Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-28
CONDENSED NEWS.

The days are shortening.
Damp weather for pIcnIcs.
FROM Sunbury to Scranton by Troll
ler.
July made hard fight for her re-
Iutatinn
A mum ber of DanvilIe people expect
TO camp At DeWitt's Park next month.
john McCluud, the star pitcher OF
the Danville "Old Timers, has sign
ed with Milton. Sunbury Item.
The Berwick Merchants Association
have decided upon Edgewood Park as
the place for holding their annual pc
mic. The date is Saturday, August
goth
The bloomsbury borough Council
has instructed it, solicitor to prepare
an ordinance that will impose fine
of " on any person splitting on the
sidewalks of that town and imprison-
meut if the fine is not paid
The vegetables i'll the farmers waG-
ous the mornings look appetlzing.
The average fisherman would prob
ably be willing TO do without lain tor
a few days.
From the various seashOre re, Orts
comes the usual wall. by the fair sex.
of the scarcity of eligible young men
1t is fact that tine average young
man of good digestion prefers the ex-
hilarating life OF mountain camp or
fishing ground to the sG-called gaycties
of the summer hotel.
The bald headed man is full of trou
blos these days, and does not know
which brand of fly paper is really best
About fifteen members of the ladies
Missionary Society of the Grove Pres
byterian church of Danville attended
the Lawn Social" at Mooresburg last
Friday evening.
The national commission wants the
newspapers to do more for the World S
Fair
This is notification week at Oyster
Bay
The merchants of Berwick have org
anized for protection against hawking
and peddlinR, which is being done to
a great extent by foreigners. They
claim they only make a short stay and
in no manner contribute TO the wei
fare of the town.
Sweet potatoes and lima beans soon.
Some of the peaches in the market
look we'll
Owing 10 the low condition of the
river it is impossible to operate the
free ferry at Nescopeck.
A number of racing enthusiasts OF
Shamokin made an inspection Of Edge
wood Park on Saturday, with a view
to building halt-mlle track IN the
rear OF the picnic grounds. 1t is pro.
nounced good place for track and
horses will likely be running over il
next summer, bat the jockies Will hurt
the reputation of the Park
A number of citizens of Point tOwI
ship, Northumberland county, who
are dissatisfied with the location Of ;
section OF the mail route for the rura
delivery, recently determined, sen
several representatives. to Milton Il
confer with Congressman DlckermaI
and have him use his influence for
readjustment Of the route
The Sunday school aud cOngrega
tion of the First Baptist church will
picnic at DeWitt's Park on Friday.
Old Fan, the oldest horse in Contra
Pennsylvania, and possibly the oldes
in the state, was killed few DAYS agt
on account of having a leg broken b,
kick from another horse. She wa
owned by Hon William T. Young
FarrandsVilIe, and was over fort,
years old
Goal oil will soon be burned 70
political argument. Wait until TIA
time for torchlight professions arrive
The soldiers of peace present a wal
like aspect on the field at Gettysjnrg
Men started to place the new stet
caps on the noses of tho p. % r rail
road bridge piers Mt Rupert, on Tues
day. Twelve inches of concrete wi
be placed back of each cap, making
impossible for the ice to injure III
piers.
July is now on the last lap, hr
August will probably break the het
record.