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Easter
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comes on the 28th of this
Owners of stallions should see our
bills before ordering elsewhere.
W. F. Bodine has been awarded the
contract for the painting in the New
Court House.
Within a week Bloomsburg will
shine forth in ail the glory of electric
light. .
Go henr the rendition of Queen
Esther in Opera House this (Friday)
evening.
The Y. P. S. C, of the
terian church cleared about
their supper last Friday night.
Presby
$Sj at
The Bloomsburg dun Club will
soon have a game of glass ball shoot
ing with the Williamsoort Gun Club.
"Queen Ksthcr" in the
House this (Friday) evening
Opera
Ren-
eierecl by So voices. Go
them.
and hear
From the many seats 'reserved for
"Queen Ksthcr" on Thursday and Fri
day nights, everybody expects to at
tend. It will be a delightful enter
rainment. Thomas Gorry secured the contract
for the work on Mrs. Knt's building,
making it ready for the Farmer's
National Bank Work was begun on
Wednesday morning.
One of the large plate-glass win
dows in Blue's White House restau
rant was broken across its entire
width one day last week by the settl
ing Of the building.
On and after March 5 th, all passen
ger cars of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad will start from the foot
of Fifth street, instead of Main street
as heretofore.
Our fox hunters have caught ten
foxes this season on Brugler's Hill.
Four have been taken alive The
last live one was caught Wednesday
afternoon. There will be another
fox chase in the near future.
Last year an edition of 2000 cata
logues was issued by the Normal
School. All of these have been ex
hausted, and an edition of iaoo mid
year circulars has been ordered to
meet the demand of the school. This
is certainly an encouraging indication.
The February number of Trinity
Reformed Tidings was issued last
week. The editor, Rev. W. T, Au
man, is to be congratulated on the
success of his enterprise. The Tid
ings is well edited, and as the sub
scription price is only 25 cents a
year, it ought to have no lack of finan
cial support.
Grant Herring desires to announce,
that all clients desiring to have busi
ness attended to during his absence
at the session of the legislature, will
find competent persons at his office to
attend to the same. Those desiring
to see Mr. Herring in person, may do
so on Saturday and Monday of each
week. tt.
The big Holstein steer, Jumbo, now
beine fattened by Jason Sexton, Mr,
Sincerly's superintendent, at his farm
in Gwynedd township, Montgomery
countv.has reached the weight of 3.333
nounds. He eats twenty quarts of
corn meal daily. This brings to mind,
says the Doyelstown Democrat, that
the largest specimen of the bovine
species ever recorded was the 4,900
round ox raised by Samuel Arkley in
Pennsylvania, and exhibited at the
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
An adjourned court was held on
Tuesday. March d at 0 o'clock, all
the Tudces on the bench.
C. F. Knapp appointed guardian of
Mary S. and Jennie S. Knapp, minor
children of Peter L. Knapp.
Ada Lewis vs. Frank Lewis, sub
poena awarded.
Specific performance of contract
decreed in tstate of David Kocher,
with C. B. Myers.
Amendment to return of sale al
lowed in estate of John Hoats.
Assigned estate of R. Brenner &
Co., petition for discharge of assignee
filed. Publication ordered.
Hearing of application for license
nf Manor Rest Inn continued until
March 27 th.
C. G. Barkley, Esq., appointed
mnditor in estate of Daniel Brewer.
Col. Freeze announced the death of
A. K. Oswald, Esq., and Judge Ikeler
mad some appropriate remarks on
the deceased.
Adjourned until March 27th at
o'clock. 3
REV. DR. ZAHNER LEAVES OMAHA-
The Omaha liee of recent date
contains the following concerning Rev.
Dr. L Zahner, formerly rector of St.
Paul's Church of this town.
"Rev. Dr. Zahner preached his
farewell sermon at All Saints church
on Sunday morning, and to the uni
versal regret of his people, goes to St.
Mark's church. Adams, Mass
The following minute was adopted
by the vestry at a late meeting: " The
vestry has received with surprise the
resignation of Rev. Dr. Zahner as rec
tor of AH Saints church. The vestry
has felt constrained by the urgency of
the terms in which the resignation
was communicated to accept the
same. This, however, was with sor
row. We cannot forget that Dr.
Zahner came anion;; us before more
had been done in the organization of
the parish than the election of a ves
try i there were neither building, nor
services nor people, nor any of the
appliances for a parish. After four
and one-half years, to-day we see ac
complished among us results which
are largely due to the zeal, devotion
and energy of the rector. I r. Zahner
carries with him to his new home the
gratitude, respect and affection of the
vestry and people of All Saints church.
Nor can we forget that during his
brief service among us, to him and to
his family and to some of us, sore af
flictions have come which have bound
us together by the ties of sympathy
and affection. We hope and believe
that the memories of these four and
one-half years will help to keep alive
and active the kindly feeling of this
hour. For our part, we shall never
:ease to hold these our earthly friends
m tond remembrance, and to pray
that theirs may be the best gifts of our
l ather in Heaven.
IN MEMORIAM-
Passed away at Orangeville Pa.,
Feb. 10th in her 80th year, Mrs.
Margaret L. Ricketts, wife of E. G.
Ricketts, deceased. She was the
daughter of Robert and Florinda Leigh
Lockhart who came to this county at
an early day and settled in Northum
berland, where the deceased was born.
Later her father removed to Colum
bia Co., near Rohrsburg. Her mar
ried life was spent in Oranueville
where she was respected and loved by
all who knew her.
Mrs. Ricketts was a member of the
Methodist E. Church for more thin
fifty years. Her simple child like
faith was only equalled by that chris
tian fortitude that enabled her to en
dure a trying illness of nearly forty
years but the "golden bo.vl,'' so
shattered, is at last broken at the
fountain, the silver chord is loosed,
and calmly and peacefully her spirit
winged its way to the God who gave
it.
There is no death 1 What seems so
is but transition. The life of mortal
breath is but a suburb of the life Ely
sium, whose portal we call death the
vestibule to the "House of many
Mansions."
"As the bird to its sheltering nest
When the storm on the hills is abroad,
So her spirit hath flown from this
world of unrest,
To repose in the bosom of God."
PIGEON SHOOTING.
There was a match game of pigeon
shooting between the Catawissa Gun
Club and the Bloomsburg Gun Club,
in Sloan's field, Bloomsburg, on Mon
day afternoon, resulting in a victory
for the Catawissa Club by a score of
49 to 57. At the beginning of the
game the home team were unfortun
ate and the visitors took the lead,
which they kept to the close. Two
hundred pigeons were set free, one
hundred and six of which were shot
and 94 escaped. The losing side paid
all expenses. The following is the
score in full:
BLOOMHBUHU.
C, 1'. Armstrong
W. F. BiKllne
J. 11. Mercer
KleckeriHtlno
EsUleman
(I. Freeze Quick
Buyder
KUllun
Lowenberg
Kloau
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Eyer
Yetter
Cberlnston
Btadler
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The statement of Bloom Poor Dis
trict appears in this issue.
BLOOMS1WRG, PAi, FRIDAY, MARCH G, 1891.
KAST BENTON.
There was a sudden change in the
"ground hog" period last Saturday and
Sunday.
The ever recurring inquiry, how
shall I raise my payments, is trans
ferred to the never forsaking inquiry,
how shall 1 raise my taxes? Don't
worry about that farmers, the Legisla
ture and officials will raise your taxes
for you.
Alonzo Albertson has about finished
his lumber job at Cambra.
Mr. Hose a Ash and Miss Manila
Hess were married last Thursday a
week.
There are several more young
couples would like a similar announce
ment but the ceremony has not gone
through with yet.
Nathaniel Beishline and wife of
Bendertown were cailed npon to
mourn the loss of an interesting child
last Sunday week ago.
Many farmers claim they paid a
rent last year, instead of a tax. Never
mind, it is not the first instance in
which landlords raised their rents.
There are several items in course of
construction that will claim your at
tention for additional rent.
The blue birds looked very blue last
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. S. P. Boone preached his fare
well sermon last Sunday at Hamilinc.
Michael Wenner and wife spent
last Sunday in this neighborhood.
LIGHT STREET.
Protracted meeting still continues
with good success.
Rev. Whitney's daughter Brtha is
lying very sick.
Miss Ranghart of Williamsport, is
visiting Miss Mary Lee.
Miss Lizzie Siddler of Berwick,
spent a few days with David Lee.
Miss Lillie Siddler of Berwick,
visited during the past week at J. II.
Townsend's.
Mrs. Sampson Townsend is still
confined to the house.
John Wanich has taken a new
boarder, one which came to stay
awhile.
Will Robbins has entered upon the
duties of clerkship at A. B. White's.
Mrs. Jacob Girard is on the sick
list.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Evans of Mon
tour township, spent Sunday with Mrs.
A. B. Vanliew.
Frank Evans, formerly of Blooms
burg, has taken charge of the old
wagon-maker shop of J. J. Kester.
May success attend him in his work is
the wish of all.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Terwilliger at
tended the funeral of Mrs. John Hum
mel at Forks on Monday.
WALLER.
Mr. H. H. Hirleman, one of our
enterprising merchants, talks of sell-
his store and going west. He
does quite a large business.
Messrs. B. L. and G. Hartman ot
Central, came home last week. Their
sister who has been very ill for the
past few weeks is getting better slowly.
Some ot our young lolks attend the
protracted meetings which are going
on at Benton and Guava. There is,
no doubt, a great deal of good done
by these protracted efforts.
Hon. K. M. lewksbury will please
accept our thanks lor documents,
with which he has been keeping us
supplied.
1 homas Yorks expects to go south
again in a few weeks.
George Hirleman is on our sick list,
but he is improving..
Rev. Shortess goes to conference
this week. He will probably come
back to this circuit for another year.
Winter has again visited us, but we
had not entirely forgotten it, for there
was considerable ice and some snow
yet in this section to keep us in mind
of the season.
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.
Every mail brings in additional ap
plications for catalogues, and addition
al engagements of rooms.
The new rooms in the dormitory
are nearly finished.
The new circular to take the place
of catalogues, the supply of which is
exhaust e 3, is in press.
Principal Welsh attended the Na
tional Meeting of the Department of
Superintendents last week in Phila
delphia. He savs the discussions
were very interesting.
the state superintendents met in
the same place on Friday. One of
the topics for discussion was Manual
Training. Much interest is develop
ing in all parts of the State, on this
subject. Our Normal School is tak
ing the lead in turning out teachers
prepared for this work.
i he rark sisters are to be here on
the 13th. We can hardly wait till
they come, so eager are we for their
good music and elocution.
ANDREW K- OSWALD, ESQ.
A special meeting of the members
of the bar of Columbia county was
held at the office of Geo. E. Klwell,
on Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
Col. Freeze, President of the Bar As
sociation presided, and announced
the object of the meeting to be to
take proper action on the death of
Andrew K. Oswald, Esq., who died
suddenly at his home in Berwick on
Saturday evening last. Mr. Maize
moved that a committee of three be
appointed to draft resolutions. The
motion was carried and the chair ap
pointed Messrs. Maize, Funk and
Wintersteen as such committee. The
following resolutions were offered and
unanimously adopted.
Jlesolrer, That we have heard with
deep regret of the death of Andrew K.
Oswald, one of our members, residing
at Berwick, Pa. He was a gentleman
of scholarly attainments, a lawyer of
more than ordinary abilitv, courteous
and kind to all who associated with !
him in professional or social life.
Jiesnrfid, That the members al- I
tend the funeral in a body, and that a :
copy of these minutes tie presented to ,
the widow, and tendered the county
papers for publication.
J. H. Maize.
L. S. WlNTESTEF.N,
N. U. Funk.
On motion adjourned to meet at
the office of Geo. E. Klwell, on Tues
day morning at 10: 15 o'clock to pro
ceed to Berwick by train to attend the
funeral.
REMARKS OF JL'Df.E IKELER.
The following are the remarks of
Judge Ikeler.from the bench on March
3d, upon the announcement of the
death of attorney A. R. Oswald.
We have heard with sorrow of the
death of Mr. Oswald whom we all
knew so well. He was a well-read
lawyer, forbearing, courteous and
dignified, and his learning and oblig
ing disposition commanded our affec
tion and respect. His general knowl
edge was great. His conversation
was bright, entertaining and instruct
ive. I shall ne er forget how he once
came to my rescue in the trial of a
cause and perhaps won the case. It
became important m the trial of a
railroad case to prove the exact length
of a freight train. We had proved the
kind and number of the cars, but
there was no witness, or person in the
court room, on our side of the case,
who could give the court and jury the
exact length, in feet, of each car.
Mr. Oswald seeing the situation
modestly volunteered me the desired
information and on being called, was
by the consent of all, without adminis
tering the oath, permitted to give the
required testimony which he did with
such candor and perfection as to satis
fy all parties concerned. It was as
such friend and brother that I knew
him. He was here to see me a few
d iysago. He came to know when
the court could hear him in the argu
ment and disposition of an old equity
case. The hearing was arranged for
to-day, at this hour, and almost at
the time of his death I received from
him a note in these words, "I have
give 1 all parties notice and I will be
there. And now reflecting on these
words "I will be there" viewed in the
light of the uncertainties of this life
and the certainty of d-'ath and
eternity, they seem significant and
wise. He is "there. " 1 here un
expectedly; "there" forever; "there"
at the liar ot Heaven; "there in a
higher court; "there" before the Judge
ot all the earth. Let us hearken to
this voice of solemn warning, this
arrow which comes so suddenly and
so very near our own hearts, and ring
ing in your ears, "be ye also readv.
Let us fashion our lives and direct
our course so that it the stern sum
mons shall come to us as suddenly
and unexpectedly as it did to our
generous friend and brother we may
be found ready for eternity and be
"there in harmony with the Divine
win. we wish this minute to be re
corded as our tribute to his memory.
Bv 1 he Court.
BRIAROREEK.
Mrs. Mary Sterner who has been
sick for some time is around again.
Mr. Daniel Pursell will sell his per
sonal property on the 24th of March.
A. P. Hess will take charge of his
farm on the first of April.
Mr. Enoch Rittenhouse killed a hog
recently that weighed 559 lbs. Keep
ing registered stock accounts for this.
Mr. Conard Hippensteel has dug a
few under-drains through his farm,
which improves it very much, through
the wet weather we are having.
Mr. McClellan Yohe moved on the
3rd of March, on Mr. Isaiah Bower's
farm. He says he is going to find out
whether there is anything in farming,
but don't say what; whether it is hard
work, money, or a lot of tax to pay,
I we have failed to find out as yet.
WILLIAMSON H. JAOOBT.
On Monday night the news was re
ceived by telegram that Williamson
II Jacoby was dead. He died at the
Soldiers' Home at Erie, of which he
had been an inmate for nearly a year.
Mr. Jacoby was for some years the
editor of The Star of the North,
a weekly newspaper that was subse
quently merged into The Columbian
in 1866. He was drafted during the
war, and closed up his printing office
until his return. The office of The
Star of the North was in the build
ing now occupied by S. C. Creasy as
a dwelling. After his return from the
army the office was moved to Shives'
block. Mr. Jacoby was elected a
representative in the Legislature in
1864 65 and Register and Recorder of
Columbia county in 1869, and held
the office for twelve years. Since
then he filled the position of editor of
the Nanticoke Sun and did some
work on The Columbian. He was a
man of most genial disposition, gener
ous to a fault, and perhaps his own
worst enemy. He had many friends
through the country who will regret to
hear of his death. The remains were
1 brought here on Wednesday morning.
A man of more happy disposition
under adversitv was hard to find. He
leaves a family consisting of Mrs.
Belle Jacoby, widow, Guy Jacoby,
Esq., justice of the peace of this
town, Mrs. May Shuler, and Miss
Bessie Jacoby, clerk in the post
office. The remains were buried in
Kosemont Cemetery on Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ent Post G.
A. R. and the Sons of v eterans at
tended in a body, in uniform.
Dr- THOMAS J. SWISHER
It is with feelings of unfeigned sad
ness and sorrow that the people of
Jerseytown and his many friends else
where learn of the death of Dr. T. J
Swishei.
For some time he had been unwell
and recently for a short time was seri
ously ill, but his friends entertained
the hope that he might recover. Al
though he had the best medical care
from Dr. Hoffa of Washingtonville,
and a former student of h s, Dr. Essick
of Picture Rocks, yet on Thursday
night last he fell into a deep sleep from
which he never awoke but quietly
passed away at 5 o'clock Sunday
morning. Dr. Swisher was educated
at Dickinson Seminary Williamsport,
was a teacher jn the public schools of
this county for several years when he
went west. Returning he read medi
cine with Dr. Cotner of Jerseytown,
and received his collegiate training at
Jefferson.
As a student he was thoughtful,
earnest, perseerving. and conscientious
manifesting superior judgment and
rare common sense. These charact
eristics continued through his entire
life.
He commenced the practice of
medicine at Jerseytown with his pre
ceptor and continued on his own ac
count almost up to date of his death.
For some time he was a member of
the I. O. of O. F. taking great interest
in the order.
He was a tender and indulgent
father, a kind and affectionate hus
band, a true and trust worthy friend, a
sincere man having the courage of his
convictions, and a devoted and self
sacrificing physician.
Scores of persons who have received
relief from him and comfort and en
couragment, from his official visits
bear testimony to the genuine worth
of this ever ready, ever faithful, ever
sympathetic one whose life was cut
short at the age of fifty three largely be
cause of his great care for his patients
and his fidelity to the profession that
his early ambition led him to choose
and his manly convictions caused him
to follow so faithfully.
The funeral services were held at
his residence in Jerseytown on Tues
day last. Rev. Mr. Decker of Jersey
town, Rev. M. Mace of Danville, and .
Rev. M. Jameson of Hughesville were
present.
The last named preached an excellent
and effective sermon.
A large number of friends assembled
to pay the last tribute of respect to
him who had served them long and
well. After the services at the house
silently and sadly they followed to his
last resting place, the cemetery at New
Columbia. Peace to his ashes.
J-
The sad intelligence of the death of
Dr. Swisher brought sorrow to many
hearts in Bloomsburg, where he had a
host of friends. He was a genial, so
cial gentleman, of broad views, and
keen intellect, and we were pleased to
number him among our friends. The
loss of such men is always a blow to
the community. The memory of his
face and jovial disposition will linger
long with all who knew him.
NO. 10
PERSONAL.
Paul E. Wirt, Esq., was in New
York this week.
W. Clark Slcan spent Sunday
town. He was on a business trip.
Mrs. Harold Rogers returned
Hazleton on Monday, after a visit
1a
to
of
two weeks with her relatives here.
Jerome Woodring is clerking at
Sterner's Hotel. He is a popular as
sistant and understands the business.
GLASS BALL SHOOTING.
The Bloomsburg Gun Club went up
to Benton Saturday last where they
met the Cambria Gun Club in a game
of glass ball shooting. It was the first
game of glass ball shooting for our
boys and they were easily defeated.
Score 47 to 91. Another cause of defeat
was that the best shooters of the home
team could not be present. It is ex
pected that another challenge will
soon be given when the Bloomsburg
Gun Club will meet them with their
best men.
The following is the score.
Bloomsburg Hit Missed.
W. F. Bodine 9 16
F. Quick 1 r 14
C. P. Armstrong 6 19
W. Fleckenstine 12 13
J. H. Mercer 3 23 '
W. B. Allen o 25
F. H. Sloan 6 19
47 "3
Cambra Hit Missed.
J. Totter 13 12
C.jBonham 15 10
S. McHenry 14 11
J. Harman 14 n
B. Lewis 11 14'
S. Seward io 15
E. Hess 14 11
91 84
Suing for Big Damages.
REV. WILLIAM HOLDEN, OF HAZLETON,
ASKS TWO RILROADS TO PAY HIM
$100,000.
Rev. Wiliam Holden, rector of St,
Peter's Episcopal church, Hazleton,
entered suit recently against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. for $100,-
000 damages for injuries received at
the Cranburry Crossing cf these rail
roads near Hazleton, on Aug. 31,
1880. He states in his affidavit that
while driving across the tracks at that
place in company with Mrs. Haydon,
their carriage was struck by a train
running at an unusually high rate ot
speed. The horse was instantly killed,
while the carriage was smashed to
pieces and thrown alongside the track.
The crossing, he says, although ex
tremely dangerous, has neither gates
nor flagman to warn the people of the
approach of trains. The injuries re
ceived by Mr. Holden were serious.
He was confined in the hospital for a
long time, and it became necessary to
amputate one of his limbs near the
thigh, his hip having been broken by
the accident. His earning power has,
therefore, been almost totally destroy
ed and he is unable to resume his
former calling. It is charged that the
companies were guilty of negligence
in failing to provide safety gates or a
flagman at the crossing, and that the
train at the time was running at an
unusual and dangerous speed through
a thickly populated village, and over a
crossing traversed by a large numb
er of people every day. Mrs. Hayden
who was driving at the time of the
accident, saw the train bearing down
upon them and tried to back the car
riage off the track, but before it could
be done, wagon, horse and occupants
were thrown into the air and fell in a
confused heap nearly twenty feet dis
tant, The plaintiff claims that the
engineer did not blow his whistle; and
that he had no warning of the danger
until too late to save himself. John
T. Lenahan and William Dryton of
Philadelphia represent the plaintiff.
Wilkes- ISarre liecord.
The stockholders of the Blooms
burg Library Company elected John
G. Freeze, M. P. Lutz, Mrs. Walker.
Mrs. Eyer, Mrs. Frymire, Mrs Anna
Waller and Miss E. Rupert the Board
of Managers for the ensuing year.
The Board organized by electing
John G. Freeze, President; Mrs.
Walker, Vice President, Miss E.
Rupert, Secretary, and E. H. Little,
Treasurer.
William Perrine who has been 111
the habit of visiting Bloomsburg fre
quently in the interest of his firm, M.
& J. S. Perrine of Philadelphia, died
at his home in that city on Monday,
of pneumonia. He was a genial
gentleman whom it was a pleasure to
know.