A. Good Style, Good Fit, Good Wearers W. C. McKINNEY, No. 8 East Hain St. THE COLUMBIAN. DLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, MARCH 2t), 1900. Knteredalthr PottOJItr at aimmiburg, tt teeimd etatt matter, March 1, IHMg. a. Wanted I We want 500 new subscribers to the Columbian this spring and as a special inducement will include the Farm Journal from now until Dec, 1 904, free. Or the New York Thrice a week World for three months free. Or the Columbian and World one year lor $1.50. ,f Pay Up and Get Both Papers at Price -of one. We want to ret 500 new subscribers to our paper, and are going to do it if we ea: ; ice therefore continue our ar rangement with the Farm Journal by which we can send The Columbian one year and the Farm Journal 5 years, both for $1. And we via he the same offer to all old subscribers who will pay alt arrearages and one year in advance. You know what our paper is, and the farm Journal is a gem practical, progressive a clean, honest, useful paper full of gumption, full of sun shine, with an immense circulation among the best people everywhere. YOU OUGHT TO TAKE IT. Leases and notices to sale at this office. quit, for tf. Bibles, large and right, at Mercer's. small. Prices E. M. Knorr will move into C. H. Campbell's property on Fifth street. William Ferguson will supply the brick for the Rescue Fire Company's new hose house. L. Rosenthal has moved from Wilkesbarre to George Sterner' s house on Market street. A baby boy has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sterling, on West Main street. The spring term at the Normal School opened on Tuesday with an increased enrollment of students. We are in receipt of the American Electric Light Companies' latest 1900 catalogue of tans and electrical supplies. The Benton Manufacturing Co. has closed its plant, and the stock and fixtures will be disposed of to morrow. Take your bike to the Blooms burg Cycle Works, Iron street, and get it cleaned and fixed up for your first ride in the spring. Work on the M. E. Ent building is progressing rapidly. The third story has already been reached. Even in its unfinished condition it presents a fine appearance. The Blootnsburg Cycle Works, on Iron street, is now ready to fix "P your bicycle for spring use. Workmanship guaranteed. Have you a Cold? We will CURE IT or RE FUND YOUR MONEY. HOW We will sell you a box of RISHTON'S LA GRIP PILLS rOR 25 CENTS, And if you are not satisfied come and get your m ney back hat is fair, is it not? V. S. Rishton, Ph. G, rnc.isir.ci; Telephone. FITS THE FOOT. -O- Men's, - $2.00 Boys' - - 1.50 Youths', - - 1.50 Little Gents', 1.25 Mill for rent.or to grind on shares. Address Washington Tarr, 1'cnsyl, Pa. Kx-Sheriflf John Mourey will move from Blootnsburg to his old home at Mill Grove. "Ill weeds grow apace." Impur ities in your blood will also grow unless you promptly expel them by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Ex-Sheriff Carter of Wyoming county, gave this office a pleasant call on Tuesday. He is now resid ing in Wilkcsbarre. Harry A. Manning died at Pitts ton on Monday. He was a son of George Manning deceased, and a nephew of II. D. Manning of this town. Tablets, paper, box paper, envel opes, blank books of all kinds, tis sue papers, lead pencils, erasers, and Doan's Kidney Pills, at Mer cer's Drug and Book Store. The Second Annual Dance of the Good Will Fire Company will be held in the Town Hall, Monday evening, April lotn. A gooc ume is in store for all those who attend. At a special meeting of the Wi nona Fire Company, held Monday evening, Konert 15. urotz was elected treasurer to fill t'.ie vacancy caused by the resignation of Will iam Lavcock. For Rent Second floor front of Columbian building. Steam heat, electric light, gas and all modern conveniences. Possession April 1st. Apply to Geo. E. Elwell. tf Ulmer Achenbach of Williams- port, stretched himself ou the flooi Wednesday evening, placed a re volver over his heart and pulled the trigger. He said he was tired of life. He cannot recover. Congressman Rttfus K. Polk, is confined in Providence Hospital Washington, with a complication of ailments. The attending physicians apprehend nothing serious, though he is said to be quite sick. It is reported that the School Furnishing Company's factory will start up in a few days. This will be trood news for a lot of former employes who have been waiting for the summons to report tor duty. The dining room of the Normal School has just received an entire new dress, in the shape of paper and paint, at the hands of P. K. Vannatta, and that apartment now presents a most cheerful appearance. The Lord's Supper will be cele brated in Emanuel (Heller's) Re fanned church ou Easter Sunday at 10:0 a. in. Preparatory services will be held on the preceding Sat urday at 2.30 p. in. It will be to your interest to ex amine the bills coming into your possession nowadays as the town is flooded with counterfeit bills of dit- ferent denominations. It is almost impossible to detect, at a passing glance the good from the bad. Mbs Delia Geisinger's music students, assisted by local talent, will give an entertaiument m the Lutheran Church, Blooinsburg, on Saturday evening, at 7:45 o'clock. The program includes illustrated songs. Proceeds will be devoted to the church. Admission, only ten emts. People will now be given an idea of how Satan would conduct a news paper. H. J. Feltus, of Blooming ton. Ind.. has turned over his office for that purpose, and for six days the devil will run it. Feltus has, by his action, made himself a mark for much adverse criticism on all sides. ' Tires, cements, inner tubes, wrenches, bells, lamps, grips, buff ers, enamels, oil, plugs, patches, n,i oil liirA ennrlriM nt Mercer's id 1 J vt b uw u Drug and Book Store. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURQ, PA. Legal advertisements on page 7. Herbert Phillips, proprietor of one of Hazleton's Meat Markets, last week purchased the bull that killed Mr. and Mrs. Alfred btoudt, oi near MifHinville. Dr. W. M. Frysinger, the newly appointed pnstor of the Methodist Kuiscopal church, will, it is expect ed occupy this pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. Sunday was a beautiful day, spring like in climate, and our townspeople" were out in large num bers, taking advantage of the hrst opportunity the weather man , has ollered for a pleasant walk. W. II. Riddellr the tailor will move on Monday into the room re cently made vacant by F. M. Keiti- er. and Clark Sheen will move his barber shop to the place now occu pied by Riddell. Thomas Stoudt, a brother of the late Alfred II. Stoudt, who was gored to death by a bull, was at tendine to business in town on Monday, and gave this office a call lie resiees in Indiana. Moses Bloch, a widely known, and successful business man of Dan ville, died at his home in that town on Monday, lie emigraieu 10 America in 1848, having been born in Alsace. He was the lather of Mrs. Louis Gross, of Blootnsburg Easter, the day on which the churches will offer majestic musical prop-rams, will occur April 15 two weeks from next Sunday. The art of the Muses, with Easter in view, has been occupying the at tention of local church clioirs lor weeks past. W. II. Eyer is at Harrisburg this week assisting m making surveys for the Traction Company of that city. He is in the employ of J. C Stuten & Co. , who had charge of the preliminary survey recently made for the Columbia and Mon tour Electric Railway. Montoursville citizens, last week held a largely attended indignation meeting, at which it was decided to prevent the interment of murderer Hummel's body in the cemetery at ! that place. So determined are they to prevent it that if lega. procedure fails, arms will be resorted to. Charles J. Dittess died at hi home in Philadelphia, 1 hursday niornintr of last week. He was well and favorably known in Blooms I bure. and was a personal friend of our townsman W. B. Taylor, with whom he has been visiting for week or two every summer for many years past. V uliam Wo ot Milton, nas re ceived a patent on what is destined to be a very successful invention It is an envelope, and the patent renders tampering with the con tents, an impossibility, as the atten tion of the post master would be immediately called to it. It is probable that a company will be formed to manufacture the envelop on a large scale. First come, first served ; so march up and pay for the Columbian a year ahead. We have a clubbing arrangement with that good little paper, the farm Journal, by which we can send our paper one year and the Farm Journal nearly fiv years (remainder of 1900, and al of iqoi, 1902, 1903 and 1904) without any further delay. Pay up and be happy. Frank Turney, alter an appren ticeship of two years with J. E Rovs. on Saturday, resigned his position to accept a more lucrative one with W. G. Martin, a leadin jeweler of Wilkesbarre. Mr. Turney is an affable young man, of suave manners and a good saiesniau. He has our best wishes, and to use the toast of old "Rip" "May he live long and prosper." "Did you ever stop to think that an ordinary deck of playing cards is a perfect calendar r The ntty-tw cards represent the number of weeks in the year ; 365 spots correspond ing to 365 days in the year ; twelve faced cards, representing the twelve months ; four sui's, clubs, spades hearts, diamonds, representing the four seasons ; thirteen cards repre senting the thirteen moons in each year, and the joker makes up for an extra day 111 the year. A happy event was celebrated' at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Freas at Rupert, Thursday after noon last. It was the uuitiug for life of two young hearts, the con trading parties being their daught er Miss Emma and B. W. Strausser The ceremony was performed amid beautiful surrouudings, the wal and ceiling of the parlor were de corated and trimmeu witn a pro fusion of the rarest of flowers reception followed trie ceremony Thev will rcsi.ie nt ;.;i:pert. URELY PERSONAL Genres S. Rabbins hns cone to New York on business. John O. Mcllenry, of Denton, wai in town on Wednesday. C. C Evans l.iq , ol Herwick, spent yes. terday in town. C. 11. Cnmpbell will move from tins town to Uriarcreek township. Michael Iirolt of Danville, was In town on business on Tuesday. Charles Kcsty of Meclton, spent Sunday with his parents on Enst street. Frank P IJillmeyer of New York City, was n town a few days the past week. C. 11. lackson. Esn.. of Berwick, was a visitor to liloomsluirg on Tuescay. The Misses Lillian auu Mary Poak, nave returned home from New York City. George Applemnn, of Kohrsburg, gave us pleasant call while In town on Monuay. R G. F. Kshinka, of Briarcrcek, candi date for Representative, was in town yester day. Mrs. John (J. Crevelinc of Plymouth, is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Knorr. C. VV. McKelvy is lying quite seriously ill, his home, at the corner of Main and Jef ferson streets. Charles E. Giger has returned to his home in Philadelphia, after a two weeks visit with his parents in town. I. L. Koys was conlincd to the house ly ickness several days this week. This is the second attack in the past few weeks. William Hcloch. traveline representative ol the American Type Founders Company of Philadelphia, called on Isloomsburg patrons on Monday. Miss Ida Wentz, of Tort Carbon, is the guest of the Misses vannatta, on Iron street. Miss Wentz is a graduate of the Normal school. M. II Adkins, of the Echo office Shick shinny, was in town a few hours on Tuesday arranging with the Winona boys lor the pre sentation of "Tony the Convict," for the benefit of the Shitkshinny Fire Company. C W. Clayberger and family have moved to Alleutown. Dr. S. B. Arment has been able to attend to his practice again for the past week, after au illness of several weeks. A meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the Democratic County Committee was held on Wednesday afternoon, to make arrangements for the coming campaign. A series of union evangelistic meetings began in the Reformed church Monday evening, and will be continued in that church every evening this week. Next week the meetings will be held in the Luth eran church; and the following week 111 the Presbyterian church. The School Furnishing Company held its annual election of Stock holders on Fridav. The following were elected: President, F. P. Billmeyer; secretary, J. H. Aik man; treasurer, N. U. Funk; direc tors, J. L. Moyer, N. U. Funk, W. M. Keber, C. W. MCKelvy Jr. and T. C. Brown. A little boy who, in the course of some conversation of his elders heard a good deal of talk about the progress of civilization, approached his grandfather, who was taking no part in the talk. Grandfather, said the child, what is the difference between civilization and barbarism?" "Barbarism, my boy," answered the old man, "is killing your enemy with a hatchet at a distance of step, and civilization is killing him with a bombshell twelve miles away." ' The price of white newspaper has nearly doubled, as a result ot trust. The price of subscription remains the same, one dollar a year and this necessitates us to ask for prompt payments from subscribers as we are paying nearly twice as much for paper as last year, and takes cash to pay the bills. State raents will be sent out in April to all subscribers who are in arrears Those who object to duns can avoid it by paying up now. The last meeting in the M. E church under Dr. Conner's admin istration was held in the Sunday school room on Wednesday evening when a large number of members were present to say good bye to their departing pastor. Dr. Conner' pastorate has been a very successfu one and he has accomplished great work. The erection of the new Methodist church building one of the handsomest in the State and raising enough money to nearly pay for it, is one of his many good works. He and his family will be missed by the whole community They went to Harrisburg on Thurs day where Dr. Conner is now lo cated. Dr. S. C. Swallow lectured last Thursday, March 22, to an im mense audience of working meu in St. George's Episcopal Church, New York. Rev. Dr. Rainsford, Rector. His subject was "Slave, Serf and Wage-Earner." It sound ed strangely to hear such an audi ence in such a place applauding to the echo arguments in favor of "The suppression of the Liquor Traffic," "Woman Suffrage," "Compulsory Education," and "Compulsory par ticipation in politics by all claiming governmental protection," as also "Government control of all enter prises claiming the privileges of eminent domain.". A unanimous vote of thanks was tendered the Do-.:tnr amid deafening applause. CURTAINS. We now have on plete lines of lace and heavy curtains in all grades. All styles. These goods are fully 10 to 20 per cent, less than the ruling market prices. If you have a curtain need it will pay you to come and see these goods. Also a full line of curtain yard. Dress Goods. We offer special bargains in black and colored dress goods in all grades; You can save money on your purchases of dress goods now. Embroideries. A new line of embroideries are hers for your approval. All kinds. Matched sets, allovers, tuckings for waists, yokes, etc. See them. Coats. We have a few coats yet that we will sell very cheap. If you have a coat need, see them. Hosiery. You will find full lines of hosiery of all kinds. Ladies' polkadot hose 17c. Ladies' special black hose 3 pair for 35c. Ladies hne black hose, 25c a pair. (Jhildrens black hose, 2 pair for 25c. One price for cash. H. J. CLARK & SON. 1 Get the correct shape for your par ticular type of feet. ic TRAGI IS BRANDED ON EVERY SHOE. SEC THAT THIS Jeftf7jy MAR "QUEEN QUALITY" famous. Also a complete line of the famous CURTIS SHOE for men. F. D. DENTLER jsM 1 .lUl'l'l'i I'l OPTICIAN AND JEWELER. Main St. Bloomsburg, Pa. 6 E. 31 Mw leweliy Mmo Will Open April 1st, 1900, WITH A FINE LINE OF WAT CKES, JEWEL W, Silverware, Gold and Silver Novelties, Cut Glass, Bric-a-Brac and'Optical Goods. I will handle Gorham's Sterling Silverware, Dorflinger's Cut Glass, And Bric-a-Brac of imported wares only. Have a well-equipped optical parlor. Most modern methods used for examining the eyes. Examinations free. Prices for Glasses reasonable, and I guarantee satisfaction. JEWELER AND REFRACTING OPTICIAN, 45 West Main Street, - - BLOOMSBURG, PA. First-class watch and jewelry repairing. sale full and com materials by the Dress Ginghams. A full line of dress ginghams in new, eitects. Laces. You will find this stock com plete with all the newest effect of the season. All kinds, all styles, all prices. If you have a lace want see this stock. Linens. We call special attention tc our lines of table linens, towels, napkins, toweling by the yard, tray cloths, etc. See the 50c. linens. Try our 1.00 bleached table linen. If you have a liner, want see this stock. Neck Ruches. We show a full line of ladies' neck ruches made of Mouslaine De-Soie. All styles. Domestics. A full line of bleached an unbleached muslins, sheetings, calico, ginghams, outings, shirt ings, etc., at the right prices. 1WWI QUEEN VUALITY II are made in special shapes to fit the sev eral types of feet. The price is not the only thing that has made A Rich and Royal Gift can be selected from our superb stock of table silverware for md ding, birthday, silver wedding gifts, etc. We have them in the newest and most exclusive do signs in the most skillful work of the silversmith, and in such large variety to choose 'from that the most fastidious taste can be a tered to with satisfaction. Nice line of fine cut glass. HE Jk
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