Job printing of every description at the COL UMBIAN office. Larg est and most complete equipment in the coun ty. Consult us before ordering from out of t wn. i Calendars are all gone. Come and get a copyofYmrsTrO-y," a pamphlet of illustrat ed humor, fcur nu :;';ers cf VSYudl (M i 1" C.l ti every advance subscri ber. 1 ML j VOL HO liLOOMSlSUItG. PA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30. 1895. NO 35 WALKED OFF A MOVING TEAIN- jumus i.indegrkn's terriih.e EX PERIENCE IN WVSOX SATURDAY NIOHT. Julius Lindegren, the piano tuner who often visits Towanda, had a terri ble experience Saturday night, and one he will not care to take again, lie was a passenger on train twenty three, which reaches East Towanda rt 9:20 in the evening. After the trair had left Wysox station, the brakeman woke Lindcgren up and told him the next stop was East Towanda. Mr. Lindegren gathered up his bag gage, consisting of satchel and cane, walked to the rear door of the coach and stepped off the train, which at that time was running over forty miles an hour. At East Towanda, the con ductor reported the accident to the station agent, and he in company with others secured lanterns and went in search of Lindegren. About a half mile below the overhead bridge near II. W. Nobles' residence, he was seen walking on the track, with the trip m his hand. His face and hands were terrible lacerated, and he talked in a rambling manner. As soon as a carriage could be se cured he was brought to the Ward house and Dr. Johnson summoned. Sunday morning after rcstfng quietly all night he was mnch better, and talked rationally of the accident. He supposed the train had reached East Towanda and was standing at the station when he left the car. His physician says his injuries appear to he slight, and that he will probably be all right in a few days and able to be around. Officials of the Lehigh were down early Sunday morning, and found his hat, umbrella, pencil and watch near the track where the accident had oc curred. It was indeed a miraculous escape, and Mr. Lindegren is to be congratulated that his injuries were not of a more serious nature. 2b- roanda lieview. Mr. Lindegren is well known here, and has many customers in this sec tion. A DiiVOTED MISSION AEY BERED. EEMEM On Sunday evening a memorial ser vice will be held in the Lutheran church, in honor of Mrs. D. A. Day, who for 2 1 years has been with her husband, laboring in the dark conti nent of Africa. . For some time Mrs. Day had been suffering from Afiican fever, which the physicians could not control, and it was found the only hope was to leave Africa and come to America. She arrived last June, her husband re inaining at his post, trusting that her native atmosphere would restore her broken health. But it was too late, She continued to decline until August o, when in the home of friends in J-ewisDuiB. she passed to her rest. Everything poSbibio was done for her recovery, even a sojourn at Clifton bpnngs, but nothing could avail. Her body was buried at Mifflinburg with all the honor and recognition the church could bestow, a large number of ministers being present and taking part in the services. Mrs. Day was a member of the Susquehanna Synodi cal Woman's Missionary Society, and it is likely that all the churches in the Synod will take some action with reference to her death and burial. Gas Discovered in Monroe County. Never in the history of Tobyhanna Mills has there been so much excite rnent in that place as was caused by the discovery of natural gas. Edward Dailey and Charles Transue were em ployed by Charles Sherman to dig well about one hundred feet deep for water. After several days of hard work they cot down some seventy-five feet and struck a flat rock that spread all over the bottom. The men drilled a hole some ten or twelve inches, I his they nearly Tilled with one charge of dynamite and then applied the match. The result of the ex plosion was heard all over Tobyhanna, and was so effective in its work that it blew the rock clear out of the well, After the explosion the men thought they had water for sure, but instead of water they got a most powerful supply of natural gas. Already bher man has received many offers for his farm or a share in the gas well. The following letters are advertised Aug. a 7. and will be sent to the dead letter office Sept. 10, 1895. Joseph Carol. Mr. Wilson Cox Miss Nora Dewald, Mr. George Hein dciliter. Mr. Percy Jenkins, F. R Thomas, Mr. Mark Kostenbaude Mrs. Lloyd Miller, Mr. II. E. Shel man, Prof. Al. C. Sweet, Mr. Murray A FAMILY REUNION. The fourth reunion of the Girton amily convened in Oak Grove. Bloomsburg, Pa., on Thursdav. Au gust 32nd. 1895. The day was a verv cleasant one and the attendance was fairly good, there being one hundred and seventy- nve present. I he time between the arrival and dinner was spent in hand shaking and making acquaintances. At noon an excellent dinner was spread to which all did ample justice. ADout two o clock the President, Win. Oirton. of JJIoomsburg, called the family to the platform to give at tention to some matters that were of interest to the reunion. After order had been called Rev. Smith of Orangeviile, Pa, led !i prayer. The minutes of the previous reunion were then read. Albert Oir ton of Jerseytown, the chosen histor ian, then gave a lengthy and accurate history of the family as best as he could glean it from tradition. The Alpha of this tribe in this section wa3 eorge Oirton, locating near Jersey- town. He was of English descent. Mrs. Rachael Barr of Danville was the oldest Oirton present, being in her eighty second year. 1 hillips, the photographer was pre sent and captured a group. The fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year : President Wm. Girton, of Blooms burg. Pa., Secretary, Mathias Girton, Buckhorn, Pa., Historian Mrs. Elii beth Aikman, Cabin Run, Pa. The time and place of holding the next reunion was left to the officers. C. I". Oirton, Sec'y. F miners' Alliance, Arrangements arc being made for the meeting of the Pennsylvania Sia'.e Farmers Alliance which is to convene in Sunbury on December 17th and continue in session until the 20th in clusive. The sessions of the Alliance will be held in the Court House. It is expected about one hundred and fifty delegates from the subordinate alliances in the btate will be present. The meeting will be a business one and is called to transact the accumu lated business of the Alliance. Among the other important matters that will be disDosed of while in session there will be the election of officers for the coming year, l'romment speakers, who are members of the alliance, will be present and speak during the various sessions. One of the first suits in the State under the act of Assembly of June 28, 1 80s, which compels children to care for their infirm parents, was brought at Reading at the instance of Mrs. Mary A. Faust, before Alderman Kirshinan. Mrs. Faust appeared be fore the Alderman and said that she had been married when only 15 years of age and that she was now nearly 60 and the mother of 14 children, 7 of whom arc adults who refuse to con tribute to her support. She further stated that two other sons were well- to-do farmers in Dauphin county and also failed to provide for her. Mrs. Faust is now being taken care of by strangers. W arrants were then issued for the arrest of her two sons in Dauphin county and five married daughters in Reading, under the new act of Assembly. Milton Fair. The Milton Drivinc Park Associa tion Fair will be held at Milton Sep tember x. 4, 5 and 6, 1805. The Pennsylvania R. R. Co. will sell ex cursion tickets to Milton Sept. 3, 4, 5 and 6 valid for return passage until Sept. 7, 1895. Special trains will be run between Shamokin and Millon, Glen Iron and Milton, Watsontown and Milton, Lewisburz and Milton and Milton and the Fair Grounds, For information in regard to rates, trains, &c, consult ticket agents. Searching for Gold. The gold hunters in the Mahantonga valley, Schuylkill county, have driven a drift into the side of the mountain a distance of 100 feet, and from thence have sunk a slope about 30 feet. In their progress, the indications continue to prove better, and it is believed a gold vein will soon be struck. As sayists from Philadelphia and New York have assayed the ore, and claim that it yielded $7 to the ton. A half dozen stampers have been erected. The picnic of the Commercial travelers at Rupert last Saturday after noon was a very pleasant occasion. It was well attended, and several speech es were made in the afternoon. Music was furnished by Elwell's orchestra and dancing was indulged in. Another day than Saturday would have insured ADRirT 40 DAYS IN A SAIL BOAT. UNCONSCIOUS WHEN fOUND. On July 10 John Trask and F.dfar Davidson left Apalachicola, Fla., in a boat sixteen feet long for a few days' fishing. From that time until August 20th nothing was heard of them and they had been given up as lost. In the afternoon of August aoth, Sam Johnson, a negro fisherman, was about three niile3 off from St. Petersburg, Fla., in his skiff when he noticed a boat half a mile away from which something white was llutteiing. Ine negro rowed to the boat, and was horrified to find two men in it ling face downward and seemingly dead. Johnson towed the boat ashore as rapidly as possible, and physicians were summoned. Examination show cd that the men were not dead, and after several hours work they were resuscitated. Trask and Davidson tell a horrible story of their sufferings since leaving Apalachicola on July 10. On July 13 they were caught by a storm and their boat driven far out in to the Gulf. The mast was brr ko and they were at the mercy of the waves. They had no compass and they drifted hither and thither. Their stock of provisions and water was small, and though they husbanded it carefully a week ago the last parcel of bread and drop of water was gone. According to Trask, the suffering affected Davidson's mind, and he made several attempts to jump into the gulf. Trask finally lashed his companion to one of the seats of the boat. Sharks, too, followed in the wake of the castaways, eyeing thorn greedily. Four days ago Trask loot consciousness, and he knew no moie until he was revived by the doctors. Before Trask lost consciousness he tied a portion of a shirt to the broken mast, and this attracted the negro's attention. The men are in a terrible condition, physically, and Davidson's mind seems still affected. Their flesh has been almost cooked by the sun, and their eyes seem ready to burst from the sockets. On Davidson's arm the doctors found the imprint of teeth, and they think that while the man was dying of thirst he tried to assuage it by suck ing his blood. Similar imprints were found on Trask's arms, but he says he does not remember biting himself, though he thinks it likely, as he ad mits his terrible thirst crazed him The men are nothing but skin and bones, but with proper care they will recover. At present they are too weak to lift their arms. Trask is said to be from New York, while Davidson is a native of Ohio. BIBLE PRESENTATION. Saturday evening the members of Camp xa P. O. S. of A. were invited to assemble in their hall at 8 o'clock m. to receive the Bible, offered as a prize by the Junior Order of Ameri- can Mechanics, on July 4, 1895, for the largest number and best appear ar.ee of all the secret orders in line of parade on that day. When the town clock struck eight, the chairman D. W. Carter, called the meeting to or der and stated the object of the meet ing, after which I. R. Dayton was called upon to present the Bible to Camp 319, P. O. S. of A., with appro priate and effective remarks. Prof. Entcrhne was called on by Camp 319 to receive and accept the Bible, which he did with very impressive and suit able remarks for the occasion. Prof. Sterner was the next one called on to speak. He held his audience spell I bound for about one half hour and spoke very well. Harry Grotz, Dr. Harter, R. R. Little, G. G. Baker, 1). W. Carter, Barnes, Chas. Welliver, C. E. Whitenight and Jerry Geese were those who were called upon to speak. A very interesting meeting was held. A number of valuable points were dis cussed, wnich would have been inter esting to any good loyal American citizen to hear. The meeting closed at 10 p. m. with 35 members present. Camp 319 again express their heart felt graditude to the Jr. O. U. A. M. for the prize presented. Roosevelt Victorious. Mr. Roosevelt has thoroughly ex ploded the old fiction that a law against Sunday liquor selling is impossible of enforcement in the city of New York. The Liquor Dealers' Association has thrown up the sponge, and is expected next Tuesday to adopt a resolution requiring all its members to close on Sunday or forfeit their membership. Josephine, daughter of the late John P. Hannon, died at her home in Wilkes Barre, last Friday, aged eight een years. She was a bright and at tractive young lady, and had many friends. Her mother and family have BRIEF MENTION. About Peoplo You Know. Judge Krickliautn was in town on Tuciday on business. Mrs. V. S. Kishton is visiting her mother in Philadelphia. Mr. nnd Mrs. I. W. It.irtman are visiting their, daughter, Mrs. l'.ntem.in, in Philadel phia. Rutic-rt TUiokingham, Ksq. looked in on the convention at Il.irtisburg on Wednesday. E. W. F.lwcll of Towanda spent Wedncs- ,y ui,;'.t in t -v ;. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Atkinson of Bucks county, have lecn the guests of Dr. and Mis. J. T. Welsh. Mrs. Dr. Harter returned from her visit to Wilkcs-Tarn:, Nanticoko and Triangle Lake. Robert Harrar of Newark, N.J. is the fjuest of his brother, E. II. Harrar for a couple of weeks. J. (5. Wells and family went to Philadel phia on Monday, where Mrs. Wells will receive medical treatment for her eyes. Mr. William Neal had a. chill on Wednes day evening, and was quite poorly for a "!:ilc, but is reported better Thursday morning. Mic? Maud Patterson sailed from New York 011 Wednesday for Liverpool, where she will visit her aunt. Her father accom panied her to NVw York. Revenue Collector Grant Herring arrived home from Europe on Saturday. He came over in the Steamer City of Paris. He uiji yui Hi!. I ip ie.it:y nnu is looking wen. Misses Ada K. and May Dower, of Berwick, spent Thursday of last week as the g'.ictts nf their cousin Miss Cora Miller on Street. Eugene Whitenight and II. M. Crotz at tended the state convention of the P. O. S. of A. at Allentown this week, as representa tives from this town. William Hehl has resigned his position in J. D. Armstrong's store to take a course in a business college at Scranton. The vacancy is filled by C. W. MoKelvy. W. E. Manning of Brighton, N. Y., spent several days in this county during the past week, lie is extensively engaged in the nursery business. Mrs. Joseph D. Beiz, and daughter Miss Cl.u.i an estimable young lady, of Slatington, Lehiuti Co., spent Thursday of last week as the quests of the former's sister Mrs. Daniel Miliar. Mr. L. Runyon left on Wednesday for a trip in the west. He will visit his neice Mrs. Hodgdon at St. Paul, anil his sister at Minneapolis. He expects to be absent about ten days. Prof. G E. Wilbur, W. D. Beckley, Esq., J. C. Brown, I,. S. Wintersteen, Esq., Dr. Winner, II. A. M'Killip, Esq., Dr. Arment, A. B. Cathcart, Isaiah Hagenbuch, E. H. Harrar and Samuel Harman were among those who attended the Republican state convention at Harrisburg on Wednesday. W. H. Bittonbcndcr of Espy, returned last week from Scranton, where he has been assisting in the Price undertaking establish ment. Having had considerable experience at this large establishment, Warren has pro vided himself with necessary apparatus, nnd intends following the business at his home in Espy. We wish him success. B. W. July kt contracted to build a new Louse, for Mrs. M. M. Phillies cn East First .street. D. S. Hartline, formerly instructor in the Manual Training department at the Normal School, has been elect ed a professor it the Easton Academy. The public schools opened on Mon day morning, and every room is well filled. This is not owing to the com pulsory education law, as that law does not go into effect until next year. The Agricultural Society held a meeting last Saturday. William Thomas was appointed chief of police. Another meeting will be held Septem ber 14th. Go slow with the Electric railway ordinance. While such an improve ment 13 a desirable thing to have, the town cannot afford to give away the franchise. The bicycle is breaking the way for the bloomer. An Arkansas Judge has decided, first, that a woman has a right to ride a bicycle j and, secondly, that the right to ride carries with it the right to go appropriately costumed so that safety is assured. 1 his seems to be nood sense as well as good law As the bathing costume has adjusted itself to the water, so the biking cos tumc will in time adjust itself to the wheel. Ex. The services on Sunday next at St. Paul's Church will be Morning Prayer with short address and Holy Communion at 10:30. Evening ser vice at 7:30, when a sermon will be preached by the Rev. David N. Kirk- by especially to the young men and women, and to those seeking help in their search after God and religion. The church is open to everyone, and all coming are welcome. Sunday School meets at 0 A. M. With the month of September begin the week day services Wednesday evening at 7:30 followed by a class for candid ates for confirmation ;and Friday HOW BIG OR HOW LITTLE YOU ARE. or how par ticular you may be about the lvan f liro to oV1a st r n t f suit you. particular direction, do give garments Besides Superior to the Ordinary flerchant Tailored kind in workmanship, style and fit. Furthermore, we guarantee every garment we sell for one year (excepting the cheapest goods). Our showing of Fall Suits, Overcoats and Trousers will be the strongest of our business career, and you'll do yourself an injustice if you do not look us over. OPENING THE FALL SEASON WITH FLYING COLORS AT THE D. Lowenberg Clothing Store. Fall goods coming in every day, and when all our fall goods are in we will have one of the largest stocks ever brought to Bloomsburg, all bought for cash and de pression in trade prices. We are already showing AN ELEGANT LINE OF mi's IFhie Trousers, An enormous $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, Worth easily 50c. to $1.00 "more. Children's Suits. In an endk-ss variety the wear-well kind and the double knee and seat kind which we sell so many of. Here are but a few prices of children's fine knee pants suits at $i..";o, $1.75, $3.50, $3.00, $3 50 $4 00, $4.50, $5.00. Worth more in any other store. We need not go into explanations why we ill so cheap. You know we are in position to do it, and that you can always save money at Of LOWENB Clothing Store. jCacFall Overcoats for chilly evenings now ready. "DEFENDER" the newest fall Derby out. ROB ROY, the newest "Fedora" out. It Matters not style or ht of the clothes you AXTa ni!la ahhkaIifaa In .. l ! pride ourselves in this this we assert that we can and MEN S SUITS PRICES. AT MONEY-SAVING assortment at ERC Vanderslice. a larger uttendance. the sympathy of many friends here morning at to:oo.
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