are 54 in the teach
ing slafT.
13 four-year courses of :n«!raerii»:i
are offered a: the Univer- t th:
Classical Course, tin Latin S icutifie
Course, the courses in Civil. M • ain
eal. Marine, Metalluigi a' .i ning.
Electrical,and Chemical L-i.i ■ e, .ug,
Analytical Chemistry, Gi oh Phy
sics, aud Electrometallurgy.
A list of graduates of the University,
1304 in number during the 38 years of
its existence, indicates that this iristi
tution is exerting a very marked influ
ence on the industrial development of
the United States, and also of foreign
countries.
Provision is made for worthy and
needy students whereby they may
postpone payment of tuition until af
ter graduation.
In the list of students Danville is
represented by T. R. Angle, G. M.
Hornberger, .1 F. Cottrell and F. P.
Anglo.
The Name Witch Hnzel.
'i'tie name Witch Haze! is mu h ab
used. E. C. DeWitt &Co , Chicago,
are the inventors of the oi igim:l and
only genuine Witch Haxei Salv- . A
; certain cure for Cuts, Bor is. Br; HIS,
Eczema, Tetter, Pile-, etc. '1 le r. ate
I many counterfeits of tl.is sa!v , ume
of which aie 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
cure is certain. Sold by Paules &
Co.. J. D. Gosh & Co.
i
Prospects Poor for Wheat.
As the last vestige of snow and ice
melts from the hillsides and the val
leys the full extent of the blight and
the desolation wrought by the long
and severe w inter stands out in bold
relief. Never did the landscape seem
so nearly void ot every vestige oi
life. The fields over the long ridges
lie scorched and brown audit is only
here and there that a wheat field
shows more than a suggestion of green.
Even on the river bottoms where
owing to the strength of the soil and
the shelter afforded wiuter is gener
ally less marked in its effects the
fields this spring show little if any
signs of life. It is indeed in the low
lands that the scene of the greatest
desolation presents itself, as in ad
dition to tlio general aspect of drea
riness the farmer has before hiui the
ruin and disorder occasioned by the
flood. The laud at many places has
been washed beyond repair; the fences
have been leveled or entirely swept
away, while the fine trees which grew
on the bank along the river have been
partially or wholly uprooted aud torn
and splintered by the deluge of ice
which swept over them.
The blighted aspect of things especi
ally the unpromising condition of the
wheat fields is in marked contrast to
what was witnessed last spring at this
time. Prospects on the whole are not
favorable feir a good crop of wheat.
Most of the damage, it is said, was
done during the early pari of the p.e->-
ent month, wlieu the fields bar; of
snow were ''scorched" by the high
winds and hard feezing.
Many farmers incline to the view
that the w heat will rally should spring
weather follow immediately, giving
us an abundance of sunshine and rain
during April.
Conference Will Meet in Berwick.
The Central Pennsylvania Methodist
Conference will meet in Berwick next
year.
THE IIBMiL
APPOINTMENTS
I i
Tlie annual session of (lie Central
| Pennsylvania Conference adjourned at
l Harrisbnrg at noon Tuesday to meet
next March in Berwick. The Coufer
i ence voted to memorialize the General
j Conference at Los Angeles to confer
! nu unordained pastors under Episcopal
I assiiifiment the ti.hf to administer !
j baptism. The principal interest, how- !
ever, centered in the ministerial ap
pointineuts, which were announced
Tuesday uiorninji.
It has not been for several yens
that tlie changes have affected Dan
ville; as this year. Of th ■ p t-iO«s rep
resenting the three churches of St.
Paul's, Trinity and St. Peter's but
ouc returns, K v. N E. Cleaver. K' v.
Harry Curtin Harnian ot St Paul's,
this city,and K -v. Simp-on B. Evan-v
pastor of the l"ir>t Methodist Church
of Milton, exchange ; laics Kev. 1(
J. Allen of Riverside has l» en tiati--
ferred to Freelaiul and his place at
I St. Peter's has been filled by Kev.
> Emery J. Swartz
Rev. \S". W. Evans, Presiding Elder
of the Danville District, and Kev.
i Amos S. Baldwin, who was Presiding
i Elder of Juniata District, have ex
' changed places; thus Mr Baldwin
' lieads thu list as Presiding Elder of
! this district,and Mr. Evans is Presid
ing Elder of the Juniat:i District. Fol
lowing is the list of appointments for
the Danville District:
; Amos S. Baldwin, presiding elder,
i Anthracite mission \Y. McK iy
s Reilly.
Beach Haven—George M. Remley.
Beaver Meadows —P. M. F rod in.
Benton —W. 11. Benford.
i Berwick —K. 11. Gilbert.
Bloomingdale—W. E. Kutli.
1 Blooiiisbarg—W. P. Eveland.
i Buckhorn —J K A. Buck.
Catawissa—A 1 < Miller.
Catawis-a e,ic i I <\ Flegal.
Conygha'H - •• !i Urunstetter.
Danville—
St. Paul's S ( Iv .iiis
Trinity—ls V. Ci iv<-r.
Elysborg—U \Y. liishell.
Espy ati<l Lime Ridge—W. L. Arm
strong.
Excelsior—James Doherty.
Fountain Springs—C. H. Barnard.
Kreeland —R. J. Allen.
Gordon—J. B. Benford.
' j Harveyville —P. VV. Haven.
I Hazleton—
Diamond —G. F. Boggs.
I St. Paul's—A. ri. Fasick
Irish Valley—J. 11. Bittens.
Jamisou City—G. Gray.
Jeansville —J. C. Mumper.
Jeddo-G. M. Lamed.
Jonestown —J. C. Willielm.
I MifTlinville—(itorse U Savidge
Millville a;d Jerseyiown— W. 11.
' Hart man.
1 Mt. Canuel— T. L. To'.ukili on.
; Nescopeck—lsaac Cadmon.
Northumberland—F. W. Loidy.
1 ! Orangeville— J. K. Shibe.
Park Place— o. C. Miller.
Riverside—E. J Swartz.
Rohrsburg—G. M. Phillips.
Selinsgrovc— VV. \V. Rotlirock
Shamokin-
First church—D. S. Monroe,
i Second clinrch--R. M. Snyder.
Shickshinny—J. R. Dnnkerly.
1 Snydertown—W. A. Carver.
Snnbury—J. W. Rue.
; ! Town Ilill—H. F. Caref.
Trevorton—J. vV Shearer.
' | Waller—C. 11. Shall.
Wapwallopen—Philip Thomas.
Washingtonvilli—C. \V. Bryner.
Weatherly—S. M Frost.
! White Ilaven—J. W. Buckley.
Golds Cause Pneumonia,
j One of the most remarkable ci-ci of a
I cold, deep-seated on the ItiUks,causing
pneumonia, is tint of Mrs. Gertrude
E. Fenncr, Marion, [ml., who was en
tirely cared by the n>e of One Minute
, Cough Cure. She says:"The cough
1 ing and straining so weakened me
i that 1 ran down in weight from 148 to
DJ pounds. I tried a number of re
■ medies to no avail lint I I used One
* Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles of
< this wonderful remedy cured me on
-1 tirely of the congh, strengthened my
: | lungs and restored me [to my normal
i weight, health and strength " Sold
!•" Panles & Co.. J. D. Gosh & Co.
Little SicKnessm Towu.
j Unlike other towns where preval
i ence of disease is reported as follow
ing in tin wake of the great flood
Danville was never in a healthier
state considering the season and this
too in face of the fact that in few
towns were larger areas flooded or
more ice deposited among lhe hou-es.
Dr. Shultz of the Board of Health
I yesterday stated tint there is but one
■ case of diphtheria in town ; scarlet
fever there is none, while as regards
typhoid fever and like diseases there
: port was equally favorable.
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of tin 1 Y. M. C. A., at 8
o'clock this evening in the Y. M. C.
A parlors. A full attendance is ear
nestly desired, as business of import
ance is to he transacted.
'
Ayer's
Your doctor will tell you that
chin, pale, weak, nervous chil
dren become strong and well
by taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Small doses, for a few days.
Sarsaparilla
The change is very prompt
and very marked. Ask your
doctor why it is. He has our
formula and will explain.
"When 13 years old. for many month* no
one thought I could live heeause of thin blood.
But. In a few weeks. Aver'* S u <aparilla com
pletelv restored me to health "
tons. E. ItccKMiNsrmt, Vmehiiiil \ ■'
SI 00 a bottle. jo. AVEI: m. I
for
The Children
Biliousness,constipation prevent re
covery. Cure these with Ayer's Pills. J
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