tie ffiff il'llllitt iff fW Ft;. ?a BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, IgOj. NO. 4. THE DICKSON CASE. Tha Boro of Berwick, Defend ant in the Case Files An Answer. INJUNCTION CONTINUED. The action growing out of the making of three open cellarways or basement entrances to a recently constructed building in Berwick, was given an airing before Court on Monday. The plaintiff is Sterling W. Dickson. The construction of the open area-ways it is claimed by the council is against a Borough ordinpnee, but Mr. Dickson alleges in his bill that he is acting under an ordinance. After he had erect ed the railing the council tore them down and threatened to fill up the areas. Mr. Dickson secured a preliminary injunction, restraining the Borough from any further inter ference. Monday's hearing changed the status of the case but little, if any. The defendants filed theii answer, and Sterling Dickson and Contractor Dodson, appeared be fore the Court in behalf of the plaintiff. At the conclusion of the testimony Attorney Jas. Scarlet, counsel for the Borough, asked that the order granting the injunction be withdrawn but it was ret used As the matter now stands the plaintiff has ten days in which to refute the uetuidant s answer, anu must do so. if the Court directs, within twenty days, wheu the case will come to an issue. The testimony given at Mon day's hearing, the Court has order ed, is to be written out for exami nation, after which a decision will be rendered. The Counsel in the case are Scarlet and Jackson for the defend ants and Herring, Hinckley and Vanderslice for the plaintiff. . AN OLD RESIDENT GONE. After an illness extending well uigh on to a yer.r, Daniel S. Lau bach succumbed to an attack of Bright's Disease at his home on the extension of Kast Third street at a late hour Saturday night. He was born in itenton township, this county, September, 1831, and was therefore 72 years of nge. He was the last member of a family of eleven children. At the age of 31 he enlisted in the services of his country, joining Company A,. of the 178th Regi ment, and served one year. Mr. Laubach was a stone mason b trade, which he followed from the time he came to town, up until about three years ago, when he purchased from his son-in-law, Charles Kitzmiller, the pool room in the Exchange Hotel basement. He conducted the pool business for two years, when by reason of fail ing health he was forced to retire. Mr. Laubach was a man of con- Mderable intelligence, and early in life was a successful school teachei. He leaves to survive him a wife the following children: Margaret, of Philadelphia; Dora, of Spokane, Washington; Mrs. A. H. Stewart, living at home; Harry and Walter, of Almedia; Noah, of Sau Francis co, and Cassius, of Wapwallopen. The funeral occurred on Tues day. Services were conducted at the house by Rev. D. N. Kirkby, and the remains were taken to Coles Creek and interred in the cemetery at St. Cabriel's church. BENTOHNEW UliUROb. Work on the new Presbyterian church to be built at Benton was commenced by contractor James Musslemau o n Monday. The building is to be of brick, 111 sue about 54x76 feet, and will cost about $3ooo. The construction of the building comes as a reward to the earnest labor expended m that direction by Rev. G. H. Heming way of this town. He has worked incessantly among the members of the church in that vicinity, and the fact that a handsome house of wor ship is now in course of construction is the fruit of his labor, and should be the source of considerable pleas ure to him. Chas. B. Lull represents the ' United States Fidelity and Guaran ty Co. of Baltimore, whose policies cover the loss of jewelry, apparel, furniture and household effects m 1 t.. ins. hv burclary, ana also damage to property by burg, lars. Wait for the Wheelmen They are Preparing Something Unique In the Way of Entertainment. December 10th the Date. Mauv and varied have been the entertainments given by local talent 111 the past, but thev all sink into insignificance when compared to the big show that is now in course of preparation by the Bloomsburg Wheelmen. The opening or first I part will be in the nature of a min strel, for which they have secured the Witmark overture and opening chorus. It has been compiled on original lines of catchy, popular and specially composed melodies, consistently dove-tailed, harmoni ously blended with appropriate ''business" that will make it a ver itable musical kaleidoscope of in terest to all classes. Some of the entries who will assist on the ends in the first part are Gerald Gross, the wizard of wit; W. H. Coffman, a consistent performer always; Bob Hagenbuch, a comer and sou of "Pap" Hagenbuch; Robt. Vander slice, with something up his sleeve; Ralph Phillips, great in any kind of going; Harry Barton, fleet of foot, likewise melodious, and John G. Harman, starter, he keeps 'em in line, together with sixteen win ning wheelmen, gorgeously garbed. The first impression of a show is the opening chorus. Realizing this the wheelmen have devoted a great deal of time and thought to the first part, aud the result will be found to be most gratifying. The olio or second part will be particularly strong. It will in clude vocal solos, by Miss Cope and Miss Albert, of the Normal; readine, by Mrs. Grant Herring; quartette selections, by Miss Cope, Miss Albert, Miss Comba and Mrs. Frank Pursel; monologue, by Robt. Vanderslice, aud illustrated songs by D. J. Tasker. The date of the entertainment is Thursday evening, December the 10th. Tickets will be on sale seven days in advance and can be secured from members of the club or at Bidleman's book store. The indications are that the attendance will take the capacity of the Opera House, so that all those who con template going will do well to re serve seats as soon as the diagram opens. NEW TROLLEY A SURE THING. Danville and Bloomsburg Line Only a Ques tion of Time. The officials of the Danville and Bloomsburg electric railway took another step forward toward the construction of the road Friday night, when they closed with Thomas Webb and Dr. J. S. Laz arus, for the right of way through their farms, situate at the lower end of town. This practically secures for the company the right of way for almost the entire distance. One of the places at which the company has met with some opposition is the Columbia County fair grounds. According to the proposed route of the road it will cut through the lower end of the fair ground ex tending up in the rear of the grand stand and coming out on Fifth St. While there has been no meeting of the Agricultural Society and con sequently no official refusal to grant the right of way through the ground yet it is known that some of the Agricultural Society officials have filed individual protests, and are opposed to having the road enter the town except by Sixth Street. The reasons why they favor Sixth street are not assigned. . The mat ter will in all probability be brought up at the next meeting of the So ciety. W. F. Pescoe, of Allentown, one of the promoters of the new road, was in town Saturday morning and iu conversation with a local news paper man stated that every effort will be made to get the work ou the new power house, that will be situated at Grovania, started by the early part of next month and hopes to have the structure completed by the early spring. It is quit j likely that the new Wesel Oil Engine will be the system that will be installed to operate the dynamos, as there have been several of the niachiues iu use iu the Cramp ei,ir Vards at Philadelphia aud j they aie said to be giving wouderful Character of Our Investments. w 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 Q!5foom06urg Qtaftonaf Q&mft A. Z. SCMOCH, President. Board of Health Acts. The Imperative Condition at Centralia Appeals to Local Officials. Intercourse Must Bs Restricted The Bloomsburg Board of Health is determined to prevent an out break of small pox in town and to that end have passed a resolution forbidding the residents of the in fected localities, Centralia and Conynghams to enter the town limits. The forthcoming teacher's institute and the December term of Court, and the great danger at tendant upon permitting peop'e from the sickness stricken districts to come here, uo doubt impelled the local board to act. At any rate the move is a wise one, and the interest manifested and the promptness displayed by the health officials entitles them to the thanks of all our people. The resolution passed by the Board is as follows: Whereas the disease, small-pox, is now prevalent in Centralia and Conyngham township it is now di rected by the Board of Health of Bloomsburg that all intercourse be tween the people there residing and this place be suspended during the prevalence of the epidemic and to that end this Board resolves : That the people there residing or visiting here, on business or for other purposes refrain from coming to the town of Bloomsburg and that Centralia and Conyngham town ship are hereby quarantined from the town of Bloomsburg. Persons residing in Bloomsburg and going to Centralia and vicinity are pro hibited from returning to and enter ing the town of Bloomsburg. The secretary is hereby directed to ap point all required assistants and in cur whatever expense may be neces sary to publish and enforce above action of the Board. A. Z. Schoch, Pres. Dr. W. M. Reber, Sec'y. Supt. Evans has notified all teachers from Centralia and Con yngham township that they will not be permitted to attend the insti tute. Conductors on the Electric Rail way are announcing at Berwick and Catawissa that no residents of Centralia and Conyngham will be permitted to enter Bloomsburg. satisfaction, both in speed and economy of operation, and it is this engine, the actions of which are being carefully watched by the pro moters, that is delaying the pre paration of plans to be placed iu the hands of the competing con tractors for their use in computing their bids and the manner of the construction of the superstructure varies considerably whether this engine or the Corliss be used. This will be some saving in time by the Columbia and Montour line, as it will do away with the running of cars from Market Square to the Lackawanna station every trip. The passengers for these points will take the cars of the new company by transfer. Clerks are also busy at the Allen town office of Mr. Pascoe figuring out the exact cost of the construc tion ot the road, which, since the survey has been completed will allow the necessary grading to be computed and every cubic yard of earth that will be needed for filling or that will have to be removed can be computed to a nicety and iu a few days preparations will be made for the contracting for the material delivered along the route that can be secured iu the vicinity. WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier. Sharp Points A cut in the price of Scissors will not improve their cutting. and scissors are not "cheap." They are made in such a way that they cannot le 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, Cenerai Hardware, Bloomsburg, Pa. THREE NEW CASES. In Spite of Rigid Quarantine Small Pox is Still Spreading at Centralia. ONE DEATH AT HOSPITAL. The unfavorable weather of the past week has increased the num ber of small pox cases at Centralia. Unlike most maladies small pox thrives in cold weather, and the frigid atmosphere of the last several days has been prodi ctive of three new cases and the afflicted ones now number thirty three. The latest are Walter Welsh add George Welsh, sons o f Martin Welsh. Walter was vaccinated only on Wednesday of last week at Mt. Car mel, and recently attended the thea tre at Ashlaud. One death occurred at the pest hospital, Margy, aged 16, daughter of John Laughlin, the L. V. station agent, being the vic tim. By order of the company offi cials all the clerks in the L,. V. office are to be vaccinated, and the order may be extended to all employees of the colliery. The board of health has turned its attention to the elec tric railway, and the cars have been fumigated. . . KEAfi McNEAL STABBED- Neal McNeal, a leading member of the Miss Bob White Comic Opera Compauy which visited Bloomsburg a few weeks ago, was seriously if not fatally stabbed in the face by Timothy Ilickey, another member of the Company, at Bellwood, Vir ginia on Tuesday of last week. The company was on its way from Bcllaire, and had stopped at Bell wood to change cars. While there a discussion arose, and in the heat of the argument, Hickey drew a knife and slashed McNeal under the eye. Hickey fled to Bcllaire but was captured and returned to the Bellwood jail. . The Staudard Oil Co. has again raised the price of oil two cents a gallon and the people who burn it for light must pay the increase. A few years ago it retailed at 10 cents a gallon, and now it is iS, all this jn view ot the fact that the Standard still paying enormous dividends. Thanksgiving Our National Feast Day is at hand The day when reunited families and friends gather round the festal board in joyous and thankful mood. For ourselves we have every reason to be thankful. The gifts of Providence demand our gratitude, and we profoundly share in the common expression of that gratitude on this occasion. It is fitting that the day should be devoted to thoughts that are in harmony with Thanksgiving Day and in accordance with that spirit our store will be closed from noon. In the meantime we desire to express our thankful ness to the public for their kind appeciation of our efforts to provide for their wants, which has been evinced by their liberal patronage. May our friends and patrons find the extreme of satisfaction in the pursuit of their Thanksgiving pleasures. Bloomsburg:, Penn'a., Comer Main and Center Sts. Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. Xmas Presents Free Given Away Free AT Leader Dep't Store. The keg in our win dow lias some tacks hammered into its hide. Give us a guess as to the number of the ham mered tacks. For every dollar's worth of goods you buy, you can make a guess. You can make a hundred guesses if you want. The Contest will Close 8 p. m. Dec. 24, 1903. The Prize will be Delivered the Same Night. Here is your chance to do your Christmas Shopping at Close Cash Prices and get one of these Valuable Gifts. THE LEADER DEPT. STORE, 4th and Market Streets, BLOOMSBURG, PENN'A. Given Away Free THE For the five nearest guesses to the correct number of tacks ham mcred into the keg we will give away the fol lowing presents: 1. Velvet Hug, 12x9 - 35.00. 2. Ingrain Pug, 12x0 9.00. 3. Writing Desk, 5.00 4. Parlor Lamp, -1.50 5. Parlor Table, 3.75
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