'Vis E COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. r ABSOLUTELY PURE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, NOVEMUI'.R 30, 1899. tintvrra'at th Pout Offlet at nimnnnhurg, I'a. nfrond clot mailer, March 1, 18S. A GKLAT OFFER- farm Journal From Now to Dec. Nearly Five Yean. 1903, By special arrangement, made with the publishers of the Farm Journal, we are enabled to offer that ppper to every subscriber who pays for Tim Columbian one year hcad, for only $1.00, both papers for the price of ours only ; our pa yer one year and the Farm Journal from now to December, 1903, nearly 5 years. 1 lie J arm journal w an Id established paper, enjoying Sicaw yuiiuiamj, uu u. i-w and most usetul farm papers pub- lished. I o2T This offer should be accepted without delay. j Wanted ! We want 500 new subscribers to the Coi.UMiitAN this fall, and as a special inducement will include the Farm Journal from now until Jan 1, 1904 free. I Or the New York Thrice a week ' World for three monthsw. Or the CoLUMiiiAN and World one year for $1.50. tf purelTpersonal John Kcnyon spent Sunday with fiietuls at Sunbury. J. I.ee Ilarmau m;ule a business trij) to Scranlon. on Tuesday. Mrs. L. S. Winturstcen, of New York, is iiiting friend here. J. I.ee Martin and wife have moved from Curtland, New York, to Scranlon. John Davenport, of Scranton, spent a fiw days with friends in town last week. Miss Sallie Yohe has accepted a po.-ition villi (joim.'r Thomas, at hU music store. William Keice of Philadelphia, is home spending a weel.'s vacation wall his parents. Harry Little is home from liucknell Uni versity to spend Thanksgiving with his par mis. Hon. Simon P. Wolvertou, Esq., of Sun mry, transacted legal business in town on Monday. G. Canning, collector for Collier's Publish ing House, l'iiiladclpliia, was in town on Tuesday. J. Simpson Kline, Esq., of Sunlmry, was noticed shaking hands with friends in lown ua Sunday. J. M. Clark, Ksq., returned home on Sat aiilay from Philadelphia, after an absence of several days. Chas. Eyer, one of Orange townships pro gressive farmers, was a visitor to our oltice on Saturday. Charles Taylor, son of Vm. Taylor, is home from Scranlon Jiusiness College to )icnd Thanksgiving.. Miss l.illa Sloan departed on Friday for Philadelphia where she will spend a few mouths with friends. Mrs. J. S. Woods and Mrs. Roland J. Ikeler, spent Saturday with relatives anJ friends at Uraugevdle. Miss Grace McAnall, one of Berwick's popular young ladies is spending this week villi Miss Mabel Peacock. Miss Kose McPhcrson last week resigned ber position at Thomas' music store, to ac cept a similar One with Klinn & Phillips, the xew music dealers. Charles A. Thomas went to Taylor, Lack awanna county, last we.-k, where he has ac cepted a position with the I). L. & W. R. V. as night operator. Miss Edith Ale sang solos, at St, Paul's church during the offertory, last Sunday at both morning and evening services. She has a very sweet contralto voice and sings with much expression. Miss Ale has been spend ing the past six weeks with relatives here, and will return to her home in Indiana on Viiday. She has made many warm friends wko will regret her departure, and who will 1 gld to welcome her soon again. "Seeing is believing." You can see what Hood's barsaparilla has done for others, and must be lieve it will do the same fcr you. OH, MY CORN! How often you hear that ex pression of pain ! -To all who suffer thus, I say, without fear of contradiction, that RISHTON'S RUSSIAN CORN CURE absolutely removes the corn ev. ery time, without pain. I will refund the money in every case tuat it fails. Also REMOVES 11TA T VV X L TS. V. S. Rishton. Ph. G.. Ent Biildin. Pharmacist Telephone 49a. E&ASiiNG IPirttiiriPn Legal advertisements on page 7. Our puzzle department is omitted this week. Our merchants are getting their stock arranged for the holiday boom. The regular December term of Court will begin on Monday, De cembcr 4th. A two-horse wagon load of nice big turkeys found a ready sale at 10 cents a pound on our streets Monday. An Xmas gift selected from J. E Roys' store is the most beautiful the most lasting and the most ac ceptabla. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs joint Andes, of Buck Horn, died on Tiuirsclay last and was buried on Saturday, Voting machines in Pennsyl vauia? Not much. We've got one now, and the voters are trying to I get rid of it. The ixst office was closed from 2 to 4 o'clock p. m. on Saturday on account of the funeral of Vice Presi dent Ilobait. ' We go to press on Wednesday i this week so that all hands in the office can have time to enjoy their I Thanksgiving dinners. Ask to see the new style of visit ing card at this office. Can't be tol frntn an engraved card, and costs less than half as much, tf Geo. Anderson advertises aonfee tionery in this paper. Read hi announcement froni week to week and see what he has to say. A large line of open stock China ware at L. E. Whary's. Purchas ers can select as many pieces as they wish. Pour different designs J. E. Roys has received a large ine of solid, genuine Ebony toilet articles. The prices are remarkably low for the quality and beauty of these goods. It is rumored that the Choral Society of the Y. M. C. A. is con templating rendering the Cantatta, ' David the Shepherd Boy, 111 the near future. We have just received an exten sive line of 1900 calendars for which we will take orders and print at reasonable prices. Call in and see samples. Thanksgiving services will be held at St. Paul's Church to-day at half-past ten o'clock. The offertory anthem will be " Make a Joyiul Noise," by C. Simper. Beautiful is a good word to des cribe the kind of weather we have been having of late. If farmers cannot get their work in shape this fall, they can never do so. Robert S. Mercur, of Centralia, has been advanced by Governor Stone, from second to first lieuten ant with the position of batalhon adjutant in the 9th regiment. Teachers, in attendance at the Institute, this week, will do well to visit V. E. Whary's China Ba zaar. Words are inadequate to de scribe the beauty of his stock. William H. Gilmore has opened a tov store 111 the building on the corner of Market street, recently occupied as a lruit stand. He has a large stock ot toys, dolls, etc. The Montour and Columbia Tel ephone Company held a meeting at Sunbury on Friday, at which time the capital stock of the company was increased from $25,000 to $50,- 000. Everybody is invited to a hot supper to be served by the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian church in the new home of the Y. M. C. A. on ' Market street, next Tuesday evening, December 5th. A Union Cottage Prayer Meeting will be held Pnday evening, De cember 1, at 7:30 o'clock, at the res idence of Lafayette Creasy, on East Fifth St. Please come and bring a friend. Clergymen are interested in the fact that under a new ruling of the general passenger agents' associa tion, a new style of certificate is to be prepared for them. It will cost $1 and will entitle them to half rate fares over ."57 railroads oi the Uni ted States. I,. K. Whary's stock of dinner sets and fancy dishes is equal to that of any city, and his prices, considering the quality, are low. large line of beautiful som-enirs. The Till family gave good satis faction to a large audience in the Presbyterian church Thursday evening. The music produced ironi the rocks, and various other con trivances was pleasing to the ear, and the recitations and vocal solos were loudly applauded. The Sheriff sold two properties at the Court House Saturday after noon. The Wesley Ruckle prop erty in Espy was purchased by J B. Kobison, for $35, and the M. v.. Woodward oaooerty on East street was sold for $1960, William Chri man, Esq., being the buyer. Miss Carrie Treon, a student at the Normal School, while engaged in evmnastic exercises one day last week snraiued her ankle. The injury was quite serious and the votinc ladv went to ncr nome ai j 0 Mt. Carmel. Her complete re covcry will require several weeks, II. Mont. Smith's business card . 1- 1 anoears among ttie proiessionai cards on the seventh page. He is well fitted for the legal profession being a college graduate and a grad uate of Ann Arbor law school His office is in the Wirt building over Alexander Bros. & Co. It required seventeen men catch two calves on the farm Jasper Poust, in Orange township one dav ast week. They were nlaced in a oiece fenced in wood land early in the summer, and the continued separation from the other stock has caused them to become wild. For books of alt kinds, for drugs of all kinds, for brushes of all kinds, for pocket books of many kinds, for tablets of many kinds, for perfum ery of many kinds, for wall , paper, for syringes of all kinds, for lamps of all kinds, for any thing that ought to be kept in a first-class drug store go to Mercer's Drug & Book Store. "Other People's Money," with Hennessy Leroyle in the title role, was presented to a good-sized audi ence in the Opera House Tuesday night. He was ably supported by the other members of the company. The performance was unquestiona bly the best seen at our play house this season, and the fact was thor oughly appreciated, as the loud and continued applause evinced. James Goss is the possessor of a unique souvenir in the shape of a pocket knife made from a Maxim Cartridge. It was presented to him bv Mr. Maxim, a few years before Mr. Goss came to this country. The gun factory, where the cart ridge was manufactured, is one of the largest in the world, and em plovs, or did. when Mr. Goss was a resident of England, about seven hundred meu. The beautitul comedy drama en titled "'Millie the Quadroon" or "Out of Bondage", will be present ed in Academy Hall Orangeville, Saturday evening, December 9th The cast of characters is composed of Orangeville's best material, and we feel safe in predicting an enjoy able evening to all who attend The piece is in five acts, interspers ed with music. On account of other business which prevented them from attend ing the meeting of the Board of Pardons, Attorneys Clements and Oram have been granted a continu ance in their application for a par don for their client, Edward Cres singer, the slayer ot Daisy Smith, Cressinger was sentenced to be hung on the 5th of December. The Board of Pardons will meet again on December 15th. The Columbia county teachers are here in full force this week, at tending the Annual Institute. The sessions are all being held in the Normal Editorium. Institute week is regarded by the teachers as the most pleasant of the school year. It is a brief vacation from the arduous duties ot the school room, and a time at which they are giveu in struction that is of infinite value to them in the performance of their duties. The breaking of an axle caused a wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad a short distance above the East Bloomsburg station Sunday morn ing. The train was disintegrated, and five cars, three filled with coal, one of machinery and one of cement were totally demolished, causing a loss of several thousand dollars. The wreck train was hurried to the scene, aud a force of men were put o work to clear away the debris, b'ut it was several hours before the trck was made passable. Hun dreds of people visited the scene in I theafternoon. L. Ti. Wharv is showing a large and beautiful line of I'rencli aim German Chinaware. A miniature trolley track and car in T. Wesley Mover's show window attracts the attention of nearly everybody who passes his store. The car is sent around the track at a livelv gait by means of an electric battery. The marriage of Miss Nell Mon- roe to Air. li. i. wiiuaius, 01 -a w tTfMI! f Brooklyn, will take place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Monroe, at Ru pert, to-dav. A number of the bride's friends in this town will at tend. The nool and billiard room, at George Enterline's Hotel, was re opened Wednesday evening. The tables have all been re-cusmoneu and placed in first-class condition. The floor has been covered with new matting, and presents a very inviting appearance. For those who enjoy a social game of billiards or pool, this is an ideal place. T?rtr, TT Votinattrt risciornpft liivi position as pen maker at the Paul E. Wirt pen factory on Thursday, to accept the management ot a store for his brother-in-law, James W. Lewis, at Ganister, Blair county He has been in the employ of Mr Wirt for a number of years. The vacancy at the factory has been fill ed by Frank Rupert. John Reeser died at the Poor House Sunday afternoon at the age of seventy-nine years. He was well Known on account of his long resi dence in this town. He was an in mate of the above institution for about one year, having been, up to that time, taken care of by his daughter. Miss Annie Reeser, of Wilkes-Barre, the only immediate surviving member of the family. The deceased was for many years an employee at the Neal furnace, It may seem strange, but it is a I fact, that we can send you the Farm Journal for the balance of 1899 and all of 1900, 1901, 1202 and 1903, over four years, if you will pay all you owe for the Columbian and one year ahead, both papers for just the price of ours ; also this offer is made to all new advance- oavine subscribers. Whether you can reap the advantages of this sur prising offer depends on how soon you come lorward with the cash. On Saturday morning last Dr. J. T. Brown of Bloomsburg, assisted by Drs. S. Y. Thompson and Cam eron Shultz, removed a cataract from the left eye of Mr. H. A. Kneibler. The result of the operation will be 1 awaited with some interest, as the same e5'e was operated upon on May last by Drs. Brown and Thompson for glaucoma. This dread disease, which last year entirely destroyed the sight of Mr. Kneibler's right eye and seriously impaired the sight of the left one, was apparently check ed by that operation. Danville News, George Jacobv, a well and favor ably known resident of Lightstreet, died at his home in ' that place on Monday evening from a complica tion of ailments, chief among which was probably old age. His jour ney through life had extended seven vears over the allotted three score and ten, aud his death was not un expected. Besides a wife, who is also pretty well advanced in age, he is survived by the following chil dren : Mrs. Isaiah Musselman, who lives a short distance above this town. Mrs. Melinda Thomas, of Hemlock township, Mrs. Catharine Bellis, living at home, Abraham, of Missouri, and William, of Scran- ton. The entertainment given in the Normal Auditorium on Monday night before the Teachers' Institute by the International Operatic Com- pany was attended by a large and refined audience. The performance was of a character but seldom seen outside of the cities, and was en joyed by many who had never seen an opera, because ot its novelty. As to the singers they had highly cultivated voices aud lmmeuse lung power. They are accustomed to sing in large theaters, and they made 110 allowance for the size of the auditorium. A few numbers in English in the concert part would have been much more highly appre ciated by a large majority of the audieuce. One member of the company informed us that this was the first time that they have sung at an Institute, most of their en gagements being in the cities, and this fact accounts for the selections on the program. It was a very pleasant entertainment and Supt. Miller made no mistake in engaging this company. Any subscribers who desire some cauna bulbs, and will send us their names and addresses now, can get the bulbs in the spring, as they are safely housed for the winter, tf. COAT w Underwear. Ladies' combination ribbed suits, heavy fleeced, at 48c. Ladies ribbed vests ana pants, pearl buttons, rrencn neck, fleecy lined, crochet edges, at 25c. Try our li. IS. J. vest ana pants heavy fleece- d, at 50c. Children's vests, from 5c. up. Dress Goods. A good, black crepon, 42 ins. wide, nice patterns, at $1.00 yd. 52 in. all wool suitings, 50c. yard. 50 inch ail wool peDDie ciotn, 75c yard. 4 ?S in. wove poina aot cioin, 25c. yard. 45 in. all wool serges, ai 05c yard. Cloakings. We show a line of cloakings, in black, colors and plaids, for CLARK Get the correct ticular type of feet. 00 TRAOtSMARK IS BRANDED ON EVERY SHOE. tSEE THAT THIS "QUEEN QUALITY" famous. Also a complete CURTIS SHOE for F. The new rings, settings, bracelets and brooches, are all here. Sterling Silver Top Scent Bottles, ONLY 25 CENTS EACH. QEO. "W HESS, OPTICIAN AND JEWELER, 6 E. Main St. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoflke, and will be sent to the dead letter office Dec. 12, 1899. Persons calling for these letters will please say " that they were advertised Nov. 30, 1899": Mr. Harry Broat, Miss Eva Con SELLING ? YES Our lines of garments was never moT complete than now, nor as low in prico fo good quality. .Styles right in every way. W are showing the new 6-button Dip Front Coal all lined with handsome Taffeta Silk, Fly Front Coats, Golf Cafes, Plush Capes, ChildrenV Coats, &c. A Wool Kersey Coat, all lined, nicelj stitched, at $10.00. Three special Kersey Coats, all lined coa". sleeves, stitched edges, at $7.00, 8.50, 9.00. Misses' Kersey Jackets, fine cloth, at $5. Children's Short Coats, from $2.00 up. Golf Capes, from $7.00 upwards. making coats, golf capes ant jackets. Children's Caps. A full, new line of cap toques, &c, from 25c. upward Petticoats. Ladies' black satine skirts, A very handsome skirt, mad . - 1 T..1! 1 -it. of mercerized Italian cloth, 11 black and colors, looks like sill at $3.00. Ribbed skirts, fleecy lined, a 23c and 50c. Linens. We are showing a complete line of table linens, napkin towels and table cloths, am napkins to match. A heavy damask, all pure liu en, extra wide, at 50c. a yarc. The best 75c. and $1.00 bleachw table linen shown. JNapkinf from $1.00 all prices. dozen up. Towel.1- & SON. shape for your par "QUEEN VUALITY" SHOES are made in special shapes to fit the sev eral types of feet. The price is not the only thing that has made line ot tne tamous men. D. DENTLER The Fall Bridesmaid Will have no difficulty in making a selection for a gift from our fine stock of beautiful goods. From trinkets to silverware is a long step, for there are so many things between, costing very little and costing a good deal. We want our stock well known : it will meet every want. Bloomsburg, Pa. Critical Judgment finds rio 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- pevi8lnew stylos or work In both the plallnoiype and caibonotte Qnisb Hint are exclusive with us In Bloomsburg. Ill; I P TO HA'I'i:. o THE PHILLIPS $ STUDIO, MAIN STREET. Opposite Episcopal Kectorv. 11-24 ner, Miss son, Mrs Mary Curns, W. H. Ger William Hess, Lewis E. Wright. One cent will be letter advertised. charged on each O. B. Mellick, P. M. 1. 1! i! h it il Si If a- ;:,v! 'if 1 ! ,3 U
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