Home Paper For the Home lhe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you o advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTIOH $1 PER YEAR 1 , i j , ; ! DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DRN'I IST. Office Jlours .4. M.to l'l M 104 Mill Bt. s . P. M.to U IJ.1 J . Danville, Pa. p giiui/rz, M. 425 MILL ST., DANVILLK, PA. diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty TOMMIWI Reading claims to have 132 organiz ed base ball clnbs. Whoever wants auything well done will do it himself. The average niau has little use for the mannish womau. The spring bonnet and other new fixius' will get their day yet Providence gives many a man better trentiueut than he deserves. The bouse of worship is a guarantee of civilization aud order. The warm days are on their way. iu spite of much human despair. Discouteut. when itjisn't carried too far, is the sign of progress The narrow way may be a bit rugged at times, but it's the only safe oue. A firm in Oxford street, London, has just insured for f1,000,000 against eartbqtiakes About thirty canal boats will uavi gate the Schuylkill canal this year, wl.°reas years ago there were from 800 to 1 000 in service. Some men shake hands with the same warmth as some take hold of a job of work they don't like. The man who lacks courage with the minority is of little account with the majority. There is nothing so much to be afraid of as that which we should be ashamed of. The thirst on season has arrived. when straws at the soda fountain are waiting for suckers. Women have a habit of setting the <*look ahead from five to ten minutes, so that they may know the exact time. There are more than 4,0C0 different edition® of the Pible in the British museum. Mme Patti, who ij a marvelous specimeu of well-preserved powers,at tributes her exceptional healtlr to plenty of sleep—nine hours. The average railroad earnings for the whole world are per cent, of the capital invested. In the couise of one year the visit ors at t tie British innseam numbered 954,500 Mrs. Chas. S. Baker has entirely re covered from a severe attack of pneu monia. The social nature should be culti vated but not to the exclusion of equal ly important things. The death of a good man is always a vital loss to the community in which he lived. The man who was born tired makes a poor husband and an even worse fattier. A number of cases of cerebrospinal mening'tis, or spotted fever, have ■developed in P receutlv. It is estimated that more than 1,000 pianos were ruined in Allegheny county by the recent floods. Fire at Eastoii on Saturday night destroyed several business houses, en tailing a loss of about SIB,OOO. There's a vital difference between innocent fun and vicious mischief. It is a good plan for the practical politician to keep his ear to the g round. Even the beautiful arbutus ou our mountain sides of this latitude refuse to flourish, as they were wont to do during other vears. Much is said about the deatli loss on railroads, but is any account kept of the number who meet death in the mines in the course of a year? How disgusted the southern straw berry must feel when it drifts into this region of chills and general be dragglement. As the time for the primaries ap proach it is to be expected that tlia activity of the candidates will in crease. During f#o6 America produced 90,- OW.OOO railroad ties and 10,000,000 neckties. Returns iu wedding ties have not been received yet.—Denver Post. The man who seeks the presidency the most eagerly is usually the least fitted for it. Gentle Spring was never more w ol come than this year. An apricot tree belonging to Dr. Smith iu Soith Danville is in full bloom. An English uianufacturiugtylrin has had texts from the Bible printed on the sides of its railway cars. The New York-Blackwell Island Bridge, which is expected to be open ed early next year, will have twice the capacity of the Brooklyn Bridge. The last reckoning shows that there are 65,600 post offices in the United States, with 205,288 employes. The average valuation of the paper money printed daily by Uncle Sam totals at over $3,000,000. Ear drums made of thin leaves of silver are being used iu the Russian military hospitals for diseases of the ear to replace defective organs. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. r.rs-No WE USE PIP BRICK The subject of street cleaning oc cupied considerable time before the borough Friday Three bids were received, but they were all re jected and the borough decided to cleau the street itself. The following bids were received for cleauiug the Mill street paving: The Friendship Fire company agreed to clean the street with a two horse sweeper according to specifications for ♦3.50 per week for 500 lineal feet. John J. Jones bid for the work as follows: Flushing, $6.50 per 500 feet per week; sweeping, $8 10; continuous ly gathering and removing coarse re fuse with push cait, 17.75. S. W. Welliver bid as follows: Rotary sweeper per 500 feet per week, $3.70; with hand brooms, #4 45; flush ing, $2.65. It was the sense of council that the bids, were all too high and that the borough could save money by doing the work with its own employes. Af ter discussion it was decided to try the experiment of gathering up the coarse refuse with a push cart, using oue or two men. the work to be under the supervision of the street commis sioner. STATE WANTS PATTEN BRICK D. J. Rogers, who has the contract for reconstructing North Mill street, was present at the meeting. He in formed the members that be had just returned from Harrisburg and that he bad been instructed by the State high way department to order the Patten paving block for the North Mill street paving. The announcement, created a mild sensation, as it took the clioica of brick away from council altogether At a former date the State highway department requested council to make a recommendation in the matter of brick. The Patten company, it will be recalled, had the preference, but it would agree to give a guarantee bond for only t\Vo years. On motiou it was ordered that the committee on streets and bridges meet with the representative of the Patten company, who is expected in town next week, au l to execute a sitisfict ory boud. BLIZZARD'S RUN. 11. M. Hinckley, attorney for Mr. Blizzard, sent a communication to council calling attention to the filled up and dirty conditiou of Blizzard's ruu, the creek adopted by the borough as a sewer,and urging that the stream be cleaned to prevent damage to prop erty On motion it was ordered that the matter be referred to the commit tee on streets aud bridges, it to notify the P. & li. railway oompanv of the condition of the stream and to urge that it proceed to have it clean ed. SUP'T OF CONSTRUCTION On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord- . tred tiiat P. J. Keefer be appointed superintendent- of construction in conjunction with his present posi tion at superintendent of the water work* at an additional salary of £IO.OO per uiouth between the present and Sept Ist. EMPLOYES' WAGES. Mr. Russell moved that the engine ers and firemen at the water works re ceive an advance, the wages of the former to be raised from $2.15t05L25 ! and the latter from ♦> 50 to $1 75 per , day. The motiou was lost by the fol- j lowing vote : Yeas—Russell, Deutsch, Jacobs, Hughes and Schatz Nays—Sweisfort, Dietz,Mover, Ever- ' hart. Finnigan, and Angle. Mr. Dietz moved that the firemen's : wages be raised to $1.75 per day. On motion of Mr. Jacobs this was amend ed to read "$1.70 par day." The lat ter motion carried i J of water as well as by the cutting of the roof and breaking of windows in getting at the fire, yet the total loss sustained is considerable, although difficult to estimate. A new roof will probably be required over a portion of the building while the walls ou the secou 1 story were drenched with wat er. The effects of the water on the firsts 1 floor were also in evidence, especially in the library where a bookcase filled I with books narrowly escaped a drench ing. The loss is fully covere.l by ' insurance. The origin of the fire is a mystery, j although it cau clearly be traced to a i closet in the play room on the third floor, where a number of pasteboard i boxes aud other things that the chil ! dren used as playthings were stored. ! From the closet the flames communic ated with the roof, running up the rafters and finally spreading out as i above described. There are only the ! barest theories to explain how the fire ' started. There were no electric light wires about the closet. Neither were there any matches kept there so far as ! known. Showing the tenacity with which ; tie fire clung to the hidden aud pro : tected crevices under the roof as late as 9 o'clock Sunday morning the flames broke out anew. The fire was j very insignificant, it is true, but it I sufficed to cause an alarm. The Con tinental company responded connect , ing a hose with the plug at the corner of Bloom and Mill streets The fire, however, was extinguished with a f< w buckets of water. Bloomsburg Woman 111. Mrs. Eupliemia Hollingshead of Bloomsburg is lying critically ill at t the home of Sheriff D. C. Wil; *!=», I this city. Mrs. Hollingshead. who ■ is the mother of Mrs. Williams, came | down to Danville to pay her daughter I a visit last Sunday. She was seized with a chill and Tuesday night was in a condition bordering ou pleuro pneumonia. Yesterday her condition was slightly improved. DANVILLE. PA., TIIUIiSDAY AI'JJIL 25. 1907. SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION A couple of important matters relat ing to the approachiug commencement were disposed of at the regular meet ing of the school board Monday night. Borough Superintendeut Gordy called attention to the necessity of casting about for a speaker to address the graduating class,as the time is getting short. In the choice of a speaker the mem bers of the board seemed to turn iu stiuctively to their solicitor, Ralph Kisuer, who as an orator has given a good account of himself on previous occasions. The outcome of the matter was that on motion of Mr. Pursel it was order ed ttiat an invitation be extended to Mr. Kisner to address the graduating class. On motiou of Mr. Orth it was order ed that the joint grammar school com mencement be held in Y. M. C. A. ball this year instead of the school building. Mr. Orth stated that it has come to his ears that boys ot the high school are iu the habit of visiting a place 011 Mill street and indulging in a game of pool of a sort that bontains all the characteristics of gambling. He ex plained that, if reports be truo, the boys are in the habis of putting up their cash nud paving their losses with all the bravado of persons hardened to such experiences. The board the view that it de volves upon it to safe guard the morals of the pupils in every way possible. It was, therefore, on motion of Mr. Swarts, ordered that Mr. Fischer call the attention of the chief-of-police to the matter, insisting that school boys be kept from indulging in such games as described. On motion it was ordered that the officers of the school board sign an en dorsement of E B. Barnet as au ex perienced and successful teacher, which endorsement is essential in ord er to enable him to procure a perruan- ■ eut teacher's certificate. Mr Barnet, who was formerly principal of the third ward grammar school, this city, is now teaching in Long Branch,N. J. I The following members were pres- . eut: Burns, Orth, Pnrsel, Redding, ! Foulke, Fischer, Trumbower, Swarts j The followiug bills were approved , for payment: Teachers and Janitors .. . $1729.00 j U. L. Gordy .... 2.71 1 John Doster . 9.00 Standard Gas Co 2.09 Danville Sto. & Mfg. Co.. -4.40 Ezra Haas .. ...... 1.25 E. L. A ten .75 W. H. Ammerman 30.00 W. F. Derliug 16.00 J. B. Cleaver 11.00 To Keep Mill Street Clean. The borough has ordered a push cart and is otherwise preparing to enter upon the experiment of keeping the Mill street paving clean by the new plan adopted, thpt of keeping a man continuously employed 011 the street gathering up the coarse refuse. The plan of puttiug the work out by contract to be done at night accord ing to one of several methods name°" will be employed. le work will not cousist of a geu ei. . sweeping as at present, hence the dust will not prove so much of a nui sance. Iu order that the accumula tion on the street may be reduce:! to a minimum and limited to one class council will strictly enforce the law which prohibits the throwing of waste paper and other trash upon the street, which at present goes on about the same as it did before the law was eu acted. In order that the public may be schooled in the observance of the law it_is the intention of council to have the man employed iu cleaning the street sworn in as a special officer in order that in every case where the law iu question is violated he may sum marily make au arrest. From his position on the street he ought to be able to detect a great many persons who make the street a dumping ground for anything they have 110 use for aud thus in a short time violations of this kind should be reduced to a minimum, ed to a minimum. The same law will be enforced with relation to the patrons of the curb stone market who will be required ou leaving to load ail refusa on their wagons and to leave the street as clean as they found it. Writers Were to Kittenish. Two facts have developed out of the recent advertising for a wife by S. C. Grouse, the Orangeville rural deliv ery man. Most of his replies have come from Sunbury, and the letters have in dicated a too kittenish disjxisition among the writers to suit him. C'rouse thinks there is evidently something wrong among the marriageable young men of that town. In confidence Crouse stated tiiat he would prefer a wife about forty-five years of age. He states that the letters coutinue to come about as fast as ever. Although lie has not yet heard from the woman he would like to marry, he has hopes of receiving the long-looked-for letter telling him where such a wife cau be found. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mrs. B. D. Morgans aud son Fred, of Hamilton, Ontario, are visiting at 1 the home of the formers' sister, Mrs. Thomas A. Evaus, East Front street. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Zimmerman, of Lewisburg are visiting at the home of W. B. Gruhb, Front street. George Jacobs, a student at Susque hanna university, Selinsgrove, spent. Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Jacobs, Mill street. Charles Ward,of Williamsport, spent Sunday with relatives iu this city. Bruce Berry, of Berwick,spoilt Sun day at the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Kersher, East Market street. Mr and Mrs. Johu luscho.of Tioga, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. C McCormack, at the Grove church manse. Hon. aud Mrs. H. M. Hinckley left yesterday for a visit at the home of their daughter.Mrs. C F. Zimmermau at Steeltou. Miss llaunafi Derr, of Steeltou, will arrive today for a visit with Miss Es tella Doster. William D. Laumaster returned yes terday from a stay in Philadelphia and Mauheim, where he has been conduct ing evangelistic services. Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Breslou re turned to Warrior Run, Luzerne coun ty, yesterday afternoon after a several days' visit at the home of Thomas Traiuor, West Mahoning street. Mrs. James Murray, of Waverly, New York, is visiting at the home of James Ryan, Centre street. Mrs. Jno. Sweisfort is visiting rela tives in Philadelphia. The following geutlemeu from Tuuk bannock spent a few hours iu this city yesterday: J. Wood Pratt. H. F. Met calf. Mason Stark W. R. Arnts, J. B. Jennings, Elmer Thomas, Frank P. Ace and Asa S. Keeler. Dr. John Vastine,of Shamokiu.spent yesterday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Vastine, West Market street. Mrs. Mary Fisher returned to Balti- j more yesterday afternoon after a visit at the Peters home ou Grand street. Mrs. George Rossman returned from a several days' visit with her parent? iu Sunbury yesterday. "Contributory Negligence". The coroner's jury which held an inquest yesterday morning over the re mains of Bruce Slusser, the victim of Mifflinville's horrible grade crossiug accident, laid the blame for the affair on the Pennsylvania railroad com pany. The verdict iu effect was that Bruce Slusser came to his death through con tributory negligence on the part of the Pennsylvania Railroad company. At the hearing it was brought out — through the testimony of the engineer himself—that that Engineer Raup, at the time of the accident was not watch ing the tracks, as he was occupied fix ing the injector. Neither did the fire man see young Sius6er's perilous posi tion until the locomotive was almost upon ttie wagon. It was brought out in the testimony that 110 alarm was sounded. That the railroad realizes that it has au important case to deal with is shown by the fact that the company was represented at the inquest yester day by its couusel, L. E. Waller, Esq., of Bloomsburg; Superintendent Alii bone, the general passenger agent, and a stenographer. Commissioners' Joint Heetlng. The commissioners of Montour and Northumberlau 1 counties held a joint meeting at Sunbury yesterday for the purpose of settling matters with the Danville aud Sunbury Electric Rail way company pertaining to the right of way over the river bridge at tins place. A perfect agreement was entered in- ! to when the liue was constructed, but the change of ownership resulting from the sheriff's sale made a new agreement necessary. George M. Leighow and George R. Sechler, along with Solicitor E. S. Gearhart, represented Montour county at the joiut meeting. Simon Krebs aud Charles P. Hancock were also present at the meeting. A full under standing had been reached betweeu the trolley people aud the county com missioners so that about all that re mained for the loint meeting was to take legal action and to execute the boud. The Danville and Sunbury trolley compauy has now permissiou to use the bridge at auy time Want of Power Causes Delay. The Danville aud Sunbury Electric Railway company, which expected to start its car running yesterday, was unable to carry out its plan owing to its inability to secure power just at this time. The intention is to secure power from the Standard Electric Light com pany, which furnished the current when the line was iu operation be fore. It appears however, that during the period that the road was idle the machinery at the light plant was re arranged so that it is impossible for the company to furnish power without tome preparation. It is uow thought that it will be a week or ten days be fore the line can de started up. HOUSE IL PAID FINALLY The house bill appropriating $389,. 300 to the trustees of the hospital for the iusane at this place, which was amended in the senate last week.rais iug the appropriation to $429,300, has 1 passed finally, the house concurring in the seuate amendment. The bill was acted upon by the sen ate Tuesday of last week. Forty thou sand dollars were tacked onto the bill to be applied as follows: Ten thousand dollars for perfecting the filter plant; five thousand dollars for taking care of the stream ou the west side of the hospital ground, which at present pollutes the canal, aud twenty-five thousand dollars for filling up the canal between the eastern aud the western boundary of the hospital grounds. When the bill was returned to the house there was some objection to the amendment owing to the fact that in a few instances the appropriations for Philadelphia institutions had been slightly cut. Our member, Hou. R. S. Ammerman. who had iutrcduced the bill, however, was on the alert, aud as indicated by the result lit found a sufficieut number in favor of a gen erous appropriation to pass the bill finally as amended by the senate. The house took action yesterday af ternoon, the news being immediately telephoned to our townsman, H. M. Schoch, by W. F. Shay, another member of the board of trustees of the hospital for the insane. The bill will now go directly to Gov ernor Stuart who will act upon it dur ing the next few days. Disastrous Fire Threatens Espy. A disastrous fire threatened yesterday afternoon to wipe out the village of Espy. Two barns were destroyed, to gether with a large quantity of farm produce and many implements. The fire started in the barn on George Tnstiu's farm, tenanted by C. A. Edwards. The flames were first dis covered by two little girls,and as they gave the alarm William Terwilliger, general manager of the C. & M. trol ley with a gaug of twenty section hands, arrived on the spot. The barn was locked and no effort was made to even open the doors. Al most entire attention was directed to prevent the conflagration from spread ing to the surrouuding buildings. The village of Espy is entirely without fire protection,and the fire fighters had no other apparatus than buckets. The fire soou cominuuicated to the bam 011 the property of Miss Martha E. Abbot, leaving that also a total wreck. With the two large buildings a mass of flames the bnruiug brands aud sparks rose high in the air aud driven by the strong wind fell over the entire town The home 011 the Tustiu place was ou fire a dozen times. At one time ten Inuses in the village were buruing. Hundreds of people came from Blooms burg and Berwick and the iuterven ing territory, the report having gotten abroad that Espy was buruing down. The fire steamer was brought up from Bloomsburg and did good service. Ev ery well >n the village was pumped dry. On the Tustin place,beside the large barn, a smoke house and two large sheds were burned. Destroyed with the baru, were 3 heifers, 3 steers, 3 hogs, 50 chickens, 300 bu. oats.. 500 bu. corn, a car of fertilizer. 12 tons straw, 2 tons hay, and also a complete equipment of farming Implements, all of which were entirely new. Odd Fellows Will Take a Band. The local Odd Fellows are planning for a big time in Lock Haven tomor row, on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Odd Fel lows association, aud the eighty-eight anniversary of the order. The preparations have been placed in the hands of a committee, which made its report at a recent meeting Ou the strength of the committee's re port it was decided to engage the Mechanicsville band. It is anticipated that the Danville contingent will number over a hun dred They will leave South Danville ou a special Pennsylvania train aud will return by special late the same night. The Danville Odd Fellows will make a strong effort to secure the 1908 meet ing for this city, and while *hey will have for rivals some of the larger cities of the State they have strong hopes of beiug able to laud the next convention for this place. Will Install New Lights. Along with sewer extensions the residents of the fourth ward are to have more light. Borough Electrician Smith has been authorized to install two additional arc lights in thafpart of town. Oue of these will be placed 011 Cuerry street about midway between Centre and Bloom streets and the other on Vine street midway between Centre and Bloom streets. Each of ihe above streets are poorly lighted at. present aud there has been considerable complaint on the score of poor light. An abundance of light along with advantages of sewer connection should add vecry much to the desirability of the fourth ward as a place of resid ence. It is the most healthful part of town and contains many pleasant • building sites. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 1 INTERESTING IK 0111 1 The twentieth annual convention of the Woman's Missionary society of the , Wyoming classis went into session at the Shiloh Reformed church,this city, ; yesterday afternoon. The convention met at 2 :30 o'clock, the devotional services being led by the president, Mrs. Lucy S. Orth. The following delegates responded to roll call: Mrs. Agues Houtz.Orange ville; Mrs. W. J. Balliet and Mrs. I. Eschbach, of Paradise; Mrs. .T. D. Thomas, Miss Mary Rhodes, Miss Mary Fornwald and Miss Lizzie Dieffen bacher, of Bloomsburg; Miss DUDU, of Watsoutown; Mrs. Alem Mauser, of McEwensville ; Mrs. S. F. Werner and Mrs. J. G. Davis,of St. John; Mr. W. H. Auspach. Miss Scott and Mrs. Thomas Miller, of Milton; Mrs. S. E. Stofflett, Mrs. N. B. Miller, of Hazle ton; Mrs. Jeunie Hunsinger, Mrs. Adams,of Berwick; Miss Mabel Foust, Miss Grace Boone, of Strawberry Ridge. Enrollment was followed by the reading of the minutes, report of the corresponding secretary,report of dele gates to Eastern Synodical, W. M. S., appointment of committees and offer ings. EVENING SESSION. The auditorium of the church was crowded at the evening sessiou. Among the visiting pastors were Rev. Alfred Houtz.of Orangeville.aud Rev. ,T. D. Thomas, of Bloomsburg,the lat ter offering the opening prayer. The address of welcome was made by Miss Amanda Share. Miss Kate Scott, of Milton, responded. Miss Catherine Cadow, of Blooms burg, read a very interesting paper on "Harbor Missions." She was follow ed by Miss Sadie Lea Weiduer, a mis sionary of the Reformed church, who is stationed at Sendai, Japan. Miss Weidner has had much experi ence in the missionary field and she combines with her zeal and earnest ness a fine command of language, which enables her to set forth her ideas with conciseness and strong ef fect. The girls' school at Sendai. over which Miss Weidner presides, al though plain when contrasted with similar institutions in America, in its present form, both as regards appoint ments and size, suffices to meet the general demand. The missionaries, however, were sorely tried for many years through the lack of buildings and facilities brought about by the deficiency of funds. Their own hard ships and those of the pupils under their care were much increased by a fire which destroyed one of the prin cipal buildings. During the twenty years that the school has beeu in existence ninety girls have graduated and all but twe of these have embraced the Christian faith. In the girls' school are taught the English, Japanese and Chinese langu ages. Among other things the girls are taught sewing and cooking as well as instrumental and vocal music. The school is looked upon with much fav or by the Japanese government as well as by the best families of the empire. Many of the graduates are given posi tions as teachers in the government schools. Want of space alone makes it impos sible to present entire Miss Weidner's address, which abounded in interest, and presented many facts that are new to most people. Argument Court Saturday. A session of argument court was held Saturday with his Honor. Judge Evaus and Associates Blee and Wel liver on the bench. A motion for a new trial in the case of Simon Fleishman vs. Paul P. Sweutek was argued by E. S. Gear hart and Hou. 11. M. Hinckley for the plaintiff aud Hou. Grant Herring for the defendant. It will be recalled that the case, which was tried at the last term of court, resulted in a verdict for the de fendant. In supporting the motion for a new trial, the attorneys for the plain tiff conteuded that the court erred by admitting the lease in evidence and in not setting forth the true circumst ances under which Fleishman leased the store room. Mr. Herring sustain ed the court iu a lengthy address. Judge Evaus took the papers aud will hand down an opinion indue time. Death Relieved Her Suffering. Mrs. Frank Giboney.who for a num ber of years has been an invalid, died lafrt evening at 5:30 o'clock at the home of her sou, Carey H. Savery, 109 Upper Mulberry street. For the past teu years the deceased has been a sufferer from rheumatism, and was unable to walk. For the three years prior to her death it was neces sary to lift her from one place to au other. Beside the sou, at whose home she died, Mrs. Giboney is survived by one daughter, Miss Jeunie Giboney. The deceased was a member of the Shiloh Reformed church. Will Have Eyes Treated. E. P. Thomas left, yesterday for Philadelphia to have his eyes treat ed. Mr. Thomas has been experienc ing a great deal of trouble with his eyes and fears he will lose bis sight. He is already totally blind in one eye, and iu the other eye the sight is ser iously impaired. JOB PRINTING The office ot the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy typu and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description FIFTT YEARS AI ILI HOUSE Abrani Barnliart, an inmate of the alms house of the Danville and Mah oning poor district.died Tuesday even ing and will be buried today. Barnhart was one of the most inter esting characters at the county farm. At the time of his death he was sixty five years of ago and had been a public charge all his life. When the poor house was established in 1856, he was the first pauper admitted. He was then nine years of age. From that day un til he closed his eyes to earth he was never absent from the institution over night. He occasionally took a trip to town or he might have been observed strolling off in some other direction, hut as regularly as the sun descended in the west he would be seen direct ing his steps toward the friendly shel ter of the poor house. Other unfortunates whose careers were marked with failure, at the poor house came and departed with every few years,but Abram for fifty years was always there; others gave no thought to their predecessors, nor to those who might come after them, but Abram knew them all. Abram was deformed about the feet, which constituted a grave handicap, so that, although he was not defioient mentally, lie never made the attempt to support himself, but chose to be a dependent. So far as known lie has not a relative living. Today there will be a funeral at the county house and the man who for fifty years was one of the inmates there will be given a resting place in the soil of the county farm. He will be buried in the little cemetery con nected with the place, the funeral tak ing place at 2 o'clock. Two Coal Diggers Arrive. Two large coal diggers came steam ing up from Northumberland last even ing aud today will enter upon the work of extracting coal from the riv er. The two dredges, one of which is in charge of Hiram Ruch and the oth er of his son, George Ruch, are tied up below the water works. The coal digger operated on the riv er here by the Forney brothers has been very successful this spring and in one day it extracted as much as eigh teen tons of coal. On several other days ten tons were very easily scooped up. The gentlemen in charge of the two coal diggers which arrived last night expect to meet with the same success and are looking forward to a season's work in the river at this place. There is quite a demand for river coal in Dauville, where it is mostly used under the boilers in our industrial plants. The prices command ed are high enougli to make the busi ness of extracting it profitable. Contract for Orphanage. The committee of tea chosen from Odd Fellows' Home association, of Central Pennsylvania, has awarded the contract for the addition to the orphanage near Sunbury to W. O. Weaver & Son, of Harrisburg. The contract price is about $30,000. Work is to start at once and the building must be finished by January 1, 1908. In the new structure will be* boys' dormitory, a girls' dormitory and an administration department. It will be three stories high and will have its own electric plant, and there will be a laundry in the basement. On the first floor will be the offices and dining room. On the second and third floors will be rooms enough to accom modate 200 chilren. The structure will be made of brick and will be as near fireproof as possible. This addition will make the orphanage one of the largest and most important institu tions of its kind in the State. Will Meet in June. The Republican State convention will be held iu Harrisburg iu the Ly ceum theater ou June 6th, that date having been secured from the Lyceum management. It was originally intend ed to hold the convention on June sth, but the B. P. O. Elks will hold a con vention at Harrisburg at that time and the hotel accommodations would not be sufficient to house the crowds that will be iu attendance. The public announcement of the holding of the convention has not been officially made, but the fact that June 6th has been selected became public through the engagement of the theatre. To Reopen Natalie Colliery. It is practically certain that the Natalie colliery, at Shamokiu that has had a history full of unparalleled re verses and has changed hands oft»ner perhaps than any other colliery in the anthracite region, will resume opera tions in a very short time. Messrs. Whitney and Jemmerer, oi New York, well known holders of anthracite properties, have secured control of the property from the Pitts burg Coal company and it is stated on very good authority that the colliery will be rehabilitated aud will soon re sume. _ Death of an Infant. Francis, the infant sou of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Slattery, died Tuesday night at 10;:35 o'clock. The funeral will take place from the family resi dence, No. 117 Ash street, Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The Department of Public Printing at Washington has a payroll of nearly 3,000 persons.