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DEATH A MYSTERY.
WAS IT MURDER, BUIOIDE, OR AC
CIDENTAL ?
Wlllam A. Campbell, of Shlckjhlnny, Found
Dead In Hii 81 ire With a Bullet Hole
Through Hit HeartThe Unfortunate
Man a Brother of Our Townmn
C. H. Campbell.
William A. Campbell, a prominent
and extensively known hardware mer
chant, of Shickshinny, Luzerne coun
ty, was found dead in his store Mon
day morning. An examination re
vealed the fact that a bullet penetrat
ing the heart had caused his death.
On the floor, close beside the body,
lay a revolver, with one exploded cart
ridge. It was first thought to be sui
cide, but after considerable delving
on the part of the dead man's rela
tives and friends, they are inclined to
believe that it was a case of accidental
shooting or murder. He very often
carried large sums of money on his
person, which practice has been the
subject of considerable comment.
The deceased was a brother of our
townsman Charles H. Campbell, Ex
Register and Recorder, and has a
legion of acquaintances throughout
Columbia county. He was a promi
nent Mason, ex-postmaster of Shick
shinny, and was twice elected and
served two terms as Superintendent
of Schools of Luzerne county. He
leaves to mourn him a wife and six
children. Mr. Campbell was a little
past sixty years of age.
The funeral occurred yesterday af
ternoon.' Abraham Eeppen Death .
Abraham Deppen, one of North
umberland's oldest residents, died on
Sunday evening, at Mahanoy, Pa.
He was almost 87 years old, and was
one of the pioneers ot Northumber
land county. In the early part of
this century he helped to build the
Pennsylvania canal, and also with
the aid of another man cleared the
first five acres where now Shamokin
stands. This life's battle was begun
with nothing but a borrowed axe.
With indomitable will and persever
ence he eventually became the wealth
iest man in his community. He
leaves to mourn his loss a daughter,
Mrs. Muth, of Mahanoy, Pa., and
three sons, George, of Herndon j Jo
seph, of Mt. Carmel, and Alexander,
of Dornsife. Thus another old land
mark has been removed by the hand
of time and has been entered upon
the record of eternity.
Injured While Alighting From a Tram
John Fry and Will Grey, aged about
eighteen and fifteen years respective
ly, residents of the southeastern part
of town, boarded a southbound train
on the D. L. & W. Railroad, to ride
to Catawissa. Grey decided to stop
off at Rupert, and when that station
was reached did so, Fry remaining on
the train. The train had gained a
pretty high momentum when neanng
Catawissa, and when at the point
where the young man wanted to get
off, the speed was greatly accelerated
by reason of the descent in the grade.
He left himself down very cautiously,
but when his feet struck the ground,
he was thrown down with great force,
alighting upon his head and shoulders.
He was picked up unconscious and
borne to his father's home on Eighth
street. He has remained in a coma
tose state ever since. His condition
is critical.
Grange Picnio.
Montour and Northumberland
County Pomona Grange, No. 31, P.
of H., with Lycoming, Columbia, and
Union Counties, will hold a picnic and
meeting at Milton Park, on Wednes
day, Aug, 16, 1899. All patrons and
their friends invited A building on the
ground to accommodate three thous
and people in case of storm. No ac
commodation on the ground for horses
or carriages. A restaurant on-the
ground will furnish good meals for 25
cents. Worthy State Master W. F.
Hill, State Lecturer Wm. Pachard and
Hon. Leonard Rhone are expected
to be there. .Trolley runs to the
Park from Milton or Watsontown
every half hour from 5:30 a. m. till
6:30 p. m.
Veterans' Rally.
The Columbia County Veterans
Association will hold their Fourth Re
union at Millville on September 16th
1899. Jos. C. Eves, Sec.
THROUGH THE WEST.
W
'. P. Fauj Describes His Trip Through the
Western Slatss.
Monte Video, Minn., Aug. t,'99.
Editor Columdian: Having been
a citizen of Columbia County for sixty
three years, and never having crossed
the boundary line of the grand old
Keystone State until last month when
I left home for a trip through several
of the western states, I thought some
of your readers might be interested in
a few lines concerning my impressions.
In company with my son from St.
Marys, Elk Co., Pa., I began my
journey from that place July 17. We
first visited Niagara Falls, and gazing
upon that ''miracle of nature" recalled
the words of the young noet. who un
der the inspiration of the muse wrote:
"D Niagara 1 Niagara I
Thou art a Staggerer."
Crossing Lake Ontario we viewed
Toronto, that thriving city of the
Queen's dominion, and returning turn
ed our faces westward. We visited
Michigan with its beautiful lakes and
forests j we tarried briefly in Chicago.
the commercial centre and metropolis
of the middle' west, and looked in up
on the immense stock yaids and meat
packing establishments of that fam
ous city 1 we attended the Interna
tional Epworth League Convention
with its more than twenty thousand
delegates assembled from all parts of
the United States and Canada at In
dianapolis, the capital and metropolis
of the Hoosier State, and apparently
justly entitled to its claim to being the
prettiest inland city of America ; we
crossed Illinois and Iowa where corn
is king and where its broad acres of
luxuriant growth stretching as far as
the eye can see, bespeaks a bountiful
yield. From thence we turned north
ward toward the great wheat belt of
Southern Minnesota. A ride of two
hundred miles through a beautiful
prairie country dotted thick in every
direction with shocks and stacks of
golden grain furnishes a delightful
contrast to the smaller fields, and
numerous hills and mountains of
Pennsylvania, and makes one feel
like the boy whose life had been
spent in the confines of a narrow val
ley between the mountains. One day
he climbed the mountain, and for the
first time got a view of the beautiful
valley beyond, enraptured by the sight
he said to his chum, "I tell you Bob
this world is a whopper."
I have just been looking at a new
steam thresher, a forty inch self feed
er, which it is claimed will thresh and
clean and measure thirty-five hundred
bushels of wheat in a day. It is also
said that there are places hereabouts
where one of these machines can be
gin work and thrash steadily for three
months without getting out of sight of
the place of beginning. Next week I
expect to journey further westward
where I hope to spend a few days
amid the scenery of Colorado before
returning to my native state. I am
greatly enjoying the hospitality of
friends, the wide expanse of country
and the variety of scenery through
which I am passing. I am impressed
with the vastness and variety of the
material resources of our Great
Country. Yet from all that the West
offers I am sure I shall return with
satisfaction and pleasure to the pure
air, the excellent water, the fruitlul
orchards and the thrifty, kindly people
of Pennsylvania. W. P. Faus.
Died in Adair, Adair County, Iowa.
William R. Evans, aged 82 years
less ten days died in Adair, Adair Co.
Iowa, July 5, 1899. The deceased
was born in Columbia County, Pa.
He was united in wedlock with
Amanda Young Feb. 11, 1838,10 this
union were born five children, three of
whom and his companion are still liv
ing. They emigrated to Poweshirk
Co., Iowa in 1867. In 1882 they
moved to Adair Co., where they lived
until the time of his death. The
funeral services were held in the M.
E. church, conducted by H. R. Tay
lor of Des Moines, Iowa.
Thrown From Her Bicycle
Miss Margaret Laubach was thrown
from her bicycle and severely cut and
bruised about the head, a short dis
tance above Espy, yesterday after
noon. It was thought at first that
one of her arms had been broken, but
all fears were dispelled by an examina
tion, after she was brought home.
The accident was caused by her skirt
catching in the sprocket wheel.
The Mahoning Rolling Mill, at
Danville, was damaged byfire yester
day afternoon. We go to press too
early for any further particulars.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17,
SEEING THE WORLD,
M. E. Edwards. Formerly of Bloomsburg, on
His Way to Quebec.
The following article describing the
experience of Mertis E. Edwards, son
of Mrs. L. P. Sloan of Market street.
this town is taken from the Springfield
unity Kepublican. . '
M. E. Edwards, of Miami, Fla., at
one time a chef on the Prince of
Wales' yacht, has just been engaged
by N. D. Bill in the capacity of chef
on his yacht Gloria, and is at the
Massasoit house awaiting the time for
Mr. Bill's trip to Canadian points.
Mr. Edwards, for a man of 28 years
old, has undoubtedly seen more of the
world as a sailof and as a chef in the
employ of the royalty and various
millionaires, than most any other man
of his years. He spent his early life
in the small towns of Pennsylvania,
where his father was a Methodist
minister. When 16 years of age he
went to sea on the ship Royal, travel
ing from Boston to Hong Kong and
Manila and return. He then started
from Boston bound for San Francisco,
but he was caught in a hurricane off
Charleston light October 10, 1891,
and after being lashed in the rigging
of the ship for 24 hours with others,
drifted to sea lashed to parts of the
boat, when they were picked up by
the litesaving crew. He spsnt some
time sailing on another ship and then
took up the study of cooking, at which
he has become an expert. He has
seen service on numerous prominent
yachts, among them the "Nanan."
owned by Thompson & English of the
Philadelphia yacht club. He has had
also extended experience under the
eye of the Prince of Wales, having
been on an extensive cruise in his
private yacht. In one of his cruises
Mr. Edwards visited the island made
famous by the story of "Robison
Crusoe," and has seen the wild man in
every form ot garb in all the countries
of South America and the old world.
He has been on the yacht Helene, the
Viking, and also spent two months in
service on the Sommers N. Smith, the
New York Herald's dispatch boat
during the Spanish war. On that boat
he was thrown in constant contact
with several prominent writers. Mr.
Edwards left this boat, and after ser
vice with other prominent yachtmen,
spent the month of April on the Gloria
while Mr. Bill was recuiting in the
south. The boat took several inter
esting trips and Mr. Edwards's work
pleased Mr. Bill so highly that he has
engaged him for some tine. Mr. Bill
will leave this eity to-morrow evening
for Quebec where he will join the
Amabelish club and spend some time
cruising tn near-by rivers in canoes. .
Held Up ; Beaten and Robbed.
"Your money", demanded two
highwaymen of Horatio Seely of Nes
copeck, as he was on his way home
from Hazleton about seven o'clock on
Wednesday evening last. Mr. Seeley
refused to comply with the request,
and he was immediately pounced up
on by the thugs, and beaten into in
sensibility, after which they went
through his pockets, securing nearly
$80 in cash. The noise of an ap
proaching team down the road a short
distance, frightened the robbers and
they left the scene making their es
cape through a field of corn.
The wagon which served to frighten
them off, was the delivery wagon of
Patterson's Nescopeck meat market.
Mr. Seeley was picked up by the
driver and removed to his home at
Nescopeck, where medical aid was
hastily summoned. It was several
hours before consciousness was re
gained. He was badly contused about
the head and upper part of the body.
Mr. Seeley and his father are the pro
prietors of a wholesale confectionery
store at Nescopeck, and his work as a
traveling salesman, calling on the dif
ferent store keepers in that vicinity,
necessitated his being on the road,
alone a great deal. But this is the
first time he was ever stopped.
Bicycle Racs at Berwiok-
On August 26th the Berwick wheel
men will hold their race meet which
was postponed on account of rain on
June 24th. The list of events is a
fine one. Besides the novice, half
mile and one mile open and three mile
handicap, there will be an Australian
pursuit race, open to all; also trial for
track record paced by a Quad. The
match race between two quad teams
should prove quite a novelty as it is
the first time such a race has been
arranged in this section of the state
For entry blanks or any other infor
mation, address Edward Schenke, Sec
retary, Berwick, Pa.
THE ELEVATOR W0RZ8.
A few weeks ago the stockholder!
ol the liloomsburg Elevator works
agreea to sell the machinery in the
building to a man named Hoffman,
for $15,000. It was currently report
ed that he was a practical elevator
builder, and it was expected by the
public that the works would start up
and furnish employment for many
mechanics. Now it appears that these
expectations were groundless, for the
machinery is being taken out of the
building, and shipped away. It is
rumored that the Elevator Trust has
tiow bought the machinery with the
intention of dismantelinr the plant.
as an elevator factory. The building
leased by Hoffman for a year.
The factory still contains the en-
cine, boilers, electrical annlicaneies.
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line shafting, and everything else I,
excepting the special machinery.
' Surprise Party to Jacob Welliver
The residence of Jacob Welliver in
Benton township was the scene of a
merry gathering on Saturday last,
when his children, grand children and
great grand children to the number of
seventy-five, tendered him a delightful
surprise party in honor of his eighty
seventh birth day. It was the leading
social event in that township for some
time past, and one that will always
find a place in the memory of those
who participated. Amusements of
various kinds were indulged in, remi
niscences of happy days gone by were
spoken of, diversions for the future
discussed, and a general good time
had by all. At the noon hour the
happy party proceeded to the dining
room, where they were confronted by
a table filled with all the delicacies of
the season. It was a sumptuous
spread. There was a copious supply
of everything, and for two hours the
guests feasted and made merry. The
afternoon was very pleasantly spent,
and when the time arrived to depart,
all voted the occasion the best of the
season.
Mr. Welliver is one of tRe pioneer
residents of this county, and held in
high esteem by all who know him. In
politics he is a staunch democrat, and
should his life be spared will help to
swell Qolumbia County s majority for
the Democratic National Ticket in
1900.
Those present from this immediate
vicinity were Mrs. J. D. Jones and
Mrs. H. C. Jones of Bloomsburg, and
Mrs. Wesley Flemmmg and daughter
of Rupert. The latter remained and
will spend a couple weeks at the
Welliver home.
STRAY PARAGRAPHS.
Every word has its root.
The
root of pig is mud.
A red face does not always indi
cate a recent trip to the seashore.
A man in battle, is not allowed
to whistle to keep his courage up, and
the whistling of the bullets doesn't
have that tendency.
Nobody can make a newspaper
to suit those whose tastes and opinions
are always changing. A milliner might
as well try to make a petticoat to fit
the moon.
It is a very rare thing to find a
man prefering his neighbor's sin or
daughter to his own. It is not half so
rare, to find one prefering his neigh
bors wife to his own.
A well known gardner is com
plaining because his neighbor planted
onions which were so strong that they
brought tears to the eyes of his po
tatoes and they could'nt see to grow
A friend ot ours, who has been
hesitating whether to keep a matri
monial engagement, informs us that
he has at last bespoken for his wedding
suit. He evidently, on the whole,
prefers a suit for the fulfillment of his
promise to a suit for breach of it.
On Monday our attention was
called to a young couple who were
passing rapidly through town on their
way to get married. The indignant
old folks were full three hours behind.
So the adventurous young couple had
what might be considered "a fair start
m the world.
Wheelmen's Race Meet.
The fifth annual Diamond Race
Meet given by the Bloomsburg Wheel
men will be held Saturday, August
19th. $300.00 in prizes, every prize
a diamond and guaranteed to be full
value. One of the best half-mile
tracks in the state.
List of events:- One hall mile open,
slow race, three mile handicap, boys
race (under 16 years of age), one mile
open, 2:40 class race and three mile
pursuit race. For further information
address W. H. Eyer,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
1899.
BEN.
OUR
Hat Department
IS NOW COMPLETE, WITH
NEW ADVANCE
FALL GOODS
We can give you anything you de
sire in
STIFF, ALPINE,
CRUSH AND
ALL OTHER STYLES.
OUR CAPS
Are New, in
colors.
OUR
FALL CLOTHING
Is coming in daily. We already
have a nice line of
TOP COATS.
BEN. GIDDING,
CLOTHIER,
Bloomsburg, Penna.
The Leader Department Store.
Porch Rugs, Brussels, 59c, Velvet, 90c : f
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Mattings
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 15c, now I2jc
Good assortment of patterns
and colorings.
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Velvet rugs, 90c
Come in and see them. They are sold nowhere else, as
we control the output. They are cheaper than boards.
In Our Dry Goods Department.
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.
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.
The Leader
Fourth and
NO. S3
GIDDING.
all new effects and
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
to Close.
Physicians &
Surgeon's Soap,
2 cakes for 15c,
sold elsewhere
for 20c. Have
you ' tried it ?
The finest lath
ering and the
purest soap on
the market.
Store Co., Ltd.
TCarket Streets.
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