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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER i2, T903.
LOCAL MEN AFFECTED-
Katfrodtrs at East Bloomsbuig, Mainville,
Alifdinville, Ncscpeek andCatawiiia In
the Sweep tg Curtail Expenses.
Far Teaching in Its effect is ttie
rrecent order of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to reduce ex
penses. 1 he edict struck homo on
Monday when the Bankus floating
Kane of East Bloomsburg number
ing 18 men were notified that their
services would no longer be re
quired. Not only at this point, but
also at several other points near
here men have been laid off. At
Mainville, Nescopeck, Mifflinville
and Catawissa men have been sus
pended. The order is particularly
unfortunate to the men at this time
as many cfthcm are married and
have families.
In making the suspension, dis
tinction has been given the older
employees of the company, they
being retained in as many instances
as it was possible to do so.
The men laid off in almost every
instaiice iiave been promised their
positions again just as soon as busi
ness conditions warrant it. The de
crease in freight traffic is said to be
twenty-five per cent, less than at
this time last year and on this ac
count are the company's expenses
being curtailed. The passenger de
partment, with the exception of a
few baggage men and car cleaners,
has not -been affected by the reduc
tion order.
Opiuions among railroad men as
to probable length of time the men
will be without work differ. Some
think the lay off will be only tem
porary, while others say there is
very little hope foi an improvement
of conditions, at least not this winter.
It is -said that the company's cam
paign of reducing expenses will
touch all the improvements now go
ing on.
The significance of the order to
reduce forces is made more pro
nounced by the fact that at this
time a year ago, instead of making
a reduction of forces, men were be
ing hired. Railroad men think
that the end has not yet been reach
ed, as conditions, instead of show
ing signs of improvement, are get
ting worse apparently. The out
look for the coming winter is view
ed as being gloomy in freight circles.
The same conditions prevail over
almost the entire system.
Fifty-three employees of the
Pennsylvania shops at Sunbury
were notified late Friday afternoon
that their services would be dis
pensed with for an indefinite period.
Eight employees at Williamsport
and two at Lock Haven received
the same notification. The orders
came from Williamsport and were
accompanied by the explanation
that expenses must be reduced. The
men suspended were car builders
and laborers.
The Company has issued orders
to cut down the force in the Altoona
shops ten per cent., which will
necessitate suspending 800 men
Italians are to be laid off before any
Amei icans, it is said.
First Email Pox Victim
Miss Hattie Hanley, aged eigh
teen years, died at 12:30 Monday
night at her home in Centralia from
small pox being he first victim of
the present outbreak. She was a
relative of the Lewis family, where
the malady first broke out, and her
illness is traced to that source. She
was buried some time Tuesday
night. The other cases show no
particular change as yet but the
authorities are not relaxing their
vigilance. The quarantine against
the Hanley family was not lifted
on Monday as expected. After
consideration the health authori
ties thought it advisable to con
tinue the same for another week.
The lamily is temporarily quartered
in a barn and shows no signs of ill
health.
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A GOOD RESOLUTION
Ikrwick Merchants will confine
their advertising to newspapers.
At the regular meeting of the Ber
wick Merchants Protective Associa
tion held last week an important
resolution bearing upon their future
methods of advertising was passed.
It is evident that the merchants
have tired of the numerous adver
tising schemes which are constantly
being presented, and which never
bring them any returns for the
money expended, and have wisely
decided that in the future only
newspaper advertising shall receive
any consideration from them. The
resolution as passed reads as fol
lows: That the members of this associa
tion shall not at any time after the
passage of this resolution enter into
any advertising scheme other than
regular newspaper advertising and
that no other schemes such as pro
grams, hotel register, tickets to
festivals, suppers, entertainments,
chances on things of value, trading
stamps, prizes, etc., shall not be
patronized or used by members of
the association.
A large number of members were
present at the meeting and the re
solution was passed without a dis
senting voice. It was decided to
present the resolution toeach dealer
tor his signature and a committee
was appointed for that purpose.
Too Much Hard Cider-
Norman H. Stauffer of Madison
township wes the prosecutor in a
case before Squire Jacoby yester
day aftprnoon against Charles Eisen
hart of the same township. The
charge against, the latter was felo
nious assault and was committed in
the evening of Sept. 27 last, when
he met Stauffer in the public road
and pointed a double barreled shot
gun at him and ordered him to
throw up his hands. Notwithstand
ing the fact that Eisenhart had
confessed to having committed the
deed and before the Squire plead
guilty, the prosecutor had subpoen
aed enough witnesses to convict a
half dozen men. Defendant waived a
hearing and in default of $300 bail
was comitted to jail.
Eisenhart has always been a
peaceable and quiet fellow, but it
appears that on this particular occa
sion he had been imbibing too
freely of the overdeveloped product
of the cider press and didn't know
what he was at.
Those who had been subpoenaed
in the case and who were present
in the Squire's office were Samuel
Warden, Geo. Mills, Cbas. Maust,
A. M. Zeisloft, Louisa Guiser,
Daniel Maust, Joseph Correll, Geo.
Whitenight, John Whitenight, Geo.
Guiser, Lewis Croslev.
Death of a Former Oolumbia County Man
Silas W. Barber died at his home
in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oct. 6th, 1903,
from a complication of diseases,
after a lingering illness of several
months, in his 69 year. He left
Columbia County in 1865 for Mich,
remained there 6 years and moved
to Iowa in 1871. For several years
he has been an active worker in the
M. . . Church and found great
consolation and comfort in his
Saviour. He lived a consistant life
and died resting on Christ's pro
mises. James fox Dead
James Fox of Elysburg, died at
his home Friday of old age, being
ninety years old last February. He
was the father of O. P. and C. C.
Fox of town and besides them is
survived by another son William
and three daughters, Mary, Joanna
and Mrs. Cherrington of Elysburg.
Up to his ninetieth birthday he had
attended to work about the farm.
He was buried on Monday in the
family plot at the Mclntyre church
near Catawissa.
A New Stamp Issue-
The "flag" postage stamp, which
has been in use for about six months,
will soon be superseded by a new
design known as the "shield" post
age stamp. The Bureau of engrar-
ing is now making the plates, each
containing 400 designs, from which
the supply of two-cent stamps lor
next year will be printed.
We have a nice line of wall paper
and as cheap as the cheapest, at
Mercer s Drug and Book Store.
THE COLUMBIAN,
Alexander's Band at the- Elk Rooms.
The Elks of town together with
a number of the members of the
order from Berwick, Bentott and
Catawissa spent a delightful even
ing at the Elk rooms in the Ent
building Thursday euening Alex
ander and his riand were present
and rendered an excellent concert.
Alexander has scored many
triumphs as musical director.
composer and band leader. Among
nis compositions that have become
popular is "Upa-Tree March."
The Band is a great favorite in
liloomsburg-, and plays excellently.
It was particularly noticeable Thurs
day evening that the soft, sweeter
tones, as well as the bright, abun
dant expression of fuller music, are
ol a character to attract and hold
the listener. Alexander, by his
generous social nature, has made
many friends here who will rejoice
in the greatest artistic progress he
can make.
Will Banquet Employee.
In recognition of their services.
James M 'gee manager of the
Magee Carpet Conpany, is arrang
ing an evening of entertainment
and banquet for the employees.
the event is scheduled to take
place on the evening of Friday,
October 30th, in the stock room,
third floor of the mill.
The first part of the evening will
be taken up with an entertainmeut
in which a number of the employees
will participate Not a few of the
people possess considerable histrion
ic talent, and the initial feature of
the evening's program will be 5rst
class. Then will come the banquet
after which a varied program of
amusements will be indulged in.
The idea is an original one with
Mr. Magee. He could not have
hit upon a more unique way of
showing his appreciation for his
operatives, and that the evening
will be an enjoyable one goes with
out saying.
Hearts and Faces.
A monologue drama in seven
acts will be given in the Opera
House on Oct. 29 next by Mrs.
Edith C. Rick. She is the widow
of Chaplain Rick of the 12th Penn
sylvania Volunteets, who died dur
ing the Spanish-American war.
Her entertainment is very highly
spoken of by the press and critics.
Here is one comment:
I have several times recently wit
nessed Edith Rick's success in en
tertaining large audiences, and I
can truly say that in "Hearts and
Faces" she has a monologue that
displays her ability to a marked
degree. In it she presents various
phases of human passion, as well
as varied lights and shades of
humor and pathos, in a graphic
and most admirable manner. If
audiences were commensurate with
ner ability, nans would be so
packed that the feet of the last late
comer would stick ont of the dor
mer window.
James D. Haw-ley.
Vaudeville Sketch Author and Im
personator of Riley Child and
Hoosier Dialect."
The tickets sell for 75, 50 and 35
cents, at Bidleman's, where the
board will be open on Monday
morning. A large number of seats
have already been sold, and it will
be one of the most refined and de-
ightful performances given here in
a long time. Mrs. Judge Herring
has the matter in hand, and the
Lutheran church will receive the
benefit.
' A Popular Leader,
Prof. O. H. Yetter filled the post
of musical director at the Bradford
county teachers' institute at To
wanda last week. The Reporter
Journal in speaking of the institute
says: "The session in the after
noon rpened with singing led by
Professor O. H. Yetter of the
Bloomsburg schools who will have
charge throughout the institute.
Professor Yetter was here last year
and makes a very popular and ac
ceptable leader."
A Coming Wedding,
Mr. and Mrs.' Joseph C. Burlier,
ofLewisburg, have issued invita
tions to the marriage of their daugh
ter, Miss Miriam Adlum Bucher to
Mr. Harry Watson Chamberlin, of
Milton Thursday evening, October
29th, at eight o'clock. The cere
mony will be performed in the First
Presbyterian church at Lewisburg.
Bruce Jones has returned to his
position as agent for the Penna.
Railroad Co. at East Bloomsburg.
Bruce has had a long siege of ill
ness, but is rapidly regaiuing his
strength, much to the pleasure of
his numerous friends. J. H. Stroh
ecker, of Beavertown, Pa., who so
ably and courteously filled the po
sition during Mr. Jones" illness,
departed on Tuesday for Nanticoke,
Pa. tq accept the agency there.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
rEOM OUfiT HOUSE O0SR1DOES.
The followine marriaee licenses
h.ir. h .an irn(.i1 i r- a r Tie, .esita
Calvin C. Girton of Stillwater and
Miss Mattie Shultz of Fairmount
Springs.
W. E. Elmes and Miss Lillian
Corkins, both of Berwick.
A. W. Jones and Miss Fannie Mc-
Guire, both of Jonestown.
Howard F. Force of Greenwood
township and Miss Mary Alice Wen-
tiers, of Talmar.
S. O. Rider and Miss Zora Knecht,
both of Berwick.
Edward Hutchinson and Miss
Clara Baker, both of Berwick.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Barbara Musselman to S. B. & B.
R. R. Co. Scott.
C. E. Drum and wife to S. B. & B.
R. R. Co. Center.
Elisha Hagenbuch and wife to S.
B. & B. R. R. Co. Center.
Lafayette Creasy and wife to S. B.
& B. R. R. Co. Center.
Austin S. Ohl and wife to S. B. &
B. R. R. Co. Scott.
Marie W. Kshinka to S. B. & B.
R. R. Co. Berwick.
Ellsworth Shaffer and wife to S. B.
& B. R. R. Co Mt. Pleasant.
Mary E. Wolf et. ux. to Wm.
Hutton Bloom.
Mary E. Pursell et. ux. to Jas.
Magee, and. Bloom.
DKUGHSTW1LLUL08E AT 9
We the undersigned Druggists
of Bloomsburg do hereby agree on
our honor to close our stores not
later than 9 o'clock P. M. between
the following dates:
From Wednesday October 21,
1903 to December 10. 1003 and
from Monday December 28th to
April 1st, 1904. This agreement
is not to apply to Saturday evenings.
the public will please make a
note of the dates to avoid confusion.
G. A. McKklvy,
W. S. RlSHTO.V,
J. H. Mercer,
George P. Ringler,
C. A. Kleim, t
Moyer Bro's.
PRINTING BALLOTS
The contract for printing ballots
for the November election has been
awarded by the commissioners to
The Columbian for $69.63. This
is at the rate of $4.50 per 1000 for
the othcial, and $2.00 per 1000 for
the samples, less one dollar, and is
about one-half the price paid when
the ballots took twice as much ma
terial and three times the labor.
The other bids were, Benton
Argus $109.00: Morning Press,
$140.00.
VALUABL3 NUGUET
A nugget from the Yucca Cyanide
Gold Company's mines, weighiug
about 1000 pounds and valued at
from $3oo to $1000, is on exhibi
tion in W. S. Rishton's drug store
window. . The nugget has been
going the rounds, it having been
shipped here from Sunbury.
Jones-McGuire On Oct. 21,
at the Reformed parsonage in
Orangeville by Rev. A. Houtz, Mr.
A. W. Jones and Miss Fannie Mc
Guire, both of Jonestown, Pa.
Morris S. Broadt has resigned
his position as secretary and assis
tant treasurer of the Central Savings
Company of Pittsburg on account
of ill health. He has been at Pitts
burg ouly a short time, having
gone there from Lansdowne, Pa.
He held a good position, and was
in line for rapid advancement and
his sickness is particularly unfor
tunate. His many friends wish
him a speedy return to health.
.
Have compassion on the man
who makes a fool of himself the
poor fellow does not know any
better.
The Marvelous New Medicine, Cal-cura Sol
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Money Back If it Does Not Cure.
Tour pocketbook as well aa your henlth
need consideration, but often both suffer
through ignorance, of the riht thing to buy.
"Thousands of dollars huve I jmid out
to doctors during my lifo and I don't com
pluin of the doctors j but Dr. Kennedy's
new medicine, Cul-cura Solvent, bents thefu
all. Three bottles of it cured me lust
spring of heart trouble and terrible pains
in the side, buck and bend. Am better
than for thirty yours." II. J. Brandow,
Jewett Centre, N. Y.
For $3.00 invested in Cal-cura Solvent
Mr. Brandow got what he had spent tliou
sunds for in vain. Your ouse may be like his.
If your druggist does not have Cal-cura
Solvent, write to the Cal-cura Company,
Itondout, N.Y.j but ask your druggiut ttrut.
$1.00 a bottle. Only one size.
Guarantee 1 Your druggist will return
your money if Cul-cura fails to cure, and
The Cal-cura Company will pay the drug
cist, ltemeuaber, Cal-cura Bolvent cures
08 of all cases of Kidney, Bladder and
Liver disorders.
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Comfortables, $1 to $3.50.
Art Linens, 25c to $1.50.
Pillow Tops, 1 oc to 48c.
Pillows, 25c to $2.
Black Petticoats, $ i to $3.75
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DARKNESS A3U UATL1GJ1T.
Is the attraction announced at
the Orera House for next Tuesday
evening and it will offer the many
readers and admirers of Mary J.
Holmes an opportunity to see her
work transferred from the printed
page to the mimic stage, as the play
is a dramatization of the above pop
ular novelist's most successful book
of that name, and it will be portray
ed by a company of clever players,
fully m harmony with the ideas ol
the writer as to what her characters
would look and act like in the flesh.
It can be said of Mrs. Holmes that
she has shown in this book how
well she can create characters ot
real flesh and blood types. All the
world loves a lover, and we might
50 farther and say that it also loves
the successful writer of fiction, who
dips deep into human nature, and
evolves love stories such as those of
Mrs. Holmes. In book form the
story was a delightful on, and if
the dramatist has embraced even
one half of the opportunities of it,
we can safely say that the play will
prove doubly interesting, especially
to those who have formed an ac
quaintance with its characters
through reading the novel.
Coal Bbeds Destroyed-
The frame buildings at the S. M.
Hess coal yard located below the
P. & R. depot were totally de
stroyed by fire about ten o'clock
Friday night. The fire was of in
cendiary origin and in all proba
bility was the work of tramps. It
had gained such a start before it
was discovered that the buildings
could not be saved. In fact it re
quired considerable work on the
part of. the firemen to prevett
adjacenc buildings from being ig
nited. Mr. Hess' books were saved
but his loss is quite heavy, as he
carried only a small insurance.
The alarm nearly created a panic
at the Opera House. A play was
in progress at the time, and at the
sound of a voice crying fire, the
people rose in wild behavior, and
many made a rush for the door.
Tbey were quieted, however, with
out anyone being injured.
Oxk ITrxPRF.D per cent, on
Stock within six months,
therefore you are paying
based upon real value.
Unlisted Mining Stocks,
you money on any of them.
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
ARTIFICIAL DAYLIGHT. '
If you have a dark room in your
house, or a dark corner in your of
fice, or store, or basement, we can
show you how to make it light.
The Columbian Officb is lighted
with three kinds of Daylight Prisms,
which can be seen 8t any time by
calling here. We have the agency
for these glass, and will be glad to
give you an estimate. Come and
see how they lighten up our base
ment. The Columbian.
tf Bloomsburg, Pa.
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TO INVEST OR SPECULATE
in stocks go to a reliable broker, S. Goldberg,
60 Broadway, New York, Member of ihe
New York Consolidated Stock Exchange.
Buys and sells stocks, Bonds and Grain. Cor
respondence invited. 9-10-4
W. H. flOORE,
main and iron streets,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Our Fall and Winter
SHOES
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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 let us
Fit you with a pair.
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Cor. Main and Iron Sts.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.