Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
CONDENSED NEWS.
The soda founrainis kept busy

lUNDENNED NEWS.
The soda fountain is kept busy
Fireworks accidents are now in or.
der.
Summer excursions are now being
arranged.
Many of the farmers have started tc
make hay.
The weather man is certainly being
good to as.
Fresh butter is selling at Milton at
l215 cents pound
Ice cream parlors were well patron,
lied on Saturday night
The fearful number OF 1881 dead is
the terrible total of loss in the Gener-
al Slocum steamer disaster.
WANTED Small and large tracts
of woodland Send fnll description and
price. New York q Pcnn'a Co. Lock
Haven, Pa.
Thanks to the care of some farmers
in feeding them during the last severe
winter. it is learned that quail will be
very plentiful next fall.
The best Summer tonic that can be
taken is the pure atmosphere of June
morning
The twenty seventh annual reunion
of the Seventh Pennsylvania Veteran
Volunteer Cavalry Association will
be held at Milton, on the 25th and 26th
OF October next.
Parents will avoid paying good
money cut of their pockets if they will
see that their boys do not violate the
law on the Fourth of July.
Rural Free Delivery carriers. as well
As the patrons of the several routes in
this section, Will be interested in the
new orders governing the service which
will 90 into effect on July !.
The strawberry season is drawing to
close, and the luscious strawberry
short cake will soon cease to tickle
the palates of the epicures.
Ii has cost Northumberland county
during the past year Sl4.3S9.l4 II for
criminal cases sent into court and
dismissed because there was nothing
in them worthy of legal action.
Owing to the absence of Rev. l.. d.
Ulrich there will be no preaching ser
vices in Trinity Lutheran church un-
til Sunday, July 81
Rain is needed quite badly in this
section.
Georgia peaches, small but sweet,
srs in the market.
Ont few days more and the Am
erican eagle will scream.
The Milton Rod and Gun Club are
getting favorable reports from the
quail liberated early in the spring. a
number of coveys OF young birds have
been seen by farmers and quito mum
Der of nests havu been discovered, one
of them with seventeen eggs in it,
which certainly promises large
brood
Next to the deadly toy pistol the
cherry tree Is the most productive of
accidents about this time of the year.
The crop news continues favorable
though good deal unfavorable may
yet transpiro before the cereals are in
the barns and elevators.
The Democratic advance on ST.
Louis Is already under way.
The pennies Of the youngsters are
not being spent these days. They are
being boarded for use on the Fourth.
We can t all be happy This is il
lustrated by the fact that while Ian
caster county has almost finished har =
vesting one Of its greatest hay crops,
and Lehigh county had more cherries
than it can dispose Of, the peach grow
ers throughout the State are grumb-
ling
The kissing bug" which made it
self obnoxious several years ago has
arrived for the season at HazIeton,
where William Thomas Is the first
victim of its bite, and may have to
have his arm amputated.
1t was n pretty idea Of the millners
of Shamokin to entertain their en-
ployes with picnic at Edgowood
Park, on Tuesday. Ii is not to be sup
posed that the latest style of bonnets
was discussed at the outing
The LORDS Supper will be observed
in Trinity Reformed Church. Straw
berry Ridge, on July 10, at 10 a. m.
Preparatory services on the preceding
Saturday evening at s o'clock All
members are urged to be present at
these services.