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C.oan up before a fr eze up.
The freeze-up 13 uot far off.
A c.ild wave will b- the next.
Meiaucholy days—lor poultry.
Now for the winter bosii.ejs rush.
Keep your eye 011 our advertising
colu THUS.
It is time uow to hasten all forim of
outdoor improvements.
The Sudol-Fedor wedding party were
entertaned at supper at tlie Fedor
home on Tuesday evening-
This is the last itnirh of the St.
Louis Exposition. If you iiaveu't been
there you had better go at ouce.
D'jville merchauts urn already re
ceiving goods for the holidays.
Don't forget the pior aid unfortu
nate on Thauksgiving.
The garden ohrysauthc mams still
bloom in sheltered places.
All the deformed mendicants and
impudent tramps were run out of Haz
leton by order cf Major Knies.
Tlie many attractions of the holiday
period are already becoming manifest.
Dr. Swallow is well plea-ed with
l ie vote l.e r. ceived. With nearly 500,-
000 votes to his credit tl e dcctor may
well be satisfied, although all of the
temperance people did not vote for
m.
One of tte most successful rabbit
honters in this part of the State is
Miss Aunu Euver, of Lock Haven. A
few days ago she returned from a hunt
in East Nittany Valley with a dozen
fine tat rabbits which she had t-liot.
Governor Pennypacker's | reclama
tion regarding Thanksgivinp is an in
teresting public document and breathes
the proper sentiment for t'.is peculiar
ly American occasion.
In Penn township, Laiicastt cour
ty,hand-picked apples <re a dreg ar 20
cents a bush< 1.
The season's fl 11st sn<i»v caused much
dam ige throughout tlie c uiiiiry.
Mt. Carmel hail three or loui inches
ot snow ou Sunday ami >! ng was
enjoyed.
Turbotville ha", within its limits,
quite a number of old | eoj le. A count
made the other day, found thirteen
who were eighty or more years old.
This is not a bad showing for a town 1
that numbers about five hundred in
habitants.
He was only a tramp, but he lost
his life last week trying to save a
horse from a burning barn at Altoona.
All the hero, s are not wearing uni
forms amid shot and shell.
The Pattison memorial fund up to
this tinm amounts to a little moro
than twelve thousand five hundred
dollars'. Of this sum Andrew Carnegie
of Pittsburg, contributed five thous
and.
Junior American Mechanics of Luz
erne aud Lackawanna counties have
organized a regiment of 1200 men
See that the sklewalks are in good
condition for the winter.
Almost time to harvest the football
hair crop.
Shop windows are putting on their
winter attractiveness.
Winter weather prophets are having
their innings now.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
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Absolutely Pure
HAS MO SUBSTITUTE
"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS
VOL. 4!>—NO 4<i.
I Wlifk hi#
1:1(11 SPIN
I
lii an interview with Galso Morgau,
j co:ist ruction superintendent of the iron
wctik on flu* river bridge nu AMERI
; TAN repri sentntive | gle ned some
t'jcts that nearly ev ry one is anxious
Ito kmw. Tlie most important ques
| ioj was as to when the bridge can be
j used by pedestrians and whether or
not the cold weather would interfere
with the work.
Mr. Morgan stated yesterday that
after the fa'se work was erected from
the south side abutment to the first
pier rhe iron work could be put up at
the rate ot a span a weak. As there
art- seven spans and as some time must
be allowedjfor delays it will probably
be the middle ot January befora the
heavy work is in position.
This estimate is given on the strength
ot favorable conditions. Cold weath
er will be no drawback as Mr. Morgan
stated that they worked on a bridge
til during last winter. The thing fear
ed most is that floating ice woald
knock out the false work without
which they cannot proceed. Should
the river freeze, however, the work
can continue as the "bents" could be
set up through the ice.
As soou as the spans are op, Mr.
Morgan stated that a temporary walk
could be placed on the bridge for pede
striaus though if this is done it must
be built by the counties of Montour
and Northumberland. The Construc
tion company do not build these walks
for the reason that they do not assume
responsibility in case of accident.
There would prjbablv be little danger
in using this walk but the privilege is
often abused. Many people take un
necessary risks and venture away from
the walk to watch the workmeu. Of
tentimes intoxicated people who would
attempt to cross at night would be in
grave danger and for these reasons the
construction companies do not build
walks until the work is completed.
The time when the roadway would
be open to travel is uncertain. The
putting down of concrete in cold weath
er is unsatisfactory and should very
cold weather prevail it is doubtful if
the driveway could be used before May
Ist.
Hoping for an Advancement.
The public generally in this com
munity is hoping that the disposition
of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern railroad's appeal from the opinion
of Judge Little dissolving the injunc
tion against the Danville and Mlooms
burg Street Kailway Compauy may
not bo held over by the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania until the regular time
of taking up Montour county cases,
which will be in February, 1905. The
case is one of such vital public interest
that a final decision at as early a date
as possible is hoped for.
Last week it was talked of in some
quart's that the case is to be advanc
ed. Anything of this kiud is merely
speculation, however. The Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania is not iu session
until January. At that time a request
for the advancement of the casa would
have to b > made and favorably acted
upon before the case would be taken
up out of turn. The difference in time
would be only about a month,but even
that would mean something.
Commissioners in Conference.
T <• County Commissioners of Mon
tour and Northumberland counties on
Saturday tield a meeting at the Court
House here. They discussed matters
of interest to both counties and their
joint session was one of considerable
impo t iuce The Northumberland Com
missioners, Messrs Beck, Cooner and
Kaudenbush, came up from Sunbury
in the morning.
Following the meeting of the Com
missioners the Northumberland men
and the Montour Commissioners,
Messrs. Cook, Cooper and Leighow,
with William Kase West, Esq.. Clerk
Hora -i C. Blue, Martin Schram, Will
iam tidier, W. F. Pascoe and Mr.
Davis went by trolley over the new
Danville and Bloomsburg line to the
home of Commissioner Leighow in
Cooper township. There they were
served an elaborate dinner and shown
a general good time as guests of Mr.
Leighow.
The Location of the flarket.
The curbstone market question is one
that soon will claim the attention of
Council, it is expected. And the Tie
cisien as to just where the market will
be held will probably not be reached
without debate as it is
understo ...at some councilmen be
lieve the market should be on the pav
ed street while others do not favor
! having it again on the main business
' thoroughfare of the city.
The completion of the Mill street
| paving job and the outlook for the
street being opened soon have given
! rise to general discussion of the situa
tion. It is argued that with the mark
eton Mahoning street cold, wet or
snowy weather will be hard for the
j farmers who sell their produce here.
It is also pointed out that as a rule
where there are paved streets in a
place the market is held on them since
the cleaning up where the vans ot
stands stood can be accomplished
I more easily un a paved than oc - un
paved street. How Council will treat
this matter is the subject ot consider
able speculation
All retrenchment orders on the
Pennsylvania Kailroad are to be re
scinded at once. General prosperity is
in command once more.
THE CItOMLEV CASE
IS STARTED
Associate Judges Blee and Thomp
son (Monday morning convened the
special term of court called for hear
ing the case of Mrs. Cromlev. widow
of Joseph C. Croml.-v. of Limestone
township, agiinst the Pennsylvania
railroad to recover damages for the
killing of Mr. Gromley and the son of
the plaintiff and also a team of horses,
by a Pennsylvania tr kin on a crossing
at Watsontown on the afternoon of
January 9, 1902. Ia the absence of a
presiding Judge adjoururneut was tak
en to 2 p. m.
At about 2:30 p. m Judge White, of
Indiaua county, reconvened court and
the preparation for hearing the case
was started by selecting a jury. The
twelve men chosen to serve as jurors
are as follows: Charles Gibbons, J.
C. Mincemoyer, Simon Ellenbogen,
Samuel Luuger, A. C. Sliultz, J H.
Weaver, John Campbell,Lewis Little,
William Black, William 8011. J. W.
Andy and Frank Olmstead.
Attorneys Scarlet, Baldy and Gtar
hart appeared as the counsel for Mrs.
Cromley and Lawyers Hinckley and
Grier for the railroad company. The
court room was well filled and con
siderable interest was being manifest
ed in the proceedings when the case
was opened at 3:30 o'clock by Lawyer
Gearhart. During his remarks to the
jury Mrs Cromley was iu tears. He
outlined the tragic deaths of the man
and boy and promised to show that
when on his way home from Watson
town in the afternoou of January 9,
1902 Mr. Cromley, who was iu his n--
ual health while the boy was likewise,
stopped before tfniuK on the track to
sea if a train was approaching and
then started his team on a wa'k. Also
he stated that i; would he shown that
because of the excessive speed ol the
Buffalo Flyer, the train that killed
the man jud boy and team, a notice
was sent by the borough of Watson
town to Superintendent E. B West
fall, now deceased, requiring that no
trains run t'irough the town at a speed
of more than six miles an hour and
that to this Mr. Westfill replied that
it would be impissible tore luce the
speed of the Flyer, but all possible
precautions would be take i.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Cromley, who was on the stand only
a short time and whose answers relat
ed mainly to her marriage to Joseph
C. Cromley, their having a sou and
the leaving home of Mr. Cromley and
the boy on January 9. 1902, to take a
load of wheit to Watsontown, and
their failure to return alive.
The most interesting testimony of
the afternoou was that of Jerry Dono
van, of Williamsport, who at the time
of the accideut woiked at the table
works at Watsontown and from a wind
ow ot the factory saw what looked
like a bundle of rags whirl into the
air as the train passed,a cloud of dust
and snow following it. He went at
once to the crossing,finding the man's
lifeless body 50 or 75 Let away, tin*
boy just breathing hi.- last still 15 or
20 feet farther down the track and the
cut-up forms of the hors-s abiuf 2 f K)
feet away. He te-tified that lie work
ed four years at the factory, i-eeing
about ten trains a day pass and the
Flyer was the fasti st of all of tlieni
Describing its speed at the time it ran
down and killed the Cromleys.he s tid
it took only a cooplo of sect tids for
the train to from the crossing to
the mil works, a distance of from 300
to 500 fe< t.
The case was well under way at the
time ot the afternoon's adjournment,
but it will s'retc'.i out over several
days iu all probability.
TUESDAY'S PKOCEEDINGS.
The Cromley case was resumed by
Judge White yesterday morning at I 1
o'ulcck and before the noon adjor h
ment was taken the plaintiff rested I
the case. The testimony yesterday i
morning was to establish the income
of Joseph C. Oromley, the man kill d
by the Pennsylvania train at Watson
town, to show that a notice was serv
ed on Superintendent Westfall, of the
Pennsylvania railroad limiting the
speed of trains iu passing through
Watsontown and also to prove that
Mr. Cromley, his boy aud team met
death aftar the man had exercised due
care before venturing on the crossing.
The morning witnesses were A. Muff
ley, Charles Waltman, T. H. Ki-uer,
who was twice recalled, E. L. Honsel,
F. H. Knight, who was recalled, Mrs.
Sarah Cromley, who was on the stand
Monday afternoon, Daniel Gouger,
Samuel Schnure, Miles Derr, Charles
Gibson, Alexander Billmeyor, Daniel
Foust. William Sidler and T. K. Smith.
At the afternoon session the wit
nesses for the defense were called, as
follows: W. F. Wrenck, Samuel High,
Fred MeNeely.E. D. Eyer.E. S. Bird,
G. W. Bo wen. P. J. Phillips, John
McKee, Mrs. Leisor, Hattie Hinebach,
Oliver Hinebach, Minnie Hinebach anil
Allen Hinebach. The testimony of
Mrs Minnie Hinebach was exemplary
of the general run of the testimony.
She said that from the window of her
home she saw Mr. Cromley go towards
the crossing with his team on a trot
and start to pass over without stoj -
ping. On cross examination she said
the train was near the bridge when
Mr. Cromley started over the crossing
She did mt hear the engine whistle
blown.
W'EDNESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS
At the morning session of court yes
terday the Cromley case attracted less
[Continued on Fourth Page.)
DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY NOVEMISEIi 17.1001.
■SCHOOL BOARD
IN SESSION
The School Board disposed of con
siderable business at the regular meet
ing Monday, at which the following
members were present: Dr. Harpel,
President; Messrs. Adams, Burns,
Fischer, Hiring. Greene, Pursel.
Jacobs, Trumbower, Werkheiser and
Ortli, Secretary. The minutes of the
last meeting were approved as read by
Secretary Ortli.
The Secretary gave a detailed state
ment of insurance policies that will
soon expire, the amount ou all the
buildings aggregating over |30,000. On
motion of Mr. Bums the Finance Com
mitte3 111 conjunction with the Sec
retary was constituted a committee to
readjust the iusuranoe and report at
an adjourued meeting of tlie Board to
he held next Monday night.
Mr. Adams reported for the Finance
Committee that there is a balance of
14,816.15 in the treasury. The report
was accepted.
Superintendent Gordy reported that
Superintendent Derr is arranging for
an excellent Teachers'lnstitute,which
the directors are invited to attend.
The Board on motioa of Mr. Pursel
accepted the invitation to attend the
Institute.
Mr. Ortli moved that, the schools
close 011 the evening of November 23rd
and open again on December sth, this
period covering Thanksgiving Day and
the time of Institute. The motion was
passed.
The report of the Truant Officer was
accepted
Superintendent Gordy's report was
accepted, stating among other facts
of interest that the per cent, of at
tendance for the month was 94
and for the year to date is 95; also
that 560 pupils have uot been absent
aud lU7 have not been tardy during the
term.
A motion of Mr. Adams prevailed to
have orders drawn for teachers' and
janitors' salaries.
On motion of Mr. Oith the following
bills weie ordered paid:
Phonographic Dictionary Co I 2.38
I. X. Grier . . 2.00
J. H. Fry 1.50
Standard Gas Co 85
U. S. Express Co 1.80
1) M. Leniger . 12.95
Eureka Blotter Bath Co 4.75
Remington Typewrit rCo . 6.30
Secretary's Salary 50 00
Mildred Holland.
"The Triumph of An Empress," one
of the season's big successes, will be
the attraction at the Opera House ou
Wednesday evening next. The power
ful emotional acting ot Mildred Hol
land,as well as the maguificeut mount
ing of the play and the excellence ot
the supporting company, have attract
ed instant and favorable attention.
The Crown Jewels worn by Mi?s
Holland will be displayed in the wind
ow of George H. Smith's jewelry store
011 Wednesday. November 23. They are
fac-siuiilas to tho e worn by Catheriue
the Great during her reign in Russia
and were reproduced by A. Brandt,
the famous Parisian jeweler. They
are said to be very beautiful and well
worth seeing.
It is an acknowledged fact that Miss
Holland possesses the largest and most
valuable collection of stage jewels of
any actress ou the American stage.
Anxious for Street to Open.
The time at which the entire
portion of Mill street will be os'ened
for travel is a matter that is arousing
great interest especially ou the part of
busiuess men whose stores can not now
bo reached by wagons. The merchants
all are very anxious to have the street
in use again as soon as possible. Of
course they are not the only ones who
are inconvenienced,for country people
attending market and all local team
sters have to follow round about ways
in reaching desired p) ies.
It is understood that Contractor
Rogers does not wish to open the street
until the Streets and Bridges Commit
tee ot Council takes it off his hands.
The committee probably will act soon,
since the paving has all been done for
some days,the grading at Bloom street
has been accomplished and the D. L.
& W. crossing now is ready to pass
over.
Dr. Reber Critically 111-
Dr. W. M. Reber, of Bloomsburg,
secretary of tho Columbia County
Medical Society and a man of large
business interests, is critically ill of
strangulation of tho bowels. Last night
he was taken to the Wilkesbarre Hos
pital for an operation
jPERSUNH
I'AMGMPIIS
I Frank Newbaker of Bellefonte, is
! visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs P.
j C. Newbaker, West Mahoning street.
Miss Marguerite Wilson has returned
i to Philadelphia after a visit with her
I sister, Mis. W. W. Gulick,South Dan
! ville.
Miss Mabel Swartz, South Danville,
is visiting relatives iu Scranton.
David Paules of Marietta is visiting
at the home of his son, Dr. W. R.
Paules, Walnut street.
Mrs. L. F. Brown of Mill Hall is
visiting at the home of Hon. Henry
| Divel on Church street.
( J. C. McCollum and wife of Espy,
visited friends in this city on Sunday.
A. P. Fowler of Espy spent Suuday
with Mrs. A. M. Gearhart,East- Front
street.
John L. Voris and wife of Potts
grove, spent Sunday at the home of
W. Fred Jacobs, Mill street.
M. C. Jonen, dairyman at Castle
Grove farms has returned from a busi
ness trip to Utica and Saratoga,N. Y.
Mr and Mrs. Jacob Winters, spent
I Sunday with relatives in Sunbury.
Miss Mary Marshall of Milton,spen
Sunday with friends in this city.
Mrs. David Wilson, of Frosty Val
ley, left on Saturday to visit her
daughter at Hazleton.
| Edwin W. Beese ot Hazleton, made
I a busiuess trip to this city yesterday.
H. E. Cottier of Washingtonville,
spent yesterday in this city.
Dr. J. S. Hoffa of Wushingtonville,
was a Danville visitor yesterday.
Ourtis Mincemoyer of Washington
ville, spent yesterday in this city.
Mrs. L Bower, Mrs. A Brown and
Mrs. S. Burns of Bloatnsbnrg were
visitors in this city yesterday
William W Fagely of Bloomsburg
called on friends in this city yester
day.
J. H. Welliver of Washingtonville,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
Hon. F. G. Blee a*tended court in
this city yesterday.
Mr. aud Mrs. George W. Hendricks
attended the funeral ot Mr. Hendricks'
uncle, John Fry, at Pottsgrove yester
day.
Miss May Gould of St. Clair, is a
guest at the home of Dr. John Sweis
fort, Mill street.
Mrs. John Trcas of South Danville,
visited friends in Bloomsburg yester
day.
Miss Maliuda Cleaver of Philadel
phia, who has been visiting relatives
iu this city left yesterday for Ashland.
Misses Margaret and Alziua Eaton
have returned to Archbald after a vis
it at the home of F. H. Yunnan,South
Danville.
J. H. Kase of South Danville, was
in Catawissa yesteerday.
L. G. Butler of Sunbury,was a Dan
ville visitor yesterday.
A C. Shultz of Washingtonville,
transacted bnsiuess in this city yester
day.
Mrs. A. P. Fowler who has been the
guest of Mrs. A. M. Gearhart return
ed to her home at Espy yesterday.
D J. Lyn h of Bloomsburg, spent
yesterday iu this city.
County Superintendent cf Schools,
Charles W. Derr transacted business
in this city yesterday.
Henry Cooper of Washingtonville,
spent yesterday in this city.
M 11. Schram tian-actel business
iu Sunbury yesterday.
Wesley Bogert of Watsontown. at
tended court in Danville yesterday.
Harry Cromis of Limestone town
ship, drove to Diuvillo yesterday.
W. A. Yeager of Hughesville, was a
visitor to this city yesteidiy.
Harry Wakefield ot Shamokin, was
a visitor in South Dmville yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Calkins of
Sunbury,visited friends in South Dan
ville yesterday.
Mrs. I). F. Dicffeuba"li! r of Will
iamsport, is visiting In r mot icr, .Mrs
Mary Faux, Ei-t \1 irkdt str. or
Mrs. Pet. r Berg"r of South Dan
ville, visited frien Is in Bloomsburg
yesterday.
William Kase West, Esq., transacted
business in Suubury yesterday.
Miss Mary Luckenbill returned to
this city yesterday after a visit with
friends iu Williamsport aud Money.
Mrs. Joseph Woilike aud daughter
Jolia of Jersey Citj are guests at the
Fedoroff home, Mill street.
Miss Emma Gearhart spent yesterday
with friends at Shickshinny.
Mrs. Raymond Keeler is visiting
friends in Shickshinny.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cliiuo of Mt.
Carmel returned home yesterday after
a visit with friends in Danville.
Walter Clearwater of Scranton, is
visiting Danville friends this week
William Zieleft of Washingtonville,
transacted business in Danville yester
day.
William Pye and H. Ilulseof Horse
heals, N. Y.,arrived in South Danville
yesterday where they will be employ
ed ou the construction of the river
bridge.
Surveying New Line.
The preliminary survey of the
Bloomsburg and Millville trolley line
was started yesterday. The work,
which is in charge of Samuel Neyhart,
progressed for a distance of two miles
THE COUNTY
INSTITUTE
The sessions of the Montour County
Institute promise to be of great inter
est and a glance at the program shows
many instructive and entertaining
lectures. The first session will be held
on Monday, November 28th[at 2p. m.
The committees are made np as fol
lows: Executive—Charles W. Derr.U
L. Gordy and J. C. Carey. Resolu
tions—C. C. Schaeffer.H E. Eves and
Miss M. C. Madden. Auditors—John
Long, Elmer Schnure aud Miss Mary
Welsh. Enrolling cbrks, Clyde Hed
dens and Miles .T. Derr. Enrollment
cau be made at the Court House on
November 28th from 10 to 12 a m.
Following is the program:
MONDAY, 2 P. M.
Invocation Rev. J. E. Hutchison
Music Announcements... C. W. Derr
Music . D. N. Dieffenbacher
"The Claims of the Children"
Gertrude Edmund
TUESDAY, » A. M
Chapel Rev. G. E. Limbert
"The Art Idea in Education"
Gertrude Edmund
Music D. N. Dieffenbacher
Address .Supt. Jas. Ooughlin
Music Institute Penmanship
Gertrude Edmund
Music Instruction D. N. Dieffenbacher
Address Supt. .las. Cooghlin
Music D. N. Dieffenbacher
Children's Literature
Gertrude Edmuud
WEDNESDAY, 9 A. M.
Chapel Rev. Edward Haughton
Address Supt. James Coughlin
Music D. N. 'Dieffenbacher
How to Teach Reading
;. ] .Gertrude Edmund
WEDNESDAY. 1:30 P. M.
Music lu6titote
Address Supt. Jas. Coughlin
Music D. N. Dieffenbacher
The Training of Teachers
Gertrude Edmund
Music D. N. Dieffenbacher
Address Supt. Jas. Coughlin
THURSDAY, 'J A. M.
Chapel Rev. S. B. Evans
History in Elementary Schools ..
Gertrude Edmund
Music D. N. Dieffenbacher
Address. . Prof. G. E. Wilbur
Address Supt. Jas. Coughlin
THURSDAY, 1:30 P. M.
Music Institute
"Are We Making the Most of Our
Opportunities".Gertrude Edmund
Music D. N. Dieffenbacher
Address Prcf. G. E. Wilbur (
FRIDAY, 9 A. M.
Chapel Rev. John Sherman,
Address Prof. G. E. Wilbur
Music .. . D. N. Dieffenbacher
Report. of Committees
A Study from Browning
Gertrude Edmund.
The Directors' session will be held
in the Mathematics and Science De
partment of the High School building
ou Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
James Coughlin, Superintendent of !
the Wilkesbarre schools will make an
address on "Co-operation of Educa
tional Factors."
Wedding a Joyous Occasion.
Miss Mary Fedor and Joseph Sudol,
kettleman at the P. L. Brewery, were
married at eight o'clock yesterday
morning. The ceremony was perform
ed by t!ie Kev. Jules Foin at St. Hub
ert's Catholic church. Dr. Ed«vard
Daily officiated as groomsman and Miss
Lizzie Zielenbach was bridesmaid.
After the wedding the bridal party
went to the Washington Hotel, North
Mill street, where a large number of
invited guests tendered their congratu
lations. The wedding fetivities con
tinued all during the day and until
late in the evening.
Mrs. Susie Warga, landlady of the
hotel prepared an elaborate dinner and
did her best to make the event an en- j
joyable one. In the evening a dance
was held, Smidley's orchestra famish
ing the music. About fifty guests were
in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Sudol will take up
their residence 011 Mill street.
Burning Over Old Cemetery.
Iti spite of efforts to secure there- j
nioval of the old cemetery at Bloom 1
street and the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad the unkept burying ground
remains and there is no near outlook
for its t ransformat ion into a beauty!
spot, but vi sterday work was started
that will in a decree improve the a| - j
pearance of the place. The brush and
weeds are being cut. down, gathered
up and burned. Even this small im
provement will be appreciated by per
sons residing near the cemetery.
The present would be an excellent
time for pushing a project to replace 1
the cemetery with a public park or a
soldiers' and sailors'mouumeut If the
matter were properly worked up dur
ing the winter in the spring the neces
sary work could be quickly placed un
dei way. Of course it is a 'generally
recognized fact that the removal of
the run-down cemetery from a promi
nent point in the city is desirable.
Lively Contest Promised.
A game for the North and West
Branch championship wdl be the foot
ball contest at Bloomsburg on Satur
day, when the Normal team will meet
the Wyoming eleven. Probably 300 or
400 students will accompany the Wy
oming team to Bloomsburg and the
j game promises to be a big event. Two
j bands will make mnsic to enliven the
I affair, one from each school.
ESTAHLISII ED IN' 185.*,
ISAVKI) I'OCMi
LAW'S l.lh'E
| The following from the rsbamokiu
News will be of great interest to Dan
ville people. Edward Tr< a>,who j mv
ed himself a hero, is a son of Mr and
Mrs. A. J. Trea«, Northcmberland
street. He but recently went to Sha
mokin where he is employed by Groi • 1
John Tooley.
i "One of the most thrilling resco> -
ever attempted in Shamokin t ik j 1 . •
Saturday evening, when Edward Trea«,
' the efficient young clerk 111 the -tr r
of J. F. Tooley & Company,
himself a hero by savinu the life - 112 a
young lady who was about to walk !«■
het death beueath the wheels of an a(
proaching train
After closing up rhe store about if,
on Saturday evening, Mr. Tr as, Ed
ward Griffin and William J Whalen,
were walking down Shamokin ftreet
Treas had a bundle of groceries under
his arm which he was going to deliver
ito a family on Franklin street .Tost
as the trio reached the Shamokin
street Philadelphia and Reading Rail
1 way crossing. the freight train No .1",
which goes through here to Philadel
phia every night abont 10:20. came
j rushing along. Tlie three gentlemen
| stood in front of Hensyl's store and
waited for the train to pass and they
noticed that the train had brokeD near
the caboose, which was following
about thirty feet from the t-at rar
After the train bad passed, a y< ung
lady whose name we ar* unable to
learn, but who i- suf pised to re-id.*
at Edgewood Park,started to tlie
i tracks to take a street car f»r h*>r
home.
She had just gotten betw«-e!i the
i rails of the south bound track when
the detached portiou of the freight
came tearing along. The young lady
realized her danger aud becoming con
fused, stood perfectly still in the path
of the oncoming train Treas saw her
predicameut and quickly sh vmg the
parcels he was carrying into the hands
of Griffin, he rushed to the unfortunate
young woman's assistance. He stir
ceeded in pulling her out of harm's
way just in the nick of time.
The young lady was almost prostrat
ed as a result of her esperience and it
was some time before she fully realiz
ed the danger through which she had
passed. She was most profuse in her
thanks to Treas who modestly claimed
that he only did what any other gen
tleman would do under similar cir
cumstances."
12W Tons of Iron Coming.
Iron for the river bridge comes in
steadily. Up to last Dialit there had
been received here in all twelve ears,
the material they contain being more
than enough for cue span of the bridg
In all it is expected that sixty cars of
iron will come, the weight of the irou
to be about 1200 toas. When the struc
ture is erected and the patent flooring
is placd 011 it the combined weight
will be great. The arrival of the Ton
shipments to date has been so prompt
as to insure against any delay becau
of a shortage of iron. White there i>
more than sufficient iron here for a
span, this does not mean it 1* being
shipped a span at a time with just the
parts entering into the construction of
the span. Of the twelve cars of iron
shipped in the greater rart is in the
form of heavy girders
The construction work yesterday ad
vanced favorably aud the engine w»-
moved on the abutment to allow >f its
use iu erecting the false work Sever
al mote bents were putin place. The
first and second piers of the bridge are
being suppl ed with the coping. The
abutment rises at a good rate of sj • I
Interest in Convention
The fourteenth annual convention of
the Moutour Couiity Sunday School
Association opened on Tuesday even
iug in the Washingtonville M K
church. Tie devotional eier. ises were
conducted by Bev C D Lerch, tl •
singing b*ing led by the choir of the
church. Rev. C. L. Bryner. jastor of
the church cordially welcomed ft a»
sociation and the president. Re*. .1
W. Bell made an a| profiriate response
The miiutes of the la-t convention
were read by the sectetarv and w- re
approved. The formal addr- -- t r
evening by the Rev. John Sherman.ot
the First Baptist church, Danville, on j
"The Sunday School as a Field for j
Evangelism." was deeply impre.—tve
W. J. I.amies, the State Field > r
tary, oil the rtqueM of tb- I 1 s»idt ct,
spoke briefly with mu h earn -tti>--
and effect.
Master Adam Wagner and Miss I aurs
Diehl each sang a >olo Tb-ir »--ig n_
was eiceptionally tine for |. --01 - -
young. The chnrch «u well r !
More than twenty attended fr. a l «
ville chiefly from the First Baptist (
church
Will >tr \e Fine supper.
The Ladies' Auxiliary the N M
C. A. always famish a splendid -u,
per. Tlie one to be served this even
ing will be up to the >tandar<l. Tick
ets are 25 cents. Coiue to the Y M
C. A. building between and 7 o'clock
aud enjoy the meal with other- who
will be there. There will aNo be an
art exhibit aud a handkerrbi-f an 1
candy sale.
Funeral of Mrs.
The funeral of Mr- James Sherwood
«ill take place Friday afternoou at
o'clock troui the family residence, on
Center street. Interment will be made
in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
i l>eing furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
notinces to the public that h*
is prepared at all tinu- to ex
i cute in the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descriptor
i mini Diiii.h
j IV INKS ill.ll
An extrein- ly rare MHI valuable cagfci
ha* recently h*- ri pr» - 'it»d *> t H
Vannan of Sooth Danville is tha form
of A bible that *i- i-riDf«»rl 'J.» y»ar*
i ago The bible I« ID heirloom and
"am* ,ofo tlie possession of the Vaorau
family in the y*ar 1701.
The book is ttill in it* original cov
er, the only repairs noticed b»ing a
new ba-k Con-Tiering it* estreat
ag>' it i- in a remarkable «tate of prsa
•?rv»tion and th< many records made
on the front »n1 bar i. »r» plainly di»
cernible
Tbe bible wan printed in Lnlaa by
Christopher Baiker in the year I*7*
iod wac par h Med by a family whoa*
name wa.» Haigr,residing in Alva,3eot
laud. There jrda of the Haig fimilt
wer»>Jv»rittpn of» one of thefroot pag-s.
I children being born in tlie vi«nrs
I#Bo, lftitt and lWt
In the y»*ar of 1701 the bible mm*
into the h«Di« of Jam** and .Jan-t
Vannan. great grandfather and gr«*at
grandmother of K H Vannan who ai
•to resided ar Alva, Scot!and, and it ha*
remained in the Vannan family ever
: since.
The family record oft - Vannan
fa-nily was mad* in the bible and it
wa* bronght to America by Mia Jam—
Vannan. F Ft Vannan * mother, in
j In th» bible viae found an un
finished letter writr I by her to rela
tiv># in Scotland - ortly after her ar
rival in America Tt • left-r is yellow
with age bnt every wor i rna be plain
ly read. It wa« quite I ngthy and
mino*ely described the vovag* which
1 rook some six wwk<. For -»m« reaeon
tlie letter was never fin;*!• nor mail
' "d and h»ar-< no date.
For many y.-ar* th- bib. »*■« in tl»e
, possession of Mr- Mary K»r ,a, mow
iect?n*ed) of Arch bald. Pa , a <i#ter of
Mr. Vannan Mi*s»»s Margaret and
Alzina Kiton, daughter- of r .« ladr
recently vi-it#*d the Vannan I .>m» at
South DanviU- an 1 hrij-.«» t r ■ b 1 .
with tb*m
Mr Vaunau | u t* - ol<l
highly Th»« fad of ir- ■ • uig 112 »nded
down from one g»n- ration tot •> other
in his own family iu*k * it doablv
ralnabl"
To lovers of rare book- thi- cue wiU
prove a delight To tt •t -r anient i«
appended an edition of tl Psalms of
David, publ:-' linv- -- w tc • ~
of a law passed by Par. anient cran
ing permission for the;r poblicat on in
metre.
,"looey Seems Plent \ W .
The general advancement of hwatn -m
that follow- so e tier i- f>»u jt tti 1
►•need quite strongly n Danville, *v»o
in this short «itoe afr-r rh- ending <?f
the «aspeii-e that a waT- attends a
campaign until t! r -alt »- der-riau
ed. Tra«le is improving consideni Jy
although th*r»' was na m irH depr»-
sion this vear tik* ther* n- hen at
some other times.
The receipt of m« rvy by tue city for
wafer furni-h-d ti mun ;pal r an'
increased ttu * ry »fr* reh ri« s.
The water rents hat* b> >n doe for
awhile and wer l omn-g in ■t-'adily
but th» receiver -rates tliat the iatr-«r
part of la-t vfk «t:-wi> • «h* id' >
auviinee in th» nimhti <>f ; r- us aaa»
ing settlement'* and oof a fjw »112 tli<»m
remarked when th»»y paid t or moavy
that they bad be«n waitiog antil »112
ter election to i-oote in.
The indusrr al ontlook of Panvi..-
is very goo<i Tne levim* { .ant* ar
in operation and I tv# brigm j.-o-: ets
of continuoos artivitv dar thf w.a
ter,
Tu>iv for lemorial ser>is*.
The cotEni ttees in Narge of tha
memorial service* to be i»* M hy Dan
ville Lodge,B. P O liss,on Saaday.
Decernl>er 4th. ate perfection arraog>
m'Uts so that the - «eion wul a
most iw'-morable an-i impre«»iv» one
The mosieal part e* the program
will be roost int» resting Mis* Mar*
Derr, tlw well known - ; ratio of Lew «
burg will eontribote » v»«ral
Mi-- I»-rr i- a chararng « nw r an
ber work hae alwav. Nwa aatiafai'Mty
Mi-» Margar'-r \mir*raaa »112 t - en*
will al*o be beard will pr»fc
abt v be s» V -,» lot W. . iit' *n sing
»-rs t >B the program
Wyle's full orche-r-a will reader
several mrtectii'ifes a tr i ♦« i : t>»
Mr K H Mil *•' -i l % * i n
The Hloomsbarg wtft a»t*»»d
the services ta a b**lv :.aet Dritabi
the semes w» r»- I in H•* lodge
room hot thi« Vf*ar it «r«
use tho theatr
\ uiio-iion mm ta bv iirkr^^iaiv
<irt.it Ha>k«rt li.il! liame
Wi»rl has Iv-eti r aiv d froai the
strong Ninth regno »t !»»>'*»'» b«II team
of Wilk'-ibarre tb »t t e* wi.i He ear-*
to come tor the gam» w h fhw»v»lle at
tli« Armory toaioi;ow nigh' I is tai
possible to get atroog toai r» fi a
a distant for a tr.fling atenu u 112
and owing to the «t«* ef getting
j Ninth regiment team h«n rt ta aaaaa
-arv to raise the price of adtaiaaion ta
jj cents for men and 1> cents for ladsea.
the regalar dar »to fall >w tl game
The contest will b- poeeibty the main
one of the s«-aeon and fhe indication*
are for a large atr*»odao«*->
Thank«igvmg Day will drop :a ot»
us this year, oo th. itth of S r«ahr
Xo change in I C rtstmas or New
Year «lafe, other than rha* they will
arrive on Sunday *o that we will hava
a Christuia- Moo .*v and al w Tear
Monday for the !• gal h ndavs.