THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
FRIDAY, NOVEMHEK 9, 1S94.
Entered at the Pout, omr-o at HloniiiHburg, ia
" Great haste, grat waste '
truism that's verified daily.
is a
See those cute child's Cape Over
coats that Gidding & Co. are selling
at $1.93.
The Normal team defeated the
Berwick team at foot ball last Saturday
aiternoon oy a score 01 24 to o.
Pants two-thirds wool. Not equalled
for less than 50c.
iun us new coat 01 paint Uliver
Wilson's home on Main street now
tr:.t- . . r
looks as bright as a canary cage.
See those Men s Overcoats that
Gidding & Co. are selling at $7.50.
Guaranteed pure wool and fast colors.
Miss Ida Heist and Mr. V.
Mason Of this town, were married at
Sunbury on Tuesday, October 30, by
li. r. Keny n.sq.
Have you seen those Stiff Hats
that Gidding & Co. are selling at
$1.50? The price would be $2.00
we'd hold out for more profit.
The greatest drive in Men's All-
Wool Tants you've ever seen. Sweet,
Urrs make, warranted not to rip.
Regular price, $3.00, a special with
us at $2.00. J M. Gidding & Co.
The Columbian office got out the
ballots for Columbia County in good
style and in plenty time for delivery,
and thus they avoided the usual rush
at the last moment and the danger of
errors in consequence.
1 oc laoie 01 election returns is so
large that we are unable to get it all
in this week. We therefore give the
vote for Governor, Congress, Senator
and bhentr in this issue, ard the com
plete vote will be given next week.
We wish to be permitted to remark
in the midst of all the political ex
citement that the war between China
and Japan is still going on, and that
the little David is still getting the best
of the big Goliath.
Mr. C. S. Furman, has improved
his pavements on the corner of West
and Main streets by taking up the
small and putting down large paving
stone. He has also renovated his busi
ness stand and harness making es
tablishment on Main street.
This is the season in which the "I
told-you-so " man verifies his political
prophecy just according to the way
the votes are counted. He makes his
best prophecy after election, we notice,
and-hence the force of his foreknowl
edgein his own opinion.
Elwell's Orchestra will give an or
chestral concert in the near future.
The orchestra will be augmented to
i5 pieces for the occasion, and will be
assisted by well-known soloists. The
concert will be under the direction
and management of Chas. P. EUvell.
A Farmers Institute under the au
spices of Perm. Board of Agriculture
will be held in Opera House at Mill
ville Nov. 29 30 and Dec. 1st 1894.
George L. Powell of New York,
and Senator Lloydof the thirty second
tenatorial district have been engaged
to attend these sessions.
Now after the defeated reconcile
themselves to inexorable fate and the
elected prepare themselves to receive
the first installment of their needed
salaries, Thanksgiving and the holi
days will be the next to knock at the
outer flap of the pocket book calling
for tu'key, presents, &c.
See those cute child's Cape Over
coats that Gidding & Co. are selling
at $1.98.
KISIITOK'S
DRUG
STORE.
Opposite
Post
Office.
1.
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3.
ed.
Don't
something never
ISakini
See Gidding & Co.'s 25c. Knee
Pants two-thirds wool. Not equalled
for less than 50c.
Geo. B. Martin has opened his
blacksmith and wagon shop again, and
is ready for busine.-s.
Soe those Men's Overcoats that
Gidding & Co. are selling at $7.50.
Guaranteed pure wool and fast colors.
Wanted 1000 Pigeons between 1st
and 15th of this month.
' Bi.ooMsnuRO Gun Cu-n.
The Bloomsburg Manufacturing
Company has a contract for supplying
a large amount of machinery for the
Carpet Mill:
The election ballots were printed
at The Columbian office. But few
country printing offices are equipped
for such woik.
Have you seen those Stiff Hats
that Gidding & Co. are selling at
$1.50? The price would be $2.00 if
we'd hold out for more profit.
The celebrated "Apollo" and "Val
ey Novelty" ranges are now on exhi
bition and for sale at the hardware
store 01 nartman & Harman. 41."
The names of the teachers of the
county who were in attendance at the
institute, were crowded out last week
They appear in this issue.
Tne Bloomsburg Manufacturing
lompany has all the necessary ap
paratus for doing silver and nickel
plating. We have seen some of thei
work and it is very well done.
Prices and qualities tell. $2.48 for
all-wool blue and black Cheviot Boy's
suits, bee how near they come
regular $4.00 ones. J. M. Gidding
x CO.
Hartman & Harman, the wide
awake hardware dealers, on Main
street, respectfully invite the public
to call and see their fine line of parlor
heateis. 10-19-41
Jim Ingold has been committed to
jail for stealing a watch, and his wife
has been taken out to the Bloom Poor
House. It is a relief to the public to
get this miserable couple off the street
The greatest drives in Men's All
Wool Pants you've ever seen. Sweet,
Orrs make, warranted not to rip.
Regular price, $3.00, a special with
us at $2.00. J. M
Gidding & Co.
The name of the Bloomsburg Car
Company store has been changed to
the Bloomsburg Store lompany,
Limited. A new organization has been
formed, of which C. H. Campbell is
President, and I. D. White, Secretary
and 'I reasurer.
The greatest drives in Men's All
Wool Pants you've ever seen. Sweet,
Orr's make, warranted not to rip.
Regular price, $3.00, a special with
us at $2.00. J. M. Gidding & Co.
Mrs. Lucy Smith, wife of George
Smith of Espy, and daughter of the
late Ephraim Parks, died at her home
last Saturday morning, of Bright s
disease, aged 37 years and 11 days.
She was a sister of Mrs. Glasco Cam
eron ot tins town, l he lunerai was
held on Sunday afternoon.
" New York Flats," which appears
at the Opera House this Friday night
is a musical farce comedy, of the
better class, and has made a pro
nounced hit in the lar?e cities where
it has been produced. Every member
of the company is prominent in the
atrical circles for his or her high class
work in some well known play, and
there are few companies on the road
that equal these fun makers.
Pianos Tuned.
Julius Lindegren will be in Blqoms-
burg the early part of this month.
Leave orders at b. f . reacocs o. s
store. ' 21
THREE STRIKES
Solid back hair brush, 25c.
Beautiful horn comb, 5c.
Purest drugs, skillfully corapouud-
Go
OUT
Of town next week without at least coining in to see the finest
and most complete l'harmacy in this part of the Slate.
Our windowt will be especially attractive andl will contain
before brought to your notice.,
Dr. W. H, Bradley hag been par
doned by the Governor.
The banks were closed on election
day; that is now a holiday by law.
See Gidding & Co.'s 2 sc. Knee
Tants two thirds wool. Not equalled
for less than 50c.
F.lection day opened somewhat cold,
cloudy and snowy, and first it blew
and then it snew and after that it
frizzed.
See those cute child's Cape Over
coats that Gidding & Co. are selling
at $1.98.
The vote of Bloomsburg for Gover
nor was 1203, and the vote for Con
gress was 1190, or 13 less than for
Governor.
It snowed a little on Wednesday,
but there was an awful political storm
on Tuesday, and the Democrats got
caught out without an umbrella.
Harry H. Rotter was elected mem
bcr of Assembly in Lycoming county
by a majority of 15. He and J. Henry
Cochran were the only democrats
elected in that county. The cyclone
struck everywhere.
Weiner Neuisen. a so called veteri
nary surgeon of Newark, N. J., recent
ly saturated a sick horse with coal oil
and then set (ire to it to cure it of
colic. We are pleased to report that
the doctor is now in jail because o
his malpractice. It seems to us that
such cases deserve more than the or
dinary comforts of a few month's jm
prisonment.
Have you seen those Stiff Hats
that Gidding & Co. are selling at
$1.50 ? The price would be $2.00 if
we d hold out for more profit,
Statement of the itemized and au
dited account of the receipts and ex
penditures of the county institute of
1893:
RECEIPTS.
Received from teachers $278.75
" " sale of tickets . . 240.7 s
county... 200.00
L. I. Handy.. . 10.00
1892 67.40
11
Balance from
Total $796.90
EXPENDITURES.
Paid for
11 it
instruction $205 00
lectures and concert . 340.00
Opera House 90.00
boarding instructors. 30.37
printing 20.10
door keeper, secretary
ana cicrKs 19 50
distributing circulars. 2.00
postage, telegrams, ex-
pressage, &c 16.00
janitor of High School
building 7.00
Total $7997
Balance on hand 66 93
We never were requested till this
year to pay anything, and we never
paid anything to any one for the use
of the Bloomsburg High School build
ing for institute week, as may be seen
Dy examining the itemized and audited
accounts of each institute, which any
one may do by calling at Jerseytown
at the only office the superintendent
has.
Wm. C. Johnston.
A. F. Terwilliger. Co. Sud t.
Treasurer of Institute Fund.
Sporty Mrs. Ltase.
The Populistic Mrs. Lease, of
Kan as, warmed up politically the othi r
day after striking Kansas City, where
she came to nave a dress fitted. Man-
fashion she had $?o that said the
Populists would carry the State. Joe
Hudson begged to differ with her $no
worth as a Republican. Mrs. Lease
felt a little timid over this her first
bet, but she did it feeling that " a
man's a man for a that "and she
lost her money.
China Cries Enough to Her Spunky Little
Adversary.
Foreign news has reached this coun
try confirming the report that the
Chinese government has requested the
powers having immediate commercial
interests at stake to intervene for the
purpose of securing a settlement of
the war with Japan. She is willing to
be held from further fighting if some
body will only hold Japan.
Another Railway Bqnaor.t
The latest fumor is that the Shamo
kin, Alt. uarmei .Railway 1,0., are
going to continue their railway from
Centralia to Ashland. Wc do not
vouch for the rumor, but anything
seems possible in railway construction
these days, The company has lots
of grit as is evident, and seems to
have the cash to back it up Ex.
Marriage.
Cornelison, Derr At White Hal)
Pa. Nov. 1 st by Rev. H. C. Munro,
Mr. Elias Cornelison and Miss Martha
Derf.
Ale, Manning At White Hall Nov.
3d. by Rev. H. C. Munro, Mr. F. A.
Ale of Orangeville, and Miss Hattie
Manning.
Gloves. Gloves. Gloves; Gloves.
Gidding & Co. .
Hadn't we better move to make it
unanimous ?
"nalleve."
This old Church observance still
haunts us under various titles more
or less corrupt and with practices
absolutely abominable. In traciug it
back we find it called either " All
Saints Day,"" All Hallows," " Hal
lowma," " Hallowe'en," " Hallow
ev'en," while the present corruption
is " Halloeve." And you will do well
to look out for rotten cabbage, pota
toes, or something of the kind after
you hear it on the evening of Novem
ber 1st.
This old church festival dates back
in the year of our Lord to 610. It
was first instituted on the 1st of May
io memory of the martyred saints and
it has been celebrated since 834 on
the 1st of November as a general
commemoration of all the saints t
because as time proceeded saints
increased too rapidly to give them
each an individual send off and
celebration. For years the festival
was common to the Roman Catholic,
the English and the Lutheran
churches.
Though now about obsolete as a
church observance, the hoodlums of
our day still hold a right good grip on
it, it we may judge from what we can
see and hear about its observance on
the morning of November 2d.
The essential features of the
original uauoweven were no
doubt sacred and of pure and holy
intent and purpose : but like all other
old Roman church festivals it soon
became terribly distorted and trans
niogrified through granted indulgences
too freely indulged. One of the
original features of the festival was
the lighting by each household of a
bonfire at nightfall, and it is quite
likely they " took something," and
danced around Indian fashion while
the sacred fire burned.
1 nere were winter as well as sum
mer church festivals in old times and
the change of time for holding this
tesuva trom the 1st of May to the
1st of November was no doubt to
t.iw 111111. vtiim me tallica
supposed to be prowling around in a
generous sort of way. The fairies
that still prowl around on " Halleve "
in our day are the very kind we
should like to see in jail : and if they
got what they deserve they'd be there
in many cases, no doubt.
Now come with us, gentle reader of
of the Columbian, till we show you
just a few of the capers these modern
fairies cut in B oomsburg on last
" Halleve," and see if you can't agree
with us-that it is high time to give the
ola saints and martyrs a rest.
un Main street, as lar as we
traversed it. W9i err a in aritprii ol
along on., the pavements too thick to'
grow well if sown in a field. And we
verily believe there was flour enough
iau wosicu io iccu inc nungry poor
of the town throughout the winter,
VA Mil lll 1UVIHII AIIU 91IJ1UI WA31C1UI-
ness that we ever observed anywhere
the practice of scattering - grain and
nour right and left is .ihe most in
excusable. It demonstrates nothing
but a reckless abandon to thus waste
the bounties of nature while others
are suffering through famine. This
great wasti we think a fit subject for
Dorougn prohibitive legislation, lest
the God who gives us the grain thus
wasted should cut it off from this
section hereafter.
Never, since the most extravaeant
and wasteful war times, when vou
might occasionally see a drunken
soldier light his cigar with a ten 01
twenty dollar bill, have we seen
anything like it.
We shall not atten.pt to enumerate
all the mischief done to persons and
property in behalf of the departed
saints on the -occasion of the last
" Halleve ' in Bloomsburg. We will
only mention that, besides wasting
gram and vegetables, it is quite the
thing here to nil a porous and odorous
stocking with lampblack or flour and
then ruin somebody's shirt front or
bang them in the face with it. It is
also regarded by Bloomsburgers as
beneficial to the repose of the martyrs
for the celebrators to go out in the
street and gather mud sufficient to
besmear doors and windows after the
supply of rotten vegetables is run out,
There is no doubt that Bloomsburg is
a live town when it comes to celebrat
ing the Jives and deaths of the depart
ed saints and martyrs. We are of
opinion, however, that if an old saint
should be resurected long enough to
see the present ce ebration he d want
to retire and ask to be buried out of
sight again UecpeV than ever.
. Z ,
yj Has An Advantage.
I The graduate of a good business
college has an advantage over ordinary
competitors not so equipped. It would
take years to learn by experience what
is taught in college in a single term.
Much of it would never be learned,
probably. The Wilkes-Barre Business
College employs original methods of
practical instruction which make a
lasting impression upon the pupil, and
which are peculiar to that institution.
The principals, Messrs. Wade and
Williams, are men of experience, ex
cellently adapted to their work. They
have arranged for board of pupils at
low rates.
Have you seen those Stiff Hats
that Gidding & Co. are selling at
$1.50 ? The price would be $ j.oo if
we d hold out for more profit.
Cardigan Jackets, wool over shirts, gloves, hosiery, under
wear, immense assortment here.
Justin, Ceases of new Derby Hats. Regular $2.00 kind,
$1.50.
J.
M. GIDDING .4 CO.,
active
mil
open and liberal dealings, largest, best and finest stock in this
valley. Prices that keep competitors guessing. Selling goods
Dy nonest representation and at prices that know no competi
tion in this vicinity. These are a few of the many things that
have increased our business, doubling and trinlinsr our khIpr
month after month. Just now we're testing the capacity of
our house and salesmen with our special purchase from Strouse,
Loeb & Co., retiring clothing manufacturers. We're. not sac
rificing, but you'll buy suits andjovercoats in a great many in
stances at cost of manufacture. A few items are mentioned
here, but only a few.
See Them.
Men's Suits, ' all
wool, single and dou
ble breasted
$0.50,
G.50,
nobby suits J 5, G, 7.50.
Men's Overcoats, all wool, well made, with or without velvet
collar, $5, $G, $7.50.
Children's all wool blue or black cheviot suits, $2.48, $2.48.
Special all wool Mens' Pants, manufactured by Sweet, Orr &
Co., warranted not to rip, eoual to anv 3.00 milts nn fit a
market, at 2.00,
3L ffiE
Two doors below Post-office. Opposite Bloomsburg
Banking Company.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Does Tour Borse Like to be Ourried ?
If you want to see your horse stand
still Whl e beinir curried inn m,i-r 1
a. kitten.
i 1 1
worn us aovernsea on another pace.
This Comb is made of four loops of a
clock spring. The yielding loops of
the spring make the Comb soft as the
touch of a gentle hand, and yet they
allow the teeth to get down into the
hollows and folds of the skin, so that
the horse is cleaned quickly and thor
oughly. And for the horse the opera-
tion is changed from one of barbarous
torture to one of supreme delight.
This Comb is sold for only ascents.
and is to be found in almost everv
retail store in the land. It is made by
the Spring Curry Comb Co. of South
Bend, Ind. You will find their name
stamped on the handle.
See Gidding & Co.'s 25c. Knee
Pants two-thirds wool. Not equalled
tor less than sec.
Natural Gaa Explosion,
On the morning of the 6th instant
there was quite a panic at the West
minster Female Seminary of fort
Wayne, Ind.
During the breakfast hour, while
the dining room was filled w:th
students, a terriflic explosion occured
immediately beneath. The building
shook and a report like thunder rent
the air. The girls rushed irto the
streets and flames burst out in all
directions.
The fire department was summoned
and the janitor rushed into the base
ment, where Clara Diebold, of Foit
Wayne, Edith Masters, of Auburn,
and Lilhe Anders, of Lego, were
found enveloped in flames. Their
shrieks of agony were horrible. The
fire in the building was smothered
out as quickly as it came. The victims
of the explosion were hurried to St.
Joseph's hospital. Misses Diebold
and Masters are probably fatally
burned. One of the girls lighted a
match in the closet, which was filled
with gas, and an explosion resulted.
The natural gas pipes leaked into a
se wer near the seminary and filled
the closet with the combustible fluid.
The greatest drive in Men's All-
Wool Pants you've ever seen. Sweet,
Ofr's make, warranted not to rip.
Regular price, $3.00, a special with
us at $3.00. J. M. Gidding & Go.
When Baby ni lick, we gave her Castorla.
When she waa a Child, aha criod for Castorla.
When ihe became Uin, ihe clung to Castorla.
When ah had Children, ahe garo them Coatorta,
BiiBinesss:
Examine them.
$7.50.
7.50.
Young Men's ) $5. $G. S7.50.
Boarding
And furnished rooms to rent on Main
street. Steam, gas, hot and cold wa
ter and bath. Apply to Mrs. M. M.
Phillips, at Phillips' Cafe. tf
Gloves. Gloves.
Gidding & Co.
Gloves. Gloves.
Strikes Oontinue All the Same. '
And notwithstanding the temporary
success of the calamity howlers the
coke workers of the Connellsville . re
gion are again on the strike.
I he McCIure company, suspecting
it strike agitators were at work
that
among their men, have shut down one
nunarea and fifty ovens and laid the
suspected agitators off. The price of
coke has advanced from eighty-five
cents to prices ranging from $1 to
9i 50 and $a per ton. There has,
however, been no corresponding ad
vance in wages as was the agreement
when the men returned to work. That
the operators are expecting a conflict
is evident by the fact that thev are
storing coke as rapidly as possible.
The Overseers of the Poor in
W illiamsnort have nnstert nniiVu
. r . ..w.ava ill
all the saloons and hotels of the city,
cautioning , bartenders not to sell
liquor to a number of persons whose
families are constantly arrlvin(r tn ih
Board for relief.
Breaking in
isn't needed, with the Ball
corset. It s casv from th
start. Coils of tiny wire
springs in the sides make it
so. There are bones that
bend, but can't break, and
soft eyelets that won't cut
the laces. You'll like it.
If you don't, aitcr a few
weeks' wear, just return it
and get your money.
For sale by pursell & Harms