Home Paier -—For lie Home the circulation oi this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay \<>u to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $t PER YEAR 1)11 I KYI NO H. JENNINGS, Office 11 on rt 9 .4. MU> >/ - w <" ' SI -- IP. M.to i I'. M- Danville, •/'<«. suui/rz, m. 4'jr» Mux ST., DASVIU.E, PA. Diseases of the Stomach hiv! Intesvines i Specialt*' \\ . I*. ASiGLK, DENTIST - (HFIIK: 21 tf Mil l mkkkt. <-etti Kxtructed without 1' Crown and Bridge W >rk a Specialty. K(|Ulpi*fd w ilh tlif latest and n.ont Improved Instrument* and prepared '<> execute the moNt difficult. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST - 288 Mill St., - Danville, PH. Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Moderate and all worK Guaranteed Established 1892 (DMH SStll MiK'S. Gooil sleighing. Be catefcl of voir tires. Look out for leaky roofs when the snow melts. Aud winter shows no of loos ening its grip. St Valentine's day colors are al ready showing. J Now that the cold wave is passing ook oat for another thaw. The first month of the new year has been rvmtful enough for all purposes There is a scarcity of empty cars at the collieries throughout the coal re gion. The eastern part of the stite seem.- to have a monopoly on the s'orm ct nter business. Eighty-five have professed conver sion at a revival iu the Milton Baptist church. Wilkesbarre is in high glee over the prospect of entertaining the President next August. Once upon a time there was a wo man named Mrs. Oliadwick. What lias become of her? Rural mail carriers who get slmk in snow diifts are probally not stuck ou their jobs just now. The present uprising iu Russia may be pnt down, but revolution is tile there and it will not stay down. A Woatherly, (Pa.) school girl knocked down a male teacher who was abont to chastise her. Think of the nerve of the man,alone and unprotect ed. Iu the 21 years of it-j existence the Children's Home Society of Pennsyl vania has fouud homes lor 28,000 waifs. The fact of such splendid hu mane woik carries with it a'l the com ment necessnry. All the tavein, brewers, bottlers and wholesale liquor 1 icons s havo been lifted, and as a const queuce, Horace Blue has within the past few days,de posited to the credit of Montour coui ty, #8,300. Philadelphia & Reading Railway 1000 mile advertising tickets are ac cepted on the Central Railroad of New Jersey only during thb calendar year in which they are issued. Every voter should be entirely satis fled that every candidate he supports ii capable aud worthy to be elected to the office to which he aspires. The Missionary Society of Trinity Lutheran church will hold a "Tiip Around the World," Thursday even ing, February lfith. Everybody cor dially invited. Price of trip 35 cents. A deal was closed at Geneva, Ohio, whereby W. P. Hall,of Lancaster, Mo., became the nt of the Walter L. Main show 1 i The deal in cludes everythiijn but the winter quart era. Mr. Main has been in the business 22 years and will spend the coming season at home. The wonderful extent of the postal business h shown by the re-ult of the recent storm The stoppage of traffic on one railroad twenty-four fiours caused an accumulation of fifty car loads of mail matter. The State has taken part in the movement to revoke the charters of Scranton's social clubs on the ground that they sell liquor without license. Deputy Attorney General Fleitz will conduct the hearing. A diamond woi th $4,000,000 has just been found in the Train-vaa', which is another blow to the Czar, who up to this time had owned the largest dia mond in the world. Why should P. -< always asked to spend money at expositions for the exploitation of other parts of the United States? There have b en the Pan-American Expositii n at Bnf falo, and the Louisiana Purchase Kx position at St Louis, and now is com ing the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland. W'hy sliou'dn't Pennsylvania have a William Penn Exposition? March 4th.will be the 13-5 anniver sary of the birth of Rolf Emmet, Irelau '« illu-trious an. ►:l.?l is!.!' i\ PRIMARIES The Republican primaries were held throughout the Ror. ugh Friday night The Boiough and District Convention was held at Montour House Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Following are the nominations: FIRST WARD. Council, W. W. Davis; School Di n ctor. Dr. F. K. Harpel and Robert Adams, Judge of Election, F. M. Her riugtou ; Inspector of Election, W. B. Grubh; Constable, W. E Young Del egates to the Borough and District Convention. Joseph H. Johnson and George Kowe. The delegates were in structed to vote for Henry Weirmau for Poor Director; Louis Evaus for Auditor and B. B. Brown for High Constable. SECOND WARD. Council, Thomas J. Swank ; School Director, William J. Burns: Judge of Election, J. H. Woodside ; Inspector of Election, Charles M. Johnston; Cou ntable, Henry W. Kramer; Delegates |to Borough and District Convention, Samuel Mills and J. Harry Woodside. | The delegates were instructed to vote for D. R. Williams for Borough Au ditor and Bentcn B. Brown for High Constable. THIRD WARD. Council, I. X. Grier; School Di rector, W. J. Rogers; School Director, P. H. Foost; Judge of Electiou, W. D. Holloway; Inspector of Election, Seth I.ormer; Constable, Bentoa B. Brown. The delegates to the Borough Convention, Seth Loriner and John L. Jones, were instructed to vote for John L. Jones for Auditor and Bentou B Brown for High Constable. FOURTH WARD. Council, John Hughes; School Di rector, Augustus Heiss; Judge of Elec tion, Dallas Hummer; luspaotor of Electiou, John Forred; Constable, Be njamin Cook. The delegates to the Bor ough and District Convention, Clar ence Lunger and Nicholas Hill, were instruoted to vote for Henry Welrman tor Poor Director, John Roondsley for Auditor aud Benton B. Brown for High Countable. MAHONING TOWNSHIP. School Directors, Howard Fry ling and E. L. Welliver; Supervisors, E. L. White at.il William Hartzel; Audit or, M. P. Scott; Judge of Election, Thomas Martin L. Bloom; Constable, James C. Rishel. The delegates to the Dis trict Convention, Lloyd Baylor and W. B. Housf-r were Instructed to vote for Henry Weirmau for Poor Director Pushing the Bridge Work. Work on the new bridge progressed rapidly yesterday. The fa'se work be tween the fourth and fifth piers was oompleted, aud the iron girders placed across it. At the present time the work at that point has advanced to ju>t where it wa-t before the ice went out, when the iron was removed from the false work on account of the threat ened break-up. Should the present con dition of the rivtr continue and the weather rrnnin as favorable as it is now, the filth span should be in posi tion aud the sixth begun by the mid dle of next wtek. The natural bridge is now safe for all purposes, and in consequence good use is being wade of it. The ice as in dicated by that being cut for storage on the South side, is inches thick, and with tiie exception of a few places it is thought to be that heavy all the way across. A few air holes are visi ble yet, bat they are rapidly closing QP- Left for Holy Land. The Rev. M. I. O'Reilly, rector of St. Joseph's Catholic church,left Dan ville on Tue-day for a two months' vacation. Fie intends,(luring this time, to join a patty making a tour of the Mediterranean and visits to a number of places in Southern Europe, North ern Africa and the Holy Land. The party will sail from New York City tins morning. The itinerary in cludes a great many places of interest. It was Father O'Reilly's intention to leave the party on the return trip and journey through Southern Kurope by rail. The tour will take about eight weeks. During the absence of Father O'Reilly the services at St. Joseph's church will • be in charge of the Rev. D. J. Sul- j livan of Lancaster. Father Sullivan ; arrived in this city on Tuesday. Hajor (iearhart Honored. Major Ohnrles P. Oearhart, of this city, has been honored with an invita tion to command one of the provision al battalions of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, at the inauguration of President Rooi-«velr, at Washington, D. C., March 4. Tne provisional battalions will consist of a number of regiments chosen from each of the shv< ral brigades con-titutiug the N. O. P., aud each will be in command of an officer ranking as Major. Major Oearhart will accept the invitation. Annual Inspection. The annual inspection of Friendship Fire Company was made on Saturday night, by Foreman Harry Mapstooe and his assistants, John L Jones and Frank Rautz. The ins; enting officers found everything in first class condi tion. No man lias been rash enough yet to announce the arrival of tfie blue birds or robins. VOIINC SUN II[L.LL A PRISONER The river was the scene of several startling events on Saturday.the resnlt of people being in too mueli of a iiurry to test the strength of the newly form ed ice spanning the broad sirenra. The first visitors were It. I l '. D. mail carriers Bert McClure and Clyde Start zel. The former broke through the ice at a very daugerous place near the middle of the river.and would, doubt less, have drowned had not the latter succeeded in getting him out of tfie water. In assisting his companion, Mr Startzel narrowly escaped breauing through himself several times, and af ter the feut was accomplished both men fouud it difficult to return to shore without a repetition of the trou ble ttiey had gone through. They suc ceeded in doing so.thongh,after which Mr. McClure secured a change of clothing and theu in company with Mr. Startzel, went to South Danville via Northumberland, to deliver the mail that narrowly escaped going un der the ice. Shortly after this a young man named Frank Lewis had >»u adven ture ou the river, one which he will likely remember for some years to come. Iu company with Galen Morgan, Lewis, at 9 o'clock, walked across the new bridge to the present terminal,then descended a ladder with the view of crossiug over to this side if the iee was strong enough to carry them. It only took Mr. Morgan a few seconds to discover that it wasn't,and he returned to the bridge. Lewis was of the opposite opinion. He thought he could get over all right with a lit tle caution, and made the start. A glance convinced him that it would be Impossible to cross straight ever. An air hole and a long, broad piece of very thin ice obstructed that course. These would have to be pass ed around and to do that necessitated a long journey up the river to a point opposita the ferry landing. He moved slowly,when he went at all. Fiequent stops were made to test the strength of the ice ahead,before risking his weight upon it. At the expiration of an hour he arrived at the point up stream tor which he bad been so long striving to reach. There his nerve deserted him somewhat. He was aftaid to either proceed or go hack. Finally he decided to crawl over the spot he fearod to walk upon Failing in that he attempted to cr.'op the other way witti like result. Then he would stand up for awhile ami throw lumps of ice in advance of him, with a view of finding the safest path way. After he had remained inactive for a short time as though planning the next best move, he resumed the crawling act, first going one way and then another. His various changes of position, during which for a space of over half an hour, he did not travel the length of himself in any direction, showed the many watching him from the Danville side of the river that he was surrouuded by danger and afraid to move far in any direction. Mercury was only a few degrees above zero. His position from the shore looked perilous in the extreme. The ice was in sucli a position that it seemed impossible for any one to goto his rescue. 1 'lf lie can't cross to this side nobody can cross to him," and"lt he don't drown he will freeze to death pretty soon," were few of the remarks made by the spectators on shore. Then it was that Daniel Ross found a key to the problem. Taking with him a long pole for the two fold pur pose of feeling his way aoross the treacherous ice and to use it to help himself out in case he broke through, he started slowly in the direction of the imprisoned man. He succeeded in reaching Lewis and in piloting him safely to shore. The latter had been on the ice nearly two boors,and when he reached shore he said that he was not suffering from his long exposure to the oold. Death of John Gasklns. John Oaskius, a Oative of Danville, and connected for many years with the iron industries in this city,died at 12 o'clock Sunday night. Last winter he sustained a bad fall and never fully recovered. About two weeks ago a complication of diseases developed that resulted in his death. Mr. Oaskins was 59years of age,and spent the greater part of his life in Danville. At the age of fourteen years fie entered the employ of Waterman and Beaver, and remained with that firm for twenty-five years, filling a number of responsible positions. At one time lie resided in Kingston aud later in Tyrone,his absence from Dan ville coveiing a period of sixteen years. The deceased is survived by his wife and lour children: Mrs. John G. Brown, of Meriden, Conn ; Hurley, of Los Angeles,Cal., and Ralph and Mi-s Bertha of this city. Walker—Hurley. Harry T. Walker and Mi-s Maud M Hurley both of this city, were married at 'he parsonage of Sr Matthew's Lutheran church, Bloomsburg, Mon day evening, by the Rev. John F Bv ers. The couple were attended by Mr- Harrv Fields and Mrs. Walter Fields of this city Upon the return of the bride and groom to this city they were present ed with a check for S3OO by Mrs. Jen nie Walker,mother of the groom. Mr and Airs Walker will reside in this 1 city DANVILLE. L'A., TITURSDAY LEILUUALIY 2, LL10... ! WOMEN mil' iibimisi: POOH Since the reorganization of the Wo m m's Benevolent Association about a month ago the members of the society have been laboring with a zeal that is most commendalde. But notwithstand ing the energy aud determination with ; which the women enter into the work, they are so greatly hindered by a lack of funds that the results obtained are | very discouraging. The requests from deserving aud needy persons, mostly widows with large families, have been numerous, hut the soceity has been uuable to sup ply the wants of many because cf a ! lack of lands. Coal, provisions and i clothing are the articles most sought after. The collection at the Union Thanks i giving service, which is always given i to the Association, amounted this year to |14.25. No other contributions have been received. With these small re i sources the women have carried on the ' work of relieving the sufferings of the deserving poor. This money has now boeu exhausted,and the society is with our. any funds whatever to carry on the work. The women of the Association ask j the people of Danville for coutriba j tions to the gcod cause in which they are working. It is only at this one | time in each year that they request aid. Iu mid winter they ask you to give from yonr plenty,a mite to cheer 1 the lives of those who have not even : the bare necessities of existence. Many Fouls in Game. A fair sized audience witnessed a game at the Armory last night between j Mt. Carmel and Danville in which one team played basket ball and lost, Mid i the other team did not play the game ami won. The final score was 43-20 in favor of Danville. The g »tne was a procession of ton Is, the greater part being called on Mt. Carmel. There were twenty fouls and thirteen times our of the twenty the ; visitors were penalized. The Mt. Carmel boys were advertis ed as being a strong, fast aggregation, and they were all of that. They pass ed the b»ll beautifully,and ttieir team work was close and fa»t,bnt they were rather weak in shooting goals. They ! played all around the Danville team in rim first half scoring 14 points to Danville's 10—touls not counted. The half ftvied with the s ore tie at lfi Id, the locals having scored on six fouls. In the s'cond half Mt. Carmel, dis- coaraged by the insistent and unneces sary foul calling.and probtbly discov ering t'uit no atnonnt of good playing would give them tin* came, fell away from the good hall thev played iu the first half and lost out Danville did some very pretty goal throwing, making a number of long ami difficult baskets. The line-up: Mt. Carrael. Danville. Larn"tt forward Hayes ' Early . forward , .. Welliver I McCale ..center Sechlerj F. Darr guard Bany S. Wener . . guard. Poteis R. Barr... guard Goals from field—McCale t>, Early j 2, Sechler 7, Hayes H dea 4, Welliver 2, Peters 2. Barry 1. Goals from fouls , —Hayes Bedea 11, F. Barr 2, Early 2. J Umpire, Harry Welliver. Time of halves, 20 minutes. Experiencing (ireat Trouble. The K. F. D. mail carriers have ex perienced nearly as much trouble this j week in covering their routes as they did the day after the late blizzard, j Many of the public roatts have been in an impassable condition. Supervisors of the several townships have done very little toward opening the thorough fares. Portions of the immense snow j drifts which blockaded the highways and obstructed traffic of all kind®, \ have reoeived littlo attention. The su pervisors in several of the townships are derelict in their duties, and the farmers iu that section are censured for not compelling them togo to work and open the roads. The farmers expect their letters and j newspipers to reach them promptly, ; hut many of them m ike little effort in ! providing a way for tie mail carriers to reach them. And in not doing so they are breaking a portion of the j agreement they made, when petition- 1 iug the government to establish the i present rural delivery routes. They agreed to aid in keeping the roads open and they are not doing it. Frequently j they have stood on their door steps since the storm, and watched the car riers breaking a path through the snow iu order to reach their homes to deliv er mail But they made no attenint to aid Uncle Sam's representatives in the discharge of their duties. They want their mail, but they care very little what difficulties the carrier has to contend with to got if to them. Its up to these farmers now to take some steps toward compelling theit Supervisors to open the roads for the 1 mail carriers. If they do not the government inly take the matter in hand,and then something will be done aud that quickly. Street Assessments. This l- the last week for paying street paving as«« ssnietifs, aud aft> r Saturday night a'l remaining unpaid will bo placed in the hands of a col lector. About o-:e half of the assess- have been receipted for bv city ' clerk l'atton, and many more, perhaps all, will be paid within the specified I time. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Animon Keiser spent Sunday with relatives at West Milton. Henry Loeh spent Sunday with friends in Wilkesbarre. Frank A. Brown spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. E. B Brown at Blooui-- burg. Miss Ruth Boyer returned Saturday from a visit with relatives in Phila delphia. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gross aud daugh ter, Sylvia, of Bloomsburg, were the guests of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Heim, Church street, on Sunday. Mr. anu Mrs. J. G. Weils and son.of Bloomsburg,spent Sunday in this city. Mr. and Mrs. George P. Ringler, of Bloomsburg, were visitors in this city ou Sunday. Mrs. Samuel H. Morrall and daugh ter, Mrs. H. L DeWitt, of Riverside, returned yesterday from a week's visit in Philadelphia Tuesday evening they attended the commencement exercises of the class of nurses at St. Timothy's Hospital,Roxboro,of which Miss Mag gie Morrall, formerly of Riverside, is a member. Bruce Kelley, of Washingtouville, was a visitor in this city yesterday. William S. Bogart. of Mooresburg, called on friends iu this oity yester day. C. C. Wilson, of Clarkstown, spent yesterday in this city. E. S. Bloom, of Ashland, transacted business iu this city yesterday. J. C. Creveling, ot Espy, spent yes terday in this city. E. W. Reese, of Hazleton,called on the trade in this city yesterday. Councilman George Reifsnyder and wife returned last night fiom a trip to Altooim. J. K. Robinson,of MifTlintown,fact ory inspector of this district, is in town. Mrs. Cliarles V. ZerfiiiK and Miss Emma Fasold, of Sunbury, arrived in tins city yesterday for a several days visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George A Rossman, Pine street. J. O. Creveliug, of Espy, visited friends in this city yesterday. Geueral Secretary W. I). Laamaster spent last evening with friends at Espy. Clarence Sholtz, of West Heirs!ocfc town-hip, transacted business in this city yesterday. Thomas Oetlnng, of West Hemlock township, was a visitor iu Danville yesterday. Misses Bertha and Olive Walker, of Lewisbnrg and Miss Cora Clemens, of Milton, are guests of Mrs. Charles Fisher, East Market street. Mrs. Frank Englwr, of Wilkesbarre, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wyant, Front ami Mill streets. Mrs. W. Pannebaker, of Libetty township, visited friends in this city yesterday. W. M. linger, of Union Comer, transacted business in this city yester day. 11. A. Bennett, of West Hemlock township, transacted business in this city yesterday. Miss Mary Ryan left yesterday for a visit with friends at Waveily, New York. Charles V. Zerflng.of Sunbury,spent yesterday at the home of Mr. aud Mrs George A. Rossman. Pine street. Miss Charlotte Round, of Sunbury, visited friends iu this city yesterday. Christian Vought, of Quitman, vis i el frineds in this city yesterday. Right Han In Right Place. The prompt action of Hon. R. Scott Ammerman, Moutour County's able and efficient representative at Harris burg, iu the matter of the Danville bridge entitles him not only to the thanks of his constituents,but to many residents of Northumberland county. He lost no time in taking up the case and be made brief work of it after be ginning. The zeal be displayed shows that he has the interests of his people at heart; that he is able to protect them and that he is going to do so as far as possible. Mr. Ammerman is young in years, but his work at Harrisburg has already shown that lie is one of the most active and energetic members of the lower house. The people of Mou tour county are convinced that they marie no mistake when they sent him to Harrisburg to look after their in terests. Ho is the right man in the right place. Upset Caused Runaway. A runaway horse dashing down Miil street about o'clock Saturday even ing caused considerable excitement The animal was stoppel at the post office by Elijah Morgan and returned to Liveryman Fry, the owner. A young man from Mahoning town ship engaged the horse earlier in the ! evening aud invited two young lady friends for a sleigh ride. At ha-t Front and Railroad streets the sl< igh struck an electric light pole and upset.throw ing tie occupants into tiie snow and breaking the single tree. The horse became ungovernsbl" and breaking from the sleigh dashed down Market street to Mill and Mahoning streets, where lie was caught. The farmers are pleased with the i last snow fall, as it comes as a much j needed protection to the wheat, which ' was beginning to suffer from exposure. 1)11. |. 11. DARLINGTON CHOSEN BISHOP] The special convention of the Dio- : ceso of Harrisburg of the Protestant Episcopal church hell a busy session at St. Stephen's church, Harrisburg, yesterday for the purpose of selectiug a bishop for the new Diocese to succeed the Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, of New York, who was elected at a con vention held at Lancaster recently and, declined. The candidates were as follows: Rev. Frederick K. Reese, D. D .rec tor of Christ church, Nashville, Tenn. Rev. James Henry Dtrlinatun, D D., rector of Christ church, Brooklyn, N. Y. Rev. l J aul Matthews, dean of St. Paul's cathedral Cincinnati, Ohio. Rev. Charles P. Willama, D. D., dean of Trinity cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio. Kev. William Frederick Faber, rec tor of Grace church, Lockport, N. Y. Rev. William H. Van Allen, D. D., rector of the Church of the Advent, Boston. Thirteen ballots were tabeu before a choice was made. At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon a ten minutes recess was declared during the progress ot the twelfth ballot in order to allow the clerical delegates to discuss the situa tion. The recess stretched to thirty miuutes and at the end of that time the twelfth ballot was taken. It show ed that Dr. Darlington had gained two of the clerical votes. C. Larue Mun son, Esq , of Wilhamsport, a lay dele gate, then took the floor and made an earnest appeal, saying that the united support of the delegates is necessary to a successful Diocese. He said that the votes already cast for Dr. Darlington represented three-fourths of the com municants in the Diocese. This appeal produced the desired result, the elec tion of Dr. Darlington being made unanimous after the thirteenth ballot Dr. Darlington ha* been rector of Christ church, Brooklyn, N. Y., for twi nty-t wo years and lias been remark ably successful. For many years he was chajlain of the 47th Regiment,N. Y. N.tt n nal Guard He make's lots of friends and is a good preacher and a great worker. Christ church, Brook lyn, is the largest ptrish iu that Dio cese,having 2(A) comunicauts aud over 6000 attendants. Dr. Darlington W33 born in Brook lyn, N. Y.,in June, 18of> and is there fore 4S years of age. He is iu the prime ol life and has taken personal cr ntrol of all the details of his large parish. Ho graduated at the New York Univer.-ity in JS77. Then spent three years at Piiuoeton college iu sp-cial study, receiving rhe degree of Doctor of Philosophy and has since re ceived the degree of Doctor of Divin ity from the N. Y. University, where he was appointed as lecturer. He is a member of the Execurivo Committee of the Church Congress, chairman of the Church Building Fund of his Dio cese and was Archdeacon of Brooklyn for many years Dr. Darlington is a prayerbook churchman without frills or eccentrici ties with a larg'i charity for the feel ings and opinions of other-. Both Mrs. Darliugton and he are descendants of old Colonial families and will be pop ular in the new Diocese. The Harris burg Dtoese is fortunate indeed in se curing Dr. Darlington for Bishop. Few Cases of Truancy. There does not appear to be much complaint about truancy iu this city, yet there are some heads of families who are not as regardful of the coai palsory school law as they should be. or as the welfare of their children would require. They are not suffici ently insistent upon regular attend ance. Parouts are responsible for the appearance of their children at school. The penalty for dereliction in this matter, under the law, is tine and im prisonment, but even a law officer does not care to see it inflicted upon par ents, tlioug'i they may ba culpably negligent of a most important duty. Instead of punishment the gentler mea sure of persuasion is commonly resort ed to, I ut when that, fails more heroic measures may be adopted. It is un fortunate if this is necessary, for it means trouble to the delinquents aud exposure in the newspapers when such cases are ventilated. TheStite wants every one of its children to receive an education. That is why it has passed Fchool laws, and made provisions to enforce the attend ance of pnpils. Right thinking par ents are anxious that their otlspring should be well educated,and they even make sacrifices, if necessary, to bring that about Sur. lv, when an education is off red to every child in the com munity, without mom y and without price, it is the bootiden duty of all parents ti s e that such opportunities shall not be thrown away. Grange Officers Installed. Danville Grange, No. 57, P. of H., met Si urday afternoon at the home of A. 0. M »u-i r. Cooper township, and iu f tailed officers fur the present yenr. Mr. Mauser was male master of the grange,and m> etiugs will be held r< g ularly at his residence on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Pomona Grange, No. 31, of Montour and Northiiinbci laud counties, will hold its regular quart rly meeting, iu [ Grand Army Hall, this city, on Wed neslav, February 15. The di-trict com j prises about twelve granges, and a j good turnout on the part of ttie mem bership is expected at the meeting. ESTABLISHED CN 1855 MOSTOCR COIMV FIRMS' INSTITUTE The Montour County Farmers' In stitute, under the auspices of the De partment of Agriculture ot Pennsyl vania, will be held in the Methodist church, Washingtonville, February 13th and 14th. Although these Insti tutes are designed and conducted for the education and advantage of farm ers, yet all who are interested are in vited. The program follows: MONDAY AFTERNOON. 1:30. Call to order. Prayer—Rev. Bryner. Music. Address of Welcome—O. V. Amer man, Danville, Pa. Response—Hon. Thomas J. Phillips, Chester Coanty, Pa. "The Effect of Feed on the Quantity and Quality of Milk"—Prof. Wells W. Cooke, Washington, D. O. "Renewed Fertility, How to Get It"—Hon. Thomas J. Phillips,Chester Coonty. "Breeding, Feeding and Profit in Hogs"—Amos B. Lehman, Franklin County. "The Horse, His Origin and What He Demands"—Dr. E. E. Tower, Vet erinarian, Susquehanna County. Music. Adjournment. MONDAY EVENING, 7:15. Music. Question Bos. "Our Insect Friends and Foes"— Amos B. Lehman. "Feeding from the Silo Throughout the Year"—Prof. Wells W. Cooke. Music. Recitation—Miss Rogers. "The Farmer Should be a Business Man"—Hon. Thomas J. Phillips. Recitation—Miss Appieman. Music. Adjournment. TUESDAY MORNING, 9:80. Musio. Question Box. "The Value of Farm Manure and ; How to Retain it"—Prof. Wells W, Cooke. "Tuberculosis"—Dr. E. E. Lower. "Commercial Fertilizers, Their Na ture and Use"—Hon. Thomas J. Phil lip;. "Comparison of Profits; Dairy vs. Beef Cattle"—AmoH B. Lehman. Music. Adjournment. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 1:30. Music. Question Box. "Forage Crops as a Substitute for Pasture"—Prof. Wells W. Cooke. "The Chicken, a Source of Profit" —Hon Thomas J. Phillips. " Infectious Diseases of Farm Au imal»"—Dr. E. E. Lower. " Legumes for Feed and Fertility"— Amos B. Lehman. Musio. Adjournment. TUESDAY EVENING, 7:15. Muisc. Question Box. Recitation—Miss Leighow. "Handling Milk, and Butter Mak ing"— Priif. Wells W. Cooke. Recitation—Ambrose Clapp. Music. "The Wife's Share"—Hon. Thomas J. Phillips. Recitation—Miss Belle Lowrie. Closing Song. Adjournment. Garfield Literary Society. The regular meeting of the Garfield Literary Sooiety was held in the High School room Friday afternoon, at whioli the following program was ren dered : Piano Solo Miss Jenkins Recitation "Baby in Church" Miss Cole. Essay "Perseverance Is Success" Mr. Jobborn. Declamation.."Part of Garfield's .. Speech on Northern Territory" Mr. Orth. Debate—Resolved, "That the free bonk system is more harmful than beneficial". Affirmative, Mr. Morris and Mr. Linker; negative, Miss Stelubrauner and Mr. Shultz. The judges decided in favor of the negative. Song Society Recitation "My Aunt" Miss Newberry. Oration...." Danger That Threat- ens Our Nation" Robeit Jacobs. Declamation "The Nation's Need of Men" Mr. raunahill. Heading "A Lightning Story" Mr. Engle. Meeting of Eligibles Tonight. Colonel George S. Brown, ot Sha mokin, division organizer of the Sons of Veterans, arrived in Danville yes terday to make the final arrangements for the formation of a lodge of that ord»r in this city. Colonel Brown has for some time been endeavoring to interest the sons and grandsons of Danville veterans in the organization, aud a large number have expressed themselves a* being thoroughly in favor of the tnovemeut, and desirous of becoming members of the order. The old soldiers are especialy anx ious to have a lodge of the Sons of Veterans in Danville. The order is an auxiliary to the Grand Array of the Republic, and the members are able in many ways to assist the G A. R. A meeting of eligibles will be held tonight at 7:BQ o'colck in the G. A. R Hall.at which matters preliminary to the formation of a lodge in Dan ville will be discussed. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large nsortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description THIS THIEF WAS GENEROUS As tire resolt of the fire at the Gil laspv House Sunday morning, the pro prietor, J. V. Gilla-py, sustained a heavy loss other than that caused by the blaze in the toilet room. He was made the victim of a member of that class of the light fingered craft known as generous thieves—those who steal part and leave the remainder to ward off suspicion that anything has beeD taken. When called down stairs to open the doors so entrance could be gaiued to the apartment in which the fire was located, Sunday morning, Mr. Giilaspy was in his room changing his olothea. Alter he received the start ling summons, he was obliged to draw on a few extra garments before he could respond to the alarm. This he did hurriedly and started from the room, leaving on a stand a pocket book containing $l6O. The money was in two rolls, each in separate apart ments of the purse. One contained |IOO and the other S6O. The purse was part ly open leaving the latter roil exposed to any one entering the room, but the larger sum was so concealed as to be invisible even after a close examina tion of the smaller one. When the fire had been extinguish ed, Mr. Giilaspy returned to his room to complete his toilet. The pocketbook was still on the stand, apparently in the same position he had placed it and showing no indications of having been tampered with. HaviDg no suspicion that a robbery had occurred,he put the purse in his pocket without examining it. He had no occasion to use any of the money the pocketbook contained until Monday afternoon, then he dis covered that some ot it was missing. From the S6O roll of bills the thief had extracted s4l, leaving the owner sl9. He showed a slight generosity, but, perhaps,if he had seen the SIOO roll he would have added a few more dollars to his share. Tour Party Next Sunday. The party of Sabbath School work ers now touring the State under the auspices of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association will be in Danville next Sunday. The tou- party consists of 6ix per sons,all of wVnm are experienced Sun day School wor*<-«. The parry also includes a male qcamfc. Hugh Cork, of Philadelphia,the Genera Secretary of the State Association; W. O. Lan des, of Philadelphia, State Field Sec retary ;Mlss EO. Lincoln,of Philadel phia. W. J. Erdman, D. D., of Ger mantown.lrvin 0. Van Dyke,of Hunt ingdon and George F. Sawle.of AreDa, Wis., will accompany the party. The members of the party will ad dress the congregations at the different churches Sunday morning and even ing. Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock a mass tmeting of the Sunday School workers of Danville will be held In the Fine Street Lutheran church. At this meeting the quartet will sing, and addresses will be made by Mr. Cork, Mr. Landes and Dr. Erdmau. Death of William Crlpps. William Cripps, the well known su perintendent of the State Hospital gas plant, died Saturday morning at 7:80 o'clock of stomach trouble, after an illness of four weeks. Mr. Cripps was a native of Ireland, and was 63 years of age. He came to America in 1866, and had been em ployed at the hospital for thirty years. He was well read, and could converse most interestingly upon a wide range of topios. He was a member of Christ Episcopal church. The deceased is sarvived by four children—Mrs. William Wintersteen, of Mooresburg ; Mrs. George Marshall. William and Thomas Cripps, of this city; and two sisters-Mrs. George Johns and Miss Auuie Cripps.___^_ Henry VVireman the Nomine. The Republican Borough and Dis trict conventions were held in the Montour House on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The attendance was very good, nine out of the ten delegates be ing present. The following were nom inated : Poor Director, Henry Weir man; Borough Auditor, John L. Jones; High Constable, Benton B Brown. Committee Fills Vacancy. Philip Fouat, the Republican nomi nee for school director in the Third Ward, has decliued the nomination on account of ill health. Tiie committee has filled the vacancy by naming A. H. Grone. General Organizer Here. General Organizer W. E. Terry of the Americau Federation of Labor of Washington, D. C..arrived in this city yesterday. Mr Terry is making a tour of inspection of the labor organiza tions in this state. Antrim License Granted. At a short gpssion of court held Sat urday morning the testimony upon the application of Samuel K. Antrim for a hotel in Valley township,was heard. There being no remonstrance the li cence was granted. Do You See the Moral. A woman in a neighboring town bought a new tangled coffee pot from a peddler. In the evening she showed it to her husband, a hardware dealer, who told l. r he kept the same thing in his store for half the price she had paid. "Well," said she, "why don't you advertise? Nobody ever knowi what you hate for sale."