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VOL 73.
BLOOMSBUItG. PA. THURSDAY . A PHIL 24, 1902.
NO. 17
A. OLOSE CALL.
Im Fltl Stubs Jena Rambo With an Almoit
Fatal Result.
Bloomsburg, or at least the central
part of it was in a ferment last even
ing. The intense excitement was
caused by a stabbing affray which oc
curred at a little confectionery store
And dwelling combined, located on
Sixth Street, between Iron and Catha
rine Streets. The principals were Joe
Fist, an Italian, who conducts the
aforesaid store, and Jesse Rambo, a
day laborer, employed at Berwick.
The story of the stabbing as we
present it, is from the lips of Fist, but
his inability to speak the English
language, made it extremely difficult
for us to obtain a satisfactory account
of it. It appears that Rambo's wife,
for some time past has been doing
domestic duty for Fist. She and her
husband had not been living together,
owing to incompatibility of tempera
ment. Last evening, Rambo, after
allowing his convivial inclination to
jjet the best of him. appeared at the
home of Fist and asked for his wile,
lie was shown into the kitchen, and
after a little talk together his wife
agreed to accompany him to Berwick,
where he claimed to have secured a
farm. She informed Fist of her inten
tions, and started upstairs to prepare
her personal effects. Her husband
started to follow, but Fist objected
and a fight ensued. Rambo used vile
language, and picked up a chair to
strike Fist, when the latter rusning
out into the kitchen procured an im
plement of defense, either a knife or
a fork, he was uncertain which, and
when he re entered the room, both to
closer combat flew, aud after a fierce
struggle Rambo was stabbed in the
left side just below the heart. The
wounded man hurried from the house,
and ran up the alley for a distance of
two blocks, when the loss of blood
weakened him and he fell. He was
first discovered by E. L. Barton, who
after summoning help, placed him in
a carriage and conveyed him to the
Central Hotel, where he was given
medical attention by Dr. T. C. Harter.
A careful examination of the injury
showed that the weapon had pene
trated the flesh to the depth ot an
inch, and struck a rib, to which fact
he owes his life. Had it been below
the rib death would have been cer
tain. As it is he will probably re
cover. Fist says he came up town to sur
render himself, but not finding Squire
Ringler in his office he returned home.
He was later taken into custody by
Chief of Police Wesley Knorr.
Mrs. Rambo, in the main, corrob
orates Fist's story. She says he stab
bed her husband with a, knife. It
bad a long narrow blade and was used
m the manufacture of candy.
What has become of the knife is a
mystery. Chief of Police Knorr
searched the house thoroughly but
the weapon cannot be found.
Fist was arrainged before Squire
Tacoby this morning. He waived a
hearing and gave bail in the sum of
$600 for his appearance at court.
LEiTaOLAIMSAN ESTIMABLE LAD Y
Mrs. Martha H. McKinney Panes Away at
Her Home on Market Street.
Mrs. Martha H. McKinney, relecit
of the late David McKinney, died
early this morning at her home on
Market street, after a protracted ill.
Bess. Heart disease was her greatest
affliction, but the unconquerable bar
rier old age shares in the cause of her
death. Had she lived until June she
would have been eighty years of age.
. Mrs. McKinney was a daughter of
William and Elizabeth (Willets) Mc
Kelvy and was born June 28th, 1822
The surviving family consists of
three children, Mrs. Dr. W. M. Reber
and W. H. McKinney, of town, and
Mrs. R. C. Drinker, of Bethlehem.
She is also survived by a sister and a
brother, Mrs. Harriet, wife of Rev. A.
A. Marple, of Norristown and Isaiah
McKelvy, of town.
Mrs. McKinney was a woman of
whom much good can be said. She
possessed many rare and admirable
attributes, and her life was charac
terized by deeds of kinJness and
charity. And now in the fullness of
years, she passes away with the respect
and love of all those who knew her.
She was a member of the Presbyterian
church and was always faithful and
devout.
At the funeral which will be held
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, a
large concourse of people, will silent
ly attest the esteem on which she was
held. The services will be conduct
ed at the house by Rev. D. J. Waller;
Jr. of Indiana, Pa., and interment
will be made in Rosemont Cemetery.
THE CENTENNIAL MEETING.
The meeting at the Court House
last Friday evcninir to initiate the
Centennitl movement was not what
was hoped for and expected. Tht
room 6hould have been filled with
people, but there were less than a
hundred present, and many of our
prominent citizens were conspicuous
by their absence. It there is to be a
centennial, it must have the help of
everybody. If the labor and expense
h left to be borne by a few, the sooner
the project is dropped the better.
Mayor John R. Townsend called
the meeting to order, and was elected
chairman, and Geo. E. Elwell was
chosen secretary. Mr. Townsend
spoke of the amount of labor that
would be required to make the cele
bration a success, and urged that
every body should lend a helping hand.
He suggested the appointment of a
general committee to consider the
whole scheme, decide what is best to
be done, and appoint sub-committees
for all necessary purposes. The fol-
lowing persons were appointed on the
general committee:
Col. T. G. Freeze, J. P. Welsh,
Louis Cohen, J. C. Blown, H. B.
Clark, W. S. Moyer, Dr. Reber, G.
E. Elwell, L. N. Mover, C. C. Pea
cock, A. Z. Schoch, H. V. White, P.
E. Wirt, W. II. Slate, W. O. Holmes,
W. S. Rishton, R. E. Hartman, J. M.
Staver, A. W. Duy, H. A. M'Killip,
F. G. Yorks, Frank Ikelcr, W. P.
Meigs, J. G. Wells, F. P. Pursel, Jas.
Magee, William Chrisman.
After remarks by Dr. J. P. Welsh,
Rev. M. E. McLinn, Rev. D. N.
Kirkby and Col. Freeze, the meeting
adjourned.
The members of the committee who
were present remained, and agreed to
meet on Thursday evening (to night)
at 8 o'clock at the Court House, at
which time it is hoped there will be a
full attendance.
Bloomsburg Bottling Works Bobbed.
A gang of thieves have no doubt
been making Bloomsburg their head
quarters for the past several days.
Not content with the booty obtained
at the Ikeler house Monday morning,
they continued their depredations
Monday night by breaking into the
Bloomsburg Bottling Works located
at the corner of Main and Lenard
streets. They entered the building
by prying open the side door. The
safe by the use of some explosive,
presumab y nitro-glyccnne, was blown
open. Mr. Gersting, the manager of
the establishment, is always very care
ful not to leave much money in the
safe over night, so that the haul was
not very rich. He thinks that they
probably secured about ten or twelve
dollars. From a drawer in the safe
they secured the key to the beer
vault. What they took from this
apartment will not be known until
the inventory is taken at the end of
the month, but Mr. Gersting thinks
that there is a barrel of beer missing.
There is absolutely no clue to the
robbery. In the afternoon on Mon
day, three men claiming to be um
brella menders, appeared in the im
mediate vicinity of the Bottling
Works. They were very observing
and not only surveyed the building
from the corner but walked down
along the side of it. There is no
doubt but that this is the guilty party
and that the afternoon visit was to
determine how the raid was to be
made.
DEATH FEOM PARALYSIS.
Robert Roan was stricken with a
stroke of paralysis Tuesday evening.
He remained in an unconscious con
dition until about half past three yes
terday afternoon, when he died. Mr.
Roan was a cabinet maker by trade
and was located for a number of years
on Iron street. About a year ago
while employed as a clerk in J. S.
Bachman's liquor store, he slipped and
fell, breaking his hip. He was taken
to the Sunbury Hospital, but never
fully recovered from the effects of the
tall. His death occurred at the Giger
Hotel on East street, where he had
been boarding for the past year. He
was about eighty years of age, and is
survived by three sons and three
daughters, George and Clark of town,
and William of Orangeville, and Mrs.
Charles Taylor, Mrs. Jane Rinker and
Miss Elizabeth Roan, of Bloomsburg.
The first named son is the foreman of
the Columbian office.
The body was removed to the home
of Charles Tavlor on East street from
which place the funeral will take place
tomorrow atternoon at two 0 ciock.
OUR BUSINESS GROWING.
We are steadily receiving new customers, and
adding new accounts; so our businesa is con
stantly increasing at a very satisfactory rate.
Possibly you also might be inclined to j'oin us.
We Invite You to Come.
-THE-
Bloomslbiirg National Baiulk
A. Z. SCHOCH, President.
WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier
DRESS GOODS
In all the new weaves and welts. A variety
of the most wanted new 1902 fabrics. Different
patterns, different cloths, different widths, at
your price, practically.
Extra fine grade and heavy weight, basket
weave black hopsacking 54 in. wide, made from
long fibre wool, will hold its shape when made
into skirts. Thoroughly shrunk and sponged,
per yard $2.00.
Granite cloth, 38 in. wide, black and colors,
all wool at 50 cents a yard.
Albatross, 38 in. wide, all wool, 12 colors, equal
to some 60 cents goods we have seen our price
50 cents a yard.
All new Spring styles.
Every feature a style feature.
Every suit made from the best goods for wear,
and the price is of interest to you.
Black pebble Cheviot, Jacket lined with taffeta
silk, lapels faced with Peau de Soie, velvet collar.
Skirt made with deep flounce, lined with a per
caline drop skirt, velveteen bound, $18.50.
Black Venetian Cloth, Eton Jacket, lined with
guaranteed satin, cuffs and lappels made of satin,
stitched all over, skirt percaline lined and trimm
ed with five bands of black satin, stitched many
times, $12.50.
Other colors and grades, $5.00 to $22.00.
33. .23. KetrtECisiia..,,
SUCCESSOR TO
I. W. Hartman & Son,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.-
SUITS
Read My Ad on sth Tage.
WHAT
SHE
WANTS
One of these pretty lockets which
are displayed in my window
AS THEY ARE SO POPUAR NOW.
Plain round lockets differ
ent sizes.
Ornamented round lockets.
Plain Heart shape lockets.
Ornamented Heart shape
lockets.
Raised chaising in rose gold.
In fact everything that is new
and pretty. Come in and
Price Them.
J. Lee Martin,
Jeweler and Optician.
Telephone 184a
I Have Moved
Into my own yellow
front building, former
ly occupied by Ben
Gidding's clothing:
store, and am receiv
ing the following
SPRING GOODS :
Washing
Hachines $3.75.
Get prices on
Poultry Wire,
and Fence Wire.
( TALL
rmj
Tim is tall, very tall, and very
slender. He is 5 feet 11 inches
high, and measures only 30
inches around the chest,, has
narrow shoulders and long
arms. Tim tried several cloth
ing stores, but none could
even approach a fit. He finally
struck our store, considerably
disheartened. He came in
with a dejected look, hope all
gone. But he went away per
fectly happy. We fitted him
to a dot with a $10 00 Suit.
He insisted on paying extra,
but we said "No, a $10.00 suit
is a $10.00 suit here every time,
and it's always as good as a
$12.00 suit elsewhere." Tim
said: "You're the only," and
out he went. We fit Tall and
Slim, Short and Stout.
BEN GIDDING,
The Clothier,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Come in and see us, we'll
treat you right.
General Habowabe.
The Stroup Fond,
There is no shortage in the Sltoup
fund except by bad investment. By
the wills of David and Esther Stroup
four thousand dollars were left, the
income of which was to supply desti
tute widows with light and fuel. The
state tax of 5 per cent, for collateral
inheritance was deducted from this
leaving the principal only $3800. We
are informed that the auditors have
examined this account, and that here
after it will be included in the town
statement. The investment on which
the loss occurs was not made by VV.
O. Holmes during his incumbency as
President of Council.
Death of Mrs, K. 8. Stacker.
The announcement ot the death of
Mrs. Elias S. Stocker which occurred
at her home above Forks Tuesday
morning, will be received with sorrow
by all who knew her. She had been
a long and patient sufferer from ery
sipelas, having been afflicted with that
disease for several years. The end
was hastened by a severe paralytic
stroke Sunday evening. Mrs. Stocker
was about fifty-four years of age and
is survived by a husband and one son,
Stanley.
The funeral takes place to-day at
two o'clock. Burial will be made in
the Christian Cemetery near Stillwater.
00000000000000000000000
The Leader Dep't Store.
ritV HnnHc Haveyou been in
UVjf VJUUUdi our store since we
changed the interior of it? It was a very pleas
ant store to shop in before. The change makes
it much more pleasant. Daylight everywhere
and every opportunity to examine the goods.
Never before have our lines been so complete
and varied. The reason for this, that we make
our selections from six more houses than we did
before. This naturally gave us mere variety.
No one house possesses the ability and judgment"
to select the choice things, so we had a dozen
large stocks to choose from and the result is a
very carefully selected stock, the pick and the
best of them all. We want your verdict on the
stock. While we would like to have your ap
proval, we will be as grateful for a fair disap
proval for we learn by our mistakes.
While the weather is cold and Spring backward
the warm days are coming. We are prepared
for them.
Shirt Waists
We are handling
the same line of
these goods that we have had for three years. The
patterns and styles are private to us, and can be seen
in no other store in Bloomsburg. We have them at all
prices. Look them over before buying.
ktrc" c n "ne we flre a'wavs rst-
VdlJC L No other store corners the line
of Patterns nor variety of qualities that we do. If you
want your dollar to go further than at any other place,
look over our Carpet Department. We can give you
a carpet for 25c a yard and we can show you a fine
line at $1.50 per yard. Our half wool carpet at 50c
per yard is the best value shown. It is heavy and
good and made specially for us. Bring the measure of
your room with you, we often have remnants that may
just suit the size wanted and at low figures.
We are carrying the
largest stock we have
ever had. We have a number of special pieces which
would add beauty to your room.
If you want to Save Money, call and get Our
Prices. Eveu if you do not buy, you will have a
better idea as to how to buy elsewhere.
Furniture
THE LEADER DEFT STORE,
4th and Market Streets. Bloomsburg, Pa.
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