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OFFICERS:
W. M. LOW, President, J. M. STAVER, Vice President.
E. B. TUSTIN, Vice President.
W. M. l ow.
E. B. Turin,
J. M. Stover,
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1S66.
TH COLUMBIA! DEMOCRAT,
Estaui.isiied 1837. Consolidated 1869
Pinii.tsiiE!) EvKkV Thursday Morning,
At Hlnorrnliurft, the County Seat of,
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. ELWELL, Editor.
D. J. TASKKR, Local Editor.
GEO. C. UOAN, I'ORt.stAN.
Tehmsi Inside the county ifi.oo a year
In advance; 81.50 if not paid in aHvance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should le nddresscd
THE COLUMBIAN', Bloonishurs, Pa.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1903.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
STATE
AUDITOR GENERAL,
ARTHUR G. DEWALT,
of Lehigh.
STATE TREASURER.
JOEL G. HILL,
of Wayne.
JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURT,
JOHN A. WARD,
of Philadelphia,
CALVIN RAYBURN,
of Armstrong.
COUNTY.
FOR SHERIFF,
W. W. BLACK,
of Bloom sburg.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER,
THOMAS B. GORPNER,
of Pine Twp.
FOR CORONER,
B. F. SHARPLESS,
of Catawissa.
DATES FOR DEMOCRATIC WORKERS
TO 1RELIEMBER.
Last day for Paying taxes, Satur,
day, Oct. 3rd.
Last dav for Filine: Certificates
of Nomination (State Offices) Tues
day, bepi. 22nd.
Last day for Filing Nomination
Papers, (State Offices) Tuesday,
Sept. 29th.
Last day for Filing Certificates
of Nomination, (County Offices)
Tuesday, Oct. 6th.
Last day for Filing Nomination
Papers, (County Offices) Tuesday,
Oct. 13th.
Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3rd,
93-
THINGS HAVE CHANGED-
The Columbian man was stand
ing at the corner of Main and
Center streets on Monday conver
sing with one of the oldest residents
of the town, a man well on toward
the ninety mark, when the school
children were filing out of the High
School building for the recess
period. The conversation naturally
turned to boys, and the aged gentle
man remarked, ' things have
changed in the past forty years.
When I was middle aged the aver
age boy would go out on Sunday,
climb a tree and pat take of a few
quarts of mulberries, and top off
with a pocket full of green apples
and salt. The next morning the
mother diagnosed his trouble as
"worms" and he was made to
swallow a half a bottle of vermifuge,
a quarter of a pound of epsom salts,
go out in the cow pasture until supper
time wiieu he would come in for a
square meal alright. Now if a boy
complains of having a "stitch" in
his side he has "appendicitis" and
is hustled off to a hospital, starved
within an inch of his life, half a
dozen surgeons each take a whack
at him with pearl handled knives,
nd he is turned over to his friends
or the undertaker. Oh , I 11 tell you
things have changed."
Surplus
00a
deposit your savings iu
E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier.
IN THECOUNTY &
DIRECTORS:
K.O.York!i, frank IkeW, J. II. Vostine
Krcd Ikeler, Geo S. KoMiins, h. C. Creasy,
M. I. Low, Louis Gross, II. V. llower,
COMMUNICATED.
Editor Columbian:
Dear Sir The MifTlinville bridge
controversy in litigation is another
verv strong argument in lavor of
government ownership of all our
railroad lines. The people are
bossed around by corporations, and
if they do not obey orders then they
resort to the courts. Different
Grand juries at various sundry
times recommended a county river
bridge at the point of dispute, and
no legal objections were offered un
til the superstructure or abutments
were well under way. Under the
circumstances the MifTlinville bridge
will cost the taxpayers of Columbia
county more than three times as
much as the actual cost of construc
tion. Now certain attorneys will
reap a greater harvest through this
controversy than the bridge con
tractors will. If it is anything at
all, it is a dead beat on the people
of Columbia county. Evidently a
county bridge at that point is a
public necessity as much so as the
railroad which is contesting the
right at grade crossing. But the
question arises: Why was not the
grade crossing problem solvd
and settled before the bridge was
contracted for? Right at this point
either the county officials are at
iauit, or uie rauroaa company is.
At all events it is another step in
advance in favor of government
ownership of railroads. Whether
socialism is right or wrong, this
bridge controversy will make
thousands of socialistic votes. The
people tire and get disgusted at such
wholesale waste, and profligacy, of
uselessly squandering their hard
earned cash on questions of the
mere right to cross railroads at a
grade. But of course the Pennsyl
vania railroad company is so much
greater than the people of Columbia
county that there is no parallel of
comparison. If we had a choice we
would prefer the amount of the cost
in ligitation to settle the question
of grade crossing than the cost of
constructing the bridge across the
river. Of course the Columbia
county goose is a pretty fat one to
pick; and the railroad goose is still
a fatter one; and between the two,
there will be a pile of feathers pick
ed, to feather many nests.
J.
The Friendship base ball team
didn't have as much as a look in
with Berwick on Monrlav. In-
ahilitv to rnnncrt with tVirpp fino-pr.
j -e,--
ed Smith's twisters, and indifferent
fielding on the part of the locals
explains their crushing defeat. To
be honest about it. the Berwick
outfit is a trifle too well seasoned
for "Friendies." The score was
9 to o.
N. W. Ayer, the Philadelphia
millionaire owns the largest dairy
farm in New York State. It is
ocated at Ferndale, Delaware
county and contains just 1000 acres.
Tp f, r,fTB
Fjlii 1 11 nmBtum.misMiuBm
" My mother was troubled with
consumption for many years. At
last she was given up to die. Then
she tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
and was speedily cured."
D. P. Jolly, Avoca, N. Y.
No matter how hard
your cough or how long
you have had it, Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral is the
best thing you can take.
It's too risky to wait
until you have consump
tion. If you are coughing
today, get a bottle or
Cherry Pectoral at once.
Three situ 1 lie., tOc, It. All Jnijiltls.
Consult your doctor, it he suys take It,
t!tn do a. lie Buy.. If he Wilt ynu not
to take It, then don't Uke It. Ha knows.
Leave It with lilin. We ere willing.
tf. v. ai r.n iiwbii, me...
Peculiar
To Itself
In what it is and what it does con
taining the best blood-purifying,
alterative and tonic substances and
effecting the most radical and per
manent cures of all humors and all
eruptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
Ihe whole system is true only of
Hood's Sarsaparllla
No other medicine acts like it;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and strength at so little cost.
"I was troubled with scrofula and ram
near losing rar eyesight. For four mouths I
could not sea to do anything. After taking
two bottles of Hood's Ssrsaparllla I could see
tt walk, and when 1 had taken eight bottles I
could see as well as ever." Scsib A. Hair
Tok. Withers. N. C.
Hood's Saraaparllla promises to
cure and kerpa the promise.
THEY WANT INDUSTRIES.
MifTlinville Business Men Have Formed an
Association.
The business men of MifTlinville
have decided to boom the town.
They have organized an association
the object and purposes of which
are not unlike a board of trade, and
have already taken steps toward
the establishment in the town of
some live industry. They arc pre
pared to oiler good inducements in
the way of location, ample provi
siou for which was made by the ori
ginal owners of the land 011 which
the town is situated, Kunkle and
Ritteuhouse. There are few pret
tier little towns than MifTlinville
Perched on the south bank of the
Susquehanua river where it flows
in noiseless rapids in its perpetual
rusn to join its sister stream on its
journey to the sea, is a collection of
several hundred people, happv and
contented. They enjoy the mixed
blessings of good water, wide streets
commodious schools and churches,
everything in fact with the excep
tion of industries, and the citizens
are now determined to make an ef
fort to get some enterprises that
will furnish employment to the men
there residing and which will serve
toencoaragethemtomovein. There
is no doubt but whit they will suc
ceed and we expect Minhnville to
soon take its place among the manu
facturing towns of the county.
CANAL "tlDGES.
When the Pennsylvania Canal
Company abandoned the use of the
canal they did it in such a way as
not to leave themselves liable for
the maintenance of bridges. By
their consent the Market street and
Catharine street bridges were re
moved and the canal filled up level
witn tne road, by the town. The
bridge at the trolley barn still re
mains, and is a matter of expense
to the town. It is now contem
plated to remove the bridge and fill
in the caual, the town to have the
bridge for removing it. There is
another place where it can be util
ized to good advantage. Such a
proposition has been made to the
Canal Company and the matter will
come before the Council at its meet
ing to-night.
In Danville they have been hav
ing their troubles with the bridges.
The bridge at Church street had
become dangerous and the borough
notified the Company to repair it,
The latter replied that it it was
dangerous people must keep off
from it, and therefore nailed it shut.
At night it was opened up by some
unknown person, and again it was
closed up by the Company by plant
ing heavy posts in the road. On
Monday night these were all sawed
off. While the Borough and the
Canal people are quarrelling over
who is to repair the bridge, some
one will get hurt.
FAIR NEXT.
Only a month till fair. This
year's exhibition is going to be a
record breaker in more ways than
one. Every mail brings a lot of
inquiries and requests for space.
The demand -for the latter appears
to be greater than ever.
Good music, which is always an
enjoyable feature, is assured. The
committee has engaged the Cata
wissa, Bloomsburg, and the cele
brated Ninth Regiment Bands, so
that there will be nothing lacking
in this line.
Among the attractions already
secured to entertain the people be
tween the races is a cycle whirl.
The feats performed by the riders
is said to be the most daring and
death defying ever attempted. No
better attraction than this could
have been secured, and it is one of
several others that will be presented.
All railroads will lead to Blooms
burg during the fair, and if the
weather is favorable we expect to
see the largest attendance the
society has ever had. Remember
the dates, Oct. 13 to 16 inclusive.
TOWNSEND'S
FALL
tSSSSBSXSD
Call and
Styles and
TOWNSEND
A SURPRISE PARTY.
On Monday last a party of six
gentlemen who had previously
made all the preliminary arrange
ments drove up to Orangeville to
take dinner at F. L. Ricketts'.
They reached there in due time,
and were joined by a prominent
resident of that borough, making a
"jolly crew of bachelors, off on a
lark."
But they were not all bachelors.
Five of them were married men.
They passed the time pleasantly
uutil dinner was announced, and
then prepared to enter the dining
room. The door was closed, and
as they approached it the man in the
lead turned to his nearest follower
and said, "You go first, my dear
Alphonse." But the man from
New York replied, "After you, my
dear Gaston." And then the door
opened aud they walked iu. The
leader threw up his hands aud
ejaculated an exclamation in Italian.
The others followed after, and each
in turn become speechless with
surprise. Banker, railroad official,
silk maker, Desk Co. officer, and
insurance man, all bad to acknowl
edge themselves outwitted, for there
on the opposite side of the table, in
a row, sat their wives.
Though totally unexpected this
addition to the party was a very
agreeable one, and a pleasant day
was spent, the party not reaching
Bloom until late at night.
After their husbands had started
for Orangeville one of the ladies
phoned to the others suggesting
the idea of the surprise party, and
it didn't take long to make the
arrangements. Buckalew's three
seated carriage was secured, and by
the assistance of a lady friend
notice was given Mr. Ricketts that
the ladies would be there for dinner
and precautions were taken to en
able them to enter the house with
out being seen. The plans went
through without a hitch, aud a
more surprised set of men never
sat down together,
Trolley Plashes.
Monday was a busy day on the
trolley. The travel on both ends
of the line was large aud the equip
ment of the road was taxed to its
utmost. Berwick was the mecca
and all forenoon crowds stood at 1
Market Square waiting for cars.
Notwithstanding the heavy traffic
the schedule was pretty well main
tained throughout' the day and the
business was admirably handled.
Bloomsburg, of course, sent the
largest delegation to Berwick, but
Catawissa was not far behind, as
the report of Conductor Saltzer,
who worked on that end during the
dav attests. He collected 900 cash
fares and sold 42 books of 25 tickets
each.
We frequently hear people quer
me why the two new cars are not
used on the Catawissa eud. It is
1 A.t A 1 1 A.
a , et, Y -i a u -a 8 k 8
under the railroad bridge above
Rupert. Uhey are about eight
inches nigner tnau tne other cars.
Conductor Achenbach has pur
chased one of the regulation blue
suits. His appearance is decidedly
natty. H i s pleasant manners
make him a popular employee.
There is some complaint heard
because the Berwick car nearly
always runs down Market street
before the Catawissa car arrives,
thereby compelling passengers for
the lower end of Market street to
walk when they are entitled to
ride.
OyV.WTOXl.I-A..
Bears the Kind You Have Always BoqjM
aT:'fallrl,;"M'J1Jai'aJflggaaB
CLOTHING
NOW HERE
See Before Yon Buy ?
Prices Always Correct at
UNCOMMON SAVINGS ALL OVER THIS
STORE DURING THIS
Li
nen
We are making you special inducements this week,
ones that we arc sure will show you clearly how you can
save money in buying now, instead of later.
Our sale of trustworthy Linens has been a marked
success, in fact a great deal more of a success than we ever
looked for, shows that you appreciate our efforts. The sale
continues this week.
The other departments have not been neglected. We
have gone through our stocks, picked out slow sellers,
goods that for one reason or another have not sold as we
anticipated, put prices on them that will move them quickly.
A few of them mentioned here, more to be seen at the
store.
Unbleached Tablo Linens.
We call special attention
to the third item in the list.
25c values at 19c the yd.
40c values at 30c the yd.
56c values at 42J the yd.
75c values at 62I the yd.
85c values at 70c the yd.
Others at same reduction
up to 1. 10 the yard.
What About School Shoes ?
Do you know the kind we sell ? You should. Moth
ers all over town that do are loud in their praise of the
shoes we sell for the children. We have always striven
to sell the best shoes, not only in wear, but in fit that
we could buy. We know every kind of shoe made and
KNOW THAT OURS ARE BEST.
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Will you let us show you the shoes we have for the
little ones? Will you spare a few minutes to come here
and examine them. It will pay you. As sure as you do
you 11 swear by the school shoes we sell, just as hundreds
that know them do.
JUST A FEW IDEAS HERE.
Little Men's Sizes from Misses Sizes from 11 to
8 to 13J in Vici Kid and 2. Vici Kid. Button and
Box Calf, at $1.10, $1.25 Lace Pat. Leather and
anJ S1. Stock Tip, $1.00 to $1.75.
Boys' Sizes from 2 to 5 in almost endless assortment.
Prices range from $10.0 to $2.00.
F. P. PURSEL.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Gray And The Presidency.
Judge'i Friends Will Push His Candidacy
with Vigor.
The chance of Judge George Gray
securing the Democratic Presidential
nomination, which has grown from a
remote one to a probability, is rapidly
turning the feeling in favor of the t.
j leader of the Democrats of Delaware
! Youn8 Democrats all over the State
are d in the J"
are discussing
the organization of
clubs for the
purpose of pushing
Judge Gray's candidacy.
Several clubs will be organized this
month. It is suggested by the Gray
leaders that, by organizing at once
and starting a small savings fund,
enough money could be saved to de
tray the expenses of a trip to the
National Democratic Convention with
bands of music and the determina
tion to gain all the votes possible for
the Delawarean.
TO INVEST OR SPECULATE
in s ocks goto a reliable LroVer, S. Gotdher..
60 Broadway, New York, Member of ile
New ork Consolidated Slock Exchange.
Buys and sells stocks, Bonds aud Grain. Cor.
respondence invited. y.0.4
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Sale
Bleached Table Linens.
Not goods bought for this
sale, but the kind we al
ways sell.
45c values 35c the yd.
50c values 39c the yd.
This is mercerized.
Coc values 4SC the yd.
75c values 65c the yd.
Others at same reduction
up to 2.75 the yard.
W. H. flOORE,
' main and iron streets,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Our Fall and Winter
SHOES
are now in stock.
By my careful watching
the needs of the people in
the shoe line I am able to
furnish you with shoes for
style, fit and service far
above the ordinary shoe.
Come in and
Fit you with
let us
A I'AIR.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sts.
BJsOOMSTJTJUa, pa.