Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-27
CONDENSED NEWS.

The days are shortening.
Taken your vacation yet:
Enjoy outdoor life all you can.
The berry season is nearly ended.
Let toe order to the corner loater be
10 keep moyin'.
AS a summer resort, what : the mat
ter with Danville?
Anyway, the back Of the hot spell
appears to have been broken.
After some scientific genius finds
sure way to eXtermiuate the mosquito
he can figure on greater blessing
to mankind and animalkind by annihi-
lsting the pesky flies.
The heat has killed good many,
but don't forget that the cold also has
its victims.
State crops are reported as good.
Well continue to eat.
If there is no pure liquor on sale IN
the state let the drinkers join together
in boycott Bet that would bring
them to time
The way TO keep cool is TO take
pains to avoid getting overheated.
A tag on each dog showing that its
owner has paid All annual tax would
help the Borough treasury and rid the
town OF lot of worthless ours.
How would you like to camp out in
Yellowstone park, where there is snow
six feet deep in places?
The way to increase the deRelop-
ment and growth of the city is to keep
on booming it. individuals can share
In this work.
The City Hotel in Sunbury i to he
sold at executors sale on the fist of
September.
These bright days the picnic has the
light Of way.
The summer resorts are getting
theirs" just now.
There are too many drivers i'll this
city who make use of the wrong side
OF the street. They seem to labor un-
der the impression that the whole
street was made for their especial use.
Oars will probably be in operation
on the new Bloomsbury Mlllville troll
ley by the time that the Columbia
County Fair opens its next meeting
The passenger business on the Read
ing for July thus far is far ahead of
the same time last year
During the recent enoampment of
the National Guard at Mount Gretna
]. II. Johnson, of Bloomsbury. and
Oscar Burdick, of Scranton. members
of Go. +, were declared RS the best
drilled men in the SS5 members Of the
18th Regiment, and because of this
fact were made OrdeIiIes to Col. Glenn
ent.
These are picnic days. aud the un-
Tivailed resorts n aud near Danville
are taxed to their capacity to accom-
modate the crowds The summer out
ing habit is good one to contract.
South side people must realize that
within a short time that thriving town
will become part of Danville. 1t is
therefore the duty of the citizens over
the river to so manage the affairs of
that town as to lead to the inevitable
union when the time seems propitiOus
Burgess Clemens of Berwick, has Sc
cured dog catcher aud CANNES run
ming loose IN any part OF that town
are placed in the borough pound
To people who hoped that she had
learned a wholesome lesson the sporty
conduct OF Nan Patterson is no doubt
a disappointment.
The annual county fairs are begin
ming to brush up the red posters. The
big pumpkins are ripeniug
DaDville is making steady progress
In the line OF permanent improvements
despite good many draw backs
Tax and tag all dogs and the worth
less ones will soon disappear.
The man who lives and moves and
has his being In Danvil.e and
can see no good in his city ought to
get out and should make the change
without fuss or delay. He never would
be missed.
A couple of day of soaking rain is
needed. The fields are becoming
soorohed and brown, brooks and creeks
dried up and crops suffering We have
had numerous light showers, but no
rain to reach the roots Of trees, aud
the drought. while not noticed 50
much in the city, is causing gr, at dis,
tress and loss in the country.