The demand upon
our cjhmns fcr adver
tising space c:rtainly
8howi that tushss3
r.:nroc2;;ni20 the val
ue of'ThoCchmb'w '
as an advertising me
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tad New York Week
j Wirld for $1.C3 in
advance. Try thorn.
VOL 29
AN ENJOYABLE EXCURSION.
On Thursday evening the following
named ladies and gentlemen took a
special train for Jamison City in the
hope of a pleasant time at this now
popular resort, and their hopes were
fully gratified : G. K. E'.well and wife,
Samuel Vvigfall and wife, II. A.
M'Killip and wife, J. G. Wells and
wife, W. II. Slate and wife, A. II.
Bloom and wife, J. R. Schuyler nnd
wife, C. Watson McKclvy and wife,
Misses May and Bessie Kuhn, Nellie
and Maud Patterson, Maud Runyon,
Vida Miller, Annie Maize, Catharine
Gardner, Jennie Lockard, Annie and
Lou Jameson, I.illa Sloan, F.dith
Kebcr and Made Drinker, all of
J51oomsbnrg ; Misses Hopkins, of
Thila., Scott of Catawissa, Thompson
of Denvel, McIIcnry of Stillwater,
and Brown of Danville. The gentle
men, besides those mentioned above,
were Messrs. J. M. Clark, Harry
Houck, Rcbt. Hartman, J. I.. Her
man, S. H. Harman, Frank Colley,
F. P. Pursel, Frank Ikeler, T. B.
Hanly, Samuel Bidleman, H. M.
Rupert, J. I,. Richardson, K. S.
M'Killip, M. P. Megs all of this town.
F. M. Kelly and Dr. J. C. Reifsnyder
of Milton, W. C. Sloan of Philadelphia,
John Bucher of Lewisburg, Wm.
Showers of Williamsport, and Paul
Bliss.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by Prof. C. P. Elwell's pop
ular orchestra, it being such as was
well calculated to bring dancers to
their feet whose steps kept time to
music'i chime. Thus, and in pleasant
converse and social games, the time
passed sportively and cheerily until
refreshments weie announced and
liberally served by the thoughtful and
obliging host, Mr. L. B. Howell, who
had made ample arrangements for
their accommodation and uninter
rupted pleasure at Proctor Inn. The
run was made in just an hour each
way.
While some social gatherings and
excursions are really enjoyable others
are not, but a really delightful time
was had upon this occasion.
Outing Parties.
Tenting, not on the old campground,
but along the sparkhnely historic I ish
ingcreek, is now the proper caper for
the fastidious who care neither for
Greenland's icy mountains or a swim
with the girls at the seashore. Up the
creek the more innocent and old fash,
ioned diversions can be enjoyed with
out stint, let, or hindrance. We reter
to nude bathing, brushing mosquitoes,
getting sunburnt, fishing for luck and
drinking creek water and, Gypsie-like,
stealing the farmers fruit and roasting
cars. -Though a few of these soothing
and mvigoratina diversions may be
omitted according to taste or inclina
tion, as a rule they are all more or less
strictly adhered to with a view to mak
ing the outing conform with Fishing
creek etiquette.
Twits and Triplets or Duet3 and Trios, j
Where is the section that needs
population ? To that section we are
pleased to recommend Mrs. Theoret,
of Saint Genevieve, Canada. At the
age of 30 years she is the mother of
17 little Theorets, having just recently
given birth to a trio, or triplets if
a trio," signifying music m three
parts, is deemed an improper term.
This is the second time inside of five
years that Mrs. Theoret has gotten
up a little surprise party of this kind
for her hard-working husband. All
her marital and musical efforts are
reported as resulting in ducts and
trios, which of course accounts for the
17 little Theorets referred to, and
referred to with all due respect and
best wishes for all concerned.
A PLEASANT EESORT.
Proctor Inn, at Jamison City, offers
inducements through the summer
months to those who wish to escape
the intense heat of this section. The
evenings and mornings are delightfully
cool, and the hotel is complete in all
its appointments. Pure mountain
spring water is conducted into the
house through pipes, and the table is
excellent. The rates are very low,
only $1.50 a day or $9.00 a week
Excursion tickets on the a. x a. are
sold on Saturday, good until Monday,
tor $i.ao. Landlord Howell and tani
ily do all in their power to make it
pleasant for guests.
Miss Maude L. daughter of Mrs,
Mary A. Burns, and R. Rush Zarr
Ksq., were united in marriage at the
home of t!v; hni e m 1 ues-hy rrorn
ing r.t 10.4?' o'clock, Rev. I. M. Pat
terson offui-.tfnR.' . Only the families
and near lelr.twes wtra present. Aft a
a wedding breakfast the hapy coup!
left on tru; noon tram on the D. L. &
V.'. We extend cm congratulation;
TJNDERGKOfJND PEOPHEOY.
Before our over-head weather-
prophets fully establish their reliabil
ity as prophets we are now threatened
with the under-ground or earthquake
kind of prophets. For instance, the
chief ambition of Professor Falb's life
is to warn ignorant humanity of im
pending danger from eaithquakes in
time for them to take a baloon or
something before the quaking com
mences on earth. This German gen
tleman claims, like our over-head
weather prophets and rain makers, to
be actuated through scientific know,
ledge and principals not fully compre-
ncniieii Dy me general populace and,
was about to say. himself either.
Having hit it in prophecvint! earth
quakes for Rome and Greece, as he
claims, ne now risks his reputation in
prophecying for us a general quake
along the Atlantic coast next month,
the latter part of August.
we kindly mention the matter so
that if bathers with whom we are in
sympathy along the seashore, and also
the inland or continental readers of
The Colombian, get shaken up ac
cording to prophecy they can't blame
us mr giving no warning.
The Professor's reference to a great
tidal wave that will then sweep away
both Brooklyn and New York cities,
we rather think was originally in
tended for Chicago. However the deep
seeing Professor may possibly have for
seen the preponderance of whiskey to
water m Chicaeo and hence the diffi
culty about finding water enough
there to eel up a respectable tidal
wave. At all events he certainly con
template? considerable water from
some source at the time of the prom
ised earthquake, but whether it is to
come from above or below the Pro
fessor don't state. Perhaps Hicks
could throw some light on that part
of his prophecy.
A Severe Storm.
un i nursuay evening, July aoth, a
most terrific thunder storm prevailed
at Allentown. The same storm showed
its threatening face also at this point,
though no rain fell here. At Allen
town it rained about two hours, and it
was said to be the hardest storm they
had experienced there for many years
Picnic parties that were caught in it
became panic stricken through fear of
the tierce and vivid lightning. Be
sides other buildings which were struck
by lightning, the county jail received a
bolt that greatly startled the inmates,
among them being Grace Desmond,
who was suffering the penalty ot her
easy virtue, and Harry Johnson, who
is doomed to hang for drowning his
little daughter. I his miserable pris
oner was completely terrorized, think
ing the day of retribution had struck
him in order to cheat the gallows. It
was only a spasmodic streak of light
ning that struck the jail, eternal retri
bution will strike him later.
The Grief of an Umbrella Thief
We mention as a terrible warning
to respectable people who steal um
brellas the recent sad case of George
Richards, a not overly well-to-do
young man of Philadelphia. He was
stopping at the Kellogg House, and,
anticipating the damp weather pro
phecied, he began collecting umbrellas
along with other things from the
guests. While it was possibly the
other thihgs stolen that led to his
arrest, it was charged that he had en
tirely too many umbrellas in his
possession when the strong arm ot
the law embraced him.
We live in a day in which there are
some things too hot to handle. Broken
electric light wires, for instance, are
now a source from which the most
terrible accidents are daily reported.
The following are but two of many
instances we might gather from ex
changes :
"A broken electric light wire in
Lancaster, Pa., recently resulted in
two frightful accidents. 1 he wire was
first grasped by little Orville Johnson,
a lad of 8 years. The powerful current
jerked him from the ground and he
swung to and fro while the deadly
current was burning into his hands
and legs. A number of people who
law the boy thought he was only play
ing until a bright flash showed the
true state of affairs. He was promptly
rescued and fell unconscious in the
street. All the flesh had been burned
off his hands, and there i3 little hope
of his recovery.
Before the break could be repaired
a trolley car came along and Oliver
Steigenvalt, a passenger, got off to
remove the broken wire. With the
first contact he fell unconscious. The
wire was ouickly knocked from his
hand and he was removed toliis home
where he is now in a critical con
j ilition."
BLOOMSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3.
OANOOA LAKE.
Ever since the writer was a boy he
has heard of Long Pond. It was then
considered quite the thing for people
to drive there from Towanda, the
home of our boyhood. For the first
time in our life, however, it was our
privilege on Sunday last to gaze upon
the placid surface of this beautiful
sheet of water. In company with ex
register and recorder C. H. Campbell,
and with landlord L. P.. TTrwelVs
horse and buggy we started from Jam
ison City at 1.4 inthe afternoon, and
stopped in front of Ricketts hotel in
less than two hours. We were greeted
cordially by Mr. Frank Ricketts and
his genial clerk. Charles Conner.
Eighty-one guests took dinner there
that day. Only about sixty can be
comfortably supplied with lodging.
Among the guests were Col. R. Bruce
Ricketts of Wilkes-Barre, and Gen. J.
P. S. Gobin of Lebanon. Down in
the woods near the lake a very pretty
cabin has been erected by S. A. Good
hue and Will Ricketts, and they spend
most of their Sundays there, summer
and winter. They have row boats,
sail boats, an ice boat for winter, and
all the requisites for enjoyment, and
here right royally do they entertain
their friends. Ganoga Lake is a
charming spot, and it is no wonder
that more people flock there than can
be accommodated, but it is a wonder
that the capacity lor guests has not
ere this been very greatly increased.
With such attractions as are found at
many of the summer resorts and with
large modern buildings, there would
be no more famous watering place
in the country than Ganoga Lake.
M. . Jackson's Will.
In substance the will of the late M.
W. Jackson is as follows :
He directs that the business of his
estate shall be conducted by his exe
cutors who shall not change any of his
investments as found at the time of
his decease, except when in their judg
ment it shall be clearly to the inter
est of the estate and to avoid hastily
disposing of the estate, or sacrificing
any portion thereof. To his wife Mary
J., he bequeathed all his household
goods and effects and the use and
control of the homestead and also the
sum of $2000 annually during her life.
Said bequest being in accordance with
an agreement made with her before
their marriage. In addition to that
sum he directs $1000 extra be paid
her annually. This bequest was made
in his will dated January 31st, 1883.
Then on January ad, 1 891, he added
a codicil altering the above and giving
his wife an equal share with the child
ren, one fourth each in all the estate
real and personal. This bequest to
his wife was made by him in lieu of
the provisions of the anti-nuptial
agreement above mentioned. To his
niece, Mrs. Dr. ti. J-.. f reas, ne gives
$1000. , ,
In view of the sale of his interest in
the J. &1 W. Mfg. Co. some years
ago to hi son, the late Capt. C. G.
Jackson, and in view of the fact that
his son s heirs are thereby now aDun-
dantly provided for, and prompted by
a desire to partially equalize tne Dene
fit, &c, such sale gave him and his
heirs over the other children he gives
to his grandchildren Henretta and
Tennie B. $;ooo each.
The homestead is given to nis
daughter Mary, subject however to the
use of her mother during we.
To his sister Mary Jackson he be
queaths $4000, said sum to be invest
1 ... . j i t :
eu ana ine income paiu 10 ucr bcuu
annually.
His children Frank K., Mrs. ii. 1
Crispin, Jr., and Miss Mary each get
one-fourth of his entire estate.
The will as first made gave $300
annually to the Board of Church Ex
tension of the M. E. church and a like
sum annually to the Missionary Socie
ty of the M. E. church, the executors,
if they see fit, to stop payment of such
monev after the sum of $;ooo had
been given to each.
In a codicil, however, dated April
34, 1892, he revokes the Church Ex
tension gift and gives $2000 of it to
his stepdaughter Lillie W. Reeder of
Bellefonte, and $1500 each to Jackson
Crispin and Clarence Crispin to help
complete their education.
The executors as named in the will
are his wife Mary, son Frank' R., and
son-in-law B. F. Crispin, Jr. The
Daily.
BUN DAT BOHOOL PIONIO.
Trinity Reformed Sunday School o
Bloomsburg, will hold its annual pic
nic at Central Park, B. & S. R. R. on
Wednesday, August 15th, to which all
oersons are cordially invited. Trains
will leave Bloomsburg at 8:00 A. m
rct-rnintr, leave the grounds at 5:30
p. m. Fare for the round trip, adults,
5ocfs. and ch-'ldren under i years,
5cts. . ,,
BRIEF MENTION
About Peoplo You Know.
C. II. Roicc has
on the road.
put ! new meat wngon
Mr. A. W. Llrditlmch, of Iicavcr, was
noliceil in town on Saturday.
Colonel John Jamison left here fur Thila
delphia on Sunday,
Miss Mcrtie S.imh, of Burkhorn is a finest
rf Mrs. Wm. Vcr.
Editor Smith of the Benton " Argus,"
wns caller at this office on Monday.
Mr. D. K. Laubach, of Irairmmint Springs
was a visitor in lilooinslmrg on Tuesday.
Mrs. C. R. Purknlew and her grandson
Frank, sj)Ciit last week at Ganoga Lake.
J. C. Rutler, manager of the " Daily,''
paid Washington a recent visit.
Mr. L. M. Crevclin(, of Van Camp, was
a visitor in town on Wednesday.
Boyd Maize is assisting at Risliton's diug
tore during the illness of Win. Wilson.
Mrs. Henry Potter, of Httghesville, is
visiting friends in Bloomsburg and vicinity.
Mrs. Dr. fJ. W. Mifflin is entertaining
Miss Irene Heck of Shainokin.
The Judge nnd Mrs. Ikvler are now nt
the seashore.
Mrs. Freas lirown has been sick for some
time. She is quite poorly, we are informed.
Among those from Bloomsburg attending
Mountain drove camp-meeting we mention
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. but.
Amons those who are lieautifyinii their
homes in Bloomsburg we mention the aflable
Dr. McRcynolds on Third street.
Charles Harris nnd Samul Applcman, of
Buckhorn, came to Bloomshurt; on their
bicycles on Tuesday.
W. W. Tilsck, candidate fo r Sheriff, from
Greenwood township, was a Bloonuburi;
visitor on Saturday.
S. D. Neyhard went to Benton on his
bicycle on Monday, making the run in one
hour and seventeen minutes.
Mrs. Geo. I assert, son and daughter.
have gone to Tennessee to visit Mrs. Has
sert's brother.
W. T. Creasy, of Catawissa, candidate for
Assembly, called at the Columbian office on
business on Monday.
Capt. II. J. Conner. A. L. Fritz Esq., C.
H. Campbell and the editor of this paper
spent last Sunday at Proctor Inn.
T. B. Hanly Esq. spent last Sunday at
Ganoga Luke, as the guest of Samuel Good
hue. Mr. William Showers, of Williamsport,
editor of the "Review," was in town on
Monday and was entertained at lunch at
Rev. I. M. Patterson's.
owner of several town lots in Bloomsburg,
was in town on Saturday looking alter his
property.
Clyde Hirleman, son of G. W. Hirlcman
Esq.. of Benton, has been elected Principal
of the Benton schools. He is a graduate of
the Normal.
Tudee R. R. Pealer and wife, of Three
Rivers, Michigan, have been visiting in this
county, lie tins attained ntstinction as a
jurist.
Mr. Will Lowenberg is also in for an out
me. He left here on Wednesday tor Allan
tic City. On his return he will visit the
larce eastern markets and lay in a stock 01
fall goods for the popular D. Lowenberg
clothing store.
Misses Minnie Pollock and Cora Miller,
two young ladies who are learning type- set
ting in this olhce, are enjoying a vacation
this week. The progress that they have
made shows that women are fully competent
to lenm trades that in years past it was sup
posed only men could master.
Spare the Trees.
" Woodman, spare the tree, touch
not a single bough," is the pathetic cry
of "X," in the Daily; but Mayor
Drinker don't drink in the poetic sen
timent so well expressed, somehow,
Instead of Oak Grove Park being an
clysian woodland emitting the cool and
invitine atmosphere in which the poets
are wont to court the muses, the chief
officer of the town refers to it as " a
dirty hole," if not a miasmatic bog,
whose title is not clear. It someoody
is right then sombody is wrong in the
different pen pictures drawn of Oak
Grove Park of Bloomsburg. lime no
doubt will tell where the mistake lies.
For our part we are most emphatic
ally in favor of preserving the grove.
About four o'clock on Friday morn
ing John Fortner discovered a, fire at
the Creasy & Wells planing mill.
His prompt alarm and the immediate
onslaucht made upon the fire in con-
sequeuce resulted in soon extinguish
ing it. In response to tr.e alarm
raised by whistles, &c, firemen were
soon at hand and ready for the' fray
if necessary. With but little effort on
the part of the firemen the flames
were extinguished before doing much
damage.
A one story brick addition is being
erected at the rear of the Well s build
nc. , It will be 2? x ix fest. and will
be thrown into one store room, en
brgins the store of J.-'M- Gidding &
Co. by that much. B. W. Jury' has
the contract. ,
1894.
OF THE
During the next "0 clays
REGARDLESS OF COST.
We want to sell out everything.
All light weight coats and vests at slaugh
tering prices and
On all men's, boy's and children's suits.
Tlie T77"l2.olesa,le COst elc OToject
We intend to have an entire new stock of goods this fall.
Just a few sample prices of the
' White vests - - - - 25c
Boy's linen long pants suits - 50c.
Men's linen suits - $1.0Oand upwards.
LOWBUBBIiG'S
THE CLOTHIERS
Russet
Owing to the lateness of
stock of
and, in order to make sure of closing all out before the season
is over, we are offering several lots at greatly reduced prices.
It will pay you to see them if you are thinking of buving a
pair of RUSSETS.
Clarks' Building, Main
SgT and gM12.
JONES & WALTER
Are now prepared to meet the wants of the people in foot wear.
Our stock is full and complete, comprising some of the
best makes m the country.
low as the lowest, and our
motto : ...
Honest Goods
Call and see us. We will try
JOKES c WALTER.
Dentler's old stand, Main Street, Bloom..
FRANK 'SHELHART
MERCHANT TAILOR,
'Mda 5rQV-0ppa5U. 5S. Elmo Jfotsl
NO 31
SEASOIV
r
we will Fell all clothing
sacrifice sale :
OF BLOOMSBURC.
Shoes
the season, we still have a large
Street.
Ave guarantee prices to be as
goods to be as represented. Our
at Fair Prices.
to please you.