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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1897.
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Tuesday's Election The Successful Candi
dates. W. R. Kocher, the Prohibitionist
Elected President ot the Town Council.
Tuesday's election was a rather
quiet affair, there being no contest
except on the President of the Town
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PRES1DINT OF COUNCIL.
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BASKET BALL.
The Conlral High School Team no Match
for the Normal Champions.
The Normal School boys added
another scalp to their belt on Friday
nicht last, the victims this time being
the Central Hich School of Philadel
phia. There were several fine plays
made, but owing to the fact that the
visitors were entirely outclassed, the
game proved uninteresting.
Captain Worthington distinguished
himself by throwing three baskets.
Detwiler's work was of the gilt edged
order, and the work of Sharp, for the
visitors, could not have been im
proved on. The line up :
Normal. C. II. C.
Detwiler attack Mallery
Moore attack Marsner
Young centre . E. Halderman
Harrar defense Sharp
Worthincton. .defense. V. Halderman
Score Normal 33, C. II. S. o.
Goals from field Detwiler 6, Moore
a. Worthington 3. From foul Moore,
Fouls Mallery, V. S. Halderman,
Moore 1. Worthington. Time Two
ao minute halves. Referee Van Horn.
Umpires Smcthers and Thomas.
. Uormal Notes.
Next Monday evening, February
a and, is Washington's Birthday. On
Normal Hill it will be the occasion of
the Reunion of the Calliepian Literary
Society.
Instead of getting up a drama or
some other special program prepared
bv their own talent, they have engag
ed the celebrated Nashville Jubilee
Sincers.
There will be in this company of
colored vocalists, some ten or twelve
persons every one of whom is a train
ed specialist.
The program consists of Negro
Plantation Songs, all of which will be
sung in Plantation costume, also
goodly number of solos, duets, quar
tettes, in all a very happy combination
of splendid music.
Every one knows of the fame and
ability of these companies of trained
plantation singers. This company is
one of the very best. Our Calliepian
friends have cone to an unusual ex
pense t eet them heie.
Let all lovers ot music not fail to
be there next Monday evening,
Diagram at Slate's.
v DIED SUDDEN LYi
Tohn O. Barklcy, a well known resi
dent of town, was stricken with ap-
poplexy at about ten o'clock on Thurs
day night of last week, and died on
Friday morninc. at the home ot his
mother, where he' has been living
The deceased was a single man and
aged about fiftv-one years. The
funeral took nlace on Monday after
noon at two o'clock, conducted by
Rev. D. N. Kirkby, ot the Episcopal
church. Interment in Rosemont
cemetery.
The deceased was a member of the
Odd Fellows, and the order attended
the funeral in a body.
HON. JOBHUA W. OOMLT.
Hon. Joshua W. Comly died at the
Montour House, Danville, last Friday
night, aged about 87 years. Twenty
years ago he was known all over the
state as a lawyer of great ability. His
services were in demand in the trial
of important causes in many counties.
He had a large practice in this county,
and when a case was on trial in which
he was concerned as counsel, the
court house was filled with people
who came to witness his consummate
skill, and to listen to his convincing
arguments. He was graduated at
Princeton and came to the Bar about
183 1. The last case in which he was
concerned was the famous Cameron
will case. It was argued in the Su
preme Court May 3rd and 4th, 1882.
The last case he tried in Columbia
County was the case of Books vs.
Borough of Danville Mr. Lomly and
Mr. Buckalew for Books j Mr. W. J.
Baldv and Mr. Freeze for the
Borough.
In 1880, owing to defective hear
nig, lie rcurcu uuui iimvc
and appeared tts counsel only in a
few cases after that date. Since that
time he has led a retired life, spend
ing much of his time among his books
of which he had a valuable collection,
botli in law and literature. Mr,
Comly was a man of the strictest hon
esty and integrity. It is said of him
that he would never take a case until
he was convinced that the claim of
his client was just.
After his retirement he was always
ready and willing to give advice to
young lawyers,' and he was often
called upon by them for the benefit of
his ripe jwrgfiient and legal learning.
The Bar of Columbia County met
at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning,
Mr. Freeze announced to the Court
the death of Mr. Comly, and moved
to have a minute thereof put upon
the records. At the meeting of the
Bar, Col. Freeze in the chair, the
following gentlemen were named as a
committee to draft minutes and reso
lutions : , Messrs. Buckalew, Barkley,
Geyer, Jackson and Robison.
I he following resolutions were
dopted : . '
The members of the Columbia
County Bar sincerely regret the death
of Joshua W. Comly, Esq , for many
years of his useful and distinguished
career, the leader of our Bar ; and
desire to express their due apprecia
tion of his creat merit as a man and
as a member of their profession. They
therefore,
Resolve : That the public opin
ion which placed Mr. Comlv at the
head of the legal profession in our
section of the State and claimed for
him a high rank among the lawyers
of the country, was a just tribute to
his great abilities, and to his long,
honorable, successful and distinguish
ed career ,111 professional life.
Resolved : That in his intercourse
with other members of the Bar, he
exhibited at all times a manliness of
character and a friendly and genial
spirit, which won for him their full
confidence and warm regard, and will
render their recollections of him most
pleasurable and lasting.
The funeral was held at the Aion
tour ' House on Tuesday morning ab
io:o o clock, and from there the re
mains were taken to Milton for burial
Those 111 attendance from here were
Judge Ikeler, Messrs. Buckalew,
Freeze. Waller, Fritz and Elwell.
Many lawyers and Judges from ad
joining counties were present.
A meeting of the Bar of Montour
county was held at the Danville Court
House at 0 o clock, when appropriate
resolutions were adopted, and beauti
ful tributes to the memory of the
deceased were made by James Scarlet
Esq., and Col. J. G. Freeze.
NORMAL DEFEATED.
The Normal boys, full of hope, and
with the memory of the severe troun
cing they administered to the Phila
delphia boys on Friday night still
fresh in their minds, went to William
sport on Monday and suffered their
first defeat of the season at the hands
of the local team by the narrow mar
gin of two points, the score being
Wilhamsport 20, Normal 18.
Tuesdays issue of the Gazette and
Bulletin published at Wilhamsport,
has the following to say of the gamt :
" If people ever were enthusiastic
over basket ball the audience at the
game in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
last night was. irom the very start
of the game everybody watched each
move of play and not through the
forty minutes' play did their interest
wane. The game was the roughest
exhibition of basket ball ever seen in
this city, and for all the roughness
there was but one foul called during
the evening. The visiting team great
ly outweighted the local players and
as to roughness had a vantage from
this noint. However, the players
were frequently cautioned against
roughness and everything possible
done to prevent such playing.
The local team does not usually
play such ball and found it hard to
resist the onslaughts of the heavier
team, which has evidently been coach
ed to put up rough ball.
For the home team Captain barvey,
Hoagland, Lainade and Russell did
the star playing and the defence of
Kicssling was exceedingly clever, es
pecially his part of team work.
On the opposing side Detwiler,
Moore and Young did the best play
intr and secured an goais mrown 10
their credit. Several objections were
made to rulings made by the referee,
but all his decisions stood.'
AN AGED CITIZEN DEAD.
Geo. W. Abbott died at the rest
deuce of his son in law. Dr. J. B. Mc-
Kelw. on Wednesday tucht at ten
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o'clock. He was the oldest residen
of Bloomsburg with one exception
having been born on September 7th
1801, and he was tneretore 95 years.
e months and 10 days old. He was
born in Norristown, and resided there,
and in Philadelphia, and Chester Co
until i8io. and since that time has
spent most ot his life in Bloomsburg,
He was married in October, 1824,
Marv Craiz. and five children were
born, Mrs. Dr. McKelvy of this town
Miles, who is dead, and 1 homas, John
and William, who reside in Brecken
ridce, Colorado.
Mr. Abbott engaged in various bust
ness. lie learned tne engraving irau
and afterward turned to milling an
to other trades. He superintended
the construction of the pier and abut
ments of the P. & R. brutee at Rupert
For the past eleven years he has lived
at Dr. McKelvy's. lie was afflicted
with blindness and deafness, but re
tained his mental faculties. His death
was peaceful, the human machinery
being worn out and stopping so gradu
ally that it was hardly known when he
passed away.
The burial will be in Rosemont, but
the date has not been fixed.
COMING ENTERTAINMENTS.
Friday eveninc Feb. 10 Basket
ball in Normal Gymnasium, Pittston
vs Normal.
Friday evening February iQi the
great American Magician, Douglass,
at the Opera House.
Saturday evening, 20th inst. re
ception by the Woman's Auxiliary at
the Parish House, from ; too o clock.
Silver collection at the doou Light
refreshments, and a musical program..
Monday evening, 22ndinst. Callie
pian Reunion at the Normal Auditor-
um. Concert by the Nashville
imilce Singers.
The ladies of the G. A. !.., hnt
Circle, will serve a Martha Washing
ton supper in their hall on Monday
evening. February 22. bupper 12
cents.
On Monday evening, 22nd inst.
Friendship Fire Co.. will hold their
30th annual Ball, in Enterline's Hall.
Tuesday evening, 23rd inst. enter
tainment bv the Sunday school ot
St. Paul's Church, in the Parish
House.
Wednesday evening, 24th, Blooms-
bunr Council. Roval Arcanum, will
hold a reception in their hall. Ad
mission only on invitation.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Feb
ruary 25, 20, and 27 th tne latest in
vention. Edison's Proiectoscope, at
the Opera House.
Thutsday evening 25th inst., the
choir of St. Paul's Church will give a
chicken and flannel cake supper in
the Parish House. Tickets, 25 cents.
Friday evening, 26th inst. Students'
Lecture Course. Lecture by Rev.
Anna Shaw.
On Monday evening, March 1st,
musicale will be given in the Presby
terian Church, the proceeds of which
will be sent to Dr. Jno. B. Neal in
China, towards the support of his
hospital.
Tuesday evening, March 2nd,
lecture in the Parish House by Fred
Ikeler Esq., under the auspices of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
The ioth Semi Annual Convention
of the Columbia Co. Woman's Chris
tian Union will be held in the Luth
eran Church, Bloomsburg. Thursday
and Friday, Feb. 18 and 19. On the
eveninct of Friday, Mrs. A. M. Holney
will deliver her popular lecture " A
Wedge of Gold.". The Loyal Tem
perance Lecion will give an enter
tainment on Thursday evening. Ev
erybody welcome to all sessions.
Lecture free.
Announcements of any other en
tertainments will be made under this
head without charge, by leaving word
at this office.
There will be an entertainment in
Barber's Hall at Stillwater on Tues
day evening the 23rd inst. Proceeds
for the benefit of the W. C. T. U.
An interesting program is being ar
ranged. Music will be rendered by
the Hamlin Orchestra. Admission
io cents. Children free. The public
is cordially invited.
At a meeting of the School Furnish
ing Company, held last week, the fol
lowing directors were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: J L. Moyer,
W. M. Reber. N. U. Funk, J. C.
Brown, and C. W McKelvy, Jr.
President, F. P. Billmeyer ; John Aik-
man, secretary; N. U. tunk, .treasurer.
Agents representing different makes
of bicycles are making liioomsDurg
stopping place these days. The town
was full of them all week. There are
probably more bicycles ridden here
than in any other town of its size in
this section of the state.
The second reception by the
Woman's Auxiliary was held at the
Parish House last Thursday evening.
The musical portion of the program
included solos by Mrs. Hall and Miss
Miller, and instrumental music by
Chas. P. Elwell pianist, Mr. Keiple,
violinist, and Mr. McIIenry, cornet-
ist. "The Milk Maid," and "The
King.of Hearts" were given by several
little folks in a very enjoyable way.
There were games for the young peo
ple, and refreshments for everybody.
The proceeds were about ten dollars.
The last reception will be held on
Saturday evening next.
Offloers Elected at Berwick.
Chief Burgess Henry F. Traugh.
Councilmen F. II. Eaton and
Wm. II. Dennis.
Tusticeof the Peace F. R. Kitchen.
School Directors C. C. Evans and
M. G. Smith. The proposition to
continue the cookinn school was de
feated by a majority of 118.
Poor Overseer C. C. Laubach.
Auditor F. G. Chapin.
catawissa's new officers.
Chief Burcess I. H. Seesholtz.
Councilmen Tames Cook, and
there was a tie between George A.
Schmick and A. B. Pifer.
Justice of the Peace T. B. Knittle.
School Directors A. T. Trucken
miller and J. A. Guiterman.
Poor Overseer C E. Cleweii.
Auditor C. S. Waltz.
Judge of the Election J. K. Sharp
less Tr.
Insnectors A. r. ilarman ana
Chas. E. Smith.
Tax Collector M. V. B. Kline,
The oird anniversary of the 'birth
of Eliza Sharpies, was celebrated at
Catawissa on Tuesday. Those in at
tendance from Bloomsburg were Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Sharpless and their
daughters, Mrs. J. W. Eyer and Mrs.
T. T. Vanderslice. Quite a number
of other relatives were present, from
other places, included among the
number was Mrs. Hal lackson of
Scranton. The occasion was a very
enjoyable one and long to be remem
bered by all present.
A notorfous character, whose name
is Mil6n Cook, quarreled with his
Tames Mav. a negro, on
Saturday, and shot him in the stomach
Cook was arrested and placed in jail,
Mav wa3 taken to a Wilkesbarre hos
pital. The affair occurred above
Berwick, just over the line in Luzerne
county. , 'V
All Kinds of People
Come to this store for their
clothes, and we have a
reputationforpleasing them
all. There is no lack of
bargains in every line. Suits
Dress Overcoats, Storm
Overcoats, Boy's Reefers,
Hats, Furnishings, Under
wear, &c.
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PITTSBURG ''POST" BURNED OUT.)
Fire Causes
Damage to the
$90,000.
Amount of j
Fitzsimmons and Corbett, will
battle for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world and a purse of $20,.
000, in Nevada, some time next
month. Corbett has begun training
at Carson City, Nevada, and Fitz,
has entered his training quarters, in
California. There has been no end
to the talk concerning these two men,
and the public will soon have the
chance to iudge for themselves, as to
which one of the two is the best man.
A very pretty social gathering, in
honor of St. Valentine's Day occurred
at the home of the Misses Ella and
Annie Coffman on Friday evening.
The evening was delightfully spent
with games and other amusements,
The guests numbered about twenty-
two.
George Yount of town, received a
letter last week, that was post mark
ed at Reading July 9, 1893. It was
written by J. S. Moyer, who has been
dead fgr some years.
Fire Sunday morning burned the
building occupied by the Pittsburg I
" Post, causing a loss ot $90,000.
The printing presses, one valued at
$25,000 and the other at $10,000
were badly damaged. Ten type set
ting machines valued at $30,000 were
ruined. The ufosfs" loss will pro
bably reach $70,000 covered by insur
ance. The building is owned by J.
N. McCullbugh estate and the loss on
it will reach $20,000, covered by in
surance. The fire is supposed to
have started from 'the crossing of
electric light wires. The " Post "
will issue its paper from the omce ot
the Pittsburg "Leader" until new
quarters are secured. The press
room of the " Commercial Gazette "
was flooded, with water.
The entertainment at the Presby
terian Church last Saturday evening
was well attended, and much enjoyed
by the audience. Misses Runyon
and McLinn played a piano duet ;
Mrs. Melick and Miss Miller sang
solos and a duet; the Mandolin
Quintette Club gave several numbers,
and the Mission Band presented some
tableaux from Gibson s pictures. I he
proceeds amounted to nearly sixteen
dollars.
The annual anniversary of the
Woman's Missionary Society of Trin
ity Reformed Church will be held next
Sunday evening at 7:000 clock, ine
program will consist ot a report by the
President 01 tne society, recitauuus,
readings, and special music. An ad
dress will also be delivered by Rev.
A. C. Whitmer, of Lancaster, Pa.,
Supt. of the Board of Home Missions
of the Reformed Church in the U. S.
F.vervhodv is cordially invited to be
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present.
George Aurand will leave town on
March 1st and move to Plymouth,
where he will engage in the hotel busi
ness again, he having leased the Ely
House of that place. Mr. Aurand nas
had years of experience in the hotel
business, and will conduct a good
house.
COURT PROCEEDINGS-
Col. John G. Freeze announced the
death of Joshua W. Comly of Dan
ville, a member of the XJolumbia Co.
Bar. A meeting of the Bar was called
to take action.
Estate of Christ. Kuster, deceased.
H. A. M'Kilhp appointed auditor.
Estate 01 James Johnson, deceased.
Inquest awarded.
Order of sale granted in estate of
Jos. S. Redline, deceased.
Petition filed for county bridge over
Raven creek in Benton township, near
Chas. Gibbons.
Herman Y. Young appointed guard
ian ot Kaymond and K.usn, minor
children of Ida Gunther, deceased.
ACCIDENTALLY SiiOT.
In the heat of a great political row
at Centralia last Saturday night, be
tween John and Amor Welsh, cousins
and John Turner, several shots were
fired, one striking a young man by the
name of-William George, who was
not taking any part in the affair, the
ball entered his neck. The doctors
could not save him and he died at
three o'clock Sunday afterno3n. Tur
ner and the Welsh boys were lodged
in jail.
The Second Presbyterian Church of
Wilhamsport was destroyed by fire at
an early hour on Sunday morning.
The blaze is supposed to have origin
ated Ifom the boilers, and had gained
a big start before it was discovered.
The loss is $35,000, with an insur
ance of $30,000. Not a thing was
saved.
This is the second time that this
structure has been destroyed by fite
within the last two years.
The tracks of the Lehigh Valley
railroad at Nescopeck were blocked
for several hours on Friday owing to a
wreck at that place, between two
freight' trains. No one was injured,
but considerable damage was done to
one engine, and several loaded cars
were derailed, and their contents
scattered ahout.
Base ball is beginning to boom up
in all its magnificence.
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