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DK. IKYIN<; 11. JENNINGS,
Office Honrs
9 A. .»/. to VI V 104 MM
11\ M.to 4l\ 31. Danville. I'a.
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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.