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VOL. 34
BLOOMSBUliG, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1899.
NO. 2S
ZTOWN LA.W MAKERS IN BESSION.
TM Regular Monthly Meeting Held Thursday
Night.
The Bloomsburg Town Council
held Us regular July meeting Thurs
day evening. President W. O. Hol
mes rapped for order at 8 o'clock, and
instructed secretary Quick to call the
roll. The following members answer
ed to their names: F. fi. Hartman,
W. L. Demaree, John Cox and Con
Cromn.
Crossings on Main and Leonard
streets reported in bad condition by
Demaree. Committee on highways
is instructed to look after the same.
Other complaints were made about
the condition ot alleys in different sec
tions of the town, namely alley in rear
of T. L. Gunton's Market street resi
dence, crossing over Whitman's allley
on Fifth street near Dr. Arment; alley
in rear of William Rabb's property;
alley on Catharine street, between
Third and Fourth street; alley in rear
of George Hughes' property on East
Third street. All these complaints
referred to the proper committee.
Permission was granted to the
Bloomsburg Band to hold a festival on
Market street above the fountain.
John L. Moyer appeared and com
plained that the residents on Market
street are not complying with the re
quirements in the matter of planting
trees, that they are being set too close
to the pavement. Committee on
' highways were directed to look after
ir.
It was moved and seconded that
the ordinance requiring all clogs to be
. muzzled from July 7th to Sept. 1 be
enforced.
Notice is to be given G. Smith to
lay a pavement cn Railroad street, to
Dr. F. W. Redeker to relay his pave
ment on West Main street and to W.
A. Hartzell to raise and relay his pave
ment on East street. The same to
be done within twenty days, or the
work will be done by the town and 20
per cent, added.
Building permit granted to Charles
Kunkle for a building on P'ifth street.
Street Commissioner C. F. Ney
hard handed in his resignation, which
was read, and upon motion, duly
seconded, was accepted.
The matter of compensation of the
Street Commissioner was next taken
up, and after some little discussion, it
was decided to increase the same from
$1.75 to $2.00 per day.
The Council considered it advisable
to retain the services of Mr. Neyhard,
and upon motion he was nominated
and unanimously elected.
It was moved and seconded that a
new nozzle be purchased for the Res
cue Hose Company, and one for the
Goodwill Company and also 500 feet
of new hose for the Winona Company.
William H. Gilmore attended the
meeting and made known the wants
of the Rescue and Good Will com
panies, and the Winona was repres
ented by Boyd Maize.
The committee on fire and water is
to meet W. H. Gilmore, Chief of the
fire department, and together they are
to decide urjon the location of the
new plugs between Iron and Market
street.
Appeal day was fixed for July 31,
1899.
Upon motion of Ilartman seconded
by Demaree it was decided that the
town borrow $1000 for 90 days.
Disposition was made of several
other matters of minor importance.
Orders were issued in payment for
the following bill.
Isainh I lagenbuch, health officer $12.54
K. W. Mess, uohhle stones 31.00
E. L. liarion, smithing, 30
Isainh Ohl, police 5 5
A. M. Wintersteen, puhce, 2. 75
Frank liauni, police, ' l-oo
Frank Drake, police 4-00
Frank lioice, police 2.50
(Jeorge Weaver, police, 1. 75
U. W. Hagenbuch, police 1. 25
C. M. Hess, police, 2.50
tjeorge Yost, police 2.5a
Kobei t Long, shooting nml burying a
dog, 1. 00
T. M. Dawson, patching fountain 1.25
B. Flee. Light & l'ower Co., June
Hill 435-
Creasy & Wells, lumber 3.71
Geo E. Llwell, annual statement 25.00
J. C. Rutterjr., rent for Winona
Hose cart, 6.dft
Bloom Water Co., June water bill, ... 96.67
Uloom Water Co., water Town Hall, . 6.10
John P. Jones, repairing gum coats,... .70
A. 1.. Hvssong, clay 2.00
L. E. Waller, cinder, 406.92
Bill of Empire Rubber Mfg, Co.,
for $43.50 for gum coats and rubber
v boots for Good Will Fire Co. held
over until next regular meeting.
Off For the Flowery Land.
Mrs. Dr. James B. Neal, who has
been with her husband a resident of
China for some 10 or 15 years, but
who returned to this country about a
year ago to care for Mr. Neal's aged
father, left this morning on her return
trip to China.
Nrs. Neal is quite an intelligent
lady and for the long period she re
sided in China and through the pro
fession of her husbanJ, a physician
and missionary, she was enabled to
acquire a very familiar acquaintance
with the social life of the upper classes
of this extraordinary people. A brief
conversation with her at the residence
of Mr. I. X. Grier, where she was
visiting, enabled us to secure much
valuable information in respect to
their habits and peculiarities entirely
new to us. We learned something of
their home life and found that family
affection is very strong and in other
matters they have traits that raised
our opinion of this race which indi
cates that in the future will have a
potent Influence in shaping the world's
destiny and more especially in the
Orient.
As we have stated,Mrs. Neal leaves
for her long trip to the Flowery Land
there to meet her husband who pre
ceded her many weeks ago. When
united they will enter together their
field of usefulness. They are entitled
to much commendation for this work
of self abnegation which to them is a
labor of love and duty.
What brought her more particularly
to Danville was to attend the funeral
of Mr.- Boyd to whom she was allied
through relationship and affection.
May favoring winds waft the barque
that bears her to her loved partner by
favoring gales and calmer seas to her
destined haven. Danville Sun.
The Bicycle Masher.
The Bicycle "Masher" is one of the
commonest nuisances of the day.
Eveiy city and town has them,
Bloomsburg included. One of those
pests got his just deserts an evening
or two ago. A certain young lady was
riding out Fifth Street when she
noticed a fellow pacing along close
beside her. She increased he. speed
but he followed right along. Then she
concluded to slacken her pace but
even this didn't have the desired re-
sulc and his presence made her nerv
ous. Presently she dismounted and
leading her wheel up to the curb pro
ceeded to examine the pedals. In
stantly the trailer was at her side
proffering assistance. "I think the
pedals are slightly twisted" she said
t'and here I am without a wrench to
adjust it." The obliging young man
knelt down and taking a wrench from
his tool bag began to hx the supposed
wrong. While he waas busily engaged
the young lady took from her hat a
long pin and jabbed two or three
times into the rear tire of his wheel.
When he had concluded his min
istration she thanked him and giving
him a very pleasant smile rode away.
A tew minutes after he told the bi
cycle repairer about it and that's how
the story got out.
Death ofD. M.Boyd.
D. M. Boyd died at Danville last
week. His death removes one of the
oldest, best known and in his time one
of the fnost active and influential busi
ness men in this part of the state.
Daniel Montgomery Boyd was a
native of Rush township, Northum
berland county, a grandson of General
Daniel Montgomery. He was in his
time identified with the development
of much of the coal land ot the Sha
mokin basin, in opening mines and
building railroads. He was also ex
tensively engaged for a number of
years prior to 18S1 in selling and ship
ping coal to points south and west.
About the above date he was forced
by ill health to retire from active busi
ness. Hi? returned to Danville, where
he became President of the First
National Bank and President of the
Board of Trustees of the Asylum for
the Insane at tnat place. He was a
generous, public-spirited citizen. In
mariner he was kind and courteous,
and few men more highly esteemed.
Some two years ago, owing to the
infirmities of advancing years, which
incapacitated him for active duty of
any sort, he resigned as trustee of the
Asylum and later as president of the
First National Bank.
The deceased was 73 years of age.
He is survived by a wife and daught
er; also by a sister, Mrs. McClure of
Columbia, and two brothers, James,
of Harrisburg, and Joseph, of Boyd's
Station.
He was a brother of the late Mrs.
William Neal of this town.
The weather on Suuclay, occas
sioned many remarks, on account
of its peculiarities. It was indeed
a day of rain, sunshine and shadow.
The temperature, too reminded one
of anything but the 9th of July.
Reunion and Anniversary.
The thirtieth anniversary of the
pastorate of Rev. A. Houtz wiil be
held in the grove of Mr. E. M. Lau
bach, Forks, an Thursday August 3.
Should this be a very rainy day it will
be held on the next day. This gath
ering will be in the form of a reunion
of all the congregations and friends of
the pastor. It will afford him much
pleasure to greet on that occasion
those whom he baptized, confirmed,
united in Holy wed-lock, or otherwise
terved.
There will be two sessions one
beginning at 10 a. m. and the other at
2 p. in. The exercises will consist of
addresses by ministers, recitation of
poems written for this occasion, an
historical paper, music, and a social
and intellectual feast conducted by a
master of ceremonies and responded
to by ministers and other's.
The dinner will be in the form of a
basket pic-nic. Those wishing to pur
chase their dinner can do so as the
Zion congregation will have a table
where all those who do not bring their
own dinner can cet a good meal for
20 cents. As this cogregation will
have other refreshments no other con
fectionery stand will be allowed on
the ground. Arrangements will be
made to have all trains carrying pas
ser.iiers stop at the grove. Purchase
return ticket to Forks.
Headless Body Found
Coroner McKee and a jury held
an inquest Wednesday on the body of
the man who was found in a bag in
the Susquehanna at PI) mouth Tues
day noon. The jurymen returned a
verdict that the man came to his death
through causes unknown to them.
They concluded the body had been
placed where it had been found and
had not floated down the river.
When the sheet was taken off the
body was found to be badly mutilated.
An incision had been made from the'
breast bone to the abdomen and
another across the abdomen. The
lungs, heart, liver and intestines
protruded from the incisions. The
head had also been cut off, probably
to get the body into the bag. The
work was very skillfully done. The
bony appears to be that ot a vigor
ous man, and may have been in the
water from three to five days. It is
believed that the dead man was a
laborer. His hands were rough, and
he was of powerful build. Dr. Edwards
thinks he weighed over 200 pounds.
County Detective Johnson is of the
opinion that the man was murdered
somewhere in the vicinity of Plymouth
and to hide the crime the murderer or
murderers cut his head off and, sew
ing the remains in the bag, carried it
to the river and threw it into the water.
Four fishermen who were on the river
Friday night last say they saw two
men in the vicinity of the place where
the bag containiug the body was found
but they paw no particular attention
to them, thinking they were fishermen
like themselves. Shickshinny Echo
July 7.
Tlio Kissing Bus-
the Kissing Bug, about which so
much has been said of late, is a coun
terfeit. Scientists, or at least some
scientists claim that he is a terror,
but he is not. 1 he truth about it is
that the "Kissing Bug" is of the spe
cies known to common speech
as the old style potato bug, of which
farmers have been trying to rid them
selves, by the use of iuris creen and
other poisons, for many years past
Strictly speaking the "Kissing Bug"
is not the potato bug, but he belongs
to the same family a kind of a first
cousin. He has many relatives that
are decidedly annoying to human
nature. In this connection we might
mention the well-known blister bug.
another is of the name suggested by
the fact that he is illodored. They
are all plebeian and ill bred, and have
annoyed us for generations. "Neither
in point of beauty, nor effectiveness"
says one familiar with bugs in general
does the "Kissing Bug" compare with
the country hornet, nor the common
The Baptist bunday school is
holding- its annual pic-nic at Hess
Grove, Rupert, today.
wasp,
nor with half a dozen other in
sects that could create a sensation
among the ladies, while the "Kissing
Bug" was wondering how to begin
1 herefore, we suggest, that as
reason for gratuitous advertising, the
Kissing Bugs' usefulness has already
been exhausted.
Ths stone work of the new bank
front was completed on Wednesday
STRAY PARAGRAPHS.
All near sighted people are close
eadcrs.
For a wild flower the tigar lilly
looks rather tame.
There is no use trying to ring a
bell thats' tongue tied.
The dentists as a rule attend
some swell gatherings.
A boys first family ties are his
mother's apron strings.
If a frog is worth a green back, a
musk rat's good for a scent.
Whether you mean money or
bread, "dough" comes good in times
of knead.
"Home Sweet Home" is an old
song, but it isn t as 7(i known as
the "Old Oaken Bucket". This is
pretty deep, but so is the well.
Many of our business men have
been communicating with the fish this
week. That is they have been drop
ping them lines, but the fish didn't
catch-on.
Knights of the Golden Eagle
The following are the officers of
Theta Castle, No. 276 of Bloomsburg
for the ensuing six months' term:
Past Chief, J. L. Townsend; Noble
Chief, H. R. Moyer: Vice Chief, F.
W. Redeker; High Priest, E. H. Ent;
Venerable Hermit, M. W. VanBus-
kirk; Master of Records, Jno. W.
Lewis; Clerk of Exchequer, W. E.
Shaffer; Keeper of Exchequer, C. W.
Funston; Sir Herald, Herbert Shuttj
Worthy Bard, H. S. Barton; Worthy
Chamberlain, J. S. Kashner; Ensign,
Luther C. Coates; Esquire, Eugene
Whitenight; First Guardsman, Vm.
B. Rhoads; Second Guardsman, J. T.
Keiner; Trustees, r. W. Redeker, J.
L. Shoemaker and S. W. Shutt; Rep
resentative to the Grand Castle, J. L.
Shoemaker. 5 members initiated
last term.
A Narrow Escape.
Three directors of the Montour
township school district, namely : H.
D. Quick, Isaiah Bower and E. A.
Mears, narrowly escaped being killed
Thursday night of last week. They
had attended a meeting of the board,
and while descending a hill, on their
way home to Rupert, one of the
wheels came off of the vehicle in
which they were riding, throwing them
all out, and down an enbankment.
Bower suffered the worst, being badly
injured internally. The other two
were badly shaken up and sustained
severe bruises. The horse ran into a
telephone pole and was instantly
killed.
Officers Elected by Jr. 0. U. A. M-
At the meeting Monday evening of
American Union Council, No. 237,
Jr. O. U. A. M., the following officers
were installed. They will serve for
the ensuing six months:
C Malantham Broadt. U. C
D. W. Barnes. R. S. N. M. Dewitt,
A. R. S. Christopher Shotts- E. S,
Wm. A. Waters. T. C E. Wei-
liver. C. Boyd Girton. N Fred
Rubenstine. I. S. Henry Coter-
man. (J. b. wm. btanheici. irus
tee M. F. Ohl. Chaplin J. S
Barnes. Installing Officer J. S.
Barnes.
Death of an Aged Lady-
Mrs. Mary Lee, relict of the late
Charles Lee, died from old age, at
her home in Lightstreet, Saturday
morning. the deceased was the
mother of twelve children seven
daughters and five sons all living,
among the number being Mis. H. M.
Hockman r.nd Mrs. Wm. Bogart, of
this town. The deceased was in the
seventy-fifth year of her age.
First National Bank.
At the meeting of the board of di
rectors of the First National Bank on
Tuesday morning, J. M. Staver was
elected Vice President and Louis
Gross was elected a director. Mr.
Staver has been a director since the
resignation of W. H. Hidlay, and Mr.
Gross was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Charles R.
Bucka'ew.
Furniture Sale.
Twelve suits of bedroom furniture,
with mattresses, bolster and pillows,
and carpet; nine dining extension
tables and forty dining chairs will be
sold at Proctor Inn, Jamison City, on
Thursday, July aoth. Big bargains.
Prof. A. K. Aldinger, formerly
physical instructor at the Normal
School, has been made manager and
captain of the Albany base ball team,
in the New York State League.
BEN. GIDDING.
We will sell all
MEN'S AND BOYS'
SUMMER
SU :TS
-AT-
13 OFF
REGULAR PRICE.
BEN. GIDDING,
CLOTHIER,
Bloomsburg, Penna.
The Leader Department Store.
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IN OUR WINDOWS.
Water will not make the col
ors run.
Boys' suits, 40c, $1.
Boys' waists, 15c, 40c.
Crash skirts, 49c, $2 25.
New Crepon black skirts, $4 50.
Brilliantine skirts, S3 50.
Linen skirts, $2 00.
Summer petticoats, 75c, $t 25
New Taffeta Ribbons, 19c.
Children's dresses, iSc, 40c
Children's' hats, to close, half
price.
Men's gauze drawers, 15c
Summer underwear, at reduced
prices to close.
Men's working shirts, 25c
Lawns 5S and 10c, reduced 25
per cent.
NEW COUCHES,
Just in $4 00 up.
ASK TO SEE OUR
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Porch Rockers
The Leader Store Co., Ltd.
Fourth and flarket Streets.