Hie Pajer —For We Home t lie circulation *»l tins ji.qier is 111- n asi i.i|ndly It will |»ay you •«> .idveitiM' in tli«- AMERICAN :o: SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR hi: IliVlM; 11.1 KNMNGS. i»t.\ i iti 'J - #j*<« //»<% r» t 1/ ; 1/ U'i Mill st /' 1/ to it' W J l.t n till*. /'1 4' • Mil l v l , lUSVII 11. I'*. ««• -nt tlit- Mmimeh < | «*<• I :ll t V III\III .\si.n M:\VS. >. j t«mtter's hot «av« is here Willi.-1 i- approaching,but the south ap|iriiM'li i»«»t yet lif ..:ui v iii regularly enlisted as a .lii r tit the War • 112 the Revolution Harry I Wolf, who has announced ti i iii -I If . t candidate fur the Demo rati II in mat ion for Congress from th*- Thud M ir\land District, began i.t i a ih-w -Ikpv Ih- is only 2R years Id and In- practiced law tor five year? 'II..- Stati Health Department is pro *. 1 sitt; with vigor in requiring the .iitj :ovt-nii ut o! -ewer systems through out ttie State Over l.jO |ieruiits for ie w -vsteni- have n i- ued mi far and aiiu«»-r- too numerous to mention have b»*eii Corrected Mr and Mrs John A. Deibert i.t the - tine opinion of him as lie has ot tin in .hi:_'iiii.' from the large number of .intv. fair* that in- coming it is a 1.1. inn that tie |icanuts are so plenty, lie Ooiilil railroad lines, with liead ( trier- it Pittsburg, have hung out a sign "Wanted 5,000 men for rail fi til work " 1 lie men are needed on ti,. W. -t.-rn l'a< iti< railroad, which is , lilt ill liet w ecu Salt Lake City and San Franci mo by Mr Gouhl. The -i l. x.l (Mipulation of New \'ork r» * I.i - in trlv «o(i,u*i, or nearly five tune tin- total iiumU'r of ]teo|tle in tl* i 11y of Scrantou. 75.000 pupils w.-re put on half time toilay, at the .|Hitiug tie -.l* to I term, owing to ale koi accommodat n its. (■lite Warden Frank Knwe and an c - t tni in atteiuptiiiK to arrest two 112. ri-i truer- in tr Sugar Notch on Satur :«v 112 r killing song lurils, were shot hv one ..t tlie foreigners iii resisting ti.-i net th> n the name warden drew a r< . ilver and a bullet pierced Adam Knil a mI he fell dead Public opin Ii uOtler the i I rcuiu-talices. Will ap prove tin ut ion of Warden Rowe. The reason wh\ burrowed books are -• Idom returned i« Hint it is easier to ret tut the lunik- than what i*« inside oft hi 111 lie t' lnmissloners of Columbia rouiitv live ).-ue.| evplicit directions to the a-- —his in the coal district of tti* i iiintv to plat i- an assessment on all .a! pmpertv at its true and actual t asli x alne It is asserted that coal la . ii the |ia-t have l.ei ii asse—.ei| at U'it .mi. than one fourth the amount if farm lanu I'ruliibitionlsts nt ISlnoitKhuri;. «»u I riday afternoon at I o'clock the rr itithitinn jiartv conferees of this ngr- -- iiuial district w ill meet at the <'l •• ot M I'. l.utz A Son in lUooiiiK t.iirj.l for the pur|m-ii of -electing a r rward it is thought hv partv leaders that the nomination will to either M iituur or Northumberland couuty. iHontiiur lmcric7, COUNCIL STILL AT DEADLOCK The deadlock in the contest for wat er commissioner is still on The mat ter in the natural order of business came up before council Friday. It was found, however, that l)r. Sweis fort, one of Fusey's supporters, was absent front the meeting. This would have broken the deadlock, but council was not allowed to take a vote. Mr. Boxer moved that council proceed to take a vote on the old candidates, but the motion was lost. Mr. Kiseuhart then moved that council drop both candidates and take up IV. (». Pursel. A vote was taken to see whether or not the old candi dates should he dropped ; the motion wa- hist. Thus council by its own ac tion was prevented from voting on the old candidates, also from dropping them for the purpose of taking up new ones. The water commissioner ship, therefore, had to be dropped for the uight. tin motion of Mr. Jacobs seconded by Mr Eisenhart it was ordered that tlie clerk lie instructed to send bills to all parties in the first ward ou the bor ough sewers who are not paying rent al, tie* bills to cover the entire period of time intervening since the sewer ordinance went into effect. On motion of Mr. Vastine Mrs. Streetmather was ordered to lay a dry walk in front of her property on B street. Mr. Jacobs stated that many persons object to the use of cinder in repair ing the streets As a good many re pairs are needed he moved that the clerk obtain prices on limestone and that the use of cinder be discontinued for the present. His motion prevailed and it was so ordered. On motion of Mr. Vastine it was ordered that the authorities of Mahon ing township be notified to keep the gutter Q])eu at the head of Cherry street and tlfus prevent flooding in the borough in times of rain. On motion of Mr. Boyer it was ord ered that the Pennsylvania Telephone company be prohibited from planting or resetting poles in the borough until it pays the arrearages for pole tax and secures the necessary permission. On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord ered that iron pipe be sunk at the cor ner of Cherry and Bloom streets; also oil the north side of Rloom street be tween the two old cemeteries. On motion of Mr. Bertea it was ord ered that the Hanover Brewing com pany be instructed to repair the side walk ou Spring street; also to keep obstructions off the sidewalk. Mr. Boyer of the committee on streets and bridges reported that it had made an estimate of the cost of (taving or concreting Swentek's alley and that they found the cost of eitliei would approximate #l3O. Mr. Bedea moved that the borough proceed to pave the alley in question with brick of the same quality as used on the crossing. Mr. Hughes secouded the motion. It was carried by the follow ing vote: Yeas —Dietz, Bedea, Kiseu hart, Jacobs, Finuegan, Gibson and Hughes. Nays—Angle, Russell, Vas tine, Boyer. On motion it was ordered that Front street be repaired and the gutter be putin good condition at Myerlv's property. Mr. Boyer reported that gutter oil north side of Bloom street between the P. r, REKiniC NORTH ILL STREET The reconstruction of North Mill street was first agitated last Septem ber or oue year ago and now although the near approach ot' tall is at hand, the actual beginning of the work is still indefinitely in the future. It be gins to seem a matter of grave doubt with the vast amount of red tape that yet remains to be complied with, whether or not the street can be recon structed this fall. It may be pleasiug enough for per sons to delude themselves with the fancy that the street can be finished this fall and that during the winter instead of the rough and muddy road bed that has proven an annoyance in the past we will have smooth and clean paviug to drive over. At the same time it might be worth while to stop and consider what remains to be done before a beginning can be made at the work. lii the first place it must be home in mind that the State highway depart ment has a number 01 propositions on hand similar to ours—that it is crowd ed with work; also that each of the counties interested have to await its turn. Add to this the fact that we are near the middle of September, which lea.es scarcely more than two months daring which such work maybe push ed with any advantage. If all preliminaries were attended to it might be differeut. The plans and specifications are not completed ; work upon them lias not yet been started nor have we any assurance that there will not be a further delay before they are begun. Following precedent the specifications will be in the hands of the printer a couple of weeks. Sc »hi.t without making allowance for probable delay it will be October be fore bids are invited. The advertise ments must run for twenty days, and his along witli other official formality to be complied with will have the ef fect of standing off the actual begin ning of work until nearly the last of October or more likelv the beginning of November. The object aimed at is to show that, while the reconstruction of Mill street with State aid seems ail assured fact, it would be only by the most fortunate combination of circumstances that the work could be started at a date early enough to insure its completion this fall. A Sudden Death. William Sechler, a widely known and honored citizen of Derry town ship, died suddenly at his home about a mile and a half from Strawberry Ridge between four and five o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Sechler was apparently in his usual good health and the entire neigh borhood was stunned by the sudden ness of the shock. He had just brought the cows in from the field and placed them in the barn. He entered the house and a moment later returned to the barn. He did some chores and then started toward the home. He had scarcely more than entered the yard, when he was heard to utter a peculiar sound. Those of the family who were nearby glanced in that, direction just iu time to see him throw up his arms and fall to the grouud They ran to the spot but he was to all appearances already dead. Dr. Sndyer, of Washiugtouville,was called and arrived iu a very short time. Death was instantaneous. The doctor pronounced the cause of death heart failure. The deceased was 72 years of age and is survived by his wife; also by oue sister, Mrs. Simon Kocher, of East Danville, and two brothers, Rev. Jo seph Sechler, of Lena, 111., and John M. Sechler, of this citv, who for a month or so past has been visiting relatives iu the West, but who today intended to start on his journey home, lie was expected to arrive in Danville on Friday, when it was planned to have his brother, the deceased, meet him and to spend the day with him at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Rick etts, Ferry street. Mr. Sechler's unexpected demise makes four deaths that have occurred in the immediate relationship during a few months' time. Mrs. Hannah Morrison, sister of the deceased, died last spring, following in three weeks the death of Mrs. John M. Sechler, a sister-in-law of the deceased. Rebecca Sechler, another sister-in-law, depart ed this life in June. Quiet Wedding. Miss Winifred Eva Shires, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shires,Sr., of Strawberry Ridge,and Raymond Win tersteen, of West Hemlock township, were quietly married yesterday at noon. The ceremony \v\s performed by Rev. W. J. Holder at the parson age. Mr. and Mrs. Wintersteen left for a wedding trip after the ceremony. Taken Into Custody, Jack Small was arrested by Officer Miucemoyer last night and placed in the lock-up to await the arrival of an officer from Lycoming county, where Small is wanted on a charge of purlo ining a wrench and other tools, the property of J. R. Stewart. There is no good reason why Octob er 12—the day Columbus discovered America—should not be made a legal holiday in honor of the man but for whom we might all have been Rus sians, Spaniards or Abyssiniaus. 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 Of all Kinds and Description Mill MEETS WITH 1 INJURY Our well-known merchant, Frank G. Schoch,met with a serious accident yesterday forenoon, which effectively illustrates how at all times we are ex posed to danger even in moments when we fancy that we are most secure. As a result of a slight misstep he fell on the floor, sustaining a combined frac ture and dislocation of his right ank le, injuries that will incapacitate him for an active participation of business for weeks to come. The accident occurred between 9 and 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Schoch in the delivery wagon belong ing to the store, drove over to the warehouse of the Welliver Hardware company on an errand. Leaving the wagon in front of the warehouse, Mr. Schoch entered the building and pro ceeded to the rear end, where in com pany with Arthur Campbell, oue of the employes, he was about to ascend to the second story. He placed his right foot upon the first step, but did not notice that his foot hold was very insecure. He was about taking anoth er step upward when his foot on the lower step, which was held merely by the toe,slipped causing the mau to fall heavily to the floor. Unfortunate ly, leaning against the wall with one end ou the floor about three or four inches from the lower step was a large step ladder; as Mr. Schoch's foot slipjied from the step it dropped into the narrow space between the step and the bottom of the ladder and there was held imprisoned, exposing his ankle to a terrible strain as he fell forward. Mr. Sclioch was assisted to his feet, but he was unable to walk, while he suffered the most excruciating pain. Mt> wun asci«fr«