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KLOOMSHUUG. PA. THURSDAY. MARCH ao, 1903.
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Supt.Hackett Assaulted
Pounced Upon by Edward
Moore, Who Had Been Annoy
ing Passengers. Breaks
Away From Officers.
SHOT WHILE IN FLIGHT.
Now in Court's Hands
The Final Hearing in Bridge
Matter Hold Saturday.
There was genuine excitement
on die street in front of the Kx
chauge Hotel at ten o'clock Friday
night. The commotion was the
result of an assault upon Superin
tendent of the Columbia & Montour
Klcctric Railway, David G. Ilackett,
by one ICdward Moore, ahd grw
out of an attempt by Mr. Ilackett,
to remonstrate with Moore and a
companion, Prank Poice, who were
persistently insulting and annoying
passengers on the trolley car.
It appears that when the car left
Berwick at or about nine o'clock.
Moore and Boice were on aboard.
They had in their possession a
small garter snake, which they
passed from one to another, accom
panying the transfers with the vilest
of language. The conductor re
quested them to behave, but they
nnid no heed to him. and continued
to make . scandalous nuisances of
themselves to the annoyance and
terror of the other passengers, a
nnmlipr of whom were ladies.
Superintendent Ilackett boarded
the car at Ivspy. He at once took
in the situation, and feeling him
self officially responsible for the
mamtainauce 01 order in trie car,
he threatened to put tnem oil un
less thev keot cutlet. His entreat
ies only called forth obnoxious and
insulting remarks from the rowdies,
who were apparently wanting a
fight. They got off the cat ct the
txiwer house.
Mr. Ilackett decided to have
them arrested, but was unable at
the time to tind a policeman. He
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had lett tne company s oince m
the I'irst National Bank building
and was going to the Exchange
Hotel. He was about to enter,
when Moore, who had been wait
ing for him, stepped out and dealt
him n utiiifiiitr b'ow in the lace.
He fell to the pavement and Moore
rrm awav.
Chief of Police Wesley Kuorr
and Constable Miles lietz started in
pursuit. He was finally captured
in an alley in the rear of Seventh
street. It was the purpose of the
officers to place him in the lock-up
over night. He walked along be
tween the two until they reached
Turnbach's alley, when he bioke
away. Several shots were fired
after him by constable Betz. The
next morning it was learned that
he was at home and that he had
been shot in the heel. Dr. Gard
ner was summoned but could not
extract the bullet.
Moore has given a bond. He
will be taken into custody as soon
as his condition will permit.
Moore is not entitled to receive
any leniency. It is high time that
the practice of ruffianism on the
trolley cars be broken up. The
limit of the law in this case may
hnve a wholesome effect.
Moore was carrying a pair of
lineman s climbers ana it is ue.ievea
that he struck his victim with them.
Mr. Hackett's face was cut iu
several places.
The final hearing in the matter
of :he crossine at the Mifllinville
bridge was held Saturday. There
was an unexpected move made
when I'red Ikeler appeared before
tne Court ana hleu tne lollowing
petition:
And now March 21. iqoi, T. J.
Vanderslice and Ikelcr & Ikeler,
attornevs for certain citizens and
taxpayers of Columbia County, in
terested in tlie construction ot tne
Mifllinville river bridge, respectful
ly move the Court to be permitted
to intervene in saia proceedings ana
to stay any further action upon the
petition ana answer tuea, ana 10
dismiss all proceedings heretofore
and thereon lor the lollowing reas
ons:
First
Taxpayers File Petition.
Vou Doubtless Appre
ciate prompt, painstaking attention to the details
f your banking business. This is where we can be of
eal service o you. TRY LS.
Z$i foomeBurg QWtonaf (ganft
A. Z. SCMOCH, President. WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier.
PAUL E. WIRT, Vice President.
Eealized $22-30-
The old rubbers gathered up
about the town by me worary ue
the Civic Club on the
t,n rlavs set nnart for that purpose
last- week were sold and netted
$22.30 which amount has been
turned over to the library fund.
The committee who had the matter
in charge desire to thank the public
for their assistance ana especially
the school children. It is the pur
pose of the committee to observe
"Rubber Day" seuu-ani ptuy uere
after and the people a: kindly
nsted to lav aside all the old rub
bers and they will be called for on
the dates to be decided upon latei.
"T?rtt1e Dav" will be observed
next, when all old bottles of pint
and quart sizes will be gatnerea
and sold tor tne 'uenent 01 tne 11
brary fund.
Misses Mary and Martha Clark
went to New York on Wednesday,
where they will visit the family of
Dr. E. F. Smith until Saturday,
when thev will sail from Brooklyn
at 3:30 o'clock on the steamer King
Edward. They win lana at apies
in nhont twelve davs. Their sister
Mrs. R. C. Neal will accompany
That the Act of Tuue 7,
iqoi, under which the original
petition in this case was brought
does not apply to the crossing of
the highway in question with the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail
road at the sou. hern end of the
countv bridtrc over the Susoue
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hanna river at the village of Mifllin
ville. ...
Second: That thecrossintr under
consideration in these proceedings
is not a new crossimr. about to oe
established.
Third: That the Court is with
out jurisdiction of the subiect.
rutin 1: 1 hat it said proceea-
ncs are further continued in. erreat
and useless expense may tan upon
tne citizens ana taxpayers 01 saiu
county, both in said proceedings
and in any alterations that may be
ordered in the erection of the said
bridee.
Mr. Robison, for the commission
ers, objected to the proo.v
most strenuously, although his pur
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pose in aoing so was not apparent
and taxpayers was practically the
same as that tor winch the commis
sioners are holding out. Mr. Rob
ison stated that the commissioners
were ever willincr to receive sue
gestions from tax payers, 110 matter
in what part ot the county tney
reside, but thev don't propose to
be dictated to. The position taken j
by him caused some surprise.
Counsel for the Raihoad Com
pany, as might be expected, ob
jected" to the proceedings too.
The main point that the Railroad
Company wished to show was that
the proposed change from a grade
to an overhead crossing would not
affect the stability of the bridge.
in support ot tuis contention tney
called first Oscar Thompson, a con
sulting engineer, in ins opinion
the bridge, if change was adopted,
would be reasonably safe, but not
quite so strong as if the masonry
were run all tue way up.
1. F. Fennv. another eneineer
iu the Railroad Company's employ,
testified that the bridge would be
strong enough if the modified plans
were lollowea, out not so sate.
The testimony of the King
TCridsre Co's atrent. Mr. MacNoll,
showed that the change would de
lay the completion ot the bridge tor
at least seven monuis. 1 ne linage
Company, he said, had agreed to
make, the proposed chansres for
i 1.000. This includes the addi
tional soan across the railroad
tracks, the raising of the piers suf
ficientlv to accommodate tne re
nnirerl nineteen foot head clearance-
and the grading to the abutment.
The masonry at tne soutn enct, ac
cording to his calculations, would
cost $.1620. This is not included
in the company s estimate.
The onlv witness called bv the
Commissioners was Boyd Trescott
of Millville, the purpose ot whicu
was to show what tne proposed
changes wouia cost tue county.
The additional expense in the con
strnrtion he said would amount to
$4,3. beside the extra expense of
keeping up ana in repair me aaui-
tional span ot 100 leer ana tne aa
ditional fill. His testimony was
allowed to staud without any cross
examination.
At ihe conclusion of the testimony
Judge Little stated that the evidence
would be thoroughly weigneu auu
the whole matter careiuiiy consuier
a K,r- a decision would be
reached.
Rkad My An on 5TH Taoe.
J. LEE MARTIN,
JEWELER.
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We carry a complete assort
ment of
Roger's Plated
Silverware.
Our patterns are new
and up-to-date with
Thicks Hkasowvule.
J. Lee Martin,
Jeweler and Optician.
Telephone 1S42.
Garden
Hose.
10c. to 14c.
Fully Warranted.
Lawn
Mowers
$2 to $10
Guaranteed.
FOR S.M.F. BY
J.G.Wells,
Conoral Hardware,
Bloomsuurg, Pa.
VOTING IN THE COUNCIL.
. The President of the Town
Council is a member of that body.
He has all the rights and privileges
of a member as to voting, or any
thing else. Ordinarily when there
is an even number of members
present it is well enough for the
President to withhoiu nis voie uuui
the last, in order to prevent a tie,
but there is nothing iu the law of
our organizat'on that requires him
to cast the deciding vote.
The chief contest that occurs each
year is when the new council
organizes, and the appointment of
the several officers are to be made.
It sometimes has happened that
some of the members want a secret
UaUnt nnd thus in case of a tie
vote they put upon the President
the responsibility ot casting tue
deciding vote, and everyone knows
how he votes, while the others
shield themselves behind a secret
ballot.
Ti the first place, there would te
no desire for a secret ballot if inetu
hers would not promise their sup
port to more than one person for
each position, secresy is auopieu
because some of them promise to
imtp for several persons for the
same office, and the secret ballot
enables them to assure each candi
date that they voted for him.
In the second place, a secret
ballot is unlawful. The By-laws
provide that all the business ot the
I nvvn shall be done openly. Any
councilman who has not the courage
to let the public know how he votes,
ought to resign. Another by-law
provides that the yeas anu nays
,nnv he mlled for on any question,
so that a secret ballot may thus be
prevented, even if adopted, let
the secret ballot be dropped. The
public have a right to know just
what the Council is doing, and the
secret ballot, even if lawful, is not
the method adopted by men who
have moral courage enough to
stand by their convictions.
MK3. MARGARET P- MEIGS-
After an illness lasting since
November 24th, 1902, Mrs. Mar
garet Pollock Meigs died at the
home of her sister. Mrs. A. C.
Riley, in Pottsville on Wednesday
mornniir. March 2.SU1. aged titty
six years. She was a daughter of
William Pollock of Pottsville, who
died only a few months ago, and
the widow of William Gould Meigs
nf Pottstown. Several years ago
Mrs. Meigs came to Bloomsburg to
make her home here, ana resiaea
rvirh her son. William P. Meies.
Superintendent of the Bloomsburg
Car Manufacturing co. w nne visit
ing her sister Mrs. Riley, in Potts
ville last November, she was strict
en with an illness that proved to
be Bright's Disease, and gradually
grew worse until death came.
Mrs. Meics was an earnest
christian woman. She had been
for manv vears a communicant ot
the Protestant ivpiscopai cuurcii,
and was active iu all church work.
She is survived bv three sous,
William P. of Bloomsburg, Curtis
C. of Pottsville, and George M. of
Philadelphia. She was a sister ot
James Pollock of Wilkes-Barre,
Frank Pollock ol Ilarnsburg, Mrs.
J. C. Walker and Mrs. Mary
Hublev of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
A. C. Riley of Pottsville.
The funeral will be held in Potts
ville tomorrow, and the remains
will be taken to Pottstown lor
burial.
Miss Bessie Richart. daughter of
W. C. Richart of Iron street is
rapidly improving. She was operat
ed mt recently for appendicitis, by
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Dr. Nutt ot wiiuainspori anu ui.
J. W. Bruuer, assisted by Dr. I
Armeut.
Beath Prom Heart Failure.
Mrs. Rachael McNinch died sud
denly from heart failure at her
home on West tourth street at half
past five Monday morning. She,
to all appearances, had been in
gxd health and the summons came
very unexpectedly. Mrs. McNinch
was in her seventieth year. Many
friends give testimony to her many
good qualities as a neighbor and
friend. From early childhood she
had been a member of the Presby
terian church and she closed her
eyes with a farm belief in the faith.
The funeral will take place at the
house tomorrow afternoon at hall
past one o'clock and the remains
taken to Danville for burial.
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Be In 9
WHEN ADAM
Picked :uid put on liis first tip; leaf, the Men's
clothing business was born. The first ready
niade garment was a fig leaf. Probably Adam
wasn't satisfied with the first leaf and thought
he'd try another. By and by, he found one that
suited him cut, material, fit and quality.
Adam was shrewd, he Lookkd Ar,orM-and
now, Sir, if your tire not fully satisfied with the
Clothing you are wearing, suppose You look
around Sl-im'osk You Look Hehe. Our pat
rons arc always satisfied we make them so,
by giving them the best Clothing to be had any
where on earth for the money. If you have
never bought Clothing at this store, follow
Adam's example and look around. Come here
that's what we are driving at, for if you come
once, vou'U come again.
Bloomsburg;, Penn'a.,
Corner Main and Center Sts.
Come in and see us,
we'll treat you right.
Furniture
Carpets.
(OUR WATCHWORD.)
Better qualityNewest styles
Kpep Your Buying Eye8 on This Store,
When Considering Your "Wants in
Furniture, Carpets, Dry Goods & Groceries
Have you ever visited our Carpet Department? j
it not, come in ana as 10 ue suuwn miuugu h. h
located on the Second floor in order that we may have a
well lighted and commodious room in which to show
our elegant stock. The varied assortment will appeal to
your taste, and we feel confident the goods will sell
themselves. "We carry ,
Axminsters, All wool Ingrains,
Body Brussels, Half wool Ingrain,
Tapestry Brussels, All cotton Ingrain,
Mattings.
FINE FURNITUR E We have gradually
been raising our Standard of quality until the best things
in Furniture may be found here. We believe buying
trashy Furniture 4s the most expensive investment one
can make. So wc buy to sell Honest Furniture
tli at. will wfnv nnd hold together. Suppose vou look
through our stock the next time you intend to buy a Bed-
room suit, Sideboard, uining-room rurni
ture, Couches, and Rockers, ou will laid
right goods and at right prices.
WASH GOODS DEPARTMLN l w lull ot
handsome formation in Oxfords, Madras, Cloth,
Cheviots, SoisettOS, nil with mercerized finish.
Ynti will have to see these goods to know dieir beauty.
Special attention given to White goods,
Dress trimmings and Ornaments.
The Leader Store Co., Ltd.,
4th and Market Streets.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Dry Goods.
Groceries.
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them.
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