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VOL. 35.
BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER '25, 1900
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0IVI0 CLUB MINSTRELS-
A Good Show And Large Audienco Give
The Library Fund a Big Benefit.
Unsuspecting people would have
been surprised if tney had been told a
week ago that we had conccaled.rlght
here in our midst, a first-class up-to-date
minstrel troupe. And yet Tues
day night's performance at the Opera
House by the Civic Club Minstrels
proved such to be the case.
The combination was discovered
,'.ik1 organized and moulded into shape
hv Mrs. W. S. Rishton and Miss Clare
Whitninycr, on behalf of the Woman's
Civic Club, and the purpose was to
raise money for the Public Library
Fund. Few people outside ot those
actively engaged in the work can ap
preciate the amount of time, energy,
perseverance and patience that is re-
ri'iired to carry out a scheme of this
kind. For having done it so success
fully both as to the financial result
ami the merits ot the entertainment,
Mrs. Rishton and Miss Whitmoyer
are entitled to the thanks of the pub
lie.
Mr. Jay Brown filled the important
position of stage manager and direct
or with the skill of a professional. He
has hid considerable experience in
amateur theatricals, and knows his
business all right. In the hrst part of
the program he acted as interlocutor
Lined up on either side of him were
Robert Hawley Jr., Robert Young,
Frank Miller, Frank Eyer, Frank
Wilson, Clyde Yetter, Samuel R
B.dletnan, Sam II. llarman, Edward
Ent' I). J. Tasker, Thomas Hayes
and William Coffman. Mr. Brown
wore a colonial suit, with white face,
and the others all wore dress suits and
black faces. At the left of the stage
sat Dr. A. K. Aldinger and Eugene
McCabe, the "bones" men, and at the
rieht were Frank Colley and W. S.
Rishton, the "tambos." To describe
the attire ot these four would require
the pen of an artist. All were differ
ent Different from each other, and
different from anything that anybody
ever saw before. Their suits were
composit e,conglomerate combinations,
and their acts were better than are
seen at most piofessional minstrel
shows.
The first part of the program con
sisted of an overture by Normal
School Orchestra, songs by Dr. Aid
mger, D. J. Tasker, Frank Colley,
Edward Ent, Frank Eyer and C. C
Yetter, ank choruses by the company,
All were well sung, and received the
hearty applause of the audience,
They were interspersed with funny
things by the end men.
Frank Wilson, wearing a silk hat
and a chrysanthemum, and his
clothes, delivered a lecture on several
dozen subjects, and kept the audience
lauuhing throughout. riis hit on
"Jack Rabbits," seemed to be espec
ially appreciated.
The Bellamy Carnival was a dance
by eight figures, dressed wrong side
to. That is, their faces were on the
backs of their heads, and consequent
ly, the backs of their heads were on
their face?, and the south side of
their clothes pointed north. When
they went forward they walked back
ward, and vice versa, and the audi
ence got so mixed up that they
thought that when the figures came
on the stage they were going off, and
when they were through and went off
the stage it looked as though they
were just coming on. It was very
funny.
A comic song, and a beautiful illus
trated song, by Mr. Tasker '"Mc
Fadden's Flats," by Dr. Aldinger and
Mr. Hayes ; "Rag Time Quartette,"
by Messrs. Hawley, Rishton, McCabe
and Harman; "Johnny Dugan and
His Tribe," by Messrs. Ent, Eyer,
Young and Coffman ; and a boxing
bout in barrels, by Coffman and
Hayes, brought the program down to
the Cake Walk.
In this the participants were Rob
ert Young and Mtss Laura Moyer, S.
H. Harman and Miss Lois Sloan, Dr.
Aldinger and Miss Edith Miller, Frank
Colley and Miss Carrie Brown, Rob
ert Hawley and Miss Lilla Sloan.
The costumes were brilliant in colors
and fantastic in design, and I he move
ments were all very graceful and
pretty. J. R. Townsend, W. S. Moy
er and Dr. Willitts were appointed
judges to award the cake, being gov
erned by the amount of applause
each couple received. Dr. Atdingtr
and Miss Miller "took the cake."
The whole program was highly credit
able to all concerned, and the library
fund is over $200 better off.
Mrs. Colley, Mrs. Sut'.iff and Miss
ttogenrief, rendered valuable aid as
accompanists for the different songs
and acts.
The large decorated cake prize was
donated by E. Woolsey's Bakery.
Through the kindness of Eugene
McCabe the stage was brilliantly
lighted with electric lamns.
Lhas. P. Elwcll played the piano
or the cake walk. He was given t
warm welcome when he sat down at
the instrument.
Prof. J. II. Dennis operated the
antern and slides for the illustrated
song.
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.
Contracts to bo Let to Take Effect Next July.
William H. Penn, assistant superin
tendent of the Railway Mail Service,
from the Second Assistant Postmaster
General's office, was in Iiloomsburg
ast Thursday in the interest of the
quadrennial letting ot star mail routes,
which is now being advertised in all
the Eastern and New England Stales.
Two important changes have been
made in this system, which will greatly
improve the service and give the
country people that which closely
approaches free rural delivery.
Contractors are required to live on
or convenient to the route, and win
be held immediately responsible for
the service. This feature cuts out the
non-Tesident and professional bidder,
and gives all the money to the local
people. Any person living convenient
to the route, except within the cor
porate limits of a city, or within eighty
rods of a post office, can place a box
on the immediate route of the carrier
and have his mail delivered free of
expense. This will enable the farmer,
who is inconvenient to a rostolfice.
to get his daily paper and other mail
quickly and regularly.
Contracts will be let to the lowest
responsible bidder, and any person
who wishes to bid can receive all
necessary information from any Post
master. Bids must be filed in the
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral's office by December 4. Service
takes effect July 1, 1901.
OOUET PROCEEDINGS.
Court convened on Tuesday morn
ing at ten o'clock with Hon. E. M.
Dunham of Sullivan county and As
sociates Judges Fox and Kurtz pre
siding. Robison vs. Karns et. al. Motion
for a new trial. Motion refused.
Wm. Hoffman vs. Wm. Hopper.
Motion for new trial. Motian refused.
O. B. Mellick vs. Penna. R. R. Co.
Motion for new trial. Motion refused.
General Fire Extinguisher Co. vs.
Magee Carpet Works. Motion for
new trial. Motion refused.
C. D. Hamlin vs. Norman Hamlin.
Judgment for plaintiff.
William C. Sponsler vs. William
Walp. administrator of Mary A. Walp
deceased. William Walp, George
Walo. Tames Walp, Samuel Walp,
Lydia Cbywell and Jennie Dietterick
heirs at law ot Mary A. Walp, cleceas
ed. Eiectment.
Estate of Daniel Frv. Petition for
partition. Inquest awarded.
Estate of Solomon Helwiz. Peti
tion for citation. Citation awarded
Hotel license of Harvey Dietterich
situate in Center Township transferred
to Charles Whitenight.
The counsel in Walp ejectment
case and the Court Stenographer
went to Warrior's Run Wednesday to
take testimony.
All jurors except those serving on
the above case were discharged.
Ernest SetonThompson.
The eneaeement of F.rnest Seton
Thomnson was made in the best of
faith by those who were instrumental
in bringing him here. Uis entertain
in? hooks were knewn to many per
sons, and his lectures have been well
received in the cities, and the papers
have given him very complimentary
noLices. It was believed that his lec
ture would be a tare treat to this
rnmmnnitv. But it wasn't. The
lartre maioritv of the audience was
disannointed. His lecture consisted
mostlv of a discourse on jack-rabbits
tails, tame bears feasting on a garbage
nile in Yellowstone Park, a descrip
tion of the death of old "Lobo," the
wolf, which was the best thing he had,
and a moose hunt. The lecture he
rmue here was not the one that was
exnected. and was certainly not one
nf hisliest. It is not often that an
audience is disappointed in the Nor
m.il Auditorium, as great care is ex
ercised in the selection of entertain
ers, and it was not the fault of the
manners in this instance, but of the
lecturer, who did not deliver the lec
ture that was requested.
A broker's office has been estab
lished in the Moyer building on
Main street below Market.
LOOKING AHEAD.
A Prominent Citizen Tells How the Interests
of Bloomsburg Could be
Advanced.
How apt we are to run in old ways,
adhere to old forms. I hesitate to
launch out into new methods and
p'acticcs, or be indifferent to the de
mand for progressivencss.
A church needs to change their
methods with the passing years, es
pecially as to the management of the
temporalities, because old ways and
methods will not fit into the neces
sities and that church loses ground.
Our town needs to be progressive.
Because a pain would do ten years
ago may be the very reason why it
ought to be changed. The people
are willing to pay taxes and still larger
taxes, even special ones if they see
that the authorities are seeking to
expend the money honestly and for
the public good, in better streets,
better schools, better- government,
with wiser ordinances well executed.
Let us have a beginning of paved
streets. Such a start if it were but
one block would take like cold water
on a hot day, and would be an in
centive and inspiration to continue,
and the necessary funds could be
easily forthcoming. The authorities
who would put such an enterprise on
loot would be memorialized if not
immortalized. v ho is holilm" such a
blessing benefit back ? Let them yield
to this loud public demand in the in
terest of right conditions.
What an advantage to Bloomsburg
if Athletic Park could be arranged
and ueautmed as a pane; now it wouui
educate and uplift, if kept from the
evil ? Ami much it would add to our
town. What rest and pleasure it
would afford our people. If the town
has not money to undertake this why
not agitate the subject for our Labor
davs and awaken our public schools
to the privilege of doing such a grand
work on those days through a suc
cession of years, and no one in town
would be any poorer. Then the
authorities would be encouraged to
do some landscape gardening, and a
beautiful park arise before us. But,
to make our town what it ought to be
e must have more, or more active
industries. Why could we not have a
paper mill at Iron Dale, with the
splendid water power, and as paper
was brought in, ague and fever would
be ordered out and it would get its
walking papers very quickly, too.
Why could we not have a shirt factory
here employing a hundred or more
hands? These articles are always in
demand. There is no trouble to sell
garments, all that is needed is to
make them right and at fair prices.
There might be great gatherings, and
dryings, and packing of Medicinal
herbs, the manufacture of special
medicines and the issue of pamphlets
on health, etc. ine trusts sureiy
have not sole charge over every man
ufactured article and it will do our
town an amazing benefit to Destir
themselves and make a large stride
forward in a most substantial way. X
(Joining Again.
Lyman H. Howe has given exhibi
tions of his moving pictures several
times in Bloomsburg, but that to be
given by him in the Opera House on
Friday evening Nov. 2, will surpass au
previous efforts. The exhibition will
be under the auspices and for the
benefit of the Lutheran Y. P. S. C- E,
Admission 25 and 35 cents. A packed
house is expected. Secure your seats
in advance. The board for reserved
seats will be open on Tuesday, Oct.
30, at Bidleman s Book Store.
The Dead Burglar-
The man who was shot at Cambra
while attempting to rob a store has
not been identified. The remains
were kept there several days andweie
viewed by over a thousand people.
No one appearing to claim the body,
it was sent to a medical college in
Philadelphia, where it will 'be dissect
ed by students.
Photographs Oheap-
The undersigned is prepared to fill
orders for photographic views of
houses, street views, etc., in Blooms
burg at low rates. Pictures 4x5 at
$1.50 a dozen.
G. Edward Elwell,
Market Street,
tf Bloomsburg.
Married-
I Ioldren-H II.EMAN. At the M. E.
Parsonage in Eyers Grove, Oct. 18.
Murray Holdren of Pinesummit and
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by the Rev. David Y. Brouse.
Bear Oap Biidge
The commissioners of Columbia
and Northumberland counties met at
Bear G ip Tuesday of last week to re
ceive bids for a county bridge at that
place on the line between the two
counties. There were eleven bids,
two being from Mt. Carmel, but the
lowest was that of B. F. Ryan, $189.
Otfing to a change in the work, the
bids were rejected by mutual consent
and it was agreed to meet again at
Sunbury.
Benton lost a highly esteemed
citizen in the death of A. W. Wilk
inson, dwell occurred at his home
in that town early Monday morning.
Mr. Wilkinson h.ul been a sufferer
from heart failure for some time
past, though dropsy is given as the
immediate cause of his death. Not
withstanding his advanced age,
sixty nine years, tip to a few months
ago he was quite active. Mrs. L.
1. Stiles a daughter is the only sur
viving member of the family. The
remains were interred in the ceme
tery at Benton yesterday afternoon.
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After a period of suffering extend
ing through several years, Mrs.
Joseph Cramer died on Tuesday.
She had been afflicted with a com
plication of diseases which admitted
of no hope of recovery. The de
ceased was about forty years old,
and is survived by a husband and
two children. Her death occurred
at the home of her brother-in-law,
Rush Cook. The funeral will be
held this afternoon.
In spite of the fact that one of
their number was killed, the gang
of robbers whi:h has been operat
ing in the upper part of this county
for the past several months, the sur
viving members remain undaunted
and robberies are still going cn.
On Fiiday night Pennington's store
at Fairmount Springs was broken
into and goods to a considerable
amount carried away.
The Young Men's Democratic
Club will hold a big meeting in the
Opera House Saturday evening.
Fred Ikeler and John G. Harman
Esqs., will speak. The ability of
these two young men is too well
known to need any comment here.
The Bloomsburg Band has been
engaged to furnish music for the
occasion.
The Danville 77's lined up against
the grid iron Saturday afternoon.
They were not common amuse
ment for our boys as can be seen
from the score, 48 o. While this
game was in progress, the sturdy
Normahtes were walloping an
eleven from Orangeville on Normal
Field. Score 30 to o.
One hundred and twenty-five
dollars was the price paid to J. W.
Bowman of Rohrsburg, lor a
Guernsey bull last week. This
fully demonstrates the value of rais
ing good stock. Had this animal
been a scrub, Mr. Bowman could
not have sold it for more than
fifteen or twenty dollars.
The Annual Reunion of the grad
nates of the Bloomsburg State
Normal School will be held at Hotel
Sterling. Wilkes-Barre, this eve
ntng. j, he attendance ts expected
to be large.
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 RECFIVED.
Just in Single and Double Barrel
Hammer and Hammerless
GJ-TTZDsTS,
Leggins, Coats. Belts, Shells, F.tc,
General Hardware,
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Don't forget that we can
Suits and Overcoats, at prices
stouts in sizes from 36 to 50.
Ben. Qidding.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
tJC2 Come in and see us we'll treat you right.
The Leader Department Store.
Shirt Waists.
Flaunel, in all the popular colorings and newest
cuts. Prices, from $1.50 to
Babv
Crocheted Silk, soft and
the little tots. Prices, L'oc. to $'Z.W.
Coats.
A well selected stock for
from $3.00 to $12.00.
French
For shirt waists. Best
wool. Uome and look, at them.
Dress Goods.
TTAmPsnnns. nartirnlarlv tastv line. Patterns pri-
vatc to us. 50c. per
Cloths and Camel's Hair, at low prices.
You also have bought in our Dry Goods Depart'
stnrk is well selected. We buy care
fully,' chosing only the best
our stock fresh.
Caroets.
Vnn knnw we are well
tell you we have the most complete line in town. None
other shows the variety, in either pattern or quality, that
we do. We will giv-e you the finest fabric made. We
can show you the best quality ot Joay urusseis ana
minsters, but we pin our reputation to our
Wool Velvets,
Lined, for
There is eothing to compare with it, for quality, at
anything near the price aeked for it. We will give you
a wool velvet for $1.15 per yard, and it will be well worth
the money. But if you want a showy piece ot goods,
good and durable, come and look at our
Wool Velvets, Made, Laid and
Lined, for 90 Cents.
RUGS. We are headquarters for these. We carry
them in size from 18 ins. wide up to carpet sizes, and the
best of qualities. Prices are very reasonable. You will
save money by looking our stock over.
GROCERIES. Still increasing our business, but
still wanting more of your trade.
Take
Care of
Yourself
If you are much
exposed to the
weather or feel the
severe cold, a
Warmback over
coat or ulster will
save your health.
These coats have
a double thickness
of material through
the back, chest and
shoulders, to pro
tect the lungs and
vital organs, pre
vent chill and keep
you comfortable on
the coldest day.
The" Warmback"
Is a Hart, Schaffner
& Marx Invention,
and has been wide
ly endorsed by phy
sicians. fit large and small stout men, in
that will astonish you. We have
$3.50.
Cans.
warm. Just the thing for
ladies and children. Prices,
Flannels.
quality, 50c. per yard all
yard. Broadcloths, Venetian
of each grade. That keeps
within the truth when we
Made, Laid and
90 Cents.
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