THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First National Bank,
Blcomsburg, Pa.
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With over 4000 National Baulc? doing business
iu the United States tin 11m nk poinds 41t on tlie
Roll of Honor in the United Slates and 10th i:i
the State of Pennsylvania, making it the Strongest
Bank in the County.
)Ikke io iiithke,
do buii)e witl) tle be$t bhik.
E. W. M. LOW, President,
J. M. STAYER, Vice Pres.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1S66.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1S37. Consolidated 1S69
Published Every Thi-rsivw Morning,
At Lloomsburg, the County Seat t,f
Columbia County, re-insv'.vania.
GEO. E. EI. WELL, Editor.
D. t. TASKEK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. KOAN, FORLMA.N-.
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THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Ta.
THURSDAY, EI'TEM tER 4. 192.
0U3 CONGRESSIONAL CANbltJATE.
The nomination of Hon. Charles
H. Dickermau, of Mi'.ton, for con
gress, by the Democrats of this
district, recalls en enisode in that
gentleman's business career that
indicates the character of the man.
For twenty years prior to 1900 Mr.
Dickernian was a metnher of the
firm of Murray.' Dougal & Co.,
Limited, owners and operators of
the Milton Car works. Mr. Dicker
man was the treasurer of the com
pany and looked after the financial
end of the firm's immense business.
When the panic of 1S93 cast its
blighting shadow over the business
of the country and prostrated all
branches of industry, the firm had
contr-icts on hand amounting to
over a million dollars with obliga
tions outstanding for material, etc ,
for about six hundred thousand
dollars. One railroad company fol
lowed another in suspending "their
contracts, or asking for extensions
and postponements, and bankruptcy
stared the firm in the face. It was
a limited partnership, each member
being responsible only to the
amount of his stock interest. Did
the firm take advantage of this and
allow its affairs to be liquidated iu
bankruptcy? We guess not. Mr.
Murray, Mr. Dickerraan and Mr.
Carter, the three leading members
of the company, held a conference
and the situation was discussed.
Not a suggestion was made at that
meeting by any member to take ad
vantage of the limited partnership
laws, but on the other hand each
one agreed to put up personal col
lateral, and they went down into
their strong boxes, and the follow
ing day Mr. Dickerman was on his
way to New York with half a
million dollars worth of gilt-edged
securities upon which money was
raised and the firm's obligations
met. Not a note was protested or
a draft dishonored.
From iS3 to 1S97 the Milton
Car works were operated almost
continuously, without a dollar's
profit to the firm and hundreds of
workingmen found employment at
the shops through those trying four
years of depression. Th; "firm paid
the most liberal wages for labor
the same paid by other industrial
institutions that were able to keep
running, and by careful and skill
ful management succeeded ia get
ting through without any serious
losses. The works gave employ
ment to hundreds of men for 'a
period of years, when every other
.car building firm in the state had
closed down, with a single excep
tion, and when manufacturing in
almost every branch of trade was at
a standstill. The employees of
the firm were always paid regular
ly in cash. Not one of them from
their experience with this firm
knows what a store order looks like.
Aud more than this, needy work
men were always advanced money
between pay days when the exig.
encies demanded it. These facts
illustrate the character of the man
the Democratic party of the Six
teenth congress district presents to
the voters fur their suffrages. They
mvite a comparison between the
nethods of his firm and those of
my other labor-employing concern
n the country.
E. 13. TUSTIN Vice Pres.
E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier
THE HISTORICAL iiUSEUM.
A wonderful collection of antiques
was gathered by the ladies of the
Civic Club in the Old Presbyterian
Church. They were most attractive
ly and systematically arranged, aud
cf the thousands of visitors no one
wis heard to say that he was not
pleased with it. Those on the out
side cannot conceive of the amount
of labor involved in this under
taking. For weeks the ladies have
devoted their time to it in the most
self-sacrificing manner, and al
though many of them were almjst
worn out by theis labors, they have
the satisfaction of knowing that
tlteir efforts are appreciated, and
that the museum has taken its
place as one of the leading attrac
tions of the Centennial. Such a
collection has never before been
here before, and probably never will
be seen again in Hloomsburg.
Among the thousands ot articles
0:1 exhibition, we can name only a
few, although each and everv one-
is worthy of special notice. A
partial list follows:
Charcoal stove 1 7qS, Mrs. Marsh.
Old lamps and lanterns, Old Is nips
and lanterns. Samplers 1747, Hair
cloth trunk 125 yrs., Mrs. Eoice;
Carpet bag, Old stove. Mrs. Smith;
Corner cup-board, Mr. Kramer;
Surveyor's instruments 100 yrs.,
Mr. Neyhard; Hand-made caps,
collars &c. Black lace shawl 50 yrs.
Lr.is W. Slcan; First communion
tabic used in Bloomsburg at the
P. E. Church. Deed for P. E.
church lot, 1793; Chair of Caleb
Hopkins, first rector of P. E. church
in Bloomsburg; Ludwig Eyer's
Bible. Knife &: fork used during
the siege of Londonder, Ireland
i6Sq, Bed 100 yrs. old, Filipino
fabrics, spears, shell work, hats,
Spanish flag &c. Mrs. Worthing
ton; Forks made in Holland 1795,
Chairs made in Holland 1795,
Pitcher bought at first store in
Bloomsburg, Mrs. Chas. Bouch:
China pitcher, spoon-holder and
plate 1600, Table-cloth 1840; Col
lection of spoons, representing seven
generations. Mrs. Worthingion;
Chair and candelabra owned by
Rev. David Swift of New London",
Conn. (I739-I7$3.) Ladle, used in
serving Lafayette during visit in
1S16: Sideboard 100 yrs. old. Mrs.
W. P. Meigs; Magnetic stone w hich
fell from the sky 1:1 Australia, Rohr
McIIenry; Army trunk-bed and
saddle used in Civil War by Col.
Ent, Musket used in battle at
Antietam, Mrs. Sanderson Woods;
Old Iron Guard's flag, Flag of 132
reg. P. V. carried through Civil
War; SAvords, guns. Stonewall
Jackson's Pistol case. Miss H. R.
Sharpless; 2 tables at which Wash
ington sat, Mrs. F. P. PurseJ and
Mrs. Runyon; Collection arrow
heads, Joe Townsend; Flint lock
gun 100 vis. old; Collection bullets,
Gettysbure, swords, powder, horn,
&c. Major Seesholtz; German
Bible 372 years old, G. W. Correll;
First piano brought to Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Hassert. An interesting
collection from Miss Berninger of
Catawissa, consisting of Chinese
finger nail protectors, women's
pipe, wood carving, straps, spoons
etc. Also from Mrs. Kaji of town,
anions which are very old cuff
buttons, powder box, Jinricksha
and a woman's sword, five hundred
years old. Joosie, and pine apple
cloth made from the fibers of the
cocoa r. tit leaf and the pine apple
leaf, woven with hand looms by
the Philippine natives, Spears used
by the Ignotes in the northern part
of the island of Luzon; Shells,
sandal wood boxes, embroideries,
etc. from the Philippines.
One of the very interesting
feautures of the Museum was the
spinning on the old fashioned
wheel by Mrs. J. S. Woods. She
was present most of the time, and
gave full explanations of the man
ner of spin ling in the oMen time,
with practical illustrations. There
are but few people of the present
generation who erer saw a spin
ning wheel in operation, and in a
very few years the old ladies who
knew how to spin in their younger
day will all have passed away.
Mrs. S. A. Petrikin, now eighty
seven years of age, was also present
part of the time, and operated a
wheel that had been in her family
since iSio. On the opening night
Mrs. Petriken sat at a piano which
was bought for her by her father
when she was a little girl, and was
the first piano ever brought to
Bloomsburg. It was a pretty
picture, and must have brought
brick many sweet recollections of
the past to the mind of the aged
lady.
In the picture gallery of the
museum were portraits cf many of
Bloomsburg's old residents now
deceased. Among them were Judge
Elwell. Charles K. Buckalew, Rev.
D. J. Waller, Judge Ikeler, Prof.
Carver, David Lowenberg, William
McKelvy, William Neal, Elisha
Barton, L. B. Rupert, Peter Billmy
er. Daniel Snyder, Will am Snyder,
William Sloan, A. J. Sloan, Geo.
Vance, Robert Cathcart, William
Robinson. J. P. Tustin, John R.
Mover, Jos. W. Hendershott, Dr.
J. B. McKelvy, Gen. W. H. Ent,
Capt. C. B. Brockway, and others.
DEATH ACCOUNTS FOE. ABSENCE-
Mining From Home Since Friday, the
Litelen Body of William Kendrickson
is Found Monday Evening.
There is mystery in the death of
William Hendnckson. Mystery
that in all probability will never be
explained. Out of his home at
Riverside, he walked Friday morning,
and joined se er.il other young men
of that town and came to Blooms
burg to attend the Centennial cele
bration. 1 hey arrived here and were
together throughout the day. As
evening approached the party
separated. Saturday morning Hend
rirkson was not at home, and all the
inquiries made by his family among
those who had been with him on the
day previous, failed to furnish the
slightest cle.v as to what had become
ofHrn. The anxiety cf his patents
increased with each passing hour,
and when Monday morning came,
and he was st:li missing they decided
to investigate. John Hendnckson,
a brother, came to Bloomsburg on
Monday, but his'inquines were fruit
less, and he returned home in the
evening, without having learned any
thing that would aid hun in the
search.
About six o'clock Monday evening
Chief of Police, Mincemoyer of Dan
ville, received a telephone message
from Coroner Sharpless, of Catawissa,
stating that a body corresponding to
that of the missing man had been i
found about two miles above Cata
wis' a. Chief Mincemoyer at 0 ice
conveyed the intelligence to John
Htndricksor, and he came up to the
scene of the d.scovery and identified
the dead man as his brother. The
body was found lying at the foot of
an embankment, along the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, nearly midway be
tween Catawissa and Mainville. To
all appearances death had occuired
at least two das previous. The body
was in an advanced state of decom
position. What was the cause of
death, when did it happen, and where
was he going, form a combination of
questions that can not be explained.
It may have been an accident; there
i a possibility that he was the victim
of foul play. There is evidenc; that
in a way supports both theories. His
neck was broken, which would lead
to the belief that he fell from the
train. And then on the other hand,
there were several bruises on his per
son, and a scar on his head which
might be construed to show that theie
was a struggle.
The remains were taken in charge
by undertaker Thos. E. Harder of
Catawissa, and sent to the home of
his parents Mr. and Mrs. William
Hendrick.on of Riverside. The
funeral tcok place yesterday afternoon.
The young man was 21 years of
age, and generally admired. His
untimely death is impressively sad
and is a severe blow to his parents.
IT"
Half- Sick
5 " I first used Aver's Sarsaparill S
In the fail of 1S4S. Since th;n I g
have taken it evi.-rv scritis cs a .
blood-purify in eni r.erve
Strengthening medi.tne."
S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans.
If ycu feel run down, g
rt . 1 ,e C
are easuy urcu, n your
nerves arc weak end your
blood is thin, then begin
to take the good old stand
ard family medicine,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
It's a regular nerve
lifter, a perfect blood
builder, ji ttikotttt. ah
Ask yonr dootor what h thtnkt of Ayer
8ar.tpamlt. kUuW. all &iout ihl i-mud
old Utuily iuM'?ti Follow hi, auvknaiia
will L4 ..!;. ltd
J. C. ATI! CO., LowtU. Mill.
Rheumatism
What Is the ti5? cf t?".i;:: ttio rtif ttr.r.tio
that tie fc?!s as If his Joints were being dis-
He knows th.-.t ! ifTcrinrs ere very
mtir,i lik? ih- l-rvrt! "f t!i? r;,rk.
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DESTEUCTIVE F1EZ-
The Paragon Plaster Co s Plant Wiped Out
E'.tailing Loss of Several Thousand
Dollars.
The inaccessible location of the
building from the water plugs and a
start of several minutes, during which
time it had gained considerable head
way, are the unfortunate elements
which entered into the almost total
destruction of the Bloomsburg Para
gon Plaster and Supply Company
plant Tuesday night.
W. R. Kocher was the first person
to discover the fire. He was stand
ing on the D. L. & W. station plat
form, when a volume of smoke issu
ing from the vicinity of the building
challenged his attention. He at once
started on an errand of investigation,
but before he had time to reach the
scene, flames shot up from the build
ing He telephoned to the Exchange
Hotel and an alarm was sent in.
The whistle ot the Richards Mano
facturing Company was also used to
call cut the fire department. In a
short time all the companies were on
hand, rnd four streams of water were
turned on the burning structure. The
firemen never worked better ami they
are entitled to great praise. Only a
short distance away was the White
Milling Company's building and the
Atlantic Refining Company's Deposi
tory containing more than one hun
dred thousand gallons of oil. Had
the flames reached the latter a terrific
explosion and a tremendous less of
life would have resulted. We men
tion this to show the great danger
which surrounded the fiiemen.
The compan's loss is a heavy one
as only a light insurance was carried.
The concern was a branch of the
Paragon Plaster and Supply Company
of Scrar.ton and had a capacity cf
several car loads a day. W. L. White
has been the manager of the local
plant. Fortunately the flames did
not reach the office and all the books
of the company were saved.
Fate appears to have marked the
building, this being the third time
that it has been on fire. It was also
damaged by the cyclone several years
ago.
All the stock was ruired by water.
The machinery too, it is feared, can
never be used again. Whether or
not the company will rebuild, Mr.
White is unable to state.
The cause of live fire is unknown.
Mr. White was at the plant until
nearly nine "o'clock. But inasmuch
as it started in the boiler room it is
very likely that it caught from that
source.
THE UETilOTIVES' WOEE-
In order that the pubiic might be
protected against the hordes of thieves
and pickpockets that are always cn
hand wherever there is a big crowd, it
was deemed wise to procure the ser
vices of detectives during the Centen
nial. The Executive Committee
therefore requested the town author
ities to procure two detectives from
Pinkerton's Agency, and the men
arrived here on Thursday morning
and reported to Mayor Townsend,
and were sworn in as special polxe.
In less than two hours they spotted
"Reddy" Sheridan, a professional
pickpocket, and tcok him to police
headquarters w here he was notified to
leave town, which he promptly did.
Shortly afterward they found George
Breen, a' professional thief recently
releastd from the Reading jail, and
he, too, was invited to leave town.
No thefts were reported in town that
day. At night tht detectives were
ca led to Hon. Fred Ikeier's house to
investigate the alleged burglary, and
after thorough examination were
satisfied that no burglary had been
committed by any one from the out
side. On Friday the detectives spotted
Edwin Evans, a riickpocket anil
general . thief from Lancaster, and
locKed hun up. In the evening thev
found "Dutch" Snyder, another thief,
who was attempting to rob a drunken
man. He too was locked up, and
both these men were ordered out of
town next morning.
The pres?nce of the detectives no
doubt kept many crooks from coming
here, and scared others who were
here out of tow n, and the result was
that not a single case of pocket pick
ing or theft of any kind was reported
to the police during the two days.
I
I The public schools of town open-
ed on Monday, with the following
enrollments, High School, 227,
! Third Street building, 399, Fifth
j Street building, 2S8. This number
j will very likely be iucreased during
the next few weeks.
sssESwrsEmzri
Townsend's
Fall Styles
Clothing Now Ready.
Call and see the Nov
elties in HATS, SHIRTS,
Etc., at
Townsend's
THE POPULAR
CLOTHIER,
Bloomsburg,
IE"1. IP. PTJRSEL.
SPECIAL PRICES ON
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THIS WEEK.
This is not a lot of old Shoes we have to offer, lut
Brawl Xew Stock rijrht from the best makers in the
country. We offer this inducement so vim will mmo in
this store and see what a good line of shoes we cam-.
82..)0 Ladies' Shoes, all sizes, Xcw Goods, at 1.98
7o cent Children's Shoes, sizrs 5 to 8 at GO cents.
85 cent Children's Shoes, sizesSi to 11 at 7o cents.
1.00 Children's Shoes sizes 11 to 2 at 85 cents.
Ve give a Ten Per Cent. Discount on all kinds
of Shoes Bought at This Store This Week.
New Outing Flannels.
We have over One Hundred different shies of Xew
Outing Flannels to show you. It is a. beautiful lot.
They are the same pattern as those line French Flannels
Prices 8Jc., 10c.. 12c, 15c, and 17 cents.
New Black Dress Goods.
This will be another bitx season on Black I)ress Goods
Worsteds, Cheviots, Caml's Hair, ('ami's Hair
Effects, Kerseys, Prunellas, Melroses, Canvas weaves of
all kinds will be bi.tr sellers. We show almost every
weave shown this fall, you can surely be suited if vou
come to this store.
F. P. Pursel.
Calendars for 1903.
Orders for calendars are always
taken early. We have a large and
beautiful line of samples on exhibition
at this office, and we feel confident
that anyone who proposes to use cal
endars can save money by dealing
here. Oui" prices are lower than those
of traveling salesmen, for we have no
expenses to pay for carmre etc. Call
and see samples. No obligation to
buy if you do not find what you want
tf.
OF
PeniVa.
Silk tassels and pencils for pro
grams for sale at this office. tf.
TAILOE-MADE SUITS-
N. S. Tingley has accepted the
agency for Keinach, Ullman & Co
of Chicago, merchant tailors, and is
ready to supply made-to-measure
clothing at prices lower than can be
obtained elsewhere. He has a larce
line of samples to select from. His
place of business is the third floor of
the Columbian building. 4t.