5 ! HL. CULUlVitflMiN, ULUOMbbUKU. i'A. f "P" I IS J Wl ' "J I UlMT i .M, lliip.p.n naitv . y o SHOES i A U9 W. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. t9- HntrreaatthfiPoiitOfflc at Btontnitmrg, Pa. ml itecnnd clam matter, March 1, 1B8P. A UttllAT 0FFEK- Farm Journal From Now to Dec. Nearly Five Years. 1904, By special arrangement, made with the publishers of the Farm Journal, we are enabled to offer that paper to every subscriber who pays for The Columbian one year head, for only $1.00, both papers lor the price of ours only ; our pa per one year and the Farm Journal iroru now to December, 1904, 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. Bfcir This offer should be accepted without delay. . Wanted ! We want qoo new subscribers to the Columbian this fall, and as a special inducement will include the Farm Journal from now until Dec, 1904 fret. Or the New York Thrice a week World for three months free. Or the Columbian and World one jear for $1.50. tf Common Expression You often hear now is this " If vou want anything really GOOD in QUALITY and SEASONABLE in PKICE, get it at RISHTON'S. Heavy Sterling Hair Brushes, $2.75. Heavy Sterling Combs, 50 and 85c. Heavy Sterling Mirrors, $0.25 Heavy Sterling Novelties, 20c, to $8.00. MILITARY HAIR BRUSHES, 9I.40 to $5.00 Pair. Fancy Atomizers, 50c. The) Most Beautiful Line of Hani - Painted China Ever Shown In Bloomsburg, lOo. to 9B.OO. EVERYTHING IN LEATHER GOODS ' lOo, to f 5.00. Baker'8 Chocolates and Baker's Bon Bono We are sole agents for these delicious goods, and guarantee them the FINEST GOXiFJSU TION8 ever offered you. Beautiful i lb , 1 lb. and 2 lb. boxes, at GOo. per IV. 1 -'ttnyi mT" W. S. Rishion. Ph. G.. Ent Saildinv. ' Pharmacist Telephone. , For Women $3.00. Style, Fit, Wear. None Better. C. McKINNEY, No. 8 East Main St. It is a long time since an article of this kind has been printed in this paper. We regret very much that it is necessary to print it now, but so many of our subscribers uive failed to pay their subscription during the past year that we are compelled to call attention to it, On January first we shall send. statements to all who owe lor a year or more. If the reader hap- rens to be one of these, and does not want to be dunned, he can save himself the annoyance, and save us the postage, by paying during this month. 7 4t. Legaf advertisements on page 7. Juvenile books, from 5c. to 40c., at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Good thick ice is now being har vested as a result of the recent cold pell. " The Y. M. C. A. is now nice.y located in its new home on Market Street. Thirteen different styles of shav ing sets at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. C. D. Bereer has resigned the supcrintendency of the C. P. & W. Railroad. Mrs. li. W. Wynkoop has pur chased from the Jane McBnde es tate a double house and lot on Fine alley. Lamp globes, for your parlor lamp. We can fit almost any kind of a lamp. Mercer's Drug and Book Store. The Pope Manufacturing Co's. 1000 desk calendar has arrived. It is an office requisite, and we are al ways glad to get it. We will send a handsome Cal ender for 1900, by mail to anyone in the couuty who will enclose a cent stamp tp pay postage. x Married, on Jan. 3, 1900, in Bloomsburg, Frank Thompson, of Milton. Pa., and Dora Parks of Bloomsburg, by Guy Jacoby Esq, The regular monthly meeting of the Winona Fire Company, will be held to-morrow night in the Com pany's room in the Town Hall. If you expect to buy a holiday present for your uncle, or your aunt, do not buy it until you have seen the line at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. On account of the illness of his butcher, John Gcuseraer, J. P. Frederick, the Iron street meat merchant, was compelled to mount the delivery wagon himselt. E. J. Brown has purchased the milk route of W. K. Pursel, and beean his trips on Wednesday morn ing. Mr. Brown is well known, and all his customers can feel as- sured that they will get a tide of milk and cream. pure ar- Mrs. Agnes Gearhart, relict of the hte C. P. Gearhart, of South Danville, and mother of Major C. P. Gearhart, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Sonne borne, at New York City, Tuesday morniug. The deceased was born and raised in Montour County. A new lot of leases just printed at this office. - They contain clauses providing for payment of water rent by tenant; waiving benefit of ex emption; that rent may be collected for the whole term it tenant at tempts to remove goods without paying rent due, etc. 3 cents each, or 25 cents a dozen Carl Bernhard, who came from Scranton to spend Christmas, is lying seriously ill at the home of his parents on Fifth Street. He has been sick since the day before Christmas. His affliction is appen dicitis. On Tuesday an operation was performed by Dr. Deavor, of Philadelphia, assisted by Drs. Ar ment and Reber. His condition today is improved. What's in a name?" Every thing when you coine to medicine. When you get Hood s Sarsaparilla you get the best money can buy. Mr. Charles Belles and Miss Em ma Iluinmel, of Fairmount Springs, were married by Rev. J. vrooman. at the Harvevville parsonage last Wednesday. Rev. M. E. McLinn married Mr. Sterling Smith and Miss Rosa Kressler at the Lutheran parsonage on Monday. The couple are resi dents of this town. Miss Madaline Tasker of Punx- sutawney, Pa., sister of D. J. Tas ker, will be married on January 17th, to William C. Smith, a mer chant of Glen Glade, Pa. The exclamation of one and all who see our line of lamps, is " Oh what a nice line of lamps you have got! es, and the prices are right, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. George P. Ringler and Mrs, Daniel Z. Mensch were the fortun ate ones at the Bloomsburg Wheel man progressive euchre party, Friday night. We do not know what the prizes were. We received a letter last week from our former townsman C. C. Trench, of Knoxville, Tennessee, in which he says that on Christmas day snow covered the ground to the depth of an inch. There will be a public installation of the officers of Ent Post, No. 250, at G. A. R. Hall, Friday, at 8 p, m. All old soldiers and their friends are invited. W. O. Holmes, Post Com Carl Brown of this town, sales- agent tor Armour & Company, was a passenger on the Peun a. train that killed three men, by striking the vehicle in which the unfortunate men were riding, near Montandon, Tuesday afternoon. The second of the series of Janu ary musicals in the rresoytenan church will be given on January eighth-Monday, beginning prompt ly at 3:30 p. m. Silver ottering at the door. The program will appear in Saturday's Daily. Wanted. To buy or rent small farm, 10 to 20 acres. Buildings to be in good condition. Not too far from railroad. Give full inform ation. Address, 2 S. C. R. Care of The Columbian O. W. Drake furnishes oil boiled carpet chain, the best made, and weaves carpet 42 inches wide tor 28 cents a yard, 36 inches wide lor 26 cents a yard. Give your orders now. Carpet need not be called for until April 1st, 1900. 279 East 7th Street, Bloomsburg. We have been requested to an nounce that the dedication of the new Methodist Episcopal Church of Waller, will take place next Sun day, January 7th, 1900. The ser vices will be in charge of Rev. M L. Snyder of Shamokin, and Rev W. W. Evans, D. D. Henry Ort, aged about sixty-four years, died at nis Jerseytown home Tuesday night. His health had been failing for some time, and his death was not wholly unexpected. Mr. Ort was at one time a resident of Bloomsburg. Mrs. Ort and one daughter, Mrs. A. M. Ent, of Ridgway, Pa., survive. it interested in norses, cows or sheep, take the Farm Journal. It is a wonderfully good little paper and you ought to take it. We can send the Columbian one year and the Farm Journal 5 years (all of 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904), all lor Si. 00. inis only to new and old subscribers who pay in ad vance. Pay up. Pennington's Dramatic Company which was billed to play the "Triple Heart in the Opera House Mon day night, for some reason or other failed to put in an appearance. The non appearance of the troop was not the result of a mix up in dates, because this was . to be the initial performance. John Brooks of this town was, or is to be musical director of the Company. During the year 1899, there were issued by Prothonotary William H. Henne, two hundred and ninety- two marriage licenses. The oldest man granted a license was sixty years of age, and the oldest woman was forty-eight years. The young est man was seventeen years, and the youngest woman was sixteen years. Many licenses have already been procured this month, and should the present rate be kept up, the above record will be lett tar be hind by the close of 1900. Bibles, either large or small. Prices, from 30c. to $7.00, at Mer cer s Drug and Book Store. PURELY PERSONAL Mrs. William I.evcrett returned to tier hoine at Philadelphia on Saturday. Dr. B. K. Sharpies of Catawissa, attend ed to business in town yesterday. Tohn K. Vannatta and little son Tom spent Sunday with relatives on lion street. Chas. Unancst Esq., and wife of New York, spent a few clays in town last week. Miss Delia Geisincer, of Espy, has been the guest of friends at Millersburg the past week. Mis Natalie Foulke lias returned home after a two weeks visit with Wilkes-liurrc friends. Mrs. George Wilson has been visiting her mother Mrs. Margaret Wat at Muncy Station. Mrs. Paul E. Wirt received her lady friends on Tuesday afternoon from four to six o'clock. T. C. Kocher, of Fowlersville, was in town on Tuesday, and gave this olhce a pleasant call. William CofTman returned home on Mon day after a weeks visit with his sister at Wilkes-Barre. Miss Marie and Mr. Elwcll Funk enter- tertaincd a party of their young friends last Saturday evening. The Misses Mary and Laura Mensch, of Muncy Station, were guests of friends here during the holidays.- I. II. Hacenbuch of Grovania, one of our prompt payment in adynnce subscribers, was in town on Wednesday. Mr. John Swartwout, of Sugarloaf town shin, was a recent caller nt this office. His visits are always appreciated. Ben Gilding spent Monday at Mt. Carmel, his wife having been visiting her parents at that place for two weeks past. Robert E. Hartman of the firm of I. W Hartman & Son left on Monday for New York City to purchase new goods. Margaret Laubauch has entirely recovered from her recent illness and is again back to lief work in the Telephone Exchange. lav Allen, Mac Reber and Harry Keller, have returned to college The two first to State, and the latter, to Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Fetterman were on Monday informed ol the arrival ot a young son, at tne nam: ot tneir aaugmer, ivirs. j. C. WiegancI, at Wilkes-liarre. Stephen Rcice returned to Philadelphia on atuulay, accompanied ly nis latner, Charles Reice, who went down to spend day or two with his son William. Mrs. Erath, daughter and son, of South Wilkes-Barre, enjoyed a four days' visit with Mrs. brains mother, in town. Ihey re turned home Monday afternoon. Miss Estelle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, H. O Rodgers, of Hazleton, Pa., is visiting at her aunt's, Mrs. P. h. Wirt. A New Year's party was given in her honor on Monday night. Frank C. Angle, Esq., editor, lawyer, op- era house manager, director in the new tele phone company, and in many other ways one of Danville's leading citizens, spent a few hours in town on I uesday. Samuel Pifer, formerly of Bloomsburg, now of DuBois City, circulated among old friends and former acquaintances in town on Tuesday. Mr. Pifer is a tailor, and learned his trade with is. . I ingley, here many years ago. Mrs. Edward W. Sleppy and interesting daughter, Miss Madaline, were guests relatives in town over Sunday. Mr. Sleppy was also in town over Saturday night, but his duties as a railroad engineer made necessary for him to be at his post on Sun day. Dr. and Mrs. 1). I. Waller and family, o Indiana, Pa., were here to spend Christmas with their relatives There were present at the Waller homestead on that day, a family gathering of twenty-two, made up of the sons nnd daughters of Mrs. D. J. Waller Sr. and their families. W. K. Armstrong and wife, of Milton spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. Arm strong's mother, at corner of Fourth and Lacharme btrert. I heir little daughter, Miss Martha, who preceded them here few days, accompanied them home. Armstrong reports business in general Mr very good at Milton. Organ recital at St. Paul's P. Church on Tuesday, Jan. 9th. If you want a nice calendar Christmas card, booklet, or books of any kind, go to Mercer's Drug and Book Store. At the Anuual Grand Communi cation of the Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, held in Corinthian Hall, of the Masonic Temple, Phil adelphia, on Thursday of last week John W. Farnsworth, ot Danville was appointed District Deputy Grand High Priest of Columbia and Montour Counties. Well pleased was the audience that greeted W. H, Power's com pany 111 the picturesque romantic military drama. "Shannon of the Sixth," at the Opera House Friday night. The performers were loudly applauded throughout the play Mr. Powers is a good actor and his supporting company does not con tain a weak chatacter. Miss Ida liiuaoetu werts and Mr. John Lemons, both of Blooms burg, were married by Rev. J. D. Smith, of the Baptist Church, in the parlor of Mrs. M. M. Phillips' boarding house at eight o clock Thursday evening of last week. After the ceremony refreshments were served, and hearty congratu lations extended to the newly mar ried conple. The Reformed congregation at St. James', Fishingcreek township, will begin tne erection of a new church early in the spring. The architect s plan, which was adopted, provides for a Sunday School room, an auditorium, and tower for vesti bule and bell. The church will be modern in style, and contain many conveniences. When finished it will speak well for the community and the congregation. CLARKS'. Coats, Capes, Suits. We offer attractive bargains now in these goods, and at prices that will save you money. but come and see the goods, note tne quality, nnisn, arm uie iuw prices we make you on Coats, Capes and Suits. Blankets and Comfortables. This weather puts you in Wo Vinv a full 1in frnm the wool ones at $10.00, and all prices $1.00 and $1.25. Furs ! Furs ! Furs of all kinds. Neckpieces, collarettes, children's furs, &c., at exceedingly low prices. A arettes at greatly reduced prices Underwear. Boys' heavy fleeced shirts dies' heavy fleeced vests and Ladies fleeced combination suits at 48c. L.adies riDDea wool vests, 75c. and $1.00. Ladies $1.75 and $2.25 a suit. Hosiery. Ladies' fleeced hose, two pair two pair for 25c. Ladies' wool hose, 4 sc. Ladies heavy fleeced double knee ribbed hose at two camel's hair hose, 25c." Dress Goods. We offer some attractive black and colored that it will Clark 11 umm EOTiTO Get the correct shape for your par ticular type of feet. it IS BRANDED ON EVERY SHOE. SEE THAT THIS "QUEEN QUALITY" famous. Also a complete line of the famous CURTIS SHOE for men. F. D. DENTLER The new rings, settings, bracelets and brooches, are all here. Sterling Silver Top Scent Bottles, ONLY 25 CENTS EACH. GEO. "W HESS, OPTICIAN AND JEWELER, 6 E. Main St. Bloomsburg, Pa. CANDIES, CANDIES! The cheapest place in town to buy your CHRISTMAS CANDIES IS AT Geo. Anderson's. MIXTURES OF ALL KINDS. Ureka Mixture, 7c. lb,, or 4 lbs. 25c. French Mixture, 15c. lb., or a lbs. 25c. Broken Candy, loc. lb. Fine Chocolates, 20 and 25c. lb. GEO. ANDERSON. ' 4; Tast Main St. Bloomiburj, fl. Ink prices are not to be juugea. mind of these warm coverings rntton ones at ABC. a Dair to tne between Comfortables at 70c, storm collars, lot of fine coi- to close. and drawers, 25c, all sizes. La pants, 25c, a better grade at 50c fine combination suits, at $1.25, for 25c. Children's fleeced hose, hose at 25c. Ladies' cashmere Hose, 25c iry our cnuarens pair for 25c. all sizes. Gents values in Dress Goods both in pay you to see. & Son QUEEN UALITY" are made in special shapes to fit the sev eral types of feet. The price is not the only thing that has made 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 everv want Shoes S Do You Know We have the Largest Stock Shoes in the County ? You will make a mis take if you fail to see our lines before doing your shoe buying. W. H. Moore, Cos. Second and Iron Sts. Bloomsburg, Pa. of
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