CulniiiMiiii, Its demand upon our columns tor adver t'.nir.j nace certainly, stars thai Irslnsss man recognize the val ue of ''Tlw CclrribiMi" as an aivertislr-j me dium. THE COLUMBIAN and New York V7o3k ly World for $LC5 in td7anc9. Try thorn. VOL 29 THE EEPUBMOAN CONVENTION. The Republican County Convention assembled in the Couit-House at two o'clock P. M., on Monday, August ao. The county chairman, V. D. Ueckley, called the convention to order. He announced as the first business befors them the election of a Chaiiman. Joseph Garrison, being placed in nomination without opposition, was formally elected. He took the chair and proceeded to business without a speech. The election of secretaries being next in order, John R. Dcimer of Cat awissa, and R. S. Rowman, of Berwick, were placed in nomination and du'y elected. The roll call, next in order, was re sponded to by delegates present as fol lows : Hcavor-D. E. Troy, Philip Kaylmds. Benton W. S Laubach, S. S. Harvey, licrwick, N. E. G. C. Fcnstamnker, J. B. Ficas. l'.t:rwii.k,,S. E. R. G. Crispin, K. Eaton, liciwick, S. W.-J. II. Cattctall, F. Stew art. U!oom, 1st A. 13. CatliLnit, V. K. Ring-ro.-e. Illooni, aJ Thos. Welib, Jos. Garrison. Bloom, 3d B. W. Hagenbuch, C. E.Win ner, W. D. Becklcy. Bloom, 4th J. E. IIecock, E. It. Ilarrar. Hriarcrcek T. II. Doane. Catawissa Borough Dr. I. B. Kline, I. II. fcecsholtz, C. C. Willits, J. R. Dcimer. Catawissa Twp. H. Roberts, C. Yeager. Centralia 1st S. Cartright, J. Buchanan. Ccntralia ad. G. V. Davis, Wni. Gittins. Centre Z. T. Fowler, E. E, 1-ow. Conyngham, S. E. Jno. J. Conner, E. S. Cnsgrovc. Conyngham, S. W. Michael Howard, V. llnjbach. Conyngham, E. N. Thos. McGinley, W. Keely. Canyngham, V. N. Nicholas Baker, J as. Kostenbauder. Fishingoreck, E. P. J. Weaver, H. J. Hess. Franklin Joel Kostenbauder, P. S. Ford. Greenwood, E. G. Patterson, T. Mather. Greenwood, W.T. F. Wilson, B. F. Eves Hemlock J. S. Neyhard, W. R. Beagle. Jackson Z. A. Butt. Locust C. S. W. Fox. Millville Boro L. G. Little, S. G. Kisner. Montour G. E. Mears, W. M. Monroe. Mount Pleasant Clinton Crawford, J. J. Crawford. Orange Jos. Crawford, II. C. Bowman. Scott, E. J. B. Miller, D. E. Hughes. Scott, W. E. D. Hagenbuch, B. H. Cre vcling. Sugarloaf, N. Ezra Stevens.' No response was heard from dele gates representing Cleveland, Conyng ham, W., Fishingcreek, V., Madison, Main, Mifflin, Pine, Roaringcreek or Sugarloaf, S. The Chairman here appointed a Committee on Resolutions and in structed them to retire to draft the same for future report. The commit tee appointed for this delicate work were K. II. Harrar, J. F. Wilson and Z. A. Butt. They soon returned with the following preamble and resolution, which were read, unanimously adopted and applauded : "The Republicans of Columbia county in convention this day assem bled reaffirm the doctnnes of the Min neapolis convention, and declare their firm adherence to the principle of American market lor American arti sans and farmers, and American wages for American workmen. We enter emphatic protest against the infamous Wilson bill, and its equal ly infamous Gorman-Brice sugar-trust bill, which called from Cleveland him self the most bitter denunciations, and the declaration " How can wc face the people after indulging in such outra geous discrimination and violation of principle. "We congratulate our fellow Re publicans on a bright prospect ot a speeay return to power in icnnsyiva nia, and an equally certain prospect of a brilliant national victory in 1890, when the un-American policy of uro ver Cleveland will give place to a true American policy administered by a stalwart Republican President. Jleaolved, That we pledge our sup port to General D. It. Hastings and the entire Republican ticket, and thus do what we can not only to cut down the usual Democratic majority in Co lumbia county, but to swing it into the .Republican column. Nominations being next in order, for the office of State Senator C. E. Geyer, of Catawissa, was placed in nomination. In the call for nominations for Sher iff the following named gentlemen were mentioned as a matter ot tomiauty, namely, Daniel Reedy, of Berwick, C S. W. Fox. of Locust, and O. D. L. Kostenbauder, of Catawissa. After a little speech by Colonel Stewart, he moved that the nominations ciose, ana that the first named gentleman, Mr. Reedy, be made the unanimous choice of the convention. The question be ing put to vote, it was so determined, For Jury Commissioner the nomina. tiou of I. K. Krickbaum, a Democrat, was at once recocnized as a mistake, and, amid uproarious applause, the empty honor was transferred to the shoulders of I. K. Laubach, of Ben ton. W. M. McAllister's name was also mentioned in this connection ; but the nomination finally fell to Mr. lau bach through unanimous vote. For Coroner Dr. L. B. Kline, of Catawissa, and Samuel Cartright, of Centralia, received nominations, the former named gentleman finally secu ring the nomination by unanimous con sent. It was in fact a very unanimous con vention from start to finish, and if one thing characterized it more than an other it was unanimity. The following resolutions were here presented and adopted : Jie$ob:ed, That the County Com mittcc is hereby authorized and em powered to fill any vacancies that may occur in the ticket this day nominated. Jiesoved, That the County Chair man be authorized to fill any vacan cies on the county committee. The nominations being unanimously made, and the resolutions being unani mously adopted, and the standing com mittee and chairman being chosen without the least friction or dissent, on motion the convention adjourned with the usual glimmering ray of hope for the future The decorum of the occasion was entirely broken at the point of adjourn ment with three cheers for somebody whose name our one-eared reporter tailed to catch. 1 he country is safe. A NEW ELECTRIC ROAD. Shickshlnny and Benton to be Joined by the Trolley. A writer in a Wilkes-Barre paper has the following to say about an elec tric road from Shickshinny to Benton : But Shickshinny will take on a big ger boom when the enterprise which is uppermost in the minds of certain capitalists, who live in the borough and back on the beautiful turnpike leading to Patterson Grove, materializes. It involves no less a scheme than the building of an electric railroad from Shickshinny to Benton, twenty miles away. Those interested have been talking the thing over for a good while and it would have been put. into force before this were not the State law reg ulating freight traffic prohibitive so far as electric roads are concerned. But a gleam of sunshine begins to bright en up the hopes of the pioneers who long to fly over the beautiful hills about Huntington Valley, and it comes in the assurance that the next legisla ture will grant the same privileges to the trolley lines as are now enjoyed by the steam system in this State. It is generally understood that so long as the big railway people were kept out of the ownership, of electric roads that their influence with the law makers at I larrisburg would be strong enough to embarrass the managers of electric roads in their efforts to secure freighting privileges, but now, since it is heralded that the big railway cor porations have at last got in on the ground floor, and are carrying a good ly amount of stock and bonds ot the long lines reaching out from Phila delphia tn several directions, virtually gridironing the territory for hundreds of miles, with a certainty of further encroachments, the hope of getting a law passed permitting trolley lines to carry freight inspires the Shickshinny and neighboring people to renewed efforts. And what a magnificent line that would be from Shickshinny to Ben ton ! It is proposed to build it over the splendid turnpike, whose excel lence is traditional and whose views alone are worth going far to see. It wouldn't take long to lay a road down on such a sure foundation. The terri tory needs such a road too. The freight business alone would be enor mous. The fertile farms would find an easy and economical outlet for their rich harvests. Its dairies would be greatly benefited and its orchards yield handsome profits. Such a road would connect at Benton with the branch steam railway there and thus augment the travel to and from Shick shinny. Bruce Coleman s place woulJ take on a new lease of life, and while it would look as if the owners of the turnpike, who last year pocketed nearly 19 per cent.; uivuienu, nugrn. hate to yield such a neat income up, the fact they are nearly all in the trolley scheme shows that there would be no difficulty tn this respect. Another Old Soldier Dead. Isaac Drum, of Jonestown, an old soldier aged 74 years, 2 raonu.s ana 13 days, died at his home on August 14 th. The Grand Arrny comrades from Berwick and about home par ticipated in the burial ceremonies which took place at Dodson Chapel on the 16th instant. ' Thus . the old soldiers r.re rapidly yielding to re- morseiess time. BLOOMSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24. He Does Not Come to. Blooms burg. A traveling man who lives in Tow anda, remarked in our presence on Sunday last that during every month he visited about three hundred towns. He did not know in any one of them that there w.t? as much building as is going on in Towanda. Since the banks only pay two per cent, for money, it seems to pay better to put money into buildings, which pay at least six per cent, if properly handled. liradord Argus. Towanda is certainly a thriving town, but it is evident that the travel ing man above referred to does not come to Bloomsburg or he would know that there is more building going on here than in Towanda, or most any other town of its size in the State. By the way, Brother Parsons, docs'nt that story about visiting three hun dred towns every month strike you as a pretty good one ? That is ten every day in the month with no allowance for Sundays. Pretty active traveling that 1 ' A New K. 0. E. Castle. On Thursday night last week there was instituted at Central a new castle of Knights of the Golden Eagle. District Grand Chief J. W. Campbell of Berwick, assisted by the degree team of Thcta Castle of this town composed of Jacob Shaffer, SV. E Shaffer. G. I Moyer, G. C. Roan, H. G. Supplee, Guy Jacoby, B. W. Hagenbuch, C. T. Hendershott, John Kiefer, E. H. Harrar, H. C. McBride, J. D. Jones, J. B. Fox, and J. W. Moyer, conferred the degrees and installed the officers. The new castle is called Mountain Vale Castle, and has about thirty members including some of the best citizens of Sugarloaf and adjoining townships. The work concluded at two o'clock in the morn ing and then all repaired to the Central Park Hotel where an elegant banquet was served. Mountain Vale Castle meets in Mechanics' Hall, a new building recently erected by Mr. Myers, who is the chief officer of the castle. Building and Loan Association. In the early history of building so cieties they were organized and al most wholly managed by mechanics and laboring men ; managed honestly, conservatively and successfully, and to this class belongs the honor of origi nating, conducting, and carrying to a point of magnitude and usefulness, a scheme that commands the admiration of financiers the world over. The honest thrifty home seeker has proved himself to be the best citizen so far as managing a building society is con cerned. When failures have occurred in building societies, one of the main causes has been the introduction into the management of financial ideas, emanating from the brains of theoreti cal bankers. Nearly all if not every error introduced into the scheme are scholarly errors, always accepted under protest by the mechanic or small store keeper. J'nuadilpnta I rem. The Industrial Building and Loan Association of Bloomsburg is a purely mutual " home affair," organized and managed on the same plan as Phila delphia local associations, which have been in successful operation for fifty years. The Industrial has over one hundred members, whose savings in less than three years amount to over $30,000.00, which is loaned to part of the members in amounts of $200.00 to $4,000.00 each, secured by first mortage. Through the advantages af forded by the association many of the improvements of our town have been made possible. Those who owned a a lot have been able to build a house thereon and by paying dues instead of rent will soon have a home of their own ; others are saving part of their earnings by paying dues and will thus create a fund to buy a lot or home. Dues are only $1.00 per month on each share making it possible for any to become members who desire to save part of their earnings. The officers of the Association are C. C. Teacock, C. W. Neal, Samuel Wigfall, John R. Townsend, George S. Rob bins, C. H. Campbell, John L. Rich ardson, and A. N. Yost, Secretary and Solicitor. Office Wirt Block, 2nd floor. The Prohibitionists of Columbia county will hold their county Conven tion in the Court House at Blooms burg on Saturday Sept. ist at a o'clock P. M. Let every man turn out, even though it means effort. We have every reason to believe this will be the best prohibition Convention Columbia county has known. S. W. Dickson. County Chairman. BRIEF MENTION About People You Know. Dr. S. R. Armcnt and family arc now among visitors at Atlantic City. Andrew Solleder i entertaining liis niece Mis Kate Clenieni, of Iiecdsville. Mrs. John Kressler is being visited by Mrs. Laura Miunigli, of Shippcruburg, l'a. Charles Fensyl and Warren Milllin spent Sunday with friends in Faxinos. Earnest lkwer, of New Columbus, was a visitor to town on Monday. Henry V. MtKclvy is Ukti.g an outing at Ganuga Luke this week. Dr. W. H. House and family arc visiting relatives in New York State. Rev. A. Houtz, of Orangeville, U spend ing a week at Atlantic City. Mrs. r. A. Evans has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. D. Melick, a: Muney. Miss. Sue Kunyon, of Newark, is v isiting at Mr. I.. Kunyon's. K. N. Oswald is in New York t!ii week, and his family is visiting Mrs. llanly, at Berwick. Dr. T. S. Ci.ipin, of Berwick, was in town oh Friday in the interest of Chapin & Laycot;(. marble-cut ten of Kingston, l'a. Mr. Feter Weaver, of Bendcrtown, was a passenger 011 the B. & S. Railroad on Mon day who came to Bloomsburg on business. Colonel Freeze and wife were among the passengers coming home on the B. & S. on Monday morning, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Elwell came down from Towanda on Saturday. The former returned home on Monday. Diplomas have been awarded to A.' T. Young for his exhibition of wheat, torn and oats at the World's Fair. Edward Eyer returned to Philadelphia on Wednesday, after spending his vacation here with his parents. He is a druggist. W. II. Magill Esq., has opened an office in Benton, and spends Tuesday and Satur day each week from ten to five o'clock. S. D. Neyhard went to Syracuse on Sat urday to spend a week. His wife went as far as Wilkes-Barre where she is visiting friends. Mrs. Brown who has been seriously ill for several weeks at the Exchange Hotel, is re covering, and was able to ride out for the first time on Tuesday. Mrs T. L. Mover and three children, and Mrs. V. S. Moyer and Irene went up to Maior Vance s near Uranceville, on Mon day, to spend a few days. Mrs. John Jones, of Berwick, was a caller at the Columbian office on Tuesday. Having purchased a lot 01 the Land Im provement Company it is among the possi bilities that they may soon build a residence upon it. Prof. J. P. Welsh, W. S. Rishton, Dr. Oraydon and Prof Aldinger rode to Milton last Friday on their bicycles. They were two hours and a quarter on the road each way. F. P. Drinker. J. Wilson, C Sterling and I. Yost left on Thursday morning to visit other towns as a committee of the Town Council, to make inquires about electric rail ways. Mrs. Wm. Beers was honored by the call of many friends and relatives on the 22d inst.. who came to celebrate the event of her 63d birthday. The table was enlarged for the occasion and all enjoyed her usual hospi tality. N. McLauchlin, foreman at the river bridge, fell from the abutment on the other side, on Tuesday morning, and was severely injured about the head and back, lie was brought to the Central Hotel, where he boards, and is receiving excellent care. His home is in Cleveland, Ohio. THE MILTON PAIR. This Year's Moating tho Most Promising in Its History. Notwithstanding the disastrous floods of May damaged the Associa tion, grounds and buildings over two thousand dollars, the progressive management have everything back "ship-shape," and in addition are just completing a magnificent new stock exhibition building 150 feet long. The management last week concluded a contract with the cele brated Sugimoto's Troupe of Royal Japs, who will give their wonderful exhibitions every day of the tair. From present indications the races will be most exciting, as many new horses are promised. The agricultur al and stock displays will excel those of last vear. No gambling or gamb lers allowed on the grounds and every possible protection given those in at tendance. Excursions on all the railroads. Remember the dates October 2, 3, 4 and 5. On Saturday afternoon last the stocks and bonds belonging to the estate of Catharine Weaver deceased, were sold at the Court House by J. S. Williams, auctioneer, for C. W. Funs- ton, administrator. A $500 county bond was bought by Miss Helen John for If 502.50. Five shares of stock of First National Bank of Philadelphia was sold to Paul E. Wirt for (1,000; also 100 shares of Bloomsburg Water Stock for $1,330. Dr. E. W. M. I .o v bought four shares of School Furnish ing Co. stock. aI par, $103, ?nd three 100 bonds of the Steam Heating Co, for $250... .". . ' 189 1. Buying for cash immense quantities e a a a F THEE to u C 5 s u a U W ? " o a During the next 30 REGARDLESS OF COST We want to sell All light weight slaughtering prices and On all men's, boy's and children's suits. Tlx TTvTtxolesalG Costrxc OToject- We intend to have an entire new stock of to a .s s v c g goods this fall. Just the sacrifice sale : White vests - - 25c. Boy's linen long pants suits 50c Men's linen suits $I.0Q and upwards. LOWEN BERG'S THE CLOTHIERS OF BLOOMSBURG. x a u it O a if o a M 9 o no.'nViKM- lot thorn tp it X cu jruui iibiuuvi - - the cood clothes come from," is being ana winter doming ai hhhuii um icuuwu mcs. Russet - Owing to the lateness of stock of ZESuisset Slxoes and, in order to make sure of is over, we are ottering several lots at greatly reduced prices. It will pay you to see them if you are thinking of buvin a pair of RUSSETS. ; darks' Building, Main ilKgtt! easing gMe. UNMATCHABLE PRICES. Every pair of russett shoes, every pair of men's, women's, boy's and children's slippers and oxford ties, at prices that cer tainly will prove to be great bargains to buyers. We close our eyes to cost and former price determined to sell. For instance, in ladies' fine shoes, genuine dongola solid in every part, 98c, the pair not one-half their actual value. Ladies' bright dongola opera slippers, solid, 50c. the pair ; regular value 85c. Misses' bright dongola and pebble goat button boots, 75c. the pair, sizes eleven to two, common sense and operas. We guarantee these to be as good quality as any $1.50 shoe you can buy. Men's russett shoes, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50. All at sweeping reductions. Ladies' fine button boots, common sense and opera toes, pattened tips or plain toes reduced to $2.00 the pair. These are first class goods and regularly sell at $3.00 and $3.50 the pair. All sizes and widths now in stock. " Ladies' fine shoes, hand welts and turns, common sense, square and opera tip and plain toes ; all regular $4.00 and $4.50 goods, reduced to $3.00 the pair. These are elegant goods, up to date in every respect. ' No better oods can be found. , ' ' A lot of women's good everyday shoes, 50c. the pair. Lace, regular price, $1.20. One lot children's fancy colored shoes, 50c. the pair j regular price, $1.25, ami other goods at the same sweeping reductions. i :...''' Avail ycurself of the rare opportunity and save soma maney on shoes. To continue through August. ;. JONES & WALTER, SHOE HUSTLERS, Main Street, - 7 - - BLOOMSBURG NO 34 of goods at depression in trade prices. t SEASON days we will r5 -a sell all clothing 07 O 8. D n Si out everything. coats and vests at ! cr o p o n 5' oq n f o n a cr D 5 5' w tn o - n a few sample prices of I ntrain that T nuonKprn'a tUn ctnu iin,l... d - - "w.. ts-.Q -i. - s.viw vvjicie refilled with an immense stock of fall Shoes the season, we still have a large a,rxd. Oxford.; closing all out before the season . . Street.
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