THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. 1 ft When you want to Make an Investment, CALL ON THE OLD RELIABLE I The Farmers National Bank CAl'lTA!, $6o,ooo. C. M. CWKVKMNG, Pkkh. DIRECTORS: J. I.. Mover, Dr. Wm. M. Rkiif.r, C. A. Ki.t.iM, Grant IIkrring, N. U. Dr. XX0XXX0XXXXXXXXXXi) WINTER SHOES "NVo liavo the most complete, lines of all styles in Shoes. Our Stock Combines Style, Com fort and Service, and from it YOU CAN SATISFY any tnMe and Biiit any Purse CVVe have them in all Leathers. Chas. M. Evans, X HYGIENIC SHOES vSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC THE COLUMBIAN. " B LOOMS BUrVi, TA. THURSDAY, Al'klF 2, 1903. Kntert'd nl Hi? I'unl OJIivr fit Hlmmiiilmrg, an vimilclit mutter. Marrh 1, lbSH. la Ira D- Sankey is Blmd- Ira D. Sankey, the associate of the Tate 1) wight L. Moody, the famous singing evangelist, who recently lost the sight of his left eye, has now be come wholiy blind, at the Sankev home, 148 South Oxford street, Brook lyn. A fact which adds to the pathos of the case of the famous evangelist and hymn writer is that Mr. Sankey him self does not fully realize the serious ness of His condition, and believes his affliction to be only temporary. With characteistic tenderness and concern he has beer, most anxious that his friends and the public geneially should riot know cf his affliction, and he is laid to believe that his true condition is not known to them. Mr. Sankey is now sixty-four years old. He has been engaged in evan gelistic work since 184. In that year he met D wight L. Moody at the the Young Men's Christian association in Indianapolis, and several months later became associated with him. Several interesting ball games have been played by the varsity and scrub teams of the Normal the past week. Of the four games played the send s have captured three. An estimate of the strength of the var sity team can hardly be based on three games, however, as Newton and Hayes played with the scrubs. Hair brushes, nail brushes, cloth brushes, tooth brushes, nail brushes etc., at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Bell Telephone. i'On cold day! it Is not necessary to "bundle up" with heavy, cumbersome clothing, if you wear perfect-fitting, tailor-made Frost Kind or Frost Queen. Chamois Vest ' These garments insure a maximum ot protection with t minimum of weight. 1 Price, l3-oo W. S. RlSHTON, Market scmare Pharmacist. -o Note In case you wear a chamois vest and don't catch fiimiw iiiih inn iii 1 1 r cold, don't forget our COLD-I-CURE. It never fails to euro a cold in a day or two. Opon a .Hank Account, ! j Jlsive a Chock tashcu, Hollow Money or Suui'i.us $6o,ooo. M. MLLLKISKX. Cashier. II. A. McKiu.ip, C. M. CwEVhi.isr., I'UNK. J. J. J'.rown, C. W. Run von. FOR CHILDREN. LOCALNEWS. I,egal advertisements on page 7. . . .. The grange has a membership i New York State of 70,000. Karly cabbage plants at Joseph Garrison s, on .sth street. 2t James SalUer has moved into Dr II. C. Hower's house on West Fourth street. - . A little sou arrived at the home of Freas Ilutton on West street Monday morning. It is estimated that one hundred cases of consumption develop each cay 111 New York City. - Miss I,. Doak has moved into Mrs. Skeer's property 011 West street above Main. You can find the nicest and largest line of bibles, large and small in Piloomsburg at Mcicer s Drug aud Book Store. - K. F. Carpenter won the Wheel men's euchre prize Tuesday even ing. Bishop Talbot will visit St. Paul's Church Thursday April 23rd, at which time the rite of confirmation will be administered. William Patterson is dead at his home in Greenwood township. He was aged about sixty-nine years. The funeral will take place today. Freas Hicks has moved into one of W. A. Hartzell's houses on Fast street, just across the street from his former residence. 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. Charles Mills has moved into the double house on the Freas lot on Third street, recently purchased by W. H . Fisher. This is the time of year when in olden times our mother's would give us sulphur on bread and molasses. A man who advertised for a cook ana a music teacner reeeiveu rine answers to the former advertisement aud 389 to the latter. Frank Chromis who has been ill for the past few weeks is still in a very precarious condition. His re covery is in doubt. G. Snyder and family have gone to Atlantic City to resume charge of Hotel Nortnandie. The hotel will hereafter be opened the year round. Kelley's Big Female . Minstrels will hold forth at the Opera House next Thursday evening, April. 9 A female baud and orchestra will be quite a novelty for Bloomsburg. Friday brought to a close many of the schools throughout the county. Appropriate and interest- me exercises were held in a num ber of instances. Seven vears n business is our reference. Gem Steam Laundry Moyer Lewis lias been asked for his teuns to play ball, by the Wilmington, Del. team. . . . . J. W. Wright has sold the Bloomsburg Millville stage line to II. J. Shoemaker. The new pro prietor took charge Monday. . .. ... . H. O. Keller nnd laniily on Tues day, bade good bye to friends at licnton and moved to Walla Walla, Washington. The days have caught up with the nivjhts and light will have the advantage over darkness for several months. The Jersey town Methodist Kpisco- pal Church congregation will serve an I'.aster hve banner Saturday evening April it. Trice 15c. llie general public is invited. V. C. McKinney moved on Mon day to Berwick, where he will re side in the future. lie will have the onlv exclusive shoe store in Berwick. - Ralph A ill has quit his position with the Wclliver Hardware Com pany of Danville, and returned to I'.spy. He proposes to truck the coming summer. Meetings in the Old I'resbvterian church will be continued every evening this week. The Pastor Rev. R. H. Sawtelle extends an invitation to everyone to attend. - - - - - Mrs. Charles I). Hamlin died in Philadelphia on Tuesday. She and her husband formerly resided in Catawissa, and are well known there. They have resided in Phila delphia lor a year or more. Kev. J. v. 1 nomas read a paper on J.aster Morning at tlie meet ing of the ministerial union ot the Wyoming and Susquehanna Classis of the Reformed Church, held At Sunbury on Monday. Jacob Miller died suddenly at his home at Pittston Junction on Mon day. He was taken ill at eleven o'clock and died two hours later. He was 75 years of age. A wife and eight children survive. Peter Miller of Bloomsburg is a son. Peter A. Kline has purchased and taken nossession of a first class livery stable at Harrisburg. He will also engage in contract work, haul ing etc. Mr. Kline was formerly the steward of the Bloom Poor Dis trict. His many friends wish him the best of success. Fisher, Normal's old reliable.' has signed to pitch with the Wilming ton, Delaware, club the coming season. Fisher has discovered how not to strike out, and we look for him to make the batting records of the heavy hitting Wilmington's look like thirty cents. Miss Stella Miller was on Mon day called to Loysville for the second time 011 account of her brother's illness. Only last week a little sister succumbed to typhoid fever, and now the brother is ill with the same disease. The school is a Lutheran institution for home less children. The lite of Mrs. Lizzie J. Raup came to an end at ner home in Light Street early Saturday morn iug after a long period of suffering with consumption, and her remains were laid to rest 111 the Light Street Cemeterv Tuesday morning. She was thirty-seven years of age and leaves to survive a husband and one son . A Bootblacks' Union has been formed in Wilkes-Barre. The Union has concluded that all boys under 14 years of age be compelled to go to school, and in this way they think their union can be kept up Another rule they intend putting m force is not to allow any boot black to shine in the middle of the street or block up any passageway, make a noise or cry out. Bellcfonte aud Mt. Carmel each have a bucbear. The former a woman in black" and the latter a 'jack tlie migger. tsotn are having a wholesome effect 011 the young, inasmuch as they are afraid to go out after dark. A person of this sort might effect a great good iu Bloomsburg, 111 the way of eutniua tine the nocturnal parade element in the girls of tender years, who walk the streets at an hour wheu they had ought to be at home in bed. . . After a residence of thirty-three years in Rupert, Joseph Rauch, aged 74 years died at his home in that village Monday evening. The cause of his death was Bright's disease with which he had long suf fered. His nearest surviving rela tives are the following nieces and nephews : Mrs. John Fortner, Mrs E. F Roe, of town, Mrs. Myra Heist, of Rupert, James Ranch and John Rauch, of Ilazletou. Funeral this afternoon at two o'clock. PURELY PERSONAL II J. Achenliarh ntlemlicl a dance at Vt. Cnrinul hist evening. Mrs. W. I,. Ilumnrce is visiting nt her former homo, Newport, I'crry County. Mr. nnd Mrs. I). I'. liutlcr spent Sunday with llinir son at Vi!liaiiniort. J. T. I'rady came down from Jamison Cny on Saturday and transacted business in town. Mrs. Fred Ikeler spent Friday with her Imsliand in llurrislmrij. They weie in 1'hila dclphia over Sunday Fieri Marty, assislnnt (lyinnasium In itruclor at the Normal School, spent Sunday and Monday with his paicnls at Porraiice ton, near Vilkes-Hnrre. Carl Wirt and E. M. Savidie witnessed the production of "Floradora" at the Neshit theutre, Wilkes-Uarre Monday evening. The t erformance, they s..v, was excellent especially the now famous " Tell Me Fretty Maiden, by the double sextette. the number was demanded several times. 1 .- .. . The A. & T. Piograph Company will exhibit at Shenandoah to morrow night and at Kaier's Opera House, Mahanoy City Saturday, matinee and night. The American Car and 'Foundry Company's paint shops at Berwick were destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The contents consisting of paint and valuable stencil plates were all lost. Theta Castle No, 276 Knights of the Golden Ivagle will have open house on the evening of April 14 A literary and musical program is being arranged. Among the par ticipants will be the Cryder Orches tra of Lime Ridge, and MissIIouser elocutionist. --- W. S. Rishton has increased his facilities for serving soda water by adding a larger ice cream chest. He has also purchased and is daily looking for its arrival, an ice chopper. His equipment in this department is first class, and he enjoys a large patronage. Dr. Redeker was called to the Bloomsburg Car Manufacturing Plant yesterday to attend Clarence Miller, who was caught beneath pile of falling lumber and severely injured. His right leg was broken in three places below the knee. He was removed by six of his fellow workmen to Lis home at East Bloomsburg. Mrs. Dr. 1. w. Wiuits was 011 Saturday apprised by telegram of he death at his home 111 Los Angeles, California, of Bright R Paxton, son of the late Col. Josepl Paxton. His death wipes out the entire family of nine children.' He was eighty nine years of age. His wife nee Emeliue Barton, of Blooms burg, survives. . . J. R. Fowler is considering some improvemeifts to the Opera House the coming season. The stage will probably be made higher and deep er, and ntteu wit 11 new scenery or drops, several rews of seats replacec by plush seats, the floor given gradual elevation from the stage back, and the exterior generally improved. Manager . Fowler ha long felt the necessity of a modem stage. Nearly every company carrying special scenery complain of the stage, particularly the height!: while a great many other show aware of the tremendous difficulty with which they would have to contend to stage their production pass the town by entirely. The State Ohaimansliip. Since the positive refusal of Democratic State Chairman William T. Creasy to serve another term in that capacity, J. W. Moyer of Pottsville is being yery prominently mentioned as his successor. Mr Moyer' s experience for severa years as State Secretary would stand him in good stead iu this position. Two Hew Mail Boutes- Yesterday narked the beginning of two new mail routes. They start from Millville and will afford th people of that part of the county convenience for which they hav long been clamoring. Route No. 2 for which James Lawton is the carrier goes to Iol via Roy Dildiue's aud D. W. Rob bins' thenca to Sercuo, Greenly's Coles Mill, Lawton Settlement Bunker Hill and via W. P. Eves to Millville. Route No. 3 for which Joseph Kitchen is carrier goes to Iola school-house thence to Shoemaker town, Sereno, Sulphur Springs, Geo. Boudman's, Abram Bennett's, J. L. Eves and A. E. Girton's thence to Lick Run to Wm. Jones, thence to John Potter's via B. F. Karshuer, Stackhouse's corner thence to Gorduers corner, Winter steeti school house, J. B. Lyon's, M. Cox and Pine Summit post office, thence to Barr's, Houghton's, Moser's School House, Bogart's aud Titman's through Iola to Mill ville. Lamps! Large aud small, a very large line at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. White Undermuslins, We place on sale this week m pletc line 01 i.auies vv nite u nuermusnns we nave ever snown. Thnv nm mnrle from o-ood materials, made cood. cut fulL. workmanship none better and at the prices it will not pay to make them. This lot consists of Gowns, Corset Covers,! Drawers and Skirts. We invite you to inspect this offering 5 of Undermuslins. Compare them with any for equal qualities and price. J Easter Millinery. We are showing the largest line of Fine Trimmed Hats. Made in our own workroom. The most stylish hats and priced at less than the same grade is elsewhere. We invite you to see and buy if you choose. Flowers. Hig lines newest effects, all kinds, Fruits and Feathers as well. Sec the special roses at 12c. a bunch. See the 20c. Foliage. To Order. We are ready to take your order and make you a stylish hat. We do millinery work of all kinds; make new hats, remodel your old ones, etc. Black Dress Goods. Big lines newest effects. See the Mohairs, Prunellas and Powderette. H. J. $2.00 and $2.50. One Uncle Sam T) !i .1. -.-v-." I! a t IP 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. DENTLER. TALK ! What's j Wrong? : Your Eyes? : Why? Probably store and let may be the O-eo. Optician and Jkwei.er, TAILOR-MADE SUITS. N. S. Tingley has accepted the agency for Reinach, Ullman & Co. 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. t. Sweet Com Cornered Sweet corn, it the present price of the seed can be taken as a ctiterion, will be somewhat of a luxury the com ing summer. A quotation from a prominent New York seed house shows Stowall's Evergreen, a favorite vaiiety, to be worth from $10 to $?5 a bushel, and the quanity is limited at that. Sweet corn was abundant in this section last season, the curb market was sur feited with it, and the price was away down, but things will be different this season, unless signs fail. The high price of the seed will result in a small acreage, and a consequent re duced crop. 1 1 the largest and most com- Silk Waists. A big line of these sizes from 32 to 42 in. in alii black. I Also a line waists, 3 48, and 7.00. of colored silkS 4.50, 5.00, 6.00 J New Embroideries, t New lines of edgings, bands. 1 medallions, corset covers, em-J broideries, beadings, &c. S White Cotton Waists. S They're pretty. Thev fit J They're stylish. They are moderately priced. g Dress and Wash Silks. All the popular styles are here for your selection. See the 49c. wash. silks. Dress Fabrics, Our lines of wool dress materials are complete. Voiles Batiste, Cheviots, etc. Dress Trimmings. A new and complete line is J ready this week. CLARK & SON. 3 $3-oo and $3-50 Sewing Machine. NO. 45. you need glasses. Step in my us examine your eyes. They cause of your headaches. BLOOMSBURG, TENNA. SHOES If you have not seen our line of SHOES, it will pay you to see it. We nave 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 stand the hard ser vice given a School shoe. W. H. MOORE, Cor. Main and Iron Sta. BLOOMSBURG, PA
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