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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J. S. Williams & Son,
BLOOMSBURG V
Public Sale Criers and
General Auctioneers,
W" rMftonn years experience. HatlnrncMon
fnarantocd. Bout returns of any ssle criers In
nlssootlonof the State. Write for terms and
ates. We never disappoint our patrons.
Silk Mill Ficnio-
The fourth annual picnic of the
employees of the Bloomsburg Silk
Mill will be held at Shawnee Park,
Lime Ridge on Saturday, July 26,
1902. Beautiful Shawnee is situated
at Lime Ridge, midway between
Bloomsburg and Berwick, along the
banks of the Susquehanna, affording
first class boating, bathing and fishing.
With its historic surroundings, Shaw
nee is one of the most desirable re
sorts in this section. A fust class
aining hall will be conducted on the
grounds where meals can be secured
at all hours (or 35 cents. Ice cream
and other refreshments can be had
on the grounds. A dancing pavillion
will allord excellent dancing, 1 lower's
Orchestra being engaged for the day.
Among the other attractions are:
Merry-go round, Shooting Gallery,
Bowling Alley. Swings and seats
throughout the park, in addition to
tables, make it an ideal place. No
intoxicants will be sold or permitted
on the grounds.
Fare for the round trip irom
Bloomsburg, 15c; from Berwick, 15c.;
from Catawissa, 30c. Cars will leave
every 30 minutes and run until 12 p.
m. The car leaving Market Square
at 9 a. m. will carry all baskets.
Tickets will be sold by the Com
mittee at the corner of East and
Fifth streets and Market and Main
on the morning of the picnic. Each
ticket will have a coupon, and this
must be given at the gate or an ad
mission of 5 cents will be charged.
The committee of arrangement is as
follows; s. 11. Harman, President;
R. S. Pugh, Secretary; H. Sommers,
Treasurer; T. J. Morris, Chairman;
R. B. Ilartzell, A. W. Hagemeyer, J.
Girton, C. Chrisman, C. Eoye, D. A.
Leiby, II. Reppert.
Gone From Earthy Cares.
Mrs. Lydia Schoch, an estimable
lady of Selinsgrove, and mother of
our townsman A. Z. Schoch, died
from diseases incumbent upon ad
vanced years at her home in the town
above mentioned early Sunday morn
ing. Snyder county has been her
residence place throuchout her entire
life, which covered a period qf ninety
years. Possessed of a most congenial
disposition, she bore herself in a way
that the hearts of all were drawn to
her. She leaves a memory that will
impart an influence for good. There
are also seven other children surviving,
namely, J. C. Schoch, of Middleburg;
David Schoch, a resident of the west;
Harry R, Frank J., and Ira Schoch
and Mrs. Crouse and Mrs. Kempper
all of Selinsgrove. The funeral oc
curred yesterday morning.
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Drilling to be Resumed-
Work at the Fairmount Springs oil
well will be resumed in a week or
two. The contractor, Mr. William
C. Shear and Supt. James Rickerson
have bought the stock held by D. C.
Brittain and will offer it to the general
public. As soon as enough shares
are sold to pay expenses the drill will
go down until a depth of 2,200 or
3,000 ' feet are reached. Messrs.
Shear and Rickerson leel sure that oil
will be struck and assume a large
part of the expense themselves, so
great is their faith in the ultimate
success of the project. These gentle
men will be in town a few days and
will offer some of the stock for sale.
M. J. H. Allerton, one of the drillers,
returned to his home at Port Crane,
N. Y., Tuesday. Mountain Echo.
Saw Her Husband Killed.
Emanuel M. Metzger was killed in
mid air by electricity at Williamsport
Thursday morning of last week, while
his wife looked on, powerless to ren
der any assistance. He had gone to
the top of a long pole to cut a live
wire. He took hold of a wire and
the shock knocked him down into two
other wires, where he became en
rangled and he was roasted alive.
The flesh was badly burned. The
screams of Mrs. Metzger brought men
to the scene who took down the
body.
The Hazleton
The publication
death last week.
Item is no more,
died a natural
A number of our young people
will attend a dance at Danville this
evening.
The Methodist picnic planned
for today has been postponed till
to-morrow on account of rain.
The Republican conferees will
neet again at Sunbury this after
10011 to choose, if the cleau-lock can
e broken, u candidate for congress.
It is altogether likely that a Domi
nation will be made today,
Bear in mind the festival to be
held tomorrow night and Saturday
night by the Liberty b ire Company
.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs,
Frank H. Wilson of South Market
Street, has been quite ill for severa
clays with cholera infantum.
"Anarchy and annexation for
Cuba " says General Eitzhugh Lee
Nothing very pleasant for the
United States, in this prediction
The Brotherhood ot St. raul'
win hold a lestival on tlie evening
of Thursday July 24th at the Parish
House. The Bloomsburg band wu
render choice music during the
evening.
Arthur Traub had his nose brok
en while chopping wood Tuesday
evening. It appears that he was
swinging the axe over his shoulder
when it came 111 contact with
clothes line and rebounded striding
111m on the nose.
As a remedy against cabbage
worms mix a tablcspoonful of red
pepper, one of black pepper and
one of ground yellow mustard with
a pound of wheat flower. Once
week dust each caobage with the
prepared flour while the plants are
moist with dew. A pound of flour
will answer for dusting about 200
plants.
Mt. Holly, near Carlisle, has
the most popular park in the state
It has a picnic scheduled for every
day 111 July and nineteen for Aug
ust. It is indeed a charming re'
treat. Included in the complete
accessories is a great pavillion with
a superb floor, while a delightfully
cool breeze is always stirring, even
in the hottest days.
Monday's pay day at the Macee
Carpet Works, aggregated the
largest amount ever disbursed
among the employees at a single
time in tlie History of the organiza
tion. Between eighty-six and
eighty-seven hundred dollars were
handed out to the working force.
livery department of the mill is on
the jump, and mors hands are
needed.
j. v. inuiay nas tendered ins
T ,Tf YT! J t . . J
resignation as the local agent of
the Adams Express Company to
take effect just as soon as the com
pany selects a man to take his place
Mr. Hidlay came here from Orange-
ville eighteen months ago and has
neld the position ever since. During
that time the business has increased
nearly fifty per cent. Whether or
not he intends remaining in town,
we are unable to state.
There will be a festival and
chicken supper held at McIIenry's
M. it,. Lhurch in Orange township,
on the evening of Saturdav Tnlv
26, 1902. The Orangeville cornet
band will furnish music for the
occasion. If it should be stormy
that night it will be held the fol
lowing Monday evening. Proceeds
for the church at that place. Every
body invited to come and have a
good time.
Lender the new pension law all
pensioners under the general law
are entitled to an increase of $10
per mouth. All pensioners under
the act of June 27, 1S90, who are
blind and disabled so that they
require the frequent though not
constant attendance of another per
son, are entitled to $30 per month.
It will be in effect as soon as signed
by the president. There are no
other changes in the law.
S. R. Bidleman has been award
ed the contract to furnish the sup
plies for the public schools of town
during the coming term. The bids
were opened at a meeting of the
School Board held Tuesday even
ing and Mr. Bidleman's found to
be the lowest. The Board decided
to open the school on August 25.
New desks will be placed in several
rooms and improvements will be
made to all the buildings.
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The historic camelback bridge
which spans the Susquehanna river
at Harrisburg is soon to be sold to
the highest bidder for the lumber
that is in it. The bridge was badly
damaged by the spring floods and
will be replaced by a modern steel
structure. For nearly ninety years
this bridge has been the highway
for the residents of the Cumberland
valley in their commerce with Har
risburg. Arrangements for the Centennial
are progressing satisfactorily. All
the committees are at work. Decora
tions, fireworks, invitations, special
attractions, privileges &c. have
been definitely decided upon, and
other details are being rapidly ar
ranged. Several decorators Jiave
been in town during the past week.
A balloon carrying passengers will
be one of the features among, the
special attractions. The fireworks
will be on a greater scale, and of a
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Kino, auiereui irom anytning erer
seen here.
Continued from 1st page.
The above, improvements are actu
ated on account of the coming cen
tennial, a very commendable spirit in
our citizens.
Fiesident Townsend made a state
ment that the Court had requested
Council to investigate the Irondale
matter, and he in his opinion, con
cluded that Council should instruct
Street Comissioner Neyhard to sur
vey the road, prepare specifications
and advertise for bids to arrive at the
approximate cost. The Council 1
seconded the matter and as a conse
quence it will be effective.
Chief of the Fire Department, John
Former, stated to Council that the
Electric Light pole corner of Main
and Penn streets obstructed the free
use of the fire plug at that point.
Council ordered the Electric Light
Company to move said pole so that
it will not in the future interfere.
SPECIAL MEETING. .
Monday night's special meeting
was called for the purpose of consider
ing the petitions presented at the
regular meeting in regard to paving
Mam street. Solicitor William
Chrisman stated that the Town in his
opinion could not proceed in the mat
ter under the act of 1889, as that law
related to Boroughs. The act of
1891 says that a majoiity of the prop
erty owners can petition Council to
pave, by affidavit, and a view will be
appointed to assess the benefits upon
the properties. It was decided to
proceed under this act, and the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, "That the Town pave
Main street, between Centre and Iron
streets, and curb the width of the
gutter where necessary; the
cost of
said paving and curbing, less the
amount to be paid by the street rail
way company, to be paid as follows:
One-third by residents on the north
side, one-third by residents on the
south side, and one-third by the
Town; proceedings to be carried on
under the act of 1891."
An ordinance will now be passed
by Council and a new petition circu
lated among the property owners for
their signatures, after which the Town
Engineer will prepare specifications
for the guidance of bidders. There
will be no delay after the work is
started.
There was quite a number of inter
ested ones present at the meeting
and the consensus of opinion ex
pressed was in favor of the work be
ing done entirely by the Town, the
property owners to pay their share of
the expense afterward.
The privilege asked for by the pe
tition presented in the name of the
First National Bank by E. F. Carpen
ter at the previous meeting, of paving
in front of the bank was granted.
l he Columbia and Montour Elec
tric Railway Company was not repre
sented at the meeting, but ordinance
No. 108, passed June 13th of last
year, provides that the company shall
bear the expense of paving nine feet
of the street. Section 6 of said ordi
nance reads as follows:
"It is provided that should the
municipal authorities of the Town, at
any time hereafter, direct the streets
occupied by the said railway to be
paved with Belgium blocks, vitrified
brick or any other form of permanent
pavement, that then and in such cast,
the said railway company shall at
once and at their own expense, nave
wo feet outside of each rail thereof.
ard the space between the rails, with
such pavement as shall be directed,
Should a different rail be required
when paved the change shall be made
under the supervision of the President
of Council and Town Engineer. "
inis leaves thirty-three feet to be
paved by the Town and the property
owners, sixteen and a half feet hv
each.
A petitionby lesidents on south
ide of Fourth street, West of Jeffer
son, requesting Council to order pave
ments laid. Petition eranted.
FICNIO-
The Lutheran Sunday School of
Bloomsburg will go to Hunter's Park
near Danville on Thursday, July 24.
nunters rarK is a beautiful grove of
pine trees of about 60 acres, located
between Danville and Mausdale, part
of which is cleared for picnic purposes
and well supplied with tables, seats,
swings, an excellent well of water and
a large covered pavillion to accommo
date 1000 people in case of storm.
A special train will leave the P. & R.
depot at 8:40 and run direct to the
park without change, and will leave
the park at 6:30 p. m.
There will be a musical program
by Schwarz's Orchestra, and two
games of base ball by classes in the
school, and the following contests:
One legged race, sack race, peanut
race, water melon race, stone throw
ing and pulling; also quoits and up
jenkms. etc.
A cordial invitation is extended to
members of other churches and the
public in general. Fare: for adults,
35 cents. Children under 12 years
20c. In case of storm the excursion
will go on the day following.
The water in the
resumed its old level.
river has
FOUR ROADS SETTLE
A Portion of the Striking
Freight Handlers at Work,
VICTORY FOR ARBITRATION BOARD.
Other Roads Centering at Chlpngo
Will Probably Agree With the
Striker, Than Kndlng
Long Straggle.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Wlth njrrpp.
menu reached between four rnllromli
and their employee, the great utrlke
of the freight handlers and teamsters
that tins tmrnlyzod the industries of
Chicago for n week Is apparently
broken. A majority of the Btrlkcrs re
turned to work this morning. By to
morrow, according to the present out
look, there will ho fcv evidence of
the strike. Some of the more radical
unionists mny refuse 1o accept the
terms accepted by representative com
mitt ecu, but npimrontly they will bo
able to wield but little influence with
the majority of the strikers. It Is
possible, however, that the rndlcnls
may prevent the strike from beiug
culled off.
The four railroads thnt have entered
Into nitroe incuts with their men nro
the l.nke Shore and Michigan South
cm, the Chicago mid Northwestern,
the Mckcl Plate mid the Illinois Cen
tral. Of the four the Northwestern
and the Illinois Central accepted tho
proposition made upon advice of the
teamsters' board of arbitration. Tin
Nickel Plate and Lake Shore succeeded
In getting their men to sign the scale
presented by the railroads July 1.
Consequently neither the freight
handlers nor the railroads claim a vic
tory. As the employees of the Lake
Shore were the first to sign, however,
1 the railroads are expressing the great
est satisfaction over the break in the
strike.
The freight handlers return 1o work
without having obtained recognition of
their union, time and n half for over
time or tlie abolishment of the proba
tlon period. On the oilier hand, the
freight handlers have obtained In
creases In pay, the smallest one being
2.T cents n day. procured by the truck
ers.
While the signing of the agreements
breaks the strike, It does not end It.
It Is still in progress as far ns twenty
of the twenty-four railroads In the city
nre concerned. President Curran and
a few of his supporters are still unrec
onciled and state they will not recog
nize any of the agreements.
The adjustment of the controversy
was brought about by Chairman Job
of the state board of arbitration. The
basis of tlie settlement for wages was:
Check, transfer and receiving clerks
for first three months, $."3; check,
transfer mid receiving clerks ufter
first three months, $00; delivery clerks
for first three months, $50, nnd after
that period $3.1; Ktorors per hour for
iirst three months, IS cents, and after
three months 18Vi cents; callers for
first three months, 17 cents, and after
that IS cents per hour; truckers per
hour for first throe months, 15 cents,
and after three months 17 cents.
Large 1'ontnl Receipt.
WASHINGTON, July 11. The re
ceipts of the lifty largest postotllces of
the United States for June were $4,
478.308, a gain of ?37,-,,s:::. or 14 per
cent, over the receipts for June, luul.
New York city beads the list with a
total of $'.14:1,507. a gain of almost 13
per cent. Chicago showed a gain of
almost 20 per cent. Dayton, O., leads
nil cities In the percentage of gain, 'ks
Increase over June, 1P01, being over 40
per cent. Columbus, O., follows, with
a gain of over 38 per cent.
A Million Dollar Parking Hoaae.
I.OU1SVILLK. K. July ll.-I'luns
have been drawn and the capital pro
vided, for the erection lu I-ouisvllie of
a million dollar packing house plant
which will make 11 feature of dressing
spring lambs for the eastern market
nnd will also dress hogs and cattle.
The plant will occupy three acres ad
joining tho Central stockyards, mid the
Interests promoting It nre almost iden
tical with the ownership of the stock
yards. No flew to Tracy.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 10. The
posses are without a clew to Tracy's
whereabouts. Sheriff Cudihee's orders
for all deputies in the outlying dis
tricts to report at his ottice in Seattle
is being obeyed hlowly. Sheriff Curtl
hee himself remains at Itavensdale
with a small posse. Absolutely noth
ing Is being done by the posses toward,
continuing tho search.
Secretary Hoot at Went Point.
WEST POINT, N. Y July lti.-Sec-retary
of War Koot arrived here un
heralded and Is Mi conference with
Colonel Mills, the superintendent, lu
connection with the expenditure of the
$5,000,0110 recently appropriated by
congress for new buildings and Im
provements nt the Military academy.
l'olea Rn)lnv American Machinery.
I'.EULIN. July 14. A private dis
patch received here from Warsaw says
the agricultural societies of Poland are
negotiating with Amerlcnn manufac
turers direct for the purchase of ma
chinery, excluding the (ierman mid
dlemen. This step is believed to be
aimed also at (ierman machinerv.
Iloera Hench Sew York.
NEW YOHK. July 15. Among the
passengers who arrived by the steamer
Pretoria from Iicnuudu were 108 Boers
who had been prisoners there.
Salonika Aiinln luiken.
TIIKKAPIA, IOur- pean Turkey, July
lo. Allot her sever j shock of earth
quake is reported to have occurred at
fc-uloulka.
New Summer Goods
Less Than Regular Prices.
Parasols
Have been selling at
$4.50 and $5,00 each.
A small lot only one of a
kind, reduced to $3.39
each.
3.95 Parasols
Reduced to 2.59
Another small lot of
different kinds and col
ors. Reduced justwhen
wanted,
Facts Concerning Luzurne and Columbia
Counties Oil Fields.
In Tuesday's issue of the Wilkes
liarre Record, William shear Has
the following to say about the existence
of petroleum in Luzerne and Colum
bia counties:
"There are a few facts that the
people of Luzerne and Columbia
counties ought to know in regard to
petroleum. They have the same for
mation and conditions that exist in
all other oil fields. Thev have in
Fairmount township, Luzerne county,
an expert counterpart of the Bradford
oil field and the Cattaraugus field of
New York. The Fairmount well,
No. 2, has a depth cf 900 feet or
more; tormation as follows: uround
52 feet; hard brown rock, 10 feet;
then red shale in alternate layers, 469
feet. In the above 469 feet we find
red shale, fresh water sands and salt
water sands. At a depth of 472 feet
we hnd seventeen feet of salt waiter
sand, nearly as much salt as brine.
There is salt water over all oil fields.
At 872 feet we strike first oil sand.
This sand is forty-five feet thick and
carries a good oil smell, but has no
salt water in it. I consider this as
good a showing as I have ever had in
any oil field where oil has been found
and my experience has not been limit
ed, as I have drilled for twenty-five
years past in thi best fields of Penn
sylvania. In regard to the Bradford
oil fields there are nearly 2S,ooo wells
in it. This field has been in opera
tion for the past twenty-five years
and it is still a valuable investment.
The average well produces twenty to
twenty-five barrels of oil per day and
lasts from thirty to thirty-five years.
Many of these wells have produced
oil enough in one day to pay the
whole cost of the well. The Bradford
oil field is valued at $100,000,000 at
the present time and I believe that
the Fairmount field will be its equal."
BiBhop Potter to Be Married.
The engagement is announced of
Right Rev. Henry C. Potter,
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of New York, to Mrs. Al
fred Corning Clark, of. New York,
and Cooperstown, N. Y. Bishop
Potter is in Europe, and is not ex
pected back until late in the sum
mer. It is said that the date of the
marriage lias not been set, but that
it will be probably arranged for the
early winter.
Mrs. Clark, who is very wealthy,
was Miss Elizabeth Scriven. and
has been known as a philanthropic
woman. She is a member of the
Barnard club and the National Art
society, and resides at the family j
residence, Eighty-ninth street and
Riverside Drive, one of the "show
places" of the drive.
Mrs. Clark's husband iuherited
nearly $35,000,000 Irom his father,
Edward Clark. Since the death of
Alfred Corning Clark, in 1896, the
estate has enhanced in value."
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Will Supply the Desks-
The Bloomsburg School Furnishing
Company has been awarded the con
tract by the School Board of Harris
burg for furnishing their, rooms with
desks.
Try a bottle of J. E. Roys' "Uni-
j versa!" combined touiug and fixing
solution. It is the best on tho
market.. You buy it at first cost.
8 ouuee oottle 20c. st
Wash Dress
Goods
These goods we have
bought at special prices
and are all of this sea
son styles. 18c. Dimi
ties and Swisses at 12
1-2 cents a yard.
25 Pieces
Batiste 6J4c. yd.
wide goods, new pat
terns and all colors.
Have been selling at 8
and 10c yd. This lot 6
I-2c. a yard.
Centennial Envelopes.
The envelopes ordered by the Cen
tennial committee have arrived and
orders for them may be left at this
office. The prices are as follows
1000, $3.50; 500, $i.8o; 250, $i.ox
This includes printing business card
in the corner. tf
William Guernsey, the piano
tuner of WilkesBarre, will be in
Bloomsburg. the balance of this
week. Orders may be left at the
Columbian office.
Following are the teachers elect
ed by the School Board of Beaver
township; No. 1, Morris Singly;
No. 2,'Hattie James; No. 3, C. Z.
Schlicher; No. 4, Martha Schlicher;
No. 5, Stella Shuman; No. 6,
George Michael; No. 7, John Traub.
Didn't Like the Substitute.
Mrs. Hoyle My husband is never
satisfied.
Mrs. Doyle Neither is mine; he ha
always kicked because he couldn't find
his collar button, and now he has 4
wart on the back of his neck, but be.
isn't satisfied with that. X. Y. Tim.
Dealing In Futures.
Bess Is it true tht young Simkins
offered himself to yew last night?
Nell He did.
Bess And did you accept him?
Nell Well, not exactly but I hav
an option on him for ten days. Chi
cago Daily News.
Rebonnil.
Mrs.riliisterby Mrs De Boaster savs
that no man con be a gentleman unless
he has a collece education.
Mr. Blusterby Well, that onlv
prove that women who have college
educations are not necessarily ladles.
Puck.
What Johnny Thought.
"What does Gabriel Grubb
auntie?"
mean.
"Gabriel Grubb is a character in one
of Diikens Christmas Stories."
"O, I thought maybe It was another
name fer angel food cake." Chicago
.-meriean.
Mamma's Views,
The Coquette He. thinks I am
blame for gifing him so much eneour-
achmend.
Her Mother Oh, veil, a man vot gifs
such lofely presends must expegd to
get encourachmend. Brooklyn Life.
Hard Luek.
Hewitt It's sad about Gruet losimj
his leg in that railroad accident.
Jewett Yes; it must be a great dis
appointment to him; he was always
talking about "petting there with
both feet." Rrooklyn Life.
Counting Them.
"Mr. Woodby Witte says that ther
are only eight jokes in the world."
"I should never have suspected frora
his efforts to amuse," answered' Misa
Cayenne, languidly, "that he had found
so many." Washington Star.
Seat of the Trouble,
"I'm entirely worn-out, doctor,"
said the barber, w ho had called at tb
office of the physician.
"Let me see your tongue," said tho
doctor, who never shaved himself.
Yonkers Statesman.
The Kind llabbr Wanted.
She I want a new cover for Bella's
piono; can you suggest anything,
scar?
He Yes; i-un't yon find one which
Is hermetically sealed? Yonkeri
Statesman.
Appropriately Named.
Church 1 see thut Texuu has called
his new oil well "The Senator." Wou
Ier why he gave it thut name?
Gotham Becauseit is such a "pou
er," I suppose. Yonk&ni Sttma, J