The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, September 08, 1898, Image 1
VOI,. 33 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. N0.'36