Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-12-04
CONDENSED NEWS.
Christmas month.


Now for Christmas shopping.
Skate dealers are anxious for cold
weather.
Now is the time that Young Amer
lea is looking after odd jobs i'll order
that he may earn money with which
to purchase Christmas gifts.
And now the wild and woolly foot
ballist can part with his hair and be
gin to look civilized again.
The turkey that escaped Thanks
giving with its life Will at once 90 in
to training TO keep off the Christmas
dinner table.
According to an old belief we will
have twenty nine snow storms the
coming winter. The day Of the month
on which snow first falls in any sea
son indicates the number Of storms to
be expected during the winter. The
first snow fall was on October 20,
hence twenty nine snow storms can be
looked for. But, even the ground hog
theory has been known to fail
As a result of the hold-up scare in
Harrisburg, over three hundred revolv-
ers were sold i'll that city in week.
When the highwaymen get through
with the town the citiZens can save
up the revolvcrs for the next event.
The deer hunting season closed on
Saturday and now the monarch of the
forest can roam about without a guard
ian for almost another year.
The family man will soon be observed
sneaking home nights with myster
ious- looking bundles under his star
board arm. Christmas comes on apace.
Charles Rogers spent Sunday with
relatives in Sunbury.
Well, here we are on the last lap of
the year.
Samuel Bailey is serving at the
United States Court, Harrisburg, as
juror this week.
Miss Eva Schick and Miss Ada
Hefrner, of Sunbury, visited friends in
this city on Sunday.
The squeal of the dying porker
echoes and re-echoes over the hills
these crisp mornings.
In most of the Sunday Schools com
mittees are now at work on the ar
rangement of Christmas programs.
The present weather has a promise
of winter in it.
Bruce Mingle, of Newport, Perry
county, is visiting friends in this city.
Mr. Mingle was former Danville
resident
Make your home pleasant for the
,oys and girls, that the attraction Of
herr home will be greater to spend
heir leisure time than to be prone
,ading the streets late at night. Many
boy has gone astray because ho was
lade to sit on the woodbox IN the
itchen to read, while the plrlor was
ep5 open only for strangers.
Miss Florence Connor, of Orange-
ille, is visiting Miss Sara Wilson,
inc street
The Christmas feeling will now be
ssiduously cultivated Look out for
,.e Christmas ads.
In these days Of hurry and hustle no
an goes from one store to another to
I'd out which one has what he wants
buy. He cousults the newspaper,
es what store advertises what he
ants, goes there, and makes hi, pur-
ase The man who advertisos always
Is patronage.
Good sleighing during the holidays
ould be enjoyed
Set out your furs and overcoats. \
id wave is on the way, though it
Il not be of long duration. The
dorado and Texas storms joined
'ces in their nOrtheastwaTd march,
have brought heavy rains and
ads, or snow and wind, according
the location of the country through
lich the storm passed.
OR SALE-One Flat Brass Bass
ba. Short model Length 30 inches
II sell at a bargain. Apply to 9. II.
es, 2l7 East Mahoning street.
The Flaming Arrow at the Opera
use tonight.
ing Coal is beginning TO realize
Santa Claus is giving him "A hard
Sc
arl Litz entertained number Of
members Of the Germania Verein
is restaurant on South Mill street
sday night Hausen PETER, an ap-
ing German delicacy was served
most enjoyable evening spent.