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VOL 26.
There is a probability that the
legis'ature will adjourn May ioth.
Rev. A. H. Irvine of Milton, will
preach in the Evangelical church next
Sunday morning and evening.
The new Town Council will enter
upon their duties next Thursday, April
9th.
Ex-Sheriff H. B. Search "of Luzerne
County who with has family is spend
ing the winter in Florida, recently bur
ied a little son eight months old.
Lycoming county will be 100 years
old on the uth of April. The Will
iamsport Sun suggests a centennial
celebration.
Leader of Y. M. C. A. meeting for
Sunday April 5th. W. U. Cummings.
Topic "The ever present friend,"
Matt. XXXIII-20 JohnXIV-16-18.
A law to prevent the killing of deer
for a period of three years would lie a
wise measure, and true sportsmen
generally would approve of the prohi
bition. William Dennis received a dispatch
from WiHiamsport on Tuesday after
noon, announcing that his sister, Mrs
Emery, was not expected to live.
Orders for engraved plates for visit
ing cards can be left at this office.
Persons having plates can have cards
printed from them by leaving the
plates here.
A corner of the Bradford House, at
South Waverly, is being moved into
Vo k state, with the expectation of
getting a license. Obligations against
the property prevent it all being
moved.
A teachers examination will be
held in Fishingcreek township in the
Forks school house on Saturday, April
25th. Directors are respectfully in
vited to be present.
W. C Johnston, Co. Supt.
B. B. Freas has made a great im
provement to his residence on East
street. The entire house was weath
erboarded, and all given a fresh coat
of paint It presents a very fine ap
pearance and is a decided improve
ment on the old one.
R. R. Little Esq., has prepared an
opinion as Master in equity, permit
ting the Bloomsburg Belt Railroad to
cross the tracks of the D. L. & W.
Railroad at grade below town. The
case will probably go to the Supreme"
Court before it is finally determined.
Prof. Hartline in company with J.
R. Townsend visited the public schools
last Friday afternoon. At the High
Sehool the Prof, gave a talk on the
subject of Manual Training, which
proved of much interest to both teach
ers and scholars. They also visited
the Third street building.
Mrs. John A. Michael of Lime
Ridge is selling a hair tonic and re
storer that is highly recommended by
those using t Her husband is an in
valid and she must support the family
by selling the tonic She deserves a
liberal patronage. Parties in need of
such a tonic should call or address a
postal to her at Lime Ridge, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Funston are
giving their Hock street residence a
general overhauling. Among other
improvements they are putting in a
- very handsome hall stairway. It is un
ique in design, and when completed it
will be very elegant. When all their
I)lans are carried out there will be but
lew more attractive residences in town.
The Easter service at the Lutheran
church last Sunday morning was more
largely attended than it has been
for many years. The floral dis
play was a grand sight. It seemed
like a mount of flowering plants.
Twent-eight persons were received
into membership seven by baptism
and twenty-one by confirmation. The
Easter offering for benevolence was
very large nearly double that usually
given. Two hundred and thirty-One
members partook of the Holy Com
munion. The snow storm of last Friday
(Good Friday) was a genuine March
storm. While there was not enough
here to cover the ground, at Dan
. vilie, it was four inches deep, and at
Harrisburg the streets were nearly
blockaded while about four miles
south of Harrisburg the snow was
nearly three leet deep. The trains
were all blockaded in the Cumberland
valley. Trains from Harrisburg could
not get further down the valley than
Hummelstown. A large force of men
were put to work at shoveling the
snow from the tracks, and at noon
Saturday the road was cleared, having
been blockaded nearly twenty-four
hours.
THE YOUNG ARREST.
The following communication w.n
sent to the Shickshinny Echo last week
in nme ior publication, but did not ap
pear in that paper :
EDITOR EcHO:-Bv inserting the fnl.
lowing in the columns of your paper,
you win De doing the lr. A. R. boys
of this section a ereat tavor. In last
week's issue your paper contained the
lunowing in regard to the arrest of
Ellis Young, one of the nartv who did
the shooting when Lieut. Robinson
was wounded. "It is through mem
bers of the Grand Armv that the nres-
ent arrest was made, and Mr. Lutz ap
pears as prosecutor at their instance."
Mr. L,utz or no other of the party
ho were instrumental in causing the
arrest are members of the Grand
Army. Lutz and other were mem
bers at one time, but at present are
Iroppcd from the rolls, ami are li.ihlp
to arrest and punishment for wearini?
the insignia of the order, and have
I 1 i" .. ....
ueen nonneu 01 the same at dmerent
times in the last year. As an order
e believe in Friendshin. Charity and
Loyalty, and practice the same. As
members we endeavor to do what we
Ir.nk is right. In this arrest if right,
e can lay no claim to the honor: if
wrong we want none of the censure.
USE WHO KNOWS.
N0TE3 PROM ESPT.
The convention of the North Branch
Conference of the Susquehanna Luth
eran Synod in the Evangelical Luth
eran Church of Espy, Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday of this week was
a rare treat to our people. The ser
mons preached, papers read and the
discussions, the prayer meetings and
the singing, combined to make us a
great religious feast. The attendance
upon all the sessions was large and the
audience was highly appreciative of
what was said and done. All express
themselves as being greatly edified
and benefitted by this meeting of so
many ministerial and lay brethren in
conference.
The following marriages were per
formed by Rev. A. R. Glaze :
On Saturday, 4 p. m., the 21st inst.,
Mr. John W. Ande and Miss Hattie
Kitchen, both of Montour county,
at the Lutheran parsonage, Espy.
Un Ihursday at 10 a. m., Mr. H.
B. Sharpless of Bloomsburg and Miss
Ida A. Trump of Espy, at the home
of Mr. F. P. and Maria Jacobs, who
upon the death of the bride s mother
took her into their home when three
years of age, and with whom she lived
a period of 18 years. She became
endeared to them as if their child. A
host of friends were present at this
weddin and Mr. and Mrs. Sharpless
became the recipients of many valu
able presents.
On Tuesday at 1 p. m., Mr. George
Masteller and Miss Mamie M. Girton,
at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Girton, near
Buckhorn. This was also a large wed
ding and an exceedingly joyful occas
sion. The numerous guests were
mindful of bringing with them some
token of the esteem in which the con
tracting parties were held.
1 hey all set sail on their mantal
voyage with the very brightest pros
pects before them for success in life.
1 heir many mends wish them a long
and haypy voyage together upon the
sea of life. ,
Raymond William, youngest son of
Kev. A. K Glaze, who was so serious
ly ill with pneumonia is now well nigh
restored to health again.
The Lord's Supper will be adminis
tered in the Lutheran church here on
Sunday morning, the 1 2th inst. Pre
paratory services on Saturday after
noon previous at a o'clock.
LEGAL MATTERS.
Letters of administration in the
estate of Rebecca Breish late of Main
township deceased, have been granted
to Geo. Breish.
Letters testamentary, in the estate
of Dr. T. J. Swisher late of Madison
township have been granted to Ellis
Eves.
Letters of administration in the es
tate of Humphrey Parker, late of
Millville deceased, have been granted
to T. C. Parker.
Letters testamentary in the estate of
T. W. Smith late of Jackson township
will be sold by the sheriff at the court
house on April nth at 10 a. m.
ACCIDENT-
On last Friday evening while Mrs,
James F. Montgomery near Orange
ville was milking, her little two year
old daughter played with the fire and
her clothes became ignited. The
mother was attracted by its cries but
came too late to save it. The little
sufferer died on Sunday evening. This
certainly was a sad Good Friday and
taster to the bereaved parents.
BL00MSUUK6. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1891,
APRIL MOVINGS.
P. S. Moyer has moved into the
S. Shive property on Iron street.
C. C. Trench has moved into the
property of Rev. F. B. Riddle on Cen
tre street.
C. Mears moved to the corner of
Fifth and Railroad streets.
Mrs. Baker has moved into Mrs.
Ent's frame house.
Jonas Kline has moved to Samuel
Thomas' house on Iron street.
John Culp has returned from Wilkes
Barre and moved into his F'ast street
property.
B. F. Savits has moved into one of
S. Shaffer's new houses on Iron street.
R. B. Angel has moved into the
John C. Jones property on East street.
Chas. Taylor has moved into the
Harrison property on East street, now
owned by L. Gross.
L. Cohen and L. Alexander will
move to their property on West street,
now occupied by Prof. Wilbur.
Prof. Wilbur will move to East
street into the Kramer property to be
vacated by Mr. Cohen.
J. B. Robison Esq , has moved into
the property formerly owned by his
mother on Third street.
Mr. Spade has moved into J. L.
Girton's house near Centre street.
Issac Nuss has moved to D. Yo
cum's farm.
William Barrett Jr., will move into
his property on Railroad street during
the month.
I S. Brittain has moved from J. L.
Girton's house on Centre street to S.
Thomas' new house on Iron street.
Mrs, Lovett has moved to Fourth
street.
Frank Staum has moved to one
of Sterner's houses on Market street.
J. R. Rice has moved to Millville,
and taken charge of the hotel there.
Peter Miller has moved into the
building formerly occupied by O. A.
Jacoby as a store, at the canal.
Jacob Martz has moved into the
house of the B. & S. Railroad Co., at
the old crossing.
Harry Housel has moved from Nor
mal Hill to one of Mrs. Stroup's
houses on Fourth street.
Jerry Wagner has moved into his
new house in Drinker's addition.
across the creek.
James Parks has moved from Welsh
Hill to Morgantown.
J. C. Sterner has moved to Mt. Car
mel. Thomas Sullivan has moved into
the property purchased by him on
Seventh street, recently occupied by
Mrs. Uzal Ent.
Mrs. Uzal Ent has moved to Nor
mal Hill on Third street extension.
Thomas Gunter has moved from
Irondale to Welsh Hill.
R.chard Renn has moved from
Itondale to town.
D. Boice has moved from Welsh
Hill to the rear of Lockard's store.
D. M. Geiger has moved from J. L.
Girton's house to the Irondale wharf.
E. C. Caswell has moved into his
new house on Fifth street.
W. C. Evans ha3 moved into the
Jones property on Railroad street.
Mr. Kitchen, father of D. W.
Kitchen, has moved from Millville
into the house on Centre street next
to the Hart property.
John Masteller has moved his store
to the Brower building recently occu
pied by John Barnett. His dwelling is
over the store.
John Barnett has moved his store
back to Shickshinny.
Eckert Jacobs will move into one of
the new Kinney stores on Main be
low Market, and open a bakery.
D. W. Campbell has moved into
Judge Ikeler's property, on East street.
Edward Yost has moved into his
new house, on Snyder's addition.
Henry Sharpless has moved into
the Snyder property, on East street.
Edward Barton has moved into one
of G. W. Sterner's houses on Market
street.
Thomas Jones has moved into his
new house, on Fifth street.
T. S. Williams has moved near the
jail on Seventh street
Lawrence Cronin has moved into
Geo. Moyer's property on Railroad
street.
Josiah L. King has moved into C.
W. Miller's property on Seventh street.
Charles Morgan has moved into the
Newton Boone property on Third
street.
Robert Morris has moved into
Thomas Gorres new house on rail
road street. ,
Ellis Sleppy has moved to North
uinberland.
Thomas Trump has moved into E.
Kester's house, Third street.
Geo. Roscnstock has gone to house
keeping in Mrs. McBride's house on
Third street.
James T. Fox has moved to Cata
wissa. Frank Baum has moved into E.
Kester's house on Third street.
Geo. Edgar has moved into T. Gor
rey's house on Railroad street.
Frank Parks has moved to Tort
Noble.
WALLER.
Rev. Henry Wagner received a
pension last week of $84.80 back pay,
and is to have $36 a quarter in the
future. Several others near here have
applied, and are anxiously waiting for
uncie sam to recompense them for
the many ills and diseases contracted
while fighting his battles.
Woodward Cole, who died near
Shickshinny, was buried in the Waller
cemetery last Thursday. Rev. Math
ers attended the funeral. The deceas
ed was the son of Ezekiel Cole of this
place, and leaves a wife and two chil
dren, all of whom were sick at the
time of his death. He was about
twenty-eight years old.
John Smith has moved from Benton
into Mrs. Stiles' house and is going to
farm for Z. A. Butt.
Sutton Yorks is going to move in
rine township and farm for Mr. Mes
senger this summer.
Movings and public sales are almost
every day occurances here now. where
only a few years ago there were scarce
ly any houses, and but little to sell ex
cept lumber and shingles, as the tim
ber is fast disappearing it causes a
great many changes to be made, which
generally show an increasing attention
to larming.
The roads have become pretty good.
but the cold weather and the occasion
al snows seem to be deferring spring
as long as possible.
The editor of the Republican gives
us credit for having a much more ex
tensive influence than we have ever laid
claim to, when he alleges that our re
port of the arrest or Ellis Young was
such as would influence public opinion
in Luzerne county. He also charges
that we were apologizing for
crime. If the statement of the
truth in Columbia county will
influence the action of a jury in
Luzerne county, we cannot help it.
As to apologizing for crime, we pro
pose as journalists to tell the facts as
we find them, even though they are
such as will defeat the desires of blood
thirsty partisans, whose appetites for
vengeance have not been appeased
after a lapse of twenty-seven years.
The killing of Lieutenant Robinson
was a most deplorable affair, and if it
can be shown that he was murdered
in cold blood with deliberate intent,
the perpetrators of the deed ought to
suffer the penalty of the law. But no
claim was ever made that it was a de
liberate murder. Lieutenant Rob
inson was not in the service when he
was shot. He was mustered out on
June t6th, 18(14, with his company
and had not r"-en!isted. as we are in
formed He had the samo right to be
out on the public highway challenging
travellers that any other private citi
zen would have, and no more. We
believe the facts as we have stated
them will be proven on the trial of
the case, and if so, we cannot be ac
cused of trying to "forestall the ver
dict of a jury."' If we are misinform
ed, it is not likely that a Luzerne
county jury will be influenced thereby.
But the Republican should be con
sistent. When it accuses us of "fore
stalling the verdict of a jury" it ought
to refrain from all attempts to do the
same thing. In its own mind it has
convicted Ellis Young of murder in
the first degree, and it refers to the
shooting as a "base murder." It is
not a "murder" until a jury has said
so, and such a characterization is an
effort to influence the verdict We
have endeavored to treat this case
with calm impartiality, but our neigh
bor has worked itself up to a high
point of partisan frenzy, and is appar
ently anxious to hang somebody,
guilty or innocent. The trial of the
case will show which is right. ,
A Colliery in Danger.
Dodson Colliery at Plymouth, one
of the greatest in the coal fields, Jown
ed by John J. Shank & Co., and oper
ated by John C. Haddock, of New
York city, is in danger of total des
truction by water breaking in from
abandoned workings. The mine is
connected with a vast number of old
works and the water has gained such
headway that the efforts of the
pumping machinery seem to be of no
avail The suspension of work means
a total loss of work to 800 men and
boys. Much privation will ense
EABTBENTOJ.
Mr. George Markle of Cohoctah,
Michigan is now visiting relatives and
iricnds in this place ot his birth and
nativity
There is nothing so sensative as
capital and so conscienceless as the
love of money.
After the lapse of another winter
the disheartened farmer again takes
up his depressed business in the hope
of meetinir and downing another tax
o
that is again staring him in the face.
Rev. J. H. Tubbs has moved on his
lot near Hamiline church. His noor
health will not permit of preaching.
Dan Ashelman moved on Will H.
Krickbaum's farm.
Tice Nagle moved on Alf Mc
Henry's farm, near Benton.
Alonzo Fedder moved into Tohn
Shultz's house and John Shultz moved
into Mrs. Sarah Bittenbender's house.
Thus you see what a shifting there
was m me neighborhood.
Mrs. Sarah Tleishline. widow of
Capt. John W. Beishline was married
to Air. Nathan Bittenbender of Pond
Hill week ago last Saturday. The sly
widow gave us no opportunity of re
porting the event last week.
it was expected that Henry Betterly
of Michigan would accompany George
Markle on a visit to this place, George
is here, but we have not yet heard of
Uncle Henry's arrival. Perhaps he is
with some of his friends in another
locality.
At this writing spring opens in
earnest.
The wheat prospect is not first class.
Stanley Dodson is ouite an expert
among the shooting sports.
Rohr Shultz is Judge Krickbaum's
hired hand, and this is his third season
with the Judge.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Miss Selina Clementine Giddings,
the young pianist of WiHiamsport. a
pupil of Madame Julie Rive King of
New York city, assisted by the fine
vocalist Madame G. M. Repaz and
Miss Maude Runyon will give a musi
cal entertainment in the Opeea House
Bloomsburg, on Thursday evening,
April 6th. Reserved seat tickits now
on sale at Dentlers shoe store, Miss
Giddings has wonderful natural talent
as a pianist. When but three years of
age she played upon the piano, and
when six years of age played before
the public in a concert given by Col.
Hoit at WiHiamsport. The following
is taken from the Watsontown Record
and Star of Feb. 27th. "The Concert
was a great success in attendance, and
general excellence of the programme
presented. The piano selections by
Miss Giddings were artistically rend
ered and young lady can pound the
ivory with astonishing celerity.
On Sabbath, March 26th, 1891, the
congregation ot the Presbyterian
church of Orangeville, unanimously
adopted the following resolutions.
Whereas, it has pleased our
Heavenly Father to remove by death
the Rev. C. K. Canfield from his la
bors on earth to his final reward.
Therefore
Rexoliied, That it is with profound
sorrow that we have learned of the
death of this eminently good man who
so long and so faithfully ministered to
us in word or doctrine.
Resolved, That it shall always be
with feelings of kindest regard, that
we remember his self-sacrificing labors
among us, his devotion to our well
fare, and the best interests of our com
munity. Reaoloed, That while we feel the
emptiness of mere words to console
such an irreparable loss, nevertheless
we tender to the bereaved family our
heartfelt sympathy in their bereave
ment, and commend them to Him
who has ever been a husband to the
widow and a father to the fatherless.
Resolved, That we as a congrega
tion should take this as a solemn
warning, that we too are mortal and
must soon, perhaps very soon be
called thence. Let each one of us re
gard it as a repitetion of the warning,
"Be ye therefore ready for in such an
hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh."
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the bereaved
family, and that they be published in
one or more of our county papers.
By the committee,
James I Campbell, Chairman.
Belva Lockwood the Washington D.
C. lawyer and the only woman ever
nominated for the Presidency will
lecture in the Catawissa Opera House
Saturday evening, April 11. Belva
will talk about "The Social and Politi
cal Life in Washington." Reserved
seats so cents. General admission
35 cents. Train leaves Bloomsburg at
6.30 p.m. and returns at 11.02 p. m,
NO. U
PERSONAL.
Capt. Gable, deputy revenue col
lector, was in town on Wednesday.
J. M. C. Rank has moved his family
from Light Street to Scranton.
James H. Mercer returned from
his western trip Tuesday afternoon.
A. C, Achenbach of Orangeville is
visiting friends in Lycoming County.
A. W. Dresher, I. K. Laubach,
Thomas Edgar, L. M. Creveling, rep
resented the up creek country in town
on Tuesday. ,
Mrs. Smith, daughter of Judge El-
well, and her two daughters, sailed
from Liverpool on Wednesday, on the
Inirpn Line Steamer, City of New
York. They are expected in New
York on Tuesday next
G. W. Sterner has been elected as
sistant secretary of the 209th regiment,
Hartranfts division.
Governor Pattison has appointed
April ioth and May 1st as Arbor
Days.
A full course French dinner will be
served on Sunday, April 5th, at Phil
lips' Cafe. Price 5oe.
The Ben Hur tableaux will be pro
duced in the Opera House on May 1,
under the supervision cf Mrs. E. K.
Bradford of Washington, D. C.
At the Land Improvement Co's.
sale last week forty-three lots were sold.
The sale was continued Thursday of
this week, and will be continued from
week to week. A fine opportunity is
offered to secure a good town lot at a
low price.
It is said that paper money in let
ters is easily detected by the sense of
smell, and your mail thief has no
trouble whatever to extract the money
and reseal the letter. Don't send
paper money in letters without regis
tering them.
A handsome profit was made by
the High School pupils by their
drama at the Opera House last week.
The money will be used in furnishing
books for the Public Library. Now
that a good start is made with the li
brary, let all who can contribute a book.
A Choral Society was organized in
Y. M. C. A. Hall on Tuesday night.
Geo. E. Elwell was elected president
and Musical Director, Orval Yetter,
Secretary, and A. N. Yost, Treasurer,
The Society will meet every Tues
day evening.
The First National Bank is under
going some much needed repairs and
improvements. A new floor has been
laid, the room will be newly papered
and painted, the windows will be en
larged, the door will be changed, and
a new counter and screen put in.
W. H. Gilmore never stops improv
ing his property. Twenty-eight in
candescent lamps have been placed in
his saloon, and he is now putting in
new panel work around the sides of
the bar-room. On each panel are
three bevel glass mirrors, two square
and one round. This will still further
improve his fine establishment.
Rev. C. K. Canfield, former pastor
of the PresDyterian church at Orange
ville, died at South Ryegate, Vermont,
on March 18th. His wife survives
him. The remains were buried in
Boston. Mr. Canfield was a devout
man, and earnest worker, and many
friends in this county will mourn his
death. His age was about 46 years.
Mr. Fred B. Hartman has accept
ed a position with Creasy & Wrells as
bookkeeper. He has been traveling
salesman for Jacob Keller for the past
seven years, and leaves Mr. Keller
only because the fatigue and exposure
of travel does not agree with him.
Mr. Hartman is an affable gentleman
who will make friends wherever he is
employed. Messrs. Creasy & Wells
are certainly fortunate in securing his
services.
Silver Discovered in Lycoming
Linden, Lycoming county, is all
astir and gossips are wild with delight
in this vicinity concerning the silver
mine said to have been discovered
within a mile and a half of this village.
The land on which the silver ore was
found is the Charles Metzger tract.
Metzgar is a travelling salesman for a
Philadelphia house and has owned
this land for a number of years. There
were whisperings of a "rich find" on
the tract, but not until recently did
Mr. Metzger give the subject any at
tention. Some time ago he had' a
quantity of ore assayed, and he was
assured that the silver could be mined
in paying quantities.