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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER C, igo7.
NO, 34.
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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 Financia
Strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank.
0 M. ORKVKLING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN, Cashier.
ITALIANS CONVICTED.
Pnrtnnando Calibro and his broth
er Antonio were convicted in court
on Wednesday under an wuhctmeut
charging them with extorting mon
ey by threats, conspiracy, selling
liauor without license, and keeping
a bawdy house. They are the
leaders of the gang of desperadoes
who have been terrorizing west
Berwick and Briar Creek for some
timp nast.
Seven other men were discharged
on a nolle prosei'.ii, there being no
evidence to hold them.
Jacco Frank was convicted of
carrying concealed deadly weapons
District Attorney Small conduct
ed the commonwealth's case, and
the prisoners were delended by
Fred Ikeler, John O. Harman, A.
W. Day and Jas. L. F.vans, Ksqs.
The prisoners were brought in
chained toirether. and a large crowd
was assembled in the court room to
hear the trial.
The evidence was such that the
jury had no difficulty in promptly
agreeing upon a veraict.
SENTENCES PRONOUNCED.
On Thursday morning the con
victed Italians were brought before
the court, and sentences were im
posed as follows:
On Vortimando Calibro, on sev
eral counts, a fine of $500, costs of
prosecution, and uve years in tne
penitentiary.
On Antonio Calibro, a fine of
$250 and costs, and two and a half
vmk in the nenitentiarv.
Ou Jacco Frank, carrying con
cealed deadly weapons, a line ot $10
and costs, and three months in the
county jail.
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE.
A head-on collision occurred be
low Barton's bridge last Thursday
afternoon by which seven persons
were injured. The Danville and
Bloomsburg car was coming up,
and the Columbia and Montour car
going down. By some error in the
block signal both cars got into the
block, and were running at full
speed at a point where an old build
ing obstructs the view. When the
cars came in sight of each other
they were too close to avoid a col
lision. The injured persons were all on
the C. & M. car. They are: Chas.
Stahl, motormau; Alonzo Fegley,
Catawissa; F. B. Siugley, Authouy
Thomas, S. L. Harlacher, Beaver
township; Frank Fox and Harold
Ervin, Catawissa. None of them
were seriously hurt. The front end
of both cars was badly smashed.
WILL REPAIR JAIL.
The County Commissioners have
decided to make such repairs at the
jail as will relieve its present un
sanitary condition. The steam heat
ing plant will be overhauled. The
lower tier of cells will be connected
with the heating system. New
wash bowls and closets will be plac
ed in the cells and a new concrete
floor will be laid iu the main corri
dor. The work will be done by
contract after bids have been received.
TAX PAYMENTS.
Saturday was the last day for
payment of state, county, town,
school and dog tax iu order to save
the discount, and collector Sleppy
had a strenuous day, over $5000
being paid in.
Up to this time he has collected
about $26,ooc, the combined dupli
cates amounting to about $44,000.
This is about $jooo more than was
paid in last year up to this time.
September 9th is the last day to
save the discount on town taxes.
BLACK HANDERS.
Jails Hereabouts Are Full of Them.
The Black Handers are not onlv
furnishing a laree amount of conv
for the printers of this section, but
are supplying tne jails with a large
number of prisoners, thanks to the
activity ot the State Constabulary.
The Sunbury jail has a contingent
of about twenty-five of the foreign
tnugs, and witu twenty-eight pris
oners now confined in the Columbia
county jail Sheriff Knthas about as
biff a houseful or. more correctlv
speaking, jailful, as that county has
nau in many a month. And what
is more there is domiciled theie two
alleged "kings" of Black Hand ar
tists. a distinction that few iails en
joy. Nicholas Gedro, the supposed
icauer 01 tne Mariou Heights band,
is locked up iu the cell here medi
tating on the error ol his way in
trying to escape, and by reason
thereof is unable to talk the thincr
over with Fortunato Calabra, the
leader of the supposed West Ber
wick eanir. As to whose methods
are the best there is. therefore, no
chance of determining. It is an
entirely different bunch of Black
Handers who nowoccunv berths in
the Columbia county jail from those
who entered the other night. Then
thev were particular to imnress
Sheriff Eut with the fact that he
should go to no trouble whatever to
accommodate them; that they were
there only for the night and would
without the least doubt pet all the
bail they wanted the next morning.
Jtim ! remarked a knowing pris
oner. "You will find it a treat
deal easier to get 111 here than out.
lhe Briar Creek bunch have so
found. The counties that have
been terrorized bv the Black Hand
miscreants have reason to feel re
lieved by the active measures taken
for their suppression and may hope
that the time is not far distant
when they will be as extinct as the
Molly Maguires.
TELEPHONE COMPANY PICNIC.
The annual outing of the Peoples
Ideal Telephone company, which
has gotten to be one of the largest
and most popular picnics that is
held in this section, took place Sat
urday at Billmeyer s park near
Washingtonville. It was a most
enjoyable day from beginning to
end, everything combining to add
to the pleasure.
Those in charge of the affair es
ti mated that there were at least
2500 people on the grounds, and
they came from all over the coun
try from Mnlville, Bloomsburg,
Buckhorn and Jerseytown on the
one side and from Milton, Watson
town and Turbotville on the other
and from all over the intervening
couutry they came, until in 6ome
places the countryside appeared de
serted.
Two bands, those from Exchange
aud Buckhorn, furnished music for
the occasion, and furnished it 111
large quantities. Other amuse
ments were a base ball game be
tween Kaseville 3ud Washington
ville, and other games indigenous
to the picnic. And then too the
woods were full of good things to
eat, which added not a little to the
delight.
The officers had on exhibition
the company's charter recently
procured Jroin the State, and also a
stock certificate, one of which will
soon be issued to each subscriber.
The Lackawanna River is so near
ly dried up at the present time that
The Scranton Tribune hazards a
guess that if it wasn't for the water
that is pumped from the mines and
drained into the bed of the stream
there wouldn't be any Lackawanna
River.
On The Basis of
Careful and Conservative Management
0e fffoomoBurg QWtonaf Q&mft
Invites Your Business.
3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits
Wm. II. Hidlay, Cashier.
A. Z. Sciiocii, President.
COURT PROCEEDING.
Court opened on Monday with
Hon. C. C. Evans, president judge
and Associates Krickbaum and
Yeager on the bench.
The first case called was Com. vs
L. S Keller who was charged with
desertion and 11011 support of his
children. The District Attorney
stated that the husband had agreed
to support his small children, but
he refused to support those who
had grown up.
After hearing the case the Court
sentenced the defendant to pay the
costs of prosecution and to pay his
wife $10 a month for the support of
the two children who are under six
teen years old.
The next case was that against
Clem Keller for not supporting his
wife. These persons had been mar
ried in Binghamton before th
were IS years old. Sentence was
suspended in order to afford hus
baud and wife a chance to settle the
trouble and live together again.
The next was also a desertion
case against A. K. Moyer. They
had been married fourteen years
and had five children. The hus
band claimed that his wife refused
to live with him in Foundryville
but wanted to live iu Berwick and
that as soou as he can secure a house
in Berwick he will get one. Sen
tence was suspended and the bus
band was given 30 days in which
to pay the costs.
Iu the case of Bloomsburg &
Sullivan R. R. Co. vs. Rohr Mc
Henry Distilling Company the
Court delivered an opinion render
ing a verdict for the plaintiff for
$823,00 the amount charged as de
murrage for not unloading cars in
the time required by the company
under its rules.
B. F. Rice and Cyrus Smith were
excused from jury service.
Road in Montour township. Re
port of viewers confirmed nisi.
Lottie Tones vs. William Tones.
Subpoena in divorce awarded.
Est. Mary Brewster. Sale of real
estate ordered.
Upon report of Col. Freeze, Mas
ter, charter granted to P. O. S. of
A. of Benton.
Upon application of B. F. Zarr,
Esq., a rule was granted upon the
Poor overseers ot Hlaclccreek town
ship to show cause why they should
not remove iean ureaoenner, a
pauper from Beaver township.
W. H. Rhawn, attorney for Com
missioners presented petitions for
the approval of bridge contracts.
He also presented petitions for
the appointment of a tax collector
for Conyngham township. There
were two petitions and the . Court
stated it would consider the matter.
W. M. Vastine was appointed
guardian ot Charlotte and Robeit
Tyson with bond of $1,000.
C. E. Kreischer, h,sq., presented
petitions for the appointment of
viewers to assess damages for the
taking of additional land in Frank-
in township for school purposes.
License of H. F. Dietterick m
Orangeville, transferred to C. H.
Reice.
Est. Sarau E. Johnston. Sale of
real estate ordered.
Est. Andrew McNinch. Sale of
real estate ordered.
Archie Averell vs. Borough of
Berwick. Award of viewers filed
John J. Keenan vs. Nellie Kee
nan. Subpoena in divorce awarded.
John G. Harman, Esq., appoint
ed guardian of Innis Ratti of Como,
Italy, a niece of the late Joseph
Ratti.
C A. Small, Esq. presented a
petition for the removal of the
Conyngham School Board. A rule
was granted.
Est. George W. Billman. Report
Veterans Meet at Millville.
The 1 2th reunion of the Colum
bia County Veteran Association
will meet at Glen wood Grove, Mill
ville, September 7th Business
meeting will be held at the audito
rium at 10:30 a. m. Call at 1:30 p.
m. when a number of good speak
ers will be heard. Vocal and band
music with short talks will conclude
the program. All old soldiers and
families and friends are most cor
dially invited to come and have a
grand good time. Good meals and
other refreshments will be served at
the dining hall on the ground at
reasonable prices by the church
people.
of sale confirmed nisi.
Est. Samuel Deibert. Report of
sale confirmed nisi.
Est. William Shaffer. Clinton
Herring continued as auditor.
Davis Bros. vs. J. L. Dillon's
Executors. Hearing for prelimi
nary injunction continued.
Claude Houck vs. Alice M.
Houck, application for the appoint-1
ment of a master.
The first case called was that ot
Commonwealth vs. W. W. Seybert
of Briarcreek township who was
accused of shooting Robert Knouse
on the morning of April 2, 1907
with 111 tent to kill.
Seybert's contention was that the
prosecutor had beeu stoning his
house about 2 o clock in the morn
ing and that he had shot out the
window to scare him away and
with no intent to hurt much less to
kill him. The jury took this view
of the case and returned a verdict
of not guilty.
The next case was Common
wealth vs. Joseph aud Taul Hite.
This was a case from West Ber
wick. Their boarding house keeper
was prosecutor. He contended that
the Hites assaulted him with intent
to kill while the defendants assert
ed with equal positiveness that the
attack wis begun by the prosecu
tor. All were foreigners and the
evidence was takeu through an
nterpreter. The jury acquitted
the defendants.
BENTON M. E. CHURCH.
To Be Dedicated Sunday, September 15th.
Great preparations are being
made tor the dedication of the pret
ty new Methodist Episcopal church
at Kenton, which will be held on
Sunday, September 15th. There
will be a number of prominent
speakers in attendance, and it will
be a red letter event in the history
of that congregation.
The morning service will be held
at 10:30 o'clock in the new church,
and the sermon will be preached
by Rev. Dr. John Kroutz, an emi
nent divine, who has a pastorate in
the Futh Avenue Methodist Epis
copal church of New York City.
There will also be special music,
and a number of other features at
the morning service.
In the afternoon there will be a
platform meeting, at which time
there will be present a large num
ber of prominent pastors, as well as
a large number ot tne residents of
Benton, members aud friends of the
church.
The afternoon meeting will be
presided over by Rev. J. P. Top
ing, the pastor, and will be of un
usual interest to all of the members.
At 2:30 o'clock, the address of the
afternoon will be made by Rev. W.
R. Owen. Other pastors who will
be present at the day's services and
make addresses will be Rev. Dr.
Horning, Rev. S. P. Boone, Rev.
Alexander Scott, and Rev. W. S. J.
Dunville.
: BEN GIDDING! :
We arc showing a very nobby and snappy
line of Fall Wearing Apparel lor Men and Boys.
THE NEW HATS,
THE NEW SHIRTS,
THE NEW SUITS,
THE NEW TOP COATS.
A GENUINE
Cravanette Rain Coat $15
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