VOL 28
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican County Conven
tion was called to order by County
Chairman C. E. Geyer of Catawissa,
Monday, August 2 ist at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. The attendance was
small, there being but one plum to
pick, viz : the County Commissioner
and the result of the primary election
Saturday lorshadowing an over
whelming majority for Mr. Utt,
the Convention was looked forward to
as a tame affair, hence a very small
attendance.
II. W. Eves of Millville was elected
Chairman of the Convention, with K.
Skylcs McKillip, of Rloomsburg. and
II. J. Conner of Orange as Secre
taries. W. M. Monroe of Montour made
motion that as names of delegates
were called they come forward, pre
sent their credentials and have them
read by the Secretaries. G. W. Buck
ingham, of Berwick amended the reso
lution to read that credentials be call
ed from those only where contests
existed. One delegate raised the
question that suppose there were dele
gates who had no credentials j a re
sponse was made that they should not
be allowed a seat. Another suggested
that a committee on credentials be
appointed. A call of vote showed the
following result: For the presenta
tion of credentials 31, against pre
sentation 35- The vote having been
lost the chairman called for the roll of
delegates who responded as follows :
Beaver J. S. Heller, D. K. Troy.
Benton I. E. Patterson, J. E. Ed
son. Berwick, N. E., E. P. Wolf, G. A.
Buckingham.
Berwick, S. E., Jas. E. Smith, J. C.
Stiles.
Berwick, N. W., O. H. Barnard,
Geo. W. McColla.
Berwick, S. W., Eli Sherwood, D.
Reedy.
Bloomsburg, ist Dist., C. W.
Brown, E. Skyles McKillip.
Bloomsburg, 2nd Dist., A. W.
Duy, W. H. Swentzel.
Bloomsburg, 3rd Dist., B. W.
Hagenbuch, L. D. Kase, Roy Rals
ton. Bloomsburg, 4th Dist., W. H.
Brooke, W. J. Shutt.
Briarcreek, O. P. Ferris.
Catawissa Borough C. C. Willits
G. A. Schwenck, A. F. Harm an, J. R.
Deamer.
Catawissa Township Chas. Yeager,
Martin Breech.
Centralia, ist Ward L. E. Davis,
Jas. Thompson.
Centralia, 2nd Ward E. J. Shaffer,
Jas. R. Edward.
Centre W. R. Price, Geo. Conner.
Cleveland H. M. Yocum, Samuel
Miller.
Conyngham, North Jas. Kosten
bauder, Henry Whitaker.
Conyngham, West J. C. Phillips,
T. E. Snyder.
Conyngham, South W. John Con
ner, Mike Gerrity.
Conyngham, South E. G. H. Leff
ler, Jacob Benner.
Fishingcreek P. J. Weaver, Domi
nick Warner.
Franklin Alex. Lilley, Henry Got
chaJl.
Greenwood, East G. B. Patterson,
T. S. Christian.
- Greenwood, W. H. A. Meyers, B.
F. Eves.
Hemlock T. E. Sands, I. G. Pur
sel. Jackson Z. A. Butt, E. J. Sones.
Locust D. P. Learn, R. M. Wat
kins. Madison Robert Johnston, Ellis
Hendershott.
Main J. W. Brown, W. C. Steven
son. i Millville S. B. Kisner, H. W.
Eves.
. Mifflin R. W. Smith, J. W. Creas
ey. Montour C. C. Eck, V. M. Mon
roe. Mt. Pleasant C. Crawford, Jno.
Lee.
Orange H: J. Conner, L. E. Will
iams. Pine-W. H. Hay man, C. R. Park
er. Roaringcreek I. W. Cherrington,
A. W. Leiby.
Scott, East 11. M. White, J. D.
Miller.
Scott, West I. N. Crawford, M.
L. Keller.
Sugarloaf, North W. G. Evans, J.
J. Burcher.
Sugarloaf, South J. Pennington,
S. B. Hess.
The chair next called for nomina
tions for members of the standing
committee. No one making an effort
at nominations, the County chairman
announced that he had a list of the
old members with corrections that he
would read no objections, he proceed
ed as follows :
Beaver C. B. Noetling.
Benton Chas. Meyer.
Berwick. N. E. Henry Traugh.
Berwick, S. E F. H. Eaton.
Berwick, N. W. W. W. Wright.
P.erwick, S. W. Eli Sherwood.
Bloomsburg, ist Dist. H. A. Mc
Killip. Bloomsburg, 2nd Dist. H.J. Hart
man, Bloomsburg, 3rd Dist. Isaiah
I lagenbuch.
Bloomsburg, 4th Dist W. D.
Beckley.
Briarcreek F. R. Crispin.
Catawissa Borough C. E. Geyer.
Catawissa Township W. H. Roberts
Centralia, ist Ward-Thos. J. Reese.
Centralia, 2nd Ward Wni. Griffith.
Centre E. E. Low.
Cleveland W. F. Miller.
Conyngham, North Jas. Kosten
bauder. Conyngham, West Milton Hood
macher. Conyngham, South T. W. Roudcn
bush. Conyngham, South E. John Con
ner. Franklin Jeremiah Kostcnbauder.
Greenwood, East- G. P. Patterson.
Greenwood, West W. C. Thomas.
Hemlock T. E. Sands.
Jackson Z. A. Butt.
Locust G. W. Stoker.
Madison T. E. Cotner.
Main W. C. Sterner.
Millville V. P. Eves.
Mifflin A. B. Creasy.
Montour W. M. Monroe.
Mt. Pleasant Clinton Crawford.
Orange H. J. Conner.
Pine R. M. Potter.
Roaringcreek I. W. Cherrington.
Scott, East B. G. Waples.
Scott, West E. D. Hagenbuch.
Sugarloaf, North Ezra Stevens.
Sugarloaf, South S. B. Hess.
On motion H. A. McKillip, Esq.,
was nominated as delegate to the
State Convention.
Resolutions were then called for
and Secretary read a few intended to
offset the democratic resolutions of a
fortnight ago. They censured Hoke
Smith, because of the revision of the
pension list; blamed the democratic
platform for the present financial dif
ficulty and eulogzied the McKinley
bill. At the close of the reading, ob
jection was raised to the first resolu
tion, which provided that the Stand
ing Committee should fill any vacancy
that might occur from the nomina
tions as made ; after the purpose of
the resolution was explained the ob
jection was withdrawn, and with a
light vote resolutions adopted.
The folowing ticket was then
named:
Prothonotory Arthur Roberts,
Montour.
Register and Recorder L. C.
Williams, Orange.
Auditor W. M. Monroe, Mon
tour. District Attorney H. A. Mc
Killip, Bloomsburg.
Above were named in their order
after many objections from those who
declined to nave their names placed
on the ticket. A contest was finally
reached for County Treasurer when
H. E. Mather, of Greenwood, and R.
S. Bowman of Berwick were named,
resulting in the following vote : Math
er 31, Bowman 54. Mr. Bowman
was declared the nominee of the con.
vention.. t
The Chairman next called for the
nomination of persons for County
Commissioner.' The following were"
placed in nomination: - Jerry Kosten
bauder, of Franklin: George Trout-
man of Centralia ; C. S. W. nFox, .of
Locust ; William H. Utt, ot Main.
Again the question., was .raised
about delegates presenting their cre
dentials, and after some wrangling and
a low suggestion that the names of
delegates were received by the con
vention j B. W. Hagenbuch of Blooms
bure called for a point of order that
the question had finally been disposed
of. His suggestion was received with
applause and the chairman called for
a roll ot the delegates wno responded
with the following result :
W. II. Utt 46
Jerry Kostenbauder 19
Geo. Troutman 1 a
C. S. W. Fox 7
When the Secretaries made the an
nouncement it was received with
cheers and calls for a speech from
Mr. Utt, which one enthusiastic dele
gate proposed three cheers for Mr.
Utt, the republican candidate for
County Commissioner. The chair
had not yet announced the result, and
during this excitement some who were
not satisfied at the nomination of Mr.
Utt. said the vote was not right Mr.
Brown, editor of the Republican had
the vote as follows : Utt 42, Kosten
bauder 19, Troutman n, Fox 11.
Other counts also differed, while many
kept tally that corresponded with the
Secretaries. An effort was made to
have the vote called again, but many
of the delegates having left the room ;
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 25.
finally a motion was made that the
chair announce the vote as recorded
by the Secretary and declare Mr.
Utt the nominee. The motion was
carried by a large majority. It was
quite evident that there was a deter
mined effort to defeat Mr. Utt, and
had the first ballot resulted in less
than one half the convention vote, the
scheme for defeating him might have
been accomplished.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The second annual convention of
the Epworth League, of Central, Ta.,
conference of the Methodist Knisconal
Church will be held in Williamsport,
ra., uct. 17, 18, 19, 1893. This con
vention will be the largest gathering of
Methodist young people that ever as
sembled in Pennsylvania. It will bring
together the best heart and the best
brain of the young people of the great
Aictnodist Church, hnthusiam is al
ready high in anticipation of the com
ing of this army of Christian young
people. The new Opera House
has been rented for the ereat mass
meeting, Wednesday, Oct. 18 ; seating
capacity 250c. Dr! Berry, editor of
f.pworth Herald, and two Bishops
will be present. "Epworth Songs"
will be the singing book used. En
tertainment will be provided for all
delegates. Low rates at good hotels
can be had for those who are not dele
gates. Make your plans early that
you may attend this great gathering in
the most beautiful city in Pennsyl
vania. By order of Committee
on Arrangements.
Williamspoit, Pa., Aug., 1893.
A PUBLIC HACK.
W. A. Hartzell, proprietor of Fash
ion Livery, Exchange Hotel stables,
has started what will prove a great
convenience to the travelling public.
He is now running a cab to trains on
the D. L. & W. and P. & R. railroads,
and if 'the patronage warrants it, it
will be a permanent arrangement. His
rig consists of a fine new cab, good
horses and a safe driver. Orders can
be left at the Exchange Hotel, or at
the stables, and will be promptly at
tended to. As the busses do not go
to all the trains on the Reading, this
will prove a good thing. The hack
will carry passengers for the Pennsyl
vania R. R. to the river when desired,
or can be engaged for any purpose
about town.
Do Hot Throw Bice.
Speaking of weddings, reminds me
to warn enthusiastic friends to be care
ful where they throw their rice on such
occasions. I heard the other day of a
bridegroom -a young, very handsome
and popular man whose eyes were
so much injured by careless rice-throwing
that he has become totally blind,
without hope of cure. One would
think that the thoughtless "well-wishers"
who caused the accident must be
burdened with life-long regret How
much better it would be if guests at
weddings would adopt the pretty cus
tom of showering rose leaves upon
bride and bridegroom. Surely noth
ing could more gracefully convey wish
es for a "rosy future," while ( at the
same time no danger of annoyance
could possibly result. I earnestly hope
that prospective brides will , take this
warning to heart, and request their
friends to abandon the practice of
rice-throwing.
Old superstitions respecting the wed
ding garments run thus :
Married in white, '
You have chosen all right ;
Married in gray,
You will go far away; .
Married in black, '
You will wish yourself back ;
Married in red, .
You will wish yourself dead ;
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen : '
Married in blue,
You will always be true ;
Married in pearl,
You will live in a whirl ;
Married in yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow ;
Married in brown,
You will live out of town ;
Married in pink,
Your spirits will sink.
Charleston Jrews ami Courier.
CHANGED HANDS.
On Monday morning George W,
Sterner took possession of Bryfoglc
Bros, green grocery on Market Square,
having purchased the building and
stock. He will add to the stock, and
will keep all kinds of garden truck in
season. Mr. Sterner is well known
and he ought to receive a fair share of
patronage.
The public schools will open next
Monday.
SHREFFLERS CAPTURE.
The Williamsport Sun prints the fol
lowing account of the capture of the
young man who stole Dr. Gardner's
horse, and is now lodged in jail :
" The climax to the dashing career
of young 17 year old horse thief Bak
er, a tall powerfully built lad, whose
suntanned features and youthful face
iospired sympathy rather than severe
treatment, was reached Sunday after
noon when he was captured in a corn
field west of Muncy, after eluding sev
eral hundred dogs and determined far
mers. When captured Baker had on
his person two self cocking revolvers
whose chambers were filled with death
dealing lead, and a good supply of ci
gars and tobacco. As he quietly lanq
uislied in his cell at the police station
in Muncy, the stoiy of his life could
easily be read in the sharp twitch of
his eagle eye and the frequent ejacula
tions over hairbreadth escapes of wild
western desperadoes. He was a Dal
ton of the first water. His brain had
been poisoned by the pernicious dime
novel and he was simply imitating
what he had read. As he frequently
referred to his mother in his talks, it
seemed that love for her was his rul
ing passion.
The escapade took on all the paint
ings of a wild western overland ride
and for an hour, the lad, seated on a
full-blooded Kentucky black, was the
victor of the saddle, covering nearly a
hundred miles before his pursuers
overtook him. Saturday morning Dr.
Gardener, of Bloomsburg, went to his
stable and found that his black horse
had been stolen and in its place was
another animal. A search was made
and it was found that a lad, riding at
a high rate of speed, had passed
through the neighboring vallages on
the horse described. The tejegraph
wires were at once set to work and a
telegram sent to Muncy was handed
to Liveryman Peterman, who kept a
sharp lookout for the thief. About t
o'clock Saturday afternoon the boy
thief dashed through the main street
of Muncy. Chase was at once begun
and the lad was run to close quarters
at Halls station. Here, however, by
a quick turn, he gained considerable
on his pursuers and reversed his wild
dash. At Pennsdale he took a lane
leading to a lime-kiln and it was there
that he left the horse and made for
the corn field.
Saturday evening several hundred
farmers and police officers scoured the
neighborhood and all day Sunday he
eluded them, Sunday afternoon Far
mer Dunn and his farm hands, armed
with shot guns and clubs, surrounded
the field and drove the boy from his
hiding place. When captured he of
fered no resistance and was at once
taken to Muncy and placed in the
lockup. This morning an officer took
the boy to Bloomsburg where an officer
from Mt. Carmel is waiting, as the lad
had stolen a horse from a Mt. Carmel
liveryman.
Trial of Actor Curtis.
a witness to be produced to prove
that the accused is innocent.
Counsel for M. B. Curtis, on trial
for the murder of Policeman Grant in
San Francisco, say they will introduce
a witness, C. W. Rumble, inventor, of
Syracuse N. Y. Rumble, it is stated,
was in San Francisco on the night of
the murder and saw Grant shot Rum
ble, who knew Curtis, says he saw the
actor and another man in charge of a
policeman, that the third man com
menced to resist and . finally shot
Grant The man then shot at Curtis
and missed and then fired a third shot
at Rumble, going through his coat.
The man then ran in one direction
and Curtis in another, leaving Rum
ble standing by the dead body of the
officer.
Rumble says he was afraid he
would be accused of murder, so he
scaled a fence into a vacant lot and
hid under a wagon for two hours.
Next day he met Judge Tread well, of
San Francisco and told the story to him.
Treadwell corroborates Rumble's story.
After learning of Curtis' arrest,
Rumble says he determined to keep
out of the case unless the actor should
be convicted. He changed his mind,
however, and has written to Curtis' at
torney, offering to testify.
Curtis is well known here, having
appeared in the Opera House, a few
years ago in "Sam'l of Posen".
DEATH OF AN EDITOR.
William B. Baldy, editor and pro
prietor of the Montour American,
Danville, died on August 16th, aged
40 years. He had long been an inva
lid, being a victim of consumption.
He was a courteous gentleman, and a
member of the Episcopal church. His
loss will be keenly felt in that com
m unity.
1893.
The Next Annual Teachers' Institute for
Columbia County.
Arrangements have been r.omp'etcd
for the coming county institute to be
held in Bloomsburg, November 13th
to 17th, 1893.
The music will be in charge of Prof.
C. M. Parker ot Bingharnton, New
York. Other day instructors are :
Dr. L. B. Sperry, Bellevue, Ohio;
Prof. John DeMott, De Pauw, Indi
ana; Prof. L. I. Handy, Newark, Del
aware; Mrs. Ella B. Greene, Hyde
Park, Massachusetts ; Miss Ella I
Richardson, New York City ; Trof.
Crouter, Philadelphia, Pa., and home
talent. The department of Public In
struction will be represented.
For the evenings the following talent
has been secured : Dr. J. B. DeMottc,
Dr. Levin, Irvin Hendy, Col. George
Bain, and the Ollie Torbett Concert
company.
Care of Tan Shoes.
now the ingenious bootblack sum.
earns his dime.
From the WashltiRton Port.
When tan shoes became fashionable
three or four years ago the bootblack
stood aghast. Some of them turned
pale, but most of them did not be
cause nature debarred them from that
manifestation of apprehension. As
man alter man passed their stands
with his feet shod in coverings that
did not admit of the old-time "shine,"
they believed that their race was run.
The ragamuffin who makes his living
upon the corners is an individual hard
to down. When the second season of
tan shoes came around a new method
of polishing had been devised. It has
been amplified until it has become a
science.
As at riresent practiced bv the hi ah
K -, 0
priests of the art it requires first a
tnorougn rubbing with a damp rag 5
then the application of a halt lemon ;
then some mysterious unguent that is
put on with the ball of the thumb, and
lastly a brown polish invented espec
ially for the occasion. This latter is
brushed with a piece of canton flannel.
No well-educated and self respecting
bootblack would use any other kind.
The man who is put through this
course of ornamental sprouts finds
himself wearing a pair of new russets,
and he pays for it one dime. As this
is double the old price the operator is
happy. He has not lost anything by
the shoes whose introduction promised
to prove his bane.
Horace C. Blue: of Danville, a clerk
in the state department, is an appli
cant ior me post office at his home
and has been endorsed for the posi
tion by many of the most prominent
citizens ot mat puce and a number of
the leading democrats of the state.
The term of Alex. Frick, the present,
postmaster, does not expire until Jan
uary and it is generally believed that
he will be allowed to serve out his
term. George Maiers, a member of
the executive committee of the Dem
ocratic society of Pennsylvania and a
well known barber, is also beincr urtred
by his friends for the place. Mr..
wiaiers is a relative or Representative
Gerringer, of Montour.
Great good is resulting from the
meeting being held by the Pastor Rev.
Chilcoat, at Richard's Grove in the
neighborhood of Wesley Chapel.
August 20th was a great day there.
Fifty united with the M. E. church
and many more are seeking the Lord.
The whole community is stirred. Old
and youug are turning to Christ The
end is not yet.
A new M. E. church is being erect
ed where the old Wesley Chapel stood.
It will be completed about the ist o'
October.
They are also going to build a
church at Richard's Grove.
The next regular meeting of the
School Board will be on Friday even
ing of this week, at which time all the
teachers and janitors are expected
to be present, to sign their agreements
and receive information in regard to
the use and disposal of the text books
furnished by the Board. As the text
books alone will cost nearly three
thousand dollars, the Board kindly re
quests all the patrons of the school to
aid in bearing this burden, by having
their children bring with them to
schoo', all text books in their posses
sion that are in good condition.
School will open on Monday, Aug
ust 28th.
The Young Men's Christian As
sociation will hold their gospel meet
ing next Sunday afternoon in the
Baptist church at half past two o'clock.
Dr. J. P. Welsh will lead. The male
choir will sing. All are cordially in
vited. The Evangelical Sunday School had I
a picnic at Oak Grove on Wednesday.
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BRIEr MENTION.
About Pwple You now.
Dr. J. R. Montgomery of Mifflinville,
was in town on Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Harrar are
summering at Cresson Springs.
Miss Jennie Utt is off on a vacation
this week.
Dr. Honora Robbins returned from
Chicago last week.
W. H. Gilmore and daughter May
went to Philadelphia on Monday.
Mrs. H. A. McKillip is spending a
few weeks with friends at Altoona.
F. P. Billmeyer Esq. spent Sunday
in town.
Miss Lottie Powell of New York is
visiting Mrs. L. S. Wintersteen.
Miss Helen Magill of Danville was
the guest of Miss Grace Neal this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Maier and daughter
Helen, started on Wednesday for Chi
cago to visit the World's Fair.
N. U. Funk and W. S. Mover ex
pert to go to the World's Fair next
week Saturday.
Mr. C. P. Sloan and daughter Miss
Lilla, drove to Eag'esmere on Tues
day to visit the Gould family at their
cottage.
Mrs. Russell Andreas of "vvilkes
Barre came down on Saturday to visit
her friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rishton went
to Beach Haven, N. J. this Friday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Buckalew went
to Hazleton last Saturday, and will be
absent a week or two.
F. M. Girton of Plymouth spent 3
couple of days last week with his
brother J. L. Girton, at the St. Elmo.
Hon. E. M. Tewksbury was in town
on Monday, and incidentally took in
the repub'ican county convention.
Miss Fannie Williams started on
Monday for an extended visit among
friends in several states.
Charles and George Hinckley of
Tamaqua have been spending sev
eral weeks with the family of their
grandfather, C. W. McKelvy.
Miss Grace Dawson returned home
Tuesday, after a few week's visit
among friends and relatives in Tama
qua and vicinity.
An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S.
C. Creasy died on Tuesday night,
aged three weeks.
Mr. Utt was not the republican ma
chine candidate for county commis
sioner, and many members of that
party are rejoicing over the smashing
of the slate of the bosses.
The result of the festival in the old
Presbyterian church on Saturday night
for the benefit ot the ball club, was
about $75 clear profits. It it had
been a clear, warm night, the receipts
would have been larger.
The Espy ball club went to Mifflin
ville on Saturday last to play ball.
The game was stopped by rain at the
end of the second inninc. during
which time the Espy boys hammered
me Dau an over the held, scoring 9
runs to Mifflinville a.
'I'k t-Tall- D.f ,
.ivuvi 4XCIUUUCU tungregauen
will hold a festival in Mastellers grove,
August 26th, afternoon and evening.
SUDDer and all dplirarioa nf tha
1 1 w. ...w otAOVHl
will be served. '
The grove will be furnished with (
bright lights during the evening.
The rain on Thursday disappoint- ;
ed many people, as it was a dav nf
cursions and picnics. Besides the ;
excursion to Atlantic City, arrange
ments had been made fnr a i
reunion of the Girton family, and a t
r V ; 1... u . r r it r -v . r
v) mc ji. j. u. j. m. at uak
Grove. ,
Kelcy at Elmira. '
Alfred Kelcy, who is well known to 1
Bloomsburu theatre croers.
permanent theatre at Elmira, on Car. .V
roil street. Vaudeville and opera en- r
tertainments are the attractions offer-
ed. K
The following letters are held at the
Bloomsburg, Pa., post office and will
be sent to the dead letter office Sep
tember 5, 1893.
Miss A. J. Cornell, W. E. Hilburn,
Henry Page.
Persons calling' for these Iif pro urill
please say they were advertised Aucur
O ... D
, 1093. une cent will be charged
on each letter advertised.
A. B. Cathcari. P. M.