Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-04-30
CONDENSED NEWS.

Aprils last day.
Let Memorial Day be fittingly OBJ
served
Fishermen are plenty bat trout ap-
pear TO be scarce.
If the smallpox germ has been dis
covered il may be possible TO end the
controversy about the value OF vaccina-
tion.
The assessors are making their an
nual rounds.
The angler Is in his element, now
that the streams are lowered, and the
weather just right for camping and
tramping.
Even with the absence of the hand
organ il il safe TO assume that spring
has at last come to stay.
The weather is going the ice man. :
way
The surrounding country at this sea
son OF the year was never more beauti-
fol
Farmers now begin to boast of thriV-
ing broods of spring chickens. Some
OF these We're hatched out several
weeks ago aud will be on the market
by Fourth of July.
An attempt to corner weeds Will
soon be the principal occupation OF the
gardener
Many Danville housekeeperS will use
the gas cook range this summer.
The iceman Is increasing in import
auce.
Capt. Gearhart Is advised by the
Adjutant General that Company +
will be inspected by Captain Johnson
Of the U. ). A., May 81.
If any fruit has survived it ought to
win gold medals.
IL there any time when life seems so
perfectly worth the living as when
the child comes home from school
wearing the good conduct medal:
Governor PennypackeI German
blood asserts itself in his veto of the
anti Aunch bill lie believes it better
and safer 10 sell beer with a lunch
thrown in, than TO sell salty pretzels
and cheese with beer thrown in He
knows. doubtless
Just rs the fishing season starts in
the timely information is brought by
the scientific journals that a German
professor has succeeded in making
truthful men out of confirmed liars by
hypnotic suggestion.
No one had reason TO make com
plaiut OF the weather OF March, 1903.
It was the warmest March ever known
by the oldest inhabitants
Keep a firm grip on your winter
clothing
May Day now looms up as .wel.
come conner.
The base ball fever promises to reach
it's old time height in Danville this
season
This is the season of the year when
the weather man lodges every time
he gives out a prediction.
The price Of coal will be advanced
May /, but how much Is not known.
New potatoes have already made
their appearance in market
A good circus would be well patron
lied in Danville this spring.
Orders regarding the observance OF
Memorial Day on Saturday. May 80
have been issued by Commander-in
Chief Stewart, of the Grand Army o
the Republic.
Examinations for candidates for ap
pointmeut as midshipmen to the ACad
envy at Annapolis were held in the
principal cities OF the United State
beginning April 2l, and will be con
ducted under the direction Of the Civ
n Service Commission, A second ex
animation will be conducted in Wash
ington on May IL, and final exami
nation at the Academy on June lG
Fall in the ranks Of those who ar
booming Danville Join the Board o
Trade
OF course the trout hog cannot catci
them fast enough with rod and line
Lime or dynamite are great aid.
American tourists annually spent
abroad An average of S75, 900, 600, an
foreign tourists leave about $50, O0C
90 here.
II We are 10 have winning bas
tall team the people must show then
appreciation hy attending the games