8
Cheap Jewelry,
Cheap Silverware,
Cheap Clocks,
Are dear at any price.
The difference in this
price for a good article,
which we will guaran
tee, is but little, but the
difference in the qual
ity of the goods is con
siderable. Don't throw
your money away on
cheap trash, buy your
jewelry and silverware
from responsible jew
elers and you will re
ceive full value in re
turn for your money.
J". IE3. ZE20"STS,
m.OOMSlSURG, l'A.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
J. S. Williams & Son,
BLOOMSBURG PA.
Public Sale Criers and
General Auctioneers.
nr Fifteen years experience. Satisfaction
fuaranltcd. Hest returns of any sulecrlirs In
this section of the state. Write for terms und
dates. ver disappoint our patrons. 1-5
SALES
SATURDAY , JVNK 23d, I9OO.
H. H. Grotz, executor of the es
tate of Kzekiel Cole, late of Sugar
loaf Twp., deceased, will sell, at
public sale, 011 the premises, a
piece of land, situate in Benton
Twp., containing 7 acres and 115
perches. Sale to commence at 1
o'clock iu the afternoon.
Saturday, June 30TH, 1900.
Sarah M. Snyder, executrix of Wm.
II. Snyder, deceased, will sell, at
public sale, a house and lot, situate
on the corner of Fourth and Catha
rine streets, Bloomsburg. Sale to
commence at 10 a. m.
Saturday, June 30TH, 1900 : r
F. W. Mears will sell his fine
double frame dwelling house in
Bloomsburg, Pa., situate 011 north
side of Fifth street, near West street
at public sale. This property will
positively be sold to the highest
bidder. Sale to commence at 2
p. m. 2t.
Married. At the home of the
bride at Fowlersville, Leone Bower,
of Scranton, and Elizabeth Seibert,
of Fowlersville, June 20th, 1900, by
W. H. Hartman.
Commencement Week at the Normal
Saturday, June 23, S p. m. Annual
Prize Debate between the Literary
Societies.
Sunday, June 24, 3 p. m., Bac
calaureate Sermon.
Monday, June 25, 9 a. ra. Exhi
bition of Field Sports.
Monday, June 25, 2 p. m., Recital
by Music Department.
Monday, June 25, 8 p. m., Drama
by the Junior Class.
Tuesday, June 26, 2 to 8 p. m.,
Class Reunion, '98.
Tuesday, June 26, 8 p. m., Class
Day Exercises.
Wednesday, June 27, 10 a. m.,
Commencement.
Wednesday, June 27, 2 p. m., An
nual Alumni Meeting and Banquet.
THE DOMESTIC OAT-
The prominent attention lately be
stowed upon the domestic cat by fash
ionable society, and the great success
of several cat shows, have induced
Mr. John E. Diehl, the well known
authority on domestic animals, to pre
pare a handy little volume under the
above title. It carefully describes the
different breeds and varieties, and
states how to keep and rear cats; how
to recognize their various diseases and
how to treat them. The publishers'
price for the book is 50 cents, but the
Associated Fanciers, 400 N. 3rd St.
Philadelphia, Pa. will mail a copy o!
it on receipt of 25 cents to any sub
scriber of this paper.
"The Little Blue Book-"
This handy little pocket volume,
containing the time tables of all rail
roads in Pennsylvania, is proving a
great help to business men and com
mercial travelers throughout the state.
The book is published monthly, cor
rected up to date, and contains 140
pages. It is on sale on all trains and
Union News Co. stands and by many
news dealers. Subscription, one dol
lar per year. Single copies, ten cents.
Address, Wm. P. Hastings, Pub.,
Wilton, Pa. '
LICENSE CASES.
Opinions of the Court.
IN RE RULE TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE
LICENSE OF CRED'K GILMORE SHOULD
NOT HE REVOKED.
The latter part of the 7 th Section
of the Act of May 13, 1887 provides
that "upon sufficient cause being
shown or proof made to the said
Court, that the party holding a license
has violated any law of this Common
wealth relating to the sale of liquors,
the Court of Quarter Sessions shall,
upon notice being given to the person
so licensed, revoke the said license."
This section of the law has been
declared to be mandatory. Where
there is sufficient evidence before the
Court to establish the fact that a
licensee has violated the law of the
State, relating to the sale of liquors,
there remains but one duty on the
part of the Court; and that is to re
voke the license.
The case in which the Supreme
Court has defined the duty of the
Court, in instances like the present is
that of "Carlson's License 127 P. S.
R. 330." It was also there held that
"on a proceeding to revoke a license
to sell liquors, under said Section, on
the ground that a licensee sold liquors
to minors, it is no sufficient excuse or
justification that he sold to them in
good faith, informed and believing
that they were of full age."
From the opinion of Gunnison V.
J., who determined the case in the
Court below, we learn that "The
respondent was sworn and admitted
in his testimony that he sold beer to
the two minors in question. His ex
cuse was that their appearance indi
cated that they were of full age, and
that, as a precaution before selling,
he asked their ages, and each respond
ed that they were of full age: that he
sold them in good faith, fully believing
them to be of full age."
By the 17th Section of the Act of
1S87, it was enacted "that it shall not
be lawful for any person, with or with
out license, to furnish by sale, gift or
otherwise" "any spirituous, vinous,
malt or brewed liquors" "at any time
to a minor."
The Court, however, should be
satisfied, by evidence clearly pre
ponderating, that a licensee has vio
lated the law, before revoking a
license.
A man who has been granted a
license, has been adjudged to be a fit
person to be intrusted with it. The
licensee having paid the sum pre
scribed by law, for the privilege con
ferred, is entitled to and should re
ceive consideration.
It was argued upon the hearing of
the Rule, that even if the Court should
come to the conclusion that the re
spondent had violated the law in this
instance, it being the only one brought
to the attention of the Court, under
the authority of Bourjohrf s Applica
tion 2 C. C. R. 33. the Court would
be justified in refusing to revoke.
This position cannot be successfully
maintained. It is in direct conflict
with the Section of the law quoted;
and the declaration of our Supreme
Court, in the case first cited.
Bourjohn's case was that of an ap-
plicatioti for a license, and the Court,
Yerkes P. J. refused to grant the
license upon the ground of non neces
sity. The case was decided before the
Act of 1887 was passed.
It is true that he Court there said
in substance, that under the spirit of
the Act of 1875, the Court should not
withhold a license, for a single viola
tion of the law, and, in some instances,
not even when occasional acts have
been proved.
This Court, even under the restrain
ing Act of 1887, granted licenses to
Wm. Yost and Miles Smith the present
year; although we were obliged to re
fuse their applications for renewal last
year, because of proved violation of
the law.
The evidence on the part of the
petitioners in brief shows: that the
three boys named, two of them aged
17 years past, the other aged 18 years
past, residing in Catawissa..came to
Bloomsburg to attend a show held in
the Opeia House on the evening of
April 28th; that after the entertain
ment the three repaired to Mr. Gil
more's restaurant, and after being
seated around a table in the dining
apartment, one of the bays ordered
three beers; the beer was furnished
by some one, having upon him a white
apron; that the boys drank the beer,
and that it was paid for, to the person
waiting upon them.
Neither of the boys attempted to
identify Mr. Gilmore or any of his
clerks as the person who served them
with beer. They did not know the
person who waited upon them. There
were other persons in the restaurant
at the same time. After being in the
saloon about ten minutes, hey came
up and out, got upon the hack, and
with a number of others, were driven
towards home.
There are some little discrepancies
in the testimony. F.alph Rheinard
was quite sure that it was before the
show when he, Bodine and Brooks
went into the saloon for beer.
The respondent's contention is,
that these boys together were, not in
THE COLUMBIAN,
his place of business that night at a 11.
Mr. Gilmore says:
Q. Do you remember of seeing
these boys? A. No sir.
Q. Did you furnish these boys any
drink that evening? A. No sir.
Q. Who were your assistants? A.
Chas. Sterner, my sort-in law and
Moses Brewer.
Q. And were they in there on this
evening when this show was in town?
A. I didn't see them.
Q. I mean your assistants. A.
Yes sir.
Q. How long did you keep open?
Q. Till after the show? A. I kept
open till twelve o'clock.
Q. After the show, was there any
parties came in there? A. Yes sir.
Q. Where were they from? A. Our
town and Espytown.
Q. After the show was over, there
was a number of people in your place?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Where was the larger part of the
trade that evening? A. On the side
of the tables the eating part.
Q. Do you know any of these boys?
A. The first I have seen them.
Q. You know you can say positively
that you made no mistake, and did
not furnish these boys any drink? A.
Yes I do.
Q. You know that fact? A. Yes sir.
CROSS EXAMINATION:
Q. How many assistants had you
that night? A. Three besides my
self. Q. How were they dressed that
evening white aprons on? A. We
generally always 10, Saturday nights.
Q. You and these three assistants
all had white aprons on, and these
people came in there ; and you say
there was quite a party came in? A.
Yes sir.
Q. You were waiting on both sides?
A. No sir. We were all on the side
of the tables, because it was eating
after the show.
Q. You had other assistants on the
other side? A. No, I called my
assistants over from the other side.
Q. You can say that the people on
that side ordered only that which is to
eat, and had nothing to drink? A.
Some of them had birch soda and
some had porter.
Q. And some had beer? A. I
can't answer that. I suppose if they
ordered it, they got beer; that is, the
men.
Q. You don't know anything about
these boys, whether they were in there
or not? A. I don't remember their
faces.
Q. Can you tell us who all were in
there that evening? A. It is im
possible. Q. And you couldn't tell whether
the boys were in there, or not? A. I
could tell whether these boys were in,
because there was a colored boy, and
I would have remembered that.
Q. You never make any particular
note when a colored boy comes in?
A. No; but a stranger, that late hour
of the night, we would notice it.
Q. You say you don't know of see
ing these boys in there? You simply
mean you don't recollect now, of see
ing them there that night? A. I
don't recollect of their being there
that night, after the show.
The testimony of the three assist
ants Mr. Edgar, (Gilmore's son-in-law,)
Moses Brewer and Chas. Sterner
was of the same general character as
that of Mr. Gilmore.
This was what is called negative
testimony. While the witnesses testify
that these boys were not in the saloon
after the show that night, this is but
a deduction from what they do testify
to as a fact, viz: that they did rot
see them in, or that they have no re
collection of their being in; or, if they
had been in, the witness would have
noticed them.
It is a fact that there were a num
ber of people in the saloon that night.
Mr. Edgar was asked the question:
"Do you remember whether you had
a crowd in the house that evening
after the show was over?" and answer
ed "Yes sir, we had."
Ross Justice, in delivering the opin
ion in the case of Lyon vs Marclay
1 Watts 27i,says:-"Itisawell known
rule of evidence, that one affirmative
witness, if credited, will outweigh sev
eral negative witnesses, because one
man may see and hear many things,
which another person present may
not have seen or heard."
The testimony of Mr. Gilmore and
the three assistants was not corrobor
ated by any affirmative testimony,
tending to show that some other per
son was either wuh, or saw, the three
boys or any one of them outside the
saloon during the time after the show,
when, according to their testimony,
they were in the saloon.
The character of these boys for
truthfulness has not been attacked.
We should consider and weigh
their testimony as that of any other
witness, and by the same rules of law.
To say that they are wholly un
worthy of belief, is to impute to these
young boys a great degree of wicked
ness. There is nothing in this testi
mony to warrant that conclusion. The
clear weight of the evidence shows
that these minors were in Mr. Gil
more's saloon, and were there furnish
ed with beer. The license should be
revoked, and the rule made absolute.
Sc. ordered. By the Court.
BLOOMSBURQ,
IN RE RULE TO SHOW CAUSE WHY LI
CENSE OF A. C. HIDLAY SHOULD NOT
HE REVOKED.
The Complaint in this case is that
Hidlay furnished drink to two of the
three boys mentioned in the Gilmore
proceeding, at his place of business
at Rupert, on the evening of April
28th; both on their way going from
Catawissa to Bloomsburg, and on
their return at a late hour of the even
ing. Whether Hidlay furnished drink to
any one of the boys on their way to
Bloomsburg, depends upon the fact as
to whether or not Fagley stopped at
Rupert, so as to afford a chance for
any of the party to get drink.
As we recall the evidence, two of
the boys testify that the hack stopped,
some four or five got out, entered the
hotel and procured drink.
Both Hidlay and Fagley testify that
the hack did not stop at Rupert on
their way to Bloomsburg.
Where a witness testifies to a fact,
and is contradicted by another wit
ness equally credible, the party upon
whom rests the burden of proof to
establish the fact, cannot be said to
have proved it. The evidence stands
hi equilibria.
There were some sixteen or more
persons in the hack, on the way to
Bloomsburg.
There does not seem to have been
any apparent motive on the part of
any one who testified upon that branch
of the case, to have willfully misre
presented the fact, as to whether the
hack stopped at Rupert on the way
over.
If it be the fact that Mr. Hidlay
furnished drink to any of these boys,
at his hotel, on theii way to Blooms
burg, it has nof been proved by satis
factory evidence.
Some 23 persons weie on the hack
returning from Bloomsburg. They
reached Rupert, and Hidlay was call
ed from his bed near half past eleven
o'clock. The party went to the bar
room and were served with drink.
Rinard's testimony was that upon
this occasion he ordered beer and
paid for it.
Either Bodine or Brooks called for
Blackberry Wine, and got it. Bodine
did not order anything, and did not
know what it was that he drank, ac
cording to his testimony. Brooks
paid the bill.
Mr. Hidlay admits that he was call
ed out, and that he served the party
with drink the young men or boys
with soft di ink-birch beer and the,
like. He was asked the question
'Don't you know that Rinard asked
for beer, and was furnished with
beer?" The answer was "No sir, he
was not." Further he says that the
boys were furnished with soft drinks
only, to the best of his knowledge."
The fact that Rinard was there fur
nished with beer, if it be so, cannot
be said to have been proved.
A Mr. Billington was sworn, and in
answer to the question "Did you see
anything going on around there while
Mr. Hidlay was out?" said "Yes sir,
I seen three little gentlemen tip the
Blackberry bottle, fill their glasses,
mm
So many
Eer son s
ave hair
that is
stubborn
and dull.
It won't
row.
hat's
the reason? Hair
needs help just as
anything else does at
times. The roots re
quire feeding. When
hair stops growing it
loses
its lus
ter. It
looks
dead.
acts almost instantly
on such hair. It
awakens new life in
the hair bulbs. The
effect is astonishing.
Your hair grows, be
comes thicker, and all
dandruff is removed.
And the original
color of early fife is
restored to faded or
gray hair. This is
always the case.
$1.00 i bottle. All drugglgta.
"I haye nsed Aynr'i Hair Vigor,
and am really uotonUlieil at the
Rood it Ium done .u keeping my
ualr from ruining out. it ft the
bent tmitci 1 lmvu tried, and I
ahull continue to recommend It to
my friuudn."
Mattif Holt,
Sept. 24, U98. Burlington, N. C.
If you do not obtain all the benefltt
Toil frie-ffM frr.m 1. ..... ... ..... u..i
Igor, write the lxn-tur about It.
Du. J. C. AVEli, Lowell, Man.
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PA.
I. W. Hartman & Son.
Thursday and- Friday Sale
IT
IS
SO
The Rumbling of the
Revolution of Prices.
Low Prices, heard of as
Never before in this Town.
DAYS ffi NM"" &' DAYS
On Thursday morning, at 7:30
o'clock, June 21st, this sale begins,
and ends Friday night at 8 o'clock,
June 2 Jiid.
EVEETEODT I2STVITED.
200 yds. Fancy Taffeta and Foul
ard Silks. Reduced for this Thurs
day and Friday Sale, from 50c. to
75c. per yd,, down to per yd., 39c.
150 yds. of 29c. Wash Silk and
39c. Foulard Silk, in dark and light
colors. Reduced for Thursday and
Friday Sale to per yard, 21c.
200 yds. of regular 6'Jc printed
Dimity ; all colors short lengths
1 yd. to 10 yd. pieces. We do not
cut them. Thursday and Friday
Sale, reduced from 6c. yd. to per
yd., 4c.
300 yds Embroidery and Orient
al Lace, 2 to 4 inches wide, reduced
for Thursday and Friday Sale from
toe. and 15c. yd toper yd., 7,'jC.
5 dozen Children's Lawn Hats,
both white and colors; neatly made,
right in style. Reduced for Thurs
day and Friday Sale, from 25c. and
39c. All to go, each at 17c.
10 dozen Ladies' Black Seamless
Hose, strictly fast colors, all sizes.
Reduced from 15c. and i2jjc. For
Thursday and Friday Sale, per
If you :lose your eyes and muffle your ears to this Thursday and
Friday Sale you'll miss an opportunity that you have no, had before.
Anyone who doubts it will be convinced as to facts when they see these
goods at these prices.
2 I W 2
HARTHAN SON,
DAYS Bloomsburg, - Pa. DAYS
and drink it; one was a colored lad,
and the other two were white lads."
The purpose of this testimony, from
the course of the examination, was to
show that when Mr. Hidlay went to
the cellar in the rear of the bar room;
young Rinard, Bodine -and Brooks
snatched up the wine bottle and help
ed themselves.
Rinard got no blackberry wine
there that night. His demeanor upon
the witness stand showed his indigna
tion, that he should have been sus
pected of having stolen a drink of any
thing. The testimony of the boys shows
that Bodine and Brooks got the wine;
and that it was not obtained by
stealth.
It is noticible that some person,
other than Billington, in all that num
ber of people, did not see and testify
to this fact, if it be true.
It should be our aim to reconcile
conflicting testimony, when it is possi
ble, rather then to conclude that some
one has committed perjury.
There was a crowd in that room
that night. Hidlay had the right to
sell the soft drink; and may have be
lieved that soft drink only was fur
nished to the boys, notwithstanding
Brook's order for wine.
The evidence of violation of the
law is not clear. The circumstances
surrounding the sale to Brooks and
Bodine fail to convince us, that it is
our duty to revoke the license.
Rule discharged.
Bv the Court.
Tor Rent.
Two of the best rooms for offices
in the town, second floor front C.n.
lumhian building. Will be rented
together or separately. Water, steam
j heat, electric light, and all modern
conveniences. Terms low. Inouire
ot oeo. hlwell. tf
An Exchange says that the time
is coming when there will be but
one job open for the boy who
smokes cigarettes. That will be to
kill potato bugs with his breath.
Nobody wants him any nearer the
house than the potato field.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
Notice is hereby given that the Hiiectors
of the l.loonihburn School District will meet
on 1-inlay cveiini;:, June 2y, 1900, to ap
point at least I wenty-nine teachers and three
janitors for the ensuim; year. Applications
from experience.! teachers only will be con
sul re , ami those elected must attend semi
monthly institutes. Applicaiions will be re
ceived until s:x o'clock of said day by the
he.reu-.ry. JCJS. CARRl'soX,
June 2 r, 190-,-it -Skckktary.
I. W. Hartman & Son.
IT
IS
SO
Not a day before, or an hour be
fore, or an hour after the time sta
ted, can yon buy one cent's worth
of these goods at these prices.
. pair. 9c.
! 300 yds. Dress Ginghams, all
'good styles, large assortment of
' ...l'-.fti T.' 11A 1,r.iy1 f-f 'Pi I.... .
v.juio. ivuuvu mi x uuiu;iy aim
Friday Sale from GJc. .to 4J jc.
100 yds. Figured Black Dress
Goods. 38 inches wide. 35c. is the
regular price and real value. Re
duced for Thursday and Friday
Sale from 35c. yd. to per yd., 22c.
5 dozen Leather Belts, colors and
black. Reduced for Thursday and
Friday Sale from 25c. and vc to
17c.
5 dozen summer corsets, all sizes.
They are shapely, they are strong,
they are good. Reduced for Thurs
day and Friday Sale from 29c. each
to 22c. each.
3 dozen Colored Shirt Waists,
nearly all sizes, variety of colors.
Reduced for Thursday and Friday
Sale from 39c. each to 25c. each.
Ladies' Night Dresses, lace and
embroidery trimmed. Reduced
from $1.29 and $1.19. For Thurs
day and Friday Sale, to S9C.
J. G. WELLS
Successor to S. F. Peacock
& Co., Market Square.
0
Hay rope, scythes,
rakes, forks, can
ning boilers,
IceCream Freezers
Window Screens,
Screen Doors,
at prices that will
pay you to come
and find out about
before purchasing.
ORPHANS COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE--
Real Estate.
Pursuant to an order of the orphans' court
Of Columbia County, the undersigned, adml"1"
tratoi of the estate of Catharine Welllv.'i,
of Madison township, Columbia County, Ivan
sylvuula, will expose to public sale, on tB
premises, la Madison township, said county, oa
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1900'
at two o'clock p. m., all that certala plf1
real estate, bounded and described as folio
to wit : beginning at a post corner, of l.inJs of
Daniel Smith and Alexander larr; tln'n
north forty-eight and one-iiunrter decrees with
ninety-three perches to a post; thence aWS
I 'Dd of Isaac McHrlde, south forty-four '
one-hulf degrees west, three hundred and 'orOw
two perches to a stone; thenco north thirty
six and one-half degrees west, twelve perdu
to a stone ; thenco south forty-four and on'
half degrees west, along land of John U-tlfty-nlue
and three-tenths perches to awn'1
oak ; thence south forty-six degrees east, aloW
land of James Klsner, ninety-five perch' sin
post; thence north along land of AlexanJ'
t.'urr, tlfty and one-quarter decrees east, ninety
live and tlve-teut lis perches to the place of to
glnniug, containing
55 ACRES
eighteen perches, strict measure.
Young chestnut, rock oak and hickory tluii'
tract, and about two acres cleared laud. t',wl
stream running wnter on tract.
TEUMS OF SALK ; Ten per cent, of oil
fourth of the purchase money to be paid at iu
unking down or the property; the our-iuu"
less the ten per ceut. at tuo conili'UWtldu"
sale, and the remaining three-fourths lu on
year thereafter, with Interest from connm'
lion nisi. ,,,, in
1). C. WELLES
1HKLKH& IKKI.KK, AttfS. AdlllluW'1"'