THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Highest of all in Leavening Power. TD&vfl' AD&OLUTEE.Y PUBIS THE COLUMBIAN. " BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1896. Knterrd alttrn Pott Offiet at Bloomtburg, Pa. a$ teeuiia clatt matter, March 1, 1888. The business year of this office I desire to open a new set of books, and do not wish to carry over any old accounts. .All persons indebted on subscription are requested to settle by that time. There are many hun dreds of dollars due, ranging in sums from . one to ten dollars, a small amount for each one who owes, but in the aggregate a much larger sum than I can afford to carry. Notices will be sent out, and it is earnestly hoped that all who are in arrears will make payment by the date mention ed. I dislike very much to publish these dunning notices, much more than our readers dislike to see them, but I am forced to do it because a newspaper can't be run on wind and promises. It takes money, and having earned the . money, and needing it in my business, I am compelled to ask for it, tf. Geo. E. Elwell. BRIEF MENTION. About Peopl Tou Know. J. M. Gidding spent Tuesday in Danville. Miss Annie Gorman, is visiting friends at ilkes.IIarre. J. Simpson Kline Esq., of Sunbury spent Sunday in this place. David Beers has been re instated as watchman at the Car Works. John G. McIIenry and wife, of Benton visited this place last Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Hodgdon and two children, are visiting at Mr. C Runyon's. II. B. Clark, of Clark & Son is in New i otk this week purchasing goods. Mrs. Matilda Hughes visited Catawissa ' tricmls during the present week. Miss Drinker gave an afternoon reception on Wednesday, to ner lady triends Harold, son of A. T. Biery was taken to a T.1-:i . . nuuiui ni rnuaucipniii last nionuay. E. W. Drinker, of Scranton, spent Sun day with his mother on First Street. William Deiterick, of Berwick, spent Dunnay wun nu son on nun street. J. II. Vansickle, of Jamison City, trans' acted business in this place last Saturday. Miss Nell Thompson, of Williamstown, is tuning ner sister ivirs. t r. ueisnnne. Mr. S. Goldsmith, of Scranton. snent Tuesday with his daughter, Mrs. Coleman Lewis. Rev. D. N Kirkhy and family returned home on Saturday after an absence of five weeks. Mr. Hyde, of the Leader Store, accom panied by his wife is visiting friends in Sharon. James C. Deiterick and wife, of Chicago, are the guests of his brother Ira Deiterick and family. F. P. Purscl and S. H. Harman were in New York and Philadelphia this week, buy ing goods. J. F. Irons, of Haddonfield, N. J., is visiting his father-in-law W. C. Shaw, on Fourth Street. Edward Enterline, of Wilkcs-Barre, visit ed his brother George, several days during the present wceek. F. M. Everett, cashier of the National Hank at Mt. Carmel spent Sunday with rela tives in this place. Mrs. Emma Shroeder, of Potter County is the guest of her sister Mrs. C. H. Reice, on East Third Street Mrs. Minnie Reifsnyder, of Liverpool, Pa., is visiting her sister-in law Mrs. V. L. Eyerly on Market Street. Miss Taxton of Carlisle, who was the guest of Mrs. Leverett and daughters, took her departure on Monday. Mrs. John McDonald, of Sunbury. who has been visiting her sister Mrs. W. O. Holmes has returned home. Miss Katherine Gardner entertained a hrge company of ladies at a card party on the afternoon of the 28th ult. Mrs, A. L. Crawford, who has been in Philadelphia and New York purchasing her all millinery has returned home. C. B. Ent drove up to Berwick on Mon Jay afternoon with J. C. RutlerJr.,to at-''-"d the congressional conference. Ccvelard. Stearns, Keatinp, Envoy and Stormcr Bicjrlu Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baton Jno. R. Townsend left this morninu for New York & Philadclohia to complete his purchases for Fall Novelties. II. E. Ilcacock. proprietor of the Col umbia Steam Laundry transacted business at Lewisburg and Williamsport this week. Daniel Hess, of Benton, who is the tallest man in that vicinity measuring six feet and two inches was In this place on Monday. Mrs. Charles Watson McKelvy cave an afternoon party to a number of ladies, for her guest, Miss Hopkins, on the and inst. Mr. Georee Abbott, father of Mrs. Dr. I. B. McKelvy, was ninety-five years old on Monday. He is the oldest person in Blooms- Durg. Mrs. Sarah Ent. of Liuht Street while visiting her grandson R. M. Ent on East Street last Thursday afternoon was stricken with paralysis. Louis Cohen and R. C. Buckalew attend ed the funeral of their old friend and com rade, Georee W. Sorber, at Shickshinnv last Saturday afternoon. W. F. Hartman with his men is engaged at Berwick putting hot water heating system into the residences of J. W. Evans and Al. Ross and F. R. Jackson, E J. Flynn Esq., Attorney-at-Law and John J Laughlin, a Justice of the Peace of Centralis attended to legal business at the County seat on Monday. Miss Klys, who is the guest of Mrs. J. L. Richardson, has an excellent alto voice, and made a valuable addition to the choir of St. Paul's Church last Sunday evening. B. R. Davis, cashier of the Citiien's Bank at Freeland attended to business matters in this place last Saturday. He was formerly employed by the Bloomsburg Banking Com pany, Joe Townsend left this morning lor New York City where he intends to become a pupil in the celebrated Jno. I. Mitchel Cut ting College, the largest and most complete in the world. M. C. Woodward who has leen confined to the house for a long time with cancer of the face was out riding with Constable Lay cock last Friday afternoon. His many friends were rejoiced to see him. Charles J. Kitt who was formerly employ cd as a draughtsman by the Penn Elevator company and who is now filling a similar position with the Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia is visiting friends in this place. M. V. B. Kline and Emanuel Helwig of Catawissa were early visitors to town Satur day morning They with W. II. Eycr of this place constituted viewers for a new public road neaa Crovania, the view for which was held that day and was attended by County Commissioner Ult. Charles Deitrick, and wife, Miss Katharine S. Gordon of Philadelphia, W. H. Goodman, of Milton and K. G. Goodman, of Jersey Shore compiised a bicycle party which visited our town last Friday. Messrs Dei terick and Goodman paid a pleasant visit to this office. Mr. Goodman is one of the Editors and Proprietors of the "Semi-Weekly Spirit of Jersey Shore. The following was taken from the " Camp News " the official organ of the P. O. S. oy A. of this State. It will be remembered be our readers that Mr. Ikeler represented thf camp at this place at the State convention recently held at Altoona. Fred'k Ikeler is a new addition to our oratorical force, and in his Valley Forge speech he captured the Convention wiih his brilliancy. He is a magnetic speaker, and we hope to hear from him at many future Conventions. Chestnuts. Now for a frost. Pumpkin pies are ripe. Mosquitoes are shivering. Calendars are getting thin. Screen doors are coming down. The charge of the light brigade plumbers bills. Blessed is the young lady who can't sing and knows it. A new patent fire esc ape is known as the "Anti Sheol." Cool enough for hot cakes at break fast these mornings. The Episcopal church at Centralia is undergoing repairs. Charles Hassert has moved into his new house on East street. A new floor has been laid in the store room of W. F. Hartman. All the Jewelry stores are now open in the evening until 3 o'clock. Church bells will soon be indulging in their autumn wedding rings. VHT f! T?T!TTTflTT. A if Ocsite Post Office. . A sewer is being laid on North street from Main to the new house of J. H. Maize, Esq. The list of jurors and trial list for September Term of Court will be found on page seven of this issue. A large and handsome clock has been placed in the Grand Restaurant. It was furnished by Louis Bernhard. A cement pavement is being laid around the property of II. YV. Sloan at the coiner of Market and Third Streets. The corner stone of a large ihree story school building was laid with appropriate ceremonies at Sunbury last Saturday. Negotiations for the erection of a new industry aside from the Brass and Copper works spoken of we are in formed are being made. Elaborate preparations are being made for the first re-union of the Col umbia County Veteran Association at Berwick on September 19th. j 1 etc 1 11 ruung 01 111c i osunasier npnpral rrnvwlAo fba Mr.fi-oe nf rAna A . I! - f . 1 T. J-.WT. V. ...... ..VS......,.., .V.fcV lima nn1 mr n.n nmi n ff apo a . be sent as circulars at circular postage. The Dcrry Farmers Alliance will hold a festival at their hall near Jerseytown Saturday evening Sept. 1 2 th. Oysters, Ice Cream, &c, will be served. The Chief of Police has been order ed to strictly enforce Ordinance No. 17 which prohibits the slaughtering of animals by butchers or others within the town limits. Dandruff is due to an enfeebled state of the skin. Hall's Hair Rene wer quickens the nutritive functions of the skin, healing and preventing the forma tion of dandruff. Regular preaching in the Lutheran church by the pastor on Sabbath morn ing and evening next. Morning sermon to the children. A general invitation extended. If a three-year-old American boy asked some of the foolish questions that Li Hung Chang asks, he'd be spanked ; but because Li is a heathen Chinee people never even scold him. Two red foxes occupy one of the windows of Mercer s drug store, which has been especially fitted for their oc cupancy. They seem perfectly con tented and attract a great deal of at tention. The Columbia County teachers in stitute will be held in the Opera House the 0-10-11-12 and 13 of November. A good program has been arranged and first class lecturers secured. Two strangers were placed in the lockup Monday evening on account of suspicious manner in which they were acting. They were released Tuesday morning and ordered to leave town. One of the most interesting and practical talks ever given in the Y. M. C. A. tent was delivered last Sunday afternoon by A. N. Wyhe, superintend ent of the Metropolitan insurance company at this place. John Hopper of Mt. Pleasant town ship shot and killed a mad dog in front of C. M. Creveling's store at Almedia last Friday morning. It came from the direction of Stonytown from which a telephone message had been received to look out for it. The Directors of the Bloom Poor District have several children for whom they want good homes. Three bright intelligent little girls 6, 8 and 10 years old and two boys 12 and 14 years. For further information call on the Directors. a-a-2t. Miss Grace Correll, a graduate of the Boston School of oratory will give elocutionary recitations in the Luth eran church next Tuesday evening. Admission 15 cents. While here she will be the guest of her cousin Miss Emma Correll. Death entered the home of E. B. Tustin and wife last Thursday after noon and removed their infant son William Ferguson, aged about one year. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon and the interment was private. There is nothing to prevent anyone concocting a mixture and calling it "sarsaparilla," and there is nothing to prevent anyone spending good money testing the stuff s but prudent people, who wish to be sure of their remedy, take only Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and so get cured. The Bloomsburg Brass & Copper Co. have sold all their brass and cop per tubes to one of the eastern mills and will for the present operate the plant on steel bicycle tubing. They are now running with a rJuced force but expect in a short time to have the mill 111 steady operation with a full force. s The Same. Old Sarsaparilla. That'i Ayer'a. The same old sarsaparilla as it was made and sold by Dr. J. C. Ayer 60 years ago. In the laboratory it is different. There modern appli ances lend speed to skill and experience. But the sarsapa 'rilla is the same old sarsaparilla that made the record SO year of cure. Why don 't we better it? Well, we're much in the condition of the Bishop and the raspberry : " Doubtless, " he said, " God might have made a better berry. But doubtless, also, He never did." Why don't we better the sarsaparilla? We can't. Wo are using the Kims old plant that cureJ the Indians and the Spaniards. It has not been bettered. And since re make sarsaparilla com pound out of sarsaparilla plant, we see no way of improvement. Of course, if we were making some secret chemical compound we might .... But we're not. We're making the same old sar saparilla to cure the same old diseases. You can tell it's the nim old aarsa partita be cause it works the tame old cures. It's the sovereign blood purifier, and It's Ayer: Two infant children were baptised in the newly organized Lutheran church at Millville last week. This is the first time in the history of the town that the rite has been admin isterd. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Oysters served in all styles at En terline's Restaurant. For all kinds of fruit and vegetables call at U. Smith s, corner Main and Jefferson streets. Goods delivered free of charge. Fresh pork at Lyons'. Always in season, Hopkins' Steam ed Hominy (Hulled Corn.) Elegant lunch in milk. Cjt. can, 10c, 8 4 4td The best ice cream at I. G. Der rick's. Imported sardines. 10 and 16 cents a box; Columbia River salmon, 10 cents a box ; Imperial French mustard in glass, 10 cents; American sardines, and 10 cents a can. Olive oil. im ported, $1.75 half gallon; imported macaroni, 12 cents a pound; oranges, lemons, Aspinwall bananas, all fresh and cheap at M. Malfiera's. All meat sold by Lyons is guaran teed to be fresh and first class. lor Kent. The third floor of the Columbian building is for rent. It is 2 ? by 7 5 feet, and will be partioned off to suit a tenant for a term of years. Heated by steam, lighted with gas or electricity, and supplied with water. Inquire of Geo. E. Elwell. tf Mr. G. Smith, who has purchased the meat market of John Kleckner, will still continue business at the old stand. He will make a specialty of supplying tresh meat of all kinds at the lowest possible cash price. Billiard and Pool room in connec tion with the Enterline Restaurant Stop in and have a game. All package coffee 19c. at the Car Company Store. Watermelons, Cantaloupes and Peaches at G. Smith's, corner of Main and Jefferson streets. When you want a plate of good ice cream, stop at W. Reade's on Main street, near Armstrong's grocery. Fruits of the season at I. G. Deit rick's. 104 Blankets 48c. a pair at the Car Company Store. Granulated and soft "A" sugar twenty pounds for a dollar at the Car Company's Store. The best of everything can be found at Enterline's Restaurant. The ser vice is unsurpassed. For perfect ice cream try I. G. Deitrick's. The cool mornings are now here and they remind you of sausage and scrapple for breakfast. The sausage sold by Louis Lyons is made of pork, not beef; and the scrapple is not simply broth and flour, but is rich anil delicious. To be convinced, try it. Owing to the excellence of the goods he had a large sale last season, and the product this fall will be up to the standard. There will be a grand opening of hats, bonnets and millinery goods on Wednesday, September 23, at H. E. Wasley's, Mover building, Main St. The ladies of the town are invited to call and inspect stock and get prices. This weather in the evenings and mornings reminds one of heavier wearing apparel and clothing. We are showing lines of goods suitable for just this kind of weather, Black Drees Goods. A full line of these most stylish goods in all the new weaves for the coming season, and at prices to please you. A full line of the famous Priest ley Black Dress materials, of which there is none better. See them. Black Brccade Silks. Are very stylish now for dresses, skirts and waists. Our line is new. The newest effects in patterns. Good silk at 55c yd. Extra heavy at 85c. yd. Handkerchiefs. We always show a large line of these goods, but just now we are offering some special values. Ladies' embroidered at 2 for 25c. Ladies' all linen hemstitched, 10c piece Gent's " " " 25c. piece. Ladies' hemstitched, at 5c. piece. Plaid Linens. For fancy work. 24 in. wide, 16c. yd. Children's Coats. For early fall wear. Just what you want for the children these cool nights H. J. CLARK & SON. I. W. Mt MARKET SQUARE DRY COOPS HOUSE. ffiere is a more cheerful outlook for Bloomsburg Merchants Vm Fall, in fact, many buyers have been with us the last week. Our new and larger stock of goods, with the opening of cat new addition, have contributed to the number of customers. FOR ONE WEEK we will have special sale of a real lot Marseilles Colored Counterpanes. The price was $3.Cft This week's price, $1.50, with a lot of white ones at 59c, 89c. hemmed, up to $3.50. The new Black Dress Goods are attracting those who want a good Dress. Trimmings to match. The Novelty Dress Goods are in many colors. We sell by the " pat tern," one of a style ; have others by the yard, at all prices. Fancy Plaids are quite fashionable for young girls. They are 12 J to 85c. Smvrna Rues have been adrlerl tn our stock. 25c. to $2.50. UJCSs5'' Keep your mind on our new Winter Coats and Capes to come in a short time. They are being made to our order, and will be the latest in style and shades. !. W. HARTMAN & SON. Stopped Has "It Was Such a Good Watch. I have never had it repaired, and have had it five years." This is a remark we hear nearly every day. I3 it any wonder watches go to pieces ? A watch is a very delicate piece of mechanism, and to give satisfaction and wear a life time, should be cleaned every eighteen months or two years. Has yours been attended to ? If not, bring it in. Our work is guaranteed and prices right. ZEE El Jewelers, Opticians and Stationers. Telephone Connection. For Delicate Flavor - - Our Ice Cream is un equaled. It's a warm weather dish fit for the Gods. I. Q. Deitrick, Market Square. Suits made to measure $10. Trous ers $2.50. Clothing made to fit and fit to wear, go to Maier, the tailor, clothier, hatter and gents' furnisher, uloomsburg, Pa. HOOD'S PIMiS cure Liver Ufa, BlliousiiPsa, Indigestion, Ilcuduclie. A pleasuut laxative. AU DcuggliiU. and mornings. See the line for child ren from 3 to 10 yrs. old. Infant's Cloaks. We are showing a line of theae goods, both in long and short auk mere cloaks from $1.00 up. Umbrellas. We have placed on sale several lots of these goods at prices lower thn we have ever known them for equal quality. It will pay you to examine them. Derby Curtains, Newest effects, handsome patterns. One lot at $3.00 pair. One lot at $4.00 " One lot at $7.00 " Table Linens. We are showing some of the best values in table linens. See our 40c linen. That 50c. linen delights all. Counterpanes. Full lines. Mitcheleine quilts, $1.69. 1 2-4 heavy Marseilles quilt, $i.a$. 1 1-4 heavy honey comb quilt, $1.00, IAN & The ladies know the use of figured Denims. We have a new line of them. A Fall Jacket or Cape is now the proper thing for cool weather. "Thejr are in our stock now." We are ready with a good line ciT Blankets. 48c. to $5.00 a pair. Our Lace, Chenille and Madras Curtains show off well in the new department. It ? Bloomsburg, Pa. A new fruit store has been opened in the Evans building at the corner of Main and Jefferson sirccts, by G. Smith. Only the choicest and purest can dies on sale by W. Reide, Fox build ing, Main street. Hot lunch free every day at Enter line's Restaurant from 9 to 1 a A. M, ON
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