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CONDENSED NEWS.
The prospect in Portsmouth is tor
aoaoimous agreement to disagree.
Rossia denies that she is whipped,
assibly she isn't, but she will he if
>e keeps on fooling.
Kemarkable, isn't it that *'ie curb
oue market prices should always he
i uniform ?
Alt members of Christ Episcopal
iruon choir are requested to meet for
aotice Friday evening at 7:30.
Every man owes it to himself and
s family to master a trade or pro
ssion Bead the display advertise
eiM of the six Morse Schools of
degraphy, in this issue and learn
IW easily a young HIND or lady may
am telegraphy and be assured a posi
ao.
Shamokin has the base ball fever to i
high degree. The towu is wild over <
e Tri Stale.
Wilkesbarre's "Jack the Hugger" 1
.s been caught aud has been lined |5,
tder the name of Harry Btown.
The wet weather of the past several
ys has knocked the life out of the ■
iokleberry market. 1
Methodists in this territory will be j
tcrested in knowing that the new
Bthodmt hymnal, in process of com- (
etion aud publication for more than
( years, will be ready for distribu- (
in by the liist of September. Ite pre- ,
ration was authorized by the gener
confeience of the two churches in (
JO, aud within a few months there- (
ter the joint commission that was
tin charge of the work had met, .
gaoized and begun its task
Baron Hayashi says that if the war
utinues Japan will captuie iudem
ty by taking Vladivostok and Ilar
u, which are greater value than the
ice asked to stop the war It's up to
assia
Wars and rumors of wars are alleg
to be responsible for the increase
the number of malo children boru
Fottsville, the returns of the asses
ra loday showinw that there are now
40 boys in town, and that the giils
ily number 1517. In previous jears
e giils wem in a big majority
Don't take any chances with a mos
uto Kilt it the moment you see it.
Judging from the unsavory odors
at are encountered after dark it is
ared that there are premises in olose
oiimity to Mill street that stand in
led of cleaning up The Health Ofttc
will probably look into the matter.
The Portland exposition is cont
aining about the attendance. Put all
(positions do tills.
Julia and Mnry Keeser. of tho Reesj
family,of Armstrong township, who
tve been at a charitable institution
Reading the past year, have been
-ought home aud taken to the State
ospital for the Insane at Danville,
hey wore examined by Uis. Young
an and Hull and pronounced to be
isaue. Williamsport Gazette and
ullAtii,
Italy and Japan have decided that
ieir subieets must not work on the
auama canal. As Americans will not
only requires that Austria and Ohina
tall take the same stand to laud the
uterprise in a first-class blind alley.
A western newspaper offered a prize
>r the best answer to the conundrum
Why is a newspaper like a woman
he prize was won by a lady 111 Okla
oma, who sent the following answei :
Because every man should have one
112 his own and not run after his neigh
or V'.
Picking a blister on the palm of his
igiit hand open with a brass pin,
lartisie Sliuh r, of Ploomshurg, ran
be risk of having the hand amputat
d. Blood poisoniug set in but Dr.
ohu succeeded 111 getting tiie better
>f it after the baud had swollen twice
ts natural size.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
leorge Kicketts sustained a slight ac
ident as the hanks were leaving De<
Vitt's Park last evening. There was
general rash to get 011 board and t lie
ittle girl was jostled almost under
he hack so that her toe was caught
y the wheel and slightly crushed
.'he injury is not considered serious.
Just about the time the yellow fev
>r is to be wiped out it refuses to be
wiped
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iflontour ilgfc.
"THIS COUNTRY WIIJ. NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
VOL. 80-NO 34.
COST OF MVINC
IIS MILL STREET
Borough Engineer Geroge F. Keefer
lant evening submitted to Council a
filial report relative to the oo«t of pav
ing Mill street from the southern hntid
ing line of Front street to the north
ern liue of Oeuter street The cost ot'
tho pavement according to terms of
contract is as follows:
10393 square yards paving at $2 IT,
123,662.81.
6285 1 u lineal feet cuih at GO cents,
13141.30. Total cost, <35,fi94.1l
Borough's shaie, K of <25fi91.11,
<Ssfi4 70.
Property owner's share, 117,129.41.
The price per lineal foot charged to
property owners Is |4,07.
On motion of Mr. Vastine it was
ordered that tho report be referred to
the Committee on Streets and Bridges,
| they to act in conjunction with the
Borough Solicitor.
Judge Koch, of Pottsvillo. and W.
F. Pascoe wore before Council in the
interest of needed improvements on A
street. Both Judge Koch and Mr.
Pascoe indicated their willingness to
build walls and establish grades that
will meet the approval of both prop
erty owners and Council and to begin
work at once. All they asked was that
the Borough Surveyor indicate by
placing stakes in the ground the speoi
fic poiuts and tho levels required in
grading and locating walls They al
so asked that the Borough enact an
ordinance requiring property owners
to put down gutters on A street where
such shall be required when suitable
walls are built. Judge Koch indicat
ed his willingness to sign the agree
ment required by Couucil to release
it after. establishing a compromise
grade to meet the difficulties on A
street. Judge Koch declared that the
trolley company is perfectly willing
to do its full duty in the premises and
there seems to be no doubt now bat
that everything will be fixed up satis
factorily in a short time.
Peter Keustermacher appeared be
fore Council asking damages in the
same of one hundred dollars for the
change of grade on Mill street caused
by putting down the pavement. He
said the new pavement is on a level
with his door sill and that the wood
work of his porch floor is virtually
uuder ground. He stated that if set
tlement were made at ouce he would
accept one hundred dollars. He, how
ever, regarded his loss as one of five
hundred dollars aud stated that if he
were obliged to have recourse to law
he would bring action for that amount.
On muiiuu ui Mr. Magill the mat
ter was referred to the Oommittuu on
Streets and Bridgeg.
Mr. Vastine explained that J. V.
Oillaspy also considers his property
badly damaged by the change of grade,
but had proposed a compromise,agree
ing to do all else required it the Bor
ough would raise his building. On
mot on of Mr. (ioeser Mr. Gillaspy's
proposition was also referred to the
Committee on Streets and Bridges,
they to consider the matter and to re
port at the next meeting.
On motion of Mr. Dietz it was or
dered that those property owners
whose waste water drains into Bliz
zard's Hon be ordered to connect with
the public sewer at once. Some six or
eight parties were named who are still
polluting Blizzard's Hun
P. J Keefer was re-elected Super
intendent of Water Works and Super
intendeut of Sewers without opposi
tion last night.
Jacob Byerly and Edward Bell were
re-elected as Engineers at the Water
Works for the ensuing year.
Edward Wertman and Georgo llul
lihon were re-elected as Firemen.
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Dietrich, Jacobs, Goes
er, Dietz, Fenstermacher, Boyer, Reif
snyder. Hughes, Vast inn an 1 Magill.
The following bills wore approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes. §115.00
Harry B. Patton ... 20.0()
Labor 011 Sewer Extension 4.95
S. J. Weillver 20.fifi
Labor and Hauling 00.38
Boyer Bros 1.50
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Kegular Employes f114.30
Labor at Water Works ii 00
Franklin Boyer S'J.fiO
F. H Foost . 101.80
Locomotive Leaves the I rack.
A locomotive was derailed at the
switch just above the pumping station
at South Danville yesterday morning, j
which caused a ripple of excitement j
in that otherwise <|niet locality
The locomotive was No. 1717, which
was just being brought away from the
shops at Sonbory. It was in charge of
an engineer of Nescopeck, who had
just taken a disabled engine to Sun
bury for repairs. He was not familiar
with the road at South Danville and
at the safety or throw-off switch the
engine left the track.
It was a bad derailment and after
several t'otile attempts to get the big
mass of iron back on the rails the
wreck train was called out. The lat
ter reached South Dauville in a short
time and after a brief effort succeeded
in getting the engine back 011 the rail -
Stricken by Paralysis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, widow of the
late Enoch Oook, is lying very ill at
the home of her son, Millard Cook,
Upper Mulberry street, as the result
of a stroke of paralysis sustained last
week Her left side is disabled.
M DEATH
Elliott Morgan Pegg.son of Mr and
Mrs. Robert J. Pegg, Bloom street,
departed this lite about fi:3o o'clock
yesterday morning. it was not «en
erally known that the young man was
ill and the news of his suddeu demise
fell on the commuuity with moststuu
ning elfect.
Elliott Morgan Pcgg was one of the
young men of Danville that our cii.i
zons have pointed to with pride. Gift
ed^intellectually,studious, industrious
and anxious to succeed, he was at the
same time helpful and devoted to his
parents, a stranger to indulgence and
any form of vice and one who all un
consciously stood as a model in the
community.
The decease.! was 22 years of age,
practically all his life heing spent in
Danville. He was a graduate of the
High School class of 1900 and graduat
ed with honors. In a competitive ex
amination the same year he won the
appointment from this district to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. He
graduated as midshipman during the
present year, but resigned owing to
defective eyesight.
He spent the present summer at the
home of his parents in this city. Dur
ing this time he was tho almost in
separable companion of his mother,
who is an invalid, and the care and
devotion which ho bestowed upon her
in her helpless stale was a most beauti
ful and striking illustration of filial
love and an exalted sense of duty.
The cause of death was appendicitis.
Morgan was taken ill last Saturday.
Tho disease was in an acute form,
which made the outcome very doubt
ful from the start. His sufferings were
intense at times, but on Thursday
evening the tidings went out that lie
was some better,a circumstance,which
made the news of his death yesterday
morning all the more ot asuipiise aud
a shock.
Besides his parents Morgan is sur
vived by a sister. Miis Edith Pegg,
and an elder brother, Dr. W. Austin
Pegg, of South Dakota, who was at
the bedside ot his brother during his
fatal illness. Everywhere yesterday
could be heard expressions of the deep
est sorrow and of sympathy for the
bereaved parents and the surviving
brother and sister.
First Days hxamlnrtfon.
The examination of non-resident ami
other pupils for admission into the
Borough schools began in tho High
School yesterday.
There were twenty in the class in
cludiup foar from tt.« rural districts
who sought admission inro trie ««•*..
School under tho new law approved
March lfi. 11*05. Included in the re
mainder were a number of children
whose parents have moved into town
since the closing of schools last spring
and who therefore, have to stand an
examination in order to show for what
grade they are qualified. Among otn
ers were two who failed to pass last
spring and were given another op
portunity to reveal what they could
do.
The result of tho examination suffices
to show that the High School will not
be tilled to overflowing with country
pupils as the efleet of the new law.al
though the result is not so certain as
to the year following.
Of the four rural pupils examined
for the High School only two passed
and these had taken special instruc
tion during the summer. The bulk ot
the pupils from the country have the
High School in view for next season
and are quite content togo into the
grammar school this year, working
their way up. The examination will
continue today.
Professor J. W. Taylor of Donald
son, the new principal of the High
School, is in town and will meet with
j the School Hoard in special session to
j night when a change of text Looks
I relating to Latin will be considered.
Castle drove Fine Daries.
The famous dairy at Oantie Grove,
which has built op such a fine patron
age in Danville, according to all ac
counts, will soon be. a thing of the
past. Preparations are being made to
sell off all the live stock along with
the farming implemontH, after which
the tarms will either be routed out or
sold.
It was thought at first that the sale
would l»e held during the later part of
September but it now looks as though
it would be impossible to get ready
before October. The dairy consists of
ninety milch eows, all Jerseys or Ald
erneys and all registered stock These,
along with fifteen young cattle, will
be sold at public Hale. The catalogue
of those valuable cattle required in
connection with the sain is not prepar
ed in a day and it is the work involv
ed in getting it out that is holding
hack the sale.
The milk produced by the blooded
stock of Oastle Grove dairies in point
j of richness as well as of purity can
j never be excelled. It has proven an
I object lesson to our citizens to show
wl at milk and cream should be like
, in ordet to come np to the best stand
| ard The news that the dairy has but
' a short time to flourish is received
tliout town with a good deal of regret,
j A. K Whitelocti, present Superin
tendent of Oastle Grove Farms, has
tendered his resignation and will re
turn to bis home ill Ontario, Canada,
where he will embark upon farming
' on his own account.
Koosevelt is " fiist in peace"—and
i that's enough for the present
DANVILLK. PA.; THURSDAY AUGUST 24. ISMIB.
THE Till-COUNT!'
FARMERS' PICNIC
A committee consisting ot Georgo
Leighyw, James Shultz, Jacob Shultz,
John Coleman, Samuel Scott and Mi
cheal Brock hi 11 met in the grand jury
room Saturday to make arrangements
for a repetition of the Farmers' 'l'ri-
County Picnic, which was booked for
the 12th inst., but which was badly
marred by the rainy weather that day.
The plan to repeat the picnic in Ue-
Witt's Park on Satuiday, September
2nd was approved by the committee.
Hon. William T. Creasy is expected
to make an address and the entire pro
gram including a contest at quoits,ar-
I ranged tor the fiist date, will be re-
I peated at the uicnic.
1 Metherell's orchestra will furnish
the music aud the young people of the
farm will enjoy dancing in the fine
pavilion during the afternoon and
evening, for it was emphatically stat
ed Saturday that the picnic would not
break up at five or six o'clock as many
supposed. The farmer and his family
are often obliged by stress of circum
stances to labor until dark or later aud
the ooming picnic will demonstrate
that the people of the farm enjoy plea
sure and recreation quite as much a
work and when having a good time
they should not be expected to quit
any earlier than w hen hustling around
the farm.
The outing will be distinctively a
farmers' picnic and a general invita
tion is extended to the public cover
ing the three counties of Montour,
Northumberland aud Columbia. The
farmers have many friends in town
and to these a cordial invitation is al
so extended. It was explained by tho
oommittee that no limit whatever
would be set and that any well dis
posed persons whether of the country
or town, who chose to pack a basket
and come to the picnic would lind a
warm welcome.
A Series of Amusing Contests.
The Heptasoph picuic wtiinli was
held at DeWitt's Park yesterday after
noon, brought out one of tlio largest
crowds that has assembled at that
popular resort this season. Seven two
horse hacks were kept busy plying
backward and forward during the day
and for several hoars in the afternoon
they proved utterly inadequate to haul
the crowds. The number of people
present was variously estimated at
from 1200 to 2000 persons. Ur. DeWitt
who is pretty good authority on
crowds,said that in his opinion there
were over 1500 people at the Hark
In every respect the picuio was a
mi.„ «,oof»,or ,i..i
and there were no serious accidents to
mar the pleasure. Danoing was well
patronized during the afternoon and
evening.
The game of base ball between the
merchants of town and the moulders
of the Danvillo Stove and Manufactur
ing Company was the principal attrac
tion during the afternoon The con
test was a rather one-sided one, how
ever, the score being to lin favor ol
the merchants.
In addition to base ball a series of
minor contests were pulled off which
proved very amusing. The results were
as follows:
Wheelbarrow race—Lou Clothing Ist;
Miss Lehman 2nd ; Mrs Moody and
Mrs. Klinger, tie, on Bid
Nail driving couteht— Mrs. Newton
Fursel, Ist; Miss Clara Smith, 2nd;
Mrs. Frank Burgner, Hr<l.
Foot race, 100 yards, —Harry Walker
Ist; •''rank Stetler, 2nd; Art Walker,
Bnl.
In the above races the first prize was
$1.Of); second pri/.e, 75 cents ,* third
prize, 50 cents.
In the boys' bag race Frank llickey
came in first; Carl Murray 2nd, and
James Hickey 3rd. In this race the
money was 75 cents, 50 cents and 25
cents.
The most amusing contest was that ■
in which ;ill (lie hoys who wore en
tered took off their shoes and placed ;
them on a heap. Some one thou sliulll
ed the foot wear until no one shoe j
wan anywhere near its mate. The
trick wan for the boys to show which
could find his shoes, put them on and
lace them first. The honor fell to
Martin Styers and he received a watch
for his pains.
Charles Kounsloy won out in the
Crackor contest. Tlie triok was to see
who could devour six crackers in the j
quickest time.
Child Dies l-rom Scalding.
Donald John Green, the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, Fact
ory street, who was so severely scald
ed Monday, died yesteiduy morning at
i o'clock from the effects ot hi* in
juries.
The fatal ending of the unfortunate
affair was totally unenpected. The
child seemed to be recovering although
unable to rest. The accident occurred
Monday noon and it was not until
Tuesday evening about H o'clock that
uninteirupted sleep came to the child ;
hut this only lasted tor two hours.
At 12 :80 o'clock > e-terd iv morning
he was taken with oonv . 1 si(••»« which
lasted until his death
The funeral will take place from the
home of the parents, Fiidat afternoon
at 3 o'clock Interment a ill he made
in Fairview ceineti r\
The sympathy of tin* entire nation
goes out to New Os h aes. anil the hope
is universal that the j I igue will soon
bo stayed.
MM,II'IIS
Miles Barber,of Wilkes-Rarre, spent
Sunday at the home of his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. I. (4. Barber, Ferry strict.
Howard James and J. B. Caldwell,
of Coiuley, were visitor* in litis city
Saturday.
Isadore Rosenthal, ot M ilTlinbnrg,
spent Sunday with friends in this oily.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bates, ot
Tamaqua.are visiting relatives in this
city.
Thomas Naukville, of Bloomshurg,
spent Sunday with Frank and John
Detwiler, Lower Mulberry street.
Mrs. J. C. Poifer, son Torronoe and
Mrs. George B. O'Connor left on Sat
urday for a vi>it with Shamokin
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks, of
Rushtown, have returned home from
a pleasant visit to Atlantic City and
Philadelphia.
Miss Tillie Keener returned Satur- |
day irom a visit with friends in Will
iamsport and Hughesville.
Miss Laura Leuigor returned Satur
day from a visit with friends at Sha
mokin.
~ Mrs. Ezra Woodside, of Union Cor
ner, left last Thrusday for a trip to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City
Mrs. Martha Woollev, Mrs T. B.
Hollo way and son Thomas left Satur
day for Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rogers will leave
today for a tiip to Ocean Grove. They
will be joined by their daughter, Mrs.
S. V. Border, of Willianisport.
Ben Rogers will leave today for
New York City.
Ralph Curry, of New York City, is
visiting relatives in this city.
C W. Zaner, of Allentown, is a
guest at the home of Seth Lormor,
Pine street.
Raymond Clayton, of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of his i>arents,
Mr. and Mrs T. W. Clayton, South
Danville.
Thomas V. Uuuter, of Bloomshurg.
transacted business in this city yester
day.
Miss Anna Teafel, of Williamsport,
is the guest of Miss Sara Christian
Dr. and Mrs. \V. K. Paulesand chil
dren Parvin and Mary, will leave to
day for a trip to Anbury Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fowler and
two sons, of Shenandoah, who have
been visiting at the home of Mrs. T.
C. Fowler, Riverside, left yesterday
for a visit with relatives in llariis
hurg.
Mrs. ...
rt turned last evening from a visi
with relatives at Bellefonte.
Miss Idella Savidge, who lias been
visiting her brother, 15. J. Savidgc at
Milton,returned to this city la<t even
ing.
Miss Mary Kuerr.of Heading, is vis
iting Mrs Seth Lornicr, this city.
Miss Grace Creveling will leave to
day for a trip to A»buty Park and New
York City.
The following party of larlies en
joyed a hack ride from Shamokin to
this city yesterday ; Mesdames Lloyd
Persing,Klwood Dando, Helen Dando,
Malinda Kramer, Henry Howe and L
R. Dublis.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. B. Cleaver aud son
Wellington will leave today for a trip
to Ashury Park and New York City.
Austin Klase called on friends at
Bloomshurg yesterday.
Working at a Dizzy Height.
~Peter .1. Keefer, Superintendent of
Water Worki and Superintendent of
Sewers, who has turned his hand to
smoke stack repairs, has made excell
ent progress in scaffolding the big
chimney at the Water Works, satis
factorily demonstrating that ho is
quite as much at home a hundred feel
or ho above the'earth as he is battling
with conditions in the deep sewer
trenches.
As described in these columns Tues
day morning in scaffolding the stack
Mr. Koefer found himself up against,
a pretty stiff proposition. All the
lumber needed'had to be drawn up on
the Water Works at the western end
by rope and tackle and carried over
the roof to the base of the stack.
Notwithstanding hv Tuesday night
the scaffold was practically complet
ed. Yesterday morning some finishing
touches were put on, when everything
was ready to begin the rebuilding. At
one corner of tin* scaffold an improvis
ed ladder extends from 'lie roof ot the
Water Works to tlio 'top of the stack,
while on top a temporary hoist is lixed
up with rope and pulley blocks instal
led to be used in raising hiick and
mortar.
A good many persons yesterday pans
ed to view the busy workmen, who
seemed to move about with the great
est freedom at the great elevation, Mr.
Keofer himself at all times going
ahead and stopping into places that
none but the most cool-headed anil ex
perience! eoiil I occupy without losing
| their h ilaucc.
I'll,' iron plate on top was put- to
iM'thei ins. ntiiins and was easily tak
en apart and it moved, after which the
I woik in the In ik work began.
Carshops Sold by Sheriff.
Sheriff W \Y Hlaefe Saturday after
noon sold the property of the Cata
wis-a (!:»r anil Foundry Company, at
Sheriff's sale to L. Mensoh for
| 11700.
This is tin 1 last. we«k of vacation.
On Monday next, the 28th inst , the
public schools of the Borough will
open.
The usual joint meeting of teachers
and directors to consider the question
of text books will tliis year he omitted
HO far as the grades are concerned. For
tin* first rime in years it happens that
110 changv is contemplated 111 any of
tha series of hooks used blow the
High School. In the latter course the
only subject in which a change of
hooks may take place is language,
which is taught by the principal. The
law, therefore, does not requ're the
nsnal joint meeting, which brings to
gether pretty much the whole corps of
teachers anil the hoard of directors.
The new principal of the High School,
Prof. J. W. Taylor, of Donaldson,
Schuylkill county, is expected to ar
rive in Danville today ami he will
meet with the School Board in special
session during the present week to
give his views of the contemplated
change of hook.
The examination of non-resident
pupils for admission into the Danville
public schools will begin in the High
School room tomorrow. The result of
this examination will be watched with
considerable interest, as it will reveal
what proportion of the pupils from
the rural districts after attending the
country schools are qualified to enter
the Borough High School and there
fore become beneficiaries under the new
law of March 1(5, 11(05, which permits
children residing in districts in which
there is no high school to attend in
some other district. It is thought by
some that comparatively few will he
found to come up to the standard and
that at least a year of preparation in
the grammar grade will be required.
In this event, of course, there will be
an unusual crowding in the High
School
Relating to Soldiers' Honument.
Editor of the American:
The committee engaged in soliciting
for the Soldiers' Monument »re work
ing hard. Their work it is true, is cot
uniformly encouraging, hut only in
one instance, they state, fiave they
met with a flat retusal calculated
to chill their enthusiasm and weaken
ed their confidence any in public
gratitude and patriotism. The solicit
ors, however, are not ashamed of the
work in which they volunteered and a
single rebuff has no effect.
A great writer has said that nothing
is more detestable than an ungratetul
man, but fortunately the solicitors
found ingratitude a predom- i
file of our townspeople, who stand as
a type of the broad hearted, liberal
American public.
The solicitors meet with much en
couragement. The proposition to erect
a monument is generally approved.
No one blessed with a spark of Christ
ian charity would dare suggest that
those who are laboring to erect a suit
able memorial have gone into the work
with anything other than the purest
motives, believing their efforts are due
the men who gave their lives for the
blessings that we now enjoy. There
are many kind words for tliem and
subscriptions that are generally in
keeping with the circumstances of
those who subscribe.
There are, however, a few discour
agements. It is unfortunate indeed that
the solicitors should be obliged to
meet such remarks as "The Soldiers
want it all," "('all again." "I'll see
you at some future time." (fee. These
men who have so earnestly entered in
to the work should not be turned
down. This is not a matter sprung
upon ns suddenly. It has been talked
of from the rostrum by the most
eloquent, and best men in the com
munity. It has been dwelt upon iu
the newspapers for months or years
past.
As one, therefore, who is not a mcni-
Inr of the Committee or identified
with the project in any way except as
a contrihuior we would appeal to our
people: "Whatever you desire to give
toward erecting this monument give
at once. II the solicitors have not
reached you goto them and out of the
fullness of a grateful heart make a
liberal offering to this worthy cause. "
G.
Worknan's l:ye IJadly liurncd.
Kdward Dietz, Chambers street, is
suffering from the effects of a bad
burn in his right eye sustained last
Friday while employed at the squoe/,
or at the Danville Rolling Mill.
A piece of steel about half the size
of a pea, red hot, lodged in the corner
of the eye under the eye lid, burning
the tissue very badly and cutting the \
eye ball.
Dr. Newbaher was called, who ex
traded the steel and treated the injur
ed eye Yt sterday the patient was re
ported as doing fairly well I'lie in
flammation had nearly disappeared,al
though it will take some time longer
to determine just what the effect if
the injury may be.
Runaway Indian lioy Captured.
Two runaway Indian boys from the
Carlisle Indian school were captured
at Ilarrisburg by Chief of Police Duru
baugh after a lively chase on the West
Side. The hoys who gave their names
as Edgar (lurry and Harrison Keddie,
| said that they had followed the ciicus
! there from Carlisle. Chief?Durnbaugh
j notified the authorities at the Indian
school.
KSTAIILISIIKI) IN
PAI.L lIURHK SUS
TAINS IIMIt LEG
The two horses attached to tlie ba
rouche containing the pall bearers ran
away while returning from Elliott
Morgan PORK' S funeral Monday after
noon and as a result Guy Mowory uns
tained a broken leg and the vehicle
was rendered well nigh a wreck
The horses and carriage belonged to
Frank Fry and were in charge of a
driver furnished by the liveryman.
The team was very restive from the
start. The vehicle was not equipped
with a brake and the horses were much
averse to holding back. They caused
some trouble in deeending the hill in
the cemetery on the homeward drive.
The driver, however, managed to con
trol the team until a point was reach
ed on Bloom street opposite the manse
of the Grove Presbyterian church,
when the horses began to run and de
scended the hill at a terrific rate of
speed. The driver managed to guide
[them aright, threading the way with
out accident among the other vehicles
that wore returning from the funeral.
Before reaching the railroad crossing
the driver hoping to check the run
away horses turned them iuto the old
cemetery. This did not help matters
any and the team was dashing over
the uneven surface when the driver
threw the lines out and jumped. Each
of the young men acting on the im
pulse of the moment followed suit. A
couple of them lit on their feet and
escaped injury; others were thrown to
the ground prettv violently and sus
tained bruises of more or less severity.
Guy Mowrey, however, was the most
unfortunate. Iu jumping ho struck a
sharp declivity, with the result that
his right leg was doubled up under
his weight in such a manner as to
a bad fracture.
The team ran out the alley at the
foot of the cemetery whero it was
caught. Mr. Mowrey was carried in
to a dwelling nearby where ho was at
tended by Dr. S. Y. Thompson. Both
bones of the leg were broken and bad
ly crushed midway between the knee
and ankle. The fracture was reduced
by Dr. Thompson assisted by Dr. C.
Shultz Later accompanied by Dr.
Shultz the injured man was taken to
his homo near Grovania on a trolley
car.
The top of the barouche is almost a
total wreck caosod by striking the
overhanging branches of the trees on
Bloom street during the runaway.
Old liase Ball Player Here.
A great many Dauvillo people have
had, during the past several days, the
pleasure of greeting an old friend in
the person of William Hoffner, one
baxn .fi.is f .-tL!Uifunan on the Danville
on the diamond in this state.
Mr. Hoffner played his last season
with the local team fifteen years ago
when Danville was in the Pennsyl
vania State Leaguo. During his last
summer in Danville he covered first
base and was one of the star all-around
players of the aggregation. Mr. Hoff
ner's best work on the local dia
mond, however, was done in the sum
mer of '81), when the Danville team,
under the management of Josse Shan
non,and with the subject of this sketch
as the star twirier, playud and heat
the best teams in the State.
Mr. Hoffner is at present located at
Perth Amboy, Now Jersey, whore he
wont four years ago to play hall. Since
then ho lias gone into business iu that
c'.ty, being connected with the real
estate and insurance firm, Bishop &
Company.
Since leaving Danville Mr. Hoffner
has not deserted the diamond for a
longer time than was necessitated by
the change of seasons Only last sum
mer ho was manager and first baseman
of the Perth Amboy team, and this
year lie [ilayed in the field on the team
from that piaco
Submitted to Regulation Test.
The dynamo at the Borough light
plant Monday was submitted to a
regulation test to determine whether
it was meeting all the requirements of
an up-to-date plant. The tost was
made under the direction of A M.
I.ang, a representative of the Warren
Electric Manufacturing Company, of
Sandusky, Ohio,by which the dynamo
was installed.
The test was made with water rheo
stat, and was full of interest. Three
barrels were placed side by side filled
with water, which is one of the best
of conductors. Into one of the barrels
the current was conducted by an ordi
nary wire and each of the barrels was
connected by a similar wire, which
penetrated the water. The resistance
offeie.i by the water in the barrels as
arranged was equivalent to the load
carried on the street system.
Tlio test showed that the dynamo is
112 in first class order and capable of do
; ing its work very nicely. The result
sulticed to indicate that there is more
; or less grounding throughout the street
system where the limbs of trees come
in contact with the wires and by oth
er means. All that remains now is to
locate and ohviate this grounding and
I lie municipal plant will ho all that
oould be desired.
Pleasant I'arty.
Mrs. .1 II Kyerly, Lower Mnlbi rry
street,tendered a jtarty Saturday even
ing in honor of her nieces, Miss Hattie
Niokle, Miss Traneo Sterner, of De
wart and Miss Anna Latchshaw, ol
Mauch Ohiink. A number of guests
were present. Refreshments were serv
ed during the eveniug
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
j.uiiTie
1:1 W.URt
The burglars resumed operations in-
Danville Monday night. While carry
ing off his booty one of them was dis
covered by Edward Bigard, who was
just a few minutes too late to capture
the burglar and Incidentally the one
hundred dollars reward which is offer
ed by Council for the arrest and con
viction of ttie housebreakers.
The warehouse of John Jacobs' Sous
was burglarized and a large bucket ot
caramels stol n. The robbery was very
cunningly planned both to prevent de
tection and to conceal the fact that a
robbery had been committed. All that
locality in the rear of Mill street is
very carefully patrolled by Watchman
Lewis Byerly during the night. The
time selected for the robbery, there
fore, was between ten and half past
ttn o'clock, just after the stores were
closed and before Mr. Byerly got busy
on his beat.
Edward Bigard, who is employed by
Henry Divel.sleeps In one of the small
buildings in the rear of Mill street,
probably 100 yards south of the ware
house robbed. Soon after he had re
tired for the night he heard some one
{•tumbling about over the tin cans and
other forms of discarded tinware that
had been dumped in the dry bed of
Blizzard's run nearby. He at ouce as
sociated this witli something crooked,
hut thought it was some one who had
gotten into George Gardner's barn,
which stands on the bank of theoreek.
He at once rushed out to notify Gard
ner and was in time to see a man flee
ing from the spot.
Mr. Gardner being aroused at onoe
began to investigate matters. He was
walking along the bed of the oreek
where the man was discovered when
he stumbled over the buoket of oara
mels and was forced to the conclusion
that it was not his barn but a confec
tionery that had been robbed.
Upon investigation, however, every
thing seemed to be all right about Ja
cobs' establishment and the buoket of
caramels was placed in Lyon's store
pending the return of day when a full
investigation would be made.
Upon opeuiug their warehouse yes
terday morning the Jacobs Brothers
discovered two things—first, that the
door, although locked, bore evidence
of having been tampered with and sec
ond, that a bucket of caramels was
missing, which corresponded in every
particular with the one found in the
creek.
The door, which is a sliding one, is
secured by a padlock. On the door se
curely screwed fast is a stout iron
strap, which at one end is bent so as
to receive a staple on the upright tops
when the door is pushed shut. The
iron could bo removen nun «.*. _«j..
opened after which they were oareful
ly reinserted. In the darkness, how
ever, one of the screws was lost so
that yesterday morning there was a
vacant hole. The whole Job in the
darkness was very bunglingly done,so
that the telltale absence of the screw
was probably hardly needed to show
that burglars had been operating on
the premises.
C. B, Rally at Danville.
The mid-year rally of the Keystone
League of the Christian Endeavor of
the Lewisbnrg District of the Evan
gelical church will he held in this
city, Wednesday, August 80th, at the
United Evangelical church.
Kev. E. R. Duuu expects to have at
loast thirty ministers and delegates in
attendance at the sessions, which will
be held at 1:30 in tho afternoon and
at 7 :15 in the evening.
The afternoon meeting will be a
joint session of the Ministerial As
sociations of Berwick and Lowisburg
and vicinities. For the evening rally
an elaoorate program has been ar
ranged, and is entitled,"Echoes From
Baltimore." The program will consist
of short talks on different phases of
the recent World's C. E. Convention
held at Baltimore. Everybody is cor
dially invited to attend the rally.
The evening's program is as follows:
Song Sorvice in charge of Rev.
Harry Minsker, Nuremberg. Pa.
Devotional Exercises, Mrs. Rev. J
F. Bingham, Dewatt, Fa.
Business.
OUT Reception at Baltimore, Mrs.
Rev. U F. Sweugel, Lewisbnrg, Pa.
Denominational and State Rallies,
Rev. L. S. Reichard, Lowisburg, Pa.
The Juniors at Baltimore, Rev. D.
F. Young, Nescopeck, Pa.
Great Reforms Recognized by the
Convention, Rev. J. W. Thompson,
First Church, Berwick, Pa.
Evangelistic Features of the Con
vention, Rev. J. 1). Shortens, Miltou,
Pa.
Consecration Service, Rev. L. Dice,
Mazeppa, Pa.
Death of Levi J. (iibson.
Levi J. Gibson, a nearly life-long
resident ot Montour county, departed
this life at the home of his sister, Mrs.
M. H>rr, Schuyler, on Monday.
The deceased was a widower and up
to a year ago resided in the vicinity
of Pottsgrove. His health failing about
that time lie took up his residence
with his sister, Mrs. Herr, at Schuyl
er, where death occurred and where
the funeral will be held on Friday.
Servioes will be held at the residence
of J M. Herr at one o'clock p. m. In
terment will be made in the cemetery
at Oak Grove.
The deceased was fi/ty-oue years of
age. He died ohildless. but is surviv
ed by two brothers and two sisters:
Charles F, Gibson and Sara Gibson,
Washingtonville. aud E. W. Gibson
and Mrs. J M Herr, Schuyler.