Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
CONDENSED NEWS.

Santa Claus is filling his sock.
Scrapple is at its best just now.
Only nine hours of day light.
Farmers report that all of the country
roads are in excellent condition.
The express companies are doing an
immense business. Many Christmas
boxes are already being shipped.
The housekeeper who persists in wash
ing pavements these cold mornings is
certainly endangering the lives and limbs
of pedestrians.
Wrap your hydrants carefully and
avoid trouble.
The children are impatient to hear the
sleigh bells merry jingle.
ce-of-the-Peace Hunter yesterday
afternoon married Alfred Swartzlander,
of Snydertown, and Miss Cora Helm, of
Quitman.
The water has practically been drain
ed from this level of the canal, all that
remains being pools in the low places.
The trapping season is now on and
the big and little boys in the rural dis
tricts are earning some extra spending
money by the use of dead falls" and
steel traps.
The idea of having big night on the
eve of the new century is obtaining fay-
or.
Both a severe and a mild winter is
predicted, but, whether agreeable to
prediction or not, we shall have to take
it as it comes. So there's no use worry
ing.
The temperature yesterday was fifteen
degrees warmer than on Tuesday. AS
result the ice in the river began to break
up.
Prothonotary Miller yesterday issued
marriage license to Clark McMichael and
Miss Maggie Dye, both of Strawberry
Ridge.
The ice man will soon begin harvest
ing the crop for summer use.
The small boy is now slyly searching
for the Christmas presents that he
thinks his parents have hidden about
the house.
No more hunting can be done legally
this season.
Mill street was thronged with people
on Saturday evening and all the store
clerks were busy.
Nearly all the clear toys sold in Dan
vile this season are home made.
The members OF the Mausdale Milling
company purchased the Minnetonka
mill on North Mill street and two dwell
ing houses of the Reading Iron company
on Saturday. The purchase price was
$1,000. The company expects to i'm
prove the property and operate the
mill.
Many young people are enjoying the
skating on the pond above the Bessemer
rail mill.
Diphth eria seems to be spreading in
many sections of the State.
Danville will be very lively during the
holidays.
The Eola, one of the long delayed toy
laden vessels from Germany steamed
into port at Philadelphia on Sunday
afternoon with its Christmas cargo safe
and sound.
Plenty of ice to be found about the
city now.
The membership Of Sunday school
classes is right up to the limit these
days.
Many of the churches are preparing
christmas decorations.
PrecocIous youngsters are now trying
to figure out how Santa" is gong to
get his pack through the chimney and
stove pipe
The reserved seat board for the Parry
concert, under the auspices of the Wash
ington Hose company, is now open at
Lore's drug store.
Remember the suffering poor when
drear old winter threatens them.
Take a peep at the store windows as
you 60 along. They display many ar
ticles suitable for presents
The last day of school during the pre-
sent century will be held tomorrow. At
ter that the schools will remain clos
ed until January /, 1901.
If Danvile is to have midnight Gel
ebration to welcome the Goth century, it
is time to take the matter up and make
the necessary arrangements. Co. F. is
ready to join with any of our organiza-