Hoi Pager .Far lie Hone Ihe circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR L)K. IKVING 11. JENNINGS, Office Hour* 9A. M.to 12 M- Mill £if., IP. .1/.to 4P. M Danville. Pa. 425 Mi I.I. ST., Danvii.l.K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach an'l Intestines a Specialt" QK. \\ . P. AXUI.K. DENTIST — Office. 218 Mim. <.eth Extracted without 1' Crown and Bridge W«> a Specialty. Nq nipped with the latest and moat Improved liistrnri t juand prepared to execute the tIIOH DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Moderate aud all worklGuaranteed Established 18H2 CONDENSED NEWS 7 Fine weather. Pleasant May days. Bad on the peach blossoms. The hot wave period will soon be in order. Busy days these for the energetic man with the hoe. |The swish of the carpt beater is still heard in the laud. The man who has beeu waiting for the May snow storm might as well hang up tfie shovel. FOR RENT—Honse No. 341 Ohurch street. Inquire at News oflice. The idle man is a rarity these days, unless it be that lie is idle from choice. Commencement gowns ar« vieing with commencement essays for first place in the minds of the sweet giil graduates. Scientists admit that their experi ments have failed to discover a satis factory method of destroying mosqui toes. Scientist* are always unpractic al. Williamsport is preparing to do her best for the Knights Templar. The big free street parade promised by the Sig. Sautelle aud Welsh Broth ers Combined Shows is said to be no ticeable for the display nf beautiful horses and ponies. Over two hundred fine specimens of horse flesh are carri ed by the shows. Visitors from all over the country to the historic battle field at Gettysburg will learn with sorrow that Capt. L. M. Minnigh is critically ill.the result of a paralytic stroke sustained several days ago. He has beeu a guide on the battlefield for many years. Scientists advise people to kill the early mosquitoes aud thus shut off the production of millions more. There fore slap the mosquito and think of a million. Thirteen new rural mail routes,mak ing thirty-two in all,will be establish ed in Lebanon county on June Ist. The encampment o? the Sons of Vet erans of Pennsylv una, which will oc cur at Milton during the week of J~ne 10th, promises to be a great eveut. From twenty-two to twenty-eight hundred strangers will be the guests of the towD. Spotted fever has broken out at Cat awissa, and two people are suffering from the malady. Happy is the man who does not have to face the terrors of spring house cleaning. England is now witnessing the spec tacle of a Ooxey army, which is said to be marching on the war office. One by onw the straw hats come out of the storage closet. May flowers are now endeavoring to show forth their brightest colors. The tailors are very busy just now. The lateness of the Spring gejson has caased the trade to coine 111 a rtish. Fly screens, fly paper, flies and fly times for the elusive speckled beauties, is the order of things just now. A chorus which will probably be the largest he has ever heard, is to be org anized to sing for President Roosevelt when he comes to Wilkesbarre on Au gust 10, to make the addresses to the Mine Workers and the delegates to the •Catholic Total Abstinence Union. A MATTER OF HEALTH DM &AkinG POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS MO SUBSTITUTE Mlontoui liilll 2Vninic&tt v • —— "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF IIS OWN DEMANDSWITH IIS OWN PRODUCTIONS. VOL. r.O-NO 1:». COISNCIIiIEN IS SESSION The Borough Council held a regular meeting Friday night- The session al though busy enough was attended with action on only a few matters of im portance. Nearly three hours were spent in a discussion ofasuitable bond to be given by the Danville and Sun bury Street Railway Company. Bor ough Solicitor E. S. Gearhart was pres ent at the meeting along with C. C. Yetter, Attorney for the Danville aud Sun bury Street Railway company. A couple of details in the provisions of the bond to be given the Borough be came the subject of prolonged discus sion by the two attorneys and the members of council. The matter was □ot settled but will be taken up at an adjourned session. Mr. Vastine called attention to the wall being built by the Danville and Bloomsburg Trolley company on A itreet, which he did not think came □ p to the requirements. The matter, it was explained, is in the hands of the Streets and Bridges Dommittee who will see to it that the work is done in a proper manner. The following communication was received : To the Burgess and Town Council )f Danville, Fa Your petitioners respectfully repr6- lent that they are owners of proper ies abutting on aud adjacent to the illey in the rear on the east side of Will street between Mulberry and Bloom streets. They ask your honor ible boJy to extend the line of sewer )ipe now being laid in the samo alley rom Mulberry street,its proposed ter ninus, to the south lino of Mr. Jesse properties. A number of the iiguers hereto desire to make immedi ite connection with the pipe when aid. (Signed) First National Bank >f Danville by I. X. Grier, President, T. B. Cleaver,l. X. Grier, W. K. Hol oway, James Dailey, Samuel Bloch, V. M. Seidel and George B. Jacobs. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was rdered that the petition of the citi ens be granted by continuing the ewer to the point mentioned. A statement from Treasurer Ellen iogen was read which showed a total ash balance on haml of #4719.15 A communication was received from Jorough Engineer George F. Keefer, übmitting the following approximate stimate for D. J. Rogers for work on iill street for month of April, 1905: Jnrb, |3*o; concrete,flOO; excavation, 420; total. $llOO. On motion of Mr. Vastiue it was rdered that an order be drawn in fav ir of Mr. Rogers for the above amount. A communication was received from he Board of Health calling attention o its recent action declaring as nuis ances sewers drainiug into streams in ersecting the Borough and requesting hat all such private sewers be eon lected with the Borough sewer. On motion of Mr. the com uunication was ordered spread upon he minutes but no action relating to ewers in this beariug was taken. The following members were pres nt: Gibson, Vastine, Reifsnyder, iweistort, Hughes, Magill, Boyer, facobs, Dietz and'Dietrich. The following bills were approved or payment: WATER DEPARTMENT. *. H. Foust I 30.30 tegular Employes 129.70 Washington Fire Co 2.05 J . & R. Coal & Iron Co 132.25 iolmes Metallio»Packing Co 1.20 Atlantic Refining Co 28.85 Standard Gas Co 3.23 iarry B. JPatton 20.00 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. tegular 1115.00 i. L. Gross (Interest) 50.00 Standard Gas Co 2.66 Labor and Hauling 99.29 lohn Keim 17.28 Jurry & Co 1.48 :. H. Cole 7.29 jleorge F. Keefer 62.00 nust Connect in Thirty Days. At an adjourned meeting Saturday light the Borough Council decided to jarry out the recommendations of the 3oard of Health relating to the large lumber of private sewers draining in o the creeks intersecting the Borough, which sewers the Board of Health de jlared to be nusiances and requested that in every instance they be connect -9d with the Borough sewer. The action taken by Council pro vides that sucli connection must be made in thirty days. P. J. Keefer, Superintendent of sewers, is to make a tour of the entire line of main sewer and prepare a list of all parties main taining private sewers draining into Blizzard's run or Mahoning creek. This list is to be hauded to the City Clerk, who has instructions to notify ail parties maintaining such sewers that they must connect witli the Bor ough sewer within the time limit; otherwise the Borough will do the work and the owners will he obliged to pav the bill. The time limit of thirty days is fix ed so that all pollution limy be remov hd from the streams before the season of warm weather and low water ap proaches. /Won Williams. George Edgar Montague,of this city, and Miss Glendor McWilliams, of South Danville, were united in marri age oil Thursday oveuing, May 4th,by the Rev. E. T. Swartz, pastor of St. Peter's M E. church. Next Sunday May 14th, will be the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Miltoi fire. MIiST HE tONNEI'T- El) IN TlllltlV MVS Au adjourned meeting of the Bor ough Council was held on Saturday evening to take op business unfinished at the regular session the evening he fore. President (Jibson was in the nhair. Other members | resent vvt-ie: Vastine, Reitsnyder, Boy<*r, Dietrich, Sweisfort, Dietz, Jacob?, Hughes, Magi 11. The principal business 011 hand re lated to the boud of the Danville and sunbury Street Railway Company, which had formed the subject of a prolonged discussion the evening be fore. There were two minor points in volved on which the Borough and the rollev company differed. One of these ■elated to the manner in which both )f the companies should be held le iponsible for what might occur on ;hat portion of the track in the Bor jugli which by private agreement will ie osed by the two lines jointly ; the ither point had to do with the time ioiit in the clause inserted in the jond at the special meeting of Council >n last Saturday night a week ago in vhich the trolley company agreed that 112 permitted to put down the rails uu oaded on East Market street it would emove the same and replace them vith rails similar to what are us'id on dill street iu ten days' time, whenever he Borough shoo Id desire to pave. The contention of the trull y com iftuy Friday night was that 111 fixing . definite time limit in the bond it pas binding itself in an obligation vhich unforeseen circumstan es might uake it impossible to fulfill. It asked hat a substitution be made, by which 1 e trolley company would obligate it elf to replace the smaller rail with he larger "as soon as the material ould bo piocured on ten d » y-.' 110- ice." Council, however, could not ee its way clear to accept anything hort of a definite time limit. ifferences, however, were very nicely djusted on Saturday night. C. O. Tetter, attorney for the Dan ilie and Sunbury Street Railway, ex lained to Council that during the day e had a conference with E 8. Gear art. Borough Solicitor, and that all bjections as related to the first point ad been overcome. In furtherance of tieir plans James Scarlet, Attorney ar the Danville & Bloomsburg Street j lailway Company, was prest nt and led a legal statement bearing on the ase, which made complications im ossible in the event of a suit for dam gos which might involve a portion of lie track used by both companies On the latter point relating to the inie limit an agreement was fina ly eached, the Danville and Sunbury treet Railway Company agreeing to j eplace the rail 011 the ground with he Mill street rail within sixty days' ime—with the usual limitation as to trike?, fires, &c. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder, sec- j nded by Mr. Magill, the Borough So- j ioitor was authorized to prepare a ood in accordance with the abov«,the rolley company meanwhile to be pei jitted to begin work in the Borough. Object to Sewer Rates. Now that the Board of Health has aken action aud the Borough Council a adopting its recommendation lias eclded that the pollution of tin sev ral streams must cease aud that priv to sewers emptying into them must e conuected with the Borough sewer u thirty days, the matter of cost be omes a subject of consideration. There is much objection to the sewer ates among those who are obliged to onneot. The ordinance relating to he use of sewers provides for a tap iage fee or charge together witli an idditional yearly charge to be paid he Borough by the owner of the pre nises. It is held tbat a lump sum hould be paid down for connecting vith a sewer and that this should end he matter. The yearly charge is ob ected to. Council, however, which jefore adopting rates consulted several ither towns, is disposed to stand by its jrdinance. The tappage fee or charge is as fol ows: For each building to one conneotiou lie sum of ten dollars. J For each conneotiou to one building She sum of ten dollars. In addition are the following yearly jharges: For each dwelling, for each store •00111, for each shop, for each office, the sum of three dollars per year. For each public hall and for each restaurant and for each bottling works the sum of five dollars per year. For each hotel, for each slaughter house, for each laundry, for each rail road station, far each livery stable the sum of ten dollars per year. For each brewery, for each factory, the sum of twenty dollars per year. It is found that the Borough iu con sulting ordinances elsewhere saw lit to adopt almost the highest sewer rat s that could be found instead of co 1- forming with the lower charges th »' prevail in many well governed towns near home. This is all right for the municipali v but it is hard ou those who pay the bill and thus a Borough sewer design ed as a public blessing is apt to beooim a burden to the Inrtividoal citizen. Will fleet in June. The convention of the Harnsbur* Diocese of the Episcopal Church wil be held at Harrisburg. June 13 aud I in St. Stephen's Church. This wil be the first meeting of diocesan dele gate* since the election of a bishop DANVII.I.K. PA.. Tilt liKDAY MAY 11.1005. EXCEPTIONAL CASt ACTED JPON That the school law is very sweep ing in its provisions relating to vac cination and leaves school authorities no alternative bat to comply in all was well illustrated hy a matter acted upon by the local School Hoard Monday night. Borough Superintendent Gordy call ed attention to a case in a Fourth Ward school where a pupil recently admitted was found not to have beeu vaccinated. The attention of the par ents was called to law on vaccination, but they explained that the family physician had refused to vaccinate the child owing to her weakly condition, she being in poor health. Superin tendent Gordy explained that the law makes no exceptions of cases, and field that inasmuch as the girl was not strong enough to lie vaccinated the natural inference would be that she was not physically able to bear the strain of study and had better be out of school. He, however,permitted the pupil to attend until he could bring the matter before the School Board. A parallel case hail never occurred in the Borough before. The School Boird was disposed to be lenient in the matter but after consulting the SCIIOJI law <>n motion of Mr. Trum liowor the action of Superintendent Gordy was sustained and it was deoirl- Pd that tlie pupil, unvaccinatid, must remain out of school. This may seem like a harsh ruling but the law on the subject aiuiits of tio other course. The school law provides that prin jipals or other persons in charge must refuse admission of any child to the <;hools except on a certificate signed by a physician setting forth that such jliild lias been successfully vaccinated )r that it previously had the small pox. No exceptions are hinted at To »dd to the strength of the law a heavy leualty is attached and any superin- I'Udent or other person having charge )f schools who fails to comply with :he requirements of the act above quot id is liable to a fine of not less than ive dollars nor more than one hundred lollars and in default of payment hereof must undergo imprisonment. Superintendent Gordy presented the eport for the eighth month of school, vhich revealed a very small falling off u attendance notwithstanding the ap iroach of summer,when pupils are apt ;o drop out of school. The number of male pupils register id to date, 636; female pupils, Cfio; iotal, 1301. Number of male pupils in itteudatice during month, 577: female iupil", filfi; total, 1193. Average daily ittendance during month, mal», 588; .•male, 572; total, 1100. Percentage of it tendance, males, 93; females, 93 to il, 93 Number of pupils not absent luting the year to date, 203; not tardy luring year to date, 582. Number of inpils sick, 07. The following members were in heir places: Or. Harpel, Orth, Pur lel, Burns, VYerklieiser, Von Blohn, Fischer,Trumbower, Adams aud Jacobs Treasurer Schram presented his statement of financts to date, which showed a oash balance on hand of f3498.99. On motion of Mr. Pursel the use of lie High School room each Friday evening wa* granted to the graduating duss for purpose of practice. The following bills were approved of payment: Morning News .. .*3.40 [ieorge G. Groff . Ralph Kisner 50 uO Standard Gas Co 1 -25 To Honor the Soldier Dead. Riverside Borough aud South Dan ville, unless plans miscarry, this year will observe Memorial Day with speci al ceremonies of their own. The whole affair will be 'under the auspices of the P. O. S. of A.,which will be join ed by the Danville camp of the same order There are many among the dead ly ing in Mt. Vernon cemetery at River side Heights, who fought for the na tion in the Oivil War and whose sur vivors still reside near by on that side of the river. There are also a good many surviving veteraus living in Riv erside or South Danville, who will be glad to participate in memorial exer cises at home. The intention is to avoid anything that might conflict with the memorial day arrangements of Goodrich Post No. 22, G. A. R., in Danville. The ceremonies on the South Side, there fore, will be held in the forenoon. Veterans of Danville along with mem bers of other patriotic orders, will be invited to join the P. O. S. of A. and Riverside veterans and these in turn will joiu the parade on the Danville side in the afternoon. The Sunday school of St. Peter's M. E. church, of Riverside, will join the march to Mt. Vernon cemetery. The parade with the P. O. S. of A. aud others in line will no doubt be qnite a creditable affair. At the cemetery addresses will bo delivered hy Hon. 11. M. Hinckley and Rev. K. T. Swartz, pastor of St. Pet er's M E church. Annual Session. The nineteenth annual session of Wyoming Classis of ttie Reformed church convened in St. John's Reform ed church, St. John's, Pa., Monday evening. Rev J. W. Bell, of Straw berry Ridge, preached the sermon. Rev. T. O. Stem, of Turbotville. Wat elected President and Rev. 1). Lercli ' of Danville, Vice President. PI-SMIL immpiis Harry Rebmau, Esq., of Philadel phia, speut Sonday with relatives 111 this city. Albert and Sidney Sehain, of Ber wick, spent Sunday with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Lowenstein, West Market street. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sherwood, of Berwick, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Evans, East Mahoning street, on Sunday. Haydn Frout, of Wiconiseo, spent Sunday at the home of Thomas Prout, Grand street. Mr. and Mrs. Eugeue Stead aud daughter Alice, spent Sunday with relatives at Grovania. Miss Hannah Prout, of West Con shohocken.is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Prout,Grand street. Renben Boyer, who is employed in Wilkesbarre, speut Sauday with his family in this city. Miss Laura Thornton is visiting rela tives in Milton. Dr. J. J. Kline arrived yesterday from Allentowu and will remain here for a few days. It is probable that in the near future the doctor will re move to this city. Mrs. Samuel Boyer, of Plymouth, is visiting relatives in this city. Haydn Prout returned to Wioonisco yesterday after a visit with relatives in this city. Frank Burger, of Washingtonville, spent yesterday afternoon in this city. John B. Haupt, of Sunbury, was a business visitor in this city yesterday. R. M. Oummiugs of Montandon, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Henry Cooper, of Washingtonville, spent yesterday in this city. Hon. F. G. Blee.of Derry township, aiade a business trip to this city yes terday. R. C. Johnson, of Berwick, was a i-isitor in this city yesterday. O. F. Kuntz, of Sunbury,transacted ju-iness in this city yesterday. Miss Carrie Russell spent yesterday ,vith friends in Northumberland. E. D. Pent/, was a visitor in Milton yesterday Dr. Nita Richards, of Bloomsburg, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Peter Le> s, of Sunbury,spent yester lav in this city. Thomas Kessler.of Northumberland, spent yesterday with friends in this jity. P. W. Irvin, of Catawissa, was a nsitor in this city yesterday. Oscar Foost, of Milton, was a visit >r in this city yesterday. James Bibby, of Catawissa, visited friends in this city yesterday. George W. Keiter, of Bloomsburg, A'as a visitor in this city yesterday. Miss Grace Hagenhuch, of Milton, ipent yesterday afternoon with friends in this citv. l.ast Rites Performed. George W. Van Gilder, who died in Trevorton and was brought to this city for burial, was consigned to the grave in the Lutheran cemetery yesterday forenoon. The funeral took place from the residence of W. H. Jones, son-in law of the deceased, Front street, at 10 o'clock aud was largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. E. B. Dunn, pastor of the United Evangelical Church. The choir of the same church was present aud sang sev eral selections. The pall bearers were members of Goodrich Post No. 23, G. A. R., sur vivors of the 132 nd and of the 197 th Regiment, in both of which the de ceased served during the Civil War. Representing the 1320 d Regiment were David Ruckle, O. B. Sweitzer and Thomas Jones; other pall bearers, sur vivors of the lUTth. were: Wesley De- Shay, William Wallace and G W. Jackson. The deceased was laid by the side of his wife who preceded him to the grave fourteen years ago. The following relatives from out of town attended the funeral: William Van Gilder, East Orange, N. J., Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas Van Gilder, aud daughters Francis and Mamie of North umberland; Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Van- Gilder, sons Thomas and Calvin, aud daughters Lulu, Ruth aud Carrie of Trevorton To Keep Hill Street Clean. Keeping Mill street cleau and pre sentable, since being paved, is a prob lem that is not yet solved to the sat isfaction of all. The street,which was cleanly Hushed last Saturday a week, by the middle of last week began to show up very badly. It has become apparent that a street sweeper will have to be purchased to use in connec tion with sprinkling or that some oth er measure equally as efficacious will have to he employed. Council has not abandoned the idea of flushing the street with fire hose. The objectiou that the force of the water fiom the mains has the tendency to dislodge the cement from between the bricks is met by the suggestion that the nozzle he removed from the hose. By action of Council this plan will be adopted as an experiment and dur ing two weeks the streets will be kepi clean i.y Hushing. The work is to be in the hands of the Street Commission er, who twice this week and next will apply water by fire hose using no uoz I /le. He will make a report at nexl | meeting of Council, when further ac t tiou will »o taken. MARKET STREET Slllllil.ll l!E PAVEII Despite uiany inquiries it is practi cally impossible to determine the ex aot status of street paving on East Market street. Tliat the sentiment in favor of paviug largely predominates along certain portions of the thorough fare there would seem to be but little doubt. There is some opposition, it is true, but whether it will prove suffici ent to hold up paving cau hardly be determined until it comes to the test. East Market street ought to be pav ad. Street paving is a fine improve ment winch not only adds to a town ID a general way hut also enhances the sralue of abutting property and con tributes to the pleasure and comfort of those who travel or reside on a street that is paved. Taking Mill street with its dry and attractive surface as an ex imple, who would wish togo back to :he former time when the only method )f crossing was by ungainly stepping stones and the whole street was ren lered unsightly by either a deep de posit of mud or of dust. If East Market street is to be paved low is the time to Jo it, while the •oadbed is torn up in layiug the trol ey track. It behooves those who have m interest in the matter to work dili gently, as at the present juncture every jassiut; moment unemployed is that nuoh valuable time lost. In paving East Mtrket street, it is leld, that concrete need not be used Hid that the paving blocks cau be laid HI a course of sand,as is done in some )f the streets of Sunbury and in other owns. This makes a very thorough ob as durable as any aud reduces the :ost very much. An expert has figur >d that a pavement laid in this way vithout concrete, could be put down it a cost to property owners of less han two dollars per lineal foot. Canvassing should be pushed at once ilong the entire street where paving leems at all possible aud the above acts as to cost should ba presented to very person not in sympathy with taving. The sentiment in favor of paving Sast Market street is general about own and there are thos-e who reside in other thoroughfares and have only i general interest on East Market treet who have pledged a contribu ion of money to assist in bearing the ixpense at one or more places where ha property owners have not the lecessary means. It is plainly evident that now is the lme to act while enthusiasm is at tigh water mark and when the pave uent can be laid with the least outlay if money. The Missionary Convention. The Convention of the Woman's lorne and Foreign Missionary Society >f the Susquehanna Synod,which con vened at Northumberland yesterday, K as well attended, among those pres >nt being a number from Danville. THURSDAY. 2 P. M. Devotional Service.. Mrs. U. Myers Roll Call. Reading of Minutes. Conference of Department Secretar es. Thank Offeiiug Department Miss Carry Mowry Home Department Mrs. M. II Ha»ice ifoung People's Department Miss Annie Van Gundy Vlission Band Department . Miss Jennie Himtnelriech Hymn 430 •A Resume of Our Work" In Charge of Mrs. P. Q. Schoch "Cur Early Struggles; the Growth )f the Work" Numerically Mrs. Grant Herring Financially Mrs. A. N. Warner Spiritually Mrs. G. P. Fry mire Practical Discussiou—" What are Our Present Demands?" Led by Mrs. DeWitt Bodine. Followed by Mrs. W. H. Sohoch aud Mrs. F. H. Jenkins. Practical Discussiou—" What are Cur Future Possibilities? ' Cpeued by Mrf. E. B. Killinger and Mrs. Jerome Guss. General Discussiou. Hyinn <Ui. Closing prayer. THURSDAY, 7:30 P. M. Mrs. J. Wagner, Presiding. Music Choir Opening Service Mrs. W. H. Schoch Address—" Foreign Missions" ... Rev. J. E. Byers Hymn 338. Report of Silver Jubilee Offering. By Delegates Hymn 350. Offering. Prayer. Resolutions. Dox ology. Benediction. FRIDAY. S> A. M. Devotional Service Mrs. J. H. Weber A season of special prayer in the in terest of the General Convention's Sil ver Jubilee Year. Roll Call. Reading of Minutes. Memorial Tributes. Mrs. O. P. Fry mire Rleotiou of Officers. Reports of Convention Committees. Committee ou President's Report. Committee on Corresponding See retary's Report. Auditing Committee. Literaturt Committee. Committee on Historian's Report. Committee ou Letters, Papers ant! Minutes. Committee on luvitation. Unfinished Business. Miscellaueoui Business. "Impressions of the Convention". Rev. C. R. Botsforc Reading of Minutes. Final Adjouru meat. Benediction. Wallace Hoover is ill at his home ii South Danville. ESTABLISHED fN 1855 BOTH SllltS OF THE QUESTION There is much complaint about the approach to the river bridge on the Danville side, which at the present stage of improvements shows up odd ly, owing chiefly to the location of the curb lines, which are broken up into a good many different angles and lie in directions that do not conform with any of the other street lines. The Commissioners, who are re sponsible for the paving of the ap proach say that they gave instruc tions that they wanted the whole approach paved with vitrified brick from wing wall to wing wall and they are very much displeased that their wishes were not carried out. They ob ject to the sidewalks because,they say, they are unnecessary and as at present located a very bad piece of work that will detract from the appearance of the bridge. Citizens who viewed the approach yesterday were loud in murmurs of iisapproval. The curbing along the approach at the southeastern corner of Front and Mill streets, which inclines up the street out of line with the pave ment on the east side of Mill street, was especially objected to and it was )laimed that it was thus arbitrarily located merely to accommodate an electric light pole, which stood on the spot and which could be removed for ess than twenty-five dollars. So much for one side of the ques ;ion. The AMERICAN being ap pealed to a representative waited upon JOth Burgess Pursel and George Reif myder, of the Streets and Bridges Com nittee, to obtain the Borough's side >t the question. For proceeding to build sidewalks at lie approach of the bridge instead of laving from wall to wall as recom neuded by the County Commissioners he Borough claims to have the very lest of reason. To leave the entire ap iroach open as a driveway, it is held, would be to afford pedestrians DO pro ection at all just at a spot where the jreatest danger would exist. Reckless lrivers emerging from the bridge would trot their horses and with little egard for foot people would crowd he side of the approach and accidents vould be the result for which the Bor >ugh might be held liable. For this reason it was decided to onstruct sidewalks protected by a urbing just as are maintained on the iridge. The apparently arbitrary looa ion of the curb line on the east side t was explained,was decided upoD for he purpose of widening out the ap iroach. It is very apparent that the approach ooks bad at present. At the same time t is not improbable that as the work advances things will take on a better ispeot. The upper wing wall erected ly the State is the worst feature of ;he whole affair and this the Commis lioners say will bo rebuilt. If the iridge inspectors approve it next Sat irday.the county will make the change tself, building another wall on the lutside, that will incliueup stream at he same augle as the opposite wing wall leans down stream. When the de fect in wing wall is remedied and the javemeut is laid the curbing very like y will not show at such a decided iisadvantage. The, Councilmen de ilare that they are not responsible for lie'curbing Jbeyond the Borough line —a few feet south of Front street— md did not authorize it. Tledlcal Men Will fleet. The Northumberland County Medi sal Society will hold au important aeetiug on next Wednesday, May 17th i special iuvitation to which has been sxtende'd to the members of the Mon :our County Medical Society. The neeting will be held in Court room lumber 2 at Sunbury at 2 p. m. Dr. J.N. McCormaok,Bowling Green, Sy., the Chairman of the American Medical Association Committee on Medical organization, will be present o address the meeting and to confer with the members concerning matters of importance to the profession, es pecially their social, political, scien sific and financial standing. Dr. William E. Robertson, of Phil adelphia, will address the meeting on 'The Mouth as a Factor in Diagnosis and Treatment." The meeting owing to special busi ness on hand promises to be one of the most important in the state and it will be attended by a number of Montour County practitioners. Third Ward's Fine Showing. W. L. McClnre and W. J. Rogers, who have been appointed by the Sol diers' Monument Committee to can vass the Third Ward,have been excep tionally successful and have received subscriptions to the amount of #2523. ?t>. Two thousand dollars of the above sum are made up of four five-hundred dollar subscriptions ; included in the balance is a subscription of |67. 76 from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Danville. Canvassing has been going on slow ly in the other wards of the Borough but just what amounts have been sub scribed have not been reported. The showing made by the Thirt Ward is sufficient to indicate that whet a determined and well-sustained effort i 9 put forth the results will be prettj sure to pay for the labor. Under the oircumstauoes it is too early to despai: of raising the niouey needed for th< Soldiers' Monument. From present indications the Fa Eastern war is uot yet in sight of th end. 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 anj nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description SUItSCHIPTIONS ABE SLOW The Citizens' Celebration Commit tee held a meeting last evening. Those present were: Ralph Eisner, Esq., Burgees W. G. Pursel.W. V. Oglesby, Esq., Jacob Boyer, Johnny Moyer and F. M Gotwalds. The time was principally devoted to considering the question of finanoes, which proves to be a pretty weighty proposition. The reports showed that the solicitors had accomplished very little and were mach discouraged. They had pat forth an earnest effort but found responses indifferent and slow. The Committee, however, could not be brought to believe that the citizens Danville after doe consideration would fail to measure up to the re tirements of the occasion and deter mined to press onward and endeavor o arrange for a demonstration that will reflect in a proper way the poh ic spirit and enterprise that belongs to our town. It is obvious that a big sum of money will be required. Invitations have been extended aud the news of the demon stration has been copied into newspap ;rs of neighboring towns. All eyes are nrmd toward Danville and the town >u the Foarth of Jaly must do itself iroud. To fail in this crisis would be 0 invite general ridicule. It is very evident that to raise the uoney contributions must come not :rom one source, but from all souroes. t in a mistake to think that only bo els, restaurants anj) the like, which ippeal to the inner man, will be bene ltted by the great influx of visitors, hdirectly, there is!scarcely a line of insiness but will be benefitted, while is an advertisement of the town and ts fine system of improvements the big celebration will have a beneficial effect n which everv citizen will share. Subscriptions,therefore, should not be imited to any class of business peo )le, but should take in every citizen vlio has an interest in his town. The solicitors will start out again, iud eudeavor to bfing the facts as pre ented above before those they ap iroach and they approach in a nanner every one. The Best of Everything. The pleasing announcement is made hat the Sig. Sautelle & Welsh Broth rs Combined Railroad Shows and denagerie are coming to Danville on Tuesday, May 16. This great onion of hows is one of the tentad enterprises if this day where ladies and children an visit safely, and where no word, ict or deed is permitted to offend the nost exacting or intellectual visitor. Che entire equipment of these shows his season is all new. and besides the :ircus aud hippodrome features are en irely new to this section, and all of a itrikingly original and novel charact ir. The Press Agent of the show de icribes the new street parde in the fol owing language. It is a "superb and lense ravishing pageantry, presenting a glittering avalanche of splendor." According to the claims of the modest Press Agent it certainly will be worth seeing. Tliiß feature is given each uoruiug, leaving the show ground* at ten o'clock, and will pass through the principal streets. Upon the return of the parade to the grounds, a number of free open-air exhibitions are including a remarkably high-dive from 1 lofty ladder into a net below by □apt. D. Latlip, a fireman of the Brooklyn, N. Y. department. Gas a Popular Fuel. The Staudard Gas Company is ex tending its service on a large scale by installing a new four inch main along several thoroughfares that were not supplied with gas before. Excavation for pipe at present is in progress along Church street between Front and Market streets. The ex ension beginning at the gas works ex ends 6outh on Nassau street, to Front street, down the latter thoroughfare to Dhurch street and north ou the latter itreat to Bloom street. The compara tively limited territory on Church street between East Market street and A. C. Amesbury's is about the only part oovced by the extension that has gas at present. Gas is becoming very popular as a inimner fuel and is rapidly displacing coal or coal oil. It was to meet this growing demaud that the new main was made necessary. The pipe has been delivered along Church street,but it will be sometime before the main will be completed In its entirety. Fall Results in Broken Arm. Miss Clara Beaver, West Mahoning street, met with a very bad aocident yesterday. She was assisting at house cleaning aud was standing on a chair, when by a misstep she fell to the floor. In order to break the fall she instinc tively threw out her right hand, which received the weight of her body. As a result the right forearm was fractured at the wrist, one of the bones, the radius, being broken half an inch from the joint. Dr. llarpel was called who set the broken bone. Later Miss Beaver was reported as doing very well, although the injury is considered quite serious. A professional rain-maker in Cali fornia has produced eighteen inches of rain within a specified time. His suc cess will probably turn loose a flood of rain-makers.
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