Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-09
CONDENSED NEWS.
More like June now.

The longest day of the year Will
soon be here.
Don't complain about warm wealth
er until the dog days come.
Some OF the Sunday schools OF this
city are already arranging their picnic
dates.
The ba>y housewife is now storing
away her first consignment OF pre-
serves
Poni1s are getting soaked these
Days.
The man who fishes for bass with
the patience of Job will soon be in his
element.
There ID a notable increase in the
native song birds of this part OF the
country. There should be general
pride in their protection.
At recent mee ting of the directors
of the Bloomsbury Fair Association II
was determined TO build sn addition
OF eighty feet TO the grand stand.
WANTED. Small and large tracts
Of woodland Send full description aud
price. New York q Penn'a Co.. Lock
Haven. Pa.
A number OF prominent Berwick peo-
pie, together with u few capitalists OF
other places, are interested in a $40, OOO
embroidery factory, which they expect
to erect in that place.
The busy burglar is swinging around
the circle in western Pennsylvania,
and In spite of the officers who are
swinging around after him manages to
cover some magnificent distances al
we'll ss gather up some moss as his
stone rolls around.
Penny block ice cream Is causing
such serious trouble among children
OF Scranton that the Bureau Of Health
is making all investigation into its
manufacture.
Sunshine and heat must be very &C.
ceptable to merchants with stocks OF
summer goods for sale.
ID ID to be hoped that June this year
will not be a duplicate of 1903, when
rain and unseasonable weather made
backward crops and depressed bust
ness in general.
Lowery Bros. circus has disbanded
ht SIatington. Bad weather and Eoor
business was the cause. The Lowery q
are from Shenandoah.
The act of April 29. 1863, requires
that the School Boards of the State
shall organize within 10 days after
the first Monday III June OF each year
BY the payment of t2O Vim. Sum
mers settled the case brought by the
Woman's Relief Corps. OF Berwick
against his thirteen year old son fOr
catching the boat laden with flowers
which was sent adritt on Memorial
Day, and the Relief corps has decided
not to further prosecute.
At the conferees meeting of this Con
gressional distict in July, Ii. f. Davis,
Of Sunbury, will be unopposed for the
Democratic nomination All OF the
counties have endorsed him.
At any rate this is pretty much OF a
rare day in June. In weather like this
it is an offense against health and ma
ture TO remain indoors.
The teachers minimum salary law
Ia now in effect, dating from June /.
Under its provisions no teacher in this
state will hereafter receive less
amount per month than $35.
There are / 500 cases Of whoOpinq
cough in Williamsport and suburbs,
according to the estimates Of ply
sioians.
Squire Charles q. Hsughawout and
W. W. Gulick ,enterprising South Dan
willie residents, are treating theil
houses to new coat OF paint.
In Delaware there is some discus
sion 81 to whether a preacher may
speculate. IL speculate" in this in
stance means taking an occasional fly
ar in the stock market OF course ht
may speculste-if he wants to gamble
Many newspapers are poking fun a
Russell Sage's pronOunCement abou
vacations. But rs your Uncle Russel
has neither time nor money to waste
OH newspapers he must remain il
ignorance ~ to what is said of him.
The annual convention OF the Penn
sylvania State Builders Exchange
Wondering over 800 membeGs, will con
vene in Harrisburg on December . o
this year for three or four days ses
sion.