THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1992.
Established 1837. Consolidated 1S69
Pvrmshed Every Thursday Morning,
At Bloomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, 1'ennsylvaiiia.
CEO. E. EI. WELL, Editor.
D. J. TASKER, Local Editor.
(iEO. C. ROAN, 1 OKLMAN.
TekmVi : Inside the county .fi.oo a year
in advance; ft. 50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a yenr, strictly in
Advano ,
All communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, Uloomsburr;, Ta.
KETIEIMENT OF JUDGES.
The commission appointed by
the Governor to inquire into the
condition of Judge John I. Mitchell
of the State Superior Court has re
ported that he will never be able to
occupy his position on the bench,
and under the law will be retired at
a salary of $3,750 a year until 19 10.
He was elected two years ago and
shortly afterwards was stricken
with paralysis, and has not per
formed any judicial duties during
his term. Should he live until 1910,
which is not probable, he will have
drawn from the State Treasury
$45,000. for which he will have
rendered no service whatever. It
is right and just to pension Judges
who have rendered long service to
the public and whose health has
broken while in the public service,
but the retirement law as it is at
present was passed by a Repulican
Legislature for the benefit of a polit
ical favorite, who has never earned
a penny of the money that he is re
ceiving from the State. Some years
ago an effort was made to procure
the passage of a retirement law for
the relief of Judges who had served
at least twenty years upon the
bench, but as some of these Judges
were Democrats it was impossible
to get the bill reported from the
committee. Some of these Judges
now living have scarcely sufficient
means to maintain themselves and
families comfortably. Ihi failure
of the Legislature to have provided
for the retirement of Judges who
had served long terms ou the bench
is one of the most unjust and un
grateful acts that that body has
ever been guilty of. If the law as
it at present stands shall ever bene
fit a Judge who has justly earned
some portion of it, it will more than
compensate for the amount pre
sented to those Judges who have
not earned it.
.Ber- J- V. flusaia Urges Girls to Marry.
Will Perform Ceremonies Gratis.
The Rev. J. V. Hussie, rector of
St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Hazle
ton, in a talk to the girls of his parish
Sunday night urged them to marry.
. As a guarantee of his sincerity and
as an incentive, he pledged himself
to pertorm the marriage ceremony for
any or all of them free of charge
during the next three weeks.
" Because of the strike many con
templated marriages," Father Hussie
said, have been postponed." Many
young men rendered idle by this strike
now, being almost penniless, hesitate
about marrying the girl of their
choice. This should be no barrier
" For the benefit of you girls, who
might be so situated, I will make this
offer:
"I am willing to perform any marri
age ceremony within the next three
weeks free of charge. Let no one
hesitate about accepting this offer, I
mean for your own good."
In view of the many rumored en
gasements, the parishioners of St.
Gabriel are now anxiously awaiting
the first break in the ranks of the
single men.
It is expected the marriage market
will soon be on the boom.
Statement of Condition September 15, '02
RESOURCES.
l.onnt .... $194,14447
U. S. Bomls . . , 50,000 00
linnking House . . . 27,56043
Stocks and Securities . , 183,706.75
Cnsh & due from Bank& U.S.Tr. I09.it; 53
Total
664,629.1
LIABILITIES.
Capital ,
Surplus .
Undivided Trofits
Circulation ,
L)eKiita , ,
Total
If 50,000.00
125,000 00
1 1,067.24
, 50,000.00
428,561.94
$664,629.18
THE HEALTH OFFIOER.
Bloomsburg has an official known
as a Health Officer. T1 i
ed by the Board of Health, and ap
proved oy me I own Council. He is
paiu twelve dollars a month, and for
mis, it is to be presumed, he is ex
pected to rentier some Ftrvice. The
duties of this official are to look after
the sanitary condition of the tnmn
and where he finds a condition that
menaces the public health, he is to
report to the Board of Health and
see mat me nuisance is abated and
the dancer removed if nossihle. !!
is also to investigate cases of con
tagious diseases, and see that proper
precautions are adopted to prevent
meir spread. An occasional walk
through the alleys, and a look into
the back yards would sometimes dis
close conditions that need attention.
Drainage from stables running into
the alleys, mbbish heaps, hog pens,
filthy outhouses, &c. exist, and in
some way must be abated. If it is
not the duty of the Health Officer to
hunt them up, then what is he for?
This town is in no financial condition
to make presents ol $144 a year.
There are some thin its hi shnuM
see without being told, and of course
mere are omer things that those who
are affected should call his attention
to, because the Health officer cannot
visit every property in town. Ifiti
his duty only to. report to the Board
of Health or the Town Council such
matters as are complained of to him,
then why not abolish the office and
let complaints be made dirprr tn
these bodies, instead of fr.oing through
the Health officer, who thus acts only
as a messenger to carry complaints
second handed? In the cas.-of con-,
tagious diseases the same may be
saio. reports can be made direct to
the Board of Health, without paying
a messenger.
It may be said that it is nor th
duty of this official to look after
nuisances mat menace the public
health, because the proper remedy
iur mat is an arrest tor maintaining a
nuisance, and a trial in couit. Then
why not abolish the offin snrl
the town a useless expense?
Only recently complaint was made
of a hog pen in the center of the
town, that was giving offense to all
me neignDors. 1 he officer was noti
fied, but action Was SO lonrr nr:tr.rm,1
that Mayor Townsend directed the
street commissioner to abate the
nuisance
The foregoing is written upon in
formation believed to be reliable. If
it is incorrect we will gladly correct
it.
The whole matter Is just this. Is
the town getting what it is paying for 5
or is the position of Health Officer a
sinecure, whose incumbent is expected
to do nothing but draw his salary?
Bishop Talbot a Character in a Novel-
Those who have read or shall here
after read Owen Wister's stories,
'Lin McLane" and "The Virginian,"
says the Danville Morning News, will
be interested to know that the Bishop
of Wyoming, one of the characters, is
none other than Bishon Rthelhert
Talbot, who often visits Christ church
parish and is well known hereabouts.
It will be recalled that Bishop Talbot
came to the diocese of Central Perm.
sylvania directly from Wyoming some
years ago. He enjoys a personal ac
quaintance with the author, whose
last book, "The Virginian," is having
a tremendous sale.
No Heavy Enow This Winter-
A weather prophet says that the real
cold weather won't set in hefor the
middle of December, and perhaps not
then, for the reason that the snakes
are still to be seen on toD ot the
ground. He says that snakes invari-
amy take to their holes fot the winter
lis ....
at least two months before cold weath
er sets m for good. That there will I
no snow he recards as certain fro
the fact that the mountain grass and
other wild growth is not hie;h enough
to insure feed to the mountain birds
and fowls. Nature, says he, is not
cruel enough to starve the innocent
birds.
MONDAY'S COURT
Couit was in session on Monday,
convening ul nine o clock a. m. Hon.
Robert R. Little presided.
County Treasurer Jeremiah Snyder
acknowiedned the following deeds in
open v.ourt :
Deed of Jeremiah Snyder, Treas
urer of Columbia County, to John G
Freeze. Land in Madison township
same to C. L. Sands. Land in
Briarcreek township.
Same to C. L. Sands. Laud in
Fine township.
Same to Jesse Rittenhouse. Land
in Beaver township.
Same to C. L. San Is. Land in Mt
Pleasant township.
Same to Harry E. Phillips. Land
in Fishinccreek townshin.
Same to William Morgan. Land in
iieaver township.
Same to Isaac Steely. Land in
Beaver townshin.
Same to George W. McAlarney.
L,ana in ueaver township.
Same to G. W. Layman. Land in
Mifflin townshin.
r
Same to T. O. Fry. Land in Beaver
townsnip.
Same to Nathan Selter.
Briarcreek township.
Same to S. M. Mordan.
Land in
Land in
Land in
Land in
Madison township.
Same to C. B. Johnson.
rine township.
Same to G. V. Layman
Minim township.
Same to Harry E. Phillips. Land
in Sugarloaf township.
Same to B. G. Smith. Land in
Montour township.
Same to Frank Pfahler. Land in
'-ocust township.
Same to Nehemiah Kitchen. Land
n Fishingcieek township.
bame to W. S. Utt.
Land iu
Land in
Greenwood township.;
Same to C. B. Brown.
Centre township.
Same to A. B. Croop. Land in
Briarcreek township.
Same to William Hutton. Land
n Bloomsburg.
Same to Frank Hawk. Land tn
Beaver township.
Court adjourned to meet same day
a p. m.
Court convened at 2 p. m.
Rose Gillespie vs. L. E. Acnew.
at
Petition for interpleader.
Clearing in open Court.
Mrs. Agnew sworn.
H. B. Williams sworn.
Rule discharged as to saw mill.
Rule absolute as to balance of prop-
rty claimed by Mr. Williams.
Rule discharged as to ponds claimed
by Mrs. Agnew, and Sheriff is directed
to proceed with the execution.
Luggage Can't Hold Your Seat.
Passengers who are in the habit of
leaving their coats, hats or packages in
railroad car seats andgthen going into
the smoker are apt to loose them the
seats, not the articles if the new de
cission of the New York court of ap
peals becomes generally known. That
court has decided in case a man leaves
his seat in a railroad car, even though
he has placed therein a satchel, coat
or umbrella, it may be lawfully occu
pied by another person. It came up
on a case where a man had placed his
belongings in a seat, leit it, and when
he returned found the satchel in the
aisle and another man occupying the
seat. They had an altercation, the
intruding party thrashed the other and
threw his things out of the window.
He was arrested, but the court of
appeals reversed the decision of the
lower courts, which had been given
against him.
Death of Br. I). D H. Montgomery.
Dr. D. H. Montgomery, one of
the best known residents of Mifflin-
ville, this county, died after a brief
illness at bis home in that village
about eight o'clock Friday morn
ing. He had been complaining of
feeling unwell on Wednesday and
Thursday, but his condition was
not looked upon with any degree
of alarm. Even the family bad no
thought that death was so near at
hand. Coming thus, so very un
expectedly, it is a sad blow to his
wife and two daughters. Death is
attributed to paralysis.
Dr. Montgomery was a good,
upright, generous citizen, and an
excellent physician. His death will
be sincerely mourned by a large
circle of friends and acquaintances.
lhe deceased was sixty-eight
years of age. He was a devoted
husband and father, and a man who
won and held the respect of every
one. .
The funeral occurred from his
residence Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock. The services were
largely attended, people being
present from all over the county.
Kev. Joseph Hunter, of the Presby
terian church, Berwick officiated.
A quartette sang "Lead Kindly
Light" and "Nearer My God to
Thee." The floral tributes were
many and of rare beauty. The re
mains were taken to Berwick and
interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.
I he following from Bloomsburg
attended the Juneal: Dr. J. J.
Brown, J. C. Brown, L. N. Moyer,
Dr. W. M. Reber Dr. F. W.
Redeker and Judge Herring.
"A
Aching Joints
In the finccrs, toc9, nrma, and other
parts of tho body, are Joints thnt nre
inflamed and s .voilen by rheumatism
t'nr.t flciJ condition of tho blood which
affects tho mnr-el'.-s f.l 'o.
SuBcrera dread to move, copecia'.ly
after aitUn cr l;'"o l"is n:u i-11
condition i: coi-munly worses in
wcr'her.
"It I'.nJ br-on ft Ion tt'in sine we have
been wi;!ioi:i Hoot Hnrsnparllla. My
fiithni t'lliw. I n fiMil.'l 11.1t ilo n-ithrmt it.
lie b. .-it tioiibUd vllh rheumatism
n!nrn tia w.ifl it !.iv. itml limn!. Knr-flfmil-
ri!: 1 die only medicine bo c;in take tbet
will ononis fclm to tnke bis place In too
r.cld." mza Ada doty, ciancy, lowa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Remove the cause of rheumatism no
outward application can. Take them.
A PUERILE ACT.
The Berwick Foot Ball Team Shows the
Whlto Feather.
The pace set by Normal in the first
half Saturday afternoon was entirely
too fast for Berwick. At the con
elusion of twenty five minutes of play,
during which time Normal ran up 29
points, the visitors took to cover and
positivelp refused to come out again
The crowd which notwithstanding the
rain was of good size waited patiently
tor the reappearance of the up river
lads, but to no avail. Laptaiu Hayes
even agreed to make the second half
only ten minutes if they would con
tinue the game, but his offer wts ic
fused, and the officials were obliged
to call the game off. It was a treat
disappointment to the people.
The action of the visitors in leaving
the held without saying thev intended
to quit, and thus keeping the people
waiting iu the rain was sufficient to
call forth much unfavorable comment
"Quitters' c mid be heard on every
side as the ciowd left the field. The
line up follows:
NORMAL. Position. BERWICK.
Robison left end Sely
Putnam left tackle Kline
Rooke left guard O'Mara
Rarich centre Falon
Evans right guard Gilroy
fisher right tactile Davis
MacAvoy right end Harry
Hayes quarter back Hile
Riland left half back Erittain
Albertson
McLinn right half back Heller
Ruloff full back Dickson
Touchdowns-Riland, McLinn, Hayes,
Robison, Ruloff. Goals Ruloff, 4.
Referee-Wingert, Susquehanna. Umpire-Vohn,
Lafayette. Timers-Cope,
Normal; Paden, Berwick, linemen
Hagenbuch,' Normal; Jones, Berwick.
Time of haif-25 minutes.
Married.
Wenner Chapiv. On Nov. 22
at the Reformed parsonage in Orange
vihe by Rev. 'A. Houtz, Mr. Clement
B. Wenner of Bendertown and Miss
Hannah C. Chapin of Hard Pan.
Box papers from 10c. to soc.
Tablets from 5 to 25c. Envelopes
from 5 to 1 6c. per pack. All station
ery at Mercer's Drug & Bookstore.
TRIAL LIST.
DECEMBER TERM FIRST WEEK.
Lloyd F. Kider ve. Charles Hughes.
Farmers Insurance Co. of Danville
vs. Josiah P. Fritz.
Fanners Ins. Co. vs. Emanuel Lnu
bach. Thomas E. Harder vs. John A. Shu.
man.
M. C. Eppenstein vs. Uriah Fetter
man. Mrs. John Keeler vs. James Penn
ington. II. V. Wolfo vs. W. II. Miller.
N. B. Staekhouse s. L. E. Agnew
and Henrietta Agnew.
I). H. Htedman vs. W. A. Forbes.
Evendon Bros. vs. 8. O. Bryf jgle.
Nelson (Stuck house vs. L. E. Agnew.
Alfred Heigle vs. Ilomau Binoczynukl
8. It. Carl vs. C. A. Small.
W. B. Hotiek vs. John Stokes and
Mrs. Lewis Miller.
SECOND WEEK.
Bertha Yankee vs. Edward S.
Czechowicz.
Dennlaou Brink vs. William WIu
uer Adm.
David Shuman vs. J. B. Nuss.
F. P. Creasy vs. N. & W. B. Rwy.
Co.
O. B. Mellick vs. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.
Bloomsburg Land Imp, Co. vs. The
Town of BlooiiiHburg.
Nelson C. Hartnian vs. Frank M.
Boone.
Fretis Fowler vs. American Car &
Foundry Co.
Thomas Elmes vs. Margaret Mensch
et al.
Charles D. Whitenight vs. J. M.
Staver.
J. H. Eisenhower vs. Centrtilia
School District.
E. M. Tewksbery Admr. vs. Francis
Glnssmeyer.
E. 1). Tewksbery and Martha D.
Souser vs. Francis GlftHsineyer.
Henry A. Held vs. Fishingcreek twp.
Theodore F. Conner vs. J. L. Dillon,
W, 11. Neyhurd vs. Boro. of Oranire
ville. M. E. Kosteubader vs. Rosanah
Goodman.
Henrietta Knupp vs. Harvey Cher
rington. Michael Madden vs. The Lehigh
Vulley Coal Co.
Thomas Downs vs. The Philadelphia
& Reading Rwy. Co.
Reuben J. Miller vs. Columbia
County.
Wesley M. Llndeinuth vs. Daniel
Yoddi-r et. al.
B. D. Staekhouso vs. Margaret Albertson.
1
Townsend 's
CORN CONTEST!
We will give away a
$10.00 SUIT
of CLOTHES to the Farmer liaising the
Six Largest Ears of Corn
Corn to be raised in Columbia County. This
ofier will remain open until December the 1st when
Judges will decide the contest.
Our line of winter goods is now
in. Call and see them before
I you buy. Prices always right at
Townseiws
THAT ONE WORD
It tells the whole story of this store's preparation for Christ
mas, it tells you 01 markets visited, representative lines of the
world's best Christmas goods carefully inspected and carefully
bought. It tells you that this same big lot of Christmas goods is
here now awaiting your verdict of approval. Presents of all kinds
are here in every section of this store. The needed presents, the
looked for presents, the thing you've been figuring on for your
Christmas outfitting are all here and ready.
We invite you to come and see them.
or the Little Folks.
Pocket Books,
Wrist Bags.
Chatealine Bags,
Jewelry,
Screens,
'. Jasels,
ardiniers,
. ardinier Stands,
Jmbrella Stands,
Toilet Sets,
Silverware
Dolls,
Toys,
Books,
Games,
Go-Carts,
Silver Sets,
Baby Capes,
Childrens' Rockers,
Childrens' Morris
Chairs.
....FURNITURE....
Our Furniture Dpnnrtmpnt hac nouor hoon
- - - ' i '
so well equipped as it
wnai you want, iuu aitterent styles in Fancy
Rockers, Bed Room Suits. Sideboards, Tables
of all kinds. 35 different patterns of Couches.
This
Morris
Chair
$5.00.
P.
Death of An Aged Lady,
Death came to Mrs. John Swank,
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ar
lington Shultz, on West Street Mon
day evening. She was in the seventy
sixth year of her age, and of late had
been very feeble. She was the
mother of twelve children, five of
whom, three sons and two daughters,
survive. Her husband died two years
ago. The funeral occurred Wednes
day, with interment in the cemetery
at Almedia.
F.
Dress Goods,
Coats of all kinds,
China,
. Dinner Sets,
Shoes,
Umbrellas,
Hose,
Handkerchiefs,
Gloves,
Blankets,
Comforts.
wbwi bbvW WVW
is now to give you just
Pursel.
TAILOR-MADE SUITS-
N. S. Tingley has accepted the
agency for Reinach, 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 large
line of samples to select from. His
place of business is the third floor of
the Columuian building. 4U
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Try Tun Columbian a year.