Home Paper -—For the Home ihe circulation of this paper is in creating rapidly. It will pay yn to advertise in the AMKKU AN ■ ■■■ :o;- — SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YF.HR Ill; IK\ INo II JKNMN<;- Offitc //"«» * *j. y to J" 10 ~ •" ,s ' 1 t*. W t* 4 I' »I ItahWtii*. ■' 4_ ,: . Mn i "-r.. I'ivvii ik I'-*- iiif r i nf tli' H mid Intesiiiic „ - laity CIIWEII NEWS. in Danville it w ; <1 ram a nil s» n-l ble cel. t>rat ion The w!* ju'liticiaii ne\er gets too MUKrv to watch the movements and -tudv the argument- of bis antagonist, iioiug to Pott-t. w n after away fioui there -< veral years \\ illt tin Dw> tr arrived an tiour alter hi-, father - funeral Tne re turn?- of the Schuvlkill coun ty ati?-et*>r!» slmw that there are 'JM.t.II IU tlie c. uuiv eligible for military datv The rejK.rts »»f the registry assessors ia \ ..rk c ounty «IHIW that for the past mx Montiis tli«*re have lieen !,<*•.s hirtln> aud , r .70 <i«-aths. It w entirely t«o early in the cam ]i«tiru to make any safe predict ion- P»»tt,-y tile's pn-totfice has U'eii rai ed t*i tli*- first cla-- and the {Mistmast tr's salary ill uow 1«* $3,0u0 a year. Win It at feud i u>( H"' commencement exercit* - of the Che--tcr high school AilLani Pa I lea, an employe ot the Delaware . .luuty bank drop|*-il dead of b»-ai-t li-ejt-.- lb- wa- *• ' year- of and I «.i l»een an euiplove ot the bail I for 35 years Authotiv Papine wa- drowned in a >iaai u>*i Shenaifloah, l»-ing seized «ttb cramp while bathing Passengers on a i«a--iu*r tndley cat witm—ol the draw uiug Kr>-i* 11■ k Hav-.s'. v. ar- old, l- dead at Carls l« ll< was the last grand-oil t M Ilie Mi < 'bulley, better known as *llollie Pitcl«-r. tamed for the jiart she took in Die battle of Monmouth, dnriuti (lie icvolut lonarv war Abram H. Kktnole, 21 year- old. a farm*-r of near Marietta. Lancaster osntv. wa- -•> badly 111 1 ru "- away that h*dMi< w <M*i an hour from interual ti«-i>«orrtiage It. I'." » of the Alb-lltowll -ilk mill »»Im» nsi-Bllv struck a M j»r cent t> du. ti.»n and who later r« tu-«.t a cut of J [HT'IVBI have J»>en dierl.arge<f T« liiperan- ' i- thehnhltof tl.e Wl-e C' Uun--- did many commendable thinfr* t«efor» adjonrning «».H*l ti.|«er pioh<llg- life ami sweet it. t«*»» Ur \ tJiilfi A L Winner,two »etl kn<>wu batchers, wetv arraigned Uf.,i. Ju li e Hla. k of iViitrnlia last evening and each «er»" tim-<l #.'•"> and tt.»- ot ti>luug on Sunday. A t« ietfraai api*-ared in the pap-r- a tew davs aieo, that it Mi-souri court i.ad res < a de«-ifUou that a man *!•«• t. *•! Uturfht t;o«»l- of a *1 ru-t, and bad to >II tn.-te.l tor the <ame, and ■ -ii-■! t..r payment, did not have to pay I 'be toll JU.JRFR Hivwer HI I inching the Taft IMMHII -L»«»we«L the country t bow broad a nun the war secretary i vk ben he aniiouii. ->< l that hi- candidate guvf up his -e «t in a car to three l«iim Kan«a« tannein need harvest hands ba llv tl.at they are -baling them fr> IU t-j hiit he i M- ill while the |M)t iiou**' anarchists in the Ka-t cur-e so rieti for depriving them of opiiortiin iti»s t«i earn an honest living. John Flanagan, of the In-h \ineri can Athletic . lub. threw the fifty -ix poiiml weight feet 7 mi-lies in an txhihitioii at the I Manna <!ael 'nines at ' rltn park. New York, Sunday His throw wa- one toot Utter than the old record 1 tie railway trackage laid in the I uite.| State- between January I and June 510 of thi- year is "•J.'.tC miles, ravs the H.tilway Age. This is greater than iu any -miliar jieriod HI lifteen yeair-, except I VH i_*. when i.ISI t mile were laid. Ttiat the Americau eagle is a y»-rv treftv tnnl iu the Mitht of the nat loii- A new trust has just been created iu New Jersey, with a capital of s.'o,- OlMt.Oiio. of which it 1. 1.1 mo, (Ma i i- com mon stock, to control the sales of but ter, egg- and piultrv J P. Morgan, h lazier aud other millionaire* are at tli* bead of the concern How rapidly the -easons come and go If seems like a few da\>otils since we were rejoicing over the melting of tie siiow and the Coming of the blue birds and the heatica. and now pre (Miratiou-are IMOIII; made for Labor >ay 1 lie political campaign will 0 warm up now Figurer ha»e l*-en compiled which ow that the wage loss to mini rs in «e anthracite field during the -n.|» n nof work from April 1 to May !">, mounted to #Ii.IMMI IMMI IjOsT OK MISLAID Policy No jnoo; sued by The Peiui Mutual Life Insur ice <%>uipany <<n the life of Samuel ill- The tinder will please return it to ie undersigned. Application has been ade for ttie i—mm; of a dnplic ib- K\MCEL MILLS, Danville. Pa. dev. aud .Mrs Harry Miusker have urued from a visit with frieuds in v -'r« and Wellsville. illoutour mßi American. • "V- 4 I 11 ('< )\ N TRY WILL NHVHK ML LNTIRKLY FRHH UNTIL IT SITPPLIhS ALL OF 1I S (>\VN DLMANDSWII H lIS OWN PRODUC'i lONS." OL. r»:!--N<> 27, 81111 ! DANCED ITSELF \ \t >r old child meeting its death liv hanging is something Strang and nn(i -it illy pathetic, I>n t this is the manner ill which little Helen Strohni, daughter of Bi4ne; Sfcrohn#, Wilkes- I ure. and a gr niddaugliter id .lames Si i •Inn, Itni li formerly of Danville,met her death Wednesday afternoon at about half past four o'clock. Die little tot had heen rocked to iti I the mother Ind taken it U]> stair- oid placeil it in its crib, which u i- along side of the hed.with a space of onlv six inches between the two, and when she left it was sleeping - mildly. About twenty minutes later, Mrs. | Strohm went back up stairs to see it the child w a -till asleep anil ongoing into the room was horrified t«» see the babe ham;in;; by its neck, between the 1M I and < rib She instantly released the child anil called to the neighbors to yet a phv.-ociaii, meanwhile doing ,• vt iv thing -hi* knew id to resuscitate Ine child. In a few minutes the doctor arrived but found the babe had been dead for several minutes, the child s neck being broken. It is thought the child while tossing alio lit in its sleep, fell through the -pace between the two beds, as no - mud was heard of its awakening. The hodv w ill be brought to Kloonis burg Saturday on the 1 ■ 'i'l D. L. W train and taken to the home of the grandparent- where funeral services will l»e conducted by Rev. Shatiibaeh ot the Kvaugelical church. liiterinent will l>e made in tin* Odd Fellows cemetery, this city Philip S. Moser Passes Away. Philip S. Moscr, proprietor of Mos . r*s hotel, Valley tiwnship, and for merly landlord <>t the Heddens House, thi- citv, departed this life Saturday afternoon Although in |»oor health tor some time his sudden taking otl was utterl> unlooked tor and his death caused quite a shock. The deceased was a native of Mon tour county and was one of the best known citizens of this section. For ,-cveral years lie conducted the Hed dens House in this city. Five vears ago last spring lie removed from Dan ville and took charge of a hotel at New t'oliimhia. Last spring a year :tgo he pun based the farm and hotel land of his uncle, Frederick Moser. and removed back to Montour county lie was a very generous man, honor able in all his relations with his fellow men and naturally had many friends, who will be sorrv to learn of his de mise. The immediate cause ol his death was acute meningitis. He was in Dan ville some ten days ago and it was evident then that he was declining, ito Wednesday ot last week lie was -till able to be about and with some % i-itors from Danville took a stroll over hi-farm. < >ll Friday, however, lie v\ a very low due to the excessive heat For two hour-, it was thought that every moment would be his last. J Saturdav afternoon the sinking spell I recurred and l>etvveeii ■> anil I! o'clock lie pa-scii away. The decea-ed was 10 years of age and is by hi- wife, his lather and in ither.Mi and Mi- G<Otgt Mos er, l-iliertv township, and live broth er-. Peter, John, Henry, George and Jacob Moser; also two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Keeb rand Mrs. Dallas Ci Vog netz. all of this county. Death of (Elijah Wertman. Flijah Wertman, an old and esteem ed resident departed this life on Sat urday morning after a general decline of nine months The immediate cause of death vva- a stroke of paralysis sus taiued on Thursday. The derensed wns born in Mahoning township, but lived in Danville prac tically all his life lie served ill the civil war a- a member of Company lsith regiment lie was 7)5 years of ige and is survived by his wife and the following sons and daughters: William, of Orchard Park, N Y. ; Ar thur, of Rutfaln; Mrs. Harry N. hllis, of Herwick; Mrs. Abrani Keefcr and Mrs. J II Yandine, Kdward and F-tella ol Danville. Deaths Fewer flian in IVOS. CHICAGO, July i>. The "Tribune" todav publishes it- ninth annual sum mary of the deaths and injuries caus ed throughout the I'uited States by yesterday - celebration of the Declara tion of IlulejM'Udeiice The figures up to an early hour today were as fol lows : Dead 38 -Hy fireworks, 9; by can non, I ; by firearms, II . by explosives, 7 ; bv toy pistols, 1; by runaways, 5. Last year forty two persons were kll led outright,but w hen lockjaw and other diseases induced by injuries had completed their work over toil lives had been sacrificed. Injured Ml Bv lireworks, l.h'.i'.t; by cannon, ,'iil ;hy firearms, U'.lli; by explosives, >iH7; by tov pistols, 5504; by runaways, :s•">. The number of injured, 2,781*. i- m excess of la-t year's figures by »SK. THE WEATHER. One topic which has suddenly loom ed into prominence in the columns of tht- State papers is the hot weather. Few are able to resist the temptation to discuss the thermometer's rage or 1 the inert condition to which the rag ing tenqierature has reduced erstwhile energetic men and women. Our dim ate ha- one hie- ed peculiarity, liovv • ever; we seldom have the same sort of i weather more than a few hours con tinuously. DEATH OF Hits. 1 t T. DBWItTi Mrs. Sara Reun DeWitt, wife of Dr. A. T. DeWitt, died at her home in Riverside Monday, after an illness of eighteen months' duration. Mrs. DeWitt succumbed to a com- 112 plication of diseases only after a j courageous struggle. It was in Decem ber, 1904, while visiting in Brooklyn that she was taken ill with inflamma- ! tory rheuinatisiii. She was ill there lot six weeks before her condition would | per in it her to undure the journey home j After her return to Riverside organic j I In-art trouble and dropsy developed. I Since that time she has been an in valid. For several days past her con dition has been most critical, until last night Death came to lift the heavy burden of pain and suffering. Mrs. DeWitt was a woman widely known and beloved by the people in the community in which she lived. She had resided in Riverside since I IB7S, having move I there in that year with her hushauil front Snydertovvii. She was born in Augusta township, Northumberland county, and had she survived until the titli. of August next she would have been (17 years of age. She was a devout Methodist and a member of the Snvdertown church The deceased is survived by her husband, and three children, W. O. DeWitt, of Rloomshurg; Heher L. DeWitt, of Riverside; and Mrs. W. S. Mettler, of Brooklyn, N. Y. She is also survived by eight sisters and one brother, Mrs. Barbara Baldy, of Sha liiokin; Mrs. Samuel Reck, of Wil liamsport; Mrs. Kite Hillibish, ol Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Henry Eiseiihuth, of (Jolburn, Centre county ; Mrs. J. O. Gifford, of Augustaville; Mrs. Hal t s Ohnstead and Mrs. Peter Cressinger, of Augusta township; Mrs. (J. D. De- Witt, of Lynn Centre, Illinois and N D. Renn, of Augusta township. Mrs. A. T. DeWitt, w hose death oc_ curred Monday night, was consigned to the grave in Mt. Yernoii cemetery Thursday afternoon. The funeral took place from the family residence, at 2:30 o'clock and was very largely at tended. The services were conducted by Rev. T. Swartz, of St. Peter's M. K. dfriri'li. The pall U-arers were: D. R Kcktiian, W R (Mark, Peter Burger W. T. Sheppersou, Oliver Hoover and Jesse Shannon. There were many beautiful floral tributes. Beautiful selections of music were rendered by the choir of St. Peter's M. K. church. One of the selections WRS. "Nearer My God to Thee" and the other, "When the Roll is Culled Up Yonder," which was sung by re quest. In addition Mrs. Gephart ren dered a solo, "The Half Has Never Been Told," with a chorus by ♦lie choir. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: W. O. De- Witt and family, of Harvey's Lake; Mr and Mrs. William Mettler, Brook lyu ; Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Rcuu, Fish er's Ferry; Mr. and Mrs. Osborn Gil ford, Augustaville; Mrs. 11. F.isenhuth, of Coburu ; and Mrs. Barbara Baldy, of Shamokin. Firemen's Picnic Tine Success. The firemen's picnic held in De- Witt's park Wednesday under the au spices of the Continental lire company proved a fine success. There was a very large crowd present and the day passed tiff without any disorder or serious accident to mar the pleasure. The hacks were kept busy during the day and until late at night carrying the picnickers backward and forward between the picnic grounds and town. Dancing was the principal diversion for the grown-up people, while the merry-go-round afforded amusement for the little folks. The Continental boys are well pleas ed with the patronage accorded them and the degree of success achieved. It was stated by some of the members yesterday that the company had realiz ed four hundred dollars by the picnic. Distressing Accident. A distressing accident befell Robert Darrali, aged thirty years, a resident of Nescopeck, on Wednesday morning about a mile and a half below his home when he was struck by a Penn sylvania freight train. Darrali was asleep on the tracks and was thrown to one side by the cow catcher but not a sufficient distance ' for him to escape entirely. His left leg was cut off above the ankle and his head and body were badly bruised. He was taken to the office of Dr .1 J. Meyers and then immediately re moved to the Berwick hospital where the limb was amputated. Darrali is a resident of Nescopeck ! and is employed in the works at Rer wick. He is a single man and it is thought that lie had been drinking and fell asleep upon the tracks. Business Men Defeated- The base hall game between Wash i iugtonville aud the Business Men of Danville played at DeWitt's park on 'Vedueslay for the amateur eh oupion - ship of Montour county, wa- a most 112 interesting, and with -everal excep lions, well played game, l The scoring happened onlv in three r spots Washiugtonville got 'J in the fir-,t and 2 in the fifth, while the Busines b Men got 2 men home in the fourth Heddens' twirling for the visitors - was the gilt edged article and kept 112 the Danville tossers on the anxious bench. Only 8 hits were made off his delivery. Washiugtonville had 8 hits. DANVILLK. l'A.. Til l l?Sl)AY. .JULY 5, HOW DfIiLLH 1 CELEBRATED Although Danville indulged in no special demonstration on Wednesday it would hardly he proper to say that our town had a quiet Fourth of July. There was the u-ual noise and lots of if produced by the explosion of all kinds of lire works. Indeed it is doubt ful whether the town was ever noisier considering the number of people on the streets. Danville had not what is distiuc tively known as a "bigtime," hut the question might be asked whether there was ever a time when our citizens got more real pleasure out of Fourth of j July. Those who had no love for the I diu and racket of exploding fire works spent the day resting in the seclusion of their homes and were delighted to find how much real pleasure even the Fourth of July may bring in this way. Large numbers attended the big picnic at DcWitt's park while others went to Willianisport to participate in the big celebration there. Two hundred and ten joined the big special I'. it R. train that passed through Danville in the morning of the Fourth. One hun dred and forty tickets were sold here for Willianisport during a day or so previously on the P. & R. railway, to say nothing of the Danville people carried to Willianisport by the Pennsy on the Fourth of .Tilly. Fortunately very few accidents oc curred from the use of fireworks and none of these were at all serious. The usual aftermath of disfigured faces and mangled lingers is only slightly in evidence this year and afford very lit tle work for the doctors. It is remarkable that no arrests were necessary. While it is probable that a few things were tolerated that on any other day than the Fourth of July would not have been permitted, yet. it is doubtful whether at any time any thing was witnessed on the streets that hordeted on actual disorder. Bank Directors' First fleeting- The board of directors of the new bank at Exchange hold its first meet ing Monday for the purpose of elect ing oflicers. The directors ace as follows: P. J. Brannen John A. KM is, William Bran nen.R S. Ammeruian,Jauies L. Bran lien, .lames V. Kllis, Stitzel L. Gard ner, Alfred II Litchard, J. N. Herr, Dorance R. Rishel and F. Augustus Kleeinan. The officers are as follows: Presi dent, James L. Braunati; vice presi dent, Alfred H Litchard; cashier, James F. Ellis. The hank, which is known as the Farmers' National Bank.ol Exchange, is capitalized at $35,000. Every sub scription carries an assessment of twenty jier cent, for surplus. The stock holders are seventy four in num ber and are scattered over one of the thriftiest and most prosperous farming sections of the State. A fine modern hank building will he erected. Oil Saturday a meeting will he held for the purpose of selecting a site adopting plans and specifications. Pending the completion of a building business will be conducted in tempor ary quarters. In sixty dnys the hank will he doing business. lion. R. S. Ammeruian and A. H. (Jroue of this city were present at the stockholders meeting Monday, the former as attorney aud the latter as notary public. Five Killed in Celebration. WILKES BARRE, July .i.— Five boys were killed and two others fatal ly injured at a Fourth of July celebra tion at Watiamic.a small mining town ten miles south of this city last night. The boys intended to give the resi dents a celebration which they would never forget, hj- causing an explosion which would startle the the whole neighborhood. They procured a sec tion of iron pipe live feet long and four inches iu diameter. They filled the pipe to the mouth with dynamite, giant powder and stones. While one of the bovs was ramming the pipe the powder ignited and an explosion that shock the whole town followed. The boys were hurled in all directions and tiie dead were found lying on the ground some distance away, all the bodies being badly mangled. Alexand er Supka, one of the injured, had a leg blown off and will die, his broth er, Frank, is in a critical condition am I can hardly live. All the victims were Lithuanians and were employed in the mines as breaker or driver boys BIG WHEAT CROP. The Hanover Record declares that the "wheat crop which is being harv ested will be one of the largest ever grown per acre by the farmers of the <'umherlniid valley. The heads are large, full to the tip and well formed, 'f lie st raw stands thick on t lie fields aud is straight.. The wheat has ripened so j fast that nothing but a severe storm of ' hail and rain will destroy it." CAMPAIGN HUMOR One of the candidates for represenfa ' five at the Lu/.i rne county Republi- I c in convent ion the other day has filed !hi . lull of expense ■ Among other items be records the following: "June 10, to horse and buggy in driving to the houses ol one honest man anil three liars, $11." That is the first bit of campaign humor we have yet ob served iu but there cer tainly ought to be uiore of it. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mrs. Judd K. Ruley, and daughters, i Reatrice, Dorothy and Madeline, ot Syracuse, arrived Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Haley's mother, Mrs. Hen rietta J. Angle, Mill street. Dr J. Beeber Vastine, of Lewis burg, spent Sunday with relatives in Danville. Mrs. R. R. Roberts and daughter Marion, of Philadelphia, are visiting relatives in this city. Miss Clara Smith has returned to Danville after a mouth's visit with friends iu Johnstown, Pittsburg and Young-town, Ohio. Miss Ethel Worge, of Milton, i the guest of Miss Lois Sliultz, Church street. Claude Guest, of Mahanoy City, is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Guest, Front street. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Guest, ol Hcllefontaine, Ohio, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Guest, Front street. Frank Trunibower.of Wilkes-Barre, returned home yesterday after a visit with his mother, Mrs. S. M. Truni hower. Hast Market street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kvans and daughter Anna,of Kingston,are guests at the home of Mrs. L. J. Davis Mul berry street. Mr. and Mrs. William Mottern spent Wednesday at Berwick. Mr. and Mrs. Willliam Krebs of Frackville are visiting Mrs. S. G. Mottern, Market street. Dr. L. A. Yeiser, of Philadelphia, is visiting relatives in this city. Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Steck, of Ber wick, were visitors iuthiscity yester day. C. C. Yetter, Esq., of Bloomsburg, is spending several days in Danville. William T. Markee.of Philadelphia, arrived last evening for a business trip to this city. A. O. Feiuour,of Bloomsburg, spent the Fourth with friends in Danville. Mrs. S. M. Truuibower will leave for Johnstown today, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Foulk. James C. Heddens returned lasteven ti; fto;. a visit with frieuds in V.'il liamsport. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Yorks, of Cen tral,visited friends iutliis city yester day. John G. Waite and Harry Johns re turned last evening from Willianisport. George Clark will leave this morn ing for Maucli Chunk after a several days' visit with relatives in Danville. Jay Sechler has returned from a vis it with friends at Pottsville Changes in n. E. Pastors. Bishop Berry,of the Methodist church presiding bishop of the Central Penn sylvania conference, was in Willianis port Wednesday relative to the ap pointment of a successor to the late GCOrgc W. Stevens, presiding elder of the Harrisburg district. Conferences on the matter were held with the Rev Emory M. Stevens, pastor of the Pine Street church, Willianisport, and y\ ith prominent members of that congrega tion, the evident purpose being to ar range for the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Stevens to the vacant presiding eldership. It is rejiorted, however, that nothing definite has come of the conferences. The death of the Rev. Mr. Rue, at Waynesboro, recently, made necessary by Bishop Berry several changes in pastorates to adjust the situation, and in these changes the Rev. W. A. Lep h-y, pastor of Market street Methodist church, Willianisport, has been chang ed to Coalport, Clearfield county. The Market street appointment has not as yet been filled. The Rev. Vaughn T. Rue, of MilTlinburg, brother of the late John Rue, has been assigned to Waynesboro to take his brother's pas torate ; the Rev. Charles Karnes, of Coalport, goes to Mitt'linburg. THE TRAMP. While tne farmers of the whole country are lamenting the scarcity of harvest hands the perennial tramp continues to imitate the lily in that he toils not, neither does he spin. The Counellsville News, for instance, in dulges i n the following remarks: "Tramps are flocking to the coal re gions in large numbers. They would be welcome there if they would work, as there is plenty of it for them, but instead of working all of them event ! ually find their way to the city bas ! tile. A celebration of the Fourth that 1 would blow all of the worthless and I indolent known as the genus hobo to | some other land would be opportune. " But then it would he tough on the "other laud." CAPTAIN FORRESTER. Captain C. W. Forrester of Chicago arrived at the Montour House Thurs day to spend a vacation with old friends in Danville and vicinity. Cap tain Forrester was born in the vicin ity of Klinesgrove and his early life was spent in this section. He turns up in Danville every summer about this time and always meets with a roval reception from his old friends, lie left Chicago at ll a in on Wednes day and at the same hour Thursday was snugly domiciled at the Montour House The independent citizen is the salt of the State. 10 EMI DUST FROM ATMOSPHERE The stove works will be shut down for a yveek to euable the company to install a new system of cleaning room machinery. From the establishment of the plant to the present, tiie old fash ioned type of machinery was in use, which, while very efficacious in clean ing the castings, permitted the dust to mix with the atmosphere making it almost impossible to see from one end ot the room to the other aud rendering it very disagreeable and uuhealthful for the employes in that department. It is claimed for the new system that it will not only clean the castiugs more expeditiously and with less men, but that it will also arrest the dust, preventing it from mixing with the atmosphere of the room; more that this, that it will return the air from which the dust is extracted clean and pure into the room to be used over again. In the summer season the lat ter may not be much of a considera tion, but during winter when heating is an item it is a feature to take iuto account. Yesterday the old cleaning room ma chinery consisting of fourteen cast iron tumbling mills was torn out and removed from the works. The uew ma chinery known as the exhaust tumbl ing system and consisting of ten steel mills,five round and five square, were unloaded from the cars along with one of Glassford's dust arresters. The new system will be installed iu the cleaning room today, when Mr. Glassford, the inventor of the dust ar rester,*will be preseut and superin tendent! its installation. The Glass ford dust arrester consists of a case and a battery of one screens, at tached to a hollow square shaft mount ed on truuious, each end trunion clos ed the other open. The air laden with dust can enter the case at auy giveu point. The fan exhausts the case through the rotary screens, through which the dust can not follow but is forced to remain in the case aud cau be emptied at couveuient intervals. The dust arrester traps the dust with out passing through the fan, leaviug the air purified, which adds to the life of the fan, as if has oulv pure air to handle. A brick cement fioor is also being installed in a large part of tli3 foun dry daring the shut down. The annex to the moulding room was provided with a brick cement floor when built a year or so ago THI LUNACY OF LOVE. iltihifr 1... ;I «U;N I • Ifcru to 111 M OWN • \tl .i« I | a o»4llc»." T.i >!; L. ai •.* Devey, the former 'rien.. mid tli •• ecutrlx of Lady I.yt t >l, !. . I 1..-.- i i .tali.led a packet of 298 letter;, r. .*.<• .eiitlng the correspond iin - of li.:!..er Lytton with Miss Uh. !cr in the days of their early i uiriship. Miss Devey published these with n preface, stating that she took •hi- action in outer to vindicate the memory of her dead friend. Iu whut manner the letters could be regarded as a vindication it Is difficult to see, tli nigh they serve as a remarkable eon tribii.ion to the literature of epistolary lovei..aking. I he extravagant absurdi ty of oine of tlietii is almost beyond belief, ami two passages may be quot ed as illustrative of mauy others. In the letters Bulvver Lytton uddresses Miss Wheeler as "Poodle" and signs himself "Puppy" or "Puppo." "My Adored Poodle: Many, many thanks for oo darling letter. Me Is so happy, me is wagging my tail and put ting my ears down. Me Is to meet oo tomorrow. O day of days! 1 cannot tell you how very, very Jiappy you have made me! No, my love, don't coiue before 12; but really I shall meet you! Oh, darling of darlings • • • O zoo love of loves, me is ready to leap out of ni.v skin for joy! Adieu. Twen ty million kisses. "Anil so they dressed my poodle in white ami black V O zoo darling! How like a noodle! And had oo oo's bootlful ears curled nicely, and did oo not look too pretty, and did not all the puppy dogs run after oo and tell oo what a darling oo was? Ah! Me sends oo O.TM it I.IM MI kisses to be distributed as follows: 500.0* H1 for oo bootlful mouth, 'jr.ii.noo to no right eye, 250,000 to oo 1.-t't eye, 1.000.0u0 to oo dear neck and the rest to be equally divided between ...i arms and hands. "Ten million more kisses, my own etarling. for your letter which Is Just arrived. It is read, and now before It ',s answered take the following (marks of kissesi. Pray, darling, shall we not kiss prettily tomorrow, darling (d) (a) in (1) (it (to <gi? ",\.!i -it, my own Rose, my life of life, very poodle of very poodles, adieu! "Adieu, oo own klolutrous puppy, "liver my dearest, dearest, dearest, fondest, kindest, bootlfulest. darllng est, angelest poodle. Oo own puppy."— Lyndon Orr in Bookman. ill: i.f* ill I'our Own Town. A right t!i it be! .ugs to every citizen Is the priv e oi' spending his earn ings In whatever manlier and where he wish**- as l"iig as he keeps within the law. No .tin will dispute the farm er's claim that he can send Ills money to iinj place that he wishes and buy gn.ds he needs whenever he wants to. lint there is an economic side of the question that should not be overlooked, says i» M. Carr in Home Trade Advo cate The resident of a community should be active ill furthering the iu terests i.f the place he calls home. He Is working contrarily to his own good when he sends his money to the dis tant city for supplies lie knows can be secured in his home town Ihe dollar sent awav goes out of circulation and ceases to be a fa< tor in the building up of the community from which It is sent. KSTAHLISHET) IN 1855 DEATH OF GEORGE». WEST George W. West, couuty surveyor aud widely kuow citizen,departed this life Saturday evening The deceased had been iu poor health for some months, due to an affection of the heart. His case was rendered much worse by the debilitating effects of the hot weather prevailing, and on Satur day his condition became very critic al. During the afternoon lie seemed to rally, however, and it was thought all immediate danger was over when about 5 o'clock he passed away while reclining on a couch. Only a short time before his death lie was convers ing with his sons concerning some business affairs. Ten minutes before he expired, oblivious that the end was near, he was engaged in pleasant con versation with the family. The deceased was 8? years aud 5) months of age. He was a remarkably preserved man and although, as above stated, ailing physically during the few months previous to death, yet his intellect, notwithstanding his age was unclouded. His memory was keen, his hearing aud eyesight were good and he was keen and vigorous iu thought. During his long and active life he had gained a vast amount of expeiieuce and stored his mind with many useful facts. His pleasant manners and his companionable nature made him just such a person as one delighted to meet and converse with. Mr. West was born at Mt. Ararat, Susquehanna county. He graduated at the Wyoming seminary and spent sev eral following years teaching school. He came to Danville iu 1848. He was the first couuty commissioners' clerk in Montour. In 1850 he was elected county surveyor and also surveyor for the borough of Danville. The latter ottice he held up to two years ago; he was county surveyor up to the time of his death. He is survived by four sons anil two daughters: Charles M. West, W. Kase West, Esq., George M. West aud I. D. West, Mrs. O. J. Diehl and Miss Lou West. He is also survived by two half brothers, Milo H. West,of Oxford, N. Y. ; and Philo West, of Susquehanna county, this State. Mr. West wa s actively engaged iu the pursuit of surveying for a period of sixty year* During his long career he trod backwards and forwards over the mountains aud valleys of Central Pennsylvania uutil he l>ecame person ally familiar with the most importaut. landmarks and bouudariesof laud that relate to the vast possessions of tim ber and minerals which make the State famous. The surveys be has made em brace the vast section lying- between Bellefoute aud Reading and farther west between Potter county and Get tysburg. While making some of these surveys Mr. West and party for weeks at a tiuie were away from civilization aud like true explorers, wrapped iu their blankets, they slept in a tent or even iu the open air with only a bed of spruce boughs between them aud the hard ground. In making surveys Mr. West was as frequently under ground as on the surface aud in as certaining the limits of coal aud iron deposits he explored the full extent of many of the deepest and most famous mines in the State. All that was mortal of George W. West was consigned to the grave in Fairview cemetery Tuesday fore noon. The funeral took place from the residence of I. D. West, Bloom street l ,at 11 o'clock ami was very large ly attended. The services were conducted by Rev. .1. E. Hutchison, pastor of Mahoning Presbyterian church. The pall bearers were four sons of the deceased : diaries W. West. iW. Kase West, Esq., and George M. West,"and Isaac D. West. The following persons from out of town attended the obsequies: Mrs. O. J. Diehl and son Kinter Diehl, of Pittsburg; Milo West, of Oxford, N. Y. ; Miss Nora McWilliaius, Mr. and Mrs Clarke Kase, Mr. and Mrs. John Kase, Harry Kase, and Miss Jennie Miller, of Elysburg; K. A. Quinu, Esq., manager of coal companies of Wilkes Barre; E. A. Rhodes, Superin tendent of the mineral aud mining railroad company, and wife, of Sha mokin; Mrs. Edward Hergstresser and Miss Clara Hergstresser, of Mt. Car mel ;G. Hull Kuauer .'ml Mr. and Mrs. David Lantz of Milton; James P. Ellis, John A. Ellis, of Exchange; S. P. W'olvertou.Jr., and Ira Shipiuan of Suubury; Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus De- Witt, of Blooinsburg. THE WHEAT. Wheat harvest is now in its midst. The grain looks well but our tarmers insist that on the average it is less than a tull_crop. There'are few fields that do not spots, while at otber places tbejwbeat has "lodg ed" pretty badly. The Hessian tlv has also attacked the wheat at some places. tiouger-Blddle. Mrs. Annie Biddle and William L. Gouger were united iu matrimony at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C D. Lerch at the residence of the bride 112 Mill street, in the presence of a few near friends. Death of an Infant. Thoburn, the three month old infant of Mr and Mrs. George Lunger, Vine street, departed this life yesterday. The funeral will take place Saturday at 2p. m. Interment in Odd Fellows' cemetery. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICA 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 Ofall Kinds and Description ID BUR IS RESIDENCE A daring robbery was perpetrated in Danville early Tuesday morning, when the home of Emerson Spaide, at the corner of Church and Front streets, was entered, and S3O takeu from the house. The robbers were bold aud worked with skill and cunning and that there were more gangs than oue, or that the one party operated in different parts of the town is shown by the stories that came from several sections of hap penings of the early hours of Tuesday morning. It was about 3 o'clock when Mr 9. Spaide was awakened by her husband, who was walking al>out the room, in reply to her questions, Mr. Spaide said lie had heard a noise as if some one had been 011 tne steps leadiug down stairs, but that lie had investigated and had found no further cause for alarm. Both retired and agaiu went to sleep. Mrs. Spaide arose at an early hour Tuesday morning, aud as she was go iug down stairs she found her hus band's trousers at the head of the steps. She at once knew that some thing was wrong and hastening back into their room, she informed Mr. Spaide of her find. Xu the trousers pocket the robber hail fouud about S3O. Mr. Spaide always disrobes before retiring in a small room adjoining the sleeping apartment. In this room also Margaret, the little daughter, sleeps. It was in this room that Mr. Spaide's trousers were hanging ou a chair. To gain access to this room it is neces sary to pass through the room in which Mr. and Mrs. Spaide sleep and pass very near to the side of the bed. The robber had evidently gone through in to the small adjoining room, obtained the trousers and with these in his pos session safely made the return trip. Before going downstairs he ransack ed another room but got no more loot. He also missed the little daughter's bank in the dining room and Mrs. Spaide's purse. * The man made an entrance to the house through the outside cellar door aud thence up the cellar steps to the first floor. His exit was made through the out kitchen. Neighbors of the Spaides state that lately 011 several occasions they have seen a stranger with a satchel lurking uear the house,and recently oue morn ing Mrs. Spaide was startled by seeing foot prints of ashes in the back yard. The man had evidently been getting data for his coup. SHOT AT BURGLAR. Morris Snyder, who lives on Honey moon street, also had an experieuce with a burglar early Tuesday morning. He was awakened about 1 o'clock by the barking of dogs, and upon going to a rear window, saw a man making his way stealthily up through the back yard. Mr. Snyder quickly pro cured his revolver, and fired at the man, but he evidently missed, for the individual made a hasty exit over the back fence. JOHN DOSTER'S EXPERIENCE The experiences of John Doster be tween 11 ::J0 and 12 o'clock Monday night leads to the belief that for a while the men who committed the rob bery at Spaide's and the attempted burglary at Snyder's were in the cus tody of the police, but were afterward set free. Mr. Doster about 11:80 o'clock Mon thly night saw two men acting very queerly in front of the residence of Fred Held, 011 Bloom street. He kept watch 011 their actions as they made their way up by the old cemetery ou Bloom street, He then notified the police. The officers arriving ou the scene took the men into custody aud had brought them down to Mill street, when they were allowed togo tree, as the plausible stories they told suffici ently accounted for their actious to satisfy the officers. Yesterday's Base Ball Scores. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Athletics, 15; Washington, 0. New York, 8; Boston, 3. Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 3. St. Louis, 5; Detroit, 4. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia, <>; Brooklyn, 5. Boston, o;New York, 1. Chicago, »i; Pittsburg, 3. Cincinnati, 3; St. Louis, 4 TRI-STATE LEAGUE. York, B;Hrrisburg, 1. Aitooua, 2 ; Johnstown, 14, Ist game. Altooua, 8; Johnstown,2, 2nd game. Williamsport, 3; Lancaster, 2. Danville Won and l.ost. Danville won aud lost at Berwick on the Fourth. The A. C. & F. boys took the tir>t game by a score of 10-1, aud the afternoon contest going to Dan ville by a score of 12-5. In the lirst game Yordy, of Spring field, pitched for Danville aud iu the second game McCloud and Hummer were in the points. Smallpox at Sunbury. The residents of Sunbury were con siderably startled yesterday morning by the discovery of a case of smallpox 111 the town. The victim is 15-year-old Elizabeth Kauffmau, of Newtou, New Jersey, who is visitiug at the home of her grandparents, Mr. aud Mrs John R. Kauftinau, East Market street.
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