Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-29
CONDENSED NEWS.


two persons were overcome by the heat
in different parts of the country on
Tuesday.
The small boy is announcing what he
expects for Christmas.
Here is man in Scranton who com
mitted suicide because his wife obliged
him to get up first in the morning to
cook his breakfast. There are probably
some men in this vicinity who are in the
same boat, but we doubt their commit
ing suicide ON this account.
Murder and attempts at murder by
means of carbolic acid have become so
frequent of late that some special puE-
ishment ought to be devised to fit the
crime.
The residence of Heister Foust on
Front street is being re-painted.
Remember the poor on Thanksgiving
Day.
Patrick Welch and family, former resi-
dents of Youngstown, O., are occupying
the Lane residence on Church street,
formerly occupied by Thomas Jones.
The Meth odist Episcopal church, of
Milton, will be dedicated December 9th
by Bishop Cyrus d. Foss, D. d. Ii. d.
The eleventh annual convention of
the Northumberland County Christian
Endeavor Union will hold its session in
Shamokin in st. John Reformed church
ON November 29th and S0th, and the
gathering promises to be the largest
and most successful in the history of
the union.
1t is gratifying to note the interest a
majority Of the property owners in this
section have taken in the matter Of
cleaning away the rubbish which ac-
cumulated about their premises during
the fall.
No such fall weather has been expert
enced in this section for many years and
the oldest residenter," that mythical
person always appealed to for verifca-
tion of events climatic and wonderful in
a meteorological way, has been as much
surprised as the ordinary individual and
wayfarer.
Edward Foley, the well known roll
turner is i'll at his home ON Z. Front
street.
William Dewitt, of Riverside, passed
through Sunbury on Monday on hunt
ing expedition down to his old home in
Lower Augusta. He looks as young as
be did thirty years ago.-Sunbury
Daily.
The Ladies Aid Society ofSt. Peters
M. +. church, South Danvile, will give
q chicken supper in the basement of the
church on Thursday evening, December
13. Tickets 25 cents.
1t has been generally decided that the
century ends with the last day of this
year and in consequence, many towns
are preparing to celebrate it in sig
nifcant way,
Thanksgiving will be more generally
observed this year than for many years,
as it marks the close of a century,
d. II. Burt, of Carbondale, was in Dan
vile Tuesday, when he sold machinery
made by the Wilson Laundry Machine
company of Columbia, for the new laun-
dry to be opened by Ralph Hodge and
Harvey Geringer In the building in the
rear of Ricketts, clothing store on Mill
street.
Miss Mary K. Snyder. descendant
of Governor Snyder, who died at Selins-
grove recently, left among other be-
quests the following: To the Inooyporat-
ed Trustees of the Diocese of Central
Pennsylvania of the Episcopal Church,
the All Saints Church building being
erected at Selinsgrove, also lot ON which
buildings, also her Pennsylvania Rail,
road stock, l05 shares. and all other
money invested, also her honse and lot
at Selinsgrove and house and lot on the
corner of Front and Arch streets, in
Sunbury. To the rectory house at Selins-
grove, library furniture. carpets, pic
lures and fixtures, All the rest, residue
and remainder Of her estate, real and
personal or mixed to the said Incorporat
ed Trustees forever,
The plays at the Opera House
this afternoon aud evening will nc
doubt be first class, The company is a
capable one and well worth seeing, Yor
will hear all that is new in songs and
music and the entire program will bt
sure to please.