Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-04
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CONDENSED NEWS.

NONULNOLU VI W..
II ~uoS had a money value we would
all be rich.
And winter shows no signs Of Ioos
enIng rs grip
John Mitch, II. president of the Un
it q Nine Workers. will sail for Pari,
GA I..y lst This is his first trip across
tIr ocean and he goes as "A delegate tc
tho / tprnational Mining Congress,
which ouvenrs in Paris on May 90
A. hell was elect q by a unanimous
vote.
The big Henry Clay collIery of the
Reading Company j. lying idle and
Viii likely remain 30 for some tine.
Tne lease on the property has expired
and the heirs Of the Bel as estate who
own thc land are not in a hurry to re-
new.
A Leap Year Box Social will be Civ
Ell bv the Aid Society OF Mausdale in
the Junior Mechanics hall on Tuesday
evening, February 10Th Proceeds for
the hrneft of The Mausdale church.
Al. a.l most cordially invited.
Tn temperature for January was
from / To & degrees below the aver
age. and the cold weather has been
iUantically continuous since the last
decade Of November.
Allentown. in view Of the many
s'andal' arising out Of The Bechtel
murder, IS going to set its house in
order and give some attention to the
morals of its people. Not a moment
too soon. The Allentown fair is look
ed upon as a salacious affair, and
nothing contributes more to give AL
leDtown Dlack eye than that annual
orPi"
W'st Berwick is rejoicing over the
fact that the smallpox is no longer
prevalent IN that borough The Trum-
bone house was iumigatcd Saturday
and TINS is the last case.
Weather prophet Hicks predicts all
kinds OF dismal things for February.
He says there Will be cold snow, sleet,
and billiards. The month will close
with fair and moderate weather
Those that enjoy an Old fashioned
winter should cone out and battle
with it, delights, and not merely con
tent themselves with admiring its
beauty from the chimney corner.
The authorities at Butler refuse to
accept any more money for relief. as
the typhoid epidemic is practically at
an end and they have sufficient funds
10 carry it through. At Pittsbura
$4,000 is awaiting them.
The month of January Just closed
has made a record for itself in the
way of severe weather. On three oc.
caslOns the mercury went way below
zero. A total of about % inches OF
snow has fallen. ths beautiful having
descended on II days out Of the 81.
Many a rock which his enemie,
throw at a man enables him to clint
higher.
There is another crusade against i'm
moral exhibitions at county fairs. i
is good move. but the crusaders viii
find more gambling than any Other
sort OF immortality at the ordinary
county fair. And the gambling is don,
openly, as if the law officers were part
ners of the gamblers
DR.. Yeomlns' Bible Glass. assisted
by the Ladies' Aid Society of Mahon
ing Presbyterian church will hold
supper in c. A r Hall on Thursd Az
evening. February 18th The proceed
will be applied to the carpet fund.
Counterfeit silver dollars stampC,
1888 ale reported in circulation in thi
part of the state. The milling an
general appearance are deceptive, bu
the sound betrays the counterfeit an
the weight is too light
Gentlemen who sighed for real
good, ,oldfashioned winter will hence
forth kindly refrain from further, lik
indulgence.
Only six people out of $4,000. 0C
travelling in Pullman cars have bee
killed in the last three years Now
you know why you are asked to pa
extIa-uot for luxury. but for safety.
And the grounding need not worr
himself over coal bills for the ne,
six weeks, either.
Election day viii soon be here. G'
roaly to give your support to tho be-
men.
II this winter should happen to lin
er in the lap of spring. that gent
creature would undoubtedly suspo
that the Ice wagon had backed up Al
disgorged its burden.