THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
VHE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
VIIUKSDAY, AUGUST 16. 1900.
u!treH al the Pout Offlrn at Blonmtburg, 7'a.
WANTED.
trnod team of workine horses.
t. Q t,
st be sound, and well broken.
The Leader Store Co. L't'd.
Irner 4th & Market St.,
bomsburg. 6-at-tf
pgal advertisements on page 7.
'ure drugs, of all kinds, at Mer-
s unig o: uook oiore.
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. P. Pursel's two hor. delivery
ran has come from the shops
th a bright new coat of paint.
Catcher's mitts, fielder's gloves,
Is, masks and all base ball
(Is, at Mercer's Drug & Book
re.
I
pf you wish to cure scrofula or
rheum permanently, take
od's Sarsaparilla. It expels all
purities from the blood.
rThe early closing of stores, which
fbeen in progress during the
t six weeks, will terminate with
close of the present month.
The Williamsport Fair will be
d Tuesday, Wednesday, rhurs-
b' and Friday, September 1 1 to
Reduced rates on all railroads.
'eruna, Swamp-Root, Hood's
saparilla, Lvdia E. Pinkham's
mpound, and all patent medi
cs, at Mercer's Drug & Book
Ire.
Bit on your porches, bv using1
Bamboo porch screens. Com
te with poles and put up for 3
ItS 8 fnnt nf Q 1? 'njrllr.nnn'u
pk, wall paper aud stationery
o-2-111.
fir. aud Mrs. John Brooks were
Kieretf a reception at the home of
lormer s parents on Main street,
urday evenine. Thev were
pried at Lewisburg the same day.
bride is a graduate of Lewis
; Seminary.
liss Lulu J. Smith, a graduate
P me Bloomsburg Normal
fool iu the class of '99, died at
flome ol her parents m Nanti
e. She was 20 years of age.
mbers of the class will be pained
bear of her untimely death.
Kfter an illness of several months
P- Leceha Garrison, died at the
fie of her brother, Dr. Faulds, in
pton on Thursday. She form-
; resided in Bloomsburg. She
' 56 years of age and is survived
a husband and two children.
iCYCLESi
veland. t.tn tn
P-American, - 35 to 75
ruing, . 25 to 40
plverine. . -e
fall and see samples.
puu nana wheels for sale.
LARGE LINE OF
CYCLE SUHDEIESl
AT LOWEST PRICES.
p terms to buyers.
S. Rishton. Ph. G.
atBuiiain. Pharmacist
'phone,
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LOUD
The Newest and Best
$3.00
Shoe for women.
Light, flexible soles.
Very Shapely and
Easy.
Name Stamped on
Every 5hoe.
None genuine with
out it.
w. c. hTkinney,
8 E. Main St.
Jacob Mathias, a well-to-do and
respected resident of Northumber
land, fell from a fruit tree on Tues
day and was instantly killed.
The excessive heat caused two
prostrations in Bloomsburg on Fri
day. The past two weeks have
been the warmest of the entire sum
mer. Calvin Snyder, aged twenty
three years, night operator at Pax
inos, was struck by a train while
returning home Friday morning
and instantly killed. He resided
at Weigh Scales.
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The summer is rapidly passing
away, onlp a few more weeks and
the vacation season will be ended.
The schools will be opened, and
business men will be back to their
desks as hard as ever.
Democrats of Columbia County
should arrange their business af
fairs so as to be able to attend the
meeting, to be held here early in
September. Ivx-Govemor Pattison
will address the meeting.
George Bills has rented the
Moyef building, corner of West
and Third streets, aud has opened
a green grocery. If ambition and
devotion to business counts for any
thing, Mr. Bills will succeed.
The Rt. Rev. F.thelbcrt Talbot,
bishop of this diocese of the Epis
copal Church, accompanied by his
wife, have sailed for Lurope, to re
main until the latter part of Sep
tember, returning in time to reach
this country by October 1st.
The mail service over the B. &
S. Railroad has been increased to
such an extent that the clerk,
Henry Rupert, is now obliged to
make two trips a day. There lias
been a large increase in the amount
of mail matter since the service has
been bettered.
Aboat the coolest place in town in
the evening is the clock tower of
the Court House. It there is any
breeze stirring at all, one is sure to
get the full benefit of it. The view
too, : fine. It would make a good
observatory, to determine the loca
tion of a fire.
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C. Ii. Kreischer. haviue success
fully passed the required examina
tion, lias been admitted to practice
law at the several Courts of the
county. He has been a student in
the office of W. II. Ruawn, Lsq.,
of Catawissa. He is an industri
ous young man and deserves to be
successful.
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Who says so? "Farm Journal"
says so, and if the "Farm Journal"
says so, it is so. You must have
it ; so march up and pay for the
Columbian a year ahead. We
have a clubbing arrangement by
which we will send it for nearly
five years, the remainder of 1900,
and 'all of 1901, 1902, 1903 and
1904, at the price of our paper
alone. Pay up and be happy.
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The festival at Orangeville Sat
urday evening under the auspices
of the Kpworth League of the Meth
odist :burch was eminently success
ful. The ice cream and other deli
casies found ready sale, and the
profits aggregated a snug sum.
The Bloomsburg aud Sullivan Rail
road Co., ran a special train, but it
was not advertised long enough be
forehand, consequently the attend
ance from this town was not very
large.
For the Biennial Conclave,
Knights of Pythias.at Detroit.Aug.
27 to September 1, the D. L. & W.
Railroad Co. will sell excursion
tickets from all stations on its line
to Detroit, at rate of single fare for
round trip. Tickets will be sold on
August 25, 26 and 27, good to re
turn between ' ugust 28 and Sep
..,!,,. r inrhisive: but by deposit-
ing ticket with joint ageut at De
troit not later than September I,
offiftv cents, re-
aim LUC "J ' , . rt
turn limit may be extended to Sep
tember 14 inclusive. "
20, 25, 30
-at Mercer's
There was a fall of 25 degrees in
the temperature on Sunday after
noon. The mercury was up to 97,
but a welcome shower brought it
down to 72.
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T. Henry Cochran, of William
sport, was interested in 20,000,000
feet of lumber that was destroyed
by fire in a lumber camp in Wis
consin recently.
Mrs. Thomas Potter died last
Friday at the home of her son,
Kinney Potter, in Mad-'aon town
ship, and was buried at Jerseytown
on Sunday. She is survived by a
husband and family of grown chil
dren. A meeting will be held in the
Opera House to-night, the purpose
of which will be to organize a
Young Men's Democratic Club.
The meeting will be in charge of
frred Ikeler, Lsq. Let there be a
good turnout.
The clerks' contest, in Danv ille,
which has been going on for eight
weeks, closed on Tuesday, aud was
won by Edward Fallon, he having
received 20,691 votes. He will be
given a week's trip to Atlantic City,
all expenses to be borne by the
Danville Morning Acres.
Mrs. Lydia Ferguson died early
Sunday morning at the home of II.
C. Everett, in the seventy-seventh
year of her age. She had been in
poor health and an invalid for many
years. Five daughters and three
sons survive. The funeral took
place Tuesday afternoon conducted
by Rev. F. B. Riddle.
After an absence of nearly two
years, during which time he has
roamed about, visiting nearly every
city from the Atlantic surf to the
shores of the Pacific (so he says.)
"Bill" Setley lias bobbed up in
Shamokin. There is no chance to
sell a ball game in Bloomsburg this
season, and he will piobably pass
us by.
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The second annual picnic of the
employees of the Bloomsburg Silk
Mill will be held at Milton Park on
Saturday. Upwards of fifteen hun
dred people are expected to accom
pany the excursion. Several of the
industries of the town will close
down on that day. A good time
is in store for all who attend.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Zion Missionary Society will hold
anniversary services on Saturday
evening, Aug. 25th. An interest
ing program consisting of recita
tions, addresses, dialogues and
music is being prepared, and all are
cordially invited. Theoffering will
be used for Home and Foreign
Missions.
On account of the Thirty-fourth
Annual Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, to be held at
Chicago, Aug. 27-31, inclusive, the
D. L. & W. Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets from points
on its line to Chicago, at rate of
single fare for the round trip. Tick
ets will be sold on August 25, 26
and 27, good to return until August
31, inclusive; but by depositing
ticket with joint agent at Chicago
prior to noon of September 2, and
the payment of fifty cents, return
limit may be extended to September
30, inclusive. 2t
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Death crossed the threshold of
William Rambo's home in Hem
lock township Tuesday and remov
ed theretrom, his nineteen year-old
daughter Hannah. For a little
more than a year, she bad been era
ployed in the capacity of a weaver
in the Silk Mill of this town. Sat
urday noon she started on foot for
her home. A few minutes after her
arrival she was taken violently ill,
and was compelled to retire to her
bed. Her condition never improv
ed, and Tuesday morning about
nine thirty o'clock she passed away.
The direct cause of her illness is
attributed to over exertion, and the
extreme heat.
Special W- 0 T. U. .Notes.
On next Tuesday evening the aist
there will be an important business
meeting, a full attendance is absolute
ly necessary. It is the time for elec
tion of officers, also delegates to our
County Convention which will beheld
at Light Street the 13th and 14th
of September. The evening of the
13th Miss Jessie Ackerman will speak.
She has encircled the globe twice with
our Ribbon White, and draws large
audiences everywhere. Lectuse free.
Mrs. Chambers our State President
also Mrs. II. V. Palmer of Wilkes
Barre, will be present to help. Mrs.
Palmer has been training and mother
ing 600 neglected boys in the Boy's
Industrial Association. Dues must
be paid in August. G.
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Take your wheel to the Blooms
burg Cycle Works and get it repaired.
Box paper 10, 15,
35 and 50c per box
Drug & Book Store.
PURELY PERSONAL
Geo. Wnllcr Jr., went lo New York this
morning.
Dnnicl Mctisch left this mornine for
Stroudsburg.
N. P. Moore, Ks., of liuckhorn, was in
town on I uevlay.
Ocoree Lee, ol Terscytown, spent a few
hours in town on Tuesday.
Dr. (. II. Wellivcr will depart on Satur
day for Buffalo, to buy a car loud of horses,
F. T. Davis, one of Mt. I'leasnnt's most
active Democrats, was in town on Wedncs
day.
Mrs. T. K. Vannalta and son, Master
Tom, of I.ewislown, are gnosis of relatives
on Iron street.
Mrs. K. D. Dcntler went to Highland
Lake last Friday, where she is enjoying the
mountain air.
Miss Annie Fox returned from her vaca
tion trip on Monday. The last week was
spent at Lagles Mere.
Mr. Alton and daughter, Mrs. Iienson, of
Baltimore, are visiting their daughter ana
ister, Mrs. F. t. Moyer.
C. B. Jackson, Esq , and C. C. Fvans,
Esq., of Iierwick, transacted legal business
at the county seat on, 1 uesilay.
Deputy Sheriff Hruce Black, is away on
his vacation. He started on Tuesday with
rhiladclphia as his objective point.
Miss Laura Waller and her cousin, Miss
Waller, of Washincton, I). C. went to
Eagles Mere last Friday to spend a few days.
Mrs. Charles W. McKelvy and little
daughter, Margaret, went to Wildwood, N.
J., on Tuesday to spend a few weeks at the
seashore.
Mrs. K. R. Little and sister Miss Mary
Tustin left on 1 uesday lor ISew ork City,
They will also visit other places before re
turning home.
Miss Claire Gross, of this town, in com
pany with Mrs. Ida Baldy and Miss Lois
lioyer, ot Danville, visited menus at Mm
bury on Tuesday.
Charles T. Wanich has accepted a posl
tion with the Colliery Engineer Co., of
Scrantwi. He just recently graduated from
the Scranton Business College.
Tom Turner, son of Mr. F. II. Turner, is
on a cruise on the United States Cruiser
Monongahcla. They are at present lying in
the port of Havre, r ranee.
Miss Mary C. Conner has been elected
one of the teachers in the High School at
Williamsport. She is a daughter of Kev.
B. C. Conner, of Harrisburg, formerly of
this town.
Rev. G. II. Hemingway and wife returned
home from England Thursday evening. He
occupied his pulpit on Sunday, large concre
gations being present at both the morning
and evening service.
Miss Maud Whitmoyer, of North Wash
ington street, and Miss Nettie Burt, of 1'ar
sons, are spending a two-weeks' vacation in
Bloomsburg, Millville and Bine Summit.
Wilkes-Barre Record."
The Hon. R. R. Little, of Bloomsburg,
President Judge of the Courts of Columbia
and Montour counties, is a guest at the Ho
tel Raymond. Mrs. Little is with him.
' 'Eeagles Mere Chautaucpjan"
George W. Bertsch is renewing his ac
quaintance with friends in town. He is now
a member of the firm of Geo. B. Wells &
Co., hatters, of Philadelphia. Several years
ago Mr. Bertsch was Bloomsburg's leading
merchant tailor.
John Jones, until recently in the employ
of J. R. Townsend, departed on Sunday for
Virginia to work at his trade. Beside being
quite eminent in his profession, he possessed
more man uruinury intelligence, aim uunug
his residence here made many friends.
A Pleasant Birthday Party.
It is rarely our privilege to attend
so pleasuiable an assemblage as that
on the 7th inst, the occasion being
the celebrating the 79th anniversasy
of the birth of Mr. Aaron Smith. By
an arrangement made between some
of the members ot the Madison Bap
tist church of which Mr. Smith is a
faithful member and his immediate
neighbors and friends, about sixty
guests met at his home in Hemlock
township on that' day. We think
every one present will remember dur
ing life the very pleasant and social
time. There was no understanding
that it should be a surprise to him,
but the guests were surprised at the
abundance of fine fruit and ice cream
that was furnished by Mr. Smith and
family as. a treat.
After the dinner was over all enjoy
ed the music and social afternoon
uvder the thick shade of the trees on
the lawn. In the evening all bid him
good bye wishing him many returns of
his birthday.
Of the neighbors present whom we
are able to recall to mind were: Mr.
Elisha Hartman and daughter Anna,
of Buckhornj Mr. and Mrs. Green
Pursel, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cromley,
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brobst, son and
daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Arnivin
and naughters Lulu, Myra and Edna,
and son Carl; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hartman and daughter Marie, Mr.
and Mrs. David I. Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Masteller and daughter
May, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Masteller
and daughter Ella, Mr. and Mrs. Jos
eph Gfimm, son and daughter, and
Daniel Kitchen, all of whom are near
neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Grier Gir
ton of Greenwood, and Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Supplee of Bloomsburg. The
members of the Madison church pres
ent were: Pastor H. C. Munro of
White Hall, Mr. and Mrs. More De
mon, Willis and Wilber Demott, Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson Robins and Mrs.
Turner Eyer all from Greenwood twp.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Demott of Mill
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Demott,
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Demott and son
Jay, Mr. and Mrs. Usal Breece,
Maria Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cot
ner and daughter Grace and sons
Harrison and Carl and grandson Allen
Hess, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gir-
ton all from Madison twp.
One of the Guests.
CLARKS' STORE TALK
Thursday, August 16, 1900.
FALL GCOEC.
Not a bit too early to tell
you of the arrival of these
goods in the standard ma
terials and correct color
ings for fall. They're here
and cost small. There in
homespuns, cheviots, whip
cords, Venetians, Zibelenes,
Broadcloths, &c. Just the
time to buy and have them
made up.
SHEETINGS, MUSLINS,
PRINTS, &c.
Here is your opportunity
to save a bit on these
goods. We offer nearly
all at the old prices.
A standard make of bleach
ed 9-4 sheeting at 22c yd.
The same in 10-4 at 28c.
A heavy yard-wide muslin
at 6Jc a yard.
A fine muslin, brown, at 7c
A good shirting at 8c.
A good ticking at 14c.
A good outing flannel at 9c
A heavy shirting at i2jcyd
WASH DRESS GOODS.
We have greatly reduced
the prices on all summer
goods. It will pay you to
see them. You will need
them yet. Your chance to
buy for little.
40c printed Swiss, now I2jc
25c " Crepon, " "
And many others at' cut
prices.
SHIRT WAISTS.
The prices have taken a
H. J.
No shoe ever
and beauty of the
"PHI.
SWILL OXFORDS
PATENT KID OXFORD.
It makes anv foot look attractive
and a pretty foot
is aeiignnuny easy and gives excel
lent service. Other stvles for all-
Queen Quality ,roun vvear
II MVVIIUt I Ul CAll
OXFORDS uses aj occasions.
ugni ana
Graceful.
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It isn't the
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fect job-it is
that Joes the business. Any bungler
can buy the fine kinds of material that
I use in repairing ; but skill is the
most valuable material that can be
used in watch repairing ; and the
bungler can buy IT. I sell my skill for
what it is worth, and it will cost you
less than bungling at a lower price.
CiVCS W TTtTSQ Jeweler and Optician,
VjJLliU. YV . IllliOO, BLOOMSBURG, PENN A.
fii optical mm
Consult a reliable Optician about that eye trouble of yours
Doing without glasses, or wearing those not suited to . you, are
equally injurious in certain cases.
Eyes Examined Free,
When glasses are fitted. You will find all styles aud prices
here. I guarantee to give satisfaction in every case, or money
refunded
0". LEE ZMZ-A-IRTIJiT
JEWELER AND REFRACTING OPTICIAN,
45 West Main Street, - . BLOOMSBURG, PA
First-class watch and jewelry repairing.
drop in the buyer's favor.
All new this season. A
chance to save money on
your shirt waist needs.
Better see them.
PILLOW TOPS & CUSHIONS.
Full lines of down cush
ions and pillow tops from
25c up.
SHEETS & PILLOW CASES.
READY TO USE.
You can buy these all
ready for use for about
what the muslins costs,
and some for less than
they would cost to-day.
Bleached sheets at 55,60,
62. 68, 70. 72 and 80c.
Pillow cases at 10, 12J, 10J,
14, 16, 18, 25c.
All torn by hand, in
hemmed and hemstitched
made from best muslins
only. See them.
LINENS.
You should see the val
ues we offer in table linens,
towels, towelings, pattern
table cloths, &c. These
goods will cost more later
on. Don't you think you
had better see this offei
ing ? Others have profited
last week by this offering
of linens.
COUNTERPANES.
We have these in hem
med and fringed goods.
See the Satin Marseilles at
$2 50.
See the special at 98c.
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