Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-20
CONDENSED NEWS.
Great cycling weather.

Cool nights and restful sleep.
The attendance at our public schools
is still growing larger.
A large number of people are attend
ing the auction sale at Rempe's jewelry
store this week.
Montgomery is suffering from a ty
phoid fever epidemic.
W. S. Ditzler has opened 4 tailoring
shop on North Mill street.
Councilman John Rebman is reported
to have improved considerably after his
late severe illness.
The wood work OH the exterior of the
Y. NJ. G. A. building is being touched up
with fresh coat of paint. 5. w. Arms
has the contract.
A number of Riverside people will at
tend the festival to be held at the
Klinesgrove NJ. L. church on Saturday
evening.
Rabbits are reported as numerous in
the surrounding country.
The Twelfth Regiment band, of Sun
bury, will give concert at that place
next Friday night for the benefit Of the
Galveston sufferers.
The small boy is more reconciled to
set in.
A large number of foreigners have left
Hazleton for New York from whence
they will sail to their homes in Europe.
George Askins is ill at his home on
Honeymoon street.
The Salvation Army will hold their
annual Harvest Festival in their hall be-
ginning next Saturday and closing Tues
day evening. Anything which can be
donated towards making the festival
success will be gladly received by the
Army workers.
Reports from the various schools
throughout the city show that at the
beginning Of the third week of the fall
term every thing is moving in salts
factory manner.
The September number of "The Dio-
ceasan Record" paper devoted to the
interests of the Episcopal church in
Central Pennsylvania, contains splendid
cuts of Christ (Memoria) church OF this
city and the Rector, Rev. Erskine
Wright.
The Presbyterian synod of Pennsyl-
vania will meet in the Pine Street Pres
byterian church, Harrisburg, October Is,
for five days session This is the larg-
est synod in the United States and the
largest ecclesiastical organization of the
kind in the world.
Sunday schools will now pick up in
attendance but it is not until just before
Christmas time that the growth will be
particularly marked.
The merry-go.round recently built by
Fred Smith. the assistant machiuist at
the Silk Mill, is being run nightly at his
home, corner of A and Green streets.
The machine was built entirely by Smith
who is but IL years of age.
William Pease has rented the Laubach
store room now occupied by Henry
Rempe, the jeweler, where he will con-
duct wholesale and retail tobacco es-
tablshment.
A Hazleton furniture dealer has most
unique way of advertising. He has his
display window arranged to represent a
parlor where evenings some loving couple
are allowed to come in and do their court
ing. This is to continue for six weeks
and at the end of that time the couple
who are adjudged the best courters will
receive 800 or they will be allowed 10
take out that amount in furniture.
Manager Laubenstein of the Shamokin
High School Athletic Association has a
number of foot ball games scheduled foI
this fall. lie is now waiting to hear
from Prot. Gordy's lean of this city.
1t is reported that good many peo
pie are shooting squirrel, already though
it is not quite month yet until the
legal time. 1t is the duty not only oi
game wardens, but of sheriffs, consta-
bles, policemen or any special officer Of
the Commonwealth to make arrests fol
violations of the game and fish laws that
they have knowledge of. A few prose
cutions and convictions for violations oi
our game and fish laws would have q
wholesome effect in preventing future
violations and preserving our game
The penalty is SO for each squirrel kill
ed, except from October 18th to Decem
ber 18th.