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VOL 36.
BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1901.
NO. 52
COMPULSORY VAUOINATIOS.
At a recent meeting of the Colum
bia County Medical Society the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, smallpox is epidemic in
wious parts of the State of Penn
sylvania, therefore be it
Resolved.that the Columbia County
Medical Society requests all local
Boards of Health to call .mention of
School Boards and all persons inter
ested to the Act of iSth of June,
1895, regarding compulsory vaccina
tion, and urges compliance with the
same. Section 12 of the act reads
as follows: All principals or other per
sons in charge of schools as aforesaid
are hereby required to refuse the ad
mission of any child to the schools
under their charge or supervision, ex
cept upon a certificate signed by a
physician, setting forth that such child
hast been successfully vaccinated, or
that it has previously had smallpox.
And Section ai, penalty for violation
of any part of act: Any physician,
undertaker, principal of a school,
superintendent of a Sundav school,
sexton, janitor, head of a 'family or
any other person or persons named in
this act, who shall fail, neglect or re
fuse to comply with, or who shall vio
late any of the provisions or require
ments of this act, shall for every such
offense, upon conviction thereof be
fore any mayor, burgess, alderman,
police magistrate or justice of the
peace ot the municipality in which
said offense was committed, be liable
to a fine or penalty therefor of not
less than five dollars, or more than
one hundred dollars, which said fines
or penalties shall be paid into the
treasury of said municipality, ard in
aetauit ot payment thereof, such per
son or persons so convicted shall
undergo an imprisonment in the jail
01 me proper county tor a period not
exceeding sixty days.
Berwick has the Trolly.
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1 ne residents 01 uerwicK are now
enjoying the great convenience of
trolly cars. They were run through
rront street as far as Smith Bros,
Store for the first time on Tuesday.
The weather during the latter part of
last week was anything but favorable
for progress and the frozen earth was
a pretty tough proposition to contend
with. However, by the generous use
of cord wood and oil the ground was
sufficently thawed and road bed grad
ed. Tuesday afternoon, as stated
above, the first car was run and the
elements waved a welcome to the
innovation in the shape of a snow
storm, but this failed to detract from
the novelty of the scene and the
people of our sister town watched the
movements of the vehicle with great
interest.
Died in Sunbnry-
Jacob Blosser, who for many years
conducted a boarding house on East
Street and later at the corner of
Market and Third Streets this town
succumbed' to an attack of kidney
trouble at his home on Market Street
Sunbury, Friday evening. He was
also proprietor of the Hotel at Espy
for a number years. The deceased
was aged aoout sixty-seven years
and is survived by a wife. The
remains were conveyed to Espy over
the Deleware Lackawanna and West
cm Railroad, Monday morning, and
interred in trie cemetery at that place
The Wheelmen Defeated-
The Bloomsburg Wheelmen drop
ped a game ot basket ball at Danville
Friday night. The result was no sur
prise to the local enthusiasts, it simply
verifies the old contention that to de-
teat Danville s representatives on
their own floor is a pretty hard task.
The playing of our boys was, general
ly speaking right fair, but they lacked
the vim and dash that has marked
exhibitions in the past. Danville
made two points to our one and had
twelve to spare, the score being 4a to
15. We are promised a different
story when they meet again.
Notes,
Four different forms of notes have
just been printed at this office. They
are, a common promissory note,
promissory with waivers, judgment,
and judgment with waivers. Neatly
bound in books of twenty-five, -10
cents. tf.
Tie First National Bank, Bloomsburg, Fa.
Attention is called to the strong
condition of this Bank, as reflected by
its report which you will find else
where in this paper.
THE-
Extends to its patrons and frienda the com
pliments Of the season, with the hope that all
. may enjoy the same prosperity during the coming
year that has marked the year now ending.
A. Z. SCIIOCII, President.
A. HEW INDUSTRY FOR BLOOMSBURG.
The Hawke Stone Company, of
Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, and
Central, Columbia County, was organ
ized at WilkesBarre, Saturday, Dec
ember 14, and with its organization
was the beginning of that which pro
mises to be. in a few vears. one of
Bloomsburg's best industries.
The officers of the company are:
President, L. N. Mover, Bloomsburji;
Treasurer, Francis Hawke, Tunk
hannock; Secretary, C. E. Lindsley,
Jersey City; Board of Directors, C.
C. Peacock, Bloomsburc; Georize C.
Choate, New York City; L. N. Moyer,
trancis Hawke, (J. K Lindsley.
- THE. COMPANY'S QUARRIES.
The company controls a number of
the best blue stone and gray stone
quarries in this country. The former
are located at Springville, and Me
shoppen, Wyoming County. They
are already engaged in quarrying at
these places and are turning out a
superior grade of blue stone that com
mands a better price than any other
of that kind throughout the blue stone
district. In addition to these, the
company has options on other equally
profitable quarries. The company
also controls a stone mill at Meshop
pen which is now running every day
and which will be run throughout the
winter on orders alieady received.
It is the opinion of stone experts
that no finer grade gray stone is to
be had than from the Yorks quarries
at Central, this county. Beautiful in
color and very easily dressed the
stone is of a particular value. It was
from this stone that Bloomsburg's new
Methodist Church was built. Apprecia
ting the value of these quarries to
Bloomsburg's business interests, the
company has leased the quarries, and
will begin the work of stripping them,
prior to the opening of the Spring
trade. Experts who have carefully
gone over the ground state there is
an inexhaustible supply of gray stone
there and that even much finer stone
than that already quarried will be
secured.
THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY.
It is the purpose of the company to
open stone yards in Bloomsburg next
Spring where the stone will be dress
ed for building purposes. This means
that employment will be eventually
given to a large number of skilled
workmen.
The business will be in the hands
of a conservative business manage
ment. The quarrying and marketing
of the stone is under the personal
supervision of Francis Hawke, an
authority of many years' experience
in the stone business. In the begin
ning he was associated with his father,
who opened up the business in 1865.
He understands every detail of the
work, and successfully carried on the
business until the present company
was organized in order that it might
be carried on the more extensively.
The company already commands a
trade that takes their entire output.
As a conservative business enter
prise it is one that will appeal to any
one looking for a safe investment.
With a practically inexhaustible
supply of blue and gray stone at their
command, the company is in a posi
tion to become a leading factor in
the stone trade of the country. The
stock as yet unsubscribed is being
rapidly taken. Either Mr. Moyer or
Mr. Peacock will gladly furnish full
data to interested parties.
License Blanks.
All kinds of application blanks for
liquor license for sale at this office,
including hotel, restaurant, bottler,
distiller, and wholesale. Price 10
cents each, or 3 for 25 cents. tf.
M. S. Williams has been granted
a pension of jjSS.ooper month.
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WM. II. HIDLAY, Cashier.
The Fine Greet Oil Company-
The Pine Creek Oil Company are
on the push, they have on the field
now a mammoth oil well drilling ma
chine with full equipments
With many thousands of acres of
land leased and charter granted, and
men of business capacity and energy,
we may look for thorough develop
ments. That there is oil there has been
conclusively proven, as far back as
1828 while parties were drilling for
salt stopped because ot a dark liquid
flowing from the drill hole.
At that time petro'eum was un
known and no further investigation
was made until 186 when some
parties drilled again and found be
tween aoo and 300 feet, but for want
ot capital and proper machinery, in
vestigation was again abandoned, but
now with men with business ability
as John G. McHenry and Ex-sheriff
Boyd McHenry, ot Benton, Alfred
McHenry and C. H. Brittain, of Cm-
bra, and Jerome Kingsley, a Tioga
County oil prospector, we may be
assured that developements will be
pushed to completion. Independent.
Efficacy of Vaooination-
If anybody doubts the efficacy of
vaccination to provide immunity from
small pox, he should read an article
printed in the current issue of the
Medical News, in which the health
conditions previous to the day of
vaccination are constrasted with those
; of today. It is well said that we who
enjoy the immunity afforded by vac
cination can scarcely believe that
such ravages were caused by small
pox in London as are so graphically
decribed by the historian Macauley,
who informs us that it was a rare ihing
at one time to find a person in that
great city not disfigured or marked by
the dread disease. When we emerge
from the mephitic atmosphere, laden
with ignorance, disease and death, of
the London of two centuries ago, with
its death rate of 80 to the 1,000, into
the clear light of sanitary and medi
cal progress of the present time with
its death rate of less than 20 to the
1,000 in civilized countries, we feel
like one who has passed through some
terrible danger, who has been sur
rounded by invisible and relentless
enemies which, happily, have been
routed or are being put to flight by
the knowledge resulting from experi
mental science.
20 DIFFERENT PATTERNS
TOILET ARTICLES
TO SELECT FROM.
Sterling Silver,
25c. to $12 Each.
Complete Desk Sets,
Brush and Comb Sets,
See my advertisement on page 5.
J. Lee Martin,
Jeweler,
Telephone 1S42.
CHRISTMAS.
Now For the Holidays.
With the passing of Thanksgiving our thoughts turn toward that great Gift-Giving
Day Christmas which is only a few weeks away. We've heen preparing for the Holiday
trade for weeks and weeks brought the best here for you to select from useful articles at
prices that are sure to tempt you. No trouble finding jut what you want at juet the price.
Never have rejections been more beautiful. We urge early buying the stocks are at their
best now, and many of the finest fancies cannot be duplicated.
For a Man's or a Boy's Christmas buy what he is going to buy for himself, if you
don't, buy it where he buys at a man's store.
COME AND SEE OUR
Xmas Haberdashery, Mufflers,
Bath Robes, Gloves,
Night Robes, Hosiery,
Sweaters, Underwear,
Silk Handkerchiefs, Collars and Cuffs,
Suspenders, Hats,
Neckwear, . Caps,
Shirts, Umbrellas,
Dress Cases, Cuff Buttons,
Valises, Collar and Cuff
Trunks, Boxes,
Watch Fobs, Mackintoshes,
THE
5JC- Come in
Mast Be Vaccinated-
At a meeting of the Bloomsburg
School Board, held on Saturday
evening a communication from the
Board of Health was read, directing
attention to the law making vacci
nation a necessary requisite to the
admission of pupils to the public
schools. The following resolution
was unanimously passed by the
Board.
Resolved That in compliance with
the provisions of the Act ot June
1 8th, 1895, the School Directors
give notice that no pupils will be
admitted to the public schools upon
their re-opening, after the holiday
vacation, who have not been suc
cessfully vaccinated, and that this
same action shall apply to teachers
also.
H. Bruce Clark continues to im
prove, and his complete recovery is
now considered to be only a ques
tion of time.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Nickel
Bath Room
Fixtures,
Nickel
Chafing Dishes,
Tea Pots,
Coffee Pots,
Skates,
Toy Bedsteads,
Parlor Pistols,
Sleigh Bells.
T. CK "WELLS,
General Haedwabe,
CLOTHIER.
and see us, we'll treat you right.
The Leader Department Store.
About Our Rug.
Have you sent in your guess yet ?
Do it to-day. Not many days left !
About Christmas.
Here are a few of our many attractions :
BOOKS. Nothing better for a Christmas present. A
pleasant reminder of the giver for the whole year.
$1.00 Each. $1 00 Each. $1.00 Each.
"Dri and I," ' The Right of Way," "Helmet of Navarre, n
"Sky Pilot," "Lazarre," "Cavalier," "Crisis" and others.
UMBRELLAS. Another pleaaant reminder ! A person
can't have too many, at least that's the feeling a man has when
he is caught in the rain and his umbrella is not with him. Our
stock is large and the quality guaranteed to be just as we rep
resent it Take our cheapest, for gentlemen $1.00. The
covering is a mercerized cloth, paragon frame, natural wood
handle a good, strong, substantial article. From this to $1.00
is a big jump, but we have a half dozen other qualities be
tween. Ladies' Umbrellas range from $1.25 to $5.50. These
latter are beauties pearl handle, with Sterling silver trimmings.
The covering is Taffeta silk. Between these two extremes there
are a dozen different prices and qualities.
HANDKERCHIEFS. Did you ever know anyone that
had too many of these useful and necessary articles ? Prices
from 5(V tn 50p. AVn nrA nutt-inr tha l.il. ..;.4
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a very artistic box. These latter are very pretty. You cannot
get their duplicate at any store in town, as the patterns are pri
vate to us. They will add to the attractiveness of your gift,
if you are giving handkerchiefs. '
TOYS. The largest line we have ever had. Particularly
strong in medium priced goods. Starting at 10c, and from
that to $1 00. Dolls enough to start an orphan asylum.
WE HAVE BOUGHT 1,000 FANCY BOXES
and have divided them into four lots 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c.
The bisrsrest value for the monev offered in RlnnmaKm. ' v
will, miss it if you do not look
The Leader Store Co., Ltd.,
Fourth Market Sts.,
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