Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-01-09
CONDENSED NEWS.


Now for a sleigh ride.
Keep the side walks clean.
Have YOU been vaccinated?
This weather checks all building oper,
ations.
Trim the trees and grape vines this
month.
Jackson day was not celebrated in
Danville
Thomas Trainor has joined the Dan
Vile basket ball team.
The revival services at Trinity NJ. Z.
church are being well attended.
Mrs. William Pollock, of Washington
Vile. is very i'll Of pleurisy.
There are three prisoners i'll the coun-
ty Jail at present all doing time.
The caucuses in the several wards of
the CITY should be we'll attended.
The newly organized Lodge of Elks
held its first meeting last night.
The real smallpox danger comes from
those who have not been vaccinated.
All members Of Myrtle Lodge, No
858, /. O. O. F, are requested to be at
the meeting on,Saturday evening.
The New Year resolutions have
been felt in police circles this week.
Very few drunk and disorderly men so
far this year.
Those holding orders on the poor dis
trict are requested to present them at
once to the Treasurer, J. P. Bare, for
payment.
Emerson Adams is building a two
story frame building in the rear of his
lot on Church street to be used as
paint shop.
The second of the series of Star course
entertainments will be given at the
Opera House tomorrow night
The members of the senior class of the
High School are already looking forward
to commencement exercises.
Some of the finest ice of the season,
nine inches in thickness, is being haul
ed from Bennett S ponds.
Secret Service officials have discover
ed in circulation a new counterfeit one
dollar silver certificate of the series OF
1899, check letter c. The counterfeit is
signed Lyons, Register; and Roberts,
Treasurer. The back Of the note Is
printed upside down. The paper contains
no silk. and the word Washington" on
the face is printed ordinary script type.
Christian Loeb, winner of the watch
at the Friendship fair, wishes to thank
his many friends for their assistance dur
ing the contest
It's good sign when a city wakes
TO the Importance of selecting good men
for its municipal officers. There is
going to be a lively election in Danville
in February.
w. H. Brooke, Of Bloomsbury, gener.
al agent for the Fidelity Mutual Life
Insurance company, was in this city
yesterday and made payment Of $4,000 tc
Mrs Cornelia Yorks, widow Of the late
Samuel A. Yorks, the same being in full
payment Of the policy Mr. Yorks CARR
ed in the above company.
Services at the Mahoning Presbyter
ian church held each evening this week
are well attended and are proving very
interesting and full of profit
The eminent romantic actor, Robert
b Mantell, will appear in this city on
Monday evening, February 10th.
Hurley w Slider has changed hi.
post Office address from Oakford to Thre,
Tuns, Pa, Mr. Slider recently accepted
the management Of the large and hand
some country estate of J. H. Ringe, Jr
in Montgomery county. Hurley spen
several days last week with friends anC
relatives in and about Danville, his Ole
home.
Reports indicate that this seasons Of
fering Of John w. Vogels idea of mod
ern minstrelsy has outclassed any effor
previously made by that up-to-date pro
ducer, the critics having waxed almos
enthusiastic over the performance rend
cred by his big minstrels which vii
soon be seen at the Opera House Mucl
stress being laid upon the beauty of tn
scenery, the gorgeousness, of the COS
tunes and the general excellence Of tn
performers. Vogel is reaping a vel
merited success, the anticipatory in
terest manifested here demonstrating
the fact that a packed house await
them