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Council Proceedings.
The regular meeting of the Town
Council was held Thursday evening
last week all the members present. A
buildirg permit was granted (J. 1".
Fryniire for a two story frame dwell
ing house on East street.
Wm. Knorr, requested the use of
Oak Grove on July 4th for the band.
Request granted.
Wm. Chrisman, Esq , representing
C. M. Chrisman, wanted interest on
the amount awarded said Chrisman
by the viewers appointed to open West
street from the lime the exceptions to
the said report were withdrawn and
the report confirmed, and desired the
council to issue nn order for the
amount. After considerable discus
sion, upon motion, of Peacock and
(lorry an order was issued, but to be
without interest until paid.
J. R. Townsend presented a petition
signed by a large number of the pro
perty owners residing on Second street
between Kast and Penn, requesting
the council to change the location of
gutter by placing it to feet from the
curb line toward the centre of
street. The owners to do all
the
the
sow
the
grading necessary and to sod or
grass seed in the said i o feet,
same as Market. Granted.
A petition was presented signed by
the merchants of the town asking the
council to pass an ordinance prevent
ing the selling of any goods on the
street, without first procuring a license
trom town authorities. Upon motion
the matter was referred to a committee
consisting of Knorr, Swenlzel and
Housel who were to consult with the
Solicitor in reference to the matter.
A petition was presented signed by
property owners residing on bast
Third street asking for sewer on said
street. The matter was laid on the
taoie until the question of opening
said street was settled
A petition was presented signed by
all the property owners residing on
said street requesting the council to
open the same in accordance with the
ordinance passed. This invoked quite
a discussion which was participated in
by T. L. Dillon, Hon. Grant Herring
and others. It was finally decided to
lay the whole matter on the table and
dispose of it at a special meeting to
be held Monday night, when all parties
could be heard.
Complaint was made of the grade
at the corner of East and Pf nn streets.
The matter wa referred to the Town
Engineer and Committee on Streets.
The question ot water on lot of
Mrs. Rupert rear of Seventh street
was referred to the Street Committee.
A petition was presented asking for
an electric light on West Main street
opposite the residence of Dr. I. L.
Rabb. The matter was laid on the
table. .
Complaint was made of the privy
on the lot of Mrs. Leonard Rupert
occupied by Jerry Saltzer and a reso
lution was passed requiring her to re
move the same and connect with the
' sewnr in 30 days. Upon failure to
do so the town would do it and collect
Dr. Willits appeared and asked that
the gutter along Fifth street side of
his property be cobbled. The matter
was referred to committee.
All matters in regard to the exten
sion of sewers are hereafter to be re
ferred to the committee on highways
and the Town Engineer.
Upon motion of Peacock and Gorry
an order was drawn at 90 days for
$3000 which the President ws to
have discounted and with the proceeds
pay such of the floating debts as he
deemed advisable.
Upon motion the Street Commis
sioner was instructed to spend a few
days in putting the Park in a proper
condition.
The following bills were presented
and ordered paid :
Bloomsburg Car Co., Mdse . . $ 1
Geo. B. Martin, burying dog.
Water Company 55
" " Hydrants, &c. 33
Gas Co., for Town Hall Dec.
to May.: 3
Eshleman & Wolf, Iron street
1 1
5
83
35
00
04
00
59
12
26
00
00
sewer 15?
P. K. Vanatta, Painting Foun-
tain 14
Creasy & Wells, Mdse 9
Steam Co 6
W. O. Holmes, Fence around
Fountain...!...... 139
Wm. Krickbaum, Printing. . . 70
R. H. Ringler, Secretary 1 mo ao
R. H. Ringler, making tax
roll an1 statement 50
00
A special meeting of Town Coun
cil was held Monday evening with all
the members present.
Hon. Gran Herring appeared in
the matter of the opening of East
Third street, ani stated that after a
careful seaich he was unable to find
the records and therefore could not
ascertain if the exceptions which had
been filed to the report of the viewers
M"u ucen wuiKirawn. He was willing
to take an fird.-r T.sr ilingnu ,...1.. i
h ------ ..iv.o owum
is client, the order payable in one
car, wunout interest. Council direc
ted the solicitor to investigate the
matter and if legal prepare an ordi
nance vacating the alley, when the
said street was opened.
The committee on highways report
ed that they thought It advisable to
allow the grade to remain as it is at
the corner of East, Scond and Penn
streets.
The committee appointed in the
matter of granting licenses to hawkers
and peddlers submmittcd an opinion
proposed by the solicitor in which he
said that they could not grant such
license. An Act of Assembly posi
lively prohibits the same in Columbia
county, except to disabled soldiers.
The merchants should enforce the
present law.
The solicitor was instructed to pre
pare an ordinance for the opening of
west Third, and Barton streets and
widening west Second street, per
proposition of Mrs. Rupert and others.
Appeal day was fixed for Julv 3,
1893.
The resolution in regard to chang
ing the gutters on cast Second street
from East to Penn streets were amend
ed requiring property owners to fur
nish curbing for the gutters.
The petition for electric light in
west Main street was granted.
Building permit granted T. L. Gun
ton for a two story frame dwelling
house on Jefferson street, between
Tliird and Fourth streets.
A WARNING TO GIRLS.
If there are any young ladies who
have received flattering offers to posi
tions in the World's Fair city, we ad
vise them to read the following clip
ping from the Cleveland Leader care
fully before accepting a situation from
any unknown source :
"From many reliable sources come
grave warnings to girls and young
women who contemplate going to
Chicago this summer to secure em
ployment and thus get a chance to
see the fair and make some money be
sides. Scores of the advertisements
which are inserted in many country
newspapers for help, promising light,
pleasant employment to young women
and girls, are the lures of the procurer
and will doubtless drag many innocent
young persons into dens of vice and
iniquity. It is true there is an abnor
mal demand for help in Chicago this
summer, but the young woman who
answers an advertisement and goes to
the city without having proof of the
character of her employer is very apt
to step into a pitfall. Every paper in
the country should hasten to publish a
warning. It is part of the duty of the
public press to protect as far as pos
sible the honest, well meaning working
girls of their communities, and to put
them on their guard against such a
fate.
NORMAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
WEEK.
Sunday, June 15, 3 p. m. Bacca
laureate Sermon, (Auditorium).
Monday, June 26, Examinations
of Academic and Preparatory Students
Continued. 8 p. m. Junior Exhibi
tion. Tuesday, June 27, 8 p. m. Ad
dress before the Liter iry Societies, by
Dr. W. B. Owens of Lafayette Col
lege, (Auditorium).
Wednesday, June 28, 3 p. m.
Class Day Exercises, (Auditorium).
8 p. m. Exercises of Class of '91,
(Auditorium).
Thursday, June 26, 10 a. m. .
Commencement .Exercises. 1 p. m.
Alumni Reunion and Banquet.
School Work will be exhibited in
Manual Training Room throughout
the week. '
Fall Term opens Monday, Sept. 4.
STATE LAWS.
Hereafter all laws passed by the
State legislature will be found at the
Prothonotary's office ten days after
they have been signed by the Gover
nor. Heretofore the laws have been
received at the office about two
months after the adjournment of the
Legislature. They will appear in uni
form unbound leaves and will be kept
for inspection by the public for one
year after their receipt, Prothonotary
Quick now has on file the laws ap
proved thus far for this session by the
Governor.
The D. L. & W. R. R. Co. has is
sued its annual book of summer ex
cursion routes and rates. It is neatly
printed, and handsomely illustrated.
The road and its branches run through
many popular summer resorts, and
are surrounded with beautiful scenery,
in the states of New Jersey, Pennsyl;
I vania and Ohio.
BL00MS13U11G, PA.. FRIDAY, JUNE 16. 1S93,
The Provisional Cer
tificate.
The ti me for teacher's examinations
is at hand, when such certificates will
be granted or withheld, as may seem
best to the County Superintendent. It
is not an unusual thing for wise and
good men to differ in opinion on mat
ters ot public interest. Hence it will
hardly be considered strange, if a
country clod-hopper should differ in
some points from a man of literary re
pute. Be that as it may, I shall take
the liberty to express an opinion in re
gard to the provisional certificate a
little at variance from that expressed
by the State Superintendent in his last
two reports. He seems to regard them
or the persons holding them as almost
an unmixed evil, that should be got
rid of as early as possible. In his
haste he seems not to be governed by
that calm deliberation which should
and generally docs characterize the
man.
If I understand the State Supeiin
tendent aright, when a person has
taught three terms with a provisional
certificate no matter how successful
he or she has been as an instructor or
how well they have satisfied their em
ployers, they should be cast overboard
and the place filled by perhaps an in
experienced teacher, unless in the
judgment of the County Superinten
dent the person is entitled to a higher
grade of certificate. Such act it seems
to me might in many cases be an in
justice, both to the teacher and the
school. Believing as I and many
others do, that there has been and
still are good teachers who never have
held any but a provisional certificate.
I think it would be the part of wisdom
to make haste slowly in our efforts to
get rid of them. At least we had bet
ter be sure that we have some one as
good or better to put in their place be
fore we discard them.
There are many cases in which the
number of provisional certificates may
well be limited to three, and perhaps
one would be still better, and none
best of all.
A normal diploma or permanent
certificate does not always insure a
good teacher. We very naturally sup
pose that the drill a student gets at a
normal school produces a better teach
er than the same person would be
without that drill. But it requires a
certain natural adaptation to a busi
ness of any kind, if the person follow
ing it is going to be a success at it.
School teaching is no exception to the
rule. You might as well try to make
a whistle out of a pig's tail, as to try
to make a successful teacher of one
who has no natural aptitude for that
kind of work. I do not believe, that
a certificate is always a correct criter
ion by which to judge a teacher's qual
ifications. I think it is difficult if not
impossible for a Superintendent in the
short space of time generally spent
with a class of candidates, to be sure
that he is doing equal and exact jus
tice to all.
I think that I could point to more
than one instance in which the candi
date was actually a better scholar than
ihe person conducting the examina
tion, and yet they only got a provis
ional certificate. If I am not mis
taken in this, who will say that it was
just ?
I have positively known at least one
instance in which two persons were
passing examination at the same time,
when the best scholat received the
lower grade . of certificate. In such
case we must conclude, either that the
Superintendent was mistaken, or that
he was governed by partiality or pre
judice, but in either case an injustice
was done. The only safe criterion by
which to determine a person's worth
as a teacher is his or her work in the
school room.
Their every day life is a better gunk
to determine their moral character,
than the Superintendent's certificate,
no matter how correct his owj morals
may be.
James I. Campbell
LEOWJSED.
A little three year old boy named
George Chromis was found floating in
the canal near Catharine street on
Monday near noon. He was at Neal's
furnace at about eleven o'clock, an,d
his grandfather John Fry sent him
home. Mrs. Fry saw him near the
house a half hour later, but at dinner
time he did not appear. It is supposed
that he fell oft the bridge at the fur
nace Dr. Redeker was summoned,
but decided that an inquest was not
necessary.
A barn belonging to David Brady
of Greenwood was destroyed by fire
Monday afternoon. Two little girls
were playing in the barn in the after
noon, and by means of matches fired
the building.
OOTJET PBOOEEDINQB.
An adjourned court was called
Tuesday morning June 13th, at 9 a.
m., with Hon. K. R Ikeler and asso
ciates C. G. Murphy and Mordccai
Millard on the bench.
Reasons for new trial filed in the
case of John F. Chapin vs. Z. A. Butt
and A. L. McIIenry.
In the matter of the assessment of
the Borough of Berwick. Opinion of
court filed. Assessment to stand and
petition dismissed at costs of peti
tioners.
Jonas Doty's administrators vs.
Jeremiah Doty. Proceeds of Sheriff's
sale ordered to be paid to L. S. Win-
terstccn, counsel for administrators.
In the matter of sale of real estate
of guardian of minor children of
George W. Billman deceased, E. C.
Wagner, guardian. Acknowledgment
of deed read in open court in ac
cordance with Act of Assembly in such
':ase made and provided.
In the matter cf the sale of real
estate of Agnes A. Hughes, guardian
of minor children of T. W Davis de
ceased, et al. Acknowledgment of
deed read in open court.
Adoption of Ethel M. Young by
Alfred Wands, decreed.
Commonwealth vs. John Weiss.
Court permit defendant to go provid
ing he pay to counsel for his wife $50
on or before June 30. 1893, according
to original order of court.
Adjourned to meet at 2 p. in., Mon
day, June 19, 1893.
Starve House Flies.
THIS METHOD BEATS EVERY VARIETY
OF FLY TRAP YET INVENTED.
From the New York Ledger.
"No, thank you, my dear. I do
not want any fly papers or fly traps
about ray house. I learned a great
many years ago that the more things
we have to call flies the more will
come. In a neighborhood where flies
were simply a nuisance I lived almost
unmolested by them because I never
permitted a particle of stale food to
accumulate about the premises."
"Flies, like a good many other
things, will never stay where they are
in danger of starvation, and I never
kept anything about the place to feed
them with, not even fly paper. Every,
thing that could not be burned was
carried as far from the house as possi
ble and burried. All garbage is valu
able as a fertilizer, and I utilize it as
such.
"It is my opinion that every form
of fly paper, fly poison and fly trap,
which is baited with any substance, is
just so much inducement for them to
stay around the house. They think
if flies think at all that they are going
to get something to eat, and, there
fore, hang around. The best fly pre
ventive is starvation." s
CAUGHT.
Edward Newhard who stole $500
from David Mauser a few weeks 'ago,
was captured last Saturday at Sun
bury. He first went to Philadelphia,
thence to Morris Plain3, N. J. and
then back to Sunbury, where he was
recognized and arrested. He had two
gold watches and $250 in money when
he was taken. He was brought here
and lodged in jail.
I SHALL BE SATISFIED..
BY ELLEN OLIVER VAN FLEET.
I shall be satisfied ! I shall be satisfied 1
Bui Oh, nut now my restless heart, not now I
Not till lips' vexing problems, patiently are
wrought,
Not till its many burdens all are lain aside
And evermore each retting task is done.
Not till the imperious will with utmost hum
an might
Has striven to compass Heaven, and bring
its glories down.
To make a deathless pleasure ground of
changing earth,
Striven, ami failcj, and found that failure
sweet.
Not till this glowing fever ebbs to pulseless
calm,
And paints the throbbing brow a pallid, pain
less hue,
Not till my toil-worn hands, lie folded, cold
and while,
And quiet rest my weary feet, their every
errand done.
Not till my time-tired spirit, freed from its
thrall of clay,
Shall say to earth, good night ! And when
the morning dawns,
The morn that never grows to noon, nor
wanes to night.
And I shall wake to all the wondrous match.
less light
Wnkc in the likeness of my Saviour saved
redeemed.
Then shall my longing, waiting soul be satis
fied. At last, all satisfied I Forever and forever
satisfied!
A. B. Herring has withdrawn his
candidacy for the office of 'county
commissioner. He finds that his bus
iness is such that he cannot spare the
time necessary for a personal canvass.
A, Brilliant Wedding.
On Wednesday evening, the 14th
inst. St. Paul's Church was the scene
of a very pretty wedding, the parties
being Mr. Russel E. Andreas, of Wilkes
Barre, and Miss Harriet Lott, eldest
daughter of Mr. C. P. Sloan. The
church was filled from chancel to en
trance, every seat being taken, and
many persons stauding in the aisles.
The chancel was beautifully decora
led with flowers, the tasteful work of
the young lady friends of the bride.
Shortly before the appointed hour the
Rector, Rev. W. C. Leverett entered
the chancel from the vestry room,
and just as the town clock was strik
ing nine the organist Geo. E. Elwell,
took his seat at the organ and played
the march from Lohengrin, when the
wedding procession entered from the
Parish House in the following order:
The ushers Frank H. and George
L. Sloan, brothers of the bride ; John
Lorah and J. R. Davis of Wilkes
Barre. Then came Miss Emma
Courtright, a little niece of the bride
groom, six yeas old, carrying a basket
of daisies s Lois Sloan, cousin of the
bride, and Hattie Courtright a niece
of the bridegroom, followed carrying
baskets of daisies ; the bridesmaids,
Miss Martha F. Clark, Miss Emma
Andreas, of Wilkes-Barre, sister of
the groom, and Miss R. Peckens of
Plymouth ; the Maid of Honor, Miss
Lilla Sloan, sister of the bride.
Then came the bride with her father.
As the procession neared the chancel
the bridegroom and his best man, W.
J. Curran of Wilkes-Barre, entered
the chancel from the vestry room,
and met the bride at the chancel
steps, where the betrothal portion of
ceremony was performed. The rec
tor then went inside the chancel rail
and the bride and groom and best
man and Maid of Honor, advanced
to the rail, the flower girls and brides
maids arranging themselves on either
side, the ushers remaining at the foot
of the steps. The ceremony was
here concluded, and the procession
retired from the church in reverse
order, to the strains of Mendelssohn's
Wedding March.
A reception was held at the resi
dence of the bride's father on Market
Street, which was attended by about
100 guests. During its progress the
Bloomsbufg Band gave them a sere
nade. Among those present from
out of town were A. B. Cham
berlin, Wells Chamberlin, J. C. Cham
berlin, J. W. Chamberlin, Geo. L.
Chamberlin and wife, Miss M. An
dreas, Mrs. Courtright, Miss Randall,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Andreas, all of Wilkes-Barre ,
F. H. Sloan, Baltimore, Miss Hester
Kendig, Lancaster, Mrs. Speaker,
Lewisburg, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Keller,
Mifflinville, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Peck
ens, Plymouth, Morris R. Sloan,
Scranton-
The bride was the recipient of a
very large number of beautiful gifts in
silver, china, cut glass, pictures, furni
ture, piano lamps, &c.
No wedding account is complete
without a description of the dresses
of the ladies of the bridal party. The
bride wore a dress of white faille
trimmed with lace, en train, with
vail, and carried a bouquet of rose
buds. The Maid of Honor wore a
dress of yellow china silk and broca
ded satin, and the brides-maids were
attired in white organdie trimmed
with lace and ribbon.
Amid a shower of rice and old
shoes the newly married couple went
to the Reading depot to take the
north bound train at 1 1 o'clock but
their destination was unknown. A
delay in the train caused them to
wait several hours at Rupert. They
will reside at Wilkes-Barre. The wed
ding was a very pretty one, and every
thing was perfectly arranged and pass
ed oil without a single hitch.
We extend our congratulations and
best wishes.
Fred Ikeler Esq. delivered an ad
dress entitled "Agitators" on Wed
nesday the 14th inst., at the Com
mencement exercises of Central Penn
sylvania College, New Berlin, Pa.
The address was well received, and
many compliments paid the speaker.
The following letters are held at the
BloomsDurg, Pa., post office and will
be sent to the dead letter office June
27. 1893.
Mrs. C. Bacon, Mr. Angelo.Corrieri,
Miss Maggie Donovan, Miss Harriet
Folk, Miss Harriet Richart, D. W.
Thomas.
Persons calling for these letters will
please say they were advertised June
3i l893- One cent will be charged
on each letter advertised.
A. B. Cathcari, P, M.
NO 25
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brief mention.
About People Yon Know.
Rev. P. A. Heilman has been in
Chicago, at the World's Fair.
D. L. Chapin has been appointed
post master at New Columbus.
J. M. Shew has had his residence
at Lightstreet repainted.
Miss Kelly of Brooklyn, N- Y. is
the guest of Miss Maude Patterson.
Frank Sloan of Baltimore srjent
several days in town this week.
William Parks, one of Benton's sub
stantial farmers, was in town on Sat
urday. L. E. A'aller and family, and Miss
Laura Waller, went to Chicago on
Monday.
Mrs. EUza J. Hess was aptointed
Post Mistress at Elk Grove, on Tues
day, vice J. L Burchard resigned.
Dr. S. B. Arment is in attendance
at the World's Fair Chicago, exhibi
ting his Lawn Mower Grass Recep
tacle. He will return Wednefday of
next week.'
Mrs. M. H. McKinney and her
daughters Mrs. Dr. Reber and Mrs.
R. C. Drinker, have gone to Ore's
Island, off the coast of Maine, to
spend several weeks. They went by
steamer from New York.
The convention of the Episcopal
Church was in session at Williams
port on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. W. C. Leverett, Col. J. G. Freeze,
J. G. Wells, Geo. S. Robbins and Geo.
E. Elwell represented St. Paul's Church.
Hon. I. K. Krickbaum and Abra
ham Hartrnan of Benton township
started on Thursday for Chicago to
visit the World's Fair, where they
will spend several weeks seeing the
sights. They were accompanied by
Anthony B. Lutz, an old gentleman
of about 75 years who was born in
Benton township and has always lived
there, and who is now going to Mis
souri to live with his son. Mr. Lutz had
never been on the cars in his life un
til Thursday morning when he came
down from Benton on the B. &. S.
eri nn strain nn Tf Una .. ;i
dergone extensive reoairs. K: ii i
Policeman M. L. McHenjy has i
"wM,,v' wvi kj luuu vii a ui large -of
assault and battery. It is said that
he made too free use with his club.
Julius Lindcgren, the piano tuner is
m town this week. Orders may be
left at the Exchange Hotel or at Pea
cock & Co's. store.
A movement is on foot for the
erection of a new court house in Sulli
van county, and there is an effort to
have it located in Dushore instead of
Laporte.
Editor C. H. Dorr of the Berwick
Independent has assumed the duties
of post master of that borough. He
h also assumed paternal duties, a
nine nnnnd danrrhf jr Iiumh .
r Having uccii t
presented to him by his wife last week. ,:, ,1 '
-1 . . ... . ' ' ' r.
ounaay was Children's Day and
was appropriately observed in some of , i
the churches. Elaborate preparations ''.'
were made at' the M. E. Church, and 1 J
the decorations were elaborate. Large s l;
congregations were in attendance both j;
morning and evening. 1 1
At a meeting of the Agricultural
Society ofrioers last Saturday, A. N.
Yost, A. C. Creasy and T. J. Reeder
were elected delegates to attend the :
commencement at State College. The
printing of the Premium List was
awarded to the Columbian whose bid
was the lowest.
J." D. Shaffer & Co. began excava
ting on Tuesday morning for 1500
feet of concrete pavement for Josiah
Giger and Roland Ikeler in Scott
town. They also have the contracts
for three jobs in Catawissa, and one
in Williamsport.
Centennial service will be held as J
follows: On Sunday June 18, at 5 1'
Orange ville at 10:30 A. M.; on Sun-
day June 25, at St. Tames at 10:15 A. ' V
M., and Zion at 2:30 P. M. On Sun-1 ! 'I
day July 2, at Hidlay, at 10:30 A. M-,
and at Briarcreek at a:?c P. M. All I '
are invited.
A,
Houtz,
Pastor.
TEE HALF HOLIDAY.
In manv places Saturd.iv aftomnnnJ
uc uittuc a uau uuuuay, anfl aij DUSI-, .
ness places close at one o'clock during-1
the summer months. It is a rrrwit!.
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movement, if everybody will adopt it l
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