Bone Pager —-For liie Home :o: the cirrui dion >1 tins paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay,you O advertise nth- AMKKICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR IK. I UYIN< • 1! .IKKMNtiS. —it kvl is i O five ll 'iirt v •». j; to 1-2 »/ "i 11 v • 112 M •«. i I' .) l»< j 1 -5« • l.'l /•. • 4 ■ . Mil, . 1 >AS VII I K. I'*. i>■ "t un 'iiniu'h ait-; ; ntes.ine* pecialiv. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St.. - Danville, Pa. Denttetry in all Its branobee. Charge Moderate and all work Guaranteed Esf.vbli-ned 18M9 I 0® XSEII SEWS.' And to think tliat St. Patrick's Day i*t behind us' It begins to look as if the people would have to flit on sleds. The overhanging icicle is keeping a watchful eye for unwary victims. Andrew t 'arnegie is a great success as a builder of public libraries and a promoter of pipe organ funds, but as a leader of a spelling reform he is a monumental failure. The incubator is knocking the hen out of tlie hatching business. The hen should -top such foolishness and lay eggs. The incubator will save her a great many weary hours. The first baseball guide for 1906 is out, and there is nothing in ir to show that the umpire will not be guyed just the same as usual this season. Uniform primaries will at least stop the practice of foisting upon political parties in this State men who are un fit and who represent nothing Some men are born grafters, some acquire the art after hard practice, and some are elected to the United States senate. If anyone asks what whisky is doing in the food bill, let it be remembered that this whole thing is being consid ered from the congressional point of \ iew. Now it is intimated that the egg trust intends to hold its stored stock over another year. In that event it might become liable for attempting to obtain money on false pretenses. There is snow enough on the ground now to insure a prolouged jieriod of slop and mud. Miss Stella Cook is ill at her home on Vine street. Philip Johnson, Walnut street, has received the appointment of assistant military instructor at the Soldiers' Orphan Industrial school, Scotland, l'a. It will t.tke more than 30 years to complete the Panama canal if all of the work lias to be done in Washing ton. If China trembles when Uncle Sam makes a few precautionary warlike moves what would it do if it got up against the real thing? At Wilton, England, a pair of earls have opened a carpet factory. The no bility seem to be finding time to open something besides jack pots. Can it be tluit the jiesky little ground hog saw bis shadow attain and retired? Movers are already making arrange ineut for tlie annual flit. A New York minister has discover ed that Mr. Roekafeller is one of the unhappiest men in the world. We hadn't heard that the Standard Oil Htock was not paying the usual divi dends. if Mr. Taft goes upon the Supreme Bench he will surely "add weight" to its decisions. Kev. K. T. Swart/., pastor of St. Pe ter's M. E. church, South Danville, is ill at his home. John D. Rockefeller is said to be losing his nerve. Hut lie still has his money. One Chicago man names his son,and another names hi-, uncle, in divorce proceedings. After all, these are only family affairs. Home Made Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis-< cuit home-made. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and wholesome. Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to produce at home, quickly and eco nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised hot-biscuit, pu33ings, the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and muffins, with which the ready-made food found at the bake-shop or grocery does not compare. Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps, i I ROYAL BAKINQ POWDKK CO., NSW YORK. I " ■* 'W_ ' ' ' "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." v 01.. 12. 1 'w EATS PITTSTON A fast pretty game of basket ball at the Armory Saturday evening between the Danville and Pittstou Y. M. C. A. teams resulted in a victory for the locals by a score of 56-2 H. The contest was fast and snappy throughout and while the score is one sided, the game was interesting and each jioiut was hotly contested. The contest was made much more pleasant for the large audience by the fact that the small boys, who con stitute the "fivecent rush," were con spicuous bv their absence. As a con sequence the usual noisy disorder that lias prevailed at many of the games in the past was missing and excellent or der was maintained throughout the evening. Pittstou played her usual tine game. Their play was fast and their passing excellent. Their basket tossing, how ever, was not at all accurate. The Dan ville boys, on the contrary, had the location of the basket down to a nicety, especially in the second half when their goal throwing was a marvel. The line-up: DANVILLE PITTSTON Peters forward . Clarke Bedea forward West Sechler center Anthony Gilmore guard ... Trax Russell . guard Miller Goals from field : Peters 8, Bedea 8, .Sechler 5, Gilmore 3, Russell 8, Trax 4, Miller !J, West :i, Clarke 2, Anthony 1. Goals from fouls: Bedea 1, Peters 1. Rural 'Phones are Spreading. The People's Telephone System, which has proven so great a boon to the farm ers in this vicinity continues to spread out rapidly. It is now possible to reach every township in Montour county except Mayberrv, besides the phones in Northumberland and Colum bia counties that have been installed by the company. A central office has lately been es- I tablished at Turbotville, and two new switch boards are under construction. New lines are constantly being pushed out; one is now being developed to Muncy, another to Dewart, and still i another through Frosty Valley. A line I from Turbotville to Lewisburg is one of the extensions of the near future. The construction work is lieiug pushed all fiie time despite the winter weath ' er. The system now reaches Millviile and among the subscribers there are L. M. Johns & Son. J. L. Reese & Co., "The Millviile Tablet," Dr Everett and others. Calvin and Wilson Derr are new sub i scribers'on the Milton line. huneral of Mrs. Winters. Mrs. Sarah J. Winters, whose death occurred in Sunbury,Sunday, was con | signed to the grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery yesterday afternoon. The I funeral took place at 2 p m.from the I residence of Mrs. Jacob Elliott,daugh ter of the deceased, No. HOfi East Mar ket street. There was a large attend i ance. The services were conducted by Rev. J Harry Minsker, pastor of the United Evangelical church. Three sous and three grandsons acted as pall bearers as follows : Peter, Jacob and Arthur 1 Winters, and John, Jacob and Harry I Klliott. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: Mr. and j Mrs. Madison Temple of Valley towu j ship; Mr. and Mrs. William Forney,of Riverside; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis of Catawissa; Mr. and Mrs. Harry I Huffman and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Winters, of Sunbury. Death of W. H. Conrad. William H. Conrad, died Tuesday j uight about eleven o'clock at his home in Sunbury. Death was caused by a complication of diseases. Deceased was ! aged years and i.s survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1 Bloomsburg; Emma and Esther, of j Sunbury. Funeral services from the home of his brother, Isaac Conrad, on > Eighth street, Sunbury, Saturday at , 12 :30 o'clock. Interment at Riverside. COUNCIL PROCEEDING | The reconstruction of North Mill street with State aid came up before council Friday and action was tak en to hurry up proceedings iu the State highway department relative to the matter to the end that work may be gin on the important improvement at the very earliest date possible. Mr. Vastine reviewed the proceed ings last fall which consisted of send ing iu the usual petition to the State highway department. The receipt of the petition indue time was acknowl edged and there the proceedings stop ped short. He thought that something ought to be done to hurry up matters, otherwise there would be a long de lay in the highway department,which would hold back the work until late iu the summer. The petition, he said, called for a brick pavement as far as Chambers street and beyond that point a macadam road. In order to get the improvement under way Mr. Vastine moved that Borough Solicitor K. S. Gearhart be requested to proceed to Harrisburg and confer with the State highway commissioner at once,for tin purpose of seeing how soon the work can be started. Mr. Bedea seconded the motion and if carried unanimous ly. A communication was received from Borough Solicitor Gearhart raising some question as to the condition of the fire plugs and expressing the opin ion that these ought to be more fre quently examined to determine wheth er any ar<' frozen. He called attention to a suit for many thousands of dol lars brought against the borough of Shamokin for a defective fire plug, which resulted in a #200,000 fire. This, he thought,ought to be a practical re minder that it might be well to keep posted on the condition of tin* fir<- plugs during winter. Mr. Boyer took the view that it should he somebody's business to open the fire plugs at least once a month to determine if they are in good working order. Mr. Russell and Street Com missioner E. S. Miller gave if as their opinion that to open the fire plugs during the winter would !»■ merely to invite additional freezing. \ discus sion followed, when, in view of the fact that freezing weather is about ov er for this season,the matter was drop ped without anv action being taken. A communication was received from the P. & R. railway company relative to the closing of Cro«s street,a matter which has been hanging fin- for some time past. The communication was as follows. : Mr. Joseph Gibson, President of Council. Dear Sir:—l beg to ask your honor able council to consider and if possi ble give the P. <te R. railway some re lief in the matter of closing Cross street in accordance with an agree ment entered into between the borough and the Bloomsburg & Danville and P. & R. railway companies. As you perhaps know the railway company completed its part of the work and it has J>een many mouths since the undergrade has been put in to use by the borough and the electric company aud as yet the railway com pany has not been relieved of the crossing of Cross street, which was promised then. We are very much in need of the room occupied by this street for the storage of cars and trains and will greatly appreciate anything that can be done to give us the desired relief. J. E. TURK, Superintendent. On motion of Mr. Sweisfort second ed by Mr. Russell it was ordered that the communication be accepted and that the secretary be instructed to com municate with Superintendent Turk, informing him that just as soon as A street is fully completed according to contract Cross street will be vacated in accordance with the agreement. George Reifsuyder appeared before council to ask for a permit to build a coM storage building at the rear of .'sll Mill street, which will be of frame sheeted with steel and covered with an asbestos roof. The building—22 &22 feet—will stand in the rear at the ex treme end of a 150 foot lot and will be practically fire proof. On motion of Mr. Augle seconded by Mr. Eisenhart the request was granted. The following members were present : ! Gibson, Vastino,Boyer, Diet/, Bede.i, j Eisenhart, Sweisfort, Russell, Angle ; and Hughes. Burgess Rogers WHS also | present. President Gibson appointed the fol l lowing committees: Finance —Vastine, Sweisfort. Kin- I negan. | Streets and Bridges—Boyer, \ as i tine. Hughes, Jacobs anil Bedea. Printing—Hughes. Diet/. Russell Market —Diet/.,Eisenhart, Finnigau. Water Hughes, Eisenhart, Russell. Sewerage—Sweisfort, Russell, Diet/.. Ordinance and Police—Jacobs, Vas tine, Boyer. Fire—Diet/., Angle, Eisenhart. Light Vastine. Boyer, Hughe- Building—Boyer, Angle, Bedea. Public Improvement - Sweisfort, Finuigan. Angle Bill« and Accounts Ji.c >bs. timer. Hei'.f a Electric I.ight. The P. 15. railway < omj>an> ha installed electric light in its station jat this plaee. At present only tin | office and waiting room are wiml, eight incandescent light,- being instal j led. Later on the entire -tation ina> £ ' be lighted up DANVILLE. 1»A„ THURSDAY MAUCII 22, IS>o<}. NEW INDUSTRY FDR RIVERSIDE A new industry is loomiug up in Riverside, which if plans do not mis carry, promises to become an import ant factor iu the growth and develop ment of our neighboring borough. The industry is nothing less that a plant for the manufacture of fine hosiery. Riverside is a charming place, but it is deficient in industries,those fami lies who reside there in the main be ing obliged to look to Danville for em ployment. Along witli its broad ave nues that make the place desirable for residences it has scores of admirable manufacturing sites. The trolley line in course of construction has attracted attention to Riverside and in light of all the facts it would seem that a new era has dawned upon the town. Among the manufacturing concerns of Philadelphia that are crumped for room aud desire to establish a plant where help is plentiful is the Adams Hosiery company. W. K. Adams, a member of the firm, whose attention had been called to the advantages ex isting at Riverside,a few days ago paid that place a visit to look over the ground. During his stay of a couple of days duration lie was in the hands of \V. T. Shepperson. Eli Hoover, Dr. DeWitt, W. R. Clark aud other lead ing spirits, who made it clear to him that the borough stood ready to wel come an industry such as his and had inducements to offer that he could not ignore. Mr. Adams had with him specimens of the product of his plant, which spoke for itself, being the liuest and most expensive grade of work. He also exhibited letters from houses with which he dealt that made it clear that his product was in general demand and that lie could sell all the hose that he could manufacture. Mr. Shepperson and his associates took it upon themselves to offer the firm free of cost a plot of ground 200 feet wide fronting on the Pennsylvania railroad and to exempt the industry from tlie payment of local tax for the period of ten years. The plot of ground offered was form erly used lor the manufacture of lire brick and contains a roomy and sub stantial building. Mr. Adams was much pleased not only with the loca tion and the natural advantages, but also with the inducements and the generous terms proposed by the citi zens There is only one point in which he is in doubt,that is on the question of help. Mr. Shepperson,however, has confidence that bauds in sufficient number can be procured to keep a good-sized plant in operation. As things stand at present it seems that the Adams Hosiery Company may start up in Riverside. The proposi tion is that the building, formerly the brick plant.be remodeled to start up in the manufacture of fine hosiery,so that a fair number of hands may be in structed in the work while the other portion of the plant is being built. After a year's experiment if it should be demonstrated that help iu sufficient numbers can not be obtained in River side the proposition will he abandon ed. Will Remove Canal Bridge. The bridge over the abandoned can al at Beaver street,one of the very few canal bridges remaining in the bor ough, is being removed to make way for a culvert at the spot. To accom modate the bridge there is a steep grade at each end, which makes haul ing difficult, 111 addition to which tlie bridge was long ag" condemned as un safe and the public was warned not to use it. The warning however, was not heed ed and the public regardless of danger have continued to use the bridge. The old structure,however,is at last at the end of its career. Beaver street, it seems, is not a public thoroughfare, but belongs to the two industries loc ated north of the canal. The Stove and Manufacturing company, therefore, for some time past has stood ready to remove the bridge and fill in the canal constructing a culvert to take its place as was done by the borough at other points,as soon as the D. L. &W. rail road company would co-operate, lay ing pijie of suitable dimensions as it did at Church street. The owners of the canal it would seem are as anxious as the borough is to get rid of the old bridges and are willing enough to co operate with the stove works. A few days ago a large quantity of terra cotta pipe two feet i» diameter was unloaded at the spot and yesterday a force of railroad employes were at work laying the pipe. By night the job was nearly completed, although the men were obliged to wade water nearly knee deep and worked against | tremendous odds. The Stove and Manufacturing com pany now stands ready to fulfill its part of tlie contract. The bridge will he removed at any day aud work of building the culvert will begin. There will not ht) much interruption to trav el, its the Stove and Manufacturing company has a big accumulation of ashes, cinder, uto., available, which I w ill suffice to fill up the spot sufficient ly to make the road passable. Hiinul ' tancously with the filling up with ashes cinder,etc.,the street will be cut down i-<> conform with the general level, tin* ' t"trth obtained b\ the process beinj; used in tilling up the spot. Revival Services. Revival services are in progress at . ii- Imm tnuel Baptist church, Walnut Mrect. The preacher ill charge is Kev. Frank Gardner. The subject for to night is "Knocking at the Door." The theme selected for tomorrow night i- "Heaven;" on Saturday night, "A Prayer Meeting in Hell " i'ESINH I'llllUUl'liS Mr. and Mrs. Claude Eggleston, of Scrautou, are visiting at the home of Frank Bergner, Nassau street. Miss May McNinch, of Jersey town, spent Sunday in this city as the guest of Mrs. Charles V. Amerman. A. H. Bloom,of Wilkes-Barre, spent Saturday at the home of George B. Jacobs, Ferry street. Miss Katherine Raver, of Burnham, spent Sunday at the home of her fath er, Rev. C. W. Raver, Ash street. John Danuer, of Honesdale, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Hortou and Frease Laubach, of Ber wick, sjtent Sunday with friends in t his city. Miss Margaret Michael, of Clarks town,is a guest at the home of George S. Tillsou, Pine street. Miss Robinson, teacher in the third ward schools, sjieut Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Robin sou, Liberty township. Miss Leah Mincemoyer, of Mont gomery, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Cyrus Coleman, id" Limestone town ship, transacted business in this city yesterday. Peter Startzel, of South Danville, was iu Suubury yesterday. Squire John M. Robinson.of Liberty township, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Wesley Jackson, of Derry township, was a visitor in tills city yesterday. Miss Gertrude Stout, of Williams port, is a guest at the honte of Alexan der Foster, Bloom street. Miss Helen Jameson will leave to day for n stay with friends at Ber wick. Miss Anna Martin has returned from a visit with relatives at Jersey City. Mrs. Harry Huffman, of Suubury, attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Winters in this city yesterday. Mrs. S. A. Eckmau and Miss Ger trude Eckman returned to Rushtowu Tuesday from the State Hospital at Fountain Springs, where Mrs. Eckman had been receiving treatment. H. A. Snyder and T. J. Pettijohu, of Strawberry Ridge, were business visitors in this city yesterday. Harry Seesholtz, of Northumber land,called on friends in this city yes terday. Joseph Criin, of Swenoda. was a visitor in this city yesterday. W. R. Clark returned to South Dan ville last evening after a several davs' trip to Philadelphia. Misses Katherine Vastiue, Stella Doster, Blanch Sechler, Stella Low nestein and John Kase, students at Bucknell university, arrived in Dan ville yesterday for a ten days' vaca tion. Mis. James Frazier, of Washington ville aud Mrs. Charles Haney.of Mails dale, spent yesterday with friends in Danville. stenographer to Return ,'loney. A sensation was created yesterday morning by an order promulgated in court bv Associate Krickbaum, in which it is stated that money amount ing to sixty dollars was illegally re ceived by Stenographer Vauder.-lice. and ordering that the money be return ed to the County Treasury within 15 days. The court order was as follows: "During the year 1905, Court Steno grapher George H. Vauderslico certifi ed to the commissioners of Columbia county for taking notes in court for tlie following days: September 10, 1901, May »'>, and .Tilly '.'o, 1905, at $lO per day, making thirty dollars. The time so certified was erroneously done as no notes were taken on those days, and the money was illegally drawn from the county treasury. Now t lie order of the court is that the said George H. Vanderslice refund said £3O to the treasurer of Columbia county, and that this order be complied with within 15 days from this date. "And that for May 3, June 14 and September 11, 1905, George H. \ an derslice charged the county of Mon tour S3O for taking notes in court and that for the same time ho also present ed like bills to the county of Colum bia, and drew the like sum of S3O. It is the opinion of the court that this was an error, and that tlie said George H. Vanderslice is directed also to re fund to the county of Columbia the S3O above named; and that the same be done within 15 days from this date, March 21. 19W>." Will he Clerk. William M. Sechler, who has held a clerkship under A. H. Grone for some years past, will be the new agent of the Adams Express Company, as ren dered necessary by the removal of the business into the separate office. No. 122 Mill street. The removal will take place on April Ist, at which time Mr. Sechler will j take charge. Horace Bennett will con tinue on as driver of one of the wag ons. The Adams I'. \press office bus been iu ic> present quarters in the book and stationery store, for nineteen years. During nine years id' that time Mr. Grone has been the agent. University President here. Rev. Charles T. A ikeus, president of Susquehanna university, spent Sunday in this city,and preached at the morn ing and evening services at the fine Street Lutheran church CHANGES ON MILL STREET There will be a considerable number of changes among our business men on Mill street this spring. Incidental to the change of quarters, there is the usual amount of remodeling and ren ovation, which adds to convenience and store space and imparts to the street an improved appearance. Cohen & Newman,who have dissolv ed partnership, will each have thorough ly modern quarters. Mr. Cohen, who has euterered iuto partnership with his brother, will con tinue on at the old stand, which will have a flexible glass front, something entirely new in this section, installed at Cohen Brothers own expense. Mr. Newman as already reported has gone iuto business individually, and has re moved into the Cousart building, No. 2 22 Mill street, which lias just been remodeled at considerable expense. The Standard Gas company, George M. West, superintendent, will remove from No. llti Mill street to the Brown building, using the first floor now oc cupied by K. J. Evans with his bar ber shop. George Bedea, the barber, who occupied the basement under the Reynolds building, will remove up stairs into the room vacated by the Standard Gas Company. \V. F. Bell, the grocer, will remove from 319 to No. 292 Mill street, the building formerly occupied by the "sugar bowl." J. T. Findlay has re moved from the opera house block to No. 311 Mill street, iu the building occupied by David Shelhart. George W. Hendricks, will open a tin store in the room vacated by Mr. Findlay iu the opera house block. Harry Gold man of the American Stock company is selling out his stock preparatory to removing to Pittsburg. N. Z. Butter wick is also selling out his stock of jewelry. By whom the room will be occupied the coming year is not known. J. C. Montgomery, who removed from the Kreeger building, corner of Mill and West Mahoning streets, into the room in the Vincent block, vacated by F. G. Peters, is now nicely establish ed and has his store well stocked up. Harry W'enck will open up a tobacco store in the Kreeger block. The room No. 112 Mill street, vacat ed by Mrs. .112. H. Johnson, will be oc cupied by the Adams Express Com pany. First Pastor of Grove Church. Kev. Charles Jewett Collins, the lirst pastor of the Grove Presbyterian church in this city was buried in Wilkes-Barre yesterday. Representa tives of the Grove church attended the funeral aud his memory here was fur ther honored last night by special ser vices at the church to which he min istered. Rev. Charles Jewett Collins, al though an able and zealous divine, had a much longer career as a teacher than clergyman. Iu fact the pastorate at the Grove church was his first and only pastorate. He was born in Wilkes- Barre iu 1825. He graduated in Wil liams College, Massachusetts, in 1845. He was tutor in Williams College for some time, after which he entered the theological seminary at Princeton, graduating there in 1854. In 1855 he was made principal ot the Wilkes-Barre Female Institute but re signed the year following to become pastor of the Grove Presbyterian church of this city. He was ordained here iu 185«. His pastorate continued until 18»>5 and was very fruitful. There are still a few in the Grove church who well remember Dr. Col lins after the lapse of forty years. One of these, George M. Gearhart, along with Rev. Dr. McCormack, present pastor, attended the funeral yesterday as representatives of Grove Presbyter ian church. Leaving Danville Rev. Dr. Collins became principal of the preparatory school at Princeton, where he re mained from 1874 to ISB'.). He was next principal of the Bradford school for boys at Rye, N. Y. In 1884 he resign ed aud from that time until his death lie lived in New York City, retired. The remains were taken to Wilkes- Barre on Tuesday. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the First Presbyterian church. In lieu of the regular prayer service in the Grove church last night a memori al service was held in honor of the dead pastor. Papers From a Distant I.and. Miss Clara Smith has received from her sister, Mrs. Bruce Hart-man,several copies of the"The Pacific Commercial Advertiser," of Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, that contain many things of great interest and incidentally offer many surprises as to the degree of modern development that exists on the islands. "The Advertiser" is a line 12-page journal that would compare most fav orably with our metropolitan dailies, and the new and advertisements in dicate that it is published in a most progressive community. The princi pal topic of the paper is the floral pa rade of the Midwinter Fiesta which is a fete similar to the Mardi Gras of New Orleans, and which takes place in Honolulu in February. The parade was a wonder of magnificance. Forty automobiles decked with powers were in line, besides floats of all kinds and many othdi features. The "Advertiser" also notes in its society column the organization of a Mask and Wig club under the auspices of the Myrtle Boat club, that will present four plays each year. Mr and Mrs. Hart man are both members of the club. ESTABLISHED CN 185r> SllllDEli HEATH IE 1. KNEIRI.EK Henry A. Kneibler, a widely known resident of Danville, died suddenly about 8 o'clock last evening in the Odd Fellows' rooms, city hall. Mr. Kneibler for some years past has acted as janitor of the order's apart ments. Last night the Heptasophs, who meet in the Odd Fellows' rooms, were holding a meeting. While the conclave was in session Mr. Kneibler, as is customary,kept his station in tlie ante room. He seemed in the best of health and spirits and as the members arrived and passed into the lodge room he had a pleasant word for each. William Paugh was with the deceas ed when he died. He spent a few mo ments in pleasant conversation with Mr. Kneibler, who sat in an arm chair with one leg thrown negligently over the arm of the chair. Mr. Paugh sent in his card and in the brief moment that his back was turned lie heard a strange gurgling noise from the direc tion of the chair which filled him with alarm. Quickly turning lie found that the deceased had fallen over with his head upon the table and was scarcely breathing. Mr. Paugh flew to his side and raised him into an erect position at the same time summoning assistance from the lodge room. Help, however, was unavailing. The man was dead in an instant, the cause of the sudden demise according to physicians being heart failure. The death occurring as it did without a moment's warning, was indeed a dreadful shock, not only to the family but also to the lodge members, who were so near him when he expired. The deceased was 65 years of age and is survived by a wife, two sons and three daughters: Harry G. Keibler, of Scranton ; Arthur Kneibler, of Plain delphia; Mrs. Joseph Neal, of Wil liamsport; Mrs. Judson Still and Mrs. X. M. Keim, of this city. The deceased was a highly honored citizen. He was a life-long resident of Danville and was for many years a heater at the Reading Iron Works and at other industries. He was a promin ent and devoted member of Montour Lodge, No. 101), I. O. O. F., and also, of the Mnemoloton Encampment, No. 140. , The funeral arrangements were not perfected last evening. Made Brigadier General. Colonel John W. Bubb of the Twelfth Infantry who has been selected to be brigadier general of the United States Army to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of General Carr,was a Dan ville boy and enlisted here with a lot of others in 1881. The selection of Colonel Bubb closes a remarkable contest for the position. His promotion will be preceded by the promotion of four lieutenant colonels to the rank of brigadier general con ditioned upon their immediate retire ment. These are L. W. Cook, twenty fifth infantry; Joseph M. Califf, Artil lery Corps; H. R. Turrill, medical de partment, and Crosby P. Miller, quart ermaster's department. They are to be promoted because otherwise as civil war veterans they could not in the ordinary course ever reach the grade of brigadier general before retirement on age. Colonel Bubb entered the military service as a private at the outbreak of the civil war. Singularly enough his first service was in the veteran regi ment which he now commands, re-en tering it as colonel of the Twelfth In fantry, August 12, 1901. He was born on April 2t>, 1843, so that he must re tire on account of age in 1907. Colonel Bubb enlisted here with other Dauville.boys,among whom were the following: Joliu Alward, Peter and James Baylor, Oscar Kase, Isaac Mellin, Elijah and Robert Fields, John Mullen, Richard Riddle and John and William DeShay. Wreck Was nisunderstanding. It has developed that the fatal freight wreck on the P. & R. near Shamokin, Tuesday morning, in which Engineer Fink, of Tamaqua, was killed, was the consequence of a misunderstanding among the crew of the pusher on the Shamokin local freight, from which the lumber fell off onto the other track. The fireman on the pusher uoticed the wood ou the track and notified the conductor, who was in the caboose back of the pusher. The conductor im mediately ordered the engineer to signal to the engineer of the local to stop the train, which was done. The conductor then sent the flagman hack and ordered the front brakeniau togo ahead and Hag any traius which might come along on the northbound track, he having in mind the train which was wrecked. Two other mem bers of the crew were then put to work removing the lumber Following this the local was again started on its way to Shamokin. When the train started to move the front brakeman, thinking that there was uo further necessity for him to remain on duty and that the northbound track had been cleared, boarded the train. So it happened that the train was not flagged and crashed at full speed into the pile of wood. The two brakemen, who were left to clear the track, were almost caught and killed by the on rushing train, jumping back and oyer the opposite siding just in time to escape being caught. After long Illness. The friends of Mrs. G Shoop Hunt were pleased to see her on the streets Saturday after a long and serious i 11- uess Mrs. Hunt was coutined to her borne fo? IV weeks JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description COMMENCEMENT ARRANGEMENTS At a meeting of the senior class of the high school held yesterday a num ber of the most important commence ment and class day arrangements were completed. Honor announcements were also made by the faculty. First honors in the class of 190*> were awarded to Harry Schoch, and second honors to Miss Florence Price. Oth ers graduating with honors are Misa Isabel Blue, Mi.- - I" itherine Gearhart, Miss Martha McClow, George Jacobs and Will McCoy. The other members of the class are Charles F. Kostenbauder, Morris Engle, Raymond Hauser, Miss Laura Mann, Miss Florence Trumbower, Miss Mar garet Patton, Miss Jennie Woodside, Miss Alice Payton.Miss Dora Jenkins, Miss May Moyer.Miss Annie Steinbren ner, Miss Lucille Evans, Fred Evans, Maurice Dreifuss, Stanley Morris, Rob ert Armes, Alvin Spaide.S. J. Welliv er, Joseph Gill and Miss Mary Gill. It is the probability that all the mem bers of the class will graduate. It was decided at the class meeting to hold the class day exericses in the courthouse at 2 o'clock in the after noon of Friday, May 25th, instead of on May 30th,as was originally intend ed. The commencement exercises will take place the same evening at 8 o'clock. The class chose the members who would deliver the difftrent orations as follows: Class Oration.—Miss Martha Mc- Clow. Presentation.—Robert Armes and George Jacobs. Mantle Oration.—Alvin Spaide. Prophecy —Miss Katherine Gear hart. History.—lsabel Blue. Poem.—Will McCoy. The valedictory and the salutatory will be delivered by the pupils who were awarded first and second honors, respectively, and will be given at the commencement exercises in the even ing. Truss 125 Feet Long. One of the largest and heaviest piece* of frame work [for rolling mill con struction ever made in this section is receiving its finishing touches in the big steel plant at the upper end of the borough—to be used in making some necessary repairs at the plant of the Structural Tubing Company. It is in the form of gigantic truss 125 feet long, embodying all the features of modern and scientific construction. The work is wholly in trhe hands of John A. Mowrey, who lias had much experience in the building of bridges, mills and other heavy structures. The truss, 125 feet long, is 14x22 inches and is made up of eleven separate sticks clamped together. Its weight is esti mated at 30 tons and as constructed its strength is enormous. An expert to whom the plan was submitted by Mr. Mowrey assured him that it would carry 100 tons. The big truss is designed to occupy a place overhead in the Structural Tub iug works and will take the place of the smaller and lighter Howe truss in stalled some fourteen years ago and which from its position directly over the rolls has become much weakened from the constant heat as well as from other causes. The truss to be displac ed is only eighty feet long, whereas the new truss will extend the whole length of the plant carrying the two mills of 80 and 75 feet respectively, which center together. At each end the truss will be supported by a gigantic post made up of two separate sticks 10x18 inches. It will carry the ends of ten truses distributed at inter vals over the long span. The timber used is southern pine, which was sir weeks eu route from the shipping point to Danville. The timber is all surfac ed. AU enormous amount of work will be involved in the important repai r , as before the old truss can be removed the entire roof system will have to be proped up; then, in putting up the new truss, which will be taken apart in moving it from the steel plant,false work will have to be erected in the mill to support it while it is being put together and properly adjusted to car ry its heavy burden. It will be near ly a month before the work is complet ed. ANKYLOSTOMOS. The versatile newspaper man of Hazleton sent a dispatch to a Philadel phia newspaper last week stating that the miner is threatened with a new danger. It is a now disease called "an kylostoiuos" and it is said that it was imported here from Europe by foreign laborers. The poor miner. One would think that his dangers at present were plentiful without running in on hini the aukylnstomos. His dread hereafter will not be in the tltreacherous fall oi coal, black damp, dynamite thawing and the lik", but in the terrible an kylostomos. The awful name of the new disease is iu itself enough to throw any able bodied miner into spasms The an kylostomos. Great Scott' Entertained at Henry Yorks*. .V party ot ladies enjoyed a sled ride IO the home of Henry Yorks, Kase ville, yesterday : Mrs. Grant Fenster macher, Mrs. Jacob Swayze, Mr* Ahram Laßue,Mrs. David Guest, Mrs William Williams, Mrs. Jacob Cole. Mrs. James P. Rishel.Mrs. EliasLyon, Mrs. Joseph Jones, Mrs. Emma Woods. Mrs. Simon Hoffman and the Misse* Ruth and Mattie Sandel.
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