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DEATH OF CLINTON HERRING.
Saccumbed to an attack of Appoplexy.
Born and Raised at Orangeville.
Wat
Tuesday's Wilkes Barre Record,
contained the following account of the
death of a former Columbia Countian.
Mr Herring was a brother of G. A.
Herring, and a brother-in-law of Chicf-of-Police
Wesley Knorr, of this town.
The Record says:
Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock
occurred the death of Clinton I). Her
ring, foreman of carpenters for the
Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Co., one
of the city's best known residents.
Mr. Herring was at Ashley on Sun
day superintending the repairs to some
of the houses damaged by the wreck
of a few days as$o, when he was sud
denly taken ill. He was removed to
his home, J41 South Canal street,
this city, and his ailment was diag
nosed as apoplexy. He remained in
an unconscious condition much of the
time and passed peacefully away.
Mr. Herring was born at Orange
ville, Columbia County, and was 70
years of age. He received his educa
tion in the old Bloomsburg Academy,
before the State Normal School was
established, and followed the occupa
tion of a carpenter at Orangeville un
til he was about 30 yea's of age. From
that place he moved to Centreville,
Columbia County, and became super
intendent of the North Branch Canal
In this position he was quite success
ful and he retained it until the year
1864, when he entered the employ of
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. as
superintendent of house repairs, re
moving to Wilkes-Barre. This office
later was changed to that of chief car
penter. Deceased's grandfather, John Her
ring, was a native of Germany and
was one of the pioneers of Columbia
County. Deceased's father in early
life was a farmer, later entering the
employ of the Pennsylvania Canal
Co. and serving as master carpenter
for eighteen years.
Mr. Herring is survived by his wife,
who is a daughter of the late Henry
D. Knorr of Col. Co., of German de
scent. He also leaves six children :
W. H. Herring, general outsi le super
intendent of the coal department of
the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.;
S. B. Herring, roadmaster for New
port and Wilkes-Barre twp., under the
auspices of the coal company; A. M
Herring, foreman under his father; E.
M. Herring, general manager of the
Dausche Acme Duplicate Co. of New
York City; Mrs. Emma French, of
Pittsburg, and Mrs. John Hope of
Wilkes-Barre. Deceased is also sur
vived by the following brothers and
sister: Calvin Herring of Wilkes Barre,
Alexander Herring, of Orangevihe,
Columbia County; Mrs. John New
hart, of Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. Herring was for about torty
years in the employ of the Lehigh &
Wilkes-Barre Coal Co., and during
that time became popular with offi
cials and employes. He was whole
souled and genial and his friends are
numbered by the score. His illness
and death were so sudden that scarce
ly any of his friends knew that he had
been stricken and the announcement
of his passing away will create much
surprise.
Passing Away
Again we are called upon to chron
icle what we consider to be a very sad
death- Of course, we are all children
of the same mother, and the same
fate awaits us all. But just why one
so young, whose life was unfolding
into womanhood, as was the case with
Miss Zaney Catharine, daughter of
josepn ana Mrs. eigler, who passed
awiy at her home in T.wrh I street
Thursday afternoon last, at the age of
inineen years, must be taken away
we cannot see. She was a sweet dis
positioned child and greatly admired.
The heartfelt sympathy of the whole
community goes out to the bereaved
parents, but after all, how idle is hu
maa consolation. God alone can as
suage their grief.
The funeral was conducted at the
bouse Saturday atternoon and inter
ment in the Lightstreet cemetery.
Columbia-Shamrock International Yacht
aoe-
This is a thrilling picture and shows
the two boats furiously plowing the
water, the Columbia is slightly in the
lead and constantly gaining on her
adversary, and as they tack against
the wind both are seen to advantage
and make an exciting spectacle. This
is only one of the fifty pictures shown
by the Lyman H. Howe Moving Pic
ture Company, in the Opera House
to-night.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS-
W. 0. Holmoi, Ra nominated for Pretidont
Tho Present Councilmon are Iso Chosen.
The Republicans of Bloomsburg,
held their caucus in the Tnwn ii-ii
Monday evening. The absence of
even a sign 01 a contest of any kind,
made the meeting uninteresting and
as a result, it was a very tame affair.
The whole performance only required
auoui twenty live minutes, and every
body appeared to be glad when it ad
journed. H. A. McKillip, County
Chairman, called the meeting to order.
Samuel H. Harman was made chair
man, and IW. G. E. Wilbur and
Eugene F. Carnenter. secretaries.
The first nomination was that of
President of Council. W. O. Holmes,
the present incumbent was named
without any opposition.
The present rennlilir. mrmler
of the Council were all renominated.
They are W. L. Demaree, J. S. Blue
and Theodore Smith.
Other nominations made were :
School director, W. E. Rinker; Justice
of the Peace, J. R. Schuyler, and tax
collector, L. 1). Kase.
This ended the business of the
caucus proper, after which the wards
were assigned to Varmus rnrnera tf
the room and made the following
selections:
FIRST WARD.
Judge C. P. Sloan.
Inspector Win. C. Shaw.
Registry Assessor C. W. Brown.
SKCONU WAKD.
Judge T. E. Sands.
Inspector C. L. Hendershott.
Registry Assessor Robert Morris.
THIRD WARD.
Judge Wm. Webb.
Inspector G. T. Crist.
Registry Assessor T. E. Geddis.
FOURTH WARD.
Judge J. E. Ileacqck.'
Inspector Clark Kashner.
Registry Assessor W. Shugar.
The President and Secretary were
authorized to fill any vacancy which
might occur before the election.
Meeting of Stockholders.
The stockholders of the Blooms
burg Silk Mill held their annual meet
ing Tuesday afternoon, at which time
the report of Joseph Ratti, treasurer
and general manager, was submitted.
It was most gratifying, and showed
the plant to be in a very flourishing
condition. This is one of our town's
leading industries, and its success is
an illustration of how ability and en
ergy, coup'ed with a complete knowl
edge of the business, will prosper.
There is now on the pay roll about
five hundred hands, and a third en
largement of the plant, which may be
necessary befoie long, will augment
that force by several hundred.
A dividend of ten per cent, was de
clared and ordered paid; and the fol
lowing officers elected for the ensuing
year : President, L. N. Moyer ; di
rectors, Joseph Ratti, John L. Moyer,
C. C. Peacock, L. E. Waller, F. G.
Yorks and George S. Robbins ; treas
urer and general manager, Joseph
Ratti.
Stephen S. Brown, one of William
sport's foremost citizens, died at his
home in that city on Monday even
inp, in the sixty-third year of his
age. He had been sick for several
years with Bright's disease. In the
middle of last week he took a heavy
cold, which completely undermined
his condition. Mr. Brown was a
member of the lumber firm of Brown,
Clark & Comnanv. a director of the
First National Bank, and was also
identified with many other enterprises.
He was a brother of Mrs. H. II.
Grotz, of this town, who, with her
husband, attended the tuneral, which
took place yesterday.
Franklin township has its excite
ment now. The Esther Furnace
farm, along Roaringcreek, is said to
be underlaid with a vein of valuable
copper ore. The discovery has been
made by Simon Shive, who owns the
farm. Property owners in the vicin
ity of the find have, already advanced
the price of land, and it is doubtful
if Franklin township's people were
ever in a happier frame of mind.
Parish House Supper.
A good supper will be served in the
Parish House this Thursday evening,
from 5 o'clock to 7.30, price 15 cents,
Ice cream and cake, 15 cents extra
The choir have the matter in charge,
and the proceeds will be applied to
church debts. Come and bring your
I irienus.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The attention of the citizens of
Bloomsburg is again called to the
matter of a Public Library.
Some time ago steps were taken to
secure a nucleus for a library fund,
the result of which, it will be remem
bered, was quite satisfactory.
By adding frequently to this fund,
small though the amounts may seem,
the time will come eventually when,
with proper ?ctivity and attention,
Bloomsburg will boast its Public
Library one of the greatest educa
tors in any community, and one that
all who have the welfare of the town
and of the rising generation at heart,
should aid whenever occasion is pre
sented. An opportunity will be afforded all
sympathizers in this movement on
Tuesday evening, Feb'y. 20th, when
a unique and altogether delightful
entertainment, entitled "The Proces
sion of Flowers," will be given in the
Opera House by Miss Mira Lloyd
Dock of Harrisburg, Pa.
Miss Dock has giver, this lecture
illustrated by about 1 co fine lantern
slides-in a number of the cities with
great success.
Liberal patronage is asked.
An Abandoned Coal Property.
The Longenbergcr-Fisher-Miller
coal tract, in Beaver township, known
as the McAuley Mountain tract,
which, for the past forty years, has
been mined and worked at times by
S.mon P. Kase, Win. Longenberger,
Losee and W.II. Llewellyn, is now
abandoned and the works dismantled.
Mr. Llewellyn, the last operator, dis
continued mining last fall, and sold
all the iron about the breaker and
other works to a junk dealer, and it
is now, no doubt, worked into new
material through some furnace. The
buildings have nearly rotted down.
The underground workings have
caved in through the robbing of the
pillars left to support the roof, and the
place has filled up with water. To
re-open the place will be a very ex
pensive undertaking, and while there
is some coal there, and m?ybe, an
abundance of it, it will probably re
main there until a shortened supply
and increased price will justify the
expenditure necessary to put it upon
the market.
For over a quarter of a century the
property has been a bone of conten
tion one way or another, in the courts,
and it is safe to say that the Luzerne
county lawyers have made more out
of it than either operator or heirs ever
did. The Columbia county heirs are
Mrs. Martha John and Mrs. Eliza
beth Keifer, of Catawissa, and Mrs.
David Stiurnan, of Main township.
1 he McAlarneys, of Plymouth, who
own a controlling interest, have placed
a man on the tract to keep possession,
paying him $1.00- per day, house rent
free, and the privilege of screening and
selling all the coal he can from the old
culm banks. Catawissa News-Item.
Train Kills a Mule.
While crossing the track of the
Bloomsburg & Sullivan Railroad, at
the Red Rock bridge Monday evening,
the south bound passenger train came
thundering around 'the curve, unob
served by Ellis Summers, and before
he reached the opposite side the
engine struck one of his mules, injur
ing it to such an extent that killing
was necessary to relieve the animal's
suffering. The crossing has always
been considered a very dangerous
one and it is passing strange that 'it is
allowed to remain in such an unsafe
condition. There isn't even as much
as a sign to warn the unwary. Mr.
Summers escaped without any injury.
Arrested Tor Theft.
Constable Miles Betz went to Dan
ville on Friday and arrested Lizzie
Smith on the charge of stealing some
money from a drawer in a house where
she was engaged as a domestic in
Bloomsburg, before she went to Dan
ville. The offender was brought to
this town- and given a hearing Friday
afternoon. She expressed her peni
tence, and on the promise to refund
the stolen money and pay the costs,
she was allowed to go. It might have
all been affectation, but she appeared
to be sorry for what she had done.
She is only another of the many
young girls who have been sent adrift
in the world ill-advised.
School Children.
In Columbia County there are 11,
457 school children between the ages
of 6 and a 1 years. Of these 8663 are
between 6 and 16 years.
Malanthan Bioadt, an employe of
the Bloomsburg car shops, was hit in
the stomach by a huge piece of iron
on rriday and injured to such an ex
tent that his life is despaiied of.
" Please, Mr. Conductor, Don't
Put Me Off the Train," is the title of
the latest sentimental song. It wi
be sung and illustrated at the Winona
Fire Company s benefit, "Tony, the
Convict," next Thursday and Friday
nights.
The Salvation Army yesterday
changed its quarters, from the room
below Market street, to Evans' Hall,
corner Main and Iron streets. The
meetings are being largely attended,
and it was to get more room that the
change was made.
A man, who, judging from his
looks, is about forty-five years of age,
has been trying to swindle people in
town out of money. He claims to be
the agent of several sewing machine
companies, and has been sent out to
repair machines. He is a fake, and
the less people have to do with him,
the better they are off.
Stephen Hutton died at his home
in Orangeville on Wednesday last, af
ter a long illness. His survivors are
a wife and five children five sons
and one r'aughter. The deceased
was one of Orange township's oldest
residents, and consequently, was well
known. The remains were interred
in the cemetery at Orangeville.
Mr. Grant Drake and Miss Sarah
Young were united in mariiage by
Rev. B. C. Conner, at the Methodist
parsonage Tuesday atternoon. The
groom is the proprietor or a carriage
manufactory at Lightstreet, while the
bride is a well known and popular
resident of Orangeville. They will
begin housekeeping at once in Light
street. While eating his dinner, at his
home in Almedia, on Monday, David
Reimer swallowed a bone, about an
inch in length. It lodged in his
throat, and he was unable to move it.
The unfortunate man had about given
up hope, when Dr. Wolfe, of Espy,
arrived and extricated the bone,
though with considerable difficulty.
The Prohibitionists of Bloomsburg
caucused on Saturday evening. But
one nomination was made that of
Town Councilman. The candidate
is Samuel A. Lutz. The present
Prohibition representative on Coun
cil is F. B. Hartman.
Mr. Samuel A. Lutz, having been
nominated for Councilman, on the
Prohibition ticket, declined to be a
candidate. The caucus was re-called
last evening and nominated Fred. B.
Hartman.
Scene Artist Gerring, who painted
the new drop curtain for the Opera
House, has gone to Sunbury, where
he has been given the contract to
paint several drops, and a major part
of the requisite scenery for the new
play house in course of construction
at that place. Mrs. Gerring travels
with her husband. During their stay
in Bloomsburg they were guests at
Mrs. M. M. Phillips , and every even
ing they entertained all who chanced
to be in the parlor of the boarding
house, in a very pleasant manner.
Mr. Gerring is a skillful performer on
the violin, while his consort plays
the piano very nicely. They made a
host of friends during their stay in
our midst.
J. L. Dillon, the florist, has just is
sued his wholesale price list. It was
twenty-five years ago that Mr. Dillon
conceived the idea of erecting a
greenhouse, and some idea of the
wonderful growth of the business can
be gained by the fact that he now
has ninety acres of land, and ninety
thousand feet of glass. He ships
plants to nearly every state in the
Union, while his cut flowers are eager
ly sought by wholesale customers,
hundreds of miles away. There is
scarcely an express train leaving
Bloomsburg that does not carry away
some of his products. Mr. Dillon's
success is only another example of
what may be attained by intelligent
push and enterprise. No one be
grudges him his prosperity because
they know he merits it and has won
it fairly.
Election Notices.
Constables can procure election
notices for the spring election at this
office. They will be sent by mail for
twelve cents a dozen. Cash must ac
company the order. Postage stamps
will be accepted on mail orders.
1900.
Our Stylish Trousers
It fs surprising how few cus
tom tailors are able to cut a pair
of trousers that will fit and hang
gracefully. There seems to be a
knack in the cutting of these gar
ments that few tailors ever acquire.
We make a specialty of the Hart,
Schaffner & Marx perfect-fitting
trousers. Every pair guaranteed.
This is the trade -mark:
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
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GUARANTEED CLOTHING.
We also have Sweet. Orr &
All heavy weights at a reduction.
BEN. GIDDING,
The White Front,
BLOOMSBURG, PENNA.
Tomorrow is the last day to file
certificates of nomination
Mrs. Guy Jacoby, who has been
quite seriously ill at her home above
First Street, for the past two weeks,
is slowly recovering. Dr. Redeker
is the attending physician.
Wellie Manning, who for the past
several months has been employed
as a machinist at the Novelty
Works, resigned his position on
Thursday, and ou Monday left for
Philipsburg, where he will work in
a large machine shop.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson of Ber
wick, last week presented Dickin
son Seminary with $500, to be de
voted to a scholarship fund. Alex
ander E. Patton of Curwensville,
also subscribed $1000 to be devoted
to the same purpose.
Mrs. Charles H. Reimard, aged
thirty-five years, died after a short,
but complicated illness, at her home
011 Fourth Street, early Sunday
morning. Mrs. Reimard was ad
mired bv all who knew her. A
husband, one son and one daughter
survive. The tuneral toot place
vesterdav afternoon. Rev. Hem-
mingway of the Presbyterian church
officiating.
A certain young man of this town
who thinks himself about five years
ahead of the times, and who is con
tinually defiling the air with un
becoming remarks, was givetf a qui
et warning on Monday afternoon,
just when he was emitting some of
his characteristic vulgar expres
sions. The officer informed him
that his next offense in this line
would have to be paid for. The
warning may do some good, but it s
doubtful.
Francis R. Drake returned on
Friday evening from Luzerne and
Lycoming Counties with a big load
of furs, consisting of bear, fox,
otter and other valuable pelts.
On Saturday he had them displayed
in J. A. Hess' Restaurant window.
Mr. Drake is iti partnership with
William Rush, and thev will pay
the highest cash price for furs of
tVif nhnvf rtesorintion. The above
mentioned display was easily the
finest as well as ttie largest seen
here in a long while.
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Co.'s Newbursr never rio sroods.
J. Monroe Lehman of Espy, on
Saturday purchased of Josiah Smith
ofDushore, a house and lot situated
in Mifflinville for $1300.
Joseph II. Sands died at Bowling
Green, Ohio, on Saturday evening,
after a lingering illness, aged 48
years. He was a son of the late
Joseph E. Sands of Mordansville,
and a brother of Charles L. Henry
H. William E. andThos. E. Sands,
all of this county. The deceased
leaves a wife, but no children. He
was a shrewd business man, and
accumulated a comfortable fortune.
He was born in this county, and
went to Ohio wnile a young man.
Charles L. Sands and his daughter,
Mrs. Maude Johnson, left on' Mon
day morning, to attend the funeral.
Th; cast of characters that has
been selected by the Winona Fire
Company to present Charles Town-,
send's five act drama, "Tony the
Convict" in the Opera House Thurs
day and Friday evening of next
week, is rehearsing every night and
everybody who patronizes the boys
will see a good performance, equal,
if not superior to many of the pro
fessional troupes that come this way.
Tiie other fire companies of town
have held dances or festivals to
raise money, but this is the Winona's
first appeal for assistance. They
have always responded promptly to
the alarm of fire, and we bespeak
for them a good house. "It is strict
ly home talent. Reserved seats 35c
Members of American Union
Council, Number 537. Jr. O. U. A.
M. and their wives, and friends, to
the number of about two hundred,
enjoyed a very pleasant social and
literary entertainment m tne K. 01
M. Hall, corner of Mam and Center
Streets, Monday evening. Address
es were made by Rev. Mummy ot
Espy, Rev. Messenger, Dr. T. C.
Ilarter and Rev. McLinn of Blooms
burg. Prof. Rubenstine was in at
tendance with his phonograph, and
pleased everyone with some of the
latest records. Wilbur Hower and
James Goss, also displayed their
ability as musicians, and they
aroused the enthusiasm of their
listeuers to a high degree. About
eleven o'clock refreshments were
served, consisting of ham sand
wiches, coffee aud cake.
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