Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-17
Brief News Items.
Compiled for fIasty Read
ers of the Intelligencer,
the Acknowledged Off
ciaI Organ of Little rlon-
tour County.
Best County Paper, S1.00 year.

Best County Paper, Sl.OO year.
The persistent person usually wins
out.
Soon the summer girl will home
ward fly.
A long dry spell is due soon to even
up things.
Philadelphia ice dealers now feel a
chill down their splnaI columns.
The person who is cruel to animals
has bad heart.
The chronic scod is entitled to the
sympathy of her neighbors.
Patriotism of the best brand acts
while the other sort talks.
The snake story teller is getting in
some rattling good ones these days.
The man who does not get warm
under the collar these days must pos
sess the epidermis of salamander
Miss Bessie Stadler, of Catawissa,
is spending a week in this city, the
guest of Miss Martha Ritter, Railroad
street.
Because it is paying some of its
teachers less than $50 a month Bing-
ham township, Potter county, forfeit
ed its appropriation from the State.
George Roat, Esq, successful
real-estate agent, accompanied by his
mother, both of Phila., are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Rodney Pierce, this
city.
Miss Edna Hughes, the talented
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John r.
Hughes, Bloom street, has been very
sick, but we are glad to report is much
improved.
Captain J. L. Hunter. of Montan-
don, Union county,a civil war veteran
SO years old, lost his leg under the
cars at the Lewisburg Reading rail
road station.
William Sndyer. employed as night
watchman at Nanticoke brewery,
was held up by burglars, who secured
$500 from the brewery office by blow
ing open the safe.
If horses could talk they would ad
vocate all kinds of improved machin.
cry and would only ask that their
collars be made to fit and that the
days be not too long and the loads too
heavy No good horse will object to
doing his duty.
Notwithstanding the many obstacles
that have been strewn in the path of
Danville road makers, it looks as if
the last one had been surmounted and
the Mill street paving would be push
ed to speedy and successful finish.
1t can't come too soon.
One of the latest rumors concerning
politics in New York State is to the
effect that District Attorney Jerome
has pretty nearly made up his mind to
run for governor independently, just
as the last successful race for district
attorney was made.
A record breaking crop of Delaware
PSoShOo Woo pioihisSti 4" ~" "OSh'
ago, but the hot wave and excessive
rains have caused the fruit to drop,
and turned the crop into failure.
The Michigan, New Jersey and New
York peach crops are said to be fair.
The change of plans for the capitol
dedication, whereby the banquet will
be held at noon, so that President
Roosevelt may be guest, is to be COM
mended. The dinner will be one of
the notable features of this extraord-
mary occasion.
Seventeen ice dealers and six ice
companies in Boston, have been indict-
ed by the Suffolk county grand jury,
and the prosecution of cases against
parties involved in the ice business at
Toledo, Ohio, has been begun.
An English Judge has established
rule that bars the use of cameras
and the sketching of persons and
scenes in the divorce cases that come
before him. The rule seems an en-
inently proper one, for there are few
greater nuisances than the one this
: Judge has barred.
A cotton crop is indicated that has
only once been surpassed, and all the
cereal crops give assurance of crea-
tion of wealth which makes business
for the merchant, manufacturer, rail
roads, ETC., which ought to give the
United States another year of prosper
ity.
A relic of olden days is still seen at
Northumberland in the sign bearing
the words, Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad & Stage Ticket Office" The
lines then ran only as far as the town
OF, Reading. The stage coach carried
passengers thence by way of Bear Gap
to Danville.
WANTED-by Chicago wholesale and
mail order house, assistant manager (man
or woman) for this county and adjoining
territory. Salary $50 and expenses paid
weekly; expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No in
vestment or experience required, Spare
time valuable. Write at once for full
particulars and enclose sef-addressed en-
velope. Address, GENERAL MANAGER,
l34 +. Lake St. Chicago. 9-21
There is growing suspicion,
strengthened by the testimony of fell
low artists, that the late Stanford
White was not the foul creature the
friends of young Thaw have made him
out. He surely had a multitude of
friends, who are devoted to his me-