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BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1901.
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ILEOTI0N DAY IN TOWN.
There was little interest and abso
lutely no enthusiasm displayed in
Bloomsburg on Tuesday. The polls
opened at seven o'clock. At each
of the four voting places in the earlier
hours of the day, there was an ap
parent feeling of unconcern and the
apathetic conditions increased as the
day advanced. The vote throughout
was very light, even for an off year.
This can be accounted for perhaps by
the fact that there was little or no
effort made by either party to obtain
the suffrage of the voters. The bal
lots were not scratched to any very
great extent and this together with
the lightness of the vote made it
rather easy for the election officers,
who were able to complete their work
in a short time alter the polls closed.
The vote in town resulted as follows:
STATE TREASURER.
lHt Snd 3rd
Frank G Harris, H W M W
Kllttiia Ai:oray,JrD M 81 117
Jh J PorWr, Pro & 6
JiiMt.la U'ftf.klniL. PftO
4th To'l
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Alalia A Coray, JrlT 1
JUDUB OF THE SUPKKMK COI KI.
Win P Pnttpr. R M M W 4 2
Harmon Yerkes, D K 10 181
Intac MaLderau, Pro 8 6 4
Harmon Yerkes, V
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
X B Gule, R ' V
JTKoi, 1 8 fil 11
KTBlultb. P V 8
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SURVEYOR.
Bojd Trescott, D 71 fi8 ltrt 76-314
aPealefVP 10 10 11 10 11
AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION.
, JYes K ft OT S9-3OT
HO-1 no 17 1 U 11-
. . j Ves 77 78 84 HV-flW
no 18 18 H H- M
, IVeS 78 77 87 6J-80I
Mo,8,NO 17 15 10 U-U
The official vote ot the county is
not procurable at this time, the fol
lowing however is nearly correct.
STATE TREASURER.
Frank G Harris, R
KlUba A corny, Jr, D
Corey's Plurality
JUDGE OP SUPREME COURT.
Barman Yerkes, D
William P. l'otter, K
Yerkes' Plurullty
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
James T Fo, D
JC B uule, U
B T BiulUi, P
Fox's Plurality
SURVEYOR.
Boyd Trescott, D
8 J I'ealur, P
1138
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1417
1181
1482
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Trescott's Plurality
We will publish the table complete
with the vote on the proposed amend
ments, in our next issue.
All Obstacles Are Now Overcome
And the Trolley Will be Built to Catawissa.
The Columbia & Montour Electric
Railway Co. has secured from the of
ficials of the Pennsylvania Canal Co.
the right of way between Rupert and
Catawissa, and also permiss'on to use
the tow path of the abandoned canal
for the road-bed between the two
points. This will set at rest the ru
mor that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company had secured the waterway
and that a branch, extending trom
Danville to Nanticoke, would be
erected.
This matter has been the cause of
considerable annoyance to the Elec
iic Railway men, because there is no
other route by which Catawissa could
be reached. The public road is too
narrow, and besides, there were other
objections to it.
This grant removes the barrier and
the road will now be pushed to an
early completion. A force of men
were put to work Tuesday morning
and it is only a question of a short
time until rails will be laid.
To Prevent Interference.
Injunction Served on P. & R. Railway Co. by
the uoiumDia & montour tieciric
Railway Company.
Judge Little on Tuesday afternoon
granted an injunction to M. r. JJ
Scanlon & Co., contractors for the
Columbia & Montour Electric Rail
way, against the Philr Je'phia &
Reading Railway Company lessees
The Rupert and Bloomsburg Railway
and the CtUwissa Railway, resfain
ing them, their officers, agents, work
men and employees from interfering
with the work of laying the track of
the said Electric Railway Company
on the abandoned tow path of the
Pennsylvania Canal between Rupert
and Catawissa and at the bridge
above Rupert.
The writ was served on Theodore
Ludwig, agent for the Railway Com
pany at Rupert, by I?eputy Sheriff
Bruce Black and lmmemately there
', after the men who had been guarding
1 the Electric Railway Company s prop
erty wre withdrawn by contractor
Scanlan.
' i " This has been an unusually pleas
ant fall. , The woods are beautiful
and the weather ideal. - -
Safety eposit Boxes,
We are equipped to supply our customers with PAt'F.TV DEPOSIT
IlOX ES of various F.izcs, in which any valuables may le kept with absolute
sifcty. No one but the customers themselves has access to ihcse boxes. Our
vault is one of the finest in this section of the Stute. No fire can possibly in
jure its contents; and no burglar, however expert, can break through its doors.
THE-
oomsmirg
A. Z. SCIIOCII, President.
W)IBG8 IN 00UKT.
Argument coutt convened at ten
o'clock Monday morning. Hon. F.. R.
Little and associates J. T. Fox and
J. U. Kurtz were on the bench.
Road in Mifflin township near
Samuel Nuss. Order of Court filed.
Road confirmed absolute.
M. I. Hennessy, administrator, vs.
Fannie Anstock. Motion for new
trial. Rule granted. Rule discharg
ed and new trial refused.
C. L. Sands vs. John McGarvey,
et. al. Motion to open judgment.
Rule granted and opinion and order
of Court filed. Rule discharged.
Wm. Berninger vs. Penna. R. R.
Co. Motion to Etrike off non-suit
and for new trial. Rule granted.
Order of Court filed. Rule dis
charged. Road in Bloomsburg and Scott
township near Funk's farm bridge.
Exceptions to report of re viewers.
Opinion and order ot Court filed.
Report of re-viewers set aside.
Estate of Lloyd Zaner. Petition
of administrator for private sale.
Order of sale granted. Return of
sale filed. Deed acknowledged in
open court.
Bond of William Pursel as guardian
of George and Teter Bonny in the
sum of $8oo approved.
Soldiers peddlers license granted
to Dennis Walters.
Estate of Jacob Nuss. Order of
sale granted.
Estate of Abegail Leiby. Order ot
sale granted.
A. M. Dewitt appointed guardian
of Claire and Marjorie Conner, minor
children of J. W. Conner. Bond ap
proved.
A. P. Fowler vs. the Redeker
Furniture Co. Petition for rule lo
show cause why deed shall not be
made by sheriff. Rule granted.
Estate of Annie Graul. Order of
sale granted.
Wilson Coleman vs. Carrie H.
Coleman. Decree in divorce granted.
Estate of George W. Utt. Petition
for specific performance of contract
filed. Citation awarded.
Estate of Enoch Rittenhouse.
Petition for partition. Inquest a
warded. John D. Reedy; Thomas Gorrey
and Boyd Trescott appointed in
spectors to inspect county bridges in
Greenwood and Hemlock township.
Jonathan Bachman, C. II. Reimard
and S. W. Reeder appointed in
spectors to inspect county bridges in
Briarcreek and Centre townships.
Estate of Wm. A. K1I2. First and
final account. Exceptions withdrawn
and account confirmed absolute.
Joseph Hartzel, W. G. Yetter and
Harvey Hess appointed viewers to
view site for county bridge over
Beaver creek near Shuman's Hotel.
Joseph Sungalis sworn and admit
ted as a citizen of the United States.
Road in Montour township near
house of G. Y. Mowrey. Exceptions
to report of viewers. Argument.
Papers in hands of Court.
John Moore vs. John C. Hess et al.
Petition for order of Court for satis
faction of mortgage. Sheriff directed
to serve notice, etc. Parties to appear
Dec. 9th, 1901, to answer.
Estate of Joseph Hendershott. Ex
ceptions to report of Auditor. Argu
ment. May be Made Bishop-
The numerous friends in this town
of Rev. Di. If. L. Jones, of St.
Stephens' Episcopal church, Wilkes
Barre will receive with pleasure the
information that there is a strong
likelihood of his being made a bishop.
He is favored to succeed the late
Right Rev. Abraham Newkirk Little
john. His name will be proposed at
the Episcopal convention to be held
on the aoth of the present month.
WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY-
After the regular monthly meeting
of the Civic Club, held on Saturday
afternoon last, the Library Depart
ment held an enthusiastic meeting.
The president of the department,
Miss Waller, called the meeting to
consider various items of business in
connection with the public library,
among the most important of which
was the financial status of the library
fund.
As is well known, the amount
handed over to the treasurer from the
recent presentation ot "The Man in
the Moon" is $130.00. This, in ad
dition to the money already in hand
from previous entertainments, contri
butions from Various clubs of the
town, &c, swells the libnry fund to
$738.28.
In view of these facts, the ladies
feel themselves warranted in proceed
ing promptly to such measures as will
make the .public library an assured
fact, and they have set the date, Jan
uary 1, 1903, as the time for the for
mal opening of the same. Of course,
the money in hand will not be ade
quate for the proper maintenance of
a library such as we hope to have in
time, but it is enough for a beginning.
"Tall oaks from little acorns grow,"
and those most deeply interested 111
the movement are determined to
make a decided and persistent effort
during the coming year to have the
long talked of public library material
ize at the date mentioned. Tiey
count on the financial as well as the
moral support of all public minded
citizens of Bloomsburg, especially do
they look to the business men of the
town.
There is nothing the business men
could do to attest more certainly to
the world at large the present business
prosperity of the town than to estab
lish a public library.
While the peoole of a community
are plac.ng the business interests of a
place upon a secure foundation, all
their energies are centered m material
enterprises, but as soon as these are
established they turn to those things
which make for culture and refine
ment. Bloomsburg has successfully
passed the former stage, now let her
prove it by establishing a public li
brary. '
Narrow Escape From Death
Albert Tilbury Sutlers a Double Fracture ot
the Loft Leg.
Albert Tilbury was badly injured
on Saturday, sustaining two painful
fractures of the left leg, one above
and the other below the knee, but
when the circumstances under which
the accident occurred are considered
it is almost impossible to see how he
escaped instant death. He was one
of a number of workmen engaged h
getting out building stone at the
Christnan quarry in Hemlock Twp.
A driver of one of the teams, William
Bauman, was inexperienced and
wholly unfamiliar with the road, and
it was thought best to assist him down
the hill. Mr. Tilbury volunteered,
and mounting the wagon endeavored
to apply the brake. Try as he would
he could do but little toward retard
ing the motion of the wagon. Had
the road been straight, probably noth
ing would have happened.' but in
rounding the curve, the wheels of the
wagon slid to the very edge of the
road and its great weight carried it
down over the embankment a dis
tance of fifteen feet. In going down
the vehicle was completely overturn
ed. Bauman, realizing the great
peril, jumped and escaped, but Til
bury clung to the wagon. Dr. John
was sent for, and after medical atten
tion was given him the injured man
was removed to his home on Cath
arine street. The horses were only
slightly scratched.
Christian Endeavorers Assemble.
Large Attendance and Ooep Interest Charac
terizes The Convention.
The Christian Endeavor Societies
of Columbia and Montour Counties,
assembled' in fourteenth annual con
vention Monday evening. The open
ing session was held in the Presby
terian Church. There were more
delegates registered than on any pre
vious occasion, there being nearly a
full representation of the societies
throughout the two counf'es.
The initial feature was a sorg ser
vice conducted by J. K. Sterling, fol
lowed by short devotional service led
by Rev. S. S. Mummey of Espy.
Dr. Weber of Sunbury addressed
the convention on " Young People in
the Church." Walter Brooke render
ed a flute solo, and Rev. Joseph
Hunter of Berwick concluded the
program with an eloquent and forcible
address.
A short session, termed quiet hour
was held in the Evangelical church
at seven o'clock Tuesday morning,
and the closing session in the Luth
eran Church Tuesday evening. The
edifice was thronged with people and
the exercises were a fitting close to a
most successful convention. The
speakers were Myron I. Low, of
Lime Ridge, Rev. Sawtelle, of Ben
ton, Horace Breece, of Berwick, A.
U. Lesher of Berwick and Rev. Way
land Hoyt, D. D. of Philadelphia.
A very pleasing feature of the evening
was a vocal solo by Miss Hettie Cope.
The meeting closed wi:h consecra
tion service, conducted by Rev. J. H.
Weber, D. D. of Sunbury.
The Operetta "The Man in the
Moon" was well rendered by the
people of Catawissa on Friday and
Saturday evenings and big audi
ences were present on both oc
casions. A number of those who
took part in the piece here, went
over Saturday evening. They
speak very favorably of the manner
in which the various parts were
handled. Acceding to a popular
demand the entertainment was re
peated Monday evening.
EYE STRAIN
Causes headache, nerv
ous prostration and
other ills of body and
mind. All this can be
prevented by the use of
GLASSES,
properly fitted and ac
curately made. Thor
ough test of the eyes
are made here. We
have every facility for
ai riving at absolutely
correct results and will
fit glasses for all defects
of vision at moderate
cost.
J. Lee Martin,
Optician.
J. G WELLS,
Successor to S. F. Peacock
& Co., Market Square.
A HUNT.
Every sportsman enjoys a pood day's hunt
ing nfter game. Sometimes there is iilenty
01 (jama seen, out a poor (jun looses the cov
eted prize. Now you want a cood cun,
You don't like to pay out a big lot of money
for it, do you ? VVe know you don't. We
offer a large assortment of Rood, reliable
puns nt less than prevailing prices. We in
vite you to see this display of reliable guns.
We mention two specials :
No. 1. A single barrel gun, clean boiI
barrel, nicely finished with self-ejecting
cartride attachment, nt $4.88.
No. 3. Double barrel gun, clean bored,
highly finished, warranted to bring down
game, $9.67 each.
Also, a large line at all prices.
COATS, LEGGINGS, CARTRIDGES,
Blank and Loaded Shells.
General Hardware,
Tho Kind
of
Clothing
You
Like to
Here.
We didn't invent this phrase, but we
are proud to accept and adopt it, because
it ia true of this Btore.
We have received our new Fall and
Winter Goods, and we invite you to come
iu and see what we have to offer. We are
getting even more than we thought was
our share of the young men's business.
Style doe3 it that's what attiacte young
meu, and there is hardly a man of any
age so set upon gloom that he doesn't want
tht touch ot ttyle, whether in cloth or in
cut, that makes people say to him, "How
young you look !"
New Fall Suits, $5.00 to $20.00.
Men's Fall Overcoats, $5.00 to $30.00.
If we get your trade we'll hold it.
Ben
THE CLOTHIER.
BCs Come in and see us, we'll treat you right.
The Leader Department 5tore.
THAT
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU.
The types made us say in last
week's advertisement that there,
were 1 300 tufts in the rug. We
did say there were
UMTEEN HUNDRED TUFTS.
You can readily see how ab
surd it would be for us to ask you
to guess the number after telling
you.
No OncKnows the Number oftuits in the Rui
hi One Man's b: is as Socd as Another's.
All our departments are full,
with carefully selected stocks, and
your guess costs you not a cent.
We give you full value for the dol
lar you spend. This may give you
The Leader Store Co., Ltd.,
Fourth and Market Sts.,
THE STORE
OF
THE TOWN
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