Home Facer —For lie Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you <i advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IRVING H. .JENNINGS, —D ES lisr. UJfitf Hour* »A. M.to ri M 10i Mill St.. P M.to iP. M Danville. Pa. / 1 AHI I.TZ, ». ™ • 425 \LII.I. ST., DANVII.I.K. I'A. i»is«Hsen of the Stoiuach »ii<l Intesiinee A Specially. DR i H. REVN<»! CB. -OKVriHT 2HH VIiS« M Ir u * ,i. ur*.. n»-e. <Jhuri e Mo ici it- -u-l ii »orK nn*rhntw<l • COSDHNSED NEWS." WANTED.—Bright,' honest young man from Danville to prepare for pay ing position in Government Muil Ser vioe. Box one. Cedar Rapids, lowa. WANTED.—By Chicago wholesale and mail order house, assistant man ager man or woman for this county and adjoining territory. Salary S2O and expenses paid weekly; expense money advanced. Work pleasant; posi tion permanent. No investment or ex perience required. Write at once for full particulars and enclose self-ad dressed envelope, COOJXT & Co.. 132 Lake Street, Chicago, 111. G. B. Strouse, tenent on one of the Castle Grove farms, ill of typhoid fev er, was reported as much better yester day. J The future Mrs. Nicholas Lougworth is going to be dressed up some. Build ing material is going up. That's why buildings are not. Lieutenant General Chaffee retires. A good soldier who never played to the galleries. Not even Roosevelt, the strenuous, hopes to hold the center of the stage as long as Miss Alice's wedding gowns are in the public eye. Togo is coming to visit America! All hail Togo! Are you independent? If so, are you independent enough to be an independ ent voter? Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes has remarri ed a month after the death of Mr. Yerkes. She evidently doesn't hold spite long. It appears that King Christian, of Denmark, led a virtuous life and at tended strictly to his own business, which probably why he never strutted much under the limelight of world publicity. It is true that 60 per cent, of the deaths among the Sioux and Yankton Indians now arc from tuberculosis,but it is also true that .">0 years ago tuber culosis was unknown among the In dians, and has fastened upon them only since the coining of the white man to Dakota. Ex-Legislator Fred Ikeier is rous ing more than usual interest among the men at Bloomsbnrg over the study of the Bible, and his classes at the Presbyterian church Sunday mornings are attended by more than fifty meu. The epidemic of measles at Trevor ton is increasing instead of diminish ing. It is reported that at least_Jone hundred cases are being treated, there being an average of ont> case in every other house. The groundhog was no liar this time. The voters are getting their think ing caps on. Royal Baking Powder Absolutely Pure Made from *P\are Grape Cream of Tartar In baking powder Royal is the standard, the powder of highest reputation; found by the United States Government tests of greatest strength and purity. It renders the food more healthful and palat able and is most economical in practical use. Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to buy alum powders because they are " cheap." Yet some of the cheapest made powders are sold to consumers at the highest price. Housekeepers should stop and think. Is it not better to buy the Royal and take no chances— the powder whose goodness and honesty arc never questioned ? Is it economy to spoil vour digestion by un alum-phosphate or other adulteied powder to save a few pennies ? ROVAL BAKING POWDER C.O , N r W VOPK "THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." OL. .V.!-N() (i OF miSCITIS John W. Roaf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ('. Roat, Grand street, whose critical illness of meningitis was not ed in these columns a couple of weeks ago, departed this life Sunday. No sadder death has occurred in Danville in a long while. The deceased was fourteen years of age, a boy of remarkable promise. He was devoted to his home and to his par ents to a degree beyond what is com mon in this day when there are so many social attractions outside the parental home. He was an only child and as was natural he was beloved and idolized by his parents as only a lov able and dutiful child can be. He was remarkably studious aud made rapid progress at school. He was a great reader and excepting his parents books were his only companions. It was this condition of mental activity, natural with the boy, which the physician thinks had a g re-it deal to do with bring ing about the distressing and fatal dis ease of which he died. The deceased took his bed three weeks ago today, but he had been ail ing for some days previously. It was a fearful seige of suffering practically hopeless from the start. He breathed his last at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morn ing but had been dying since Friday evening. John W. Roat, son of Mr. and Mrs. | A. C. Roat, whose death occurred on Sunday morning, was cousigued to the grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery yes terday afternoon. The funeral was largely attended. Services took place in Trinity Luth eran church at a o'clock and were con ducted by Rev. L. D. Ulrich, pastor. No more impressive funeral has been seen in this city for a long time. The pall bearers were six cousins of the deceased : Warren Roat, Harry De- Lanty, Bruce Springer and Clyde, Harry and Walter Swank. The remarks of Rev. Ulrich were very touching, very beautiful and very appropriate, perfectly attuned in all their allusions to the innocent young life just closed and the deep grief of the parents, be reft of their only child. A quartette consisting of Sam A. McCoy, J. B. McCoy, Miss Margaret Aten and Miss Lncinda Leighow ren dered three beautiful selections : "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Some Time We Will Understand" and "When the Mists Have Cleared Away." The casket.of jiearl urey, was nearly covered by a profusion of beautiful flowers which represented offerings from the Sunday school, the pupils of public schools and from a large num ber of individual friends. The Sunday school class to which the deceased be longed accompanied by the teacher Mrs. Evans,was present at the funeral in a body and stood as a guard around the casket. The members of tin- "A" class of the First Ward grammar school, taught by Miss Musselman, were also present in a body and formed a dou ble line between which the casket was carried from the hearse to the church. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: G. W. DeLanty and wife, of New York ; Mr. and Mrs. John Epler of Northumber land; Miss Anna Van Kirk and Wil liam Wolfiuger, of Milton; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyer, Mi. and Mrs. Andrew Billmeyer and Alexander , Matt is, of Pottsgrove. The right kind of a primary election law should be passed by the state leg islature. j»- ' WILLVII.II ILIBX Jatnes Freeze, Thomas" Evans ami James Crotty, a committee from the Washington Hose Company. appeared before Council Friday with a very liberal proposition relating to the building of a stable for the use of that fire company. They explained the need of a stable in connection with their hose house in order to keep their horses where they could use them in running to fires. The building they have in view is one of 24 feet x 16 feet,built ad joining the hose house immediately in j the rear, the present tower to be re- I moved back to make room for the stable The fire company proposes to build the ! stable at its own expense,asking 11 )th iug more of council than the mere per- ! mission to put up the building. On motion of Mr. Boyer it wasdecid- j ed that the fire company be granted privilege to build the stable as propos- | ed, under the supervision of the build ing committee of council. On motion of Mr. Reifsnvder it was ordered that the street commissioner ' be instructed to make repairs on East Front street before Heister Foust's residence, where the drainage is very defective, the result being that the water runs into Mr Foust's cellar. Mr. Reifsnvder reported that the street commissioner has installed the necessary guard rails at the canal cul verts at Ferrv and Church streets. In view of the probability of a strike among the coal miners it was the sense nf the councilmen that the borough should lay in a heavy stock of coal at the water works. The matter was dis. cussed at length It was decided that larger quantities of coal be purchased —three car loads from the D. L. & XV. railroad and three from the P. IK: R. company to the eud that a stock of coal be acquired to meet future em- ' ergencies. Oa motion it was ordered that an wc light be installed at the lower end af Factory street to light up the ex terior of the water works, where dark uess now prevails and where more or less stealing of coal, etc., from the borough has been taking place. Mr. Sweisfort called attention to the fact that between passenger trains on Sundays the gatemau at the D. L. & VV. crossing 011 Mill street doe* not , seem to be 011 duty. 011 Sunday a party, who was accustomed to seeing the jates fall, narrowly escaped being run >ver by a passing freight train. 011 notion of Mr. Sweisfort the secretary j was instructed to write to the D. L. Jfc W. railroad company, notifying it if the narrow escape at the crossing ) md informing the company that the jorough insists upon the watchman jeing on duty Sundays the same as on juy other day. Treasurer Ellenbogeu presented a statement of finances to (late, which showed a cash balance on hand* of 15561.42. The following members were pres ent: Vastilie, Goeser, Reifsnvder, FViistermaeher. Sweisfort. Diet/. Boy- and Magill. The following bills were approved e for payment. : " BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. l ' Regular employes Silo.oo * Tax on borough bonds . 181.20 Auditing borough accounts 2.00 c E. \V. Peters (Com. ) . lit"!. 00 1' Harry B. Patton .. 30.00 1' foster Bros. .. 1(5.90 :i Robert J. Pegg . . It;. 13 v Freight and hauling .. 2.50 Atlantic Refining Co. . 38 67 ' Rumsey Elec. Mfg. Co ... 5.70 ' l H. R. Moore .55 b VV. L. Gouger .50 v Labor and hauling 45.63 e ' WATER DEPARTMENT. 1( Regular employes $137.00 " Labor on water.. .. .. 12.75 n Auditors 2.00 E. W. Peters (Com.) 10. (X) '' John H. Goeser 25.63 Joseph Lechner ... IS). 18 u Washington Fire Co 1.35 s Tax 011 water bonds 308 00 Ellis Rank 5 33 I). L. & \V. R. R. Co 218.59 H. R. Moore.. .... 441 P J. P. Patton 3.00 a Strawberry Ridge Items. Walter Umstead, who lives on .T. VV. fj Lowrie's farm near Strawberry Ridge, has secured a patent on a ditcher which ( is pronounced by the agriculturists j, who have seen it in operation as the most complete machine of its kind in existence. The ditcher not onlv loos a ens tlie ground but throws it out of tlie ditch at the same time. Mr. Um- ti stead was at 'Squire Sliircs' last even ing securing papers preliminary to having several improvements he wishes j to put upon his invention. The young inventor is in receipt of communica- ( tions from farming districts in Indiana and Michigan offering opening* for the machine. Rev. Wilbur J. Kohler, pastor of * Emanuel's charge, left yesterday for ° York county, where he ha> been call- '• ed 011 account of the death of his fa- *'■' ther. . " Mrs. J. F Mowrer is confined to her 11 bed with a severe illness. s; ti Damage Case to Supreme Court. ' The end of the White damage case 0 against the C. & M Trolley Compnuy ; ® for which re-trial was recently refus ' ed by Judge Staples, does not seem to 11 be vet. A. W. Duy, Esq., counsel for j the Trolley Company, states that a rule will be filed for a new trial and j 1 the matter taken to the Supreme court p DANVILLE. l'A.. THURSDAY FE«IiUA]iY 8, 1900. THROWN OUT OF CARRIAGE A bad driving accident occurred just beyond Mausdale on tlie Wasliington ville road, Sunday, in which Robert Farnsworth, wife and children were thrown out of tlie carriage sustaining bruises of more or less severity and nar rowly escaping injuries of a graver sort. It happened about 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Mr. Farnsworth with his family consisting of wife and little son and daughter, were driving into j Danville to call upon relatives. Driv -1 iug two spirited horses they were ap proaching Mausdale from Fenstermacli »>r's corner and had reached a point some three hundred yards west of the Reformed church when the king bolt broke, which caused the front part of the carriage to drop to the ground, throwing all four of the occupants out. The horses, frightened by the accid ent gave a spring forward and drag ging the front wheels after them ran toward Mausdale. Mr. Farnsworth and family so un ceremoniously dumped by the road side gathered themselves up and were glad to find that no bones were brok en. Mr. Farnsworth sustained some rather had bruises about his face, while the little boy had a badly contused wound on the mouth. Each one of the family yesterday were suffering from the effects of the jar and bruises sus tained. The horses were caught near the church and taken back to tlie scene of the accident. Beyond the loss of the kingbolt the carriage was not badly injured, but the trip to Danville was abandoned for the time beinj^. Funeral of Mrs. Sechler. All that was mortal of Mrs. John M. Sechler was consigued to her last rest ing place in Odd Fellows' cemetery Monday afternoon. The funeral took place from the Mahoning Presbyterian church and was largely attended. The services were conducted by the Rev. J. E. Hutchison, pjistor of the Mahoning Presbyterian church, whose remarks constituted a most beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased. By request Mr. \V. R. Miller reu. dered very beautifully a solo entitled, '" When the Mists Have Cleared Away.'' Ti.ere was also a very beautiful quar tette rendered by \V. R. Miller, J. B. McCoy, Misses Sara Vastine and Ella Lyon. The pall bearers were as fol lows : Howard B. Schultz, James Sliultz, Dr. Bobbins, David Shelhart, Theodore Doster and D. C. Hunt. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: Rev. J. 1). Cook and family, of Reuovo; Mr. and Mrs. Springer, of Georgetown. Del. ;.T. Morgan Cook, wife and daugh ter. of Philadelphia; Mrs. Ida Mc- Ninch, of Watsontown, anil Mont. Rishel, of Utica, N. Y. Train Wreckers Sent to Jail. In default of £'2ooo bail Martin Gold en and John McAvoy, the two young men who are charged with the serious •rime of attempting to wreck the Pennsylvania Flyer, near Nescopeck, last Friday were remanded to the Luz •rue county prison. The hearing took ;>lace Tuesday before Alderman Pol lock at Wilkes-Barre an 1 the evidence igaiiisf the young men was very con vincing. The most important witness was lit le Herbert Parker, who,together with lis 11-year-old brother, was responsi de in averting a iiorrible accident which would have undoubtedly result- Mi in a large death list. The little fel ,ow is but 12 years of age and resides lear Nescopeck, where the attempt was nade to wreck the train. He swore hat lie saw the defendants tainjier with lie switch and throw it open so that lie train which was due in about ten ninntes would crash into the blind siding. The evidence was of a damag ing character the boy identifying the lefendants as the guilty parties. Peter Golden, a trackwalker, ern doyed by the Peunsylvnaia railroad, mil who was notified by the little Parker boys that the switch-had been ■brown was called. His testimony was 0 tlie effect that he was walking down lie track toward Nescopeck and saw ■he two men accused of the crime pro •eeding up the railroad towards Wilkes Barre. When he neared the switch he was notified by the Parker boys that two men had tampered with it and lie it once suspected that the men lie saw 1 few minutes before had something to do with the dastardly work. It is understood that detectives of the com pany have in their jxissession a num ber of important facts which will be brought out later in connection with the case. To File 500 Remonstrances. Declaring that Luzerne county is the worst county in the State for liqu >r traffic, Rev. W. L. Riley, superin endent of the Anti-Saloon League, ■ays that he is preparing to file 500 re nonstrances in license court. There ire 1500 applicants for licenses,3so be ug for new places. Rev. Mr. Riley (aid: "I say without fear of con radietiou that with respect to the iquor traffic, Luzerne county is pre ■miuently the worst county in the state. This condition will not con inue when the Christian sentiment of he community is aroused."' At any rate the insurance investiga ;ion has been short, sharp and to the wiut PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Laura Essick, of Bloomsburg Normal School, spent Sunday in this city as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Patten, East Market street. Miss Elizabeth Good has returned to Berwick after a visit with friends in this city. Miss Maine Beaver left Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Russell E. Kelly in Sunbnry. Miss Stella Doster and Miss Hannah Derr, students at Bucknell, spent Sun day at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. John Doster, Church srteet. Mrs. L. P. Miller, of Pottsville, is visiting at the home of her son, W. R. Miller, Bloom street. Miss Mary McCoy of Watsoutown,is the guest of Miss Florence Price, East Market street. Miss Bessie Evans, of Bloomsburg Normal school, spent Sunday as the guest of Miss Florence Price, West Market street. Miss Blanch Sechler,student !it Buck nell University, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Edward Malloy spent Sunday with friends at Lewisburg. George M. Brown, of near Rush town.was a visitor in this city yester day. Miss Emma A. Welliver and C. P. Welliver, of Valley township, were in tliis city yesterday. Mrs. S. Y. Thompson and Miss Olive Thompson left yesterday for a visit with friends at Shickshinny. Miss Katherine McCormick left yes terday morning fora visit with friends in New York City. William Bailey returned to Lewis town yesterday after a several days' stay with relatives in this city. Edwin F. Williams was a business visitor in Lewistown yesterday. Miss Katherine Sheppersou who spent several months in Pittsburg and Baltimore, returned yesterday to her home. East Front street. Alfred Diehl, of Mahoning town ship, made a business trip to this city yesterday. John P. Weaver, of Mahoning town ship, was a visitor in this city yester day. Miss Mary Wetzel is visiting friends and relatives in Philadelphia. G. O. Kling, of Limestoneville, was a Danville visitor yesterday. Miss Edith Blue left yesterday for a visit with friends in Suuburv and Northumberland. J. 11. Kase, of Elysburg, transacted business in this city yesterday. W E. Geiger.of Limestoneville,was a visitor in this city yesterday. Miss Jennie Bechtel.of Washington ville,called on friends in this city yes terday. Ice Nearly Closes River. Yesterday was slightly warmer than on Tuesday, alt hough at an early morn ing hour mercury at several points hereabout dropped down to the zero point. The river is very nearly closed with ice. Above the bridge only a narrow channel along the Southern shore re mains open and ttiere the heavy ice cakes move very slowly. Obviously it will require only another night of zero weather to close the river from shore to shore. Below town about the big bend the river has tho appearance of being practically closed. Ice on the ponds has attained a thick ness of six inches and is considered a good article. W. S. Lawrence today will begin cutting ice on the dam in Mahoning creek just north of Dan ville. Yesterday he was busy getting things in readiness—installing engine and equipping the ice elevator. John Jacobs' Sous of this city head the list of those who will have their ice houses filled with the product from Mahon ing creek. Air brakes After July Ist. After July 1, lDOfi, there will not be a freight or passenger car run on the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad un equipped with air brakes. This order signed by General Super intendent of Transportation Trump, was sent out to tlie various headquart ers along the Pennsylvania railroad yesterday. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion requires that only seventy-five ]>er cent, of the cars must have air brakes. Another order from the same source was sent out at tlie same time to the effect that after January 1, 1907, no cars will be accepted by tlie Pennsyl vania railroad for movement over its lines, which are not suitable to be moved in heavy train service. This latter order means that next year every car operated by the Penn sylvania railroad must bo in first class condition and all inspectors will be cautioned to see that this order is en forced. Operation Successful. I)r. J. E. Shuman, of Jerseytown, returned last evening from Philadel phia, where he had accompanied Miss Sallio Sheep, daughter of Matthew L. Sheep, of near Jerseytown. Miss Sheep underwent an operation in Philadel phia. Dr. Shuman reported that Miss Sheep was doing very well, and that should no complications set in she will recover. WATER HACK EXPLODES The freezing weather Tuesday morning brought about au explosion in the water back installed in connec tion with the cook stove at the resi dence of Mrs. S. M. Trumbower, East Market street, which not only wreck ed the water back but also blew the stove to pieces, broke the kitchen fur niture and set the room on fire. It was only by the turning ot a hand that Mrs. Trumbower was not caught in the explosion, and badly injured. Only last fall the stove and the wat er back, both new, were installed in the comfortable ap irtinent used as a dining room in the Trumbower home. On Monday night the fire went out and Tuesday morning Mrs. Trumbower thinking that the pipes were all right built a fire in the stove and proceeded to prepare breakfast. Mrs. Trumbower's daughter, Mrs. Foulk, was in Wilkes-Barre and Mrs. Trumbower, herself expected to leave Tuesday morning for a visit to Sha mokin. Miss Krum, a school teacher, who lias charge of the Uravel Bank school, just north of town, spent Mon day night with Mrs. Trumbower. Breakfast being ready Mrs. Trumbow er intending to call Miss Krum step ped from the apartment containing the water back and stove into the sitting room closing the door after her. At that very moment there was an explosion that shook the house, the ac companying report being such as could be compared only to the noise produc ed by the blasting at the Bessemer fur nace being dismantled. Indeed, Mrs. Trumbower at first thought it was a blast over at the furnace and she re marked to herself that it was au un usually loud one. The sound of brok en dishes commingled with the report, which came from the kitchen, how ever. caused her to investigate. Opening the door a scene met her eyes that staggere 1 her. The stove was in pieces, the fire was scattered over tlie floor and the carpet and furniture was burning; the room was a general wreck. Russell Foust, the baker, who lives near was one of the first to re spoud to Mrs. Trumbower's call for help and succeeded in putting our the fire. Wholesale damage had been wrought. When the explosion occurred frag ments of the water back and of the itself raked tiie room bombard ing the ceiling and walls and smash ing the chairs. One of the large stove doors was found lying on the top of the sideboard. The sideboard itself, which stood on the opposite side of the room from the stove, was ruined, the large glass inserted in the upper part being shattered to fragments. The fiue lot of china which the sideboard con tained was broken to atoms. One heavy piece of stove plate had struck the wall just beside the door through which Mrs. Trumbower passed the very moment before the explosion, tearing away the plaster aud cuttiug through the lath. Another fragment of the stove struck the ceiling near the same spot, cutting through the paper and making a deep indenture. The breakfast table and all the furniture was covered with soot. The walls and the ceiling are bespattered with dirt and will have to be repapered. A new stove was immediately in stalled. The former stove and water back lay scattered ab >ut the room and these were first removed. The new stove is minus the hot water attach ment, as Mrs. Trumbower has con cluded that she has had about all the experience with water backs that she wants for the present. The explosion is believed to have been caused by the sudden freezing up of the pipe which supplied the water hack with water. The explosion proved quite a shock to Mrs. Trumbower. She was dread fully frightened over her narrow es cape, as it is very plain that had she not left the kitchen at the very mo ment she did she would have been very badly injured, if not killed. The loss measured in dollars and cents will be considerable, but what Mrs. Trumbower regrets the most is the loss of her chinaware, which had a peculiar value to her,nearly all of it being the gifts of friends aud render ed doubly dear to her by reason of its association with her early housekeep ing and her married life. No Tin Plates for Normal Boys. A lively episode at the Bloomsburg State Normal School came to light on Tuesday when a number of students, passing through this city en route to their homes, stated that they had been dismissed because the faculty had de cided to furnish them meals on tin plates. It appears the students were inclined to be unduly frolicsome at meal time, recklessly juggling the china dishes. The breaking of the china subjected the institution to considerable expense and as a preventative the faculty pro posed tin utensils. This suggested pri son ways and the students planned to declare a strike the instant the tin plate order went into effect. Word of the students' revolt reached the faculty. Saturday the leaders of the strike movement were summoned before Principal Welch and summarily dismissed. In Maryland they propose to make the smoking of cigarettes an offense punishable by law. What is the use of invoking the law to inflict punishment when the cigarettes can be relied on to attend to it if given time? ESTAHLISIIEI» IN 185.", ANEW TRIAL Judge C. B. Staples of the 43rd Ju dicial District, has handed down au opinion refusing a new trial in the case of Commonwealth vs. Francis Woll, which was tried during the Nov ember term of court, Judge Staples specially presiding. Woll was found guilt}'. The opinion sets forth : "The de fendant, was tried upon an indictment charging him with larceny of fifty pairs of splice plate, the property of the Reading Iron Company, and having received the same in his possession well knowing them to have been stol en. "Upon the trial of the case it was conceded by the Commonwealth that the charge of larceny could not be sus tained, although there was consider able question in the mind of the Court whether the evidence would not have warranted a verdict of guilt}* of that charge." The testimony was reviewed in de tail. "The defendant voluntarily de nied, "the opinion goes onto say, "that he had any control over the stable wherein the junk was found, and that he had not been in the junk business for two years. In this lie was contradicted. Guilty knowledge on the part of the defendant * * * * may be shown * * * *■ inductively by prov ing that the defendant bought them very much below their value or deni ed their being in his possession. "And now February 5, 190t>, for reasons above stated the rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted is discharged." C. B. STAPLES, P. J. The defendant is directed to appear in open court on Tuesday, February 27, 1906, at 2 o'clock p. m.for the pur pose of having sentence passed upon him. Judge Staples also handed down an opinion and decree of court on ap plication to strike off appeal in the case of Kate E. Rank vs. Annie M. Kauffman, involving au appeal of the justice of the peace. The court having heard argument on tlie matter makes the following order or decree: "And now February 2, 1906, upon hearing and argument and for the rea son stated the rule in the above case is discharged. If the plaintiff desires to file a statement it is her privilege to do so.'' C. B. STAPLES, P. J. Delegates Ltft Last Evening. The State School Directors' Associa tion will meet at Ilarrisburg this morn ing to hold its annual convention, which will continue during today and tomorrow. The Montour County School Directors' Association will be fully represented. W. 11. Ortli and Jacob Fischer, delegates from the Borough of Danville, and James Sliultz, Cooper township; James Pollock,Derry town ship, and Joseph Wintersteen of West Hemlock, representing the school boards of the rural districts, left Dan ville last evening to attend the con vention. The County Superintendents' con vention will be in session at the same time. At the latter meeting Montour county will be ably represented by County Superintendent C. W. Derr.of Washingtonville. The State convention of school di rectors has proveu very beneficial in the past and both Danville and the rural districts of the county have felt themselves well repaid for the time and money spent by the delegates. The present convention will be no excep tion. Matters of vital interest to the schools and the cause of education will be discussed by those that have thought deeply on the subject and have had much experience in public affairs. Among the speakers will be Gover nor Samuel W. Penuypacker, who in early life was a school teacher, and who subsequently has kept closely in touch with educational matters. State Superintendent N. W. Seliaeffer will also address the convention and will be one of the principal speakers. M. G. Brumbaugh, one of the shining lights of the State on pedigogy, is on the list oj instructors and last but no' least is Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., State Commissioner of Health, who will give his views on vaccination as it re lates to the schools as well as other mooted subjects pertaining to the pub lic health. State Shoot at Milton. The sixteenth annual shoot of the Pennsylvania Sportsman's Association will be held at Milton on the lath, l«th, 17th and 18th of May, and will be in many respects the greatest event of tlie kind that ever took place in Central Pennsylvania. There will be from two hundred and fifty to three hundred of the best typo of American sportsmen present and valuable prizes will be competed for. The first three day shooting will be at targets and the last day's live bird shooting. The con tests will take place on the fair ground and will be free. It will require a car load of targets and one hundred thou sand rounds of ammunition. Milton is the smallest town that ever has had the distinction of entertaining the State Sportsman's Association. Berwick had a shooting scrape the other night and the victim is in the hospital and the Italian is at large. The word Italian will soon be a sub stitute for murderer in this part of the country. Vote for the best men among those nominated for borough offices. bein assort, fancy t) gene r a ly, nounces to is prepared a ecute in the nt _r. JOli PRl>v a NG Of all Kinds and Description A TALK ON HIRE ESCAPES John K. Robison, of Mifflintown, Deputy Factory Inspector, was in this city yesterday on official business. Mr. Robison in his present capacity lias been coming to Danville for a good many years past. In conversation yes terday lie stated that in the matter of fire escapes and in equipment gener ally Danville provides for the safety and welfare of its citizens better than a good many other t"vns. Buildings three stories high and over, such as under the law require lire escapes, in Danville, lie remarked, are not veiy numerous,but such as they are, wheth er hotels, schools, manufactories or other buildings they are satisfactorily equipped with life saving devices. While on the subject of fire escapes Mr. Robison made an explanation that throws light on a very important point which often puzzled people and led to the suspicion that the law was not in all cases enforced. It is not every ho tel or other building, he says, three stories high or higher, that requires a fire escape. A factory inspector, he said, is expected to exercise his judg ment and primarily to look after the safety of the inmates. A building, therefore, does not always need fire escapes, no matter how high if built against other structures of less height, provided the roofs of the adjoining buildings afford a safe and easy means of reaching the ground from any part of the tall building. Mr. Robison's duties do uot consist alone of inspecting buildings in rela tion to danger in case of fire, but he must also see that machinery, where any exists, is properly protected by guard rails and the like; he must also see that all the rules are observed as to boiler inspection. Mr. Robison yesterday had a kind word to say concerning the proprietor and the management of the silk mill here, which employs children so exten sively. Not only is there no evidence of neglect, he said, along any of the lines that provide for safety, but lie was much pleased with the oversight maintained and by the generosity of the proprietor. The boys and girls em ployed, he said, seemed to him like a happy and contented lot, who thorough ly appreciate the various ways in which they have been assisted and be friended by their employer. Tamnjj G. Rank is No /"lore. Tarring Grant Rank, son of Isaac Rank, departed this life yesterday af ternoon aftrr a brief illness of typhoid fever. The deceased was a most highly es teemed young man. He belonged to the United Evangelical church, this city. He was also a member of Camp No. 364, P. O. S. of A. Along with his father lie was employed at the Structural Tubing Works. The deceased was taken ill about January 10th, the symptoms being those of a severe cold. He lingered along without any sign of improvement un til a little over a week ago when ty phoid fever developed. The attack proved a severe one, death ensuing shortly after noon yesterday. The deceased was nineteen years of age. He is survived by his parents, a brother. Percy, and a sister, Lucy. The funeral will take place Friday afternoon. Services at the family resi dence, Foley's Court, will be private. Public services will be held at the United Evangelical church at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made at Mt. Vernon cemetery. Riverside Heights. Allowed Fight Closes Saloon. During the trial of a petty assault and battery case from Mt. Carmel be fore .hidge Savidge in court at Sun bury yesterday morning it develop ed that the fight occurred in the saloon of Mrs. Annie Citacnnis. This aroused the ire of the Court and lie not only gave the woman a severe reprimand hut directed that she close the saloon for ten days. In rebuking her the judge said: had she turned a stream of cold water on the brutes instead of filling them with beer and then stand idly by and see them pummel each oth er lie would have commended her ac tion and seen that she did not suffer, but as it was, she was as bad as they were and if such a thing ever occurred in her place again he would not com pel her to close for ten days but would take away her license. Authouy Bar cosky, the assault and battery defend ant, was found guilty by the jury. Yesterday noon the grand jury com pleted its labors and was discharg ed by the Court. They acted on thirty three bills and ignored eight, return ing the remainder as true bills. It also recommended repairs at the coun ty jail aud the building of an addition to the courthouse. New 'Phone Line in Columbia. Another new telephone line wasadd ed to the United Company's system on Saturday afternoon. The nejr lino makes a circuit through the country from Shickshinny, and conueets with the United system at the Beuton ex i change. It passes through the towns of Cambria, New Columbus, Town Hill, Cherry Hill. Huntington Mills, Watertown and Harveyville, and has about 150 subscribers. As the first of April approaches the strike clouds gather and the industrial sky looks threatening. It is to be hop ed the wiser counsels will prevail in both the mine workers' aud operators' meetings aud that serious trouble will be averted. But if it must come—we hope it will be a fight to the finish.
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