Home Paper For the Home Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly It wili pay vou o advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR Di;. IHViNn 11. JENNINGS. DEM IST. ijfice i/ovr* A. M.to /-' M ivi Mill M.. | ' .1/ 't. S/' W D"hvilli. !'«. j i P * HI: I/I*. M l\'s Mu.i. ST., DANVIM-K, PA. • iseuses of the Stomach HII«I Intestines Specialty COKNSED SEWS. Splendid ice. Tlie loafer probably has his uses iu the economy of nature. Tlie world will eagerly listen to the bearer of a real message. Every good citizen ought to interest himself in local politics. For a short month February is full of important dates. Publicity is the best cure for certain social evils. Street corner gossip is attended by so much discomfort these days that it is (sparingly indulged in. At liceuse court in Schuylkill couu tv ouly tweuty-oue of the 400 applica tions were granted. Reductions of sa loons is dne to wholesale violations of Sunday law. An eight town base »all organization is now proposed, which will include Shamokin, Pottsville, Hazleton,Allen town, Mt. Carmel, Sunburv, Milton and Bloomsburg. The simplified spelling project seems to have accompanied the wise ground hog into his hole. There seems to be no special reason whv Danville should not also have a State armory. Councilman Challis Evans, of Sha mokin. found a pear shaped pearl in an oyster that would have been worth |2OO but it was damaged by having been boiled. There are momonts when silence is the highest wisdom. Hills before the legislature to pro mote private ends should receive scant consideration. It is the belief of many that Gover nor Stuart in spite of his gentle ways is capable of cultivating the veto hab it. The social side of human nature should not be neglected, but it should not be permitted to dominate the whole life. "The absence of the free i>«4ss should | make no difference iu the attitude of statesman, and yet it does. Fear is frequently the active ally of virtue. Ninety-four relatives came in lor a ghare of the $3,696 estate left by the late Isaac Krick, of Sinking Springs, Berks county, which was adjudicated by Judge Bland in Orphans' court. Curiosity is a pretty nearly univers al possession,but there are times when it should be severely regulated. The morally unfit are usually the first to vauish from the world. East Bangor, Northampton county, claims to l't, should themselves take the initiative anil endeavor to have the water regularly tested. What would add immensely to the j interest at present would be to have a sample of unfiltered water, taken di rectly from the river analyzed. Iu this j way we might become much enlight- j eued concerning conditions that would aid us much in the future conduct of affairs relating to our water supply. An Ideal Day. Yesterday the weather conditions were nearly ideal 112o t r midwinter. At sa. m. mercury was at zero. The sky was cloudless and the atmosphere was uearly motiouless. As the morning hours wore away the sua began to as sert itself. By 10 a m.it was quite agreeable and by noon mercury had climbed up to 20 degrees. Everyone who could possibly spare ' the time made it a poiut to spend an j hour or so out of doors. Those situat ed so they could take advautage of the delightful day to indulge in a sleigh ride fouud the maximum of delight and healthful recreation in the sport As a general thing sleighing is still quite good, while none of the biting cold was felt that usually detracts from the pleasure of a sleigh ride. The snow clad landscape was bathed in the brightest of sunshine aud on every side were evidences of good cheer and re newed hopefulness It was hard to realize that so many wintry days 1 e between us aud the spring. Miss Mamie Price spent Sunday with friends in Catawissa. DEATH OF ALIiEIII GEORGE PBVEY Albert George Povey, a very highly esteemed young man who has been about Danville for several years past, died iu Philadelphia Saturday under sad oircumstances. The body will be brought to Dauville today. The deceased was a native of Eng land. He was 44 years of age and has a brother and two sisters living in Loudon. He came to America twelve years ago, first locating in Canada. Some years ago when the Salvation ists were active in Danville he came here as a member of the army. He was a man of intelligence and good educa tion. He was of a generous aud self sacrificiug disposition, his conduct uniformly being such as became a con sistent Christian. When the branch of the Salvation Army in Danville disbanded, Mr. Povey accepted a oositiou as attendant at the hospital for the insane. He made the most of his opportunity there, entering the training school for attendants aud graduating in the class of 1905 as a full-fledged nurse. Within a comparatively recent date, however, he developed heart disease. For the six months prior to death he was unable to fill his position aud dur ing this time he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Weaver, Ferry street. During the last mouth of his lif" he conceived a desire to revisit his native laud. Po>sibly a premonition of his approaching end aud desire to see his brother and sisters before \w died had something to do with it. It is hardly likely, however, that the long voyage would have been possible for him, had not kind friends came to his aid Ou Friday he left Danville on tlie 11:23 P. & R. train for Philadelphia, intending to embark for Londou on Saturday. He was then feeling quite badly, but it was hoped that he would get along without any difficulty. He reached Philadelphia safely and sent a telegram to Dauville to that effect, although he stated that he was feeling no better. At 10 a. m. Satur day a telegram was received from the Jefferson hospital stating that he was a patient at that institution and was in a serious coudition. This was fol lowed by another telegram at 2:15 Sat urday, which stated that Povey had died at the hospital. First Alarm of Fire In 5 rionths. About half past 5 o'clock Saturday evening, for the first time in five months,the sound of the fire bells was heard. A small blaze occurred in the residence of William Turner. West Mahouing street, which was exting uished with buckets before the firemen arrived. The Friendship fire company prompt ly responded, but by the time it reach ed the scene of the fire all dauger was over and tlie hose was not attached to the plug. There was a general response by the fire companies. The"Washies" got as far as the Thomas Beaver Free Library when they discovered that their service would not be needed. The immunity from fire aud fire alarms that our towu has enjoyed dur ing uearly half a year, and that, too, while the coldest weather prevailed, speaks well for the care aud watch fulness of our citizens. It is a record a little short of remarkable in a town the size of Danville. The last alarm of fire previous to Saturday occurred on September 23rd., when a chimney took fire belonging to a residence on Yorks hill. Birthday Party. Mrs. Frank Keefer was tendered a surprise party Saturday evening at her home, Pine street, iu honor of her 29th birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hauey, Mrs. Henry Reich, Mrs. Robert McCormick, Mrs. McCue, Misses Kate Booktniller, Sailio Hahu, Bessie Reich. Viola Reich, Flora Reich Stella Keefer, Elizabeth Boyer, Doty McCue, Messrs. Frank McCue. Harry Strickler, Bud Nevil, Claude Craw ford aud Charles Edgar, of Blooms burg; Masters Raymoud Boyer aud Arthur Keefer. During the evening music and various games helped to while away the time, after which re- served. Pleasant Party. The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brobst near Buckhoru, was the scene of a pleasant party ou Saturday night. The evening was spent most enjoyablv the time being whiled away with games aud music. Later in the eveu ing refreshments were served. The fol lowing were preseut from Buckhoru aud vicinity: Miss Margaret Brobst, Roy Mausteller, Edward Brobst, Ray ' Reifsnyder, Hazel Brobst, Laura Gir ton, Lloyd Brobst, Maurice Girton, Charlie Brobst. Charlie Broadt, Lee and Paul Brobst; from Dauville: Misses Annie Lee, Susie Lee, Flora Kashuer,Minnie Mong,Rachel Churm, Stella Churm, Margaret Beyers, Mary Everett, Messrs. Arthur Stickliu, Bert Goss, Harry Rupp, Frank Hartliue, Jolm T. Jones, Walter Trutnbower, Harry Harvey and Percy Freeze. RAISE JURORS' FEES. In a reference to the bill proposing to raise the fees of jurors from #2 to #:{ per day.the Sharon Telegraph says "This would seem to ho a good move. I It is really worth a good deal more than $2 a day to remain in Mercer. This latter sum barely pays a man > board to say nothing of compensating him for his inconvenience. " A juror's account at the end of a week's ser vices balances in about the same way iu uearly every other county seat a« in Mercer. So that the proposed ad vance would be no big fee. DANVILLE. PA., TIIUHSDAY, FEIJHUAHY '4, 1007. DO OF SCHOOL BOARD The school board held a regular meeting Monday night. A bare quorum was present consisting of Messrs. Orth, Fischer, Pursel, Fish, Lutz, Swartz and Harpel. Chairman Bums being absent Mr. Fischer was chosen president pro tem. Treasurer Schram presented a state ment of finances to date, which showed a cash balance ou hand of $9105. Borough Superintenent Gordy report ed an unequal is distribution of heat in first ward buildiug.affecting the rooms of Miss Musselman and Miss Gallagh er. Monday while Miss Musselmau's pupils were shivering in lifty-two de grees, in Miss Gallagher's room im mediately below mercury stood at 120 degrees and the pupils were literally roasted out. Both rooms endured the discomfort until nearly 10 o'clock when it was decided to dismiss the pupils uutil noon and employ the in terim in repairing the defect in the heating apparatus. Temporary repairs were made as planned ami at noou bDtli schools resumed. Borough Sperintemlent Gordy pre sented his report for the mouth end ing February Bth. Number of boys registered during mouth, 545; number of girls, 580; to tal. 1125. Average attendance of boys during mouth,497; average attendance of girls, 532: total, 1029. Percentage of attendance by boys duriug mouth, 94; percentage of attendance by girls duriug the mouth, 93; average, 93. Number of pupils who have not at tended 75 per cent of time belonged, 73; number of pupils reported to tru ant officer, 34. Cases of corporal pun ishment. 6. Cases of suspension, 1. Number of days substitute teacher was employed, 31. Number of visits made d'iriug mouth 59. Number of pupils absent during month, 602; number of pupils tardy during month 231. Cases of tardiness bv pupils, 404 Cases of tardiness by teachers, 5. On motion of Dr. Harpel it was ord ered that the firm from whom the heating apparatus was purchased be requested to adjust the chain as re quired to properly regulate the dis tribution of heat. On motion of Mr. Swarts it was ord ered that a coal oil stove be purchas ed for the purpose of heating the type writing rojm in the commercial de partment. On cold days the temperat ure in this room is apt to fall to fifty degrees. On motiou it was ordered that a gas jet be installed at the foot of the stairs in the hallway of school buildings of the first aud third wards. Truant Officer Youug presented his report for the mouth past as follows: Number of pupils sick, 248; truants, 12 : pupils detained at home for want of clothing aud shoes, 12; number of uotices sent out, 8. Iu conclusion Borough Superintend ent Gordy presented a report of his visit to the annual convention of the city, borough and township superin tendents held at Harrisburg last week. The report was au extended one and interested the directors very much. The following bills were approved for payment: Peter A. Winters $ 1.30 American Book Co ... .. 10.29 Smith Brevier typewriter Co 8.90 O. M. Leniger 16 40 U. L. Gordy 10 64 Emery Shultz ... 1.85 Henry Hold .. 5.63 U. S. Express Co ... .65 Standard Gas Co 16.16 LAW AND ORDER. The Franklin News says : Governor Stuart, iu his address at the dedica tion of the armory at Pittston paid high tribute to the national guard which he says is a body of citizens en titled to the greatest credit for giving its time and euergy to make the mil itary arm of the State effective. "The guard, as well as the flag," he said, "stands for liberty regulated by law. This country coutiuues to be the asy lum for those of other nations, aud they, like you and I, must understand that there is a responsibility connect ed with American citizenship aud that no State or nation can be secure where law and order do not prevail. The na tional guard is pledged to uphold law and order. *' Three Towns Considered. The American Car aud Foundry Co. will erect a large plant at an expend iture of $150,000 or $175,000 for the mauufacture of tanks for the steel tank cars. Three towns are being con sidered as locations, Milton, Berwick and Madison,lllinois. Milton had been decided upon as the location of the plant but complications arose which have left the location question unset tled and the order for the material for the building has beeu held up. The ' question is in the bauds of Presideut i Frank H. Eaton for decision. 1 A Sad Death. Gertrude, the young wife of Ci.tud Unger, Mayberiy township, departed this life early yesterday morning un der very pathetic circumstances The deceased was the daughter ot .1. Madison Vought.aud was a most high ly esteemed women. Her illness was brief. Twin babes survive her death. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning frqin the family residence near Vought's church. Inter ment will be made in the cemetery ad joining the latter church. TWEIIY TRAINS FiZE!) OF As a result of the wreck at Rupert j tower Tuesday eveuiug, a many | traius were frozen up along the Peunsy road in this vicinity during Tuesday night and yesterday, one of tlie worst congestions ever witnessed on the div ision being the result. Twenty different trains were frozen up yesterday morning between Mifflin ville and South D iuville. and unable to move. The wreck caused several traius to be held up Tuesday night, on each side of Rupart tower, and it was not loug before the cold froze up their steam aud put them temporarily out of busiuess. The other trains which ap proached from either end of the div ision duriug the night an 1 .morning were compelled to come to a stand, aud they in turn all froze up, until every siding aud available track aloug the stretch named was filled with stalled and "dead" traius. As fast as they could become thaw ed out yesterday they were started ou their way.bat all the passenger trains were very late. Tlie morning aud noon passenger train- were ueaily an hour and a half behind time. As an illustration of the hold-up,one crew which left Sunbnry Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock, and were sup posed to be back Tuesday uight, were still held up yesterday afternoon the men having been away from home on their train thirty-six hours then, aud still having no idea when they would reach Sunbury. SAN JOSE SCALE IN DANVILLE A. W. Stephens, the orchard demou strator, who a cinple of weeks ago en tered upon the jvork of inspecting fruit trees about towu in order to ful ly determine to what extent the San Jose scale has obtained a foothold iu Montour county, has now completed a cativa-s of all the upper part of the borough South of Market street. When seen yesterday he was busy plying his vocation. He says that he finds au abundance aud a flue variety of choice fruit trees growing in towu j Of the trees thus far examined, about j teu per cent have beeu fouud to be in i tested with the scale. The ravage of ; the pest, is confined mostly to tlie peach j aud plum trees. At no place has very j much damage beeu done, but the mere i presence of the scale indicates that the j fruit trees qf town are exposed to j great dauger, and unless the proper j remedy is applied without delay the pest will gain a firm foothold and its i extermination will be next toimpossi- j bio. First Fire in New Capitol. HARRISBURG, Feb. 13 One of the heavy velvet curtains at ; one of the windows in tlie private office of Secretary of Internal Affairs | Isaac B. Brown, iu the north wing of the new State capitol,caught fire from a lighted cigar which bad been left ou 1 one of the steam radiators aud the fire communicating to the window frame, damaged the interior of the room to the extent of about SI,OOO. Several of the Harrisburg lire de partment chemical engines responded to the alarm Wiieu the firemen ar rived the entire iuterior of the north wing was filled with blinding smoke The firemen chopped a portion of the window frame away and then got their chemical engines at work on the blaze. This is the first fire that has occur red iu the new State Capitol building. The loss is covered by insurance, the building having been recently insured for $4,000,000. Sleighing Party. A sleighing party from Danville aud Mausdale was most delightfully euter tained at the hospitable home of Mi. aud Mrs. Willet Snyder,Tuesday even ing. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Sadie Snyder, Mary Merrell, Nora Cooper, Rachel Fenter macher, Eva Boyer, Mamie Yeager, Lula Yeager, Emily Lewis, Wilda Paunebaker, Margaret Nephew, Ben ha Moser, Fannie Sees, Heleu Crossley, Jennie Garnet, Katie Kiuu, Mamie Cros-iley, Alice Feustermacher, Lib bfe Pursel.Emma Feustermacher,John Fruit, John Miller, Freeman Robbins. Reese Merrell, Peter Saudel, George Tanner, Augustus Tauuer, Jacob Mill er, Pelagius Miller, Jacob Tanner, Harry Yeager, John Heller, Charles Snyder, John Foulk,Clark Rishel, War ren Kens ter mac her, James Snyder. BAIT AND LAWBOOKS. The Harrisburg «Star-ludependeut declares that "so many game and fish laws have been enacted iu Pennsyl vania that the man who goes out hunt ing or fishing must needs carry with him a lawbook and a scales and a foot ■ rule, all of which he must put to pra ' ctical use frequently, else he will break some law whose existence lie 1 did not suspect. Indeed,if a man would I keep within the laws he should carry a 112 v law books with him all the tin:? 1 is proposed now toamend the lis! i !i AS h> protecting pearl mussels." Death of G. VV. Raudenbush. (ieoi.'e W. Raudenbush, a former cjnuty commissioner of Northuuiber -1 laud county, died at Mt. Carmel ou Friday morning. He was 63 years old and is survived by a wife aud nine children. Deceased was a veteran of the Civil War and endured the horrors 1 of Anderson prison. A IFlffl OF Fill! William Brent, a well-known resi dent of the second ward and veteran of the late rebellion,departed this life very unexpectedly yesterday morning. The deceased was ill only a couple ot days, death being due to an attack of pueuraouia, which speedily ran its course. He worked all last week, oc cupy i:ig his post as laborer at tlie pud dle mill of Howe & Samuel. He was taken with a chill Sunday. Mouday eveuiug he took his b3d. That his con dition was critical was not dreamed of by he family. He was couscious and rational up to within a few minutes of tlie end Betweeu 4 aud 5 o'clock yesterday morning he sat up iu bed and conversed pleasantly with the fain ily. About 5 o'clock he breathed his last. * William Brent was born iu Somer setshire, England. When he was three years of age his parents emigrated to America. The family lived for a short time in Pottsville and other towns in the coal region, but removed to Dan ville while the deceased was still a mere boy. Duriug the civil war the deceased enlisted in Compauy B, 194 th regi ment, under Captain Winner and at the expiration of his enlistment was honorably discharged. He was a steady industrious man, a good citizen, a dutiful husban 1 aud a kind iudulgent father. His sterling qualities won for him the respect of the entire commun ity. He was sixty-three years of age aud is survived by his wife, two sons, Ed ward and Arthur, aud two daughters, Mrs. Pearl James and Miss May Brent, who resides at home. One brother and two sifters of the deceased also sur vive: Joseph Brent of Lewistown; Mrs. Jane Kirkham of Plattesmouth, Neb., aud Mrs. Lizzie Lunger, widow of John Lunger, this city. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, from the late residence, Mowory street. Inter ment in Episcopal cemetery. ALL VETERANS PENSIONED. There are comparatively few sold iers of the civil war who are not yet 62 years of age, so that it may be said from last Thursday, when the presi dent signed the service pension bill, every, vetorau of the union army has been entitled to a pension, whether he suffered iujury or not. If he is 62 years old he receives sl2 a mouth; if he is 70 he receives sl6 a month ; if he is 75 he receives|2o a month. It is esti mated that this will swell the aunual pension bill anywhere from £6,000,000 to #15.000,000, but that iu a few years there will be a heavy decline in ex penditure ou that account. There are now 985,971 persons ou the pension roll, and in 1906,J'0r the first time, the roll showed a falling off In numbers Our pension bill was $ 138,864.409 last year. Millvilte Tablet up in Smoke. The two-story frame structure in which is housed the printing office of the Miltvilie Tablet, was totally de stroyed by fire Tuesday uight The building was owned by J. G. Potter, who was also editor of the Tablet. The printing offices occupied the whole building. Machinery, stock, printing equip ment, in fact everything, is practical ly ruined. The paper was to be have beeu issued yesterday,but the forms all made up for the press shared the fate of the rest. The building and equip ment was valued at betweeu SI6OO and •31800; and iusurauce to the amount of SBOO was carried. Death of Isa?c Levy. Isaac Levy, Mollie Levy (nee Beusbach) died at bis home in New York ou Sunday the 10th iust. The funeral was held Tuesday at 10 a. m.from Weehawkeu Ferry. Burial took place at Mt. Hope. The deceased, whose wife was the daughter of Benjamin Bensbach. was well known iu Danville and the news of his death will caute much regret. Services at Rushtown. A very successful ser ; es of evangel istic meetings by Evangelist Wm. D. Laumaster, of this city, was complet ed Sunday evening at the Rushtown Presbyterian church. The meetings were largely attended,the good sleigh ing helping to swell the attendance. There were a number of couversidus aud many strengthened in their Christ ian life. New County Bill Passed. Among the bills that hive beeu pass ed by the House of Representatives at Harrisburg ou the first reading is thjt making a new county of the lowereud of Luzerne. riahanoy's New Station. The new $30,000 Reading station at Mahauoy City is completed aud is ready to be turned over by the con tractors, Smith «Vr Campion, to the company. A thrilling serial story appears in every issue of"THE DAILY PRESS." It is one of many good features. All the news aud departments worth while are adequately treated in"THE PRESS." Buy "THE PRESS" every day. It insures your getting the best newspaper. Miss Katie W'ertmau isvisitiug rela tives in Catawissa. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 IS. BELL KILLED Bf THE CARS The grade crossing of the D. L. & i W. railroad at the upper entrance to the hospital grounds, Saturday morn ing, was the scene of a most shocking accident, iu which Mrs. Mary E. Bell, a well known woman of Mahoning township,lost her life,while the horse she was driving was killed and the sleigh reduced to splinters. Mrs. Bell.the deceased,was the wife of William M. Bell, wiio is employed in the Dauville Rolling mill,thi« city. The couple lived on a farm iu Toby Ruu hollow, which they recently pur chased. Mr. Bell usually completed his work about 9 o'clock in the morn ing and started for home on foot. It has been customary for some one from the farm to come to meet him with horse and sleigh. Mr. Bell seldom walked very far before the horse and sleigh appeared. Saturday, however, he got as far as the hospital for the insane. Meanwhile his sleigh, driven by his wife, crossed the D. L. & W. tracks at the gas house and drove along par allel with the railroad until it reach ed the crossing at the entrance to the hospital ground at the gate house. One would think that the most natural course from that point to town would be along the regular township high way on the south side of the track. The womau, however, assuming that her husband might be on his way up the railroad, was afraid she would miss him by taking the public road and un dertook to recross the track, intending to drive down through the hospital ground, from where the railroad is in full view. The train figuring in the accident was the west bouud passenger, num ber 715, due to arrive at Dauville at 9.10 a. m. The train was late aud was running at a high rate of speed. The locomotive squarely struck both horse and sleigh.carrying them forward and hurling the woman on the south side and the horse uu the north side of the track. Both were killed instautly. As soon as the train could be stop ped it backed to the scene of the ac cident. Oue of the first to join the crew was William Bell, the husband, who from his position at the lower end of the hospital ground was an eye witness of the terrible affair. In a statement subsequently made Mr. Bell said that he heard the whistle and al mast simultaneously the collision oc curred. As he saw the wreckage toss ed iu the air, the horse hurled in one direction and the humau body in the other, he instinctively felt that it was some oue from his farm who had driv eu in for him. He hurried forward and learued the terrible truth—that it was his wife who was the victim. Mrs. Bell did not bear a mark to show any external injury. Death was undoubtedly caused by internal injury or the effect of the terrible shock aud jar. The body was found one hundred feet west of the crossing, where the sleigh was struck, and some idea of the force of the impact when the eng ine struck the womau may be obtain ed when it is stated that the body in alighting struck the ground sixty feet west of the crossing aud from that point ploughed a furrow through the snow forty feet further before it stop ped. The woman to shield herself from the cold had put on a man's overcoat and wore a woolen hood on her head, which heavy protection no doubt ac counts for the fact that the body bore no external injury. The horse lay near ly opposite the womau, the body con taining one gash sufficient to cause death. The wreckage of the sleigh was scattered all along the track. Seyeral hundred feet west of the crossing on oue side lay the shafts and ou the oth er side oue of the runners of the sleigh to which clung a remnant of the wo man's woolen hood. The womau's body was carried into ttie waiting room at the gate house where Dr. Nebinger of the hospital staff made an examination. He was couvinced that death was instantane ous. Iu response to summons Justice of the Peace W. V. Oglesby, accompanied by Chief-of-Police J. C. Mincemoyer, went up to the sceue of the accident to determine whether an inquest was uecessary or not. He learned the facts as above stated and then arranged an interview with the engineer of train No. 715, which struck the womau. The number of the engine drawing the traiu was 430 and the name of the eng ineer iu charge is John Baird, of Northumberland. The same traiu returns up the road at 2:11 p. m. Accordingly at that hour Saturday afternoon Justice Oglesby, accompanied by a representative of the American, was ou hand at the station. The engiueer having handed the engine over to the firemau entered the passenger coach with the justice and his companion and during the run up to the hospital told his story. The engineer said that when he first saw the woman, she had stopped just south of the crossing and appeared to be arranging her hood. At the first sight of her he souuded the whistle ; I he had no idea that she would attempt i to cross. When only the length of three cars from the crossing, he said, to his hor ror, she drove right upon the cross ing. He applied the emergency brake. , but was unable to check the speed very !< much in the short distance and the collision occurred as above described. • The eugineer said he left Scranton five JOB PRINTING The offic° ot the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job ruaterial genera ly, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times io ex ecute in the neatcpt m-inner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description minutes late and lie admitted that lie was making good time. After hearing the testimony as well as viewing the body and place of the accident Justice Oglesby concluded that there was no negligence that should be answerable for in criminal court. -Mrs. Bell, the victim, wasftl yers of age. Besides her husband she is sur vived by two daughters; Emma, Mrs. Samuel lleiuibach, of East Danville, and Naomi, Mrs. Thomas Good, of Toby Run hollow. For many years Mrs. Bell was quite deaf and to tins infirmity no doubt in great measure the terrible accident was due. Had she possessed good hear ing she wouid no doubt have learned of the approaching train. ONE CASE OF EACH REMAINING It will be gratifying to our readers to learn that scarlet fever, several cases of which were known to exist in Danville at the close of January, has now been practically stamped out. there being but one house under quar antine for that disease, while the case under treatment is only one of scarlet rash. / Health Officer B. B. Brown yester day stated that "there is also only one house uuder quarantine iu Danville where diphtheria exists, a fact which would show that the latter dreaded disease has also been well handled by our physicians and health officers. The report of the truant officer at the meeting of the school board on Monday night showed that 248 pupils were out of school during the preced ing month by reason of sickness. NVheher or not the report for the pres ent month will be more favorable is not known, but it is perfectly clear that contagious diseases of the graver sort will not be responsible for keep ing pupils out of school. P t esent Session Will be Long. Iu the opinion cf what is regarded as excellent authority the present ses sion of the Legislature will not come to au end before July Ist. All of the conditions favor a long session. There are hundreds of bills in committees already, aud not a fair fraction of them have been considered many of the most important being left that argument may be heard on them. Only a few of those, demanded by the platforms of the dominant political parties have been considered, and at least half a hundred are locked up in the desk of the committee chairmen. Some of these bills will half the atten tion of tie Legislature for mauv hours and before they are whipped into shape and parsed they will have to be dissected and examined as uuder a microscope. This all takes time. The new capitol investigation com mittee cauuot possibly, iu the op'nicn of the best authorities, report betore June 30th, aud uutil its report is made it is folly to s;ty when the Legislature shall adjourn finally. The accountants are busy going over 11le bills for the new capitol at present, occupying a room in the Auditor General's depart ment,aud uutil they are well advanced the committee has nothing on which to commence. After the investigation begins it will hardly sit while the Legislature is in session, for the rea son that every member of the commit tee is interested, more or less, in leg islation on its way through the var ious stages. Old Fashioned Ouilting Bee. Au old fashioned quilting bee was held yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James McCrackeo, Valley town ship. The day was very pleasantly spent and a fine diuuer enjoyed Dy the following guests: Mrs. Elias Wil liams, Mr. aud Mrs. E. J. Beyer, Mr. aud Mrs. Simou Moser, Mrs. James Fenstermacher, Mrs. G. Roup aud A. Merrell, of Valley township; Mrs. Re becca Sweeney, of Danville, aud Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johusou,of Riverside. Birthday Party. The home of Mr. aud Mrs. William Shultz, Sidler Hill, was the scene of a pleasant party on Tuesdav night, got ten up iu hftiior of Mrs. Shultz's birth day. A fine supper was served. The following were present: Mrs. James Fox, Mrs. Kearus. Mrs. L. R. Walker, Mrs. Ed. Tovey.Mrs. J. Kessler, Mrs. Agnes Walker, Mrs. Charles Wolf and sou Charles, Miss Ruth Kearn. Sleighing Party EntertalneJ. A sleighing party from this city was delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. Sara Newberry near New Col umbia, Tuesday evening. Those pres ent wore Misses Rosie and Annie Eng lish, Bessie aud Edua Kapp, Blanche Morrison. Jeuuie Keeser, Sara Everett, Rouch, Martha aud Sara Arn wiue. Messrs. Walter Lovett, Carl Greeu, Edward lies, Richard Butler, George Lewis, Will McWilliams and Kimber Aruwiue. Refreshmeuts were served. Inspection Cost S3OO. The inspection of the Rerwicn-Nes copeck bridge will cost Luzerne aud Columbia counties S3OO. Three days were allowed and the law provides a salary for the viewers of sloaud mile age, with |5 per day for expenses. The eugineer that accompanies the board receives per day, mileage and ex l penses. This expense tlie counties will divide equally. Seriously 111. Mrs. Hatfield Carmany is seriously ill with pneumonia at her home at Roaring Creek.