Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-28
CONDENSED NEWS.
Delightfully."- clear weather.

Don't forget the Chicken and Noodle
soup supper at st. Peters M. T..
church, Riverside. tonight.
: Jack Frost is now booking dates
ahead
Grapes are beginning to take on a
pink hue.
Light overcoats are very comfort
able at night.
A number of very beautiful lawns
and flower gardens are noticed i'll diff
erent sections of the city.
A handsome American flag was
presented to Major Gearhart at Manila
Park on Sunday.
The examination for nonresident
pupils will be held in the High School
room on Saturday afternoon from one
until o'clock.
\ large number of the members and
friends of St. Peters NJ. +. Sunday
school picnickcd at DeWitt's Park yes
terday.
The activity of the mosquito ut tho
seaside resorts this season indicates
that there are some tasks too great
even for science.
The indications point to larger at
tendance at the public schools this
year than ever before.
Considerable complaint has been
coming to the railroad officials within
the past month in regard to passengers
stumbling aud falling over dress suit
cases, which are placed in the aisles
of passenger coaches by other passen-
ers. The attention of trainmen has
been called to this nuisance by a
special order stating that when suit
cases cannot be put between the seats
or on them they shall be placed in the
baggage car.
j. +. Coxey of Sunbury, was "A visit
or in this city yesterday.
All Interested persons should note
that the time for registering voters
nesday, September Bird. In applying
for registration assessment of tax
should also be insisted on, especially
by young men between the ages of
twenty-five and twenty three. First
voters, that Is young men between
twenty one and twenty-five, voting on
age, are not required to pay tax, but
ought TO be registered In fact every
voter should see that he is registered
before the evening of September 3rd.
The last day for paying taxes is Fri
day, October Bird.
The Twelfth Annual Convention of
the Susquehanna Lutheran Reunion
Association will be held at Island
Park, today and from indications a
large number of people will be in at
tendance A we'll arranged and inter
esting program has been prepared. Ad-
dresses will be made by Rev. j. NJ.
Reimensnyder, ID. ID. Rev. II. f. Jacobs,
d. D., LII. D.. of Mt. Airy, Pa, and
Rev Marion J. Kline, d. d., of Bal
timore. The music will be furnished
by the Zion's church choir of SIM
bury.
Mombers of the Danville Darktown
Hose company will meet at the Wash
ington Hose House at 30 a. m Fri
day to proceed to Bloomsbury.
Reports of the state officers present
ed at the convention of the p o. 5. of
A. in session at WilliamspOrt show a
substantial growth of the order Dur
ing the year it made net gain III
members of 2l0l; nearly JlOO were in
itiated, and G53S were dropped or died
Benefits were paid amounting to Sl91, r
1913, and the total receipts by suhordin-
ate camps were $3.50, 2GO The treasures
of the camps hold $2O5, POO, and the in
vested funds amount to 1914, 800. The
total assets of the camps is stated at
81 262, 900.
Messrs. G. X. Sober and NJ L. Sob
err two widely known agriculturists
living near Shamokin are determined
to break up the foraging parties Of
striking miners, who are visiting the
farms and carrying away produce In
a short time two finely bred blood
hounds will be received from Virginia
and if any thefts are committed, those
teTociOus dogs will be put on the trail