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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA
TH ecolumbian
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
TUUKSl'AV, JANUARY 22. 1903.
CURRENT COMMENT.
PEOPLE WILL TALK, AND THIS IS WHAT
TKEY HAVE TO SAY.
That the new year is giving us a
pretty cold shoulder.
That the early bird catches no
worm these mornings.
That there are no disease germs
in the atmosphere now.
That the man with a furnace to
attend don't want much else to do
just now.
That in the midst of all the cold
weather, some people are planning
summer excursions.
That the man who leaves his
horse tied in the street, exposed
for hours to the biting cold of
winter still comes to town. The
law that protects animals from
cruelty applies to his case and
should be enforced.
That the B. & S. R. R. Co.
should effect some means of pro
tection at the Red Rock bridge.
The curve in the railroad renders
it impossible to see an approaching
train and makes crossing the
tracks doubly dangerous.
That Street Commissioner Ney
hard did what ought to have
been done before the cold weather
set in. when he shut off the water
at the drinking fountain on Market ,
street. It had run over the entire i
corner and frozen up until pedes
trains could not get over it.
That a man in gloomy
scorn, as quiet as a mouse,
Returned nil unheralded,
unto a Liloomsburg house;
Alas! for all the Amsterdaniish snubs
that fell to he,
They say the man, many times
tried " dame" without the "e."
That the attempt of the Central
Pennsylvania Telephone Co. to
erect a pole line through the princi
pal street of Catawissa has resulted
in the passage of an ordinance by
the Council of the town requiring
all telephone, telegraph and elec
tric light concerns to place their
poles iu the alleys.
That this is an odd year and the
sum of the numbers in 1903 is 13.
Ordinarily that sort of combination
would pressage all sorts of misfor
tune and calamity. But this year
will show how little of the hoodoo
there is in 13. It gives promise of
being the most prosperous year
the country has tver known.
That Bloomsburg society is un
dergoing a spasm of virtue, because
it has produced no scandal and no
gossip of any interest for some time
past. Everyone seems to have
been attending to his own business,
which after all is said and done, is
a fairly good occupation, and the
repairer of reputations, for once,
finds business exceedingly dull and
unprofitable.
That there should be a change
made in the post office. As it now
is, holders of lock boxes, must
elbow their way through a solid
line of humanity, or wait oftimes
for half an hour until the rush is
over, before they can get their
mail. If the delivery window were
placed on the right side, next to
the partition, the situation would
be relieved considerably.
That the large number of di
vorces granted in Northumberland
County last year, tends to show
that cupid oft times makes mis
shot, the evil consequences of
wh ch develop immediately after
the vows have been whispered at
the altar. Bad dispositions and
imftuosity, are nearly always
responsible for early separations,
There is always a period, or ap
parentlv so, after marriage when
connubial pleasures cloy and all
the world looks blue. If the fifteen
couple in our sister county had
made an effort to live through this
"Flump"' in conjugal joy, they
might have been happy together
afu r all even though married.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
LICENSE COURT.
Tho New Applicants In Berwick
Meet With StoutOpposltlon.
All The Old Ones Granted.
As predicted in these columns
last week the annual license court
attracted a large attendance. Ber
wick was particularly well repre
sented, a large number coming
down to appear either for or against
the applicants while others were
here just to look on.
The court convened at 10 a'clock
a. m. with Hon. R. R. Little and
associates Fox and Krickbaum on
the bench.
Court appointed P. II. Freeze as
Inspector of Elections in Blooms
burg, the third district, to fill va
cancy caused by the removal of
Thornton T. Freeze from the dis
trict. All applications for license against
which no remonstrances were filed
were read by the Court and the
same were granted.
In the matter of the application
of Patrick Crossgrove for a hotel
license in Conyngham townsHp
near Centralia, on road leading to
' Centralia. This is a new applica
tion, and a number of witnesses
were called to testify to the charac
ter of the applicant and the neces
sity for said hotel. No remon
i strance was filed against the appli
cation and the same is now in the
hands of the Court pending its de
cision. The application of Abram L.
Falk for hotel license iu Mifflinville
against which a remonstrance had
been filed, was withdrawn and the
witnesses in the case were Sis-
charged from the subpoena.
Upon motion of S. VV. Dickson,
H. D. Nichols, Esq., of Wilkes
Barre, was admitted to practice at
the Columbia county bar.
In the matter of the application
of James H. Fairman for hotel
license in the borough of Berwick.
Remonstrance was filed against
same.
Mr. Fairman's interest" were
cared for by C. C. Evans, Esq.,
while the remonstrants were repre
sented by Mr. Nichols.
In addition to Mr. Fairman, six
witnesses were heard on each side,
the following being sworn:
For the application Frank Mc
Afee, Daniel Mitchel, Charles D.
VVhitenight, William Betterly, Jen
kin Evans and Orvis Farver.
Against the application S. V.
Dickson, Pred Seesholtz, Francis
Bower, Joseph Hicks, T. S. Chapin
and C. C. Mendenhall.
The witnesses for the application
were all positive that the necessity
for another hotel in the borough of
Berwick existed inasmuch as with
the increased growth of the place
the present hostelries were found
inadequate for the accommodation
of the traveling public.
This the witnesses for the remon
strance did not deny, their conten
tion being mainly that another
drinking place was unnecessary.
was also brought out by Mr.
Evans that several of the witnesses
were wholly opposed to the grant
ing of license in any torm, and in
his address to the Court he brought
out this fact prominently by saying
that these men were not competent
judges as to the necessity of such
places inasmuch, as they did not
visit them for the purpose of drink
ing and knew little or nothing
about the needs of the general
public.
The Court then took the papers
and the result of their deliberations
will be known later.
The next case to occupy the at
tention of the Court was that of the
application of Andrew Lynch, of
WilkeS'Barre. for a wholesale
license in the borough of Berwick,
to which a remoustrauce had been
filed on the groundsof no necessity.
On motion William II. McCart
ney. .sq.. 01 wiiKes-iiarre, was
admitted to the Columbia county
bar.
Application of Daniel Elkert for
hotel license in West Berwick
boroueh. Remonstrance tiled on
grounds of no necessity.
After the examination ot the ap
plicant. Mr. Eckert and six wit
nesses for and against the applica
tion the papers were placed in the
hands of court.'
The recognizance of James Mo
Donnel. Sr., taken in the sum of
$e.oo for the good behavior of his
son Tames McDonnel, Jr. and to
keep the peace for one year.
James McDonnel, Jr. discharged
from the custody of the Sheriff as
an insolvent debtor.
James J. Bell, Esq. of Schuylkil
county, admitted to practice at this
session of court.
Application of James jAO'Don
nel for a restaurant license in the
borough of Centralia, being a new
license with no remonstrance
Tapers iu hands of court.
Application of Patrick O'Reilly
for a restaurant license in the
borough of Centralia, beirg a new
license with no remonstrance.
Papers in hands of court.
Application of Frank P. Brennan
for hotel license in Conyngham
township. Granted.
Application of Edward Woomer
for a hotel license in the borough
of Centralia. Continued for the
purpose ol further consideration.
Application of James Flynn for
wholesale license iu the borough of
Centralia. Continued for the pur
pose of further consideration.
Application of Oliver Honabach
for hotel license in Conyngham
township, being a new license with
no remonstrance narainst it. Tapers
in hands of cot-rt.
Application of Charles Dusheck
for a bottler's license in the Town
of Bloomsburg withdrawn and ap
plication for wholesale license
granted.
Application of Jacob Salsburg
for a wholesale liquor license in the
borough of Berwick. Remonstran
ces 'hied against granting same on
the grounds of no necessity.
A number of witnesses were
called on each side as follows:
For the application Jacob Sals
burg, Scott Siler, A. F. Meredith,
C. D. Fowler, Miles Marteeny, W
II. Ilibbs and Louis Rosenthal
while those opposed to the granting
of said license were Rev. R. II.
Gilbert, J. A. Kepner, A. M. De
pue and Rev. M. M. Albeck.
Senator Herring represented Mr.
Salsburg while the interests of the
remonstrants were cared for by Mr.
Nichols, both of whom made ex
cellent addresses.
Court took the papers in the case
and its decision in the matter will
be known later.
Application of M. Friedlander,
I of Hazlcton, for a wholesale liquor
license of the borough of Berwick.
Remonstrance against application
on the grounds of no necessity.
The applicant was represented
by C. C. Evans, Esq. while Mr.
Nichols represented the remon
strants. A number of witnesses were
called who testified to Mr. Fried
lander's good character and fitness
to conduct a wholesale liquor store,
while the principal obiections to
the licensing of this busiuess on the
part of the remonstrants was on ac
count of its close proximity to the
new M. E. church and also on the
further grounds that it was un
necessary.
The Court took the papers, the
case having been submitted with
out argument by the attorneys,
they agreeing that the former testi
mony adduced as to the wholesale
licenses in Berwick borough should
cover this application
Judge Little announced that the
hearing in the application of C. E
Crawford for a hotel license in the
village of Light Street would be
continned until Wednesday, Janu
ary 28th, 1903.
Application of the Stegmaier
Brewing Company of Wilkes-Barre
for a wholesale license for a storage
warehouse in Bloomsburg. No
remonstrance. Granted.
Application of Frank Fiester for
a hotel license in the borough of
West Berwick. Remonstrance
against said application on the
grourjds ot no necessity.
The applicant testified that he
bad plans and specifications for the
building of the proposed hotel, and
stated that he woald build whether
or not the license was granted
Witnesses testified to his good
character and fitness and also for
the necessity of the hotel, while
other witnesses were quite vigorous
in their opposition to it. The Court
took the papers.
Court adiourned to . meet next
Wednesday. January ?8th, at ten
o'clock a. m.
Rev. A. M. Barnitz who filled
charges in the M. E. Church at
Berwick, Danville and Catawissa,
died at his home iu York on Sun-
day, aged 79 years.
The enduring potency of a rail
road ticket until used is signally il
lustrated by a decision of Judge Piatt
of the United States Court in New
Tersev. Mrs. Isabelle M. Latelle
bought a ticket in 1893 from lioho
kus to New York and return, using
the first half of her ticket in going
to that city. It was on the New
York. Lake Erie & Western Rail
road, which shortly afterwards be
came merged into the Erie. Five
years later she offered it on her way
from New York to Uoliolcus. it was
refused and she was forcibly eject
ed from the train and tor two hours
confined in a station house. The
court held that the value of the
ticket had not vitiated by lapse ot
time and the obliteration of the road
as an independent corporation. She
had paid the road to ride from lloho
kus to New York and return, and
her rieht to do so could not be arbi
trarilv abolished. She was award
ed a verdict of $2,000. The con
clusion is that a railroad ticket is a
valuable asset until it lias fulfilled
its office.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
NEW3 OF THE STATE EPITOMIZED
QUICK READING.
FOR
Bucknell University's effort to
secure an endowment of $100,000 has
been successlul. The property of the
institution is now valued at $1,000,
000. The feast of "Purim" will becele-
, brated by the Jewish people from
1 March 13th to 19th. Aside from the
I special services held at this time, the
holiday is one of rejoicing.
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ln ome section oi wormern 1
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1 iiuiiiiiiu, LuiiM.'1'uciiuy me luxes nave 1
become very numerous. Thev can
be seen crossing the fields unmolested.
The board of pardons has decid
ed to give Mrs Kate Edwards, of
Berks county, under sentence of death
j for murder, a rehoaring. The new
board, under Governor Tennypacker,
will next hear the case.
The smallpox situation at North
umberland is greatly improved. On
Friday the quarantine was removed
at two of the houses. At the other
places where disease existed the
quarantine will be continued for a
week as a precaution.
Fire swept over a big business
block at Scranton Monday morning
and destroyed two large depaitment
stores, those of William Chapelle
and the Ambrose Mulley estate. The
contents of both were also consumed.
The loss is placed at $225,000.
George Shell, of near Selins-
grove, while chopping trees, met with
instant death. As a tree was ready
to fall Shell, with an axe in hand, ran
away in the same direction the tree
was falling. He was knocked down
upon his exe, cutting open his skull.
On Saturday the P. R. R. com
pany paid to those of their employes,
who served in the National Guard
during the strike, the amount of money
which they would have earned had
they not been called into state service.
It will amount to more than $10,000.
The youngest soldier in the civil
war again has been discovered. His
name is C. P. Harder, and accordiug
to records, he was 10 years old when
he enlisted as a drummer boy. Harder
was one of tl.e drummer boys at Lin
coln's funeral and now is postmaster
at Danville.
The postoffice department will
shortly suggest to the school authorities
that lessons be given in the proper ad
dressing of envelopes. A postal official
says it would be a good thing if school
superintendents everywhere would ask
teachers to instruct their pupils how
to address letters.
Dr. Nathan C. SchaerTer, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
has given notice to the school teach
ers of the different townships of Berks
county that he will impose upon them
the penalty of the law if they do not
compel children between 6 and 16
years old to attend school.
Joseph Keith and his wite are
lying at the Poltsville Hospital fatally
burned, and will die from an explosion
of a kerosene lamp.
Reith blew into the chimney to ex
tinguish the light, when there was a
sharp report and instantly the cloth-
ing of both was enveloped in flames.
bhamokm is highly elated over
the fact that the U. S. Senate has
passed the bill appropriating $100,000
for the erection of a public building in
that town. This bill is a pet measure
of former Congressman Monroe H
Kulp. The only thing now necessary
is the signature of President Roose
velt.
Because her leg was broken,
owing to a fright, Nellie Gallagher, of
Putston, has brought suit for $10,000
damages.
She was sitting on a porch, when a
team of horses belonging to lames
Jbitzpatrick ran away, she was so
frightened she fell from the porch
and broke her leg.
Unconscious in his sled, but with
hands clenched on the reins, John M
Taylor, for many years mail agent for
Irish l,ne and bhickshinny, died as
he was carried along his route by his
faithful horses on 1 uesday.
He was stricken with palsy at
Shickshinny, but refused, despite the
bitter cold, to delay his mail delivery,
and, half unconscious, started over
the mountains.
Taylor was a veteran of the civil
war.
Commissioner Geo. W. Sterner
was oue ot the Aides ot the lure
uwi's division of the inaugural
parade ou Mouday.
Bilious?
Dizzy? Headache? Pain
back of your eyes? It's your
liver! Use Ayer s Fills.
Want your moustache or beard a
beautiful brown or rich black? Use
Buckingham's Dye
SOcti.ofdrugglttiorR, P. Htll liCo., Nuhui.N.H
1-5
Off
Now is Your Chance.
Winter just begun and prices cut down n many in
stances to the very cost of the wool on the sheep's back,
and the fur on the beaver, otter, sable, mink, etc. Silks
and dress goods as well as coats, suits and furs, marked
down that they'll be sure to go. Best go first you know.
All are new this season's styles.
Dress Goods l2 off
Cloths in dress lengths and
i - , . t,-1o
skirt lengths, many styles
and
colors, mostly one of a kind
. ,. , - . , .
also lighter weight goods
in
plain and fancy weaves.
Cloths, 50 and 54m. wide.were
$1.00 yd., now 50c. yd.
Dress goods, all wool, 38m.
wide, were 50c. yd. now 25c.
Silks, V2to Off.
Waist lengths of fancy silks in many desirable
styles and colors.
Short lengths of plain and fancy silks.
Every yard of these silks worth 50 cents to $1.00
a yard. During our clearing sale, your choice for
39" cents a yard.
Vs off.
THE flJSW YORK WOBlD.
Thrice-a-wcek Edition-
Read wherever tho English Language It
Spoken.
The Thrice-a-Week World was a
brilliant success in the beginning and
has been steadily growing ever since.
Time is the test of all things, and has
set its real of approval on the Thrice-a-
Week World, which is widely cir
culated in every State and Territory
ot the Union, and wherever there are
people who can read our mother
tongue.
Tnis paper for the coming winter
and the year 1903, will make its news
service, if possible, more extensive
than ever. All events of importance,
no matter where they happen, are re
ported accurately and promptly.
The subscriber, for only one dol
lar a year, gets three pape every
week and more news andrsgeneral
reading than most great dailies can
furnish at five or six times the price.
The Thrice a Week World is abso-
lutely fair in its political news. Par
tisan bias is never allowed to affect
its news columns, and Democrat and
Republican alike can obtain in its
pages truthful accounts ot all the
great political campaigns.
In addition to all the news, the
Thrict-a- Week World furnishes the
best serial fiction, elaborate market
reports and other features of interest.
The Ihnce a-Wcek Worhfs regu
lar subscription price is only $1.00
per year and this pays for 156 papers.
We offer this .unequaled newspaper
and The Columbian together one
year for $1.65.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is $2.00. i-i-4t.
Junior 0- TJ- A- M Troubles May End.
The conflict which has existed for
more than two years in the junior
Order of United American Mechanics
will probably be settled during the
next two weeks either by the courts
or by arbitration. It was said Thurs
day that court of common pleas No.
4 of Philadelphia had fixed January 32
as the day for a hearing. The evi
dence is in, and it only remains for
the lawyers to make their addresses.
Should the courts decision not
prove satistactory, however, an arbi
tration committee will consider the
matter on January 30, at the Windsor
Hotel, Philadelphia. At the meeting
of the State and National Councils of
both factions last year committees
were appointed to bring arbitration
about.
Both sides have made large gains
recently in membership.
.
Berwick High School Wins liebate.
The Philotheta Literary Society
of the Berwick High School in a
debate with the Webster Debating
Club of Suul ury at Sunbury Thurs
day night on the question, "Re
solved, "That the government
should own and control the rail
roads," took the affirmative side
j and won the decision. A special
1 train conveyed the debaters and a
large number of their friends to
Sunbury and return. Miss Grace
Fenstermacher, Conway Dickson
and Orval Cope represented the
Berwick High School.
FARM FOR RENT.
160 acre farm for rent. Inquire
VkNB euecBsson to J
! of J. E. Boone, Almedia Pa. tf
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Off
Waistings
Reduced.
Plain and striped waistingsin
all of the desirable colorings
used this season.
75 cent waisting, 59c. yard.
65 cent waisting, 50c. yard.
50 cent waisting, 39c. yard.
25 cent waisting, 2tc. yardi
Off.
Had to Pay for Docking Treti.
Andrew Garber was awarded $1030
yesterday at Lancaster in his suit
against the Columbia Telephore
Company to recover damages for
mutilating shade trees on his property.
The company's linemen, it was shown,
had topped 103 locust trees in orde:
to build the telephone line. Garber
alleged that the value of the trees was
thereby destroyed. This is the first
suit tried in Pennsylvania under ''ie
law passed a few years ago holding
telegraph companies responsible for
damages to trees in stringing wires.
Excursion Bates.
Takicg effect January 1st, 1903
the Lackawanna Railroad Co. will
sell excursion tickets to nearly all
s ations on their line. This will
be another improvement that will
be appreciated by the traveling
public, the tickets will be good for
thirty days Including date of sale,
stopover will not be allowed. 1-141
TAILOR-MADE SUITS
N. S. Tingley has accepted the
agency tor Keinacn, unman w.
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
For the Satisfactory
. Kind in Up-to-date
Styles, go to
Capwell's Studio,
(Over Hartman'f Store)
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SHOES
If you have not seen
our line of SHOES, it
will pay you to see it.
We have the largest
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
are made extra
strong
to stana tne tiara ser
vice Given a School
shoe.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sts.
BLOOMSBURG, PA