VOL. 31 BL00MSBURO BANKING CO. Last week Thursday morning at nine o'clock, a notice was posted on the door of the Blhomsbmg Hanking Company to the effect that as they were unable to realize on their assets they were compelled to close their doors, and that depositors would be paid in full. The day before there were rumors afloat that the bank was financially embarrassed, and some de positors who heard it drew their money out. but there was no general run. The embarrassment was caused by the fact that some large notes due at the bank were not paid, and when the other banks presented their exchanges and several large checks came in, there was not enough money to pay all, and so the only thing to do was to suspend. Money deposited after noon on that day has been refunded to the depositors. It is generally believed that the bank is perfectly solvent, and will be able to pay all their liabilities in full. In the next ninety days all their dis counts will come due, and if they arc paid the bank will be able soon to pay out the money. If they are de layed in the collection of these notes, it will take a longer time for them to get matters adjusted. . DEATH OF MRS. PETER ENT. Sarah, relict of the late Hon. Peter F.nt, died at the home of Mrs. U. II. Kr.t, on East Third street, on Wednes day afternoon, at three o'clock. Her death occurred on her eighty-second birthday. She was the mother to William, Wellington, Oscar, Uzal, and Robert Ent, all deceased, and the grandmother of Register an J Recorder C. B. Ent. Mrs. Knt was an estim able christian lady, and a member of the M. K. church. Most of her mar ked lif was spent at Light Street, but for some years past ihc ha: resided in Bloomsburg with her daughter in law. Her last illness confined her to her bed for several weeks past, and her death was not unexpected. The funeral services will be held at the house on Saturday afternoon at 1.30, and the burial will be in the Light Street cemetery. Rev. B. C. Conner will conduct the services. Giving It Up. The Republicans of this county have at last come to the conclusion that Kulp will be defeated for Con gress. Where he ever had any show this time is a puzzler to well-informed Democrats, but the Republican poli ticians seemed to think so until the past few days. They are now thor oughly scared and they admit privately that he will be defeated. They know that Walsh will come to North umberland county with a majority of Coo in Sullivan, 400 in Montour, and from 1200 to 1400 in Columbia. To exceed 2000 in this county they know is impossible, so sure defeat awaits them. The last attempt will be made to save Kulp on election day by trading. There is no doubt that an organized trade will be at tempted in the coal region, but he is doomed, despite it, and his defeat is sure. Sunbury Democrat. A Postoffice Looted By Burglars. The postoffice at Orange, Luzerne county, which is located in the gen eral store of J. W. Winters, was en tered by burglars Saturday night and the safe blown open. With a sledge hammer, which the burglars secured from a nearby workshop, they broke off the combination and then forced powder into the cavity. They placed a large bag of salt against the door of the safe to lessen the shock. The door was blown off and the salt scat tered in all directions. No one was living over the store room. The thieves secured $475 in cash and $50 in postage stamps. Winter Excursion Tickets oa the Penn sylvania Railroad. On November 1 the Pennsylvania Rail, oad Company will place on sale at its principal ticket offices excursion tickets to all prominent winter resorts in New Jersey, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Cuba. . The tickets will be sold at the usual low rates. The- magnificent facilities of the Pennsylania Railroad, with its many connections, make this the favorite line for winter travel. An illustrated book, descriptive of wii.ter resorts,' and giving routes of travel and rates for tickets will be furnished free on application to ticket agents. The Y. M. C. A. will be addressed by Rev. A. II. Smith on Sunday at 8-30, THE rniLADELPMA BALLOTS. The official ballot, as sent out by me Mate Department, contains c rv columns, one f then being the Mc Kinley Citizens electoral ticket. There is no reason why this column should have gone on the ballot in any column outside of Philadelphia, as it is purely a local matter down there to aid a faction in their local ticket, lint the Department certified it, and it has to goon the ballot in every county in the state. The names of the electors arc identical with those in the Republican column. On last Friday an application was made to Judge Simontoti, of Dauphin county, for an in i unction to lLs'r.iin the Philadelphia County Commission ers from printing the McKinley Citi zens ticket on the ballot. A prelimi nary order was made and the time of hearing fixed for Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. This stopped the printing of ballots in Philadelphia, and to be on the safe side, the Com missioners of this county telegraphed to the State Department inquiring whether they could go on printing the ballots for this county. It was a seri ous matter, for if the work was de layed until Wednesday of this week, it would be simply impossible to get the ballots ready on time. An answer was received saying that the injunc tion appj ed only to Philadelphia. Ti 'e official ballot had been received, the time for filing objection was past, and there was nothing left to do but to print the ballot as it came from the state Department, and the Commis sioners ordered the printing to pro ceed, and the ballots for this county are nearly ready for delivery. That is how the Mckinley Citizens ticket comes to be on the ballot. There is too much tom foolery about this ballot business, and some changes in the law arc greatly needed. HELD UP BY HIGHWAYMEN. As A. C. Herschock, salesman for a Lancaster tobacco firm, was driving down the Millville road on Tuesday evening after 7 o'clock he was stopp ed by four men between Thomai Wilson's and the creek bridge. Two of them held the horse while the other two demanded whatever valu ables the man had. They made him get out of the buggy, and searched him, and got fourteen dollars. Most of his money was in a pocketbook in the lap robe on the seat, and they did not find it. Herschock was then permitted to go on, and he stopped at Mordansville all night. We have not heard of any effort to capture the highwaymen. Since the above was in type, con tradictory reports come in to the effect that Hirschock was only flight- ened, and not robbed. Look Out For Him. Several persons in adjoining towns have been duped Dy an impostor in this way : He makes his way into a residence and tries to impress the woman of the house, if she wear glasses, that she can improve them by a change of the glasses. In several instances he persuaded the people he talked to to Jet him have the glasses, frames and all. When he returned them he substituted an inferior qual ity of case, giving them a fifty-cent pair of glasses for a $5 pair. Peo ple never discover the fraud until it is too late. Have nothing to do with such impostors if they call at your house. We have plenty of reputable doctors in town and dealers who will always treat you honestly at least ; so don't be humbugged. A Oentral Pennsylvania League. W. J. King, of Baltimore, who is anxious to run a base ball team at Wiiliamsport next season, proposes the organization of an eight club league, and has already opened cor respondence with the managers of the old Central Pennsylvania League clubs at Shamokin, Sunbury, Milton, as well as with lovers of the national game at Harrisburg, Renovo, Lock Haven, Bloomsburg Danville and Carlisle, with a view of arranging for a meeting, to be held at Harrisburg, about the first of the year. Married. At the home of the bride, Oct. 15, 1896, by Rev. N. B. Smith, Mr. Clyde C. Creveling, of Scott township, and Miss Ada N. Oman, of Mt. Pleasant township, Columbia county, Pa. Judge Metzger of Wiiliamsport held court on Thursday, for a continued hearing in the case of Farmers' National Bank against William Neal & Sons. BLOOMSISURG, PA., THUUSDAY, OCTOBER 29 GIDDINGS. OUR THIRD ANNUAL COMMENCES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, When we shall offer special prices in every department. The sale this year will far surpass the ones of past seasons, in as much as stocks are larger, money tighter, and the weather has been very mild. We are simply overloaded with suits and overcoats that were made for us by the best tailoring concerns in Rochester. $20 suits and overcoats at $15. $18 suits and overcoats, $15. $15 suits and overcoats for $12. $12 suits and overcoats tor $9. $10 suits and overcoats for $8. $7 suits and overcoats for $5, and so on throughout the entire stock. Suits, overcoats, single trousers, boy's and children's suits, overcoats and reefers, hats, underwear,' neck wear, mackintosh coats, trunks, valises, &c. In fact, everything in the store at our special November sale price, which will be the- low est in the history of clothing selling. -. Clergymen's Meeting. The following clergymen, of the Archdeaconry, of Wiiliamsport, were in attendance at the sessions of that body in St. Paul's Church this week : The Venerable Wm. Heakes, Wellesboro, Rev. W. N. R. Ashmead, Westfield, Rev. Simon B. Blunt, Danville, Rev. Wm. II. Butts, Wiil iamsport, Rev. F. J. Clerc, D. D., Philipsburg, Rev. Alex. R. DeWitt, Muncy, Rev. George C. Foley, Wiil iamsport, Rev. John Graham, Shamo kin, Rev. David N. Kirkby, Blooms burg, Rev. James McLaughlin, Phil ipsburg, Rev. Charles P. Morison, Sunbury, Rev. J. D. Rockwell, Cole's Creek, Rev. L. B. Thomas, D. D , Antrim, Rev. A. G. Wilson, Mon toursville, and Rev. R. E. Wright, Bellefonte. The services in. the church were well attended, although on Monday evening there was room for more. One of the pleasantest features of the meeting was the dinner served by the ladies in the Parish House on Tuesday afternoon. The visiting clergy and members of the , vestry, numbering about twenty, were seated at the tables, and enjoyed the delic ious dinner, which was charmingly served by several young ladies of the Parish. On Tuesday evening Missionary addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Thomas, Rev. Dr. Clerc, and Rev. G. C. Foley. Mrs. Hall sang a beau tiful solo at the offertory. She has a well cultivated voice, and her singing was greatly enjoyed by the large con gregation. On Wednesday evening addresses were made by Rev. L. F. Baker, of Harrisburg, and A. D. Holland, of Scranton. Mr. Hall sang another solo, " The Ninety and Nine." The vested choir was present at all the evening services, and they are to be commended not only for their excellent music, but for ihc Drgc attendance, nearly every member being present. Don't Trade. We can elect the entire Democrat ic county ticket without trading. The Republicans will trade in the attempt to elect Kulii for Congress. Let all the Democrats stick to the straight ticket. A man wno trades is always cheated. GIDDINGS. NGVEHBER GIDDINGS Made In a Hurry Record for Convoking Growing Wheat into Bread and Treos into Newspapers. Our readers no doubt remember the trial, some years ago, on one of the large wheat farms of South Dakota, to determine the quickest time in which growing wheat could be cut, threshed, ground into Hour, and prepared for the table. It was something less than an hour from the starting of the reaper until the steam ing hot biscuit were upon the table. This was before the days of the quick conversion of the standing trees into paper. A similar test of the power of invention has recently been made in Austria that of determining in how short a space of time living trees could be converted into newspapers. At Elsenthal, on April 17, at 7:35 in the morning, three trees were sawed down ; at 9:34 the wood had been stripped of bark, cut up and convert ed into pulp, became paper and pass ed from the mill to the press, from whence the first printed and folded copy was issued at 10 o'clock, so that in one hour and forty-five min utes trees had become newspapers. The poetic declaration, " sermons in stones," becomes an actual reality as to trees, and made so by the wand of the inventor. NOTICE. To those holding Crayon Coupons with my name attached thereto, I will cheerfully fill all orders given to the agents previous to Oct. 27, 1S96 ac cording to contract printed thereon, but positively cannot do otherwise as I do not receive one cent of the amount paid the agent, who I am in formed has misrepresented me in some instances. Respectfully, W. S. Capwell. Market Square Gallery. Over Hartman's Store. The following letters are advertised Oct. 27, 1896: Thos. Cannon, Harry Lamp, Mr. S. H. Kessler, Mr. Will iam Lentz. Thomas Satchwell, D. W. Sloan, Mr. David Schuck, Wm. Yocum. Will be sent to the dead letter office Nov. 10, 1S96. James H. Mercer, P. M. A new pastor has been appointed for the A. M. E. church of this place. 189(3 V ROCHESTER Clothing Sale STILL GOING ON. WONDERFUL HAVE YOU SEEN Rochester Suits AT $150, $5.00, $C.9S, $7.50, $10.00 AND $12.00 All Nice Goods, and a Couple Dollars U Children's Fine Lace Knee Pant Suits 50c. to $1.00 taken off 0' our already low prices. Heavy Merino Underwear, 25c. Mixed Wool Underwear, 50c. ALWAYS SOLD AT 75 CENTS. Elegant Line of Gloves at 24 and 48c, You will always find what they D. LOWEMRG mm STORE NO. 4 4 GIDDINGS. VALUES ! THE ELEGANT and Overcoats tiler Price. advertise is true at the v it I'm Mi ! l! i',ifil IS mi ,3i 1 in l-'''i- u; ti, .1 ' ;:-'i- j n :i;f! 1 5 L :tf 'it .,! WW i, v T J! . . i. f i '. j
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