frl H & V0L.'2(i The river is frozen over. Elegant sleighing everywhere. How do you like our general ap pearance, anyhow. Work on the Court house was stop ped by the snow and cold weather. P. B. Irvin, the Catawissa grocer and oyster dealer, sold over ten thous and shell oysters ' during Christmas week. The license notices are published this week in the Columbian and Ntwt Jtvm. The Prothonotary will not be sued this year. We make our best bow, and wish you all a Happy New Year, even if we are one day late. A new heading graces the top of this page. It is very much the style of the old one, but more condensed. Ar interesting letter will be found on the seventh page of this issue from W. H. Jacoby. On Saturday last. Geo. E. Elwell, trustee, sold the S. Baldy property in Catawissa to P. B. Ervin for $2000. ' Real estate in Catawissa is advanc ing. Judge Hughes recently sold a property there, of one hundred feet front, for $2400 cash. With the changes in type, in width of column, in form and in size that has been made in The Columbian this week, it has been impossible to get everything just as it should be. If there are any imperfections in thepa( er they will be remedied as soon as discovered. Harinan & Hassert are doing a great business. Their men find con stant employment, and at good wages. The Bloom Band went to Millville on Wednesday afternoon, to attend a concert and supper. A. O. Stonge, of Montour township, was the first person to pay his subscrip tion on January 1, 1891. Casper Kressler always has a sup ply of ice cream even during the ex treme cold weather. He has some customers who desire it all the year, and he therefore makes sufficient to accommodate any who may call. The Y. M. C. A. is now getting on a'permanent basis, and expects soon to have a hall and reading room where its members and the- public generally may congregate and receive mutual benefit. At the request of a number of our readers we shall resume the publica tion of the Bloomsburg Market reports and correct them weekly. The New York market reports will also appear regularly. I. Maier's clothing store is illumina ted by three very large coal oil lamps, the tank of each holding thre gallons. They make his store very brilliant, and show off his large stock of goods 10 great advantage. The Christmas celebration of the Sunday school of the Episcopal church was held last Saturday evening. The scholars were presented .with candies and fruit, and a Christmas tree was ar ranged in the chancel. The exercises were of an interesting character.. , T. H. Edgar's new plaining mill at Stillwater was completed in sixty days after the old one was destroyed by fire. He has increased his capacity and will soon be in running order, fully prepared to fill orders for all kinds of mill work. Hardy is an enterprising business man. James Magee & Co., inform us that they have lately added all neces sary machinery to their dye house, putting this part of the establishment in complete working order, lor supply ing the entire mill with every color needed in the process of weaving. The dye house contains fourteen dye tubbs, from whence the yarn goes into two large washers and then . into a hydro-extractor; this last machine throwing the water from the yarn by centrifugal force. , They have also added a dryer, a two compartment machine through which the yarn passes, taking about two hours to pass from the first compartment into the second, and then making the exit from the delivery end, dry and ready for use. They are, to use carpet-sellers par lance, "bang up with orders,", and more coming. Their main trouble at present is to prepare yarn in the wind ing department fast enough for the weavers. More girls and boys are needed in these departments, and such would have no trouble in securing em ployment by applying at the mill. For scrofula in every form Hood's Sarsaparilla is a radical, reliable rem edy. , It has an unequalled record of cures. ' WALLER. This place has made many im provements in the past few weeks, the most notii able of which is a neat iron fence around the cemetery. Prof. H. E. Yorks of Oriole, one of Lycoming county's teachers, came home on Christmas to visit his par ents for a few days. 1 le will return to Muncy this week' and attend Teachers' Institute, where he will take part as an instructor. Messrs. Charles and Abncr Evcr hart of Philadelphia and Bloomsburg respective y, are spending the holi days at home. Most of the men who were working in the woods have come home on ac count of the deep snow. They say it was three feet deep on the North Mountain before Xmas. Mr. and Mrs. Nehimiah Kile started for Berwick last week, whete they will visit several of their children who live at that place. Rev. S. P. Boon began protracted meeting at the Union church bust Monday night. The meeting seems to be pretty well attended, and with such an earnest worker as Rev. Boon at the head it will no doubt be a very profitable meeting. Frank Yorks has been kept busy butchering every day in the past two months, for the farmers around here, and he says he is not done yet. Frank is a good hand and the people know it. We are anxious to see The Colum bian in its new form and hone to read more news from different parts of the county in the future. hy not let us hear what is going on in our own county? It would certainly be entertaining and we hope instructive to know what the people are doing in different places around us: how the schools are getting along ; whether the farmers are satisfied and how all others are pleased with the world and the people in it. ' Mark Taim.ev, rienty of snow. Good sleighing. 1 Rumor says there will be a wedding in our neighlwrhood e're long., They say Mr. A. Walks is as sprightly as a boy. We hope he may realize the desire of his heart. Mr. Everhart, our new auctioneer quitted himself very creditably at the recent sale of C. I). Carpenter. Through his energy and skill, the vari ous articles were sold at prices equal to value. Mr. Jasper Kitchen buried one of his children in Waller cemetery on Sunday Dec. 21. . Mr. Ira Everhart has gone to Ber wick. He expects to engage in the employ of Jackson Wooden Mfg. Co. Mr. Abner Everhart was home to spend Christmas with his father and mother. 1 Miss Adra Fritz, of Town Hill is visiting mends and relatives in this vicinity. We are glad to say that our friend and neighbor. Mr. B. r. rntz, is again recovered from his recent illness. The monument of Charles Roberts erected in Waller cemetery is a fitting tribute to his memory. , .The county institute is over and our teachers have again resumed work. Messrs. Yorks and Butt express a very good opinion of the exercises at insti tute and are beginning their work of ' 1 raining young ideas to shoot"' with renewed energy. The boys say Press is ' awful cross'', but we only voice public sentiment when we heartily en dorse his firm measures of discipline. What has become of our new church? Has the cold weather frozen out the recent efforts? We are not inclined to be hasty in any of our. dealings with our friends and associates, but the disturbance in church at Wagner's a few evenings ago has aroused the righteous indig nation of several of our citizens. We hope it may not occur again, if it does the offending parl' may not escape as easily as it did on last Saturday even ing. The fact of his being full" may justly excite pity, but it cannot atone for such conduct in the midst of public worship. Hunting season is over. The boys give the wild deer rest now, but some of the sly timid "dears" are no doubt enjoying something better than' rest, during these fine moon-light evenings Observer. Rev. Dr. J. H. Hopkins, formerly of Williamsport, and well known by many here, writes from Trov N. Y., that he is slowly growing weaker, and never expects to recover from the malady with which he is affected. A party of a dozen young men ren dered some excellent vocal music on the streets on Christmas night. They serenaded a number of residences, and their voices sounded very well on the midnight air. BLOOMSHUKG. PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1891, LIGHT STREET. Jos. Kcim purchased the property of Widow Brown, deceased, recently at executor's sale Mrs. Dyer McHcnry spent a few days in town visiting friends recently, Henry Hagenbuch has so far re covered from his recent attack of ill ness as to be able to travel about as usual. Mrs. Frank Case of Numedia visited at Silas Young's the past week. John, youngest son of I. J. Kester has taken to himself abetter half from Iowa. Mrs. G. P. Reighard has returned from the west. I M. P. now wears a pleasant smile, not only for the amount of poul try sold for holiday trade, but on ac count of the ten pound boy presented him lately. ' EAST BENTON. Last Friday Dame Nature supplied the boys with a mantle of snow. Happy, yes they are happy, but we have no use for such a deep snow. . Mrs. Mina Young of Benton town ship died last Friday and was buried at Hamiline on the following Monday. A husband and infant survive. The deceased belonged to a large family of children, three of whom only, are now living, all having died young in years. Rev. A. Houtz and wife were the recipients of handsome Christmas presents the former of a beautiful and substantial lap-robe, and the lat ter of a very fine dinner and tea set, consisting of 105 gilt-edge pieces. The Orangeville, Zion and St. James congregations jointly contributed to ward their purchase, for which the Rev. gentlemen and lady are very grateful to the donors of the highly appreciated gifts. In referring to them after the sermon last Sunday the Brother said : "Thanks. Such tokens of friendship draw the cords of union between' pastor and people to a closer and more perfect fellowship." Amos Hartman, formerly from this place but now of Delaware is visiting friends at his former home. A warning for wood and coal The late snow. LOTUS GLEE CLUB. The next entertainment of the "Star Course" will be held in the Opera House Wednesday evening, January 7th, 1891,' when the Lotus Glee Club, assisted by Miss Minnie Marshall, Reader, will appear for the first time in Bloomsburg. This club is composed of a quartette who have sung together since 1886 and Mr. Frank J. Smith, accompanist. They have a reputation which is not only national but extends to England where for the past three years they have been the leading sensation of the Lon don summer season, where they had the honor of appearing with " Mme. Adelina Patti before an audience of 14,000 persons. Miss Minnie Marshall, Reader, has been with the Lotus Club for the past three seasons and has added mater ially to the enjoyment of their audiences. Her recitals while adding the neces sary variety are fully up to the high standard of musical selections of the club. The Lotus Club were in Danville some weeks ago and gave very general satisfaction. All lovers of good music should come out and hear this really fine treat. A fox hunting party was out on Friday last and succeeded in captur ing one animal alive. The hunters were J. H. Mercer. W. F. Bodine, C. E. Savage, Silas Chamberlin, Thomas Vannatta and some others. They started up a second fox but some other hunters happed the cramp, the DO T " " - report of guns was heard and the hounds all came running back. There is evidently a crreat deal of excitement t ----- in a fox hunt, judging from the en thusiasm with which it is entered into by many of our sportsmen. Prothonotary. W. H. Snyder closes his two terms of office with a very creditable record. He has been at t;ntive to his duties, always courteous r.nd obliging to all who treated him in the same way, and always ready to de fend his rights. He goes out of office with the best wishes of the bench and bar. Mr. Snyder is a member of the bar and will probably follow his pro fession. Easy expectoration, increased pow er of the lungs and the enjoyment of rest, are the rewards, upon taking Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, to all consump tives. . Cuts, burns ajid all other wounds, can be cured in a short time by the use of Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on earth for pain. Price 25 cents NORMAL S0H00L NOTES. Ab.iost every day brings new evi dence of the new life infused into the working of our Normal School. It is perhaps, true that no other school in the stale has a Board of Trustees who are eer on the alert to discover the need of the school along any line ; and to see any place for improvement or any point of advantage is but the index of its fulfillment. If any proof were needed, it is abundantly found m the elegant refurnishing of the stud ents' looms, in the equipment of the most complete Manual Training De partment of any Normal School in the state, and in the recent prize taken in the line of progressive, thoughtful teachers. The Principal, Prof. J. P. Welsh, is determined, and the Board of Trus tees are giving him very loyal mipport, that nothing shall be left undone that shall place the school assuredly and justly in the very front rank of educa tional thought. Two teacners have just been added to the faculty, who give promise of grand results. The one, Miss Melissa S. Perley, a graduate ot the Oswego Normal of New York, and who was for ten years 'critic' teacher in 'the State Normal School of Dayton, Ohio, comes to take charge of the upper grade of the Model school. 1 )r. Shel don, of Oswego, recommends her very highly. The other new member in the fac ulty is Ex. Co. Supt. James M. Cough lin of Luzerne County. The securing of Prof. Coughlin on the teaching force of our Normal School, is indeed a matter for profound self-congratulation. We have not time nor space to notice the important events in Mr. Cough lin's life since his birth in 1848, nor yet, since he began his career as a teacher in 1868, but the steps of pro gress that especially prepared and fit ted him for the very prominent posi tion he occupies to-day among the educators of our country, are plainly apparent in his wonderful manage ment of the public schools of Luzerne county. He came to the Superinten dency of Luzerne county fresh from the public schools of Kingston, Pa., and previously was Senior Principal of the male and female academy at New Columbus. The Wilkes-Barre Record, com menting on his retirement from the superintendency last June said: "The county of Luzerne loses a tried and true public servant. For twelve years he has made the rounds of this large county and has brought the schools up to a high degree of proficiency. He took his place when there was" confusion, he leaves a splendid system. The Keening Leader, Wilkes Barre, said at that time: "There are more brilliant men, there are men who flash and scintillate more, there are men more deeply read, men whose knowledge of things obstruse to the ordinary mind, is deeper and more profound, but there are few men who have so wide an extent of prac tical knowledge, or a better compre hension of how to impart it to others ; there are few who have so thorough a knowledge of our schools and of our scholars, and there are absolutely none so completely wrapped up in his work. One cannot know James M. Cough lin a week, nor a day without seeing that his thoughts are prolific of good fruit which the schools get, digest and profit by." In addition to the above, it is gen erally acceded that Prof. Coughlin as a Co , and State Inst, worker, is one of the most acceptable in the state. Beginning with the last week of Aug. he has filled every week since then in the counties of ovir own state and of New Jersey and Delaware. All things considered, then, the securing of Prof. James M. Coughlin on the Faculty of our Normal School is a real prize and should be a source of much gratification to every friend of the school. Lloyd P. Zaner at Jamison City has fine turnouts in his livery stable. The sleighing is excellent in that section and he is ready to accommodate all. He, is prepared at all times to take parties to any section. Those wish ing to reach Ganoga lake or to cross over the mountain to Laporte or other points should call upon him. On the first Monday of last term it was remarked by the Court that on such day there was no necessity for the use of a stenographer. Acting up. on that suggestion Prof. Walker makes no charge against the county for that day nor will he in the future unless re quired by the Court to take notes of an issue of fact. There is some talk of a banquet on the occasion of the installation of the newly elected officers of the Royal Arcanum. THE TENTH WINONA RECEPTION. The great annual social affair has come and gone. The Tenth Winona Reception was held at the Exchange Hotel on Friday night, and the occa sion was fully up to any event of the kind heretofore held, notwithstanding the snow storm. The nvisic was fur nished by De Picrro's orchestra of Dnfton, five pieces, and it was exceed ingly satisfactory to everybody. The grand march began at 9:30, and from that hour until nearly five o'clock in the morning "there was a sound of revelry by night." and the light fantas tic toe was tripped most merrily, with the exception of an hour for refresh ments. Among those present were : R W. Oswald and wife, Geo. E. Elwell and wife, S F. Peacock and wife, H. A. McKillip and wife, C. W. Funston and wife. Dr. Jones and wife of Ply mouth, Misses Annie Jameson, Maine Schoch, Lilla Sloan, Annie Ent, Madge Drinker, Elizabeth W. McKcl vy, Annie Miller, Vida Miller, Daisy Williams, Maud Runyan. Beth Run yan, Ella Fox, Annie Maize, Carrie Jameson, Louise Jameson, May Bark ley, Josie Barklcy, Katie Gardner, May Kuhn, Miss Pennypacker of Philadelphia, Miss Stuart of Berwick, Mame Eyer, Sarah Moody and Jessie Mann of Sunbury. Mr. Rcnshaw of Plymouth, Mr. Evans of Berwick, John Gilbert of Philadelphia, Dr. J. C. Reifsnyder of Milton, Mr. Melick of New Jersey, Frank Pursel, Frank Wilson, Fred Williams, Frank Ikeler, Fred Ikeler, S. H. Harman, W. S. Rishton, Dr. Meredith and Dr. Trowbridge of Dan ville. J. M. Clark, C. W. McKelvy, W. C. Levcrett, Thomas Hanly, Frank Sloan. William Drinker, Skiles Mc McKillip, Prof. II. A. Chapin of Springfield, Mass., Charles McIIenry of Baltimore, Clark Sloan. Supper was served at 11:30, and consisted of salads, oysters, coffee, ham, rolls, celery, ice cream, cake, fruits. It was served on small tables, and no unnecessary time was lost in its consumption. As soon as the din ing room was cleared dancing was re sumed, and continued until nearly five o'clock. In all its details the party was perfectly arranged all the manage ment at the hotel was most excellent, the music was good, and the ladies were all arrayed ; in charming costumes many of them new for the occasion. Go where you will, Bloom does not take a back seat for anybody. For refinement and elegance, and for the beauty of her ladies and costumes and taste in dress, she is not surpassed. The Tenth Winona was a great suc cess. The Eleventh Winona will be looked forward to with pleasure. THE INJUNCTION DISSOLVED. On Saturday afternoon at three o'clock court convened for the pur pose of hearing some special matters that had been set down for that time. Judge Ikeler filed an opinion in the matter of the injunction against the Electric Light and Power Company. After a careful examination of all the evidence he dissolves the injunction on the legal principle that when all the allegations of the bill are denied in the answer the injunction must be dissolved. As to the allegations of irregularity in the charter he holds that the court has no jurisdiction, as the validity of the charter cannot be inquired into in a collateral proceed ing, the only way in which it can be attacked being by proceedings in quo warranto before the Attorney General. Quo warranto proceedings have been started, and there will be a hear ing on the 8th, at Harrisburg. In one of the show windows of the Lowenberg store there has been a dis play of hand-painted china for the past two weeks. Many pieces disap peared before Christmas, having been purchased for gifts. The decoration was the work of Miss Regina Lowen berg, and it is executed in a most skillful and artistic manner. Some of the pieces are imitations of Royal Worcester, and no one but an expert could tell the difference. A few ar ticles are still left, but they will not re main long as the exceedingly low prices for that kind of work will insure a speedy sale. H. G. and W.- H. Housel are manu facturing and selling the Wells, Econ omical Erasers for school black boards. These erasers are said to be the best in the market, and the demand for them is rapidly increasing. School directors should ascertain the merits of these goods before buying erasers for jheir respective districts. Among the Christmas decorations in the Episcopal church is a quantity of holly from the south, presented through the kindness of Mr. B. G. Waples. JNU. J PERSONAL. Mrs. F. P. Billmeyer is improving rapidly. Hon. C. R. Buckalew came home from Washington to spend the week. Mrs. Lewis spent last week with l:er parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Yannatta. J. S. Woods, of Stillwater, intend;; to move to Bloomsburg. Col. Jameson spent Sunday a! home his first visit here in six weeks. Miss Pennypacker of Philadelphia, is visiting friends in town. Miss Emma Caswell i.; visiting Jier brother, J. O. Caswell, at York. Samuel H. Harman will go to Chel tenham Academy on Tuesday to de vote his time to study. Mrs. Charles Snyder, of Dansvi'.le, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Freas Brown. She is a neice of Mrs. Brown. William S. Rishton came home from Philadelphia last week to spend the holidays. Mrs. Harvey Long and family visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. I'.' Knapp the past week. R. C. Neal and family of Harrisburg were among those who sC.ime back tj the old homestead for the holidays. A. W. Duy went south last week to visit with his parents during the holi days. Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Wirt have is sued invitations for a large party 0:1 the night of January 5th. Geo. A. Clark of Tyrone, and Ar thur A. Clark of Harrisburg, spent Christmas in town with their relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Oswald spent Christmas in Berwick with Mrs. Os wald's patents. Prof. Francis Heck of Jackson Cen tre, Michigan, visited his friends in this section the past week. Morris Sloan, who is attending Business College at Scranton, came home for the holidays, N. U. Funk, Esq.,. spent several days in Philadelphia last week on business. Mrs. Dr. Arment has returned from Philadelphia, after an absence of sev eral weeks visiting her relaf'ves the?. Frank Miller is spending his Christ mas vacation at home, from Lafayette College. A. K. Smith, of Jerseytown, fell on the ice a few days ago and received some injuries that have kept him in the house ever since. Louis Townsend of Carlisle arrived home on Monday of last week and remained over Christmas with his parents. Miss Annie Ent, Miss Jennie Lock ard and Charles P. Elwell, students at the oN. E. Conservatory of Music, are at h me for the holidays. J. Howard Kline and family of Weston, Wood County. Ohio, are visit ing friends in and about Orangeville Pa. Dr. G. Stuart Kirbv and wife of Mauch Chunk, spent Christmas in Bloomsburg with Mrs. Kirby's pat ents, Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Kuhn. Edward Drinker of Scranton, and Richard Drinker of B-thleh home to spend Christmas with their parents. Miss Mildred Knorr's paper on ;Gvmnastics." read before the Cnnntv Institute, has been hi-rhlv snoken of by competent judges as a very excel lent production. Tohn Gilbert of Fhiladc'nli i.i. snn nf George S. Gilbert of Catawissa, divided his time between Catawissa and Bloomsburg the past week. He is em ployed in the P. & R. office in the city. W. M. Monroe of Runert ums broucht home recentlv in a feeble cm. dition, suffering from nervous prostra tion, lie are pleased to annonnce that he is now imnrovinLT. and evnerr soon to be able to attend to business. Frank H. Wilson, who has been clerking in I. W. McKelvy's store for several years, nas accepted a position with a mercantile house in Philadel phia, and will enter upon his duties as i ii- , . , j. . iraveumg salesmen tne hrst ot the year. Dr. Edward F. Smith is snpndimr .1 couple of weeks in town visitins rela tives. He holds the responsible posi-' tion of House Physician at the In- lants nospitai, Kandalls Island, New York Citv. under the control f the City Board of Corrections and Chari ties. Among the welcome visitors to our town during the past week, was Trol". Chanin, formerly of the N nrm.il Sr-linl now of Spring-field, Mass. where he i;t connected with the High School, and also has some business interests it returned here to visit friends, to attend the Winona Reception and Miss Cur ran's wedding.
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