Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-23
CONDENSED NEWS.
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SUNNI,
Summers first day was hot
Tho fishermen are in their element
now
June ros 5 are very much in evid-
ence
Summer shows tendency to warm
up at hst
WANTED Small and large tracts
Of w6odland Send fnll description aud
pric,. New York & Penn'a Co.. Lock
Ha'en' Pa.
q A short campaign is being urged by
people throughout the country. 1t is
claimed that the long political agita-
tiou unsettles business.
The Wilkesbarre Press Club will
throw open its doors from jane p to
July 2. day and night, for the visit
ing newspaper men who expect to at
tend "The Fall of Pompeii' i'll that
city. They will come from Scranton,
Carbonate. Pittston, Binghamton,
Honesinl., Berwick, Catawlssa, Dan
Vile. Hazleton. Rloomsburg, White
Haven. Mauoh Chunk aud other towns.
At this time the Crimson Rambler
roses are at the height of their glory.
They are to he seen in profusion IN
many front yards. Some porches are
covered with them and in several cases
division fences are things of great
beauty by reason OF the adornment
brought about by the presence OF this
wonderful trailing rose.
There promises to be a large attend
anoe at the Destruction of Pompeii. at
ShamoEin, next Saturday, from this
place.
The Liberty Bell is in danger of
aving its head turned by too much
attention and fiattery. 1t is already a
little cracked.
Commenting on the fact that tie
treatment of 1873 cases of smallpox cost
Shamokin IS, 600. the Shenandoah Her
aid says that it has cost that town S2l,
900 to treat about l40 cases, and the
end is not vet in sight.
As we have said before, the time to
advertise is now. Don't wait for some
body else TO get the cream of the bust
ness, get your share. The man who
hesitates loses business.
According to the almanac this is
summer.
The Eagles are arranging to flock to
EdRewood Park. Shamokin, in a grand
picnic, on September lst, to which
those noble birds within radius of
$50 miles will be invited to spread
their wings.
The man who likes green things has
good reason TO kick if his cook feeds
hun on canned stuffs just now.
Russian explanations of disaS rous
defeats ara more humorous than a
comic opera Their efforts 10 slow
shat series of retreats is u sch, me to
draw the japanese nOrthward are not
even ingenious.
The St. Louis Exposition Company
has made the first payment on the
money borrowed from the Govern
ment. which is an innovation.
The New York Coroner .ays that the
life preservers on board the excursion
steamer General Slocum were life de.
stTOyeTs.
Executions by electricity III Col
umbus are almost as horrible rs butch
. cries The State needs a new method
OF execution or an executioner who
knows how to execute.
Baseball is great game. 1t is al
most a safe prediction that as long a.
our glorious union shall endure it vii
sontinue TO he the national pastimo
Preparations are beng made for
big day at Washingtonville on July
4th.
The p. o s. of A. of Bloomsbury
will run al excursion to Scranton OF
July 4th Fare from Bloomslurg ! %
Columbia County teachers are plan
ming an excursion to the St Louis Ex
position in August
Ii Is announced now that tho rail
roads that have been reducing thei
working forces are beginning to fee
the need of restoring them.
The grown up f, llows are discover
ing cherri,s do not taste as sweet t.
them as they did when they wer
boys.
The annual rush to tho cool retreat
HAS already set in, but the majority
not in the rush.