Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
CONDENSED NEWS.

The LABEL Comedy Company at
the Opera House tonight.
Alem Sechler, of Kipp's Run, is
seriously i'll.
This is an odd year and the sum of
tie numbers in 1903 is 13. Ordinarily
that sort of combination would presage
all sorts of misfortune and calamity.
But this year will show how little of
the hoodoo there is in l3. 1t gives
promise of being the most prosperous
year the country has ever known.
If the National Guard wants to
guard itself against surprises it wants
to prepare for the spring inspection.
This is peculiar world. In the
midst of coal famine we begin to
worry about the ice crop.
The young new year has fair field,
but he also has big contract ahead If
he aims to break the record of his pre-
decessor.
The interior of Thomas Evans bar
Der shop is being repainted.
Shattered New Years resolutions
are in vogue.
Miss Nellie Geise, Pine street, is re-
covering from severe attack of ty-
phoid fever.
1t is promised that we are to have
the shortest session of the Legislature
on record.
The LABEL Comedy Company filled
a three nights engagement at Music
Hall last week. They played to well
filled houses and gave exhibitions of
a pleasing character. Scranton Trib-
une Nov. 28th. The LABEL Comedy
Company will appear at the Danville
Opera House tonight, Friday and Sat
urday nights.
+. G. Derr of this city, has been
chosen as a juror i'll the United States
court which convenes at Williamsport
next week
Many of the railroads are resorting
to extra trackage This shows that
they have faith in the future.
The new year starts i'll with more
than the average of crimes and .disast-
ers.
Landlords have served their notices
and house hunters are on the hunt.
A December thaw and a January
thaw have darkened the prospects of
an ice harvest.
AS the days lengthens, the cold
strengthens, is the old saying. As
yet there has been little if any length
ening of the daylight in this latitude,
the increase in the evening has been
lost in the morning There is plenty
of time yet for more cold weather and
storm than is desirable.
From reports coming in there will
be few towns in the state Of any size
which will be without local banking
facilities, while in the larger cities
banks are springing up in the sub
urbs like mushrooms. The prosperous
times of the past couple of years, and
the excellent showing of the old in
stitutions have encouraged the es-
tablishment of new banks.
Jeweler George Smith is passing
around the cigars. A baby girl arrived
at his home yesterday.
William NJ Russell, clerk at the
First National Bank, is cOnyalescent
after q seven weeks illness.
Arthur Roam has resigned his posi-
tion as manager of the Walk-Ov
shoe store and will return to Blooms
burg.
John Coleman, of Washingtonville,
was visitor to this city yesterday
afternoon.
Justice of -the-Peace J. p. Bare is
suffering from carbuncle on his
neck.
The County Auditors consisting of
Benjamin l.. Diehl, of Mahoning
township; E. V. Flick, of Valley
township; and u. c. Gulick, of Dan
vile, began the duties of their office
on Monday. They will be occupied
during the greater part of the week
The crowned heads of every nation
The rich men, poor men, and misers
All join in paying tribute to
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