HE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. P 5 5 ' V Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking powder are the greatest menactn to health of the present Bay. mrrti BArnwa rotmn pp., mm torn. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1899. KntrreH at the I'oei Ojltr at Blnmnnhurg, J'a. awwii! Wan matter, Mnrrh 1, IHW. A Free Book. Every subscriber who pays all ar rearages, and one year in advance, will be presented with the Thrice-a-week World for 3 months, or a World Almanac for 1899. The Almanac contains a marvellous compendium ot useful facts, and a complete history of the Spanish-American war, and a bat tle calendar. Our Premium Offers- There seems to be some misunder standing about our olTor to give Away certain things to subscribers, and we therefore repeat: Any subscriber, no matter whether paid in advance or not can have a Calendar lor 1899, by calling at this office, or by sending us a two cent stamp. The World Almanac, or the Ihrice- a-ucek World ox three months, not both, but one or the other, is given to every subscriber who pays all arrear ages, and a full year in advance. This will be strictly adhered to, and we must ask our patrons not to ask for anything more, as we shall be com pelled to refuse. These books and papers cost money, and the object is to induce advance payments. Our Tegular terms are cash in advance, and there is no reason why we should present a premium to those who do not comply with these terms. So please remember, a calendar to every subscriber who calls for it; the Alma nac, or the World for 3 months, to all who pay a full year in advance. PURELY PERSONAL Lambert McIIenry is confined to the house by sickness. Geo. Beagle, of Buckhorn, was in town on Tuesday. Mrs. O. b. Mellick is visiting friends at Wilkesbarre. Jas. II Mercer is confined to the house with the grip. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Ileddens spent Sun day in Danville. Mrs. Anna Shipley is visiting her father, Mr. William NeaL W. O. Holmes left on Saturday for a busi ness trip to Philadelphia. Paul E. Wirt, Esq., has been confined to the house by illness since Sunday. Joseph Sharpless, lr., has accepted a posi tion with the "Bloomsburg Daily." Ex-deputy sheriff White N. Hosier of Fish ingcreek, is reported to be seriously ill. Mr Howard Welliver of Benton township, transacted business in town on Wednesday. Mrs. M. M. Phillips who has been ill for more than a week, is still unable to be out. Miss Helen Chiisman returned to Wal rneta Lane School, Germantown, on Wed nesday. Mrs. Lucy Harris, of Columbus, Ohio, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. William D. lirobst. Jacob Terwilliger Esq. of Light Street, ene of our oldest subscribers, was in town on Monday II J. Edwards of Berwick, was in town n Wednesday, and was a welcome visitor in this office. John Kenyon, manager of the Telephone Exchange spent Tuesday afternoon in Wilkesbarre. Clark Fidler, of Ucnton, came down to see his son John, proprietor of the Gem Hand Laundry, on Monday. WE HAVE 300 styles Sterling Sil ver Novelties. 40 styles Hand Painted China. 500 styles Leather. 500 styles Gifts in Fine Per- fumery. 50 styles Hand Painted blotters. &c. o Iluylcr's Confections 80 cent. Lowney's Chocolates 60c. BEAUTIFUL ART STUDY FREE With each dollar purchase of perfume. W. S. Rishton, Ph. G.. OwKite P. 0 Pharmacist TeiepUou Nopor-M Jcinnllinn I.nrcman of Cntawissa township, nn always welcome visitor to this ollice, was 1 11 town un Wednesday. Miss Joe McKcIvy left on Tuesday f.r Cortland, New York, to visit. She expects to return in aliout six weeks. l'.lliott Lewis, a thrifty farmer and well known auctioneer of l'ishingcreek township, is critically ill nt his home. A. I,. Fritz K. and Fred Ikelcr F.st. nrgMcd the Ivy' case before the Superior Court at Scranton on Tuesday. James (,)uick of Rupert, one of the sub stantial residents of that village, made his usual Saturday visit to llloomslmrg. M. A. (lirton of Frosty Valley, who has a fine farm and knows how to farm it, and also how to lie nn active and useful citizen, was in town on Saturday. Mrs. Wiefall of Philadelphia, who has been seriously ill at the home of her son, Famuel Wigfnll, since Thanksgiving, Is slow ly improving and her entire recovery is look ed for. Mr. nnd Mrs. II. K Snyder returned home iront incir wedthng trip Monday evening 1 hey will make their home for the present with Mrs. Snyder's sister, Mrs. Samuel I'ullcn, on Fast street. Miss Clara Roys who has been visiting her lirot her tor several weeks, started on lues tiny for Palm I leach. Florida. She was join ed by her father in New York City, and they will spend the remainder of the winter in the south. Mrs. D. J. Waller Sr., Miss Laura Waller, Miss Clare Whitmoyer, Miss Lizzie Waller and Dr. Geo. V. Waller started on Monday afternoon for I'assadena, California, where they will spend several months. Ur. Waller thinks of locating out there. Mr. Robert oris, after spending a two week's vacation at home with his family dur ing the holidays, started out on his trip last Monday, lie is n popular salesman for large firm that employs sixty tlve traveling men ail over the t inted States. Mrs. J. Henry Cochran, of Williamsporl, with Miss Avis and Joseph Cochran, sailed for (libralter on Wednesday of last week They will go thence to Cairo, where they will spend several weeks, and then make the trip up the Nile. Senator Cochran will join them after the adjournment of the Senate. They will be absent about six months. The days no longer shorter grow, Hut linger now instead, W'hi'e nights get shorter for you know, ' The sun henceforth wont be so slow, In getting out of ded. Krister Sunday comes on April 2 I). Z. Mensch was on Saturday re-appomted Commissioners' Clerk 111s salary to ue Voo, me same as last year. Life insurance is a good thing but health insurance, by keeping the blood pure with Hood ssarsap arilla, is still better. The household of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kshleman, of Berwick, were made happy on Saturday in the ad vent of a girl baby. L. X. Moyer has purchased the Mrs. Amos Buckalew property on the north side of West Main street. He will move into the house on April 1st. A meeting of viewers on the propos ed road from the river bridge to Funk's farm, was held at the court house on Tuesday. They adjourned to meet ou the 21st. John N. Gordon announces his name as a candidate for county com missioner. He is serving his first term now, and has been a faithful and conscientious official. Julius Lindegrin, an expert tuner and repairer of pianos, will be at Bloomsburg in a few days to do work. Leave orders at S. F. Pea cock &. Co's., Hardware Store. The sleighing on Sunday was all that could be desired. Every avail able sleigh was out doing service. In the afternoon it was impossible to get a team at any of the livery stables. ' Elmer Hagenbuch on Saturday purchased the Benjemin Zeigler farm, located in Scott township. The sale was made through J. S. Williams & Son, auctioneers, of this town. Ilervey Walters, the obliging clerk at J. D. Armstrong's grocery store for three years past has sever ed his connection with the store. His place will be taken by Mr. Arm strong's son Alfred. We have received the New York World Almanacs, and those of our subscribers who are entitled to them can have the same by calling at this office. It contains a history of the late war, and is invaluable as a book of reference. Lloyd Belix was on Monday en gaged by the Electric Light Com pany to trim the street lights. James Miller, who has been attending to that part of the work for some time past, will be retained to assist in the wiring of buildings. Prof. Losey is determined to give Bloomsburg a first-class band. He has furnished a number of young men with instruments and is in structing them twice a week. The " scrubs," as he terms them, are improving rapidly. An annual meeting of the mem bers of the Columbia County Agri cultural, Horticultural and Me chanical Association, to elect offic ers for the ensuing year, will take place in the Court House, Satur day, January 21, at a o'clock p. m, Legal advertisements on page 7. The highest bid, $4500, was not accepted on .Saturday, and the Iiiickiiigliam property, on the corner ol ivast and 1 lnrd Mrcets, was not sold. There will be several new and novel features introduced at the annual exhibition which takes place in the Normal gymnasium rriday night. The first of a series of basket ball games for the town championship between the Bloomsburg Wheelmen and Normal School teams will take place in the gymnasium next week. W. C. Leader, one of the victims of the terrible collision of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company s excur sion to New York City on Monday, was a first cousin of F. M. Leader of this town. lie was twenty eight years of age and was the proprietor of a large gents furnishing store at Mt. Carmel. Roller skating is again becoming very popular in the larger cities. The skates used have heavy rubber rollers, which dispenses with all the j'arring and noise, thereby making the sport more enjoyable, and pleas ing. There was a time when Blooms burg had the roller skating fever as many who remember the old Third street skating ring can attest. Miss Bertha Ilagcnbuch has been very sick at the home of T- Mason Stackhouse for the past week. She came here from Bloomsburg to at tend the Kingsbury-Kelly wedding and was taken with grip with strong symptoms of pneumonia. Yesterday she was somewhat improved but still unable to leave her bed. MissIIagen buch is a daughter of Isaiah Hagen bitch, who is well known in this section. Shickshinny Echo of Jan 6th. Mr. J. W. Bell died at his resi dence in Lewisburtr on Tuesday of last week and was buried on Friday Mr. Bell formerly resided in town having conducted a grocery store in the Kinney building, next to Jacobs bakery. A widow and an only ) daughter, Katie, survive him. He 1 was a member of the M. E. Church and duiing his residence in Blooms burg made many friends who wil be pained to learn of his death A late invention, and one which promises to be very successful, is th Mears elastic compressed rubber pad horse shoe. It was invented by John Mears a former resident of this town, now residing in Xew York. It is the claim of the origin a tor that it will prevent the animal from slipping and keep him from becoming sore and lame in traveling on asphalt and hard paved streets We join with his many friends town and wish the inventor mud success. Ciias. A. Kupert, a much re spected citizen, of this town, died Wednesday of last week, of pneu monia, agea 52 years. lie was born in Bloomsburg, and at the out break of the civil war enlisted as drummer, and served faithfully throughout the bloody struggle He was a member of the old Ber wick Cornet Baud and lived here about 20 years. Kind friends from the works tenderly cared for him 111 his illness, which was of short duration. He is survived by a wife and six children. Funeral was held Saturday afternoon at tw o'clock. Berwick Independent. The deceased was a son of the late Barney Rupert, and a brother of Mrs. Norman Pursel, and of George and Luther Rupert, of this town. Are You m Easily Tired? Just remember that all your strength must come from your food. Did you ever think of thatP Perhaps your muscles need more strength, or your nerves; or perhapa your stomach is weak ana cannot digest what you eat. If you need more strength then take SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod-Iiiver Oil with Hypo phoa platen. The oil is the most easily changed of all foods into strength ; and the hypophos- phites are the best tonios for the nerves, SCOTT'S EMUL SION is the easiest and quickest cure for weakthroats, foe ooughs of every kind, and for all oases of de bllity, weak nerves, and loss of flash. 50c. and f 1.001 all drugglt. SCOTT A BOWNE, Chcmitu, N.w York. A A A A A A A J. J J. A A A M. AAA A A A A. A A A AAA A Coasting on Normal Hill is a popular sport these nights. The Commissioners have re-ap pointed D. R. Coffman Court House janitor. James II. Mercer is presenting lis friends with a handsome 1899 calendar. The W. C. T. U. ladies will serve a 15c. supper in tneir room Satur day, Jan. 14th. William Long died at his home in Orange township 011 Friday m is eighty fifth year. The Republican caucus, to nomi nate candidates for town olhces, is scheduled for Friday night, Janu ary 20th. The "Midnight Alarm" theatrical company, which exhibited here last week, disbanded at rreeland on Tuesday owing to poor business. Several new bicycles, 1899 models have already arrived in town. They differ very little from those of last year. One of the neatest we have seen thus far is the Orient. A few of our local dealers have ordered samples of a chainless wheel. The past football season was a rouser for the University of Penn sylvania. That institution cleared 32,000. A few others also made a little money on the game last fall, but the majority of the smaller col leges came out away behind. The present changeable weather is causing considerable sickness, and, as a consequence, all the physi cians are kept very busy. One of them was heard to remark the other day that he hadn't hardly time to eat. Grip is the prevailing sick ness. There arc a great many cases of it in town. A merry party of young people from Berwick came down in a sled and stoniied at the Central Hotel last Tuesday evening. They made things good and lively till a late hour, but their deport ment was of the best. Berwick may well feel proud of such a representa tion. Come again, boys and girls. The Commissioners, at their first meeting of the new year, held last week, perfected an organization by electing John N. Gordon, president of the Board, and William Krick- baum, secretary. They theu made the followine appointments : Chas. G. Barkley, solicitor ; Clark F, Deitterick, jail janitor, and Dr. J. S. John, jail physician. In an article on a concert given by the Columbia Orchestra, of Ha- zleton, on Friday night, the Sentinel of that city says: "Everyone is familiar with Max Stauffer's ability to play the violin, and he amply sustained his well deserved reputa tion in his conception of 'kuiawiak, by Wieniawki. Hazleton is proud of him." Mr. Stauffer is a gradu ate of the Normal School, of this place, and during his residence here played the violin in the school orchestra, and also with Elwell's orchestra. He is a performer of unusual merit, and was always re ceived with great favor. 1 m m t y v t t 1 M For Rent. A desirable house, with steam and water, near Market street, on Columbia avenue. Also, a suit ot rooms, second floor, Main street, near Centre, suitable for office or housekeeping. Apply to i-utf L. T. Sharpless. Honesty is the Best Policy. Honest goods, honest prices, and honest dealings, will 8 urely bring success. Every hour proves it. The last days of tha Nine teenth Century show nothing more clearly. We believe this fact, and our works demon strate our belief. Our goods are warranted to be exactly as represented, that is honest ; our goods are guaranteed to give perfect sat isfaction, that is honest. If any article of jewelry of our manufacture does not give perfect satisfaction we will refund the money paid for such articles ; that, too, is honest. I. W. Ilnriman & Son have a complete as sortment of our goods in their store for sale at prices that defy competition. These goods are made from rolled gold, gold filled, or solid gold stock, and nre warranted to give perfect satisfaction, or the money will be refunded. If this notice should reach any one living too far away from I. W. Hartman & Son's store, or any other customer of ours, to per mit their purchasing the goods of our cus. tomers, we will sell the goods at retail to such persons, under the warranty, and de liver by mail. We will also send printed in structions as to the care of the jewelry, how to clean it, etc., on application. W. F. Main Co. Eastern Factory, Cor. Friendship and Eddy St., Providence, R. I. Western Factory (largest in the world), under process of construction, at East Iowa City, la. Over 51,000 feet of floor space. (13 A CTIVK SOLICITOUS WANTED EVERY WVHEKE (or' Tue Story 01 tne l'liWlmi nes" by Murat UalNteaU, uommlssloned bytliu Uov eminent as Olllolul Historian to lUe War Dopart niout. The book was written In army campx at Kan Kranolsco, on the Paolllo wttli Ut-neral Mer rltt,;tn tbe hospitals at Honolulu, In llontf Kong, In the American truuehea at MiuiUa, In th Id. Buryunt eiunpit with Agulimlcio, ou tbe deck of the Olympla with Duwey, and the roar ol buttle at the tall of Manila. Uonan.a foratfents. 11 rl in full ot original pictures taken by Kovormni'iit photographers on the spot. Large book. Low R rices, lug proms. Frt'lght pulj Credit given, rop all trashy unoniclivl war books. Outtlt tree. Address, F. T. Barber, tteo'y,, Htarlrutur auce UlUg., Chicago, 10-n -itit. CLARK'S 1 January Sale Our Annual is now going find many lots of goods at exceedingly low prices. Coats. The cut prices on these are big. $7.50 lioucle Coats, now $2.50 6.00 " " " 2.00 5.00 " " " 175 and others equally as low. Cloth Capes. We have received from a manufacturer a lot of Cloth Capes, which will be sold less than wholesale prices. Fur Goods. From a New York manufac turer, at lowest prices known. 30 inch long Astrachan Capes, $7.50. Astrachan Collarettes, $3.00. Neck Scarfs, $2.00. Hosiery. A lot of Ladies' Fast Black Seamless Hose, to go at 3 pair for 25c. H J. CLARK & SON. I. W. HARTMAN & SON. Our January Sale of Muslin Underwear Began With the Open ing of live Dry Goods Boxes, Containing 2,8.23 Garments. The ladies of Bloomsburg and the whole country around never saw such a gathering f white garments outside of the cities. Did you REMEMBER, these are no old goods, but fresh from the MAKERS, and during the month of January the prices will be SPECIAL to CASH BUYERS, after which they will be marked at regular profit prices. They consist of the following Will continue to sell Coats, Capes and Collaretes at our spec ial marked down prices until they are all closed out. The profits are all given you. I. W. HARTMAN & SON. SPECIAL SALE! 0 Now is the time to get bargains. During the next 30 days we will give you many goods at and below cost. Wool Dress Goods that was 25c, now 15c. Dress Goods, from 50c. to 30. Do not miss these special sales. We have just received new sup ply of pretty Coats, Capes and Fur Collarettes for ladies. Fur sets for children. Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits, from $5.00 up. Ladies' Coats, Capes, Separate Skirts. Coats for misses and children. In this line our stock is large. Prices low. Ladies' Fur Collarettes, from $2.00 up. Our sales in Shoes increases daily. Ladies' Fine Shoes, from 79c. up. Gents' Fine Shoes, from 98c. up. Good Calicoes, 3c. Good Muslin, 3$c. Our stock of Underwear is complete. We handle the celebrated Leather brand Stockings for ladies, misses and boys. Corsets, for 24c. up. . Our Grocery Department is improving daily adding new goods at better prices. Our whole stock is complete and prices always right. It will pay you to see our goods before you buy. Corner Main and Centr Time is Up! Begin the New Year by turning over a new leaf anil providing yourself with a NEW WATCH. We have a magnificent assortment all sizes and styles including the new 12-size watch. Just as the hour glass and sun dial were made to take a back seat by the first watch, so also the heavy, bulky, old-fashion watches have to yield to the neater, smaller, and more reliable watch. Call and Look at Our Stock It is a pleasure to show these goods. J. E. o January Sale on. You will Dress Goods. Many lots of Dress Materials at reduced prices. We call special attention to a lot of Dress Goods that we will sell at I2jc. per yard, to close as they are. Petticoats. A new line of these goods in new effects. Silk Italian Skirts, $2.85. Metallic Italian Skirts, $3.00. Black Italian Skirts, $1.59. Black Satin Skirts, 48c. , riuslin Underwear We will sella lot of Muslin Underwear at cut prices to close them out. for ladies : NIGHT DRESSES, SKIRTS, CHEMISE, DRAWERS, CORSET COVERS. A good line for misses and children. We could buy a lin e of Mus lin Underwear to sell at very low prices, but would do us in jury in the end. Prefer to sell extra good quality at a low price. Bloomsburg Store Co., Limited. ALFRE D McHENRY Mgr. If you have us take your family group we'll take good care of the sit ting. Our reputation in this very dif ficult branch of photography assures you that it will be left in good handr. We make a specialty of children and family pictures. The quality of the work and the prices we quote make us friends all over the county. THE- PHILLIPS STUDIO. rV 4 ATM uTDrrn MAIN STREET. Opposite Episcopal Kectory. 1104
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