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An exchange asks "How can drunk
enness be caled?" That's easy. Don't
drink.
After the exposures in high finance,
three-card uiouto scemslifce a fair and
frieudly game.
A man's superstition refuses to work
when lie is ottered J3 oysters lor a
dozen.
Under the caipet is not a safe | lace
to bank money. It might deceive a
burglar, bur it will not thwart lire.
Telephone and telegraph poles slu.u'd
be kept fiee ft tun dodgers.
The low. monotonous murmur of
the cider press is again huard in the
land.
The average lesident of Tokio finds
the horrors of peace almost unendur
able.
This is the season of the year when
the tricky seller of his suffrage is look
ing about for a haigain in the shape
of the biggest price for his vote.
In the present price of eggs the cor
nering hand of the packer is seen and
visions of piohil.itue prices before the
winter is o'er loom np beforo the frug
al housewife.
la tryiig to rateh liis hat as it blew
off his head Sunday afternoon, Jatw h
Oavada, <>f Mr. Carmel, foil from a
trolley car ami was so badly injured
he died a hait hour later. He was 2U
years old.
In the suit of Koland Hill vs. Wade
Merviuo, tried at Stroodsbnrg, tlieie
arose ail intere ting point of liw in
the Oonrt of Common Pleas, a fol
lows: Does a constable have tin legal
right to appoint a deputy V Upon this
point the entire ease hinged,and Judge
Staples ruled that the question or the
deputizing of another to make the shlo
was a legal proceeding.
Mr. Koosevi It h»s weeded stirli a
wide row dating his vacation that it
is hard to nee how lie nan improve on
it when he gets to work.
Another hig battleship has taken its
initial pluuge, thus adding one more
to the steady growth of Uncle Sam's
navy. The univerasl hope is that there
will never be a n-cesMly tor testing
the fighting qualities ot lln so power
ful vessels.
The insurance investigation is re
vealing the fact that the interests of
policy holders ne-er bothered the
heads of some of the insurance com
panies when the chance arose to make
money for themselves.
Kansas reports that her corn crop
for this year is worth 175,000,000.
That October thunder storm had a
July vigor.
A reward of $">00 has been offered a
AUentown for the arrest and convic
tion of the murderer of Harvey
Charles, at Coaldale.
Secretary Taft is delighted over the
improved conditions found by him in
the Philippines. Civilization is mak
ing progress.
Reports from Washington indicate
that the President is going to be very
much in evidence from now on.
The last applejack distillery in Le
high county has gone out of business.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
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HAS HO SUBSTITUTE
A Cream of Tartar Powder,
froe from alum or phos
phatlc acid
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VOL. r»I--NO 40
A LONG AND
ISLITI. CAREER
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The home of I. 1). West, H loom
street, on Saturday was the scene ot :i
very pleasant family reunion held in
honor of the eighty-seventh birthday
anniversary of George W. West, tlm
veteran civil or, who hits labor
eii a life time in thin section of tlio
State.
Mr. West despite his advanced years
is remarkably well pieserved. He en
joys life,takes a keen interest in attairs
and only la*t week was engaged in
surveying on the John 14. Bennett es
tate.
Mr. West was horn at Masonville,
N. Y. When a bov lie drifted down
to Susquehanna comity, this State.
The next move brought hiiu to Dan
ville. Here he taught school in the
rural districts and later took a course
in the academy at Kingston.
In IBis he was married to Miss Cath
erine Ann Kaso. Mr. and Mrs. West
went to housekeeping at the corner of
Pine ami East Mahoning stieets, this
city, after a year or so removing to
the homestead on Pine street opposite
the First Ward school house, now oc
cupied by George M. West, where
th'jy resided for 47 jeuis.
Mr. West is one of ihe best known
ami most capable surveyors in this sec
tion of the Stale. When Montour
county was formed Mr. West was ap
pointed County Surveyor by the Gov-
rnor. He was successively re-elect
ed and has held the position from the
day id' his appointment until the pres
ent. • During the same time np to two
years ago lie was Boiough Surveyor of
Danville.
Mr. West has been a surveyor for
over-sixty years. Taking in the w hole
of this period probably nine-tenths of
his work has been p-ifotmed outside
ot Montour county. Dining his long
career as a surveyor lie has trod back
wards arid forward; over the moun
tains P.IIII valleys of C mtral Pennsyl
vania until he has become personally
familiar with the niOft important land
m »rks and boundario< of land that re
late to the vast possessions of timber
an 1 minerals which make the State
famous. While making some of these
surveys Mr. West with his corps was
for weeks at a time removed from
civilization and lik > true explorers
the party slept in a tent wrapped 111
their blankets or even in the open air
with only a bod of sprnco boughs he
twoe 11 them and the hard ground. Mr.
West was as frequently under ground
as 011 the surface and in ascertaining
the limits of coal and iron deposits he
has explored the full extent many ol
the deepest ind most famous mines in
the State.
Those present Saturday were: MIIO
tl. West, of Oxford, N Y., a brother
of George W. West, and himself 7»5
years of ag. Mrs. Harriot Savidge of
Sunbury; J. D. C. Kase, Chittillion
Mr Williams and Miss Nora McWil
lianis.of Klysburg; Mr and M's Wil
liam 1). Frantz. ot Milton; Mr. and
Mr-. Edward Bergstrossor.of Mt (Jar
mil; Mr. and Mr* HC. Kase,of Hiv
er-iirte ; Mr. and Mfs. O. J. iJielil, and
daughters Catherine and Louisa, of
Pino Grove, West Va ; Mr. and Mr-;.
Charles West, sons George Charles,
Gerald, Harrison, Walter, daughters
Catherine, Alice, May and Je-sie; Mr.
ind Mrs. W. K. West, sons John and
Willi mi and daughter Mary; Mr and
Al. I D. West and sons Karl and
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. G. M West and
Mi-s Lou West.
Electric Bells a Nuisance.
The citizens of the Third and Fourth
Wards, in the vicinity of Center and
Spruce street crossings of the B. & li.
Railway, are np in arms agaflist the
electric signals, which they pronounce
an unmitigated nuisance, one which
will not bo tolerated.
It seems that the residents can not
become accustomed to the loud and in- j
cessant clamor and scores of families
pass sleepless nights. When people are
in sound health it is bad enough but
iu the case of nervous people or when
there is sickness the effect is doubly
distressing. It is not disputed that the
electric signals answer the purpose
veiy nicely at crossings situated else
where than in the heart of a town. At
such places as at Oeuter and Spruce
streets, it is argued, they are out of
plane, not only because of the densely
built np part of town,bat also because
of the frequeut stopping and shifting
that takes place on the block.
Kver since installed the bells have
been busy the greater part of each
night. On Monday night, however,
they ! rol-e all previous records; at
10:30 p. m , it is said, they began to
ring an I they kept it up without a
single minute's intermission until 1 :-i()
o'clock yes rrday morning Few, in
deed, found any sleep and it was an
indignant and weary-looking lot of
people y» sfi r lay inornng that crawled
out of their dwellings and took up
their day's vocations. The residents
in the vicinity are a unit in decl iring
that tli.) hi lis will have to gn. In ail
probability the matter will be brought
before the railway company in a very
short time
Morse Injured by Wire Fence.
A horse belonging to Homer Cro-s
--ley nf Frosty Valley, while tied at
('a lie Giove yesterday caught his foot
in a hirhed wire fence, lacerating it
very badly, tearing ont the quarter.
Dr. Heed promptly responded to a
call and snccoeded in stopping the
hemorrhage. He took np the artery
after which he bandaged the horse's
foot and sent him home.
I SENSATION AT
SOI Til DANVILLE
Had there been a dense fog Mon
! day morning as is usual at tl is season
I conditions would have been favorable
| for one of the most disastrous freight
wrecks that ever occurred on the S
H. & W. branch of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Owing to mistake in orders
or misunderstanding of some sort an up
freight train pissed South Danville
and was on its way toOatawissa when
it met a freight coining down the
track.
The narrow ecsape was the principal
th.Miie of conversation about South
Danville yesterday. There were many
eyewitnesses of the affair Mid the peo
ple were un ible to forget, the dreadful
catastrophe which hnt for the turn
ing of a hand might have occurred at
the very threshold of their town.
There was the usual congestion of
freight at South Danville yesterday
morning —three trains in all. How it
liappt ned, it is not our province to at
tempt to explain; snlline it to say
that just before 7 o'clock the foremost
train pulled out. If went rolling up
the track and soon, caboose and all,
disappeared around the curvo at Blue
Hill. It was only a short time, how
ever, until the train backed down to
South Danville and was followed by a
heavily loided coal train, which was
under orders taken at Catawissa.
The facts sis fur as they ould he
learned Monday are to the effect that
Ihe np train was piling aroiiud the
cutvo at Blue Hill when the flagman
from the caboose beheld the down
train near Boyd's bowline along the
track with the usual good rate of
speed. Probably lrom the section of
track occupied by the locomotive the
down train was out of the engineer's
range of vision At all events he did
not see it. Tlte flagman hail difficulty
in attracting his attention until by a
nruiipnlaticn of (lie air from the ci
boose as provided for snob emergencies
he caused him to look around when he
gave him the proper signals as the re
sult of which the train was brought to
a stop and backed down the track.
The loaded train followed very closely
and at South Danville passed and con
tinned its way to Sanbury.
Ii was indeed, a lucky circumstance
that the morning was not foggy as was
the preceding morning and several
others recently. It was equally lucky
that the flagman happened to he look
ing so far ahead and naught a glimpse
of the other train. Had the down train
not been discovered where it was and
had it gotten down to Blue Hill ow
ing to the curves there it would have
lieen impossible for either engineer to
have seen the other train until the en
gines were close together
Almost Burned to Death.
William Wood, of Williamsport, a
boarder at the Mcllenry Hotel,in Ben
tun,narrowly escaped horning to death
in his loom Monday night.
Mr. Wood has been living at Benton
for some time, wheie lie has charge of
the installation of theheating plant at
the Mi-Hen ry House Monday even
ing he retired at 10 o'clock. About
midnight,a smell of smoke was detect
ed hy some of the other patrons of the
house, and on making an investiga
tion, it was located as coining from
Wood's room-
No lespouse cculil be had to repeated
knocking on the door, and spurred 011
by the crackling of fire which could
now be distinctly heard through the
panels, the party burst into the room,
to find the iuterior in flames, and Mr.
Wood lying unconscious on the bed,
evidently having been overcome by
the smoke.
The carpet, curtains, bed clothes—
in fact the entire contents of the room
were on fire.
The hotel force with the assistance
of several guests attacked the flames
with water and fire extinguish! rj, but
hofore the fire was completely subdued
the interior of the room was hopeless
ly destroyed. Mr. Wood lost all his
clothes and other personal effects, in
cluding about £'")<> in cash.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
hut it is supposed to have been caused
hy smouldering matches in Mr. Wood's
clothes.
Death of Edwin Ely.
Word was received in this city yes
terday afternoon of the death of Ed
win Ely, son of Mrs. Mary Grier Kly,
of Beoria, Illinois, formerly of Dan
ville.
The telegram containing the sad
news stated only that Mr. Kly hail
been drowned in a storm at sea. The
young man was in the'» Government
employ in the Hawaiian Islands, and
his work 111 ces-iitated frequent trips
hy sea among the islands; so it is
thought that it was during one of
these voyages that the accident oc
curred.
Mrs. Kly, the mother of the unfor
tunate young man, is a sister of I. X.
(irier and Dr. J. B. drier, ot Dan
ville, and is a native ol this city,hav
ing lived here until her marriage. She
is well known by a large number of
the older residents.
Kdwin Kly was '<js years of age and
a graduate of B tfay tte College. He
is survived by his parents and an old
er hrotln r.
Typhoid at Jerseytown.
•1 r H. S Christian.of Mi 11 vi lie, has
now under his care live tvphoid fever
patients in the vicinity of Jerseytown
and Eyersgrove.
DAN. 11.1,11. I'A., THURSDAY OCTOISKIS "«. 1!>0.~>.
TOWNMEN IN
A RUNAWAY
The quiet, village of Mausdale Mon
day evening was the scene of an ex
citing runaway and suiashup.in which
two well known residents of town
came very nearly losing their lives.
Attorney William Kase West and C.
P. Hancock, President of the Danville
and Suubury Electric Railway (loin
panv, had driven into the country in
a buggy and were returning to town.
Besides our two townsmen in the bug
gy was a large basket containing a
lien and chickens. About 5 o'clock
they were descending the hill be
tween Bright's farm and Mausdale
on the Milton road, when the breech
band of the harness broke, which caus
ed ttie horse to run. The combined
efforts of the two men were unequal
to the task of holding him and lie flew
down the hill and past the hotel like
the wind.
The sight was a thrilling ono to the
villagers. As the horse ran the buggy
struck him upon the hind legs, which
infused fresh vigor into his movements
»nd tlio further he went the faster ho
ran. With tlio two men hanging onto
the lines the runaway horse dashed
over the railroad crossing, over the
bridge beyond it and had reached a
point opposite the tank when the two
men abandoning all hope of stopping
the horse pulled him around in toward
the fence.
This move had the effect ot stopping
the horse, hot several other things oc
curred Ht tlio sane time As oue side
of the baggy struck the gotter it up
set and in a moment there was a had
mix-op. The engineer on duty at the
tank ran to tlie men's assistance and
lield the horse. Mr. Hancock had sav
ed himsef by jumping bat Attorney
William Ka>e West lay prostrate un
der tho upturned buggy, which was
well nigh a total wreck.
Mr. West was assisted to bis feet
and was found to have escaped injury
beyond a few bruises. At this jancture
some one thought of the old hen and
her chicks, bur all that bad survived
the wreck was tho empty basket. A
search failed to reveal a trace of the
hen or tier brood, which no donht pre
ferring a less strenuous life bad sought
refuse in the tall timber.
Brick Pavement is Advocated
The State Highway Department has
acknowledged receipt of the Horoogh's
application for State Aid to recon
struct Mill street between Center
street and the Borough lino. Whether
the matter will bo immediately taken
up or not is uncertain. Something will
have to develop very soon in order to
enable the Borough to take fuitber ac
tion at its next meeting, which takes
place tomorrow night.
It the proposition goes through,
judging from late expressions it does
not seem at all unlikely that the street
may be paved with vitrified brick as
far as Chambers street, macadam be
tween that point and the Borough line
taking place of brick.
The dust arising from the top course
of crushed limestone forms a very
troublesome factor on tho State High
way leading to Mausdale, rendering a
drive there at most times very dis
agreeable. On Noith Mill street, which
receives the same amount of trallic.the
dust, it is claimed, would be just as
moch of a factor and would render
life well-nigh intolerable along tho
built up street. For this reason brick
is preferred as far as Chambers street,
beyond which there are only a few
houses, and these are located on the
high bank where dost will not prove
muchof an annoyance. Time is pass
ing rapidly, however, and any delay
will prove fatal to all plans looking
to the completion of a pavement be
fore winter.
riidshipman from Honolulu Here.
Midshipman Kills Laudo, of Hono
lulu, Hawaiian Islands,Randall Jacobs'
room-mate at the Annapolis Naval
Academy, arrived in this city last
evening for a visit at the Jacobs home,
Mill stroe*.
Midshipman Ellis is a native of the
States, having been born and raised in
Oregon, and is the first appointee to
Annapolis from the Hawaiian Islands.
Ho spent his recent vacation with his
parents at San Francisco, and was re
turning to the Academy when be
learned of the quarantine there, and
came to Danvillo as the guest of Mid
shipman Jaoobs until they are called
back to their studies.
Normal's New Building.
The Board of Trusteos of the Blooins
burg State Normal School at their
meeting Tuesday evening accepted the
plans of Architect Olds, of Wilkes-
I Barre, for the now Science building.
The new building will be of brick,
conforming in general design to the
buildings already on the grounds. It
will be of three stories, measuring 1011
x(SB feet, with an annex for lecture
rooms, probably measuring 50x50 feet.
The building will face Institute Hall,
ami will occupy part of tho present
athletic field, which will be moved to
ground recently ncq-iired of J L.
Dillon in the rear of the grove.
As Night Operator.
If. L DbWitt, who was identified
with tiio management of DeWitt's
Park during the summer, has accepted
the position of night operator at Wol
v.wton tower, neai Sunbury.
Hariisburg is making a noisb this
week.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Charles K linover,of Sunbury,spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Miss May Crawford, of Milton,spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Miss Stella Doster, who is attend
ing Buckntll University, spent Sun
day at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Doster, Jr.
Mrs. William H. Jones and son De-
Witt spent Sunday at tlio home of
David Wintersteen in Valley town
ship.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barry, of Sun
bury, spoilt Sunday with relatives in
this citv.
Mt. and Mrs. W. O. Riley, of Wil
liamsport, spent Sunday at the home
of T. J. Pi ice, East Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Diehl, of
Pine Grove, West Virginia, and Mr.
and Mrs. William D. Lantz,of Milton,
are guests at tlio home of W. Kase
West, Esq., Bloom street.
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery return
ed to Philadelphia vesterdav, after
spending the summer in this city.
Mrs. Aslier Hager and two children
returned to Redlaud, yes
terday,after a visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Louisa Nice, South Dan
ville.
Rev. George Atkinson, of Montours
ville, is the guest of Rev. and Mrs.
Edward Haughton at the Episcopal
rectory.
Hurley Moyer and David Williams
left yesterday to attend the State Fire
men's Convention at Scranton.
F. S. Hartman and T N. Taylor,fif
Liiuestoneville,spent yesterday in this
city.
O. L. Hartman, of Buckhorn, was a
Danville visitor yesterday.
William S. Bogart, ot Mooresbnrtf,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
William C. Shultz and grandson Jos
eph Sliultz, of Derry township, left
yesterday for a visit with relatives in
Scranton.
Mrs. Samuel Heiney and son Robert
left yesterday for Bowmanstown,after
a visit at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Jacob Swayze, Front street.
Dr. J. Reaver Qearhart spent yes
terday in Sunbory.
Miss Cora Hendricks, of Riverside,
is visiting friends at Milton.
W. F. Pascoe. of Allentown, and
Hon. R. H. Koch, of Pottvsille, were
registered at the Montour Houso yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes Black
man, of West Pittston, attended the
Castle Grove sale yesterday.
Wedding at Central.
A very pretty home wedding took
place at 110011 yesterday at the resi
dence of Sijuiro and Mrs. C. E. Yorks,
of Central, when their daughter, Miss
Florence Yorks became tho brido of
R. E. Fritz, of Lime Ridge.
The houso was beautifully trimmed
the floral decorations, trailing pine,
pink and orange carnations being
much in evidence. Tho wedding cere
mony, which was performed by the
Rev. Gordon Gray, of the M. E.
church, Jamison City,was solemnized
under a canopy of pink and white
carnations.
Miss Ida Gallaher, of this city, a
cousiu of the bride, was bridesmaid,
while the groom was accompanied by
his brother, Eugene Fritz, of Divide.
The bride was gowned in white silk
moll, aud the bridesuiaid was dressed
in white paris musline.
A reception followed the mariiage,
after which the happy couple loft for
a tour throuuh the K.tst.
In addition to guests present fiom
the vicinity of the bride's and groom's
homes, the following were there from
this cay: Mrs. Mary Yorks, Mrs.
Jasper B. Gearhart,Mrs S. Y. Thomp
son, Mrs W. Fred Jacobs, Mrs.
Flora Voris, Mrs. Seth Lormer, Mrs.
Alfred Voris. Mrs. Martha Gearhart,
Mrs. Annie McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Voris, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bar
tholomew, Mr. and Mrs. Johu H. Mc-
Coy, Miss lila Yorks, Miss Ida Galla
her, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yoiks,
Charles E. Voris, Edwin V. Stroll
Dr. John Yorks.of Philadelphia, Mrs.
James Me Williams, and Miss Agne-s
Carry, of Mooresburg, and Miss Sarah
Voris, of Pottsgrove.
The groom, who is well known in
this vicinity, is an energetic Sunday
school worker, and is employed as a
bookkeeper for Low Hros. & Co., at
Lime Ridge.
IMoomsburg Pair.
The Columbia County Agricultural
Society will hold its 51st annual ex
hibition on October 10-11-12 and 13.
From all indications tho coining Fair
will eclipse all former ones An at
tractive speed program has been ar
ranged as follows: Wednesday, Oct
ober 11, 2:IS Pacing,2 ;27 Trotting and
2 :4<> cla-s for County horses. Thurs
day, October 12, 2:15 Pacing, 2:17
Trotting, 2:21 Pacing and free for all
county hordes. Friday, October 111.
2 :lt) (/lass,2 :22 Trotting and 2:22 Pac
. ing.
Free attractions will consist of
Parker's Trained Dogs, White and Lam
b»rt Acrobats,and Tessier on Wire and
i Trape/.M.making *ix aols,daily in front
of grand stand
The Poultry department will be a
show in itself.
All aro most cordially invited to
continue contributing to the success of
the Fair by exhibiting the products of
the Kami and Household.
BIG SALE AT
CASTLE GROVE
The big sale at. Castle Grove farms
began yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
The attendance at tlie beginning was
fairly good but tlio articles 111 most
instances were knocked down at low
figures.
The sale was a great object lesson
in more ways than one. showing not
only the excellent equipment of Castle
drove farms but also with what facil
ity articles carrying with them fine
values can be disposed of at public
sale if all the arrangements are com
plete.
The sale was conducted on the sec
ond or the middle one of the three
farms belonging to the John H. Ben
nett estate. The cattle are being sold
under a largo tent nearly a hundred
feet in diameter capable of seatiug
five hundred people. At the western
end is the auctioneer's stand, while
arranged about him in semi-circular
form are hundreds of seats composed
of camp chairs eked out with impro
vised board benches. The tent, open
yesterday, can bo closed at the sides if
necessary so that the sale can proceed
regardless of the weather. It is cer
tainly a novelty, not to say a luxury,
for our farmers to sit reclining on a
comfortable chair in a shady pavilion
while sizing up the value of live stock
and placing their bid thereon.
Strangers trom New York and other
points began to assemble iu Danville
Tuesday night. A good many others
arrived in the "ariy trains yesterday
moining. These togetiier with resi
dents of town were driven to Castle
Grovo farm by hacks, which plied
backwiids and forwards regularly dur
ing the day. During the forenoon the
large tout on tlio farm was comfort
ably tilled,the greator number present
being farmers and cattle fanciers, who
had driven into the salo for many
uiilos around,aud whose vehicles lined
the fence 011 two sides of the large
field adjoining the one in which the
sale was conducted. Seated in the tent
much interested in the proceedings
was a fair sprinkling of ladies.
The sale is in the hands of Peter C.
Kellogg Company, of New York. The
auctioneer is P. J. Casey and he is the
most expert of his class. Articles did
not remain long under the hammer
yosterday, but taking the cattlo as an
example they wero scarcely more than
led into the tent for inspection before
they wore sold and run out again.
The low prices at which the cattle
were knocked down constituted a real
surprise. Finely bred Jersey cattle
with long pedigrees went for a mere
bagatelle. The first cow sold was
"Prince's Keba, 187064" wliicli is not
yet five years of ago and which has
the largest pedigree in the herd. She
was knocked down at sl3. But few
cows brought a higher price. "Lactino
of Montour 12(5241" brought $55, and
"Catherine Pompon 1(52255" went for
si>o. A number of the cows with good
pedigrees wero sold at sls, a large
number apparently as good,
at $35. "Curisanna 17444'.)" a cow
about two years of age, wan purchas
ed by Dr. S. £Y. Thompson for $35.
Almost any one of the cattle sold at
the latter figure would have been con
sidered cheap at $75 and would no
doubt have brought SIOO under other
circumstances. Some of the Jersey
cows wero sold at s2s,others, also fine
stock, wont as low as S2O, while still
others reached low water mark at $lO.
Bulls of the purest breed went cor
respondingly low. "Dictilder (">74f58"
whose pedigree covers nearly a page
of the catalogue went for S3O.
Yesterday afternoon the selling of
the horses was taken up. Some of the
more valuable ones (nought a fair
price although no fancy figures were
realized. "Buster" and "King"
brought the highest price,two hii :died
dollars each. Both horses are under
five years of ago and broken double
and single. "John It. b. g., 18118"
broken double or single brought s'.>s.
"Blaebelle," gr. in., 11102,a150 a valu
able hnrso, brought only SBS. "Mor
gan" b. g., 18S5, broken double and
single, was knocked down for $35. The
most .if the horses sold wero bought
by persons In Danville.
The big four-in-hand road coach,
Wuich cost S4OOO in London and is in
first-cla«<s condition was not sold. The
body brake, which cost SIBOO, was
knocked down to Frank Llewellyn of
Shamokiu, for live hundred dollars.
Fell From Mis Bicycle.
Frank Lewis, formerly employed at
Jacob.' bakery, ami at present living
with Ins grandmother, Mrs. fj. Cireon
inan, in Cooper township, was thrown
from his bicycle yesterday and sustain
od serious injuries.
Thi' young mm hail been in Danville
during the morning and was returning
to his grandmother's. Ho was descend
ing a steep hill when the front wheel
picked up a stone, breaking the forks.
Lewis was thrown heavily to the
ground and rendered unconscious for
about half an hour. However, upon
his recovery, ho was able to continue
his way home, where it was ascertain
ed that his injuries consisted of sev
eral largo cuts and some bad bruises
about the face and head. The wheel
was a complete wreck.
Death of Mrs. Kriner.
Mrs. Maggie Kli/.aheth. Kriner, wife
of John Kriner,residing near the Phil
adelphia and Heading station, died
last evening at 7 o'clock, and is sur
vived by twin boys, born yesterday
morning. The twins were doing fine
ly last evening. Mrs. Kriner was 28
years of age.
KSTABIJSIIEI) IN 1855
lOSMI BOYD'S
INTERESTING TRIP
Our townsman, Joseph Boyd.return
od home yesterday from a iong trip to
the raining region of New Mexico.
Mr. Boyd has traveled over thousands
of miles of the most beau tif a I anil
productive of Uncle Sam's domain;
lie lias seen mountains of gold and sil
ver and has gained much valuable In
formation relating to our vast country
and its resources.
In company with Rev. Dunham, of
Binghamton, N. Y., and Messrs. Bak
er, Scott, Blackington, Schtpff. Whit
man and Fellows of Scranton, Mr.
Boyd fifteen days ago set out for South
eastern New Mexico to examine some
gold and silver mines. The party went
by rail as far as Silver City. Their ob
jective point,however,was the Mogal
lou mines 111 the mountains of that
name situated ninety miles further
on. This intervening distance had to
be covered in vehicles and it proved
not the least interesting part of the
whole journey. For two days they
jogged along over a country cut up in
to ranches, which but for irrigation
would have been a dreary desert. Ov
er the entire stretch they came to
dwellings at intervals of every three
or four miles. On many of the ranches
small patches were under cultivation
and the fine melons, &c., grown as a
luxury, revealed the splendid capabil
ity of the soil. The buildings were all
homely flatroofed affairs built of mud
and straw, known as adobe houses.
They are comfortable,however—warm
in winter and cool in summer,and the
people who dwell in them are content
ed and happy.
Mr. Boyd speaks very highly of the
Mogallon mines. The mountains are
barren and rocky, but precious ores
are every whore in sight, 'iuch quant
ities of gold and silver, he says, lie
nevoi saw beforo and he never expects
to behold the like again. The wealth
of the mines seems well nigh inexhaus
tible and handsome profits are real
ized by the investors.
Bought Four-imHand.
F. P. Llewellyn, Miss A. E. Llew
ellyn, Miss K. A. Llewellyn, Miss-
Y. M. Llewellyn, Miss S. E. Llewel
lyn and Messrs. Haas and Vought of
Shamokin, formed a party that drove
over to this city with two double teams
yestorday to attend the big auction at
Castle Grove.
As will be learned in another col
umn Mr. Llewellyn purchased the
handsome body brake, which was the
source of so much pleasure to the late
owner of Castle Grove. The brake
when new cost SI,BOO and is in first
class condition. Mr. Llewellyn also
purchased the four-in-hand harness,
which were knocked down for |250
and are considered cheap.
Mr. Llewellyn conceived the idea of
going home in fine style. Unhitching
the two teams which brought the
party to Danville,and placing the car
riages in the Montour House barn for
safe keeping the four horses ware plac
ed in the four-in-hand harness and
hitched to the body brake,after which
with the whole party 011 bond, the
trip was made to Shamol'.in.
Horse in Bad Position.
A horse belonging to George Fisher,
of Union Corner, which I. ad been
brought to the stable of Veterinarian
J. O. Reed, this city, for treatment
yesterday figured in a singular mis
hap.
The ownor of the horse himself was
at the stable and in placing the animal
in a new position backed him into a
hole through which the manure is
thrown into the story below. The
horse sank tliroogh up to his body and
helplessly hung in that position with
his legs dangling below
It was useless to expect the horse to
extricate himself and means had to be
improvised for assisting him. Mean
whilo the animal was ill great danger
of sustaining serious injury and excite
ment ran high about the stable. A
rope and tackle was finally brought
into requisition and thus with the as
sistant of several men the frightened
horse was slowly and laboriously lift
ed out of the hole.
The horse was not injured beyond
a fow abrasions of the skin.
Mid Year Institute.
The mid year institute of the Oout
ral Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episjopal church, will be
held this year at Lock 11 iven,October
24th, 25fit and 2<Uh.
About 150 preachers attend those
sessions, which are most interesting.
At this time the candidates for orders
take examinations. Most of the time
the three daily sessions, however, is
devoted to lectures, for which the ser
vices of I ln> he>t platform orators aie
procured.
(juoit Pitchers.
The Danville quoit pitchers' associa
tion urets daily on the grounds at
Voris' planing mill and there enjoys
the game to the full extent. The
champions are Jesse Shannon, George
11. Wintersteen, Dr. I. G. Barber, Dr.
E. A. Curry and Edward F. Williams.
There aie others, but not so export,
among them being Howard Moore,
Samuel Mottern, O. K. Shining, It.
W. Eggert and others. E.
On Saturday It! young Americans
sailed on the steamship Havorford for
England, where they will enter Ox
ford university by virtue of holding
Cecil Rhodes scholaiships. This is the
second hatch of sueli students togo to
Oxford.
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
Ofall Kinds and Description
PROPOSITION
I'ROVBTOO IIIC
It is hardly a secret that the prop
osition to pipe and to fill up the old
canal with the owners aDd tlie Bor
ough of Dauville acting in conjunc
tion has practically fallea through.
The proposition is too big a one to
tackle in the way proposed and our
citizens ma.v as well become resigned
in the matter and make up their minds
that they will have the old canal with
its crop of mosquitoes and malaria
witli ttiem during another summer, if
not for all time to come.
Council still has the agreement sub
mitted to it by the 1). L. &W. Rail
road Company, unsigned by the prop
er parties. The railroad company's
proposition to pipe the old water way,
provided the Borough will agree to All
it up withiu a specified time was re
ferred to the Committee on Sewers by
Council at the first meeting night in
September. At the last meeting on
September 15th the Committee had
come to no conclusion and reported
progress. The trutli was the Commit
tee could not see how the Borough
with such resources as it has at 00m
mand could fulfill its part In suob a
contract as the owners of the canal
propose. Neither could they see the
justice of Council assuming such a
heavy expenditure to wipe out a nuis
ance for the existence of which the
Borough is in no wise responsible.
Unless the three weeks intervening
have brought additional light in the
matter it is not likely that the Sewer
Committee Friday night will have a
favorable report to make.
Fight on Night Train.
A great deal of excitement was caus
ed, and the women passengers thrown
almost into a pauio on the Pennsyl
vania train coming from Willlamsport
Tuesday night.
A luan from Mt. Carmel.J. O. Gray,
by name, who had been visitiug at
Canton, Pa. was returning to his home.
He had a Philadelphia and Heading
Railroad ticket, but at Williamsport
lie changed to the Pennsylvania and
insisted on the conductor accepting
the Reading ticket. The man appear
ed to be slightly under the influence
of liquor and when the ticket was re
fused, trouble at once commenced.
The conductor with the assistance of
other members of the orew tried to
put him off the train, but was unable
to do so.
At Milton, Captain Roaoh, of the
railroad police force was called and he
tried to reason with the unruly man,
but to uo purpose. Ho thereupon un
dertook to place him under arrest, but
at this stage of the proceedings a num
bor of firemen from Lock Haven, who
wore enroute to Scranton "butted
in,"and would not allow Gray to be
arrested. The officer finally succeed
ed in getting his prisoner off the train
at Sunbury and had him locked up for
tlio night. At a hearing before a mag
istrate yesterday morning Gray was
released 011 the payment of his railroad
fare and coats, amounting to §9.70 all
told.
Held Hp and Robbed.
Returning homo from Suubury, on
Tuesday night, Amnion M. Reader, a
prominent Irish Valley resident, W4S
murderously attacked and robbed by
masked men.
Reader came to Suubury to pay off
a note at one of the bauks. He started
for home after dark. When near the
Cross Roads Church,three masked men
jumped into the road way and stop
ped Ills team. Two of the members of
the gang looked after Reader, while
the third held the horses. Reader was
rendered unconscious by a blow on tlte
head with a club, after which the
highwaymen searched his clothes, se
curing six dollars in money, a gold
watch and the cancelled note.
Completing the robbery the men
nearly disrobed Reader, cutting his
clothing into shreds.
Leaving their victim unconscious in
the buggy,the robbers started the horse
and the animal reached home in safe
ty. stopping at the barn. Reader had
not regained his senses when found,
which was several hours after the
hold-up.
Reader is unable to describe the
men, but believes they saw him com
ing out of the bank in Suubury and
followed him, thinking he had drawn
a large sum of money.
Pleasant Birthday Party.
A pleasant party was held .*t the
homo of Henry Kramer, Gulick's Ad
dition, Tuesday,in honor of the birth
day of their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Frank Kramer. A tine dinner was
served. The following were present:
Rev. S. B. Evans and wife, Mrs. E.
A. Curry. Mrs. F. P. Johnson, Mrs.
Leonard Kocher, Mrs. William Wil
liams, Mrs. George Reifsnyder, Mrs.
U. Y. James, Mrs. Klias Lyons, Mrs.
Grant Fenstermaolier, Mrs. Anna
Hanpt, Mrs. C. H. Lotier, Mrs Wil
liam Deen, Mrs. Rebecca Hess, Mrs.
Staiidish Phillips, Mrs. W. H. N.
Walker, Mrs. John E. Casbner, Mrs.
J. O. Mincemoyer, Mrs. W'illardKis
ner.Mrs. W. E. Rishel.Mrs. Alby Sny
der, Mrs. Joseph Jones, Mrs. Samuel
Frazier, Miss S. M. Troxell, Mis.
Henry Kramer and wife, Mr. Frauk
Kramer and wife, Beaver Kramer,
Media Kramer, Miss Alice Moyer,
Samuel Frazier, of this city and Mrs.
Mary E. Hendriekson, of Milton.
Foot ball is a strenuous game. In
which those who have not undergone
proper training should not indulge.