$ 1 If, lil This Paper and tha NEW YORE WEEK LY WOULD ena year for $1.50. Advortiso your Goods and'yonr Want3 in this paper. The circulation is large, and Bates Low. mm VOL 29 APPEAL FROM COUNTY STATEMENT. ANOTHER PETITION FILED BY THE , COMMISSIONERS. W. II. Rhawn Esq. counsel for the county commissioners, filed the follow ing petition in court on Monday: J In the Court of Common (Pleas of Columbia County. To the Honorable, the Judges of the ' said Court. The petition of the Commissioners of Columbia County, respectfully represents : 1. That the petitioners by writing filed in the office of the Trothonotary on the 26th day of February, 1894, and without application to the said Court appealed for and in the name of the said County from the report of Auditors of the said County, for theyear ending Jan. 1, 1894. 2. That the petitioners by said ap peal intended to appeal from the said report, on the license account, the ac count of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County, the account of John L. Kline, Treasurer, with the uog fund, the account of Tohn L. Kline, Treasurer, with the State, fund, and the account of the Commissioners of the said County. 3. That the said appeal was taken by reason of certain material questions touching the said report being in con troversy between the said County, and Jphn L. Kline, late Treasurer thereof, and the said County, and Jesse Ritten house, Charles Sands and B. F. Ed gar, late Commissioners thereof, namely : (a.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer, is entitled to the sum of $77.25, or a commission of five per cent, on the share of the retail license money due the said County, as allowed him in the said license account, in addition to the commission of four percent, for paying out the same, or a total com mission of nine per cent, on said li cense money. (b.) Whether the said Tohn. L, Kline. Treasurer, should be surcharo- ed in the said account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County. with the retail license money following. the sum ot $570, clue the Town of JJloomsburg, and the sum of $142.50, due the said County, which moneys he now has in his hands, and refuses to pay into the County treasury, (c.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer, is entitled to credit in the said account of John L. Kline, Treasurer, with the State fund, with the item, "Cash advanced by John L. Kline, balance due State, 1892, $32.05'' as allowed in the said report, when credit lor this item was allowed in the Re port of the Auditors of the said Coun ty, for the year 1892. (d.) Whether John L. Kline, Treasurer, is entitled to credit in the said account of John L. Kline, Treas nrer, with the State fund, with items, "By Farmers National Bank note and discount, $1005.67. "By cash ad vanced by John L. Kline, $1000.00, and "By cash borrowed C. H. Camp bell, $400.00, as included in said re port, when he is not charged in the said account with moneys received by him as treasurer aforesaid, following cash on note from Farmers National Bank, $1000.00, cash advanced by John L. Kline, $1000.00, and cash borrowed of C. H. Campbell, $300.00. (e.) whether John L. Kline, treas urer, in the said account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County should be surcharged (in addition to the item therein, "To amount received from State, $5046.04") with the items following, "Cash on note from Farm ers National Bank, $1000.00," "cash advanced by John L. Kline, $1000.00, "cash borrowed of C. rl. Campbell, $300.00, and $32.05, under theallega tions of fact3 contained in divisions (c) and (d) of this petition. (f.) Whether John L. Kline, in the said account of John L. Kline, Treas urer with the said County should be allowed credit with the item, "To bal ance due John L. Kline, $133. 30," as allowed in said report, when the said County is not indebted to said Kline m this or any other sum. (g.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas nrer should be surcharged either in the account of John L. Kline, 1 reas urer with the said County or the ac count of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the State fund, with the sum of $804.90, set down in the Report of the Auditors of the said County for the year 1891, as due the State.-whcn this sum either belongs to the State or said County. (h.) Whether John L. Kline, Treasurer in the said account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the Dog fund should be allowed credi as stated in said report, with $30.20, commission on sheep orders when the same is in excess of that'al lowed by law. (i.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer bhould be allowed credit in said account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County, with $12.00. 1 commission on $800.00 refunded to William Kramer, as allowed in the said report, when he received a com mission on the same, at the time it was borrowed and paid out by him as 1 reasurer aioresaid. (j.) Whether John L. Kline. Treas urer is entitled to credit by four per cent, commission or, $38.76, in the said account of John I Kline, Treas urer with the said County, as allowed in the said repot t, on orders drawn by said late commissioners for license money following, "J. C. Shuman. li cense due Main, $114.00," "First National Bank of Berwick license due Berwick, $570.00," and, "W. A. Marr, Atty. license due Conyngham, $285. 00," when John L. Kline, Treasurer, charged and received from the said township aud borough five per cent. commission on said payment, in ad dition to said four per cent., and the said payments were not required to be mauc Dy said county. (k.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer should be charged in the said" ac count of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County, with the sum cf $48.45, commissions retained by him in said license account of licence money due Main and Conyng ham townships, and the bor ough of Berwick as shown by the Re port ot the Auditors of the said County tor me year, 1892. (I.) Whether Tohn L. Kline. Treas urer in the said County, is entitled to four per cent, commission on $515.58, as claimed in saut report, on taxes re funded to townships and borouuhs on orders drawn by said late Commission ers. (m.) Whether John L. Kline. Treasurer in the said account of John L,. Kline, treasurer with said County is entitled to a commission of four per cent, on the item contained in said ac count, "To balance due John L. Kline, $I33-3." as allowed in said Report, when the said County is not indebted to him in this or any other sum. (n.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer in the said account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County is entitled to credit for com mission of four per cent, as allowed in said report on orders k drawn by said late Commissioners for items follow ing "John L. Kline, Treasurer, etc., $42 50" and "John L. Kline, Treasur er, State tax, 1893, $80.00," when he charged and received from the State a commission of five per cent, on these items. (o.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer in the said account of John L. Kline, treasurer with the said County, is entitled to credit for a commission of four per cent, as allowed in said re port, on items on debit side of said account following, "G. E. Sponsler, $1000.00," "Jerome Delong, $500.00," and "Rebecca Delong, $500.00," or $2000.00, when he had in his hands moneys belonging to said county and not accounted for by him, amounting to that sum, before and at the time of these loans. (p.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer in account with John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County, is entitled to credit as allowed in the said report with a commission on orders drawn by said late Commission ers, following, "John L. Kline, Treas urer, County bonds $5645.00." (q.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer in the account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the"said County, is en titled to credit as allowed in said re port with the item following, By Com mission to Treasurer $1673 01. (u.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas urer in the account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County, should be surcharged with interest and dis allowed commissions for all moneys for which he has not accounted and is liable to account as Treasurer afore said. (r.) Whether the late Commission ers are entitled to credit and said County chargeable as claimed in the said report, under head, of "River Bridge," with the items following, "Orders King Bridge Company, monthly estimates, less ten per cent, order No. 722, part payment $2000. 00," "Order No. 723 part payment, $1500.00," "Order No. 724 part pay ment, $1500.00," "Joseph Hcndler, monthly estimate, order No. less ten per cent $5940.00," when the said orders were authorized by the con tracts for the said bridge. 4. That John L. Kline, Treasur er, neglected to state his accounts and produce his vouchers to present Com missioners for examination, before the same were laid before the said Audi tors. The petitioners therefore pray, (1) that the appeal entered by said Coun ty as aforesaid may be amended, so as to read : "In the matter of the Re port of the Auditors, of the County of Columbia, bn the account of Tohn L. Kline, Treasurer with the said County, HLOOMSUUIIG. PA.. F1UDAY, MAHCII 9. 1S94. the account of John L. Kline, Treas urer with the dog fund, the account of John L. Kline, Treasurer with the State fund, the account of license money, and the account of the Com missioners of the said County. (2 ) . that a rule be granted on John L Kline, late Treasurer of said County to show cause why the issue should not be granted between Colum bia County as plaintiff and John L Kline as defendant to try the questions in controversy and contained in the foregoing petition divisions "a" to "u" inclusive, (3) that a rule be grant ed on Jesse Rittenhouse, Charles L. bands, and B. K Edgar, late Commis sioners of the said County, to show cause why an issue should not be granted between Columbia County as plaintiff, and Jesse Rittenhouse, Charles L. Sands and B. F. Edgar as defendants, to try the question in con troversy and contained in the fore going petition in division "r" ,and (4) other relief. The Commissioner"! of Columbia County, the petitioners for the said County, the appellant, have hereunto set their hands, and affixed the seal of said County, attested by their Clerk, at their office in the Town of Blooms burg, the 5th day of March, 1894. Columbia County, ss. J. G. Swank, G. M. Ikeler and W. II. Utt, Commissioners of Columbia County, being duly sworn according to law, depose and say, that the appeal stated m the above petition is taken on behalf of said County, and that said appeal is not for the purpose of delay, but in good faith and because they believe injustice has been done said County in the report of the Audi tors of the County for the year 1893, ending January 1, 1894, and that the matters of fact set forth in said peti tion are true to the best of their know ledge and belief. Sworn and subscribed before me. March 5, 1894 J. G. Swank, lNK, ) LER, ( r. 3 G. M. Ikeler, Commissioners, W. II. Utt, THE BRIDGE CONTRACT. ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS. The following are the minutes of the meeting of the commissioners of March 1. f Commissioners Office, (Bloomsburg, Pa., Mar. 1, 1894. Commissioners J. G. Swank, Swank, G. M. Ikeler and XV. II. Utt present. Mr. Utt moved the adoption of the resolution following: Whereas, The late Commissioners on December 30th, 1893, issued an order on the County Treasurer to Joseph Hendler for the sum of $5940. 00, on account of the substructure of the bridge at Bloomsburg to be con structed by the said Hendler under a contract made between them and the said Hendler, on the 25th day of Nov ember, 1893, in the words following: "Susquehanna River Bridge, Substructure. Joseph Hendler, Contractor. estimate no. 1. December 30th, 1893. 1 100 yards of stone dressed at quarry ready to be shipped and law, at ifb.oo Soooo 00 Less 10 per cent 660 00 $5940 00 Approveu 12-30, '93. J. C. Brown, Engineer. $504 00 Received, IMoomsbure, Pa.. December 30, 1893, County Order No. 729, for the sum of five lnousand Nine Hundred and forty uouars in payment 01 the above estimate. (Signed) Joseph Hendi.kr. And whereas tlio said engineer has pre sented to the present Commissioners a sec ond estimate in the words following: "estimate no. 2. Bloom Ferrv Dkiuge. Joseph Hendler, Contractor. 81.4 yards earth excava tion, at 0.25 $ 20 35 450 yards masonry, at $12 5400 00 250 yards stone Blooms burg, at $6 1500 03 600 yds. dressed in quar ry at $6 3(500 00 300 yards dressed for piers, at $6 1800 00 $12300 00 2 car loads of cement.... 200 00 75 tons of sand, at sji... 75 00 $ 12595 3? Less estimate No. 1.... 06o 00 Less 10 per cent. 59J5 JJ 599 53 S 5395 3 Approved I ebruary 7th, 1 894. . Jas. C. Brown, Engineer. And whereas the said estimates were beyond the scope of the authority, o the said Engineer, ami unauthorizoi under the provisions of the said con tract, in that the said Countv IS charged therein for work done hv th said contractor in the sum of $11,335 82, or more than one third of the es timated cost of the said substructure althouuh the onlv nart of the sub structure aliened to be completed bv the said contractor, is one abutment, and for noo yards of dressed stone at quarry at $6.00, or, $6600.00, and for 450 yards of masonry at ?i2.oo,or, $5400.00, although the said County is entitled to a rebate or reduction in the said price per yard on the said quantity of stone used in the said masonry, and upon which the con tractor did not pay $2.40, per cubic yard for freight, on the same and for 75 tons of sand at $1.00 or, $75.00, and in that the said Engineer, in the said estimates has fixed a price or measure of compensation different from that provided in the contract, and beyond the value of the work done by the said contractor. . And whereas the work, namely the abutment on the South side of the river has been performed by the said Hendler contrary to the specifications for the erection of the said bridge, in that the masonry in the abutment is rock range work with rock projections from four to nine inches, and the stone in the face of the abutment are in wind, not set in the wall with an even bearing and level, and are other wise improperly bedded, and in that the first course of neat work is thirty five inches in thickness, and the rise in the stretches is more than their depth, and that the face wall of the abutment is a casing with the backing butted against it in irregular shape and sizes with no care taken in placing the backing, which is cobbled up with small stones, and the face and back wall of the abutment are not bonded together, and the back can be removed without disturbing the face, and in that the wing walls of the abutment are built of irregular size stones, large and small pieces most improperly joined with joints from, one to five inches filled up with small stones and mortar, and are not properly joined to the main wall and in that the abut ment and the wing walls are . not covered with coping reaching the entire width of the work and the wing walls are covered with steps, and in that the abutment is not constructed in accordance with the specifications, and is insufficient for the purpose intended. Theiefore be it resolved, that the said estimates are rejected as not binding on the County, and no payments be made thereon, and that the work done, namely the abutment, by the said contractor is not accepted by the County, and that a copy of this resolution be served upon the said Joseph Hendler and the said Engineer. Mr. Ikeler seconded the adoption of the resolution as read. On Chairman Swank putting the question, it was adopted as read. COMPLIMENTS OF PEALER POST. The War drama rendered by the Orangeville Troupe, at the Music Hall in Orangeville, on the evening of Feb. 17th 1894, under the auspices of Peal- er Post No 41 5 G. A. K., showed great skill on the part of the perform ers; was well attended, and consid ered by the Post and all others present so far as heard from, to be the best rendered drama they ever saw in this hall. It was a real reminder of many of the heart rending scenes of our late civil war. And now March 3rd., 1894, at the first meeting of Pealer Post since the entertainment, we take this opportunity to acknowledge the above and return to the troupe and all who took part therein, our heartfelt thanks, and order these compliments published in the county papers. C. B. White, Adjutant. HOW HATS ARE MADE In John R. Townsend's window can be seen the different shapes assumed by felt hats in the process of making them. I he first form is in the shape of a very large dunce cap, and the sec ond form is of the same shape but mucli reduced in size. After that it assumes the form of a fashionable head cover and comes oat in its fin ished form. In the same window are a number of samples of dyed wool and fur. In the other window Mr. Townsend is showing handsome neckwear nnd new spring goods. EIGHT YOU ARE. J. IT. Mercer, one of the most popu lar and energetic young Democrats at the county seat, took charge of the Bloomsburg post office on Thursday last. Some progressive alterations in the office are under contemplation. This change is in keeping with the political saw, to the victors belong the post offices and sich. A better select ion could not have been made. Cata wiasa Item. Any of our patrons who want old newspapers to put under carpets, in cupboards &c. can have them by call ing at this office, without charge. We have more than we know what to do with. Shad Fishing at Bloomsburg. AN OLD RESIDENT TELLS OF THE OLDEN TIMES WHEN THIS LUS CIOUS FISH CAME UP THE SUSQUEHANNA. "It was a good many years ago, and of course you dont remember it, for it was before you were born probably, that we used to catch shad down at the river," said Casper Kressler, an old resident of Bloomsburg, he other day. "I can remember when I used to carry a dinner bucket down to my brother Samuel, who died at Wilkes- barre last wtek at the age of ninety- one years and seven days. I was only a boy then, and he used ' to go there with other men to catch shad, lhat was before the dam below Sunbury and at Columbia were built, and the fish came up this far, and on up the river farther. They would go so far up that they would die, and I have often seen lots of dead shad floating down the river. There was no cotton in those days, and they had to raise hemp, and make hemp cord for nets. The nets were big ones, and it took seven men to handle them. They would go out in the stream and drop the nets and form a semi circle and bring the ends to shore first and they made big hauls sometimes. The fish were delicious, better than we get now from the Delaware, because they were fresh from the water. "Every half mile there was v shad fishery. Down at the ferry was the Ilendershott fishery, owned by the grandfather of N. J. Ilendershott; next above that was the Kuder fishery, and the nex', at Espy, was the Whit- mire fishery. Then the Crevehng. then Webb's, and Boone's. Above that was either Hick's or Hills. Be low Hendershott's was Wanich's, but it never amounted to much as the bot tom was too rocky. It required a smooth bottom so that they can draw the seines. I remember hearing Will iam Creveling say that he caught 4000 at one haul. They used to feed them to the hogs. The law at that time not only prohibited fishing on Sunday, but also on Thursday. My brother Sam uel caught shad for fourteen years. "In those days there were no rail roads nor other means of sending shad to market, and the people have lived on shad, which sold for a shilling a piece, and sometimes as low as six cents. There were many other kinds of fish in the river then, salmon, suck ers, and others. These being smaller than shad, would go through the mesh es of the seine, and sometimes men would catch barrels of them as they came through. The last shad were caught here in 1828 or 1829. The canal was opened in 1830, and the dams were built which prevented the shad from coming up the river. Should the canal ever be abandoned and the dams torn out, no doubt the people who live along the Susquehanna could again catch their own shad, and have them just as plenty as they were over sixty years ago, unless the sewerage from the many towns, and the refuse from the coal mines would drive them back, but that I dont know anything about. There are but few of us living any more who remember about the shad, and I am glad be able to tell you what I know about them. I could tell you 2 good many other things about Bioomsburg in the older days but I guess that is enough for this time." There is no mistaking the source of the fable that President Cleveland and ex-Secretary of the Navy Wh-itney be long to a syndicate that has brought up large coal tracts in Nova Scotia in anticipation of a repeal of the duty on coal. It belongs to the same class c-;' Protectionist products as the slander ous charge that Mr. Leon Chotteau has come to this country as a hired agent of the Cobden Club. There is a suit for libel against a tariff organ now in progess in New York, the libel hav ing consisted in a circumstantial story that a prominent importer had raised a large sum of money in England to promote the election of Cleveland. No attempt has been made to excuse the libel beyond the shallow plea that the importer's name was not mentioned, although he was most accurately de scribed. There is a regular protection ist slander factory in this country, and the millers, as well as those who bring the grist to the mill, are becoming quite well known. Record. Rev. W. C. Leverett will hold ser vice in St. John's church, Catawissa, on Saturday morning at 9:15. The Holy Communion will be admin istet- ed. Mr. Leverett preached in Sun- Dury on I hursday evening. T Tt IT ....Ml ...III I....- --.1 ing at Proctor Inn, Tamison Citv. the latter part of this month. The date has not yet been fixed. NO 10 BRIEF MENTION. About People Ton Know. E. B. Tustin moved last week into his property on Market street. James Dixon of Centraha has been granted a pension. J. M. Gidding is in ths city this week, buying goods. William Reice, oldest son of C. II. Reice, has entered Mercer's drug store to learn the business. John E. Sterling has accepted a position with the Grand Union Tea Co. at Shenandoah. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fortune have gone on a visit to relatives in Con necticut and New York. Miss Agnes Fortune has accepted a position as teacher in Harkins' Com mercial College. Mrs. Stohner has moved her Milli nery store back into the room former ly occupied by her, in Evans' block. Walter, little son of W. II. Brooke, who has been dangerously ill, we are glad to learn, is improving. Miss May Tubbs, of Kingston, was the guest of Mrs. L. E Waller during the past week. Reuben Hess has moved from Rupert, to his property on Third street. W. K. Armstrong will take charge of the drug store for J. H. Mercer on April ist. Dr. Graydon made an excellent ad dress at the Y. M. C. A meeting last Sunday afternoon. Josiah Barninger of Numidia was one of the jurors this week, who came over to town on Monday. He gave us a pleasant call. Dr. Edward Jacoby came from Co lumbus, Ohio, last Saturday. He is very sick, and it is feared that he is stricken with a fatal malady. John Billhime, of Turbotville, one of our oldest subscribers, was in town last week. He says he can't get along without the Columbian. J. Wesley Moyer celebrated his thirtieth birthday iast Friday evening by entertaining a number of his friends at his home. Mrs. I. K. Dildine, of Orangville, was the guest of her daughter Mrs. F. P. Vanderslice during the past week. Mr. Midclev has moved from K B. Tustin's property to the corner of Fifth and West. Mr. Midgley talks of moving to Millville on April ist. A pension has been granted to Frederick Thude, an Indian War sur vivor, who resides in Roaringcreek township. Misses Cora Miller and Minnie Pollock are learning the art of type setting in this office, and are making rapia neaoway. The proceedings of the Farmers' Institute in the Court House last Fri day and Saturday were interesting and instructive, but the attendance was not as large as it should have been. To day, March 9th. J. S. Rudy ends his apprenticeship in this office, having faithfully served his time for three years. He is a rapid and accu rate type setter, and a young man of excellent character. His services will be retained for a time in the job department. The announcement of the suddeu death of Mrs. D. A. Creasy on Tues day morning was a great shock to her many friends, who did not know she was seriously ill. She had been suffer ing for two weeks from rheumatism and the family thought her improving. Her age was fifty one years, and she leaves a husband and one daughter. She was a devout member of the M. E Church, and was a sister of James T. Fox of Catawissa, Mrs. Larish, Mrs. Stout and Mrs. Hampton. The funeral was held at the residence on Thursday morning at ten o'clock, con ducted by Rev. W. G. Ferguson. A lawyer gives this advice : "Addi tions to' rented premises, when made by the tenant, should never be fasten ed with nails, but screws. The reason foi this lies in the fact that should he wish to move away and take with him the boards and other lumber com posing the improvements he has made he cn simply draw out the screws and take the planks. If he fastens them with nails, however.he can re move nothing, and the improve ments become the landlord's property." "Kiliarney and the Rhine,"the Phe? nomenal success of three countries, will be presented at the Opera House this Thursday evening. Go and sea it.
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