Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-08-11
CONDENSED NEWS,
Nex moon on the 18th.

New moon on tne llGn'
The DAYS are perceptibl5 shorter.
There is already an Autumn feeling
in the air.
Great crisise, develop character.
Russia is getting to have retiring
disposition.
day torIidity has caused no an
* 1e this year.
a. e Japs would let him alone
Kuropatkin would be all right.
Boston will be visited by many peo-
ple from this section next week.
Hereafter the different train crews
ON the Penua. II r. will be required
10 look after the care of their own
locomotives, to do practically all the
work of hostlers III the engine house
after the RON is over and before it be-
Gins. The order has created not small
amount of CONSERVATION among the
workmen 1t will do away with many
men.
A vacation is somewhat like down
ward trip through tho air. It's all
right until you land.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Kutz, of Riv-
erside, wish to thank neighbOrs and
friends for kind assistance during
their recent beIeavment.
No military officers in the world
have more ability than the Russian
generals In seudU encouraging re-
ports to the govern. authorities III
time of sdyersity. T, of the
soldiers under them arr y pralS-
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Young desire
TO return thanks TO their neighbors
and others for kind assistance render
ed during the illness aud death OF
their mother, Mrs. Margaret Young.
Goal and Iron officers are after the
thieves who entered freight car al
Girardville at the Philadelphia q
Reading depot and secured large
amount of cigars. shoes and confec'
tioneries The goods were consigned
TO Shamokin parties
The Japs are doing everything IL
their power TO make it hot enough fol
the Russians.
August will now do her best to breal
the hot weather record.
Circus men complain of the dullnes
of business in their line Throughout
the coal region this season. In othe,
paris of the country, they say. busi
ness is good.
It is time for sugar to 90 up ii
price The preserving aud canning sea
son is nj hand.
When the driver of one of your de
livery wagons has to find new ad
dress he knows that you have been ad
vertising effectively.
The school boy is counting the day
end of the summer vacation.
Drowning accidents are as numerou
this year as usual, and still there ar
many boys who neglect the art o
learning to swim.
Twelve freight crews, comprising
men on the Middle division of the /
r. R., are the latest to fall by the re
trenchment axe. The order was re
oeiyed in Harrisburg on Sunday, an
became effective yesterday.
There is a new company being form
ed in Sunbury to build bridge acIo'
the river at Pine street This time
10 said, it will go through. The name
of the promoters of the new GOmpan
are being withheld for purpose.
The Ladies Aid of ST. Johns Il,
formed church will hold festival 1
Moore's school house, Rush TOWNSHIP
on Saturday evening, August 18Th.
Watermelons are gaining in cole
and quality.
Cool nights forecast the turnir
point of the season.
The criokets are announcing q
early approached of autumn.
Mem to the Subway Tavern Ga
RE Nation is sailing the salt seas ov
and heading direct for New York.
This years cotton crop promises
excellent. The government repC
os the record as 9l.G which h
never been exceeded but once Barril
some leoping disaster the crop wi
the, ore, be phenomenslly big sin
the acreage is the largest on record.