Home Pajer —'For He Heme the circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMEKICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEflt? DR. IRVING H. -IKN> IMi-% DtiX'llST- Office Hours i» A M.to 12 M 101 MM St.. I F. M toi I\ M. Ihinrillr. l'« 425 Mm. ST., DANVII.I.K, PA Diseases of the Stomach an I I ntcsiines a Specialty | W. I'. AXCiI.K. DENTIST OFFICE: L'LH MIT.I STKKBT. eetti Kitraoled without 1* Crown mul Bridge Work )t spwlulty. Equipped witli the Intest tn«l im.NI improved Instrument)*ami i»rei-«r«-»., Danville, Pfl. Dentistry in all it.r tiinnetu* Ch.-rges Moderate Hint work Guaranteed ESTABLISHED I "V'i. CONDENSED NEWS. Eujoy outdooi life all you can. Well August may warm up a bit. The berry season is nearly ended. Farmers have commenced to plow. The home raised roasting ears are tine. Tramps are numerous ou the South tide this summer. Starched clothes soon lose their btilluess this weather. The campaign committees are now opening headquarters Sanstrokes have been lost in the shuffle this kind of weather. Lancaster county is harvesting tho largest crop of oils iu 25 years. Mrs. Samuel Sainshury is seriously ill at her home on Grand street. The hot air man has evidently been doiug something to the weather. Mrs. F. C. Newhakerand Mrs. James Foster have t*kcn cottages at Hunter's Fark. All you ueed to enable you to enjoy your outing is plenty of dollars and plenty of good sense. Danville's improvements this year are more extensive than usuai This indicates a go-ahead spirit. The farmer who is busy with his harvest would tie thankful fur at hast a full week of dry weather. Milwaukee stands high as a center of the tanning industry. But that isn't what made it famous The trout season came to a legal end on Sunday. Remember that it has An otteuse against the fish laws is expen sive to say the least. Not even the Japs will sympathize with the bomb thrower who killed Miuifter Flehve when punishment is meted out to the wretch. Snydertown has shown is education al progress and liberality by extend ing its school term one month and in creasing pay of teachers. It costs the people over $300,000 jsiti'iiiu Bii interview he #ave a full desoi iption of the system to be iustalled along with other in formation relating to it just now very timely ami of groat interest to our readers. As the present contract for lighting the Borough, held by tho Standard Electric Light Company, expires ou November lst.it is realized that every moment of time should be utilized. Mr. VanDurau says that the contract or with experts will bo on hand early next week along with much of the material in the form of wire, cross arms for poles, etc. Our streets are already well bloekod with telephone, telegraph and electric light poles and in installing the new system it will be the aim to got along withont erecting many new poles. An agreement will probably bo entered into with the Standard Electric Light Company by which tor a consideration the Borough will be permitted to em ploy as far as practicable that com. pauy's poles, using separate cross arms. At places of course the erection of new poles will be unavoidable, as the system to be installed increases the number of arc lamps from 71 to 82 besides raising the light to 2000 candle power. Twenty-four incandescent lamps will also be installed, taking tho place of arc lights in alleys and similar places where brilliant light is not needed. The principal part of the work will consist in getting the wires on the streets. Hence the necessity of begin ning next week or at the earliest pos sible date. While this part of the work is in progtess tho engine and dynamo will he completed and ship ped to Danville. The first step taken next week will be to locate the poles whore new ones are required and to secure tho right of way over poles now standing. The boilers at tho Water Works have been inspected and are considered safe to carry from eighty-five pounds to a hundred pounds of steam, which is ample for the eloctric light plant. Everything is in readiness for install ing ougiue and dynamo with the ex ception of a foundation, which can be constructed with little labor and ex pense. The Committee on Eloctric Light has taken great pains to thoroughly investigate the various systems for electric lighting and havo purchased OHO of the most modern and eflicient types of apparatus on the market—The Warren Alternator—of one phase,sixty cycles and of sufficient voltage to run both arc and incandescent lights from tho same dynamo, thereby doing away with the old style methods of opera tion, where separate dynamos wero required. This highly improved dynamo hav ing no moving wire, commutator or brashes, not ouly increases the effici ency, but simplifies the system and protects the city from huruin/ out by lightning as frequently occurs with many other systems. This dynamo will be safe in the hands of an ordin ary mechanic, the services of an ex pert not being ueeded. At the Water Works where the dynamo will be stationed there will be switchboards and controlling de vices for automatically regulatiug the lights,which will be divided into four circuits, so that should the lights go out on one the other three will be in operation. Surveying for the Curb Line. Now that tho paving proposition has carried Engiueer Keefer yesterday be gan tho survey of Mill street to de termine tho location of tho curbing that is to accompany the paved street. Tho resetting of the curbing will II ocKsitale tho relocation of many of the telegraph and other poles that stand ou that thoroughfare. The poles when the street is paved all must stand inside the curbing at leastjdght inches back and be in per fect line. The immediate survey was necessary in order to pnatde the Dan ville and Bloomsburg Electric Rail road Company to proceed with the er ection of its poles, which form no ex ception and muit be placed inside the curl). The trolley company was de sirious of proceeding with the setting of poles last week but was held up by the uusettled state of alfairs which preceded tho election. A Puddler's Painful Injury. Adam Koch, the puddler, is unable to work owing to an injury sustained while charging his furnace last Mon day morning. Adam, who works at No. II furnace in tho old mill. Beading Iron Works, uas in the act of throwing a bloom into the furnace when his tongs slip ped, which gave his right arm a severe wrench inflicting a sprain that makes the limb useless. He suffers considerable pain and is obliged to carry the arm iu a sling, it may he some time before he will be able t work. New Assistant Manager. Ravmond Keel«r has resigned his position as assistant mtnager of the United Telephone and Telegraph Com pany in this district. J. F. lieeley of Philadelphia, formerly with the Bell Telephone Company will succeed Mr. Keeler. ! RAILROAD CUT THOLLEY WIRES Hostilities wore opouod Tuesday between the P. & It. Railway Com pany and the Danville and Bloomsburg Electric Railroad Company over the question of crossing the former's tracks on Bloom street. The aggressive blow was struck by the P. &R. Company, which cut the trolley wire that had been stretched across the truck. Bloom street was the center of in terest during the outire day. The trol ley crew employed on the overhead work Tuesday appeared on the ground early iu the morning and began the work of stretching the large copper or trolley wire; tho'cross wires intending for its support were already in posi tion, having lioon stretched from pole to pole the day before. The operation was watched by a large crowd of peo ple. Two tracks fitting the trolley track and moved alternately by a team of horses were employed in the work.one containing a large reel of copper wire, which was kept slightly in advance, and the other supporting a high frame work pyramidal in form on which a workman stood to fasten the copper wire to the cross wires as last as it was unreeled. The work progressed rapidly and by noon the wire was stretched as far as the Grove Presbyterian Church. ft was about one o'clock that the work was brought summarily to a standstill bv the cutting of the wire. The first intimation the bystanders had that the railroad company intend ed to act was when the work traiu, to which was attached a high box car ran down from the station and stop ped apon the crossing. Farther de velopments followed in short meter. Two meu armed with tools mounted the house car. The wire was still above their heads and while one held a large chisel in position the other dex terously wielded a sledge and in no time the wire was cut in two and dropped to tho ground on each side of the train After cutting the wire the train moved to a position just north of the crossing where it remained for nearly two hours. Atfer being cut tho wire dropped to tho ground between each of the cross wires, extending up anil down the wtreet in graceful festoon--. Later the wire above the railroad was temporari ly fastened just above the crossing and the work of stretching resumed east ward. It was soon after this that the construction train withdrew entering a siding uear the station. The railroad employes say tint the trolley wire was only twenty feet above the crossing. The foreman of the trolley crow which placed it in posi tion, however, declared yesterday that the wire was 22 feet and 3 inches above the crossing. Later it was learned, however, that the question of height had little to do with it, hut that the railroad company objects to the trolley crossing its tracks on grade and is resisting it on general princi ples. H. A. Litz's Patent Flooring. H. A. Litz of Zurich, Switzerland, who is visiting his brother,(Jail Litz, iu this city, is ati inventor of reputa tion. His latest achievement is a patent flooring, thoroughly covered by pat ent,which is ready to be put upon the market. Carl Litz of this city has be come half owner with his brother in the invention and the two men are casting about for a place to manufact ure tho flooring. The ttooriug iu a general way may be said to resemble mosaic work and is made up of small blocks of wood with the grain extending upwards. The features about it strikingly new are the method of nailing, the sawing and the tools devised for doing the work ind these along with the finish ed product all are patented. The blocks of wood are highly polish ed, of any shape or color desirable, so that any picture or design is easily worksd in the surface, which is as suitable for tables, counters, etc., as for flooring. It is designed also for wainscoting and even for walls and ceiling and where used as flooring is intended to take the place of carpet. Specimens of tho work were examin ed yesterday by members of the local Board of Trade and they unhesitating ly pronounce it one of the most prom ising inventions of the day. The matter will be brought to the atten tion of tho Board of Trade at its next meeting and some action will no doubt be taken to secure the now industry for Danville. The City of Reading wants to manufacture tho new floor ing, but all things being equal the in ventors will prefer Danville. Railroad House Changes Hands. The several properties belmging to the Rieck estate were disposed of at Orphan's Court sale yesterday. The hotel property on D. L. & W. avenue was knocked down to H. R. Manette of Emporium for ft,705. Lot No. 2, adjoining the hotel con taining frame dwelling house was pur chased by Joseph Smith for $950. Joseph Smith also purchased the double brick dwelling on Lower Mul Ijerry street and tho vacant lot on the same thoroughfare. The price paid for the brick dwelling was $895 and for the vacant lot S2OO. Mr. Manette, the purchaser of the hotel, stated that he intends to im prove the hostelry and take charge of the place himself. DANVILLE. I'A., THURSDAY AUGUST 4 1004. ] I'liHSONil. PARACRAI'IIS Fred C. Wilson of Wilkesbarro spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Wilson,near Kaso ville. Mrs. Charles Michaels, son and daughter of Sorauton, arrivod in this city Saturday for a visit at tho home | of David Haring, Grand street. Mrs. J. H. Milliard has returned from a visit with relatives in Phila delphia. Mr. and Mrs. Phin. B. Hoddens and daughter Irma, of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with Mrs. Fanny Heddeus, Wasliingtouville. ! Mrs. Ida Shaffer of Philadelphia is ' visiting at the home of J. 11. Milliard, Pine street. Joseph Miller of Baltimore, Md.. is visiting relatives iu this city. Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Peifer of Sha niokin, are visiting at the home of H. J. Aten, Foust street. Ilariy Hoffman and family, William Walker and family of Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home of P A. Winters, Pine street. Mrs. D. J. Thompson and son Goorge of New York are visiting at the home ot James T. Magi 11, Ash street. Mrs. George W. Cromis, Jr., and daughter Marie, Mrs. Frank Burger and son Lester and 11. I). Burger of Wasliingtouville, are visiting frinuds at Williamsport. Miss Elizabeth Foulk left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Blooms burg. John Martin spent yosterdav with frieuds in Sunbury. Miss B. Perry left yesterday for Wyoming after a visit with friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rieck of Wilkes barre, are visiting relatives in this city. Miss May Crawford of Milton,visit ed friends in this city yesterday. Mrs. Thomas Painter of Pottsgrove, is a guest at the home of Lawrence Hallman, Cooper street. Mrs. T. Bartholomew, Mrs. R. J. Pegg, Mrs. W. G. Steiumiller, Mrs W. H. Orth, Miss Ida Yorks, Miss Edith Pegg, Miss Shearer, Miss Nellie Gregory, Miss Gertrude Sechler and Miss Emma Kelso spent yesterday with friends at Klinesgrove. Mrs. Oscar Shultz and daughter Lois visited friends at Kipp's Run yester day. Mrs. James Vandevender of North umbel land, visited relatives in this city yesterday. Miss Bertha Gaskins returned homo from a sojourn at Spring Lake, N. J., last evening. Dallas Reppert of Pittsburg, is vis iting his parents in this city. Garner Shipe and C. F. Robinson last evening returned home from St. Louis, where they took iu the Louis iana Purchase Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. George Rowe loft yes terday for a visit with relatives at New Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. William Andy left yes terday for a visit with relatives in Milton. Misses May and Maggie Bogart left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Lewisburg. Mrs. F. Q. Hartman aud son Eugone left yesterday for a visit with rela tives at Stonington, Conn. Joseph Geriuger was a visitor in Bloomsburg yesteiday. Dr. Nita Richards of Bloomsburg, transacted business in this city yester day. Miss Carrie Meusch of Catawissa, spent yesterday with friends in this city. R. W. Ammorman of South Dan ville, transacted business ill Milton ytsterday. Mrs. I. S. Kulin of Bloomsburg,and Mrs. J. K. Bittenbender of Washing ton, D. (J. spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pursel, 500 Mill street. Mrs. Josoph Ephlin loft yesterday tor a visit with relatives in Wilkes barro. Hon. W. K. Holloway and daughter Miss Mary left yesterday for Lake Wiuola. Miss Lizzie Charm visited friends in Bloomsburg yesterday. Harry Adams of Milton, transacted business iu this city yesterday. Miss Viola Young visited relatives in Northumberland yesterday. Pleasure Trip's Bad Beginning. Edward Hofer and Charles Hullihen, who hired a horse and buggy at Frey's I ivory Saturday evoning and started to take a drive to Northumberland, mot with an accident in which both narrowly escaped serious injury. Mr. Hofer iu describing the accid ent says that they wore just starting and wore in the act of driving out | of tho livery when the wheel caught lin tho large door, which moves on rollers, lifting it from Its support and j causing it to fall over upon them Both young meu wore thrown out of the buggy. The heavy door lauded on j Mr Hofer's log inflicting a bruise, while his companion in attempting to jump rami) down upon his head and ; sustained slight injury The horse ran away and near the D i L. & W. track upset the buggy,break ing an axle. Fortunately at this juue ture the animal was caught. | TWENTY ITALIANS Work on the Mausdale road, which is to bo built under tho Act of April 15, 1903, after several delays was be gun yesterday morning. A oertain number of laborers living in Danville and vicinity applied for work but as explained yesterday morn ing it did not result in any being em ployed. Charles Battaglia with his Italians came to the rescue, however, and yesterday morning about twenty of his men were put to work. They came down to this city on Monday evouing and domiciled themselves in a vacant house near tho Fair Ground. A four-horse team, belonging to W. A. Shepperson, was employed yester day in addition to the scoro of Ital ians. The team was attached to the road plow, which did fairly good ex ecution in ripping up the hard road bed. Tho Italians were put to work with their picks at the Borough line about sixty rods west of the P. & R. Railway crossing, the plow being em ployed at a point further westward. The old roadbed during its long his tory has been repaired in many differ ent ways under the direction of many different heads, system or science en tering but little into its construction. Digging is very hard. Where the mud dy spots occurred or deep ruts were worn the country supervisors merely dumped large stone or chunks of cin der iu by the wagon load. It required but a little digging yesterday to reveal to the contractor what he was up against. Iron stone had been mainly used in the roar! and many of these dug up were of ponderous size. The men with the picks at most places were unable to make much progress. The digging atTects a space only eighteen feet in width, which leaves a nico drive alongside of the road sufficient to accommodate all the travel. A new bottom will have to be prepared along the entire distance, making it necessary to dig up the old road bed at every point for a space eighteen feet wide. On finishing up, however, the road on each side of the macadam will have to ho filled up and graded by the contractor for a space of four feet. Game of Base Ball. There was an interesting game of base hall at tho Nail Works grounds Saturday afternoon between the Dan ville Reserves and the employes of Rempe's Clock factory. It was the tirst game of tho season for tho Clock factory employes, who lost tho game, the scoro being 11 to 3in favor of the Reserves. The wide margin by which the game was lost is explained away on the ground that tho Clock factory hoys tackled the game without ad equate practice. Peters for the Reserves made a good two base hit and a three base hit. Johnson for tho factory boys pitched a good game, but his support on the whole was not of a sort to win. The two teams lined up as follows: Reserves—Barber c., Peters p., Drei fuss lb., Pritohard 2b., and ss.,Russell ss., and 2b., Lee 3b., Anderson If ,Gil taspy cf., Christian rf. Employes—Baylor c., Johnson p., Raver lb., Trumbower 2b., Foust ss., Dugan 3b., Kaso If.. Orth 2b., Colin rf. The field at the Nail Works has be come a popular battle ground for con tending local clubs. There is not a week but two or three games are pull ed off there, each of which is witness ed by a good-sized crowd. Taken 111 at Wasliingtouville. Charles Campbell employed at John Eiseuhart's meat market was taken very seriously ill of cramp at Wash iugtonville yesterday. He was on business for Mr. Eisenhart and was accompanied by his son Robert. He received medical aid at the office of Dr. Sidney Hoffa and about 5 o'clock had improved sufficiently to start on his drive homeward. Ho arrived at Danville in duo time, still suffering considerable pain. At last accounts last night he was much better. New Pavement Completed. A very nice improvement has been completed atSliiloh Reformed Churoli, Bloom street, in the form of a hand some new stone pavement, about a hundred feet ill length, which takes in both the chr.rch and parsonage. The pavement was laid by T. L. Evans' sons and is a fine piece of work. The gutter accompanying it was cob bled by William Ward and also shows up very nicely. The stone, which made up tho old pavemeut, havo all been utilized in laying new walks about tho church aud parsonage. Visitors at Billmeyer's Park. Billmeyer's Park at Washiugton ville, as usual,this summer is attract ing an immense number of visitors, who feel an interest in the fine game preserve. There is not a day in tho week but strangers visit the spot. It is on Sunday, however, that the big j rush occurs and Sunday it would seem the high water mark was record ! Ed, when no less than three hundred people visited the spot. Wasliingtouville affords a delightful drive not only from Danville, hut al so from Milton, Bloomsburg and a number of oth r smaller places. A drive through I lie country was never i more attractive than at present, while Billmeyer's Park never appeared more i beautiful. IHOROUGII DEBT TO HE INCREASED The special election rendered neces sary in order to legalize the increase [of indebtedness incidental to entering upon a system of improvements in the Borough, which was held Tuesday, resulted in a very large majority in favor of increase of indebtedness. The improvements of street paving and municipal light will accordingly be taken np as contemplated. As indicat ed by the result the opposition was not at all marked. The vote polled in most of the wards was little more than half of what is polled at many of the regular elections; nevertheless the re sultTues. night seemed to meet with very general approval upon the street. In the First and Third Wards,where the largest vote was polled, at several times during tho day voting was quite brisk. At each of the Wards every thing was very orderly and quiet. The voters were generally very free to ex press themselves on the merits of tho questions involved and to the observ ing person it was nowhere much in doubt as to how tho election was go ing. It was not long after seven o'olock, tho hour of closing the polls,when the outcome at each of tho Wards was known. Tho result throughout the Bor ough stood as follows: First Ward—ln favor of increase of indebtedness 2DO; opposed, 85. Second Ward—ln favor of increase of indebtedness, 126; opposed, 30. Third Ward—ln favor of increase of indebtedness, 230; opposed, 39. Fourth Ward—lu favor of increase, 144; opposed, 19. Total number of votes cast in favor of increasing indebtedness, 790; oppos ed, 123 Majority by which tho citizens sig nify their assent to tho proposed in crease of indebtedness, 667. Total number of votes cast, 913. Now that approval of the improve ments contemplated by Couucil has been so emphatic no time whatever will be lost in getting down to work to the end that Mill street may be pav ed and Borough light installed be tween the present, and November Ist. 0. J. Rogers has the contract for paving Mill street. The Rumsey Com pany of Philadelphia,has been award ed the contract for installing an eloc tric lighting plant. Company F Has Largest Pay. Col. C. M. Clement yesterday receiv ed from Harrisburg the pay of the members of tho Twelfth Regiment for camp service at Gettysburg last weok, which breaks all records for prompt payment. The total amount received by the regiment was $10,077.58 and it is a matter for congratulation that the largest amount was received by Com pany F of this city—s9s2.4B, tho next largest being Company K of Sunbury which received $89(5.48. To insure prompt delivery of the warrants they were sent by express and the Colouel was notified by tele graph. The amount duo each company was figured out and warrants seut to the company commanders before noon as follows: Headquarters $1441.28 Compauy A, Lewisburg 880.48 Company B, Williamsport 877.98 Company C, Milton 844.48 Company D, Williamsport.. 796.48 Company E, Sunbury 894.48 Company F, Danville 952.48 Company G, Williamsport 892.48 Company H, Lock Haven 790.48 Company I, Williamsport 810.48 Company K, Sunbury 896.48 Boy Falls Twenty Feet. Calvin, the little sou of Isaac Rob bins, Limestone township, met with a very bad fall Monday evening, which will keep him confined to the house for some time. The little fellow was in the barn hunting eggs and had climbed into one of the highest points of the hay mow. Ho got too near tho edge of the hay and fell to the ground at least twenty foot below. Ho lauded upon his shoulder, sus taining a fracture of the collar bone in addition to a painful sprain at the wrist. Dr. Patton of Washiugtonville, has the case in charge. Ohulaskey Stoiie Will be Used. The masons began work ou the foundation walls of tho aunex at St. Hubert's Catholic Churoli, Bloom street,on Monday morning. The work has been much delayed by the difficul ty of obtaining the stono needed. An order for stone has now been placed with the Ohulaskey Iron aud Cement Company, which still has a large quantity of good building stono in the stack of the dismantled furnace. These will he shipped to Danville via the 1). L. W. R. R., as needed and the work ou the annex from now on will be subject to little delay. Ohurcb and Sunday School Picnic. The Sunday School and congregation j of Pine Street Lutheran church held their annual outing at DeWitt's Park yesterday. There was a turn out of some three hundred people and the picnic was a success in every respect. There were two games of base hall, one in the forenoon and the other in the afternoon, the players on both I sides being members of the church and i the Sunday school. Sports of all kinds I were indulged in and the entire day 1 was spent; at the park. KSTAHLISHED IN 1855 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Rev. Michael I. O'Reilly, reotor of St. Joseph's Catholic church, Sun day rounded out twenty five years in the priesthood. In gratitude for the long lease in which he has neeu permitted to render service in his high calling Father O'Reilly Sunday morning celebrat ed high mass aud preached an appro priate sermon, selecting as his theme ' The Dignity and Powers of the Priesthood ; its Perpetuity and Benefits to the World." The usual large con gregation of St. Joseph's was present on the occasion. Father O'Reilly was ordained at the Cathedral at Serautou. July 31, 1879, by Bishop O'Hara, First Bishop of Scranton. Of the twenty-five years that he has been in the priesthood seventeen have been spent in Danville. His pastorate here has covered two different periods, the first being for one year, between September, 1881, and September , 1882, an interval dur ing which the late Bishop McGovern, then rector at St. Joseph's, was mak ing a tour of the Holy Land. In 1888 Father O'Reilly entered upon his pres ent pastorate at St. Joseph's church and it is worthy of note that he has been here longer than any of bis pred ecessors. In addition to bis long ser vice in Danville he has labored in Scranton, Dushore, Harrisburg, Blooms burg, Colombia and Renovo. Rev. O'Reilly is an able and devot ed member of the priesthood, true to the highest conception of his holy calling. He is much beloved by his people,while his kindliness of disposi tion and his uniform courtesy have won for him the highest esteem among all classes of society. That he may be permitted to labor in Danville for many years to come is the wish of all. Thrilling Street Accident. A thrilling acoident took place at Walnut and Bloom streets about 11 o'clock Monday forenoon. M. P. Scott and Clyde Dyer,two at taches of Castle Grove, were driving out of town with two spirited horses, a black and a bay, attached to a plat form spring wagon. At the above point the blaok horse became restive. He refused to move forward aud be gan to rear. While standing nearly erect he fell over backwards causing the wagon to upset; as he struck the ground the other horse jumped astride his prostrate body, while the wagon lauded on top of both. The two men, iu the wagon escaped injury by jumping. Mr. Scott landed upon his feet, but his companion was less fortunate and was thrown violent ly to the ground. Mr. Scott in order to help the horses flew to the head of one aud was soon in the midst of the mix-ap. His position was one of grave danger and the speotacle of man. wag on aud strugsliug horses all in one heap was quite thrilling. Iu a few minutes there was a big crowd present who willingly took hold to remove the wagon and help the horse upon his feet. Iu a short time the animal was free to arise, but for some time he oould not be induced to make the attempt and lay as if utter ly helpless. When things were finally straighten ed out it was found that the wagon tongue was broken off and the vehiole otherwise damaged. One of the horses had a cut ou the front foot, which bled profusely but so far as could be deter mined neither of theauimals was bad ly hurt. Grange Festival. Washiugtonville grange will hold a festival at its hall, Strawberry Ridge, on Saturday evening. All the deli cacies will bo served. Washiugtonville grange is noted as having among its members some of the best musical talent in the county and the singing Saturday night will be a feature that will help to entertain. A cordial invitation is extended to the general public. American Mechanic's Picnic. Division Passenger Agent, D. L. Mauger.of the Reading Railroad,with headquarters at Williamsport, was in town this morning aud closed the con tract with the Amerioati Mechanics for the transportatiou of the patrons of their picnic to be held at Hunter's Park, near Danville, August 25th.— Bloomsburg Daily. All That Hangs Over. Some people seem to be slow to learn that all of a tree and all the fruit it bears over on another lot belongs to the man over the line just as complete ly as if the tree stood over on his laud. This is not only statute law of every state,but it is just aud right. All that extends over the line, root aud top, belongs to the man that owns the land. He may, if he chooses, cut away all the roots that extend through on his land. From time immemorial this has been the law. All reasonable men can see tho import of it aud will approve of the law. Next Oourt. There is but one prisoner iu the County jail aud he Is awaitiug trial. At no time during Beveral months past has the number of pnsouers exceeded two or three. The one at present in jail is tho man arrested a couple of months ago for alleged assault on Mrs. Carl on the dug road. The next term of Court does not take place until September 26th. Acoording to present indications the number of orimiual cases will not be large. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment o letter and fancy type . . job material generally, tl 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 BLAZE AT WASIIINGTONVILLE A fire broke oat in Washingtonvitle yesterday, which was discovered in the nick of time to prevent a conflagra tion which might have wiped out a considerable portion of the town. ; The fire occurred on the roof of the blacksmith shop connected with the wheelwright shop conducted by Bur gess Heacock and evidently originat ed from some sparks which fell from the chimney. When discovered the Are had gained considerable headway. There was instantly the wildest alarm, as not only is Wa*hingtonville withont any fire fighting appliances, but the blaze was sitqated in a large frame building that stands near other buildings equally inflammable com* municating in turn with the principal street of the towD. In an incredibly short period of time a bucket brigade was formed in which citizens irrespective of age or sex took part. Water was brought from the creek and from the pumps near by, while C. H. Seidel mounted the roof receiving the water and pouring it where it would do the most good. Iu a short timeaftei the brigade got down to work the blaze was extinguished. It was the general opinion that but for the timely discovery and prompt work a great loss of property would have ensued. Little Work for the Miners Before Sept ember Ist. Although anthracite operators re fuse to confirm the statement, it was said that few,if any mines will be op erated more than ten days this month. Every mine in the region was closed Monday for the week,and a large force of trainmen on the Reading, the Le high Valley, the Lackawanna,the Erie, the Delaware and Hudson, the New York, Ontario and Western and other smaller hard-coal-carrving railroads were laid off for an indefinite period. By the suspension, the shipments of coal will be greatly reduced and hun dreds of men engaged iu handling the coal through the tide water poiuts have been temporarily laid off. One officer of an operating company charit ably said that this was done so that the men might enjoy a vacation. An other said the shut-down was neces sary to steady the market. is esti mated that more thi»u 200,000 men in this State are compelled to be idle, and there is little hope that they will get much work for tiie next thirty days. There are 361 anthracite mines in the State, situated in the following districts: Carbondale, 86; Scranton, 44; Pittston, 33; W'ilkesbarre, 86; Ply mouth, 24; Green Mountain,4; Hazle tou,l3; Black Creek, 19; Beaver Mead ow, 10; East Mahauoy, 15; West Ma hauoy, 48; Shamokin, 21; Panther Creek, 9; East Schuylkill, 19; West Schuylkill, 17; Lorberiy, 2, and Lyk ens Valley, 8 These are situated on the Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the Lackawanna, the Delaware and their affiliated lines. To get the coal in storage as quick ly as possible last week the railroads ran extra trains from the mines to tidewater storage points, and yester day more than 50,000 trainmen in this state were laid off. They were uot dropped from the rolls of the company which employed them, but all were given to understand that when they are needed they will be notified. This will be at the will of the railroad companies and may not be until after September 1. The board of Conciliation will meet this week, and it is thought that all differences will be settled. If this is doue it is probable that the mines will resume not later than September 1, when the winter schedule of prices is effective. He Liyes to Tell. A young son of Rev. Franklin H. Schlegel, of Shamokin, had an excit ing experience at Buffalo, N. Y., a tew days ago, and one which he will never forget. That he lives to tell the tale is remarkable. At present Mrs. Schlegel and her three children are visiting at the home of her father, F. J. Kehler.at Buffalo. A short distance from the home is a siding of the New York Central Rail road, leading to the stock yards, over which an immense amount of freight is moved. Franklin, and an elder brother, Wilhelm, were playing with some other children near this siding, when a stone rolled under a train of fifteen cars. Frauklin, with no regard to danger, crawled after it, and when under the train, it started. Fortunately he had the presence of mind to lie perfectly still in the centre of the track, and thus escaped being ground to death. Beyond a few scratch es and a slight scalp wound, the boy escaped injury. Will Lay Stone Pavement. John R. Hughes, proprietor of the Nicholas Avenue marble and granite works, is preparing to lay a fine stone pavement iu front of his residence on Bloom street. To make room for the improvement he has removed the two large trees which stood along the side walk. These have not only been saw ed off, bnt the stumps have been dug out by the roots. The trees were large ones and the task of getting them en tirely out of the way proved no easy one. Campaign managers are preparing for a short, sharp and decisive politic al battle.