Home Paper For the Home i ht_ circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly It will pay vot> o advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR I)K. IKYING H. JENNINCfS, 1) Kyi IST. ojpee ilvur* .1. M to li V lt/ * l/ ''' i P. M.to i V. M Ihintill*. I'". / 1 fiIIULT/, .n. \ ■ 42"> Mltl IHNVIIXh, I*A. .Jiseases of the Stomaeh and Interlines j Specialty CONIffISEI) NEWS. The river is still ice locked. Less thau four weeks till Easter. Easter bonnets are beiug planned. Have yop seen the first robiu yet .' Canadians who wish to read Sunday newspapers must buy them on the da> before. Fire drills are a good thing in the schools. from around the towu in dicate that there will be quite a num ber of Jnue brides this year. Public Sales in all parts of the Country now. How does the March weather suit you? The snow flurry made bad roads in places. Independence is the heritage of ev ery American citizen. A building boom would be a good thing. Danville needs more moderate rent houses. Au upright man leads the pleasautest life. It's just as easy and a great deal more profitable to say pleasant things. Hemes in their natural wild state live longer than when put to domestic uses. Wtien free and uncontrollable a horse lives to the average age of 38 vears; the domestic horse is of little use after 25 years. A British military expert reports that observations made during the .South Americau war showed that married men were braver than bachel ors. Nothing surprising about that Courage, like other desirable qualities, is the product of experience. William J. Oliver, of Knoxville, Tenu., the contractor for the Pauama canal, is less than 45 years of age,red headed, and has more than $40,000,000 in contract under way in this country at the preseut time. Dr. Charles Harrington has recom mended that the president extend an invitation to the coming congress of Hygiene and Demography at Berlin to hold its meeting at Washington in 1909 or 1910. In Zululaud, when the moon is at the full, objects are distinctly visible at as great a distance as seveu miles, wtnle even by starlight one can see to read priut with ease. Ex-Governor Fftderick Holbrook, of Vermont aud ex-Governor William Sprague, of Rhode Island,are the only living war governors in the United States. John S. Fay.of Marlboro, Mass..the oldest postmaster in the United States in jioint of service, has received news to the effect that he had been confirm ed in the Senate for another four years' term. Now that (.hi* state normal schools are to be investigated by a legislative committee the probability is that the curriculum of these institutions will be enlarged by adding curiosity. The pupils of the schools are begin ning to look forward to vacation. The rural resident of nowadays is becoming unite a progressive person. The south side is also anticipating a building boom for next summer. Although there are fewer than !iOO, - 000 white people in the Transvaal it was possible for them in the year 1905 to consume 418,*?'5 gallons of ale and beer, vauled at $.'98,930. Four officers of the general staff of the German army have started for Japan for two years' service in the Japanese army in order to study meth ods of tiainiug. strategy, and other matters. With the discrediting of steel rail road ties after such a short experi ment, a greater drain than ever may b« expected ou the woodland of the couutry. » Youug girls who loiter ou the streets * make a start ou the broad way that leads to destruction. Out of twenty-five Farmers' Alli ances organized in Berks county about twenty years ago, that of Windsor township is now the ouly one iu ex istence. The people always have their way, if not now, some other day. When the press muzzier was passed four years ag i nothing could stop it; now a repealer goes through the house without a dissenting vote What do you suppose has eaused the chauge? Massachusetts reports the presence of two blue birds already. Soon we will be gathering the beau i ful and sweet scented trailiug arbutus. Robert Edgar, an 11 -year-old son of Willoughby Handwerk, of Newside, Lehigh county, died in great agony with lock jaw on Sunday, resulting from getting a splinter into his hand eight days before while out sledding John Houseman,of Pennsburg. Mont gomery county, has lost by death, re cently. two horses aud six cows, and au investigation has led to the con '-i«ion thit some enemy has poleooed '♦naif TlllVcoi NTRY WILL NHVHR B H ENTIRELY FREK UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." > OL. 53—NO M>, m ra DWELLINGS As au evidence that Danville lias life ami euergv aud intends to forge ahead the fact might be stated that there will be more building in Dan ville during next summer thau for many years past. Seven line modern dwellings are au assured fa< - t, in ad- j ditiou to which several other build ings are under consideration aud may be built duriug tlie coming season. The most important accession of new buildings will no doubt be em braced in two blocks of dwellings con templated by J. W. Philips on West Mahoning street occupying the large j tract formerly used as the lawn tenuis i grouud. What invests these buildings with a peculiar interest is the fact that they , are to be c 11s true ted of concrete. Thus j far 110 one in Dauville lias ventured to experiment with the use of coucrete farther thau the buildiug of cellar walls. Coucrete, however, has stood . the test admirably and at inauy other places it is used exclusively in the walls of the bulidiugs.Mr. Philips has coufideuce in concrete au 1 believes that in the construction of his new buildings it cau be employed more , cheaply than either wood, brick or stoue. Ou the lots to be occupied is a deposit of the best sand in this section which can be used to au excellent ad- j vantage in the manufacture of the 1 coucrete aud which willassist in keep- ; iug down the cost of the buildings. The proposed buildings will com- . prise two blocks, or four dwellings In height the houses will embrace two stories aud an attic and each will cou- j tain seven rooms They will be modern in every respect, containing bath and being heated by furnace iu the cellar. They are designed to fill a want in Dauville aud will reut for fifteen dol lars per month or possibly less. David and Thomas Evaus, members of the firm ot T. L Evans' Sous, will each build a Hue residence The site to be occupied is on the east side ol Ferry street between the stouo works j and the canal where the bam belong- j ing to T. L. Evans' Sous at present j stands. The houses will be built side by side. They will be stylish wooden structures with all tho modern ap pointments, aud will he constructed during next summer. W. J. Rogers, who bought the Lest er property at the north east corner of Bloom aud Pine street*, will aslo build a tine residence on the spot next sum mer. The present structure is offered for sale and will be removed. The new building that will occupy the site will be of frame with a beautiful ver anda in front. The plans are not yet completed, but the dwelling will be a model of beauty aud conveuience as well as au ornament of that part of the town. In .South Dauville W. li. Clark will build a tiue residence near the Penn sylvania station. Sudden Death of Apoplexy. Mrs. Catharine Graham, wife of James Graham, North Mill street,sus tained a stroke of apoplexy about six o'clock Tuesday evening aud died two hours later without regaining con sciousness. Mrs. Graham left her home for busi ness uptown, aud had proceeded as far as the residence of A H. Grone, when she began to feel ill. She sat down to rest along the pavement aud iu that position lapsed into unconsciousness. She was immediately discovered by persons passing, aud carried to her home. It was at once seen that she had been stricken aud was in a _ very serious condition. She lingered until 7:50 o'clock, when she expired. Iltr sudden death prov< d a very great shock. The deceased was 4U years of age. Besido her husband she is survived by five sons and four daughters: Ed ward, Thomas. James, Frank, Charles Mary (Mrs. Matthew Ryan). Maggie j (Mrs. William Sheeliey), Catherine and Julia. One brother, Hugh Dough erty, of Plymouth, and two si.-ters, I Mrs. Mary Daltou aud Mrs. Geoige! Perry, of this city, also survive. Fractured His Knee Cap. Walter Morrell, roll curuer at the Beading iron works, fell ou tin ice Tuesday nignt aud sustained a fracture of his knee cap. Mr. Morrall was returning from work. He had reached the third ward school building and to make a short cut was in the act of crossing the school grounds when he slipped ou the ice aud fell, striking his lett knee. He was unable to ari-e, but fortun ately some ou>' came along a id assist ed him to his home on Church street. Dr. Paules was called, who discover ed that there wa s a 'rati N verse fracture of the patella or knee cap. The fraet rue was reduced, aud since then the injured tr.au has been resting as com fortably as could be expected. A fracture of the knee cap, especial ly of the kind sustained in the present case, is regarded in a very serious light. Recovery is apt to be slow and tedious, while in a large percentage of cases the limb is disabled Returned From Hospital. William Mowrer. who had been un dergoing treatment at the Joseph Ratti hospital, Bloomsbutg. was brought back to this city yesterday, slightly improve 1. He was takeu to : the home of his pareuts, Mr. and Mrs. John Mo"wreT. East Market street- OF COUNCIL The last regular meeting of our bor ough fathers for the present council man ic year Friday proved a Very short one. There was nothing urgent pending and what business might have been drummed up it did not seem ad j vi.sable to tackle last night owing to ! the fact that the committees to which matters might be referred will un dergo changes before the next regular meeting. The chairman called over the Hst of committees, but in each instauce the l response was to the effect that there was nothing on hand. There were only , I two absentees, the members beiug pro- i j sent as follows: Gibson, Vastine, lioy i er, Sweisfort, Diet/., Jacobs, Russell, j ; Angle, Woodside and Eiseuhart. Borou&h Treasurer Harry Ellenbog eu presented a statement of finances to date, which showed a total cash bal- j auce ou hand of $8036 6fi. 1 Borough Electrician Newton Smith | presented a statement of the cost of , operatiug the borough light plant dur- 1 j lug the mouth of February. Sixty-one tons of coal at $2 50 per ton were con- j sumed during the month, amounting ' to $152.50. The total cost of operating j ; the plant during February was $275.- : ' 05. The light plant was iu operation j ; 270 hours and 30 minutes. Council adjourned after a brief ses- j siou of forty-five minutes. ; The following bills were approved | i for payment: BOROUGH DEP'T. I Regular employes slls 00 j ! Montour American . 50 00 | Sarah McCuen ... .. 300 Montour Co. Democrat 50 00 ; B. ti. Brown 3.00 Labor and hauling . . .. 41.13 j George F. Kaefer . .. 84.00 j B. B. Brown (health officer) 1-1 30; Labor in light, dep't 00 Ruuisey Elec. Mfg. Co 18 00 , Helias Mfg. Co. . .. 144 00 j Western Union Tel. Co .70' j United States Ex. C 0... 2 10, j Standard Elec Light Co 3.28 WATER DEP'T. J Regular employes $143 90 i i Cleaning boilers 43 50 j Friendship Fire (Jo 33 48 j J. P. Pattou . ,50| Standard Gas Co 9 59 P. H. Foust 10H 80 ; Tlios. A. Schott 4 00 | Dauville Fdv & Machine Co . 268.97 Injured in Philadelphia. Reese Ednioudson.the well know in surance agent, of this city, met with a serious accident- while alighting fiom a trolley car iu Philadelphia Friday night, and is now at his home at the comer of Pine aud Front streets, hav ing arrived in Danville Saturd iy, ac- . compauied by his brother (ieoige D. Edmondson. Mr. Edmondson was alighting irom a trolley c,ir on Arch street, Philadel phia, in front of the Hauover hotel. The car started before Mr. Edmond son was on the ground,and threw linn on the ice tear.ug loose the tendons ot ; his leg. Fortunately Mr. George Edmondson was in Philadelphia with his brother, and took charge of the injured inau. bringing him onto his home iu this j eity. Physicians state that the injury is worse thau a break, and that it will be at least ten weeks before Mr. Ed mondson can walk. Measles in Cooper Township. The residents of Cooper township are badly afflicted with both the mumps and measles. The school taught b\ Guy Mowrey was closed on last Thursday for a J period of eleven days on account of ] the mumps and now iu another part of j tne township iu the vicinity of the ' "hill school" the measles have become j prevalent and are rapidly gaining ground, so that the school board is considering the advisability of closing the school for a week or so. Measles in the light of some new ideas relative to the disease propagat ed by Health Commissioner Dixon has coiue to be regarded as a disease not to be trifled with. At the sanio time it is a question with the resideuts of Cooper township whether the closiug of a school f<r a week or teu days would have much of an effect in checking such a disease as measles or mumps. At the end of that period, it is held, there will still be children iu the community that are i ill and, iu the abseuce of any regula , tious, it is feared the disease will be carried to school by the well children |of infected households. Thus the dis ! ease dreaded many secure a fresh foot | hold. A much lotuer period than a week or teu days is required to stamp | out either measles or mumps. lUiried on Day of Sale. Mrs. Esther Bittenbeuder, a prouiin i ent resident of Benton, died suddenly yesterday morning. She was aged !"! years. Mrs. Bittenbeuder wa- go ! «v to j dispose of her personal propei(> : public sale Saturday morning .r 10 ! o'clock That hour hi*m vh> i fixe i ( for her funeral. Mr. Russell's Conditioi . William Russell, who was so h.ulh injured at the Structural Tul.iug , ! works Tuesday, at la«t accouuts was ! resting quite easily considering the , serious uafure of the injuries His arm will be saved, although probably iu a njrrrn or less crippled state DANVILLE. l'A., THURSDAY, MAHCII 7, 1907. m\ oi SATOifll LAST A session of court was held Saturday morning with his Honor Judge Evaus and Associates Blee and Welliver on the beuch. There was very littio work on hand, wholly of a routine order. Thomas C. Welsh,Esq.,was appoiut e auditor by the court to examine the accounts and dockets of the prothono ( t- ( nry, register aud recorder and clerks of the several courts of the county of j Montour and make report according | to law. The boud of Clark Heimbach, ad ministrator of David Heimbach, late of Cooper township, Montour county, deceased, iu the sum of $.-000, was ap- j proved by the court. S. B. Flick tendered his resignation I as supervisor of West Hemlock town- ; ship. The court took no action on the ) resiguatiou, but will dispose of the j matter between the preseut and next j Saturday, when court will convene fort argument. A petition sigued by thirty-five j citizens was pre>ented to court asking i for a review in vacatiug the public ! road near Oscar Craig's iu Anthony township. Viewers appointed iu such behalf at a previous term of court re ported that pursuant to order they had viewed the road above described and were of the opiuiou that it had be come useless,inconvenient and burden some and that it ought to be vacated. It was the contention of the peti tioners that said road has not become "useless, inconvenient and burden some," but that ou the contrary the vacation of the road would be injur ious aud prejudicial to the petitiouers as well as to the iuterests and welfare of the public iu general, e.-pecialiy to the inhabitants of Authouy township. The petitiouers, therefore, prayed the court to appoint proper persons to re view the said roid. Re-viewers were accordingly ap pointed by the court, consisting of Norman Brofee, Jeremiah Vought and Madison Vought. The road which at pre>cnt is the I subject of so much controversy leads from Washiugtonville to Muucy near line of lauds of estate of .John Watson, deceased, and Oscar Craig to the pub lic road from Hurley's school house ou Muucy road to the cross roads school liouse ou road lioui Washiugtonville to Exchange on lauds of Peter Rhone and estate of George Smith, deceased. Presbyterian Brotherhood. The Grove Presbyterian church will be the scene of an interesting occasion ou Friday night,when a branch of the Presbyterian brotherhood will be org anized. The organization of a brotherhood has been contemplated for some time past at this house of worship. Au en thusiastic meeting was held a mouth ago at which a fine banquet was serv ed. The many addresses made ou that occasion revealed a great deal of in tere.-t on the subject of a brotherhood. The absence of Rev. Dr. Hogg, of Williamsport, made it necessary to postpone the work of organization Ou Friday night R'>v. O.- 'ar Mor'ou, of Suubury, choirmau of the Presby tery committee on brotherhood, will be present. As orgauizer pres bytery he will perform the work of organization at the Grove church. He will also delive'- au address explaining the object aud the working of the brotherhood. Rev. Dr. Hemingway, pi«tor of the Bloomsburg Presbyterian church, will also be present and deliver an address Promptly at 7 o'clock Friday night, supper will be served at the church as ou the occasion of the previous rneet mg. All men of the Grove enurch aud Sunday school are invited to be pres ent Trains Again Frozen Up. The storm Tuesday night again play ed havoc with the traius on the local divisiou of tin Pennsylvania road,aud yesterday forenoon about twenty-five freight trains were frozen up arid blocked aloug the liue iu this viciuity between Nescopeck and South Dau ville. Every siding was full of frozen up trains, several being on the track at Ea-t Bloom-burg nunable to move until along towards noon. At Cata wissa the same condition pevailed. The trouble was caused by several extra heavy long freight trains being overtaken by the storm Tuesday night, and the steam being reduced by the cold they could not move. They promptly became frozen up, and all traius coming behind Tuesday uight and yesterday morning were brought to a stop and in turn became cold. Yesterday afternoon the trains were all on the move again. Washingtonville Notes. The new roof ou the M E. church is completed.aud is now being beautifi ed with a bright coat of paiut. Mrs. William Savidge aud children of Montgomery, are visiting nt the lion, of the 112 r.ner'- parent-. ' . and Mrs. John A. <' > >per, l).ui» i .-• R. F. D. William Feas moved yes tenia;, M >m the i)r. Panics farm near Duivill' 1 to Sc 1 uvler, where he will take up hi ■ i ■ u e. Shl' id moviugs are tin topu' ol the.day. One or more occur every day near here. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Phillips and Mrs. W. J. Messersmith spent Tuesday at the home of William aud Mary Smith in Limestone township. PHIAL mm Marvin l.osveusteiu, of Lewistown, spent Sunday at the home of his par ents, Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel Loweu stein, West Market street. Miss Elsie Wilson, teacher at the Bloomsburg Normal, spent Sunday with friends in Dauville. Robert Brooks has returned to St. Clair after a visit at the home of his parents iu Riverside. Dr. aud Mrs. J. J. Brown and the Misses Dorothy aud Martha Brown, of Bloouisburg. spent yesterday in this city as the guests of Mrs. Will G. Brown. Mrs. R. S. Hart man, of Berwick, and Miss Mattie Beach, of Shenan doah, visited at the home of .Tosiali Jobborn yesterday. . iss Belle Riffle ana Miss Alma Campbell spent yesterday afternoon with friends in Bloomsburg. Mr. aud Mrs. Whitfield Ford are visiting at the home of T. B. Yerg in Washiugtonville. Hon. Lloyd W. Welliver, of Ex change, yesterday attended the funer al of Albert Brown at Montoursville. Country Roads in Bad Condition A person driving over the country roads yesterday was presented with a unique variety of roads. One man who drove from Washiugtonville to this city said he encountered snow, mud and dw»t,aud large quantities of each, and the worst kiud of going all the way. Reports from Strawberry Ridge. Washiugtonville and Exchange Inst evening were to the effect that the roads were in some places impassable, aud persons who were compelled to be out,drove in the fields in sonio places. Iu other places the roads were swept bare of snow. These phenomenal conditions were caused by the half-hour blizzard that struck this section Tuesday night. From out of au apparently cloudless sky. and without any warning every thing was suddenly enveloped iu a snow storm. From a few scattering flakes, so fierce did the storm become iu less than five minutes that it was impossible to see clearly a few feet away, and even the electric lights were obscured. Within half an hour, the mercury dropped fifteen degrees. A high wind started to blow just be fore midnight, aud the snow was formed into huge banks in the roads at. tnauy points throughout, the coun ty, especially iu the northern end. iu many places the storm was accotu panied by lightning, severe electrical shocks being reported from Blooms burg aud Sunbury. Short as was the storm it interfered more with traffic ou the Danville and Bloomsburg street railway thau the heaviest snow storm of the winter. In order to keep the cars running ou schedule it was absolutely necessary to keep the snow plow in commission from early morning until 11 o'clock. From Meohanicsville to a point near ly three miles east lay an especially bid sectiou. As fast as the snow was swept off.it blew back upon the track. The supply of snow on the fields seem ed inexhaustible aud between trips it was apt to pile upon the tracks as high as the car trucks. The March mow brought about au experience that the trolley men will not forget for awhile. 1 ir. and firs. John Kashner. Mr. aiuKMrs. John Kashner enter trained a number of their friends at their home near the State hospital. The eveuiug was pleasantly spent with games, after which au oyster supper was served. Those preseut were Misses Carrie Couter, Alda aud Edna Shultz, Flora Kashner. Auuie Lee, Margaret Beyers, Lizzie Koclier, Susie Rifter, Sarah Krum, Laura Krum, Florence Hart line. Eva Manning, Annie Manning, Ida Kashner. Mrs. Warner aud son Howard ; Messrs. Joseph Corner, Frank Krum, Calvin Kashner, Daniel Perry. George Krum, Thornton Krum, Nor man Krum. Howard Baylor, Frank Hartliue and Charles Ritter. Jere. Knorr Improving. Jeremiah Knorr who was struck by the cars at South Dauville Sunday night is doing remarkably well con sidering how badly he was hurt. The prospects are that he will recover. The symptoms of internal injury were less marked yesterday thau pre viously. The gash ou the head shows signs of healing aud already some of the stitches have been removed. The injured inau has fully regained cousciousuess. He is still unable to tell, however, how the accident oe curred. Life Insurance Paid. J. F. Davis, of Williamsport, repre senting the Union Central Life lu surance company of Cincinnati, was iu this -sty, yesterday. The object of hU vMt was to pay the claim of the 1 Wellington Rote, who was.insur i i: above named company for on t! i-and dollars. Tlio chock was . ii ! to Irs. Rote, widow of the insur e I ,i- th beneficiary. Has Appendicitis. Miss Leah Daniels, of West Fourth i street, Williamsport. is suffering from au attack of appendicitis. Miss Dan iels formerly lived in Dauville aud at tended the loeal high school. NEW con IBS The borough council for 1907-8 ef fected au organization Monday. The session lasted but little over an hour and was harmonious in the extreme. No new candidates were brought for ward and all the positions were filled and salaries fixed in record breaking time. The (dd council went into session at 8 o'clock with all the members present as follows : Gibson. Yastine, Boyer, Woodside, Dietz, Hughes, Angle, Sweisfort, Russell, Eiuuigau, Jacobs aud Eiseuhart. On motion of Dr. Sweisfort an order was drawn in favor of E. S. Gearhart, borough solicitor,for one hundred dol lars, the same representing his salary for the past year. On motion of Mr. Boyer the secre tary was directed to draw an order in favor of Harry Ellenbogeu, borough treasurer, for $l5O, the same to repre sent his salary for the past year. A vote of thanks was extended to Joseph Gibson, the retiring chairman, for the efficient manner in which he presided over council duriug the year past, as well as for his uniform cour tesy toward the members. Council then went into executive session to consider some matters, after which it adjourned sine die. The members of the new council then filed into their places, Messrs. Vastine, Woodside, Boyer, Eisenhari aud Gibson retiring and W.L Deutsch, William Moyer, Ira Everhart, Robert Pursel and Ardrew Schatz taking their places. The couucilmen were called to order by Chief Burgess Rogers, after which organization was quickly effected. Dr. Juo. Sweisfort was chosen president for the ensuing year. Those holding positions under council were reelected for tiie ensuing year as follows : Sec retary and receiver of water rents, H. B. Pattou ; borough treasurer, Harry Ellenbogeu ; street commissioner, E. S. Miller; chief of police, J. C. Mince moyer; assistant policeman, J. G. VoriS ; borough solicitor, E. S. Gear hart, E.»q ; surveyor, George F. Reef er. At this point the cliiof burgess re tired and Dr Sweisfort, president elect, took the chair. The rules governing the former coun cil were adopted for the ensuing year. On motiou of Mr. Hughes the salary of the borough secretary was raised from $55 to S6O per month. Ou motiou of Mr. Russell the salary of the borough treasurer was raised from |l5O to S2OO per annum. The salary attached to the other posi tions will remain the same as last year, as follows; Street commission er, SSO per month; chief of police, $")0 and house reut; assistant policeman. SSO; borough soliiitor.sloo per annum; borough surveyor, $5 per day aud 'ex penses for time employed. Ou motion it was ordered that the bonds to be furnished for the secretary and street commissioner remain the same as last year. Ou motion the first aud third Fri day nights of each mouth were fixed as the time for holdiug the regular meetings. The hour of convening was changed from 8 to 7 :30 o'clock. The secretary read the following communication : Gentlemen : I beg to advise you that at a regular meeting of the board of water commissioners held this after noon the following action was taken : That the board of water commission ers send in a recommendation to coun cil that there be an adjustment of the water employes' wages, also that if any adjustment be nw'fl it should come out of the borougl ae »artmeut. H. B. Pattou, c'/ pro tem. On motion it was ordered that the communication be placed on file aud taken up for consideration at a sub sequent meeting. Married at Rushrowii. Miss Olive N. Wertz, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Wertz, of Rush town, aud|John Calvin Clark, of near Rushtown, were married yesterday af ternoon at tl.e home of the bride s pareuts. The ceremouy was performed by Rev. Joseph E. Guy, pastor of the Shiloli Reformed church, this city, at 4 o'clock, before about forty invited guests. After the ceremouy au elabor ate wedding dinner was served. Mr. aud Mrs. Clark left last eveu ing ou the 7 :51 Pennsylvania train for a wedding tiip. Committee Reported Favorably. HARRISBURG, March K. The House Committee on Electric Railways last night decided to report favorably the bills-allowing trolley companies to carry freight, giving them the right of eiuiueut domain and providing that beforo a trolley com pany can ba chartered it must first get the right of way from local authorit ies. Former Attorneys General Carson j and Heusel appeared before the com -1 mittee to support the bills. Met Death In Play. ! Joseph Clark, aged 19 years, of Sha mokin, was entertaining a number of friends at his father s home on Sun day night, when lie exhibited a re ; volver which he thought was not load ed. Playfully placing the muzzle against his head he said: "It's all ov er boys," aud pulled the trigger. A bullet crashed iuto his skull, causing instant death ESTABLISHED UN 1855 WILLI BELL BADLY INJURED William Russell, an employe of the Structural Tubing works, fell into a rapidly revolving pulley wheel Tues day afternoon aud sustained injuries j which may result in permanently dis- j abling his 'eft arm even if amputation 1 is not necessary. Mr. Russell is a fireman at the ! structural tubing works. When the rolls are on, which brings the large engine into play, the demands on the steam supply are heavier than at oth er times. The firemen make it a point to know whether or not the big .-iigine is on and they regulate the fires ac cordingly. About three o'clock Tuesday after- i noon, in order to ascertaiu whether the rolls were running or not, Mr. Russell stepped through the narrow passageway between the two sets of boilers for the purpose of seeking a point where the rolling department was iu view. At the rear of the boil ers is a pulley wheel about five feet iu diameter on a level with the ground, i which operates the saw and is always j running at a high rate of 6peed, prob- j ably at nearly a thousand revolutions a minute. There is a declivity iu the ground at that point and to accommodate peo ple who have to walk there two planks are laid side by side, some three feet from the rapidly revolving wheel. As Mr. Russell was jiassing, one of the planks tilted beueatli his foot, which I caused him to fall right into the wheel. As he stumbled and felt him self falling he instinctively threw out his left arm to save himself. The result was tiiat his arm was struck by the sharp rim of the rapidly revolving wheel, which operating like a saw, quick as a flash, cut into the palm of the hand.severing the two out side fingers and, ploughing its way up the wrist. Mr. Russell was alone at the time. Holding his injured arm by the right he made his wa> to the front of the boilers, where he received assist ance from W F Chi Ids, the other fire man. The terrible injury soon had an effect on the man and he became help less. Fortunately the Adams express wag on, at this juncture came along and Horace Bennett, the driver, kindly consented to haul the injured man to his home at the corner of Church and Walnut streets. The iujured man was accompanied by several fellow employes of the structural tubing works, by whom he was carried into his home. A hurry call had beeu sent out for physicians an I in response Dr. R. S. Patten, Dr. E. A. Curry aud Dr. W. R. Paules in a short time arrived. The injuries upon examination were found to be of a very serious nature. Along with the little finger aud the one next to it the man loses nearly, half the palm of his hand. The wrist is dislocated. A short distance above the wrist there is a compound fracture of the forearm, while at the elbow there is a very bad comminuted fract ure. It is very much feared that, even if the arm should be saved, the joints ! at the elbow aud wrist will be stiff. Sunbury Council in Bad Snarl. Arrests au I charges of bribery have resulted from the organization of Sun bury borough council Monday evening when the Republicans were caught in a trap, aud the Democrats were enabl ed to effect organization and capture the offices. The affair has created a great sensation, and more arrests are exected. For a number of years council has been Democratic, but at the spring election things clmuged, and ten Re public.ins were elected, which made council a tie. According to law, when such a division occurs, the chief bur gess casts the deciding vote in the election of borough officers. As the present burgess is a Republican, that party was jubilant over an expected victory. When the meeting was form ally opeued the retiring president, a Democrat,told the newly-elected mem bers to present their certificates of election. Six of the Republican cer tificates were declared illegal.not hav iug beeu issued by the protlionotary, while the Democratic certificates had Incu properly prepared. Realizing the trap they had beeu caught in all the Republicans hurried from the room, while the president stated the hold over Republicans would not be counted present if they did nor remain. The Democrats then elected their slate. The Republicans met later and aided by the chief burgess elected their slate. Yesterday James Brown, one of the newly elected Republican couucilmen, caused the arrest of Harry McKinuey, a Democratic councilman. Browu al so caused the arrest of Frank Burns. In both eases Brown alleges that Mc- Kinuey and Burus attempted to bribe 1 him, offering $23 each if he would ov erthrow the Republican slate aud vote for a Democratic candidate. Both ac cused men gave bail for a hearing. Who Are They ? On Saturday a couple from Danville secured a marriage license at the court j house at Sunbury, and back of it all is au interesting story. The same , cou[ile was married on July .'ll, 1902, : ana divorced June », 1906. They have now decided to get married again. The groom is 24 years of age and the bride j 21. It is to be hoped that the second | matrimonial attempt will be filled ' with happincs? —Bloomsburg Daily. JOB PRINTING The office ot the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy typ„ and job material genera ly, 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 IXT MEETING AT BUCKHORH The spring convention of the North Branch conference,Susquehanna synod of the Evangelical .Lutheran church, in session in this city since Monday eveuing, adjourned yesterday fore noon. Rev. G. D. Str&il, of Buckhorn, ex tended a cordial invitation to confer ence to holn i:-. next convention at that place, which o»! motion was an cepted. The date selected for the con ference is September, 9-10, 1907. The reunion of the Susquehanna Lutheran reunion association will be held ar Island Park between Northum berland and Sunbury on Thursday, July 18th. The officers of the conference elect ed at last fall convention are as fol lows: President, Rev. W. E. Fischer, of Shamokin ; secretary, Rev. C. R. Botsford, of Berwick ; treasurer, Rev. H. E. Harmau. West Berwick. Elec tion of officers will take place at the fall convention. Tlio following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Recognizing in our Heavenly Fath er the source of all blessing, we desire to return unto Him our united and un feigned thanks for His continued pre servation in watching over us since our last convention. To Him be the glory for the progress shown in the re ports from our pastors and delegates. We note with pleasure the General Synod withiu the bounds of our con* fereuce and pray that divine wisdom may guide the deliberations of every session to the glory of God and the welfare of the church. Iu the local option bill now before the legislature we recognize a factor, which,if made law and enforced, will aid in guarding the purity of publio morals, the sanctity of the homes, the preservation of our youths and the re clamation of the fallen and hereby pledge ourselves in its support. Since mauy of our people in seeking more favorable business opportunities or other wise bettering their condi tions, have seen fit to move from their home towns and frequently have not nought the churches ot their faith in their new homes, we would urge for the spiritual welfare of those so mov ing iu the interest of our belovet church that our pastors, not only ad vise their members to unite with the flock of God in their new places of residences, but also report all known cases of removal to the pastor iu charge. Most heartily do we express our ap preciation of the splendid reception and hospitable entertainment accorded us b> the pastor aud people of Piue Street Evangelical Lutheran church, who have so kindly taken us into their homes and thoughtfully ministered lo our comfort. We have been edified by the helpful inspiring music si heartily rendered by the choir, which has so aided us in the sessions of conference and to the members tender our sincere thanks. M. H. FISCHER. .T. E. BYERS, JOHN L. MILLER. Bill to Tax Express Companies. HARRISBURG. March 6. Representative Greasy, of Columbia, this morning introduced a bill in the house to tax express companies at the rate of 20 mills on the dollar of capit al stock. The tax itself is not the most radic al feature of the bill. The measure provides that 1 each express company doing business in this State except railroad and steamboat companies en gaged in the ordinary transportation of merchandise and property in this State) shall annually report to the auditor general the following facte of its affairs : Name ; under what laws organized ; date of charter; date of beginning business iu this State; outstanding capital; classes of capital or interests; per value of shares; market value of shares; actual value of all property owned in this State; bouded indebted ness; purpose of bond issue; other in debtedness ; total amount of interest bearing debt; gross receipts from busi ness wholly in this State; gross re ceipts of business done in this State in trausir to or from other States; en tire gross receipts of all business. Failing the auunal report the ac counting officers of the State are to estimate these figures and add a pen alty of ten per cent, to the regular tax. The tax of twenty mills is to be levied upon each dollar of the actual value of the whole capital stock pf all kinds, preferred, common or special. The bill is aimed at such companies as the Adams, United States, Ameri can aud Wells Fargo Express com panies, Mr. Creasy contending that the few thousand dollars aunual'y which these companies now pay are not sufficient return for the privileges which they enjoy aud for the money they get from the citizens of the State. Desperate Burglars. A baud of burglars entered six dif ferent residences in Shenandoah on Sunday night, and considerable booty , was secured. At two places the in mates were chloroformed, and at one house the plunderers were interrupted, when they fired several shots before leaving, but injured no one. Judge Charles T. Woodward, lately appointed to the Maine supreme court, uever had a picture taker
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