Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-18
CONDENSED NEWS.

Cover your flowers at night.
The farmers are cutting corn.
The fly season is on the wane.
The foot ballers are beginning to
kick.
The fall house cleaning has already
begun.
Smallpox has again broken out in
Sunbury.
As the aster disappears the chrysan
themum appears.
Don't forget tomorrow's base bali
game at DeWitt's Park.
Country roads are in good condition
for driving.
The government will pay seventy
five cents hundred for postal cards
uncanceled. Since the new Mckinley
postal cards have been put on sale at
the local post offices many inquiries
have been made to the postmasters re-
garding the redemption of the old post
al cards. Postmaster General Payne
has issued ruling providing that all
uncanceled postal cards not mutilated
otherwise than Icing written upon,
even on both sides, are redeemable at
the rate of seventy five cents per 100.
The new foot ball rules for 1902 are
out The surgeons statistics to accom-
pany them will not be issued for SIX
months.
Welsh Brothers circus will be here
on Wednesday, Sept. 24th, and the
street parade, which is said to be very
fine, will take place at ten O'Clock in
the morning.
There should be general cleaning
up of premises before winter sets III
as a precaution against contagious dis
ease
Welsh Bros big show is said to be
one of the best one-ring shows III the
East. The big tent in which the per-
formances are given will comfortably
seat 1000
o. II. Drumheller, of the Hotel Oliv
er, has placed "a wood stove IN the
basement of his hotel. 1t arrived yes
terday from Chicago and the genial
Oliver says that so long as there Is a
supply of timber on hand the stov"
will be kept hot.
The great Allentown fair will open
September % and continue until Sep
ember 26th.
This is a pleasant season for taking
a drive into the country.
James Nallen, Jr., who was operat-
ed upon last week, i'll st. Joseph's
hospital, Philadelphia, for appendi
citis, is improving and will be able to
leave the hospital in about month.
Early frosts are reminding the peo-
pie very forcibly of the continuance
of the coal strike.
The goosebone weather prophet has
not been heard from as to winter con-
ditions.
The Women's Relief Corps will give
dinner in the G. A. r. Hall on Sat
urday next, Sept Goth from > until
p. IN. Tickets 25 cents.
The straw hat and overcoat are n
queer looking mixture these days.
The St. Elmo club has a game of
base ball scheduled for Saturday after
loon at Bloomsbury with the Carpet
Mill team.
Tomas Bedea, night superintendent
of the Structural Tubing Works, is on
the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barrett desire
return their sincere thanks to neigh
bors and friends for favors and sym
athy shown them during their be-
reavcment, the loss of their son Clar-
ence.
Sunday September 28th, will be the
annual rally day for the Sunday school
1f the Mahoning Presbyterian church
Great local interest has been arous-
ed in tomorrow's base ball game at
DeWitt's Park between the Shamokin
and Danyille Elks.
The Women's Relief Corps will give
a dinner in the G. A. II. Hall on Sat
urday evening from until O'Clock.
Tickets 25 cents.
Candidates find the various country
fairs an excellent place to meet the
people.
The sale of the Peter Billmyer farm
in Liberty township, Montour County,
has been adjourned until September
22nd. 1902, at the Court House, in
Danville, Pa, at one O'Clock.