THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO, PA. Open iv liank Account, When you want to 2x! of "1' Make an Investment, CALL ON THE OLD RELIABLE The Farmers National Bank Catital, $60,000. - - .Surplus $60,000. C. M. CUEVELIXG, Pukh. M. MILLKISKX. Casiiikr. DIRECTORS: J. 1j. Mover, Grant 1 1 krrino, H. A. McKillip, Dr. Wm. M. Rkher, N. U. Funk, C. M. Cbevf.mno, C. A. Ki.eim, Dr. J. J. Brown, C. Vv. Runvon $1.00 to $3.00. Chas. M. Evans, HYCIENIC SHOES FOR CHILDREN. THE COLUMBIAN. M.OOMSBURO, FA. THURSDAY, SU T'.Ml'.i.R 3, iw. Kitlfi-idutihe I'vf! Of" 1" lir-Hritr'wg, !'(' Hticon(lrltii!taUrr,3Iarcli 1, IK-)?. Columbia & Montour El. Ry. TI.HK TAHI.I-: lil'llvtl JVK i, uoi, niitl until furilif r notice Cars leave Mourn for Espy, Almerli.i, I.ime Ride, Berwick nnd intermediate points as follows: A. M. S:t 5:4 ('-2"i 7'i 7:4 S:2o, 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, 8:20, y:oo, 10:20 nnil (11 :oo Saturday nights only.) Leaving depart from lierwick one hour from time as j;iven above, commencing; at 6:00 a. m. Leave 1'loom for Catawissa A. M. 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, &:2nt 9:00, ):t,o, 10:00, 11:40. P. M. I2:2i, t:0O 1:40, 2:20, 3:00, 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, J:4, 6: 2o, ":Co, 7.40, 8:209:00 9:40, 10:20 and (t t :oo Saturday nilits only. Cnrs returning depart Irom Catawissa 20 n iuutes Irom time as given above. I). G. IIackmt. Superintendent. The schools of town, and a grcr.t many throughout the county open ed on Monday. The attendance is large. Parents should roe to it that their children attend regularly. The children will thank them in after years, and in this connection we might say that much of the fault-finding with teachers by parents would he obliterated if parents would visit the school of their child at least once a term. Get acquainted with the teacher, show sympathy and co-operation; not listening to even little tale of woe brought home by the child. fl'ell Telephone. 1 GOLD WATC H FREE! Have, you tried the New Drinks? Golf, and Ckrry Kola. They are dclich-us. WUh every glass you get a chuck, and the person, who on Oct ober 1st, returns the great est number of checks will be awarded a GOLD WATCH FREE, Either Lady's or Gentle man's size. I loth these flavors are new and this method is taken to ' properly advertise them. W. S.'RlSHTON, Market sonars Pharmacist. YourFeet VViH feel fine in a pair of our dainty Spring Oxfords LOCALNEWS. Legal advertisements on page 7. The Normal opens next Monday . The sail area of the Rdiauce is 16,169.93 square feet. A number of Bloomsburg people are attending the Williatusport fair 10-day. Jos?;h Sands Ins accepted a clerkship with the Hub Clothing Company. Seven years in business is our reference. Gem Steam Laundry . There are lots of men who im agine they are working because they are always busy. . . Harry S. Wilson is a pigeon fancier, and has a large flock. He fills orders for table use. The sensational melodrama "The Convicts Daughter" comes to the Opera Iloure next week. . No cracked collars at the Gein Steam Laundry. Try us. . Claude Mausteller has resigned as assistant secretary of the voting Men's Christian Association. Policeman Wir.tersteen is making the street loafers respect his office Market street was never more quiet and peaceful Sunday evenings thau it is now. . .. , Base balls, base ball 'gloves and mits and all ball paraphernalia at Mercer's Drug and Hook Store. Ccutralia's representation in the county jail was increased Tuesday evenmg when Joseph Lougosso, was committed on a charge of as sault and battery. . Among the delegates to the Farmers' National Congress to be held at Niagara Falls, N. Y. Sep tember 22, appointed by Governor Pennypacker is Hon. v . 1 . Creasy, of Catawissa. . . .. Wall paper from 8c. per bolt to 40c. per bolt at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. . . Farmers who own stubble laud along the railroad should take pre caution to plow four or five furrows along the edge of the field before it is set on fire by a spark from a passing locomotive. w - Warren II. Kyer, Kmanuel Laz arns and K. W. Cole, viewers ap pointed for a bridge over Raven creek near StiV.v. 'ter ! we met and completed their work. Their re port is in favor of a bridge. All bicycle sundries at Mercer's Drug and Hook Store. . . The court on Monday appointed George Brcisch supervisor ot Main township, to fill the vacancy oc casioned by the resignation of Will iam Nye. The latter will enter the hotel business at Shumantown. . ... L. B. lieishline of Stillwater has joined the field force of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia. With his ability and the many -good features of Mutual Fidelity policies, Mr. Beishline should do well. When the farmers all get tele phones and free mail delivery and central township graded school, all of w hich are promised in this coun ty, they ought to be the happiest, most independent and contented cl: 83 on earth. The members of the Lutheran Church of Canby will hold a festi val at Canby, Saturday evening, September 5II1. The Buckhorn Band will furnish music. Chicken supper and ice cream will be serv ed. Kverybody invited. There are two county seats in Pennsylvania undisturbed by the whistle of the locomotive Milford, Pike county, and McConnellsbtirg. Fulton county. Fulton county is impenetrated except for a few rods in the extreme northern end of the county. ...... If vou want wall paper or win dow curtains go to Mercer's Drug and Book store. John Gorrcy and Miss Mac Shaffer two young pjople of Bloomsbtr.g were united in marriage Tuesday evening by Father Murphy, at St. Columba's Church Rectory. The couple were attended by James Mc- .ally and Miss Lh.abuih Goney, both of Berwick. A great historian has said that upon existatice or non- existance ot forests depends future civilization. The great desert of Sahara in Afri ca, was once a forest, and if the forest destruction continues 111 this country the denuded areas will in time become deserts. Second hand bicycles, some gord bargains at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Frank P. Davis, of Canby, was in town on Tuesday and paid over to the county treasurer $iiV,8.p being nearly two thirds the amount of his 1903 duplicate. Mr. Davis only received the duplicate in July. There are few township collectors who can equal Mr. Davis' record. John S. Williams, the auctioneer on Saturday at Hazleton purchased North Ford Jr a nine year old pacer. The horse has a record of better than 2:20, and John says that he can lower that by several seconds. It is a very pretty animal and John has reason to feel proud ot it. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany has altered its plans for the new bridge over the creek at Cata wissa. The new plans are for a double track bridge. A new station is also in contemplation. The station will be located on the op posite side of the track from the pre sent one. We have a nice line of wall paper and as cheap as the cheapest, at Mercer s Drug and Book Store. James Jones on Monday moved his household goods from the house on the corner of Fifth and Iron streets to Allentown where he and his family will make their future home. The house will be occupied bv W. D. Holmes, the newly ap pointed agent for the Adams Ex press Company. K. S. Fornwald who is in the employ of the U. S. Express Co., and at present stationed at Mt. Pocono, spent Sunday with his family in town. He expects to get back to Paterson, N. J. in a few weeks. He eloesn't like Jersey, but he says a fellow can put up with a little unpleasantness when the stipend is good. Tires, inner iudcs, cements, bells, pedals, toe clips, grips, pumps, sad dles, &c. at Mercer's Drug aud Book Store. A Binghamtou man scratched a match on a water ripe and fell dead from a current of electricity. It was found upon investigation that the pipes in the entire building were charged with electricity but the most careful investigation failed to discover the source of supply or connection if it existed with the city's electric station. - In all probability one of the inter esting features of the state firemen's parade at Allentown during the first week of October, will be the combining of all the musical organi zations, numbering 1,500 musicians, in front of the grand stand on th fair grounds. This monster band will render that stirring hymu "Onward Christian Soldiers." Two photographic representa tives of the International Bioscope Company, New York, took a mov ing picture of the school children as they were leaving the High School building at noon on Mon day. They will visit Bloomsburg again during the fair for the pur pose ot securing pictures of the fair ground and races. A local picture machine man has ordered a film of the school children for exhibition purposes. PURELYPERSONAL I. V. Itartman lias relume 1 from Harvey's Lake. John L Coll, of Norilmml'Crland, was in town yesterday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Mean have returned to the.r h ime in lirook!yn. MK Helen Mover has retained home from a viil with Moii'fjomery fiiencn. Mi:H Helen Peacock Ins l.ecn veiling Miss ( iencvn (lilmore at I l.'irton. Miss Nell Warner Ins returned from a visit vtiih her sister nt Wiikes-llnrre. Louis (iross is in Ne York City this week purchasing fall winter goods. Mrs, William Pcshrr, of Shnmnkin, is the uest of her sister Mr 1. J. K. Filler. ' Mrs. Dr. Champlin retnrnnl home om Til 'Silay from a visit with relatives at Mont rose. Mr. Joseph Ratti returned home on Sat. unlay after an absence of several mouth in Italy. Will II Coflinan of Patterson N. J. spent the 1 asl three days with hu parents on lower Market Street. Villi.m Leverctt returned to Philadelphia on Mondav. Mrs. Lcvcic'it will remain here till Saturday. John Kneis, Clerk for K. P. Purscl isc ff on his annual vacation. He and his wile are spending two vco!s in Ne.v York City. Local reporter Sil.n Piddle, and T'.erwick Correspondent Kol.ert Harder, of the "Morning I'ress," spent Sunday at Atlantic City. Mrs. Margaret G lmore returned to her Inline 111 l'lniu' c' hia on Monday, after a plea-ant and extended visit with her aunt Mr. Aur a M. (Irlmore. Mies Annie Hassert, of Thiid street and Mi-s Pertha l-.rith, of Wilkes-ltarre, re turned home on Mondav from Sunbury where they visiled Mrs. W. K. Armstrong, W. H. Gilmore opens the oyster season this week. Isaac Kitchen and William Con fer were locked up Saturday night for drunkenness. They were given a hearing before Mayor Townscnd Sunday morning aud fined $3.60 each. Mrs. George Hartzel who has been a familiar figure and aim less wanderer on the streets for some time past and who had been locked up for vagrancy was com mitted to jail. Bicycles. New ones for $25.00 and they are worth looking at, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. Roy Bitler, son ot Samuel Bitler, of Mifflinville, while engaged at work on the river bridge at that place on Saturday fell into the river and nearly drowned." The boy is a good swimmer under ordi nary circumstances, but the weight of his clothing, and the turb ulance of the stream formed a combination against which he was powerless. He had gone elown for the last time, when, alter an heroic effort he was rescued by David Sitler, of Ber wick, a fellow workman. O .!. 'Jt' O jCT 3T .&. m Brum th sf l!w K.r.J Yuii llavn Aiwnvs Signature of Pursel's new front is gradually approaching completion. The show windows are attractively arranged. The grocery window contains a variety of bottled and canned goods, and few city stores can show a finer line. The opposite window has a display of shoes, a comparatively new department that has grown to large proportions. The other win dows coutain dry goods, draperies &c. The entrances are tiled, with " F. P. Pursel " in the center. O. B. Mellick has completed the con crete pavement in front aud is now working on the Market street side. Mr. Pursel's enterprise is - most commendable, and he will have the satisfaction of having one of the finest and largest stores in eastern Pennsylvania. Cigars. The Sweet Jaras are the finest in Bloomsburg for a 5c. smoke, try them, at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. B. Frank Zarr is back in his office again attending to the interests of his many clients. During the sum mer he has been giving his atten tion to his farms. The one in Scott towuship with its broad acres, all well cultivated, its fine buildings aud modem improvements, is one of the best to be found in the county. An engine house is now being erect ed which will furnish power for chopping, threshing &c. Mr. Zarr has thirty head of fine cattle ou this f inn, and his son-iu-law who resides on the farm conducts a milk route aud not only disposes of a'l his own milk but buys from other farms. Mr. Zarr is a busy man, for he not only gives personal attention to his several farms but finds time to de vote to his large law practice as well. Blank books and all stationery at Mercer's Drug and Book Store. KiliRY W. CH1MPLIN M. 0., OCULIST, I'nt Ruilclliitc, lltooms 1;M k, iu. 1 l:re;i In str-clc a lai nsnnrlni.'iit of rtmt mu l: 1 I'tiSiM, anil v M,i.-l" iimI ey uhlan flames and iiiou-iUiiir 1 will BUpplyyou will) these U'Kids at, prices Icas IhuD )uu will pay uuy wjeie else 4-iu 17 HATS TRIMMED Ne Dress For We place on our counters today a largo assort ment of tlie leading and popular Dresa Goods for tLe n coming season in the NEWEST WEAVES. These goods are from the leading American Mills as well as the Foreign. They are priced lor their re spective qualities at popular prices. We call particu lar attention to the line of 1LA0K SV3ATERSALS in this showing of I)re-s Goods, conisting in part ! of Paune Zibclines, Panama Cloth, Zibelines, Royal ! Hroadcloth, Soliels, Soft Worsteds, Serges, Cheviots, Japan Etamine, Prunellas, rowderetts, Melroses, Knub Effects, Knub Etamine, Etc. We invite your inpec tion to this showing of New Dress Materials. I I. J. 2 DENTLER'S riaiBiees3eEeB9a9!oiBaiiiiEiEB(jitaoa S TALK NO. 48. I FOR WEDDING GIFTS. I There is nothing so welcome and appropriate as something in our line. If you select the Gift from our Stock, yoa'll be sure you have bought something fashionable and worthy, and what is mo:e, you will have saved money. No extra charge for engraving. O-eo. "W. ZE-Zc Optician and Jkwki.kr, An Inch of Truth. Dr. David Kennedy's new medi cine, Cal-cura Solvent, has been successful in cases which have baffled good doctors ; and what it has dona it may be trusted to do again. Whether your trouble be acute or chronic the result will be the same; only in old cases you must be faithful and patient. For full in formation and a free sample bottle write to the Cal-cura Company, Rounelout, N. Y. Quail Will be Flutitul. Persons who take daily rambles in the woods he-c: bouts report that quail will be very plentiful this coin in" fall. The early spring resulted in the birds being hatched a month ahead of time and they now c-bound in large d umbers. FREE OF CHARGE w s Goods CLARK & SON. Fa! 3ACE. ULOOMSI3UKG, l'ENNA. Died Trom His f'ljuries- The aevideut to Willu.m Kliuc, son of William Kline Sr., of Main township, in which he was kicked by a mule and his skull crushed, resulted in h-s tleath at the home of William Xey, for whom he was working at the time of the accident, .Saturday evening. The accident occurred about the middle of July, and immediately he was taken to the Mary Parker Hospital at Sunburv for t , where he remained for about a ! .1. TT . . monui. ne reiuruea 10 uie Home ( of Mr. Ney, where his death occur red. He was about twenty-two I years of age. The funeral toolc ' place Tuesday morning. Rev. -Dry : of the MaitlVllle Lutheran rimreh officiated. Intel incut was made at I Maiuville. I I X
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