THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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Capital, $Co,ooo. - Surplus $60,000.
C. M. C REVELING, Prks. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
J. L. Mover, Grant Herring, II. A. McKillip,
Dr. Wm. M. Reper, N. U. Funk. C. M. Oevf.Mno,
C. A. Kliim. Dr.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1903.
BnlrreOatth VoKlOStc at Moumtburg, J'a.
neconaolaiiiiiatlfr,hiifvti 1,1888.
LOCALNEWS.
Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3rd
93. . .
Blank books and all stationery at
Mercer's Drug and Book btore.
Last day for Filing Nomination
Papers, (County Offices) luesday,
Oct. 13th.
The public schools will be closed
next week after Tuesday, on ac
count of the fair.
The Trolley Company is con
structing a coal dump at the power
plant on Seventh Street.
Stetson's Big double Uncle Tom's
Cabin will appear at the Upera
House tomorrvw evening.
Lack of material has caused a
temporary suspension of the work
of replanking the river brdge.
' Base balls, base ball gloves and
mits and all ball paraphernalia at
Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
The White Milline Company 13
running night and day, and cannot
keep up with the orders at that.
The Williamsport High School
and Normal will play toot oau on
Normal Field SatuHay afternoon.
Quite a number of our towns
people drove to Danville Saturday
evening to witness " Miss Bob
White."
Wanted : Good responsible
party to adopt or apprentice a
bright and healthy boy. Apply at
this office. 3w.
Overheard In
Town Yesterday
"Hello ! John, how is your cold
this morning ?"
"All gone, thank you."
"Why, how is that ? Yesterday
you were in bed with a cold which
threatened to develop into pneu
monia." "Oh, I bought a bottle of Rish
tou's Cold-I Curb and I am now
entirely well."
"Don't it upset your stomach?"
"No indeed, and it is so pleasant
to take."
k "How much is it ?"
"Only 25 cents a bottle.",
"Thank you for telling me about
it, I will go right down to Rishton's
Drug Store and get a bottle."
W. S. RlSHTON,
Market youare Pharmacist.
oncy
Make an lnvest.ncnt,.
CALL ON
T. T. Brown, C. Y. Rlnyon
Evans' Top Notch
SHOES
for Women at $3 00.
Finest Stock Stylish Lasts
Expert Slioemaking.
Patent .Leather or Kid.
Siiiatt enouch to win and hold th
most iastidious. Hand Turned or
Welted.
PRICE S3.0Q.
The Progressive Shoe Store.
CHAS. M. EVANS,
CHILDREN'S SHOES.
Proprietor I. A. Snyder, ever
enHritntis for the comfort of his
guests is having a large steam heat
er put in the dining room.
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Wall paper iroin Sc. per bolt to
40c. per bolt at Mercer's Drug and
Book Store.
County Commissioner, Georg
W. Sterner, is the Liberty Fire
Company's delegate to the Couven
tion at Allentown this week.
Miss Eliza Logan, dressmaker, is
now nicely located on the second
floor of the Wirt Building, over the
Bloomsbure National Bauk on the
third floor.
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The iron moulders of town organ
ized a union Saturday night.
Geo. A. Herring has retired from
the meat market. He has sold out
to R. A. Hicks of Hazleton, and J
M. Heddens of Danville, both men
of large experience in the business.
Charles S. Fornwald, son of E.
S. Fornwald, while engaged in
pickine apples at bis home on
Fourth street Thursday afternoon,
fell from he tree and sustained a
badly bruised leg and side.
All bicycle sundries
Drug and Book Store.
at Mercer's
C. W. McKelvy, A. M. Derr,
Harry Derr and John G. Harman
witnessed the horse race at Benton
on Saturday. The last named two
participated in a live pigeon shoot.
Derr bit 8 and Harman 6 out of 10.
E. K. Albertson of Bendertown
lost a valuable horse last week.
The animal took fright near the
Achenbach farm above Orangeville
and leaped over the embankment,
injuring itself to such an extent
that it died.
If vou want wall paper or win
dow curtains go to Mercer's Drug
and Book store.
Miss Margaret Murphy, of Cen-
tralia started on Friday fcr Galves
ton, Texas, and from there will
continue on to San Francisco and
other points in California. She will
be away for some months.
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Turkeys, owing to the cool weath
er that prevailed early in the sum
mer, are scarce this year, many of
the young birds having died soon
after being hatched. Consequently
the price of Thanksgiving turkeys
will be high this year.
We have a nice line of wall paper
and as cheap as the cheapest, at
Mercer s Drug and Book Store.
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E. F. Mumma. who was a mem
ber of the firm of M. D. F. Scanlan
& Co. in the construction of the
Columbia & Montour Electric Rail
way, was in town on Tuesday. He
is at present engaged on the con
struction of a road at Wilmington,
Del.
No cracked collars at the Gem
Steam Laundry. Try us.
Nobody kuows who was the first
shoemaker. There must have been
a time when everybody went bare
footed, and the first shoes were pro
bably made out of woven reeds or
skins. The original shoemaker
doubtless sought comfort more than
style.
We would call tlicattention of
our readers to the advertisement of
Dent & Sharpies in this issue. If
you are looking for a stock invest
ment it will be to your interest to
see them. They handle only the
best propositions.
If you ask your dealer for some
well-known advertised remedy, be
cause you have confidence in its
cures, do not allow yourself to be
switched off to a medicine claimed
to be " just as good." but which
you do not nsk fer and of which
you know nothing.
Mrs. Simon Sitler, an estimable
lady of Center township, died at
her home near Cabin Run on Tues
day afternoon, from cancer of the
stomach, after a long and painful
illness. Ilcr age was sixty-three
years. She is survived by her
husband and four children.
How many there are
who have
in saving
been very successful
money, but whose minds are as bar
ren of anything beautiful as the hot
sands of the Sahara desert. These
people are always ready to invest
in land, stocks, or houses, but are
never able to buy books or collect a
library.
Seven years in business is our
reference. Gem Steam Laundry.
Some boys greased the trolley
rails at the north end of the river
bridge at Catawissa last Thursday
nlg'ut, and it was with considerable
difficulty that the car was run over
it. There is an unpleasant punish
ment for an act of this kind, and if
caught the boys won't think it so
funny.
There is more work than work
men in Berwick. Reimard Brothers,
who have the contract for the con
struction of the paint shops for the
American Car & Foundry Company
have had to import laborers from
Dauphin and Schuylkill counties,
and thev are still handicapped tor
want of men.
A number of young men of town
are planning for a dance to be held
in Irvin s Hall, Catawissa, Thurs
day night of next week. Oppeu
heim's Wilkes-Barre Orchestra has
been engaged, and the affair pro
mises to be a delightful one. Alfred
Armstrong and Louis Buckalew
are making the arrangements.
cigars. ine bweet Yaras -ire
the finest in BloomsSurg for a 5c
smoke, try them, at Mercer's Drug
and Book Store.
The Frederick H. Wilson Stock
Company will appear here all next
week. The plays to be presented
are as follows: "Shadows of Greater
New York," " True Born Ameri
can." " For Her Child's Sake,
" Woman s Honor," " Beyond the
Atlantic," "Woman the Cause of
it all, and ." An Irish American
Gent."
The ladies of the Lutheran church
of Bloomsburg will conduct an eat
ing stand on the fair ground during
the fair, on the right side of the
ground a few stands from the en
trance. They will serve a good
lunch with bean soup and coffee
for 25c. A good lunch with
coffee for 15c. or bean soup and
conee tor :5c.
Box papers from 10c. to 50c.
at
Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
Announcement of the engage
ment of David Leopold of Milton
and Miss Sadie Goldschmidt of Mt.
Carmel, has been made. Mr. Leo
pold is a prominent merchant of
Milton and Miss Goldschmidt, one
of Mt. Carmel's most popular and
attractive young women. She is
sister of Mrs. B. A. Gidding
of
town, and frequently visits here.
It is plainly useless to have things
or serTices ror saie unless me pUDlic
shall be informed about it, says the
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Philadelphia Record. Of all ways
01 making an impression on the
public mind the newspaper an
nouncement must be the most ef
fective, because it reaches the
largest number, and those who
read it are in search of information
Bicycles. New ones for $25.00
and they are worth looking at, at
Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
The greatest car shortage in the
history of the country is a pre
diction coming from Chicago con
cerning the business of the railroads
for this autumn. Vice-president
Brown, of the Lake Shore road,
says that line is in urgent need of
1500 more box cais for daily use.
This speaks well for the business of
the country, but after last year's
experience it would seem as though
the railroads ought to be prepared
for this year's rush.
"X O isHL X J,
Bean the
I he Mud You Have Always
61gnator
of
PURELY PERSONAL
A. IT. Enjnr, of the "Argus'' Lemon, was
jn town on Monday.
Mim Carrie Brown, of If.-itsboro, hnsbeen
the guest of friends it town 1 1 1 e ast week.
Hovd Yetter, proprietor of the Mninville
Hotel, aitei)ilcd to busiiies in town on, Sat
unlay. I). I-'rank Relce of Epy, has returned
home fiotn n trip through Maryland, Vir
ginia and West Virgin! 1.
Rohr McHenry rind t sheriff J. B. Me
Henry of lientnn were among the up creek
viitom in town on Saturday.
Rev, R. II Snwtell, paxtnr M the Christian
Lhurihes at lien 1 on, Millwatcr rind Wonins
hurg 1.4 in 1'hilflilelphiA this week, attending
the convention of the church.
Rev. Dr. Hemingway ns.isted at the
installation services of Rev. VV. C. Mc
Cormack 11 s pastor of firove Presbyterian
Umrcn at Danville on ruevl.iy evening
Mr. nml Mis. Clyde Dewitt arc vitttnc
relatives in town. Mr. Dewitt has charge of
of large electtic power plant at Atla.itic Cit;.
1 hey will remain her until after the fair
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The fond father sometimes spoils
a gooa tanner 111 making a poor
doctor, lawyer or clerk out of his
son.
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r.conomy 111 tne use 01 lumber is
being preached up and down the
width and breadth of the land. A-
mcng others who are affected bv the
growing shortage are the railroads,
who use 110,000,000 ties every
year merely to renew those worn
out and decayed.
Second hand bicycles, some good
bargains at Mercer's Drug and
Book Store.
Extensive improvement to their
store will soon be made by II. J.
Clark & Son. The brick walls be
tween their present room and that
occupied by shoe dealer Chas. Evans
is to be removed and they will oc
cupy the entire floor. They will
also add a new 32x70 foot salesroom
on the second floor. The front will
be of plate glass. The store when
completed will be one of the most
up-to.date in Central Peuna.
WAN fEn-ATKUSTWOKTHY GENTLEMAN
or lany In each county tomafaira business lor
an .ia esrrioiisiiea nouse or solid tinaneliil stana
Inif. A strnlRbt, bona fide weekly salary of
I iK.uo pain oj check each Monday with all eX'
penses direct from headquarters. Money ad
vancea tor expenses. Knclose addressed enve
lop. Munuuer, wocaxton Hulldlng, Chicago,
iiiiuuia. ju-i ini.
The Pennsylvania Canal, includ
mg mat portion wnicn passes
tnrougn Bloomsburg, is lucely to
change hands in the near future, al
though who the parties are that
contemplate buying the waterway
has not been made known. From
ll. ' t t t
inorougniy renaDie source it is
learned that negotiations are under
way for the sale of this division of
the canal jnd that the sale will like
ly be effected in the near future.
Clyde Keller, who during the
past season covered short stop for
the Friendship Fire Company ball
team, nearly cut three of his toes
off Saturday morning. Placing his
toot on a lath, which he was going
to cut in two, he brought the hatchet
down with considerable force, but
it struck his left foot cutting through
the shoe and almost severing three
of his toes. He was removed to
Dr. Bierman's office where the in
jury was dressed.
.
A unique case in connection with
the enforcement of the Sunday laws
in Philadelphia may have a far
reaching effect. An agent of the
Sabbath Association, who has been
active in procuring the prosecution
of persons doing business on Sun
day, was in turn prosecuted for
working for wages on that day.
The justice considered the matter
carefully and decided that the man
was as truly a violator of the law
as any of the men who had been
fined through his exertions, and he
therefore imposed upon him a
similar penalty. It will be inter
esting to learn the opinion of the
court when the case comes up on an
appeal.
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One of -the youngest, if not the
youngest firemen in the state is
John R. Townseud Jr. son of Harry
Townsend, and a grand son of May
or John R. Townsend. Ever since
the little fellow has been able to
walk it . has been his wont to be
with the "Friendies" at their
quarters at the Town Hall, and he
has always been a general favorite
with the boys. The Company for
several years has looked upon John
as their mascot, and four months
ago he was elected to full member
ship in the company. The little
fellow was in the heighth of his
glory on Tuesday when, garbed in
a company uniform, he accompan
ied the fire laddies to Allentown.
and will parade with them to-dav.
ohn is but eight years old. While
away he will be under the care of
William Webb.
Tlio moderate nri ar, whlnli 1 fnrniuii innani
hag caused mime lo iiui'Mion thn iiimiirv nri
accuracy of Hie goods. 1 want to Buy tuat I
nii)iiy imiij iiausou ei loiiid least, of first iiual-
It.V. and tllttre UI'H none iM'ltHr. I knnn In m..l
almost every combination of spherical and
cylindrical lenBog, lenses wlilcli you nave been
told were only made to your order. I keep tbese
for my own patleuts and you can nave t lie bene
fit of the low prices at which buying them In
Quantities allOWS me f.O Hll I hum Krlnir vnn.
.broken lens for a duplicate If your lenses were
uugiuaii .iippiiea Dy me.
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CUA.MPLIN, M. Da
Woouiuburg-, Pa.
THAT NEW DRESS.
you can select irom tins
Materials ana save moneyon
a ing to cnanges in our business
: for 5 cents on every even dollars worth of
cash or merchandise. '
Is Do. Wcrth Saving on Every
All Wool Melrose
J In black and colors, 50c yd.
45in. all wool yarn dyed
Serges black and colors 62c yd.
" All wool Tweeds in 4 colors at
J 1 .00 yd. 561TJ . mixed suitings
1. 00 yd. soin. all wool chevi-
ots75c. yd. 5oin. all wool
J Venetian 75c yd. soin. all
wool broadcloth 1.00 yd. 54m.
Panama suitings 1.25 yd.
Furs, Furs,
The best showing of Furs
we have ever made is now
" ready for you. You know the
class of fine furs wc carry.
They're the best for the re-
spective grades and priced
2 moderately. We show them
from 85c to $50.00 a piece.
Ycu will get better furs from
2 this lot than usual, made from
J selected skins; fine workman-
ship and correct styles. Low
prices.
J Elite Petticoats
Another lot of these on sale
this week. Priced from 3.50
to 1 .00 each, no strings per
J feet fitting. Also the B. S. K.
skirt from 2.50 to 1.00 each.
They're the best made goods
"and the best for the prices.
J See these two makes of skirts.
Ostrich Feathers.
Are one of the leading
"trimmings on the hats we
J offer you. A lot of these one
fourth less than prevailing
prices prices range from 2.00
Sto 12.00 each. See them.
H. J.
A Soft. Black. Kid Skin, genuine welted or
turned soles. Once you have made their
acquaintance you will wear no other.
Also the largest and most complete line of
SCHOOL SHOES in the County.
F. D.
TALK NO. 48.
FOR WEDDING GIFTS.
There is nothing so welcome and
appropriate as something in our line.
If you select the Gift from our
Stock, you'll be sure you have bought
something fashionable and worthy, and
what is more, you will have saved
money.
No extra charge for engraving.
O-go. "W". ZHZess,
Optician and Jewelir, BLOOMSBURG, FENNA.
A school of journalism is to be
founded in New York, the publish
er of the World having subscribed
a large sum for this purpose. The
notions of Mr. Pulitzer may be
commendable, but there appears to
be no special need of such a school,
when we take into consideration the
fact that every community now has
scores of people who know just how
to run a newspaper.
Blessings from thousands ot fair
lips will be showered upon the
Reading Railroad for its order to
trainmen to carefully wipe the hand
rails of passenger coaches just
previous to each stop, that hands
and gloves may not be soiled by the
grime. It is a policy that might
well be generally adopted, and the
wonder is that it was not long ago
put in operation.
showing of the newest Dress
the pur chase of it beside, Ow
we issue a Cash
Money Ordtr
fonrls vrv. tint?
j
Collar ?
W Think It la.
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Milliner)'
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That's right up to now ini
style
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All the newest effects;
aim comDinations. me pro
uuci 01 our own work room
On ting Hats
In big assortment. Feltj
shapes and Beavers of all?
styles.
Separate Dress Skirts.
You will find all the'newestf
silica ncie
than usual,
them.
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ana priced less!
Come and seei
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Linens. Linens
Come and see the values J
we offer in good all pure linen
table damask. See the 50c, t
75c., 1.00, 1.25, 1.40, 1.85, 2.00J
yard grades, note the quality J
and patterns. All pure linen, t
Wais tings
An extra large line of the
newest waist materials are'
ready for your selection.' See
them.
Fleeced Underwear
Complete line of ladies' and
children's. Children's vests
from sc and upwards. Child-
ren's union suits 25c and 50c. i.
.Ladies' vests 25c and
50C.J
and
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i-aciies union suits 50c
upwards. Ladies' fleeced 5
skirts 50c. Ladies fleeced!
corset covers 50c. Children's
vests and pants all sizes 25c
each.
CLARK & SON.
New Shoes for Women.
The Gibson Girl
Built to Sell for $3.00.
OUR PRICE
($2.50)
PER PAIR-
DENTLER.
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Keeping House for the Brain.
The brain is an exacting tenant. Its house
must be kept clean and fresh or there will be
Irouble with the landlord. The brain needs
a constant supply of good, wholesome food.
"It " 'he new cereal, tastes good, and tup.
plies the nourishment needed, because
is made from brain strengthening grains, in
vigoraies the tired system and kindles ac
tivities. Vou will like "f" at any meal
Grocers sell "". a.,a ly '
P. I. REIIXY,
Practical Plumber, Steam, Gas and
Hot Water Fitter.'
Steam and Hot Water Heating. Lead Burro,
ing. Sanitary Plumbing of all Descrij
tions. All Work Guaranteed.
Estimates Cheerfully Purn'shed.
433 CENTRE STREET, BELL'l'HONK.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.