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.
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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
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GIDDINGS.
VALUES !
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and Overcoats
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