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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First National Bank,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
E. W. M. Ljw, President.
J. M. Staver, Vice President.
E. B. Tustin, Vice President.
E. F. Carpenter, Cashier.
The First National Bank
olicits a share of your busi
ness upon the basis of
ound and Progressive
Sanking, Liberal and Ac
curate Treatment.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
VHURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1902.
Kutarushkd 1837. Consolidated 1869
Published Every Thursday Morning,
At Uloomsliurg, the County Scat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
CEO. E. EI.WELL, Editor.
D. I. TASKKR, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Tekms: Inside the county $1.00 a year
in advance; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, f 1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should he addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, llloomsl.urj;, Pa.
THE POWER OF INTELLECT.
Man, endowed with faculties of
mind, is capable of expansion in
mental development beyond nil hu
man calculation. The rapid ad
vancement and progression of art
and science fully demonstrate this
fact. For illustration, a conception,
an idea, or imagination: Is it real ?
Whence its origin ? What its re
sults ?
It is the uudeveloped bud in the
mental caliber that blossoms iuto
endless possibilities and ripens into
every variety of artistic beauty,
scientific research and every inven
ion that blesses mankind. Yes, the
crank, full of funny notions, olten
called "the imaginary tool house",
has often proved to be the world's
greatest benefactor. So with Fulton,
Stephenson and Morse, and in still
earlier days, Galileo, Columbus and
Newton; and. later Franklin and
Edison.
Whence came the conception, the
idea, orimaginatiou (angel of light)
tliat rolled the stone from sepulcher
of superstition, and burst the tomb
of ignorance asunder, lrom which
arose the glory aud splendor that
crowns the achievement of human
effort in every department of indus
trial, artistic and scientific activity ?
Ah ! is it only imagination ? or is it
heaven boru ?
Is life, with all its vicissitudes of
weals and woes, attended by all the
trains of blessings and cures, the
fruits of good, or evil deeds, only
existing in the imagination ? No.
"Life is real, life is earnest."
very thing invented had its origin
or conception in the imagination,
and later developed into tangible
form moving objects of every des
cription on sea and land, from the
steamboat, locomotive, automobile,
bicycle, telegraph, phonograph and
printing press, to the millions of
. other useful machines, implements
and "what nots" that make life
pleasant and agreeable, and worth
the living for the numberless classes
to which each and all of these adapt
their uses for their benefit.
J. C. W.
TH03- fl. SINGLES-
The people of Jerseytown and
vicinity sincerely mourn the loss of
one of their most esteemed citizens,
Thomas H. Gingles, .who departed
this life on "Monday December eighth,
Mr. Gingles was ill but a short time
and his rather sudden4 demise caused
great sorrow among relatives and his
many friends. There was probably
no man in Madison township who was
better known or more highly esteem
ed. Mr. Gingles was born and lived
nearly all his life on a farm about 2
miles south-west of Jerseytown. He
served his township in the offices of
School Director, Poor Director and
"Auditor a number of times each. In
his case the office sought the man
and not the man the office. In execu
ting the duties of office his first and
only consideration was, the best inter
ests of the community he served.
Not only was Mr. Gingles a man
worthy of imitation in office, but in
his business methods in general. He
was uptight in all his dealings, de
manding what belonged to him and
nothing more. In the true sense, he
was a generous man. The writer
Statement of Condition September 15, '02.
RESOURCES.
loins .... $J94, 144 47
U. S. Hotuls . . . 50,000 00
Hanking House . . 97,56043
Slocks and Securities . . 183,706.73
Cash & flue from Ranks & U.S.Tr. 109,217 53
Total
664,629.18
LIABILITIES.
Capital ,
Surplus .
Undivided Profits
Circulation
Deposits , 1
Total
t 50.ooo.ro
125,000 00
11,067.24
50,000.00
428,561.94
$664,629.18
never knew a man who was more
ready than he to help those who were
in need.
As a farmer he was the model of
the community. It is doubtful if a
neater and more progressive farmer
can be found in the community. It
was a common occurrence for those
who were less successful and especial
ly beginners in farming to seek his
advice, which was always cheerfully
given It is not putting it at a'l too
strongly to say that many a man has
attained greater success by fo lo ving
his example and advice.
Mr. Gingles married Miss Alice
Dye of Exchange, Pa., in 1897. They
had one child which died in infancy.
The deceased is survived by the
widow and one sister, Miss Sarah of
Jerseytown, and one brother William
of Bloomsburg.
Interment was made in the cemetery
at the Derry Church, Dec. 11. Rev.
Dr. Hemingway of Bloomsburg,
officated. '
COOET HOUSE NEWS,
The following tnarriaze licenses
have been issued since our last issue.
Harry Snipe of Trevoiton and Miss
Ethel Viola Cornelison of Pine
Summit.
Elmer Lyson of Locust township
and Miss Hannah M. Zahner, of
Roaringcreek township.
Harry F. Sirauser and Miss Hattie
Breese, both of Bloomsburg.
D M. Keck and Miss Dora E.
Hess, both of Berwick.
Geo. E. Dodson and Miss Anna
E. Yeager, both of Millville.
A. L. Raup of Catawissa, and Miss
Eva N. Shuhz of Franklin township.
D. Ellsworth Bomboy and Miss
Martha Purse!!, both of Bloomsburg.
Harry C. Angle and Miss Florence
Morton, both of Berwick.
William Mussleman and Miss
Sadie Gruver, both of Greenwood
township.
Maurice Gaumer of Berwick and
Miss Hattie Stout of Briarcreek town
ship. Will Kerns of Catawissa, and Miss
Clara Bidding of Franklin township.
Perry Fausey and Miss Delia P.
Watts, both of Greenwood township.
D. Frank Patterson and Miss
Martha E. Rhone, both of Green
wood township.
Daniel Derr of Lime Ridge, and
Miss Agnts M. Mensinger of Main
ville. William E. Dildine and Miss Edna
N. Cole, both of Berwick.
TRANSFER OF REAL ESTATE.
David B. Whitmire to Allen B.
Rittenhouse, land in West Berwick.
Citizens' Land Association to C.
S. Nesbit, land in Bloom and Scott.
A very fine line of albums, and
some beauties too, at Mercer's Drug
and Book Store. 75c. to $4.50.
The Columbian is out one day
early this week, on account of
Christmas falling on our regular
publication day.
B
rone
" I have kept Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral in my house for a great many
years. It is the best medicine in
the world for coughs and colds."
J. C. Williams, Attica, N.Y.
All serious lung
troubles begin with a
tickling in the throat.
You can stop this at first
in a single night with
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Use it also for bronchitis,
consumption, hard colds,
and for coughs of all kinds.
Tires diet 1 25c, 50c, Jl. All dronlits.
Connlt ynnr doctor. If h. says talc. It,
then 1I0 M ha myi. U ha tellt you not
to tka It, then don't taka It. He kuowi.
Lauva It with lilin. Wa urn willing.
J. C. AYEK 10., Lowell, Mats.
hitis
BSKMBMHS1SH
Got the fJosi .
Out of Your Food
"V c M.I don't and enn't ii your stomach
io voo.ft. A weak stowioh docs not rii
')nt nil I'm' is oi.ibr.rily tnlrcn into it.
It Ke',9 t',ve pnsily, and what it failu to
6i;M':t in wanted.
Arnong thn Bi'ri of a weak etomach
nrj urifliui'ss r.ftT c.iirit, tlt.i of ner
vous headavlia, and tliMr.grcc.iblc belch
in. "I hnve liken Korjil'3 F;irsuraiT.ln (it
(i:flerc'::t tirnon fur rtoinueh iroLlilf .1, nnJ a
run down condition of the pynt('m, and have
br;n Rr.'atly lienrlitcM by tin lis. I woull
not bu without It In my ..tnilly. I nm trou
bled especially In ummpr Willi weak stom
ach andnniwa and limllloo'l s Sursnpurilla
Invaluable." K. 1J. Hickman, W.l'licster, Fa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Strengthen and tone the stomach and
the whole digestive gystera.
McUOLLUM FAMILY-
Benton, Pa., Dec. 6, 1902.
Editor Columbian,
Dear Sir:
Having had a business occa
sion to visit Oraugeville, on the
above date, we called upon Miss
Relta McCollum, a school pupil of
ours In the year 1S61-2, and subse
quent school terms, for a social
chat, aud the renewing of old ac
quaintanceship. From her we
learned that the McCollum family
moved from Warncrsville, or Iola,
to the old school house, at the
Belles graveyard, in Benton town
ship, about the year 1846. But
prior to this removal Mr. McCollum
boarded with John C. Doty, while
getting out aud preparing timber to
build a house, entirely in the
woods, preparitory to clearing up a
farm, known as the McCollum farm.
Of the eleven children, John, I. K.,
Mary Ann, Catharine aud Sarah
are dead. The surviving are M.
C. of Kspy, Ephraim, of Michigan;
William, of Newark, N. J.; Abra
ham, of Luzerne; Oren, of Wilkes
Barre, and Retta of Oraugeville.
At the time of the death of the
father we wrote an obituary, the
date of which we do not remember,
however, aud which several of the
children desired to obtain, but all
of the numbers of that issue of the
Columbian were disposed of, and
therefore uo copies could be se
cured. The following is the item
referred to:
From the Jerseytown items we
learn of the death of Jacob Mc
Collum, an aged -citizen of that
place. Mr. McCollum was for a
long time a citizen of Bentou town
ship, peaceable quiet and respected
by all who kuew him. Mrs. Mc
Collum, wile of Jacob, was a sister
to the late Col. Hiram R. Kline,
and died some years ago, and was
buried in the St. James cemetery,
and we were at her funeral. But
we learned a lew days since that
h.r body had been removed to
Derry. The McCollums were a
large and interesting family, seven
boys aud four girls. And those
surviving seem to be scattered far
and wide. The whole family had
great natural talents for vocal
music and penmanship. The
younger portion of the family were
all pupils at school to your corres
pondent, while nearly all of the
elder ones were schoolmates in an
earlier day. John C. Wenner.
Genuine seal driving gloves $5.00
at tien Liidding's. ,
A WANTED PLAOE-
There are in the neighborhood of
a dozen applicants for the position of
Commissioners Clerk. They come
from all over the county. A partial
list of the aspirants are Bruce Dildine
Rohrsbure; C. F. Mann. Benton
John Nuss, Mifflin; Warren Edgar,
Stillwater, and Joseph Hidlay and W
C. McKinney, Bloomsburg, Freeze
Quick's name is also mentioned in
connection with the place. Robert
Vanderslice, the present clerk, is not
an applicant for reappointment.
Sunbury'tjBnght Outlook-
The year 1903, says theSunbury
Daily, will be a record breaker in
Sunbury in the way of improvement
to the railroad facilities of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
No year since the . building of the
Pennsylvania railroad shops in 1867
or the building of the Reading rail
road in 1882 will equal it. The
growing business of the Pennsyl
vania railroad has rendered the
yard facilities entirely inadequate
aud many new tracks will be put
down and the entire svstem of t hp
yard improved and enlarged. This
will necessitate many new tracks in
both the upper and lower yards,
but the upper yard will receive the
most attention. The railroad com
pany will expend in Sunbury over
half a million dollars in the" work,
and it will commence as soon as
spring opens. Miles of new track
will be added and the plans for the
work are now being made. The
work is to be completed before next
fall. Added to the construction of
the Susquehanna Dye Works, the
summer of 1903 will be a lively one
in Sunbury.
XMAS GIFTS.
House Coats; Velours
and Casscmcres
2.75, 3.50 to ls.oo
Bath Robes,
Imported Velours,
3.00, 5.00, to 15.00
Fine Silk Umbrellas
English Twills, Etc.
i. 00 to 6.00
Fine Dress Gloves
Pique, Mocha, Rein
deer, Silk Lined Driv
ing Gloves, Fur Lined,
50c. to 5.00
Gentlemen's Silk
Handkerchiefs. Fine
Linen, Cambric, Initial
Linens.
25c. to 1. 00
ft
Gentlemen's Neckwear
In the latest designs in
all the various styles.
25c. to 1. 00
a
Suspenders-The latest
novelties.IIarris, Presi
dent, Guiot shoulder
braces silver mounted.
25c. to 2.50
Question
Opera House,
Tuesday Dec. 30.
ENGAGEMENT C?
and
HER SUPERS COMPANY
in
Carina Jordan's
Romantic Drama
THE
LILY
AND
THE
PRINCE
Presented on an
ELABORATE SCALE
with
MAGNIFICENT SCENERY,
BRILLIANTLY BEAUTIFUL
COSTUMES,
CORRECT FURNITURE
aud
ARTISTIC LIGHTING
EFFECTS.
Under the Direction of
EDWARD C. WHITE.
PRICES EOR THIS ENGAGEMENT
50c. 75c. $1.00 and $1.50.
New Trustee Tor Eoyal Arcanum.
The recent death of W. S. Moyer
caused a vacancy in the Board of
Directors of the Royal Arcanum.
This vacancy was filled at a meeting
held Friday evering, by the election
of Edwin H. Eni. Will-nm Lowen
burg was elected to succeed Jas. C.
Brown as guide, the latter having
resigned. It was decided to have a
public installation on Friday evening
January 16th.
TOWNSEND'S
Xmas
Gifts.
Fit, r We
Style . W 0flbp
Quality f Jl
M Host 1
and 1 ,
Price fej and
is (Juaran-
n t iTriTi ,on &it-
the key II
Clothes AfTTU 0ur
t Dealings
TOWNSEND'S
The Christmas Selling Begins.
and it begins right. Begins with every section fully for
tified to meet the demands of the gift givers (and who is
not a gift giver at Christmas?) To tell you about this
big stock is the object of this "ad." Can't tell you about
all of it by any mans; can only suggest to you the
strength of some of i:s most prominent features, a hint
here and there to guide you in your buying. A visit to
this store will do the rest, and this visit you are cordially
invited to make at as early a date as possible. You'll
find a Christmas spiiit in every part of this store.
We've Bought Dolls Enough to
go Around.
At least we think so. Dolls
of all sizes, dressed and
dressed. You'll find d U
ing here very satisfactory,
un-buy-25c.
tO 2.9o.
If Id an Umbrella Try This
Shop
A careful study of your wants
in this important"item has been
made. Materials of the best,
handles selected with the great
est care.
Price 50c. to $5.00.
The Great Christ my s Booh
Stock.
The success of fuimer Christ
mas book selling has en
couraged us to put in a big
stock of all kinds of books for
children and at prices that will
clean them out by Christmas,
5c. to $1.00.
A Great Christmas Sale
Gloves.
, The glove provision for gifts
is most complete, especially
bought lines all up to date. We
. know of no gift more sensible
than gloves.
I Gray, tan and black mocha
gloves at $1.00.
Heavy mannish stitched
gloves at $1.00.
Colored Centimeri gloves at
Si-45.
Fine quality of ladies' kid
gloves at $1.00.
50 dozen ladies' golf gloves
assorted, 25c. and 50c. '
F. R
W. J. Correll& Co. as usual have
an immense and varied stock of
furniture. Before selecting your
holiday gifts see their line of
chiffoniers, couches, easy chairs,
book cases, chamber sets nnrlr,r
sets, and all the latest novelties in
furniture. i,.,t
ONE CAR LOAD OF CANDY.
Tooley. & Company oflVr special
wholesale prices to churches and
Sunday Schools.
Neck-wpnrl MoL.nmn.i vr--i
- ..bva-nwai i 1CCK-
wear, all styles and shapes at Ben
Gidding's.
ZZMAS GIFTS.
Hats Soft and Stiff.
Dunlap, Knox and
Miller style.
i. 00 to 3.00
Toques, Tams and
Novelties in Caps for
Children. New and
pretty.
25c. to 1. 00
Shirts lor Dress, for
Business. Monacle
Gold and Silver in soft
and stiff,
i. 00 to 1 50
Dtess Suit Cases,
Bags, Telescopes. New
and special for the
Holidays.
1.00 to 15.00
Night Robes in Mus
lin, Flannelette, Etc
50c to 1.00
Pretty Overcoats for
Boys and Children.
2.00 to 8.00
Gentlemen's Svwurjrer
Overcoats in all the
various shades.
5.00 to 25.00
The Sale of Handkcrcliiefs.
We have provided for the
wants of handkerchief buyers
as never before. More than
double what we had last year.
Fine Handkerchiefs for ladies
and men at 5c.
17S dozen Ladies' Fancy
Handkerchiefs for you to choose
from at 15c. or two for 25c.
The price 5c. to 2.98.
The Toys mid Gamcst
A maze of wonders for the
little folks. To itemize all is
impossible in our allotted space.
Iron toys for the little folks,
ioc. to $1.25.
Mechanical toys, every kind,
25c. to $1.00.
Most every kind of games
there for children and big peo
ple. Price ioc. to $3.50.
The Host of other Hems for
Gifts. . J
These we can only hint at,
but you'll find the inspection of
them profitable and the buying
more profitable still.
Rocking horses, $2.98 to 4.75.
Children's go-carts, 25c. to
$3.98.
Ornaments for trimming trees
Sc. to 25c.
Tinsel for trimming, 22c. a
piece to 30c.
Dress Suit Cases, Silks,
Fancy Rockers, China,
Morris Chairs, Shoes,
Side Boards, Jardinieres,
Toilet Sets, Pocketbooks.4
Silverware, Beaded Bags,
Wrist B'g, Dress Goods,
Leggins, Dinner Sets,
Coats, Bed Room Suits,
Pursel.
TAILOR-MADE 8UITS-
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 Columbian building. 4L
L. E. Whury imports his china
direct. He has no jobber's profit
to pay and heuce his prices are the
lowest. 4.3t.