Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-10-11
CONDENSED NEWS.

This year is almost at an end, only 81
days remaining.
House keepers complain OF the high
prices for good white potatoes.
The cold snap will do much toward
eliminating the germs of malaria.
Many of our business men are re.
painting their places of business.
Many chestnuting parties to the sur.
rounding hills will soon be arra Eged.
The opening of the shooting season is
watched for by many local sportsmen.
Take in your plants now if you do not
want them nipped by frost.
The long winter nights will soon be
with us.
Another month, and then you will
commence to shiver.
George Swank and Harry Ritter went
coon hunting Saturday night and sue
ceeded in bagging a 80 pound sample of
the nocturnal carnivore variety at kipps
Run.
The basket ball season will soon be
with us again. There is strong talk OF
the organization of two teams in this
city.
ID. Lorah Mauger, travelling passenger
agent of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railway, made this Office pleasant call
Saturday.
Between l4OO and 1900 cars of soft coal
are passing over the Reading road at
Tamaqua every day. They are sent over
the Catawissa division.
The "Germania Verein" have elected
the following officers: President, Will
lam Address; Vice President, Christian
Loeb; Secretary, Carl Molter; Treasurer,
Andrew Schatz; Financial Secretary,
Paul Knoch; Trustees, Paul Swentek, j.
Wilhelm and Herbert Wyle.
The peaches are about over for this
season. A few stragglers still remain on
our market stands, looking somewhat in
the order Of the last run of shad.
THE Man from Mexico" which Walter
+. Perkins and his company will pres
ent at the opera house Saturday evening
is described as one of the funniest COM
edies ever offered to theatre goers in this
as it has been played with great success
in all the principal cities Of the country
and has been given the utmost limit of
praise for the humor of its situations.
The members of the A. NJ. +. church
of this city, are arranging for the pur-
chase of the Welsh Baptist church build
ing on Spruce street. The members are
soliciting aid from among their friends
and they hope to be successful in their
efforts.
The Lyons building on Mill street is
receiving a new coat of paint.
Several miners from Scranton arrived
in this city yesterday looking for work.
They returned to Scranton last even
ing.
Rhoads, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Woodbridge, is i'll at his home
near the Fair grounds.
The Reading Railway company is
contemplating extensive improvements
at West Milton, involving an expendi.
ture of about $75, 900, and bids for the
work have been asked for. The work
under contemplation includes power
house, repair shop, coaling station and
approaches, office, oil and storehouse
turntable, water tank and other improve
ments.
James p. Johnson, an employe Of the
Reading Iron works, had his right fore
arm punctured by piece OF flying steel
Monday. DR.. Wintersteen dressed tn,
injury.
Range Master Corporal George Gross
of Co. +, states that all but seven mem
bers of the company have qualified anc
that most of them have shown gooC
craftsmanship. An extension of ter
days has been granted in which to quail
fly, to make up the time spent in Shen
andoah. A physical disability discharg
will be given those failing to qualify.
Charles Gillespie Barkley, Esq, aget
81, well known and highly esteemed
citizen of Bloomsbury and member O
the Columbia County Bar, passed ava,
at S:3s yesterday morning after an i'll
ness lasting little more than three weeks
After Nov. 1st, all employees of the ID
l.. & w. Railroad Co., will be obliged t.
wear uniforms. This order applies +
all employees coming in contact with tn
public.