Hone Paper —-For lie How lhe circulation ol this papei is in • leasing rapidly It will pay you •o advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR PK. IKYIM. n. JKNMMJS, "fticr JJoiirt »A. M.to J'l V "i MM «r.. /' \l (« i r. 1/ [hinriUe. Pa. 1 •IIILTZ. 1 CI Mill *>r., OANVM.I.K I'A. • of the Stomach mid Internet .. Specialty. !JH C H HKV N« —i »K VTIS7- Mi], .S .. Danville. PH. rr iii tii t> OTHn-'fieh. Cl'iri'. vi ..r ,i ( >ll \««rk HimrHiiinf-' COMEMD HEWS. Tl 112 weather man lias been hacking up the groundhog in fine sliape. This is t!i«- time of the year when people an* liable to fire up too strong lu their homes and cause conflagra tions. More tire* in the winter are due to over-heated flues than any other cause. The next chief burgess of Mount C&rmel borough will receive a salary of f»V'.o j¥>r year, an on!inance fixing tlie >alary at this figure—all that the Act of allows fur a borough of its population liaving lieen jiassed. A '■trangf Mtnation exists in Union township, Snyder county. There are no candidate-, and the offices have to o b»-KKin« for men. S*yretary Bonaparte has stopped the hazing trials at the academy jit An napolis aud thus perhai* saved the in- Htitution from depopulation. Practi cally all the midshipmen indulged in the hazing, it seems. WANTED.—Two men in each coun ty to represent and advertise Hard ware department, put out samples of our goods, etc. Traveling Position or Office Manager. Salary |90.00 per month, cash weekly, with all expenses paid in advance. We furnish every thing. THE COLUMBIA HOUSE, Chicago, 111. Dept. 610, 234 sth Ave. Cumberland county auditors hint at irregularity in the fact that one just ir* and one or two constables have more "discliarge" cases thrown on the county than ali other officials in the county. i Tilt- St. Louis police have been or- . deivd to arrest every man who swears on the stret-t. If the Danville police , were to do that they'd never get any thing else done. Every untaxed dog in this city should be sent to the canine cemetery. Even if the fore part of the winter didn't, February at lea-t is endeavor ing to hold onto "an ol 1-fashioned" reputation. It is hoped—sincerely and almost universally—that Nick Lougworth will fully recover in time to prevent a jK>st pouement of the wedding. The public annot stand this strain much longer. WANTED.—Bright, honest young man from Danville to prepare for pay ing position in Government Mail Ser vice. Box one. Cedar Rapids, lowa. Deacon Rockefeller's contempt for Missouri is only equalled by his con tepmt for Kansas. T! •* in itself is enough to make M and Kansas bury their old l».r> -r \< >. hatchet. % Ss!? in# jf I fowderi Absolutely 'Pure A GRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR BAKING POWDER !t makes the mcst delicious cind healthful hot breads, biscuit and cake FREE FROM ALUM, LIME OK PHOSPHATIC ACID ★ ★★*★★★★★ A ln>. bakir. powders are nnhealthful. Do not use them for raisins >'! tir <ler auv cir« nmstanres So detrimental are alum baking !"' u urs t"ti v "i< r< <i. that in mo«t foreign countries their sa' js prohibited In ni;n Slat'. >in this country the law corn i alum pow l< rs t<. !.«• ! ratified to show that they contain tlanct roti- ■ id. u i!«• v tin I >istrict of Columbia, Congress hi- pro! ibited t; e -ale of . " , •_ , that contains alum. ■"in 1 a hint-; '• wder- «, »I<l to consumers at from io f * " "S cents, or 25 cents a pound, r i when not ma / -enerallv be distinguished by their prirf "THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." OL. r.l!-NO 7. CROSSING BLOCKED HALF AN HOUR This paper finds it necessary to call attention once more to the hardships imposed nn our citizens by the practice of blocking the railroad crossings, which is quite persistently indulged in at least on one railroad passing through town. The trainmen are shamefully indifferent, not to say in solent in the matter,simply consulting their own convenience and refusing to cut a train on the crossing even when requested to do so by people in wait ing. As a result regardless of the weather persons are held up from fif teen minutes to half an hour at a time. Drivers manage the best they can to control restive horses, while pedestri ans take fearful risks trying to gain the opposite side of the track by climb ing over the cars. The experience of a lot of people driving out North Mill street between 7 and 8 o'clock Tuesday evening forms a case in point. Arriving at the P. & R. crossing they fouud the track block ed by a long coal train. The crew was engaged in switching cars into the Reading Iron Works. They took their own good time for it and simply ig nored the people waiting. For one half an hour they blocked the crossing. They refused to cut the train,although repeatedly asked to do so by several persons very anxious to cross. The above forms an instance in which '"forbearance ceases to be a vir tue." The limit of time for which a [Tossing may be blocked was long sur passed ; tlie number of people forced to wait in the chilly winter atmosphere constantly increased as the weary half hour dragged along. It was not one person, but many, who was delayed and put to inconvenience. The fact oc curs to one how easily one of those held up for half an hour might have been a physician responding to an urg ent call and where every moment lost lessened the chance of saving a human life. On the South Side conditions are not much better The Pennsylvania rail road crews have but little regard for the traveling public and it is no un usual thing for the important crossing there to be blocked for fifteen minutes at a time. Some crews in tahing wat er are considerate enough to detach the locomotive leaving the bulk of the train standing below the crossing while the locomotive runs tip to the tank. Others—and it i.; a question whether these do not form the major ity—are unwilling to do so much for the public and simply pull their train up over the crossing where it is per mitted to stan I. At this crossing, es pecially, it is very much feared that an accident will occur among men and boys who become weary of waiting and attempt to climb over the cars. Funeral of James A. Jones. James A. Jones, whoso tragic death was noted in these columns yesterday, ' will be buried on Saturday. The fun eral will take place at 2 p. m.from the late residence, Eai-t Front street, proceeding to the First Baptist church, where services will be held. Interment j will be made iu i'airview cemetery. While many of the members <-f the j legislator wonll climb a tree ii they were to euejui'tor a chioiunnk in the woods, all 'if them are anxious togo , Haer hunting COMMITTED TO COUNTY PRISON Albert Smethers of Liberty township was committed to the county prison yesterday to await a hearing before Justice of the Peace Oglesby on the charge of malicious mischief. Smethers, who is a single man about 28 or 30 years of age, was arrested yes terday bv Constable McClellan Diehl of Washingtonvilie on a warrant sworn out by George K. Heddens. The spe cific offense that Smethers lias to an swer for is the kickiug over of a lamp in Heddens' Hall, Washingtonvi 1 le,on February 2nd. On that night there was to be a dance in the hall, which is in the second story of Mr. Heddens' building,immediately above the store. It is alleged that Smethers was see ing how high he could kick when he struck the lamp and caused it to fall to the floor. If broke to pieces and the oil, which ran out over the floor, took fire. Smethers, it seems, himself pick ed up the fragments of the burning lamp and threw them out of the win dow, after which he assisted to ex tinguish the blaze. Prompt action succeeded in preventing a fire. The complainant in the case with necessary witnesses will drive down to Danyille this morning,when the "hear ing will take place before Justice Oglesby at 9 o'clock. Purchased Furnace Stack. F. Q. Hartman has purchased the material consisting mostly of brick and raortar, that composed the stack of the Bessemer blast furnace, which was overthrown with such spectacular effect the week before last. Mr. Hartman will use the material in filling up between his silk mills and the river bauk. The furnace stack contains several thousand tons of ma terial, but it will all be needed along with a great deal of additional matter before all the space at the rear of the mills is graded over and the river bank is repaired aad protected to meet Air. Hartman's idea. The heavy blasting heard at the fur nace site during the last couple of days, shows that work is being pushed steadily along. Dynamite i> being em ployed to break up some of the very heavy steam and blast pipe that still remains at the plant. It will be some days before they will be ready to throw the tall smoke stack or to demolish the engine house, that still shelters the big upright engine, which is considered in too good a con dition to be reduced to scrap. Should the engine not find a purchaser by the time the dismantling is completed a temporary .structure will be built over it in order to afford shelter uutil it is finally disposed of. Banquet at City Hotel. The Brick Layers and Masons Un* ion, No. 81, of Danville, held it> an nual banquet at the City Hotel last evening and the occasion proved to be most enjoyable. The members of the Danville Union and their guests were seated at the bountifully laden banquet board at 8 o'clock. After the menu had received the attention of the banqueters, speech making and n general social good time was made the order of the evening. Those present at the banquet were L. McClow, president of the State board; George Beyers, president; Jos eph D. Hahu, vice president; Clark lleimbach, secretary; John Albeck, treasurer; Nathaniel Everhart,deputy; Harrison Shutt, S. of A. ; John De lauty, alternate; William F. Moyer, financial secretary; Lamar Halm, Frank Ryan, John Ickes, Peter Kelly, Jona than Rudy, Masters Arthur Beyers and John McCfow. There w ere also present as visitors Benjamin Wise,of Berwick; H. Reinard and R. F. Keller,of Blooms burg. A Pleasant Party. One of the largest and most pleasant social dances of the seasou was held at the'home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kitch en'at Black Run, Tuesday evening. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Christian, Mabel Christian, Fannie Christian, Mr. and Mrs. Grier Derr, Mr. and Mrs. George Wampole, Jay Derr, Lillian Derr, Mr. and Mrs. John Tanner, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram E. Cromley, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Sees, Frank Tanner, Annie Tanner, Marg aret Kreamer.Bovd Christian, Mr. anl Mrs. Clell Whiteuight, Mary White night, Wilson Ande, Bessie Ande, Ar thur Whiteuight, Sadie Christian, Edna Ande, Earle Whiteuight, Myron Whiteuight, John Christian, Ray Win tersteen, Carrie Flick, Elwood Cross ley, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Heller, Horace Geiser, Raymond Hower, Maliala Hel ler, Blaine Hartman, William Hower, Decker Hower, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn ton Watts, Hiram Crouse, Mary Mel lick, Stella Welsh,Fannie Kline, Mer lin Reichard.Lnther Whiteuight, Jacob Umstead, David Tanner, Albert Tan ner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles White, Edith Orman, Laura Ormau, Rav Shaffer, Harry Orman, Luella McHenrv. V To Publish Delinquent Taxables. Mrs. Mary Hagcnbuch, tax collector of Shenandoah, will have the list of delinquent taxables ready for next Thursday evening's meeting of Town Council, and it is proposed to have it published. Consequently, there is a rusli of delinquents to the tax office, in a desire to keep their names from being printed in cold type. The only cooks that stay with a fam ily nowadays are those that are marri ed to it. DANVILLE. l'A., TIIUHSDAY FEBRUARY 15,1000. CLASS DAY EXERCISES AND COMMENCEMENT The schoo' board held a lengthy ses sion Monday, the proceedings being of more than usual interest. A good deal of time was occupied by the re ports or' Messrs. Fischer and Orth,dele gates, who represented the school board at the convention of the State school directors held at Harrisburg last week. The delegates had only praise for the state convention and of the fino op portunities it presented for gaining information on matters pertaining to education and on what is being done for the schools throughout the state. Overflowing with enthusiasm them selves they had no trouble in enthus ing the whole board. Especial inte est seemed to attach to Governor Pennypacker's address. The chief executive complimented the dele gates—and he requested that his com mendation be reported to their respec tive school boards—for their zeal and interest in matters pertaining to the schools. He commended the directors especially for their unyielding attitude toward compulsory vaccination. He stated that at the next session of the legislature the law would in all prob ability be amended so as to impose a penalty for uou vaccination. Each of the speakers were in turn taken up by the two delegates and what was new and practical in the addresses was care fully presented to the board. At tlie conclusion a vote of thanks was tendered to the delegates for their full and able report. Harry Schoch and George Jacobs representing the graduating class of the high sHiool appeared before the meeting relative to the proposed de parture at commencement inuagurat ing a cla>s day and a class play as pro posed to the school board by a com mittee at the previous meeting. The committee last night reported that af ter discussing the matter with the faculty of the high school the class had decided to all idea of a class play but would ask for the privilege of holding a class dav. by which it was understood that a portion of the ex ercises that belong to commencement proper would be held in the afternoon and that the commencement exercises follow the same evening. The latter, which under the old order were very j long and tiresome, will be shortened I down to an hour or so and will in clude little more than the salutatory, valedictory, graduating oration with appropriate music. The class day ex ercises during the afternoon will make it possible to extend the entire pro grain a great deal, obliging all the graduates to participate in the exer cises. On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord ered that tlie request of the graduating class as to a class day be granted. On motion it was also decided that the high school committee of the school board act in conjunction with the graduating class to select and secure a suitable place for holding class day aud commencement exercises. The truant officer presented his re port for the month just ended, which showed that 215 pupils were detained at home by illness. There were ten truants ;twelve were kept out of school for want of suitable clothing. Fifteen notices were sent out. The following members were pres ent: Adams, Orth, Pursel, Haring, Voußlohn, Werkheiser, Fischer,Trum bower, Groue, Burns aud Heiss. Treasurer Schram presented a report of finances to date, which showed a balance on hand of $8515.26. The following bills were approved for payment: Ginn & Company |3 12 Montour County Democrat .. . 4.00 Robert G. Miller 5.25 William Miller 3.75 Standard Elec. Light Co 1.40 William Ateu 1.80 John Hixson 7.09 J. W. Lore . . . 3 10 11. R. Moore . 3 72 Jacob Fischer .. 6 90 W. H. Ortli 3 65 Boyer Brothers c .. 2.00 DANVILLE BOY IN CANADA. W. E. Lunger has received a letter from his son Howard, who is located at Montreal, as draughtsman for the Canadian Car Company. Howard, who was with the American Car aud Foun dry Company at Berwick for about two years, entered upon his position at Montreal on December Ist. He is much pleased with his new position aud sees in it fine opportunities for gaiuins experience and for rapid ad vancement. He is in the best of health and spirits. The winter sports for which Montreal is famous appeal to him very strongly, especially the ex ercise on snow shoes, with which he already has become more or less ex pert. Mercury, he writes, frequently drops to 20 degrees below zero. Pet Dog in a Runaway. The horse attached to A. M. Peters' delivery wagon took fright at a pass ing sleigh ou West Mahouiug street yesterday forenoon and indulged in a slight runaway. He was caught near Grove's office. East Mahoning street. 1 There was no damage done. The black pet dog of Mr. Peters was in the wagon when the horse started and lie took in the whole trip evident ly enjoying the ride. As the driverless wai'ou dashed up Mahoning street the dog hail all ho could do to balance him- ! self and maintain his position on tlie | seat where he was accustomed to sit , with the driver. The spectacle amused j a good many people. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Jennie Dyer.of South Danville spent Sunday with friends in Cata wissa. Arthur Gearhart, of Williamsport, spent Sunday at the Gearhart home stead, Ferry street. Henry Prentiss, of Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prentiss, Railroad street. Charles Horton, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Mrs. C. A. Stickle who has been spending the past three months with friends and relatives in Allentown and Reading, returned to her home in this city Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Gold and children, Helen and Clarence, of Watsontown, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Thomas McMahan, Spruce street. Mrs. E. M. Briutou and Mrs. S. A. McCoy left for a few days' visit in Philadelphia. Jacob Martz, of Washingtoiivilie, made a business trip to this city yes terday. J. N. Diehl of Northumberland, was a business visitor in this city yester day. Miss Rachel Mettler, a student at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mettler. Mrs. Amos Vastine left yesterday for a visit with friends in Lewisburg. H. T. Hecht transacted business in Harrisburg yesterday. E. W. Peters was a Northumberland visitor last evening. James Halfpenny, of Lewisburg,was a visitor in this city yesterday. Bernard Duffy, of Ashland, tormer Sheriff of Schuylkill couutv. called on friends in this city yesterday. J. R. Smith, of Milton, transact ed business in this city yesterday. Ferry Cable Taken Down. The long wire cable stretching across the river was taken down Tuesday afternoon.and a tall pole reaching sky ward on each side of the wide channel is now all that remains of the free ferry, which for nearly two years was such an important factor at Danville. The big ferry boat having served its brief dav was sold aud torn to pieces last summer. The heavy cable,which, like the boat, was new when installed represents considerable value aud the County Commissioners hope to dispose of it to some advantage. Stretching the cable when the ferry was installed was found to be a very strenuous task. The big wire rope dropped into the river, where in the strong current it became almost un manageable. Remembering their ex periences the commissioners decided that the proper time to take the cable down would be when the river was covered with ice so that the current i would not be a factor to reckon with. As the ice was increasing daily the commissioners had intended to post pone taking down the cable for a few days longer, but the warm weather Tuesday suggested that a break-up might sot be far distant and they somewhat hurriedly decided to tackle the job at once. The ice was found to be eight iuches thick on the river, strong enough to bear half a dozeu cables an 1 a small army of men. The work was very easily accomplished. The big cable— which by the way weighs 24'K) pounds —was released from the top of the high poles and permitted to drop upon the ice. The end ou the Danville side was secured to the large reel on which the cable was shipped here nearly two years ago; it was cut entirely loose on the South Danville side and drawn ov er the ice by means of the reel, which was operated by several men. It was nearly dark, however, before the cable was all wound up. When this was ac complished the work was abandoned for the night. Sleighing Part}. A jolly sleighing party from Elys burg enlivened the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Still, corner of Water aud Cedar streets, Tuesday evening. The neighborhood was apprised of the ar rival of the party by noisy demonstra tions as they passed up Front street. After a pleasant social time and the serving of refreshments they began to think of leaving as midnight approach ed. Finally by the combined efforts of all the young men the party was successful in locating the hostler who had charge of their team, and soou, with jingling bells and tooting horns the happy party spe 1 away. Those present were: Misses Jennie and Grace Miller, Hattie and Dora Pitner, Ada Pensyl, Delia Teitsworth, Mabel Christian, Messrs. Howard E. Vought, Howard McWilliams, John aud Marshall Fahringer,Calvin Chris tian, Addison Rodarmel and Jesse Teitsworth, of Elysburg; Roy Sliultz, Miss Julia Russell aud Mrs. N. M. Keim, of Danville. Remarkable Record. A woman, sixty years of age, who has never been a mile away from her home, has been found near lola. Mrs. Fenstermacher, although enjoying the best of health, has never been at Mi 11- ville, four miles from her home, or even in lola, which is but a mile from her birth place. She has never seen a trolley car or a railroad train,although a railroad runs within three miles of her home. MET DEATH AT PISTOL'S POINT A tragic end came to a human life in Danville Tuesday, when James A. Jones, familiarly known to many peo ple as "Corky" was shot to death by Peter Dietrich, at Hotel Dietrich, on Upper Mulberry street. The horrible rumor began to be cir culated about 12 o'clock that a man had been shot at Hotel Dietrich. The physicians and police hurrying to the scene of the tragedy confirmed the re port, and the few people who were awake at the time were horrified to learn that the worst features of the story were only too true Both Peter Dietrich and James Jones are men very well known in this city, the former for many years having been a hotel proprietor here and the latter a heater at the Structural Tubing Works. Two others, beside Dietrich and Jones, were in the bar room of the ho tel when the tragedy occurred; Andrew Rogers and John Woll, and it was to the former's story that the coroner's jury listened when it was later assem bled about the dead man's body. Justice of the peace \V. V. Oglesby empanelled the following jury at Ho tel Dietrich Tues night: John Doster, Calvin Mincemoyer, John Russell, T. R. Angle, Lewis Byerly and \V. E. Young. A verdict was not rendered, however, as it was thought necessary to hear more complete testimony and also to hear the result of the autopsy. Andrew Rogers, who was present when the shooting occurred, was sworn before the jury and told of the affair as lie saw it. He said that there was no ill feeling existing between the two men that would have led to any rash act. The conversation had drifted un to the subject of shooting,and Dietrich Having at one time been in the western part of the country, claimed to be an expert with the revolver. Jones bau teriugly told him that he didn't think that he could shoot. Dietrich all the while was playing with a revolver and now stood against the bar holding the weapon in the crook of his arm, while Jones was across the room half reclin ing on a bench. Of a sudden the sharp report of the pistol rang out, and as the men,startled, leaped back,Dietrich quietly remarked: "Never mind I didn't shoot bin". Woll, however, walked over to Jones and seeing the blood oozing from a wound under his eye, told Dietrich that the man was shot. Dietrich then walked over to the bench, and saw that Jones, who all the time had not moved or uttered a sound, was bleeding and was unconscious. Woll and Rogers were at once dis patched for a doctor, and Dr. Paules was the first to arrive on the scene. He found Jones to be quite dead. Chief of Police Mincemoyer also testified be fore the coroner's jury. He said that when he went into the hotel lie met Dietrich coming down stairs He at once gave himself up, also surrender ing a 32 calibre, 5 shot revolver, that had two empty and three loaded cham bers. Chief Mincemoyer took Dietrich into custody aud lodged him in prison. James A. Jones was 44 years of age. lie is survived by his wife,three sous, Tames, David and Kimmer; two broth ers, John aud Thomas, both employed it the Structural Tubing Works; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Hughes, of Potts villo and Mrs. Mary Bevan, of New Castle. VERDI T OF CORONER'S JURY. The tragedy that occurred at Hotel Dietrich Tuesday in which James A. Tones was shot to death caused a re nirkable furore of excitemeut about town yesterday, aud the shooting and the possible outcome of the situation was almost the one topic of discussion. Peter Dietricli in the Montour coun ty prison is bearing up as well as can be expected under the terrible strain. Early yesterday morning after lie had been incarcerated his nervous condi tion was shattered,but last evening he had quieted down considerable and was resting much easier. The coroner's jury held an adjourn ed session at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon at the office of W. V. Oglesby, Esq., whore complete testimony and the result of the doctors' autopsy was held. The facts as related in the News yesterday were substantiated, but in addition the testimony taken yester day afternoon brought out several significant facts. The first witness called was Andrew Rogers who had testified before the jury at its first meeting. He told tlie story of the shooting as on the pre vious occasion. Dr. Paules and Dr. Patten were then called and gave the result of the autopsy that they had per formed in the morning. It was their opinion that death had been caused in stantaneously by the bullet, which,en tering a half incli below the left eye, had ploughed a course through the brain and lodged in the bones of the skull. John Woll, the only other eye wit- ' KSTAKLISIIEI> IN 1855 ness of the shooting beside Andrew Rogers, was then called? He said that he and Jones had come to Hotel Diet rich together, and that after a while the talk drifted to shooting. The wit ness stated that Jones had "dared" Dietrich to shoot, and that the report of the pistol had followed closely upon the dare. Woll, however, did not see Dietrich fire the shot. Chief of Police Mincemoyer told the jury of his going to Hotel Dietrich af ter the shooting aud of his taking Dietrich into custody. He s-aid that when Dietricli surrendered himself it was with the words: "I shot the man but I did it in self defense.'' Upon question, however, both Woll and Rogers stated that neither had Jones a weapon about him nor had he made a threatening move of any kind. The jury after deliberation rendered the following verdict: "An inquisition taken at Hotel Dietrich, on Upi>er Mulberry street in the Fourth Ward of the Borough of Danville, County aforesaid, on the Fourteenth day of February, A. D. 1906, upon view of the body of James A. Jones, then aud there lying dead, before William V. Oglesby, a justice of the peace in and for said County, there being no lawfully appointed Coroner for said County, upon the solemn oaths respectively, of John L. Russell, William E. Youug, John G. Voris, W. Dosli Holloway, John Doster and Theodore R. Angle, six good and lawful men of the County aforesaid, charged to inquire on the part of the Commonwealth,of Pennsylvania, when where and by what means the said James A. Jones came to his death, who, upon their respective oaths, do say, that it appears from the view of the body and from the evidence pro duced before them, that the said James A. Jones came to his death, on the Thirteenth day of February. A. D. 1906, at the said Hotel Dietrich, on Upper Mulberry Street iu the Fourtli Ward of the Borough of Danville, County of Montour aud State of Peun sylvauia, as the result of a wound in flicted by a bullet discharged from a revolver in the hands of one Peter Dietrich, proprietor of the said Hotel. "In witness whereof, as well the said acting coroner as the said jurors, have to this iuquisition set their hands and seals,on the day and the year first above mentioned." Party Near Washingtonville. Mr. and Mrs. John Robbins delight fully entertained a surprise party at their home near Washingtonville, Sat urday evening, in honor of their daugh ter, Miss Margaret's birthday. The evening was spent very pleasantly with social chat,music on the graphophoue, cards aud othor games. Refreshments were served after which all left for their homes wishing Miss Margaret many returns of the day. Those pres ent were: Mr. aud Mrs. Will Corneli son, Miss Myrtle and Master Nelson Cornelisou, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ware, Misses Stella and Minnie Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Misses Kathryn, Edith and Thelma Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Golder, Elmer Golder, Misses Olive, Annie and Maude Golder, Mr. and Mrs. Will Roat, Mr. and Mrs. Will Steinmau, Messrs. J. A. Smith ers, John Fruit, Raymond and Sidney Bogart,lsrael and Clarence Hagenbuch, Johu Hendricks, Freeman and Martin Robbins, Misses Kate Maiuzer, Flora aud Nancy Fruit, Mary Springer, Wilda Panuebaker, Flora, Lizzie and Mary Robbins, of Danville R. F. D. No. 1; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Robbins, Miss Gertrude Robbins,of Milton; Mr Nor man Brofee.of Catawissa; Miss Emily Lewis, Messrs. Spencer Arter and Purdy Arter, of Dauville; Messrs. Clarence Seidel, El wood Deitrich and Isaiah Gresh, of Washingtonville; Misses Mary aud Verna Zartmau, of B llmeyer's Park. VALUABLE PHOTOGRAPHS. A series of very interesting pictures may be seen at A. 11. Grone's book store showing the old Bessemer blast furnace iu its partly dismantle 1 state, one of the most interesting being a snap shot taken just .as the big furuace stack aud elevator shaft were in the process of falling. Iu the photograph the ponderous mass hangs suspended in the air at au angle of probably forty - five degrees. The views artistically are quite up to the standard and show that Mr. Poulterer, the gentleman iu charge, .is quite as much at home with the camera as he is directing the wrecking of ob solete industries. The photography should be prized very highly as they will serve to keep iu mind an impor tant industrial establishment, whose walls were familiar to a whole genera tion of our inhabitants, but which af ter a few more blasts of dynamite have done their work will be wholly a thing of the past and the spot where they stood will be a part of the common. County Gets l-ortune. There has been lifted iu Schuylkill county 1,135 liquor licenses. This rec ord is several more than last year. There are still a half dozeu in the hands of the court to be finally passed upon. The receipts from these licenses thus far aggregate more than $'.209,0H10. The Law and Order crusade against violat ors oft lie license law closed up a num ber of stands, but the renewal of li censes to places refused last year and those granted to new stands outnum ber them. They do say the new voting mach ines vote like au individual. But, then, we have always had a lot of in dividuals that vote like machines. JOB PRINTING The offic ot the AMERICAN bein*; fum shed with a large Assortment of j -h letter and typ typ anr< job material g« ne a ly, the Publish' r 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 TlllllCllT KOILtB Hill EXPLORED The Reading Iron Works, this city, shortly before 2 o'clock Saturday morn in# wfis the scene of a most unusual ac cident, iu which a workman narrowly escaped b"ing killed aud which came near causing a panic among the work men. The trouble was caused by the explosion of a cinder tap,or to be more explicit the slag which had drained out of a heating furnace. The accident took place at No. 9 heating furnace in tie bar mill. The usual lot of slag had accumulated out side just below the door of the furnace and was in process of cooling when one of the workmen, a Polander, came along for the purpose of removing it. Before the cinder can be hauled away it has to be broken up into small pieces. The cinder iu front of No. 9 furnace, was still a little too warm for break ing aud in order to hurry along the process of cooling the Polander took up the hose and began to sprinkle wat er upon it. Ail of a sudden there was an explos ion that shook the mill; the Polander was hurled some fifteen feet, while the hot cinder in chunks as large as a man's head was scattered in every dir ection, several large pieces flying up to the roof. The report was deafening. The impression all through the plant was that a boiler had exploded aud the workmen involuntarily dropped their tools and were on the point of scalnpse ing out of the mill when the true na ture of tiie accident became known. It was only a moment until several employes reached the spot and picked up the Polander. It was found that he was not injured beyond a few scratches upon the face. The shock, however, was terrible an J the poor fel low seetned to think lie was fatally hurt. He was no sooner assisted to his feet than he fainted. He was later assisted to his home on Sycamore street,. The explosion, it is thought, was caused by the water working its way under the tap aud coming in contact with some of the molten slag. No one about the mill could think of an ex plosion just like it—none so violent, in which the whole mass of cinder was scattered broadcast. It was merely a coincidence that the spot where the cinder exploded was practically desert ed at the time; otherwise no doubt a number of workmen would have beeu injured. "Aunty" Ritter Passes Away. Mrs. Christine Ritter, widely known about town as "Aunty" Ritter,one of the very oldest residents of Danville, departed this life at 7 :30 o'clock Sun day morning. Had she survived un til May 15th she would have beeu 91 years of age. The deceased was the widow of Ben jamin Ritter, who has been dead very many years. She was born in Berks county but when 8 years of age her parents removed to Lewisburg,, later taking up their residence in Snyder county. '' Aunty" Ritter was a compar atively youne woman when the family removed to Danville and it was here that the greater part of her long life was spent. Probably no one was better known in Danville aud vicinity or more kind ly remembered. She was a nurse and for forty years she followed that voca tion being employed by the leading families of this city. She was recog nized as an experienced and skillful nurse and the success of her labors con stitute a record to be proud of. Her judicious aud gentle ministrations made many a bed of suffering easier; in her capacity as nurse she came in contact with people in a way that was sure to establish a bond of sympathy and feeling, out of which grew the general respect aud affection for the venerable woman that was shown on every side and which helped to make the declining years of her life content ed and happy. Deatli was clearly due to the infirmi ties of old age. Although in bed since January 2nd she did not suffer any pain and death came at last like a peaceful sleep. The de-eased was the last of ten children. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary A. Mun son.East Market street, at whose home death occurred. "Aunty" Ritter was consigned to the grave iu Old Fellows' cemetery Tuesday. The funeral took place from the residence of Mrs. Muusou, daugh ter of the deceased, East Market street, at two o'clock. The services were con lucted by Rev. Edward Haughtou, rector of Christ Episcopal church. The pall bearers were: T. J. Price, Sam A. McCoy, YV. V. O-jlesby and Frank G. Schoch. The funeral was private. The flow ers were very beautiful, comprising tributes from a large number of well kuowu people, among whom might be mentioned James Scarlet, T. J. Price, M. G. Youngman, Robert Y. Gear hart, Dr. Juo. Sweisfort and William Russell. A sheaf of wheat from Mrs. Maria Rhodes formed a beautiful and very appropriate offering. The funeral throughout was impres sive aud abounded in tributes of re spect as became the last sad rights ov er one whose life had been so long aud who had done so much for others. BAD FALL. John R. Miller, the well known junk dealer, took a bad tumble while walk ing on the sidewalk near his home on East Mahoning street yesterday morn ing. He trod upon some ice which caused him to slip. Mr. Miller is a heavy weight and lie come down with great force striking the back of his head on the bricks. The man escaped broken bones but sustained a terrible shock which kept him coufiued to the house yesterday. Dr. Wiutersteen administered.
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