THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.' 5 Highest of all in Leavening rower. An&OEMTEM PURE THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, OCTOKKR 29, 1896. KntrrHl nl thr I'uft Offer nl liliiimtliuig, fa. t, mm! r7ci matter, Umt h 1, lues. BRIEF MENTION. About People Ton Know. Miss May Swayzc, of 1'crwick, is visiting In town. Alex. Colicn went to New York on Wednesday. Kol't. V'.. Ilartman made a business trip to New York last week. C. W. Myers, Auditor General's tier!', was in town Inst week. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kussell Andreas have been visiting at C. 1 Sloan's. Geo. V. Asliton, of I'ottsvillc, was In town two days last week. Miss Margaret Evans visited friends at Vilkcs-Bnrre Over Sunday. Mis. Kate Sheep, of Kast Street is visiting Mrs. George Klieg, at Shamokin. J. E. Roys is in the city this week select ing his stock for the holiday trade. Miss Alice Carey, of llerwick, is the guest nf Miss Clora Kunkle, on 1'ifth street. Mii-s Carrie Kedeker, of Philadelphia, v. sited her parents on East Street last week. Mrs. Waldo Stephenson and son of Phila delphia, are the guests of Miss Martha Cl.uk. Mrs John Hush, of Lock Haven, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malfaiera, in town hist week. Capt. W. V. HelTner, at one time pr'uici Jul of the Centralis Schools, was in town on Saturday. Mr. John Norris, of I'ellcfoutc, is in town looking after bnsiness lor the Tele phene .Company. Mr. and Mrs. Janus 15. I.amhit, of Wash inyton, L). C, visited Dr. and Mrs. Welsh, ;U the Normal, last week. Lewis Tish, of Wilkcs-lSarre, manufac turer of the famous " Jolly Ten " brand of cigars, was in town tins week. J. S. Woods went to Penvick on Monday to attend the funeral ot Mis. Phoebe Fort- ner, who died there on Saturday. 1.. Wallace Evans, son of Dr. J. K. Eans, is residing in CJalveston, Texas, and is engaged in the furniture business. C. ('.. Parkley Esn., S. F. Tcacock, Casper Krcbsler and W. W. l'arrett went to New York state last Saturday to attend court as witnesses in a suit between the children of Thus. Kutledue. and Kachel Howell. The plaintiffs were trying to cancel a mortgage given by Kutledge to Miss 1 lowcii Mr nursing and oilier services. It icsulted in fovor of Miss Howell. Dressed hogs are selling here at five cents a pound. Hess Bros, have placed a telephone in their jewelry store. L. F. Beishline has sold the Ex change Bakery to 11. M. llockman. There is not much news this week. Politics overshadows everything else just now. W. S. Capwell bought the Susan runston property on Main street last Saturday, for $2630. The new Reformed parsonage is completed, and Rev. C. H. Brandt and family are moving in. Joseph Ratti purchased the Silk Mill stock that was sold by J. S Williams, Auctioneer, for $92. each. Rev. Parks Cadman delivered his great lecture on " Life in London " at the Methodist Tabernacle Monday night. C. W. Rabb has opened dental rooms o'r II. J. Clark & Sons store. He is a graduate in dental suigery. Mrs. Hannah Fetter died at the residence of her son-in Uw in Scott town on Tuesday night. The funeral will be held on Friday at one o'clock. H. M. llockman has purchased the Exchange Bakery, and refitted and filled it with a complete stock of fresh candies, fruits, oysters, ice cream, nuts, &c. I AM SELLING AT COST - my entire line of- Artist's Materials and Undecorated French China lorjiainting. Everything you need for painting in oil or china. i Come early Avltile the line is complete. :: W. S. Rishton, 0PP0SI7E POST OFFICE. DRUGGIST. -Latest U. S. Gov't Report mum Powcfa The attendance at the Danville Fair last week was said to be otitte laige. Frank N. Turner has started to din the foundation for a house on Fifth street. In our next issue we will be able to tell you the name of our next President. T. C. Brown, Ksri., addressed the McKinley and Hobert Club last Ihursday night. Stowe & Co.'s Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. drew a large house last week. The performance was good. You want a newspaper for the long winter nights. Subscribe for the Colvmmax and get all the news. The greatest game of the season, at Normal Field Saturday, at 3:30. Wyoming Seminary and the Normal. Next Tuesday is election day. Give that day to your country, and go and vote the straight Democratic ticket. A Democratic meeting in the Opera House on Friday night will be ad dressed by Hon James Stranahan, and Fred Ikeler Esq. The jury found a true bill against Alex. McClure, of the Philadelphia Times, charging him with libel, pre ferred by James L. Miles. Regular preaching services in the Lutheran Church next Sabbath morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. M. E. McLinn. II. M,. llockman will have an open ing at Exchange Bakery, Saturday, Oct. 31st. All purchasers of 10 cents and over will be presented with box candy, dish ice cream, or bag peanuts. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Frymire have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Mary L., to Mr. Frank Eugene Kirk, on Wednesday after noon, November nth, at four o'clock, at the Lutheran Church. Wilkes-Barre Y. M. C. A. foot ball team visited Bloomsburg on Saturday. The Normal had no trouble at all in winning the game. It was probably the easiest won game of the season, as the visitors were completely out classed. Score, 30 to o. Becoming despondent, on account of poor health, Samuel Dakin, of Catawissa, committed suicide on Thursday afternoon of last week by hanging himself. He fastened one end of a rope to a lamp hook in the house and tied the other end around his neck, and then, stepping off a chair, strangled to death, lhe de ceased was aged sixty-five years and leaves a wife. Mauley S. Gillam, formerly adver tisement writer for John Wanamaker, and later employed by Hilton, Hughes & Co., in a similar capacity at their New York store, has been chosen business manager ot the Cosmopoli tan Magazine. Mr. Gillam is a native of Alba, Bradford county, and his career illustrates what a country boy can accomplibh in the cities by a combination of ability and enterprise. There was probably never so great a surprise for the lovers of foot ball as that of last Saturday, when Lafayette College defeated the U. of P. team by the score of 6 to 4. While the U. of P. looked upon Lafayette as a strong team, yet they hardly expected them to score. But the unexpected always happens, and when, with but a little while to play in the last half, Barclay, of Lafayette, took the ball over t he line for a touch down, old Penn's hearts were broken, and some of the onlookers gave vent to their feelings by tears. Worthing ton, of the Normal School team, played with Lafayette. John R. Gentry, the fastest horse in the world, paced a mile in 2.03 on Thursday. A fine new grand piano has just been placed in the parlor of the Central Hotel. Tlir? Kinrr of the turf. Toe Patchen. ... 0 . 7 j - - j beat his record of 2.05! Wednesday last, going a mile in 2.04. Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Edith Weiss and Mr. James Davis, on Thursday November 12th. Mr. William Swartzcll, of William- sport, and his gang of linemen, are repairing the telephone lines in and around town. Prof. Hamilton, of State College and Hon. Frank Bound, of Milton, ad dressed the Republican meeting at the Opera House Thursday evening. Philip Edward, son of Geo. W. Moyer, died of membranous croup on Wednesday night, aged eight years. The funeral will be held on Friday at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. M. E. McLinn. Miss Mary A. Paul died at her home on Poplar street last Sunday. She was an old resident of Blooms burg. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, and was conduct ed by Rev. D. N. Kirkby. She wa3 a member of the Episcopal church. The following letters are advertised Oct. 20, 1896 : Mr. Fred Barr, Miss Nellie Downs (2) Miss Nola Fetter man, Mr. J. P. Fritz, Mr. James Foster, Mr. C. G. Guench, Mrs. E. P. Law ton, (2) Mr. T. C. Kessler, C. W. Merkel, Mr. Thomas Riley, Mr. E. B. Rood, J. E. Shoemaker. Cards, Mrs. E. P. Lawton. Will be sent to the dead letter office Nov. 3. 1896. James H. Mercer, P. M. It is suggested that each political party, in selecting watchers at the election polls, choose such persons as shall be qualified by education to properly fill out the blank affidavits in the hands of the election board, so that all persons voting on non-regis (ration, age, taxation and naturaliza tion, shall make the required proof, under oath, by themselves and another person as their voucher, to qualify such voters to vote legally. Great care should be taken that the election officer administering the oath should sign the jurat, and that every such voter, and the person vouching for him, should each sign the affidavit, which he has been required to make. That Houest Dollar- " Keep the main issue before the people, should be the war cry of the of the orators at this stage of the battle. The main issue in this cam paign is money. The people of this country have gone into the fight to try to settle the vital question as to what kind of dollars they are to work for. It makes no difference whether a man is comparatively well to do or absolutely poor, this is the question of the hour for him. Those who have already absorbed most of the gold coin in the country, and who wish to keep it, are the ardent sup porters of gold monometallism. Those who have not accumulated masterful wealti, and cannot accumulate be cause dollars are so hard to get, desire to know whether they will or will not be benefitted by the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. That is the great question of this campaign, and it should not be obscured by others, though those others are also of grave import. Upon this point we desire once more to call attention to the wise utterances of Mr. Bryan. We hear a great deal about a stable currency and an honest dollar. What is meant? A dollar that does not vary, which is absolutely stable in relation to other things. Mr. Bryan has shown that the strongest advocates of gold mono metallism do not claim this for the gold dollar. But he has said : " A dollar approaches honesty as its pur chasing power approaches stability.'' In spite of this declaration of his faith he is daily accused of desiring to pro vide the American people with a dollar whose purchasing power will instantly shrin'c fifty per cent. What would the gold dollar do ? If gold monometallism prevailed, the gold dollar would expand in purchasing power till a man would be lucky if he could earn one with u whole day's product of his hand or brain. As Mr. Bryan has said : If it is difficult now to secure gold, what will the condition be when the demand is increased by its adoption as the world's only primary money ? We would simply put gold upon an auction block with every nation as a bidder, and each ounce of the stand ard metal would be knocked down to the offering the most of all kinds of other property. The truth of this is obvious, and that's the much lauded "honesty" of the gold dollar. Keep the main issue before the people. Let no man's mind be deceived by the cunning em ployment of the term "honest." Nno York Journal. 1 Ayer's Cherry Pectoral costi more tlinn other medi cines. Cut then it cures more than other medicines. Most of the cheap cough medicine merelv oalliateS f they afford local and tempo- rary relict. . Ayer's cnerry Pectoral does not patch up or palliate. It cures. Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, (, Whooping Cough, and every other cough, will, when other remedies fail, yield to Ayer's Cherry Pectoral It has a record of 60 years of cures. Send for the "Curebook" free. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. Democratio Bally at Benton- Shortly after noon, last Saturday, delegations began pouring in from all quarters until a great mass of people had assembled. The Bendertown Cornet Band and the Jackson Drum Corps furnished music for the occa sion. As the weather was inclement and cold, the large hall of the Mc Henry House was filled to overflow ing. There was a large number of women present that enthused Demo cratic ardor. After the meeting was called to order by the committeeman, the following officers were chosen : President, Daniel McIIenry, of Still water j Secretaries, John C. Wenner and A. J. Derr ; Vice Presidents, H. F. Everett, Edward Flynn, J. W. Perry, Jacob V elliver, v llliam Tay lor, lion. James McIIenry, John R, Keeler and others, whose names we failed to obtain. Before the presid ing officer took his chair, the chair man of the Democratic Committee of Columbia county, William Chrisman, mounted the platform and gave cheer ing news in regard to the prospects of a great Democratic victory, both in the nation and the county, and urged the whole Democratic vote to be polled by 1 2 o'clock noon on the day of November 3. If by that time any absent voters were discovered, they should immediately be looked after, The President, on taking his chair, thanked the audience for the honor conferred upon him, after which he made some pertinent remarks in ref erence to l.'.a conversion to the silver standard, after which he introduced Fred Ikeler, another boy orator from Bloomsburg, who electrified the audi ence for over an hour, interjecting in his brilliant effort the most jocular stories in illustration of the points at issue. His whole speech was tumul tuously applauded especially at ev ery mention of the name of Bryan. On his retirement from the stage the Hon. James Kerr, of Clearfield county, was introduced amid a storm of cheers. The platform, which had been erected for the speakers, he remarked was like the St. Louis plat form, " too shaky to stand upon." He "desired to get in closer touch with the plain, or common people," and hence occupied the space between the platform and the people. Mr. Kerr was in truth a " spellbinder." This was one of the most remarkable speeches ever delivered in Benton. His argument was unanswerable, con vincing and conclusive. We have not the space to report the speech, but here is a single point : In a pub lic discussion with an opponent, his opponent gave this illustration of the principle at issue : "Suppose that a man has a $1,000 in gold coin and $1,000 in silver dollars in his house, and his house bums down, and the fire destroys the government stamp of both metals, he can take his gold to the mint and have it recoined, but the silver he could not get recoined, and thereby would lose $500." The answer to this proposition was that the Democrats proposed to restore silver to its former position free coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1, and in the event of accident by fire, under the above circumstances, the man in question would lose nothing." The speech . was tumultously applauded throughout. Secretaries. A Democratii meotinir will lip he, - - - - n - ------ in the Opera House Friday night, Oct. 10th. The meetincr will be ad- - (3 dressed by Fred Ikeler and James A. strananan, 01 JiarrisDurg. ine la dies and evervbodv invitpil rn nffprwl and hear the question of the day dis cussed. WE ARE SELLING Ladies' coats that are jaunty, stylish, and up to date in style in every way, In rough and smooth cloths. Plush capes in the very latest ideas. Cloth capes in smooth and rough effects good:-'. Sensible winter capes. Capes that hang right. Jackets that fit perfect. A new rough cloth coat, tight fitting inlaid velvet collar, button trimmed $10.00 Plush car-cs, to in. long, thibct trimmed, silk lined, Worth $10.00. Kersey cloth jacket, braid trimmed, shield front, $8.50 The above are only a few of the many good values we are offering in Coats and Capes. DRESS GOODS. Never before has the purchasing power of a dollar gone so far in dress eoods buying. Lot of all wool novelty suitings in 4 colorings, 39c. yd. Finneta 50 in. wool suitings, the newest weave, 75c. yd. MACKINTOSHES for ladies in cloth garment. UNDERWEAR. That good warm Ladies' ribbed vests and pants, fleecy lined, all sizes, 25c. Children's ribbed vests and pants, fleecy lined, all sizes, 95c. Ladies' and children's cotton com bination suits, Heecy lined, 50c, BLACK DRESS MATERIALS. Every lady wants a black dress. Black goods was never lower in price nor handsomer than at the present time. Our stocK never contained a better assortment nor prices never lower. 38 in. all wool figured serge, newest patterns, 50c. yd. 40 in. figured solid ground, all wool, high finish, 75c. yd. 36 in. all wool serge, good weight and finish, 25c. yd. FUR TRIMMINGS. All the newest effects for popular dress and trimmings. Augora, thibet, lynx, opossum, Martin, coney. Furs. RIBBONS. All the newest styles. Changeable plaid, watered, glacia. our new 28c. ribbon of neckwear. HOSIERY. Bnys' heavy bicycle hose, 15c. Ladies' fleeced hose, 15c. Ladies' fine cashmere hose, 50c. Ladies' wool hose, 25c Goods Sold for Cash One Price, the Lowest. H. J. CLARK & SON. I. W. BARMAN S MARKET SQUARE DRY COODS HOUSE. When you arc thinking of 'purchasing an article, you want the lest. That is right, and vre Lave it. Not a bicycle, not a horse, not a carriage or baby wagon, but a handsome lur, plush, or cloth cape, or a neat fitting rough or plain cloth jacket. (Plush capes special prices.) We are just back from New York with a new line of fresh made capes and coats. Special lot of misses' and children's fancy jackets, $2.-50 to $15.00. Have you heard it said we are the cape and coat house for the county? Last year we sold more than any season before, and with our new room and the start so far this season, is very encouraging to outstrip last season's record. We have one for vou. if you wish. Call Don't forget the Standard Fashio n Company have reduced the prices on all patterns. We have $1,000 worth in stock. November sheets free. (. W. HARTMAN & SON. --OTTIR, -WATCH The balance wheel of a watch makes i8,oo vibrations per hour, 433,000 per day, and 157,680, oco per year. Most people wait till their watches slop before having them cleaned and oiled. It should be done about every 18 months. Has yours ? If not, let us do it for you. We do a 1 kinds of Watch, Clock, Jewelry and Optical repairing, at prices consistent with good woik. Fitting of glasses a specialty, by graduate optician. No charge for testing the eye. Satis faction guaranteed. Telephone connection. Work in town called for and delivered. HESS BROTHERS Jewelers, Opticians and Statione CANDY AND FRUIT. Here is a few of our prices that speak for themselves: Fine chocolates 25c. a pound. 40 kinds. Cocoanut bon bons. 20c lb. Opera drops 20c lb. Chocolate creams. 20e lb. Fine mixtures. 20n lb. Cut mixtures, loc lb. Peanut candy, loclb. Mixed candy, 10c lb. Gum drops, 10c lb. Oranges, i)0c doz. Lemons, 2"c doz. Cjncord and Catawba grapes, loe basket. Popcorn, peanuts, &c. I. G. .B EITEl&K, Telephone Connection. Market Square, There is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN O, made of pure grains that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it with out distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. ('rccn kersey jacket, new shield f roi.t, edged with silk, button trimmed, newest sleeves and back, $17.00 Rough cloth double enp?, edged with fur, braid trimmed, f 4.39 Smooth cloth, double cape, trimmed with braid, edged with fur, strap front, $i.S- Waffle suitings all wool, new effects, 50c yi. 36 in. bright plaids, silk effects for children, and fancy waists, 25c. yd". and silk lined goods, See our $5.00 serviceable kind Ladies' natural wool vests and pants silk trimmed, pearl buttons, $1.00 Ladies' combination suits in white and natural wool, $1.25 Ladies' Jersey ribbed undershirts, fleecy lined, 49c 42 in. Priestley figured newest pat terns, all wool, $r.oo yd. 45 in. pure mohair jacquard, new effect, neat patterns, $1.40 yd. 50 in. extra fine all wool serge, good weight, 75c. yd. cape See Ladies' cotton seamless hose, IOC Ladies' high spliced heel hose, 40 gauge, regular made, 25c. Ladies' fine black hose, 45c. and see how easily we can fit you. Ifow is your stock of dresses? If not good, we can sell you one to please. Either black, brown, green, red, blue, in plain or rough. New lot of that 12 c. plaids in bright colors. Bloomsburg, Pa. I. . UNDIiirrAKING.. W. C. WALL, ..Undertaker.. -and Funeral Director. Embalming done by the latest im proved methods. Special attention given to all the details of the funeral Carriages provided, &c. A competent lady assistant. Calls during the day can be left at the Lead er Store, and night calls at the board ing house of Mrs. Blosser, corner o. Market and Third Streets. TELEFirCNE CCNKECaiCN,
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