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VOL 28
A CORRECTION.
Editor Columbian:
Pkar Sir : In the description of
my farm in last week's issue of your
paper, the impression is given that the
poultry yards belong to me. I desire
to correct this impression and say that
they belong wholly to my father-in-' aw,
Mr. Sager. I have no money invested
in them, and no interest whatever in
the poultry business, except that it
gives me satisfaction to see Mr. Sager
succeed so well in a business that is
generally so poorly managed and so
lightly considered. Yours Truly,
J. P. Wei.su.
CHURCH NEWS.
Centennial Celebration.
Sunday, April 30th,was a memorable
day in Trinity Reformed church,
Bloomsburg, Pa. It was the one hun
dredth anniversary of the independent
existence of the Reformed Church in
the United States, and appropriate ex
ercises were held in the above named
church. In the morning the pastor,
Rev. C II. Brandt, preached a sermon
on the history of the Reformed Church
in the United States, and in the even
ine the Sunday School hart a service
suitable to the occasion, of which the
following is the program :
i. Te Deum, by the choir,
a. Invocation, by the entire school,
t. Hvmn 448.
a. Address of Welcome, by Anna
Solleder,
. Anniversary Hymn.
6. Responsive Scripture Reading.
7. Hymn 595.
8. Praver. by the Pastor.
9. Song, Singing from the Heart,
bv Ida Smith and Helen Fornwald.
10. Recitation, Let Virtue be Your
Aim. bv Harry Kline.
1 1. Hymn, Jesus Loves the Children
Dear, by the Inlant uepartmeni.
1 a. Centennial Catechism,
it. Hymn 151.
14. Excise and Hymn, by the In
fant Department,
it. Reading, bv Tessie Ent
16. Hymn, Little Lights, by a Class
of wins.
17. Address, bv the Pastor.
18. Collection. Solo, by Bessie
Metherel.
10. Announcements.
ao. Closing Address, by Minnie
Gross.
a 1. Centenary Hymn,
a 2. Lord's Prayer.
3. Doxology.
a 4. Benediction.
The above programme was ably ren
deied. ai d all who took part deserve
much oraise. The church was hand
somely decorated with evergreens and
flowering plants, and much taste was
disolaved in the arrancements. These
decorations were undoubtedly the
finest that were ever in the church.
The centennial exercises were
comnlete success, and the day will be
long remembered by all who attended
the services last Sunday.
The new Evangelical church at
Esj.y, Pa., will be dedicated on the
14th of May at 7:30 p. m. Bishop
W. M. Stanford, of Harrisburg, Pa.,
will officiate at the dedicatory services,
assisted by Rev. A. H. Irvine, P. E.,
of Milton, and others. Services will
beheld in the church on Saturday
evening, May 13th, and Sunday, May
14th, at 10:30 a. m., 1:30 and 7:30
p. m. All are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
The Susquehanna Synod of the
Lutheran church is in session at Mont
gomery this week. The first meeting
was held Tuesday evening. W. J.
Bidleman was chosen as delegate from
the Lutheran church of Bloomsburg
to accompany the pastor Rev. P. A.
Heilman. They will be absent a week.
The Synod will close on Monday. Rev.
J. A. Wirt of Hughesville will preach
in the Lutheran church here Sunday
morning and evening. He is consid
ered one of the ablest ministers of the
Synod. Rev. Heilman will preach in
the Frst Lutheran Church, Williams
port. Resolutions.
The officers and members of Camp
319, P. O. S. of A. and brother mem
bers of the order who heard the spec
ial Ifrmr.n ilelive red bv the Pastor of
the Baptist church on Sunday morning
last are, unanimous in their praise and
therefore
Jieaolued. that a vote of thanks be
extended to the church and pastor for
their cordial reception and appropriate
lermnn Visitiivr brothers will also
... . o
please accept our thanks.
C. W. McCaslin.)
O. C. Weaver, V Committee.
C. A - RlCHELDIFLER, )
There will be a meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society at the
Lutheran church Saturday evening.
DIRECTORS' MEETING.
The school directors of Columbia
county met at the Court House Tues
day, May ad, at a o'clock in the after
noon pursuant to the call of the County
Superintendent, for the purpose of
electing a County Superintendent for
three years, and transacting other bus
iness that might come hrfor ihpm
he convention was organized bv th
election of Ino. R. TownenH of
Bloomsburg, as president, and I. C.
mown as secretary. Geo. W. Mr.
Henry, or Jackson, and Dr. L B
Kline, of Catawissa, were elected tel
lers. The secretary called the roll of
directors and the following from each
district responded : Beaver t : Tien.
ton, 3 : lierwick, 3 : Bloomsbure. 6 1
. - , -1
Briarcreek, 5 ; Catawissa, 6 ; Ceutralia,
S ; Centre, 4 ; Conyngham, 6 1 Fish-
ingcreck, 6 ; franklin, : Greenwood,
Hemlock, 4j Jackson, 3; locust,
31 Madison, s ; Main, 4; Mifflin, a
Millville Borough, 3 ; Montour, a 1 Mt
Pleasant, 4; Orange 41 Pine, 3
Roanngcreek, 1 ; Scott, a ; Sugarloaf,
oeing a total ot 90 out of 155
I he chairman announced that the
first to receive consideration was the
matter of salary. W. S. Fishei, of
Main township, said that as the salary
had remained as now fixed for so many
years, and because of the growth of
the schools, adding more work to the
Superintendent, he therefore moved
the salary for the next three years be
fixed at $1250 per year. His motion
was promptly seconded. C. C. Evans.
Esq., of Berwick, moved to amend by
fixing the salary at f 1 500. He further
stated that the salary of Si 000 had
been the same since 1869 when we
had Dut 1 01 schools, where there are
now 68 additional schools; besides
there are now local institutes, longer
sessions, and the superintendent de
votes more of his time in visitation
his labors are greatly increased.. The
amendment was seconded by
several members. Peter Hower, of
Roaringcreek, made a few rambling
remarks, occasionally touching upon
the question. J. C Bron, of Blooms
burg, stated that the minimum salary
for Columbia coun'y was fixed at
$1000, and any increase would come
out of the annual appropriations for
the county, and would be given pro
rata by the number of schools in each
district the larger towns giving the
most. The chairman called up the
amendment with the result: 28 for
salary of $1500, 58 against it. The
original motion of fixing the salary at
$1250 was then called and agreed up
on unanimously,
The name of W. C. Johnston was
placed in nomination. No other name
being given, the vote was taken viva
voce with the following result: 93
favoring the nomination, 1 either be
ins absent or not voting.
There being no other business be
fore the convention, the chairman
declared it adjourned.
ORANGEVILLE NEWS.
A quilting party gathered at the
home of Jno. K. Dildine Saturday, to
complete another of the beautiful
ciuilts that Mrs. Dildine has prepared
dui ine the winter. She has certainly
a uniuue design the patches are ar
ranged in squares, of dark and light
patches, forming what seems to the
eye periect diocks sianuing upon a
level surface. 1 he quilt when com-
nliited will be given to a Mrs Fisher
who recent! lost all by fire. Mrs
Dildine has made two other similar
presents.
The Heckman House still main
tains its . reputation as being a nrsr.
class hotel tn every particular. An ex
cellent table is spread and eveything
done to make guests comfortable. II
A. Shaffer, a son-in-law, has charge of
the hotel, for the present. He is a
verv accommodating man and would
make an acceptable landlord.
The Messrs. Pitts & Co. have leas
cd the Orangeville Shoe Factory for
another year. In addition to making
shoes they also attend to dressing
leather.
Lemuel Drake, the new landlord of
the Orangeville House, has everything
arranced about his place in a most
convenient way. He will strive to
serve the public in the best manner
nossible. and will no doubt secure a
liberal share of the patronage.
NORMAL SCHOOL ELECTION.
At the election held by the stock
holders of the Normal School last
Monday in the library, the following
riersons were elected trustees for the
next three years : William Ntal, Geo.
E. Klwell. f. C. Brown, W. M. Reber.
The following were nominated for ap
pointment by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction: C. G. Barkley,
R. R. Little, I. W. Willits, and P. S.
iTnrman. two to be selected. On
Wednesday C. G. Barklev and K. K.
Little were appointed.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 5. 1893.
ESPY.
farvin Groh of Berwick was in town
on Sunday.
Mrs. Dr. l'urnian of Northumber-
land, is at present the guest of Mrs.
M. l White.
The dedication of the new Evan
gelical church will take place on Sun
day, May 14.
Mf. Allred Mood of this vicinity
spent last Sunday at Wilkesbarre, with
his son Charles.
Mrs. Reimensnyder of Milton spent
bunday with her brother E. K. Creve
ling at this place.
vMrs. Mary Frane
is suffering
been quite
with
erysipelas, and has
sick
tor several days.
Miss Delia Geisinger went to Light
Street on Wednesday to spend a few
days with Miss Nettie Hagenbuch of
that place.
AiDcrt atooxey ot bhickshinny was
among the visitors to Espy over Sun
aay. lie returned to his home on
Monday.
Mrs. i. u. Hagenbuch and son
01 L.ignt street mane a short call on
her sister, Mrs. M. R. Geisinger, on
Saturday of last week.
Mr. James Fowler, one of our old
est citizens, was taken very ill on last
Sunday, and at this writing is in a pre
carious condition
Phillip Graham is putting up a bran
new structure on the opposite side of
.1 1 .1 t-i . fel
ine canai, near me pudge, in wnicn
he intends following out his trade,
that of boot and shoe making.
The Lutheran Aid Society held
their monthly entertainment on last
Saturday evening, the programme
was both instructive and entertaining.
and was well rendered owing to the
absence ot the Pastor, the services
were conducted by Mrs. T. D. Wcrk
heiser.
A night school has been opened in
our town for the benefit of the young
men and boys who do not have the
advantage of attending school through
the day. Ihe first session was held
in the school house on Tuesday even
ing with Monroe Lehman as teacher.
This is an opportunity that should be
taken advantage of by all whom it is
intended to benefit, as an education is
certainly essential to the welfare of
the human race.
School Board,
There was a special meeting of the
School Board held in Public Library,
Friday evening, April 28th, to consid
er the question of programmes, invi
tations and other necessary arrange
ments for Commencement day.
1 he secretary reported that Thurs
day evening, May 18th, the Opera
House would be engaged for another
purpose, therefore by motion it was
unanimously agreed to hold the exer
cises on Friday evening, May 10th.
J. C. Brown, J. K. Isittenbender
and T. R. Townsend, appointed a
committee to arrange program, and
attend to the printing.
On motion the President was auth
orized to confer with Prof. Butts and
secure his services as musical director
for the Commencement exercises.
It was unanimously agreed that ad
mission tickets be secured and distil-
but.'d among the patrons.
THE BEAMLESS BRAKE.
J. K. Lockard went to New York on
Monday. He and R. W. Oswald
are interested in the Beamless Brake
Company. This car brake was pat
ented February 3, 1893, and does away
with the brake beam suspended across
the track, which has been the cause of
so many accidents. It has been tested
thoroughly and proves to be a valuable
invention. A car equipped with this
attachment has been sent to the
World's Fair at Chicago and can be
seen in the exhibits of the Bloomsburg
Car Co. in the I ransportation Build
ing.
DEATHS.
On Mondav Tudce Elwell received
the sad news of the death of his broth
er, Tudge Edward Elwell of Beaver
Dam, Wisconsin. His age was 77
years, lie was born 111 liraatoru
county, Pa., . but went west when
young man. He held the office of
Mayor for a number of years anc!
served one term on the bench, and
held many other positions of honor
and trust. He was a lawyer with an
extensive practice.
k Mrs. Hester Gilmore. mother of
William II. and Frederick M. Gilmore
and Mrs. Verdy, of this town, died at
the home of her son rredenck M. on
Tuesday morning, aged 80 years. She
had been feeble for several 'years,
The funeral took place on Thursday
afternoon.
THE CONCERT.
The members of the Bloomsburg
Oichestra have every reason to feel
well satisfied with themselves. Their
concert on Tuesday night was a great
success in every respect. The pro
gram was performed in a most pleas
ing manner, and the audience wnicn
was one of the largest that has gath
ered in the Opera House for some
time, as well as one of the mot select,
was enthusiastic in its appreciation.
The orchestra is a credit to the town,
and well merit the encouragement
thev have received. The singing of
Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. Ilodgdon and Mr.
Yetter, and the piano solo by Miss
Runyon and Prof. Butts' recitations
were all excellently done, arid hearty
encores were given each one. The
ladies were the recipients of handsome
bouquets. The gentleman who play
ed the drums, triangle and castanets
so well, is a member of Bauer's orch
estra of Scranton.
The convention of school directors
on Tuesday increased the salary of the
county superintendent trom 8100c a
year to $1250. School directors ap
preciate more fully than any one else
can, the amount of work necessary to
be performed by the Superintendent,
and their unanimous action in increas
ing the salary ought to be the most
satisfactory evidence that he earns
what they have agreed to give him,
The Superintendent must be absent
from home much of the time for seven
or eight months of the year, he must
keep a horse and pay all his own trav
eling expenses, and when the increas
ed number of schools in the county is
considered, and the rapid progress of
the public school system, it would seem
that the convention acted wisely. A
man who is qualified to fill the position
ot superintendent can easily earn as
much or more in some other calling.
We are not advocates of high salaries,
but we do believe that the laborer is
worthy of his hire, and the person who
fills the office of County Superinten
dent ought to be paid a salary sum
cient to enable him to live comfortably
and maintain his position properly be
fore the public.
A GOOD SALESMAN.
LESS
ALEXANDER WILL GO TO THE
world's FAIR.
Last November Bland Bros. &
Wright, tobacco dealers, of Petersburg,
Va., made an otter of three prizes to
persons handling their goods, who
would sell the largest quantities of the
"Filly'' brand of tobacco during the
succeeding four months. The first
prize offered was a trip to Chicago
including two week s expenses ; the
second was the same trip with one
weeks expenses, and the third was a
railroad ticket to Chicago and back.
Less Alexander of the enterprising
firm of Alexander Bros. & Co., who
has been travelling for that firm for
several years, and who is well known
and has friends wherever he goes, con
eluded to tackle the job, and the re
suit of his efforts shows that
as a salesman he has few su
pcriors. A tew days ago he receiv
ed notice that he was the second prize
winner, and he is therefore making
arrangements to spend a week in Chi
ago at the World s I' air, just as soon
as the weather moderates, and every
thing at the Exhibition is in good
working order. Among those who
were competing with him for the prize
were representatives of large houses in
Philadelphia, Reading, and other
cities. This speaks well for the Blooms
burg firm which evidently sells more
tobacco than some of is city compe
titors. Less is to be congratulated on
his success, and his many friends will
wish him a safe and pleasant trip.
Thomas Chalfant, the venerable
editor of the Danville Intelligencer,
who served as postmaster of that city
during the administrations of Buchanan
and Cleveland, is an applicant for re
appointment. George Maiers, a bro
ther in-law of Representative Geringer,
County Superintendent William btein
bauch, Grocer Edward Corman, Mer
chant Charles Erbson and Insurance
Acent George W. Miles have also
declared their willingness to take
charge of the Danville post office.
On this week Saturday night Mrs.
Phillips will open her upstairs ice cream
parlors to the public. They have been
newly and handsomely furnished. She
has also rented the rooms in II. J,
Clark's building, recently occupied by
E. H. Little, and furnished them with
antique oak sets, thus enabling her to
accommodate six more boarders.
They are very desirable roonis,for sin
gle men or for married couoles.
The Calliepian Society gave a very
interesting entertainment at the Nor
mal last Saturday evening.
Knights of Golden Eagle.
THE ANNUAL CONVOCATION OF THE
GRAND CASTI.E OF I'ENNSVLVANl A.
The annual convocation of the
grand castle of Pennsylvania, Knights
of the Golden Eagle, will be held in
Lancaster on May, 9, 10 and 11, 1 he
headquarters of the grand castl offi
cers will be the Stevens House and the
sussions of the grand castle will be
held at the Fulton opera house.
I he grand pageant of the afternoon
of the oth will start from the corner of
North Queen and Chestnut streets at
two p. in., J. A. Hollmger acting as
chief marshal. The military branch
of the order will compose the first
division. Carriages conveying officers,
&c, will be in the second division.
After the parade a competitive drill
will take place. The prizes offered
are as follows : Best drilled command -
erv, f so : to conimandery coming the
greatest distance, $25 ; to conimandery
having largest number of men, fully
equipped in parade, 940: to castle
making finest appearance in parade.
$50 ; to battalion or regiment making
the finest display in parade, handsome
regulation officer's sword and belt ; to
castle of Lancaster county turning out
the largest number of men in parade,
$35 1 to regiment or battalion making
the hnest appearance on dress parade,
which takes place after the competi
tion drill, $6. No commandery may
receive more than one prize, and cas
tles and commanderies of Lancaster
county will not compete for any of the
prizes but the one especially offered
for the castles for county, and in this
castles of Lancaster will not compete
The day will conclude with a grand
ball at Maennerchor hall that evening,
Geo. C. Roan will go from Blooms
burg as a representative of Theta
Castle.
RAILROAD NEWS.
A number of Lehigh capitalists
are
endeavoring to make a deal with
the
Locust Mountain Coal & Iron Co.
for three tracts of land in the counties
of Columbia and Northumberland,
between Mt. Carmel and Centralia".
The prospectors have been at work
on these lands for some time and have
found considerable coal. A line was
surveyed and chartered in 1868
for the purpose of crossing this tract.
It runs from a point on the Catawissa
road to a point on the Pennsylvania,
or Northern Central, near Mt. Carmel,
and it is known as the New York and
Middle Coal Field Railway. The
charter was renewed in February, 1893,
by Messrs Wilbur, Broadhead, and
Blakslee. Ihe country over which
the surveyed route runs is absolutely
untenanted from one end to the other,
crossing through woodland. A s h
land Advocate.
A Hazleton despatch says work has
again begun on the railroad, for which
a line was surveyed last Fall between
White Haven and .Berwick, and in a
northerly direction toward Wilkes
uarre. 10 day a corps ot ten en
gineers arrived at White Haven. The
charter name of the road is the Orange
ville & Lehigh Railroad. At Wilkes-
Barre, it is believed, connection with
the Wilkes Barre & Eastern Railroad
will be made. The location of this
new road is already made lrom
Orangeville, Columbia County, which
place is the eastern terminal of the
Wilkes-Barre & Western, to Berwick,
where the line crosses the North
Branch of the Susquehanna River.
Ex.
The Wilkes-Barre Record of the
37th ult. says: "The Wilkes-Barre
& Eastern will extend its line from
Wiikss-mrre to Williamsport by way
of Harvey's Lake and North Moun
tain, they already having a charier for
that purpose. What connection they
will make at Williamsport remains to
be seen, but they will find an outlet
somehow. The entire project is a big
one. The Wilkes-Barre & Eastern is
not being cheaply constructed, but
will compare favorably with any exist
ing railroad in this region. It has
come to stay. Inquiry here of the
genilemen interested elicits no other
information than that it is an indepen
dent road, to work in ?,harmony with
connecting lines, but owing allegiance
to none. As to whether the Vander
bilts are behind it, nothing can be
learned. The only statement is that
it is backed by men having ample
means, that it has a big business guar
anteed it and that it is to be an impor
tant road."
l ne prohibition people are now
1
making an effort to secure a column
for their use in the different political
papers. It will be known as the Pro
hibition column, and they expect to
pay for the use of such space.
NO 19
PERSONAL.
Rev. A. T. McCann witnessed the
naval review in New York last week.
Obed;ah Yocum, of Elysburg, spent
Monday in Bloomsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest N. Perrin, of
New York, are visiting at Mr. F. P.
Drinker s.
John Reice and wife of Philadelphia,
visited his brother C. H. Reice and
other ftiends in this place during the
past week. ,
John Wolf of the firm of Eshleman
& Wolf, was at Harrisburg, Thursday
of last week and secured a first class
plumber. He will be here to begin
work Monday of next week, May 8th.
William F. Stohner, of Central, was
among the visitors to Bloom on Satur
day. He is the obliging postmaster ot
Central and is in business there. He
was formerly the station agent of the
B & S. and a railroad man of long
experience.
C. W. Funston went to Chicago last
week in charge of the exhibit of the
wirt .fountain ren tor ine worias
Fair. He was accompanied by John
Davis, an employee in the Wirt factory
who will remain in charge of the ex
hibit during the Fair.
Hon. Grant Herring and wife at
tended the naval review at New York
City last week. They returned Satur
day" evening. The Senator expressed
himself as being delighted with the
trip that the review was grand and
surpassed his expectations.
Frank Cooley, who was an assistant
editor of this paper some years ago, is
alive and well. He was in Harrisburg
last week and called upon Mr. R. C.
Neal. His home is in Chicago, and
he is engaged in writing up the iron
mills of the country for a publishing
house, and it was this business which
brought him east.
NEW STEAM BOAT.
M. C. Dawson of this town is con
structing a steam boat on the canal
bank, near the Electric Light engine
house. Its dimensions are, length of
deck 53 feet : width 9 feet ; depth 4
feet. There is a cabin 3 a feet long.
The boat will be operated by an up
right marine boiler and engine, and
will undergo government inspectidn.
Mr. Dawson is organizing a stock
company, and has already sold a num
ber of shares. The value of the ves
sel is $1000. Its object is to take out
pleasure parties on excursions, and it
will navigate the canal any where be
tween Wilkesbarre and .Baltimore.
T. C. Fowler, father-in-law of Mr.
Dawson, planned the boat. He has
had many years experience in boat
building at Espy, and has assisted in
making four similar vessels. Mr.
Dawson expects to make a trial
trip
inside of two weeks.
The Locust Mountain lire.
The Locust Mountain fire is still
burning, and refuses to respond to the
efforts made to extinguish it. The
pump that is being erected at the old
Repplier workings to force water over
the hill to the burning vein is almost
ready, and it is expected that additional
water will be gotten on the fire in a
day or two, and this with the water
from the Brush Valley Water orks
it is thought will speedily accomplish
the desired end. Ashland Advocate
GAS COMPANY ELECTION.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers of the Bloomsburg Gas Co.
was held in C. V. Miller's office. The
following persons were elected : Pres
ident, L. E. Waller ; directors, L. N.
Moyer, R. H. Ringler, C. G. Barkleyr
C. C. Knorr, C. W. Miller ; treasurer,
W. H. Hidlay.
J. G. Wells has just received some
Bloomsburg souvenir spoons that are
likely to be in great demand. One
style contains an excellent representa
tion of St. Paul's Church and Parish
House, and another shows all the
buildings of the Normal School. The
spoons are of solid silver and the
work is beautifully done. Mr. Wells
presented J. P. Welsh with one of
the school spoons.
The viewers of a bridge over the
Susquehanna at Bloom Ferry met last
Saturday, and after viewing the ground
made up a report in favor of a bridge.
They assessed the damage to the
Bloom Ferry C impany at two dollars
a share.
Bloomsburg is well represented at
the World's Fair. The exhibitiTsent
from here includes the Mears Manu
facturing Co., the Wirt Fountain Pen
and Bloomsburg Car Co.