COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, P. Makes the food more delicious and wholesome THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1899. KntereO at Hit Pout Offlr at Blnomtburg, Pa. fecund I'drnn viator, Sldtvhi, IBSS. A UKEAT 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 Tub Columdian one year ahead, for only $r.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. 8oT This offer should be accepted without delay. WaDted 1 We want 500 pew subscribers to the Coi.UMMAN this fall, and as a special inducement will include the Farm Journal from now until Jan 1, 1 004 free. Or the New York Thrice a week World for three months free. Or the Columbian and World one jear (or $1.50. tf Legal advertisements cn page 7. Puzzle Department. On 1st. page. Regular services will be resumed in St. Paul's church next Sunday. Better try for the prize in our Puzzle Department. On 1st. page. "Talk is cheap ' Telephone talk is cheaper than anything you buy. The Council has extended the time for paying town ta.xes to Fri day, Sept. 15. Patent medicines of all kinds and all kinds of Pills, at Mercer's Drug & Book store. Farmers lrom the surrounding country tell us that the corn crop this year will be good. The arrival of a baby boy on Sat urday has gladdened the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hess. Wheat Wanted. Cash paid for damaged wheat. M. Sager, 9.7. Orangeville, Pa. The ice cream festivals will soon give away to the oyster suppers as a replenisher of church treasuries. Bicycle gas lamps, bells.cements, inner tubes, and all kinds of sun dries at Mercer's Drug & Book store. Bids are now being received for carrying the mail, between the D. h. & W. depot and the post office. Lamp chimneys, shades, burners, lamp wicks and lamps of all kinds, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. David Williams, who pitched such good ball for the Normal School, has signed with Buffalo of the New York State League, for the balance of the season. The real estate of the late J. B. Knittle was sold in Catawissa on Saturday tc Simon Vought for Jitooo. Col. Freeze conducted the sale, as attorney for the estate. Telephone 492. WE. SELL THE PUREST SPICES On the market. We charge the LOWEST PRICES Possible for Pure Goods. Special prices for assortment FOR PICKLES. W. S. Rishton, Ph. C. Sat Building. Pharmacist. I tail NO 4 IPOWDEB Take a look at our Puzzle De pattment. On 1st. page District Attorney John G. liar man is having concrete steps and pavement placed in front of his residence. O. B. Mellick has the contract. Tocket books, bill books, memo randum books, receipt books, note books, cash books, and all kinds of books at Mercer s Drug cc Book store. F. P. Davis, one of Mt. Tleas- nnt'o mt: rrtm 1 notlf rflcwloil t O fP. ceived a carload of twenty-three . . ;.. ti 1 ions 01 pnospiime, in uioomsonrg, last week. For Rent. Double house, on the Llghtstreet road, just above Town Hall. Inquire of E. li. Bit- tenbender, or J. L. Richardson, Bloomsburg. u-15 The Danville basket ball team has been organized for the coming season. It is as follows. Bedea, attack; Klase, attack; Limberger, center; Gaskins, defense; Sechler, defense. The Hebrews celebrated their New Year on Tuesday and Wed ncsday. According to the Jewish calendar this is tlie year 5660. The day of atonement will occur on Thursday, September 14th. Harry Fedder, a Philadelphia and Reading brakeman, was caught be tween the bumpers while in the act of making a coupling at Catawissa Sunday afternoon. His injuries while very painful are not serious. The Bloomsburg Fair will begin 011 Tuesday, October 10, and close on Friday, October 14. It may 'not be generally known that at a meeting of tne Society, held last January, it was decided not to hold the Fair on Saturday this year. In justice to the reporter of the Inquirer it should be said that the error referred to last week concern ing G. A. Clark's bicycle record, was not his, but a typographical er ror. He wrote 7,000 miles, not j 70,000, as printed by the Inquirer. The Montour and Columbia Tele phone Company will extend its line from Bloomsburg to Benton. The new company have already over one hundred three years contract sub scribers here and quite a number in Benton and other adjoining towns up the creel:. The annual Harvest Home ser vices, under the pastorate of Rev. A. Houtz, will be held as follows : Sunday, Sept. 10, St. James, at 10:15 a. Mi, and Zion, at 2:15 p. m. Sunday, Sept. 17, Hidlay, at 10:30 A. m., and Briarcreek, at 2:30 p. m. ; and Sunday, Oct. i, Orangeville, at 10:30 A. m. The man who was committed to jail last Friday for breaking open a freight car and stealing some goods, is either crazy or playing off. His actions in the jail are very trouble some, as he breaks everything in sight. If he is crazy he ought to be sent to an asylum, and if not, he belongs in the penitentiary. It will be a great disappointment, no doubt, to the army of lovers of athletic sports in town, to hear that the Normal School will have no foot ball team this fall. The ab sence of the proper material to make a formidable team and sus tain the reputation made by Nor mal teams on the gridiron hereto fore, is the principal cause. Quite a sensation was caused in Danville the other day when it be came known that Fred Gibbs, a young man who was born and rais ed there, had married Miss Ivndora Guilford, daughter of Dr. Nancy Guilford, of Bridgeport, Conn., who was recently convicted of the killing of liuinia Gill. The wedding took place at Wellsburg, N, J. .The Illustrated Lecture on Japan by Dr. Good will be given under the auspices of the C. IC. Society in the Union church of Orangeville on Monday evening, Sept. 11. This celebrated lecture has been deliver ed in the larger cities of the State, and to place it within reach of all only 10 cents admission will be charged. Children under ten, 5 cents. Telephone service is the cheap est thing on earth, when measured by the advantages gained to you in its use. A few hammocks left and the prices are right at Mercer's Drug & Book store. G. A. Herring intends opening a meat market in the Sollcder build ing on Main street. The old telephone rental rates have been reduced to a minimum, and the time saved by the use of a telephone is incalculable. Dieffenbach Brothers have an abundance of ice to last them through the season, notwithstand ing reports to the contrary. Bids for coal for jail and bolts for Bloom bridge will be received to 12 o'clock noon, Sept. 1 2 at Com missioners Office. For particulars call at their office. Geo. W. Mears of Rupert, an old veteran was knocked down by a horse during the G. A. R. parade at Philadelphia on Tuesday, but es caped without any serious injuries. Ex-Representative L. W. Welli- ver's large store at Exchange, Mon tour county was destroyed by fire on Tuesday entailing a loss of sev eral thousand dollars. Its origin is unknown. Ex Sheriff John Mourey received a letter this nicrning saying that his son Michael who is ill with typhoid fever at St. Louis, Mo , is some bet ter. Hopes are now entertained tor his recovery. True bills have been found by the grand jury against E. F. Bogart, former post master of Wilkesbarre. The case will come up for trial be fore the United States District Court at Williamsport today. John S. Williams attended the presentation in music of the "Span ish War,'' at the Milton Fair grounds, Monday evening. He says it vas the finest thing he has ever witnessed. He is of the opin ion that fully six thousand people were present. Among the Bloomsburgers who. went to Philadelphia on Monday to attend the G. A. R. Encampment were F. M. Gilmore and wife, M. P. Lutz and wife, W. O. Holmes I and wife, Geo. Verdy and wife, T. M. Dawson, T. Gunton, Z. Thomas, W. R. Ringrose, C. E. Savidge, Daniel Laubach, M. S. Williams, N. P. Fowler, C. W. Clayberger and several others. The Farm Journal is the boiled down, hit-the-nail-on-the-head pa per, cut to fit the wide-awake farm er 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 ev ery one of our subscribers who will pay up all arrearages and a year ahead ; also to every new subscri ber who pays in advance. Mrs. Franklin McBride died, at the family home, corner Catharine and Sixth street, Monday morning. Tne deceased was a good, kind hearted christian lady, and enjoyed the respect of all. The husband and two sons survive. The funeral services were held at the house yes terday afternoon, conducted by Rev. M. E. McLinn, of the Lutheran church, of which the deceased was a faithful member. And now a sentimental girl in New Jersey, aged fourteen, tried to commit suicide by shooting lierse.f in the head, because some one had trifled with her budding affections. The bullet glanced aside however, and her life was saved. How beautiful is the law of compensation. Nature endowed her with a heart as soft as mush and made amends by providing her with a skull as hard as sheet iron. An explosion by which the fore man Mr. Staples was hurt occurred at the Keystone Machine Works yesterday afternoon. The concus sion was followed by a loud report, which attracted the attention of the employees of the Woolen Mill, and caused great excitement. Luckily the other employees of the plant had left the cupola, the side of which was blown out by the force of the explosion, a few seconds pre vious, else some totalities might have been the result. From Europe Directed by a Tat;, 'Maria Wolf, direct her to the home of her father, 30 East Green street, West Hazleton, Pa." These were the words written on a small tag pinned to the waist ot a girl of about 15 sum mers, who alighted yesterday morning at the iocal Lehigh Valley station at Hazleton, direct from New York, where. she had landed on Tuesday. Miss Wolf was unable to speak a word of English, but was taken to the address given on the tag and when she stepped into the home of her parents there was great rejoicing. The girl made the voyage from Germany to Hazleton, the only means of identifi cation being the written words on the small tag. PURELY PERSONAL T. W. 1'ciry of Elk drove, was in town on Tuesday. Miss Margaret Laubach spent Saturday at Wilkes. Harre. Mis Manelie Gross is visiting relatives in Kansas City, Mo. I)r. I). .11 Montgomery of MiUlinville was in town yesterday. Harry Athenliach was a visitor at Ply mouth over Sunday. William I.owenberg is in the :ities this week buying new goods. Miss Gertrude Sheep is the guest of friends at Wilkes-Uarre this week. Mr. Frank Roys of Lyons, N. Y. is visit ing his brother, J. E. Roys. ohn lirooks has secured a position at a music store in Wilkes-Harre. Elmer Hrugler of Philadelphia Is visiting his relatives here for a few days. Morris Ellenbogen anil wife of Kingston have been visiting in town the past few days. John T. Dreher, a former lJloomsburger, now of Burlington, N. J., was in town this week. Miss Emma Schroeder of Gerinana, Pa., is visiting Mrs. C. II. Keice on East Third street. Bruce Edwards retnrned to Philadelphia on Tuesday, after a two weeks vacation with his mother in town. Mr. and Mrs. Hen Gidding sent out some very neat New Year's cards on Monday, to their Hebrew friends. Mr. ami Mrs. Wolf Dreifus of Milton, spent Tuesday with the lattcr's mother Mrs. 1). I.owenberg, on Main street. Mrs. J. M. DcWilt ol Third Street is spending a few weeks at the home of her broth er. Warren Coleman, at Benton. Mrs. O. B. Mellick accompanied by her sister, Miss Bessie Bachman went to Wilkes Barre on Monday to visit relatives. Miss Agnes Fortune departed on Monday for a two weeks stay with friends and rela tives at New York and other places. Irvin Snyder and Tom Moore, represented the Bloomsburg Wheelmen at the Y. M. C. A. race meet at Williamsport on Monday. Herman Fritz, son of A. E. Fritz Esq., has secured a school in Jackson township. The school will open on the iSih of this month. David Boughton left on Wednesday for W ilkesbarre where he has accepted a post tion as steward at the West End Wheelmen club house. W. V. liecklcy and family have returned from Saranac Lake, after a sojourn there of several weeks. Mi. Beckley's health is greatly improved. The Misses Gertrude and Bertha Rees have returned to their home at Scranton, after a pleasant visit with Miss Mae Evans on Fourth Street. Mrs. Kester, Mrs. Michael and Frank O. While, wife and daughter of Kock Island, 111., are in Bloo nsburg on a visit with rela tives. They will remain about five weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher and son, and Mr. and Mrs II. C. Jones drove to Mt. Pleasant on Sunday afternoon and took sup per with the family of Mr. Joseph Patterson. Elmer Milheini went to Philadelphia Tues day, where he will spend a few weeks. He will re'urn to Lehigh University at the open ing of that institution and resume his studies. W. B. Allen arrived in town from Water, bury, Conn., on Saturday. He is the librar ian of the Columbia County Agricultural Society, and will remain here until after the fair C. C. Trench, formerly of Bloomsburg, later of Leesburg, Florida, but at present living at Knoxville, Tenn., is mingling with old friends in town. He will return in a few days. Anthony Menzbach.for many years assistant at Hotel uilmore, has severed his connection with that hostelry and gone to Peckville, where he has accepted a position as clerk at the Harrison House. L. N. Moyer and wife and T. T. Vander- slice and wife are enjoyiug a drive through several of the adjoining counties. They left 1 uesdav morning in a double seated carriage aim win De gone aoout one week. Rev. C. II. Brandt former pastor of Trin ity Reformed church this town, cave our of. fice a pleasant call on Monday. His present charge is at Landisburg, Pa. He and his family are being entertained by Mr. and Mrs, O. W. Chernngton, on Normal Hill. They win remain nere until about the 15th. Rev. J. F. Steen of New York preached in St. Paul's church Sunday morning and even ing. On Monday he went up to Cole's Creek, returning in the eveninc. He left on Tuesday morning for White Haven where he lias been spending the summer. Mr. Steen was a warm friend of the late Rev. J. J. Rockwell of Coles Creek. Clinton Hagenbuch is spending a month's vacation at his home in Centre township. Mr. Hagenbuch is a skillful printer, a gradu ate of the " Republican " office, this town. and for the past year and a half has been toreman of a newspaper ofhee at Lykens, Pa. On Saturday he cave up his position at Lv- kens, to accept a more lucrative one on the Bay Shore (New ork) "Journal." He has our uesi wisnes lor 111s success. The old telephone rates have been reduced. The manager of your exchange will explain the new rates it you make inquiry. Perfumery, soap of all kinds, toilet articles of all kinds, tooth brushes, from 5c. to 50c., at Mer cer's Drug and Book Store. Demolished the Show Case A large gla?s case used by B. A. Gidding the clothier and gents fur nisher to display neckwear, etc., which is always kept standing on the outer edge of the pavement in front of the store, was run into and demolished Saturday evening, by George Styers ot svvenoda. Mr. Styers came down Main street on his bicycle, and turned in toward the pavement in front of the store intending to dismount on the upper side of the case. In doing co he missed his tooting on the pavement and plunged into the glass show case, smashing one side of the structure to fragments and sustaining several ugly cuts. He was taken to Dr. Champ lin's office where it was discovered that several ot the arteries in his left arm had been severed. The wounds were carefully dressed, and the unfor tunate man removed to his boarding house. He is getting along very nicely but it will be some time before he will have use of the injured member. Get your prescriptions and re. cipes filled at Mercer's Drug Store- Broadcloths, AVe now have on Bale a full and complete line of a spec ial number of Broadcloth that is steam ahrunken, fifty inches wide, all wool, twilled back, in twelve colors and black, and at a special price. Come and see them. CHEVIOT SERGES. Of an all wool material, forty-five inches wide, black and colors, good weight, nicely finished, at 08c. a yard. BLACK CREPONS. We are showing a full and complete line of Black Cre pons for fall, in all the newest patterns, ranging in price frow $1.00 the yard to $2.50 the yard.' See them. COLORED PETTICOATS. We call attention to our line of Petticoats, in black, col ors and striped. Special attention is called to our line of Mer cerized Petticoats that look like silk, but are not. LACE CURTAINS. A full line of Lace Curtains, in all the several grades, are here. Also a lot of Derby heavy Curtains, Curtain Poles, Ac. NEW FELT HATS. A line ot Ladies' and Misaes' new Fall Felt Hats, id the newest shapes, are ready. Also a line of Quills, from 5c. each up. TABLE COVERS, A full line of Derby Table Covers, in all sizas, also Couch Covers. Clark & Son. "Q 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 r2 GEO. "W. SUCCESSOR Optician and Jeweler, PATENTS DESIGNS TRADE-MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS UDIMintlf FREE OBTAINED ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY Notice In ' Inventive Age " Book "How to obtain PinU' Charget moderate. No fee till patent U (Beared. 1 metier nnouy oonnaenuai. Aaareu. C. 8. SIQ6ERS, Pilent Uyr, Wathlngton, 0. C 8-17-W-tf. UEEN UALITY" WORLD FAflOUS. 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 glasses on your eyes, but such glasses as "will make poor eyes, good eyes. TO HESS BROS., 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 showing erveialoew stylos of work Inbotb the platlnotypa mid oaibonclte onlali that are exclusive with UB In nioonisburs. UK l l TO DATE. O THE PHILLIPS STUDIO, MAIN STREET. Opposite Episcopal Kectory. 11-04 TlftY 0R MAN kXliU A airentB. o 'pel wan Led to tra vel and appoint a. 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