1 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. i T'1 i I i iii t a The Newest and Best $3.00 Shoe for women. Light, flexible soles. Very Shapely and Easy. Name Stamned on - Every Shoe. None genuine with out it. W. C. rici!NNEY, 8 E. Main St. The County Auditors will begin their work 011 Monday. . The list of Jurors for February Term of Court will be found in this issue. THE COLUMBIAN. 7 12 LOOM S JiU RG , FA TMUKSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1901. Kntprnri al the I'dM Oftr at Bluwniitiurg, i'a etwi(!r(iciii imiirrr. start h 1, IHH. Legal advertisements on pape 7. Leases and notices sale at this office. to quit, for tf. Lamps from 2.5 cents to $13.00 at Mercer s Drug cc Hook store. The First National Hank distrib uted a very handsome calendar to itspationsou Monday. Bibles large and small and the stock onen for comparison at Mer cer's Drug & Book Store. Buckhorn has a new postmaster in the person of Wellington rursell, He was appointed last week. ... - . . A most handsome line of calend ers suitable for presents at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. - It i said that the furniture fac- r '1, .. ..il.. I tory. at iiujrnesvine, recently de stroyed by fire, will be rebuilt. r, We have a very nice line of small photo iraines.wi'.li piices reasonable and many kinds at Mercer s Druj & Book Store. S. R. Bidleman is receiving the felicitations of his numerous friends over the arrival of a young son. at his home on Centre street, on Sat urday. . A traveling case or a comb and Drush set, a nice bottle of perfume or almost anvthinjr von want for a Christinas present at Mercer's Drug ! & Book Store. You have read of the cures by Hood'sSarsaparilla, and you should have perfet confidence in its merit. It will do you good. A B C blocks and ABC books I in both linen and paper from 5c. to 2.SC at Mercer s Drug cc Book Store. If you are intending to buy a Christmas present either great or small we want to see you at J. II. Mercer's Drug & Book Store. . . There will be a chicken and waf fle supper held in the basement of the M. Iv. church this evening from 5 to 10 o'clock. Tickets 25 cents, with ice cream and cake extra. , . - The largest and most beautiful line of holiday goods that we have seen is on exhibition at J. II. Mer cer's Drug & Book Store. The Civic Club will hold a meet ing Saturday alternoon next at three o'clock. Directors meeting at half past two in the V. M. C. A. parlors on Market street. Trettily trimmed Christmas trees can still be seen in many homes in town. Cold pens and pencils for either lady or gent at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. ... . The winter term of the Normal School opened Tuesday. There is an increased number of students. A very large line of lamps suit able for a Christmas present at Mer cer's Drug & Bookstore. - - Creston Clarke will present "The Last of His Race" at the Danville Opera House tomorrow evening. Pocket books for either ladv or gent at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. - Members of the Benevolent Order of Klks can obtain address cards with handsome designs at this of fice, tf ... Several young people of town have organized a private dancing class. The initial meeting will be held Monday evening. ... . .. The annual election of the di rectors for the First National Bank of Shickshinny will be held next Tuesday. W. D. Beckley of town is one of the tellers. . - The Winona Fire Company is constantly adding new members to the roll. This organization is in evidence at every fire and never fails to do good work. ' We overheard a man say a fey days ago that he had filed an appli cation for the position of conductor on the trolley road. He evidently believes that delays are dangerous. Register and Recorder John C. Rutter Jr. 011 Monday administered the oath of office to SherhT-eL-ct Knorr. He will begin his official duties next Monday. The fire alarm Sunday morning did not reach tffe ears of many of our residents. The fire, when its enormiiv is considered, was wit nessed by a small number. Philip Graham leaves for New York to-day to bring home his daughter Annie. .She was recently pardoned from a life sentence in Sing Sing. She shot her husband about seven vears ago. Hon. M. II. Culp returned to his home, at Shatuokin, from a Philadelphia hospital last week. He had been receiving treatment for rheumatism of the feet, and was greatly lenefitted. C. B. Lutz showed his apprecia tion of the work performed by the Winona l ire Company 1.1 ex tinguishing the flames which threat ened the destruction of his barn Sunday morning by presenting the Company with 5.00. It is said that the notorious White Caps have made their appear ance in town. A Fourth Ward resident has been notified to mend his ways or put up with what he gets. The notice contained all tne characteristic emblems of the order. We have put in a stock ot some very beautiful mirrors for Christmas presents for some body, bee them and be convinced of their beauty at Mercer's Drug & Book Store. , The firemen worked nobly Suu- day morning. The extinguishing of the flames, after they had gained such headway, without more dam age being done, is regarded as ex traordinary. Games irom 5 cents to $1.00 Mercer's Drug & Book Store. at Montour and Columbia Telephone. We are now all ready to show you the most beautiful line of CHRISTMAS GIFTS We Have Ever Shown. Lloyd Cotner, of Washitigton- ville, thinking that his house was being burglarizer1, fired at the sup posed robber. He then discovered that it was his neighbor, William Ileimer, who had mistook it for his own house. ine wounu is 1101 serious. " The costumes of the recently dis banded "Ten Nights in a Bar Room Company," were worn by some men in the New Year's cele bration Monday night. The cos tumes were attached and held by C. B. F.nt, of Hotel Ent, for an un paid board bill. Raymond Cooper, a lad of twelve vears. leu Irom a moving train on "the P. & R. Railroad below Cata- wissa Saturday. His arm was crushed bv one of the car wheels and amputation was necessary. After the accident he walked to his home a distance of over two miles. OUR LEADERS: Sterling Silver Goods 925 fine. Ebony Toilet Goods beauties. Leather Goods in abundance. Hand-Painted China beautiful line. Fine Perfumes beautiful packages. Raker's Fine Confections finest made. Lyon's Chocolate Creams imported, Cut Glass in fine toilet bottles. Traveling Cases $1.00 to $6.50. Fins Cigars imported and domestic, tfir Come in and see our line. NOTHING BUT GOOD GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES. Collar and cuff boxes, necktie boxes, handkerchief boxes, necktie books, jewel boxes, glove boxes, citrar stands and cases, music rolls, nhoto holders, card stands and card cases and many other holiday presents, some ot which are very beautiful at Mercer's Drug and Bcok Store. - Ordinarily, it takes eight quarts to make a peck, but a halt quart of whisky made a peck ot trouble on Main street Monday night. Two young men started out to celebrate, and incidentally, to fight, if need be. They got mixed up in an alter cation below Hotel lint, and the in tercession of some friends is all that saved them from a berth in the "cooler." The directors of the White Mill ing Company held a meeting cn Thursday last. II. V. White was elected president; T. K. Hyde, Vice President; and Miss Martha Powell, Secretary. . . . A.'B. McIIenry, of Stillwater, is building a very pretty house in that village. It is now nearly completed. Mr. McIIenry is a member of the firm of McIIenry & Edgar, general merchants. Dr. John C. Fox and Miss May Roberts were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Roberts, in Catawissa. on Thursday last. The groom is a son of Associate Judge, J. T. Fox. United States Express Agent, K. P. Williams, had his hand burned Monday while sealing up a package for shipment. The burn was small, but very painful. He said it was an unacceptable New Year's present. . After a lingering illness Samuel Entz, a well-to-do farmer of Upper Fairfield township, Lycoming County apparently passed away. A friend, while passing through the room containing the corpse, observed the body move. The attending physician was hurriedly sent for and after four hours of work the man was restored to life. He is rapidly gaining in strength. ... The basket ball team known as the "Wheelmen," went to Danville Tuesday night, and defeated the strong five of that place The score 17 to 16 was not a very decisive one, but wnen it is considered mar. it is the first defeat Danville has sustained on their own floor in two years, the one point affords sufficient cause for rejoicing. The local team is composed of loin Moore, Ed. Lewis, Moyer Lewis, Win Ouick and Edward Holmes. F. M. Leader's new, market at the old Rawlings stand, on Centre street, was nicely decorated with evergreens during the holidays. By the way, Mr. Leader has made a new departure, and has added a number of other lines. Besides all kinds of fresh and smoked meats he is keeping constantly on hand fresh butter and eggs, buttermilk, mince meat, etc. Piices of several kinds of meat have been reduced and Mr. Leader is keeping up the reptita tioti of the old stand fully to its old standard, if indeed he is not sur passing it. - - . Some miscreant threw a stone through one of the windows of a second story room in the rear end of the Dentler building Sunday evening. The boulder which weighed probably a pound, crashoil through both the window and cur tain. There were several persons in the room at the time, but fortun ately no one was hit. Chief of PURELY PERSONAL C. C. Trench loft on Monday for l'hila de'phia. William It. Coffin spent New Years at Wilkes-llarre. Hurley Mordan ha resigned his position at John Gross' restaurant. Mrs. John Wolf, of Market street, is vis iting in New York for a few weeks. Mrs. Willinm Leverett returned to her home at Philadelphia on Saturday. Charles J. MacIIcnry of Haltimore, spent New Y cat's day with his relatives at licnton. Kalph I'oulke, of Dtxnville, wns the quest of his brother Arthur I'oulke, at llu Normal School. Miss Bertha F.rath, of Wilkes-Darre, was the guest of Itloonisburg relatives the past week. A. B. Croup, of BriarcrecU w.is nn early caller at the Col.UMlilAX office Monday morning. I). II. Stcadmnn, of Denton, has gone to Arizona and Mexico where he will remain until spring. Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Rodgcrs of Ilnzlcton. and their children spent New Year's with i'aul K. Wirt ami family. (1. Snyder and C. If. Reice went to Phila delphia Monday to witness the celcbiation of the birth of the twentieth century. Kditor Randa'l. of the Catawissa "News Item" v.-ns hustling around town on Monday gathering County Seat news for his paper Michael Stackhousc. of Unityville, need nearly forty years shot one of his hands off while cclelnaung the fsew 1 ear Monday night. Miss Anna Ammerman of Forks, and Miss Mamie Shepherd of Wilkesharrc, have been guests ot Miss l.ctlia UocKiiru tor me past week , Fred Ikeler is one of the list of speakers who are expected at a banquet to be held by the Shamokin Young Mens' Democratic Club, on lackson Day. January 8. Arthur Kashner and Kay Tones returned last cveninc fr. m a ten (lavs stay in l'hila delohiii. where thev were the uu sts of the former's sister, Vlrs. John Hyssong. Claude Bittenlieiidcr has secured his dis charge from the United States Navy and is now at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. K. ISittrnbcnder, on Hast Fourth street. Miss Dora Laubaeh has returned to Anda tusia. near Philadelphia, after a two weeks visit with her parents. She is a school teacher there and the term is of nine months duration. This is her fourth successive vear at the same school. Samuel E. Loreman of licnedict, Nebraska is visitini: his sister. Mrs. Clinton Sterling, on West Thiru street. He has not been east in seventeen years, and finds many chmiies. He is a prosperous farmer, and apparently made no mistake when he went west. lie is a brother of Jonathan Loreman whom he has been visiting also. The Sunday school of St. Paul's Episcopal Church held its Christ mas entertainment in the Parish House Friday evening. At the conclusion of the program the chil dren were each treated to a box of candy. There was an accident at Cam eron, on tne u. L,. cc w. Kaiiroaa, yesterday afternoon. An axle on loaded freight car gave way- Traffic was delayed for several hours. The passenger train, due at Bloomsburg at 6:38. did not ar rive here until 10 o'clock. Trdirr Wpclfv Icnnrr vn rn far. VA O. nlShtOPf i n. Uii If you want drugs or patent medi-1 ket street at the time. He heard the to Mercer s noise ana hurried to the scene, but the perpetrator had disappeared. mtBaUc'la'. '"narmaskt cines of any kind go Drug & Book Store. Main street was filled with peo pie Monday night. As the towu clock sounded the parting knell of the year and century, it was the signal for prolonged cheering, firing of guns, ringing of bells and a noisy dsmonstration in general. ihe death of a century is an event rarely witnessed more than once in natural life time. An alarm of fire sent in irom the box nt the corner of Main and Centre streets Saturday afternoon had the effect of assembling throng of people in front of the Wirt building, where the fire was supposed to be burning. Smoke in large volumes was issuing from the third story windows. The Winona Company had connected with the plug in front of the Court House and was ready to turn on the water when it was discovered that no fire existed. F. M. Gil more, who occupies the basement of the building, had jtibt started a fresh fire and it appears that the flue had become clogged, thus forcing the smoke out through the windows. The excitement ran high for a few minutes. The clubbing arrangement with the II orit has not been renewed for 1 00 1. These are three reasons for this: Jirst. The obiect is to secure new subscribers and to induce ol ones to pay up. The effect ha been that only those who alway pay in advance anyway have taken advantage of it. Second. It costs us four cents more than we get for it, and is therefore a loss to us. Third. The World is mailed direct to subscribers from New York. If not received we have no knowledge of it, but many com plaints are made to us either that it does not come regularly, or not at all. We have even been taken to task for some of the World's political views that do not suit the reader. In order therefore to avoid loss and annoyance, without any corres ponding compensation, we have discontinued the club arrangement, and will 110 longer furnish the World with this paper. 2t. M'liit a sni.lt 174 ONi: DAV Tuku l.iixutlvt) Uinino oulnfiie 'tablets. All rtniL'irlaiH refund t lit money l( It, rutin to cure I K. W. drove's WKiiature Is on eucli box. 'c. We thank the public for the generous trade they have given us during the past year of 1900. We will endeavor, during the coming year of 1901, the opening of the 20th century, to merit a continuance of your pat- ronage. By complete stocks, at all times, of reliable merchandise, good service and lowest prices, for cash :, for dependable qualities of goods. m on S Clearing Sale of Coats, Capes, Suits. S M 5 5 5 Plenty of cold weather coming yet for the wearing 5 of these goods. We desire to close them out quickly. S We have made big reductions in the price to do it. If you g n want a coat, cape or suit, you cannot afford to miss this m w Dress Goods. i 5 We are offering some most excellent values in this Dress Goods Department. You should see. J Hosiery and Underwear, ! S All the wanted kinds of both are here for your sclec tion. Ladies' fleecy lined hose, 15, 25 and 40c. 5 Clark's special ladies' black hose, ribbed, elastic top, double heels and toes, fine guagc, at 15c a pair. Ask to o see them. Combination suits, for ladies' and children. All grades. Children's, from 25c upwards. Ladies', from S 50c upwards. ' Table Linens- J " Complete lines of linens, of all grades, are here for 5 your approval, and at low prices. . S One price Cash. 2 S A HATPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL, 2 H. J. CLARK & SON. GOLD SEAL Rubbers -o- Perfect fit, Unrivaled In Style, Unequaled For Durability. The only make of Rubber Shoes and Boots in the world that, will stand this test of elasticity and strength. For sale by DEKTTLEIR), Jewelcy Select ie If you don't see what you want in our windows or cases when you come in, ask for it. We are likely to have it, if not, we can order it for you. Our prices, quality and service, will be right. v " For the best in watches, clocks, jewelry, rings, spectacles, eye glasses, Sterling novelties, toilet sets, table silverware, cut glass, Louwelsa ware.'.finest umbrellas,. &c., buy only from GEO. W. HESS, v Optician and Jeweler, Bloomsburg, Penna. l2C3g All articles finely engraved free when bought here. We guarantee everything as represented. EWELll TALK. We have about everything in the jewelry line that ia worth wearing. If we have not what you want, we can get it. Don't wait to buy ChrUtmas presents until everything U picked out. CJohl Filled, sfi.oo to $2.50. 15ROOCIIKS. Solid Gold, $2.00 to 75.00. Hold Filled, $ 1. 00 to tj.oo. ('old I'lnte, 40c to $1.00. Sterling Silver, 25c and up. STICK PINS. Sterlinc Silver, loc up. Solid Gold, 75c up. CUFF LINKS. Sterling Silver, 30c up. Solid Gold, f 2.50 and up. Gold riate, 50c to $1. 00. We have a great many patterns and shapes of Sterling Novelties, and they range in prices from 10c up. TTWTl Mill 1 . . 3. LEE MARTIlsT JEWELER AND REFRACTING OPTICIAN, 45 Wkst Main Street, . . BLOOMS BURG, PA First-class watch and jewelry repairing. 1:: V ? r LA - A i.
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