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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Farmers National Bank
of Bloomsburg, Ta., at the close of business Feb. 25, 1902.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Investments, ...... $402,500.57
Furniture and Fixtures, ....... 5557-5
Cash and Reserve, 81,288.23
$489,344-30
LIABILITIES.
Capital, - $ 60,000.00
Earnings, 55,017.75
Circulation, - 59,500.00
Banks, $ 6,588.00
Individual Deposits, 308,238.55 314.826.55
$489,344.30
WM. S MOYER, President. A, II. BLOOM, Cashier.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J. S. Williams & Son,
BLOOMSBURG TA.
Public Sale Criers and
General Auctioneers.
tw Fmecn yours experlpnce. HatlBfHctlon
urant wd. Bent returns of any Bale crlors In
Wb section of the tat,e. Write for terms and
dates. We never disappoint our patrons.
Sales
Thursday, March 20, 1002.
M. A. Kikendall and J. E. Snyder
will sell at public sale, on the prem
ises, at Hetlerville, in Mifflin Twp.,
valuable real estate, consisting of
two tracts of land, one containing 40
acres and the other 60 acres. The
improvements thereon are a large
plank dsvelling house, nearly new,
also barn and outbuildings.
Also, at the same time and place,
M. A. Kikendall will sell personal
property, consisting of a good horse,
2 cows, &c. Sale to commence at
ten o'clock a.m.
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Twenty-five foreigners, presuma
bly Italians, enroute to Pittsburg,
were flood-bound at Catawissa Sun
day. They remained in the Penna.
Railroad station for nearly two
days.
So far as is known by the family
here, the residence of L. E. Waller,
Esq. at VVilkes-Barre was not flood
ed. The water was on the pave
ment and in the cellar, but did not
cover the first floor as reported.
Frank Topin, cf the North Amer
ican, brought that paper to town
on Tuesday. It was the first city
daily to reach Bloomsburg since
Friday. They came . bv way of
West Milton over the P. & R.
There is scarcely a jewelry store
without a sign, and.the sign is us
ually an imitation of a clock with
the hands indicating '8 :f 8, or eigh
teen minutes after .eight. A great
many people liave no doubt wond
ered at the universality. .It is used
to represent the time Lincoln was
assassinated. Now jewelers in the
city are agitating a change to the
time when President McKinley was
shot, this was 3:55 p. m. A num
ber have already jaiade the . altera
tion. Mrs. George W. Titus was
buried in the cemetery at Shick
shiuny on Thursday. Her death
occurad two days previous. JJefore
marriage Mrs. Titus' name was
Miss Ellen Rau. She was born
near Caiawissa in 18,50, and will no
doubt be remembered by many of
our readers. The fcackness with
which she was afflicted was of brief
duration. In fact, for only two
hours preceding death did -she
complain of feeling unwell. Death
coming as it did so sudden and
wholly unexpectedly has cast a
gloom over the entire neighbor
hood. UN?
Imparts that peculiar lightness, sweetness,
and flavor noticed in the finest cake, short
cake, biscuit, rolls, crusts, etc. , which ex
pert, pastry cooks declare is unobtainable
by the use of any other leavening agent.
Pure, healthful, highest in strength.
ROYAl BAKING POWDER CO.,
Death of a Young Lady.
An announcement that carried
with it untold grief, was that of
the death of Miss Myrtle Teeple,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Teeple, of Catawissa township,
which occurred at the Normal
School Thursday morning of last
week. Brief, indeed, was her ill
ness. Friday evening she assisted
with the decorations in the gymna
sium, which weie being made for
the annual exhibition. She went
to her room in a perspiration and
threw herself upon the bed. The
window was up a little ways, and a
room-mate thinking the draught
too great, suggested that it be
closed. Miss Teeple, however
rather enjoyed the breeze that
swept through the room, and antici
pating no evil effects, chose to allow
the window to remain open awhile
longer. Little did she think that
death lurked in the breeze that at
the time seemed so pleasant. But
so it was. She was taken with a
heavy cold which quickly develop
ed iuto pneumonia. Hercritical con
dition was apparent from the first
and the parents were sent fcr. They
arrived on Tuesday and were at the
bedside of their daughter when the
end came Thursday.
Miss Teeple was 19 years of age,
an apt pupil, and a favorite with
her associates. The remains were
taken to her home Thursday after
noon. The luneral took place
on
Saturday.
March Notes of Lippincott's Magazine.
The never-failing complete novel
of Lippintetfs Magazine for March
is a brilliant story by Francis Wil
ling Wharton, who, despite the
masculine spelling of her name, is
said to be a lady of social rank in
Philadelphia. This short novel is
written with a contagious dash, as
much of her previous work has
been, and tells the adventures of a
young woman of fashion who want
ed more thrilling experiences than
those furnished by the afternoon
tea-table or the monotonous ball
room. She carried on a wild flirta
tion with the elderly uncle of her
true lover and as a final stroke mas
queraded in his company at a
country-fair. This brought the
comedy near to a tragic end and
secured sound punishment for the
old beau; but it brought the twain
together whom nature had ordained
for each other and ended the story
in a breeze. There is a simplicity
and charm about Mrs. Wharton's
stories that win theia enduring
friends.
Galled from Earth,
Mrs. Charles W. Richie, aged forty-
four years, died at her home on East
Third street Monday night, after a
short illness. A family consisting of
a husband and five children are left
to mourn the loss of a good wife and
an affectionate mother. The remains
will be laid to rest in Rosemont
cemetery this afternoon. Services
will take place from the house.
100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.'
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THE NEXT POSTMASTER
James C. Brown Named by the President.
The commission of O. B. Mellick
as postmaster of Bloomsburg expires
the latter part of this month. It has
been understood for some time that
James C. Brown would be his suc
cessor. On Thursday last the Presi
dent sent the name of Mr. Brown to
the Senate and their confirmation is
all that is needed to complete
the change. As Mr. Brown is a close
friend of Senators Ouav and Penrose.
there is no doubt whatever of his confir
mation. As politics go no man is more
entitled to this lecognition than Mr.
Brown. He has been a faithful ad
herent of Senator Quay for many
years, and Quay always takes care of
his friends: His well knowu abi'itv
gives the assurance that the public
service will be maintained, and his
appointment has met with general
approval, regardless of political affil
iations. .
RELIEF FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Many of those who have been
damaged by the flood are working-
men who can illy afford the loss, and
yet no doubt some of them are un
willing to ask for aid. Besides the
damage to their homes and goods
they have been kept from their work.
Some action should be taken looking
towards their relief. If tbe President
of the Council would appoint a com
mittee to asceitain the needs of the
sufferers, that committee could report
the facts to a public meeting, to be
called for the purpose, if necessary
Should the committee find that such
a meeting is unnecessary that would
be the end of it. But should they
find otherwise it would be most un
charitable for our more fortunate citi
zens not to take some steps to relieve
the needy ones. Of course, it is not
to be expected that those who have
lost anything by the flood shall be
fully reimbursed, but their immediate
necessities could be supplied, and
thus they could be assisted to tide
over their present difficulties.
A Heavy Snow.
There was a heavy fall of snow
yesterday. The storm set in early in
the mornine and continued throuch-
out the day, covering the ground to
;ne ueptn ot a loot on the level. A
Stronir northeast wind acenmnaniiH
the storm and the roads throughout
me country districts are impassable.
The Electric Railwav Pnmnanv ha. I
just about succeeded in re-establish
ing service, but the road is again tied
up. Men are at work aloner the line
shoveling off the snow and cars will,
in an probability, be running this
atternoon. The storm has been tren.
eral all over the county. We were
informed by telephone this morning
that it is fourteen inches at Stillwater.
thirteen inches at Millville, ten inches
at iienton, twelve inches at Light
Street, ten inches at Esdv and - nine
inches at Berwick.
Should there come a rain, with the
streams swollen as thev are. hicrh
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water and damage more serious than
mat wnicn we nave just experienced,
it is teared will result.
New Store Building.
H. J. Clark & Son will begin next
month, the erection of a three story
brick building on Center street ad
joining their store building. It will
occupy the space up to the laundry
and will have a front of about 30 feet.
The first fljor will be a store room
with glass front with two show win
dows and entrance. The second
floor will have a bay wiudow in front
and will be for rent. The third floor
will have a balcony on Center street.
Clark & Son are among our most
progressive business people.
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To Keep Eyeglasses Clean.
Every wearer of eyeglasses has
noticed how they become dim with
moisture when subject to a sudden
change of temperature. A German
scientific paper says that this may be
prevented by rubbing the glasses with
soft potash soap every morning. They
may be polished bright after the soap
is applied, but an invisible film is
left on them that will prevent the
deposit of moisture.
Bale Adjourned.
On account of bad weather the
sale of the Samuel Hutchings farm
in Hemlock township was adjourned
to Monday, March 10, 1903, at 1 p.
m. See advertisement in this paper.
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Continued from page I.J
coin Boody, on Sunday and there was
very little of the village that was not
under water. It was feared that the
bridges would be carried away by the
awful force. To prevent the possibility
of the bridges being raised from their
mooring, heavily loaded freight trains
were allowed to stand on them all
day Sunday. The tension was great
Sunday evening. Night came on with
the water rising rapidly, and many
homes were in emminent danger of
being swept away. In the four hour
interim,between four and eight o'clock
Monday morning, the town was re
lieved from its terrible anxiety, by a
six inch fall, and it is needless to say
the residents breathed a sigh of relief.
NEARLY 5 FEET HtGH AT DANVILLE.
The flood at Danville was the high
est in thirty seven years, the water
being within two feet of the mark of
the unprecedented flood of '65. Mill
street was entirely submerged and
merchants were obliged to remove all
their goods to the second floor. The
last train to reach the town was on
the P. & R. Saturday night. At South
Danville no less than five trains were
stranded. The entire stretch of rail
road between Roaringcreek and
Catawissa was under deep water for
two whole days.
at Esry.
No serious damage was caused at
Espy, but the main thoroughfare was
transformed into a cood sized stream.
William Schweppenheiser, who resides
a short distance above the village,
endured the greatest hardship. He
and his family were floodbouncl and
had to be rescued in boats. Many
cellars were flooded.
CATAWISSA SUFFERS.
The high water at Catawissa was a
close rival to that of '65. The paper
null was flooded and the loss will be
heavy. No less than seven families
fled from their homes. The water
was up to the floor of the bridge. To
add to ihe great discomfort, the fires
under the boilers at the Electric
Light plant were extinguished leaving
the town in darkness. A breach,
nearly seventeen feet long was washed
in the road between the bridge and
the D. L. & W. Railroad.. Work
was suspended on Monday at the car
shops and the novelty works.
AT BERWICK.
Probably the worst damage done
at Berwick was to one of the dams of
the Berwick Water Company. Near
ly twenty feet of the embankment
was toin away. Nescopeck and the
entire low lands on the opposite side
of the river was under flood siege.
Hundreds of cellars were filled with
water. At the home of Mrs. Emma
Butt, who resides on a farm near
Nescopeck the water reached the
unprecedented depth of fourteen feet.
The family fortunately had their mis
givings and had deserted the housa
on Friday, a boat having furnished
means of escape. John Hartman, a
neighbor, fled from his home by way
of a boat.
BEYOND THE COUNTY.
Jean Huffman, of Plymouth, eleven
years old, while returning home from
Willow street school, Monday after
noon, was swept into Brown's creek
by the water at the corner of Church
and Eno streets. He clung to the
bridge at Main street, but before help
arrived he was carried by the rushing
waters into the Susquehanna river.
disappearing under the grinding ice.
Ice gorges which formed in the
Loyalsock creek, in the neighborhood
of Montoursville, tore out several log
land.ngs that were ready for break
ing, and a million and a half feet of
the Emery Lumber Company's logs
were carried away with the ice.
Sunbury was partially submerged,
and Selinsgrove was shut off from the
outside world entirely. The railroad
bridge at Selinsgrove Junction w;is
carried away.
The flood of 1902, although not as
great as that of 1865 or 1889, in the
height of the water in the Susque
hanna river, or in the area ot the
flooded district in Harrisburg, claims
the record for damage to pioperty
along its course.
A complete shutdown of all the
iron and steel industries ot that city
and Steelton was the result of the
flood, and thousands ot men are idle
in consequence. At the Pennsylvania
Steel Works, at Steelton, there are
over 5000 idle men The Harrisburg
Rolling Mills are shut down and the
Central Iron Works are likewise
closed, on account of the high waters
drowning out the fires.
South Harrisburg was inundated
from Conoy street to the city limits
east, including all the property be
tween South Front sireet and South
Cameron street. Every cellar was
flooded and the hardships were much
greater than ever experienced before.
Fires were put out in nearly every
home.
A summary of the damage in that
locality caused by the high water fol
lows: Water damages mines in Lyk
ens Valley; towns along Susquehanna
fllooded 1 all creeks overflow their
' RETIRING FRO! BUSINESS.
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Goods Must Go. Money Must Come.
DRESS GOODS.
50 and 75c Dress Goods now 25
and 37jc. Plaids, fancy weaves
and short lengths going at half
price.
DRESS CLOTHS.
JS1.00 Dress Cloths now 50c. the
yard. "50 inches wide, good line
of colors.
Heavy Dress Cloths that were
$1.00 a yard going at 50c. a yard.
SILKS.
i.oo and it. 25 Silks for 75c the
yard. Worth every cent of it.
Elegant goods, fine styles, but we
must have the money, and so they
go-
75c Silks tor 59c. Stripes, plaids,
and figured Silks. Good variety
of colors. Every yard intrinsically
Last Day, Saturday, March 15th.
i. w. hYHan & SON,
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
banks ; hundreds of dollars worth of
lumber carried away f three dams in
county break ; Pennsylvania unable
to run trains between Harrisburg and
Mmriletown ; many farmers lose live
stock and wheat crops through flood
ing ; Cumberland Valley and Read
ing tracks broken ; great damage to
farms in Cumberland, York and
Perry; roads ruined in manv town
ships.
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
trains running regularly.
J he first t.-ain on the I). L. & W.
ran from this place to Northumber
land, this morning. They expect to
have through service by tonight.
All trains on the B. & S. are run
ning regularly.
Twent-eight pouches of mail matter
were received at the pest office Wed
nesday night, and it is expected that
the regular mail service will be estab
lished today.
The river has fallen and the water
is all off' of the flats below town.
Qidding'a Removal
On Friday nieht the Lockard store
room was vacated bv F. M. Leader.
and on Saturday morning Ben Gid
ding had painters, paper hangers tnd
carpenters at work, and by night the
room was entirely overhauled and
ready for occupancy. The telephone
and electric light people also took a
hand and put their apparatus in posi
tion. On Monday rooming a force
of men began moving the store, and
before night Mr. Gidding was ready
for business.. Quick work that !
He will have an opening on Satur
day evening, and souvenirs will be
given to all visitors at the stdre.
Miss Minnie Deny has been added to
the clerical force as cashier.
Changed Hands,
F. M. Leader, because of the de
mand upon his time and attention
by the lumber business in which he
is engaged, has sold out his meat
market on Center street to Luther
Ray horn, who comes here from
Cammal, Pa. Possession was de
livered on Monday. Mr. Rayhorn
is a practical meat dealer with
many years' experience, and will
keep a first-class market. He re
tains the force employed by Mr.
Leader.
Fear the Coming of the Locusts.
Many of the fruit growers in Cum
berland valley are apprehensive of
serious damage to fruit trees, because
this is the year for the locust. De
puty Secretary of Agriculture Martin
says the seventeen-year locust is due
this season in Cumberland, Dauphin,
Franklin and other Soutern Pennsyl
vania counties. He expects the in
sect to make its appearance about
July or August, and says there is no
preventive.
They Broke the Machine.
Burglars entered the D. L. & W.
Depot through a window Friday night,
and robbed the penny weighing ma
chine. The exact amount secured is
not known, but it did not exceed a
dollar or two as the earnings of the
mach'ne had been lifted only a short
time before.
Deeds.
A new lot of deeds have just been
printed at this office, conforming to
the Act of 1901. They are as good
as the best, and cheaper than some.
Price, 6 cents each, or 5 for 25 cents.
Orders filled by mail on receipt ot
the cash. tf.
Owing to the delay in the mails
the report of W. C. T. U. County
convention did not reach us in time
for publication.
I worth 75c. Ready for you at 59c.
a yara.
! WRAPPERS.
$1.50 Flannelette Wrappers (not
all sizes), Dissolution Sale price,
$1.19.
$1.00 Flannelette Wrappers (not
all sizes), Dissolution Sale, 74c.
each.
TOWELING.
a yard for Toweling, in
stead of 5c a yard.
APRON GINGHAM.
Zlic a yard for Apron Gingham,
instead of 5c. a yard.
CHILDREN'S COATS.
$5.00 Children's Coats for $2.50.
WOMEN'S COATS.
$10.00 Women's Coats for $5.00.
SHOES
That wear well,
look well, and are
comfortable.
The Herrick Shoe, for wom
en, at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50,
"Try Me" Shoe, for women,
$200.
Box Calf Shoes, for women,
$1.50, $1.75 and $2.00. All
lent licr
The W. L. Douglas Shoes,
for men, full line.
If you want solid comfort,
buy our Government Shoe,
$2.50.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sts.
BLOOMSBURG, PA
Traveling Under Eiffioaltiei.
On Saturday evening a number of
people arrived at Northumberland on
the Pennsylvania train at the usual
time, about half past five o'clock.
Among them were Miss Lois Sloan,
on her way home from Washington,
D. C, Prof. Hartline, and W. D.
Beckley, of this town. There they
were informed that no trains were
running, and as no passenger coaches
had come down the road there were
none to send back, but the railroad
people offered to send them up as far
as Danville on a train made up of a
freight engine and two cabooses.
This offer was accepted, and with
quite a number of passengers, , seven
of whom wanted to reach Blooms
burg, the train started.
At Danville further arrangements
were made to run to the Catawissa
bridge. Arriving there the party
walked over to Catawissa, the water
not having yet overflowed the road,
and a conveyance was procured to
drive over the hill to East Blooms
burg. Here they walked over the
bridge and were takeu by boat from
the end of the bridge to high ground
on this side where a conveyance fur
nished by Dr. Welliver, arrangements
for which had been made by telephone
from Catawissa, brought them safely
home. This is only one of many
experiences of travelers who were
caught by the flood.
Hardware Btore Removed.
As soon as Gidding's goods were
removed from J. G. Wells' store room
on Monday, the latter at once put a
force of men at work making changes
and improvements. The ceiling and
wood work has been newly painted,
and the walls repapered. Mr. Wells
is putting in an elevator at the rear of
the room, to carry heavy goods to and
from the basement. The removal is
completed and the store is nearly
ready for business, but it will take a
little more time yet to get everything
conveniently arranged. With addi
tional room, Mr. Wells proposes to
increase his already large and varied
stock.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Ths Kind You Have Always Bosgft
Bear the jSI SSJ-j:
Signature of WU(ffl&Zk