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BLOOMSBUKG, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900.
NO. 34
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Jim
Chas. Tlerney, a Lineman, For
merly of this Town, Instant
ly Killed at Wilkes-Barre.
Received a Shock of 500 Volts
and Fell Prom a 30-Ft. Pole.
Charles Tierney, formerly of this
town, and whose parents reside on
the corner of Kast and Eighth streets,
was accidentally killed by electricity
at Wilkes-Barre yesterday afternoon.
The following account of the sad ac
cident is taken from this morning's
Wilkes-Barre Record :
C iarles Tierney, a Traction Com
pany lineman, met a horrible death
yesterday afternoon, about 3:30
o'clock, by catching hold of a live
electric wire and falling to the pave
ment. Tierney,with a couple of others, was
working on the street car wires at the
top of a pole, at the corner of South
Main and South streets, and two other
linemen were nearby, one of them at
work within a few feet of Tierney,
and another had just started to climb
the pole. The lineman who was
nearest to Tierney was startled to
hear him utter a piercing shriek, and
to see him bend backwards and re
lease his hold of the pole, tailing
through the wires.
Lineman Charles Murray, ,who was
standing on the pavement, heard Tier
ney utter the shriek and looked up
ward just in time to see him bend
over. He he'd out his arms and
caught Tierney, but the momentum
was too gieat to hold him and Tierney
landed head first on the pavement, al
though the break in the fall lessened
its force.
Tierney was carried into the office
of Dr. Murdoch, nearby, but he was
already dead. There were no marks
of any account on the body, but it
was thought that there might be a
fracture of the skull which could not
be discovered by a superficial examin
ation. It was the physician's opinion
that the principal cause of death was
the shock of electricity, although the
tall may have hastened it. The fall
was about twenty feet.
Tierney had caught hold of the feed
wire which runs from the pole to sup
ply the trolley wire with electricity.
Another portion of his body had come
in contact with the cable of the Peo
ple's Telephone Co., forming a circuit
through his body. He received not
more than 500 volts of electricity,
which is not always a fatal amount,
there being cases on record where
1,200 and 1,500 volts have not caused
death.
An ambulance took the remains to
the home, 131 South Sherman street.
The manner in which the wife of
deceased was informed of his death
was pathetic indeed. Mrs. Tierney
and little daughter, two years old,
had been down town with deceasea's
mother, Mrs. Charles Tierney, shop
ping, and knew nothing about the ac
cident. About 4:40 they boarded a
Heights car and started for home.
The conductor's wife happened to be
on the car and he mentioned to her
that a man named Tierney had just
been killed. Mrs. Tierney heard the
name and excitedly turned arqund
and asked what Tierney it was. The
conductor, surmising by her startled
actions, that she was the wife of the
unfortunate man, stated that he was
only injured, and that he was a Trac
tion Company lineman. The woman
wept bitterly all the way and her griet
was increased when she saw a large
crowd in front of the house. She
rushed to the door, but the neighbors
restrained her with difficulty. Mrs.
Tierney became hysterical and there
was scarcely a dry eye among the
crowd of people. The little one, not
able to realize what was going on,
stood half frightened by her mother's
side. They finally were taken into the
house and the grief stricken wife was
left with the remains of the husband
whom only a few hours before she had
left in health and happiness.
Deceased was 28 years old. He had
resided in Wilkesbarre for two years.
He was one of the electricians who
wired the Sterling Hotel at the time
of its erection and had been in the
employ of ths traction company for
the past two months and was consid
ered a careful workman. He formerly
resided in Columbia county, where he
was born, and for several years resided
in Bloomsburg. He is survived by
his wife and child, his mother and
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father and e'even brothers and sisters,
all of the latter residing in Columbia
county with the exception of a brother
Frank, who is now employed at Mar
tin's jewelry store on West Market
street.
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An Extremely Sad Death.
An announcement, which brought
sadness to many hearts in Blooms
burg, was that of the death of Olin
F.t son of Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Viv
ian, which occurred at the St. Tim
othy Hospital, Roxborough, Monday
night. The sickness, which was brief,
was contracted while on a visit here.
On Thursday of last week a party.con
sisting of his father and some other
friends, went to Wapwallopen to fish.
Upon their return, in the evening, to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Hess, on Iron street, whose guests
they were, the boy complained of se
vere pains. A physician was called,
under whose care he recovered, and
on Saturday accompanied his parents
home to I'hiladelphia. On Monday
he suffered a relapse, and was taken
to the above-mentioned institution,
and died as stated. He was an ex
ceptionally bright boy of twelve years
of age, and his death is a sad blow
to his parents.
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A Good Joku.
While passing by a local news
stand Tuesday afternoon, the ears of
the writer caught fragments of laugh
ter. Naturally he stopped to inquire
the cause of it. A few minutes be
fore, a drummer, who had dropped in
to purchase a Philadelphia paper, was
perusing the columns of the daily,
when suddenly he remarked, "well I
declare, one hundred and fifty people
have quit buying of Wanamaker."
"What's that," said a middle aged
gentleman, and a supporter of the
merchant prince, who was leaning
against the counter in the front part
of the store. "They must be crazy.'"
"No" said the drummer, and walking
up toward his interrogator, pointed
his index finger at the death list and
said "they're dead."
An Evening Wedding. '
On Wednesday evening, at the
Christ German parsonage, William
Kelly, inspector for the Bell Tele
phone Company, and Miss Lizzie
Swoyer, an accomplished and highly
esteemed young lady of this city,
were united in marriage by the Rev.
Schlenker. Howard Swoyer acted in
the capacity of best man and Isabella
Swoyer was bridesmaid. The gifts
to the bride were many and costly.
Hazleton Item. t
The groom is a son of Albert Kel
ley, of this town.
Dead and Unknown.
While attemntinn to iumn on a
raoidlv moving freight train on the
Catawissa branch of the P. & R., at
Hauck s station, Wednesday afternoon
of last week, a young colored man,
whose name or residence is not known,
fell under the wheels and was mstant
lv kil'ed. A second train, the crew
of which made the discovery, also
passed over the body, which was hor
ribly mutilated. The remains were
taken to Tamaqua and buried with
out having been identified.
Mens' Meeting.
Next Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock there will be a special service
in the Y. M. C. A. buiklinff. J lie
Male Choir will be present and under
the direction of the leader, Mr. O. H.
Yetter. will conduct a half hour song
eervirf! .it the onenimr which will be
followed by an address by Rev. G. H.
Heming, I). D. Every man in
Bloomsburg has a cord'al invitation to
be present.
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Death of David K- Sloan-
David K. Sloan died at his home
in Orangeville Saturday last. His
,1.ith is thoucrht to be due to paraly.
sis. His illness was of only a little
over a week's duration. He is sur
vivPil lw one son. E. II. Sloan. Fu
neral services were held at -his late
residence at io o'clock Tuesday. In
terment in the Orangeville cemetery.
A Man With Nerve-
Tnhn Srh alTer. of near Bloomsburg,
while attending the Bloomsburg Silk
Mill picnic at Milton aaturuay ieu
under a trolley car, which he was at
tempting to board, and had two fing
r nf his left hand cut off. In spite
of this injury he danced all the after
noon without Having me injureu mem
bers dressed. Milton Standard.
Mother and Child In The Poor
House Husband In Jail.
They Were Formerly Residents
of Berwick.
Not quite a year aco, Andrew F.nele
and his wife, the latter in a delicate
condition, left Berwick to walk to
Hazleton. The day was an inordin
ately cold one, and when they arrived
they were suflering considerably from
the weather. They were given lodg
ing and food at the station house. A
day of two later, through the efforts
of a few generously inclined people, a
furnished home was given the couple
to live in, the husband was supplied
with work, and their condition appear
ed to be comfortable. In January a
babe was born. A short time after
ward they diiappeared Irom Hazleton,
and their whereabouts according to
the Hazleton papers, was unknown.
The following is extracted from the
Allentown Item of Saturday. -s
"Friday afternoon Mrs. Andrew
Engle came to the police station with
her eight months old babe on her arms
asking for aid. She said she was from
Slatington, where she worked at the
American Hotel for her board. Her
husband boarded there and he skipp
ed out without paying his board bill or
providing her with money. She was
told to see Poor Director Bittner. At
10:30 o'clock last night Officer Weav
er found her wandering about the
water works and brought her again to
the police station. She was given
lodging for the night and breakfast at
the Pennsylvania Hotel. She was sent
to the poor house this afternoon. Mrs.
Engle is a comely woman and looks
honest and willing to work. Her babe
lay sleeping in her arms. When her
husband skipped out he boarded a
Valley freight train to come to Allen-
town, but was put off at Rockdale.
Officer Kramer was detailed to watch
for him. This morning Sergeant
Haines arrested him and locked him
up pending the arrival of a Constable
from Slatington with warrants charg
ing fraud and desertion. The war
rants were issued by Squire Hankee."
Letter From Mrs James B. Neal.
Mrs. Joseph Bufiington, wife of the
United States District Court Judge
of the Pittsburg district, has received
a letter from Mrs. James B. Neal,
wife of Dr. Neal, now with United
States Consul John Fowler, at Che
too, telling about recent events in
China.
The letter was written from Che
foo July 10, and in it Mrs. Neal gives
her version of the incident when the
Chinese warship, which assisted the
disabled battle ship Oregon, was au
thorized by Captain Wilde to fly the
American flag. Mrs. Neal writes :
"There is one good Chinaman in
the world. He is Captain Sah, of
the Chinese gunboat Hai Chi, on
which twenty-six of us American
women and children took refuge while
she was lying five miles out in Tsung
Chow harbor. Capt. Sah gave as
sistance to Capt. Wilde of the Ore
gon when the latter grounded, and in
recognition of his service Capt. Wilde
gave the Chinaman a letter bearing an
official seal that for saving and guard
ing Americans at Tsung Chow, Capt.
Sah and his ship were under American
protection. While we were still on
board the Hai Chi, a Russian man of
war started in her direction. But
Capt. Sah ran up the stars and stripes,
as Captain Wilde had told him to do,
and the Russian ship turned promptly
a.ay. There were twenty-six Ameri
can women and children of us to
c'leer and cry as 'Old Glory' unfurled
from the staff of a Chinese warship."
Urennan Breslin.
Tuesday morning, in the church of
Our Ladv, Mt. Carmel, Rev. Meu
wese united in marriage James Bren
nan, of Centralia, and Miss Fannie
Breslin, of Mt. Carmel. Miss Mary
Gallagher acted as bridesmaid and
Thomas McGinley, of Centralia, did
the honors of best man. The young
people are very highly thought of.
They will spend their honeymoon at
Atlantic City.
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John Howell, of near Oak Grove,
for some time past employed in the
Harman & ri assert car shops, suffered
a severe paralytic stroke. His recov
ery is veiy improbable.
A LETTER OF EXPLANATION.
Editor of The Columuian,
Dear Sir : We would like you
to publish the following article, not
only in justice to the committee in
charge of the employes of the Blooms
burg Silk Mill picnic, but also the
employ ;s themselves, that their friends
and patrons may know that when we,
as a committee, published the fact
that good meals could be procured on
the grounds of the Milton Park for
twenty-five cents (25 cents), we did
so in good faith, having a letter from
w. W. S. Butler, Supt. of the Trolley
Co., to that effect. We remonstrated
and argued against the 10c. extra for
mealy, but were told that they did not
believe that we ever had any such let
ter, and would not. unless we produced
same, which, unfortunately, we did
not have with us. We failed, however,
to ask, in any of our letters to Mr.
Butler, how much ice water would be
per ghss, thinking, of course, it would
be free, but we were again in the
wrong, as Mrs. Foust & Bro. charged
our patTons ic. per glass, for which
action we are very sorry, but could
not help.
Extract of letter from W. W. S.
Butler, Supt. of the Lewisburg, Mil
ton and Walsontown Pass. Railway,
dated June 30, 1900 :
"We have sold the exclusive privi
lege of the restaurant to Mrs. Foust
& Bro. for the season. We, there
fore, could not let any caterer on the
grounds. Mrs. Foust provides ex
cellent meals at 25c. each and can
provide for 700 or more."
S. H. Harman, J. N. Hummer,
President. Secretary.
Bitten By a D05
A little son of Cyrus Eveland, who
lives near Stillwater, had his head and
face badly cut by a vicious bull dog
Thursday afternoon of last week. Had
it not been for the assistance of Mrs.
Eveland, whose attention was attract
ed by her son's cries, he probably
would have been killed.
An effort is being made by Theta
Castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle,
to secure a special tram to go to Mil
ton on Monday evening, September
3d, Labor Day. If a sufficient num
ber will go, the special can be had.
One of the leading features of the
celebration is the production of the
Spanish-American war, by the famous
Repasz Band, of Williamsport.
The emplovees of Paul E. Wirt's
pen factory, supplemented by a few
of their friends, had a delightful time
at Hess' Grove, Rupert, on Saturday.
The day was an ideal one, and so
pleasantly was the time spent, that
not until it was absolutely necessary,
did they leave the grove to catcti the
train for home.
William Abbott, in defiance of an
existing rule, left the tiirbstone rnar-
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Ker 1 uesuay morning ueiurc cigm
o'clock, for the purpose of delivering,
and. as a result, was arrested. We
were unable to learn the amount of
the fine imposed.
The floor in T. S. Bachman's whole
sale liquor store has been raised on
a level with the pavement.
J. G, WELLS,
Successor to S. F. Peacock
& Co., Market Square.
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SPECIAL SALE
Bicycle Sundries!
Electric Gas Lamp, reduced $3. 25 to
$2.25.
Gem Gas Lamp, reduced $2.00 to
$i.5-
Everlit Lamp, reduced $1.50 to 75c
Jim Dandy, reduced $1.25 to 60c.
Unique, reduced $2.00 to $1.00.
G'obe Vapor, reduced $2.00 to $1.00.
Light Weight, reduced $1.25 to Goc
Veeder Cyclometer, 50c.
Sheppard Cyclometer, 20c.
Sheppard Ber. Gear, 60c.
U. S. Trip Cyclometer, 60c.
U. S. Odemeter, $1.50.
Bicycle Bells, 10c. to 50c.
Shoe Saddle, 75c.
Gillian, $1.05.
Victor, 1.05.
Christy, 1.05.
A few Split Bamboo Fishing Rods
left. $i.S, $ i.7S and $2.50.
T. CK -WELLS,
Gexeral Hardwark,
CHILDREN'S
School
All Kinds,
All Prices,
ALL
Vestee Suits
$1.98 to $5.50.
TWO-PIECE SUITS,
8 to 15, $1.00 to $6.50.
THREE-PIECE SUITS,
All wool, Coat, Pants and
Vest. Sizes, 9 to 16, $3.50
to $7.50.
Ben, Gidding,
Bloomsburg, Penrfa.
Come in and see us we'll treat you right.
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CARPETS I
Rather warming during this kind of weather to
talk of carpets. But the fall is coming on apace and
you will want something to brighten up your rooms. It
is almost useless for us to tell you what you so well
know, that we are headquarturs for carpets of all kinds.
None can show you the selection we do, nor the variety
in quality and prices. "We can give you carpets from
10c. up to $2.00 per yard, and all between. Our carpet
room is so well lighted that we can show you just how
your carpet will look when on the floor.
NEW PATTERNS are in and more will arrive in
the next few weeks. Give us the early call.
By a good contract with the mill we are still able to
offer you
Wool Velvet
Laid and
FURNITURE.
Bather late, but we offer you a new lot of porch
rockers for $1.80, worth $2.00. Plenty of new rockers
in stock. "We have a special bargain in a 0-foot exten
sion table, $0.00.
DRY
New lines of all the
prices, fresh from the N. Y. markets. We picked care
fullyvery carefully. We don't want a big lot of goods
to grow stale on our hands. We want to give you only
what is fresh and new.
SHIRT WAISTS.
To close out. Your own prices
GROCERIES. '
Same old storv. Same old pleasant proof that '?'re
IT. Business constantly growing. But we want more
of your trade. If you don't buy from us now, give us a
trial
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Carpet, Hade
Lined, 90c.
GOODS.
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