THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1900.
Knieredntthe rottojtlr at lltoomtlmrg, fa.
wond cltim matter, March I, IHSIf.
WANTED.
A gooil team of working horses.
Must be sound, and well broken.
The Leadkr Store Co. L't'u.
Corner 4th & Market St.,
Bloomsburg. 6-21-tf
The delicious strawberry is gone
for this season.
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Take your wheel to the Blooms
burg Cycle Works and get it re
paired. The Shickshinny Echo is count
ing on a population of 2000 for
that town.
Guy Jacoby Ksq. has secured an
increase of pension for Robert
Moore of this town.
Box paper 10, 15,
35 and 50c per box
Drug & Book Store.
20, 25, 30,
-at Mercer's
At Centralia, last weeK, Jiman
nel Koons was robbed by two men,
Tvhom he had kept over night.
The entrance to the office of the
Exchange Hotel has been beauti
fied by a handsome tile flooring.
Lamps, burners, wicks, chimneys,
globes, shades and all other lamp
fixtures, at Mercer's Drug & Book
Store.
The rail and plate mills of the
Danville Bessemer Steel Company
were ordered to cease operations on
Saturday.
Oppenheimer's Orchestra of
Wilkesbarre will furnish the music
for a dance to be held in Kvaus'
Hall tonight.
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If Williamsport will agree to fur
nish $50,000 and a site for the
building, Susquehanna University
will locate in that city.
If you don't feel quite well, try a
bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It
is a wonderful tonic and invigora
tor. It will help you.
The Salvation Army augmented
by two hack loads from Danville,
conducted a meetiug on Market
Square, Monday evening.
A new livery stable has been
opened in the rear of the Farmers'
Hotel on Iron street. The proprie
tor is Francis Ely ot Franklin town
ship. Sit on your porches, by using
the Bamboo porch screens. Com
plete with poles and put up for 3
jeiits a foot, at S. R. Bidleman's
book, wall paper and stationery
store. 6-2 1 tf.
BICYCLES!
villa?d' $40 to $75
v out-American, - 35 to 75
puling, . 2 5 to 40
Wolverine, - . 25
Call and see samples.
Second hand wheels for sale.
LARGE LINE OF
BICYCLE SUNDRIES I
: AT LOWEST PRICES.
Easy terms to buyers." ;
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W. S. Riston, Ph. G.
SntBalldln. Pharmacist
Telephone.
"LOUISE,"
The Newest and Best
$3.00
Shoe for women.
Light, flexible soles.
Very shapely easy
Name stamped on ev
ery Shoe.
None genuine with
out it.
W. C. HcKINNEY,
8 E. Main St.
J. T,. Dillon is enlarging his East
Fifth street green houses.
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Mrs. Lemuel Teitsworth is in a
precarious condition at the home of
J. L. Wolverton.
C M. Hess has been given the
contract to put a new roof on the
exhibition building on the fair
ground.
There were no freight trains run
on the D. L. & W. Railroad yes
terday, not only this division, but
the entire system.
F. II. Eaton, of Berwick, was
last week re-elected first vice presi
dent of the American Car and
Foundry Company.
Mountain Grove Campmeeting
will open Wednesday, August 8.
Indications now point to a most
successful meeting.
The work of remodeling Institute
Hall at the Normal has already
been commenced bv contractor E.
T. Long, of Wilkesbarre.
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E. II. Guie, Esq., is the Repub
lican candidate for Governor of
Washington. He formerly resided
at Catawissa. His present home is
in Seattle.
Peruna, Swamp-Root, Hood's
Sarsaparilla, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Compound. , and all patent medi
cines, at Mercer's Drug & Book
Store.
Harry Burrows had his left hand
burned by the accidental discharge
of a revolver, on Friday. He is an
apprentice at E. F. Row's barber
shop.
Ralph, sou of William Mutchler,
was quite severely burned about
the head and face yesterday by the
accidental lighting of some loose
powder.
The cool weather of Sunday had
an increasing effect upon the con
gregations, at both morning and
evening services, of the various
churches of town.
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W. E. Prior and Miss Annie E.
Wise, of Williamsport, were married
Tuesday morning. Mr. Prior is
well known in Bloomsburg and
visits here quite frequently.
Trimmed and untrimmed hats
and bonnets late styles, greatly
reduced in price for remainder of
the season at E. Barklevs, 129
West Main Street. 2t
Art Colley passed Hoboken on
his way to Bloomsburg, while the
terrible fire, which resulted in the
death of more than two hundred
persons, was raging.
There was no celebration in
Bloomsburg yesterday. A great
many went to Sunbury, some to
Millville, while others put in the
day picnicing and fishing.
The large barn on the property of
Daniel Welliver, in Greenwood
township was completely wrecked
by a heavy wind storm which swept
that section Friday evening.
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Vvra Housekneeht and Miss
Josephine Johnson, both of Berwick
were quietly marrieu at uarrisDurg
last week, Wednesday. The bride
is well and favorably known in
Bloomsburg.
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The Band will give a festival and
concert on Friday and Saturday
evenings, to help pay some debts
incurred as expenses in giving free
concerts last year. The public
should help them out.
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Island Park, midway between
Qmihtirv nil (1 Northumberland, will
not be used for picnic purposes this
season. It is said that trouble be
tween the park owner and the Trac
tion Company is the cause. This
was one of the prettiest, as well as
the most popular picnic grounds in
central Pennsylvania, and was vis
ited by three excursions from
Bloomsburg last sunnrrr.
On account of the overcrowded
condition of the Danville Hospital,
a number of the inmates have been
removed to the new hospital at Re
treat, along the Pennsylvania Rail
road, opposite Shickshinny.
The Bloomsburg Store Company
is disposing of its stock and
will go out of business. It has not
been sufficiently successful to war
rant a continuance. The entire shoe
department was sold to a New York
firm.
. Base ball Saturday afternoon', on
Normal Field. Winonas vs. Ber
wick. This will be the first oppor
tunity that lovers of the great na
tional game have had to cheer for
an all-around home team. Savidge
will pitch.
Edward Ricketts, of Danville,
was struck and instantly killed by
a passenger train, in Shamokin,
last Thursday afternoon. A coro
ner's jury was empanelled and a
verdict rendered that death was the
result of personal negligence.
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Louis Bemhard Jr., son ot Louis
Bernhard, of this town, who has
been conducting a jewelry store in
Scranton for some time past, was
burned out Monday night. His
loss was about $4000. He was in
sured for about one fourth that
amount.
The river bridge was threatened
with destruction on Friday. A fire,
the origiil of which cannot be ac
counted for, started about the center
of the structure, but it was discov
ered by Bruce Jones, who extin
guished it before it had much time
to spread.
While at work in the Store Com
pany's store on Monday, Miss Em
ma Webb fainted and fell, striking
her head on the counter and cutting
a gash in her head. She was taken
to her home ot: Centre street, and
Dr. Arment was called in. Miss
Webb is now improving.
Hon. Rufus K. Polk, Congress
man lor this district, has tendered
an appointment to West Point to
Herbert Hollister, son of Samuel
Hollister, of Locust Gap. The
fortunate voung man is in every
way deserving of the marked dis
tinction he has received.
J. E. Roys has purchased Geo.
W. Hess' entire stock of photo sup
plies, and is now the only person in
town keeping on hand, at all times,
every requisite for this most pleas
ant pastime. He shows a nice line
of cameras, both film and plate,
from the inexpensive to the best.
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The Winona Fire Company de
feated the Bloomsburg Juniors, at
base ball, on Normal Field, Satur
day afternoon. Score, 15 to 4.
The latter put up a pretty stiff fight,
but they were out of their class.
Harry Little twirled for the firemen
and Harry Ritchie for the Juniors.
The boys and girls should read
the "Farm Journal." It will help
keep them on the farm. We will
send it five years, the remainder of
1 goo and all of 1901, 1902, 1903
and 1904, to every one who will
subscribe for the Columbian.
Walk right up to the captain's of
fice. ..- ,
A shooting affair occurred on
Eighth street this morning, and as
a result of which Jacob Stiner will
probably lose the sight of an eye.
We are in possession of only meagre
details. There is great diversity of
opinion. Some say it was inten
tional, while others claim it was an
accident.
Two youths, James Hinchey and
James Curran, aged 11 and 9 years
respectively, of Centralia, stole into
saloon-keeper Goldsworthy's cellar
and drank whiskey through straws
from a barrel until both were intox
icated. They were found a short
time after and taken to their homes.
Hinchey died from the overdose,
Thursday. His companion will re
cover. . . .
"Farm Journal" is the leading
farm paper of the country. Its ed
itor was raised at the plow handbs,
and knows what he is talking about.
We have an arrangement with the
"Farm Journal," by which we can
send it for nearly five years, the
remainder 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.
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Revised list of second-hand bicy
cles, at Mercer's Drug & Book
Store : One Fairy King, with new
Morgan & Wright tires, for $18.00.
It is better than any new $25.00
wheel on the market. One Dayton
for $14.00, one Envoy for $10.00,
one Columbia for $6.00, one Colum
bia for $5.00, one Crescent, new
tires, for $11.00, one Columbia for
$10.00, one Alton (a $40 wheel,
new this year has not run one
hundred miles), lor $25.00, one la
dies' wheel for $12.00, one tandem
Clevc.atid, with new tires, $3000
PURELY PERSONAL
K F. Caldwell is home for liis nlion.
Jny Allen is home from Stale College for
his vacation.
F.riwnrd Ilartm.in is visiting his father, I.
W. tlnrtman.
Miss l'lcctsi IIouscl of Milton is visiting
friends on Kast street.
Mrs. M. J. Hchl is away on a visit with
relatives in New Jersey.
Francis Drinker of Scranton, spent Sun
day in town with his father.
Chnrles 1'cnmnn and family of Ila.lcton
are visiting relatives in town.
Charles Sicker is attending Moody's liiMe
Institute nt Norlhfield, Mass.
Miss Kate I'ifer, is home from Wilkes
Barre on a visit with her parents.
1'rof. O. If. Yetter attended the conven
tion nt Williamsport on Tuesday.
F.lmcr E. I'erson, of the Williamsport
"Sun's" staff, spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Margaret liuckalew is the guest of
her brother C. J. Creveling at H.-izleton.
T. Willinms of Scranton has lieen visiting
Benjamin Carpenter of West Fifth Street.
Miss Hannah llrecce is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Kesty, at Steclton, this
week.
Mrs. Charles E. Kelchner, of I'hiladcl
phia, is visiting relatives and friends in
town.
Miss Eliateth McCoy of York, T.i., is
the guest of Miss Helen Chrisman on First
street.
F. P. liillmcyer has arrived in town from
New York, to spend his vacation with his
family.
Miss Ethel McAlpine of Northumberland
is being entertained by Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Capwell.
Miss Kose Mcpherson came up from Sun
bury, nd spent Sunday with her mother
and sister.
J. Howard Patterson Esq., of New York,
has been in town the Last week, visiting his
many friends.
Mac Kelier, a student of State College, is
spending his vacation with his parents on
Market street.
Miss Lizzie I.ocklinrt of Wilkesbarre, is
the guest of the Misses Kosenthall on
Market street.
J. Howard Patterson, of New York, is
spending a portion of his summer vacation
in Bloomsburg.
Mi.stcr Tom, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Vannalta, of LewUtown, is the guest of rel
atives on Iron street.
Kev. W. M. Miller of Wilkesbarre, was
the guest last week of his brother-in-law and
sister, Prof, and Mrs. G. E. Wilbur.
Joseph Cohen, son of Lewis Cohen, has
gone to Wilkes-Barre to take charge of a
tobacco store, owned by Alexander Bros.
& Co.
Mr. and Mrs. (J. Snyder, and their child
ren and grand children will spend some of
the hot season in a cottage at Harvey's
Lake.
Lewis S. Hartman, of Missouri, is visiting
in Bloomsburg this week. He moved away
from this county in 1886 and this is his first
visit.
Mrs. M. CI. Arment, of Harrisburg, and
Mrs A. Breidenhart, of Philadelphia, moth
er and sister of Dr. S. B. Arment, are his
guests.
Miss Amy Johns, of Hazlcton, and Miss
Margaret Hueston, of Lancaster, are the
guests of Miss Martha Mover on Market
Street.
lames A. McCarthy of Locust Clap is at
tending the National Democratic Conven
tion this week as an alternate for Hon. Kufus
K. Polk.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Drinker and two little
daughters of South Bethlehem are making a
two week's visit with their Bloomsburg
relatives.
Mrs. James W. Lewis and son, Eugene, of
Hollidaysburg, Blair county, are visiting
Mrs. Lewis' mother, Mrs. Thomas Vanuatu,
on Iron street.
Miss Atta DeWitt, one of the operators
at the Central Pennsylvania Telephone Ex
change, is quite ill at her home on West
Third street.
Mrs. D. N. Kirkby and her two children
are spending this month and next in Brook
lyn with Mrs. Kent, the mother of Mis.
Kirkby. Mi. Kirkby will jo.n them next
month.
Arthur Grot, who is now in business in
New York, spent last week in Hartford,
Conn , attending commencement exercises
at Trinity College, as the guest of his friend,
Mr. Hill, of Sunbury, who was in the grad
uating class.
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Baldy, of Philadel
phia, Dr. and Miss Hull, of Milton, Mr.
and Mrs. S. A. Yorks, Miss Katharine Mc
Cormick, B. K. Gearhart and B. K. Rhodes,
of Danville, were guests of Mrs. William
Cole, at Cole's Creek, over Sunday.
Miss Spaulding and Miss Stevens of Bos
ton, Miss Weeden of Providence, R. I , and
Miss Miller of Walerton, N. Y., and Mr.
Dickson of Chicago, Mr. Smith of Buffalo,
Mr. Rockwell of Warren, Pa.,Jand Mr. Class,
man of Helena, Mont., are the guests of
Miss Pauline and Mr. Carl Wirt.at the Wirt
home on First street.
The following ladies and gentlemen, from
Danville, drove to Bloomsburg on Sunday
and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Gross : Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bloch, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Ileim, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dreifuss, Mrs,
Eli Rosenthal, Mrs. Isaac Gross, Miss
Bertha Goldsmith and II. L. Jross. They
returned home in the evening.
Miss Kate Price who went to Europe in
company with Mrs. R. C. Neal a few months
ago, has been compelled to return by reason
of ill health. Her brother, Harry Price,
returned with her, and she is now in a
hospital in New York. As soon as she is
able she will be removed to her home, and
Miss Carrie Brown, her cousin, will go to
assist in caring for her. Mrs. Neal will sail
for home next Sunday.
Con. Ifland has succeded Lemuel
Drake as landlord of the hotel at
Buckhorn.
A dance given by the Rorer Club
in Evans' Hall last Friday night
was a very pleasant affair.
The Rorer Club is composed of
eight young ladies prominent in
social circles. About twenty couples
were present and the music was
furnished by Breon's orchestra.
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoftice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
July 17, 1900. Persons calling for
these letters will please say "that they
were advertised July 3, 1900" :
Mr. Lute Copeland, Mr. E. O.
Rourke, Miss Mertie Derr, Miss Atta
Litmon.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
O. V.. Mjxu-:, T. M.
CLARKS'
Store
JUNE
NEWEST DIMITY.
Just from off the looms.
The last printings of the
season, and, of course, the
newest patterns. They are
the 20c quality, but we
place them on sale at 15c a
yard.
SAILORS. -
The newest shapes are
here, just from the makers.
Jaunty styles. Yours to
admire, and to buy, if you
see fit.
Rough satin straw sailor
at 39c A regular 50c
grade.
Rough straw sailors, 25c.
Split straw sailors, 70c.
Big values in trimmed hats
to close the season.
VELVET RIBBONS.
Everybody wants them,
a perfect rage. All the
wanted widths are here
this week.
Satin back baby, or No. 1,
3SC pc.
Linen back baby, or No. 1,
30c pc.
Also a line of No. 7 in col
ors, for ties. Also polka
dot velvet ribbons.
"They tell us velvet rib
bons are scarce, but we
have them and at all prices.
H. J. CLARK & SON. s
SWILL OXFORDS.
No shoe ever made has the style
and beauty of the
it
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PATENT KID OXFORD.
It makes any foot look attractive
and a pretty foot all the prettier. It
is delightfully easy and gives excel
lent service. Other styles for all
Queen Quality ,r9u"d wear, golf ing,
wiicciuig. rur un
OXFORDS USes, all occasions.
Light and
Graceful.
Watch, Thimble, or Cut Glass.
If neither
you want
For Graduating or
Come to the store.
It's larger than
this space and
there is
More in it in Proportion.
GEO. "W HESS,
OPTICIAN AND JEWELER,
56 E. Main St. Bloomsburg, Pa.
Intending purchasers of wedding gifts should
bear in mind the fact that the Gorham Sterling Sil
ver and Dorfiinger Cut Glass are the most important
houses in their line.
The Gorham reputation is due largely to its
ability to produce constantly the choicest specimens
in sterling silver at reasonable prices.
Dorflinger's reputation is due largely to the
highly polished and clear cut and producing new
and attractive designs.
Bric-a-Brac, Imported Wares Only.
Artistic designs in Japanese wares Cloisoniere
vases, pot pourri jars, inkwells, etc., in beautiful de
signs. Call and examine mv line.
j lies zed imzectiilt
JEWELER AND REFRACTING OPTICIAN,
45 West Main Stueet, - - BLOOMSBURG, PA.
frst-r'icf! watch and jewelry repairing.
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Talk.!
28TH.
BARGAINS IN JEWELRY.
We place on sale, this J
week :
Collar button sets of 4 at
ioc set. 5
Beauty pins, 6 for 5c. J
Enameled beauty pins, 6
for 5 c.
Good luck pins, 12c each, J
usually 19c.
Medallion Broches, 39c ea.
Enameled broches, ioc ea. 2
UNBERMUSLINS. 5
Complete lines of night J
dresses.corset covers, draw-
ers, skirts, &c. All nicely 2
made, in clean workrooms,
cut full and good materials.
A good gown at 68c. 5
A fine corset cover at 50c "
A Cambric drawer at 50c.
See the white skirt at $ 1.
NECKWEAR.
Satin stock collars,3 for 25c
Satin stock collars, corded,
21c. each.
Satin stock collars, plaited, J
1 8c.
Mull stock collars, with
bows, 50c. J
Mull stock collars, with
ends, 50c
Pk stock collar, with tie,25c 2
Satin band bows, 15c. 2
Satin string ties, 15c.
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$250F.D.DENTLER
SOLE AGENT,
Bloomsburg, Fa.
is what
to give
Wedding Presents
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