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THANKSGIVING NUMHER. BLOOMSBUHG, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1S93.
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Give OutnkK; Ciivc
thioiUs! Hear the
choir Hlnxltiir!
While some ii:l
an1 crying out:
"What shall I (rive
thank ursiutr"
"My child U ifone!" "My wife- tx ileail!"
"My fortune lost:" "I'll curse Instead!"
"0se, yo Ih'Um a ringing; hush tho choir Hing
ing; Woo my soul Is stinging; heart In annuls!
ringing.
No place hath praise, within mo hrro,
lint all Is ungi.-r, pain and fear."
HoMye! Hold ye! List the promise given!
lilest sh-.ill they be, who, In sorrow driven,
l'ass neneath the chast'nlng rod.
Loving ever, trusting Hod.
Be strong; full not, bend low the hrod.
So, In sweol peace, shall ye ne led.
Ever In the Joyful sln.'lng: '-To the cross I'm
clinging,"
Angels 'iour.il thee winging, while the belU are
rim.!:.;;:
"PruisciSo'l, irons whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below."
Attica.
Wn.u VlSSlllEU.
lliey were a very young couple; thai
accounted for it largely, and while the
affair was certainly ludicrous it was
not without a touch of puthos. They
both declare that tliev have better
senso now. and thai tl. like, with
them at least, shall never occur again.
so tli. to cu;; scarcer,- bo rnv harm m
telling all about it.
When tliev went to housekeeping in
a modest wuy in a fashionable street
in the national capital rents were not
ho hitrh us thev are now. They hud
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many friends, some of them very
wealthy ones, und, as her entire lite
had been snent in Washington, she felt
that a chunifo from single to double
blessedness would nit alter things ma
terially.
While the streets and her friends re
mained unchanged there was a certain
indefinable nomething that shaped it
self presently she could not cntcrta.n
as she hud been used to in her father's
house: neither on such a scale, nor
with such lavish hospitality.
Shu fretted u little, at first nuictly,
then she confided her woes to Her hus
band, for she told him everything, and
bo, trood fellow, took it vc.w much to
heart.
ISciug a lawyer without r.r.y cm'.'ul
erable practice, for ho was a young
Jnan in his profession, he did not see
his way out of it iu that direction. Hut
tho idea suddenly struck him that ho
would try to tret some Uml of un of-
flciul pofitlon. Thev had influential
J
(EsSrO 8y William AWMrrKoto,.. '
friends In thu political world, and It
appeared cjulto clear builiug.
Tho phm met with his wife's prompt
approval and sko concluded on the spot
to begin the (deft) by giving a Thanks
giving dinner. Somo people might
have thought it wiser to first Ret the
desired position uml then give thunks,
but sho looked upon it dlirerently,
from the point of view of tho almanac
it were.
A presidential candidate had just
Wm Villi!!? f ' 'M
been elected and would take his Kent
the following March. Tlie minister of
the church they attended was also the
pastor and intimate friend of his excellency-elect,
and it seemed very
fitting and auspicious that he, together
with his wife, should be honored
guests. There was, also, a certain dis
tant cousirt of the successful candidate,
a very pompous old lady with a ter
rible predilection for her neighbor's
ntViiirs, whom it was considered wise
to ask, and to cntevtain her there was
young Mr. de 1'ost, who led cotillons
and gossip with equal facility.
While Mrs. Crimm had very pretty
trlass and china, in keeping with the
rest of her modest establishment, it
did not seem grand enough for such a
distinguished and eritical company, so
he borrowed her mother's service,
from the silver soup tureen to the nut
crackers.
This plan wasreudily feasible, as her
parents took dinner with an elder sis
ter upon tliatday. No sooner was this
arrangement completed tlmn it seemed
very out of place to let ronny, the col
ored maid, wait at table with such ac
companying magnificence they nuht
to huve u butler. They got one in the
person of Fanny's father, who had come
up from .Manassas .1 unction to spenu
the day with his family, and that was
where the trouble be;ran.
He was an eminently respectable old
man. and when he had potten nimseii.
after much groaning Hud the assist
ance of his wife, the cook, into an old
dress suit of Mr. (irimm's, he looked as
if he knew the proper thiny; to do,
wh'eh whs fur from the case. His w ife
had been doubtful from the first. "He
kin drive a kcrrljre Jest lovely, "Miss"
Maria." she said, "but he doun know
nuthin' 'bout waitin.'"
"Hut l'anny can drill him," "Miss
Maria had said, airily, as she set out to
Thanksoivintf services in company with
her husband.
Fanny, dressed in a new pown and
with 11 hupe white cap on her very
black head, admitted the quests with a
prnvity of countenance that would
have befitted a servitor of fifty years.
Fanny hail woeful misgivings. Jupiter,
her father, had not proven a very apt
pupil. He asked atany strange ques
tions after he had insisted that he un
derstood everything. The butler'a
pantry was too small to hold them
both "or she would have remained by
her parent durinir the ordeal; but she
stationed herself at the foot of the
dumb waiter to admonish in statro
whi pcrs if iKce-ary.
Jupiter wiped the perspiration from
his brow with a red bundanna and car
nt that he put his thumb In Mr. do
i..tv tnim mid then wined it dry with
bis bandanna, that portion of the ban
iuet progressed favorably. Jiut when
the raw oysters were served he took u
plate of macaroons from tho side
board, and, doubtless mistaking them
lor a new variety of crackers, gravely
olfc-rcd ihem. The hostess flushed vio
lently aud tried to distract attention
f-om her husband who, though he said
nljr a few words to Jupiter, had looked
such unuttcrubli. things us to cause
ml w
.K'PITKlt CAHISIKJI IS T11K SOI I'.
tied the silver tureen. With the
iuii that he put his thumb In Mr. do
him to drop the dish on the sideboard
with a biuiLT. Presently he barely
grazed the minister's head with tie
turkey platter. Feeling that energy
might compensate for the vacuity ex
istingin his min !. Jupiter proceeded to
ply every one with the dishes on the
table. Suited ulnionds and bonbons
careered about tho board with light
ning rapidity. He even grasped the
macaroons again, but a sudden mis
tru' t seemed to seize him and he
dropped the dish. lie was breathing
heavily and each moment his unwonted
apparel seemed to grow smaller for
him.
The hostess strove bravely to appear
as if this was a daily occurrence in every
well regulated household, and that a
stream of gravy extending across the
cloth and down a breadth of her best
pown was merely an adjunct of
Thanksgiving. The host forgot all the
speeches he had Intended to make iu
praise of the president-elect and all the
subtle antennae of diplomacy that he
was going to put forth to the minister
by way of starting affairs. He could
only feci rather than see, for he scarce
dared look up. That Mr. de Post and
the executive-elect's cousin were stor
ing a fund of anecdote that would re
gale many a dinner table he had
caught sulliclent of their exchange of
glances to rest assured of.
As for the minister, his kindness of
heart was as proverbial as was his
sense rf humor. If he laughed rather
more heartily at his own stories than
was his wont both host and hostess
were thankful to him for diverting
some sm;.ll degree of attention fr jiu
J upiter's aimless and comical gyrations.
"Jupiter, you have not served the
tomatoes." said Mrs. (irimm. Mr.
(irimm felt tho perspiration start out on
the back of his neck: lie was wondering
what new catastrophe was in store.
As for Jupiter, he smiled blandly. Hero
nt least was something he could engi
neer. "Tomuttuses," he ordered of
Funny. A great whispering ensued,
then came a pounding on the dunib-
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"SKXD t'l THKM TOM ATTl'SKS.
waiter that set all the glasses and
crockery on the pantry shelves to
jingling In unison.
A family altercation was in ener
getic progress. The guests looked tit
each oilier and the hostess tried to
chatter it down. Hut no one human
throat was powerful enough for that.
"Send up them tomuttuses."
"I tell you they ain't none."
"They is, 'Miss' Maria says they is."
"I tell you they ain't, you olc blank
f ml you," the vok'o was that of the
cook. "I dun lergot to open 'em, I
dun tell you. If J ou doun b'lieve me
use your own eyes, you ole country
niggah in Maw's Juwn's pahty close,
w lookin' like a scarecrow in a eawn
tlel'. Now look'."
The waiter came up with a bang.
All was still. 'Jupiter was doubtless
"looking." Presently the guests
looked too. Ho appeared upon the
ace no with an unopened can, glowing
with a gorgeous label, in either hand,
"lieg piiwdon, '.Miss' Maria, but that
ole" He got no further. Thero hud
Vieen a swish of skirts on the stairs.
Fanny darted across tho room, p.-.:,ho.l
f f
her surprised parent into the pantry
and turned the key. With an air of
elaborate indifference as though noth
ing had happened to mar the oe
cosion. she removed tho plates and
the dinner progressed. From the;
depths of the pantry could bo heard
the wailing of Jupiter: "If I hain't
wait I'm pow'ful at ilrlvin", an' it ain't
no ei-t lily use a tryin' to upeuh what
you ain't. Ole Miss dun say " There
was a peremptory command from below
to "come down this miunit," a great
creiikitiL' of the waiter nnl Jupiter
bad descended on the vehicle of his
woe.
Mr. Crimm looked at his wife and
she in turn looked at htm. Itetween
them extended a massive epergne of
silver w eighted with fruit and flowers;
tall candelabra and dainty bon-bon
dishes, strangely out of keeping with
the furniture anil the tiny dining-room.
There w as a look In bis eyes that light
ened tilings, though, and the verge of
tearfulness was banished, iter, how
ever, when the guests were gone and
she hud had a good cry iu his arms, she
said: "John, Jupiter was right. We
huve no business trying to appear
what we ore not. and whether we get
the posit ion or whether we're never 0
cent richer, I've that, good lesson to be
thankful for to-day and for the rest of
my life."
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Saturday morning about one o'clock
and alarm of fire was sounded, and it
was soon located at the planing mill
of Charles Krug, situated below the
1). I., cc W. railroad and fronting on
Seventh street. When discovered the
fire had already spread over a large
portion of the building, which being
frame with tin roof, burned rapidly.
When the fire companies arrived they
could do nothing toward saving the
building, as it was already nearly de
stroyed, and the flames spread to the
office and hardware room and .agricul
tural building of H. V White & Co.
The firemen directed their attention
to the grain elevator and mill and
storage room of H. V. White & Co.
The roof being shirgle soon caught
fire, as well as the sides of the build
but by diligent eft'orts the building
was saved, but the water played havoc
with the contents, of wheat, flour,
meals and fertilizers. Charles Krug's
was a total loss of about $6000, with
out any insurance. H. V. White &
Co. lost in their office, hardware, agri
cultural implements, about $2,000.
In tlieir grain house the wheat, about
3000 bushels, and rye, about 500
bushels, was completely soaked, as
well also a car load of flour. About
two tons of binder twine and all their
sacks were destroyed. Their total
loss will reach about $5,000, covered
by an insurance of $2,000. The
origin of the fire is a mystery. For
some days past Mr. Krug had been
running the mill at its full capacity on
a special contract for doors, and it
may be possible some journal became
overheated.
BUTLER-HARM AN.
MissGrace.datighterot Mr. and Mrs.
P. S. Harman, and Mr. Daniel Butler
were martied in St. Paul's Church on
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock, the
rector, Rev. W. C. Leverett, officiat
ing. The chancel was beautifully
decorated with flowers. No invitations
had been issued, but it was understood
that any of their friends were welcome
to witness the ceremony, and a goodly
number were present. Miss Etta Gei
ger was maid of honor, and J. Lee
Harman was best man. Freeze Quick
and Daniel Butler Jr., served ?s ush
ers. In the absence of the organist, who
was called to Wyoming county, on
business. Miss Maud Runyan, organ
ist of the Presbyterijn Church, played
:he wedding marches After the cere
mony a q'liet reception was held at the
home of the bride's parents, on Iron
street, which was attended by the fam
ilies and relatives. We extend con
gratulations, and wish Mr. and Mrs.
Butler a long and happy life.
ADJOURNED COURT.
Pursuant to adjournment Court
convened last Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock, President Judge Ikeler
and Associate Millard on the bench.
On motion of plaintiff's counsel
the hearing in the matter of the bill
in equity of the B. & S. R. R. Co
al , was continued.
The hotel license of I). L, II listed,
in Sugarloaf, was transferred to Jo
seph Carpenter.
II. O. Rtine vs. II. W. Smith,
habeas corpus. Defendant was ar
rested by plaintiff on a charge of for
gery. Me was held in $300 bail for
his appearance at Court.
BALL AND VENISON SUPPER.
On Christmas night, December 25th,
J. Boyd McHsnry, the genial landlord
of the McHenry House, at Benton,
will give a grand ball and venison sup
per. It will be u great event.
RE-DEDIOATION.
The Lutheran Church which has
undergone repairs for the last three
months, was, according to announce
ment, re dedicated Sunday, Novem
ber 26th. From outward appearances
there would seem to be 'nit little
change over the former edifice, the
old tower being removed and a small
er one substituted ; the old style roof
giving place to sheet iron roof On
the old dusky paper was removed and
a bright cheerful pattern substituted,
the old windows and blinds removed
and beautiful stained glass placed
therein. Th old gallery changed and
elevated seats take its place. A new
large Estey organ occupies the left of
the front of the church and an eleva
tion made for the choir. The entire
church is recarpeted with a beautiful
design of Brussels carpet, new cush
ions provided for all the seats, and all
the wood work repainted and varnish
ed. The church is wired for electric
light. The interior is so changed that
it appears like a new edifice, scarcely
a vestige of the old remains.
On the morning of dedication the
altar was handsomely decked with
flowers. The organist, Prof. Niles,
had secured the services of the Y. M.
C. A male choir, in addition to the
instruments of Davis Brook, with cor
net, H. O. Eshleman with clarionet,
Miss Dora Niles and Mr. Stauffer
with violins. The morning services
began with an instrumental piece en
titled "O God, Thou Art My God,"
followed with the usual morning ser
vice, and a song by the V. M. C. A.
choir. The scripture lesson was read
and prayer offered by Rev. F. P. Man
hart, Superintendent of Missionary
Institute, Selinsgrove. The sermon
was delivered by Rev. J. Yutzy, presi
dent of Susquehanna Synod, who sel
ected his text from Haggai, second
chapter and 9th verse, as follows :
"The glory of this latter house shall
be greater than of the former, saitli
the Lord of Hosts." He briefly re
ferred to the progress of the Lutheran
Church in this town from its beginning
and referred to what was in store for
the future. He spoke of the necessity
of making beauiiful temples for the
worship of God, and referred to the
Temple at Jerusalem when God him
self himself selected the material and
the ornaments with which it should be
bedecked. His sermon was very in
teresting and instructive. At its close
Mr. D. W. Kitchen, chairman of the
building committee was called upon
and made a report of the expense in
curred in repairing. His statement
showed that the entire cost was $346:..
75, all of which was provided for ex
cept about $900. Cards were passed
through the audience and the greater
portion of the deficit was raised.
The afternoon services began at 3
o'clock, with an instrumental selection
followed by addresses from Rev. U.
Meyts, Catawissa, Rev. F. P. Man
hart, and pastors of the various
churches of the town. These address
es were followed by the dedication or
re -consecration proper, which was
commenced by Rev. Yutzy. president
of the Synod, and concluded by Rev.
P. A. Heilman, the pastor. The male
choir and orchestra furnished music.
The evening service was a praise
service, opened by instrumental mu
sic, followed with several pieces from
the male choir, after which Rev. E. A.
Sharretts, who was pastor of the
church when the present edifice was
first bui t in 185O, gave an interesting
address recounting how the church
was first built an., some of the difti
culties. His address was followed by
closing remarks of Thanksgiving, and
praise from Rev. J. YuUy.and the day
of re-dedication was closed.
There were two handsome windows
donated. The one in the rear of tne
pulpit shows the face of the Saviour
and the other in the front of th.'
church containing an open Bible and
the head of Martin Luther. New al
tar furniture was given also which un
fortunately did not arrive in time for
the dedication.
ST. PAUL'S PARISH NOTES.
The ladies of St, Paul's congrega.
tion will hold a Bazaar in the Parish
House on December 14th, when they
will orTer for sale a large number of
articles, many ol which will be suitable
for Chris'mas gifts. A lunch will be
served the same day. If necessary
the sale will continue another day,
All those who have articles of any
description tor the Bazaar are request
ed to send them to the Parish House
on Wednesday, December 6th.
Next Sunday evening the Advent
service of tlie Sunday School will be
held in the church at 7 o'clock.
The Wednesday evening service and
lecture will be resumed next week, at
7:30 in the Parish House.
The apparatus for the gymnasium,
at the Normal, was received this week.
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.
Mrs. W. S. Rishton is visiting her
mother in Philadelphia.
John A. Garman, District Attorney
of Lu.erne county, was :n town on
Wednesday.
Dr. J. Bruce Hess has located in
Benton, and occupies the office of the
late Dr. C. S. O'Brien. He is a gradu
ate of Jefferson Medical College.
A. C. Fieas. Esq.. has moved from
Bloomsburg to Wilkes-Barre, where
he is engaged in the life and accident
insurance business.
Messrs. Ratti, Oswald. Yorks and
Hartzell, form a quartet of equestri
ans who have been taking long rides
on horseback recently.
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., of Indiana
Normal School, and Dr. Geo. P. Wal
ler, of Nebraska, are both at home,
having been called here by the serious
illness of tlieir fa'her Dr. George P.
Waller reached Northumberland on
Sunday, and drove up from there, as
no trains were running.
A change in time of some of, the
trains on th I). L. 6c W. Railroad
was made last Monday, viz : 6:29 p.
m. train north to 6:39. and the 8:18 p.
in. train south to 8:30.
The Montour American, published
at Danville, was sold by the executor
Monday, November 20th. The name
of the purchaser has not yet been
made known ; but the paper is issued
regularly and publishers will be an
nounced later.
Hon. Geo. R. Vendling will deliver
a lecture in the Normal Auditorium
on Monday evening, December 4th,
subject, "The Man of Galilee." This
is the second entertainment in the
Normal Lecture Course. Tickets can
be procured at Biooke oc Co's. book
store, or at the door.
XV. II. Slate took possession of the
stationery store of W. H. Brooke &
Co. on Monday. Mr. Sl.ite is a young
man of experience, and while he is al
most a stranger here, he comes from
Wiliiamsport with the very highest
references. He will continue the bus
iness at the well-known stand in the
Exchange Hotel building, and pur
poses making many additions and im
provements. Notification of the change in the
form of postoffice money orders has
just been sent out by the postoffice
department. This introduces into the
order the name of the payee, and
makes the order negotiable like a bank
check. The new forms will be sent
to a'l post offices as rapidly as the old
ones which thev now
have are used
up.
W. II. Brooke & Company went
out of business on Monday. For a
number of years Mr. Brooke has had
active charge of the business, and he
was uniformly courteous and obliging
to all his customers. He has not yet
determined his future course, but it is
to be hoped that he will remain in
Bloomsburg. as the departure of such
a man and such a family as his, would
be a loss to any community.
Geo. C. Staley, the comedian, will
appear in Bloomsburg Opera House.
Friday, December is', in a new and
original and romantic comedy, by John
Staple-ton, entitled Antony, the Trum
peter, a tale of the Knickerbockers in
three acts. A special feature of the
play will be the Pans Pnixster dance,
by the ladies and gentlemen of the
company, in the characteristic wooden
shoes of the period. Secure your
seats early at Den tier's shoe store.
The investigating committee ap
pointed to inquire into the matter
concerning the . rumors relative to
County Superintendent Johnston, had
a session last Saturday, but on accoun
of the absence of Dr. McCrea, who
was called on professional service, no
action was taken, further than consid
ering some preliminary nutters, neces
siry for a subsequent meeting. A
meeting of the committee will be held
Saturday, December 2nd, at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon.
A man driving a douole team down
Third street Tuesday morning itiet
with an accident that might have been
even more serious. In crossing the
deep gutter at the intersection of
Centre street, the axlj of the front
broke through the centre and wheels
were only held by the platform springs.
He! had a young team, but succeeded
in stopping then.. The crossing is
the most dangerous one in the town,
and should be repaired at once. There
may yet be some loss of life by some
one being thrown out or a runuvjy
caused.