F. COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA Absolutely "Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome norm (who ownm 1 -.. . '. -- 1 THE COLUMBIAN. Legal advertisements on page 7. '" BLOOMSBURG, FA. Au explosion of gas in the Avon- .,, ... ,,, dale colliery at Plymouth, yester- VHURSUAV, APRIL 27, .899. dfty artenuoni so Piously burned KnteveO nt ttif VoH njner at RUmmitmrg, 1'a. sjx xq that they will die. rutul cUikk nuttier, Marrh I. IttJW. ' Apprentice Wanted. Boy not under 16 years qld wanted to learn printer's trade. Must be a good reader and speller. Town resi dent preferred. Apply at this office, tf PURELYPERSONAL J. Howard Patterson Esq , spent last week in Baltimore and other places. Wellington Manning, of I'hillipsburg.cnme home on Fridiy for n few days' stay. V. S. Harnian's many friends will l.e clad Xo learn that lie is improving in health. Frank Miller returned home Saturday from Mahanoy City, where he had been visiting. Mrs. Dr. Meredith, of Panville, visited Icr parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Eyer, on Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Jacobs and children went to Berwick this morning to spend the balance of the week with friends. Miss Delia Gcisingcr, an accomplished joung lady of F.spy enjoyed a short visit with Scranton friends the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Little have returned lo their home at Light Street, after spending the latter part of the winter in Southern Florida. Rev. Adolph Meyer went to Bloomsburg Monday to perform his duties in connection with the Mission School at that place, of which he has charge. "Danville Intelli gencer." John Klingaman, of Beaver Valley, gave this office a pleasant call Saturday. He was accompanied by his son, Master Oliver, who watched the running of the job presses and he '.'sticking" of type with great interest. Matthew Mc Reynolds is visiting his par ents, Mr. rtnd Mrs. Dr. McRcynolds. He las been engaged for the past nine months making a survey for a railroad near Sunny Brae, Nova Scotia. He expects to be home ntil May 15. Bibles and Hymnals at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. One of the three new battleships to be constructed is to be named Pennsylvania. The annual election of trustees of the Normal School, will be held next Monday, at 2 p. m. Wilson Yeager of Locust appears this week among the list of candi dates for County Treasurer. The Boys' Brigade will meet on Friday evening, this week, at 7 o'clock for the regular drill. If you are looking for a bicycle, either new or second-hand go to Mercer's Drug & Book Store. Dewey day next Monday. The public schools of town will cele brate the event by exercises in keeping with the occasion. The title of "Papa" was conferred upon Wood Welliver, cf Fernville, Monday afternoon by the arrival at his home of a wee son. . The Bloomsburg Cycle Works, rear of Moore's Shoe Store, Iron street, are kept very busy and their work is giving good satisfaction. Mountain fires are now raging in many sections and young timber is beiner ruined. Unless rain comes shortly, the damage will be enorm ons. - Archie Nesbit, of Jeddo, has been appointed agent for the associated wheelmen of Hazleton aud vicinity. Hazleton Sentinel. Mr. Nesbit, several years ago, conducted a photograph gallery in Uioomsburg. Well, how did you like the Bicycle Show Who can say now the Cleve land Ball and Roller Bearing is not a great invention ? We still have one of those fine Cleveland Tandems for $50.00. Wolff American. $50. Reading, $25 to $50. Barnes, $50 to $65, Cleveland, $35 to $75. Fine for rent. Combination Tandem -o W. S. Rishton. Ph. C, Otrecsita P. 0 Pharmacist Telephone No VR eo., wrw vox. The construction of a bicycle path from Shamokin to Sunbury is now under consideration by the wheel ing inclined portion of' the lormer place. We have some gilt patterns of papers that are worth 30, 40 and 50 cents per bolt that we are selling for half price at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. We learu from the Milton Stand ard that Mrs. William Kelchner, of this town is critically ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. Wildun Scott, at Milton. R. H. Ringler, the newly elected Justice of the Peace, will enter upon his duties May 1. He will occuyy the room vacated by J. M. Clark, in the Moyer building. Harry Derr and O. W. Ent re turned home Friday from a two days' fish at the North Mountain. They succeeded in landing ninety seven of the gamey trout. J. C. Brown, assisted by W. II. Eyer, and a corps of engineers, are making a survey of the Borough of Nescopeck, preparatory to making a new map of the same. William II. Hidlay on Saturday resigned as teller at the First Na tional Bank, and Eugene F. Car penter, who has been the book keeper, has been appointed to till the vacancy. To-morrow is the second of the two days designated by Governor Stone as Arbor Days. If you did a ., inntio,, i, firct 1I1IL 1 11 f fill V Lll-L. LliailLlllC Vll S. 11V. Ul Llh day, you can do so to-morrow. j a o - . The Bloomsburg Band will give their first annual ball, in the Town Hall, on Dewey Day evening, May 1st. Music will be furnished by Prof. Losey's Concert Orchestra of twelve pieces. Robert Shaffer and Miss Sadie Ernest, two young people of this town, were united in marriage at the Lutheran parsonage, by the pastor, Rev. McLinn, Thursday evening of last week. Deputy Revenue Collector Robert Buckingham is hunting for cigars with Jacobs' counterfeit revenue stamps on the boxes. He found 5,000 in bhamokin, and we are in formed that 4,000 have been found in this county, but where, we can not tell. Rev. J. D. Smith will address the men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Hall next Sunday at 2:30 P. M. Subject "Moving Forward." Sing ing by the male choir. This service is to be of interest to the men of Bloomsburg and all are invited to be present. The Y ot the W. C. T. U. will hold a silver medal contest, music- ale, oratorical, in the Lutheran church Tuesday evening, May 2d, under the auspices of superintend ent of contest work. Everybody welcome. Begin at 8 o'clock. Ad I mission, 10c. Supt. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a chicken and flannel cake supper, with ice cream and cake, in the Moyer building, recently vacated by the Broadway store, on Saturday evening from 5 to 10. Supper, 25c. Ice cream and cake, extra. The Boys Brigade of the Y. M. C. A., to the number of about one hundred aud fifty, marched out near Oak Grove Tuesday evening, where they were drilled for two hours by F. N. Turner. The boys made a nice appearance. They are rapidly becoming famliar with the commands and execute them very nicely. B. F. Fruit was taken suddenly ill at the Exchange Hotel Sunday I night, and had to be taken to his Home at jersey town. It appears that he had just driven over in the evening and intended spending a day or two with friends here. We have been informed that his afflic tion was a paralytic stroke. From , last reports his condition was im proving. Bicycles from $25 to $75 for new ones at Mercer s Drug & Book Store. Wall paper is moving at Mercer's because the prices are very low. . Residents of Stillwater, Fishing creek township, are asking that the place be made into a borough. Prices low on lamps for 30 days Do not want to carry the stock over it Mercer s Drug & Book Store. The name of C. M. Terwilliger, former clerk to the County Com missioners, is announced this week as a candidate for Prothonotary. The new tailors Kemper & Ev ans are nicely located in the room used as the Democratic headquar ters, over Peacock's hardware store. William Bogart, of Scott town ship, announces himself as a candi date for County Auditor. He is a man of intelligence and long busi ness experience. Sunday trains, two going each way went into effect on the Blooms burg division of the D. L. & W. Railroad last Sunday. The first train for Scranton is due here at 7:15 a. m. and the next at 6:39 p, m. Going south, they leave here at 12:22 and 8:07 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend the Sunday school institute of East Greenwood township, to be held in the Christian church, Rohrs- burg, April 29, afternoon and even- mg. A good program has been prepared. B6th sessions will be instructive and enlightening; Mr. J. J. Leaten of Wilkesbarre and Miss badie Mcfadden were married in the presence of a large number of invited guests by Rev. A. J. McCann in St. Columbia's Catholic church at five o'clock yes- terday afternoon. At the conclus ion of the ceremony a reception was tendered at the home of the bride on East Seventh street. The numerous friends of Mr. Arthur Foulk will be pleased to know that he is recovering from the severe attack of appendicitis from which he has been critically ill the past two weeks. On Saturday last an operation was performed by Dr. Champlin assisted by Drs. Curry 1 1 r r mi. ! a.na 1 no.npson 01 wanviiie, opening line aoaomeri ana wasning out a . ,.,...;.. ,.r . large quantity of pus, The patient has been steadily improving since the operation. The funeral cf Oscar E. Yost, son of James E- Yost, of this town took place from the latter s residence on Eighth Street, Friday afternoon and was largely attended. The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers of Harrisburg attended in a body, in uniform. Mr. Yost was an employee in the yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harnsburg, aud was killed by being run over while male ing a car coupling Tuesday after noon. His remains were laid to rest in Roseniont Cemetery. KB! If so, there must be some trouble with its food. Well babies are plump only the sick are thin. Are you sure the food is all right? Chil dren can't help but grow 1 I they must grow 11 tneir rooa 1 nourishes them. Perhaps a j mictatc uim mart in Ko S past and as a result the di- I tfestion is weakened. If that I is so, don't give the baby a lot of medicine j just use i vour everv-dav commons sense and help nature a j little, and the way to ' do f it is to add half a teaspoon ful of SCOTT'S EMULSION to the baby's food three or four times a day. The gain will begin the very first day you give . it. It seems to correct the digestion and gets the baby started right attain. If the baby is nurs ing but does not thrive, then the mother should take the emulsion. It will have a good effect both upon the mother and child. Twenty five years proves this fact. Joe. nd $1.00, ill druggliti. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemirti, New York. ih m 111 w M o HI III. J mini? Seven different makes of bicycles at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. John M. Clark, Esq., has moved his office from the Moyer building to the First National Bank build ing- A nice Jot of Clover and Tim othy Seed, just received by the Bloomsburg Store Co., Ltd. Prices reasonable. 3-0 Judge Little will next week ap point three persons from this county to act in conjunction with W. II. Sturdevant, G. J. Llewellyn and Charles Shea, who have been named by the Luzerne county Court to appraise the river bridge at Berwick and make it a free bridge. With next Sunday's Philadel phia Inquirer will be presented a handsome oil-colored portrait of Ad miral Dewey (size, 10x15 inches). This issue of the Inquirer will be a great Manila number, dedicated -to Admiral Dewey, 111 honor of his unparalleled victory of May 1, '98, and will be filled with illustrations and special articles worthy of the occasion. The committee appointed to make the final arrangements for the mid summer meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, which is to be held here May 31st and June 1st, held a meeting yesterday afternoon and completed the program, which, we suppose, will be published in a short time. The members of the committee are H. V. White, chair man, A. P. Young, Win. Mensch, B. F. Batin, H. H. Brown, J. C. Brown, E. H. Young and Hon. W. T. Creasy. They were all present, except Mr. Creasy. The fire policemen held a meet ing in the Town Hall Friday even ing. The object of the meeting wa to elect a captain and lieutenant of the fire police. The first to be dis posed of was the captaincy. The nominees were Harry Gruver, of the Rescue Company, and George Yost, of the Good Will. The count resulted in the election of the latter, he having received nine out of total of fourteen votes. For lieutenant, George Cavanee received nine votes, Arthur For tune five, and William Quick one The former was elected. The police are composed of four members from each company. Fol lowing are their names : Friend ship, No. 1 George Cavanee, Wil bur Hower, rrank banders, Geo. Weaver ; Rescue Harry Gruver, Hervey Shutt, Michael Tracy.Wm. Smith : Winona Arthur Fortune, W. G. Quicks Edward Lewis, Boyd Maize ; Good Will Frank Baum, George Yost, W. D. Brobst, Wm. Rehm. For Rent- The Bloomsburg Land Improve ment Co. have a house and barn for rent. Inquire of N. U. Funk, Secre tary. 4-20-tf Ilenaty Is Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean akin. No beautv without it. Cascarets. Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by 6timn up the lazy liver and driving all lm purities from the body. Ik-gin to-day to banish Dimnles. boils, blotches, blackheads and that sickly bilious complexion by taking uascarets, oeauty top ten cents. am drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, luc, zac, sue. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Wanted. At once 200,000 feet drv chestnut boards. Also, beech birch, soft maple, ash and basswood boards. Hawley-Slate Fur. Co., 4-6-4t. Bloomsburg, Pa HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, BIK lousness, Indigestion, Headache Easy to take, easy to operate. 20c Critical Judgment finds no flaw in our Photo graphs. Let your friends de cide we know their opinion will be complimentary to our work. Skill, taste, experience, with the best of modern appliances and equipment all these we employ to make your picture perfectly satisfactory. We are sliowlntr several new styles of work. In both the platlaotype and caruouette Qulsli, that are exclusive with us In WcjoiiibUui'K. ui; ir xo iaxk. -THE PHILLIPS STUDIO, MAIN STREET. Opposite Episcopal Rectory. 11-24 WW I Iff' !'' CLARK'S STORE. We mention through this paper, this week, a few items, gathered from different parts of be of interest to you. Our stock was never more complete than now in al! lines, and new lots coming in all the time. We buy for cash and sell for cash,always endeavoring togive good qualities, no matter Dress Goods. We mention a few items of Dress Goods plenty of others. 52 in. all wool buttings, 1 yd. 38 in. all wool Suitings, 39c yd. 40 in. worsted checks, 50c yd. 50 in. all wool serges, 59c yd. Dress Trimmings. A complete line of these in braids, satin folds, cord effects, bands, jet chiffons, crepon silks, pleated and swissed silks, silks with lace insertions, buttons,&c. Dress Linings. A stock of all the newest and correct linings are here of all kinds. White Dress Materials. A stock second to none. All the newest. Our line of Pks is large, from 15c to 50c a yard. India linens at 10, 15,20, 22 and 25c a yard.' Fancy white goods, 12$ to 50c a yard. Tailor-Made Suits. We will offer some big values . i.i -r 1 in tnese goods tnis wees, u will pay you to see and buy. All new this season. Waist Silks. Never before have we shown as handsome a line as now. A 1. W. HARTMAN & SON. o Our Hand is to the Plow Furrow in All Kinds is Our Seed Time Warm weather has waked up thin goods, namely : In JJress uoocis, In Shirt Waists, In Dress Skirts, In Wrappers, In Spring Capes, In Spring Jackets, In Muslin Underwear, In Gauze and Knit Underwear In Summer Corsets, In Linen Collars and Cuffs. Ladies, who want a nice Silk just in. Also Spring Wrappers, made up in the best style. Tust ooened a new line of side, pompadour, back and other fancy and plain combs, witn a new line of belts, buckles, pins, chains and a general assortment of fancy gilt and gold articles. SHOES! SHOES! SPECIAL $2 SO To meet all the require ments of trade. Everything used in this line "the best." Quality, Style, Fit. F 0 Pain UNNKCt;saKY in Ciiii.ihiriu. Tain Is no longer necessary in childbirth. Its causes, being understood, are easily over come, the labor being made short, easy and free from danger, morning sickness, swelled limbs, and like evils readily cured. Cut this outj it may save your life, suffer not a day longer, but send us 2 cent stamp and receive in sealed envelope full particulars, testimon ials, confidential letter, &c. Address, FrjVNK Thomas & Co., Baltimore, Md, 3-2 6 m Iryihe COLUMBIAN a year. the store, that may howlowthe price. special lot of 4-yard waist pat terns, in fancy silks, at $2.60 the pattern. Others at 75c, $1 00, 115 and $1 50 a yard. Lace Curtains. A large line of these goods. We call attention to these lines in particular, at $1 00, $1 25, $1 50, $2 00 and $550 the pair. Shirt Waists. A full line of cotton waists, in newest styles, at 50c upwards. Silk waists, full line, new styles. Hosiery and Underwear. A special lot of children hose, in sizes from 6 to c, at 2 and 15c the pair worth 18 20c. Ladies' lace hose at 50c a pair. See our ladies' hose at 25c pair. A full line of ladies' vests, with long and short sleeves and no sleeves, in all grades. Sailor Hats and Flowers. We show full lines of ladies sailor and walking hats, in new effects, in all grades. Also a large line of flowers, at a big saving in price. Come and see them. . . CLARK & SOK of Turning the Spring of Dry Goods. This on Dress Goods. ' CHILDREN'S WEAR. In Colored Dresses, In White Dresses, In Long White Coats, In Short White and Col. Coals In Little Jackets, In Knit Sacks, In Lace Caps, In Silk Caps, In Lawn Hats and Caps, In Neckties and Ribbons, In all kinds of Spring Gloves and Mitts. Cape, should see our new line Our silks at 39c have attracted lots of buyers. They were never shown befor e Friday last. We continue the sale a short time at the price. I. W. HARTMAN & SON. LINE DEWTLER The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and will be sent to the dead letter office May 9, 1899: Miss Sallie Allen, Aaron QuicV, Mr. David D. Moser. Cards Ed. Switzer. Persons calling for the . above letters will please say that they were advertised April 27, 1899. 1 O. B. Mellick, P. M.
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