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((►MlhNShh MEWS.
Short sermon- art* impntar
\l tk> war mi the mosquitoes
I*• >tt-t<>wll - \ oung Men's Christian
t-- lat miii ii.i- increased "'i rapidly of
I tti that it li.»- lny*n iinii|*'ll< <1 to a<l<l
live room- t>i its ol<l quarters.
V\itli i.„• ir Ii i 110 charitable di-
Ir>i• t«I "ii ot the millions left I»v liit
i: in Mr- Ku--.1l Sago probably
l,v tliis tun.' lias Ih.ii offered the vol
liit.iiv r* n ■ of a- maiiv advisors as
li t- <lOll ii to give out.
Gambling »t Saratoga has conn* to
ihf • inl Hen-after there w ill not he
tn i tiniij. to iaiivtmdv t<t pi
tl«Tr
i i.i . • neral in.;itf-sion that flu* IV
H lii- rutll iik l »n-s to get ahead of
th. I .eg -latnr.* do. -ii t prove that the
Legislature is going to be com|)osed »*.\
• lusivflv of patriots.
limit, r- should prepare to -<*e that
th. -lii til -till remaining in this sec
tion ir- ii .l -I tuglifered hy jmii hunt
ers this fall
I!,. I' K K ha\ ing throw u off one
! i!t tigurat i\ • ly »|*>ak i hjj, tin* public,
not t>> In* outdone in generosity, pro
j to throw off th#* other half
a .-ii j» .|i|i n id that tin Penusyl
*ii i Railroad Company <*x|>ects to
th it "in.urn tin- year, it
> ulil -•• in tit tin* rati* reduction
w as due
iiiK.il -111. ilk- greatly add to a
<ity's thrifty appearance.
II it i- lli. w>* itber i- the preachers
iii. :• .nl.i.illv iv some goo.! things
none of iii all afford to miss.
I Ii- law of the State should
1111•• I tin advertising of pnhlic mat
t< r- mi the itews|ia|ier having the lar
_.-t Imili ttide (-ireulatioii in the coni
mailitv affected.
\iuoug this year's cron of medical
gr i Hat- - in Pennsylvania are 1?
Wiiiih ii, each of whom is grimly re
- Ive.l on prai tu'ing surgery and yet
l! t\ quietly il -he gets her finger
cat
1 I ■ hah it nl -ohriety i- oin again-t
which no employer of labor was ever
i-.iii ai i • til. in obje tion Kven the
-till, i and brewer- and the retail
•i> ]• !• hi liquors prefer employes who
never drink
1:1 iiii-l.ur . making another effort
; i • i iii l i market hou-e. Subscription
}•* j» r*- have hi • n left at the various
i .tul - -I .In* tow n and alter the gener
al pablii lii- sati*rribnd as much as it
u.i* d. -ir> . the balance of the stcck
w II U- provid. d for.
I'. unsvlv mi i leail- the world in
rii mug And it i- not far behind in
agrii ultural outturn |»*r -quart* mile.
The State'- pure food agents have
ii ii this -ection ill of tin- week
g. !t:n_' mi pie ■of .andy that i- heing
ii. tiiufactnreil and sold. They have
I -Hen I'irt ul »rK active in the mat
ter • ii ill and i-h'-ap candies of that
rail. It i- also reported that in ccr
t i.u plac. i pun* food agent made
ii' a-' iii the curb-tone market.
AH nit ■ ii ion coantv. is without a
j. 'ini-ter The former postmaster
r gie-l Hid 110 one will take the job.
I*.* K I l> hi- taken nm<t of the
lii n. and there i- nothing in the
Kv« ii in tho.-' months usually account
*d the dlllle-t ol the hllsine-- -easoll,
tt.* iii.lici'ius i hi'itiser reap< a much
ri-her harvest than hi- conservative
ii'agi'lMit who thinks it advisable to
retrench in dull times,
What i- over i ni't be begun and
whih vt»u hiav have missed many a
. .i * tr , - till - lie 111 the -t.ires through
<i erl'wiking tie- id- there are others
advert: dtnlav wh tch are not "over"
\ _'!• il wave of indignation is
weeping over < Vdtimhia county,
tti>w*d h\ the t iv tpiestioii Karmers
in ev. rv section are asking why the
mmeii-' l\ rich coal d<*|Mi-its are :»s
-»•«!»» i at several tlollar- p'-r acre less
than farm land and uisi-t that they
be answered.
I I.at I 'ml of th' -ohl i-r at Mt.
tiretna i* proving of value, and it is
to !»■ regrette.l that the l*eiiu-vlvatiia
troti|.s are not there
I'olit i - can afford to give the hot
weather the right of Way.
The 4'haiiiheishtirg Ice Company l
i 1 turning out twenty three tons of
i>. daily all of which i consumed
in that town.
I here will certainly In* a good ex
• ii- foi our | ie.iple to lay aside their
work on August If. At that time the
S. T.i t>l i Indian base hall team w ill
j lax the liloomshiirg team at I'loom
borg Th.* most famous base hall team
u tlii euiiiiti \ i- the Nebraska In
dian- Tin- firgani/.at ion is coni|iosed
<.f genuine American savages.
The I'biotiisburg public schools will
• •pen Allgll-t 27.
A -fife gut". - on the weather Show
. rs tonight anal the next dav
If lupiul air become- cheap, the ice
trust w ill get the cold shoulder.
The river is low, but the water is
till wet from frequent raius.
lil mtour m!&, American.
' I'HIS COI NTKV WILL NHVHR PL HNTIRHLY FRHI: UNTIL IT SUPPLIHS ALL OF ITS OWN DKMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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rain,
PROCEEDINGS
hasi Friday the lirst meeting night
in \ugu-l was the time set apart hy
i 11—i mi for the election of a water
i .niiiiii -ionei to serve for the ensuing
three year- There were two candid
ates in the field and council was eyen
l\ divided between them. Four ballots
were taken without any election.
Mr. lloyer called the attention of
council to the fact that Mr. Gross'
term a- water commissioner being
about to expire it devolved upon
iii 11 cll to lii se a successor. He there
lure nominated George Keifsnyder as
water commissioner. Mr. Angle nomi
nated Charles I'tisey. A vote was tak
en with the following result: Keit
snytler Koyer. Vastine, IJedea, Fin
nigan, Gibson and Hughes
I'usey—Eisenhart, Jacobs, Diet/.,
Sweisfort. Angle and Kussell.
The result being a tie a second, a
third and a fourth ballot was taken
with the same result, when the presi
dent declared the elect ion ofl until the
next meeting.
A communication was received from
owners of property abutting on North
Mill street ill which in consideration
that the borough in conjunction with
the State highway department grades,
pave- and macadamizes Mill street
from Center street to the borough line
they covenant and agree with the bor
ough that they will pay for all curb
ing in front of their respective prop
erties and that they will at their own
proper cost and expense widen,elevate
or depress and reconstruct as circunist
ances may require said pavements
Following are the signers: Jacob
Fischer, James Kyan, J. F Pursell,
(Mareuce K. Peifer, Mrs. Geo. W.
Heifer, Mrs. Susie Warga,Jacob Kngle, 1
M..1 Kyan, Carl McVVilliams. Tlioin
as Trainor, Mary A. Dalton. It was
explained that the signers include '
all but two property owners on the
-ection to be paved. The communica
tion make- it clear that no material
opposition from property owners is 1
likely to develop against the propos- ;
I'd improvement on North Mill street
Clerk I'attou reported that the Wall
street bridge had been sold to the
Heading Iron Company for scrap, the
price received being 70. On motion
the clerk wa- instructed to rentier a
bill to the Heading Iron Company for
the above amount
On motion of Dr. Sweisfort the
street commissioner was ordered to re
pair the alley it Swentck's property.
Mr Vastine reported that the com
mittee on streets and bridges had vis
ited A street and found that the trol
ley company had up the street
very satisfactorily and that it is now
hi better condition than if ever was.
Some i Iditioual improvements,he said
weie necessary and these devolved up
on the municipalityjind property own
ers He moved that the borough sink a
pipe under the pavement at Green
street, which motion carried unani
mously He also called attention to the
tact that tin; gutters on A street should
In* paved or cobbled. On motion of Mr
I'.oyer it was ordered that the prop
erty owners oil A street he notified to
properly fix up the gutters along their
premisi s either by paving or cobbling.
On motion til Mr. Koyer it was ord- !
ered that the guard be repaired along '
Spring street between A street anil the
brewery
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that a trap Im- placed ill the scw
• r in front ol M.tier's restaurant, Mill
street, to prevent the escape of sewer
gas It was also ordered that a trap be
placed in the sewer in front of Oil- •
la-pyin«tel.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that Wednesday, the loth ilist.,at j
i ::o pin. he selected as the time for
the hearing of the public ou the pav
ing proposition on North Mill street
and also that the necessary notices be
|iosted today.
tin motion of Dr Sweisfort il was
ordered that a four inch water main
I t ended from Montour Row to 11 if*
grounds of the Holy Family convent
in order to afford fire protection to the
litter place The convent it is under
stood will install lire plugs at its own 1
expense.
Mr. Hughes reported that the exten
sion of the water main to Gnlick'sad
<lll ii>ii ha- been completed and that
that portion of the borough has water
now.
The report of Korough Electrician
Newton Smith was presented to counc
il, which showed that ol tons of coal
were used at the plant during the
month. The plant was in operation
JI:» hours, in minutes Total cost for
July, #■»>«.iVi
The following members were present .
Gibson, Koyer. Deitz, Vastine, Sweis
fort, I'.etlea, Finiiigan, Jacobs, Kisen
liart. Kussell, Angle and Hughes
HOSTAGE MUSI HE AFFIXED
An order has been sent to the post
offices prohibiting K. F I) carriers
from carrying as express matter for
hire or as a favor any article or a pack
age weighing four pounds or under,
which is mailable, and carriers are re
quested to inform their patrons that
such packages can he delivered by
them only after the required postage
shall have been allixed. It is claimed
that in some places the rural carriers
at the request of patrons of their routes
often call at express offices and busi
ness places for packages of mailable
matter and deliver the same outside
the mails to the patrons and occasion
ally receive small fees for the service.
DEAIH IF DEI.
1. L SHINDEL
Rev. M. L. Sli iin It-1, D. D., pastor
emeritus of Pine street Lutheran
Cliucrh, departed this life at 12
o'clock Saturday morning at his home,
Lower Mulberry street.
Hail Rev. Dr. Shindel survived un
til October 24th he would have been
79 years of age. Notwithstanding hi<
years,up to a comparatively recent
period, lie retained to a remarkable de
gree physical and intellectual vigor
Last winter, however, lie began to
decline physically, although mentally
he was as strong and vigorous as ever.
His memory even was unimpaired anil
whether dealing with everyday life
or matters pertaining to the church,
with which to the very last he re
mained closely in touch, it was re
markahle to observe how firm a hold
he had on affairs. No detail escaped
him and in all the departments of life
he was an able and a willing helper.
The malady—cardiac asthma with
which he was afflicted, at times made
life quite a burden,but he never ceas
ed to be cheerful—even hopeful. A 1 j
though his demise was not altogether
unexpected, the end when it came
caused quite a shock. He repeatedly i
had been seized with attacks in which J
he had a hard struggle for breath, but !
he always rallied and for days seemed |
to get along so nicely, that somehow,
when lie became worse Friday, those j
by his sitle were unprepared to be :
lieve that in this instance the -trug
gle would cease. He was conscious un
til the last and died peacefully mere
ly sleeping away.
Key. Dr, Shindel was born in Sun
b»;ry, the son of Rev. J. P. Shindle,
a Lutheran preacher of note, who
many years was pastor of the Luther
an church at Sunburv The deceased
was one of the first graduates of Su<
qnehanna University at Selinsgrove,
of which institution he was vice pre-i
dent for many years and of which he
was a director up to the time of his i
death. Starting out in life Rev. Dr. J
Shindel became an attorney at law 1
ami practiced at the bar of Northuiii
herlautl county for eight years. Along
with Judge Kockafeller lie read law
under Judge Jordan of Sunbury. The
two students were admitted to the bar
at the same time, tieneral J. P S. |
Gohcn, a nephew of Dr. Shindel, read J
law in the office of the latter while i
he was practicing in Sunbury.
Forty five years ago the deceased
entered the ministry. Thirty- two
years ago he came to Danville as pas
tor of Pine Street Lutheran church, a
position which he held until last
spring, when be was elected pastor
emeritus and Rev. Lloyd V\. Walter
became jiastor. He was an able, hard
working, faithful man of God As a
speaker lie was eloquent, gifted with
a rich and musical voice; he was in
tensely religious and well versed in
the scriptures; hy nature he was
broad minded, liberal and sympathet
ic. Although he never departed from
what was consistent with his high
calling, yet he loved to mingle with
men anil there was no one worthy of
recognition but was sure of a kind
word or a band shake from the sweet
mannered and genial clergyman. It
is sad, indeed, to reflect that this
pleasing ami gracious personality lia
passed away from the midsl ol u
that we shall no more see his tall
and venerable figure moving along
our streets, that we shall no more
know the pleasure of his entertaining
conversation or receive help or guid
ance at his hands.
The deceased was twice married.
His first wife before marriage was
Miss Catherine Young of Sunbury.
Two children resulted from this union
-Alter Y. Shindel, who met death
by drowning while a theological stud
ent at Gettysburg and Lizzie,the wife
of Sam A. McCoy, of this city.
The second wife of the deceased he
fore marriage was Miss Mary O. Till
son, who survives along with a
daughter by this marriage Miss Sue
Shindel.
Rev. Dr. Shindel was a member of
Mahoning lodge No Mil, F. A A M.,
and also of Calvary Comniandery, K
T , No :57.
Farmers Institutes.
Farmers' institutes will be held in
every county of Pennsylvania under
the direction of the State Department
of Agriculture during the season of
l!K)«-7 These institutes will he in
charge, of Deputy Secretary of Agri
culture Martin anil they will continue
from the beginning of December till
early next Spring. Three lecturers
will be furnished by the department
for each of these institutes without
any cost to the local management
Secretary Critchfield, Deputy Secre
tary Martin and other attaches of the
department will attend as many of
these institutes as their official duties
will permit. The attendance it la i
year's institutes was unusually large
and Deputy Secretary Martin predict: |
that il will 1)6 even larger next season
Transferred to New York.
Arthur C. Karnshaw is the new
postal inspector for the Ln/i'mc
Lackawanna district,taking the place
of Hugh J. Gorman, of Sri anton, who
has been transferred to New York
State territory, With headquarters il
Ithaca, N. Y.
Mr. Gorman wa- formerly inspector
in the Danville district anil is well
known in this city.
DANVILLE. PA., Till IJSDAY, ALU JUST s), UMMi.
p PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
George Stickle, of Wiiliamsport,
■ spent Sunday with bis family on
| Centre street.
Miss Margaret Shutt, of Milton, is
spending a few weeks with friends in
! thi- city.
W. W. Gulick and Scott Eves spent
: Sunday with friends at Millville.
Mrs. Susan Geasey and children and
I Miss Myrtle Rodgers of Sunbury,
I spent. Sunday with freinds at South
j Danville
Gilbert Voris, of Shauiokin, spent
Sunday with his family or Grand
i street.
Lloyd P.-ifcr of Wilkes Karre spent
[ Sunday with his mother, Mrs. George
W. Peifer, Mill street.
Dr. Sharp Snyder of Brighton, N.
J., a former practitioner ot Danville
spent Sunday in this city as the guest
of Dr J. V. Oglesby.
Professor Charles Koch, snperinten
dent of public schools at Phillipsburg,
is spending his vacation with his sis
ter, Mrs. W. 11. Dildine at Exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Welliver, of
Exchange, Mrs. W. K. Welliver, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Clias. Ammer
inan of Riverside, spent yesterday at j
the home of Hoyl l Moore, West Hem |
lock township.
Professor Dwyer, of Lcwishurg,
sjit *n t last Tuesday at Exchange.
Mrs. Margaret Evans and son Thom
as, Front street, will leave today for
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Miss Martha Russell will leave to
day for Atlantic City.
William Allspaugli, of Seranton is
visiting his uncle K. V. Kant on I,
Water street.
Mrs. Wm. Farnsworth returned to
her home in Kingston yesterday after
visiting her sister. Mrs. Nicholas
Hill. I'ppcr Mulberry street.
John I'.achinger returned to Ply j
mouth yesterday after vis-ting his j
family in this city-
James Kase left yesft nlay for Will- J
iamsport w here lie will be employed, j
Mr. and Mrs Reese Eiiniondsou ami j
children will leave today for Atlantic
I'llV Nlltl I
Mr ami Mr- P. .1 Keefer will
leave today for a trip to Philadelphia
and At lant ic < 'itv.
Mr. and Mr-. Tho- K Williams j
will leave today lor Ai lant ic City.
Nat ('obeli, who is camping with !
the Skitloo Club No at Winlield, j
was in this city yesterday.
Charles llobsou has returned from!
Philadelphia where he has been em- !
ployed for the past two months
'
Mrs. Frank N. Keefer and soli Ar j
11111r returned home Tuesday after!
visiting Mrs Austin C. llartnian,
at Shickshinny
Mr and Mrs. Alvtn Hartzel, of
Sparrows Point, Mil . returned home
yesterday after visit ing the former's!
mother, Mr- Ken.janiiii Hartzel. j
Mowre.v street.
George and Elsie Kloch returned j
home yesterday from a visit with!
their uncle, Eleascr Maier, Atlantic
City.
Cieo. W Hoke anil son Guy, Ferry
street, have returned home after a
trip to Atlantic City anil New S ink, i
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Maier returned \
yesterday from Atlantic City.
Miss Fanny Miller, of Chicago, is |
visiting her cousin, Mrs \\. 11 Andy
Market Square.
Miss Mary Emerick, ot New York
City, is the gue-t ot Mrs. F. K. 1 lain j
at t lie Montour I louse.
E. E. Diehl, Nescopeck, transacted
business ill this city yesterday.
Miss Lillie Kichart, Kipp's Hun, I
will leave this morning for a trip to
Atlantic City.
G. P. Frymirc, of Kloomshurg, cir- j
ciliated among friends in this city
yesterday.
Thomas Dcnneii, of Exchange, was \
a business visitor in Danville yester '
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myerly, of
Wilkes-Karre. who are spending a few
weeks iu this city, visited friends in
Milton yesterday
Miss Cora Kase, South Danville, j
will leave for Atlantic City today. ]
Mr. and Mrs l«\ O. Angle returned
from Wild wood, N. .!., last night.
William M. Curry Esq. of Seranton, I
transacted business in this city yes
terday.
Miss Nellie Geringer ieturiied to
Manas-as, Va , yesterday after a visit j
with her sister, Mrs. W E. Gosh.
Mrs. W. T Suler and Miss Ruth j
Carotliskey left yesterday for a visit ■
at Seneca Falls, N. Y.
Foxes Killing Off Game.
Kecause the county commissioners
took off the bounty on foxes the alii
j inal- have increased to such an extent
i in lower Schuylkill county that they
are now a pest. The scarcity of quail
| and other game birds in that part of
! ihe state i- attributed to the fact that
f.ixes prt \ upon I hem
I eft for Philadelphia.
P. E Maus, W. W. Welliver and J.
I> Magill, bit Diiuville yesterday for
Philadelphia iii an automobile They
went lis wav ot Shauiokin.
i Angle t i- not a frosty month, so
' don't conipl tin about the beat.
NOTICES POSTED 1
CITIZENS' IEETI
All the affairs pertaining to the im
provement on North Mill street are
moving along swimmingly and a
point has now been reached when the
borough sees the wav clear for begin
ning the work at an early day. State
Engineer ('lay at tho meet ing of Coun
cil on July 20th stated that if the bor
ough succeeded in pushing the propo
sition along the State highway de
partment was ready to take bold at
any time and so far as lie could see
the work could easily be completed
this season.
Notices as required by law have
now been posted about town appoint
ing Wednesday evening, July 15th, as
the time for the meeting of citizens to
offer objections—if any exist —to the
paving anil macadamizing of North
Mill street hy ordinance from Center
street to borough line, and empower
ing the borough to enter into contract
with the State highway department
in accomplishing thewoik; also to
offer objections—if any exist—to the
paying by property owners for curb
ing in front of their respective proper
ties and to reconstructing the same,
elevating, depressing, widening them
as circumstances may require.
The property owners on North Mill
street are practically unanimously in
favor of paving the street as proposed,
under the Spronl good road law.
which relieves them of all expense ex
cept what is involved in sitle walk
changes. It is regarded as an oppor
tunity which may not occur soon
again to secure at a trivial outlay a
first class street improvement that will
enhance the value of abutting proper
ties very much. The borough hy this
time is convinced that there will be
no objection from any source to pay
ing for curbing and making side walk
changes. '
Under the circumstances the meet
ing on the 15th inst. will no doubt be
a perfunctory affair, the result of
which is not at all in doubt. How
ever, it will suffice to hold up pro
ceedings for a few days. The borough
however, lia« improved the time by
preparing the ordinance authorizing,
providing and requiring the grading.
p'H "if n«l notfvift't m i*/i iij* the portion
of Mill street above described. Imme
diately following the citizens' meeting
a copy w ill be forwardi.il to the State
highway department at Harrishurg
and council w ill proceed to adopt the
ordinance probably facilitating action
by suspending rules and passing the
ordinance on two or more readings
the same night. Everything now is in
such shape that not a moment need
be lost and il would ho a matter of
surprise if work were not under way
in a few weeks' time.
Committed to House of Refuge.
His Honor Judge C. C. Evans came
down from Berwick yesterday and
changed the order relating to the
committing of Daniel ('andy to a re
foriiiatorv institution.
The hoy Daniel Candy,whose unfor
tunate record the public is familiar
with, on last Tuesday was sentenced
to the Boys' Protectory at Pawling
and was to he conducted there within
five days Later however, a hitch oc
curred and the sheriff was notified by-
Judge Evans to keep the boy in his
possession until further notice.
Meanwhile Sheriff Maicrs had his
hands pretty full. There is another
boy, Clarence Carr , in jail awaiting
trial. When the Candy hoy joined the
Sheriff's household life became very
strenuous, indeed, and it- was discov
ereu that two boys could make them
selve the source of more anxiety than
a whole jail full of adult prisoners
and accomplish it without halt trying.
The Protectory at Pawling, it has
been discovered, is overcrowded and i
Judge Evans yesterday made an order >
committing Daniel Candy to the House
of Refuge at Glen Mills, Philadelphia.
Sheriff Maiers said last evening that
ho would in all probability conduct j
the hoy to the latter named institu
t ion tomorrow.
Commissioners to Fake Appeal.
The Court Monday granted the pe
tition of Columbia County by the ;
Columbia County Commissioners
Ringrose, Polie and Hess for a rule to
show cause why an appeal should not
be permitted from the audit, settle
ment and adjustment of his accounts,
as Register of Wills and Recorder of
Deeds for the years of IHO2. 190:}, lyoi
and I! 105, thus dissipat ing any hope ou
the part of Rutter that a compromise
would be effected on his statement of
the amount to which he bad falsely
cerl ified.
The Commissioners set forth in their
petition that Rutter wrongfully omit
ted to keep and furnish any account
of the fees received for recording IKS
mortgages, loot deeds, TH.i miscella
neous and :$155 oaths during the last four
vears of bis term of office, the only
year- during which the county can
recover.
They further charge that the charges
made by Rutter as officer, for clerk
hire and:office expenses, in the set
tlenient of his accounts for the year
11HI5, are exorbitant and unreasonable.
Itig lohacco.
Joseph Longciibcrger, Walnut street,
has some big tobacco growing on his
lot. A leaf on one stalk is il feet, T 1
inches long and 14 inches wide.
CONFERENCE
; TO BE HELD HERE
The Republican conferees of the
sixteenth judicial district will hold
their conference at the Montour
House, this city, on Tuesday of next
week, August 14th.
Candidate Dr. E. W. Samuels has
appointed as his conferees in Montour
county: T. J. Price, Ralph Kisuer,
Esq., J. W. Farnsworth. These gentle
men were officially notified of their
appointment Tuesday. The conferees
selected to represent Columbia county
are: W. (). Holmes and J. C. Millard,
Bloomsburg* J. 11. Catterall, Ber
wick and Dr. J. M. Gwinner of Cen
tral ia
The conferees of the different coun
ties will meet at the Montour House
at 11 a. m.on the day above named.
The Republicans throughout the six
teenth district have endorsed Dr. Sam
uels for congress and the matter will
soon be disposed of at the conference.
The meeting nevertheless, will bring
together an assemblage of leatling and
influential Republicans, who besides
making nomination for congress will
no doubt, consider other important
matters relating to the coming cam
paign.
In Northumberland county Dr. Sam
uels has selected as conferees: D. E.
Sinister, Shamokin; C. L. Kreuier,
Sunbury; Jacob Wagner, Watsontowu ;
Dr. B. L. Kerschuer, Dalmatia. In
Sullivan county the conferees are: H.
\V. I islor, Horn ice; and Dr. J. R.
Davies, Forksville.
Drowned at Sharon.
A telegram was received yesterday
afternoon conveying the sad intelli
gence that Raymond Stillwell, son of
Edward Stillwell, until recently a
resident of this city, met his death hy
drowning at Sharon,where the family
resides, and that the body had not
been recovered.
Edward Stillwell is very widely
known in Danville. A few years ago
along with his family he removed to
Sharon, where at present he holds the
responsible position of boss roller in
one ol the large steel mills. About the
Fourth of July along with his family
he paitl Danville a visit..
Tim U-.lonr:iiu was nocossarily brief
and gave none of Ihe circumstances of
the sad aff'aii It merely stated that
the drowning had occurred, that the
hotly had not been recovered and beg
ged that some of the relatives would
come tti Sharon.
The telegram was received by Lewis
Kessler, a brother of Mrs. Stillwell,
and was from his own son,who is also
at Sharon, and holds a position in the
ofii • of the steel works. Iu response
to the message Mrs. Lewis Kessler left
for Sharon last evening.
The drowned hoy is about fourteen
years of age and was a very bright
and lovable little fellow.
Straw Tailed to Take Fire.
P. E Maus, superintendent of the
Castle Grove estate, who was in this
city yesterday, added auother chapter
to the list of curious pranks played by
tin* lightning during the storm, Mou
day. It would appear that there was
scarcely a farm in the track of the
storm that escaped the lightning and
as a consequence scarcely a person
comes to town but has stories to relate
of trees heing splintered or fences
struck even if buildings escajied
Mr. Maus' recital is of interest,
showing that whether we call it a
"coltl stroke" or give it any other
name, the fact is indisputable that
lightning may strike buildings ami
come in contact with highly combust
ible matter without causing tire.
During the shower Mondav.be says,
the straw shed connected with the
barn on the Castle Grove farm fomer
ly known as the Sechler farm was
struck by lightning aud escaped taking
fire. A largo hole was knocked in the
roof hy the bolt of lightning, which
spent its force on the interior,shatter
ing the timbers arouml which the dry
straw was piled a substance that or
dinarily would have required but a
spark of fire to set it off in a flash.
That another fine barn was not de
stroyed hy the electrical shower is ob
viously little short of a miracle.
All Fear ot Delay Dispelled.
Fears entertained at the hospital
for the insane that owing to nun] ar
rival of machinery the new work
would be much delayed were dispelled
Monday morning hy the arrival o
the boilers and about everything else
in the line of equipment. With forty
odd men that still remain Mr. Stut
terheim this morning will take fresh
hold of work with the determination
of having lights installed on the hos
pital grounds by the last of the pres
ent month.
In addition to the boilers yesterday
there arrived three engines, three dyn
amos, the high steel smoke stack ami a
steam pump, the latter to be installed
at the pumping station down along
the river The lirst thing tackled will
be the boiler after which will follow
the engine and dynamos. Meanwhile
work w ill be proceeding along several
different lines, one crew working on
the steel stack and another employed
< hi the roof of the building intended
to house the heat, light and power
plant, which is divided into three
compartments, one known as the boil
er room, the other as the engine room
and the third as Ihe pump room. The
roof, which will be of asbestos, will
first of all be finished over the boiler
room and work on this will begin
this morning
KKTAHLISIIEI) IN 1855
WAGE-EARNER'S
i 1 ACCIDENT
j John Henry, a well-known rolling
! mill man of this city, while on his
way to Milton yesterday morning to
seek employment met with an acci
dent in which he sustained a broken
leg and now lies at the Mary M. Pack
er hospital, Sunbury.
Early yesterday morning Henry
along with some other workmen left
Danville for Milton with the under
standing that they were to have em
ployment at the car works at that
place. Iu order to make gootl time
they jumped a train that came along.
Just before reaching the tower, where
the locomotive cut loose for a mom
ent, the men jumped off, as this was
a point nearest to the car works. The
men had expected the train to couie to
a stop, which it failed to do, so that in
jumping off at the last moment, they
bad no opportunity to select the
ground. Several of them got ugly
falls and sustained minor injuries.
Johu Henry, who is a heavy man, was
thrown violently and sustained a bad
fracture of his left leg below the knee.
As the best way out it was decided
to remove him to the Mary Packer
hospital. Accompanied hy one of his
fellow workmau he was removed to
Sunbury during the forenoon. Henry
is a married man and resides ou Ferry
street, this city. It will be many
weeks before he will be able to work.
home Companies Win Prizes.
Hazletou's celebration of its semi
centennial and Old Home Week obser
vance closed with ablaze of glory Sat
urday night. The parade of the Volun
teer Fire Companies was the last
scheduled for the week and it was as
imposing a demonstration as any that
has occurred.
The visiting firemen, composed of
companies from Danville, Bloomsburg
Berwick,Edwardsville and Weatherly,
all made an excellent appearance and
the applause that greeted them along
the line of march at times was deaf
iug.
The streets were again thronged with
people and the crowd equaled that of
Friday night. There was no lack of
music iu the parade. Four bauds—the
Liberty, of Hazleton; the Citizens'
aud St. Ann's of Freeland, and the
famous Alleutowu baud furnished the
instrumental music.
The fireworks display Saturday
night and concerts by the Allentowu
baud were attended by 40,000 people.
Railroads and trolley lines were kept
busv all night carrying people to their
homes.
One of the features of Saturday's
parade was the 'appearance in line of
the Boys' Brigade connected with
Trinity Lutheran Church. They ex
ecuted a number of difficult drills, all
of which brought forth applause.
The few gamblers that were left af
ter the raitl of Friday did a laud
office business Saturday and a number
of farmers were fleeced.
The prize winners Saturday were:
Friendship and Washington Compan
ies, of Danville, for companies com
ing the longest distance; Diamond
Fire Company, of Hazleton, for the
best dressed company, and the Pio
neers, of Hazleton, for the most hu
morous appearing company. The prizes
were each SSO.
A Street is Badly Damaged.
A street,which was fixed up at such
great expense by the Danville and
Bloomsburg trolley Company last
week was very badly damaged by the
heavy down pour of rain, which has
occurred on two occasions since the
completion of the work.
On Friday night the rains which
caused such an overflow further down
Bloom street, did considerable dam
age to the surface course on A street,
washing the fine cinder from the top
nearly to tho foot of the hill. A force
of men was put to work Saturday
morning and by night the damage was
pretty well repaired. The heavier
downpour yesterday caused still great
er washing anil rendered the labor Sat
urday in vain.
The low position of the track on
Bloom street, above A street, is re
sponsible in great part for the dam
age. The track lying as it does lower
than the street ou each side forms a
canal, which conducts the water down
Bloom street and throws it in upon
A street.
Fortunately the trolley company in
tends to raise the track and as soon as
this is done conditions will be far
better and A street will receive no
water but what falls directly uuou it
The trolley company would have rais
ed the track before this but it is wait
ing for the borough which has prom
ised to furnish the material for filling
up, if the trolley company w ill raise
the track at its own exjieuse.
Immediately after the shower yes- ■
terday afternoon several men were j
put to work repairing the damage on
A street for Ihe second lime. They
filled np ami leveled over the wash
outs as best could be done. The street
is in gootl order for traffic again, but
its appearance is somewhat spoiled.
Remarkable Reconciliation.
Hazletou's Old Home Week worked
many wonders, the most remarkable
being the reconciliation of two women
of that town who had not spoken to
each other for thirty years. They
were brought together by the spirit of
the occasion Saturday night, and af
ter mutual regrets wept on each
other's shoulders.
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Descrlotion
HEMIC
DWELUNC
Tiie beautiful locality on the South
sirle embraced by Riverside and South
Danville possesses building sites which
tiave been admired time aud again by
people seeking new homes. It remain
ed however, for Kev. C. M. Baruit*,
to prove his appreciation of one of the
sites as well as his confidence in the
future development of the place by
proceeding to erect one of the most
beautiful homes to be found on that
side of the river.
The line residence is already under
roof, and directly in line with the
river bridge,on an elvated spot scarce
ly two hundred yards above the rail
road crossing, it is distinctly in view
from Danville side of the river and is
a conspicuous and striking object, The
site is unquestionably one of the most
desirable on the south side and em
braces a tract of four acres of ground.
The view from the house is most su
perb, looking down upon the bridge
aud the river, taking in Danville and
a vast panorama of country beyond.
The house in design is a modern
gothic structure, some thirty-five by
thirty-seven feet. It is two stories in
height with high attic, in which is in
stalled a large tank to supply the
house with water. An ornamental
porch, city colonial style, extends
along the front and side of the house.
In the rear is another porch. On the
first floor are three rooms, a library
auil a large hall. On the second story
are four bed chambers and a bath
room. The r.j oiling will be heated
with hot water and will contain all
the modern conveniences. Some forty
feet from the residence is a never fail
ing well of water, over which will be
built a two-story building, plastered
and otherwise neatly finished, in which
will be installed a gasoline engine to
pump the water into the tank on the
third story of the dwelling.
It is Mr. Ba.uitz's intention to
raise chickens on a large scale. The
hennery on the rear, built on modern
lines,will consist of two wings, eaoh
twelve by seventy-five feet.
Robert Oornelison is putting up the
dwelling. An effort will be made to
have the work completed before win
ter.
A Thrilling Experience.
During the severe storm of Monday
afternoon, Rev. F W. Leidy, of Nor
thumberland, in company with hia
two sons, George and Harold, and a
nephew who is visiting the Leidy
home,bad a most thrilling experience.
Shortly after dinner the party started
on a fishing excursion up the West
Branch river and before they realized
it, the storm was upon them. They
were on the Blue Hill side and hasten
ed to reach a sand-digger, which was
anchored near by. When they were
within ten feet of the digger the wind
suddenly changed and blew the boat
in a far different direction. The rev
erend gentleman realizing that prompt
action was necessary pulled hard for
the shore, but the boat soon begau to
fill with water. Several hats aud a
coat were lost but were later recover
ed. During the ordeal the glasses
which Rev. Leidy was wearing blew
from his face and in making an effort
to recover them were broken.
When about half way to the shore
one of the oar blocks broke and it
was with great difficulty that the
craft was prevented from swamping
aud a safe journey made to shore.
The children in order to keep aboard
were compelled to lav Hat in the fast
filling boat wnile the father display
ed some of his massive strength, and
unable to see the shore amid the
blinding rain storm and with the
hail stones pelting his bared head,
succeeded in landing his precious bur
den safely on shore.
Lutheran Reunion at Island Park
Dr. Reimensnyder, who is president
of the Lutheran Reunion Association
of the Susquehanna Valley, met the
executive committee at the law office
of George B. Reimensnyder, Esq., in
Sunbury, Thursday. This association
is the largest religious gathering in
Central Pennsylvania. It numbers over
twenty thousand and its anuual reun
ions are attended by as high as nine
thousand persons. For the past five
years it has met at Edgewood Park,
Shamokin.
The committee decided to hold the
next Lutheran reunion at Island Park,
(Packer's Island, between Suubury
anil Northumberland). The date is
August :50th. Dr. A. Siugmaster,
president of the Theological Seminary
of Gettysburg, will l»e the speaker of
the General Synod and Rev. J. 0.
Seegers, of East on, will be the speak
er for the General Council branch of
the Lutheran church, Dr. Reimensny
der will preside and deliver the open
ing address.
Excursion tickets will be sold on all
railroads leading to the park. A fine
dinner will be served by the Trinity
Mission of Sunbury for 25c., also a
luncheon in the evening. Good ar
rangements for those who desire to
carry their provisions. Tables and
seats provided. A general invitation to
the public is cordiallv extended. Ex
cursion tickets on all railroads lead
iug to the grounds.
Relic o! Old Days.
A relic of old days is still seen at
Northumberland in a sign bearing the
words, "Philadelphia aud Reading
Railroad aud Stage Ticket Office."
The lines then ran only as far as
Reading. The stage coach carried pas
sengers thence by way of Bear Gap to
Danville, aud so north.