Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-30
CONDENSED NEWS.
Summer isn't over yet.

Summer isn't over yet.
Vacationists are not coming home In
hurry.
All kinds of plants and vegetables are
now thriving.
Riverside schools will open on Sept
ember 4.
The county fairs will be started be-
fore many days go by.
Oyster saloons are being frightened
up.
Bicycles have been laid away for fairel
days.
The local subscription list for the Tur'
botyille fire sufferers has reached Sl70.
State blanks for the county assess
ment arrived at the County Conmis-
sioners' office, this city, yesterday.
II the day is at all favorable the prob
ability is that DeWitt's park will see
one of the largest gatherings of the sea-
son on Labor Day. Many friends OF
the Continental Fire Company have ex,
pressed their intention of attending the
picnic.
Accompanied by the Mechanicsville
band, Montour Castle. No, 1877, Knights
of the Golden Eagle, will leave here
Labor Day on the ZAP a. m. Reading
railroad train for Milton, returning on q
special train at 1l:30 p. m. The round
trip fare will be AZ cents
The Improvements on the Pennsyl
vania railroad near Kipp's Run are
nearing completion.
The 5th reunion of the Columbia
County Veteran Association will be held
at Benton on Saturday, Sept. 90, 1900.
Edward German and the County Com
missioners are erecting fence between
the county jail and Mr. Corman's prop
erty.
The chestnut crop this year will be
unprecedented. Every tree is covered
by the tiny embargo of the fall fruit.
Campaign fairy tales are about due.
Catalogues are being received in this
city for the coming Bloomsbury fair.
The cutters in front of many residen'
ces throughout the city have been nicely
cleaned.
For SALE-A farm of 30 acres about
five miles from Danville, on the road
leading from Mausdale to Jerseytown,
Good orchard, house, barn and other
buildings. Easy terms. Address, Box
29, Msusdale, Pa.
Thermometers have been overw ork ed
this summer
Great preparations are being made fol-
the Labor Day picnic, which will be held
by the Continental Hose Company al
DeWitt's park.
The repairs to the public school build
ings are being completed.
Passenger travel over the Pennsyl
vania, ID. l.. & w. aud Reading roads
continues to be very heavy. This has
been a prosperous summer for the rail
roads.
The prudent householder is doing
business with the coalman these day:
and will have his bins well stocked be-
fore cold weather and higher price:
come.
The repairs on the Third ward schoo
building have been completed and the
structure presents fine appearance.
During the fierce storm of Sunday
evening, a chimney on the house O
Richard Robinson, who lives neal
Mooresburg, was struck by lightning
but the building was not damaged
The brick residence of Charles Henniger
between Mooresburg and Pottsgrove
was struck, the chimney demolished
and windows broken.
Public school teachers, whose homes
are away from this city and those who
have been away on their vacations, vii
return this week.
A boat ride to Chulasky will tax,
place on Monday, Sept, 10, at 7.20 p
M, under the auspices of the Salvation
Army. A meeting Will be conducted OIL
tho hont hu tho otE
Political committees are hurryin,
their constituents who have thus ia
failed to secure registration. The las
day for the registration of voters j
September 5th.
The knights of the Golden Eagle dem
onstration in Milton on Labor Da'
promises TO be one of the biggest event
ever held in that place.
The Rev. T. NJ. Phillips. of Washing
tonville, preached the closing sermon a
the Patterson Grove camp meeting OIL
Thursday evening. About 1000 peopl
we're on the grounds the last night. A
midnight after the exercises of th
evening closed, a quartet composed o
Prof Reese, of Riverside; Prof. Ewes
of Millville, and Rev. Phillips and Rev
d. Y. Brouse, Eyersgrove, rendered sew
eral selections and were greeted b.
rounds Of aDnlausa nv the cottapars