LOCAL TIME TABLES.
PENH'A. R R
EAST. WEST.
7.11 A. M 9 00 A. M.
ID. 17 " 12.1° P. M.
2.21 P M 4.31 "
5.50 " 7-51 "
SUNDAYS
10 17 A. M 4.81 P.M.
11 I, <* W K K
EAST. WEST.
7.07 A. M 9-16 M.
10.19 *' 12.44 P.M.
2.11 P. M 433 "
5.43 «' 910 "
SUNDAYS
7.07 A. M. 12-44 P. M.
5.43 P. M 9.10 "
PHILA READING R. R.
NORTH. SOUTH.
7.53 A. M. 11.23 A. M.
3 56 P M. 6.35 P. M.
LOOM STREET
7.55 A.M. 11,21 A.M.
3.58 P. M. 6.33 P. M.
DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURG
STREET RAILWAY CO.
Danville 6 00. 6.40, 7.30, 8.20.
» 10. 10.00. 10.50, 11.40 a.m.. 12.30,
1.20,2.10.3.00,3.50, 4.40, 5.30, 6.20,
7.10. 8.00, 8.50, 9.40, 10.30, 11.20 p. m,
Leave Bloomsbnrg 6.00, 6 40, 7.33, 8.23,
« 13, 10.03. 10.53, 11.43 a.m., 12.33,
1.23. 2.13, 3.03, 3.53, 4.43, 5.33, 6.23.
7.13. 8.03, 8.53, 9.43, 10.33, 11.20 p. m,
First car Sunday morning 7.30.
IjHst car, 11.20 at night goes to Grova
nia only.
Wm. R. Miller, Gen'l Manager
IS VIEWED
B* A TEACHER
Valley township, June 4, ISMt6.
To the AMERICANIn your is
sue of la-t week I noticed a plea to the
citizen?, of Montour county upon the
> abject of.the township high school.
It ha* long been my see such
au institution in Valley township,and
iu a- much as I have been a teacher in
the schools of Valley township for a
period «.1 12 years. I desire to urge up
uij the farmers of tins township, the
jire.it necessity that exists for the in
stitution of such a school. Allow me,
from my long experience as a county
teaciier, to give a picture of the coun
try school as it is today.
School ojiens about September Ist
with children varying from 5 to 10
years of age There are few boys, as
the "big" boys do not drop in until
November. At thi* time, the average
number of pupils, is perhaps 40, and I
a— nre you the grading of these pupils
i> a puzzling matter. In fact, it is im
|iossible for any teacher, no matter
how competent, or how willing she
may !»•, to do justice to all these chil
dren.
How well 1 remember my impati
ence, because 1 kuew some poor fellow
needed particular attention, anil for
lu< k of time, he was wasting precious
moments. Onlv four months to sjtend
in school, and tbe teachers' time so
limited, that each "big" boy had to
wait his turn. These boys had reach-
Mi a jK>int in their lives where some
thing more than mere routine work
needed; whilst the teacher longed
to help, how could she do it with all
those little people to keep employed'/
Not long ago I read in your paper
the comments of a farmer concerning
the scarcity of farm help, how the
.........<i/» v\ai u;ti:(-e<i by tiie trol
ley and how he left the dull plodding,
work on the farm to enter upon an
easier and happier life. As I read that
article I waxed indignant. Whose
fault is it that the average country
boy hates the farm and as soon as pos
sible leaves home, usually drifting to
some town or city to do some menial
work for which nature had never in
tended him? I say it is the fault of
the farmer. He makes the boy dis
satisfied and then complains because
he leaves the farm.
Can a boy of life ami spirit be blam
ed for leaving a home that holds no
pleasure but hard labor? Will the read
er, kindly remember that the writer
<if tli is communication has had some
experience with these dissatisfied
young people and has made a study of
the situation. If you are not interest
ed in higher education and willing to
expend some money in procuring such
an education for your boys, then you
must exjieet to reap the bitter ex]»eri
ence of having your sous leave you and
you can either do your own work or
trust to hired help.
Allow me to suggest a remedy. In
the first place, institute a district high
school and engage a teacher who is in
terested and has some knowledge of
farming 1 emphasize the necessity
of employing the projier teacher. The
country boy must he educated to take
an interest in the fnrm. Let him once
get some idea of soils and crops and
all the other intensely interesting
thing- in nature and you will see your
sons, not clods, hut gentlemen farm
ers. in the highest sense jof the term.
Many farmers witli the desire to have
their enildreii well educated,send them
to town Now everybody knows the
excellency of our borough schools, but.
no town school can make a farmer.
They were not so intended, in fact, it
educate- the boy away from the farm.
1 have in mind an excellent man whose
sons are graduates of the high school.
Not long ago he said to me, "I must
leave the farm, I am too old to work.
I had hoped one of my boys would
farm, but neither like farming." So
the farm is in a tenant's care.
Farmers, do not wait until your
sons are grown, hut goto work at
once, and establish a township high
school And let me predict that with
the splendid chance given free to ev
ery boy, by the Pennsylvaiua State
college,your township will lie jieopled
by a class of scientific farmers, whose
broad fertile acres will lie a living
testimony to the advantage of the
township high school.
EX-TEACHER.
Aniline Ward.
Miss Kabeeca Ward and Antonio
Amginn of Bloomsburg were married
in this city yesterday afternoon. The
nuptial knot was tied by Justice-of
the-Peace Dal ton at 2 o'clock.
The bride, a very pretty miss of
seventeen, was accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Josephine Ward, of
Blooiusburg, who witnessed the cere
mony. The newly wedded couple re
turned to Blooiusburg on the 2 o'clock
trolley car
LOCUSTS BY
THE MILLIONS
Tlie visitation of the seventeen-year
locusts is proving a grea object lesson
to the younger generation, who are
permitted to view the voracious in
sects for the first time. Persons under
twenty-live or thirty years, it is true
in their childhood may have seen the
locusts hut their recollections are na
turally indistinct after the lapse of
seventeen years, even if the insects
made any impression on their mind.
Persons of middle life may have seen
the locusts two or even three times
and to these they cease to be such a
marvel as they appear to younger per
sons. although to all classes the seven
taen-year locusts are full of interest.
No part nt the state seems to be in
fested worse with the insects than this
immediate vicinity. They have al
ready appeared in millions. One ol
our town physicians in making a call
o.i Bald top in driving up the "dug
rud" wa- amazed to find the locusts
r lining down from the over-hanging
branches into the buggy. He was kept
busy brushing the insects from his
clothing, two or three of which were
found clinging to his clothing at the
same time. When he reached home he
gathered up a large number that had
fallen into the bottom of the buggy
and placed them in his office where
they have been examined by many per
sons. who h:<d only an indistinct idea
of what seventeen-year locusts look
like.
They are big finelv developed speci
mens over an inch iu length. The pliysi
cian said that the woods on each side
of the road, where he encountered the
locusts was one ringing chorus of
sound,produced by the insects. On one
of the w iugs of each locust is a clearly
defined "w". In the past among sup
erstitious people the "w" found on
the locust's wing was generally're
garded as presaging war. In as much,
however, as the " w is a permanent
characteristic of the locust and there
is seldom such a long period as seven
teen years in which there is not ajwar
or a rumor of a war the letter on the
locusts' wing may be regarded as an
ill omen or otherwise and yet accord
with facts.
There seems to be a general dread of
the locust's sting and yet a well known
physician yesterday stated that he was
not prepared to say that there are anv
well authenticated cases on record in
which locusts have stnng persons or, if
so, whether any injury has resulted
from tbe sting.
All seem to agree, lutwever, that the
locusts do inflict injury on trees,
especially chestnut trees, and there is
some fear entertained for the chest
nut crop this year.
The locusts have many enemies to
contend with in the form of birds and
domestic fowls and it is hoped that
their numbers will be materially re
duced. Principal among the birds in
the tight against the locust are Eng
lish sparrows, robins, woodpeckers,
blue birds and pheasants. These birds,
it is said,devour the insects before the
eggs are laid.
Building Demolished.
The recent, storm played havoc with
the old engine house at the bessemer
blast furnace which was left standing
ter the large blowing engine, which
was considered too valuable to be
thrown among the scrap and which
the owners hoped to disposed of at a
profit.
Oue end of the building was blown
out and the remaining walls were
much weakened by the explosion of
dynamite,used in breaking up the two
other engines. Early in the spring
during high wind the roof was blown
off, leaving only the rafters in posi
tion.
On Saturday afternoon the greater
part of tlie remaining walls were
blown down, the mass of brick and
mortar, aloug with rlie heavy timbers
forming the roof system, falling down
upon and half concealing the engine.
It is believed that the big engine
will now he reduced to scrap along
with the other machinery of the plant.
It would certainly add very much to
the appearance of our town if the site
were cleared. The spot is an elevated
one conspicuous from a good many
parts of the borough and our citizens
are becoming weary of the uusightlv
mass of debris, which is permitted to
disfigure a spot at a day when the
last trace of dismantling should be re
moved.
everything in Readiness.
The platform lias been placed in posi
tion for the corner stone hi3'iug of the
Masonic temple at Blooiusburg. Car
penters completed the work yesterday
and everything ir now in readiness for
the laying of the stone today which
will be done by Grand Master George
W. Kendrick, Jr., amid impressive
ceremonies.
Already a nuiliber of men promi
nent in Masonry have arrived in
Bloomsburg and by this morning a
large number will have arrived for
the; ceremonies.
NATIONAL GUARD.
There will he no Pennsylvania troops
at the big Mt. Gretna camp. Owing
to the fact that a Division encamp
ment had already been ordered for
Gettysburg, the state authorities did
uot feel like ordering any part of the (
guard with a second camp. The Third
Kegiment volunteered for the service
but when the Adjutant General for
warded the offer he was told that Penn
sylvania. having declined to send
troops when the notice was first sent
out, her share in the allotment had
been given to other states.
Handsome Veranda.
A very handsome veranda with a
base of ornamental stone work is being
erected at the residence of Mrs. Boyd,
Bloom street. T. L. Evans' Sons are
doing the stone work.
State Veternariau Leonard Pearson
has started a commendable work in
his proposed vaccination of cattle
against tuberculosis. Stock owners
and farmers should give him their
hearty co-operation, as the system he
follows has been tried with success in
other States and after all is a precau
tion taken in the interest of public
health.
DISEASE GERMS
IN WATER CRESS
State Health Commissioner Dixon
has been paying some attention to the
investigation of the waters from which
cress is taken for food, and in speak
ing of what he has discovered, said :
"While much attention has been
paid to insanitary slaughter house con
ditious, it is perhaps not generally ap
preciated how great a danger lies in
that most inviting of garnishments for
daintily served meats and most whole
some condiment, the water cress. Un
fortunately, however, investigations
made by the health authorities of this
State show that much of this inviting
article of food is seriously polluted
from the fact of its having been grown
in filthy water.
"In one instance of this kind, the
cress bed was found directly in the
rear of a small hotel in a limited body
of water having a very sluggish cur
rent which received most objection
able drainage from that source. Sam
ples of the water collected showed the
following results : That,collected about
three degrees below the surface of the
water in an open space in close prox
imity to the cress showed the pres
ence of 36,000 bacteria per cubic cen
timeter, among which were a number
of those always present in water
suspected as being the cause of typhoid
fever.
"Another sample collected from tlie
same place showed in peptone solution
540,000 bacteria. A hand full of the
cress collected at this point and wash
ed in water which had been sterilized
and boiled for half an hour was found
to contain more than twice as many
bacteria in a given quantity than war
found in the water itself before treat
ment. In fact, they were found in such
enormous quantities that it was a mat
ter of considerable difficulty to even
estimate their number. It was really,
however, almost unnecessary to make
these tests at all, as on the under side
of the leaves and along the stem> a
yellow glutenous material was found
strongly adherent which would not
have been removed by any ordinary
washing in preparation for the table.
"Further investigation with regard
to the industry of cultivating water
cress, which in this State is a very
considerable one, the product being
shipped to all the large cities of the
north, showed that a most objection
able procedure was resorted to in or
der to produce a large and succulent
leaf. This was withdrawal of tiie
water from the bed at the time of sew
ing the seed and depositing manure
directly upon the bottom of the pond.
This was allowed to remain quite a
considerable time before water was
again allowed to flow in and cover the
bottom. There did not appear to lie
in the minds of the cultivators any
difference between the use of manure
on ttie surface of the ground and in
the water in which these plants grew,
but it can readily be seen how great
are the chances of serious pollution of
vegetables thus nourished."
First Steel Passenger Car.
The tirsst «iroi /WH»!I ever
made wan turned out Saturday morn
ing by the A. C. and F. shops, at. Ber
wick. The car is built entirely oi
steel, and is a most beautiful speci
men of car construction. While it is
not, strictly speaking, a parlor car, it
is nevertheless as sumptuous and ele
gant as a great many of that class.hav
ing ladies' and gentlemen's retiring
rooms, etc. The furnishings and other
equipment of the car are also of a
most handsome order.
The car was open for the public in
spection Sunday at Berwick, and will
be sent to Atlantic City to enter the
exhibit held by the Master Mechanics'
and Car Builders' National conven
tion, to meet there this week.
This car is the first, of an order of
12.3 to be constructed for the New York
Central railroad. While steel has been
used to some extent in car construc
tion, this is the first time an entire
passenger car has been so huilt. These
cars will be much stronger than old
style wood cars.
"Prepare to Meet Thy (iod."
"Prepare to meet thy God" is the
inscription painted in big white let
ters on a huge rock along the road
leading to the White Haven consump
tive sanitorium. While the inscription
was placed there for a worthy pur
pose many people are of the belief that
it is likely to do more harm than
good. Many of the prospective patients
of the sanitorium must pass the rock
when goiug to the institution and the
inscription is apt to greatly discour
age them and thus retard their recup
eration. Patients going from the hos
pital into White Haven must also pass
the rock and with a cemetery not more
than 50 yards on the opposite hill their
mind is constantly drawn to the pros- !
pect of death.
Flowers Adorn Hany Homes.
There is nothing that adds more to
the beauty of a home than flowers. In
side or outside, they are a delight to
the eye and a suggestion of pleasanter
thoughts when the mind is distracted
by business or household cares.
Many people are now recognizing
that the presence of vines and flowers
is as necessary to the enjoyment of
summer life as are porches. In almost
every part of Danville and Riverside
there has been flower planting with
the increase in the number of attrac
tive homes. The reward of such trou
ble is now apparent in the superb
clusters of roses, honeysuckles and
wistaria which adorn many houses.
M. S. Bond Improving.
Moses S. Bond, of Chulasky, who
was down with an attack of pneumo
nia, is lowly recovering. Ho is -till
very weak and it will be some time
before he can leave his room. II i>
many friends about Danville will hear
of his recovery with great delight.
Fun Ahead for Editor Smith.
The Philadelphia Record says: Ed
itor G. Scott Smith, James Blackwell
and Robert M. Sallada, ol Jersey
Shore, are planning a trip across the
Atlantic in a steel motor boat, and
their friends are inclined to believe
there will be fun ahead
J. T. BUCHANAN
AWARDED CONTRACT
J. T. Buchanan & Co. on Saturday
were awanleil tlie contract for the con
struction of tho building to li ouse the
heat, litflit and power plant being in
stalled at the hospital for the insane
and they broke ground for the struc
tuie Monday morning.
Dr. Shoemaker,of Wilkes-Barre; W.
F. Shay, of Watsontown, and C. G.
YanAlen, of Northumberland, mem
bers of the building committee, along
with Dr. Meredith and H. M. Schoch,
of tliis city, were the ouly trustees
that were present at the meeting Sat
urday. Theie were only two bidders,
D. .1. Rogers, of this city, and .T. T.
Buchanan of Philadelphia, who has the
contract for the heat, light and power
plant. The contract for the building
was awarded to .T. F. Buchanan & Co.
as the lowest bidders.
Mr. Buchanan arrived at Danville
on Friday evening and left for home
on the 7 :51 Pennsylvania train Satur
day night. lie spent the entire day at
the hospital Saturday and was much
pleased with the progress made in the
work of wiring, etc., a full description
of which was given in these columns
on Saturday. Before leaving Mr.
Buchanan told a representative of the
paper that it was his intention to push
work on the building along as rapidly
as possible. The work of excavating
will begin this morning and unless
plans fail the building will be com
pleted in three month's time. The
seventy three men employed by Buch
anan & Co. will be augmented by oth
er accessions of workmen as the work
progresses.
The building will be constructed of
concrete and will be *looxo4 approxi
mately. It will contain a boiler room
46x04; a pump room 16x44 feet; an
engine room 31x44 leet.
Williamsport Centennial.
There will not be a dull moment at
the centennial celebr ition at Williams
port, July 3rd and 4th, but one of the
spectacular features of the gorgeous
carnival on the evening of July 3rd
will be the carnival queens and
their retinue of attendants and sol
diers. Real queens, attired iu the
costumes of long ago,awl just as pretty
as any throne queens dared be. The
queens will begin the carnival by call
ing on the mayor and surreptitiously
acquiring custody of the key of the
city—and then the fun'll begin. On
the 4th a splendid program will be
carried out,ami the fireworks at night
will be the finest ever. Special rates
on all railroads.
New Factory Law Saving Lives.
Factory Inspector Jonathan W. Davir<
of Luzerne county, in his report for
the last six mouths declares that the
enforcement of the new factory law
has reduced the number of accidents
in factories 70 per cent, ami the num
ber of children employed HO per cent.
He savs:
"In one particular factory, before
the present child labor law became ef
fective, there were employed 125 chil
dren under the age of 16 and there was
an accident daily. Theso little ones
were forced to work by the piece, and
what they made in one week would
not keep the shoes on their feet. And
yet they worked on,some being maim
ed for life and others disfigured.
'But since the new law became op
erative not one of these children can
be found in the mill, not a single ac
cident has been reported during the
tirst -ix months of the year, and the
employer is compelled to pay the girls
decent wages. Other examples of a
similar nature could be cited. The re
form is one of the most benefichil that
could be inaugurated."
Almost Shocked to Death.
Miss Helen Sterling, one of the
"hello" girls in the U. T. & T. ex
change, at Shamokin, had a narrow
escape from death Saturday when five
hundred volts of direct current elec
tricity passed through her body. She
was rendered unconscious and remain
ed in that condition for several hours.
The cause of the accident was a cross
of the Shamokin Extension Company's
and the telephone company's wires
near Weigh Scales.
In stretching the trolley wire from
the Tharptowu end of the line, the
wire was spliced and then fastened
to the mast arms of the polos by wire
instead of the iusolated bells as are
usually used. The telephone company's
wires lay on the mast arms and when
the current was turned on the new
part of the line, the telephone wires
were at once charged and the current
was flashed into the exchange. It en
tered the exchange on the board con
ducted by Miss Sterling. The force of
the current was so great that she was
thrown backward from hor chair un
conscious to the floor. A physician
was summoned and for three hours the
young lady was worked with before
she regained her senses.
Splendid Advice.
We are about to enter upon a more
or less interesting and exciting cam
paign in the state of Pennsylvania. In
reference to this fact the South Beth
lehem Globe philosophically declares
that "in days of political strife it is
well to remember that after all we are
just a baud of brothers here 011 earth,
traveling from the cradle to the
grave We live side by side, we attend
churches together, most of us, our
children attend the same school and
after the smoke of the battlejhas clear
ed away we will still be friends and
neighbors." And then the Globe ad
vises that "the bitter things go un
said." Splendid advice; would that
we might all live up to it.
Constipation makes the cold drag
along Oet it out of yon.Take Kennedy's
Laxative 11 >ney and Tar cough syrnp
<'ontaius no opiates. Sold by I'aules &
Co., druggists.
Suit for SIO,(KM) Damages.
.1 ,T. Bell, Esq., has entered a suit
for SIO,OOO damages at the court at
Bloomsburg, against the E. V. Coal
company. His client is Mrs. Catherine
Carr, whose son, James, a doortender
under 14 years of age, lost his life in
one of the company's mines last year
at Centralia.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
IN MANY PLACES
What is regarded by alias the heavi
est shower that ever visited this sec
tion passed over Danville Saturday af
ternoon. Immense damage was wrought
by the lightning, while the rain was
a prolnged downpour, which was lit
tle short of a cloudburst.
The storm came up about 4 o'clock
and was most angry and threatening
in appearance. The clouds filled the
entire western sky along with portions
of the northern and southern horizon.
As the great pall of black clouds roll
ed up to the zenith, it became as dark
as night and lights had to be turned
011. Even the streets were dark and
with the lightning darting about,with
thunder following peal on peal and
winds blowing with almost cyclonic
fury it was enough to awe and appall
any one.
The downpour of rain lasted for near
ly forty-five minutes. The streets were
transformed into rivers and the piping
on the houses at many places being
overtaxed the water poured down ov
er tin 1 eaves in sheets. No part of the
borough probably fared as bad as
Bloom street, where the gutters prov
ed utterly inadequate to carry off the
water. The P. & It. crossing on Bloom
street resembled a dam as the water
poured down over it carrying along
immense quantities of red earth wash
ed down from the hill above. Above
the crossing the water poured in on
abutting properties, flooding cellars
and doing other damage.
The residence of George Handel
north of Bloom street, just beyond the
borough line, was struck by lightning
and the inmates slightly shocked. The
lightning struck on the west side of
the house near the roof and performed
a very singular prank. On the outside
it tore off a weather board splintered
the window frame and tearing off the
window casing on the inside hurled it
across the room and stood it upright
on a bed. Several members of the
household were slightly shocked while
all received a fright that they will
not forget very soon.
At Strawberry Ridge the lightning
struck the residence of Samuel Moser,
tearing off a weather board, splinter
ing a plank from the eaves to the
ground and knocking off the plaster
on the inside of the house. Harvey
Shultz, a neighbor who had taken re
fuge there during the storm, was bad
ly shocked by the lightning, one of
his arms being temporarily paralzyed.
The barn on the farm owned by Ja
cob Snyder and tenanted by Jerry
Black in Derry township was struck
by lightning. Fortunately it did not
ignite, although the barn is very bad
ly shattered and damaged by the shock.
The residence of William Derr at
Morlaud.some distance from Exchange
was struck but little damage was
wrought. A large tree at Jesse Hart
man's at Exchange was also struck
along with a Western Union telegraph
pole in the neighborhood.
The large barn on the Fruit farm at
Turbotville, ou which Charles Miller
is tenant,was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. The stock was
saved,hut the farming implements be
longing to the tenant were destroyed.
The barn was one of the largest and
handsomest in Northumberland coun
ty, being built of ploughed and groov
ed boards and was valued at uearly
S3OOO. The tenant carried a small in
surance, but it is thought that the
barn was not insured. The owner lives
in New York City.
At Rohrsburg the barn on the farm
of William M. Reese, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
The farm is ocupied by Alfred Reese,
the son,who in trying to save the live
stock was badly burned. The loss is
estimated at some s2ooo,partly covered
with insurance.
From every side damage is reported.
The big grand stand 011 the base ball
ground at DeWitt's park was blown
over by the terrible gale. The struct
ure went over bodily, the posts which
support it, on one side being lifted
out of the ground. On Carr's farm a
short distance below Kipp's run a big
tree was blown across the Pennsyl
vania railroad track. The West bound
passenger train, which is due to arrive
at South Danville at 4 ::J1 p. 111. was
held up at the spot long enough for
the crew to chop the trunk of the tree
through removing a section which re
sembled a saw-log and left a space
wide enough to clear the cars.
All about town were to be seen evid
ences of the cyclonic wind that accom
panied the storm. Along every street
were to be seen scattered around limbs
of trees that had been broken off by
the wind. At the new culvert on
Bloom street just above the borough
line a heavy washout occurred, which
damaged one of the sidewalks very
badly. Many of the fields throughout
the county are very badly washed by
the heavy downpour.
The barn on the farm of William
Chrisman near .Terseytown was struck
by lightning Sunday afternoon and
completely destroyed along with sev
eral tons of hay and a quantity of
grain, etc. The wagon shed attached
to the barn was also destroyed but the
farm machinery as well as the live
stock was saved. The farm is tenant
ed by Peter Walter. The barn was a
new one just completed last week.
The loss is estimated at SISOO. There
was a thousand dollars insurance on '
the building.
During the storm Saturday Mrs.
Aimer Evans and two children of
Fowlerville, between Bloomsburg and
Berwick, were shocked by lightning
and for a while lay insensible. The I
husband of Mrs. Kvans was a candid |
ate and was absent at the primary elec- I
lion. I
Thousands annually bear witness to
the efficiency of liarly Risers. These
pleasant, reliable little pills have long
borne a reputation second to none as a
laxative and cathartic. They are as
as bread in millions of homes
Pleasant but effective. Will promptly
relieve constipation without griping.
Sold by Panics and Co.. druggists.
Married Holiday.
At the home of the bride's parents
at Bear (Jap at high noon Monday
Fred Schuell,of Norristowu, formerly
of Mt. Carmel, and Miss Mary Fulton
weie married.
STATE APPRO
PRIATION RECEIVED
M. H. Schram, treasurer of the Dan
ville school district, Friday receiv
ed the warrant for the state appropria
tion due the district for the school
year ending on the first Monday of
June. The fact was announced that the
State Treasurer this year would pay
off the state appropriation immediate
ly, in the order in which the reports
from the various districts were re
ceived. In order that the Danville dis
trict might be among those lirst serv
ed especial pains were taken by our
school board to get its reports to Har
risburg without any unnecessary de
lay. Upon being adopted Monday uight
the report was at once signed by the
officers of the board and early Tuesday
morning was dropped into the post
office.
Such prompt action on the part of
the department, however, was not an
ticipated. It is,indeed,a record break
er. Last year the state appropriation
was not paid until October 24th and
the year previous, until December
21st.
In 1903 it was paid on December
3rd.
The State appropriation this year
for Danville district is $6038.77. This
is slightly less than last year when it
amounted to $6066.29.
The regular annual appropriation to
schools—the gross amount of which is
$5,550,000—was made by the legislat
ure at its session of 1905. From the
gross amount the legislature deducted
$237,500 for the State normal schools
and SIOO,OOO for township high schools,
leaving $5,212,500 for the common
schools.
As 1905 was the year for the bienni
al return of the number of regularly
employed teachers and of children be
tween six and sixteen years of age
there are new bases for the distribu
tion of two-thirds of the appropria
tion. In consequence of this change !
of bases the amounts due the several
districts throughout the State have
been changed, some receiving more,
others less, than the previous year.
Unless the increase iu the number of
teachers and children in a district is
in proportion to the increase in the
State at large, the district receives less
appropriation than in 1905.
Death From Lockjaw.
never follows an injury dressed with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Its antiseptic
and healing properties prevent blood
poisoning. Chas. Oswald, merchant, of
Rensselaersville, N. Y., writes: "It cur
ed Seth Burch, of this place, of the
ugliest sore on his neck I ever saw."
Cures Cuts, Wounds, Burns and Sores.
25c at Paules & Co., drug store.
inillville Trolley Line.
The Millville Tablet says: At a meet
ing of those financially interested in
the trolley line between this place anil
Bloomsburg held on Monday, arrange
ments were made for the completion
of the road immediately. Hails were
ordered and work will be commenced
as soon as they arrive. Right of way
has been secured for the entire route.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrud
ing Piles. Druggists are authorized
to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure in 6to 14 days. 50 cents.
Surprise Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Scott gave a
party Friday evening at their home in
Point township in honor of their
daughter Laura's seventeenth birth
day. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Scott, Misses Ada and
Lottie Vankirk, Rosa and Emma Epl
er.Myra and Jennie Scott, Mary Weav
er, Elsie Reed and Helen Grady.
Messrs. Walter Scott, Fred Epler,
Howard Propst, Byron Yeager, George
Vankirk, Meade Cornelius, Walter
Hamor ami William Marshall.
TO CUKE A GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each box. 25 cents.
Drowned at Willianisport.
Edward W. Fourney, a son of John
E. Fourney, a Willianisport hotel man
ami a most popular and exemplary
young man, was drowned in the river
at that place during the rain storm of
Sunday afternoon. With a number of
companions Fourney was out riding in
a motor boat and when something got
wrong with the machinery he started
to swim to the shore and was drown
ed. He was aged 20 years. The other
young men remained in the boat and
were rescued.
The sincerest tribute that can be paid
to superiority is imitation. The many
imitations of DeWitt's Witch Ilazel
Salve that are now before the public
prove it the best. A*k for DeWitt's.
Good for burns, scalds, chaffed skiu.
eczema, tetter, cuts, bruises, boils and
piles. Highly recommended and reliable.
Sold by Paules & Co., druggists.
Geo. O. Roper, D. P. A.
As told in*these columns some time
ago D. L. Mauger, for several years
district passenger agent of the Sha
mokin division, has been transferred
to the Reading division, and is snc
ceeded by Geo. O. Roper. Mr. Roper
was formerly attached to the general
passenger agent's offices at Philadel
phia. The change took place on the
Ist inst.
The sworn statement of the mannfac
tnrers protects you from opiates in
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar—the
cough syrnp that drives the cold out of
your system. Sold by Paules & Co.,
druggists.
Can't Pick Hold-Over Teachers.
The Luzerne County Court Monday
set aside the verdict in the case of M.
F. Murray vs. Wilkes-Barre Town
ship School District. An outgoing
school board appointed Murray to a
position as teacher; but the incoming
board refused to recognize the con
tract, and Murray loses his year's sal
ary, SBOO, for which he sued, as the
old board had no authority to appoint
Murray.
You cannot induce a lower animal to
eat heartily when not feeling well A
sick dog starves himself, and gets well.
The stomach, once over-worked, mint
have rest the same as your feet or eyes.
You don't have to starve to rest vour
stomach. KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA
takes up the work for your stomach,
digests what, you eat and gives it a rest.
Puts it back in condition again. You
can't feel good with a disordered stom
ach. Try Kodol. Sold by Paules & Co.,
druggists.
RIVERSIDE AND
SOUTH DANVILLE
The history of Riverside ami South
Danville by Ogden H. Ostrander is a
uew book, which is bound to prove
interesting to the residents of this
section. That there is a vast amount
of interesting data available for such
a book has long been obvious enough,
while all persons instinctively turned
to O. 11. Ostrander as the one man
qualified for writing such a history.
He has faithfully performed the task.
The book starts out with a sketch of
the "First settlers " In 1756, it is
stated, all this section was a wilder
ness with here and there the rude
home of a pioneer. The nearest settle
ment on the west was Shamokintown.
Ten miles down the river at the junc
tion of the two branches, where Sun
bury stauds King George the Third
had built Fort Augusta to protect the
settlers against the Indians. Ten miles
further up the river was Catawissa.
About half way up the north branch
in 1772, the Montgomery, Seehler,
Frazier, and Maus families took up
lands and formed what was known as
Montgomery's landing. An outline of
the town's subsequent history is giv
en, which brings the reader up to the
construction of the 1). 11. & W. rail
road on the opposite side of the river,
following which a syndicate was form
ed by well known persons among
whom were E. W. Conkling, F. C.
Derr, John W. VonNieila, and O. 11.
Ostrander, for the purpose of securing
land on that side of rhe rive* to be sold
as building lots. From this point on
the history of Riverside is crowded
with events. The first dwelling was
erected on Avenue D,near First street,
by William Spotts, May land was
occupied the same year.
The book contains the cuts of the
river bridge, Riverside School house,
South Danville school building, P. O.
S. of A. hall, St. Peter's M. E. church,
First M. E. church, now Grace P. E.
church, the latter especially being a
very clear and distinct cut, which
gives things the appearance of reality.
The history is most complete and
enters fully into details. Under tho
head of "houses erected" not only if.
the name of the building given but
the year in which the house was con
structed along with the section and
the avenue.
The full history of each church is
given and the full history of each
school along with a list of the teach
ers auil the year they were employed.
Iu fact not a department of life is
omitted and the history is a perfect
record from the time the town was
laid out until the present.
Following The Flag.
When our soldiers went to Cuba and
the Pliilippiness, health was the most
important consideration. Willis T. Mor
gan. retired Commissary Sergeant IT.l T . S.
A., of Rural Route 1. Concord. N. H,
savs- "I was two years iu Cuba and two
years in the Philippines and being sub
ject to c .Ids, 1 took Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, which kept me
in perfect health And now in New
Hampshire, we find it the b st medicine
iu the world for coughs, colds, bronchial
trouldes and <ll lung diseases. Guaran
teed at Panles & Co.. drnagists. Piiiv
50c aid sl.o<>. Trial bottle 112 ee.
Enters Protest.
At the meeting of the Presbytery of
Northumberland at Lock lla\uu Fri
day night, the session of Bethany
church, of Willianisport, presented a
protest against the Third Presbyterian
building on the lot next to the Berk
shire, corner of Fourth and Campbell
streets, Willianisport, because of the
proximity of Bethany and the Church
of the Covenant.
The moderator decided thai Presby-
I tery had jurisdiction, and ordered a
| committee of three, one each from the
j Third church, the Covenant and Beth
j any, to look into the matter and re
! port at the fall meeting of the Presby
! tery. The Rev. E. C. Armstrong,
formerly ol'the "Grove" Presbyterian
church,this c ity,is pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church, Williamsport.
Deadly Serptnt Bites.
are as common in India as are stomach
and liver disorders with ns. Fo the lat
ter however there is a sure remedy:
Electric Bitters: the great restorative
medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of
Bennettsville, S C., says: "They lvstor
ed my wife to perfect health, after years
of suffering with dyspepsia and a chron
ically torpid liver." Electric Bitters cure
chills and fever, malaria, biliou-ness,
lame back, kidney troubles and bladder
disorders. Sold on Ghiarante; b Panics
& Co.. druggists. Price Vic
Township High Schools.
The growth of the township high
scliool idea throughout the counties of
the State has been very gratifying to
many people interested in educa
tion and it is good to note that there
is a prospect of schools of that type
being organized in Montour county.
The township high school tills an
important place in education in the
rural districts, for it brings the ad
vantage of higher education to com
munities whose young people would
otherwise have to JJO to normal or
private schools or else take a course of
study at home, which too frequently
the student can not afford. The State
makes a liberal appropriation for such
schools, and if they increase in num
ber will be still more generous Their
cost to the district wherein they are
situated is small considering the good j
they do, and it is to be hoped that ;
township high schools will speedily j
be organized in Montour county.
There is no need worrying along in
discomfort becaTiseof a disordered diges- i
tion.Het a bottle of KODOL FOR DYS j
PEPSIA, and see what it will do for
yon. Kodol not only digests what yon
cat and gives that tired stomach a need
ed rest, but is a corrective of the great- I
est efficiency. Kodol relieves indiges
tion. dyspepsia, palpitation of the heart,
flatuleuce. and sour stomach. Kodol
will make your stomach young and
healthy again. You will worry just in
the pr< >porti< >ll that your stt >mach worries
you. Worry means the loss of ability to
do your best. Worry is to be avoided at
all times. Kodol will take the worry
out of your stomach. Sold by Paules
&Co., druggists. i
NEW WS
WIN T GAME
The Danville bass ball club accom
panied by a large number of fans wend
ed their way to Bloomsburg Tuesday
afternoon when they were scheduled
for a contest of nine or more rounds
with nine sturdy warriors of more or
les> renown, who represent our neigh
boring city on the diamond. As stated
in these columns the home team was
to make its first appearance in its new
uniforms presented bv the Moxie Nerve
Food Co. Some one had said that new
uniforms never won a game, but that
saying surely went wrong yesterday
for the way that the grey and blue
went after everything was a delight
to the local rooters. Bibby and Hum
mer were in the points for Danville
and the battery work was up to the
standard. Bibbv, on one or two oc
casions got himself into a hole by al
lowing two or three men to get on
bases with no one out, but invariably
pulled himself together and prevented
his opponents from scoring. While the
hits were about even, Danville bunch
ed theirs and tallied while Blooms
burg were too much scattered to bring
runs across the plate. Deeu and Logan
each made a two bagger but Deeu also
i bad two singles, which aided materi
ally in the run getting. Clay, who
pit-lied for Bloomsburg retired in the
fifth inning and Rabb was substituted
and his wildness was i"sponsible for
another run or two. The satnete&uis
played at Bloomsburg yesterday and a
groat crowd from Dan vi Yle wit-
I nessed the game. The scor follows :
BLOOMSBI'RO.
11, H. O. A. E.
Price, cf ... .< I l 1 0 0
Schaffer, ss .... ' 11 2 0
Rhodonioyer, lb 0 0 13 0 0
Splain, 1f...,Y... ' 1 0 0
Reichard !}b I 1 3 2 0
Little, '2b 11 3 4 2
Hagenbuc.h, rf 10 10 0
Edwards, o (112 1 5 0 1
Clay, p. 0 0 0 2 0
Rabb, p 0 1 0 1 0
Totals * I 7 37 11 3
DANVILLE.
R. H. O. A. E.
Logan, ss . 1 2 1 4 0
Gosh, If 11 1 0 0
Ross, 3b 2 0 1 a 0
Hummer, c 2 0 8 0 0
Deeu, lb 13 7 0 1
Ammerman, rf .0 0 3 0 0
Lawrence, cf.... 11 2 0 0
Dugan, 2b .0 0 3 1 0
Bibby, p. .. .01 150
Totals 8 8 27 13 1
Bloomsburg . 0080 00 0 1 o —4
Danville 2 0002004 o—B
Earned runs, Danville, 2; two-base
hits, Logan. Deen. Struck out by
Clay, <5; Rabb, 1: Bibby, 9. Stolen
bases, Dugan, Lawrence. Double plays,
Schaffer, Little, Rhodonioyer. First
base on called ball, off Clay, 6; Rabb,
1 : Bibb}*, t>. Hit by pitched ball,
Ross. Wild pitches, Rabb, 2. Um
pire, Edgar. Time of game, 1:45.
An Alarming Siluation.
frequently resrlts from neglect of clog
ged bowels and ton id liver, nntil con
stipation becomes chronic. Thi9 condi
tion is unknown to those who use Dr.
King's New Life Pills; the best and
irentlest regu'v.t irs of Stomach and
Bowels. Guaranteed by Panles & Co.,
druggists. Price 25c.
fliller Reunion,
The reunion of the Miller family,
which took place at the home of Jack
son Wiutersteen, Grovania, Tuesday,
was a thoroughly delightful affair,
some thirty persons taking dinner.
Brothers and sisters were present as
follows: James Miller,of Erie; Joseph
Miller, of Baltimore; Levi Miller,and
Mrs. Wesley Stieff, of Wyoming; Wil
liam Miller and sun, of Hampstead,
Va. ;Mrs. Henry Latners.of Louisville,
Ky. ; Mrs. Robert Hall, of Philadel
phia; Robert If and E. S. Miller, ot
Danville.
gIJICK CHANGES from hot to cold
and back again try strong constitutions
and cause, among other evils, nasal
catarrh, a troublesome and offensive
disease. Sneezing and snuffing,cough
ing and difficult breathing, and drip,
drip of the foul discharge into the
throat —all are ended by Ely's Cream
Balm. This honest ami positive rem
edy contains no cocaine, mercury, nor
other harmful ingredient. The worst
cases are cured in a short time. All
druggists, 50c., or mailed by Ely
Bros., .")*'> Warren Street, New York.
New Dwelling.
Robert J. Pegg intends to build a
new house on the site of the present
structure owned by him on Bloom
street. A few days ago the family re
moved to Riverside where they will
reside while the new dwelling is in
course of erection.
Wallace Hoover of Riverside, who
lias the contract, yesterday began tear
ing down the old house. The uew
building, while not much larger than
the one displaced, will be modern in
all respects.
miiiiw '!■ Tn-*rrriir»iTiirirT"^~'
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At any rate, you seem to be
getting rid of it on auction-sale
principles: "going, going,
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with Ayer's Hair Vigor. It
certainly checks falling hair;
no mistake about this. It acts
as a regular medicine; makes
the scalp healthy. Then you
must have heahhy hair, for
it's nature's way.
The best kind of a testimonial
"Sold ior over sixty years."
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