Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13
CONDENSED NEWS.
Look out for fruit thieves.

Look out for fruit thieves.
And this is September. Here, man,
bring in more ice water.
Prof. and Mrs. Houser have taken
rooms at the home of Mrs. ii. j. Angle,
Mill street.
Housewives are busy at their annual
preserving.
Two hundred miles of wire is being
strung through Schuylkill county by the
new Schuylkill Telephone Company.
The various coal dealers in town ore
kept very busy at present filling orders
for the winters supply.
John Dietz one of Mausdale's popu-
lar citizens wears, broad smile. A
bouncing baby boy arrived at his home
Monday.
This has been a great summer for
family reunions.
Landlord J.V. Gillaspy is making
some extensive Improvements to the
front of his property. A depth of six
feet has been cut from the parlor, afford
ing room for large veranda. A plate
glass front will also add to the appear
ance of the parlor.
The Ladies of the A NJ. E. church
will hold a Festival at the church next
Saturday evening. All are invited.
A colored man by the name of Jerry
Sewall, of Nanticoke attempted to jump
on a Sunbury division freight train at
Nescopeck, Tuesday night, and was
thrown under the wheels He was so
badly injured that he died a short time
afterward.
At the opening of the Northampton
County Court Monday, Judge Scott
declared in favor of severe sentences for
the suppression of crime.
Miss NJ c. Madden will act as substi-
tute teacher in the First Ward grammar
school for few days in Miss Sallie Mus
selman's S place
Jeweler Henry Rempe will open his
new store in the Gross building, Mill
street, on Oct, lst
J. l.. Kline has opened a -four and
feed store at No. 5 Mill street, in the
Gillaspy building. Baled hay and
straw on hand. All orders will be de-
ivered.
The selection of the official campaign
tune has not been announced. "Blue
and Gray" seems to be in the lead with
I'd Leave My Happy Home" close
second
The first fair of the Central Pennsyl-
vania circuit will be held at Williams
port this week. Next week will come
Hughesville; then Lewisburg; the great
Milton fair the first week in October and
the Bloomsbury fair the week following.
The organization of the Central Pennsyl-
vania circuit last spring has made the
five farsin the district work in co-opera-
tion, and its good benefits cannot but
be noticeable this fall.
to cheat the oyster out of part of his
season.
The George Washington Rshel home
stead, an old landmark along the Bloom
road in Mahoning Twp, will be offered
at public sale on Friday afternoon, at
2o'clock.
The supper given by the ladies of the
A. NJ. +. church last Friday evening was
great success.
Russell Howard, of Washington, DC.
arrived here awheel few days ago to
visit relatives. He is one of the audi
tors in the War Department, and at one
time he had charge of an Indian school
at Fort Shaw, Montana. He will remain
here for few days with his aunt, Mrs.
II. c. Wolfe.
The management of the Milton fair is
making an extraordinary effort this year
to make every department better than
it ever was before. The fair proper
the exhibits of stock, merchandise
machinery, farm and household pro-
ducts, fancy work, etc, will be greater
than at any previous exhibition
The typhoid fever epidemic at Cata-
wissa has about died out There is but
one case remaining.
"Mother" Jones, who has been in the
coal regions for some time addressing
the miners, is about to organize the EN-.
ployees of the several shirt factories in
Hazleton. Whether her efforts will be
successful or not remains to be seen
The girls are well satisfied with theil
work and wages and do not seem inclin
ed to join labor organization and bt
obliged to pay monthly dues.