ii.it V 11 II I f I II I II III VOL. 35. BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1900. NO. 47 MEETING OF 00UNCIL. The Town Law MaVtn Dlipott ol Business Bofore Them. The Bloomsburg Town Council assembled in regular monthly meeting Monday evening at eight o'clock, with President Ikeler and five mem bers present. Committee on Fire and Water is instructed to report at next meeting, concerning the installation of fire plugs at the various mills and industries of town. The Freeze road is reported in a bad and unsafe condition. Proposition of David Jones to repair same for $10.00 was accepted. Complaints were entered against the practice of dumping coal ashes on Light Street road, trees in various parts of town, the branches of which impede travel, and the road leading from the canal to the river, all of which were referred to the proper committees. On motion duly seconded the fob lowing property-ownerr, on East Sev enth street, are to lay pavements with in twenty days: John G. Harman, (1) Wm. Krickbaum. (Ohl); Ice Plant; Creasy & Wells; Paragon Plaster Works; Glasco Cameron; F. Donahue; Creamery, (C. M. Creveling); W. J. Cor'ell; Mrs. Sullivan; E. B. Brower; Patrick Flynnn and Henry Kleim estate. . Mr. Ikelrr reported that on Thurs day, Nov. 2 2d, there is to be a re view on a road from river bridge to Funk's bridge along the river, and that in his opinion the Street Com mittee ought to attend said view. After discussing same the matter was left in the hands of the Street Com mittee. F. D. Dentler and B. A. Gidding presented bills tor damages occasion ed by the sewer overflowing in their cellars. Referred to solicitor. L. D. Kase appeared before Council and asked tor two per cent, additional for collecting town taxes. Referred to Committee on Finance, they to re port at special or next regular meet ing. Orders were drawn for the follow ing bills. George Yost. , $ 9 5 Wri. Shaw 8 25 John Corbett 1075 Miles Betx , 2 75 Benjamin Burrows 3 75 A. M. Wintersteen 7 75 Arlington Shultz 5 00 Robert Long 1 00 Wra. Garinger 50 Thomas Morris 375 George Martin 437 Isaiah Ohl 3 75 George Hartman 5 00 Wm. Deitrick x 25 Frank Beers 412 Samuel Yost 1 25 George Sweigart 2 70 Bloom Water Company 7 00 " " " 101 67 American Electric Light Co.. 435 10 Gas " " 8 00 M. T. Ohl 5 40 Ed. DiefTenbach 62 00 Ilarman & Hassert 5 49 Wm. Pegg 1750 Frank Richart 8 80 Isaiah Haeenbuch 12 50 W. E. Fisher 12 50 Claude Chromis 2 50 Weston Electric Co in 28 ievi (jox.. 1 20 G. B. Martin 435 Bloomsburg Steam and Elec tric Light Company 12 75 D. P. Unger 2 40 H. P. Chamberlin 616 Wm. Ferguson 5 00 . P. Pursel 61 E. J. Brown 14 50 Creasy & Wells 825 J. G. Wells 6 20 r Mis- Susan Dodson- Mrs. Susan Dodson died at her home on Leorfard street, this town, Saturday afternoon. She was the widow of the late John Dodson, ana as aged about eighty-six years. The survivors are four daughters and a ft r ni nfii tir...l. un, nirs. Kebecca Williams, vveaui erly, Mrs. Woodward Seward, of Har- Vewilll tre Vm.ni Rilrt nf tflUn. - " . ....... 4 I 111 III L. MU-, V. j nd Miss Mary Dodson, who has been living at home. The son, James "oclson, resides at Huntington Mills. The funeral took place on Tuesday, nd the remains taken to Weatherly 'or interment. Rev. T. Ellis Bell has, been ap pointed presiding elder of the Altoona "isirict, to succeed the late Kev M. hmyser. Rev. Mr. Bell is at pres. TEAOHERS' INSTITUTE- Columbia County Podagogucs Will Moot December 3rd, 1900. County Superintendent Tohn K. Miller has been kept very busy for the past two weeks completing arrange ments for the annual teachers institute to be held here the first week in December. He has secured an ex cellent corps of instructors. We ap pend the programe: MONDAY, 1KCEMHKR 10, O A. M. Enrollment, Couit House Reserved Scats at Hiillcm.-ui's. 2 o'clock p m. Session in Normal School Ainlitrinm. Invocation Rev. . II. Hemingway Address of Welcome A. 7 Schoch. Eso. President Hoard Trustees St. Normal School Music (liooks same as last year) Directed lv (). II. Yrtti-r Teachers' Certificates Dr. 1). I.Waller Principal St. Normal School. Indiana, l'a. Music Institute The Teacher's Relation to the Institute.... O. T. Carson 8 o'clock p. m. Entertainment New York Musical Club TUESDAY, HKCKM1IKR 4TII, 9 A. M. Invocation Rev. llavid N. Kirk by Music Insitute Relation of Superintendent or Principal to Teachers Mr. O. T. Corson Sinking and Instruction... . Mr. O. II. Yetter A new noint of view in Nature Study ; ISirds Dr. T. R. Crosswell Sinking Institute Cultivation of Imagination... Di. D. J. Waller 2 o'clock p m. Music Institute Addics Dr. J. P. Welsh Singing and Instruction Mr. O. II.Yetler Cultivation of the Will Dr. D. J.Waller Vocal Solo Mr. ). II. Yetter Adaptability to Teach Mr. O. T. Carson 8 o'clock p. m. Music Normal School Orchesara Vocal Solo Signorina Dora Comba The work of the Roycrotters. Elbert Hubbard WEDNESDAY, DECEMIIER 5TH, A. M. Invocation Rev. VV. M. Frysingcr Singing Institute Devices and Aids in Geography Trot. C. II. Albert Music Mr. O. II. Yetter A new point of view in Nature Study Hants Dr. 1. K.Corson Singing Institute Originality on the Part of the Teacher , Mr. U. 1 . Corson 2 O'CLOCK P. M. Music Institute Wireless Telegraphy Prof. J. G. Cope Singing and Instruction.... Mr. O. II. Yetter Tact in the School Room.. Mr. O. T. Corson Violin Solo Mr. Charles Breon Drifting or Modern Tendencies in the Indi vidual and American institutions Kev. Stanley L. Krebs 8 o'clock P. m. Music Normal School Orchestra Vocal Solo Mrs. Ella rox Gilbert The Hidden Hand.... Kev. Stanley L. Krebs THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 9 A. M. Invocation... Kev. M. E. McLinn Music institute Extremes in Kducation Mr. O. T. Corson Singing and Instruction M. O. H. Yetter The 1'syehology 01 rear ana worry Rev. Stanley L. Krebs Sinninp Institute Scientific Temperance.. Miss Elizabeth Lloyd 2 o'clock p. m. Music Institute The Psychology of Cheerfulness Kev. Stanley L. Krebs Singing ancPInstruction ,.Mr. O. II. Yetter Scientific Temperance .Miss Elizabeth Eloyd Vocal Solo Miss Ella Fox Gilbert Value and Importance of a Good School... floaru Mr. u. 1 . person- 8 o'clock p. m. Concert Y. M. C. A. Glee Club FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 9 A. M. Invocation Kev. J. D. Thomas Music Institute Scientific Temperance.. Miss Elizabeth Lloyd Miscellaneous Business Reports of Committees. Singing Institute True Temperance Teaching. Mr. O.T.Corson Adjournment. Association of Directors, Court House, Thursday, December 7, 9.30 A. M. Robert K. Little, President. W. E. Rinker, Sec retary. Executive Committee. John K. Miller Charles H. Winder, C. W. Corbin. Committee on Organization. Smith Murphy, Lindley Dennis, Emma Beaver, Bessie Creveling, Sadie llagenbuch. Committee on Kesolutions. A. U. Lesher, B. E. Shuman, Katie Elynn, Laura K. Merkle, Charlotte Mart. Enrolling Clerks. James M. Miller, Harry Barton; Auditors. John J. Reiley, R. W. Creasy, V. C. Hosier. y. M. 0. A- NOTES- Mr. B. F. Armstrong will address the men's meeting next Sunday after noon. The service will again be held in the lecture room of the Lutheran Church, at the usual hour, 2:30. Ev ery young man in Bloomsburg is most orfballv invited to be present. Those who are acquainted with Mr. Arm strong, and have heara mm speaK, will have no doubts about there being a good meeting. Come out and hear him. This evening, at the Bazaar, there will be 6erved an excellent chicken and flannel cake supper, trom 5 to 10 o'clock. Price, 25c. Ice cream and vtra. There will be suDoers served on Friday and Saturday even ings for 15c. Everybody are invited to attend. "Ice ir. the Pulpit) and Who put it There." A Lecture on the above theme will be delivered in the Baptist Church Monday evening, December 3, at e!ght o'clock by Rev. Dr. 6. F. Flippo. The lecture discusses, among other things, Sleepy Hearers, Negligent Sextons, General Inattention, Neck Twisting, Late Comers, The Widower at Church, Pastors' Wives, Disaffected members, Church Cat, Church Rats, Baptized Mules, Baptized Nothings, How Withholding Salary Cools the Pulpit, Scientific Singing, the Scolding Preacher, the Soaring Preacher, the Stupid Preacher, why some Preachers fail, the Rev. Shallow Splurge; also, How to manage grown up Babies in the Churches. This lecture is full of amusing and thrilling anecdotes, "hittinc hard." and correctinir manv disorders in the Pulpit and in '.he Tew conductive to cold preaching. Admission twenty cents. Tickets are now on sale. . Oar Next Holiday- The next holiday is Thanksgiving, the one day in all the year especially devoted to family reunion. It is tra ditionally happy because it brings to gether long absent ones under the old roof tree to exchange glad greetings and renew old associations. Gray haired brothers and sisters meet each other and re-call the happy clays when they romped and enjoyed themselves as children with never a thought of care or sorrow. It is a day of feast ing and festal cheer. A day when it is easy enough to render to high heaven the gratitude that should in spire, ihe old homestead will be visited and the aged couple will sit by the ancient hearthstone to receive the kisses of loving children, and thank God for his many kindnesses and blessings. Thanksgiving Day falls on the 29th, and all should pre pare to observe it. Great offer to Women. A Matter of Prime Importance to Every Busy Housowue. The greatest opportunity ever offer- ed to women is presented with the great "Philadelphia Sunday Press." By a special arrangement with one of the leading and most up-to date pat tern establishments in this country. "The Sunday Press" offers to its read ers, practically without cost, five pat terns of the most attractive and pop ular fashions of this Fall season. De tails will be printed in rext Sunday's "Philadelphia Press," November 25. It will be well to order a copy of next "Sunday's Press" from your newsdeal er in advance. Thanksgiving Day November 29. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. church desire to say in addition to what your correspondent of Ust week made mention of, that they expect to serve a regular Turkey Dinner and that they will also serve supper. These meals will be served in the parlors of the new church. The ladies extend an invitation to every body to attend the turkey dinner and supper at Terseytown. The new stone church will be ready for dedication on December 30th and a fine program is being arranged and of which further mention will be made. Stylus. A Oozy Bhop- R. C. Sheep is the proprietor of one of the coziest barber shops in this section. The fixtures are entirely new and strictly up-to-date. Mr. Sheep has spared no expense in fixing up his place of business. The chairs are automatic, and alongside of each he has had fitted up marble top wash stands with hot and cold water. One will travel a long way before he finds a barber shop so complete. It begins to look now as though the trolley line, from Danville to Berwick, is a sure thing. At a meeting of those interested in the enterprise, held Tuesday evening, a major portion of the money necessary for the construc tion of the road was subscribed, so that about all that remains to be done now is to secure the right of way. This should be an easy matter. There are certainly no people who will im pede the course of so great a public improvement by refusing the right of way. Bring on the trolley road. No editor can advocate the doc trine of buying from the home merch ants unless the home merchants show they are interested In catering to the home trade by advertising in the col umns of the local newspaper. T. F. Drake of Rohrsburg.through Snow & Company, patent attorneys, has been granted a patent on a Farmer s implement. The population of Columbia county, according to the official count, is 49,896. Ten years ago it was 39,832. This shows a sub stantial increase. The Silk Mill started on full time Monday. The night force was also put to work. The outlook for steady work during the winter is good, all of which is encouraging to the employees. The A. and T. Biograph Com pany will appear m Benton to morrow evening. They are pre pared to give a fine entertainment. In connection with the moving pic tures, the latest illustrated soutrs will be presented. Mrs. Catharine Rhodomoyer died early Tuesday morning, at her home on Third street, this town. She had been a sufferer for a long time. Her exact age is not known. She is survived by three daughters and three sons. The funeral will be held to-day. Howard Traub, advance repres entative of the A. & T. Biograph Co. is meeting with great success in making dates for their entertain ment. The Company is now book ed for Northumberland, Selinsgrove, Mifllinburg and Montgomery, beside other towns mentioned last week. Hervev Kelchner is again in the hotel business, he having leased the McIIenry House, Benton. Mr. Kelchner, a few vears ago con ducted the Exchange Hotel in Benton, and as a landlord was very popular. Success will no doubt attend hiui in his new undertaking. . . Chicken thieves are at work on East street. Mrs. Edward Ralston had several stolen last week. Tues day night the thief made a return trip. A boarder who heard the chickens, got up and fired a shot gun at the rascal, but he escaped. A third visit, may have a fatal end ing. Mary Shultz died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hughes Breece, in Madison, last Friday night, and was buried in Riverside cemetery, near Watsontown, on Monday, ser vices being held in the Dewart Church. Her age was 79 years and 2i days. She was the widow of Jonathan Shultz. MillvilU Tablet. The Good Will Fire Company should feel highly pleased with the patronage extended at their chicken and waffle supper Friday and Satur day. The supper was an excellent one and the service most efficient. The boys were well repaid for their efforts. A tew more turns will wipe out the Company's indebtedness. At fifteen minutes of one yester day afternoon, scarcely a cloud was visible in the sky, and in less than half an hour the arched dome took on cyclonic appearance, the wind blew at a terrific rate and the rain came down in torrents. Many people were caught in the down pour, and hurried to places of shel ter J. G WELLS, t Successor to S. F. Peacock & Co., Market Square. BRACKET LAMPS at 25C. complete. Clothes Wringers with guaranteed rolls for $2.00. Wash Boilers, Granite Ware and a Full Line of House Furnishiner Goods at General Hardware, n WILL PUT ON SALE, FRIDAY MORNING, FIFTY Men's Suits, THAT SOLD FOR $7.00, $6.00 and $5.00, At $2 ALSO, TWENTY-FIVE Stormn That were damaged by water, from a leak by town pipes, and sold for $12.00, $10.00, $8.50 and $8.00, We Will Sell at $3.00. mm. mmwm JJ Come in and see us The Leader Department Store. Shirt Waists. Flaunel,' in all the popular colorings and newest cuts. Prices, from $1.50 to $3.50. Baby Caps. Crocheted Silk, soft an warm. Just the thing for the little tots. Prices, 25c. to $2.00. Coats. A well selected stock for from $3.00 to $12.UU.- " French For shirt waists. Best wool. Come and look at them. Dress Goods. Homespuns, particularly tasty line. Patterns pri vate to us. 50c. per yard. Broadcloths, Venetian Cloths and Camel's Hair, at low prices. You also have bought in our Dry Goods Depart ,v,flf tn.n rnr fttnok is well selected. We buy care- fully, chosing only the best our stock iresu. Carpets. Vnn IrnftW Wfl fire well within the truth when we Avrt rViA most other shows the variety, in mo Ha w o wi 1 1 fMtffl VOU can show you the best quality of Body Brussels and Ax 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 asuea ior u. we wm give yuu a wool velvet for $1.15 per yard, and it will be well worth the money. Jsut it you want, a snowy pieuo vi guuua, 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 beat 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. .50. Coats, we'll treat you right. ladies and children. Prices, Flannels. quality, 50c. per yard all of each grade. That keeps t eomnlete line in town. .None either pattern or quality, that me IlUtJSl IJIUIIU liiauc. ifc Made, Laid ana 90 Cents. t stationed at Cha.mbersburg.
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