THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURti, M,
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THE COLUMBIAN.
" BLOOMSBURG, FA.
TJI L'JJSDA Y, JANUARY U"lWl
Kntereit (it lit W Optie, nimtimixiri, Pa.
d m mint t in matter, March l,
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Oheap Clubbing Offr-
We have arranged to supply Fome
excellent literature at a very low
price. They are the following:
Columbian ar.d American
Farmer - - $i.oo
Regular price $1.50.
Columbian and New Yotk
' Thrice a Week World $1.50
Regular price $2.00.
Columbian and Woman's
Home Companion - $1 50
Regular price $2.00.
The latter is a splendid magazine
with a circulation of 600,000. In
form it is like the Ladies' Home
Journal, and is fully equal to it in
every respect. Take advantage of
this unusual offer now. Don't
wait. tf.
Calendar pads for 1907 at the
Columbian office. tf.
Visiting cards and Wedding invi
tations nt the Columbian office, tf
f ap-rviBofs' Blanks.
We have printed a supply of
blanks for Supervisors under the
new law, and will keep them in
stock. They include order books,
tax notices, and daily ro-.d reports.
Samples sent on application, tf.
Souvenir Tost Cards are printed
at this office. Half tones supplied.
tf.
Paper napkins and doilies at the
Columbian office. tf.
We are prepared to furnish the
Woman's Home Companion for 50
'cents a year when taken with The
Cohoibian. The two for only
, $'-5- Seiul in your name while
the offer lasts. tf. .
Bloomsburg Souvenir Books, 48
half tone pictures, 25 cents, at the
Columbian office. tf.
Many Children Arc Sickly.
Mothor Gray's Hwect Powders for MillWn
nsrtl by Mo'hnr dray, a nurse In Children's
rp. New York, Break up Colds In 94 hours,
tun Yevert.JinPHB, lleaducb. stomach rrou
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Address, Alius A Olmsted, Lo Hoy, N. V. 1-10-4
J. W. Hidtay is acting as clerk
1o the county auditors
Supt. William Terwilliger able
Itf attend to business again, after
leing confined to the house with
pneumonia1.
Mrs. William Faust died" at the
borne of John Gross on Saturday
afternoon, from pneumonia. The
remains were taken to ber moth
er's home in Northumberland on
Saturday night. She leaves one
daughter, Elsie. Mrs. Faust had
been euployed at Mr. Gross for
several years.
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Splendid short stories in the free
ten-cent magazine that's part of
The Philadelphia Sunday Press every
week nothing like it anywhere.
Conan Doyle, Anthony Hope, oth
ers equally as good, are contribut
ors. Splendidly iilustrated woman's
section. Buy The Prest every day
in the week you get all that's
worth having.
A rural telephone company was
organized Saturday at Canby. S.
C. Ktstler was elected I'resideut,
F. P. Davis, secretary and agent,
and A. F. Crawford, treasurer.
The line will ruu from Wellivers
ville to the bridge over Fishing
creek near Kressler's, where it will
connect with the Bell line. Opera
tions have already begun.
Rev. J. D. Smith, a former
pastor of the Baptist Church, died
at his home near Bath, N. Y. on
Tuesday afternoon. He was obliged
to leave here on account of his
he?lth, aud went south, and then
moved to his farm near Bath sev
eral years ago. He was a man of
genial nature, and was much be
loved and respected. His wife and
a son survive him.
EYANS' iSHOE STORE:
Wc are Headquarters for
Useful X Mas Presents.
Men's Christmas Slippers in alll leather
and velvets,
PRICE, 50 cts to $2.00.
Women's Fur Trimmed Felt Slippers
with flexible leather soles.
PRICE, $1.00 to $1.50.
Colors Black, Red and Drab.
Full line of Children's slippers and
shoes for Christinas.
The Progressive Shoe Store
DANVILLE HOSPITAL CONDITION.
The legislative committee visited
the Danville Hospital for the In
sane on Tuesday, and made a
thorough investigation. They
found the buildings inadequate, as
there are 1206 patients there, whil
the capacity is only 850 Many of
the patients are obliged to sleep in
the corridors on cots.
The chairman explained that it
had come to the ear of the commis
sion that large numbers of patients
are committed to the hospitals of
State as indigent insane when they
have estates or relatives who are re
sponsible for their keeping. It was
the intent of the law, he said, that
110 person is to be committed iu this
way except actual paupers. As the
result of the loose and illegal way
in which insane are committed to
the hospitals the State is annually
defrauded out of large sums of mon
ey. In as much as the commission
is determined to get at the bottom
of the matter the request is made
that persons throughout the State
come forward or communicate with
the chairman who know of patients
committed as indigent who have
estates or relatives responsible for
their support.
The buildings at Danville were
pronounced to be antiquated and
the chairman said he would favcr
teariug them down, and the erect
ion of a modern hospital.
Want Canteen Restored.
Spanlth-American War Veterans and Ladles'
Auxiliaries Hard at Work.
Yards of petitions praying for
the restoration of the canteen will
be dumped onto Congress next
week, bearing the signatures of
nearly every member of the Spanish-American
war veterans. Capt.
Walter Michtell, secretary of that
organization, will push the matter
vigorously. The petitions declare
that there is more drunkenness now
and the men are driven to low re
sorts where they get vile whiskey
instead of the milder .beverage un
der careful regu'ations. Most of
the women's auxiliaries of Spanish
veterans joiued in the fight, oppos
ing the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union. A large number of
Congressmen will support the
measure.
BLOOM POOR BOARD OFFICERS.
The Directors of Bloom Poor
District effected an organization on
Monday by the election of the fol
lowing named officers: President,
Chandlee Eves; Secretary, Clem
Weiss; Treasurer, W. H. Hidlay;
Solicitor, W. C. Johnston; Steward,
M. B. Houch; Matron, Martha
Houch; Doctors, Harter, of Blooms
burff; Wolf, of Espy; Everett, of
Millville; Hess, of Greeenwood, and
Smithgall, of Sugarloaf.
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WILL ADDRESS STUDENTS.
S. C. Creasy will make an ad
dress to the pupils of the High
School on Friday afternoon, Jan
uary 1 8th, on the subject of For
estry. He will exhibit a number
of seeds and woods. Mr. Creasy is
considered a high authority on this
subject, as he has given it a care
ful study for many years.
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Trespass Notices.
Card sij;ns 'No Trespassing" for
sale at this office. They are print
ed in accordance with the late act
of 1903. Price 5 cents each, tf
.
IN GOOD CONDITION.
The affairs of Bloom Poor Dis
trict are shown to be in excelleut
condition, according to the state
ment audited by the district audi
tors on Monday.
There is $4096 99 in the treasury,
and $6670.79 due on duplicates. It
is expected that the tax will he re
ducedvthis year.
H. W. CHAMPLIN, M. D.
EYE, AR( NOSE AND THROAT.
l'ai titular attention to examining and treat'
Ing childrm'.? tyes.
CONYNOHAM SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Board Ousted a Second Time and New Ones
Appointed.
A hearing of the petition to re
move the school board of Conyn
gham township took place last Sat
urday before Judge Evans. They
were in a deadhc-c over the election
of a secretary. Three of them were
controlled by B F. Kelly, the oust
cd Principal, and in selecting a new
board the court dropped these
three.
The order of the Court is as fol
lows: "And now, Jan. 7, 1907,
Ik ing the return day of the rule
granted in this case and due proof
of service having been made to all
of tliejrespondeuts; and no atiswer
or denial having been made to the
allegations contained in the petition
on weich this rule was issued; the
facts mid allegation in said petition
are taken and found to be true;
and the rule to show why the seats
of Frank McKranti, Thos. Terty,
Thost. Kelly, Martin McDonald,
Prank P. Brennan and John Payne
as school directors of the school dis
trict of Convngham township, Col
umbia County, should not be de
clared vacant is made absolute and
the following named persons are
hereby appointed 111 the place and
stead of the above respondents as
school directors of said district of
Couyngham township, to wit: John
Payne, Martin McDonald. Thos.
Kelly, John Rudisill, Edw. Kosteu-
bauder and Thomas Mahon, to
serve as school directors of said dis
fict until the'r successors are duly
elected and qualified according to
law.
By the Court,
CHARLES C. EVANS, P.J."
Creasy Sees Fun Ahead.
Old Gang
Crowd
Along"
Now Obliged
on Retorm.
to '-Go
Before leaving for IIarriswurg to
atteud the opening of the Legisla
ture Mr. Creasy confessed that he
looked forward to the coming ses
sion with no little pleasure, inas
much as he would have the satis
faction of wat.hing the Republicans
act favorably on the very reform
measures for which he has battled
for the last 14 years, and for which
he was scorned, ridiculed and laugh
ed at.
"In this Legislature," said Mr.
Creasy, "I will stand where I have
always stood: for the right of trol
leys to carry freight: for a two-cent
fare on all railroads within the State,
and for the enforcement of the sev
enteenth article of the Constitution.
I also think the present primary
election law should be amended,
for it does not yet exactly fit the
conditions in this State. The peo
ple will soon realize it binds the
party shackles tighter than ever.
"I shall introduce two bills into
the Legislature with the idea of the
counties getting more of the tax
than they do now. One bill will
bs to have the fourth of the person
al tax which the State gets kept by
the connty, and the other will be to
have the part of the wholesale, re
tail and distillers' license and mer
cantile tax which the State now
gets, returned to the county. To
Columbia county alone it would
mean that the county would have
the use of about $10,000 more
money."
STUART AND THE CAPITOL.
The Governor-elect, in his cam
paign last autumn, repeated time
and again his purpose to have a full
and searching investigation made of
any and every charge that might
be laid before him concerning the
expenditures on the State Capitol.
As he is a man who is in the habit
of weighing his words pretty care
fully and of making no promise
which he is not ready to fulfill, it
is hardly necessary to receive his
further assurance that he will order
or facilitate an investigation as soon
as he takes hold of the Gubernato
rial office.
Fortunately he is in such a posi
tion as to be free of such obligations
of a personal character or of such
relations to the construction of the
Capitol as would obscure his judg
ment or weaken his purpose; and
he may be expected to address him
self to the task impartially and
with an honest desire to get at the
truth and the whole truth as to the
contracts and expenditures.
Long before the end of the winter
the people of Pennsylvania ought to
know exactly how their $13,000,-
000 was spent in the extraordinari
ly easy going manner of financing
the construction of the Capitol.
Phila. Evening Bulletin.
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The late A. J. Cassatt, President
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
left a fortune of about $10,000,000.
This is left to members of his
family, but so tied up that the
present heirs cannot dissipate it, as
the freedom to do what they please
with it is left to posterity of the
third generation, yet uut.oni.
CHURCH CHARTERS.
Charters granted to churcheJrand
religious societies since the parage
of the Act of Assembly of April 26
1855. must be amended before
April 14, 1907, in accordance with
the Act ot Assembly of April 14,
'95. by the addition of the follow
ing clause :
" All property, real or personal,
belonging to such corporation or
which hereafter shall be bequeath
ed, devised or conveyed to it shall
not be otherwise taken, held or to
enure, than subject to the control
and disposition p the lay members
of such church, congregation, or
religious society, or such consti
tuted officers or representatives
thereof, as shall le composed of the
majority of the lav members, citi
zens o Pennsylvania, having a con
trolling power, according to the
rules, usages or corporation re
quirements thereof, so far as con
sistent therewith."
Some of our cotemporaries are in
error in stating that this law ap
plies to the charter of "every
church or religious society in the
commonwealth." It does not apply
to those granted prior to the pass
age of the Act of April 26, 1855.
The till- of the Act is "An Act
relating to church charters which
have been granted 'without incor
porating the provisions of section
seven of act of twenty sixth April,
1855, validating the same tor the
period of two years, and authorizing
amendments to said charters con
taining the provisions of said sec
tion seven of Act of twenty sixth
April. 1855."
It clearly refers only to charters
granted since that time,- as those
granted prior to that date could not
possibly incorporate the provisions
of an act passed subsequently.
Even if it did refer to charters
granted prior to that date, it could
not affect them, as it would be an
ex post fiie to law, aud therefore un
constitutional. A fine new line of Wedding in
vitations just received at this otfice.
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Deeds Recorded.
The following deeds have been
recorded by Recorder Miller since
tho'e last published :
Locust Mountain Coal and Iron
Co. to Margaret Keip for lot of
ground in Centralia.
Norman M. Dewitt to Fred R.
Boyer for lot of ground in Blooms
burg. Solomon Mensch to Jos. Bud
nascib for tract of land in Cleve
land township.
Harvey S. Mowrey, for admx.,
to Mintie M. Fitzer, for land in
Hemlock township.
John M. Robbins and wife to N.
M. Dewitt for land in Bloomsburg.
Isaac Martz and wife to W. B.
Linville for tract of land in Briar
Creek township,
Margaret Lawton to G. W. Hen
rie for tract of land in Greenwood
township.
G. W. Henrie to W. E. Bardo
for tract of land in Greenwood
township.
Peter Jacoby and wife to J. C.
Euglehart for tract of land in Scott
township.
Henry Miller Est. to William
Witchey for tract of land in Beaver
township.
Alvaretta J. Fortner to Simon
Leiby for tract of land in Franklin
township.
Henry P'fahler to Elizabeth Y.
Reeder for land in Catawissa.
Henry Pfahler to Elizabeth
Reeder for another tract of land in
Catawissa.
St. John's Reformed congrega
tion to Elizabeth Reeder for land
in Catawissa.
Sr. John's -Reformed congrega
tion to Elizabeth Reeder for land in
Catawissa.
Franklin Shuman to Frederick
Hosier for tract of land in Beaver
township.
Philip McGraw and wife to
Franklin Shuman for tract ol land
in Beaver township.
Sarah Miller to John F. Glod
felter lor tract of land in Mifflin
township.
Berwick Land Improvement Co.
to M. Levy for lot of ground in
West Berwick.
Emanuel Frautz to Jennie Cat
terall for lot ot ground in West
Berwick.
W. W. Black, Sheriff, so Mary
E. Mordan for. lot of ground in
Bloomsburg.
W. W. Black, sheriff, to Mary
E. Mordan for another lot of land
in Bloomsburg.
John Naus and wife to James
Milton Fausey for lot of ground in
Espy.
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
Is now on, and you will find large assortments of staple and i
fancy goods suitable for gift giving and your own use at
the CLARK STORE.
Dress Goods, Silks, Coats, Suits, Children's Coats, Dress
Skirts, Silk Petticoats, Hlankets, Suit Cases and 13ags,
Shopping Hags, Purses, Neckwear. Long and Short Kid
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Hosiery, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, Linens of all kinds,
Fancy Linens, Napkins, Scarfings, Toilet Articles, Brush
es, Collar and Cuff Sets, I5elts, Umbrellas, Furs, Counter
panes. Millinery, Silver Novelties and Jewelry.
CLOSING OUT CHINA AT REDUCED PRICES
and plenty of other goods suitable for gift giving and
your own use.
ALL COATS AND SUITS AT BIG REDUCTION.
THE CLARK STORE.
Alexander Brothers & Co.,
: Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, Confec
tionery and Nuts.
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Fins Candies. Freeh Every Week.
2eit-- Gooes .a. Specialty.
SOLE AGF.N1S FOR
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Also F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tohacco.
ALEXANDER BROS. & CO., Bloomsburg, Pa.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
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Draperies, Oil Cloth and
Window Curtains
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scribers as they desire in this particular locality. But
only a limited number will be sold at this price, there
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