THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Good Style, Good
W. C. McKINNEY,
No. 8 East flain St.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1900.
Kntere1 at thr I'ont Ojnrr at Blomntburg, fa.
tt tnwitt Wiim waiter, Marvh 1, 188H.
Wanted !
We want 500 new subscribers to the
C01.UMHIAN this spring and as a special
inducement will include the Farm
Journal from now until Dec, 1904,
free.
Or the New York Thrice a week
World for three months w. ;
Or the Columihan and World one ,
year for $1.50. tf
Pay Dp and Gbt Both Papers at Fries of
one.
e want to get 500 new subscribers
to our paper, and are going to do it if
we cot: ; we therefore continue our ar
rangement with the Farm Journal by
H'i'uh 7oc can send Thk Columuian
one year and the Farm Journal 5
years, both for $1. And we make the
same offer to alt old subscribers who
will pay alt arrearages and one year
in advance. '
You know what our paper is, and
the farm Journals a gem practical, ;
progressive a clean, honest, useful j
paper lull of gumption, full of sun-1
shine, with an immense circulation !
among the best people everywhere.
YOU OUGHT TO TAKE IT.
Leases and notices to quit, for
sale at this office. tf.
Bibles, large and small. Trices
right, at Mercer's.
Karly cabbage plants at J. Garri
son's, Fifth Street.
"Peck's Bad Boy" was poorly at
tended Monday night.
Saturday is pay day at Hartnan
and Hasserts' Car shops.
This is annual vacation week for
the public schools of town.
Wall paper, from 10c. a bolt up,
at Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
Mill for rent.or to grind on shares.
Address Washington Parr, Pensyl,
Pa.
The Town Auditors will meet
next Mondday and complete their
duties.
The new Blootnsburg Town
Council will hold its first meeting
in the Town Hall to-night.
The glories of the Easter1 bonnets
are being caiefully hidden in the
depths of big bandboxes.
Gerald Gross won the eight ball
pool tournament at the Wheelmen's
Club House Thursday evening last.
The Bloomsburg Cycle Works,
on Iron street, is now ready to fix
nP your bicycle for spring use.
Workmanship guaranteed.
Mr. and Mrs. George Howard,
the portrait artists, of South Dan
ville, have moved to Bloomsburg,
and will open a studio there. Dan
ville A'eji's.
BICYCLES !
wema?d " $4o to $75
vv out-American, . - 35 to 75
Reading, - 2s to 40
Niapra. - - - , 25
Wolverine. - 25
Call and see samples.
Second hand wheels for sale.
LARGE LINE OF
BICYCLE SUNDRIES I
AT LOWEST PRICES.
Easy terms to buyers.
W. S. Rishton, Ph. G.
&jt B-.Udlnar. -haracist
telephone.
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FITS THE FOOT.
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Men's, - $2.00
Boys' - - 1.50
Youths1, - - 1.50
Little Gents', 1.25
Fit, Good Wearers
"Better late than never." It is
best, however, to be never late
about taking Hood's Sarsaparilla
to purify your blood. Take it now.
C. B. Knt assumed charge of the
Central Hotel on Monday and re
warded all who called on him with
a handsome button-hole bouquet of
carnations.
Calvin Derr has retired from the
proprietorship of the Iola hotel and
moved to his farm at Derrs. The
hotel will be conducted in the future
by Charles Gold.
By a recent ruling of the Internal
Revenue office, soda water will be
taxed one-eighth of a cent on each
glass sold. Next in order will be
the taxing of ice cream.
The Berwick Enterprise grew to
nearly twice its usual size last week
It contains a lot of bright, crisp
local news, and is a welcome weekly
visitor to our sanctum.
Tires, cements, inner tubes,
wrenches, bells, lamps, grips, buff
ers, enamels, oil, plugs, patches,
and all bike sundries at Mercer's
Drug and Book Store.
Carpenters at Kaston and through
out the entire Lehigh Valley are
threatening to strike if an increase
in wages is not granted. They are
asking for 30 cents an hour.
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.
Jesse B. Ruckle and Miss Eva
R. Year, were married at the home
of the latter's parents in Greenwood
township by Rev. W. R. Mather,
Thursday evening of last week.
been informed, will be closed on
sjatntvlri v fi-r civ vvppks fnr rpnnire
w 1.. . " - -1
Fifteen hundred men and boys are
ailected by this temporary suspen
sion.
Bloomsburg will be without any
representation cn the base ball dia
tnond this season. Athletic Park
has lost all the appearance of the
beautiful ball ground that it once
was.
For Rent Second floor front
of Columbian building. Steam
heat, electric light, gas and all
modern conveniences. Possession
April 1 st. Apply to Geo. E.
dwell. "
"Tony, the Convict," will be
given in Miller s Hall, bhickshiuny,
next Saturday evening, by the
voting people of town, who so sue
cessfully produced it here on the
evenings of February Sth and otli.
Daniel Smith died at his home in
Catawissa Friday night, after a
short illness. He was a gardener,
and his vegetables were always
sought after, by reason of quality
and freshness. He is survived by a
wife and four daughters.
Burglars forced open the door of
the Philadelphia 6c Reading Kail
road station Thursday night last
and stole eleven pairs of shoes, be
longing to the I). Lowenberg rfre.
The shoes had just arrived tha day.
Little or no money was secured.
A fire of extensive proportions
visited Hemlock township, Wednes
day of last week, and destroyed a
large barn belonging to William
Freas. Fifteen head of cattle and
three calves perished in the flames.
We are in possession of only meagre
particulars and cannot give the
cause of the conflagration.
The remains of Thomas Veits
arrived in Bloomsburg Thursday
evening last, and were conveyed to
Waller, where interment was made.
Mo Hied at his home in Pike County
on Wednesday. The deceased was
a sou of Clark Vcits, of Bloomsburg,
was aged about forty years, and is
survived by a family consisting of a
wife and three children.
SHOE
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Mill!
Legal advertisements on page 7.
The Millville Tablet savs there is
talk of starting a bank at that place.
T nfrtnar its flirt ttnttia nC t tiont
Muiiuai 1 ci ttiv. iiuiuv. vi u nvn
the upjer part of this county.
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.
. liia . -v ci 1 1 ici 1 1 1 1 AAaiiujuu, will
has been confined to her home on
East Street for several weeks with
lniiammatory rheumatism, 13 slowly
improving.
Drugs and patent medicines, toi
let articles, brushes, combs and
perfumery, and all articles kept in
a first-class drug store, at Mercer's
Drug and Book store.
Bruce Kester has accepted a po
sition as clerk in S. R. Bidleman's
book and stationery store. Robert
Bogart, on account of impaired
health, was compelled to resign.
Are you going to move ? If so,
you will probably need some neat
wall paper to beautify your rooms.
You can find a laree stock and
many pretty patterns at Mercer's
urug ana hook, store.
Aiden Benedict's great company
in that sterling melodrama "The
Vendetta," from the novel of the
same name by Marie Correlli, is the
attraction at the Opera House next
Wednesday evening, April 11. This
is the best dramatic offering of the
season.
The Holy Communion will be
administered under the pastorate of
Rev. A. Houtz as follows : Orange-
ville, April 15, at 10:30 a. m.; St
James, April 22, at 10:15 a. tu.;
Hidlay, April 29, at 10:30 a.m.;
Briarcreek, April 29, at 2:30 p. m.;
and Zion, May 6, at 10:30 a. m
Preparatory service on Saturday at
2:30 p. m.
Leaving Italy to find her long
lost husband, Mrs. George Feodora,
accompanied by her little son, reach
ed Sunbury Friday morning. She
found her husband serving a three
years' term in prison for aggravated
assault and battery, with intent to
kill. Italians advanced funds for
the maintenance oi the wife until
the husband completes his sentence.
Mrs. Clara K. Woods died at her
home in Danville Tuesday morning
at ten o clock, aged fifty-two years
A husband, Augustus Woods and
one daughter, Miss Harriet survive
besides five sisters, Mrs. James
Foster, Mrs. J. B. Cleaver, and
Mrs Jacob Fry of Danville, and
Mrs. Marshall Zehnder, ofScranton
and Mrs. A. S. Bowman of Holli
daysburg. A novel suit has been decided for
the Cumberland County Commis
sioners. Recently dogs got among
sheep of Joseph Erb, ot bhiretnans'
town, killing five and wounding
several" The county paid Mr. Erb
forty dollars. Suit was brought
against Jacob Ruenning, the owner
of the dog, to recover forty dollars,
as he would not kill the dog nor
pay for the sheep. The case was
decided in favor of the county.
Danville was at the mercy of
flames for a short time Friday night.
Word was telegraphed to this town
to send down two companies, but
about the time the firemen were
ready to leave another message
came saying that the fire was under
control. The factory and ware
Louse of the Atlas Manufacturing
Company were entirely consumed
The plant until recently was devoted
to the manufacture of step ladders.
The farm Journal is choke full
of gumption and has the largest cir
culauon of any farm paper in the
world. It is good everywhere.
We offer it in connection with our
paper to advance-paying subscrib
ers, that is both papers at the price
of the Columbian ; our paper one
year and the Farm Journal nearly
five years (remainder of 1900, and
all of 1901, 1902, 1003 and 1904),
both for $1.00. Pay in advance
that's all.
Aiden Benedict's "Fabio Ro
mani" which will be presented at
the Bloomsburg Opera House Wed
nesday evening, April 11, is an
adaptation of Marie Correlli's fa
mous novel,entitled"The Vendetta"
and is one of the best melodramas
ever written, dealing with Italian
love and vengeance. The scenic
effects and costuming are pro
nounced by the press, wherever the
company have appeared, to be the
best extant, and the company have
been highly complimented by the
public, Messrs. Benedict and Saut
ley and Miss Martha Beauford re
ceiving special praise. Miss Grace
Hunter's Fire, Serpentine and other
dances are also highly spoken of
and she is universally considered
by all to be the best in that line
now before the public.
PURELY PERSONAL
I)avid Armstrong is quite seriously ill at
his home.
D. Z. Remnly of Fowlersville spent Tues
day in town.
iJr. C. S. Vnnllorn and wife spent Sun.
day at l'iit-ton.
Miss Mae Evans has returned from a visit
to Muncy friends,
Arthur Fortune came down from Berwick
and spent Sunday with his parents.
Miss Mac Iltue is visiting her brother,
Edgar Blue in Philadelphia this week.
W. II. Mericle of liuckliorn favored this
office with a call while In town on Tuesday.
A laly loy has arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Grimes, on First street.
Harry Smith came up from Philadelphia
on Saturday, to spend a few days with his
parents In town.
George S. Sloan of Baltimore is spending
a short vacation with his father C. P. SI. an
on Market Street:
Mrs. Charles Kaufman, of Danville, wis
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. William II.
Magill over Sunday.
Miss Annie Fox left on Saturday morning
for a weeks visit with her sister Mrs. J. S.
Gilbert in Philadelphia.
Joseph I- Sharpless and wife arrived in
town on Saturday. They will make their
home here in the future.
Mrs. Lewis Titel, Mrs. W. C. Williams
and Mrs. J. C. Lee. of Danville, called on
friends in town on Thursday.
Carl C. lirown was in town over Sunday.
He is in the employ of Armour & Co., of
Chicago, and stationed at t.linira, N. V .
Mrs. Prof. Geo. E. Wilbur is in attendance
at the General Convention of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society at Phdadelphia
this week.
Rev. G. W. Currin, of Williamsport,
called on his former parishioners in town on
Tuesday. He is at present stationed at
Williamsport.
Mrs. Nina llefler, Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Hyde, Mrs. W. II Yetter, Mr. and Mrs
John W. Lewis and Clyde C. Yetter, attend
ed a dinner party given by Mrs. Ezra E.
Brown at Danville on Thursday last.
Patrick Rilev, who has been employed nt
Philadelphia for the past year, arrived home
on Saturday lor a two-weeks' visit with his
mother, after which he will go to Shamokin
to woik.
Mrs. Edward Erath and daughter. Miss
Bertha, of Wilkcs-Harre, were guests over
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Erath's mother.
Mrs. Hasscrt, corner of Catharine and
Fourth streets.
John G. Ilarman, of Bloomsburg, W. B.
Snydir, of Koaringcreek township, Willits
Deniott, of Greenwood township, Russel
Karns, of Benton, and Dr. II. V. 1 lower,
of Mifflin township, delegates from this
county, are in attendance at the Democratic
State Convention, at Harrisbur.', to-day.
The soil of the city may not be as
fertile as the country, but it is better
adapted to the sowing of wild oats.
William Buck died at the home
of his son Edward, in Millville on
Friday. A wife and a son survive.
Rev. W. M. Frysinger. the new
ly appointed pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, occupied his
pulpit Sunday and created a v.ery
favorable impression.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Singley, of
Beaver Brook, are mourning the
loss of a little daughter aged ten
years. The remains were burried
in the cemetery at Achumansville
on Saturday.
A large new soda fountain is a
recent addition to G. P. Riugler's
drug store. Other improvements
such as new shelving, painting and
papering have been made, and the
room is now one of the finest.
The Democratic State Convention
meets in Harrisburg today, to nomi
nate a candidate for Auditor-General,
two persons for Congressmen-
at-large, and to name delegates to
the National Convention at St.
Louis.
Probably the fastest and most
successful sale ever held in this sec
tiou was conducted by Geo. W.
Weaver, at the Broadway Hotel,
Milton, Tuesday. Twenty-five
horses were sold in one hour and
thirty-five minutes, at an average
price of $144.65. John S. Williams
of this town was the auctioneer.
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.
The Discoverer of Swamp-Root at Work In
Els laboratory.
There Is a disease prevailing In this
country most dangerous because so decep
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
It heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble Is allowed to ad
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood the albumen
-leaks out and the sufferer has Bright'
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. It has cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also a book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y. and
mention this paper.
CURTAINS,
We now have on sale full and com
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 materials by the
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.
L,adies hne black hose, 25c a
pair. Childrens' black hose, 2
pair for 25c.
One price for cash.
H. J. CLARK & SON.
Get the correct shape for your par
ticular type of feet.
0
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THAT THIS
TRADl
IS BRANDED
ON EVERY
SHOE.
"QUEEN QUALITY" famous.
Also a complete line of the famous
CURTIS SHOE for men.
F. D. DENTLER
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OPTICIAN
6 E. Main St.
Wh Hew
Will Open April 1st, 1900,
WITH A FINE LINE OF
WATCHES, JIWIttY,
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.
J". LEE ZMZJLIRTIIIsr
JEWELER AND REFRACTING OPTICIAN,'
45 West Main Street, - - BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First-class watch and jewelry repairing.
Dress Ginghams.
A full line of dress ginghams
in new effects.
Laces.
You will find this stock com
plete with all the newest effects
of the season. All kinds, all
styles, all prices. If you have a
lace want see this stock.
Linens.
We call special attention to
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 linen
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 and
unbleached muslins, sheetings,
calico, ginghams, outings, shirt
ings, etc., at tne right prices.
QUEEN
VUALITY"
are made in special
shapes to fit the sev
eral types of feet. The
price is not the only
thins: that has made
A Rich and Royal Gift
can be selected from our superb
stock of table silverware for wed
ding, birthday, silver wedding
gifts, etc. We have them in the
newest and most exclusive de
signs in the most skillful work of
the silversmith, and in such large
variety to choose from that the
most fastidious taste can be ca
tered to with satisfaction. Nice
line of fine cut glass.
. HESS,
AND JEWELER,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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