Hoie Papr —-For tie Bene The circulation o( this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IKYIN<; 11. JENNINGS, Office Honrs 9 A. .»/. to VI V 104 MM 11\ M.to 4l\ 31. Danville. I'a. (>t BUULT2, M. <• 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialt" J W. »». ANUI.K, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MILL STREET eelti Kilraftnl without I' t row ii and Hri«lj;e Work a specialty. Kq nipped Willi tlie latest ami most improved 1 uHtriiinenlK anil prepared In execute I lie in out dintcult work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, DKN'T I- T - 288 Mill - .Si., !>anville, Pa. Dentistry in all lir niMi.ohea. Cb..rtres Moderate aud *i work Hnnriintuml Established Hw/. CONDENSED NEWS. Engine No. 3D has been sent from Suranton to take the place of swit h engine No. 17 at Bloomsburg and Dan ville, the latter taken to the shops for repairs. Everybody is waiting until Carrie Nation visits the Subway Tavern. She may do a little dedicating on her own account. The "knocker" is not conlined to base hall gamo . He is generally around at all times "making people tired" by his seusaless twaddle. If there are auy spare bouquets ly ing around they ought to be sent to the uiau who is giving tis such glor iooa weather. Icemen are unanimously of opinion that the corn crop requires a prolong ed spell ot genuine hot weather, and tbat the corn crop ought to have what it wants. The Reading Coal & Iron Co., has come to the rescue of the treasury of Schuylkill county, which is without funds, by payiug #II,OOO in advance on its taxes. On account of the receipt of this money County Tresurer Noon an will be able to pay all bills with out making a loan. The baby heir to tho Czar's crown lies all uncouscious of the rumbling around his prospective throne. The crop of oysters this year is larg er than it has beeu in years past. Oy - ter planters say tliey are also ot a finer quality. They are coining to market now daily, yet the season will not open until next month. The Navy Department has determin ed to stick to wine in christening the' naval vessels in spite of the numerous C. E. Societies, who want water to be used for that purpose. If it were left to the old salts it is probable they would prefer whiskey for christening the ships. Danville and Milton are two towns that are showing the proper spirit by having their streets paved. Ashland will wake up to the fact that this is ecouomy if you only give her time.-- Ashlaud Telegram. The Reading road has placed now standard clocks in the office of all train dispatchers along its system. The dial is 18 inches in diameter, and the case is five feet 6 inches high and 24 inches wide. Being connected with the United States Observatory in Washington, the time is corrected daily at noon Daring last week's session of the Anthracite Conciliation Boaid at Wilkesharre, it developed that Um pire Wright receives a fee of fljoo for each grievance refered to him for settlement. The next session of the board will be held on Friday in New York. The oyster season will soon be here. The crop of big snake stories is un usually heavy this yi^r Preserving and canning is the order of the day among housekeepers. Shortening days are a reminder that, the sere an I yellow leaf is not far away. The waning of snmmer is made ap parent by the homecoming of excur sionists. During the heavy storm which pre vailed Monday evening tho Methodist church steeple, Snnbuiy, was struck by lightning A large number ot trees throughout that city also suffered from the storm. See that your name is on the registry list in order to secuie a vote at tire next election. At last the World's Fair is begin ning to draw crowds. Register and Recorder W L Si •1< r bears witness to the fact that snakes are numerous this year. He killed one a foot and a half long in the vault of his office in the Court House the oth er day. The reptile probably crawled in through the window. Rev Bedickiau, pastor of the Pres byterian church at Washingtonville,is visiting his native home in Armenia, Turkey, and will be absent some six months. While he is abroad the Rev W. J. Arney of Port Allegany will administer to Rev. Bediokian's con gregation. "THIS COI'NTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOl4<>--NO :M. SEASON OF Fill II AND VIXiiTAiiLHS Tlio rr,it>- oil' mark t. Saturday was ft• 111• 11 IIMIII up on Low 111 Mul berry ■til Cu c i >lr«* ts and Mill street. wliii ii I i Iftn tl v liinii" t' r the in ula' 112 i so many years, will ii handed ov« i to tho imprnvom n s r i street piving and the construction of ' tlio trolley line. Owing to tlio planting of trolley poles, which was begun on Mill street Friday, it was considered impracti cable to bold market on tbat thorough tare this morn inn. A discussion follow i t<d as to which of several streets were i iiest suited to beoccnpied at least tem ! |M»ranly while the improvements on Mill street are under way. Mahoning, ! Lower Mulberry, Kerry and Church 1 streets all were considered. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was j ordered that beginning with Saturday ! morning the market be held on Lower Mulberry and Church streets. This arrangement,it was understood, was purely temporary,as a little later when paving reaches the lower end of Mill street, which will cause a con gestion about Lower Mulberry street, it may bo necessary to remove the market to one ot tlio streets on the southern side of town, while still later when the improvements are all completed it may not bo found im practicable to bring the market hank to Mill street. | Friday was the date for the [an nual election to fill the various posi tions abont tho Water Works. The election resulted as follows: Superintendent of the Water Works, P. J. Keefer;. First and second engineers, Jacob Byerly and Edward Bell. Firemen, George Hullilien and Ed ward Wertman. A petition was received signed by twenty residents ot the Third Ward asking that the alley running from Walnut to Bloom streets, across the triangular tract west of J. B. Gear hart's store, which is unnecessary and never used,bo vacated by Council I'bo triangular tract at present has no one to take caro of it and is very unsightly and the petitioners, all of whom reside near, agreed tbat it the altev intersecting it he vacated tliey will grade an 1 sod the tract and see that it is tak n care of. The alley can only be vacated by enacting an ordinance. On motion of Mr. Goeser if was decided to vacate the alley provided the petitioners will bear the expense incidental to en tot ing an ordinance. On motion J. .1. Smith of Sunbury was employed by the Borough as an inspectoi to look after the work of street paving. Mr. Smith is highly recommended. His salary is to be 12.00 per day. Mr. Heifsuyder reported that the canal bridge on Beaver street was found to be unsafe and that be had ordered it to be nailed shut. W. A. Sechler.General Manager of the Stove and Manufacturing Company, he said, had made a proposition to the effect that he would fill up the canal at that point provided the Borough or the D. L & W. Railroad Company would furnish the pipe for a water course. Council was uncertain as to the own ership of the canal bridge and no ac tion was taken. Considerable discussion was in dulged in concerning poles for the new light plant. Mr. Goeser in view of the great number of poles that would accumulate upon our streets favored the leasing of poles from the Standard Electric Light Company. Messis. Vastine, Lloyd and Heifsuy der opposed sucli a course. They did not like the idea of entering into a contract tor ten years. They admitted the inconvenience of having to con tend with 300 or more additional poles but they had entered into a contract with the Rtimsi<y Electrical Manufac turing Company which required them to furnish the poles and the members did not It el like modifying the agree ment. The agreement proposed by the Light Company was read before Coun cil. Mr. Davis favored leasing the poles on Mill street. The agreement, however, included the poles on Mill, Market and Bloom streets. On motion ot Mr. Lloyd, seconded by Mr. Reifsnyder it was ordered that the light plant he erected according to the contract. Charles Chalfant, Esq., represent nig the Danville and Sunbury Street Railway was before Council to pre sent an ordinance n-lating to a right of way through certain streets of the Borough. He handed tlio ordinance to the clerk anil asked that it be re ferred to the Committee on Streets and Bridges and to the Borough So licitor. No action was taken. The following members were present : Davis, Deitrich, Goesir, Swank, Kenstermacher, Boyer, Reifsnyder, Vastine, Joseph Gibson and Lloyd. The following hills wore approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Labor and hauling $1115.00 Regular employes ... 82.60 Franklin Boyer .75 Montour American 00.50 Frank Schratn 1 00 W A TEl{ DEPA RT MEN T. Regular employes fl3B 83 F. 'j! Hartman. 35.01 Franklin Boyer <»3.55 Mrs M. T. LeDoc. 3U.00 Frank Schram 2.67 J. B. Cleaver... 9.70 H. B. Pat ton 20.00 STREET I'll IV. JSJIEEimi Contractor D. J. Rogers has been delayed in street paving during the last oouple of days by the non-arrival of curbing. The small shipment which leached Danville last week was all set up on Saturday and Monday. Thus ; far this week hut little more has been done than to trim up the bottom of the street and get things in readiness for the steam roller. Yesterday afternoon another ship ment of cuibing was received and last evening the stone were delivered along the street. Today the setting ol curb will be resumed and this branch of the work will probably occupy the re mainder of the week. The excavation along the two squares on which the work is in progress is now practically completed and as soon as the curbing is set the steam roller will bo put on. Mr. Rogers has pur chased a new roller ot eight tons weight which can be increased to ten tons. He stated yesterday that the roller had passed through Harrisburg on its way to Danville and that he. expected it to arrive at any day. Dur ing the early part of next week there fore, tho steam roller will be at work on Mill street. After the street is rolled the ties will be placed in position and course ot concrete will be applied upon which the bri.'k are to be laid. An immense pile of stone crushed at Mr. Rogers' own plant at Reifsnyder's cinder tip along with a lot of cement is piled up near East Market and Mill streets con venient for use in forming the lirst course. The paving blocks also are nearly all on the ground piled up on the sidewalks. Everything is in readi ness for the latter stages ot the work and when that point is reached sur prising progress may bo made. But few hands can be used to any advant age while the curb is being set, but when that branch of tho work is com pleted a much larger force can be em ployed. Thomas Tu'ly Badly Injured B. F. Hulsizer of Milton, was arraign ed before Justice Dalton at 2 o'clock yesterday aftornoon to answer th charge of assault and battery and larceny. He pleaded guilty both to the assault and battery and larceny aud was committed to jail to await tho action of the grand jury. Both the larceny and assault, it is alleged, were committed on Tuesday night. If Mr Tully's face is to bo taken as evidence the assault was a most vicious one. His left eye yester day was closed and his cheek below was discolored and swollen. Above the eye was a deep gash and further upward on the forehead was another cut nearly as deep. Ho received sur gical attention from Dr. Paules alter the assault and yesterday his face was half concealed by bandages and plas ters. Mr Tally was badly injured and before the Justice ho told his story with considerable effort. Mr. Tally keeps a saloon on North Mill struct. According to his acco-int about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening Hulsizor,who was no stranger at his place, entered his bar room aud watching his oppor tunity attempted to purloin a bottle of whiskey. The landlord, however, was suspicious and alleges that he caught him in the act He seized Hulsizer and attempted to hold him until the police could he notified. The fellow extricated him self, however, and turned on his cap tor raining four heavy blows upon his lace. Hulsizer escaped from the bar room and was not apprehended until late at night, when he was committed to jail to await a hearing. Justice Dalton held Hulsizer for court, fixing bail at S3OO for assault and battery and $10(1 for larceny. In default of hail ho was committed to jail. Open Air Concert and a Dance. Stoes' Band will give an open air concert at the Court House on Friday night, which will no doubt prove a most delightful entertainment. The last concert given by Stoes' Band at the weigh scales a couple of weeks ago was much enjoyed. On that occasion, however,the musicians com plain that they were much annoyed and that their playing was interfered with by the crowd which pressed in upon them, the children especially running in among and jostling the players. The members of the band kindly ask that they he given room and some attempt he made to check unruly hoys when they next attempt to play upon the street. Stoes' Band will give a dance at Hunter's Park on Friday evening, September 2nd. In case of rain the dance will be held in tne armory. A little later in the season the hand has arranged to chance off five tons of coal at 25 cents per chancre,each chance taking in tho entire five tons. Judge Koch Gives Option. Pittsburg capitalists operating rhe Moyersdale and Sanlsbnry St K \N. have acquired an option on the Cum berland & Western Port Electric K W. Ex-Judge R. H. Koch, of Potts ville, is president of tho latter com pany. A mortgage of $ 1.500,000 is re ported to have been placed on record at Somerset by the proposed purchas ing syndicate. It is stated that only a controlling interest in the st"ck is desired. Both roads are located in Maryland. DAXILLK. l'A.» Till HSDAY Al (U ST 25 IJMM-. I FIRE CiIiSFS MUCH DESTRUCTION One ot the worst fires that have oc curred since the Reading Iron Works were burned some three years ago took place 111 this city Saturday night, when the barn of W. H. Ammerman.the one oil the Pursel estate adjoining and the building on the rear of Charles Woods' property, Mill street, were destroyed and much surrounding property dam aged. A lioise and a cow lost their lives,while two carriages aud a quaut itv of hay aud grain went up in smoke. The lire was of mysterious origin and burned with a fierceness and lapidity that made it hard to control. That quite a conflagration did not ensue was due to the persistent and well-directed efforts of the firemen as well as to the fact that there was little wind blow ing and tho suirounding roofs were thoroughly soaked with the raiu which had fallen during the clay. The fire broke out shortly before 11 o'clock. The discovery, it seems, was made by several persons at about the same time. The building by that time was a seething mass of fire, the flames and smoke pouring out through the devices between the weather boards. Hon. R. S Ammetman had called upon Prothonotary Thomas G. Vinc ent, and tho two men were standing at tho front door of the Vincent home at the entrance to the alley leading down to the fire. They detected smoke and were just 011 the point of investiga ting, whin Calvin Lynn cane running along shouting "Fire!" and pointing to the Ammonium barn. R. S. Ammermati dashed down the alio- and was able to get one of the doors open. The only in the building was already surrounded by flames, which had burned tho hair from his body in large spots and liter ally roasted the flesh. Mr. Ammermati succeeded in dragging the horse from tho burning harn into the bask yard of the family dwelling,receiving himself severe burns about his hands Mr. A turner man was no sooner in rhe backyard with the horse than the flames burst from the burning ham on all sides aud driven by the slight wind blowing from the west roared over head raining sparks and fire brands down upon him. He saw that his only hope of escaping with the horse was to lead him through the bouse to Mill street. Up to thi«. point Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ammermau, who were the only oc cupants ;if the hous • Sn'urday night, were sleeping soundly in a loom on the lirst floor,a matter of less than fifty feet from where the fire was raging. They wi re awakened by the sound of the injured horse stamping on the walk out-'idi the window and the des perate hut futile efforts of R. S. Am merman to force open the rear door leading into the office. The fire department responded as promptly as possible after the first alarm was given. In sending in the alarm a great deal of credit is due to the thoughtful action of Miss Rella Adams, the young lady ou duty at the telephone exchange. The fire was ill full view from the Opera House, ou the third floor of which the exchange is situated, and during the progress of the fire the burning brands flew into the open windows of the exchange. As goon as tho fire was discovered Miss Adams called up Friendship En gine House, hut owing to the lateness of the hour there was no one there to respond ; without the loss of a mo ment,she called up F. M. Herringtou, who lives near the enigne house, ap prising him of the fire. Mr. Herrington is a member of the Friendship Fire Compauy and he ran to the Engine House and rang the bell, which soon brought together a number of the firemen. The blocked condition of Mill street unavoidable where pav ing is in under way impeded tho prog ress of the firemen a little. The Friendship Company acted with this in view and lost hut little time by go ing iound by Front and Chestnut strcots. One of the companies in attempting to enss Mill street at Mahoning run ino a pile of earth. A couple of men were thrown and some confusion ensued hut not much time was lost. The Continental and Good Will Companies had little difficulty in reaching the fire,lower Mill street and Peun street being open. When tho firemen reached the burn ing buildings not only wore the Am mermati barn and the barn on the Pur sel estate, both good-sized structures, doomed to destruction, but the flames had crept up the allay enveloping Mr. Woods' barn and threatening to attack the barn on the rear of R. I). Magill's property,and thus communicate to the residence of Prothonotary Vincent. The large building owned by Livery man C. C. Moyer 011 the opposito side of the alley from the Ammerman barn and filled with cabs and carriagos was also oil lire, the flames enveloping the entire eastern end. In addition all the fences near the burning buildings woro on fire and the flames were running off in all directions The Animerman barn was nearly full of bay aud as a result not only w i- tin tire rapid 111 the extreme, hut the volume ot blaze was enormous, rhe long tongues of fl tine literally licked the rear of the Aininormaii and the Brown buildings. The tall apple and other tre> ■>. at the rear of the Ma gill and the Wood* properties alone «iive l the store buildings there. The shrubbery and the trailing vines which clothed the roar of the Ammerman (Continued on Fourth Page.) PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aten of Spar rows Point, Md., arrived in this city Saturday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. C. S. Books and son William returned 011 Saturday from a visit in New York. Mrs. Ida Shaffer of Northumber land spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Miss Cornelia Prout has returned from a visit with relatives in Phila delphia. Miss Lucinda Leighow loft Saturday evening for a visit with relatives in Plymouth. Miss Anna Angle left 011 Saturday for a visit with hor brother Percy Angle in Detroit. Laundryman W'. E. Kase is taking in a trip to tho St. Louis Exposition. He is taking 111 Tonawanda, Buffalo and Niagara Falls en route. Mrs. O. J. Gaugoi ot Sullivan, 111., is visiting at the home of Henry M. Trumbower. East Market street. Miss Florence Miller and Miss Eliza beth Hurst of Wilkesharre, are truests at the home of W. B. Grubb, Factory street. Will G. Maiors returned home from a trip to Boston, New York and West Point yesterday morning. Jacob Dostar £has returned home from an extended trip in the west where ho took iu the St. Louis exposi tion besides visiting Chicago and oth er points. Mrs. Jane M. Carr last evening re turned home from Allegheny, where she spent the past year. Miss Ida Sweisfort is visiting friends 111 Bloomsburg. Thomas Painter ol Pottsgrovo is tho guest of Lawrence Hallman, Cooper street. J. J. Roderick, postmaster of Canal Dover, Ohio,accompanied by his wife arrivod in this city last evening for a short visit with old friends. Mrs. Frank Shelhart left last even ing for a visit to Hazleton. Miss Bessie Reeder of Shaniokin, is visiting at tho home of Elias Wood ruff, South Danville. A. M D iehi left yesterday for Scrau ton. Samuel Bailey was in Sunbury yes terday. Charles Hartley ot Scranton, spmt yesterday with Danville friends. E. A. Burdick of Olyphaut, former ly of this city, returned home yester day after a several days' stay in Dan ville. F. (j. Hartman transacted busin ?ss iu Sliickshinny yesterday. C. H. Lockboof of West Hemlock township, left yesterday on the 10:1!) D. L. & W. traiu for St. Louis, Mo. Harty Mitchell of Berwick, spent yesterday in this city. Walter Marshall was In Bloomsburg yesterday. Mrs. J. H. Eyerly and Miss Hattio Albeck will leave this morning for a visit with friends in Philadelphia aud Atlantic City. Dr. W. Austin Pegg, of Ossiati, lowa, arrived in this city yesterday for a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Pegg,Bloolll street. Mr. aud Mrs. T. J. Luckenbill of near Danville are attending the Hein ly family reunion at Kutztown. They will visit relatives in that place for a week. Simon Ellenbogeu returned yester day from a several days stay in Will iamsport. Miss Emeline Lyon is visiting friends in Bloomsburg. Miss Edith Jenkins is visiting friends at Roshtown. Miss Ada Ne} hart returned to Wat sontowu yesterday after a visit with ! Danville friends. Miss Eekort returned to Now York City yesterday after a visit with Miss j Helen Hoffman, West Mahoning stioet. Edward Kaso of Philadelphia, is i visiting at the Kaso home, West Mark 1 et street. Charles Whispell transacted business at Bloomsburg yesterday. Samuel Styor, West Hemlock town- ; ship, left yesterday tor St. Louis, Mo. ; James Coruelison of Catawissa. transacted business in this city yester day. Mrs. Mary Shepperson has returned from Pittsburg after a very pleasant visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bownan. Laying Pipe in the Oanal. The D. L. & W. railroad company yesterday began tho laying of pipe in the canal for the new culvert al Church street. The pipe arrived several days ago and yesterday morning was un loaded from tho car and rolled to the spot where it is needed. The pipe is of cast iron three feet in diameter, each joint, with one exception, being twelve feet long. The pipe is very unwieldy and heavy and is handled with difficulty. How ever, with tho facilities at hand no difficulty is anticipated 111 getting the several joints into position in the bot tom of the canal. Tho water course formed by tho pipe, eight joints in all, will be nearly one hundred feet long. On this the ground will be dumped until the entire area over the canal is tilled up to corres pond with the width of the street in 1 eluding sidewalks. jMANV RMS The School Board held a regular meeting Monday night. Considerable time was given to the subject of repairs needed 011 the roofs in order to place the buildings in good condition for the next term. At the last meeting 1). C. Williams was appointed by the Board as an expert to examine the sev eral buildings and report as to their condition. In accordance with the School Board's request Mr. Williams last night made a report as to the necessary repairs. in the First Ward the report showed that the slate roof, valleys and gut ters of tho school building need re pairs. All the tin work should be re painted. The tower needs six new glass. In the Second Ward, repairs were recommended for the slate roof aud gutters. Iu the Third Ward the roof of the building needs repairs 011 slate, snow shoe aud gutters. The tin should be repainted. In the Fourth Ward the roof needs repainting and the gutters repairing. Tlio tower needs five new glass. Ou the frame building the trap door and chimney need repairing. On the Welsh Hill building repairs were recommended tor the slate root and chimney. Gutters need repair ing and painting. On motion of Mr. Gieene Mr. Will iams' report was accepted and the rec ommendations were placed in the hands of the Building and Repair Committee. A communication was received from ,T. M. Hostetter, foimer principal of tho Third Ward Grammar School,stat ing that he is an applicant for a State Permanent College certificate and ask ing for a certificate from the Board hero to tin effect that he taught three years successfully in the Borough, which is a qualification necessary to eiititlo him to the college certificate. On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord ered that the officers be instructed to sign the certificate as requested. The contract for making tho two chemistry tables needed in the High School ws awarded to S. M. Trum bower, whoso hid was S3O. W. H. Farley was another bidder, his figures being $30.75. On motion it was decided to pur chase one-half barrel ot Kathairo dis infectant for use in the several schools of the Borough. On motion it was decided that the schools be closed 011 Labor Day, Mon day, September sth. Mr. Greene called attention of the Board to the extent to which school books are defaced by pupils. The Bor ough Superintendent was ou motion instructed to notify the teachers that the resolution must be carried out which was previously adopted, to the effect that the parents must stand good for all defacement of the text books which occurs while iu the bands of their children. The followiug members of the School Board were present: Harpel, Ortli, Greene, Burns, Pursel, Haritig, Werk heiser, Von Blohu, Fischer, Trum bower, Adams aud Jacobs. The following bills wore ordered paid : Rebecca Lovett. . $ 22.50 Montour Democrat- 10.75 Mrs. Dye and Mrs. Hime 20.00 Emery Shultz 1.30 D. C. Williams 5.00 Friendship Fire Co 83.(58 Ezra Haas .65 Casper Diseroad 12.79 Boyer Bros 11.45 Mrs. Anderson 4 00 P. & R. R. R. Oo 107.33 Mrs. Mary E. Kiun 20.50 John L. Russell 19.50 U. L. Gordy 2.12 Labor Day at Do Witt's Park. One of the features of the Labor Day picnic which Dr. DoWitt is making arrangements for at his Riverside Park will be two games of base ball be tween the Old Timer Reserves aud the Bloomsburg Y. M C. A. Tho morn ing game will take place at 10 o'clock shaip and tlio afternoon game at 3 o'clock. The Old Timer Reserves have been playing very good ball and it is a well-known fact that there is noth ing slow about the Bloomsburg team. Each of the two games will possess a full measure of interest. Dr. DeWitt 011 Labor Day will throw his park open to tho public as 011 the Fourth of July, when so many people found rest and recreation at that re sort. In addition to base ball there will he foot races, dancing and sports of various kinds. Dr. DeWitt's park never presented a moro attractive appearance than at present The dense foliage casts cool and refreshing shadows all around; the grass, which grows abundantly is well trimmed and the park with its ponds and refreshing wells holds out an invitation which it is hard to re sist ou a summer day. New Wash Pipe. The Water Commissioners have men at work digging up the "wash pipe" at the rear of the Water Works, which are used to drain off the water used in washing tho filter tubs. Tho river bank at this point has moved slightly since last, winter, which has caused the terra cotta pipe used to spread apart. Tho old pipe will be thrown out and to prevent a repetition of the trouble iron pipe will bo substituted. The work will be finished in a day or so. KSTA HLIS I LET) IN 1855 PASSED HER DOTH MILESTONE Mrs. Hannah C. Russell, widow of Andrew F. Russell, granddaughter of General William Montgomery, the founder of Danville, on Tuesday pass -1 erl the 90th milestone ou life's jour ney. Yesterday she was found seated I contentedly in a pleasant apartment of the old Montgomery mansion at the corner of Mill and Bloom streets sur rounded by the relics of her early life, while the day which marked the be ginning of another year of earth shed its sunlight and the fragrance of the vintage season auspiciously about her. Time has indeed dealt kindly with the venerable woman. Hearing may be slightly impaired, but memory and | every other faculty of the mind is keen and iu conversation it is difficult to realize that one is facing a person of four score years and ten. Mrs. Russell is one of two grand childreu of General William Mont gomery who still survive, the other one beiug Mrs. Caroline Haseltine of Youngstown, Ohio. Of the more re mote descendants of the founder of Danville there are a large number in cluding not a few of the most promin ent people of our own town. Mrs. Ru isell is the daughter of Alex j andor Montgomery,a brother of Daniel Montgomery, for whom Danville was named. A daughter of Daniel Mont gomery, Mary,became the wife of Dr. Magill. Another daughter married John C. Boyd. The children resulting from these two marriages, grandchil dren of Daniel Montgomery for whom Danville was named, are R. D. and James Magill, Mrs. Hannah Shultz, Mrs. Mary Kline, James Boyd of Har risburg; Joseph Boyd of Danville,and Mrs. William McClure of Columbia. The late D. M. Boyd of this city, whose widow and daughter, Miss Elsie, live iu Danville, was also a son of John C. Boyd and graudson of Daniel Montgomery. Mrs. Russell is a charming conver sationalist and after imparting the above facts as to genealogy indulged in several pleasing bits of description of life as it existed here when she was young. It was Mrs. Russell's father, Alex ander Montgomery, who iu 1820 built the brick residence below the site of the old furnaces on Northumberland street, which for many years past has belonged to the proprietors of the Iron Works and occupied by the fami lies of their superintendents. Mrs. Russell was born in a log house a short distauce below the site of the present brick dwelling. Her father was own er of all the land reaching to the riv er aud extending from Lover's Leap to Church street. The entire tract vai under cultivation aud cut up into fruit ful fields. Even at a much later period the only houses in Danville beside the Mont gomery Mansion at Mill and Bloom streets was a small number of houses clustering about the ridge of land in the vicinity of what is now the Mont our House. Mrs. Russell remembers when an index board stood where the weigh scales are at present located pointing southward with the legend: "This way to Danville". The town then was not iu sight from tbat poiut. Mill street was a country road aud passed over a deep hollow, which left the head of a man on horseback alone in view from the Montgomery home as he'rode southward into Danville. Mrs. Russell took occasion to correct the prevailing error that "Bald Top" as it is known now was from time im memorial destitute of trees. Time was when it was clothed with timber the same as other portions of Montour Ridge. It was Mrs. Russell's fattier who deuuded the mountain at that point of its timber. He attempted to farm the mountain top but was soon glad to abandon the idea. It was easy enough to raise wheat or rye ou Bald Top, but it baf fled the fanner's skill to get the crop dowu from the mountain. One year's experience was all Mr. Montgomery wanted. The fine old brick dwelling erected by Alexander Montgomery is remark ably well built and was a pretentious dwelling in its day. It is to some ex tent fire proof and none but kiln dried lumber was used in its construction. Mrs. Russell yesterday showed her visitors a roll of wall paper left over when the parlor was papered 84 years ago. Mrs. Russell soon after her mar riage, with her husband removed to Davenport, lowa. The couple were among tho pioneers of the town. They were the tenth family iu the place. During their residence iu Davenport tlioy built a dwelling with a cellar, which was the first luxury of that kind known in Davenport. After four years tliey returned to Danville. Mr. Russell departed this life some twenty years ago. Mrs. Rus sell happy in hor old age continues to reside with her children in the old mansion built by her famous grand father, which has been her home for nearly fifty years. Trolley Oars Have Arrived. Tho trolley cars for the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Rail way Company, a full description of which was given in these columns last week, passed through this city yesterday enroute to Bloomsburg. The cars were taken to Bloomsburg purely as a matter of convenience, the plan being to unload them at that place onto the tracks of the Colombia and Montour Street Railway Company and to bring them down over that line to the track of the Danville it Blooms burg street railway at Fishing Creek. The cars will be brought to Danville on September lOth. The "Bloomsburg Daily"of yester day confirms the AMERICAN iu its flattering description of the trolley cars. The"Daily" says: The new trolley cars for the Dan ville and Bloomsburg Electric rail road, arrived at tho D. L & W. sta tion this morning The cars are of a I handsome design and are the fiuest iu 1 this section. 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 WORK OS liltlllGE JOMEKIB The sub contractors wljo will build the piers and abutments iof the new river bridge began work Tuesday. Only half a dozen men ot so were em ployed daring the forenqon, the work done being limited to the re moval of irons, &c., prpparatory to the tearing down of the two spans of the old bridge remaining. During au interview with Messrs. Barry and Leonard, two ' members of the contracting [firm, Tuesday a rep resentative of the AMERICAN was informed that the work on the bridge, if possible, from now on will proceed without any interruption. The plans of the contractors are somewhat dis arranged through the non-arrival of the cranes, &c., which.lt seems, have gone astray. These were shipped at Oonnellsville a week ago,. but yester day their whereabouts were not known A tracer was sent on their track and pending their arrival at Danville a limited number of men will be kept at work tearing down the old structure. The contractors will build a trestle work carrying a double railroad track clear across the river just below the bridge, which will communicate with the Pennsy tracks by means of a switch. The proposition to build a switch in tersecting the land of H. H. Vastine, Hoover Bros. and J. H. Kase has been abandoued and the switch will come in below the bridge, branching off from the siding below the cattle yard and intersecting the land of W. F. Gearhart. Six big steam power derricks will be installed in the river to raise the material from the cars on the tempor ary trestling,which will be built some four feet above the water. In addition to the six steam derricks, the plant will contain a steam concrete mixer, which will be installod at the South side of the river. All the modern ap pliances will be employed and the work will proceed rapidly. There are 4,400 cubio yards in the contract and with the facilities at command 100 yards can be completed per day. According to the terms of the con tract Messrs. Caldwell, Barry and Leonard are required to have the south ern abutment and the pier next to it completed in 40 days. By that time the King Bridge Company will come on with the iron work for the super structure. By the time the first span is completed the sub-contractors will have other piers ready and thus the two departments of the work will ad vance at the same rate. By the fif teenth of December the sub-contractors must be through witli their work and off the ground. According to calcula tion the King Bridge Company with the iron work will be close upon the heels of the sub contractors during the entire job and when the finishing touches are put upon the last pier and abutment the superstructure will be nearly completed. Thus it will be seen that prospects are fair for an early completion of the bridge. Preliminary Injunctiop Refused. A special session of court was held Saturday morning with Associate Dr. S. Y. Thompson on the bench for the purpose of hearing argument on an injunction prayed for by the Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Company restraining the Danville and Blooms burg Street Railway Company, et a!., from laying the tracks of that rail way on certain streets in Danville. The Danville and Sunbury Company was represented by Charles Chalfant, C. C. Yetter and W. Kase West. James Scarlet of this city and Grant Herring of Bloomsburg represented the Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway. The applicants were provided with a bond of #SOOO. Ou opening the case Charles Chalf ant requested the attorneys for the de fendants to state whom they represent ed. In responding Mr.' Scarlet ex plained that he represented the Dan ville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Compauy, the Danville and Riverside Street Railway Compauy. W. F. Pas coe. The Standard Construction Com pany, the Borough of Danville and all persons interested. After hearing argument by the counsel the preliminary injunction was refused by the Court, the bill to remain without prejudice. Old Fair Grounds as a Farm. Liveryman Erwin Hunter has this year raised four hundred bushels of oats on the old fair ground adjoining his park. The crop was threshed out yesterday when the yield was determined as above stated. Mr. Moser with his steam thresher was employed and did the work very quickly, threshing just one hundred and twenty bushels of oats in one hour. The oats was cut and shocked some days ago aud the threshing was done directly from the field. The oats is only one of several good crops that Mr. Hunter this year has raised in the old fair grounds, which in point of productiveness is very admirably hold iug its own with the farms of the county. Plate Glass Broken. The .large plate glass window of Leniger's drug store was broken by a stone which struck it during the tire Saturday night. The stone—or rather the mere fragment of one—picked up is said to have been hot, which has given rise to the theory that it came front the fire, where the heat probably caused an explosiou.
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