Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-28
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Interest to Everybody.
The following interesting contribution
is from the ever ready pen of our Ven
erable, veteran friend. the retired edito
of The Gem, Mr.. Richard W. Eggeri
whose spicy writings were always 8
eagerly sought and enjoyed by every
body, when he flung ink for that sue
cessful little journal in by-gone days
Mr.. Eggert's productions appear in ou
columns almost weekly, under the heat
OF " Occasional. Editor.
DANvILLE, PA, April 27. 1905
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:
Lovely weather.
Oats sowing time.
Painters are busy.
Burn the rubbish.
Trout fishing time.
Now, fix the roads.
It's sassafras tea time.
Attend to your lawns.
What about base ball?
District schools closing.
Robins are nesting again.
Eggs, 16 cents per dozen.
Butter, 80 cents per pound.
Spring goods are on display.
Apples, 80 cents per bushel.
Keep your chickens at home.
Potatoes, As cents per bushel.
House cleaning time on hand.
Delaware shad, 60 cents each.
Amy old hen can lay eggs now.
Strawberries, 35 cents per box.
Dandelion greens are in market.
Time to paint the house or barn.
Old papers for sale at this Office.
Maple sugar season was very poor.
"April showers bring May flowers. "
The Easter bonnet was again much
admired.
Intelligencer office for up-to date
job work.
Small boys are thinking of the bare
foot season.
Stick to your fannels until they
stick to you"
What will be the next to emanate
from the gossip shop?
We are now getting more light out
of the "a hours of day.
Lettuce, radishes and little home
grown onions will soon be plentiful.
The next term of court for Montour
county, will commence on Monday,
May 10Th.
Fruit tree buds are bursting. Trust
the late trosts and snow storms have
not injured them.
New peas, string beans, lettuce and
radishes in the Danville curb-stone
market. Of course the prices are II
little steep,
Mr.. Geo. Heimbach, in charge of
the steam street roller, will soon set
the machine in motion to level the
concrete on the new river bridge.
The laying of South Carolina pine
blocks on the river bridge is now we'll
under way. This will be the finishing
work to the magnificent structure.
The iron veranda in front of Miss
Clara Kase's brick house, on West
Market street, has been repaired, thus
adding grace to the pretty residence.
The proverbial onion snow storm
mentioned in the Intelligencer arrived
in due time in fact there were three
squalls which made it still more ''pro-
verbal"
The ferry fat is still doing an ex-
cellent business in transporting con.
veyances to and from this city. But
a few week yet, and it will be out Of
commission.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently
said 1.-The new iron bridge which
spans the river at Danville, is the
finest on the Susquehanna," So say
we, all of us,
The concrete ON the new bridge is
finished with the exception of inside
the, ,trolly track, where lining will
be laid to prevent the wheels from
slipping off the rails.
A branch water pipe was laid last
week from Ferry street to Edward
Pentz's property nearly opposite the
First Ward school house, where he
will soon erect handsome residence.
Conveyances will soon be running
over the newly built oulvert at the
canal crossing on Ferry street. This
will be great convenience to pedes-
trains who hourly use this thorough.
fare.
The ladies of this city perambulated
the principal thoroughfares on Sunday,
neatly attired in their most beautiful
Easter costumes the principal attrac-
ton, of course, being "the love of a
bonnet"
Let us have rousing demonstration
at the opening of our magnificent new
free iron bridge. Everybody get into
line in the parade, and thus show the
State that we appreciate the kindness
shown us by the grand old Common
wealth.
The many relatives and friends Of
Mrs. Rufus X. Polk will be glad to
learn the gentle lady and children ar,
rived safely at Plymouth, Eng, after
delightful voyage from New York,
on board the steam ship "Grosser
Kurfurst.
Besides being hustling newspaper
and job printer, Editor Lutz, of The
Intelligencer, is gardener. He an
nounces that already his onions,
radishes and other vegetables are on
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