Horn Paper —For the tleie I he- circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IKYING 11. JENNINGS, Office Hours 9A. M.to 1-1 M. 101, Mill St., IP. M.to UP. M. Danville, Pa. wilt 1.1"/., M.l». •1-5 MII.I. ST., I)ANVILI.K, PA. Diseases of THE Stomach anil Intestines a Specialty | It. W . I». ANtil.K, DENTIST Or KICK: -IS M n.i. STKKKT. rpi li KxtruptPd without I'nin. Crown ami lirltlge Work ii Specially, r.'iui[>|>c<i w illi the lal.-t ami most Improved Instruments and prepared to execute the most difficult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS^ —DENTIST.- 288 Mill - St., Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all it* branches. Charges Moderate and H work Guaranteed Established 1 CONDENSED NHWST Its a little rough robins. Bo careful about the brush fires. Pututors and paperhaugers are busy. Aj.til weather cannot bo depended a pou. Tamiiqua is to have tree mail de livery. Strawb rries have almost rt ached the T hurch lestival level. .lack Fro-t does not seem to realize ttiat lie lias worn out bis welcome. FFVV seeds have been planted thus far. Is it a case of winter lingering in the lap of spring, or spring sitting on winter's kuee, or what? Some ot the boys around town are playing the old game called "the tricks with a hole iu it." A cigar box is placed on the ground, with a hole cut in the cover. The trick is to stand upright aud drop a marble through the hole. The boss of the game, or banker pays three marbles for each one drop ped inside the box, and takes for his own all that fail to drop in. Asa finan cial proposition it pays better to "bank," than to "play," although several youngsters have developed matvelous dexterity iu sighting for the hole. T. T. Wiroman, of Harrisburg, chief engineer for the Pennsylvania Canal Company, after investigating the dam at Suubury, made the following re port: iV bo at 500 feet of the dam is swept away; cost per foot to rebuild it, sls,making a total of $24,500. This is the lowest estimate that has yet been made. Bishop Talbot said in Shainokin last week that every indication point ed to a division of the Central Penna. Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church and he urged a large attend ance at the Diocesan Convention at Wilkesbarre in June. Ho also called for 100 volunteer laymen to do mis sion work. « There is still a snowy air blowing from the northlands. It is spreading with frightful rapid ity in town. You can see its victims on nearly every corner. This disease commonly known as the "Spring Fever," has at last made its appear ance in Danville and fastened its vise like grip, on the residents of our beautiful to., J. Arrangements for the annual reun ion of the Pennsylvania Odd Fellows anniversary association, to bo held at M ntonr-vU'E ON Ap-il ?<ith, are pro grossing rapidly aud when the time for the reunion ariives the Odd Fel lows will find every thing in roadiuess tor their reception and comfort. An interesting event in counrctiou with the reunion will be a meeting iu the evening r.f the grand lodge to take in past grands of subordinate lodges. Now is the time to clean up your hack yards aud prepate your lawns for the summer There is plenty of this work to be accomplished aud it is the first step towatds having a city beauti ful In den andiug a printer who neither drinks, chews, smokes nor swears, Elijah ! owio's Superintendent is oi< the st a r ' h for a teal angel. IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH m, t, tP| &AKING POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO *_ "TIIIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS VOL. 49—NO 14. TELEPHONE POLES MAY REMAIN Our Borough Fathers convened in regular session Friday with W. W. Davis in the chair and other members present as follows: Reifsnyder, Vas tiue, Swank, Feiisteruiaeher, Boyer, Goeser, Dietrich, Lloyd, David Gib sou aud Joseidi Gibson The question of locating the poles of the American Telephone aud Tele graph Company, which has teen be fore Council for a week pa*t, occupied an hour or more and was finally dis posed of by granting the telephone people permission to let their line re main on the street it at present occu pies. William K. Davis, representative of the American Telephone and Tele graph Company, w ho met with Council informally on Monday night, was again present and explained hi< com pany's position a> set forth in these columns on Tuesday morning. He took exception to the view that the ordinance of ISH7, that imposed a tax on poles, repealed the ordinance of IS'.H, which gave the telephone com pany a rigt.t to erect poles on Mill street. A special meeting was held on last Saturday night at which a resolution was adopted ordering the American Telephone aud Telegraph Company to remove its poles from Mill street to the alley east or to Ferry street ac cording as decided upiu by the Street Commissioner. A lively discu-sio.i took place last night, in which Burgess Puisel, Messrs. Vastine aud Davis took the position that the resolution removing the poles should be sustained. Others among them, Messrs. Goeser ami Reif snyder, took the view that in the light of subsequent developments the resolution was ill-advised an i calcu lated to involve Council in many pei plexities if not extended litigation. Mr Reifsnyder moved that the res olution in question, adopted at the special meeting be rescinded. It was seconded by Joseph Gibson l'lie vote was as follows: Yeas —Reifsnyder, Swank, Fenster maelier, Boyer, Goeser, Dietrich, Lloyd, .loiepti Gibson and David Gib son. Nays—Davis and Vastine. Mr Reifsnjder then moved that the American Telephone and Telegraph Company bo permitted to renew any defective poles on Mill street as far as the 1). L.it W. i ail road crossing, af t-r paying tax on poles due from 1H;)7. The motion was seconded by Mr Ft u sterniaeher an I carried by a viv i voce vote. Mr. Va-tine brought the matter of the canal bridges up and urged their speedy removal. It developed, how ever. that the D. L & W. Railroad Company, the present owners of the canal, who desire to presciibc the di mensions of the water course under tle> culverts to replace the bridges had uot yet been heard from in leference to the matter. Their Engineer paid this city a visit and after looking ovei the ground seemed to concur with Council that a waterway four feet wide and six leet highwould be sutlic ieut. He has made his report to the company and it will not he until the Borough is apprised of the action tak en at headquarters that it will be in a position to proceed with the work. On motion of Mr. Gceser it was or dered that as soon as the owner of the canal sends in the dimensions of the water course the Secretary issue a call for a special meeting for the purpose of getting up plans and specifications and preparing to invite bids. The P. & R. railroad company ask ed permission to replace with gravel the plank sidewalk forming a part of their crossings on Centre and Spruce streets. Council doubted whether gravel or auy similar material would answer at those points owing to the heavy washing in times ot rain and on motion of Joseph Gibson it was ordered that the railroad company be requested to u-ie plank in repairing the sidewalk. On motion it was ordered that the first quarterly appropriation for the present year be paid the fire depart ment. On motion of Mr. Rciisnyder the Street Commissioner w.ii ordered to repair the pavement on North Mill street, where the ground has given way sinking terra cotta pipe if he considers it necessary. The following bills were approved for payment : BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes I 8:3.50 Krank lin Boyer <">. 15 Standard Gas Co 2.00 Standard Electric Light Co 42t>.07 Robert J. Pegg I.WI Labor and Hauling ... 77. »>5 Petti bono Bros. Mfg. Co . . I.HO David C. Hunt 2.10 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $131.5" ' Labor on Streets 18.00 ■ John Spotts •».00 . John M. Watt's Sous <>.75 ! Standard Gas Co 8 (50 Harry B. Pattou . 20.00 Will Remove Today, Rev. Harry Curtiu Haruian aud fain ily will remove to Milton today where the pastor will enter upon his now Held of labor. Rev. Simpson B. Evans and family of Milton, will arrive iu Danville to day where Mr. Evans will assume the pa>torate of St. Paul's M E. church. JOHN A MOWKY j A bad accident occurred while E. J. LeDuc's coal digger was being ! placed in the river yesterday, the vic tim being the well kuovvn builder. John A. Mowr.v, Vine street, who with bis brother, Elmer Mowry, was assisting at the launching. The accident occurred about 11 o'clock. The big boat weighing some twenty tons had been moved from its position on the river bmk onto the two long sixty-foot timbers or skills, which wore to carry it down to the ' water. At each end it was held by a 1 rope aud two pulley blocks, the rope j being wound several times around a I tree. The end of one ot these ropes | was hebl by John Mowry, his brother 1 Eluier having charge of the other rope. At a pre-arranged signal when the boat was to be released each man was to let go the rope. It was at this poiut that the accident occurred. Elmer ' dropped the rope and escaped iujury, but John iu some way became entaug- j led in the rope and as the heavy coal | digger shot down the incline he was whirled around the tree with terrific foice and hurled a distance of fifteen feet. He fell upon his back and was ren dered unconscious. He showed no i signs ot reviving aud was carried into the Wafer Works where Dr. Shnltz was summoued to attend him. It was not until nearly an hour later that he came to hints- If. No bones were broken, although there are bad contusions on different parts of the body. There are several injuries about the bead, the worst he- . ing a cut in the scalp About noon Dr. Shultz drove the in jured man toJiis home. During yes terday afternoon Mr. Mowry's ca e was more or less serious. He was de lirious at times and sutleied intensely from the shock. Death of Wellington Cleaver. Wellington Cleaver of South Dan ville. an old and highly honored citi zen, who live I his entire lift* ill Ibis; s ctiuti, died Sunday morning altir several weeks' illness. The deceased was 7H years of age. He was a well preserved and a vigor- j ous man for his years anil up to Jan uary last, when he sustained a slight stroke of paralysis.be was most of the : time actively employed After being stricken, however, he declined rapid- j ly, deatli being due to a geueral d« - : bility incidental to advanced years. Mr. Cleaver was horn near Hloom>- burg. Associated with his father. Jesse Cleaver, Sr . early in lite he built the flouring mill at Roaring Creek, which he conducted for many years. He later devoted himself to farming and about ten years ago re moved to South Danville, where he resided until his death. He was a man of genial,cheerful dis position, svitli a high sense of honor and liberal aud charitable in his views on all subjects. The news of his death Sunday called forth many expres sions of sorrow,not only in South Dan ville and vicinity but also iu this city where he was well known and esteem ed. The deceased is survived by a wife and the following sous and daughters: Clarence J., (Soaring Creek; J. B Cleaver, nierchaut of this city; Kim her Cleaver, editor of the "Setui- Weekly News"of Huntingdon; Harry Cleaver, a diuggist in Jersey City; Alice.tMrs. Theodore Kimbeljof Riv erside; aud Tillie. (Mrs. Charles Henry) of Jersey City. Wellington Cleaver, whose death oc curred oil Sunday, was laid to rest iu Mt. Vernon cemetery yesterday fore noon. The funeral was very largely attend ed. The services were conducted by the Rev. R. J. Allen of Freelaud, as sisted by Rev. A. L. Miller of Cata wissa. The pallbearers wore: Joseph L. Sliainou, Joseph Campbell, Elias Woodruff, Oliver Hoover and Peter Burger. Among those from out of town pres ent at. the obsequies were William Cleaver, brother of the deceased aud Hon. George B. Patterson, Mrs. Haas and Mrs. Williams of Ashland; Kim ber Cleaver and wife of Huntingdon; Mrs. Char! s Henry of Jersey City; Mrs Hatti Reifsnyder aud Miss Edith Cleaver of Philadelphia ; Daniel Drum and wife of Mt. Zion; Clarence Cleav er and family of Roaring Creek ; Jack son Cleaver and wife, William Fisher aud wife, Kersey Cleaver and wife Brittain Cleaver aud wife, John R. Diemer and Mrs. William Abbott and Mrs. Eli Karnes of Catawissa. Easy All Arouud. An exchange reports an incident which shows how nicely the instru ment of modernity may enter iiito the practical life ot a good citizen. This good citizen, a practical farmer, went to town and got drunk. He disturbed the peace of the towns men, but got away from home before the authorities could catch him. The next morning, sober and repentant, he called up the city marshal on his tele j phone and asked if a warrant had been issued for him. The warrant was read 'to him over the telephone. Then lie called up the police judgoand pleaded Kuilty. The police judge fixed the fine at $3 aud the good man sent the money in the same day bv a rural route carrier. The telephone aud the rural carrier have made the lifo of the farmer one 'lovely, loxuiious dreaiu. DANVILLE. PA.. Till liSDA Y APRIL 7 MM I. ELK IN NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION Republican Convention at Harrisburg Yesterday Lasted One Hour and Twenty Minutes-- The Nominations. HARRISBURG, April o.—The Re publican State convention met this morning at 10:15 o'clock after making the following nominations: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Former Attorney General John P. Elkiu, of Indiana County. DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NA TIONAL CONVENTION Samuel W T . Penuypacker, James El- j verson, Sr., Philadelphia; Francis L. Robbius, Allegheny, and O. D. Bleak-j ley, Venango. ALTERNATES O. S. Hersliman, Allegheny; D. H. Thomas, Lehigh; Jesse llartman, i Blair, aud S. B. Dick, Crawford. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS At large—Robert Pitcairn,Allegheny County; Levi McCauloy. Chester Couut v. i JOHN P. ELKIN. i First district-Daniel Baugh, Phil adelphia. Second—Joseph B. McCai.l. Phila delphia. Third—Alexander Van Ronsaller. Fourth—Jehu E. Iteybur.i Fifth—David C. Ninlet. Sixth—Edward W. Patton. Seventh—John T. Nonfenden Eighth—Joseph Bester. Ninth—James D. Landis. Tenth—Frederick W. Fleitz. Eleventh—Fred C. Johnson. Twelfth—W. J. Whitehouse. Thirteenth—Charles D. Wesley. Fourteenth- John H. Brown. Fifteenth—E. J. Schieffeliu. Sixteeutli—William C. McCounell Seventeenth—W. Scott Alexander. Eighteenth—John Hays. Nineteenth—William Louder. Twentieth—Geo. L. Deardorlf. Twenty-first—James O. Brook bank Twenty-second—John H. Neglev. Twenty-third—lsaiah Good. Twenty-fourth—Geo. V. Lawrence. Twenty-fifth—John C. Sturgeon. Twenty-sixth—Archibald Johnson. Twenty-seventh—J. Frauk Graff Twenty-eighth—J. C. Milieu. Twenty-ninth—Chas. W. Deblinger. Thirtieth —Geo. Wustinghouse, Jr. Thirty-first—J. Welford Holmes. Thirtv-second William McConway. HARKISBURG,ApriI (V —A general caucus of the delegates was held last ' night at which Mr. Elkin was nomi nated after a complimentary vote had been cast for several other aspirants by their home counties. Before the vote was announced the friends ot the various other candidates moved to make Mr. Elkin's nomination unani mous and the motion was adopted with a hurrah. The selection of Mr. Elkiu, whose j name was the only one presented to the convention is oue of tho most re markable incidents in the history of Pennsylvania politics. He came to Harrisburg on Monday as a candidate without opposition, for delegate at large and like everybody else,was con fideut ot the iiominatiou of Governor Penuypacker for the Supreme bench. But the Governor gave no intimation as to whether lie was a candidate, al though it was concede 1 that if he I would accept there would be no org anized opposition to him in the con vention, until a committee called up oil him at 1:; id o'clock yesti rday af ternoon and notified him that lie had been endorsed unanimously by the Philadelphia delegation. l'lie Governor promptly declined the j | nomination and immediately after Vestrymen Elected, At a line ting ot Christ Church parish held Monday eve the following vestry men wire elected for tho ensuing year: Dr. 11. B. Meiedith, F. C. Angle, C P. Hancock, Dr. I M Jen nings, Benjamin Fritchard, John Doster, Jr. and George B. O'Connor wards the party leaders agreed to nominate Mr. Elkin, who hesitated about being a candidate. A caucus of the Philadelphia delegates was held and Mr. Elkin was endorsed, after which caucuses of the Allegheny,Lau ; caster a.id Dauphin delegates were held aud similar action taken. Meanwhile Mr. Elkiu consulted his | close political friends and by their ad- ' vice consented to be a candidate i and issued a brief statement announc ing that ho would accept the nomina tion. All ttiis took place within ouo hour after the convention received the Governor's declination. There was never auy doubt of Mr. Elkin's nomination after he had been endorsed by these delegations and he had consented to be a candidate. It is generally believed by the delegates and otlur- who attended the conven tion that bis nomination takes him out of the field for Governor in li»oi>, for which ho has been an aspirant ev er since his defeat by Govt rnor Pentiy i packer in tho convention ot IHO2, after a most exciting contest. The salary of the Supreme Court Justice Is SIO,OOO ! a year aud the term is for 21 years. Mr. Elkin is 11 years of age and he for years has been one of the Republi -1 can leaders of tho State. The convention was called to order jby State Chairman Penrose at 10:15 o'clock. After the usual preliminar ies, Thomas H. Capp, of Lebanon, was chosen c hairman. Mr. Capp made a brief speech and the business of the convention proceeded rapidly. Mayor ' Alexander T. Council, of Scran ton, was chosen chairman of the resolu tions committee, to which all resolu tions offered were referred without | debate. Ex-Secretary of the Common ! wealth W. W. Griest, of Lancaster, was chairfnan of tho committee ou permanent organization. The committee reported that there were no contests aud the roll as prepared by tho state committee was approved. The next order of business being the ; uominatiou of candidate for Supreme Court Justico, Henry F. Walton, of j Philadelphia, formally nominated Mr. j Elkiu. whom he characterized as "The Roosevelt of Pennsylvania." The nomination was seconded by Frank B. McClain.of Lancaster ;Dauiel A. Fell, ot Luzerne, and Frederick W. Fleitz of Lackawanna. Mr. Council presented the platform fiom the resolutions committee,which was adopted. The party rules were suspended, on motion ot T. L. Eyre, of (Jin ster, aud Senator Penrose was unanimously re | elected chairman of the State commit tee. Grant- R. McGlatlierty offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the convention instruct Chairman Pen rose to take such steps as may seem proper lor a fitting observance by the Republicans of Peiinsyvlania or for their participation in a national cele bration of the party, which occurs this | year. Delegate Giorge T. Oliver, of Pitts ' burg, moved that John P. Eklin be declared then jini tee of the conven tion by acclamation. The motion was carried amid great enthusiasm. The other uomina'ions, as given before, were made in quick order and at 11:35 alter being in session one hour ami i twenty minutes, the convention final ly adjou i lie I. Grange Prospering, Washingtonvillo Grange at Straw beiiy Ridge is in a very prosperous condition. New members are I iketi in every meet ing night. ! Why not make next Sunday a stib- Easter day? [PERSONAL 11 PARAGRAPHS I George Steinbreimer of Wilkesbarre, spent Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Anne Stoiubrenner, Front street. Mrs. Joseph Eder of Scrantou, is visiting at the home of Charles Gib bous, Grand street. > Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Foulk of Wilkos- I barre, spent Easter with relatives iu this city. 1 William James of Berwick, spent ' Sunday in this city. Miss Anna E. Williams of Bedford, spent Easter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. li. Williams, Nassau j stieet. I Frank Kear of Berwick, spent Sun day at his home iu this city. Mr. and Mrs. George Gething and son of Riddlesburg are visiting at the home of William Fox., Cherry street. Mrs. Glenn E. Tubbs of Benton, at the home of her fath er, Andrew Heller, Foust street. H. C. Moyer, draughtsman at the Coatesvillo Iron Works, speut Easter at tho home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moyer, East Market street. H. E. Myerly aud wife of Wilkes barre, are guests at the home of the i latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. j Gillaspy, Mill street. Mr. and Mrs. Rife Musselman of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at the j homo of Mrs. Musselman's parents, j Mr. and Mrs. William Keener, Iron street. Walter Jones of Chester, spent Sun day with his graudmother.Mis. Susan Byerlv, Grand street. Henry Schott returned to Philadel phia yesterday after a visit at the home of his father, Thomas A. Schott, Pine street. Jacob Swank visited friends iu Suu bury yesterday. Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur Buckler of Bloomsburg, were guests yesterday at the home of William Grotty, Railroad street. Reeso Edmoudson transacted busi ness at Catawissa yesterday. Mrs. T. B. Wintersteen left yester day for Philadelphia to visit her bus | baud, Dr. T. B. Wintersteen, who is undergoing treatment in the Univer sity of Pennsylvania Hospital. Mrs. J. B. Scott of Northumber land, visited friends iu this city yes terday. Mrs. Simon Goldsmith of Dußois, who has been visiting relatives in this ' city left yesterday for Mauch Chunk. William L Antrim left for Pittston yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Deeter of Sun bury, visited friends iu South Dan ville yesterday. Miss Annie E. Williams returned to Bedford yesterday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Will iams, Nassau street. Walter Arms of Suubury, was a vis itor in this city yesterday. Mrs. F. H. Vaunan aud sou Walter of South Danville, are visiting tela- j lives iu Harrisburg. Simcu Goldsmith of Dußois return- . ed home yesterday after a visit at the I Goldsmith home, Lower Mulberry i Street. ] William Gething, Charles W. Cook, 1 ot Valley township, Sam A. McCoy 1 and wife Frauk G. Sclioch aud wife, ' Ralph Kisuer, Esq., C. P. Hancock 1 and A. C. Amesbury of this city re- ! turned home from a trip to Harrisburg 1 last eveiuug. 1 f f Returned Home From Florida. ' Our townsman, Dennis Bright, who 1 spent the wiuter on his farm iu Flor ida returned to Danville on Friday c evening. He is looking exceedingly s well after his pleasant sojourn among ( the orange groves. Mr. Bright says Morida or at least i that part of tho state iu which tie was ( sojourning, escaped altogether tho ( ravages of the old fashioned winter, 112 which left such an indelible mark on t nearly every part of the Union. Mild c weather was the rule and at no time > was there any freezing to inflict in- s jury upon the orange groves. Mr. Bright says newspapers printed here on oue day icached him ou the next and as they reported the preval ence of extreme cold with mercury . ( down to 20 aud even to :J0 degrees be- ' low zero, in view of the genial weath- * erin Florida ho could hardly credit the fact. At such times, he says,there 1 was a good deal of dread in Florida that the cold wave would roll ou and | ' nip the orange groves, but fortunately i ' each time they escaped. i * Montour People Before the Governor. j W. li. Gouger and party while in ' Harrisburg Tuesday took occasion to call upou Governor Samuel W. Fciniv packer aud were very cordially reet 1 ed by the State Executive. lndet d, the delegation from Montour were , j most favorably impressed with the j Governor.who seemed to manifest the keenest interest in things hereabout, j Speaking of the loss of tho river bridge at Danville Governor Penny- i packer agreed that the case is oue J which demands speedy action and ex J pressed confidence that the structure , would be rebuilt as soon as possible. The money, he said, is available at i any time. The new bridge, he said, ' will come up before the Board of Pub- i lie Grounds ami Buildings in a few : days and he said that he would do all 1 that lie could to hurry the work aloug. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 STREET WING PROPOSITION Pursuant, to notices posted the Bor ough Couucil hold a special meeting last night for the purpose of affording those opposed to street paving au op portunity to explain their objections Four persons in all were heard,two of whom objected to going on with the improvement at the present time. Couucil, however, adopted a resolu tion calling for the enactment of a paving ordinance. President William W. Davis l «ing absent Amos Vastine was CIIOM n pi ev ident pro tem. Other members iiesent were: Dietrich. Swank,Fen.-tennach er, Boyer, Reifsnyder, David Gibson and Lloyd. The Secretary read the notice which called a meeting of the Town Couucil to hear objections to tho proposition to pave with vitrified paving brick and properly curb a cer tain portion of Mill street and to con sider the propriety of the passing of a certain proposed ordinance providing for such paving and curbing. The meeting was called to order at SVclock. But two citizens were pres ent at that time to express themselves. One ot those was Jacob Shelhart, who said that lie was not opposed to the proposition before Couucil, but that he would advise "going slow." Coun cil should consider whether they were ready for the improvement. Ho thought the canal bridges should be removed first and was not sure that if. was a good policy to pave before the sewer was completed, as there was danger of being obliged to tear up the pave ment a short time after it was laid. Simon Dreifass was the other speak er. He was unqualifiedly in favor of proceeding immediately with street paving. The Borough, he thought, would make a mistake if it should listen to any objection. There is but one way and that is to proceed and pave the streets. Mr. Dreifass ex plained that hehasfio feet to pave aud lie declared that his attitude would be the same if he had 500 feet to pave. ' A little later Henry Divel aud Charles P. Murray entered the room and be ing invited to express their views both advised against proceeding with the improvement at the present time. Mr. Divel was especially emphatic. He does not think that we r.re in a posi tion to pave at the present time, hut took the view that sewerage, &c., un der way should be completed first. Mr. Murray explained that since signing the petition for paving con ditions tinve changed. Ttu greatest flood in the history of the town has oc curred. A dyke to protect the munic ipality from destruction is moie es sential than paving streets and he for one felt called upon to contribute from his private means for the support of the former rather than the latter. Pursuant to the notice on the strength of which the meeting was held the fol lowing resolution was adopted: That the Committee ou Ordinance, &c., in conjunction with the Borough Solicitor be hereby iustrioted, auth orized and required to formally pre- 1 pare aud to report and present to the Town Council for proper aud final con sideration and action at its next reg ular or stated meeting to be held on Friday, the 15th day of April, 1904, at < 8 o'clock p. m., the said proposed or- . diuance authorizing, requiring and < providing for the paving and curbing I of that portion of Mill street iu the Borough of Danville from the north- i eru entrance to the bridge to the 1 northern building line of Center street t and assessing a portion of the costs ot tho same ou the owners of property 1 abutting on the said portion of the i said street and providing for the collec tion of such portiou of such costs and for other purposes. The above resolution was unauim- j Dusly adopted ou motion of Mr. Keif suyder, seconded by Mr. Fenstermacb- t sr. Ou motion of Mi. Reifsuydera reso- c lutiou was adopted orderiug that the s Committee on Streets and Bridges iu c with tho engineer draft t specifications and plans for removal of 'j the canal bridges and construction of j Jul verts aud wingwalls—conforming with the established grade on Mill t street. ( SpriDg Inspection t The aunual Spring inspection ot Company F, 12th Regiment, N. O. h P., took place in the Armory Friday 1 evening, conducted by Major Clark, ] Third Brigade Inspector, and Cap tain Kennedy, U. S. A. There was only a fair turnout of f the members present. Those who uu- 1 lerstand the trend ot' thiugs in the ' Gluard expected a mod thorough aud ' I ■searching inspection and it is only just to sav that they were nit di«ap- I pointed. The company has had many disad- ! vantages to contend with during the | month immediately preceding inspec- ' , tion, owing to high water, which com- ! pelled absence of many of the nioin- t j bers and rendered tho Armory floor uufit for drill. It will not be until considerably later that a report will show just | how the company stands. Whether the compulsory school law l is more vigorouslv enforced in Sun bury than anywhere else in this State, yr whether there are more derelict parents m that place than anywhere else, the fact remains that more per- i sons are hauled up there charged with i violating the law than anywhere else in the Commonwealth. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description ISAII CASE i 01 smcmi; Aaron Moser, a well-known and j esteemed resident of Washingtonville y committed suicide yo3terday afternoon - by hanging. The shocking event took place about % t 2:45 o'clcok. Mr. Moser, who is a man ■ well advanced in years, was in declin ing health lor a year or more. During the last mouth he was in a had way i and was much depressed. Owing to his state of mind lie was > | not left alone for any length of time. . Yesterd iy afternoon his wiie v i* with t liim in the be 1 room. At his icjuost . she we'.jt down stairs on an errand and i when •! timed -i • was rbooftd to i find I■■ ! lsbami banging with a rope j aro:!'iti !ns neck, di'ad. She had been i ab-ojit for a brief period of some ten I minutes, but this was sufficient to en able the despondent man to do the rash deed, which lie accomplished by , doubling a ropo and throwing it over ; the top of tlie half open door. ; The act was premeditated and carefully planned. The rope he seemed to have carefully concealed about his person or in the room and the his wife turned her back lie adjusted it about his neck and fastened tbe'otber end on the door. To prevent the rope from slipping he opened his knife and stuck the blade into the top of the door. Mrs. Moser at once called for,help. Jacob Martz was the first to arrive and out the unfortunate man down. A physician was called, but the 'vital spark of life had fled. The deceased up to about a yeajr ago was post master of Washingtouville. He was a solid and reputable citizen, trusted and esteemed by ttie entire community. His rasli act is solely due to impaired health. Besides his wife the deceased is sur vived by two sons and three daught eis: Charles of Watsontown and George of Washingtouville; Ida,(Mrs. Elmer Sidler), Ella (Mrs. William i Umstead), and Nora (Mrs. Edward Oyster). The funeral arrangements will be made known later The Money Needed is Guaranteed. The Directors of' the Board of Trade held a meeting the pur pose of taking further action on the new shoo manufacturing industry. President Goeser occupied the Other directors were present as fol lows: W. G. Pur-el, F. Q. Hartuian, John Doster, Jr., J. f*. Watson-, M. G. Yonngman, Harry Ellenbpgen, George Reifsnyder and J. H. Cole. Secretary Sam A. McCoy reported that the sis hundred dollars needed had all been subscribed with thb ex ception of SB7. Mr. Goeser stated that ho would guarantee the balauce. Ho will leave for Wilkesbarrt this morning,he?said, and before returning will closj the deal. The industry will bring several new families to town at once. ' On motion the officers of the Board of Trade were authorized to execute a lease with the School Board and also with the Shoe Manufacturing Com pany. On motion a committee consisting of J. H. Goeser,John Doster, Jr.. and J. B. Watson was appointed to take charge of the improvements the building. On motion the repairs were placed in the hands of George Reifsnyder, who will do the work under the direc tion of the committee. Mr. Reifsnyder stated that he could have the building ready to receive machinery in three weeks' time. Fire in the Old Cemetery. The dead grass in the old cemetery on Bloom street took fire from a pass ing coal train yesterday afternoon and in a few minutes' time nearly half the tract was in flames. The crackling 11 imes and the dense clouds ot smoke which soared to the sky as the tall weeds were consumed caused a great deal of excitement on the stre its adjacent to the cemetery. The tire swept quite close to the build ings and fence on the northern side but luckily did not communicate to them. ; As soon as the (ire gaiue 1 a headway Grocerymau Frank Russell called up the P. & R. station by 'phone and told them of the impending danger. In re sponse the entire crew of trackmen came down on a hand car provided with buckets kept on hand at the sta tion to be used in case of a lire. They attacked the lire, which by this time nad spread out over the low er half of the cemetery, at several points, stamping out the flames and deluging the grass with water, which they carried from Upper Mulberry street. In less than half an hour the lire w is fully extinpui'' el Danville Ba- Team. Chales M. Tent' i. > t Milton, has written art view of i! basket ball season in this part it tho state, for the Milton Standar : its article on the Danville High ol team fol lows : "Danville High School came fast late in the season. This team bids fair to resurrect basket ball enthusiasm in Danville, bet cradle of the game for this territory." Confer— Forney, Mr. J. VY. Confer and Miss Frances M. Forney, both of Ku-htowu, were united in marriage on Wednesday af ternoon at 2 :liO o'clock by Rev. E. B. Dunn at tho parsonage of tho United Evangelical church, East Front street.
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