The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, May 19, 1898, Page 7, Image 7

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    DEMOCRATIC RULES.
ARTICLE I
OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
SECTION I. The annual county con
vention shall be held at' Bloomsburg,
the second Tuesday of June, u o'clock
in the forenoon, and the primary elec
tion shall be held on the preceding Sat
urday at the place of holding the Gen
eral Elections in the several election dis
tricts between the hours of 3 and 7
o'clock in the afternoon.
SECTION 2. The primary election
shall be by ballot and shall be conducted
by the Judge and two Inspectors of the
Election who shall be residents of the
district, and who shall be elected at the
preceding Primary Election. Their
duties shall be the same as defined in
the general election laws.
The ballot shall not be numbered.
The said officers shall be sworn to per
form their duties faithfully and as pro
vided by law. They shall determine all
questions of the right to vote at said
election.
They shall make a list of the voter s
and make out two duplicate statements
showing the result of such election, the
total number of votes cast and the names
of the persons voted for, and t'.ie num
ber of votes cast for each one of which
statements shall be posted upon the door
of the polling place immediately after
the vote shall have been counted, for the
public information; the other of which
statements shall be either mailed by reg
istered letter or sent by special messen
ger to the address of the County Chair
man. The said election officers shall in
dorse upon the envelope containing the
same, or upon the statement, the day
and the hour of the day when said state
ment was placed in the post office to be
sent by registered letter or of the deliv
ery of the same to a special messenger,
together with name of the messenger.
The said officers shall also make out re
turn sheet showing the result of said
election and a certificate to be signed by
the election officers and enclose the same,
together with the poll book, the tally
list of voters and the original ballots
cast, in an envelope, which shall be se
curely sealed and addressed to the chair
man of the convention, and deliver the
same to the newly elected Judge of
Election.
The duties heretofore prescribed to
be performed under this rule shall be
performed by an election board before
separating, and in the presence of the
watchers hereinafter provided for, to be
present at such election ; where a vote is
received after objection made by any
watcher or member of election board,
said ballot shall be marked with the
name of the individual voting it.
SECTION 3. No person shall be al
lowed to vote at any primary election
who has voted against tile Democratic
candidates at State or National elections
within two years ; or who has opposed
the Democratic ticket at the last pre
ceding election ; or has taken money or
has agreed to take money 01* other thing
of value, or any pecuniary advantage as
a consideration for his vote at such pri
mary election, or corrupted or attempted
to corrupt any voter of the district with
reference to tire same, or in any wise
whatsoever violated the primary election
laws.
SECTION 4. The voter shall indicate
upon his ballot the person for whom he
wishes to vote to be placad in nomina
tion for the respective offices by crossing
off the names of all persons for whom
be does not wish to vote, or write upon
'he printed ballot, as provided to be
fun.'sl ed under these rules, the name of
the person for whom he desires to vote
t J be placed in nomination for any office.
SECTION 5. If a ballot is cast at the
primary election which docs not contain
names of all the candidates for a partic
ular office, it shall be the duty of the
election officers to reject such part of the
ticket from the count.
SECTION 6. The tickets to be furn
ished for the primary elections, as pro
vided for in the rules, shall contain the
names of all the candidates who shall
have registered with the Chairman of
the County Committee with blank spaces
under each group to enable the voter to
add the name of any person for whom
he wishes to vote.
SECTION 7. Upon a tie vote for choice
of primary election officers, the acting
judge of the election shall determine the
choice by lot.
ARTICLE 111
OK THE CONVENTION.-
SECTION I. The County Convention
shall be comprised of the newly elected
judges of the primary election of the re
spective districts. In case of the death,
sickness or inability of the judge to at
tend upon the meeting of the County
Convention, his duties as a return judge
and as a member of the County Conven
tion shall be performed by one of the
newly elected inspectors for primary
election, who shall present to the con
vention the proper evidence of his right
as a member thereof.
SECTION 2. The convention shall be
called to order by the Chairman of the
County Committee, or in his absence by
any member of the Committee,who shall
forthwith proceed to effect a temporary
organization.
The chairman of the convention shall
appoint such clerks or tellers as may be
necessary to facilitate the business of the
convention.
SECTION 3. The Chairman of the
County Committee shall have prepared
a return statement, which shall have
been compiled from the duplicate state
ments sent him from the several election
districts, and present the same to the
chairman of the convention. After the
receipt of such return statement, or
cause shown for its non production, the
election returns from the different dis
tricts shall be called for, opened, and the
returns examined and compared with
the return statement.
SECTION 4. The candidate who shall
have received the highest nuipber of
votes, as shown by the approved returns,
shall be declared the nominee. In case
of a tie vote, the nomination shall be de
termined by casting lots.
Where two persons arc to be nomina
ted for the same office, the two candi
dates receiving the highest number of
votes shall be nominated.
SECTION 5. It shall be good ground
of objection to any return from any dis
trict that the duplicate statement direct
ed to be sent to the County Chairman
was unduly delayed, or that the provis
ions of the election laws and these rules
were violated at such election.
SECTION 6. Whenever any question
is raised as to the regularity of the re
turn from any district, it shall be the
duty of the Convention to appoint a com
mittee of at least five members of the
Convention to inquire into and make re
port of the facts, and such recommenda
tions as the committee may deem proper.
But no return from any district shall
be accepted in the convention when it
shall appear that the officers conducting
the primary election have not complied
with the provisions of these rules re
specting the immediate posting of a
statement showing the result of the
election, upon the door of the polling
place and the prompt transmission to
the County Chairman of the duplicate
statement.
SECTION 7. The voting in convention
shall be open,and any two members may
require the yeas and nays 011 any ques
tion.
SECTION 8. When candidates for dele
gates to the State Convention shall have
registered with the chairman and have
been voted for at the primary election,
those receiving the highest number of
votes shall he named as the delegates.
OF EMCIHILITY.
SECTION I. If it shall be made to ap
pear to the satisfaction of a majority of
the Convention, that any candidate be
fore it for nomination to any office shall
have ottered or paid any money or val
uable thing, or made any promise of
money or valuable thing to take effect in
future, as an inducement to any voter to
vote for him at the primary election, or
shall have caused the same to be done in
his behalf ; or if any candidate shall in
duce or attempt to induce another per
son to announce his name and run as
the candidate for nomination to the same
office for which he is seeking the nomi
nation, with intent thereby to withdraw
votes from some third candidate for
nomination for the same office, or if
such candidate shall cause and procure
the same to be done by another in his
behalf, the name of such candidate as
well as the name of the candidate so in
duced to be a candidate, shall be im
mediately struck from the list of candi
dates ; or if any such facts be ascertained
after his nomination shall have been
made, to the satisfaction of a majority
of the members of the Standing Com
mittee, tlie nomination shall be struck
from the ticket and the vacancy supplied
by a new nomination to be made by the
members of the Standing Committee.
Any candidate offending against the
provisions of this rule shall bo ineligible
to any nomination for a period of five
years.
SECTION 2. No person shall he eligi
ble to a nomination by the party who
has opposed the democratic ticket at the
next preceding election.
SECTION 3.. Each and every candidate
for nomination to any office desiring his
name to be printed upon the tickets pro
vided to be furnished under these rules,
shall register his name, post-office ad
dress and name of office for which he is
candidate, with the chairman of the
Standing Committee in a book kept for
that purpose, not less than thirty days
before the primary election, and pay to
the chairman a registration fee as fixed
by the executive committee.
ARTICLE 111.
OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
SECTION j. The Standing Committee
shall consist of one resident member
from each election district, who shall be
elected by the primary election. Eleven
of their number shall constitute a quor
um when regularly convened for the
transaction of business.
SECTION 2. It shall he the duty of the
chairman of the committee to give pub
lic notice of the meetings of the Stand
ing Committe in the Democratic papers
published in the county for at least two
weeks, and when the committee shall be
convened in special session, the notice
shall designate the purposes and objects
of the meeting. The committee shall
be convened in special session upon the
request of any five members thereof.
SECTION 3. Special conventions may
be called when necessary, by the Stand
ing Committee, the proceedings of which
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THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
shall be in conformity with the rules.
SECTION 4. The Standing Committee
shall on the last Saturday of March,
iSqS, and annually thereafter, elect from
within or without their number, one
person to act as chairman, one person to
act as secretary, whose terms of office
shall begin with the first Monday of
April following, and shall continue for a
period of one year, or until their re
spective successors shall have been
elected.
SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of
the chairman and committee to have
prepared a poll book containing a list of
tha Democratic voters of the several dis
tricts in the county, and to furnish to
the officers to conduct the primary elec
tion with a c >py of such poll book. The
poll books shall be prepared at least ten
days before the holding of the primary
elections, and be open to inspection of
Democratic voters.
SECTION 6. The election board shall
check off the names ot the persons
voting at such primary election as the
voters cast their ballots.
SECTION 7. The election board shall
add to the list of voters as contained in
the poll book, the names of all other
qualified Democratic voters, voting at
such election.
SECTION 8. The chairman and com
mittee shall furnish the tickets for use
at the primary election and the neces
sary blanks, including tally list, list of
voters, certificates, duplicate statements,
copy of poll book containing the names
1 of the Democratic voters of the respec
tive districts, and cause the same to be
\ delivered to the election boards,
I SECTION 9. It shall be the duty of the
■ county chairman to give notice to the
1 several candidates to be voted for, at
! least ten days prior to the holding of the
I primary election,to meet at a place to be
> designated by the chairman. 'At said
: meeting candidates shall endeavor to
agree on watchers not to exceed three in
1 number for each district, and in case a
' majority of the candidates assembled in
- response to such notice fail to agree up
on watchers,- it shall be the duty of the
- county chairman to appoint said watch
: ers. The watchers shall be permitted to
5 be present and watch the receiving and
• counting of the ballots and tallying and
f reading of the same, to take memoranda
of the proceedings and of any irregularity
they may deem improper, and in all rc
. spects to perform their duties as watch
f ers as defined in the general election
laws.
SECTION 10. The county chairman
shall cause to be published in the demo
cratic newspapers of the county, a no
tice of the time of the holding of the
primary election, and of the time and
place of the meeting of the county con
vention, and of the nominations for of
fice to be made by the convention, for
thirty days prior to the time of the meet
ing of the convention.
SECTION 11. In case of the death,
declination, or removal of any candidate
put in nomination by the convention be
fore the election ; or whenever any can
didate shall have his name stricken from
the ticket, the vacancy shall be supplied
by a new nomination of a candidate
which shall be made by the Standing
Committee called together for that pur
pose by public notice flom among citi
zens eligible under these rules.
SECTION 12. Until primary election
officers shall have been chosen, or in
case of any vacancy upon any election
board, the county chairman and the
member of the committee in which the
vacancy occurs, shall supply the vacancy
by appointment.
If at the hour of the holding of the
primary election persons qualified to
hold such election shall fail to appear,
the vacancy shall be supplied as regula
ted by the General Election Laws.
ASSESSMENTS.
SECTION I. Nominees of the conven
tion shall be subject to the payment of
assessments to defray the expenses of
the delegate election and convention;
campaign and election purposes; the
prosecution of persons violating the
election laws, and for any purpose not
prohibited by general law.
SECTION 2. The assessments shall be
ma le by the executive committee, rated
proportionately and based upon tlie
emoluments of the respective offices.
SECTION 3. If any nominee of the
convention shall neglect or refuse to pay
assessments provided by these rules, up
on reasonable notice, the certificates of
nomination shall be withheld, and the
name ot the nominee stricken from the
ticket; and the vacancy supplied by a
new nomination to be made by the mem
bers of the Standing Committee.
ARTICLE IY r .
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
SECTION I. The county chairman shall
appoint an executive committee consist
ing of five persons, two of whom shall
be the chairman and secretary of the
county committee.
The county chairman shall be the
chairman of this committee.
SECTION 2. The duties of the execu
tive committee shall be to make and col
lect the assessments of candidates pro
vided for in these rules; fix and appor
tion the amounts to be paid by candi
dates as a registration fee ; and appoint
a treasurer from among their number.
SECTION 3. Whenever it shall appear
OASTORIA.
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to the satisfaction of the executive com
mittee, that any officer of the primary
election, candidate, or other person, has
offended against the election laws, or
the rules of the party, made punishable
by law, it shall be their duty and they
are hereby required to institute proceed
ings against the person so offending ; in
cur the necessary expenses incident to
such prosecution, and take all necessary
steps to vindicate the law and the rules
of the party.
SECTION 4. The treasurer of the ex
ecutive committee shall receive all
moneys paid by candidates upon assess
ments and contribution for campaign
and other party purposes, and disburse
the same as the executive committee
may direct.
ARTICLE V.
RULES
SECTION t. These rules or any one or
more of them may be altered, amended
or rescinded at any regular convention
by a vote of two-thirds of the \yhole
number of the convention.
AMENDMENT.
The following amendment was offered
by Hon. C. R. Huckalew and adopted by
the convention :
Jit•solved: That the Chairman of the
last preceding convention shall be the
temporary Chairman of the next annual
convention.
Lines About the Philippines.
Situated in the Pacific Ocean south
east of Hong Kong.
Discovered by Magelien in 1521.
Settled by Spaniards during the
reign of Philip 11, after whom they
were named.
Manila is the seat of government
and residence of Governor General,
appointed by Spain.
Principal islands, Luzon, Mind
anas, I'anay, Negros, Zebu, Bohol,
Leyte, Samar and Masbate.
Total area, 115,528 square miles
(almost five times the size of Pennsyl
vania.)
The group comprises 1200 islands,
of which but 408 are inhabited.
Population, 7 or 8,000,000.
Earthquakes are fiequent and hurri
canes common.
Islands are traversed by chain of
mountains, rising in some instances to
6000 feet.
Rice, sugar, hemp, tobacco, coffee
and cotton are raised. Mineral pro
ducts are gold, copper, iron, lead,
mercury, sulphur and coal.
The Malays form the greater part
of the population, while the negroes
and Chinese inhabit the mountain
regions.
YVild animals : Antelope, fox, wild
cat and monkey, while most of the
domestic animals common in Europe
can be found on the islands.
Birds include the parrot, pigeon,
water fowls and species of pheasant.
Fish abundant; serpents numerous.
YY'eaving and straw hat making is
carried on by the females. The chief
manufacture is cigar making.
OA.STOHIA.
Boars the _/) Kind You Have Always Bough
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MILL PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The mill property, known as tlio Edgar Mill,
with lour acres and ninety perches or land,
TWO-STORY GRIST MILL,
with water power, and a two-story dwelling
house, barn and other out buildings, situate
within the borough ot New Columbus, Luzerne
county. Pa., will be es posed to public sale on
the premises,
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 189 S.
at eleven o'clock In the forenoon.
TERMS: stoo down, and tbo balance In one
year. A. C. CAMPBELL,
5-l-'9B-2t. Trustee.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ, of Levari Facias, Issued
out of the Court of common Pleas of Columbia
county, l'a., and to me directed, there will be
exposed to public sale at the Court House In
Bloomsburg, l'a., ou
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 189S,
at two o'clock p. m., all those two certain lots,
pieces or parcels of ground situate In the town
of Bloomsburg, county of Columbia aud state
ot Pennsylvania, bounded and described as fol
lows, tc-wtt: Beginning at a corner of lot ot
Mary Phillips (now I'. 11. Ileddens) and First
street, of the town ot Bloomsburg, thence by
said lot north twenty-live degrees and ten min
utes, west one hundred and sixty-nine and tlve
tenths leet to line of land ot Michael Casey;
thence by the same south Ofty degrees and
fifty-two minutes, west eighty-two and thirty
one hundredths teot to lot of E. F. Row ; thence
by the same south twenty-five degrees and ten
minutes, east one hundred and sixty-nine and
live-tenths feet to First street aforesaid, and
thence along said First street north fifty de
grees and fifty-two minutes, east elghtytwo and
thirty-one hundredths leet to the corner, the
place ol beginning, whereon Is erected a
LARGE TYY'O-STORY FRAME
DYVELLING HOUSE,
Frame stable and outbuildings.
Seized, taken Into execution at the suit of
Dorothy N. Brown, Martha B. Brown and J. j.
Brown vs. J. K. Fowler, and to be sold as the
property of J. R. Fowler.
W. W. BLACK, Sheriff.
Herring, Attorney. 5-12-98
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Caroline n. Hoefmi, late of Cataiclssa
township, deceased.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by (he Or•
plums' Court of Columbia county, to make dis
tribution of said estate, will sit at the Coui\
House in Bloomsburg, Pa., on Friday, May W,
1898, at 10 o'clock a. in., when and where all per
sons having claims against said estate must ap
jiear and prove the same, or be dtbaired from
coming in on said estate.
5-12-98 0 . B. MELLICK, Auditor.
Try Ihe COLUMBIAN a year.
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N. U. FUNK,
ATTORHEY-AT-LAW,
Mr*. Ent*> Building, Court Hoot Alky,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
A. L. FRITZ,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Post Office Building, and floor,
BLOOMSBURG, PA;
C. W. MILLER,
ATTORN KY-AT-LA.W,
Wirt's Building, 2nd floor,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JOUN 0. FREEZE. JOHN 0. DARMAN
FREEZE & HARMAN,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Offices: Centre St., first door Delow Opera House
GEO. E. ELYVELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Columbian Building, 2nd floor,
BLOOMSBURG, P.ft.
\VM. h MAGILL,
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Office in Peacock's building, Market
Square.
YV. H. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY- VT-LAW,
Office 2nd floor Mrs. Ents building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ROBERT R. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Columbian Building, 2nd
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
A. N. YOST,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Wirt Building, Court House Square.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
% H. A. McKILLIP.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Columbian Building, 2nd Floor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
RALPH R. JOHN,
ATTORNEY XT LAW,
Hartman Building, Maiket Square,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
IKELER & IKELER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office back of Farmers' National Bank.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
R. RUSH ZARR,
— ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Office in Clark's Block, corner of and and
Centre Streets, l-i2-'94
W. A. EVERT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
(Office over Alexander A Co. Wirt building,
G. M. QUICK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Office over First National Bank.
EDYVARD J. FLYNN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
CF.NTRALIA, PA.
Office Llddlcot building, Locust avenue.
JOHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AXt JDEXeB OT
THE PEACE, *
Meyer Baa. Bniidmg, aadfea*,
BLOOMSBURG, "PA.
J. H. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, tXSUEAMCE ABE
REAL ESTATE AG CRT.
Office in Lockard's building.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
B. FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Clark's Building, cor. Main and Ccatra St*.
BLOOMSBURG, Fa.
CS~Can be consulted in German.
W. H. RHAYV'N,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, corner of Third aad Mam StiCTU,
CAT AWISSA, PA.
DR. J. C. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, North Market Street,
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
J. S. JOHN, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, 410 Main St.,
3-70-iy FLOOMSBURG, PA
J. HOYVARD PATTERSON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Rooms 4 and 5. Peacock bldg.
Telephone 1463. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
HPICIAL ATTENTION TO DISIABSB OF CUICBAAA
H. BIERMAN, M. D.
UOMCLOI'ATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURONON
OFFICE HOURS: Offlce A Residence, ill! St.,
Until 9 A. X.,
Ito 9and 7(o8p. x. PLOOMSEUItG, Pa
S. B. ARMENT, M. 1).
Office and Residence No. 18. West fifth St
DISEASES OP TIIE THROAT AND NOSE A
SPECIALTY
(8 to 10 A.M. ISLOOMSBURH
OFFICE HOURS. SB tO 4 P. M. "ALOOUKH
17 to 9 P. M. p A
DR. ANDREW GRAYDON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.- -
Offlce and residence In Prof. Waller's House.
* MARKET STREET *
TELEPHONE.
HENRY VV. CHAMPLIN, M. D.
Office over Farmer's National Hank.
Hours IO to 12 A. M., 3 to 5 and 7 to 8 P. M
Residence, 218 Third St.
TELEPHONE.
DR. F. W. REDEKER,
Pnv SICIAN AND SURGEON,
omce and Residence, centre St., between 40b
and sth sts.
Diseases of the ear, nose and throat a specialty.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
18 to 10 a.m.
or FICS HOURS: -< 1 to 3 p. m.
(7 to 9 p. m.
J. J. BROWN, M. D.,
Market Street. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Eyes treated, tested, fitted with glasses
and Artificial Eyes supplied.
n°urs 10 to 4. Telephone connection
DR. M. J. HESS,
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES,
Crown and bridge work
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SPECIALTY,
Corner Main and Centre Streets,
BLOOMSBURG. PA,
DR. W. H. HOUSE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Offlce, Barton's Putldfflg, Mam below •*
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
All styles of work done in a superior mannas
and all work warranted as represented. '
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN,
by the use of Gas, and free of charge what
artificial teeth are inserted.
*4TTo be open all hours during the Jay.
DR. C. S. VAN HORN,
—DENTIST.—
Office corner of East and Mam street*. o
posite Town Hall.
Offlce hours 8:80 to 12 a. m ; 2 to 5 p. m.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
C. WATSON McKELVY,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
(Successor to B. P. Hartman
.„i^E l^ ents twelve of the strongest Comma,
les In the world, among which are:
CASH TOTAL SURPLUS
Franklin of Phlla.. TSFIOS.SA ° T? OOWM
Penn'a, Phlla 400,000 .8,825,150 1 uSS
Queen, of N. Y. . 800,000 3,638, MS 1
Westchester, N.Y. 300,000
N. AmeHca, Phlla. 3,000,000 9,780,689 MBUM
OFFICR IN I. w. MCKSI.VT'S STORS.
""Losses promptly adjusted and paid.
M. P. LUTZ & SON,
(SUCCESSORS TO FREAB BROWN)
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTAT*
AGENTS AND BROKERS.
—o—
N. W. Corner Main and Centre. Streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
—o—
Represent Seventeen as good Compan.
ies as there are in the World and all
losses promptly adjusted and paid
at their Office.
CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Home, of N. Y.j Merchants of Newark,
N. J.; Clinton, N. Y.;Peoples', N.Y.-Read
ing, Pa ; German American Ins. Co., New
V ork; Greenwich Insurance Co., New Yorkj
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. J.
i hese old corporations are well seasoned
by age and fire tested, and have never yet
had a loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities, and
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted sod
paid as soon as determined, by Christian F.
Knapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, Bloom,
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses, if say,
are settled and paid by one of their own
citizens.
CENTRAL HOTEL,
B. Stohner, Prop. C. F. Stohner, Assistant
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Hot
and cold water, and all modern conveniences.
The hotel has been lately refurnished.
CITY HOTEL,
W. A. Hartzel, Prop, retar F. lieldy.'Manag
No. 121 West Main Street,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
""Large and convenient sample rooms,bath
rooms, hot and ccld water, and modern con
veniences. Bar stocked with best wine and
liquors. First-class livery attached.
EXCHANGE HOTEL, ~
G. SNYDER, Proprietor,
(Opposite the Court llouse x
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Large and convenient sample rooms, flub
rooms, hot and cold water, and all mo Jern
conveniences
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