VOL. 33
REPUBLICAN JUDICIAL OONFEfi-
LNOE-
Scarlet Nominated.
The judicial conferrees of the
Twenty-sixth District, composed of
Columbia and Montour Counties,
held their first meeting at the Ex
change Hotel in this town last Sat
urday afternoon aud made an un
successful effort to nominate a can
didate for President Judge of the
district.
The conference was composed of
Judge J.. U. Kurtz, of Berwick, and
A. W. Duy, of Bloomsburg, substi
tuted for W. D. Bcckley, conferrees
for Charles C. Evans, and ex-
Sheriff Charles P. Harder and
Robert Adams, of Danville, confer
rees for James Scarlet.
Judge Kurtz placed Charles C.
Evans, of Berwick, in nomination,
and Mr. Harder nominated Judge
Scarlet, of Danville, both nomina
tions being seconded by A. W.
Duy. Ten unsuccessful ballots
were taken, each one resulting in
a tie vote for the respective candi
dates.
The conference then adjourned
to meet at Berwick Tuesday, Au
gust 30, at 9 o'clock, at which time
they reconvened at the St. Charles
Hotel, the same conferrees being
present except that W. D. Beckley
was present instead of A. W. Duy.
The meeting was organized by
the election of Mr. Harder as presi
dent and W. D. Beckley as secre
tary. Three unsuccessful ballots
were taken in the morning, each
resulting in a tie vote, after which
the conferrees adjourned to meet at
1:30
The afternoon was spent in cau
cusing without any result, but at
7:30 Judge Kurtz withdrew Mr.
Evans' name, and Mr. Scarlet was
unanimously nominated. Mr. Scar
let is well known as a brilliant law
yer, and he will no doubt make a
vigorous campaign.
W. 0. T- (J- Convention.
The fall convention of the Col
umbia County W. C. T. U. will be
held in the Free Church at Mill
-ville Sept. 7th and Bth, 1898. The
evening of the 7th Mrs. Clara Hoff
man of Kansas City, National Rec.
Sec. and organizer also State Pres.
of Missouri will lecture and on the
evening of the eighth a minister's
gold medal and a grand gold musi
cal contest will be held. In con
nection with the contests music will
be furnished by Prof. J W. Vought
of Orangeville, Millville male quar
tette and a solo by Miss Beatrice
Boyles of Berwick. Mrs. Mausteller
of Orangeville will recite while the
Judges decide. Mrs. Rebecca Cham
bers of West Grove, Chester Co.,
State Pres. and Miss A. Elizabeth
Thomas of Philadelphia. State Y.
Sec. will be present during conven
tion. I.ectr.re free with collection
at close. Admission to contest 15c.
Rev. A. M. Warner of Sunbury,
who was to have addressed the Y.
M. C. A. meeting at Oak Grove
last Sunday afternoon, was prevent
ed from doing so by reason of an
accident which occurred 011 the way
up here Saturday afternoon. He
was riding his bicycle, when he was
thrown violently to the ground.
Two of his angers were broken, his
face scratched 111 several places, and
he was otherwise badly bruised. He
came on to Bloomsburg in the train,
but was unable to fill his engage
ment. The address was made by
thft Secretary Chas. Kestey. The
meeting was largely attended.
A great many people wonder why
it is that several regiments of volun- 1
teers are getting up petitions to be
mustered out of the service, while
at the same time the officers are op
posed to the move, and are trying
their best to sway the powers at
Washington. It is very easily un
derstood when the hardships and
privations to which the privates are
subjected to are considered. Beside
this the privates have not the same
axes to grind the officers have, and
then there is a difference in the pay.
A pretty home wedding was solemn
ized at the bride's home on West
Third Street Thursday afternoon last
when Miss Cora barret, and Charles
Sterling, were united in marriage by
Rev. G. H. Hemingway of the
Presbyterian Church. Only a few
intimate friends were present. The
groom is a son of Clinton B. Sterling,
and is the obliging clerk in Frank
Pursel's store. We wish them con
tinued happiness.
MUSICAL MATTUBB.
Bloomsburg seems to require a
general shaking and stirring up in a
musical way, as within the past few
years there has seemed to be a retro
gressive instead of forward movement
in matters musical. The best way to
infuse new life and stir up an interest
in a community is the holding of a
musical convention. Towns like
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and William
sport in this state have their choruses,
and each Spring give an oratorio or
cantata with the assistance of ar or
chestra, also having concerts by lead
ing instrumental and vocal artists, the
affairs lasting several days, and going
under the name of "Musical Festi
vals." Of course this entails great
expense and the affairs are only kept
up by generous subscriptions. Smaller
towns in this state, or in this section
of the state, are debarred from privi
leges of the sort on account of the
expense. Concerts of classical mnsic
and music of the higher order are
tabood, because people do not hear
enough of tnat order of music to un
derstand or care for. Music that in
Germany is enjoyed by the mass of
people generally, is to thousands of
people in our smaller towns only so
much meaningless sound.
The smaller places of New England
are being gradually raised to an ap
preciation of the better music, by
means of choral organizations princi
pally. An experienced conductor is
engaged, generally from the city of
Boston, and rehearsals are held each
week tor months when under experi
enced instruction, they are able to
sing well oratorios and music of that
class.
Musical conventions are often held,
lasting a week or two, for which pur
pose choral directors, instrumentalists,
and vocalists are hired. Music teach
ers and singers, and people generally
interested in music are given an op
portunity of studying for a short time,
and getting up-to-date ideas in teach
ing, etc., from an experienced corps
of teachers.
Would it not be a good idea to
have something of that kind in this
town. The band seems to have made
considerable progress this summer,
but music in other directions seems
to be dead. There are many people
here who like to sing, and need only
something of this kind to stir up inter
est. A few music lovers should get
their heads together and think the
matter over. C.
Wedding Bells at Irish Lane.
At the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Long, Wednes
day, August 24, occurred one of the
prettiest weddings of the season, the
contracting parties being their accom
plished daughter Eva E., and Prof.
M. L. Laubach, of Bloomsburg.
Promptly at 12 o'clock the bridal
party entered the parlor and were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
by Rev. J. Vrooman, of Harveyville.
The bride was attired in white or
gandy and carried a bouquet of bridal
roses. After congratulations were
offered the bride and groon> led the
way to the dining room where a surnp
tious repast was reserved.
Mrs. Laubach has been one of Lu
zerne county's most popular teachers
for several years.
The groom was formerly a Luzerne
county teacher but is now a member
of the faculty of the Bloomsburg Stale
Normal School.
i Their many friends unite in wishing
them a long and prosperous voyage
on the sea of matrimony. The pres
ents were both handsome and useful.
The bride and groom departed amid
a shower of rice for an extended wed
ding tour.—Shickshinny Echo.
Mrs. Mary Shaffer, died very
suddenly on Saturday afternoon.
She had gone to Io la in the morn
ing to attend a reunion of the
Shaffer family. She appeared to be
in her usual good health until about
ten o'clock when she was stricken
with paralysis. Her condition grew
worse and she died at two o'clock.
The deceased was the widow of
Matliias Shaffer, and is survived by
the following children : Mrs. N.
Kreislier, Mrs. G. P. Seward, Bart,
Lloyd, Mathias and Ellsworth.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the house near Iroudale
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.
The Democratic congressional
conference for this district was to
have been held in Bloomsburg next
Tuesday, but Mr. Walsh of Sulli
van county, was unable to be here
at that time. It will probably be
held at Eaglesmere a week from to
day.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ], 1898.
Ooasted to His De&th-
Dr. Edgar M. Clinger, of Milton,
was fatally injured while coasting
down a mountain road near Oval,
Lycoming county, about noon Tues
day. Dr. Clinger, accompanied by
his father and two brothers, was
making a trip through Lycoming
county, and in going down the
mountain the young man lost con
trol of his wheel. He dashed with
lightning rapidity down the hill un
til suddenly rounding a curve his
wheel struck a water course and
the young doctor was thrown heav
ily to the ground. He was picked
up and taken to a neighboring farm
house and medical aid summoned.
It was found on examination that
his skull was fractured near the
base and he died Wednesday morn
ing without regaining conscious
ness. Dr. Clinger was a son of
Daniel Clinger, a prominent resi
dent of Milton, and was aged 25
years. He graduated from Jeffer
son Medical College in 1897 a "d 011
leaving that institution entered the
St. Joseph's Hospital at Lancaster,
where he was resident physician for
over a year. He was about to open
an office in Lancaster and had come 1
home to visit a few weeks before
entering on his life work.
Veterans of the Civil War are
now discussing as to whether the
men who fought in the war with
Spain should be allowed to join the
Grand Army. Captain Fred M.
Yeager, of Reading, ex-president of
the First Defenders' Association,
says that the matter \yas brought
up at the meeting of the Depart
ment encampment at Oil City last
June, but the resolution was not
acted upon, the committee regard
ing a move of that kind premature
at that time, and no further action
was taken. It is probable, however,
that the matter will come up again
at the National Encampment, which
meets at Cincinnati in September.
Some believe that the Cuban soldiers
will form their own organization.
The Womans Auxiliary of
Bloomsburg for the relief of sick
soldiers had contributed to them in :
Money, Seventy-two dollars and
thirty-six cents. Muslin, one hun
dred yards. Thirty pounds of to
bacco. Two ice bags. Eighteen
handkerchiefs. Absorbent cotton.
Drugs, one box toilet soap. Ten
towels. Five palm leaf fans.
They made, purchased and ship
ped forty-four sheets. Thirty-nine
night shirts. Eighty surgeon's ban
dages. Sixty-seven abdominal ban
dages. Eight ice bags. Seventy-five
towels. Thirteen wash rags. Twen
ty-four pairs of slippers. One hun
dred and five palm leaf fans. Thirty
three pajamas. Twenty-nine dozen
safety pins. Thirty handkerchiefs.
Four and one-half yards rubber
sheet-ng. Seven and one-half pounds
of soap.
They have a balance in treasury
of eighteen dollars and forty-two
cents which will be sent to the Red
Cross Society after deducting the
freight on box.
The box was sent to Camp
Wikoff, Mon*auk Point.
By order of Com.
The body of Mrs. Frances Camp
bell, wife of a prominent merchant
of Elysburg, near Sunbury, was
found floating down the river
yesterday. It is thought she jump
ed from the Reading Railroad bridge
into the water while in a despond
ent mood, caused by the recent
d.' th of her two year old daughter.
The'annual Harvest Home services
under the pastorate of Rev. A. Houtz
will be held as follows : On Sunday
Sept. it, St. James at 10:15 A. M.,
Zion at 2:15 P. M., and Orangeville
at 7:30 P. M., and on Sunday Sept.
18, Hidley at 10:30 A. M., and Briar
creek at 2:30 P. M. The churches
will be appropriately decorated and
all are invited to attend these harvest
rejoicings.
There appears to be a mistaken im
pression among the hunters of town
concerning the opening of the squirrel
season. Some of them claiming that
the law permits the killing of mam
mals after Septembet 15. In order
to save a possible fine we will state
that squirrel hunting will not be legal
until October 15, and ends December
15 th.
The wedding of H. Reber Mears
and Miss Nellig, Ent of this town, is
announced to take place in the Re
formed Church, at five o'clock, p m.
011 Wednesday, September 7 th.
After the ceremonies at Harrisburg
attendant upon the Month's Mind
mass in memory of the late Bishop
McGovern, the consulters of the
diocese met to select three names
from which a successor to the late
bishop will be chosen. These will be
referred to Archbishop Ryan, who
calls together the bishops of Scranton,
Pittsburg and Erie to pass upon the
names, which are then forwarded to
the Consistory of Cardinals at Rome,
who recommends one name to the
Pope for appointment. The follow
ing were appointed to name a succes
sor : Very Rev. Dr. Koch, of Shamo
kin, present administrator of the dio
cese ; Very Rev. Christ, of Lebanon ;
Very Rev. Kane, Lancaster ; Rev.
Faiher Kohl, Harrisburg ; Rev. J. E.
Hatigh, Conwago ; Rev. J. J. Gor
merly, Renova and Rev. A. J.
McCann, of Bloomsburg.
Paper is now made of wood. It is
first made into wood pulp, which is
not only used for paper, but is also
the raw material of a great variety of
manufactured articles and has furnish
ed a new reason tor encouraging tim
ber culture. The demand for rail
road ties, telegraph poles and for
material for pulp mills makes a heavy
draft upon the forest growth which
have been spared by the lumbermen
and the tanneries. There are 1200
pulp mills in the United States, with
an annual production of over 1,500,-
000 tons of pulp per year. Such a
rate of consumption cannot be main
tained indefinitely unless there shall
be instituted the means of repair.
There must be systematic forest cul
ture to keep pace with systematic de
forestation.
The three years' contest over the
Orphans' Court Judgeship in Schuyl
kill county is about ended. This is
the famous Lyon—Dunn contest.
Dunn was returned as elected by a
majority of eighty-nine votes at the
election held in 1895. Lyon institu
ted proceedings in contest and the
case has dragged along in the courts
ever since, the costs piling up until
they reach the enormous proportions
of $40,000. After vast numbers of
fraudulent and defective ballots on
both sides had been thrown out it has
been finally ascertained that Dunn
has a majority of 165. So it appears
that more illegal votes were cast for
the man who contested than for the
man who was alleged to have been
elected by fraud. And to ascertain
this the people of Schuylkill county
will have to pay $40,000.
In an article on the Bloomsburg
race meet the Berwick Independent
upholds the stand taken by McMichael
concerning the match race, and adds
that "Berwick is for Columbia County
every time." The Independent Editor's
memory evidently doesn't serve him
very well. Several years ago when
there was such bitter rivalry between
Danville and Bloomsburg on the base
ball diamond, who did Berwick yell
for then ? Bloomsburg—not on your
life. About every game she would
send a mob down, but not a mother's
son of them ever opened his mouth
to cheer the Bloomsburg boys. But
then maybe the Independent is only
joking.
Prof. Lyman Howe will entertain
the people of Bloomsburg in the
Opera House, Thursday evening
Sept. 8, with his improved Atiitno
toscope or War Graff reproducing
the great naval and land Battles of
the late war. This will be a rare
treat to see these marvelous moving
pictures. Made from real photos
taken at the time of actual engage
ments. The entertainment will be
interspersed with good patriotic
music. If you wish to see the war
without being in the army or navy,
secure your tickets early.
There will be a monster demon
stration at Centralia on Monday
(Labor Day) Sept. sth. The princi
pal feature will be a big parade,
consisting of the secret societies,
seven bands of music, drum corps,
and several hundred citizens on
horseback.
A small wreck occurred on the
C. T. & W. Railroad between
Orangeville and Millville Saturday
afternoon, caused by a car jumping
the track. The rails and sills were
torn up for about 100 feet, and
trains were slightly delayed but no
one was hurt.
Geo. W. Gruver, brother of Mrs.
J. K. Lockard, has been nominated
for the legislature by the Democrats
of the third district of Luzerne
county.
FALL FALL
1898. 1898.
WATCH
next
week's
papers
for
Great
Bargains
in
Suits
and
Overcoats
for
Men
and
Boys.
GIDDING GO.
Oyclers Suspended-
Chairman Mott of the League of
American Wheelmen, has notified the
owners of all bicycle tracks that are
governed by the L. A. W. that George
Harry who registered from Mahanoy
City, and George M. Sarley, of Ber
wick, have been suspended for fake
entry and dare not ride again until
September 22. The fake entry was
made at Bloomsburg week before
last.
Millville is now without a build
ing iu which to hold entertainments.
The Opera House, the Tabid, says
"was never a paying investment
because traveling shows were sel
dom patronized, and home enter
tainments always expected to get
the house for almost nothing.'' The
seats have all been takeu out, and
the building will be used for other
purposes.
The Sullivan county Democratic
Convention held last week made the
following nominations : Congress, A-.
Walsh ; State Senator, E. J. Mullen ;
Assembly, Jacob Meyers ; Sheriff, J.
J. Walsh j Prothonotary, Edward
Frank.
Russell Karns was chairman ot the
convention.
Rev. James Morrow, D. D. of Phila
delphia, Secretary of the Pennsylvania
Bible Society will speak in Trinity
Reformed Church next Sunday morn
ing. The service will begin at 10.30,
and everybody is urged to come to
hear him. There will also be services
in the evening when the pastor of the
church will preach.
E. F. Caldwell, of the special de
livery force, carelessly emptied the
contents of his pipe into a box filled
with waste paper, on which he was
sitting in the post office alley, Mon
day afternoon. A friend standing
near, kindly warned him of his danger
or else this space might have been
occupied with a sketch of "Eddie's"
life.
The Zion S. S. will hold a picnic
in E. M. Laubaugu's grove at Forks,
on Saturday, Sept. iotli which will
be followed by an ice-cream' social
in the evening, the proceeds of
which will be used for Church work.
The public is cordially invited.
NO. 35
A Tenor to Spaniards-
Judging from a letter received by
Mrs. Sydney Hyde, of Conshohocken,
from her soldier brother, R. E. Smt
man, a member of the Twelfth United
State Infantry, which saw hot fighting
at El Caney and Santiago, he is quite
a marksman. He says : "In the bat
tle of Santiago I had 21 fair fires at
21 Spaniards, and every one of them
turned their toes to the sun. - ' Sintman
adds that it was great sport.
A dispatch troni Camp WikofF,
Montauk Point, says that Roosevelt
and his Rough Riders will be mus
tered out of the United States ser
vice to-day. It is probable that
New York will see the Colonel and
gallant men marching up Brordway
in a day or two.
On Sunday morning while reading
the service in St. Paul's Church. Mr.
G. B. Boggs was seized with dizziness,
and fell over in the chancel. He
quickly recovered, however, but was
unable to go on with the service, and
the congregation was dismissed. Dr.
Smith who was present, pronounced it
a slight attack ot vertigo.
The Hughesville Mail'xs right when
it says, "School teachers should not
allow their pupils to grow into the
belief that when they acquire an
intellectual training they are fitting
themselves for a position in life where
work is not required of them. T ach
them that it is honorable to work."
In a letter to a friend in town last
Thursday, Wilbur Fisher a member of
the Volunteer Engineer Corps, states
that they arrived safely at Porto Rice.
He adds that Skyles M'Killip and
Charles Stohner are both well.
The viewers appointed fot the
Mifflinville bridge will meet at Stony
town to-morrow at ten o'clock. As
this is a matter of about seventy thou
sand dollars, it is desited that all in
terested attend the meeting in order
that the viewers may get an idea of
the public opinion.
Ehvood Chrisman, brother of
William Chrisman Esq., and C. B.
Chrisman of this town, lias lieeii
nominated for the legislature by the
Democrats of Luzerne county. He
is the D. L. & W. ageut at Beanetis.