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MEARS- ENT NUPTIALS,
The prettiest wedding that has oc
curred in this town for a long time,
took place at Trinity Reformed
Church last evening at 5 o'clock, when
H. Reber Mears, the popular D. L.
& W. station agent at Rupert was
married to Miss Nellie M. Ent, of
East Third street, this town.
The ceremony was performed by
the pastor, Rev. C. H. Brandt. Jo
seph TownseJ acted as best man, and
Miss Minnie Ent, sister of the bride,
and Miss Annie Martz, of Berwick,
were bridesmaids. Miss Effie Wag
ner was maid of honor. The ushers
were Carlton Caswell and Harry Bar
ton. The party entered the church
to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march, played by Miss Gertrude
Sheep, the words being sang by a
quartette composed of Harry Barton,
Charles Sheer, Frank Eyer and Ed
ward Ent. The church was hand
somely decorated with flowers and the
national colors. The words which
made the happy couple partners for
life were spoken under a beautiful
canopy of flags. When the cere
mony was completed the bridal party
were .iven to the home of the
bribe's mother, where a reception was
held. Mr. and Mrs. Mears were
showered with numerous good wishes
and hearty congratulations, as well as
many handsome and useful presents.
They took the eight o'clock train on
the D. L. &W. Railroad for a wed
ding trip, on their return they will re
side at Rupert.
THE COLUMBIAN joins their many
friends in wishing them much happi
ness and prosperity.
Mrs. Margaret Martin
We take the following obituary
from the Wilkes-Barre Record:
The death of Mrs. Margaret. Mar
tin. one of the oldest residents of
Kingston township, occurred at her
home on Pringle Hill Monday morn
ing of last week, of general debility.
The deceased was 80 years old and
had been a resident of the township
for many years. She is survived by
two sons, Thomas Cadden, of Pringle
Hill, by a former marriage, and John
Cadden, of Pringle Hill, and the fol
lowing daughters : Mrs. Mary Waters,
of Bloomsburg; Mrs. John McHugh,
ot Kansas; Mrs. William McHugh,
of Kansas, and Mrs. George Taylor,
of Missouri; also twenty-three grand
children and seven great grandchil
dren. The funeral will be held on
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock,
with a high mass of requiem at St.
Ignatius Church, and interment at St.
Ignatius cemetery.
The Dreaded Typhoid-
We see it stated frequently that
soldiers in camp, down with the
typhoid fever, have a rise in tempera
ture often as high as 104 or 105 de
grees. The normal degree is 98.50
degrees, when it mounts up to the al
titude named shows ,3 very severe
case, the higher the worse. A sud
den increase of temperature indicates
a complicating inflammation, as pneu
monia. When the patient reaches
this state he is very near the danger
line of death and requires the most
skillful treatment and careful nursing
to pull him through, and when he
does recover, prolonged debility, or a
very slow attack, is common. Perfor
ation of the bowels, a feature of this
disease, may occur after convales
ence has seemed to be established.
How necessary then for the victim to
be removed from the camp hospitals,
where everything is saturated with the
fever germs.—Danville Sun.
Frightful Disaster,
Another fatal accident, which cost
the loss of probably more than thirty
human lives, occurred near Hogans
burg, N. Y., on Tuesday, by the fall
ing of two spans of a bridge, which
was being constructed across the St.
Lawrence River. About sixty men
were engaged on the structure, when,
without warning of any kind, the two
south spans fell, tumbled down into
the river, a distance of about sixty
feet. The bridge consisted ot three
spans, two were completed and the
third pretty well along, when one of
the piers gave away at its foundation.
The names of the killed cannot be
correctly ascertained. The stone
work was in charge of Messrs. Sooy,
Smith & Co., well knowr. contractors,
and the pier had been accepted as
perfectly reliable and safe, but it ap
pears that the swiftness and force of
the current was underestimated.
An iron bridge has just been com
pleted over the creek on the B. & S.
Railroad at Benton.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Court convened at 9 a. m. Monday
with his Honor Grant Herring and
Associates James T. Fox and J. U.
Kurtz on the bench.
Isaiah Hagenbuch appointed As
sistant Assessor to fill vacancy in the
Third Election District of Blooms
burg.
Smith Bros. vs. Harriet Michael et
al. Appeal. Rule granted to show
cause why appeal shall not be stricken
off. Returnable first day of next
term.
Petition of Philip Morris for satis
faction of mortgage, etc. Rule
granted, returnable to next term.
Petition of John E. Evans, Comm.
for specific performance of contract,
also consent and agreement of heirs.
Prayer granted.
Clinton Hock vs. Victoria Pursel
Hock. Subpoena in divorce awarded.
F. P. Creasy vs. N. & W. B. Ry.
Viewers having failed to meet at time
fixed, on order Tuesday, September
27, 1898, at ro a. m., is fixed for
meeting of viewers.
Ex-County Superintendent W. C.
Johnson admitted and sworn in as a
member of the Columbia County
Bar.
In matter of lunacy of Isaac Boone.
Court orcfer a hearing before Associ
ate Judge Fox and a jury selected
from the panel in attendance at Court.
Five days notice to be served.
Estate of Reuben J. Kester, luna
tic. Petition to apply personal prop
erty to support of lunatic. Cou't so
order.
Estate of Samuel Thomas. Eond
of Peter J. Weaver, adm'r, for sale of
real estate, approved.
Geo. W. Davis appointed collector
of taxes for Borough of Centralia.
Bond &c., approved.
Daniel Fegley appointed Constable
of Catawissa Boro, in place of Lora
Styers. Bond approved.
In the cases of Catawissa Fibre
Co. vs. Mahanoy City Water Works,
and Wm. Berninger vs. Mahanoy
City Water Works, the viewers hav
ing failed to meet at time fixed in
former order in said cases, Wednes
day, the 28th day of September, 1898,
at ten o'clock a. m., is fixed for meet
ing of said viewers in said cases.
Commonwealth vs. John W. Golds
worthy et al. Commonwealth vs. P.
J. Cain. On motion of Col. Freeze,
counsel for Mary Garvin, the prose
cutrix, rule heretofore granted in the
above cases to show cause why sen
tence and finding of grand jury shall
not be suspended and new bills be
sent up, &c., is discharged absolutely.
In the matter of a road in Scott
township, near J. H. Creveling's, J.
B. Knittle is appointed one of the
viewers in place of M. Mcßeynolds,
who has left the State.
Estate of Wesley E. Nuss, audit.
Stephen Singley and John Ellis each
are permitted to take from the record
their respective notes attached to the
auditor's report.
C. D. Hamlin vs. W. E. Hamlin.
Counsel in this case agree that an or
der be made by the Court, setting
aside the verdict and granting a new
trial. In pursuance of said agree
ment the Court ordered a new trial.
Restaurant license of Harry Au
rand, Bloomsburg, transferred to John
Gross.
Court adjourned to meet Septem
ber 10th, at 10 a. m.
Resolutions of Condolence-
The following resolutions were
passed by the Union Sunday school
on the death of Mr. Jacob Hummel,
who died July 10, 1898, in Fishing
creek township, Columbia county:
WHEREAS, It has pleased our
heavenly father to remove from our
midst our brother. Therefore, be it
Resolved , That we humbly bow to
the will of Him who doeth all things
well. Therefore, we realize that the
church and Sunday school has lost a
faithful member, one who was always
attentive to his duties.
Resolved, That the community has
lost a kind neighbor and good cttizen,
the wife a tender husband, the chil
dren a faithful and loving father, the
Reformed church a faithful and will
ing worker. Let us then seek to be
ready, as was he when the Master
shall call
Resolved , That while we sincerely
mourn his departure we realize that
our loss is his eternal gain.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
printed in the county papers, also a
copy be sent to the bereaved family,
ordered by committee. *
MRS. KATE AI.E,
MRS. 'ANNIE MCHENRY,
MRS. ADDIE BOGART,
MRS. CHATTIE FOUST,
Committee.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1898
Prof- doles for September-
Our predictions last month that
Spain would sue for peace, and that
Germany would cast into deep mourn
ing, proved true. This month Earth
will be in the " House of Religion,"
opposed by the " House of Kindred,"
which will cause us some trouble with
nations who are our kindred friends.
The shadow of the " bright star " in
the Golden West will soon fall upon
the Roman Empire and cause the
whole Empire to mourn. Great re
ligions and international controversies
will arise and may end in serious
complications. A tidal wave of crime
will sweep over rhe whole world and
break all records of the past. A
great flood of prosperity will soon
sweep over America and carry away
many business men who have ven
tured too near the dry bed of the
great financial river. Get up on the
hill, all ye business men, for the flcod
is surely coming 1
The great electrical storms that
bombarded the States ot Pennsylva
nia, New York and New Jersey, last
month, were all foretold in our Au
gust predictions. Only partial breaks
appeared in the great sea of gaseous
matter passing over the sun, during
last month, and we have reasons to
believe that the meteorological condi
tions during the current month will
be very much the same as last month,
excepting a great downpouring of
rain, that will cause destructive floods
in many sections of the country.
The old country will be terribly
storm swept. West India cyclones
will sweep up the Atlantic coast and
do great damage. Let all summer
resorts along tie coast take warning 1
A tidal wave is coming soon. A
large comet is sailing earthward. It
will be sighted by the great telescopes
within a short time, and will appear
in the Northwestern skies. Watch
out for a meteoric display this month,
and several beautiful sunset scenes.
Watch for the moon and the bright
star on the evening of the rqth inst.
Several earthquake shocks will be
felt this month.
The typhoid and yellow lever in
creased in virulency last month and
made the death record just about
what our predictions foretold. The
yellow fever will continue to rage this
month and will spread out into new
territories, and a more fearful plague
(Black Death) will soon begin its aw
ful work of destruction in Cuba, and
in some sections of the old country.
Be careful of your diet this month,
for the " Blood Tappei s " will soon
continue their work of destruction in
the abdpminal region of both man
and beast. Remember they caused
many deaths last months and untold
suffering- A " Low Ebb " will pass
over America from the 13th until the
19th, and will cause many sudden
deaths. Those afflicted with heart
disease should be careful of over-ex
ertion at that time. All fruit picked
during the Low Ebb days of this
month will decay and spoil. An epi
demic of fevers and children diseases
will break out in many sections of the
country. Also an epidemic that will
affect the circulation of the blood
and canse the heart to weaken.
Thrilling Experience
J. DeWitt Meixell, a Wilkes-Barre
young man, of the firm of Frey Bros,
and Meixell, leather dealers of North
Main street, that city, left home nine
months ago for California, and in the
latter part of March left Seattle,
Wash., with a party of twenty-nine
bound for the upper part of Alaska
on a gold hunting expedition. The
party didn't find any gold but they
hail a thrilling experience and Mr.
Meixell, who arrived home last week
is thanking his lucky stars that he is
alive to tell the tale. When the party
were twenty-one days out from Sea
attle, they were shipwrecked and
managed to reach an uninhabited
island about 300 miles from the main
land. Here in the midst of a rigor
ous Artie climate, the party existed
on fish for forty-five days and then,
when all hope of being rescued had
gone, they were picked up by an
American fishing schooner and taken
to land. After being rescued, five of
the party died from disease contract
ed by the exposure. Young Meixell
has been recuperating in the west and
has entirely recovered from the effects
of the terrible experience which he
suffered.
The exterior of the J. S. Bachman
wholesale liquor store has been thor
oughly remodaled. New paper has
been put on the walls, and the wood
work newly re painted. Electric
lights have also been placed in the
building.
Soldiers Will Vote.
Being asked about the soldiers vot
ing Republican State Chairman re
plied :
" Every Pennsylvania soldier in the
field who is able to vote will cast his
ballot this fall, and we expect a large
vote from this source. Ido not think
the majority of the boys at the front
will be home before the election, and
we have arranged to have the soldiers
ballot as they did during the civil war
under the act of 1864. Each com
pany will elect three judges of election
on the morning of the election day
and two clerks, and every soldier who
is within a mile of the voting place
and is entitled to vote in Pennsylva
nia will be permitted to cast his ballot
for the Pennsylvania candidates.
This may cause sume very late ie
turns, but it will not affect the result
materially. The .boys richly deserve
their votes, and we will see that they
can cast them. The elections will be
under the charge of the soldiers as
representatives of the state."
You can see Cervera's Spanish
fleet annihilated at the Opera House.
Actual .events, correctly reproduced,
by the marvelous animotiscope.
Evangelist D. L. Moody, will not
speak at Berwick to-night, as was an
ticipated, he having been prostrated
by the heat in New York City Tues
day.
Messrs. W. C. Wall, of Blooms
burg, and Wm. Jessop, of Shickshinny,
have rented the Huntington Valley
Creamery, and will begin operations
about the first of November.—Millville
Tablet.
Martha Baker, aged about eleven
years, died at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Newton, in Espy, Sat
urday afternoon. We are unable to
state the cause of her death. The
funeral was conducted Tuesday morn
ing at eleven o'clock, and the remains
interred in the cemetery near Alipe
dia.
The sacred concert, by the Blooms
burg Band, proved quite a drawing
card Sunday afternoon. It is esti
mated that upwards of one thousand
people braved the hot sun and walked
out to the grove to hear the music.
The singing was also very good. It
will probably be repeated in the near
future.
It is going the rounds of the pa
pers that Rev. John Henson, the col
ored preacher who died last week,
was 101 years old. Mr. Henson was
born in slavery and did not know the
date of his birth, but those who have
known him tor many years say that
he was much nearer 80 than 100
years old.
The large plate glass window on
the east side of Moyer Bros', drug
store, was broken on Monday. The
accident happened while one of the
clerks was cleaning up and arranging
articles in the window. He attempted
to move a rack, which contained a
large show bottle. The bottle top
pled off, striking the glass nearly in
the center.
Miss Minnie Pollock and Miss
Cora Miller entered the COLUMBIAN
office in March, 1894, to learn the
printing trade, and remained here
constantly until last Saturday, when
they voluntarily retired. They are
excellent compositors, and have made
themselves useful • generally in the
office. They have been faithful em
ployees, and we regret that their
home duties have compelled them to
give up their positions.
Charles Harry, of Berwick, has re
cently developed into quite a speedy
bicyclist. At the race meet at Ha
zleton on Monday, he captured three
prizes, winning first in the five-mile
handicap, second in the one-mile
handicap, and third in the one-mile
open. George Harry, a brother, also
distinguished himself by reducing the
track record for a mile from 2:09 to
2:02 2-5. Berwick boys are sporting
a good many " sparks " these days as
a result of their speediness on the
" bike."
By the boiling over of a tank of
benzol, in the Crowy Manufacturing
Company's plant, at Seventh and
Federal streets, Camden, N. on
Tuesday, three men were killed. The
dead are Frank Buckalew, aged 20
years, single; John Price, married,
aged 40 years, leaves a wife and seven
children; George Eckhart, single,
aged 19 years. The company is en
gaged in the manufacture of a chem
ical preparation called " vanillan,"
which is used to make vanilla ex
tracts.
FALL FALL
1898. 1898.
WATCH
next
week's
papers
for
Great
Bargains
in
Suits
and
Overcoats
for
Men
and
Boys.
EIDDIM 11 CO.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Angel pleas
antly entertained a number of friends
at their comfortable home on West
Fourth street Friday evening. Vocal
and instrumental music, games of
various kinds and social intercourse,
occupied the time. Elegant refresh
ments were served. The fine view to
be had from the veranda of the house
was greatly admired by all present.
A petition has been presented to
Governor Hastings, asking that the
Ninth Regiment be mustered out of
the service. The regimeilt is com
posed mostly of married men, whose
families are in poor circumstances,
and find considerable difficulty in
making a living. The Governor has
consulted Secretary Alger in reference
to the matter and it is quite likely the
petition will be granted.
A cyclone swept over Bradford
county late Tuesday night, kill
ing three men, six horses and four
teen cows. Many houses, barns,
and outbuildings, were blown down.
William Bruce was milking a cow
in his barn at Springfield Center,
when the storm struck the building,
and he was instantly killed by fall
ing timbers. C. M. Comfort and
Frederick Voorhees, of Mansfield,
were also killed by the blowing
over of a large barn, in which they
had taken shelter from the storm.
Wholesale destruction was wrought
throughout the entire county.
An appalling disaster occurred on
the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, at
Cohoes, New York, about eight
o'clock Monday night. A trolley car
of the Troy City Railroad Company
was struck by the night boat special
of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
at a crossing at the western end of
the Hudson river bridge, which con
nects Cohoes with Lar iingburg, and
its load of human freight was hurled
high into the air. Eighteen of the
thirty-five passengers were instantly
killed, three have died since, and six
more will probably not recover. The
cars entering the city from Lansing
burg were crowded with passengers
returning from a Labor day picnic at
Rennselaer park, a pleasure resort
near Troy. The car, which was the
victim of the disaster, came over the
bridge about 7:35 o'clock, laden with
a merry party of people, fresh from
the enjoyment of the day.
An effort is being made to secure
Rev. D. Y. Brouse, of the Jersey
town circuit to address the meeting at
Oak Grove some Sabbath afternoon
in the near future. Should he con
cent to come there will doubtless be
a large turnout to hear him. He is a
talented minister of the gospel.
An iron bridge spans the Cone
maugh River at Blairsville. Electri
cal wires are carried across the river
at the top of the bridge. One day
last week two horses dropped dead,
as they stepped on the end of the
structure. Upon investigation it was
discovered that a wire had become
detached and came in contact witn
the bridge, charging it with electricity.
The horses were attached tc different
vehicles. Both drivers escaped unhurt
At the annual meeting of the Co
lumbia County Bible Socie . held in
Espy, on the sth inst., the following
officers were elected for the coming
year : President, H. R. Bower, Ber
wick j Vice Presidents, Rev. B. C.
Conner, Rev. C. H. Brandt. Blooms
burg ; Secretary, A. W. Spear, Cabin
Run ; Treasurer, H. G. Supplee,
Bloomsburg ; Managers, Rev. G. H.
Hemmingway, Bloomsburg. Boyd
Trescott, Millville, Rev. J. J. Mtnne
mier, Rev. S. S. Mumey. Espy, Mr
R. T. Smith, Benton, Rev l r . Myers.
Catawissa, Mr. O. W. Cnerrington,
Bloomsburg.
John W. Henson, one of the old
est colored residents of Bit lomsburg,
died after a protracted illness, at his
home on Iron street, Friday morning
of last week. He was horn in slav
ery, in the State of Maryland, ami
grew to manhood as a slave, hut ran
away owing to the cruel treatment re
ceived from his master. There is.
considerable conjecturing as to iiis
real age. Some claim him to be tpq
years old, but it is probable that h<j
is not more than 85.
He was converted quite early in
life, and for many years was engaged
in preaching the gospel. He has been
a respected resident of Bloomsbur;;
for about forty years. The funeral
Services were held Sunday afternoon
in the A. M. E. Church, conducted
by Rev. VV. VV. Butts, of the M.
E. Church, agisted by Rev. (~ H.
Heinmingway, of the Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. B. C. Conner, of
the Methodist Church.
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