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a Specialty
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DENTIST
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retti Kxtriiel. it wilhout rain.
Cr.e. 11 rtuit liridne Work ■' -.peeiultj
(■sipped ,1 ti,. i.-iU-xt nnd mu«l tmproveil
IliMlrnineiils timl prepared tu \i. .!. lln
uiosl illttlcelt work.
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MinlerHte Hie: '* \»>.rK t» 1 ir>> t<" '
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Immms:
Now for picnics.
Summer bepins next Tuesday.
Welcome the t .rl\ sunshine.
Tliere will soon he use for llypaper
June is show ing indications ef hav
ing recovered her be-iriugs
WANTED.- Smr.ll and large tract
of woodland. Send fn '1 description anel
price. Nes\ VoM. I'cnn'a Ce).. Loci.
Haven, Pa
Harrisbnrg'- poj illation, as e-stimat
ed by tbe« conipilers of Bojel's Direct
ory, just issued, n aches ?S, i "i,a jump
from 75,551!, the estimate of last year.
Too much dampness thus far this
month. It's worst effect will be te>
damage tho crops.
Tho sixty teaehers of Shenandoah
have asked the school boaid for an in
crease of salaries, claiming they wore
reeiuced 1H per cent, six years ago.
Tho semi-annual >rotest of the pow
ers against Turkish atrocities on Ar
menians has jut been issued, anel is
couched iu the usual vigorous lan
guage. The sultan has filed the note
for future reference.
Dealers in fiioworks should spend
their spaie time evenings reading the
laws relating to the sale of dangerous
weapons for use on tho Fourth eif
July.
The St. Louis hotel keepers are do
ing their best, to undo the mischief of
exorbitant rates with which they start
ed out.
The Department of Fisheries lias a
largo number ot tadpoles of tho Lake
Krie variety, which can be secured by
persons wishing to raise frogs by send
ing their applii at ions to the depart
ment.
The Holy Communion will be ob
served in connection with the 1110111-
lug service at Trinity Lutheran church
Sunday morning at 10::i<). Preparatory
service Friday evening at 7 :'!0 o'clock.
Flower thieves ate at work again
This is one of the meanest kinds of
littleness, and the guilty partie- de
servo severe punishment. Those who
spend time anel money to adorn their
premises deserve better treatment.
The mountain laurel fieiwcrs are
blooming.
Tho weather man seems to have
reached his natural gait at last.
Mrs. Ida Washhuin has begun an en
tirely new action in the Supreme
Court in which she seeks absolute di
vorce from Iter husband,Lee>u W Wash
burn,known all over the* United States
as tho proprietor of four "Uncb
Tom's Cabin" companies, from which,
it is alleged, he derives an income ot
f*25,()00 a year. Named as the princi
l>nl co-respondent is N'( la Mason, the
'"leading ladv" of one of the compan
ies, who plays the part, of Kliza.
Accident insurance companies are
looking with fear at clierty trees.
They expect there will be tho nMial
number of hasty descents to Mother
Earth.
Ha-s fishing is now legal, if you can'
secure the consent of the bass,
Northumberland county has brought
suit against Mt. Carried township to
recover 11700 the amount of a verdict
rendered in favor of the Danville Asy
lum, who sueel to recover amounts ex
pended for the case n? the township
patients.
Dei you know rd any exception to
this rule?—that the merchant who
spends the most money for newspaper
ftelveitisiinr does tin most luisino>s-
Loeal gardeners are complaining
about the effect the- severe winter hk!
ou tbew rose* bushes Only the hard
iest plants survived the intense cold
Posters tell of the coming of I ain's
celebrated Destruction of Pompeii nt
Edgev,ooel Park,Shaniok in,next Thui ■
day, Friday and Saturday A gnrgr ois
pyrotechnic display i- the chief fi it
nre.
Many agents and superintendents of
the Prudential Life lusiiraaeo Coni
pauy will be entitled to attend the
big excursion eif the company's agents
to New York 011 July II Tli trip j.<
a prize for meritorious service i'u'lv
two thousand members of tho Pru
dential lield force will be; in Now
York for a week.
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W ivit'JM 11' V a . S&sa v V h%'V -v vi- 4
HI IS COI'NTKY WILL NKVHR BK HNTIRHLY FRHIi 1 M IL IT SUPPLIHS ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 10—NO 24.
AX AlljOl M;!)
MTIM,
The Bir nigh Council In 11 an ad
journ 11 1 ting Fritl i_\. Ihe ms
hion i o d :• Ii! i o:io,alii'oi; .'ii muni
cipal It. » '1 was tie p I Ml- 1 I i
bus)lli - n liauii ■on the .111 e in: w s
arr »ng 1 aved « ve . in i*;;iiU oit
]i irt in t lie pioct e.iings.
Whll the Committee on light was
called Mr. Vasrine, Chairman, merely
explained that ho was not ready 10 ic
port, but by the next regular meeting
the Connuitteo would have everything
111 shape for Council.
Mr. Reits.iydcr of the Committee on
Streets and Bridges, to which the
hridg ' over Mahoning cteek petition
e 1 ftr at last meeting was refeired,
r ;' rrod that tho committee was not
ready to make any report in the mat
t r. It has discovered that before any
actio 1 can lio taken Chestnut street,
which uo.v t rminat.es at West Mah
oning street, will have to be coniinu
ed northwardly by action of Council.
In looking over the ground tin? com
mittee felt convinced that the proposi
tion to hridg ' Mahoning creek at that
point was a very big one and would
1 ivolvt ai expenditure of at least
£ttOOO.
On motion of Mr. Fonstermacher it
was ordered that the fire plug at the
south side of the canal bridge be re
located on tho opposite side of the
canal to make room for the re-grading
necessary in connection with the new
culvert.
Water Commissioner Cortnan ap
peared before Council to remind that
body of certain facts in relation to the
Water Works, which he thought it
should bear in mind 111 dealing with
the Borough's finances for the present
y. ar In the first place, ho slid, tho
total yearly co-tot operating the Wat
er Works is little less than $ It), 000. A
wall no less than 225 feet long and 2n
to 25 feet high should be erected at
the Wan r Works to protect the build
ing and prevent the dirt from wash
ing down from the bank and filling up
the Wells as occurs with every heavy
flood. 111 addition to this, a new tub
is I eeded ill the filler plant The cost
of the wall may be anywhere between
S3OOO and f.UMH), while the tub will in
volve an out lav nearly as great. In
view of these figures lie could not but
regard the action of Counil at last
meeting in not laying a Water tax as
a mistake.
A discussion followed in which the
urgency of the improvements named
was questioned by several members.
Water Superintendent Keefer b ing
appe i 1 d to said that whatever view
might b held as to the urgency of the
oth r improvements, a retaining wall
111 so no form is a necessity and that
it should ho erected this summer. On
motion ef Mr. Reitsnyder the matter
wa> left, in the hand- of tho Commit
tee on Water.
Mr. Gre-er brought up the matter of
the public fountain. The season has
now arrived, he said, when it is much
needed. He had been informed that
there was a stoppage in the waste pipe
and he asked why it is not repaired.
Sevt tal members expressed themselves.
It was urged that tho fountain is bad
ly lo iteel and that it has been a source
of expense ever sinco it has boon in
existence. The members of the Com
mittee 011 Streets and Bridges did
not litl like assuming any responsibil
ity in connection with it. On motion,
however, it wis referred to the above
commiteee to act according to their
judgment.
Mr. Pa-coe appeared before Council.
On Mondiy, lie said, ho wants to put
a force of men at work 011 Bloom
street tore-tore that thoroughfare to
t.i e condition in which ho found it
over a width of nine feet. He thinks
the streec ought to ho graded to con
form with ttie track of the trolley
line, which Ie sud, was laid accord
ing to tin Bioough's established grade.
City Engineer O. F. Keefer, who
was present, explained that tho rails
are nowhere much lower than the sur
t'a -e ot the -trot, the ave rage depres
sion averaging no more than three
inches. Council will not favor re
moving the course of limestone; for
tin sake eif producing a level surface
Engine r Keefer -uhmitted the- plan
and sp cificatious for street paving te>
Council and these will bo acte I upon
at the next regular meeting.
The following members were pres
.l,l Davis, Vastine. Joseph (rihson,
It itsnyeb r. Swank,Ft nsteriuaedior anel
Ooeser.
KIDS INVITHI)
IOR RIVER !»k 11 Mil:
(in another page will be found an
a Iverti- ni' nt for proposal- for there
building id' the river bridge a» this
place. Bids will be received until
July sth,a period of just three weeks,
w hen tin v will be ope ned ill the pre»s
ence' of tho bidders or their repre
sentative- in the reception room ot
the Exi tit iv < l> pirtmentat 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Improvements :.t D. L, & W. Station,
'j*h< I). L. TV W. Railroad Company
ha- nid new inprovenionts in it
c lliee connect "1 with tlci station here
by in- ailing all now telegraph instru
ment- along with a new table to s.jj,
port tli'in.
Tin inipmved ee|nipnK lit compiles
me 1 111 1 1 it'll wiie extending from
1 S lanton to shinluirv. The new wire
I previously extended only as far as
Bi 1 wick. Its extension to take in the
entiri division will facilitate commu
nication considerably.
TWO IXIIiIIIiSTIM
UISCOURStS
Tozaburo Kudo, M. A., Ph.. D., a
young Japani so of rare attainments,
delivoreel two addresses in 111i> city
Sunday and made *a deep impression
on our people. In the forenoon ho ad -
dressed a large congregation in tho
United Evangelical church; in tin? af
ternoon ho spoke in M. C. A. Hall
to a audience of ladies and gentlemen.
The speaker is a graduate of Vale
College and is a thorough master ot all
the intricacies of the English language.
His diction is faultless, hi- language
throughout b'iug characterized by
a directness and simplicity that is
charming. Only in pronunciation is
his nationality betrayed. He is a
young man short of stature and-light
ly built, full of enthusiasm and a pure
type of the Japanese.
Mr. lvudo yesterday 111 a general w »v
dwelt upon the needs of his country
which re 1 ite to the changed conditions
in that laud. The old system, lie said,
is doomed ; it is rapidly pa-sing away.
Japan, therefore, becomes a field for
Christian workers. The people will
readily accept tho Christian religion,
which is iudissolubly linked with tii '
splendid achievements of Western civi
lization.
Whatever might be said of the old
regime the people of Japan have at
tained a remarkable degree of mental
culture and are able to discriininat •
very nicely in matters ol religion as
well as of politics. In supplying the
place of the old religion, theiofori, h<
said, it is essential that gr at care Iv
exercised that nothing be done to <> 1
feud the public taste and that nothing
false or unworthy of Christ'- teach
ings he introduced in the run of r
Christian religion.
To illustrate the respecr for tho
United States and the attitude of tie
country toward the Christian religion,
the fact was stated that Admiral
I'riu, who attacked the Ruso 111 tl er
it Chumulpo during the present war,
sinking two Russian cruisers, i- a
graduate of Annapolis and 1- a I'hrisr
ian. While at Annapolis he wa- Pre-i
--deut of the Young Men's Christian
Association. Admiral Uriu 1f • i
also a Christian and i- a gradnat • ol
Vassar Colli ge.
Mr. Kudo in a -liort time will 112
turn to Japan and outer upon in.
sionarv work.
A Portion of Stream is Dry.
The new sower has now be n in - r
vice one week an I it i- found to work
most admirably, one respect wher in
it surpasses expectation bing that
alouß a part of its cours> it carries <>fl
all the wat r in sight and b av> s the j
channel of Blizzard's runa-dty a- the
public highway.
There will be no mote complaint of
unsavory odors and uuhealthful con
ditions in the put of town trav r- ?d
by the stream which carries oIT the
brewery waste. Notwithstanding the
rain of "'uesday night the b lot tie
stream yesterday was void of wati r
between Buyer's coal yard near tin D.
L. & W. station an 1 the P. L Brew
ery.
The large springs about the hrew< ry
used in the nianufacture of beer in all
but tho wettest season,practically con
stitute the source of Blizzard's Hun.
All of this water being polluted with
waste is turned iiPo the sew r, which
leaves the stream dry.
All waste fiom the brewery there
fore is now carried off deep under
ground and nowhere along the stream
is there any suggestion of the bad
odors which formerly prevailed. The
only water which now finds it- wiv
into the stream is from the i irge spring
oast of the 1). L. & A", station and the
smaller springs near Church street.
The improved condition- well illustra
ted what can be done for the good ol
the public by tho expenditure of a lit
tle money.
Will Be Brought to D.tuville,
The remains of the late Lieutenant
Bower, who was killed by lightning
.•it Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on MOll
day, will be brought to Danville for
burial,although last evening the exact
date of He ir arrival was not known
A telegram Monday evening was re
ceiveil by the patents of the unfortun
ate yoong officer. apprising them of
what had occurre I and inquiring as
to the disposition of the body. A reply
was immediately wired requiting
that the remains should bo sent to
Danville
The body is now undoubtedly on its
way East and it is thought that >OlllO
definite information will be received
today which will show when the re
mains will arrive.
A New Line of Regulates.
The new line of dopot clocks or reg
ulators just perfected are being i-.-eui
bled at the Rcmpe clock factory.
These timepieces are the first of the
self-winding clocks that contain a sec
ond hand and are the most inter sting
as well as the most perfect of any > t
made. In point of beauty they are un
excelled. tho frames being of - did
quartered oak,golden oak or mahogany
finish ranging from forty five to fifty
five inches in height and eight* en and
a half to twenty-one in dies in width
In depth they range from six to > •, n
inches.
Will Have Charge of Wiriug.
William Hall and Kosser Samm ! .
two well known Shamokiu cb'tr
ians went to Danville this meruit"
where they will have charge of h wis
ing the trolley wire for tho new 1 let
trie road running between Danville
and Bloomsburg.— Shatnokin News
DANVIIJd:. l'A.. Till liSDAY .H'Mi Hi ISIO4.
WILL III: ARGUED
OX 27T11 INST
It i> pretty evident that tho old riv
er road, which the township desires
to vacate, will become tho subject of
a warm light before tho matter i* final
ly disposed of.
It was ou the list for argument be
fore Judge Little 011 Saturday, but
the attorneys opposing vacation were
not ready to proceed aud the caso
was continued until the 27th inst.
Jauies Scarlet and K. S. Ammennau
represent the township. 11. M. Hinck
ley and E. S Gearhart are 011 the op
posite side.
The County Commissioner.- Saturday
afternoon went down to the month of
Mahoning creek to look over the site
wli re the bridge has been swept away.
Tiie destrui tiein was found to fie 1110-t
complete The bridge, a total wreck,
li- - in tie- bottom of tho creek and at
the present stage ol' tho water is out of
,-ight. The County Commissioners had
previously goue on record to the effect
that th 'y would not rebuild the bridge
at 111 it point and they found nothing
iu the situation Saturday to prompt
them tore 'onsiiler their decision.
The river for many years past has
been cutting into the hank between
the creeks' mouth and Lover's Leap,
but ttie great Hood of last spring broke
all records. For a considerable? dis
tance the roadway used last summer
h 1- disappeared and the wheat, in Mr.
Shepperson's field is growing up to the ,
very brink oi the embankment.
It is claimed that to reopen tho road
for travel would in ces-itate relocation
and invedv. an exp mdituro of many
theiusand dollar-. On the eitheT hand,
if is held that tli" road, which is the
v. iv oldo-t highway iu this s 'ction,is J
quit-" in es-ary to aeeouiniodatc travel.
Another atgunn nt relied upon to keep
the ro i 1 open 1- tin tact that its vaca
tion would leave a large tract oT land
wll hout an out It.
Oldest House Beinsr Torn Down.
i'he (dilest louse ou East Market
street 1- being torn down to make way
feu .1 tie.v dwelling. This is the dil
apidated old landmark ou the north
side of the street between Shepper
son's C 1 a! yard and Edmondsou's
lil.i' k-niith -hop and until quite re
cently occupied by tenants.
The h 11- for many y< ar- was own
ed by Mielia I Kishel, who conducted
the blacksmith business in the shop
adjoining All agree that it is theold
est house remaining in that part of
t iw 1 and was probably the first house
erect d on Kit Market -tre*et. No one
Iri i'iy i 1 w!i i! j? w >.s built; old
men of - vi oty live <,r eighty say that
in their boyhood the house was stand
ing there pretty much as at the pres
ent day.
Tli consensus ot opinion seems to
bi tl it tic hous" is marly if not quite
a bun dr. Iyi irs old Its extreme a?e
1- botrayi 1 by its odd construction,
every f< autre of which i« primitive 111
the e\tr 1 ni",-ugje.fmg the days when
log cabins ware the rule. When the
wea 1 hr bard-were torn off yesterday
morning it was discovered that the
walls in ono portion were filled in
with mud, while in another portion
bricks laid in mud were used. The
timb' rs throughout were badly decay
ed
The old hou-i along with the black
smith shop adjoining is own d by
George D Kdnnndson, who proposes
to cb ar off the entire site and build
three dwelling houses on the spot. The
dwellings will he of frame, ot com
modious proportions, two and a half
stories nigh, and of phasing architec
tural design.
Casper Di-oread will put up the
dwellings.
A Pathetic Incident.
A very sad episode is related in con
nection with the death eif Lieutenant
Nathaniel Bower, who was killed by
lightning at Fort Leavenworth on
Monday. George Bower, brother of
tli • officer, is a telegraph operator.and
Monday 1 veiling was on duty at his
po.-t. at Mausdate. He was unoccupied
for a few moments and in a nonchal
ant way sat listening to the click of
the instiumeut. Suddenly a message
pt-sed over the wire which lie recog
ni/.ed as dealing with affairs of tho
government. Ov\ ing to the fact that he
had a brother iu the army such moss
ages always had an interest for him
and he listened intently with his
thoughts indirectly upon that brother
nearly two thousand miles away. His
loelings can be imagined as the cold
nii i 'nanieal click of the instrument
spelled out his lrother's name and
linked it with a terrible d.'ath by the;
lightning's stroke l'lie message was
11 ing sent to Moor, -burg to the par-
I nt - of tin unfortunate officer, hut the
broth'rat hi.- post ol duty was the
fii-t to hear the dreadful news The
young operator w is nearlvjjovercome.
Preparing for a Big Event.
Tl ' hankeis are preparing for a big
t 11 at tin ir summer meeting, which
will be held it Hunt r'- Park, Friday,
.loin 21th. Danville is included in
whit is known as "Group Four" of
tin Peiuisylvai 11 Banket-' AssOeia
<"l: ilar are h. ing - lit out urging
a I 111 attendance an I apprising the
b ink' 1- ' i the fait that the river bridge
i i • ib -tr<i\ ed bv the flood and
s« 1,1 1 rai It ad - under the circum
- • \soul I be 1 reft rable to take.
A time tal, l id all the road- as they
II late to I lativille 1 - given.
len townsman, John B. McCoy,
w ill a t a- caterer at the bankers' meet
ing.
J'fWlNll.
IMBACMFIIS
George Stoinbreniier of Wilkesbarre
spent Sunday with his mother. Mrs.
Annie Sleinbrcuner, Front street.
Charles Weaver of Wilkesbarre,spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
jJ. P Weaver, Toby Run Hollow.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Hershey
of Sunbury, spent Sunday with rela
tives in this city
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Woodruff of
Elysburg, were guests Sunday at tho
home of Elias Woodruff, South Dan
ville.
William Mapstone of Sunbury,spent
| Sunday at the home of his mother in
; this city.
Miss Bessie Reeder of Shamokiu, is
a guo.-t at the home of Elias Woodruff,
' South Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Blocli spoilt
i Sunday with relatives in Bloomsbnrg
Miss Leisenring and nephew, Heury
! Leisenring, aro visiting friends in
Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. S. W. Armes returned homo
from a visit to Sunbury last evening.
Dr. E. A. Curry returned home from
a visit to Philadelphia yesterday.
Miss Mario Fetterman visited friends
in Bloomsburg yesterday.
William Lunger, East Front street,
was a visitor in Sunburj yesterday.
Mrs. E. W Peters visited friends in
Sunbury.yesterday.
Miss Laura Confer of Catawissa,
visited friends in this city yesterelay.
Albert Smith of Wyoming.is a guest
jnt the home of Harry Kern, Mill
' street.
i
D. E. Kistler of Catawissa,transact
ed business in this city yesterday.
H. (J. Warner was a Bloomsburg
visitor yi sterday.
D. J. Rogers transacted businesi in
Bloomsburg yesterday.
Miss Carrie Hester of Bloomsburg,
! visited friends in this city yesterelay.
Profi ssor Jeremiah Reedt rof Sha
mokiu was a guest at the home of
Elias Woodruff, South Danville, yes
terday.
Dr. Eugene Risliol and wife of Phil
adelphia,arrived in this city last even
ing for a visit at the homo of Miss
Ella Curtis, East Front street
Miss Sara Waters returned home
from State College, last, evening.
Rev. Edward Haughtou last even
ing returned home- from Williams
port, where he attonde.l the Conven
tion of the Diocese of Central Penn
sylvania. others of this City who rep
resented Christ Episcopal church in
the Convention were F. (5. Angle,
Esq., Dr. I. H. Jennings, John Dost
er, Jr., and Dr. H. B. Meredith.
Mr. and Mrs. John Walker of Lewi
burg, aro visiting their daughter, Mrs.
('. C. Fisher, East Market street.
District Passenger Agent of the P.
it R. Railway,D. L. M inger transact
ed business 111 Danville yesterday.
Mrs. William Maug< rand daughter,
Miss Ivy, attended a wedding at Cata
wissa yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Maier aro spend
ing this week at Atlantic City.
Mrs. J. A. Winds of Cumberland,
Md..arrived in this city yesterday for
1 visit wiiii relatives.
Oliver Hoover, South Danville,trans
acted business in Sunbury yesterday.
I). M. Curry was in Sunbury yester
day.
David Sechlorof Berwick,spent yes
terday in this city.
Rev. Adolpli Mayer and son Rev.
Eli Mayer will leave this morning tot-
New York city.
Miss Matilda Steinbremner of New
York, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Annie Stoinbreniier,East Front street.
Rov. R. J. Allen of Freehand, spent
yesterday with South Danville friends.
W. F. Gearhart, South Danville,
transacted busine sin Sunbury yestei
day.
He is Now a Mining King.
Readers of metropolitan newspapers
during the- past few days have been
regaled by stoiies relating to an ac
tion for alle'god breach of promise
brought against Meyer Guggenheim of
New York, a multi-millionaire. Tho
defendant is 74 years of age and is
known as the "Mining King of the
Western Hemisphere." He is at. the
head of the Guggenheim Exploration
Company, which has a capital of SIOO,-
000, (MX).
What invests tho aged defendant in
the breach of promise suit with a local
interest is the fact that in his humbler
days ho usod to come to Danville and
that one of Danville's residents-
Simon Drcifuss—who conducted a store
in tho building at present occupied by
J. H Fry, later became a paitner of
Guggenheim 111 Philadelphia and
amassed great wealth.
Our townsman,Heury L Gross,knew
Guggenheim well. During the oil's
he used tei drive to Danville regularly
peddling spices and the like. With
Drcifuss a- partner i:i Philadelphia he
| made a great deal ot 111011 «y 111 »nu
-1 tacturing stove polish and lye.
Annual Reuniou at Pen-Mar.
The fifteenth annual reunion ef the
Reformed churches of Ponnsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginiiand the Dis
-1 tried- eif Columbia will bo held at Pi 11
I Mar, Thursday, July 21. A large turn
j out from Central Pennsylvania is an
ticipated.
ITkL WATER
AND PURE AIR
F. Q. Hartman by dint of experi
ment and a big outlay of money has
succeeded in accomplishing at his silk
i mill here two things which were seem
ingly impossible, namely, absolutely
pure air aud pure water. Contribut
ing still further to tho well being of
the employes the device employed sup
plies along with pure air, air reduc
ed to a comfortable temperature, cool
er than the surrounding atmosphere ou
a hot day in summer and warmer in
winter.
As to air theso remarkable results
are achieved by the "aerophor, "
a comparatively new invention, which
outsido of Mr. Hartman's mills is
not in use 111 this section. The "Aero
phor" receives a stream of water
at a pressure of about 140 pounds and
discharges it with great force against
an oxidized silver point. Thus the
air of tho room is forced through
minute globules of water, millions iu
number; it is washed of all its impur
ities, revivified in transit through the
body of tho humidifier by being de
prived of some of its carbonic acid
gas, while the atmospheric electricity
is destroyed. A change of tempt rature
is effected by disposing cold water
during the summer anel water warni 'd
by steam during the winter. Kv ry
cubic foot of air iu the room is puiiii
ed once every half hour.
The beneficial effects of pure air
where so many people aro employed
can not be overestimated. Mr. Hart
man is quito elated over the success
achieved in this particular alone.
Absolutely pure water is obtained
the silk mill through the agency of a
Philadelphia Water Purifier and Filt
er Plant. By this process the water is
made chemically puro and resembles
distilled water.
""wTtli the filter plant is connected a
re-agent, chamber, through which
chemicals are fed to precipitate all
minerals iu the water. Mr. Hartman
uses this water not only iu connection
with his silk baths, which require
pure soft water,but also 12,000 gallons
daily as boiler feed. Its purity bore
is well demonstrated.
Where previously Mr. Hartman's
boilers were thickly encrusted with
scale they are now after trial found
to be clean without any sign of en- |
orustation. The natural impurity of
the water with tho consequent forma
tion of scale in the boiler adels very
much to the cost of manufacture ow
ing to the increased quantity of coal
required 'll order to koep up steam.
At many places according to tho scale
in the boilers this waste is ten to
twenty per cent. Tho value of any
process, therefore, which will elimin
ate the mineral from tho water is well
demonstrated.
As in the case of pure air Mr. Hart
man is the first in this section to em
ploy purified water for manufacturing
purposes especially for boiler feed.
Mail Wagon in Eunaway.
Jesse Startzel, carrier ou rural free
delivery rout * No. 7, met with a run
away yesterday as tlie result of which
his horse was badly cut,his mail wag
on broken and he was obliged to walk
some three miles.
About the hour of noon when on the
Shamokiu road at the farthest point
from Danville, Mr. Startzel as is his
custom,stopped to feed his horse and
iu order that tho animal might eat
without any hindrance he removed
the bridle. He was just in the act of
replacing the bridle when the horse
gave a spring and escaping dashed over
a steep embankment and galloped out
over tho country roads at a rate which
soon left the mail carrier far in the
rear.
Ar Logan Run the frantic horse
plunged into a stone pile 011 the Martz
farm. He sustained a bad fall and was
cut in nearly every part of his body
by the sharp stones, although not ser
iously injured. The wagon here fell
over upside down and was pretty bad
ly damaged about the top, although
the running gear remained intact.
The horse here was easily caught and
kept under control uutil Mr. Startzel
arrived. The mail matter was found
all right,the only thing lost out ot the
wagon being the cushion, which [the
owner recovered while following up
the horse.
Mr. Sartzel was able to complete his
delivery of mail, although be was de
layed and did not roach Danville uutil
about, ,'i ; :S0 o'clock. He thinks tho
horse was stung by an insect, which
caused him to indulge in his foolish
caper.
Iron Moulders' Picuic,
Iron Moulders' Union. Nei 124 i*
making extensive preparations for its
picnic,which will bo held at Hunter s
Park next Saturday, June 1 Stli. Large
bills have been posted about town an
nouncing tho attractions. There will
be dancing afternoon and evening w itli
gooel music. There will bo a game of
base ball aud other sports including
tug of war. Admission to the Park
free. Refreshments will be sold on the
ground.
A Trip to the West.
W. L. Antrim will goto l'ittstou to
day whence accompanied by his daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth Antrim, ho will
leave for a several weeks visit to Keo
kuk, lowa, Chicago and other points
in the West.
The lawn mower neeels frequent at
tention. These are grass growing
days.
KSTA JILLSIIEI> FN 1855
'SCHOOL BOARD
IS SESSION
The first regular meeting of the
: School Board Monday brought out a
fall membership as follows: Harpel,
Orth, Greene, Burns, Pursel, Haring,
Workheiser, Vonßlohn. Fisher, Truni
bower, Adams aud Jacobs.
The president announced the follow
ing committees:
Finance—Robert Adams, Jacob Fisch
er, David K. Haring,Jacob Vonßlohn.
Building and Repairs—Jacob Fisch
er, Walter O. Green, J. Newton Pur
sel, Harry E. Trumbower.
Suppl ios—W. H. Orth, Jacob Fisch
er, Robert Adams, Wm. J. Burns.
Printing—Samuel Workheiser,Jacob
i Vonßlohn, George B. Jacobs, David
! Haring.
Bills and Accounts—Wm. J. Burns,
Samuel Workheiser, Hairy E. Trum
bower, Jacob Vonßlohn.
Text Books—Walter O. Oreou, Wm.
J. Burns, Jacob Fischer, Harry E.
Trumbower.
Transfers—Samuel Workheiser, Jacob
Vonßlohn, David E. Haring, Harry
E. Trumbower.
Teachers and Certificates—Walter O.
Greene, Robert Adams,Geo. B. Jacobs,
•T. Newton Pursel.
High School—J. Newton Pursel,
Jacob Fischer, W. 11. Orth, Robert
Adams.
Grievance—Geo. B. Jacobs, Jacob
Vonßlohn, Win. J. Burns, Robert
Adams.
On motion it was orelered that one
hundred committee cards be printed.
The bond of Treasurer M. H. Sell ram
was presented to the Board and on
motion it was accepted. The Treas
urer is under a bond of $25,000.
On motion the secretary was author
ized to purchase a new book for the
Treasurer.
011 motion of Mr. Greene the secre
tary was instructed to advertise for
proposals for supplying the Borough
Schools with coal,the bids to be open
ed on next meeting night, June 27th.
Throe hundred tons of coal will be
needed. The advertisement will be
placed iu the Morning News.
Tho se?retary reported that the
graduating class this year had done
some pretty good financiering and that
after paying all the expenses incident
al to commencement it bad over thirty
five dollars remaining. This is a bet
ter showing financially than has been
made by any class during many years.
The following bills wore approved
for payment:
Ezra Haas $ 1.00
Montour Democrat (>.OO
Charles Mottern 2.00
J. H. Colo 8.02
Ponn'a. School Journal 14.85
A "Visit to Former Pastor.
Tho home of the Rev. Harry Cortin
Harmau,pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church at Milton, was the scene
of an unusually happy gathering yes
terday when forty ladies of this city,
former parishioners of Rev. Harmau,
paid him a visit. In the party were:
Miss Frances Hartman, Mrs. W. J.
Williams, Mrs. D. L. Guest, Mrs. W.
J. Rogers, Mrs. Ira C. Everhart, Mrs.
Newton Pursel, Miss Mary Rogers,
Mrs. Ella Snyder, Mrs. A. W. Pieroe,
Mrs. J. L. James, Miss Mary Yorks,
Mi ss Bertha Newbaker, Mrs. M. L.
Douglass, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Jacob
Eyerly, Mrs. B. W. Musselman, Mrs.
Lewis Woods, Mrs. Welliver, Mrs.
David Evans, Mrs. Lillie Hoffman,
Mrs. Jameson, Mrs. I. T. Pattoii.Mrs.
Mary Hogers, Mrs. D. J. Rogers, Mrs.
W. G. Brown, Mrs. J. W. Lore, Mrs.
A. LaKue, Mrs. Ella Reifsnyeler, Mrs.
George Reifsnyder, Mrs. Paugh, Mrs.
Ritter, Miss Beulah Hoddens, Mrs.
Elias Lyon, Mrs. He>ss,Miss Ida Weir,
Miss Lore, Miss Harriet Albeck, Mrs.
George Boudman, Mrs. C. S. Books,
Mrs. Mellin and Raymond Pierce.
Rev. Harmau was very glad to see
so many Danville people, especially as
they were those with whom he had
labored as pastor for so loug. To show
his appreciation of the visit bo char
tered a trolley car and took the entire
party to Watsoutown and back. The
trip was au interesting one and with
out exception was enjoyed by the
ladies.
The party went to Milton in the 7 :53
P. & R. train yesterday morning re
turning to Danville 011 tho p. 111.
train.
The Suspension Order at Sunbury Shops.
Some of the departments at the Ponu
sylvania railroad shops presented a de
serted appearance Wednesday, owing
to tho retrenchment order received 011
Tuesday. In the blacksmith, machine
and boiler departments there was no
one working excepting tho form amen
of the departments. The employes
will work five hours 011 Thursday and
then again remain idle ou Friday.
Just how long this order of working
will continue has not been determin
ed. The order has reduced wages to
such an e-xtent that many of the em
ployes will be unable to meet their
necessary living expenses.
Four hundred employes were sus
pended at Altoona, making tho total
2700 at that place now idle.—Sunbury
Item.
Manufacturing Oigars.
Snyder & Fritch until recently ot
Lancaster have opened up an establish
ment in tho Sweisfort building, this
city, where they will manufacture and
sell cigars. They began the making of
cigars ou Monday and as soon as they
have a sufficient supply on hand they
will stock up their store. The present
is the first time in very many years
that cigars have been manufactured
1 iu Danville.
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
JOP» PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
TWO PROPOSALS
ARE RECEIVED
The advertisement for proposals for
construction of road in Mahoning
township, this county, under the Act
approved April 15, I'jo3, brought forth
two bids, which were opened at the
State Highway Department at Harris
burg on June 13th and forwarded to
the office oft lie County Commissioners
at Danville.
The proposals received are both
from out of town concerns, the low
est agreeing to build the road for
something over six thousand dollars.
The other bid is some two thousand
dollars higher.
It now rests with the county. As
suming that the lowest bid of over six
thousand dollars bj accepted, accord
ing to the provisions of the Act, the
State—which liquidates two-thirds of
the cost—would pay four thousand
dollars, which would leave a balance
of approximately two thousand dollars
to be divided equally between Mon
tour county and the township of Mah
oning.
While the county might be aule to
bear its share of the cost—one thous
and dollars—with ease in the case of
the township it might prove altogeth
er different aud constitute a very
heavy burden. Just how the matter
will bo regarded by the County Com
missioners will develop later. The
contract will be awarded or the mat
ter will be disposed of in some form
at the next meeting of the Board on
Saturday.
Y. M. C. A. Special Announcement.
At a meeting of the Board of Direct
ors held Tuesday evening, June 14th, a
resolution was adopted that does away
with the monthly payment plan on
membership tickets. Persons who are
now paying on the monthly plan are
privileged to continue until the ticket
is paid for but hereafter there will be
no tickets of this sort issued. This ac
tion of the Directors was made neces
sary, for the reason that the kindness
is greatly abused by a number of young
men who use the privileges of the
gymnasium aud baths, but who fail to
pay for what the Association has been
providing for their benefit. There are
a number who are still in arrears,aud
it is expected that they will come
forth and pay what is still owing. The
Association can in no wise provide
the ejuipment and pay its men unless
those who make use of the privileges
pay for what they get.
The Directors of fie Association de
sire to be fair with everybody, hence
this notice is given in all kindness, so
that it will be understood that from
this date persons who join the As
sociation will be asked to pay the full
membership fee aud those in arrears
are expected to pay up their member
ship and locker rent or discontinue
the use of the privileges. To those
who desire to be fair in this connec
tion there need be no occasion for mis
understanding. The Association is
simply asking those who mean busi
ness to do the straight thing by the
institution that is endeavoring to fur
nish everything for their comfort.
The gymnasium will open next fall
with a number ot new pieces of ap
paratus, aud improvements will be
made about the baths, so that every
thing will be in good order for a suc
cessful season's work.
Another important matter that must
be attended to at once is that persons
who have clothing in their gymnasium
lockers will come and take it away
and have it washed up or reuovated,
by the 25th of this month. On this
date the lockers are to be scrubbed and
cleaned,and it is necessary that every
thing be put back in good order. If
things are not taken out of the locker,
they will be taken out and tied up
aud put aside until cleaued. This
cleaning process is necessary to insure
a proper sanitary condition. It is hop
ed that the matter will be attended to
at once.
Hon, F. A. Godcharles Married.
Hon. P. A. Godcharles, of Milton,
Northumberland's caudidate lor State
Senator, was married yesterday morn
ing. Cupid rules and political con
ferences wait.
Mr. Godcharles wedded Miss Mary
Barber, of Budd's Creek, Maryland,
daughter of a Southern gentleman,
and a niece of ex-Judge J. C. Bucher.
of Lewisburg. The ceremony took
place at the homo of the bride's sister
in Washington, D. C., at 11 o'clock
yesterday morning. The couple will
reside in Milton, and will go there
after their honeymoon.
Aud until the honeymoon is over
political conferences have no charm
for the popular Milton man. The close
approach of the Republican National
convention caused the postponement ol
the Senatorial conference,to have been
held at Sunbury last week, until the
last of the month. Now the conference
will not be held until about July 10th.
It has just been learned that an effort
was made to wreck the train on the
Sunbory division on Sunday night
hauling the members of the Ninth
Regiment, N. G. P., returning to
Wilkesbarre from attending the uu
veiling of the Harkins monument at
Pittsburg. A tie was placed on the
track near Retreat but owing to hav
ing fourteen cars all equipped with
air brakes the engineer was able to
stop the train just as it struck the ob
struction. Officers aro trying to ap
prehend the guilty parties.
The bass are already taking to the
tall weeds.