flome Paper .For me Heme i lie circulation of tins paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the American SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR [) { IRVINC. U. JENNINGS. l>h'X 11ST. Office Hour* 9 A. V to I- 1/ '"4 I I'. M to i /' '/ Danville. Pa. >( iSIU 1.l /.. 'I. 425 Mil: M., DANVU.I.E, PA. Diseases of the stoinaidi and Intestines Speeialt" | \V. !». \ Mil K. DENTIST Offh i "-IH Mii.i Street. «elb F\ir:ieleil without I' I K,» II 1111(1 I'.rtilte wI. H Specialty. »l>eil wllli the latest hikl ' out Improved Inslri i, i Hint prepared execuU-tbe Hios (.1 DR C. H. REYNOLDS, -fIENTIST -288 M.s., !>ai)viile, Pa Dentistrv i*i >1 if- branches. Charge Moder i'-,i d t!l worK <*uaranteed Establ I -if"! 1 S!e_> lOMH-NsEIl NBVS. Has the grip got vou ■ Movers ar packing np. St. Patrick's day on Friday. March is on us good behavior. Don t knotk. lut boost always. Early hou-e cleaners are at work. The old fa-li HI. d winter has loos ened. It will eoon b : :me lor that tired feeling. This is ill • • li' k time of the year for th I cal e\ji ess companies. The next ru-h will occur about Easter time. Mothers' c übs H re pretty good thiugs. At lea't they are more effec tive than slippers. May will be a mi nth of great do ings iu Williaujsport. There will be among othor Ih iii--, a big Congrega tional convent ion, the Knights Temp lar conclave ai d Barnum's sow. The legislature will have to do some hustling if it is ro get through by the middle of Apt il. After St. Patrick's day it will be time enough tor-ilk about spring. The ice has been g ttmg gorgeous in placps. Wearing of the green will soon come to the fioi.t. Ltaug iration piie nniiiia victim > throughout the country ate now an swering the summons. The harvest has been a large one. People oil th n low lands at Blooms bo rg are prepared to move at a mo ment's notice, though the river's rife is very slow. Rev. Joseph Hunter, pastor of the Berwick Pr. sby terian clinn h, has re ceived a call to a la ge church in Newark. S. .T., ar a sa'ary of $2,400 a year,free rent of si* weeks vacation ea-h jeir u d the congrega tion to pay the expense ■ 112 his remov al. He has accepted. Wyoming county reports that the bu bu Is have not b len damaged by thi hard winter and that the prospects are good for a large crop of the fruit. This sort of weather makes the base hall fan yearn for the good days a com ing. The propo-ed bill for the investigat ing weights and measures,with proper limitations, ought to pa-s the legisla ture. We are only a few panes now fro/u the threshold of spring, and signs are apparent. The man who lets fresh air into his sleeping room drives out pneumonia The Legislature i- getting in shape to flnis'i its work eailv in April. Fegs R'e verv plentiful at the stores ijnd are sold at twenty ceuts p-r doz en. Over IRiO conversions during the year in the Williamsport district of the Centril Penn-ylvama M K. confer ence, with 27 oh to hear from, l a mcs' gratifying showing. Sunonry is piepa liig 112 ir a big time on Odd Fellows' day and w ii | roha bly realize all it ai ticiputc. It is time now for the groin d Imu t«► "let up. " Good roads will improve the value of the farm properties through wl i■ I lliey pass. Base ball fever will soon te card - ipf A MATTER OF HEALTH jap. Kil POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE 'THIS COI'NTRY WILL NKVER Itt i ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. r>o-N() 11. IIASVILLE HOSPITAL J The House Appropriations Commit : tea of the Legislature some twenty ' strong accompanied bv half a dozen ' other members of the Legislatute,paid . ! a visit to the Hospital lor the Insane ' Ht this place Friday for the purpose of determining what could be doue l for the immediate relief of the over ■ crowded condition of the institution. I Tlih Appropriations Committee left Hairisbuig Ht 7:55 o'clock 1? riday morning in tsvo Pullman cars,arriving at Danville with the 10:21 D. L. & W. train, which was nearly half an hour late At the station the two Pullmans were cut off from the train and taken op to the Hospital bv the switch en gine. Airiviug at the Hospital the Com mittee was met by the Superintending Plr siciati, Hr. H. B. Meredith with several hacks and were driven about the grounds, where tlie ioconviuience of unloading coal and some of the dis advantages of the present method of lightiug were explained aud where they were shown tin site of the pto pjsed plant for manufacturing light aud lower as well as the location of aiding for bringing in coal,after which they made a full tour of the farm and buildings,where the necessity of more farm land,additional buildings,a filter pl int, aud the other items in Mr. Ani metnitu's bill before the Legislature were one by one called to the Commit tee's attention and fully explained. In the Legislative party were the following who belonged to the Ap propriations Comniitt' e : ,T. L. P.uui rner,Blair county, Chairman; Walton, Phil kdelphia, Speaker: MoClain, Lan caster, the Republican leader iu the House; Mo Kirov, McKean County; Mohr, Berks; Ambler, Montgomery; Palmer, Mercer; Cressman, Bucks; Kckels, Crawford; Hayes, Rutler, Wagner, Chester; Call, Philadelphia; Violin, Union; Rose, Susquehanna; I Berry, Washington; Kelsey, Clinton; Bowerscx, Snyder: Wood. Erie. Other members of the Legislature who accompanied the Committee were : J. C. Smith, Philadelphia, Sergeaut at-Arms; Thomas Garviu, of Chester, Chief Clerk; Jim Curry, Philadel phia, Speakers' Oh rk ; Ammermau. Montour; Reitmeyer, of Lycoming; Batrett, of Susquehanna; Irvin, of Blair; Thomas of Bucks and Philip H. Johnson of Philadelphia architect. The following Trustees of the Hos pital for the insane were present to assist Dr. Meredith, the Superintend ent, in welcoming (Ld CutiiuiliU'tf **• M. Sclioch, Hon. Alexander Billmey er. Dr. B. H. Detweiler, W. F. Sliav, Dr. Shoemaker and Howard Lyon. The ov< rcrowded condition of the Hospital at Danville is a fact that is well established. Long Defore the Leg islators completed their tour of the buildings Friday they were well con vlnced that R. S. Ammerman's vivid portrayal of conditions, which had aroused the Appropriations Committi e to action, was inn i respect overdrawn Mr. Ammerman throughout the visit showed his intetes' iu the institution by opening up every avenue of infor mation possible,introducing the mem bers individually and rendering ex planations in person wherever possi ble. As to the accommodations or rather the lick of accommodations the Com mittee could judge at a glance. As to the number of patients they were fur nished with d »ta by the Hospital au thorities, which showed that the over crowded condition, bad as reported in the uewsi aners. was still worse than described,the total number of patients Friday being 1216, as agaiest 1210 the largest number quoted. Eight hun dred patieuts is about tlie capacity of the Hospital. The total number of bed- is only 10>0 and the extra 200 in mates are compelled to sleep in Ihe hallways. Ir was denied at tl e institu tion, however, ihnt some fifty male patieuts sleep in the power hmse every night a« reported in some of the news papers. Crowded as tne bmldings ate micii an extreme and inhuman measure has never vet been found necessary. The misstatement has probably giown out of tlit tact that some of the em ployes have seen proper to she pin the power h iuse. Fri lav ill ! n ltnher of men in carcerated w» re i>4) ; women 575. whit h gives 112 e total of! 216 as a iove nam ed, Tin ntito)>er of insane is steadily HI the increa«e. S.iue leliet is expect ed All ii the 110-pital at Albntown is c lmpleted, hut tins is st.ll several years in th- future. The new hospital will eveutoallv lake nine counties from this district. Represent!d in ill * e mil" cnunie- at presi nt are 375 ; .latients u> ]it at the Danville Hospital, ; V h l ln s ■ te n.ivt il it i- patent to all i i at < enlarging the 112 tcil 11 its as proposed in the Act pending it is irli ved that after the Alb mown in. -tiiui i(«n is couipb tid the patients of | ih" rein lining twe've counties of tfiis i lUtrirf nan be cnivniently accom in id tted nt I lanvi i le. Ohairin iu I'lneiine explained to a news represent 11 i, !• Friday that the hj tntt ie pre-ent visit was pri i tr l> mi-e w i it steps eonld bo taken • or« ii vi i miied. irely the overcrowd ed ion lit ion nt tie Hospita' The pio , p i-irio- . be •xplaimd, is t i i root ' t toporarv leiil lii g-i, it' necessary, to [ lioush fi|e cxi- it~ i fp »i ieuts until such I time a» tin" H '-pit ii at Allentown is !ro npleted. The Committee i> very ilJontinned on Fourth Page | 'ATTRACTIVE J HOME WHINING I The home of Mr. and M r s. P. J. Keefer, No. 54 Wall street, was the i scene of a very pretty wedding yester- I i day when their gran ldaughter, Miss ; Gr »ce Laura Williams, bieame the i bride of Mr. Thomas J. Evans The ceremony took place at high i noon before a large assemblage of in vited quests, Rev. N. E. Cleaver, past or ol the Trinity M. E. church, tying j the nuptial knot. The house wasjvery in ely decorated for the occasion, the ceremouy being performed uuder a bower of potted plants and evergreen?. Miss Martha Evans, sister of the groom, was maid of houor. Mr. Frank Aten was best man. The biide was very handsomely gowned iu cream laudsdown trimmed with pearls aud i passementerie. The maid of houor wore oream mohair. The ceremouy was followed by a re ception, during which a most sumptu ous wedding dinner was setved. Many handsome wedding presents were re ceived. The bride is the daughter of Mr. , and Mrs. Thomas B. Williams, aud is a popular and highly esteemed young lady. The groom is likewise well aud favorably known. The newly wedded 1 couple left on a trip for Williamsport j and Lock Haven. Following were the guests: Mrs. j George Kase anil sou Div nport Rase, j Heech Haven; Mr. aud Mrs. James! Laekawaana; Mr. and Mrs Charles William .Berwick ; Mrs. Will iam Farnsworth, of Shickshinny; Mr. and Mrs. John D. Evans aud sous, : David and John and daughter Mar garet, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Evans, j Mr. and Mrs P. J. Keefer, Mr. and j Mrs. R'chard Whapham, daughters' Wanda ami K .t'ierine, Mrs J. P. Bare, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grove. Mr and j Mrs A M. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs W. ,1 Williams, Mr. an 1 Mrs William lies and sou William, Mrs. Thomas; Rear, Miss Maine lv»nr, Mrs. Isaac ; Reed, Miss Edna Reel. Miss Jessie j Mapstone, Mr«. Sarah Smull, Mrs. John Mader, Isaac and Florence Mad er. Mrs. G. M. Wherle and son Lester, < Mrs. Simu I M Closkey, Mr'. John Martin, John Tovey, Miss Maude Seidel,Percy Shultz, Roy Smith, Mis- Gertrude Bare and Elizabeth Bairy. i Death of an Old Resident. Jacob B. Cole,one of the most wide- j ly-known res dents of Montour coun- ! ty, depart*? I t'u- life Saturday even in« »• ih« linn« of J. L. Krum j Bloom street, at t' e advanced age of , eighty-six years. He had been ill bot j one week,although in declining health : for some time prior, his ailment being ' a complication of diseases. The deceased was buru and spent his entire life in the eastern rnil of Mon tour county. I i boyhood he lived with Col. Cameron, father of Simon Cam- ( eron, on the homestead farm, iu Val- , ley township, later owned and occupi ed by William Curry. In 1845, togeth er with fiis brother, Thomas Cole, fie , entered into a contract with the Grove Bros, to furnish iron ore for their far- , uaces at this place aud from Chat date | practically to the time when the use of native ores was discontinued the two Cole brothers were prominent factors in the production of iron ore They first obtained the ore from tie Peter Fou-t farm, but later, about the time the war broke out, ttiev purchas- ( ed the Cole homestead, Mahoning township, situated ou the Bloom road. The brother, Thomas Cole, still sur- , vives. Hardware Dealer J. H. Colo | of this city is a nephew of the deceas ed. Mrs. J. L. Krum, at whese home death occurred, is a niece sabbath School Missionary. Kev. S. R. Ferguson,Sabbath School Missionary of the Synod of lowa, de livered three interesting addresses in tiiis city Sunday, an immense amount of information rela tive to the roeth* ds employed and the success achieved along various lin s of Missionary work in lowa At the morning service Rev. Kergu vti occupied Ihe pnlpit of Ihe Gtove Presbyterian '"birch In ihe after no n he address I both the Sunday Si hu il connected wit i the Grove Pres byterian church and the Uauville Bi ble Class. Mn h has undoubtedly been arcom j plishe I hi that part of the West ■ n the several lines along which the work is beirg pushed bv the mall but patient aud devcti d bands of Sunday School workers and a summary of ten years' wort revi al.s many significant facts and figures, among which might be mc'itioncd that iu that time 534 Sab hath schools have been organized ; 2145 teachers and officers have been em- I loved aud 18,316 scholars enrolled. Over SiOO.noO pages of literature have heen di-tributi d and 54,5*13 families visit d. I'or'y-two Presbyterian lelinrchis have developed from the work, wliilo property owned by tinse orjani/ations amounts to |'!S,OOO. R"v Ferguson hopes that increased interest and liberal contributions lor ■Sunday school missions will result j from his visit to th > East. While lie I is making in extended tour of several I states in the interest of the work, yet i his visit to Daiivil e was largely of a j personal nature, its object beiiiK to visit Rev Dr. McCormack, who is an j old friend and co-laborer of Rev. Ferguson's, the two for a number of i vears being hnat >A near each otlier iu Central Minmsota Another fact : which giv-s R< v. Ferguson's visit to Diuville a loctl mterest is that Rev. Hugh McNiuch.Chairman of the Com initf eon Sabbath School Work, Synod jof low i, by which Kev. Ferguson is j employed, is a former resident of this i 111 tea and lias many friends aud rela tiv s hereabouts.| DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY MARCH 10,1905. !NKW PAVEMENT ,i ACTING QDEEKI.Y ■ The new pavement ou Mill street is i ' beginning to behave queerly and is proving a puzzle to oar citizens who all along have taken such a been in terest in the Improvement. As the I snow and ice disappear and the wiu j ter's accumulation of dirt is removed ' the pavement as the wagons roll over ! it gives forth a rumbling sound, re j sembling thunder. It was noticed at I first at only one or two spots whwre the pavement was bare, the hollow sepulchral roar suggesting a cavern or at least a cavity beneath. A force of men ui der the Street Com j missioner yesterday between Center i au*l Lower Mulberry streets finished 'cleaning off the sand, which was spread , over the pavement when finished last fall and never removed. Meanwhile cleaning ap was iu progress at other points between the D. L. & W. cross ing and the canal so that at present iu the middle of the street the bricks are clean and bare. It is just now that the strange rumbl ing sound is heard nearly continuous- I Iv for two squares. There is a bad place at City Hall and several other spots nearby where the rumbling Is heard, while all about the site of the i : old weigh scales and for a hundred feet or more uorth and south th« noise is at its worst and at all hours yester- ! j day there was a ceaseless rumble as ; though a summer shower were gather- I tag in the west. No one seems to know what causes the uoise, wlieih -r or not it is any evideuce of weakntss or of adverse j conditions out of which a defect in the pavement may grow. The coti -1 sensus of opinion see LIS to bo that there is a cavity under the c«me it at the spots where the is heard, which correspond to places where the excavation was carried a little too deep in buil ling and afterward filled ap j to the grade. The theory is that while j the pavement has become a solid rock like mass capable of supporting almost any weight the ground underneath al- ' though well rolled has settled iu pro- • cess of time. Another throry held by a practical j ' builder is that under the action of the i - fio-t the pavement has simply raised \ in spots and that as the frost (asses ' oot of the ground it will settle back in place without any 111 effects. A lit- t tie time may help to solve the problem. 3 Thirty.five Initiated. The meeting of Lotos Conclave No. j t«l- T f* «* . •.x»'. i- • , • 1 rooms, Mill street, last evening was a j » noteworthy event. Thitfy-flve new 112 members were initiated, which with \ the thirty-one admitted at the pre- j vious meeting, raises the membership t to 150. The large accession of membership t was signalized last night by the pres- v ence of the will known degree team i of York, whioh did the work pertain- 112 ing to the initiation iu a way that 1 proved at once very entertaining and £ edifying. 1 The membership of Lotos Couolave j comprises a number of the best young and middle-aged men of our town auV. H. Vauzant, of Shamokin, visited frieuds in this city yesterday. R H. Simiugton, of Mooreshurg, transacted business at the Court House yesterday. W. L. Helleusteiu, Esq., of Sha mokin, was in this city yest-rdav. Benjamin Heckert, Esq., of Sun bury, transacted busines- iu this city yesterday. Hrs. Chas. Baker Passes Away. i.., no 301 Grand street, this city, at 12:30 a. m.yesterday. She was a first cousin of Mrs. George L. liowe, whose de ttli occurred a few hours earl ier, and the two will bo consigned to the grave on the same afternoon. Mrs. Baker was taken off by pneu monia, after a short illness of one week. She was sixty years of age aud is survived by her husband, three brothers and two sisters: Peter and Alba Snyder of this city, and Henry Snyder, of Harrisburg, and Mrs Jere miah Knorr, and Miss Rose Soydtr of Riverside. The deceased was a member of Trin ity Lutheran church ; she was popular, esteemed an 1 widely known. She was boru in Danville and lived here all her life. For the last forty years she resided at No. 301 Grand street, where her death occurred. Mis Baker was a fir-t cousin ot Mrs George L. Rowe, whose death occurred while crossing the river bridge about six o'clock the evening previous The two women were much attach ed to each other. They will both l e consigned to the grave iu Odd Fel lows' cemetery Friday afternoon. Mrs. Baker's funeral will take {dace from her late resideuoe at 3 o'clock p. m. The hour for Mrs. Rowe's funeral is 1 p m. Working on Repairs. A force of men yesterday morning were put to work ou th repairs of the Danville Boiling Mill, which was re- j ceiitly pair based by the Reading In u Company and which wi 1 be op rated in connection with the big plant own ed by tint Company in this city. While the plant is in a fairly good condition a good deal remains to be done befi re it can be started up as is common in the cane of machinery which has been idle for a long time. The engine house belouging to the train of rolls during the wint t be came flooded with water, which later froze ro that now the pedestal on which the engine rests is embedded in ice which under present conditions shows no signs of melting. One of the first thiugs bnug doue is to sink a drain down through the center of the mill to conduct .off the watei which accumulates at the upper side of tlib mill, thereby preventing a repetition of the flooding of the engine room. One gang of men are working on the boilers, which were pronounced safe aud serviceable by the insp>ctor, but I which nevertheless require a good dt >1 ' of attention iu one way or another be j tore they can he used. Others are overhauling the roll--,the journal boxes of which in some iu stances have to be replaced with new ones. One set of rolls yesterday were entirely removed from the housings | The mill can not start up for a couple of weeks undar the most favorable cir cu ustaiices. IVo Drill Tonight, Owing to the Heptasopli meeting there wiii tie no drill iu the Armory 'tonight. l)rill« will he held Friday \ and Saturday night* SCHOOL HOARD IN MiSSION The School Hoard held a regular meeting Monday night. The following members were present: Harpel, Oith, Burns, Haring,Werklieiser, Vonßlohu. Fischer, Trunibower, Adams and Jacobs. A statement of finances was pre sented by Treasurer Schram, which showed a balance ou hand of 15400.53. The following communication was received from Hon. B. S. Ammermau, relative to the School Appropriation mtasuie before the Legislature, which the school board at its previous meet ing had asked Mr. Ammerman to sup port. Mr. Ammerman stated that he considered the bill a meritorious one and thought that it should become a law. He said he would consider it a pleasure to serve the school board by giving his support to the bill. Mr. Ammerman stated that the State has the money and he knows of no better place tor it than the publiu schools. On motion Mr. Ammerman's com munication was accepted and noted on the minutes. The Secretary was In structed to write Mr. Ammerman, ex tending the school board's thanks. Mr. Oitli explained that two car loads of coal ordered to be purchased at the previous meetiug had not been preenred owing to the fact that the mine-i at which the school board is dealing at present are closed down for four weeks A discussion brought out the fa t that the janitors might get along with the suuplv of coal on hand by eking out the larger size with us leg in its steul No. H coal. This view prevailed and it w.»s decided that no additional ccal he purchased tbia sen son. The Truant Officer presented his re port, which showed that 115 pupils are out of i-chool owing to sickness. The numf er of truants reported wa* 6. Ten pupils were detained at home for want of pri per clothing. Twelve notices were seived on parents. The new rules defining the duties of Supei intend* nt aud Principals and re gulating the conduct of pupils was given its second reading before the Board. Borough Superintendent Gordv pre sented his repott for the last month,in which the following it-ms are noted: Total number of pupils in attendance duiiug month—males 588; females, (506; total, lID 4. Average daily attend anci—males, 531; femahs, 577; total, ! 1108. Peic ntage of atti ndance—males, ! pupihTsick, 168. Number of pupils " tardy during month, 221. Number of 1 pupils absent, 555. The following bills were approved ] for payment: < E. W. Peters (commission) $50.00 | Standard Gas Co. . 2.65 i N. Z. Butterwick 4.50 i Ezra S. Haas 2.00 i A. M. Peters * 100 : Setli C. Lormor .20 I Emery Shultz 2.50 i American Book Co 6.60 i Robert J. Pegg 13.34 < Remington Typewriter Co ... 2.80 i D. C Heath & Co 4.00 1 j j Rumors of Overhead Crossing. The r e seems to be some reason for , believiug that a grand overhead cross- ] ing at the Pennsylvania tracks, South , Danville, is net among the impossibil- ] ities in tlei relatively near future, j There are plenty of rumors bearing on , the subject but just to what est nt ( they are founded on fact it will take some little time to reveal. ( The new bridge, which at the South ] end is raised some five fi et higher than | the old .structure, if not planned with , such an object as an overhead crossiug | remotely in view, would,at least very ( conveniently lend itself to such a pro- , position. Besides it is a fact patent | to ev rvone that the crossiug at South | Danville is one of the most important on the whole division. It is necessary , to maintain a g iteman by day, while , at night tin cro-sinj has already be- , com' a problem that has given the ( company some com era. It cm readily j bo seen that an overhead crossing it feasil 1 , would solve the problem very nicely The elevated roadway, which would exten l from the river bridge to the in ters ton of Sunbuiy street, where it tVuul I iiih t t io level acordiug t > the gen •rally accepted view, would be male to accommodate both wagon traffic and the Danville and Sunbury Street Riilwav, which will De obliged to effect an overhead crossing at some point and which by uniting with the railroad company could reduce the ex pense consider »bly and at the same tune secure an easy and direct loute. One of the rumors cum lit is to the effect that within a few days past a conference was I eld at South Danville between representatives of the t olley company and the Pennsylvania Rail road Company relative to the erection of an overhead crossing. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered Mrs. Joseph Mortem,at her home on Bloom road, Monday evening in honor of le-r sixtieth birthday. R 'reshmeiits were served, and a most enjoyable evening was sp nt. Those present were: Mr. and Mr-. Charles Mottern and grand- I son John Oberdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Mottern and son Karl, Mr. and Mrs. A {>. Anglo. Mr. and Mrs Calvin Fgg rt, Mi. and Mrs. William Miller. Mr-. Joseph Dield, Mrs A. Sweeney, Mis Willi iin Heller, Mrs. John Wiu ner, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. John Minglen, Mrs Thoiuas Verein, Mrs. Winner, Mrs. William Weitman, Mrs. William I.efler, Mrs. Harry Balliet, Misses Amanda Shaie aud M. Ella , Balliet. KSTA HUSHED CN 1855 FOR GREATER DANVILLE r That our neighbors on the South side j of the river are not of a conservative , class that would oppose all change and , i improvement begins to be pretty obvi- I ous. Their strong effort to secure free delivery of mail was described in these - columns elsewhere. Among improve i meuts in view are electric light for both streets and residences aud a i water system that would enable them , to maintain a fire department, i The most ambitious dream,however, i cherished by the South Side residents is that they in time may become a part of Danville, thereby scouring as their i just aud legal portion municipal i light aud municipal water,along with i free delivery of mail aud mauy other i advantages, which are now only re mote possibilities to be obtained at personal sacrifice and heavy public outlay. It is cot generally known, but it is nevertheless a fact that some of the leading spirits of Riverside Borough and Gearhart township have been quietly talking over the matter for some time past and have concluded that the only way in which either Riverside or South Danville can grow aud develop is by becoming a pirt of Danville. They are perfectly aware that opposition will rise up, but they profess no doubt but that it can be ac complished, just as the county lines have been chauged else where and bor ough limits moved so as to embrace a lar_er area. An official of Riverside Borough yes terday preseuted the whole scheme to a representative of the Morning News. Viewed from the standpoint of Dan ville, he said, the prime movers could see little or no possibility of opposi tion. "A Greater Danville," and in cidentally a greater Montour county, which as is well known is iucouve nieiitly small in area,constituted a pro position which would no doubt be welcomed with open arm 6. In this way a population of some 1200, thrifty industrious people, a large percentage of whom own their own homes, would be added to Danville, while the ter ritory gained would be unequalled anywhere, abounding in most desir able building sites not only for dwel lings but also for manufactories. Taking the town as a whole now that the fine iron bridge is completed aud the two t:olley lines are assured con solidation is all that is needed to in sure a steady growth of the plaoe aud soon tauk with the targe towns of the state. Speakiug for South Danville and Riverside he said they would have every thing to gain. As it is their people are all employed in Danville and their interests lie on that side of the river. A single exception lies in the case of court, which is held at Sunbury, but this only illustrates the benefits of annexation. To attend court now the residents of the South side are obliged to lose much time and to expend money for car fare and hotel accommodations, while if able lo ef fect annexation they would have the advantage of living in the county seat. As thiugs stand now they feel tfiat they are slighted considerably by Northumberland county, which seems to regard them as an out-of-the way locality.naturally and in effect belong ing to Montour county where in such great measure their sympathies and their interest lie. A water system is very badly need ed in the South side, but independent ly it is too expensive a proposition to be haudled bv the township or the Bor ough of Riverside. A proposition io the past was made to Danville from that source looking to the fea-ibility of laying a uiaiu across the river and furnishing the South side with water for a consideration. The proposition was discussed by Council, but reject ed. Meanw bile wells have had to suffice on the South side and while no des tructive Hies have occurred property of all forms has been wholly at the mercy of circumstauces. The people there have now come to regard annexa tion to Danvi le as the only feasible method of obtaining Borough water %\ith anything like adequate fire pro tection. The matter, our informant staffs, has bei n 1 itt la more than talked over up to the present, although all are in fav or of immediately euteiing njonafull investigtioo to determine how far the scheme is feasible, after which the matter will lie fully agitated and pro cedure decided upon. Long Funeral Trip. Because the Berwick bridge was swept away by last Spring's great flood and there is uo means of crossing the n ver the relatives of Mrs. Harry Spoon enberg, who died at her Nescopecb home yesterday morning, will have to dri\e twentv-flve miles by way of Shi'jkshinny in order that her body may be buried at Berwick. Mrs. Spoouenherg died yesterday morning after a short illness of a com plication of diseases. Aud as she had expressed a desire before death to be buried in the family plot in the Ber wick cemetery tier broken hearted hus band lias decided to carry out her wish in the matter and a drive via the Shickshinny bridge will be necessit ed, as there is at piesent no means of crossing the Susquehanna that divides the two places. Frozen fire plugs resulted in a big fire ioss at Muucy. A case of costly neglect.. 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 jSUDDENLY CALLED ' 111 DEATH , Mrs. George L. Rowe, of 412 East , Front street,departed thi