staff fir fiittf VOL 38. BLOOMSBURG. PA. Til U USD AY. JULY 2, 1903 NO. 27 A TRAGIC DEATH. AT THE LIBRARY. To The Public: It is no longer considered a violation of banking ethics to auk for whnt we would like to liave, and acting on tho theory that wlint is greatly worth having is certainly wortli ankiug for. Isaac Clrton Meets Fearful End at Stillwater Paper Mill. ACCIDENT UNWITNESSED. Saturday had the Largest Cir culation of any one Day. 469 Registered to Date. Wily 2111 i m 1 i i i i i ii r Isaac Girton, an employee of the Stillwater Manufacturing Company, met a horrible death at the paper mill, about half past ten yesterdry morning. There was no one near when the accident occurred, and the account of the manner in which it happened is of course supposi tion. The belief is that the unfor tunate man was attempting to ad just the belt on the big fly-wheel when he was caught, and was car ried from the second story with awful speed down into the engine room and back again to the second story, and then hurled out upon the floor. His body when found by Harry Berlin and Charles Wes ley, two other employees of the mill, was crushed and bleeding and the clothes were torn iu shreds. He had cried for help and Berlin and Wesley heard him, but they reached his side too late, life had already departed. Mr. Girton was a man of excel lent character, and he commanded the respect and admiration of the whole community. He manifested a deep interest in things religious and was the Superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School. He was sixty years of age, or thereabouts, and is survived by a wife and five children, namely, Arthur Girton, of Buckhorn, and Hattie, Winifred, Calvin and John, residing at home. The funeral will be held at his late residence in Stillwater, tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock. Services will be con ducted by Rev. A. Houtz, of Orangeville, and the remains will be laid to rest in the cemetery at Light Street. MRS. TAE0D0BE L. SMITH- The announcement ot the death of Mrs. Theodore L. Smith, which oc curred at the hospital, Pottstown, Tuesday night, came as a shock to the relatives and friends from which they will not soon recover. Death was the result of an operation which she recently underwent. Mrs. Smith was thirty-nine years of age and leaves to survive her a husband and three children, Ida, Cleo and Theodore. She was kind hearted and gentle spirited, and she goes from earth leaving behind her many hearts that are sad because they know her no more. In church work the deceased was specially and earnestly interested. She was a devoted member of Trinity Reformed Church, and was promi nently identified with its affairs. The remains will arrive in Bloomsburg over the P. & R. this afternoon. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. J. D. Thomas will officiate. WALTER L. HYSSOSG. Walter L. Hyssong, died at Lewis town, yesterday. He had been ill only four weeks. He was afflicted with quinzy, which developed into blood poison. From 189 1 up to about four years ago he resided with his parents in Bloomsburg. Since that time he has been employed as a machinist in a manufacturing plant at Lewistown. His parents Mr. and Mrs. A. L Hvssonc, were at his bedside cons tantly from the beginning of his ill ness until the end came. He was twenty-three years of age. His many voune friends in town will learn of his death with sorrow. The remains will be buried at Lewistown to morrow afternoon. Mrs. Betsy Lowe of Catawissa celebrated her ninety-eighth birth day on Wednesday of last week. In spite of her age she is in posses sion of all her faculties and in good health. She always spends her birth day with her granddaughter Mary P. Yost at Rupert, and very fre quently she covered the distance to and from Rupert on toot. This time, however she patronized the trolley, which by the way was her first ride on a moter car. A force of men under the direc tion of Street commissioner Ney hard is improving the appearance of Third street. The grass and weeds is being removed from the gutter aud the other accumulations from the street removed. The public library is daily grow ing to greater proportions. There is hardly a minute in the day that there is not some one there either inspecting, looking around or bor rowing books. "Saturday," said Miss Kttinger to the Columbian man as he was making the rounds yesterday morning inquest of news, ' 'was our largest day. On that day we circulated 65 books of faction, 2 of religion, 3 of science, 8 of his tory, 3 of biography, 5 ot literature, and 2 of art making a total of 85. Up to the preseut time there are registered 469. This is a right good showing, although the number ought to be larger. The library has been established for the use of the public and every one is entitled to its books. There appears to be a prevalent belief that some payment must be made before books cau be had or that the priv ileges of the library arc entitled to only those who have contributed in some way or another. This is an erroneous impression. The library is free to everybody. The only condition is that the borrower must take good care of the book and re turn it to the library at the end cf the time specified. The circulation for Monday was as follows: Adult Fiction 30, Sociology 3. Literature 2, Travel i, History 2, Total 38. Juvenile Fiction 23, Literature 2, Biography 2, Travel 1, Total 28, grand total for the day 66. E. L- MYERS. The death of Elisha L. Myers occurred at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. Thurma Peacock, on Center street, this town, early Sat urday morning after a brief illness, with indigestion. He was a good, quiet, unobtru sive citizen and respected by all who knew him. A good many years of his life were spent as an agent, selling the Singer sewing machine. He was born in Cambra, Luzerne County, and was 74 years old. He was twice married, both of his wives being dead. The children by his first wife who sur vive are, Mrs. Peacock, Edward and G. E. of Bloomsburg, and Merritt, of Lancester, and by his second wife, Lettie Myers, of Ber wick. Mrs. George Walton, of Yuba City, California, and Mrs. Carl Judsou, of Los Angelos, Cali fornia. The funeral took place on Monday, with interment near Shickshinny. DR. J. R- KIMERER. Dr. J. R. Kimerer, died suddenly at his home in Danville about six o'clock yesterday morniug. He was in good health when he retired the night before. About five o'clock in the morning his daugh ter was awakened by strange sounds coming from her father s room, she immediately investigated, and found him in the agony of death. She hastened to help him, but death was too quick and he expired in a few minutes. He was 43 years of age and was well known throughout Columbia county. Found Death in Well's Depth Mrs. Sarah Young of Danville, committed suicide on Friday by jumping into a well containing fifteen feet of water, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Harman of Catawissa. She had been in poor health of late years, and dur ing the past few months had evinc ed signs of mental derangement. She was at no time violent, and to a casual observer her ailment would not have been apparent. She fre quently hinted at self destruction, but her allusious were always very distant, and her freedom was uot interfered with. The deceased was the wife of William Youug, of Danville. An other daughter, Mrs. Robert Moody resides in Danville. The proprietor of the East Bloomsburg bus line says that the trolley has made big inroads ou his business. Passengers now take the car to Catawissa in preference to riding to East Bloomsburg in the bus. 0e Q&foomoBurg Solicits the accounts of all ropponttiMe people, promising all the court esies that are usually extended by nn obliging and carefully conducted banking house. We propose to continue to conduct our business on safe and strictly business lines, believing that such a course will be to the best advantage of tho public generally. A. Z. SCHOCH, President. A MARKED IMPROVEMENT. The improvement made by the Bloomsburg Band since the new director W. II. Calhoun has taken hold of it, is noticed by every one, The music Saturday evening washy far the best that has been rendered by the organization for some time past. The band made a wise choice in electing Mr. Calhoun as director. He is a musician of individual opinion, interpreting with his own understanding and working out his own ideas with pains and with faith in patience, earnestness and devo tion. His ideas are high and his sincerity, aspiration and assiduity worth all the praise aud admiration he has won. The Band has been engaged by Secretary Armstrong ol the Young Men's Christian Association to give a sacred and patriotic concert on Sunday afternoon which will no doubt bring together a large num ber of people. Because of this en gagement the Saturday evening concert will be omitted this week, but on the following Saturday even ings, when the weather in favorable, concerts will be given in different parts of town. There is little doubt but that the town will give the Band every support and we feel sure that with the proper co-operatlou of the members with the director there is a bright future in store for it. The present personnel of the Band is as follows: T. L. Gunton, man ager; W. H. Calhoun, Sr., leader; Daniel Calhoun, piccolo; W. J. Perry, E. clarinet; Edward Cal houn, E. clarinet; William II. Cal houn, Jr., Solo B. clarinet; Heury Schwinn, 1st clarinet: Zehnder Low, 1 st clarinet; Clyde Hower, 1st clar inet; Davis Brooks, solo cornet; Lloyd Hartman, solo cornet; Frank Hower, 1st cornet; Clarence Kuapp, 2nd cornet; Cleveland Giger, 3rd cornet; George W. Moyer, 1st alto; Clarence Piper, 2nd alto; James Reaser, 3rd alto; William Kuorr, 1st trombone; Guy Kuorr, 1st trom bone; John Brooks, tenor; George Knorr, baritone; I. W. Barton, bass; Fred Bitner, double B flat bass; S. W. Shutt, bass drum; Albert Shutt, cymbals; C. B. Gunton, snare drum. JUDGE PERSHING DEAD- Hon. Cyrus L. Pershing died at his residence in Pottsville, Monday morning. He was born in Youngs- town, Pa. February 3, 1825. He began the study of law in 1849 and was admitted to the bar a year later He soon began to take an active part in politics, and in 1856 came within a few votes of defeating his opponent for Congress in a strong Republican district. He was again defeated for Congress in 1858, but two years later was choseu to the lower branch of the Legislature, in which body he served five years consecutively, being au active par ticipant in all the exciting debates of the Civil War period. In 1869 Mr. Pershing was made the Democratic candidate for a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court, but was defeated by Heury W. Williams, Republican, by 8,791 plurality. In 1872 he was made the candidate ot the Labor Reform ers and Republicans of Schuylkill county for-President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, to which position he was elected over Judge Ryan, the regular Democratic can didate, by more than 3,000 major iry. Judge Pershing remained on the bench until August, 1899, when he resigned, although he had near ly two years aud a half of his third term to serve. His resignation was caused by protracted illness, his poor health for several years pre ceding it having rendered the con stant care of a physician necessary. In 1875, be had been made (Uaftonaf Q&anft WM, H. HIDLAY, Cashier. A Full Line of New HAMMOCKS FROM 1.00 to 8.00. AH this Year's. No Old Patterns Carried Over. o FOR SALE BY J.G. Wells, Coner&l Hardware, Bloomsburg, Pa. the Democratic candidate for Governor of the state but was de feated by the late General John F. Hartranft by a plurality of 12.000. Judga Pershing was one of the ablest Pennsylvania jurists of his day. During his 6rst term ou the bench he presided at the notable trials of the Mollie Maguires, mem bers of the secret oath bound orga nization which so terorized the coal regions, and sentenced a number of them to death. He was a terror to evil-doers of every class, and during his first term on the bench, at tracted general attention by senten cing the commissioners cf Schuyl kill county to an imprisonment for two years and to pay a heavy fine, for neglect and corruption in the discharge of their official duties. YUOOA CYANIDE M. & M. 00. A number of people in Blooms burg are interested in Yucca Cyan ide Mining & Milling Company. Over 60,000 shares of the stock is heldlhere. Capt. W. T. Hall, the fiscal agent, has opened an office in Mrs. Hendershott's building next to McKelvy's drug store, which is handsomely furnished and with a complete outfit for showing the workings, ore samples, etc. His son Walter is filling the position of clerk and typewriter. The Mohavt County Miner, published at King man, Arizona, in its issue of June 20th, contains the following item concerning the Yucca property, known as the San Fraucisco Mine It says : "It is rumored that an immense body of rich ore has been encount ered in one of the drilts from the 400 level of the San Francisco mine, Cedar Valley. Superintendent Pick ering is.getting in machinery for the mill and mine, a big compressor plant haviug gone out a few days atro. This plant will be installed at the mine and air drills put in for shaft and drift work. Under the present management the mine has been brought to a high state of development, so much so that it is thought advisable to equip the mill with late machinery and keep it running ou ore from the develop ment now being carried on. No stopin;; will be done for some time." These mines are under excellent management and give promise ot great results. BQQMr Gee Whiz! What a day the Fourth of July is I It's the day of all days. How are you fixed to enjoy it ? If you are not comfort ably clothed you can't get all the enjoy ment out ot the day there is in it. TTow about a Flannel, Serge or Crash Suit a soft Negligee Shirt a Straw or Panama Hat thin Underwear w arm weather Neckwear, etc., etc. Look over your wardrobe and see if there is not some thing wanting, and then come here with your wants and you'll have plenty of money left to celebrate. Don't wait until the Fourth for we ehall be Closed From Noon, July 4. Bloomsburg, Penn'a., Corner Main and Center Sts. o Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. The LEADER DEPT. STORE. i Style & Quality IsT Wash Silks - - 75c 50c Challies 20c Fine Madras - - 35c 25c Fine Batistes - izc 10c 1, ? I Fine Lawns . - f5cc j Mercerized Oxfords 5oc 30c I Plain Oxfords " j Striped Grenadines 40c 30c ! Cotton Voiles - 35c 22c j : ; Kenilworth Reps 30c 20c ! Grass Matting - 50c 37 China Matting 30c 20c : Ingrain Carpet 35c 20c I Velvet Carpet - 1.25 1. 00 The Leader Store Co. 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