Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, June 09, 1904, Image 1
Borne Pager -—.For lie Home Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IKVINi; H. .IKNMMiS, ogice Hour* 9 A. if. to VI .W 104 MM - Sf -. I P. M to 4 P. M Danville, /'<«. 1 GHVLTX, 1 L>. 4 -26 MILL ST., DANVILLK, I'A. i)t#eases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty | M. C. DFNTIST Onirics: -18 MILI -IKKKT. reiki Kxtractvd without I'alii. Cruwu uuil Hrlilgf Work it .Specialty. e. 4 ulpj.e<l w Ith tlie uiul I.HMI Improved lunirument* aud prrpnred i<> execute the moat difficult work. Hit. c. If. REYNOLDS, - 01 NTIsT. >BB Mill -- m., Danville, Pa. IVntl-tn t»ißiiob«"i. Cb..rgo* Mudbiato au.l t v»«rl «»u*raute«d 515 MAYS. More like June now. The longest day of the yeai will soon be here. Oou't complain aboot warm weath er ontil the dog days comw Souit) ot tlui Sunday soliools of this city are a'leady ai ranging their picnic dates. Tlie b.i-y housewife is nu# storing away her tiiat tousigutueul of pre ferves. Picnics are getting soaked these days. The man who fishes for bass with the patience of Job will soon be iu his element. There is a notable increase in the native song birds ut this part of the country. There hhould be a general pude in their protection. At a recent mot tiog of the directors of the Bloomsburg Kair Association it wan determined to baitd an addition of eighty feet to the grand stand. WANTED.—SmaII aud large tracts of woodland. Seud full description aud price. New York & Penu'a Co.. Lock Haven, Pa. A number of prominent Berwick peo ple, together with a few capitalists of other places,are interested iu a |40,000 embroidery factorv,which they expect to erect iu that place. The busy burglar is swinging around the circle in wt stern Pennsylvania, aud in spite ot the officers who are twinging around after him manages to oover some magnificent distances as well as gather up some moss as his stoae rolls around. Penny block ice cream is causing such tterious trouble amoug children of Scrautou that the Bureau of Health is making an investigation into its manufacture. Suuiihiue aud heat must be very ac ceptable to merohauts with stocks of summer goods for sale. it is to be hoped that June this year will not be a duplicate of 1903, when rain aud unseasonable weathei made backward crops and depressed busi ness tu geueral. Lowury Bros, circus has disbanded at Slaliugtou Bad weather aud poor business was the cause The Lowery's are trom Shenandoah. The act of April 23, IH«3, requires that the School Boards of the State •hall organize witlau 10 days after tbe first Monday lu June of each year • By the payment of |2O Win. Sum mers settled the case brought by the Woman's Belief Oorps, ot Berwick, against his thirteuu year old sou for catching the boat ladeu with flowers which was sent adrift on Memorial Day, aud the Belief corps has decided uot to further prosecute. At the conferees meeting of this Con gressional distlct in July,H. E. Davis, of Sunbury, will be unopposed for the Democratic nomination. All of the counties have eudorsed him. At auy rate this is pretty much of a rare day in June lu weather like this il is an offense against health aud na ture to remain indoors The teachers' minimum salary law is uow in etfect, dating from June I Under its provisions no teacher in this state wilt hereafter receive a less amount per month than (35 There are 1,500 casus of whooping cough in Williamsport and suburbs, according to the estimates of phy sioians. 'Squire Charles G. Haughawout and W. W. Gulick,enterprising South Dan ville residents, are treating their houses to a uew coat of paiut. In Delaware there is some discus sion as to whether a preacher may speculate. If "speculate" in this in •lance means taking an occasional fiv er in the stock mm Let of course he may speculate —if he wants to gamble. Many newspapers are (Hiking fun at Kussell Cage's pronouncement about vacations. But as your Uncle Bnssell bas neither time nor mouey to waste on newspapers lie must remain ill ignorance as to what is said of him. The annual convention of the Penn sylvania State Builders' Exchange, numbering over MOO member,w ill con veue in Hairisburg on December 5 of this year for a three or four days ses sion. itUmhiur "THIS COUNTRY WII.I. NEVER BE ENTIRELY lßlili UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 4!>--N<) li:t. BIIROLGH TAX EIGHT MILLS The Borough tax at a regular meet ing of Oouucil Friday was fixed at 8 mills for tin- coming yenr. Mr Ynsrine of i In- Km nice Commit tee reported that ul a meeting It had couie to the conclusion that in order to meet the increased demand* upon the Borough treasury caused by the public improvements under way the best plan would be to raise the Bor ough tax from 5Lj mills to 8 mills and to omit altogether the water tax, which la-it year wan P.J nulls. The proposition of Mr. Vastlne WHS put to a vote and it carried unanimously. This is the first time in the history of the municipality that no water tax was laid. The question of damages duo Mrs. Densburger for the privilege ot carry ing the sewer across her property ou A street catue up for consideration. Mrs. Densburger, it was explained, wants |SOO, which Council thinks too high. On motion of Mr. Goeser the matter was left in the hands of the Committee on Streets anl Bridges for adjustment with the understanding that if an agreement can uot be reach ed the claim be placed In the hands ot the Borough Solicitor to he disqiosed of by legal process. The following communication was received from Kurgess Pursel relating to the action of Council ou the Mill street culvert: W. W. Davis, President and mem bers of Council. Gentlemen I have your communica tion through your secretary, Mr. Harry Pattou and do uot approve of your res olution made at the special session of Council held Monday evening, May it, 11*04, viz: To award the contract for removal of Mill street canal bridges and building of a certain arch culvert, wing walls, and retaining walls, in aud across the Pennsylvania canal to the next lowest bidder, I). J. Rogers, for the sum of f25.H8.20 for the same reason I did not approve of award ing this same contract to Messrs. T. L. Evans' Sons lor the sum of I believe that two or three lines of inch terra cotta pipe laid in the bottom of the canal bed, extending several feet ou either side of the Mill street line so that the street may be tilled up and have an embankment of easy slope on either side will be as etttcient as the costly culvert you pro pose to build. I return herewith the contract be tween the Borough and Mr. lingers for this work, unsigued. W G. PUKSEL. Chief Burgess. The President explained that in view of the veto by the Chief Burgess the proper course to pursue would be to reconsider the vote by which the con tract was awarded to Mr. Rogers. The vote on motion of Mr. Reif suyder was accordingly reconsidered, after which 011 motion ot the same member the contract for building the Mill street culvert was awarded to 1). J. Rogers at the sum named in the bid. The vote taken was a yea and nay one, each ot the members—nine in uumber—voting in the affirmative. Thus it was announced that the cm tract was awarded over the Burgess' veto and can be legally signed by the President of Council. The following petition was presented to Council: " We, the undersigned residents of Lower Mahoning and Lower Market streets, respectfully request Town Council to have a bridge across Mah oning creek from Chestnut street and would also request that the Council place one of the canal bridges which are to be teuioved across the creek, at that place." The petition was signed by some thirty citizens.among whom was Chief Burgess Parsel. It wast tie sense of the me in hers pres ent that one of the canal bridges in question should be placed at the point designated. There were some things to consider, however, in connection With the proposition and on motion of Mr Vastine it was ordered that the matter be placed in the hands of the Committee on Streets and bridges for investigation, they to report at next meeting. The following members were pres ent: Davis, Dietrich, Goeser, Swank. Feiistermacher, Boyer. Keifsuvder, Vastine and Lloyd. The following bills were approved for payment: BOKGIJGH DEPARTMENT. Hegular Employes I Hi.so Staudard Electric Light Co 45<i.41 Standard Gas Co.. 2.40 Benton B. Brown H.OO Labor and Hauling 47.50 George F. Keefei . 129.00 tlarnian Hupp. . 1.50 Welliver Hardware Co «».75 Labor on Sewei 227.*53 WATEK DEt'AHTMENT. Regular Employes $141.f»5 Standard Gas Co <"> 00 Hariy B. Patton . 20.00 Mrs. M T. LeDuc Utf.»2. Three Years at Hard Labor. A charge was preferred against Carl ton Smith on Kebruarv ..Hi, 1904, lor stealing brass fitting-*:»r B, Ison htreet, Camden. This puty disippeated and was only apprehended in Camden on May 21st, and was brought for trial May 27th, on which date he was sen tenced by the court as follows: "The sentence of the Court is that you be confined ill the Slate's prison at Trenton,for the term ot three years at hard labor. FLOOR BLOCKING WILL BE USED Attorney W. Kase West returned home from liarrisburg last evening where on Tuesday he was present at a ! meeting ot the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, i Mr. West states that everything looks | favorable for the early completion of the bridge, which will bo built along I modern and generally approved lines, j The plans adopted provide for the block flooring system; the roadway will be twenty-four feet wide, with sidewalks of probably six feet. The second pier ot the old bridge, which is comparatively new aud firmly built, I may or may not bo used in the new i bridge. The plans and specifications, ' it is true, as drawn up provide for us ing it, but whether it will be employ ed or not depends iu great measure up on the nature of the bids presented. Bids foi the now oriilge will be ad vertised for next week. In Montour county, the paper selected for adver tising will be the Morning News; in Northumberland county as well as at the State Capital newspapers still le main to ho selected. The advertise ments will ruu three weeks. On July fifth the bids will be open ed and the contract will be awarded. Just how soon work will begin on the new stucture and when it may be com pleted are questions which can not be definitely answered at present. The State Depaitment, however, makes no secret of the fact that it is very anx ious to have the work pushed through as expeditiously as possible. It is said that our bridge is six months ahead of every other bridge that has been ap plied for ami that the new structure will lit) the first bridge with block flooring erected in the State. An eminent contractor is quoted as asserting that it is perfectly feasible to erect a bridge such as the plans and specifications ptovide tor here iu the short period of four months. Practic al men in touch with the situation in all its phases see nothing improbable in the proposition that the new bridge may be completed by December Ist. Soldiers' Monument Committee. At a meeting of the Soldiers' Monu ment Committee held 011 Monday night John H. Goeser was elected Treasurer to till the place of B. K Gearhart.de ceased. The committee now has a very complete organization and it intends to push the work vigorously. Subscrip tions to the fund can be paid at once either to Mr. Goeser, Jacob C. Miller or S. A. McCoy. The Soldiers' Monument lund has swollen considerably since soliciting was resumed a few wee ks ago. Many of the leading residents of the county have shown their interest in the move ment by subscribing libt ral amounts. There is no longer any doubt as to the ultimate success of the undertaking and the date of it 3 consummation de pends wholly upon the amount of en ergy put forth and the time employed by those who have the work 111 hand. The generous response met with in the short canvass shows how tavorably the general public view the proposi tion to erect a soldiers' monument in Montour county and it is gratifying to learn that the soliciting is in hands that intend at once to carry canvassing forward into the extensive territory which remains with a view of raising the money required during the next few months. Curbstone Market Must Move. The days of the curbstone market 011 Mill street would seem to be num bered. Owing to the building opera tions at the canal where tlie stone cul vert is iu process of erection both farmers and patrons are put to no lit tle inconvenience at present, all of which however, are as nothing coin pared with what must follow when street paving and the building of the trolley line get under way. It seems to be a settled question with Council that other quarters will have to be selected for the market at least while the system of improvements contem plated are under way. Whether when all is finished Mill street will be found available for a market is a fact which will develop later. Something will have to he done very quickly and just how to meet the em ergency is one of the problems that Council has on its hands at present. Some of the farmeis do not take very kindly to Kerry street as a site for the market 011 account of the exposed con dition, which affords venders no shelt er in case of stormy weather. The lat ter have learned to appreciate the awnings 011 Mill street, which unfor tunately cannot be supplied ou any other thoroughfare. Picuic Marred by Rain. The Maccabees picnic, which was held at Hunter's Park Saturday, was very badly marred bv the rain. There was a fairly good attendance during the day, but early in the evening just as the crowd was about to make its way toward the park, the shower be gan to materialize and the threatening condition of the weather mado it ad visable to remain in town. Dancing went 011 during the even ing, but none cf the games advertised came off during the day. Repairing Bridge. Many of the plank on both the drive way and the foot walk of the Mahoning creek bridge, Northumberland street, are found to be badly decayed and will have to replanked. Work 011 re pairs was begun yesteiday. DANVI LLE. PA., THURSDAY JUNK 9 11)01. Illii\ I,HUM GAVE WAV A serious accident was narrowly av erted at the Stove Works Monday forenoon. An iron girder supporting the oupola platform gave way piecip itating a workman along with a quan tity of fire brick some eight or ten feet, balow. striking another workman. The two young men who figured in the accident were Arthur Walker and Prank Montague, both of whom escap ed with slight injuries. Mr. Walker was wheeling a load of waste castings out of the foundry to the elevator. The wheelbarrow had just reached the cleaning room door when the young man heard the floor above giving way. With the wheelbarrow in front of him it was impossible to wholly escape the brick aud debris which rained down upon him. He sustained a scalp wound, which required several stitches, be sides an injury upon his hand and right leg. As a result of the girder breaking only a section of the floor above, some six by eight feet, gave way. Frank Montague was standing squarely upon the portion which came down and was unable to eave himself. He got a dan gerous fall, but beyond a wrench in the back he does not seem to be much in jured. The girder was supposed to be per fectly sound aud gave way without the least warning. The platform above frequently supports a weight of a ton or more. Yesterday it was not taxed to anything like its full capacity aud contained only a few fire brick. A workman had just dumped a wheel barrow load of soft coal upon the plat form beside the cupola. The slight jar, it seemed, was sufficient to snap the girder iu two and thus the acci dent occurred. It is regarded as a very singular circumstance. The damage wrought was very slight. A portion of the blast pipe of the cu pola was carried away, but this could have been easily repaired and a heat could have been run yesterday after noon, but the accident caused some delay and confusion in the foandry and at the request of the moulders it was decided to knock oft for the day. Interesting Facts Relating to Schools The annual report of the Danville Public Schools submitted to *he School Board at its meeting Monday jiglit by Borough Superintendent Gordy con tains a good deal of information that will prove of interest to the general public. The registers of the schools show an enrollment of 1310 pupils with an aver age attendance of 93 per cent, for the year. Of these 152 were students in the High School, attending on an av erage 9U.5 per cent, of their time. In ttie grades, the highest enrollment in any school was in the first primary, Second ward; the lowest, 33 at Welsh Hill. The highest per cent, of attendance in any school for the year was t>7.5 in the senior secondary school, First ward ; for a single month 100 in the same school. The lowest per cent, for the year was 81 in the mixed school, Third ward; for the mouth, 74 in the same school. Only 43 pupils attending the puh'ie schools failed to be present 75 per cent, of the time belonged as required by the School Board. Of these many cases were due to sickness or lack of proper clothing. According to the system of promo tiou in operation throughout the Bor ough (532 pupils were condidates for promotion to other year classes by written examination. Of this number 447 having attained a general recita tion average of 85 per cent, or over were excused from examination. Of the 192 examined 29 failed to make a general average of 75 per cent, and were detained in their respective classes—!• in the High School aud 20 in the grades. The class of thirteen graduated from the High School was below the aver age in point of numbers, but it is credited by the Borough Superintend ent with being strong in scholarship and general mental culture. Twenty six Juniors were promoted to the Senior class,the largest number in the history of the High School so far as can bd learned. Fifty were promoted to the Higli School from the Gram mar Schools aud one from St. Joseph's Parochial School. Members of Board of Examiners. County Superintendent C. W. Derr aud Borough Superintendent U. L. Gordy have been appointed by the de partment as members of the Board of Examiners at the Edinboro State Nor mal School. There are thirteen Normal Schools in the State ami the Board of Examin ers for each is made up of three Coun ty and three Borough Superintendents, ; i principal of one of the other Normal i Schools and one member of the De- I partment at Harrisbnrg. The examinations at Edinboro Nor i mal School take place on Monday and | Tuesday of next week. The two Sup erintendents of this county will leave Danville on Saturday. Hand Injured. George Gross employed iu the heat ing department of the Heading Iron Works met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was charging j a furnace and was in the act of throw | iug iu a car wheel when his left hand struck the door frame. The second , linger was verv badly mashed and he | was obliged to seek surgical attention. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers ot Sun bury, spent Sunday in Danville. Charles Hortou ot Philadelphia, cir culated among old friends in Danville during Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mcßiide of Rupeit, spent Sunday at the home of Grant Fenstermacher, East Market street. Mr. and Mrs. .Jacob Calhoun ot Mil ton,spent Sunday at the home of Will iam Ortman, Center street. William Smith, Grand street, who is employed in Suubury. spent Sunday with his family in this city. Miss Emma Ebling ot Bucknoll Uni versity, Lewisburg, arrived in this city yesterday for a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Kate Daniels, West Mahoning street. District Attorney Ralph Kisner transacted business in Bloomsburg yesterday. Miiis Bertha Kapp of Bloomsburg, visited friends in this'city yesterday. Miss Hattie Adauis is visiting friends iu Shamokin. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Sidler of Nar cissa. are visiting relatives iu Valley township. Mrs. S. F. Ricketts visited friends in Rloomsburg yesterday. Mrs. Howard Klinger visited friends in Milton yesterday. Mrs. B. F. Foulk was the guest of friends in Bloomsbursg yesterday. T. C. Hill returned to Shiokshinuy yesteiday after a short visit with friends in this city. Mrs. John Sechler and guest Miss Crotzer of Illinois, were Bloomsburg visitors yesterday. W. C. Mauser returned to Blooms burg yesterday after a visit with friends iu this city. George W. Keiter of Bloomsburg, transacted business in ttiis city yester day. John Shannon returned to his home in Berwick yesterday after a visit with his brother, Joseph L. Shannon, Riverside. Hon. R. S. Animerman returned home from a business trip to New York last evening. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rossman returned to this city trom a visit to Sunbury last evening. Chief Burgess W. G. Pursel arrived home from a business trip last eveu ing. A. R. Fillebrown,assistant engineer of the Pennsylvania railroad, was at Soutti Danville on business yesterday. Gustave Weil is transacting business in New York city. O. K. Druniheller was iu Sunbury yesterday. Jerome Flood of South Danville is attending oouit at Sunbury D. R. Pensyl left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Johnstown. William Farley was a Bloomsburg visitor yesterday. Relating to the Mail Service, Po?t Master C. P. Harder has issued at his own expense a neat litle folder containing a vast amount of informa tion concerning the mail service which it will prove advantageous for the public to know. The first page gives all the informa tion possible concerning the general delivery aud stamp window,the money order and register and the carriers' window. The second page tells when the mails arrive and depart. Tin; incoming mails are nine in number and the exact minute of the arrival of each is giv en. The outgoing mails are twelve in number. The exact timo of their de parture is given along with the in formation that all mails close thirty minutes before the trains leave the railroad station. The third page gives the exact hours when collections are made from street letter boxes and when deliveries are made by carriers. The fourth page relates to fees charged for money orders. The folder is intended for distribu tion among our business people, who will no doubt appreciate the post master's thoughtfulness and generos ity. Grade for the New Culvert. Borough Surveyor, G. F. Keefer on Saturday furnished Contractor D. J. Rogers witli the grade at the Mill street canal bridge to bo used in con nection with ttie erection of the new culvert at that point. One of the stakes was planted in the street opposite the stairway entrauce to City Hall and the other on a line with the southern wall of Marks' res taurant. A line between these two points shows how much the street will have to bo cut down at the canal bridge to reduce it to the established grade. The earth obtained will be used by the contractor in tilling up about the culvert. Embalmed Beef. Special Otlicer Simmers, of the State Pure Food Commission,oil Friday sur prised a good many people at Will iamsport by causing the arrest of ten meat dealers in that city, who occupy stalls on the curbstone market. Sim mers found that sulphite, a deadly {toison, was being used. It cost the ten butchers S7O apiece or a total of S7OO in tines and cost?. More arrests iare eipected. SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZED The new School Board was organized Monday night. The meeting began with every member of the old Board iu his place. There was considerable busi ness to transact and it was nearly] 9 o'clock before reorganization took place. A committee numbering about a dozen representing St. Joseph's and St. Hubert's Catholic charches ap peared before the School Board to protest against the action ot that body in withdrawing the services of the at tendance officer from St. Joseph's and St. Hubert's parochial schools. This it was claimed is altogether contrary to the intent of the law relating to the Truant Officer, whose duty plain ly is to keep all children of certain age iu school and there is nothing to suggest that people of any religion or race are to be deprived of the benefits of tho Act in question. The committee also took n?ild ex ception to the action of the Board which deprived the parochial schools of the periodical visits of the Borough Superintendent and which obliged the pupils of those two institutions who wish to enter the High School to take an examination under the Borough Superintendent. This, however, they were willing to waive as something they could not exact., although they were emphatic that the Board had er red in its action relating to the truant otfieer. Superintendent Gordy, it appears, had written to State Superintendent Schaeffer for information on these points. He was in receipt of a reply from the State Superintendent, which he read to ttie School Board. The re ply stated that it was incumbent upon the teachers of the parochial schools to report truants and absentees to the School Board and it would be well for the truant officer to aid the teachers of said schools in bringing the truants to school. Without such co-operation, tie held, the compulsory law must be a failure. The School Board very readily saw its error aud gracefully yielded. On motion of Mr. Adams it was ordered that the resolution withdrawing the services of the truant officer from the parochial schools be rescinded. The Treasurer's report was read and accepted, winch at the close of the school term shows a cast) balance of $3.51.47 on hand. The Secretary read the annual re port, which on motion was acccepted and ordered printed in the Morning News and "Montour Democrat." President Keefer made a few re marks letuming the customary ttiauks after which a vote of thanks was ex tended by the Board to both the retir ing President and the Secretary. The School Board then adjourned siue die. Dr. Harpel was elected temporary President of the new Board and New ton Pursel, Secretary. The members elected at last election were then sworn in, Harry Truuibower taking the place of C. P. Hancock; D. E. llaring taking the place ot P. J. Keef er and W. H. Ortli succeeding him self. On motion George B. Jacobs, whose year expired last night, was elected to (ill the place made vacant by Daniel Byerly for one year. Mr. Jacobs received eleven votes and after he was sworn in there was a full Board present. Dr. Harpel was elected permanent President of the School Board. The salary of the Secretary was fix ed to remain the same as last year. W. 11. Ortli and Newton Pursel were both nominated for permanent Secre tary. A yea and nay vote resulted as follows: Pursel— Harpel, Burns, Pursel, Har iug, and Greene. Orth—Adams, Trumbower, Fischer, VVerkheiser, Jacobs, Vonßlohn and Ortli. Mr. Ortli receiving the majority of votes was declared elected permanent Secretary. M. 11. Schram was re-elected Trea surer of the School Board, the re muneration to be one per cent, of all disbursements. Ralph Kisner was re-elected Solicitor for the School Board the remunera tion to be the same as last year. On motion of Mr. Greene it was de cided that the tax rate be fixed at »> mills tor school purposes and that no tax be laid for building. On motion of Mr. Werkheiser the school term was fixed at 9 months for the coming year. The schools will open oil August 29th. Seventy-five per ctut. was the min imum time fixed for pupils to attend school. On motion it was ordered that teach ers be elected on the 27th inst, the second meeting night of June. The following bills wore approved for payment. 11. R. Moore I 5.48 A. H. Groue 9.02 Borough Auditois 12.00 U. S. Express 100 H. G. Salmon 2.10 Standard Gas Co .80 Montour Democrat 1.00 U. L. Gordy 3' The Last Rites Performed. Mrs. Harriet Spade, whose death oc curred Thursday at the home ot her son in law. John Wilt, Front street, was buried Sunday afternoon. Fun eral services wore held in the United Evangelical church at 2 o'clock. Rev E. B. Dunn officiating. The pall bear ers were: Frank Startzel, Jacob Swayze, David Guest, George Deibert, Emanuel Diiumiek aud Harry Rank. EST All LIS 11 ED IN 1855 A BRILLIANT WEDDING One of the most brilliant weddings which have taken place in this city for a long time was solemnized in the Mahoning Presbyterian church at 7 o'clock Tuesday eve, when Miss Mary Nita Moyer became the bride of Charles S. Lyon. The church was uiost beautifully dec orated with orange blossoms aud palms, a large assemblage of invited guests being present to witness the ceremony. The bride wore a gown of white seeded voile trimmed with hand some lace and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. Miss Margaret Garner of Ashland was bridesmaid and was dressed in white dotted Swiss lace trimmed aud carried a bouquet of pink roses. Howard Shultz was best man. W. V. Oglesby aud Thomas Jameson were ushers. Miss Kuth Uearhart ren dered the wedding march. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. T. F. Moyer, Mill street. A delicious wedding din ner was served, John B. McOoy acting as caterer. The home of the bride was most beautifully decorated with Am erican beauty roses, sun lax and aspar agus vine. The newly wedded couple left on the 9:05 D. L. & W. train for a trip to Philadelphia, Atlantic City aud Wash inton, D. C. Returning they will take up their residence on West Mahoning street, where a newly furnished bouse awaits them. The presents were exceedingly fine, including nearly every article of value that enters into the furnishing of a home. There was a large variety of cot glass, silverware and chinaware. Among the silver was a baker, water pitcher, tray, tea set.meat forks,gravy ladle, olive set, bread tray, knives, forks,spoons and the like galore. There was one full set of china, and an end less variety of other articles which be long to the table, all beautiful and costly. There were three handsome ohairs, a parlor table, a beautiful oval mirror, onyx clock, table liuen, bed spreads, doilies, towels and rugs. Very many other artioles, including thirty dollars in gold were among the pres ents. The following guests fiom out of towu were present: Miss Margaret Garner and Mrs. Harry Livers of Ash land ; Miss Edna Reber, Mt. (Jarmel; Mrs. Eshbach and daughter, Miss Mary of Milton; Mrs. J. W. Rill ing of Dußois; T. C. Hill, of Shick shinny; Miss Geraldine Conner and Miss Millie Fisher of Robisonia; Will iam Lyon,son and daughter, Jack and Adeline of Bellefonte; Mrs. Martha Bridenbach and sou Jack of Philadel phia; Miss Mary Derr of Lewisburg; Miss Nelle Jameson, Philadelphia; Miss Etta Hressman, SelletHville. The Ice Mound at Lover's Leap. Some newspapers a week or ten days ago weie inclined to discredit the story that an abundance of ice still existed on the river bank at Lover's Leap. It these editors were to travel a little they might learn a few things worth knowing. The ioe existed at Lover's Leap as described in these oolumns and what is still more remarkable it exists there today. June 9th, in quantity but lit tle diminished, and any person who doubts it should satisfy himself by a personal visit to the spot. J. C. Heddeus of the Heddens House in passing Lover's Leap yesterday drove over to the ioe mound and brought several large pieces along back to the hotel, which he exhibits as a Kreat curiosity. A better specimen of ice was never seen. It is solid and as clear as crystal without the least sign of houeyoouibiug, notwithstanding its long exposure. Mi. Heddens last even ing stated that there is still a large mass of ioe on the spot, the bulk be ing sufficient to load a freight car. He has no doubt but that the ice, it not carted away,will remaiu until nearly, if not quite, the first of July. As the season advances the ice be comes a veritable curiosity and Mr. Heddeus is not the ouly resident who has brought specimens of the big mound along to town. From now on it is not unlikely that a good deal of the ioe will be brought to Danville and that it will disappear in this way nearly as fast as by uieltiug. Will Sing in Philadelphia. M\ss Vesta Williams, of Pottsville, formerly ot this city, has been engag ed as contralto soloist in couneotion with the quartet choir of the Broad and Oxford Presbyterian Ohurch,Phil adelphia. Miss Williams has signed a year's contract with the music com ii] it tee of that large and flourishing congregation, of which C. H. Cramp of the prominent ship building fiim is chairman, to assume her duties on the first of September. Miss Williams is the daughter of W. I). Williams of Pottsville and a sister of Mrs. W A. Sechler, this city. She frequently visits Danville. She pos sesses a rich voice and much talent. For some time she was a pupil of the Peake Vocal Studio of Philadelphia Seeking Data. A representative of the bridge manu facturing firm of Nelsou Buchanan, & Company. of Chambersburg, was in this city Saturday last to obtain some data concerning the proposed river bridge with a view of making a bid for the erectiou of the structure. 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 all Kinds and Description CAR JUMPER'S CLOSE CALL A boy from this city whose name is unknown, came within an ace of be ing killed by the cars at South Dan ville yesterday. The escape which was witnessed by a number of people, pre sented a most thrilling spectacle. It occurred at the crossing just above the ferry landing as a fast freight was passing. The boy attempted to jump the train. He succeeded in catching hold,but be fore he got onto the car he was thrown violently to the ground. As he struck lie rebounded falling over the rail be tween the front and rear truck. There seemed no he'p for the little fellow and the by-standers turned away their faces feeling sure tiiat the next mo ment the wheels would pass over hi* body. The boy, it seems, who had hardly time to reason, acting as it were by instinct at the very moment he fell under the train by a quick movement threw hia feet around and escaped the wheels by a mere hand's breadth. The boy, who was half grown,seem ed to fully appreciate his peril and was visibly agitated. beiDg scarcely able to speak for some time. It is hoped that his awful experience will never lose its effect as a warning against the fool hardy practice of car-jumping. Jumping cars is an evil that is car ried to great extremes in South Dan ville, very small boys, many of whom reside on the Danville side of the riv er, being among the offenders. There is no limit to the risks taken aud speotacles occur daily w'lich are quite hard on persons with weak nerves. Residents in South Danville are look • ing forward to an early repetition of some of the terrible accidents which have occurred in the past if stringeut measures are not adopted to pot a check on car jumping. Four Buildings Btruck by Lightning. A curious freak of electricity at Elys burg is reported in connection with the heavy thunder showers,which vis ited that place Saturday night aud Sunday. The lightning struck no less than four buildings over a very Bmall radius,each of the places struck being within sight of the others. To make it more remarkable in each instance the stroke was what is commonly call ed a 'cold" stroke. No fire resulted, neither was any living thing injured by the shock. On Saturday night the barn belong ing to the estate of the late Dr. Gil bert was struck ; also the barn belong ing to David Huff quite near by. On Sunday afternoon the barn belonging to Cliff McWilliams was struck aud also the residence of Frank Campbell situated in Eljsburg. At David Huff's a straw shed built against the barn was rent entirely as- I under by the heavy stroke aud a num ber of the shingles were ripped off of the roof. In each instance the lightning was of blinding intensity and accompani ed by deafening peals of thunder. The people of Elysburg had never experi enced anything like it and for awhile they were panic stricken. All Stars Win From Hospital. An interesting game of base ball was played on the Nail Mill ground Tuesday afternoon between the All- Stars of this city and a team from the Hospital for the Insane. Danville won out by a score of 7 to 5. The game was not without interesting features. Wel liver struck out 11 men. Owens of the Hospital team did some good pitching but his support was poor. The line up: ALL-STARS R. H. O. A. E. Summons, ss 2 1 0 2 1 Bedea, if 1 2 1 0 0 Denninger, lb ......S 2 y 1 2 A muter man, c 11 10 8 0 Peters, 2b 0 1 8 1 0 Riley, 3b 0 1 3 2 3 Gillaspy, cf 0 0 0 0 0 Pritchard, If 0 0 1 0 0 Welliver, p. 0 1 0 3 0 7 9 27 12 6 HOSPITAL R. H. O. A E Davis, ss 0 1 0 5 2 Brown,c 2 1 4 1 0 Robinson, If .2 1 0 0 0 Owens, p 1 0 1 6 0 Ash, cf 0 0 1 0 0 Barber, 2b 0 2 2 11 Ford, 3b 0 0 1 2 0 Clouser, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Fritz, lb 0 0 18 0 2 5 5 27 15 5 ~~""""~ The Last Rites. Mrs. Isaiah|l):twsou was consigned to the grave in Fairview cemetery Monday afternoon, Rev. E. B. Duun officiating. The pall liearers were: John Wolf, Samuel Van Kirk. George Gibbony, aud John Bryant. Among those attending the funeral from out of town were: Mr. aud Mrs. Jackson Dawson, Edward Dawson, Miss Stella Dawson of Montaudon ; Sherry Miller and wife, John Miller, Raymond Miller, Clark Brobst aud Mrs. Mercy Miller of Catawissa; Miss Sara Haas aud Mrs. Gilbert Haas,Bear Gap. Uowan Grove. Cards were received in this city on Monday announcing the marriage of Miss Lucy C. Grove to Mr. William 0. Cowan at Ashbourne, Montgomery Co., Pa., on Wednesday, June Ist. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. John Grove formerly of Danville. The people who desired to get warm ed up after the long and cold wiuter are being accommodated by Old Sol aud General Humidity.