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A LOCAL INSTITUTE.
A local Institute for Orange and
Fishing Creek townships wis held in
the M. E. church at Stillwater, Satur
day, March 4, 1893. The institute
was opened by singing "Nearer, my
God, to Thee," after which the ninety
fifth psalm was read and prayer offer
ed by Prof. G. E. Wilbur of the 15. S.
N.S.
After electing Miles I. Beishlinc
secretary, E. B. lleishline of Stillwater,
gave a few opening remarks. One re
mark of special note and interest was
that the first school in Fishing Greek
township was taught at Stillwater, and
that Mr. John Sutton, the poet of
Stillwater was the teacher.
The program was as follows : A
recitation by Lizzie Barber ; Music ;
Remarks on Grammar, by E. B. Beish
line. We can make each recitation
to a greater or lesser extent a language
lesson. Grammar, unless taught
practically, is of very little use. Gram
mar is the most useful study, because
it is the most used; recitation by Daisy
McIIenry; Music; recitation by Leo-ia
Smith ; recitation by Sadie Kelchner.
Prof. Wilbur now gave us a short
address. No teacher can interest his
or her pupils, unless he or she has a
true love for them. If you can im
press upon the parents the true love
that you have for your school and
their pupils, nine-tenths of the oposi
tions can be overcome. We should
remember that some boys and girls
are in school but a ' short time, and
that we should give them a line of
work that will be most useful to them;
Music. Adjourned until 1:30 p. m.
Afternoon session opened with
Music; recitation by Geraldine Hagen
buch j an address by Prof. W. E.
Mauser of Orangeville. "The Mem
ory." The memory is placed second
by psychologists in the order of intel
lectual growth. We retain only what
we have thoroughly acquired. Re
taining facts depends upon three con
ditions: (1.) Strength of first im
pressions, (a.) Length of time to
dwell on knowledge gained. (3.) Fre
quencyot renewal. The power to
recall facts depends upon the manner
in which ideas held in retention are
connected with each other ; recitation
Dy Daisie Smith; Music.
An interesting talk on the snhiect
of "History," by Prof. Wilbur. Assign
icssons Dy topics, 1 each pupils to
analyze all subjects. Give dates onlv
of important events. Teach cause of
war, and not number of men killpH
We can teach the history of county or
luwmsnip witn a great deal of interest.
An address. "What n.irents nn.l Hir
ectors can and should do to make our
schools a success," by John G. Mc
nenry 01 itenton. we are living in
an age of progression, and the great
question that confronts us, are we
keeping up with the times. Directors
should be educated, honest, and up
right people. Perfect harmonv should
exist among directors, parents, teach
er and pupils. Give each child an
equal chance, whether clothed with
rigs or Droadcloth ami silk. Prepare
yourselves for live action for von know
not to what important action you may
uc caueo.
After listening to another heantifnl
song, W. C. Johnston, County Supt.,
addressed the audience. The teacher
must know the child that he is teach
ing. Where there is a lack of prompt
ness on the part of the teacher, we
readilv a l.irt nf nrnmntnpco in
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pupils. Give directions, and let pu
pils do the work. Let your aim be to
set a good example, because your ex
ample will be practiced and not your
precept. Music j recitation by Miss
Clara Raber ; recitation by Miss Lulu
Raber.
The following teachers were pre
sent: Fishing Creek E. B. Beish
linc, Sarah Moyer, Grace Albertson,
Millie Albertson, Grace Edgar, Mat
tie Arnold, O. J. Hess, W. W. Pealer,
J. M. Boston. Orange Eva Moyer,
J. W. Hidlay, Prof. W. C. Mauser,
Miles I. Beishline. Benton Hattie
Edgar, ff. W. Beishline. Greenwood
Leah Follmer.
Institute closed by singing "God be
with You."
The contest over the Post Office at
Berwick waxes warm as the time for
expiration of Commission (March 28)
approaches. The contestants are : R.
S. Bowman, the present republican
Post Master, C. H. Dorr, who recently
Purchased the Berwick Independent
of Mr. Bowman, John G. Jacoby, Ber
wick's popular justice of the Peace
and Insurance Agent, and J. W. Camp
bell a first-class mechanic and genia
workman at the Berwick Car Shopsl
It is hard to say who will be the win
ner but we venture the prediction that
Mr. Bowman will not be ''in it," and
he ought not be.
Leases are for sale at this ofi'io.
cents apeicc, 30 cents a dozen.
LIGHT STREET.
Last Wednesday quite a number of
me citizens ot town and vicinity gave
Rev. Whitney's family a cordial greet-
nig.
On Sunday morning last Rev. Shaf-
ler preached a sermon for h p r
S. of A. preparatory to his leaving for
ma iifw iil-iu oi iauor.
Rev. Donahue preached in the M.
E. Church on Sunday evening the last
of the conference.
On last Thursday things were pretty
lively for a while judging from the
active part taken bv the riti pn a in
opening the ditches to let the water
out. as it was several cellars were
tilled with water.
At this writing three of J. E. Zeig-
icr s cnnnrcn are reported as having
scarlet fever.
Chas. Rink on Saturday last bought
jacoo uman s Day horse.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
gave an entertainment on Saturday
evening in me m. Church.
Mrs. O. P. Ent of Shickshinny
spent i ucsnay evening in town.
A Miss Biddle from Cowen has
been visiting at Rev. Shaffer's for the
past week.
Jay Brown returned from his trip
south on l hursday last.
STILLWATER.
The snow is going fast, and the
roaas are very pad.
Springjis coming, the robins and blue
birds w ere chirping this week.
The sale of Henry Kelchner was
wen attended, the articles sold
brought a fair price. He contemplates
moving to Benton about April 1st,
nas rented nis urm to Air. Everett.
Mrs. Huffotd was called to Scran-
ton to attend the funeral of her
sister.
Minerv,a daughter of Eli McHenrv
was buried in the Benton cemetry
last Wednesday, she will be greatly
missed in their family. She had
serious) case of inflammation of the
bowels. Her only sister Anna an in
valid for some ten years being unable
to walk most of her time or wait upon
herself, her disease is rheumatism.
Lieutenant John Karns of Benton
has been sick since early last fall, his
disease being softening of the brain,
he is not improving very fast.
Mrs. Sutton's case is still serious.
Miss. Mertie Herring has been
visiting friends at Stillwater the past
week.
AULLV1LLE.
Charles Eckman is quite sick.
J. B. Eves had quite an extensive
sale of agricultural implements last
I uesday.
Wellington Shultz, son of Hiram
Shultz of Iola was buried last Sunday
in the cemetery at this place. He
leaves a wife and three children. He
was 36 years, 11 months and 16 days
old. v.
The hich waters caused bv the re
cent rain and snow took two spans of
the W. & W. R. R. bridge at Eyers
grove so the train could not go over,
and thev went for the mail on the
hand car, it is now repaired so they
will use it again.
The snow going off leaves the streets
and yards in a very dirty condition.
Prof. J. P. Welsh, Principal, and
Messrs. C. W. Miller, J. C. Brown,
and Geo. E. Elwell, of the Board of
Trustees of the State Normal School,
appeared before the Legislative com
mittee on appropriations in the Capi
tol at Harrisburg last week Thursday
night on behalf of a bill that has been
introduced asking for an appropriation
of $97,000 for the school. This sum
is needed to pay off an old debt of
$40,000, and to erect the proposed
new buildinz, including a gymnasium
and its equipment. The school is now
tilled nearly to its utmost capacity, and
the new building will sjpply more
class-rooms, and accomodate about
100 more boarders. This school has
not asked for an appropriation in
seventeen years, when the Dormitory
burned. Since that time the Trustees
have erected the building containing
36 class-rooms, have added a large
wing to the Dormitory, and last year
remodeled the Auditorium, making it
one of the handsomest of the kind in
the state. There arena students in
the Senior class. Such an institution
that has done so much for itself, cer
tainly merits some recognition from
the state authorities, and it ought to
get what it asks for now.
A sub-committee from the com
mittee on appropriations will prob.-.bly
visit the school soon, and make a per
sonal investigation of its needs.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FKIDAY, MARCH 17, 1893.
Evangelical Ministers.
The Evangelical Conference held
at Milton last week, made the follow
ing appointments.
Lewisuvro Dis't. A. H. Irvine, P.E.
Lewisburg, E. Crumbling.
Buffalo, J. D. Shortess.
Milton, M. F. Fosselman.
Washingtonville, I. M. Pines.
Hughesville, H. A. Stoke.
Muncy Valley, W. J. Campbell.
Dushore, H. T. Minsker. ,
Danville, S. S. Mumey.
Bloomsburg, J. Womeldorf.
Light Street, D. A. Attman.
Waller, W. Minsker,
Columbia, C. D. Moore.
Berwick, A. Stapleton.
Nescopeck, J. F. Dunlap.
Nanticoke, C .L. Sones.
Ransome, E. E. Shaffer.
Tunkhannock cir. ) B. F. Kellar.
Tunkhannock, j W. H. Hoch.
Scranton, Zion, J. W. Messinger.
Scranton, Trinity, J. G. Whitmire.
West Clifford to be supplied.
Zion's Grove, L. Dill.
Luzerne to be supplied.
I. E Spangler, Secretary of Y. M.
C- A., of Milton, Pa., and member of
Milton Quarterly Conference. A. L.
Rceser, G. Hunter and E. Swengle,
members of Lewisburg Quarterly Con
ference. SUPREME OOfJRT OASES.
The cases that have been appealed
from this county to the Supreme court
will be heard in Philadelphia during
the week commencing on April 10th.
The following are the cases and coun
sel :
T. O. Dotv vs. Tonas Dotv'a estate.
Wintersteen and Lenihan for plaintiff;
Freeze and Barklev for defendant.
Harry B. Hess' estate, Little, Mc-
Jviiup ana Elwell tor the estate ; Hol
lingsworth & Fraley ot Philadelphia
ior appellants.
Tacob Bartholomew's estate. Ttarlt
ley for estate, Geyer and Scarlet for
appellants.
T. W. Hoffman vs. B. & S. R R
Co., Wintersteen, Barkley and Scarlet
for plaintiff; Buckalew, Freeze and
wauei tor detendant.
T. D. Fulmer vs. Tennie S. Poiist.
Barkley and Fritz for plaintiff, Little
for defendant.
Paper books must be served 20 days
Dctore Apni 10th.
Attempted Bobbery.
There was an attempt made to rob
the National Bank of Catawissa last
Thursday night The burglars bored
a hole through the outer door and
forced the lock oft to cam entrance.
They next proceeded to the vault and
there driled a small hole into the door,
evidently intending to place powder
and blow open the doors. They were
disturbed from some cause and left
the place. Had they gained entrance,
two other heavy doors would have
been found barring them from the
funds. Three suspicious characters
were seen to get off the evening up
train ot the Pennsylvania railroad,
and walk back in the direction of the
tank they carried a satchel. The
same parties were seen to take the
early morning train on Friday.
The new orchestra contemplates
giving a concert in the near future.
There are a dozen members, and it is
the best organization of the kind the
town has ever had. Many of them
have played in public for charitable or
church entertainments on numerous
occasions, and now that they propose
to give a concert for their own benefit,
they are entitled to a very liberal sup
port. It costs money for music, as
well as time and practice, to belong to
such an orchestra, and the members
can hardly be expected to keep it up
at their own expense, to play for the
public benefit gratuitously. When they
announce their date every seat in the
house ought to be filled.
II. G. Eshleman. of the firm nf
Eshleman & Wolf plumbers, eras fitters
and dealers in ranees, stoves, heater.
agricultural implements, &c, is a
musician as well as a first class
mechanic. For manv vears he has
nlaverl the rl.irinne tte in ih.
burg Cornet B-nd, and in Metheral's
orchestra, and now plays with Prof.
C. P. Elwell's orchestra. II? is al
ways ready and willinir to lend hJ
talents to any entertainment, and has
played at a great number of concerts
for charitable obiect. always rrivinir
his service most cheerfully. Such
men are a benefit to any community,
out musicians are not always ap
preciated. An able minister pets Jfc.rtrto va
a Congressman $5,000, a good lawyer
1 1 0.OOO a Vear. a POOll doctor nhnii.
the same, while last year Jockey Fred
iurai, iorsix month s work, got $26,-000.
Eigb Water.
The rains and thaw of last Thursday
made a sudden rise in the streams in
this section causing some damage. In
the little Fishingcreek the ice breaking
Thursday night, formed a gorge against
the bridge at Mordansville, this made
a rapid rise of the stream and sur
rounded the home of County Commis
sioner Sands ; with difficulty he saved
his stock and property the cows were
in the water over their backs; at three
o'clock next morning the gorge broke
and the water at once subsided. Many
movab e articles as wagons, sleds,
li'mber and barns were carried down
the stream. The county bridge was
moved a little but no great damage
done. At Eyersgrove several spans of
the w. & W. Railroad budge were
carried away, necessitating the transfer
of freight and passengers across the
creek a tram being run on either side
of the creek. In the Susquehanna
river the ice breaking above, came
down by the Bloom ferry at five
o'clock Friday afternoon; the river
rising very rapidly with it. The high
est point the water reached was about
fifteen inches deep on the top of the
banks at the ferry. The ice ceased to
flow to any great amount, Sunday af-
ternoon, and the water had then fallen
about six feet but the warm wind of
the morning had caused the remaining
snow to melt rapidly and the watets
again to rise. This Friday (St. Pat
rick's Day) March 17th. marks the
28th anniversary of the great flood in
the North Branch of the Susquehanna,
when the water was 35 feet above
low water mark.
The Bloomsburg Orchestra now
consists of twelve members, and they
make excellent music. It was i
matter of much regret that they play
ed only two numbers at the Monu
ment r una concert last week, as
everybody enjoyed their music greatly,
They ought to give a concert of their
own, and show what they can do.
Bloomsburg has never had such a
musical organization, and if it re
ceives any sort of public encourage
ment and support, it can be kept to
gether. 1 he Columbian is at their
service when ever they will consent to
give a concert.
It is an old saying that if you don't
blow your own horn, nobody else will
blow it for you. So we toot a toot or
two. In the matter of job work we
unhesitatingly say that no other print
ing office in this county can success,
fully compete with The Columbian,
Where others have but one job press,
we have three. Where others have to
run their one by foot power, we run
two of ours by water power. Our fa
cilities are unsurpassed. Come and
see them, and get our estimates be
fore ordering your printing. We have
just received an order for printing the
ordinancs and laws of Bloomsburg,
ours being the lowest of three bids.
From birth a boy can own property;
at 7 he is, if intelligent, answerable
for crime; at 14 he, if necessary, could
choose his guardian and could con
tract marriage, at 14 he is punishable
for a misdemeanor; at 18 he is quali
fied for military service, at 2 1 he may
declare himself independent of his
father, and is then old enough to vote;
at 25 he is eligible to Congress; at 30
to the United States Senate ; at 40
to the Presidency; at 45 he is exempt
from military duty.
Farmers who are fortunate enough
to own sugar trees are said to be count
ing on a great season sor sugar mak
ing the coming spring. It is well known
to those engaged in that business that
a good season always follows a winter
that furnishes abundance of cold
weather. The maple sap is always
sweeter after a period of intense frost
and furnishes a larger percentage of
sugar. Not only that, but the trees
yield a larger quantity of sap after a
cold winter than they do after a winter
that has frequent thaws and periods of
warm weather.
Each time a cigar dealer takes a
handful of cigars from a box and
spieads them on top of the show case
for a purchaser to select from, he vio
lates one of the most stringent laws of
the United States. The internal re
venue law has a rigid provision to the
effect that a retailer must not take
cigars from the box after it has been
packed and stamped. He should al
ways hand out the box to his custo
mers and let them select from it.
Wesley Freas of whom mention
was made several weeks aero havine
received a stroke of uaralvsis. died at
his home in Centre township last
Thursday evening. A wife and one
son, survives him. Funeral services
were held at the house Sunday after
noon March 12th. One brother. B.
B. Frea3 of Bloomsburg, survives.
Princeton Quartette.
A rare musical treat is in store for
our people. The Princeton College
Quartette under the leadership of Mr,
I . P. Bliss, will give one of their popu
lar vocal concerts, in the Opera House
on Friday evening, March 31st. This
Quarteette was organized about three
years ago, since which time it has been
rapidly growing in favor. During the
past year they have sung before large
audiences in Asbury Park, rhiladel
ohia. Tersev Citv. Hartford. Conn.
Chicago and other large cities, and all
have spoken in high praise of their
ability and execution. Mr. Bliss, the
leader is a son of the late P. P. Bliss,
famous as a composer and singer, and
he promises soon to equal, if not sur
pass his father in fame and ability.
l hose who enjoy good music should
not miss this opportunity.
Thh Spring Flood Danger.
The condition for great damage
by the spring floods were never more
complete than at the present time.
and none who have noted with any
watchfulness the extraordinary winter
which has just closed will be sur
prised to read of immense ice gorges,
inundated towns, crushed bridges and
general destruction along the valley
of our principal rivers and their
tributaries. In the northern and
western counties of the State snow
fell nearly or quite four feet during
the winter. The extremely low
temperature created ice of unprece
dented thickness, and the recent heavy
rains have served to melt the snow
and send the water down the hill
sides in torrents. Disastrous floods
could hardly fail to follow, and that
the losses will be unusually heavy is not
to be doubted.
The denuding of the hill and
mountain sides of their forest has
greatly increased both the danger and
damage of the present spring flood.
The snow has been as deep and the
ice as thick and plentiful in former
exceptional years as during the past
winter. But with a large proportion
of the watershed of our principal rivers
formerly covered with dense forest,
neither the sun's rays nor the heaviest
spring rains served to Dring tne
melting snows out of the mountains
in two or three days' time. Under
the old conditions it required weeks
instead of days for these accumulated
waters ta find their way into the
rivers.
The lesson is obvious. The re
maining forest of Pennsylvania should
be preserved, not destroyed, as a
measure of protection from disastrous
floods, if for nothing more. While
the floods are rushing down the river
beds, submerging towns and endanger
ing life and property, nothing can be
done of a preventive nature. Those
endangered must meet the existing
emergency in the best way they can.
But there should be remedial
measures taken by the Legislature
and people combined to lesson the
flood danger in the future or at least
to guard against its increase. Timea.
A custom similiar to that of the
American Arbor dav nrevails in India;
where it is deemed an act of ereat
religious merit either to plant a tree or
A'. li r- f- u it-
uig a wen. xii labi many iicii ma
doos have in the exi tec tat ion of male
ing a short cut to Paradise, spent
I r 1 i
laigc suras ui money in pianung trees
and making wells to provide both re
freshment and shade to weary travel
lers and pilgrims.
Superintendent Waller has annoint-
ed ex-Congressman Bruner of Reading,
C. W. Miller, of Blooir.sburcr. H. C.
Greenwalt of Chambersburg, and Col
onel tzra n. Kipple ot bcranton, to
act with the school Superintendents of
the Fourth Normal School District in
reference to the building of a Normal
School at Stroudsburg.
C. H. Rice is making extensive im
provements in the room lately occu
pied by G. N. Wilson the grocer.
He is preparing it for his meat market
and has arranged it in the most con
venient way. His elevated track for
earring meat will no doubt prove a
great success. The second floor is
being arranged into convenient rooms
for the use of his family.
Francis Lafountaine the ferryman.
says he will not float the flat for a
week or more, since information re
ceived, shows that the ice has not yet
an come down the river, and the flat
would be in danger before the ice is
removed. From Wilkes Barre upwards
the ice has only moved out of the
central part of the river leaving high
panks ot ice at the sides.
W. C. McKinnev expects to onen a
boot and shoe store in the store room
vacated by Jac. Keller, about April
NO 12
PERSONAL.
Mrs. J. Q. Creveling of Plymouth
has been visiting at Mr. E. M. Knorr's.
John Fox has been on the sick list
for several days.
Geo. A. Clark of Tyrone was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs. Blackmar who has been visit
ing friends in this place returned to
her home at St. Louis, Tuesday.
Judge Joseph Buffington of the
United States Court for this district,
spent Sunday at Mr. William Neal's.
W. L. Eyerly is assisting General
Secretary B. F. Armstrong at the Y.
M. C. A. rooms.
John B. Earhart and wife went to
Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa.,
last Wednesday morning to attend
the funeral of his mother Mrs. Daniel
Earhart.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Driefuss of Mil
ton were in town last Friday evening.
Mr. Driefus returned home on the late
train while his wife temained lor a few
days with her mother Mrs. D. Lowen
berg. Oottolene.
Since Tuesday there has been a
practical test of the merits of Cotto
lene given at the grocery side of I. W.
McKelvy's store. Mrs. Sumner, a
graduate of Mrs. Rohrer's Cooking
School has been kept busy, with an
assistant, making cakes, pies, &c, for
those calling at the store to see the
great substitute for lard. Cottolene
is made of 80 per cent. Cotton seed oil
and ao per cent, beef fat. It is the
purest, most healtnful and digestable
substance for cooking purposes. It is
used the same as lard, except that
two-thirds of a pound 6( Cottolene
does the work of one pound of lard,
and it is sold at 15 cents a pound.
In using Cottolene there is no need
of using any butter, as it answers
every purpose in making the best of
the pastries. Mrs. Sumner will re
main here until Saturday evening; all
who can should call and see the cook
ing and test the articles.
The Republican office next week
will move into their new quarters in
Moyer building, in the rear of Hess
Bros. Jewelry store. The room has
been specially fitted for them and
ought to make a great improvement
over their present location.
The sudden melting ot the great
depth of snow has made it uncomfor
table for the great majority of our peo
ple. There is scarcely a residence in
the town, that has not been trouoled
with the water running into the cellar.
Bloomsburg is generally free from such
annoyance, but this is an exceptional
winter.
The members of the committee on
appropriations were each presented
with a catalogue of the Bloomsburg
Normal School at the hearing before
them last week Thursday. Several of
them pronounced it the neatest book
of the kind that had been before them.
Thanks, gentlemen ! It was printed at
The Columbian office.
Numerous improvements are con
templated in this office in the near
future. We are now giving our read
ers, weekly, a story, an article on road
improvements, a column of Christian
Endeavor matter, a considerable
amount of general news, and all the
local news. Subscribers who pay in
advance also get the benefit of our
clubbing offer announced in every is
sue. An eight page paper for only
$1.00 a year. It is very cheap, but
not to cheap too be good. Try it a
year.
Charles Watson McKelvy has ac
cepted a fire insurance agency repre
senting Thomson Derr & Bro. of
Wilkesbarre, who are the agents for
many of the best known companies in
the world. B. F. Hartman has been
their agent here for many years, and
has done a very large business, but
his declining years and ill health pre
vent his securing any new risks, and
all old business will remain in his
hands, while Mr. McKelvy will
receive new applications. The latter
is a young man who is thoroughly
competent to fill the position, and will
give it his careful attention. His of
fice is in the business office of I. W.
McKelvy's store.
Paper Book.
The facilities of The Columbian
for getting out Supreme Court paper
books are not equalled by any other
office in this section. We can get out
30 pages a day if necessary, but we
perfer not to do it at that rate. Bring
in your orders now. If everybody
waits to the last day, we cannot fill
isc.
all the orders.