1 I I - L! I 11 It I l It i ft'.' - 1 V r i I 4 ft r, .r 5 'v VOL. 34 BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1899. NO. 31 POSTOFFICE PILFERER. J. DUNN ARRESTED AT 0ATAWI8SA ON MONDAY. He it Held on Suspicion of Being Implicated In the Robbery of the Postofflce at That Place Turned Over to U. 8. Martha). The following appeared in Mon day's Sunbury Daily ; "A man by the name of J. Dunn was arrested by Constable D. E. Fagely, at Catawissa, Monday morn ing. Me is held on suspicion of be ing implicated with the robbing of the postoffice at that place on the night of March 2 ad last. The robbery was a very bold one and caused considerable excitement in that vicinity at the time. By break ing the panels of the back door an entrance was easily effected to the of fice. Once inside the robbers had everything their own way, as the com bination on the large safe was out of order and could not be locked. Th: money and valuables were deposited in ihe drawers of an inside compart ment, which were easily opened with a chisel. The drawers and envelopes containing the money orders, import ant papers were taken into the yard in the rear of the office where they were pilfered. After helping them selves to the stamps and money the remainder were torn up and scattered about. Before or after compieting their work in the yard they retired to the office again to hunt for plunder. The mail in the private boxes was scatter ed in confusion on the floor, and draw ers of the desk were ransacked and about sixty dollars in money and stamps were taken. A number of the too's were left be hind but furnished no clue for the authorities to work on. About a week ago several papers and envelopes were found near Catawissa, and the author ities there started to work on the cars, resulted in the arrest of the man Dunn Monday morning. Constable Fagley claims to have strong evidence but he will say noth ing until the United States Marhal is consulted. He arrived in Catawissa from Wilkesbarre late Monday after noon. Large Bequests to 11. E- Church. Mrs. Crary, whose death was re cently announced at Binghamton, left nearly a hundred thousand dollars to the benevolence of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The deceased was the widow of the late Horace H. Crary, a cousin of Mr. N. B. Crary, of Shickshinny. Mrs. Crary's be quests were as follows: The Women's Missionery Society $25,000; the Missionery Society $10, 000; to the M. E. Hospital at Brook lyn $25,000; to the Freedman's Aid and Educational Society $15,000, to be expended for the moral training and education of the pupils at the academy for colored persons at Mor ristown, Tenn.; to the trustees of the Wyoming Annual Conference is given $10,000. Hicks on August Weather August will be ushered in with storms and rain fiom 1st to 4th, cool er weather will fol'ow. About the 7 th look for very warm weather, with electrical storms changing to cooler, and storm period about 15 th, with a hot wave. The moon being at ex treme south declination on the 16th, wind currents should naturally flow from north to south bringing marked changes to cooler weather and a hot wave about 21st. The moon's pas sage of the equator on 22nd, a very generally perturbed state is likely to exist. From 23rd to 27th should cyclones develop in the West Indies look for unseasonable cool weather in North Atlantic regions. , Stabbed by Bis Wife Last Friday eveving when Thomas Jones, of Girardville, got home from work, he discovered that his wife was strongly under the influence of liquor. Mr. Jones told her that he never wished to see her in that condition again. She then seized a large knife and stabbed him several times. His condition is very serious. Mrs. Jones was arrested and taken to jail. Last Furniture Bale at Frootor Inn. The last sale of furniture at Proctor Inn, Jamison City, will be held on Friday, August nth. Bed room suits with mattresses, pillows, and bolster, $15.00. Dining extension tables, and dining chairs. 2t. COMMITTEE METTINO. C. A. Small Eiq,, of Catawissa Succeeds John G. McHonry as County Chairman. Pursuant to the call of the county chairman, the Democratic Committee met on Saturday aftornoon. The pur pose of this meeting was for the elec tion of a county chairman, and for the transaction of any other business that might properly come before it. After the committeemen had assem bled, chairman called for order and stated the object of the meeting. He then spoke for a few minutes, on the work of the past year, after which he handed in his resignation. His business requires so much of his time that he finds it utterly impossi ble to give the office of chairman the attention it requires. The resignation was accepted. There was but one nomination for a successor to Mr. McHenry, that be ing C. A. Small, Esq., of Catawissa. The nomination was made by John (i. Harman Esq., and seconded by W. H. Rhawn, Esq. Mr. Small's election was unanimous. ' The Chair-, man elect, responded to a call and in a few well chosen words thanked the committeemen for the honor conferred upon him. The report of the executive com mittee was read by John G. Harman, Esq., and accepted, after which the meeting adjourned. Hurt in a Colliasion- A collision, which might have re sulted fatally, occurred a short dis tance above Espy, Monday evening. The victims of the clash were C. R. Nagle and lady friend, Miss Belle Ruckle, and a young man by the name of Karns. It appears that both gentlemen were driving in the same direction. When at a point a short distance above Espy, the latter, who had hurried his horse on to a pretty lively gait, not noticing anybody ahead of him, ran squarely into Na gle's carriage, upsetting it and throw ing the occupants out. Nagle was badly cut about the face, and suffered numerous bruises all over his body. Miss Ruckle, with the exception of being terrified with fright, escaped un injured. She was picked up from under one of the horses just in the nick of time, as the animal would un doubtedly have stepped on her, had her perilous position not been discov ered. Karns was the luckiest of the number. Nagle's vehicle was badly wrecked, two of its wheels being en tirely demolished. Karns is probably responsible for the accident, because had he looked ahead, as he should have done, he would have discovered the other party, and beside this, he was driving recklessly, which is always conducive to accidents. A Severe Storm- A very severe wind, rain and hail storm, accompanied by glaring flashes of lightning, swept over Bloomsburg shortly after the noon hour yesterday. Beside a heavy rain, hail stones at large as hickory nuts, fell for fully 20 minutes, stripping apple trees of their fruit, and doing considerable damage to the corn crop. The streets in many sections of the town, during the progress of the storm.were completely inundated, and a boat could easily have been floated. The gardeners and truckers, hereabouts, suffered heavy losses, the vegetables being washed out by the roots. B. P. Vannatta s residence on East Fourth street, was damaged by reason of a bolt of lightning having descend ed upon it. Two large barns in Hem lock township, were struck and com pletely dectroyed together with all of their contents. They were owned by Andrew Beagle and Austin Correll. Beth were insured, but not sufficient ly to cover the loss. Hiram Sterling of Montour town ship, is also a loser to the extent of many hundreds of doilars, his barn having been burned. Should Have An Equal Chance. There is a lot of homely sense in the following from the Milton Record , " If a man has a $50 bull pup, he looks after it carefully, and will not let it run all over town at night. But if he has a boy it is different. He is turned 'oose at a tender age to go to the mischief. And people wonder where the army of deadbeats, loafers and sots, come from. They are ger minated from pure seeds, gathered from our homes aud sown broadcast upon our streets and alleys. The boy ought to be given an equal show with the bull pup." P. 0. 3- Of A. DISTRICT CONVENTION, North Columbia County District P. O. S. of A. met in convention at Rohrsburg Saturday, July 29, at 10 a. m., District President G. T. More head presiding. Devotional exercises were conduct ed by Chaplain Wm. Clewell. Min utes of last convention at Jonestown were read and approved as read. The elected officars present were D. P. G. T. Morehead, Secretary W. C. Thom as, Treasurer M. McHenry, Executive Committee Jacob Stinet, B. F. Pealer; officers pro tern as follows: P. P., H. H. Brown; V. P., D. K. Hayman; M. of F., W. H. riayman; Asst. Sec, Eber Brown; Cond., VV. M. Demott; Insp., H. R. Trexler; Guard, Tildon Wise; Chap., Wm. Clewell. The following committees were ap pointed by the President: On Cre dentials J. W. Sands, M. T. Mc Henry and Joseph Vaughn. On Re solutions Ralph Kisner, J. E. Yocum and S. T. Lewis. Committee on credentials report 11 camps represented and over fifty dele gates present. The next order of business was nomination of officers. For District President, G. T. Morehead, B. F. Pealer, Ralph Kisner, Jacob Stiner and Dr. J. B. Fullmer. Secretary, W. C.Thomas. Treasurer,' M. McHen ry. Executive Committee H. H. Brown, A. W. Jones, W. H. Hayman. At this time the convention adjourned until 1:30 tor dinner. The election of officers resulted as follows: District Pres., Ralph Kisner: Secretary, W. C. Thomas; Treasurer, M. McHenry; Executive Com., H. H. Brown, A. W. Jones and W. H. Hayman. Resolution Com., reported as fol lows: Whereas, Since our last mid-sum mer convention America has been victorious in her struggle with Spain, and Whereas, Having upheld 'the hon or of the nation and kept our glorious flag unsullied, therefore be it Resolved, That we endorse the wise course pursued by our chief executive in conducting the affairs of the nation so ably and so fearlessly. Therefore be it - Resolved, That we, the P. O. S. of A., of Columbia county, do all within our power both by word and action to endorse this wise policy and prove to the world our loyalty to the blessed emblem of liberty, the Star Spangled Banner, never allowing its illustrious glory to be defamed. Whereas, We have in our joint district a candidate for State Presi dent, therefore be it. Resolved, 1 hat the counties of Col umbia and Montour have been con solidated into a joint district for the purpose of retaining and establishing closer fraternal relations; be it Resolved. By the North Columbia Co. Dist. now in session that the dele gates to the next State Camp to be held at Wilkesbarre from the various Camps of this district be instructed to support the candidate from our joint district, in the person of Bro. Dr. C. Shnltz, now State Vice President, for the office of State President. Recognizing the efficient services and ability of our retiring District President, Bro. G. T. Morehead, therefore, be it Resolved, That we extend to him a most hearty vote of thanks and wish him Godspeed in all his noble efforts. Res. Com. Collections, $2.34. Auditing com mittee report as follows : Expenses, $4.50 1 balance on hand, $16.60. Millville was unanimously chosen as the place for holding the next mid summer convention. Speeches were made by Brothers Boyd Trescott, Ralph Kisner and others, which were all full of encour agement and patriotism. Adjourned to meet at Millville last Saturday in July, 1000. W, C. Thomas, Secy. 0. A. R. Reunion. Important Opinion by Judge Little He Says Tho Law Will Lay Its Hand Up:na Fraudulent Scheme to Deprive a Wife of Her Dower. In an interesting and important rul ing Judge Little, of Bloomsburg, Fri day made the following order in the case of Sigle vs. Seigley After making the rule absolute "it is ordered that an issue be framed to try before a jury the following questions of fact: 1st, whether or not, the note was execut ed by Jacob Seigley, and by him and John Sigle used for the purpose of de priving Sarah Seigley out of any pres ent or prospective interest she had in her husband's property. 2nd. What amount, if any, was due John Sigle upon the said note, at the time of its execution? John Sigle to be the plaintiff in the issue and Sarah Seigley the defendant, the note to stand as for the declaration, to which the de fendant pleads "non assumpsit," and upon which plea the defendant therein shall be permitted to introduce evi dence tending to establish the alleged wrongful use of said note, and the fraudulent conduct charged; upon which plea issue is joined. No other pleadings required." The rule to stay proceedings was brought on the allegations of Sarah Seigley, wife of the defendant, Jacob Seigley, who contended that a note of $12,000 which was issued by her hus band and for which judgment was entered, was a fraudulent scheme to deprive her of her dower or married rights in the property of her husband, whom she alleges made the note and allowed the judgment to be entered without a full buna fide consideration. Sigle, the plaintiff, contended that he loaned Seigley sums of money when the latter visited him at the former's home in New York. In his opinion opening the judg ment and staying the alleged illegal proceedings the judge has this to say regarding the rights of the wife: "The law will lay its hind upon a fraudulent scheme to deprive the wife of her dower, or the husband of his estate by the courtesy, and will open and stay proceedings upon a judgment confess ed without a full bona fide considera tion, to be used to carry such scheme into effect. Wilkesbarre Leader, About fifty veterans from Blooms burg attended the G. A. R. Reunion at Island Park, Sunbury, last Thurs day. It is estimated that fully six thousand people were in attendance. It was a gala day for the old soldiers, In the afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, J. R. Cressinger, Sun bury; vice President, James Foster, Danville: Secretary, J. W. Sheets, Northumberland; Treasurer, J. W, Bucher, Sunbury; F. :-cutive Commit tee, Maj. F. A. Ream, Watsontown; Abraham Angle, Da.ivillejC. S.Swire ford, Selinsgrove, and W. A. Sterrick, Northumberland. STRAT PARAGRAPHS. Remorse is the mother of good resolutions. The Sandwich Islands are now spoken of as a good place for "loafers." The bow of a ship is a neces sary point, and the rudder a stern reality. Quoit pitching is a favorite pastime. There are several old " ringers " in town. Poles may not be the most loval aliens we have, but many of them up hold the flag. The " Advance Guards " of the Wheelmen cut quite a figure on the streets Monday evening. An author, ridiculing the idea of ghosts, asks how a dead man can get into a locked room. Probably with a skeleton key. Swinging is said by the doctors to be a good exercise for the health j but many a poor wretch has came to his death by it. We were considerably amused by an account that we lately saw of a remarkable duel. There were six men upon the ground and six misses. One of the operators in the local Telephone Exchange suggests that subscribers use " Heaven High in stead of " Hello, as a salutation when ringing for the central. While on the street yesterday, the writer was stopped by a romantic poet, who handeo him some stanzas, addressed to a young woman, and commencing, " We met, as meet the day and night. We can t encourage amalgamation. A testy acquaintance wonders if the Philadelphia Inquirer representa tive is not often frightened by the ghost of murdered truth. Our ac quaintance is in no danger of such a fright. As he was never able to see the truth itself, he will hardly be able to discern its ghost. New Form of Money Order. . The Post Office Department is con templating the introduction of a new form of postal money order. It will be made to conform to the size of an or dinary bank check, and the margina hgures heretoiore printed on the order will no longer be used. A receipt will also be given the remitter at the time of purchase of the order. The new form will be much- more convenient for handling byjthe people ana Danks, ana will be introduced about September i3, 1899. BEN. GIDDING. ADVANCE FALL HATS NECRWEAR NOW IN. Everything New and UP TO DATE. -o ALL Summer : Goods at a big reduction. BEN. GIDDING, CLOTHIER. Bloomsburg, Penna. t& Mail orders taken on the new Handkerchief Im perial Necktie. The Leader Department Store. Porch Rugs, Brussels, 59c, Velvet, 90c. Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Mattings to Close. We do not care to carry any mattings over this season. We bought too heavily, but we'll make them go at a price. HERE THEY ARE. 3 rolls, were 35c, now 25c 4 rolls, were 40c, now 35c 25 rolls, were 25c, now 18c 8 rolls, were 17c, now 14c 4 rolls, were 15 c, now I2jc Good assortment of patterns and colorings. Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Velvet rugs, 90c Come in and see them. They are sold nowhere else a? we control the output. They are cheaper than boards. In Our Dry Goods Department. Fhysicians & Surgeon's Soap, 2 cakes for 15c, sold elsewhere for 20c. Have you tried it ? The finest lath ering and the purest soap in the market. Shirt Waists. If there is an unshirtwaisted woman in Columbia county, here is her opportunity. 25 PER CENT. IS THE CUT right through on every shirt waist in stock. We don't want to carry them over. Physicians & Surgeon's Soap, 2 cakes for 15c, sold elsewhere for 20c. Have you tried it ? The finest lath ering and the purest soap in the market. t The Leader Store Co., Ltd. Fourth and flarket Streets. M ,11
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