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BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1000
NO. 37
I1LLY SLAIN
Discharged Farm Hand Fatally
Shoots His Employer-Waited
For Him Along Roadway
Fired Two Shots, One
Taking Effect Above
the Left Lung.
Death Followed Almost In
stantlyThe Murderer Sur
renders Himself to
the Sheriff.
The quiet and peaceful serenity of
our neighboring county of Montour
was greatly disturbed Wednesday
morning by a cold blooccd murder
within the borough limits of Danville.
The murderer is Boyd Wintersteen
iiul his victim was M. L. Fisher.
Mr. Fisher was the superintendent
of Castle Grove farms owned by John
R. Burnett. Up to last Saturday
Wintersteen was employed as a farm
hand. Wintersteen possessed a sulky
disposition and was very unpopular
with all of the farm hands, and last
Saturday he was discharged for negli
gence. This riled his temper greatly
and he started on a spree. Wednesday
morning he went to the Dennett farms
and laid in wait along the roadway
between the two farms. About ten
o'clock Fisher drove by in a road cart
and Wintersteen fired two shots from
a 32 calibre revolver. One of the
bullets went wide ot the mark but the
other took effect about an inch above
the left lung. Fisher fell from the
vehicle and died a few minutes after
wards. The murderer then walked
leisurely down the tow path.
About a quarter of a mils below the
scene of the tragedy he was seen wad
ing m the creek up to his waist. He
took the revolver from his hip pocket,
placed the muzzle to his temple but
replaced it in his pocket and started
for Danville. On Church street he
met Wiley Watts, Daniel Gottshall
and Charles Prentiss, three young men
who had started out to look for him.
As Wintersteen asproached the three
men, he called: "I just shot a man
inu am on the way to give myself up
to the sheriff. I intended to kill my
self and end the case but my nerve
failed and 1 didn't do the job." The
murderer was conducted to the county
jail and turned over to the sheriff.
When the sheriff was searching the
prisoner in the cell. Wintersteen pulle
the revolver from his pocket and re
marked, "That is all I have got. That
is the thing I killed Fisher with."
1 he murdered man is a native of
Columbia County, he having been
bom and raised in Catawissa township.
His parents still reside there. His
mother is a sister of our townsman,
Joshua Fetterman.
The murderer is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Wintersteen, and is about 35
jears of age. Bloomsburg has been
the residence place of his parents for
many years. The father died about a
year ago. The mother is living, and
occupies a house out near Oak Grove.
A brother also lives here, and is in
the employ of J. L. Dillon.'
An autopsy of the remains of Sup
erintendent Fisher was conducted by
Urs. Newbaker and Shultz. They
'ound the bullet, 32 callibre, lodged
between the third and fouith dorsal
vertebrae. The verdict of the Cor
oner's Jury is as follows:
"That Martin L. Fisher came to his
death about 10:10 a. m.. September
'i kjoo, while passing along a private
driveway, leading from Grove's Man
sion to the Upper Farm, known as the
cnier farm, now owned by John K..
Bennett, in Mahoning township,
County of Montour, State of Pennsyl
vania, at the hands of one Boyd Win
tersteen, who came upon .him while
taul Fisher was ridm? in a buDr?v to
ward said farm, when said Wintersteen
did wilfully and intentionally shoot
the said Fisher with a revolver, the
ball taking effect about three inches
below the left arm pit, passing through
Jie fifth rib and the left June, and
lodging in the spinal column, death
resulting almost instantly.
J- t. .Hare, Acting Coroner.
The
" erl r. P. Johnston, Charles Voris,
nomas Vincent, William K. Young
jonn h. Evans. v
K- R. Little has been elected a
jhrector of the Bloomsburg Water
,m.
-""-puny, to till the vacancy on
"je board caused by the death of
lather, K. II. Little.
WEDDING ON IRON STREET.
Mitt Anna M. Wood! Bocomcs A Brido.
A happy event that has been look-
forward to for a long time by the
many friends of the bride, took place
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Woods on Iron street Tuesday at
ten o'clock, when their only daughter
Miss Anna M. and Mr. William
Wren of Lewistown, became husband
and wife. The words which united
the two young people until "death do
part were spoken by Rev. David N.
Kirkby ol St. Paul's Episcopal church,
in the presence of a company of only
the immediate relatives.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
refreshments were partaken of, alter
which the newly made man and wife
were driven to the East Bloomsburg
station, where they took the south
bound train for a wedding trip. Their
future home will be in Lewistown,
where the groom is engaged in real
estate business. The Columbian
joins with their friends in wishing
them a long life of happiness.
Lingering Illness Ends iu Death.
The pale charger, death, has claimed
another of Bloomsburg's respected
residents, in the person of William
F.dgar. The end came at the home
of the deceased's son-in-law, J. H.
Giger, on West Main street, about
five o'clock Saturday afternoon, after
an illness of about two years. He
was born in Northampton county in
the year 1827. He remained in his
native county until 1847, when he
came to liloomsburg. lour years
later he was united in marriage to
Miss Catharine Deemer, to which
union seven children were born. The
first death in the family wus in 18S6,
when Boyd, the oldest son, then aged
about twenty years, was summoned
to the great beyond. Mrs. Edgar
died in August of last year. Six chil
dren still survive. Mr. Edgar was a
member of the Methodist Church,
and when his condition would admit,
attended all its services.
The funeral took place Tuesday af
ternoon at two o'clock. Services were
conducted by Rev. W. M. Frysinger.
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lire in tba Fourth Ward.
A vacant frame house, situated just
off of Fifth street, near East street,
was ignited, it is supposed, by a spark
from the cupola of the Bloomsburg
Car Manufacturing Company, Tues
day afternoon, and the continued
sounding of the alarm, called out the
entire fire department. The blaze
was only a few yards from the Rescue
Hose House, and, of course, that
company was the first on the scene.
The Friendships also attached, but
the Winouas and Good Wills did not
unreel any hose. The house was con
siderably burned. This is the second
fire in the building within the past six
months.
Lutheran Church Services.
Preaching by the pastor in the
Lutheran church on next Sabbath,
September 16th on the following
themes: "The Goodness of God" in
the morning and "Victory with God"
or "David and Goliath" in the even-
inn. Sunday School ard Christian
Endeavor praver meeting at 0 a. m
and 6:30 p. m. The public cordially
invited. M. L. McLinn I'astor.
Officers Elected.
The fol'owing officers were elected
to serve for six months in tne rv. u
C. E. of the United Evangelical
Church: President, John Hoffman;
Vice President, John Adams; Secre
tary, B. Kerstetter; Assistant Secre
tary, Minnie Pollock; Treasurer, Em.
ma Lesher; Junior Supt., Lillie Reigh
ard ; Assistant Supt., Bessie Earnest
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Sheriff's Sale-
Sheriff Black will sell the following
property in addition to those advertis-
ed in The uoltmisian, on oaimuay
S.Mitember 20. at the court house at 2
p. m. Property of G. H. Moore and
L. Ella Moore, located in the Borough
of Millville, at the suit of Georgeanna
Demott.
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a .mmlipr nf votintr cirls who
have been in the habit of robbing
n,n fruit- troes on First street, were
o-ivf.n a chase and a severe reprint-
This
'nurioinimr is eoiug on high
i,o.i..,l nil over town and the law
may have to be resorted to.
The Farmers National Bank
is
iu a very good condition as can be
seen by a glance at tne
which appears elsewhere
issue.
report
in this:
TOWN FATHER HOLD MEETING.
September Meeting of Council a Longthy
0ne.
The September meeting of the
Town Council, held in the Town Hall
Thursday evening, last, was attended
by the whole body. There was an
unusually large amount of business on
hand and the meeting was an un
usually lengthy one. After the min
utes of the previous meeting had been
read and approved, the following
amendment to Ordinance No. 5 was
passed :
Sec. I. That Article 4 of Unlinnnce Nr.
5, emit led "An OriliiMm-e for the establish
ment of a curbstone market," which reads as
follows : "kach and every person with wag
ons, sleds or other vehicles, containing arti
cles for market, shall be required, during
market hours, to back u to the pavement,
on the south side of the said Second street,
from the first day of April until the first day
of October in each year, and from the first
day of October to the f irst day of April on
the north side of said street, in such manner
as nut to obstruct the crossings, nor the trav
eling in the ktrect ; and eveiy person found
violating the direction of tin Article shall,,
on conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of $1.00
for each and every offense, ' lie, and the same
it hereby amended so as to read as folluws 1
"l.neli ami every , person with .. wagoni,.
sleds and other vehicles, containing articles
for market, shall be required, during market
hours, to back up to the pavement on the
south side of Second Si. .from the lirst day of
November to the first day of May, in such
manner as not to obstruct the crossings, or
the travel upon said street; and no persons,
as foiesdid,shall be permitted to leave their
placet, in said market, so lung as they shall
have remaining upon, or about their wagons
and vehicles, any articles for market, whether
the same be sold or unso d ; and every per
son violating any provision of this Article
shall, upon conviction, forlcit and pay a fine
of $1.00 for the first olfonse, and a tine of
j.oo for each and every offense thereafter."
Ordinance taxing telephone, tele
graph and electric light poles, read
before the Council.
E. C. McCabe and A. W. Duy ap
peared in behalf of the Electric Light
Company, and asked Council not to
enforce ordinance regarding the tax
ing of all poles. Mr. Duy explained
that quite a number of the poles had
been erected merely to fulfill the
Company's agreement with the town.
These poles, in his opinion, should
not be taxed.
It was moved and seconded that
the matter be carried over for the
present.
William Krickbaum informed Coun
cil that the pavement on Seventh
street, along the jail property, should
e five feet wide, and should be laid
so as not to interfere with the growth
of the trees. He asked permission
lor the Commissioners to do same.
Moved and seconded that request
be granted.
Mr. Schoch and Mr. Wirt appeared
before Council and stated that they
had been appointed a committee by
the trustees of the B. S. N. to ap
pear before Council and ask them to
lay a brick crossing on the north and
south sides of Main street, over Penn
street, to facilitate travel to and from
the Normal school. Thev explained
to the Council that the crossing was
in bad condition, and by reason of
the improvements, recently completed
at said school, these crossings were
necessary.
On motion, duly seconded, the
street committee was authorized to
lay a brick crossing over Penn street,
on the south side ot Main street.
Mr. John appeared before Council
with a petition, stating that the Good
Will I' ire Co., No. 4, is the only rec
ognized and chartered No. 4 fire com
pany, af Bloomsburg.
On motion, duly seconded, the pe
tition was laid over until a special
meeting.
A petition was presented asking for
an electric light, at the corner of
Eighth and Centre streets.
On motion, duly seconded, it was
ordered to be placed where prayed
for.
Complaint was entered regarding
electric light on West Third street.
Referred to committee on lights.
Gutter on Iron street, along prop
erty of Clark Richart, reported in
bad condition, same being too low.
Referred to committee on highways.
Complaint was made regarding
pavements on D. A. Magee and Hen
ry Kleim estates, on East street; II.
W. Hess, Ellis Eves and M. E. Stack
house, Iron street; Mrs. Murphy,
Catharine street; A. M. E. Church,
First street, and Mrs. Seesholtz, Main
street, which were reported m bad
condition.
On motion, duly seconded, a notice
is to be sent to said parties to lay
pavements within twenty days.
Crossing, over Fifth street, at the
intersection of Fifth and Catharine,
on the west side, and over Fourth
street, at the intersection of Fourth
and Centre, on the west side, reported
in bad condition, the same being too
low. Referred to committee on high
ways. H. J. Clark asked Council to cob
ble gutter in front of his property on
Centre street. No action taken.
The Secretary is to notify street
sprinklers not to keep the streets in
such a muddy condition.
There was some other business
transacted, such as drawing orders for
the payment of bills, after which the
meeting adjourned.
O0URT PR00ELDIHGS.
Court was in session for a brief
period on Monday. In the absence
of Hon. R. R. Little, Associates
Kurtz and Fox presided.
Lean was granted the Overseers of
Briarcreek township to file an appeal
from order of removal of Wesley
Ervine.
John Metnzinger appointed Judge
of Election of South West Conyngham
district to fill vacancy caused by the
removal from district ot the judge
elected last spring.
An order of Court was filed, direct
ing that the carpets and mattings in
the second story of the Court- House
be cleaned, and that the ceiling.walls,
windows and woodwork be swept,
scrubed and cleaned.
Alice D. Tubbs appointed guardian
of Beula Tubbs, minor child of Frank
E. Tubbs.
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Services ot the TJ. Ev. Church, Sept. 16-
Quarterly Conference business
meeting, on Saturday evening, Sep
tember 15, at 7:30; Sunday school,
on Sunday, at 9:15 a. m; preaching
and communion at io:o: Junior K..
L. C. E. at 2 p. m; Senior K. L. C
6:30 p. m; preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. N. Young, P. E., will officiate.
Prayer meeting and teachers' meeting
on Wednesday evening at 7:30. All
are most cordially invited to all these
s .Tvice?.
Fine Stationery'
The job department of the Colum
bian is now prepared to show its pat
rons a fine line of stationery, in bond
and linen papers, for unruled letter
and note heads, in blue, white or
cream, with envelopes to match. It
is suitable lor either pen or typewriter.
tvdmirers of fine stationery are in
vited to call and see it. The prices
are very low for the class of goods.
Chief of Police Wesley Knorr did
a commendable act on Sunday, when
he gathered in two drunks, who had
been disporting themselves on Mar
ket street, and gave them berths in
the cooler. They came from the di
rection of the D. I.. & W. depot, and
had filled up, no doubt, from a supply
which they had laid in the night be
fore. A whiff of the odor on passing
was almost sufficient to knock a per
son down.
Y. II. 0. A. Meeting.
Rev. M. E. McLinn will address
the men's meeting in the Y. M. C. A
building next Sunday afternoon. A
cordial invitation is given all men to
be present.
Buckwheat.
We will pay eeo. per bushel for
good buckwheat delivered to our mill
this week.
9-13 tf H. V. White & Co.
J. G, WELLS,
Successor to S. F. Peacock
& Co., Market Square.
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Fodder Tar Rope,!
10c. Lb.
Corn Cutters, 25c.
NEW LINE
DELFT WARE,
JUST RECEIVED.
Just in Single and Double Barrel,
Hammer and Hammerless
C3-TJ3STS.
Leggins, Coats, Belts, Shells, Etc.
GK "WELLS,
General Hardware.
Cormtbt 1900 by But, Schffr Hum
Our fall shapes in Hats are all in. New Shirts, Gloves, Ho
siery, Neckwear, Caps. Everything in the line of Men's Furnishings.
Ben.Gidding.
tjCX Come in aud see us
The Leader Departmetit Store.
As the cooler weather approaches, we know out la
dy readers are thinking of
them, ot Fair time. Hits
will be needed in the way of dress goods for your per
son, and carpets aud furniture for the house.
How much it adds to the attractiveness of a home
to have something new. The old things are good enough,
but one gets tired of the same carpet, the same furniture,
and the same dress. A change is physically good for
the system.
You know our motto is to keep only fresh goods.
We would rather pay a little more and do with a smaller
profit, and buy just what suited our trade. We can
have our selection and pick out only the nicest patterns
and styles.
DRESS GOODS.
We do not buy these by case lots. Every piece is
selected with an eye as' to how it will please you, and se
lected singly. If we bought a whole case we would have
to take patterns and colors that we would be ashamed to
see on you. We think we chose the best line of dress
goods that could be found in New York aud Philadel
phia. Let us show you the goods.
CARPETS.
Thev say that keepiug everlastingly at it brings
success. "Our success in this
and our ability to sell goods depends entirely on our
ability to please you, iu price, quality and pattern. We
have combined these three elements, we tmuK, to your
satisfaction. Take, for instance, our leader,
A WOOL VELVET
AND LINED, U0c The
thousands of rolls of these
there is uothing iu the country to beat them. Thi.s may
sound biz. but it's true, nevertheless.
Another leader. A
for oOc. per yard. Any
the colors of which are
weight per yard as an all-wool carpet. Every pattern
new, and all the popular colorings. Then we have them
better, for W aud Toe. per
Oh, yes. 2'2 ic. per yard
give you a better one.
Rugs, trom the smallest sizes up to carpet sizes, and
pi ices to suit all. Full assortment of art squares.
GROCERIES. Every month our grocery department
shows an increase in business. Means just what we are
telling you ! We are selling satisfactory goods at satisfac
tory prices. May we have a portion of your business ?
THE LEADER STOKE
Stylish
ClotKes
You've heard a great deal
about the fit and fashion of
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
clothes. Come In and try
on some of the new stylet,
see how becoming they are,
how elegantly tailored and
finished.
, They fit, keep their shape,
wear longer then other
clothes and you will find
we have prices to suit every
purse.
Suits, overcoats, trousers,
of the latest design and of
guaranteed quality, for less
than inferior goods cost
elsewhere.
we'll treat you right.
housecleaning, and many of
means that something new
department is selling goods,
CARPET, MADE, LAID
Carpet H orks has orders lor
very goods. At the price
heavy weight Ingrain Carpet
cotton in it ? Yes ! A little, but
such that do not fade. Same
yard. Anything cheaper ?
for a good carpet. 80c. will
CO., Ltd., Fourth S: Market Sts.
MP