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BLOOMSBURG. PA.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER M. 1S94.
NO 37
THE UNITED STATES COURTS.
A special term of the District Court
of Hie United States, was held at Will
iamsport, commencing September 3rd.
The Judges of this court are Hon.
Geo. Shiras Jr., Associate Justice of
the United States Supreme Court;
Hon. M. V. Achcson, Judge of the
United States Circuit Court, and Hon.
Joseph Buflington, Judge of the Uni.
ted States District Court. The other
officers of the court are Harry Alvin
Hall, District Attorney; John V. Wal
ker, Marshal; William T. I.indsey,
Clerk of District Court ; Max L. Mil
chell, Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Judge Uutiiington is a college friend of
the writer, and his wife is a. sister of
Mrs. Dr. James B. eal. He has
visited in liloomsburg, and has many
friends iieie. Though a young man,
still tinder forty, and though but a few
years upon the bench, having been
appointed by President Harrison, he
has ah eady made a high reputation as
an able and impartial jurist.
. It was the luck of the editor of this
paper to be drawn as a juror in this
court, and in obedience to the notice
he started for Willianisport on the
7.35 train on the P. & R. road, on the
morning of September 3rd, in com
pany with I. W. Hartman, who was
also summoned as a juror. Owing to
pressing business at home Mr. Hart
man was excused the same day, and
missed the pleasure ol sitting in judg
ment on other people's affairs.
The jurors were a very pleasant set
of gentlemen, and among them were
James Archbald, of Scranton, chief
engineer of the D. L. & W. Railroad 5
John Ewing, of Pittsburg ; Geo. R.
Graham, publisher, of New Castle,
Lawrence county ; Myron Kasson, ex
prothonotary of Lackawanna county ;
Robert D. King, deputy sheriff of
Allegheny county ; J. G. Lesher, edi
tor, of Selinsgrove 5 H. C. Prevost,
register and recorder, of Wyoming
county ; John M, Rahm, road master
of the Lehigh Valley railroad C. F,
Shaffer, deputy prothonotary of Union
county, and others.
The U. S. Courts are held in the
new government building. Two courts
wers in session all the week, Judge
Buflington trying criminal cases in
the District court, and Judge Acheson
presiding in the circuit court in the
trial of civil cases. In the District
court are tried all cases which are
offenses against the laws of the United
States, as defined by the acts of Con
gress. This includes pension frauds,
, counterfeiting, selling liquor without a
government license, sending obscene
matter through the mails, national
bank and internal revenue cases, rob
bing the mails, &c. In the circuit
court civil suits are tried wherein resi
dents of other states bring action
against residents of this State. The
course of procedure is very similar to
the practice in our county court.
Among the most interesting cases
tried were those of De La Green and
John M. Bowman, for defrauding the
Muncy bank. Both were convicted.
Williamspoit is a beautiful city, and
one would scarcely believe that less
than three months ago almost the en
tire business portion of the place was
under seven feet of water. In many
A places the narks of the water on the
j walls of the houses show the point
reached by the flood.
Trolley cars traverse every part of
the city, and there are several charm
ing rides that may be taken on them.
One morning with two others I rode
over the entire system, a distance oi
about twelve miles, at a cost of ten
cents a piece. There are a number
of good hotels in Williamsport, but
none better than the little Central
Hotel, near the Government building,
kept by Mr. Porter. Everything is as
clean as a pin, with good food and
excellent beds.
We made a hurried visit to the
building of Orit in company with
Elmer E. Person, city editor of that
paper, and a graduate of the Colum
wan office. The magnitude of this
plant surprised us. A large number
of hands are employed, and fourteen
editions are printed weekly, on a fast
press from stereotyped plates. The
Lamade brothers are at the head of
this prosperous establishment.
But the time was so much occupied
in court that we had but little oppor
tunity to get about the city. With
the exception of a few hours on Thurs
day, when I came home for a few
hours, I was on a jury the entire week,
and it was only on account of a legal
engagement on Monday that I suc
ceeded in escaping service for a couple
of days this week. Though it was
somewhat tedious, the experience of
sitting in a jury box was valuable.
It would be well if every lawyer could
serve as a juror at least once, for then
they would better understand the
difficulty that laymen often encounter
in trying to guess at what is right in
cases that are submitted to them.
OEBTRALIA WEDDING.
The Ashland Advocate of last week
contains the following :
At nine o'clock September 6, the
marriage words were spoken which
united for life Miss Margaret E.
Moran to A. J. McNealis of Phila.
I he ceremony took place in St, Igna
tius Catholic church. Rev's Power
and Kinney officiating, before a very
large assemblage of invited guests,
which included people from Mass.,
Philadelphia, New Yotk, Pottsville,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Girard
ville, Bloomsburg, Shamokin, Haile
ton, Wilkes Barre and Ashland.
The bride looked beautiful in a
white figured silk, trimmed in Duchess
lace. She wore a veil and carried a
bouquet of bridal ruses. Miss Katie
Kwley, as the maid of honor, and the
Misses Lizzie Moran, sister of the
bride, and Marcaret T
delphia, bridesmaid, also made a
very striking appearance, in their
white silks. They carried bouquets of
pink ror.es. The croomsmen wcw Mr.
John J. Rattigan, of Pottsville, ami
Michael Gerritv. of PMI.idMniiia -nA
VI--- H.IU,
like the Broom, thev wore mnrnincr
dress.
A reception followed the ceremony,
which took place at the bride's home
and lasted until tl nYlnrV nihon a
sumptuous repast was spread which
iiiciuucu an ine oencacies ot the
Season. A' recention was tonrforml
them in the afternoon from 1 until 2
o clock, when they took the 2:30 train
for Niagara Falls, and Canada, where
thev will snerid twn wpcVk TK HrWU'n
traveling costume was navy blue
broadcloth. The gifts they received
were something beautiful and useful,
: 1.. 1: . . . .
inuuuing silverware, cut glass, cnina,
linens, and rare hrir.a.hm- TVipu
will make their home at Philadelphia,
where the good wishes of their many
warm friends will always be with
them.
The Bain Too Late !
While our recent generous down
pour of rains are pronounced " too
late " for certain purposes, at least by
many who have never been heard to
thank God for the bounties of nature,
they were certainly in good time and
high time, and for more important
purposes than those deplored by the
ungrateful. They were not too late
for something to drink for man and
beast ; not too late for growing corn
and buckwheat ; not too late for fall
pasturage for animals that would
otherwise have had to be fed from
the farmer's store for winter use ; not
too late to set dormant machinery in
motion all over the United States,
whether running by steam or water
power ; not too late to quench fires
the like of which our country has
never before suffered at least not
within the memory of the writer ; not
too late to quench the fires in burning
mines in the bowels of the earth,
which rendered it impossible for man
to utilize them ; not too late to save
at least 50 per cent, of the fruit of
every orchard from Maine to Cali
fornia ; and yet, alas, we must admit,
too late to exact a prayer of grateful
ness from far too many who will par
take of the bounties of nature a whole
life time without either saying grace
over meals or otherwise audibly ex
pressing a word of thanks to the God
of nature. " Too late," atas, yes " too
late," we fear will be the bitter words
that fall upon the ears of the ungrate
ful during the promised rain of fire
unquenchable hereafter.
The Woolen Mill.
On the corner of Fifth and West
streets, in a three-story brick building,
fully equipped with all requisite
machinery, and under the efficient
management and control of Messrs.
E. C. Caswell and J. M. Staver, can
be found the Bloom sburg Woolen
Mill. It is now in full operation and
running on full time, with a full set of
hands. So much ff free wool.
Whether the product be native or
foreign clipped, this recently dormant
industry throughout the United States
is now wide awake in Bloomsburg, at
least. It takes from 50 to 75 hands to
fill the necessary complement in and
about the mill.
Bed, Bipe Strawberries in September.
Mr. Joseph Garrison, of Bloom
burg, brought to this office on Tues
day the nth instant, a curiosity in the
fruit line, they being second growth
strawberries, of the Crescent Seedling
and Sharpless varieties, that were full
grown and of fine flavor. He could
only account for this freak of nature
by observing that their first and season
al ftttemnt at fiuitaue had been
frustrated by the frost and that this
unseasonable fruitage is the product
of the second effort.
The Blootpsbnrg Fair.
A properly conducted and well ar
ranged agricultural fair may be made
worth considerably more than the
entrance fee to any tiller of the soil
and also to their wive and daughters.
The farmer being necessarily some
what isolated must gather any addi
tional knowledge he gets either from
what he can ee near about home or
what he can there gather from the
studv cfbool:s and newspapers. Farm
ers, like the rest of mankind, gather
more practical knowledge from ob
servation and personal experience
than from either the finely spun theo
ries of stump speakers or a close
study of Agricultural Reports.
The information that a farmer can
gain at a well-conducted agricul
tural fair (outside of what we admit
he may lose at the races, spinning
jennies, Sec.,) may easily be turned to
his practical advantage. Here he can
make comparisons of all farm pro
ducts, not only as to quality, but also
as to yield. Here, as nowhere else, he
can study and compare the different
breeds of farm animals that are brought
together for his edification, compari
son and selection. Here, as nowhere
else, he can note the real and im
aginary improvements in farm imple
ments, which are so essential at times
when the harvest is plenty and labor
ers few. Here, too, they can meet in
happy social converse and exchange
opinions worth money to each other
opinions based upon actual experience
with farm implements and farm pro
ducts. Here, too, may yet be found
the sweet cider and ginger-bread of
olden times, along with the buxom
wives and vigorous daughters pecu
liarly the product of pure air and
water of the country. Here, too, high
and low tariff, and all important af
fairs of church and state may be talk
ed over to the great advantage of the
farmer.
The Aooount Was 8ettled.
A recent issue of the Dally con
tained an insinuation that W. H.
Snvder had not vet settled all his ar.
counts with the state for fees received
while he was Prothonotary. The fol
lowing letter speaks for itself :
Wm. H. Snvder,
Attorney at Law,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Dear Sir : In reriv to vour letter
of trd inst. I would sav that the
records of this Department show that
your account with the Commonwealth
as Prothonotary of Columbia Co., for
the years 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888,
1889 and 1890 is closed and balanced.
The list payment closing the account
was made January 26, 1891.
The balance of $27.50 made up of
excess of "Fees of office" for the year
1S88, was reduced during the year
18S0 to S.vo.t, and paid in full durinz
the year 1890.
Yours Truly,
P. D. Bucker,
for D. Mc M. Grego,
Auditor General.
J. M. Qiddinsr & Go's Opening.
The enlarged store room of J. M.
Gidding & Co. was formally thrown
open to the public on Tuesday even
ing. The room was handsomely deco
rated with palms and flowers, and C.
P. Elwell's orchestra of ten pieces
discoursed sweet music from 7.30 to
10 o'clock. The store was crowed all
the evening, and souvenirs were
handed out by Mr. Gidding to all
coiners. The front window showed an
original conception in the way of a
gentleman's dressing room as he is
about to start on a journey. On the
table are his hat, cane and umbrella,
while his overcoat, coat and vest are
lying carelessly around, and his satchel
stands in one corner containing his
underwear, gloves, ties, &c. Mr.
Gidding received many letters from
persons whom he had invited to attend
the opening, and also a number of
handsome presents from wholesale
houses with whom he deals.
GOING TO NORBISTOWN.
On Wednesday of next week Friend
ship Fire Co. No. 1 will go to Norris
town to participate in the firemen's
parade on Thursday. They will be
accompanied by the Bloomsburg
Cornet Band. The annual convention
of the Pennsylvania Firemen's As
sociation will be held at Norristown
next week.
The Coming Show.
We call the reader's attention to
our advertisement on page 8 of Walter
L. Main's Show, which will exhibit in
Bloomsburg on Monday, September
24th. The Corning N. Y. Daily
Journal comments as follows upon
it : " The universal verdict was that
the show was the best ever given in
the city."
BRIEF MENTION
, About Pooplo You Know.
miss i.iany ncncn, oi rniiacidpnta is tiie
guest of Miss Minnie Runyon.
Louis Lowcnbcrj carries his left linnd in
a sling, a felon being the cause thereof.
Mrs. Eber lirown, uf Liglitstroet, it ag.iiu
at home after a Liicf visit to VVatsoiitown.
S. A. Goodhue, of Tamison City, was a
visitor m Uloomsburg on .Monday.
I.dilor Tuhlis, of Shich'thimiy, hits pur
chased a bicycle.
l)r. G. Stuart Kirby and wife, of Mauch
Chunk, spent Suudny in town with relative!.
I. G. Wells went to New York on Monday
to buy Qoods.
Mr. P. M'Hirey, of Strawberry Kiduo, wai
seen on our streets on Monday.
Kditor Smith, of the Kenton "Arcus" was
a caller on Monday.
rditor Tofor, of the MillvilU- "Tablet"
was a visitor at the county scat on Tuesday.
Prof. T. G. Cope returned from West
Chester on Saturday, having been delayed a
week by illness.
Hurley Sands, of Buck horn, is now a resi
dent of Bloomsburc, havinj recently encifed
as clerk with I. Maier.
The present address of Miss Amies V-in.
dcrslice, is 817 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapo
lis, Minn.
C. F. Knanp went to Rochester on Wed
nesday and will be absent until next week,
on insurance and masonic business.
Mrs. S. L. McBride. whose eves have
been under treatment for some time, is now
in somewhat of an improved condition.
Mrs. Clark Callender, of Csimbrn. who
has been ill for some time is no better at the
present writing.
Mrs. Jonathan Traub. who had been ah.
sent for a few days visiting Scranton (riends,
is again nr nome.
Messrs. Snyder, Flctkenstine, Irvin and
Deighmiller of this town, and Mr. Essick,
of Heading, shot sixty shore snipe along the
river last week Thursday.
Mr. Blaker, of Greenwood, more familiar
ly known as "General Blaker," the political,
gave The Columbian friendly call on
Monday.
B. F. Edgar, ex-Commissioner, was a
Bloomsburg visitor 011 last Saturday. ..Be
cause of his friendly disposition he is a man
of many friends.
Ex-Commissioner Rittenhouse and wife,
passed through town on Saturday on their
way to Stillwater, where they spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Edgar.
Mrs. Gidding is so much improved in
health that she walked up on Tuesday even
ing to see the decorations in the store, and
hear the music a little while.
Mrs. Drcisbach, of Jersey City, who has
been visiting friends about Bloomsbuig, re
turned to her home on Wednesday bv wav
of Wapwallopen, where she will hrst visit a
daughter.
Mrs. H. L. Goss and Mrs. P. L. Hart-
man, of Cambra, started for Colon, Mich.,
on Monday morning. Mrs. Goss will spend
the fall and winter in the west.
Miss Emma Caswell, who recently took
an extended visit up the West Branch, re
turned home on Wednesday accompanied by
Mrs. Mira Caswell Bubb.
I. M. Staver, who is connected with the
Woolen Mill industry of Bloomsburg, and
who was absent from home buying up stock
for their mill for several weeks, returned on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Daniel Edgar, of Oranceville. re
turned home on Monday after attending the
funeral of Mrs Susanna Stucker, at Still
water, on Saturday. Mrs. Stucker died of
consumption after a lingering ilbiess.
Prof. J. M. Coiighlin and family are spend
ing the summer at their homestead
at New Columbus. The family is
stronger than when it came to the coun
try. The recent arrival of a new boy is
where it gets its additional strength from.
L. M. Creveling and Nathan Dreisbach.
of Van Camp, were among town visitors and
callers at this office 011 Monday. These
gentlemen were subprvned upon matters
pertaining to the audit of the John Rhinard
estate.
Mr. Boas, the new Secietavy of the Y. M.
C. A. of Bloomsburg,. was the recipient of
marks of respect in shape oi a farewell re- 1
ception on the part of home fiicnds in Read
ing, Pa , ' but more particularly the Berks
County Christian Endeavor I nion, for whom
and with whom he labored before coming
here.
A very pretty play, appropriate cos
tuming, good scenery, excellent sing
ing and dancing, and acting of a high
order to a small house tells the story
of last evening's play. Mr. J. E.
Toole is a host in himself, a capital
actor, and one whose work is nearer
that of J. K. Emmet than any of the
imitators of that lamented come
dian. Mr. Toole is original and has a
bright future before him. The mati
nee was better attended than the
evening performance. Miss Jarboe
capitally seconded Mr. Toole's efforts.
We trust the company will play a re
turn date, when we can assure them
of a house commensurate with the ex
cellence of the company. Sunday
Call, Haston, J?a., March 4, 1893.
-Bloomsburg Opera House, Sept. 18.
SOHQOL HOUSE BURNED.
The school house in Fishingcreek
township between Jonestown and Ben
dertown was destroyed by fire on Sat
urday night. It was a new building
and was accepted by the school board
from the contractors on that after
noon. School was to have opened on
Monday mornine. 1 here was no
fire of any kind in the building, and it
is supposed to have been the act of an
incendiary. The lots is about $300,
with no insurance.
ALL NEW GOODS
IVENSERC'S
AT
That's what's bringing the customers there. This
will be the mo3t memorable iall in the history of our
busintws. Never before have we showu such a beau
tiful line of goods at
SUCH LOW PRICES.
There is no doubt about it. Having to buy an entire
new stock at t
epifeion in TrMe ftidsfi
gives us a great advantage over other stores who car
ried over big stocks from last winter.
The goods and prices will speak for themselves
when you see
Our Elegant Men's Suits at $4, $G, $8, $10, $12, $14, $16, $18.
Our Boy's Long Pants Suits at $3, $54 $s, $10, $12, and $15.
Our Beautiful Children's Suits at 98c. to $5.00 and up.
But other stores have goods at these pricea, you say.
That may be true ; then you must decide where can
you get the best value for your money.
.
Where Do the Good
Clothes Come From ?
TEAT'S TEE BE Don't take the dealer's word for
it. lo to the people of this yicinity. Ask them
where they can make their dollar give the best return
these hard times.
From Jamison City to Centralia.
From Millvilleto Mifflinville,
From Almedia to Numidia.
From one end of this county to the other and the
judicious-buying people of Bloomsburg, they will tell
you the same old story ......
The most reliable clothing store in this vicinity ' is
Tiie Grand did Stand,
THE
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ClillUTiB
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, U1ATTHVO,
or OIL JLOTII,
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
W. I. BKOWEl'S'
2nd Door aoove Court House.
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
USINE
COLLEGE
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