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TEE MAQEEOARPET WORKS.
On Saturday February 20th judg
ments were confessed by the Magee
Carpet Works for $26,000 in favor
of James Magee 2nd, trustee, and
$5,300 in favor of C. C. Peacock,
trustee and $15,500 in favor of same.
Ecutions were issued and placed
in the hands of the sheriff, who made
a levy and advertised a sale, which
took place last Saturday afternoon.
All the personal property in the mill
was sold, and was bought in by C. W.
Miller Esq., attorney for the plaintiff
in the writs.
The Magee Carpet Works are said
to be the sixth in size in the United
States. The mills are splendidly
equipped throughout for the manu
facture of ingrain and tapestry carpets,
and art squares, and spinning worsted
yarn. Their capacity is sufficient to
employ nearly 1000 hands, though
owing to the depression in business
only about 250 have been employed
recently, and the pay roll amounts to
$8000 a month. The great trouble
has been, not in bad management,
but in the want of sufficient capital
to carry on so extensive a plant, and
the stagnation in trade. Last Septem
ber a number of mortgage bonds
matured, and owing to lack of funds
there was a default in payment. Then
the creditors began to press on every
side. Efforts were ,made by the
management to raise money, and to
secure an extension of time from
creditors, but these efforts failed, and
it became necessary to take some
steps to prevent the sacrifice of the
property so that the plant could still
be kept in operation. The stopping
of a great factory means not only loss
to the community by throwing employ
ees out of work, but also great damage
to the intricate machinery from stand
ing idle and without proper care
These judgments were therefore
confessed to secure preferred creditors,
and the full value of the personal
property will thus be realized by the
trustees for the benefit of the creditors
named. It is probable now that the
real estate will be sold at sheriff's sale,
and there will be a reorganization,
whereby it is hoped to put the plant
on its feet, and thus give employment
to hundreds of our people.
No greater calamity could happen
to Bloomsburg than to have this
splendid establishment, worth hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, close
down indefinitely. The whole town
is interested in its prosperity, and
those who are giving their time and
means in an endeavor to put it on a
sound financial basis should receive
encouragement from every quarter.
VEEY EAST.
The Danville Basket Ball Team Furnish
Amusement lor the Normal.
1 ne game in Normal "gym on
Thursday night between Danville and
the Normal was a very tame affair.
Danville s weakness made the game
too uninteresting to watch. The Nor
mal boys simply toyed with the visitors,
and for a while it looked as thongh
they would be blanked, but Worthing
ton's men eased up and aided by s
couple of fouls, Danville succeeded in
scoring.
This is the second defeat Danville
has suffered here this season, and they
ought to be convinced by this time
that they can t play the game,
The work of Young at Centre
throughout the whole game, was of
the gut edged order, while consider
able credit is also due Moore.
The line up :
normal.
Moore ")
Berry . f
DANVILLE.
( Beddoe
I Marks
Pennepacker.
TJT0"
Attack
Young, Centre,
tiarrar
Worthington "e,ense iGaskins,
two halves of twenty minutes.
Fouls called, Berry, Worthington 2,
Young, Hoffner.
Goals from field, Moore 3, Young
3 Worthington 3. From fouls, Moore,
Marks, Beddoe.
Umpire, Douglass. Referee, Van
Horn. Score Normal 19, Danville 2.
COMING ENTERTAINMENTS.
Mar. 4 At the Opera, House, the
J. E. Toole Company in "Killarney
nd the Rhine."
Mar. 11 The king of diumorists,
"Bob" Burdette.
Announcements of any other en
tertainments will be made und.er this
head without charge,' by leaving word
at this office.
ev. A. J. McCann "attended the
annual conference of the priests of
the diocese of Hamsburg, which was
Q session at that city last week.
PLENTIFUL.
Two Happy
Young Couples
Thursday.
Married on
POSTEN KRUM.
was a very mcttv weddim?
There
at the home
of Mrs. E. B. Krum. on
East Street Thursday afternoon. The
bride was Miss Sadie Krum and the
groom John W. Posten. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev. B.
C. Conner of the Methodist Church
and was a very quiet affair. Hearty
congratulations followed, and after
partaking of the wedding supper the
newly married left on the up train on
the D. L. & W. for a weddinir trin.
KNIES RINGROSR
Shortly after the above ceremony
was over, the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Ringrose of West Street was
the scene of another ha!rv event.
when their only daughter Hattie W.,
was married to Tohn W. Knies of
Ilazleton. The ceremony was wit
nessed jy about twenty people and
was pertormcd by Rev. B. C. Conner.
The bride and groom took the 8:20
train for a wedding tour. The
Columbian extends its best wishes.
"AGITATORS."
The attendance at the Parish House
Tuesday night, was not so very large,
which was probably due to the bad
weather. The entertainment was
opened with a selection by a mixed
quaitette, and after a few remarks on
the object and work of the Brother
hood of St. Andrew, by the Reclor
Rev. D N. Kirkby, John Harman,
Esq., introduced the speaker, Fred
Ikeler Esq. who delivered his well
known lecture on "Agitators." He
described the different kinds of agita
tors, and to say that the audience
was both charmed and deliehted is
but faint praise. He is one of the
most intelligent and talented of plat
form entertainers. A selection by the
quartette concluded the program.
The proceeds were about $20, which
will go into the new organ fund. The
members of the Brotherhood desire to
publicly express their thanks to Mr.
Ikeler for his gratuitous services.
NORM all BEATEN AT PITTSTON.
The Normal basket ball team, went
to Pittston on Monday and were de
feated by the score of 19 to 4. The
Pittston Gazette in commenting on
the game has the following to say :
"It was shortly after eight o'clock
when the visitors came on the floor.
They made a fine appearance. Every
member was well developed and
showed results of good physical train
ing. Notwithstanding that they were
defeated, they played an excellent
game. Their numerous pretty passes
were features of the game and proved
them to be scientific players with the
right idea of the game.
The game was played with five
men on a side and with an undivided
floor at the request of the Bloomsburg
players. This was slight handicap
for the Pittston boys as they have
always been accustomed to play with
nine men and a divided floor. For
the visitors Worthington and Moore
played a star game, while the team
work as a whole was the finest that
has been seen in this city in the past."
Ihe chicken and hot cake supper
at the Parish House last Thursday
evening was a great success. It was
advertised from 5 to 9 o'clock, but by
7.30 the chicken was all gone and the
sale of tickets was stopped. Ample
provision had been made for 150 peo
pie, but from five to seven o'clock
there was a rush, and the receipts
show that nearly 230 persons got
their suppers. The supper was gotten
uy by the members of the choir, and
no contributions were solicited. It
wa's prepared by expert cooks, most of
them relatives of the choristers, and
was pronounced excellent in every
particular. Several young ladies not
of thej:hoir assisted inerving at the
tables. The receipts were $57.90,
and expenses $16 90, net profits
$41.00.
The choir desires to thank all who
assisted them, and also the large num
ber who so liberally p.-tronized them
The coffee served was the Parker
Mills brand, sold by J. D. Armstrong,
It was contributed.
The following letters are advertised
March 2, 1897. Mr. B. Albertson,
Mr. Howard Barge, Mr. John II
Brown, Mess. John Bush & Son, Mr.
B. Kellam, Mrs. Carrie S. Keffer,
Mrs. Anna Keltner, Mr. Erwin
Pursel. T. A. Rophaupt, Mr. J. D,
Rutledee. Will be sent to the dead
letter office March 16, 1897.
James H. Mercer, P. M.
WEDDINGS QUITE
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1S97.
THE LEADER COMPANY STORE-
Last week Tuesday there appeared
in several Philadelphia papers a dis
patch dated at Bloomsburg stating
that the Bloomsburg Carpet Works,
the Magse Carpet Works, and the
Leader Store, all owned by the same
people, had failed for $ioc,ooo.
There was no truth in this statement
so far as the Leader Store was con
cerned. It has not failed, and is
open and in full operation now, and
will so continue. The foundation for
the report lay in the fact that the
Magee Carpet Works had confessed
judgments for large amounts, and
execution ! were issued thereon, and
it is generally supposed that James
Magee 2nd has a large interest in the
Leader Store.
Among the papers that pnblished
this article were the Times, Press,
Inquirer, and several others. They
were notified at once of the error, and
the next day or two corrected the
statement, and admitted that it was
untrue so far as the Leader Co., was
concerned. A representative of the
Inquirer was in town looking the
matter up, as that paper and probably
all the others, had been notified that
the case had been placed in the hands
of attorneys by the Leader Co., who
claim that their credit has been injur
ed, and that they have been greatly
damaged by the publication. The
Times gives J. F. Tracy, as its inform
ant and made retraction, as did all
the others.
It was a gross piece of carelessness
to send such a dispatch, for a visit at
the Prothonotary's office would have
shown that no judgments had been
entered against the Leader Co. If
the papers named do not settle, it is
likely that suits will be broujht
against them.
Prof. Ooles Por March
Earth has passed out of the
" House of Death," and will soon be
beyond the reach of old Red Warrior
Mars and his evil influences. Busi
ness men will soon ue aoie to con
gratulate themselves over the victory
won, at last, alter a tour year s battle
with the Panic Microbes. Now ring
in the new Era of Prosperity 1 And,
may God bless the business men of
our country and prosper them.
Earth is now in the " House of
Religion " and unexpected religious
difficulties will arise in many sections
of the country and cause much ex
citement. This month is the
preachers opportunity to do much
good, or to do much evil, for the
Planets are in the right position to
test their religious faith. If there be
any wicked microbes in preachers
brains they will show themselves this
month and next.
Some time between the 9th and
ith, presumably on the 13th, when
the vital forces tall from "high flood"
to "low ebb" and return within 24
hours time) there will be a display of
black lightning (not visible to the
naked eye) that will throw the cur
rents of magnetism and electricity
both out of their normal conditions to
such an extent that many electrical
instruments will be rendered unht tor
use, temporarily, and a readjustment
of those phenomenal electrical cur
rents will cause terrible gales, on land
and sea.
We have reasons to believe that
the abnormal currents of natural elec
tricity and magnetism this month, will
cause an epidemic of stomach and
bowel troubles strange new epidemics
and great disturbances among the
monsters of the deep sea, that many
of them, will be for the shore. And,
that all persons born under the planets
Uranus or Neptune, will contract fits
of despondency, bordering on religi
ous insanity. A chart, showing the
true position of these planets, will be
sent, free, to anyone interested in our
forecast.
Mercury is now in the sign Aquar
ius Venus is in the' sign Virgo j
Mars is in sign Leo, while Saturn and
Uranus are still in sign Scorpio.
Therefore cabbage seed should be
sowed on Wednesday, the 31st. The
best days for sowing will be the 15th,
16th, 23rd and 24th j the second
best days will be the 4th, 5th, 6th,
30th and 31st, and the third best days
will be the 1st, iotn and 27m.
The entertainment at the Parish
House Monday night, by the Sunday
School, was pretty well patronized,
and the whole program was rendered
in a very pleasing manner. The recita
tions by Miss Marie Robbins and
Miss Geraldine Gross were exception
ally fine, as were also the several selec
tions rendered by the Mandolin and
Guitar Club.
Court proceedings.
Court convened on Monday morn
ing at nine o'clock with President
Judge Ikeler and Associate J. T. Fox
on the bench.
License of Geo. Aurand and Son
tranferred to Harry Aurand.
License of tavern in Catawissa
township transferred from Walter
Morris to J. R. Bibby.
Hotel license of J. W. Lore, Iola,
transferred to B. D. Morton.
Estate of Wm. Yorgey, deceased.
Order of sale continued to first day
of May term.
Estate of James W. Hess, deceas
ed, Jno. G. Kline and Ira J. Thomas
appointed appraisers.
Application of Geo. S. Flecken
stine, County Treasurer, presented
asking Court to fix his commission, as
County Commissioners had failed to
do so.
Geo. S. Fleckenstine County Treas
urer vs. County of Columbia. Now,
Feb. 27, the Commissioners of
Columbia County appeal from the
action of the commissioners and
county auditors because of their fail
ure to fix the compensation of Geo.
S. Fleckenstine as County Treasurer,
to the Court of Common Tlcas of
Columbia County.
Signed, Wm. Krickbaum.
Jno. N. Gordon.
Nehemiah Kitchen.
Petition of J. B. McHenry Sheriff,
presented, for the approval of the ap
pointment of Harry H. Kline as jailor
and keeper of the prisoners and allow
the wages of said jailor or keeper.
" Now, March 1st 1897, the within
petition having been read in open
Court, the appointment of Harry H.
Kline as keeper of the malefactors
and prisoners in the county jail by
J. B. McHenry, Sheriff of Columbia
County, under act of Aprils, 1890,
Dec. 28, is hereby approved and the
wages of Harry H. Kline as" keeper
aforesaid are hereby ascertained and
fixed at the sum of $25 per month
and the Treasurer of Columbia
County is hereby directed to pay the
said wages monthly out of the moneys
in his hands raised for the use of
county, by warrant c'rawn by the said
Sheriff and at least one of the com
missioners of the proper county.
By The Court.
John Ridesdale & Co. vs. The
Magee Carpet Works. Judgment for
want of sufficient affidavit of defense
asked for. On motion of C. G. Bark
ley, Attorney for plaintiff, it appearing
from an examination of the plaintiff's
declaration and the affidavit of de
fense filed on the part of the defend
ant that the affidavit is insufficient, and
notice of the intended application for
judgment for want of sufficient affida
vit " judgment is grant
ed the plaintiff for the amount
claimed.
Brown Bros. Co. vs. the Magee
Carpet Works. Now, March 1st, on
motion of C. G. Barkley attorney for
Plaintiff, rule is granted upon Defend
ant to show cause why the appeal
should not be stricken off.
Petition of Wm. B. Goodhart, pre
sented, for rule on J. B. McHenry
Sheriff to make return to the writ of
Fi Fa September term 212 '95. Rule
granted, returnable at Argument
Court.
Claimed Slie Was 110-
'-Granny Adams' Remarkable Preservation
in Old Age.
Mrs. Sarah Adams, commonly
known as "Granny Adams," died
Sunday night, at Danville, aged near
ly no years. She was born May 12,
1787. in Norfolk. Va. With her
parents she removed to this place
from Northumberland in 1832. She
was married to Mathias Manley, at
Northumberland on October 31, 1844,
Manley died in 1852, after which she
was married to Robert Adams, who
died in 1870. "Granny" joined the
Methodist Episcopal Church m 1827.
At the time of her death she pos
sessed all her faculties, and could read
without the aid of glasses. Her maid
en name was Miss Sarah Smith.
Robert Edgar, a well known rest
dent of Fishingcreek township, died
at the home of his brother 1. H,
Edgar, at Stillwater on Thursday last,
aged about sixty-five years. Funeral
took place on Saturday afternoon,
interment being made in the cemetery
at that place.
William Watts, a former Blooms-
burger, now residing at Sunbury, had
business in town on Tuesday. He is
trying to complete arrangements to
have this town represented in a base
ball league the coming season.
4oye is the Scepter
an
Inch rule3
money is
0 nave,
eo fortunate as
Our undisputed
Overcoats, Reefers, Trousers, Hats
and Furnishings, together with their
high standard of excellence combine
in making this the popular store. At
present we're talking Hats. New
Spring Styles. The
bristle. $1.00 for a
Sportsman. $1.50,
$3.00 for the finer
colors.
GIOOING'
BASE BALL NOTES. I
It is rumored that a number of
towns around this section are trying
to form an organization to be known
as the Central Pennsylvania League.
We understand that Shamokin, Sun
bury, Williamsport, Renova and two
other towns not yet named will com
pose the circuit. There was a mem
ber of the Sunbury club in town on
Tuesday, trying to secure Bloomsburg
as a member of . the League. We
have not learned whether he was suc
cessful or not. We are of the opin
ion that a league team in this town,
would prove a failure. It has been
tried in the past and has been un
successful, and when the conditions
were a great deal more favorable than
they are at the present time. A con
siderable time and money would be
required to fix up the park, the fences
aie all down, the grandstand needs
repairing and it would require much
work before the grounds could be put
in playing condition. But beside this,
the Normal School will have base ball
till the middle of June, 'which would
undoubtedly affet the patronage of
the town team. Thus it will be easily
seen that the outlook for a paid club
in Bloomsburg is very discouraging,
and the management would have to
have a barrel of money or drop out of
the race before the season is half
over. Nevertheless if any one has
nerve enough to undertake the task
of starting a club, we hope the crowds
that turn out will be so large that
ground rules will be necessary in order
that the games may be played.
Bloomsburg people used t9 patronize
the (national sport, why don't they
now ?
B. F. Zarr Esq., Receiver of the
Bloomsburg Banking Co., has filed
his first account in the Prothonotary's
office, showing that he has received
to this time $25,428.62, and he has
paidout for rent of room, clerk hire,
attorneys' fees, commissions and other
expenses $1707.73, leaving a balance
of $23,720.89 for distribution among
the depositors. The order of court
published in this issue shows what
proceedings will bo taken in the
matter.
NO. 9
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the world, but
a handy thing
even if we are
to possess love,
values in Suits,
values fairly
regular $1 50
$2.00, $2.50
grades, in all
BURDETTE !
If you do not believe that Blooms
burg is booming, just notice the fact
that the great humorist, Robert J.
Burdette, who can seldom be obtain
ed to lecture outside the large cities,
is coming here March nth.
The St. Paul Pioneer says of him :
Burdette, the genial humorist, had
reason to feel proud of the audience
that greeted him at Ford's Music
hall last night. It was large, select
and very appreciative, and must have
mightily pleased Burdette, for he was
delightfully witty and wonderfully en
tertaining in the humorous discourse,
which has pleased so many large audi
ences. His manner of gesticulating,
the merry twinkle of his eye, the
tunny chuckle that often creeps into
his talk, are all mirth creating, and
he is one of the happiest combina
tions ever seen or heard in St. Paul.
He talks straight ahead, as though
laughter was not expected or desired,
but at tim;s during his talk he was
interrupted by decidedly hearty speci
mens of the article. Occasionally his
little chuckle and the significant
glance of his eye so completed and
rounded off some funnyism that pec-'
pie laughed almost hysterically, and
Burdette could not refrain from join
ing in the general laugh. He is
whole-souled, genial, good-natured in
actions and appearance, and he and
his audience simply visited with each
other.
A report was circulated about town
one day last week that John Brooks
of this town had made an attempt on
his own life by taking poison, but
proved to be untrue. The young
man says he had a pam in his side,
and did take laudanum, but not with
suicidal intent
The pftceeds of the oyster supper
at the Presbyterian Church last Tues
day night were $66.00. It will be
applied to payment for repairs at the
manse.
W. H. Rhawn, Esq., on Wednes
day of last week handed in his resigna
tion as County solicitor. R. R. Little
was elected as his successor, at a
salary of $200 a year.
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