Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-03-26
CONDENSED NEWS.

On Monday the Reading Coal q Iron
Company will announce that on April
there will be reduction III the
price of anthracite coal of fifty cents
from the present circular.
For RENT-A blacksmith shop, cor
ner Mill and Centre streets, DanvllIe
Elegant location and good trade. In
quire at 500 Mill street. Danville, Pa.
The late warm and sunshiny wealth
er has caused great demand for
Spring goods, and our merchants are
unusually busy for so early in the sea
son.
The Easter bonnet is beginning to
sprout. but the furs and Winter coat
and hat may feel comfortable for a
couple of weeks yet. One swallow
doesn make Summer.
No effort has been made yet to force
the straw hat to the front.
This is the time of year when trout
fever germs float aboat i'll the atmo'-
phere.
Don't forget the dance to he given
in Armory Hall "Wednesday evening
April 18th for the benefit of Stoes
band.
The negligee shirt and waist belt
will soon be on deck.
The fruit grower has cause to fear
the unusually warm and prolonged
spell of fine weather we are having.
The peach and cherry buds have swol-
len rapidly and a severe cold snap lat
er on would destroy all chances OF
fruit this season. Vegetation is ad-
vancing too fast, judging by past ex-
perience.
Blumle's bill for the encouragement
of large families has been turned
down, but the author of the bill reach
ed the topmost rung in the ladder OF
fame and whether he retains his seat
or is fired by the Committee on Elec-
tions he still has the comfort OF hav-
ing himself talked about.
1t is pretty soon after st. Patrick S
day to be springing snake stories.
Montour county farmers are advo-
Gates of better roads, and will do all
in their power to improve on present
conditions
Now that spring has her official
papers signed we may expect her to do
some mid-winter stunts.
If the garden seeds are first planted
in boxes or old tin cans the yield in
sprouts is much greater than if they
are at once stuck into the ground,
where at least half are usually lost
through rot or GODDESS Of the ground.
This city contains scores Of eligible
buildings sites, splendidly located, fol-
manufacturing purposes.
From present indications there will
be an abundance of flowers for East
er.
The Reading goose bone prophet was
Just nine storms short i'll his prediction
of snow storms made on October 29tf
last. He contended that there would
be exactly twenty storms during
the ensuing winter There were 20.
The Master of the State Grange
hopes that 5000 more farmers IL
Penn'a. will this year see the need fol
standing together and will join Will
their fellow farmers in the Grange il
united effort to advance the interests
Of the farmers throughout the State.
There is still plenty of time for tn,
lion to get in his work.
March showers may be good things
but showers that nearly break tn
roofs of houses would never be missed
Vegetation is as forward at the pres
ent time as frequently obtains cthe
wears the second week of April.
John W. Eyerly, Spruce street, VIII
has passed through prolonged sieg
OF typhoid fever, is able to sit up
short time each day.
The violets have joined the process
sion Of out door flowers.
Only few weeks ago coal consum
ers in New York were paying $40 t
$50 a ton, or as much more as thel
necessity compelled Today about 10
canal boats and barges are tied up /
the Erie basin, Brooklyn, laden wit
coal bought at over $40 ton, whic
i now offered at 81 80 in bulk.
wholesale dealer said recently that h
knew of one firm that would lose MOI
than 800, 600 on its coal cargOes.
The March lion awakened from nj
sumbers early yesterday morning
gave hls shaggy name a few filings an
proceeded to roar a bit, as if to let 1
know that he was still with US an
could dish up some disagreeablo weati
er if he felt so disposed.