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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY AUGUST 1, lgo7.
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ADDING NEW ACCOUNTS
AT THE
Farmers National Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $!5G.O0O.
We arc 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.
G M. CREVKLING, Pres. M. MILLEISEX. Cashier.
CENTRALIA SCHOOL TROUBLE.
Tuesday's Daily says: Once
more tlicre is trouble iu the trouble
ridden Centralia-Conyngham
School District, the place where
Prof. Kelley, who is now in jail,
bad all of his troubles. This time
it is the School Hoard again. Two
boards were ousted, and it looks as
though tne old adage about "three's
a crowd" would again come true in
this case.
This time the School Board can't
agtee upon the selection of the fif
teen teachers for the district. Three
want to oust five of them, and three
want to elect the present corps,
which they claim is as proficient as
could be desired.
The three who are in favor of re
taining the old corps of teachers are
Westophcr Leaver, Patrick Cain,
and Dr. John Rudicil. The three
who are ag;ii:i:-t it, and want to fire
five of them are John Payne, Rich
ard Ii.Mi'.' nnd Martin Monohan.
Thw'bo.ird had a session on Mon
day night in the Dyrnesvillc School
House, which had been calhd for
the purpose of tK-cting teachers.
Pavne and his friends claim that
the candidates ought to all produce
a te.icher's certificate, and have it
read before the board. The other
side tay this is nut necessary, as
the teachers are efficient enough.
Both sides :.hcy will not "give
in," and the chances are that the
court will be called upon to oust this
board, too.
CRUKLTY AGENT WANTED.
We are told by a gentleman who
claims that he knows what he is
talking about, that great cruelty is
practiced in the treatment of calves
intended for slaughter, by huck
sters and butchers. He says that
the calves are tied and thrown in a
wagon and brought to town, and
then thrown in the slaughter pen
and kept tied until the butcher is
ready lo kill them. Sometimes
many hours elapse before they are
untied, and that great suffering is
undoubtedly caused the dumb
brutes.
We have no doubt that the facts
are as stated. The society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
if represented here, is not actively
so, but anybody can prosecute for
a violation of this law. No steps
have been taken here for many
years to prosecute cruelty to ani
mals, and it is probable that it is
high time that an example be made
in order that the law may be ob
served. A BIG PRINTING JOB.
The largest job of printing ever
done in Columbia County is now
being completed at the Columbian
Printing Housk. It is the cata
log of the Normal School, an edi
tion of 5500 copies, of 144 pages
each.
In the book there is over a ton of
hite book paper, a quarter ton of
enameled paper for half tone cuts,
and nearly as much more cover
paper, including the whole the edi
tion weighs about a ton and a half.
The paper in it, if spread out,
would cover the width of Main
street q miles long. There are
44000 half tone pictures, and it
took 209,000 impressions to print
the book, and it will take 20,000
staples to bind it. In gathering the
leaves up into books there are 192,
500 pieces of paper to be picked up,
and one person would walk 46
miles, and would be about 1 1 days
in doing it.
Hiram Palmer has the contract
for cleaning the paving on Main
street, and is doing his job very
satisfactorily. i
THIEVES CAUGHT.
Took Stolen Goods From Milton to Harris
burg by the RWer,
On the night of July 1st thieves
entered the home of former Con
gressman Charles II. Dickerman of
Milton, and got away with a quant
ity of valuable silverware. The
next morning a handsome row boat
which had been moored along shore
was missing. On several occasions
since then houses have been robbed
and silverware and other valuables
stolen; brass was stolen from junk
shops and the mills and with
astonishing regularity on the morn
ing after each robbery or series of
robberies a boat or two was mis
sing. A few days ago a Milton busi
ness man from whom one of the
boats had been stoled was in Harris
burg and while strolling along the
river bank in the lower end of the
city saw a boat that he recognized
as his own. There were several
boats that he thought belonged to
Milton people anchored with it.
Upon inquiry he learned that
Charles Kays of Ilarrisburg, had
the boats for sale. The Milton man
reported his discoveries to the
police.
Tuesday enough was learned to
lead to the arrest of Kays. He
was taken to the police station at
Ilarrisburg and gave bail for his
appearance at a hearing in Milton.
EVADING THE DOG LAW.
Using Tags Stolen From Older Dogs on
Which Tax Has Been Paid.
Some fertile-brained individual,
who is williug to go the full limit
in order to save a paltry dollar re
quired of him as dog tax, has de
vised a new plan for getting ahead
of both the assessor and the tax
receiver.
Such a man will not change his
tactics any in dealing with the as
sessor. He will simply keep his
dog off the list and when the time
arrives when his pet must show a
tag or go the way of all dogs that
are not paid for he will simply steal
the tag from some other dog which
has been assessed and on which tax
has been paid. He will place the
stolen tag upon his own dog, which
thenceforth to all appearances will
be one whose owner has complied
with the law.
TOO FRESH.
Some fresh young guys who
travel from town to town selling
goods, sometimes waft into Blooms
burg. After the day's work is
nuer ttiev sit in fidut of the Ex.
change Hotel in the evening and
make remarks more or less com
plimentary on the ladies who pass,
and in their hearing.
Our women have a right to walk
on our streets without being in
sulted by strangers. If the chief
of police will loiter about the places
where these loafers congregate, and
teach them a lesson in etiquette
and decency, the people will begin
to appreciate the fact that there is
some excuse for having police.
Dr. Luther, President of Trinity
College, Hartford, Conn., and Mrs.
Luther, who were expecting to vis
it here as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. E. Elwell, have been
obliged to cancel their visit for the
present. Dr. Luther is a State
Senator, and that body has had ses
sions all through July, which is the
only vacation month the Doctor has.
It was expected that he would
Dreach in St. Paul's church on
Sunday, but this has been cancelled.
On The Basis of
Careful and Conservative Management
0e (f foomefiurg (Vtaftonaf Q&mft
Invites Your Business.
3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits
Wm. H. Hidlav, Cashier.
A. Z. Sciioch, President.
SUCKERS.
Bloomsburg has established a
reputation all over the country as
being one of the easiest towns in
the union to catch suckers. All
kinds of worthless stocks have been
unloaded here, atid thousands upon
thousands of dollars paid out for
which the investors will probably
never get one cent in return. This
kind of suckers includes those who
have some money ou hand, or who
hnvn crnnrl ispriirities UDOll which
they can borrow, or properties
wlucli tliey can mortgage.
P.nt the noorer classes who have
only their day's wages to depend
on, are just as easy. For three
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weeks they poured tneir uoaars in
to the coffers of a street fakir,
iii.ri.i nftur nieht. knowing nothing
of tho man nor of his alleged medi
cine. The man came nere to stay
two weeks, but he struck such a
large school of suckers that he re
mained three weeks. 11 was a sigiu
to see the crowds that gathered for
the free show, and to see the hands
on nn with dollars in them iust as
soon as he began to sell his goods.
We don't know anyuung aoout me
man nor his medicine. We have
not heard of any one being killed
by the latter, nor have we heard of
any benefits from it. All we do
know is that he carried away from
this town hundreds of dollars from
people who could ill afford to spend
it for such a purpose.
When people have not sense
enough to protect themselves, they
ought to be protected. The town
council should lose no time in pass
ing an ordinance fixing a license
for all kinds of fakirs, and it should
be put so high that it will be pro
hibitory. Then we may be able to
live down our reputation for being
the Grand Fishing Banks for Suckers.
NEW R. R. SIGNAL
A new electric signal is about to
be introduced on the railroads which
will greatly assist in preventing ac
cidents. It consists of two incan
descent lights arranged on the right
side of the engine cab near where
the engineer is seated. They are
operated by electricity from a tower
the same as the signals of today.
When the engine passes a certain
point, one of the lights, which are
of different colors, will be lighted
signifying danger or whatever it
might be. The new signals will
overcome the danger of running
through fogs and heavy storms
when engineers are not able to see
the signals.
IN NEW QUARTERS.
Sol. Goldsmith has moved his 5
and 10 cent store into one of Tit
man's new store rooms in the form
er Toshua Fetterman property next
to the Central Hotel. The room is
large and light, with fine show
windows, and he can display his
goods to much better advantage.
Mr. Goldsmith's business has
iumned into popularity, increasing
so rapidly that he found it necessary
to go into larger quarters.
Dr. and Mrs. Geo. V. Mears and
son, of Fondulac, Wis., were in
town this week. Dr. Mears is a
native of Locust township, and he
and Mrs. Mears are both graduates
of the Normal School in the class
of 1874. Dr. Mears is one of the
leading physicians of Fondulac. It
was a pleasure to meet them, as
they were students at the Normal
when the editor of this paper was a
member of the faculty of that insti
tution.
KEROSENE EXPLODES.
One Killed, Two Badly Burned In Accident
Above Sunbury.
Ax explosion of kerosene in the
home of Wm. J. Hess at Winfield,
several miles above Sunbury, on
the West branch, Tuesday, caused
the cremation of his daughter Alice,
and so burned his wife and baby
that their recovery is doubtful.
Karly that morning Mrs. Hess
was attending to the family wash
ing in the back yard. Her eight-year-old
daughter Alice was taking
care of the baby, scarcely two years
of age, in the kitchen. The chil
dren were playing on the floor and
through the open door their moth
er caught an occasional glimpse of
them.
Suddenly there was a flash of
fire followed by terrified screams.
Mrs. Hess ran into the room and
found the older child enveloped in
flames. With the girl's dress satu
rated with keroseue the fire burned
fiercely, and with such intensity
that it could not be extinguished.
With no thought of danger Mrs.
Hess tried to smother the fire with
her bauds, but was only partially
successful while she herself was
terribly burned in the attempt.
The baby was also badly burned,
but will probably recover.
The body of the girl was so char
red and blackened that it could not
be recognized by neighbors who
came to offer assistance. A phy
sician was called, but the child died
before he arrived.
The exact cause of the accident
is unknown. It is believed that
the children were playing with a
can of kerosene winch exploded
andset them afire.
HOLY GRAIL FOUND.
Ancient Vessel of Beautiful Design Discov
ered in Enaland, Near Old Abby,
The London Express of July 26
prints a story of the discovery near
Glastonbury Abby of a glass vessel
of beautiful workmanship and ap
parently of great antiquity, which
one, at least, of the discoverers be
lieves is the Holy Grail of the
Arthurian Legend. The Holy
Grail is the cup from which Christ
is alleged to have drunk at the
Last Supper, and according to
ancient British tradition, it was
brought to England by Joseph of
Arimathea after the crucifiction.
The vessel is of bluish green glass
of some kind, cunningly inlaid with
silver leaf. A number of eminent
persons, including some peers with
ecclesiastical interests, Ambassa
dor Reid, Piofessor William Crook
es and the Rev. R. J. Campbell,
have examioed it. It is now in the
possession of Professor Crookes
who has undertaken to solve its
history.
Ban Pat on Rev. Cornell.
The Wyoming classis in a special
session at Nescopeck, finally dis
posed of the trouble between Rev.
Mr. Cornell and Rev. Mr. Kreisch
ner, both of whom lay claim to the
Hollywood charge, by adopting a
stringent resolution condemning
Cornell's action and requiring him
to desist at once. If he fails to
abide by the decision he will be sus
pended by classis from all church
privileges.
The session was very lively, and
Rev. Mr. Cornell, who has became
known as the "fighting parson,"
gave notice that he would appeal to
the Eastern Synod of the Reformed
church.
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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
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bearing Deposits.
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Farmers National Bank
Bloomsburg National Bank