THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. r Open a Bank Account, When you want to f s,,c"' Make an Investment, CALL ON THE OLD RELIABLE The Farmers National Bank Catital, $60,000. . Surplus $60,000. C. M. CKEVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. L. Mover, Grant Herring, H. A. McKillip, Dr. Wm. M. Reber, N. U. Funk. C. M. Cpevelino, C. A. Kliim, Dr. J. J. Brown, C. W. Runyon. $1.00 to $3.00. Chas. M. HYGIENIC SHOES FOR CHILDREN. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903. Knterfa aUtif Tout Oflce at Bloontttwrg, Pa. n$ $condolanunalter, March 1, 18SS. Columbia & Montour El. Ry. TIME TAI1LI3 IN ICFFKCTJINE 1, 1904, and until further notice Cars leave Bloom for Kspy, Almedia, Lime Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points as follows: A. M. 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8;Jo, 9:00, 9:40, to:20, Il:oo, 11:40. P. M. I3:Jo, 1:00, 1:40, 2.20, 3:00, 3:40, :20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:20, 9:00, 10:20 and (1 1 :oo Saturday nights only.) Leaving depart from Berwick one hour from time as given above, commencing at 100 a. m. Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. M. 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:20, 9:00, 9:40, 10:00, 11:40. P. M. I2:2(, I:00 1:40, 2:20, 3:00, 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:2o, 7:00, 7.40, 8:209:00 9:40, 10:20 and (11:00 Saturday nights only. Cars returning depart Irom Catawissa 20 minutes Irom time as given above, D. G. Hackktt. Superintendent. Success in a large measure, at tended the eflorts of the Buckhoru Band, at their festival Friday aud Saturday evenings. Good crowds were present both evenings and the patronage could not have been bet ter. The members of the Band feel grateful for the supp.rt extended by the public in general and par ticularly to the Light Street Band for the excellent music furnished. The ladies too, have their sincerest thanks for the valuable aid so will ingly given. Deducting the ex pences the Band came out $175.00 to the god. The Columbian con gratulates the Band boys on their great success. Bell Telephone. 1 GOLD WATCH FREE! Have you tried the New Drinks? Golf, and Cherry Kola. They are delicious. With every glass you get a check, and the person, who on Oct ober 1 st, returns the great est number of checks will be awarded a All FREE U Either Lady's or Gentle man's size. Both these flavors are new and this method is taken to properly advertise them. W. S. RlSHTON, .Market souare Pharmacist. GOLD YourFeet Will feel fine in a pair of our dainty Spring Oxfords Evans, LOCALNEWS. Legal advertisements on page 7. Watson's Big Burlesques at the Opera House, Sept. 7th. The price of labor in Alaska is $4.50 to 56.50 per day witu board Box Racers from 10c. to 50c. at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Geo. W. Correll is ill at his home on West Main street. Richard Lockatd is filling a posi tion m the D. L. & W. Depot at Berwick. Max Gross is assisting in Ben Gidding's clothing store during Joe Sands vacation. i' S. J. Pealer. of Asbury, is a witness this week m a land case now on trial at Scranton. Scott lives, of Millville, entered upon his duties as druggist in Dr. Paul's pharmacy, Danville, last week. IS. F. Row is conducting a bar shop at Patterson Grove Camp meeting. Boyd Tubbs has charge of the shop. DeForest J. Hummer has been promoted from the store room to the office of the Bloomsburg Car Manufacturing Company. Base balls, base ball gloves and mits and all ball paraphernalia at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Keep to the right while walking, riding or running. It is the safest thiug to do on all occasions whether on a sidewalk or in the street. The past week at the Y. M. C. A. tennis court has been one of the most animated since the season opened, and interest is constantly increas ing. The Frieudies defeated Berwick, on their own grounds Saturday 9 to 8, ten innings. The same teams will play on Normal field Saturday afternoon. ' In anticipation of an enlargement of his stock for the fall and winter trade, shoe dealer F. D. Dentler, is having additional shelving placed in his store. Huntington. Valley Campmeeting will open on Tuesday next Rev. W. P. Kveland will be one of the speakers. Bloomsburgers will at tend in goodly numbers. Edward B. Tustin returned home last Tuesday. He is rapidly im proving and has almost entirely re covered from his recent surgical operation for appendicitis. "Mary dear," said a newly mar ried young mau to his wife, "You can't bake bread as mother does." "No, John," replied newly married Mary, "and you don't raise 'dough' as father does." Wallace Bros. Circus has sur mounted the heavy losses by rail road wrecks and is now headed this way. They show at Harris burg, Sept. 14. and will probably be here about the 16th. With 20,000 remedies known to the medical profession it does seem mighty queer how long it takes the doctor to fix us up all right again when we get to feeling tough. All bicycle sundries at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. At a meeting of the Borough Council of Centralia held last week, F.dward Minnich was appointed tax collector and the tax rate was fixed at four mills for borough and four mills for special, same as last year. Manuscrint covers for tvnewriter and legal papers, in five colors, with name printed on. are for sale at the Columbian office. 4t. Another nttemnt to tret the Town Council together for a meeting will be made to-morrow evening. The meeting has been deferred owing to the lack of a quorum. It is hoped that another postponement will not be necessary. Wall paper from 8c. per bolt to 40c. per bolt at Mercer s Drug and Book Store. Frank F.dgar and Miss Amy Chamberlain, both of Bloomsburg, were married by Justice of the Peace W. V . Oglesby, at Danville on Monday, C. V. Ammerman, hsq. and Dr. J. O. Reed witnessed the ceremony. Bicycles. New ones for $25.00 and they are worth looking at, at Mercer s Drug and Book Store. The engagement of DeForest J. Hummer to Miss Maude Stadler, of Catawissa. is announced. It has been known for some time that an understanding existed between them, but the formal betrothal has just been made public. - -- The Berwick Enterprise is steadily improving as a delineator of the happenings of that town and sur rounding country. Proprietor Rasely spreads a net for news aud a glance at the paper shows that but little if any escapes its meshes. If you want wall paper or win dow curtains go to Mercer's Drug and Book store. The crop of water melons aud canteloupes grown by the truckers will be a light one this year, and the fruit of a rather inferior grade. The continued rainfall aloug with the extreme cold weather was not conducive to raising a good melon crop. Blank books and all stationery at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. According to estimates of the United States Agricultural depart ment the wheat crop of the world is placed at over three billion bush els, which would give about two bushels for consumptiou to every man, woman and child in the world. C. D. Kindig, of Fishingcreek township and his son were recent callers at this office. It was the young man's first visit to a printing office and he was much interested in what he saw here. Mr. Kindig is one of the substantial farmers ot his township, and we are glad to numbej him among our readers. Seven years in business is our reterence. uem steam L,auucrry We are glad to notice that our : ,1 1 1 . 1 1 sugguLiuu uiauc lasi wees, icgaru- ing the unsightly condition of the gutters on Third street, bore im mediate fruit. They have been nicely cleaned out, and the ap pearance of the street enhanced a hundred percent. . Typhoid fever is epidemic at Ash land and the disease is working sad havoc in the town. The health officials are exercising every pre caution but their efforts are unsuc cessful. There are upwards of thirty-nve cases and last week five deaths were recorded. Second hand bicycles, some good bargains at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. An invitation has been extended to President Roosevelt aud Govern or Odell of New York to visit Wilkes-Barre on the occasion of the convention of the State League of Republican Clubs to be held there the week of Sept. 21. It is under stood that the presideut will necept. Cigars. The Sweet Jaras ire the finest in Bloomsburg for a 5c. smoke, try them, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. For the first time since 1869 the post office department, with the issuance of the new series of stamps in preparation will make itse of the American flag in one of the designs. This will be a part ot the two-ceul stamp, which by the way, will bear little resemblance to the one now current. PURELYPERSONAL 1). A. Creasy is rusticating for a few days at Jamison City. Mr. and Mrs. John Gross have been visit ing in I'hilack'lphia. Mr. and Mrs. William Leverett are visit ing relatives in town. Alex. Jackson, Esq., of Berwick was in town on business Tuesday. Miss Peinice Ilryfogle is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Sawtelle, at Stillwater. Charles Mower and Hudson Mann are spending this week in I'hiladelphia. w. L, Manning, or Brighton, N. V. is vihiiing his brother, 11. L. Manning. l'eter A. Kline of llarriitiurc arrived in town yesterday for a visit wuh his family. Mrs. Anna Johnson, of Milion. is visiiimr her brother, I rof. U. II. liakeless, on Iron street. Mrs. Paul E. Wirt anil ilain.titer Mix Pauline, are sojourning at KinneUinkporl, waine. Arthur Grot return.! Ir 'w York nn Tueiday, after a few days visit with his parents in town. Miss Cora Bird, of Phnmnkin, has been the guest of her cousin, Miss Heler. John, on normal mil the past week. Hev. D. N. Kirkby returned home last evening, from Rye, K. V., where he bus been spending his vacation. Mrs. and Warren Edear. of Stillwater. have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Li, Hunt, in town the past week. Mrs. Alexnider May and daughter Miss Inez of Mahanoy City are the guests of Mr. nrd Mrs. R J. Griffith at the Espy hotel. Editor of the Benton "Argus", A. If. Ednr and wife were among the up creek flourishing towns representatives at the coun ty seat on Tuesday. Miss Ida Rinker, who won the "Morning Pr;s" free trip to Atlantic City as the most popular school teacher, is now enjoying the outing at time resort. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dent and Arthur Shnrpless were among the passengers this morning for Atlnmic City. They will re turn home on Tuesday. Charles O. Ray, who formerly conducted a brokerage office in the Peacock building, was in town this week exchanging greetings with his numerous friends, lie is at present located in New Voik City. When a nickle with a big V gets into the United States treasury it goes to the melting pot because of tne danger ot its being gilded and passed for a five dollar gold piece. Twenty-cent pieces have the same fate, because they are no longer issued. Old copper cents are melt ed with tin and zinc added to make new cents. The funeral of James Huber will occur from his late home in Cata wissa this afternoon at two o'clock. He died Tuesday morning, after an illness of nearly a year. He was bom in Franklin township June 9, 1840, aud is survived by a wife, two brothers and a sister, John Huber, of Catawissa, Daniel Huber ot Riverside and Mrs. Geo. Love, of Danville. He had just alighted from the Berwick Oar havmo come from Philadelphia via Nescopeck, and . 1 r- . . . . . ine nrsi ot nis acquaintances ne chanced to meet was a young lady from lispy, who was moving down Mam street witn consideraDie celer ity. "Why" said he, after being informed that she was still single, "you don't seem to find time to get married."' "No" said she, "I am kept engaged all the time." Deep in the enjoyment of an elaborate jag, Hiram Neyhard was picked up by Chief Knorr. on Main street below Market, on Monday, thrown into a spring wagon and carted to the lockup. His feet hung out of the back of the wagon, and the spectacle created the im pression that he had been hurt. But it was only his respect that had been injured, if he has any left. He had threatened to drown himself and it was this fact that caused the Chief to keep tabs on him. OABI'OHIA, Baars ths Signature of Hie Kind You Haw Always A Toledo, Ohio, man is working on a scheme to send cold brine in summer through the pipes which through the winter uses steam o hot water to beat the buildings. He hopes to perfect a system which shall be of sufficient practical utility to do away with ics refrigerators and which will enable people to cool their houses in summer as eas ily as they now heat them in winter. A Bloomsburg man abont three years ago racked his brain on the same scheme, but he got stuck and gave it up in disgust. William Rogers was found lying in a field near his house Thursday evening last. He was taken to the house in an unconscious condition and died Friday morning. Death was due to paralysis. He was 73 years old and is survived by a wife and four children. HENRY W. CHAMPLIN M. D., OCULIST, lCiit Uutldliiy , IllooiuNtxiriCa Pa. I knep in Htock a large assortment ot Mint quality Ihiihph, iiimI Hpt'ittaclo and eye glaxa framt'B and mounting I will supply you wtili these goods at prices leu than you will oar ttuy wUeru elite, liii) HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARCE New Dress Goods For Fall. We place on our counters today a large assort ment of the leading and popular Dress Goods for the coming season in the NEWEST WEAVES. These goods are from the leading American Mills as well as the Foreign. They are priced tor their re spective qualities at popular prices. We call particu lar attention to the line of BLACK MATERIALS! in this showing of Dress Goods, conisting in part of Paune Zibelines, Panama Cloth, Zibelines, Royal Broadcloth, Soliels, Soft Worsteds, Serges, Cheviots, Japan Etamine, Prunellas, Powderetts, Melroses, Knub Effects, Knub Etamine, Etc. We invite your inpec tion to this showing of New Dress Materials. H. J. $2.00 and $2.50. FHE! vr jaw r ff Mi One Uncle Sam Sewing Machine. To the person returning to us the greatest number of certiGcates 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. S TALK NO. 47. 1 Jewelry Repairing is an important branch of our business we givecareful, 2 painstaking attention to it. We give especial at- tention to repairing fine "watches the kind that need extra, careful adjustment, We try to have our work give satisfaction such as will win your eon 5 fid ence, if you leave your repairing with us. We want you to be satisfied, first, last and all m the time. O-eo. Optician and Jkwki.kr, BLOOMSBURG, 1EKNA. It is reported that Montoursville business men will accept the offer of O. M. Wilson, of New York, who wishes to take $12,000 worth of stock in a bank to have a capital of $25,000 or over. As soon as a company is organized a bank build ing will be erected on Broad street. Hard luck. Shaffer's Colts were twice bested by Burnham 2-1 and 8-0. It's bad enough to be beaten, but to be shut out entirely is rub bing it in. But cheer up, boys, Bonaparte aud Caesar lost battles and every now and then a scrub team jumps in aud beats Pittsburg. Will Dentler accompanied the team to Lewistown and played on Satur day, but he couldn't stand to see the boys lose, and he came home Sunday night. CLARK & SON. THE a vi-i ana AM $350 HOE ERIE! Preparing fur Busy Season. The Canning Factory is preparing for a busy season. New and im proved machinery is being installed and everything will be ready for the opening, which will probably be the latter part of this month. The management is the same as last year, and the farmers can rest assured of the best of tieatment. The acreage of tomatoes through out the county is couaiderably larger than it was last year, but the manager of the factory iuforms us that he has made ample pro vision for the increase aud will be able to handle all that comes in. The factory is taking its place among the substantial industries of the town, and many of our people will find ready employment within its walls. i ! S 1 m s s s 1 : i i : : 3 1 1 i 3 a 3 3 3 8 8
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