if! -fcv IIS! . in in V VI I I f I I I I I BLOOM SB UR G, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY jj, 1903. NO. 8 Heinous Crime of Two Mt. Carmel Men. MILLIONS INVOLVED IN THIS SUIT. "IF YOU WOULD BEBWEALTHY, THINK OF SAVING AS WELL AS GETTING." Frankim. Charged With Raping Two Young Girls. They are Brought Here and Lodged In Jail. Men Barely Escape Lynching. Joseph Thirloway and Abe Kreisher, of Mt. Carmel, aged 25 and 16 years respectively were brought to Bloomsburg and lodged in jail yesterday charged with hav ing committed a rape, upon two little Rirls, Catharine McArdle, and Theresa Jordan, both 14 years ot age, of Mt. Carmel. The crime was committed near Aristes, in this county on Tuesday, hence their arrest and incarcera tion in the jail here. Nearly all day Tuesday Thirlo way had been drinking heavily. He fell in with Abe Kreisher, and toward evening they procured a sleigh to take a ride. The little girls were skating at Fourth and Walnut Streets, and the men asked them to take a ride. The girls, the two above mentioned and Ella Jordan aged 12 years, accepted the invitation gladly. They drove at full speed to Cen tralia, thence to Aristes. Here, the girls, becoming alarmed at the distance from home, begged the men to turn back, but they con tinued on toward Brush Valley. At a point in the road, where Thirloway concluded they would be safe from detection, he stopped the horse, and seizing Catharine McArdle, lifted her from the sleigh, brutally and frightfully assauled her. Then he dr:w a revolver and pointing it at Kreisher ordereefhim to assault little Catharine, which he did. . ' Little Ella Jordan, thoroughly frightened, leaped from the sleigh and ran to the Arestes Hotel, where she fell unconscious. After she regained consciousness she told her story, and a posse on horseback immediately started in pursuit. They reached the scene just in time to prevent an assault on the elder Jordan girl. The McArdle girl was lying on the ground, suffer ing terribly. The men were seized, bound hand and foot and taken to Mt. Carmel. Much sentiment was ;aroused, and threats of lynching were heard. The crimes are the most brutal on record. The nun were given a hearing Wednesday morning before Justice Courtright at Mid Valley, who held them under three counts. HE WAS TOO LIBERAL. It happened at a recent social function in town. The guests had been entertained with card games, and at the close there was a distri bution of prizes. A prominent young business man of Bloomsbnrg was present, end to him was hand ed a box of cigars, which he in some way understood was the prize awarded to a gentleman from Dan ville. As is often the case, he at once became very liberal with an other man's property, and passed the box around to all the men, urg ing the cigars upon them whether they smoked or not, and so the box was nearly depleted. Then, elated with the success which had crown ed his efforts to dispose of his Dan ville friend's cigars, he returned the balance to the supposed owner who accepted them with thanks, and then tor the first time he who had been passing them around so freely, discovered that he himself had won the gentlemen's first prize, and the box of cigars was his own. But it was top late. Most of them were gone and the remainder the Danville man insisted on retaining, and so Ben lost the whole box. SOCIAL- Miss Sarah Van Tassel enter tained thirty of her lady friends at a card party on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Marie Funk gave a Wash ington's Birthday party to about a dozen of ber young friends on Tues day evening. The national colors were prominent in the decorations, and one ot the prize9 was a hatchet shaped box of candy. Miss Letba Dietterick will go to Jamison City this week, where she has accepted a position as clerk in O. B. Ammerman'a store. Outcome Is Of Immense Im. portance to Every Coal Producing County. Decision Eagerly Awaited. Seldom has there been a case in which the outcome involves so many millions of dollars as that of Michael Madden against the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Counsel for the plaintiff, Edward J. Flynn, of Centralia, and ex-Judge Walter, of Mt. Carmel, have filed the prae cipe in the appeal from the decision of the court of this county, and it is now up to the Supreme Court to say whether or not the Coal Com panies have the right to rob their pillars, after haviug sold the sur face of the lands, reserving all the mineral rights. Should the Su preme Court deside in favor of the plaintiff, numberless actions against Coal Companies involving millions upon millions of dollars are certain to follow, and if the decision of the court of this county is affirmed it would mean that the coal com panies will continue to rob the pillars of the mines, which, the Coal Companies claim under the deeds by which the surface rights were transferred, they are privi leged to do. Representing the Coal Company in the action are Hon. Fred Ikeler and Hon. S. P. Wolverton, of Sun bury. Every coal producing county of the state is interested in the out come and the decision of the Su preme Court is awaited with in teuse interest. OAEPET MILL EXCEPTION. A reception will be given at the Magee Carpet Mills by Mr. James Magee II, on Saturday evening, February 25th, in commemoration of Washington's Birthday. The entertainment will begin at 7 o'clock, and arrangements have been made for a very enjoyable evening. Mr. W. Law will be the Master of Ceremonies, and com mittees have been appointed on entertainment, reception, dancing, decoration, amusements, and re freshments. The first part of the program will be a minstrel show by the 20th Century Troubadors, composed of mill employees. The second part will consist of musical selections, recitations, and songs. Much time has been spent in preparation, and the entertainment will undoubtedly be a great success. After the show is over, the balance of the evening will be devoted to dancing. A hand some program has been issued, the first page being printed in red, white and blue, with an eagle and shield at the top. Mr. Magee never does anything by halves. FUST NATIONAL GETS BONO ISSUE. At a special meeting of the Bloomsburg Town Council held Thursday evening, and attended by President Townsend, and members Rhoades, Hughes, Giger and Rei mard, the new bond issue of $n, 000 was awarded to the First Na tional Bank, at its bid of $101 and accrued interest. The Bloomsburg National Bank's bid was $1000, payable in 1909, $100.41, each with accrued inter est; $2000, payable in 1914, $101 each with accrued interest ; $3000, payable in 1924, $101.23 The Fanners National Bank made a bid of $100.50 and accrued interest for the entire $11,000 John W. r,ewis representing the First National Bank, stated that any individual of town would have an opportunity to buy the bonds at the same prices that the Bank paid. Tuesday's thaw rendered the crossing trom the First National Bank to Rishton's drug store al most impassable. For a considera ble space the crossing was com pletely inundated, and rubber boots was about the only protection against wet feet. This crossing has long been the cause for complaint, and if the Council will see that it is raised as soon as spring arrives they will get themselves many thanks. Dartsmouth College will be here Saturday evening. Normal is pre pared for a hard game. It is easier to get FIVE dollars than save ONE, but wealth without Saving is impossible. Learning to spend less is more important than learning to earn more. Start now if only with one dollar, and watch it grow in the Iloomsburg A Sound, Conservative, Safe Institution. A. Z. Schocii, President. Wm. II. Hidlay, Cashier. Farmers' institutes. A Farmers' Institute will be held in the M. E. Church at Mainville, on Wednesday and Thursday, March 1st and 2nd. Among the speakers who are announced to take part are Rev. G. V. Savidge, W. F. Hill, E. L. Hoover, R. L. Watts, J. S. Burns and Supt. W. W Evans. On Friday and Saturday, March 3rd and 4th, au institute will be held in the Presbyterian Church at Rohrsburg which will be addressed by Rev. Mr. Frisby, and Messrs. Hill, Hoover, Burns and Watts. On Monday, March 6th, an in stitute will be held at Jerseytown in the M. E. Church which will be addressed by Rev. H. C. Munro, and Messrs. Hill, Watts, Hoover, Burns and Evans, and John S. Hanse. The evening program in cludes recitations by Misses Maud Leighow and Blanche Morris. These exercises are nil public and free, and everybody is welcome. These Institutes are held under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture of Pennsylvania. A Question Box will be placed on the Secretary's desk and questions deposited therein will be answered from time to time as occasion allows. Papers aud discussions should not occupy more than twenty minutes, and all papers prepared and read in the Institute should be handed to the Secretary, as they become the property of the De partment of Agriculture. For full particulars concerning these Institutes address A. P. Young, Millville, Pa. A Magnifioeni Production, A grand, spectacular Droduction will be "The Story of the Refor mation" which will be given at the Opera House on Friday and Satur day evenings of this week. As the work for this entertainment develops it becomes apparent it will be one of great spectacular beauty as well as instructive, it being historically correct. Much has been accomplished at the re hearsals during the past week and the participants will be ready to give the production a fine rendition. Luther's trial at the Diet of Worms is the central scene of the evening and is one of magnificence. It will be given with all the military pomp and ceremony usual in a royal court. John Watson as Em peror Charles V, of Germany, will wear the robes of royalty and car rying a scepter, seated upon a throne, he will open the Imperial Diet. He will be escorted by a Guard of Honor a detachment from Theta Castle No. 276, Knights of the Golden Eagle. The Elector Frederick III, of Saxony, person ated by W. C. Johnston, will also have a Guard of Honor from K. G. E. The Cardinal, Mont Smith, is preceded tnto court by a Guard of Honor. Hon. Fred T. Ikeler as Martin Luther is accompanied by his two great friends, Spalatin and Melanchthon Howard Traub and Samuel J. Johnson. Plata u lass Doom. The First National Bank has had its front doors changed by cutting out the upper panels and placing therein plate glass. It add9 much to the appearauce and increases the light. In the near future the bank will put a new flat roof on the front part cf the building which will throw the water to the back end, and thus avoid the ice on the pave ment in front of the U. S. Express office aud Townsend's Clothing Store. Hational Ban A Bargain in Carpenter Worth 30 cents Now 23 cents. FOR SALE BY J.G.Wells, General Hardware Bloomsburg, Pa. DEATH OF STEPHEN DRESHER- Well Known Stillwater Resident Passed Away Thursday Mornday. The community in and about Stillwater was saddened Thursday morning last on learning of the death of Stephen Dresher, a well known and esteemed resident of that Borough. The announcement came as a shock to his many friends. The fact that he was ill bad become pretty generally known about the neighborhood, but by none was bis condition considered dangerous. Only the preceding evening he had walked from his home to M. Mc Henry & Son's store, a distance of about a mile. Some time alter re turning home he was taken with a stroke of paralysis which together with a slight attack of pneumonia, terminated fatally at ten o'clock Thursday morning. Mr. Dresher stood high in the estimation of those who knew him. He was honest, straightforward and industrious, and was the owner of one of the prettiest farms in the Fishingcreek Valley. The deceased was seventy four years of age and is survived by two sons and two daughters, Alvin of Raven Creek and Bruce of Still water, and Mrs. Prof. E. B. Beish line of Stillwater, and Miss Joseph ine residing at home. The funeral which was largely attended by relatives, friends and neighbors, occurred from the home Saturday morning at ten o'clock. Mrs. Deemer Bidleman Dead. Mrs. Eveline Whipple Bidleman, wife of Deemer Bidleman, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at her late residence on Warren street, Tuuk hannock, at 2:30 a. m., on Wed nesday, February 15, 1905, after suffering nearly three years from paralysis. She is survived by her husband and the following sons: George W., of Wasshingtoo, 1. C, Dr. Burton E. and Harry T. Bidleman, of Tuukhannock. Two children died before she did. A daughter, Ella, 'in 1881, and D. Scott, who died last October. One sister also survives her, Jane, wife of James Avery, of Illinois. Fun eral services were held at the house Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. Rev. J. W. Bischoff , of the Presbyterian church officiated. Interment in Sunnyside cemetery, Tuukhannock. Our Lines For Spring Are Coming in Daily, And Our Store is Be coming Complete. Come in and Look Over Our Stock and See What We Have. BEN GIDDING .Corner Main and Center Sts. 0 Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. FEBRUARY SALE OF Carpets and Furniture. Quality is just as important as price. Poor ly made Furniture is dear at any price. We only sell such goods as we can guarantee, and you'll often find that our prices for this good kind are lower than some stores ask for the low grade kind that soon falls to pieces. During February we will give a Discount of 10. on all Furniture. I I On carpets we will show you greater values than ever. You will havs an opportunity to get good choice designs at low prices. It will pay you to watch this sale even if you do not use them until April. A Discount of 10 on all Carpets During February, fHE LEADER STORE CO., LTD. 4TH AND MARKET STREETS. BLOOMSBURG, PA. I
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