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BLOOMSBURG. PA.. FJUDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1895.
NO 5
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CAUCUS NOMINATIONS-
Town Officers Named for Election by
Both Parties.
On Tuesday evening the Demo
crats of Bloomsburg (or rather about
150 of them) assembled in Town
Hall to make nominations for muni
cipal officers for the ensuing year.
The meeting was called to order on
time by Wm. Chrisman, county chair
man. Organization was perfected by the
election of R. Rush Zarr as Chair
man, and after some considerable
skirmishing, declination, &c, J. K.
Bittenbender consented to act as
secretary.
Nominations being now in order,
when the name ol F. P. Drinker was
mentioned as President of Council
some little discussion followed as to
his eligibility as a nominee before a
Democratic caucus. Hii name was
permitted to stand, however, and Dr.
T. C. Harter's name was also men
tioned as a gentleman well worth the
honor this office confers. Nominations
having closed and the votes being
cast in hats and counted resulted:
Drinker 91 votes.
Harter 58 "
For members of Council, three to
be elected, the following named gen
tlemen were nominated : G. M.
Lockard, Stephen Knorr, E. L. Kel
chner, Eli Jones, C. B. Sterling, I. E.
Yost, Wm. Giger and Josiah Giger.
The ballots, being collected and
counted by tellers T. R. Fowler and
Wm. Rhodomyer, resulted as follows:
Knorr 124 votes,
Sterling 123 "
Lockard 03 "
Yost 40 "
Jones 36 "
J. Giger 23 "
Kelchner 16 "
Wm. Giger 9 "
This ballot resulted in the election
of Knorr, Sterling and Lockard, they
having secured the larger number of
votes, as shown above.
For Justice of the Peace Guy Ja
coby, was chosen by acclamation.
For School Director, one to be
elected, R. R. Little, Chas. Kunkle
and Wm. H. Snyder were placed in
nomination.
The ballot, taken by tellers Robert
Alexander and Wm. Barrett, resulted
as follows :
Little it2 votes.
Kunkle 69 "
Snyder 14 "
Mr. Little was therefore declared
the nominee.
For Constable the present popular
Chief of Police, Wesley Knorr, was
chosen by acclamation.
For Assessor Peter Jones and Al
bert Herbine were placed in nomina
tion. Freeze Quick and Frank Ikeler
acting as tellers collected ballots, re
sulting as follows :
Herbine 96 votes,
Tones 56 "
These nominations having been
harmoniously secured, the chairman
instructed the committeemen of the
four wards to assemble in the four
corners of the hall and make nomina
tions of their election officers. In
compliance with this order the follow
ing nominations were made :
First Ward Wm. Knorr, Judge j
Wm. Barrett, Jr., Assessor; F. C,
Eyer, Inspector.
Second Ward J. E. Welliver,
Judge 5 Fj P. Baum, Assessor ; S. W.
Pugh, Inspector.
Third Ward Peter Billmeyer,
Judge j Francis Drake, Assessor j
Peter Freeze, Inspector.
Fourth Ward H. W. Giger,
Judge 1 Peter Jones, Assessor j T. L,
Jones, Inspector.
After thus perfecting nominations
adjournment was taken to the office
of the county chairman, Wm. Chris-
man, where the requisite oath on the
nomination papers was administered.
On Monday evening the Republi
cans in caucus assembled placed the
lollowing named gentlemen in nomi
nation, after perfecting the following
organization namely J. C. Brown,
chairman, with W. D. Beckley and
w. c. jtunker who acted as secre
taries ; .
For the office of President of
Council, S. C. Creasy, F. P. Drinker
ana f, i. iiarman were placed in
nomination and Mr. Creasy was elect
ed by the following vote.
Creasy 34 votes.
Drinker 18 "
Iiarman 9 "
For three members of Council to
be chosen the following nominations
were made: J. D. Shaffer. W. F,
Hartman, J. L. Wolverton, Benjamin
v inton, u. u. Hrower and J. E. Wil
son. The vote for choice being taken
resulted as follows :
Shaffer 50 votes.
Hartman ...40 "
Wilson 37
Brower 30 "
Vinton 26 "
Wolverton 23
Messrs. Shaffer. Hartman and Wil-
son having received the three higher
otes cast were declared the choice
of the caucus.
Josiah Ralston was Dlaced in nomi
nation for Justice of the Peace with
out opposition.
For the office of School Director.
Joseph Garrison, W. If. Brooke, and
Daniel Bryfogle were placed in nomi
nation. 1 he vote being taken resulted
as follows:
Garrison 40 votes.
Brooke 22 "
Bryfogle 10 "
Mr. Garrison receivinc the maioritv
of votes cast secured the nomination.
For Constable. Daniel Lavcock
secured the nomination without op
position. K. C. Ent and B. F. Sharpless were
placed in nomination for Assessor.
the vote, being taken to determine
the choice, resulted in favor of Mr.
Ent, as follows :
Ent 43 votes.
Sharpless 24 "
The Vigilance Committees then
proceeded to determine nominations
for the various ward election officers,
as follows :
First Ward. T. T. Lawall. Tudire
of Election ; W. II. Yetter, Registry
Assessor? Fred Holmes, Inspector.
Second Ward. Robert Morris.
Judge of Election; Samuel Pursel,
Assessor; Chas. 1. Hcndershott, In
spector. Third Ward. O. W. Cherrincr-
ton, Judge of Election ; H. D. Edgar,
Assessor; iv J. wearinger, Inspector.
Fourth Ward. T. L. Wolverton.
Judge ; E. H. Harrar, Assessor 5 W.
j. snutt, inspector.
THE BL00H-GB0SS WEDDING,
The Danville Sun thus reports this
auspicious occasion :
Mr. Samuel Bloch and Miss Clara
Gross of this city, were married. The
ceremony was performed at the resi
dence of the bride's father, Mr. rl. L.
Gross, on Mahoning Street at 7 o'clock.
Rev. Adolph Mayer tied the nuptial
knot. The bride was given away by
her lather. 1 he maids of honor were
Misses Emma Aten, Barbara Gross
and Gertrude Gross ; Miss Stella Gross
was bridesmaid, and May Gross, of
Bloomsburg, acted as flower girl
Ellas Gross, of Kansas City, was
groomsman, and Jacob Weil, of Phila
delphia, acted as best man.
The bride was arrayed in white Ben
galine trimmed with chiffon, pearl and
diamonds, and duchess lace. She
carried a bouquet of white roses.
The maid of honor wore a white s.lk
trimmed with duchess lace. She was
veiled and carried roses. The brides
maids were dressed in lavender silk
trimmed with lavender velvet and
rose. The groom was in full dress.
An elaborate course supper was
served, lasting from 8 o clock p. m.
until 6 a. m. Dancing continued
through the night The presents were
costly and ' numerous, consisting of
checks for $500,$ 100 and less amounts,
together with choice furniture, silver
ware, painting, &c.
Music was furnished for the occasion
by Messrs. Herbert, Wyle and Reit
meyer. Miss Blanche Gross performed
the wedding march.
The following were among the
guests from abroad : Mr. Ed. Gouger,
Mr. and Mrs. Weil, Mr. and Mrs. M,
Oppenheimer, Mr. Joseph Netter and
Mr. Jacob Weil, Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. II. Oppenheimer, Kansas
City 1 Mr. and Mrs. L. Gross, Mr.
and Mrs. Gidding, and Morris Ellen-
bogen, Bloomsburg; and Mrs. Kramer.
Athens, Tenn.
Mrs. L. Gross, of Bloomsburg, is a
sister of the groom, the bride being a
sister of Messrs. L. and Max Gross of
this place.
Sheriffs Sales.
Several sales af properties adver
tised by Sheriff Mourey were adjourn
ed over until last Saturday, when they
were sold at the court-house, fhey
were as follows :
J. M. Dewitt farm in Fishing Creek,
sold to Amos Neyhart for $1000.
P. O. S. of A. Hall, Mainville, to
W. H. Rhawn, for $670.
G. B. Martin property continued
to Monday, February 4th at 2 p. m
Just a trifle confused we notice to
be the order of events at the blooms
burg primaries. The conventionalism
of parliamentary etiquette don't seem
to clog their legislative proceedings
much
COUET PROCEEDINGS.
Court convened on Monday morn
ing the 2 8th of January, at ten o'clock.
His Honor, Chas. E. Rice, specially
presiding, on the bench, with Asso
ciates Millard and Murphy, to hear
the rule in the matter of juror David
Hower, for contempt. Rule contin
ued and hearing fixed for March nth
at ten o'clock a. m., at which time
the rule, and motion for new trial in
the Vanderslice vs. Snyder case, will
be argued.
At 10:20 a. m. Judge Rice retired
from the bench, and Hon. E. R.
Ikeler, President Judge, took his
place. .
Auditors report in estate of
David Stroup, deceased, confirmed
absolute.
In the matter of sheriff's inter
pleader as to the personal property of
D. W. Kitchen ; order of court filed,
issue awarded.
Yeager Hunter Spring City Stove
Works vs. P. S. Moyer ; interpleader
by sheriff ; order of court filed award
ing an issue.
Miriam A. Hess vs. Chas. M. Hess;
order of court filed j sheriff to
distribute the proceeds of sale with
out paying same into court.
Soldier's peddler license granted
to W. G. Girton.
The following licenses were grant
ed: J. R. Fowler, wholesale, Blooms
burg, Yost Bros, restaurant.
G. W. Sterner, hotel, Bloomsburg ;
J. W. Perry, hotel, Sugarloaf. Li
cense application of W. J. Doyle of
Conyngham township, for restaurant,
granted. Associate Judge Murphy
filed the following dissenting opinion:
In the matter of the application of
William P. Doyle for a restaurant li
cense for a house owned by B. J.
Doyle, on the Conyngham Township
line bordering on the Borough of Cen
tralia, I am sorry I cannot agree with
the other two judges as to the necess
ity for this license. We have seven
teen retail and two wholesale licensed
houses at present within an eighth of
a mile of the house now proposed to
be licensed, and only a total inhabi
tance of about three thousand people
to be served by all these licensed
places. Surely no reasonable person
can successfully argue the necessity
for this license. Some years ago this
Court came to the conclusion that we
had enough licensed places in thje vi
cinity, and there is no increase in bus
iness or population since to warrant a
departure from that decision. It was
also agreed that the opinion of the
judge living nearest to the applicant
for a new license would largely con
trol the Court in deciding the same,
but some unexplained reasons seem
now to control my colleagues to disre
gard this rule. This applicant swears
in his petition that he has resided in
Conyngham township the past eleven
years, when as a matter of fact he has
resided in Centralia Borough all that
time and voted in the second ward of
said borough, and is now a registered
voter of that district, he being a single
man residing with his mother.
I deem it my duty to state these
facts so that the present licensees who
are struggling to make a living in
their business, and the public gener
ally may know that I am not respon
sible for any new license that may be
granted to retail liquor in Centralia
and vicinity.
C. G. Murphy, A. J.
Application of W. H. Jones for a
hotel license in Centralia granted,
Judge Murphy dissenting for same
reasons as above.
Applications of John E. Davis and
A. C. Rooney for wholesale licenses
in Centralia, granted.
Friday, February 8th, at 9 a. m.,
fixed for argument court.
Suspicion Aroused.
The peculiarities of a certain type
of insurance companies find judicial
recognition in a late Pennsylvania
case in which the court says : " Of
course the alleged fraud on the com
pany was not discovered while the
premiums were being regularly paid.
It was only when the company was
called upon to perform its part oi the
contract that the alleged fraud was
unearthed. It does sometimes happen
that a demand on certain kinds of
insurance companies to pay losses
will excite suspicion and arouse their
virtuous indignation when everything
else has failed."
B. W. Jury is erecting a building
for Elwell and WelU in the alley be
tween their buildings. It will be oc
cupied as an insurance office by Chas.
Watson McKelvy. The front will be
of glass, and it will be completed by
March 1st.
Brother Osborne, the Imported Evange
list, Belabors the Bloomsburg Metho
dist. Notwithstanding the unusual thrift
of this church spiritually, temporally
and numerically, (claiming as it does
to have more than doubled its numeri
cal strength within the past few years)
yet its members are entirely too luke
warm according to the observation of
evangelist Osborne, whom they re
cently engaged to warm them up
spiritually and to accomplish what
they and their pastor have failed to
accomplish toward gaining strength
and sincerity in this moral vineyard.
Evangelists, like others who appear
upon the public stage for a living, find
it convenient and helpful to coin their
most impressive anecdotes, pathetic
appeals, and emotional influences, and
all except the real geniuses are apt to
mark out their routine of expressions
and actions. And not to bear down
hard upon the lukewarm to start with
would be to diverge from the general
plan and to be thrown upon ones own
resources as an evangelist. However,
the lukewarm argument fits up more
closely in some places than ia others,
and a wise evangelist would scarcely
venture to call a thrifty church un
thrifty just because its a part of his
program wherever he goes.
Understanding the general thrift of
this church and the sincerity of at
least some of its members, our repor
ter was driven to conclude from one
night's attendance at the protracted
meeting that the board of manage
ment got rather more than they bar
gained for in brother Osborne. It so
happens sometimes. Among his other
rather eccentric expressions, a la Sam
Jones, the spirit moved him to say
that his association among such luke
warm Methodists (notwithstanding they
responded to his call for prayer, &c.)
was like an attempt to eat a half-done
pan cake ; that they were but barriers
in the way of his success, &c. The
inside of such members was all dough,
in his opinion. Now we beg to differ
with the brother. He was talking to
his spiritual equals if not his superiors.
Notwitstanding all their earnest pray
ers and tears and weight of cash for
the half of an upright lifetime in many
cases, he thus belabored them and
blamed them for his comparative fail
ure. This evangelist may have great
awakening power when he strikes the
right town and congregation ; but in
this case there is evidently something
wrong, either with the hired evangelist
or the Bloomsburg Methodists. His
Thursday night effort, though replete
with pathetic anecdotes from Moody,
was certainly not the most spiritually
impressive upon the saints and sinners
there congregated. Being himself a
severe critic, who has to deal with his
equals spiritually, he is no doubt for
ced occasionally to feel the benefit of
reactionary criticism from those who
were converted long before he claims
to have quit swearing and the other
evils known and practiced by the un
godly. While he is neither a Moody
nor a Sam Jones, proper, he makes a
pretty good attempt to simulate them
both, by a constant fluctuation from
the sublime to the ridiculous and then
back from the ridiculous to the sub
lime. He can also sing and act in
such a way as to awaken emotional
feeling; but unfortunately he holds
that feeling is unknown to the Bible,
and his words of course nullify his
acts. Obliterate feeling and pious
emotions from .Methodism and you
leave it entirely to its reasoning facul
ties. Reason without feeling will ap
prove to day and reject to morrow,
while faith everlasting is based upon
feeling both mystic and divine. It is
the business of the evangelist, rather
than his congrigation, to either gener
ate or impart the proper feeling. If
he can do neither, he is a failure. Of
course he must have the peculiar ta
lent and proper feeling before he can
impart it to others. If he has not got
it himself then he must simulate it be
yond detection from his audience in
order to generate it in them ; other
wise he is again a failure as an evan
gelist. No matter how pert his obser
vations may be, or how fluent his tears
may flow as an actor, this is a fact.
When an evangelist learns that if you
would have some things well done you
must do them yourself,he has acquired
some valuable knowledge. Had his
great prototypes, Moody and Jones, re
lied upon the spiritual efforts of others
rather than in generating and impart
ing the irresistible influence themselves,
through the help of God, their names
would have been unknown to the
world as evangelists. If Mr. Osborne
yet makes his mark in the world as an
evangelist we rather think he will have
to change his tactics and quit belabor
ing faithful and willing workers. While
he is neither a Sam Jones nor a Moody,
his attempt to simulate them is only
from fair to middling. By fluctuating
from the sublime to the ridiculous and
back again from the ridiculous to the
sublime he may be spiritually helpful in
some sections, but we rather think he
has missed his location in this town,
if indeed he has not missed his proper
avocation entirely.
Preachers' Meeting.
Program for Preachers' Meeting at
Dodson Chapel, Town Hill Circuit,
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1895 :
10.30 a. m. : Opening Service
Rev. D. B. McCloskey.
10.45: Our Connectional Interests.
Revs. J. B. Mann and A. W. Houtz.
11.15: Conditions of a Revival
Revs. D. Y. Brouse, H. B. Fortner
and R. E. Wilson.
2.00 p. m. : Devotional Service
Rev. E. M. Chilcoat.
2.15 : The Epworth League in
Revivals Rev. J. C. Bickel.
3.0c: Sermon Rev. J. A. De
Moyer. 4.00 : Address to the Children
Rev. James B. Doty.
4.30: Executive Session All the
ministers.
7.00 p. m. : Prayer and Song Ser
viceRev. T. H. Tubbs.
The Efficacy of Anti-Toxme for
Diphtheria.
This very expensive remedy costing
$4 a small vial or $2 a dose, is said to
be very efficacious in case of diph
theria. It is described as a yellow
colored liquid which is put up in a
black bottle about the length of a
finger. It is very securely sealed and
the neck of the bottle is heavily wax
ed. The two doses are given twelve
hours apart by injecting it into the
system. It is said to take five months
to prepare this great French remedy.
In a cettain sense it is inoculation,
in which the horse instead of the cow
is used as a medium through which
the virus or medicine is gotten. A
germ of diphtheria is taken from a
person who has it and through vacci
nation it is transmitted to a horse.
The horse is carefully watched and
cared for in the meantime. In several
weeks his vaccination " takes " and
he is taken sick. During this sickness
he is bled in the jugular vein and the
serum is separated from the blood,
and the medicine is then prepared
from it.
NORTHUMBERLAND NAIL WORKS.
Not to be Rebuilt on the Old Sight.
Anxious Northumberlanders, who
now realize the pecuniary worth of
this destroyed plant, have recently
learned from the proprietors of the
nail works that they are now consider
ing other locations upon which to
build. A reporter of the Public Press
was recently told by Mr. Van Alen,
the president of the company, that
the puddling furnaces, rolls, the large
engine and other machinery, which
were damaged very much, will be en
closed in a temporary building, and
will remain idle until an improvement
in the iron business would warrant the
turning of this portion of the works
into a bar iron mill.
The insurance men adjusted the
insurance on the destroyed works last
week. There were nineteen different
policies. The total amount allowed
by the various companies was $46,
813.61. The destroyed works were
insured for only one third their real
value.
Van Alen & Co. have been made
liberal offers from business men in
Bellefonte, Lock Haven, Lewisburg,
Danville and Sunbury, to go to any
one of those places, which are to be
had at low prices. Perhaps Blooms
burg has an offer to make them.
"FAUST."
Learock's "Faust" will be the at
traction at the Opera House, on Mon
day, February 4. It is safe to say
that no such ponderous or gorgeous
production was ever attempted in this
city. With over a ton of scenery
comprising seven beautiful sets, a
complete electric plant, and all of the
special mechanical effects it is made
a spectacular surprise. The awe-inspiring
Brocken scene, with all its
wonders and concluding with the
wonderful "shower of fire," when the
whole stage will be bathed in a tor
rent of liquid molten metal, will be
given in its entirety. The company
is one of the finest on the road, head
ed by Mr. George Learock,' whose
performance of "Mephiste" is said to
be unequalled. Miss Isabel Lewis
makes a charming Marguerite, and
Mr. Doughty an ideal "Faust."
Mrs. William Lauderbaugh, an
aged and respected lady of Fishing
creek township, was buried in the
Saint James graveyard on Wednesday,
the 30th of January.
BRIEF MENTION
About People You Know.
Mr. Walls, of Lewisburg, is the guest of
Mrs. L. E. Waller.
Miss Louisa Stulen, of Athens, is visiting
at her uncle's, Mr. E. C. Wells.
Mr. Benjamin Slackhnuse, of Rohrsburg,
was in town on business on Monday.
Mrs. J. S. Custard and Mrs. W. C. Shaw
are still on the Bloomsburg sick-list.
Hiram Thomas, of Mount Pleasant, was a
visitor in BloomsLurg on Monday.
A. Z. Schoch went to Chicago on Monday,
on business for the School Furnishing Co.
Rev. Mr. Hawkes, of Lebanon, will of
ficiate in St. Paul's Church on Sunday.
Miss Martha Runyon is entertaining Miss
Reddington, of Troy, Pa.
Mrs. L. E. Waller entertained a company
of ladies and gentlemen on Monday night.
Mrs. Taul E. Wirt gave a " biog'aphy
lunch party on Wednesday at half past one.
Mrs. Sarah Leidy, sister of Mrs. Charles
Hnssert, is very ill and her recovery is
doubtful.
Miss Mary Girton, of Greenwood town
ship, is spending a few days with her neice,
Miss Lizzie Girton.
Mrs. Samuel Wigfall wns called to Phila
delphia this week, by the death of her grand'
mother.
Frank P. Pursel returned on Wednesday
from a trip to New York and Philadelphia,
buying new goods.
Frank M. Everett came over from Mt.
Carmcl and spent last Sunday with his fam
ily, lie will move over there soon.
Mrs. William Miller, of Canby, an nged
and respected lady, is now very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Dr. Meredith, of Danville, was the
guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Eyer, on Saturday and Sunday.
Hon. E. M. Tewksbury, so well known
in Bloomsburg, is reported as in a very
critical condition.
Ex-Commissioner Jesse Rittenhouse and
Warren Schlicher of Beaver township paid
the county seat a visit on Tuesday.
Judge Rice returned to Bloomsburg on
Monday morning to complete his Judicial
duties in the Hower jury matter.
Mrs. I. R. Rupert, of Shickshinny, wag
among those injured in a trolley car collision
near Wilkes-Barre last Saturday,
After an absence of some years from town
Mr. J. M. Wenner, of Cambra, gave the
Columbian office a friendly call on Tuesday.
Mr. Wenner is a good conversationalist, has
his own opinion of things, and generally lets
his light shine in behalf of right.
On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.
Woolley, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Angle and
Mr. Beaver Gearhart started for Binghamp
ton, N. Y. to attend the marriage of Mr.
Arthur H. Woolley to Miss Edith Clapp.
Mr. Arthur H. Woolley, his sister, Miss
Cordelia and Mr. Posh Holloway preceded
them on Tuesday. Though Mr. Woolley's
father is now a prominent resident of Dan
ville he was born and raised in Center town
ship in this County.
An order has been made by the
court, authorizing A. Z. Schoch, as
signee of I. W. McKelvy, to sell the
real estate at public sale, with power
to adjourn from time to time, and to
give better terms than a sheriff's sale
would give. This was deemed for the
best interest of creditors.
The man who claims that the only
way a soul can be saved is through
the channel offered by his particular
religious denomination, is a bigot if
he believes it, and a hypocrite if he
does not believe what he professes.
An evangelist who asserts that church
organizations other than his, have no
religion in them, possesses neither
charity for his fellow-men, nor a spirit
of christian love and brother-hood,
and is not fit to be a teacher of the
word of God.
A Birthday Party,
Mrs. Catharine Kline celebrated
her eighty first birthday on Wednes
day, January 23d. Guests began to
arrive early and by eleven o'clock
about sixty persons had gathered at
her home in Mount Pleasant The
table fairly groaned under its weight of
good things. All enjoyed the delicious
dinner served and went away feeling
that they had spent a delightful day,
wishing Mrs. Kline many happy re
turns of her birthday.
Owing to the constantly increasing
demand for printed matter at this
office, additional shelf room has be
come necessary, and out stock of
envelopes, tags, letter heads, note
heads, bill-heads, statements, cards,
book paper, cover paper, wedding
stationery, card board, flat papers,
and everything in the printing line,
has been added to and is now larger
than we have ever carried before
With five printing presses, and new
styles of type frequently added, and a
larger force of job printers than any
other office, we are enabled to do any
kind of printing that can be obtained
anywhere. Don't send away from
home for work until you see what can
be done here.