Hue Pater —For tils Home ihe circulation of this paper is in ' creasing rapidly. It will pay you o advertise in the American. •ÜBSCRIPTIOfI $! PER YEAR DR. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, >]tict hour* A. M to I'l V * <; -- V. M.to sl' .1/ JJimviUe. I'a. >iiiri.T/., m. V . Mu I Si., Danvh I.k, I'A. Msense -of the Stomach nnd Intestines a Specialty comEi M »>. Buy early and avoid the rush. A kind answer never tnrneth away u customer. The school children are back in har ness again. When yon are buying presents,don't forget the poor. Attending market is a chilly occupa tion these days. Be considerate of the overworked clerks. Mrs. Emma H. Saudt, of Easton, who was buried ou Thursday, left a will in which she directed that all of her pat dogs aud cats, twelve in num ber, shall be chloroformed,except two. hs she feared they would not be kind ly treated. A dispute has arisen between Bomas Lukash and John G. Beduer, of South Bethlehem, concerning the ownership of a rooster. The case is to be tried before court at Easton next week and Lewis Lukash is coming all the way from California as a witness in the case. A mine fire,which was started thirty years ago in a mino broach in the Sharp mountain, above East Mount Carbou.has broken out with new vigor and sends out sparks and tongues of fire like a volcano. A lady in Germantown who is 35 } Tears of age began attending Sunday school when she was years old and has not missed attendance a single Sunday iu all these intervening years. William K. Mcßeth, of Scottdale, I has started out on a trip in which be is to visit the capital of every Slate iu this country, making the entire | journey on horseback, on a wauer of 430,000 that he can do it within four years. A. J. Cassett, president of the Penn- ! sylvania Railroad company,was sixty- ; seven years old on Saturdav. He spent his birthday anniversary at work in his office as usual, but received many j ongratulatious. If he lives three years longer he will be placed on the retired list according to the rules of the com- , pany. Two hundred men who attended a banquet of the Brotherhood of St. Paul, of the Methodist Episcopal church, in Franklin, ou Friday night, were poisoued by something they ate and became very sick. None of the cases resnltod fatally but the physici aus of tiie city were all kept very busy for some time to relieve the suf- j fereis. While the memory in the thermo- j meter was away below the freezing pjiut aud with a piercing wind blow- ( nig. last Friday afternoon, two young -ocietv women of McKeesport, stood ; tor hours in front of their liDuie, in a hole dug fort r j.urpose of erecting a telephone pole. As Rev. T. W. Lyons, a minister of ; Couuellsville, stopped at the home of , Thomas Lord, to make a call, a feroc- j ious bull dog sprang at him, grabbed the third finger of his right hand, bit j it off and ate it, before the parson had 1 time to make any remonstrance. David Mogan, one of the most in- i tlueutial politicians iu the lower part of Schuylkill county, is dead at his home in St. Clair, Schuylkill county. He had distinguished himself for gal lantry during the civil war. It is reported that the sultan of Tur key is again seriously ill from au af fection of the bladder. The shah of Persia is also uearing his end, while Castro, the fiery little president of Venezuela, is believed to be dying. The seventy-fifth anniversary of the First United Presbyterian church of Allegheny, has just been celebrated. Iu the seventy-five years or its exist ence the congregation has had only four pastors. The African Methodist Episcopal church iu Pottsville was destroyed by fire recently aud on Sunday collec tions were lifted in the other churches of the city to the amouut o' S6OO to help the needy congregation to build a new church. The potato been very large in northern Berks aud in Lehigh coun ties and thus ft»i about 430 car loads have been shipped from the potato growing sections of those counties. The prices being higher than the aver age, the growers are getting hie le turns for their libor Governor-elect Hughes,of New York spent Tuesday at the national capital. He passed the night at the white house and has had an interview with the president and his cabinet. Rev. Emil Meister, the Lutheran minister of Lancaster, who preached from the doorsteps of a small chnrcb near the city two weeks ago because tiie door was locked ngaiust his con sfreftatiou, bad the same experience again on Sunday morning. Dr. W, W. Cottingham, of Easton, has beeu elected secretary of Dallas lodge No. 306.Free and Accepted Mas ons,for the fortieth time. He has serv ed in that office continuously since the institution of the lodge iu JBC7. "THIS COINTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY EREIi UNTIL IT SUPi'LIES ALL OF ITSOWM D F.MANIIS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTION^ ■ OL. r.il-NO 50, IK! ORB VOTED DOWN The ordinance to amend several sec tions of market ordiuauce and increase the schedule of market fees, which was introduced iu couueil at the previous meeting, was knocked out on the sec ond reading Friday night. The subject provoked a vast amount of discussion, during which the pro ceedings became quite noisy and con siderable feeling was displayed by some of the members. Mr. Vastiue held that the ordinance was passed irregularly on first reading, i Dr. Sweisfort, who occupied the chair on that occasion, held that the motion was legally entertained. He explain ed. however,that sevoral of the butch ers of town upon learning that the ordiuauce iu its amended form impos- : es a market fee of 50 cents upon the resident as well as upon the nou-resi- j deut butchers, since the last meeting have begun to look upon the amend ment with less favor. Iu addition, he said,lie could not regard it as prudent ■ to raise the market fee on the farm- j ers, who at present fiud the burden 1 they have to bear quite heavy enough, j Although in favor of the amendment j at the last meeting he said he was now j prepared to vote against the whole tiling aud let the ordinance stand as it is. Nearly all the members seemed to be of the same opinion and when it came to a vote the ordinance was knocked out by the following vote : Yea—Eisenhart. Nays—Vastiue, Sweisfort, Russell, Boyer, Dietz, Woodsido, Jacobs, Gib sou and Angle. Ou motion of Mr. Dietz some need ed repairs were ordered to be made at the Good Will hose house. Ou motiou it was ordered that the street commissioner examine the drain at Cherry and Spruce streets, aud to determine what causes the flooding of Mrs. Lovers' cellar; also that the prop erty owner whose drain is fo*..id to contain a defect which causes the trou ble be notified to make necessary re pairs. The ordiuauce to prohibit the dis tribution of samples of medical and food preparations, medical and food books, etc., was presented to council. The proposed ordinance was a little more sweepng than was originally in tended, prohibiting the distribution of medical almauacs, etc., as well as samples of medicine. D r . Nawbaker and Dr. Stock were present aud each spoke in favor of the ordiuauce as presented. Some discussion eusued, nfter which the ordinance passed on first reading. The sewer ordinance as amended was adopted on the third and final reading. The ordinance for licensing transi ent retail merchants passed council on second reading. Treasurer Harry Ellenbogen present ed a statement of fiuauces to date, which showed a total cash balance on hand of £8906 03. Borough Electrician Newton Smith presented a report for the mouth of November. Eighty-three tons of coal were consumed at $2.50 per ton which amounted to $207. ">O. The total cost of operating the plant for the mouth was 38. The plant was in operation 382 hours. J. H. Woodside the member-elect from the second ward to fill tiie unex pired term of T. W. Bedea, was on hand and having taken the oath of his office took his seat among the council man. Other members present were: Gibson. Eisenhart, Dietz, Boyer, Vas tiue, Sweisfort, Russell, Angle and Jacobs. A communication from G. J. Ray, division engineer of the D. L. & W. railroad company, was read before council, relating to the Church street sewer. Engineer Ray explained that he had sent an agreement relating to placing the pipe under the tracks of the company to Hoboken lor approval; also that he had requested that pipe be furninshed just as soon as possible aud unloaded at Church street. He states that it will be ou the ground in a few davs. It is understood that the D. L. & W. railroad corupauy will furnish the pipe free of cost aud the borough of Danville will do all the work neces sary to install the drain. Work will begin on the sinking of the pipe as soon as possible to the eud that the sewer may be completed iu all its parts before winter sets in. Ou motion of Mr. Boyer the secre tary was instructed to communicate with Judge Koch relative to the con dition of Bloom street between A street aud Ferry street. Bloom street between the above points, which was dug up when the trolley line was built, it was urged, has never been placed in as good a condition as it was before the surface was dug up. l)r. Sweisfort reported that the P. & It railroad company has closed the crossing at Cross street. The railroad company to divert travel has placed a substantial guard on each side of the track. On motion of Mr. Russell it was ord ered that the property owners be not ifi ed to repair the "tar pavement.", which is in a very bad condition, be ing full of holes, which in times of rain are full of water, making it bad for pedestrians. It was decided that the repairs might be of a temporary nature, merely to last until spring. Early Christmas shopping means ease an 1 comfort when the b.g day aom«> mm IS ISSUED A petition for a writ of certiorari iu the case of the borough of Danville vs. the D. L. & W. railroad compauy was filed iu the prothonotary's office at this place ou Saturday. The certiorari relates to the suit in stituted by the borough of Danville against the D. L. & W. railroad com pany for ruuuing its trains through the borough at a speed exceeding eight miles an hour, the limit provided by the borough ordiuauce. The actual rata of speed attained by the com pany's traius near the Reading Iron works, it was alleged was tweuty-uine miles au hour. The representatives of the railroad compauy did not appear, but .Justice of the Peace Oglosby reu dered judgment against the company for twenty dollars and costs. The petition, which is signed by H. M. Hinckley aud Daniel R. Reese, at torneys for the defeudaut.reque ts the prothouotary to issue the ecrtiorari to W. V. Oglesby returnable to next t rni of court. The writ is applied for by E. M. Riue, superiuteudeut of this division of the L). L. & W. system, who swears that the defeudaut does not apply for a certiorari in the above cuse for the purpose of delay,but that the proceed ings proposed to be removed are to the best of his knowledge uujust and ill- i egal and if uot removed will cause the defendant to pay more money than is justly due. Wtien the D. L. & W. railroad com pany failed to appear at the heariug, which was held on November 20th, it was understood that it would appeal the case for the purpose of testing the validity of the borough ordinance r*.- latiug to railway traius, which, ir is held, is burdensome and unjust. This is made perfectly plain by the com plaint made by Mr. Rine, on the strength of which the certiorari i- is sued. Trolley Rights on Bridge Held Up. The action of the commissioners of Columbia and Luzerne counties in awarding the trolley rights ou the new 3erwick bridge to the Columbia & Moutour electric railway company was yesterday held up by Governor Pennypacker, who ou application of Attorneys John G. Harman.of Bloouis burg, aud William Eastman, of Har risburg.representing Avery C. Sickles aud the Berwick & Nescopeck elertric railway compauy, decided to re-open the entire matter, aud give both sides of the trolley questiou an opportunity to present their respective cases to the board of public buildings and grounds, which will sit for that especial pur pose next Tuesday afteruoon. at Har risburg. The Berwick & Nescopeck company claims that it was not given a fair op portunity to preseut its case at the joint meeting of the commissioners of the two counties when the trolley rights were considered, and that it was not represented when the questiou was taken up aud ratified by the board of public buildings and grounds Tues day afteruoon at Harrisburg. It claims that the board does not rightly under stand the position of the Berwick Nescopeck company; and when the matter was placed before the governor yesterday he decided that the whole affair should be re-opened and both sides given full opportunity to present their cases. The Berwick & Nescopeck people contend that as they have the franch ises on each side of the bridge, the commissioners had no right to give the bridge rights to the C. &M. Co. All the latter company could do is to put a car ou the bridge and ruu it back and forth ou the structure, aud could not go off <*t either end. They also contend that the highway of an inter borough bridge belongs to the two municipalities, and when they give franchises for a trolley road the right to the bridge goes with it. Danville Wins Prom Shamokin. Au excellent game of basket ball was witnessed at the armory last eveu ing by a small crowd. The Danville team played all around their opponents from Shamokin aud defeated them by a score of 40 to 26. It was a good game from start to finish, and there were no dull mo ments. The Danville boys played in tlieir old time stylo, passing the ball very well and shooting baskets accur ately. They did not have a walk over with the Shamokiu tossers, however, for the visitors, too. put up an excel lent article of ball, but didn't seem able to couuect. The ball most of the time was iu Shamokln's territory. Price and Gilniore, of Bloomsburg, were valuable additions to the local line-up. One of the features of the game was the fact that the Danville players were always close after the ball,aud the one-man playing that has marred so many of the games on the local floor was not noticeable in hit night's contest. Danville lined up as follows: For wards, Johnson 7 ; Gilmore 4; center. Price; guards, Russell 1, Sechler f> Sliamokin's line-up: Forwards, Kase man. Clayberger 3; center. Rhoades; guards. Shoop 7, Long, Seltzer. Goals from fouls: Sechler 4, Claybert-er H. Umpire, Welliver. New Farmers' 'Phone Line. A new farmers' telephone line is in the process of construction between Elysburg aud Shamokin running by way of Bear Gap. The poles for the line have all been erected, aud part of the wire strung DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1900. TRUSTEES WILL ASK FOR SWUOO The commission of lunacy appointed a year ago is busy carrying out its in structions to investigate the various insane asylums of the State, while the State board of public charities is equ ally active in figuring on the appropri ations the legislature shall be asked to make this year to the various charit able institutions of the State. Dr. .i. Nicholas Mitchell, secretary of the State boaru of lunacy, was iu Dam ille, Sunday, December 2ud,aud looked ov er the hospital for the insane. On Thursday he was followed by G. W. Ryan of Shamokiu aud P. C. Bolye of Oil City, members of the State board of public charities, who also closely looked into the wants of the institu tion. At a meeting of the State board if lunacy held in Philadelpha Saturday Dr. J. Nicholas Mitchell made a re port , which embraced what he discov ered in Danville and elsewhere. The report iu part reads as follows : "The excels of patients at Dauville is 333; at Norristowu, 632 and at liar risburg,9o. We have no money to care for these patients, as the appropria tions were cut off by the governor, i recommend that this commission ask ' the legislature early in the session to appropriate $600,000 for the purpose of i relieving conditions of the insane. "In future buildings for the insane, the wards should bo built on the cot tage plan. Patients should he placed in small, airy bnidlings, scattered ov er the ground, instead of being herd ed in one large building. "There are 1779 more insane pati ents in the State hospitals than there \is room for. These patients are not properl v housed "I do not mean, however, that t i" insaue are not properly treated. With the facilities at their command, the various hospitals are doing good work The semi-hysterical statements made from time to time that the insane ire uot properly treated, that thev are c-m peiled to lie on bare floors, are not so. "It is true tiiat patients sleep in t! corridors,but they sleep there ou cot.- The only danger arising from the-, over crowded conditions would be iu case of fire, when, with the corridors crowded with the sleeping insaue,risk of great loss of life would be incurred. "There is an increase this year of 713 patients, where in former years the increase was only 500. The county care of the insane has reached the lim it, aud today both tlie State aud coun ty institutions are overflowing. There must be a remedy. The number of in sane will increase every year, and \v» must look to the future." The trustees of the hospital for th • insane here will ask for an appropria tion of some .*400.000. The appropria tion of §8"j,000 made by the last legi lature for temporary buildings, which were never erected,will go hack to the State. To relievo overcrowding here the trustees will ask that a female in firmary be erected and the building serving as au infirmary on the male side be greatly enlarged by the build ing of au annex and by adding another story. Not only Dr. Mitchell hut the two members of the board of public char ities who followed him expressed them selves as heartily in accord with the plan to erect a female infirmary and to enlarge the male infirmary. Their recommendations to the legislature will be accordingly audit seems alto gether probable that the trustees will get all that they ask for. Exchange Wants Electricity. What uext at Exchange? is a hard question to answer those days, when the minds of the people of that hustl ing village keep turning from one im provement to another with lightning rapidity. Now they have a scheme out there for lighting their town with electricity, j Some of the energetic minded citi zons have beeu watching the waste water at the dam at the Yeagel mill, and now have struck upon the idea of utilizing the waste power to ruu a dynamo that will furnish more than enough electricity to supply the needs just at present. To think is to act at Exchange, so there is small reason to doubt but that they will carry their project into execution. Wedding In Limestone. The home of Calvin Derr, in Lime stone township, was the scene jester day of a very pretty wedding, when Miss Ella M Snyder and John Mack were joined in matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Rev. .J. H. Manifold, of Turbotville. at high noon, before a number of in vited guests. After the ceremony au elaborate dinner was served and Air. and Mrs. Mack left for a wedding trip to Philadelphia. The groom is from Pottsgrove, where he is known as one of the rising young men of that village. The bride, who has resided at the home of Air, Derr for a number of years.is also well and favorably known. Jewish Holiday. Haukua, a Jewish holiday, is hung \ observed, beginning last evening, anl the jolitv of the event will continue 1- r a week. The occasion is known as the "Feast of the Lights," aud cele brates the anniversary of the victor i ious Maccabees over the Syrians i Throughout the land the Jew will ob r serve the holiday with merry making j aud the giving of presents. This holi f day, like Christmas,brings "peace and good will to men Mr. aud Mrs. SV. L Sidler, daugh ter Margaret and sou Henry returned Saturday from a trip to Philadelphia. Mr- John Deuuen, Miss Alice Deti neu and Mrs. W. S Ditsler spent Sun dav at the home of Prothonot irv Thomas Lawler at Sunbury. W, W. Dudley, of Lancaster, spent Sunday with his sou, W. R. Dudley, at hofi 1 Raid;. Robert M. Jacob- spent Sunday with his brother, George Jacobs at Su>qiiehan ia university, Selinsgrove. Arthur Llovd, of Berwick, spent Sunday with frieuds in this city. Mis- Jennie Ateu returned Saturday from a visit with friends in Wyom ing. Austiu Klasf, of Rerwick, spent yesterday with relatives in this city. W. A. Sechler and Jay Sechler re turned Saturday from a trip to Phila deinhia. JOSCDII V. Sechler,of Sunbury, spent Sunday at his home iu this city. Mis-s Lorena and Elsio Gulick ro turned Saturday from a visit with friends in Philadelphia. Mr aud Mrs J. C Swayze left Sat urday for Northampton, where they will visit their daughter. Mrs. Sam uel Heiney. Mi-s Maynie Flauagnn sp'ut Sunday with frieuds in Northumberland. Frank \. Brown returned last even ing from a three weeks' vacation speut with fri' U'ls iu R i a ling, Philadelphia and New York City. Mi»s Mary Ryan left yesterday for a visit with frieuds in Waverly. H iitv Kauffuiaii was in Ilazletou v.---ti»rdav attending the wedding of a relative. !• 11. Vanuau returned yesterday morning from Carbondale. where he attended 112 ie In -.era 1 of brother. Mi-. P. France-: Wagner arrived at Exe'iunge last evening for a vi-it among frieuds. A Problem to be Solved. Truant Officer Vouug has not much difficulty i'i keeping indifferent pupils in -chool this kind of weather. In oth er wi rd it i- u'jt the traauts that give him so much troubla as the cla-s of pupils . j are detained at home riir 'ugh the want of suitable clothing. This class—which should be put down on the list of unfortunates— ex ists in every town aud increases very rapidly as winter wears ou. They are a source of constant trouble to the tru ant ofh.:er, who is expected to see to ir that all chit Ireu ot certain r-ge are at si iool aud ytt is uot supplied with a fund to purchase shoes and other neco.-sarv clothing for tho half de.-ti iu:« little ones, when if happens, un der hie stre.-s of circumstances, that these are compelled to remain at home. Truant Officer Vouug yesterday stat ed that few people have any idea oi the real extei.t of grinding poverty that exists in a town like this iu even fairly good times. There is not a day, he said,, but he witnesses many a de pressing spectacle in making his rounds. Upon calling at houses to de tormine why pupils are not kept in sen jo 1 it is no unusual thing to fiud bare floors, a scant tablo and the chil dren ill-clad and literally bare footed. Mr. Youug is accounted one of the host truant officers that Danville ever possessed, but it is impossible for liiiu to bring the absentees into school in tho face of obstacles such as he en counters. The law provides that all children of school age must attend but it makes uo provision for furnishing clothing when the need of this keeps tVni at home. Right her.* the thought sug gests itself that philauthropically in clined persons iu every town could do no better than to unite in some effort having as its object the clothing of children belonging to families such as above described. Thus would these helpless and suffering hits of humanity ho rendered comfortable and self-re specting and at the same time be en abled to share in the benefits of our free school system,w hich might bo ex pected to lift them above the plane of abject poverty and make of them self supporting men aud women. Holding His Own. M. F. Guilek, of South Dauville, whose critical illness of pneumonia vas noted iu the News yesterday, at last accounts continues very ill at the Medico Ghirurgical hospital in Philadelphia. llr. Gulick was not in good health for some time preceding his present illness. Lie was iu Philadelphia un dergoing special treatment, when ty phoid pneumonia developed, his wife being with him at the time. When his condition became grave on Tuesday afteruoon, his brother,W. W. Gu'iek aud his two daughters, who a- i> attending school iu Danville, were summoned to Philadelphia. The brother left ou the 4:31 traiu, the two i! (lighters following on tiie 7 :51 train, ... iii ipauied by Jesse Shannon, broth er-in law of M. F. Gulick. All day yesterday nows from the sick man was vei v anxiously awaited by friends on the South side aud iu Dau ville. Last night Mrs. W W Gulick l ad a talk with the watchers over the lung distance telephone and learned that the sick man was -till holding his own,although his condition instill regarded as very grave. I The school board Monday eve took action on the Christmas vacation. Af ter talking over the matter, on motiou of Mr. Orth, it was d cided that the schools close for the holidays on Dec- j ember 2!st , aud reopen ou January 2nd. It was found, too, that the holidays will affect the next meeting of the •cliool boarn,the regular date of which occurs ou Christmas eve. In order that the gentlemen of the board may be with their families on that festive oc casion, ou motiou of Mr. Pursel, it was ordered that the next meeting of the board he postponed until Decem ber 31st. Borough Superintendent Gordy re parted that the institute held last week was one of exceptional interest. The teachers, he said, declare that they were very much benefited by the in struction received, all of which was very gratifying to the superintendent aud to the directors. ft happens that th; school board is somewhat annoyed by persons who ap pear at the directors' meetings t"> air their grievances instead of appaaring before the grievance committee which was appointed to attend to such mat ters. It is probably in fault of the persons who intrude, as they may not have been informed (hat such i body as a grievance commit toe exists The board is concerned at present with bringiug the fact before the public that there is a grievance committee to which all little jars that occur be tween teacher aud pupil, which aro taken up at home, must be brought by the parents. Ou motion of Mr. Fischer,the chair man of the supply committee was in structed to notify the janitor of tho First ward that henceforth no articles shall he purchased for the schools with out first bringing the matter before the supply committee. Treasurer Schram reported that the school districts, which have pupils iu our high school reported last meeting as in arrears, have since settled with thv- Dauville school board. Tax Receiver E. W. Peters appeared b fore the schod board ou basiuess couuected with the settlement of his tax duplicate. Speaking of tiie claims for uupaiil tax which have been enter ed at the court h< use,he explained that thirteen have beeu paid aud that the money is held at tho prothouotary office: all tho-e over aud above that number, whose taxes are entered, he said, he has notified t > settle directly with him, so that there will be uo further complications as far as gett ng hold of the concerned. Ralph Ki.-uer, attorney for the school board, appeared at the meeting, advis ing the board as to its true position relating to the tax that has been paid into the prothouotary office. In order to enable tho tax r ceiver to got hold of the mouev paid ou tax liens enter ed in the school district's name,he ad vised that the school board make au assignment of its interest in the claims that are paid to tiie tax receiver, who iu turn will pay the tax over to the school board Some discussion followed, after which, on motion of Dr. Harpel it was ordered that tlm president and secretary confer with the other three bodies interested in the tax liens and if these agree to take similar action, then the school board enter into the assignment as advised by Attoruev Kisner. Tiie following members were pres eut: Burns, Orth, Swarts,Pursel,Fish, Fischer, Trumbower, Harpel, Heiss, Lutz and Groue. The following bills were approved for payment: John Hixsou $3 "37 A. M. Peters. 1-00 G. A. Rossman 33.65 John Keim 5.82 Standard Gas Co 2.90 O. M. Leniger 7.50 Adams Express Co 1.75 American Rook Co i 9.20 Trouble on Farmers Line. Trouble is being experienced ou the new farmers' telephone Hue that is being erected between Shamokiu and Elysburg, aud which was spokeu of several days ago as being in the course of construction. The line is being built by the Bell company and certain of the farmers object to the contract which thev are asked to sigu. aud which exempts the compuiv from any damages after the payment of SI.OO for the privilege of planting pales along their farms. Some of tho farmers threaten to cut down the poles if planted aloug their laud. Harry Helwig, who resides in the outskirts oi Elysburg is one of the most violent and has had a large bar ricade constructed ou his farm, higher than the wires will be strected to pre vout tho company from placiug the poles along the road abutting on his laud. It appears that the companj is pav ing but il to a farmer for the privil ege of planting tho poles on his farm and that the contract iu the farmer's opiuiou is all oue sided. By the ac ceptance of the dollar the farmer must sigu a contract that he will uot hold the company responsible for any dam age that might result by wires being torn or poles falling. That they are indignant is certain from conversations ou the subject with a number of the farmers, audit looks as though the constructing of that line through the country will uot go as smoothly as is anticipated. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 HIS DIETS HARROW ESCAPE. One of the most sensational runaway accidents that has taken place here about in a long time occurred Tues day morning, when a loaded milk wagon with the driver inside was pre cipitated down over an eight foot em bankment, landing upside down on tiie railroad track, just about the time a fast freight was due. The accident occurred on the State highway near the borough hue about half past seveu o'clock, the victin be ing Clark Dyer,the well-known dairy man. Mr. Dyer,with his wagon well load ed with milk,a large portiou of which was contained in bottles,left his home northwest of Mooresburg, at the usual hour. As he was approaching town about midway betweeu the company barn and the P. & R. railroad cross ing one of the single trees became loose. As a consequence the team flew ahead, the result beiug that the neck yoko slipped off the eud of the tougue, which caused the latter to drop to the ground. When this occurred the team was trottiug aloug at a fast clip. Wheu the tougue dropped it instantly caught iu the ground, while the wagon, car ried onward b\ the momentum, when suddenly checked rose in the air turn ing nearly a complete somersault,fall ing down over the steep embankment on the south side of the highway and lauding top downward on the railroad track. As the wagon went over the horses, held only by one siugle tree,tore loose and with the lines dragging after them dashed down into town. The accident was witnesed by Henry Shutt who conducts a wheel wright shop a little south of the P. & R. crossing. as well as by a couple of oth ers. Mr. Shutt knew that the north bound fast freight was uearly due aud as fast as he could he rau to the spot to impart that information aud to ren der what assistance he could. The wagon lay upon the track the top nearly a total wreck,while brokeu bottles aud spilt milk added to the a-pcct of ruin. Mr. Dyer was iu the closed wagon aud would have had uo opportunity to escape even if tie would have had time to jump. Nothing re mained for him but togo down over the embankment with the wagon. It was a fearful position to be in | Deluged with milk and i'i the midst jof broken bottles with his heels more | than once higher than his head his ex | perience was one never to beforgotteu ; and that tie escaped death or terrible I injury is remarkable. ITo was much I bruised aud cut ah jut the face, the worst gash occurring on his nose. The | blood flowed profusely, but it was lat i er discov -red that none of thf wounds j were serious Mr. Siiutt. assisted by the other gentlemen, whose names havo not been ascertained, began at once to clear the track and afrer a good bit of tuggiug aud hard pulling succeeded iu getting the wagon out of the way just as the fast freight came bowling aloug. It was this oue circumstance, that the freight train was about due, that con stituted such a grave element of peril, for had the accident occurred but a few minutes later the wagon with its imprisoned driver might have beeu precipitated on the track almost under the wheels of the fast freight. The runaway team as it came dash ing in North Mill street minus the wagon caused much excitement, as it was clear that a bad driving accident had taken place. While people were busy coujecturiug what had occurred the team caused fresh excitement by performing a stunt that was not look ed for. Just opposite the armory the lines became entangled in the hind toot of one of the horses, which pulled both animals up onto the terrace at tbt residence of A. H. Groue. Reach ing the top the horses,f urther entangl ed, fell and rolled down to the bottom, landing upon their backs on the side walk. This experience took some of the spirit out of the horses and they i were easily caught. Mr. Dyer lost uearly all his milk. Teu bottles were not broken aud about one half of the contents of a can of milk was saved. The tougue snapped off about three feet from where the double tree was fasteued, while the top is generally wrecked, the roof be iug entirely missing. The accident happened at a point where the einbaukmeut, some eight feet high, is unprotected by a guard | rail. Eastward and Westward the em | baukmeut is amply protected. That a guard rail should have beeu erected at this spot is clearly demonstrated by tlie accident that occurred. A Wide Difference. The congressional caudidates iu T.y --j coming county have filed their expeuse accounts, showing a wide difference | iu the amounts of money spent by the ! two men, Elias Deemer and William iB. Wilson. William B Wilson, the successful Democratic candidate, says that it cost him $986 to be elected, | while Elias Deemer, the defeated Re- I publican candidate, swears that his 1 run cost him £7915. Pleasant Family Reunion. A pleasant family reuuiou was held !at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. C. C. Hitter, East Market street,ou Sunday. J. F. Ritter and H. P Ritter, of Mil ton, were present; also J. M. Ritter, of East Danville,and Mrs. D. S. Lynn • of Philadelphia. JOB PRINTING The office ot the AMERICAN furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type anr» job material gene-a ly, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared atal! times to ex ecute in the neatest in-inner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description HUM TIM PB AWAY William Taylor, an old aud widely known resident of Moutourcounty.de parted this life about 4 o'clock yester day afternoon at his home in Moorei burg. The deceased was a native of Eng land. He was 87 years of age and came to America in < ■ v manhood, settling m Danville. He was a stone mason by occupation, having learned the trade in England. After finishing his ap prenticeship aud before emigrating to this country lie was employed for sev eral months as one of the buildera of Lord Nelson's monument in Trafalgar Square, Loudon. For many years he had charge of the mason work at the plant hore.now owned by the Reading iron company aud as a builder and re pairer of furnaces was considered re markably expert. About thirty-five years ago he pur chased a farm at Mooresburg and took up his residence upou it. He, how ever. did not sever his couuection with the Reading iron works aud to illust rate the man's vigor and eudurauce it might be cited that day after day he walked backwards and forwards be tween liis home and his work a dist ance of six miles. His physical soundness and remark able vigor continued to be a charact eristic until a short time before his death. He was a mau also of strong mautality, his memory being remark able. Of geuerous impulses, genial aud compauiouable he had many friends. His death was preceded by a three month's illness due to the in firmities of age. The deceased was a widower, his wife preceding him to the grave a number of years ago Ho is survived bv one sou, Nathaniel Taylor,of Phil adelphia, aud two daughters, Mrs. Henry Viucent aud Mrs. Ephraim Bower,both of this county. Mrs. Mary A. Davis, a sister, of i-priugfield, 0., also survives at the age of 83. The funeral will he held Saturday at 11a. m.from the late residence. Interment will take place in Odd Fel low's cemetery. East Danville. Chief liurj/ess Affixes Signature. The amended sewer ordinance, which passed council ou the third aud final reading on Friday night, has been signed by Chief Burgess Rogers aud all that remains now is to publish it as required by law when it will be in full force. Although the change iu sewer rates was made to satisfy a well justified clamor, yet it was accomplished only after a most determined opposition on the part of those who arranged the schedule of charges, which with its connection fee and yearly rental prov ed so burdensome and obnoxious to the people. Another circumstance which seemed to staud in the way of any chauge in the schedule was the fact that along the several miles of sewer age already installed property owners had paid the ten dollars couuectiou fee aud obligated themselves to meet the yearly rental for all time. Any proposition, therefore, which looked to a chauge of rates was bound to com plicate matters. The advocates of re vision, however, saw a way out, and by making a personal canvass of prop erty owners who had connected they succeeded iu gaining their cousent to fully adjust the matter by paying ad ditional what was required to raise the connection fee paid by them to the sum called for in the revised rates. The ten dollars charged for the Drh ilege of connecting under the origin al ordinance met with no particular opposition. It was the yearly rental which was dreaded aud which, it was held, was deterring property owners from connecting with the sewer, so that the splendid utility installed by the borough at so much expeuse wa« iu a great measure lyiug idle. Under the original ordiuauce every dwelling house,besides paying the con nection tee, was taxed as rental $3 per year: the rental for saloon aud dwel ling combined was §3 per year; rental for hotels was $lO per year. Factories were taxed $25 per year. Under the ordinance as amended and adopted the counectiou fee is raised, but that is the last of it; all rental is cut oil". Neither is the fee for connect ing exorbitant. Twenty dollars pays tor the privilege of connecting one 1 welling. For each additional house ou the s;:iue counectiou when the own er is tlie same ten dollars additional is charge . Thus a person who owns a double house will pay §lO for both ; or if he owns a block of four houses on one connection ho will pay S3O. Under the revised ordinance sewer me is much less burdensome. While it is true that approximately a mile of sewer extensions was mado last summer, yet by uo means uaarly all the property owners availed them selves of the privilege of couuectiug. i'ne effect of cuttiug down the cost will be to make sewerage more popu lar anil there is no doubt that in re spouse to public demand the exten sions next season will have to be car ried into the fourth ward. The AMERICAN was among the first to advocate a change in sewer rates It is perfectly clear that the borough will suffer no loss iu the end, as the leductioti of cost will lead to tlie inst illation of modern conveni ences in a great number of dwellings now without them. These improve ments iu turn will increase the rev enue ill the water department aud iu that way the borough will speedily be reimbursed.
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