VOL. 32 BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897. NO. 31 TAKEN BACK TO JAIL. The hearing in the case of Frank Beers, charged with raping Laura Hotter, which had been set for Friday morning, but owing to the I loiter girl's inability to be present, was held before Justice of the Peace John M. Clark on Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The District Attorney was assisted by C. G. Barkley, Esq. Fred Ikeler and Col. John G. Freeze were counsel for Beers, COURT HOUSE NEWS. U1L . nl OCCUrrad Thar tnr Aii. I Former Report. IIVE A0RE8 CAVE-IN. At PIIHton Property It Wrecked Bv Settling of Mint Workings. the MARRIAGE The following nave been issued bv Clerk W. H. Henrie, since those last published. Aaron O. Kindt, of Mordansville. to Miss Ada Crawford, of the same place. ..v..ni,r.a. ine following, irom 1'ittston ap. marriage licenses peared in the Philadelphia Press, on Laura Holter, the young lady who Sa J L " ir J. ,a!m-,1 to h.ive hon hrntallu , . . B",c Flacc ."" - 1 lonn vv. a h . 1. ...u .. nj 1 (ICail Willi, n ' Fc,!u" v-uiicu. tn t : - v T , . " She told how young Beers and herself township ' J had been sitting 0:1 a neighbor s porch Thomas Rh0(, 0, Blooms talking together about one thing or bur tQ Arm,nfa Vplllv nt and later when she started i.rAwn ,..,ci,: ' 1 t- J t- 1 L .won. nnuaiim. nome now ne luuoweu ncr, anu wnen n R Tiflla j v.,m..j- - .k.r.cA,l tr tat a walk Kluiar,! nV " "1 7"" . . T 7. , , t. ua K-norr, of same place, Grove with him that he grabbed her, Charles Shu, J Van held her mouth tight shut so that she could not make any noise, and how while he held her in this position com mitted the inhuman act. Dr. Bierman, who was her attend ing physician, was called, and de scribed the young girl's condition from the time he was first sent for up to last Friday when he made his last call. The last person called was Ada Holter, after which the District Attorney asked that Beers be bound over for trial at September term of Court. The com mitment was made out by 'Squire Clark, and Chief of Police Arlington Shultz took Beers back to jail. Prof- Coles For August " Earth is now in the House of Fortune and opposed by the House of Death. Therefore while fortune is smiling on people in some localities others will be in riot, starvation and death ; for the good and evil forces are equally divided, this month and there will be a fierce struggle between them for supremacy. J his same struggle for supremacy will predoml nate in the animal and vegetable kingdom. Disease, epidemics, riots, wars and all things evil may astonish the world. Last month the evil forces overpowered the good and kept prosperity from coming in The earth will move into a colosic belt in its orbit, of extreme heat, some time between the ist and isth, and cause a break in the gaseous matter now passing over the sun and let down the stale heat which will debili tate man's physical nature to weak ness. Therefore, we warn mankind to prepare themselves to ward off the typhoid germs which will abound in animal matter ; as the air will be, we have reasons to believe, highly charged with deadly poisons ! Mothers, be careful what you feed your little ones and do not give them ice cold water to drink. The extreme heat, destructive hail storms, cloud bursts, vegetable mi crobes, the comet, etc., came last month as we predicted. Now we warn you all that there will be another break in the sea of caseous matter now passing over the sun, some time Monday A serious cave-in covering an area of five acres occurred here to-night in the heart of the city, and within a stone's throw of Main Street. The ground overlies the workings of the Ravine shaft, owned and operated by Albertson, of Rohrsburg, I the Newton Coal Mining Company. 1 he surface has dropped nearly nx feet in some places and eleven houses, owned and occupied bv Hiram Davenport, Jacob Welter, Louis Bar- low, John Haston, Sherman Phelps, Paul Volcris, George Haston, Michael Relly and John Saunders, have been Shultz, of Van Camp, to more or less wrecked. 1 he cave occurred at about half past ten. Many of the occupants had gone to bed, when a loud rumbling startled them bevond description. All was confusion instantly, and it by the greatest difficulty inmates escaped. They Miss Miss Susie Ruckle, of Raven Creek. Milford Laubach, of Fairmount Springs, to Miss Eva B. Shultz, of Sugarloaf township. rrank Manning, of Greenwood township, to Miss Ella Farver of Jack- was only son township. that the Ray Hess, of Centre township, to found it impossible to open their Miss Laura Yost, of Briarcreek town- doors, so badly were they wrenched. ship, John r. 1 lines, of Centraua, to Miss Annie D. McGovern, of Mt CarmcL Harry W. Chrismer, of Centralia, to Miss Margaret E. Hincs of same place. Harry Swisher, of Hulsgrove, to Miss Catharine Avery, of same place. Charles Hall, of Bloomsburg, to Miss Annie Silk, of same place. TRANSFER OF REAL ESTATE. The following transfers of real es tate have been recorded in the office of C. B. Ent, register and recorder, during the week. lo and to the excitement, two large 36-inch water mains burst, and the roar of the rushing water, together with the underground rum blings, only tended to increase the fears of the imprisoned inmates. General Manager John B. Law was notified, and is now at work with a gang of men to withstay the further settling of the workings. Men are patrohng the affected streets with lighted lanterns warning the people of the danger. The extent of the damage to the several properties will be large, while the loss to the company can only be rnniprtnrpri nwinor trt th inahilitv tn Jacob Seybert, to Elliot Adams, for Lscertain how bady the mines are affected inside. This shaft is a sister to the twin shaft in which fifty-eight men were entombed alive, a little over a year ago, and from which their bode- were never recovered." tract of land in Briarcreek, William Deiterick, to James O. Deitenck, for land in Berwick. William S. Case, Ex., to Sarah A. Hoover, for tract of land in Benton township, Walter Morris, Trustee, to Clara Bibby, for tract of land in Catawissa. Clarissa Peacock, to Thirma S Peacock, for land in Bloomsburg. Annie Grand, et aL to J. V. Nichols, for land in Bloomsburg. Frank L. Freas Ex., to Alice H. Freas, for tract of land in Scott town ship. E. R. Ikeler. et ux., to H. U Supplee, for land in Bloomsburg. C. W. Miller, to Bloomsburg Match Company, for land in Bloomsburg, G. M. Tustin, to Bloomsburg Match Company, tor land m Bloomsburg. BOY'S ABM FROZEN. Samuel Wolf, a confectioner at Jersey City, on Monday afternoon, offered a dish of ice cream to a boy who would hold his arm the longest time in an ice cream freezer. A num ber of small boys who were around but BAStS BALL. the store contested for the prize, between the ist and nth. and cause a young lad, about ten years of age, deadlv heat, destructive floods. unDre- named Willis Lockwood outdid them cedented hail storms, high gales, hur ricanes, cyclones, tidal waves, cloud bursts etc. Unless earthquakes are produced by the strong magnetic cur rents now running southward, tne Atlantic coast will be in danger of a Suing for Coal Royalty. Kingston Coal Co. the Defendant and Blooms- burg Partlet the plaintiffs. Levi E. and David J. Waller, execu tors of the estate ot the late Rev. David J. Waller of Bloomsburg, yester day filed papers in an equity suit against the Kingston Coal Co. The late Rev. Mr. Waller was the owner of certain coal lands in Plymouth township, which were leased to Water ma.i & Beaver, who afterward trans ferred the lease to the Kingston Coal Co. By the terms of the lease the defendant company was to mine and pay a royalty of 25 cents a ton on all coal passing over a fi inch screen. not less than 36,000 tons to be mined annually and also pay a rental of $0,000 a year, payments to be made quarterly. The plaintiffs state that Rev. Dr. Waller died in 1803, and that the quarterly statements of rent al since made to the executors of the royalty and rental account have been false and misleading. 1 hey therefore ask the courts to compel the coal company to account for all coal mined from the plaintiffs property and pay such amount as may be found all. Although suffering excruciating pain he held his arm in the freezer for four minutes. When he withdrew it the arm was frozen stiff. The boy was taken to a hospital, where it was I Will UC 111 uauiLvt 1 xu.iv. 1 1 , . . 1 J TU T" tulf.1 t rc.,ffr. Anu man with a r wht m od certainly 10 uc "W'Hfr rticAaiuic. J v " .hu "ITu " kl "Z "I .": . 'i ; t V t. nor allow Farnham are the plaintiffs' attorneys and break th hfnt records, while a such an inhuman contest, and this cold wave bordering on frost and confectioner deserves punishment Knnw will riti t- tkavo ITarmAra lilinff I alnna ,;., .nffor A very flaring ana recKiess piece oi b ...i.a auu o..v... I , .'J.- . -A I.,. T.., great loss this month. The latter lorgery wuiai.- half of thi mnnth will hrin stranee of the names lorgea Shamokin played here on Thursday and Friday of last week. The man agement of the home team expected to win the two games with ease. Their expectations were realized in the first game, the visitors proving aeaa easy. The idol of the fans, Mi. Hepting, pitched, and his delivery was never solved. Score 1 RUE Uloomsbure o 0362000 o II 10 3 Shamokin O o o O I I 10 o 382 Batteries, Hepting and Chamberlin; Durnbaugh, Strausberger and Schre- congost. Umpire, Forred. The second game resulted some what different. Shamokin went at our boys for keeps, scoring two in the first and a like number in the second. There was no more counting done till the seventh when the home team by a little exhibition of stick work coupled with good base running scored seven runs. Nearly everyone on the ground thought the game was cinched and several left, but the unexpected always happens. In the eighth Dunn was hit safely several times, aud two in excusable errors on the part of Hollo- way and McNealy gave the visitors four runs and the game. This con test was another proof of the fact that base ball and booze don't go together. Score : RUE Tiloomsbiirg O OOO070OO 7 12 2 Shnmokin 2 2 o O o O I 4 X 9 12 3 Batteries, Dunn and Chamberlin ; Miller and Schrecongost. Umpire Forred. Williamsport was taken into camp by the home team on Monday by the time of s to 3. This was pitcher Hipting's third game, and his third victory. Nine hits scattered through as many innings was the extent of the batting done by the visitors, while the efforts of the locals in that direction were more timely. Goodhart again came in for a good share of credit, by placing the sphere over the right field wall for a homer, score : R. H. E. Bloomsburg 01 I00O02 I 5 II O Williamsport 00200010 o 2 9 7 Batteries, Hepting and Chamberlin ; Roach and Patchen. Umpire Forred. DIAMOND CHIPS. Whoop her up. Pennant ? Well don't say a word. Patchen has signed for behind the Rubber. Aldinger arrived in town on Mon day and will be seen in left garden during the balance of t.ie season. What's the matter with the Blue Birds pitching department now ? Mc- Neely, Hepting and Everson, and lines are out for Jayne. If that aint a Quartette of peaches, then iust tell us. Dunn has gone to Canandaigua,New York. We do envy Sunbury's position and are bound to change places with them inside of a week. We play at Williamsport to-day, and should win. McNeely pitched good ball at Sha mokin on Saturday, allowing the coal diggers but seven hits, so that it wasn't his fault we lost. and used as monin win unng strange . i- c.u .,1, h n phenomena and earth disturbances of rhTti Z3t to ODiain money wcic wcuigc Aitagic, 1 v..., r . -r- . .Mn nf Pn iimh a Countv and lees or oiner compnsauon in auui- wiiiinm Amhnrv. of Danville. The tion to his salary foi any service per this most serious formed by him in the discharge of his rrim. ia s n. Nevhard. who for duties, excepting public rewards or several years past has been conduct- mileage allowed tor traveling. 1 ne inz an insurance and real estate office violation of any of the provisions of in th Firsf National Bank buildinc. the act shall be deemed a misde- Hazleton Sentinel. No Fees for Paid Police- The Governor has signed the bill making it unlawful for any policeman phenomenal weather, as the sun will be wholly enveloped in a sea of ease ous matter and no man can foretell what the result will be." Prof. E. Cole, THE RACE MEET. The bid race meet to be given by The forgeries it is said will aggregate meanor, and upon conviction thereof the Bloomsburg Wheelmen will be held one week from next Saturday, which will be August 14. Entries are coming in to the Secretary lrom all over the state, and everything gives promises that the '07 race meet will outdo any ever held by the local or ganizations. The following is the list of events : VALUE OF PRIZES. 1. Une Mile Novice $25 00 a. One Half Mile Open 55 00 3. dub Handicap, one mile.. 12 00 4. Trick Riding 5. Two Mile Lap Race 75 00 6. Special Race (Local) .... 8 00 7. One Mile Handicap 55 00 o. I rick Ruling 9. une Mile upen 65 00 10. Three Mile Handicap , , . , 75 00 m.n.. ,K,r,,ia nr AnHirtt It is a so shall be sentenced to pay a nne cnA that ho nhtainprt mnnPV in other exceeding fifty dollars Dr. W. H. House and several ways. others of town are losers to a con siderable extent. He absconded last week and has not been seen or heard tell of since. The Sheriff on Saturday levied on the missing man's household goods etc. Neyhard was the agent for the Cosmopolitan Building and Loan Association, and that company has $3200 against his residence. not and costs, or undergo imprisonment in jail for period not exceeding thirty days. Martha Chrisman, aged nine years, dauehter of T. Chrisman who resides on Second Street, died on Friday morning. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Cemetery. Burial in Rosemont The young men in and about Almedia are said to be in a state of terrorism over the nightly appearance of a woman in black. She is described by a young man who saw her the other evening, as being dressed in a black mackintosh, a long black veil and big gloves buckled up around her wrists. The strange individual, it ap pears makes a practice 01 remaining along the road at night and a feeling of great terror has seized upon the wheelmen who go up the road for a ride and who are compelled to return by the light of the stars. STOMACH FULL OF LIZARDS- A Cast in Lancaster County Which Puzzled Phyticiant. Hat Hoard Overly, a young farmer, of Lancaster County, has been ailing for several months and his case was uuzzler to the physicians. Dr. Frew, of ParadiseThursday decided to give him an antihelminthic and a few hours later Overly commenced to vomit with astonishing results. There were twenty-four lizards, ranging in size from two or three and a half inches long, many of them dead fortv lizard ecus and many worms thrown from his stomach. On the farm on which the latter resides is a large spring from which he has been accustomed to drink for years by lying flat on his stomach, and it is supposed that he in that way swallowed the lizards or their eggs T. T. Fox, one of the best known men of Unityville had his left leg amputated on Wednesday. The trouble started from a sore toe, when gangrene set in, and amputation was necessary in order to save his life. The operation was performed by Dr. Nutt, of Williamsport, assisted by Dr. Christy of Millville. Mr. Fox is a leading democrat of that section, and is a brother-in-law of our townsman B. W. Jury. About seventeen gentlemen from Philadelphia are camping at Arbutus Park. They came up on Saturday, and intend staying two weeks. Reductions So you expect to travel. We've a large and com plete assortment of Trunks, Telescopes and Valises at all prices. k Good Trunk $2,50 and up. Means great savings to Suit Buyers. You shouldn't hesitate long about buying suits at present prices. We've about 120 Suits that are strictly all wool and fast color in light, dark and medium colors; also pin checks and color plaids, some sold at $G,50, some $7.50 and others as high as 9 and $10, but we're cleaning up the season's broken sizes, hence any suit ia the lot for S5.00. This is probably the greatest Suit Bargain this or any other store in the county has ever put out, and if you value money you'll join the throng of buyers this week. Of course the better and best suits are here for the men or boys' in all the popular mixtures and plain blue or blacks at 7.50, 10, 12, and $15. Every Straw Hat in the store at absolute cost to close out. SUMMER UNDERWEAR and all other outfittings are here. Qidding's Negligee Shirts at Reduced Prices. Sweaters. Belts, etc., all reduced make room. to Meeting of School Board The Bloomsburg School Board held a meeting at the High School build ing last Friday night. The directors were all present. The purpose of the meeting was to open bids for furnish ing the supplies for the coming school term and to arrange other matters. The contract for furnishing the supplies was awarded to Hess Brothers, their bid being the lowest received. Improvements were recom mended to be made at the different school buildings, such as new seats in the Fifth Street building, papering of rooms in the Third Street building, a pavement to the rear entrance and the building of a fence around the new lot at the building on Third Street It was moved and seconded that proposals for the above work be received. Bills were presented and ordered paid. The teachers who have been selected for the ensuing year will be present and sign their con tracts at the next meeting which will be held August 13th. Do not forget the date of the great Farmers' Picnic to be held at Wynona Park on Thursday, Aug., 12th. Present indications point to a large and enthusiastic attendance on that occasion. In fact it is the great social gathering of the farmers, their wives, sons and daughters, from all parts of this and adjoining counties The grounds are in elegant condition with an abundance of cool and mvit ing shade, with plenty of the purest spring water at hand with which to quench the thirst. Than Wynona Park there is no more inviting grove along the B. & S. R. R. in which to spend a day of rest and enjoyment, and those who fail to attend the com ing farmers picnic will miss an enjoy able treat. The grounds are easy of access from all points, both by rail and private conveyance, and excursion rates have been secured over the B. & S. R. R. Everybody go and enjoy a day of rest and recreation. BAM DESTROYED. N. U. Funk's large barn, a short distance beiOw Espy, was destroyed by fire at about o o clock last night, to gether with all its contents, consisting of hay, gram, straw and a few farming implements. The direct cause of the fire is not known, but the supposition is that the building was struck by light ning, as a severe electrical storm was passing over at the time. The fire engine and hose cart were taken up to outen the flames. The fire lit up the sky so that it could be seen ior miles around. The Mission Sunday School will hold a picnic at Oak Grove Saturday. It does not mattet whether you have ever attended the Sunday School or not, everybody is invitea to attend to spend a day of pleasure in the woods. Everybody will eat from one table. - During the editor's absence last week, a brief article on the subject of the Normal School appropriation found its way into these columns, which looked as though we approved of the Governor's course in compelling the Normal Schools each to relinquish $5000 of the appropriation given them by the legislature. Money wrested from the Normal Schools is not "saved" to the state. Public money spent in educating teachers of the common schools of the state is well invested, and the Governor could have found some other place to use his ax instead of crippling the Normal Schools. For instance, it would not make much difference to the state and the world at large, if the soldiers should forego the pleasure of their annual picnic fuss and feathers, which costs the state many thousands of dollars. For what ? The citizen-soldiery is a good thing, but when it becomes a question as to which shall suffer for want of funds, the soldiers or the schools, we think that the annual parade could have been omitted for a year or two until the state treasury gets more money in it. It is false economy to deprive the schools of the necessary means of subsistence. Willie, thirteen-year-old son of Ed ward Mericle, who lives on Fifth Street, met with a painful accident on Monday morning. He in company with some other young boys, was at vju vjrovc waicumg cows, tie was holding a rope, one end of which was fastened on the cow's head, when the animal suddenly threw her head to one side, throwing tne lad to the ground, breaking his arm in two places.
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