VOL. 35.
BLOOM SB URG, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900
NO. 20
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J. B. Nuss & Co's Mill at Main
vllle Robbed.
Safe Blown Open and Money
and Papers to the Amount
of $2100 Stolen.
Last Saturday morning J. B. Nuss,
the well-known proprietor of Nuss'
Mill at Mamville, was awakened at
three o'clock by a loud noise. His
residence is near the mil!, and he
arose from his bed and went to a
window, where he saw the burly forms
of two men leaving the mill. Mr
Nuss called one of his mill hands, V
R. Hostler, and they went over to the
mill. The front door was unlocked.
Hostler went to arouse the neighbors
and Mr. Nuss and another mill hand
Eugene Hower, who had arrived in
the mean lime, entered the building.
They found the safe exploded and
destroyed. The door was drilled full
of holes, and dynamite or some other
high explosive inserted.
It was done in such a way as to
lead to the conclusion that it was the
work of expert burglars. No amateur
could have done it so shilllully. The
contents of the safe were strewn about
the office and an examination showed
that $200 in cash and $2100 in papers
in favor of Nuss & Co., and $400 in
papers belonging to Nathan Houck
wtre missing. Ninety dollars in checks
were left.
There is no clew to the thieves. It
is evident, however, that it must have
been done by some one who knew
that there was a safe in the office and
that money was kept in it. No two
men would have run the risk of an
explosion unless they knew they could
get some plunder. No strangers have
beed seen about the premises, and no
suspicious characters have been
noticed there.
Mr. Nuss was in town on Saturday,
sending out notice of the robbery and
to stop payment on any papers in
favor of J. B. Nuss & Co., that might
be offered at the banks. Of course
none was offered here and will not be.
There are burglars all through the
country, and persons who have con
siderable sums of money or valuable
papers on hand will be wise if they
place them in the vaults of a bank.
HARRIET CONNER-
Harriet Potter was born in Blooms
burg, Ta., August 3, 1858. She mar
lied W. P. Conner March 9, 1882,
came to Horton in 1892 and peace
fully passed away April 4, 1900. An
other home is saddened for one of its
bist beloved has drifted to the "Home
not made with hands." Always an
unwelcome guest, it seems that death
came this time under circumstances
peculiarly sad. We can only commend
the husband, who w'll miss the kind
words of a loving companion, the two
sons just entering young manhood,
the httle daughter, who will so much
miss the tender care of a mother, to
our Heavenly Father who alone can
comfort and heal Our hearts go out
in sympathy to the only sister in a dis
tant home.
Mrs. Conner united with the Pres
byterian church in early girlhood, and
has always been an earnest, devoted
Christian, faithful to her churca when
ever health would permit. As a friend
and neichbor. she was thoughtful and
kind and lived for the happiness of
uose around her. The funeral ser
vice was held Saturday afternoon in
the Presbyterian chuich conducted by
Rev. Doole. The numDer of beauti
ful floral tributes and the many eyes
dimmed with tears told of the esteem
with which she was held. The Knights
and Ladies of Security of which she
as a member attended in a body.
The remains were laid to rest in the
Horton cemetery. Horton (Kansas)
Headlight.
The deceased was a daughter of
'-ncnuar rotter, deceased, and was a
native of Bloomsburg, where her life
was spent until her marriage.
Married.
ROSENTRETER HENDRICKS. At
Uanville, Pa., May 5th, 1900, by Rev.
J- IV Thomas, Ph. D., of Bloomsburg,
Mr. rank Rosentreter, of Rochester,
V; l Mis Nellie M. Hendricks,
Mahoning township, Montour
county, Pa.
Thursday Evening's Meeting a
Lentrthv One.
An Unusually Large Number
of Complaints Against
Various Streets.
The regular May meeting of the
Bloomsburg Town Council was held
Thursday evening last. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved.
An electric light wire having been
removed by the linemen of the Mon
tour and Columbia Telephone Com
pany from its former position,and now
coming in contact with his dwelling
was complained of by Wm Rabb.
Moved and seconded that said com
pany be notified to put the wire in its
former position.
G. S. Robbins complained of the
bad condition of Main Street in front
of his residence on Normal Hill. Re
ferred to Committee on Highways.
J. H. Maize. C. B. Lutz and C. W.
McKelvy, Jr., on motion duly seconded
were granted the privilege of renew
ing policies for insurance ,on Town
Hall for the coming year at lormer
rates. Paul E. Wirt appeared in be
half of a number of residents on East
First Street and asked Council to re
pair said street from Iron to top of
hill. Referred to Street Committee.
The matter of repairing West street
which was brought before old Council
last year and placed in hands of Street
Committee with power to act, but
neglected same was again brought up.
Referred to Street Committee.
Friendship Fire Co. appealed to
Council for 50 feet of small hose to
be used in filling engine, scrubbing
hall, pavement, etc. Referred to com
mittee on Fire and water.
Mr. Smith moved that a fire alarm
box be placed at the electric light
plant and in case of fire at night they
to sound a general alarm with whistle,
also that chief of fire Department
adopt a code of signals so that one
company will not have to attend a fire
if another company has same under
control. Referred to committee on
Fire and Water, they to investigate
and report at next meeting.
W. H. Magill, Esq., appeared in
behalf of the residents on the exten
sion of East Third Street and asked
that said street be accepted from Land
Improvement Co., and be repaired as
far as residences extend. Street is
now in bad condition and in many
places almost impassable. Referred
to Street Comnittee with power to
act- Watchmen or gates were asked
for at Catharine, Iron and Market
street crossings on the D. L. & W.
R. R. Referred to town solicitor.
The Street Committee was notified
to look after the watchman at East
street crossing on D. L. & W. R. R.
who it is reported is neglecting his
duty.
A large drain on East First street
was reported closed and doing dam
age to the Kellar property on said
street by filling cellar with water
after each hard rain, &c. Referred
to street committee.
H. V. White has considerable lime
stone dirt free of charge if taken away.
Referred to Street Committee with
power to act.
Michael Ohl entered complaint
about Sterner alley at Catharine street
Would like culvert bridged. Referred
to Street Committee.
Mr. Dieffenbach moved that inas
much as the Columbia-Montour Tele
phone Co. was not living up to their
several agreements, that each pole,
except those occupied by the fire
alarm wire.be taxed a certain amount
each year. Referred to solicitor.
It was decided that hereafter all
persons arrested for unbecoming con
duct, or ordinance violating of any
sort, who, after having been given a
hearing, are without sufficient funds
to pay the fine imposed, shall be com
pelled towork on the streets uncil the
fine is liquidated.
Building permits were granted to
L. N. Moyer, for addition to property
on West Main street, and to the Good
Will Fire Co., for hose house on
Leonard street.
A communication, from E. L. Buck,
saying that Harry Hendershott re
fused to lay pavement in front of his
property on West Third street, was
read.
On motion, duly seconded, Street
Commissioner was notified to inform
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Its Aim and Object to Promote
a Better Social Order.
And Increase the Public Inter
est in Matters Relating to
Good Citizenship, &c.
The object of the first meeting
to organize a Woman's Civic
Club of Bloomsburg was for the pur
pose of increasing the public interest
in all matters relating to good citizen
ship, and to promote a better social
order.
Women can do a work that men
cannot or will not do.
How Women's Clubs can revolu
tionize a town has been proven over
and over again in the State of Penn
sylvania and in other states, and let
not Bloomsburg be far behind, let
our town follow the good example.
We do not expect every woman to
do all the work. It is desired that
the Club be divided into five depart
ments: 1 st Municipal, 2nd Education,
3rd Town Improvement, 4th Library,
5th Charities. Each member shall
select the department or departments
to which she shall belong.
Each department will have its own
chairman and its own stated meetings
and be subdivided into committees.
In the Municipal Department there
would be committees on Sanitat'on;
Town events and information; Police
Matron, through whom many hope to
eventually accomplish a Curfew law
which will prevent the presence on the
streets at a late hour of night of young
boys and girls who should be safely
housed under the home roof. Street
eleaning and the use of Waste Recep
tacles at the street corners; in this
particular many women's clubs have
so educated the public school children
that they seldom pass waste paper or
anything of the kind without picking
it up and depositing it in the Recep
tacle at the nearest street corner. On
Almshouse and Jail How many of
us know to what use our poor taxes
are put, and how our old and helpless
paupers are fed and clothed and
lodged ? And our jail ! Would it not
be well to see that some poor, mis
guided boy, convicted of some petty
offense, should have some human in
terest shown him, and not be left en
tirely to the companionship of older
and hardened criminals, who, in turn,
may be brought to develop the one
spark divine which burns in every
human soul.
Then, in the Department of Edu
cation, beside other committees, there
is the league of good citizenship,
which has accomplished a fine work
in some towns. The public school
children should be made to feel that
they all oum Bloomsburg, and should
help take care of it ; that in every
public spot they have an equal inter
est with any town official or the most
prominent citizen.
Almost treading on the heels of this
department will be that of Town Im
provement, which will include com
mittees on tree and flower planting,
and on beautifying the play grounds
and our parks and squares. Through
this department perhaps Oak Grove
may be the thing of beauty which
nature made it, and not a dumping
place for egg shells and other still
more unsavory remains of various pic
nic lunches.
The fourth department will be one
very dear to the hearts of many, that
of a public library. The members of
this department will devise methods
for raising money, by entertainments
and in other ways, toward establishing
that much needed institution in
Bloomsburg.
It is to be regretted that every wo
man here could not have heard the
address given here a short time ago
by Mrs. Campbell, the president of
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, during which she related the
experiences of her own club in get
ting up a public library in her own
town. How, beginning with very lit
tle money, and one hundred books, in
a little room the size of a hall bed
room, they now have a beautiful
building, with several thousand vol
umes. All this through the efforts of
the women, who gave dramatic enter
tainments, musical entertainments,
suppers, fairs and the like.
The fifth department, that of Char
ities, is a most important one, and
Continued on Tage 8 3d Col.
It Concluded Its Work Last Sat
urday.
Episcopal Diocese Of Central
Pennsylvania
Divided.
The business of the Susquehanna
Synod, which was in session from
May 8 to 14, in St Matthew's Luth
eran church, was all finished on Sat
urday afternoon, and the preparatory
service for the synodical communion
was held.
In the evening, at 7:30, the annual
sermon on "Benevolence" was
preached by Rev. J. Wagner, 1). D.,
of Hazleton
On Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock,
short addresses were delivered to the
Sunday school by Revs. F. U. Gift,
L. H. Wahring and W. F. Steck. At
10:30 Rev. J. M. Reimensnyder, D.
D., of Milton, preached an excellent
sermon, and at 3.00 Rev. R. G. Bau
man gave a short talk. The holy
communiop was then administered to
the Synod by the president, Rev. U.
Myers, and the secretary, Rev. A. O.
Muller.
At 6:30 the Christian Endeavor was
addiessed by Revs C. R. Botsford, J.
H. McGann, and M. W. Havice, and
at 7:30 an excellent sermon was
preached by Rev. J. M. Anspach, D.
D., of Williamsport, after which two
young men, lately graduated from
Theological Seminary, were ordained
to the ministry.
The Synod was then adjourned by
the president, after thanking the peo
ple for the kind hospitality shown
them during their stay in Bloomsburg.
The Synod will convene in May,
1901, in St. Paul's church, Williams-
port,
DI00E3E DIVIDED.
At the annual convention of the P.
E. Church of the Diocese of Central
Pennsylvania, held at Scranton yes
terday, the ' following resolution was
adopted :
Resolved, That the convention adopt the
first line of division as reported by the com
mittee on the lines of division, except that
Northumberland county be undivided and in
the northern diocese, and that the consent
of general convention thereto be requested.
Provided, there shall be rai-eJ and secured
in territory of each of the proposed dioceses
such sums as with the proportions of the
present fund apportionable thereto will make
50,000 as an endowment for the support of
the episcopate in each of said dioceses.
If this resolution should be carried out
the northern diocese will be composed of
the counties of I'otter, Clinton, Centre,
Union, Lycoming, Tioga, Bradford, Sulli
van, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia,
Luzerne, Monroe, E'ike, Wayne, Lackawan
na, Susquehanna and Wyoming. It would
contain a population of 838,559, leaving the
other or southern diocese to be composed of
the remaining counties of the present dio
cese, which would contain a population of
.37.S2-
DEATH OF FRANK E. TUBBS- .
The many friends of Frank E.
Tubbs were shocked Wednesday
morning to hear of his death, which
occurred at his home in Shenandoah
Tuesday evening, after an illness of
only one week. He was the very pic
ture of health strong and robust
and one would think that sickness,
especially the kind with which he was
afflicted, could not get hold upon him.
Appearances count for little, however.
He was taken with an attack of
grippe, which subsequently developed
into pneumonia, and at the above
stated time, just as the sable hand of
evening was streaking with shadows
the face of the passing day, his earthly
career came to its close.
Mr. Tubbs, about two months ago,
after a residence of several years in
this town, during a part of which time
he occupied Mrs. Finney's house, on
East Third street, moved to Shen
andoah, where he was engaged as sec
retary of a large fertilizer company.
He was a son of Edward Tubbs, of
Luzerne county, and was thirty-eight
years of age. His wife and one
child, a daughter, survive him Mrs.
Theodore Garrison, of this town, Mrs.
J. E. White, of Lightstreet, and Mrs.
W. W. Ilartnun, of Freeland, are
sisters.
Mr. Tubbs was held in the highest
esteem by everyone who knew him.
The remains will be brought to
Bloomsburg and taken to the home of
Thco. Garrison. The funeral will take
place from the M. E. Church to-morrow
(Friday) at 10 o'clock a. m. The
order of Knights of the Golden Ea
gle, of which the deceased was a
member, will attend in u body.
Blue Serge Coats,
Bicycle Trousers,
Belts, Caps,
Summer Underwear.
Don't forget us when you want a
trunk, valise, dress
ZBZEIfcT- GKEIDIDIILTGi--
ljCS Come in and 9ee us
Baby Caps.
From 10c. to $1.00. Take
the one for 10c. Neatly
trimmed, well made. Why
you couldn't make the ruf
fles for the price, let alone
the other materials.
Shirt Waists.
The man who invented shirt waists ought to have a
monument erected in his honor. Cool and comfortable,
and withal, tasty and stylish. A woman with a dark
ekirt and several waists has a whole wardrobe. Our line
has all the season's latest coloringa and weaves.
For those who wish to have
we nave a tasty line 01 anover embroideries ouc. to
$3.00 per yard. Laces, from lc. to 75c. yer yard.
Have you seen the line of
place in town carries them.
Carpets and
You know the old adage
dins. We have been telling
than all others combined, our qualities the best, and our
prices the lowest. Well, you must have found these
assertions to be true, FOR OUR BUSINESS FROM
JANUARY 1ST TO MAY 1ST,
In Carpets and Furniture,
was more than all of 1809
tell the story ? Where else
Made, Laid and
Our competitors are hunting
to take its place. 1 hey cannot do it.
We handle the Hartford Axminsters, the best made,
Whittal Body Brussels. In fact, only standard makes
are here. Ingrains, we show you 25 patterns, from 12Jc
up. You will make a mistake if you buy your carpets
without consulting us.
Groceries.
We don't claim to do all the business, but we think we
do more than any other store in town. There must be
some good reason why our business increased four-fold
in 1800 and is increasing more rapidly since January
1st. . may we serve you :
TBE LEADER STORE COMPANY, Ltd.,
4TH AND MARKET
Nobby
Styles
If you want something
new and different from the
ordinary run of clothes,
come in and try on the new
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
stylet.
They're the kind sdver
tlsed in the leading maga
zines and worn by good
dressers everywhere.
case, or telescope.
we'll treat you right.
Hats.
One of the most attract
ive and moderate priced
assortments in the city.
1'rices range from
to $1.75.
ouc.
their waists made to order,
bust perfectors ? No other
Furniture.
about the proof of the pud-
vou that our stock is larger
put together. Doesn't that
can you get a wool velvet
Lined for 90c. ?
around for a piece of goods
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