Home Paper —-Fur He Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly, it will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAS. SUBSCRIPTS $1 PER YEAR DU. IRVING H. .JENNINGS^ OJfire Houri 9A. it.to 11 V 10i Mill .St., I I'. M.to i M. Danville. !'■< *m 1.1"/., #l. i». 425 MILL ST., DANVILLK, PA. I)isenses of the Stomach Hiiil liUt s.in- S a Specialtv ryl w.i». DENTIST OI KICK: -Ms MILL STKKKT. ewtli KxtracM-il without Pain. Crown HUtl Itriilm' VV<»rk h Specialty. fc«4iil|)|«-ii with the Mt«**l und most lin proved XuMlruiiMMit* ai«<t prepared to execute the most difficult work. MP. C. If. RKYNOT DS, -M;.N I 'ST. - Mill - St., Danville, Pa. l«~nfirit v in all Its braiic' «*•. Cb..rges Miilernte aii'i h %»uri< «*u*ranteed w.».. '"W US NEWS. Mav flowers. Sunshine at last. Karewi 11 to the oyster. Summer days are coming. Tl e thermomet(r is climbing up. The ioem'tu is incr'asing iu import ance. The last mi nth of the borough schoo. terui. It is a comfort to reflect that the bugs and flies are late, too. Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show will appear in Sunbary on Saturday, May 14. The circus is coming. The bluebirds may be certain that Spring is here to stay. The cleanliness of your surround ings has much to do with your good health. Arraugements for the celebration ot Memorial day should be thorough and elaborate. The hitching of hungi v horses to shade trees is an evil that should be counteracted. Walter L. Main's mammoth railroad shows will appear in Bloomsburg on Thursday, May 36th. The "gooseboue" weather prophet at Reading warns the people "net to shed Cheir heavy flannels before circus Jime." Front gates an 1 frot.t st>ps are not yet In commission, Hammocks are al so in the garrets. There is a good time •coming, however. Oar own idea of a model husband is one who can go through the house cleaning season twice a year ami still wear a happy smile. Don't fail to see the grand free •treet parade of the Bard Bros, big new United Shows on next Thuisday, May 6. at 10 o'clock a. in. Under the reapportionment movement relative to legislative districts. North umberland couuty is entitled to three Instead of two assemblymen. With the adjournmeut of congress there la an apparent deficit off 77,000, • 000 betwi eu the appropi iatious and the estimated revenues for next yea r. The members of the Pennsylvania State Editorial association will be the guests of the Williamsport Boaid of Trade, aud the newspaper men of the city, during the last week of June. Public school scholars all over the state are being interested in a plan to iaise a 9*00,000 memorial fuud to per .petuate the memory of Thaddeus Stev ,( IIN, the father of the public school 6.J8- .em in Pennsylvania. The beautiful trailing arbutus is mow iu its prime and apparently iu auore abundance than ever Every one who goes iu quest of the dainty forest Slower returns homo well laden. And the tint of the flower this year is par ticularly beautiful. Pennsylvania day at the St. Louis •eipositiou will be held on August 20th, ou the anniversary of the battle of Falling Timbers, in which General Wayue, a Penusylvaniau, commanded the troops that won a great victory aud virtually eliminated the Indians from the Purchase. Governor Penny paoker will deliver an address, audit is probable that a State military dis play will be made. tT IS A MATTER OF HEAITH iff* &Akifl 6 POWDER Absolately Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4D-MO 18. BURGLARS MAKE Klfll HAUL I The manse of the drove Presbyterian , churih lmrglariz«d on Monday night and silverwari ■ ■ > I money to the , vnl;i• ■ of no'irlv we.e stolen. >vii i.i Mrs. »1 n\;j.»ck, wife of the ( i,,-r r, «!• s e i lod to the kitchen yes terday nioining a scene of contusion met her gaze. The door opening on the 1 porch facing A street was wide open while a window by its side was raised to its full height. A glance into the diniug room adjoining where all the drawers ami closets were thrown open j was sufficient to convince her that the house bad been robhed anil thoroughly . alarmed she Hew up stairs to communi- , cate her discovery to her husband. It required but a short investigation to conviuce Mr. and Mrs. McOonuack that they were the victwns of a heavy aod most heartless lobbeiy. Nearly all their silverware intrinsically valu able and precious because of associa tion was missing along with three purses and their contents. The silverware missing,all of which was solid, according to a most con- ; servativo estimate was worth over . |3(I0 and included tsvo teapots, cream, pitcher, egg castor with cups and spoons, meat tork, uut picks, ladies j cream spoous, and other articles all solid silver. Many of the pieces were marked " McC others, which belong ed to Mrs. MoOormack, were marked "Lena," while several spoons, birth day presents to Dr. MoCorm:ick slit- j tie daughter, were engraved with her . uauie, "Gladys." The silverware stolen. Dr. McCorma'-k explained yesterday,represents tin ac- j cumulation of fifteeu years. Every i pastor it seems, is likely to have his own notion as to how the wedding fees j should be applied. Dr. McConnack from the time he eutered the ministry ; has made it a practice of investing all the money that he has received for nrtirrving couples in solid silverware for the table. As a result after the lapse of years his house had become stocked with a fine lot of choice silver ware. This was all kept in a drawer of the sideboard in the dining room, which like all the other drawers of the apart- . nient was found open yesterday morn ing. The drawer was practically emp ty, containing only a few pieces ot plated ware. The burglars were evidently pro- ; fessiouals as is indicated by their ac- | curacy in distinguishing the solid sil ver from that which was plated. The plated articles wore invai i:»bly left be hind, several of them having been set out of the way on the sideboard. After selecting the silver they want- j ed the burglars turned their attention : to the closets and drawers in the ! rooui. A small writing desk was ran sacked, but nothing was taken but some j postage stamps. In the closet every- j thing was turned topsy-turvy. Here • three purses were found and stolen, which in the aggregate contained ov- : er five dollars iu cash. One of the purses belonged to little Gladys and 1 another contained Mrs. McCormack's ; visiting cards. All about the floor were found spots 1 ot wax, drippings from a caudle carri- ; ed by the burglars. By this means j they were traced into the hallway and from there into the parlor. In the hull they inspected some clothing upon a rack, but neither hero nor iu tin* par lor was there a single article missing. Several circumstances indicate that the burgles were frightened off,other wise, it is believed, they would have invaded the second story. A large sil ver fruit dish was found yesterday morning upon a chair beside the side hoard as though the intention was to place the smaller pieces upon it. The j fact that this was left behind, while a ! gingham apron left in the room is j missing, is taken to indicate that the I robbers may have been unable t» carry out their plans and iu making a ha«ty exit seized the apron and tumbled the silverware into it. Dr. MeCormack is of ihe opinion that the burglary was committed about the hour of midnight. The window, al though secured with patent fastenings had become somewhat loose with long usage and was easily raised with the aid of a jimmy. Two suspicious characters were seen about town Monday. They had the appearance of crooks and spent their time among the stables on either side of the P. & K. track in the vicinity of Hemlock street. Tlei Chief-ot-Police ran them out of town Monday after noon. It is said, however, they came back again and a significant circum stance is that they were not iu town yesterday morniug. After the robbery the police gave the town a thorough search,but they were unable to find anyone to whom any suspicion attached. They also com municated with ten neighboring towns giviDg an accouut of the robbery and describing the articles stolen. Banquetted at Hotel Oliver. The local staff of Prudential Insui ance workers enjoyed a fine banquet at Hotel Oliver la»t evening, which was held in honor of a special effort put forth the week before last when eighty applications were written. Tin fol lowing sat around the bauquat board: O. It. Schilling, Assistant Sup rin tondent; Medical Examiner P C. New baker; F. E. Me A ran, J. E. Pfahler, James Smith,G. J. Cunning ham, J. T. Oberdorf, H. S. Howell. Sowing the Seed. Yesterday was another ideal May dav. The farmers are now putting in fall time ploughing and sowing oafs Throughout town garden digging is fully under way and at nearly every residence when there is a l»wn or a garden spot one or more persons might have been seen, employed on the grounds yesterday. A FORMER RESIDENT DIES i Benjamin B. Antrim, a former resi i dout of Danville, departed this life at his homo ill Scrautou Sunday. Mr. Antrim's death was sudden in its nature and the news, which reach ed this city shortly after uoon yester . day, caused the greatest surprise. He was stricken witli apoplexy on Fridav. From the start there was no Imp© and lie remaiued unconscious until the ejd came, at|lialf past seven o'clock yes terday morning. The deceased was fifty-three years of age and is survived by a wife and a son. llirum. He was a son of the late , Hiram Antrim of this city and was horn and spent the greater part of his life in Danville. For a number of years he was in the mercantile busi ness in this city, occupying with his brother, William, the north room now : embraced by Murray's department store. About ten years ago he remov ed to Scranton whoie ho held a re | sponsible position with McCann & (Jo., dry goods dealers. The deceased was a man ot gonial manners,generous and obliging in dis j position, who had hosts of friends not only in this city but also in Scranton ! where the latter years of his life were spent. Among the surviving relatives in this city are W. L. Autriui, an un cle, Mrs. Will G. Brown,a cousin, and Horace B. Bennett and Chailes and Coiuley Antrim, also cousins. The remains of Benjamin B. Antrim, who died at Scranton Sunday, arrived at this city on the 12:44 D. L. & W. train yesterday and were taken direct ly to theOJ(l Follows' cemetery. where interment was made. The remains were followed to the grave by a large number of people, among them being relatives and friends of this city in addition to the follow ing persons from out of town: Mrs. Benjamin B. aud Hiram Antrim, wife aud son of the deceased. G. B. Carson and wife and Miss Kishel of Scranton ; B. F. Antrim and Miss Elizabeth Antrim, of Pittstou ; W. H. Antrim and wife ot Philadelphia ; Miles Heigh, wife and son ot Watsontowu; Mrs. Jacob Shiptuau aud two daughters, of Suubury; Miss Quiuu, of Muncy. The pall bearers choseu in this city yesterday were: Dr. Jno. Sweisfort, D. R. Williams,, J. B. Cleaver, aud W. L. McClure. Rev. George E. Lim bert ofliciat> d. The flowers were very beautiful and comprised a fine tribute from the clerks of the store iu which the deceased held a position. Funeral services were held iu Scran ton on Monday evening. Returning from Odd Fellows' cemetery the rela tives took dinner at Hotel Oliver after which they were entertained at the homo of Will G. Brown, Brown Build iug, where during the afternoon they were called upon by friends residing in this city. Water Commissioners Meet. Tin Water Commissioners held a ieg ular meeting Monday afternoon with If L. Gross in the chair. Oharlos H. Royce, Superintendent of Castle Grove Farms, met with the Board fo discuss a proposition to in stall a water meter on the estate. The Water Commissioners claim that they have no knowledge of how much wat er is consumed at Castle Grove and that it would bo no more than fair for both parties that a meter should be in stalled, especially as they have beeu using meters elsewhere in the Borough where much water is consumed. Mr. Royce objected to a meter, as, he held, it seemed only an attempt to get higher prices for water out of Mr. Bennett, while the rates paid at pres ent are sufficient. He admitted that a good deal of water is used at Castle Grove for sprinkling and the like, but h'-Id that the quantity is far less than what is reported. He was positive, ho said,that Mr. Bennett would not stand any increase in water rate. An hour or more was spent in dis cussion, after which on motion it was decided that a two-inch meter be in stalled at Castlo Grove at the Bor ough's expense and that if this proves inadequate a larg( r one may be instal led at Mr. Bennett's expense. A representative of the P. L. Brew ery was preseut asking for a rebate of water rent, owing to a leakage in the pipe which drew a great deal of water from the Borough, which was not us ed by the Brewery. On motion a rebate of ten dollars was allowed. Coal Drawn by Dr. Free. A meeting of the Danville Base Ball Association, otherwise known as the "Old Timers," was held in the parlor of the Y. M. C. A. last night. The full board o r managers was present. The coal for which tickets were sold last Fail was chanced oft and was drawn by Dr. Free of the Hospital staff. It was decided that the season be opened on May 21st wit i a gime with the Bucknell Reserves. It was decided that the old organiza tion continue for another year, where upon Fred W. Jacobs resigned as di rector, after which P. E Maus was chosen as his successoi. Returned to Castle Grove. Augustus Kipper, fl irist,who sever ed his connection with Castle Grove about a month ago, has returned to resume his positiou. Mr. Kipper's home is in New York. DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY MAY 5 1004. AS 10 THE NEW RIVER BRIDGE It now seems fully estatlished to the satisfaction ot those in a position to know how things are progressing that notwithstanding rumors to the con trary the State will rebuild the bridgo at this place; also that the structure will be mainly as recommended in the report of the viewers. It is believed, too, that no time wilt bo lost, that work will begin in a month or. so's time and that the job will bo pushed j to completion before the holidays. It transpires that the opiniou of the Attorney General of April 21st, which a few took to imply that the bridge at Danville would be putin the same category as that of Catawissa, was entirely misconstrued. The Attorney General had beeu ask ed for an opinion deciding the question whether the wrecked bridges belonged to the State or to the counties upon whose petitions they were erected. In dealing with this class of bridges, erected by the State, the Attorney General made the ruling that the com monwealth is not obliged to rebuild a bridge uuless it is destroyed, which in his opinion meant total destruction. Iti following out the subject the At torney General informs the Superin tendent ot Public Grounds and Build ings who had asked for the opinion, that t would obviously be unwise for him to commit auy pet in the way of reclaiming any material or wreck, in asmuch as that act might be interpret ed to mean the assumption of an ob ligation on the part of the Common wealth to rebuild iu cases where such liability does not clearly exist. The view is held that the material having been donated by the State to the couu ty the title is now vested iu the latter and that it would be difficult to see on what principle of law the Common wealth could claim title to the materi al in revocation of its prior gift. Sinoke House Burns Down. An alarm of fire about five o'clock I Saturday evening brought the Friend ship aud Washington Hose Companies j flying down to Mill street ou double i quick time. It transpired, however, I that their services were not needed. The blaze proved a slight one con fined to John Eisenhart's smoke house at the rear of West Market street. The | little buildiug was quickly consumed along with its contents, five hams and two pieees of side meat. The fire was discovered by ono of tin neighbors aud a gentleman driv ing up West Market street quickly de- I livered the word at the Friendship i Engine House. The fire company, i however,got under the impression that ' tli9 blaze was at Eisenhart's Meat j Market iu City Hall and they dashed down Mill street. They soon learned their mistake,but by the time they got to the scene of the fire the building was practically consumed. Mr. Eisenhart estimates his loss at about |25. Funeral of Miss Auua Dyer.l Miss Anna Dyer, whose death oc eurred on Wednesday, was buried Sat- | urday afteruoou at one o'clock, inter- \ meut taking place in Mt. Vorno.i cemetery. There was a very large at tendance. The services were conducted by Rev. ' E. .T. Swartz, pastor of St. Peter's M. ' E. church, of Riverside and Rev. N. j E. Cleaver, pastor of Trinity M. E. J church, this city. The deceased besides her parents is survived by a sister, j Miss Margaret, who resides at the parental homo, and eight brothers as , follows: Charles, Robert, Galen, Isaac, William and Freeman, Cyrus and Mahlon. The six first named of the brothers acted as pall bearers. The flowers were very beautiful,ono | of the designs being au offering from the Sunday school class of St. Peter's M. E. church taught by Mrs. Wallace Hoover, to which the deceased belong ed. Miss Dyer was ayouiig lady of love ly character,highly esteemed through out the community and her early de mise has caused much sorrow. The funeral Saturday was an exceptionally solemn and impressive event. Reunion of 127 th Regiment. Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment, Pennsyl vania Volunteer Infantry in this sec tion are much interested in a reunion of that organization, which will be held in Gettysburg, May 12th. It will be the occasion of the annual meeting. The meeting will be a reunion of the members, some of which are wide ly scattered. Officers will be elected and the death rolls will bo made com plete. During the past year Secretary Walmer, of Harrisburg. has learned of at least nine deaths in the regiment, ! some of them being prominent men j from this vicinity such as Dr. Jaoob F. Vastine, of Catawissa Double Dwelliug Sold, The double dwelling ou Vine street belonging to the estate of Catharine Kratz was sold at Orphans' Court Sale Saturday afternoon. It was knocked down to Mrs. Cora May Yeagei for *9«5. Little Girl's Mishap. A little daughter of Charles Sweitz er, Montour Row, while playing Fri day night fell down and fractured one ot the bones of her left arm. She was given surgical attention by Dr. K. A. i Curry. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Fred C. Kirkeudall of Wilkesharre was a guest over Sunday at the home of George M. Gearhart, East Market streot. Claude Guest of Mahanoy City is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Guest., Front street. Miss Mary Everett spent Sunday with friends in Bloomsburg. Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas L. Jones spent Sunday with lelatives iu Bloomsburg. Prof. Lewis Aiumermau of Wilkes harre, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Patterson Johnson, East Market street. Mr. and Mis. Samuel Bloch Sunday in Bloomsburg. Harry Lyon of Pittsburg, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Elias Lyon, Ferry street. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Iloini spent Sunday with relatives at Bloomsburg. Walter Brcckbill of Beiwick, spent Sunday with his parents. East Dan ville. Clock Factory Breaks Record. Last week was a record breaker at the clock factory. The enlargement of the plant together with the installa tion of automatic machinery has re sulted in a gratifying increase of pro duct. Last woek all previous efforts were outdone and one hundred and twouty of the self-winding clocks were turned out. The entire building is now occupied. It presents a busy and inteiestiug ap poarauce and seams quite a factory, having already outgrown the limits of a small industry. Fifteen hands are employed. T'bo clocks manufactured comprise sixteen different models, among them being office clocks,parlor, boudoir, dining room and kitchen clocks in addition to the large depot clock or regulator now nearly ready for the trade. Two salesmen —A. F. Hitchler and S. S. Cohen —are out on the road and some idea of their success will be gathered from the fact that on the books of the company are three thou sand orders unfilled. It is evident that the Rempe Manufacturing Company will have to enlarge its plant again in the near future. The clock factory has not yet beeu in existence one year. The factory start ed up ou July Ist, but no clocks were turTied out until October Ist and then only iu limited numbers to meet the demand for samples. It was not until the first of the year that clocks were turned out iu considerable numbers The progress made has indeed been rapid and attests aliko the popularity of the w r onderful timepiece and the push and enterprise ot those who have its manufacture iu hand. Boy Exploded Signal Cap Striking a signal cap with a ham mer, Arthur, the eight-years-old son of Lewis Erdmau, of Catawissa had his face frightfully mangled at his home Thursday. It was while the lad's mother was washing her husband's blouse, the lat ter being employed as engineer on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, that she discovered the cap in the blouse. She plaoed it on the window sill, where the lad found it, and se creting it, took it to an outhouse where, procuring a hammer, he pro ceeded, with the natural inquisitive piopeusities of a child, to discover of what it was made. The explosion was a terrific one, a hole being torn in his face twice the size of a dollar. A gash was inflicted in his neck and another in his ear. He suffered excruciating pain. Dr. Bobbins was summoned aud dressed the injuries. The Curbstone Market. As things in connection with the trolley assume shape and the time for breaking ground approaches it is real ized that the curbstone market at least as a factor on Mill street has a de cidedly short lease of life. To main tain the market ou that thoroughfare while the trolley is iu building would soom as impracticable as when the cars are running. The matter of a new location has frequently beeu discussed by Couucil informally, but it has never yet came before that body for actiou. What pro vision will be made for the farmers | will yet develop. It is safe to as sume that this useful class of venders will not be neglected, but that they will he assigned to some other location convenient alike to seller and buyer. Preparing for Aunual Conclave. Preparations are being made by Knights Templar bodies throughout the state to attend the fifty-first an nual conclave of the Grand Cominand ery of Pennsylvania, which will meet in York on Tuesday, May 24. A par ado of commauderies from all sections of the State will take place on the first day of the conclave. York Com mandery.No. 21 aud Gcthsemane Com mandery, No. 75, of York, have com mittees preparing for the eutortaiu meiit of visitors to the conclave. To Make Fight for New Bridge. The Commissioners of Columbia County propose to make a fight in couit to force the State to rebuild the Catawissa bridge, which was partly swept away by a flood. Attorney Gen eral Carson has decided that the State can give no aid as tliw bridge was not entirely destroye THROWN FROM THE FERRY The ferry boat as it plied southward over the river shortly after 4 o'clock Monday afternoon was the scene of a thrilling occurrence which consisted of a man being thrown over board into the deep water. The victim of the mishap was Rich ard Hulliheu, driver of one of the Mc- Cormick busses. The ferry was mak ing poor time owiug to difficulty of getting the flat boat into the shore on the South Danville side. Richard was trying to get to the station iu time for the 4:31 Pennsylvania train west. He had in the bus two passengers, two truuks and the mail pouch. So much time was consumed in waiting for the ferry on this shore that to be on the safe side it was decided that the two passengers should take a launch,while Richard would take his chances iu catching the train with the trunks and the mail. The ferry arrived aud indue time was on its way back over the river. Realizing that but a few minutes re mained before the train was due Rich ard thought he would help things along aud when the ferry arrived at a point opposite to the last pier he made ready to assist iu lowering the fall board. He placed his weight upon the long shaft supporting the fall board which is secured by an iron catch in the side of the boat, some eight or ten feet from the eud. His weight not proving adequate to bear the beam downward, he called another gentleman to his as sistance. Their combined weight prov ed sufficient to unlatch the beam aud as they were still some seventy yards from shore the only tiling for them to do, of course, was to keep their feet on the beam to the end that they might balance the fall board and keep it raised iu position. They had stood thus only a moment or so when the second gentleman for getting himself or not realizing that his weight was needed to keep the beam down stepped off and walked over to the other side of the boat. The very moment his weight was re moved down went the heavy fall board,up went the beam and Richard, whose weight proved scarcely more than a feather, shot into the air fall ing ou the outside of the rail head dowuward into the river. The ferry was full of vehicles and it happened that only ouc- man was in a positiou to see Richard as he took his remarkable header iuto the river. The water at that point is ten or twelve feet deep. Richard sank out of sight aud by the time he rose to the surface the flat boat had gone on its way. The eyewitness, however, had grasped a long polo kept on board for emergen cies aud was endeavoring to reach him. By this time the alarming cry had gone out that a man was overboard, but it was impossible to stop the boat instantly. Meanwhile Richard was struggling to beep above water aud was actually holding his own aud mak ing considerable progress iu swim ming. The ferry was finally brought to a staudstill and the mau after swimming soma ten yards was assisted on board. Iu falling into the river he struck his head ou the side of the ferry and sustained a bad scalp wound aud bruise. Injured aud wet as he was, however, the plucky busman, completed his trip to South Dauville. Law Not a Good Measure. Local fishermen of experience claim that the state law which requires that all fish of a legal size bo throwu back into the stream is not a good measure. The fish after being hooked and drawn out of the water are so damaged by exposure that they soldom survive the experience, even though they are re turned to their native element im mediately. One angler states that while ou a trip last weok he caught three trout that were not of the pre scribed size. As soou as he discovered this tact he tossed each fish back iuto the pool of water ho had taken it from. A few miuutes thereafter the fish could bo seeu floating dead upon the surface. Value of Farms. Many farms are estimated below their true value because of aloveuly appearance. Weeds higher than the fences, trees blown down aud left to rot iu the same place, fences out of repair, gates and barn doors off the hinges or swinging on one hinge, un sightly litter in door yard and at the barn—these and many such evidences of carelessuess depreciate the value of any farm. The soil nny be excellent, the water facilities all that could be asked for and all natural advantages requisite to make a good, high-priced farm may exist, aud yet that farm scarcely makes its owner a living. Never Before Seen. The four famous Bard Brothers that appear at each performance of the Bard Bros. Shows, are the originators and introduce au act that has never before been seen with any show iu America, and no finer or more ccstly act is giveu with the largest shews travelling. This cue act alone costs the Bard Bros, mtue in salary each week than the entire expense of the ordinary popular priced attraction. Remember that this great act and the original and only four famous Bard Bros, are to bo seen only at the Bard Bros. New United Shows which will visit our city ou Thursday next. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 LOWER COURT REVERSEII A decision has just been handed down by the Superior Court in the case of Overseers of the Poor of Frank lin Township, Lycoming couuty, vs. the Overseers of the Poor of Danville and Mahoning District, this county, reversing the lower court and quashing the whole poceedure. The decision settles the question of residence of Sarah Boice, who has been an inmate of the Almshouse iu Mahoning town ship for five yeais, aod is a triumph for William Kase West.counsel for the Danville and Mahoniug Poor District; it not only relieves our poor district of the charge, but it makes Franklin township liable for the payment of the big bill of costs, which have been in curred. Sarah Boice is about 77 years of age. She was a resident of Mahoning town ship for 17 years. Iu 1892 she went to Franklin township, Lycoming county, whore she made her living for several years sewiug and doing other work. She later became a charge and on July 31, 1899,5 he was brought back to Mah oning township by the overseers of Fraukliu township, and was placed in the Almshouse here where she has remained ever siuce. Immediately after her return here William Kase W6st, Attorney for the Danville and Mahoning Poor District, presented a petition to the Court cf Lycoming county, asking for an ap peal from the decision of the Justice in removing Sarah Boice to this dis trict,claiming that the Justice did not have jurisdiction and that there was no evidence that the woman had a legal residence in the Danville and Mahoning Poor District. The appeal was allowed by the Court, September 4. 189!). The matter was allowed to rest, our district being the defendant district. Ou January 25,1902, the counsel for the Poor Board of Franklin township had the court appoint John M. Reiliy, Esq., Com missioner, to take testimony iu the case ou part of Fraukliu township. A,number of witnesses were called and examined by H. W. Whitehead, Esq., and J. S. Strieby, Esq., counsel for Franklin township. W. Kase West, Esq., appeared for the Danville and Mahoning District. A number of meet ings were hold aud many witnesses examined on part of both districts, which testimony was filed in court, October 25, 1902 and heard before the Court November 25, 1902. The Court by opinion filed February 23, 1903, decided that from the testi mony he found that counsel for Dau ville aud Mahoning Poor District hav ing appeared, examined and cross ex amined witnesses cured the objection as to the legal proceeding and that the case must be decided upon its merits aud found that the pauper had gained a legal settlement in Danville aud Mahoning Poor District and that the procedure was legal. The case was theu appealed to the Superior Court. On April 29th Justice Morrison tiled his opinion dated April 18th reversing the lower court aud quashiug the whole procedure at the cost of the Poor District of Franklin township. By this deoision not only is the Dan ville and Mahoning Poor District re lieved from paving the heavy bill of costs but is entitled to paymeut for the support of Sarah Boice during all the years she was a charge on the dis trict. To Murder Bank Cashier. Northumberland Couuty narrowly es caped another (lark page iu its history aud only the prompt action of officers of Mt. Ganuel prevented a series of crimes equal in daring as thoso com mitted by the c»r bandit robbers, who were recently executed at Chicago Shemaskie, Trevitti and Williams, three young men who wero recently arrested in Mt. Carmel charged with committing a nu nber of daring robber ies and bold hold-ups,before being ar rested had plauued to commit crime in wild-western style and the murder ing of a former well known Sunhuriau was agreed upon and arrangements for committing the deed had all been per fected. Several days ago the young crimi nals were taken to Mt. Carmel troin Suubury jail in an effort to have them identified by a farmer, recently held up and shot at ou a road near Mt. Car mel. The three were identified by the farmer as the right parties and seeing that they could not evade the law they made a startling confession of their plans. They said they had beeu prac ticing at long range shooting aud rid ing horseback with the expectation of holding up trains and robbiug banks. They were tlien going west. The Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Mr. Carmel was to be eu tered, and Cashier A. L. Bastress.for ! merly of Suubury, was to be shot down in cold blood and murdered. The three ! robbers had inspected the bauk and had laid all their plans. Shamaski was to gain an entrance to the bank at night, escapiug the vigilance of the watchman,and was to conceal himself on top ot the vault aud when Mr. Bas -1 tress came alone to the bank in the morning be wai to shoot and kill him. i Trevatti and Williams were to be wait ing ou the outside of the building and after the shooting they were to help securo the plunder. A revolver was to be placed in Mr. Bastress' hand to try aud make it appear like suicide. The boys were then to leave immedi ately for the West. The day fixed for this daring deed was to be three days from the time of their arrest. A num ber of years behind prison bars awaits these desperadoes.—Suubury Item. 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 Of ail Kinds and Description ! SOME FAST HIS TORY RECALLED Colonel A. K. McClure iu writing oft ho career ot Governor Johnston, the first Whig Governor ever chosen by the people of Pennsylvania, relates an episode occurring at Harrisburg during his administration which possesses a deep interest to the people of Montour and Columbia counties. Colonel Mc- Clure savs: The elections of 1849-50 were adverse to the Whigs in Pennsylvania and Johustoj had to ileal with a Demo cratic House. The Senate of 1851 had one Democratic majority. Wliilo the S":iate was Wilis? bin admiuistr ttion was safe in its important financial and other progressive measures but wheu iu t'le last year of his term he was cou rooted with a Democratic Senate the power of the administration was ser iously threatened. With ttie Senate in harmony with him the House was im potent and by a very shrewd political maneuver lie won the control of the Senate from the Democratic majority. There tiad been a long battle between Columbia County and what is now Montour Couuty over the question of dividing old Columbia and creating the new county of Moutour. The two sec tions had become intensely inflamed against each other and Valentine Best had been elected Senator from Danville the Montour end, three years before, chiefly ou the issue of erecting the new couuty. It was his lait session and his last opportunity to win out ou his new couuty scheme. If he remain ed in opposition to the State adminis tration it was possible for him to pass the measure on a partisan issue by Democratic votes,but iu that event he would have to run up against the Gov ernor, who knew exactly how to defeat such political movements. It was finally suggested to Senator Best that there was oneway by which he could get his new couuty, and that was to make himself Speaker of the Senate by voting for himself and giv ing the administration the control of : the finance aud several other import ant committees. Senator Best well j knew what such a political movement involved aud it was most humiliating for him to desert his pirly and make himself Speaker by his own vote, but he felt that the end justified the means and he accepted the contract. It became whispered around that there would be some queer political doings when the Senate was called to order and the hall was crowded when the clerk rapped on his desk and call ed the new Senators to be sworn. The Democrats had nominated J. Porter Brawley of Crawford for Speaker, and the Whigs,to cover their contract with Best,nominated Senator Darsie.of Al legheuy, tiie oldest of the Whig Sena tors iu service. I was fortunate iu ob taining a seat quite close to Best, as I knew he was to be the central figure of the show. Brawley came into his seat with a most unsteady gait. He knew that his defeat was inevitable aud he had for tified himself for the ordeal by a cop ious supply ot stimulants. Brawley would not have been required to vote for himself if the Whigs had not made the combination with Best, as the couitesv was always observed iu that body wheu the contest for Speaker was a square oue between tlie two parties, and the dominant party had but one majority, for the two candidates for Speaker each to vote for the other. The old-time Senate mauy times stood 1? to l(i,aud the majority Speaker was always chosen by the vote of the op posing candidate. The first ballot gave Brawley 15; Darsie 15, with Brawley, Best ami Darsie scattering their votes, and oil the second ballot the Whigs voted solidly for Best and Brawley received 15 Democratic votes, bat Best had not answered when his name was called, Hud just before the clerk was about to compute and announce the vote, Sen ator Best rose in bis place in very ob vious confusion and asked that his name be called. The clerk called "Valentine Best," to which the Seuator responded "Val entine Best," aud thus made himself Speaker of the body. Some hisses came from the crowded lobby, aud Brawley s:u sullenly in his chair and refused to exhibit the usual courtesy of conduct ing bis successful opponent to the chair, but Darsie, the defeated Whig can !i Lite, promptly arose aud led the new Speaker to the platform. The result was that the Administra tion controlled the Senate, that the Montour County bill passed the Sen ate by a single vote, and finally com manded sufficient Democratic support in the House to carry it through, when Governor Johnst in promptly gave it hi? approval. Best was bur,it HI effigy in the Col umbia portiou of his district, but he was heartily suppoited by the Montour people. He wa- refuse 1 the regular Di-mocratic nomination for re-elec tion, and Charles li. Kuckalew, then a young lawyer of Bloomsborg. in old Columbia,was made the regular Demo cratic candidate. Manv of the Whigs of old Columbia and nearly all the people of Montour supported Best, who received within one or two of a unan imous vote in Danville, and close to a unanimous vote in the new county, but Luzerne, with a large Democratic majority, was part of the district,and Buckalew was brought to the Senate to a great career as IOUR the leading Democrat of the Senate, as United States Senator, as foreign Minister aud finally as Congressman.
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