. v- ' 4I1 r fV Ay v P 'WW VOL 20. The public schools will begin Tues day of next week, Septemler 8th. There will be services at the Re formed church next Sunday morning and evening, at the usual hour. Now is the time to begin advertising for the fall trade. Get the rates of The Columbian. Rev. W. T. Galloway of the Baptist church has accepted a call in Phila delphia and will begin his pastoral work there on the 6th of September. The largest line of School tablets, as well as writing paper tablets in Bloomsburg at Mercer's Drug & Book store. The new town c'ock has been here for a couple of weeks, and will be placed in position as soon as the tower is ready for it. Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Mr. Charles Watson Mc Kelvy and Miss Mame Schoch, on Wednesday, September 16th at 12 o'clock. Ent Post will go to Mt. Carmel on the 9th inst.. to attend Grand Army Day, and will take the Bloom Band along. The Sons of Veterans will go also, aud take Gilmore's band. Harry Housel opened his oyster and fish market on Wednesday. He has a parlor nicrly furnished where 'adies can have oysters served in any style, at the Stroup house on Main street. The County Commissioners will hold a public sale in front of the Court House, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to dispose of some doors and other material, together with the paving stones. The Catalogues of the Columbia County fair to be held here Oct. 14 to 1 7th are now ready for distribution and any person wanting a copy can get it by calling on M. P. Lutz or ad dressing him at Bloomsburg, Pa. Rev. P. A. Heilman has returned from his vacation at Ocean Grove, and services will be held regularly in the Lutheran Church, beginning next Sunday. Preaching by the pastor morning and evening. The evening sermon will be on "Vacation and its lessons." Re-union 132 Regiment at Antie tam Sept. 17th 1801. Rendezvous at Harrisburg Sept. 16th and from there go to Antietam on the 17th. ' Fare via Pennsylvania R. R. from Bloomsburg and return, $3.80.. Company k. trom Bloomsburir and Company H. from Catawissa will attend. Mr. Albert E. Marr was married to Miss Annie H. Tennant of Plymouth on Wednesday at twelve o'clock, at the bride's home, by Rev. W. J. Day. Only the immediate friends of the parties were present. Mr. Marr is living at Providence, Rhode Island, and has a position in the office of the Providence Journal. He went direct ly there with his bride. The democratic county committee met at the Grand Jury room on Mon day afternoon, pursuant to a call by chairman J. R. Townsend, for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the delegation to the State convention, caused by the death of S. P. Hanley Esq. ' Mr. Townsend called the meet ing to order, and after stating its ob- iect. paid a tribute to the memory of the deceased. Nominations were then called for and J. B. Delong of Orange named Thomas B. Hanley, a son of S, P. Hanley deceased, as delegate. There being no other nominations Mr. Hanley was unanimously elected. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Dr. Edward F. Smith and Miss Mil- dred Knorr, daughter of the late Col Samuel Knorr, were married in St. Paul's P. E. Church on Wednesday, the 2nd inst., at 10130 o'clock, by Rev. W. C. Leverett, in the presence of a few friends. John M. Clark Esq. and Charles P. Elwell acted as ushers, and the wedding march was played by the organist of the church. Dr. Smith and his bride went to New York on the 10:49 train, and from there to Goshen, N. Y. where a furnished home awaits them, and they will go to housekeep ing at once. Dr. Smith has located there permanently, and has acquired an excellent practice. Iheir many friends here wish them a happy and prosperous 'life. Many people, not aware of the dangers of constipation, neglect the proper remedy till the habit becomes chronic, or inflammation or stoppage results. A dose or two of Ayer's Pills in the beginning wou d nave prevent ed all this. MAJOR S. P. HANLY'S DEATH. . ACTION OF THE 11AR. Pursuant to a call by the President of the Bar Associrtion, Col. J. G. Freeze, a meeting of the members of the Bar of Columbia county was held at the office of Geo. E. Elwell, Esq., ,on Thursday evening. August, 27th, to take action on the death of 8. P. Jlanlcv. Lsci.. of Berwick. A rnnS. munication from C. C. Evans. Esn.. was read, stating that the hour rf th funeral had been fixed for half past three o clock on baturday afternoon, and.that it was the wish of the friends that members of the Bar should act as pall bearers. On motion it wa resolved that the Par attend In a body, ana tne cnair designated . Mess Ivans. Dickson. Funk. Fritz, Mai and Winttrstecn as pall bearers. un motion tne chair appointed Messrs. Robison, Elwell and White as committee on Resolutions, and nt a meeting of the Bar at the parlor of the St. Charles Hotel, Berwick, im mediately befoie the funeral, the fol lowing report was made, and adopted: I ne members ol the Bar of Colurn ia county have learned with lU-eu re gret of the death of their friend and associate, Sylvanus P. Hanly, Esq., who departed this life on the morn ing of August 27th, and we hereby testily our respect to the memory of one who by his geniality endeared nimsen to an who knew him well. He was admitted to the bar Mav 10. 886. and though enlaced niur.li nf tne time in other business, hewasnns. 00- sessed of legal ability that fitted him tor the active duties of his chosen pro fession, and which, if he had devoted himself exclusively to the practice of tne law, wouia nave made him a dis tinguished practitioner. He was a polished eentleman. a devoted . hus band and parent and an active citizen, talcing interest in all that was calcu lated to benefit the community in which he lived. To the bereaved widow and rhil. dren we extend our warmest sympa thy. . It is directed that these minutes be entered upon the records of the Bar Association. ,-. ' ,.. THE .FUNERAL. ' . J Funeral services were held at th residence, at 3:30 o'clock, and the at tendance was larce. - Nearlv a car load of people went up from Blooms- nurg. tne services were conducted by Revs. Hmckle, E. H. Yocum and B. H. Mosser, who in their remarks spoke most feelingly of the deceased, and pronounced high eulogies upon his character and manv erood duali ties. The remains were borne to the Berwick cemetery, and there laid away to await the last trumpet. The following is taken from the Berwick Iftdependent of last week. "Sylvanus P. Hanly was born Oct. 3r, 1839, at Helena, Ark. His father, Hon. T. B. Hanly, was at one time a member of the Confederate Congiess, afterward Judge of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, and died in 1880. His mother, Caroline Phillips Hanly, still lives at the family home in Hel ena, as does one brother, the last of a family of eleven children. The de ceased was educated at St. Joseph's College, Bradstown, Ky. In 1861 he joined his interests with those of the Confederacy and was given an appoint ment on the staff of Gen. Cleburne with the rank of Major. After the death of Cleburne Mr. Hanly held a similar position on Gen. Braggs' staff, participated in the battle of Shilo, Stone River, Franklin, Chickamaugua, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and many other fields where blue and gray met face to face during that long, stubborn struggle. After the close of the war, in 1866, Mr. Hanly married Eudora Woodin of our town and about 1870 moved to his old home in Arkansas, where they resided until 1878, when they came north as far as Washington, D. C. In the fall of 1879 they returned to Berwick, and have made this their home ever since. Mrs. Hanly with two sons, Thomas B. and Woodin W. and a daughter, Mrs. R W. Oswald, survive the de ceased." THE KNIGHTS OP MALTA PICNIC- The Knights of Malta is a christian organization and one of the oldest se cret orders of the day. The Comman deries that were invited to attend the picnic did not get here. The follow, ing Commanderies were invited : Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke, Berwick, Nescopeck, Hobbie, Bloomsburg, Dan ville, Lewisburg, Williamsport, Hazle ton and Drifton. Only six out of the thirteen were represented. Otherwise the picnic was a success. It was ar ranged by the Berwick . Coinmandery, it being their Anniversary. All en joyed themselves very much. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES. David A. Ilarman, A. M. Supt of the schools of Hazleton has been cho sen to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Prof. Coughlin, who goes to the superintendency of the schools of Wilkes-Barre. Prof. Harman has had charge of the schools of Hazleton for ten years, and by his energy, scholarship, and keen insight into the needs of sc hools and teachers, has moulded and improved these schools until they are now rccog oized as one of the best, if not the very btst, system of public schools in eastern Pennsylvania. His work as institute instructor throughout the State, has also bronght him into prom inence as an educator. His experience as a teacher and superintendent, and his clear knowledge of the needs of public schools, and public school teach ers, together with his broad scholar ship, and high standing as an educator make him a valuable acquisition to the school. Profs. Cope and Hartline have re turned front their vacation, and are getting ready for the opening of school next Monday. The number of boarding students will be greater than ever before at this time of the year. Prof. Albert has been instructing at a summer School in the state of Indi ana. He will be back this week. The students lecture course which will soon be announced, promises to be stronger and more popular than last year's course. Mr. Housel and Mrs. Burns, the new steward and matron, have every thing in appie-pie order lor the recep tion of the new students on Monday. They have secured the services of a professional cook, who will arrive here from Philadelphia on Saturday, of this week. The office, parlors, and teachers' rooms look very fine, since they have been papered. The campus was never before beautiful. so EAST BENTON- The Harvest Home services at St. James on Friday, Aug. 28 were in structive and highly edifying.- Rev. Ebbcrt of Milton preached an able sermon t that was listened to with marked attention. Rev; Schoedler of Turbotville made some very applica ble remarks on the subject of church support and benevolence. Rev. Sor ber of Watsontown also participated in the services. .The church was decorated for the occasion with all the grain and fruits grown in the community. The floral world was also represented. The church was never more handsomely decorated than on this occasion. Those entrusted with this work deserve great credit for their skill in decoration. So you all had rain and washouts week ago last Sunday and Monday, Yes, and so had we. Never more wa ter at this place since we know it, but what of that ? Like the cyclone, it is gone and left its mark. These things when they come never stay long at a time. Preparations for seeding are pro gressing slowly on account of the con tinued wet weather. Evidently the seeding in our locality will be gotten out late. Fears are entertained that corn will not ripen in time for the frosty sea son. The potato rot has set in, to some extent. The Patterson Grove camp meeting has adjourned until its next meeting in Aug., 1892. Bruce Carey has at last found his proper place and keeps a first class tem perance house at Cambra. A more ac commodating and genial landlord you will not find in a day's travel. But you may find plenty like him. Equalization of taxation will take new start in the next legislative cam paign, and it will not be side tracked by the corporations so easily as it was iu the last two sessions of the Legisla ture, farmers are moving to the front, Forward march. The ladies of the G. A. R. will hold a sociable at the residence of Mr. T, H. Kase on Fifth street for the benefit of the Ent Circle No. 63. Refresh ments will be served in the shape Jof ice cream and cake. All are invited. Secretary, Laura Brockway. President, E. E. Edwards. Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Ida Turnbach ' and Mr. John C. Kunkel, at residence of Miss Turnbach, Thursday morning, Sep tember 17 th. Housel is prepared to furnish parties with shell or tub oysters at short notice. fc'b .? it 1; .. OOk' COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council meet pursuant to adjourn ment on lhursday evening August 27th, all the members present. J. H. Maize Esq. appeared and asked that the alley between Casey's and Clayton's on Iron street be fixed to prevent the water from flooding the properties be low. Dr Willits moved to amend the motion passed last meeting instructing the President to pay 2 cents per ton for stone for Market street improve ment, and that he be authorized to con tract for raid stone to best advantage. Seconded and carried. Proposals for putting in the drain from rear of Car Co shops to canal were opened. Lcsher & Son of Wil kes Barre were the lowest bidders, their bid being $1.27 per foot for 20 nch pipe, and $1.62 for 24 inch. Dr. Willits moved that the lowest bidders be awarded the contract for a 24 inch drain; that they give bonds in the sum of $1000 with approved security, and that ten percent be reserved from payment to them until completion of contract, and acceptance of drain by council. The President to be author ized to make the contract. Seconded by Mr. White and carried, all voting yea except Mr. Gorrey, who voted no. On motion of Messrs Allen and Willits time for Treasurer to receive taxes was extended to October 1st. On motion of Messrs. Furman and White the secretary was instructed to advertise for proposals for putting in the sewer on West street, 6 inch pipe with ys and all complete. Bids to be received until September 10, 1891. A double crossing was ordered placed across Market at residence of W. NeaL on motion of Willits and White. Eli Jones, Laubach and Girton ask that gutters be made in the alleys about their properties to carry off the water from Normal hill, which over flows them at every rainfall. On motion of Willits and Allen, street commissioners was instructed to notify Mrs. Wyncoop to remove all refuse and obstructions from the run under the property occupied by Arm strong and Humphry, on August 28, in case ot neglect, he to attend to same on 29th. C. W. Miller made proposition that if town would supply the pipe for con veying water into the run rear of Presbyterian church, that the latter would put in the same. Accepted on motion of Gorrey and Furman. Supt. of Sewers Brown was instructed to notify L. S. Wintersteen, agent of Scott Conner, also M. C. oodward agent of Rush Davis, to connect res pective properties with sewer. Mr. Allen moved that the town pay no money to the Electric Light Co. until they have fullfiled their contract. Carried. On motion of Willits and White Ordiancc No. 60 concerning wooden pavements or side walks, was passed. Rhodes voting no. (This ordiance will be found elsewhere in this paper.) MUTLINVILLeT The people of this place were shock on last Friday by the news of the death of Mrs. Al. B. Creasy, whose sudden death, casts a sadness on this community. Funeral services on Sun day p. m. by Rev. S. P. Boone. The Ladies of the Lutheran church cleared about $70 at their supper on 22 ult., and desire to return thanks to all who so ably assisted them. Mrs. Dora S. Welsh and her two girls, Blanche and Edna, and George Hess and wife of Wattstown have been visiting friends at this place. Our Band mourns the loss ot one of its most active members, T. H, Hess having accepted a situation in Wilkes-Barre. C. V. Miller, one of our enterprising farmeis buried one of his match horses on Monday. George Kiefer, ot the river hill, is reported quite low with a fever. J. H. .hmericlc ana wile are enjoy ing a two weeks vacation taking in Williams Grove and visiting friends in and about Harrisburg. E. Sweppenheiser is rather hard to beat as a potato raiser. He weighed six of his 'Polaris" variety, and the aggregate weight was ten and one half pounds. SCHOOL BOARD. There was a meeting of the school board last Friday evening when all the teachers were present. Addresses were made by Jas. C. Brown, J. R Townsend, 'Jos. Garrison and J. K, Bittenbender. A committee from the Junior Order American Mechanics ap pearedvand stated they would fix date later for the presentation of the new flags, but thought it would be near the middle of October. The next meeting of the board will be held Friday, October 9. ' 1891. THE SINGER CONTROVERSY- Two weeks ago we announced that no further communication on the Sing er matter would be published in The Columbian. Had we known to what it was going to lead, the first commu nication on the subject would not have appeared. Each succeeding article brought in some new name, and that individual then claimed the right to be heard, and it was accorded him, in each instance, but when communica tions and affidavits came pouring in from both sides, it was deemed time tostop. Howevcras Mr. Sincer was first assailed the following letter from him, and extract from the New Martinsville Republican is published at the ur gent request of several of our subscrib ers, and then it positively ends. As was said before, a church tribunal should try the case, and not the newspapers. All further communications will surely be rejected, from whatever source. A few lines have been stricken out of Mrl Singer's letter, as they do not strengthen it materially, and would open the door for replies from other parties, which we must decline in ad vance. California, Pa., Aug. 28, 1891. Editor of the Columbian : I claim the right to answer A. W. Conner's letter. When I wrote my first article I wrote in self defense, in answer to D. M. Kinter who had made a personal attack on me. There are six men at Stillwater who certify that Connor had told what they knew to be positive falsehoods about me. A man who will maliciously lie about another would induce others to do the same. If this man Conner as the State Evangelist is so tenacious for the purity of the pulpit, why don't he get out of it. When Conner says that the Elders at btillwater wanted to be his accusers and Judges he knows that he uttered a base falsehood. I hey of fered to let him choose one Elder from an adjoining church, they would choose one, and the two would choose the third and the time was fixed for him to appear ; he failed to do so. Conner flies in the face of the Eld ers at Stillwater, and the Elders at Zion, and intends to try to wreak out his vengeance on me. I inclose the finding of the Elders after hearing all that Conner had to say, as well as all of his witnesses and helpers ; as well as the Editor of the California Mes senger, and the Wetzel Republican, men of honor with whom I have been acquainted for a great many years j ten honorable christian men from Stillwater and Benton, have given me a statement "that they believe that this is a wicked, devilish conspiracy to destroy my influence as a preacher of the gospel." R. H. Singer. lhe following article is from the New Martinsville llejmblican : "As an item of news that will prove interesting to many of our readers, we publish the following as taken from the California, Pa., Messenger, where Mr. Singer has lived for a long num ber of years. A. W. Conner, the State Evangelist, has told some things about Singer for which he was convicted of falsehood. Through revenge, he then preferred charges against Singer before his home congregation at Zion, Wash ington county, Pa., for "immoral and unchristian conduct." The trial was held August 6th, 1891. The verdict reads ; "We, the Elders of the Church of Christ at Zion, Speers P. O., Washing ton county, Pa., after due considera tion of the testimony in the case of A. W. Conner the State Evangelist, and others, against R. H. Singer for im moral and unchristian conduct, find that he is not guilty, Samuel Fry. John r ry. lo which the following postscript was added : "Conner and his . allies went back fifteen years in their effort to find some thing to condemn Bro. Singer, and sig nally failed." 1 he editor of the Messenger add the following; "It does seem as though the stories told on Rev. , Singer abroad, were prompted by a spirit of jealousy. His long residence in this place and the es teem in which he is held by his neigh bors, is certainly in strange contrast with the charges preferred against him ai Aion last weeic. w e are pleased to hear of his triumphant vindication, and hope for a continuance of the success with which his name has become famil iar." The editors of the Republican wish to add that they have been intimately acquainted with R. H. Singer for at least fourteen years. He has ever had our confidence as an earnest Christian man, and an able and successful preach mg ot the gospel, we, too,, rejoice that his enemies were not successful in their evil work. Thousands of precious souis rejoice in a baviour s love and power through the preaching of Elder binger, and may he live to bring thous ands more to the sa ne happy condition NO. 30 PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs W. S. Rishton are at Eaglesmere. Mrs. Peter Brugler returned on Monday from Ocean Grove, where she spent several weeks. Mr. John Gilbert of Philadelphia spent the past week with friends at Catawissa and Bloomsburg. Mr. Henry McKelvy and family re turned to their home in Chicago on Thursday. David H. Walsh of Centralia, was in town on business last Saturday. He was warmly received by his many friends in this place. Miss Mary Frymire gave a party at her home on East street to about thirty of her young friends on Tues day night. Geo. C. Sloan came up from Phila delphia on Friday night and spent Sat urday and Sunday at home, returning on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wigfall re turned home on Tuesday night, after an absence of two weeks at Lake Su perior and other points. J. R. Townsend, chairman of the Democratic county committee, Sena tor Herring, and J. M. Clark Esq. were among the visitors from here to the State convention at Harrisburg on Thursday. Dr. Harter attended the mustering in of C. Boone Camp No. 177 at Nan ticoke on Tuesday evening Sept., 1st. The Sons of Veterans are increas ing their number very rapidly. They have now Camps all over the United States, even in the South. One Camp in Alaska and one in Montreal, Cana da. 1 Coming Shamokin Pair. it will eclipse all others and the association will make things boom. Since the organization of the Sha mokin driving park association, many successful fairs have been held, but the past will not equal the future one at the driving park opening September 8 and closing on the nth. Many horsemen will be present from differ ent parts of the country, and the exhi bition by the noted equestrienne, Miss Myrtle Peek will eclipse all previous exhibitions ever given by any horse man. The association has been fortu nate in securing Miss Peek and only id so at an enormous expense. 1 he premiums offered are larger than ever oefore, and this alone is sufficient proof that the racing will be of the finest. The park has undergone improve ments nd the thousands of people who flock to the races will find the best accommodations. The people of Shamokin and vicinity realize the at traction of the fair and are enthusias tic over the coming event A Baltimore Belle Captures a Noble Lord. A SENSATION IN FASHIONABLE CIRCLES IN SARATOGA. Among the arrivals at one of the hotels yesterday in Saratoga were two stylishly dressed and beautiful young girls accompanied by an elderly lady and three servants. They registered from Baltimore, and it was learned that they were reigning belles in that city. The eldest sister had just enter ed her twentieth year. Her friends tendered her a delightful reception, and she was the recipient of many unique and costly gifts. Her fiance arrived upon the brilliant scene driving a pair 01 pertectly matched cream-colored ponies, hand ling cream-colored reins with gold buckles, and attached to a cream colored dog-cart with gold trimmings elaborately mounted, lhesr he pre sented to the lady of his choice; and at an early hour the following day the chiet designer of The New York and fans Young Badws' Fashion Bazar received a message from the ladies to produce within the next five days four pale-crem India silk dresses of the same tint as that of the gold- tipped dog -cart. The proprietor of heJyeio York and JJarts louna Ladies' Fashion Bazar will spare no pains to make these natty driving costumes the most showy and gorge ous of the season. The design which struck their fancy was that shown in rig. 5 ol the September number of The Ntw York and faris Young Ladie' Fashion Bazar. But where that dress is designed in pink, their dresses are ta be finished in pale ecru. The frill on the sleeves of Fig. 5 will bi jauntily looped up with real pearls set in geld buckles. The September number, cjntaining this magnificent design, is now for sale at all news stands. Price 25 cents.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers