Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-13
CONDENSED NEWS.
Buy early and avoid the rush.

A kind answer never turneth away
customer.
The school children are back in har-
ness again.
When you are buying presents, don't
forget the poor.
Attending market is chilly occupa-
tion these days.
Be considerate of the overworked
clerks
Mrs. Emma H. Sandt. of Easton,
who was buried on Thursday. left
will in which she directed that all OF
her pet dogs and cats, twelve IN num-
ber, shall be chloroformed, except two.
as she feared they would not be kind
ly treated.
A dispute has arisen between Bomas
Lukash and John G. Bedner, of South
Bethlehem, concerning the ownership
Of a rooster. The case is to be tried
before court at Easton next week and
Lewis Lukash is coming all the way
from California as witness IN the
case.
A mine fire, which was started thirty
years ago in a mine breach In the
Sharp mountain, above East Mount
Carbon, has broken out with new vlgor
and sends out sparks and tongues OF
fire like volcano.
A lady in Germantown who is 80
wears of age began attending Sunday
school when she was 216 years old and
has not missed attendance single
Sunday in all these intervening years.
William X. McBeth, Of Scottdale,
has started out on trip in which he
is to visit the capital Of every State
in this country, making the entire
Journey on horseback, on wager OF
$40, 600 that he can do it within four
years.
A. J. Cassett, president OF the Penn
sylvapia Railroad company, was sixty
seven years old ON Saturday. He spent
his birthday anniversary at work IN
his office as usual, but received many
congratulations. If he lives three years
longer he will be placed on the retired
list according to the rules OF the COM
pany.
Two hundred men who attended
banquet of the Brotherhood OF st.
Paul. Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in Franklin, on Friday night,
were poisoned by something they ate
and became very sick None Of the
cases resulted fatally but the physici-
ans OF tine city we're all kept very
busy for some time TO relieve the suf-
fereIs.
Willie the mcrucry In the thermo-
meter was away below the freezing
point and with piercing wind blow
ing, last Friday afternoon, two young
society women of McKeesport, stood
for hours in front of their home, in
hole dug for the purpose of erecting
telephone pole.
AS Rev. T. w. Lyons, minister OF
Connellsville, stopped at the home OF
Thomas Lord, to make call, feroc-
ious bull dog sprang at him, grabbed
the third finger of his right hand, bit
it off and ate it, before the parson had
time TO make any remOnstrance.
David Mogau, one of the most in
fluential politicians in the lower part
of Schuylkill county, is dead at has
home in st. Clair, Schuylkill county.
He had distinguished himself for gal
lautry during the civil war.
1t is reported that the sultan Of Tur-
key is again seriously i'll from an af-
fection of the bladder. The shah of
Persia is also nearing his end, while
Castro, the fiery little president Of
Venezuela, is believed 10 be dying.
The seventy.ffth anniversary Of the
First United Presbyterian church of
Allegheny, has just been celebrated.
In the seventy five years or its exist
ence the congregation has had only
four pastors.
The African Methodist Episcopal
church in Pottsville was destroyed
by fire recently and on Sunday collec-
tions were lifted in the other churches
of the city to the amount OF 5000 to
help the needy congregation to build a
new church.
The potato crop.has been very large
in northern Berks and in Lehigh coun-
ties and thus faI about $50 car loads
have been shipped from the potato
growing sections of those counties.
The prices being higher than the aver
age, the growers are getting big ie-
turns for their labor.
Governor-elect Hughes, OF New York
spent Tuesday at the national capital.
He passed the night at the white house
and has had an interview with the
president and his cabinet.
Rev. Emil Meister, the Lutheran
minister of Lancaster, who preached
from the doorsteps Of small church
near the city two weeks ago because
the door was locked against his con
gregation, had the same experience
again on Sunday morning.
Dr. ". ". Cottingham. of Easton,
has been elected secretary of Dallas
lodge No. 396, Free and Accepted Mas
ons, for tho fortieth time. He has serv.
ed in that office continuously since the
institution of the lodge in 1857.