THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. c When you want to Miike an Investment, CALL ON THE OLD RELIABLE The Farmers National Bank Cahtai, $60,000. C. M CIJEVKLING, Pkks. DIRLCTORS: Grant Herring, N. U. Funk. Dr. J. J. Brown, J. L. Mover, Dr. Wm. M. Reher, C. A. Ki.eim, )XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXC;) WINTER SHOES AVe liave the most i'ileto lines of all styles in Shoes. Our Stock Combines Style, Com fort and Service, and from it YOU CAN SATISFY any tate and suit any Purse. 0We have them in all Leathers. Chas. M. X HYCIENIC SHOES &OOOC CXXXXXXC THE CO LU ME IAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1903. gutereii atlhe Pout O'llie at UlmmiHliury, I'a, , Kuconil ntan matter, Slurrh 1. lSf . The barn connected with the Ex change Hotel of Benton was totally destroyed by fire last night. The flames were discovered by a travel ing man about eight o'clock in the evening, but had gained such head way that to save the building was out of the question. The horses and carriages were removed but a number of hogs and considerable amount of grain burned. For a time the distruction of the hotel was threatened and a gtod deal of the furniture was removed, but by dint of hard work -on the part of the bucket brigade the building was saved. The bulk of the loss will fall upon Mrs. Olive Hess who owned the hotel property though tjie landlord Oscar K. Sut ton is a loser to a considerable ex tent by reason of the distruction of personal property. - ' --; Mrs. Sarah A. Wilson, wife of J. D. Wilson passed away at her home on West Third street, Thu s day morning lasi, at the age of : . . r , l t cignty-lour yeais. sue uuu iui been in poor health. Mrs. Wi'. on was a daughter of the late Philip Kyer. She is survived by a husband and a daughter, Miss Alice Wilson. A brother, Rev. P. F. Kyer, also survives. The funeral took place Saturday atternoon. Mrs. Tilghman Xagle who for the past year has been an inmate cf the Danville Hospital, died at that institution Saturday, aged seventy years. A husbaud and five children four daughters and one son survive. The funeral took place from her home in Almedia. yesterday. In terment in the Almedia cemetery. Fell Telephone. . - On cold dayi It is oot necessary to "bundle up" with heavy, cumbersome clothing, if you wear perfect-fitting, tailor-made Frost King or Frost Queen, Chamois Vest. 1 These garments insure maximum ot 1 protection with a minimum of weight. 1 , 1 Price, l3-o ' J W. S. RlSHTON, Marketjsauare' Fhai macist. j w-Note: In case jou dont wear a chamois vest and calch cold, don't forget 01; i COLD-l-CURE. It uever fails to cure a cold iu a day or two. Open a liiiiik Account, I lin e ii Cliock (alnjil, JJorrow Money or SURPLUS $6o,000. M. MILLKISEX. Casiukh. H. A. McKillip, C. M. C'WEVEI.INO, C. V. Run von. 1 Evans, FOR CHILDREN. CKXXXXXXX00(3) LOCALNEWS. . Legal advertisements on page 7. - - Philip Harris is confined to his home at Cabin Run by sickness. There will be work for the "man with the hoe" as soon as the weath er opens up. ' . . Spring was ushered in on Satur day. Just now March has the in dication of going out like a lion. The Annual Sunday School Con vention for Columbia County will be held at Berwick May 28th and 29th. . . . . Lamps! Large and small, a very large line at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. If a man would secure his wile's undivided attention all he has to do is to make a bluff at talking in his sleep. The quack of the wild duck is heard on the river. They come few and far between as yet, but whet your appetite. - Theta Castle, Knights of the Golden Ivagle will pay a fraternal visit to the Castle at Berwick on Monday night. It's easy for a young man to support a wife, providing she doesn't object to changing from one knee to the other occasionally. One of the state legislators has tried to pass a bill giving men with lamilies ot six or more children a medal and certain sums of money. You can find the nicest and largest line of bibles, large and small in Bloomsburg at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. The bill preventing the sale of cigarettes or cigarette paper to persons under 21 years of age pass ed finally in the state senate last week. W. C. McKinney went 4o New York and Philadelphia 011 Monday, to purchase a line of shoes for the store which he will open at Ber wick, John Klingaman of Beaver Val ley drove over to Bloom yesterday on business. lie expects to give his house a new coat of paint this spring. Mrs. Joshua Fetterman will sell her household goods on Monday, March 30, at one o'clock in the afternoon. She intends to breaic up housekeeping. "My Friend from Arkansaw" pleased a small audience at the Opera House Saturday evening. The acting was above tue average talent of road companies. We have just received a very large line of some of the latest books. Please call and see them at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. T u waitpr nt T.nr.nst tnwnshin Ai at the Tefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, on Monday. He had been taken to the institution to be oierated upon for cancer of the tongue. He was 71 years old. London is the birth-place of the Young Men's Christian Association Htid although it celebrated some eight years ago, its semi-centennial, it has not become languid. - Andrew Carnegie has offered to pay halt the price lor pipe organs for St. Luke s Rclormed and St. John's Knglish Lutheran Church congregations at Lock Haven. . . The fellows that wagered that there be no more snow tins season were obliged to whack tip yester day. The flakes were few and far between, but it was snow just the same. .- Hair brushes, nail brushes, cloth I brushes, tooth brushes, nail brushes etc.. at Mercer s Drug and Hook Store. . Horses in Brooklyn are being fed molasses, say the papers. They seem to like it and it is more easily digested than their oats and other drv feed, and can be consumed morj quickly. T. R. Fowler will put men to work next week at Shawnee Park The l'ark will be thoroughly clean ed and made ready for the summer season. He has not yet decided on I the opening date. . Michigan claims "nearly 35.000 paid-up members in good standing" i in her 5 so subordinate granges. And yet Michigan is not satisfied, but is organizing new granges faster than anv other state. Rev. J. W. Bentz preached his Erst sermon at his new charge, at Liverpool, on Sunday. He went down Saturday evening and return ed Mondav morning. He will move his family down this week. . - as Oscar Wolf and Miss Mary Rutn- bursrer, of Numidia were the p:in- cipals of a nuptial event which took place at the Ketormcu parsonage, Nuundia, Saturday evening. Kev. Bachman performed the ceremony. An engagement at the local Opera House which the show pat rons of town will be pleased 10 near of is that of Frank Adams in the greatest of all trick comedies 'Uncle Hcg." This attraction will be seen here early in April. Berwick merchants have decided to close their stores at eight o'clock in the evenings. The clerks re quested them to close at seven o'clock, but the various business interests would prevent a closing time earlier than eight o'clock. Iix-Sheriff Carter of Tunkhan nock was in town on Tuesdav. He expects to leave Tunkhannock, and talks some ot moving to Bloomsburg. lie is well known in this county, having been the agent for the Osborne &. Co. farm ma chinery some years ago. Al. Newton, Normal's crack short stop last season, arrived in town on Saturday and will assist in coaching the base ball candidates until the opening ot the New ling- land League season when he will go to Concord, New Hampshire, to play. John S. Williams, wno as an auctioneer enjoys a state reputation, sold twenty-three head of horses in an hour and twenty-seven minute for Weaver Brothers at Milton on Tuesday at an average price of $186.45. John feels proud of the record and he has a reason too. With some persons one vaccin ation may be protective against small pox for a life time; two vac cinations one in miancy, another when about 15 years of age pro tect most people for life; in com paratively few will vaccination "take" a third time. Alfred Day Pardee of Philadel phia, formerly of Ilazletou, was in town this week. .He is one of the stockholders of the Alta-Idaho Gold and Copper Mining Company. He gives a glowins account of the mines owned by the company and of the fine climate of that section. Kdward Toole's body was re covered from the Susquehanna river at Suubury on Sunday. He was a well to do resident of W likes Barre and was seen to jump off the bridge into the river at that place one day in February. Money to the amount of $404.00 was found in the pantaloon pocket of the dead man. John Morris of Greenwood was in town last Thursday, and gave us a pleasant call. He was ac compauied by a youth named Cole who had never visited Bloomsburg before. The bey was much inter ested iu watching the printing pro cesses, as tins was tne ursi ume lie had been in a printing office. OAOTOIXX-A.. Bears the 9 Ihe Kind You Havp Always Boufiht PURELY PERSONAL1 Mm, Willinm W. Kvnns d.partcil on Mon day for Taylor, I'a. to visit her mother. Mrs. Hen (lidding is visiting her parent Mr. and Mis. Isaac (,oldsclimilt nt Cnntiul. Mis Klsie 1 1 ids has liccn spending the aFt lew days whit Mr. iind Mrs. Willinm Guernsey nt Wilkcs-liarre. Moses McIIenry, of Stillwalcr transacted Imsiness in town-on Monday, lie gave us a call before returning home. Mrs. Goldsmith, has returned to her home at Danville after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Max Gross on First Sircet. Mr. and Mis. Joseph lleim and Mr. nnd Mrs, llerhert Wyle of Danville were the guests over Sunday of Mr. nnd Mrs. Louis Gross on Normal Hill. Miss Klsie Fnust. who for the 1 ast two months has been visilini! relatives nt Sun L-urv nnd friends at I ancasler, nrrived home yesterday. Shu will enter the employ of Miss tl 1 1 a Watson, milliner. las. C. Blown. II. A. M'Killip and C. H Koliliins arrived home on Tuesday from New Mexico where ihejr inspected the property ol the l.n Grande Gold Mininq Company. W D. l'.cckley is still in New Mexico. . ... Coming our way, will be here next week, the big sensation "Wine Women and Song," the show that made the phenomenal run at Phila delphia last season. 1 he company consists of 28 artists. The principal ingredients are droll comedians, eraceful dancers, irresistible music and magnificent scenery. Harry K. Wertman and Miss Tennie A. White, both of Lime Ridge, were married at the parson- a Ee of the Lutheran Cuurcli in Kspy. Thursday evening, by the Pastor Rev. H. C. Harman. The couple were unattended. Fhey left after the ceremony tor Harris- burn. They will reside at Lime Ridge. Seven vc.irs in business is our reference. Gem Steam Laundry A - - The Bloomsburg Silk Mill base ball team will be in the field again this season. An organization is now being considered. The team will be minus the services of Price and Beasjle, but there is considerable other good material to be developed and the bovs hone to repeat the good work of last season. After thirty yearsof experiment ing, a machine has been devised to utilize the enenrv of the sun in a practical manner. It consists of a eter and contains 1,000 square feet ot mirror surface. In the centre of HT'i I. the mirror stands a uouer. uuu good sunlight the steam is brought 10 a pressure 01 200 puuiiua m uut hour. Isaiah Hagenbuch has laid a good stone pavement in front of his prop- ertv on the comer of Third and Jefferson streets, recently purchas ed from the Dr. Kvans estate. He is also building a porch along the front of the house. Th'ese improve merts will add greatly to the prop erty, and make it one of the most desirable homes in that part of the town. Wavne county claims some of the first citizens of the world. Hon. Otis Avery, of Honesdale, rode on the first locomotive that turned a wheel on this continent; William Pcthick, of Bethany, helped to build the first railway in France, and William Hill, of Honesdale, was one of the men who first raised the Americau flag over the captured territory of California 111 1846. . -o Arthur K. Savage, sou of Mrs. P.ocelia Savage, of Rohrsburg, grad uated at Girard College, Philadel phia, on January 23rd. After grad uation he had an operation per formed on his nose at the Medico Chirurgical College, and upon his recovery he accented a position as book-keeper for Ketterer &Georger, carriage builders. Mrs. Savage has been spending several weeks with him in the city, and returned nome last Saturday. . . m The Winona Fire Company has secured the Lyman II. Howe Mov iug Picture Company for a benefit exhibition early in April. The scenes to be shown by Mr. Howe on this occasion are all new and will include a wonderful Kgyptian series showing an actual trip from Cairo to Khartoum. Ihe program will surpass anything ever shown here. The boys are in need of funds and are deserving if the support of everybody. The exact date will be announced later. A Oeiitralia Wedding- William Lean and Miss Mary rollard, two well-known young residents of Centralia, were married at the home of the bride Wednes day evening, Rev. J. W. Buckley of the Methodist church officiating. NOTICE. All pprsons holdlntf l'rpforred Stock of tlie IllouiiiHlitirir Silk Mill muturlntt April lHt, l'.MW en i'xi!bariKo Hume lor a rn'W Ibhiw ot stock hfinrlniz lnU(rtnt. tit 6 Dor coiit. DiiVHblo Bi'ml nnnniiilv or unoii Burri'tirtiT of t lie old Ktock the Fli nt National Bank ot Blooinsburtf will pay the ft moil ra ot tsuuie wltU luieail maturing April 1st,, 1103. ' 3-12 81 THE 1 Spring Dress Goods, j : Black and Colors : Are Here Ready for Your Selection.: A $1.00 quality imported English Mohair Sicilian in a rich deep black, lustrous 85c. a yard. Fine all wool novelties, black and colors at 50c a yd. assks of Spring Millinery Trimmed Hats In all the newest effects made from eood materials. m The products of our own woi - room. 1 hey re styusn ?oa moderate in price. We invite you to see them. Untrimmed Hats. Big line of Silk, Mous De Soie and Straw Shapes ready for the trimming at moderate prices. Dress Trimmings. A full line of the newest effects in Dress Trimmings, Dror Effects. Motefs, Bands Buttons, &c. White Goods. All kinds. The largest line of white materials for nil p .t poses. See our line of Mercer, ued materials and prices. H I "O jfTCTU jJL jLX'iLJJJLl a I . One Uncle bam $2.00 fbV and JOBNCLE c A oo"- mm I nil To the person returning to us the greatest number of certificates before August 1st, will be presented a Fine Drop Head Sewing Machine with all necessary attachments, guaranteed for five years. O One Certificate'given with each Pair of UNCLE SAM SHOES. F. D. UENTLER. BH9l"asaaBa" A K N0 45 ! WHAT'S j 1 Wrong? j : Your Eyes? ! W.hy ? Probably store and let m m may be the cause of your headaches. O-co. "W Hess, Optician and Jf.wei.er,. BLOOMSBURG, TENNA. J. LEE JEWELER. Fine Jewelry and Diamonds. cordially in vite your inspec tion of our line of goods. No better as sortment shown outside of the large cities. J, Lee Martin. Fine Leather Goods. Fine Umbrellas. "A Break tor Liberty," which portrays the Biddle Bros, tragedy at the Pittsburg jail, and which visited Bloomsburg recently, was prevented from exhibiting at Brook ville Saturday. The Burgess, B. K. Irvin, and the Ministerial Asso ciation, objected to the performance on the ground that the play had a bad moral euect. NEW I Wool Crepe DeChine in J black and colors. A. Nisce! bright Crepe effec 75c. yd. Black and Navy blue all J wool cheviots, good wheight j at 50c a yard. j In all the Latest Effects Artificial Flowers. 1 of? - "w f.- - " r these popular goods we have ever offered. Small blossoms. hops, fruits, beiries, foliage June roses, &c. See the special 1 roses at 12c. a bunch. 1 Ready to Wear Hats. 1 All the newest effects in these popular hats at the lowest prices. Silk Shirt Waists. j A full line of these goods in I Black, White and Colors from? $2.75 to $8.00. Wash Silks. Complete lines with plenty? of white as we1l as colors.! Prices 35c and 49c yard. J Spring Underwear. Our lines of these goods J are ready. Special ladies' long sleeve vests 20c each. j Tl APK Sc SON. 1 $300 and $350 AM J)HQE JFffiEE! 0 . 1 Z . bewiiig Macnina you need glasses. Step in my us examine your eyes They flARTIN, Fine Cut Glass. Fine Imtorted China. Fine Bric-a-Brac. WE TAILOR-MADE SUITS- N. S. Tingley has accepted the agency lor Kenacn, unman a: Co. of Chicago, merchant tailors, and ready to supply made-.o-measure clothing at prices lower than can be obtained elsewhere. He has a large line of samples to select irom. His p'ace cf business is the third floor of the Columbian building. 4k
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