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VOL. 35.
HLOOMSBUliG, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1900.
NO. 31
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BOILER EXPLODES.
Three Men Seriously Injured
Near Benton.
A Saw Mill, The Property of
Everett & Ikeler Completely
Ruined.
A serious and almost fatal explosion
occurred at Everett & Ikeler's saw
mill, near Benton Friday afternoon
last. The plant was completely de
molished and three employees, badly
injured. The unfortunate men are
Charles Savage, face and body cut;
Robert Kvans, wounded internally
and considerably bruised about the
body, and Emanuel Bender, struck by
a flying missile. The latter's injuries
were of a very alarming nature and it
was at first thought that his life could
not be saved. His condition however,
is greatly improved and the probabili
ties are that he will recover.
A fire was discovered in a lot of
wood near the boiler, and the men at
once set to work to extinguish it.
Some of the water went on the boiler
and this it is said caused the explos
ion.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Democratic County Committee
held a meeting at Hotel Ent Saturday
afternoon. There were five in attend
ance, namely : County Chairman C.
A. Small, of Catawissa, Secretaries
R. G. F. Kshmka, of Briarcreek, John
K. Bittenbender, of Bloomsburg, Geo.
Clemens, of Berwick, and John C.
Rutter, Jr., of Bloomsburg. The
main object of the meeting was to
formulate plans for the coming cam
paign. An effort will be made to
get out the full vote and to that end
every committeeman will have certain
townships to look alter. The proba
bilities are that Bryan's majority this
fall will be the largest Columbia
county has ever given a presidential
candidate. It was decided to open
the campaign about the first of Sep
tember with a big ratification meet
ing, to be held in this town. The
committee adjourned to meet again
on Friday, August 10th, at Demo
cratic headquarters, in the Columbian
Building.
A Pleasant Time.
At the home of J. L. liarp near
Mordansville a very pleasant party
was held Saturday evening, July, 29
David Beagle, Samuel English, Clark
Thomas, Mrs. Clark Thomas, Miss
Lulu English, and Mae Dennen fur
nisneil some hue music on the organ
and violins until a very late hour when
refreshments were served, to which
everybody did ample justice.
Those present were : Mr. and Mrs,
Wm. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Manning,
Misses Ara Dennen, Grace Robbins,
Lulu English, Mae Dennen, Mina
Dennen, Leah Manning, Eva Harpe,
Ada Harpe, Eva Manning, Mr. Henry
Brown, George Hower, Frank Fair
man, Clinton Brown. Bruce Hapten
buch, Harry English, Samuel English,
aamuel Baylor, Wm. Hower, John R.
Thomas, Levi Manning, Warren
Manning, David Beagle, John Thomas.
A UUEST.
Bank Cashier Elected-
The vault, the last of the brick
work on the new bank building, was
hinished yesterday and- the carpenters
are puttiny; clown the floors. 1 he
plasterers will follow and it is expect
the building will be ready to opei
business bv LSentember 1st. At 1
meetinc of the directors Wednesday
afternoon Daniel Z. Mensch. a teller
in the First National Bank at Blooms
burg, was elected cashier. Mr. Mensch
nas had experience and careful train
ing and is well up in his line of work
Shickshinny Echo.
Board of Trade.
The meetinc to organize a Board
of Trade will be held in the Court
l louse tonight at 8 o'clock. The
committee appointed to prepare a
plan of organu ation will make its re
port, and a con stitution and by law3
will be adopted , and officers elected.
Every man who signed the paper
should be present, and those who de
sire to sign should also come and join
'he movement.
DEATH OF MRS. WM. T. FOLEY.
Arabella, wife of William T. Folev.
died at her residence in Berwick early
Monday morning, after an illness of
more than a year. Last Friday she
was stricken with paralysis, and lay
in an unconscious condition until
Monday morning, when death relieved
her suffering. Mrs. Foley was born
and raised in Danville, and was the
youngest daughter of Robert and Isa
bella Young (deceased), who formerly
resided in Danville, and was a sister-in-law
of Eckhart Jacobs, of this
town. During her girlhood days she
resided in Bloomsburg with her sister,
the la'e Mrs. E. Jacobs, and for a
number of years also resided with the
family of W. H. Gilmore. After her
marriage to Mr. Foley, at Danville,
and after a residence in that city
of a few years, thev removed to
Berwick, where her husband was em
ployed by the Jackson & Woodin
Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Fo-
ley was a hard working woman, of an
amiable disposition, and was well liked
by all who knew her. She is survived
by her husband and five children two
sons and three daughters and also by
tour brothers, namely : James L. and
Henry 1., residing in Berwick, and
William and Joseph C. Young, re
siding in Danville. Mrs. Foley's age
was about 46 years.
1 he funeral took place on Wednes
day afternoon at three o'clock, inter
ment in the cemetery at Berwick, the
services being conducted by Rev.
Hunter, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
Death ot Mrs. Cordelia Eisner.
On Wednesday morning at eight
o'clock, Mrs. Cordelia Kisner, after
an illness dating from the 12th of last
December, passed peacefully away,
aged 73 years, 5 months and 3 days.
On that day she was stricken with
paralysis, of which there had been
several slight indications previous to
that time. Only the most careful
nursing and medical attention follow
ing the last heavy stroke, and the faith
ful continuance of these ministrations
have held her waning life to earth
longer than the most anxious watcher
of her condition could hope for. Her
continued existence all through the
winter, spring and summer months
was also due in a measure to a wond
erful vitality which manifested itself
in the elastic step and general good
health she possessed until within a
year of her death. But at last to her
has come, as it must to all of us, the
time when "the silver cord is loosed,
the golden bowl is broken."
Mrs. Kisner, was a daughter of
Nicholas and Catharine Seybert, born
in Salem twp. Feb. 22, 1827.. She
was married to Reuben Kisner in
1851. Her husband having died in
1882, she removed with her family to
Berwick in 1803, where they have
since resided. She is survived by five
children, Margaret C, wife of Joseph
Eck. of Briar Creek. Mary C, and
Charles N., living at home, Annie H.
wife of Dr. Vance, of Orangeville,and
Eliza S-, wife of Dr. N. H. Meyers, of
Plymouth. She is also survived by a
sister. Mrs. E. II. Little, of Blooms
burg.
Funeral services at the house Sat
urday at half past one, Rev N. Scheff-
er, of the Lutheran Church, officiating.
Interment at Beach Haven. Berwick
Enterprise.
Live and Dead Towns-
In speaking of the conditions of
towns in this state, the Penna. Record
published at Altoona, says: "Some
communities progress, while others
either stand still or retrograde. Some
times this is due to national condi
tions, but iust as often it is due to the
people themselves. A town will never
grow unless the people in 11 care some
thing for success. If each cares only
for his individual prosperity, the town
is destined to become dead. It the
live towns are investigated, they are
found to be towns in which the people
have an interest in each other. They
help along public enterprise both by
ill and money. The dead
towns are those in which the people
want an indemnifying bond, guaran-
tpo.ina a nrofit of not less than ten
per cent, before they will make an in
vestment.
Tor Rout.
Two of the best rooms for offices
,n the town, second floor front Co
lumiiian building. Will be rented
toother or separately. Water, steam
heat, electric Ir-ht, and all modern
conveniences. Terms low. Inquire
of Geo. E. lilwell. tf
Camp Idleness.
A big hack load left town Sunday
morning for Camp Idleness, where
they spent the day. They report hav
ing had a fine time. Judging from
their discription of the Camp it must
be a beautiful spot, just such a place
as Eugene Fields had in mind when
he wrote :
"It seems to me I'd like to go
Where bells don t ring, nor whistles
blow,
Nor clocks don't strike, nor gongs don't
sound,
And I'd have stillness all around.
Not really stillness, but just the trees'
J,ow iiispenngs, or the hum of bees,
Or brooks' faint babbling over stones
In strangely, softly tangled tones.
Or maybe a cricket or katydid,
Or the songs of the birds in the hedges
hid,
Or just some such sweet sounds as
these
To fill the tired heart with ease."
Taking advantage of the facilities
we called up the campers by telephone
this morning to learn the latest hap
penings. O. W. Ent answered the
call. Just as he was ringing the bell,
Freeze Quick appeared in camp with
an 18 inch bass, which he had landed
only a few minutes before. Ed. Clark
also caught a 16 incher of the same
species. We can almost vouch for the
truthfullness of these too catches, as
the first one was held up to the tele
phone, and we are convinced from the
way it slammed against the transmetter
that it was a monster.
Among the Camp's other success
ful anglers arc Harry Deer and Clark
Hagenbuch. They were pujling pike
out of the creek so fast that Mr. Ent
became confused trying to count them.
If the total number caught by these
two gentlemen, during their life in
Camp, isn't too great to express with
figures we will give it in our next
issue.
J. S. Bachman and C. B. Ent were
guests Tuesday afternoon.
Included among the number which
visited the campers on Sunday were
David S. Pancost and John Faloney,
two of Shamokin's young business
men. The former is the manager of
Tooley & Co's., store in that town.
The train conveying the Lutheran
Church picnic to Grassmere Park was
silghtly wrecked a short distance be
low Camp Wednesday morning. All
the Idlers hurried to the assistance of
the trainmen, the broken wheel and
brake repaired and the excursionists
sent on their way rejoicing.
TRIUHT ENDS IN DEATH-
Eeward Mooro, Succumbs to a Scare Occas
sioned by Robbers.
In Fairmount township, Luzerne
county, Monday night, occurred the
death of Edwaid Moore, who togeth
er with his wife were subjected to
torture by three masked robbers at
their home about five weeks ago. The
three outlaws in question entered the
Moore home about half past one in
the morning and because Moore
would not divulge the whereabouts of
his money he and his wife were cruelly
treated. The fright received at this
invasion is the direct cause of Moore's
death, he never fully recovered
his senses.
The funeral occurred on Tuesday,
and was largely attended by friends.
Interment took place in the cemetery
near the Mossville M. E. church.
Elopement Case.
An elopement comesjfrom Ricketts,
on North Mountain.
While Michael Palach was at his
work a man named Anteio Shunk
went to his home and persuaded Mrs.
Palach 10 go to Philadelphia with him.
They walked to Lake Ganoga Hotel
and there took a carriage for Jameson
City. From the latter place they went
to Bloomsburg, where they were over
taken by a Lopez restaurant man, who
demanded $65 from the woman for
liquid refreshments purchased by her.
She handed ovet the amount and $j
extra to cover the expenses of the
trip and then the woman and her par
amour left on their journey. Wilkes-
Barre Record.
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Oirton Reunion.
On account of the Farmers' pic
nic being on the 9th of August, the
Girton Reunion will be held in Hess'
Grove, Rupert, on the following
Ihursday, August 16th.
S. J. Johnson, Sec'y
Peaches are in market, but the
fruit is of an inferior quality.
Willis Marjorum, aged 40 years
wa foully dealt with by tramps at
Palo Alto, on the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad, one day last
week, while on his way to Pottsville
to look for work. He died from in
juries inflicted upon him, at thel'otts
ville Hospital on Monday. His re
mains wete claimed by Ivdward
Marjorum, his cousin, who lives at
Catawissa. The deceased formerly
lived in Bloomsburg and .was em
ployed at Jerry Geese's bicycle re
pair shop.
William B. Cutumings and Miss
Laura Rishel were married in the
Reformed church Thursday morn
ing last at ten o'clock, by Rev. A.
G- Apple, pastor of the Reformed
church Catawissa. After the cere
mony a wedding breakfast was par
taken of in the private dining ap
artment of the Normal School. Miss
Rishel for some time has been living
with Dr. Welsh's family. After a
wedding tour they will take up
their residence in Columbus, Ohio.
Lawrence Brown is the name of
an individual who according to our
exchanges, landed a 24 inch bass at
Bloomsburg one day last week.
The fish according to the story
weighed j4 pounds. An animal
of that size and weight, in the
waters hereabouts, is as unknown
as is the fellow who is alleged to
have caught it. The reporter who
sent it, could no doubt, with a little
effort, secure a job as a Chinese war
correspondent.
The Boys' Brigade Camp, at
Forks, closed on Friday. They ar
rived in town about half-past five
and were given a reception at the
Y. M. C. A. Building, on Market
street. In the evening they gave
a drill. The Hazleton Brigade re
mained in town over night and
started for home Saturday morn
ing. The drum . corps of the local
brigade escorted them to the Kast
Bloomsburg station.
A Sunday school picnic is the
thing to demonstrate debilitated en
ergies. There are always a few
who do all the work, while the rest
sit and look. There is a constitu
tionally tired class who would
drink warm creek water rather
than exert themselves and have ice
cold lemonade.
The Misses Minnie and Martha
Penman, Miss Cadtnan, Miss Annie
Hassert and Miss Margaret Wil
liams of this town constitute what is
termed by the Philadelphia 7imes
artist "the umbrella brigade" on
the beach at Atlantic City, a photo
graph of which appeared in last
Sunday's limes.
Fred Allen, Louts liuckalew, Al
fred Armstrong, Warren Kvans,
Carl Krum and Robert Bogart com
pose a party which left town early
Tuesday morning for Mann's Island
near Clarkstown, where they will
camp out for ten days.
The A. M. E. Campmeetlng at
Rupert was largely attended on
&unday. It is to the revenue
obtained from this meeting that the
local colored .church owes its exist
ence.
J. G. WELLS,
Successor to S. F. Peacock
& Co., Market Square.
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Hay Rope,
Scythes,
Forks, &c,
n.
arming Boilers.
WCl
Come and see my
bargain table, on
which I am closing
out a lot of goods at
cost and loss.
t. gk. -wis:
General IIaudwauk.
BEN. GIDDING.
All
Summer
At
Reduced
Ben, (lidding,
Bloomsburg, Penn'a.
tJCSs5 Come in and see us we'll treat you right.
JTIS A LONG CRY to July 31st, when we take in-
ventory. 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 :
Silks.
Suitable for waists. Silk
remnants, 20, 25, 40, 50
and 70c. Their value is
just double this.
White dimity, reduced
from 20c. to 12 ic, and
from 15c. to 10c.
Shirt Waists.
Which were good value
at 50c, now 25c, and oth
ers that were 35 and 50c,
now 20c.
Bargains in Doylies & Crash Silks
We are closing out llichardson's wash silks at 3ic.
per skein. We are also closing out our stock of doylies.
These arenew goods.bought for tbis seasou.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 steadily growing every
month. We will serve you
get from you.
Rugs, Rugs,
We have them, from the
the carpet size, 12x15. No
these goods that we do. Uonsider what it means to give
you a selection out of 40 rug3, and at all prices. We
will give you a velvet rug, suitable tor a porch rug, at
$1.10. $150 would be a reasonable price for them.
Our carpet stock is full. We keep it so. The newest de
signs and colorings are always been 011 our iloois. We
will close out our mattings
THE LEADER STORE COMPANY, Ltd.,
JTfT A 7n Af ATMv'V.T
Goods
Prices
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 stuff,
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.
better the more business we
Rugs, Rugs.
small velvet rug, 18x30, to
one can show you the line of
at cost price.
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