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COMHNS! II SBW
Vacation days are coming.
Tin* f.iir graduate to the front.
«ti.miii.i!h wanning upagaiii.
No tiuie has as jet been -et tor the
Kepabl ican primarie in Montour
count r
Mayor \\> iiner, of Lebanon, having
instructed tlie[ ' lii . to i:tri«llv enforce
ti.«- tnUuuohile sjieed ordinance was
coiiMti* rably -urprised when lie faced
tlie victims of official vigilance to
<i»i> over that they were li.- brother
and rookin.
No school patron doc- justice to
himself, utile-- he can-fully and |» r
s.inallv traces to it- source every rum
or injuriously affecting the arimiuis
tration of the school**.
When the Washington and Philadel
phia las»- hall club- were tied for tb«*
leadership recently, most of the new--
geuerously put Washington
■ head so it would ! »ve -omi tlUng to
talk ahont for the rest of ii- life.
Chief of Police Charles Kulp. of
Fre<-land, Luzerne county, will cele
brate hi- silver wedding, with his good
wife next mouth. On Saturday last
their first child wa- born, a stout boy.
David Coldreu and Mi-s Bessie Re
gan. ut Philadelphia. w< re married in
a ) sjiital on Saturday afternoon and
it is feared the bride will die. At an
••arlier hour in the day her intended
husband accidentally shot her, a re
volver ball entering her left lung near
the heart.
The Order of Red Men has ju-t'"org
an need its thirty-first tribe in Pennsyl
vania for this year. This i- a remark
able n-i-onl, showing the great growth
of the organization.
The boys will soon be hunting the
swimming pool.
Pnjf. Andrew Campbell'- l-piece
orchestra gave a very lelightful con
cert Saturday evening at the Great
Piano Factory Sale's rooms, "M'i Mill
street
The political - tuation waxes warm.
Everything's going to smash these
•lays Even the venerable joke on the
mother-in-law is imperiled by the an
nouncement that a Pennsylvania man
has left his estate for life to his wife's
mother, because she made home pleas
ant for him.
In the (hath of Judge Charles A.
M aver, of Clinton county bench, Penn
sylvania loses one of its most promin
ent up-state jurists No man was more
popular among all classes iu that coun
ty, and Ins death after a plucky fight
against disease, will be much regret-
Mi.
Alto Rogers, aged 10, and Anna Bay*
ler. aged 13, while walking across a
trestle on the Lehigh Valley lailroau
at Athens. Bradford county, hist Sun
day evening were caught by the Black
Diamond F.xpre -sand instautlv killed.
When Dr. D:\on movt - his State
health department into permanent
quarters in the le vs capitol lie will
establish a labor atoi v for the assist
ance of physicians who desire to have
specimens of diseasi germs examined.
This is an institution that i- badlv
needed < nt.-nle uf the larger cities,
which have theirovn lahoiatories.aud
Dr Dixon is hi constant receipt of
letters asking j,,r ii formation in the
matter.
A Peuusburg, Montgoinerx o unty,
fisherman, has just captured the four
large-t catfish out of the Pcrkiomeii
tlii- seasou. They m- inure from lil to
14 incites each.
The I'uited States us. i ■ k- third
in point of tounage among the uavies
of the world. Great Britian comes first
with a total of I,Mo7,JWS tons; France
set-owl with s"o,'».'iS tons, and the Un
ited States v\ 1111 third 701,7)17 tons.
This i- the time of the year to up*
mot that destroyer of lawns,the dande
lion The flowers are changing to the
fluffy bails of seed. It they are turn up
iiov\ next year's crop of grass killers
will IK* materially lessened.
The imprint of a hand from which
two fingers ar>- missing is expected to
aid in the am -t of the murderer ot
Mi John Morrison, of Cumbola,
Schuylkill i unty The imprints was
left on the v*iii<lt>\s • t -aloon near
Combo la.
Reading hi- rtiled iu Dr. Dixon to
look over the variou- matters of san
itation in the city. The Health Com
mi-iiouer. who i- nothing if not ver
satile, is iu demand from one end of
the State to the other, for the jieople
have learned that he is working for
the good of the Commonwealth.
Annual l.iterar> Contest.
The annual contest between the Gar
field and Lincoln literary societies of
the Danville high school v\ill take
place thi- afternoon at 2 o'clock.
This annual contest has come to be
an event of great interest in the school
year, and for the occasion th« pupils
of each society elect their most cap
able orators and writers to represent
them Three events are contested—
n-citation, declamation and debate
The judg> - t!. i- afternoon will be Rev
L Dow Ott. Rev Willi mi C McCor
inack. I). D and A H Grone The
program is as follow-
Piano Duet Selected
Miss Margaret Sidler, <Gi.
Mis- Bertha Cloud, iG i
Debate : Res-dved That
lalxir unions an* lieneficial to the
working cla--e-
Affirmative speakers: Mr George
Hendrickson, il.i. Miss Kmh !• rii u
i Li
Negativi -(Makers: Mr. Cameron
Campl»dl, i(ii, Mr Harold McClure,
(G t .
Vocal Solo "Sing Me to Sleep"
Green \|js S Llfriede Wei--.
Dedamut ion— *' (ieorge Wash ing
taa ' Van Dyke
Mr. William Hancock, fL».
Declamation 'Attack on Sum
ner. Anson Burlingame
Mr Lewis Robin-.m, ((!.
Piano Trio Mnller M --. Mile
Gnest and Cousart.
Recitation '" In the Light of the Moon''
Miss Alice Dreifiiss. (Li.
H»-eit;»t ion—"A II Italic 1 Lee" |'o,.
Mis« Ban line Zeisler, (<»i.
Vocal Solo Select -d
Miss Rachel Mettler
-«** XX X-^wl^X*
i 111-. ( O! NTRY WILL NRVKR Hli HNTIRIiLY FRP<H UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DFMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.'
OL. r»:!--NO LM,
ii no
ON II GROUND
Fishermen Should Keep
\\ 1 1 I 'ostcil on all the
i 'rc jvisions ol the I .aw.
A couple of lisli wardens are said to
In on the ground and are quietly ob
serving the manner in which fish are
being taken both from the river and
from Mahoning creek. Rumors that
ti-li are being illegally taken from the
waters here have been current for some
time past. Thu stories, no doubt,
reached the department of fisheries at
Hai risburg, iu which event that fish
wardens should be sent here to look
over the ground would be the logical
sequence.
Salmon, brook trout, black bass,
green <>r Oswepo bass, straw berry bass,
white bass rock bass,blue pike,perch,
r-unfish, Susquehanna salmon, pickerel
are all classed by law as game fish,
and can be legally taken only with
rod. hook and line. There is a penalty
.it $35 tor each offense. With the ex
ception of trout none of the game fish
can be legally taken until after June
l.i, the season extending from that
date until Ferbruary 15th inclusive.
The penalty is $lO for each tish illeg
ally taken and retained. There shall
be no fishing on the first day of the
week commonly known as Sunday.
These and other important provisions
of the tish law should be well under
stood by persons before they indulge
in the sport of fi>hiug by any of the
weli-k nown methods. At the present
re- rictieus are placed upon fishermen
that world have been accounted tyran
nical a f"w years ago. Nevertheless
no one who desires to see the tish pro
tected will dispute the wisdom of
justice of the measures.
1 c.ii fishermen are looking forward
to very good fishing the coming sea
son. I'ass fishing which had been poor
enough for several years previously,
was exceptionally good in both the
north branch and west branch of the
SuMjr •haiina last vear and the same
conditions, it is thought, will prevail
again. The increased number of fish
in the north branch last year would
seem to explode the theory that the
pollution of the river caused by the
coal mines was killing off the bass,uti
les the hitter conditions be attributed
to the fact that the coal operators may
ha ve adotifed another policy and are
permitting little or none of their coal
d'rt to reach the river. A similar iu
crease of fish in the west branch.how
ever, following a corresponding period
of scarcity could not be accounted for
in the same way and would seem to
indicate that the better conditions
must he due to some general and more
remote cause.
FOUGHT FIRE
WITH SAND
Building Saved by This Method
on Frick Farm After Water
.Supply Was Exhausted.
The handsome barn of William C.
Frick in Poplar Hills was destroyed
by fire last week Friday night. The
los- will reach $5,000. Mr. Flick be
lieves the fire was the work of an in
cendiary, and has offered a reward of
s .oo fur information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the guilty
party.
The burned structure was a new
building and complete in every re
spect. This is the second barn Mr.
Frick has lost since he took possession
of the farm a little over a year ago.
The other barn was not such an ex
pensive structure. Its destruction was
also believed to be the work of an in
cendiary.
.Mr. Frick and his brother returned
from the farm Friday after the fire.
When they reached home the watch
dog. which roams the larin at night,
wa> pacing hack and forth in front of
the barn, barking furiously. All ef
forts to <|uiet the animal failed. The
dog was finally chainud hut kept on
i arking.
After potting the horse up Mr. Frick
went into the house. He had not been
resting long before a man working on
the place rushed in crying that the
barn was on fire. A bucket brigade
\\a- formed and water was thrown oil
the nearest building, which is the
brooding pla e. After awhile the wat
er ran so io\\ that the fin fighters were
compelled to abandon the use of water
and take sand. It was hard work, hut
it saved the brooding building, ill
which were thousands of little chicks
and • -gg-. -The Highlands, N J.,
• lerald.
Attractive Home Wedding.
The I • ii ne of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Coriielison, Valley township, was the
scene of a very pretty wedding yester
day afternoon, when their daughter,
Mi - Jennie, became the bride of
Charles Appleuian.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. O. D. l.erch,pastor of St. John's
Reformed church, Mausdale. The at
tendants were Horace Appleman and
Mis. Alice Applemau, brother anil sis
ter of the groom. The bride was attired
in blue .silk. After the ceremony a
wedding supjier was served.
The groom is the sou of F. P. Apple
man, ot Valley township, and resides
in Berwick, where the newly wedded
couple will make their home.
The 112 olio** itig guests were present:
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Appleman, Misses
Bertha and Alice Appleman, Horace
and Frank Appleman, Mr. and Mrs.
Hoi , •• Hendricks, Roger Hendricks,
Mr and Mrs. Robert Cornclisou, Mr.
and Mi - < harles Cornclisou, Donald
! Cornclisou. Mr and Mrs. W. A. Cor
j nelison.Nelson and Myrtle ('ornelison,
I Ada Conway, Margaret and Myrtle
I De:m, I'lli and Theresa Appleman, Mr.
uid Mr- Alfred Bogert, Jennie M.
.S! re Nola Kohhins,Blanche Bogert.
Yesterday's Base Ball Scores.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Athletics 4, Cleveland, Jl, i lo inns).
Detroit 8. Boston, 2.
Chicago 1, New York 4.
Sr. Louis 10, Washington i.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia 0, St. Louis 15.
Boston 0, Pittsburg
Brooklyn 1, Cine in nut i I.
New York, Chicago, Rain.
TRI STATE LEAGUE.
Williainsport T, Altooua <>.
Lancaster H, York *!.
i Johnstown 1 larrishurg »'■
Broke Small Bone in Ankle.
(Catherine, the little daughter of Dr.
ami Mrs Henry. Bierman, of Blooms-
I burg, while playing yesterday after
1 noon broke one of the small hoUes in
the right ankle.
TO PURCHASE
NEW HOSE
The question of new lioso occupied a
great deal of the time at the meeting
j of council Friday night.
Two gentlemen were present before
! council —one of the firm ol \V ise &
| Hai ley, agents for the Buy Stale hose,
' and the other, Henry R. Early, reprc
i seating the Eureka and Paragon hose.
The bids were opened, after which
1 a report of John Eiseuhart and A.
C Angle, fire committee., was read,
recommending that the contract for
supplying the borough lire department
with *ISOO feet of lire hose be awarded
I to the Welliver Hardware company for
| the paragon brand of hose manufaet
! ured by the Eureka Fire llose com
pany, at i<«> cents i>er foot.
The committee on lire reported in
i favor of extending the borough water
! to Oulick's addition; the question left
| for council to decide was whether a
| two inch pipe carrying water for do
mestic purposes only should be laid or
a four inch pipe to afford lire protec
tion should be employed. It was esti
mated that the two-inch pipe would
cost some S2OO, scarcely half as much
as the four-inch main. On motion of
Mr. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Rus
sell, it was ordered that a 4 inch main
be laid to Oulick's addition.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs ir was ord
ered that a special license of five dol
lars per mouth be granted Aehenbach
& Moore for operating shoot itig gallery.
On motion of Mr. Boyer if was ord
ered that tlie street commissioner l>e
instructed to make necessary repairs
on the street in co-o)ierati ve court.
On motion of Mr. Boyer it was ord
ered that new matting be purchased
for the hallway of the city building.
The following petition was received
and acted upon :
"We tlie undersigned respectfully
request that the borough extend the
sewer through the. alley iu the rear of
our residences that we may he able to
connect with same." (Signed) George
M . (.-J ear hart, Cordelia K Gearhart.
Anna A. Edmoudson.
Mr. Sweisfort said that the commit
tee oil sewers was prepared to recom
mend that the sewer be extended up
each alley, north and south of East
Market, from Ferry to Pine street.
Mr. Sweisfort's recommendation
prevailed with council and 011 motion
it was ordered that the sewer be ex
tended along both alleys.
On motion of Mr. Bedca it was ord
ered that the arc light at the entrance
to the hospital for the insane lie le
niovcd from that point to Day street,
some three hundred feet westward.
On motion of Dr. Sweisfort it was
ordered that the sunerintendent of the
light plant he instructed to install an
additional arc light in West Mahon
ing street, near the foot bridge, at an
early date as possible.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs the secre
tary was instructed to notify the 1)
L. & W. Railroad company to leplank
the crossing at the alley east of Mill
street, which has been iu bad repair
since the siding was constructed at
that point.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that hereafter in repairing cross
ings on all the principal streets pav
ing blocks be used instead of stone.
The following members were pres
ent : Gibson, Vasti lie, Sweisfort, Rus
sell. Angle, Hughes, Boyer, Diet/,
Bedea, .Jacobs and Eisenhart.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon to tin*
graduating class of the high school
was preached by the Rev. L. I). 11-
rich at Trinity Lutheran chnrchSuuday
evening. Along with the class, the
faculty anil the school board of Dan
vilie were present, all occupying seats
that had been reserved in the front
part of the auditorium. There was a
very large congregation present.
Clyde Davis, Miss Mae Dreifuss,
Fred Roberts and Miss Lydia Woods,
of the class of 07' acted as ushers. A
large pennant bearing the class colors,
pink and green, and on which was in
scribed the year of graduation,
was spread upon the wall over the
pulpit. The church was very tasteful
ly decorated about the altar, with
large palms, ferns and carnations.
As usual on such occasions much in
terest centered in the class, which was
composed of twenty-seven persons,
thirteen boys and fourteen girls. The
young ladies, while not uniformly
dressed in white, were very tastefully
attired and presented a very bright
and attractive appearance. The entire
class, boys and girls alike, wore the
class color in the form of a pink rose.
The church was opened with the
regular service, after which special
music was rendered and the sermon
was preached. Rev. L. 1). Ulricli, the
pastor, took his text from Romans,
12th chapter, 11th verse : "Not sloth
ful in business; fervent in spirit,serv
ing the Lord."
The baccalaureate sermon was in
deed a sound ami practical discourse
delivered in Mr. Ulrich's best vein.
The discourse throughout was an ap
peal to the class, showing how relig
ion and business should go hand in
baud—how, while a person may lie
COUCH; rued with the atl'airs of the
world, lie may at the same time serve
the Lord.
A very beautiful vocal solo was ren
dered by W. R. Miller.entitled: "Oh,
Shining Light." A. 15. Campbell ren
dered a violin solo with most delight
ful effect.
About James Scarlet.
The Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday
in its "Men and Matters About the
State*' column made the following
complimentary mention of a Danvill
ian :
"The Honorable James Scarlet, Da
nville, known pretty well in every part
of the United States for his signal
ability as a lawyer and his courtesy as
a gentleman, writes to the Inquirer,
in reply to a question, that he is not
a candidate for tiie Republican uomi
nation for governor. Thoroughly con
vinced that the Republican nominee
will win, yet he discerns tin* humor
in every county having a candidate
one county at least has two—but with
twinkling eyes he says be isn't stand
ing for Montour. "1 fought for the
party," he says, in effect, "when 1
was so young that I had to wear a
long coat to make me look tall. The
other fellows mav hustle a while
now." And yet if Mr Scarlet w< Id
accept, there's a candidate that v. <
enroll every laboring vote in tip
by the mere announcement ot I
didacy, and lie's equally strong <i»
the business anil professional men i>
free for all, Mr. Scarlet, ra<
A Prospective Bidder.
There have been rumors afloat 1 i
the past few days that the Lew isbui;:.
Milton and Watsoiitown Passengei
Railway company would be a bidder
when the Danville & Sunbur\ road is
put up for sale
DANViLLi:. PA., TIIi nSDAY MAY 24 P.KW.
MUG win
i eon
A !).macrons Diversion
That I las (iottcn 1 >oys
Into Trouble.
During the last (wo days two hoys
have been obliged to pay a line of live
dollars and costs for shooting within
the borough.
This is a nuisance that goes on
pretty nnieh all the time in some form
or other despite the watchfulness of
the police. The principal offenders are
half grown hoys armed with air guns
or tiobert rifles, more frequently, the
latter or some other gun equally as
dangerous. These are mostly the worst
and most reckless set of boys, who
give their parents any amount of trou
ble and prove a nuisance to others.
There are a good many buildings
situated in proximity to the stamping
grounds of these irresponsible shoot
ers that hear evidence ot their reck-
in the form of window gia.-s
perforated or broken by the rifle balls.
The meadow along Mohoning creek is
a favorite resort and the employes at
Keim's brick yard often hear the bul
lets whizzing by in dangerous proxim
ity.
Tilings have reached a crisis and the
two arrests noted above have fol
lowed with the hope that the example
will not be lost on other boys. Asa
result of this reckless shooting a boy
on West Mahoning street the other day
came near losing his life, the ball
piercing his hat, and causing a scalp
wound on the top of his head. Accord
ing to the stories told the police some
of the boys who carry guns show little
regard for human life and perform all
sorts of stunts with their gnns. One
boy's shoes, removed from his feet,
wen* shot full of holes as a diversion.
The boy who received the scalp wound,
it i< alleged, was ordered by the ex
pert marksman to throw his hat up in
to the air as a target, which the hov
refused to do.
Section :{ ol' the borough ordiuauce
011 "mi i>ances" i.» very clear on the
subject, it state> that it shall not he
lawful for any person or persous to
wantonly discharge lire arms of any
kind within the limit- of the borough
of Danville. There is a penalty of live
dollars imposed for each and every of
fence.
Escaped Prisoners Captured.
Fred Connor and Charles Becker, the
men who escaped from the Columbia
countv jail at Bloonishurg Tuesday
night, were captured at Mud Pond,
near Scrautou, early Saturday morn
ing bv special Officers Mackuu and
Faliey of the I). L. & \V. company.
The captuie was the direct result of
their coming out in the open in an at
tempt to get iw;tv t'roiu the scene, of
their first break for freedom. When
caught they were on the wav to Can
ada. They were armed and desperate
and only the prompt action of the
officer- prevented the runaways from
adding murder t<» the list of their
crimes.
Connor and Beck'r were lirst spotted
Friday night on a north bound 1). L.
A. \S". freight, which they boarded at
Spoiienberg's -idinu' at Berwick at
7 :38. A workman on this train re
cognized the men and the officers at
once took 11 »<• ir trail. At Dnryea they
left the train and for a few hours all
tra« i' of them was lost. Passing through
Old Forge. Austin Heights and Han
som, they arrived at Clark's Summit,
from where they made for the ojien
country.
At Clark's Summit they wen; again
seen and recognized, and the word
wired to Scrautou. Officers Faliey and
Mankeu again took up the trail which
led out of Clark's Summit about three
miles to Mud Pond, where the fugi
tives were located in a barn. A thorough
search of the ham, however, failed to
reveal the jail breakers, and the offic
ers sure that their quarry was lurk
ing nearby, lay out in the fields uear
the road leading to Clark's Summit.
About one o'clock Saturday morn
ing a farmer with a lantern came along
the road, and when he arrived at a
point near where the officers lay in
hiding, Connor and Becker sprang up
from the side of the road and accosted
him, asking for information about the
roads.
Before the farmer had time to ans
wer the queries the secret service men
with drawn revolvers, were upon the
fugitives,and had them covered. Con-
nor and Becker wen- at first startled
into inaction, hut recovering in a sec
ond, Connor tried to pull his revolv
er. At the same instant Becker made
use of the only weapon lie had,a piece
of coal tied iu a handkerchief, and
tried to strike Officer Faliey, but the
policeman was too quick for him and
felled the man with a blow from 11is
club. In the meanwhile Olliecr Mack
en had succeeded iu disarming Connor.
The men were inarched three miles
into Old Forge, and from there were
taken to Scnuitoii on a special en
gine.
Clark's Summit is a place where a
great deal of freight changing is done,
and the captured men say they intend
ed to return there with the expecta
tion of catching a fast north bound
freight with Cauada as their ultimate
Donsigned to ilse (irave.
William M. Seidel, whose death oc
curred Friday, was consigned to the
grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery Mon
day afternoon. The tiAieral, which
took place from the late residence No
:u 1 Mill street at 1:150 o'clock, was
largely attended. The services were
conducted by Key. L. I). Ulricli, past
or of Trinity Lutheran church. The
Keystone (.(luiirtette eonsi ting of .la
cob A ten, \V ill iani Risliel, Jesse Shan
non, J. \Y. Swartz and Joseph K. Pat
ton, rendered two appropriate selec
tious: "Beautiful Land" and "Some
Sweet Day".
The pull bearer-- were J. I!, •'leav
er, -I it < 'ole, Kmauiicl Sidler, E. C
Voris, Jacob Aten and John C. Pat
terson. The funeral proceeded to the
cemetery b* . h.mville and Blooms
burg lii le ■. Ii;
Ti. t dlowing per in - iroiiioilt of
t■ ■ \vi ' i lcd the I UIM iil Mr. and
11 !. m lln /.'elon ; Mr.
"l ii i "idel ill I'll iiadel
I m i ■ 1 1 <; . ■ i Mi Sterling.
11l k ' ! 11 I " I 1 ' ' 111 111 J>. ol
Til' : ■ \ , ! • ! I'UI Si lilel,
Mi .• ■ .1 •' I'll Seidel, Mr. and
Mi A. :i i\der, of Washington
v 111. : Mr. and Mrs. George |». Vog
nct/. of St i .»\\ berry llidue: Mr. and
Mi I>. I . < - oilier, of Limestone
townsh ip
i'olitical lite i- not th<« unmixed jo\
some amateur- imagine.
[PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bloom, of
Wilkes Barre, spent Sunday at 11le
home of the former's father, Daniel
Bloom, Bloom street.
A. O. Feiuour, of Berwick, spent
Sunday in Danville as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ilossman, Pine
street.
Miles Barber,of Wilkes-Barre, spent
Sunday with his parents in this city.
Mrs. David Clark returned to
Stewartsville Saturday after a visit at
the home of the Misses Louisa and
Mary Yoris on Pine street.
Anthony Schott, of Suubury, spent
Sunday with relatives in Danville.
Albert Dreifuss, of Lewistown, ar
rived in Danville last evening for a
visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I Simon Dreifuss. Lower Mulberry street
' Mis- Nettie I'euiiypaeker.of Philips
burg and Charles Pentiypacker, of
Wyugate, formerly of this city, visit
ed friends iu Danville yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Sheffer, of Bridgeton,
New Jersey,formerly Mrs. Julia Hub
er. of this city, is visiting her sister,
Miss Fannie Hummer, Iron street.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Minsker spent
yesterday with friends at Light Street.
Miss Clara Hackett visited fiiends
in Bloomsburg yesterday afternoon.
Miss Sara Knerr, of Alleutown, ar
rived yesterday for a several weeks'
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. McCoy, West Market street.
Miss Margaret Bennett,of Nanticoke
and Miss Marion McCoy, of Watson
town, will arrive today for a visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc-
Coy, West Market street.
What Dixon Would Say.
Many persons are heard to remark
upon the condition of the canal in the
vicinity *of the Mill street culvert,
which with the advent of warm weath
er has become very offensive an 1 con
ducive to anything else than good
health, it seems that such a thing as
keeping the ditch clean is out of the
question and about all that remains to
be done is to drain off as much of the
objectionable matter as possibe and to
disinfect the bottom in some way.
Several of our citizens discussing the
matter yesterday agreed that the use
of disinfectants was the best solu ion
of the problem and named several that
initrht be applied among them being
quicklime.
The question that naturally suggests
itself is why water can not be kept
out of the canal. If this were accom
plished everything else would be easy.
During heavy rains,- of course, the
bottom might be flooded, but a deep
ditch rightly constructed would carry
off all the water and the canal would
be dry the greater part of the time.
Unless something like this is done it
will he only a few weeks until we
have mosquitoes by the million as last
summer, to say nothing of the other
ways in which the stagnant old ditch
may be a detriment.
State Health Commissioner Dixon in
treating on good sanitation recently
strongly urged the necessity of get
ting rid of swamps wherever they ex
ist, pointing out their deadly effects.
What lie would have to say about our
old canal if he could see it in its true
light hardly admits of any conjecture.
Rev. I.erch Chosen President.
Rev. ('. I). Lereh, pastor of the
Mausdalc Reformed church,was unan
imously elected president of the twen
tieth annual session of the Wyoming
classis of the Reformed church of the
United States,being held at Hazletou.
Rev. M. L. Firor, of Scranton, was
elected vice president and Rev. W. J.
Koliler, of Strawberry Ridge, corres
ponding secretary. On the standing
committees appointed by the president
pastors of this vicinity figure as fol
low s :
Rev. J. E. Guv, pastor of Shiloh
Reformed church.of t his city, is on the
committee of minutes of synod, and
religion and statistics. Rev. W. J.
Koliler ion the committee on finance.
Rev. T. O. Stem, of Tiirbut ville, is
on the committee of religion and
statistics. I), it. Williams, of this
city, au elder, is on the committee on
missions.
The session of the classis began on
Monday and will close today. The
opening sermon was preached by Rev.
T. <). Stem. President Ltfreli was ex
cused from attending the meetings yes
terday on account of a wedding at
which he had to officiate. Rev. T O.
Stem was chosen delegate and Rev.
J. K. Guy alternate to the Eastern
synod
The committee on ordination and
license reported a request from J. C.
Buclier, to be examined as a mission
ary to China. Mr. Buclier finished his
course of study at Lancaster Theolog
ical seminary this spring and comes
well recommended, lit* was ordained
at Milton and expects to sail in Aug
ust.
Benefits of Paving.
One of our exchanges quotes a promin
ent business man of Suubury as having
said, "the paving of our streets was
the making of this town." Suubury
used to have the reputation of being
one of the dirtiest towns in the State
and now it is one of the cleanest and
most up-to-date. Every year the bor
ough paves one or two squares, and
now they are getting bricked streets
on the outskirts. The first paving was
put down on Market street fourteen
years ago,and it is practically as good
as when first constructed, without cost
ing anything for repairs. Thi- was
the testimony of au unbiased citizen
who had experienced the benefits ac
cruing from permanent street improve
ments, both to the individual property
owner and to the community. In no
town in central Pennsylvania has there
been a more marked increase in real
estate values than in Suubury,and her
I streets are largely responsible.
New K. T. Comniandery.
A charter was granted to the Knights
Templar to organize a commaiidery in
Suubury. This action was taken at
the meeting in Pittsburg yesterday
morning. The new comniandery will
be composed of about fifty members
from Suubury,Northumberland,Lew is
burg and Sel iusgrove.
Thi- i,- the period ot church re
tiui'ius and meetings of various org
anizations whose work is intimately
connected with tin churches. There is
no In tier way to promote i n> interest
of religion, and that gocd feeling
which i- so important au adjunct,than
by the gathering of representatives of
various bodies.
All hope that the strawberry crop
has not been materially curtailed by
B1 HE! 1
SALVATION ll®
Stranger Soliciting Will
Probably Make an
Hxplanation.
A man appeared in this eity yester
day and began the work of soliciting
money for the Salvation army. What
success he met with is uncertain, but
from now on he is likely to be em
barrassed by the fact that he tallies
with the description given of a Salva
tion army worker in Berwick, who is
regarded as an impostor. The strang
er working here is entitled to the bene
fit of every doubt and it is not impos
sible that he may tie able to make a
satisfactory explanation.
The "Bloomsburg Daily"of last
evening stated that a stranger in the
garb of a Salvation army worker ap
peared in Bloomsburg, Berwick and
other places in this vicinity last week
and 011 a claim that his organization
was about to resume work in this sec
tion proceeded to solicit money. He
stated that the army would establish a
barracks at Berwick thee lining sum
mer. He pointeil out the good work
done by the army in Berwick in lUO4-5
and on the strength of his representa
tions he is alleged to have raised about
one hundred dollars. The"Daily"
goes onto say:
"It now appears that the man was a
fakir—at least he is not working un
der the authority of the regular Salva
tion army organization, and is not
known to them. William O. Hunter,
of Philadelphia, general secretary of
the Solvation army, was sent a clipping
from the Berwick Enterprise referring
to the collection being made at that
place. Mr. Hunter now sends word
that he knows no such person,the man
was never sent out by the organiza
tion, and the army had 110 intention
of resuming work in this section in
the near future."
The man, who appeared iii Danville
soliciting, wore a salvation army garb
and corresponded to the description of
the person soliciting money in Blooms
burg and Berwick and alluded to in
the above paragraph. The description
printed in the Bloomsburg Daily is as
follows: "A tall man with dark hair
and mustache, of uncommon intellig
ence and a good talker, although hav
ing a pronounced German accent."
The stranger made at least a partial
canvass of our business street. So far
as could be determined he did not suc
ceed in getting any money. Neither
could he be located here last evening,
although the police in view of the
above coincidence were anxious to
have an interview with him.
Death of Mrs. Hugh Pursel.
Mary A., wife of Hugh Pursel, de
parted* this life at 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon after an illness of about four
years.
The deceased was years, 8 months
and I,' days of age. During her entire
married life she resided in Danville
and was well known. She was a de
voted wife and mother, a kind and
sympathizing friend and neighbor. As
her children grew up around her and
learned to appreciate her love and
sacrifice she became an idol in their
hearts and now that the last sleep has
fallen upon her,along with the bereav
ed husband and father they mourn as
only those can mourn who have lost a
loved and loving member of a happy
household. A sympathizing commun
ity shares their grief.
The four years of illness abounded
in the keenest suffering. Several times
the deceased was nigh unto death, but
rallied only to grow worse again. Dur
ing t lie whole of two weeks preceding
death her condition was critical. Dur
ing the last couple of days the most of
the time she was only semi-conscious.
For a brief interval sometime before
her death she seemed perfectly ration
al and engaged in conversation with
those around her. She soon fell in
to a state of coma, however, from
which she never emerged. Her end
was peaceful and painless. She simply
slept away.
The deceased was a member of St.
Paul's M. E. church. Besides her
husband she is survived by three sous
and two daughters all of this city:
William G. Pursel, Robert B. Pursel,
J. N. Pursel, Mrs. W. J. Williams
and Miss Agues Pursel.
Third Ward Grammar School.
The pupils of the Third ward gram
mar school, junior grade, uuder the
direction of Professor Shaw, have ar
ranged the following program to be
rendered this morning at 10 o'clock :
Class Chorus. "To the Evening Star"
Address .Robert Miller, president
of class
First Honor—'Honor to Working Men'
Leon Dreifuss
Recitation —"The Faithful Dog"
Helen McClow
Declamation—"Character" . ..
Samuel Jacobs
Piauo Solo—"The Imperial Russian
March" Robert Miller
Essay—"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
. . Margaret Lovett
Recitation—"William Tell"
Verda Wingert
Clas- Journal Margaret Sidler,reader
Vocal Solo —"The Umpa".
... Reber Moyer
Recitation —"Little Brown Hands".
Frank McKiuuey
Class Chorus "Making Hay"
Second Honor: Recitation—"The
Lame Boy's Last Appeal"
Philip Foust
Piano Solo —"Forget-Me-Not" . .
Verda Wingert
Select Reading—"The Last of the
Iriquois"... ... Bessie Pituer
Recitation"—-*My Home".
MaeMcKinuey
Recitation—"The Last of thft Red
Men" James Foster
Piano Solo -" William Tell".
Reber Moyer
Recitation "The Tale of War" ...
William Coleman
Class Chorus "Woodland Voices"
Administratrix Notice.
Estate of Mrs. Sarah E. Hoffman, late
of the Borough of Danville, County
of Montour and state of Pennsyl
vania, deceased.
Not ice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned, to
whom all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment,
and those having ,claims or demands
will make known the same without
delay.
ANNIE H. WILLIAMS,
Administratrix.
Lots of improvements talked about
>»et several started.
KSTABLISIIEI) IN 1855
CONFIRM!
SERVICES
The rite of continuation was admin
istered to a class of nineteen by lit.
Rev. .Tames H. Darlington, D. D.,
Bishop of Harrisburg, at Christ Epis
copal church Tuesday. A large con
gregation was present.
There was evensong at 7 :30 after
which followed confirmation, which
in turn was followed with a sermon
by tlie Bishop.
Bishop Darlington is a forceful,
eloquent and logical speaker. He took
as his text Oolossians, 1 IK: "The
Church His Body."
He dwelt upon the uniform methods
employed by some of the c hurches to
bring the people to God, which seem
to have adults particularly in view,
the revival services being shajied to
accommodate grown up persons. The
old way of the church, he said, is to
take up the child—train it in the way
it should go, so that when it is old it
will not depart from it. He invoked
the blessing of God on all methods fit'
evangelization, whether adults or chil
dren are sought, but he insisted that
the regular, the easiest and the best
method is to take the child, start it
right and keep it right. People say
the Episcopal church is the easiest
church to join and the Bishop assert
ed that such is the case. He dwelt up
on the simple requirements needed and
said that the church presumes that the
child is God's child.
Bishop Darlington does not believe
in death bed conversions and he ex
pressed himself in positive terms. He
does not doubt that instantaneous con
versions have occurred, but they did
not take place on the death bed, when
physical and mental powers are wan
ing—when the body is racked by pain
and the intellect is clouded by drugs.
In the matter of service he does not
believe in the mere "meeting house"
idea, where in seeking heaven only
such help can come as men and wo
men receive from each other. He com
mended the churchly idea. The church
is heaven seeking men—the one society
founded by God. The higher can reach
the lower,but the lower can not reach
the higher.
He deplored the tendency of the age
to sneer at the bible—to question its
divinity. it came down from heaven
as the church lias done.
The church stands for a divine day.
Under the pretense of making all days
holy men succeed in making undoly
things seem holy. The church has a
divine ministry—a ministry which
represents God, not the people.
The church's idea is not the idea of
sacrifice but of sacrament. The idea
is not to give up everything that makes
life beautiful. God does not believe
in suffering, but in good news. Sacri
fice will not avail; no man can save
himself. Christ must be our great
sacrifice.
SPIRITUALISM.
Iln W;i ll lfest:itlons us Viewed by the
Wurli! of Science.
Spiritualism is the successor of the
mediaeval occultism and of the older
magic. Today science, without accept
ing its manifestations, studies them,
and in these troubled waters almost
all the facts upon which the new meta
physics is founded have been fished
up. Like magnetism, it has drawn the
attention of physicians to the phenom
ena of induced sleep and lias given
many of the data for the study of hyp
nosis and suggestion. The mediums,
who believe, like the ancient python
esses, that they are possessed by for
eigu pints, have served for the study
of the change of personality and telep
athy. And it has shown that the prod
igies, diabolic and divine, recorded In
all early religious were not so fabu
lous as the critical fancied. At all
events science admits that there is a
force—call it psychic as Crookes does,
neurit* with Baretz, vital with Bara
duc or the odlc force of Reichenbrach
—a force which can be measured and
described, which leaves its mark on
the photographic plate, which emanates
from every living being, which acts at
a distance, which saves or destroys.
Plato knew it. Great wizards like C'ar
dau made use of it. The charlatans
like Cagllostro blundered upon it. The
scientists have the last word.—Every
body's Magazine.
At the Spanish Court.
Christmas in Spain begins with the
midnight mass, when the king and
queen mother, accompanied by the
grandees of the court, magnificently at
tired, go instate procession to the chap
el royal of the palace in Madrid. Ou
Christmas morning the king and court
again attend mass Instate, after which
the day is spent in merrymaking, lu
the afternoon the adoration of the man
ger takes place, when a representation
of the scene in Bethlehem is unveiled
in the great hall of the palace. There
is also a Christinas tree, from which
Alfonso distributes gifts. Throughout
the ensuing twelve days the court is
all benevolence and gayety, and every
great institution in Madrid shares ia
the royal almsgiving. The festival
closes Jan. (!.
Genesis of Cotton In America.
The first planting of cotton seed In
the colonies was in the Carolinas in the
year KiL'l. when seeds were planted as
an experiment In a garden. \\ inthrop
says that in ltM3 "men fell to the
manufacture of cotton, whereof we
have great stores from Barbados." In
1730 it was cultivated in the gardens
along Chesapeake bay, especially in the
vicinity of Baltimore, and at the open
ing of the Revolution it was a garden
plant in New Jersey and New York,
but its real value seems to have been
almost unknown to the planters until
ab >ut ITS".
I x| iill 1 to ( il«* OCCftttluil.
A lady eutering her kitchen one
morning saw a knife, fork and plate
as well as the remains of a rabbit pie.
Suspecting that a certain policeman
had supped at her expense, she ques
tloned the maid. "Jaue," she said,
"what bus become of the cold rabbit
pie?" "I gave It to the dog. mum," re
plied Jane. "l>oes the dog use a knife
and fork, then?" demanded the mis
tress. "Not very well yet, mum," said
Jane, quite unabashed, "but I'm teach
ing him to."—London Telegraph.
Insult Hml lteiiartee.
The difference between repartee and
Insult depends on whether you or the
other man makes the remark. Life.
JOB PRINTING
The offico of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy typ;, 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
Ofatl Kinds and Description
WEDDED QUIETLY
17 DO NOON
Miss Jessie R. Kramer and
C. C Carpenter Married
Yesterday.
Miss Jessie K. Kramer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kramer and
Charles C. Carpenter were united in
matrimony yesterday a! i igli noon at
the home of the bride's | vnts, West
Mahoning street. Rev. James E. Hut
chison, pastor of the Mahoning Pres
byterian church, performed the cer«-
monv.
T'ie nuptial knot was tied beueath a
i autiful bovver of dog wood. The
I bride wore ii daiut-v creation of white
( Swiss and carried bride's roses. Slie
was attended by her sister, Miss Edith
Kramer, who wore a gown of white
Persian lawn and carried lilies of,the
valley Walter Kramer, of Salem,
New Jersey, brother of the bride, act
ed as groomsman.
The ceremony was of beautiful sim
plicity, only the immediate families
of the contracting parties being pres
ent. The Uride was the recipient of a
number of beautiful presents, among
them being a magnificent cut glass
berry bowl from the Sinker club, of
the Y. M. C. A., and a beautiful lock
et and chain from the groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter left on the
2:11 D. L. <& W. train for a sojourn in
the Pocono mountains, from where they
will goto Philadelphia and thence to
Trenton, New Jersey, where for the
present they will make their home.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are
young people well known and very
popular in Danville. Mr. Carpenter
lias been physical director at the local
Y. M . C. A. for nearly four years,and
in that time has assembled about him
a circle of close friends that includes
all classes. Mrs. Carpenter is a Dan
ville girl born and bred. She has for
some time, filled most acceptably the
position of assistant librarian at the
Thomas Beaver Free library. At the
present time she is president of the
Junior Christian Endeavor society of
the Mahoning Presbyterian church.
Mrs. M. ,T. Carpenter, of heading,
mother of the groom, and Mrs. W. F.
Pattison, of Philadelphia, were pres
ent at the wedding.
DR. DRUM HELLER
TAKES A BRIDE
Former Danville Han Weds fliss
(jrace ncAnall.of Berwick.
Dr. W. E. Drumheller, formerly of
Danville, but now of Berwick, one of
the best known young men in this sec
tion, and a well known athlete, was
married yesterday afternoon at New
ark, N. ,T., to Miss Grace McAnall, of
Berwick. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Hunter, formerly pastor of
the Methodist church at Berwick.
The clergyman was a close friend of
the bride's family, and as the young
couple were anxious to avoid public
ity, they decided togo to Newark to
have the nuptial knot tied by the form
er Berwick minister.
The bride is one of Berwick's popul
ar young ladies; while the groom is a
son of O. K. Drumheller well kuowu
in this city as the former proprietor of
the City Hotel. He is a graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania, and
has been located at Berwick since stert
ing practice.
Dr. Drumheller is a famous athlete.
While in college he won numerous
trophies, medals and cups,with which
the walls of his office are now adorn
ed. He was one of the fastest sprint
ers that ever wore Penn's colors, for a
long tim« tl.e collegiate championship
for 440 and 220 yards being held by
him. He was a member of the Ameri
can team which entered the Olympic
games at Athens some vears ago, and
at that time won most of the events in
which lie took part.
After the marriage yesterday, the
young couple will spend some time on
a wedding tour to Philadelphia and
other points and on their return will
make their home at Berwick.
TO-NIGHT
A Free Trip to san Francisco.
At this particular time many would
be delighted to visit the ruined city of
San Francisco and view with our own
eyes the terrible destruction wrought
by the earthquake and fire of April
18th.
When the entire city, save a few
straggling structures were completely
destroyed if not by the first shocks
they were by the fierce flames that fol
lowed in the wake of the first shocks.
A trip to the once beautiful Golden
Gate of the west would be too expen
sive for many of us and many could
not spare the time, but all of us alike
have a desire to see this ruined city.
Realizing this great desire of the
masses the "Edison" company, the
originators of all that is best and orig
inal in moving photography, at the
fiist alarm instructed their staff of ex
perts then in the city of San Francisco
to make a photographic record of ev
ery detail; this they did. Starting
with the first alarm they took photo
graphs at the rate of sixty every min
ute covering every part of the city anil
every phase of the calamity until the
entire city lay in a smolderng mass of
ruins.
These moving pictures are now be
ing presented together with panoram
anic view of the city before the disas
ter, showing all the principal streets,
parks, palatial homes, sky-scrapers and
public buildings forming a complete
photographic history of the city be
fore, during and after this terrible
disaster. Presented in its original
form from actual scenes by the Edison
Exhibition company, they will be giv
en at the Y. M. C. A. Hall for a period
of two nights only.commencing Thurs
day, May 24th. Countless imitations
will be in the field. Accept no sub
stitutes. See the originals as present
ed by the "Edison Exhibition com
pany. "
Sunday night the Rev. Charles H.
Bolmer, of Allentown, discovered two
incendiary tires in a double dwelling
next door to his residence. With the
assistance of his wife, who drew wat
er from a well, he extinguished both.
Siuguarly enough on the previous Sun
day night Mr. Bolmer had preached to
the local firemen,taking for his theme,
"How to Fight Fire."
The pupils of the city schools are
entitled to the very best teaching abil
ity the market supplies.