Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

Truancy will soon be broken up.
Boats are beir put into winter quar-
ters.
The period of frozen roads will soon
be here.
Glorious winter. Just right for the
merchants.
1t will soon be time to get out The
snow shovel.
James Lovett is i'll at his home on
Spruce street.
Do you notice how fast Christm as is
coming along?
Mrs. Margaret Black is ill at her home
on Spruce street.
w. NJ. Seidel has received 1000 bush
els of western wheat.
Thanksgiving turkeys are being fat
tened up by the farmers.
The short days of the year are grad
ually crawling upon US.
Care should be exercised to prevent
contagion among the school children.
Miss Edith Hunt is seriously i'll at the
home of d. G. Hunt on West Mahoning
street.
The Pennsylvania railroad crossing
near the J. II. Kase store, South Dam
vile, has recently been repaired.
The Junior High school foot ball elev-
en- will play the Riverside team next
Saturday afternoon at DeWitt's park.
Charles W. Kase is filling the position
of day operator at the South Danville
station during the absence of John w.
Treas.
Notices have been posted along the
Pennsylvania road stating that the sale
OF coal to employees of the road will be
resumed.
The Susquehanna is still falling and
the rise caused by the recent rains has
gone. There are many rocks to be seen
in the stream.
Public school teachers of the county
are arranging to attend the 35th an
nual session of the Institute commenc-
ing ON Monday next.
The hunter who shoots another hunt.
er in mistake for game has been unusu-
ally active this season. There should be
O bounty placed on his scalp.
The ladies Of st. PauPs Methodist Ep-
iscopal church have made great prepara-
tions for the chicken and waffle supper
at the Salvation Army hall tonight.
Don't miss it.
Brooke and his famous Chicago Mar
inc band, assisted by the great soprano
soloist, Miss Harriet Dement, Packard,
will give concert at the opera house on
Friday evening.
A religious census is being taken in
Williamsport this week. Many of the
churches have furnished q large num-
Der of enumerators and they are ready
for big weeks work.
Word was received in DanyIlle yester-
day stating that Mildred, the youngest
daughter of the Rev. DIR. Dimmick, for.
merly pastor of ST. PauPs NJ. 4. church
is seriously i'll with scarlet fever at their
home in Columbus, Ohio.
After years of importuning the peo-
u - III oh 70 hou
subway beneath the railroad tracks at
Market street, grade crossing that the
State Commissioner of railroads said in
his annual report was the worst death
trap in the State.
The barber will add relish to his
Thanksgiving dinner this year with the
thought that that dav ends the foot tall
season and on the morrow he will have
chair cuts" by the score. Foot ball IS
growing in favor and as the sport gains
i'm popularity the length Of the hair Of
the player and rooter does likewise.
The first Sunday in December of each
year is one Of great significance to the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elk $
1t is the day which is set apart and held
sacred by the order as the occasion upon
which they scatter blossoms of memory
over the tomb of their departed dead
and upon which they conduct their
lodge of Sorrow"
The success of Brooke and his famous
Chicago Marine Band has been the
wonder of all who know the facts Ii il
the only band ever organized outside OF
New York City to make success of con.
cert tours and TO actually draw the peo
pie in large numbers, where there is a
direct charge to hear the music. and
there is only one New York band which
can be considered as competitor in thi:
respect. Two concerts will be given il
Danville tomorrow.