1 'PI) WW VOL 42. BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY JUL 4, tgo7. MO. 2G. 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. 3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits." In Point of Business Success and Financial strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank. C M. CHEVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier. BUFFALO FLYER AND MtEIGHT TRAIN COLLIDE AT SUNDORY Two Railroad Men Instantly Killed and a Third Fatally Hurl. Buffalo flyer, westbound, was wrecked in the yards at Sunbury about 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Two men were instantly killed, a third fatally hurt, and a score of passengers injured. The flyer lan into an open switch, and then into a Lewistown freight. None of the crew of the freight were hurt. The accident happened at the lower end of the yards. The flyer was five minutes late and was run ning at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The Lewistown freight was about to pull out of the yards. The express and baggage cars were jammed into each other and splin tered almost into kindling wood. Three of the flyer's crew were killed, and about twenty passen gers were hurt. The dead are: Fireman Frank Macavilla, Wil liamsport. Express Messenger Eyer, of Har risburg. Assistant Baggagetnaster Hunter of Harrisburg, who died in the hos pital. The wreck was caused by an open switch at the lower end of the yard near the bridge across the Shainokin creek. The Lewistown local intended to take the south bound track but was switched upon the track which was being kept clear for the flyer, already overdue. When once upon the track the re placed switch made it impossible to return. The freight was standing on northbound track and the crew, having ample warning of the ap- ? roach of the flyer, escapad unhurt, 'he engineer of the passenger train could not see the freight which was hidden behind a bend in the road, and was almost upon it before he was aware of its presence and could apply the air brakes. In the colli sion both engines were smashed in to twisted heaps of scrap iron, the freight train was totally wrecked, and the baggage car of the flyer was broken to pieces. Harry Spangler, of Lewistown, fireman on the local and G. P. Mil ler, of Lewistown, the flagman, made the following statement: "We jumped from the train and ran ahead to flag the passenger train which we could hear whistling around the bend. We tried our best to stop them, but they probably did not see us and ran at full speed straight ahead into the tender of onr engine, which was running backwards. William Ulnier, of Harrisburg, engineer on the flyer, when ques tioned by a reporter said: "We were running at 50 miles an hour to make up five minutes back time. I thought the track was clear until we rounded the bend and saw the freight scarcely fifty feet away. I threw on the brakes, but it was too late to jump. My fireman jumped just before the crash. He was killed." Eyer, the express messenger, who was on his first trip over the divis ion, was killed in the express car. The floor was forced up against the roof by the car behind and he was crushed between the timbers. The mail was scattered broad cast, and trunks were torn to pieces and their contents ruined. Many Sunburians joined in the search for missing valuables in the debris, helping guard the trunks from thieves and rendered great aid to the injured. On the same car and in the same manner, Baggagemaster Hunter was FIRE AT FAIR STORE. A fire started in the store of Severance & Roberts, known as the fair store, Tuesday evening about half past seven o'clock, which re sulted in injuries to several per sons who were in the store at the time, and caused a great excite ment for some time, but was ex tinguished before it did much dam age. Fireworks were the cause. William Gunter, a clerk, was show ing a customer some sparklers when suddenly a giant cracker exploded, burning bis face and singeing his hair. Instantly the entire stock of fireworks in the window was set off, fire crackers, rockets, and Roman candles exploding and flying in every direction. There were several people in the store at the time, and in the wild rush to a place of safety many were injured, some children being thrown down and trampled upon. An alarm was sent in, to which the fire companies quickly respond ed and succeeded in a short time in putting out the blaze. Til- it . ii is not Known yet to wnat ex tent the damage will reach, the laces and similar goods were con siderably harmed by the water, and the fireworks stock is an entire loss, but the greater part of the store is uninjured Insurance covers the Joss. REUNION OF LUTHERANS. The program has been arranged tor the seventh annual convention of the Susquehanna Lutheran Re union association, which will be held at Island park, Sunbury Thursday, July 18, and if the wea ther conditions are favorable the event no doubt will eclipse the efforts of former years. The officers of the association are: President, Rev. J.M. Reimensnyder, or Milton ; secretary, Kev. C. R Botsford, of Berwick ; treasurer, Kev. G. W. Genzler, of Selins- grove. These officers with Rev. W. E. Fischer, of Shamokin , Rev. L. D. Ulrich, of Danville, and Rev, A. N. Warner, ofSelinsgrove.com- pose the executive committee. Ad dresses will be made by several speakers of note and an interesting program nas been prepared. The Citizens Band, led by Chas. P. Elwell, serenaded Hon. John G. Harman last Friday night. A large crowd was present, and the band played well. This organiza tion is making fine progress. mortailv nurt, and died aoout an hour later at the hospital. An engine and car carried most of the injured to Market street, Sunbury, whence they were remov ed to the hospital. The ambulance, carriages and automobiles carried many more up to town. The wreck crew was called and in about an hour cleared the south bound track for traffic. Harry Jackson Eyer, the express messenger killed, was well known in Blooirsburg. He frequently vis ited here. He left Bloomsburg as receutly as June 26, having visited ttl IUC ilUUil UL 4-,. ill AAJ.4, UU 1 Main trpft shire Time etli. His body was brought here Wed nesday, the funeral services being held from the Moyer home, inter ment beiug made in Rosemout. He was a son of the late Jackson and Harriet Eyer, of Light Street, and was born about 40 years ago. His parents died when he was about two years of age and from that time until about six weeks ago when Mrs. Willits died, made his home with Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Willits, of Williamsport. . 1 On The Basis of Careful and Conservative Management 0e QSfoomaBurg (Uaftonaf Q&mft Invites Your Business. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits Wm. H. Hidlay, Cashier. A. Z. Scnocii, President. HARMAN NOMINATED. The Democratic Convention Makes Him Their Choice for State Treasurer. As predicted last week, our popu lar townsman, Hon. John G. Har man, was nominated by the Demo cratic state convention, for the office of State Treasurer. William II. Berry, the present incumbent of the office, and the man who first exposed the graft in the new capitol, was both tempo rary and permanent chairman, and he opened with a ringing speech After the adoption cf the plat torm. the nominating speecii was made by Hon. W. T. Creasy. He characterized Mr. Harman as popular Democrat" and that under his administration an egotistical and self-sufficient executive could not with criminal carelessness or in supine negligence permit the State to be plundered by a knavish archi tect or a corrupt contractor. He added that Governor Pennypacker slaughtered many just appropna tions while he lectured the Legisla ture and people on his knowledge of revenues and now oblivious of his surroundings and the, passing events talks of crime and treason, while he excuses the criminal traitor." He also said that if Harman is elected he will harn who is respon sible for the cheap railroad excur sions to Harrisburg last Fall to in spect the new Capitol. He charged that those responsible for those ex cursions ' 'shamelessly reported that every dollar invested was accounted for and found within the Capitol. He concluded with an appeal for the Democratic party to lead 1 crusade against the abhorrent cor ruption" and to "restore the pluu der and punish the plunderer." The nomination was unanimous, no other name being presented. A committee was sent for Mr. Har man, and on his appearance he was loudly applauded. He spoke in substance as follows : This is not the place nor the time for any extended discussion of the issues of the campaign now before us. At some future time and place that matter can and will be attend ed to. It is enough to say here that the issues as outlined by our dis tinguished chairman, Mr. Berry, should be sufficient 111 my judg ment to win any fight waged by the people in behalf of honest govern ment. I accept the platform as one around wnicn an mends 01 good government can safely rally, As for myself I stand ready to go out on the firing line in defense of the principles of that platform, and pledge you that if elected the affairs of the office of State Treas urer will be administered in the interest ot all the people, and an honest effort to show whether that article of the decalogue "Thou shalt not steal" is in force in Penn sylvania as applied to Capitol con tractors and others, and if found to be so then to ask that justice be administered not by the " per pound " or "per foot," but by the per year rule. HE IS ANIMPOSTOR. Farmers Look Out for the Fake Slock in spectors. Fake inspectors are said to be at work in some sections pretending to examine live stock head by head to ascertain if all are in sound phy sical condition. All of them always are, and then the inspector charges a fee of twenty-five cents a head or makes a flat rate of $2.50 for the examination of the entire stable. He generally gets it. The man who is operating in this way is simply a fake and a fraud. DEEDS RECORDED. The following deeds have recent ly been entered of record by Re corder Miller: Chas. A. Conner and Cora Con ner, trustees of Geo. Conner, de ceased, to A. W. Musgrave for two tracts of land in Center township ; tract No. 1, containing 118 acres and 89 perches, and tract No. 2, containing 21 acres and 150 perches; consideration $6,ooo. Wm. J. Sanders, executor of Elizabeth C. Hagenbuch, deceased, to Martha S. Caldwell for lot of ground on Iron street, Bloomsburg. Elizabeth Bullock to Bessie Davis for lot of ground in Centralia. Henry Bower and wife to Hector H. Harris for tract of land in Briar Creek township. Mary E. Kinney et al. to W. A. Benscoter et al. for land in West Berwick ; consideration $250. John S. Housenick and wife to P. W. Bierstien for lot of ground in Berwick ; consideration $250. Jacob Girard and wife to W. S. Utt for 3 acres and 100 perches ot laud in Greenwood township ; con sideration $475. W. S. Utt and wife to Elizabeth M. Girard for 3 acres and 100 per ches of laud in Greenwood town ship ; consideration $475. Berwick Land and Improvement Co. to C. W. Dickson for lot No. 487 in West Berwick ; considera tion $200. Martha Stone and husband to Wm. T. Ammerman for lot of ground in West Berwick ; con sideration $900. F. R. Jackson et al. to George Al. L,ocnner tor lot No. 14 in Jack sou and Crispin addition to Ber wick ; consideration $550. Berwick Land and Improvement Company to IS. A. Hess et. al trustees West Berwick Hose Co. for lot No. 395 in West Berwick ; consideration $400. C. F. Neyhard and wife to C W. Miller for lots Nos. 228 and 229 East End Park, Bloomsburg ; cousideration 5300. W. S. Laubach, executor of Susan C. Laubach, to Jacob Steen, for 133 acres and 153 perches of land situate in Sugarloaf township; consideration S1708. Thomas T. Miller's executors to Severance and Roberts for building and lot of ground in Bloomsburg ; consideration $12,010. Francis W. Bower aud wife to Bruce II. Bower for Southerly por tion of lot of ground in Berwick : consideration 700. Wm. S. Ash and wife to Myrtle McCarty for lot of ground in West Berwick : consideration $22 s. Tomato Crop a Failure. Farmers from uearby localities say that the tomato crop this year will be so short that it can practi cally be considered a failure. The cold weather of May and June, while it did not actually freeze the plants put out in the fields, lower ed their vitality so much that the fiercely hot sun of the past few days has caused a great part of them to wither. Change in Library Hours. The Public Library will be open in the mornings instead of the after noons, the hours being from 10 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. These hours will hold good all through July and August, beginning Monday morn ing, July 1st. The eveuiug hours will be the same as usual 7 to 9. Librarian. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Harrnan are spending several weeks at Willianjs Lodge, near Zahuer's. BEN GIDDING. KEEP IML In Comfortable Wearing Apparel. We Have Everything FOR Trading; StampsFriday and Saturday. BEN GIDDING Clothier, Hatter and Haberdasher. Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg. Come in and see us, we'll treat you right. 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits At a meeting of representa tives of the undersigned Banks of Bloomsburg, held July ist, 1907, it was decided to allow interest on time deposits at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum. Subject to the rules gov erning Savings or Interest bearing Deposits. First National Bank Farmers National Bank Bloomsburg National Bank I 19
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