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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
VUUKSDAY, JULY , 1899.
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A UKUAT OFFER-
Farm Journal From Now to Dec, 1903,
Nearly Five Yean.
By special arrangement, made
with the publishers of the Farm
Journal, we are enabled to offer that
paper to every subscriber who pays
for The Columbian one year
ahead, for only $i.oo, 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. air This offer should be accepted
without delay.
Legal advertisements on page 7.
All bi:ycle sundries at Mercer's
Drug & Book Store.
A. L. Fritz, Esq. has purchased
a pretty pony and outfit for his sou
Charles.
Don't miss Townsend's red tag
clothing sale, lie is offering big
bargains.
For lamps of all kinds and all
lamp fixtures go to Mercer's Drug
& Book Store.
A goodly number of our people
took advantage of the low fare and
joined the Pennsylvania Railroad
excursion to the sea shore today.
Make your arrangements to ac
company the P. O. S. of A. excur
sion and picnic to Glen Onoko on
August 5th. It's going to be a
jotiser.
For Rent. Double house, on
the Lightstreet road, just above
Town Hall. Inquire of E. E. Bit
tenbender, or J. L. Richardson,
Bloomsburg.
The Bloomsburg Wheelmen will
hold their first annual pic-nic at Is
land Park, uear Sunbury on Wed
nesday next. Losey's orchestra will
furnish inspiration for dancing.
W. H. Hoffman & Sons, of Wil
liamsport have been awarded the
contract for building the nurses'
home and completing the infirmary
at the State Hospital at Danville.
By the sudden explosion of a
bottle of root beer, Charles Snook,
aged about twenty years of Rush
township, Montour county lost one
of his eyes. He is a son of Albert
Snook.
There will be a Gold Medal Con
test held in the Benton M. E.
Church on Tuesday evening Aug.
1st under the auspices of the Still
water W. C. T. U. Good music
will be furnished and all are cor
dially invited. Admission ten cents
for adults and five for Children.
The exclusive privilege for furn
ishing refreshments on the P. O. S.
of A. excursion to Glen Onoko on
August 5th iias been awarded toC.
R. Housel & Son. Persons who
do not want to be bothered with a
basket can get sandwiches, coffee,
ice cream, cakes, pie, lruit, melons
&c, at popular prices.
For repairs on your bicycle go to
the Bloomsburg Bicycle Works and
you will get satisfaction.
When you want any
Goods from
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
3$1 5.0 0.
W. S. Rishton. Ph. G..
Oot jslto P. 0 Pharmacist
TelcpboA No
Powder
'Puke
powtm eo., ftrw votn.
Ask to see the new style of visit
ing card at this office. Can't be told
from an engraved card, and costs
less than half as much, tf
While removing grain from the
barn Din into a wagon, Raymond
Sands, son ofT. B. Sands, of Uuity
viLe, fell and dislocated his should
er. Agib Rickets, Esq., has been
nominated by the Prohibitionists as
their candidate for Judge of the
Supreme Court. He is a native of
this county, and is at present locat
ed at Wilkesbarre.
Wm. Johnson severed two lead
ers on the back of his hand, while
mowing grass with a scythe at his
home near Creasyville, on Monday.
Dr. Everett was summoned and
dressed the wound.
The Bar of Luzerne county lias
appointed a committee of fifteen to
further the nomination of Hon.
Henry W. Palmer for the Supreme
Bench. General Palmer is m every
way fitted for the position.
John Kreppenneck died Tuesday
morning about eleven o'clock, at
his home in Madison township
Funeral services will be held at
Vandine's church at ten o'clock
Friday. His age was about 74
years. Millville J abut.
The Girton family will hold their
Eighth Annual Reunion in Glen
wood Grove, Millville, Pa., on
Thursday Aug. 10th. 1899. If it
should storm on that date then the
day following. All connection with
the Girton family are requested to
be present.
2t Jno. J. Kreamf.r, Sec.
The question whether or not the
bridge over the river at Berwick
should be made free, was settled
by the commissioners appointed to
consider the matter, at a meeting
held at W ukes-Barre on Friday
They reported .in favor of a free
budge and awarded the stockhold
ers $25i349 fr t'ie bridge and fran
chises. The grand jury will now
be called upon to consider and make
final disposition of it.
Madison township lost a respected
resident by death on Saturday eve
ning last, in the person of Pember
ton Runyon, who was summoned
to his long home, after a short ill
ness. He was seventy years old
and his death was probably due, or
at least partly due to his advanced
years. His immediate survivors
are a wife and four children, two
sons and two daughters. Sanford
Runyon of Bloomsburg is one of
latter. The funeral occurred on
Tuesday morning and the remains
were laid to rest in the Jerseytown
cemcterv.
Tom Walker, who pitched for
the Milton Club, of the Central
Pennsylvania League, when
Bloomsburg was a member of the
organization, 011 Monday twirled
the sphere for Johnstown, against
the Washington National League
Club and won his game. Score:
Johnstown 9, Washington 6.
Bloomsburg had a chance to get
Tommy once, but the management
took "Dusty" Rhoads instead, and
the poor judgment cost the "Blue
Birds," as Bloomsburg was profes
sionly known, many a game.
A large number of invited guests
witnessed a very pretty home wed
dimr at the home of Mrs. T. F. Bau-
man, in MainTwp.,011 Wednesday
evening 01 last weeK. lne prin
cipals of the happy event were Miss
Minerva, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mis. Daniel Levan, and Mr.
James Piatt, both of Mainville. The
words which made them partners
for life were spoken by Rev. Fetter
olf of the Reformed church. Sev
eral Bloomsburgers were in attend
ance. The bride was formerly em
ployed in J. R. Townsend's Star
Clothing House.
The Clover Mandolin and Guitar
Club, a high class musical organ
ization of this city will give one of
their excellent entertainments in
Academy Hall, Orangeville, Thurs
day evening, August 10th. The
club is composed of about fifteeu of
our popular young men, who by
reason of considerable practice have
become quite proficient, and their
entertainments are of a high order of
excellence. For this occasion they
have secured several well known
vocalists, and the justly celebrated
Winona Quartette. It will be the
society event of the season and all
Orangevillians who like to hear
good music should turn out.
For photographic supplies and
fresh chemicals go to J. E. Roys,
Jeweler.
Jacobs' Bakery stand is now own
ed by E. Woolsey, agent, and he
will endeavor to merit a share of
public patronage.
We now have only two ladies'
second hand wheels that can be
bought at a bargain at Mercer's
Drug & Book Store.
Rev. J. W. Knappenberger,
President of the Allentown College
for Ladies will deliver an address at
the reunion to be held in the Lau-
bach grove ou August 3.
If you have a fine watch, timer,
or repeater that needs repairing, it
is not necessary to send it to the
city. J. E. Roys can repair it for
you for less money.
Just received by Mrs. M. A.
Watson, Milliner, Main street, be
low Market, a lot of handsome Golf
and Outing Hats. Prices range
from 75 cents to $3 00. Also a lot
of other stylish and seasonable
ladies' head wear.
The . pulpit of the Methodist
church was ably filled Sunday morn
ing last by Rev. G S. Woomer of
Nescopeck. In the evening Rev.
W. R. Owen of Shamokin was to
preach, but he did not reach town.
It has since been learned that he
wa9 overcome by the heat on Sat
urday, and was totally unable to be
present.
The Farm Journal is the boiled
down, hit-the-nail-on-the-head ca
per, cut to fit the wide-awake far
mer and villager. We give the
Farm Journal for the balance of
1899 and all of 1900, 1901, 1902
and 1903, nearly five years, as a
prize to every one of our subscrib
ers who will pay a year ahead for
the Columbian.
Editor Randall of Catawissa was
in town on Tuesday, distributing
some blotters with his office adver
tisement on them. They also con
tain a calendar for 1899, and one
has a bird's eye view of Catawissa,
and the other a picture of the old
Quaker Meeting house erected in
1796, and still standing. Brother
Randall has our thanks for a pair
of the blotters.
The puzzled old gentleman, from
up the creek,' the other day, who
hod been watching the switch en
gine at work up and down the side
track, scratched his chin and re
marked to a stranger on the plat
form, " I can understand how the
engine pulls the cars. I've got
that all figured out, but I'll be
durned if I can see how the cars
pull the engine back."
The Rupert Camp Meeting will
commence Friday, July 28 and con
tinue ten days. Sunday service,
prayer meeting at 6 o'clock a. m.
Praise service at 10 a. ni. Preach
ing at 11 a. m., by Rev. C. Asbury
D. D. of Williamsport, Pa. Preach
ing at 3 p. m. Everybody welcome,
come and spend the Sabbath in
God's First Temple and worship
God. Ample accommodations on
the ground.
For the benefit of those who con
template joining the great Fishing-
creek Valley Excursion to Atlantic
City, Thursday, August 17th, Man
ager Smith, of the Benton Argus,
informs us that this is the last ex
cursion that he will ever manage to
that famous sca-side resort; and it
is the only excursion for which
hotel accommodations are secured
in advance for its patrons. The in
dications are that the coming ex
cursion will be a large and most
successful one, owing to the very
low railroad and hotel rates. All
who can, should improve this op
portunity to enjoy a visit tothe sea
shore. William Watts, formerly of this
town, where he spent the time car
pentering and playing base ball, is
now captain of the Ilughesville base
ball nine. We can easily recall the
time, several years ago, when
"Pop'i landed among us, with the
odor of new mown hay still upon
him. He sauntered into Athletic
Park one fine evening in June, and
requested the privil(ge to go out in
the field and try his hand. It was
granted and he handled himself in
such a manner that he was given a
position on the Bloom team. In a
short time he developed into one of
the fastest out helders m the busi
ness. Since that time he has travel
ed in some pretty fast base ball
company, having played with such
teams as Renovo, Johnstown, Wil
liamsport, Altooua, and several
Western League teams. Notwith
standing the fact that he is pretty
well advanced in years, he is still
very agile and can be counted on
to gather in all that come his way.
That ioc soap selling at Mercer's
Drug & Book Store, six cakes for
85c is all right. Try it and be convinced.
PURELY PERSONAL
Mrs. George W. Knterline spent Monday
nt Willceslmrre.
William Chrisnian spent Sunday nt
Highland Lake.
Clinrlo !'.. Kcsty and wife spent SimJ.iy
in t.m-n with relative.
Miss May lSlnc returned home from
Envies Mere oil Mond i .
Judge bullhorn of l.npurte, held court hcie
on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. T. K. Hyde are enjoying
ocean breezes at Atlantic City.
Mr. S. tl. Suter, of Raliimorc, is visiting
his sistcr-indaw Mrs. F. P. Riddle.on Center
street.
Dr. Edward F. Smith of New York, spent
a few days in town visiting relatives during
the past week.
Ex-member of the legislature, I.loyd N.
Welliver, of Exchange was noticed on our
streets Monday.
Irvin A. Snyder and mother returned
home Friday evening from an extended trip
through the west.
Hon. K. N. Willard of Seranton, ex-Judge
of the Superior Court, was in town a few
housji on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Byron Stickncy of Scranton,
were the guests of the latters parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. McKelvy over Sunday.
G. M Tustin, E. B. Tuslin and George
Low rode to Highland Lake on their wheels
on Saturday, and remained over Sunday.
Ira Hutching and Kimber George left
town Monday for Reynoldsville where they
expect to secure employment in a silk mill.
Mr. and Mrs. P II. Heddens, nnd little
daughter, drove to Washingtonville on Sun.
day and spent the day with A. L. Heddens,
at the Eagle Hotel.
Mr. Harry V. Townsend, wife and son
are enjoying a week's visit with our former
twnsmun and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Jones nt Fishing Creek.
Mrs. C. W. Bcnnet of Wilkesbarre, and
daughter, Miss Mabel, were the guests of
Mrs. Bennet's sister, Mrs. K. W. Smith, nt
Mitflinville the past week.
Charles Johnson came over from Ilughes
ville ami spent Sunday with his parents in
town. He recently engaged in the jewelry
business for himself. He reports business
good.
J. E. Roys and family will go to Sodus
Point, Lake Ontario, on Monday, where
they will spend two weeks. They will also
visit oilier places in New York and Pennsyl
vania. Franklin Kiefer of Evansville, dropped in
our sanctum on Wednesday and renewed his
subscription to the Coi.umiuan. Mr. Evans
says the weather has been very warm there
abouts for the past two weeks.
Edward B, Clark arrived home on Tues
day, after an absence of two years in the
Klondyke. He has lost some flesh, but
otherwise looks rugged and hearty. He was
not among the few fortunate ones who have
brought fortunes home from that region.
J. C. Schullz, of Jerseytown, called in to
see us Tuesday morning, and had his name
added to our list of subscribers. He said he
had picked up a Columbian that somebody
had dropped and noticing our liberal offer to
send the Columaian for one year and the
"Farm Journal" until 1903, for an advance
payment concluded he would take advantage
of it.
Among the strangers from a distance who
have, been enjoying the fresh bracing nir
which pervades Miftlinville, during the past
week were Messrs Brice Vaudling and Paul
E. Butler of Wilkesbarre, and E. C. Green
of Buffalo, N. Y. The former two, were the
guests of Miss Florence Smith, while the
latter was entertained by his brother-in-law
G. E. Zimmerman.
Get a good pair of tires from Mer
cer and you will be surprised how
it will improve the running of your
wheel.
Word has been received at Mill
ville of the sudden death of William
Catlin, of Lovelton, Wyoming
county, which occurred on Friday,
July 14, 1899. Deceased was a
grandfather of Mrs. John Harlan,
of Millville. He was in the eighty
sixth year of his age.
If you want a bottle of any kind
of patent medicine or a box of any
kind of pills go to 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.
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 allowing several new styles of work,
In both t lie plat luoiype nnd earbonette tlulsh,
Unit are exclusive with us In ltloomaburg.
IS K IT TO ItATK,
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THE
PHILLIPS STUDIO,
MAIN STREET.
Opposite Episcopal Rectory. J
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Clark & Son.riid-Summer Clearing'
The following items speak for themselves. Everything in
this week's store news is marked for quick selling. This Mid
Summer Clearing makes an excellent buying time. Read the
short descriptions. You will be repaid.
Printed Ciallies.
All of this season's goods in
the newest patterns. Satin
stripes, choice designs, have
been selling at 30 and 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.
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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
pink, grey and
black, at Si 00.
More closes every evening,
during July and August, at 6 p.
m., except Monday and Saturday.
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All Styles, for dress, for the
house, for the promenade, for
outingal! for one price,
$3.00
All Russet and Summer Goods,
for ladies and gentlemen, at cost.
F. D. DENTLER
G-EO. "W. HESS,
SUCCESSOR TO HESS BROS., 7
Optician and Jeweler, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Works of Reference
AT EEDUCED PBIOES
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., postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Aug. 8, 1899:
William Chestman, Nevan Hart
man, David D. Moser, Franc. Ruckle
(3)-
Persons calling for the above
letters will please say that they were
advertised July 27, 1899.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
O. B. Mellic, P. M.
Walking Hats.
Newest shapes.niccly 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.
Broclies, Satiiies, &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.
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Tailor Made
Suits.
We will
offer our en
tire line of
ladies' fine
tailor made
suits at a big
redu c t i on
from former
prices. Here
is your op
portunity of
g e 1 1 i n g a
firs t-class(
suit at mon-'
ey saving
prices.
QUEEN
UALITY"
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WORLD FAHOUS
LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM
becomes a reality when the witch
ing winsomeness of the summer
girl is rewarded by a souvenir of
her charms, in an engagement
ring, such as the lucky man will
find in all the latest designs in set
tings, with " gems of purest ray
serene " in diamonds, opals, pearls,
emeralds, sapphires, in effective
combination, or solitaire, in our
rare collection.
Call and examine my stock be
fore purchasing.
SHOE
BARGAINS!
To clean up spring stock
we are selling
MEN'S RUSSETS
That were $3.50, now $2.50.
That were 3.00, now 2.25.
A I.OT op
WOMEN'S BL,ACK SHOES,
That were $2.50 and $3, now $2.
That were $2, now i.6o.
W. H. Moore,
Con. Second and Iron Sts.
Bloomsburg, Pa.