ft VOL 40, BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 6, iqoj. NO. 27 II II , II III II II-!! II II I . I 1 i iim( 1 nnn iwo n AT THE Farmers National Bank. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $I4O.O0O. Wc are constantly adding new accounts and our business is increasing at a very satisfactory rate. If you have not al ready opened an account with us, we invite you to do so now. In Point of Business Success and Financial Strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank. C. M. CREVELING, Piies. M. MILLKISEN. Casiiikr. FELL FROM BRIDGE ABUTMENT. With a Child In Her Arms, Mrs. ;Lohman Dropped Ten Feet. NORMAL LOSES DB. PLOK. Alighted on Her Knees. What might have been a fatal accident occurred at the north side abutment of the river bridge at Catawissa Saturday afternoon when Mrs. William Lohman of Berwick with a babe in her arms stepped upon a loose stone and was thrown down into the field, a distance of about ten feet. She had just alighted from the Columbia & Montour trolley car and had taken the first step in descending the abutment when the stone on which she was standing turned and pitched her off down into the field. She is said to have struck the ground squarely on her knees, which ren ders the escape from death of the child little short of a miracle. No one saw her fall. There were three or four other passengers who got off the car, but they had preceded Mrs. Lohman down the steps and were probably fifty feet distant when the screams of her little six years old daughter, who was also with her, attracted their attention. Kditor Randall of the Catawissa News Item and William Vastine of Catawissa, hurried to her assistance. She was takeu to the Susquehanna House where she remained until her husband could be summoned from Berwick, after which she was removed to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Hower in Catawissa township, to which place she was going when the accident occurred. She sustained several painful bruis es, but her injuries were not at all serious. The child which she was cartvine. havintr been tightly clasped in her arms, did not strike the ground and was not injured. GOING 10 THE PHILIPPINES- Miss Clyde Ba r t h o 1 e mew, vv h o for several years past has been teaching English ht erature and rhetoric, at the Normal School will miss ci.vijk bartholemew. leave next week for the Philippine Islands where she will take up missionary work. She will sail from San Francisco August 16, landing at Tokyo Japan, and after studying the Jap anese mission schools for three mouths, she will go to Manila, where she will take charge of the girls' department of the Presbyterian School for Native Christian Work ers. This school was recently founded by Dr. Llhnwood, the oldest secre lary of the Presbyterian board of missions, as a memorial to his daughter and is the highest institu tion in the islands. The mens' department is to be a college and theological seminary, and the girls' department will event ually grow into a woman's college. The term ot service iu this work is six years, but Miss Bartholemew expects to make it her life work. As a mark of the esteem in which she has been held by the students, the graduating class of 1905 pre sented her with a gold cross and chain. Her many friends in Bloomsburg while they regret her departure, wish her great success in her new work. if Jl7 DR. PAUL F. PECK. Dr. Taiil F. Peck, professor of history at the State Normal School, has been elected to the chair of history in Iowa College, at Grin nell, Iowa, which oner he has ac cepted. He will remain at the Normal until about August ist, when he will go to the library of either Columbia Uuiversity or the University of Chicago, to further arrange his lectures and courses of study. About the first of Sept ember he will go to Grinnell ac companied by his mother and sister Grinnell is among the best of the western colleges. It was the founder, Dr. Grinnell, who as a youth was advised by Horace Greeley to "go west, young man." By the resignation of Dr. Peck troiu the faculty, the Normal School loses a most efficient instructor who has been highly esteemed by every student. As a gentleman of great personal magnetism, he has won many friends in Bloomsburg who feel a deep sense of regret that he has severed his connection with the Normal School. SUDDEN DEATH John J. Sullivan died while sit ting iu a chair at his home on Fast Seventh street Sunday morning He was the victim of a peculiar ail ment. On several places of his body, on his hands, and above his right eye, there were strange and angry appearing growths, resemb ling blood tumors. In the opinion of his physician he was similarly affected internally, which it is be lieved, caused his death John was formerly a motorman on the Catawissa division of the Columbia & Montour Electric Rail way, but of late had been employed in a like capacity on the Danville and Bloomsburg line. He had not worked for several clays owing to feeling unwell. The deceased years of age. courteous young gentlemanly in was twenty-five A kind-hearted, man, and always his deportment He was personally known, and highly esteemed by the writer, and it is with feelings of genuine sor row that we pay this parting trib ute of respect. He is survived by his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary Sullivan, three sisters, Mary, Hannah and Agnes and one brother, Joe. Rev. Dame J. Sullivan is a step-brother. Why You Should do Business With 1 0e ( foomeBurj Qtaftonaf Q&mft It is a strong, careful, safe, liberal and successful institution. It is a growing, active, progressive and accommodating bank. It appreciates the confidence of its patrons, and their interests are always carefully considered. Its officers and directors are men of high standing and integrity, chosen for their demonstrated ability in financial matttrs. Wp fin lint lu'lipv'i vmi run imt hfffr tt-filtiioht tli.n. Miio Ko.it- mill " " j v i. ...... l'.lkVI ll.UIIIIVIIl IUUII . II 1.1 IFUIII. ..1.1 give you, and we therefore invite you to call upon us when in need of Banking; Privileges. Work Started on Millviile Trolley Work on the new trolley line which will connect Millviile and Bloomsburg was commenced Mon day morning. Thomas H. Reegan of Philadelphia, the contractor, to gether with his foremen, G. W. Williams, M. D. Dennis, Charles Carmiuto and M. D. Wolf, started iu on the work at Irondale. Seventy-five foreign laborers were put to work on the job of excavat ing and making the proper grades and from now on the work will be pushed to a rapid completion. A. Z. Sciiocir, President. Wm. H. HiDt.AY, Cashier. SIGHT INJURED BY EXPLOSION. Ernest VanSickle of Jamison City Victim of Serious Mishap. Face Was Badly Burned. Both eyes severely injured, one to such an extent that it was feared for a tune that its use would be for ever destroyed, his face badly bruis ed and his left ear torn, was the re sult of a premature explosion of a charge of powder at Jamison City on Monday. The accident was the outcome of a Fourth ot July celebration. Young VanCickle together with several others cf his age were using a piece of gas pipe, filling it with powder anil setting it off by means of a fuze. They had no regular fuze and were igniting the charge with a slip of paper. In this in stance the paper was too short, and young VanSickle after applying the match, was unable to reach a safe distance before the explosion oc curred. As stated above it was feared that the sight of his left ,eye was destroyed. At the Williams- port Hospital, however, to which institution acting upon the advice of the family physician Dr. Smith- gall he was immediately taken, the hope was expressed that the eye could be saved. THIS WAS EASY- West Berwick gave the wierdest kind of an exhibition in the base ball came against the A. A's here on Monday. It vas, without any exception, the worst ever. Only one in the nine was there who showed that he knew anything about the game, the pitcher, Mr Luclwig. He, as long as there were hopes of a creditable showing, did good ivork, and what he, voung. strong-armed, with plenty of speed and good nerves, and a promising future, is doing with an incompetent, incongruous aggre gation we have, since seeing the game, pondered to our discontent There were ciuite a number of Ber wick rooters on the ground but they didn't stay long. They watched the wretched work of their representatives for a few innings. when, after some demonstrative condolence, thev left. The work of the locals was all that could be desired. They hit and ran bases well; displayed good ludgment and had plenty of ginger Voung Bombov was on the slab and acquitted himself iu a manner that caused all sorts ol nice things to be said about him. He has the speed, curves and control and gives promise of developing into a first class pitcher. The whole team played well and Coffmau's work was especially brilliant. Score, Bloom 19, Berwick o. Improving Paper Mill Plant Mr. Shew, proprietor of the paper mill at Light Street, will make ex tensive improvements at his plant, among which will be a new water wheel, larger than the one doing service at present, and a number of new machines. This plant has been successfully operated for years, and the increas ing demand for its product, which is a water proof variety, necessita tes the installation of additional machinery, which will, of course enlarge the capacity. John M. Hurst, of York, Pa., a man skilled in this particular line of work, is putting in the new machinery. County Treasurer A. B. Croop put in yesterday at Berwick collecting the mercantile tax. ; Call and skis our Purity Enamel Ware, MADK BY Stransky & Co., Who have been Awarded the First Prizes fat the Following Exhibitions ; 1872, Vienna, Austria. 1876. Phila. U. S. A. 1878, Pari;., France. 1 88 1, Leipzig. Saxony. 1882, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1886, Fdinburgh, Scotland. 18S7, Brussels, Belgium. t888, Melbourne, Australia. 1891, London, Kngland. 1892, Munich, Bavaria. 1893, Rome, Italy. 1893, Chicago, U. S. A. 1894, Boniboy, India. 1895, Cairo Egypt. 1896, Nurnberg, Bavaria. For Sale by J. Q. Wells. Much Alarm. Little Cause. The usual quiet and tranquility of the town was twice embroiled by fire alarms on Saturday. The first was sent in shortly before the noon hour, occasioned by an incipient blaze at the home ol Daniel Ball on Fast street below Fourth. A quilt carelessly thrown against a stove pipe became ignited, which in turn communicated to a mattress. A fire of serious proportions looked lminent and an alarm was given. The fire conipauies answered the call but their services were not needed as the burning articles had been thrown out of the house be fofe they reached the scene. The second excitement of the day and one which thoroughly stirred up the whole populace oc curred about half past five o clock in the afternoon. The whole fire department was out, Market street was fairly thronged with people and for fully half an hour the agi tation was intense. Then it was learned that the alarm was a false one. Slept Peacefully Away. The end came peacefully to Mrs. Joseph Giger at her home at Lime ; Kidge Saturday morning. She had been unwell for some time, and an ticipating a visit from her daughter Mrs. Arista Terwilliger of Light Street, she laid down on the sofa for a little rest. When Mrs. Ter williger arrived her mother was sleeping and she did not disturb her. A little later Mr. Giger en tered the room and was shocked to find his wife dead. Mrs. Giger was seventy seven years of age and was held in high esteem by a large circle ot friends. She is survived by her husband, three sons, William of Lime Ridge, Hiram of Meeker and Harvey of Bloomsburg, and the daughter above mentioned. The funeral took place yesterday. Interment was made in the cemetery at the Hidlay church. Arrested For Deserting His Wife- Thomas O'Laugblin of Berwick was lodged in jail on Friday charg ed with having deserted his wife. He was arrested by chief of police Adam Clayberger and given a hear ing before Justice of the Peace Beishline. In default of $500 bail he was locked up to await trial at the next term of court. in Ben diddfF) SPECIAL THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 4 OFF On All Summer Suits. BEN CIDDINC Corner Main and Center Sts. Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. 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