THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. When the children get their feet wet and take cold nive them a hnt foot bath, a bowl of hot drink, a dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and put them to bed. The chances are they will be all right in the morning. Con tinue the Cherry Pectoral a few days, until all cough has dis appeared. Old coughs are also cured ; we mean the coughs of bron chitis, weak throats and irritable lungs. Even the hard coughs of consumption are always made easy and frequently cured by the continued use of flyers Cfierry pectoral Every doctor knows that wild cherry bark is the best remedy known to medical science for soothing and healing inflamed throats and lungs. Put one of Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plasters over your lungs Thm Bmt Mmdloml Advlom FfI W now hr itjtn of tk noil emi nent phjrilctaat Ip the Cultfd Ntatei. tjnuiual opportunities tqd loug exper!. net emlRtfttlt Ot jhem tor giving you medical advice. Write freely ad Uie particulars Id tout caie. Adorer D. J. C. ATER, LowelL Mui. A A - THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. J. S. Williams & Son, BLOOMSBURG, PA., Public Sale Criers and General Auctioneers. tf Fifteen years experience. Hatlsfaetlon iroaniMeed. BeRt returns of any sale criers In this section ot the State. Write for terms and dates. vVe never disappoint our patrons. 1-5 SALES. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1899. Wm. Chrisman and Lloyd Zaner, execu tors of tlie estate of John Zaner, late of Fishingcreek Twp., dee'd, will sell valuable real estate, late the homestead of John Zaner, and containing 178 acres of land. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. Times must be getting harder, for even the days are short. Christmas music will soon occupy the attention of church choirs. The Mystic Solar, 20th Century, and Plume and Atwood gas lamps for your bikes at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. EEGTJLAK MONTHLY MEETING OF S0H00L BOARD. Report of J. L. Sharpless Truant Officer Ord ers Issued in Payment of Salaries and Other Bills. The Bloomsburg Board of School Directors, consisting of Joseph Garri son, President, Jas. C. Brown, W. E. Rinker, R. R. Little, C. A. Kleim, and Jno. C. Rutter, Jr., assembled in regular monthly session in the High School Building, Monday evening. The first school month closed on Friday last with an enrollment of 1089 pupils, showing an average daily at tendance of 1020. The schools will be closed on Wed nesday, October 11, and will remain closed the balance of the week on account of the fair. J. L. Sharpless, truant officer, re ported having called on 104 children whom he believed came und;r the Compulsory Law, and found that 44 were between the ages of 13 and 16 and regularly employed; 7 had moved away and 5 others were out lor differ ent reasons! 48 he brought back to school. As per a resolution previously made H. A. McKillip is to notify Tax col lector J. K. Bittenbender and his sur eties to make a settlement onorbetoie October, 20, next, or else suit will be brought. Orders were issued for salaries, sup plies and coal supplies, etc., amount ing to $3,051.41, after which the meeting adjourned. MEN Kirlney trmil.lc preys ii)m A;i llie minil, discourages and 11T rnn t .t !L'sstiis ambition j beuiity. WOMEN vicor and d.ecrh.lnes soon (litupix-iir when ihu Uiiliuys arc oui of order or (licensed, lor !er.sinj; results use Dr. Kilmcr'R Suani-Koot, the yreat kidney remedy. At druyists. t-aiii lu lolilo l.y mail bee, also pamphlet. Aildiess, J Jr. Kil mer &X'o., lliiiyluuiiton, N. V. COCJRT PROCEEDINGS. Tho Regular September Term Cpcned on Monday. of Court The regular September term of Court convened at 10 o clock Mon day morning, with President Judge Robert R. Little and Associate Judges J. T. Fox and J. U. Kurtz, presiding. The attendance at the be-: ginning was not as large as is usually the case, and it has dwindled down considerably since. Very little inter est is manifested. Annie E. Boyer appointed guardian of-Clarence E. Cather. Union National Bank, of Mahanoy City, vs. Magee Carpet Works. Judg ment for want of sufficient affidavit of defense, unless defendant files supple mental affidavit of defense within three weeks. Road in Bloomsburg and Scott Twp. Exceptions to report of view ers. Exceptions overruled and re viewers to be appointed. Estate of Clinton W. Lewis, de ceased. Writ in partition. Inquest approved nisi. Anna S. Walp vs. Town of Blooms burg. Order to viewers for assess ment of damages continued to next term. John Kitchen appointed inspector of election in west Fishingcreek Twp. Jos. L. Sharpless appointed inspec tor of election in Fourth District of Bloomsburg. Road in Greenwood township, near Simon Bardo's. Report of viewers in favor of public road confirmed nisi. Public road in Bloomsburg, near Richart's shop, on North Iron street. Exceptions filed. Appointment of re-viewers to await disposition of ex ceptions. In re bridge over the Susquehanna river at Mifllinvtlle. Report of view ers against a bridge confirmed nisi. Assigned estate of J. R. P'owler. Return of sale confirmed nisi. Road in Montour Twp., near John Freese's. Report of viewers in favor of road confirmed nisi. Nellie Brown vs. Everett C. Brown. Subpoena in divorce awarded. Estate of David Vastine. Writ in partition. Inquest approved. Estate of Catharine Vandine. Or der of sale continued to next term. Estate of Conrad Houseman. Or- der of sale of real estate granted. P. B. Ervin vs. Ernest Busier. Pe tition to open judgment. Rule granted. Road in Fishingcreek Twp., near Deemer McIIenry's. Report of view ers against road confirmed nisi. Bridge over Raven creek, in Ben ton Twp. Report of viewers in favor of bridge confirmed nisi. Nelson Johnson vs. Sarah John son, bubpoena in divorce awarded. Bridge over Wabash creek, in Mon tour Twp., near buildings of Diemer heirs. Report ot viewers in favor of bridge confirmed nisi. Assigned estate of Frances Pensyl. Report of sale confirmed nisi. Report of viewers in favor of a county bridge over Roaringcreek, near Henry Litwiler s, confirmed nisi. Report of viewers against a road in Cleveland Twp., confirmed nisi. Estate of Catherine Stocker. Re port of inquest confirmed nisi. In the matter of a bridge over the Susquehanna river, at the Falls of Nescopeck. A. L. Fritz, Esq., pre sented for confirmation nisi a petition in favor of the bridge. The Court fixed Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock, for a hearing before the grand jury. The Constables returns were taken and sworn separately. M. Bower, of Briarcreek Twp.,was the only absentee. List of grand jurors called. All answered to their names. W. C. Mc- Kinney was excused, and 1. K. K. Laubach, of Benton Twp., was ap pointed and sworn as foreman, after which that body was charged by the Court, and retired to perform its duty. B. B. Freas appointed tipstaff. Reports of sale confirmed nisi as fol lows : Estate of Amos R.Wolverton.dec'd. Estate of Sarah Campbell, dee'd. Estate of Catherine Conner, dee'd. Estate of Jacob Hummel, dee'd. Auditors' reports were confirmed nisi in following estates : Estate of Reuben Bomboy, dee'd. Estate of Mathias Kindt, dee'd. Estate of Magdaline Faust, dee'd. Estate of Savilla Faust, dee'd. Estate of Chas. Klingaman, dee'd. Estate of Isaac G. Pursel, dee'd. Estate of Peter A. Evans, dee'd. Estate of J. M. Hulshizer, dee'd. Estate of Samuel Fisher, dee'd. Estate of Chas. Weaver, dee'd. Account and petition of Wm. M. Stoker and C. B. Sutton, executors of Angeline Sutton, for confirmation and their discharge. So ordered. Road in Main and Catawissa town ships near John A. Shuman's, excep tions to report of viewers filed. Return of sale in estate of Jos. B. Knittle, confirmed nisi. Auditor's re port in tstate of Ezra Vandine de ceased, confirmed nisi. Register and Prothonotary's accounts presented and confirmed nisi. Also widows' apprais ments confirmed nisi, and unless ex ceptions are filed within four days all will be confirmed absolutely. Anthony Gaugher, Dominick Bar rett and Christopher Krah sworn as citizens of the United States. Estate of Samuel Henne. Order of sale granted to sell real tstate. Return of sale in estate of Mary Ann Cox, confirmed nisi. Report of viewers in favor of county bridge over Deer Lick run in Mt. Pleasant township, near Franklin I tollman's, confirmed absolute. Report of viewers against public road in Franklin township near Mrs. Frances Ely's, confirmed absolute. In the matter of a bridge over the river at Stonytown or Centerville. Re port of viewers against bridge confirm ed absolute. Guido Cassie sworn as Interpreter to interpret between Grand Jnry wit nesses and counsel in Commonwealth cases. Warren Eyer, I. K. Seesholtz and H. M. Gellinger appoinfed viewers for site for County bridge over Roaring creek between Columbia and North umberland counties. Chas. 1). Fowler vs. Susan Fowler. Divorce. Subpxcna awarded. The matter of incorporating Still water into a Borough took up the at tention of the Court the greater part of the afternoon. This case was pre sented for the purpose of .deciding as to the Borough line and as the differ ence between counsel was so small, the Court recco.n mended that they get together and submit a decree of ap proval. District Attotney Harman asked that a Nol. Pros, be allowedon pay ment of costs in the following cases : Commonwealth vs. G. H. Bower, charge assault and battery. Commonwealth vs. Charles E Leiby, f. and b. Commonwealth vs, Henry Boone, f. and b. Commonwealth vs. Oscar Earnest, f. and b. Commonwealth vs. Kimber Moury and Christian Hendricks, assault and surety of peace. Commonwealth vs. Abraham Peter man, trespass. The following cases were continued: Commonwealth vs. Wm. McHenry, malicious mischief. Commonwealth vs. Nathaniel Ney of Beaver township, embezzlement. Commonwealth vs. Geo. W. Perk ins, embezzlement. Commonwealth vs. Chas. Brobst, f. and b. Commonwealth vs. Frank Sanders, f. and b. Commonwealth vs. Eli Hampton f. and b. Commonwealth vs. Stephen Men- singer of Beaver township, larceny. Commonwealth vs. Michael M. Guiley, surety of the peace. Recog nizance of defendant forfeited. Commonwealth vs. Hiram Rhone, f. and b. This case was tried at a former term of court in the absence of the defendant, and a verdict of gilty rendered. Afterward it appears, a settlement was made and the Court on Monday gave the defendant his freedom. Commonwealth vs. Floyd Van- sickle, Rape. Nol Pros, allowed. Report of inspectors of two county bridges in Sugarloaf township appro ved. Arthur W. Coleman vs. Mary Cole man, divorce. Mont Smith appointed to take testimony. Road in Madison township near William McMichael's. Continued till next session. D. C. Knight vs. William F. Knight libel in divorce. A. W. Duy appoint ed to take testimony. TUESDAY. Estate of Moses Everet. Report of sale confirmed nisi. Petition of Wm. Gingles, Seques- tator of the life estate ot John Wolf for order of court authorizing him to make certain repairs, granted. Estate of Conrad Kramer, deceased, petition for specific performance of contract filed. Commonwealth vs. John Farrel, surety of peace. Defendant sentenc ed to give bail for $300, to keep the peace lor one year and pay costs of prosecution. 1 he tirand Jury appeared and made the following report: Commonwealth vs. John Derr, mali cious mischief. Bill ignored and costs to be paid by the prosecutor, Kersey Yeager. Commonwealth vs. Wallace Dice, larceny. True bill. Commonwealth vs. Frank Smith, f. and b. True bill. Commonwealth vs. Benj. Gearhart, assault and battery. True bill. Commonwealth vs. Albert Good man, assault and battery. Prosecutor Geo. Dagustine to pay the costs. Commonwealth vs. Geo. Dagustine assault and battery with intent to kill. True bill on first count but not on second. Commonwealth vs. Lena Beck and Mary Wilder, malicious mischief. True bill. Commonwealth vs. MeaJe Savits, assault and battery. True bill. Isaiah Ilower vs. Eliza J. Hower Divorce. Frank Ikeler appointed to take testimony. Commonwealth vs. Frank Smith, f. and b. Dt-fmidant entered plea of guilty and was given the usual sent ence. The case of commonwealth vs. Benjamin Gearhart, charge assault and battery was suspended fof the present. Commonwealth vs. Philip Rnybuck, malicious mischief. Continued to next term. Commonwealth vs. Kersey Yeager, assault and battery. According to the testimony, John Derr, aged fifteen years, tried to catch a rabbit, which ran under a fcnee on Kersey Yeaget's property, in the early part of Decem ber. Yeager appeared on the scene, and claiming that the boys wtre tress passing and tearing down his ftnee, and says he took hold of Derr, but only shook him lightly, but the prose cution claimed that he hit and kick ed the boy in a brutal manner. Yeag er finally admitted that the fence was not damaged to any extent. After being charged by the Court the jury returned a verdict of guilty of assault and battery, but recommended the of fender to the mercy of the court. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 00 and costs of prosecution. Order of sale granted in estate of Ehas Dreiblebis. Commonwealth vs. George Dagus tine, assault and battery. This case occupied considerable time and ne cessitated the services of an interpre ter, as the principals were Austrians. The prosecutor, Albert Goodman,was represented by District Attorney Har man and E. J. Flynn, and the de fendant, by Ikeler & Ikeler. The trouble started, it seems, over a board bill, which Goodman claimed Dagus tine owed him, and refused to pay. The two met one day in a candy store at Centralia, where a fight en sued. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prosecutor and defendant to each pay half the costs. Commonwealth vs. Michael Shuts- koski and Joseph Seduski, larceny. true bill. Commonwealth vs. Andrew Deekah, assault and battery. Not a true bi'l, and prosecutor, Michael Kast, to pay costs. Commonwealth vs. Minnie Sassa man, malicious mischief. True bill. Trial of this case is continued over the term, and witnesses interested dis charged. Road in Pine Twp., near J. J. Christian's mill, leading from Derr's to Unityville. Boyd Trescott, Frank Heller and David Schultz, appointed viewers to lay out same. Bold by the Sheriff. Sheriff Black, at the Court House on Saturday afternoon disposed of the following properties. Property of Alfred Hons, situate in Berwick, was sold to Xavier Wernet for $700. Property of Richard Meisner, situ ate in Cleveland township, was sold to John R. Kline for $100. Property of A. S. and Alex Kreamer situate in Greenwood township, was sold to Geo. B. Appleman for $2100. Property of A. S. and Alex Kreamer situate in Greenwood township and known as the homestead farm was sold to Maizie Sand6 for $1850. A number of our people are at tending the Lewisburg fair this week. Pencil boxes, crayons, box paper, envelopes and all stationery at Mer er s Drug & Book Store. A new station is to be erected at Scranton for the better accommo dation of the D. L. & W. railroad. The old one is to be torn down and the new one will take its place. Fifteen girls in Burdick's laun dry, Wilkes-Barre, have agreed to have pieces of skm taken from their arms tD supply what was torn from the arm of Katie Foy, by an acci dent in the laundry some time since. The skin grafting began at Mercy hospital Tuesday. GRANDMA HAD CONSUMPTION and I am afraid I have in herited it. I do not feel well ; I have a cough ; my lungs are sore; am losing flesh. What shall I do ? Your doctor says take care of yourself and take plain cod -liver oil, but you can't take it. Only the strong, healthy person can take it, and they can't take it long. It is bo rich it upsets the Btomach. But you can take SCOTT'S EMULSION It is very palatable and easily digested. If you rill take plenty of fresh air, and exercise, and SCOTT'S EMULSION steadily, there is very littls doubt about your recovery. There are hvDODhosrhites in it : they give strength and tone up the nervous system while the cod-liver oil feeds and nourishes. 9' oo, ill druggists. SCOTT & UOWNB. C.cmists'W York. I. W. Hartman & Son. Curtains. One of the brst lot of Che nille and Derby Curtains for the money we have ever offered, all colors, :uk1 have been $2 25 and $2 50 per pair, now $1.69 air. Other kinds up to 10 00. Silks. Have you an old dress to re new, or a new one needing a lit tle trimminsr? You mieht find just what you want in our rem nants, marked at One-Half and Two-Thirds Reg ular Prices. I. W. HARTMAN & SON, BLOOMSBURG. PA. ENLARCED TO 136 PACES. EuD ciated by its readers. 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The annual convention ol the Co lumbia County Bible Society, will be held in Hidlay Union church, Cabin Run, Monday afternoon and evening, October 2nd. The program is as fol lows: AFTERNOON SESSION. Opening Service, conducted by Rev. E. A. Sharretts. Reading Minutes. Enrollment of Delegates. Report of Librarians. Report of Treasurer. A Paper, "Love and Faradise Re gained," E. H, Little, Esq., Light Street. Unfinished and New Business. Election ot Officers. Closing Service, by Rev. Jas. Mar tyn. EVENING SESSION. Opening Service, conducted by Rev. A. Houtz. A Recitation, "Through Death to Life," Miss Mary Aikman, Cabin Run. Singing. A Recitation, "The Man Who Died for Me," Mrs. Samuel Pursel, Blooms burg, Pa. Singing. An Address, "What the Bible Has Done for America," Rev. G. H. Hem ingway, Bloomsburg, Pa. A Duet. OtTerim for the County Bible Work. Fixing Place of Next Annual Meet ing. Closing, by Rev. James Martyn. The Columbia County Bible So ciety is an organization of those in the various churches, who are inter ested in the spread of the Word of God and are wiiling to work to this end. The cooperation of and lay-workers is desired. The Society is auxiliary Pennsylvania Bible Society pastors to the and its object is to promote the circulation of the Holy Scriptures and to place cop ies at points in the county easy of access. Thoughtful property owners are laying new walks or repairing old i ones in anticipation of the coming winter. There are many walks in ' town that need looking after. Now I is the proper time to make such re-' pairs. unserve en 1 e ... r 11.L0 cure uivor ins, Bit- lousnoM, Indigestion, Headache. J I. W. Hartman & Son. Ladies' Suits. Suits that fit arc the onlv kinds we try to sell. You im', buy misfits any plaee, but here we fit you, or 'tell you they lj not fit. A small lot remain of those extra yood huils Children's Jackets At this time of year, when a is cool, but not cold, the chil dren need some extra clothing. Wc offer a lot of light weight jackets low as 80c. Others up to $5 00. PRICE SI.OO A YEAR. lyiEIYIOREST'S Family ACAZINE. DEMOREST'S for 1900 is to be further improved and enlarged. Its success during the past year has encouraged the publishers to make arrange ments for important and costly changes in this pop ular magazine. These improvements will be appre. tor young people as a strictly young Departme t is in every way far ahead of Subscribers are entitled each month woman's attire, at no tost to them other wrapping. a year's subscription to Demorest's J --J? T- r . - THE COLUMBIAN and 1 . IDemcrests Family Magazine., Send our Subscriptions to this Office Shoes! Do You Know We have the 1 Largest Stock of Shoes m the County ? You will make 'a mis take if you fail to see our lines before doing your shoe buying. W. H. Moore, Cor.. Second and Ikon Sts. Rloomsburg, Pa. THE ci.EAnnino And HE4I.INO Cl'ItR FOIl CATARRH CATARRH Easy and pleasant to uh. i.'o tinting no m inrloug druic. It 1h (ulckly Absorb- (Uvea Keller at once. It opens and cleanses iue.-asai ruHHuges. . Allays Inflammation. COLD HEAD Heals and Protects the Membrane. Hem ores lM Keuse ot Taste and Hmell. Lai'K'e at liniL'L'lsra or by mull. Trial size 10c. by ui jll. KLVliUOTIl EKH, .'8 Warron street, New 'Jrt Boan the Bignature of .lha Kind You Have Always Bougi Gas bills are lengthening with the fall evenings. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoflke, anJ will be sent to the dead letter office Oct. 10, 1899. Persona calling fcr these letters will please say " that tlief were advertised Sep. 28, 1899": Mr. Oscar Brown, Mr. S. F. low ing, Mr. James J. Greene, Mr. I Ilerzig, Miss Catherine MaustelUrr, Mr. Robt. L. Parrish, John Spoke Mrs. Hattie Yokem. , One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. O. B. Meixick, P. 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