BLOOMSBUIiG. PA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1903.
NO. 8
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The Municipal Election
John R. Townsend Receives tho
Endorsement of the Voters
For Mayor.
Jno 0- Batter and W. E. Einker Elected
School Director
L M. Sleppy Tax Collector.
The election passed off quietly in
Eloomsburg on Tuesday. John
R. Townsend, the Democratic
nominee and the present mayor,
was re-elected by a large vote over
W. S. Rishton, the Republican
candidate. Mr. Townscnd's big
majority is the result of the ex
cellent record he has made duritig
the past year. Mr. Townsend, it
will be lemembered, was a potent
factor in the recent centennial cele
bration. He devoted a great deal
or lime and was tireless in his
efforts to make the event a success.
This part together with his vigi
lance and the clean administration
he has given the town during the
year entitled him to the recognition
he received.
There was no contest for Coun
cilmen, there being but six candi
dates. It was for School Director that
the fight was made, and the result
was somewhat of a surprise. It
was a surprise because the contest
was generally believed to be between
Rtuter and Yost. At no stage of
the game was Rinker's election
doubted. The returns, however,
show that Yost's election would
have meant Rinker's defeat, as he
received three hundred votes less
than Rutter and only ninety more
than Yost.
For Tax Collector L. M. Sleppy,
Democrat, was victorious, he de
feating J. C. Millard and W. V.
Robbins in easy fashion.
The day throughout was rather
disagreeable. The heavy snow
fall of Monday made it bad to get
about and tbe cold north-western
wind appeared to chill the enthusi
asm of the voters. At the noon
hour the vote was very light but
as the day wore on the various can
didates succeeded in convincing
their friends that their help wa3
tiM.rtprt and bv nieht time about
thp usual vote was out.
The vote of the town complete is
as follows:
PRESIDENT OF COI'NCIL.
1st 2i 3d 4th Tot
Jno. R. Townsend, D...l4 M3 27 7 8
W. S. Kishlon. K 63 95 69 90317
' MEMPEM OF COUNCIL.
C. II. Reimard, D 164 4 31? 7 958
1. H.Giger, 1) 125 3' 5 9 Ju" 944
Samuel Fursel, R 167 44 "7 46
Geo. M. Hughes, K 68207 253 19a 820
John A. Cox, V 112 162 184 3 77
Charles Culp, R 134 8 " " 774
SCHOOL DIK ECTOR.
J. C. Rutter, V I7 7 69 7S 886
Wm. E. Rinker, R 121 13 15 5 55&
A. N. Yost, N. r 7 '74 1 IS 5 466
TAX COLLECTOR.
L. ,M. Sleppy. V 79 71 15 13 407
W. V. Kol.bin. N. P... 68 108 75 56 37
J.C. Millard, R 55 6l 98 7 6 29
REGISTRY ASSESSOR.
B T. Tursel, K 99
C. C. Furman, D 97
Robert Morris, R 15
Fred Neyhard, D 94
Win. Laycock, R 161
Ed. Stetler, D "4
John Wanich, D
Frank Girton, R
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
I. G. Quick, D "I
99
97
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169 169
85 85
121
F. B. Rupert, R 7J
7
137
78
II. S. liarton, R ....
137
C. M. Hess, V
Wm. Webb, R
George Martin, D
Harry Rulon, U
Wm. M. Ilartzell, R....
.INSPECTOR.
W. E. Knorr, D 86
R. L. Krinyon, R 84
Chat. Ilendershott, R...
F. P. Baum, D
Feter H. Freeie, D
Roy Ralston, R
Henry Knorr, O
Michael T. Ohl, R
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164
122
164
122
137 137
114 114
86
84
123
83
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145
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157 57
97 97
M. Ooufurer.oe-
The next session of the Central
Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, to
which the Bloomsbure Church is
attached, will be held at Altoona
during the week of March 25th
Bishop Merrille, will preside.
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The Sullivan Review has entered
iTm its twentv-sixth year. It
came out last week in a splinter new
dress. It is one of the best country
weeklies in the State. Brother
Kewell, accept our congratulations,
Big Fire at Orangeville
The Jones' Heel Factory wiped
Out And Thirty Men
Made Idle.
Was Town's Chief Industry.
Orangeville was visited by a dis
astrous fire Tuesday evening which
completely wiped o"t the Jones
heel factory. It was George Hite
who gave the alarm, he having
been the first to discover smoke
issuing from the building. This
was about half past six o'clock. A
bucket brigade was hurriedly
formed and an effort made to check
the progress of the flames, but it
had gained too much headway and
little could be done other than to
prevent its spreading to the adjoin
ing buildings. In spite ot the
efforts of the firemen the flames
leaped across to a store room owned
by the Jones Company and then to
D. L,. bbarretts barn, but fortu
nately the dampening influence of
the snow on the roots aided tire
firemen and the flames were ex
tinguished before much damage
was done to these buildings.
With the exception of the books
and some papers nothing was saved
from the factory and the building
with its entire equipment was des
troyed. In less than two hours
after the fire was discovered the
whole plant was reduced to a heap
of smoking dismembered timbers.
The factory had a capacity of
1200 pairs of heels a day and fur
nished employment to thirty or
more men. By this it can be seen
what a serious blow the little town
has sustained.
The loss to the company will be
about $1 2,000. We cannot state
at this time whether they will re
build or not.
ROBERT. BUCKINGHAM'S FUHERAL.
The funeral of the late Robert
Buckingham took place at his late
residence on East street, last Friday
morning at ten o'clock.
At a meeting of the Bar Associa
tion at 0.30 o'clock, Col. J. G.
Freeze presiding, brief remarks were
made by Judge Uttle and Oeo. E.
El well Esq., touching upon the life
and characteristics ot the deceased,
and expressing the belief that if Mr.
Buckingham had devoted himself
exclusively to the law he could
easily have been one ot the leaders
of the bar. Messrs. Elwell, Fritz
and Duy were appointed a commit
tee on resolutions, and made the
following report on Saturday after
noon in court:
RESOLUTIONS.
Following are the resolutions
passed by the Columbia County
Bar Association on tne deatn ot
. .. . . . -
Robert Buckingham. They were
presented to the Court at the Satur
day session, adopted and ordered
to be spread upon the minutes:
We, the undersigned, appointed
by the Columbia County Bar Asso
ciation, to frame and submit reso
lutions relating to the life, services
and death of Robert Buckingham
Esq., who died in Philadelphia on
the eleventh day of February, A
D. iqo-i. beg leave to submit the
following:
Resolved, That the Columbia
County Bar Association has learned
with most sincere and profound re
gret the sad news of the death of
Robert Buckingham, Esq., a man
of more than ordinary ability, cut
off in the prime of life, a valuable
member of the Bar, a good citizen,
a congenial companion and kind
tiiend, whose death we sincerely
mourn and whose loss we deplore.
Resolved, That we tender to his
brother, sister and friends, our sin
cere sympathy.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of the
Columbia County Bar Association
and that suitable copies be sent to
his brother and sister.
G. E. Elwelx.
A. L. Fritz,
A. W. Duy,
Rev. Dr. Hemingway and Rev.
Dr. Frysinger conducted the funeral
services. The attendance was large,
and the floral offerings were beauti
ful. The following gentlemen acted
as pall bearers: Geo. E. Elwell,
W. C. Johnston, John M. Clark, N.
TI. Funk. A. W. Duy and J. W.
Guie.
The remains were buried in the
family let in Rosemont.
THE SAFE WAY.
Where one person pets rich through hazardous specu
lation, a hundred get POOR. Where one person stays
poor through the slow method of saving, a hundred
get RICH.
BE WISE, and choose the better part, and place
your savings in a SAFE BANK.
We Will Serve You Well.
0e (foomeBurg
A. Z. SCHOCII, President.
Read My Ad on 5T11 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 of
Rrt, Brioa-BraQ and
fncy Ctira.
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 glauce through our stock
will satisfy our customers that
our prices are secure from
competition.
J. Lee Martin,
Jeweler and Optician.
Telephone 1842.
Deepest, Snow of the Winter
The heaviest snow storra of thj
winter visited this section Monday
night. The snow storm continued
until Tuesday morning" When it
abated the ground was covered to
the depth of nearly a foot. Then
came some genuine zero weather.
and a fierce northwest wind. Kail
road and trolley traffic was greatly
interfered with. The D. L. & W.
traius were from an hour to four
hours behind the schedule all day
Tuesday, and the city pipers did
not reach Bloomsburg until noon on
Tuesday and Wednesday. . The
Trolley Co. had the sweeper in
operation but the high wind drifted
the track full of snow neatly as fast
as it was cleared away. It was
impossible to get a car through to
Berwick till Tuesday evening.
Saturday's Chart-
Court convened Satuiday afternoon
at two o'clock with Hon. R. R-. Lit
tle and associates Fox and Krick-
baum on the bench.
Order of Court, upon application
of claimants, for leward for appre
hension ot horse thieves, in Nos. 1
and 2 of December Term, 1902.
Reward offered paid to Abram Mor-
1 y t
gan, cniet ot ponce, ana narry
Waters, to share and share alike.
Petition for private road m Orange
township. A rule is presented to
show cause, Rule to be served on
the County Commissioners and the
owners ot the land through which the
road runs.
Resolutions on the death of Robert
Buckingham; Esq., filed and ordered
to be spread on the minutes.
Estate of Henrietta Creasy. Pe
tition to sell real estate.
Petition of Conyngham township
with Locust Mountain Coal and Iron
Company for making roads, etc.
The work of auditing the ac
counts of Ex-Treasurer Snyder
will be completed this week and
statement will then be ready for
publication. Had Suyder done as
has always been the custom,, given
the auditors his assistance, the
work would have been greatly
facilitated and finished before this
time.
Qtaftonaf $mft
WM. II. HIDLAY, Cashier.
J. Q. WELLS,
Strictly
Choice
SUB
the Right
Price.
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FOR SALE BY
J. G Wells,
General Hardware,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Kev M- E- MoLinn Resigns From Pasto
rate of Lutheran Church-
Rev. M. E. McLinn has resigned
from the pastorate of St. Matthew's
Lutheran church this town. This
action was taken, or the congre
gation informed of his intention at
the Sunday morning service. His
new charge is Apollo, Armstrong
county, Pa. He will leave Blooms
burg April first, During the years
that he has filled the pu'pit of St.
Matthew's, the church has ad
vanced and prospered, and much
good has been acomplished. . He is
a man of strong mind and an able
preacher. The many people to
whom he and his family have en
deared themselves during their
residence in Bloomsburg, will
learn of his going away with deep
regret.
The resignation of Rev. McLinn
leaves three churches in town with
out a pastor. The other two are
the Methodist and the Baptist.
The former vacancy, however, will
be filled by conference now soon to
convene.
The S. B. & B. R. R. has lhe
grading so far completed on the
line below Eyersgrove that the trac
tion engine which furnishes steam
for the drill can go from the Hock
bridce to the Wilson bridge on the
roadbed and the grading is nearly
:ompleted to Mordansville, and the
work is well under way as tar as
McMahon's. Work on the creek
bridge at Eyersgrove is being push
ed along and part of the iron has
been received. A large number ot
ties have been unloaded at the Mill
ville end of the line and a lot of
rails are ou hand.
"Gypsy Jack," with the popular
young actor, Willis Granger in the
stellar role was given to a slender
audience in the Opera House Fri
day evening. In this piece Mr.
Grauger has chosen an excellent
vehicle in which to display his
ability and his work was highly
pleasing. The supporting company
was not as good as was expected.
Two of the characters were very
weak.
Next Wednesday is the beginnin g
of Leut.
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Soon it will be time to say farewell to old Winter
and welcome the incoming Spring, Modern retailing
knows no better time to close out stock than these
between-season days. We have cut our prices to
move out the stock on hand and HERE'S YOUR
OPPORTUNITY. The prudent buyer will read this
ad and call at once. The profit to us is in disposing
of goods that, while new now, would be "last season's"
next season. Your profit is in the money saved and
where else would you look for such splendid styles, as
we offer, at such small prices ? Reductions touch all
Clothing, Hats and Haberdashery Boys' and Men's.
Don't Let This Opportunity Get
Away From You,
Bloomsburg, Penn'a.,
Corner Main and Center Sts.
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we'll treat you
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OUR CARPET STOCK
of all grades is larger than all the stocks of
the city combined.
Wo have a number of rolls of dropped
patterns, which wc are closing out at cut
prices. Quality just as good ; but we avo
not going to duplicate the patterns.
We can SAVE YOU MONEY
on these.
THE LEADER STORE COMPANY, LTD.
SHIRT
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.
The Leader Store Company Ltd.,
4th and Market Streets.
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