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- DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. '
A Democratic caucus was held in
the Town Hall on Wednesday even
ing for the purpose of nominating
town officers to be voted for at the
February election. John G. Harman
Esq , was elected chairman, and V.
A. Evert Esq., and C. R. Weiss,
secretaries. For President of Council
W. II. Gilmore and W. R. Kocher
were named. G. G. Baker and Prof.
Mouser were appointed tellers. A
vote was taken by ballot, and result
ed, Gilmore 166, Kocher 50. Mr
Gilmore was declared the nominee.
For members of council, Thos.
Gorrey, Jas. Hendershott, John Kelly,
Henry Howcr, Stephen Knorr and
Josiah Giger were named. Hender
shott, Knorr and Giger declined, and
the other three were made the nomi
nees by acclamation."
For tax collector Edward Stetler
was nominated by acclamation. A
half dozen others were named, but all
declined.
For school director John R. Town
send and J. C. Rutter Jr., were the
candidates for nomination. It was
evident that this was the office in
which the most interest was felt, and
that the large attendance was account
ed for by the tact that the friends of
the candidates had drummed up a
crowd. F. D. Dentler and G. F.
Quick were appointed tellers, and a
ballot was taken, resulting, Rutter
177 ; Townsend 65. Mr. Rutter was
declared the nominee.
The following district nominations
were made :
1ST DISTRICT.
Judge of Election, C. S. Furman.
Inspector, F. C. Eyer.
Registry Assessor, W. E. Knorr.
2ND. DISTRICT.
Judge of Election, W. S. Flecken
ttine. Inspector, Hal Sterner.
Registry Assessor, C. H. Sterner.
. 3RD. DISTRICT.
Judge of Election, Robert Mc
Bride. Inspector, Wm. Hassert.
Registry Assessor, C. R. Weiss.
4TH. DISTRICT.
Judge of Election, Harvey Giger.
Inspector, J. T. Tracy.
Registry Assessor, Wm. Mutchler.
Storm King Sweeps the West
Hundreds Perishing ol Cold and Hunger in
the City ol Chicago.
The widespread suffering of the un
employed people in the great west
and northwest has been greatly inten
sified by the terrific blizzard and icy
temperature which prevails in that
section. The situation in Chicago
has become so serious that the Mayor
has been compelled to issue a procla
mation for bread with which to feed
the starving hundreds, and he has
requested that all the churches in
that city be thrown open in order to
give temporary shelter to the cold and
hungry.
The situation is the same in many
other large cities throughout the west
and the great blocking of traffic by
the heavy snows will render the con
dition of many thousands almost un
endurable. 8LEIGHEBS BADLY HURT.
About 10 o'clock Monday evening
a sledding party of 40 persons from
Tyrone drove into a quarry at Pem
berton, six miles below that place.
The sled, horses and pleasure
seekers were precipitated 50 feet to
the bottom of a precipice where they
lay in a great mass.
Twenty -five persons were badly in
jured and some fatally.
As soon as the news reached
Tyrone a special train was fitted out
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, and all the doctors in the town
were conveyed to the, scene of the
catastrophe.
The party was mostly made up of
young people. Boys and girls with
arms and legs broken and with blood
streaming from their wounds lay in
great drifts of snow, slowly perishing
from the intense cold. The mercury
stood at 3 degrees below zero, adding
to the horror of the catastrophe.
Latest report says that none are dead,
though about ao are injured.
A young man by the name of Will
iams, a student at the Normal School,
met with a serious accident on Satur
day morning. He was practicing on
the bars in the gymnasium, when he
lost his hold and fell to the floor on
his head and shoulders. It was at
first feared the fall would prove fatal,
but his condition is much better.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
W. O. HOLMES RENOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENT. ,
In response to call the Bloomsburg
Republicans met in the Town Hall
on Saturday night, and named a ticket
for the election to be held in February.
J. C. Brown was made chairman,
and W. E. Rinker and Ed. Ent secre
taries. The chairman said that every
person who voted for McKinley would
have the right to vote at the caucus.
Nominations for President of
Council were open at.d made as fol
lows: W. O. Holmes, E. A. Rawlings,
O. W. Cherrington and Dr. G. W.
Mifflin.
Theodore Garrison. F.. IT. lT.irrar
and William Shutt were appointed
1 eucrs, ana the vote was taken by
passing the hat around. The result
of the vote was Holmes 73 j Rawlings
1 o j ncrnngton 20 ; Mithin 2. Holmes
was declared the nominee.
Nominations for Members of
Council were now in order, but it was
announced that but three would be
placed on the ticket. Five were
named and it resulted thus : W. T
Brobst, 60 j E. A. Rawlings, 80 5 W.
U. Jury, 62 j J. Lee Harman, 77 ; F.
J. Richards, 70. This count made
Messrs. Rawlings, Harman and Rich
ards the nominees, thev h.ivinr re
ceived the largest number of votes.
The Chairman then gave out that
the caucus was now ready for the
nomination of a man for School Di
rector, and W. E. Rinker was named,
but just as this was announced. J. D.
Shaffer, called out, that in behalf of
the morals of the public school, and
on his own responsibility, he wnnlrl
nominate Mrs. M. E. Walker. This
seemed to stir up things for a few
moments and made things quite lively.
The caucus seemed to pay no atten
tion to Mr. Shaffer's little speech, but
he said he was a Republican and a
tax payer, and wanted his choir
voted for. After considerable sham
talk, quiet was restored and a vote
taken which made Mr. Rinker an
easy winner, but two votinor against
him.
L. D. Kase and Thomas Webb
were named for Tax Collector. The
vote was taken. Mr. Webb received
41 and Mr. Kase 64, which made him
the nominee.
O. W. Cherrington was chosen
Assistant Triennial Assessor, but it
was afterwards learned that he was a
member of the election board and
therefore could not serve as Assessor,
whereupon J. L. Wolverton was nomi
nated. Following is the result of the Di
strict nominations :
FIRST DISTRICT.
Judge of Election Theodore Smith.
Inspector Edwin H. Ent. Registry
Assessor W. H. Yetter.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Judge of Election Samuel Pursel.
Inspector Chas. Hendershott. Regis
try Assessor John Scott.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Judge of Election Robert Pen
man. Inspector Wm. Deitterick.
Registry Assessor J. V. Logan.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Judge of Election W. H. Crossley.
Inspector Elwood Heacock. Regis
try Assessor E. H. Harrar.
The slate which was made up before
was carried out with the single excep
tion of Councilman, where it had been
intended to put W. U. Jury in place
of F. J. Richard, but something
happened, the slate was broken and
down went Mr. Jury. We do not
know what Mr. Quay will say to the
bosses for allowing the slate to be
broken. .
The congregation of St. Paul's
church had the privilege last Sunday
of listening to solos by Mrs. Elmer E.
Melick, both morning and evening, at
the offertory. The morning selection
was Hymn 413, "The God of love my
shepherd is," with music by Gounod.
At the evening service the selection
was "Abide with me," by Barnby,
with soprano solo by Mrs. Melick,
baritone solo by Deforest Hummer,
and quartette by Mrs. Melick, Miss
Ware, Messrs. Hummer and Elwell.
Mrs. Melick sang very sweetly and
with much expression, in her usual
charming way, and Mr. Hummer ac
quitted himself very creditably.
If dogs become such a nuisance
about your premises at night, and
after several warnings to the owner,
you resolve to shoot him, try and kill
the animal outright and relieve its
suffering instead of merely hitting the
dog so that it takes several days for
death to relieve it, as was the case
with the one shot on the Light Street
road the other night.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 28,
PHILADELPHIA riRii SWEPT.
The Most Disastrous Firo in the History of
the City Occurred Tuesday Morning.
A great fire started at 6.40 o'clock
Tuesday morning from an overheated
oven in the basement of the six story
iron building, 1309101317 Market
Street, and destroyed or gutted sixty
buildings and consumed property
valued at a million and a hall of dollars.
Many small store keepers lost all
they had, and several thousand people
are thrown out of employment. The
fire was the worst that Philadelphia
has experienced in a generation. The
scene of the great destruction is located
in the heart of the city.
Directly opposite to where the fire
raged the fiercest, is located the
famous general store of John Warta
maker, and though on fire several
times and while the frontage on
Market Street was badly damaged,
the store was saved from destruction.
There were a number of minor
casualties among the fireman, yet no
one was seriously hurt, but one death
resulted. John A. Felt, a book keeper
for a firm in the vicinity of the great
fire, dropped dead from heart disease,
caused by the great excitement.
It was a fearful morninz to fight
fire. The thermometer hovered near
zero, and the water froze to ice the
moment it struck the pavement. The
flames gained steadily on the men
and every engine in the city was out,
on the scene.
The smaller stores along Thirteenth
Street to Silver Street were destroy
ed, but the greatest losses are as fol
io as :
Hirsch& Brother, umbrellas ; Hans-
com Brothers, grocers, and A. W.
Dennett, restaurant ; building total
loss. Loss on building and contents.
$300,000. The loss to the three
tenants and on the building is fully
covered bv insurance. No. 1310
Market street, occupied . by Blum
Brothers, cloak manufacturers, loss on
building and contents, $250,000 $
fully covered by insurance. The Dun
lap building, 1306 to 1310 Filbert
street, owned by John Wanamaker.
Loss on building by numerous tenants,
the principal losers among whom are
the Dunlap printing company, whose
loss is covered by insurance of $68,
000 5 the Wilbur printing company,
loss covered by insurance of $10,000;
the Collins carriage company, loss
$10,000, fully covered by insurance.
John Wanamaker s store, Thirteenth
and Market streets, loss $100,000 ;
mostly by water ; covered by private
insurance. The Joseph Harrison, Jr.,
estate owns Nos. 1301, 1303, 1305,
1307 and 1325 Market street 5 the
rear of Nos. 1327 and 1329 Market
street ; the rear of Nos. 25 and 27
North Juniper street, and Nos. 6, 8,
10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 North Thir
teenth street. Most of these were
small buildings and were badly gutted
but the loss on them was pretty com
pletely covered by insurance. 1 hese
buildings were occupied mostly by
small tenants in a small line of busi
ness and most of them carried lines
of insurance nearly sufficient to cover
their losses.
The losses were distributed among
so many that only an approximate
idea of the total loss could be gather
ed, but the greater part is covered by
insurance. The total loss will proba
bly not exceed $1,000,000.
The entertainment at the Opera
House Tuesday night for the benefit
of the Lutheran Church, was a great
financial success, the house was
crowded to the doors, not a seat be
ing vacant. The program started
with a few selections by the phono
graph, which were well rendered, but
the main feature was the animotis
cope. Life size views of different
objects were given, some of which
were very exciting, the most wonder
ful of the lot however was a repre
sentation of the celebrated Black
Diamond Express of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, which flew across the
stage at a terrible rate. Prof. Howe
was compelled to repeat this picture.
The scene of Manhattan Beach after
a storm was also worthy of special
mention. Everyone who attended
was highly pleased, and considering
the high order of the entertainment,
the admission fee of 25 and 3s cents
was very small. The animotiscope is
beyond doubt the greatest invention
of the age.
People out west have queer ways.
A newspaper published out there
chronicles births, marriages and
deaths, thus : "Hatched," "Matched"
and " Dispatched." A Pennsylvania
newspaper heads them " Yells,"
" Bells," and Knells." .
" MAROY."
There have been numerous enter
tainments, musical and dramatic,
given in this town by home talent in
the past, in which the participants
have acquitted themselves well, but
few have been more enjoyable than
that presented at the Opera House
last Thursday night. The program
consisted of a drama, entitled
Marcy," interspersed with music.
The cast of characters was as follows :
Jack Henderson, W. H. Magill.
Jethro Baxter, F. H. Wilson.
Philander Potts, A. W Duy.
Wally Henderson, Eugene Carpenter.
Jake Baxter, Deforrest Hummer.
Harry Woodthorp, S. H. Harman.
Edith Henderson, Miss Vida Miller.
Emma Watson, Miss Lilla Sloan.
Mrs. Henderson, Miss Maud Runyon.
Marcy Miss Katharine Gardner.
" Marcy," the untutored country
girl, and afterwards the refined and
educated lady, was played by Miss
Gardner like a professional actor.
Her manner was natural, and her
conception of the part was excellent.
F. H. Wilson as Jethro Baxter,
Marcy's father, portrayed the old New
England farmer to perfection. His
make-up was good, and his manner
so comical that the audience laughed
every time he appeared.
A. W. Duy as Philander Potts, the
school teacher and inventor in hard
luck, always in love and always ready
tor a square meal, was another of the
leading characters, and filled his role
in a most amusing way. His flights of
oratory were usually cut short by an
invitation to eat something.
Jack Henderson, the wealthy and
cultured city gentleman who falls in
love with the simple country girl, and
is disowned by his family for marrying
her, was well rendered by W. H.
Magill. He soon tires of her ignor
ance and she overhearing a conversa
tion in which he expresses his discon
tent, determines tc leave him and go
to school. The parting scene was
very pathetic.
All the others were equally as good
in their parts, though less prominent
in the play.
Mrs. Elmer Melick sang a beautiful
solo entitled Without Thee," with
orchestral accompaniment arranged by
Chas. P. Elwell. The audience de
manded a repetition, which was given.
The orchestra under the direction
of Chas. P. HJwell, never played
better, and the music was greatly
enjoyed.
The net proceeds of the entertain
ment were about eighty dollars.
J. Lee Martin has completed three
years at the trade of watch making.
He entered the store of J. G. Wells
in January, 1894, and remained with
J. E. Roys, when Mr. Wells sold out,
to the end of his apprenticeship. He
is a young man of excellent character,
a skillful workman, and a good sales
man. On Saturday he will leave Mr.
Roys' store, and on Monday will go
to Lancaster to take a course in en
graving and fine work, after which he
will be ready for an engagement.
Whoever secures his services will get
a competent and reliable helper.
Charles and George, two young
sons of W. B. Talor were found in
their beds in an unconscious condi
tion early on Friday morning, caused
by the inhalation of gas from a stove,
from which the pipe had come apart.
Had they been left go a little longer,
they would very probably have been
too far gone to be restored, but as it
was, the discovery was made just in
the nick of time.
The third number of the Normal
Lecture Course will be Leland T.
Powers, in his various impersonations,
in Normal Auditorium next Wednes
day night, February 3rd. lnis is
looked upon as one of the best at
tractions of the Course.
The deed to St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church, of Wilkesbarre, after being
lost for over fifty years, was lound on
Tuesday. It was considerably gnaw
ed by the mice, it having been thrown
to one side with some old rubbish.
The Williamsport basket ball team
went down before the superior play
ing of the Normal School five in
Normal Gymnasium last night by the
score of 23 to 8. The visitors played
a fairly good game, but Capt. Worth
ington's boys played better, and the
score tells the rest. Williamsport has
been playing all winter but this is the
first defeat they have sustained since
their visit here one year ago.
Some people forgot that the new
year started on the first of January as
many are still writing 1896.
1S97.
GOOD ADVICE
is often never heeded until too late.
This sale may prove j'ust that way to
you. The prices now will not, in fact,
cannot be repeated. It's a splendid op
portunity to clothe yourself and family,
and at first cost of manufacture. The
winter has just about opened.
Storm- Overcoats, $3.90, $4.50, $6, $7,
$8. .
Boy's Reefers, 1.75, 2.25, 3. 3.50.
Warm Wool Underwear, complete
sizes in best grades.
Mufflers, lined or unlined gloves.
Qidding's Store.
THE
RANKS HIGH A3 A COMPOSES.
Chas. J. MacHenry, son of John J.
of Benton, has long been known by
his friends here as a fine musician.
He has been residing in Richmond,
Va. for some years past, and the fol
lowing clipped from the Richmond
Dispatch of the 19th inst. shows what
he is doing down there. That says :
Mr. Charles J. MacHenry, the com
poser of a large number of popular
and successful pieces for the piano,
has received a very flattering offer
from the firm of Messrs. Hoock &
Co., of Memphis, Tenn., for the pur
chase of one of his latest efforts.
This piece is a march, which was
composed by Mr. MacHenry in com
petition for a prize of $100 offered by
the aDove firm for the best march, to
be known as the "Prize Centennial
March," and distributed at the forth
coming Nashville Centennial. Two
hundred and eighty-eight manuscripts
were submitted from all parts of the
country, ancj after much deliberation
this number was sifted down to seven
teen. Mr. MacHenry's march was
among this number, and he has re
ceived an offer from the firm of a
good, i ound sum for his march, which
he has accepted.
I Mr. MacHenry is a very popular
young musician. He is employed at
the music store of Messrs. Manly B.
Ramos & Co., and his future as a
composer seems to be particularly
bright.
For the Orepn Fund.
The choir of St. Paul's church will
give a chicken and waffle supper in
the Parish House some evening during
the third week in February.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew
are contemplating an entertainment
of some kind in the near future. It
will probably be a lecture in the
Parish House.
The proceeds will go to the new
organ fund.
The Republican caucus will re
assemble this evening in the Town
Hall for the purpose of nominating a
man for member ot Council, J. Lee
Harman, who was named on Satur
, day night having withdrawn.
NO. 4
OOUET PBOOSTOIUGS.
A short session of court was held on
Monday, with Judge Ikeler and asso
ciates Millard and Fox on the bench.
Silas J. Benjamin & S. I. Shortess.
Rule to show cause why lien should
not be stricken off the list and to set
aside service of Sci. Fa. Papers given
to the Court.
1 In the matter of the Bloomsburg
Banking Company, Mr. Freeze asks
the Court to extend the time etc., for
the Receiver to file his answer and
furnish a list of stockholders for thirty
days.
In re-estate of minor children of
John S. Kline, deceased, late of Benton
township. Petition to have guardian
H. H. Hulme enter into security, etc.
Rule granted, returnable second re
turn day of February Court.
John W. Frantz vs. Ellen Shoe
maker. Rule to show cause why judg
ment should not be stricken off.
Estate of Andrew Solleder. Excep
tions to report of Auditor.
Est. of Jonas Doty, dee'd. Rule to
show cause why execution shall not
issue. Papers submitted to Court.
THeTtOWN ELECTION.
At the coming February election
the following officers will be voted for
in Bloomsburg : President of Council ;
six members of council j two school
directors for 3 years 5 tax collector for
3 years; 1 judge of election in each
district 5 2 inspectors in each district ;
4 registry assessors.
Fell Heir to $20,000,
Shamokin, January 23. Miss Kate
Meenahan, of Centralia, received word
from Denver yesterday that she had
been allotted $20,000 out of an estate
of $150,000, left by Richard Evans,
who died a few weeks ago.
At the Prohibition caucus held at
the office of M. P. Lutz & Son on
Friday night, the following nomina
tions were made. For President Town
Council W. R. Kocher, member of
Council, H. G. Supplee.
In the public schools of Germany,
the bright pupils are separated from
the stupid ones. Medical men do
the sorting.