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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 js<r
year to let the congressmen distribute
free seeds. It makes the people receiv
ing them think they are not forgotten
by their representatives, if it does
nothing else.
Frog farming is recommended by
the state department of fisheries.
With a plentiful supply of frogs' legs
there will be no need to worry over
the price of spriug lamb. The "spring"
frog will be iu season all the year
round.
Many people are improving their
time by improving tlm appearance of
their lawus and premises. Nothing is
so attractive as a clean, well kept yard.
It adds value to tho hoiuo, value to
the town and value to Hie industrial
spirit of the individual.
There is one convention scheduled
to take place iu Pennsylvania this
mouth that is bound to Ie quiet. It is
that of the State's deaf mutes and it
will be held at Allentown on August
16 to 20. Field sports will he held and
a base ball game played.
The attendance at the St Louis ex
position is disappointing, and the
management has begun to retrench ex
penses, beginning, of course.with lab
or. Reductions of salaries from 5 to
20 uer cent, will be made ou August
Ist. and a large number of employes
notified their services would not be re
quired.
Of course it costs money to bring
coatomers to a store—hut no store ever
yet lost money throngh having too
many customers
Again it is announced that a decis
ive battle in the Kar East is imminent,
it is the same battle that was immin
ent two weeks ago.
Pottsville and Reading parties are
preparing to drill for coal near Ber
wick. A dam is being built at the
swamp to furnish water for the engine
operating the drill, and it is said that
work will be commenced this fall.
The new operations arc nearly opposite
the coal prospecting of Georg" Wessle
ou the Nescopeck mountain.
Mrs. Charles G ilaughuwoat.South
Danville, desires t<« return thanks to
neighbors and other- fur the kind as
sistance rendered her during the ill
ness and death ot her husband.
iUontour Allj. 3Vmmcan.
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NIiVER RR ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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Til!: MOIIGII
LIGHT PHUT
E I. VaiiDoran, representative of
I lip Uninsny
I Couipmy, which Inn the contract for
installing tho I Electric Light
ing plant h«i<\ »\as i i this city yester
<l tv morning. t>iti'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.