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VOL 28
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 28. 1803,
NO 32
THE NINTH REGIMENT AT BERWICK
The annual encampment of the
Ninth Regiment, N. G. P. began last
Saturday at Berwick. The camp is
located on the Fair grounds, and
is nicely laid out in streets, and looks
very pretty as one approaches it. It
is called Camp Jackson in honor of
the late Col. C. O. Jackson.
Notwithstanding the fact that by
the adoption of the new code of tac
tics and regulations it places all the
men on the same basis as the new re
cruits, still Colonel Keck is confident
his boys will not lower their well de
served standard of efficiency. Strict
army discipline will be observed
throughout the encampment.
The regiment is officered as follows:
Colonel. M. J. Keck; licut., Col. Will
iam C. Price ; majors, C. How Dough
erty and Vvilliam II. Broadhead; ad
jutant, John S. Harding; quarter
master, E. G. Mcrcur ; surgeon, Will
iam R. Longshore ; assistant surgeons,
W. S. Stewart and W. G. Weaver ;
volunteer aide-de camp, Lieutenant J.
Frank Turner ; inspector of rifle pract
ice. Lieutenant 1C N. Carpenter!
chaplain, Rev. William J. Day j ad
jutant first battalion, William Sharpe ;
second battalion, George F. Buss.
The strength of the regiment is as
follows j 34 officers ; 397 enlisted men
in camp. Company A. Captain Peck,
Wilkes Barre, 46 men ; Company B.
Captain Marshall, Wilkes-Barre, 55
men ; Company D. Captain Conner,
Wilkes-Barre, 47 men ; Company F,
Captain Myers, Wilkes-Barre, 50 men;
Company C, Captain Callahan, Pitts
ton, 47 men ; Company E, Captain
Wallace, Parsons, 50 men s Company
H, Captain Flanncry, Pittston, 48
men ; Company I, Lieutenant Daven
port, Plymouth, 44 men.
It was through the efforts of Col.
A. D. Seely of Governor Pattison's
staff that the encampment was secur
ed at Berwick, and the people of that
hospitable borough have done all in
their power to entertain the soldiers
during their stay of a week. The ra
tions furnished by the state are not
likely to result in dyspepsia, as only
20 cts. a day is allowed for each man s
food. They can, of course, provide
themselves with any luxuries they are
willing to pay for out of their own
funds. The routine of camp duy was
as follows ;
Reveille Roll Call 5.30 a. m.
Mess Call Breakfast 6.30 "
Police Call 7.00 "
Sick Call 7-3 "
Guard Mounting 8.30 "
Battalion Drill 10.00 "
Recall "-30 "
Mess Call Dinner 12.00 m.
Officers' School each day. . . 2.00 p. m.
Regimental Drill 4 00 "
Recall . 5-3 "
Mess Call Supper 6.00
Regimental Parade 7-5 "
Retreat One Gun Sundown.
Tattoo Roll Call 9-3 P- m-
Taps o-3 "
The celebrated Ninth Regiment
Bank of Wilkes-Barre is providing the
music for the camp. Great crowds
have been present daily to hear the
music and to witness dress parade.
Tuesday was the Governor's day,
and the attendance was very large.
There were present the governor and
his staff, Major General Snowden,
Brigidier General Gobin and staff,
Adjutant General Greenland. Ins
pection was held in the morning, and
in the afternoon there was a drill by
battalions, a regimental drill, and dress
parade, giving the boys a hard day's
work in the broiling sun. It was so
dry that .the dust blew in clouds as
they marched over the sod. The drill
ing was very proficient, and the move
ments were executed with great pre
cision. '. In the morning one man was
overcome by the heat, and had to be
taken to the hospital.
Col. Morris Keck of the Ninth is a
popular officer. , He is greatly inter
ested in military matters, and has been
connected with the National Guard
for many years. His wife, who was
Miss Dora Lutz of Bloomsburg before
she was married, usually accompanies
him at the annual encampment, and
is as much interested in the regiment
as her husband. They have three sons
in the ranks.
Lieutenant Colonel William Price
of Wilkes-Barre is also a popular officer.
He is well known by many Blooms
burg people, being a nephew of Miss
A. D. Webb, formerly of this place.
Quartermaster E. G. Mercur of
Pittston, is just the right man for the
place he fills. He is genial, courteous
and levelheaded. It has been our
good fortune to enjoy his acquaintance
from boyhood.
The concerts given every night by
the Band are largely attended and
greatly enjoyed. , , T1 . .
The Governor and staff left Berwick
Tuesday night for Shikellimy where
hey hold an inspection on Uednes
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THE RIVER LEAGUE.
Bloomsburg and Milton have been
admitted into the River League of
base ball teams, and the following
schedule of games has been arranged :
Bellefonte. At Tyrone. August 5,
September 2 ; at Renovo, August 3,
August 31 ; at Williamsport, August
2, August 301 at Milton July 31, Au
gust 28 j at Bloomsburg, August 1,
August 29.
Tyrone. At - Bellefonte, July 20,
August 19, September 8 ; at Renova,
July 19, August 15, September 7;
at Willi j import, August 16, Septem
ber 4 ; at Milton, August t8, Septem.
bcr 6, at Bloomsburg, August 17,
September 5th.
Demorests. At Tyrone, August 10,
September 14; at Bellefonte, August
11, September 15; at Renova, Au
gust 9, September 13; at Milton, Au
gust 8, September 12 ; at Bloomsburg.
August 7, September 11.
Renovo. At Tyrone, July 27, Au
gust 22, September 19 t at Bellefonte,
July 26, August 23, September 20 j at
Williamsport, July 24, August 26.
September 23 ; at Milton, August 24,
September 21 , at Bloomsburg, Au
guat 25, September 22.
Milton. At Tyrone, August 3, Au
gust 31, at Bellefonte, August 4, Sep
tember 1 ; at Renovo, August 2, Aug
30 i at Williamsport, August 5, Sep
tember 2 ; at Bloomsburg, July 29,
August 26.
Bloomsburg. At Tyrone, August
8, September 12 ; at Bellefonte, Aug
ust q, September 13 ; at Renovo, Au
gust 10, September 14 ; at Williamsport,
August 12, September 16, at Milton,
August 11, geptember 15.
Important Lawsuits.
The Williamsport Republican of re
cent date says :
Two big cases tried by Judge Metz
ger in Bloomsburg some time ago are
to be argued here on a motion for a
new trial on the first of August. The
cases involve coal lands worth three
or four hundred thousand dollars. The
city of Philadelphia, trustee under the
will of Stephen Girard, deceased, vs
Benjamin Goodman is one of the
cases, and the other is the city of
Philadelphia, trustee under the will of
Stephen Girard, deceased, vs. George
Roup and Silas Stetzel. They are
both actions of ejectment to recover
title to coal lands in Columbia coun
ty. The cases were tried at Blooms
burg before Judge Metzger in May,
1892, when he directed a verdict in
both of them for the defendants.
The cases involve the validity of
sales made by the state of Pennsyl
vania on claims the state had against
John Nicholson who was controller
general in 1782 and who was a de
faulter. A motion has been made for a new
trial and will, as stated, be argued be
fore Judge Metzger in this city on the
first of August. The counsel for the
plaintiff are ex-Judge Brewster of
Philadelphia, and ex-juage Kyon ana
Samuel H. Kaercher of Pottsville,
while the defendants are represented
by Hon. S. P. Wolverton of Sunbury,
and Geo. F. Baer, Esq., of Reading.
, The Picnio for the Publio
is on July 31st, 1893, under the aus
pices of W. C. No. 319 of Bloomsburg
and will be without doubt the largest
picnic that has gone out of Blooms
burg yet, over the D. L. & W irailroad.
We nave completed arrangements
with Mr. Leader, the General , Mana
ger of the B. & S. to run sptcial trains
from Bloomsburg after ' the Picnic
train arrives in the evening, leaving
Bloomsburg about 9 o'clock p. m.. All
those that wish to go to the picnic
along the line of B. & S. will come on
regular train and return on special.
Tickets will be on sale at all the sta
tions along the B. & S. ' We have also
made arrangements with the agent at
D. L. & W. depot to carry all passen
gers from Catawissa on regular ain
to and from Bloomsburg. We have
the guarantee that all the shops and
mills will shut down on that . day.
Rates from Jamison City to Benton
$1.50 for round trip, from Benton
to Bloomsburg $1.40
Committee.
The market at Bloomsburg, Thurs
day morning was well attended. Sweet
corn was on sale and in good demand.
A wagon load of mountain huckle
berries, the first of the season,. sold at
12 cents a quart. Blackberries were
sold at 10 cents a quart. Spring
chickens 60 ami 70 cents per pair.
New potatoes 25 cents a peck.
The delegate election tickets and
tally sheets for the several districts
have been printed at this office.
Those for Bloomsburg will be printed
as soon as the delegates are agreed
uion.
A HUGKLEBERRYING PARTY.
SURPRISED IIV A PANTHER.
Thursday of last week a party of
seven young people of Stillwater and
vicinity, consisting of the following,
Albert Smith, Will Geisinger, James
Geisinger, Harry Geisinger, flattie
Trump, Verdie Trump and Anna
Henrie started for the North Moun
tain in search of huckleberries. The
journey to the mountain was a pleas
ant one and all looked forward to a
joyous time. They arrived in the
evening and pitched their tent about
two miles from any habitation. Early
on Friday morning They started in
search of huckleberries and as they
returned to the camp found as a result
of the day's work about three bushels
of berries. As the shades of night be
gan to fall they heard in the distance
a peculiar cry of some animal, and
some of the party began to imitate the
cry the sounds came closer and more
distinct, and the party continued their
calls. Imagine their surprise to see a
large panther spring from the under
brush and appear before their camp
fire. It was a surprise as much to the
panther as to the camping party, for
with a wild cry the beast made a leap
into the thicket and disappeared. The
party was armed with a few revolvers
and a rifle, but having exhausted their
supply of shells a single one being
left none of the party had courage
enough to fire with the single' shot.
The panther therefore escaped, and
the party had nothing to prove their
statement of having seen such a large
wild beast at the North Mountain.
Some are inclined to doubt the story
as told by the young people, while
others say that several bears and a
panther have been seen upon former
occasions near the place where they
gathered the berries. They returned
Saturday, and feel well repaid for their
three days outing, but the young ladies
say they do not care to go again and
meet with another wild beast.
The Christian Endeavor Convention at
Montreal.
It was a happy thought of the Rev.
Francis E. Clark, affectionately christ
ened "Father Endeavor" by a great
multitude of bright young people in
this and other lands, to give to the as
sociation which originally owed its ex
istence to his tact and wisdom the
suggestive name it bears. This was
in 1881. "Christian Endeavor" is at
once a watchword and an inspiration.
The gathered thousands assembled
lately in the picturesque and foreign
looking old city of Montreal met from
day to day in crowded churches, sang
hymns with enthusiasm, prayed de
voutly, debated and listened to speech
es and made them just as a similar
throng did last summer in New York.
They are rallied from far and near
East, West, North, South. To Mon
treal there hastened "Endeavors"
the term is clumsy, but is used for
lack of a better one from every part
of this great land, and from every
Christian nation and, perhaps, mission
ary station on the globe. Dr. Clark
and his wife have recently completed
a visit to the Endeavor encampments,
so to speak, the round world over,
everywhere finding the motto "For
Christ and the Church" as forceful and
magnetic as in the little New England
town and the New England pastor's
study where it had its birth.
-In common with clergymen of every
denomination, Dr. Clark was confront
ed, while serving the Williston Con
gregational Church of Portland, Maine,
with the problem of keeping the young
people in touch with the best life of
the Church. In church-work it is
often found that while there is no di
vision of interests, there is separation
of interest on the part of the older
and younger members of the organiza
tion. Prayer-meeting and religious
work outside the Sunday School are
sometimes allowed to drift wholly in
to the hands of the older people, and
sometimes fall into a wearisome rout
ine. The Christian Endeavor Society
aims to win and hold the young men
and women from the Sunday School
upward. The junior societies enlist
the children and train them for the
senior societies.
Members may be active or associate.
Active members pledge themselves to
attend every meeting of their society,
unless providentially hindered from
doing so, and to taks some audible
personal part while present. Every
Christian Endeavor Society has a num
ber of committees to whom some sort
of excellent church-work is appointed,
and the society thus becomes an ef
ficient aid to the pastor and Sunday
School superintendent of the church
to which it is attached.
The first game between Blooms
burg and Milton since entering the
River League will be played at Ath
letic Park on Saturday.
LEAD PENCILS FOR SCHOOL CHIL
DREN. Under the late Act which provides
that School Directors must furnish
the supplies for the pupils, a difficulty
is met as to how to control the use of
lead pencils. It is not proper to dis
tribute the pencils promiscuously at the
opening of each school day and gath
er them up again at the close t such
a proceeding might result in scattering
disease throughout the whole school.
Neither can the Directors furnish pen
cils upon demand, as the ordinary
boy will use or loose several pencils a
weeK ; and it would require a large
fund for lead pencils alone. There
seems to be but one way out of this
difficulty, and that is to have each
Board of Directors fix a rule as to
how many and the kind of pencils
that shall be allowed each pupil dur
ing the term, a record kept of the
names of persons when receiving pen
cils and how many received. The
rule should be rigidly enforced. If
pupils loose or destroy their pencils,
they must supply themselves with
others at their own expense. Under
the Act each Board of Directors can
regulate the manner of furnishing sup
plies, as best suited to the age of pu
pils, and other circumstances.
To the Democratio Tax-Payers of Colum
bia County 1'
I am a candidate for County Com
missioner from the south side. I
claim that there should be at least
one mechanic familiar with the iron
business on the board, and I am the
only mechanic who is a candidate
who is familiar with iron work ; and
this is an important fact when you
consider that the county has a num
ber of iron bridges within its limits
and is gradually replacing all wooden
bridges with iron. From the present
outlook the new river bridge at
Bloomsburg will be built in the near
future, and some one who has a
knowledge of iron should be there to
look after it. The tax-payers should
look to their own interests in this
matter and throw friendship and fa
voritism to one side.
Mahlon Hamlin.
Catawissa.
Mrs. Belle Jacoby, widow of the
late W. H. Jacoby, died last Friday
morning at her home on Market street,
after a painful illness of several weeks.
Her age was 55 years, 5 months and
7 days. She was born in Bloomsburg
and always resided here, and was a
daughter of Noah Prentiss. Her
mother is still living at an advanced
age, and one brother, Samuel Prentiss
resides in Bloomsburg. Another broth
er resides in Danville. Mrs. Jacoby
leaves three children ; Guy Jacoby
Esq., Miss Bessie, clerk in the Post
Office, and Mrs. Shuler of Ashland.
The funeral was held at the house on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and
was conducted by Rev. W. C. Lever
ett of St. Paul's church.
The Benton Milling Company is
about completed and ready for busi
ness. The Company is composed of
C. A. Wesley, G. L. and C. B. Mo
Henry. The mill has a daily capaci
ty of 100 barrels of flour, 25 tons of
chop and 8 tons of Buckwheat flour.
It is located along the bank of the
Fishingcreek, just as you enter the
town of Benton. The machinery is
the best that can be selected, and the
work will compare with any mill to be
found.
More extensive repairs will be made
to the grounds of the Columbia coun
ty Agricultural Society before the ex
hibition this fall. The sheds for cat
tle and horses are now being rebuilt
and many new ones added. The of
ficers are determined to make this
year's exhibition the largest during
the thirty-nine years of its existence.
A large number attended the open
ing of the Farmers Hotel on the night
of the 20th. An excellent supper was
served, and dancing and other amuse
ments were indulged in. The band and
drum corps were both present, and a
good orchestra provided music for
dancing.
Every night long trains of ballast
are being sent up the railroad for the
new Lake Ganoga branch construction.
Within a fortnight we expect to take
the all rail route to Long Pond, and
make the trip in two hours, whereas
formerly nearly a whole day was re
quired. Dallas J'ost.
After two years of patient labor,
Mrs. H. O. Rodgers of Hazteton has
collected a million cancelled postage
stamps, lor which she will receive
$75.09. The money will be given to
the Episcopal church at Hazleton.
Bs.SE BALL PRIZES.
Gidding & Salsburg offer the best
Dunlap Hat to the man who has the
best batting average in the Bloom
team in the league games.
J. G. Wells offers a gold watch for
the man who has the most stolen bases
in the league games.
W. C. McKinny will give a fine
Eair of shoes to the man who has the
est fielding average in the Bloom
team in our league games.
Soldiers' Pay.
During their encampment this week,
the members of the National Guard
receive the following pay, per day,
from the State : Colonel, $15 ; Lieutenant-Colonel,
$12; Major, $12;
Captain, $5 1 First Lieutenant, $3.92 j
Second Lieutenant, $3 38 ; First Ser
geant, $3 ; Sergeant, $2 j Corporal,
$1.75; Private, $1.50. Twenty-five
cents extra a day is added to the pay
for each enlistment.
The fifth Annual reunion of the
Hess family will be held at Oak Grove
Bloomsburg, Pa., Thursday, August
10, 1893. All persons in any way re
lated to the Hess family are request
ed to be present. An interesting pro
gram will be rendered consisting of
good music, speeches, etc. Exchang
es please copy.
J. G. Wells has in one of his show
windows a revolving apparatus for the
display of goods. It consists of three
circular pieces of heavy plate glass
through the center of which is an up
right. It is operated by a small dyna
mo, and was made by James Martin.
It shows skillful workmanship.
The heavy shower on Wednesday
afternoon was very refreshing, and
most acceptable to the parched ground
as well as to sweltering humanity.
The new culvert at McKelvy's store
corner is not large enough to carry off
all the water that came down in the
gutter on that side of the street.
There is no inland town in the
State that is making such progress as
Benton. New houses are being built
in all sections. A few good manufac
turing enterprises should be located
therein. At present the only factory
that gives employment is that of the
Planing Mill owned by Wesley &
Smith.
Thomas J. Reese, son of Capt.
Edw. Reese, of Centralia, and Miss
Mary Learn, one of Centralia's popu
lar daughters, were wedded in the M.
E. church, at that place on Wednes
day afternoon of last week, in the
presence of a large gathering, by the
Rev. S. Milton Frost.
Editor Dorr of the Berwick Inde
pendent, is showing his enterprise this
week by getting out a daily called the
Evening Camp-Fire, during the en
campment It is a four-page, six
column paper, and is bright and in
teresting. Berwick on Tuesday was the dusti
est town we have ever visited. It was
hot and dry, and no effort was made
by the citizens to sprinkle the streets,
and consequently everybody was as
dirty as miners.
While waiting for the down train
on Tuesday evening at Berwick, two
men went up above the bridge to
fight out a grudge. One of them was
badly punched in the eye. We did
not learn their names.
The Bloom nine was defeated at
Williamsport last Saturday by the
Demorest club by a score of 10 to 4.
Our boys spoke highly of the treat
ment they received. The return game
will be played here on August 7 th.
Mr. Dawson, who built the steam
boat Columbia, broke his arm below
the elbow on Monday while removing
the boiler from the boat to replace it
with a larger one.
C. P. Sloan sold M. I. Low of Lime
Ridge a handsome cart last week. It
is of natural oak with lamps at the
side, and came from the works of the
Colfax Mfg. Co., Indiana.
C. D. Kindig of Berwick and his
two brothers, were among those who
viewed the soldiers on Tuesday. They
are a fine lot of young men.
Three Italians made music on the
streets on Wednesday, with a violin,
flute and harp. The harpist was a
female.
Mr. Stauffer of the Normal School
accompanied the organ at the Episco
pal church last Sunday night with his
violin, with vety pretty effect.
BRIEF MENTION.
About People Yon Know.
Geo. A. Clark spent Sunday in
Bloomsburg.
Mrs. A. A. Clark of Harrisburg. is
visiting her parents on FJast street.
Mrs. F. D. Dentler has returned
from her visit to Michigan.
F. D. Dentler is in Chicago where
he expects to remain for a while.
Robert E. Hartman went to Phila
delphia on Monday to buy new goods.
J. G. Wells spent Wednesday in
Philadelphia.
William Rehm's family has been
blessed by the arrival of twins, boys,
Paul'E. Wirt and familv went to
Chicago on Wednesday.
Miss Brockwav. one of Rerwirfc'a
belles, has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. M. P. Lutz.
Dr. D. J. Waller and family re
turned from Chicago on Wednesdav
by the lake route.
Mrs. Henry Hodgdon of Scranton
is visiting at Mr. Lavton RunvonV
her uncle.
Mrs. Dr. Kirby of Mauch Chunk
is visiting at her mother's, Mrs. I. S.
Kuhn.
Miss Katharine Gardner and Miss
May McHenry are at the World's
Fair.
J. Lee Harman and Frank Ikeler
will go to the World's Fair week after
next.
C. G. DuflV was at RrwiVlr
Tuesday with his camera and caught
a numDer 01 views ot the camp.
Mrs. J. K. Bittenbender visited
friends up Fishingcreek during the
past week.
Mrs. Llovd Dillon, who was ,niti4.
ed as improving in health, has h,A .
relapse, and her condition is critical
Miss Packer of Sunbury has invited
a party of about twenty to spend a
week at Shikellimy as her guests. The
party includes a number of Blooms
burg people.
P. S. Harman, L. N. Moyey, Jos
eph Ratti, W. G. Sherwood and J. K.
Lockard went down to Shikillimy on
Monday to see the inspection of the
troops.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Schoch, Mrs.
C. Watson McKelvy and Mrs. R. W.
Oswald returned from Chicago on
Wednesday. They came back by
way of the lakes on a steamer.
Lieutenant Alexis R. Paxton was
among the visitors to RerwiVlr
Tuesday. He is in the U. S. Army,
and is now stationed at Harrisburg in
the recruiting service. He was with
the Governor's party.
Prof. L. P. Sterner has returned
from his summer trin. Hi
West Leisenring, and spent ten days at
me worlds fair, and a few days in
Pittsburg. He looks as thoncrh h;
outing had been beneficial.
Mrs. N. U. Funk and two rMMren
and Charles P. Elwell started for the
west on Wednesday. They will first
go to Plymouth, Wisconsin, and visit
their sister, Mrs. . C. E. Smith, and
then go to the World's Fair. Mr.
funic wiu go out in September, and
his family will return with him.
John Apnleman of Buck Horn is
still confined to his bed by sickness.
He frequently sits ud to read the news.
paper, and keeps himself posted on
me anairs 01 tne county. He has al
ways enjoyed good health, and this
long affliction falls heavily upon him,
yet nc Dears u well and seldom com
plains. We hoDe he mav soon recov
er and be about on the streets.
County Commissioner Sands, Sheriff
Mourey, Register and Recorder Camp
bell, Judge Ikeler, Judge Millard, R.
Buckingham Esq., F. D. Dentler,
Willliam Kramer, Representatives
Tewksbury and Fritz, Senator Her
ring, Editor Krickbauni, L. Cohen,
M. Ellenbogen, Thomas Webb and;
family, J. K. Lockard and family and:
many other Bloomsburg people went
to Berwick on Tuesday.
Hon. E. M. Tewksbury was in towii
last t oday. He has nearly recovered
from his recent severe illness, but has
been prevented from staying at home
on account of diphtheria in the house.
A young married woman who had
been living with them was buried last
week Thursday, having died from that
disease. Mrs. Tewksbury also has
been ill away from home. Altogether
Mr. Tewksbury has been considerabV
afflicted. '
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