Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-08
CONDENSED NEWS.


The pumpkin is ready for the frost.
The campaign will warm up after
the weather has had It's innings.
The straw hat aud the overooat will
now form a between seasons combina
tion.
A numhar OF our town boys will be
leaving for college within the next few
days.
The usu ii services will be resumed
at Christ Episcopal church next Sun
day.
The Prohibitionists insist that the
Subway Tavern is nothing but the
clay OF evil in the hands OF the Pot
ter.
A number of PEOPLE are suffering
with severe colds caused by the sud
den changes In the weather.
At any rate the crop report indicates
enough to eat during the winter.
A gold field valued at $500. 600. 600
has been discovC red in Japan. and
eVil-minded persons will be limiting
that the initiative Jap has found
chemical way TO raise a war chest
without borrowing the money in Eu-
rome Nav York prass
The sweater young man is in evid-
ence again.a sure sign Of the approach
OF che foot ball season Within few
weeks the base ball talk on the rialto
will be interminRIed with sage opin-
ions regarding the work of the grid
iron stars.
The signs of waning summer are ap-
with autumn are appearing. The leaves
are ooloring and there Is an indefin-
able something in the air, and clouds
that remind one that fall is not far
away.
The second annual reunion of the
Twelfth Regiment Peunsy lvania Vol
unteer Association of the Spanish Am
erioan War Veterans will be held at
Milton, October 29th.
August and September are usually
hot months But they have been keep
Ing cool waiting for November which
will be warm enough for all.
Brookline Mass. where the land
scape gardens come from, is to have
noiseless milkmen. We know of some
places where they have milkless ones.
Nobody cares for the meat strike
now Oysters are reported to be fat,
JUICY and plentiful.
Unless all signs fail, wave of con.
fidenoe Is beginning to spread over the
entire country.
The melancholy days are almost
come when our yards will no more bt
radiant with bloom and when the
market will no longer be gay with
flowers.
The hrst frost of the season was
noticed at Bloomsburg yesterday morn,
tng.
There are 70 Rural Free Delivery
carriers I'm York county and they have
formed an association.
Miss Mary Harris, of Danville rem
dered very fine solo in the New
Cumberland M e. church Sunday
evening. Harrisburg Star Independ
ent.
Ten young fellows from ShamokiI
were arrested on Reading freight
train Tuesday night. by Coal and lrol
Officers They have been robbing til
farmers along the road Squire MoTgal
of Shamok in, fined each $40 and til
costs.
The executive committee OF the Re
publican party Of Northumberland
county met at the Heff House Wednes
day afternoon, aud discussed and pre-
pared plans for the coming campaign
The Columbia County Fair manage
ment has decided that Wednesday o
the semi centennial celebration b
observed as children's day. On tina
day children under sixteen years o
age will be admitted free. On this da
it ia expected that Governor Penny
packer will be present.
Fakirs made big haul at the MOI
roe county fair last week by the
gambling devices.
A famine in railroad ties is said
exist among lumber dealers Mt Pitt
burg One OF them said six trunk line
had the Carnegie Steel Company o,
peTimentiER Oh number of ste
shapes, with which it is proposed
displace wooden ties.