Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-04-09
CONDENSED NEWS.

NUNUl.NOLU WI W.
Your name is mud, remarked
the April shower to the earth.
4 dance will be held at George He'd
deps' hall. washingtonville, on Friday
night. Good music.
The Easter egg supply shows nt
sign Of diminishing, and the prospects
are that we may indulge in this com
modify to our hearts desire and Al
verv reasonable rates, too.
Mechanics of all kinds report work
brisk.
April showers bring May flowers,
aud mud
Now has arrived the halcyun time
when a woman will drag a cartload OF
uarer into the alley back of her yard.
SCI II on fire and watch the wind blow
the embers into her neighburs yards.
Then in the evening she tells her hus-
band she cannot understand why all
her neighbors glare at her so.
The newly elected Burgess OF En-
porium, suggested to Council that the
newspapers should receive pay for
publishing council proceedings as
thev are as necessary TO the well be-
ing of town as police and street
lights.
The Easter display in the show
windows of our merchants is quite
a. artistic, if not more beautiful, than
the Christmas exhibition. The dress
fabrics and the millinery creations sur
pass in loveliness and elegance any
previous season.
Now it l. to be hoped that gentle
spring will take a firm grip and stay
with Us.
The freezing temperature of Sunday
morning extended as tar South as
North Carolina There is little doubt
but the early fruit crop has been dam
aged
A hint TO husbands who are desir-
Gus for peace-buy the bonnet. You
will save time and talk by so doing,
perhaps even money.
Painters and paper hangers are busy.
April weather cannot be depended
upon.
The recent cold wave is said to have
injured cherries more than any other
growing fruit. Falls from cherry trees
will probably be comparatively few
this year.
Tie cold and wet weather has de-
laved the farmers with their spring
work
Arbutus is said to be very plentiful
in the vicinity Of Kaseville.
Holy Week services are being well
attended
The traffic on the Catawissa branch
Of the Reading Railroad is said to be
the heaviest now in the history of
the road.
Late frosts are beyond the control
Of the Weather Bureau, and we must
take them as they come.
The peach crop having been success.
fully ruined" Spring may begin tc
do business in earnest now at any old
time
This is the week when the festive
hen Is supposed to work overtime.
The weather prophet who doesn =
take the April shower" tradition IN
to account these days il pretty sure t.
fall down several times in the cours'
Of - hours
The next Arhor Day is on the l7tI
inst.
The usual holiday hours Will be oh
served at the Post Office tomorrow
Good Friday.
Boys who MAKE practice Of hang
ing on freight trains deserve the sever
est punishment
An interesting astronomical even
is slated for Saturday, April j. 1t
an eclipse Of the moon II will not b
total eclipse but nearly so. 1t be
gins before the moon rises and if tn
sky in the east Is clear, the moon wi
have an unusual appearance when
first presents itself to view that even
ing.
There are three distinct centers {
disturbance in atmospheric condition
and il looks as II We should have VI
settled weather for several days Wit
storm the greater part of the week, Il
probabilities arr that Easter NAV
fair We hope so, for the sake Of Il
ladic-. who have new gowns and ha
to Wear for tho first time next SUI
day. in honor Of the great Christis
festival