Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
CONDENSED NEWS.
Next comes Labor Day.
Dusty roads everywhere.

Dusty roads everywhere.
Dog days begin next Saturday, the
18th.
A good long continued rain is badly
needed.
The recent hot wave killed more
people than an ordinary war.
Notwithstanding it is not so hot, the
candidates continue to perspire
Dewberries will soon be in the mar
ket.
The price of coal has started after the
thermometer.
The bug crop seems to have taken an
unwelcome brace.
There will be a special meeting Of the
borough council tonight
The Trinity Lutheran church picnick-
ed at DeWitt's park yesterday.
Farmers needing any lubricating oil
for their Armstrong Machinery, call at
B. K. Shoemaker's liquor store, No. Z,
East Mahoning street.
The National Guardsmen will appear
in camp this summer in canvas uni
forms and campaign hat.
Christ Episcopal Sunday school pic
mic will be held at DeWitt's Park on
Thursday, July 18th.
The hay fever victim will soon be off
to the mountains.
Summer resort proprietors are not in
the least discouraged, the weather has
been in their favor.
A number of our pastors will enjoy
their vacations in August.
The brick building on East Mahoning
street formerly used by Grove Bros. as
an Office is being repapered and painted
and will be rented for apartments.
One half of the school vacation is al
most gone.
The hot wave has developed the fly
crop to the usual standard.
Many Danville house keepers are u.s.
ing the gas cook ranges this summer.
PUBLIC SALE-The household goods
Of Jacob Moser, decd will be exposed
to public sale at his late residence near
Oak Grove Montour Co on Saturday,
July 18th at 10 clock.
The Germania Verein is making ar
rangements for monster picnic to be
held sometime during August.
The luscious watermelon and green
cucumbers are doing good work.
The Reading Railway company has is
sued orders prohibiting the throwing of
rice at departing bridal couples inside its
passenger stations. Recently half peck
of rice was swept up in one day after the
departure of several couples.
The Columbia county jail at Blooms
burg, is empty for the first time in
many years, the last four prisoners
having been discharged Saturday after
noon, their terms having expired.
The Reading Railway conductors
are making strong move all over the
system for a lighter and comfortable
uniform during the summer months.
They believe they will be successful.
st Peters NJ E. Sunday school will
picnic at DeWitt's Park on Wednesday,
July 18th.
Miss Mary Kmiecinski has accepted
position as stenOgrapher in the office of
j. H. Goeser & Company.
William A Sechler, Secretary of the
Danville Stove and Manufacturing Com
pany, is convalescent after serious at.
tack Of illness.
James NJ Gibbs has severed his con-
nection as heater in No 2 Blooming mill
and accepted a position in the State
department at Harrisburg -Steelton
Reporter. Mr.. Gibbs was former
Danville resident.
St Johns German Lutheran congrega-
tion, +. Market street, will hold festiv-
al on Saturday evenings, July 20 and 81.
There have been many cases of sick
ness in Danville directly attributable to
the excessive temperature and humid
ity.
These are the days when some people
go to the mountains and get roasted
as much as though they had remained
at home.
W. l.. Antrim, of this city, has ac-
cepted a position as salesman with Mill
er, Balm, Boyer & Company, importers
and jobbers of dry goods, Philadel phia.