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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The regular monthly meeting of the
town council was held in the council
room Tnursday evening last week, all
the members present,
The Friendship Fire Company
asked for the Town Hall to hold their
annual ball on the 32nd. On motion
of Gorrey, seconded by Holmes, it
was granted.
Eli Jones presented a petition from
residents on East Third street and
elsewhere asking for the repeal of or
dinance extending East Third street
into East street diagonally and asking
for an ordinance extending East Third
into East through lot of Ncals and the
adjoining alley. The petition was laid
on the table for the time.
A petition was presented asking
that Jefferson street be opened from
Second street to D. L. & W. R. R.
Gorrey moved and Holmes and Pea
cock seconded that an ordinance be
passed in accordance with the request.
Col. John G. Freeze and B. !"
Sharpless exhibited the ground plan
for the tenement houses to be make
of the old foundry. The president
appointed a committee consisting of
Kramer, Gilmore and Gorrey to ac
company J. C. Brown to examine the
building and report at a special meet
ing of the council to be held Monday
evening, February 13
' C. V. Miller asked council to pass
an ordinance granting right of street
for electric railway, Peacock moved
and Holmes seconded solicitor pre
pare an ordinance granting the right
of streets in accordance with plans to
be submitted by the Bloomsburg Elec
tric Street Railroad company.
Ptacock moved that Josiah Ralston
be requested to make the extension of
Leonard street through his land the
same width as Leonard street now is,
seconded by Holmes and agreed to
The following building permits were
granted: H. B. Sharpless and Jane
McBride.
On motion of Holmes, seconded by
Gorrey the following bills were read
and orders directed to be diawn.
M. C. Woodward, services. . . $ 6 67
Peter Kehoe, police 1 50
Wesley Knorr, chief of police 4 00
Frank P. Baum, services 1 50
John Keifer 50
D. L. & W. R. R. freight 3 73
Bloomsb'g Water Co., hydrants 85 84
" " " for Town
c., Hall... 3 74
Silver Spring Quarry Co.,
spawls 16 87
B. F. Sharpless 1 00
Rosemont Cemetery Co., stone 3 co
Bloomsburg Steam Co 28 8j
R. H. Rmeler, Secretary, . . . 15 00
BCRANTON TO NORTHUMBERLAND.
A charter has been obtained for an
electric railroad from Scranton to
Northumberland, running through all
the towns along the line. The capital
is 500.000.
The incorporators are : President,
J. R. Coyle, Shenandoah directors,
H. O. Rodgers, George H. Troutman,
T. H. Hutchinson, George A. Wilkin
son, L. O. Emerick, Dominic F.
Sweeny, A. T. McAllister, Hazleton.
The Philadelphia Jtecord comments
on it thus :
"The line laid out for the North
umberland, Bloomsburg, and Scranton
Street Railway Co., which was char
tered at Harrisburg, runs parallel with
the track of the Delaware, Lackawan
na & Western Railroad throughout
its entire length of about 80 miles.
An excellent pike road winds along
the valley of the north branch of the
Susquehanna, which, when not cover
ed by flood waters, would afford an
excellent foundation for the tracks of
an electric railway. The progress of
this experiment in rapid transit be
tween the flourishing communities of
the Lackawanna coal district will be
noted by the public with no little in
terest," A. A. Drake prints in the Belle
fonte Republican an open letter to
State Senator P. Gray Meek, in re
gard to the game laws, which at near
ly every session of the Legislature are
subject to revision. The writer de
clares that under the existing laws
there is little encouragement for any
one to spend time or money for the
protection of game or fish. That
this is true everyone with the slightest
familiarity with the subject is well
aware. It is the height of folly to
spend money in stocking the streams
with fish and then permit poaching
to be done, as it is done with im
punity. The game laws do not need
to be relaxed. They need to be made
more strict and to be executed.
111c oumvan jievtetc, yuuusucu hi
Dushore, is fifteen years old, and evi
dently enjoys a fair share of public
confidence and patronage. Editor
Newell prints a paper full of news.
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OOUBT PEOOEEDINQS.
C. C. Evans continued as auditor
in estate of Frcas A. Gruvcr to report
Monday, Feb. 13.
Estate of Aletn Whitmire. auditor
continued, to report Feb. 13.
In the estate of Mary A. Sterner,
dee'd. Petition for citation to ac
count. Answer of George W. Sterner,
excutor, tiled.
The following reports were con
firmed nisi.
Viewers opening North street,
Bloomsburg : viewers of road in
Roaringcreek township near George
Craig ; sale of real estate of John C.
Myers, dee'd ; sale of real estate of
C. S. Hower, dectd j reviewers in fa
vor of road in Centre township, near
Allen Shclhammer t sale of real es
tate of Daniel Zarr, dee'd j sale of
real estate of Valentine Welliver,
dee'd sale of real estate of John
Whitenight ; sale of real estate of
Sylvester Pursel ; audit, estate of
Michael Confer, dee'd ; audit estate
of Joseph Tyson, dee'd ; widows' ap
praisements ; viewers of road in Jack
son township, near Ellis Young's
barn 1 register's accounts.
Report of commissioners in the
lunacy of Solomon Dirk filed and pe
tioner directed to pay all costs and
commissioners' fee.
Petition for reviewers for road in
Montour township near Taylor
Ruckle's; reviewers not to be ap
pointed until exceptions are disposed
of.
Isabel Hayes vs. David M. Hayes.
Divorce decreed.
Minnie A. Buckalew vs. John M.
Buckalew ; petition and libel in di
vorce. Subpoena awarded.
Chas. Kistler appointed guardian
of Frank Kistler and Wilbur A. Kist
ler, minor children of John Kistler,
dee'd.
Com. vs. Maggie Dellart, open
lewdness. Not a true bill and county
to pay costs.
Estate of minor children of George
Walter, petition for allowance. Al
lowance decreed.
B. F. Savits admr. vs. James Magee
et. al. Judgment by consent of de
fendant for $230 and present record
costs. .
In the matter of the exceptions to
the report for a division of Centre
township into two election districts.
The opinion of court was read and
filed. A review is granted by the
court.
In the matter of exceptions to the
division of South Conyngham into
two election districts, the court dir
ected that they would receive a peti
tion from citizens of the district.
Petition for a review of a road in
Franklin twp., refused, and the report
of re-viewers confirmed absolutely.
General list of jurors called. Ab
sent and excused, Jacob Andes, H.
F. Glenn, F. R. Jackson, I. Maier.
Private sale ordered of the interest
of minor children of John Kistler.
The following reports were con
firmed absolutely:
Re-viewers in favor of county
bridge in Sugarloaf township; re-view-ers
against road in Fishingcreek town
ship near J. J. Karns; re-viewers
against road in Montour township
near Richard Ivey; viewers in favor
of county bridge in Greenwood town
ship over Muddy Run; viewers in
favor of county bridge in Main twp.,
over Catawissa creek, near old Full
ing mill; viewers in favor of road in
Sugarloaf township near Irvm Diltzj
viewers in favor of hanging gates on
private road near John Hue s, Frank
lin township; viewers in favor of va
eating road in Catawissa township,
known as Cemetery street; viewers
against county bridge over Raven
creek in Benton township.
Viewers in favor of county bridge
in Scott township over Mellick's Run;
viewers in favor of private road in
Montour township near Isaac Mourey's
farm; viewers in favor of public road
in Conyngham near M. O Hara.
Com. vs. G. W. Derr, mal. mischief,
assault and battery. Defendant
plead guilty before the jury was sworn,
but he was called to the stand to
testify. Nellie Stroup of Catawissa,
was the prosecutrix. The evidence
showed that she kept a bawdy house,
and the court ordered a bench war
rant to be issued, and she was placed
in the custody of the sheriff.
Report of viewers in favor of road
m Sugarloaf township, confirmed nisi.
Petition for specific performance
of contract of Valentine Welliver,
dee'd., returnable next term.
Estate of Thomas Brobst, dee'd,
Bid of Clinton Brobst filed.
Com. vs. Harry Brobst, assault with
intent to commit a rape. A true bill.
I This case was continued until next
BLOOMSHU11G. PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17.
term.
G. W. Derr was called before the
court and after some preliminary re
marks, was bound over in the sum
of $100, for appearance at next term
and for good behaviour.
When the case of Samuel Stills
was called he did not answer. He
was indicted for gambling, selling
liquor &c.
True bills were found against the
Catawissa burglars. R. Buckingham,
J. B. Robison and T. B. Hanley Esq.,
were appointed by the court to de
fend the prisoners when the case was
called on Wednesday.
On Monday of last week the court
house was filled with people to hear
the trial of the men accused of
burglary at Baldy's store of Catawissa.
The commonwealth was represented
by District attorney Chrisman and
W. H. Rhawn Esq. The prisoners
were defended by J. B. Robison, R.
Buckingham and 1'. B. Hanley Esq.
A number of witnesses were called
by the prosecutors, the evidence
showing that the goods found in the
possession of the accused belonged to
Mr. Baldy, and that some of the gang
were seen in Latawissa about the
time of the robbery. Three of the
men were convicted, and one ac
quitted. Mrs: Sylvis and L. R. Asten,
charged with receiving stolen goods
were discharged by the court.
The grand jury made their report on
Thursday morning. It is as follows:
REPORT OK GRAND JURY.
That we have pursuant to our
required duties, investigated all bills
of indictment presented for our con
sideration, and have passed upon
them according to their respective
merits. We have also examined the
public buildings and find that the
office of the Register and Recorder
should have new furniture, such as
chairs, &c. That the counter in the
Sheriff's office should be moved and a
new table put back of it that his busi
ness might be transacted with more
privacy, and the floor of his office be 1
covered with figured cork matting.
That the water closet on first floor be
removed and the floor on first hall re
paired. That on examining the county
prison, we find the floors in some of
the cells need repairing and spouting
on same should be put in repair at
once, as the drips are defacing the
walls. That the kitchen floor of the
same be covered with figured cork
matting. That a blow off pipe be
attached to the boiler in said build
ing to carry off waste water outside
of building. We further recommend
that these recommendations be
carried out.
F. B. Hartman, Foreman.
C. S. Walt2 appointed auditor in
place of G. W. Reifsnyder resigned,
in Borough of Catawissa.
The prisoners Murphy, Thomas
and McNamara remanded to the
custody of the Sheriff to await
sentence.
Hotel license of Bartley Albertson
at Orangeville transferred to Lemuel
Drake, and Lemuel Drake's license
at Benton trasferrsd to H. H. Kline
and H. Kelchner, both to take effect
March 1st.
Elmer Mears appointed guardian
of Berton P. Marclay, bond filed and
approved.
Auditor's report in estate of Freas
A. Gruver confirmed nisi.
Lewis A. Stiles vs. Samuel Cham
berlin, jury sworn, case tried, verdict
for plaintiff for $205.37.
Charter granted to St. John's Evan
gelical Lutheran congregation of Ber
wick. Auditor's report in the estate of
Alem Whitmire deceased, confirmed
nisi.
J. D. Bodine vs. Columbia county.
Jury sworn and case tried. The
plaintiff was formerly clerk to
the County Commissioners, and his
claim in this suit was for $500 for ex
tra services rendered as clerk in col
lecting the State tax, under the rev
enue act of 1885 and 1889. W. H.
Rhawn represented the plaintiff, and
R. R. Little appeared for the county.
J. D. Bodine, C. M. Terwilliger, ex
commissioners Girton and Stephens,
were called as witnesses for the plain
tiff, and the county called commiss
ioners Rettenhouse, and Sands, and
William Krickbautn. The jury gave
a verdict for the plaintiff for $200.
William A. Hartzell, proprietor of
the Fashion Livery at the Exchange
Hotel stables, has purchased a hand
some cab. It is just from the factory,
and is the finest rig of the kind in
town. He is now prepared to fill all
orders for parties, weddings, funerals,
or other occasions needing such a
carriage. Orders should be left with
him at the stables.
EVANGELISTIC SERVIOES.
The union revival meetings inaugu
rated by five of the churches of Blooms
burg, with Rev. E. E. Davidson as
evangelist began last Sunday afternoon
with a young people's meeting in the
Opera House. The large hall was
crowded and Rev. Davidson's plain,
practical talk to the young people
about the importance of the work to
be done by them in ronnectiou with
these revival meetings was listened
to with close attention. The sermon
was followed by a consecration meet
ing in which about one hundred took
part.
In the evening three simultaneous
union services were h:ld, one in the
Opera House, one in the Reformed
church and one in the Methodist
church. The churches had very fair
congregations, the Opera House was
again crowded.
The meeting in the Opera House
began with a song service. A large
choir of about eighty voices with Mr.
F. B. Hartman as chorister, and Mrs.
Holmes as organist, has been secured
to lead in the singing. The male
choir, under the direction of Prof.
Niles, rendered three selections during
the meeting.
Mr. Davidson preached another
very practical sermon on personal duty
from the text, "Lord what wilt thou
have me to do ?" Acts 9 ; 6. The
question is not what the Evangelist is
going to do, but what are you going
to do ? God does not want us to wait
to see if the meetings are going to be
successful and popular. If you with
hold your support the meetings will
come just that far short of their full
est snccess, for the word laid upon us
by the Master can not be done by an
other, and must be forever undone, if
we fail to do it.
Mr. Davidson then went to the
Methodist church, and after brief ad
dresses from Dr. Waller and Rev.
Heilman, the congregation was dis
missed. Monday afternoon a children's meet
ing was held in the Opera House,
which, notwithstanding the falling
snow, was attended by over three hun
dred. They were quite pleased with Mr.
Davidson's apt talk to them, prom
ised to help him in the work by prayer
and deed and voted to have another
meeting next Monday.
At the evening meeting Mr. David
son preached another of his very prac
tical and instructive sermons, his text
being Isa. 59 ; i,- a. One of the pre
valent sins of the church is unbelief. I
do not mean to say that church mem
bers are infidels but many of them
have only a half belief in God's power
and willingness to save. We are too
apt to think that this is a bad com
munity, we cannot have a revival here.
An English boy hpving gone to a dis
tant part of the farm in his bare feet,
decided to take a short cut home
through the fieids. He had to cross a
stream which he could easily jump
over. Standing back a little distance,
he ran with all his might to make the
leap and placed his bare feet on a
sleeping serpent which had coiled it
self on the bank of the stream. He
said he would never forget the feeling
of horror which ran through him as his
bare foot touched the cold clammy
snake. So should we be fiilled with
horror at the first indication of unbe
lief in our hearts.
Lukewarmness, worldliness, avarice,
quarrels, and neglect of duty were
named as other sins of the church.
The great danger to the church to-day
is not the opposition which comes
from without, but the loss of spiritual
life within it and the tendency to as
similate itself with the world. Men
of note in the scientific world are not
opposed to the church of Christ as is
so commonly supposed. Churches never
were so numerous, so wealthy, and so
influential as to day.
A meeting was held in the Lutheran
church Tuesday afternoon and again
in the Opera House in the evening
tor which the hall was well filled.
Services will be held during the
week until Saturday, in the Lutheran
church at 4 o'clock, and in the Opera
House at 7:30 o clock.
Normal Sctiool Notes.
Just a line this week to remind our
readers mat tnis j-riday evening, Eeb,
17, is the time for our splendid enter
tainment in the Student' Lecture
Course bv Edward P. Elliott.
The drama he renders is "Lend Me
'toe Shillings", and so real does he
make every one of the seven characters
tnat tne entire audience at once
pronounce him an artist of unusual
ability.
The diagram is open at W
Brooke & Co's Etore.
H.
Washington's Birthday, Wednesday,
the 22nd inst. is the next holiday.
1803.
HE WANTS LIGHT.
We have not '.he pleasure of the ac-
ouaintancc of the young man who
conducts the Berwick Indejiendent.
but if he really wants some light on
the subject of job printing we would
suggest that he enter a first class print
ing office like The Columman and
thus learn something about the busi
ness in the usual way. ror his benefit
however, we do not mind telling him
that an office that understands how to
do its own gumming and binding,
and is provided with number
ing machines, can procure the paper
for. tooo township election tickets for
45 cents. When a printer has to give
all the profit in a job to some one in
the city who does for him what he does
not know how to do himself, of course
he can't expect to make much. The
"intelligent reader" can thus easily
see why it is that a printer who has to
buy his ballot paper ready gummed
and perforated, at $3 50 a thousand
cannot compete with another who
buys the paper in bulk and does all
the work at home If he wants more
light, we would suggest that with three
presses run by water power, we are
perhaps better equipped for the work
than an office with only one press, run
by foot power.
Our esteemed Berwick contempor
ary evidently is disappointed about
something, or he would not have in
dulged in those remarks about our
getting a "pull elsewhere", and sug
gested th it the price given is "only a
blind". We confess we do get a good
many "pulls," but they come to us in
the shape of job printing because of
our superior facilities. As to the price
being a "blind," it will be very easy,
to ascertain that, after the work is
done ; it is a mere matter of multiply
ing the number of thousands by the
price per thousand.
We are not kicking at all. On the
other hand- we are extremely grateful
to all those who have so kindly adver
tised us as being able to do printing
at the lowest possible rates. People
throughout the county should make a
note of this, and when they want good
work at reasonable prices, call at The
Columbian Office.
M1LLYILLE,
Mrs. William Bogart of Espy, spent
last week at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mr. James Manning.
The Farmers' institute held here
last week was a grand success, if large
audiences mean anything.
"It was just grand". "The best I
ever heard". "Have heard several no
ted speakers, but that went ahead of
all." Such are the expressions heard
on every hand of the lecture given on
the last night of the Farmers' institute
by the Hon. H. M. Hinckley ot Dan
ville, Pa. He gave the young people
some very wholesome advice, which if
put into practice would result in great
good. Come again.
The eleventh semi-annual conven
tion of the W. C. T. U. of Colirtnbia
county are in session this week at Ben
ton, Pa., beginning on Wednesday and
ending to-night.
Mrs. L. AI. German and son and
Miss Jennie, daughter of Doctor Ev
erett of Unityville spent last Sunday in
town at the home of W. B. German.
James Patton has been quite sick
with pneumonia.
John Reice and family of Nebraska
are visiting friends and relatives in
this section, having arrived last Friday.
Mrs. Henry Rote who lives uear here,
is a sister.
Joseph Kitchen, who was taken sick
at the Farmers' institute, is much bet
ter. The third of the series of lectures
given by the W. C. T. U. will be given
in the Opera House Tuesday evening
the 21st, by E. V. Yates. Subject:
China and the Chinese, She will be
dressed in Chinese costume.
About every other man you meet
now has a smile on his countenance.
He expects to be a borough officer
aftei election.
Arthur, youngest son of C. R. Hen
rie, has been quite sick for some time
with a bad cold and sore throot. He
is some better now.
Some of our townsfolk went to Uni
tyville last Tuesday to attend the pub
lic sale of Mrs. L. M. German.
Several went from here to Benton
to attend the convention now in ses
sion there.
PIGEON SHOOTING.
The second annual shooting tour
nament of the Bloomsburg Gun Club
will be held at the Bloomsburg Fair
grounds on February 32, 33 and 24.
Live birds on the 33d, targets
the other two dr.ys. J. II. Mercer is
the President of the club, and W. B.
Allen, secretary.
NOS
PERSONAL
A. C. Freas and family are spending
the week in Philadelphia.
C. W. Funston went to Chicago on
Wednesday, on business.
J. M. Amerman Esq., of Forks wa
among the visitors in town on Satur
day. Guy Rawlings has returned to
Bloomsburg, and will go into J. G.
Wells' jewelry store next Monday.
Editor Smith of the Benton Argus
was in town on Monday. He hopes
to secure a borough organization for
Benton in the near future. John S.
Phillips is foreman of the Benton Ar
gue office.
U. P. McHenry of Millville was in
town on Friday to attend to his duties
as one of the viewers in the assess
ment of damages claimed by Ash &
Bro. from Jackson & Woodin for in
jury to water power.
John M. Beaghan, a former resid
ent here, spent Monday and Tuesday
in town, after an absence of twelve
years. He finds many changes here.
He now resides at jersey snore ana is
an engineer on the Beech Creek rail
road. A NOTABLE WEEDING.
LOWENBERG DREIFUSS.
At high noon Tuesday, Miss Red-
na Lowenberg, one of Bloomsburg's
most popular and accomplished so
ciety girls, was united in marriage to
Wolf Dreifuss, a prominent and suc
cessful young merchant of Milton,
Pa. The wedding took place at the
home of the bride's mother on Main
street, and the impressive Jewish mar
riage ceremony was performed by the
bride's uncle, the Rev. H. JKubin of
Wilkes-Barre. At precisely 1 2:10, to
the beautiful strains of Mendlessohn's
wedding march, played by Miss Em
ma Townsend, the bridal couple, ac
companied by the groom's uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Dreifuss of
Danville and the bride's mother and
uncle, Mrs. D. Lowenberg and Mr.
David Kohns of New York City, slow
ly marched into the parlor and under
a chandelier embowered in smilax and
carnations the happy pair were made
man and wife. The solemn Jewish
ritual was in German and Hebrew
and was preceded by a sermon which
eulogized the meritorious qualities of
the d.ceased father of the bride, the
late lamented David Lowenberg. The
bride wore a beautiful dress, made of
blue figured silk trimmed with blue
crepe tie chene and the groom the
conventional black prince albert. Both
tall and of fine outward appearance,
they made a handsome couple indeed.
After many heartfelt congratulations
the bridal party and guests proceeded
to the dining room and partook of a
repast which included all the delica
cies of the season. The glasses clink
ed many times after eloquent speech
es and witty toasts full of praise for
the bride's many virtues and the
groom's wisdom in his choice. The
wedding presents which were entirely
too numerous to mention, included
many elegant pieces of cut glass, a
great quantity of fine solid silverware,
elaborate ornaments and furniture,
beautiful china and glass sets and
several checks for large sums of money,
The bridal couple left amid showers
of rice on the 4 p. m. train for the
south. They will spend their honey
moon in Washington, Baltimore and
Old Point Comfort and upon their
return will take up their residence m
Milton. Regina's many Bloomsburg
friends wish her a long life of happi
ness and prosperity in her new home.
The guests from a. distance, all rela
tives of the bride and groom, were as
follows : Mr. and Mrs. L. Kohns,
Mr. David Kohns and Mrs Joseph
Kaufman, of New York City, Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Dreifuss, Mr. and Miss
Dreifuss, of Danville. Mr. Joseph
Lowenberg of Norristown, Mr. Wm
Lowenberg of Philadelphia, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Dreifuss, Mr. Sigmund and
Miss Dreifuss of Milton, Mrs. M.
Weinberg of Mahanoy City, Rev. II.
Rubin, Miss Hannah Rubin, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Koons and Mr. snd Mrs.
A. Kline of Wilkesbarre. Mr. Ull
man of Tremont, Pa., Mr. and Mrs.
Abe Brown and Mrs. L. Sacks, of
Pittston, Pa.
The reception given by Dr. and
Mrs. I. W. Willits last Friday evening
was an elegant affair, and was largely
attended. During the evening the
aoft strains of excellent music were
heard, emanating from Chas. P. El
wells' orchestra which was located in
a room on the second floor. The re
freshment were delicious, and were
served very attractively in the dining
room. Misses Annie Jameson and
Maude Patterson presided at the table
and served the coffee and chocolate.
The house was beautifully decorated
with palms and flowers.
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