Home Paper For the Home 1 he circulation of this paper is m reasing rapidly It will pay vou o advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR [)K. IKYING H. JENNINGS, Hour* A. M.to 1- W !,,i >itll a: -' ;P. M t.i 1\ M jin lit tilt. J'a. n sm t/r/* >1 ' • 425 Mil. l -r., DANVILI.E, PA. diseases «>f the Stoiuach and Intestines a Specially CONDENSED XIiWS. The religious bigot is usually de stitute of real religion. The best citizen tries to vote for the best men at every election. Persuasion is sometimes a more pow erful implement than dictation. No progress is made by that cause which depends for success upou cal umny and defamation. Catching his hand in a circular saw, John G. Browne,member of the Potts town board of trade, lost two fingers. Fellow workmen saved William Bodine from drowning in Catawissa creek, at Bloomsburg, when he fell in while cutting ice. The average coaster and skater learns uo wisdom by the unhappy experi ences of his comrades. William Jennings Bryan has been talking to the editors of Minnesota, saying among other thiugs that Presi dent Roosevelt has done and is still doing many things which lie approves. Charles E. Hughes, Governor of New York; Edward C. Stokes, governor of New Jersey and James H Higgins, governor of Rhode Island, are gradu ates of Brown university. President Roosevelt is having made a full-length portrait of himself which is to be putin the Peace Palace at The Hague. The gift will be from a group of friends in Europe who are pledged to the peace movement. In three successive oysters that Hugh Garreu opened in a Bethlehem restau rant he found three good sized pearls, which a gem broker valued at S3OO. J. B. Martin, of Taconia. owns a mine in Alaska, the profits of which he lias sworu to devote to the cause of total abstinence even though these profits should reach $500,000 a year. Official announcement lias been made that the Erie Coal company, which operates fifteen collieries iu Pittston aud vicuity, is about to establish a re lief fund for the benefit of its em ployes. A "poke" bonnet is not essential iu good Quakerism. Such is the consensus of opinion of those in attendance at the Plymouth Friends' association in Plymouth meeting, says a Norristown dispatch. In the criminal court at Scranton oil Saturday Saverio Curico was for the second time found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Nicholas Ferrias, in North Scranton, on December 24, 1906. William Blackmau, a resident of Chester aged 30 years, while suffering with religious mania, slaughtered a pet dog owned by members of his fam ily. Harvard university is quietly antic ipating an interesting day on next Saturday, for ttien, for the first time Bince class day two years ago. Presi dent Roosevelt is to visit the univer sity. Ralph Rudy, 12 years of age, was drowned in the Susquehanna river at New Cumberland on Saturday while skating. He skated into a hole where the ice had been removed by ice cut ters. Under a new ruling, telephone girls in France must respond : "I listen." In this country that is just what we are kicking about. New Yorkers are enthusiastically in dorsing a movement to stop the ring ing of church bells on Sundav moru ing. Most of them are just going to bed at that hour. The lowa man who committed sui cide because he had too much money, and it worried him, turus out to have been a bachelor. The explanation, while tardv, is satisfactory. The Italian public schools are to cele brate Washington's Birthday this year. This may be considered the first step in the making of future American citizeus of Italian descent. And now the women are after Senat or Knox's scalp because of his defense of Reed Smoot, and when the women get after a man he might as well take to the tall timber. Boys will be boys and it would be a good thing if some of them would not try to be men before they have cut their eye teeth. Berwick is still afflicted with a large amount of disease. Besides nine teen cases of typhoid fever, a large number of diphtheria.chicken pox and other cases are being reported. Over in Mt. Carmel, where they do all sorts of queer thiugs, they elected a dead man to the office of judge of election on Tuesday. Floriau Wacloski, who is 26 years of age, was nominated by the Democrats of the second ward for judge of elec tion. Several days before the election he sustained injuries of a very serious nature iu the mines. Tuesday morning he died but it was not generally known until after the polls had closed that his injuries had resulted fatally. He a very popular and easily polled ~*es than his opponent. iUontour jViufrican. "IHI-S COT NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS" . OL. 53—MO 8. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL The committee consisting of Burgess W. J. Rogers,•Councilman George B. Jacobs and Solicitor Eoward S. Geai hart, representing the borough, which held a conference w'th Health Com missioner Dixon at Harrisbure on Wednesday, presented its report at a regular meeting of council Friday. The report indicates that the health commissioner fully appreciates the ' unsanitary conditions existing at Dan ville, especially the extent to which the old canal proves a nuisance and a detriment to the town; also that Dr. Dixon will carefully look into tho matter and that he promises to assist in getting rid of the old canal. Mr. Jacobs reported that the com mittee met Dr. Dixon and that while the latter could not at this time give a decided answer on the plan propos ed, he would recommend that the ap propriation be granted with the con sideration that whatever is done should be with the approval of the health de partui3ut, aud that in the meantime he would look into the plau and send his engineer onto look over the ground. He assured the committee that the department recognized the fact that the abaudoued caual is a very bad nuisance and that he would see to it that it be abated and finally that the commissioner thought the commit tee had the proper remedy. The term for which Borough Elec trician Smith was elected expires on March Ist. The electrioian was called before council to determine whether he would be willing to serve auother year, if his salary be fixed at $75 per month. The electrician said he would accept the proposition at the above salary, whereupon, on motion of Mr. Vastine.he was electe 1 for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord ered that the borough street lights be turned on twenty minutes earlier than has been customary. Mr Boyer presented a report of the conference with Division Superintend ent Turk, which was held iu this city last week, relative to vacating rail road crossing at Cross street, etc. The report of the conference was printed in these columns ou the day succeed ing the meeting., Mr. Boyer said Sup eriutendent Turk was emphatic iu his declaration that he would not open the vacated crossing uuless compelled to do so by the courts. He. however, promised to assist in certain improve ments ou Nicholas avenue, which will make the street which leads through under the railroad more desirable. He also assured the committee that Rail road street crossing aud other cross ings would be kept open in the future. The following members were pres ent: Gibson, Vastine Sweisfort, Rus sell, Angle, Boyer, Dietz and Wood side. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $115.00 W. H. Woodside 1.00 John L. Jones. . ... 1.00 A. C. Amesbury 1.00 Recording Steam Gauge 19 60 James Gibcou 9.00 Rumsey Electrical Ml'g Co 38 00 Adams Express Co 1.15 Garlack Packing Co 13.38 Washington Fire Co .... .45 Labor aud hauling 47 25 Joseph Lechner ... 1.40 U. S. Express Co 25 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $ 157.00 P. H. Foust 30.40 James Gibson ... 7.50 W. H. Woodside 1.00 John L. Jones ... 1.00 A. C. Amesbury 1.00 U. S. Express Co .30 Fred R. Miller Blank Book Co 4.75 Harrison Bros &Co ... 138 52 Gorlack Packing Co 42.92 P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 267.44 Friendship Fire Co.. 21.41 Washington Fire Co 19.70 Joseph Lechner 48.57 P. H. Foustt .. . 85.45 Will Establish Cement Works. The securing of an option ou the Henry Lazarus farm at Grovauia yes terday practically assures the establish ment at Grovania by James E. Reic hard, of Bloomsburg.of a large cement works. Mr. Reichard is well known in Jhis section. He now owns and has con ducted with much suecess for some time the limestone quarry at Grov ania. The securing of an option on the Lazarus place is but one step in the direction of Mr. Reichart's intentions, as lie has already secured options on a number of other lime stoue bearing properties in that vicinity. Chemists who have examined the quality of limestone produced at Grov ania state that cement can be manu factured from it that will ho the equal if not the superior of any cement now produced in the country. The enterprise which Mr. Reichard contemplates is by no means small. He intends to ultimately erect a plant that will occupy hundreds of hands, and one that will transform the vill age of Grovania into a bustling com munity. The plant will be modern iu every detail. Mr. Reichard's enterprise Is sufficient warrant for the success of the proposition. The extensive lime stone business which he now conducts is entirely the work of his own hauds and attests his skill as a business man. WHIT COULD J HE AMD It will be with extreme regret that the people of Danville will learn that the American Car and Founday com pany, which has been easting about for a site on which to build a large plaut for the manufacture of steel j tanks, has given Danville the go-by and selected a town still more remote from Berwick. When the item appeared in the News last Tuesday settiug forth the facts i-i the case everybody became very hope ful and couldn't see how Danville with its excellent shipping facilities aud its dismantled steel plant could fail to ap peal to the Oar aud Foundry company. Especially were the people hopeful, as they were encouraged to believe that the board of trade had again got busy and was making strenuous efforts to \ land a new industry. It is true no meetings were held that pointed directly or indirectly to the new tank plaut projected by the Am erican Oar and Foundry company, hut no one could believe that ajwide awake board of trade would permit such an opportunity to pass without exerting itself and took the view that the mem bers were doing some quiet work to bring the advantages existing at Dan ville to the notice of the company. If the results may be taken as a criterion little, if anything, was done and the industry has been lost. There is very much about this affair to discourage people who really want to see our town grow. Many are be ginning to ask the question whether there is any determined or sustained effort put forth to bring new indust ries to town. The disappointments that repeatedly occur fall the most keenly on the business people, whose success depends on industrial development, which means increased patronage In view of these facts would it not be a good tiling for the merchants of town to effect an organization Not i only would the merchants be in a position to protect their own interests in many ways, but in a broader sense could labor for the advancement ami protection or the town's business in- j terests. It would prove a band of de- j terminod and untiring workers with an eye single to business—one that wonld in a straight eoarsc for new industries ami as such it would , prove a potent auxiliary to the board of trade. The idea is not a new oue.it is true, as it lias been discussed for the last year or more. But the preaent.it seems, | when new industries may be had for the asking, as it were, should be the proper time for business men to con- ' aider the matter of organization very j seriously and if possible to get togeth- | er, doing soinetliiug that will give j Danville its full share in the general prosperity that is prevailing. Funeral of William Brent. William Brent, whose deatli occur red Wednesday, was consigned to the grave in the Episcopal cemetery Sat urday afternoon. The fuueral, which took place from the familv residence, Mowery street, at 2 o'clock, was very largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. L. D. Ulrich. The pall bearers were chosen from the employes of Howe & Samuel, who attended the fuueral in a body. They were as follows: Frank Aruies, Frank Heim, George Gibbony, William Diminick, Jacob Burger aud Leander Kjclier. The employes of Howe & Samuel, some forty in number, each carried a carnation, which, as they took a last look at the deceased,they deposited on the casket. The deceased was a veter an of the civil war aud in honor of his memory a representation of Goodrich post, No. 22, G. A. R., attended the obsequies in a body. The following persons from out of town attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brent, Miss Letitia Brent and Edward Brent,of Lewistowu; Mr. aud Mrs. Martin Lesherand daughter, Martha, of Lewisburg; Mrs. Lewis Ayres.Mrs. William Sliutt, of Milton; Miss Rebecca Poyer,Mrs. Abram Rog ers, Miss Verua Rogers, Mrs. Joseph Sober, of Sunbury ; Miss Alice Lam bersou, Miss Kate Bavlor, of Cata wissa; Mr. aud Mrs. William Ander son, of Rushtown. Y. n. C. A. Team Defeated. In a close and exciting game at the armory Saturday evening the Dauville Y. M. O. A. basket ball team was de feated by the Buckuell sophomores by the score of 27 to 26. Botli teams put up gilt edge ball from start to finish. The feature of the evening was the goal shooting of Pet ers, making 19 out of 26 points for the locals. During the second half Kase, one of the Buckuell guards was ruled off the floor for fighting The line-up. DANVILLE. BUCKNELL. Peters .... forward O'Brien Welliver .... forward Ritter Edmondsou .center Owens Kase guard Kaso Roberts . .. gu:\rd Ogden guard Hallmau Goals from the field : Peters <5. Ed mondsou 1. Roberts 1, Owens 7. O'- Brien 3, Ritter 2, Goals from fouls : Peters 7, Edmondson 1, Kase I, Rob erts 1. O'Brien 8. Tho Danville Y. M. O. A reserves and the Bloomsburg Normal reserves played a short game before tho regular game of the evening, which resulted i in a score of Hi to 14 in favor of the visitors. DANVILLE. l'A., THURSDAY, FJEDKUAHY 2N 1907. AL OLD RESIDENT PASSES IMR Augustus Zehnder, a well-known resident,departed this life at the Hed dens liouse Saturday morning. after a short illness due to a complication of diseases. The deceased was aged seventy-six years,eight months and ten days. Dur ing several years prior to his death he grew very iufirm. His last illness,how ever, covered a period of only two weeks. It was not until Friday night that his case grew really alarmiug. As quickly as possible word was sent to each of his children. George Zeliuder. one of the sons who resides at Ber wick, was the first to arrive and was present when liis father breathed his last, which occurred at 10:45 o'clock. Augustus Zehnder was born at Cata wissa at what was Known as McKel ! vey's mill. He was a miller by occupa tion aud as such was widely known, being identified at one time or other in li is life with several well-known milling establishments in this aud ad joining counties. The deceased built the flouriug mill at South Danville, for many years in charge of .T. B. Laidaeker aud at pres ent being remodeled by tlie Hauey- Frazier company. He was for several years in charge of that establishment He also conducted the steam grist mill ou Church street, this city, the stone" 1 structure,which is still standing,being one of the landmark's of town. During war times lie was in charge of John son's mill at Northumberland. He is best remembered by the farm ers of central Montour county as the miller at Geringer's mill near Wasli ingtouville. Another near-by mill, which ho built aud operated for about four years, was the mill on the DePue farm at Kipp's run. Previous to this lie had charge of Haas' mill at Suu bury aud at a still earlier date of Shu mau's mill at Maiuville. He was also l in charge of the mill at Beach Haven for several years. He finally retired from the milling business and embarked in the lumber business in West Virginia, continuing thus employed for about ten years. ; For some time past he has been living retired and has spent a great deal of his time in this city and vicinity. For ';* couple of years preee><liug death lie lived at the Heddens house. He was a geuial kindly man,esteem ed for his many excellent traits of character. His pleasant disposition along with his extended experience re : lating to men aud things, made his ; companionship very agreeable and he will be much missed at his favorite ! haunts. The wife of the deceased died in | this city eight years ago. Three sous I aud two daughters survive: George Zehnder, of Berwick; Charles H. Zehnder, of Philadelphia; aud E. M. Zehnder, of Scrautou; Bertha (Mrs Douley) of Pittsburg, and Alice i Mrs. Lyon) of Norfolk, Va. Favorable to Appropriation. Dr. E. E. McAdoo anl Thomas Brown, members of the appropriations committee of the State legislature, paid a visit to Danville Tuesday for the purpose of inspecting the hospital for the insane. If the impressions re ceived by these two members as to the needs of the institution have any weight with the other legislators.theu tnere is no doubt but that the appro priatiou asked for to make improve ments will be granted. The bill appropriating $:58 ( .»,:500 to the hospital passed the legislature ou first reading last week. Before taking further actiou ou the bill the approp riations committee desired to have positive iuformatiou concerning the hospital. Hence the visit Tuesday by Dr. McAdoo aud Mr. Browu represent ing the committee. The kind of a report they will make is scarcely a matter of doubt. Before leaving the hospital they expressed themselves as impressed with the urg ent necessity for all the buildings and improvements provided for in the bill making the appropriation and their whole manner went to show that what they discovered was favorable to the passage of the bill iu an unmodified form. The trustees and others are en couraged to believe that the institution will receive the full $:589,:500. Hiss Newbury's Record. , Miss Noll Newbury, a seuior in the ! commercial department of the local • high school, has brokeu its record iu | short baud writing by taking two | hundred words, new mattor, in one ; minute, with ouly ono eror. i It :? customary in tlie local school to have tests at intervals to discover what record can be made. The average rate of speed attained by students just graduating rauges from 100 to 150 words per minute. In view of this Miss Newbury's rocord is little short, of remarkable. The nearest that any of the other students of the commerci al department have attained to Miss i Newbury's record i* IS) per ' minute. i The high school employs the i'ir 1 uiauic system,which is considered one of the best. The world's record in short hand writing is held by au F>ig '• lishmnu aud is 250 words per iniintr i >r tea miuutes. There are sixty-nine ou the roll in • the commercial department of the hfgli ' school Miss Newbury is iu her third r year as student. , The plodder often makes as brilliant achievements as his quicker brother. ->* "V. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mr anil Mrs. lleber D. Miuier, of Sunbury. spent Sunday with friends in this city. Calvin Keefer, of Suubury, spent Suuday with friends in this city. Mrs. Walter Fields spent Saturday with friends in Catawissa. Joy Brader, of New York City, is spending a few days at the home of Dr. aud Mrs. F. E. Harpel, Ferry street. E. T. Mateer, of Altooua.spent Suu day with frieuds iu Danville. Reuben Boyer,ot' Wilkes-Barre,spent Suuday with his family ou Honey- | moon street. Miss Lou West left yesterday for an extended visit with Dr. Ray in Phila delphia. Robert M. Jacobs left last evening for a visit with friends iu Alleutowu. Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel VauKirk left yesterday for a visit with frieuds in Baltimore. Mrs. Gertrude Ellis, of Kingston, is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. I. T. Patton, Mill street. The Misses Florence anil Bessie Reich and Daniel Hahn, of this city, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Henry Reich, Mahoning town ship. Swindle Story From Shamokin. Adam Beiman, who owns a farm near Dauville, iu Montour couuty, es caped oue of the slickest confidence games that was ever attempted. Beiman went to Shamokin Monday night aud was met at the train by the three men, who were the promoters of a daring game to fleece the old man. Tue farmer tells his story iu this wise: About a month ago he received a letter statiug that Wells & Co. had been secretly making a survey of his laud aud had discovered oil iu it. They asked him to come to Shamokiu to make arrangements for its purchase The letter was sigued "P. J. Jen nings. '' It told Beiman to write the parties in New York when he would come on here and that he should wear a yellow ribbon ou his lapel so that they would know him. The farmer went unsuspectingly aud lie was given the glad hand as he alighted from the train Monday night He says the men, all splendidly dressed aud haudsome fellows, took him iu the waiting room aud said they had to catch a train soon and would do their business there. The confidence men told him that there was no doubt that there was oil ou his property and that they represented a firm who would buy it at the fabulous sum of SIOO,OOO They said the farmer must post S2OO as au evidence of good faith and to cover the necessary expenses and all would come off as promised. Beiman told them he only had SSO with him but that lie would bring the other Saturday or that they could meet him at his farm. The confidence men wanted t » take his SSO but he refused to give it up Tuesday morning before goiug back home he consulted a lawyer who ex ploded the game of the three crooks and the farmer was thus saved uot ouly his S2OO but doubtless a much larger sum.—Shamokin Daily News. Pleasant Surprise. A pleasant surprise party was giveu ou Mouday eveniug at the home of Mrs. L. F. Chesuut, Front street, in honor of her daughter, Heleu's 13th birthday. Among the amusements was a beau contest ia which Miss Clara Beyer won first prize, Miss Margaret Flanagan second aud Master Reed Smith third. Refreshments were serv ed. Those present were: Misses Helen Seidel, Florence Chambers.Clara Bey er, Emily Prout, Edith Sheppersou, Ethel Roat. Edna, Mabel and Olive Boat, Lncretia Berger, Margaret Flan agan. Pearl Chambers, Grace Cooper, Katherine Evans, Messrs. .James Evans, Joseph Hess, Gorman Chesuut, Reed Smith, Frank Gearhart, Howard Morrison Jesse Gulick, Frank Roat, Berton Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Roat, Mr. ana Mrs. Warren Roat and sou George, Mrs. William Roat, Mrs. Thomas Evans, Mrs. William Evans, Mrs. Edward Cornell, of Suubury. Catawissa flills to Resume. James B. Watson, of this city, who was appointed receiver of the Cata wissa Paper Mills Co.. the failure of which embarrassed a Freelaud bank last spring, has beeu grauted permis sion by Judge Archbald to make an experimental lease of the mills for six months. The lease i*s to bo placed with ! a company organized by D 0. Beck ley, of Bloomsburg, who was interest ed in the old couceru, whose notes were held by the Freelaud bauk. The arrangement was made upou the sug gestion of Mr. Beckley audit is to be hoped that the business may yet be Hjrain placed ou a firm footing. Party From Bloomsburg. The 112 illowing party from Blooms bu.-g enjoyed a trip to this city yester -1 iy, partaking of a flue dinner at D. LI. Heddens' restaurant: Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Moore, Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph Keller, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. White, Mr. aud Mrs. H. V. White. Dr. and Mrs. .T. J. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fletcher, Mr. aud Mrs. A. L, tritz, 1 Mrs. Joliu Cope. 4 BOYS INJURED : WHILE COASTING A terrible coasting accident occur red on Ash street shortly after 7 o'clock Tuesday, as the result of which two hoys sustained broken limbs and two others grave injuries of au internal nature. A large bob sled was being used, the front runners of which were steered hy a brake wheel. Ou the sled were about fifteen boys The bob sled shot down the steep hill at an express train rate of speed. Whether the boy who was steering did not properly under stand the apparatus or some defect de veloped in the steering gear, the sled failed to respoud as intended and struck a tree just below Spruce'street. Under the fearful momentum as tlie sled suddenly stopped the boys were all hurled forward with fearful velo city. There were agonized cries of pain as the coasters rose or tried to rise to their feet. Three were unable to stand. These were John Mourer, sou of Harry Mourer.East Mahoning street; Charles Udelhofen.Jr , of Ash street,aud John Riley, son of Michael Riley, Railroad street. John Mourer aud John Riley were taken into a residence nearby while Charles Udelhofen was removed to the home of his parents. Dr. Paules was called to the scene of the accident aud gave each of the boys in succession a thorough exami nation. John Mourer was found to have sus tained a fracture of both legs above the knees. Due of the limbs bears a double comminuted fracture with a probable dislocation at the hip. The injuries ou the whole aie considered very serious- Charles Udelhofeu sustained a fract ure of the right leg above the knee, which is complicated with a serious injury to the patella or knee cap. Joliu Reilly has a painful aud ap parently serious internal injury in the region of the right hip.lt will be neces sary to administer au auaesthetic be fore the boy cau be subjected to au ex amination sufficiently searching to locate the trouble. Thomas Rouey, Jr., is another boy, injured internally, but just how bad ly could not be determined that night The injured boys are all between the ages of 14 auu 19 years. Cleaning Boilers. The borough light plant tor a couple >f nights pist has been shut down for a greater or less period after 1 2 o'clock —a circumstance which has caused those of our citizens whose avocations lead them on the streets after mid night to register a mild protest. Au investigation, however, shows that those iu charge of the light plaut are doing the best they cau—that the shuttiug off of light is unavoidable aud that in a day or so things will be normal agaiu aud there will be plenty of light. There has been no light on South Mill. Bloom aud Lower Mulberry streets since Saturday night owing to the burning of the wire in the regulat or belonging to that circuit. A new coil was immediately sent for, but there has been unavoidable delay in its arrival which accounts for no light on that circuit. A shutting down of the plant after 12 o'clock for two or three hours, which leaves the eutire town in dark ness, is rendered necessary by the work of cleaning the boilers, at present un der way. The cleaning of boilers is work that dare not be neglected. Ordinarily it should be done three or four times per year.but at the muuicipal plaut "boil er compound" is used, which dimin ishes the accumulation of scale to such au oxteut that cleaning of boilers is not. necessary oftener than once a year. One set of boilers is hardly suffici ent to carry both light plant ami pumps all uight. To ease up matters a little therefore an interval is selected after the hour of midnight for shut tiug down the light plant. Tlie moon is now becoming a factor in the sky anil when the weather is clear the electric light will not be missed a great ileal, especially considering that the hour is oue when few people are out. Freight Wreck on Reading. The P. & R. passenger train which is due to leave here at 11 :23 was yes terday held up a short distance above Grovauia by a freight wreck. A freight of forty-one cars was run ning ahead of the passenger and when it arrived at the "hog hole", a mile above Grovauia au accident, the na ture of which could not be determin ed, occurred, derailing tlie rear car and the caboose. The Bloomsburg annex was run down to the scene of the wreck aud the passengers transferred. The Cata wissa wreck crew cleared up the track yesterday afternoon. Reward for Each Horse. Detective Charles White, of York, who arrested Levi Rupp for horse | stealing, has presented a petition to court asking that the York couuty ! commissioners be ordered to pay him S2O reward for each charge preferred against Rupp. A State law gives a re ward of *2O for the apprehension of a horse thief aud as Bupp pleaded guilty to stealing twelve horses White wauts $240. The county commissioners con tend that White is entitled to but oue reward of S2O. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 II SAD CASE ' JF SUICIDE The residents on Grand street Tues- ' day were shocked by a case of suicide, j in which the person who took the , plunge into eternity was a young wo man from Williamsport visiting in this city. The case had all the ele ments of deep pathos. The victim of self-destruction was young and possess- I ed of many advantages. She was the j idol of fond parents and the center of ' a wide circle of loving friends. Life with all its alluring prospects was be ; j fore her; nevertheless standing on the threshold of womanhood, unaccount- j able as it may seem, she preferred ' death to life and with a single stroke ' ended it all. ; On last Sunday Anna Elizabeth Sliny- ! der, of Williamsport, arrived in this ' city to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank Hauck, No. 307 Grand street. She was a handsome young women, 22 years of j age, and was employed as saleslady at the notion store of King & Springman j No. 24 East Third street. Williams- i port. The fact developed Tuesday that duriug her visit here on one oc- ' casiou she declared that she would kill herself rather than return to Williams- 1 port. There was nothing especially un usual in her manner during her visit here, however,and her remark was not taken seriously. Tuesday morning she received a message from her brother, Max Sliny der, of Williamsport, informing her that she was wanted to give testimony in a certain case on trial in the Ly coming county court. She made every preparation to comply. Busman Dan iel Shultz was engaged to call at the Hauck home and take her to the sta tion in order to meet the 12.10 Penn sylvania train. The busman was promptly on time, but when he arriv ed at the dwelling where the young lady was staying crepe as a mark of mourning was already hanging on the front door and he learned that the bus was not needed. In the short interim the uniiappy young woman, weighed down by some sorrow, procured a pistol and sent a bullet into her heart. It was a terrible blow for the sister to bear, while the tragedy cast a gloom over all that part of town. Justice of the Peace Oglesby was called to the scene of the sad affair. After viewing the body and the sur roundings and questioning Mr. and Mrs. Hauck. brother-in-law and sister of the dead girl, he concluded that the latter came to her death by her own hand. After the bus had been ordered Miss Shuyder went to her room ostensibly to dress for the trip. Mrs. Hauck was in the act of following her up stairs to render assistance when the girl called back! "Do not come up now." Without thinking very deeply about the request and what it might imply, the sister obeyed. A minute later, while she yet tarried down stairs,the report of a revolver rang through the house. Mrs. Hauck accompanied by her husband,filled with a dreadful ap prehension, rushed up stairs and were shocked and horrified to the poor girl lying upon the floor wiA a pistol wouud in her heart and the deadly weapon by her side. There were still evidences of life, although she was unconscious, but death was fast approaching. The fatal shot was fired at 10:25 o'clock. Ten minutes later the girl was dead. Dr. Patton was immediately called, but medical help was unavailing, so well-aimed was the bullet that pierced the heart. The unhappy girl had laid down upon the tioor and held the muz zle of the revolver close to her breast over the center of the heart as revealed by the marks of powder found on her dress. The revolver was one owned by Mr. Hauck, which was kept in his bed room. Miss Shnyder was aware of its existence and for her to obtain posses sion of it was a comparatively easy matter. The suicide is the daughter of Henry Shnyder, of Williamsport. Her broth er, Max Shnyder. was instantly called up by telephone and apprised of the dreadful tragedy. Pomona Heeling Postponed. The committee of Pomona grange, composed of J. W. Lowrie, Mr. Esch bach and Hon. C. A. Wagner, has de cided to postpone the regular quarter ly-meeting of the grange from this mouth to May. the exact time and place to be chosen later. Strawberry Ridge grange on Tues day held a very pleasant weekly meet ing, with the usual enjoyable literary and musical program. Oppose Compulsory Vaccination. The opponents of the compulsory vaccination law are getting busy in some sections. Representative Mine hart, of Franklin county, has been fur nished with a petition fifteen yards in length, asking for the repeal of the law. The petition was from the south end of the county and contained the names of 890 people, including 229 farmers, 36 school teachers and nine directors. To Punish Incendiaries. The mutual insurance companies of Lancaster county have organized to de tect,arrest and punish all incendiaries and will offer a reward of SSOO in each case. JOB PRINTING The office ol 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 ail Kinds and Description FUST FREIGHT 111 1 WRECK The S. H. & W. branch of the Penn sylvania railroad at Bluff, otherwise known as the Roaring creek siding, about 4 o'clock yesterday morning waa the scene of a spectacular freight wreck, in which the track was torn up for a long distance and every car was derailed, tor rolling down over the bank into the river. The train which came so nearly be ing wiped out of existence was fast freight L-18, which runs at nearly passenger train speed. The train, which passes through South Danville with out stopping,reached Bluff on time yes terday morning. It was bowling along at the usual rate of speed and had reached a point just west of the tower when a flange broke on one of the front wheels of the first car. In an instant there was a crash and rattle of colliding cars that echoed and re-echoed among the mountains as the iron rails were wrested from the cross ties and the 28 cars forming the train, one after another left the track and, thrown right and left, were dragged over the frozen roadbed by the power ful engine running at high speed. When the locomotive was stopped a scene of confusion and much destruc tion presented itself. Nothing remain ed on the tracks but the engine and caboose. Four of the cars lay down over the bank in the river. The most of the cars remained upon their tracks but were standing nearly sidewise blocking both main track and siding. The track was torn up for nearly quarter of a mile; beyond this, it is true, the damage is not so great as it might have been considering the whole sale derailment of cars, although the wreck is considered unique in that the whole train was thrown from the track. What is equally remarkable is the fact that no one was injured, which was probably due to the circumstance that the trainmen were riding in the caboose or were on the engine. Pursuant to directions two wreck trains were soon at the scene of the accident,one coming down from Creasy and the other up from Sunbury. It was an enormous proposition to get the road open and it was not until noon that the wreckage was removed from the siding, so that the passenger train due to arrive at South Danville at 12:10 could get through. The latter train was over an hour late. Previous to the noon traiu the passengers were transferred at the wreck,the result be ing that each of the forenoon trains was delayed for nearly an hour. One of the cars of the fast freight was loaded witli coke; all the other cars of the train carried merchandise. Tuberculosis Hospital. < Dr. Cameron Sliultz, of this city, has been appointed as one of the 15 charter members of the corporation connected with the new hospital for indigent tuberculosis patients, which it is proposed to erect at Ellenton.this State. The appointments wefe made by the committee appointed by the Lycoming medical society to promote the hospital. The fifteen charter members of the hospital corporation have been select ed from the counties for which the hospital is intended to be used They are : Lycoming county, the committee of the Medical Society composed of Dr. B. H. Detjviler, chairman, and Dr. C. W. Youugman, both of Wil li imsport, and Dr. W. B. Koukle, of Montoursville : also the Rev. Robert F. Gibson, rector of Trinity Episcop al church, and the Rev. Father John Costello, rector of the Church of the Annunciation. Sullivan, Dr. W. F. Randal, of Dushore; Columbia, Dr. J. W. Bruuer, of Bloomsburg. Montour, Dr. C. Schultz, of Danville. North umberlaud, Dr. H. W. Gass, of Sun bury; Snvder, Dr. B. F. Wageuseller, of Selinsgrove. Union, Dr. G. G. Graff, of Lewisburg; Center, Dr. J. Y. Dale,of Lamout; Clinton, Dr. F. P. Ball, of Lock Ilaven. Tioga,Dr. S. P. Hicks, of Tioga. Bradford, the Hon. C. L. Stevens. Fine Musical Program Rendered. A good sized audience listened to a fine musical given at the Pine Street Evangelical Lutheran church Thurs day evening by Mrs. Alice Brooks' Sunday school class. The proceeds were for the benefit of the church. The following program was render ed : Male quartette. Piano Duet— Misses Hattie and Ruth Kase. Piano solo —Miss Ada Lore. Mandolin solo —Miss May Sidler. Song—Katherine Hoffman. Mandolin club. Recitation--Louise Reynolds. Mandolin & guitar—Dudley & Hen niug. Duet— Miss Newbaker ami Mr. Van nan. Vocal solo—Miss Bennetts. Duet. Recitation —Miss Kitnerer. Vocal solo—Miss Frymire. Song—Master Davis Brooks. Piano duet—Misses Sidler and Cloud. Song—Miss Chestnut. Mandolin Guitar—Dudley & Hen ning. Piano dnet —Misses Byerly and Sid i ler Vocal solo—Miss Frymire. Male quartet. i Real ability usually makes a place for itself in the affairs of this world.
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