THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUROPA.
5
The Stronghold the ...
Farmers National Bank
Has Upon .Public Confidence
Is Evidenced by its Large and Increasing Business,
Comparative Statement for Last Five Years :
Total.
SlJKt'MJS.
$44,154.54
58,713.62
75,169.42
Sept. 5, 1900
Sept. 6, 1902
Sept. 6, 1904
C. M. CllEVliLtNG, Pres.
WE INVITE YOU TO
When
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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905
Entered at th Font Offiet, Bloomiftuvv, ra.
at Knd clatt matter, Karen 1, 18ttH.
Club Offers.
Our Club Offers for 1905 are
as follows :
The Columbian and
New York Thrtce-a- Week
World, - -
The Columbian and
Iribunc Farmer,
The Columbian and
American Farmer -
1.65
1.25
1. 00
all strictly in advance.
We have but 100 copies of the
American Farmer to give away.
They will go to the first advance
paying subscribers who call.
.Don't wait too long. tf.
LOCAL NEWS.
Legal advertisements on page 7
Leases and quit notices
lit this office
for sale
4t.
Revival meetings are in progress
at the M. E. Church this week.
Clem R. Weiss, Esq., and
have arrived in town from
wedding tour.
- - -
bride
their
T. M. Betz has been appointed as
nostmaster of Rupert to succeed
Mrs. Marv Yost, resigned
f)n a charce of conducting
house of ill-fame, and in default of
bail Con Ifland was committed to
jail.
Julius Wolfe of Hazleton,
move to Bloomsburg and
will
take
charge of the White House Restau
rant.
The time is at hand to look
around for the best men to fill the
town offices at the February elec
tion.
Charles P. Elwell will receive
cuoils in pianoforte and ht mony
Terms reasonable. Call or 1 '.dress
233 West Third street. tf
Oscar L. Mass of Mordausville,
and Miss Lizzie Taylor, were united
in marriage by Justice of the Peace
Guy Jacoby, Tuesday atteruoou.
W. II. Henrie, ex-prothonotary,
made his appearance yesterday for
the first time after Dhaving been
housed up six weeks with rheuma
tism. ET&tSft
Tudee R. W. Archibald, of the
United States District Court, has
re-appoiutedj II. A. McKillip as
referee in bankruptcy, for another
term.
.
Arthur Roan has received hisline
of samntes from the Olympia Shoe
Co., Boston, and will start ou the
road as traveling salesman next
week.
II. O. Wert has engaged again
in the shoemaking business, and
has opened a shop on Jetlerson
back of Bomboy'5 meat
DKPHlTS.
$260,389.50
285. 105. 31
381,157.46"
itKHOUKCKS.
$421,347.56
479,279.22
576,326.88
M. MILLEiSEN. Cashier.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT.
A Man's feet are better
judges of shoes than
he is !
vou tuck vour's into a pair of
"Keith's Konqueror"
thev 11 tell you they're com-
v v
tollable at last,
$3.50 and $4.00
Chas. M. Evans,
ACEKT FOIL HLOO.H8UUIIG.
Dr. J. J. Brown has been elected
president of the Irondale Electric
Light & Power Co., filling the
vacancy occasioned by the death of
Dr. W. M. Reber.
You often find that the boy who
was invariably at the head of his
class in school is now keeping a set
of books for the fellow who was
always at the tail.
John A. Eckard and Miss Mamie
M. Fritz, both of West Bciwick
were the principals in a wedding
performed by 'Squire Jacoby at his
oluee Saturday evening.
The sudden start of a team of
horses, behind which George Beagle
was seated yesterday, threw him
with great force against the side of
the sled fracturing two ribs on his
right side.
.
The real big show, the Wheel
men's Minstrels, will be put on some
time next month. The creative
powers of the Wheelmen are un
limited, so something fine may be
looked for.
M. Berman has closed out the
stock of the Hub Clothing Store
and returned to Middletown, Pa
where he will be associated
his brother in the conduct
similar business.
with
ot a
Howard Furman won the New
Year euchre prize, a fine dress suit
case at Wheelmen's Club house
Monday evening. This is the
second suit case he has won within
the last year, at the Club house.
lne recently appointed rura
mail carriers, Ray Yohe and Claude
Maust started on Monday. They
both like the work and the service
gives great satisfaction to the
people residing along the routes.
Zehnder Low of Orangeville
under whose direction and leader
ship the Orangeville Band made
such noticeable improvement dur
irg the past year, is taking a course
at the Philadelphia Conservatory
of Music.
The young ladies of the Benton
M. E. Church presented "Rebecca's
Triumph' ' a tour act drama to a
large audience in the Town Hall ot
that town Saturday evening. The
production was eminently success
ful and a neat sum was realized.
The commissioners have con
cluded that to re-establisn the ferry
at Catawissa this winfer would be
useless. The river is ruuniDg slush
ice, which would not only interfere
with the operation of the boat, but
would render it unsafe and hazard
ous. Things are booming at Jamison
City just now. The Central Penn
sylvania Lumber Company has
twenty teams sledding logs from
Grass Hollow to the big saw mill.
The Elk Tanning Co., is also runn
ing full and $7000 is being disburs
ed among the workmen every two
weeks.
HENRY W. CHAMPLIN, M. D.,
EYK, EAR, INOSH. AND THROAT SPECIALIST.
Ent Building, Dloonisburg, Pa-
The contract for erecting an iron
bridge over Nescopeck creek, near
the borough of Nescopcck, was
awarded to the Nelson Buchanan
Co., of Chamhersbnrg, by the
Hoard of Public Buildings and
Grounds. Prhe $10,844. This
structure will replace the Aten
bridge destroyed by flood last
spring.
Scarlet fever is raging in Locust
township, and an epidemic of the
disease is feared. There has al
ready been cne death, a little seven
year-old son of John Derr, and
many more are alllicted and in a
critical condition. Five children in
the family of William Hendricks,
and one in the family of David
Lindermuth are ill.
There is no spot in the world
where so rnanv different national
ities meet, where so many foreign
tongues are heard, where so many
peculiar and picturesque people are
seen, as in the old Battery Park,
New York. This is one of the in
teresting scenes that will be shown
in "New York Day by Day" at the
Opera House tomorrow evening.
There was a general exodus of
students to the various colleges
yesterday. Those who returned to
resume their studies were: Miss
Imouene Miller, to Lutherville Col
lege ; Donald Herring to Princeton;
Silas Riddle and Max Dillon to
State ; Fred Welsh. Charles Albert
and Reginald Hemingway, to
Lafayette, Elwell Funk to Lehigh,
and Ray Hagenbuch to Lawreuce-
ville Preparatory School.
What might have been a serious
conflagration was averted by the
presence of mind of Mrs. W. II
Hartinan of Millville. SaturdAy
evening. She had picked up
lamp preparatory to extinguishing
the light, when it dropped out of
her hand. In an instant the oil
was ablaze, but she quickly picked
up several loose pieces of carpet and
smothered the flames. She sustain
ed some burns on her hands and the
carpet was badly damaged.
The grim reaper has called many
from the activities ot life duriug the
past week. Among the number
and one whose death is deeply
mourned is that of Mrs. Samue
Bernineer. which occurred at her
home in Benton at eight o'clock
Saturday evening. She had been
ill for an extended period, but was
not critical until on the evening of
Dec. 24, when in a violent cough
iner soell. she ruptured it is be
lieved. a blood vessel of the brain
which hastened the end. She was
fifty-five years old, and is survived
by a husband and two children, son
and a daughter. Isaiah, ot Berwick
and Hannah at home, beside the
following : Mrs. Katharine Kline
and Mrs. Sarah McBrideof Hughes
ville, Mrs. Daniel Hartinan, sisters
and two brothers living at Beutou
Nothing More Dangerous
Than Cutting Corns. The Foot-Ease Sanitary
Corn-l'ad cures by Absorption. An entirely new
Invention The sanitary oils and vapors ao t he
work. Do not accept anu tiilwtltwt. InslBtupon
having The Fout-Eau Sanitary Corn-Pad.
Id(int:val in merit with Allen's Koot-Kane
(powder), but In shape and form best adapted
for cure of corns. Sold by all Dru(flts l0- or
by mall. Sample mailed FKKK. Address, Allen
8. Olmstead, LeKoy, N . Y. n-n v,
Eeatb ot Jacob Bantz
Tacob Rantz of Kohrsburg was
stricken with para'ysis last week,
and remained in a comatose state
until Monday, when death claimed
him. He was lor many years en
gaged in the mercantile business at
Rohrsburg and was one of the most
resoected and best known citizens
of Greenwood township.
This was the second stroke, the
fvst visited him last summer while
he was in Bloomsburg. He. was
taken suddenly ill while walking
down Main street, and was carried
iuto Mover Bros, drug store, and
later to the residence of his daught
er, Mrs. Wm. Mather. It was
several days before his condition
permitted his removal home.
Mr. Rantz was about 58 years
old. He leaves a wife, a son and
two daughters, John of Rohrsburg,
Mrs. C. II . Potter of Montana and
Mrs. Mather of town.
The funeral will take place today.
Will Hive $25 to Name Sew Town.
Hou. M. II. (erroneously and
irreverently called Farmer) Kulp,
has founded a new town near Scott
colliery, and desiring to have a suit
able name for it, will leave it open
to competitive christening. He will
give twenty-five dollars to any per
son who suggests a name that will
be accepted by a committee of three
gentlemen who will be appointed to
maice a selection, a uc vumcoi, ia
1 All
open to everycoay. rtw sugges-
tions must be in tne nanus 01 kit.
Kv bv January 10, 1905, and the
decision will be promptly made and
publicly announced, vvnat shall
the new town be called ? Seud in
your suggestion. It may be, worth
twenty-five dollars to you besides
the honor of having christened a
PURELY PERSONAL
Mrs. William I.everett relumed to Phila
delphia on Thursday.
(1. W, Whitcnicht of Madioon township
was In town on Saturday.
John Morris of Greenwood gave us a
pleasant call on Tuesday.
Elwell Funk returned to his Studies at
Lehigh University on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ivey were the guests
of friends at Millville on Sunday.
Robert liesigle of Millville was in town on
Suture ay and gave us plcnsnnt call.
William Hcishline of Ornne, a lone-time
subscriber, was in town on Tuesday.
I. If. Hagenbuch, of Danville K. F. D.
was among the recent visitors in town.
Mist Ella Stewart of Orangeville was a
guest at the Diddle reception at Ashland yes
terday.
Mrs II. B. Low of Oraneeville is under
going treatment at the Hospital at Bingham-
ton, N. Y.
Frank S. Rocets of Muncy, was the cuest
on Saturday of his brother-in-law and sister
Mr. and Mis. Marry Litt'e.
Mrs. J. W. Lewis and son Eugene of
P.ttsliurg are visiting the former's mother,
Mrs. Thos. Vannatta on Iron street.
Mr. and Mrs. K, E. Ilartm.in attended the
Diddle reception at Ashland on Wednesday,
and went from there to Philadelphia.
C. F. lohnson, one of Huuhesville's
leading business men, was In town over
Sunday and Monday visiting his patents.
Frunk P. Davis, one of Mt. I'leasant's
representative men, and extensive dealer in
fertilizers, was among our recent callers.
Will Mellick, who has charge of the type
setting machines tn the " Record " office,
Wilkes D.irre, was in town over Sunday. He
is a graduate of the " Republican " office.
Frank Dildine returned to the Scranlon
Business College Monday after having spent
his holiday vacation with his parents, Demo
cratic County Chairman and Mrs. C. II.
Dildine at Kuhrsliurg. r or two weeks pre
vious to Christmas t rank tilled th position
of shipping clerk at one of Scranton's large
confectionery stores.
THE
STUDENTS'
FOB
LEOTURE
1905.
OOURSE
Another year has gone. Again
the committee in charge of the
Students' Lecture Course of the
Normal School is prepared to au
nounce the course for 1905. It is,
in the opinion of the committee,
the strongest array of talent ever
offered to a Bloomsburg audience,
livery number comes as "the very
best" that is before the public.
The first number will be given
Saturday evening; Jan. 1. The
lecturer, Hon. J. P. Dolliver, U. S.
Senator from Iowa, has few equals
and no superiors upon the Ameri
can platform. He is the present
chairman in the Senate, of the
Committee on Railroads. His sub
ject : "A Poor Boy's Country" is
most timely, and is presented in a
pleasing and forceful manuer.
The second number is "An Even
ing from American Fiction," by
Mrs. Isabel Garghill Beecher.
This number comes Tuesday 'even
ing, January 17. Mrs' Beecher is
believed to be the best reader on
the American platform. She never
tails to sustain this reputation. It
will be remembered that Mrs.
Beecher was engaged for our lecture
course a year ago, but was prevent
ed by illness from filling the en
gagement. Fortunately we have
been able to secure her again for
this year and as she is in good
health now, it is expected that we
shall surely hear her.
The third number is arranged for
Tuesday evtning, Jan. 31, and is to
be filled by "The Ovide Musin
Company." No words of ours can
properly describe or comment upon
this number in our lecture course.
Mr, Ovide Musin, the great Bel
gian violinist, is believed to be
without a superior in the world.
His name is a synonym for all that
is perfect in violin playing. The
other members of this splendid
company are Mrs. Grace Whistler
Misick, a pure contralto; Mr. Mar
ion Green, the American basso can
tanti, and Mr. Guillame Koenig,
the brilliant concert pianist lrom
Belgium. Here is a company which
we believe, has seldom, if ever,
been equalled in Bloomsburg.
The fourth and last number on
the course will be taken by Dr.
Frank Bristol, of Washington, D.
C. This lecture will be given
Tuesday evening, Feb. 14. His
subject is "Brains," and his treat
ment of his theme is indeed a most
happy one. Mr. Bristol is styled
the "Little Giant of Methodism."
Well, hi? subject is "Brains,"
bis head suggests "brains," and
when we have heard him, we will
all wish we had more (or better)
"brains."
The diagram of seats will open
at Bidleman's store Monday, Jan.
9. Tickets tor the course are $1.25.
Single admission 55c.
Bioks ou January Weather.
The Rev. Ira R. Hicks, the
weather prophet, makes some dire
ful predictions for January. He
says the new year will start off with
disagreeable weather and that terri
ble blizzards will follow. Heavy
snow storms with high winds aud
rain and sleet and severe cold will
also be iucluded.
Oaleudar Pads
Calendar Pads for 1905, all sizes1!
Christinas Shopping at Full Title.
Do you realize the short time you have to do your Christ
mas buying? 7 HE CLARK STORE offers you aay
amount of. useful gifts to select from to make your friends
happy on Christmas morning.
Plirc What a nice gilt they make! Then if thev
. . c?me from TIfE CTJIRK STORE you can fee'l
they're right in every way. One of those new neck tie pieces
would please. Children's go cart fur robes $3.50 to $8.00.
I4n nrU'fimUiPifc Whata collection of pretty
llctllUKCIUIlICIb stvies in the embroideried
goods, hemstitched edges and scollop, plain hemstitched
ladies' and gents. THE CLARK STORE never showed
such a line of handkerchiefs as now.
rnQfc Ctlifc We have reduced all our
UctlS CX. OUUS Coats and Suits Think cf
the savings you can now make if you desire one for yourself.
It gives you more to buy your gifts with. If yon desire
one as a gift its a saving to buy more of something else.
, npmrsfprl Phirm Youwi11 find afine
1 lCUIciLCU IHIld collection of China at
THE CLARK STORE in the china section on the 2nd floor.
All new at moderate prices. Come and see.
! nt-pec C rrrc They make acceptable gifts.
LJl UUUUi)" 3g inch Melrose 30c 38 inch
Zibelines 39c. 50 inch Broadcloths 1.00 yd. Black Cris-
1 pine 75c to 1.35. 50 inch Coverts 1.00.
! T onfUor ( AArln Suit Cases from 1.00 to
LtdUier UOOUS-8.00, Traveling Bags 2.50
to 10.00. Ladies' Wrist Bags 50c to 3.00, Pocket Books
25c and upwards,
I InPnC"" What thrifty housewife does not want
nice jjnens? THE CLARK STORE offers the
best values in allpure table linens, Linen sets, Lunch
cloths, Napkins, Towels, Scarrings. Come and see them.
See the pattern table cloths, big line from z to 3 J yds long.
NppIWPJI r-" Laces' Collars and Ties, big new
1 M Cth W Cell jiugjj to-day. See the new lace stocks.
Blankets and Comfortables
! Full lines are here, the right kinds. Priced right.
Silk and Cotton Petticoats
Silk Petticoats at 5.00. Cotton from 1.00 to 4.00
Bath Robes 2.50 to 6.50.
The Clark Store.
TALK
Your Christmas
Don't Miss It.
Our fine display of Holiday Goods is opened and ready.
The most appropriate presents forone and all at fairest prices.
We claim for our Holiday stock excellence in quality, great
variety and very low prices, making this store, beyond a
question of doubt, the RIGHT PLACE TO GET THE
RIGHT GIFTS AT THE RIGHT PRICE. We Invite you
to inspect our stock before making your purchases.
O-eo. "T7vr. Hess,
Optician and Jeweler,
10 cts. a Copy
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