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RLOOMSBVRG, PA., THURSDAY APRIL J, rgo7.
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C. M. CKEVEL1NG, Pres.
ANNUAL REUNION.
Co. E. 209th Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers, Gather
Around the Festive Board.
JAMISON S SPEECH.
The Annual reunion of Co. K.
209 Ren. P. V. was held at Orange
ville Aoril 2nd, 1907, in memory of
the battle of Petersburg, Va. April
2nd, 1865.
The Co. were all Columbia Co.
boys. A. C Mensch, Capt. Russell
Karns 1st Lieut, with 46 of the
comrades are still living all in and
around Columbia Co. except Capt.
A. C Mensch who lives in Delaware
also C. Amiuermau, Henry Lqng in
California and Geo. Lazarus in
Denver, Col., Camden Mears in
New York. The meeting was well
attended and some very fine speak
ing telling of the hard fought bat
tles of 42 years ago at Fort Stead
man and Petersburg from March
25th to April the oth. 1865, when
Gen. Lee surrendered.
The next meeting will be held at
Jonestown, Pa., June 7th, 1908.
The following officers were elected:
Geo. W. Sterner, President ; Ben
W. Hess, 1st Vice President ; Win.
B. McBride, 2nd Vice President ;
I. J. Jamison, Secretary.
The after-dinner speeches were
good, the principal one being made
by I. J. Jamison of New Columbus.
Though lengthy, as it is of general
interest, we print it in full.
In response to the toast ''Our
Fun and Trouble in Camp and on
the March" Mr. Jamison said :
Lotties, Gentlemen ami Comrades:
On this joyous and peaceful oc
casion, over forty years after our
"little family jar." we are asked to
recall the fun and trouble we had
during the jarring that our south
ern brothers gave our family. The
worthy toast master has not warn
ed us to keep sweet, but we believe
the time is at haud when we should
all try to keep sweet even though
we cannot entirely forget the past.
We know that in our draft upon
memory today we deviate too much
from the text and in truth we are
in danger ot being thrown up in a
blanket by comrades who have
done the like before just for fun in
midst of trouble. We know, to-),
that only unvarnished facts and
honest truths about our fun and
trouble are wanted, facts and scenes
which are so indelibly impressed
upon the memory that neither 40
nor 80 years of time can efface
tbem. Nor can any political his
torian pervert either the cause or
the effect of our family jar. We
know the cause and have felt the
effects ever since the war. We
shall not try, therefore, to pervert
or varnish to-day.
But to strike it straight at this
late day may be doubly bard for
me, since the fun and trouble we
kd during our first enlistment un
der Capt Robert F. Clark, in Co.
"C", 28th Regiment of State troops
may get mixed with the fun and
trouble we had under Capt. A. C.
Mensch and Lieuts. Robbins and
Karns, in Co. "IS", 209th Regt.
U. S. troons.
Without furthef prelude we will
say mat our tirst luu and trouble
arose from a premature and futile
attempt to enlist during the first
invasion. During the first iuvasion
into our State the war fever struck
even young boys and we fe'.t it our
patriotic duty to tear ourselves!
away and bid our tearful friends j
good-bye. They told us they never !
expected to see us again in the
flesh; that what the rebels left of '
us the southern turkey buzzards I
would surely get, and such like en-1
M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
couragement. About half believing
them we mustered courage and
-ash enough to carry us to Camp
Curtin, Harrisburg. Here the en
rolling officer, after sizing us up,
advised us to go home to our mother
and grow some whiskers before we
attempted to stand up under the
mule-load of a soldier when fully
equipped. While this advice hurt
our pride it was likely best for the
Government and ourselves ; but it
fell like a cocl and wet blanket over
our burning ardor to put down the
rebellion. We regretted the war
would still have to continue as we
went home. And sure enough it
continued.
But during the second rebel inva
sion into our State (we had grown
some little fuzz in tlie meantime)
we easily got into Capt. Clark's
company referred to. We were the
rawest kind of raw recruits, with
out drill, drummed together hur
riedly under the persuasive eloqu
ence of Doc. John, Chris Knapp,
Davy Waller, John Grotz, Bob
Clatk, and even Charlie Buckalew,
Col. Tale and other democrats,
strange as it may seem, who met
with republicans at the court-house
to encourage us to go while they
stayed at home.
While Col. Tate was of course
not chief spokesman yet he is credit
ed with saying in his sweet falsetto
voice "Its too bad that our south
ern friends should thus invade and
raid us, when we have so many
able-bodied youug men tJ defend
us, who are willing to strike tilt the
last armed foe expires. We struck
for the altars of our sir;s while Doc.
John, Col. Tate and the rest they
stayed safe at home to look after
the political fires, &c. when prices
were inflated and profits big. Per
haps they were too old."
As our company had a flag, we
looked upon this with swelling
pride while wondering whether the
rebels would shoot the flag and
ourselves full of holes before we
got home. Spurning to go as a
hired substitute for any drafted
man, we simply went in our boyish
pride of our own volition and on
our own hook to put dowu the re
bellion, abolish slavery, and save
the union. When the rebels beard
of our coming we didn't know but
they'd throw down their arms and
go right home, but they didu't.
They kept riht on just the same
as though we had never enlisted.
This wounded our pride still more.
Being a mere apprentice boy
from Dr. John's republican printing
office, and at the age of 16, when
boys are apt to be most augumen
tative and wise in their own
conceit we were called a "black
abolitionist" by Democratic com
rades who shot all right but talked
all wrong in our opinion, because
they differed with us ou the all
absorbing slave question.
It is true soldiers often differ in
politics and sometimes quarrel over
prevailiug issues, such as "stale
sovereignty," "slavery," &c, in
this land of the free and the home
of the brave, which is sometimes
misquoted as "the land of the spree
and the home of the knave" We
were troubled tc notice that some
argued with fervor upon the folly
of our standing up to be shot down
or be mained for life just to free
negroes, whom they claimed, as
Senator Tillmau of S. C, where
the first jar took place, still claims,
that negroes were born so much our
inferiors by decree of Almighty
God, that they are naturally slaves
proper for the white man who is
too lazy to work where the sun
shines hot enough to make him
earn his bread by the sweat of his
brow even though the Almighty in
tended he should do so. We mean
Continued 011 2nd J iige, 1st column.
COMPTROLLER'S CALL.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Z
0e QSfoomeBurg Qtaftonaf Q&mft
1 At the Close of Business March 22nd, 1907.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Invest
ments Furniture and, Fix
tures Cash and Reserve
$540,518.08
8,000.00
70,461.33
$618,979.41
Wm. II. IIidlay, Cashier.
TWO ARBOR DAYS.
Governor Stuart has issued a
proclamation designating April 5
and 19 as Arbor days. The pro
clamation follows:
"The custom of observing Arbor
day has become well established
throughout the State of Pennsyl
vania. It has stimulated an inter
est in the planting and care of trees
and created public sentiment in
favor of the protection and restora
tion of our forests. The State now
owns over 8oo,oco acres cf forest
lands.
"The frequent recurrence of de
structive floods, the extension of
parks as breathing places for the
multitudes in our crowded cities,
the opening ofs-chool grounds to
children for purposes of play during
vacation, and the dependence of
man upon trees for use, for shade
and for ornament emphasize the
importance of the annual observance
of Arbor day.
"For the purpose of perpetuating
a custom which has been in vogue
for several decades, and which has
resulted in untold benefits, I, F,d
win S. Stuart, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
do hereby, iu accordance with law,
issue this, my proclamation, desig
nating Friday, April 5th and 19th,
A. D., 1907, to be observed as
Arbor days throughout the Com
monwealth, the two days being
named in view of the difference of
climate, so that all sections of the
State may find a day suitable for
tree planting."
ASTERS.
One of the very best annuals to
be grown in the housewife's flower
garden is the aster.
The wide range of size, color and
season of blooming makes it an
i'eal flower for the small. garden.
In the past few years there has
been a great improvement in this
flower, and now many plants will
produce flowers which compare
favorably with some of the better
sorts of chrysanthemums. In the
number are found many delicate
shades of blue, which make it a
desirable flower in mauy instances.
For July and August bloom the
seed of the plant should be sown in
the latter half of March, if possible.
If not then, by all means during
the first two weeks of April. The
seed may be sown in a cold frame
or iu boxes in the living room if
the weather is not favorable.
After all danger of frost is past,
they may be transplanted to the de
sired location. If the weather is
reasonably settled, as it usually is
about the first of April, the China
aster and a number of other varie
ties may be planted in the open.
The soil should be reasonably
rich. If not very rich, it should
receive a liberal application of well
rotted manure with v.bich might
be mixed a little hardwood ashes.
Spade up the ground to a depth
of six or eight inches and thorough
ly rake it till it is well pulverized.
Make the drills about a half inch
deep.
Many times excellent results are
obtained by whitening the drills
with airslacked lime. Then plant
the seeds and cover them with a
layer of fine dirt about one-fourth
inch thick. The dirt should be ap
plied by sifting it through a sieve.
Fresh manure should never be ad
plied to the bed.
The following mail remains in
the post office at Bloomsbuig, Pa.:
Mr. Chas. Blecher, Bloomsburg
Gum Co., Mr. G. G. Robinson.
Mrs. Sus'e Sterner. Cards, Mr.
B uie Houseknecht.
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits 44,449.46
Circulation - 98,800.00
liank Deposits - 10,322.52
Individual Deposits 365,407.43
$618,979.41
A. Z. Schoch, President.
PARISH MEETING
Ve try Elected and Charter to Be Amended
The annual meeting of the con
gregation of St. Paul's P. K.
church was held in the Parish
House ou Monday evening. The
attendance was larger than it has
been for some years- Rev. J. W.
Diggles presided, and Paul E. Wirt
was chosen secretary.
The first business before the
meeting was the election of vestry
men. Mr. Duv nominated the fol
lowing: Col. J. G. Freeze, J. R.
Townsend, Geo. E. Elwell, Paul
E. Wirt, C. -W. Funston, J. G.
Wells and Geo. S. Robbins. This
is the same board as for several
years previous, excepting Mr. Rob
bins, who was named in place of
J. L. Dillon deceased.
Mr. Wirt positively declined a
re-election, and A. Z. Schoch was
nominated in his place. There be
I ig seven to elect, and only that
number nominated, the secretary
was authorized to cast the ballot,
and the seven gentlemen named
were elected. The Rector announ
ced the appointment of Col. Freeze
as senior warden.
After some discussion it was de
cided to authorize the vestry to
amend the charter so as to increase
the number of vestrymen to four
teen. A meeting of the new vestry
will be held some night next week
for organization.
Ex-Speaker Grow Dead.
Father ol Homestead Act Succumbs to Gen
eral Breakdown and Old Age..
Former Congressman Galusha A.
Grow died at his home in Glen
wood, Pa., on Sunday, as a result
of a general breakdown attributed
to old age.
Mr. Grow was elected to Con
gress from the Wilmot district of
Pennsylvania as the youngest mem
ber of that body in 185 1, and after
retirement from public life for near
ly forty years he re-entered the
house of Representatives as con
gressman at large from Pennsylva
nia fourteen years ago. When he
retired four years ago his public
service in the house extended over
the longest period of any man who
ever sat iu that body.
During the antebellum days he
was one of the best known men in
the United States, and in 1864 he
came within one vote of being
nominated for vice president in
nlxce of Andrew Johnson, who be
came Jpresident on the death of
Aorahara Lincoln.
Mr. Grow was elected speaker of
the house of representatives in 1861
and occupied that position during
the first two years of the war un
til his retirement from congress
in 1863.
Zachariah Thomas has recently
had his pension increased from $12
to $20 per month, under the recent
Act of Congress he being now over
70 years of age.
A fine Percheron stallion was re
cently shipped from T. E. Hyde's
stock farm to a party in Mount
Morris, N. Y.
H. J. Clark has begun the foun
dation tor a new double dwelling
on Center street on the rear of the
lot occupied by his residence.
Miss Sarah Van Tassel is visiting
relatives in Salem, Mass.
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