- THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA. tfitc C ohimMa Jifinortiit, KSCAHulslH':) IS:!?. rONSOMPATKP l9. l'l BI.lill 1' KVEKV KHIHAY Stt'KMNU Hi (UmB'Hi tlio founty seat of Columbia Count y, IVnnsj Ivanla. (;tto. K. KI.i. Kimu'k. v. l.. I Local kpitor. OEO. I'. HOAN, FOHKMAN. Tin: tnMilo t lie count r, $1.00 a year Id ad varrtKfl.W If net paid In advance Outsldo tnoccunty, Si.iS a year, strictly In advance. A.U k'oumiuul virions should be addressed to THE COLUMBIAN. Hloomsburir, fa. FRIDAY, OCTOHER 4. 1S95. Candidates, FOR A.JSOC1A1K JVIV.F.. MOR11FCAI MILLARD, CEXTKE TOWNSHIP". STATE TICKET. STATE TRF.ASVRFR. B. F. MYERS. Dauphin County. JUDGES OF THE SITFRIOR COURT. HARMAN YERKES, Bucks County. JAMES S. MOOREHEAI), Westmoreland County. PETER P. SMITH, Lackawanna County. CHARLES X. XOYES, Warren County. OLIYER 1 BECHTEL, Schuylkill County. CHRISTOPHER MAGEE, Allegheny County. TWENTY XEAES AS AN EDITOS. On October ist, 1S95. the present editor and owner of The Columbian completed twenty years of service in the editorial chair. In commemoration of that event this double sized edition is printed. On October ist, 1S75, Capt. C. B Brockway and Geo. E. Elwell pur chased The Columbian plant fiom Henry L. DietTenbach, and conducted the paper until October ist, 18S0 when Mr. Brockway sold his half inter est to J. K. Bittenbender. The firm of Elwell and Bittenbender continued in business until February 20th, i8gt when Mr. Elwell bought the interest of Mr. Bittenbender, and became sole proprietor. Prior to October iSSi, the office was in the building now occupied by The .Sentinel, but at that time it was removed to us present building on Main street, erected tor its purposes, ine Duncnne is a three storv brick 2 5 by. 91 feet, and the printing office occupies me nrst noor and basement The establishment has kept up with tne procession, ana new tvpe and ma chinery have been added until there is scarcely anything left that was in the office twenty years ano. Modern facilities have been adopted, including numbering, perforating and book binding machines, and a complete stereoiypingoutnt, ana the plant com pares lavoraoiy with any country office in the State. For the liberal patronage that has always been given us, Dom in 10D printing and adverti ing, we desire to exprecs our appreci anon. The services of W. L. Everlv Esa have been engaged, and he will de vote his time to the gathering of new uius maKing a maricea improvement in tne local department of the paper. i"c me 01 an eaitor nas its pleas ant and its unpleasant incidents. Dur ing our long service we have discover ed that there are hundreds of people who know more about running a pa per than an editor knows. We have found that the man who is most easily offended at what he sees in a newspa per about himself, is the man who does not think it worth his while to express his thanks for something nice that may be said of him ; and he who finds the most fault with the paper and loudly declares that there is nothing in it, is the man who borrows his neighbor's copy with unswerving regularity. Those who are most dis appointed at the omission of an item in which their names would appear are the ones who never give the edi tor any information about themselves or anybody else, and then blame him because he did not find it out himself and write it up. On the other hand, we have found good and true friends who have stood by us for many years, and who have rendered much assist ance in our endeavors to give the public a good, reliable, clean news paper. Upon the whole, we have found much more pleasure in our editorial work than otherwise, and have no reason to regret that our best years have been devoted to the man agement of a newspaper. AEBOR DAY APPOINTED. Dr. Schaeffer, Superintendent of PuijSe Instruction has issued a notice fixiug Friday, October iSth as Arbor Day, and urging that it be properly obsmed by the schools. It would be a g9oi idea for our citizens generally to pbserve it, and plant at least onetofte. A RETROSPECT. As this week's issue completes the twentieth anniversary of the proprie torship of the present editor of Tun Columbian, it is proper to commcmo- ate the ever.t bv historic reminis cences as well as by current news. So long a time, and yet so short. Great changes time has wrought in those twenty years, and the Columbian has chronicled every important event The vhole file, or series of papers. during those years constitutes a great volume cf histoiy, interesting and in structive in every detail. Thousands of its pages might be scanned with profit by future generations. Lut instead of a fifth, lot us glance back half a century. Then without railroad transportation, without tele graph communication, without steam and electricity as the chief motive power, without gas and electricity as artificial light, without all the modern improvements of inventive genius, without the fine arts, in all depart ments of human enterprise, without the aid of advanced science in demon strating natural laws which govern the universe ot nature, one may well inter that the past generations groped their way in darkness before the individual and the public mind were thrust upon the vortex of prcgression. Improve ment mental, physical, artificial and scientific seemed to run in ruts, and the well beaten paths seem never to have been left for exploration and dis covery in the great ocean of knowl edge until late in the nineteenth cen tury when the whole panorama of hu man action became an arena of light ning activity. Fifty wears ago the greater part of northern Columbia county was a comparative wilderness, Bloomsburg was then but a small and dull village with but little outward commercial advantage, and connected with other small hamlets by rude high ways, such as the old state road and other rough byways, making travel burdensome and laborious. In those times were wonderful flights of pigeons that excited the entire popu lace, and sporting seemed to be with out limit, and the people reveled in luxurious game. In this connection, another interesting item should not be overlooked. There was also a yearly pilgrimage, or run of " Yankees." The mode of transporting lumber to the markets from the lumber couiury was by means of rafting. During the spring freshets the larger streams and rivers were lined with lumber rafts, each containing many thousands of feet which required an army of men to safely steer to their place of destina tion Harrisburg, Haverdegrace, Bal timore and other points. On their re turn from market those " Yankees " were obliged to pass through Blooms burg up the old State road, via Light Stet, Orangeville and Cambra the terminal of the old state road and junction with the old Berwick tnrn pike. Thence those "Yanks" be took the turnpike via Fairmount Springs, Long Pond, (Ganoga Lake,) Dushore and Towanda, until they reached their lumberwoods homes. The run of Yankees afforded some employment to people who were fond of " hauling yankees," as the saying went. At that time there were but few openings, or clearings along this pilgrimage highway and forest fires were frequently very destructive, which gave the country a dismal and gloomy appearance. Those " Yanks" were sometimes heard to remark while traveling between Zaners and Van Camp," d hard land to work." " Can't see how people live" &c. It must be remembered that at that time every family did its own manufacturing, with few exceptions, of all the fabrics and wearing apparel The loom and spinning wheel were a necessary household furniture while sheep and flax were as essential to the household as bread and meat. The hum and buzz of the spinning wheel, the bang of the loom and the shoe hammer of the cobbler furnish ed music for the household while cassimeres and calico, satins and silks, and all the luxuries of the day, includ ing the organ and piano now grace the homes of modern progression. Where once the Yankee " said, " It is hard land to work. Can't see how people live." the country is now a veritable garden and paradise, with a population of as contented and happy people as can be found in all " Yankeedom." In this review of the past I have only touched upon a few minor points of interest. The peo ple who then inhabited the locality the great majority of them at least, have, with the Yankee, disappeared. John C. Wenner. Were Pleased With It. Hon. Robert E. Wright and E. S. Whitney of Allentown, Charles Chal fant Esq., John H. Gerringer and J. H. Taber of Danville, and M. D. Lemean of Harrisburg, incorporators of the North Susquehanna Transit Company were in town on Tuesday and were dnven over the different streets. They expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the appearance of the town and the evi dence of thrift and prosperity dis played on every hand. Married. Mr. Charles Hess of Stillwater and Miss Josie Zarr of Bloomsburg on Thursday September 26th 1895. Almost a Conflagration. The citizens residing in the vicinity of Centre and Third streets were startled Tuesday morning by tlie cry of fire 1 fire ! fire ! and, upon investi gation, it va3 found that the dwelling house of I. D. White was on fire. The house is heated by a hot air fur nace in the cellar, and the fire was discovered in the cold air duct, fust how that became ignited is the ques tion. It is supposed that a spark from the fresh tire, which Mr. White had that morning started in the fur nace, landed there, and started the conflagration. Others suppose that it was started by the hot air. The alarm was at once given, and plenty of help was on the scene in a short time. The Friendship Fire Company arrived very soon, but. fortunately, their services were not needed, as Harry Hotisel broke open the door, and accompanied by Joe Bidleman and Howard Humphrey, enteied the cellar, where the fiie was located, and soon had it under control. The dam age, which consisted of a burned 101st, cold a.r duct, and tart of the porch, was fully covered by insurance STILL IT GOES ON. Work was commenced on Monday morning on the addition to the Brass & Copper Co s. plant. It consists of a building 40 x 4a feet and became necessary bv reason of their increasing orders. The brick work is being done by t ugh and Pursel. Thomas Lauer, who purchased the Levi Cox property at the corner of Main and Railroad Streets has com menced the erection of a large store room, a double and ' single house, at that point. When completed they will increase the value of property at that end or town. Let the go on. HAD A GOOD TIME. John Deily, his large wajon, and good team of horses were called into requisition Wednesday evening of last week. About fitteen voting people o the town decided to take a straw ride to Briarcreek township and as they desired to go safely and quickly Mr. Deily was engaged. He fullfilled his part of the contract all right, and they had a good time. Quoit Pitching Contest. A. C. Hidlay holds the champion ship as the best quoit pitcher in the county, having recently won this dis tinction in a match game at Orange ville. There are some people in town who think they can throw them as well as he can, among the number is W. S. Fleckenstine, and in order to settle the question they have arranged to pitch 100 games. They have thus far pitched 44 games, and " Flecky " has won 26 of them. Look out for your laurels, " Curt." Excursion Bates. The following special excursion rates will be in force on the B. & S. R. R. during the Bloomsburg Fair: Taper Mill to Bloomsburg SOets. utrmatreei 10 mootusbunr so oraugevllle ' , 40 ' M " , til " 6N (M . HI " tvS " pa ..ti 00 . 1 16 .. 1 30 rorKs Zaner's Stillwater Benton ' Edson's ' Cole's Creole ' Sutfarloaf " I,aubaeh' Central 1 Jam, City F. M. Leader, Gen'l Manager. Bloomsburg, Pa., Sept. 28, 1895. Steers Take a Bath. Wednesday morning, as some steers were being driven past the fountain, on Market street, one of them con cluded to take a drink, and climbing over the railing which surrounds it, soon quenched its thirst, and, looking into the basin, presumedly thought it would be just the place in which to take a bath. Accordingly, it climbed over the edge, and was soon indulging in that luxury. It splashed around with all the liveliness of a school boy, and to the spectators, it appeared to be having a good time. It was with difficulty that it was driven from its improvised bath tub. The Plain Facts re mai i nare nad Caunk IO V.an. Na catarrb cure did ma any good, bat Hood'i Btf j-joocrs Saraa parilla tapartlla Cures wonderfully Vt, . otird s la elaarcd. aenia of am U Mr 1 raturnintf. tiood'a bar aaparllla la dolus my !"' ,worM ' l Tkmi Tlr4 FrU !. CioBoaH. UurxiuicM. UtMa,fa Hood'a Pllla ttD aod taatla. Ste Mr, tito. H. Merchant I SUITS FROM GIO.OO. DESTROYED BY EIRE. 1 Dr. Evorett'i Dwelling and Odd Fellows' Hall at Unityville, Burned to the Ground. Unity ville, in Lycoming county. just actoss the line of this county, was visited by a disastrous fire early on Tuesday morning last. Odd Fellows' Hall was a two story frame buildine with a store room on the first floor and lodge rooms on the second. The hall was used by the Odd Fellows, P. O. S. of A. and Grand Army of the Republic. The fire started in a closet in the dwelling of Dr. E. Ever ett, which is the next building to the hall, at about midnight Monday, and was discovered before it had gained much headway, and was soon under control, and supposed to be entirely extinguished. At about four o'clock Tuesday rooming the flames broke out again, and when discovered the house was enveloped in flames, and the Doc tor and his family escaped with dif ficu'.ty. Mrs. Everett getting out of a second story window on to a porch, from which she was rescued by her husband. The house was entirely de stroyed with ail its contents, including Ms books, medicines, instruments, Sec, partly covered by insurance. The Odd. Fellows' Hall caught fire from Dr. Everett's house, and was completely destroyed, with ali the paraphernalia of the several orders. The Odd Fellows' books were in a safe, and though the latter was warp ed by the fire, its contents were found in good shape. Everything else was burned up. A week ago Friday night an attempt was made to burn the hall. Powder was placed under the officer's chair at one end of the lodge room, but was discovered in time to prevent damage. The second fire at Dr. Everett's is said to have started in a shed near the house. It looks very much as though the fire was started by an incendiary. A CE0WDE1) TENT. The interest our people take in the work of the Y. M. C. A. was demon strated last Sunday afternoon when the tent was crowded to its utmost capacity with people who were anxious to attend the last meeting of the As sociation at that place. Notwithstand ing the rain every one felt repaid for attending and it was the best meeting in every respect that has been held during the summer. The orchestra under the direction of Prof. Turner was out in full force, and rendered several fine selections. The meeting was in charge of F. B. Hartman and he acquitted himself in a fine manner. There were short talks, appropriate to the occasion, by Revs. Kirkby, Con ner, Patterson and Heilman which were interspersed with anthems by the Methodist choir, solos by Miss Ringrose and Mr. Yetter, and quar tette by Messrs Ent, Hartman, Eyer, and Yetter, all of which were finely rendered and highly appreciated by tne audience. On the whole it was a meeting which will be long re membered by those present. Com mencing with next Sunday the Men's meetings will be resumed in the hall, to which all are invited. Special program each Sunday. A New Partner. Mr. T. E. Hyde has bought an in terest, and will be general manager of the Leader Co., Ltd. The business of the Company is growing so rapidly, and Mr. Distlehurst's time is so largely taken up with the increasing business in the carpet, furniture and undertak ing departments, that he felt that he could not do justice to the other de partments of the store. Mr. Hyde is a late resident of Sharon, Pa., having had charge of the office of one of the largest general stores in that enter prising town. He assumes charge of the Leader Co., Ltd., with years of experience, is a hustler of the first water, and the business of the store will be largely increased. Mrs. Hyde accompanies him. They will occupy the house on Fourth street, lately held by J. P. Casey, of the Penn Elevator Vorks. Broke Eis Arm- Roy Savage, a boy about nine years of age, residing at Port Noble, whilst engaged in play on Wednesday, new the show grounds, was thrown b) another boy, and, falling upon his arm, broke it near the wrist. Dr. Willits was immediately summoned and reduced the fracture. Owing to the increasing trade at the " Broadway " more room waa needed, hence additional shelving is being put ki place. CORNER HAIH L MARKET Sts, BLOOMSBURG PA. We Never Take a Back i$Jejp Tkit means something. Neither are ice mlbficd with stand ing still. Theresa force constantly at work liat tends to bring this ttorc chser to those who buy dry goods. Perhaps your ex perience here after trying other BLANKETS. W have just received one full line of blankets of all sizes, kinds and description. JlctUr blankets, tre can truthfully say, as the ones ice are telling at $4.00, ichite, tcoolly and full of carmth, are exceptional ly fine. All the difftrence is $1.00 in your pocket, as you would more than W;ely pay $5.00 for them else where. Worth saving, isn't it? We also have others at prices from $1.00 to, well, any price uou want. BLACK GOODS. We never had an nice a line of black dress goods as ice are showing now. Alt kind, all prices and all grades. Do you want a nice black Henrietta for Soi the yard? We used to sell it at $1.25. 2Tone better in the market. We also have Jloucle creton, and serges in black. Have you seen the piece of Iioucle black wertre selling 0560. thtyard? If you have not, you should, as it is a rare bargain. DRESS GOODS. The cool weather of October is here noio, and you will want a good warm winter dress. If you do not want an expensioe one, we can sell you one at 25c. the yard. It is an all wool serge, 36 inches wide, and an elegant piece of goods. If you want some thing better, we can give PU1ML & Bloomsburg, HAPPY LITTLE FOLKS. A peep into the Kindergarten of Miss Cohill in Lockard's building found a group of children happy and contented. Whilst they are learning and having their minds trained, yet it is done in such a manner as to appear almost play. It is no wonder they desire to attend, and can scarcely be kept home. The session is interspers ed with music, dumb bell exercises &c There is still room for a few pupils. Miss Cohill is assisted by Miss Otto and both are unusually well fitted for their work. In addition to this, Miss Cohill be ing a graduate of the Boston Conser vatory of music will give lessons to a few pupils. She took a Normal Course with this in view. Parties desiring their services can see them either at the school room or at Mrs. W. L. Eyerly's, 519 Market Street Special Attractions at the Fair Next Week. Wednesday, 2:34 trot, 2:50 trot, and colt race. Thursday, 2:24 pace, 2:24 trot, and county race. Bicycle races, novice and county championship. Friday, 2:40 trot, 2:33 pace, and running race. Bicycle races, two mile handicap, mile open, and half mile open. $260 in prizes. Normal School students will give the following exhibitions in front of the grand stand: Dumb bell, parallel bar work, In dian club swinging, German horse work, pyramids and mat work, and a hundred yard dash. Saturday, 2:29 trot, free for all, and running race. In addition to all this Cyrcne, the world famed character dancer and wire artist, and Waltz & Sanio in their marvelous acrobatic and contortion acts, will perform daily in front of grand stand. Not Satisfied. Peter Lenihan, who was the com plainant in the Conyngham and Cen tralia District case and who was con testing the election of Patrick J. Cain to the office of Director of the Poor in said township is not satisfied with the decision of Judge Metzgar and is preparing to take the case to the Supreme Cotm. HATTER. TROUSERS FROM S5.QO. j stores will tell you what it is. you an alt wool serge, 50 itiches wide, think of it, 50c. the yard. We are showing the newest and most ex elusive stales in all the newest shades of Jloucle crepon and not'elties of dress goods in the market. Nothing better or cheaper than here. LAMPS. It is now coming tie time of year to think of your lamps. It is get. ting dark early, and too cold to tit out. Do you want a lamp? We are sure we can suit you in one. We have the common glass lamp for kitchen use, from 20c. to 50c each, according to size of lamp. Then we have the China lamp, beautifully decorated, used to be $3.15, now $2.25; nothing better full central draft burner. Maybe you want a banquet lamp. We have an elegant line. The lamps are in themselves elegant, and the shades or globes we have both add greatly to their beauty. A nywheie from $1.25 to $7.00 for the lamps, and from $1.25 to $3.25 for shadr. Globes in Dresdon or ground glass. JARDINIERES. Have you seen our Jardinieres? They are elegant. Any size you want. J'lain or handsomely gild, ed. None more beautiful or less expensive any where. Our wimlow is full of them. MAMMAE Penn'a. Sheriff McIIenry and a posse of six men went up to Berwick last week Monday and tore out the numsroi'S wing-walls for fish baskets that were there. The walls were totally des troyed, but it is said that they were rebuilt very soon afterwards. Win6 walls for trapping fish are forbidden by law, and a severe penalty is in curred by its violation. Tearing out the walls amounts to little. It has been done many times by the sheriffs of this county but they are always re built. A few arrests followed by con viction would be far more effective in stopping this violation of the law. The sheriff is compelled by law to tear out the walls, on notice to him that they exist, but he has no power to make arrests for building them. A prosecution must be started by infor mation before a justice, and a binding over to court in the usual way. Chief of Police Knorr was called on by a man who lives between North umberland and Danville, on Wednes day to look after some of his property which had been stolen. It was founcl in the possession of a driver of Lee's show. The man disappeared when be found an officer was after hin, and the manager settled the bill. Hess Bros, have quite a curiosity at their jewelry establishment on Main Street. It is a cuckoo clock, a.id when an hour arrives the bird makes its appearance and cuckoos the time. Every quarter, half and three fourths of each hour a bird cal'ed a watchal calls out the time. In addition to this they have a clock which instead of striking the hours plays a tune. During Fair go to M'Killip Bros, for fine photographs and cray ons. Over H. J. Clark & Son's store. VIEWER'S NOTICE. Notice li hereby given that the undersigned viewers, appointed by the Court or fomiuou I'leaa of rolutnbla count v, to assess the dam ages aud benejta In the waiter ot cbjiiv-uitfut grade ot West atreet.ln the Town ot Ulorius Durv, between 4tU and Mb streets, havltitr vie, ed the premises aud estimated Hie damages, have prepared a ae'tedule thereof showiuj in auiouut ix dilutees or U-netlta assed m l to whom payable, uiid that III aaid vieM'i-is will meet ou hturday, tvtober lt.b, lav at hi o'eloek a m , at the office ot lkeler A Ueler la aald Town ot hloomsburv, where they will ex htblt aald schedule and hear all exceptions thereto and evidence. . W. M IK FUN. lM-it. I.OVIH BKKMIAKU, ELIJAH CKOLtY.
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