COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. v BSOLUIE&Y folRE BACiIN& Makes the food more delicious and wholesome flMMNA mwnr eo. , nfw von. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1899. Kntmred at thn I'ont Ojnrr at ntnimwtturg, Pa. twil cliff matter, Marvh 1, I8SS. A UKLAT OFFER- Farm Journal From Now to Dee., Nearly Five Yean. 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 r years. The Farm Journal is an old established paper, enjoying cow's tail by the roots. The great popularity, one of the best . mal belonged to Daniel Miller and most useful iarm papers pub Lamp chimneys, shades, burners, lamp wicks and lamps of all kinds, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. A. McHenry. manager of the Bloomsburg Store Company, i in Philadelphia and New York this week layine in an immense stock of fall and winter goods. The contract for re-planking the river bridge at this place has been awarded to S. J. Beagle, at 95 cents per 1000 feet and that of painting it to Robert McBride. for $180. The bids were opened by the commis- sioners on Monday, aud these were the two lowest. Tacob Morock. a resident of Sheppton was sent to jail by Justice of the Peace Horn lor tearing out a ani-The case excited the utmost iudignation lished. 1 of the commnnity, and Morrock, WdT This offer should be accepted ! narrowly escaped being roughly without delay. Wanted 1 We want 500 new subscribers to the Columbian this fall, and as a special inducement will include the Farm Journal from now until Jan 1, 1904 free. Or the New York Thrice a week World for three months free. Or the Columbian and World one year lor $1.50. tf Legal advertisements cn page 7. From present indications the Silk Mill employees picnic to Island Park Saturday next will be largely at tended. Rev. A. S, Bowman of Hollidays lmrg, preached in the Methodist church Sunday morning to a large congregation. Several members of Bloomsburg Council Royal Arcanum, attended the district picnic, held at Milton Park Yesterday. 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 handled. Frederick Beagle, aged about 86 years, a life long, and respected resident of Mt. Pleasant township, died baturuay nignt. lie was tne victim of two severe paralytic strokes, last week. A wife and five children survive. The deceased was a brother If you are tired and dull, can t get rested, and have no appetite, take Hood's Sarsaparilla. It en riches and vitalizes the blood. The Methodists, of town, held their annual picnic at Hess' Grove, Rupert, on Saturday. Pleasant weather prevailed and a good-sized crowd attended. Wanted ; To purchase a farm. For further particulars address with description, location, &c, Farmer, P. O. Box 535, 8-V4t Bloomsburg, Pa. While attempting to board a moving freight train at Catawissa Saturday morning, Harry M. Young of Sunbury a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad missed the handle of the car, and fell down over the bridge abutment landing on the bed of rocks below. He was removed to his home, but his injuries are not ot a fatal nature. The Bloomsburg base ball team suffered defeat at the hands of the Millersburg club on the Sunbury grounds Saturday afternoon. The score, according to Millersburg's way of figuring was 18 to 5, but the correct score was 8 to 5, the other ten runs being made while several members of our team were disputing a decision of the umpire, and be side this our boys did not take their last inning. Considering the strength of their opponents, the boys showed up well. Madison township. During the progress of a heavy thunder storm, 011 Monday evening which did considerable damage to growing crops and fruit trees, large barn owned by Joseph Zeisloft in Madison township, wasstruckby to George Beagle, of lightning and burned to the ground. A race between a bicycle and a horse, started ou State street, Millville, Friday evening after dark. Norman Crawford was rid ing the wheel and David Kreppen neck drove the horse. Near Battin Run, Crawford collided with an other wheel, was thrown to the ground, and came out with a broken leg. The Jewish New Year will be on Tuesday, beptember 5, which is a somewhat earlier period in the Fall than the date on which this clay usually occurs. It will be followed a week later by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is the great Jewish fast day, and this again is followed in a few days by the PURELY PERSONAL! OLIB .A. (3- UP The remainder of the Summer Materials of all kinds at RE DUCTION OF PRICKS that should move them out quickly Ihere are some very desirable goods among the diilerent line Highland Pocket books, bill books, memo randum books, receipt books, note hooks, cash books, and all kinds of books at Mercer's Drug & ' Book store. While making a coupling, near TurWtville, yesterday morning, Perry Dodson, of Millville, had his arm caught between the cars and badly smashed. Amputation may be necessary. For Rent. Double house, on the Lightstreet road, just above Town Hall. Inquire of E. E. Bit tenbender, or J. L. Richardson, Bloomsburg. 0-15 Prof. D. S. Hartline of the Nor mal School, will address the Y. M. C. A. open air meeting at Oak Grove next Sunday afternoou at 3 o clock. Everybody invited to attend. Music by the Male Choir. Lloyd McHenry of Benton, son cf ex-Sheriff J. B. McHenry, while out hunting squirrels, Monday afternoon killed a large bald eagle, measuring 7 feet and 1 inch from tip to tip. It is the first of this species seen hereabouts in many years. Bicycle gas lamps, bells, cements, inner tubes, and all kinds of sun dries at Mercer's Drug & Book store. When you want any Goodsjfrom RISHTON Call him up by Tele phone and he will de liver it. Just received a new lot of those HMossberg Chime Bicycle Bells, 75c A good Bicycle for sale at $1 5.0 0. W. S. Rishton.'Ph.W.. Oooosits P. 0 Pharmacist Telephone No jlOTM Joe. Townseml spent Suixlny at Lake. Mrs. V. V. Hotline 1ms gone to Atlantic City for ten days. , . ,.,', 1inln ud.iln net fnr (lie wparintf nf t.lifim. V M. Leader and wife left on Monday for Willi )mi nave ijune a. .m.v jv,... - Williamsiiort to visit. C. T Kimtin trnri.sajlff.1 business in New Voik State the ast week. Fred C. Tliorn of lenkintown, is register. ed at the Exchange Hotel. Miss Madaline Tasker pcnt Wednesday and Thursday in Wilkesuarre. llarrv Fowler is spending ft lew days in Bloomslmrg his former home. Charles E. Kelchncr, is home from l'hila- delphia for his annual vacation. Mr. and Mrs. J W. Scott are enjoying a two weeks outing at Atlantic City. ltruce Edwards is home from Philadelphia, visiting his mother, on Market Street. Miss Isadora Bovles of Berwick was the cuest of Miss Mary Pursel over Sunday. Burt E. Fistcr, of the Scranton "Tribune r l uf was in town a lew nours uu i,aium;i Rev. B. C. Conner, of the Methodist church, was in Williamsport on Monday and l ues- day. Mr. and Mrs. Phinens Deilly, entertained Mr. nn.l Mrs. C. E. Smith of Scranton over Sunday. W. C. Richart and wife and Charles Taylor and wife, attended Patterson drove Camp, meeting on Sunday. Mis. I'lorcnce Seitz and brother Alvin ot Philadelohia. have been uuests of friends In town the past week. ' Smith of the Bantist church and wife Mt on Tuesdav for Hath. N. V. They will be absent for a month. Edward Enterline and wife of Wilkes. barre. are in town visitinc the former's brother, Geo. W. Enterline. Miss Marv Bachman of Perth Amboy, N J., has been visiting at the home of her uncle, M. II. IJachman, tne past weeK. las. C. Brown, H. A. McKillip and C. C. Yetter are attending the Republican Slate Convention at Ilatrisburg to-day. Mrs. William Levcrett returned to her home at Philadelphia on Thursday, after a month's visit with relatives in town. Atthur Roan, the obliging clerk of the shoe department of the U, Lowenburg store, is spending his vacation at Williamsport, Harry F. Sharpless who has been visiting in this section for the past two months, re turned to his home at Pueblo, Colorado, on Saturday. Mrs. Erath and little son came down from Wilkcsl arre on the noon train on Saturday and spent Sunday with her mother and sister corner Catharine anil roui tn streets. Charles W. Kitzmiller, lias accepted a position as salesman for a large firm in Phila delphia, and will reside mere in me miure. lie moved his family and household goods there last week. J. E. Roys returned home on Tuesday from a three weeks trip visiting the principal sum. mer resorts in New York Slate. Mrs. Roys ill not With the buildine he lost all his erain farm implements uid some live stock. The barn of John Billig, near Numedia was also descended upon by a fiery ball and consumed The losses in both cases will be heavy. Early Thursday morning of last week Jacob Miller of Hetlerville, started with a load of apples for a cider press, a few miles distant to manufacture cider. He took with u: i.n.i - i r.. iiiui ins imcc Luuuicu, atcu win. i . , . , . -v0,., v,i, .,,i , . .. , remained at Lyons, isew ork and six and nine respectively. . When u. hnm, for , or three weeks. Mrs. r. il. senwoerer and daucnter, 01 Bloomsbure. and Mrs Michael lirobst of We mention a few of the leading articles: Shirt Waists, Linen Dress Skirts, White Pk Dress Skirts, Wash Dress Goods, Organdies, Lawns, Printed Pks, &c. We say come and see the goods and hear the prices. TAILOR-MADE SUITS. You can save from two to five dol lars now on your Tailor made Dress if your size is among the lot. Just the article for Fall wear. Fine Suits only. All correctly tailored in every way. Come and see them. BLACK CREPONS. We call attention to our line of these goods for the coming Fall trade. They are one of the leading mater ials. Our line is. exceedingly good and at prices that are correct. Also a large line of all other Black Goods. BROADCLOTHS. We have placed on our counters this week a line of Broadcloths that are Steam Shrunk in black and lead ing colors. It will pay you to see them. H. J. CLARK & SON. near his destination the chi dren in some unaccountable manner fell from the wagon, the youngest being instantly killed. Mr. Miller says the road where the accident occured is level, there were no noticeable Feast of Tabernacles. The approach f"? what ?used the httle ones Cit thic hnlv riav cpncOn ia tnnrirpn I w " by special preparation in the Jewish household. On Friday of last week as Sam uel Pursel, accompanied Dy a little girl named Musselman, was driv ing to Mijlville, the team ran away. He stopped at the wacenng trough, just this side of Millville, to water the horses, and when he attempted to eet into the buggy the animals started up the road on a run. At the comer of Main and State streets, Millville, the vehicle was upset, throwing the little girl out, but she was only slightly injured. The top was torn off the buggy, aud it was otherwise badly dam aged. The horses were caught in front of W. W. L,ves residence. The descent of a balloon near the residence of Lewis Swartz a short distance from Buckhoru Wednes day evening of last week, thorough ly frightened their children, who ran into the house, and described the cause of their fear to their fath er and mother. The parents did not exactly like the appearance of the object and they too felt consider able apprehension as the strauge obiect came nearer the earth. The father finally scraped up courage, and summoning two or three of his nearby neighbors, went out and making an examination discovered that the excitement was all caused bv a balloon, which by reason of loss of gas had fallen to the earth It is believed to have been sent up from Riverside Park, in the early part of June. Boyd Shaffer has returned home from San Francisco, having been rejected for defective eye sight. He left here about two months ago aud went to Camp Meade, where he en listed in the Regular Army. Short ly afterward he was taken sick, and his ill health prevented him from accompanying the 19th regiment when they left lor the Philippines. Later he was transferred to the cav airy, and was ordered to San Fran cisco, to stand final examination, and be sent, if up to the full require ments, to Manilla. He passed in every way, excepting his left eye, which was injured by being struck bv a piece of flying nail while he was a member of the Volunteer Eu gineer Corps. This will probably end Boyd s military career. A few hammocks left and the prices are right at Mercer's Drug & Book store. Farm Journal is well printed, on good paper, witn clear type, stitched and trimmed so that it opens out like a book, is handsome ly ll.ustrated, edited by practical, sleeves-rolled-up people, in that it is the greatest, grandest, big-little farm paper in America. It is cream, not skim-milk. ou must have it and we can get it for you from now up to December, 1903, nearly fiye years, if you will pay up your sub scription to the Columbian a year in advance. This also applies to new advance paying subscribers. John P. Lemons was knocked down by a racing horse while hitch ing the animal to a wagon at Dr. George W. Welhver s livery stable Friday morning, sustaining a sprain ed ankle and wrist, and several bruises on his left side. Mr. Lem ons has been in the employ of Dr. Welhver for a long time. Duruig all his experience in the handling of horses this is the first accident that has ever befell him. His in juries are of such a nature that he is obliged to use a cane to get around. Danville, are visiting friends in Dushore and vicinity. They will remain several weeks, and include Bradford county on their tour. 'Sullivan Review." Mrs. J. E. Vannatta and little son Tom., returned; to tneir home at Lewistown, on Saturday, after an extended visit with re latives in liloomsburg and Berwick. They were accompansed by Miss Annie Woods, who will spend several weeks there. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Armstrong of Mil ton, spent Sund.iy with relatives in .town. They returned home on Monday, accompani ed by Miss Bertha trath, who will spend a few days with them. Mr. Armstrong moved to Milton early in the spring, and conducts a successful drug business at that place. Miss Dora Laubach has gone to Andalusia, where she has been encaged as school teach er in the public schools of that place, for the past three years. The fact that she has been chosen for tour successive terms is ample evidence that her services are appreci ated- She is a graduate of our State Normal School. Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Yetter returned home last week from Saranae Lake, New York, where they had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beckley. They stopped off at Bing- hamton on Wednesday to see a game of base ball between (Jswego and Umghamton. I rot. A. K. Aldinger, plays right field for the former club, and it was to satisfy a desire to see him perform that prompted Mr. and Mrs. Yetter to go out and see the game. Mr. Yetter says the Professor is playing a fine article of ball, and in this game displayed his ability to bat either right or left handed. After taking two strikes left handed, he jumped to the other side of the plate and smashed out a single to left field. His bat ing average this season is 4. 17. "QUEEN VUALITY II WORLD FAflOUS. All Styles, for dress, for the house, for the promenade, for outing all for one price, $3.00 All Russet and Summer Goods. for ladies and gentlemen, at cost. F. D. DENTLER An illustrated article, covering an entire page, on the twenty second anniversary of the extermination of the Mollie Maguires in this section, appeared in the Sunday Philadel phia Inquirer. About the only true part of the story was the date of the execution of Patrick Hester, Peter McIIugh and Patrick Tully, which took place at Bloomsburg, August 9, 1877. The crime for which they were convicted was the murder of Alexander P. Rae, of Centralia. The facts connected with the case are still fresh, no doubt in the minds of many of our readers. The sounding of tne fire alarm at eleven o'clock Sunday morning, called out the Winona company. The boys hurried to the corner of West and Sixth streets where it was supposed the alarm was sent in from, only to find that it was a fake, as usual. If it is the intention to test the system every now and then, it should be so stated, in order that the fire companies and the people may be kept posted. The alarm Sunday morning, frightened a great many, who left churches where services were going on, and the people are becoming tired of this everlasting practice of tapping the bell just for fun, especially on a hot day like Sunday. Get your prescriptions and filled at Mercer's Drug Store. re- Six Sisters of the Immaculate Heart arrived in Centralia from Vest tjliester baturday evening where a furnished house awaited them. They will take charge of the new parochial school at that p'ace which is connected with St. Ignatius church. A lumber tract containing five hundred acres, located in Sullivan county was sold last week bv Clay ton Mason and Dewitt Bodine of Laporte, and Hughesville, respect ively, to A. J. and L. L. Knouse 01 iientou. ine purcuasers are making preparations to cut the same, about the middle of Decem ber. Are you thinking of buying a second hand bicycle? If so, go to see Mercer. He can suit you. A boy's for 9.00, a man's for $10.00, a lady's for $11.00, a lady's $13.50, a man's for $19.00. These are new one a $50.00 high grade for $38.00, another for the same money. A lady's new one, a $40.00 wheel, for $30.00. A lady's for $25.00, &c. Married. Bkchtkl Fester. On August 19, at the Reformed parsonage in Orangveille, by Rev. A. Houtz, Mr. John G. Y. Betchel of Bellefonte and Miss Jennie Fester of Briarcreek Township. 1 'oh. THE BURNING QUESTION with many people. We are will ing to give good advice free to all, besides testing your eyesight viz : Wear reliable glasses glasses that are properly adjusted and fitted to the eyesight. We will not put poor glaeses on your eyes, but such glasses as will make poor eyes, good eyes. W. HE JK QTTrrT?cem? w ttttco -n-n hp ? Optician and Jeweler, Bloomsburg, Pa. 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 ahowl ii(r several new My leg of woi lnbotn tbe platinotypo and oarbortte 022 that ar exclusive with us in Bloom&uri UF, I P TO DAXIi. O - i .. THE PHILLIPS STUDIO, MAIM CTtrPT " MAIN STREET. Opposite Episcopal Rectory. 11-34 Death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fox, of West Main street Tuesday, and removed their little daughter Annie, aged fifteen months. The infant had been ill for some time, but ou Monday she seemed to get stronger, and hopes were entertained for her recovery. The parents have the sympathy or all in their affliction. The remains were tenderly laid to rest in Rose tuont Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
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