THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSHURO. PA.
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Dr. Harris, Tresident of Buck
nell University, Ecwisburg,
preached in the Baptist church both
morning and evening on Sunday
last. He also addressed a large
men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
in the afternoon.
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On Tuesday evening, Dec. 30th,
Mildred Holland will present at the
Grand Opera House, Bloomsburg,
her latest success "The Lily and
the rriuce", which is the most pre
tentious production she has ever
appeared in. Her part in this new
effort is well fitted to her undoubted
talents. A brief outline of the story
may be ot interest. The story "The
Lily and the Prince" is a romantic
play at the beginning of the Six
teenth Century, based on an at
tempted over-throw of the Tapal
States. Its plot is new and very
interesting: the lines are for the
most part splendid, the action is
well sustained, and the situations
are strong and logical. The first
act contains an exceedingly pretty
love scene, novel in its conception
and admirably worked out, which is
immediately followed by the intro
duction of ths principal motive.
The second act "carries the plot well
on toward the climax. The third
act contains a superb climax and
ends with a scene of remarkable
strerth, a scene in the famous In
quisition Chamber, a magnificent
conception from the dramatic stand
point, with lines of great force and
considerable beauty. The fourth
and last act is of little less dramatic
strength than the third, the author
having hit upon an unusually happy
denouement.
We are leaders in Holiday Goods,
Ben Gidding.
You'll Want to See This Game-
The reorganized Bloomsburg
Wheelmen basket ball team will
play Dauville in the Normal Gym
nasium Friday night. National
league rules will govern. There
will be no boundaries and the ball
will be in play all the time. This
means a good lively game, and one
that you will enjoy. The Wheel
men team is composed of good
material this season. We are un
able to give the line up as it has not
been definitely decided upon. The
nucleus of the team will be Holmes,
Lewis and Moore.
New Year's day they play two
games with Pittstou, afternoon and
evening.
Lamps! Large and small, a very
large line at Mercer's Drug and
"Book Store.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Absolutely Purer
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
Ltl
THE BARRIER LIFTED.
Tha County Commlitlonert Grant Right ol
Way Across the River Bridge at Cata
wim 1o Trolley Company.
fter many month's of patient wait
ing on the part of the Columbia &
Montour Electric Railway Company,
they have at last succeeded in ob
taining the right of way across the
Susquehanna River bridge at Cata
wissa. This action was taken by the
Board of County Commissioners on
Saturday, and will meet with universal
endorsement, as it will serve to bring
Catawissa in closer touch, not only
with Bloomsburg but with the other
towns lying above here, and through
which the trolley road passes.
To the residents of Catawissa, the
convenience can hardly be estimated.
Heretofore, a great many people,
owing to the long walk across the
bridge, and the very often long wait
for a car, have been coming to
Bloomsburg, over the Reading Rail-'
way and by private conveyance.
When the trolley line is completed
across the bridge, they will be able
to catch a car every forty minutes, if
the present schedule is continued,
and almost at their very doors.
The work of extending the lines
across the bridge will, it is under
stood be commenced, as soon as the
materials can be secured.
The resolutions passed by the
Commissioners, and the stipulations
and provisions, ate herewith append
ed in full:
Whereas; the Columbia & Montour
Electric Railway Company are de
sirous of crossing the county bridge
over the Susquehanna river at Cata
wissa with their track and for the pur
pose of operating tl.e electric railway
thereon.
And whereas; negotiations between
the said company and its contractors,
M. F. 1). Scanlan & Company, and
the County Commissioners of Colum
bia county have been pending for
some months past, without arriving
at any satisfactory results to either
party.
And whereas; the said Railway
Company and its contractors, about
August, 1902, filed tn the Court of
Common Pleas of Columbia county,
sitting in equity, a petition, submit
ting the matters in controversy to the
said Court for its adjudication.
And whereas; the said Court on
the. sixteenth day of August, 1902,
filed an opinion in the premises and
directed a decree to be drawn in ac
cordance therewith, imposing certain
conditions and terms of crossing said
bridge.
And whereas; the said Railway
Company has notified the commis
sioners that they are not able to com
ply with all the terms and conditions
imposed by the said Court, and for
that reason have not constructed the
said railway upon and across the said
bridge.
And whereas; the public have been
seriously incommoded by reason of
said railway not being extended into
the Borough of Catawissa, and fre
quent complaints have been brought
to the ears of the Commissioners of
Columbia county, especially from
people living on the south side of the
river, because of the inability to
reach the county seat in as comforta
ble and speedy way as they otherwise
could, if said railway were completed
nto Catawissa.
And whereas; the. situation has
been aggravated very much within
the last three months, by reason of
the fact that all local trains on the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
between Catawissa and Bloomsburg
have been discontinued, and the only
means that the people of Catawissa
or those living on the south side of
the river have for reaching Blooms
burg, is by means of the electric rail
way aforesaid, which requires them to
walk across the bridge at all times of
the day or night, exposed to darkness
and storms.
And whereas; the said Electric
Railway Company are willing to sub
stantially comply with the said order
of the Court, and have made concess
ions not heretofore made by said
company.
Now, therefore be it resolved; that
the said Columbia & Montour Rail
way company and the said M. F. D
Scanlan & Company, Us contractors,
be and the same are hereby permitted
10 cross me saw county bridge over
the Susquehanua river at Catawissa,
and to build, construct and operate a
line of track on the west side of said
bridge, and operate an electric rail
way thereon, upon compliance with
the following terms and conditions:
First. The Columbia and Mon
tour Electric Railway Company shall
strengthen said bridge in the manner
recommended by Boyd F. Trescott,
engineer appointed by the County
Commissioners, for the purpose of
recommending what should be done
in relation to the said crossing. The
floor structure of said bridge shall be
raised and re-laid where necessary
and from time to time renewed so as
to be on a level with the top of the
rails, thus making a continuous and
uninterrupted surface upon which ve
hicles may travel. AH the
nic.es may travel, ah tne expenses
of thus strengthening the bridge,
raising the floor as aforesaid, shall be
paid by the Columbia & Montour
Electric Railway Company.
Second. A competent person se
lected and appointed by the said
Commissioners of Columbia county,
shall oversee and snoerintend such
work and the compensation for his
services shall also be paid by the said
Columbia & Montour Electric Rail
way Company at the rate of two dol
lars per clay.
Third. Said bridge shall be lighted
and kept lighted at right, during all
the time that cars may be running
thereon, at the proper cost and
charges of said Columbia & Montour
Eleciric Railway Company, and the
cost of wiring and putting in place the
other necessary appliances in this
connection shall be furnished without
cost to said Columbia county by said
Columbia & Montour Eleciric Rail
way Company.
Fourth. The said Electric Rail
way Company shall also pay all costs
and charges incident to the grading
of the north approach of said bridge,
as well as to south approach thereto,
if ever used by said Electric Railway
Company, and all work done in con
nection with said grading as well as
all other work contemplated to be
carried out by these conditions and
terms shall be under the supervision
and direction of a competent overseer
or superintendent appointed by said
County Commissioners, wno shall be
paid for his services at the rate of
two dollars a day by said railway
company.
Fifth. The rate of speed to be at
tained in the operation ot its cais
over the said bridge by the said rail
way company snail not exceed six
miles per hour.
Sixth. The rail known as the "T
rail shall be used in the construction
of said railway across sa:d bridge, and
in its construction shall be equal to
or better than the sample constructian
now on exhibition 111 the County
Commissioners' office in Bloomsburg.
The "T" rail shall also be used on
the north approach to said bridge
and the track and wheel surface of
said approach shall be maintained at
the level of the top of said rail, so
that undue obstruction shall not be
offered to vehicles traveling either on
said track or crossing the same.
Seventh. The said Electric Rail
way Company shall maintain the
whole floor structure ol said bridge
in good and sufficient, reasonable,
current, ordinary repair, which repair
shall include not only such as may be
incident to the passing of wagons and
other vehicles, but likewise such as
might arise by reason of the passing
of cars of the said company over said
bridge.
Eighth. The said company shall
file its bonds with sufficient security
to be approved by the Court in the
sum of six thousand dollars, condition
ed for the faithful and prompt carry-
ng out of the terms and conditions
imposed by this resolution.
Ninth. This resolution shall not
go into effect until accepted in writing
by said railway company under its cor
porate seal and properly signed by the
president of said company and attest
ed by its secretary.
Tenth. Permission to cross the
said bridge on the west or lower side
thereof and lay track and attach wires
and operate an electric tailroad there
on as above set forth, is granted by
the said County Commissioners, sub
ject however, to a similar grant to the
Bloomsburg & Danville Electric Street
Railway Company to lay track, attach
wires and operate an electric street
raihv?y on the east or upper side of
the said bridge, provided, however,
that after tracks are laid and wiies
attached on both sides of said bridge
as aforesaid, that both of the said com
panies shall use the western or lower
siue ot said bridge tor trariic going
from Bloomsburg or Danville to Cata
wissa, and both of said companies
shall use the track on the eastern or
upper side of said bridge for traffic
coming from Catawisa to Bloomsburg
or Danville; tnd provided further that
all expense of lighting, keeping in re
pair the approaches and floor structure
and all other repairs above provided
shall be borne equally by said com
panies wnile both are operating a rail
way on said bridge, but until both be
gin to operate, and if one should cease
to operate, all expenses as above pro
vided shail be borne and paid by the
one or the other operating said elec
tric railway over and upon the said
bridge.
BLOOMSBURG AND DANVILLE.
Whereas, the Bloomsburg &
Danville Klectric Street Railway
Company are desirous of crossing
the county bridge over the Susaue-
hanna river at Catawissa with their
track and for the purpose of oper
ating thereon an electric street rail
way, now therefore oe it
Resolved, that the said Blooms
burg bi. Danville Electric Street
Railway Company, its agents, con
iiiu.iui3 una assigns be, and are
hereby permitted "o cross the said
county bridge over the Susquehan
na river at Catawisia, and to build.
construct and operats a line of track
j ana attacii wires on t je cast or up
per side of said bridge and to ope
te an electric railiav thereon Jn.
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on compliance with the following
terms and conditions, viz:
First. The said Bloomsburg &
Danville Klectric Street Railway
rnmnnnv shall strengthen said
bridge in the manner recommended
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bv Bov
- Boyd F. Trescott, engineer, ap-
pointed by the County Commission
crs for the purpose of recommend
ing what should be done in relation
to the said crossing. The floor
structure of said bridge throughout
shall be raised or relayed when
necessary and from time to time re
newed so as to be on a level with
. the top of the rails, thus making a
continuous, and uninterrupted sur
face upon which vehicles may trav
el. All expenses of thus strength
ening the bridge and raising the
floor as aforesaid shall be paid by
the said Bloomsburg & Danville
Klectric Street Railway Company.
Second. A competent person se
lected and appointed by the said
Commissioners of Columbia county
shall oversee and superintend such
work and the compensation for his
services shall be paid by the said
Bloomsburg &. Sullivan Klectric
Street Railway Company at the rate
of $2 per day.
Third. Said bridge shall be
lighted and kept lighted at night
during all the time that cars may
be running thereon at the proper
cost and charges of the said Blooms
burg Sc Danville Klectric Street
Railway Company, and the cost of
wiring and putting in place the
other necessary appliances in this
connection shall be furnished with
out cost to the said Columbia coun
ty by said Bloomsburg & Danville
Klectric Street Railway Company.
Fourth. The said Klectric Street
Railway Company shall also pay
all costs and charges incident to
the grading of thejnorth approach
of said bridge, as well as the south
approach thereto, if ever used by
said Kk'Ctrici;Street Railway Com
pany, and all work clone in connec
tion with said grading, as well as
all other work contemplated to be
carried out by these conditions and
terms, shall be under the supervls
and direction of a competent overseer-superintendent
appointed by
said County Commissioners, who
shall be paid for his services at the
rate of $2 per day by said Railway
Company.
Fifth. The rate ot speed to be
attained in the operation of its cars
over the said bridge by the said
Railway Company shall not exceed
six miles an hour.
Sixth. The rail known as the
"T" rail shall be used in the con
struction ot the said railway across
said bridge, . and its construction
shall be the equal or better than the
sample construction now on exhi
bition in the Commissioners' office
in Bloomsburg. The "T" rail
shall also be used on the north ap
proach to said bridge and the track
and wheel surface to said approach
shall be maintained at the level of
the top of said rail, so that undue
obstruction shall not be offered to
vehicles traveling either on said
track or crossing the same
Seventh. The said Klectric
Street Railway Company shall
maintain the whole floor structure
of said bridge in good and sufficient,
reasonable, current, ordinary re
pair, which repair snail include not
ouly such as may be incident to the
passing of wagons and other ve-
hides, but likewise such as might
arise by reason of the passing of
cars of the said comnanv over the
said bridge.
. .
Higutu. I lie said cam pan y
shall file its bond with sufficient
security to be approved by the
Court, in the sum of six thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful
and prompt carrying out of the
terms and conditions imposed bv
this resolution.
Ninth. This resolution shall not
go into effect until accepted in
writing" by the said Railroad Com
pany under its corporate seal, and
properly signed by the president of
the said comnanv and attested bv
its secretary.
Tenth. Permission to cross the
bridge on the east or upper side
thereof and lav track and attach
wires and operate an electric rail
way niereon as above set lortu, is
granted by the said County Com
missioners, subject, however, to a
similar grant to the Columbia &
Montour Electric Railway Company
to lay track, attach wires, and
operate an electric railway on the
west or lower side of the said
bridge, provided, however, that
after tracks are laid aud wires at
tached on both sides
of said bridge
s uiuicnmu, uiai uoui uie sum
companies shall use the western or
lower side of said bridge for tvafic
going from Bloomsburg or Danville
to Latawissa, and both of said
companies shall use the track on
the eastern or upper side of said
bridge for trafic coming from Cata
wissa to Bloomsburg or Danville;
and provided further that all ex
penses of lighting, keeping in re
pair the approaches and floor
structure, and all other repairs
above provided snail be borne
it 1 .
equally between saia companies
CHRISTMAS
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Holiday Goods now ready.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE
Hctwccn the real and the imaginary; there's a difference lw-
tween imagining that you can save money buying Holiday Goods
in some lanre towns, and some more pretentious stores. Th
difference is in being avire of the fact that we will not be out
styled or undersold.
Dry Goods, Drcss.Goods, Silks,
wear, Umbrellas, Fine China, Perfumes, Pocket
Books, Fancy Goods on First Floor.
Ladies' Suits, Skirts, Furs, Wrappers, Childrcns' Coats,
Blankets, Comfortables, Curtains, Framed
Ficturcs on Second Floor.
Toys, Glassware, China, 5 cent Department, 10 cent
Department, 25 cent Department in Basement.
The History by Miss Ida M. Tarbell which began
NOVEMBER McCLURE'S is the
speatstopyof
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Her story lins live men in it; they suflcr and woik and win nnd lose their battles with
the verisimilitude that removes the tale from the lry statement and clothes it wift
the color of human interest nnd the vivid rainbow garment of human sympathy.
The results of her work are likely to be far-reaching; she is writing unfinish
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"The most important announcement made by any magazine." "N. Y. Journal."
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while both are operating a railway
on said bridge, but until both begin
to operate, and if one should cease
to operate, all expenses as above
provided, shall be borne or paid by
the one or tne otner operating saia
electric railway over and upon the
said bridge.
Headquarters for Xmas Sweets & Oandy,
Savidge's candies are wholesome,
depend on that and very toothsome,
Our motto is purity think of it.
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We have mixed chocolates at 80c,
60c, 50c, 40c-, 25c and 15c. lb. We
have mixtures 20c, 15c, 10c. lb.
We have all kinds of glace fruits,
nut candies, taffies, baskets, canes,
toys &c. Sole Agent for Iluyler's
delicious chocolates and Bon Bons,
also have Downey's fine chocolates
and Bou Bons.
E. M. Savidgk,
Leading Coniectioner.
Electric seal driving caps
$2.50
at Ben Gidding's.
The Bloomsburg Souvenir Book
contains nearly nity pictures, and
costs only 25 cents, wnat one pays
for a single photograph. Get one.
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TUB BUSIEST CHRISTMAS SEASON
AT THE D. LOWENBEKG CLOTH
ING STORE.
No wonder ! The store is filled
to overflowing with everything
for men and boys' wear and every
thing at reasonable prices.
Shirts, suit cases, canes, handker-
chiefs, hats, trunks, alligator bags.
1 ties, inuiners, sweaters, umoreuas,
slippers, gloves, mackintoshes
night robes, shoes, smoking iackets.
suits, house coats, bath robes. The
cut price sale of overcoats has
caught the town. How the good
overcoats have gone. Good reason
for it people want good clothes
and want them reasonable. Many
high priced coats have been added
to the list. The popular sellers are
at 4.98, 7.48, 9.98 and 14.9S.
Dress cases, valises
at Ben Gidding's.
and trunks
1902.
nf Tnve nivlnH
v,. wuuuuicr
Linens, Handkerchiefs, Under
in the
L. E. Whary has Haviland and
Limoges china in tea and dinner
sets, also in open stock and odd
pieces. Here are some of the odd
pieces: Mayonaize, fruit and cake
dishes, salad bowls, chocolate sits,
sugar and cream sets, oat meal sets,
bouillons and ramacons, bon-bons,
nut dishes, tea strainers, etc. No
nicer Christmas gifts can be found.
4-3-
Hand knit gloves, all wool 50c
at Ben Gidding's.
Xmas Photos.
For the Satisfactory
Kind in!Up-to-date
Styles, go to
Capwell's 5tudiot
(Over llartman's Store)
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SHOES
If you have not seen
our line of SHOES, it
, will pay you to see it
We have the largest
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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
i
are made extra strong
to stand the hard sej:-'
vice given a School
shoe.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sta.
13LOOMSTJURG, TA
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