Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-07-17
CONDENSED NEWS.
Harvest is nearly over.

The country hereabouts looks Deau =
tiful
Nothing is said about scarcity of
water this month.
The Hazleton Item has suspended
publication.
The lawn mower needs frequent at
tention. These are grass growing days.
By some gratifying miXup of wealth
er dates July stole one of those rare
June days" yesterday.
Mrs Wesley Hartzell is seriously i'll
at her home on Grand street.
Hereafter the Lackawanna r. r.
will charge 25 cents for checking baby
carriages.
Fishermen say that bass are shy and
that few of the gamey fish have been
caught so far The anglers declare that
the sport has been poor this year.
The ants are now of the proper size
to warrant the success of the Sunday
school picnic.
1t pays to own coal pile these
days
One half of the school vacation is
almost gone.
George Treas, of Railroad and Wal
nut streets, is the happy father of a
fine baby girl.
The days are declining There is
something like six minutes difference
in their length since June 2lst.
Superintendent West has a large
number of electric fans i'll operation in
business places and homes throughout
the city.
The express companies have been
handling big fruit shipments for sever
al weeks past
A handsome new name plate adOrns
the cash register at Elias Maier's res
taurant
July weather is going to be all
right if the present indications hold
out But the right to change this
opinion is reserved
This is the time of the year that the
school board usually invites bids for
the winters supply of coal, but owing
to the strike oil at present they can
take no action.
Bloomsbury town council took ac.
tion Monday night looking to the paw
ing of Main street.
Bloomsbury is booming its centen-
nial celebration.
The thermometer is holding to the
eighty mark these days.
The oats will be a fine crop this
year due to the abundance of rains.
The amount of money paid out in
wages in Danville monthly is estimat-
ed at 100000
The public fountain is a popular
place for watering horses. 1t frequent
ly happens that several are awaiting
their turn.
The ladies of St Paul's NJ. +. church
will hold q social Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. f. H. Vannan, South
Danville.
Pine apple has come into high favor
as fruit for summer. 1t refreshes the
stomach, cools the blood and aids di-
gestion.
Early closing now gives the streets
deserted appearance after six O'Clock
in the evening.
Jesse w Beaver, Pine street, has a
very fine garden. His table has been
supplied with tomatoes of his own rails
ing for two weeks past. The garden
is much admired by passers-by.
A hack load of people from Blooms.
burg and Catawissa will attend the
sixth dance of the summer series al
Hunters Park this evening.
Colonel J. Sweisfort and family
moved to Hunters Park yesterday
afternoon to spend week camping
out
Beyond the periodical charges upor
the commissary department the lates
Gettysburg engagement has been de
void of fatalities.
An ice cream festival will be helC
at the Toby Run School House on Sat
urday evening for the benefit of th'
Sunday school. All are invited.
Dorothy, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Thomas, First street
is lying seriously i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bird of River
side were entertained yesterday at th
home of John Keim, Front street.