ME COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. umw, van tt mni v ADSOLVIELY PURE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome mnwMNi wivmM THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. VIIUKSDAY, JULY ao, 1899. Kutrretl at Iht Port 0H al lllimnmlntrg, Pa, ta mmd rimn matter, MarvhX, IN!. A GREAT OFFER- Farm Journal From Now to Dec. Nearly Five Years. 1903, By special arrangement, made with the publishers of the Farm Journal, we are enabled to offer that paper to every subscriber who pays for Thk Columbian one year ahead, for only $1.00, both papers for the price of ours only ; our pa per one year and the Farm Journal .from now to December, 1903, nearly 5 years. The Farm Journal is an old established paper, enjoying great popularity, one of the best and most useful farm papers pub lished. IwT This offer should be accepted without delay. Legal advertisements on page 7. The oats fields are beginning take on a whiteish hue. to Try the Gclf cigars for 5c at Mer cer's Drug & Book Store. Thanksgiving Day is the next legal holiday. After having them come so fast the wait will seem like a long one. We are informed that hay is sell ing in some places at $15 per ton. Last year at this time $10 per ton was the price. Upwarc's of ten thousand dollars were disbursed among the em ployees of the different industries in town on Saturday. Are you thinking of buying a wheel this season? If so it will pay youtocallatJ.il. Mercer's Drug & Book Store. I. V. Hartman & Son are offering some rare bargains in their great special sale. See their advertisment elsewhere in this issue. "To err is human," but to con tinue the mistake of neglecting your blood is folly. Keep the blood pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla. H. Rosenthral & Company have closed up their fruit stand around the corner on Market street on account of poor patronage. Perfumery in bulk at 40, 50 and 75 cents per ounce. In bottles at 10, 15, 25, 50, 75, 1. 00 and up at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. A new job press has been added to this office, making the seventh press now in use. Our increasing job work made it necessary. We call the attention 01 our leaders to the new advertisement of the Bloomsburg Store Company in this issue. It is worthy of perusal While Schley and Sampson have been fighting the sea battle of Santi ago over again the kissing bugs have kept the memory of Hobson green. Daniel P. Butler has moved his family from Kingston back to Bloomsburg. Their many friends are clad to see them located here again. Get your wheel repaired and cleaned at the Bloomsburg Cycle Works rear of Moore's store. When you Goods from want anv RISHTON Call him up by Tele phone and he will de liver it. Just received a new lot of those Mossberg Chime Bicycle Bells, 75c. A good Bicycle for sale $1 5.0 0. W. S. Rishton, Ph. C Oouosita P. 0 ' Pharmacist Telephone No 107 eo., hf vonn. Saturday was the last of the trout season. A new large line of toilet soap at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. Forty-five cent, trade dollars are said to be quite numerous just now. Lamp chimneys, burners, wicks and lamps at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. The home of William May. of Kast street, has been gladdened by the arrival of a young son. Fage powders, cosmetics, sachet powders and all toilet articles at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will run a special Sea Shore Excursion on Thursday, July 27th Boy Wanted: A bright young man to learn the Drug Business. Apply at once at Mover' Bros. 2t The toilet soap, six cakes for 25c at Mercer s is giving universal satis faction. It is a 10c soap for 5c. We are pleased to learn that Ja cob Geisinger, of Forks, who has been Confined to the house by rheu matism for manv months past, is able to be about again. Following the example set by Blooiiisburg, the merchants of Dan vilie have agreed to close their stores at six o'clock in the evening during the summer months. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wyle of Danville, are receiving congratula tions from their friends, on the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Wyle has big friendscliaft in Bloomsburg. A sudden and heavy downpour of rain interfered with the festival given by the Reformed church, on the Shives lot, corner of Iron and Fourth streets, Saturday evening The International Correspond euce Schools of Scranton, the Col liery Lngmeer Company, propne tors, have opened a branch office in Bloomsburg. on t e second floor ot the Wells building, over B. A Gidding's clothing store. In its present condition, the cycle path from Bloomsburg to Rupert is worse than none at all. It is rough uneven, and will require a consider able expenditure of money to put it in wheeling condition. Wheelmen say that the road is preferable to the path. The question whether the struc ture that spans the Susquehanna River at Berwick shall be taken as a county bridge will be decided by the commissioners appointed to ap praise the value of the same at meeting to be held at Wilkesbarre tomorrow. The Good Will fire Company is constantly adding to its member ship. The vacancy caused by the resignation of George Yost and John Hickev, as police and assist ant nozzleman has been ruled by election of James Goss and William Sechrist. The Ladies Circle of the G. A R.. congregated at the home of M C. Jones on Last fourth street Tuesday evening. The event was a surprise party for Mr. Jones, who has just passed his thirty-sixth year. Refreshments of a thooth some nature were served in abun dance, aud a jolly good time enjoy ed by all present. Morris S. Broad t has resigned as assistant teller of the l-armers Na tional Bank, to accept a similar position with the new Bloomsburg National Bank. The vacancy caus ed by Mr. Broadt's resignation has been filled by the appointment of J. Warren Lee, who for the past year has been engaged as book keeper for a firm at Scranton. Mr Lee arrived in town on Monday morning. On Saturday there was a largi exodus of Bloomsburgers for Kaglesmere. Among the number were: Misses May Blue, Mary Vance, Agnes McReynolds, Hannah Breece, Lou Robbins, Emma Lad man, Mrs. Elizabeth Cadman, O W. Cherrington and wife, Charles Skeer, C. D. Lynn, Prof. Albert and son Keller. They will probably remain ten days or two weeks Many more are arranging to go this week. Putman's fadeless dyes beat al others. Ten cents a package at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. Tlie regular meeting of the Hlooiiisbure School Directors 13 scheduled for to-morrow evening. An increase of tension, from $6 to $io ter month, has been granted to T. M. Dawson, of this town. Ask to see the new style of visit ing card at this office. Can't lie told from an engraved card, and costs ess than half as much, tf Harry MacBride has been re elected principal of the Fairview schools, in Luzerne county. He is a son of J. F. MacBride. Mr. Fred lives, of Millville, and Miss Maud McIIenry, of Benton, will be married at the home of the bride's parents, at Benton, this evening. Both are popular young people of their respective towns. An organgrinder, an oldtimer in appearance, on being questioned as to the absence of the usual monkey, replied :"' He no like a da music, he die." After listening to a tune, we didn't blame the monkey a bit. If interested in horses, cows, or sheep, take the Farm Journal. We will give this paper lor the balance of 1899 and all of 1900 1901, 1902 and 1903, nearly five years, to all subscribers, new or old, who pay for the Columbian a year ahead. This offer is for a short time only. The time is drawing nigh for the O. S. of A. excursion and pic nic to Glen Onoko. It will le the largest of the season. Pleasant memories of last season's excursion to this picturrsque place still linger 111 the minds of those who attended. Go with them this time. You will not regret it. A new county chairman will be elected on Saturday, the 29th inst. The place should not go begging, and the committee should be careful to select a srocd man who has the interests of the party at heart, and not give it to some one who merely wants to use the position as a step ping stone for his own political ad vancemeut. A few weeks ago a forged check was passed in this town, but the culprit was never apprehended. On Friday Charles Hetzel, whose residence is given as Scranton, was arrested at Wilkesbarre for passing forged checks. The forged checks bore the names of prominent men of that city. It is now believed that he is the same fellow who practiced in Bloomsburg. It is rumored that Mrs. M. E. Ent contemplates extensive im provements in her building, corner of Main street and Whitman's al ley. If the plans are carried out a third story will be added to the building and the Farmers' National Bank will be enlarged by taking in the office of N. U. Funk, Esq. Mrs. Ent, we are informed, has had estimates made on these improve ments, but has not yet fully de cided whether she will have the work done or not. George W. Hess has purchased the interest of his brother H. W. Hess in the jewelry store and is now sole owner and proprietor. He will restock the same with a new and up-to-date line of jewelry, and asks a continuance of the liberal pa tronage the store has enjoyed in the past. He will continue his trips to the different towns in the county, as has been his custom heretofore. Fine jewelry repairing and optical work will be made a specialty and everything guaranteed as repre sented. Watch for his advertise ment in this paper. Pigeon Fancier, Boyd C. Evans, has a right to be elated over the excellent showing made by six of his birds in a long distance fly Sat urday. They were sent by express to Union Station, Charlottesville, Virginia, irom which place they were liberated at nine o clock a. m. The distance by air line is 675 miles. 1 hey arrived home at 3:30 p. m., having covered the distance in six and a half hours making an average speed of 124 1 yards per minute. This is considerable better than a record recently made by some prize homers of the Staten I&land Homing Club, whose birds flew from the same place and under the same weather conditions, and only made 1 1 28 yards to the min ute. This concludes Mr. Evans' flys for this season. Hammocks and croquet sets ' at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. Piano Tuning;. Will Guernsey, piano tuner, is in town this week. Orders may be left at this office, or at the Central Hotel. For Eeat. Rooms on second floor fiont, over B. Gidding's clothing store. Inquire of J. G. Wells. 6-i tf. PURELY PERSONAL Mrs. II. C. Jones is visiting friemU in Itcrwick today. Anthony Mcnzbach is rusticating nt' At lantic City. Crcorjjc W. l-.ntcrlinc was a Wilkesbarre visitor on I iicsdnv. Miss I leli-n John visitd Mrs. I!. F. Evans at Berwick, last week. Mrs. Charles II. Chrismanof I'liiladeiphia, is in town cm a visit with relatives. liert Monroe lias returned after a two weeks visit with relatives in Michigan, Miss Nellie Crawford of Sunbury, called on her many friends in town Saturday. Archibald Tattirson, of Wilkes-Barre cir culated among Bloomsburg friends on Satur. day, V. U. Jury came over from Shamokin on Saturday and spent Sunday with his family here Morris Broadt and Miss Irene Welliver spent Sunday with VV. B. Christian, at Mill ville. Joe Allen, who is employed at Wilkes Ilarre, spent Sunday with his mother on Iron street. Mrs. I. A. Snyder Is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs. Crawford Eckert at Northum bcrland. William Wren, a well known citizen of Lewistown. was a Bloomsburu visitor over Sunday. F. C. Angle, Esq., proprietor of the Dan ville "News" was noticed on our streets Saturday. Oeoree It. Martin has sufficiently recover ed from his recent accident to lie about on crutches. Mrs. Kculun IIcss has been entertaining her sister, Mrs. S. M. Hess, of Keading, the past week. Miss Anna Connor is enjoying her annual vacation, visitinc fnenils at Mauch chunk and Allentown. Harry Houck came down from Scranton on Saturday and spent Sunday with his mother in town. F.I). I lender has returned home from a two week's visit to his parents at White Pigeon, Michigan. C. 15. Brady spent Sunday with C. M. Hess, on Leonard street. Mr. lijady is resident of Dixon, II!; Miss Annie Fox has returned home from Philadelphia, where she was visiting her sister Mrs. J. S. Gilbert. Miss Daisy UpdeizrafT of Williamsport, arrived in town on Saturday. She is the guest of Miss Mae I'ugh. N. S. Tinclcy and wife have returned home after an absence of three weeks, visit ing relatives at Shenandoah. John W. Curtis, a prominent and retire. tentative man, of Scranton, was among the visitors to our town on Monday. James Kocher of Berwick, came down Saturday and spent Sunday with friends in town. He returned home Sunday evening. Miss I.eatha I.ockard after visiting her sis'er Mrs. B. F. Hicks at Williamstown, New Jersey, for several weeks has returned home. Mrs. Rev. W. G Ferguson of Ilarrisburs. has been vititing at the home of her daught er, Mrs. E. B. Tustin on Market street the past week. M. II. Tagcart, Jr., has gone to Blooms burg for a month's stay in the interest of the well telephone Co. (Northumberland rub lie Tress.) Mrs. Joseph Sands, of Mordansville left on Monday for a two weeks trip to Atlantic city, sne was accompanied by Miss War garet Casey. W. S. Capwell, the Market Square Tho tograpner, is attending the National Photog raphers Convention at Celoran .Park Chatauqua, this week. uismci Attorney jonn u. liar man was enrolled among the members of the State Bar Association, at its annual meeting, at Wilkes.Uarre, last week. Mrs. Gehrad Snyder and son Irvin, who have been absent for about five weeks, tak ing a trip through the west, are expected home this coming Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Gosh, Miss Mae and Nan Brandon, Mr. Ralph Diehl of Danville, ana Air. a. 1.. reiser ot I'huadelphia are guests at "Coles", near Jamison City. A. W. Duy, wife and chi.dren, and Mrs, uuys motner, Mrs. Kester, lelt town on Tuesday lor a two weeks visit with Mr, Duy's parents and other relations at Indian apolis. Harry Smith has completed his studies at the Scranton Jiusmess college. He will re main in town until September when he will return to scranton to accept a position as book-keeper. W. II. Smiih, editor of the Benton "Argus ' paid our sanctum a visit on Mon day. He is now busily engaged completing the arrangements for the Fishing Creek excursion to Atlantic City which goes Thurs (iny, August 17th. Critical Judgment finds no flaw in our Photo graphs. Let your friends de cule 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 showing nov)ral new styles of work, In both the plttilnotyne and carboni'tte tluiHh, thut are exoluolve with us lu IHuoiiisburir. UK I'Jk to uati:, o THE PHILLIPS STUDIO, MAIN STREET. Opposite Episcopal Rectory. 11-24 Jill Clark & Son. - riid The following items speak this week's store news is marked tor quicK selling. 1 nis juiu- Summer Clearing makes an excellent buying time. Keau me short descriptions. You will be Printed Chatties. All of this season's goods in the newest patterns. batin. stripes, choice designs, have been selling at 30 ana 25c a. yard right along, now 20c. a yd. Printed Dotted Swisses, We have placed all grades in one lot of these handsome dress materials goods that have been 40, 35 and 25c. yd, now 19c. yd. 5 c 5 5 5 1 m - f Corsets for All. Our line of these goods rep resent the lead ing makes and models. French model, short made, of best net, 2 zones, satteen striped. Price, 45c. No. 397. R. & G.Corset.in white Eink, grey and lack, at $1 00. tint aid 2!rEL f'UIUl Store closes every eveninjr, during July and August, at 6 p. m., except Monday and Saturday. Look for this Trade Mark. tJv S u r-lif INI 4 3 -2.2 2 ZEIGEi, S2.50 Many other styles of Oxfords, all one price. "Queen Quality" Boots for street, house.dress, and outing, $3.00 F. D. DENTLER A full line of Curtis & Cos fine shoes for men. WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK. Works of Reference AT REDUCED PKIOES At BIDLKMAN'S BOOK STORE. "The American Educator," 6 vols, quarto, cloth leather. Illus trated. "Chambers Encyclopedia," 10 vols. Royal 8vo, cloth. Illustrated. "Appleton's Encyclopedia," .16 vols, royal 8vo. Sheep. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoflke, and will be sent to the dead letter office Aug. 1, 1899: Mr. Harry A. Brown, Mr. Plato Buckland, Miss Minnie Crove, Miss Ella Hartzell, Miss Bell Slioultz, Mrs. E. E. Kressler, Mr. J. P. McGreal, Mr. Moses Small, Mr. Edward A. Thomas. Persons calling for the above letters will please say that they were advertised July ao, 1899. O. B. Mellick, P. M. - Summer Clearing. for themselves. EverylhingMn repaid. Walking Hats. Newest shapes.nicely trimmed with plaid silks and' quills, in rough and smooth straws, have been selling all season at $1 75 and $1 40, now $1 00. Broches, Salines, &c. A lot of these dress materials in light colors, that have been 35 to 15c yd, we make the price now ioc a yard. - T3 O p n era 3 B e rl a" o q P V a a O 3. W (D W Tailor Made Suits. We will offer our en tire line of ladies' fine tailor made suits atabig redu c t i o n from former prices. Here is your op portunity of get tinga first-class suit at mon ey s a ving prices. An Exquisite Shoe Patent calf vamp, cloth top, with silk worked eyelets. An exquisite conception and, like all other QUEEN VUALITY" creations, a perfect fitting, easy, and satisfying shoe. This shoe is a work ot art and must be seen to be appreciated. SHOE BARGAINS! To clean up spri ng stock we are selling MEN'S RUSSETS That were $3.50, now $2.50. That were 3.00, now 2.25. 0 A I.OT OF WOMEN'S BLACK SHOES, That were $2.50 and $3, now $2. That were $2, now $1.60.' W. H. Moore, Cor. Second and Iron Sts. Rloomsburgy Pa.
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