Home Paper —For lie Hue Ihe circulation <>t this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMKKICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR UK. HIVING 11. JENNINGS, DBM IST. Office Hour« 9A. M.to 22 .»/ 104 Mill s t., I M. to Ul\ M. Jhinville , PH. >i siii i.T/., n 425 Mii.i. ST., PANVII.I.K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialt v | It. W. I*. ANULK, DENTIST Ovfick: 218 Mii.i. SritKiri eelh Kxtracteit without I" Crown unit ISri<l«« Ho a Specially. r:<|iilppt il Willi the latest ami ri;ost Improved Instill;, (I nand prepaied to execute the man DR. C. H. REYNOLDS. - DENTIST -288 Mill St.. - Danville, PH. Dentistry in all its branch**. Charge Moderate and all w ~ (inaranteed Established IHMU CONDENSED NEWS. Take the moth bails out of that over coat. Every man owes it to himself and his family to master a trade or pro fession. Read the display advertise ment of the six Morse Schools of Telegiaphy, in this issue and learn hew easily a young man or lady may learn telegraphy aud be assured a posi tion. The fish commissioner has decided that it .s unlawful to tish with more than one pole and one line, and the law gives game wardens and const ables authority to arrest without war rant,any person caught fishing illegal ly. A number of automobile touring parties are visiting Danville during these Fall days. Great crops of everything, remark able activity in the industrial world and tranquility at home and abroad ought to conspire to make the next year or two the most prosperous in the history of the nation. Some of the Mill street merchants are much annoyed by persons pilfer ing goods from outride displays The big culvert near the Reading station is being built entirely by local labor. The Shamokin High School bazars push the West Pointers pretty hard for first plat e. The hold ups and other outrages that are being committed in this vic inity aie becoming almost too nuuier ous tor comtort. There is some ho| e ol an amicable conference between I he coal operators and miners in tho anthracite region before the termination of the ISKJ2 agreement. Consideration for the con suming public would dictate such a course at thin time. Miss Alice Roosevelt's portrait on a Japauese postcaid is the latest tribute of the Mikado's people to the Presi dent's daughter. The picture show- Miss Roosevelt weauug a long white coat and a while hat trimmed with owl's head and wings. Underneath is a Japanese inscription explaining that she is the American priuceES. The more improved ro*rts that are constructed the greater the demand there will be for more. It is encourag ing to know that the people are be ginning to see the necessity for better highways. The festive burglar is still pursuing bis vocation in lustriou'-Iv in the towus of this section According to the repoit they get little or nothing. We might suggest to thei-o tradesmen in a hazardous occupation that the same amouut of energy and industry devoted to an honest calling would be more fruitful in financial returns. Interest in politics indicates good citizenship. It is the concern of every man. The picnic and the snake story are both getting ready forjt long rest. The greatest weakness of American railroads are the human agencies em ployed. Make Your Grocer Give You Guaranteed Cream ot Tartar Baking Powder Alum Baking Pow ders interfere with digestion and are un healthful. Avoid the alum. •111 jf/iO *'''" *■ ' — " \ . "THIS COINTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 50--N0 :!7 FIVE EMPLOYES I There was an alarm of lire yesterday afternoon, which originated in an ac cident at the Stovfl Works. The lire men were not needed, but live men were badly horned and wholesale daiu age was narrowly averted. The accident was caused by the bot tom dropping out of the cupola, the upright turuace used for melting the iion to be used in the manufacture of stove plate. The accident was utterly nnlooked for, being of a kind seldom heard of in foundries,owing to the pre cautions taken to prevent such an oe- j cu ire nee. It was about 2 :4f> o'clock. The cu pola had been charged with its usual i quantity of iron, some 30,000 pounds. The blast had just been turned on.aud the melting process had begun. John Sherwood, a "dayman," according to custom stood at the spout ready to take tirst iron. The other moulders with their ladles in baud stood in a semi-circle about the cupola awaiting their turn. Suddenly, without a mo ment's warning, the bottom plates, which opeu downward and are sup ports! hy a heavy iron bar. gave way and the entire charge of eighteen tous dropped to tho ground. The bottom of the cupola is some three feet from the ground aud as the heavy charge fell a dense flame of fire shot out on all sides ten or twelve feet from the cupola arid i enveloped the workmen There was scarcely one that escaped burns, while < five were very painfully injured. John Sherwood, who stood directly i in front of the cupola waiting for the i iron, which was just beginning to run, received the brunt of the explosion I and was the most seriously injured. I His worst bums are about tho arms i aud The skin on bis neck and < ears seemed literally roasted. i .foiln Jenkins was injured only a lit- 1 tie lesf seriously than Sherwood. In ' addition to very painful injuries on * his arms.ueck and face ho was burned ' about the body. Nicholas Hill was burned about the j 1 hands aud face. Fred Wendell,the cupola tender,was | 1 also painfully burned about the face 1 and the hands 1 Cli tries Suiedlcy. the engineer, was ' standing immediately behind the cu- pola and was stmck by the flame of ' fire and sustained bad burns about the ' face and hands When the bottom first dropped and j ' tho flames shot out on all sides there ' seemed to be nothing to prevent the j « woodwork of the foundry from ignit- | ' ing and one of tho workmen ran ov<r ' to the Washington Hose House and j * gave an alarm. In a few minutes tlieie ! ( was a general ringing ot lire bells ' throughout the Borough, in response 1 to which each of the fire companies ( started out to fiud the scene of the b fire. The first flash oortom ten w as all that occurred and the led hot mass lay in a heap under the cupola ont of reach of any combustible ina- t terial. The Washington llose Coin- 112 pany was the only one that reached j the Stove Works,before it learned that ( the services of the firemen were not needed. I Meanwhile everything possible was j being done for the injured workmen with such means as were at hand at the plant to temporarily relieve their , sufferings ami prepare them fur tin ir j journey home whore they would re- | ceive help from their family phy.-i- • cian. No kinder or more sympathetic men are to be found anywhere than ( the wag*»-earners of our big industrial plants, who are very anxious to do all they can for each other when misfor tune overtakes them in the hard strug gle for a livelihood. As was revealed at the Stove Works yesterday there are in the ranks there not a few who are first class nurses and the injured men after some rlelnv were wrapped and bandaged in a way that would not have reflected l.a lly on professionals. When all was rrady the large wagon of the Stove Works was placed at the disposal of tho injured meu and they were loaded up and driven to their respective homes. W. A. Sechler, General Manager of tho Stove Worss, in an interview last evening stale 1 that he was utterly un able to assign a cause for the accident Another day he said might throw some light on the mishap. Frederick Wen del, he said, had been in the employ of the Company as cupola tender for j twelve ytars aid was a thoroughly careful and trustworthy man. Funeral of flithael Rosenstein. The fnin ril of Michael lloseiistoin took place vsterdiy at SuiiDuiy, the remains being brought to this city for burial. The fuin ral aeivlcis were held at | the homo ol .luliu- Mueschlein at 12 30 'o'clock anil v\ert conducted by liev. O'Boyle, pastor ot the German Re formed church. The remains were brought to South Danville on the 2 21 l t'ain accompanied by th * following | members of Lieutenant William A. ! Bruner Post, G. A. R. ot Sunhuiy. General George B. C:»dw,illader,Theo j doie Chester, George Simpson, William Hastian and John W. Bueher. The funeral party was met at South Danville by representatives of (loud rich Post No. 22, G. A. It., aud the local encampment of Odd Fi Hows The following acted as pallhcateis: | Hairy Reams, Gtor«o Beilly, John i If. Hunt, Benton B. Biown, Hamad Mori all and Peter Baylor. 1 he cortege j proceeded to the Odd Fellows cenn tery where interment was made. jTKUANT OFFICEITS ' The life of the truant ollicer is not "ono sweet souk" under the most fav orable circu instances. The had boy who plays truant may not love his books,nor his teacher.but "hate" is the only word that will desoribe the feel ing that rankles in his bosom as the iruant officer like a lurking shadow looms op in his rear and the bov who is taking a day off in vents profane and offeusivo epithets, which he hurls at the weary officer as he leads him a merry chase through the back alleys 1 and over the ravines of the Fourth ' Ward. Neither is the officer always received with smiles when he visits the parental home to inform the one in authority there that Johnny or Willie is derelict and there are cases on record when he did not prolong the discussion hut left very unceremon iously. All these things it must be confessed, are very discouraging when a man is simply doing his duty hy carrying out a law enacted for the good of both the individual and the Common wealth. .Tusfc now Ollicer Young is having an especially hard time of it owing to the change of the law, which raises the age at which a child may leave school from thirteen years to fourteen years. It would seem that a large proportion of people who desire their childiec to leave school and goto work are not familiar with the change of law and the limit they have in their miud is "thirteen" years. It devolves upon the officer to inform them wherein they are wrong and what must bo done to comply with the law. It is this task which makes his life so strenuous just now, for a good many children affected by the change are out of school and there are instances in which the parents seem ingly would rather not be convinced. In several cases opposition has reach ed such a pass that the ollicer declares ho will have to invoke the aid of the law to compel the parents to send their children to school another year. The change of law was set forth in these columns several months ago It is now a misdemeanor to employ a minor under fourteen years of age or to employ one between the ages of fourteen and sixteen yeats unless he or she produces a properly executed employment certificate, setting forth that the minor is able to read aud write simple sentences in the English language and has complied with the educational law of the Common wealth. If is folly therefore, to keep a child under fourteen or even under sixteen if unalde to read or write, out of school, hoping to iind employment for him or her. as the Superintendent would not be empowered to issue a certificate in such a case and without such certificate employment in mills ' 1 A *•" on t oft he question. School Board In Session. The School Hoard held a regular meeting Monday. The members pre sent wire: Adams,Trutnbower, Harpel, Pursel, Burns, Fischer, Werkheiser, Groue, Vonßlolm, Orth and Heiss. Mr. Orth reported that one bid had been received for the Depot school property. The treasurer presented his report, which showed a cash balance on hand of .$5M171.20. Mr. Fischer,of the Build ing aud Repair Committee, reported that all repairs ordered had been made at till different school buildings. Mr. Trumbower reported that the chairs ordered have been in part do ! livered. On motion it was ordered that ten dollars he appropriated to purchase supplies for the Department of Zoology. Mr. Barns reported that curtains are needed in all the rooms. On motion the Building and Supply Committee j wa« instructed to take the matter un iler consideration. A change of the short hand system ■ in the Commercial Department as re- , commended by Mr Magill was ap- ; proved by the Board. The following bills were approved lor payment: William Miller 112 1.50 Danville Stove Co 47.82 j William Aten ELO2 F. P. Startzel 2.00 Standard Gas Co . .80 Morning News . 4.00 U. S. Express Co 2.70 Emery Shultz I 65 C. I'. Hancock 1 44 W. M Seidel 1.45 Smith Premier Type Writer Co 70 00 Powers & Lyons 4.40 i Educational Publishing Co 72 . Charles Scribner & Son 8.00 American Hook Co. 218.12 Aineri.-an Book Co ... 134.09 t Maynard Merrill Co 38.215 ) Ilenry llolt Co 2.11 Isaac Pitman & Sons. .. 12 00 Thompson, Brown & C 0... 14.00 Practical Text Book Co . . 20.00 I Itobi rts & Meek 21H1.08 t D. O. Williams 4.25 Mexican War Veteran Dead. Peter Scott, ail aged veteran of the ii war with Mexico, di< d suddenly la t week at his residence at Allenwood. Ii Mr. Scott was aged i ighty-two years. and is survived hy his wife and one e daughter, Mary. Mr. Scott had been drawing a pen sion of S2O |or month, which was II granted by a special a't of Congress I This haves one Mexican soldier stir e vivor out of four—Henry Shadle. the other three having passed away within the past two years. DAXVILLK. I»A.. TIIUIiKDAY KKI'TEMP.KI; 14. I!•(*.">. | REMANDED HACK j TO JAIL The hearing in the Habeas Corpus proceedings instituted to so uro the ! release of Elmer "Halderuian charged with assault and attempt to rob in connection with the hold-up at the hotel of W. H. N. Walker on the even ing of July 3, 11(0,5, took place in the Court House Monday eve before Judge ' Staples, of Monroe county. The hear ing was conducted very expeditiously, and occupied but little more than 30 minutes. The writ, however, was dismissed and the defendant was io mauded to the custody of the Sheriff. A good deal of interest ci utered in the proceedings and a large crowd as sembled in the Court room. The first witness called was W. H. N. Waiki r, the owner of the hotel that was invad ed on the evening of July 3rd. He re lated the incidents of the hold-up as printed in these columns at the time, explaining that while he lecognized Barrett, whose mask he pullud off, ho was not sure as to the identity of Ihe other man. The next witness was Richard Mc- Cormick. It was upon his testimony that the most interest ceutt red, as it was he who identified Haldol man. Mc- Cormick briefly related what lie knew concerning the hold-up. lie was in Kemmor's hotel, he said, when Mr. Walker's son came ruunuig in with the news that his fathor was I eld up aud the hotel was being robbed. He rati out and along with Harry Waite and Sam Haas, was making his way to Walker'* hotel when they were met by two men each having a revolver who held them up and demanded to know what they wanted. One of the men lie recognized as Barr< tt and the other as Halderuian. McOoruiick and his companions halted for a moment while Barrett and the man witli him ran down the alley by Wallet's hotel McOoruiick was not at all doubtful in the matter. Ho emphatically stated that he recognized Ilalderman in the man who stood by the sjde of Bairett when the latter drew the revolver ami a moment later ran down the alley with Barrett. The mask which the fellow wore in tho hotel had then dropped from his face and rested on his shoulders. In this belief he could not be shaken in cross examination and repeated that he was positive that the man was Ilalderman. Arthur Walker also testified. He told a story that was exciting enough in its detail but it lacked any evidence that woultl fasten the crime on Hald eruian, for while bis father succeeded in pulling the mask from the face of one of the men the other k9pt his countenance concealed. The Court was briefly addressed by District Attorney Ralph Kisuor, who claimed that a prima facie case had been made out. He was hrii fly fol - " Wol.h tnr Huldftr man. At no point did the proceedings lag. The Court recalled Richard MoOor inick and asked him a few questions as to the location of Walker's hotel in its relation to the alley and then la conically said : "I tliiuk we will hold this man." The court then proceeded to make the order formally. He a-keil Ilalder man whether he could procure bail, and finding that he could not lie di rected that he be remanded to the cus tody of the Sheritt to be produced at Court tor trial ou September 25th. Electric Signals Being Installed. Electric signals are being installed at Center street and Spruce i-tieet crossings by tho P. & R. Railway Company. At Bloom street crossing tho watchman at present on duty will ! be retained. A crew of expert workmen under William J. Henry of Reading, Ch of | Lineman of tho 112. it R Company .ap peared in this city yesterday morn ing ami began work on tho system. Very good progioss was made and Mr. | Henry yesterday afternoon stated that if nothing unforeseen occuis by to- I night the work will be completed and ' ttio jingling bells at both ot the above named crossings will announce the ap proach of the trains. Without a technical knowledge it would be difficult to explain or to un derstand just how the system in all its details operates. SuHioo it to say that the bells installed at each cross ing will te kept ringing continuously wliilo trains aro passing either way between two points, marked bv Hie location of "circuit breakers," < no of which is a hundred yards east of Bloom street crossing and the other about the same distance west of Spruce street. The system is so arranged that cars can stand upon tho block as is oft n unavoidable in the case of switching without causing the signals t i sound. In that event the passage of the loco motive over the circuit breakers shuts oil the current, while the moment it re-enters the blook for them s the bells resume ringing The P. & R. Railway is instilling t the electric signa's all along llm line. (ireater Alarm at Springfield. The alarm over the Ihn aii nod i nve ) iu at the upper end of S: r ngti II is becoming gieiter, as 111 • m oin I i slow y sinking and the -t i .e runilil e inks continue. lin s tin n ght tin hou>o of Peter (l lnl'-l.i sink six inches, and is so bail Iv twi-led thai s the doors cannot be ««|«i«».! lie i> i fearful that the house u i I he ■ ngu 112 ed and is preparing to move Ins goods PERSONAL A{AG A j Miss Ruth Getkin, of Harrisburg, is the guest of Miss Ella Snyder, Grand | street. J. Mont. Woodside, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at the home of his pat ents, Mr and Mrs. J. 11. Woodside, Mowrey street. Mrs. Jacob Dietz and daughter Miss Lois have returned Itnm a visit with iclatives in Atlantic City. Miss Florence Soheidy has returned to her home in Hazleton, aft ir a visit ! at tho home of Joseph Snyder, Grand . street. Ralph Heckert.of Milton,spent Sun day with relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, of Mil ton, spent Sunday at tho Goodnll homo. Chambers street. O. P. Winter, of Frostburg, Md , is a guest at the home of W. R. Miller, | Superintendent of Danville & Rltu.ms burg trolley line. Miss Jennie Oberdorf spent Sunday wiili friends in Noithuniherland. John F. Cousait, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at the home of his j brother, Frank Cousart, East Market | street. Peter U. Farley, Chief Engineer at McHenry's distillery at Benton, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Elias ReinboliT. of ! Delaware township. Northumberland county, wero visitors in this city yes- ; terday. Jaretl N. Diehl.of Northumberland, transacted business in this city yestet day. William H. Dildine, of Exchange, was a visitor iu this city yosterrtay. Miss Jet Ftantz returned to Wilkes | Barre yesterday after a visit wi'h Miss Mary Holtoway,Bloom street. vV. B. Rhodes left yesterday for a trip to Allenwood. F. P. A ppletnau, of Valley town ship, transacted business in this city 1 yesterday. I J W Lore left yesterday for a trip < to Buffalo, New York. it. N. App, of Selinsgrovo, was a \ business visitor in this city yesterday, i The following members of the Dan- j ville Aerie of Eagles assisted at the ! installation of the New Aerie at Mil ton Tuosday evening: Ocsar Stapff, j William Speiser, Lewis Dietz, Frank | Riley, Elmer Newberry an I John O I Waite. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Eckman, of Klinesgrove, were visitors iu this city yesterday. I Mrs Charles ltuuyan, ot Blooms- | burg, spent yesterday with friends in \ this city. W. 11. Dav.ies, ot Selinsgrove, was a business visitor iu this city yesterday. cuVafed UiliTig' frielfrtWih'ft.iJVViV V'>.- terday. Mr and Mrs. Edward Sehofield. of Philadel, Ina. are visiting at the home uf Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Snyder, i Spring street. Arthur 11. Woollev and John Dau ner transacted business !n Scrantou yesterday. Deputy R. venue Collector 11. W. Schoffstall, of Sunbury.was a business visitor in this city >estoiday. I>r. Harry Klase.of Philadelphia, is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Klase, Water street. Reading's New Product. A set of rolls have beeu "turned up" at the Reading Iron Wo ks, this city, for the manufacture of"tie plates" and thus the capacity of the plant may be said to be increase.!, a new product being added. A tie plate, as implied by the name, is a steel plate inserted under the r.ii I whero it rests upon the sleeper or t'e for the purpose of protecting tho lat ter. It is only a small plate of st el through which the spike is dtiven in to the cross tie, the efloot. of its use being to keep the rail lr.tin wealing into the tie and to prevent the water in times of rain from following the spike do.vn into the wood and causing the tie to rot prematurely as is apt to be the ease where tho pla'.es are not used. Tie plates are employed only here and there oil railroad- at present, but it will be but a few years until they will ho in general use It is to assist in meeting tins heavy demand foreseen that the Reading Iron Company has turned up a r II tnr the til iniifaetiire of a tie plate It is a unique section having features pe euliar to itself and which it is Uelh v ed will make it popular with railimd compaii les Many Don't Know This. An ariest of a man in Pittsburg 112 r wearing a badge or button belonging to a society of which he was not a member, brings to mind that there is a law p ohihiiing the same, passed in 1X517. which leols as follows: "Any per .hi «h . shall wilfully wear the to i_" iii lige, or button of any lab | , | ~i i nil! org *:> zation.or use the I sau ti nh ain ant i i assistance with- Jin this tite, mil' ss boor she shall be •ii lii lii to ii -ii •r a i ar t tie same under Hid t i Miction iind by-laws, rules and regulations i l the above named organization, si, II tie guilty of a mis demeanor ami upon conviction, shall tie punished hv t line not to exceed $100." , \\ EVANGELIST | W. D. Laumaster, former General j Secretary of the V. M. O. A , has launched out as an evangelist. He has just complett d a month's engagement j with the Presbyterian Evangelistic As- j sociation in its summer cam; aign aud ! is uow resting for a few days at his home in this city. ?ilr. Laumast< r's evangelistic labors during the month lay In Philadelphia ami embraced tcut and opi n air ser- j ! vices. For two weeks he was station ed at Richmond, near Cramp's Ship j Yard and the coal wharves. At this j i point tho work was conducted in a tent, Mr. Laumaster as the evangelist, i being a-sisted by a children's worker, I a cornotist, an organist, a leader of 1 singing, a janitor in chirge of the tent and a "student helper," the lat ter being a student from one of the larger colleges, who assisted in dis tributing invitations, visitiug homes of people and in doing whatever lie | could iu order to obtain experience in i that kind of work. Each day reports were made out and forwarded to head quarters in Witherspoon Hall. A portion of Mr. Laumaster's work lay in the very slums of the city aud covered two weeks, about one-half of his engagement. During this time he | was stationed at *' Starr Garden Park,'' ; located at Sixth and Lombard streets. Here the work was conducted in the open air and the addresses wore il lustrated by a line stereopticon. It proved a popular method of reaching tho | eoplo and there were often audi ; enocs of four hundred and upward. All nationalities were represented,the people without exception being very i poor, needy and neglected. An at i tempt to conduct the work here was attended with many interruptions and distraction.-, jet the people were thoroughly interested and kind in their attitude, large numbers express i ing their gratitude to the workers for what was being domain their liuring three weeks while in Pliila ! delphia Mr. Lauuiaster, at uoou, ad dressed tho men at Baldwin's great . locomotive works, Seventeenth and Hamilton C streets. These meetings were held in tho open air and the evangelist was assisted hy a cornotist, leader of singing and a student work i er. Large crowds greeted the workers j every day. The:e are employed at j Baldwin's Locomotive Works seven ' teen thousand meu and Mr. Laumaster was well impressed with the manhood of these skilled and intelligent work men, who greeted the workers kindly. On the whole Mr. Laumaster is very much impressed with the magnitude ; aud importance of that kind of work, J feeling sure that zealous and conscien | tious labor in that field is bound to be j followed with its reward. The Summer campaign wound up with a grand lally of the workers at Witherspoon Hall on Friday night, 1500. Tliere weie aodiwssvst. .v/ojuuit of ministers and evangelists ; testimonials were given hy converts ol the various meetings, while tho choir w»s made up of two hundred children, also con verts. While in Philadelphia Mr. Laumast er had the pleasure and privilege of addressing the Brotherhood Meeting, in Bethany church (John Wauaniak er's) compost d of nine hundred men. He also had the special honor ot be ing a guest at the aunual reunion of the class at Mr. Wanamaker's summer residence near Jenkintown. Fish Wardens Hake Arrests. J. W. Oris well, of Harrisburg, and Charles H. Nesley, of Royersford,Fish wardens, appeared in this city Tues day and yesterday made four arrests for ilb gal fishing. The specific charge against the men arrested is a violation of the law that piovides that it shall be lawful from sunset to sunrise only to catch eels, catfish, carp, an I suckers, in the wat ers ot this Com moil weal th not inhabit etl by brook trout, hy means of what are known as lay outlines, provided that each such outline shall have atti'.hed ilin:v > a tag with tho name and address of tlie owner clearly mark ed thereon, • Two of the men were taken befoie Justici til the Peace n-1 ing, white tlnv pleaded guilty. There is a fine of s2'> tor violation of the above law,which the men will be giv en an opportunity to pay. Otherwise they will be committed to j*il. The other two men arrested deny the charge. Tii v each will be given a heariii.{ b"inte Justice todty. "Orange and Purple." The "Orange aud Purple," the 1 it e.iarv pablic it ion edited hv the pupils of the Danville High School, which was discontinued last wint r.has been re established, ami will he published timing the coming •-eho d ye »r r The "Orange and Purple" was first ■! published tlnring tho school y ar ol ' 'O2 'O'S, aud was most s-iccesslul. The s paper had another tine yi ar ill '()3-'O4, 1 but last year it was discontinued on ' account of differences among the pu- P pi Is of the school. This yeai a competent board, elect h etl by ilia school has been putin con - trnl ot the publication and they will e endeavor to make (In "Orange and r Purple" worthy of tho institution it s represents. The personel of the board • is as follows: Editor-in-Chief, Mi^s liatlierine G. arhart; Assistant Eilitoi I in-Chief, William McCoy: Husiuess ii Manager. Raymond Housor; Assistant Business Manager,Kred Evans. Adver tising Manager, George Jacobs. KSTAHUSHED IN 1855 LUTHERAN 1 CONFERENCE The twenty-fourth semi-annual con vention of the Danville Conference ol the Evangelical Lutheran Minister inm, of Pennsylvania, will be held in Trinity Lutheran church this city on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. It has been fifteen years siuce the conference met in Danville. There will he about 30 ministers in attend ance at the conference and as many lay delegates, who will bo quartered, during their stay in Danville, among the members of Trinity Lutheran con gregation. The following program has been ar ranged : FIRST SESSION, Sept. 18, 7:30 P. M. Confession and Absolution. Sermon by the President, Rev. O. F. Kuder. Administration of the Lord's Supper. SECOND SESSION. Sept. 19, 9 A. M. (The Mission Committee meets at 8:00 A. M.) Formal Opening of Conference. Roll call; Enrollment of delegates. Reading of Minutes. Reports President, Treasurer. Sec retary. Statistical), Rev. H. E. C. Wahr inann. Mission Committee. Election of Officers. 10:45 Discussion: Article VIII, Augsburg Confession. The Rev. W. C. Ileyer, The Rev. ,T. N. Wetzler. D. D. THIRD SESSION, 1:30 P. M. Devotions, The Rev. E. L. Hist lor. Business of Conference. 3:oo—Reports about Muhlenberg College. In charge of the Committee. 4 :o():—Discussion : The Mission of the Lutheran Church todav. The Rov. D. C. Kau tt man, The Rev. J. A. Schofer. FOURTH SESSION, 7:30 P. M. Altar Service, The Rev. W. H. Geiger. Address: Greater Muhlenberg, The Kev. K. T. Horn, D. D., Reading, Pa. FIFTH SESSION,Sept. 20. 9:00 A. M. Devotions, The Rev. F. W. Schaef er. Business of Conference. 10:15—Discussion: The Relation of the President of Conference to the Congregations. The Rev. G. G. Kun kle, The Rev. C. D. Zweier. 11:00—Discussion: Visitation of the Sick, (a) By the Pastor. The Rev. D. E. Fetherolf, (b) By the Congrega tion. The Rov. E. E. Sieger. SIXTH SESSION, 1:80 P. M. Devotions, The Rev. Eugene Stetlci. Hnsiness of Conference. 2:30 Discussion : The Teaching of Ihe Sixtli Commandment. The Rev. D. M Stetler. The Rev. J. F. Wampole. Formal Close of Conference. Will Convene in Danville. The Northeast Danville District Ministerium will be held in this city be held in St. Paul s so.. ia. va<«.vU| will cover two days. Monday and Tues day, September 18th and 19th. There will be upwards of twenty-five pastors with probably half that number of laymen present. Following is the program : MONDAY AFTEKNOON. 2.00 P. M. Sona and Devotional,Rov. C. W. Rishell. Devotional. Rev. E. T. Swartz. 2:20 The Church Financial. Ist. The Pastor as a financier, Rev. G. F. Boggs. 2nd. The education of the people in the grace of giving. Rev. C. W. Bry uer. 3:00. Financial Methods of our Church, A Parliament of Miuistors and Laymen. 3:40. Church Spiritual, Care of Pro bationers and Baptized Children, Rev. F. W. Leidy. How I conduct the mid-week prayer meeting and any apparent success Par liamt nt of Pastors. 4:20. What kind of service have I found best suited for Sabbath evening? Parliament of Pastors. Closing afternoon with consecration service, to be conducted by Rev. W. E. Ruth. MONDAY EVENING. ™ 7 :30. Song and Devotional. Devotional, Rev. E. M. Chilooat. Offering. The Revival: The next Revival—lt's character. Rev. G. M. Rem ley. The Next Revival—lt's need. Rev. N. E. C. Cleaver. The Next Revival—Preparation for it. Rev. SV. H. Benford. Close with Prayer for the Revival. TUESDAY MORNING. 8.30 Sung Service and Devotional. Devotional, Rev. .». E. A. Bucko. 8.45 How may we restore congrega tional singing? Rev. W. H. Hartiuau. 9.00 Is the church responsible for tha evils of the liquor traffic? And if so, how ? Rev. H. C. llarmaii. 9.20. Will the amendments to the by laws of the M. B. A., now pending remedy the apparent defect? Rev. R. Gilbert. D. D. 9.40. Individual Communion Cups. Rev. A S. PasicK. 10.00. The Japan-Russian Conflict, will it benefit Christianity ? Rev. .T. W. Rue. 10.20. Work laity can do in the church. S. W. Dickson, Esq. 10.40. Executive session. Closing and Benediction. The pedestrian is in his glory these JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy typo 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 ! DANVILLE'S OPPORTUNITY Under a law passed by the last Leg islature Roroughs may come in for State Aid in road-building. Brick or macadam roads may be constructed, the Commonwealth paying three fourths of the cost. This is Danville's opportunity and it should instantly get in line with a petition for paving or macadamizing Mill street between Center street and the Borough line, where the roadway is notoriously bad and repairs cannot bo postponed much longer. Several boroughs i.avo already taken advantage of the law, among them being Saltzburg, Indiana oounty, and the other Ligonier, Westmoreland ooun ty. The former has one mile of brick pavement under construction, while the latter is macadamizing a street under the Act. Throughout the entire State there is a general disposition to take advant age of the Good Roads Act of 1905. The citizens of Valley township have in contemplation aii exteusion of the State Highway beyond Mausdale,lead ing onto Fenstermacher's tannery— either this or au extension out over the Jerseytown road. Both will no doubt come iu time with a great many miles additional. Columbia county has petitioned for twelve miles of highway! Among the pubilc roads iu Northumberland coun ty for which State Aid may be asked is a mile or so in Gearhart township leading from the river bridge on to ward Sunbury. A good many resident" on the South side ate agitating the subject pretty vigorously and it would not be surprising if a petition were sent in at au early day. Let Danville follow the example of other towns and petition for State Aid while the money is available. By macadamizing the portiou of Mill street that needs it so badly assumiug that tho other applications are made as proposed it will bo only a short time until, together with the paved street, the river bridge and the State Highway we shall have one of the finest drives in the State, comprising a stretch of several miles. Former Riverside Ciirl Weds. 55 Miss Rose Bohleu, who formerly resided with Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Day, in Riverside, and Mr. Walter S. Hile, of Sunbury, were married Tues day evening at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cross iu Snubury. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. W Marquardt. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Cross was beautifully decorated for the 00- casion with ferns and flowers,the din ing room especially being resplendent with cut flowers. The ceremony was performed under a large bunch of carnations suspended from the parlor arch way,being attach ed with white ribbon tied artistically iu a large bow. Tl.n mnrnh wns nlaved by laud and the happy couple were at tended by Miss Anna MeOloughau, of South Danville and Charles Farra, of Sunbury. Near friends aud relatives of tho contacting parties were pres ent. After the ceremony was performed elaborate refreshments were served. Mr. aud Mrs. Hilo left on the evening train for a honeymoon trip to Phila delphia aud New York. Mr. Hile is a member of the plumb ing firm of W. S. Hile & Co., aud a soil of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Hile of North Fourth stieet. Like his bride, he enjoys a largo acquaintance and is favorably known. Upon their return, Mr. and Mrs. Hile will reside on North Fourth street. Veteran Engineer's Tragic Death. Rounding out forty years in the em ploy of the Pennsylvania railroad com pany and escaping even serious injury Charles Stewart, a retired veteran en gineer, met instant death in a tragio form at Millerslturg,where he resided, Tuesday night. While passenger traiu No. 6 on the Pennsylvania railroad,due at Sunbury at 9:49 o'clock, was nearing the Pine street crossing at Millersburg Stewart stopped in front of the engine aud was instantly ground to death, his body being horribly mutilated. Besides be ing decapitated both legs were crushed to a shapeless mass of flesh and bones, and the trunk was badly laoerated. Mr. Stewart entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Company August 6, continuing until two years ago, wb;u ho was placed on the retired list. |j' Q - man}* years he was engineer of the Millersburg work train engine and was well known by local railroad men on the Susquehanna division. The deceased was t>7 years of age aud is survived by three daughters, his wife having preceded him to the grave several years ago. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad Vote rails' Association. American Car Company Sued. The Morton Trust company aud Pressed Steel Car company, Manhat tan, has brought suit in the United States circnit court against the Ameri can Car and Foundry company. New Jersey corporation, claiming the de fendant company has infringed upon certain dovices for the operation of hopper bottom cars, held by the Press ed Steel concern. An injunction and accounting of profits are asked for. Joseph Smith is improving after a several weeks' illness.
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