Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-01
CONDENSED NEWS.
1903.
Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.
Arthur Lane has accepted position
as clerk at Hunts drug store.
Ice dealers are showing signs of anx-
iety. They feel that they ought to
be at work.
The cold wave found the river en-
tirely too high to connect with an ice
harvest.
Santa Claus may congratulate him
self that he has whole year i'll which
to rest and recuperate his finances.
The fellow with the New Year res
olutions will now get the middle of
the stage.
Many beautifully trimmed Christ
mas trees were noticed in Danville
homes this year.
Some of the local merchants are busy
taking account of stock.
The man who was afraid we were
not going TO have any real winter
weather this year should hunt up some
thing else to Ct scared about.
Cold wave prophecies are easy now.
Christmas trees will soon be added
to the fuel piles.
BY the end of this week the march
on Harrisburg will set in.
The freight congestion continues to
be q problem for the railroads.
The fuel shortage is the only dis
comforting feature of the season.
A farewell tea will be given in
Salvation Army Hall on Saturday
evening. Tickets 10 cents. Proceeds
for local work.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Dora Cronenberg of Baltimore,
Md, to Mr.. Leo Goldman of the firm
of Goldman Bros, of this city.
Beaver Lodge, No. 1872, Knights of
Pythias, held its annual election on
Thursday night There was very
large attendance. Following is the
result of tho election: @. c., Claude
o. Guest V. c., Thomas b. Evans !;
NJ. of A., James Kramer i. G., John
Richards; o. e., James V. Wilson !;
NJ. of W, H. f. Trumbower Trustee,
eighteen months, John d. Evans.
Beaver Lodge, No 1872, now con-
tains l40 members. The first lodge
of the order was instituted in Danville
in February, 1869.
George W. Remick, of Middletown,
Dauphin county, is the guest of his
son, B. +. Renlick of No. 68 North
Mill street
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gross, of
Bloomsbury, were in this city yester-
day.
James W. Bogart, of Castle Grove
Dairy Farm has purchased the beauti-
ful golden sable and white Scotch
collie, "Ladvsmith" By Crescent
Butte. Ex-Commodore's Lassie from
the Green Mountain Collie Kennels,
of South Randolph, Vermont.
j. H. Montague left yesterday for
Miltol where he attended the Herr.
Geingrich nuEtials last evening.
O.. p Hancock transacted business
in Sunbury yesterday.
The usual holiday hours will be
observed at the post Office today.
The mummors will be out in full
force this afternoon.
A number of the stores will close at
noon today.
Wyle's Orchestra rendered excellent
music at the Opera House last night
The fellow with New Years res
olution about his person should bt
careful hcw ho walks on the icy pave
ments.
Tho grounding escapes a big lot o.
blame by putting off his weather visit
until February.
Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Pine street, l.
visiting relatives at Lewistown.
Rabbi Mayer left yesterday after
noon for Bloomsbury.
Miss Bessie Drumhcller left yester
day for a visit with friends in Sha
mokin.
Miss Hannah Sechler left yesterda,
for visit with friends i'll Sunbury.
New Years resolutions are not lik,
bric-a-brac, They cannot be mendeC
when broken.
The weather of the past few day
made coasting on the various hill
throughout the town an enjoyabl
diversion So far no accidents hav,
been reported. although several mar
row escapes were made.