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Summer is speeding.
The montli of picnics.
Excursions are all the rage.
Well August may warm up a bit.
August, month of the yellow sun.
"Gem Cottage" the home of Richard
W. Eggert, Mahoning and Ferry
streets, Is being repainted. Emerson
Adams is doing the work.
The danger from allowing worth
less dogs to run at large unmuzzled
has been emphasized lately by the fact
that a number of jiersons have beeu
bitten. Nearly all of the victims were
grown people. The danger to children
is even greater,as they are uot so well
able to defend themselves.
Milton is enforcing its dog ordi
nance, compelling all dogs to be muz
zled. Danville isn't.
West Berwick was the banner town,
population considered, for births in
Colombia county the past year, with
102, while there were 1056 in the
county, against 183 deaths.
The fast train records are being
brokeu with steady regularity. The
annihilation of distance seems to be
one of the aims these days.
By compelling every dog to wear a
tag it would render it impossible for
any to escape assessment and taxation.
Every man owes it to himself and
his family to master a trade or pro
fession. Head the display advertise
ment ot lhe six Morse Schools of
Telegraphy, in this issue and learn
how easily a young man or lady may
learn telegraphy aud be assnred a posi
tion.
Fish are reported to he plentier in
the West Branch than for » number of
seasons past. This is thought to he
due to the fait that the Columbia and
Suubury dams offer no obstacle to
their passage up stream aud the fish
way at Claike's Ferry dam further
aids the fish to make their way up
atieam
Realizing the growth of evil and
corruption, the W. C. T. U. of West
Berwick lias requested that the past
ors preach on the subject of Social
Purity, Sunday evening, August ♦ith.
Two months have already passed
since the closing of the last public
school term and theie remains now
but one more mouth of vacation a fact
which the average studeut does not
neem to realize.
More than a million acres of land
are to be opened in Utah for settle
ment in about a month. It may be
added that the lands are of little value
for mining or agriculture or they
would probably have been taken up
by land speculators long ago.
The weather sharps predict that Au
gust lias something up her sleeve in
the way of high temperature records.
Wait and see.
For the safety of the public, and es
pecially the children, all dogs should
be tagged, showing that their owners
have paid a tax on them,dogs without
tags, of course, to be put out of the
way.
There's time enough left for a good
long re of the dust nuisance.
Recent court decisions have ostah
islied beyond question the fact that
the Pennsylvania laws against the ad
nlteration of food and drink are in
need of further tightening. In fact,
there is virtually no law against the
sale of "doctored" intoxicants This
condition of affairs certairly should
not be permitted to extend beyond an
other session of the Legislature.
The height of the vacation season is
on, aud one'ean plainly notice it by
closed houses, and the absence of fa
miliar faces on the streets.
Shainobiu is going to have a twenty
five thousand dollar race tiack at Edge
wood.
A law was pasted at the late session
of the legislature making it a felony
punishahlH hy a fine of five hundred
dollars and imprisonment from two to
seven years, to out or break a trolley,
telegraph or telephone wire.
The exit of July was decididly an
tnmnish.
If we are to have anv dry weather
this summer the present mouth will be
■are to produce it.
"THIS COUNTRY WIIJ. NHVKR Hit BNTIRHI.Y FRIiE UNTIL IT SUPI'LIHS ALL OF ITS OWN I JIiMANIJSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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Rev. L. I). Ulrich has returned from
a month's vacation spent in Philadel
phia and services at Trinity Luth
eran chnrch were resumed Sunday.
Kev. Ulrioh preached at both the
morning and evening services and was
greeted with good sized congregations.
In the morning he took as his text:
James 5-t»>And Pray for one An
other" His theme was the universal
power of prayer to overeomo evil, and
tie urged his people to pray unceasing
ly for the nation, the church, lor one
another and for themselves.
In the evening Kev. Ulrich took his
text from Numbers 23-20. "Behold I
Have Received Commandment to
Hless.and He Hath Blessed and I Can
not Reverse it" He gave a historical
sketch of Balak.King ot' Boah,Balaam
the prophet and the Children of Israi 1
and how Balak would have caused
Balaam to curse the Children of Israel,
whereas God had blessed them and
His workings coulrt not be undone.
He applied the lesson to the people of
the present day by showing his con
gregation that God will bless us and
keep us if we but give him the op
portunity ; no matter how others may
try to do us wrong.
Week of Delightful Weather.
We do not believe the weather at any
lake,mountain or seashore resort could
surpass the conditions in this section
the past week,and the tonic in the air
has been all the more pleasing coming
after the torrid heat of ton days or
more. There is no trouble to sleep
nights on account of heat, and the
splendid spell of cool weather comes
as an oasis in the Summer. Taken all
in all, Danville is favored the year
around, as regards storms aud weath
er. We very seldom, if ever, get the
great extremes rioted in many sections.
The weather is changeable, of course,
it is everywhere in the Northern bolt
of the United States, but there are
splendid surprises with their charms.
Glorious May, when Spring magic is
everywhere and the dawn of awaken
ing life and color is full upon us; ma
tured Summers, with many days of
lasting delight; Octobers,when the air
is as intoxicating as good rich wine
and wonderful russets and garnets run
riot; mid-Winters, when the blue sky
overhead has an added purity and
depth aud clearness, and barren limbs
are etched sharply against the cold
azure, or else, when snow is about us,
glorious pinks where the sunlight falls
aud magic blues where the shadows
rest. 'Tis a glorious world, after all,
and whilo we long in Winter for south
ern California and Florida,take it the
year around,considering the mouotony
of months of rain,or months of drouth,
the sand, and other unpleasant feat
urer.the changeableness of this sectiou
of Pennsylvania, its seasons, inter
spersed with sunshine ami shadows,
showers aud snows, warm and cold,
balm aud tonic, on the whole, it is
just the best and pleasantest spot on
old Mother Earth.
Chicken Thieving (ioing On.
There is good deal of petty thieving
going on about town which has just
beeu brought to the surface through
the robbery at John Martin's store,
East Market street, Sunday night.
During Saturday night, especially
when the electric lights were out the
thieves were very active ami a large
number of rugs, carpets, &c., were
stolen from the verandas The heaviest
loser was Mrs. D. C. Jones,E. Market
street, who had II fine spring chick
ens stolen from the back yard. An at
tempt was made to break into Grant
Fenstermacher's hen roost, but the
thieves were discovered and frighten
ed away. Among others who missed
rugs and other articles from their
verandas are Emerson Adams, Julius
Heim and Harry Ellenbogen At Mr.
Ellenhogen s a handsome tidy was
stolen. The latter was fastened to the
back of a rocking chair and in order
to secure it the sneak thieves used a
knife to rut it loose.
John M. Hartman Dead.
At a late hour Tuesday night Cliief
of-Police J. C. Mincemoyer was call
ed up by telephone ; the message, which
proved to he a long distance one,came
from Philadelphia ami apprised him
of the death of his uncle, John H
Hartman, who wan found dead in bed j
The deceased, nearly seventy years of
age, was a former resident of this I
county. When a bov with his parents
he resided at Mausdale and was em
ployed in hauling iron ore into this
city When the Rebellion broke out
the deceased enlisted and after the war
did not return to Danville. He he
came an expert hand at covering steam
pipe and filled many important, con
tracts at this work in different parts
of the country. Among other places
he was employed at the Hospital for
the Insane at this place,where the ex
tensive system of pipe covered to this
dav attests to his skill
The deoeased was an unmarried man.
I His home was in Philadelphia where
for nearly thirty years he boarded at
the same hotel.
Hissing from Home.
Orval, the sixteen-year-old son of
j Mr. and Mrs. F. M Holter, of Boi
| wick, is missing from home. If • went
i to Bloomsburg on Thursday of last
i week, to attend the circus and fii led
jto retnm home. It is thought ho may
have joined the show
FARMERS PICNIC
A meeting of the General Committee
of the Tri County Farmers' Picnic
Association was held in the Grand
Jury room Saturday morning at which
time the reports of the special com
mittees w<«ro heard and many ot the
plans for the outing arranged.
James Sliultz, chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements, reported that
DeWitt's Faik had been secured for
Saturday, August 12th, and that the
Association would have solo use of the
Park on that day. The committee on
(ntertainmeut reported that Mutlier
ell's five iiiece orchestra had been en
gaged to furnish music during the af
tornoou Theie will also bo vocal
music, graphophonos, and many other
amusements of the usual picnic kind
such as quoit pitching, base hall, etc.
It was also decided at the meeting
to extend an invitation to Hon. W. T.
Creasy, of Catawissa, to be present at
the affair and to deliver an address.
Mr. Creasy accepted the invitation
yesterday. Other prominent farmers
will also speak. The addresses will
ho delivered at the meeting of the As
sociation to be held in the aft i noon.
The picnic will be a basket affair.
A number of small family reunions
have been arranged. The Association
extends a cordial invitation to the
public to attend the picnic.
Mrs. kantz's Great Record. c -j
Mrs. Lydia Rantz, who resides at
105 Cooper street, has probably more
direct descendants than any person in
this section of the State.
Mrs. Rautz is Bt> years of age She
is a great great grandmother; her son
John Rantz, of Milton, is a great
grandfather at the age of (50 years ;
and his daughter, Mrs. Mary Lloyd,of
Milton, is a grandmother at the age of
40 years. Mr'. Lloyd has two daught
ers who are married and have children.
Mrs. Lydia Rantz has <i children, 85
grandchildren, <"> l great grandchildren
aid 7 great great grandchildren ; she
is the great, grandmother of throe sets
of twins and one set of triplets, the
grandmother of one set of twins and the
great aunt of two sets of twins and the
great great au it of two sots of twins
Her grandson, James Wertman,Rail
road street,is the father of 18 children
among them being three sets of twins
and one set of triplets.
Mrs. Rantz is in full possession of
all her faculties, and is a most inter
esting conversationalist. Her memory
is wonderful. She was able to give
the names a.id ages of her descendants
without any effort. She employs hei
time with needle work and displayed
to a News reporter last evening many
beautiful specimens of her handiwork.
Survivor of Rebel Prisons.
Charles Augustus Lao master, broth
er of oar townsman General Secretary
W. D. Lau master, who died Sunday'
was consigned to the grave at York
yesterday. Mr. Laumaster.our gener
al secretary,was called to York by his
brother's death,bat owing to the pres
sure of affairs relating to his position
in this city he was unable to remain
for the funeral and returned home
Tuesday evening.
Charles Augustus fjanmaster,the de
ceased, was sixty-six years of ago. Hp
was a veteran of the Civil War and a
survivor of Libby and Andersonville
prisons. He wont to the front in 18C.1
with Company A,Eighty-seventh liegi
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and
participated in all the engagements of
that command op to July, 1804, when
ho was takon prisoner at Monocacy.
B. & L. Benefits.
Wage-earners are learning to save.
They realize that it is the dollar saved
that counts against a rainy day. The
total assets of the building associa
tions of the country now exceed six
hundred millions, and Pennsylvania
leads in the annual growth.
This State's associations gained over
five and a half luillion dollars in assets
and over six thousand 111 membership
in a year.
Nearly two million small wage earn
ers of America are learning to save
out of their little incomes and through
these associations are able to admin
ister these savings in large collective
amounts as well as any trust company
could do the same work.
The Soldiers' Monument.
Some twenty young men, members
of the grand chorus which scored such
a fine saccess on Fourth of July, have
a scheme on hand to assist the Sol
diers' Monument Committee. They
propose to give a minstrel performance
in the Opera House some time during
next month.
The young men who volunteer, wit h
few exceptions, are choir singers,
while in the number are several who
won applause as members of the High
School minstrels.
it is believed thr»t an aggregation
oan be gotten together that will he of
real merit, while the object will be a
popular one and a large audience will
be the result. A meeting will be held
tonight, at which it is thought the
inovomnt will a>sumt) definite form.
Snyder's liin Peach Crop.
John M. Hover, of Fremont, Snyder
county,has 30,000 poach trees bearing
and, in anticipation of enormous ship
i ments this season,special railroad con
veniences have been arranged at
: Kramer Station for his sole accom
modation. Mr. Hoyer has the distinc,
: tioti of being the largest peach growei
in this State
DAN VILLE, PA., THURSDAY AI GI ST I
CONTRACTORS ARE
AT WORK
Operations on the extension of the
Stato Highway to Mausdale began last
week by the contractors, Fees and
llartmau, of Shamokin Dam,who have
taken the job for fii'JOl. 52. An excel
lent start has been made on the road
and the preliminary work has been
undertaken in a manner that speaks
well for the contractors, and indicates
an early completion of the road.
Fees and Hartman have purchased
from the Rachel Bennett estate, near
Mausdale, a piece of limestone, aud
have been blasting the stone loose for
nearly a week past. They have a crush
er on the ground, which they will
start to operate during the early part
of this week. It is the intention of
the contractors to use limestone ex
clusively in the construction of the
road. This will make a more solid and
durable road bed than where cinder is
used for the lower courses.
There has also been some work done
in filling in at the arch bridge. This
is the biggest fill that will be necessary
on the road. The grade, as established
hy the survey. does not require much
cutting or filling. A steaui roller
is at Mausdale ready for usa when it
is needed; so that nothing remains
that will retard the construction work.
Finest liarn In this Sectiou.
The new barn at the Hospital for
the Insane is now fully completid S.
W. Amies, who had the contract for
the painting, yestorday putting on the
finishing touches.
The barn is regarded as one of the
finest in this sectiou of the country,
both in poiut of workmanship and the
choice and costly timber employed in
its constuction. It is of large dimen
sions, consisting of main barn 104x52
foet and a cattle shed 100x47 feet,both
divisions being 20 feet high to the
square. The roof is of slate and is
surmounted by six ventilators, the
central one of which contains a w. ath
er vane.
The timbers are of the finest quality
of Southern yellow pine; the fides
are hoarded up with the best quality
of white pine headed flooring. The
timbar is all surfaced or planed. The
barn contains three threshing floors
and two hay mows.
The old barn was destroyed by fire
last Ootober. On November 10th the
contract for the new barn was award
ed to Trumbower <fc Werkheiser of
this city, who in turn sublet the car
penter work to John A. Moworv. The
contract price was 112,645.
Work on the new barn was begun
shortly after the holidays, but was
much delayed owing to the difficulty
iu securing the choice and valuable
timber needed, the product of South
ern saw mills, which due to the gen
eral prosperity are kept constantly
crowded with orders.
The barn, tastefully painted in a
shade of drab, presents a tine appear
ance and those who examine the build
ing are loud in their compliments not
only for Truuibower A: Werkheiser,
who held the contract, but also for
Mr. Mowrey, who has lelt the stamp
of expert workmanship upon part of
the building.
New Pavement at Court House.
T. L. Evans' Sons yesterday began
work on the new concrete pavement
and st ps in front of the Court House.
The big flag stones, which were pur
down when the Court House was built
in 18<>8, were found much the worse
for the long wear and exposure, many
of them breaking under their own
weight as they were pried loose with
the crowbar.
The present contract covers only the
trout of the Court House and I hero
was some thought of utilizing the best
of the stone removed in laying a new
side walk along the Court House
grounds on West Market street. As is
shown hv the sequence, however, it is
doubtful whether the stone from the
front of the building would prove of
much value and repay for the trouble
of relaying. In view of all the facts
a good many people think that the
proper thing for the County Commis
sioners to do would bo to lay a con
crete pavement along Wo t Market
street to correspond with the side
walk and stops In front of the build
ing. It is not known how the proposi
tion is regarded by the County Com
missioners, but it will no doubt bo
given some consideration at tin ir next
meeting on Saturday.
rianiy Applications for Farms.
The four fine farms belonging to the
John R. Bennett estate advertisid for
rent will not go begging for tenants
Up to yesterday eight farmers had ap
-1 plied,all good practical men who know
how to make farming pay.
" The farms advertised are all m a
high state of cultivation and will nat
; urally be much in demand. It is like
ly that care will bo exercised in the
selection of a tenant o that the farms
may fall into the ban Is of none hut
farmers highly recommended.
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Visiting Old Home.
Mr. and Mrs. David W Moigan and
1 sons Stephen and William, of Phila
delphia, are visiting at tic homo > 112
Mrs. Morgan's parents, Mr. and "vli-
Stephen Johnson, Church strict Mi.
Morgan was born in Danville, but left
here when he was siv years of age Ho
visits this city occasionally to see his
old friends. Upon hi*- arrival this time
ho noticed with much pleasure tin
vast improvements that have laten
place since has last \ i«it Mr Vlorgau
1 s now foreman in the U. S. Mint
PERSONAL
I PARAGRAPHS
j
Mrs. Harry Berdine and children
Luclla and Harold, of Binghamton, N
Y., who spent last week with her sis
tot, Mrs. Edward Molliti, Honeymoon
street, left Saturday for a visit with
relatives in Chester.
Mr. ami Mrs. Ralph Bloc, of I>e
wart, spent Sunday at the home of
Wellington Rote, Mulberry street.
Malcom Beck,formerly a resident fit
this city, and at present assistant
I traffic manager of one of the Bell
| Telephone districts in New York City
| spent Sunday as the guest of Mrs.
Hannah Wyle, Cross Keys Place.
Mrs. G. E. Dunlap, of Shippens
burg, spent Sundav at the home of
Rev. S. B. Evans.
William Harris, ot Kansas City,
Missouri, is spending several days at
the home ot Ins mother, Mrs. Belle
I Harris, Upper Mulberry street.
Mrs. William Wilson, of Brooklyn,
is visiting at the home of ,i. E. Moore,
Ferry street.
Ilariy McColhiiii.nl Espy,and Harry
Andres, of Bloomsburg, spoilt Sunday
; in this city as the guests of Will Mc
j Coy.
E. W. Heisso, of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his family who are vis
iting at the home of Mr. Heissi's sis
ter, Mrs. S. R. Evaus, West Marker
| street.
Mrs. Harry Kline and daughter, M 11-
dred, of Northumberland, spent Sun
! day with Mr. and Mrs. W E. Young,
Pino street.
Cieorgo Klase spent Sunday with
friends at Tauiaqca.
| Mrs. Charles Miller and son W'arren
of Philadelphia, arrived in this city
yesterday for a visit at the homo of
Roheit Miller, Ferry street
Miss Anna Ashtou, of Harrishurg,
arrived in this city yesterday for a
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Maltha Ashton, East Front street.
Mrs Belle Harris, Mrs. George I.oig
how of this city and William Harris,
of Kansas City, spent Tuesday with
friands at Light Street.
Miss Nora Grona left yesterday for
a visit with friends at Williamsport
Jacob Fish made a business trip to
Suubury vesterday.
Mrs. Amos Vastine.Mrs. Alice Beav
er and Mrs. Mary Watkins spent yes
terday with friends at Lowisburg.
Mr. ami Mrs. F. W. Dodge, of
Wilkesbarru, spent yesterday with
friends in this city.
Mrs. W A Sechler and son Jay w ill
leave today for Atlautic City.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Houghton, of
Pine Summit, visited friends in this
citv yesterday.
Misses Mary Harder and i atherino
Marks spent yesterday with friends at
0 unraro n.
Miss Isabel Snyder left yesterday
for a visit with friends at Northum
berland.
Miss Rose Byerly, with Miss Mar
garet Byerly and brother Ralph, left
yesterday for a visit with relatives in
Shamok in.
Miss Stella Slioop. of Steclton; Miss
Nellie Bondman,of Williamsport; Miss
Rachel Keller, of Bloomsburg; Miss
Margaret Hopewell, of Northumber
land,and Mrs. Mary Krum.of Blooms
burg, are the guests of Mrs. Cfoi>e
Bond man, Pine street.
Joseph Miller, of Baltimore, Md., is
visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Lydia Baker,of Boyd's Station
spent yesterday with friends in this
city.
Mrs. Samuel Arms spent yrsteiday
with relatives in Sunbury
Adam Wagner, of Washingtonville,
spent yesterday with friends in this
city.
Emerson Spade was a visitor in Sun
but y yesterday.
Mrs. Rigler Moyer and daughter
Bessie will leave today for a visit
with relatives at Milton.
Miss Anna Morave, Walnut strict, j
will leave this morning for New York
City, where she will spend sometime, j
Mis. Ella Owen and Mrs. Henrietta!
Angle, of this city, and Mrs. J. E.
Buley'and daughter Madeline,ol Syra
euse. N. Y .will leave today 112 r a trip :
to Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wei liver and
son liussnll, of Philadi lphia, are vis
iting relatives in this city.
Mrs F. O. Eyer, of Hlonm»lmrg, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. II M.
Meredith at the Hospital.
Warn n W. Wi lliver luft lai-t even
nig for Philadelphia to bring home a
"Rambler" automobile for (5 \V
Kmerick, of Sunbury.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bihliy, of Mil
ton; Misses Margaret and Mildied
Bibby, of Lancaster; Sheriff George
Maiers and wife,of D invillo.and Mr
K. M. llaunty, of Foltfgrove.were en
tertained Tuesday at the home of their
cousin, Mr Wallace Dean, near Wavli
i llgton vi I le.
Hiu rv Bare, Ksq . of Buffalo, N Y ,
is v >,ting his | aients, Mr. and Mrs J.
t' I', ic Ferry street
\ti- \li el I. man. West Mahoning
st ei t, vi ited I rieilds HI Espy yester
d.i v
Hiram S • iill left yesterday for a
visit with file i Is in Williamsport.
Clurenc i Sei lei,of Washingtonville,
was a vifitor in tins city yesterday.
Kdwanl Aniermaii, of Scranton, was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
MARTIN S STORE
For the second time within a year
John M.-ii tin's tobacco and confection
ery store. East Mark* t street, was
burglarized Sunday night, in all some
thirty dollars worth of goods being
stolen
Mi. Martin sinea in buslines has
been several times selected as a victim
by the burglars during the last few
years so that while hy dint of hard
work and close applicaiion ho has suc
ceeded in building up a nice little
business uot a small percentage of his
profits have been carried off in these
occasional raids.
When the store was opened Mou
dav morning a glance revealed that
burglars had boon on the premises.
The outside door leading info a hall
communicating with the store had
been forced upon, while two show
cases, which Saturday evening had
been stocked with cigars were in a
manner empty. An investigation show
ed that a large quantity of chewing
tobacco mostly in packages that had
not yet been opened were also missing.
Mr. Martin yesterday slated that a
conservative estimate places the value
of the goods stoh n at not loss than
thirty dollars.
The door was forced open hy the use
of a jimmy or something of the sort
and bears marks where it was insert
ed first at the bottom and then grad
ually worked upward until the lock
gave way.
At what time of night, the robbery
was committed is not known, hut a
similar ami unsuccessful attempt was
made to burglarize tlio establishment
of Paul Knoch, East Market and
Chnrch streets, about midnight Sun
day night. The robbers here had em
ployed the very same means iuserting
a jimmy at the bottom of the door and
working it upwards. Mr. Knoch had
been robbed last winter and profiting
by the lesson hail taken extra precau
tion by securing the door with an iron
crossbar fastened on the inside,so that
whilo two of the locks on the door
gave way under the strain the crossbar
held intact. The robbers next attack
ed the back door,hut their movements
here were heard by the occupants of
the dwelling adjoining who called
across to the Cousart residence. The
robbers escaped without being seen or
leaving any clue as to their identity.
Birthday SurprisejParty.
On Tuesday evening a large party ot
Valley township residents assembled
at the heaotiful home of Mr and Mrs.
Levi V. Beyer, near Mansdale.to con
gratulate Mrs. Beyer on the fifty-sec
ond anniversary of her birth. The
party was a surprise. Refreshments
were served during the evening on the
lawn. Those present were: Kev. C.
IV Lerch.Mr. and Mrs. .1. A. Merrill,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hendricks, Mrs.
and Mrs. F. P. Apnleman,.Jacob Flick,
Mr. and Mrs. James McCracken, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Yorks,Lizzie Palmer,
Peter Yorks, and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Farnsworth, son and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs Lewis Phile
and children, Mr. and Mrs. N.O.Kindt
and son Clifton, Mrs. William Law
rence, Mrs. G. O. Jenkins, Mr. and
Mrs. William Oope and daughter Clara,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Loekhoof and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bogert.Mrs.
Simon Moser, Olive Beyer,Emma and
Marv Kline, Regina English, Mrs.
William Adams and sun Harry, Mrs.
W. 1). Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cor
nelison and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Snyder and sons, Mr. and Mrs. E. Renn,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shultz and daught
er, Hi rim Heyer, Francis Delsite, Ed
ward Delsite.Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bey
er, Reeda Udelhofen, Mr. and Mrs.
George Ricketts and son Howard, Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm Beyer and son Eu
gene. Mr. and Mr.;. S. W. Herr and
son, Mrs. Maggie Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hick, Mr. and Mrs.
James I'Vnst•rinaehnr, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Conielinon and son. Mr. and
Mrs. Lorenza Uulsif.c and sons, Mr
and Mrs. William Hellubaugh.Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Fenst'rinaehcr. Mr. and
Mis C. Dii I I and children, Mrs Annie
Roup. Mrs. T. Bennett and son Harvey,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keusterniacher,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Diehl, Jacob
Roup, Missis Lottie Mi rrilt, Hachael,
Emma and Alice Feiistermacher,Mary
Merrill, Sa. ill Hendricks, Nora Coop
er, Maggie Thomas Jennie Kindt, Ada
\iido,Ruth oil Ann* Foinwald, Inoa
Hendricks. Kdna Lewis, Winnie Flick,
Eva Beyer. Hannah Fry, Bertha Bell,
Nora Fornwald, Annie and Jennie
Murray and Messrs. Herbert Hend
ricks, Clyde Shultz, Ralph and Oliver
Cope, Roy and Frank Oooper, Ciilvin
IJeen, John Heller, William Kindt,
Horace Applomau, Ejg'iie Fry, Kail
Renn, Harvev Beyer. Harry Lawieuce,
Luther Fornwald, Reuben Kelly,Recce
Merrill, William Parker, Oliver John
son, and others whose naniis could not
be procured.
Harried Tuesday Alorning.
At St. Matthew's Kpis'opal church,
Suiibuiy, Tuesday incriiii'g, Miss Helen
Yarnall of Sunbury, anil Mr Kdgar
M Savidge of Klinesgiove, weie quiet
ly married by the Rev. Chatles Mori
>on, in the presence of relatives and a
few near friends.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Yarnall, and an attrac
tive young lady with a host of friends.
Mr. Sividge is a son ot the late Har
mon Savidge and a nephew of Hon.
(5. R. Savidge of Sunbury. He is
equally as popular as bis bride, and
both have the best wishes of tln ir
acquaintances for prosperity and long
life.
KNTAISUSIIKI) (X 1855
I.IIIIES M lit
ISIiEl) TO SOLICIT
Nothing had been heard from the Sol
diers' Monument Committee for some
time past and the general supposi
tion was that the Coaimittee had be
come discouraged at the slow progress
made by solicitors and had abandoned
hope of being able at the present time
to pull together a sullicient sum of
money to erect a suitable memorial to
the fallen brave of Montour county.
Hon. James Foster, President of the
Soldiers' Monument Coiiiinittee, as
sures us, however, that such is not the
ca«o, that although the solicitors
in some of the districts <lid not show
encouraging results ami that although
the work (luring the last few months
along all lines has been lagging, yot
the intention is to make another grand
effort putting the matter at least to a
final test before entertaining such a
thought as abandoning the proposi
tion.
Mr. Foster has called a meeting of
the Soldiers' Monument Committee t<>
be held in Council Chamber on Thurs
day evening next at 7:30 o'clock. The
results achieved by the solicitors in
some of the districts has been so suc
cessful that Mr. Foster iu encouraged
to believe that by adopting proper
methods money enough can be raised
throughout the county to enable the
Committee to erect a suitable monu
ment.
A suggestion has becu made that
the ladies, who have never yet been
known to fail in any similar work, be
interested in the project and induced
to assume the work of soliciting. This
matter will be brought before the Sol
diers' Monument Committee ou Thurs
day evening and will be discussed I
along with other measures that may
bo proposed. Mr. Foster is quite sail- '
guine and believes that tangible re
sults will follow. From now on the
work will not be permitted to lag.
This Pauper is Wealthy.
Because William Yeager, an inmate
of the insane asylum at Danville, has
by false pretense been a charge upon
Snyder county for nine years, Sheriff
Sampsell ou Tuesday served notice ou
the Suubury Safe and Trust Deposit
Company to recover $1234, that being
the amount duo the State for board.
Yeager, who was a resident of the
township of Beaver,in Snyder county,
and a veteran of the Civil War, a pen
sioner at the rate of S3O per month,
suffered much ridicule from neighbors
and according to Sheriff Sauipsell,
once threatened to kill a person. Be
cause of this and other irrational ac
tions, he was, in 1S!)7, declared by the
courts of Suyder county to be a lunatic.
Proceedings were thereupon institut
ed to place him in tho insane asylum
at Danville. He was admitted as a
pauper, costing Suyder county fl. 75 a
week, board.
It has been discovered that the Sun
bury Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, an his trustee, hold for Yeager
more than $4,000, the secret accumula
tion of pensions.
It. S. Ammerman. member of the
Legislature from Moutour county, at
torney, also, for the trustees of the
Danville asylum, has served notice ou
the commissioners of Snyder county
to show cause why Snyder county
authorities should continue their sup
port to the maintenance of said Yeager
in the asylum, in the face of the fact
that he lias ample means, not only to
pay his future support, but also to
reimburse the county and State for
what money have already been paid in
Ins behalf.
An effort will bo made to learn who
it was that had Yeagor admitted as a
pauper. The holding of tho supposed
paupei's wealth by tho i'rust Com
pany. has caused much heated talk,
because Yragershould have paid $5 a
week board, that being the rate tor a
self supporting inmate. Snnbnrv
Daily.
Local Institute of Sunday Schools
The local institute of Sunday Schools
of Cooper and Mahoning townships
convent! ) at St. James' church,Kidge
villi»,on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
An inn resting and a profitable pro
gram was rendered,consisting of music
by tin* choirs of the church.
Rovs. G. G. Kunkle and O. D.
Lerch and Mr. I'. E. Mathias present
ed in a torse and a torceful manner
various phases contributory to the best
success of Sunday School Work.
An organization of Sunday School
workers in these townships.the fourth
district, was effected by electing E
It. VVertman, President; Charles 171-
ternilller,Vice President;.!. I'. Weav
er, Secretary; Charles W. West, Trea
surer.
Husiness Men Held Clam Hake.
A clam hake participated in by six
teen business men of town was held at
Colonel Eckmau's,Roaring Creek, yes
tt rday. By a coincidence the event
fell on the forty-first birthday of W.
A. Sechler, General Manager of the
Danville Stove and Manufacturing
Company,a circumstance which threw
additional /.est into the festivities.
A. IJ. Canfield of New York, who has
charge of the New England aud export
trade of the Stove Works, was present
at the clam bake as the guest of honor.
All Hope Abandoned.
John O'Connor still continues very
critically ill at his home on Vine
street. His decline has been very rapid
during the last tew davs and all hope
for his recovery lias been abandoned.
Yesterday he lapsed info unconscious
ness
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
nsortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that he
is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all K irtds and Description
MR. LAUMASTER'S
RESIGNATION
The news of General Secretary Lau
master's resignation and the accept
ance of it printed in these columns
yesterday morning struck most people
as a great surprise and cansed pro
found regiet. The facts set forth in
connection with the affair, however,
fully explained the situation, showing
that there was no other alternate left
and that the General Secretary as well
as the Board of Directors is wholly re
moved from any suspicion of faithless
ness or inclination to shirk.
The only thing that is involved in
any obscurity is the future of the As
sociation in Danville. The Hoard of
Directors themselves seem wholly at
sea and no one seems to know along
what lines the work might be practi
cally conducted in Danville. The fine
ly equipped building, a gift to the Y.
M. C. A., still remains and will al
ways be a big advantage to the work
here. That Y. M. C. A. effort will
not be wholly abandoned in Dauvilla it
seems safe to predict. A little later
no doubt the work will be arranged
on some basis that will require less
money when it is hoped ways and
means may be adopted that will raise
tiie funds needed without the worry
and embarrassment, which have prov
en such a detriment in the past.
Mr. Laumaster has no fixed plana
for the future. He is an evangelist of
experience and of great power and will
not long be idle in a country where
there is such a demand for religious
workers. He is widely known and will
no doubt, soou receive a call.
Mr. Laumaster's resignation does
not go into effect until September Ist
The period intervening is oomprised
in his annual vacation so that most of
the time he may bo out of town. The
building during the present month
will be in charge of Physical Director
C. 0. Carpenter.
Arrest of Wilkesbarre Council.
WILKESBARRE, Aug. 2.-A gi
gantic bomb was thrown into council
manic circles this morning when a
story made its appearance to the effeot
that warrants are about to be issued
far the arrest of city fathers who re
ceive free street car books.
Dr. A. Gordon Finney is back of the
crusade and according to the best in
formation obtainable he is being sup
ported by several prominent citizens
and acting under legal advice. Detec
tives, it is «aid. are now securing the
necessary evidence, preparatory to the
issuing of the warrants.
A reporter interviewed Dr. Finney
this morning, and the latter spoke
freely on the matter, not stating how
ever, just when arrest would take place.
"My attorneys are now arranging
the necessary details," said Coancil
nian Finney, ''and as soon as they
complete this work and ascertain if
the evidence is strong enough for cases,
arrests will be made.
"It is as much a crime for council
men of the city of Wilkesbarre to ao
cept free street ear books as it is for
members of the legislature to tako
trausporat ion on steam railroads. The
statutes are directly against this giv
ing and t tking of passes and why this
law is openly violated is something re
markable. "
" Yes," continued Dr. Finney, ''a
free pass was sent to me after my elec
tion as councilman, but I returned it
with my compliments and a request to
give the book to some cripple, who
may need transportation more than 1
do."
The maximum penalty for accepting
a bribe in the shape of a street car pass
is a fine of? 000 or imprisonment for a
term of ten years. According to Dr.
Finney only a few of this city's thirty
two councilmen refused trolley trans
portation. Developments are awaited
with much interest and meanwhile it
is a good guess that local legislators
will be somewhat wary in using their
blue-striped tickets for some time to
come
Heavy Sale of Brick.
ISmk manufacturer John Keim has
closed with Contractor Rutlnauff of
Sunbury for tho sale of 200,000 brick
to be delivered in September. Mr.
Ivt iin is disposing of a large portion
of the product of his yards in Sun
bury and has already shipped to that
place over 300,000 brick this season.
Whatever suiplus remains will be in
demand for the new work at the Hos
pital for the Insane, which will no
doubt get under way yet duriug the
present season.
Thumb Badly Cut.
Harry Swank, book-keeper at A. O.
Ame-ibury's, met with a painful acci
dent yesterday. During the forenoon
for the sake of a little exercise lie
stepped out in the yard and began to
chop wood. While engaged in the
work the axe slipped, cutting a very
bad gash m his left thumb near the
middle joint. Dr. Wintersteen was
called who found it necessary to in
sert several stitches.
Will Undergo Treatment.
Dr. W. R. Paules last evening re
turned from Philadelphia, where lie
accompanied Henry Weidman to the
Hospital. Mr. Weidman will undergo
an operation for appendicitis.
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Perry Deen.East Market street,
announces the engagement of her
daughter Miss Sara, to Mr. Edward
Rosser. of Kingston. Pa.