Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-27
CONDENSED NEWS.
Lewisburg fair this week

Lewisburg fair this week.
The DAYS are noticeably shorter
A reward is offered for a good rain.
Thanksgiving is the next legal holi-
day.
All eyes are on the strike in the coal
regions
The new steam heating apparatus is
being placed in Christ church this week.
A valuable horse belonging to j. II.
Kase, South Danville, died on Saturday
evening.
Mrs. A. NJ. Gearhart is confined to her
home on East Front street with a severe
attack of malaria.
George j. Payne who sustained the
loss of his left leg while in the employ of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
in Philadelphia on August 10th, was
discharged from the Ilahneman hospital
last week. Although in poor state Of
health Mr.. Payne was able to return
from Philadelphia on Saturday. lie was
accompanied from that city by his faith
er-in-law, Frank Smith.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Montour & Columbia Telephone
company was held in this city Saturday
afternoon with the following present:
w ID. Bernard, of Philadelphia; j. 7.
Helfcnstein, of Shamokin; n. U. Funk
and W. S. Meyer, of Bloomsbury, and Z.
p. Hancock and F. c. Angle.
Elias Lyon is having porch built on
the ID. l.. & w. avenue side of his home
on Ferry street.
The surrounding hills are now assum-
ing their autumnal hues and in q few
weeks will present most beautiful ap-
pearance.
During the Columbia County Fair the
ID. l.. & w. railroad company will sell
excursion tickets to Bloomsbury at the
rate Of single fare for the round trip on
Oct. 8, 10, IL, and ~.
FALL MILLINERY OPENING-Au-
tumn opening of Trimmed Hats Friday
and Saturday, Sept. 28th and Goth. You
are invited to call and inspect our dis
play of Imported and Domestic Pattern
Hats Johnson's Millinery, l22 Mill
street.
I,a fai nntnhpr MI IN
9TH, inclusive, the Philadelphia x Read
ing Railway will sell excursion tickets
to Milton from Williamsport, Danville,
Bloomsbury, Shamokin, Mt. Carmel and
intermediate ticket stations at the rate
of single fare for round trip with a mini
mum of % cents Tickets good for re-
turn until October 9th inclusive.
John Dehl, Sr., aged SO, the patriarch
of Exchange, is reported to be in an ex-
tremeIy critical condition and is thought
not to be able to withstand the ravages
of old age until the end of the week.
Deputy Postmaster G. z. Harder is
confined to his home by an attack of
malaria.
The coal trust is not only trying to
starve out its miners but when the
weather getsa little colder later on it
will try to freeze out its customers.
The Rev. Father Xavier Sutton who
last fall conducted mission at St.
loseph's Church this city, is this week
delivering a series of lectures in Milton.
Hi Henry's brand new Minstrels come
to the opera house next Monday night,
October /. Mr.. Henry has everything
new this year and promises a great
show.
Stuart Rote has accepted a position
with the Prudential Life Insurance com
pany.
A number of Sidler Hill residents have
for several months past been experienc.
ing great water famine Since early
in July most of the wells and cisterns il
that locality have been dry.
The officers of the Milton fair associa
ton are bound to make the exhibition
which opens on tuesday next recorc
breaker in the matter of excellence anC
attendance. The premium lists art
liberal and the races Will be all tina
could be desired
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad
company is having a stone wall bull
near the Bloom street crossing t,
strengthen its embankment.
George Bomboy, who has been work
ing in Sunbury for some time past, i
suffering Il severe attack of fever at tn,
home of his parents on East From
street.
X. S. zimmerman, Esq, has purchas
ed fine horse from ExCounty Trea
surey Cotner.