Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-12-16
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Established In 1928.

Zero weather.
Now for sleighing.
Sharpen the horses shoes.
Frozen pipes have the call.
The iceman ought to get busy now.
These are strenuous days for the
salesladies- and the sslesgentlemen.
The assessors havo been going their
rounds for the annual registry.
With Christmas near at hand, tie
a tendance at Sunday school is steady
lily on the increase.
What this section of the country
needs IS IA good soaking rain that
knows its business ana attends to it.
Dauviile's Christmas trade gives
promise of breaking all previous rec
ords.
Attached to the mining department
VIII EN- it goes into its new quarters in
the new capitol at Harrisburg will be
a mus cum of mines. Its most interest
ing ex hihit will be- the famous model
of an anthracite coal niue which was
one of the chief f, atures of Pennsyl-
vania's exhibit in the Mine Building
at the Worlds Fair.
Shamokin has a cloak man who j.,
causing considerable excitement by
stopping women ON the streets and
badly frightening them. Friday night
no less than five women were stop ed
aud although hotly pursued the un-
known individual was able to make
good his escape.
There is water famine in many
towns in Pennsy lvania, and the de-
ficency of rainfall in this vicinity,
since January /, is twelve inches. 1t
is'clear that tie weather bureau isn't
tlel ling the people right.
Where is it the custom to peddle
cofiins on the streets, and to run fun
eral cars on the street railway tracks :?
Read Stoddard's Lectures.
The Lohigh Valley railroad CON-
pany is installing snow curtains on
all of its engines This is in compli
ance with request of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. The storm
curtains are great protection to the
iiremen in cold weather.
The Christmas rush will soon be at
hig tide.
No use looking for rain before the
freeze up. The latter is in command.
"a Invitations have been received in
Danville for dance to be given at the
L xchamga Hotel. Bloomsb burg, Tuesday
evening, December 9th.
The zero weather had many LEAD
pipe cinch this week.
The deposits for the first day at the
CataNissa National Bank, which was
oponed Monday morning for business,
amounted to $4,000, very creditable
showing.
The business men of Shamokin have
purchase of tickets for balls. benefits,
church festivals and other occasions.
What city has climate so peculiar
it has been described as ''nine months
hibernal and three months Internal ?''
Read Stoddard's Lectures.
The Pope Bicycle Daily Memorandum
Calendar for 1905 con aims memoran-
dun leaf for every day in the year, and
800 original sayings in favor of good
roads good healCh, outdoor exercise. and
that great vehicle of health living, the
modern b,cycIe, bv our most eminent
living men of marked comp!ishmeat.
The calendar is free at Pope Mfg. Co.
stores or any of our readers can obtain it
by sending five 2 cent stamps to Pope
Mig. Co, Hartford. Conn, or 143 Sielge
ST., Chicago, III.
In what country is the cultivation
of dwarf trees and flowers national
pastime in which the people have be-
came so skilled that naples, pines,
and oaks one hundred years old are
only about two feet in height, five or
six varieties of flower are grown on
n single plant, and newspapers make
daily announcements of the progress
in blossoming of favorite flowers in
the parks Read Stoddard's Lee
tures.