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DR. IRVING 11. .1 KNNINGS,
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Diseases of the Stoui;n li :<n-l Iniesiim
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Ofkici 21 > Mlll > 1 KI:KT.
eelli K\tr:i-led without I'nlii.
frown unit I".i'i*l ■ ■ Work specialty.
112 <(iil|>|" <1 « II li the Ijili-sI mil most iin|>roved
lh 11-11 in- ils anil |tr<* |u, r«< I lt» e\eeiite t lie
most (lulu-nit work.
IvR 0. 11. REYNOLDS,
DENTIST -
>BB Mil! -- Si., Danville, Pa.
D- ntistry in all tis iir iui-tiw t'h-.rges
Moderate ami orb Guaranteed
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I'OSMSSEIL \I \VS.
The soda fountain is kept busy.
Fireworks accidents are now 111 or
der.
Summet excursions are now being
arranged.
Many of the farmers have started to
make hay.
The weather man is certainly being
good to 11s.
Fresh butter is selling at Milton at
12cents a pound.
Ice cr«am parlois were we II patron
ized on Saturday night.
The fearful number ot 1031 dead is
the terrible total ot loss in the Gener
al Slocum steamer disaster.
WANTED -Small and large tracts
of woodland. Send full description aud
price. New York & Petin'a Co.. Lock
Haven, Pa.
Thanks to the care ot some farmers
in feeding them during the last severe
winter.it is learned that quail will be |
very plentiful next fall.
The liest summer tonic that can be
takeu is the pure atmosphere of a June
morning.
The twenty-seventh annual reunion
of the Seventh Pennsylvania Veteran
Volunteer Cavalry Association will
be held at Milton,on the26th and 2fith
ot Ootober next.
Parents will avoid paying good
money of their pockets if they will
see that their boys do not violate the
law on the Fourth of July.
Rural Free Delivery carriers,as well
as the patrons of the several routes in
this section, will he interested in the
new orders governing the service which
will go into effect on July 1.
The strawberry season is drawing to
a close, and the luscious strawberry
short cake will soon cease to tickle
the palates of the epicures.
It has cost Northumberland county
duiing the past year $11.381). 1-1 for
crimiual cases sent into court and
dismissed because there was nothing
in them worthy of legal action.
Owing to the absence of ltev. li. D.
Ulrich there will be 110 preaching ser
vices in Trinity Lutheran church un
til Sunday, July 111.
Kaiu is needed quite badly in this
section.
Georgia peaches, small hut sweet,
art in the market.
• inly a few days more and the Am
erican eagle will scream.
The Milton Hod and Gun Cluh are
getting favorable reports from the
quail liberated early hi the spring. A
number of coveys of young birds have
been scan by fanners and quit < a num
ber of nest* have been discovered, one
ot them willi seventeen eggs in it,
which certainly promisi - a large
brood.
Next to the deadly toy pistol the
cherry tree is the most productive of
accidents about this time of the year.
The crop news continues favorable
though a good il<-al unfavorable may
yet transpire before the cereals are in
the barns and elevators.
The Democratic advance on St.
Louis is already under way.
The penuies of the youngsters are
not being spent these days. They are
being hoarded for use on the Fourth.
We cau't all he happy. This is il
lustrated by the fact that while Lan
caster county has almost finished har
vesting one of its greatest hay crops,
and Lehigh county had more cherries
than it can dispose of,the peach grow
ers throughout the State are grumb
ling
The "kissing bag" which made it
self obnoxious several years ago has
arrived for the season at Hazleton,
where William lhoraas is the first
victim of its bite, and may have to
have Ins arm amputated.
It was a pretty idea of the milliners
of Shamokin to entertain their em
ployes with a picnic at Edge wood
Hark, 011 Tuesday. It is not to he sup
posed that the latest style of bonnets
was discussed at the outing.
The Lord's Supper will he observed
in Trinity Ueformed Church, Straw
berry Kidge, on .luly 10, at 10 a. m.
Prep»r*forv* services on the preceding
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. All
members ate urged to be present at
these services.
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NHVI-R Itli HNTIRKLY FRlvli UNTIL IT SUI'I'LIKS ALL OF ITS OWN DIiMANOSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
vol, 4D--NO LM;.
ritiiiiiiiniii) BY
The frequent repirt of fire cracker
or ,0111, thing similar proclaiming the
.pprnah of Fourth of July is already
I,c »rd 111 different parts of town and
tin* ; !i 1 are on the alert to catch
1 :In- lIV I,ders, whether they be over
j zealous youth who discharge the tire
' works or the dealer who sells them
ahead of time.
Naturally in the excess of enthusiasm
attending the approach of Independ
ence Day there may lie a tendency to
lose sight of the Borough Ordinance
providing for the sale and use of Jin'
works. In order, therefore, to refresh
the memory of all concerned a couple
1 of extracts from the Borough < Irdinance
j relating to fire works are here append
ed.
Section 1 sets forth that it shall not
1 be lawful for any person or persons to
j sell or dispose of any rockets, fire
crackers, squibs or any other pyro
technical works within the limits of
the Borough of Danville except one
day prior to and on the Fourth day of
July in each and every year. Any
person or persons who shall violate
any of the provisions of this section
shall forfeit and pay a fine ot five dol
lais for each and every such offense.
Section 2 sets forth that it shall not
be lawful for any person to discharge
any rockets, fire crackers, squibs or
other pyrotechnical works within the
limits of the Borough of Danville at
any time other than upon the day ob
served as the Fourth of July of each
and every year. Any person or per
sons who shall violate any ot the pro
visions of this section shall forfeit and
pay a fine of five dollars for each and
every offense.
Vitrified Brink in Council Chamber.
The advertisement for pioposals for
paving Mill street has resulted in a
most remarkable demonstration in
which paving brick and salesmen link
ed to that commodity figure alike con
spicuously.
Agents interested in the paving prop
osition turn up with the arrival of
nearly every train,bringing with them
a varied collection of paving brick.
Brick have bm-ti arriving by express
for nearly a week j ast and Council
Chamber now presents more the ap
pearance of a brick kiln than a hall
given over to the intellectual pursuit
of law-making.
The samples sent in would constitute
a wagon load. They are disposed
about the room so as to be easily view
ed and compared, while the boxes and
excelsior that they were packed in,
which form auother wagon load, lie in
a heap in a corner of the Council
chamber.
The bricks are certainly fine-looking
specimens and are worthy of study.
The most of tho bidders have sent in
two or more grades. The firms rep
resented are from Scranton, Willia'iis
port, Clearfield, Germantown, Phila
delphia and Zanesville, Ohio.
The bifls for street p:iving will he
opened at the next meeting of Council
on Friday night.
Sharon Team May Play Here.
.lulius Moyer, manager ( 112 the strong
Sharon base ball team, in a communi
cation to this paper states that lie is
endeavoring to secure a date in Dan
ville.
The team has Aug. 1, 2, ami :! open
and is trying to fill in Williamspott,
Sunbury and Danville. The Sharon
boys have a record of twelve consecu
tive victories and in a game with the
Chicago National League club were
beaten only by a score of 4to 1. But
four hits were made oil the Sharon
pitcher. Mr. Moyer states that he ex- i
pects George M. Keed,the well known i
player from Fine Bluff, Arkansas, i
formerly of Danville, to join the club !
in a few days.
The Sharon club is one of the strong- j
est independent clubs in the West
and is well and ably managed by Mr. |
Moyer, a former Danville boy.
U. E. Shipe a Benedict.
Calvin E. Shipe, formerly ol the
Morning News staff, and Miss Mary
<Cottier, Assistant Principal of tic
Kaigbn school, Camden. N. J., were
united in matrimony last, evening.
The ceremony took place in the newly
furnished home of the bride and groom,
No. in Murray street, Trenton, N. J.,
the Kev. O. H. Ingram, pastor of the i
Walnut street Presbyterian ehurcli,
Trenton, officiating. Mi-s Mary S.
Hartung, assistant Principal of the
Lincoln School, Camden, was brides
maid. Claude A. Shipe, son of (». A.
Shipe of Shauiokin, was best man.
The groom is City Editor of " The
True American,"of Trenton,N. J. Ib
is a journalist of ability and is very
well known throughout this section, :
especially about Sunbury where he
sjient his boyhood and did bis first
newspaper work. Tho News extends
congratulations.
Weil-Known Couple Wed.
William McVey and Miss Margaret
Tooey of this city were married yes
terday morning. The ceremony took
place in St. Joseph's Catholic church
at 7 o'clock, Kev. M I O'Reilly olTici
ating. Miss Nellie Tooey, sister of
the bride, was bridesmaid. The groom
was attended by John Ward.
The crooni is a well-known young
man of 0111 city and is of industrious
habits and highly esteemed. The bride
is the daughter of John Tooey and is
likewise highly esteemed and popular.
The newly wedded couple left on a
trip to Harvey's Lake and Scranton.
Returning they will take up their resi
dence on Ash street.
'Tilt SEWIILI
The public sewer, begun 4 t-riflo nv
,er a year ago, was completed yester
day and is now 111 fitst class working
order.
The sewer is one of the most import
ant improvements undertaken by the
1 Borough since the establishment of
1 the water works and there are many
| facts relating to it- construction that
have an (special interest at the pres-
I cut time.
The construction of the sewer began
'on June 15, 100:?. On November loth
work was discontinued and was not
resumed until the middle of May last
so that the entire time during which
work was 111 prngn ss was less than
seven months.
What made Uic sewer really a great
undertaking was the deep cut that it
was necessary to make between Ma
honing creek and the river. The great
est depth in this long stretch was 2!>
feet and it was nowhere much less
than twenty four feet. The cut lay
through a deposit of sand and careful
cribbing was essential along the en
tire distance. The work, however,was
finished without a single accident re
sulting in injury worth mentioning.
The cost of the completed sewer, ap
proximately speaking amount* to thir
teen thousand dollars.
The construction of the sewer was
in charge of I'. J. Keefcr, Superinten
dent of the Wafer Works, and K. S.
Miller, Street Oonnnissioner, G. K.
Keefcr of Sunbury being the supervis
ing engineer. They were all selected
as competent reliable men and it is
gratifying to be anle to stat" that con
fidence was tint misplaced. The sewer
is a demonstrated succ»and carries
a constant- stream of water from its
source at the P. L. Brewery 011 Spiing
street to it« mouth in the river, one
hundred and eighty feet from the
shore.
Engineer Keeler personally oxauiiii
ed flic sower on Tuesday tnd WHS well
pleased with the wiv it is working.
< inti up the sewer at Church street
he found three inches ot water; at the
aqueduct ho found the same depth of
water. Further down in the meadow
at Mahoning cieck lie found four
inches of water. Continuing tiu» ex
amination at West Mahoning street a
man climbed down the .'I foot manhole
and tound an unobstructed view
through the .' toot pipe all the way to
the river The water in the sewer
there had increased to five inches
Brick Wall Collapses.
Frank, the twelve-year-old son of
Frank Ross, Water street, came with
in an aco of losiug his |l:fe Friday
by being buried under a brick wall
which collapsed as lie was passing.
Daring the afternoon Frank, along
with Arthur Spado and John Mourer,
boys of his own age, wore playing
about the old planing mill near the
canal. In their rambles they entered
th e old "dry house," a low brick
structure much dilapidated and ready
to tumble.
Frank saw .something on the ground,
which he was in the act of picking
up. when without any warning the
wall fell down upon him,burying him
under the brick and mortar. The lit
tle fellow, quite as much terrified as
injured, cried out loudly for help,
which was not in vain, for hi.- young
companions without tin loss of a mo
ment flow to his rescue and in a short
time had the debris cleared away so
that lie could arise to his feet.
Tbe boy was badly hurt, the worst
injury consisting ot a very bad gash
over tlm left eye, which penetrated to
the bono. Bleeding and lame from his
many bruises he was led or halt carri
ed by his companions until he reached
the threshold ot his home when he
fainted.
The family physician, Dr. Newbaker
! was called, who examined the injured
t boy and found that no hones were hrok
| en although In- body is covered with
i bruises. There i- a painful abrasion
on the left breast. The left knee is
badly sprained and bruised. The gash
in the forehead was enclosed by the
insertion of seven stitches.
Very (rood Bathing Ground.
The V. M. C. A swimming classes
have found an excellent bathing ground
in tiie river in-t below the second pier.
■
j The bottom is sandy and is i otnpara
i tivelv free of stones. Several other
-ipots were ttied hut they wort all
open to objection
The classes are not very well attend
jed as yet but warmer weather will
\ bring out all the members. The class
es use their gymnasium suits, which
answer the purpose very well. The at
i raclies of the water works courteously
; permit the swimmers to use the boiler
; room as a dressing place. From this
i point the classes can very convenient
ly climb down over the river hank
j whence the bathing ground is- easily
j reached by swimming or wading.
Professor Carpenter has made a
change in the schedule. Hereafter the
Men's and the Young Men's class will
meet un different d »y«,the Men's elusi
on Monday, Wednesday and I'riday at
I::]<) o'clock, and the Young Men's
i elas- on Tu dav and Thursday at the
; same hour.
A 1 Atiant.c Oity.
Mrs. ,| P lloffa and Miss Atta
Low lie will sp.-ml the summer at At
lantic City, when thr.v are filling
j position- in t'i' ('hildrni - Home
Jacob (iiotiei el Northumberland,
i was given -ixty day* m jail by .liist
| ice Carpenter for taking iron from the
railroad bridge at Northumberland.
DAWILLK. PA., TIiriJSDAY »JI NK 150 UHM.
• ' WIN OUT
The Old Timers redeemed their sev
! eral defeats sustained this season by
winning out in the game at Watson
town on Saturday,the score being five
t-o three in favor of Danville.
As will he seen by the detailed score
hitting was not verv heavy on either
| side. Danville's victory, was in no
small measure duo to the excellent
work of its battery.
Three of the Old Timers' best play
ers could not goto Watsontown on
Saturday and Manager McCoy was
compelled to secure the services ot
, Buclier of Milton to cover the first
base. To fill the other vacancies he
decided to try a couple ot promising
young players of Danville—Barber and
W Ainmeriiian. It was their first ex
perience in fast company ; irrespective
of this fact, however, the hoys show
ed up well, Ammctman doing some
clean fielding and Barber showing up
well with the stick. Both of these
young players will no doubt be regu
i larly on the team in the future.
Defeat was the last thing expected
by Watsonown on Saturday. That team
entered the game flushed with victory
| having shut out the Sunbury team in
a game at Sunbury 011 Wednesday and
defeated the same team in a game at
Watsontown 011 Thursday.
The score:
DANVILLE.
R. H. I). A E.
Ross, 8b I 0 0 1 0
Verrick, 2b 0 0 5 2 0
Hummer, c 10 3 2 0
Hertz, ss .11110
Buclier, lb ... 1 111 0 0
Re illy. If I 1010
Barber, rf 0 1 0 0 0
W. All linerinan, cf 0 <• 2 0 0
McCloud, p '• 0 2 5 0
ft 4 21 15 0
WATSONTOWN.
li. 11 O A. E.
Florey, p I 1 I I 1
Bump. 2b ... 0 0 .1,1 1
Hafer, ss 10 2 12
Marvin, if 0 12 0 1
Halt, lb 12 0 0 1
Francis, ot 0 1 0 0 0
Hitucr, rf 0 1 10 0
Long, c . o 0 1> 0 0
Strebeigh, 8b ..0 0 01 0
3 fi 24 0 r.
Score by innings:
Danville 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—s
Watsontown 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2—B
Summary: Earned runs, —Danville, |
2. Two base hit, Hart. First base 011 j
balls—off McCloud, 3; off Florey, 2. .
Double plays—Danville, 1 ; Watson- ;
town, 1. Hit by pitcher—Floiey, i; j
McCloud, 1. Time; 1 hour, 30 min
utes. Umpire, Smith.
Freight Car Burglarized.
A freight car on the P. R. Rail
way consigned to Danville was robbed
on Tuesday night. The robbers were
evidently after something which they
di'l not find, as while the entire car
was ransacked and much damage done
but little if anything was removed.
It was the regular Willow street e »r
that was robbed, which leaves Phila
delphia about five o'clock every even
ing and arrives at Danville early the
next morning. It is generally loaded
exclusively with goods lor Danville 1
Tuesday night was no exception,when [
the car was loaded with merchandise
of all sorts for our Mill stre t dealers
and contained only a conp'.e of pack
ages 111 addition, which w< re consign
ed to Pottsville.
When the car reached this city yes
terday morning and was opened the
Interior presented a scene that beg
gars description. The goods were all
mixed up, packages were unwrapped,
boxes broken open and contents trod
den under foot. There was only a few
packages in the car that escaped the
hands of the despoilors and yet so far 1
as could be determined little or noth
ing was stolen. The supposition is
that the car burglars were in quest of
whiskey and finding it not were ob
liged to leave the car a> thirsty as
they entered it.
Station Agent Philip Fonst yester
day stated that it would be some little
time before lie would be able to deter
mine the exact loss sustained but he
did not think it would be heavy.
The robbers effected an entrance
through au end door, which is situat
ed near the top of the car. Only a few
cars contain these doots which are lit
tle larger than are required to admit
a man and are not often used except
when loading long articles which can
not be very easily gotten in and out
through the side doors.
Where the robbery was committed
is as much of au enigma as is the id
entity of the robbers. The car might
have been broken open at any point
between here and Philadelphia or even
in Philadelphia.
The Danville Brick as Good as Any.
One of the samples of vitrified brick
manufactured from Danville shale has
been placed side by side with the fine
samples of paving brick sent here by
bidders who are competing lor the
Mill street contract.
A glance suffices to show that the
Danville product has all the properties
ot the best paving brick manufactured
elsewhere. Agents of the bidding
firms who have examined the Danville
|iri< K. unhesitatingly acknowledge lis
merits, although veiy much surpris
ed to find anything like it manufac
tured from shale in this locality. It is
much to be regretted that the project
to manufacture vitrified brick here
fell through, especially since the pav
ing proposition has carried and there
would be such a fine opportunity to
dispose ot the product at home.
I PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Miss Elizabeth Buclier of Sunhury,
spent Sunday with her parents in Riv
erside.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gross of Blooms
burg, spent Sunday with relatives in
this city.
Miss Annie Sherwood ot Berwick,
j spent Sunday with Danville friends
Miss Helen Ramsey of Philadelphia,
is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Margaret Grove of Philadel
phia,is visiting Miss Emma Gearharf ,
Bloom street.
David J. Rogers left yesterday for
! Scran ton.
Frank Bennetts was in Bloomsburg
yesterday.
John A. Ellis of Exchange, left yes
terday on the 7:07 D. L. iV W. train
for St. Louis, Mo.
Miss Ella Fisher of Sunbury, visit
ed frieuds in this city yesterday.
William Oherdorf of Sunhury, was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
Mrs. I. Grier Barber and children
are visiting relatives at Middlehurg.
Dr. Geo. I. MacLeod and Cadwal
lader Biddle, Esq., members of the
State Board of Charities are in town
today making an official inspection of
the State Hospital.
Frank G. Peters returned home from
a visit to Washington yesterday.
Edward W. Dye will leave this
morning via D. L. & W for the St.
Louis Exposition.
Mrs. S. J. Weltiver and daaghter,
Miss Francos, are visiting relatives in
Muncy.
F. Q. Hartman transacted business
in Shickshiuny yesterday.
G. S. Hunt was in Sunhury yester
day.
Frank Sandel left yesterday for a
visit in Scranton.
Dr. E. A. Curry transacted business
in Sunhury yesterday.
Contractor ('hailes Battaglia was in
Berwick yesterday.
Miss Harriette B. Woods, of Phila
delphia, arrived in tins city on Tues
day evening. Miss Woods, who gives
a song recital in St. Paul's M E
church tonight, will spend the month
of July at the home of her father,
Augustus Woods, Walnut street.
Miss Helen Ramsey has returned to
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Honry Trumbower left
yesterday for a visit with relatives at
Pittston.
Thomas Evans transacted business
in Shamokin yostcr.lay.
Wellington Rote was in Sunbury
yesterday.
W. G. Williams transacted business
in Wilkesbarre yesterday.
Graduates of Training School.
The twelfth annual Commencement
of the Training School for Attendants
at the Hospital for the Insane will be
held at that institution on Thursday
evening. July 14th at H o'clock.
The graduating class this year is
mad*) up of the following: Lizzie M.
Johns, Alice Cu lien Book miller, Mrs.
William C. Burger, Mrs. Sarah J. Kost
er.Margar.it Naomi Dice, Sarah Emily
Johns, Mae ('. Shade, Carrie Isabel
Russell, Harry F. Deaner, Whitefiold
Ford, (J. Raymond Barrett, Cyrus M.
Gerriuger, William Charles Burger,
John A. Strouser, John C. Robinson,
George Anderson Brown, G. Freas
Ash, Hurley De Laßiggei.
Following is the commencement
program :
Invocation . Rnv. J. E. Hutchison.
Overture —" Flora" Schlopegrell.
Orchestra.
Address to the Class
Charles M Clement, Esq
Waltz—"A Dream of Heaven". .
.. .Bauer. Orchestra.
Conferring Diplomas
The Superintendent.
March —" Uncle Sammy"
... Holzman. Orchestra
Awarding Prizes Dr. J. E. Bobbins.
Benediction . Rev. J. E. Hutchison
March—"Soldiers' Blood"
F. Vonßlohn. Orchestra.
Reception to Class by Dr. and Mrs.
Meredith '•> to 10:30 p. m.
Out-Door (Jlulj at Base Ball.
The Out Door Club composed of some
twenty of our business men are fixing
up the old nail mill tract as a base
ball ground and are busy scheduling
games for a season's sport.
S. M. Waite yesterday was putting
the finishing touches on a new dia
mond, which occupies the crown of
the elevated portion of the tract. A
backstop will also be erected.
The Out Door Club last year play -
etl at DoWitt's Park and established a
reputation on the diamond. The ali
enee ot the river bridge makes the
Park inconvenient this season and has
led to the selection of other grounds.
Among other teams that the business
men will cross bats with at the Nail
Works am the Hcspital Club, the
Rough and Ready team and the Old
Tim is.
Truinbowt r& Werkheiser Secure Contract.
The contract for the Catawissa Na
tional Bank building was let Monday
to Trumbower & Werkheisor, of Dan
ville. The contract for digging the
cellar and furnishing the stone for
the foundation was subsequently let
to Eugene Tewksborry, tit Catawissa,
who at once began the work of excava
tion.
NHW ORDERS FOR
i| RURAL CARRIERS!
I | With the number of Rural Jr.? J)
1 livery mail ronti ■ now in success!' ul
! operation in tin- section, tin follow
ing order of tho Postniast'-r CJ<■«i• ■i >1
, | will ho of interest
| Tliu act of Congress unking ai prop-
I riations for the service of the Post
| office Department for tie li •il yeai
I bee inning July 1, ID" J, in CUIIIH ition
| with tho appropriation for tiio pay ol
rural carriers, provides that
"On ami after said date (July 1,
11)04,) said carriers -hall not solicit
| business or roeoive orders of any kind
! for any person, firm or corporation,
and shall not, during their hours of
(employment, carry any merchandise
i for hire; Provided, Thar -aid carrier-!
[may carry merchandise for hire for
land upon the request of patrons resid
ing upon their resp'ctiv routes,when
ever the same shall not interfere with
I the proper discharge of their official
duties, and under such regulations as
the Postmaster General may pre
scribe. "
In pursuance of the above provision
| of law, it is ordered :
That rural carriers are not p rnutt
I ed to solicit Imsim or receive orders
lof any kind for any j. rsou, linn or
]corporation
No maiial !'■ matter may be handled
by lural carrier* while serving their
routes, unless the prop r postage litis
been prepaid, with the single excep
tion of county newspapers, which, un
der the law. are permitti I to lie carri
ed free throughout the county in
which they are published, to actual
subscribers, and such newspapers ad
dressed to subscribers, residents on
rural routes, must I •• deposit d at the
postoHice tiie same as papers for other
subscribers.
* The hire for merchandise carrie in
request of the patron of rural free de
livery must he paid by the patron.
Carriers will not he permitted to re
ceive any compensation trom the sel
ler of such merchandise.
Articles or packages, win \i are mail
able, which are handed to the carrier
or deposited in the postoffico or in a
rural letter box or in a collection box
located on a ruril rout . with request,
that the rural carrier delivi r -ame.are
subject to the rules regulating mail
mattor,including the payment of p' -t
--age thereon.
Articles or packages, that an not
| mailable.which the patron desiro the
rural carrier to carry must be deliver
ed to tho carrier in person, and in
carrying merchandise for biro rural
carriers are not permitted to leave
their routes as officially laid out.or to
accept anything that will in any way
delay the delivery of mail, or in any
way interfere with tho efficiency <>f
the service Carriers, while on duty,
are not permitti 1 to carry spirituous
liquors either for themselves. for sale
or for the accommodation of tie ;r pat
rons.
Rural carriers are required top «rmit
postoHice inspectors, or other duly ac
credited agents ot the PostofficDe
partment, to accompany them on their
j regular trips over their rout 's They
must not carry other passengers nor
permit any person, other than author
ized postal officials, to ride with them
or to have access to the mail-
Rural carriers must not engage m
any business duiing their prescrib d
hours of service, or conduct any busi
ness after hours which oiler- the
temptation to solicit patr 01.14 011
their routes, or which, by reason of
their position in the government ser
vice, gives them speci il advantage
over competitors,such as hook cauv i
sing, soliciting insurance,selling sew
ing machines, or otlie, kindr o
eupations.
Carriers must not, either 111 person
or through others, directly or indirect
ly, by any method whatever, solicit
money, gilt- or presents, nor issu. for
profit, souvenirs or postal handbooks;
nor co-operate with or assist the | 111 ■ -
Ushers of same to secure the patronage
of the public, nor compile directori.
for public use or assist publishers to
compile tin 01; nor furnish the names
and addresses of patrons of their
routes, for pay or favor, to any busi
ness establishment.or ro any imtividu
al, except to those departm oitai oili■
ials who. under the regulations, ire
entitled to the same. (Signed)
11. C. PAYNE,
Postmaster General.
Coal in Snyder County.
John Long, a farmer residing along
IVnns ('reek, one-halt mile from ('■ n
treville, Snyder county, discovered a
cropping ot hard coal on his (arm a
short time ago. He partially dt velop
ed it and has a vein of good anthracite
coal, which he has used himsell in
his home and in bis port ible engine.
He is preparing to open up the v< in
this summer -u that he will be tidy
to do business next winter. I'he di
cr.very 111av open up a new industry in
Snyder county.
To Get Haas' Place.
The Shamokin News 1- authority for
the following "Il lias liven learned
from a very roliabb source that Daniel
Grier, a staunch Republican, of Wat
sontown, has been slated tor tiie a]
pointment nf district deputy internal
revenue collector to succeed the late
A. G. Haas Several Shamokin lie
publicans were desirous of the ap
pointment, but it v\a- thought ad-
I visable to make the appointment from
[elsewhere and thus avoid any conteii
| tioo which would naturally arise "
KS FAIiLIsIIKI) IX 1855
SCIIIIIIL MIAMI
ELECTS TEACHERS
11 tellers wire elected MDnday eve
to till tin- Horough -eliools for the fol
lowing year All tin* old instructors
who wort applicants were re-elected.
Tin r. were three vacancies this year.
J' W M ill was elected teacher ot
tl. f'oiiin rcial Department at a salary
of -; 70 per month. Mr. Magill is a
young m in of our town, a graduate of
ShisshT - !' . siness Coll-'ge, who at
presout holds a position as teacher in
tin Gear sville Busine'-s College. A
iiuinh * r ot letters were read highly re
eoin m tiding tin young man. B. E.
K ray hi II ot Steelton was elected as
Principal of the Third Ward schools
at a - ilaiy of sift prr in -nth. Miss
Harri t Boudman was elected teacher
ot tin Welsh Hill school, Mi,s Bennetts
being transit•. red to the First Ward,
where a vacancy occurred.
B«yo id the slight advance provided
for by the scale adopted by the School
Hoar I there was no raise of salary ex
cept- in the Literary Department of
tin! High School, filled by Mrs. Coult
er, vvher ■ an auvance ot ten dollars
was eranted.
Teachors were elected as follows:
High School—Principal, .T. C. Carey ;
first assistant , I). N. Dietfenbacher;
second a-sistant, Mrs. E. A. Coulter;
Commercial Department, Frank Magill
Grammar Schools—First Ward, Sal
lie Musselman ; Second Ward, C. C.
Sehaefler Fliird Ward, Benjamin E.
Kraybill.
Senior Secondary—First Ward, Rose
A. Gallagher; Second Ward, Sara
Pritchard ; Third Ward, Rachel Good
alt, Fourth Ward, L. Melissa Bloom.
Fourth Grade —First Ward, Winifred
Evans; Second Ward, Mary Welsh ;
ihird Ward, Elsie M. Wilson; Fourth
Ward. Tillie James.
I iiird Grade--First Ward, Kathrvn
Bennetts; Second Ward, Alice Guest;
Third Ward, Blanche Lowrie; Fourth
Ward, M. Alice Bird.
Second Grade—First Ward, Martha
Ki im ; Second Ward, Mary Williams;
Third Ward. Sara E. Wilson; Fourth
Ward, Harriet Fry.
First Primary—First Ward, Jeanette
Pickard ; Sec.md Ward, Viola Young;
I'hirri Ward, Jennie Lawrence ; Fourth
Ward, Nellie Gregory.
Mixed Primary—Third Ward, M.
Jennie Lovett; Fourth Ward, Harriet
Boudman.
Miss Elf rich Weiss was elected
teacher and supervisor of music at a
salary of §4O per month.
W. E. Young was re-elected Truant
Officer at a salary of §lO per month.
Janitors were electod as follows:
First Ward, Robert Miller; Second
Ward, I). K. Ponsyl; Third Ward.Seth
Lormor ; Fourth Ward, Calvin Eggert ;
Welsh Hill, Mrs. A. Anderson.
Substitute teachers were elected as
follows No. I, Catharine Rogers;
No. J., Hertha Miller; No. 3, Alice
Smull. Substitute teacher No. 1, who
will tie obliged to spend six months in
ictual school room work, will receive
a salary of §3O per month.
The contract for furnishing the Bor
ough schools with coal for the coming
year was awarded to T. A. Schott, a
local dealer.
There were six bidders in all—A. C.
Amesbnry, T. A. Schott, Franklin
Hover, R. J. Pegg, W. A. Shepperson
nil the East Boston Coal Company.
Mr. Schott agreed to furnish No. 2
coal for 8!.(55 an 1 No. <» coal for $ 1.1)0
at the mines." A. C. Amesbury,
who ugre d re furnish No. 2 coal at
-">.01 and No. 6 at -^2.delivered in
th cellars, was the lowest bidder, but
i -pecial plea was made l'or tiie kinds
ot coat handled by Mr. Schott and it
was decided to awared him the con
tract. The other dealers were only
slightly above Mr. Amesbury.
On motion it was decided to employ
tiie Friendship Fire Company to haul
the coal to the cellars after it is ship
ped to this city It was decided to
- inploy John Russoll to oversee the
putting away of the coal.
The following directors were pres
ent Harpel, Orth, Greene, Burns,
Pursel, Serk heiser, Fischer, Trum
bower, Adams, and Jacobs.
On motion it was decided to hold
Ihe annual joint meeting of teachers
uul directors on the next regular night
it meeting.
The following tolls wore approved
for payment:
U. L. Gordy §1.24
A. 11. Grone 3.00
E. J. Malaney fi.2o
William Miller . 3.00
Dills from the several janitors l'oi
whitewashing, &<\, were referred
back to bo itemized.
( Y. M, U. A. Boys' Picnic.
The annual picnic ot the Thomas
B< aver Hoy- Bible Class ot the Y. M.
(' A will be held in De Witt's Park,
W dm lay. July lith Procession will
st.r.t from Association building at 10
o'clock in tli • morning and proceed to
the t'eiry and upon landing on the op
pu -it si ii ot the river will go direct
IO the Park Members of the class
will call at V M. C. A. building on
Tut -'lay evening, July sth,and secure
tick» Is. Ka li member must have a
tieki i in orth r to accompany the class
tin refoie hoy> are teminded that tbev
are to come Tuesday evening at 7
o'clock.
Appointed Pension Agent.
William M. Hoddens has been ap
pointed p> n-ion agent at this place.
I(<> i- empowered to solicit pensions
and other claims ot soldiers, sailors,
marines and their widows.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job mater P 1
generally, the Pu^ 11
notinces to th<
is prepared at
cute in the ne
JOB PR
Of all Kinds ano Description
THE ROCKS
ARE REMOVED
Four of the largo rocks which lay in
the way of the ferry were blowu to
atoms with dynamite yesterday and
the boat, lias uow an unobstructed
parage from one lauding to the other.
The good work was done yesterday
afternoon. County Commissioner O.
W. Cook was assisted by P. J. Keefer,
Samuel Sainsbury,Frank HOBS, George
Koss and some others. The process of
dynamiting rock under water proved
very interesting and was witnessed by
a good many ] > ople on shore.
The men employed waded out into
the stream and as soon as the rocks
were located began the work of drill
ing. It was not necessary to drill
very deep and as soon as a cavity was
produced of sufficient depth to hold
the dynamite preparations were made
for putting off the blast.
Water, it appears, has no effect up
on dynamite. All that was necessary
was to insert a stick in the rock ; wat
erproof fuse was used containing ou
the end a cap,which was imbedded in
the dynamite.
The large ledge of rock near the'
North landing was tackled first. The
dynamite here did splendid execution.
The report caused by an explosion un
der water is not loud and none of the
four blasts sent off yesterday were
heard very far from the river. The
spectacle presented, however, wan a
grand one. As the dynamite exploded
a volume of water hearing with it
fragments of rock shot info the air to
the distance of seventy feet and ruin
ed back into the river, the whole sug
gesting a geyser or an immense foun
tain at play.
The first rock blasted embraced a mass
of several tons. The entire ledge was
blown into smithers.not a single mass
being found afterward that weighed a
hundred pounds. The ledge was blown
clear oat of the way of the ferry and
where the rook formerly lay the water
is now as deep as anywhere between
the two landings.
Four rocks in all were blasted, the
result at each place beiDg the same.
The ferry now has nothing to contend
with but low water. The depth is
nearly uniform from one landing to
the other. At scarcely any place is
the water three feet deep; at places it
is less than two feet. The ferryman
last evening stated that a fall of an
other foot in the river would put the
ferry out of business.
The lauding on the South side yes
terday was moved further out into the
river and it is now about 120 feet from
the shore.
Fourth of July Near at Han^.
Fourth of July is coming on; apace
and already people are beginning to
form their plans forspending the clay.
Danville will not celebrate the
Fourth in the strict acceptance of that
term, but fortunately the day Will not
be dull. The town is lucky imhaving
two delightful parks, each of'which
will present attractions.
DeWitt's Park as usual an
important factor in the day's celebra
tion. Dr. DeVVitt, himself, has the
?veut in charge and he invites, every
body to seek the cool shade iof his
widely known resort and spepd the
National holiday in comfort. The
*aiue of base ball between two nines
jf old-time players in the forenoou
will be a feature that no one can re
sist. to say nothing of the more ser
ious contest in the afternoon when
two well-known clubs of the present
lay will cross bats. There will be all
sorts of sport and a fine display of
ireworks in the evening
At Hunter's Park the Washington
Hose Company and Drum Corps will
lold a picnic and they want the pub
ic with them. Admission to the Park
will he free. Thero will bo dancing
itternoon and evening. There will be
;ood music and games of all kinds.
A good many of our people, fond of
>ratory and pageantry, who want to
'eel enthusiasm and hear the eagle
scream, will.no doubt, attend the old
ashioned Fourth of July demonstra
ion at Washingtonville. A very fine
irogram has been arranged at that
dace and flaming posters announce
lie events of the day.
There will be a big civic and in
lustrial parade, which will form ou
Market Square at 1:80 p. in. There
will be two games of base ball be
ween Washingtonville and Turbot
kille. one at 10:30 a. m.and the other
*t 2::?0 p. m. There will be plenty of
music and a display of tire works
in the evening.
A Trolley for Mill ville.
A movement has been started to push
the work of the Mi 11 ville and blooius
liurg trolley lino. There are parties
who are willing to finance the com
pany provided that people along the
line and particularly in Millville show
that they really want the trolley liue.
With this end in view a subscription
has been started to take a good sized
block of the bonds and stock in that
vicinity and teu per cent, of the
amount was taken within an hour from
I lie time the project was broaght for
ward.
Short Session of Court.
A short session of court was held
yesterday morning.
Dallas Snyder was appointed guard
ian of Charles Snyder, minor child of
Jacob H. Snyder.
In the case of J. C. Patterson vs.
Ella P. Reed et. al., an order for sale
of real estate was issued.