THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. CHAS. H. EVANS', Successorto W. C. McKinney, Comfort Shoes for Everybody. The Farmers National Bank of Bloomsburg, Pa., Solicits your account and extends the invitation to all, no matter how small, no matter how large. The Farmers National Hank is prepared to extend to all its customers every reasonable accommodation consistent with conservative banking. WM. S. MOYEK, Pkks. J. N. THOMPSON, Casiiiep. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, TA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1902. Knlert'd at the Putt Office at lllmmitliurg, Pa, n.'oiirto!i" matter, Manh 1. Ibff . Columbia &. Kcntour El. Ry. TIMK TAI1I.H IN liri KCTJl'NK x, 1901, auil until further notice Can leave liloom for Esjiv, Almcdin, Lime Kidur, Berwick and intermediate points as follows: A. M. 5:00, 5:4. 6:2o 7'-o0 7:4. 8:20, 9:00, 9:40, 10:20, ll:co, 11:40. T. M. 12:Jo, 1:00, 1:40, 2.20, 3:00, 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:2J, 7:00, 7:40, S:2 , 9:00, 10:20 and (11:00 Saturday nights only.) Leaving depart from Berwick one hour from time as given above, commencing at 6:00 a. m. Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. M. 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:20, 9:00, 9:0, 10:00, 11:40. P. M. 12:20, I:O0 1:40, 2:20, 3:00. 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7.40, 8:209:00 9:40, 10:20 and (1 1:00 Saturday nights only. Cars returning dvrt from Catawissa 20 minutes from time as given above D. (i. llACKETT, Superintendent. LOCALNEWS. Legal advertisements on page 7. The time for. preparing applica tions for liquor license is drawing near. Blanks for hotel, restaurant, bottler's, distillery and wholesale petitions are for sale at this office. We guarantee our work to be as faultless as human skill and modern machinery can make it. Gem Steam Laundry. J. K. Fidler, Prop. j John Baldwin a conductor on the D. L. & W. Railroad was taken seriously ill with pneumonia on Fri day. Mr. Baldwin is one of the most popular men ou this division. Jesse James, dramatized from the kook, or the notorious Missouri out law, will appear at the Opera House Saturday evening. All special scenery and an elaborate production is promised. Bell Telephone. Why Can't I Get Pure Spices? How often you hear this question asked. You Can If You go to RISHTON'S DRUG STORE! I just received this week from Gilpin Laugdon & Co., of Baltimore, who lead the world in Purr Diutcis and Spicks a consignment of spices put up in 2oz., 4oa. and 1 pound tin boxes, which they guarantee on every box as beiug abso lutely pure and the very bust. The price is vory little higher than the common truck sold as spices, but they are cheaper in the end because so much stronger. Come in and see them ud get a book on spices. We have the following kinds: Allspice, English Mustard, Clninamon, - Jamaca Ginger, Cloves, African Ginger, Red Pepper, Mace, Paprika Pepper, Hweet Margertmi, White Pepper, Garden Huge, Black Pepper, Turkey Dressing. o W. S. RlSHTON, Markat Sauare Pharmacist. Perfect Fitting Can be had at Hog Cholera medicine at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. You can put it down for a fact that the friend that you have to buy, is never worth the price. Miss Faust has succeeded Miss McPherson as clerk in Gomer Thomas' music store. The painting of the Catawissa bridge across the Susquehanna river is very nearly finished. K. W. Ivey will go out of the grocery business. His stock and fixtures will be auctioned off. Ask Mercer for it, if he has not got it he will get it for you. Try it. . All Philadelphia papers 2 cents, by the month delivered 30 cents, 25 cents a month at the store. J. W. Moyer. . Don't forget Young Bros big horse sale at the Central Hotel stables, Saturday afternoon at 12:30. Edward Lewis of the postoffice clerical force who has beeu housed up for five weeks is improving slowly. Harry S. Utt secured an honor able discharge from the Uuited States Army. He arrived home ou Monday. You will be pleased with the work, and they will be pleased to serve you at the Gem Steam Laundry. The Christian denomination has placed a stove and chairs in the old Presbyterian church and are holding their meetings there. Thanksgiving day is only two weeks distant. Don't put off buy ing your turkey too long or you may have to do without one. Pure Drugs at popular prices is what you get at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. A sale of pies, cakes, baked beans, salads, savory meat, etc., will be held in the Parish House on Satur day morning from 10 to 12 o'clock. Girls, when a fellow tells you that you are the only one he ever loved, shy off. He is either a co lossal liar, or too green to be whole some. 1 Every horse to be sold by Young Bros at the Central Hotel stables Saturday afternoon will be guaran teed to be sound and all right in every particular. 1 Invitations have been issued for a dance to be held at Irviu's Hall, Catawissa Thanksgiving night. It will be one of the leading social func tions of the season. Susquehanna University will op pose Normal on the gridiron Satur day afternoon. This team put up 'a good game against the Carlisle Indians recently. John Gensil was buried at Lime Ridge ou Sunday, He died at his home iu that village on Wednesday previous. He was betweea 65 and and 66 years of age. , Perfection is attained in washing and ironing at J. E. Fidler's Gem Steam Laundry. C. L. Rupert is now supplying his customers with fish twice a week. On Tuesday he receives a consign ment of fresh water fish from the lakes, and on Friday salt water fish from the ocean. The Mount Carmel Item is now nnnearinc ns a dailv. It is one of 1 k o j the neatest country dailies that reaches our table. It covers the news field well, and the venture certainly deserves success. Lamps to burn at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. The diagram for the sale of seats for the Normal Athletic Associa tion's Benefit Minstrel Entertain ment will be opened at Bidleman'8 book store Thursday morning, No vember 20, at ten o'clock. The Dillon Greenhouse Manu facturing Company is constructing a green house for Davis & Weiss, the East Fourth street florists. The building is to be of concrete, and will le first class in every res pect. Sylvester Sitler of Light Street has for sale a brood mare and well-bred colt. The marc is of good size, and will work anywhere. The colt is ol pacing stock. Any further informa tion can be obtained by addressing Mr. Sitler. 4t. The hard coal supply of the var ious coal dealers of this town is still low, and no large orders for the winter have been delivered. Most of the dealers have enough small orders on hand to keep them busy tor a month. Wood still has a ready sale at a good price. The Rev. James W. Diggles cur ate of Christ church, Williamsport, has been appointed by the Bishop to take charge of the Episcopal Missions at Berwick and Catawissa. Mr. Diggles will make his residence in Berwick and will take charge of the work earlv iu December. Circumstantial Evidence contains none of the "clap-trap" or blood and thunder element usually dished up with the ordinary drama of to day. Its theme is pure and elevat ing and the story touches a strong moral lesson which is bard to for get. At the Opera House Tuesday evening. No nicer, in fact none as beautiful as the lamps that Mercer the Drug gist is selling. The Brotherhood of St. Paul, are arranging for a moving picture exhibition to be given at some near future date. The animated scenes will equal anything ever shown here and will include among other things the great eruption of Mt. Pelee, the greatest calamity of re cent times. Eri Treibelpiece, formerly of Pine Township, this county, now residing at Benscoter'sPond, and J. R. Fowler departed Tuesday morn ing on a deer hunting expedition to Eddy's Lick, Clinton county. They will be out for probably three weeks, unless they should have the good fortune to capture a couple of the ruminant quadrupeds the first day, in which event they will come home on the next train. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and will be sent to the dead letter office November 25,1902. Persons calling for these letters will please say " that they were advertised Nov. 13, 1902": R. S. Harlan, Messrs Breakstone Grossman & Co., Frank Malcom, Mr. Frank Mills, Mrs. Marth Segraves, Miss Margaret Yooye. One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. J. C. Brown, P. M. One of Bloomsburg's most prom inent young men drove to Danville recently with a lady friend, and after taking supper at the Montour House, returned home again. When he reached the livery stable he was informed that the horse he brought back was not the one he went down with. The hostler at Danville had given him somebody else's horse. The liveryman here got matters arranged so that there was no arrest for horse stealing. The largest line ot lamps in Old Columbia County at Mercer's Drue and Book Store. A young man, one of the number of rooters who accompanied the Wyoming foot ball team to town on Saturday, caused quite an excite ment at the close of the game by stealing the Normal colors from a student. In the attempt to regain it the flag was torn and the fellow, with a piece of it iu his possession took to his heels and ran down towu. He was hotly pursued by some Normalites and given a good trounc ing. Three or four others of the visiting contingent were also rough ly bandied. The lesson taught them was one which they are not likely to forget very soon. PURELY PERSONAL lien Giddina went to Mt. Carmel yester day. V. It. CofTinnn spent Sunday with friends at Wilkeslmrre and Kingston, I. L. l'illon Is in Philadelphia this week, attending the annual chrysanthemum show. Harry Ritchie witnessed Lincoln T. Car ter's ' The Daikest Hour" at Danville last night. T. W. Nichols, of the Canning Company, is back from Philadelphia, where he spent the past two weeks. Edward Ever of 1 hiladetphia visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eyer on North Market street this week. Deputy postmaster Edwin Ent spent Sun day with his wife, who is visiting her former home in Wcatherly, l a. George W, Mean and wife of Rupert, and C. S. Furii'.an ot lllonmsliurg attended the reunion of the Legion of Honor at Phila delphia last week. Joseph Hendlcr of Wilkes Pane, was In town on Monday. Mr. Hendler was the contractor for the stone work on the river bridge here a few years ago. Oscar Lowenberg is at the Miners' Hospital at Fountain Springs, where he underwent an operation for a split knee cap a couple of weeks ago. Dr. Biddle performed the operation. The knee was opened and the broken cap drawn together with wire. Oscar is greatly pleased with his treat ment, but says it requires a deal of nerve to stay there as men are brought 111 almost daily in terribly mangled conditions. ... . . , . If you want a hot water bottle, fountain or bulb, syringe, nipples or baby fittings go to Mercer s Drug and Book Store. . . T. A. Schott of Danville owns three violins, which he values at thousands of dollars. The oldest was made iu Italy in 1640 and an other is a Stradivarius, made in 1730. The first instrument was brought to this country from France by Anthony Schott, grandfather of Mr. Schott. Then it came into possession of his uncle, Joseph Schott, and from him it descended to the present owner. The third instrument is a cello, which is 189 vears old. , Sun & Fowler's beautiful pro duction "Circumstantial Evidence will be presented at the Opera House Tuesday evening next. This play is one of the strongest in the English language. It tells a story of genuine heart interest, and is interpreted by a company of exceptional merit. All special scenery will be used. Our people will recall the excellent minstrel performance given here by Mr. Sun two weeks ago. He prom ises something fine in "Circum stantial evidence," and he is one of the few theatrical managers who keep their play bill promises. Seats can be obtained at Bidleman s Book Store. Box papers from 10c. to 5,0c Tablets from 5 to 25c. Envelopes from 5 to 1 6c. per pack. All station ery at Mercer s Drug cc jiook jstore Mrs. Amanda Bartch, wife of Judge Geo. W. Bartch, died at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday. The deceased was born in Hemlock township, this county, in 1845 and was therefore 57 years of age. She is survived by a hus band and three daughters beside a brother and three sisters, one of the latter beiug Mrs. T. J. Barton of Bloomsburg. The body will be brought here for burial. It will arrive on Sundav and the funeral will take place the following day from the residence of J. E. Welli- ver of Leonard street, a nephew. t , m ' The Fifth street residence, and store building, corner of Mam and Centre, the property of J. K. Lock- ard, are advertised at sheriffs sale, to be sold on November 29th, at the court house at 2 o clock p. m. SHOES ,If you have not seen our line of SHOES, it will pay you to see it. We have the largest Stock of Shoes of any store in this sec tion. Made by the best Manufacturers especi ally for me, and will fit AND WEAR. Our School Shoes are made extra strong to stand the hard ser vice given a School shoe. W. H. MOORE, Cor. Main and Iron Sts. BLOOMSBURG, PA I CLARK'S. I BLACK LRES3 G00S3. All the wanted styles of the season are now ready for your selection. All the popular weaves in the fam ous "Priestley" Black Dress Goods are here. See the Cheviots, Etamines, Pow derettes, Prunellas, Wors teds, Granites, Zibelines, Mohairs, Etc. SILKS, VELVETS. Black and colors. See our black silk velvets at 1.00, 1. 25, 1.50, 1.7s, 2.00 and 2.25 yard. Fancy Dotted Velvets at 75c. yd. Cordurovs at 50c. yd. A good Taffeta Silk at 75 cents a yard. furs, runs. Neck furs; a full line of all the newest styles. See the Martin Chester Scarf at 5.00 each, the Isabella Fox at 7.50 with two full brush tails. Choice Isabella Fox at $20.00. UNDERV7EAR. The good warm kind that wears. Ladies', Children's and Boy's fleeced 25c. Ladies' Union Suits socts. and up. Ladies' vests and pants 75 and 1.00. PETTICOATS. A full line of those fine Mercerized Skirts that are made so good at 1.00, 1.40, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 3.00 each. H. J. SHOES OF ALL KINDS, except inferior shoes, can be found here. We offer honest material, whether it be calf or kid, and made up in an honest manner, into styl ish and durable footwear, for men, women and children. Any and every new shape ot style that is worthy of considera tion will be found in our stock Our ladies' shoes, at $2.00, have had a remarkable sale. Their merits have won friends every where. Another good shoe is Colonial Dame, at $2.50. F. D. DENTLER. TALK NO. 38. two lEsiisra-s Always travel with cupid, and two rings travel with the rings we sell The ring itself, and the ring of honesty honesty in material, workmanship and price The machinery that runs this jewelry store is honesty. If you buy a baby pin here, it will be just as represented or a new one for it. If you buy a watch here it will be as good a watch as you can buy for the money. We POSITIVELY will not misrepresent anything. Buy something and see if this isn't so. G-go. "W"- Hess, Optician and Jeweler, BLOOMSBURG, PEN N'A CHANGED CONDITIONS REQUIRE NEW MeTHODS. I The Hour Glass of our Great tnose days, dui times nave caangeu. iuc buucmiui m of today reckon time as money, a missed train or broken engagement means something lost. A GOOD TIME KEEPER Is an element in character building. A Watch that is always on time inspires promptness and teaches self reliance J, Lee Martin, "TTtvirts of Gold." the muc'i heralded pastoral drama, wifh an elegant array of special scenery, wonderful mechanical effects, and an all star cast comes to the Opera TTniKSP tn-nitrht. This show has been booked since April and is un doubtedly one of the season's best rural dramatic attractions. MILLINERY. j We are offering some de- cided values in 1 FINE TRIMMED HATS i in the very latest styles, j Made in our own workroom. J You should see them. Also Outing hats 48c. to $4.50. ! Untrimmed . hats 50c. to j $4-50- Ostrich feathers; a big assortment of plumes 1 and tips at special prices. I We do millinery work in all branches. ' 1 WAIST MATERIALS. Of all kinds in cotton, silk and wool. The cotton starts at 8c. a yd. and up. The wool at 50c. a yd. and up. The silk at 60c. a yd. and up. TABLE LINENS. You like nice good table linen, of course you do. We have it and at prices to please you. 68in. cream Damask all linen 50c. yd. 7oin. bleached Damask 1.00 yd. Also a full line of 3 and 3 yd. cloths, border all around. COATS, SUITS. All the newest styles are here; Monte Carlo Coats, English box Coats,. Half Fitting Coats. See the coats at $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00. Tailor made suits at $10.00, $11.00, $12.50, $13. 50 and $15.00. CLARK & SON. : Grand - fathers did very well in OPTICIAN AND JEWELER. Telephone 1842. For threatening the life of R. M. Shultz of Benton, Abraham Feter inan of that place was placed in jail yesterday. This is his fifth arrest ou this same charge. Try Dr. Hess Chicken Panacea, it will make' your hens lay. A t Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
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