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WSHD M:\VS.Strawberries were on sale in Satur-

ay's market.

Danville Odd Fellow* are preparingj visit Milton on the 28th iust.

The HIDtill boy is wondering it Dan-

ille is to have a circus this summer.

Memorial Day will be the next holi-

»y.

Cleau up your pr» mises and avoidjntagion.

The Easter trade was unusuallyeavy for the confectioners this year.

If you have observed Lout, if you

ive discarded habits or correctedinlts, because you thought they were

atrimental to soul or body, as aeuten duty, don't resume them nowaster is past. There is no saving

ace in Lent, or are you auv better

r the lessons of Lent if there is not

<rmaueut betterment. To be good oneeek or 40 days does not mean license

r the balance of the year. You will)t be a saint if you strivo to live as

>u should 385 days of the calendar.

Despite the efforts of the weatheran at Washington, it was not aneal Easter Sunday and the display' lovely woman and her gorgeous

aster costume was much marred,

owever, next Sunday we may have

\u25a0tter success and the "lassies (J" will

ok none the worse because a little

te.

April 21, at 10 o'clock, a. m has

en fixed by Governor Pennypackerthe time for a public hearing on

e Grady-Salus libel hill. The lead-g newspapers of the state have al-adv spoken emphatically against the11, but that will not prevent the

itors from again registering their

otest at the hearing. It will he held

the hall of the House of Represent-ees at Harrisburg.

Spring's second Arbor day on Fri-

?y-

Mrs. Thomas G. Vincent is serious-ill of pneumonia.

The Simington residence on East

irket street, is being repainted.

Odd Fellows throughout the district

ibraced in the anniversary assooia-m are manifesting more than usual

terest in the forthcoming meeting

the association to be held in Mil-

non Tuesday, April 28th. The re-iion promises to tie the largest and

st ever held.

April showers are just as wet as anyher showers.

It's as great a gift to listen to a

nny story as it is to tell on< ?and aach more popular gift.

A pauper baronet of England hitstabliehed a new precedent by marry -

g one of his own country-women,

ost ot them choose American wives.Two demonstrations are booked forilton during the coming season?theId Fellows' reunion on April 28th,d the firemen's parade and celehra-

>n on the Fourth of July.Little Willie Heim aged 4 is Dot

ttle German Boy in"Man to Man."The Heim children singers and

ucerß are with "Man to Man."

tn the contest for the lace collar,

lich took place at Ellenbogen's store

t night Mrs. Elias Maier held the

:ky number, 3<>. Mrs. Wyle desires

thank those who so kindly assistedher efforts in behalf of charity.

The engagement of Harry W. Cham-

liu, Esq., the well known Miltonorney, and Miss Miriam Bnclier,

ighter of Judge Bucher of Lewis-

?g. was announced last week.

Jeorge Gething is ill at his homeCherry street.

'lie Allentown Band, Martin Kling-, leader, formerly connected with

4th Regiment, N. G. P., lias beenaged for the 03rd annual corn-icement of Bueknell University, to

held at I.ewishurg, June 22, 23 and

The Band consists of forty meniis one of tho finest organizationsts kind in the country. The Twi-it Concerts will be given as usual,

for this occasion the Band is pre-

ing an especially attractive pro-

m.

pring is not only backward; it is

itively topsy-turvy,

ellie Heiiu a little girl of 7 has

singing voice of a woman, this

le lady is with "Man to Man."

"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HI-: ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."

VOL. 48--NO Hi.

INSTALLINGBLOCK SYSTEM

The system of improvements being

installed ou the Catawissa branch of

the P. & K. tailwayhave now practic-

ally reached Danville and it will be

only a short time before the entire

division to West Milton will be equip-

ped with all the useful appliances that

go with modern railroading.The additional telegraph instru-

ments wore placed in the station here

yesterday, required for the "Block"svstem, which has now been installed

as far as Ringtown. This system in

addition to the first cost will add a

little to the expense of operating theline, but it will provo a good invest-

ment in the end by increasing the

security to travel and reducing the

loss by wrecks to a minimum.Under the rules, no passenger train

will be permitted to enter the block

nutil all other trains, passenger or

freight, have left it. Two freight

traius will b.? allowed on the block at

the same time, but the signals will be

so arranged as not only to iudicate the

presence of the two trains but the exact

location of each on the block.

Undo' the entiro divi-

sion wo -»e divided into sections of

three or four miles. One block willextend from Dauville east to Chris-tian's about a mile this side of Grov-

ania. The block westward will ex-tend from Danville to Mausdale. The

system will necessitate the installmentof telegraph operators at Mausdale;two will be needed, a day and a nightman.

George Payne of this city, will till

th>< position on one turn and WilliamReichelderfer, at present night operat-

or at the station here, will take the

other turn. The next block westward,

will extend from Mausdalo to Moores-

burg. At the latter place as well asat Christian's a night and a day otlice

has been maintained in the past and

no additional operators will be need-

ed.The two additional telegraph instru-

ments install- d at the station here

vosterday, are needed under the sys-

tem, one to communicate with the end

of the block at Christian's and theother for telegraphing westward to

Mausdale. This gives the station fivetelegiajih instruments and necessitat-

ed some rearrangement in order to find

room for them all. It was also necessary

to install a telephone in the station to

be used exclusively in connection with

the switch engine when employed be-

tween the station and the Heading

Iron Works. The signals at the station

will show the block occupied until theswitcher leaves the main track at the

cinder tip. where by means of a tele-

phone conveniently located, the train-

in n will communicate the fact to thestation, when the signals will be dis-

played to show the block clear.

DANVILLE, PA., TIIIIISDAY A PHIL M>.

BIPTIST C1I0BCI! ;

BEOIMIL!The First Baptist church,which has

just been remodeled, was dedicated

Sunday. An elaborate "

program bad

been prepared and the services throughout were duly impressive, in keeping

with the beautiful place of worshipwhich will henceforth belong to thecongregation. For truly, the First

Baptist church as it now appears is 1something to be proud of by those who

worship there and in point of beauty, icoziuess and comfort it is second to j

none in this city.There has been a complete transfor-

mation. A handsome new carpet cov-ers an inclined floor which slopes from 'the rear to the pulpit. A metallic '

ceiling, very ornato in design,relievesthe plainness which formerly existedoverhead. Among the furniture are jnew, highly polished pews of oak, Jsemi-circular in form. The old-fashion- |ed gallery which formerly existed at :the rear of the church has been closed.The pulpit in the remodeled auditor- Iium stands much lower than former- ,

ly. The choir which originally oc- |cupied a place back of the pulpit has

been provided for in the north-east |angle of the building. There are two |

handsome chandeliers, designed for jeither gas or electric light, one sus- |pended from the ceiling in the centerand the other, the smaller of tho two, \

hanging nearer the front of tho church.

The latter is the gift of David P.

Rockafeller of Philadelphia.The walls are handsomely decorated, i

the delicate tints of color harmoniz jing nicely with the new stained win-dows. Each ot the latter is a gilt from

members of the congregation erectedin memory of loved ones who havegone before.

Following are tho deceased oneswhose names are inscribed ou the jstained windows and whose memory jwill be kept green in the hearts of tho

congregation: Edward and Christiana

Young, John and Rebecca Hixson,

Mrs. T. W. Bedea, Samuel and Mary jCorman, Hannah Dean Still, John and jEsther Sechler, Jacob and MariahReed, William MeLain and wife,

Samautlia, David and Margaret

Young. There is also a window in

memory of the family of S. J. Welhv-

er.The dedicatory sermon was preach-

ed by Rev. J. H. Harris, Ph. D., LL. jD., President of Bucknell University, jat Lewisburg. It was founded upon jthe text as found in Acts, Seventeenth ;chapter and lird verse: "Opening and

alleging that Christ must needs have !suffered and risen again from the |dead; and that this Jesus, whom I

preach unto you, is Christ."

Tho sermon was a masterly oneelucidating the underlying principles iof the text. The Jews doubted that

Jesus was the Annotated One becauseHe suffered. It was, however, the

fact of our Savior's suffering coupledwith the service he rendered theworld, which helped to convince Paul

of Christ's divinity. The AnnointedOne must needs be a servant. The

Jews could not be convinced of this

even with the example of their KingDavid before them, who was one of

the Annointed Ones, and yet was aservant of his people.

The law of service is such that

every man no matter how independenthis circumstances becomes a servantof others. Even the King upon histhrone is not exempt, for as soon ashe ceases to serve he is no longer a

king. In the division of labor it is ex-emplified. The shoemaker makes siioes

not for himself; the physician practicesmedicine not to cure himself but oth-

ers and so on.This led the speaker up to the prin-

ciple of vicarious service. Teachers in

our schools, parents toiling for their

children and imparting to them the

benefit if li.eir own experience,all il- ;

lnstratt how one generation vicarious- 1ly assists another.

Those who labor in the church and !the Sut:day school are in line of the jAnnointed. It is characteristic of the

Lord's Annointed that they must !suffer. Christ is an example, who was jcrucified ! \ tho-e Me came to save andwho died that all might have eternallife.

The law of service is also a law of Ivictory; though Christ died he rose iagain. This vicarious service accom- |panied often with suffering developsin man the highest type of character, !

giving him an inheritance in the life Jto come, which the world cannot take ;away.

iir. Harris very effectively applied ;the principle of service to the occa-sion of reopening, showing that as the

| remodeled edifice,beautiful in its day, !was erected by those now mainly puss

' ed away, so it was now perfectly meetthat those active in the church should

take up the work of renewal and em-bellishment that those who come after

| them may reap the benefit of their

i labor and self-denial.The sermon was followed by a

| very eloquent prayer by the pastor,

Rev. L. B. Twichell appropriate to

i the occasion of reopening.The choir rendered two anthems

very effectively?"Praise Ye Jehovah"

and "Thanks be to God."1 The afternoon service was held at 2

o'clock. This was set apart for visit

J ing pastors, who might bring con-

gratulatory greetings from other

' churches in town. Special music was

; a feature in the form of Easter Carols

rendered by the Sabbath School chorus.

The evening sermon was also preach-ed by Dr. Harris.

iPERSONALi MAUII'IIS!

J. L Williams, Jr., and Miss Anna

L. Williams, ol Sheiiandoah, brother, an<l sister ot Edward F. Williams of !

this city, spent Easter as quests at thehome of Thomas A. Evans, Front

street.

Councilman John H. Goeser, wife

i and daughter Coletta, left Saturday

| for Buffalo, N. Y., where they! spent Easter with the two boys of thefamily, Joseph and Carl, who are at-

i tending school af that place. Before

returning home they will visit Atlantic

\u25a0 .City.I

I Miss Gertrude Philips of Berwick,| spent Sunday with relatives in this

I city.Miss Lotta Beck of Milton, spent

! Sunday with friends in this city.

Miss Anna Bailey of Wyoming,spent! Sunday with relatives in this city.

George Steinbreuner of Wilkesbarre,! spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.

I Annie Steinbreuner,East Front street.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curry, Jr., of

I Sunburv, spent Easter at the Curry: homestead, West Mahoning street.

Jacob Geise of Philadelphia, spent! Easter at the home of bis parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John O. Geise, Pine street.

George Edniondson and family on\ Saturday returned home from Middle-j town, Va., where thev attended theWedding of Mr. Edmondsou's sister.

Mr. and Mrs. William Stickle of

j Reading, spent Easter at the home of

I the former's mother, Mrs. Christiana

Stickle, Centre street.

John S. Gilbert and wife of Phila-delphia, were guests Sunday at the

home of Dr. C. H. Reynolds, Millstreet.

Mrs. William Sympson and two

(daughters ofNescopeck returned home

{ Saturday after a visit at the residenceof Butler Edgar, Mill street.

Burgess W. G. Pursel of this city,

attended a meeting of the "Shrin ,"

! at Wilkesbarre last e\. mug.

Miss May Foust, daughter of Philip

j H. Foust, returned from a protracted

j visit to New York, last > veiling.

Mr. and Mrs. John Sechler returnedfrom Reuovo last evening. Tlay were

accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Sp nccrSpringer, brideandgroom.who.se w< d-

! ding took place at Renovo yesterday

| morning.Arthur Foulk lias moved hi - family i

from Hlootushurg to thin citv. Mr.Foulk lias accepted a position in the '<

Curry Vannaii pattern sliop.

Mrs. Margaret E. Metier returned

yesterday from Sault Ste. Marie,

j Canada, where she had been visiting

| her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Craig.Albert Miller returned to Sunburv

yesterday after a visit in this city.

Dr. C. 11. Reynolds was in Cata-

wissa yesterday.

Martin L. Landau transacted busi-

ness in Sunbnry yesterday.Justioe-of-the-Peace Oglesbv was a ;

Sunburv visitor yesterday.Theodore Angle returned to Bethle-

hem yesterday to resume his studiesat Lehigh University.

Burgess W. T. Sliepperson, of Riv- ;erside, transacted business in Mifflin- 1burg yesterday.

Miss Rose Ditzler, of Muncy, is vis-

iting her brother, W. S. Ditzler, Mill

street.

Miss Bessie Courson, of Sunburv,spent yesterday with Danville friends.

Miss Mary Schoener, of Shamokin,is visiting Miss Drumheller at the

Hotel Oliver.Landlord I). P. Kistler of Cata-

wissa, was a visitor in this city yes-

terday.

Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Mrs. JosephHeim, Mrs. Herbert WvJe and Miss

| Amanda Mann will spend thin evening

; in Bloomsburg.

! George Hoke, of Sunburv, was in; Danville yesterday.

William Maiers returned to Col

jumbia yesterday.Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fraufz return

| ed to Wyoming yesterday,after a vi-it

\ with friends in this city.

Mrs. H. R. Sproul returned to Mili-

| ersburg yesterday after a visit with

relatives in this city,

i George Mason left yesterday morn-i ing for Berwick.

J. Tyler Obordorf, Ralph and Arthur| Foulk and Herbert Wyln will till a

musical engagement at Bloomsburg

|this evening.

George Cotner, of Washingtonville,' was in this citv yesterdav.

Parish Meeting.After evening prayer in Christ Epis-

' copal ehureli, Monday evening, the

.annual parish meeting was held, mi-

lder the chairmanship of the rector,

1 Rev. Erskine Wright. The followingvestryman were elected for the ensu-

j ing year:Dr. H. B. Meredith, F. C. Angle,

j John Doster, Jr., IJr. 1 H. Jennings,

! George B. O'Connor, C. P. Hancock

and Benjamin Pritehard.

Jordan-Snyder.William Jordan and Miss Emma

i Snvder both of this city, were marri-

ed bv Rev. N. E. Cleaver at the par-

sonage of Trinity M. E. church. about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Prosperous Condition.In another column of today's issue

will be found a report of the. Danville

National Bank showing that institu-j tiou to bo ina prosperous condition.

KSTAIUJSIIEI) l\ 1855.

JIM 2XIIIt was decided at a regular meeting

of the Sd 00l Board Monday ove that

tic 11 it'll School Commencement lie

held on evening of June 2nd.

Supe. ii anient Gordy explained thatir was desirable that the date bo fixed

as early as possible, as the time is

needed in getting out the invitations.He recommended that Tuesday even-

ing, .Tune 2nd. be selected as tho date

which would suit all parties. Actingupon his suggestion Dr. Harpel movedthat Commencement bo held on June2nd, which carried unanimously.

The Building and Repair Commit-

tee reported that tho specifications lor

the anuox now in the hands of Archi-

tect Brugler will be completed by the

20th inst. It was explained that in

order to have the new building readyby Septembei next it will he necessaryto enter upon the work of buildingwith as little delay as possible. It

was therefore on motion ordered that

the Building and Repair Committeemeet on the evening of the 20th inst.,

accepting or rejecting the specifica-tions and advertising for bids from

contractors.Some time was spent in discussing

the relative merits of the different

heating systems, as the annex will

have to be equipped with a separate

heating plant.Tho preponderance of sentiment

seemed to he in favor of hot water,

although stoam and even hot air hadits advocates. On motion of MrKei-fer seconded by Dr. Harpel, hotair was adopted.

Treasurer M. H. Schram presented

a statement of finance.- to date, whichshowed a ca h balance on hand of

:i2. -jt;.

Borough Superintendent Gordy pre-sented his report for the month end-

ing April Tim total number of

pa in Is attending during the month,was J2:U?males, (507 and females, (524.

Average daily attendance? males,s4l;femah -, .110; total, 1091. Percentageof attendance ?males, 01 ; females, 00;total 90. Numb rof pupils sick, 145.

Number ol pupils between K and K5years abs, nt five days, 9(5. Numb' r of

pupils not absent during the y< ir todate, 11*5. Number of pupils not tardyduring the year to date, .v.ii. Numberof pupils who have left school?males,29; females, 21!; total, 52.

The following nieiuh r of the SchoolBoard were pre:-. Nt: Barber, Orth,

Burger, W< rkln-i-c r, Rockafeller,Fischer, Keefei, 1*y< r! Green amiHarpel.

The following bills were approvedfor payment:Joseph L ehner . *!O.7HStandard Gas Co 1.(50

William Miller 2.75Water Rent 54.50Washington Fire Co. .75S. J. Welliver 1.00G. <fc C. Merriain N. 5011. G. Salmon 1.95Maynard, Merrill & Co 1.20D. C. Williams . 2.00

Elks' Easter Assmbiy.The Elks' Easter Assembly held in

Armory Hall Tuesday eve proved to'bea most delightful affair, well attended

and lacking nothing essential to a full

measure of success.The decorations as on the occasion

of the Thanksgiving Assembly simply

surpassed anything in that line overattempted before. All the large Hagsof the town were brought into requisi-

tion and every inch of the walls from

floor to ceiling was concealed behind

the stars and stripes. Decorations ofall sorts were employed, brilliant yet

harmonious in colors presenting a

scene which became a fit setting for

the kaleidoscopic hues of the dance.

The music was furnished by Wyle'sorchestra. There were sixtv-six couplesnr "it, as many as forty being on the

II air i? one time. Among those pre-s :ir ft in out ot town the followingwere n diced: Dr. J. W. Vail Yalzahaid wife, of Johnstown ; Miss Boyer,of Fiv; ioutli ; Miss Marie Schoener of

Sh.vno'iin; Miss Lillian Payne, of

X w V.irk ; Miss Ditzler, of Muncy;Miss Ititchier, of Shickshiiuiy ; MissLaFra tz, of Wilkesbarre; Miss Bur-

nett, <>' Ashland and Eugene Sliipe of

Snnbu v.Dari'ing continued from 9 o'clock

until 2 k ni. The dance was preced-ed bv concert which lasted from So dock to 9.

The committee was composed of thefollowing well-known members of the

order: K. F. Williams, Edward Ellen-bogen, (J. E. Haupt, Hary Phile and

Eugene O'Hara

Will Build Macadamized Road.Tic Jewish people have decided to

build a macadamized road in their

cemetery east of the city, which willadd very much to convenience when

turn rals take place. The only entrance

heretofore has been through a narrow

lane north ot Fairview cemetery, t >o

narrow to admit vehicles.In the Fairview cemetery a macad-

amized road has already bcin builtreaching to within seventy feet of the

northern boundary. An arrangement

has been entered into between tin-

authorities of the two cemeterieswhereby the Jewish people will com-

plete the seventy feet of road in Fair-

view cemetery and thereby secure the

right to drive through the latter bury-

ing ground ingoing to or returning

from their own. The entire length ofthe road to be built will be HSS feet.

Now that the thunderstorm i- doing

business it will he in order to bake

the picnic pie.

RCRAL SCHOOLS iARE CLOSING

The schools cf Montour county out-side of the borough of Danville are

now all closed for the season with theexception of two in Anthony town-ship?one at Exchange and the other

known as '"Watt's School." At eachof these schools some time was lost by

the teacher through illness, which

will have to be made up.During an interview with County

Superintendent Dorr yesterday, it waslearned that the teachers employed inthe county during the term just closedas a general thing attained a fair de-gree of success in their work.

Nevertheless the County Superin-tendent will labor conscientiously togradually elevate the standard of

qualification and not a few of the

teachers may be obliged to wade intothe branches a little deeper in order

to keep up with the procession.Last year the County Superinten-

dent in conducting examinations pass-ed applicants on an average of 60 per

cent., which, of course, does not im-ply that there were not a fair propor-tion in the ranks who soared abovethat limit. This year he will raisethe minimum, passing none who fallbelow an average of 70 per cent. Thisstill leaves a wide margin, sufficient

to carry along every wide awake and

ambitious teacher.The act passed at the present legis-

lature fixing the minimum of wagespaid teachers at $35 per month willaffect several districts of Montourcounty and the Superintendent takesthe view that our rural teachersshould not object to a little morestudy and thoroughly conscientiouswork in order to keep pace with thene,v measure.

The average monthly wages of teach-

ers in the several districts of thecounty outside of Danville is $29.27Mahoning township pays the highest?.> l") per month?and the "Independ-ent District," in Liberty township,the lowest?§2o per month. The sev-eral districts which will have to ad-

vance salaries will have ample timein which to adjust affairs to the newconditions, as the new law does notgo int » effect until the year afternext.

Funeral of Mrs. A. B. Stoliler.Lulu, the wife of A. B. Stoliler,who

died Wednesday, along with her little

babe who departed this life later, wasconsigned to the grave on Saturdayafternoon. The funeral was attendedby many sorrowing relatives and

friends The services were conductedhy Rev. L B. Twichell, pastor of the

First B.»ptist church. The pall bearers

were H. R. Moore, A. C. Ainesbury,Edward Coleman and T. W. Mills.

\moug those attending the funeralwere the following from out of town:Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stoliler, CharlesStoliler, Miss Emma Stoliler of

Hughesville; Mrs. H. M. Parker of

Soiiestown ; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Will-iams, Mi.-s Melissa Burkbolder ofMilton; Mrs. Mary Snyder, Mrs. C.('. Kesty, of Sunbury; W. B. Craw-

ford. of ('animal ; Mrs. A. R. Cooper,Allen's Mills; Mrs. Jane Richie, Mrs.

Peter Kesty and daughter, Miss Clara,

Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Crawford, Mrs.John Sliultz, Mrs. Henry Sommer,

Mrs. Isaiah (Mil, Miss Minnie Rupert,Mi s Maud Wirt, Mrs. Clark Kashner

of Bloomsburg; Mr and Mrs. RalphRook, Mrs. Reuben Willard, of Cafa-

wissa; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Crawford,Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford of Ber-wick ; Mrs. George John of Shamokin ;

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kelclmer of Ben-

ton.

Church Attendance Sunday.There was much disappointment felt

among a large portion of the people in

this city Sunday that rain should

render their preparations for participa-tion in tht; "Easter Parade," all to no

purpose.The rain, which curiously has been

with us for most of the Sundays of

the present year,did not interfere per-

ceptibly with the attendance at the

churches.Here at least anticipations were not

disappointing, as the various choirs

vied with one another in making their

renditions the nio.st beautiful and im-

pressive. Elaborate decorations, suit-

able to the season were the rule.

In the afternoon the sun shone for a

few hours, as if to atone for the

trust ration of the cu.-tomary Easter

plans, and gladdened the hearts of

many.

Child Badly Seal led.

Mary, the two-year-old daughter of

Frank Arms, who lives oil West Frontstreet, was badly scalded on Saturdaynight. Her little brother was coloring

Easter eggs and in the process had

heated a tin cup of water to the boil-

ing point.Placing the water upon the table he

turned his back for an instant, when

little Mary reaching up pulled the cup

over upon herself,the hot contents del-

uging her face.The child was painfully burned and

Sunday presented a terrible appear-

ance, her face being burned raw and

her eves swollen nearly shut.Dr. Harpel administered to the case.

Coming Nuptials.Invitations have been received in

this city for the marriage of CharlesCochran, son of Senator and Mr--. J.

Henry Cochran, and Miss Martha C.

Per ley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al-

len P. Perley, of Williamsport. The

wedding will occur on Tuesday even-ing, April 2S, at S o'clock, at Christ

Episcopal church, Williamsport.

PETER SASIIEL'SINJURV

Peter E. Sandel, son of Former jCounty Commissioner, Hiram Handelof West Hemlock township, while op-erating a circular saw Saturday, metwith an accident, as the result ofwhich he will be obliged togo through 1life with a badly crippled right band.

Mr. Saudel, the victim of the acci-dent, is the owner of a traction enginewhich he employs in threshing andsawing wood for the farmers. Forseveral days last week he was employ-

ed at David SVintersteen's in Valleytownship and it was while sawing

\yood there ou Saturday morning thattho accident occurred.

Among the sticks to be manipulatedwas ono which contained several hard

knots. It was a short piece and whenplaced upon the saw it brought thesawyer's hand up to within a fewinches of the rapidly revolving teeth.All went well until the saw struck oneof the knots, which had the effect of

knocking the end of the stick upwardthrowing Mr. Sandel's right handagainst the saw. The treacherous teethcut into the palm completely severing

the little and the ring finger andmangling the hand in a frightful man-ner.

Dr. E. A. Curry and Dr. T. B.Wiutersteen of this city were called tothe Wiutersteen farm, where the in-jury was dressed. The bones of thepalm were fouiid to bo so shatteredthat several of them had to be dissect-ed out, while the tissues were torn

and lacerated iu such a way as to makethe operation a difficult one for the

doctors.The injury is a very serious one and

will leave Mr. Sandel full use of onlythe thumb and forefinger.

The injured man is about twenty-

one years of age and is unmarried. He

resides with his parents and was re-moved to his home Saturday afternoonafter the surgeons had dressed his

hand.

Death ofMrs. Benson Lyons.Mrs. Sabina Lyon, wife of Benson

Lyons, and aunt of our townsman, Dr.

T. B. Wiutersteen, who died at Blooms-burg Monday night, was the last sur-vivor of a large and well-known fam-ily which in its day was prominentand influential in this section.

The deceased was the daughter of

Philip Wiutersteen and a sister of thefollowin;; well-known residents nowdeceased: Jeremiah, William, Ben-jamin, Jacob and Philip Wiutersteen ;

there were also two daughters?Malialaand Mary. She was 74 years of age

and it is worthy of note that each oneof tho large family lived to attain anadvanced age.

In addition to her husband the de-ceased is survived by nine childrenonly a few of whom reside in thislocality. The sons are Elmer, New-ton, Stuart, Bryson and Cameron.

There are four daughters?Marietta,Rlioda, Sabina and Emma.

The funeral will take place Fridayat 2 p. in.from the residence of Mrs.

Richard Angel, daughter of the de-ceased, at Bloomsburg.

Married Last Niijht.

Miss Sara E. Wertman and Mr. HarryW. Ellis of this city, were united inmatrimony yesterday. The ceremony

was performed by Rev. Erskine Wrightin Christ Episcopal church last even-ing. Mrs. Austin Hartman was Matron

of Honor and Miss Stella Wertman,

bridesmaid. The groom was unattend-

ed.The newly wedded couple will go

to housekeeping immediately in their

u 'wly furnished home, No. 501 Church

street.The groom,who has been with John

Duster's Sons, this city,for some threeyears, is a son of John J. Ellis of Ex-change. He is a most exemplaryyoung man of industrious habitsand has very many friends.

The bride, who is tho daughter of

Elijah Wertman, No. 214 Grand street,

is likewise very popular and highlyesteemed.

Out Attain.John W. Eyerly, the well-known

printer, Spruce street, was able to

appear on the street, Saturday last,

for the first time after his long siegeof illness. Mr. Eyerly had typhoidfever in a very bad form and for a

long time his case admitted of little

hope. He lias many friends about

town who rejoice to learn that he is

so far advanced ou his road to recov-ery.

Remoyed to Washingtonville.County Superintendent C W. D'rr

has removed from White Hall to Wash-

ingtonvillo having purchased the

property near the Excelsior Hotel

formerly owned by the Stephen Smithheirs. The removal gives the County

Superintendent a more central loca-

tion than formerly, which will addmuch to his convenience ill getting

about over the county.

Received His Diploma.J. Mont Woodside, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Harry Woodside, Mowery street,

was graduated yesterday from thePhiladelphia College of Pharmacy.Mr. Woodside has accepted a posi-tion in Philadelphia.

Accounts Audited.Clarence E. Seitz,Traveling Auditor

of the Auditor General's Department,Harrisburg, was at tho Hospital yester-

day making his usual semi-annualaudit of the accounts of that institu

tion.

The P. & It. railway lias also brok-

en ground for a new station at Mooros-hurt; which will he quite a preten-

tious affair. The office at present in

use, which can only be re ache fl by de-

scending a long flight of stairs leading

from the wagon road, contains merelya waiting room and telegraph office |

combined, the freight house being ilocated at some distance north of thestation, where it is accessible to wag-

ons.

The new station will be built nearthe present freight house and will in-

clude under one roof a commodiouswaiting room, a ticket office, a tele-graph offiice and a freight room largeenough to accommodate the business.

Plaus for High School Annex.Architect John Brugler Monday

had very newly completed the plans

for the annex to the High Schoolbuilding, the erection of which was

decided upon at the special meetingof the school hoard held 011 Mondayuight nf last week

The annex will he quite commodi-ons and will extend south toward thealley. It will be two stories high

built of brick, and will carry out the

same style of architecture as employ-ed in the main building. The dimen-

sions of the addition will he 31 feet by

06 feet. It will provide two large

rooms each feet by 3.1 feet with acoat room -1 feet bv Id feet and a closet

2feet by .1 feet.

The entrance will he on the Pinestreet side, opening into a ball 11 feet

by feet with a stairway leading to

the second floor and one to the base-

ment. The annex will require a

separate heating plant.The new portion will occupy the

greater part of the space between the

school building and the alley which

hounds the grounds on the south.

The additional room provided will

make ;i number of changes possible,which will relieve the overcrowdedcondition in the different department!)

of the school. The laboratory, whichis at present handicapped for room,

will in all probability be removed in-

to one of the apartments i»t pre.-entused as a recitation room.

Booin for Williamsport.Williunsport continues to boom

through the efforts of its progressiveBoard of Trade. "Printer's Ink," a

journal of world wide circulation, in

the second week of April number de-

votes its first two pages to Williams-

port.

Marr ed Last Evening.Miss Mary E. Shoemaker of this

i city and Mr. William Crotty of

I Rloomsburg,were married in this citylast evening. The knot was tied by

Rev. L. P>. Twichell at the parsonage

of the First Baptist church at 8

o'clock.

JOB PRINTING

The of the AMERICAN te.nfurished with a large aksortm

job letter and fancy type and jo'-o

material generally, theannounces to the public that he i

prepared at all times to execute

the neatest manner

JOB PRINTINGOf ah Kinds and Description

ARRESTEDFOR FICRTINC

"Moxie" Lenliart was arraigned be-

fore Justice Oglesby Monday after

110011 as tlie sequel of a very disgrace-

ful fight, which took place along theP. & R. railroad, in the vicinity of

Little Ash street on Sunday after-noon.

No less than four persons participat-ed in the melee, which was foughtout iu tlie most persistent and brutalmanner, being witnessed by at leasttwo hundred jieople. The officers werebotli on the other side of town when

tlie fight began. As soon as they heard

of the affair they started for the sceueof the trouble.

Meanwhile the four belligerents

were bruising each other in a way thatwould have done credit to the prize

ring. Tin y were evenly divided withtwo on a side. As they clinched one

couple rolled down over the high em-

bankment at the culvert near Little

Ash street. Altogether the affair wasexciting enough and a scandal to thecommunity.

By the time the officers a'rived the

fight was over and the bruised andbleeding participants had dispersed.Chief Mincemoyer, however, was de-termined that each one who had a

hand in the affray should pay the priceof liis folly.

"Moxie" Lenliart was the first oneapprehended. According to his story,

however, he was not the aggressor,but

was attacked by one of the others and

obliged to light in self-defense. Theusual fine for fighting?five dollars and

costs ?however, were imposed upouhim, which he paid.

Warrants were also sworn out forDavid Magill and Theodore Michaelsas others who were iu the fight. Theirfine with the costs were also paid.

The Trout Season Opens.The trout season opened yesterday

under the most unfavorable circum-

stances. The streams were very much

swollen as the result of the rains late-

ly, while the weather conditions pre-

vailing were such as to render ail ex-cursion to the mountains anything butagreeable.

But trout are plentiful, which is a

circumstance that atones for all other

drawbacks. The only one of onr towns-

men, who so far as known,braved the

elements to take advantage of the first

day's sport, was James Scarlet, Esq..who hied him to the headwaters of

Fishing creek. He returned to Dan-

ville last evening on the 7 :51 Pennsyl-vania train, bringing with him what

was unmistakably the finest catch of

trout representing one days work that

was ever brought to Danville. 4 His

basket contained the full limit

a hundred, many of them being eleveu

inches iu length and none of .themsmall by any means. ;

Mr. Scarlet said there were not

many fisherman out. He himself

suffered much from the cold, while

the driving rain added to the discom-

fort. Nevertheless the fish were gamey

and afforded a fine opportunity for an

experienced angler to test his skill, sothat he had no thought of abandoningthe sport until the time arrived for

him to return.

Danville's Many Readers.That Danville people are liecoming

great readers is evidenced by the fact

that the Thomas Beaver Free Libraryreport for the quarter ending March31, shows a larger circulation of books

than the first quarter of any year

since the dedication. The daily aver-

age for February, 1903 was a. recordbreaker, 151 books being given out

daily with a total for the month of

3472. In January 3M74 books were

given out and in March 33110. Nearly

three-fourths of the books taken out

were under the head of fiction and in

a manner can be accounted for by the

list of new stories added to the cata-

logue. As another lot will be pur-chased this Spring, it is thought that

the demand for hooks will be still

greater later in the year.

Miss Wetzel, the librarian, states

that it is hard to please many patrous

of the Library as the late and popular

books are at all times out, and as but

one copy of each is purchased, it per-

haps may be several months before a

book may be secured. The pressure

in the fiction department has been

very great during the past year, but

owing to the establishment of Book

lovers' and Tabard Inn libraries iu

Danville some relief may be lookedfor in a short time. Many of the?constant" readers of fiction have lie-

come v »tron- of th« se libraries in or-

der to get lie- new hooks at once and

this will mak- a gr at difference, r

The largest number of luniks circu-

late d in any one year was in !*i»7,wheii34,1*7 books wire given out. The

town was unusually quiet and peoplr

had more time to read. The follow-ing year the average was con*ider-

ablv less. When Danville is busy and

good times prevail, the demaud for

books is not so great.

Many people show a lack of appre-

ciation of the great privilege of the

Thomas Beaver Free Library by not

giving books the proper care, return-ing them many times in a torn eoudi

tion.

James Larjre Retires.Wesley N. Pegg, of South Danville,

lias been notified by the Pennsylvaniarailroad authorities that he has been

selected to succeed James Larg»' aw en-

gineer at the pumping station, Sonth

Danville, iu June next. Mr. Largehaving attained the age of seventy

years, will go ou the retired list and

enjoy a pension.