Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-16
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Estab blished 1899.
CONDENSED NEWS.

The Third ward school building Is re-
eeiving its third and last coat of paint.
Milton has raised nearly 500 for the
Turbotville fire sufferers.
Mrs. Franklin Shellhamer is quite SER
iously i'll at her home on Rough and
Ready street.
Peter Woods, of Chambers street, Is
the proud father of a son, which was
born on Tuesday.
While picking fruit at his home Tues
day Jacob Matthias, the oldest and most
prominent merchant of Northumberland
fell from a high ladder to the ground
and was instantly killed.
Everyone should assist in making the
6. A. r. picnic on Friday big success.
Positively no admittance fee to the park
will be charged.
At present there are but five prison
ers confined in the county Jail.
Ex-Governor Robert +. Pattison will
open the campaign in Columbia county
early in September.
An infant daughter arrived at the
home of William Shultz, First street, on
Tuesday morning.
The dry season seems to be general.
In many places in Pennsylvania trains
are tied up on the railroads, the water
supply having given out. Water is be-
ing hauled in tanks to fill the engines so
that they can proceed.
The Pennsylvania railroad is hauling
considerable limestone this year. Many
of the quarries of the State are being
worked and there is big demand for
ballast.
The telegraphers along the main line,
?. K. r., expect five dollar increase
before long.
The price of tea has advanced owing
to the Chinese trouble.
VA PoSs UNIV
department, postmasters are forbidden
to address mail for patrons, to enclose
it in the envelope, seal it or atfiI stamps.
The churches have been well attended
so far this summer. August is the fall
ing off month.
The Milton branch of the American
Car and Foundry company have receiv,
ed contract to build three hundred and
fifty Pennsylvania K. f.. standard $4,000
pound capacity Hopper Coal cars.
Pennsylvania Railroad Supervisors
and trackmen are now getting their sec
tions in shape for the annual inspection
of the great railroad hich will be made
early this fall by President A. ]. Cassati
and party, at date not yet announced
The contract for supplying the public
fountain with ice has been awarded to
w. Berninger. Two hundred pounds
daily will be furnished.
A terrific rain storm accompanied by
heavy winds swept over Lycoming coun
ty Sunday afternoon and did great dam
age. The lower end of Wiliamspor
suffered greatly.
Judge Little of this county, while re
Gently holding court, in Luzerne county
rendered decision, that although dog
are personal property they may be kill
ed when caught destroying sheep, ano
the person 50 doing is not liable TO
damages to owners of the CANNES.
Ritter Goss, of Red Rock, Columbi,
county, charged with willfully driving
over and causing the death of Bicyclis
John Cole, near Benton, on the night o
July 81, was given habeas corpus hear
ing before Judge K. X. Little Monda
and held in $25OO bail for court.
A big apple crop is reported on tn
way and the outlook for plenty of frui
of this kind was never more promising
Dry weather and the price of potatoe
are twin evils
Since the close of Camp Hawkins Ad
jutant General Stewart and his assist
ants have been busy day and night i
the drawing of warrants for the pay G
the officers and men of the Nationa
Guard for service during the encamI
ment. The warrant for the payment c
the Third Brigade, to which Compan
F, of this city, is attached, was mad
out yesterday.
1t is reported that the Eighth Reg
ment n. G. P, will be disbanded, leay
ing the Third Brigade with four twelv,
company regiments instead of five reg
ments of eight and ten companies eact
Five of the companies of the Eighth, a.
cording to this report, will be mustere
out. Il seems to be understood that tn
two Harrisburg companies will be retail
ed and assigned to the Twelfth Reg
ment.