THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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W. C. McKINNEY,
No. 8 East Hain St.
THE COLUMBIAN.
" BLOOMSBURG, TA.
VIIURSDAY, MAY 3, 1900.
Knlrrfd at Ihf I'unt Ojnrr at Mmmiiihurg, '.
i tnonil elan waiter, March 1, IKSt.
Wanted !
We want 500 new subscribers to the
Columbian this spring and as a special
imTucemcnt will include the J' arm
Journal from now until Dec, 1904,
free.
Or the New York Thrice a week
World for three months free.
Or the Columbian and World one
jear lor $1.50. tf
Fay Up and Qet Both Papers at Price of
one.
Jl e want to get 500 new subscribers
to our paper ; and are going to do it if
we ear ; we 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 make the
same offer to all old subscribers who
will pay ah 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.
Legal advertisements on pages 6
and 7.
Leases and notices to quit, for
sale at this office. tf.
Ninety people took dinner
Hotel Ent on Sunday.
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Two second-hand ranges for sale
cheap at L. K. Whary's.
John Stiner of East First street
is building a small audition to 111s
house.
The winter covtrine has been re
moved from the Market Square
fountain. -
If you stand still long enough,
you can see the leaves on the trees
come out.
Strawberry shortcake will soon
contribute to the support of the
physicians.
A new crossing has just been put
down at the corner of Fifth end
Railroad streets.
If you are thinking of papering
a room it will pay you to buy your
paper at Mercer's Drug & Book
Store.
Constable Betz on Tuesday pre
sented before Tustice Tacoby two
females who had been iu a niixup,
in which a broomstick played
prominent part. The case was
continued for a further hearing.
BICYCLES!
Cleveland, - $40 to 7 5
Wolff-American, - 35 to 75
keauing, - 25 to
Niagara, -Wolverine,
40
25
25
Call and see samples.
Second hand -wheels for sale
LARGE LINE OF
BICYCL3 SUNDRIES I
AT LOWEST PRICES.
Easy terms to buyers.
V. S. Rismon, Ph. G,
EntEiUdiner, Tharmacist
FITS THE FOOT.
Men's, - $2.00
Boys' - - 1.50
Youths', - - 1.50
Little Gents', 1.25
Fit, Good Wearers
Next week's issue will contain
special matter of interest con
cerning Orangeville. Our rep
resentative will be in Orange
ville on Friday.
Bibles, large and small, a large
stock at Mercer's.
W. W. Achenbach has purchased
the milk route of E. J. Brown.
He commenced business Tuesday
morning.
J. K. Pensyl groceryman, has
placed a splinter new delivery wag
on on the road. It was made by J.
K. Brobst.
Edward Moore had a finger
crushed while assisting in removing
the pavement in front of Arm
strong's grocery Tuesday.
Bloomsburg will be represented
on the base ball diamond by a col
ored club this summer. The outfit
has not yet been christened.
"Fortune favors the brave." I
is also favorable to those who pur
ify their blood at this season by
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
DeForest Hummer has accepted a
position as assistant loreman 111 tne
lumber department ot the Blooms
burg Car Manufacturing Company
Trimmed and untriinmed hats,
iu the latest spring and summer
styles, at E. Barkley's- Prices
very reasonable. 129 W. Main St
Thos. B. Moore accidentally shot
himself in the foot with a Flobert
rifle Thursday evening last. The
injury, while not serious, was very
painful.
The Alumni of the Bloomsburg
High School will hold a meeting at
the High School, Tuesday evening,
May 8. All are requested to be
present.
Centralians are rejoicing over the
prospect of an early resumption oi
operations at the large colliery
which has undergone a complete
overhauling.
The Blootnsburs Daily made its
appearance on Monday in an entire
new dress. I lie inane up ana styie
of the paper has also been consider
ably changed.
You can get your bike repaired
in good style, and the workmanship
is guaranteed, at the uioomsDurg
Cvcle Works. Iron street, rear 01
Moore's shoe store.
Vri TkeW nf Mt. Pleasant town
ship whose serious illness was noted
in Inst week's COLUMBIAN has
greatly improved and his complete
recovery is iookcu lor.
Arrangements have been made
fnr the entertainment ot the State
rUnrinl Association, w'.iich will
hold its annual meeting at Wilkes
Barre, June 26 to 30.
Our clothing merchants are dis
playing advanced styles in straw
hats. Some of them are very
nobby and widely different from
those of former years.
The D. L. & V. Railroad com
Mill run n snecial train to
Wilkes Bane Monday evening,
May 7, affording an opportunity to
hear the Nordica loncen.
of the P. & R. Rail
...n.. ,..;n 1.11111 soft coal again, an
order having been recently issued
to that eitect. mey nave ucc-u
burning hard coal all winter.
A fishing party consisting of
Freeze Ouick, w. u.
it.,,,., rwr If.ft for the mountain
'i,OCrlnv pveninir. We will tell the
result of their efforts uextweek.
tmI.M. envelopes, paper, mem
,.inm linoks. receipt books, notes
deeds, mortgages, blank books, box
paper, and all udusoi muuumv..,.
Wrrer'a Drug and hook rnoie
C. W. Knouse of Benton town
ship, has been appointed fire de-.
tcctivc for all that portion ot Col
umbia lying north of the river by
the commissioners.
We carry by far the largest line
of bicycle tires and bicycle sundries
and bicycles in Bloomsburg, and
we will treat you right, at Mercer's
Drug & Book Store.
Register and Recorder John C.
Rutter, Jr., is this week adminis
tering the oath of office to the new
ly elected Justices of the Peace of
the different townships of the
county.
Our supply of canna bulbs is ex
hausted. We have civcti away sev
eral hundred of them. They should
all be planted bv this time, in rich
soil. After they have started give
them plenty of water.
Will E. Booth's "Ten Nights in
a liar Koom was well received at
the Opera House Monday evening.
This closed the theatrical season for
Bloomsburg so far as traveling
organizations are concerned.
People who ought to know say
that snakes will be plentiful this
season. The mild winter was just
to their liking and since spring has
returned they are showing up in
unusually large numbers.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Shoema
ker, who have resided at Millville
for many years, on Tuesday moved
to Clementon, N. J. Their depart
ure from the Quaker village is re
gretted by their many friends.
J. S. Williams has constructed a
large veranda around his dwelling
on Eyer street, and is also giving
the outside of the house a fresh
coat of paint. The improvements
add materially to John s home.
Uuarlev Mng nas opened a
laundry in the Evans building on
Irou street, recently vacated by Soo
Wah. Many years ago Charley
conducted a laundry in the build
now occupied by C. E. aud E. M
Savidge.
The Young Peoples' Societies of
the different churches of our town
will unite in worship with the Ep
worth League in the M. E. church
on next Sunday evening at 6:15
o'clock sharp. Special singing
Everybody welcome.
Constab'.e Miles Betz went to
Sugarloaf township on Saturday on
business concerning several lumber
companies of the upper end. He
says forest fires are raging and
doing thousands of dollars worth
of damage on the mountain.
W. Bleoggar, the new manager,
has arrived and taken charge of
the American School Furnishing
Company's works. He has been
engaged at and studied the manu
lacture of school furniture for nearly
thirty years, which is a guarantee
that he is thoroughly competent to
fill the position.
The exodus from town to the
trout streams last week was quite
large. Men supplied with twenty
five dollar rods angled for two days
at a time with little or no success,
while right by their side youngsters
with birch saplings for poles,
landed the speckled beauties, with
out any trouble whatever.
Our jobbing department turned
out, during the past four months of
the year, uearly three hundred more
jobs than were done in the same
time last year, but as additional
work requires additional facilities,
our endeavor is to keep up with the
times and to be prepared to fill all
orders that may come in.
W. F. McMichael of Berwick,
whose performances during the past
few seasons, justify the title of
champion of the central part of the
state at least, made quite a road
record a few days ago. He left
Williamsport at 7:30 in the morn
ing and reached Berwick via Mil
ton and Danville at 12:10, traver
sing the seventy-two miles iu four
hours and forty minutes.
Farm Journal is the leading farm
paper of the country. Its editor
was raised at the plow handles, and
knows what he is talking about.
We have an arrangement with the
Farm Journal by which we can
send it for uearly five years, the re
mainder of 1900, and all of 1901,
1902, 1903 and 1904, to all who
subscribe for the Columbian; both
papers at the price of ours only.
The Flock Brewing Company, of
Williamsport, Charles F.W. Flock,
manager, has purchased the M. I.
Hennessy bottling works, of this
town, and will conduct the business
hereafter. John S. Gersting litis
been placed in charge. Improve
ments are being made about the
place and new appliances added,
which will make it possible to han
dle, with greater ease, a much
larger quantity of r.iier fluid.
PURELY PERSONAL
Kev. I). N. KirMiy i visiting hi parents
at Rye, N. Y. , this week.
Mr. l!vron Stickney returned lo her home
nt ScrHntoii Friday evening.
Will Lowenberi: went to New York on
Mr.ml.iy to purchase new good.
Miss Km ma Townsend wns n guest of
WilkcH-Ilarre friends over Sunday.
Mrs. Kelier Meais of Rupert, spent Sun.
d.iy with her mother on East Third street.
Mrs. Frank M. Mess, of Stillwater, visited
her son Charles, out at the Zarr farm, Tucs-
lay.
Mr. nnd Mrs. William If. Slate have licen
visiiing the latter's mother at Sunlniry this
week.
I)r. Nt. II. Hughes, of Shickshinny, was
in town Friday, looking after business in
terests. I r. W. U. I'urman has lietn confined to
the house for the past week by illness of a
critical nature.
.. 1). Kasc, wife and family went to
Scranton on Saturday and remained over
Sunday, visiting friends.
Daniel Knorr of Locust township, candi
date for Sheriff, was in town on Tuesday
circling anion; the voters.
I'aul K. Wirt anil W. S. Kishton left on
the li. & S. train last evening for the moun
tain, to try their luck at trout fishing.
Arthur Smith has secured employment at
the art preservative, in the printing de
partment of the Uerwick Store Company.
Mrs. William K. Armstrong of Milton was
the guest over Sunday of her mother and
sister at the cerner of Fourth an 1 Catharine
Streets.
Will Mellick, machine superintendent in
the Wilkesliarre "Record" office, visited his
uncle, O. U. Mellick at the Exchange Hotel
Saturday.
Moses McIIcnry, one of Stillwater
Horough's foremost citizens was in town on
Monday, nnd before returning home gave
this office a pleasant call.
Dr. M. J. Hess and wife departed for
Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. The Doctor at
tended a meeting of the Susquehanna Dental
Association, and Mrs. Hess visited relatives.
Patrick ReilW and F.dard Kooney, of
Centralis, went to Philadelphia on Monday
to undergo treatment in the German Hos
pital. Both have been great sufferers from
stomach troubles.
A good drenching rain storm
would not only aid vegetation, but
would prevent the spread of the
terrible forest fires now burning up
property in so many places.
A woman giving her name as
Annie Miller and claiming Potts
ville as her home, was arrested for
vagrancy at Danville on Thursday
last. She was given a hearing be
fore 'Squire Bare. According to
her story she has been traveling for
about six years with an umbrella
mender but the couple quarreled
and parted. She said she had a
sister living in Bloomsburg, and the
authorities paid her car fare to this
town.
Tuesday was the second anni
versary of Admiral Dewey's great
achievement in the Harbor of Man
ila. There were no demonstrations
in Bloomsburg. A dance at the
Town Hall in the evening under
the auspices of the Band was the
only event in the way of a celebra
tion. The attendance was not very
large. Breon's orchestra furnished
the music. The program, or order
of dancing was a very pretty little
folder, containing on the outside an
excellent likeness of the Admiral in
gilt.
Do you want a cheap bicycle ?
If so, go to Mercer's Drug & Book
Store. You can get a fairly good
wheel for a small amount of money.
We have second-hand wheels as
follows : One Reading Reliable.
$8.50; one Record,, $7.50; one Col
umbia, $13. 50; one Crescent, $12.00;
one no name, $9.00; one ladies'
Ben Hur pattern, $12.00; one la
dies' Commercial, new tires, $13.00;
one Crescent Tandem, $24.00; one
Norwood Tandem, as good as any
$65.00 tandem on the market, at
$37-50.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
-OF THE
at Bloomshurir. In the Stale of Pennsylvania, at the
cluse of business, April 26, 1900.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Jiscounts $
OverJratl., tucurej an4 unsecuraJ
II. S. Bonds to secure circulation
U. S. Bonds on hand
Securities, etc
B.mkiiiK house, furniture, and fixtures...
Other real estate owned
Due from National Banks (not Reserve
Agents)
Due from State Banks and Bankers
Due from approved reserve agents
Internal-Revenue Stamps
Checks and other cash Items
Notes of other National Banks .. .
Fractional paper currency, nickels and
ce.ils
LAWFUI MONliV RtSERVB IN BANK. VI:
Specie $ 8.808 go
l.et;Jl-tender notes 8,868 00
Redimiition fund with U. S. Treasurer
(live per cent, of ciriulatlon)
151,591 10
4 80
90,000 00
1,000 00
U),8i8 75
1,700 65
1 1,7 JO If
4,ooo 00
334 3b
35.404 3;
340 OU
I.&JO 43
l.OIS OU
)l 95
17,676 90
3,350 00
585,514 49
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital slock raid In $
Surplus fund -
Undivided piotits, less expenses and tax
es paid
National Hank Notes outstanding'
Due toother National Banks
Due to State Banks and Bankers
Dividends unpaid .. .
In.1ivi.1iml ilenoit subject to
,000 oo
,000 00
.446 go
,UOO OU
.357 7Q
,486 68
413 ou
check $328,765 77
Certified checks. . 87355
Cashier checks outstanding. 37471 329.9110)
Total 8S.5U 49
State of Pennsylvania,)
County oh Culumuia.i '
I, A. H. Bloom, cashier of the above-named bank,
do soleuily swear Ih.u the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
A. H. BLOOM,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31U day of
May, 1900. JQHN c RUTTPR ,R
Notary Public.
Cokiiuc.T At rusT ;
WM. S. MOYER. )
CHARLES W. RUNYON.V Directors.
N. T. I t'NK.
SPRING DRESS GOODS.
Our line of dress materials is
now ready, including all the popular
weaves of the season, in leading col
ors, homespuns, cheviots, mohairs,
serges, Zibelines, Venetians, Henri
ettas, broadcloths, camelshair, plaids,
&c. . If you want dress goods, see
this stock.
Dress Materials.
50 inch all wool black serge,
50c.
50 inch all wool colored serge,
65c.
50 inch all wool broad cloth,
$1 00.
50 inch all wool cheviot, 75c.
60 inch p.ll wool serge, $1 25.
45 inch all wool serge, 58c.
45 inch all wool Henriettas,
59c.
56 inch all wool homespuns,
95c.
Dress Linings.
We offer you a most excellent
line of dependable linings, and
they are the kind you need. We
have them in all kinds and col
ors. Wrappers.
Our new line of ladies' wrap
pers, just two numbers now to
tell you about, at 58c and 88c.
Others higher.
Lace Curtains.
A complete line and at prices
you can save money by buying
now. Also a line of poles and
fixtures.
Kid Gloves.
Our lines of spring kid gloves
TermsCash. One price.
H.
Get the correct shape for your par
ticular type of feet.
fTHAT THIS
ADtMAHK
IS BRANDED
ON EVERY
"QUEEN QUALITY" famous.
Also a complete line of the famous
CURTIS SHOE for men.
F. D. DENTLER
GKEO- "W HESS,
OPTICIAN AND JEWELER,
6 E. Main St. Bloomsburg, Fa
I have on hand a beautiful line of watches, watch chains and
fobs, lorgnettes, brooches, stick pins, child's dress sets, shirt
waist sets, belt buckles, Nethersole and chain bracelets, cuft links,
etc., in gold, gold plate and sterling silver, at reasonable prices.
Very suitable for commencement gifts and birthday gifts.
Well selected line of manicure sets and trays, brush and comb
sets and trays, pocket knives, vasaline jars, bon bon boxes, sta
tionery sets, etc.
Wei
Just the thing for commmencement gifts, in placques, pot
pourri jars, bon bon boxes and jewelry cases.
J". LEE IMIEtTIILT
JEWELER AND REFRACTING OPTICIAN,
45 Wit Main Street, - - BLOOMSBURG, PA
First-class watch and jewelry repairing.
arc now ready, in button, hook
and clasp, in the new shades.
They tell us kid gloves will be
higher. This is a favorable op
portunity to save money on
your glove purchases.
2 clasp special glovs, 75c pair.
Lacing gloves, $1 00 pair.
Real kid 2 clasp glove at
$1 IS pair. We advise buying
this kid glove.
Children's kid gloves.
Dress Trimmings.
All the newest trimmings are
here for your approval, in braids,
beaded, spangled nets, allovcr
laces, yokings, chiffons, Liberty
silks, &c. Bolero effects.
Hosiery and Underwear.
Ladies' special hose, 3 pair
for 35c.
Ladies' regular made hose, in
all black, white foot and split
foot, 25c.
Boys' Hercules hose, 19c.
The Clark & Son hose, 2 pair
for 25c.
Ladies' vests, 10, 12J, 15 and
25c.
Ladies' fancy hose, 15,17,2s
and 50c pair.
J. CLARK & SON.
"QUEEN
VUALITY"
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 -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.
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