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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA
Capital
$100,000
STRONGEST BANK
First National Bank,
OFBLiOOaiSlIUKGf IA.
Make no mistake, but
the Strongest Bank.
OFFICERS:
B. W. M. LOW, President, J. M. STAVER, Vice President.
E. 13. TUSTIN. Vice President.
DIRECTORS:
V. M. Low.
E. B. Tustin,
J. M. Staver,
K. CI. Yorks,
Fred Ikeler,
M. I. l ow.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869
Published Every Thursday Morning,
At Bloomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
GEO. E. EIAVELL, Editor.
D. J. TASKER, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN.Forrmas.
Tsrms: fnsidethe county $1.00 a year
la advance; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, t. 25a year, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, BloomsburR, Ta.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25. I93-
GIDDIKG'8 STOKE LEASE-
Several weeks ago proceedings
were started before Guy Jacoby
Esq. by John R. Townsend, to ob
tain possession of the store room
occupied by B. A. Gidding in the
building on the corner of Main and
Centre streets. In December last
the building was purchased ct
sheriffs sale by the Freeland Bank,
and in January the bank sold it to
John R. Townsend. B. A. Gid
ding was the tenant of the store
room at the time of the sheriffs
sale, having leased irom J. K.
Lockard for a term of years running
o 1905. On January 31 Gidding
vas notified to deliver up possession
I the room on May 1st, but this
je refused to do on the ground that
.he bank accepted rent from him on
.he same conditions as his Lockard
lonco nnd that thereby his lease was
recognized and ratified, and would
bold until 1905. iniswas disput
ed by the bank people who claimed
that they had told Mr. Gidding
tVint he could stav onlv from month
to month, as they desired to sell the
property and a long lease might
n sale. As Mr. Giddine
reCiKipA to move out. proceedings
were instituted before the justice of
the peace to put mm out. Aiier
hearing the plaintiff's side of the
diddinp-'s counsel. Messrs
Scarlet and Funk, moved to dismiss
the case for want of jurisdiction.
. On Mnndav morniner he filed his
rWUinn and dismissed the suit for
want of jurisdiction The result of
this is that Mr. Uiaaiug win remain
in possession until it is decided by
nthpr tribunal that he must
move out. The merits of the case
have not been passed upon. It is
lilrplv that an anneal will be taken
and the matter will get into the
higher courts betore 11 is nnauy
settled. Col. J. G. Freeze and J. G.
Harman are counsel for Mr. Town-
send.
EARLY ULOSING.
The agitation of the early closing
movement has been going on for
some time, and has culminated in
an agreement signed by mauy mer
chants of town. It is hoped that
all will agree, as the success of the
movement depends upon a general
compliance. The following speaks
for itself.
We, the undersigned, Merchants
of Bloomsburg, Pa., agree to close
our places of business during the
mouths of July and August at 6 p
m. except baturaay ingots, pay
days at Carpet Mill aud the 15th of
the mouth, commencing July 6th,
provided all merchants agree to
close:
II. J. Clark & Son,
J. K. l'ensyl,
V. W. Crawford,
I. T Unuer,
C. L. Cronin,
C. S. Furman,
K. E. Uartman,
V. P. l'ursel,
Supplee-Matber Co.,
C. H. Sharpless,
1. F. Uidluy.
Mrs. C. E. Kclchner,
K. R. Uartman,
V. W. Fox,
A. L. Barton.
L. T. Sharpless Co,
Chas. M. hvans,
S. R. Jiidleman,
W. II. Hrower,
J. G. Wells,
F. 1. Dentler,
Jno. R. Townsend,
II. b. wnsley,
M. A Watson,
A. A. Cox,
Mrs. K. Ide,
L. E. Whary,
U. A. Gidding,
C. W. Runyon,
Geo. F. Davis,
Uartman & Menuonhall,
W. O. Holmes & Son, Jas. Mayee, ad,
R. II. Smoyer, J. I). Armstrong,
M. James, VV. II. Moore,
J. R. Schuyler, John F. TooleyCo
Fair Store, J. L.' Sharpless,
1). Lowcnberg Clothing Stors,
Louis Gross,
Surplus
$125,000
deposit your savings in
E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier.
Frank Ikeler,
Geo S. Kohbios,
I.ouis Grcws,
J. II. Vatine
P. (J. Creasr.
II. V. flower,
SC1I00L BOARD ELEOTS TEAOHERB-
Bui Little Change in Instructor for the
Schools the Coming Year.
The School Board met in the
High Srhool building Monday
evening and elected teachers for the
coming year. Considerable other
business was transacted, such as
paying bills, fixing the rate and
deciding upou the length of the
term. The proposition to fix the
tax rate at two mills on building
and six mills for school purposes
was given a unanimous vote The
contract for coal was fully discuss
ed after which the matter was given
into the hauds of the committee on
supplies.
The bond of the treasurer Ur.
Redeker, in the sum of $10,000
was presented and approved.
John L. Moyer, Dr. W. M. Reber
and C. A. Kleim are named as
surety.
The committees for the coming
year, as announced by tne cnair-
mau are as follows: Building and
Grounds Redeker, Taylor and
Brown; Supplies Rutter, Garrison
and Rinker; Finance Taylor,
Redeker and Garrison; Text Books
Rinker, Rutter and Brown; Com
pulsory Education Garrison, Rin
ker and Rutter; Grievance Brown,
Taylor and Redeker.
In a communication to the secre
tary, the boiler inspector stated
that he would be on hand to
morrow, Friday, to make an inspec
tion of the boilers in the several
buildings.
There was no revision of salaries
this year and the twenty-nine teach
ers were selected from the forty-
nine applications received without
any contest whatever. The only
change in the teaching force is the
election of Miss Ida Rinker as third
assistant in the High School, which
caused Miss Alice Wilson to be
elected to the A Grammar school;
Miss Helen Vauderslice succeeds
Miss Allen in the B. Intermediate,
and Miss Vanderslice's former place
B Primary ro 2 was filled by the
election of Miss Mary Adams.
Miss Adams is the only new teach
er chosen. She is a graduate of
both the High School and the Nor
mal School, and for two years past
has been teaching in the schools of
West Berwick.
The schools will open on Monday,
August 31st and will remain open
for nine months. The official list
of teachers elected is as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Supervising Principal Prof. L.
P. Sterner.
First Assistant Prof. W. C.
Mauser.
Second Assistant Harman Shu-
man.
Third Assistant Miss Ida Riu
ker.
Instructor in Music O. H. Yet
ter, under the same conditions as
last year, he to be allowed to attend
three institutes.
Teacher in Drawing Miss Grace
Conner.
' Mtf sSi WOO f-i1triA Milt and
turning gray very fast. But your
Hair Vigor stopped the falling and
restored the natural color." Mrs.
E. Z. Benomme, Cohoes, N. Y.
It's impossible for you
not to look old, with the
color of seventy years in
your hair I Perhaps you
are seventy, and you like
your gray hair! If not,
use Ayer's Hair Vigor.
In less than a month your
gray hair will have all the
dark, rich color of youth.
51.00 a lollls. All drufgisti.
If your druppl9t cannot supply you,
ffiirt us one tlxllur and we will express
you a bottle. He sure anil irive the nunie
of your nearest express am. Address,
J. C. AVER CO. 1 Lowell, Mass.
INTHECOUNTY
f Grmi? I
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All Humors
Are Impure matter wMch the skin,
liver, kldueys and other organs can :
.... ' , m ,u 1-
such an accumulation of them.
They litter the wholo system.
Pimples, boils, eczema aud other
eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious trims, flu of indiges
tion, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
i
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St!
Itomove all humors, overcome
Itlieir effects, strengthen, toue aud
Invigorate the whole system.
HI bad salt rheum on my hands so that I
could not work. I took Hood's Sarsaparilla
and It drove out the humor. I continued
Its use till the sorts disappeared." Mis.
Iba O. Brown, Rumford Falls, Me.
Hood's 8arsaparllta promisee to
our and keeps the promise.
A Grammar
Grade Samuel
Kressler.
A Grammar Girls' School
Alice Wilson.
B Grammar Gills Miss
j
Miss
Ella
Allen.
Isaiah Holter was elected Janitor
for the High School building for
the coming year.
THIRD STREET.
Principal Samuel Pursel.
C Grammar grades, mixed Miss
Minnie Terwilliger.
C Grammar No. 2 Miss Ellen
II. Hassert.
A Intermediate Miss Gertrude j
Rinker.
B Intermdeiate Miss Helen Vau
derslice. B Intermediate No. 2 Miss
Minnie Penman.
A Primary Miss Edith Maize.
A Primary No. 2 Miss Mary C.
Kline.
B Primary Miss Mable Moyer.
B Primary No. 2 Miss Mary F.
Adams.
C Primary Miss Emma J. Town
send. C Primary No. 2 Miss Clora
Furman. I
Tanitor John Farver.
Sweeper Mrs. Hannah E. Ed
wards. FIFTH STREET.
C Grammar Harry S. Barton,
Principal.
A Intermediate Miss Emma
Cadman.
B Intermediate Miss Catherine
Cadow.
A Primary Miss Mary Sheep.
B Primary Miss Louise Rob-
bins.
B Primary Miss Anna Fox.
C Primary Miss Anna Snyder.
C Primary Miss Tillie Casey.
Substitute Miss Martha Dreis-
bach.
Janitor Frank Dietrick, who is
also the schools' truant officer.
The Board enjoyed its customary
luncheon this time at the Central
Hotel. Thev then returned to the
school building and completed their
work, and adjourned at 12:30
This meeting usually necessitates
an all night session, but owing to
the fact that there were no contests
on, everything moved along in a
smooth and even manner, and the
Board was able to reach an adjourn
ment several hours earlier than in
former years.
Blank books and all stationery at
Mercer s Drug and Rook Store.
PROM COURT flOU8E C0BR1D0R3.
The month of weddings is fast
drawing to a close, but Cupid is still
alert and many are falling victims to
his darts. We present herewith
list of the couples granted licenses
since the Columbian appeared last
YV. Wellington Hartman and Miss
Kaihryn M. Scott, both of Blooms
burg.
Frank Colder and Miss Sarah J,
Scott, both of Bloomsburg.
Charles H. Smith and Miss Lois E,
Unistead, both of Berwick.
J. W. Eivin of Shenandoah and
Miss Minnie Knapp, of Kulp.
S. F. Ridall and Miss Bertha Dreis
bach, both of Berwick.
Irvin Richards of Berwick and Miss
Alice D. Roan of Espy.
Frank Lee of Jerseytown and Miss
Annie Gillaspy of Millville.
Thomas McDown of Centralia and
Miss Mary Cray of Ashland.
Emery Diltz of Benton and Miss
El!a A. Dotten of Sullivan County.
William R. Byrem of Bloomsburg
and Miss Laura Gerringer of the same
place.
William Lex of Wilburton and Miss
Jennie Foster of Centralia.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Duval Dickson and wife to Lewis
E. Rough, land in Briarcreek.
Duval Dickson and wife to Kinney
r. vvnumire, lana in urtarcreek.
Duval Dickson and wife to Nor
man L. Smith, land in Bria.creek.
J. R. Frederick to Amelia R. Lehr,
land in Main.
Artie L. Yohey and wife to Maggie
m. roney, land m Berwick.
THE BORMAL ORCHESTRA.
Some years ago the Normal
School Orchestra was organized,
partly because such an organization
properly belonged to a music dc-
t patttnent that had assumed the im-
porlance and proportions of that
branch of the Normal course, and
partly because it was needed for the
many occasions of public exhibi
tions and entertainments at the
school. There was no orchestra in
' the town that could fill the bill,
' because the quality of their music
and the quantity of their price
1 rendered prohibitory the engage-
ment of local musicians. Miss
Stump, now Mrs. W. B. Sutliff,
, . r r 1
unuenooK ine lormauon 01 anorcues
tra at the school, and since that
I time they have been able to supply
' good music for all their functions.
The orchestra as at present consti
tuted, is the best they have ever
had. During the past week they
I have been playing daily, and the
character of the music, and the skill
! and precision with which it is exe
cuted, would be creditable to a per
manent orchestra of professional
musicians. There are a dozen or
more members, most of them stu-
: dents, bor commencement week
a few instruments from outside
have been added, including Lam
bert McHenry, cornet, DeFotest J.
Hummer, 'cello, Mr. Foulke, clari
onette and a double bass viol from
Danville.
The wotk that is necessary to
accomplish what has been done bv
! Mrs. Sutliff canuot be appreciated
1 by the general public. It takes '
I much time, patience, aud practice
to make
a good orchestra of per-
I manent members. In this instance
where the membershisp changes
j several times a year, it is all the
more dimcult. Any scnool can
have what they call an amateur
orchestra. There are very few
schools that have a musical organ- i
i.ation that comes so nearly up to i
the standard of professionals as docs
the Normal orchestra of 1903.
Manuscript covers for typewriter
and legal papers, in five colors,
with name printed on, are for sale
at the Columbian office. 41.
. ,
Will Ea Greatly Missed.
Prof. Wm. Calhoun and family
moved to Bloomsburg this week.
Mr. Calhoun and his pleasant fami
ly have been residents of Northum
berland for mauv years and have
hosts of friends here who regret
their departure. We trust their resi
dence in Bloomsburg will be pleas
ant and full of success, as they
deserve all the prosperity that am
bition and euergy can bestow upon
anyone. They were particularly
appreciated here for their musical
talents and will be missed by the
band, of which Mr. Calhoun was
leader, also by the Presbyterian
choir, which very materially de
pended on three of the family fcr
assistance, Mr. Calhoun also direct
ing the choir. Miss Anna was the
primary teacher in the Sunday
school and an energetic member of
the Christian Endeavor society.
Northumberland Public Press.
Reduced Rates to Atlanta. Ga.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account National
Convention Baptist Young People's
Union ot America.
For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the National Convention ot
the Baptist Young People's Union of
America, to be held at Atlanta, ua ,
July 9 to 12, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell round trip
tickets irom all stations on its lines to
Atlanta, July 6 to 9, inclusive, good
going on those dates and good to re
turn until July 15, inclusive, at rate
of a single fare for the round trip, plus
$1.00. By depositing tickets with
special agent at Atlanta on or before
July 15, and payment of fifty cents,
an extention of final return limit may
be obtained to reach original starting
point not later than August 15. For
specific fares and full information
concerning stop-overs, consult nearest
ticket agent. it.
Porfessor Ternow, of the Cornell
School of Forest y says that, lumber
ing, if it is carried on for thirty
years as it is being done to-day,
there wont be any left. To preveut
the supply from being totally ex
hausted, he recommends reseeding
the cleared districts. The pro
fessor's head is level, reseeding
would be a good thing, but before
growing new forests he should in
vent some way of protecting the
old ones from the incendiary. As
one of our exchanges says, more
forests have been destroyed by fire
this spring than would have bceu
demanded by lumbermen in the
next ten years.
CASTOR I A
Tor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Towttseiid's,
Townsemd's.
There is little or no progress in business now a-days
without a proper amount of push. This store believes in
push, practices push, is ever on the alert for trade turns
that will be of benefit to its buying public, always striving
to save you a dime or a dollar on your purchases. Always
hunting for best goods at bottom prices. That you appre
ciate all this is evidenced by the hearty manner in which
you respond to our printed invitations to partake of the
bargain benefits which are offered you from time to time.
PORCH CHAIRS
Through the summer months liotlilntr adds more to your comfort
than plenty of Easy Porch Chairs. We have just received a big lot of
them trom first IiuihIh bo we can sell them at the very lowest price.
Ladies' Huiull Chair Ht 8!)e. Lare Chair with arms at $1.39.
Extra Well Made Chairs at $1.0.
Excellent Values in Women's Underwear
This Underwear Is of the Gauzy Jersey ribbed sort. Just right for
hot weather wear. It comes from the mill to us, from us to you thus:
Ladies Ribbed Vests, extra value at 10c.
Ladies' Kibbed Vests, short sleeves or no sleeves at 12Jc.
Ladies' Kibbed Vests, short sleeves or uo sleeves at H5o.
Ladies' ltibbed Pants, at 25c and 50c.
Ladies' Guuza Vests, short or long sleeves, at 25c.
Ladies' Ribbed Vests, short or no sleeves, at 15c.
Ladies' Ribbed Vests, short or no sleeves, at 50c.
Ladies' Combination Suits at 50c. and f 1.00.
Warm Weather and White Goods
If you've a White Goods thought come and see if we cannot lit
it from some of these lots.
French Nainsook 30c to 79c. ChifTonetts 25c to 79c.
French Lawns 40c to 00c. Figured Swisses 25c to 35c.
Paris Muslin 45c to 5ue. Persian Lawns 15c to 4Uc.
White Limn 3(1 in. wide for Dresses at 50c.
Figured White Uoods for Waists 10c to 00c.
Big Assortment ol India Linen 9c. to 00c.
i.
Go-Uarts at Reduced Prices.
Every (jo-Cart in this store will be ottered ut reduced prices this
week. We have the J ley wood and Wakefield Curts, the two best iniikes
nnd we buy tlieiu right from the factory in big lots, so we have the low
est prices that can bo found. Our profit will be cut in two this week.
15.00 Carts at 12.75. filK.uO farts at 10.00.
I'O.OO Carts at 117.50. 25.00 Carts at $21.00.
$19.00 Carts $10,50. The whole stock of Carts will be reduced.
F. P
The Pennsylvania R. R. Co. has
served notice on the county com
missioners that if their contractors,
employees, or the officers of Mifflin
township, or anybody else attempts
to make a grade crossing of the
tracks at the Mifflin end of the
bridge, they will apply to the courts
to prevent it.
THE
PLACE
TO BUY
YOUR
SPRING
Clothing
IS
PURSEL.
This is the weather for " crank "
musicians. No less than seven or
eight organ grinders have visited
town during the past two weeks.
Anything to make a living without
work, it seems, aud yet lugging a
music box around through the
boiling sun all day, don't strike us
as being any "cinch" either.