Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-16
Brief News Items.
Compiled for Hasty Read
ers of the Entelligencer,
the Acknowledged Off
cial Organ of nontour
County.

County.
The summer girl now has her fall.
Snow shovel season is coming on
apace.
The hard work season for the farm
er is nearly over.
The pennyamile excursions still
continue to be popular.
Well we have had our share of fine
weather.
Justice is not always served by law,
although it ought to be
Next springs nominations will be
made by direct primaries.
The head of the house is beginning
to look up the price of turkey.
Many individuals work harder at
their play than they do at their work
and then wonder why they don't win
success.
An Oxford butcher has lust shipped
a large quantity of Chester county
scrapple to Athens, Greece.
The stronger the opposition i'll eth
er congress or legislature the better it
is for the majority.
Competition is tie rock ou which
high prices are shattered.
A. open enemy is less dangerous
than treacherous friend.
Shortage of labor is the cry at a
majority of Millions industries, esp
ecially where female help is employ
ed. These factories would easily ac-
commodate 80 per cent. more hands
and then they would not be overcrowd-
ed.
The radium cure for cancer is being
tried at the Presbyterian hospital,
Philadelphia, on James B. Foraker,
prominent resident of Cincinnati. 1t
is thought that the cure will be COM
plete.
AT the present time thirty homes
in New Castle are under quarantine
for diphtheria, as against fifty-three
less than two weeks ago. Apparently
the spread of the disease has been
checked.
The elected candidates are entitled
to an extra large Thanksgiving tur-
key.
Jacob and John Stock, twin brothers
of Carlisle, have celebrated their 10th
birthday anniversary.
The old Indian chief Geronimo has
written his autobiography, and in spite
of some objection on the part of the
war department, the book is to be pub
lished. The autobiography is dedicat-
ed to President Roosevelt.
Mrs. Hauseman, of Upper Milford,
lost gold ring while transplanting
cabbage plants in the spring and her
hired man the other day pulled up a
cabbage with the lost ring around one
of its roots.
In the Perkiomen valley the Reform
ed and Lutheran churches have decid-
ed not to wait on state aid for good
roads, but will cooperate with town
ship supervisors and make money con-
tributions to attain their purpose.
Now that we are approaching the
Thanksgiving period the local charit-
les should be kept i'll mind.
An occasional dilapidated sidewalk
Is an indication that some people are
not keeping up with the times.
The sober second thought often saves
man from serious blunder.
The American woman of the COM
ing generation promises to far supasss
her brother unless the latter wakes up.
The people who visited Berwick on
Monday night were impressed with
improved appearance of the place.
The winter primaries, which occur
on January goth. will soon begin to
attract attention.
Montour county won't be safe
place for the San Jose scale to nest
IuS tiiS htAb lew IHDutIlS.
Spain is spending s72, 900, 900 on 8
new navy. The source of the money j.
not known.
The individual who has multitude
of occupations is likely to do nothing
we'll.
The Mt. Penn school. near Reading
which last year was known as tn,
"pupilless school, " on account sof the
strict enforcement of the vaccination
laws, is making up for lost time, ant
every child in the district is vaccinat
ed and going to school.
Reese Wigges, 81 inches tall, whit
clamied that he was the smallest MAJ
in the world, and four inches shorte
than General Tom Thumb died in
retreat near Wilkes Barre, aged 81
years.
Best County Paper, 81. 90 year.
In the rivalry tc enroll first at th
Lancaster institute, attended by 60
teachers Wilmer A. Kreider, wh
roasted at the door at midnight an
stayed till the building was opened
won out.
Judge Bechtel, at Pottsville, refuse
to send John Paege, of Hecla, to a re
formatory for seriously stabbing
companion during quarrel, as j
might make the lad confirmed Grim
tnal.