Home Paper —.For (lie Home ihe circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR OK IKYINCi H. .IKNNINGS, DEMIST (Jjfict Hon r* <t A. M.to l'l V >°* > IF. M.to il' M Danville, /'a. i sur!*». 425 MU. I. ST., DANVILLE, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intesiines a Speciult'' J JK. W. I». WOl.fr.. DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MM -TKKKT. Kxtrneted without I* Crown ami l!rid«e W'• " Specialty. Kqulpped With I lie latest and most Improved luNlr i, ■, , i, t >aud prepared to execntetbe moa DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dentistry m all its braucbes. Charge Moderate Hud all work Guaranteed Established 1892 mi iws~ The hot wave man is at work. The longest day will soon te here. The man who fishes for bass with the patience of Job will soon be iu his elemeut. Postmaster General Cortelvou has issued a circular letter to all the offic ers aud employees of the Post Office Department warning them against political activity. Harrisburg boasts of two Presbyter ian churches (Market Square aud Pine Street) whose Sunday schools rank sixth and eight in the couutry, in point of membership. It is lime now for whoever is re sponsible for the existence of rank * growth along the edges of sidewalks to get busy. The fourth anuual meeting of the Sunday school convention of the North umberland Baptist Association will be field at the First Baptist church, Sha uiokiu, June Bth. Rev. M. A. Shipley, rector of St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal church of Berwick and the Episcopal churches at Catawissa and Coles Creek, has re signed the rectorship to accept a call to Ziou Episcopal church of Eighth and Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia. Iu June's Scribuer's is a most inter esting account of English roads and how their perfection is achieved It says: "A country with a tine system of roads is like a man with a good cir culation of the blood : the labor of life beoomes easier, effort is reduc» d and pleasure increased." Owing to the cool, dry spring it is estimated the hay crop iu the Middle aud Eastern states aud Maryland this year will be reduced to one half that of 1904. I. Clinton Kline, E?q , of Sunbury, will deliver the address June 20th be fore the Washington Literary Society at Lafayette College. Goveruer Pennypaoker on Thursday appointed Hon. William T. Creasy, of Catawissa, as a delegate to represent Penusylvania, at the National Good Roads Convention to be held at Port laud, Oregon, June 21-24. Roses are in bloom all over the city and iu a number of yards ripe cherries can be seeu on the trees That, how ever, is about the only indication visi ble that summer is near. Nobody would suspect it from the quality of the weather we have been having late ly The question whether a town coun cilman cau be fined for not atteudiug to his duties was argued before Judge Shay at Pottsville Monday. The case was that of D. S. Bachman, who was » fined 150 by the Gordon council for uon-atteudauce at meetings. It is al leged that Bachman did not attend the meetings because his side was defeat ed at the organization. Cut down the high grass aud weeds along the sidewalks. Even the natives of the far away Philippine islands have heard of the Williamsport Board of Trade, famous for its hustling qualities and novel ad vertising literature Manager Laird,i t Williamspott. is in receipt of a letter from the citizens of Manila asking for advice and samples of the literature sent broadcast by the Williamsport Board. A MATTER OF HEALTH P® Pi) &AKINO POWDER Absolutely Pure /US HO SUBSTITUTE itloniouf America ;i. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITSOWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 50--NO 2:s. 11. SI. FARLEY ON IMIARI) 111-' HEALTH Robert Parley of the Fourth Ward is the new ineiulwr of the Botrd of Health. President Gibson Ht a reg nlar meeting of Council Friday night auuounced that he hail appointed Mr. Farley us a meiulwr of ttie Board of Health from tin Fourth Ward to suc ceed Aaron Rockafeller, who tendered his resignation souie months ago. Borough Solicitor E. S. Gearhart called attention of Council to the status of the Deneberger damage suit against the Borough, which was supposed to have beeu compromised. Pursuant to the action of ij'ounoil at its last meet ing he had proceeded to settle with Mrs. Densberger according to the terms of settlement, tendering two cheeks in payment, one for SIOO in the form of damages and the other lor |l9 45 rep resenting costs. When the cane was compromised it was understood that not only the claim for past damages was satisfied, but also that the right of way on the ground was secured for the future. From this position the plaintiff has since receded. The Bor ough Solicitor returned the two checks to Council, when on motion the order for the payment of the two checks granted at the previous meeting was ordered cancelled. The disagreement between Mrs. Deusberger and the Bor ough, therefore, still remains. On motion of Mr. Vaetine, seconded by Mr. Boyer it was ordered that the proper bond to secure to Mary A Deusberger the payment of anv dam age that may be awarded to her against the Borough of Danville for construct ing, &c. ,a sewer through her premises be exeouted by the Chief Burgess aud Secretary of the said Borough and duly tendered to her according to law and that the said Seoretary of the Borough be turther hereby duly authorized and empowered to make such, tender and to serve any and all other notices,&c., that may be r«quired by the law iu the premises. A petition signed by a number of citizens of Clinton aud Day streets and Co-operative Court,Gulick's Addition was received asking that the arc light situated near the Borough line be re moved down near the water plug on Day street. On motion the petition was referred to Committee on Light. A petition was also received from a number of citizens iu the Third Ward calling attention to the long distance between the elec'ric light at Hemlock aud Chambers streets on Mill street, neirly <?00 feet, leaving the Inflection of Mill and Little Ash streets one of the darkest aud most dangerous places iu the Borough. An additional arc light therefore, was asked for at Mill aud Little Ash streets. This petition was likewise referred to the Committee on Light. On motion of Mr. Sweisfort, it was ordered that one thousand dollais be paid to D. J. Rogers for work done on Mill street. Mr Dietrich moved that the electric light pole at the entrance to the river bridge be removed to some other posi tion Dr. Sweisfort seconded the mo tion. A vote was taktn when the mo tiou was lost. The following members were pres eut: Gibson, Dietrich, Jacobs,Feuster niacher, Deitz, Bover, Reitsnyder, Vas tiue and Sweisfoit. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes 1115.00 Labor on Sewer 224.61 A. M. Peters H2 John Keim 17.00 Carl Hilclier 8.07 B B. Brown 8.00 H. B. Pat ton 20.00 U. S. Express Co .t<s W ATEIi D EPA RT MEN T P. H. Foust « 78.90 Regular Employes. ... 144.30 Welliver HnrJwaie Co <>s WO A M Peters ... 3.50 Amateurs (jives a Performance, The Big Amateur Minstrel Company will give their initial performance in the Danville Opera House, Saturday evening, June 10, at 8:15 o'clock. The cast is made up of well known young men of this city, who have de voted many weeks to preparation for this event. It was originally intended to play in St. Joseph's Hall, but ow ing to the unexpected demand lor tickets ttie Hall will be inadequate to accommodate all who wish to atteur). In order to give everybody an oppor tunity to witness this display of'home talent the management decided to en gage the Opera House for the date mentioned above. The price of ad mission has been placed within the reach of a 11,25 cunts to all parts of the house. An excellent program has been arranged, the rendition of which,com liined wiih the neat costumes display nil, will not fail to please all who at tend Tickets which were sold for the performance in St Joseph's Hall are good lor adiuisMou to any part of the Opera House, Saturday evening Republican Primaries. The Re, oblican primaries will be held uii Kri lay. June 9th, 1905, from 6 to H |i in , iir ttie usual places, for the purpose of nominating one person for Associate Judge, one person for Dis trict. Attorney, two persons for Coon ty Commissioner*, and two persons lor ('ouiity Auditors. County Convention will le held in the Court House on Stturday, June 10th, at 11 a. ru. JAMES FOSTER, County Chairman Hill,l. CLASS ' I The Right Rev. James Henry Dar lingtou. Bishop of the diooese of Har risburg, made his first, official visit to i Christ Church parish Sunday. This is the first time in a number of years that a bishop has been able,on account |of the large field they aie compelled I to cover, to visit Danville oil a Sau | day, and that the occasion was fully ! appreciated was clearly showu by the large congregations that greeted Bish op Darlington at the several services. Saturday evening a reception was held at the rectory, and many of the parishioners and friends took advant age of this opportunity to meet the bisiiop. At the celebration of the holy Eu charist Sunday morning Bishop Dar luigtou preached a sermon, taking as his text: "When the Comforter is come, whom 1 will send unto you from the father." The discourse dealt with the claims that the Holy Spirit, the third personage of the Trinity,has up on each one of us, of the place that should be given to Him ill our lives, and of the exalted influence for good He would have if we could be able to understand the full significance of His being and take advantage of His ever present helpfulness. At the evening service the order of confirmation was administered to a class of twenty-four persons. Alter the confirmation Bishop Darlington addressed the class, urging them to continue to live upright live s , and to avail themselves of the increased spirit ual strength they will possess as mem bers of the Church,and to improve aud extend their iuflueuoe for good. A Further Postponement. An effort was made to wiud up the hearing on the injunction granted against the Danville & Sunbury Street Railway Company before Judge Sav idge at Sunbury yesterday, but it end ed in failure. The first date set for the hearing was May 15, but when the day arrived by mutual cornent the hearing was postponed until May 29th. On the latter date a large volume of testimony was taken, but the ment was postponed until yesterday. Yesterday morniug the was re sumed before Judge Savidge, all part ies iuterested hoping that the day's proceedings would wind up the affair It was to be otherwise, however. Before making their arguments the ! oounsel for the plaintiffs asked leave ; of Court to present some recently dis covered evidence. The hearing was 1 postponed uiit'l next Monday morn ing. It seems that Dairyman Isaac F Snyder aud John E. Clark who are property owners on opposite side of the road in Upper Augusta township object to the construction of the road on the public highway in front of their property aud this is the cause of the further delay. The Danville and Sunbury Company state that iu the case of one of the ; farmers it has no intention of passing in front of his premises. An import ant witness relied upon to help the j company out iu the case of the other j farmer was unfortunately absent from j Sunbury. On the whole the Trolley j Company was unprepared for the new turn that events had taken and Mr Scarlet asked for a postponement, which was granted. Can Not be I'sed This Week. Contrary to the views expressed by the County Commissioners Saturday that the river bridge would in all probability be throwu opeu by Wed nesday, yesterday passed without any news to the effect either that the bridge had been declared ready for tratlic or that it had been turn'd over to the two counties by the st£.te offi cials. It was given out Saturday as a fact on which all were agreed that the bridge would be thrown opeu during the present week. Although they have missed the first guess it is too early to say that the officials were wholly mis taken ; before the close of the week the bridge may be declared open. Whether this occurs or not however, is a matter of little moment, as there is no probability owing to the rainy weather of gettiug the approach at. the Danville end of the bridge in anything like proper shape for traffic. The last of the grouting was applied yes terday aud Mr. Rogers stated that it will require at least three days for the work to dry. It will not be until Mon day or Saturday at the earliest that the pavement at the bridge approach can be driven. Young People Wed. Miss Ella Pancoast, daughter of Mr and Mrs. William Pancoast, and Jacob W. Grausain, of Port Reading, N. Y., were uuited in matrimony yester- J day morning The ceremony was per formed iu St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 7 o'clock, R«v. M. I O'Reilly offi dating The bride and groom were attended by Miss Louise and Mr. Frederick Grausain, sister and brother of the groom. Aftei the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride, Ash street The newly wedded couple left on the II:25 P. & R train for Philadelphia and Atlantic City. They will reside in Sewaren, N. J. The groom is foreman in the coal docks at Pott Reading. liarly Closing at Library. The Thomas Beaver Free Library j will be closed each evening of the j week except Saturday, during the mouths of June, July aud^August DANVILLK. PA., THURSDAY JUNE 8, 19(15. JltdieT ADAMS CHOSEN PKESiIIENT The School Board of 1905-ti was or jgtiuzed Monday The old board went into session with the following mem bers present : llarpel, Ortli, Greene, Bums, Von Btohu, Fischer,Trumbow er an I Adaius. The Secretary lead the report of the Borough Auditors, which stated that the books and accouuts of the Treasur er of the School district had been ex amined and found correct. The report showed a balauce on hand of $458.17. Oil motion, the Auditors' report was accepted and ordered spread on the minutes. The Secretary read the auuual dis l trict report, which on motion was ac -1 cepted, the President and Secretary being ordered to affix their signatures to the same. On motion it was ordered that the annual report be printed in the Morn ing News and "Montour Democrat," the charge in either case not to exceed six dollars. The report of the Borough Superin tendent for the last month of school was read and accepted, which com pleted the business of the School Board of 1904-5. Ou motion of Mr. Adams the Board adjourned sine die. The new School Board was called to order by Secretary Ortli. The mem bers iu their places besides Mr. Orth beiug Messrs. Pursel, flaring, Trum bower, and Von Blohu. Mr. Pursel was chosen temporary Chairman and | Mr. Orth temporary Secretary. The Seoretary read certificates of j election relating to new members as | follows: Robert Adams and Dr. Har j pel of the First Ward; William J. Burns, Secoud Ward; A. H. Grone, and Jacob Fischer, Third Ward; Augustus Heiss, Fourth Ward. The new members w» re sworn in in a body, the oath being aouiiuistered by the Secretary, after which they all took their seats among the members. Oil motion, Robert Adams was unanimously tlected permanent Presi dent W. H. Orth, Secretary, aud M. H. Schraui,Treasurer, were unanimous ly re-elected, the salary of each to re main the same as last year. Ralph Kisuer, Es»|., was also re-elected as Solicitor at the same salary as last year. The secoud and fourth Mondays of each month were fixed as meeting nights. On motuu it was decided that the tax rate for the ensuing year remain the same as last year. Ou motion it was decided that the school term be fixed at nine months. On niot:ou it was ordered that ttie school term begin on the 28th day of A ugust. Installing: Prog atji\ & R. Switch The Danville aud Sunbury Street Railway Company yesterday installed the frog at the P. & R. switch ou East Market street. The two tracks cross each other at a very acute angle and a good deal of tedious labor was involv ed iu establishing the crossing, it be ing necessary in bolting up the work to drill by hand over thirty-five holes. While one gaug was workiug on the crossing yesterday auother force was fixing up the track and grading the street further eastward. At a point opposite Albert Kemmer's the trolley track leaves the middle of the street and thence eastward passes along on the north side of the street about four feet from the curb line. The workmen yesterday were engag ed in trimming up the street. The trolley rails lie ou the level with the surface of the roadway and pains are beiug taken to place the portion of tfie street dug up in as good a condition as it was before. As far as the track has beeu filled up between the ties a course of fine cinder has been placed ou the surface; wherever the street on the opposite side happens to be low it Is filled uji with the excess of material. The general effect is excellent and af ter rolling that part of the street will be m first class condition. Reading's Outlook. The Philadelphia Stockholder, a re liable financial paper, published daily in Philadelphia, has great hopes for the future of the Reading. Iu its edi tion of Saturday it said : "The expecta tion is that when the Reading direct ors meet this moath they will place tho common stock on a 4 per cent, basis. The semi-annual declara tion of 2 per cent, is looked for, al though there are some who think that the dividend may be per cent, iu order to make 4 per ceut. for the fiscal year. There are those who be lieve that the directors look forward to placing the stock ou a 5 per cent basis next year, hut it is understood that is not a matter of immediate con sideratiou." i.utheran Hinisterium. The 158 th meeting of the Minister ium of Pennsylvania,the mother of all Lutheran Snyods in America, will be gin on June 15 iu Old Trinity church, of Lancaster, which this year cele brates the 175 th anniversary of its founding. The miuisterium now numbers 850 pastors, with 550 congregations and 140,000 members Its institutions are Muhlenbnrg College at Allentowu ; the Theological Seminary at Mt. Airy ; the Deaconness Mother House iu Phil- j adelphia and the Orphans' Homes at ! Gerinaiitowu and Topton. Special Children's Day services will be observed at a number of our church es uext Sunday PI-KOMI. PARAGRAPHS Roland Heiss, of Philadelphia, is visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Heiss, Cherry street. Mrs. Will G Broffn is visiting rela tives at Pittstou. Edwin C. Ammerman, Esq., and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ammerman, of Scranton, spent Suuday with Danville relatives Mrs. William S. Rishtou.of Blooms burg, spent Sunday in this city.as the guest of Mrs. A. H. W'oolley. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chellew, of Harrisburg, are guests at the home of Mrs. Thomas G. Thomas, Front street. Miss Rachel Owens, of Harrisburg, is a guest at the home of Thomas W. Bedea, East Market street. Mrs. O. F. Zimmerman,of Steelton, arrived in South Danville yesterday tor a visit at the home of her father, Hon. H. M. Hinckley. Dr. C. C. Shultz aud Thomas G. Vinceut are spending a few days iu Philadelphia. Frank W. Newbaker left yesterday for Hazleton,after a several days' stay in this city. Mrs. Mary Cromwell aud daughter Elsie, of Philadelphia, are visiting relatives iu this city. John Beaver, of San Juan, Porto Rico, is visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. W. C. Bowyer and son James, of Danville, are visitiug the former's sister, Mrs. Eugene Snyder, of Second afreet.—Sunbury Daily. Frank Magill. of the high school faculty, left yesterday to spend the summer vacation in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. John B. McCoy and son Saul spent yesterday with friends iu Northumberland. Poor direotor Joseph Hageubuch, of Liberty township, transacted busiuess at the Court House yesterday. Mrs. J. I) Sweisfort will attend the McCuaig —Davis wedding at Berwick today. Miss Carrie Woodruff aud her guest Miss Hattie Woodruff, of Elysburg, returned to South Danville yesterday after a visit with friends at the Bloomsburg State Normal School. Mrs. Emanuel Wolf will return to this city today after a visit with friends in Sunbury. Miss Bessie Hess will attend the McCuaig—Davis wedding at Berwick today. Robert M Jacobs spent last evening with friends Benjamin Diseroad, student at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadel phia, arrived in this city last evening to spend the summer vacation at the home of his father, Casper Diseroad, Grand street. O. W. Haslet, of Miffiiuburg, trans acted business in this city yesterday. Boys Mad a Thrilling Ride. Kraus Eppley, of Harrisburg, aud Horace Steiner, of York, experienced a very thrilling ride from Harrisburg to Sanbury which ended iu their laud ing in the Northumberland county jail. Both of the youug men left home with the intention of visiting Will iamsport. But instead of purchasing tickets for a passenger traiu they at tempted to beat their way blind bag gage. On account of the big wieck at Newport all main line trams were run through Suubury aud they boarded the first mail section of train No. 9. Both got on the front end of the mail car, the sill of which is ouly six inches in width. Being late the speed of the train was increased and the trip from Harrisburg to Sunbury was made in exactly fifty-eight minutes. When the train pulled iu the Buubury station at 1:20 o'clock Tuesday morning. Special Officer Brittaiu happeued to be there and fiuding the youug men on the mail car placed them under arrest for il legal car riding. They stated that they had nearly been jolted off a dozen times and only saved themselves from being killed by superhuman efforts and would not go through the ordeal again for a hundred times the price of car fare. Had they not been arrested they had made out to get off there and wait for a slower train, which would afford them better accommodations. Justice Carpenter, of Sunbury, com mitted them to the county jail Tues day morning for twenty days in de fault of the payment of fine and costs for illegal car riding. Tents for bncamoment. Two hundred tents have been secur ed by Senator Godcharles from the state tor the use of the Sons of Veter ans Reserves during the coming en campment, which begins at Milton on Saturday next A great portion of the Reserves are provided with their own tents. These tents will be erected on the fair grounds during the coming week, so that everything will be in readiness for the boys when they ar rive. Work Started on Sunbury bridge On Monday morning a number of men started the work of erecting the new bridge from the Island to the Northumberland shore aud as soon as the stone work is completed the work of erecting the bridge will be hurried to a rapid completion The York Bridge Company has the contract and although it is specified that the bridge | must be up open for tiavel by October first it will be completed before that i time. HEARING TOOK PLACE TUESDAY The hearing of ttie preliminary in junction of the State Hospital against the Danville aud Sunbury Street Rail way Company took place before Judge Little Tuesday. The hearing brought out quite an array of legal talent, H. M. Hinckley aud R. S. Ammerman representing the plaintiff and Messrs. Scarlet, Herring, Yetter, Witmer and Chalfant appearing for the defendants. The injunction involves the use of about three hundml feet of road of the East extension of Market street, known as the Danville and Catawissa road. The bill for the injunction was signed by the Superintendent of the Hospital and Attorneys Hinckley and Ammerman. The defendants called attention to the fact that before the writ was ap plied for the Attorneys for the Hospit al had notice that the part of the route lying on the extension of Market street was in process of abandonment by the electric railway company. The plaintiffs putin testimony Dr. Meredith, George W'. West.C. C. Yet ter, W. H. Clark, J. C. Snyder and J. H. Kase. Certain drafts and papers were also submitted iu evidence. At 11 MO court adjourned until 1:30 p. m. At the latter hour the hearing of witnesses was resumed. Among those that appeared for the defendants were Peter Startzell.C. P. Hancock,Charles Chalfant, and C. C. Yetter. Others called to the stand were Peter J. Burg er, L. M. Campbell, Samuel Gulick, and William Mutciiler, the latter one of the Supervisors of Rush township. .The testimony related to facts already well aired before the public, yet there were occasionally developments that made the proceedings interesting. Sev eral tilts between the attorneys fur nished more or less spice during the day. It was 5 o'clock before the witnesses were all beard. At that hour Court adjourned until Wednesday, the 14th iust., when argument iu the case will be heard. Extension of Sewer. The good effects of the boiough sew er are already beiug felt. It will be only a short time until all that portion of town in which the sanitary condi tions were considered bad, will be drained by the sewer and its fxten tious. The sewer beiug laid on lower Mul berry street will rid the town of a vast amount of polution. It is already near ly finished op as far as Church street, a distance of three squares from Mill street. The big extension itself be comes a sewer main with one arm ex tending up Church street to the rear of the Clirissie Wands property and the other down Church street to the D. L. & W r . railroad track. A branch will also extend up the alley at the rear of Mill street North of Lower Mulberry,connecting with Cole's hard ware store, Field's restauiant, J. B Cleaver's residence and with other properties nearby. Iu addition to the wide territory thus embraced most of the small sewers that drained into Blizzard's Run have been connected with the borough sew er as requested by the Board of Health. One of these alone,known as the Gear hart sewer, which comes down from Bloom street passing through the alley between Piue aud Ferry streets,drains some tweuty-five dwellings. All this sewage which uutil recently ran into Blizzard's Run, is now taken into the main sewer. City Hall, too, has beeu connected. Provision yet remains to be made for several dwellings and es tablishments which drain into Mahon ing Creek,after which, if the sanitary conditions are considered bad, it will not be because of deficient sewerage. Never Late at School. To Miss D. Mae Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles M. Hess, of Bloomsburg, a member of the 1905 graduating class of the Bloomsburg High School, belongs tho honor of at tending school for eleven consecutive terms without even beiug late at a single session. She has attended every day, both morning and afternoon aud has been to exactly 3980 sessions of school with out having beeu a minute heliiud the time for the calling of the roll. This is an enviable record and one it is believed cannot be equalled any where iu the State of Pennsylvania. Miss Hess, as well as her parents, are very proud of the young woman's achievement in the search of educa tion. The youug student, besides having beeu so punctual iu her attendance at school, has also taken the honors of her class in the business course aud intends togo still higher by taking a course of business aud elocution at a school iu Scrautou. Pastor Moves in Farmhouse. Rev. G. G. Kunkle, the recently elected pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, this city, and of the Lutheran churches of Ridgeville and Grovania, has removed Ins family here aud has taken up his resldeuce iu the dwelling house on Fred Plooh's farm, near Grov ania,which is not occupied at present, Mr. Ploch having removed into Dan ville." Never ill the history of Scranton has female labor been more scarce than at present. There is not one of the silk mills which is not ruuning short handed. Some of the difficulty has been due to the fact that the silk in dustry has grown so quickly that it has outarowu the supply of female help. KSTA I>LISHEJ) fX 1855 SOUTH SUMS UP IN ARMS The residents of Sooth Danville as well as all Gearhart township and Riverside yesterday enjoyed them selves poking fun at the novel ap proach fixed up at that end of the riv er bridge by the Commissioners of Northumberland County. The two men who were put to work Tuesday morning, before evening had completed their job. By that time a rude guard had been erected for a short distance on either side of the ap proach and the declivity from the level of the wing walls down to the old approach had been eased somewhat by shifting the ashes that had been used in filling up. But little work was done, however, and the slope that re mains. some fifteen feet in length, is easily one of thirty degrees. Add to this the fact that the material is loose ashes and it will be seen that while it might be possible for a hor.se to drag an empty wagon up the temporary ap proach. to attempt to make a horse pull a loaded wagon up the steep ac clivity would be to practice cruelty to animals. No ODe could believe that the work was finished,but the two men employ ed stated that they had been informed that the job was completed. The County Commissioner, who had the work in hand upon being queried as he was taking the train stated that it "would do for a little while",but ad mitted that some grave! might be haul ed there later. It could not be learn ed, however, that any arrangements had been made to have any hauling done. The condition that the approach has been left in has aroused, a good deal of indignation on the South Side. One witty taxpayer yesterday insisted up on calling it a "reproach" instead of an "approaoh." With the roadway iu such shape no one can see that the bridge will be of any service for haul ing even when it is declared open. In road construction B}£ degrees or 12 in very extraordinary cases is considered the limit yet the hill that has to be climbed to get on the bridge represents a grade at least double the maximum. Will of Wreck Victim. The will of James McCauley,late of 1810 North Sixth street, Philadelphia, who with his wife, Salome M. Mc- Cauley, was burned to a crisp in tlie Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at South Harrisburg.May 11, has been admitted to probate. The estate left by Mr. MoCauley amounted to 185,500, and by the terms of the will, which was executed in 1902, his wife was made executor. In view of her death letters testamentary were Issued to Sadie M. Tindall, a daughter. The will directs that his burial lot in Laurel Hill cemetery shall not be sold, but remain as a place of inter ment for himself, wife and children aud such of their immediate families as the space will perirnt. This feature of the will is partic ularly pathetic,inasmuch as no vestige of the bodies of Mr. MoCauley or his wife has been reoovered. They were passengers on the ill-fated express, however, having beeu escorted to the train bv relatives. They were on their way to Pittsburg to visit relatives. The will devises #5,000 to be placed iu trust and the income to be applied to their daughter, Sadie 1!. Tindall, aud the latter's danghter, Ethel, with reversion of the principal to the latter when she attains the age ot thirty years. A similar bequest is made to a daughter-in-law, Mary A. McCauley. aud her daughter,lona McCauley, with similar disposition of the principal. The balance of the estate is devised absolutely by Mr. McCauley to his wife, with instructions to diapo.e of by will as she saw lit. tut Planks for His Own Grave. Unconsciously, G scrge (Jain, who died suddenly while at work iu the Berwick Oar Shops on Tuesday, last week prepared the planking that will be used in the liuingof his own grave. The deceased resided with his par ents at Almedia and in the earlier part of last week was engaged iu splitting some wood and finishing some other work about the farm. He then ap peared in the best of spirits and joked as though there was not a care in the world. Iu the yard where he was worl.iug lay some very heavy yellow pine boards. These he sawed iu six foot lengths and piled away in a dry place. After so doing he remarked to a rela tive who was standing near by, that the boards would he an excellent thing with which to line his father's grave. He said that his father had express ed a wish that his grave so lined and that the boards had beeu gotten ready for that purpose Little did he think when lie was speaking those words that the plank ing would goto line the grave where he would he placed at rest, a week la ter, instead of that of his father. Cain was the only surviving child of sixteen children and the father is prostrated with grief over the sudden termination of his lite. fliss Elizabeth Sholly to Wed. Invitations have been teceived iu Danville to the marriage ot Miss Eliz abeth Jane Sholly, of Tyrone, daugh ter of Mr. aud Mis. Henry L. Sholly. formerly of this city to John Alvin Reiley. The wedding is to take place in Trinity church, Tyron-*, Monday I evening, June 12th , at 6 o'clock. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large asortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description FLOWER BOAT REACHES DANVILLE The beautiful boat laden with flags j arid flowers east adrift by Jackson Post j and Woman's Relief Corpß of Berwick on Memorial Day in honor of the sail ors and marines who lost their lives iu the Rebellion, has arrived at Danville | aud this morning laden with a fresh ; cargo of flags and flowers will be re | launched aud sent onward to accom- I plish its mission. | The boat, which is some seven feet long, and very beautiful, was built by the G. A. R. especially for Memorial Day purposes. It was decorattd with flags and its hold completely filled with flowers, after which with ap propriate ceremony it was cast adrift on ttie Susquehanna. In the boat was a bottle containing a note addressed 1 to anyone, who might find the boat I should it become stranded along its i course, which requested that they im j mediately set it adrift. The boat was first heard from at Catawissa where the Veterans added a note to the bottle, explaining that it had come ashore there and been start ed out anew on its uncertain cruise as requested by the Berwick Post. On Tuesday, just one week after starting out, it was found by Edward Brent lying upside down on the beach a mile or so above Dauville. The flow ers and the flags were lost but the bot tle still remained containing the notes. Henry Ateu, a member of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R..hearing of the find caused the boat to be brought down to town. Assisted by his wife yesterday lie collected a fresh lot of flowers, the choicest that could be ob tained, aud these this morning will be placed in the empty boat, which, dec orated anew with flags, will be turn , ed adrift on the Susquehanna. Anoth ! er note bore will be added to the bot tie, explaining the mishap, which be ' fell the boat and by whom it was re loaded with flowers and set adrift. Owing to the low stage of the river and the mauy obstacles which lie in the channel here the flower boat will be accompanied aud guided down the stream as far as the riffles. The Berwick comrades will no doubt be pleased to hear from their boat in this way. Whether additional tidings will come later remains to be seen. Encampment of Veterans. READING, June 7.—The thirty niuth aunual enampment of the De partment of Pennsyvlauia, G. A. R., was formally opened here with a big eampfire in the academy of musio last night. Thomas G. Sample,department commander, presided. Mayor E. R. Geiber, delivered the address of welcome. General Thomas J. Stewart responding. Mrs. Irene Sample Black well, of Kentucky, sang, aud addresses were given by Comand br-in-Chief General William W'. Black mar, of Boston; Past Commander-in- Chief General Louis Wagner, Colouel R. B. Beath, General J. P. S Gobiu aud Pas* Department Commanders General John P. Taylor, Captain H. H. Cunimings, James F. Morrison. Edwin Walton and others prominent in the organization. The business meetings of the encamp ment will be held this moruing and afternoon and tomorrow morning There are two candidates now iu the field for department commander. They are I. Andrew Wilt, of Post 68, To wanda. aud Asa B. Stevens, Post 18V», Scrantcn. There has been no opposition an nounced to the candidates of Andrew J. Lee, Post 20. Hazletou, for senior vice department commander, aud of William H. Green, Post 94, Philadel phia, for junior vice department com mander. All indications point to the unanimous re-election of the Rev. J. W. Sayers, D, D., to the office of de partment chaplain. Dr. Sayers has b>en elected thirty-three times, this being the record for any Grand Army office in the couutry. Uuiontowu is being boomed for the lltOti reuuiou.and it is expected that Gettysburg will be iu the field. The Women's Relief Corps, depart ment of Peunsyvlania. opened its twenty-second annual session in the First Baptist church yesteraay after noon. The session was devoted to the Brookville.Pa.. Memorial home,while the election of officers will be held to day. Last night was largely given over to social events aud leunions. The Sixth cavalry, Eleventh cavalry aud Fiftieth infantry held their annual gatherings last evening. Showers break Drought. The showers of Tuesday night fol lowed by the settled rain yesterday will prove very beneficial to the grow ing craps, especially the grass, which was beginning to sutler for the waut of rain. Tliete had been a long succession of light showers, which kept the dust down and rendered the atmosphere clear, so that town dwellers were not aware that drought conditions were prevailing throughout the country. The latter fact is, however true, and just previous to the present rain the farmers were despairing ot the hay crop.while berries,potatoes, &o , were badly iu need of raiu iu order to in sure anytluug like a full yield. The rain, however, came iu time to help along the grass as well as all the oth er crops. After the war is over Japan will no doubt turn her attention to the incul i cation of modern ideas among the Chinese.
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