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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1898.
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I BRIEF MENTION.
H About People TOU Know.
■ D. J. Tasker spent last Sunday in Reading.
J. C. Sterner of Philadelphia, spent a few
I "days iu town during the past week.
1 John Vannatta of I.ewis'.own, visited rela
tives in town the past week.
Miss Mary Grev.-r of Nantiioke, Sun lay
ed with friends ill tow t.
T. K. I.ockard and wife spent Friday
Visiting fri mds at Nanticokc.
Editor William Smith, of the lienton
•'Argus," gave this office a call 011 Tuesday.
M iss Gertrude Williams of Berwick, was
the pleasant guest of Miss Mhrgaret Daubach
this week.
Miss Cora Fox of Catawissa, visited Mis
Gertrude Kieigh, on Eighth Street, over
4 Sunday.
i Mrs Luther Rupert, who has been visit
ing relatives at New York Citv for the past
jwo weeks, returned home on Friday.
Dr. William McKeivy returned to his
western home in Colorado on Saturday. lie
has been visiting in town for several weeks.
Edward Myers, who has been living on
Railroad Street, this town, started 011 Satur
day for Waterbury, Connecticut, where he
intends making his home.
The many friends of Dr. F. W Redeker's
were glad to see him out walking on Friday.
He has been confined to the house for
several months.
Rev. M. E. Mcl.inn, of the Lutheran
Church attended the North Branch Confer
ence of the Susquehanna Synod, Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Shamokin this week.
Legal advertisements on page 7.
The season for shad will soon be
here.
How do you stand P Are you for
Cuba Libre, war with Spain, either,
neither, or both.
Martha, the two year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Hidlay, died at
Espy on Saturday afternoon. The
funeral took place on Monday.
Don't Tobacco Spif and Smoke Your Life Away.
If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be tnudc well, strung, magnetic,
lull of new life and vigor, take No-To-Buc.
tire wonder-worker, tliut makes weuk men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400,000 cured. Buy No-To-Bae of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, 500 or
Jt.no. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Bterl'ng Remedy Co.,Clncairo or New York.
A. RETURN
for your money is assured if
youbuy the
Stormer Bicycle
It's built to last. It's easy run
ning. It does not get out of
order. It's guaranteed
until 1899.
What Price ?
S3O to all alike.
SEE ONE IN MY WINDOW.
W. S.RISETON, FII.Gr.
Oooosite P- 0. Pharmacist
Invitations have been issued an
nouncing the wedding of Miss Edith
A. Thomas, of town, to Clark \V.
1 )eitrick of Philadelphia. Mr. Deitrick
formerly lived here.
America's greatest medicine is
Hood's Sarsaparilla, which cures when
all other preparations fail to do any
good whatever.
John Mourey has tendered his
resignation as general gauger and
storekeeper of this district to
Revenue Collector Penman, to take
effect March 31st.
The Ladies' Exchange will have on
sale this week a special lot of dressed
chickens, noodles, mince pies, cakes,
etc. in Clark's basement. Saturday
morning at nine o'clock.
The Clover Wheelmen's basket
ball team, of Philadelphia, were
entertained by the Bloomsburg
Wheelmen at the Third Street club
house after the game Monday night.
Miss Gertrude Sheep's Sunday
School Class will give a 15c. lunch
supper at her home on East Street
tomorrow night. Ice cream and
cake extra.
The Friendship Fire Company
held its annual election last week.
William Webb was elected presi
dent, John Scott, vice president,
William Gilmore, treasurer, and
A. V. Hower, secretary.
At a ball in New York recently,
says an exchange, each guest repre
sented a vegetable. It is presumed
that when the onion and the horse
radish entered there was not a dry
eye in the house.
F. H. Lasey, the new leader of
the Bloomsburg Band, arrived in
town on Monday. The first rehearsal
under his direction was held Mon
day niglit. The boys are all of the
opinion that he "will do."
The first rehearsal for the cantata,
"David the Shepherd Boy," took
place in the Y. M. C. A. Hall Mon
day night. It will be rendered in
the Opera House some time next
month. There will be a chorus of
seventy-five voices.
Word received at the Navy
Department from Capt. Sigsbee, of
the Maine, says : "Any interviews
with me, if printed, are untrue."
This should certainly call a halt
011 some of the sensational papers of
the country, which have been
printing interviews with liim every
day since the explosion.
The new borough council of
Chambersbtirg, had an exciting
time at its first meeting 011 Monday
night. An attempt was made to
select a president, four hundred
ballots were taken, and the vote
remained the same. All the other
town offices are involved and pro
longed deadlocks are predicted.
A Kansas judge has decided that
a bicycle isa "tool" and is essential
to its owner's occupation or pro
fession and as such is exempt from
levy and sale in the collection of a
debt or judgment. Whether or not
this decision would hold good in
Pennsylvania, is a question.
The new organ for St. Paul's P. E.
Church, arrived on Saturday. Mr.
Midmer and his men were on hand
Monday morning, and the old organ
was taken down that day. It will take
about ten days to set up the new one,
so that it will be used for the first
time a week from Sunday. Services
will be held in the Parish House next
Sunday.
The Bloomsburg Sr'.ool Board
held a regular monthly meeting at the
High School building Thursday night.
The members were all present. Orders
were issued for the teachers' salaries.
Principal Sterner made his monthly
report. The pupils will be given the
usual spring vacation of one week,
from March 24 to April 4th. Com
mencement exercises will be held the
week of May 30th. *
The free delivery system in Blooms
burg is now a little over a week old,
and from ali accounts is giving per
fect satisfaction. Of course carriers
are experiencing some little difficulty
where the houses are not numbered
but it is to be hoped that property
owners will see the necessity of num ■
beriog their buildings, which will
greatly aid a quicker delivery of the
mail.
The Bloomsburg Wheelman held
their annual election at the club
house Tuesday evening and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year : President, John G. Harman ;
Vice President, G. P. Ringler; Sec
retary, W. H. Eyer ; Treasurer, T. B.
Moore ; Board of Governors A. H.
Bloom, G. M. Tustin, A. H. Stroh.
I. A. Snyder, P. K. Vannatta, Frank
H. Wilson ; Auditing Committee, E.
F. Carpenter, Morris Broadt and
William Hehl. In order to increase
the membership, the initiation was re
duced trom five to two dollars.
THS COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
A Thrilling Lecture.
On next Tuesday evening March
15, in the Methodist church, Rev.
W. A. Spencer D. D. the Secretary
of the Church Extension Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
will deliver his popular and thrill
ing lecture on "The Great Battle
fields of the World." Dr. Spencer
is an old soldier. He wears the
button and knows about war. He
is specially anxious to have all the
old soldiers of Blooinsburg and
vicinity hear him, and they are
therefore most earnestly invited to
come. To bring the lecture within
the reach of all, it has been decided
to sell no tickets but to take a
silver offering at the door, the
young people of the town will
gather much information and in
spiration from the lecture. Indeed
it will be a rare treat for all, old
and young, to hear Dr. Spencer in
the Methodist church next Tuesday
evening. Doors will open at 7:00.
Lecture begins at 8:00.
1 It didn't take Spain long to with
draw her objections to General Lee,
after McKinley emphatically refused
to pay any attention to her request.
She had better go easy from now on
as the feathers of the eagle are
beginning to ruffle.
On Monday morning Mr. William
Neal received a dispatch fiom his
daughter, Mrs. Morris Shipley of
Cincinnati, announcing the death of
her husband on Sunday night at ten
o'clock. A letter written on Friday
announced his illness. The funeral
took place on Tuesday. Mrs. Shipley
and four children survive him.
ARBOB DATS.
Governor Hastings has designated
two days this spring to be observed
in planting of trees, April 8 and 22.
The proclamation says :
"The swelling bud and flowing
sap remind us that the annual
awakening of plant life is approach
ing, and that our share in the work
of tree planting for the benefit of
ourselves and our fellow men must
shortly be performed. It is incum
bent upon us not only to observe
this ennobling custom, but also to
be conspicuous therein."
That the children of the Common
wealth tnay be impressed with the
importance and beneficence of the
tree planting and that the men and
women of matured judgment, may
approve by an active interest in
Arbor Day the effort now being
made to render our homes more
beautiful and our land more fertile
and productive by clothing the
mountains and valleys, the shores
of our rivers and streams and lining
our highways with trees, now there
fore, I, Daniel H. Hastings, Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in accordance with
law, do hereby designate and pro
claim Friday the Bth of April and
Friday the 22nd day of April, A.
D., 1898, to be observed as Arbor
Days throughout the Common
wealth."
I
: Children j
] j Who would prescribe only jjj
1 ' tonics and bitters for a weak, $
! 1 puny child ? Its muscles and
! | nerves are so thoroughly ex- $
| | hausted that they cannot be $
] ; 'whipped into activity. The jjj
| | child needs food; a blood- jjj
j 1 making, nerve-strengthening w
j! and muscle-building food. |j
|i Scott's Emulsion |
! ! of Cod-Liver Oil is all of this, $
] | and you still have a tonic in $
; | the hypophosphites of lime $
; ; and soda to act with the food. <g
I 1 For thin and delicate children ®
! I there is no remedy superior w
It to it in the world. It means |
[ growth, strength, plumpness 1
| and comfort to them. Be sure J
; you get SCOTT'S Emulsion, jjj
50c. and f 1.00, all druggists. . |f
< SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemiits, New York. Jjj
Lithographed bonels, stock certifi
cates, and checks are furnished at
THE COLUMBIAN office. tf.
J. E. ROYS.
If you are looking for fine
Sterling Silver Articles
or
Rich Gut Glass,
%
go to
J. E. ROYS,
Jbweileib.
A large and elegant line of
these goods just received.
The superior workmanship
and originality of designs make
these goods especially distin
guished. Designs are protect
ed by patents.
To all holders of First Mortgago Carpet
Mill Bonds.
You will please report to Louis
Gross, William Kramer, or C. W.
Runyon, the amount of your respective
holdings, 'before March, 25th, 1898,
as a movement is on foot to collect
the principal and interest of these
overdue bonds. 2t.*
Horse Sale.
Geo. H. Welliver will sell a fine lot
of horses at auction at the Exchange
stables on Saturday, March 12th, at
one o'clock sharp. He has some fine
teams, for all around purpose, single
drivers, &c. They were purchased by
him in Ohio, and is the finest car
load he ever brought here. Some
rare bargains await those who are in
need ot good horses. J. S. Williams is
the auctioneer.
Notioe to Delinquent Tax Payers. Paste
this in Your Bat.
I arn now forced to collect the un
paid taxes of 1895 and 1896. I regret
exceedingly to take this severe method
because I know of the suffering that
must follow but, having obligated my
self by bond to collect the amounts
on the duplicate I will begin at once
by giving ten days' notice. Let me
caution all who receive the notice, to
prepare for payment on the day stated,
as the money will be required at that
time, or, in company with a constable
I will proceed to make levy and sale
of personal goods, and if not sufficient
goods can be found, will be obliged to
convey the delinquent to the county
jail. Let me suggest this, that if there
be any who, upon receiving notice,
will not be able to mqet the amount
of taxes at time named, that you go
at once to the County Commissioners,
the Board of School Directors, the
Board of Poor Directors, or the Town
Council and obtain a notice in writ
ing, directing me to extend the time
for your payment, otherwise the costs
will be made and you have no one
but yourself to blame. I will be at
Council room in Town Hall every
evening from 6:30 to 8:30 to receive
taxes. J. K. BITTENBENDER,
Collector.
The Musical College, Freeburg,
Snyder county Pa., is one of the fore
most schools of music in the country.
$33 will pay for a term of six weeks,
instruction and board. Spring Term
will begin May 3.
For catalogue address,
HENRY B. MOYER, Director.
3 3-4t.
DOES IT PAY
"I attended the Bloomsburg State
Normal School one spring term , after
which I secured a position in a graded
school, which I held for ten years. I
now wish I had remained at the school
and graduAted."
A Young Lady,
From Wyoming County, Pa.
Spring term will open March 29,
1898. Write for a catalogue and
souvenir book of views, to
J. P. Welsh, Ph. D., Principal.
3 io-4t. Bloomsburg, Penna.
CASTORIA
THE KIND TOU HAVE ALWAYS BOUOHT
CLARKS'.
We call your attention this week to our line of
BLACK DRESS GOODS
in all the leading weaves and styles of the coming season. Tbifc
Black Dress Goods Stock is second to none for quality, style
and price. We buy no tricky black goods ; none hut the heat
makes find room here. Our line of the famous
PRIESTLEY'S BLACK GOODS
is now complete, and we claim they are the best black goods
made, and so conceded by the trade. None but the best Aus
tralian wools are used. All yarn dyed goods. The finish is
Esrfect. We invite you to examine this showing of Black
ress Materials. We think an inspection will repay you.
We here mention four items, but come, see the goods.
42 in. all wool Priestley Poplins, 80c yd., worth to day SI.OO a yd.
48 in. Black Mohair, 59c yd., '
46 in. Drap D'ete, $1 50 yd., worth $1.75.
50 in. all wool Cassimere Serge, 50c yd., worth 62^.
LINENS. We call your attention to our Linen Department where yoo
will find complete lines of table linens in all grades of bleached and unbleached.
Towels in all grades, Napkins, Doylies, Towelingi, by the yard, Lunch Cloths,
Pattern Table Linens. Linen Sets, etc. Prices are in the buyers favor not
withstanding the former tone of the market. See the 72c Bleached Damask ;
the towels at 29c pair; Turkish towels at 25c pair; toweling at 3sc yd.; plaid
linens for cushion covers.
Silverware, Roger's Make, in knives, forks, teaspoons, tablespoons, etc.,
at prices lower than usual for these high grade goods.
Sheets and Pillow Cases, torn and hemmed, made of best muslins, about
as cheap as you would buy the muslin. See the goods, and we think you will
be convinced it will not pay to make them.
Fur Baby Carriage B:bes at reduced prices.
Wool Undershirts at reduced prices.
Press Skirts at reduced prices. Try our Skirt, all lined, at $1.49.
Eiderdown House Sacques reduced in price.
Percales, yard wide, all grades.
All Black Brocade Sateons, 1 sic yd. 20 yds. Muslin for 88c.
Dress Trimmings all kinds.
H. J. CLARK & SON.
L f. MFIAN & SON.
MARKET SQUARE DRY COODS HOUSE.
The last call on Winter Goods this week at our
Store.
We had sent us last week a line of
Fur Capes, to be held one week for
sale at Special Prices, less than whole
sale. They are in long and short ones.
CAPES.
One at $15.00, worth $25.00.
One at 17.50, worth 28.00.
One at 2250, worth 30.00.
One at 12.50, worth 18 00.
One at 10.50, woith 15.00.
One at 8.00, worth 12.00.
One at 6.00, worth C.50.
Others at other prices.
A few Coats reduced below cost
with children's and misses' Jackets at
prices that will pay to keep over for
another year.
This is our week in the cit;
Wait for a new dress pattern,
for new lace and other curtains,
I. W. HARTMAN & SON.
EVERYTHING ITUST BE SOLD.
To move the remainder of our stock we have still cut prices
lower. Your opportunity of buying goods of all kinds less than
cost. We must vacate the store room, the time is short, the
GOODS MUST BE SOLD,
and we have made prices that should move them rapidly. We
mention below a few items :
DRESSGOODB. AUour dress goods that
have been 50c. now go at 25c. yd,
Mil.K POPI.INB that sold for SI.OO yd.,
now 35c. yd.
BROAnci.oTHS that sold for 11.00 and
$1.29, now 63c. yd.
BII.KB that sold for $1.40 yd. now 90c. yd.
$1.25 yd. now 73c. yd.
35c. yd. now 20c. yd.
SATIN t%B that sold lor 40 and 25c. yd. now
ISC. yd.
It ana inc. yd. now 9c. yd.
ORGANDIEB. French goods that sold
for 35c. yd. now 15c. yd.
Lawns that sold ror 12 and 14c. now s and Bc.
yl
DRI:HS GINGHAMS that sold for 12XC.
yd. now go at sc. yd.
Silk mixed Dresa Olnghams. that was 35c. yd.,
now JSC. yd.
Crowley's sewing needles, 2c. paper.
Cortlcelll (100 yd.) sewing silk, oc. spool.
''ortlclll wash Fllo and Twist, sc. doz.
All silk baby ribbon ribbon, 2 yds. for lc.
200 yd. spools basting cotton, 8 spools for lc.
LEATHER BELTBat 10c. Worth double
and more.
LADIES' LINES COLLARS, 5c piece
Ladles' cuffs, sc. pair.
SILVERWARE. Rogers' 1817 make Sc.,
at half price.
UNDERWEAR. 25c. Ladles' vests and
pants, now ißc.
50c. ladles' vests and pants, now 35C,
Doc. men's shirts and pants, now 30C
25c. children's shirts and panto, now JSC.
Cotton tlannels, Cretonnes, Ac. at reduced prices
Now is your time. Lots of other bargains for
you. Come and see.
H.W.SLOAN.
*•. TT. Burr#y Harnett. Price, fH.OO. Sond for frc Vo (JOflSurr-T Price wlihL^.^T.
A. good IU Mil. r., Hi. CAUlos.. of All oar
ELKHART *MUE AND UMIU U ru. Co. W. B. PHATT, S.>. ELKHART. IN*.
V S-Jl.l
We have a good line of Ladies"
Muslin Underwear at February re
duced prices, which will be continued
until the new stock arrives.
A lot of Linen Remnants left over
from our Linen Sale, in table cloth
patterns, from ij to 3 yd. patterns,
less than the prices were at the special
sale. Also a few Counterpanes and
Napkins, with a lot of Towels, all at
bargain prices.
Don't be afraid to ask for Table
Oilcloth at 12c, as we have enough
for all.
t purchasing New Spring Goods,
"or a light weight cape or jacket,
for silk and other trimmings.
; Corsets In large sizes at 35c, worth 75c.
32 In. French Ginghams, 10c. yd.
Best light calico, Bc. yd.
1 38 In. Sea Island Percales, 80. yd.
1 VELVETS Striped silk velvets sultaMe
for waists, Ac., that was SI.OO and $1.25 yd.,
now 29c. yd.
X.ACIS CI'RTAINB In odd palm at al
most your own price.
I FINE DOTTED HWIBBEH. suitable
tor drosses, curtains, Ac. at great ly reduced
prices.
BLACK DRESS GOODS away down la
I price.
WHITE FLANNELS- Fine goods at
reduced prices.
STAMPED LINENS. One-half former
price.
HANDKERCHIEFS. 30and25c. ladles'
now |Bc.
38 In. plain colored Lawns for dresses and linings
In all colors, now go forßc. yd.
BI'TTONS The best values you ever seen,
floods that was 25c. doz., now 2 doz. for J(sc,
and lots or others. Bee them.
JEWELRV. An assortment of Httok ptas.
Brooches, Ear-rings, Bracelets, and your own
selection at sc. each. Goods worth ten and
twenty times the price.
EMBROIDERIEB away down. It will
pay you to see them.
BLACK HHAWI.B. Fine Thibet goods
at leas than cost of Importation. Bee thorn.
( HOHIERV. Ladles' and children's stoato
. lngs that sold for 25 and 15c. pair. Now 80.
| pair.
Ladles' hose that was 50c. pair now |Sc.
Men's hose nt 10c. pair.
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