Bone Papr His Home Ihe circulation ol this paper is in- j creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR D:j IBVI NG H. JEMNINGB, DEi\ 11ST. Ofliet Hours 9 .4. if. to 12 M 10 4 MM St., i P. M. to A I'. M. Danville, I'a. i mil i/rz, M. 425 MILL ST., DANVII.LK, I'A. Diseases of the Stomach and Intesiinesj a Specialt w . VV. |». AXUI.K. DENTIST OFFK K: '-'lB MILL STHEKT. eath Gttrartml without I* Crown and Bridge Work H Specialty, (equipped with tlie latest and most Improved Instruments and prepared to execute the most difficult DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dmtistry tn all its branches. Charge Moderate and all work Guaranteed Established 18H2 CONDENSED NEWS. Mercury at bed rock. Look out for your ears. Its old fashioned, all right. Valentines aie being disjlaytd. I* winter beginning to weaken tlios early ? February shad and greeu cucumbers * ill soon be here. The early bird catches no worms these mornings. , Mumps are fashionable among the scheol children in Harrisburg. The men who make the best school directors are those who are interested In the schools. The independent voter will have 1 Ample time to weigh the principles and the men and then vote as his con science dictates. The schools can't be better than the men who make them. Elect only the best men to the school board. Russia may want peace bjt she is showing her desire in a very war-like ( manner. < This present session of the Legislat- i ore will have the opportunity, it is said to radically better health condi tions in Pennsylvania if the many bill-< to b- presented to that fcCTect are at ted upon. To dodge hu'l ts is one of toe chief requirements of toe Czir of all the Rossi i<». Tlio independent voter will do his •wn thinking. He will do I.is own voting, too. The man who wants to he a school director because lie has an axe fo g r iuri ought to he rejected. Jack Frost is always ready to take a fall out of the mercorv. Those who reckon without the in dependent v< ter make a mistake. Hon William T. Creasy,of Colombia eoontv, on Moudiv ottered a bill in •he Le«i lature authorizing trolley companies to carry freight. A hospital for Bloomsburg uow seemF to be an as-ured fact All the plans are being perfected. Beuatir Goduharles l a- introduced a bill in the s-nate extending me juris diction of courts in ca*es of divorce. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has issued an ord«-t to the eflVct that all engineers and fin men on passenger and freight train-' mu-t wear the reg ulation uniforms, such as tlib pass enger engineers and firemen have been wearing for som> time Most candidate* would he willing to l<»r the office s»ek the man if they were ic*! sure it would seek the right one. lC«-pieseutativi s in the Legislature complain of foul air in the hall and representatives of newspapers com plain because they can't get into the hill. Pad investments canned the Lan caster bans failure,which is the polite wav of sayinj? that the institution was badly managed. The plumbers say that frozen water pipes have been very scarc« thus far this winter and attribute it to the fact that the ground has been thoroughly covered with snow and ice since the beginning of cold weather. The independent vcter holds the bal ance of power and may be depended upon to discriminate at the polls in favor of the best man an! the purest principles. A baby b>y lias arrived atthe home of Edward F. Williams, Lower Mul berry street. Anybody will not do for school di rector The office requires a man of honesty, intellig> n e and a whole lot of good, common sense. Anyone who goes to Philadelphia these days without visiting the Acad emy of the Fine Arts, where the cen tenary exhibition of painting and sculpture by Aineiican arti-ts, living and dead, is now under way, will miss an opportunity that fie may never have again. There is widespread satisfaction over the amicable adjustment of the differ ences betwieti the P unsylvania Rail road Company and a body of it employes. "THIS COUNTRY WII.L NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 50—NO 4. COUNCIL'S BUSY SESSION Tho Borough Council met in reg- j ular 'sfssiou Friday, and transacted j a great deal of basiness. The follow ing members were present: Davis,Reif ! suyder, Vastine, Swank. Fenster i inaclipr, Goeser, Dietrich and Lloyd. A bill of |">,002.07 due the Ramsey j Electrical Company, one half of the I contract price for building the muni- i cipal electric light plant, was on mo- j tion of Mr. Vastine, ordered paid. A communication was read from C. M. Lewis, Superintendent of the Phil adelphia and Pottvsille Telegraph Com pany, setting forth the agreement the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company desired executed with the | Borough relative to where poles for the municipal electric light plaLt should be placed,go as to stretch wires across their lines. The agreement was j to be signed and executed by the pro- : i per Borough officials here, and then • returned to the Company for like ex ecution. OD motion of Mr. Vastine the matter was referred to the City Solicitor. A similar communication was read ; from L. Bush, Chief Engineer of the D. L. & W. Railroad. It set forth the usual form of license and permit,grant ing permission to place an 8 inch terra cotta sewer pipe under the main line | of the D. L. & W. tracks, between i Pine and Ferry streets, and requested j that the permit be regulaly executed i by Council and returned to Mr. Bush, i so he could.in behalf of the Company, I sign and execute the ag,eement. On i motion of Mr. Vastine, it vsas ordered executed. Mr. Hungerford,of Philadelphia and T. L. Painter, of Williamsport, repre- | senting the Pure Water Purification 1 Company, of Philadelphia, were pres- ' eut with a view of interesting Council < in their water softener Ttie former ex- j I plained the merits of the apparatus,and < made a proposal to Council with the 1 view of having one established here. He agreed to deliver the machine, * make the necessary connections and < run it for a period of four months : t without any cost to the Borough. If, I at the expiration of the specified time, I ttie appiratus did not give satisfac- 1 tiou.it. was to be removed. The soften- j ' er, he said, removed all scale from the j 1 wafer before it entered the boiler, i 1 leaving it sparkling and clear. At the ' close of the four months if the ma- j < Chine not ioia and | concluded to purchase it, Mr. Hunger- ■ ford said that he would give a surety ' bond guaranteeing that the softener < would give satisfaction for one year. The machine cau be run at from 8 to ! 10 cents per d iv. The purchase priee s s.">so, and the machine will last for | 20 .>ear-. i On motion of Mr. Vastine, seconded ■V Mr Swank the g.-ntlem n were in struct'd tn put in the machine for four months The sewer connecting ordinance rame j up for the third and final reading. On motion of Mr. Vastine. it was adopted ! by a unanimous vo*e. It only needs the signature of the Burgess now to make it a law. The ch lir appointed the following members as a Committee on Sewer : Mesrs Deitricli, Reifsnyd rand F. us- i t> rinacher. Mr. Fenstermacher reported that the > telephone at the Wa-hiugton Engine (lease was not iu working order, and in consequence, $4.51 was deducted from the bill of flB rendered by the Telephone Company That amount, Council said, would nor be paid until the 'ph n* wa» repaired. } The Cliief-cf-Police was instructed to enforce the ordinance relative to merchants occupying spaie with good displayed in front of their stores. Too much space was being used. On motion the matter of disposing of tickets on the caib-tone market will be in th •- hands of the Street Com missioner, instead of the Chlef-of-Po lice. On motion of Mr Vastine. seconded by Mr. Reifsnyder.the Borough print ing was awardt d to the Montour Am erican aud the MoTutour Democrat. The following bills were ordered paid: WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes .... .$141.30 Phila. & Reading R. R. Co .. . 74.90 Phi la. Coal & Irou Co 134 Rfi S. J. Welliver 12.3" Hoover Bros 18.4H Atlantic Refining Co -25 i John W. Farnsworth, Agt 50.00 Franklin Boyer 24.75* E. W. Peters, Commission . . 5.00 H. B. Pattnu 20.00 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes I 82.50 E W. Peters, Commission 75.00 United Tel & l'el. C 0.... .. 6.50 j Labor and Hauilng 20.2« Franklin Boyer 2. 88 S. j. Welliver I0:J r j United Tel. &T el. Co 13 50 '! Samuel Mills 1160 i Firemen's Relief Association. The annual meeting of the Danville i Volunteer Firemen's Relief As«oota ' tion was held at the Friendship Engine 1 i House ou Saturday evening. Tho fol- H | lowing officers were elected for the en- B { suing year; President, A. O. Roat ; Vice Presi r I dent, Thomas Grunes; Secretary, H IE, Trntnbower; J Trustee, James T Magill; Treasurer, S. A McCoy. The „ i Treasurer's report showed a balance | ua hand, January Ist, 11*05, of $1004.02. i RESPONDED TO FALSE ALARM Suuday morning at about 9 o'clock the fire companies responded hurriedly to an alarm. It was sent in from 616 Mill street,a building owned by Jacob Eugle and occupied hv several fami lies. When tli" fir. men arrived on the scone a volume of smoke was issuing from ttie crevices between the weath j erboarding ou the North side of the house, and the rooms on the second floor were filled with it. No flames, however, were visible, and in order to locate the blaze, if there was any, a number of weather boards were torn off. Not a spark of fire was found, but the cause of the trouble was revealed. The pipe, after passing through the lath and plastered ceiling above the stove, without a collar of any kini to protect the woodwork from igniting, extended into the floe only a couple of inches. During the night something had caused the pipe and flue to become disconnected, and the smoke from the former being unable to gain admit tance into the latter, filled the rooms and made its escape by whatever means It could. As a result the inmates thought the house was ou fire. The timely discovery, doubt less, preveutod a blaze. The close proximity of the top of the discon nected stove pipe with the surround ing wood work, would soon have igui ted the latter and caused much greater trouble than did occur. Two lines of hose were strong,but it was not neces sary to turn ou the water. The dam ages were slight. Death of flartin Kelley. Martin Kelly,a well known leddent of Washingtonville.fell 'dead Tuesday afternoon about 3 o'clock while re turning from the grist mill, operated by bis sons, to his home in that bor ough. Death was caused by heart dis ease. Mr. Kelly had for several years been subject to attacks of heait trouble,but of late had beeu in quite good health, j so that his sudden death came as a great shock to his family an 1 many friends. He was on his way home from the grist mill, and l.ad gone only a short way when he tottered and fell. He was carried into the hotel and Dr. Hoffa summoned, but he was beyond human aid, death having beeu instan taneous. The deopnar.a ■ a »'- ;1 1835 In Liberty township, and speut the grei'er ptrt of his life in Montour county. At one time he lived in Muncy. About -ixtetn years ago ho purchased the farm on the Danvitle-Wasliiugton vitle r ad, now owned by Mis. .fames Frizer He removed to W»shingtou ville about a year ago. H" i- survive I hv his wifw and five children. Mrs Frank Marks, Miss Emma K''llv. Jess« and Brace Kelly, Washiiigtonville and Mrs. Jam s Mow rer, of Alliens Funeral of Mrs. Myerley. The funeral of Mrs. Samuel Myerley i to >k p'aee yesterday afternoon at 2 < o'clock from tin' home of Jo*>H \ as- j tine, C dar -tr. er. The Rev John I AII rm HI otfi iatnl and the choir of the | Fir-t B tpus church len lerei seV'ral I sel rtions. « The nail bearer- were: C P. H»rd i er, ".din Hixsnn, W W. Davi-.Giorge | ! Rnwe, Claude Eagle-tin and O M. ! Johnson. Interment was made iu the j Odd Fellows' cemetery. The fo lowing from a distance at tended the f-ineral: Benjamin Foulk, daughter Mav and sons George, John and Frank Fonlk, of Millvtlle; Mr. ! and Mrs Harry Mverley and son of Wilkesbarre ; William Myerley.of Mid dletown, New York; Mr. and Mrs. William Houser, of Aitoona, and Mrs. Dauit 1 Mar.>li, of Milton. Republican Primaries. The Republican District Committee met at the Montour House on Satur dav evi niug and decided to hold the Republican primaries r,n Friday even ing, January 27, between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock. The election will be held at the usual voting places. The Borough and District conven tion will be held at the Montour House on Saturday evening. January 28th, at 8 o'clock at which time nominations will he made for Borough and Dis trict offices. Storm Interferes With Work. The Watertown con-truction man has not reached Danville as yet,to put in position the municipal electric light engine and dynamo It is thought now that he has changed his plans; that he will not come until the work of put ting the poles and stretching the wiie is about completed. With the latter portion of the contra't, the weather has greatly interfered the past few days. On aceouont of the storm, practical • ly nothing was accomplished ou '1 ues ' i day and Wednesday. Little more can I I be done until the weather moderates. Recovering Rapidly. , ! The many Danville frieuds of Rev. ,j D Cook and wife will be pleased . ; to learn of their rapid recovery from the injuries received in a runaway ac cident near their home at Renovo re . cently. j Republicans of Rush lownship. The Republicans of West Rush town -5 ship will hold their primaries at Rush -0 I town, Satarday, January 28, at 7 -.30 ' o'clock. DANVILLE. I'A.. THURSDAY JANUADiY i><>, 1005. iTROLIH CARS SNOW BOUND The Danville aud Bloomsburg trol ley was seriously handicapped by the storm yesterday. It was witii tiie ut most difficulty that the cars were kept running. Few reached Danville, and they were a long ways apart. Schedule time was not thought of. Only three cats reached Mill street duriug the morning—one at 8 o'clock, one at 10 and the third at 12. The sec oud car to come in stopped just long enough to get ready to start back, but during the short time it stood there the snow drifted over the rails in front of the car to such a height as to make it almost impossible to move it. The wheels revolved with great rapidity, but the current on the rails failed to i rtspond. Consequently the car did not move. The fiont trolley pole was then attached to the overhead wire, and with the power thus doubled the car advanced a little. Then by frequently backing aud taking a fresh start, the car was forced to Bloom street at the expiration of about 5 miuutes. From that point as far as could be seen, the crew had no further trouble to keep iu motion. The next car to reach town was at 5:30 o'clock. It left Grovania at 2, and consumed three,and one-half hours iu makiug the trip. The st*rt back was made promptly, but au hour later i Grovania had not heard of it. It was supposed to have beeu blocked by the snow. Au attempt was made to operate the sweepei duriug tho morning, but it was not a success on account of the crust on the snow. The trolley car which started from here ou its return trip to Bloomsbarg, at 5 :30 o'clock, was only able togo as lar as the Magill farm, where it en countered drifts too heavy to get through. The crew, consisting of motorman John Sullivan aud conduct or Harry Davis, then commenced to j fight their way back to town and final ) ly reached here at 8 o'clock In places they found snow piled on the rails to . a depth of from 2 to 4 feet, and were j under the necessity of shoveling it otf the track befora they could proceed. 1 Before reaching Danville they were j overtaken by the sweeper, iu charge j of Saperinteudent Arthur L. Davis and motorman William Berger, aud the two cars arrived iu town at the same time a-* * ru.io decided to make no further attempt to keep the j road open last night. The ciew of the ( car then went *o the City Hotel for: the nigtit. Today, with tho aid of the sweeper j and a ford- of shovelers, Superintend- j eut Davis expects to have the ro id \ open for traffic in a shott time. Bloomsburg Took the (iame. In the game of basket ball between the Frieulstiip Fire Compauj team of Bloomsburg and the Dauville team, plave I at ttie Sunbury Armory last night, for ttie championship of Mou- j ; tour aud Columbia counties, the locals 1 j were defeated by a score of 22-19. Notwirh-t Hiding the fsct thar Blooms ! burg »oik the lead at the start ami 1 k"pt if until the tini-h. the game was ' exceptional.v last. Danville played aoo ' hall and font'ln hard for victory. The Fri n l-hip hoys plaved m much I better foim than they did in their last 1 g mie iu D tnville. The score at tho end of the fi.st half i was |t*-8. In the second half Danville , reduced Bloomsburg's lead from 8 to 8 points, and it looked, for awhile, as if the local team might win out, but ' the referee's whistle called time with the Friendship team still in the lead. The line-up: Danville. Friendship. j Dougherty forward Williams i Welliver forward Appleman | Hay. s Bedea . forward Smellier center.... .. Gilmore j Harry Bedea . guard Pi ice Barry guard Taylor Go ila from the flrld—Hayes Bedea 3, Barry 1, Dougherty 1, Secliler J, Wel liver 2, Williams 4, Price 2, Gilmore 2, Taylor 1, Appleman 1. Goals from fouls— Williams 2, Bedea 3. Referee, Teufel. Time keepers, Dietrich and , Edmoudson. Time of halves, 20 min- | utes. Death of Mrs. Wilson Ryan. Mrs Wilson Ryan died last evening ' at 5:15 o'clock at her home, 930 E,«st Market street. She had been ill for I nine months with a complication of diseases, aud during the greater part of that time was confined to her bed. Mrs. Ryan was thirty-six years of age and is survived by her husband, four children, Albert E., Clyde W., Elmer W. and Willard F., also her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, and five brothers and a sister, Millard F. and Benjamin F. Cook of this city, Charles W. Cook of Kaseville, William H. Cook of Bloomsburg, Elmer L. Cook of Pittsburg,and Mis. Emma M. Arms, i of Danville. fleeting of Ladies' Auxiliary. The regular monthly meeting of tl o Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. U. A. ' will tie held in Association parlor.this 1 evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Members are e irnestly requested to he present. Plans for the Martha Washington sup per will be considered, audit is im portant that there be a full attendance. Cold storage eggs are being unload - ed" now Good reason. The liens will ) soon be getting busy again aud eggs will be cheap. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS William Klase, physical director at the Sliamokin Y. M. C. A. spent Sun day at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klase, Water street. Calvin Keefer, of Berwick, spent Sunday with friends iu this city. Mr. and Mrs. AsaHofFmau, of Point township, Northumberland county, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Winters, Pine street. Miss Sylvia Cromley spent Sunday with friends in Berwick. Miss Ruth Boyor is visiting rela tives iu Philadelphia. Miss Mary Snyder has returned to her home at Strawberry Ridge, after | a visit with Miss Anna Klase, Water j street. Mrs. Ella Mussleman, of Philadel phia, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. aud Mrs William Keeuer, Iron street. Mr. and Mrs Hugh D. Quick, of Rupert, spent yesterday with relatives in this city. Miss Auua Bedea spent last eveuing with fr'ends iu Sunbury. Arthur Heddens was a visitor in Berwick yesterday. M. G. Watti was in Sunbury last evening. Rev. H. C. Haruiau, of Milton, was a visitor iu this city yesterday. Charles R. Shelhart.of Pitcairn, Pa., arrived iu this city yesterday for a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. aud Mis. David Shelhart,Center street. H. W. Primrose, of New York City, was a visitor in this city yesterday. John Welsh, of Williamsport, was iu Danville yesterday The Rf-v. S. B. Evans, pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church, returned from Williamsport yesterday, where he at tt mied the funeral of the late Rev. Dr. Edward J. Gray, president ol Dickinson Seminary, aud subsequently asssisted the Rev. Emery M. Stevens, pastor of the Pine Street M. E church, in holtliug revival meetings. Rev. Edward Haughtou returned yesterday from Williamsport. John Brugler transacted business iu Sunbury yesterday. Fred Owen returned yesterday from a trip to Philadelphia aud New York Ciiy. Hi-awn yesterday return ed from a visit wiui wit k. Lewis Evans returned last evening from a business trip to Turbotville. William Fegley, of Bloomsburg, speut yesterday in this city. D. O. Leinbach, of Milton, was a Danville vi-itor yesterday. Howard Lunger, of Berwick, spent last evening in this city. Worst Storm of the Season. The storm which broke over i hi- sec tion of ihe country Tuesday morning, continued nninteriuptedlv until near ly noon on Wednesday, then increased tot' nfold fury. Iu a short time the worst hlizzud of the set-oti was lay ing. As the win I gat ire I strength, mercury drop.ie 1 sever il degrees The cold penetrated through the clothe- of the heavie-t clad perse n, and th tre mendou- gale cut like a i n fe. The snow was carried iu blinding sheets along the streets. At time- one could not possibly see a dozen yaids ahead,and again people would he com pelled to turu their backs tot: e storm until the worst had pissed. Some poi tions of the thoroughfares were swept j tiaie of snow, aud others piled high with the light, fleecy substance. Goods displayed in trout of business places received the lull force ot the bla-t. Light articles were acatteied along sidewalks ; heavier ones covered with snow. Drifting snow filled the b -atiMied tracks aloug the streets, and made traveling haid. This was bad enough in town, but out in tho rural districts, where the wind had a clear sweep for miles and nothing to bieak its force, the fury of the blizzard was much worse. The lanes aud narrows became badly drift ed and in places impassable. Passenger trains on tho railroads pa-siug through this city, notwith standing the fury of the sale,managed to arrive ou fairly gooti tbeing only from 15 to 20minutes late. If the blizzard continues, though, the train men expect to meet with worse ob structions today than they did yester day, in the way of drifts. Funeral of Mrs. Fallon. Tho funeral of Mrs. William Fallon took place yesteiday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's Catholic church Interment was made in St. Joseph's cemetery. Ihe pall bearers were: James Mc- Cormick, Lawrence Counelly. James I i inegan, Thomas Gill, James Martin and William McDonald. Tho following persons from a dis tance aitonded the funeral: Mrs. Jos eph Stauk aud son Joseph, Mr. and Mrs I 'eter Mahau, Mr. and Mrs John Wilt and Edward Stauk of Sliamokin; Mrs. Thomas Murray and Charles Bris lin of Warrior Run; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rrisliu of Ashley, P. J. Moore of Carhond »le and John Fallou of B* r wick. Mrs. Parry Visiting Mere. Mrs. Joseph Parry,of Cardiff, Wales, arrived 111 this city Saturday for a vis it with Mrs. Goiuer Thomas, Ferry ' *tre«t. APPROPRIATION l ; OII HOSPITAL Montour's representative Hon. R. S. A miner man has presented (o the Legis lature a recommendation for State aid for the Danville Hospital, as follows: AN ACT—Making an appropriation to Ihe trustees of the State Hospital for the lus-ane, at Danville, Pennsyl vania. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn-ylvnania iu General Assembly met and it is hereby enacted by the authority of fi same, That the sum of two hundred and fifty-one thousand foor hundred and fifty and 25-100 dollars,or so much thereof as may be neces-ary, be and the same is hereby specifically appro priated to the trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane, at Danville, Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years beginning June first.one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes, namely: For erecting additions and exten sions to the main building of said hos pital, in order to provide wash-rooms, bath-rooms, water-closets, etc., and the necessary fixtures thereof, the sum of thirty-six thousand nine hun dred and forty-four dollars.orso much thereof as may be necessary. For a filter tub and the piping and connections necessary thereto,the sum of two thousand six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces sary. For erecting aud furnishing an in firmary building for the use and ac commodatijn of the sick aud helpless female patients, the sum of oue hun dred and thirteen thousand seven hun dred and sixty-eight dollars,or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the purchase of a farm consist ing of ninety-two acres,lying immedi ately adjacent to the said hospital Krounds.the sum of six thousand three hundred dollars. For au electric power aud light plant, and the proper increase of boil ers, stacks, and all apparatus made necessary for the same, and for the construction of buildings to accom modate the same, the sum of ninety cue thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and 25-100 dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. The plans aud specifications of the said buildiugs, extensions and addi tions herein provided for, to be drawn tnilre t ( |'St B ¥.V? r s y a , i prov-d by the State Board of Public Charities, which plans aud specitica tic us shall be of the best design for ttie construction of such buildings, without expensive architectural adornment, and as nearly tire proof as possible, aud no c hanges to be made in said plans of coiistru tion without the consent ot the board of pub io cliarit- Section 2. The said trustees shall proceed to erect suc-h buildiugs, addi tions and extensions, herein provided for and shall make report fo the State Board of Public Charities of the a uount of money expended by them and the progress made by them u the erecti< n if buildings, quarterly, at I a t. and oftener if required by the setl tl ar 1. The said trustei s shall iiiik '.uinl r oath bv their president or tr asurer, a quarterly r 'port to the Auditor General and the Stat-' B iaid of P.iblic Charities containing a specifically ifemizid statement of the expenditures for erecting, completing and tumi bin* the said buildings, ad ditions and exteu-tons, together with the cash balauce on hand at the close of the quarter; aod uules- such itemiz ed report is made,and approved by the State Board of Public CI amies, Au ditor General and State Treasurer,the Stare Tieasurer is hereby directed not to pay any more money to the institu tion for the purpose herein set forth, until such report is made and approv ed as aforesaid. It is further provided that a copy of the contracts, eutered into iu accord ance with the provisions of this act, shall be filed with the Auditor Gener al ; and any unexpended balance ou hand at the close of the two fi-cal years shall levert to the State Treasury. A "Parental" School Proposed. A bill providing that a "parental" school shall be established iu each school district in the State for habitu al truants and vagrants was introduc ed in the House on Tuesday by Mr, Maush, of Cumberland. The bill is a supplement to the present compulsory education act aud is intended to make that law moro effective. For each pup il sent to the parental school £1 50 per v\ck must bo paid for proper mainte nance of the institution—by the parent it financially able; by the State if the parent, cannot pay. All children 8 to 13 years cf age who habitually remain away from school, and all between the ages of 13 aud lfi who neither attend school nor work are defined as truants and shall he seut to the special school. All between tiie ages of 8 and 10 who shall be guilty of continued infractions of the school rules may be expelled from the regular schools and sent to the truant school, and all who habitually run the streets outside of school hours may be adjudg ed vagrants upon acharge being brought by the School Board before the juve nile court, in the district,and sent to the truant school. If the children shall be found to be feeblo-uiiuded, however, they shall be sent to the schools provided for the education of such persons, aud the State shall pay their board at such schools. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 IT WIS 1 SHORT SESSION The School Board met Monday night. The session was a short one. It open ed at 7:45, and adjourned at 8:15. Very little businass came np for con sideration. The members present were: Trum bower, Adams, Pnrsel, Haring, Fisch er, Werkheiser, Greene, Orth and Jacobs. In the absence of President Harpel, Jafob Fischer occupied the chair. The Secretary reported 112 J,428 02 due the School Board on 1903 and 1904 duplicates. Under head of new business Mr. Par cel asked for information relative to ventilating the school rooms. He stat ed that winnows were frequently open ed during study hours, and the cold air allowed to blow iu upon the pupils to the danger of their health. Seated in such strong draughts jeopardized the lives of the children, and lie mov ed that the Superintendent be instruct ed to notify the teachers of the sever al schools to ventilate the rooms at recess by lowering the windows. The motion was carried. The action of the annual convention of the School Directors of Montour county, iu the election of delegates to the State Convention, at Harrisburg, was ratified on motion of Mr. Pareel. City Superintendent Gordy was granted permission to attend the State Convention of School Directors, at Harrisburg, February 7 and 8. The following bills were ordered paid: William Miller $ 2.50 Morning News 80 Oinn & Co 3.20 Danville Stove and M'f'g C 0... 9.53 E. W. Peters 100.00 Winter at the Hospital. Upon no set of people is the long winter harder than the many hundred insane who are shut up at the Hospit al here. During the summer the condition of these nnfortnnate people, deprived of their liberty, is much improved by their frequent excursions out of doors. Winter eveu of the milder sort carries with it some restrictions in the way of exercise, many of the weaker ones be ing kept in doors altogether and even those who are robust taken out only on days that are fair. The present winter has afforded a number of very pleasant days when taken out, but weather like Tuesday and Wednesday of this week cuts off all out of door exercise. There are places in the building providtd for ex ercise, but the patients miss the fresh air and the bracing effects of a sontact with nature such an is felt by a stroll over the fields. The Minister's Sweethearts. "The Minister's Sweethearts," G H Eldou's successful comedy drama, comes to the Opera House on Saturday evening, January 28th. The play deals with life a« seen in small Indiana towns and is said to be one of strong morals a'id an interesting plot, en light ned by letter dialogue than is usually tnund in tl.e ordinary run of comedv d>amas. It will be made nnt abl- bv s me pretty stage pictutes and wilt be interpreted by a company ot well known actors and actresses in their particular line of work. Mi-s Clifton who assumes the role ot Daisy, one of the Minister's sweethearts, ha at once jumped to the front rauk of successful stars. Since its initial per formance the play is said to have met with tavor iu all the cities visited and will doubtless duplicate whatever mea sure of success it has had elsewhere when it i 9 seen here. Dangerous to Navigate. The State of the river yesterday was more discouraging thau ever. The ele ments playel havoc with the only means of crossing. Cne naphtha launch ma le trips during the day, but pas sengers were few indeed. However, it is doubtful if the boats could have crossed late iu the aftemoou. The ice Hoe increased with great rapidity,g in ing in size and strength every hour. Iu the words of au observer, who vis ited the river to make a personal in spection of the situatiou there. "You could fairly see the quantity of ice in creasing in the stream, after the cold wave struck town." During the last few hours that the boat crossed,another difficulty was eucountered besides the floating ioe. The sudden change from mild to extreme cold weather, caus ed the river to fall very rapidly. Old residents say that the water is lower at the preseut time, than they have ever kuowu it to be during the wiuter mouths. As a result extreme care necessary on the part of the boatmen that, while steering round the ice to keep in cle»r water,they didn't collide agaiust a hidden rock. With the double obstacles to contend with, it took a clear head and a steady nerve to guide the launch from shore to shore in safety. That more accidents don't occur is a miracle. Should the cold wave continue for several days, the river,iu all probabil ity. will close up solid agaiu, that opinion being strengthened by the fact of the low stage of water. W. H. Kramm Critically 111. W. H. Krauim, of Limestoueville, was stricken by paralysis yesterday morning and is not expeoted to 'ive. The thaw period comes along with steady regularity. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large asortment 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 OfallKlnds and Description RURAL CARRIERS WERE DELAYED j The Rural Free Delivery carriers on the Danville routes had a hard time of jit yesterday, making their rounds through the drifts that filled every gully and cut in the roads. They wtre all later than usual in re turning from their trips, and reported the roads in an almost impassable con- I dition. One carrier stated that a num | ber of times he drove through drifts as high as his horse's back. The camera :on routes Nos. 6 and 7 acro-s the riv er, Bert McClurean l Clyde Starfzel, probably experienced the greatest diffi culties When they had gone over their routes and returned to the river, they found the naphtha launch not running and were compelled to wait some time before they could cross to this side. They arrived at the post office about three hours late. The carriers will, iu all probability, experience gre»ter difficulties on their trips today.and it is even possible that some districts may not be served with mail. Shipw reck in Sight of Land. Harvey Dietrich, proprietor of the Susquehanna House, South Danville, and four men employed on the new bridge found themselves in a very un pleasant situation for a short time Monday morning, and to get out of it, they were compelled to shout loud ly for assistance. They statrted to cross to Danville in a row boat. The river was filled with ice at the time, and when the boatmen were in mid-stream they became sur rounded by a heavy floe. Iu his efforts to reach clearer water the boatman broke one of his oars,and the boat was carried down stream. Fortunately, it drifted into the eddy at the third pier, alongside of which the steersmau man aged to effect a landing. It happened that there were no witnesses to the scene and in consequence, the ship wrecked sailors had considerable diffi culty iu attracting the attention of any body to the situation they were in. Their shouts failed to bring assistance. Finally one of the men took off his coat and waved it in the air as a signal of distress. That, together with re newed lusty cries from four strong throats resulted iu attracting the at tention of the men in charge of one of the launches. They hastened to the rescue,and soon had the disabled boat fiftfi its p.centmu.tis lauded safely on this Honorable Discharges, Colonel t lenient,of the Twelfth regi mfnt.N. G. P..announces the appoint ment of William H Martin as sergeant in Company G, and Robert B. McCay as hospiial steward. The following honorable discharges have bten issued: Company A, Lewisburg—Sergeant Haldy M. Cliri-t. Corporal Jessa A. Cook, Privates Forest F. Gallagher and Charles G. Mmkins Company C, Milton—Sergeant Zeno V. Lvon, Priva'es John A. Husselman and Johu M Hnu m I. Com' anv F, Danville— Sergeanti FiankS E ling in I Roland Meyer, Corporals L<