ffl fl Mttt raMff S W V-Y I Ml I I V I VOL 88 BLOOMSBURG. PA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 1903. NO. 4 DELAY IN COUNTY SETTLEMENT. OLDEST MEMBER OF THE BAR. P P EX COUNTY TREASURER SNYDER FUR NISHES NO STATEMENT. Ex-co;inty Treasurer Jeremiah Snyder has not yet paid over the balance in his hands to his success or, A. B. Croop, although nearly three weeks have passed since he went out of office. Neither has Snyder made up a statement of his accounts, and his books are not bal anced. The county auditors have de manded a statement from the com missioners, and the commissioners have notified Snyder. This delay has caused the auditors to adjourn until the statement is forthcoming. Snyder of course is not doing this on his own judgment. He is too ignorant to act without being ad vised. Who is advising him ? For withholding this money, and there is a large amount of it, Snyder is liable to be indicted for embezzle ment if he refuses to pay after de mand is made. He has paid to Treasurer Croop only $1500 and still holds back the bulk of the money raised on the Mifflin bridge bonds. It is time now tint the Demo cratic party shall see that hereafter no man shall be elected to the office of county treasurer who is wholly incompetent to perform its duties. A New County Movement- A movement was started at Slia moken yesterday by politicians ot Centralia to add a new county to the state. The territory of the proposed county is Shamokin, Coal township, Mt. Carmel and Mt. Carmel township, Northumberland county and Centralia and Conyng hara townships of Columbia county. The olan is to consolidate these and name the new county Shamo kin with Shamokin as the county seat. Petitions will be circulated for signatures of voters after which the legislature will be asked to legally form the county. Cen tralians have long been dissatisfied with the treatment thev have re ceived and for years have expressed a desire to get away from Columbia county. w Prominent Danville Citizen Dead- R. II. Wooley, a prominent Dan ville business man, died at the age f sixty-seven vears at his home in that town Thursday evening last of typhoid fever with which he had been afflicted for only a few days. Mr. Woolev's father. L. H. Wool ey, now deceased, was a resident of Lime Ridge and the younger aays of our subject were spent there. He is survived bv a wife, a daught er, Mrs. Dr. T. B. Holloway, of Philadelphia, and a son Arthur of Danville. Democravio Nominations in Looust The following democratic nomina tions were made in Locust township in-t Saturday: For Justice of the peace, W. B. Snyder and Isaiah llower: Tax Collector, H. H. Billig: Supervisors, John A. Bittner and Joseph Tyson; Overseer ofcthe Poor, . - - . . t r O-V. 1 Trn.nrTil T' Is at nan .norr; ocaoui uucvw, j M. Tihv. W. II. Billeg; Auditor T. F. Miller; Judge of Election, W r TTclwic: Inspector, Dallas C Yocum. W. B. Snyder received every vote for re election for Justice of the Peace, getting eigniymree EE8ISTED AN 0FFI0EB. Last niirht after 1 1 o'clock as office Hower was making an arrest on the street, for disorderly conduct, a com panion of the prisoner interfered and the man escaped. The officer then arrested the one who interfered and look him to the lock-up on the charge of obstructing a policeman in the dis charge of his duties. It cost the pris oner $5.00 this morning to find out that he had no right to do what he did. Mayer Townsend imposed the penalty and gave some good advice. Both men were from out of town. COL. FREEZE WILL SOON PASS THE FIFTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS AD MISSION. Speaking the other day of the Courts in Columbia county when he was admitted to the bar, Col. Freeze said that the courts were then held in January, April, August and No vember; that he was admitted 'April 19, 1848, and that there is not now alive either a President or Associate Judge, or a lawyer who was then a member of the bar. He remarked that when he had rounded out his fifty-fifth year he would give up jury practice altogether, and confine himself to the settlement of estates in the Orphan's Court, and to a general office practice. He further said that the difficulty with his throat, brought on by many years of hay-tevtr, had made jury practice laborious, and some times impossible, but that he would not retiie from the bar, about which all his life mcmoiies and associa tions clustered. Col. Freeze has been connected as counsel with most of the important cases tried in this county for over half a century. Among his col leagues who have passed away were Robert F. Clark, Edward Baldy, William Hurley, Morrison E. Jack son, Joshua W. Cromly, Hon. Charles R. Buckalew, Ephriam II. Little aud other lawyers of the old school. When these men were in the prime of life no bar in the state had a higher standing than that ol Columbia county. Among other noted barristers fiom other districts who have tried cases in this court and with whom Col. Freeze has been associated, were Judge Jere miah S. Black of York; Ex-Chief Justice Geo. W. Woodward of Wilkes-Barre; Judge Linn; Frank lin W. Hughes, John W. and James W. Ryan, Judge Parry of Pottsville, all of whom are now dead. The Colonel's activity and ability do not seem to be one whtt abated by the weight of years, and it is only because of a throat diih- culty that he has decided to take no more cases that will require him to address a jury, but to confine his practice to the settlement of estates and other Orphans' Court and office practice. The present indications are that he still has many years of usefulness before him, and we trust that it may be so. Odd Fellows Enjoy Themselves. The Odd Fellows of Espy had a rood time last nitrht. The event was one which is gotten up an nually for the enjoyment of the members, their wives and friends and it took but a glance into the hali last night to satisfy one that the purpose of the gathering had been realized. Beside the uice re freshments served, consisting of sandwitches, ice cream and coffee, Prof. Deacon's string orchestra was present and rendered choice music throughout tne evening. In connection with this we might state a fact which does not appear to be be generally known, that this lodee edioys the reputation of being one of the oldest of the order in the state. It was chartered thirty eiffht vears aeo and during that time its membeship has been com posed of the best men in the com munity. They have just completed repairs to the hall in the way of re painting, repapering and carpeting amounting to nearly a thousand dollars and the building, which thev own clear of any incumbran ... . l ces. is a credit to tue oraer anu an ornament to the town. They uow have in good standing one hundred and thirty-seven mem bers, a number of which have just joined. Each month as the lodge grows in prosperity and popular favor the wisdom and good judg ment of those who proposed and the committee who carried out the recent great improvements to the building are more evident. Louis Bagger & Co., patent at torneys, Washington, D. C, re that on last Tuesday Mr. rv,arioa tt Tiimard. a resident of this place, obtaiued a valuable patent for improvements in garment clasps. A printed copy of this patent will be furnished free to any reader of this paper on application to the above named attorneys. Mention this paper in writing. " Having ample resources, conservative manage ment and a strong Hoard of Directors, and being equipped with good facilities for the transaction of legitimate banking, this bank tenders its offices to those who appreciate careful and prompt service, in telligent attention to details and liberality of treat ment; believing by this course it can be of real ser vice to the business public. A. Z. SCIIOCII, President. WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier. Urad My Ad on 5TH Tage. Bric-a-Brac and Fancy China, Our customers can spend a pleas ant hour in this department of our store in studying the collections of Rrt, Brioa-BraQ and Fncy Ctyna. We have kept in mind the general demand for really artistic goods at moderate cost, and while the stock contains some elaborate and ex pensive pieces, it is made up mainly of the more practical sorts At Popular Prices. A glance through our stock will satisfy our customers that our prices are secure from competition. J. Lee Martin, Jeweler and Optician. Telephone 1842. J. Q. WELLS, o FOR SALE BV J.G Wells, General Hardware, Bloomsuurg, Pa. PENNYPACKER INAUGURATED. Imposing Ceremonies and a Great Procession. Immense Crowds Witness tne Inauguration of the Governor. Election of Officers tor Silk Mill- The stockholders of the Blooms burg Silk Mill met Monday after noon and elected the following officers: President, L. N. Moyer; Treasurer, Joseph Ratti; Assistant Treasurer and General Manager, F. G. Yorks; Secretary, L. 15. Waller; Directors, L. N. Moyer. Tosenh Ratti. F. G. Yorks, L. 15. Waller, C. C. Peacock, J. L. Moyer aua xv. J- -i usuu. Monday was Inauguration Day at Harrisburg. William A. Stone became a private citizen and Samuel W. Pennypacker entered upon a four years' term as Governor of the great Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania. The state capital was thronged with visitors who came to witness the imposing ceremonies, while many of them no doubt were on hand with a willingness to catch any "plums" that might be ready to fall from the political plum-tree. Thousands upon thousands were there from every corner of the state. The oath of office was taken at 12 o'clock, aud was administered by Justice D. Newlin Fell of the Supreme Court, ou the platform at the front of the grand stand on the Canitol grounds. This was followed hv the booming of cannon which fired a salute of seventeen guns, and then Governor Pennypacker read his inaugural address. The parade started at one o'clock and was one ot tne greatest ever held in Harrisburg. It took hlty minutes to pass a given point, and was made vp of nearly 3000 soldiers, the Cadet Corps of the Scotland Soldiers' orphans' School, students from the Indian Schools, Republi can clubs, aud Harrisburg firemen, Governor Pennypacker aud party reviewed the parade from a stand in front of the Executive Mansion. A retention was held in the evenintr at the mansion. Iu the rPivMvinc line were Hon. and Mrs. Fred Ikeler, with the other members of the Inaugural Com mittee and their wives. Hundreds of people attended and shook hands with the Governor. 1 ne joveru- nr' fatnilv includes his wife, two daughters and a son. Bloomsburg was well represented at the inauguration. Those who went down were: Jas. C. Brown, II. A. M'Killip, A. W. Duy, P. K. Vannatta, Geo. P. Ringler, J. D. Armstrong, Freas Hicks, Will iam Hem, ueorge uow, wiuiam Laycock, Joseph Townsend, An drew Evans. Gerald Gross, John Williams, John Gross, Joseph Bidleman, J. W. Moyer, Samuel Miller and Joseph Sands. They report a big crowd. All the hotels were full. A number secured ac commodations at the Lochiel by sleeping Sve in a room. A COLLEGE EEUNION- was this On Saturday evening last it the orivileere of the editor of paper to attend the annual reunion of the Epsilou Chapter of the Fra ternity ot Delta Psi, of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. , in which his membership dates back nearly thirty-five years. The reunion was held at the University Club, New York City, and was attended by about fifty members. After an elaborate banquet, the time was spent in singing college songs, and speech making, and it was a most enjoyable affair. Among the members of this fra ternity who have become prominent men are Rieht Reverend William C. Doane, Bishop of Albany, Gen eral Stewart L. Woodford, United States Minister to Spain during the late war: General El well S. Otis, who was in command of the forces in the Philippines during the war; William E. Curtis, assistant United States Treasurer under President Cleveland: and many others. Ham ilton Fish, the first man killed at the battle of San Tuan Hill, was a Delta Psi. Such gatherings where one re news acquaintances made in his vouth. and recalls incidents of his college days long since forgotten, are verv pleasant, and it was the seutimeut of all present that the annual reuniou should hereafter be held in New York, instead of Hart ford, as had heretofore been the custom, because of its accessibility, and the consequent much larger attendance. N T T It's ftbout n That YOUR TROUSERS commence to fray at the bottom bag at the knee and go into a general state of Collapse. Winter is a hard season for Trousers. A fresh pair about now will be welcome. Here is a lot of new patterns stylish mixtures, dull checks, stripes, etc., all better-class worsteds, that will go well with good suits, hold shape aud wear to please you. One Dollar to Six Dollars. Bloomsburg, Penn'a., Corner Main and Center Sts. 0 Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. L c A R P E T S F 0 R OUR CARPET STOCK of all grades is larger than all the stocks of the city combined. We have a number of rolls of dropped patterns, which vc are closing out at cut prices. Quality just as good ; but wo are not going to duplicate the patterns. Wo can SAVE YOU MONEY on these. THE LEADER STORE COMPANY, LTD. SHIRT WAIST Closing out our winter stock of Shirt Waists and wo have cut prices to a low figure. Here arc a few Fancy Striped, Slot Opening, from $1.25 to 75 cents. French Flannel, all shades, stitched and trimmed with largo pearl buttons, from 2.50, and $2.25 to $1.50. Our $3.00 styles to $2.00. The Leader Store Company Ltd., 4th and Market Streets. C U T F R I CI E
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