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BLOOMSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9. 1895.
NO 32
I'M in i u ill iv mi ir itr a r it.i if
TWO MEN SHOT.
AT GENTBALIA ON SATURDAY,
CHARLES FETTERMAN LODGED IN JAIL,
CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.
both the wounded men will re-
A DESPICABLE ACT-
WAGONS
SLASHED AND
STOLEN.
HARNESS
COVER.
in
A shooting affair took place
Charles Fetterman's saloon in Cen
tralia, last Friday night. The Ash
land Local gives the following ac
count of the matter .
Fettcrman had been on a spree
Friday and had gotten into fight with
Mike Gallagher of the Second Shan
ties. Constable Wm. Griffith of the
first ward, Centralia was going to place
Gallagher in the lockup but could not
find the keys. I his was about n
o'clock at night. They were all in the
restaurant, when just at twelve o'clock
a solitary gun shot was fired and Con
stable Griffith and Michael J. Costello,
of town were shot.
Then came a scene of excitement
and it looked for a while as if more
blood would be shed. The victims
were as soon as possible, placed in
the hands of physicians, Dr. Gwinner,
taking care of Griffith and Dr. Milliard
of Costello. The shot is supposed to
have been fired by Charles Fettcrman
and trouble will undoubtedly follow.
Griffith is lying in a dangerous condi
tion. Costello was shot in the knee
and his leg and the limb is badly
shattered. The gun was loaded with
buck and bird shot. The accident is
a sad one in many ways and has
caused many a tear. What looked
like murder, will not be, as word from
Centralia says that there
On Sunday morning Geo. M. Lock
ard discovered that during the night a
miscreant had been on his premises
on First street, and had cut up the
leather parts of his surrey and delivery
wagon, so that the tops, curtains, cush
ions, dashboard and all the straps will
have to be renewed before the wag
ons can be used. Six sets of good
harness and other things were stolen.
Suspicion rested on a man named
George Bradigan who once worked
for Mr. Lockard, but had left
him saying "he would get even with
him," having taken offense at some
thing. II. G. Housel started on the
track ot tne suspected man, and on
Monday telegraphed from Nanticoke
that the man was there. Chief of
Police Knorr went up on Tuesday
with a warrant, and returned on the
evening train with the prisoner. He
was locked up over night, and at
three o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
the time fixed for a hearing, District
Attorney Hanley stated that there
was no evidence sufficient to hold the
man, and he was discharged by Guy
Jacoby Esq.
ble improvement in the condition of
Wm. Griffith and that hopes are now
entertained for his recovery. From
the Hospital comes the woid that Mr.
Costello is improving nicely, both
news being received with welcome by
TO TEE SEASHORE.
THE LAST EXCURSION OF THE SEA
SON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 2nd.
The popular Fishingcreek Valley
excursion to Atlantic City, on Thurs
day, Aug. 22nd, will be the last of the
season, and should be well patronized
is a noticea- considering the unusually low rate of
fare, which is within the means of all
A special train, of handsome easy
riding coaches, drawn by swift, smoke
less and dustless locomotives, over
the " Reading's Royal Route to the
Sea." with hotel accommodations ar
. - 1 I C 1 1 a. n a . n 1 1.
many mends and relatives in Asn- rangeu ior an in uuvamc i aci-iauy
land. low rates, in addittou to the low rate
Charles Fetterman, the man who of railroad fare, with the tickets good
did the shooting was taken to Blooms- for ten days, are the inducements
afternoon bv Con- offered. Passengers can take this
stable Downey. His wife went ud to same train for Cape May
BLOOMSBURG ?A0E MEET.
Extensive arrangements have been
made for the race meet given by the
Bloomsburg wheelman on Saturday,
August, 17th. The Berwick Club will
attend in a body, and many others.
Many experts will be here, and it is
likely that the state record for a mile
will be broken.
On Friday evening, 1 6th. there will
be a lantern parade.
The following is the program and
list of prizes for Saturday :
1. Novlon. Valu.
l! K. Wirt. Gold M't'J l'.mM un
1st, -I'en twin
(Pair Pntnt Leather Shoes.. ..MX) 11 no
Snd. i'alrot Hi atuary 8 00
8. One Half Mllo Open.
1 st, Dlamonfl 35 on
2nd. cup to oo
8 rd. King 10 On
8. Boys Kaco (under 1(1 years of age.)
1 st, Hoarch Llirht. Lantern 00
ilnd. uvtiniuetiT Willi bell 4 00
8 rd. Ulcycle Wateli 2 W
4. Two Mile Lap Hace.
l st. Diamond as oo
2nd. Diamond Oil
8 ru. cup 15 on
5. Trick KKHnif.
it. Four-County t'liuinplonslilp (Col
umbia, .Montour, Luzerne, l.y-comlnir.)
1 st. C up '35 03
Wild. (Solid Oold Cud Uultons, s. L.
Lantern 12 (M
8 rd. Ooltl i'en, I'earl Handle 6 00
T. Town Handicap, one mile.
1 st. Stop Watch 7 00
2nd. Traveling Caso 8 ml
3rd. Gent's Furnishing Goods D oo
8. Mile Open.
1 st. Diamond 40 CO
2nd. Diamond 2" 00
3 rd. Cup 10 Oo
9. Trick Hiding.
10. Klvo Mile Handicap.
1 st. Diamond 45 00
2nd. Diamond. ' 0"
8 rd. Cup IV Oil
4th. Solid Silver Headed Cano 6 00
Grand Stand boxes are now on
sale at W. H. Slate's.
that place to see him.
. William Griffith made an affidavit
of which the following is about the
substance : I went into C. Fetter
man's on Friday night Aug. snd, with
Mike Costello. Both of us slept at
Fetterman's, we went to bed at 2
o'clock. I. got up leaving Mike
Costello in bed. I had breakfast with
C. Fetterman : we went out to other
saloons and then returned to Fetter
man's saloon. As Fetterman and he
came in, Costello came out of the
latter's room into the bar room.
Costello and Fetterman got arguing
politics and became personal, C. Fet
terman saying Costello was no good.
Fetterman reaching for his gun saying
I will blow your head off. Then I
said Charley don't shoot and ran be
tween them and as I did Fetterman
puiled the trigger and shot me.
and Sea
Isle City : can go through to destina
tion same day, or if desired, stop over
night at Philadelphia and go on any
train the following day ; also stop off
at Philadelphia on the return trip with
in the time limit of ticket. Don't
forget the date Thursday, August
2nd. Wait for the big excursion,
join the crowd ocean bound and en
joy a dip in the surf.
Bloomsburg professes to be a moral
town. We fine Chinamen for work
ing on Sunday, and we try to prevent
the sale of cigars and soda-water on
that day. We enforce the ordinance
prohibiting bicycles from using the
side-walks, by one arrest and fine.
But there is a matter far more lm
" How the People look at it."
Editor Columbian :
Little did I think that the Sentinel
would flutter over the article in the
Columbian over the signature of
"lustice," in the issue of July 26
. . . .L - O V.I
HV SUUSCriDUOn IO U1C wnn'iei
dates back to the time it was rocked
in the cradle. I have no quarrel with
the Sentinel, I care not what it
prints about any individual, or official,
neither am I "confused." But I
take the liberty to think and believe
as mv better judgment and sense of
duty teach me about the charges the
Sentinel piefers against our public
officials. The Sentinel runs all risks
of libelous prosecutions in assaulting
Electrocution Experts,
Some professed experts have been
contending that electricity as an agent
in the execution of criminals is a fail
ure, and that death in these cases
really results from the surgeons
knife. That is not the opinion of
Mr. Edison and Mr. Tesla, the two
men in the country who by their long
and diligent study of electricity are
doubtless more competent than any
others to pass judgment on this ques
tion, r urthermore, what these high
authorities say is fully corroborated
bv the report of two experts made to
the Governor early this year, showing
plainly that the electric current had
caused the death of an executed man.
Nothing more ought to be heard from
the physicians who claim to be conti
dent of their ability to resuscitate an
occupant of the electric chair.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
A special meeting of Town Council
was held on fruiay evening, ine
matter especially to be considered
was presented by J. K. Geringer and
R. S. Ammerman of Danville who
asked for the right to use certain
streets in the town for an electric
railway, from Danville to Bloomsburg.
It was referred to a committee con
sistinsr of Gorrev. Lockard and
Wilson.
S. Wigfall called attention to the
Welsbach light for street lighting, but
no action was taken.
BRIEF MENTION.
II. B. Clark is taking a few days vacation.
J. O. Wells went to New York on Mon
day. Col. and Mrs. Jamison returned from
Detroit on Monday,
Mrs. Kuhn and Mrs. t tollman are spend
ing the week at Mountain Grove'.
W. II. Slate went over to Willinmsport on
Wednesday.
Mrs. N. U. Funk spent several days this
week at her father's, Judjje Klwell.
Mr S. C. Creasy is visiting her sister
Mrs. liciiiieisuii, ut Montgomery Station.
Mrs. I. W. Ilartman and daughter Mrs.
Bateman, are visiting F. M. Everett and
family in Mt. Carmel.
Mrs. T. P. Packer and Miss Mary Tacker
of Sunbury, mother and niece of Mrs. W. II.
Slate, are visiting the latter.
Mrs. Grant Herring and children went to
Atlantic City on Thursday for a summer
sojourn.
Rev. C. II. Drandt and family are away
on a month's vacation. They will visit at
York and Heading.
Mrs. II. W. Sloan is making a visit in
Wilkes-Harrc, and her laughter Lois is at
Mountain Grove.
Mrs. William Chrisman and daughter
Helen, are spending the week at Mountain
Grove.
Miss Mame E. Hunt of Uloomsburg and
Robert Swavze of Berwick were married in
Cape May City last week Thursday.
Hon. nnd Mrs. C. R. Buckalew are so-
jonrnint; at 1'ioctor inn. l.atcr on iney win
go to Ganoga Lake.
Miss Kendig, who is visiting at Miss
Lilla Sloan's, will sing a solo in bt. I'aul s
church nct Sunday evening.
Miss Fannie Roney of Philadelphia, is
visiting relatives here. She lormeriy resid
ed here, but this her first visit in fourteen
years.
Mrs. M. A. Smith of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
is visiting at Geo. E. ElwelPs. She was a
resident of Bloomsburg for several years,
and left here about six years ago.
Miss Maude Patterson expects to sail for
England on the 28th inst. She will visit
her aunt in Liverpool, and will remain
several months, and perhaps a year.
Mri. Kent, mother of Mrs. Kirkby, is
visiting at tl-e Kectory. Mrs. ivirKoy s
brother ol Brooklyn, came nere on Aionuay
and spent a couple of days, lie rode to
Delaware Water Gap on his wheel, and
came from there by rail.
Miss Bessie Tacoby, the efficient and
obliging lady clerk in the post-office, is taking
a two week's vacation. She will visit in
Columbia, and will also see several of the
huge cities and watering places.
Warren Eyer, E. S. McKillip, Mathew
McRevnolds and Andrew Evans went to
lamison Citv on their wheels on Sunday.
they left here at six o'clock, and took
breakfast at Benton. At lamison city tney
dined at the Citv Hotel, and were well
treated by the landlord, J. P. Hill.
A new theatrical firm is announced
for next season. Charles B Hanford,
F.lihu R. Sncncer and Miss Nora
public officials, or in other words, for O'Brien have just entered into a cor.
The low rates offered by the
Pennsylvania R. R. for an excursion
to the Sea Shore August ih, will
allow excursionists to go to either
Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle
City, Ocean City, Avalon, Anglesea,
Wild wood or Holly Jieach witn stop
off in Philadelphia returning.
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., post office and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Aug. 20, 1895. Chas. E. Blankley,
Miss Emilie Crease, James Fister,
George Rhoads, Lincoln Smith.
Persons calling ior the oDove letters
will please say " they were advertised
Aug. 6, 1895." One cent will be
charged on each letter advertised.
JAMES 11. MERCER 1. SSI.
Want to fix up that coat
and vest? Try a pair of
our all wool never rip
pants at $2.00.
Wi&t ieinkii of $un)nei mei'
kid boy'$ $uit$ hi cSot. j3ti&w
rrQf iohtfa &d., kt oie-rhlf pride.
Next week we shall an
nounce our new fall
introductions.
Now is the time to buy
SUMME
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Prof. M. W. Bianch of Brooklyn,
mnral than wnrV ncr nr selling POOds vicrnrpePnt infr the DubllC acts of OUr frort frr thuir nnnpomnrf as inint stars N, Y.. Will lVe a dlSCOUrsC ill Y. M.
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on Sunday, and far more of a nuisance
than riding a bicycle on the pavement,
that is permitted to go on without
notice from the authorities. It is
known to the police, for they have
been told of it over and over again.
We refer to the conduct of certain
gangs of young men on the street
corners, and especially on Market
street at night. They gather in groups,
trespass on private ptoperty, indulge
in language obscene and profane,
make insulting remarks in the hearing
of women passing by, or they walk
along the street and talk loud and
indecently as they pass residences
where ladies are sitting on the porches.
Occasionally they meet some girls who
are as bad as the boys, and then the
conduct is disgraceful and indecent,
and the talk worst.-. People who pay
taxes have a right to be protected,
but they can't get it when such things
are permitted to go on under the very
eyes and ears of policemen. There is
a movement on foot among the resi
dents of one section to organize, and
make some arrests as an example,
unless this nuisance is abated. ,
Union Pionio to Wyaona.
The Lutheran and Reformed Sun
day schools, of Bloomsburg, will have
a joint picnic to Wynona Park on
Thursduv August 15th. If it should
rain on that day, the picnic will take
place the following day. The train
leaves at X:?o and the fare is 50
cents.
public officials, and hence 1 have during the season of 1895 06. Mr,
nothinz at stake, in these seemingly Hanford is well known being several
unwarranted charges against public seasons connected with the Booth and
officials. I am only impressed by the Barrett, Booth Modjeska and Julia
Sentinel's criticisms of public officials Marlowe Companies. During the
thus far. If the Sentinel prints nom
ing but the naked truth without pre
varication or color in reference to
those officials, and from which those
officials could not escape by judicial
investigation, there are better men in
the nenitentiarv than those assailed
officials. And I believe that the peo
nip are raoidlv coming to the same
1 .
conclusion.
Personally, I have nothing against
any official in the county. They are
all courteous, affable and obliging-
But if the accusations of the Sentinel
are true in letter and in fact, those
officials are not fit to hold public posi
tions, but should be impeached, tried
and ounished for criminal nnsde
meanor in office- 1 he Sentinel says
nf an official. " His official acts are
public property." But no one has
any right to deface, or injure public
property, any more than he has a
right to injure private property. .1
am only looking on, and either the
Sentinel, or those assailed officials,
will, in the near future, get into a
hole. I will take up no defense for
any official when 1 do not personally
knnw whether charees preferred
against him are really false or not
But this much we can guarranie
The situation is exceedingly interest
ting. ,
Justice
C. A. tent on Market street, on Mon
dav next at seven o'clock in the even
ing. Admission free, and a collection
will be taken up, the proceeds to be
for the benefit of Rev. H. Johnson,
season of 1802-9? he starred as Marc pastor of tne A. M. cnurcn 01 mis
Antonv in uuus uajsar witn tne piacc. iuu auua, j-- ,
Booth-Barrett scenic equipment of
that play, Mr. E. R. Spencer appear-
inn as Cassius in which part he won
creat praise. Miss Nora O'Brien re
. .. . . . e
cent v made her debut m tne part 01
Juliet at Ford's Opera House in Balti
more and created something 01 a
sensation. The repertoire will include
Virginius, Merchant of Venice, Romeo
& Juliet, Othello.Damon and Pythias,
Venice Preserved, and Julius ua:sar.
These celebrated actors have been
engaged for the Bloomsburg Opera
House, Oct. 7th.
Next year, instead of each Sunday
school having an excursion of its own
to Wynona Park, thus making a num
ber of small, and some of them un
profitable picnics, wouldn't it be a
good idea for all to combine and have
one good big one.
The Excursion to the Sea Shore
via l'ennsyrania k. k. 1 nursuay
August 15th, will no doubt be well
pntronied considering the unusually
low rates and the facilities ofe-ed.
1 L S. Williams, real estate agent,
sold the property cf Levi Cox on Rail
road street, on luesdav to Mrs.
M. Lorah, for tooo.
This is a worthy object, and
ought to be well attended, lhe A.
M. K. church here is wean, anu musi
have outside assistance to enable them
to pay their pastor. If you can t go,
send in your contribution. The sub
ject of the lecture will be "The past,
present, and future ot the negro.
Before the summer is over some
steps will have to be taken Dy tne
Town authorities to regulate the curb
stone market on Main street, ihiee
days in the week the market is largely
attended by farmers, hucksters and
truck dealers, and it is a convenience
for the public to have the market,
but there are a few people who are
more or less annoyed by it, and those
are the business men in front of whose
places the market is located. They
comn am ot tne oirt inai is icn in me
cutter and on the side walk after
market is over, ana unless someimng
is done to avoid the nuisance, it is
likely that there will be some con
certed action ny those wno are aueci
ed. The town should arrange in some
way to have the street and walk ciean
ed tin each market day, either by com
nclline every dealer to clean up the
spot occupied by him, or by charging
a nominal sum to eacn one, 10 pay
for having it cleaned
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CLOTHING
-AT-
LOWENBERG'S.
AH men's, boys' and children s
light weight suits, coats, and
coats and vests will be
slaughtered, sacrificed.
SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST
TO MAKE ROOM
FOR ONE OF
LINES OF
THE LARGEST
FALL CLOTHING
EVER DISPLAYED AT
L0WENBERG
Clothing Store.