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Magniliceut growing weather this.
Oh,what's so rare as a day in Jane'!
In these busy days the man without
a grievance of some kind is mighty
rare.
Strawberry "rash" is beginning to
make its appearance. The victims are
those who eat not wisely hut too rash
ly
The R. F. D mail carriers report
the country roads in a good condition
throughout this section.
June brides are evidently out for the
record—that is so fat as numbers are
concerned
(Jot away tlie weeds that grow along
many of the sidewalks. They are be
ginning to crowd the pedestrians off.
(live the base ball club hearty sup
port.
June, the month of roses, is quickly
passing. Never lias its favorite flower
been more plentiful or more beautiful.
In making his ual appearance in
this locality, the festive mosquito
gives evidence of all his old-time ac
tivity and his unspeakable impudence.
The candidates will not rest, even
though the election be a long way off.
They are already making hay while
the son shines.
Have you had any trouble keeping
warm
Some school teachers in this section
will not a? ft in apply for schools or be
examined for permanent certificates
because,as they affirm,mart lage certifi
cates are permanent enough for them.
Those soul hern zephyrs that have
bean blowing for neatly a week are
the reverse of the poet's description.
The doctors of Sunbury had a busy
time on Sunday, attending to many
jiersons who had been made sick by an
overindulgence in hard shell crabs at I
a lodge banquet Saturday night. Up
ward of fifty cases have been reported.
Earl Newcomer, the eight-year-old
boy, who bad his feet crushed and
both legs broken bv a coal car hi the
Heading yards, at A illiniusport sever
al days ago, died at the hospital in
that city, Sunday evening.
■ The trade journals report improved
business conditions on account of sea
sonable weather, while the crop out
look has been greatly brightened by
heat and moisture.
Judge Auteu and (Jongiessmau Sam
uel will umpire a game of base hall
between newspaper men and lawyers
at Mt. Carmel n«xt week.
The glorious Fourth comes on apace
but as yet the show windows do not
display tiie old time vaiied assort
ments of boy killers. This is good
The servant girl question seems to
be uusolvable in the cities. The op
portunities for women's work in oth
er fields is ttie cause.
Freight was never so heavy in the
summer on the Pennsylvania railroad
as at present
The picnic season is on in earnest
Last winter you sighed for some of
ibis kind of weather
The sea-on's turning point is at
baud, and from now on if will he an
j nciease of night and deciease of day.
The woods are very inviting just
now
The rush to mountain
has set in, and as a consequence many
a man will get rid of a ye «r's savings
Keep cool! And it' you ran't knep
altogether cool, keep as cool as you
can.
The ire cream capacity of a good
many girls is being tested at ptesent.
No man has a right to keep a vic
ious dog that runs out and attacks
tfiose who pass by. Such animals should
be destroyed.
The crop of hoys who fall from cher
ry trees is now In ing gal lien <l.
Evidently June has been after the
humidity record.
A Lebanon county man is accused of
buying a vole for one dollar. Opinion
is divided on the question astowhetli
ei the hrthi r should be condemned for
iiiggaidliness or the vote seller de
nounced for cutting prices.
The outing season and the Pennsyl
vania vegetable season have rome in
together. What more could any rea
*oiiahle man desire, providing tie have
a healthy parse and jjood digestion V
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•THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS
VOL. r>o-N<) 125.
TAX RATE FIXED
AT EIGHT MILLS
Sewer extensions promise to be the
j order of the day from now ou. Two
additional petitions were presented to
the Borough Council Friday. One
was signed by a dozen property own
ers on the West side ot Mill street.
Third Ward, respectfully asking that
the Borough build a sewer tor the use
of the abutting properties through the.
alley West of Mill street to connect
with the large sewer passing down
Scolder's run. The signers were as
follows: .1 B. Oleaver, John H. Goes
er,P. C. Murray & Sou. S. Y. Thomp
son, M. L)., Lewis Titel, S. J. Welli
ver. George F. Smith, P. I*. Swentek,
O. S Lyon. Eliaa Maier, S. Dreifuss
aud Frank Jameson.
On motion the petition was referred
to tha Committee ou Sewers.
A petition was also received from
Samuel Werkheiser, J. Poster's Sous
and George S Tillson asking that the
sewer heing constructed be extended
from Lower Mulberry street to Blooui
street through the alley joining prop
erties of Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith, Sa
muel Werkheiser, Charles Hauver and
others and that the signers be per
mitted to connect with the same.
The latter petition was aNo referred
to the Committee on Sewers.
A communication was received trom
Borough Solicitor Gearhart stating
that he has finally succeeded in effect
ing a settlement in the case of Dens
berger vs. the Borough of Danville
aud enclosing a release an.l a deed for
right of wav, which the Solicitor sug
gested he recorded in the Recorder's
office. The Solicitor's report showed
that |120.45 have been disbursed for
damages and costs in the case
On motion the Solicitor's action in
the premises was approved by Council
and his suggestions as to recording
deed, ike. , were ordered carried out.
Un motion it was decided that ttie
Borough tax rate be fixed at 8 mills',
the same as last year.
On motion it was ordered that the
Street Commissioner exercise a close
watch over the streets where torn up
for the construction of the trolley
tracks and see to it that they are put
in as good a condition as they were
before work began. Much objection
was urged against the use of cinder
and ashes 111 repairing the streets by
the trolley companies. Limestone was
recommended.
Mr. lieifsnyder (nought up the sub
ject of garbage and ash cans, which be
thought ought to be installed along
Mill street to assist in enforcing the
garbage law. He quoted prices, which
showed that caus could be bought at
11.80 apiece or at s2l. (SO per dozen. On
motion of Mr. Boyer, seconded by Mr.
Reifsuyder, it was ordered that one
dozen garbage cans be purchased, and
installed at intervals along Mill street.
011 motion the Market Master was
instructed to enforce the ordinance,
which permits the vendors to occupy
011 the sidewalk only w space eight
feet by three feet along I lie curb. It
was the sense of Council that those at
tending the curb stone market occupy
more space than is allotted to them.
On motion it was ordered that mar
ket be held on Monday, .luly 3rd, in
view of the fact that Tuesday follow
iug, the icgular market day, is July
4th, when the streets will be too much
crowded to permit the holding of mar
ket.
The letter of President Jruesdale to
J. H. Goeser relative to the drainage
nuisance in the canal, which w as print
ed in these columns, was read before 1
Council last night.
On motion it was ordered that the
Secretary notify President Truesdale j
that the Sewer Committee of Council
and representatives of the Board of
Trade are ready to meet representa
tives of the 1). L. & W. Railroad Com
pauy at any time relative to abating
the canal nuisance.
On motion it was ordered that four
extra policemen be employed at sl2 per
day to serve on the Fourth of July.
Wei-ley Hollobaugh and Lewis Wray,
members of the Washington Hose Com
pany, appeared before Council asking
that a system of repairs be made to
place their building in a sanitary con
dition. On motion it was ordered that
bids be invited for such repairs as aie
needed. l'lie Building Committee
will decide what is necessary.
Mr. Goeser called attention to the
dangerous condition of the P. it K
crossing at Confer street, describing
two narrow escapes which occurred
there daring the past week. On mo
tion it was ordered that the P. & R
Railroad Company he requested to in
stall a watchman at the Center street
crossing anil to place an electric bell
at each of the other crossings in the
Borough where there is no watchman.
The following members were present
at Council Friday night: Reifsnyrb-r,
Vastiue, Sweisfort, Gibson, Hughes,
Magill, Boyer, Diotz, Jacobs, Goeser
and Fensterniacber.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regul ir Employes $115.00
Standard Oas Co 2.tW
Edward Lunger an. 00 J
St. Joseph's Church 30.00 1
Harry Patton ijo. 00
Labor on Siwer 2t>B.SU
Harman Knpp 1 00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Regular Employes ... $137. on 1
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 101.
Curiy & Co 215.21
Franklin Boyer 25.70
P. H. Fount 59.35
Standard Gas Co ... 3.60
HvEiiiEii) ntossmi;
VOTED DOWN
Tlit) residents of (Jearhart township
Saturday put the stamp of deep «1 is
approval ou tlif> overhead crossing at
the Pennsylvania tra< 1.-,nn Mill street
South of the river bridge. Pursuant
to the special notices sent out a meet
ing took place at which only tour
votes were cast in favor of the over
head crossing while seventy one votes
were recorded against it.
The meeting took place at the usual
voting place between the hours of t>
and 8 o'clock. The special notices stat
ed that the overhead crossing would
be discussed and a vote would be tak
en to reveal the sentiment of the citi
zens of the township. The sequence,
however, showed that the electors had
attended to the detail of discussion
before the election and when they ar
rived at the meeting il was with their
minds unalterably made tip. Few made
much of a stay. They came by twos
and threes and in groups ot halt' a
dozen, quietly deposited their votes
and retired
A special election boaid was sworn
in consisting of the two supervisois,
P (). Haylor and G. M. Kichards, A.
D. Myerly,Edward Hummer and H. J.
Bird. The plans for the overhead cross
ing were on exhibition at the election
booth am! were examined by nearly
all who voted. The plans, while made
by the railroad company, were pro
cured from the Danville and Sunbury
Trolley Company,to which,along with
estimates of cost, they had been sub
mitted by the Pennsylvania people ask
ing that they be adopted.
The people of Qearhart township,
therefore,had means of knowing what
they were voting ffir. The great length
of the overhead work and the height
at which it will have to be carried
seems to constitute the principal ob
jection. The estimated cost is about'
127,000. Of this the Pennsylvania
Kaiiroad Company is willing to as
same #15,000. The plans for inspec
tion were pictured from the trolley
company by the township with the
consent of the railroad company.
The voting continued from »i to 8
o'clock. Promptly at the latter hour
the polls were declared closed and the
vote was catefully counted, the result
being as above stated—four for and
seventy-one against an overhead cross
log
House Struck by Lightning.
During the thunder storm last even
ing about six o'clock the residence of
H:».rry Redding, No. ;2lf> Koust street,
was struck by lightning and the family
severely shocked.
Mr. Redding was sitting on his hack
porch. His son Harry, aged 17, was
about to leave the yard with a wheel
barrow and was approaching the south
side of the house when his father sug
gested that he go around the north
side in which direction lie had just
started, when the lightning stroke oc
curred passing around the house from
the east,tearing away a portion of the
porch roof, splitting one ot the posts,
ripping up part of the floor, and scat
tering pieces in all directions.
By acting on his father's advice and
taking the opposite side of the house
the young man undoubtedly saved hi
life. Mrs. Redding who was in the
rear room was shocked, her tir-t im
pression being that she had been shot.
The lightning affected Mr. Redding
more than any other member of the
family,as he was only eight feet from
where the bolt entered the house. One
leg was nearly deprived of sensation
and for two hours afterward was numb.
Jacob Winters, who WM in the rear
of a lot on the opposite side of the
street, was knocked down by the shock.
River liridge Lighted up.
The bridge was lighted up last night
for the first, a convenience which was
much appreciated under the darkiuss
of the cloudy rainy skies.
Kach of the posts contained two elec
tric light bulbs, with the exception of
the two on each abutment,which were
not lighted. Superintendent West ex
plained to a representative of the News
that the remaining lights at each end
would be in service by Saturday night.
A pressure of work along some other
lines and a shortage of material are
given as the reasons why the lights are
notjtll on at present.
The long row of bright lights as seen
from either end on approaching the
bridge sets the structure off very nice
ly while the light shed on each side
walk although not of remarkable bril
liancy,yet is quite snflicient for walk
ing, enabling one to avoid obstacles
and to recognize acquaintances.
heaviest Rain of Season.
The rain yesterday called a halt on
the several improvements under way
aiout town, alt hough it was very time
ly and most highly appreciated by the
farmers. A finely developed wheat
crop and a good yield of hay with pos
sibly the exception of clover is assur
ed.
One of the heaviest showers of the
season visited this section last even
ing It came from the West about. (>
o'clock culminating in it downpour,
which overtaxed the spouting and
made a river of Mill street where pav
ed. The rain covered a wide area and
was if possible heavier at Washington
ville than at Danville. Like the show
ers which preceded it during the day
the rain was unaccompanied by wind
or by any marked electrical manifesta
tion. Ir was of the sort to accomplish
thti greatest amount of good to the
growing crops with the least amount
of damage possible to the farmer.
MAX I U.K. l'A.. TIiri.SDAY .1 I NK 1!:'.
'iNli OF TRUSTEES
The Trustees of tlit) Hospital for the
Insane held an aijourned meeting at
( tliu Jnstitution Tuesday, the fallow
| ing members of the board beiug pres
ent : Messrs. H. M Sclioch, W. L.
Uouger of Danville, Hon. Alexander
Billmeyer of Washingtonville, Hon.
M. 11 Kuli) of Shauiokin, W. F. Shay
of Watsontowu, and Dr. Shoemaker of
Wilkesbarre. Philip 11 Johnson of
Philadelphia, architect for the temp
orary buildings to he erected at the
Hospital here and who accompanied
the appropriations committee of the
State Legislature on its visit, to the
Danville institution last winter, was
also present at the meeting of Trustees
yesterday. Truman Rietmeyer of Will
iampsort, architect for the four uew
buildings erected at the institution
last year,was also at the Hospital yes
terday looking up the prospects for
future work.
OH the 10th inst. when the first meet
ing was held,none of the plans for the
new work were completed. At the ad
jouiued meeting yesterday Architect
Johnson submitted the plans for the
temporary buildings and these were
approved by the Trustees. The loca
tion and number of these temporary
structures, which are to be one-story
high, 200 feet long and lift feet wide,
were not fully agreed upon by the
Trustees at yesterday's meeting.
The plans for the light anil power
plant are not yet completed, which was
something of a disappointment to the
Trustees, who realize the necessity of
an eaily beginning in order to insure
the completion of the plant iu time
for use next winter. Mr. Johnson as
sored the Board of Trustees that he
would have the plans ready to submit
at an early dav, in plenty of time to
admit of the completion of the plant
before winter.
The architect is a brother in law of
Israel W. Durham of the Durham Mc-
Niekol contract firm of Philadelphia.
The Trustees yesterday were quite
favorably impressed with Mr. John
sou's ability as an architect and ex
pressed themselves as confident that
the new work designed by him would
conform with the best standards.
Messrs. P. Hancock. W. A. Heller
and C. O. Yetter.Esq. ,of the Danville
and Sanbory Street Railway Company
met tbe Trustees while at the Hospital
yesterday on business relating to the
injunction against the trolley com
pany, which was argued before Judge
Staples at Danville last week. The
Trustees made a proposition looking
to the bringing of the trolley track
from the Boroogh line up to the Hos
pital entrance, which the trolley com
pany is holding under brief considera
tion.
Robbed on Train.
A bold hold-up of a Heading brake
man is reported from Allenwood The
brakeuian, whose name is not given
out, was made to give up all the change
he had, about fl, and then compelled
to jump from his tram.
The hold-up occurred near Allen
wood, about twenty miles south of
Williamsport. late Saturday night.
The brakenian was on a north bound
freight train, and was out ou top of
the cars. Suddenly he was approach
ed by two men who commanded him
to throw up his hands, and he had no
alternative. Then he was compelled
to give up all the money lie had with
him. Fortunately he had only about
four dollars in his pockets at the time.
This done, the men stepped back and
commanded "Now you get off the
train as quick as you can."
The brakeuian could not realize that
they inttnled to enforce such a de
mand at first, but lie was soon given
to understand that they meant it, and
he had to crawl down the ladder of
the car and make the leap. Fortunate
ly the train was not running at a rapid
rate at the time, and he alighted in
safety. Then, getting nis bearings as
well as possible, he made his way to
Allenwood station Later he caught
another train and went to Williams
port. What became of the robbers is
not known. It is quite likely that they
jumped from the train themselves tar
ttier on, before the disappearance of
the brakie was noticed,and made their
escape.
I he Centre .Street Crossing.
The Borough Council at its last meet
ing took up the matter of the (/enter
street crossing of the P. & K. Kail
wav, which the members of Council
consider very dangerous. The Secre
tary of the Borough was instructed to
write to the P. <Si K. Hallway Com
pany apprising them of two accidents
which were narrowly averted at that
point last week and requesting that a
watchman be installed at the crossing
and that electric hells be placed at the
other crossings of the P. R. Kail
way in town where there are no watch
men.
Secretary Patton wrote to President
George H' Bair as directed and yester
day a note came in reply which ac
knowledged receipt nt the letter and
stated that the matter had been refer
red to Mr. A T. l)ioe, Geueral Super
intendent, who would give it proper
attent ion
Preparing to Decorate.
John II Bangert So Co.. decoiatois,
have opened headquarters for flans,
bunting, &<• , at UO;} Mill htreet. The
goods are not yet all unpacked, but
there are many handsome flags, of all
qualities and sizes,along with hunting
galore. The firm did decorating at
Milton and at Williamsport.
[iWSOiUI.
I'illAl.ltlPllS
Gathercole Boyer, of Plymouth,
arrived in this city yesterday tor a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Charles DeLoug and Miss
Blanch DeLoug, who have been visit
ing tor the past week at Blue Springs
Farm, will leave today for Philadel
phia. Next Tuesday Miss DeLong will
sail from New York City on the Krou
Prinz William for a three months' trip
to Europe.
Mrs. Charles P. Hancock was in
[
lamaqua yesterday attending the tun
eral of her grandmother, Mrs. Gather
ine Krebs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller returned
last evening from a visit with friends
at Fitchburg, Mass
Mrs. Frank Russell and MissEmeline
Lyon are visiting lelatives at Scran
ton.
Mrs. Edward Hoffner returned to
Elyria, Ohio yesterday, after a visit
with relatives in South Danville.
.1. Whitney Collitan left yesterday
for Lockport.N. Y., after a visit with
Carlton McHenry.
Miss Jennie Oberdorf returned to
this city yesterday, after a visit witti
friends at Lewisburg.
H. A. Sidler, of Valley township,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
E. J. Beyer, of Valley township,
transacted business at the Court House
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Paunebaker and
son, of Mitflintowu, are guests at the
home of Willard Panuebaker, Liberty
township.
William H. Curtis, of Wilkesbarre,
spent yesterday in this city.
Miss Lillian Dietfenbacher. of Lock
port, N. Y., is visiting at the home of
I). F. Dietfenbacher, East Market
street.
Miss Wilda Panuebaker, of Liberty
township, is attending the Buckuell
commencement at Lewisbnrg this
w»ek.
K. F. Colly, of Bloomshurg, was a
visitor 111 this city yesterday.
" Mrs. Letitia Davis and Miss Harriet
Alexander, of Berwick,arrived in this
city yesterday for a several week's
visit with relatives.
W. A. Heller and John Dauner were
Sunbury visitors yeslunlay.
C. Edgar Swart/, of Scranton,arriv
ed in Riverside yesterday to spend a
short vacation at the home of Ins jar
ents. Rev. and Mrs. E. 'l'. Swartz.
John Carodisky left yesterday tor
Burnham, where he has accepted a
position.
E. F. Williams transacted business
at Watsontown yesterday.
Miss Celia Lewis, of Little Roaring
Ureek, attended the Epworth League
dinner at DeWitt's Paik yesterday.
Miss May Books, who is taking a
course at the Musical Conservatory at
Ithaca,N. Y., is speudiug the summer
vacation at the borne of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Books, West Ma
boning street.
I hirty-One Side-Walks to Repair
J. C. Heddeus has begun work on
sidewalk repairs at the Heddeus House.
He will relay the brick pavement,
which has been a feature at that hos
telry for some years, merely changing
the grade to suit the new order ot
things.
Among other sidewalk improvements
to be entered upon in a few days will
be a new concrete pavement of line
workmanship to belaid in front of the
Opera House, which will be an im
provement that will show up very nice
ly at that point, in addition to these
is the new pavement that is decided
upon for the side and the front of the
Court House,which,it is believed will
be a modern and very artistic affair.
There yet remains 81 to
repair before the notices bent out by
Council on June tith,fixing a time limit
of twenty days are all complied with
South of the canal seventeen pave
ments remain to be fixed, while north
of the canal fourteen. On the latter
portion of the street few of the side
walks require more than a tier of stone
to cover the space left bare by the re
moval of the curb^outward. South of
the canal as a general thing, especial
ly betweeu Market street and Front
street, more work will be required.
Property owners as a general thing
are very anxious to get the contiaotors
to work, as time is becoming short.
At the same time it is observed that
but one of our stone cutters has been
employed on the street for several days
past.
thorough Should Decorate.
The suggestions made in these col
uiuns that the Borough should take
some part in the decorations required
for the Fourth of July seems to coin
cide with the view of all about town
who have been heard to express them
selves on the subject. With no excep
tion they seem to'fall in with the idea
'of an electrical display, while not a
! tew think the Borough would only be
; doing its duty by employing in adition
I the Stars and Stripes in the form of
ttags and bunting.
Evidently if Council desires to please
the people it will not stand aloof
while every other body is hustling and
I endeavoring to do something for the
day, that will reflect upon the Bor
ough a proper degree of public spirit
and patriotism. Very little time re
mains and the matter should be taken
up immediately by the Couucilmeu.
LOCAL TEAM'S
FINE CAME
lu a close, well played name of base
ball, the Danville team defeated the
Cuban Giants at DeWitt's Park Tu
esday afternoon. The contest from
start to finish was intensely interest
ing and exciting
Danville went into the game tleter
mined, if possible,to redeem Monday's
defeat. The Giants also bad evidently
made up their minds to win, and had,
therefore, put Bess, one of their best
pitchers into the box. They put up a
fast,clean ball in a way that was hard
to beat,but the locals were in no wise
behind in their determination or their
execution as was shown by the gilt
edged ball they put on exhibition
throughout the nine innings.
The game was opened brilliantly for
the Giants by Williams the big lirst
baseman who drove a clean hit to the
outfield on the first ball delivered.
But this speedy opening was not fol
lowed by any other hits or runs until
the fifth inning when four pretty sing
les netted two tallies for the local
team. In the second half of the fifth
the Cuban Gints made their only
score. In the seventh Danville made
one more tally from two hits. No scor
ng was done in the two last innings.
The score:
DANVILLE A. A.
R H. O. A. E,
Gosh, If 0 1 2 0 c
Clayberger, cf 0 2 1 0 0
Yerrick, 2b 0 0 3 3 1
Ross, 3b 0 0 1 3 C
Hummer, lb 0 1 12 0 C
Logan, ss . 11 1 4 <1
Reilly, rf ... 0 0 1 0 l
Kdgar, c 2 0 6 0 C
Coutts, p 0 1 0 2 0
3 fi 27 13 2
CUBAN GIANTS.
R H. O. A E.
Williams, lb ..... 0 1 11 0 (J
Gordon, 3b 0 2 2 1 0
Satterfield, ss 0 0 0 1 0
Gallowav, If .0 0 1 0 0
Kelley, cf 1 0 2 0 0
Barnes. 2b 0 1 4 3 1
Bradley, c 0 1 *i 1 0
Loyus, rf ..00100
Bess, p... 0 0 0 4 0
1 5 27 10 1
Danville .. 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 o—3
Cuban Giants .. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 o—l
Three base hits Barnes. Struck out
by Bess 5; by Coutts, fi. First base on
called balls, off Bess 2; off Coutts 1.
Time 1 hour and 28 minutes. Umpire
■Joiie9.
Northumberland Republican.
The Republican primaries will b
held in Northumberland county next
Saturday afternoon from four to seven
o'clock. The return judges will meet
at the Court House. Sunbury, on Mon
day to compute the returns and name
the ticket. The Republicans use the
system of Crawford county, and the
man with the highest vote wins. There
are two candidates for county treasur
er, Emanuel Malick of Shamokin and
Robert Muir of Mt. Carniel. Gil Bur
rows,of Sunbury,has the Prothonotary
nomination, as there are no other can
didates. There are four candidates for
County Commissioner: George W.
Raudenbush, of Mt. Carniel; Cooper
A. Tharp of Coal township; Harvey
Wenzel of Montandon. B. L. Evans of
Mt. Carniel is the only caudiduto for
the office of mine inspector and Dr. C.
R. Holshue, of Shamokin,has the race
for coroner all to himself. There are
throe candidates for county auditor—
J. E. Deveraux of Coal township; (!.
K. Morgan roth and Wui. J. Thomas of
Shamokin. The latter is a member of
the present board.
riany (Questions are Asked.
An inquiry repeatedly made by per
sons attracted to the river by the im
provements under way is what the
County Commissioners propose to do
with the unsightly spot for which they
are responsible, lying just west of the
bridge approach and which takes on »
worse appearance day by day as the
improvements all around it approach
completion
The Commissioners will discover that
unless they wish to ignore publiu
sentiment altogether they will have to
tix up this spot. They have already
sold the dingy looking tool house
which marks ttie site anil which will
be removed in a short time. Beyond
this nothing can be learned concerning
the plans.
The County Commissioners of North
umberland and Montour County are
jointly responsible for this little piece
of public property and it would seem
strange that with two counties to pay
the bill a nice retaining wall could
not be built, after which a little till
ing up would complete the work.
New I:xpress Wagon.
Horace Bennett, driver lor Adams'
Express Company here, has been fur
nislied with a new wagon, which is
attractive in appearance and possesses
several points of superiority over the
old. If has a four standard top is
lighter than the old wagon and is
equipped with a brake. It was unload
ed from the cars Saturday afternoon.
The old wagon was immediately load
ed and the same car which brought the
new wagon took the old one back to
the Company's headquarters.
loot Injured.
Borough Electrician Jones walks
with a decided limp as the result of
an injury sustained while adjusting
the engine at the Borough light plant
on Saturday. A heavy piece fell on
his foot mashing one of his toes. He
is still able to attend to his duties as
electrician.
KSTAIIUSIIKI) IX lsr,r>
TO IIOSHT.iI,
ENTRANCE
The proposition made by the Trus
teeH of lhe Hospital to the Danville
and Sunbnry Street Railway Oompany
relative to lunation of track ha-; been
accepted by the latter and work will
now proceed along new lines.
Under the agreement the trolley com
pany withdraws its exceptions to the
vacation of the road between a couple
of hundred feet this side of the Bor
ough line and the cnlvert over the can
al at the Hospital entrance. At the
same time the Hospital trustees with
draw the injunction granted by the
Montour Ho 11 ty <!nurt against the
Danville and Sun bury Street Railway
Oompany. The latter company con
sents to remove a couple hundred feet
of track laid between where the new
road branches off and the eastern line
of the Borough and is given permission
to lay its track immediately along the
road relocated, which follows close
along tha canal on the south side.
It was learned from the trolley com
pany yesterday that work on the ex
tension will begin at once and the
track carried from the Borough tip to
the Hospital entrance. It will not be
necessary to wait until the new wagon
road is built before constructing the
trolley line,as permission is given the
company to lav its tracks at once and
of raising or lowering it according to
grade later on.
Owing to the additional woik in
volved in carrying the track to the
Hospital entrance the company will
have to abandon the idea of running
cars 011 any part of its line by Satur
day. It was stated yesterday that the
company will make a strong effort to
have cars running between the Hospit
al ami the Southern end of the river
bridge by July 4th.
Mr. Truesdale's Prompt Reply.
Our Borough Councilmen are entitl
ed to credit for the vigor with which
they are fighting the canal nuisance.
The D. L. & W. Oanal Oompany hni
shown that it appreciates how great a
nuisance the old canal is and indicat
ed that it is willing toco-operate with
the Borough in wiping the old water
way out of existence. There is. how
ever,the usual amount of oflicial form
ality and things move slowly. Oondi
tions, bad enough,now threaten before
the season is over to become well nigh
intolerable and Oouncil wants no de
lay. Pursuant to the action of Ooun
cil Secretary Patton wrote a straight
forward letter to the D. L. & W. Com
pany, which brought a prompt reply
from President Truesdale yesterday
Mr. Patton's letter was as follows:
J W. H. Truesdale.
j President of D. L.it \V. K. R. Co ,
New York City.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 6th iust
addressed to Mr. John 11. Ooeser,Pres
ident of the Board of Trade, has been
handed to me to make a reply to the
same. I beg to advise you that the
Sewer Committee of Council and a
committee from the Board of Trade
are ready to meet the proper repre
sentatives of your company regarding
the abating of the nuisance now exist
ing in your old canal property running
through the center of our town Will
you kindly set a time and place far
this meeting. If you are in a position
to take this matter up at an early date
the same will be greatly appreciated,
as this old canal is certainly in a very
bad condition and at no part of it is it
worse than about a square ea-»t and
west of our main business street. This
is very bad and as we are trying to
improve our town in almost every oth
er way. It is very discouraging to face
anything like this right in the center
of our town
Following is Mr. Truesdale's reply
Mr. II B. Patton,
Sec'y Borough of Danville.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 17111 ilist
duly received. 1 have referred it to
our Chief Kngineer M. L. Bush of Ho
boken, asking him to arrange either
direct with you or through his divis
ion engineer, Mr. Ray, of Scianton,
for a conference such as you ask for.
Yours truly,
\V. H. Truesdale, President.
It is believed that a conference be
tween representatives of different bod
ies interested can soon be :u ranged,
after which effective measures wilj, lie
adopted relieving the town of the can
al nuisance. Council is willing to do
its part,and if the owners will assume
the piping the Borough will attend to
the old water way 111 other respects
even to the extent of filling it up
along certain portions of its course.
Boy Painfully Injured.
Porter, son of John Hurley, Upper
Mulberry str.-ef, met with a painful
accident last evening. He fell from a
cherry tree in his father's yard, on
Ins way down striking some nails
which had been driven into a tree for
another purpose. One of his leg- was
lacerated very badly, Dr. Panics, who
was called, finding it necessary to in
sert eight stiches.
More Relief Associations.
One of the results ot the Fonr Coun
ty Firemen's Convention at Ashland
last week will be the organization ot
relief associations in towns and bor
oughs where such does not exist These
associations are entitled to a pro rata
share of the tax paid to the State by
the foreign insurance companies. The
money is used for the benefit of fire
men injured while on duty or for the
relief of their families in case of death
while lighting fires.
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 ail Kinds and Description
1:11 WIS IIUNTEB
Mill.) BITTEN
Dewey, a large Newfoundland dog,
with au anisavorj reputation for fero-
CHIUSIH s-. committed a terrible as
sault iij*on lii- owner, Erwin Hauter,
last night and as the result paid the
penalty with his life.
Dewey was not a pare Newfound
land,nnrl tii lii~ mongrel nature was at,
iiihtit d his vicious qualities. He was
a good wat 'li dog, but was unsafe to
be at large even on Ins master's prem
ie- ll* wa- therefore kept chained
most of the time When he happened
to get 100- those who understood the
situation generally climbed into cafe
positions. The dog had a long list of
atrocities to his credit, only a week ot
so ago making an attack upon a boy
named Van Horn, employed about
the live.y stable, which sent him to
the doctor's for treatment. When
angered, the dog seemed to be govern
ed by tlie instincts of a wild beast
and he was apt to spring for his vic
tim's throat Upon Oharles Hauter,
who came unexpectedly upon him in
the stable recently the dog made an
assault, missing his throat, however,
and si i/.ing in his teeth instead his
coat collar, which was buttoned under
his chin. Tho dog was formerly own
ed by Joseph Smith, the batcher and
was even then known as vicious and
dangerous.
Last evening Mr. Hunter unchained
the dog for the purpose of giving him
some water. All went well until the
liveryman went to chain the dog. Tak
ing him by the collar Mr. Hunter was
in the act of snapping the chain Into
the ring when the dog with all his
savage nature aroused sprang upon
him. The man endeavored to hold him
oil' by the collar, but the frantio dog
seized his left arm sinking his tusks
deep into the flesh and biting him re
peatedly between the elbow and wrist.
Mr Hunter realizing that the dog
would tight to the finish called for
help, but before assistance came he
was badly bitten liot only upon the
arm but upon both knees, and other
parts of the body.
The savage brute was literally over
powered by numbers. He was in a
mood to bill anyone that he could
reach and it was decided to put an end
to his career ou the spot.
The contents of one pistol were
emptied into him without producing
death; several shots from another re
volver failed to do the work, when a
shot gun was produced, which inflict
ed his quietus.
Mr. Hunter was taken to the office
of Dr. P. C. Newbaker, who cauteriz
ed and dressed the wounds.
Arranging for Conference.
People desiring to attend the Eagles
j Mere Bible confereuce between July 5
and 12 may obtain card orders for re
duced railroad rates. The speakers
this year include the following; Rob
ert W. Rogers, Ph. D , I). D., Rev.
John F. Carson, D D.. Bishop Ru
dolph Dubs. D D. ,L. L. D. .and Rev.
Charles E. Hurlburt, director ot Afri
can luland Mission.
The natural attractions of Eagles
Mere are known here and doubtless
many will take the opportunity of en
joying their outing at a time when
they may hear the noted speakers men
tioned. The program includes address
es mornings and evenings, leaving the
afternoon for recreation.
Upon payment of #2 for registration
fee one may gain admission to the ses
sions and get reduced rates at the ho
tels ranging from eight dollars to four
teen for the conference.
The Portable Saloon.
The portable saloon in Freelaud must
go,according to the decree of the Tax
paver's Association, and as a result,
seven bottlers were arrested Tuesday
and obliged to give bond for appear
ance at next term of court.
There are now fifteen beer venders
arrested on charge of violating the li
cense law. The men arrested are for
the most part employes of brewers, who
sent teams into the mining villages.
These drivers sold beer and whiskey
bv the bottle or keg from tho wagon,
and none held an individual license.
The business was growing to such
proportion that on payday at the mines
the number of beer wagons lined up in
some villages was as great as the num
ber of iiouses. Coal and iron police,
have repeatedly been ordered to drive
them out, but with little success.
Temperanc ■ people have drummed at
the coal companies to stop the traffic
with the same result. District Attor
nev Jones, urged by the taxpayers,
has taken a hand and is determined to
make a clean job of it.
hor Congress.
Win II Rhawn, Esq.,of Catawissa,
is being prominently spoken of as a
candidat for Congress in this district
and it -aid upon good authority that
Mr. Rhawn is not adverse to entering
the field. He is one ot Columbia Coun
ty's foremost attorneys and is a staunch
Democrat As to his ability to till the
po-ition he is tully qualified in every
particular Bloomsborg Daily.
The Shamokin-Sunbury Trolley.
The electric railway connecting Sun
bury and Shamokin, is declared to be
advanced to a point where all that re
mains necessary is the securing of a
few right- of way, before the work of
construction may be started. Five
hundred men will he put to work with
in seveial weeks. This is the declara
tion that was made in Shamokin ou
Saturday.