. Li - Mm III II I J II I I IB I 01m VOL 27. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL '29, 1S0-2. NO. 18 Decker Bros. Minstrels cave a pood show list Friday night. William Chrisman Esq., is preparing to erect a new house on Rock street. Thomas Gunton is building three new dwelling houses. The old coal house, nine, fence and other rubbish sold at the Court House on Saturday brought in about twenty dollars. The Easter music was repeated at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. A large congregation was in attend ance. Tuesday, was what might be termed a perfect day. There was not a cloud to be seen during nearly the whole !ay. The Globe Minstrel Co. will give an entertainment in the Catawissa Opera House on Saturday evening, 30th. t i i . The dwelling house of Rev. P. F. Ever on the rear of his lot near corner df Main and West street, is nearly completed. The Bloomsburg Cornet Band paid their respects to the Normal School on Saturday evening, and played some fine music. Resolutions of condolence were iuQPfl 1v th Tnntnr rlica nf Vnl.i Divinity School on the affliction of .t i . i m .i meir ciass-maie, ram i usun, in me death of his father. Mrs Tustin and family desire to ex press their thanks to the friends and people of Bloomsburg for the kind as distance and sympathy offered them in their recent bereavement. We announce this week in another column the name of G. W. Sterner of Bloomsburg as candidate for Repres entative for the north side of the river. Mr. Sterner believes in being the early bird. C. A Kleim has removed the four light window in front of his store and replaced it by a fine one light french plate. He has also put some new and improved frames in the upper stories. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kunkel of Brooklyn visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. lurnbach Sunday last. Mr, Kunkel returned home Monday, but his wife will remain with her parents for a short time. Misses Ella Fox, Beth and Maude Runyon went down to the Danville Asylum last Friday night and enter tained the inmates with a musical pro gram. They were late in getting there uy reason of taking the wrong road The patients greatly enjoyed the treat. George Unangst has been a great sufferer with a form of neuralgia for the past six weeks. He has been confined to the house most of the time, only venturing out a little during the few warm days the past week. The policemen appeared in their new uniforms on Saturday night, and looked well. Of course everybody had something to say to them, and as officer Thomas said, "it made a fellow feel funny." But they will soon get used to it. Uniformed officers are the right thing. The sale of the Bloomsburg Bazar Co., at the Exchange stables last Sat urday was well attended and realized good prices. A sale will take place tve.y two weeks. Any one having horses, cattle, wagons or any other personal property to dispose of should consult Guy Jacoby, Secretary, or J. S. Williams, auctioneer. A. W. M'Henry, the popular Benton butcher, was in town on Monday. He has just put in a large new lefri gerator, and can keep meat pure and sveet in the hottest weather. The refrigerator was made by T. H. Edgar of Stillwater. Mr. M'Henry is a re liable man and his customers can de pend on getting the best in his line which the market afford. The editor who is afraid to speak out on a public question, lest some subscriber will stop his paper, will never secure a very large circulation r an extensive influence. The editor who expects to please everybody will wind up his career by pleasing nobody. The first lesson of independence for tlie newspaper man is to keep his pa per as nearly right as possible without fear of the subscriter who stops his paper. It is not what its proprietors say, but what Hood's Sarsaprilla does, that makes it sell, and wins the confidence the people. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council met Wednesday eveninc in the City Hall pursuant to adjourn ment, all the members being present. The following bills were read and ordered paid : Bloomsburg Water Co. Hyd rants $48 54 Emanuel Sommers, stone 833 James Kinsley sand 3 26 Win. Cummings, Secretary, &c. 40 00 W. A. Hartzcll, rent for carriage house 25 00 John Walters. 857 V esley Knorr, police service . . 8 00 Dan Lavcock " " . . 2 50 Frank Drake " " . . 2 50 J. D. Jones " ' . . 1 00 isatnan nromis " " . . 1 00 M. C. Woodward, constable. . . 4 67 Thos. Barton, hauling........ 1 jt Guy Jacoby, affidavits 2 00 Auditors 15 00 l). C rursel, stone 1 ; Water Co. water Mar. r to Apr. 1 83 33 " " " Town Hall Apr to J"'y 9 75 a. 11. correii, ruDDcr stamp. . . 1 00 W. R. Kochcr, freight 23 19 Total $289 91 On motion of Holmes and Peacock the number of hours the paid police man was to be on duty was left to the discretion of the chief and constable Woodward and they were empowered to decide as to the number of extra police needed nightly. A building permit was granted to Moyer Bros, for the erection of a three story brick building at the corner Second and Iron streets. Upon motion of Gilmore and Rhoads it was unanimously agreed to put a water meter in the City Hall. A communication was received from J. II. Mize the treasurer elect declin ing the office for the compensation offered. After considerable argument and upon motion of Holmes and Kramer it was decided to fix the pay of the treasurer at one jer cent on all monies paid out They next proceed ed to the election of a treasurer. Mr. Holmes nominated J. H. Maize. Upon motion of Peacock and Kramer the nominations were closed and Mr. Maize was unanimously elected treas urer. The road leading from the Iron dale race bridge was reported to be in a bad condition. The matter was re ferred to the committee on Highways. William Housel appeared before the council and reported the sidewalk on Second street in front of the vacant lots above the Men;lenhall property and below l'enn street in an unsafe condition. On motion of Holmes and Gorry the street commissioner was instruct ed to serve the usual notice on prop erty owners. On motion of Gorry and Kramer the wages for the ensuing year were fixed as follows . Two horse team 3.00 per day ; one horse team 2.00 per day ; labor 1.25 per day, and it was resolved to pay the laborers semi-monthly, and all bills to be approved by the president and committee on highways. In the matter of the laying of the pavements on Eighth street thetime of Paul E. Wirt was extended as he contemplat ed putting down a concrete. The President announced the follow ing as the committees for the ensuing year : HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS, PAVE AND MATERIAL. Chairman W. H. Gilmore, Thomas Gorry, William Kramer. water, heat and light. Chairman W. H. Rhoads, W. O. Holmes, Wm. Kramer. finance. Chairman Wm. Kramer, C. C. Pea cock, W. H. Gilmore. health. Chairman C. C Peacock, W. O. Holmes, W. H. Rhoads. fire. Chairman W. O. Holmes, W. H. Gilmore, Thos. Gorrey. Adjourned until the next regular meeting night, May 5, 1892, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Thomas Gorrey has completed his contract with the Building Committee of the Parish I louse and has been paid in full, and Col. Freeze, Treasur er of the Building Fund, holds the receipt in full. The painting is being done by P. K. Vannatta and is nearly completed. Mr. Vannatta's very liberal subs ciiption to the fund was sufficient to pay for all the painting in the building. The money raised by Mr. G. S. Robbins will be used in purchasing gas fixiures &c, and Mrs. James Barton's subscription of $400 will be expended for furniture. Some of our early farmers have potatoes planted already for two weeks but the cold weather has retarded their growth. ANNIE WALDEN'S WICKED LIFE. A CAREER OF EVIL BEGUN IN PHIL ADELPHIA. FORMERLY A COLUMBIA COUNTY GIRL. A woman named Annie Graham was last week convicted of murder in the second degree in New York, and has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. The Philadelphia Times of Monday contains the following : The girl murderess, Annie Waldcn, who has been sentenced to life impris onment, and whom the prosecutor in the case styled "the handsomest women who has ever been arraigned before the New York bar, and the wickedest as well by all odds," started on her career of evil in this city and married the man whom she murdered in Camden. If her story is true she was born at Carlisle and went to school there, though doubt is cast up on this part of her story. According to her own statement sue was ruined m tins city Dy a man named James Stewart when she was 1 7 years old, her name being Annie Graham. From that time her life was a fxst one, and she was a well-known frequenter of the dives around Ninth and Vine streets in the days before Stoklcy's anti-dive crusade. She had then the ready tongue which still dis tinguishes her, and her ready wit and not least of all her beauty made her a great favorite with dive visitors. One of hei resorts was the place kept by Joe Burns, on Vine street, between Eighth and Ninth. Burns was in his own way as famous a character as Annie has become, being one of a notorious trio of broth ers, Pete Burns, a famous bond thief, who died in an Italian prison, and John Burns, now of the New York crooked fraternity, being the other two. Quaker City sin, however, became too slow for this fast maiden, and she went to New York. It was in Joe Burns' place that the incident occured which helped fix in her mind the con viction as to the slowness of Philadel phia wickedness. "It's too dead slow there. They're all thinking of joining the church." The cause of this re mark was that one night as she sat in the big room back of the bar room in Burns' dive two of her former compan ions who had cast in their lot with the Salvation Army came in and asked her to go with them. "If I was as homely as you two are I'd join the Salvation Army, too. I suppose you were broke and wanted something to eat." This and enough more was said to convince the Salva tion lasses that Annie was a hopeless case, and they left her to go her own way. In New York she led a lite lor which fast is a mild sort of description. She was passionately devoted to the turf, and was a constant attendant at the races, her recklessness in betting, and her extravagant purchases of champagne when in luck, winning for her the titles, "The Plunger" and "Wine Kitty." Finally she came in contact with young James Walden, son of one of the best known horsemen ot New York, and himself an ardent devotee of the turf. They formed a partner ship and lived together, and when Jimmy Walden came to the Glouces ter races "Kitty Marshall," as she was then known, came with him. Last fall one day Kitty said to her partner : "Jimmy, I wish you would marry me." "Why? Ain't things all right as they are now?" "Yes, but if I was all right I think I could do better." Jimmy consented, and on Septem ber 19, 1 89 1, they were married in Camden by Rev. George W. Finlaw. Like many another Camden marriage it did not improve either man or wife, and it was not long until they began the quarreling which ended in her shooting her 19-year-old husband as he was coming away from the house where he spent a good deal of his lime after their disagreements began. The girl is supposed to be Annie Graham, formerly of Lime Ridge. She was a bright and pretty girl, and about as fast as it is possible to be. A few years ago she appeared in the court here as a witness in an unsavory case, and on the witness stand tm blushingly admitted her bad character. For a lime she was quite notorious in this section, and then disappeared, going to the city. It is said that she had a very narrow escape from conviction in the first de gree, which would have been punished by death in the electric chair. There was new moon at half past four Tuesday afternoon. According to signs, that is an indication of warm weather. GILBERT-POX. Mr. John Gilbert of Philadelphia and Miss Ella Fox of Bloomsburg were married at St. Paul's Church on Thursday April 28 at 12 o'clock noon. No invitations had been issued, but a large number of friends gathered to witness the ceremony which was per formed by Rev. W. C. Levcrctt. The bride and groom entered togeth er, preceded by the ushers, Messrs Charles Ewing, of Philadelphia, Dr. J. C. Rcifsnyder, Milton, Frank H. Wilson, Bloomsburg and Geo. W. Brown, Lock Haven. The bride was attired in a very becoming traveling suit. The chancel was beautifully decorated with flowers and potted plants by the young ladies of the Flower Committee of the church. Some beautiful flowers were receiv ed by the bride from the Executive Mansion Washington, D. C. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Gilbert, parents of the bride groom, Misses Sarah and Laura Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. W- G. Yetter, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Henry,Mr. and Mrs John Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sharp less, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rhawn, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Geyer, all of Cat? wissa, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mudgett, Shamokin, Mr. and Mrs.. J. H. Clay ton and Mrs. J. W. Pepper, Philadel phia, Mrs. J. H. Myers, Camden, N.J. Mr. B. F. Brown, Lock Haven. The bride is cne of our most pop ular young ladies, and she was the recipient of many very handsome gifts in cut glass, silver, china, linen &c Mr. Gilbert has a responsible posi tion with the P. R. Railroad Co. and they will reside in Philadelphia. They left at 2:36 on the D. L. & W. R. R. followed by showers of rice and good wishes. Their tour will in clude New York and other cities. "MOVE ON." Chief of Police Chromis and Police man William Thomas have inaugurat ed a movement that will be commend' ed by every order-loving citizen of Bloomsburg. For a long time it has been the custom of men and boys to stand along the fronts of the stores and business places, thus obstructing the entrances and preventing shoppers trom looking at the displays of goods in the windows. This hai been the case nearly every pleasant evening. Much complaint has been heard, and it is proposed to put a stop to it. The street corner loafing habit, es pecially on Sunday nights is also to be broken up. Last Sunday night the crowds were kept shifting from corner . . 1 1 f 10 corner, as me oroer came 110m me policemen to "move on." Civil and quiet methods will be followed, unless it becomes necessary to do something more emphatic.and in that case arrests will be made and fines imposed. A town ordinance prohibits the congre gating of crowds upon the streets. The Philadelphia & Reading R. R. Co. is grading and leveling for their track that is to cross the D. L. & W. It is expected that a new depot will be erected on the Sloan land on Mar ket street, below the D. L. & W. The crossing will be made 500 feet further west than was at first intended, so as not to interfere with the yard of the Bloomsburg & Sullivan. A report was started on Saturday night that the P. & R. proposed to put in a frog for the crossing that night, and precautions were taken by the D. L. & W., to prevent it, but it proved a false alarm. The court has made an order under which the crossing can be made, and there is no reason why the P. & R. people sliould attempt to get across in any other manner, and it is not at all likely that they will do so. Mrs. Rex. Laycock, wife of John Laycock deceased, died at the resi dence of her son-in-law Ben. Cowles. Scranton, Monday. She was about 7 2 years of age. Mrs. Laycock was a resident of Bloomsburg for many years, during which time her husband was proprietor of the American House, now known as the Central Ho tel. She had two children, both of whom survive her, James, a resident of Bloomsburg and Mrs. Maggie Cowles of Scranton, The remains were brought to Bloomsburg at 1 2.05 Wednesday and taken direct to Rose mont Cemetery, accompanied by a number of friends. Dr. A. L. Turner died at Philadel phia, Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. The body will be brought to Bloomsburg, and taken to the resi dence of D. J. Waller Sr., where ser vices will be held this (Friday) after noon. The Dr. was well known in this place, having owned the Sanita rium for many years, and being a I ..-if . 1 OR.IU1.U piaciuiuncr, 11 was 111s pur pose to soon return to Bloonishurir and remain here during the rest of his inc. yiLLVILLE. Brooks Keller and family of Georgia arrived Saturday after an absence of two years. The voters it: the borough held a meeting Saturday evening in V. P. Eves Hall for the purpose of nomi nating officers for the ensu ing bor rough election. After some preliminary remarks, apart of those present ad journed to the Opera House, hence we have two tickets in the field. Following is a list of nominees : BOROUGH TICKET. CITIZENS TICKET. BURGESS. Jos.W. Eves. C. R. Henrie. TOWN COUNCIL. R. J. Eves. R. J. Eves. E. T. Eves. Cyrus Demott. W. W. Eves. J. O. Warner. C. W. Eckman. J. C. Christain. S. W. Kester. Jos. Heacock. J. C. Eves. H. W. Kisner HIGH CONSTABLE. Low Lyons. J. F. Lemon. CONSTABLE. Sam'l Demott. John Shaffer. AUDITORS. J. B. Patton. J. W. Eves C. M. Eves. Wm. Masters. G. W. Henrie. Wm. Mather. ASSESSOR. T. Staddler E. T. Eves. SCHOOL DIRECTORS. W. B. Eves. W. B. Eves. D. F. Herring. Bart Welliver. O. E. Little. Grant Johnson. G.H.Moore. Boyd Trescott. C. S. Ely. C. M. Eves. W. M. Shoemaker. G. W. Henrie. JUDGE OF ELECTION. . Boyd Trescott. John Bruncr. INSPECTORS. Preston Eves. F. W. Hiller. JUSTICE OF PEACE. V. P. Eves. W. M. Eves. W. M. Eves. W. B. German. Peter Seybert of Watsontown, an uncle of Abram Seybert of this place is spending a few days in town. Thos. Kinney, fireman at Robbins planing mill, while cleaning the engine got one of his fingers nearly torn off. Lillian, daughter of W. W. Heacock is quite sick with whooping cough. Bart Welliver had two of his fingers badly cut by running them in a planing machine. Dave Young of Unityville lost a young horse at this place last Tuesday. Money was raised by a few of our benevolent citizens to pay for medi cines, etc. Beatrice, daughter of H. W. Eves ii quite sick. A little son of Henry Swisher of Iola, came in town last Tuesday niorning in a very pitiable condition in regards to clothes as they scarcely held together. A. few townsmen took him to Christain's clothing store, and bought him a new suit and sent him home rejoicing. Shot the Brakeman. A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOYS QUICK TEMPER MAY RENDER HIM LIABLE FOR MURDER. Ashland. Anril 2. Edward Kess- ler, a boy of 1 7 years, figured in a shooting affray to-day, which will pro bably result in his beinc tried on a charge of wilful murder. 1 his morning Kessler in company with another boy named Edward Steeley started over the hill with a . shotgun, with the intention of practicing shootine Diceons. As thev were ascending the hill a Lehigh Valley ireignt train passed up the road, and Charles Kuhn, one of the brakemen, made a remark, whereupon Kessler raised his gun and fired. Kuhn re ceived the contents of the gun in the face and neck. The boys fled over the hill, but were captured an hour later and taken to Mt. Larmel, where thev were civen a hearing. The injured man was re moved to his home at Snrimr Dale. where he is now lyinir in a critical con dition. Owing to the unfortunate accident to W. R. Ringrose that has completely disabled him, it has been necessary to close the Bloomsburg Steam Laundry until he recovers sufficiently to take charge of the business. The product of the Bloom sourer Silk mill is attracting much attention, ami it certainly deserves it, as it com pares in quality with the best mart anywhere. A piece of silk of home manufacture can be seen in the lare show window of Clark & Son. The Wilkcs-Barre Eo&ninn T,en,J appeared in new dress Saturday last April 13. The Sunday Lender of the next day also donned a bran n W Klin. day suit The Leader is one of the ongniesc miana dailies published. PERSONAL. J. S. Kline Esq. of Sunbury spent Sunday m town. Mr. and V,rs. McClure and daughter have been visiting at Mr. William Neal's. J. Lee Harman spent the past week in New York city. Prof. Francis Heck of Jackson Centre, Ohio, will visit Bloomsburg soon. Miss Mary Harman visited at Pitts ton and other points during the past week, W. rl. Rhawn and Grant Herring Esqs. went to Philadelphia on Tues day. Jacob Summey was visiting his re latives here this week. He looks well, feels well, and is doing well, at all of which his many friends here rejoice. Prof. Benedict, Principal of the State Normal School at Edinboro, Erie Co., was in town last Saturday, and visited the Normal. Domer Geisinger of Espy, who hau entered upon an apprentice-ship ins this office, rides down from Espy every morning and back at night, on a bicy cle. F. R. Kitchen Esq.. the new Justice of the Peace at Berwick was in town on Monday, and supplied himself with all the necessary blanks at this office. Thomas Tustin of Chicago, a broth . er of the late Rev. J. P. Tustin, was in town last week. He was a mem ber of the Legislature of this state in, 1842. Miss May Kuhn went to Philadel phia Tuesday for a short visit. She will return via., Mauch Chunk and be accompanied home with her sister Mrs. Dr. Kirby. William E. Hagenbuch of Marce line, Mo. is in this county visiting relatives and transacting business. He left here nine years ago, and this is his first visit. We received a pleas ant call ; from him. He says The Columbian is a welcome weekly visitor. The Ninth Regiment will hold its annual encampment at Berwick this year. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Allen had their infant daughter baptised at the Luther an church last Sunday morning. The time for holding evening ser vices in all the churches has been changed to half past seven o'clock. John C. Snyder has laid a fine stone pavement in front of his dwelling in place of the old board walk. A four year old son of Harriet Bidleman died Thursday last of Mem braneous Croup. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon. The Bloomsburg Silk Mill Company talks of erecting eight or ten new houses on their land, for the accommodation of their employees. Dr. S. B. Arment has been crante.1 a patent for a lawn mower grass re ceptacle. It is a simple and useful attachment and saves going over the lawn with a rake. The dwelling of Jacob Brobst is being removed from the lot south of the old Fair grounds to South Main street. The house was brought up the race track to the main entrance and then out to Main street The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Colum bia county court in the cases of Shiss ler's Appeal, and the two appeals in the estate of Ann Ypung, deceased, and McAlarney's Appeal. Samuel V. McClure, son of Mr. John S. McClure of Danville, has been appointed by Hon. Simon Wolverton to a cadetship at West Point. He will be examined for admission on June 13th. Sunday was a beautiful day, and the display of new spring dresses and suits was a remarkable one. Everybody who had a new suit or dress or bonnet was out for an airing. Towards night it grew cooler, and heavier clothing was in demand. Rev. Stearns will have his Bible class at the Lutheran church, this (Friday) afternoon at four o'clock. The class is held every alternate Fri day afternoon. Every one -who can should attend this class. The season for Ice Cream, has again arrived, and no better place for this delicious dish can be found than Casper Kiessler's. He spares no pains to give his customers the best to be found. Call and see him, a few doori below Market street.
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