Some Paper ,—For He Heme Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. I KYI Nt • H. .IKNMMJS, j I /> /> b: .X 7 is /'.— Office Hour* 9 A. M to fl '/ I'H WU l At. to 4 I'. V Ihinville. /'<». / 1 SIIII.T/.. >1 425 Mil.' Sr., DAWII I.K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Special! v | W . I'. \ XUI.K, DENTIST OHUK 21* MIII "-ranter. relit K \ trmtwl without I' i rown ami KriUge Work a Specialty. Kijtitpi> 'I «nh tin- lutes! anil ii <»st Improved luslriiinents and prepared '<> execute the most difficult work. DR C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST— 2S.S Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed Establisb.-d 1892. "CONDENSED NEWS. Frosty mornings. Bittle of the ballots next. Wint r won't be long in coming. Thanksgiving proclamations are about due. Pupils in the schools are anticipating the vacation of Institute week. Hallowe'en parties are being arrang ed. WANTED.—An active Salesman; one who speaks English and Pennsyl vania German. State age; references; whether mairied or single snil lowest salary. Addiess"A" Morning News office. The new paving on Mill street is fully appreciated. The revival season will soon be on iu the rural settlements. Alloutowu refuses to tax organ grinders. That town knows its music al capabilities. For their excellent work exhibited at the World's Fair, the Bloomsburg Normal School has been awarded a sil ver medal. The caving in of a sewer at Berwick on Friday broke water aud gas mains and iuti rfer> d with telephone and electric light and trolley car 6irvice. Prospects of a big vote being polled iu Montour County. A little rain in Manchuria now and then appears to be a pretty good thing. Fish and game waideus should aot t>e respecters of persons. The time is now approaching for the politicians to smoke up. The bug string of medals awarded for Pennsylvania's exhibit at the St. Louis fair cannot fail to be a matter of pride to tfie State's citizens. WANTED.—Special Representative in this county and adjoining territor ies, to represent and advertise an old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary s2l weekly, witli Expenses advanced i acli Mon day by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when nec 'es ;ary position permanent. Address Blew Bros. & Co., Dept. A., Mouou Bldg , Chicago, 111. The fiist snow storm of the season visited Jamison City Saturday morn ing when a real snow storm greeted the residents ot that siction. With the coming of Thanksgiving Day thoughts naturally turn to the observance of the occasion, which has bei'U so long hallo wed and enshrined in memory. Tip rebellious, thankless soul will regard the day with indiffer ence and even bitterne-s,but the heart which is without guile is filled with tender emotions and a true spirit ot thankfulness for infinite love aud mercies. This is the season of foot hall im mortals —and immortelles. Have you paid the ice baron all you owe him? If not, better hold hack the last installment and UKS it to get a good start with the coal pirate. Th«fe are days when many men take dinner at restauiants in order to avoid a job at carpet cleaning or erecting Htove pipe. Never mind the chilly breezes ; mince pies will soon be ripe. A MATTER OF HEALTH m. Jm jpM &AKING POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUB iUnntour Jjis 3jwrrican. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF I IS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN I * IONS. VOL. 41)— MO 4J*. HEAD CRUSHED BY TRAIN Michael Greely,aged about 28 years, was instantly killed at Grovania on the Philadelphia & Heading railroad y< sterday afternoon, his bead being frightfully crushed, an arm torn from his body aud his body all over knock ed and bruised in a shocking manner. Philadelphia & Heading freight train No. 84 was passing the north Mill street crossing as a crowd of meu and boys, Greely amoug them, approached tho track. The party decided to ride to Grovania aud back. Greely remark ed before mounting a car that no train ever running could make him dig the gravel, but he narrowly escaped meet ing his fate a moment later in jump ing on. When the train passed the sta tion he was seen sitting on a lumber car When the train reached Grov ania, in attempting to dismount, he missed his footing and fell under the cars. After several cars passed over him he was thrown from beneath the cats outside of the rails. His clothing was almost entirely stripped off of his mangled form. The men who were with him removed the lifeless body to tho jiower house of the Danville and Bloomsburg trolley line. Later he was brought to this city, ar riving at the Dostor undertaking es tablishment in the evening. Mr. Dost er states that the awful condition of the body shows that Greely must have been dragged some distanoe. Cinders had cut aud scratched it and the bruis es were countless An AMERICAN representative last night found Mrs. Greely at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Bingham, No. y Sycamore street. Her overpow ering grief is pitable. Two small chil dren aie left her to care for. She stat ed that for about two months she and her husband and children had lived in Bloomsburg, where he was employed at Harman & Cogger's foundry. About a week ago they returned to this city to reside at No. 7t> Montour Row, which was their former home, and it was just Tuesday that their goods ar rived in Danville, so that the death of Mr. Greely comes when the home is not even in condition for the family to occupy. Mr. Greely had applied for work as a puddler at Howe & Samuels. No arrangements for the funeral had been made last night. The body is in such a bad condition that burial will be necessary very soon, possibly some time today. Dr. Sharpless of Catawissa, coroner of Columbia county viewed the body at Grovania. The sight was a horri ble one. The brains of the man, in tact, were by the track. Even the lungs were exposed where the arm was torn out at the shoulder. The hat of the man was in Montour county and the body iu Columbia county, FO the holding of an investigation devolved upon the Columbia county authorities. Dr. Sharpless decided an inquest un necessary after he had heard the testi mony of witnesses, clearly establish ing that death was purely accidental. Vote for the Republican county candidates —they are worthy. Men's Class Took Walk. A novel and enjoyable featute of local V. M. C. A. gymnasium work was instituted yesterday when the men's class took a trolley ride aud cross country walk. They started from Dinville at 6:20 o'clock iu the morn ing aud arrived at Grovania at fi :45. They then walked back to this city passing through Mauser and Toby Run j hollows. It goes without sayiug that such an outing found great favor with the members of the class and was a very beneficial as well as pleasant form of exerciie. The class will take a B iu»i lar trip tomorrow morning, leaving at the same time and place. Died After Long Illness. After an illuess of several years Pet er Kinn died of a complication of dis eases at his home, 384 Church street, at 12 :20 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was 53 years of a«e. He is surviv ed by his wife and the following chil dren : Eugene, Alfonso, Harry, Ed ward, Emma, Margaret, Lily aud Edith,all of this city ; Mrs. John Will iams aud Mrs. Bert Schoc ley of Wyom ing aud Mrs. Edward Reed of Watson town. The funeral will occur at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his late home, burial to be made in Odd Fi 1- lows' cemetery. Weds at Watsontown. At the home of Mrs. Widell, Elm street, Watsontown, her youngest daughter, Miss Lou Widell,was luarri ed to Robert F Diefz, of Danville, at noon yesterday. The bridesmaid was Miss Zora Harman,of Montgomery and groomsman, John Lee, of Danville. The bride wore a pretty white mull gowu aud the bridesmaid's dress was of cream voile. The Rev. J. M. Bean, pastor of the Montgomrey Reformed chruch, per formed the ceremony iu the presence of the immediate relatives. The par lor in wliiah the wedding occurred was decorated with chrysanthemums and dahlias. Mr. and Mrs. Dietz will reside in Dauville. The Burgess of Shamokin has isseud a proclamation caotioning persons against scattering corn, grain, flour, jeto , ou the streets ou Hallowe'en. BOAT I'PSF,T; MAS IN RIVER The most exciting kind of an experi ence WHS that of John Burke, one of the bridge engineers, who on Saturday morning was thrown into the river by tin- upsetting of his boat and burdened with the weight of his clothes, was obligor! to swim for his life a long dis tance to a "dead man,"the nearest place on which he could (iud a place of refuge until fellow workmen came to his aid. Mr. Burke is the man who runs the hoisting engine at the first pipr on the Danville side of the river. When his startling accident occurred he was rowing in a boat from the second pier ou the Danville side. A line of the Water Works ferry was dipping in the water and Mr. Burke's boat strock it. The small craft overturned and Mr. Burke was thrown without warning into the rough, swollen stream Whore the boat upset the water was twelve or fifteen feet deep and when the engineer wassaddenly thrown into it his position was one of extreme dan ger.for the cold water was benumbing and the man's heavy clothing bore him down. Fell >w workmen called to hini to swim to the nearest "dead man," a crib of stem held in place by guy lines, and retaining his presence of mind he strcuk out bravely and af ter a hard swim reached if. Enouiner ed as he was,the feat was one of great difficulty, for the distance he swam would have been considered long und er any circumstances. He was taken from t!io place in a boat as soon as possible and when he got inside ot dry clothing lie was soon none the worse for his perilous and decidt dly dis agreeable plunge. His escape was a very fortunate one. No Trouble in Adjustment. The adjustment of the tire loss on the cattle barn ou the State Hospital tarm will b; sati.-factorily made and in a very short time, it is understood. Two of the insurance adjusters have been lieie already this week and have gone over the ground Only oue man is yet to come in the intf rest of a com pany lulling insurance ou the burned structure. The loss was so coinjlete that the matter of adjustment is very sitni li and the adjuster yet to be heard from will probably act in tho same manner as did tho two who were here. In the 111 >autiniQ the clearing up work goes on and much is being ac complished eac.ii day in removing the rains. The iniin energies now are be iug directel towards the ertctiou of a temporary shicl for the cows. A large wooden stiueture is beirg put up. As the cold weather is approaching it has to be made fairly substantial in order to afford the cattle the proper protec tion. The trustees of the State Hospital today will hold unadjourned meeting. At their last regular meeting, when 0 ffict rs were elected,some affairs weie not acted upon and they will bs given consideration today. Pig-Skin Chasers Will Battle. Another Danville aud Snnbury foot ball game is scheduled, this oue to oc cur Satur lay afternoon at DeWitt's Park. The admission will bo only ten cents and a good attendance is expect ed. At Sunbury last Satruday the Dan ville team was defeated by a score ■ 112 15 to 0. This week tho locals will try to retrieve themselves. Consequently a hard fought contest may be looked for. Steam Digger a Big Success. The steam digger brought from Sun bury by Caldwell, Barry & Leonard yesterday was placed in operation aud worked very well in taking a fiat load ed with stone, concrete and other sop plies out to the bridge piers. The placiug of the coping on the third pier was begun yesterday, when the work of putting the remaining nine courses of stone on the fourth pier also was started. Christmas Presents Free. The War department will ship free of charge from San Francisco to Mauila such Christinas package! as reach the superintendent of the army trausport service iu San Francisco by December Ist. Packages will be forwarded from Manila to points in the islands without charge, so far as they may be shipped by the int r-is land transport system. Mrs. Fisher Improves. Mrs Edward Fisher, of Rushtown, who on Monday was butted by a bul', yesterday was reported as beiug much impioved. Her sprained arm will bother her for some time, however. Says the Hazletou Plain Speaker: ' A miner said, today, that the for eigners at the collieries were much puzzled ovdr the present political campaign. Few of them have been ap proached by any of the candidates for their votes, and so far the campaign has been as arid a< the S iliara as tar as the refreshing sight of coin is con cerned . " What 'H da niat t a dissa t i n.e ■ asked one foreign miner of the man in question. "Nobody run for da office t 1 Nobody come 'round to see cs ah mt da vote. Must be sick. Vote for the Republican county candidates —they are worthy. DANVILLE. PA., TIII'ItSDA « OCTOHKIS 27, UMH. WANT RULES ; Some of tho School Directors at the regular meeting of the Board ot Ed ucation Monday night went after the teachers "tooth and nail." The things they complained of were detain iug children too long aft -r school,mak ing them write words for putiishnifut,giv ing them too much work aud taking a per ceiitage from their lessons for hail couduct. After a loug discussion the superintendent was instructed to in form the teachers that if they violattd the rules governing the schools he could not recommend theui for re-el"c 4 tion. The following members were pres ent: Dr. Harpel, president, Messrs. Orth, Green, Adams, Burns, Vonßlohn, Trumbower, Pursel, Fischer, VV'erk heiser and Hariug. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read by Secretary Orth. Mr. Orth presented a request for a letter press and blotter bath for the commercial school and the matter was referred to the supply committee. The only bills were for supplies to the amount cf #14.0] and #1733 lor teachers aud janitors salaries, which were ordered paid. City Superiuteduent Gordy present ed the request of County Superintend ent Dorr for the use of the High School during institute week starting Nov ember 2Sth, which was granted at the end of a lengthy debate. After this the heated discussion of school matters of which some of the directors disapprove look up the time until f.djournment. Get out every Republican vote. Annual Inspection (j. A. R. The anuual inspection of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R., wa< held last evening, the event being 0110 of the most enjoyable and interesting which the of Danville have participated iu for many years. The inspection was iu charge of As sistant Inspector Jen kin Evans of Post No. 15.) of Berwick, and covered the period between June 1903 and June 1904. Post Commander Eug'iie Leri liart of Berwick, a former resident ot this city, was also present. The meet ing was opened by the introduction of Comrade Evans who made a few very appropriate remarks. The business of the evening was then transactel, after which the inspection was held After the routine of iuspectiou the meeting was giveu over to amusements that only the comrades of that Grind Army can appreciate and enjoy. Speeches were made by mauy, dealing mostly with stirring anecdotes of war times. The speect.-making was interspersed with music both vocal and instrument al, the old war sougs of Comrades Kg gert aud Mottern being especially well rendeied. The comrades were loud in praise of the very pleasant evening they had passed, luspector Evans last evening said that in all his mauy inspe-fious lie had never participated in an affair of this kind where he had been more delighted with everything counecte 1 with tho event lie spoke of the ex cellent couditiou of the Pest, aud of the extremely cordial manner in which he and Po«t Comnian !> r fjenhart ot Berwick had he 11 :eie ved. Next Friday eveim g Assistant In spector John H. Hunt will inspect the Berwick Post, aud Assistant Inspector Captain Georgo Lovett will inspect tho Catawissa Post. A number of the com railos of Goodrich Post will accompany the inspectors ou these trips. Reciprocity must be treat ed as the handmaiden of pro tection. Our first duty is to see that the protection grant ed by the tariff in every case where it is needed is main tained, and that reciprocity be sought for so far as it can safely be done without injury to our home industries." President Roosevelt's Annual Message, Fifty-seventh Con gress, first session. Cavalry Veterans Meet. The meeting of the Seventh Penn sylvania Cavalry in the Milton Opera House Tuesday evening was an affair of a very happy nature. Ex-Sheriff Breckbill, of Montour county was at the meeting and helped in the enjoy able entertainment by giving an amus ing address. Mr. Breckbill was elect ed a Vice President of the Association. The election occurr d yesterday morning iu the hall of Camp 121. Sous of Veterans, and resulted as follows: President, J. A. Opp, of Plymouth. Vice Presidents, Captain Bernard Reilly.of Philadelphia ;M icha»d Brock - bill, of Danville; Charles Bricfeer, of Elmira, N. Y. ; Mahloti Linton, Wash ington, Pa. Secretary and Treasurer, Erank R. Hutchinson, of Pittsburg. It w is decided to hold the n«>xt met ing nt Gettysburg on Oct< bi»r 24th and 25th, Ifos riaking Streets Look Had. In some parts ot the city the throw ing of ashes in the streets is giving the thoioughfares a hid appeirance. i he practice is one that should not In' periuitt< d. I'EHSim.ll. rillramus C. W. Speece former Superintend ent of Construction ou tho Hospital buildings spent Sunday in this city. Miss Georgia Antrim of Wed Pitts ton, is visiting at the home of Charles Antrim, Valley township. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kear of Ber wick, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Yordy of Sha mokin, spent Sunday in South Dan ville. ____ Miss Elizabeth Buchei of Sunbury, on Sunday visited her parents at Riv erside. George Fox of Susquehanna Univer sity, Selinsgrove, spent Sunday with his parents 011 Cherry street. Charles Twist of Buffalo, N. Y., is in this city. Mis D. S. Menge? ot Alleutown, and Mis. C. W. Runyau of Blooms burg, spent yesterday with friends iu tl>is city. W. A. Conway of Bloomsburg spent yesterday in this city. Thrmas Evans and Walter Keller visited Willitunsport friends yester day. Mrs. Frmik Martz mid Mrs Hannah Fisher of Paxinos, spt lit yesterday at tho home of Daniel McClow, Lower Mulberry street. Mrs. Michael Walleze, Mrs. 1. A. Persing and Mrs. John Sechler enjoy ed a trolley ride to Bloomsburg yester day. From Bloomsburg they drove to Oraiigeville. Mrs W. F Zelifl, soil and daughter of Washingtonville, have returned home 112 10111 a visit with relatives at Suubuiy. Harry Heisler ot Sunbury, was a Dauville visitor yesterday. Miss Theodosia Marshall left ye-ter day for a visit with friends in Ber wick. F. Q Hartman was a Berwick visit or yesteiday. Glen Burt of Cinciiiinti, Ohio.spent yesterday with fritnds 111 this city. Edward Lewis of Berwick, was a Dauville visitor yesterday. L. 11. Gingerich of Milttn, was a visitor in this city yesterday. William Waite if Sugar Notch,spent yesterday at tho home of his brother, John G. Waite, Ferry street. Mrs. E. D Hag< nbuch.Mrs. Amelia Hulsizer and Mrs. Mont Keller of Light Street, will spend today at the home of William Wert nan, Bloom road Miss Ann 1 Kisttir of Catawissa, sp» nt yesterday with friinds in this city. Thomas J. Johnson, of Rushtown, was 111 South Danville yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Woodruff of Riverside.aie entertaining their grand son, Frank Woodruff,of Roaring Creek. Hon. Alexander Billmeyerof Wash ingtouvlle, was the guest of George M. Gearhart in this city last eveuing. Thomas L. Johnson of Northumber land spent v. -terday afternoon iu this city. Albert Lower of Northumberland was a vi-itor in this city yesterday. D. R. Thomas of Reading was a busi ness visitor in this city yesterday. Mis. T. W. Wertman and Mrs. W. S. Ho nberger of Miltrn, spent yester day 111 this city. Mis. David McClow, Mrs. Joseph McClow an 1 Mrs. Lake of Shamokin are visiting at the home of Daniel Mc- Clow, Lower Mulberry street. William Rudy and wife have return ed from their wedding trip to Washing ton. D. C. C. E. Yorks ot Ct ntial, was a visit or iu this city yesterday. Jacob Ha/lett of Shickshinny trans acted business with the Board of Pen sion Etamineis in this ciry yesterday. David Kishcl of this city who was taken suddenly ill at his home ou Rail road st reft 011 Tuesday evening was somewhat impioved yesterday. Mrs. Elizabeth Twist is seriously ill at her home 011 Kist Market street. Miss Maine Van Gilder who has been visiting friends in this city, re turned to her home in Northumbeiland yesterday. Sunbury Defeats Danville. 111 the Sunbury-Danville foot ball game, which was called'af 3:15 p. m. Saturday, at Sunbury, tho Snnbury team won by a score of 15 to 0. It was difficult to keep fhe people olf ot the field and ma i.v times the Danville players were unable to see the runner. Danville won tho toss and the kick-oft. By end plays Sunbury iu this half made two touch downs,but in the sec ond half they only made one. Geist got one touch down and Faushold two The halves w< re twenty and fifteen minutes iu time. Dielil, of Sunbury. referoed the game and Raver, of Dan ville, was umpire. Sharpless, of Cat awissa and Brumbach, of Sunbury, were time keepers and Williams, of Danville and Losig, ot Sunbury were linesmen. Tho teams lined up as follows: Danville. Position. Sunbury. ' rtlattery (eapt) left end Specht Foust. .. left tackle .Schaeftler Reedy hft guard Zimmerman Wagner. center ... Kulp Springer right guard Campbell Gun/.berger right tackle Knoble Ickes right end . .Faushold H. Miller qnatter back .Mailer, Hro.vn left half back St. Clair Johnson .right half back Williard i Fred Jones full back Geist 12 p. ni in the room now used by a millinery store in the Saul Lyon build ing, Mill street. ESTABLISHED (X 1855 ONE MILL TAX FOR BOND DEBT Council mat Friday night in regtialr session aud acted upon numerous mat ters of interest aud importance. Presi dent Davis occupied the chair aud the following members were present : Messrs. Vastine, Reifsuvder, Swauk, Montgomery, Feustermacher, Boyer, Deitrich and Lloyd. A communicatiu from the First Na tional Bank was read calling Council's i attention to the fact that owing to the J condition of the gutter.resultiug from | paving operations,the bank cellar was : flooded duriug the rain. The com ' muuication was filed, on motion of j Mr. Reifsnyder, with the understand ; iug that the trolley people and paving j contractor fry as soon as po-siblc to have the gutter iu proper condition. A petition of Third Ward citizens was presented asking a personal in spection by Council of the trolley line at Bloom and Mill streets, the peti tioners objecting to the curve being ou the east side of Mill street instead of in the middle. Attorney West was given tho floor aud spoke on the ques tion in the interests of the petitioners. Mr. V astine stated that the Streets and Bridges Committee had already inspected the place and considering everything had decided that the track as being placed is iu the proper posi tion. A motion of Mr. Vastine pre vailed that the communication be placed on file and a motion of Mr. Reifsnyder to have it referred to the Streets and Bridges Committee was al so carried. Dr. I'aules spoke in op position to the placing of the curve at any place except the middle of the street. A communication from the Rumsey Electrical Company asking for SI,OOO to apply on the light plant work aud material was read. The sentiment of Council was that no money should be paid until the machinery airives and there is some indication of the com pletion of the plant. A motion of Mr. Vastine prevailed to impose a tax of oue mill in excess of other taxes to cover the bond in debtedness. Mr. Feustermacher reported good progress on the Water Works wall and Attorney West made a request for as mauy Couucilmen as can do so to meet with the Montour aud Northuuibfr laud County Commissiouei's at 10:30 a. m Moudav, when the questiou of building a wall 011 the county lor will be considered. All ordinauce providing for the vaca tion of a part of the alley between Bloom and Walnut streets was read, following the reading of a petition iu which property owuers waived rights to the alley. On motion of Mr. Vas tine this presentation of the matter was accepted as the first readirg of the ordinance. Mr. Feustermacher moved that the question of providing for light until the municipal plant is completed be. placed in the bands of the Light Com mittee. The motiou carried. The following bills were ordered paid. WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes #137.00 Labor on Streets 14.13 Atlantic Refiniug Co 17.00 P. & R. Railway Co 25.10 J. H. Kase 1.40 Cherry Chemical Co 25.20 Curry & Co., Supplies. . 32 91 Welliver Harwdare Co 105.00 E. S. Haas .30 T. J. Rogers -70 Fisher & Everhart 86.25 Other Wall Expenses... 127.20 Hugh Oliver, for Stone 19.24 Harry B. Patton .... 20.00 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes 152.50 Street Labor 91.25 W. J. Rogers, Rubber Boots 15 00 W. F. Murphy's Sous Co .. 51.50 G. E. Roat 13.50 D. J. Rogers 72.47 Pleasant Surprise Party. A surprise party last eveuing was tendered Walter Deibtrt 011 the occas ion of his birthday anniversary. There was music by Miss Pearl Fenstermach er. Refreshments were served. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. David Lynn,Mr. aud Mrs. Louis Deib ert. Miss Pearl Feustermacher, Miss Marion Camp, Miss Bess Kocher. Miss Verda Kocher, Miss Lois Williams, Miss Sara Deibert, Miss Bertha Gross. Miss Mary Deibert, Russell Deibert. Merliu Morrison. Howard Morrison. Scott Heims, Isaiah Mader, Calvin Lynn and Mrs. Williams aud son Burr Stock Com pony. The Burr Stock Company presented "Ou the Verge of Ruin" to a fair siz ed audience at the OjxTa House last night. The play was a novelty in asmuch as it was the first time it has ever been produced iu Dau ville by a rejierfoire company, and it was a very pleasing performance. The vaudeville stars with this company are excellent and they change their acts uiglitly. "A Gay Deceiver" will be produced this eveuing and tomorrow evening " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" will be played. A matinee iierformauce will | he given 011 Saturday. Hricks Obstruct Street. On the part of Mill street from the ' canal to the railroad, where the pav ing is completed,several piles of brick J remain. They take up a large space on ' the sidewalks and the merchants are auxions to have them removed, since they are no longer needed at this part ! of the stieet. 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 ail Kinds arid Description ONE AFTER BOAT, OTHER AFTER SON Two runaway boys and a stolen boat, the pursuit ot the boys by the cwne of the boat and by a man looking for his missing son and tlie chance meet ing in this city of the two men, who resumed the search together, foim the basis of a Grange st( ry of considerable interest. John A. Peifer, of Mifflinville, ar rived in this city yesterday afternoon on the 12:10 Pennsylvania train in search of two boys and a stolen I oat. Mr. Peifer is employed in Berwick aud uses his boat for crossing the riv er at that point. Tuesday night be tween six aud nine o'clock the boat was stolen and early yesterday morn ing the owner started down the river afoot in search of the boat. He fooud no trace of it. aud upon reaching Cat awissa took the train for this city. Upon his arrival hero he was inform ed that a boat answering the descrip tion of the Peifer boat had parsed through here at eleven o'clock occupi ed by two boys. Chief of Police Mincemoyer tele phoned to Sunbury and Northumber land, giving notice to the police of those towns to watch for the boys and hold thero until the owner of the boat arrived. It was at this point that John N. Sitler, of Berwick, appeared upon the scene in search of his boy, Oliver Sitler, who had run away from home on Tuesday night in company with a lad named Pierson Burke. The boys are aged respectively thirteen and fif teen years. Mr. Peifer and Mr. Sitler were strangers to each other, but it was ap parent that they were in search of the same boys, so they started out togeth er, taking the afternoon train for Sun bury, hoping to find the objects of their search either there or at North umberland. The boat that was stolen was a valu able one of the general s:yle of the launches running between this city and Sooth Danville. The Burke boy had a boat of his own, which he disposed of at Bloomsburg. A report received by the AMERICAN late n'ght staled that the two boys were captured at Northum berlaud and w ill be taken to their homes today. It seems that the boys left home at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday even ing in the boat that young Burke had and went to Bloombsurg, were they are said to have gotten rid of Burke's boat. Yesterday they came to Danville and from here went to Northumberland, where they were taken into custody. About a dollar's worth of supplies were in the boat. The only reason given lor the running away of the boys is that Burke object ed to attending school Vote for the Republican county candidates —they are worthy. Constables Taken to Task. Joseph Kalbfus. secretary of the State Game Commission, severely crit icizes the constables of Pennsylvania, especially those in this section, for their inactivity iu arresting violators of the game laws. H'< says: "While we are only a part of the machinery depended upon by the state to protect and preserve these birds tor our individual benefit and the benefit of those who iu coming years may fol low us, it is an indisputable fact that the great majority of this work de volves upon us, numbering less than one hundred officers authorized by daw, ten regular'protectors an laem g one deputy game protector from each county of the commonwealth, while fully ninety-five out of every one hun dred of the constables of the state, numbering more than three thousand, absolutely neglect or refuse to do their sworn duty, although they by law ate made game wardens iu their respective counties and have equal authority with the officers of this commission in the matter of enforcement of the game laws of the state. " There is hardly a day passes with out the receipt of some appeal for help from some part of the state. The great majority of these letters cite the tact that the constable will do nothing and a.-king that the Game Commission send at once an officer to their help. Especially is this the case from those parts of the state where large numbers ot foreigners are lodged, aud 1 want to say right here that were it not for this element there would be but com paratively few complaints." Glorious October. What tould be more glorious than the past few days'' Out of the gloom and storm of last week nature came forth triumphant and in her most mar velous guise. The hazy atmosphere, which turns the distant hills to an amethystine line, does not prevent the golden orb ot day from giving his In vigorating warmth, and bringing out the magnificent colois ot the Autumn al robings of the nearby forests. The woods have taken on their multicolor ed apparel, a symphony of red aud brown, scarlet and gold. The recent storms did not strip the foliage as cruelly as might have been expected aud nature is still in full panoply. Make the most of such days as theso aud eujoy the transcendent beauty ot our prime October days. 1 here is a whisper afar. We shall have a change soon,and the chill winds from Canada will bring along the snow squall, the clouded sky, and make hare the trees so magnificent in their farewell to Summer.