THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. First National Bank, Bloomsburg, Pa. ii E. V. 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 Imsi i2ss upon the basis of '.ound a n d Progressive .Jankins;, Liberal and Ac curate Treatment. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1866. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1837. CoNsounATF.n 1869 I'uiiusiiED Every Thursday Moknini;, At Hloomsburg, the County Peat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. CEO. E. ELWKLL, Editor. I"). T. TASKKK, Local Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Korhman. Tkkm: inside the county $1.00 a year in advance; $1.50 if not paid in advance. OuKide the county, $ 1.25 a year, strictly in Advance. All communications should le addressed THE COLUMBIAN, I Ioomsl.urR, Ta. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. 1903. Agricultural Society Meets. There Was Absolutely no Contests on and the Election of Officers Was a Matter of Only a Few Micutes. Treasurer Brown's Statement Shows a Bal ance in the Treasury of $51 1.64. The annual meeting of the Agri cultural Societv was held in the Court House Saturday afternoon. There was not the interest mani fested that has characterized some of the meetings of the past, and opposition to any one of the officers for re-election was not even sug gested. Neither was the atteud mce large. There were less than wo hundred in the Court House aid many were not members of the jociety. The meeting was called to order by President A. C. Creasy. H. V. White was elected chairman, Harry S. Barton and John Scott secre taries, C. C. Yetter reading clerk and C. B. Lutz and Wilson Creasy tellers. Mr. White took the chair and thanked the members tor thf honor. The election of officers was the first thing on the program. Arthur C. Creasy was elected president; F. P. Hagenbuch, Elisha Ringrose, Hen ry Deighmiller and Kmery D. Hagenbuch, vice presidents; J. C. Brown, treasurer; W. B. Allen, librarian; A. N. Yost Secretary; W. J. Hidlay. A. R. Henrie and A. V. Kressler, executive com mittee; J. B. Delong, John Scott and H. C. Hess, auditors aud II. V. White, member of the State Board. It will be noticed that there is but a single change in the board oi management, that being A. V. Kressler. C. B. Ent's name appeared on the ticket for member of the execu tive committee, but in view of the fact that he will be a candidate for Sheriff this fall he thought best to withdraw. II. V. White was re-elected as a member of the Statj Board of Agri culture. In accepting the office he made a few remarks. He said the meetings of the Board occur semi yearly, at which time subjects are disenssed that are of interest to the localities from which each member comes. The office has not been a very desirable one owing to the fact that the members have to pay their own expenses. There is a bill before the Legis lature providing for the payment of such expenses, but for some reason or other it is not passed. Last year he gave a week ot his time to ar ranging for the county institutes aud after traveling sixty-seven miles was obliged to pay $12.84 out of his pocket. Upon motion of A. Z. Schoch it was decided that the expenses incident to the office not covered by the state will be paid by the society. Mr. White is of the opinion that it would be wise to call the annual meeting at 10 o'clock a. m. instead of 2 p. m. as is now the custom The morning session could then be given to matters of interest to the farmers and the afternoon to the election of officers and other busi ness. O. T. Wilson spoke of the need of more extensive advertising on ths part of the society. He has Statement of Condition September 15, '02. RESOURCES. t.onni .... $294,14447 U. S. Ilonds . . . 50,000 00 Hanking House , . ( 27,56043 Stocks and Securities . . 18J, 706.75 Cash & due from llanks& U.S.Tr. 109,217 5J Total $664,629.18 LIABILITIES. Capital . Surplus . Undivided Profits Circulation . Deposits , Totnl f 50.000.00 125,000 00 1 1,067.24 50,000.00 428,561.94 664,629.18 occasion to do considerable travel ing and is satisfied from observation that other fairs advertise more than the Columbia county fair. William T. Creasy declined the nomination as representative of the association in institute work. He suggested the name of Daniel S. Munson, of Franklin township, and that gentleman was elected. " Treasurer James C. Brown, sub mitted a printed statement, which shows that 24878 admission tickets were sld; 306,40 taken in at the trrand stand; $1207,75 from stand privileges and $1700 from horse entries. These several amounts, together with a balance, and some other accounts made the amount paid into his hands$i 1,604.86. The premiums paid out amounted to 3';44i .55. and interest on bonds and discount was $1060. Deducting these and the other necessary ex penses, leaves a balance in his hands of 51 1.64. At the conclusion of the meeting proper, the Board appointed J. C. Brown, A. N. Yost and W. B. Allen as the. ground committee and William Barrett, ground keeper. Echoed Peport. The follcwinc is the renort of Clos- sen school, Orange township for the month of December 1902. Number of pupils admitted durinir the month, males 2, females 1. Number of pupils on roll, males 10. females 7, total 17. Average attendance during month. males 9, females 6, total 15. Percent of attendance durintr month maltfs 97, females 100, total 99. Those present every day during the month, males, Jay Clossen, Olin Dietterick, i'aul b'tler, Atwood Ruck le, Leo Sitlerj females, Nita Clossen, Ethel Sitler, Hazel Sitler, Bernice Deitterick. Zelma Dietterick. Nelia. Dietterick, Bessie Dietterick. Those who have not missed anv days during the term are Jay Clossen, Nelia Dietterick, Zelma Dietterick, Nita Clossen, Hazel Sitler, Ethel Sit- ler. Those not missinc anv davs since admitted are Olin Dietterick, Jay Clossen, Atwood Ruckle. Nita Clos sen, Ethel Sitler, Hazle Sitler, Zelma Deitterick, Nelia Dietterick, Bessie Dietterick. Bernice Dietterick. Paul Sitler, Leo Sitler. Followinir are the names of narents and directors having visited the school during the term: Mrs. E. J. Sitler, W. C. White, director; . J. Kocher, director; Stanley Ruckle, di rector: Chas. Eyer, Mrs. Chas. Eyer, Mrs. Stanley Ruckle, Mrs. George Kuckie, Mr. and Mrs. r. V. Clossen, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tones. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dietterick. Both parents and pupils deserve credit for the interest triev take in school work. Visitors always wel come. Geo. W. Henrie. teacher. Shamokin has a Liars' Club. We have a lot of them in Bloomsburg but they are not organized. Hair Splits "I have used Aver's Hair Vigor for thirty years. It is elegant for a hair dressing and for keeping the hair from splitting at the ends." J.A.Gruenenfelder.Grantfork.Ill. Hair-splitting splits friendships. If the hair splitting is done on your own head, it loses friends for you, for every hair of your head is a friend. Ayer's Hair Vigor in advance will prevent the splitting. If the splitting has begun, it will stop it. Sl.Ot 1 liotile. All d.-ujjUti. If your (IrnfrKiHt cannot supply yon, nod us one dollar ami we will expreu you a bottle. lt miru and (rive the nuuie ot your rioarest exprims utiles. Address, J. C. A VISK CO., Lowell, Muse. COMPLIMENTARY W0RD3. Bruce Patterson Formerly ot Orangavllle Receives Position as Physical Director. It will be a pleasing bit of news to the many friends of Bruce ratter son, formerly of Orangeville, to learn that he has been chosen physi cal director of the Wilkes-Barre Y. M. C. A. The Wilkes-Barre Record of last Saturday says of the appoint: ment: "J. B. Patterson, the new physi cal director of the Y. M. C. A., is expected to arrive in this city today from the West, where he has been located. Mr. Patterson comes with the strongest endorsements from his classmates and the presidents and professors of the Bloomsbnrg State Normal School of this State and the Wooster University in Ohio, in both of which places he was associated with them, bing in charge of the physical department. Iu addition to the above a letter from II. W. Stone, general secretary Y. M. C A.. Portland, Oregon, who has known Mr. Patterson in his work on the coast, speaks in hearty re commendation of him as a physical director. Mr. Patterson's home is iu Orangcville, Pa., and it was due to the fact that he was desirous of being near home that the Y. M. C. A, of tliis city was able to get him. He is a graduate of the Wooster University in Ohio, taking the de gree of A. B. He will enter at once into the duttes as physical director of this association. All the regular classes will meet as usual during the present week. "Although Mr. Patterson is a young man of but 27 years, he has had five years' experience as a suc cessful physical director." GULIOK'S fATE STILL PENDIKG. Prisoners Sanity Will be Determined by the Board Appointed by tho New Governor. In all probability the fate ot John Gulick, the Klinesgruve murderer, will rest with the new State Board of Pardons. Several months ago J. Simpson Kline and George B. Reunensnyder, of Sunbury, the gentlemen who have so ably looked after the interests of the prisoner since his incarceration in the Northumberland county jail. made application to the State Pardon Board to have the penalty of death re voked and an order issued providing lor the removal of Gulick to an insane asylum. The board took the papers in the case and instructed the attorneys they would investigate the mental con dition of the prisoner and send for them when they were ready. It was understood also that the state would send an expert alienist to Sunbury to examine Gulick. Up to this time the attorneys have received no word. Thursday the Board of Pardons held its last meeting and as the prisoner's counsel have received no intormation regarding the application it is taken for granted nothing was done. The new board, under Governor Penny packer, is now in power and the case will go over until its organization which may be several months. FATE IS UNKIND TO THIS COUPLE- A man and his wife, says the Ash land Advocate, occupy adjoining cots in one of the wards at the State hos pital at Fountain Spring. This is the first time in the history of the insti tution that this has happened. The unfortunate people are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kitcn, of Mt. Car mel. They are a ycung couple, and have not been married very long, in fact, they had not yet gone to house keeping but were boarding with some friends in Mt. Carmel, while they were getting their home in readiness. Kitch is a miner and worked at Lo cust Spring colliery at Locust Gap, where he was injured on Thursday last by a lump of coal which fell and struck him ou the head fracturing his skull. He was taken to the hospital the same day and his wife had been making daily trips to the institution until late Tuesday afternoon, when she too was taken there in the am bulance with her skull fractured. She started from Mt. Carmel shortly after dinner to walk to Locust Gap to get her husband s pay at the Locust Spring colliery office, and when she was near Locust Gap she was struck by a P. & R. freight train and injured as stated. The surgeons operated upon her at 2:30 o clock Friday, and while her condition is somewhat critical they hope to save her life. Kitch was almost overcome when he learned that his wife was at the hospital and insisted upon being taken to her at once. His lequest was com plied with and an affecting scene fol lowed. The Millville Mutual Fire In surance Company at a meeting held at Millville yesterday elected Jos W. lives, president, lillis lives, secretary; William Masters, treas urer and S. J. Kckman, W. W. Eves, Cyrus DeMott executive committee. Chandlee lives was re-elected as the company's agent Pains in the Back Are ymptoms of a weak, torpid or 8tn.gnn.nt, condition ot tho kidneys or liver, ond are a vvurning it is extremely hazardous to nuRl'-'ct, eo Important is a healthy action of theso organs. They aro commonly attended by Vina of energy, lack of cour.ipp, and some times by gloomy foreboding and do Bpondnncy. ' "I i':t.i ir. t.y lac::, c:uld not sleep and when I tot un In tho morning felt worse thnn the nlcl't before. I beran tak ing Hood's farsnpnrllln and now I can sleep nnd Rot up fi-t'llnff rested and able to do my work. I attribute- my cure entirely to Hood's Bars.ipnrilln." Mbs. J. N. riant, care II. S. Copcland, Pike Koad, Ala. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Cure kidney and liver troubles, relievo the back, and build up the whole system. Will Cam d in Harnsbur?. The Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, famous as a fighting organization in civil war days, will camp 3,000 strong next summer in Capitol Park, Harris burg. This was decided on at a meet ing of members of the corps at the Board of Trad. rooms Harrisburg Thursday evening. The date will be selected later. This will be the final rally of the gallant old veterans who stood shoulder to shou'der in the try ing days of '61. Tne meeting was called to order by William II. Rauch. Major Levi G. McCauley. of West Chester, nominat ed lui'ge R. M Henderson, of Car lisle as chairman and he was unani mously elected. Caplain William H. Rauch, of Philadelphia was chosen secretary. The chair was authorized to appoint an executive committee consisting of one member from each regimental or ganization, which should have entire charge of the arangements for the re union and fix the date. A finance committee of three shall be selected fiom this committee to provide ways and means. Captain William Penn Lloyd, of Meclianicsbur'r, was made chairman of this finance committee, and his appeal for funds brought out five dollars a piece from the members prerent. Brief remarks were made bv Major Levi G. McCauley, General John P. I aylor and Loioncl Bruce Ricketts on the history of the old corps and the desirability of having the reunion well attended. All the Reserves were from this state. 1 hey were 1 000 strong and selected from 25,000 recruits who of fered themselves, each anxious to be enrolltd. It was Governor Curtin the great "War Governor'', who sent the Reserves to Washington after the Bull Run fiasco. They saved the nation's capitol. Lehigh University Register The register of Lehigh University. South Bethlehem, Pa., just issued, shows the attendance of 581 students, from 27 states and 6 foreign countries. There aie 52 in the teaching staff. 12 courses of instruction areoffeied at the University: the classical course, the latin-scientific course, couisesin civil, mechanical, metallurgical, min ing, electrical, and chemical engineer ing, Analytical chemistry, geology, physics and electro metallurgy. A list of the graduates of the Uni versity, 124S in number during the 37 years o; its existence, indicates that this institution is exerting a very marked influence on the industrial development of the United States, and also of foreign countries. The following prize scholarships will be open to competition at the annual examinations in June: Two in the classical course of i3o and $100 each and one in the latin scientific course of $125 annually in addition to fres tuition. Provision is made for worthy and needy students whereby they may postpone payment of tuition until after graduation. In the list of students is the name of N. E. Funk from Bloomsburg. Our representatives in the Legislature should be made to see the necessity of the $27,000 appro priation for the Hospital at Foun tain Springs. Its present accom modations are totally inadequate to meet the demands, and the new bui'ding which is in course of con struction, and in a half finished state can not ba completed without the appropriation. The institution now has 115 inmates, and a mini ber of these owing to the lack of rooms and beds are compelled to lie on cots 011 the floor. A Blooms burg man had occasion last week to visit the Hospital, and bis heart was touched with pity as he view ed the maimed and crippled lying about on the floor. The attention of our representatives should becall ed to this matter and at once. Rev. Johu Hewitt, a former rector ot St. Paul's P. li. Chinch, now of Columbus, Ohio, has been appoint ed chairman of a commission that is to report 011 the establishment of a state reformatory for On 10. HAPPY NEW YEAR BIG REDUCTIONS IN ALL WINTER SUITS AND Townsend's I FASHIONABLE CLOTHING HOUSE. I HAPPY i I NEW I I I YEAR I 1 Special Sale of SHOES THIS WEEK. Every pair of Ladies'. Misses'. Children's Men's and Boy's Shoes put on them this week. about this Shoe Sale on you to come to this store price you can buy Shoes at. ... A FEW Childs Shoes 5 to 8 at 59c. worth 75 c. Children's Shoes 8 to 1 1 at 65c.. worth 85 c. , Misses Shoes 11 to 2 at 80c. worth $1.00. Misses Shoes 11 to 2 at $1.19 worth $1.35. Misses Box Calf Shoes 11 to 2 at $1.50, worth $1.75. A lot of Ladies' Fine Shoes, worth 2.50 to 3.50, reduced to 1.98 Special Price on Rubber Goods. A lot of Misses' Rubbers at 25c. 2.50; Mens Buckle Arctics at 1.00. Bleached and Unbleached Muslins. 10 yds. of Bleached Muslin 50c, 10 yds. of Unbleached Muslin 39c 10 " " " " 66c; 10 " " " 50c 10 " " " " 75c; 10 - " " " 69c. Outing Flannelette and Bates' Seersuckers. 10c Flannelette reduced to 6Jc; Outing Flannels worth 10c, at 7c; Bates Seersuckers 10c. per yard. Special Sale of Ladies Muslin Underwear this week. Wool Blankets Reduced; 2.98 all Wool Blanket at 2.256.50 Fine White Wool Blanket at 5.505.00 all Wool Colored Blanket at 4.25. Ghildrens' Silk Caps. We will give a 10 per cent. Discount on Childrens Silk Caps. Big Reductions in the Garment Room. If you are in need of a Coat or a Suit, this would be a good time to buy it. Some are reduced a fourth and some a third less than their price. F. P. Pursel. Judge Ball of Huntingdon county recently handed down a decision completely vindicating Bishcp Tal bot, of the Pennsylvania Diocese of the Kpiscopal church, of all charges of conspiracy preferred against bim by Dr. Irvine. Thus the civil auth orities sustain the decision of the ecclesiastical body which recently tried the bishop. HAPPY NEW YEAR OVERCOATS AT HAPPY NEW YEAR will have a Special Price We can't tell vou much paper. But we invite this week and see the ITEMS . . . Ladies' Shoes, all sizes at $1.00, worth 9i.2j. Ladies' Shoes, all sizes at $1.25, worth $1.75, Men's Shoes, allsizes at $1.25, worth $1.50. Men's Shoes, all sizes at $1.49 worth $1.75. Men's Shoes, all sizes at $1.69 worth $2.25. a pair; Mens Gum Boots a The following qualifications are required of every soldier selected as a recruit: He must not be under twenty or over t weuty-five years old. he must be strong enough" to lifl a 100 pound weight with both hands to a position level with hischest, he must be 4 feet 8 inches in height and able to run a course of 7 miles in an hour, aud he must be of good character. (9EE9EHR3R 1
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