Ay VOL. '28 BLOOMSHUHG, PA., FRIDAY, JAN U A It Y '27, 1S93. NO 4 Hen. Wolfs Fatal Ride. FROZEN STIFF IN THE NUMDINO COLD. The following article appeared in the Philadelphia Press last Tues day. It is dated at Bloomsburg, and purports to be written by a special correspondent. We know nothing of the facts, and cannot vouch fur its truthfulness. The story is given just as we get it. Bloomsburg, Jan. 20 "This yar tarnation cold weather minds me of suthin that happened in the Winter of '61, a few miles up the creek when Hen Wolf war found friz to death 'longside the road, where he had fell Tm his horse, arter ridin' ten miles fcr a doctor to 'end me." The speaker was old .Silas Woods, who lives with his aged wife in a small log house along Fishing Creek, in the northern part of this county, as he addressed himself to two travelers who naa stopped 10 "warm up, alter a fifteen mile ride over rough roads, with the thermometer down close to zero. The old man extended the two benumbed strangers a hearty welcome. The abode is primitive in nature, and looks as though it had stood the storms of at least three decades. Yet inside it was toasting warm, made so by a rousing fire that blazed on the big hearth in the wall. xaas, as 1 war a-sayin j this yar night minds me for all the world of the one whyn poor Hen friz to death for my account," continued the old man and as his wife was busy "setting out something for the strangers to eat, "Si" evidently concluded that it was his duty to entertain their callers, so went on with his story. "You see, it was this way. Thirty years ago these yar hills war mostly covered with thick hemlock and pine timber. Me and Mariar there hed only bin merried a short time afore, and as our little clearin' down here along the creek didn't give us more'n a good livin', we concluded that durin' the Winter we would go up into the woods and I'd make shingles. Well, Mariar, she wis kind o' skittish like and 'lowed it would be ruther nice to have someone besides ourselves to live with us, and so I got Hen Wolf to g'long. He war about my age, an all-fired good fellar, and a mighty hard worker. I reck'ned that if we con tracted together makin' shingles, it would go better hitched double than t'would in single harness. So airly in the Fall we two went up the creek here nigh onto eight miles, where we 'stablished a camp and hammered to gether a sort o' shanty to live in. We built her so's Hen would have a mighty snug place to sleep, up under the rafters, and Mariar and me had of the rooms down stairs for our sleeping quarters. Then we built a small shed for the horse, which we had to have to drag the shingle blocks to the shaver, and when thet war done we went down and brought up Mariar and a big tub of provisions, Oh, we war fixed fer a long stay, and everything went along sailin' to away in the winter." Just here there is evidently a break m the story, either by the coircspon dent or the printer; but we infer that . Silas got hurt and that Hen went for a doctor, and failed to return, and Silas and his wife became alarmed at his absence. Then the story goes on, AN EMPTY SADDLE, "All of a sudden we heard old Fan winner. She was just outside the door, and Mariar huried out. She called 'Hen,' but noboby answered. Thar under the trees stood old Fan, but Hen war nowhar to be seen. The horse was covered over with froth that war frozen into a sheet, showin' that she had run a long distance. Where war Hen? That war the question now, for both of us feared that suthin' had happened. But, hopin' that he would come along soon, Mariar led old Fan over and put her in the sta ble : then with lantern in hand brought the saddle back into the house. When she slung the saddle down in the corner suthin' like bottles jingled, and when she examined she found two bottles of medicine in the saddle pouch. Sure enough, Hen had reached the doctor's, and suthin' or nuther must o' happened him on the way back, but what that could b we must bide our time and see. "In one of the bottles war liniment to wash the injury, while in the other war a stimulant for me to take, so Mariar set about fixin' it up accor din' to directions, all the while won derm' what had become of Hen. She couldn't leave me to go down the road through the woods to look fer him, forll war gettin' sort o' flighty and needed all her attention so all that could be done war to wait fer mornin' j fcr then surely somebody would come up to the cabin, as they likely heard o' my accident down to the village. A STIFF CORPSE HY THE ROAD. "I tell you, gentlemen, that war an awful night. What with worrvin' 'bout me and 'bout Hen it mighty nigh made Mariar crazy i and I be lieve to this day that that's w'at start ed the gray hair on her head so early in life. Well, mornin came at last, and about 9 o'clock we heard the tramp of horses outside. On lookin' out Mariar spied a man on horseback comin', and behind him close war two men in a sled with two horses hitched. The man on the hors war the doctor, and the two men were a couple of friends from the village. When the sled drew up to the door Mariar saw suthin' a layin' in the bottom all kiv ered up with a quilt. It war long and looked like the form o' a man. It didn't require the word from the men to tell her that it was the body of poor Hen, for she knew it without hearin' it from them. "Yaas,, it war him. They had found him frozen stiff in the road about two miles down in the woods, where he had evidently fell lrom old Fan as she plunged along, and bein' stiff from the cold he warn't able to take care of himself, and died. "Well, poor Hen war taken back to the village, and that afternoon, after bundlin' me up accordin' to the doctor's instructions, they hauled Mariar and me down from the woods too. I didn't go back to that shingle job till next Spring, and then it war only long enough to help load the ones we had made. And now, men, is it any wonder that this cold weather 'minds me 'f the night when Hen Wolf was friz to death on my ac count ?" The illusion on which Keller has been working for some months was presented at Egyptian Hall, and pro nounced the best of the many mystify ing tricks that famous magician has invented. He calls it Fly to, and a more incomprehensible optical del 11 sion has never been presented. An open cage built of slats and standing on slender legs, entirely clear of the stage, is rolled to the footlights. A lady enters, curtains are pulled down and raised instantly, and in her place an English army officer in full uniform is found, the lady at the same time appearing at the street door of the hall. Then the cage is by means of ropes pulled up fifteen feet above the stage, and a smaller one takes its place. In this the lady is placed Again the curtains are drawn for moment, and the lady is found in the large cage suspended in miJ-air. How the changes are made is the mystery, as both cages are in full view of the audience and have no visible place of egress. Many other tricks and illusions make up a wondertul programme. Philadelphia Times. Prof. Kellar will play in the Opera House Friday Evening, February 3rd, THE UNION EVANGELISTIC SER VICES. It is but two weeks until the Union Revival meetings planned by the Pas tor's Union begin. They will be held in the Opera House as last winter, being the largest room accessible and will begin February 11. The five churches taking part in the movement .:n ku - ..; ... Wilt I1V1U TO 1. 1. It B UM1UII JJIC- ceding, beginning Monday evening. February 6th in the Baptist church, to be led by the pastors in town. Rev. Culler, a Lutheran minister in Burlington, Iowa, in a letter to Mr, Hileman says concerning the Evange list who leads the meetings. "We had Rev. Davidson with us during the month of November 1891. Five churches united in our city in the good work viz: Ihe first Presbyterian first Methodist Episcopal, Christ 1 Protestant Episcopal, The United Presbyterian and our Trinity Luther an He is a man of lovely spirit plain and sound in his preaching and teaching and very conservative 'in his methods. He did us much good in this city. His words were above reas onable criticism. The pastors who joined in the work here were brought closer to our Lord and to one another through his presence and work". Such a testimonial voluntarily given to a man as yet a stranger coming work in our midst with the pastors for the good of the community is very as sunng. The back of winter seems to be broken, but it is not too late for it, to mend again. Don't put away your heavy clothing just yet. THE SCHOOL QUESTION. 'Tis education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent the tree is inclined.' This being the case every fair minded man will favor all proper means that may be made use of to promote a sound healthy educa tion. A moderately good education is al most as essential to the healthy moral developement of the man, as whole some food is to a healthy physical de velopement. I said almost; I meant just what I said. We have all known men of whom it could not be said, they had a moderately good education, who were to use a modern phrase. evel headed men : and from a moral stand point were head and shoulders above some who were graduates of our best institutions of learning. But unwholesome food never does produce a healthy physical man. Healthy food may be eaten to ex cess and thus become injurious. Edu cation may be carried to such an ex treme as to be injurious to the individ ual and to the body politic. People are not all possessed of such mental ca pacity as would enable them to make good use of a first class education even if by cramming process it could be drilled into them. A certain English king who had been under the tutelage of the famous George Buchanan, and was more noted for his great learning (not wis dom) than any of his predecessors had been, was by his admirers called a second Solomon ; but by those who viewed him from a more impartial standpoint, he was pronounced the most learned fool in the kingdom. I mention this to illustrate my theory, that great learning is not at all times beneficial to the individual nor will it at all times enable him to command the respect of his fellow men. The proposition is now being agi tated to have our common schools kept open eight months in each year, take the position that this is a longer term than is good for the pupil, and consequently an un warranted expense upon the tax payer. Eight months is a longer time in my judgment than young pupils should be confined to their books at one time. A shorter term with healthy and useful employ ment uetween terms would give us young men who did not need to spend so much time during their college course at boat racing, foot ball or base ball exercises to develope their physi cal powers. Eight months each year for fifteen years, the time mat children are ot legal school age, amounts to ten years attendance at school. Time sufficient to obtain a classical education, if the pupil has the mental capacity and dis position to reach so high a standard. But tew ot the men most eminent for their learning have had the advan tage (or perhaps I should say disad vantage) of so long a term of school. Amongst our educated men those who have had to exercisa both body and mind in securing their education, have proved most useful in their various callings. Their early struggles have taught them that difficulties may be overcome ; and that a determination to succeed in their undertakings, usually overcomes all obstacles. Rev. R. H. Conwell told in his lec ture of a hero in private life who had to work his way to obtain an educa tion. He adds that students who have to work usually excel in their studies, and the pupil who has to buy his own books will know better how to take care of them. Now such talk does not exactly fit in with the theory, that children should be kept at school eight months in the year and their books furnished at public expense. But it does agree with what must be the result of every candid man's observation. But suppose that I am mistaken, suppose that it it is right and proper to keep our school open eight or nine months each year, and that parents to do justice to their children, must give them the benefit of this arrangement. The question then arises, is it practicable ? Can our people all afford it ? To answer those questions I sug gest, that those who favor this depart ure, sit down and count up how well they with an income of two or three hundred dollars a year, could afford to feed and clothe a family of children, buy the necessary books and pay the additional tax that would be required to keep the schools open so long a time. If after solving this problem, they still favor the proposed change, I think, they ought to te willing to have theii salaries reduced to the above named figure. But the advocates of this new de parture tell us, that this increase in the school term is to be brought about without any increase in our local tax. This may for the present be true, but there is something else equally true, which they intentionally or by over sight neglect to tell, viz, that all money appropriated by the state for any pur pose, comes out of the people, and that it does not make much difference to those who have it to pay, which pocket it comes out of, or by what means it is extracted. Legislators who appropriate money for public use, have never been known to supply it from their own pockets. So far as I know, they have never been accused of so doing. But I have heard insinuations that they sometimes take advantage of their official position to "feather their own nests. Such insinuations are of course unjust to the patriotic men who compose our state or national leg islatures, and are only indulged in by persons of a cynical disposition. But they have hardly a right to complain, as the fact that they collect more from the people, than is needed to adminis ter the affairs of state has, to say the least a suspicious look. Some are in clined lo think, that their prime ob ject in so doing is not that they may return it to them again. And if that were the real object, plain people are at a loss to find any good reason why it should pass through so many hands (each taking a liberal slice fot his trouble) before those paying get the benefit thereof. For my own part I have been kept so busy providing the wherewithal to keep body and soul together, and pay ing my taxes, that I have not had time to give the matter very careful study, and should like to have it ex plained, why things are thusly managed. It is not neccessary at this stage of writing, to mention that I am not a literary man, and that in taking up literary work I have got out of my usual rut I am or rather was at one time something of a machinist. I learned while at that business, that the more complicated the machinery for doing a certain part or amount ot work the more power it took to move it, and the more expensive it was to operate it counting motive power and wear and tear by friction &c. By analogy I conclude that the more hands our money has to pass through, before' it gets to the place of ; .1 ' . ... . . t ' - using 11, inc more 11 win lose Dy inc tion, corrosion or otherwise, mostly otherwise. Hence I do not believe that it is good policy to send our money around by Harrisburg, that we need for our public schools. Nor do I believe that those who are so free with their advice as to what is for our best interest, are better judges of our needs than we are ourselves. Our country is not yet so harmonized, that the same rules or regulations are adapted to all portions of it. Farmers are aware that ground that has been cleared of stumps and stones, can be seeded with a dnll and harvest ed with a self-binder, but new ground must be worked on the old plan. Be fore we adopt new theories, we had better be sure that our country is ripe for them. Old Fogy. MILLVILLE. Rachel S. Eves and sisters have sold tfieir home at Shady Nook to Andrew Carrof Dutch Hill for fifteen hun dred dollars. Dora Moyer of Bloomsburg spent last week in Millville and Pine Sum mit visiting relations and friends. R. B. Grimes' youngest child has been quite sick for a few days with pneumonia. The Unityville Odd Fellows have invited the Millville lodge to pay them a fraternal visit Saturday night the 38th including their wives. The Methodist meeting that has been in progress for two weeks past closed on Sunday night with 5 ad- ditions, Mianda, wife of H. J. Robbins is on the sick list. ' Charles Brink who has been con fined to the house for a few days with a bad cold is now going out again, V. C. Oblosser has been at his business for a few days driving old the bread wagon. A Y. P. S. C. E. was started here recently, with Grant Johnson as presi dent. Wm. H. Shaffer moved last Mon day by rail to Hartley Hall, where he is employed on the R. R. Mrs. Pars McK.ee of Watsontown spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. E. B. Hogue. Word reached this place the fore part of the week that Martha Vander slice of near Philadelphia had fallen and broken her hip. She and her daughter resided here for some time. Pork is scarce and high . It is 8 to 9 cents a pound at wholesale. Agricultural Society Meeting. Pursuant to notice the annual meeting of the Columbia bounty Agriciiltural.Horticulturaland Mechan ical Association was held in the Court House Bloomsburg, Janu- ary ar, 1893, and was caneti 10 orcier by Ellis fives, the President of the Society. II. V. White was chosen as chairman of the meeting, J. H. Aik- man and C. M. Terwilliger were made secretaries, and A.N.Yost reading clerk. Minutes of last annual meeting Jan. 1 6th, 1892, were read and ap proved. The roll of membership showed 108 life members and 64 annual members in good standing. Upon calling the roll of membership 118 life members and 48 annual members responded to their names. Treasuers statement for the year 180 a was distributed to the members present on printed sl'p, reading there of on motion, was dis pensed with. The following is a synopsis: TREAS. DR. To balance from last settlement $ 1 453 5 8 To Proceeds of Bonds sold 18600 00 8919 80 $ 28973 38 TREAS. CR. To income from Fair Oct. '9 a By old bonds redeemed and interest j S64 as 9S S By Amt paid for Real Estate By Amt new buildings and improvements.. 619a 474 3 397 93 19 3 5 6a 60 By Amt. coupons paid. . . By Premiums paid By Expenses of Fair. . . Balance $ 28973 3 On motion the chairman declared the meeting ready to proceed'with the election of officers. bins fcves ana John S. Mensch were nominated for president Mr. j.Menscn aecunea 10 pe a candidate, where upon the Chair man was directed to cast the ballot, and Ellis Eves was declared elected president. M. V. Vance, R. W. Smith, J. O. Warner and A. B. Hartman were nominated for Vice President. On motion the nominations were closed. The chairman was again instructed to cast the ballot, and the nominees were declared elected. J. T. Reeder, A. C. Creasy, Levi Fester and Ellis Ringrose were nominated for Executive Committee. C. L. Hartman and Howard Eves were appointed tellers. A. N. Yost was nominated for Secretary, and there being no other nominations the Chairman was in structed to cast the ballot. A. N. Yost was declared elected. Thos. Webb and W. C. Richart were nominated for Librarian. W. H. Stahl and Dr. J. R. Mont gomery were appointed tellers. Jas. C. Brown was named lor Treasurer and he being the only nominee, the Chairman was again in structed to cast a ballot, whereupon he declared J. C. Brown elected Treasurer. G. E. Wilbur, J. M. White and D. A. Hess were nominated for Auditors. The Chairman was instructed to cast the ballot, whereupon G. E. Wilbur, J. M. White and D. A. Hess were declared elected. The several boards of Tellers made report as follows: For Executive Committee. J. T. Reeder had 134 votes, A. C. Creasy had 147 votes, Levi Fester had 151 votes and Ellis Ringrose had 4a votes. Messrs Reeder, Creasy and Fester were de clared elected. For Librarian Thos. Webb had 109 votes and W. C. Richart had 49 votes. Thos. Webb was declared elected. Isaiah Hagenbuch offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted. Jiesoloed. That the action of the officers in the purchase of additional grounds for the use of the Society and the improvements mad thereon, are approved by this meeting. The amendment to the By-laws which was offered at the last annual meeting, and published in the several county papers in connection with notice for the present meeting, was read for final action. J. C. Brown moved, seconded by A. P. Young, that action upon the proposed amend ment be deferred and a committee of five be appointed to revise the By-laws of the Association; Said committee to report at the next annual meeting, which was adopted. The Chairman thereupon appoint ed T. C. Brown. T. D. Straus, Freas Fowler, Daniel Bryfogle and Dr. J. R. Montgomery such committee. On motion of M. P. Lutz, seconded uy v. M. Monroe. The salaries of all officers were fixed the same as last year. On motion adjourned. J. H. Aikman,) -C. M. Terwilliger. f oec PERSONAL. Miss Jessie Kimble of Mt. Vernon is visiting at Mr, P. S. Harman's. Hiram W. Thornton was in town on Monday. He is living at Albany, Oregon, and came east on a visit. Samuel McIIenry of Greenwood township, an old subscriber to this paper, was in town on Monday. Prof. W. C. Mauser, Principal of the Orangeville Academy, was in town on Saturday. He is making a success of his school. Joseph McDonald, a bright young man of Centralia, and a son of John McDonald, is attending the Normal this year. R. Buckingham Esq., W. B. Taylor, John B. Casey and Charles Gilmore started on Monday morniog on a trip to Rochester. Miss Mary Clark returned home last Saturday after an absence of two weeks, during which she visited New York, Boston, and other cities with her sister, Mrs. R. C. Neal. MRS. DAVIS' LECTURE. Mrs. L. A. Davis has been employ ed by the Women's Executive Com mittee of Home Missions of the rres hvterian church to deliver addresses throughout Pennsylvania. . She will be in Bloomsburg the aotn, and deliver an address in the Presby terian church at 7:30 P. M. They cordially invite men as weu as women to be present Mrs. Ame lia Robison Barber of McPherson.Kan. a former and well known resident of Bloomsburg, says: "I commend most cordially, Mrs. Davis as a very zealous, sincere christian worker. Her very existence seems to be devoted to the furthering of her master's king dom. As a speaker she is logical, very plain spo en and whilst her speaking is distinct and her voice pleasant, she has a retirine manner. She cannot fail to hold heraudience and interest them on the subject she presents." Meeting of Classis. A special meeting of Wyoming Classis will be held in the Reformed Church of Bloomsburg on Thursday Feb. a, at 1 130 p. m., to transact the following business: 1. To receive Rev. H. A. T. Benner from the Goshenhoppen Classis. a. To confirm a call to him from the Free land charge, and make pro vision for his insallation. 3. To receive Rev. W. S. Stubblebine from the Philadelphia Classis. 4. To confirm a call to him from the Scranton Mission, and make pro vision for his installation. 5. To receive Rev. C. H. Brandt from Maryland Classis, Synod of the Potomac. 6. To confirm a call to him from the Bloomsburg Congregation, and make provision for his installation. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee to supply Scranton Mission. A. Houtz, President. P. S. The installation of Rev. C. H. Brandt will take place on the evening of Feb. a. Centralia Wants It. Centralia people are anxiously awaiting the time when they wiil be connected with us by the electric rail way. Their desire will be granted be fore the summer months have waxed and waned, as we have the assurance of a leading official that work will be gin on that branch early in the com ing Spring Ashland Advocate. George D. Butler died at the residence of his brother, Daniel Butler, on Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock from an overdose of laud anum which it is believe was taken by mistake and not with suicidal in tent. He moved here recently from Danville, and was employed in the office of C. G. Barkley Esq. as clerk. He was a member of the Montour bar, and was at one time Prothonotary ot that county. The Schumann Concert Company will give an entertiinment in the Opera House on Tuesday evening, January 31st. Miss Jessie Mann of Sunbury, a young lady well known here, is the solo pianist of this company. She is a thoroughly trained musician as are all the members of the company, and they will no doubt have as they well merit, a crowded house. Mrs. John Kistler of Buck jHorn will erect a double house street. on jWest
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