Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-11-14
CONDENSED NEWS.

The almanacs predict snow.
Phinney's Band tomorrow night.
Borough Council meets tomorrow
night.
Danville is one of the most orderly
cities in the land.
The autumnal glories have flown with
she falling of the leaves.
A number of our college boys will
spend Thanksgiving at home.
The ladies of the degree OF Pocahontas
will hold an oyster supper in the store
room formerly occupied by ii. NJ. Schoch
on Saturday evening next.
Samuel Bailey was out cunning yes
terday and bagged fine cottOntail.
School children need training in the
care Of books. Furnished gratis many
Of the children are so careless or destruc-
hive that the life of book is very short
Books are sometimes as badly worn in
three months as they should be in three
years. Pupils too often are reckless with
their books, and should oe instructed
that being free should have better care
II anything than if they were their
swn.
At business meeting of the Columbia
and Montour County Christian Endeav-
or convention held in Bloomsbury last
week the following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, the
Rev. NJ. Albeck, Berwick; vice presi-
dent, the Rev. S. s. Mummey, Espy:
secretary, Miss Ida Herring, Blooms
burg; treasurer, Miss Jennie McHenry.
Benton: superintendent missionary
work, Miss Mary Lowe, Bloomsbury;
superintendent good citizenship, Miss
Sarah Hinckley, Danville; superintend-
ent juniors work, Nelson Bloss, Ber-
wick; superintendent correspondence,
J. n. Smith, Berwick.
Do you notice how fast Christmas is
coming along.
Small houses are still in demand in
all sections of the borough.
The srork made visit to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs w. w Mottern, Rail
road street last Saturday and presented
them with handsome baby boy.
The new addition to Peter Dietrich's
hotel on Upper Mulberry street is under
roof and rapidly nearing completion.
}. w. Swartz has removed his harness
shop two doors East Of his old stand on
kast Mahouing street
Many Christmas fruit cakes have al
ready been baked.
The Salvation Army will soon begin
preparations for an energetic campaign
this winter.
The time for outdoor work is draw
ing TO close.
Miss Mary Pfahler is i'll at her home
on Pine street.
During the winter months there are
hundreds of workingmen in this city
who never see their homes by daylight,
except on Sunday. They leave for their
employment before the day dawns.
taking their dinners with them and do
not get home until after sundown. The
workingman is always glad when
winter ends.
Have you been vaccinated lately? Re
member the only preventative against
smallpox is vaccination.
In preparing for Christmas remember
that the stores Of Danville have every
thing that You want
Council will convene at 7:3O O'Clock
Friday evening instead Of 8 o'clock as
heretofore.
John Lunger is seriously i'll at his
home, Upper Mulberry street.
Nimble fingers are working out novel
ties for holiday presents
Levy Boyer and son Elmer, of River.
side butchered and dressed a pair of
porkers for Samuel Bucher weighing 744
pounds, in eight hours.
Several Of our church choirs have
commenced work on the programs for
their Christmas services
The various depots have been very at
tractive points for Sunday walkers dur
Ing the pleasant fall weather.
The weather man is consulting his
charts with a view to choice variety of
weather this week,
A valuable hunting dog belonging tC
George Hoffman was killed by the 7;34
P. & K. passenger train near Bloom
street crossing yesterday morning