Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-18
CONDENSED NEWS.
The stove men are busy.


Liveryman Grant Ridgway has started
the construction of his new stable near
Canal street.
Reports from the county schools are
very encouraging. The schools, this
wear, have good teachers and the pupils
under their care are studying hard.
MANY of the beautiful front yards
have been dismantled of their flowers
and plants.
The Tigers Mohawks football game,
which was booked for Saturday after
noon at DeWitt's park, did not mater
ialize owing to the failure of the Moh-
awks to put in appearance. The Tigers,
reinforced by number of outsiders,
made up two elevens and played two
short halves.
w. ID. Stratiff has rented the store
room formerly occupied by Israel Maler
in the Sechler block, where he will con-
duet an eating house
The bay of the hounds and the crack
of the rifles will be familiar sounds to
frequenters of the wooded hills and
valleys these days.
Hunting is now the order of the day.
Now for Milton. The high school boys
expect to do much better in their second
game.
The lovers of the Florida oranges will
be pleased to learn that shippers OF
oranges report that the coming crops
will be the largest marketed since 1884.
Fruit men who have been investigating
the matter, say that estimates show that
the crop will be fully 100000 boxes.
The crops of some of the largest growers
in Southern Florida, have already been
purchased at s1.55 per box on the
trees. Fine, luscious Florida oranges
are now coming to Harrisburg.
As each year goes by the necessity of
private boarding houses in Danville be-
comes more apparent. Not day passes
but what some stranger is making in
auiries for private boarding house, and
although there may be few families
who accommodate boarders, yet it seems
hard to locate them.
Don't forget Arbor Day on Friday.
Despite the many warnings given,
some people still continue to throw
ashes and garbage over the river bank
With little care and little money ex-
pended, our river bank could be very
much beautified
Parties after autumn leaves are now
the order of the day.
The drinking fountain is boon to
everybody.
A Ladies Camp 2. Q. Of A., an auxi-
liary to the 2. O.S. of A. will be institut-
ed in this city in few weeks. Nearly all
the lodges of this fraternity have ladies
camp and Ladies Auxiliary should be
an excellent aid to our local lodge. Any
American born woman is eligible for
membership. The order carries with it
an insurance and sick benefit of $500
per week The movement now on foot
should meet with every encouragement.
The urgent need of Judge in Lycom-
ing county is apparent in the business
in the court house. In the prothono-
tary's office are many important papers
that should be signed by the court.
There are divorce papers, orders, rules,
etc, that have been lying there since
the death of the late Judge Metzger. AT
present there are sixteen DEGREES in di'
vorce proceedings that are awaiting the
courts signature. The masters in these
cases have completed their work, but
there it stops until judge is appointed
Invitations have been received in thi:
city for the marriage of Miss Cornelia
daughter of Mrs. Harriette Reynolds, o.
BeIwood, Pa, TO Mr.. David Edward
North. The ceremony will take place
at the brides home on "Wednesday
morning, October 81, at O'Clock
The archdeaconry OF Williamsport vii
open its fall session in st. Matthew
church, Sunbury, next Monday. Th'
archdeaconry is one of the four convoca
ions into which the Protestant Epis
.opal diocese is divided, for the promo
ion of church extension, and embrace
he clergy, parishes and missions o
eleven counties of the state. Chris
:hurch, of this city, will be represented
It the meeting.
Qualifications will be the order of tn
lay in the coal regions for the next fey
lays since the big strike is over.
The woods are full of hunters.