VOL 26. A valuable cow of J. K. Lockard's died Monday, having lost her cud. Straw hats have made their appear ance. Read the advertisement of Rohr McIIenry & Son on 5th page. After this month the oysters will take a rest until September. The Land improvement Company sold 32 lots last week at fair prices. There are a number of families af flicted with measles, but all of them only a mild form. Theodore Thomas and his celebra ted orchestra will give a concert in Wilkes Barre on May t8. E. Jacobs & Son opened their new bakery on Monday. They have put a wagon on the the road. William Oarson an old resident of this town, died at Catawissa last Tues day, aged 74 years. He was a native of Scotland. The Manor Restlnn at Jamison Citv was sold at the Court House by Sheriff casey on luesclay morning. Dr McRcynolds purchased it for $2750, People shou'd lose no time in hav ing their seats marked for the Ben Hur entertainment. Board now open at jJentiers shoe store. A representative of The Columbian will be in Kspy on Saturday, the 25th inst, and in Berwick on Tuesday 28th, for the purpose of calling on our patrons. Street corner loafers must go. Con stable Woodward will see that the or dinance forbidding loafing on streets is enforced. Sunday night is the time that this nuisance prevails to the greatest extent. , Examinations are now being held in our public schools preparatory to the closing of the term. AH parents that can should attend these examinations and see if their children make any pro gress. Fire broke out in the dwelling occu pied by A- Campbell on Iron street, last Saturday morning. The fire alarm bell was rung, and the fire companies hastened to the place, but found the fire extinguisec before reaching there, The fire is supposed to have caught from the chimney. A large hole was burned in the roof. Plans have been adopted for the proposed Parish building of St. Paul's church. There were prepared by A, S. Wagner of Williamsport. The building will be two stories of brick and stone, and will cost about $5000, unfurnished. This amount has been raised, within a few dollars, and it is likely that work will be commenced soon. E. J. Brown,the popular milk man.ap peared on the streets last Friday with a fine new wagon. It was like a spring suit having discarded the old wagon, he had made a nice, light, easy riding new one. His milk wagon is certainly the nicest one in town. The wagon was made by Jacob B. Brobst, who has the reputation of putting out only first class work. Isaac Conner of Centre township lost two horses in a singular manner last Saturday atternoon. iney were colts and he had been driving them, returning home as the storm came up. He unhitched and put them in the stable and went into the house, and very soon after the horses were killed by lightning. Nothing in tne Darn was burned. Daniel Fornwald was born in Cata Novemher 1st 1 808. He was the father of ten children, seven of them now living. Mrs. W. P. rause is the oldest daughter and lives in Pine township. Harry f ornwaia tne oiuesi son lives in Bloomsburg. L. R. and B. F. Fornwald live in Washington Indiana. Mrs. Maggie Rupert lives in Pine township and Sobilah n. lives in Colorado. His age was 02 years 5 months and 13 days, Mrs. Jane Townser.d, relict of the late Joseph lownsena, uieu on u day morning, at the home of her son- in law, L. Bernhara on rum oucci, 1 y 1 ...aalr agea 09 years ami one wet. tu.. . cnflvi-r with rheuma 1 j . anA Mrs. Town- Mam aim uiujwy. w - send came from England in 1854, and resided in Bloomsburg for the last thirty years. Mrs. Townsend was a life long Methodist. Her children are lohn K. l ownsena ana aui. . aara. ine iunciu iu f"" Thursday afternoon at one o'clock. LIGHT STREET. Miss Lettie Creasy departed this ife Tuesday afternoon aftr a hrin( illness with intense suffering, Inter ment Thursday, at T.iVht Strwt fnllnr. cd by a host of relatives and friends. And thus another home is vacant, An idle chair is found; But never shall we ask them. To whom did it belong. Thou has't gone and left us, We mourn this clay of grief: But yet the hope that greets us, .brings joy, happiness, and great relief. II. H. Brown received a barrel of ipples from Kansas last week, sent by ilarry Lee, a neighbor in former years, H. R. Grimes and family spent Sun lay at home with his aged mother. Isaac DeWitt was in town Tuesday :urveying the land B. F. Reighard pur chased of Melick Bros. Mr. and Mrs. A. 11 White went to Watsontown. to attend the funenil nf his sister, Mrs. Henry Miller. R. B. Grimes of Millville was at home over Sunday. This is the snow record as I have kept it : 1890. 1 So 1. Nov. 20th, Jan. 17th, , Dec. 1st, " 1 8th, M " 24th, " 4th, Feb. 20th, " 5th, " 26th, " 8th, 28th, " Joth, Mar. 2nd, " 1 2th. " 3rd, " 17th, " 4th, " 26th, 7th, 27th, " 20th, " 29th, " 2 1st, " 3lst, " 27th, April, 3rd, Total 28 snows. ' 4th, The following Report of the contri butions of the Presbyterian church in Bloomsburg, for the year ending April 1 st, was read from the pulpit on bab bath morning last. It is part of the church i report to the Presbytery. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION, To Foreign Missions $50.00 " Home " 5 2.93 " bab. bchool work in general 7.00 " Work at Home 19.00 $128.93 THE CHURCH CONTRIBUTION. To Home Missions $612.31 " Foreign Missions 1064.07 " Ministerial Education 25.61 " babbath bchool work 23.24 " Board of Church Erection 32.79 " Ministerial Relief Fund 38.94 " Work among rreedmen 163.11 " Synodical Home Missions 25.35 Aid for weak Pres. Colleges 35.73 " American .Bible bociety 17.40 " Miscellaneous Benevolence 135.70 $2164.16 For Congregational purposes, including the new church building $15,197.35 TV V. V. Smith concluded a ser vice of 18 months at Randall's Island Hospital, New York, on April 1st, and has now located at Goshen. New York, where he has very flattering . rt.1 . : prospects. ine louowing nuuee is taken from the Middletown, (N. Y.) A mrttta It isannounced that Goshen will lose, this month, one of its most skill ful and successful Dhvsicians and one of its most deservedly popular young w 1 v r 1 1 men, ur. j. w. wcreauy, wno pro poses to engage in the practice of his nroffssinn in New York citv. where there is, he confidently believes, a much wider held man uosnen anorus. Dr. McCready leaves Goshen with many regrets, and his departure will be very generally regretted. He will be succeeded by Dr. E. F. Smith, who is a graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medi cal College, and who was Dr. Mc Cready's successor at Randall's Island Hospital. Dr. Smith is a young man of nlpasini? address and no doubt will prove acceptable to the late patrons of Dr. McCready. Dr. Smith will re- dA with Dr. Thomas, at St. Tames' Place. His office will be in the rooms over Sayer's drug store, formerly oc cupied by Dr. McCready. Institute at Oentralia- On Friday evening Prof. Joseph Walton, Superintendent of the Ches ter county schools, will lecture before the Centralia and Conyngham town shin institute. Snbiect "Our Inheri, tance." The institute will be attend ed by prominent instructors from home and abroad. The Town Council met and adjourn . 1 mm 1... -Atu ...!tkn.. doing anything, owing to tne absence of Thos. Gorry. They adjourned to 23rd. BLOOMSBURG. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1891. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The first regular meeting of the new Town Council was held Thursday night April 9th, 1891, at 8 o'clock. President Harman, and members, W. B. Allen, E. R. Furman, Thomas Gor- rey, Harry Rhodes and I. D. White present, Dr. Y lllits absent on account of sickness. Building permits were granted to Jno. I Moyer. On motion of Allen and White Treasurer's commission for the ensu ing year was fixed at 2 per cent, on moneys received on tax and of 1 per cent. 011 bonds. Agreed to unani mously. On motion of r urman and Gorrey salary of Secretary was fixed ac $15 per month. Allen and r urman moved that the salary of the Commissioner of High ways be $2 per day. Agreed to by all but Rhodes. On motion of Furman and Allen the following resolution was adopted : "Rrsolccd, that the wages paid on Highways be at the discretion of the Commissioner of Highways. No more than the following to be allowed: 10 laborers, $1.2? per day; for cobbling $1.50 per day j one horse wagon and driver $2.00 per day ; two horse wagon and driver $3 per day. No drivers to be employed under 16 years of age." On motion of r urman and W lute, salary of Solicitor was fixed at $25 for the year. On motion of Allen and r urman, salary of Town Constable was fixed at $50 lor the year. On motion of t urman and Allen it was agreed to postpone the appoint ments for the several offices until next meeting or until all members of the Council are able to be present. Sundry bills and accounts were read, and on motion of Allen and Gorrey were approved (with the ex ception of Bloomsburg Water Oo. bill for the use of fire hydrants) together with the report of the Commissioner ot Highways for March, and secretary directed to issue orders for the same as follows. W. J. Bidleman, Com of H , $7 52 B. Gilmore, labor on H., 1.87 Chas. Tittle, " " " .62 Jos. Ruckle, hauling, 3.00 Wesley Knorr, chief police, 5.00 Robt. McBride, policeman, 1.00 Dan. Laycock. " 2.00 Francis Drake, " 1.00 J. D. Shaffer, " 1.00 Frank Knorr. " 1.00 M. C. Woodward, Town C'nst'ble,4.67 Bloom Steam Co., steam, lown Hall, 25 75 Bloom Water Co., water, Town Hall, 3 mos., ' . 9.75 Bloom Gas Co., gas, Town Hall, Dec. to April, 17.50 Hess Iron MTg, rep'rs lamp post, 1.40 Penna. Globe Gas Light Co. 63 lamps, QQ-I3 Peacock, Yost & Blue, auditors, 15.00 A. H. Corell. rubber stamp, 1.00 Bloom Car Co., smithing, etc, 13.73 Wm, Hartzell, rent Winona Car nage, October to April, 12.50 W. B. Cummings, Sec, 15.00 239-44 Adjourned to April 16. ADISOKDEELY OBOWD. On Monday night a party of six young colored men went out for a lark, and imbibing too freely they got to fichting about midnight on Main street below Market and created such a disturbance that a number of resi dents of that portion of the town com plained the next morning to Constable Woodward, and a warrant was issued for the arrest of the party, who were identified by several witnesses. They were arrested by Constables Wood ward and Laycock, and on Tuesday evening were taken before tie Presi dent of the Council P. S. Harman, who after hearing the witnesses, 1m posed the costs, two dollars, and a fine of five dollars in each case. This will probably teach them a lesson, and they will not be likely to attempt a forty two dollar frolic very soon again They were given five days to raise the money. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., post office and will be sent to the dead letter office May, 5th, 1891. Mr. H. C. Boatman (2), John H Bluste, Mrs. Louisa Hawk, J. W. Moore, Miss Sarah A. Shannon, Mrs Eliza Taggart. Persons calling for these letters will please say they were advertised April 2i, 1801. One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. A. B. Cathcart, P. M. Rohr McHenry & Son carry a stock of 1 1000 gallons of pure rye whisky in bond. A MOVE IN EEAL ESTATE Much might be said and written about the boom in real estate in Bloomsburg. Words cannot express the wonderful activity with which some people are moving. The Land Improvement Co. have, within a couple of weeks scld nearly one hundred lots. Not only are arrangements being made to erect houses and other improve ments on those actually sold, but houses already erected in other sec tions are actually moving in that direc tion. Some bright morning some purchaser will wake up to find that while he was sleeping his neighbor have been furnishing tenants already equipped with houses. 1 he bherff has recently levied upon lot with two dwelling houses on They have been moved off. The cellars were not moved and the ques tion with him now is where to put up notices. Whether the houses are real estate or personal property,and whether the owner of the houses would be entit- ed to claim the cellars as a portion of the house, and how Long his levy will hold good. EAST BENTON. IN AND AROUND PLYMOUTH. Business and pleasure for once con spired to make us happy. Week ago last 1 hursday we delivered a load of potatoes to "Shupp's Bee Hive," Ply mouth, Pa. and immediately thereafter sought rest and refreshments at John bcott s, formerly a citizen of Catawissa. Grouped around .about him we found Nathan Costabader and Mrs. Sarah and Mrs Anna Cooper, sisters who mar ried brothers and who lost four child ren last winter in consequence of a malignant form of measles, all of whom were bur led in Roanngcreek, we be lieve. We also here met John Q Creveling Esqr. and his estimable lady. This gentleman and lady have a bright future before them. Walking on Main street in company with John Scott at night, we were grabbed by the arm and hurried into a large and well furnished appartment and it was quite a considerable length of time be fore we recognized ex County Super intendent J. S, Grimes, of Columbia County, who is now engaged in teach ing in that town. We put up our team in C. L. Nagers livery and to our as tonishment we saw the stable decorat ed, ornamented and festooned with evergreens on a large scale, and wond ering what occasion manifested such display, I was informed that on the following Monday was the beginning of the "Great Army Fair, when Gov. Pattison would be there to open the "Fair." Hon. C. W. Shonk and W, G. Eno Esqr. had gone to Harrisburg to make prepatory arrangements with the Governor for the opening of the fair. We quote the following from the Aikirtniaher. "FOR VISITING SOLDIERS." "The ninth and Thirteenth Regi ments will proceed after the parade each day to the Peoples Theatre, where an ample repast will be served by the Refreshment Committee in charge of Corporal C. L. Nagle." The Armory is a spacious building, appar ently in dimension 45x100 feet on foundation, and great preparations were being made to make the fair a round success. The interior of the armory beggars description, but hun dreds of both sexes were at work in the various departments assigned to them by the respective committees. What we saw of it evinced the assump tion that the "Soldiers' Fair" would prove the most brilliant and dazzling affair that was ever witnessed in the town of Plymouth. Every body was elated over the prospect of the coming week. One word for Chauncey Nagle he is a livery man with first class ac commodations and as accommodating and clever as any one may wish to meet. Any one wishing accommoda tions in his line will do well by calling upon him. Our trip to Plymouth was a hard one but we were well repaid for making it. Yet we would prefer being there during the fair. In speaking of Mrs. Sarah and Mrs. Anna Cooper, the former lost three children and the latter one child" The Coopers, Costabader and Scott are relatives of ours. Miss Anna E. Dickinson will begin her lectures in the Broadway Theatre, New York, on next Sunday evening, and her subject will be "Personal Liberty." She4has engaged to lecture under the management of Charles Mc Ceachy, who was her manager some years ago. Miss Susan Dickinson is seriously ill atjthe Eagle Hotel, Pitts ton. The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held on Tuesday April 28 at three o'clock. WALLER. The warm weather last week gave vegetation a good start We had some pretty hard thunder showers and very sharp lightning. frank V ork lost a good horse a few days ago. He had been working it all the time till it was taken pick with something like the lung fever and only lived a few hours afterward. Calvin Young is working on the farm he lately purchased of Mr. Long. He expects to put up a new house in the near future. A singing school is going to be start ed here this week. The Union Sunday School was or ganized last Sunday. The old Super intendent, Preston Yorks, was elected for another year and George Roberts assistant, Calvin Young, Secretary, John Smith, librarian; Jacob Hirleman, treasurer; and Misses Alverda Ever- hart, Nora Shortiss, Josie Horn, Messrs. II. II-Hirlemarl, Alfred Hess, and Ira Everhart teachers. Frederick Hess has built a new barn on his place. Mr. M. b. Remley came very near losing a horse last week with lung fev er, but it is now getting bettei. borne of the farmers have planted their potatoes but very little oats have been sowed around here yet. W . L. Yorks, Esq. expects to go to Williamsport th i s week on business. SATURDAY'S STORM. One of the heaviest rain storms ever known here fell last Saturday after noon. It came down in torcnts and flooded the streets. It was accom panied by vivid flashes of lightning and sharp peals of thunder, and a strong wind which blew the water under the doors of many houses. At the Nor mal School a window sash was blown in, and the lawn tennis ground was badly washed. The lightning ran along the electric light wires and damaged the incan descent dynamo so that it could not be used for several days, as it was neces sary to send away for needed repairs. At Williamsport a man named War ren Smith was struck by lightning and instantly killed. West of that city the storm was very severe, and the wires were badly disarranged. The storm traveled from Lock Haven to Williamsport, a distance of twenty five miles, in eighteen minutes. The electric light service was crippled by the burning oft of the wires. At Scranton great damage was done. Two large barns were struck by lightning and destroyed. The roof of a restaurant was blown off, a breaker trestling was blown away, large store windows blown in, trees uprooted, and outbuildings overturned. The Feast of Passover- HOW IT IS OBSERVED AMONG THE HE BREWS OVER THE WORLD. The Jewish Passover, commemora tion of Israel's deliverance from Egyp tian bondage, which forms the basis of the Jewish religion, began with the sunset of Wednesday evening, the fifteenth day of "Nissan;" according to scriptural computation of time. 1 he first and seventh of the seven festive days are called "holidays," known as "Chal-Hamoed." It is the "Feast of Matzoe" or "unleavened bread," call ed in the Mosaic records, which was instituted when the children of Israel had left Egypt, about 1800 B. C. E., and now never forgotten in the long years of history. It is a constitution of nearly thirty-four centuries old. This "Feast of Freedom" is observ ed by orthodox, coservative and re formed Jewish congregations all over the world alike, by attending public worship on these festive days, and by abstaining from partaking leavened bread during these seven days. This festival was the first command to the newly-born nation, and the celebration of this feast is imposed on the plea of gratitude to God for the manifesta tion of His power in behalf of Israel, who has led Israel from the dark a- bode of slavery into the sunny rays of freedom. 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. tf. The Farmers' National Bank will open on May 1st for business. The incandescent lights were in op eration again on Tuesday night. Luther Benschoff lost a little child on Tuesday morning. NO. 17 PERSONAL. Theo. Riley of Centralia spent Sun day with W. R. Tubbs. Judge Murphy was in town on Tuesday. Miss Maude Runyon is spending this week in Philadelphia. Charles Evans of Atlantic City spent Tuesday in town. . James Walter is seriously ill with an attack of rheumatism. D. E. Whitenight of Tamaciua was in town on Monday. Judge Millard spent Tuesday in town. J. G. Wells has painted his residence. It is very tasty. N. J. Hendershott of Washington is visiting his friends in this place. W. C. Frick of the People's Store, Danville, was in town on Monday. Frank A. and Fred T. Ikeler attend ed the Rishton Pennepacker wed ding in Philadelphia on W ednesday. Mrs. J. D. Bodine is still improv ing and hopes to be able to come home soon. I). F. Curry drove up from Cen tralia on Tuesday, and remained over night at the Exchange Hotel. Mr. Jno. A. Funston has an attack of the grip. He has been confined to the house for several weeks. Joseph Geiger and wife spent Sun day with their daughter, Mrs. A. F. Terwilliger. Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Dildine of Or angeville were in town on business last Saturday. Lafayette Keeler of Benton, made a flying trip to the County seat last Saturday. Miss Mary Hess and Miss Callie Hirleman of Benton, visited Mrs. Jane McBride last Saturday, Thomas Gorrey returned from Ne braska cn Monday. He was called there by the illness of his mother who died before he got there. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Hess and son J. A. Hess, have all been afflicted with the grip the past week. W. J. Bidleman was at Harvey's Lake over Sunday attending meeting, of the Grange. Jacob Bomboy is still confined tc the house with the grip. It is his first sickness for many years, and sets hard on him. Maj. S. P. Hanley, of Berwick, came down Monday morning with his fishing tackle. He took the evening train up the creek, and will give a few days to the sport. We predict trout will be cheap on his reutrn. Parvin Kile, who lives just beyond the county line up the West branch, was in town last Saturday, and said the trout are not biting very good yet as the creek is too high. There is much snow yet on the mountain, and the water is too cold. The Harrisburg Patriot has taken an immense stride forward. It is doub led in size, printed with new type throughout, and on much better paper than formerly. It presents a very neat appearance, and has completely emerged from the lethargy in which it had fallen for some years past. It now contains all the Associated Press despatches, and full reports of legis lative proceedings, besides much more news. It is published by The Patriot Company, of which D. A. Orr is Pres ident. Harrisburg is to be congratu- . lated on this exhibition of newspaper energy, so long needed there. The Young Men's Christian Associ ation, will give their first reception next Tuesday evening, April 28th, at 8 o clock, in their Hall. The public is cordially invited. Admission will be by ticket, no fee will be charged. Tickets can be obtained at the rooms, and from members. Dr. Waller, Pres ident of the association will preside. frot. Wilbur will give a talk on "Myth ology". A very pleasing programme has been arranged by the male choir. By a typographical error the adver tisement of Rohr McIIenry & Son in last week's issue was made to read that they carry a stock of "1000 gallons in bond," which should have read "1 1000 gallons." Also the word "wareroom" should have read "salesroom." It is corrected this week. C. P. Sloan will in connection with his carriage.repository do all kinds of repairing and painting. Thedore Smith the practical horse shoer one of the employees, makes horse shoeing a specialty. Come to the Young Men's meet ing Sunday afternoon 2:30. Rev. Mr. Heilman will have charge of the meeting. Good lively music, short talks. Every man in town is invited. .ev. s, w. sears omoiaicu.
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