Some Paper -—For tie Heme Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR DK. IIiVING 11. JENNINGS, DKN'I IST. OJp.ce Hour* 9 .4. M. to 12 M 10 4 ' Sf- ' 1 P. M. to i P. M Danville. Pa. glll'LTZ, M. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLE. PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Lntesiines 2 Specialty jyj. \V. I». AXGLK, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MII.I. STREET. eeth Kxtracted without I' C'rown and Bridge Work a specialty. Equipped with the latest and most Improved liislruti "iit.sand prepared In executethe most dii.lcult work. I)R. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST— -288 Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dentistry in nil its branches. Charge Moderate aud all work Guaranteed Established 1892 CONDENSED MVS. Olioos<> meu of the highest ideals for school directors. Berwick has found it necessary to pass a curfew law. Andrew Russell is seriously ill at his iiouie oti Church street. The Reading goosebone man has been enjoying u laugh all to himself. Keep your sidewalk clean aud re ceive tiie blessings ot the coinmuuity. Be bind to the horses during the severe, cold,penetrating,windy weath er. Go to the primaries and exert your influ<me. Then be satisfied with the result. LeJ the Legislature pass a bill for the publication of the laws and it will plea s e the people. Every ward has its best men—let these be put on the ticket for Council and the School Board. Choose good,sensible,honest men for school directors; ditto for councilmen; ditto for all other offices. Jack Frost will have to do some strong work before the ice harvesters will be able to resume business. The close of the first week of the new year no doubt finds mauy oi the new resolutions on the ash heap. The time and place to " kuock" is at ♦he primaries, not after candidates distasteful to you have been chosen. The weather man treats us to an oc casional snow flurry just to prove that he continues to have snow in stock. The legislature is having a 10-day recess and can't do much to excite criticism daring that time, which is something to be thankful tor. The rumor that another Russian war ship was blown up by » mine Satur day turns out to be untrue. It is hard to And another Russian warship. The trouble is many people under estimate the impoitance of the School Board, and are inclined to nominate indifferent candidates. It is a little prematura to announce a failure of the ice crop. There's sufficient time between now and next March for plenty ot the congealed liquid to till all the houses in this se?- tion. St Louis is finding it exceedingly difficult to recover from the reaction oaa«ed by the close of the World's Fair. To stop and start a train costs as much as to run it a mile. In store ad vertising frequent stops are still more expensive. Cupid had his innings IU Indiana county last year, if nowhere else in the State. Indiana issued more marri age licenses than ever before in its his tory and more than any other county iu the state. Helleitown, a Northampton county borough with 300 inhabitants, has eleven residents whose aggregate age is nearly 1000 years. Each is more than 80 years old, the oldest being 91 years. A local wag who says he isn't afraid to die is responsible for this : "The ice is on the sidewalk, And the law is on the shelf; If you don't like to tread ou ice, Juf-t clean it off yourself." The government crop report is good, and private reports are better, to the effect that Winter wheat is in bettei condition than a month ago, and aver ages well for the season. This I as been a tender point iu the outlook. The most encouraging result to hu inanity of the Harvard Experts' four years' investigation of cancer is that it is not hereditary. This should prove a balm to many who live in constant f dread of this horrible disease because some uncle or aunt or grandparent died of it. It would have bean yet more encouraging, however, if the in vestigations had In Id out hopes of dis covery either of cause or cure. John D. Rockefeller, the other daj »mnuncpd to a crowd of young met "I belitvß in the papers. Give then liberty and freedom of speech. I be lieve in liberty. The readers of the papers are intelligent aud they soon sift truth from untruth." Considering tlie home truths Mr. Rockefeller ha! been hearing troni the papers for the last twenty years, this :s distinctlj magnanimous v —' ' •4^."-, ' ___________ "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. f>o--NO U. IllllWltll COIJII in MEETS Borough Council raet in regular ?es •iouFnday night. President Davis be ing absent, Mr. Vastine was elected president pro tem. Eight members were present, Messrs. Vastine, Reif suydtr, S<vauk, Fenstermachor, Dei tricli, Boyer, Lloyd and Goeser. The Borough Treasurer reported |3,- 236.80 in his hands. Mr. Reifsnyder. chairman of Streets and Bridges Committee, reported that street paving assessments had been laid on property owners along Mill street Ail had been served and some of them had already paid their assessments. He said that he had expected some of the property owners who are objecting to paying for paving street connections, consisting of crossings, Garbing, etc., present to hear read the Act of Assemb ly under which the petition praying for the said paving was drawn,so they oonld learn just what the Act sets forth. These people were not present, but the Act was read for the benefit of the members of Council. It is the Act of 188 V», and provides that property own ers must not only pay two-thirds of the costs of paving directly in front of their properties, but the street con nections as well. Before signing the petition in question, some property awners along Mill street failed to ac quaint themselves thoroughly with the Act of Assembly, overlooking en tirely that portion referring to street connections. But as ignorauce of the law is no excuse, these people will be abliged to pay the fullamouut of their assessments within thirty days from ttie time they received notices, 3r it will be entered against their properties. City Superintendent of public schools, U. L. Gordv, was present and called attention to the condition of the clock in the steeple of the Mahoning Pres byterian church, which he had been informed the Borough Council had charge of. It did not keep good time, it was either from 10 to 20 minutes too fast or that much too siow. Many pu pils depended npon it. In consequence they either came to school too early »nd were compelled to stand out in the cold, or they came too late and disturbed the other pupils in| their studies. Mr. Vastine explained that the 5 years contract which the Borough had with Henry Rempe to keep the clock in repair expired last fall, and that Council now had nothing more to do with the clock than a private citizen. After considerable discussion, how ever, it was on motion of Mr. Reif snvder, decided to solicit bids to put the clock in good condition and guar antee it to keep good time lor a period of 5 years. The ordinance authorizing, requir ing and permitting the owners of cer tain properties in the Borough to make proper connections with and to use all sewers constructed by the said Bor ough, providing for the method of making such connections, prescribing the manner of the use of such sewers and regulating the charges therefor, respectively, and for other purposes, was taken up aud in sections, passed second reading. Contractor D. J. Rogers presented revised bills for sidewalk repairs he made by order of Oouucll.bat a 9 these bills seemed so much at variauce with bills formerly presented, it was decid ed to have tl>e matter investigated be fore a settlement is made. Six Directors Will be Elected. At the coming spring election six School Directors will be elected, one half of the Boaid, the term of office of that number expiring with the close of the school year. The unusual num ber is occasioned by the filling of sev eral vacancies. The Directors whose terms expire are Dr. F. E. Harpel aid Robert Adams, First Ward; William J. Burns, Second Ward; Jacob Fi-cher and George B. Jacobs, Third Ward,and \\. O. Greene, Fourth Ward. Robert Adams and George B. J icobs are now filling vacancies, by appoint ment of the Board, caused by the le moval of John L. Evans and D. H. Byerly from their respective wards. The First Ward will elect one Di rector for the full term,and one lor one year,and the Third Wa r d one for throe years and one for two years, the other wards one each for the fu'l ti rni Viewers Appointed. George W. West, engineer; John H. Brugler, Samuel Werkheiser, Dr. J. Sweisforr, It. J. l J t)gg and O. B. Sweitzer, the viewers appointed by the Court on Saturday to view and as sess damages, if any, to the properties of Miss Frances Hartman, heirs of Jacob Shuster. David Uug< r. executor of Ella Cousart ■ state and Joseph Sper ring, a* a result of the sidewalks bt - ing raised and lowered along Mill street when the paving.was laid, were officially notified of th*ir appointment yesterday by S ! ieritT Mate The report is made returnable on Mouday,February 27, giving the view ers over six weeks in which to make the assessments. Martha Washington Supper. At a meeting < 112 the Ladi* At.xili.iry of the Y. M C. A.,held Mnmlav even ing. plans were made for holding a Martha Washington supper (hot sup per), on Washington's Birthday, Wed nesday, February 22nd, from 5 to 7:1." o'clock. The time for the supper i, made so as not to conflict with pra.vei meeting services. "OLD DYNAMITE" AGAIN RUNS AMCKE For tin; third time iu the past month the horse b-longing to Thomas Tooey, aud popularly known as "Old Dyna mite," ran away. The animal evi dently beli ves in the chirm that lies iu certain numbers; for he made his third performance more thorough and exciting than any of his previous es capades. He got away from two driv ers, narrowly missed running into a moving ptsseuger train on the D. L. & W., and finally landed at Qrovania. Howar i Russell, Mr. Tooey's driver, had been delivering groceries on Up per Mulberry street,anil was returning to Mill street, when the horse took fright on account of the wagon strik ing his legs. The animal dashed down Spruce to Mill street,and then up Mill on a mad gal b p to the Post Office where lie was caught. At the First National Bank, Mr. Russell, seeing that he could do nothing with the , horse, dropped out ot the rear of the wagon. The horse was turned around, aud Willie Gross offered to drive the anim al to the stable iu the rear of the Ho tel Oliver where lie is kept. He had scarcely started when the wagon again sttuck the horse's legs, and off he s'arted down the street, the wagon I rolling from side to side aud the horse ! striking lire at every jump Iu front j of the Lyon building a horse and bug- j gy were tied. The runaway struck the j carriage bur glanced otf, breaking only several spokes in one of the wheels of j the buggv. When "Old Dynamite" started from the Post Office on his return trip, a j passenger train was jast passing the Mill street crossing. As the terrifi ed animal dashed on toward the train, the people who crowded the streets held their breath and waited for the crash that seemed inevitable. Many thought thar young Gross was still in the wagon, not having se«u him drop from the rear end of the vehicle as the runaway passed the canal. Hut "Old Dynamite" was lucky. To > last car j passed the crossing an I the gat 's rai>- I ed just in time to allow him to dash ! by and avert a collision by the frac tion of a second. He turned up Bloom street and final ly lauded in Mr. Stouge's barn at Grovania. Mr. Tooey took the next trolley after the runaway and recover ed tho horse at Grovauia. Th > wagon was not damaged, and the horse es caped with the loss of a shoo. Local Union Enjoy Banquet. Brick layers, masons and plasterers Union, No. 81, enjoyed a fine banquet on Saturday evening, at D. B. Hed deus' restaurant. Covers were laid for twenty-five. The tables were loaded with all the delicacies of the season. The decorations were beautiful carna tions. Several appropriate toasts were re sponded to. Reimard brother-, brick layers, Bloombsurg, and J. C. Reedy, brick layer, Berwick, were guests and era ked some of their good natured jokes at the expense of the craft. They left on the 9:40 trolley car for their respective homes, well pleased with tho hospitality shown them by the members of No. 81. The members present were: George Beyers, President; John Delanty, Vice President; E. 0. Welliver, Secretary; John Albeck, Treasurer; William Moyer, Jr., Deputy; William Houser, Nathaniel Everhardt,Harrison Schutt, Trustees; John Fisher, Jonathan Rudy, Joseph Halm, Peter Kelly, Jacob Elliot, l.amar Halm, William Mover, Sr., John I'kes, A. L. Mc- Clow, President Pennsylvania State Conference Board of Bricklayers and Masons; Harvey Reimard, John C. Reedy and Howard Reimard, of No. 55. Berwick. The boys had two mas cots present iu the persons of Masters Art Beyers and John McOlow. Money Coming in Promptly. Notwithstanding the hesitancy of some of the property owners along Mill street, to pay their paving asses ments, an account of certain items in the bills rendered not meeting with their approval, payments are being made promptly. Each property holder was served with a notice on Wednesday, Jaiuary 4, setting forth the amount of his or Iter assessments,since which the money has been dropping into the hands of city clerk Harry Patfon right along. At present there seems to be no hesita tion on the part ot anyone about pay ing. In attending to the various duties | imposed upon the clerk iu connec tion with these assessments, Mr. Pat • ton has been kept busy for the past month. HR first made out the notices to property holders, then served one 1 on each at his home or place of busi ness, and now he H engaged in receiv , ing the money at his office. C. & M. Trolley Hlects Officers. ■ At a meeting of the stockholders of ! the Columbia and Montour Street Rail- I way Company held in yes ter lay the following dire-tors were elected: Hoi B. P. Meyers, E R. Snonsler. Willi tm M. Oglesby an I W.lliam Sm illwuo l,of Harrisburg : E. H. Tustin, Charles W. Miller and Jo seph Haiti, of I'lnoiiisborg. li e directors then elected the follow ing officers : President, Hon. B. 1. Meyers; Vice Pr< sideiit, E R. Sponsl l er ; Treasurer, William M. Oglesby, ol 4 Harrisburg, and Superintendent and r General Managt r, D. (4. Hackett, ol | Blooms burg. DANVILLE. I'A.. TIIUHSDAY JANUARY 12, 1905. •«* IT WAS A LONG SESSION The School Board held a regular meeting Monday. I t was long drawn out, and at times waxed warm. The following members were present: Harpel, Trumbower. Adams, flaring, Pursel, Burns, Fischer, Werkheiser, Greene, Orth and Jacobs. The Secretary reported that the blank of the Gaarantee.Trust and De posit Compauy, of Soranton. recom mending the endorsement of J. C. Houser for a 15000.00 bond, had been filled out and sent forward. The Treasurer's report showed a bal ance on hand of |8,550.17. Mr. Fischer,Chairman of the Build ing and Repairs Committee, reported that the black boards have been re moved from the chemical laboratory in the High School, and placed iu the second sjhool of the Fourth Ward. He also stated that a bursted water pipe in the Welsh Hill school building had beeu repaired, and that he had dis covered that the same had been due to a broken window in the cellar. A request was read from J. M. Hos tetter, Phoenixville, Pa , that the officers of the Board sign a duplicate application for a permanent college certificate. The Superintendent's report showed 1239 pupils in attendance during the month; average attendance 91 per cent; 87 cases of sickness. The resignation of Mr. Adams as a member of the Grievance Committee was read. It was moved that the res ignation be accepted, but tho motion was lost by nearly a unanimous vote. Mr. Adams, however, declared his in tention of not continuing to serve on tiie Committee. Then followed a lons airing of the question of corporal pun ishment in tiie public) schools. The debate continue! for over an hour, during which heated arguments en«n ed. A wronx impression had been giv en out, many people having an idea that the School Board is not in sym pathy with the teachers in the matter of puuishiug pupils. The Board will stand by the teachers, aud give them all the aid aud support it can. The long discussion of corporal pun ishment in tho schools was finally brought to a close by a motion being carried, that Superintendent Gordy prepare aud have published iu the Morning News, an article contradict ing the impressiou that has gone out. The following bills were ordered uaid: _ „ Fred K. Mi lie- & Co $ 390 112 S. J. Wei liver 2.25 Danville Stove & Mfg. Co 75 Standard Gas Co 8.05 W. H. Orth 1.56 Samuel Trumbower 23. 87 Joseph Lechner ... 873 The Secretary was authorized to draw an order in favor of the Danville Stove Company for furnaces putin the Second Ward building. Danville Defeated. The fastest and probably tho most exciting basket ball game of tho sea son was played last evening at the Armory between the Danvilla team aud the Burlin«ame team of the Sus quehanna League. It was a fine ex hibition of qerve and brawn from start to finish, audit was not until the re feree's whistle called time in the last half that either side had more than the slightest advantage. The linal <eo;u of 21-19 iu favor of Eiuliugame is a good indication of the strength of the two teams. The visitors played a very pretty passing game. Danville, 011 the other hand did not pass the ball well, hut often tried to take it down the flocr by dribbling or other means. The game was very close through out, there being frequent ties in the score. At the end of the first half neither team had the advantage with the score at 10-10. Applegate, the visiting center, play ed a fine Rame. Barry played an excel lent defense game for Dauville The line up; D inville. Burlingauie. Barber forward Van Housen Welliver forward .Montgomery Sechler center Applegate Barry guard Lutcher Dougherty . guard Peters.. ...guard Pardoe. Uoals from the field—Applegate 6, Montgomery 2, Van Housan I.Lutcher 1, Barber 4, Dougherty 2, Welliver 1, Sechler 1. Goals from fouls—Barber 3, Applegate 1. No Change In River. The condition of the river yesterday was similar to what it has beeu for several days past. The water had fall en hut slightly, but the ice flowed as thickly as ever. At intervals the floe slacked up somewhat, but it was most too heavy at any time to permit of tlie naphtha boat crossing with safety,con sequently it only ventured across a few times iu fhe morning and once in tho afternoon. The riveters were at work on the ; hiidge.and appeared to he making fair- Ily good headway. It looks now as it t'ie portion of tho bridge up at the I present time, will bj fully completed, j with the exception of the flooring, be fore the other spans can he putin posi | tion. Frozen in the Ice. ! The ferry boat Is reported as being | too tightly frozen in shore ice at Wol i vertou, to he dug out until a thaw comes. PERSONAL PARACKAPIIS Howard Lunger, of Berwick, spent Sunday with his parents in this city. William Leister, of Berwick, spent Sunday with his family, iu the Brown building. Raymond Hummer, of Bloomsburg, was the guest of relatives in this city yesterday. Thomas Ziel, of Harrisburg,was the guest of Jesse Wyant yesterday. Mrs. Ellen C. Braus, of New York City, is visiting at the home of Thom as Reifsnyder, Church street. J. M. Shultz, of Limestoueville,was a Danville visitor yesterday. W. Graver Lentz,of Shamokin,trans acted business in this city yesterday. J. SV. Beruinger will leave today for a visit in Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Win. D. Lanma«ter, Mrs. Joseph H. Johnson an 1 W. V. Oglesby spent last eveniug at Washing ton vi lie. Amaudus L. Heddens, of Washing tonville, spent yesterday iu this city. H. Cotner, of Washingtonvile, made a business trip to this city yesterday. Frank Russell returned yesterday from a visit with friends iu Scrantou. Miss Mary Bogenrief will return to Mifflinburg today after a visit with Mi j s Emma Gearhart. Mis» Olive Thompson is visiting friends at Mechanicsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray left yesterday for a trip to Carbondale. Miss Sara Beaver returned yesterday after a visit at the home of Mrs. Rus sell Kelly, Sunbury. County Superintendent Chailes W. Derr, of Washingtonville, spent yes terday in this city. Johnny Moyer, of Hazleton, was in Danville yesterday. Mrs E. D. Mauley, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Mrs. John B. McCoy, West Market street. Simon Dreifuss made a business trip to Catawissa yesterday. H. E. Lucas and S. E. Benuett, of Williamsport,were in town last night. Miss Mary Snyder, of Strawberry Ridge, is the guest of Mrs. Henry Klase, Water street. Miss Irene Saltzman, who has been seriously ill with typhoid fever, is much improved. M jyt Works to be Enlarged. Tho year 1904 at the Danville Stove and Manufacturing Company's plant was the busiest and most prosperous year ever experienced by that industry. The "Beaver" stoves are sold in every part of the world, and last year the demand was so great that the company was unable to fill a number of its or ders. At the present time the plant is turn ing out 11 sizes of furnaces, and 30 different lines of stoves in over 200 different styles aud sizes. The latest production of the pattern shop is the Imperial Beaver Rauge, which was put on the market last year. This stove is a plain range with Colonial finish, "lift-off" nickel work, and has sever al distinctive features that place it above the ordinary range. Iu view of the fact that the com pany has for some time past been un able to supply the constantly increas ing demand for the products of its plant, if has been found necessary to increase the capacity by enlarging the factory in all departments aud by in stalling additional machinery. The building operations will bo com menced as soon as the weather condi tions will permit. The mounting room, where the stove parts are a-sembled.is to be made into a two story building, in order to make room for more mount ers. An extension of 72xt>0 feet will be built to the foundry. There are at present 74 moulders employed in the foundry; the extension will accom modate 26 more moulders. Additional machinery will be installed in the cleaning room, and the nickeling de partment enlarged. With these in creased facilities the plant will have a capacity of 125 finished stoves a day. During last week a partial shutdown was made necessary while the annual accouut of stock was taken. The plant is now running full time. The em ployes number at present 135. "The Moonshiner's Daughter." "The Moonshiner's Daughter" will be the attraction at the Opera House on Saturday eveuiug. From the ex cellent satisfaction which the play has been giving elsewhere it surely must not alone be a thoroughly enjoyable production but a positive meritorious melodrama from every standpoint. The play is a charmiug love story set in an atmosphere of the hi Is of Ken tucky and Tennessee. It deals with the lives of those sturdy specimens of mankind for whom the Government has officers constantly 011 the lookout—tho Moonshiners. There is a very realistic encounter between Moonshiners and revenue men in which the latter try to destroy the still and capture its owners. The mysterious execution of the Moonshiners, the lynching of the Negro Sam, are all vividly and startlingly portrayed. The oomedy element fairly bubbles over with merriment of the good wholesome kind. The regular mouthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State Hospit al will be held today. A SAD CASE OF DESTITUTION Caroline Filliuger was committed to the county jail by Justice of the Peace Oglenby Tuesday at noon.charg ed with having concealed the remains of her recently born dead baby. The latter was found earlier in the day, under the floor of an outbuilding, cov ered with coal ashes and badly frozen. The girl confessed to having placed the child there, and said it had been born dead on Tuesday, Jauuary 3. Information was lodged against the mother by Chief-of-Police Mincemoy er. She was placed under arrest and taken before 'Squire Oglesby, where the body of the male babe was produc ed in evidence at the hearing. Owing to the defendant's serious mental condition, the authorities will not pusii the charge against her, but will take the necessary steps to have her sent to an institution where she will receive proper treatment and at teutiou. That is not what she has had this wiuter.and, evidently,for a much longer period. The little shanty in which she lived, or rather existed, with a nephew, Charles Filliuger, a young man about 20 or 25 years of age, is located on the high hill, near the intersection of Spring street and Columbia avenue. Tiie dimensions of the shanty are about 6xß feet, and 10 feet high. It is built of thin boards,aud the cracks be tween them are covered with plaster ing laths. Standing so exposed and being fairly thrown together, it lookß as though an ordinary wind storm would topple it over the steep enbank ment into the street, 16 or 20 feet be low. Admittance is gained through a passageway, so narrow that a small uersou is obliged to crowd himself through sideways. The interior is al most devoid of furniture. A small cooking stove, one chair and a short lounge is all the single little room contains. Even those few articles so crowds the small apartment,as to make it difficult for more than three or four persons to get into the room at one time. Yet, those two people, thinly clad, having ouly a little fuel to burn aud scarcely any thing to eat, have subsisted during the present severe winter. When the unfortunate girl who is now in jail, was found in the situation she was on Monday her condition was deplorable. There was scarcely any food in the sha" l '''' °*" 4 uiii in tiie stove. She was ill, thin- ( ly clad aud no clothes with which , to make a change. Tuesday night, Dr. Stock held an autopsy on the body of Caroline Fil- 1 linger's child, which was found buried under a pile of coal ashes in an out building that morning. Ia was held with the view of ascertaining whether or not the child had been born dead. The water test, the most certain of all the tests kuown to medical science, was made. When the|luug was dropped into the water, it went to the bottom of the basin as quickly as a lump of lead This was conclusive evideuce that the child's lungs had never been inflated with air so much as for a mo ment. This is the only tiling that Dr. Stock had to do with the oase, aud the re port circulated yesterday that he had attended the mother of the child pre vious to the time that the latter was found, is false. No physician gave ad vice or treatment to Caroline Filliug er. Company Drills Twice a Week. Tiie following order, which is of the greatest importance to members of Company F has been issued by Captain Gt arliart: Armory of Co. F, 12th Reg'tN. G. P. Danville, Pa., Jauuary 10, 1905. Company Order No. 8. The Spring Inspection being held in a short time makes it imperative that tins Company must drill every Tues day and Thursday eveniug until In spection. Failure to comply with this order will be cause for charges being preferred. There is much to loaru in tho reoent changes in the Drill Re gulations and only constant attendance will keep up the standard of the Com pany. By order of J. BEAVER GEARHART, Capt. Com'd'g. lu case of only a part of the Nation al Guard of Pennsylvania attending the Presidential Inauguration in March the provisional brigade will be made up of the companies in each regiment standing the highest at the Spring in spection. If the local company falls below the standing set in former years it will stand but a poor 3IIOW of par ticipating at the greatest inauguration Washington ever hud. In tho anticipation ot a fine armory being built here it behooves the mem bers of the company tc work hard and attain the high standard of former years. Will Contribute to Country Life. At a recent meeting of the Pomona I Granite, in Columbia county, a resolu i tiou was adopted urging farmers to build their own telephone lines and combine to secure complete systems throughout the various sections of the | county. It sets forth that such com munication with the towns and mark ets will be a great advantage. Rural 'phones and rural postal routes, which bring the farmer in close touch with the world, are two recent innovations that will contribute very much to the attractiveness of country life.and will contribute much toward keeping the young people on the farm. ESTABLISHED IN r 18of» BENEFIT OF THE LIBRARY It is often the case that when a com munity is the possessor of some in stitution that is of great benefit toper sons in all walks of life, a full appre ciation of the benefits derived is lost sight of after a while and the interest, which may at first have been intense, gradually lessens, and perhaps alto gether ceases to exist. There is in Danville, however, an institution—The Thomas Beaver Free Library—that from the time of its es tablishment has been fully appreciat ed, aud is arousing greater interest each year of its existence. The benefits of our Library can hard ly be reckoned, so great and far-reach ing are the results of the learning, broad-mindedness and innocent amuse ment derived there-from. The shelve* ' contain 12,172 books,comprising treat- ! ises upon almost every known subject. State aud National reports and pam- ] phlets, of which there are great num- j bers, are not counted in the above to tal. A glance at the circulation re port for the year 1904 will show the enormous amount of reading that is due to the institution. Fictino 22,054 Juveniles 5,501 Philosophy 57 Theology 162 Language 10 Science 197 Sociology 552 Useful Arts 144 Fine Arts 221 Literature 627 History 570 Biography 424 Poetry 282 Periodicals 360 Travel 609 Total Circulation 31,770 Daily Average 105 There are 5051 persons who hoid cir culation cards, there having been 230 cards issued in 1904. Fines for over due books, amounted last year to $73.- 64, the fine being 2 cents for each day overdue. The reading rooms also receive a large share of attendance, many tak ing advantage of this means of becom ing acquainted with the events of the day through the newspapers,or of read ing the periodicals. Excitement on mil Street 0^?"?y a wagon* caused no little ex citement on Mill street, in front of Smith's jewelry store, at about 2:45 o'clock, yesterday afternoon. The animal was being driven up street by Hiram Stetler at a leisure gait. A spirited horse drawing a buggy and making considerable noise, came up behind at a rapid pace. The latter jumped to the east side of the street at the sight of the mail wagon, then broke into a gallop. Its movements aud the olatter of the buggy wheels on the icy brick pavement, startled Mr. Stetler's horse, causing it to kick up with both hind feet. One foot became fastened behind the cross piece of the shafts. After making a few tremen dous plonges in a vain effort to ex tricate itself from the trap, the horse coolly squatted down on the shafts and made no further efiort to assist it self. The harness was quickly unfasten ed, aud an effort made by a number of men who had gone to Mr. Stetler's aid, to push the wagon away from the horse with the hope of releasing the imprisoned hoof. The attempt was a failure, because cf the we'ght of the horse on the shafts aud the peculiar manner in which the foot was wedged behind the cross bar. The harder the men pushed upon the wagou.the hard er the horse bore down upon its frail support. Then another plan was adopted. The men laid hold of the horse and tried to raise it to an upright position,with a view of relieving the shafts of its weight aud then draw the hoof out of the trap by hand ; or, incase that it could not be accomplished in that manner, to try the pushing act again. Both failed. Theu the horse fell to the pavemeut aod broke a shaft. Af ter that it was an easy matter to re lease the foot and get the horse on its feet again. With the exception of being a little stiff in the leg for awhile after being set free, the horse was uninjured. Be fore the horse was released a vast crowd of people had gathered around the mail wagon, and were interested spectators of what was taking place. Funeral o! Daniel Brooks. The funeral of Dauiel Brooks occur red Monday afternoon. Services were held at the family residence, 728 Mill street, aud were largely attended. The members of the Stove Mounters' Un ion, No. 68, attended the obsequies in a body, and a delegation of members of Iron Moulders' Uuiou.No. 124, were present out of respect to the dece*sed. The Rev. N. E. Cleaver, pastor of the Trinity M. E. church, had charge of the services,and the following mem bers of Stove Mounters' Uuiou, No. 68, were the pall bearers : James and Oharles Lake, William Jordan, Will iam Rudy. Fred Seitz and Charles Seitz. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. The following persons from a dis tance atteuded the funeral: Frank aud 1 Heuiy Reifenberger. of Scrauton ; Mr. and Mrs. William McCloud, of Sun bury; Mrs. Theodore Bruder, of Phila -1 delphia, and Mrs. James Carter, of Berwick. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large ssortment 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 Ofall Kinds and Description NAPHTHA HOAT'S PERILOUS TRIP The naphtha launch made a trip across the river about 2:30 o'clock yeg ' terday afternoon,tiiat it will not like ly repeat under similar circumstances At least some of the passengers who were on board at the time, will not an der any consideration. One of the lat- I ter, after gaining a landing and feel j ina sure that he was on solid ground | once more, was heard to say: "My heart wa-~ in my mouth during the whole trip, and no amount of money would induce me to undertake it agaiu." The boat started to cross from the South side with the intention of per suing the regular course. It was weighted clown with six large men and a box containing a live calf. The ice wai thick and the current was swift and strong, owing to the present high water. To plow straight through such powerful obstacles wa=an impos sibility,ani the only way to get across and avoid an accident was to steer around them in some matin r. Even that was a perilous undertaking. The rear of the boat was sunk to nearly the level of the wa'er, and the calf was likely tc get excited at any time and cause trouble by upsetting the suall craft and dumping everybody over board. By using poles to force some of the cakes of ice out of the course and skill fully dodging around others, the boat was kept from getting in foroible contact with any of the obstacles that threatened to engulf it. The journey ws* a long and nerve racking oue «o the passengers,and it was little wonder that some of them became alarmed at the situatiou. In the attempt to keep on clear water, and away from the ice the boat was carried some distance be low the Water Works. Then it was slowly worked to within 20 or 25 feet of the North shore, and from there headed up strewn. From that point to the landing above the bridge the boat, practioally, had only the current to contend with, the water there being quite free of floating ice, and the trip up was made with apparent ease and with less danger. The ferry landing was reached in safety and upon dis embarking, the passengers breathed sighs of relief. Some of the men in the boat weigh ed from 150 to 190 pounds, but averag ing, ..weight pXfmke rt &elgf>t"<sr tflfi box and calf, which was 150 pounds, makes a total of 1,110 on the boat when the difficult passage was made. Agitating a River Cable. People are yet of the opinion that a cable oar used in crossing the river here would be just the thing and true it would be from every standpoint of view. But it is believed by some that the bridge will be built during tbe coming summer and then to go to the expense of constructing a cable for the three remaining months of the winter, including the present month, it would not seem right. While some are of this opinion others believe that we Kill be without a bridge for another winter, aud in this latter case the construction of a cable seems the ouly relief. Mauy persons from this vicinity have seen the cable operated about mines or between mountains and that it would be practicable and perfectly safe here is vouched for bv the best citizens. It certainly is pitifnl togo down to the river these days and see workmen battle with the ice in mid-stream, not even knowing whether or not they will the opposite shore, where stands a wifi or a sou waiting and watching the slow aud hazardous procedure. Men have said that their hardest work of the dav wis that of crossing tbe river to their homes at night. When the ice is running like yester day aud todav, three men take a boat, one in the front with a long pole, one at the o<us and the third on the rear seat as watch. Often a large cake of ice strikes the boat and it is held fait and carried down the river for several hundred feet before it can be loosened. —Berwick Enterprise. Bank Directors Elected. The stockholders of the First Na tional Bauk of Danville met yesterday aud elected the following directors to serve for the eusuing year: Isaao X. Qrier, Robert M. Oathcart, John F. Tooley aud Jess 9 B Cleaver, of this city: William Peusyl, of Elysburg ; O. G. VanAlen, of Northumberland, and Daniel F. Gouger, of Milton. A meeting of the directors will he called later for the election of offloers. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Danville National Bank the fol lowing director were elected: Will iam J. Baldy, W. K. Holloway, F. O. Angle, Oharles P. Hancock, D. R. Eokuian, Alexander Billmeyer and Daniel Curry. The directors will elect officers in a few days. Under Physician's Care. .Tared N. Diehl, of Northumberland, formerly of Danville, who was among those who received injuries in the wreck near Weigh Scales, on Monday, is under the physician's care. He re ceived some severe bruises about the body and suffered from the shock ef the accident. That the building operations in and about Berwick during 1905 will equal if not surpass the great building boom two years ago, is the expectation of Berwick contractors who anticipate a very busy season,and their prediction! are founded on substantial facts.
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