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BLOOMSBUIiG. PA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5, HK)3
NO. 6
0e QBffoomaBurg QWtonaf Q&mft
Having ample resources, conservative manage
ment and a strong Board 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
telhgent 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. SCHOCH, President.
WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier.
The County Statement Two Trains Meet Head
on Near Lofty,
Auditors Still Delayed by the
Failure of the Ex-Treasurer
to Submit his Account.
The Sentinel of last week charges
us with having called Jeremiah
Snyder, ex-county treasurer, an
eml erzler. We have only to refer
to our article to show that this is
incorrect. In the issue of January
aa we said: "For withholding this
money, and there is a large amount
of it, Snyder is liable to be indicted
for embezzlement, he refuses to
fay after demand is made."
His term of office had expired,
and he had. neither' submitted a
statement to the commissioners, nor
paid over the bulk of the county
funds which he had in bis hands,
to his successor. It is not necessary
that an official shall have spent the
money in his hands. If he refuses
to pay it over at the proper time he
may be indicted. That is the law.
But Mr. Snyder has. obviated
this by making payment. He
turned over to Treasurer Croop, on
January 28th, over $89000 of the
county funds.
He has not yet complied with
the law relating to stating his ac
counts. The act of 15 April 1834,
concerning the duty of county
Treasurer says:
"And he shall once in each year,
state his accounts, and produce his
vouchers, which after examination
by the commissioners shall be by
them laid before the county auditors
for settlement according to law."
It will be seen from this that it
was his duty to have his statement
ready for the commissioners to be
submitted by them to the auditors.
That statement has not yet been
made, and the auditors are being
delayed iu their work. It is not
their duty to go through the books
. as expert accountants and make up
a statement for the treasurer, but
merely to verify the statement as
made up by him, from the books.
We are informed that it is their in
tention to wait rntil such a state
ment is submitted.
We do not know what the Senti
nel means by our being "drawn
into a trap." If the demand of a
newspaper that a public officer
shall do that which the law re
quires him to do is a trap, then we
admit that we 11 into it. As to
what some imaginary '.'gang" pro
poses to do with the county funds,
we have no knowledge. The
Treasurer has given boud for the
safe-keeping of the money, and he
is responsible for it.
Two Dead At a Result of the Collision.
Seven Passenger Among the Injured.
The Philadelphia flyer on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, running between
Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia, col
lided with a light freight train near
Lofty, Schuylkill county, at 6:lo Fri
day evening. The engineer and fire
man of the freight train were killed,
the engineer and fireman of the pass
enger train seriously hurt and seven
passengers injured, two of them very
seriously.
The names of the killed are:
Robert Moyer, engineer; Fred
Gearhart, fireman.
Both men resided at Wetherly, Car
bon county. The engineer of the
flyer was Israel Carey, of Pottsville,
and the fireman John Smith, of the
same town. Smith was taken out of
the wreck unconscious and is now in
the Hazleton hospital. Engineer
Carey proceeded to his home in Potts
ville under a physician's care.
Between Hazleton and Lofty three
is a single track which is used by both
the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania
Railroads. Through a misunder
standing of orders both trains got on
this single stretch of track. The
freight engine, one car and caboose
was coming north and rnnning about
fifteen miles an hour. The flyer was
speeding over the rails at about 35
miles an hour. Both trains were very
close to each other before the engi
neers saw the danger. men tne
engineer of the passenger train ap
plied the emergency brakes but not
in time to avert a collision. Both
locomotives came together with a
terrible crash. The freight engine
leaped over the top of the express
car and plunged imto the chair car.
The passengers in this car were
hurled in every direction. The por
ter, Harry Hayward, colored, was
thrown against the celling and proba
bly fatally injured. The hot coals
from the fire box set fire to the chair
car and it was destroyed in a short
time.
A wreck train was sent out from
Hazleton with a number of doctors
on board. The injured were taken
to the Hazleton hospital. It is said
the engineer of the freight train had
an order to take a side track and
allow the flyer to pass,' but failed to
reach the siding before the passenger
train arrived. The railroad officials
stated Friday night that none of the
passengers were seriously injured,
and all were able to resume their
journeys next morning.
Whirled by a Fly Wheel.
Curtis Mench of Roaring Creek
Valley narrowly eecaped beath at the
mill of the Brush Valley Lumber
Company on Tuesday of last week.
Ought in a torn belt he was hurled
under the flv wheel with terrific force
and was severely bruised about the
head. Nothing less than a mkacle
prevented hs being killed. Catching
three of the braces in the shed roof
they were torn out. Dr. Wintersteen
dressed the young man's injuries.
Rev. M. E. McLinn, of the
Lutheran church, on Friday even
ing married Tohn W. Lamed and
Miss Hattie.Beagle. The ceremony
took place at the Lutheran parson
age. The bride is a popular you ng
lady of Millvitle. The groom, a tew
veara aeo. came here from Hunting
ton Mills. Luz. County. He is now
traveline salesman for Young,
Smyth, Field &Co. of Philadelphia.
ALL EYES THIS WAY.
TIME'S UP an(l Gvcrv article in Men's, Boys, and Children's Clothing, Hats and
Ilaberdashcry must now leave our store P. D. Q.
We're going to shrivel the prices on piles of seasonable merchandise so that
every dollar bill will appear to be twice its ordinary value.
The sale opens with a great bargain broadside all along the line. Come and
enjoy mixing with the buying throngs and save BIG, HARD, ROUND DOLLARS.
THE REASON.
The reason for this sale is that we don't propose to- carry over our stock until
another season. We can use the money and want it.
Ben Qidding,
Bloomsburg, Pa. Corner Main and Centre, Sts.
Come in and see us we'll treat you right.
Good Advise From the Bench-
At the openiug of crimnal court
in Sunbury Mouday morning Judge
Savidge addressed the grand jury
and severely scored tuose persons
who bring petty cases to court
He stated that the September term
had cost the county $25,000 and
December term almost as much
He advised the jury to ignore the
petty cases as the county was al
ready in debt.
The Columbia county representa
tives in the State Legislature have
been recognized on several of the
important committees of the House
which were announced last week
the following being a list of the
committees on which each will
serve: Creasy Agriculture, Legis
lature. Public Koads, ways and
Means: Ikeler --Judiciary, Library
Pensions and Gratuities, Public
Health and Sanitation, Ways aud
Means.
f Riad My Ad on sth Page.
BRIC-A-BRAC AND
Fancy China,
Our customers can spend a pleas
ant hour in this department of our
store in studying the collections ot
Rrt, Brioa-BraQ and
Fancy Chjna.
We have keot in mind the general
demand for reallv artistic eoods 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,
Strictly
Choice
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At the Right
Price.
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FOR SALE BY
J. G Wells,
General Hardware,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Death of Thomas J. Sullivan
The death of Thomas J. Sullivan,
occurred at his home at Rupert Fri
day morning. The cause of his death
was that disease which in spite ot tne
research, study and experiments of
emiaent physicians, through many
generations, there has never been
found a cure, consumption. Early
last summer he was taken with the
disease, and since that time he had
been gradually sinking.
For eighteen years he had lived in
Rupert. He went there in 1885, and
entered the employ of L. H. iloody.
Then he was only fourteen years ot
age. He continued with Mr. Boody,
up until quite recently when he
bought him out, and has since con
ducted the business. Mr. Sullivan
was 3 a years of age and leaves a wife
and three children. He is also sur
vived by two sisters and two brothers,
Hannah, Julia, Dennis and Rev. D.
J. Sullivan. The first three reside in
Bloomsburg, while the latter is located
at Shamokin. The funeral took
place on Monday. The remains were
taken to Almedia and buried in the
cemetery there.
A Nioe Salary This-
John Chesbro, the star pitcher of
the National League last year, who
has signed for next season with the
New York American League club,
will recieve a salary of $8000 for
his services. He is the highest
salaried baseball pitcher on the
diamond. Chesbro, if he pitches
on an average of two games a week,
will receive 333.33 a game. Averag
ing six balls, including fouls, for
each batsman, with thirty-six of
them at the plate in nine innings,
Chesbro will receive SS1.85 every
time be pitches a ball to the catcher
in the game.
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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 we are closing out at cut
prices. Quality just as good; but we are
not going to duplicate the patterns.
Wo can SAVE YOU MONEY
on these.
PR OWE!
THE LEADER STORE COMPANY, LTD.
SHIRT WAIST
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The Leader Store Company Ltd., s
4th and Market Streets.
Closing out our winter stock of Shirt Waists
and we have cut prices to a low figure. Here
are a few Fancy Striped, Slot Opening, from
$1.25 to 75 cents.
French Flannel, all shades, stitched and
trimmed with large pearl buttons, from 2.50,
and $2.25 to $1.50.
' Our $3.00 styles to $2.00.
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