1$ VOL. 32 HLOOMSBUKQ, 1A., TIIUliSDAY. NOVEMBEIt 1), mi. TOWN GOUNOIL MEETING. The Town Council held their regu lar monthly meeting in the Council Chamber, Thursday. There was a full attendance, the President and all the members being present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. J. H. Mercer, Postmaster appeared and requested council to enforce or dinance No. 56 in relation to number ing the houses, as this work is very necessary before the establishing of the free delivery system. Said ordi nance is to be enforced. J. C. Brown gave quotations on sewer pipe, as per request, at 30 and 3-5ths, cents per foot f. o. b. Blooms burg, for use from Third street to the creek. He also presented a profile of grade for pavements on North Iron St., and a blue print showing the pro posed gutters on Leonard Street trom Main to the Creek. The proposed sewer for R. R. St. wa talked of. Supplee moved that the pavement on North Side of Leonard St. be laid in line with South side of Leonard Street. Motion seconded by Hower. Carried by votes of Rishton, llower, Kelly, Supplee and Kocher. This means that the pavements and gutters be put in as originally intend ed. Gorry and Richard moved that the sewer be put in on Third Street from Rehm's to the Creek, and that it be done by the day, the town to furnish the pipe and hire the work done. Carried. On motion of Rishton and second ed by Richard, it was decided to put in a six inch sewer on Railroad street from the Creek to connect with the Main Street sewer. Work to be done by the Town by the day. A number of petitions were pre sented asking for arc lights, whereup on action was taken on same as fol lows : Gorry moved, seconded by Richard that an arc light be put upon First St. at corner ot Jefferson. Carried. Gorry and Rishton moved that an arc light be put up on Fifth Street between Market and the Silk Mill. The light to be for four months at about $6 per month. Carried as fol lows : yea Gorry, Rishton, Richard, Hower. Nay Kelly, Supplee, Koch er. Gorry moved that an arc light be put up on Railroad Street about half way between Main street and Red Rock bridge. Seconded by Rishton. Carried by votes of Gorry, Rishton, Richard and Kocher. Gorry and Hower moved that an arc light be put up at Wood and Fifth Streets. Lost. Gorry and Hower moved that an arc light be put up at 7 th and Cherry streets Lost. Gorry and Richaxl moved that an arc light be. put up on Eighth street near Robt. Hart man's store. Carried. Gorry presented the following Or dinance and moved its adoption which was seconded by Richard and carried. Ordinance No. 97. Be it ordained and enacted by the Town of Bloomsburg, and it is here by enacted by authority of the same: Sec. I That it shall not be lawful here after for any person or persons to post, place or attach any placard, sign, advertisement or hand bill or poster whatsoever, or in any other way mark, disfigure, or deface any telegraph, telephone, or electric; or .other poles, within the limits of said Town of Bloomsburg. Skc. II. In case of the violation of this or dinance, every person offending a&ainst the same, shall, upon convic tion before the President of the Town Council, he subjected to a fine of three dollars, the one half of said sum to be paid to the party informing said President, or any other Town author lly ot the violation of this ordinance. Said sum to bo paid to said informer only in cases of a conviction and pay ment of the fine aforesaid, Attest : W. R. Kocher, Freeze Quick. Pres. of Council, Secretary. Passed Nov. 4th 1896. In regard to additional fire protec tion, a petition, signed by 36 citizens ho volunteered their services as fire men, and 13 others, was presented as follows t The undersigned respectfully repre ent : That they olabr under great incon venience for the want of fire protec toon in the eastern portion of the said town, and for want of the same are fonstantly in danger of losing their homes and property by fire, and they therefore ask your Honorable body to provide suitable protection for that part of the town commonly known as Rabb Town which embraces the part of the built up portion of the town lyitig between Fifth street on the north, Catharine street on the west, and easterly and southerly to the limits of the bu.lt up portion of the town. They hereby tender their services as firemen, to be selected out of and from the petitioners hereto, and pray your Honorable body to furnish for the use of town suitable fire apparatus for the protection of property gener ally throughout the town, and especi aHy for the owners of property in th section of the town above referred to. On Motion of Gorrey and Supplee the prayer of the petitioners is grant ed and the chairman of the Fire Com mittee is authorized to rent a suitable place to house the truck, &c. C. G. Barkley, attorney, presented a petition signed by members of the Silk Mill, Woolen Mill, Keystone and Desk Works firms, asking that an ad ditional fire plug be put in on West street near the first two named mills. This brought forth a lengthy discus sion as it was contended by some that inasmuch as the plants, (especially the Silk Mill) are exempt from taxa tion, they are by agreement required to put in two plugs at their own ex pense, which has not been done in the case of the Silk Milk. Finally Rishton moved that the prayer of the petitioners be granted. After waiting some little time and no one seconding the motion President Kocher referred the maitcrto the Committee on Fire and Water. Building permits were granted to First National Bank for a brickaddi tion, and to J. N. Webb for a frame house on corner West and Fouth streets. C. M. Hess stated that about two years ago residents of Leonard street were notified to put down their pave ments, and that all had complied ex cept Win. Lemon, and that the town failed to put in a necessary crossing there. Referred to Street Commis sioner. Bills were presented and Secretary directed to issue orders lor same as follows : O. B. Melick, cement work, crossings $ 57 05 M. Ohl, stone and work, crossings 25 44 Gas Co. for gas Town Hall. 13 40 Harman & Hassert, crossing plates and smithing... 21 63 C. M. Hess, hauling and work 1 75 Water Co. for water 90 84 G. E. Elwell, printing 27 25 Creasy & Wells, lumber. .. . 5 27 Bloomsburg Daily, printing 16 00 Advertiser and Chronicle, printing 24 50 E. J. Brown, 13 weeks sprinkling 13 50 G. B. Martin, smithing.... 5 51 Lock Haven Clay Works, for pipe 78 09 Clearfield Clay Work Co., for brick 88 77 Patton Clay Co., for pipe.. 158 90 F. P. Baum, police service . . 1265 Francis Drake, " " . . 5 00 N. L. Campbell, " " .. 10 25 A. Herbine, " " . . 5 00 Peter Jones, " " .. 1 25 John Corbet, " " .. s 35 A. Bowen, " 5 50 Fred Ikeler, car fare and board New York, Phila. and Sunbury 32 50 H. F. Rice, scraping Main street. . .' 11 00 A. Shultz, Chief Police..., 40 00 G. F. Quick, Secretary ... 15 00 A Change of Venue There have been rumors the past few days that Sheriff Martin and his deputies will secure a change of venue- It is believed that an impart ial trial cannot be obtained in Luzerne county.' The attorneys ar gue that the case will be one of na tional interest and importance, will establish a precedent and determine the rights and power of sheriffs. The fact that eighty-three men will be tried at one time on the charge of murder will in itself be of unusual im parlance. Mabel, a five-year-old daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. William Lemon, who reside on the corner of Leonard and Third Streets, died Tuesday morning, after being sick about three 'weeks. She was a promising child and greatly admired by all who knew her. Funeral services took place this morning. Rev. J. D. Smith, of Crawford County, delivered two very interesting sermons in the Baptist Church on Sunday. NO. 45 UHor0; wodUhevin,,, in ,,,aclc and fa.cy gray strtTut withfcshionable Hon narrowly, contiuuous ai,t w7, tor this Sale we offer men's fine fur fedora and stiff halt in black. I.rown and colors, sold for . ,f a ... -ji . 1 j mm Ti.75. caie price T'.oo. WE COMMENCE FRIDAY. NOV, 12. 1". xt r nor dinar v tMli OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS. fn. I rrrnr nnd nnti.o lit., nf M..Hn.t f i ... very properly termed Important feature,. because" th. fl, , vie a a ,tib .,7 H,' h .""VV. 'X "X re.a.ler, and thcy are sleeve 51 Italn, and iron doth satm body i.n.ng, and ,ron cloth sleeve l,ninC, with deep storm collar and cut extra long. ThesVwe wnVeJ i tVta Th e '"n $10.00. They could relail at $12.00 anywhere. Hnn..9,y Ef C9ATS i?JIacl' U"e and l,ron kerst,y ani' mel'n cloths, made up both plain and fancy, with leather cloth l.odv liiii tkinner satin sleeve lining, with deep silk velvet collar, and made up raw edge and lap seams throughout. A very spJal bargain at inj and iron cloth and iv.v;i'. iV.l 1 CHILDREN'S ELEGANT SUIT NOVELTIES. Beautiful Vcstee and Reefer Suits, Ages 3 to 8, beautifully braid ed, full 3.50 value, ot S2.60 Elegant Vestee, Reefer, Blouse and Junior Suits of regular $5.00 and $0.00 quality at $3.98 TOY'S KNEE I'ANT SUITS, ages 4 to 15, made from nil wool material in the newest shade of I.rown and grav plaids and lancy mixtures. Smnll sici made reefer style wiih deep sailor collars, trimmed with braid to niatch, gocd value at $3x0. We offer this week at the special low prici of SI. 95 LITTLE BOYS' Strictly all wool Brownie and Vestee Suits, in new shades of ;ancy plains ana l Decks, sailor collars, and extra vest to match, all linis'icd with braid and soutaihc trimmings, size 3 to 8. Garments that c-mnot be duplicated elsewhere for less than $4 00. We offer at the extreme low price of 2 95 SPECIAL SALE. Boys' flannel Shirt V aiits and Blouses, consisting of our finest French Cricketting and Middlesex flannels in cardinal navy, brown, tan, white ar.d black colors, wonh up to $ 2.00, all made up, silk cord laced front, of the celebrated Mothers' Friend and Star brand. We've divided them into lots and offer your choice at 49c, 69c and 98c These are exceptionally good bargains. $12.00. Actually worth 15.00. MEN'S WINTER SUITS. Stylish, durable, full of elegance, in neat Scotch mixtures, plaids and overplaids. black, blue, or grays, tailored first class throuchout and perfect fitting, a suit that you can feel dressed up in without qoiim too deep into one's pocket, no better ones nre retailed at $10 right in the city. Come and see these. $7.50 At 9, 10 and with rich and elepnt s i ts in all this season's new and fancy weaves, made tin in b st cuinm style, we'll warrant you good substantial young men's suits, age I j to 19. BOYS' LONG PANTS SUITS, Ages 14 to 19 years, single and double bi eisted styles, made of the ft test all-wool Boswick Burns Cheviots, Scotch Tweeds and Fancy Worsteds, in the latest effects of r.iy, brown, olive and greenish plaids and mixtures, extra well lined and tailored, cut in the height of f.ishion. made to retail at $10, but our preat purchase enables us to lower them to $7.60 BOYS' ULSTERS, Ages 14 to 19 years, made of all wool black and gray Irish fi ie with high protecting storm collar, hand warming pockets, extra heavy wool lining, well made, warm and comfortable, made to sell for $ 8, but the great purchase enables us to sell 'em at 6 QQ Largest and finest Clothing establish ment in the valley. GIDDING & CO Nearly opposite Court House, 5000 feet rf floor space entirely devot ed to the furnishing of men and boys. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Two doors below Post Office, FOOT BALL. A "goodly sized crowd gathered within the confines of Normal Ath letic Field Saturday afternoon to witness the Reserve 'eleven of the University of Pennsylvania and the Normal School struggle for supre macy. The game was a very intetest ing one, and at its conclusion the throng of people left the field in a very happy mood, as the Normals had lowered the colors of the Pennsy boys to the time of 13 to o. The visitors displayed considerable dash and spirit in their playing, with the exception of their interference, which at times was very weak. The nearest they came to scoring was in the first half when they had the pig skin to Nor mal's five yard line, but here they made a bad fumble and lost the bill. The most noteworthy features of the game, was, a torty yard run by Smethers, and a beautiful drop kick from t,he 20 yard line by Aldinger, the latter also made a forty yard run, and his all around work was simply grand. The two teams lined up as follows : Reserves. Normal, Spathe Lett end Hums McCloskey ..Left tackle Wildoner Ceiger Left guard Bray Kosenham Cennre Butts Cusel Right guard. Laubach Stehle Right tackle. Keifer Snover Right end Snyder Ritchie (Quarter back Aldinger Morgan Lclt half-back Mcuume McMahon Right half-back Smithers Bernhard Full-back Fox Gardner Full -back. Touch-down Wildoner. Goal from touch down Aldinger. Goal from field Aldinger Referee Godcharles, exLafnyette. Umpire Chamberlain. Vale. Linesmen Jones and Reach. Timer Detwiler. Time of halves 25 and 20 minutes. WEDDING BELLS- A very pretty wedding was cele brated in the new Methodist Church Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, when Mr. Eugene Carpenter and Miss Mary Everett were made man and wife. A very pretty wedding march was rendered by Mrs. Fred Holmes. Benj. Carpenter, brother of the groom, Morris Broadt, Harry Barton and R. E. Hartman were ushers. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. C. Conner, of the Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. S. E. Bate man, uncle of the bride. Only the immediate friends of the contracting parties were invited. The newly mar ried couple took the train on the P. & R. Railroad for Philadeldhia where they will spend a short time, from there they will return to Blooms burg. The Columbian extends congratulations. L. S. Wintersteen, left Wednesday for New York, where he will reside in the future. He was the President of the Bloomsburg Car Manufacturing Company, and at a recent meeting of the stockholders was re elected, but declined saying he had accepted a position in the above mentioned city. His wife left several days ago. Isaiah Hagenbuch is out soliciting names for a petition. There are no doubt more applicants for the post office, but this is the first petition we have seen. School Keport. The report of the primary room at Espy for the second month ending Nov. 2, is as follows : Number of pupils enrolled 32, Percentage of at tendance for the boys 100, and for the girls 93. The following pupils were present every day during the month : Isabel Creveling, "Letha Hummel Beatta Minemier, Letha Stauffer, Blanche Thomas, Marion Robison, Harold Bomboy, Fred Green wait, "Emily Miller, Katherine Miller, Helen Petit, Belva Tronsue, Bertha Stauffer, John Robison, "Robert Creveling, Fred Hidlay, Raymond Hummel, Robert Heckman, Irvin Robison, John Thomas, Leon Ruckle, Leon Miller, "Lester Miller, Irvin Trembly, Harry Waples. The pupils having a star before their names have not been absent dur ing the term. Teacher Jennie Sheep. Oourt Proceedings Court was held Monday. Judge Ikeler presiding. After a hearing in the matter of the petition of the Trustees of the M. E. Church of Bloomsburg to remove the dead from the Church lot to the New Rosemont Cemetery, the Court order and direct that the dead bodies be removed according to the Act of Assen.bly of May 2, 1887. Daniel McCarthy of Freeland Pa., was admitted to practice in the Courts of Columbia County as an attorney. Petition of Catawissa Fibre Co., L't'd, Wm. Berninger and J. B. Nuss vs. Mahanoy City Water Co. for ap pointment of viewers to assess dam age. The Court fix Friday Nov. 26, 1897, at 2 p. m. for hearing of peti tion. Deed of J. B. Mc Henry, Sheriff, to Wm. Johnson for land in Madison township, and to J. H. Mercer for land in Bloomsburg, acknowledged. Miss Mary Marks who has been the Western Union Telegraph Company's obliging operator for the past two years, was last week promoted to a more lucrative position. She is to have charge of the office at Mont Claire, New Jersey. She left for that place on Tuesday. Prof. Coles editor of Storms and Signs, the weather paper published at Kingston, Pa., makes the following prediction for November weather : "Our predictions, last week, that "beautiful weather would predominate in the Middle and Eastern States, and that high gales would appear on or about the 15 th inst., etc.," were all fulfilled to the letter. This month another break will occurr in the gase ous matter passing over the sun and let down the pent-up heat which will cause destructive storms over land and sea. The "live" rays cf the sun coming in contact with the penc-up or dead rays, will cause strange phe nomena, mock suns, sun dogs and a strange appearance, hazy atmosphere. The heat waves will be fiercely at tacked by cold blasts and cause both magnetic and electric storms, which will terminate into tornadoes, high gales heat waves, cloud bursts, floods, etc. Hail storms and snow storms will surprise some localities, while deadly heat and thunder showers are getting in their work in other localities. Bi-County Coa7ention. The Bi-County Convention which met in Catawissa on last Thursday Nov. 4, was a success in several ways; in the character of the program, the laithfulness with which it was carried out the sociable Spirit manifested and the enthusiasm aroused toward certain lines of Endeavor work. Notably in this regard was the felt want for spec ial evangelistic work and efforts in our towns and villages. The command of the Master rings out clearly "Go out into the High ways and Hedges and compel them to come in the very partial attend ance upon the regular services of the Sanctuary and the lack of power in the church to draw the masses makes it imperitive for the membership to reach out and go out to bring them itv or save them where they are. There were some strong and earnest speeches during the day sessions and a stirring address in the evening by Rev. Oliver of York, Pa. It was laid upon the hearts and consciences of those who attended the and through them we trust it may be upon others so that the npar future shall witness more along that line of work which must result in the awak ening of the cnurch, the quickening of individual Christians and the saving, of many precious souls. Lutheran Ohuroh Services Not. 14, "DT- Sunday School 9 A. M. Preaching 10:30 A. M. Themes "Endowment of Power." Reformation Sermon. C. E. Prayer Meeting 6 P. M. Evening Service, 7 P. M. Preaching by Pastor. Theme "Literarv Bon Fir" n ; cident in Paul's preaching. To these services ail are welcome glad to see strangers with us. About forty persons will probably take the civil service examination for the position of letter carriers. Joseph Sands and Miss Mame Casey were married hv Rev Mvrs,, at the Catholic parsonage Wednes day evening. The wedding was a very quiet affair. The bride is the daughter of ex-Sheriff J. B. Casey of town, and the groom is the son ot C. L. Sands of Mordansville. .'ll'lJJ 'i
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