BLOOMSBURG, PA.t THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1$, I9O3.
NO. 47
PHYSICIANS HOPEFUL
Mrs. Krebs Is Steadily Improv.
Ing, and Is Expected
to Recover.
HITE GIVEN A HEARING.
MUST STAND TRIAL.
Bruno Vfccl, who Shot J. M.
Fairchllda, of Berwick, Held
for Court.
The last few days have been
barren of any new developments
in the Northumberland shooting
sensation. Even the hearing
brought out nothing other than
was known. It was held before
Squire Fertig, at Northumberland
Monday afternoon, and resulted in
Ilite being remanded to jail with
out bail for court on the charge of
aggravated assault and battery with
intent to kill and murder. On the
charges of carrying concealed dead
ly weapons and breaking and enter
ing with intent to commit a felony
bail was accepted in the sum of
five hundred dollars. Chas. A.
Conrad, of Sunbury, was accepted
as bondman. Nothing new de
veloped. Counsel for the prisoner
offered evidence in his behalf and
the commonwealth rested after
making out a prima facie case.
Fred Krebs and his mother ar
rived first. Hite handcuffed to
Officer Whalen, accompanied by
Constable Jones, of Northumber
land, County Detective Geise and
his wife arrived a half hour later.
As soon as the handcuffs were re
moved from his wrist Hite took a
seat alongside of his counsel, Col.
Clement and J. F. Schaffer. Dur
ing the entire proceeding he sat
silent, nervously chewing a tooth
pick and handling his handkerchief.
He looked pale and care-worn, but
seemed to take great interest in the
examination ot witnesses. His
wife sat at the other end of the
room, and it was only by thegreat-
est effort that she kept the lump
from rising in her throat and tears
from flowing. Krebs for the most
of the time sat gazing at Hite, who
voided looking in that direction.
It was nearly three o'clock before
District Attorney Cummings and
Walter Shipman, his associate, ar
rived. The formality ot reading
the indictments was dispensed with.
Dr. Will L. Shindel testified as
to the woman's condition since her
admission to the Mary M. Tarker
Hospital. The body wound, he
said, was the most dangerous and
that a piece of ribbon had been
carried in the neck wound by the
bullet. The wound below the left
breast appeared to be made at a
close range and was distinctly
burned and powder marked, an
indication that the body had not
been protected with much clothing.
He considered the woman's chance
of recovery very good, but admitted
the possibility of a reverse, but said
it was not probable. Dr. P. II .
Renn testified along the same line
and also stated that he believed the
woman would recover.
The prisoner's counsel asked to
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nave me nrsi iwo cuargca uiauuaacu,
claiming the evidence was insuf
ficient, but the Justice ruled ad
versely and fixed the bail. The
Tustice also refused to accept bail
on the higher charge and remanded
Hite back to tail. Application win
be made in Court next Monday to
have the prisoner released on bail,
and if Mrs. Krebs continues to im
prove the application will likely be
successful.
Attempted to Kill His Wife.
There are two charges against
Bruno Vicci of Berwick. One for
attempting to kill his wife and the
other for shooting J. M. Fairchilds.
He was given a hearing before
Squire Jacoby Monday afternoon,
at which evidence sufficient to
fasten both crimes upon him was
produced. On the first charge,
that of felonious shooting with in
tent to kill, he was held under
$1000 bail, and on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons, under
$200 toail. District Attorney Duy
wns assisted in the case by C. C.
Evans of Berwick. Vicci had no
counsel.
The evidence against Vicci for
the shooting of Fairchilds was un
controvertible. It was furnished
by Joe Borrclla, and corroborated
by his wife. On the night of the
shooting Vicci was seen to run past
their house with a gun in his hand.
The next night he appeared at their
house and admitted that he had
shot a farmer, but claimed that the
farmer had attempted to take the
gun away from him. lie had warn
ed them not to tell anyone about it,
threatening to burn their house if
they did so, and it was for this
reason that they had not appeared
against him at the former hearing.
Chief of Police Adam Clay-
berger, of Berwick, testified that
on the fifth of November he had
taken a concealed weapon away
from V icci. It was this evidence
that substantiated the second
charge.
Throughout the hearing, icci
sat quietly, and listened to every
word of the confrontation without
any apparent emotion. He would
fix his gaze upon a witness, and
would only transfer his scrutiny,
when another would take the chair
to testify against him.
BALTZER'S MOSIO ROW
nthprs mav come and eo, but J
Saltzer stays right here. He has
been in the music business, sewing
pianos, organs.sewing machines and
wash machines for many years and
his reputation for honesty and fair
dealing is thoroughly established.
His ware rooms, Main Street, below
Market Square, contain a full line
of musical instruments of the best
makes and he and his son Blaine
are always ready to wait on their
manmers. Blaine, by the way, is
a fine performer on the piano, as
wen as a gouu &iugci,
show the merits of their
instruments. It is a good place to
select a nice Christmas present.
Tames Thomas, who about twenty
years ago, resided in Bloomsburg,
during which time he served one
term as Constable, was killed on a
railrond crossing near Bangor, a
few days ago. The accident in
which he lost his life was a collision
between a train and a trolley car.
He was a passenger on the latter.
C. S. Thomas, of town, a cousin,
atteuded the funeral.
Character of Our Investments.
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E LIMIT Our Investments to Securities of the most
Substantial Kind; such Securities as are of Acknowl
edged Value, and easily Converted into Cash.
0e (gfoomeBurg (Uaftonaf $anft
A. Z. SCHOCH, President.
WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier.
EPIDEMIC FEARED.
The Small Pox Situation at Con
tralla Is Daily Growing More
Alarming,
Five New Cases on Tuesday.
REV. A. HOUTZ MARRIED.
A wedding of considerable inter
est, particularly to the people of
Orangevule, and other places where
the groom is so well known and
where his labors during the many
years that have passed have been
so successful, is that of Rev. A.
Houtz, of Orangeville and Miss
Sarah Agnes Neyhard of Brooklyn,
N. Y. The ceremony was per
formed at the home of the bride
Wednesday morning by Rev. W.
T. E. Adams, of Kdgewood Re
formed Church, Brooklyn. That he
is beloved by his people was fully
demonstrated last evening, when
upon bis arrival home, upwards of
sixty-five members of the church,
representing several different towns
gathered aud tendered him aud his
bride a warm and cordial reception.
The residents of Central ia have
cause for alarm. Scarcely a day
passes that the disease does not gain
in extent. A new case was dis
covered on Monday, and on the
following day five more were found
to be afflicted with the terrible
malady. The exact number of
cases at the present time is not
known, but there are at least twenty
ofTliVtorl -viic Tim Tlnnrrl nf TTpnHll
has done everything in its power to '
prevent the spread of the disease,
and have exercised every known
precaution, but their efforts appear
to be unavailing.
What makes the danger of a still j
greater spread more iminent, is the
fact that a number of cases, diag
nosed as chicken pox, the victims
having been allowed their freedom,
have now developed into small pox
of aggravated form. Ten families
have been quarantined, included
among them being that of Presi
dent of the Ceutralia Borough
Council James Farrell, two of his
children being ill.
The hospital is doing a great 1
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wort, inougn us accommouauons
are limited. The staff consists of
one doctor, two nurses, ward nurse,
a cook and a hostler.
The effects of the disease will be
felt at the coming sessions of the
Teachers' Institute, as well as at
the December term of Court. None
of the teachers will be allowed to
attend the institute, and the cases
on the December calendar, crimi
nal aud otherwise, in which people
from that section are interested,
will be contiuued.
ROYAL ARQANUM
Meeti Firit and Third Friday ol each Month.
OPEN MEETING.
The Royal Arcanum will hold
an open meeting tomorrow evening,
commencing at eight. This social
event is always one of pleasure
and profit and the members antici
pate the usual good time.
Since i t s institution Centre
council, Royal Arcanum, of Philips
burg, has paid $57.o in death
benefiits to people of that communi
ty . The last one was $3,000 to
Mrs. A. J. Graham and it is note
worthy that iu just two weeks after
her husband's death she was handed
a check for the full amount of his
benefit.
Representative Fred T. Ikeler, of
Columbia county, the minority
leader of the House of Representa
tives at the last session, was iu
llarrisburg to-day on legal busi
ness. Mr. Ikeler is serving his
second terra and unless he changes
his mind he will nut again be a
candidate for the Assembly or any
otberoffice. His colleague, "Farm
er" Creasy, who is serving his fifth
term, has already announced bis
candidacy for renotnination at the
primaries next spring. Ifarrisfiurg
Telegraph.
The Normal School will build an
ice house, and harvest and store a
supply for next season's use.
ORGAN RECITAL.
The organ recital to be given in
St. Paul's Episcopal church this
evening will be one which every
lover of music should hear. The
program is well selected, and in
cludes music which any one can
understand and appreciate. Mr.
William Powell Twaddell, organist
of Christ Church, Rye, N. Y. is a
performer of tnusual ability. Mrs.
J. K. Miller will give two numbers
on the violin, and she never fails to
please. No admission fee will be
charged, but a collection will be
taken up for the purpose of defray
ing expenses, and for the purchase
of music, books, etc. for the choir.
It is hoped there will be a large at
tendance, and that each one will
contribute a reasonable compensa
tion for the character of the entertainment.
To Protect Hunting Dogs-
The very latest proposition of the
sportsmen is the organization of a
club for the protection of hunting
dogs. Valuable dogs have been
poisoned and stolen out of face dur
ing the past four weeks and since
game and all other human fixtures
have been protected they are now
determined to stem the tide of dog
stealing and punish the thieves to
the fullest extent of the law. The
most effective way in which to ac
complish this is the formation of a
club for the protection of the
canines.
Thieves paid F. D. Dentler's re
frigerator a visit Saturday night
and removed therefrom a nine pound
roast of beef, which he had pur
chased for a Sunday dinner, and
some sausage.
Sharp Points
A cut in the price of Scissors
will not improve their cutting.
and scissors are not "cheap."
They arc made in such a way
that they cannot te turned out
at low figures, and cannot be
had for a "song." You will
never find
CLAUSS
goods in any but the stores
where dealers consider that a
pleased customer brings the
best profit, in time.
FOR SALE BY
J.G.Wells,
General Hardware,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
GUS DISGUSTED.
The well known minstrel man,
Gus Sun, was in town this week.
He jumped all the way here from
Kansas City for the express purpose
of closing the Uncle Tom show
which appeared at the Opera House
Monday. Gus said the venture
was a bad one. He invested $1600
aud every cent of it was lost. He
offered the entire outfit consisting
of pony, two blood hounds, scenery,
costumes, trunks aud paper suffi
cient tc last for several weeks, for
$200, but the proposition went beg
ging. He had never witnessed the
performance, notwithstanding that
he was the owner, and before the
curtain was rung up he was at a
loss to know why the people didn't
turn out in larger numbers. But
be found out. He was standing
just inside the door, in the last act
when little Eva died and as Uncle
Tom, commiserating with her "dear
papa", said "it's all over now mas
sa," he was overheard to remark,
"yes and so is the d show;"
In conversation with the writer
after the performance he said "that's
the poorest Tom show I ever saw.
If Harriet Beecher Stowe had been
here tonight and seen the maltreat
ment ot her grand old story, she'd
murder me." He was cogitative
for a moment and then concluded
by saying, "Well if the people of
BloDtnsburg will forgive me this
time, I w ill promise never to perpe
trate such a fake on them again."
He had reason to be disgusted.
It was positively the rankest that
ever happened.
Prospeoting.
The prospecting for coal on the
Cunnings tract near Aristes, which
wa3 temporarily abandoned during
the wet weather last July, has been
started again under the direction of
H. S. Gay, a mining expect. A
small force is at work. Surface
indications alone are being sought,
no sinking having been done.
C. C. Sebold, of Suubury, has
leased the Hendershott building,
formerly occupied by Gomer
Thomas, and stocked the same with
a fine line of high grade pianos,
organs and musical merchandise.
He is having his openihg to-day
aud to-morrow.
Men's Haberdashery
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Whatever is new and correct, somehow gets into this
store first. It's the way we have of doing things.
The best dressers in town look to us for the new
things ia Toggery and they get it.
DROP IN FOR A LOOK
at the new Fall and Winter things Splended display
just now. Prices you will like.
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Bloomsburg, Penn'a.,
Corner Main and Center Sts.
Come in and see us,
we'll treat you right.
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THE
Leader Dep't Store.
Are You a Guesser?
Here's Your Chance 1 1
We're Paying For Guesses
And Paying Liberally.
A white keg is in our Market Street window.
Into it we have hammered a lot of tacks.
How many arc in its hide ?
Km
CONTEST CLOSES
IThursday, December 24, 1903,
AT KIGHT O'CLOCK P. M.
fir in -it- i 1 1 mtm Mi 1 1
There will be Five Prizes Given to the live
who guess nearest the number of tacks
hammered into the keg. Keg and tacks
in full Sight.
'ABE?
For Every Dollar's Worth of Goods
You Buy You Can Make a Guess.
Gladly have you guess 100 times. KJ
Full particulars by mail.
4th and Market Streets,
Bloomsburg, Pa.