MflMf I xtN I fx v q i mi ii v in nil : BLOOMSBVRG, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. NO, 29 fflf iffy ,(111, II ni ii W4 (DOING M ACCOUNTS. AT THE Farmers National Bank. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $140,000. fcWe are constantly adding new accounts and our business is increasing at a very satisfactory rate. If you have not al J2 ready opened an account with us,' we invite you to do so now. In Point of usiness Success and Financial Strength this ank Occupies Front Rank. C. M. CKEVELING, Piiks. M. MILLEISEX. Cashier. OONYNGHAM AND OENTRALIA. POOR AUDIT0R3. An Appeal From ths Report of Auditor has Bten Taken In Which Graft 11 Charged. That the Conyr.gham Township and Borough of Centralia Poor Dis trict has been worked by grafter's is plaint of a number of residents of that section. An appeal from the report of auditors taken by Fred T. Ikeler Esq., representing L. A. Riley & Co ; Edward Williams, John Lamtnit, Emma M. Steinmatz and W. P. Rhodes, freeholders of the district, discloses the fact that petty grafting has been practiced to a considerable extent. Among the many startling items included in the auditors' report of the poor district's accounts are the following: Pipes for wake, $9.85; whiskey tor M. J. McDonald, from June 4, 1904 to March n, 1905, $147.50; whiskey for Montelius Yeager, $67; milk furnished Mrs. Burke for eight months, $33.40. The items of $1896.27, for merch andise for the poor house for the year 1904, and $1555 77, for out door relief, are also taken exception to as being exorbitant. Exception is taken to the bill of $150 for auditor's salary, alleging that this is much greater than the amount allowed by law, and to $214 50, allowed in the account of Mrs. M. E. Murphy, treasurer, on the ground that the items are ex orbitant, illegal and unnecessary. The report allows F.dward Welsh, James Monaghan and B. J. Boyle, poor directors of the districts, the sum of $55 each for extra services; W. J. Kilker, attending audit, $6; W. J. Kilker, extra services $7; Pat Rowan, attending audit, $6; meals aud room for auditors, $35; auditors for inventory of poorhouse $26, ll of which are excepted to as being exorbitant and illegal. A calf sold for $7.71 and charged in two accounts, also comes in among the items for which appeal is taken. For a number of years, it is alleg ed, the poor district of that section has been in the power of a gang of grafters who have taken turns hold ing the office of directors. Some time ago one of the gang bought a cow for $5 which he sold to the dis trict for $40. He then made ar rangements by which the animal was stabled at his place, he receiv ing $15 per month for its keep, and just before election he repurchased the cow for $5. Many taxpayers of the over mountain section are disgusted with the way the affairs of the district have beeu transacted and arrests are expected to follow the hearing of the appeal. Crookedness in the management of the affairs of the district is no new thing. Years ago Neil Lena han was one of the directors, and he found it necessary to leave the country owing to alleged embezzle ment of the district's funds. He went to Ireland and has never re turned, lie was but one of the many who profited by being a di rector. The office was much sought after and has often been held by men who could neither read nor write, but who were able to live without work as soon as they got in the office, and live pretty well too. It is likely that the affairs of the district will be thoroughly aired. Fell from Soaffold. Feter Werkheiser, while working on a scaffold at the Magee Carpet Mill on Monday, fell almost twelve feet to a joist below, and was badly though not critically injured. He was removed to bis home at Fern dale, and was attended by Dr. John. The fall was caused by the break ins of the scaffold. GREENE 8UE8 E- B. TU8TIN. Sayi Promise to Carr Copper Stock Was Broken Gold Dividend Paid. The Sunday New York limes says : Col. William C. Greene, the "Copper King," showed again yesterday that he was a fighter. The regular dividend of 2 per cent, was paid, one day ahead of time, on the Greene Consolidated Gold Company's stock, and Col. Greene, the head of the enterprises, brought suit in the Supreme Court against Kdward B. Tustin, the former Treasurer of the Greene Consoli dated Copper Company, to recover $200,674.42, which he alleges is due hini as a result of certain agree ments and transactions in stocks. It is said that the dividend was declared ahead of time to prevent certain stockholders from obtaining an injunction against its issuance. In his complaint against Tustin, Greene alleges that Tustin was to carry 5,000 of the company's cop per shares until its market value was $50 a share. Then he was to sell and pay Greene $100,000 of the proceeds. Greene also alleges that Tustin owes him a large amount of money lent. Greene further alleges that Tustin ym to refrain from any stock mar ket or other business that would tend to keep Greene Copper from goirg to $50. Greene now declares In his complaint that Tustin has sold, lent, or transferred so murh of his copper stock that he would be unable to live up to the agreement if the stock went to $50. Greene also incorporates in his complaint that Tustin has circulated false and slanderous reports con cerning the management of the Greene enterprises. It has been asserted that the Greene Consolidated Gold Com pany has been paying dividends without having earned them, but the management has insisted all along that they were more than earned. In the recent selling movement in Greene Gold stock, sales were made of the dividends on a great amount of stock at prices ranging all the way from 15 cents a share down to nominal figures. Estimates of the number of shares on which the dividend was sold in this way have run as high as 300.000 shares. Un less the sellers find some way out of their bargain these sales, now that the dividend has been paid at the regular rate, will cause a loss of about $30,000 to those who sold the dividends. Tuesday the Hottest Yet- The thermometer stood at 97 in the shade on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It was the hottest day of the season, not only here but all through the state. The night was such that it was hard to sleep. Many people sat up late waiting for it to cool off, while others who went to bed earlier arose in the wee hours of the morning aud came down stairs to look for a cooler spot. One Market street man turned on his lawn spriukler and stood where he could get a shower bath. At Home Again- Superintendent W. W. Evans and wife have been absent from home for the past two months or more, and returned on Monday ex pecting to remain for the summer. In May Mr. Evans was out holding examinations through the county, and in June he was engaged at tlia Benton Summer School which was a great success. He and Mrs. Evans also attended the meeting of the National Educational Associa tion at Asbury Park. Organiziu), Di;vnr.oii:i ani Conductku on tiik PuiNctri.n op CONSKRVATIVH BANKING Al.ONG pKOOKIJSSIVK LlNKS t Pe Q0foom06urg (JWtonaf (gfonft Has preserved its integrity, and has gained a little each day in strength, in scope and in the confidence of the public. Governed by this policy, this HANK expects to continue to grow both in its capacity and its opportunity to serve, and to that end invites the patronage to which it believes it has proved itself entitled. A. Z. Sciioch, President. Wm. II. IIidi.a v, Cashier. SHERirt '8 DEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED DIFFERENTLY Shall Be Made Now Bofore the County Prothonotary. On and after July 22 sheriff's deeds will not be acknowledged in open court, the last legislature hav ing passed a law that changes the present practice. The new law di rects that all acknowledgements of sheriffs deeds shall be before the prothouotary and they can be made on all days except Sundays and holidays. The new law also pro vides that all such deeds shall be placed in the continuance docket of the prothonotary's office and filed in a separate book to be kept in the recorder's office. The principal features of the new law are as fol lows: On being settled with for the pur chase price of the property sold, and on being paid his charge for ack nowledgement, and the cost of re gistering and recording, the sheriff shall acknowledge any such deed before the prothonotary or cjerk of the courts out of which the said writ issued, or his deputy except in case of testatum writs, wheu the acknowledgement shall be made be lore the prothonotary or deputy prothonotary of the Court of Com mon Pleas of the County in which the property is situate, on any day, Sunday and holidays excepted, and the fact of such acknowledgement shall be forthwith entered on th? record of such articular case. After the acknowledgement and pending the delivery as hereafter set forth such deed shall remain in the custody of the prothonotary or clerk subject to inspection as are other records of said court. No deed shall be acknowledged before the return day of the writ under which the sale was had, or pending a motion to set aside the sale, or exceptions made to its con firmation nor shall a deed be deliver ed while such a motion or excep tions are pending whether made be fore or after acknowledgement, and until the expiration of such further time, if any, as the court may di rect by rule, or special or standing order. At the expiration of the tinie'stated, aud after the final dis position of all such motions and ex ceptions, if any such be made, the prothonotary or clerk shall deliver the deed to the sheriff who shall forthwith cause it to be registered in the proper office, if registry is re quired, and recorded in the office for the recording ot deeds and so forth in said county. The law specifies that the ack nowledgement of the deed aud the delivery to the sheriff shall operate as a delivery to the grantee or gran tees with the same eftects as if ack nowledged in open court, under ex isting laws and as if delivered to the grantee or grantees personally. DR- EVELAND ELECTED At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Dickinson Seminary at Willianisport on Monday, Dr. W. P. Eveland, pastor of the M. E. Church of this town, was elected President of the school. Dr. Eve land has not yet announced wheth er he will accept, although it is al together likely that he will not de cliue so flattering an offer. He was elected by the former board whose terra of office expired at com mencement, but he declined, pre ferring to await the action of the new board. Should Dr. Eveland accept, his departure will be re gretted by the entire community regardless of church affiliations. Half Holiday. During July and August the Columbian Office will close on Saturdays at 12 o'clock noon, other days at 5-45 P Call and skk our Purity Enamel Ware, MADE BV Stransky & Co., Who have been Awarded the First Prizes fat the Following Exhibitions : 1872, Vienna, Austria. 1876. Phila., U. S. A. 1878, Pari: . France. 1881, Leipzig. Saxony. 1S82, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1886, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1887, Brussels, Belgium. 18SS, Melbourne, Australia. 1891, London, England. 1S92, Munich, Bavaria. 1893, Rome, Italy. 1893, Chicago, U. S. A. 1894, Bomboy, India. 1895, Cairo Egypt. 1896, Nurnberg, Bavaria. For Sale by J. Q. Wells. NO SEWER. NO HOSPITAL The Joseph Ratti Hospital build ing is completed, and the equip ment will be received as soon as the Hospital can be opened. But this cannot be until the Fifth street sewer is built, and when that will be depends upon the action of the Town Council. One thing is cer tain, until the sewer is laid there will be no Hospital. One council man said a few days ago that "un less the Land Improvement Co. give more toward a sewer than they have yet proposed to give, there will be no sewer out there, but the money will be used in pav ing Market Square." In other words, in order to bring the Land Improvement Co. to terms the town is to be deprived of the benefits of a spleudid gift of benevolence, and a part of this year's taxes are to be spent on what would be very nice to have, but all the same it would be a luxury which is not impera tively demanded, while a sewer is a necessity for the hospital. Why can't the sewer be laid, and charge frontage to the property owners? In Berwick every lot pays $50.00 whether they connect with the sewer or not. The Land Im provement Co. will be benefited and ought to give liberally, aud are offering to give something, but because the sum offered is not up to the ideas of the council is no reason why a lot of money should be used for purely ornamental lux uries when it is so badly needed tor necessities. Going to Europe James Magee of this town and John W. Evans of Berwick will sail from New York on Saturday for an European tour. They will go in the steamer Minnetonka of the Atlantic Transport Line, and will land at Southampton. Thence they will go to London, Paris, Brussels, Cologne and up the Rhine to Manz. They also expect to visit Hanover, Berlin, Lucerne, Munich, Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples. Coming back they will touch Algiers and Gibraltar. It will be a fine trip and we wish them bon voyage. The papers are full of drowning accidents. Some of them are caused by cramps and some by foolbardi ness. Young boys ought not to be permitted to go in swimming unless accompanied by older persons who can swim. Every boy ought to learn to swim, but he ought not to be permitted to try it aloue. Ben Sfddfng SPECIAL THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 1 4 OFF On All Summer Suits. BEN CIDDINC Corner Main and Center Sts. ome in and see us, we'll treat you right. SPECIAL JULY SALE OF SHIRT WAISTS AND SHIRT WAIST SUITS They will help solve the poblem of what to wear in hot weather. Prices a decided inducement. fHE L ADER STORE CO., LTD. 4TH AND MARKET STREETS. BLOOMSBURG, PA. 1 1
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