Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-29
CONDENSED NEWS.
The doctors are busy.

Flno weather IOr pueumOula'
The beautiful snow still fingers.
Notwithstanding the many who are
bound to be defeated, every candidate
you meet insists that he is ''sure
winner.
While the people are suffering from
] lack of coal now it is gratifying to
know that the ice crop will be large
next summer and will be of exception
ally good quality. Unfortunately it
won't heat the furnace now.
These are the days when the polite
iau wakes eloquent.
The early bird catches no worms
these mornings.
What we want now is an invitation
TO get coal rather than to save it.
Miss Anna Woodside is i'll at her
home on Mowery street
New York is going to be dry after 1
o'clock IN the morning. All-night
licenses have been revoked, including
those of the big hotels. Gentlemen
with perpetual thirst will take
notice.
Bruce Harman, son of the Rev. II.
G. Harman has accepted position in
the Office of the Reading Iron Com
pany.
Mrs. Jennie Mills is lying very i'll
of a complication of diseases at the
home of Mrs. S. l.. Esterbrook, East
Market street.
Signs of spring are already appar
ent in the advertisements.
The man who is looked upon as n
good, public spirited citizen always
keeps his sidewalk free of ice and
snow.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding,
it is not an unusual sort of winter.
The weather is just like what we used
to have.
Speculation is rife as to the fate of
the good roads bill in the Legislature.
The lawmakers are getting along in
good shape at Harrisburg.
Sooner or later the carrying of re-
volvers must be put down, The brutal
passion of man is much too readily ex-
cited and with deadly weapon handy
murder is far too often the result.
This has been Lieut.. Gov Tillman' S
downfall. During the late contest in
the Colorado legislature many revolv-
ers were fourished and placed on the
members desks. When our legislative
halls become subjected to such an ex-
plosive condition ii is time to call a
halt
Cold wave warnings have been issu-
ed for Nevada, Montana and Dakota.
The wave will probably be couple
of days in reaching this section if not
DETECTED to the lakes.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. @. A.
will be held in Association parlor,
this evening at 80 o'clock. A full
attendance is desired. Members are
earnestly requested to be present
Joy H. Brader has accepted posi-
tion in tie office of the Danville Stove
Works.
Miss Mary Watkins, Shamokin' S
smallpox patient, has been removed to
the emergency hospital, near Edge
wood Park, at that place. DR.. Fred
T. Harpel, with the assistance of the
young lady's mother, will have charge
of the place.
Edward II. Sainsbury has been nom
mated for School Director in the
Second Ward by the Democrats to take
the place of Oscar 0. Morgan, who
declined to be candidate. Mr.. Sains-
bury will run for the unexpired term.
j. Newton Pursell is the Democratic
candidate for the three years term.
Orders have been issued at many of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company collieries putting
on three shifts at mining coal wheI-
ever it can be done. This is something
new in mining and it goes to show
that the utmost is being done to in,
crease the shipment of coal and to re-
lieve the distress caused by lack OF
fuel in many localities.
The Soath Danville Schools taught
by Miss Pfahler and Miss LesheI held
interesting exercises yesterday after
noon, which were attended by many
of the patrons. The program rendered
by the pupils consisted of rotations
music, dialogues, etc.