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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSUURG, FA.
THURSDAY, AUUUHT 29. y)07
jinterrd at the l"ot Uttiiv, UtuwiuiOurg, Va.
at eecond elate matter, March 1, IS.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Ikclcr last Thursday.
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William Leverett returned to
Philadelphia oa Monday.
The usual services will be re
sumed on Sunday iu St. Taul's
Church.
The public schools opened on
Monday with an enrollment of over
ll,coo pupils.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Rutter passed
the fiftv-uinth anniversary of their
marriage on Monday.
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The Buckalew Bros, livery stable
will be sold at public auction on
Saturday, September 7th.
The hospital is in an over-crowded
state, aud an addition to the
building is much needed.
Miss Esther Kendig, of Lancas
ter, was the guest of Miss Lilla
Sloan on Monday and Tuesday.
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Miss Marie Funk and brother
Harry went to Towanda today to
visit Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Elwell.
The State Encampment of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America is
in session in Philadelphia this week.
Former United States Senator
Tohn I. Mitchell died in Wellsboro,
Pa., on the 20th inst, after a long
illness.
Dr. D. T. Waller returned from
his summer home in Canada this
morniner. The family will come
later.j
It is rather unseasonable weather
for August when the thermometer
stands at 50 degrees nearly every
morning.
The Odd Fellows' Picnic at Col
umbia Park last Saturday was large
lv attended, and was a success
throughout.
Frank A. Frear. the new princi
pal of the Fifth street school, will
occunv a house of C. A. Small on
First btreet.
The Bloom School Board has pur
chased four new organs for the
schools, of C. C. Seebold, he being
the lowest bidder
J. M. Heddens, the Centre street
meat dealer, lost a valuable horse
on Monday. He had recently re-
iused $500 for it.
Edward Eyer of Philadelphia,
whose wife and child are visiting at
T. R. Townsend's. came up last
Thursday to join the family.
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Peaches are peaches now-adays
They are selling at 2 for 5 cents, or
15 cents a small box. Dealers say
they have to pay $1.75 a basket in
the city.
A party of Bloomsburg's young
society people will hold a dance at
Columbia Park on Friday night.
Oppenheim's orchestra of Wilk.es
Barre will furnish the music.
The Trustees of the Normal
School will dine at the school on
Friday, aud inspect the changes
and improvements that have been
made during the vacation.
Miss Maude Patterson, of Tren
ton, N. J., has been spending the
past ten days with friends here.
Her father, Rev. I. M. Patterson,
was pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this town for a number
years, immediately preceding Dr.
Hemingway.
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Jesse Rhone died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Harvey at
Stillwater, on Saturday, aged 83
years. He was the father of Mrs,
Stephen Girard of this town.
Invitations have been issued for
the weddinsr of Harry White of
Almedia and Miss Sue Milnes of
Espy. It will take place at the
bride's home on September 17th at
12.45.
Two trick bicyclists attracted a
large crowd in front of the Ex
change Hotel on Tuesday. One of
them was without arms, apparently
having been born so. They per
formed some remarkable feats.
Char'es Alexander, son of Oscar
Alexander, was married at the
home of his parents on West st'ett,
last Thursday, to Miss Roseuielt,
of Philadelphia. The groom is en
gaged in business in West Berwick.
Mrs. Prof. J. II. Morgan and
daughter Margaret, of Carlisle, are
the guests of Miss Mary Sharpless
Mrs. Morgan wa9 formerly Miss
Mary Curran, daughter of Prof. H
A. Curran, who was for many years
member ot the Normal School
faculty.
The following letters are held at
the Bloonisburc-, Pa. post office:
Miss M. Louise Gillmoie, Mrs
Sarah E. Huff, B. Kirshau, Eliza
beth L. Lowe, Mr. T. T. Powell (2)
F. Seisiel. Cards. Miss Anna Bo
dine, Miss Elizabeth Brooks, Mi
Martha Campbell, Mr. George
Krura, Mrs. Bertha Lowe, Mrs. R
A. Wheeler, Mrs. Belle Yeager (2)
Miss Eva Rupert started this
morning for South Dakota, where
she has accepted a position as
teacher in an Indian School. She
recently attended the twenty-fifth
anniversary of her graduation in
the Chautauqua couise, at Chautau
aua. N. Y. She and Miss Guest,
a former teacher at the Normal
School, were members of the first
class graduated at Chautauqua
The Normal School fall term will
open on Tuesday next. Many
changes and improvement have
been made in the interior of the
buildings. The study hall has been
removed to the second floor over its
former location, and the Dew room
is larger and in every way more de
sirable than the old one. Recita
tion rooms have been rearranged,
and the Model school has two ad
ditional ones. Prof. Albert's rooms
are in what was formerly the library.
Painters, carpenters and other
artisans are very busy getting things
in shape for the opening of the
school.
HOSPITAL DONATION.
The citizens of Catawissa last
week donated to the Ratti Hospital
$86 in cash, and a liberal supply of
dry goods, food stuff, fkc. The
people of our neighboring town
recocmize the fact that the hospital
is a very worthy charity, and a
number of cases from there have
been treated.
A FINE RUN.
The Columbian Printing
House is enjoying a very flattering
patronage in all kinds of printing.
We have no sjecialties as we are
coiibtantly doing all kinds of work
in our liue.' Recently there has
been a targe run on book work. In
this line, as in all our work, we
guarantee the best workmanship
and correct proof reading. The
letter is a verv important thing in
book niakiug. If errors in gram
mar, punctuation and spelling are
allowed to creep in, it spoils the
job.
Our nearly thirty-two years' ex
perience in the business are suffici
ent guarantee that you can get what
you want here, aud get it right, at
fight prices.
H. W. CHAMPLIN M. D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Particular attention to examining and treat-
ing children's eyes.
Ent Building, Bloomsburg, Pa
BRIDGE LETTING.
The County Commissioners on
Saturday opened the bids for three
new bridges in Columbia county,
one a stone arch in Fishingcrc.-k
township and two of steel and con
crete construction 111 Benton and
Madison townships. The following
were the bids:
Madison township:
Nelson Construction Co., Chaiu-
bersbttrg; superstructure, $690; ma
sonry, $5.00 per cubic yard; exca
vation, 50c per cubic yard.
York Bridge Co., York, Pa., su
perstructure $565; masonry, $4 per
cubic yard; excavation, 60c per cu
bic yard.
A. Buchanan, Chambersburg, su
perstructure, $810: masonry, in
eluding excavations, $6 per cubic
yard.
Ohl and Moore, Bloomsburg, su
perstructure $387.so;masonry $5. 25
per cubic yard; excavation, 50c per
cubic yard.
Charles II. Reimard, Bloomsburg
bridge complete, including mason
ry and excavations, $330.
Benton township:
Nelson Construction Co., Cham
bersburg, superstructure $662; ma
sonry $3,25 per cubic yard; exca
tion 55c per cubic yard.
A. Buchanan, Chambersburg, su
perstructure $819; masonry, includ
ing excavation so per cubic yard
George II. Keiter, Bloomsburg,
$926 for the bridge complete.
Ohl and Moore, Bloomsburg, bid
for superstructure, $397; masonry
$3-57 Per cubic yard and excava
tion, 50c per cubic yard.
York Bridge Co., of York, $;65
for the superstructure; $4 per cubic
yard for masonry and 60c per cubic
yard for excavation.
C. II. Reimard, Bloomsburg,
$860 for the bridge complete.
Peter Keefer, bunbury, super
structure $595; masonry, $4. 45 per
cubic yard; excavation 50c per cu
bic yard.
Fishingcreek township:
Nelson Construction Co., Chem-
bersburg, $5.50 per cubic yard for
masoury and 40c per cubic yard for
excavatiug.
Ohl aud Moore, Bloomsburg,
$3.62 per cubic yard lor masonry
and 50c per cubic yard for excavat
ing.
P. E. and T. H. Tubbs, 53.94
per cubic yard for masonry and 50c
per cubic yard for excavating.
Peter Keefer, Suubury, $6.25 per
cubic pard for masonry and 60c per
cubic yard for excavating.
The contract was not awarded
because it was necessary to compare
the bids to ascertain the lowest
On Tuesday Engineer Brown re
ported that Ohl and Moore were
.lowest on all three bridges and the
Commissioners proceeded to have
their attorney draw up the necessa
ry contracts.
Old Legend Cause of Land Boom.
Miai CkUltiU Imminif Woalth Wat Hid-
4ta twn Sugirloal and Ntsco
tck Mountain!.
Real estate about the village 01
Conyngham has gone up a peg or
two on account of the reviving of
an old Indian legend. It has been
handed down for many generations
that an Indian warrior once boasted
that if the white man only knew
what a store of wealth is hidden be
tween the Sugarloaf and Nescopeck
mountains, he would refuse to sell
the lands.
Timber has been cleared away,
farms cultivated and much pros
pecting done but no person has yet
found the hidden wealth. What it
can be no person appears to be able
to guess,
At Black Creek, the I
McNeal farms were original Indian
reservations. Indian relics are
found there to this day, but noth
ing has presented itself to bear out
the truth of the statement attribut-
ed to the Indians.
In the vicinity of Black Creek are
fine wooded lands, plenty of water
and in many instances along the
creek cliffs of great height present
picturesque sights, with their sides
of rock running almost perpend ic
ular.
The latest revival of the story of
the hidden wealth has caused every
farmer in the valley to sit up and
take notice.
Will Stamp Oat Black Hand.
As far as can be done without in
terfering with the maintenance of
men at the barracks the entire force
of the State Police Department will
be placed at the disposal of local
authorities who may desire their
aid in rooting out the Black Hand
ers and other murderous blackmail
ing organizations in Pennsylvania.
They are not to be allowed to main
tain the long reign of terror that
the Molly Maguires were permitted
to do.
Geo. H. Keiter has begun work
on the state road in Benton town
ship from near McHenry's distillery
to the Jackson township line. The
contract is for 1500 feet.
To Hold Institutes In Every County.
Dcparl-nont of Aqriculture Corr.pl :lc Plan
tor Educational Campaign Among (ho
Farmer! How the Work Is Divided.
Farmers' institutes will be held
by the Stnte Department of Agri
culture in Pennsylvania during the
season of iyo8. These institutes
will be in charge of Deputy Secre
tary Martin, who completed his
sciieutue yesteruny. 1 wo uays 01
institute will be held in every
county having not over 1000 farms;
three days to each county having
more than 1000 and not over 1500 ;
afterwards, one day for each 1500
farms or fraction thereof, additional.
This insures department aid to each
county in proportion to lits agri
cultural interests.
The State has been divided by
Deputy Secretary Martin into five
sections, each of which will be 111
charge of one lecturer, with a corps
of assistants. The attaches of the
department will attend as many of
these institutes as it is possible for
them to do. A separate set of lec
turers will be assigned to each sec
tion and in a given county the same
department workers will continue
until all the institutes in that county
have been held.
The amount of money to be dis
tributed to the managers for local
expenses will be according to the
number of days of institute held.
In order to make the amount ample
for the coming season the sum has
been fixed at $12.50 per day of
institute. This provides $25 for
each two days of institute.
Institutes have been arranged in
this county as follows : Catawissa,
January 27-28 ; Millville, January
29-30; Mifflinville, January 31,
February 1.
Black Hand Active in Pennsylvania.
State Police Say They Have Headquarters In
New York Leaders Are Americans.
The State police authorities are
in possession 01 intormation mat
the Black Hand operations through
out the anthracite coal region of
Pennsylvania are directed from cen
tral headquarters in New York and
that the agents actively engaged in
the work of intimidation are not all
foreigners, but Americans.
For several months the State po
lice department has been directing
its attention largely to these opera
Hons, and now it is said to be in
possession of a mass of information
which will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the ringleaders
More than fifty arrests have been
made by the State police in the last
six months iu connection with Black
Hand operations. Nearly all these
persons have been fined or impns
oned, though some are still await
ing trial. In a majority of cases
the defendants have readily obtain
ed lawyers far beyond their means
to retain. This is only one of many
circumstances pointing to a central
organization.
In the bituminous coal region the
State police also have been quietly
busy with the Black Handers, and
there are more than a score of for
eigners in the New Castle jail as a
I result of their efforts,
A Beautiful Flag.
Every American with real red
blood in his veins loves our flag,
But do you possess a good one?
You can get a beautiful flag almost
free if you will send a check for
$3.50 to The Philadelphia Press.
This will entitle you to Ihe Press
daily, except Sunday, for one year
by mail, postage paid, and also
fine hand-sewed flag, size 3x5 feet,
fast colors, fully guaranteed. This
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Be a patriot ! When you have a
good flag you can demonstrate your
patriotism at a time when "Old
Glory" should be displayed. If
your children are set a good exam
pie they will learn to love "Old
Glory" like they should be taught.
Today is the time to order. Send
all orders to Circulation Depart
ment of 7he Press, or hand your
order to the newsdealer or postmas
ter. 8-i-5t.
Some changes have taken place
in the Normal School faculty. Prof.
Clark has accepted a position in a
western school, and has resigned.
Mrs. Cook of the Model School staff
will not return, and Miss Martha
Conner, librarian, has accepted the
position of assistant librarian at
Si-ate College. The new teachers
who will fill these places have not
yet been announced.
Among the new teachers is Miss
Helen Carpenter.
Supervisors' Blanks.
We have printed a supply of
blanks for Supervisors under the
new law, and will keep them in
stock. They include order books,
tax notices, aud daily road reports.
Samples sent on application, tf.
JULY CLEARANCE
of lots of dependable merchandise at i;A,cjJ pi-iocs.
WHITE DRESSES
$ 6.50 Suits now $ 4.75
17.50 " " 12.50
10.00 " " 7.00
LAWN WAISTS.
1.25 grade now 79 cents
Others in proportion at
1.00, 1.50, 1.80.
SPIDER SILKS.
Handsome patterns, choice
printings. Regular 50c.
pieces now 39 cents.
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Also F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Touacco.
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fore we advise every one to accept this offer without
delay. When we have received a certain number we
shall withdraw the offer.
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