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BLOOMSRUltG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20. 1803.
NO 3
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES,
Although rude old Boreas ha for
the last fortnight, been chasing the
mercury down alout the zero point,
and while all about the town is heard
the crack of water pipes and the click,
click of the plumber's hammer and
wrench, yet all of the groat family "on
the hill" are happy and about as com
fortable as a io below-the-goosc-egg
condition of things will permit.
Since last Saturday evening ex
ccpting Sunday there has been a
continuous round ol merriment, ine
trouble began when some one very
probobly Prof. Welsh proposed Sat
urday afternoon, that the Faculty take
a sleigh ride. The word announced
all hands were eager for the fray.
Millville was the destination and at
4 p. m. under the careful management
of the Buckalew Bros., sixteen mem
bers of the Faculty were gliding mer
rily out of the town.
Arrive,! at Millville a Dountitui sup
LOCAL INSTITUTE HELD AT BEN
TON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1893.
The institute was called to order by
Prot. J. F. Ifarkins and opened with
singing '"Nearer My God to Thee "
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. Maltman. The teachers
present were Mr. Callendcr, Miss
McIIenry, Mr Fritz, and Mr. Thomas
from Jackson. (). M. Hess, Nora
Harvey, Emma Harvey, and Blanch
Fritz from Sugarloaf. Miss Evans,
Miss O Brien. Prof. Il.ukins, Mr.
I.aiish and M. R. Keeler from Ben
ton. Teachers present from other
townships were H. B. Gibson. Centre;
Miss Fritz . Greenwood. The first
speaker was Mr. K. H. Larish who
talked for a short time on Improve
ments needed. "Our school houses
should be improved. In some houses
part of the plastering is off and on a
cold day the wind comes through ; the
cold draughts that are continually pass
ing tnrough the room are apt to cause dis-
terance to the justice done it by the
generally sedate, but now most jolly
pedagogues.
We should like to mention the toasts
given at this spread. But we must
content ourselves with simply saying
that Prof. Welsh was called upon to
discuss ' the struggles with "Steam
Heatine". and "Bloomsburg Water
Company", and the electric bells,
Prof. Bakeless discussed the recently
married young man. Prof. Hartline
told about " Cut Fin guru and Th urn b'
Mrs. Welsh about "Old Married Worn
en". Prof Cope "the weather , and
thus it went round until all were com
pletely tired out from the laughter oc
casioned by the genuine wit and quaint
humor of the "merry crew ,, they all
cried "enouffh", and prepared to make
the return trip.
But the sequel to this happy occa
sion came Monday when the fever
almost as bad as Asiatic cholera
broke out among the students. Five
great sleds were hurriedly summoned
from the town and off they jingled,
each with twenty pairs of dancing
eyes and twenty hearts as light and
free as the keen sting of Tack Frost
was sharp and biting.
What we wanted most to say was
to remind the good people of the town
that on this Friday evening, January
2oth, the third number of "I he stu
dents' Lecture Course" will be given.
This is by Rev. Charles II. Caton
of Chicago. Subject : " Wellington
and Napoleon"'
He is said bv many eminent men to
stand in the very fore front as a great
lecturer,
Dr. Gunsaulus says : "One is re
minded indeed, of Wendell Phillips,
or Mr. Beecher, for Mr. Caton is witty,
philosophical and inspiring,
MILLVILLE.
tcctthe eyes. It is impossible to keep a
building warm with only one small
stove in the middle of the room. The
character of a child is influenced by
his surroundings. We should have
a beautiful building as well as a com
fortable one ; our school room should
be as pleasant as our homes, the
ground should be beautiful as well as
the room. A part of the state ap
propriation should be used in beauti
fying the grounds and school rooms."
The next was a recitation by Miss
Untie Albertson, followed by a reci
tation by Miss Edna Smith, and a solo
by Master Bennie McIIenry. lhe
next speaker was Prof. Noetling of the
Bloomsburg Normal school, "lhe
first institute I ever attended here you
were in the back woods, now you are
out in the public. You have modern
buildings, and you are in the line of
progression. 1 hat is right for we are
in a progressive age. Farmers, me
chanics and professional men are im
proving, but there is still room for
improvement. Our school houses are
better than they were, but there is
still room for improvement. In some
schools children are sitting on seats so
high that their feet cannot touch the
floor. I his is positive cruelty. If
we cannot lower the seats let us raise
the floor. The teaching is better than
it was, but there is room for improve
ment. The largest room in the world
is the room for improvement. If the
people want good schools they must
elect good directors; good directors
employ good teachers and they give
us good schools, k ay the. teachers a
good salary so they need do nothing
but teach. A man to be successful
must follow the business and nothing
else." The next was a recitation by
Doyle Hartman, followed by a recita
tion by Arthur Fiske. Music by the
choir.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kester spent
last Sundav at the home of Mrs. K's
above Rohrsburg.
A te'egram reached this place last
Saturday of the death of Samuel
Wilkinson at his home in Chester Co
Mrs F. W. Heller is a n?ice. Mrs.
Cutler, sister of the deceased and
mother of Mrs. Heller, was visit
inor at the later home when the news
reached them. She had made her
home with him for several years
Mr. and Mrs. Heller and her mother
started for Chester county on Tues
day. The funeral was on Thursday
the roth inst
Philip Stroup of Buckhorn while in
town last Monday made a purchase
of two Barred Rock Cockerels, for the
purpose of improving his poultry,
William Patton of Columbia made
a flying trip to this place the fore part should not grumble at
of the week.
A four horse sled load of young
folks from Bloomsburg Normal School
took a 3 o'clock dinner at James
Rice's hotel on Monday
The good sleighing makes bus iness
brisk for the mercr.ant.
Miss Hattie Peacock of Blooms
burg, has been spending a few days
in town at Wilson M. Eves and J. C
Christians'.
Mrs. W. W. Eves who has beer on
the sick list for some time is lmprove-
ing.
A oartv of voung folks .drove to
Washintrtonvi le last bunday tor a
sleigh ride, and took supper before re
turning.
W. B. Lawton, wife and baby spent
Monday night in town.
The series of local Sunday School
institutes held last week in various
points in the county were well attend
ed. and verv interesting. Since the
first of September last, twenty threj
local institutes have been held, and
others are being planned. The pres
ence and aid of the state secretary
adds to the interest and profit of these
gatherings.
The next speaker was J. G. Mc
IIenry. "The public school is the
only agent by which a government can
be sustained and perpetuated. To
send children to school is a parental
duty. The parent who sends his child
into the world without an education
does a wrong to mankind as well as to
his family. All children should be
educated to such a degree that they
can understand the laws of our land,
and become useful citizens. The pa
rents should visit the schools and see
what is being done, but it ought to
make no material difference with the
success ot the school whetner they
attend them or not. The teacher
should not require the personal super
vision of the citizen. 1 he children of
Benton have never before had better
opportunities for acquiring an educa
tion than at present. Taxpayers
a tax which
thy think is to be honestly used. The
schools are the greatest of institutions,
let us then cherish them. Send your
children to school and work in har
mony with the teacher." Recitation
by Miss Anna Edwards; a solo by Miss
Bertell Laubach.
The state superintendent, Dr. D. J
WaDer next addressed the institute,
"We should have free schools. Thous
ands of dollars can be saved in a year
by free text books. Directors can
buy the books much cheaper because
they buy them at wholesale. Vhen
one pupil completes a book another
can take it, thus getting double ser
musical instrument. We hear that it
wont do to pay teachers any more be
cause wheat is cheaper than it has
been before. I am not here to plead
for the teacher but I am here my
friends, to plead for our children The
qnality of the teacher is graded by the
salary. When you get a first class
teacher keep him. It docs not pay to
send children to a poor teacher. Are we
going to keep our children at business
that don t pay because grain h cheap?
We can have just wnat kind of schools
we want. Under free school system
you can educate your whole family for
what you can send one off to educate
him."
The next was a recitation by Miss
Grace Kitchen.
Music by the choir.
A recitation by Miss Hattie Getz.
An essay on Habits by Miss Evans,
"We have it in our power to lorm
good or bad habits. A teacher who
is not neat and orderly cannot expect
to have a tidy and orderly school.
A teacher is responsible foi . i.y hab
its formed dv the children. .' "hild
must understand what a neat de ;s
before he can keep one ; he mu
know what a neat task ir. before he
can do it nicely. One of the bad hab
its ol children in the schools of to day
is the habit of standing on one foot or
leaning on souij desk. It is the teach
er's duty to see that nothing but good
habits are formed under his care."
A recitation by Master Freddie Cox.
The next address was given by
Supt. Johnston. "The majority of the
teachers I find are doing quite well.
The most of them are doing as wcU as
they can. There are a few who are
not doing as well as they might. All
teachers should take educational pa
pers. Last year out of 218 teachers
48 were not taking any educational
paper. I believe the majority of the
teachers are doing better work because
they are taking these papers. We are
tjying to organize throughout the coun
ty teacher's meetings. We would like
to have the teachers meet at least
once a month and discuss the work.
In some districts they decide to take
a certain educational book and read
at their homes and discuss it at their
meetings. I would like to see every
district in the county having some
thing of this kind. The pupils should
have a good pos'tion in class. The
whole of a teacher's time belongs to
the class in the time appointed for it.
It is necessary to keep an eye on the
room ,but the time and attention
should be given to the class ; details
should be attended to between classes,
let the pupils note down on paper or
slate what he wants explained, and
have it attended to in class. Out of
100 pupils that I visited some time
ago at least 7 were not taking as
many studies as they should.
A recitation by Miss Maud Llewell.
The next talk was given by Mr,
Pursel of Bloomsburg. "School hous
es aie nearly all built in cold places
I don t know why, unless they think
the teachers will have to work harder
to keep warm. A barn would not be
placed there because it would be too
cold for the cattle.
Botany should be taught in every
school. There would not be an unin
teresting lesson in school if Botany
were taught. Wherever there are
flowers there is peace and sunshine,
wherever you see Mowers you never
see a scolding mother nor a grumbling
father. Many a boy has left school
before he would if he had found one
bright spot there."
l he institute closed with a recita
tion by Miss Verda Fritz.
M. K. Keeler, Secretary,
LICENCE COURT.
Monday, January 1 6th, was the day
fixed for hearing licence applications,
and accordingly the courts were in
session, all the Judges being present.
The court was open for any business
that might come before it.
Estate of Mary Brittain, acceptance
of C. B. Jackson Esq., as trustee &c.
filed.
Report of county Auditors filed.
Boyd M. Smith appointed Judge
and Henry Traugh and J. L. Freas,
appointed inspectors of no'th east
election district in Berwick.
Application of F. E. Barrigcr for
restaurant license in Jamison City
withdrawn.
All applications for liquor licenses
where no remonstrances are filed, ex
cept new applications for new houses,
and new applicants for old houses,
were granted.
Petitions of J. P. Biehl and John
Davenport, guardians of minor chil
dren Ol Mary A. Sterner deceased, for
leave to release lien of judgment,
from property of G. W. Sterner.
Granted.
C. II. Moore appointed viewer of a
road in Catawissa in place of J. B.
Knittle.
Application of J. S. Mann lor res
taurant license in Berwick, continued
until 27th.
Hotel license of M. w. Brennan in
Centralia, transferred to M. L. Albert
A session of court was held in the
evening, when the Heller and Schenke,
and Stohncr applications were heard
Court adjourned to 17th at 10 a. m.
Application of Jacob bteen lor ho
tel license at Central, refused.
Application of Peter J. Bradley for
restaurant license in Conyngham, re
fused.
Licenses granted to Heller and
Schenke for restaurant in Berwick
T. W. Lore, hotel, Iola ; J. D. Rimby,
hotel, Jerseytown ; B. Stohner, hotel,
Bloomsburg ; C b. i aylor, hotel, l'-y-
ersgrove; 1. ti. uieitencK, noiei,
Buck Horn.
Judge Ikeler dissented from the
granting of a license to T. W. Lore.
Sale ordered in the estate 01 uaniei
Billman.
Adioumed to Tanuarv 27th. 1 P. m
A Concert.
The concert announced for January
19th in the Parish House has been
postponed until Thursday evening, the
26th. It will be given by the mem
bers of St. Paul's Choir, assisted by
Misses Maud and Beth Runyon,
Charles P. Elwell, and the Blooms
burg Orchestra. The program will
consist of vocal and instrumental
music, and recitations by Prof. W. H.
Butts. The price of admission has
been fixed at 35 cents, and it is be
lieved that j1I who attend will receive
full value for their money. Three
hundred people can be seated in the
Parish House, and every seat should
be taken. Ah all seats are equally
good, there are no reserved seats.
l he entertainment will begin prompt
ly at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will
used to defray the necessary ex
penses of the surphced choir, includ-
ng vestments, furniture, music, kc.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
vice from it. There are other bene
fits to be derived aside from dollars
and cents. No valuable time is
wasted in waiting for pupils to get
booksj If you don't feel able to put
them all in at once, put one or two in
at a time. Histories and Geographies
this year, Grammars and Readers next
year, ami so on, and the taxpayers
will not know the difference. Free
text books ate within the reach of you
all this year. In buying school ap
paratus provide that which is needed
by all the children all the time. We
need good dictionaries, good black
board surface, and in some schools a
PERSONAL.
Harry B. Low of Orange ville was
in town on Wednesday, on business.
Mrs. P. B. Heddens who has been
very ill, is improving.
Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Waller, of
Chadron, Nebraska, are visiting re
latives here.
Mrs. W. S. Rishton is spending a
few weeks with her mother in Phil
adelphia. iVirs. J. L. Girton has been confin
ed to her bed for the past week with
an attack of rheumatism.
The Messrs Hetliman and Miss
Maty J. Hess of Benton township are
visiting friends in Pottsville this week
and next.
A NEW CLOTHING HOUSE.
Mr. J. M. Giddings of Scranton,
the gentleman who has leased the
store room now occupied by Rawling's
Meat Market was in tosvn yesterday
making arrangements preparatory to
the opening of his clothing store,
which will be about April 1st. Mr.
Giddings is a young gentleman who
has plenty of push and he will make
just such a citizen as our town needs,
The store room ot wnicn ne win lane
possession will be entirely refitted to
suit the requirements of his business
and a handsome new p'.ate glass front
will be put in. We vish Mr. Gid-
dmg's success and will be pleased to
have him come among us.
The cold weather of Monday ne
cessitated the closing of the schools
at Fifth street for half a day. In the
afternoon the building committee
visited the building to ascertain the
cause of not sufficient heat. It may
be possible that the new heating sys
tem does not do the work intended ;
if not the trouble will be corrected
Since it was found that the rooms
heated by steam the thermometer reg
istered as low as in the other rooms,
it seems that the new system is doing
as well as the old 1 and that the re
medy must be more fuel.
An adioumed court was held last
Fridav, all the Judges on the bench
The following business was transact
ed;
Adoption of Gertrude Hawk by
Andrew J. Bickle decreed.
Petition of G. M. lustin, assignee
of Catawissa Deposit Bank, for order
to sell real estate. Sale ordered.
T. W. Morehead appointed in
snector of southwest election district
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in borough ot Uerwick.
B. D. Freas, J. II. Hoyt and U.
Glenn appointed auditors of the
borough of Berwick.
James L. Evans Esq. sworn and ad
mitted as an attorney of the several
courts of Columbia county.
Jonathan Tyson vs. Wm. Bahme.
Opinion of court filed, judgment of
justice reversed.
Wm. Adams vs, Keuoen Aiegei.
Interpleader, rule continued to first
day of next terra.
Angelina Shuman vs. l L.. bhuman.
Petition of plaintiff for rule to show
cause why order of court of August 8.
1892, should not be stricken oil.
Rule granted as prayed for.
Estate of John C. Myers, dec d.
Bond for sale of real estate filed and
approved.
W. b. Usher, J. t. muman ana j.
C. Brown appointed viewers of a
road in Roaringcreek township near
George Craig's.
Petition to change voting place in
West Scott Election District from
public house of John Eckrote to P. O.
S. of A. building in Light Street. So
ordered bv the Court.
Auditor in the astate ot jos. lyson
continued to next term.
Robert Bnckingham appointed
auditor on exceptions and to make
distribution in the estate of Jonas
Doty, deceased.
When any of the citizens of Colum
bia county visit at Harnsburg they
should call upon our Representatives
Mr. Fritz is now serving his third term
and is thoroughly acquainted with all
the places of interest. Mr. Tewksbury
who is serving his second term, has
become so thoroughly acquainted that
he can direct vou to any of the ds-
partments or acquaint you with any of
the members. Vou will feel at home
if you call upon them.
Our office boys have discovered
new kind of rat trap. While cleaning
up on Wednesday they found a glass
ar which had contained paste, ana in
side were four halt grown rats. 1 wo
of them got away, but the other two
were captured.
Big Damages.
At the recent term of court at Dan
ville, Mrs. Annie Kelly of Catawissa
obtained a verdict of $2,250 against
Mayberry township, Montour county.
In 1888 Mrs. Annie Kelly in com
pany with a number of ladies from
Catawissa riding in a sled driven try a
liveryman from Catawissa, while driv
ing along a road in Mayberry Town
ship was thrown from the sled down
an embankment and into a mill-race,
breaking her ankle in two places ; in a
suit to recover damages against the
township the jury rendered a verdict
in favor of the Plaintiff, as stated, tor
$2,250. It was contended by Defen
dant that the road was not unsafe, but
that the accident happened through
negligence of a drunken driver who
wandered off lhe road and upset the
sled.
A motion has been made for a new
trial.
A Young Lady Passes Away.
The Shickshinny Echo of last week
contains the following account of Ar-
minta Heacock, formerly of this
county :
Arminta Heacock, eldest child and
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Heacock, died at 5:30 yesterday
morning. Miss Heacock enjoyed
comparatively good health until a few
weeks ago when she was confined to
her home by dropsy, superinduced by
diabetes. She was not considered
dangerously sick until last Friday when
her symptoms became alarming and
her death the question of only a few
hours.
The deceased would have been
eighteen years old next month and
was a young lady of rare intelligence.
She was popular with her circle of
friends and many young hearts join
with the bereaved parents in their sor
row. She was a member of the M.
E. Church and faithful to every obli
gation as a Christam. She was a
regular attendant at the Sunday school
and in all the religions ana merary
meetings of the Epworth League took
an active part. The parents in their
bereavment are cneered by the conso
lation that all is well and that they
are not alone in their sorrow. The
burial was at Greenwood, this county.
Dr. R. B. Pealer of Wilkesbarre,
who having a two years practice with
Dr. J. N. Warner of the same city
will open a dental office the 1st of
April in Mrs. Ent's building next to
Court office.
Dr. Geo. P. Waller received a letter
from his home at Chadron, Nebraska,
a few days ago, in which the writer
stated that they were having fine
weather out there. It was mild and
warm, and there was no frost in the
ground. It is not an uncommon thing,
however- to have the thermometer go
down to twenty degrees below zero
out there.
Sleighing parties are now in order.
On Monday night about one dozen
loads started out for different points.
Everybody ho owned a team and a
pair of bobsleds had no difficulty in
in finding a load. On Tuesday night
a number of parties went out. Jersey
town, Orangeville, Berwick. Mainville
and other places were the objective
points.
Mrs. L. E. Waller gave a delight
ful progressive euchre party at her
home on Fifth street last week
Thursday night. About fifty guests
were present. Mrs. raircnna m
Bridgeport, Conn, and Mr. S. A.
Goodhue of Jamison City were the
winners of the first prizes, and Miss
Vida Miller and Dr. G. P. Waller
were the recipients of the "booby'
prizes.
A party of seventeen ladies went to
Geo. R. Hess' above Benton last
Tuesday, They expressed themselves
as enjoying the best sleigh-ride in their
lives. They arrived there about 11
o'clock and partook of a bounteous
dinner. They returned about half-
past seven m the evening, rrank
Jones was the captain of the load-
handling the reins for the tour horse
team, assisted by his nephew J. D.
Jones. Friends of Geo. R. Hess, to
gether with the sleighing party, num
bering in all thirty-seven sat at the
dinner table.
Wm. Cheney, editor and publisher
of the Sullivan liepubltcan was
obliged to refund the price he recived
for printing the ballots at the Novem
ber election. Action was brought
against him under the Act of 1834,
Section 43, Pamphlet Laws 540, which
provides that no county treasurer or
commissioner shall be concerned in
the execution of any contract of work
for the county, under penalty of hav
ing the bill disallowed, a fine not to
exceed $500 and removal from office
upon presentation of the fact to the
Court. Mr. Cheney is the minority
commissioner of Sullivan county and
assisted in awarding to himself the
contract for furnishing the ballots.
The case was argued before the au
ditors. who disallowed the bill, and
Mr. Cheney must return the money
The Hazleton Sentinel of last week
contained a notice of Rev. W. T. Au
man, formerly of this town. It says :
"Rev. Auman, the popular rector of
the Episcopal church in Weatherly has
accepted for a ye-r a call made out
from the Weatherly church in con
nection with the one at White Haven.
He will divide his time between the
two. His residence, we are sorry to
say, will be at White Haven. The
church there has a very large rectory.
Rev. Auman has chosen this field
from a number that were open to him;
among others, assistant to Rector
Tollman at Mauch Chunk and also a
very desirable place as assistant in
one of the Philadelphia churahes."
Several of the factories were oblig
ed to close on Monday on account of
the cold.
An explosion occuired in Glasco
Cameron's barber shop Monday morn
ing. The supply pipe furnishing water
for the bath tubs was frozen, and
when the stove, in which are the re
turn coils, became heated there was
no circulation; an explosion followed.
The stove was blown to pieces, and
the hot coals scattered over the
floor. Frank Parks was in the act of
drawing water from a copper vessel on
top of the stove, and was blown
across the room against the wall. He
escaped serious hurt and immediately
extinguished the flames caused by the
burning coals.
Harris Blank and Isac Rosenwig
were convicted in the Wyoming coun
ty court last week, of murder in the
first degree, for killing Jaccb Marks.
The two men were in company with
Marks when last seen a ive on a lonely
mountain road. After the murder
they retraced their journey and some
time during the night of the. 18th of
March reached the residence of a
farmer by the name of June in Me
hoopany township, in whose barn they
were found on the morning of the 19th
of March, with not only their own rig
but that of Marks also, claiming to
have bought out peddler Marks in
cluding goods as well as horse and
cutter.. As soon as the roads were
passable they were badly drifted on
the morning of March 19th these
red handed criminals made their way
from Mr. June's over back jroads and
through Easton township, to Ransom
station on the L. V. railroad, where
they left their two rigs on the oppo
site side of the river with Mr. F. J. Miller,
saying, when Marks' rig was recog
nized, that they had bought him out.
Their ill gotten gains were shipped by
express from Ransom station to New
York City and the murderers took
first tram for Wilkes-Barre and from
thence to New York City.
They were subsequently captured in
Canada.
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