Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-02
CONDENSED NEWS.

Good sleighing.
Be careful of your fires.
Look out for leaky roofs when the
snow melts.
And winter shows no signs of loos
ening its grip.
St. Valentines day colors are al
ready showing.
Now that the cold wave is passing
ook out for another thaw.
The first month of the new year has
been eventful enough for all purposes.
There is a scarcity of empty cars at
the colleries throughout the coal re-
gion.
The eastern part of the state seems
TO have a monopoly on the s. orm center
business.
Eighty-ive have professed conver-
sion at revival in the Milton Baptist
church.
Wilkesbarre is in high glee over the
prospect Of entertaining the President
next August
Once upon a time there was wO-
man named Mrs Chadwick. What has
become of her:
Rural mail carriers who get stuck
in snow drifts are probably not stuck
-, ,b,;r ~ bs
The present uprising in Russia may
be pnt down, but revolution is rite
there and it will not stay down.
A Weatherly, (Ps.) school girl
knocked down a male teacher who was
about to chastlse her. Think of the
nerve OF the man, alone and unprotect-
ed.
In the 81 years of its existence the
Ohildren's s Home Society Of Pennsyl
vania has found homes for $4,000
waits The fact of such splendid hu-
name work carries with it all the com
ment necessary.
All the tavern, brewers, bottlers and
wholesale liquor licenses have been
lifted, and as consequence, Horace
Blue has within the past few days, de-
posted to the credit of MontouT couE-
ty, IS. 300
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
1000 mile advertising tickets are ac-
oepted on the Central Railroad of New
Jersey only during the calendar year
in which they are issued
Every voter should be entirely salts
fed that every candidate he supports
is capable aud worthy to be elected to
the office TO which he aspires.
The Missionary Society Of Trinity
Lutheran church will hold "Trip
Around the World" Thursday even
ing, February 18th. Every body cor
daily invited. Price of trip 80 cents.
A deal was closed 1T Geneva, Ohio,
whereby W. p Hal of Lancaster, Mo-,
became the 1vnar Of the Walter l..
Main show f.l sl20, 600 The deal in
cludes everything bat the winter quart
ers. Mr.. Main has been in the business
22 years and will spend the coming
season at home.
The wonderful extent of the postal
business il shown by the result Of the
recent storm The stoppage of traffic
on one railroad twentyfOur hours
caused al accumulation of fifty car
loads of mail matter.
The State has taken part in the
movement to revoke the charters of
Scrantons social clubs on the ground
that they sell liquor without license.
Deputy Attorney General Fleitz Will
conduct the hearing.
A diamond worth 81, 900. 600 has just
been found in the Trsnsvaal, which Is
another blow to the Gear. who up e.
this time had owned the largest dia-
mond in the world,
Why should PonnsyI &ia be Away.
asked to spend money at exposirions
for the exploitation of other parts OF
the United Ststes2 There have been
the Pan American Exposition at Buf
faIo, aud the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position at st Louis. and now is com
ing the Lewis and Clark Exposition a
Portland. Why shouldn't Pennsylvania
have a william Penn Exposition
March 4th. will be the 13j 7nniver
sary OF the birth of Robe Emmet
Irelaua's illustrious ana immorta
patriot and martyr. and it will he cele
brated by numerous societies through
out the coal region. PreDarations ar
now under way for tie rendering Of
number of Literary programs on tina
evening