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(liMU NSIJI NEWS.
Tin- persistant |» r~.»n usually win
out.
s* mil DM mmmmi* |M vM IMMM j
« inl tty
\ long <1 ry -i»dl is due S.HIII to even
U) things
I'!*i 1 vii Iphi t ice dealers now feel a
hill <l<iv .i their spina* columns
lli. iu.tn who does not get warm
H |. I tl liar ttn—e days 111u-t |MI>-
—tl •• «p ■lt-rim- »>t a salamander.
!- j.-n- t intiintiiare already making i
tin uiselv. - manifest in the display
w IIHI«« -
I'aj.tiin.l T Huuter, of Moiitan
■II I II i• >n county,a <■ ivll war veteran
y.arsold, 10-t hi- leg under the
*i- at the 1.. w -burg Reading rail
iua«l stat ton
WiII. HIII Snlver.nnploved as a night
wat. man ai a N'auticoke brewery,
w i- held up hy burglars, who secured
fin. tin hrewerv oftici' by blow
»Ug ojiell the safe
I »,.• j.. t i who i< cruel to auitnals *
has a had heart.
The hu-y person is less unhappy j
t' uii the idle ju-t now.
The tii nie scold i.s entitled to the
empathy if her neighlmrs
Patrioti-m of the f*»st brand acts
while tin «iher sort talks.
Tie- snake story teller is getting in
- am- r ittlii.g good one- these day -
« lie- of latest rumor- concerning
jxdit - N> w York State I- to the
. ff. t tii it District Attorney Jerome'
has pit 11\ nearly made up his uiiud to
iun ! r k • ruor iude|*»ndeutlv, just
- tie la- u< . e—ful race for district
attorn* \ v*a- made
K.i' t 'ti liisian-tor Delaney issued in
rueti >i s to deputies to order the di
me-al of all children under 14 years
tag» <mploy. d in industrial establish
ii.. ni- and to prosecute employer:.
The juvenile burglar stars out fo
take the journey c>t lite with a very
- rious haudieap It i-always possible
for him to reform and to lead a good 1
lif. hut the memory of his youthful
(dander- will !«. l.»ud his entire fu
ture. '
A re'ord breaking crop of Delaware j
]« i In - w i- promised a few weeks
ago, hut lie hot wave and excessive!
r* II- have l used the fruit to drop,
.tin! tamed ilie crop into a failure,
'i 1.. M h.,rui New .Jersey and New
\ rk jieacli crops are -aid to be fair. !
A i ..ttiii cii.p is indicated that has.'
>.ul\ om • hi i M surpassed, and all the '
•retl i i .ji- -i \e assurauce of a crea
tion ot wealth which makes busiuess
for the men haul, manufacturer, rail (
i■ t l-. -te which ought lo give the
I uited State- mother year of pros|« r
itv. ;
Ihe gun rilllienf s figures of the |
wh. it I rop tif IS**; exceed the crop of
•» ~b\ 1.01H1.1M1 bushels,and the best
fi >tur> ..I tin- situation is that the
harv. -t is ~o nearly gleaned that it is
almost imi M •--Ihie to conceive of a,
iiuhiiiatiou of unfavorable develop !
lie nt- w he h might bring the filial oul
turn lie low that of la-t year.
Ihe t haiige of plan- for the capitol
dedication. whereby the banquet will
I* field at iioou, so that President
Ko-.-i'wlt lunv lie a guest, is to lie com
n.i in lei I The dinner will fie one of :
tl • notable f.-ature- of tin- evfraord
uiarv occasion.
Mr f{... ki*felh-r says lie thinks news- |
(ia|» rne ii tint even maga/.iii. writ
» r-. an cl..trilling < 'oiisidering whas
some of iin have ,-aul ot him, this it
cle.ir | r of that they've undi-restimat
ed In- . ' tritableiie-N, at any rate.
Seveiitc n ice dealers and six ice
.in) iiie— in Hoston.liave been indict
ed by tic Suffolk county grand jury,
tnil t 1 pi.i—• i ution ol cast's against
|iartn - involved in the ice business at
Fob-do, Ohio, has linen begun.
A relic of olden davs i- -till seen at
N rthmiitierland in the -ign bearing
tin- i* d* " I'hll idelph:a .t Heading
Ktih id >v i i„'e Ticket utlice " The
liti' ■ 11.• ii tn onlv a« far as tin' town
• 112 It- t«lnit* The coach carried
p, -ngers tbi iice by iv of I'.ear (tap
to Danville.
There i- a growing suspicion,
-treii.'tl,. Ned hv the testimony of fel
low irti-ts, that the late Stanford
White was not the foul creature the
friend- of young Thaw have made him
out lie -urely had a multitude of
friends, who are devoted to his nie
niotv and pro|«»e to resent the effort
iiia te to make him an infamous recol
lect 101 l
Notwithstanding the many obstacles
that have been strewn in the path of
Dmuville road makers, it looks as if
the la-t one had been surmounted and
till Mill street 11;|\ I tig would lie push
ed ! ta-|». -lv *nd successful finish
It can't come tot soon.
Why doe* th -iin burn' Why doeim
lito ipnbi sting Why do vve feel nn
h tppv in the I »j.| Summer Time?
\i-u.t w. dual \\e n-.e Dp Witt's
Witch H t/el Halve and thee little ills
d-'ii t U.flier II- I.earn to look 112. r the
name on thi l».x to get the getiniue
Id by Tallies A t -
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NHVKR Bli HNTIRHLY FRHK UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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DIES SUDDENLY j
1 or HEART DISEASE:
i
Albert (Jirton, a well known farmer
residing about three miles this side of
I ,h rse\ town, died very suddenly ot
heart disease yesterilay afternoon. The |
lifeless body ot Mr. (iirton was found |
on the porch by his son, Frod, about
U :;tu o'clock.
Mr (iirton's death came as a great
shock to his many friends and to his
familv. About lo minutes before his
body was found on the porch he had
I been at the barn where his son was
working. i
The deceased was <'•<) years of age on .
the of July. lie was the son of
Wesley (lirton and a native of this j
county having been born at Kaseville. |
Mr. (iirton was a veteran of the civil :
war anil a member of the Madison !
Baptist church.
He is survived by his mother, his j
wife and live sons, Raymond, of ,
Otto and Hubert, allot" whom reside!
at home. Mrs. Daniel Williams and !
t'harles (iirton, of Madison township, '
Columbia county,are sister and broth- j
ei of the deceased.
The funeral will tane place Satur
day, meeting at the home at 1 o'clock
HI the afternoon. Rev. lv H Munro
will conduct the services interment
at White Hall.
Special fleeting of Council.
A special meeting of council as re
quired by law was held last night to ■
hear any objections that might be of
fered to the paving proposition relat
ing to North Mill street. No one ap
peared, however, and so far as objec- j
tious are concerned there is nothing
to stand in the way of the improve
ment.
Another matter developed, however, 1
which it was teared, might lead to i
some complications Secretary Pat ton j
read a letter from State Highway i
< 'oiiimissioner Hunter, which explained (
ttiat a misunderstanding existed be- {
tween the borough of Danville and the
State highway department—that the.
State would not pay for the paving of
three-fourths of '2O feet in width, 1
a- seemed to be the impression of
council, but only three-fourths of Hi
feet. This was wholly different from
what had been all along represented j
to the h'ljMugli by represcntatives of <
the State highway department, and j
that .t caused surprise is putting it
very mildly. Council had figured on \
paying for the paving of about one- ;
half of the street, the width left after
the fifteen feet paved by the State was
deducted,but now with the State pay
ing for only twelve feet the borough
would have to meet the cost of paving
twa utv feet.
The matter was discussed at length,
when in view of the had condition of
North Mill street, its enied to be the.
sense of all that the work should go
on a- planned,notwithstanding the in
crease of cost. The communication
from the State highway commissioner
was therefore accepted and ordered
spread ou the minutes.
(in motion of Mr. Hover it was ord
ered that the standing committee of
council in conjunction with the bor
ough solicitor should prepare and re
port to council for its oflicial and fin
al consideration at its next meeting
the proposed ordinance relating to the
paving and macadamizing of North
Mill street.
A Small Boy's Affliction.
Thomas, the five-year-old son of Ed
ward Shu It/., of near Hoyil's station,
who had the misfortune to break his
arm three weeks ago yesterday, is
doubly afflicted, as lie met with an
other accident Tuesday night in which
he sustained a fractured leg.
Little Thomas was playing tag with
Ins brother and was running to get out
of the way when he tripped over some
obstacle With his broken arm in a J
sling lie was unable to save himself j
and he fell upon the ground,while Ins
brother who was (dose on ft i.s heels was !
unable to stop and fell prostrate upon
hiin In the niixup Thomas' left leg
was broken above the knee. He was
carried to the house and Dr. Cameron
Sliult/. of this city was called,who set
the broken hone.
The little hov as his arm improved
was beginning to enjoy his freedom
and was running around with much
delight, hut ixrw as the result of his
second accident he is helpless enough
and it w ill lie many weeks before he
will be able to move about.
I;vnns Named in Conference.
Hon Charles C. Evans was unanim
ously nominated for president judge
of this district by the Republican con
ferees of ('olumhia and Montour coun
ties, Saturday afternoon in the ('olum
hia county court house,at Bloomsburg,
where the conference was held. There
w'i re present at the meeting the fol
lowing conferees, James Foster,H. M.
Schoch, ot Montour county and J. (!.
Brown, <E. Kreisher, and J. H.
Christian of Columbia county.
The conference was organized by the
election of Hon. James Foster presi
dent and C. E Kreisher and J. C.
Brown, secretaries As James Scarlet,
Esq., of this county, was unavoidably
absent flic Montour conferees were
authorized tot i-t his vote.
The nomination of Hon. Charles C.
Kvans.of Berwick, for president judge
of the "titll judicial district was made
by acclamation, unanimously. The
meeting was then adjourned.
! AT THE HOUSE
i OF REFUGE
Sheriff George Maiers, who conduct
ed Daniel Candy to the house of ref
uge last week, on his return, Satur
day, gave an interesting description
I of the institution, which will prove a
revelation to many of our readers, who
had preconceived of a much more re
pellent place.
The house of refuge w here Daniel
Candy was taken is situated at Glen
Mills, twenty miles out from Phila
delphia, toward West Chester. On the
1 way there the sheriff and his charge
| were obliged to spend half an hour in
I Philadelphia. The short sojourn in
I the metropolis afforded the boy a new
j experience. He was half terrified with
; the tumult of business and traffic and
| while dodging the street cars, the
j automobiles and the hundreds of
| vehicles he seized hold of the sheriff
i with a tight grip. He was much im
pressed with the statue of '"Billy"
Pennon the tower of city hall and the
sheriff was kept busy answering i|ues
tions.
The"house of refuge" is in reality
a farm of 55(5 acres, occupying one of
the most boautiful sites in the coun
try. After leaving the cars the visit
or climbs a hill and there two bun
dreil feet above the railroad the broad
acres with the beautiful and imposing
buildings spread out before the eye.
There is nothing to suggest a dingy
prison house enclosed with frowning
1 walls; on the contrary the blue sky,
the broad fields and the growing crops
the busy scene presented where over
six hundred boys are working out their
destiny, carries with it the suggestion
of freedom and contentment rather
than the harsh idea of restraint and
punishment.
To be exact there are just hoys
at the institution apparently between
the ages of Mor 10 and Hi. That the
bovs are under firm discipline there i
no doubt, but every eff( rf i: made to
make life pleasant for the-.; a' I t
win them over to the better life by the
strength of beautiful examples, hv
tender treatment and kind counsel
Thus whatever spark of goodness re
mains in the little fel'ows is develop
ed, while the propensities toward evil
are held in check,so that by and by it
becomes a habit with the most of them
to be respectful, truthful and law
abiding. No difficulty whatever is ex
perienced in keeping the boys at the
institution and a large numhci of per- I
mam-nt reforms are effected.
The work on the farm is done by
the boys, who are also taught useful
trades. Many of the buildings were
erected by the inmates. There is a
school at the institution and a portion
of each day must he spent in study
under competent teachers. Neither is
religious training neglected. Prom in
ent among the buildings is a large
church where each boy every Sunday
must attend worship. At T :IJO there
is mass for those of the Catholic faith;
at 10 o'clock there is service for the
Protestants, while the afternoon is set
apart for those of the Jewish faith.
The boys are required togo to lied
each night at 8 o'clo 'k and to arise at
(i a. m. Believing that a clean, well
nourished, well developed body is in
separable from a well balanced mind
and proper moral conceptions the phy
sical welfare of the inmates is very
closely looked after. They are given
the best cooked and most nourishing
food. As the first thing upon arising in
the morning each boy is required |i
take a shower bath, while the most
striking building is a gymnasium, ap
proximately iiOO feet ill length, which
cost $50,000. It contains a swiiiwiiing
pool and in winter is heated with
steam.
Sheriff Maiers was impressed with
the contentment shown by the boys
and the fidelity and the willingness :
with which they seemed to perform
their tasks. He could readily under '
stand why none of them wished to runs
away. Even Daniel Candy seemed to
catch the idea that in some way lie 1
was to be benefitted and ottered no oh- j
jections whatever when the sheriff
left, but remained behind in the best
of spirits.
Republican Committee.
The following Republican county
committee was appointed at the recent
Republican county convention held in
the courthouse, this city;
Anthony township Myers Hitler,
Ottawa; Sylvester Pursel,White Hall.
Cooper township,—John F. Kruni,
It. F. I). No. 4; Alonzo Mauser,Grov
.
an in.
Derry township—H. A. Sndyer, P.
E. Mourcr, Strawberry Ridge.
Danville, first ward —F. G. Schoch,
W. V. Oglesby; second ward—Harry
Woodside, William lies; third ward
O. F. Young, Sctli Lormer; fourth
ward—Alex. Foster, John Morrall.
Liberty township—W. G. Ford,
Charles Stahl, Mooreslnirg.
Limestone township (\ W. Derr.J.
Miles Derr. Milton R. F. I). No. 1.
Mahoning township Edward White,
R. F. I). No. 4: W. W. Dicl.l, Bloom
road.
Valley township—P. E. Maus, R. F
I D. No. 'J ; William Gething, II F l>
No. 4.
West Hemlock township Matthew
Maus, R. F. I). No. II; II E Handel,
R. F. I). No. 4.
Washingtonvillc John 11. ho ling,
George W. Croinis.
Alcohol is no man's friend and most
men's enemy.
DANVILLK. I'A., TIIUIJSDAY, AUGUST Hi, !<)()(>.
'PERSONAL !
PARAGRAPHS:
Irlaml Laushe, of Lewisburg, and j
Fred Whitmore, of Pottsville, spent j
Sunday with friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haling, of j
Washington, D. (5., are visiting their j
son, I). E. Haring, Grand street.
George Steinbrenner, of Wilkes- j
Banc, was the guest over Sunday of :
relatives in this city.
Miss Edna Evans, of Oxford, i.s the j
guest of Miss Julia Argrave.
George Maiers, of Shainokin, spent !
Sunday with friends in this city.
Stewart Good,of Scranton.is a guest j
at the home of Edward Wetzel, Front !
street.
Mr. and Mrs. I). R. Williams have
returned from a visit at Bedford j
Springs.
Miss Maud Thompson, of Philadel- j
plna, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. !
Richard Hullihen, Mill street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Gitfen, of ,
Philadelphia, are visiting at the home
of Edward Wetzel, Front street.
Miss Martha Russell returned yes- j
terday from a trip to Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Reese Edmondson re
turned yesterday front a visit at At
lantic City.
Miss Jennie Harris, of Yonngstown,
Ohio, is visiting at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. T. J. Price, East Market
street.
Mrs. Samuel Bailey and son George j
returned yesterday from a visit with j
friends in Pittston.
Master Edward Jennings and Miss
Henrietta Jennings returned yesterday !
from a visit with their aunt, Miss I
Henrietta Lyon. Williainsport.
Miss Marjory Voris, of Scranfon,
spent yesterday in this city as a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mr- .\ L.i
Voris, Ferry street.
Mr. and Mrs. I> F ('opperfiehl, of
Philadelphia, w ill arrive t■ li\ lor a
visit with Mrs Emma l'ea-e alt I '>l
ISui it It, Mill st reel
A festival will In held ou Saturday
evening at Long's church for the bene- j
fit ot the in i n i--t. ;
Mr. an I Mi-. Fred Howe rrturnod ,
list evening front a trip to Atlantic
< "ity.
William Jenkins left yesterday morn
ing to enter the Soldier-' home at 1
Hampton. Virginia
I !
John II Hunt transacted bit iue-- in ;
Sutibury \esterday.
Robert M dlon and Joseph Fetters
left yesterday morning for Sunbury
where they have accepted positions.
Mrs. W. F. Pattison returned to
Holmesburg yesterday morning after
an extended visit at the home of Mr
and Mrs. William <r. Kramer, West
Mahoning street.
Miss Bertha Kramer returned to
Holmesburg yesterday after a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William G. Kramer.
Mrs. Martha Keener and Miss Tillie
Keener will spend today with friends
in Sunbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pojie and daugh
ter, of Bristol, w ho are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Pope's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Mottern, East Market
street, spent yesterday in Sunbury as
the guests of Mr and Mrs. E ('. Rog
ers.
Miss Mary Lyon, of Klinesgrove, is
the guest of the Misses Elizabeth and
Verna Reed, Mowrey street.
Frank Freeze, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Factory street.
Mrs. Emma A. Woods and sister,
Mrs. Ella Rote, of Philadelphia, are
visiting friends in Benton.
Mrs. Robert Faugh, Jr., is spending
; a few days in Berwick this week.
I). I) Williams was a Snnbiirv vis
l itor yesterday.
Mrs. Perry Bennett and daughter re
turned to Sunbury yesterday after a
I visit at the honies of Elmer Sidler and
1 (i. W. Bennett in Frosty Valley.
Thomas G Vincent left yesterday
j for a trip to Lowistown and Harris
: burg.
Mrs. Charles N. Kight returned
yesterday to Sail Antonio, Texas, after
|an extended visit with relatives in
: this vicinity.
Miss Edna Evans, of Oxford, who
| has been visiting Miss Julia Argrave,
left yesterday for a visit with friends !
in Lancaster.
Emanuel Hagcnhacli, of Mt. Airy, j
Philadelphia, is visiting his nephews, i
Frank and John Detwiler,Lower Mul- J
berry street.
William Foster, of Lewisburg, was
a business visitor in this city yester
day.
X. P. Leduc was a Williamsport vis
itor yesterday.
Clarence Cronilcy has returned to
Burnham after a visit with his family
Oil V I lie -t re. I
Camping Party.
A party of young people, chaperon
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawrence,
left yesterday morning for a ten day's
camping out ing at Forks near Benton,
t 'olumhia county.
In the party were Misses Sophia
Kruni, Mae James, Lulu and Carrie
llorton, Margaret Kvnns, Mary Pegg
of tins city, Sara Lawrence, of Maus
dale and Maine Hoffman of Northum
herlainl. Messrs Frank Garrow, Dav
id Fvans, Theodore llorton, Charles
Wilson and Harry Lawrence.
DUEL NOMINATED I
FOR CONGRESS
The Republican coufereesof the six
' teenth judicial district held their cou
i fereuce in this city Tuesday and unan
! iiuously nominated Dr. K. W. Samuel,
of Mt. Carmel, as candidate for cou-
I gressmau.
The meeting was held at the Mon
| tour house. The hour set for meeting
I was 11 o'clock, hut the conferees from
i Sullivan county not being able to get
| to Danville until the arrival of the
1 11 :23 IJ.1 J . it K. train it was necessary
Ito postpone the conference. It.was
11 :4"> o'clock before the conferees went
into session. The nomination was soon |
made. i
Professor G. E. Wilbur, chairman
of the Republican committee of Col
umbia county, called the meeting to
order. In a neat little speech he dwelt
upon the harmony existing in the Re
i publican party in this district and the
' brilliant propects*for success at next
fall's election.
.1. 11. Catterall, of Berwick, was
j chosen chairman of the conference.
Ralph Kisner, Esq., of this city, and
Jacob Wagner, of Watsontown, were
| elected secretaries. A roll of conferees
was called, when tlie following re
sponded to their names:
Montour county—T. .T. Price, Ralph
Kisner, Esq., and J. W. Farnsworth.
Columbia county—\V. O. Holmes and
J. C. Millard, of Bloomsburg; .1. 11.
Catterall, of Berwick, and Dr. J. M.
! Gwinner, of Centralia.
Northumberland county —D. E.
| Sinister, Shainokin; W. R. Lord, Mt.
| Carmel; C. L. Kremer, Sunbury; Ja
j cob Wagner, Watsontown ; Dr. B L.
Kerschner. Dalmat ia.
Sullivan county ll. W. Osier,
' Bernice: Dr. .T. H. Davies. Forksville.
DR. E. W. SAM TEL
The conference immediately proceed- j
ed with the nomination. I). E. Sinist
er, of Shamokin, nominated Dr. W. E.
Samuel as candidate for congress in
the sixteenth district, dwelling upon
tho hitter's line record in congress, up
on his steadfast and sterling qualities
as a citizen. For fifteen years,he said
he had been associated with Dr. Sam
uel and as he was fifteen years ago,so
i lie is today—the same solid and honor
able citizen, the same true friend,
whose motives were never questioned.
Ralph Kisner,Esq., of this city, sec
onded the nomination, paying an elo
quent tribute to Dr. Samuel, with
whom, lie said, he had been associated
since it is last election, lie dwelt upon
his record in congress, upon his in
terest in local affairs and the fidelity
with which lie kept all his promises.
He believed that a Republican cou
gtess is necessary in order to uphold
and perpetuate the policy of President
Roosevelt, who stands by the side of !
the common people.
There being no opposition to Dr.
Samuel the secretary was instructed
to cast a ballot for the nominee, after
which Dr. Samuel was declared tho
Republican nominee for congress in
the sixteenth district.
Tho chairman appointed D. 10. Sinist
er and Ralph Kisner a committee to
notify Dr. Samuel of his nomination.
The committee retired and soon after
returned with the candidate.
Dr. Samuel made a pleasing ad
dress, in which he thanked the con
ferees for the honor conferred upon
him and dwelt upon the prospects of
Rupublicau success next fall. He com
pared tho present favorable outlook
I with conditions when the conference l
met at Danville two years ago and ho
I received the nomination foi congress,
j Tho nomination then, he said, was
■ looked upon as a forlorn hope, an
: empty honor. He succeeded in being
elected, however, and during his term
j in Congress had endeavored to make a
record for himself and the party. If I
j lie had made any mistakes, ho begged j
| that they would be regarded as mis- j
takes of the head,and not of the heart, j
' lie had done the very best that he
could for Ins constituents. It' re-elect
ed, he said, it would bo his aim to |
sustain his past record and to do the j
verv best that he could for the. district
and the party.
At the conclusion of Dr. Samuel's
address the conference adjourned sine 1
die.
The conference brought together
quite a number (if leading Republi
cans, which pretty well filled up the
Montour House. In addition to the
conferees the following prominent ]»er
sons wen present: Roberts. Bowman,
of Berwick; W. K. Whitney, Arthur
Sharpless and Fred Holmes,of Blooms
burg.
Every workiiigmau is entitled to a
that will permit him to maintain
bis family in comfort
! NEW CHEMISTRY i
IS ADOPTED
At a meeting Monday evening the [
school hoard took decisive action to
break up the bad practice of congreg- |
ating about the school buildings at |
night, which is indulged in by unruly
boys.
The matter was brought up at the
previous meeting and it was ordered
that the attention of the police be call
ed to the matter. Last night Mr.
Fischer reported that there was no
abatement in the nuisance, which is
becoming worse as time wears on. lu
the Fourth ward and ou Welsh hill,
i especially, frequently until half past
i II o'clock at night the school grounds
are the scenes of such disorder as to
make a residence in that viciuitv un
desirable. The nuisance became so
flagrant that he did not consider it ad
visable to wait for the regular meet
ing but had authorized Constable W.
E. Young to visit the spot at night
and arrest the first offender found
there. Mr. Fischer's action in author
izing arrests met. the approval of the
board and on motion it was ordered
that he be sustained. The board feels
confident that arrests will follow and
that the bad practice will be broken
up.
The committee reported the repairs
authorized in each of the wards as
progressing nicely. The members from
the different wards called attention to
some additional repairs which in each
instance were authorized.
Mr. Trumbower called attention to
the advisability of purchasing lead
pencil sharpeners for the schools and
said he thought one should be purchas
ed for each ward. The matter was dis
cussed at some length, when on mo
tion of Mr. Fischer the committee oil
upplies was requested to examine the
different kinds of lead pencil sharpen
ers and report as to their relative
I merits at the next meeting.
I On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
' ered that "Peters' Modern Chemistry"
be adopted for use in the schools.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
ered that the borough superintendent
instruct the teachers of the sixth grade
who teach history to be present at a
joint session with the board at the
next regular meeting oil the 27th.
I inst , for the purpose of considering
| the change of text books oil history.
Treasurer Sehiam presented a state
| incut of finances to date, which sltow
] ed a balance on hand of $4281.76. -
On motion of Mr. Ortli it was order
; ed that the same rate of tuition be
i charged non-resident pupils; also that
i rhe same method of collection be em
ployed as formerly.
The following members were pres
ent : Burns, Orth, Svyartz, Pursel,
Fischer, Heiss, Trumbower, Lutz and
Harpel
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Erwin Hunter $2.00
Standard Gas Co .25
C. L. Eggert 1.90
Morning News 1.50
Freight and drayage 2.80
Interest on bonds 150.00
flauser Family Reunion.
The Mauser family reunion was held
at Ridgeville yesterday and attracted
the usual large assemblage. It is esti
mated that nearly five hundred persons
were present.
The reunion was held at the Ridge
ville church. The festivities took place
in the grove outside, while a short ser
vice, which always accompanies the
reunion,was held in the church,wlieie
! the addresses were also delivered. The
service was conducted by Rev. C. D.
Lerch, while two addresses, appropri
ate to the event, were delivered by
Rev. Joseph E. Guy, of Shiloli He
formed church and Rev. Fritcli,pastor
of St. John's Lutheran church.
After the addresses an election was
held, which resulted in the choice of
Aaron Mauser as president; Michael
Mauser, vice president; and William
Wertman, secretary and treasurer.
It was decided to hold the next re
union at the same place, on the third
Wednesday of August, liK>7.
The Kostenbauder reunion,held in the
grove at Rupert yesterday,also brought
out a very large crowd. Among oth
ers from this county who attended
i were Geoige W. Roat and wife, of
Danville.
Alarried at Philadelphia.
The marriage of Miss Margaret A.
Reeser, of Mausdalo, to Charles S.
Matzner, of Philadelphia, was solem
nized at the latter place in St. Bonan
-1 ventuer's church. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Father Hirshmey
i er
Miss Jennie Reeser, sister of the
bride was maid of honor and Thomas
O'Brein was groomsman. The bride
was attired in white and carried white
roses. The maid also wore white and
carried pink roses.
Following the ceremony a reception
was tendered the couple at the home
of Mrs. Arthur Hovmaun, sister of
the bride.
The opening of the City hotel under
the new management of J. P. Buck
took place yesterday. The affair last
ed all day and the new proprietor est
ablished a reputation for hospitality.
In the evening Fettermau's orchestra
furnished excellent music. About 10
o'clock a fine chicken supper was serv
ed to a large number of invited guests, j
Street improvement is a thing urg- '
ently needed in Danville.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
WILL PROSECUTE
ILK DEALERS
Jamos Scarlet, Esq., of this city,
I lias been selected by Dairy and Food
I Commissioner Warreu to prosecute for
I the State milk dealers who sold milk
doped with formaldehyde to the na
tional guard at Gettysburg during the
recent encampment.
Mr. Scarlet yesterday received a let
ter from Dr. Warren notifying him
that he hail been selected to prosecute
in conjunction with A. H. Woodward
Esq.,of Clearfield county,certain milk
dealers in Adams county in Septem
ber, who are charged as above stated.
Special Agent James Foust, of Al
toona.on Tuesday was directed by Dr.
Warren to prosecute the Adams county
milk dealers guilty of using formal
dehyde. In all sixteen samples of
milk doctored with this drug were ob
tained during the encampment. These
milk cases will all be tried at the Sep
tember term of court in Adams coun
ty. The two attorneys who will rep
resent tiie Common wealth are the lead
ing criminal lawyers of the State. The
cases are attracting a great deal of in
terest, but no where will the progress
and the outcome of the trials be watch
ed with greater interest than in this
section where Mr. Scarlet is so widely
known and his talents are so well
appreciated.
Food Commissioner Warreu is also
after the candy manufacturers and
dealers. On Tuesday he ordered over
fifty prcsocutions in different parts of
the State for sale of adulterated can
dies, especially such as are heavily
charged with sulphur-dioxide or sul
phites. Fines and costs Tuesday were
deposited in the State treasury from a
number of candy cases recently pros
ecuted by special agent K. M. Sim
mers in several counties in this part
of the State.
Elfctlon For Directors.
An election of directors of the Y.
M. C. A to serve for the ensuing
term will be held in Association build
ing on Tuesday evening, August 21,
between the hours of 7 and 9.
The following persons, twenty five
in number representing the different
churches, have been named for direc
tors and from this list the fifteen re
quired will be chosen. The jiersons
named are as follows:
Mahoning Presbyterian church :—H.
B. Shultz, W. W. Gulick, Walter
ilussell. Amos Vastine, J. B. Watson.
Grove Presbyterian church— M. G.
Youngman, W. L. McClure, A. H.
Grone.
Methodist Episcopal churches—
William A. Sechler, Will G. Brown,
B. W. Musselman, J. W. Lore, O. R.
Shilling, J. B. Cleaver. David M.
Roderick, Sidney Cannard, Joseph
Bird, Walter Lovett.
Reformed church—D. R. Williams,
John Dietz.
Baptist Church—Judson Still, Dav
id Reese, Watkin Evans.
Lutheran church—J. W Swartz,
Josoph Divel.
Thomas Reese has been selected as
judge of election and Samuel Miller
and Harry Schoch as tellers.
It is hoped that every member will
be present and cast his ballot, as the
election of directors is an important
duty that no one belonging to the as
sociation can afford to shirk. The
success of the Y. M. C. A. depends
wholly upon the judgment of the
men selected and their willingness to
serve the institution.
William Forney Takes Poison.
William Forney, Jr., was found in
the alley in the rear of Mill street
about midway between Hunter's livery
stable and East Mahoning street about
V o'clock last night in an insensible
condition, due it is believed,to taking
an overdose of laudanum.
The man was found by Jack Fisher.
He was then already pretty far gone.
Fisher stated later that Forney had
declared his intention of taking laud
anum. Therefore, when he found the
man lying in a stupor he searched him
and found a two-ounce bottle of laud
anum, which remained only about one
third full.
Fisher at once concluded that the
man's condition was due to the drug
and ho tried his best to induce him to
walk about with the hope of working
off the effects, lie was unable to keep
the man on his feet, however, and lie
called upon Night Watchman Young
for assistance.
Mr. Young went in quest of a phy
sician and indue time returned with
Dr. Newbaker. By that time the man
was utterly unconscious and every at
tempt to place him upon his feet fail
ed.
At the doctor's request Forney was
removed to the home of his father on
West Mahoning street, where a stom
ach pump was used and sjH'eific reme
dies were administered.
An All Nickle Stove.
An Imperial Beaver stove, every
inch of which is uickled was placed
on display Saturday in the window of
Foster Bros. Store, Mill street. It is a
most beautiful specimen of the stove
manufacturer's art, the like of which
was never seen in Danville and it re
flects a great deal of credit on the
plant of the Danville stove anil inanu
, facturing company both for the skill
ed workmanship revealed and the en
j terprise shown in getting out a stove
of that sort. The all nickeled stove it
is understood will be used for adver
tising purposes.
JOB PRINTING
The office ot 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
Ofall Kinds and Description
JOINT IHEETINC
! or nissiß
The county commissioners of Mon
tour and Northumberland counties
will hold a joint meeting at the court
house at Sunbury on Friday to take
action on the stringing of telephone
and other wires over the river bridge
at this place.
The Standard electric light com
pany, the Bell and the United Tela
phone companies all claim they have
permission to carry their wires over
the bridge, which, it appears, is uot
disputed.
The crew of the United Telephone
company,who began work on the wires
Tuesday, were held up, but objection
is not to crossing the bridge overhead,
but merely to the method employed in
carrying the wires. On each span,pro
jecting some eight or ten feet above
the iron work at its highest point two
uprights are adjusted, on which it la
planned to attach two or more cross
arms sufficient to carry thirty wires.
The bare upright posts, themselves,
it is urged, deface the bridge very
much, while those who picture in their
fancy what the entire system of cross
arms and wires carried above the iron
work would look like see grave reason
for objecting.
Edward S. Gearhart. county solicit
or, is among those who think that tha
appearance of the bridge would ba
very badly spoiled if the wires wars
raised overhead as proposed. He ac
cordingly prevailed upon the foremau
of the construction crew to suspend
work until he could obtaiu an expres
sion of opinion from the two boards
of county commissioners, who are re
sponsible for the bridge. Pursuant to
this he arranged for the joint meeting
to be held at Sunbury Friday, when
the telephone company will be giveu
permission to proceed with the work
as planned or be obliged to devise
some plan for laying the cross arms
fiat on the iroii work overhead, as the
electric light and the Bell companies
have done.
Big Maple Tree Cut Down.
The large maple tree ou Church
street, which for a generation or more
has been a land mark ill the borough,
was cut down yesterday. The tree
stood iu front of the property of Mrs.
Emanuel Sidler between Walnut and
Church streets and had begun to eu
croacli upon the sidewalk. It was a
giant, being about four feet over the
stamp ami high in projxirtiou. It show
ed evidences of decaying near tha
ground and iu view of its enormous
height it was a question whether it
was wholly safe. Altogether it w»»
deemed best to remove the tree and
yesterday morning it was cut down.
No one is able to say just how old
the big maple tree may be, but men
well on in life say that when they
were boys, the tree stood on the spot
and appeared just about the same as it
did when cut down. The tree afforded
a good deal of shade and it will no
doubt be much missed and the spot
will appear very odd without it.
The stump, which is nearly as big a
proposition as the tree, will next have
to be extracted, as it stands on the
side of the pavement and lea.es but
little space for pedestrians.
A WONDERFUL POTATO.
Joseph Snyder, of No. 212 Grand
street, yesterday morning hailed a
News representative, with the rather
odd query: "Did you ever see a potato
with ail eye." The answer, of course
was in the affirmative, when Mr. Sny
der proceeded to propouud a harder
question : "Did you ever see a potato
with a tooth?"
No ready response following and the
man not wishing to appear tritling lie
drew from his pocket a small potato
that had grown around and firmly em
braced the roots of a large and well
developed human molar. That the tooth
had belonged to a human being there
seemed to be but little doubt and al
together the potato and the tooth form
ed a great curiosity.
Diseased Bye Extracted.
Mrs. .1. W. Loreman, of Mavberry
township, yesterday underwent a very
painful operation, which was nothing
less than the removal of one of her
eyes.
For many months Mrs. Loreuian
suffered intensely fiom a diseased con
dition of the eye known as glaucoma.
The disease is considered incurable
and there was no other means of relief
than to extract the eye.
The operation was performed yester
day afternoon by Pr. Cameron Shultz
of this city and Dr. .1. J. Brown of
Bloomsburg at the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Hummer, sister of Mrs. Lore
itian, South Danville. At last ac
counts the patient was doing very
well.
FUN BEFORE IT'S OYER.
The campaign for the fall elections
has hardly more than fairly opened,
and as yet the political atmosphere,
locally speaking, is to the casual ob
server quite clear. There is, however,
nearly every indication that before the
voters settle the matter iu November
some good,hard battles will have been
fought in the political arena of Mou
tour county.
The school board has paid off bonds
to the amount of one thousand dollars.
This fact is pointed to with pride as
a justification of the slight advance in
the tax rate.