Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-04-23
CONDENSED NEWS.
Oysters are on their last legs.

Clean up around your premises.
The whitew ash brush il in demand.
The blossoms are getting ready fol
late frosts.
That time OF discomfort-the house
cleaning period is now upon Us.
DeWitt's park improvements this
spring are going to be extensive.
Memorial Day exercises are already
being planned by the veterans.
March is doing a good deal of lap
lingering but it was TO BE- expected
that after tire long spell of warm, dry
weather last mouth, there should be a
reaction. Ii is better TO have our rain
and low temperature now than scatter
ed through MAY and June, when more
damage to vegetation would ensue.
Good roads mean great deal to the
people Of this State.
The toll roads must go. They are
relics OF barbsrous age. The state
and the communities affected must
hereafter improve and maintain all
roads for public use.
People who are arrested for trivial
offenses in Wilkesbarre are made to
saw wood, and the wood is distributed
among the poor families. It's an i'll
wind" etc.
The recent rain has given the grass
such good start that the hum of the
lawn mower will soon be heard
throughout the city Push it along it
is good thing-for your health and
the grass
The opening OF the season for rife
practice By the National Guard was
postponed until the army rifles are
distributed
A special rate Of two cents per mile
from points in Pennsylvania, on card
orders, has been granted by the rail
roads on account of the tifty-third an
nuAl commencement of Bucknell un-
iversity. Tickets to be sold and good,
going June II TO "a returning to June
AZ inclusive Card orders will be ready
after June | and can be had from the
registrar
Cold weather and snow prevail in
Continental Europe. The snow is so
deep in Germany as to prevent the
running OF railroad trains. The tenn
peratures in France and other countries
are the lowest in years. The sun spot
theorist will now have opportunity to
represent his arguments.
Beef is much lower in price in
Philadelphia than for many years.
This reduction in price will extend, it
IL has not already extended, TO all
parts OF the country. Now there is no
reason why prices of all necessarieg
should not be reduced.
With all the frost we have had late
" the peach growers have ample op-
portunity TO get up a scare.
The forty-third session of the Sun
day School convention of the North
cumberland Baptist Association will be
held in the Clinton church, Mont
gomery. Thursday. May :.
A special meeting Of the o. U. a.
NJ will be held on Friday evening.
All members are requested to be pres
ent By order OF the Lodge. j. A.
Shenck, X. c.
The Harrisburg people are studying
their river front and taking stock Of
the dump heaps and other nuisances
connected Herewith. They are plan
ming the ways and means for remov-
ing those unsightly conditions and
judging from the way they are going
about doing things in the State Cap
ital they will succeed We have very
fine river front location and with a
few dollars spent under the direc ton
of a qualified gardener il could be
made one of the most beautiful spots
in Pennsylvania
Five years ago yesterday, how quick
ly time passes. this country declared
war against Spain to relieve Cuba OF
the intolerable condition forced upon
her by the tyrsnnous Spsniards In
that short space Of time we have ac
complished more than any other coun
try has done in century of time. w
are now world power, consulted on
world wide questions and with {
world powers responsibilities No
even Washington with his supreme
confidence in this country's destiny
had any idea Of the possibilities befor,
the United States