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.