THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. r TUhfn irrvn tirntVt in f iiV" juu nan i iu THE OLD RELIABLE The Farmers National Bank Capita!, $6o,txx. ' . Surplus $6o,oco. C. M. CHEVELING, Piu.s. M. MlLLKtSEX. Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. L. Moyer, , Grant Hkrrinci, . H. A. McKilup, Dr. Wm. M. Reher, N. U. Funk. C. M. Crevfling, C. A. Ki.eim, Dr. J. J. Hrown, C. W. Runyon, lMh ) $1.00 to $3.00. Chas. M. HYCIENIC SHOES FOR CHILDREN. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1903. (Mferetf althe I'oul Oflre lit RHmmrliurg, fa us KHtfoiiloMK miner. March I. lfSg. Columbia &. Wontcur El. Ry. TIHK TAIII.i: IN KFFECT JI'NK I, 190J, aud until furtlier notice Cnrs leave Woom for Espy, Almetlin, I.ime Ridi;e, Berwick and intermediate points as follows: A. M. 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:20, 9:00, 9:40, 10:20, 11:00, 11:40. P. M. 12:20, 1:00. 1:40, 2.20, 3:00, 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:25,9:00, 10:20 and (11:00 Saturday nights only.) Leaving depart from Berwick one hour from lime as given above, commencing at .00 a. m. Leave Bloom for Cntawissa A. M. 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:20, 9:00, 9:40, 10:00, 11:40. P. M. 12:20, l-.oo 1:40, 2:20, 3:00. 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, S-V, (-2" 70. 7-4o, 8:209:00 :40, 10:20 and (11:00 Saturday nights only. Cars returning depart from Catawissa 20 minutes lrom time as given above D. G. IlACKKTT. Superintendent. The Clerks' Association met in the Y. M. C. A. building last night and elected John Knies president, Elmer McBride, Secretary and Ed ward Lcighow treasurer. The mer chants will be asked to close their stores from June 1 to September 1, at six o'clock in the evening, ex cepting on Saturday evening and the 15th cf each month. The early closing movement was adopted last summer aud gave satisfaction to all concerned. It enables merchants and clerks alike, to enjoy the pleas ant summer evenings without any injury to business. Eeep Date In Mind- 13c. Lunch to be served at St. Paul's Parish House, by St. Mar garet's Guild, Saturday May 16th. beginning at 5 o'clock. Ice cream and cake extra. All are welcome. 2t. (Bell Telephone. FISHING TACKLE. ANEW LINE FOR TROUT. Look over your old tackle and let us fill in your wants with bright new stock. 13 "wLt JLzJ J-J S . A full line of garden and flower seeds in packages just received. All fresh and bound to yrow. W. S. RlSHTON, Market square Pharmacist. Open a Bank Account,- Jlavo a Check Cashed, Borrow Money or Make an Investment, CALL ON ' YouvFeet Will feel fine in a pair of our dainty Spring Oxfords Evans, LOCALNEWS. ' ' Legal advertisements on page 7. -. -. - Seven vears in is our business reference. Gem Steam Laundry. The Friendship Eire Co. will hold a special meeting tomorrow evening. Two carriers in the rural free de livery service will begin trips irom Orangeville on July 1st. If vou want wall paper or win dow curtains go to Mercer's Drug and Book store. The Berwick Daily Enterprise has been enlarged to a six page paper. It is only a month eld. Base balls, base ball gloves and mits and all ball paraphernalia at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. ' - Second hand bicycles, some good bareains at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. A local manager says that it costs $100 per mile fcr a telephone coin pany to string their line in the country. Cigars. The Sweet Jaras are the finest in Bloorasburg for a 5c. smoke, try them, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Rev. A. J. McCann of Locust Gap, formerly of this town, was one of the preachers at the forty hours' service iu St. Joseph's R. C. Chinch in Dauville last Monday. In New York no one dare sell matches unless they have a license. There must not be more than 1000 in a box and the retail dealer must have his name and address on each box. W. S. Rishton returned from his fishing expedition on Saturday. His catch was not the most ex tensive of the season but he landed a nice basket full and they were all of good size. A large procession of relatives and friends accompanied the re mains of Mrs. Mary Gulliver from Dauville to Bloomsburg on Tues day. Interment was made in Rose mout cemetery. J. R. Tovvnsend, Paul E. Wirt, Louis Gross, J. M. Staver, Dr. Arment, Geo. Low and J. L. Dil lon attended a meetiug of the Knights of the Mystic Shrine at Williamsport last evening. Z. A. Butt, one of Bentou's best known citizens was thrown from a wagon last evening and rendered unconscious. Fortunately he was not seriously injured although he struck on his head and shoulders. Our people take a good deal ol pride in having their yards clean and well kept, and now that the season of the year has arrived for putting them iu shape for the coin ing summer we expect to see each one vie with his neighbor as to which one can do the quicker or the better job. - Bicycles. New ones for $25.00 and they are worth looking at, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. W. K. Hartmnn lias moved his planing mill to the Ilarman-Cogger plant on Ninth street, where he has secured sufficient space for his present purposes. Thiilline colored views of the volcanic eruptions which caused the destruction of Martinique and St. Vincent will be shown at the Opera House on Friday night, May 15th. John P. Tones is selling his en tire stock of boots and shoes and will retire from the business. The room now occupied by him will be occupied by C. V. Miller as a law office. John K. Vannatta of Lewistown, spent Tuesday night in town with his mother. lie is a delegate to tlie Grand Council of the Royal Arcan um meeting at Wilkes-lJarre this week. Wall paper from 8c. per bolt to 40c. per bolt at Mercer s Drug and Book Store. William H. Coffin an has been offered an outfield position on the Hornellsville, N. . team. He Ins informed the Binghaimou manager that he will not return. "There's no place like home" to "Bill" -. Sweet Potato, Tomato and Egg Plants at Jos. Garrison's, on 5th street. 2t And now a Michigan chemist says that if men would wear corsets ihey would never be bald-headed. Well, there miy be something in that as we never see bald-headed ladies. Still we prefer no hair to corsets. Valuable timber near Millville on the land of Lloyd, Phillips, John Lotter and George Bills was burned Thursday night last by fire that started in a brush heap. Ilar man's sawmill on Spruce Run was saved only after a hard fight. Albert Boyd was arrested on Tuesday by Constable Laugdon and brought to Bloomsburg and is now in jail, to await a hearing 011 Monday. He is believed to be con nected with the crime for which Levau and Miuier are being held. Give us a call and be convinced that we are the best. Gem Steam Laundry. Andrew Carnegie has given $60, 000 in aid of Booker T. Washing ton's normal school at Tuskegee, Ala. Mr. Washington has lectured in Bloomsburg on two diflereut occasions aud Prof. Albert of the Normal School has visited the Tusk egee institution. The reckless way in which a fine tree is slashed by thoughtless line men wheii stringing light, tele phone or telegraph wires is a mat ter which needs attention by those who would preserve the beauty of our streets and highways. You will want to hear Signor Georgio Epifono, the solo harpist considered among the finest in the whole country. Dan t miss going to the Opera House, Friday night, May ista. To the moving pictures of Alonzo Hatch whose pictures are superior to any others. Only 25c. and 35c. , Mrs. Olive Hess has sold the Ex change Hotel at Benton to A. Ober- holtzer for $4,000. For many years Hiram Hess aud his wife con ducted this house and it had a wide reputation as one of the best in the county. Mrs. Hess buckwheat cakes were known far and wide as the best that could be produced. All bicycle sundries at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. A special from Benton to the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday says: "While Nehemiah Cole was sitting on the bed in his room counting his money the lamp ex ploded, setting fire to the clothing and to his trousers. The money was burned, but Cole succeeded in putting out the fire in his clothes after he had been severely burned." Dumont's Minstrels will not ap pear in Bloomsburg or at least not as an Elk Lodge benefit. The guarantee was a little more than the committee felt able to pay and the rental of the Opera House was considered exorbitant. The neg ative decision of the committee carries with it keen disappointment as many people had already en gaged seats. The troup will appear iu Danville on the evening of the 16th and doubtless many of our peopls will go down. m . HENRY W. CHAMPLIN, M. 0M OCULIST, Knt ItuilUlnir, IllooniMburic, I"a. It bas come to run that uiy work In fitting BluKwg nan been commended by speelallHts In Wllktwlmrre, Seranton and I'hlliuleljililu. I unit forauliure or your patronage. Twenty-two years experience. 4-23 ly PURELY PERSONAL George A. Clark of Tyrone spent Runcay in Bloomsburg. James V, Thornton has been on tin nek list for the pint ten days. Mrs M. L. Creasy has reiurned from an extruded visit to Los Angoles, California. N'Us Anna Fox was the guest of Miss Catharine Voting at Wilkes-Barre over Sun day. Lloyd Ycager of Cnlawisa was in town on Tuesday. Ite is one cf the popular land lords of that borough. Ex-sheriff John Mourey was In town this week attending court. His many old friends were glad to meet him. O. W.Chcringlon and I)r'. T. C. I tarter went to New Mexico .t Monday to visit the mines of the Keystone Copper Co. I'rof. G. K. Wilbur attended the meetings of the Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum at W'i.kes-Barre on Tuesday and Wednes day. Mis A ny Ritter a trained nurse in the New H.iven Ilo.ipilal, New Il.iven, Conn, i spending this week with her parents on East Fifth street. Mrs. F.. V.. Melick of Philadelphia and her friend Mr. Kramer of Camden are the gueis of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Miller. Geo. B. Hummer of F.Ik Grove was in town on Monday. He is one of the candi dates for delegate to the Democratic State Convention, and will be elected. MISS ELIZABETH tHILLIPd Ono ol the Oldest Residents Passes Away. The death of Miss Elizabeth D. Phillips occur! cd at her home ou Market street on Sunday morning, May 10th, at half past eleven o'clock. It was not unexpected, as she had been ill for two weeks. Several months ago she had a sick spell, and has never fully recovered from it, although she was able to be around and to attend to those things which had been her habit for many years. Two weeks ago Monday morning she did not ap pear as usual, and some neighbors found her in bed unconscious. Her death was due to old age, she being in her ninety-first year. .She wc.s born in Frosty Valley and was a daughter of David Phillips. When she was quite young the family, consisting ot her parents and her sister Rebecca and herself, moved to Bloomsburg, and after occupy ing several different houses finally moved into the house whore Miss Betsy died. This is one of the old est houses in the town, having been built in 1S10 by Dr. Bacon. The parents died, and for many years the two sisters, Becky and Betsy, resided together, in the old home. Then about six years ago, Rebecca died, being the senior of Betsy by six years. Since that time Betsy has lived alone, prefer ring to do so, and her every want has been supplied. It is under stood that some years ago the two sisters, having no property except the home, and no means to sustain it, made a contract with J. L. Dillon providing that they would give the property in exchange for their sup port during their lives. They were supplied with all the comforts of life, and their every want was provided for. Mr. Dillon now own the prop erty. Miss Phillips was the oldest woman in tow n, save one. She was the oldest communicant of St. Paul's P. E. Church. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. D. N. Kirkby offi ciating. We have a nice line of wall paper and as cheap as the cheapest, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Death After Long Illness. O. B. Mellick received a telegram on Sunday announcing the sad in telligence of the death of Jay M. Brown which occurred at Denver, I Colorado that day. The disease witn wnicn tne deceased was at flicted had its beginniug about nine years ago. At that time he re turned home from a trip through Florida and the south. He got off the train at Espy and walked to his home at Light Street. He con tracted a heavy cold which settled on his lungs and lrom that time on has been under medical treatment. He went to Colorado about a year ago in the hope that the climatic change would work an improve ment in his health. The telegram received by Mr. Mellick was signed "Sister Super ior" which would seem to indicate that he had died at a hospital. The deceased was thirty-two years of age. He was liked by every one who knew him. He ob served carefully the golden rule in all his deportment and the sadness attendant upon the announcement of his death awakens an echo iu every heart. A mother, Mrs. Darlington J. Brown, a sister, Miss Mary E. Brown, of Light Street and three uncles, Alonzo Mellick of Philadel phia, P. W. Mellick of Light Street and O. B. Mellick of Blooms burg survive. The remains will be brought to Light Street for inter ment. Box papers from 10c. to 50c. at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE. Never a Better Showing Than to-dav. All the season's leading manufacturers and some good bargains lately. over to you just when you Straw and Chiffon Shapes. A fortunate purchase of these goods enables us to offer you decided bargains just now. If you wish to share in these act quick there's quite a saving. Norma d Silks. Superior to Silk Ginghams. While they last 38c yd. Reg ular price 500. Laces, Laces. Laces for all purposes, laces of all kinds and widths at all prices. Muslin Underwear. Complete new line. You should not miss this lot of white skirts, corset covers, gowns and drawers. At our prices it does not pay you to make them. Knit Summer Underwear. Ladies' Vests 10, 12J, 15, 25 cents to 1. 00 Ladies' Pants 25, 35 50c. Skirts 50, 75, :.oo. See the iace vest at 25c. ! Wrist Bags, Belts, Buckles, I H. J. $2.00 and $2.50. my r W lite x I ummm One Uncle Sam Sewing Machine. To the person returning to ua 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. TALK PIWS We carry a splendid assortment of Pins for both ladies' and gentlemen's wear. . Some of them are very inexpensive and are very pretty. From this point they grade upward to any amount you care to pay. In scarf pins, lace pins, baby's pins,, broaches, and all goods included in the line, we make it a point to show the very latest styles iu variety, and to afford you every facility for satisfactory selection. Our prices you will find to be very moderate and in no case-exceeding the actual value of the article. Optician and Jeweler, BUILDING itOTS At Fublic Auction, on easy terms. The undersigned will offer a few building lots situate in their new addition iu Bloomsburg, at public sale on Saturday, May 23, at 1:30 p. 111. sharp. Terms $25.00 down, balance in monthly payments of $5.00. B. L. Improvement Co., B. F. Sharpless, Pres. ;,t N. U. Funk, Secretary. Tires, inner tuber, cements, bells, pedals, toe clips, grips, pumps, sad dles, &c. at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. OABTOniA. j me Kina yui l me Kina You Have Always BoDp latest nrnrltietinns from thet importers. We've been buying I JNow were ready to turn them need them. New May Millinery. s New Styles. Hats the product of I our own work-room. All the newest" shapes and trimmings are here pro- duced, and at prices less than else-J where. If you do not find what you J desire in our Trimmed Hats, we! would be pleased to make you a J hat to order. We do Millinery Work of all kinds and do it right for little money. J White Shirt Waists. The best showing we've had of these. The're some beaut- ics among them, in fact not a bad style in the lot. Priced from 4.50 to 1. 00. See special! waists at 85c., 1.25 and 3.25 each. White Dress Goods. I A great white season this Everything for the white dress is here today white goods for all purposes. You should see this white goods stock. White Madras 28c. yd. 5 White French Linen 35c. yd. White French Batiste 50c. yd.! Newest Lace Collars & Points. All the most wanted kinds are here bright and fresh to- day, Collars, Points Lace Collars White Mohairs. ioc to 75c. 75c to-5 5oj Two special numbers at 50c and 75c yard. Lace Stockings. m Complete line all prices. Shirt V.4ist Sets, Brooches. J CLARK & SON. 5 $3-00 and tir t k AM $3-50 FME1! Shoe F. D. DENTLER. NO. 4G. BLOOMSBURG, TENNA. 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 cf business is the third floor of the Columbian building. 4. It ! Your Bualnesa to pay attention to your physical welfare. Your responsibility begins when you get up in the morning. Your l ody begins its day' work at breakfast. A dish of "Jf will give you the right foundation for the day' busi ness. Jtn has grain nutriment to satisfy the tasle and add strength to the body and the brain One dish makes yon want an. oiher. You can eat at any time. Grocers sell HZt a-IJ tj
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