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JOYOUS EASTER SEASON.
Sjeclal 6crvicei In Nearly all Iho Churches.
A Bright and Choortul Day-ana tho
Service all Well Attended.
From all the pulpits in Bloomsburg
last Sunday the story of the resurrec
tion of Christ was told, just as it has
been in every Christian Church on
every Easter for centuries. Special
services were held in nearly all the
churches and many were profusely
decorated with lilies and other choice
flowers. A pleasing feature of the
services was the excellent music by
the choirs. It was an ideal spring
day. The heavy, cold winds which
swept over the town the latter part of
last week fell during Saturday night,
and Easter dawned bright and clear.
The sun shone brightly all day, and
the air was just cool enough to be
comfortable.
At the Methodist Tabernacle the
services of the day commenced with
a prayer and praise service at 6 o'clock
a. m. conducted by W. II. Weaver.
At 10:30 the Pastor Rev. 13. C. Con
ner preached with his usual ability.
He took as the basis of his remarks,
the 57th and 58th verses ofthe 15th
chapter of 1st Corinthians. This ad
dress was not only eloquent and
logical, but contained many thoughts
of a practical character which the
large audience which filled the spacious
room could carry with them. The
attendance and the offering of the
Sunday school was the largest in its
history, five hundred and twenty
five being in attendance. The services
in the evening were in charge of the
Sunday School and they . acquitted
themselves in a very creditable man
ner. Long before the time for the
exercise, the Tabernacle was filled,
every seat being occupied, whilst a
number stood, and many went away
unable to obtain admittance. The
following program was rendered in a
manner to reflect credit upDn all
engaged in it.
Song by School.
Prayer by Pastor.
Exercise by Primary School.
Duet by Dr. Hess' little daughters.
Song by School.
Cantata Hope's Messenger, by
several young ladies.
Song by the School.
Bendiction by Pastor.
It is estimated that there were 900
people present. The music under
the direction of F. B. Hartman was
of the usual high order, the anthem
rendered at the morning services being
unusually fine. The pulpit was beau
tifully adorned by an artistic arrange
ment of flowers suitable to the season.
The Easter services at the Presby
terian church were largely attended.
The church wa3 tastefully decorated
with flowers and plants. The Pastor
Rev. I. M. Patterson delivered a ser
mon appropriate to the occasion, and
the following musical program was
rendered. The choir of this church
has an enviable reputation which was
sustained last Sunday.
10-30 A. M.
Prelude F. dela Tombelle.
Christ has won the Victory . WeiganJ.
Gloria Emerson.
Easter Day Rowley.
Solo Mrs. Melick with chorus.
Offertoire.
Once the Lord of Glory Lay .Bar tlett.
With solo by Mrs. Elmer Melick.
Postlude Neukomm.
7- 30 P. M.
Impromtu Theo. Ischetizky.
Chant Christ Our Passover. .Emerson
Offertoire Folk Song. . . .Nicode.
8- 30 P. M.
Repetition of Morning Anthems
Allegro in G Minor llarriss.
There were no special service at
the Baptist Church. Rev William
Tinker of Gallapolis, Ohio, p.eached
an excellent sermon at the morning
and evening service.
st. paul's.
Every seat was filled at St. Paul's
Church, at 6.30 in the morning, and
there were chairs placed in the aisles.
The chancel was beautifully decorated
with Easter lilies, palms, and flowers.
The music as published last week,
was rendered by a vested choir of
twenty-seven, and the universal ver
dict was that it was the best ever
heard in the church- The choir sang
with sweetness and much expression,
and the solos by Mrs. Dillon, Miss
Miller, Miss Harman, and Messrs.
Foulk and Hummer were all well
done. Prof. Chas. P. Elwell presided
at the organ, and handled it with great
skill. The music was under the
direction of Geo. E. Elwell, choir
master, and we may be permitted to
say that we are proud of the choir,
and we know the music was of a high
character, and did great credit to all
concerned. The successful rendition
of the program was due to hard work,
and to faithful attendance at re
hearsals. Rev. I). N. Kirkby made an excel
lent address at the early service,
preached at the 10.30 and 7.30 ser
vices, attended Sunday school at 9.30,
and addressed the same at 4 p. m.
The Holy Communion was admin
istered at the first two services in the
morning.
Never in the history of the Luth
eran Church have they enjoyed such
an Easter as this year. From the
early service at 6 o'clock until the
closing at 9.30 great throngs filled the
church, and the services were un
usually interesting. The communion
was the largest ever held. Twenty
three persons united with the church
at the morning service. The church
was very handsomely decorated with
blooming plants, and palms. The
Easter lilies were abundant and their
fragrance tilled the church. The choir
rendered some very choice anthems.
The Easter exercises in the afternoon
by, the Sunday School were the most
interesting of the clay. The little
folks sang Easter songs and recited
Easter verses. A number of children
were baptized at the afternoon service.
In the evening the Pastor preached
on The Resurrection and installed
the following officers who had been
elected the Wednesday evening pre
vious viz. Mr. F. C. Eyer Elder, and
Messrs. Chas. Kunkle, Edward Traub,
and Frank Bomboy Deacons. The
retiring officers were Messrs. John
Wolf, Prof. C. H. Albert and D. W.
Kitchen.
The services at the United Evan
gelical Church consisted of an excel
lent address by the pastor which wai
in keeping with the day. The church
was handsomely decorated with
flowers and growing plants.
To the Pastors. Sunday School Super
intendents and Christian People
of Columbia County.
The Pastor's Union of Bloomsburg
send greetings and invite you to at
tend a convention to be held in
Bloomsburg, on the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday April 14, 1896,
for the purpose of re-organizing the
Columbia County Bible Society, aux
iliary to the Pennsylvania Bible
Society.
The afternoon session will be held in
the Lutheran church at 2 o'clock,
Rev. B. C. Conner presiding, and the
time will be devoted to the work of
organization. The evening meeting
will be held in the Presbyterian
church, which will be addressed by
specially selected speakers, on the
importance and work of the Bible
Society.
For the purposes of the business
meeting the convention will consist of
the Pastors of the county and a
representative from each of the
churches. This, however, is not in
tended to debar any one from attend
ing. Arrangements will be made for the
entertainment of all delegates from
the county. Such persons are re
quested to send their names to the
undersigned committee. By order of
the Factors Union.
Rev. C. H. Brandt, Pres.
Rev. I. M. Patterson,
Attest. Committee.
F. F. Boas, Sec'y.
WAGNER KINNEY.
A very quiet, but happy home wed
ding took place last Thursday at the
home of Miss II. May, daughter of
the late Dr. Kinney, on East street.
The contracting parties were Charles
H. Wagner, of Ashland, and Miss II.
May Kinney. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. B. C. Conner of
the Methodist church, in the presence
of only a few of the intimate friends
of the contracting parties. The bride
wore a handsome white silk gown,
whilst the groom was dressed in the
conventional black. After a bounti
ful dinner the happy couple took the
3:25 train on the Reading road for a
wedding trip.
Thomas Gorrey, who has the con
tract for the repairs to the first story
of the Opera House, which will be
used by J. R. Fowler as a restaurant,
is rapidly pushing the same to com
pletion. When the contemplated
changes are made it will make one of
the finest rooms in the town, being
S3 by 57 feet. It will be handsomely
decorated and fitted up with the latest
appliances.
There were Easter bonnets and
gowns galore last Sunday.
BLOOMSBUKG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL MS9G.
AHNIYERSABY
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And 10 per cent, discount during anniversary
Excellent all wool men's
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Men s all wool spring overcoats, made at Rochester's best tailoring shops,
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uau WJ many, nence me price.
866 pairs of all wool men
10 per cent, discount d
per cent, discount during ann iversary sale.
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Boy's all wool fast color blue and brown fc . O
Fauntleroy suits at 4)I40
R . . Patent yoke, full 36 inches long a new shirt it they rip. '
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OHKOMIS-FISHEE.
The new house which George
Chromis erected on Reservoir Hill
was the scene of a happy wedding on
last Thursday evening. The contract
ing parties were Hattie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher of First
Street, and George Chromis. Rev.
J. W. Crawford pastor of the Baptist
Church at Danville pronounced the
words which joined them for life. The
groom was attired in the conventional
black, and the bride looked hand
some in a cream satin, and carried a
boquet of beautiful roses. After the
conclusion of the ceremony and con
gratulations had been extended, the
guests partook of a splendid wedding
feast. The gifts were numerous and
costly. They will reside in the house
in which the ceremony took place.
MRS. JUDITH STEENER DEAD.
Mrs. Judith Sterner died at her
residence on Market Street last Mon
day morning after a lingering illness.
She was the wido.v of John S. Sterner
and has resided in this place for many
years. She was aged about eighty
ygars and leaves to survive her chil
dren as follows : William E., James
C, Geo. W., Emma intermarried with
Thomas Gorry and Charles 11.
Sterner. The funeral services were
held at her late residence Wednesday
afcernoon at two o'clock F. M., and
the interment was in the Rosemont
Cemetery.
OHUROfl OfTIOERS ELECTED
At a meeting ofthe congregation
of St. Paul's Church on Monday
evening the following persons were
elected vestrymen for the ensuing
year: C. F. Knapp, J. G. Freeze,
Geo. E. Elwell, Paul E. Wirt, J. R.
Townsend, G. S. Robbins and J. 1,.
Dillon. J. G. Wells declined a re
election on account of absence from
town.
At a meeting of the Trustees of the
Young Men's Christian Association
held last Monday night Charles
Kesty, who has been taking a course
at the Springfield training school was
elected the general secretary. He is
fully qualified to fill the, position, as
he served as assistant for a long time.
FOURTH-
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GIDDING
Death of Mrs. Rink.
Mrs. J. F. Rink, of Centre township,
died on Sunday after a brief illness,
aged seventy-one years. She is sur
vived by a husband and two children,
Charles and Mrs. Theo. Rush. The
deceased was born in Switzerland and
came to this country about forty-three
years ago, and for the last twenty
eight years resided in the home where
she died. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at half past one
o'clock, and interment was at Light
Street.
A big slide occurred on the North
Branch of the Penn. R. R. Sunday
afternoon at a point opposite Almedia,
by which about one thousand tons of
earth and rock came down and cov
ered the track to a depth of from
three to fifteen feet for a distance of
about three rails. The evening pas
senger train could not get through.
A force of men were put to work at
once and they worked incessantly for
hours before the track was clear.
The convention of School Directors
for the election of a Count) Superin
tendent will be held on Tuesday,
May 5 th. There are four avowed
candidates in the field : Boyd Tres
cott, of Millville; J. K. Miller, of
Espy; E. E. Garr, of Berwick, and
C. H. Moore, of Bloomsburg. The
canvas being made seems to be a
quiet one.
An experienced teacher says that
pupils who have access to newspapers
at home, when compared with those
who do not, are better readers, better
spellers, better grammarians, better
punctuators; read more understand
ing and obtain a practical knowledge
of geography in almost half the time
it requires others. The newspaper is
decidedly an important factor in mod
ern life.
Judge Bell, of the Blair County
Court, granted 68 tavern licenses and
refused five applications. He admon
ished the hotel men to close their es
tablishments at ii o'clock at night,
and to discourage sales of liquor by
the flask and bottle. Duncansville
borough gets a licensed house for the
first time in 17 years.
Saturday,Apri! the ,8th, we celebrate the fourth
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An elegant assortment of spring overcoats at
$5.00, $6.50, $10.00 and $12.00.
Every one several dollars under price; bought at a sacri
fice, that's the reason. Hundreds of children's suits Faunt
leroys, Juniors, Reefers, and double knee and double seat
suits. Everything new, nobby and tasty.
CHILDREN'S KNEE PANTS SUITS,
$1.25 to $6.00.
Some of them at less than the cost to make. Manufac
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