Heme Pager —-For tie Eoie The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IKVING H. .) KNNINiiS. DKN'i IST. I Office Bonn aA.M.to 12 M HU -Will ■> IP. M.to il\ M. D.meillt. /'<«. 1 gHOLTK, M.!>• 425 MI 1,1. ST., DASMIM. IV L>i»eases of the Stomach anl s.ines a Specialty | W. AMCI.K, DENTIST OF TICK. -IS MN i SrKbiKT. •«lli Kxiriictnl without I'aln. crown ii let linage V\ <>rk h Spwlalty. j r.i| nipped «lth Hie li.tr«t uuil most Improved j Instrument* mid prepared to execute tlie j most difficult work. PR. (. if. UKYNOLPS, i)fc"NTIST - 188 Mill -- Danville, Fa. 1 ion tie tr> iu Hi liu branches. Charges j Moderate aud a work Guaranteed j K»tai.llnh"d CONDENSED \U<. April is fickle. Spring is ou the jump. March weather iu April. St. Louis is brushing up. Oysters are on their last legs. Trout s.easou opens tomorrow. Tront season opens on Friday. April is maintaining the record. Clean up around your premises. April (-bowers bring May flowers. The whitewash brush is in demand. Warmer weather is promised today. Snow fell yotserday morning iu this city. When the clouds roll by you will get a chanoe to dig that garden. Every effort should bo made to op erate the free ferry by Saturday. The present year is giving indica tion! of breaking the tragedy record. Why not prepare for an "old fash ioned" Fourth of July celebration this year. That time ot discomfort —the house cleaning period is now upon UH. It is cotisideied reasonably safe to put the snow shovel in summer quart era. The borough of Keuovo In Clintou county has a population of only 4082, but it has an excelleut system of sew erage. At a recmt meeting of the town council it was decided that the principal streets be puved with brick or better material. The weather man can he expeoted uow to be extravagant in jumps. The Suubury businessmen have two important projects on baud. A move ia being made to close all stores at six o'clock aud a committee has beeu ap pointed to solicit funds to make the bridge between Sunhury and North am ber land free to tho public. A mixture of April showers and March wiuds is a combination that oughtu't to be chalked on the boards. The Pennsylvania railroad has or dered summer uniforms to be donned on May 4. The cat pet beater and tho man with the spade are iu evidence these daysr Such exercise is better than a tonic of drugs. The Government Geologioal Sur vey has received a report of an exteu eive deposit of Alaskan coal,accessible to the Pacific ocean. The coal fields lie behind the Controller bav oil fields, at the foot of the Chugach mountains. The coal resembles the harder bituminous coals of the East. The savings bank deposits ot the country are still rapidly increasing. This Is surely an evidence of the fact that the people are saving something. If they didn't have the money they couldn't deposit it in the savings banks. For the first time paiuters, employ ed by the P. & K. railroad have been summoned to Tamaqua to undergo an examination the same as applicants for any position in the other departments. Thia innovation on the part of the com pany is a mystery to the painters, but is is taken as indicative of steady em ployment the whole year. Now beginneth the young maiden'f escort to dodge the corners where the festive ice cream soda fizzeth. fTISA MATTER OF HEALTH fim *AKIN<S POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Montour ® Jmrntoi "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 49--NO 15. CHILE M'.V in: STRETCHED TO-DAY Tim cable 112 n tlie free feriy is uot yet *tret hod h ru-iH the river. The iiiie:itinM a* t t make auother attempt veste;<l ■ v '• •" II'IK. following practic .ill\ If aiue plan as adopted Tues ilay. Instead of 0110 wire as employed in the experimint ttiat failed it was pro posed to use three wires. These it was believed could easily be g tten over the stream and that they would prove strong enough to drag the cable across. Before making the experiment, how ever, the wire was tested under severe strain to see how much it would bear. The wire snapped in two and showed that the theories held attributed to it ( much greater tenacity than it possess ed. At this juncture it was learned that the tubed for the coal digger's boiler had arrived and that Mi. LeDuc would have his boat ready for use today. Un der the circumstances it was consider ed best to suspend all operations ami wait for the coal digg-r. Unless plans miscarry therefore, the large reel ol wire rope today will be placed on the coal digger, which will steam across the river, allowing the cable to un wind as it advances. With this difficult part of the work j accomplished the rest should be easy, j Excellent progress has been made with the flat boat and uuderall the circum stances it should only be a day or so until we have a free ferry. Drawing Up Plans and Specifications. The committee on Streets and Bridges Tuesday night met with Borough Sur veyor George F. Keefer for the pur pose of drawing up plans and specifi cations relating to the removal of the canal bridges aud tli.i building ot cul verts to lake their place. The com mittee will rresent its report at a reg ular meeting of the Borough Council Fridav night,when the matter will bo fully discussed. Different views relatiug to the bridges are entertained by the couucilni 'u. While the majority probably favor re placing the bridges with culverts oth ers advocate merely the cutting down of the street to the established grade aud the using of the same bridges. These.it is held,will eliminate all dan ger from flooding and answer as a sub stitute until it can be ascertained what final diiqiositioii is to be made of the abandoned canal. Should the old waterway wholly or in part bo tilled up iu process of time to meet the de mands of improvement, it is held,that the money put into culverts by the Borough would be means needlessly expended. Another point to settle is whether it would be the most economical to give the bridges out under contract or for the Borough to undertake the work it self. A conclusion in all these niatteis will probably be reached Friday night after which at as early a date as pos sible work on the bridges will begin. Bracing the Water Works. Pursuant to action taken by the Board of Water Commissioners at its last meeting Superintendent Keefer has beeu busy duringa couple of days past inserting braces in the pumping room of the water works for the purpose ol strengthening the walls. The impain d and insecure condition of these walls which without any sup port rise in one story from the founda tion to the roof a distance of nearly 40 feet, has long been a matter of grava concern to the Water Commissioners. During floods the weakness of the walls is especially manifest,the water from the river pouring into the pump room through hundreds of interstices in the masonry. At such times it has seemed a question whether the walls are uot on the vergo of a total col lapse. Two heavy iron girders are being us ed as supports,intersecting each other at the center and bracing the four walls securely on a level with the street, or some fifteen feet above the foundation. The big girders detract somewhat from appearances in the pump room, but they seem to bo neces sary to make the bu'.lding secur \ Samuel Sains! ury and Edward Wert may are doing the work under the supervision of Superintendent Keefer. Eiks Install Officers. The installation of the newly elect ed officers of Danville Lodge, No. 7.i4 B. P. O. Eltcs was held Monday eve a the hall in the Grouc building, whei the following were inducted intc office: Exalted Ruler—Charles Chalfant. Esteemed Leading Knight W. W. Go lick. Esteemed Loyal Knight Paul And rews. Esteemed Lecturing Knight—Simon Ellenbogen. Secretary—Edward Purpur. Treasurer—Ralph Kisuer. Tilei —J. Beaver Gearhait. Trustee—Charles Suydet. After the meeting there was a souia session. Hodge Huff. Miss Martha Hutt until lecently i nur-e at the Hospital and James A Hodge ol this city were united iu th holy bonds of matrimony last evening The ceremony was performed by th Rev N E Cleaver at the parsonag of Trinity M E. church at t o clock The newly wedded coupln will lesid ou Bloom street. CEOKCE JACOBS SCHOOL DIRECTOR George .Jacobs of the Third Ward | was elected a member ot the School | Board Monday eve to take the place of ; Daniel Byerly, who removed out of the Ward on April Ist. Mr. Jacobs was nominated by Mr. Werkheiser aud unanimously elected. Jo comply with the school law he could be elected to serve only until Juno Ist, when he can be re-elected. Mr. Jacobs was brought into the meet ing where the oath of office was ad ministered, after whioh he took his i scat. A communication was received from i Rev. J. E. Hutchison, accepting the invitatiou to preach the baccalaureate | sermon before the graduating class, i which was extended to him by the , Board at the previous meeting. He 1 said lie felt sure that it would be sat- j isfactory to arrange for preaching the j baccalaureate sermon in the Mahoning I Presbyterian church. Solicitor Ralph Kisuer pursuant to instructions at previous meeting pre pared a lease for the Flat school house, which he read before the Board. With some slight changes the instrument j was adopted and the officers were in structed to sign it. The Flat school ! house now passes into the hands of rhe | Board of Trade for a period of live j i years, with privilege of renewal. Treasurer M. H. Schratn presented a statement ot finances to date, which showed a cash balance on hand of $5126.97. Truant Officer W. E. Young present ed a report which showed that 140 pupils are out of school owing to sick ness, while 10 have not suitable cloth- j iug. There were five cases of truancy. The graduating class through Prof essor J. C. Carey male a request of the School Board that Wyle's orchestra be employed at the Commencement exorcises. The Board did uot take kindly to the proposition. Several members expressed themselves and they were nuanimous on these points: Of late each graduating class has tried to exctl the other in the way of stage ornamentation,if not in music and tho like, aud the lesult has beeu a defici ency in funds which each year has been growing larger; the music was never more acceptable than last year when the class furnished it and it is uot too much to expect of tho class this year that they imitate tha ex ample of thoir immediate predecessors and furnish their own music. The Board last year had a deficiency of sonu twenty dollars to make up and it does uot feel like assuming any addi tional obligations. On motion the matter was left in the hands of tho High School Commit tee who will come to some understand ing with the cla-s and report at the next meeting. The following members were pres ent: Keefer, Oith, Pursel. Burns, Werkheiser, Greene, Vonßlohn,Fisch er, Harpel, Hancock and Adams. The following hills were approved for payment : Teachers and Janitors . flfitSs.7B East Boston Coal Co 152. "5 John W. Farnsworth 20 00 W. H. Ammermau . 30.00 Guy Williams 7.00 0. M. Leniger 7.00 A brain Burger 2 00 Standard Gas Co 5.20 R. J. Pegg 11-80 John Hixson 3.19 Hiarh School Claims Championship. The High School basket ball team, which closed its season April 2ud by defeating Tamaqua, claims the cham pionship of the High schools in Cen tral Pennsylvania. Ttie boys did uot lose a game during the season. The High School defeated the fol lowing teams by the scores affixed : •Tan. 29, Backnell Academy, 20 to 11. Feb. 5, Milton High 5ch001,74 to 12. February 12, Lewisburg A. A. 33 to ' 31. February 19, Blooiusburg Normal Reserves, 15 to 14. ' February 27, Susquehanna Univer sity, 30 to 30. March 5, Bloomsburg A. A., 20 to ' 14. March 19, Ashland, 32 to 22. March 26. Milton A. A., 64 to 8. April 2, Tamaqua, 36 to 80. Tho High school has a total of 310 points to its credit as against 112 scor ed by the visiting teams. | Following are the individual goals , thrown : From field-Welliver. 43; Barber, 41; Peters, 23; Bedea, 14; Lawrence, 13; Me Henry, 8; Leniger, 2; Bonne tlium. 2. From foul—Barber, 34; Bedea, 4. Dr. T. B. Winterteen Very 111. , A letter was received in this city yesterday bearing very discouraging U3ws concerning the condition of Dr. T. B Wiutersteen, who is still uudci treatment at the University Hospital, Philadelphia. The operation performed a couple ol weeks ago resulted in no improvement whatever. On tho contrary his coudi tiou has become less hopeful. The letter received yo-torday statei Ih it there are no signs of improvement in his case aud tint h i-. daily hecom inir weaker His wife i-> with him ii Philadelphia. The repairs to the river b idg.; at East Bloomsb irg are nearly oomplet ed Only about twenty live feet of tin planking leuialus to bo done. DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY APRIL 14 1904. IT WORK ON li.tll.RoAl) BRIDGE Work was yesterday begun by the D. L. & W. railroad company on tho 1 new steel plate girder bridge, which j is to spin Mahoning Creek at the Heading Iron Works. The bridge, filling several cars, ar rived last week and was left upon the siding between Mill street and Mahon ing creek. Along with the bridge build ers yesterday came two large derrick i cranes, both operated by steam, one of them being the ponderous machine us ed in clearing railway tracks after wrecks. The cars were soon unloaded and the crowd that assembled was treated to an object lesson showing how with the aid of modern machinery heavy weights may he handled with ease and work accomplished in a few minutes which under the more primitive meth ods of a few yeats ago might have occupied days. The heaviest pieces no loaded wore the huge plate girders. some sixty feet long by seven feet high and weighing upwards of twenty tons In handling these a crane was employed at each end and they were merely lifted off tho cars and placed in proper position along the track,where the bridge will be put together. The steam crane, which is able to pick up a derailed locomotive aud set it back upon the track, could have done the worn without assistance, but in handling the heavy girders it would have been necessary to swing tliein around, which would have resulted iu placing them ou the ground in a wrong position. The bridge is uow being put togeth er along side the track jest east of the site it will occupy over the creek. In this way there will be no hold up iu tralfic while the bridge is iu building. By Sunday the structure will be com plete aud on that day when there are only a few trains running it will be placed upon the abutments. To complete the job Sunday the two steam cranes will again be brought iu to requisition. The bridge consists of a single span fifty-eight feet long and when completed will weigh some 3«*> tons. The steam cranes will take hold at each end and the finished bridge will be lifted bodily from its positiou alongside the track aud plac ed upon the abutments. Boat Heavily Loaded Capsizes. A hoodoo of some sort would seem to be operating iu connection with tl e free ferry. There is scarcely a day but a mishap of some sort occurs to interfere with the progress of work. The bad luck (Tuesday befell Hoover Bros., who have the flat boat nearly ready for lauuehing. As put together the boat wa> upside dewn; in this position, too, the calk ing was done. To throw the big flat boat over to get it into a right p isi tion for launching was no easy tusk without the aid of mechanical appli ance. To assist in this part of the work the crab or movable windlass belonging to the Borough of Danville was borrowed by Hoover Bros. Tuesday forenoon was the time selected for conveying the machine over the river. it was placed in a row boat, which was tied to Harvey Dietrich's lauuch aud an attempt was made to tow it a r, ross. It was windy, however, aud the waves were rolling high. All went well uu til the middle of the river was reach ed, when the row boat, heavily load ed with the crab, got into the trough of the waves and without any warning tilled with water and dumped its valu able cargo iuto the river. It was utterly futile to attempt to recover the crab aud the launch went ou its way towing after it the inverted boat. Whether the lost cargo can be recovered at low water is a question ou which river experts seem to diSer. The Moonshiner's "The Moonshiner's Daughter" which is to be presented at the Opera House next Saturday night is a new and original melodrama, in four acts aud eight stupendous scenes. A thrill ing play of startling realism abound ing iu surprisingly novel climaxes and vivid situations of intense dramatic power. It wins the strongest recogni tion from all classes aud can be truly rated as the most conspicuous success of the season. Abundant life and col or combine to make this oue of the be<t American plays ever produced. A thrilling and exciting melodrama,deal ing with the mysteries of the revenue service, the danger and excitement of hunting down moonshiners iu their hidden retreats With a strong healthy sentiment underlying the play' from ! beginning to end. Tremendous,power ful, aud convincing. A laugh every minute. A cyclone ot surprises. Quarters for the Italians. Contractor Charles Battaglia ot Ber wick made this city another visit yes tor lay tor tho purpose of so uring ad- I ditioual quarters for his Italian work in ii, whom he expects to put to work on the Danville and Bloomsburg Elec tric Railway. Me could not get the stone grist mill on Church street, but he succeeded ill renting a house on the Asylum road belonging to what is known as tho Philip Shultz estate. The latter house, however, will prove inadequate to shelter all his workmen and the con tractor yesterday was looking aiouud for au additional dwelling. PERSONAL ! PAIACMPIISi | Mr. aud Mrs. John Heinnniller ot Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with rela tives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. John Limberger of Suubury, were guests over Sunday at the Limberger home, West Mahoniug street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mills of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with rela tives iu this city. Gonger Leuhart of Mainville, spent Sunday in Danville. Mr. and Mrs. William ..lies spent Sunday with relatives at Berwick. Mr. aud Mrs. J. 11. Eyerly spent Sunday with relatives at Dewart. Mr. aud Mrs. W. T. Riley and daughter Helen of Williamsport, were . guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. ; B. McCoy, West Market street, Sun day. Miss Tillie Keener visited friends in Suubury yesterday. George W. Croniis, Jr., of Washing tonville,was a visitor in this city yes terday. Mrs. Mary Sherwood and Miss May Gay, Ash street, are visiting relatives in Suubury. Mi;-s Myrtle Sidler spent yesterday with Sunhury friends. Mrs. E. B. Rose returned to Phila delphia yesterday after a visit at the Sherwood home, A-h street. Thomas Evaus transacted business at Mr. Carmel yesterday. Harry Startzel.who is attending the Bloomslmry; Normal School, arrived last evening for a visit with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Startzel, South Dauvillo. Mrs. Martin Millheiseu of Blooms burg and Mrs. Elliott of Lewistown are guests at the home ot J. B. Cleav er, Blocm street. Miss Mary Reuner of Northumber land, visited friends in this city yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bloom re turned to Berwick, yesterday after a visit with relatives iu this city. Charles E. Voris left yesterday for New York City. E. D. Pentz transacted business in Bloomsburg yesterday. Walter Eckman visited friends HI Bloomsburg yesterday. G. B. Johnson of Northumberland, transacted business in this city yester day. Miss Elizabeth Boody returned to Berwick yesterday after a visit at the home of her father, Robert Boody, Wall street. Frank Martin loft yesterday for a visit with friends in Nanticoke. Miss Ella Snyder visited tiieuds in Bloouiiburg yesterday. A. C. Amesbury transacted business in Northumberland yesterday. Mrs. Elizabeth Kreeber, Mahoning township, loft yesterday for a visit with Harrisburg friends. P. C. Derr transacted business in Milton yesterday. Mrs. J. M. White returned to Nor ristown yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. Mrs. F. P. Johnson visited friends iu Bloomsburg yesterday. Mr*. Aligns Wright lefr yesterday lor a visit with relatives at Shauiokiu. Basket Ball. Tomorrow evening the Ex-High School ba> k*t ball team will play the Bucknell Independents. The latter team is made up in part of the Buck nell aggregation which beat the Will iamsport Y. M. C. A. aud contains several other last men. The game will no doubt be tho fastest and best played here this season. The High School tram is the one which has represented the local High School with so much credit during the past season. Positions will be filled as follows: Forward, Barber aud Wel liver; center, Peters; guard, Lawrence, Bedea and Leniger. There will also be a game between the Freshmen and Sophomores. Admission 15 cents. Re served seats 10 cents. Game called at 8 :30 o'clock. I. 0. 0. F. Anniversary at Montoursville April 26th. Reading Railway will sell special excursion tickets from points mined below to Montoursville at low rates noted. These tickets will be good go ing and returning on all trains Tues day April 26th. Schedule of Special train : From Catawissa, Fare $1.50, Leave 7 :'3a a. m. Prom Bloomsburg, Pare $1.50, Leave 7:27 a. m. From Dan ville, Fare 41.25, Leave 8:03 a. m. From Milton, Fare 75 cents. Leave 8:13 a. m. Returning leave Montours ville, regular train at 4 :3it p. m.and special train at 10:00 p. m., for above stations. Machinery Shipped To-Day. J. II Goesor yesterday received a communication from J. (J. Stem stat ing that the machinery and complete equipment of the shoe factory to bo re moved to this city from Milford, N. J., would he placed oil the cars at that place today and will arrive at Dan ville early next week. The repairs on the building t i be 03- cupied here aro being pushed along on double quick time to the end that there may bo no delay in getting the new industry iu operation W. REMPF.'S NEW MODEL A now model ot the self-winding clock, much larger than those hereto fore turned out, has just been perfect ed by the Reuipa Manufacturing Com pany, aud will be ou the market in a short time. The larger size is adapted to the wants of jewelers, railroads aud the like whore a timepiece of unerring ac curacy is required. The self-winding clock from the first was popular with the railroads, but they deplored the fact that there was uot a larger size more especially adapted to their needs. It was to meet this demand as well as to supply jewelers with a size that could be used as a regulator that Mr. Rempe completed his new model. The new model contains a second hand and installed iu the large cases —also new models just received—it discounts in appearance any of the larger sized clocks in the market. Tho improvements set on foot a couple of weeks ago to enlarge the capacity of the factory are well under way aud the western half of the cap acious brick warehouse, formerly oc cupied by tho Welliver Hardware Com pany, is now nearly ready to baud ov er to the Rempe Manufacturing Com pany. A floor has been put down in that half of the building and five large windows broken into the walls, which admit an abundance of light. The new portion has been partitioned into several apartments one of which will be used exclusively for assembling the clocks. By May Ist the eutire brick ware house will be iu use by the Rempe Manufacturing Company, which, it must be admitted, indicates a rapid growth, bearing iu mind the small be ginning made by the company less than a year ago. Worked Their Game in Bloomsburg. The two "short change" men who operated in Danville on Saturday fore noor, according to all accounts, went directly to Bloomsburg where in the afternoon they reaped a good harvest. Edward Lewis, the post office clerk, was the principal loser, being just ten dollars short when he balanced his ac counts. Early iu the afternoon a smooth faced and smooth-tongued in dividual entered the post office aud asked for nine two cent stanipß,laying down a twenty dollar bill. The clerk gave him the propor change when the man resorted to the trick he practiced in Danville, reaching in his pocket and pulling out a oue dollar bill. The clerk readily fell iuto the trap aud to get the change back again returned the twenty dollar bill aud took the value of the stamps out of the one dollar that was tendered. In return ing tho change the stranger counted out only ten dollars, but the shortage was not discovered until too late. The "short chauge" man next went to the store of Tooley & Company where he worked his flira flam game with good results, Joseph Flaherty being one of the victims, losing five dollars. The smooth strangers work od their way to Lime Ridge where all trace of them was lost. Chief Mincemoyer notified the police of Bloomsburg aud Berwick Saturday foreuoou that the "shortchange" men were coming that way. He gave a de scription of the men aud asked that thev i»e arrested. The Governor Was Present. Wednesday was a gala day for Sha mokin Dam and the people residing throughout Snyder county, the oc casion being the opening of a new road, the first iu the State, under the new road law, aud added to this hon or was the presence of Governor Sam uel Peunypacker, who removed the first shovelful of ground aud made a speech. Word was received Wednesday morn ing that Governor Peunypacker would bo present. Arriving at Shauiokiu Dam he was greeted with cheers by the large crowd which had assembled aud when tho ceremonies were form ally opened he removed the first shovel ful of ground for the road aud placed the first stone in place for the erection of a culvert which crosses the new road. Pol lowing this he made a short speech and was then brought back to Suubury and returned to Harrisbnrg on a i afternoon train. The Governor seemed to enjoy the part he took in the ceremony and the day will be oue long to be remember ed by tho residents of Snyder county, who helped celebrate the event. A Missionary Writes of Oorea. Miss Je-sie Kimerer of this city is in receipt of a letter from her aunt, Mrs. C. H. Irvin, who is engaged in missionary work in Fusau, Corea. Mrs. Irvin states that although in the midst of military movements they have not as yet felt that they we - e in any especial danger. They are prepar ed, however, to flee to China or .lapau the moment the situation becomes critical iu Oorea. Mrs Irvin is a sister of the late Dr. Kimerer of this eiry. Along with her husband, l)r. Irvin, who is also au ac > five missionary, she paid Danville a visit a little over a year ago. D. 0. Jones Convalescent. D. C. Jones, foreman of the mount ing department of tho Dauvillo Stove aud Manufacturing Company's works, is able to appear on the streets again ' after six weeks illness. It will be some time before he will be able to | resume his positiou. ESTABLISHED fN1855 DROWNED WHEN HELP WAS NIGH J. E. Bolig of Sunbury.a representa tive ot the Singer Sewing Machine Company, whose trips to this city for a long time were of weekly occur rence.fell from the Pennsylvania rail road bridge yesterday morning and was drowned. Mr. Bolig in the capacity of collect or visited many families in Dauville aud vicinity and became quite well known. He was au old-time acquaint ance of George W. llukc, our liverv man, of whom he always hired horses wheu he came to Danville aud d MI to drive into the country. Mr. Hoke says that Bolig this city as late as Saturday hst. it is also worthy of note that he was on his way to this ciry yesterday morn ing when he met hia tragic death. Owing to the absence of the bridge at this place Mr. Bolig made arrange ments togo to Northumberland on the early Pennsylvania train and then to drive from that place to Danville or take the O L. & W. train. He left home early and having some time to spare before the train was due went to his office on Market street, near City Hotel. When he arrived at the pas senger station a little later he learned that he had missed the train. Being very anxious to get to Dan ville he decided to walk over the rail road bridge to Northumberland. When about the middle of the bridge Mr. Bolig met au engine, approaching on the same track. The man's eyesight was defective, which made it neces sary for him to watch the ties very closely,so that he did not see the loco motive until it was upon liira. He at once became bewildered aud in trying at the last moment to get over on the other track he lost his balance aud fell from the bridge into the river. Several parties who saw the man fall tried to find a boat to row to his res cue, but before ho could he reached he was carried by the swift current down past Fort Augusta. It was indeed a heart rending sight as the doomed mau was swept along by the pitiless current —struggling des perately to keep above the water and all the time making an heroic effort to reach the shore. A young mau on the river bank saw Mr. Bolig struggling in the water in nearly mid stream and calliug several men to his assir-tauce he secured a footboat aud the pcity rowed out to try to effect his rescue. They had nearly reached the spot wheu the drowning mau was seen to throw up both hauds and sink beneath the sur face. Weighted down by his iieavy clothing he was unable to continue his fight for life and drowned just at the moment when help was at hand. A number of row boats were em ployed iu grappling for the body, and these failing a steam boat was pressed into service with 110 better success. The body was no doubt swept away by the strong current aud at last accounts had not been recovered. The drowned man was a native of Suyder county. For a while he lived at Bloomsburg, but for several years past was a resident of Sunbury. A son and daughter survive. Strike Occurs in Sunday School. Tl|e desire to strike lias hecomo so general that it lias finally reached the Sunday Schools, as was demonstrated Sunday iu one of the prominent church es of Shamokin. Easter Sunday several new classes hail been promoted from the Junior to the Senior department aud in finding place for the new classes it was found necessary to change the positions of several classes in the latter depart ment. Among the classes changed was a class of 12 year old boys, aud they most strenuously objected to the change saying they did not wish to sit back of the smaller closes. The teacher and superintendent remonstrated with j them, and finally ail but three left the i Sunday school room. Sunday, those | who wished to attend Sunday school ; were prevented from doing so by oth- j ers, who were more determined, aud the entire class reinaiued outside un- j til the school was iu progress when they stole iu aud seated themselves in the rear of the school. The officers of the school again! pleaded with the boys and offered a compromise but they refused having set their minds ou a certain position. The officers are now iu a dilemma,not ' wishing to give into the boys,fearing jit might have bad effect on the dis ! cipline of the school and on the other ! hand do not wish to so offend the boys as to keep them away from Sunday ! school. I Liquor Licenses Trausferred. A session of Argument Court was held Saturday with Judge Little and Associate Frank G. Blee on the bench. The liquor license of Andrew B. Russell was transferred to Harry W Fields aud Newtou H. Reifsuyder. who have bought out Mr. Russell and will henceforth conduct the restaurant located ou Mill street near the First | National Bank. j Jackson P. McKee was appointed guardian for Grace Ann Caldwell anil John B. Caldwell, minor children of j John F. Caldwell, deceased. A number ot the larger independent ! coal operators are said to be about to purchase their own cars and so be in a measure independent, of the rail roads. The steel car seems to have the call 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 DEATH OF JAMES 11. VORIS James H. Voris, son of Mr. aud Mrs. E. C. Voris of this city, died in New York last evening. But few of the details are known. Mr. Voris received a telegram yester day morning informing him that James was very ill. The message held out but little hope and advised that mem bers of the family should come at once. Elijah C. Voris has not fully recov ered from a long siegn of illness and neither he nor his wife felt physically equal to the trip. Charles E. Voris, brother of James, in response to the message staited off alone on the_lo:l9 D. L. & W. train. A message was received by Mr. Voris from Charles last evening, in which he stated that James was dead. The dread summons came about six o'clock, shortly after Charles arrived. The remains will be brought to this city for interment arriving here this evening accompanied by Charles. James H. Voris was 30 ybars of age. He grew tomauhood in this city and was well known and popular. About ten years ago he went to New York where for years past he has held a responsible position. The cause of bis death is not known. The deceased is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah C. Voris to be called from earth within a few years' time. In addition to his parents, he is sur vived by one brother, Charles. The Evolution of Time-Tables, In the early days of railroading very little attention was paid to the print ing of time-tables for public informa tion, aud the few that were issued were crude affairs, poorly printed on flat sheets of a poor quality of paper, aud tlie time-table itself was a regular puzzle to many persons. With the improvement in numbers, speed aud equipment of trains, notice able improvements were continually made iu the time-tables until now most of those issued by the various companies are elaborately designed and numbers of them worthy of pre servation as specimens of the highest typographical art; nor is the improve ment in appearance only, every effort having been made to so arrange them that they can be readily understood by any one. But now that they have about reach ed the point of perfection, coines a change that will eventually make the demand for time-tables considerably less. In the arrangement of the suuimar schedule in May. 1902, the Reading System made the change iu their New York service of scheduling the trains between Heading Terminal, Philadel phia, and Liberty Street, New York, to leave both terminals "Every hour --on the hour" —from 7:00 A. M.to 7:00 P. M. This great innovation, advertised by the striking head-line of "Every Time the Clock Strikes," has proven such a success with the traveling pub lic that no doubt, ere long,the change to regular stated intervals will be made iu the service to other points. Of course, the favor with which the change was received was not due en tirely to the hourly system, but the line accommodation given to travelers by swift, well-equipped trains with Pullmau Parlor Cars attached, and al so Cafe Cars, at appropriate hours, aud no expense spared for safety,com fort and quick service,has added great ly to the public iuterest in the "Read ing's hourly traius to and from New York." Resolutions of Kespect. At a meeting of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R., held ou Monday even ing, April 4th, 11*04, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, In the dispensation of Divino Providuuce Comrade Lyman S. Milroy, a member of Goodrich Post, has been called to his last muster aud whereas Comrade Milroy WHS for a long time a faithful member of this post aud as his record as a good soldi !er during the Civil War, commends 1 his memory to his fellow comrades and to all patriotic citizens, therefore I bo it Resolved, That while wo accept with humble submission to the will of Almighty God,our Great Commander, we hereby express our sincere regret at his demise and extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our de ceased comrade. Resolved. That the Charter of the post be draped iu mourning for a period Jof thirty days; that these resolutions be printed in the newspapers of our | town and a copy thereof be sent to the i family of the deceased soldier. \Y. M. HEDDENS, i). D. WILLIAMS, 11. W. EGGERT. Committee. Molten— Miller. Miss Catherine Miller aud Harry Molten were married in this city on Saturday evening. The nuptial knot was tiod by Rev. \V. E. Wenuer at the home of Carl Molten, Railroad street, at 8 o'clock. The ring ceremony was employed. After the ceremony a tine supper was served which was enjoyed by the large number of guests present. Tree planting is becoming popular all over the country. This feeling ought to bo eucouraged, just as too much tree cutting should be discou rag ed.
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