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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
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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.