Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-03-05
CONDENSED NEWS.

Fish dealers are smiling.
The blue birds are here.
Congress is now on the wind up.
St. Patrick's day comes next in the
regular order.
The Legislature is doing more work
titan would have been the case had the
session not been limited.
The daily Lenten services at Christ
Episcopal church are being well at
tended.
One sure sign of approaching spring
has appeared. The peach crop prophets
have commenced to knock.
Matinee at the Opera House Satur-
day afternoon "A Break for Liberty
is the attraction.
1t is leading up to the Easter bon
net.
In making references to the March
lion and the March lamb, don't forget
Br'er grounding, who is also one OF
the animals we have known.
Our old friend, st. Patrick, is about
to have another of those justly cell
ebrated birthdays that keep his me-
mory green.
Matinee at the Opera House Satur-
day afternoon A Break for Liberty"
will be presented. Admission Chill
dren 10 cents-Adults % cents.
FOR RENT-A blacksmith shop, cor
ner Mill and Centre streets, Danville.
Elegant location and good trade In
quire at 800 Mill street, Danville, Pa.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
has decided that a railroad company
is compelled as a common carrier to
furnish cars to a shipper and has no
more right to withhold cars than to
refuse to sell a ticket to passenger
who applies for the same.
The new two-cent stamp appears to
have offended good taste, by the car
feature of Washington on its face, and
is to be retired The philatolic artist
in charge at the national capital needs
cultivation of his taste.
The drop in the price of eggs is very
acceptable to consumers. If few
other necessaries would only come
down little also the problem of Inv
ing would not be so serious.
The lease recently obtained by the
ground hog has but a short time longer
to run.
The precipitate young man who Is
anxious to appear in Spring over
coat would better wear sweater un'
derneath for few weeks.
Henry Jones has resigned his posi-.
tion as driver for the United States
Express Company. Mr.. Jones has been
in the employ of the above company
fourteen years He filled a similar
position with the Adams Express Com.
pany for two years.
William Pollock and wife of Wash
ingtonville are both lying very low
of pneumonia.
Misses Bertha and Ella Meyers en-
tertained a number Of friends a
euchre at their home on East Marke
street last evening.
If this kind of weather continues
the robins and blue birds will sool
make their appearance.
The first few days of March hav
been very pleasant and balmy. Every
body but the coal dealer is ready 70
winter to 90 away back and sit down
Francesca De Remini' will be pre-
sented at the Opera House by Porte
J. White, on scale of magnificenc
soon.
Ringtown has had only one death s
far this year
All signs poiut to an early spring.
The CHEEKY notes OF the bluG DIG
are heard But one swallow does nc
make a summer, and the birds whic
venture North for some time will hav
cold toes and hard hunt for breal
fast some of these days when how
ing blizzard sweeps down from MAJ
itoba or the British Northwest.
Matthew Rhoden who was arreste
Tuesday evening on the charge
drunkenness, was arraignod before Iu
tice of the Peace Oglesby yosterda
morning. TIE usual fine of two do
lars was imposed III addition to cost
" default of payment Rhoden wa
committed to the lock k-up for five day