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Equipped with the liil<*»t HIMI mo"l iuiprovi il j
lastruun-iits |>iV|wii'<<t lu < \ecnl** t In* i
most illtthiilt work.
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Dent Mr? 'n nil its Branches. Ctu.rges
Mi*lerai« HUII •* wi.rk Wnttritnteed
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' COMiSED SEWS.
WANTED —Small and largo tracts
of woodland. Send full 'lesoripf ion and
price. New York & Penn'a Go., Lock
Haven, Pa
The Hies are here for good.
Good crop growing weather.
Neit Fourth of July it is likely some
additional featares will ho cut out.
Alientown uses 500,000 gallons ot
water daily, an average of 150 gallons
per day to every man, woman and
• child.
Thero is a probability that the Penn
tsylvania Canal' Company will repair
the break in the dam at Snnbury if
stfie people in that suction will bear a
.portion of the expense.
The liio4 Willi unsport directory
■gives that city 44,542 population.
Williainsport is one of the most pro
gressive inland citifs in the state.
•Seasonable weather makes the farm
er aud the merchant happy as well as
busy.
so.ae of the July dividends come
in the shape of good weather we will
be satisfied.
Ovor three hundred people were
poisoned by eating iee cream at a pie
mo held at Elizabethville on Monday.
Five physicians were hurriedly sum
moned from nearby towns and al
though a number of the victims are
erf It very itl no deaths aro expected.
In order to bring illegal liquor deal
eis to terms the Sous of America and
the American Mechanics' Lodge of St.
Claire, Schnylkil county, have offered
|IOO reward lor the arrest of all such
dealers.
Summer is speeding,and the improve
ments in this city shonld he started at
once.
It is to be hoped the casualties of
the 1904 Fourth wilt full below the
casualties ot its immediate predeces
sors.
It is in order now to enumerate the
casualties aud figure up the losses.
Four months' association with Kuro
li'l army and daily observation of its
methods have convinced Oscar King
Davis that the best thing Russia e»n
do would be to negotiate for terms of
settlement. That opinion is growing
Capitalists of Runovo and North
Band are discussing the advisability
of constructing a trolley line from
Reuovo to North Bend, and there is a
stroug possibility ot the project tak
ing definite shape in the near future
-China,according to the latest census,
contains a population ot over four
hundred millions, or more than one
'quaiter of all the inhabitants of the
world.
It is believed the casualty list lias
beeu materially reduced as a result,
principally, of theetTnits of the news
papers.
The National Cash Registry com
pany of Dayton, Ohio, will send one
thousand of its employes to the World's
Fair, paying their transportafion and
for their admission to the grounds
during five or six flays Among these
employes are six hundred girl-
Bloomshurg merchants now Hose
their stores at fi p. m.
The farmer is now getting busy,and
his work is in the sunshine.
Berwick church goers have petition
ed council tor a enifew ordinance.
" After a lapse of three months, when
the last case of small-pox developed at
Williamsfort, the dread diseas<» has
again biohen out in that city.
The manufacturer will have enough
blank cartridges on his hands to fill
early orders for future events, if he is
fortuuate enough to receive any/
A terrific rain storm, accompanied j
a severe electrical display, broke i
Wilknsbarre Tuesday night Ir !
'• heaviest thunder storm of the j
Th» streets were flooded for a '
The Shatoukin papers publish nine
cases of injuries, more or less serum-,
in that town, resulting from itlt ot
July explosives on Monday.
| Lynian H. Howe, of Wilkesharre,
the moving picture man, who is well
remembered in r)„.v,l|e, i. still in a
Philadelphia hospital Hllfl vvill j irob .
ably pndergo another operation on the
knee which has given him so much
trouble during the past few years
I HIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY EREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 49-NO 27.
1 HCUTIVESESSION
As anticipated in these columns the
Borough Council held a busy session
Friday, but the greater part of it
took place behind closed doors. A
large number of bids were on hand
covering both th > sp-ieio< ations for
street paving and for the electric light
plant and the councilmen preferred to
consider them in executive session.
The council chamber presented an
unusual and business-like appearance.
A large portion of the floor space was
taken up with samples of paving brick
and the plans for the light plant oc
cupied a prominent place, while the
comfortable arm chairs along the three
sides of the room were occupied with
strange faces, men representing the
different paving firms and electric
light concerns that wore bidding.
There were some eighteen of these
representative* present along with a
good many of our townsmen who had
crowded into the room.
Treasurer Ellenbogen presented a
statement of finances to date, which
showed a total cash balance of s!),of>7. •
70.
On motion of Mr. Vastino it was
ordered that *I2OO be paid to D. J.
Rogers on account of culvert contract.
Mr. Reifsnyder of the Committee on
Streets and Bridges reported the Mill
street culvert as approaching comple
tion. Work is at present held up by
changes rendered necessary in the gas
and water pipe. It will be finished in
a few days.
Mr. Fenstermaoher moved that the
Water Commissioners be authorized to
proceed to erect a retaining wall along
the river bank at the Water Works.
Mr. Swank seconded the motion.
Messrs. Reifsnyder, Goeser and Vas
tine did not approve of Council thus
surrendering its authority to the Wat
er Commissioners. Such work, they
held, should rest wholly with Council
which should s.-e to it that estimates
are properly made and contract award
ed to lowest bidder. The question was
put to a vote and was lost. The wall
will be considered later.
On motion of Mr. Goeser the quart
erly appropriation due the Firemen
was ordered paid.
Mr. Vastino moved that Council go
into executive session to open and con
sider the bids for street paving and an
electric light plant. Mr. Swank sec
onded the motion. Mr. Lloyd objected
to transacting business behind closer!
doors. The question carried, however,
on a yea and nay vote as follows:
Yea—Davis, Reifsnyder, Vastine,
Swank, Boyer, Montgomery and Jos- i
epli Gibson.
Nays—Lloyd, Dietrich, Goeser and
Fenstermacher.
At 11 :30 o'clock it was announced
that the contract for street paving had
been awarded to D. J. Rogers of this
city. Inquiry at the Council Chamber
brought forth some additional facts.
The contract was awarded to Mr. Rog
ers at .*-2.17 per square yard and 60
cents per foot for curbing.. Reese-
Hammond clay blocks are to he used.
The specifications call for si* inch
concrete foundation.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
WATER DEP AR T MENT
Regular Employes |UO.OO
Labor on streets ... 58.36
Reading Iron Works 1'.t.00
Standard Gas Co (1.20
TrUmbower & Werkheiser 4.H7
Boottinger & Dietz 2.20
H. B. Patton 20.00
A M. Peter? 4.88
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT
Standard Klectric Light Co s4s;"# 06
Regular employes 82.50
H. B. Patton 50.0
Montour American...... 51100
Labor and hauling 42.75
George F. Keefer 87.50
Trumbower & Werkheiser 4.77
Boottinger & Dietz 1.75
Labor on Sower 152.42
Carl Hilseher 4.B'J
Harry B. Patton ...... 5.17
Will G. hrown 1.80
A bill of B. B. Brown was referred
to the Committee on Ordinance and
Police.
Large Rocks Marked With Buoys.
Unless the river shall take a rise the
ferry will have a very short career of
usefulness before it.
The river is approaching its lowest
stage and the hlg rocks everywhere are
beginning to protrude from the water.
The current is so weak that it has
scarcely any effect upon the flat boat,
tod passing from the northern to the
southern landing it is impossible to
make any progress at all without pol
ing. Returning from the South side it
is some better,hot the speed even then
is little more than a snail's pace.
The naphtha launches are having a
hard time of it. During the week past
there hag been scarcely a trip that the
little boats did not collide with rocks.
About the Fourth of July the most
dangerous of these obstructions were
marked with buoys and they can easily
lie avoided. As the river falls, how
ever, new rocks aro constantly coming
to the surface and these have to be
reckoned with.
Revisiting Dauville,
After an absence of many years in
Florida Samuel J. P irdoe is visiting
old iriends in Danville. He is a guest
at the home of hi-, sistei in-law, Miss
Fannie Hartuian, Mill street,. Mr
Pardon is on his way to Rochester, N
Y., where he intends spending the
summer with his daughter, Mrs. Min
nie Roy Shoop.
NEW CULVERT !
AT THE CANAL
The work of lowering the water
mains at the canal has now been com
pleted by tlie Borough.
The twelve inch main was lowered
into the culvert last week. On Tues
day morning work was begun on the
smaller or eight inch main, which was
finished up last evening. The work
progressed rapidly without a hitch ot
any sort. Neither was it necessary to
stop the pomps even for a short inter
val while the work was in progress
thereby cutting off the water from the
entire Borough as it was at first
thought would have to be done.
By shutting down the gate at Mar
ket street and the one atSwentek's al
ley between 9a. m.and 8 ji. m. tho
work was very satisfactorily complet
ed without depriving anyone of water
with the exception of those establish
ments on Miil street between the two
gates lowered that happened to get
water from the small main.
The Borough yesterday finished fill
ing up the deep trench north and south
of the canal so that uow the culvert
can bo returned to the hands of con
tractor Rogers, who will finish np the
work of grading. Probably by the
close of the present week this import
ant improvement will be completed.
Labor Day Picnic.
Montour Lodge, No. 49, Amalgamated
Association Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers are planniug for a gala event on
Labor Day in the form of an immense
picnic to be held at Hunter's Park
An effort will be made to secure the
presence of one or more of the nation
al officers, who will deliver addresses.
The features of the day will include
a parade from tho lodge room in Arm
ory Hall to Hunter's Park. The oc
casion will bo enlivened by a brass
baud, in addition to which there will
be dancing with good music afternoon
and evening. All the sports that us
ually go with a picnic of that sort
will bo provided for. A tug of war
will be pulled off for the silver cup,
which at the Stove Moulders' picnic
was won by the iron workers of the
Reading Iron Company's plant.
No intoxicating liquors will be al
lowed at the park. Refreshments,how
ever, of nearly all kinds will he for
sale on the grounds.
A small admission fee will be charg
ed, which will entitle the holders of
tiokets to a chance on Rate prize.
Montour Lodge, No. 49, A. A. I. S.
&T. W., has been in existence only
since January Kith last. It has already
three hundred and fifty members and
is flourishing nicely.
The membership is composed exclu
sively of employes of the Reading Iron
Works. Those belonging seem to take
a warm interest in the affairs of not
only the local lodge but also the org
anization in general. It is regarded as
beneficial in many ways, especially as
relates to death benefits, which are one
hundred dollars.
Paving Proportion is Popular.
The paving ptoposition since the
awarding of the contract is very ex
tensively discussed about town. The
improvement is one very generally ap
proved of.
For many years past Rtreet paving
has been agitated but the present is
the first in tho history of the town
that tho proposition has assumed tangi
ble shape. It is very easy iu imagina
tion to see a new Mill street as it must
soon appear,mudless and dustless neat
ly paved from curb to curb with the
cream colored Reese and Hammond
blocks.
Samples of the brick to bo used in
paving for the edification of passers
by are exhibited iu the window ot M.
H. Schram's store and also in the
window of O. M. Leniger's pharmacy.
Woodcock are Reported Plentiful.
Woodcock came into season on Ju}y
Ist and quite a number of local sports
men have been making excursions to
the fields with their guns during the
last couple of days. As a general thing
the birds are reported as plentiful.
Woodcock are the only game iu season
at present. Upland plover will come
in on the 15th inst.
L. C. Deitz, who went down the
river after woodcock yesterday bagged
a rattlesnake which possessed a great
er interest than twenty woodcock. Mr.
Dietz was walking over one ot J. H.
Cole's farms when he suddenly came
upon the serpent, which was a mons
ter. He did not see the snake until his
foot was almost upon it. He was hold
ing his gun in such a position that he
was enabled to shoot the rattler before
it could make battle.
The reptile measured four feet in
length and was as thick as a man's
wrist. It had nine rattles. Mr. Deitz
brought the snake along back to towu
and duiing the afternoon it was on ex
hibition at his place of business on
Mill street. He will have the skin
tanned.
The Oreed.
Tho State Board of Health is sending
copies of a vaccination "creed" to the
different local secretaries throughout
tho State. The creed relates that vac
cination is the only known sure pre
ventative of smallpox.
Danville Won.
The Y. m. C. A. base ball team of
Bloomsburg crossed hats with a team
of this city at the Nail Mill grounds
on Saturday afternoon. If was a well
played game. The score was 4t02 iu
favor of Danville.
DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY JULY 7 1904.
I'ERSONAL
l-AHACR.U'HS
Frank Walker of Philadelphia, is
viHititiK at the home of hid parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. N. Walker, East
Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Freeze of
Brooklyn, arrived in this city Satur
day for a visit with relatives.
Miss Bertha Eger of New York la
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. Wyle,
Cross Keys Place.
Miss Jennie Waite returned Satur
day evening from a visit in Parsous,
Luzerne county.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Holder of
Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home
of George Hoffman, D. L. & W.
avenue.
Dr. John Yorks of Philadelphia, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Martha
Yorks, Ohnreti street.
Mrs. J. H. Woodside is visiting rel
atives in Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Lovett of this city, is the
guest of her oousiu, George Lovett, in
Philadelphia.
Dr. Nita Kichards of Bloomsborg
tiansacted business in this city yester
day.
Ralph Foulk was a Berwick visitor
yesterday.
Mrs. L. G. Little returned yester
day from a visit with relatives at Mill
ville.
Miss Anna Johnson of Northumber
land visited friends In this oity yes
terday.
H. Moleuski of the P. L. brewery
transacted business in Nautiooke yes
terday.
Mrs. J. H. Gernet left yesterday for
a visit with relatives in Baltimore,
Md.
Sup't. T. M. Ryan,Master Mechanic
H. Shumaker and Train Master T. J.
McOann, of Scranton, officials of the
D L. & W. R. R..transacted business
in this city yesterday.
William Stahl of Sunbury, transact
ed busiuess in South Danville yester
day.
Charles Hunter was in Shamokin
yesterday.
Benjamin Gaskins of Sunbury, was
a visitor in this oity yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graut of Sha
mokin, were visitors at the State Hos
pital yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woll returned
yesterday from a visit with relatives
in Berwick.
Reese Edmondson transacted busi
ness in Berwick yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Ohrisman of Blooms
borg, visited friends in thia city yes
terday.
William Smith, Grand street, has
returned to Sunbury after a visit with
his family in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. George Keller return
ed to Riddlesbnrg yesterday after a
visit with relatives in this city.
A. V\ Pierce and son Raymond left
yesterday for Philadelphia, New York
city and Connecticut.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hoover return
ed home from a visit to Millville, N.
J., last evening.
Elmer Mowry returned home from
a business trip to Shamokin last even
ing.
W. Kase Weßt, Esq., returned home
from Harrisburg last evening.
Miss Stella Ellenbogen of Philadel
phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rebecca Elleubogeu, Lower Mulberry
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bucher of Riv
erside, returned from a visit in Oata
wissa yesterday.
Nortumberland Oounty Sunday Schools.
The Northumberland Oounty Suuday
School Association will hold its next
annual convention in Shamokin on
September 22nd aud 23rd, in the First
M. E. church. At a special meeting
of the Ministerial Association held
yesterday a committee was appointed
to oooperate with the executive board
of the association in preparing a pro
gramme for the convention. Efforts
will be made to procure able speakers
from the state organization aud else
where,and a profitable convention will
no doubt rest t. All Suuday school
workers of Northumberland cojnty
should attend the sessions of the con
vention and get the greatest amount
of good out of it. The convention will
no doubt be a suocess iu every way
and Shamokin will give the visiting
delegates a hearty welcome.
Short Session of Argument Oourt,
Court couvened iu special session at
1:30 o'clook yesterday afternoon with
Associate Judges Thompson and Blee
on the benoh. Following is a sum
mary of proceedings:
Danville & Bloomsburg Street Rail
way Company vs. James D. Magill et
al. Upon notice of James Scarlet this
case was continued until July 14,1904,
at 1 p. m.
United Telephone and Telegraph
Company vs. James D. Magill et al.
Upon motion of Charles M. Clement
this case is continued until July 14th,
1904, at 1 o'clock p. m.
The bond of Dallas Snyder,guardian
of Charles Snyder was approved.
Purchased the Sunbury Item.
William R. Rolubach of Snnbury,
has purchased of F. K. Hill, the Son
bury Daily Item and the Sunbury
Weekly American.
Comfort aud shirt waist have saut
fashiou to the rear.
HOW HIE FOURTH
WAS CELEBRATED
The weather on Fourth of July was
all that oouid be desired. The temp
erature of the atmosphere was Just
about right to make the shade iuvit
ing.
There were very few people who re
mained in town daring the day. Many
of those on this side of the river who
did not attend the firemen's picnio at
Hunter's Park, picnicked on the Cy
cle Path or at other inviting places in
the vicinity of Montour Ridge or Blue
If 111. There was the usual amount of
uoise during the day and at night an
interesting display of fireworks.
The people of South Oanvilla and
Riverside and many from the farming
communities for miles around spent
the day at Dr. DeWiU's beautiful re
sort. The park was crowded. It is
estimated that at least 1,500 persons
were in attendance during the day.
The Danville Ritle and Gun Oiub
held a shoot during the afternoon,
which was well patronized and afford
ed entertainment for a large number of
lookerg-on. Base ball, however, was
the absorbing feature of the day's
amusements. The game in the after
noon between the Old Timer Reserves
drew a large orowd, but interest prin
cipally oentered on the game in the
forenoon between two olubs oomposed
mostly of old-time players gathered
from Riveiside and South Danville.
This oontest was witnessed bv at least
seven hundred people.
The following interesting bit of de
scription is from an eye witness:
"While the soore seemed to indicate
that it was a slugging match suoh was
by no means the case. On the oontrary
it was the result of scientific banting
aud sacrificing wbioh advanced the
runners.
"The special features were a three
base drive by Treas with the bases
full; Farley's phenomenal fielding in
center and Major Uearhart's base run
ning, which was resplendent with
grandeur and daring, no less than five
stolen uases falling to bis credit.
Oulick also covered himself with glory
at short."
Following was the line ap, the first
of the two nines winning oat on the
score of 12 to 11:
Frank Buoher c., Frank Hummer p.
and 2b., Charles Shiffner lb. and p.,
William Hurphy 2b and lb , John
Morphy 3b., W. W. Oulick as., Harry
Noss If , B. B. Bird of., 0. M Mills
it.
Parson Robinson 0., Edward Ham
mer p. and 2b., Dallas Hammer p.
and 2b., Darrow Eokman lb., Charles
OeasySb., H. L. DeWitt at, J. W.
Treas If., John Farley cf., O. P. Gear
hart rf.
The Fourth wound up with a grand
display of fireworks on the Park.
Our neighboring Borough of Washing
tonville did itself proad on the Fourth
of July. The people thronged into the
town from many miles around. Every
feature of the day was a marked suc
cess.
The parade led by the. Orangeville
Band was one of the largest ever seen
at Washingtonville and was full of
interesting features. The parade
marched to Blue Springs . Farm where
Mr. DeLong was serenaded by the
hand, the paraders lining op on the
spucious lawn. Refreshments were
served to the entire assemblage by Mr.
DeLong, after which the parade re
turned to Washiugtouville.
There were two games of base ball
between Washingtonville and Turbot
ville. The soores were as follows:
Forenoon game, 8 to 7 in favor of
Turbotville; afternoou game, 11 to 3
in favor of Turbotville.
At 7 p. m. a fine address was de
livered by Rev. O. W. Bryner. Rev.
Bediokian also made soma choice re
marks.
The base hall festival in the even
ing was a pronounced success.
The display of fireworks was the
best ever seen at Washingtonville and
was witnessed by au immense con
course of people, who had driven In
from the surrounding country.
Bcrubbihg out Post Office.
The post office clerks yesterday put
in several hoars very diligently scrub
bing the tiling on the tioor of the post
office corridor.
The tiliug had become muoh soiled
aud the olerks could coueeive of no
better recreation than might be ob
tained in polishing it up a little.They
went about the work in a thoroughly
business like manner, applying the
mop and scrubbing brush in a way
which would do the most good. They
had their reward in securing results
which would turn the average scrub
woman green with envy.
Timely and Valuable Suggestions.
Many people,especially women who
lead closely confined domestic lives,
suffer from what in general terms is
called " nervousness." Among all
forms of treatment none has eveu ap
proaohed in suocess the intelligent use
of Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y., which
promotes an easy and natural aotion of
the digestive organs and imparts tone
to the nervous system.
New Superintendent.
Herbert T. Hecht of Scranton, the
new Superintendent at the Reading
lion Works, has entered upon his duties.
Along with his wife he is living at
the Montour House.
It's a little tough to have to pay
sobool taxes when there is no school.
A YOUTHFUL
HIGHWAYMAN
A boy wearing kuee breeches success
fully held ap Had robbed a woman in
front of the Grove Presbyterian church
on Monday night.
It was abont ten o*olook when resi
dents In the vioinity of the choroh
were startled by a woman's criea,call
ing loudly for help in tones that were
fall of terror and dismay. Several
persons including John and Theodore
Doster and the Rev. Or. MoOormack
rushed to the spot and found a young
woman who stated that she had been
held up and robbed of her parse. The
highwayman, she (foaoribed as a mere
boy, who after taking her parse had
disappeared down the alley leading to
the rear of the Grove choroh.
By that time, however, the miscre
ant had attained a safe distance and
a search In the alley afforded no olew.
The darkness prevailing at the spot
made it impossible for the lady to
notioe her assailant at all closely and
she is enable to give a good descrip
tion of him.
The woman robbed—Miss Kate Bey
ers of No. 532 Bloom street—was call
ed upon by a representative of this
paper yesterday. She told a remark
able story showing to what a deplor
able degree, depravity, nerve and au
daoity exist in at least one boy, who
was enabled to plan and executo a
hold-op unaided.
She had been to Hunter's Park, she
said.and was returning home op Bloom
street alone. She had with her a small
sum of money approximating half a
dollar,whioh was contained in a parse
suspended from her belt by a ohain.
When near the Third Ward Bchool
House she noticed a boy walking near.
She unfortunately noted nothing olose
ly about him, bat distinctly remem
bers that he wore knee breeches and a
sailor hat.
The boy passed her and when joet
east of the railroad crossing he step
ped over to the opposite side of Bloom
street. Miss Beyers unsuspecting harm
kept on her way toward home. As she
approaobed the ohuroh the boy recross
ed the street and oome op with her
just as site arrived opposite the Iron
gate.
"Give me that pocket book!" he
gruffly demanded and at the same mo
ment snatohed the woman's pone.
Miss Byers instinctively grasped the
parse herself and In the brief straggle
thai enaned the chain snapped in two.
Before the woman ooald collect her
self to aot the thief with her parse in
band went legging it down the pave
ment as fast m he could ran, disap
pearing in the alley.
Bloom street in front of the Grove
Church is one of the most poorly light
ed spots in town and is very moch
dreaded at night. A movement was
set ou foot yesterday, wbioh has as its
object the seooring of more light.
Ooaneil at its next meeting will be
appealed to to make some aotion whioh
will at onoe relieve the situation.
18wallow gays He Has Not Spoken Tet.
The announcement that one of the
ofilolals of the Prohibition National
Oommittee had re-engaged the conven
tion hall at Indianapolis for July 20
to 22 yesterday oaused an idea to be
oouio general that Kev. Dr. Silas G.
Swallow would decline the nomina
tion of the party,and that the conven
tion would be reassembled. Dr. Swal
low stated, however, that he had told
no one his intentions, and would not
make a statement until later.
"Have you intimated to any one
your intention in regard to the nomi
nation?" asked a reporter of the doc
tor last night.
"No. 1 have not. I have done noth
ing other than seud the telegram al
ready published" answered the dootor,
who went onto state that he had re
ceived a telegram from National Chair
man Stewart yesterday, stating that
he would be here soon to see him.
"When he oomes, and we cau talk
things over, I may have something to
say.
Tenth Annual Uampmeeting.
The Huntiugtou Valley oampmeet
ing, whioh has been made the Dan
ville Distriot campmeeling, will oele
brate the tenth anniversary by holding
the meeting over two Sundays this
year. The meeting, whioh will be in
charge of Presiding Klder Baldwin,
opens on Saturday. Aagust 20th, with
the reunion of the Huntington Valley
Veteran Association. Sunday August
21, Kev. D. S. Spencer, L D., of
Tokio,Japan,will preaoh in the morn
ing and in the eveniug deliver an ad
dress on Japan,illustrated by a power
ful stereopticon. Dr. John Krantz, of
New York, will preaoh the seoond
Sunday, August 28th. Dr. R. H. Gil
bert, of Berwick, will have oharge of
the children's hour; Rev. G. Murray
Klepfer.of Altoona, will be the musi
oal director; Mr. K. B. Bockalew, of
Harrisburg,state secretary of the Rail
road V. M. O. A., will conduct a
morning bible stndy aud Rev. and
Mrs. G. M. Remley, of Beaoh Havan,
will have oharge of the Kpworth
League meetings. Rev. P. P. Eyer
wilt preach the sermon on Old Polks
Day, Mouday, August 2tf. An acety
lene gas plant is beiug installed to
light the grove, auditorium aud oot
tages. Reservations at the hoarding
hall and cottages may be secured by
addressing K. M. Tubbs, secretary,
Shlokshinuy, Pa
Drew the Fountain Pen.
Miss Mary Wetzel drew the fountain
pen at Hunt's drug store on Monday
1 night.
t
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
CONTRACT
_
The contract for erecting the munic-
I pal eleotrlo light plant on Saturday
night was awarded to the Ramsey
Electrical Manufacturing Company of
Philadelphia at figures falling slight
ly below #15,000.
In order that the public might have
full information as to the proceed
ings while in executive session on mo
tion of Mr. Keifsnyder, seconded by
Mr. Vastine, it was ordered that the
bids for Mill street paving be re-read
and the contract be awarded in pub
lic.
The proceedings which followed Sat
urday night showed that the first thing
done on Friday night was to look over
the samples and select a kind of brick.
Council, it appears, as a unit favored
the clay brick, rejecting the shale
briok. The first thing, therefore, to
do was to decide on one of the several
kinds of day samples, taking into con
sideration prioes quoted, quality, etc.
Here again Counoil was unanimous,
deciding upon the Reese Hammond
block made at Bolivar, Pa.
These brioks were covered by only
two of the bids on hand— those of D.
J. Rogers of this city and I. J. Lerch
and 00., of Reading. Mr. Rogers
agreed to put down the pavement for
13.1? a cubic yard,with 60ceuts a foot
for curbing, on a six inoh concrete
foundation. The figures in the bid of
I. J. Lerch & Company were |2.34per
oubic yard with 75 cents per foot for
curbiog.
The contract for paving Mill street,
therefore, was awarded to D. J. Rog
ers as the lowest bidder. Both in curb
ing and paving Mr. Rogers' figures
were the lowest. T*iere were five bids
in all, but it was only in the two
above named that the brioks stood the
breaking test applied. The others,
too, were higher in price.
It was nearly nine o'clock when
Council got down to the regular work
of the evening, which was to award
the contract for installing an electric
lighting plant.
Bids were read from four different
firms, only two of which, however,
agreed to install the entire lighting
plant. These were Keller Pike & Com
pany and the Rumsey Eleotrioal Man
ufacturing Company of Philadelphia,
the latter being represented at the
meeting by E. I. VanDoran. The Val
ley Iron Works of Williamsport and
the Hairisburg Foundry and Maohine
Company had pot tabids for furnish
ing the engine. Tnere was also a bid
from John R. Walleze of this eity (or
erecting the pole line. Tho figure®
named were 1397.
The Ramsey Company, which asr««d
to famish the entire plant, including
engine, was the lowest bidder. There
was a deep-rooted sentiment in Coun
cil, however, in favor of the Harris
burg engine, which it.was understood,
was not the kind inoluded in the
Rumsey people's bid.
F. W. Jackson representing the Har
risburg engine, was present and was
called upon tor some information. He
presented a number of facts relative
to engines in general and the Harris
burg product in particular, which
seemed to strengthen the conviction of
the Counoilmen that the Harrisburg
engine was the one they needed.
Mr. VauDoran seeing the drift of
seutiment gracefully acquiesced and
explained that he would agree to sub
stitute the Harrisburg engine for the
one whioh he had seleoted, although
the latter in his opinion anil in the
opinion of experts generally was first
class in every respect aud was quite as
good as any.
Mr. Vastine moved that the oontract
for putting up and completing the
electric light plant be awarded to the
Rumsey Company of Philadelphia at
112 14,t>62.40, the engine to do the work
at 65 pound pressure instead of at 85
pounds as originally bid,the borough to
be liable for an additional cost of not
over |245 for the change. George Reif
snyder seconded the motion.
The question was ilisoassed at con
siderab'* length, Chief Burgess Pur
sel w' was preseut giving Coancil
the ' jneftt of his views. The question
oa'.ied on the following vote:
Yeus—Davis, Keifsnyder, Vastine,
Swank, Boyer, Goeser, David Gibson
and Joseph Gibson.
Nays—Llovd and Dietrich.
The two genttemeu in the minority
explained their position, whioh was
not one of antagonism to municipal
light; in their opinion the vote was
premature aud should not have been
taken until after the public election
was held to decide the question of in
creasing indebtedness.
J. B. Nicholson, agent for the Bul
lock Electrical Co., of Philadelphia,
was also present at the Counoil meet
ing aud took a lively interest in the
proceedings.
The public manifest keen interest in
the proceedings of Council relating to
the two important improvements of
municipal light and street paving. It
is regarded as very fortunate that the
lowest bidder for paving happened to
be a local contractor. Mr. Rogers,
who holds the contract for building
the uew culvert on Mill street, has
carried the work through very espedi- :
tiously and it is believed that he will
make a good job of paving.
Counoil is warmly commended for
its good judgment in the selection
of paving briok or blocks. Cn Satur
day morning the news reached this
place that Harrisbarg had jast adopt
ed the same blocks—Reese-Hammond—
for paving seventeen streets of that
city. Our Borough is protected by a
satisfactory guarantee, covering a
period of ten years, given by the Reese
Hammond Company. It will require
sixty car loads oi about 450,000 blocks
to pave Mill street froiu the bridge to
the Northern building line of Center
street.
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
CONTRACT FOB
THE BRUM
Attorney William Kase West last
evening returned home from Harris
burg, where on Tuesday he was pres
ent with the Committee on Publio
Grounds and Buildings when the pro
posals for building the river bridge at
this place were opened.
The King Bridge Company, Mr. Weßt
says,is thoroughly able to comply with
all the conditions and he has no doubt
but that that firm will receive the con
tract on next Tuesday.
There were twenty bidders nu Tues
day. Twelve of these withdrew, as it
| was evident they oould not compete
with the others. The highest bid was
I made by the Milliken Bridge Com
pany, the figures being $2;i8,830. The
I bids ranged from that sum down to
the figures of the King Bridge Com
pany. The next lowest bidder was the
Pennsylvania Steel Company at |149,-
000. The other bids ranged from |l7O, -
000 to 1190,000.
Should anything ocoar so that the
oontract would not be [awarded to the
King Bridge Company the next to re
oieve the contract, Mr. West says,
would be the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany.
Danville is especially lucky in the
matter of a new bridge and is way
ahead of other places. Of the eight
bridges to be contracted for next Toes
day ours is the only struoture that was
destroyed by the late flood. Eaoh of
the other bridges to be let were de
stroyed a year or two years aj?o.
Messrs. Cooper, Leighow and Cook,
[ County Commissioners, who along with
the Northumberland county board and
their attorney were present io Har
risburg on Tuesday, returned home
yesterday morning.
A Mice Point of Law.
The Dauphin oounty court was
again called upon to give a judicial
interpretation of an act of Assembly
Wednesday, when Judge Kunkle sat
to hear argument on the exceptions fil
ed by Attorney General Carson to the
report of the viewers recommending
the rebuilding of the Catawissa bridge
crossing the North Branch of the Sus
quehanna river.
Judge Kunkle was asked to adjudi
cate the act of 1895, which provides
that the State shall replace all bridges
destroyed or carried away.
The bridge in question was a steel
sir not ore of four spans, and during
the great flood of last March two
spans were oarried away. A jury of
view recommended that a new bridge
be boilt at Imgw diiMM'ww
and of greater strength than the form
er one, af a coßt of 190,000.
Exceptions were filed to this report
on behalf of the Commonwealth, the
Attorney General alleging that the
bridge was dot destroyed within the
meaning of the Act of Assembly and
that the State was not required to
erect a structure at a greater cost than
the one destroyed.
Deputy Attorney General Kleitz ap
peared in the interest of the excep
tions and asserted that the main ques
tion involved Was as to whether under
the act, the State was required to re
build a bridge which, as he contend
ed, was not wholly destroyed,but was
meTely damaged and as Colombia
county was the custodian of the
bridge, it is the duty of the county to
repair the damages
"The main purpose of the excep
jtions" he said, "is to obtain a judic
ial interpretation of the act and have
the court decide if the State uuderthe
act, must rebuild the bridge."
Lyman D. Gilbert representing the
Commissioners of Coinmbia county,
argued that the bridge was destroved,
as it no longer spans the river, and
was rendered useless for the purpose
for which it was erected.
Early Closing.
The promoters of early closing have
achieved a degree of success that they
scarcely dreamed of when they begau
the agitation of closing the stores at
six o'clock during the summer.
The date set for early closing togo
into effect was Tuesday.July sth. The
movement met with but little or no
opposition,although on Tuesday night
the closing was not universal by auy
means. There was little business done,
however, and those who kept their
stores open had plenty of time to
weigh the matter in their miudß.
The result of their deliberations was
nearly wholly in favor of early olos
iug and last night at 6 :30o'clock there
was only one store open along Mill
street. The stores olosed of course did
not include millinery establishments,
tobacco and cigar stores, confectioner
ies and the like. The one store open,
it should be explained, manufactures
and sells confectionery as a side line.
Mill street at an early hour last night
took on a quie' and deserted appear
ance quite in contrast to what is seen
when the stores are o]teu. And this is 1
the state of affairs that will exist dur
ing the summer.
The stores will now close at,B p. m ,
Saturday nights excepted, between the
present and October Ist.
New Bwitch at Qrovania.
The P. & K. Kail way Company has
built a switch at Grovania from the
main track to the site of the power
house to be built by the Danvlle and
Bloomsburg Electric Railway Com
pany.
Owing to the non arrival of rails
work is much retarded on the WoT ley
line. Only a few men can work and
these are employed in leveling up the
track.