Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-11-27
CONDENSED NEWS.

The annual battle with Turkey will
be waged today.
Farmers are at work on their fall
butchering.
December weddings Will soon be an
nounced.
Hunters are becoming as scarce as
the game.
1t will be the barber's turn at the
footballist after today.
Councilmanic candidates are already
beginning to build their fences.
Let no one be deceived. Winter will
be here in due time.
Commencing with today the public
schools will be closed until Monday,
December Sth.
With fair grazing and plenty of fod-
der, farmers and dairymen report many
cows going dry now for ineXplicable
reasons. Many milk dealers are short
in their supply.
Pupils in the schools are anticipat-
ing the vacation of Institute week.
Assistant road foreman of engines
have been appointed on the Reading
road
Edward Purpur has accepted a posi-
ton with the Pennsylvania Telephone
Company as solicitor in this territory.
Christmas goods are already being
displayed in large quantities.
The spawning season is now on at
the Salisbury hatchery, near Allen
town, the only one in this section of
the State. 1t is expected that ?, 800, 900
trout fry will be ready COR distribu-
tiOn next spring.
Some people work harder too keep
from working than they would have
to work to earn a living.
Berwick will have free postal de-
livery on December /.
Coal is still being delivered in half
ton lots.
The vault for the Peoples Bank in
the Opera House block is fast nearing
completion.
The harvest of death reaped by the
West Indies volcanoes has been a
heavy one.
Work was started Monday on the
new Episcopal church which will be
erected in the fourishing town of
Berwick
The germ theory has obtained a firm
foothold in Buffalo, where an attempt
is being made by the authorities to en-
force sanitary regulations in the bar
Der shops, by way OF beginning in
the movement to prevent the spread OF
contagious diseases. A tonsorial artist
of Italian descent has been fined for
making a single towel do duty on the
faces of two of his customers. This
wholesome precaution should be- rigid
" enforced wherever the barber plies
his trade.
Miss Irene Lins returned Monday
evening to Milton after a pleasant
visit at the home of Mrs. Harry Klase,
Water street.
In making your plans for Christmas
do not leave out the little tots Of pow
erty to whom Santa Claus is strang
er.
A bracing walk on the mountain
side in this weather is a good inyig-
orator.
The Danville Defenders will play at
Jatawissa on Saturday December 6, and
will endeavor to even things up with
hat team.
On December 18th the Lackawauna
Railroad will sell round trip tickets
New York City at regular one way
are plus 81. 90. Tickets good on all
rains going December Ilth and re
urning up to and including December
9Th.
Harry Frees, foreman of repairs for
10 Lackawanna railroad, is preparing
install new pattern Of switches IN
le yards at this place. About sixteen
all will be put III and the old ones
3ed for repairs at other points.
The First National Bank, of this
ty, has notified its patrons that it
i'll henceforth pay interest on time
lpOsits.
Public Sale.
DR.. C. Shultz will offer for Sale
nursday, Dec 18th, at 10 a m, his
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