Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-05
CONDENSED NEWS.

Bright warm weather will increase
the patronage at the sea shore resorts.
Nearly fifteen hundred people spent
yesterday afternoon att DeWitt's park.
Many family picnics were enjoyed yes
terday.
Nervous folks were not looking pleas
MT yesterday.
A little daughter arrived at the home
of Edward Mottern, Ferry street, yes
terday.
Since the picnic season is in full bloom
Danville liverymen are doing rushing
business.
We had q number of fine exhibitions
of fireworks last night arranged by pri-
vate families.
Danville this year left the matter of
Fourth of July celebration in the hands
of the small boy.
The Sunday school of Christ Episco-
pal church will picnic at DeWitt's park
Wednesday, July 18th.
A great many farmers in this section
celebrated part of the Fourth by hard
work in the harvest field.
Farmers in this vicinity say that the
chestnut crop will be a good one this
fall, as the trees are blossoming pro-
fusely.
The changes in the temperature this
season are strictly marvellous. The
weather is certainly tickle; first it blows
hot, then blows cold.
Geo. Burger, the Mechanicsville milk
man, appeared ON our streets yesterday
with handsome new milk wagon. The
wagon was built by d. G. Hunt.
Persons having purchased tickets for
the Danville Cycle path are requested to
call for them at either Leniger's drug
store or Rempe's jewelry store.
Within the past few days fire has de
stroyed valuable 40 acre timber tract
situated between Mausdale and Moores-
burg, belonging to Z. III. Cotner of this
city,
L. III. Guie, Esq, formerly a resident
of Catawissa, but now residing in Seattle,
Washington, is a candidate for Cover
nor Of that state on the Republican
ticket.
John James, William Murphy Charles
Rifle, Charles and Martin Forney, John
Wildsmith, David SPOTS, William Lewis
and Mont knorr are camping on Carr's
Island this week.
The house that is compactly closed
during the day is the one that will be
coolest at all times. Open the windows
after the sun sets, but not while the
glare is ON the pavement.
This is the time of the year most dan
gerous to the health of little children.
Children should have plenty of fresh air
and wholesome food and then sickness
will not be SO liable to attack them.
Colonel Clement has issued an order
for the election of a captain of Com
pany g, 18th regiment, on Tuesday,
July II, to fill the vacancy caused by
the expiration of the commission of
Capt. Evan Russell
At the A. NJ. +. camp meeting on Sun
day the Rev. Johnson, formerly pastor
f the local congregation, preached two
excellent sermons. Meetings will be
held every evening during this week
and on Sunday'next. During the week
no admission fee will be charged.
There are all kinds of ways to enjoy
the Nations Birthday, but the worst is
to fill up on hard red liquor and howl.
The man who does that generally
spends the balance of the week on the
stool of repentance wondering why in
the world he made pale gray jack of
himself.
The majority of the Fourth accidents
were caused by the deadly blank cart
ridge and the size of these cartridges
are twenty-five. The reason that the
twenty-five is the most used is undoubt-
edly due to the price, blank twenty
twos being on the bargain counter this
year and alleged pistols in which they
are exploded being in the same cate
CORY.
The friends of g. +. Huth, Esq, of
Shamokin, are urging him to allow his
name 10 60 before the state camp of the
F. o. S. of A. at Lebanon next August
as candidate for state president. He
very acceptably filed this Office several
years ago and with the boom just start
ed endorsements are pouring in from all
Saatinna f1rui pu him 70 ho N candidate