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nLOOMSIURG, PA., THURSDAY MARCH 14, tgo7.
NO. 10.
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ADDING NEW ACCOUNTS
AT THE
Farmers National Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $150,000.
We 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. C REVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
FLOBERT RIFLES.
Somebody Liabla to Get Into Troublo il the
Practice of Shooting Them in the
Town DoeiNot Cease.
A boy and a Flobert rifle is a bad
combination. Usually a boy and
any kind of an instrument with
which mischief can be done is an
unfortunate combine, for the mis
chief is likely to be done.
It was in view of this fact that
the legislature of this state in 1903
passed a law on the subject of using
Flobert rifles, air guns, or spring
j?uns on the streets or alleys of any
city or borough.
The act reads as follows:
"Be it enacted &c, That six
months after the passage ot th:s
act, it will be unlawful for any per
son to discharge on the streets or
alleys ot any city or borough, in
the commonwealth, a Flobert rifle,
air gun, or any implement which
impels with force a metal pellet of
any kind.
Any person violating this act,
shall be arrested and fined in the
sum of five dollars, before any com
mitting magistrate; and for the
second offense, shall be fined in the
sum of fifteen dollars, and may
undergo an imprisonment in the
county jail for a period not less
than ten days, nor exceeding thirty
days, the person so offending to
pay all cost of prosecution."
The law went into effect on Oct
ober 15, 1903.
Somebody is violating it frequent
ly. There are a number of boys
in town who have flobert rifles, and
Ihey are going about, amusing
themselves by shooting cats and
other things just for amusement.
Perhaps if they realized that they
might be made to pay five dollars
and the cost, for the first offense.aud
go to jail for 30 days and pay fif
teen dollars for the second offense,
they would not be so reckless.
When a dog or cat 13 doing dam
age on private property it may be
driven away, and it it persists it
may be shot if necessary to stop it.
But it is cruelty to animals :o shoot
a cat just for fun, and for this an
other penalty may be imposed. So
that it might be quite an expensive
amusement.
Apropos of this subject, on last
Sunday morning a valuable Angora
cat was shot in the hip with a flo
bert rifle. It kis a trick cat, and
believed to be entirely harmless. It
was not killed, but badly mussed
tip, and put out of business for the
time being. It is now improving,
and will recover.
As it was our family cat Thb
Columbian offers a reward of $10
not to find out who did it, because
we know the boy, and as his par
ents are poor we do ot want to dis
tress them, but for the conviction
of any man or boy who shoots a flo
bert or air or spring gun on the
streets or alleys, in violation of this
law just as a preventive in the future.
"THE CRAFTSMAN."
The Craftsman is the name of
ths new Masonic club for which
a charter will be secured. It will
have elegant quarters in the new
Caldwell Cathedral, and its outfit
will be among the finest in the
state.
The following board of govern
ors has been chosen: K. F. Car
penter, J. L. Towusend, George L.
Low, C. A. Caswell, R. D. Young,
J. M. Staver, R. E. Hartman, A.
Z. Schoch andW. S. Rishton.
The front part of the building
will be occupied by the club, and
they will have a reception room, 1
billiard room, parlor, offices, etc 1
LOCAL OPTION.
At a meeting of the Bloomsburg
Ministerium on Monday it was de
cided to hold a temperance mass
meeting in the Methodist Church
011 Sunday evening next at 7 o'clock,
when Dr. Hatch will present the
subject of local option.
The clergymen adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas it is believed by us and
a very large majority of the mem
bers of the churches we represent
that the liquor traffic is an unmix
ed evil wherever it exists, and
makes no adequate return for the
loss and expense it entails upon
society in crime and pauperism and
that the institution of the saloon is
utterly un-American in that it
brings only loss, shame and sorrow
where it exists, without the right
or privilege of the voter or citizen
to choose fcr or against it and the
present license system imposes it
upon the whole community at the
request of any 12 men and often
forces it upon an unwilling people
at the discression of one man, who
may be judge of the Court.
ineretore resolved, mat we
members of the Bloomsburg minis
terium in regular meeting assembled
representing all the churches and
congregations at this and surround
iug towns, do hereby earnestly ap
peal to the Hon. J. Henry Coc :ran
and the Hon. W. T. Creasy now
representing us in the Legislature
of our state and to all the Honor,
able members of both houses to give
the people whom they represent
the right to decide at the ballot box
whether they will have the "Licen
sed Saloon" among them, by pass
ing the present pending Local Op
tion Bill.
Resolved that a copy of this
action be sent to each one of our
Legislative representatives.
WHEELMEN ELECTKJN.
A large number of the members
of the Bloomsburg Wheelmen Club
gathered at the Club House on
Tuesday tvenlng, for the annual
election of officers, with a lunch
and smoker on the side.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, John M. Clark;
Vice Presid nt, James T. Goodwin;
Secretary, Harry S. Barton; Treas
urer; W. C. Snyder; Board of Gov
ernors; H. R. Meyers, S. R. Bidle-
man, Fied Holmes, H. Mont.
Smith, F. W. Roys, Willie Law,
and F. R. Carpenter. Auditors,
A Z. Schoch, A. W. Duy, W. H.
Eyer. Library committee, W. E.
Johnson, W. V. Morris.
R. C. Butler and Fred B. Hart
man were elected to membership.
The club is in a flourishing con
dition.
ORANGEVILLE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
J. W. Conner of Orangeville has
placed an order with the Common
wealth Electric Mfg. Co. of Phila
delphia lor the equipment of his
electric light plant. Charles Runk
of Phillipsburg has the contract for
the construction work, and W. O.
DeWitt will have charge of the
electrical work. It will be au up-to-date
plant, and Orangeville will
1 be indebted to Mr. Conner for his
j enterprise. It is expected the plant
will be in operation by June 1st.
LUTHERAN AID SOCIETY.
The members of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Lutheran Church
held a meeting on Tuesday even
ing, when the following officers
were elected : President, Mri. C.
B. Gunton ; Vice President, Mrs.
D. J Weiss ; Treasurer, Mrs. W.
H. Hidlay ; Secretary Mrs. Frank
Bomboy.
COMPTROLLER'S CALL.
RETORT OK TI1U CONDITION OK
1 0e Q0foom00urg Qtaflonaf QBanft
At the Close of Business January 26th, 1907.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
$535,223.28 Surplus and Profits 41. 761. 12
Circulation - 100,000.00
8,000.00 Hank Deposits - 11,799.17
78,564.26 Individual Deposits 368,227.25
Loans and Invest
ments Furniture and Fix
tures Cash and Reserve
$621,787.54
$621,787.54
Wm. H. Hidlay, Cashier.
A. Z. Schoch, President.
2-CENT FARES BOUND TO COME,
Secrotary Williamt Names the States Thai
Now Have 2 Cent Fare Laws.
Secretary S. M. Williams of the
State board of trade, who is credit
ed with being the "Father of the
Two Cent Rate Bill," has high
hopes of the bill being passed by
the senate and becoming a law. It
has already passed the house and is
now in the senate committee on
railroads.
"We hive every reason to be
lieve that the bill will pass," said
Secretary Williams, "and Pennsyl
vania will be in line with the other
nrocressive States. In Ohio and
New York there are two-cent fars,
and two of three great railway sys
tems in New F.ngland have accept
ed them. The Indiana legislature
has passed such a bill, a'id last
week Missouri and Nebraska legis
latures sent two-cent fare bills to
their governors. North Carolina,
Minnesoto, West Virginia and
Arkansas have two-cent fares by
act of their legislatures, and Wis
consin and Illinois legislatures are
considering bills to the same end
which are certain to pass. From
New England to Nebraska, clear
across the country, two cent fares
will be in force within a month, and
Pennsylvania cannot afford to be
out of the procession. Two-cent
fares are bound to come.".
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
At a meeting held in the office of
C. C. Yetter, Esq. last Thursday
evening, the Chamber of Commerce
was organized.
The officers elected are as fol
lows: President, Clyde Chas. Yet
ter, Esq ; Vice President, Paul E.
Wirt, Esq.; Treasurer, Frank W.
Miller; Secretary, A. N. Yost, Esq.,
Trustees, H. W. Titman, C. W.
Funston, L. E. Waller, A. Z.
Schoch and J. M. Robbins.
The charter members are as fol
lows: H. W. Titman, PaulE- Wirt,
F. J. Richards, J. Lee Harman,
Robert Hawley, Dr. C. F. Altmil
ler, Karl F. Wirt. J. H. Coleman,
J. M. Robbins, A. N. Yost, C. A.
Small, John G. Harman, W. V.
Johnson, E. M. Savage, J. W.
Mifflin, J. G. Quick, C. H. Rei
mard, F. D. Dentler, C. M. Ter
williger, F. W. Miller, Paul R.
Eyerly, Isaiah Hageubuch, E. F.
Carpenter, J. L. Wolverton. C. W.
Funston, A. Z. Schoch, A. J. Rob
bins, C. C. Yetter, Dr. J. W. Biu
ner, L. E. Waller, C. M. Evans.
No canvass was made for mem
bers and the spirit manifested at the
meeting can well be taken to mean
that some united, successful work
will be done. Already there is a
move on foot to locate here several
industries that will offer employ
ment to men. An indication that
the town is ready to meet them half
way is all that is needed to make
probable their location here.
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK.
J. Warren Lee has resigned as
Teller cf the Farmers National
Bank to accept the position of Cash
ier in a National Bank at Smethport.
Charles Merrill of Lightstreet,
who has been employed as cashier
in the office of the American Car
& Foundry Co. at Berwick, has
been elected as book-keeper, and
Samuel Miller, who has filled that
post at the Farmers for severa.
years, has been promoted to Tellerl
Charles. C. Kesty has bought B.
R. Yohe's poultry stock and rented
his yards and will engage in tba
business extensively,
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Court held a brief session on
Monday with all the judges on the
bench.
C. A. Small Esq., presented a
petition to contest the recent elec
tion in the Boro of West Berwick.
H. A. McKillip Esq., resisted the
issuance of a rule because he claim
ed that the petition included many
persons who were regularly elected
and whose seats were not in qus
tion. And further he maintained
that the petition was fatally defec
tive in that it did not allege specific
fraud and in what manner a wrong
had been done any candidate. While
it is true that an error was mae in
printing the ticket for Councilmen
and ScIiojI Directors, the tickets
were correct in every other parti
cular and it was a fatal defect to
ask for a rule on any other candi
dates. Mr. Simll contended that
the ticket being defective it vitiated
the entire election which should be
set aside.
Judge Evans did not grant a rule
but took the petition under advise
ment and will render a decision on
the 20th.
E. W. Hughes vs. S. B. & B.
Raitraid. It appearing that several
of the viewers heretofore appointed
were not freeholders and others
owned property affected by said
railroad, the viewers appointed
were withdrawn and others are to
be appointed.
Frederick Swisher va Zora Swish
er. Subpoena in divorce awarded.
H. M. Hinckley Esq., appeared
for the D. L. & W. Railroad com
pany and requested that the costs
placed on the company detective
who aopeared as prosecutor against
Bessie Harrison be remitted. The
Court granted a rule.
Opening of Fourth street Blooms
burg. It appearing that William
Kramer and J. W. Hidlay were
owners of property on Fourth street,
their appointment as viewers was
canceled and the viewers to assess
damages on Fourth street are Reu
ben Hess, Isaac Yost, M. P. Lutz,
A. Z. Schoch, W. H. Moore, J. K.
Pennsyl and Thomas J. Morris.
THE EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE.
The Evangelical Conference that
has been in session in Carlisle the
past week adjourned on Tuesday
night. The Conference next year
will be held in Berwick.
Rev. J Y. Shambach, who has
been stationed iu Bloomsburg is
sent to Williarasport Circuit.
The following are the appoint
ments for Lewisburg Dirtrict.
J. W. Messinger, Presiding Elder.
Lewisburg J. A. Hollenbaugb.
Buffalo J. D. Stover.
Miltou W. I. Shambaugh.
Milton Circuit J. N. Bingatnan.
Unityville Circuit, Mission L.
C. Cooper.
Sonestown J. Womelsdorf.
Dushore J. F. Hower.
Lopez B. F. Keller.
Danville W. N. Wallace.
Bloomsburg E. B. Bailey.
Espy J. O. Biggs.
Berwick, Bower Memorial J.
W. Thompson.
West Berwick E. Fulcomer.
North Berwick lv D. Keen.
Columbia J. M. King.
Nescopeck E. B. Dunn.
Nuremburg H. R. Wilkes.
Luzerne H. L. Purtiss.
West Nanticoke To be supplied.
Rausou L. Dice.
Scranton W. E. Peffley.
West Clifford To be supplied.
Mrs. W. C. Tohnston was called
to Riverside bv the serious illness
of her mother, Mrs. Joseph Wood
ruff, who is threatened with pneumonia.
SflART HATS.
Young Men, who want extreme styles iu everything
prefer our Soft Hats.
There's a sort of swagger smartness about the Soft
Hat that can not be worked into the Derby. The soft
Hat grows in favor constantly.
The Spring styles are particularly
attractive. We have several new
shades and shapes that are very swell.
Some bound and some with fancy
bands. Prices range along at
Si. 00, $2.00, $3,00 to $4.00.
The style and go in these Hats can not be described
The Hats must be seen.
Come in, Young Man, and let us "show you."
BEN C1DDINC
Clothier, Hatter and Haberdasher.
Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg.
Come in and see us,
we'll treat you right.
HAVE YOU SEEN
OUR NEW FURNITURE?
Our assortment of Furniture is so wide
that we can hardly fail to please any taste,
and we can please many tastes not otherwise
pleased because of the dependable quality of
our goods. The surest way to verify our as
sertion is to come to the store in person.
Drop Side Steel Couches
Complete with mattress and pillows, best
steel frame and springs Complete $8.00
and $8.75.
RUGS! RUGS!
We are showing an unusual line of kw-ge
lloor Rugs. It docs not need special expe
rience to appreciate the values. We'd like
to have you sec them. You will not be sat
isfied until you have one of the Hugs in your
home.
PRICES TO SUIT ALL.
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4TH AND MARKET STREETS.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.