Sit oaf? mm. . WW VOL. 35. BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900. NO. 28 A BOARD OF TRADE. Bloomsburg needs a revival of the Board of Trade. Largely through the efforts of that organization, some years ago, a number of new industries were induced to locate here, and our town was given a boom that was proverbial throughout the state. But for one cause and another the boom collapsed, and we are gradually falling back to the condition of listlessness that prevailed in the ante-boom days. Bloomsburg is by no means a dead town. We have numerous industries that give employment to skilled la bor, and to women, girls and boys. We have what is acknowledged to be one of the cleanest, prettiest, and most progressive towns in the state, and while we are by no means asleep, in a business way, it is an unfortunate fact that at least two plants that ought to give employment to a large num ber of men, have been closed indefi nitely. If we would continue to pro gress we must find something to take the;r places, so that our mechanics and laborers will not be compelled to move away to find work. There are people looking for loca tions for new factories. Bloomsburg affords unsurpassed inducements for such plants. It can give them ship ping facilities directly on the line of three railroads, with a fourth one eas ily accessible. Coal is cheap, taxes on new p'ants are exonerated lor a long term, labor is plenty, and all the conditions are favorable. But unless there can be united acfon, and some one authorized to act for the com munity in bringing our advantages to the attention of those proposing to start new industries, we cannot hope to induce them to consider Blooms burg as a possible site for their fac tories. The Board of Trade can do now what it did before, and an organ ization should be eftected at once. A paper is now in circulation for this purpose, and all business men who are interested in the prosperity of our town, should sign it. The matter ought not to be permitted to languish, but should be energetically pushed hrough to a finish. Mrs- Marj A. Walters. Mrs. Mary A. Walters died after a lingering illness at the home of James Walters, a son, on Catharine street, Tuesday evening at the advanced age of eighty years. About one year ago Mrs. Walters suffered an almost fatal stroke of apoplexy. Careful attention carried her through, but left her health in greatly impaired condition, entire helplessness being the case the major portion of the time. Thursday last she was afflicted with another stroke, from which time, until death relieved her, she could neither talk or partake of any food. The surviving members of the family consist of one daughter and four sons. Mrs. T. M. Dawson ot West Fifth street, Norman and William Walters ot Milton, John Walters of Catawissa and James Walters, with whom she made her home. The funeral will be held from the house tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock. Joined the Army. The recruiting station recently opened in this town has been success ful in securing at least four recruits. Three were enlisted and sworn in Thursday, by Capt. S. A. Wolf, and one on Tuesday. The first men tioned, Harry S. Utt, of Bloomsburg; Hervey Whitenight, of Canby; and Albert Stonge, of Grovania, bade their friends good bye and departed on the D. L. & W. Railroad for Ft. Slocum, New York Harbor, Friday morning, V, B. Irving was the last to join. He is a resident of Danville and left that town for the above men tioned place Tuesday. There appears to be a great need of men and the officers in charge of the local recruit ing office have been twice notified to txert their energy in that direction. K. it. E. OFFICERS. The following officers were elected for the ensuing six months by Theta Castle K. G. K. Noble Chief, David Powell; Vice Chief, Harry Rulong; Keeper of Ex chequer, Chas. Funston; Clerk, Wm. E. Shaffer; Master of Records, Jno. W. Lewis; Sir. Herald, Harry barton; Worthy Chamberlain, Jno. Bunting; First Guardsman, II. Sobers; Second Guardsman, A. W. Heimer; "igh Priest, Wm. Rhcdes; Past Chief, W. Redekerj Venerable Hermit, Ineo. Redeker; Trustees, J. W. Moyer, S. W. Shutt, J. S. Blue. "SHAKE 'EM UP." Arthur Roan's Winonas cave a crowd of spectators, whose contribu tions aggregated the neat sum of $ai, a very tired feeling on Normal Athletic iclu Saturday afternoon. But, it can be safely said, that it was not the manager's fault, he did lis best to present a good team and even went to the expense of securing an out of town pitcher. The young man was onu Ralph Savage, substitute pitcher on this season's Normal School team, and in justice to him, be it said, he pitched a good game, but his support was the rankest of rank. Up to the fifth inning the contest was interesting and the manager ol the locals wore a broad smile, but right here his counte nance changed, and when he left the, tielil after witnessing the inexcusable misplays of his men, which resulted in six runs for Berwick in one inning, he was in a very unhappy frame of mind, worm -wood and gall are chocolate creams compared to his feelings. He expressed himself in plain terms and there will no doubt be a radical change in the outfit when it lines up for the next game. As we said before, things were about evenly divided up to the end ing of the fourth, the score was a tie at 3 to 3. Here a heavy downpour of rain caused a fifteen minute cessation and the brief rest gave the visiting twirler an opportunity to pull himself together and for the remainder of the game he was next to invincible. His support, too, was excellent. Appended is the score in full: BERWICK. R. H. o. A. E. 021 220 lit o 200 200 900 000 010 I i o 27 7 1 O. A. E. OOO OOI IIO I 0 7 3 1 3 3 1 o 1 200 120 o 000 27 10 9 o 4 013 o o o 3 L'bach, ss i i C'tt'rall, 2b 4 1 C'berhn, c i o Kepner, 3b .1 2 Carey, cf 1 2 Davis, ib 1 2 Heller, If 2 1 Hoppes, rf o 1 Smith, p 2 2 WINONA. R. H. M. Lewis, If 1 2 E. Lewis, 3b 1 1 Coffman, c o 1 Little ss 1 2 R'ghard, 2b o o Savage, p o 1 Moyer, cf. o o Furman, id o 1 1 H'meyer, rf o Totals 3 9 Earned runs Berwick, 5: Winona, Three base hits Coffman, Savage, Smith. Two-base hits Little, Hoppes, Heller. Left on bases Berwick, 8; Winona, 7. Stolen bases Berw:ck, 5; Winona 2. Struck out By Smith, 8; by Savage, 7. Base on balls Off Savage, 4. Sacrifice hits E. Lewis, Coffman. Hit by pitcher Furman, Little. Passed balls Cham berlin, Coffman. Time 2:15. Um pire Tasker. Uloomsbure; Store Company, The Bloomsburg Store Company Limited, has gone out of business. The entire stock of shoes was sold to a New York party, and the dry goods and notions wtre taken by a firm of T'hil.nlelnhia auctioneers. L. T. Sharpless Company. Limited, bought the en'.ire stock on the grocery side. The sale of most of the goods rema 1 ing on hand was concluded on Satur day, and immediately the doors were closed. A numDer of clerks from the Berwick store were here assisting in selling the goods to miscellaneous cus tomers, and the store was well filled when the bargain with the Philadel phia nii-tinneers was concluded. This throws the employees out of work, and leaves two store rooms vacant, though the desirable location should soon find tenants for the latter. The store is still open to close out bicycles, dishes and hardware. The re-opening of the Union Church, of Orangeville, will take place on Sunday, July 2 2d, services to begin at 10:30 a. m. Addresses will be delivered by Revs. Limbert, of Danville, and Myers, of Catawissa. All are cordially invited to be present. There will be no Reformed service at Ilidlay or Briarcreek on that day. Tuesday morning's curb stone mar ket was the largest in a long time. There was an abundance of nice veg etables and fruit, and the person who could not be satisfied with the variety offered on this occasion is certainly hard to please. There were fifty-two wagons in all. RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Frank Long, a popular young Ber wickian, took advantage of the pleas ant weathet on Sunday and drove to Bloomsburg to spend the day with friends. While turning around at the corner of Leonard and Main Street an acquaintance drove by, and Mr. Long, wishing to exchange a few re. marks, stopped the horse while the carriage was in a cra tiped position. Suddenly the animal, which at no time during the journey to town had exhibited any signs of peevishnt made a turn, upsetting the vehie'e, throwing Mr. Long and Jay, a little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brobst of town, who was with him, out against the curb. The latter was painfully cut about the head and face. The horse continued on up Main street. A short distance below Railroad street it came in contact with a tree and the left hin.l wheel was torn olT. In this condition it was dragged along until directly in front of Rishton's Drug Store, where the horse was caught by William Webb. Mr. Long returned home in a carriage secured at Geo. il. Wolliver's livery stable. ER- NEAL NOlTllEARD fROM. The announcement in the Daily of Monday, and the telegram from B'oomsburg in the Philadelphia Times of Tuesday are evidently incorrect. Both stated that a cablegram had been received saying that Dr. James B. Neal and his wife had ar arrived at Chefoo, China, safely. Dr. Neal's friends here have no knowledge of any such news. The only infor mation they have is contained in a cablegram to the Philadelphia Inquirer from Chefoo, dated July 6, wich gives the names ot missionaries who have reached Chefoo from different points, and among them names Mrs. Neal, from Tang Chow Fu. Dr. Neal is not mentioned, 'though he and his wife are supposed to be together, and he is probably with her, or not far distant. No Tax Collectors. A queer state of things exists in Ccntralia Borough and Conyngham township in the matter of taxes No one seems to be willing to take the office of tax collector. Last year no collectors were elected because no one would stand as a candidate, and so, on petition, the court appointed E. D. Minnick collector for Centrulia, and Frank Brennan for Conyngham township. At last spring election no one was chosen collector for Centralia, but Frank Brennan was elected in Conyngham. He has filed no bond, however, so both districts are now without collectors. Excursion and Festival- The M. E. Sunday School will hold a festival in Hess Grove, Rupert on Friday evening. July 20, from 5 to n. Hacks will leave the Fountain at Market Square every five minutes. 15 cents for round trip ticket and a plate of ice cream. All the delicacies of the season will be served. Come and enjoy the ride, the music and the good things to eat. Married This Morning- Miss Bertha Shoemaker, ot East Sixth street, this town, and Wm. J. Harris, of Berwick, joined hands for life at the residence of the bride to day, at eleven o'clock. Both are pop ular young people. . Will Uo Into Camp. Co. A, V. B. B. A., have decided to go on a ten-days camp with the Bloomsburg company. The boys will leave on July 16 for Forks, a popular camping ground in Columbia county Jfiizieton Semi- Weekly JUilletin. Married. Cotner Maust. At the parson age, Strawber.y Ridge, Pa., on July 4, 1000, by Rev. Jos. W. Bell, Mr. S L. Cotner, of Montour county, and Miss Nora Maust, of Columbia county. Missionary Program- There will be a missionary program instead of preaching in the U. Ev, church on Sabbath evening. A nunv ber of Endeavorers will participate, All are heartily welcome to be pres ent. The exodus of Bloomsburgers to summer resorts has not been so very great thus far, notwithstanding the fact that the weather has been of the sort to incline one to seek a cooler climate. MAY BE TRIED FOR MURDER. Fritz Kline, thirty-three years old. who was struck on the head with a jam poker by Arthur Brown, engineer of a steam boat at Sunbury on the afternoon of July 4th, died from the eftect of the injury, without having re gained consciousness at his home in Shamokin, Friday morning. It ap pears that ' the unfortunate man in company with a friend named Stern, disembarked when the boat reached Shamokin dam and took with them off of the boat two small flags. The engineer witnessed the petty theft, and following the two demanded the flags. Kline handed them back without any hesitation, and at the same time, in a manner characteristic of the drunken man, uttered an oath or two. This incensed Brown to such an extent that, without exchanging another word he walked up to his victim and dealt him a terrific blow across the head, and walked away. A. M. Wintersteen of this town, who in company with Boyd Girton, James Saltzer, Edward Dietterick, Tom Manning and Frank Girton, also of town, had stood only a few yards away and witnessed the occurrence, ran to the man s assistance, and pick ed him up, wiped the prespiration from his face, and carried him to a shade tree. Kline was the only support of an aged mother, of a very quiet disposi tion, and even when under the influ ence of liquor, which was seldom, was not even quarrelsome. Brown has been arrested. The statement of the Bloomsburg National Batik, which appears in this issue, makes an excellent showing. The bank began busness on August 1st 1899, less than eleven months ago, with a capital stock of $60,000 and a surplus of $20,000. Its deposits are now $188,139.20, which is $25,000 more than they were two months ago when the last statement was published. This is a rapid growth. The management of the bank is characterized by careful business principles, and marked courtesy to all who have dealiugs with it, and the confidence of the public is evidenced by the very large line of deposits secured iti so short a time. William Derr, S. C. Brown, O. V. Ent, Charles Heist and one or two others will camp out two weeks about one mile beyond Orangeville, along the Bloomsburg & Sullivan Railroad. The Railroad Company has agreed to establish a flag station during the boys' stay, and trains will be stopped to let pas sengers 011 and off. Those wishing to visit the campers will purchase iickets for Forks. The grove is a beautiful one, very accessible, and the stream in the vicinity abounds with bass. Toolev & Company's delivery wagon, in charge of one of the clerks, Joseph i laherty, was badly damaged in a runaway which oc curred on Catharine street Monday moruinir. Groceries were strewn along the street for the length of nearlv a block. I he driver was not in the wacon at the time. The horse tore loose from the wagon, ran about half a mile and stopped. J. G. WELLS, Successor to S. F. Peacock & Co., Market Square. o 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. T. CK WELLS. We still have a few of our them at once, as they won't last Ben. Qidding, Bloomsburg, Penn'a. UeS Come in and see us we'll treat you right. rrio AhUiMrUi.1 to Juiy 01st, wuen we raice in- yentory. But it's coming, and at that time we want to leel ourselves poor in goods. Our rule is to move slow selling goods at any price. We won't wait until the last week in July to put the knife into the prices, but we start now, when the goods are seasonable. We mention a few things : - - ve4 k t v-v t vi Yir , Silks. Suitable for waists. Silk remnants, 20. 25, 40, 50 and 7('c. Their value is just double this. White dimity, reduced from 20c. to I2ic, and from 15c. to 10c. Shirt Waists. Which were good value at 50c, now 25c, and oth ers that were .'55 and 50c, now 20c. Bargains in Doylies & Crash Silks We are closing out Richardson's wash silks at 'Me. per skein. We are also closing out our stock of doylies. These arenew goods.bought for tbis season, but as we have decided to discontinue selling this class of goods, the price will be just cut in half. Grocery Department. You certainly must like the goods we handle. The business in this department is eteadily growing every month. We will serve you better, the more business we get from you. Rugs, Rugs, Rugs, Rugs. We have them, from the small velvet rug, lSxSO, to the carpet size, 12x15., No one can show you the line of these goods that we do. Consider what it means to give you a selection out of 40 rugs, and at all prices. Wc will give you a velvet rug, suitable for a porch rug, at $1.10. $1.50 would be a reasonable price for them. Our carpet stock is full. We keep it so. The newest de signs and colorings are always seen on our Uoors. We will close out our mattings at cost price. 4T1I AND MARKET Nobby Styles If yoa want something new and different from the ordinary run of clothes, come in and try on the new Hart, Schaffncr & Marx styles. They're the kind adver tised in the leading maga zines and worn ty good dressers everywhere. Half-Price Suits. Come and get later than Saturday. T1 n 4 1 . 1 m Remnants Of Marseilles, to close, from 28c to 18c. Barred Nainsook, re duced from 20 and 25c, to 10 and 15c. Shirt Waists. Of India linen, Pique and other seasonable stuffs, were $1.00 and $1.25. To close out the lot, 50c. Shirt waists, which were $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00, now $1.25. I) STS., BLOOMSBURG. AW, i ; J a : VJ' M .f'i-'"
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