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BLOOMSliUKG, PA.. FRIDAY, MARCH 29. ISU5.
NO 13
BOOK AMD P10TURE AGENTS.
It is not much wonder that people
Are prejudiced against book ugehts as
a class. There are undoubtedly some
honest and reputable men and women
engaged in the business of selling
books from house to house, but there
are also some who are willing to
resort to any means to accomplish
their purpose, and it is these who, by
their persistence, and oftimes per
tinacious impertinence and "gall"
that render the whole class so un
popular that every housewife who
sees a stranger approaching the door,
is liable to turn the key in the lock,
if she suspects that the visitor is a
book agent. There has been so much
imposition practiced, and so many
misrepresentations made, that people
are suspicious from the start.
We have recently heard of a case
in this town where such an agent
played a sharp trick in order to get
pay for some subscription books
delivtred in instalments. He had
succeeded in securing a subscription
from a lady, by his misrepresentation,
and after he had delivered several
instalments she told him positively
that she would not take any more of
them. On his next visit to town he
did not call on her, but called on
another lady of the same name, and
through a misunderstanding on her
part succeeded in leaving the books
and obtaining the pay for them. The
next time he calls at that house there
is a " picnic" awaiting him.
Of the same stripe is the picture
man, who calls and desires to sell a
crayon portrait. The lady of the
house tells him positively that she
does not want a portrait. He per-
sists, and finally gets hold of the
family album and against her protest,
extracts therefrom a photograph of
the head of the family, or of one of
the children, and takes it away, with
a promise to return it. In a few
weeks he comes back again with a
crayon portrait, and endeavors to sell
it to the lady for five dollars. In
some instances he succeeds and when
he does, the lady gets a picture worth
two dollars and a half at most, in
eluding the frame. One of these
fellows visited Bloomsburg recently.
He got the photograph at one house
all right, but on his return with the
crayon the lady refused to take it
Then he tried to work another game.
He took the portrait to one of our
prominent merchants, and told him
that the lady wanted the picture, but
could not pay for it, as her husband
was out of town, and requested the
merchant to advance the five dollars
and hold the portrait. But the mer
chant was too cute for him, and did
not invest. If he had, as he learned
afterwards by an interview with the
lady, he would have been the owner
of a portrait he did not want, but he
would have been five dollars out.
It is usually the case that people
who buy cheap things of strangers
are cheated. When in need of
books or family portraits, the safest
and best way is to ca'l on home
dealers and cet reliable goods, and
then if anything is wrong it will be
made right. The itinerant agent gets
your money and disappears.
Y. M. 0. A. NEWS.
The Men's Meeting next Sunday
afternoon will partake of the character
of a forward movement. The half
hour service of song will be followed
by a report of the first quarter s work
and a stirring address by one of
Bloomsburg's best known citizens,
The meeting will close with a special
service of consecration. It promises
to be an unusually interesting meet
ing.
Monday night April i, the first
Members' Meeting and Social will be
held, after a short business session a
program of music and readings will be
given. Trizes will be awarded to the
persons telling the funniest stories.
The Teachers' Bible Class for the
study of the Sunday School lesson
meets every Tuesday night at
8 o'clock.
The Men's Church Club for the
study of the Bible, will meet hereafter
every Thursday evening instead of
Friday evening.
Dr. Andrew Graydon will give a
series of physical talks to the Boys
Brigade, commencing next Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock. All boys
and young men between the ages of
twelve and twenty one are welcome.
One hundred boys are wanted every
bunday.
The family of the late Henry S
Antes desire to extend to their neigh
bors and friends their grateful thanks
for kindness dunne their bereavement
To those who conducted the singing
they feel under special obligations.
MISS DICKINSON'S CASE.
Her Suit For Damagot For Imprisonment in
Danvlllo Intane Asylum.
Miss Anna Dickinson, who i anincr
G. B. Thompson and others for dam
ages in the United States circuit court
at Scranton for imprisoning her in the
Danville insane asylum in 1891, was
on the stand until four o'clock this
afternoon, undergoing cross examina
tion. She was the most brilliant wit
ness ever on the stand in this city and
by her evasions baflled the bkill of the
opposing counsel, Major Everett War
ren. There were a ereat number of sen-
sational features, due mostly to Miss
TlIj-lrlnBn.. M . .1 1 ? .- ....
iMiiawii s maiKcu peculiarities, the
greatest sensation of the day was caus
ed when she refused to recognize Miss
Susan Dickinson, who sat at the de
fendant s table, as her own sister. She
was finally compelled to admit that
she was her own mother's daughter,
but they were sisters in flesh and blood
only, she said. From 1863 to 1875
she had as many as one thousand ap
plications a year for lectures. She
could deliver only from 160 to 180
lectures a year, for which she received
from $150 to $1,000 a night. She
worked hard, but did not overwork
herself. She played Hamlet 200 times
before American audiences. She de
nied that she had ever suffered from
nerve exhaustion or nerve trouble.
She said she wa3 not troubled with
insomnia, and that she never was
compelled to use artificial means to
procure sleep or rest for her nerves.
She said that in 1890 her general
health was as good as it had been and,
indeed, better than it had been during
her three or four preceding years
Miss Dickinson insisted on under
standing the meaning of every word
in a sentence before she would at
tempt to answer it, and she plied the
opposing counsel with questions as to
what each chief word in his sentence
meant till it was evident that the law
yer was more the subject of the cross
examination than the witness.
At the afternoon session she was
asked most sensational questions to
all of which she answered no, but in
several instances she qualified her
negative. She was asked if she had
not gone riding with a man named
Egglestein and if she had not pinched
his leg and asked him to pinch her
toe ; asked if she had not on certain
occasions rolled on the floor and kick
ed up her heels in an indecent manner;
asked if she had not indulged in the
use of intoxicants at times to excess,
if she had not been profane and
blasphemous, if she had not stabbed
her sister in the hand with a pair of
scissors, it she had not ran into the
street indecently clad with knife in
her hand after her cook, and if she
had not imagined that every one from
the President of the United States
down was conspiring against her and
attempting to poison her.
IT WAS OfJR MISTAKE.
We are very glad to correct a state
ment made last week concerning the
band. There has been no split among
the members, and the organization is
in a healthy condition, as was fully
demonstrated by the concert given on
Market square last Saturday night.
A couple of the members left the band
last December, and they have increas
ed their number to eight by additions
out side of the old band, and this is
how we came to understand our in
formant that eight members had se
ceded.
The services of Mr. Blair of Boston
have been secured by the old band,
and he has shown himself a thorough
lv competent leader by the rapid im
provement that has been made under
his direction. It is hoped that tie can
be induced to remain here.
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 00UET.
Although two of Schuylkill County's
three Judges are ill, Court was open
ed Monday morning with a full bench
The only Judge from Schuylkill
County, however, was O. P. Bechtel,
Judge Albright, of Lehigh, and Judge
Savidge, of Northumberland, were the
other two Judges. Additional Law
Judge Mason Weidman is still serious
ly ill at Atlantic City, and President
Judge Pershing is in such delicate
ealth that it is not likely that he will
ever be able to preside in Court
again.
A BIO SCHOOL.
The spring term at the Normal has
opened with a very large attendance.
Mnr th:in three hundred and fifty
boarders are already enrolled, and it
is expected that the total numoer 01
students will reach six hundred.
The ne building for the employees
will be ready for occupancy in a week
or ten aays.
A REPLY THAT WAS NOT A
DtNIAL,
Mr. A. C. Hidlay, through the
columns of your paper, made what he
termed a reply, but what was simply a
harangue. J lis first complaint was
that Vanderslice and Kleim had pur-
suided Larish to act with me in con
ducting the poor business, and turn
down his friends who elected him,
meaning the ring) which made him
very angry, l he truth is the ring did
not elect Mr. Larish, as the vote will
show. That crowd of patriots helped
elect Larish just as they helped Dc-
Mott and Rhoades this spring, by
letting him paddle his own canoe.
Mr. Hidlay knows that the matter
of changing Stewards had been talked
over more than once after the first
year and that no one on the Board
was more strongly in favor of remov
ing McBride than himself. In fact he
said he would open the ball if we
would sustain him, and the change
would have been made at our January
meeting had not McBride been dan
gerously ill at that time, and we did
not wish to do anything that might
worry him. At the time for our next
meeting Mr. Larish was sick and
Hidlay was absent from town, so there
could be no business transacted by
the Board at that meeting. I did
make a trip to Jamison Lity on busi
ness and stopped oil on my return
home and talked with Mr. Larijh
about the appointment of a Steward,
and he said that I should see Hidlay
on my return home and if it was
agreeable to him. we would make the
change. In my talk with Larish we
agreed on no one, several were talked
bout, among others, Frank Wilson of
Greenwood. On my return home I
talked with Hidlay as requested by
Larish, and he at once agreed that
the proper thing to do was to make
the change, and it was understood
between us that I was to send for
McBride to come in and give him a
chance to resign. McBride came,
and the whole matter was gone over,
Hidlay opening the subject, and after
considerable discussion, it was thought
best for McBride to resign at once,
that we might advertise for applicants,
make a selection and have the ap
pointee installed as soon as possible
on account of the spring work Mc
Bride resigned, and in stnct conform
ity to understanding between Hidlay
and myself, I at once published a
notice for applicants for bteward,
together with the resignation of Mc
Bride.
At the time fixed for the meeting of
the Board, March 7th, a large num
ber of applications had been filed.
Bart Shaffer s never was filed for the
reason that Mr. Hidlay kept it in his
pocket. It is not necessary to say
that the contest narrowed down be
tween Wilson and Kline, both of
Greenwood. The former was a practi
cal farmer with good business qualifi
cations, and a man of most excellent
repute in the community in which he
was born and lived. The latter was
the ling candidate, and if he has any
other qualification for the office of
Steward, we have been unable to find
it out.
What about the boodle? What
has been charged by the Sentinel is
this i That Hidlay told Larish there
was $roo in it if Kline was elected,
$50 for Larish and $50 for himself
Now where did this money come
from ? It was not Hidlay's, because
he says he was to have $50 if Kline
was elected, or words to that effect.
It will be noticed that Hidlay does
not deny that he offered to bribe his
fellow officer, or that he himself had
been bribed, but that P. A. Kline did
not give, or offer to give him one
cent for support. Some one gave
him the money for that very purpose.
Hidlay said he had it, and wanted to
turn it in the treasury after he found
that Larish would not take it. That
money is somewhere. Either Hidlay
has it or he has given it back to the
parties from whom he got it, and if he
wishes to clear his skirts and show
that there is the least semblance of
manhood in him, let him tell where
the money is and who gave it to him ;
and until he does let him hold his
peace.
O. T. Wilson.
The Lucky Guesses,
After a big days work (two at it)
Gidding & Co., were ready Saturday
evening to announce who the lucky
prize winners on their Mammoth
Candle were. The candle went out
Friday night at 7 minutes and 20
seconds after eleven being lit at 7 p.
ni. March 1st. Burned just ai days,
4 hours, 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
The first prize Trip to Atlantic City.
T. C. Pratt : Second prize Mackin
tosh Coat, Fanny Fry Third
prize The " Bloomsburg " Hat,
Ralph Smith.
1 si .
TEAST OF GOOD THINGS.
A Company of Great Excellence to Stay
at the Frothlngham a Week.
" Scranton Times says : A week
of fun and pleasure was inaugurated
at the Frothingham last night. The
purveyors are the Metropolitan
Comedy company in charge of J. E.
Nugent, an experienced manager,
being formerly connected with the
Bennett and Moulton Opera company,
who wouldn't go on the road with
anything that wasn't good. The
Frothingham was filled to overflowing;
and the audience was as enthusiastic
as it was large. The play presented
was " The Fugitive," a melo drama
that requires first class talent for its
proper interpretation. In this respect
there was nothing wanting last night.
The company is good and evenly
balanced. Enjoyable performances
for the rest of the week, and the pre
diction is warranted that the individ
uals of the company will each make
a hit. "A Royal Pardon" to-night.
This company will appear at the
Bloomsburg Opera House next week
beginning April 1st, matinee prices
ten cenis to all parts of the house.
Evening prices io, 20 and 30 cents.
Obituary.
Henry Snyder Antes, who died of
la grippe at his residence, No. 519
West street, this town, on March 18th,
1895, came from a celebrated ancestry.
lie was a son of Joseph Antes, Esq.,
anil a great grandson of Lieut. Col.
Henry Antes, who settled at the con
fluence of Nippenose (now Antes)
creek and the West Branch of the
Susquehanna river, in 1770, and built
the stockade enclosure known in
history as Fort Antes.
The family for generations has been
conspicuous for their mechanical inge
nuity and skill, their military prowess,
unbounded hospitality and kindness
of heart. The subject of this sketch
was born in Nippenose township,
Lycoming county, April 20, 1818, and
was the last of the name of Antes to
leave the township after five genera
tions had been born there. The
family name still clings to the beauti
ful stream that flows close by the
site of the old fort and the graves of
the early settlers, as well as the post
office at Jersey Shure station on the
Philadelphia and Erie railroad.
Mr. Antes removed to Bloomsburg
in November, 1886, where he has re
mained until the time of his death.
The christian virtues so noted in his
ancestors found a prominent place
in his entire life, leaving to his family
the comfort and consolation of a
memory of almost seventy-seven years,
filled with the fruits of a peaceful
disposition, sterling integrity, untiring
energy, and a calm submission to the
summons to join the innumerable
caravan.
The surviving family of Mr. Antes
consists of his son, James M., a
veteran of the late war from Company
G, 13th Penn'a. Cavalry, now residing
at Elmira, N. Y. : Mrs. Mary T.
Caswell and Miss Kate, who with
their widowed mother still reside with
us.
As the remains of this grand old
man were borne to their last resting
place on the beautiful slope of Rose
mont cemetery, it seemed as though
the connecting link was broken be
tween the generation of our rugged
pioneers and the age of twentieth
century advancement. X,
THE RINGROSE CASE.
The only case to go to the Supreme
Court from this county is that of W,
R. Ring'-ose against the Town of
Bloomsburg. A jury gave the plain
tiff $5000 for injuries received by a
fall on the pavement, and the town
appealed. The paper book for the
appellant was printed at this office,
and makes nearly four hundred paces.
The case will be heard in Philadelphia
during the week beginning April 18th.
The counsel for Mr. Ringrose are R.
R. Little and Jas. Scarlet Esqs., and
the town is represented by rred Ike
ler, Grant Herring and W. H. Rhawn
Esqs.
ON GOOD FRIDAY ,
Astronomers say that on Good Fri
day next, April 12, the heavenly bod
ies which gravitate round the sun will
be in exactly the same position they
occupied in the firmament the day
Christ died on the cross. It will be
the first time such a thing has occurr
ed since that great day, just 1,852
years ago. That was the thirty third
year of the Christian era, which dates
from the birth of Jesus Christ. At
11:20 p. m. on April ir, New York
time, the moon will pass before
Virginia (Spica), and hide that con
Stella tion for over an hour.
BURNING 37 YEARS.
Strenuous Efforts to Quench Flames In the
Summit Hill Mine.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
check the fire in the No. 3 tunnel at
Summit Hill, Schuylkill county, where
the miners struck the famous burning
mine which has been burning con
tinuously for the past 37 years. The
mine is owned by the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company, and is
leased to Daniel Shepp, who has over
100 men employed.
The vein of coal here is over 300
feet thick, with an almost perpendicu
lar pitch. This vein is said to be the
largest in the world. When the fire
broke through the miners were driving
through a small vein in order to get
around the part in which the fire was
located. Owing to the intense heat
and the fumes of sulphur the miners
were unable to proceed until a wall
was built, closing off the gas and heat.
There is a large reservoir in the
vicinity, and a pipe line has been con
structed and water will be forced in
through an air passage.
The origin of the fire is a mystery,
but it is thought to have been caused
by miners neglecting to outen a fire
they had built while eating their
dinner. Numerous efforts have been
made to check the fire by washing
culm and other refuse into it and also
by gas, but so far without success.
Ashland and Centralis Will be Connected
by Trolley,
THAT'S WHAT MANAGER SMITH SAYS.
Manager Smith, of the Shamokin
Mt. Carmel Electric Railway Co., in
conversation with the editor of the
Ashland Advocate recently confirmed
what has been already said as to the
opening of the branch between Mt.
Carmel and Centralia, which line will
be ready for operation early in the
month of April, Two hundred men
now pushing the work of construction,
and the track laying and the overhead
line are being put down at one and
the same time. The grading is com
pleted to a point not far west of the
Logan breaker, and the rails are grad
ually creeping along in that direction.
Manager Smith also said something
that is of much more importance to
the people of Centralia and Ashland,
and that was a branch between our
town and theirs in the very near future.
His company will build the road.
They have considered all the points
in the matter, and the result is that
they have decided to construct the
branch, which will form a connecting
link with the Schuylkill Traction Co.
here, and make the line a continuous
one from all points in the Mahanoy
Valley, with Mahanoy City as the east
ern, and Shamokin as the western
limit.
It is expected that the officials who
now control the Sharaokin-Mt. Carmel
Electric Railway will be here within
the coming week or two for the pur
pose of looking over and deciding up
on a route. The preliminaries of sur
vey, securing franchises, and making
other necessary details will take some
hub time, but it is confidently expect
ed that the work of constructing the
branch will begin before tne summer
months come to an end.
In Ashland this is "a consummation
devoutly to be wished," and we feel
Centralia will echo the sentiment.
The two towns are closely connected
in their business and social relation
ship, and the construction of this line
cannot but be beneficial to both.
From a business standpoint it will
be a decided benefit, as it will prevent
trade that might have been diverted
to other channels after the line to Mt.
Carmel and Shamokin is opened from
going from our town. Advocate.
Elder K. C. Russell, of the Seventh
Day Adventists, will conduct a series
of gospel meetings in Furman's hall,
near Market Square, Bloomsburg.
The meetings will begin Thursday,
the 28th inst., at 7:30 p. m., and will
continue every evening excepting
Saturdays until further notice. The
discourses that will be presented will
embrace a great variety of subjects of
special interest to all lovers of Bible
truths. Present salvation through
Christ will be the central point in
every theme presented. 1 he follow
ing are a few of the many lines that
will be discussed : Seoond Coming of
Christ," "The Judgment," "Bible
Temperance," " Life through Christ,"
" Punishment of the Wicked," Our
Nation in Prophecy," " Origin and
Destiny of Satan." All will be made
welcome. The services are free to all
The Reformed C. E. of Orangeville,
will celebrate its second anniversary
in the Union church on Sunday,
March 31. Services will begin at 7:15
r. M. All are invited.
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.
Fred B. Hartman Is off on a week's trip
for Creasy & Well.
J. C. Rutter Jr. has been reappointed
Notary Public by Governor Hastings.
Phineas Thomas of Bear Cap was in
Bloomsburg last Thursday on business.
Carlton Caswell returned to Philadelphia
on Wednesday to continue his studies.
Isaac W. Oman of Orangeville made a
trip to town on Thursday on business.
T. M. Staver went to Philadelphia on
Wednesday on business for the Woolen Mill.
T. W. Schlicher of Mountain Grove was a
visitor to Bloomsburg on Wednesday. He
is a son of the late Moses Schlicher.
Mrs. M. II. Clark and daughter. Miss
Mary, are visiting Mrs. R. C. Neal in liar-
risburg.
Rev. W. C. Leverett has sufficiently re
covered his physical strength to enable him
to take short walks about town.
Gilbert W. Robinson, of Danville, spent
Sunday in town us the guest of Will L.
Crist.
lion. S; P. Wolverton of Sunbury is tak
ing a two weeks' trip to the Bermuda
Islands.
II. Bruce Clark went to New York on
Monday to gather in bargains for the spring
trade.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis I. Townsend of Ber
wick, spent Sunday in town with their rela
tives. Less Alexander will move into one side of
Mrs. Smith's double house 011 Third street,
next week.
William Chrisman Esq. and wife went to
Philadelphia on Saturday, returning on
Tuesday.
Kev. P. A. Ileilman is among the recent
purchasers of bicycles, from Kishton's
agency. "
Rev. Dr. Coxe of Nanticoke, officiated at
St; Paul's church on Sunday last. Large
congregations were present both morning
and evening.
Charles Girton was out of the House on
Wednesday for the first time in six weeks.
He has been suffering with an attack ot
rheumatism.
Prothonotory G. M. Quick acted as clerk
in the Danville courts last week, in place of
E. G. Hoffman, Prothonotory of Montour
county who was ill.
I. F. and A. T. Derr, the well known
Jackson township democrats, and sons of
the late Judce Derr, were in town on I hurs-
day, on business connected with their father's
estate.
Robert McBride is improving rapidly,
and on Monday took his first walk down
town since his fall. Pie still suffers some
from the injury to his back, but has resumed
business, and has several contracts for paint
ing and papering under way.
PAST THE CENTURY MARK.
An old lady named Polly Sharp died
in Centre township last Sunday, aged
one hundred and four years. She has
lived with Mrs. Andrew Lunger for
some time. Her maiden name was
Mary McFawn, and she was twice
married. She leaves sixteen grand
children, thirty-two great grandchild
ren, and seven great great grandchild
ren. NO MORE 1000 MILE BOOKS.
The general passenger agent of the
D. L. & W. railroad company recent
ly sent notice to all the ticket agents
of the company to stop the sale of
mileage books, and in accordance
with the order sales were stopped Sat
urday week. It is thought that
the orders were issued in pursuance of
an agreement of all the Eastern trunk
lines and that new books will soon be
issued carrying tickets for 5,000 miles
instead of 1,000, costing $100 instead
of $20 and with use restricted to the
person to whom they aie issued.
"The Columbian is nettled be-
cause the syndicate that raised a fund
to distribute a large number of papers
free in Columbia county did not select
it as one of the papers." Republican.
This is all news to us. We have
no knowledge that such a fund has
been raised, nor who raised it, nor
what the object was in " distributing
a large number of papers free in Col
umbia county," and therefore we are
not "nettled " because of something
that we never heard of, beyond what
has appeared in the Republican. If
any of our contemporaries are fortun
ate enough to have secured a fund to
assist them in increasing the circula
tion of their papers, they are lucky
fellows, and we congratulate them.
A pleasant feature of the close of
the pastorate of Rev. J. R. Shipe and
his faithful wife on Mif'Hinville circuit,
was the gathering of about a score of
the young people of Mifflinville at the
parsonage on the evening of the 22nd.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
song and innocent games during which
also refreshments were served by the
boys and girls for the gathering was a
surprise gotten up by the class of
which Mrs. Shipe has been the leader
for two years, though it was irrespec
tive of deno ninatijn.