THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURA, PA- THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. lilUHSDTvvrMAIu il 'JH, J!t)7 Huterrd at the 'off OfKe, Blown t'mr'j, I'd. tut m- mid fiiJie mailer, March 1, Wv BUSINESS10CALS. Obeap Clubbiug Offer- Wc have arranged to supply sonic excellent literature at a very low price. They are the following: Columbian and American Farmer - $l.oo Regular price $1.50. Columbian and New York Thrice a Week World $1.30 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 Columbian office. 1907 at the tf. Visiting cards and Wedding invi tations at the Columbian office, tf FOR SALE OR RENT. The property of Mrs. William Elwell on West Third street is for sale, or will be rented if not sold by April 1st. For particulars inquire of Geo. E. Elwell. tt. FOR SALE. A medium sized heater in good condition. Apply at 161 East Fifth street. Paper napkins and doilies at the Columbian office. tf. rtuther dray' Sweet Powder fur Children. Successfully tied by Mother Gray, nurse In 1 he C'litldreu's Home. In New York, Cure Feve . fairness. Bud Nlumarli. TeelhluK Dlsoiden, mnvn and reirulute tho Bowels and Destroy wo.ms. Overl'J.ouO testimonials. Thry wivr fail Al all DrutKlstv, !e Samplo KKKK. Ad dress Allen d. Oluisuo, Leiioy, 1. S-7-4L Most of the college students are home for the Easter vacation. Miss Sara Milleisen is at borne from LaSalle Seminary, Auburu dale, Mass. for the easter vacation The Chamber ot Commerce is getting in shape to do business, and will soon be incorporated. Mr. Yetter, the President, says that several propositions are already on hand for consideration. The Spring term at the Normal School opened on Tuesday morning with a very large attendance. The buildings have all had a thorough cleaning, and several of the depart ments have moved into the new Science Hall. Mrs. James P. Thornton died on Sunday, after an illness ot about seven years. A paralytic stroke was followed by diabetes, and gan grene finally resulted fatally. Her maiden name was Ciawford, and she was born near White Hall, in 1840. She married Mr. Thornton in 1874, and has resided here since. The funeral was held on Wednes day morning, conducted by Rev. J. W. Diggles. Every day brings something new to light in rhe new capitol invest1 gation. Thus far it has been made clear that the state has been robbed of several million dollars by Hus ton and Sanderson, the architect and contractor. It is believed that some others shared in this graft, and it is likely that their identity will be disclosed before the investi gation closes. - "The Country Day by Day" is the title of a series of articles which appear each day in Iht Philadelphia Press, The series is a review of the present day conditions and is ex tremely valuable as giving new and interesting side lights of this great country of ours. If you order The Press served at your home seven days in the week you are sure of getting the best there is both as to tews and other features. EVANS' SH0EST0RE. Why not have the best? 10 Styles of beautiful Oxfords and Shoes to Select From. EASTER Patent Leather, Vici Kid, Patent Colt, Gun Metal, PRICKS, $1.00 to 1.00 Styles and workmanship Supreme. The Progrossivo Shoo Store Miss Nellie Conser, of Suubury, who has been taking a course of in struction in the" working of the block system on the Sunbury divis ion, has finished her apprenticeship and is now stationed in the tower at Shindel, near the western line ol Snydar county, on the I.ewistown division. It is said that Miss Con ser is the first woman who has ever undertaken to master the intricate block system on the Pennsylvania lines. - - Judge Wheaton decided last week that a city has no right to spend money for entertainment, the deci sion being in the cue to compel the City Controller, Goeringer, to pay over $5000 which the Wilkes-Barre Councils had appropriated as the city's donation for the centennial celebration. Georinger retused to oay, claiming that it was illegal, and that he might be charged with the sum, and the Court sustained him. HOLY WEEK- Special services are being held at several of the churches in town in commemoration of Holy .Week At St. Paul's P. E. Church there are services daily at 9.30 a. m. ex cept Friday, when there will be three hours devotion from 12 to 3 0 clock, and service at 7.30 p. m. Un baturday there will be service at 3 p. m. when parents are invited to present their children for bap tism. On Easter there will be services as follows: Morning prayer at 6.30 Holy Communion at 7.30, Service and sermon at 1030; Children's service at 3 p. m.; Evening prayer and sermon at 7 p. m. souvenir Post Cards are printed at this oflice. Half tones supplied tf. CENTRAL EXAMINATIONS. All pupils of the third and sixth grades from the rural and village schools in the county, are expected to meet with their teachers for ex amination uext Saturday, March 30 at 8 o'clock. The examinations will be held at the same places as last year, and will be in charge of the teacher who is president of the district. Wm. W.Evans. Local Option Death-Blow Home Committee Reporti to Kill. Againit It, Aiming -v ivocai option was itnocicea as nearly dead last Tuesday as Chair man Scbad's House Committee on Law and Order was able to do the job. The committee, in a brief meeting between two sessions of the House, took a vote upon the Craven bill, without calling the roll or putting anybody upon official record, and agreed to report the bill adversely to the House, which received the negative recommenda tion a little later. The only committeemen who vot ed against this effort to kill the bill were Cribbs, of Allegheny, and Osier, of Bedford, Republicans, and McGowan, of Berks, Democrat. There were 14 other members of the committee present and presum ably joining in the shouts of ayes and nays Chairman Schad, Blue stone, Woodward and Mesta, all of Allegheny; Riebel, Ripp, Funston, Mumma and Curry, all of Philadel phia; Bentley, Washington, Cooper, Delaware, and McOowan, fellow Democrats; Enright, of Northamp ton; O'Brien, Luzerne; and Flynn, Elk. Mr. Craven on Friday offered a resolution to place the bill upon the calendar, and action was taken by the House on Monday night, when the resolution was defeated, and lecal option was killed for this session. H. W. CHAMPLIN M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Particular attention to examining and treat ing children'! eyes. Knt Building. llloomsburg, Pa, D. L. Chapin, New Columbus and Vi cinity. In the death of both the heads of this family, Mr. Chapin. on March 26th and Mrs. Chapin, tlire; days previous, both of whom, though nt this writing, not yet buried, will both be buried on the same day, re calls many pathetic scenes, and his toric incidents of the first families who settled in New Columbus and vicinity. Mr. Chapin was 87 years old and Mrs. Chapin 82. The latter was a daughter ot Androus Fellows, of Cambra, who was the first white child born in Huntington township. The Chapin family was a highly respected and prominent family, and also highly influential. Mr. Chapin served a term or two in the legisla ture in the early sixties, and has since held almost continuously, the office of Justice of the Peace, which oflice he still held at the time of bis death. So far as I remember, there sur vive a son ami daughter, Allred Chapin, an attorney at Wilkes- Barre and Mrs. I. J. Jamison, 01 New Columbus. In his early life Mr. Chapin engaged n the mercan tile business, and since then has always lived in New Columbus. The death of thee people renio"es about the last land marks, though not altogether the earliest settlers of that community. New Columbus is situated on the old Berwick 1 urnpike, which is crossed at that place by a branch of the old State Road, lending from Van Camp to Shickshinny. The surrounding country is somewhat broken and hilly, and highly fertile and productive. In its early histo ry, New Columbus was a promi nent business centre for miles around, until the advent of railroads up the river, and up the Fishing creek Valley, which rendered the town and vicinity rather isolated, and diverted the bulk ot the busi ness to Shickshinny and to Benton. The early settlers of New Colurn bus and vicinity, nave long ago disappeared. John Koons.its fouud er, was prominent in its history, and highly intelligent iu his day He was a surveyor, and probably ruu nearly all the lines for miles around. lie was a Justice of the Peace at one time, also Associate Judge of Luzerne county, and probably did more business for the people, in his day. than any other man in the valley. But we cannot thus speak at length, of all the ear ly settlers. The death of the Chapin family was the occasion for writing this sketch, in which we embody many historical points, that should be preserved, before passing into ob livion and lo.st forever, that may be of interest and value to many peo pie. James S. Woods, also engaged in the mercantile business at this place when a you"g man. And a little later came Edwin Holmes, a native of Connecticut. Freas and Adison Brown of Mifflin, also embarked in the mercantile business at this place, about the year 1856 or so The earliest blacksmith of this place was 1 nomas Bender, and his sue cessor was Samuel Bogert, some of whose family arose to positions of prominence. The first tailor was a Mr. Clewell, who was succeeded by William Ruckel, and after Ruckel came Joseph Remaly. The educa tional spirit was quite active among the citizens of this town, and about the year 1852 established a higher grade school in the upper story of J. S. Woods' store. Wesley Wirt, then of Cambra, but later on removed to Bloomsburg, was the pioueer teacher of the high er grades of the community. Later the New Columbus Academy was established. But other figures loom up before us, whom we cannot pass by. Chris topher Bowman, a pioueer of the vicinity, was prominent in that day. His family, so far as we rec ollect, consisted of one son, Thom as, the first husband of Mrs. Benja min Young, of Van Camp, and sis ter of Mrs. Chapin, now deceased, and a number of daughters, Mrs. Peter Emory, Mrs. William Emory, Mrs Charles Emory, and later Mrs. Hugh McBride and Mrs. Samuel Creveling, all of whom are deceased. Benjamin Stevens, Hugh Lock- ard, George Larish, John Brittain. Fletcher and Washington Bowman, James Ramsey, John Boston, Dan iel R. Williams, the Tucker family, George Mack, John Yap'.e, John Koons, Sr., father of Judge Koous, the Dodsons, Elias and Thomas. were among the prominent early settlers ot New Columbus and vi cinity. Mrs. Joseph Remaly is about the ouly survivor of the aged people of New Columbus. All local newspaper publishers! knowing to nave readers among the friends herein mentioned are at lib erty to copy this article, in whole or in part as they would think would Interest their readers. J. C. Wknnbr. Benton, Pa., March 27th, 1907, Ieadless Man in Bag Found In River Murdered al Wilkei-Barre. Receding waters of the Susque hanna River laid bare last Saturday fifteen miles south of Sunbury, a )urlap bag containing the nude and ieadless body of a man. Ten bul- et marks and five ugly knife stabs ndicatc the manner ol the man's death, but as there was nothing by which the identity of the victim could be established, Coroner Dech- r, of Shainokin, had a mystery on his bands that rivaled the famous Guldensuppe murder that for a time baffled the detective force of New York. Andrew Zieeler, a farmer, near Georgetown, in the lower end of Northumberland County, found the bag with its gruesome burden op- o ite McKee's halls. He rowed over to one of the islands that dot the river to do sotne work, and while on his v, ay back noticed an object lodged on a bar, and rowing to the sack, tossed it to land, un aware of the character of his find. The bag was sewed at both ends with strong cord, and when the farmer cut the string he uttered an exclamation of horror. In making a closer examination Mr. Ziegler discovered that the bag was smeared with blood, indicating that the murder victim had been placed in the sack soon after the commission of the crime and thrown into the water. Though the body was only partly decomposed, it was not difficult to fee that the large hands and brawny arms and legs of the murdered man proved that he had been of the laboring class, and probably had worked in the mines. Coroner Decher directed Justice Bnbb, of Georgetown, to have the body embalmed, and it will remain unburied until w further investiga tion can be made. An inquest was held and a verdict of murder was returned by the jury, which had the bullet and knife wounds as the only evidence to determine the manner of the man's death. Search was begun at once to learn if there were any missing men iu the towns along the Susquehan na River aud its tributaries. The river had remained above its nor mal height since the rains of the eirly part of the week, aud it is be lieved by some of the men in the iuvestigation that the body was washed from some point far above the pla?e where it lodged on the bank. That it had been in the water some days is evident, though the theory is advanced that possi bly the body might have been kept for several days by the murderers, then thrown into the river or some tributary stream while the flood was in progress, in which case the bag, with its burden, miht have been carried a hundred miles or more. But the blood on the bag seems to dispose of this explana tion. Police iu many cities were noti fied and asked to aid in the hunt for clues. It is the belief of the Coroner and others investigating the case that the crime is one of the numerous murders of the Black Hand Society. The many wounds indicate that the victim was attack ed by several men, possibly a dozen, and was quickly killed. The mystery surrounding the finding of the body was unraveled on Monday. the dead man was identified as Michael Kropaski, of Wilkes-Barre and an associate is charged with the bloody deed. The conscience-stricken wife of the accused murderer, it is alleged, told in detail the story of the horri ble crime perpetrated in their Wilkes-Barre home on Friday night March 15. According to her reported con fession, after the crime was commit ted, the body was secreted in the cellar of their home until the follow ing Sunday morning, when it wss cast adrift in a small creek. THE PASSOVER. The Jewish Feast Comet This Month. The Jewish feast of Passover will be observed on Friday, the 29th. This is the occasion when all good Hebrews eat "Matzso" or unleav ened bread. The bread is made in many cities, out Philadelphia aud Pittsburg turn out the largest sup plies, it being estimated that from these cities alone nearly 2,000,000 pounds of "Matzso" are shipped each year. The Passover is one of the most sacred of Jewish festivities and all members of the Orthodox Jewish church eat only uuleavened bread. Rev. E. B. Bailev. the new Das- tor of the Evangelical church, offij . 1 t f a. 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