1 VOL 42, RL 0 OMSD UR Gt PA., THURSDAY SbPTEMBliR 12, igo7. NO. 85. 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; Cank Occupies Front Rank. C M. CllEVKLlXCr, Pres. M. M1LLKISEX, Cashier. HARMAN NOTIFIED. The Campaign Opem With a Great Gathering of Democracy. AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING. One of the most notable political gatherings ever held in Columbia county was that which gathered in Bloomsburg on Wednesday even ing, the occasion being the notifica tion of Hon. John ft. Ilarman of his nomination by the Democrats as their candidate tor the ufliee of Slate Treasurer. All day long prominent men ar rived from all over the state, and nearly every member of ihe noti fication committee vr present. Early in the evening the crowd be gan to gather, and by eight o'clock Main sia t Meat Lie Court House was thron;ed wiih s.vril thou sand people. The two Bloomsburg bands were on hand, and later on the Berwick band apjwared with a large dele gation from that town, so there was music galore. At 8.20 every seat in the Opera House was Idled, the notification committee and other prominent Democrats occupying the stage. County chairman J. II. Mercer call ed the meeting to order, and an nounced that Col.rJoim ft. freeze had been selected as Chairman of the meeting, and fteo. E. Elwell and William Eesher as secretaries. Col. Freeze assumed the chair and said : fellow Citizens: I will not take up any of the time of the distinguished gentlemen who are here to address you on the issues of the pending campaign. I will only beg leave to say, that we are assembled here, to ratify and rejoice over the nomination for the responsible office of State Treas urer, of a young man, a native of our County, born and bred among the democracy of the old "Star of the North" who has been already honored by you with an election, twice over, to the office of District Attorney, in which he never let a guilty man escape ; and to a term in the Legislature of Pennsylvania in which lie never cast a dishonest vote : and now to say to him "Well done good and faithful servant, come up higher !" He then introduced Hon. Will iam H. Berry, state treasurer, the man who discovered and first ex posed the gigantic steal in the new Capitol building. Mr. Berry has been heard here several times, but never to better advantage than last night. His speech was calm and dignified aud convincing, and when in dosing he placed in the hands of Mr. Harman the slogan ot the cam paign, a law older than the chris tian civilization, "Thou shalt not steal" his climax was magnificent, and thrilled the audience. Mr. Berry was greeted with a prolonged ovation when he entered the hall, when he arose to speak, aud at the close of his address. The chairmau then introduced Mr. Harman who was received with a tumultuous greeting. First ap plause, theu more applause, until finally the entire audience arose to its feet and cheered him to the echo. It was a greeting of which a most worthy son of Columbia County could well be proud. The speech appears in full on another page of this papsr. The next speaker was Jeremiah S. Black of York, a grandson of Judge Jeremiah S. Bhck who was Buchanan's Attorney General and a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; and a "on of Obauncy JOHN O. HA KM AN. F. Black who was Lieutenant Gov ernor during the term of Governor Pattison. Mr. Black made a strong and convincing argument in favor of having a member ot the minority party on the board of Public Biiild iugs and Grounds at Harrisburg, and this could be done by retaining a Democrat in the office of state treasurer. The last speech of the evening was made by our popular and dis tinguished citizen and orator, lion. Fred Ikeler. As he arose he was greeted with prolonged applause until he requested silence by a wave of his hand. Distinguished by his ability as a public speaker at the bar, in the halls of legislation, and on the lecture platform, his brief address was a gem in rhetoric aud oratory and convincing argument. His fine jersonal presence, his res onant voice, his graceful gestures, are only adjuncts to the ability showu in the arrangement of the thoughts and the eloquent lan guage used in expressing them. We regret that we cannot present his speech in full. It was a great meeting. To Chairman J. H. Mercer and his as sistants is due much praise for the admirable and complete arrange ments that made the occasion an unbounded success. WATERMELON PARTY. The watermelon party given by W. S. Reed to the members of the Wheelmen Club last Thursday was an enjoyable event. Special cars were chartered on the trolley to Berwick, and they were all well filled. Music was furnished by C. P. Elwell's band, and at Berwick a number of pieces were played on the streets, and our boys were high ly complimented upon their excel lent playing. After a forty minutes stay at Berwick the party returned to Col umbia Park, and here trouble be gan. Eating watermelon and smash ing hats were the principal occupa tions. The man who returned to Bloomsburg with an undemolished straw hat was lucky indeed. But as nearly everybody wore an old hat in anticipation of trouble, the financial damage was not great. POPULAR HOTEL SOLD. Ex-sheriff J. Boyd McIIenry has sold his popular hostelry, the Mc IIenry House at Benton, to Adam Mowrey, of Ricketts, and posses sion will be delivered next Monday. The house was built by Mr. Mc IIenry about twenty-two years ago, and under his efficient management it has gained a wide reputation as one of the best hotels in the county. Mr. McIIenry will continue to devote himself to farming and the lumber business On The Basis of Careful and Conservative Management 1 0e Q0foom00urg QWionaf Qgfonft Invites Your Business. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits Wm. H. HirLAY, Cashier. A. Z. Scnoctr, President. ELK KILLED AT BILLMEYER'S. Two-Year-Old Bull Had Neck Brokon. The Danville News says: Hon. Alexander Billmeyer had the mis fortune on Friday to lose one of the finest of his herd of elk a two-year-old bull when the animal be came entangled in the wire fence and broke his neck. The animal which was killed was one that Mr. Billmeyer prized very highly. He still has left, however, of his bull elk, two 2-year-olds, a yearling, beside Jumbo and Job. Several weeks ago when Job paid the penalty of fighting and conquer ing Jumbo, he was dehorned. Jum bo for a while allowed his rival to enjoy the fruits of victory, but as his big antlers came out of the "velvet" he started to make things lively for his dehorned conqueror, and was himself penned up. After Jumbo had been put behind the bars Job began "running" the four younger bull elk. The younger bulls were all afraid of Job, and it took pretty lively hustling on their part to keep out of his way. Friday morning the elk which was killed was standing near the wire fence, when Job approached from the rear. The younger bull did not notice Job until he was quite close, when he threw back his head and turning to flee at the same time, caught his horns in the wire netting and broke his neck. This is the time of the year when the bull elk challenge each other. Night and day, at intervals of but a few minutes, they hurl their defis backward and forward. Job has now gotten over the humiliation of being dehorned, aud is nearly as fierce as his big rival Jumbo. The ferocious auimals, as they utter the sonorous intonations of their battle cry, are a truly wonderful sight. FORMER SHERIFF LOSES SUIT. Iu the trial of the suit of A. L. Fritz vs. Daniel Knorr, Pierce Zim merman, John L. Kline, E. Yo cum and S. R. Carl, in court on Tuesday, the plaintiff recovered a verdict of $6oo. The suit was brought against the former sheriff and his bondsmen to recover an au ditor's fee In the distribution of funds arising from the sheriff's sale of the Calawissa Paper Mill. Sher iff Knorr allowed the money to be distributed by taking receipts with out any of the money actually coming into his hands. The plaintiff was represented by Fred Ikeler and N. U. Funk, and the defendants by John G. Har man. The only defense offered was that no money except the costs of the sale was ever paid to the sher iff. However, as he had returned that he had received the money, aud made a deed to the purchaser, he was held responsible, and the case being submitted without ar gument, Judge Evaus directed the jury to find in favor of the plaintiff. ROSEMONT ELECTION. At a meeting of the Rosemont Cemetery Company held on Mon day nicht the following officers were elected for tl.e ensuing year : John G. Freeze, President ; E. P. Rinker, secretary ; W. R. Ring rose, superintendent ; C. A. Kleim, treasurer. There was a time when Rose mont Cemeterv was in a netrlected condition, but under the present manatrement it has been imnroved. a A ' enlarged, and beautified. Col. Freeze has devoted much time to putting its business affairs on a sound basis, and Superintendent Ringrose takes pride in keeping the grounds in tine condition. DR. W. W. KIRKBY, DEAD. Archdoacon First Episcopal Missionary In American Arctic Circle The Rev. Dr. William West Kirk by, archdeacon and formerly of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church at Rye, died last Thursday morning at his home, Rye Park, Rye-oti-the-Sound, from typhoid pneumonia. He was ill only a few days. Arch deacon Kirkby had just celebrated his eightieth birthday, and it is sup posed that his illness was brought on by a cold which he contracted on that occasion. He was born in England and ed ucated at Oxford. The first twenty-five years of his 'ministry was spent as a missionary in the Hudson Bay regions. He is said to have been the first missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church to penetrate the American Arctic Cir cle. He translated both the New Testament and the Book of Com mon Prayer into the language of the Indians aud the Esquimaus. In 1853 he was ordained deacon and priest by the Bishop of Rupert's Land. He was accompanied to the Hudson Bay region by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Eleanor Wheatley, of Berkshire, England. During his stay in the arctic regions Dr. Kirkby was made archdeacon of Hudson Bay. In 1S85 Dr. Kirkby, having come to New York, was made rector of St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, after hav ing spent a short time iu Florida. After leaviug St. Ann's, in 1887, he went to Rye as rector of Christ Church. The Rye parish is one of the old est and weathiest in the United States, including in its membership many old New Yorkers. The par ish was founded before the Revolu tion, and during the war one of its rectors, who was a pronounced Tory, was hanged by the Revolu tionists and his body buried near the church. Dr. Kirkby resigned as rector two years ago on account of advancing age. lie was suc ceeded by the Rev. Thomas Wor rall. During his rectorship in Rye Dr. Kirkby cleared the church of debt, and, with the aid of his par ishioners, put iu a set of chimes, a memorial window, a $10,000 organ and a $10,000 reredos and altar. The memorial window, which cost $50,000, was given by George W. Quintard, of Ncv York, as a me morial to his brother, the late Bish op Charles Todd Quintard, of Ten nessee. Dr. Kirkby leaves a wife, who is now blind on account of age, and five children. Of these two are rectors of the Episcopal Church and the third is married to an Episcopal clergyman. The chil dren are Mrs. Percy Matthews, a widow, living in the South of Eng land; Captain John B. Kirkby, of New Rochelle; the Rev. Henry Kirkby, assistant rector of St. James Church, at Madison avenue and 71st street; the Rev. David Kirkby, of Hamburg, N. J., and Mrs. Franklin T. Moore, wife of the rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, in The Bronx. Dr. Kirkby was the father of Rev. David N. Kirkby who was recorof St. Paul's Church, Blooms burg, for nine years up to February 904. He had visited here several times, aud was well known, espec ially by the Episcopalians. THE CONFAIR CASE. George Confair recovered a ver dict of $4200 against the American Car & Foundry Co. iu court on Tuesday. The plaintiff was in Utrc( hv beintr knocked from a crane iu the defendant's plant at Berwick in August 1904. His right leg was broken aud he was other wise iujured. II 1 1 Mill 1 1 llllll III I I I III rOTtr?-j.-.-rra.a.RTT?.a;-igBir j CLOTHES FROM THE SHOPS OF THE WORLD'S BEST MAKERS. We aim high in our selection of Men's Fall and Win ter Suits. We get the best Suit productions from the shops of the World's best Makers. We aim high in selection of cloths, linings and trim mings. Get the best possible Tailoring. We sell Suits that make us friends the profits come of themselves. SUIT PRICES. The lowest rung in the price ladder is $3 to $30. The greatest strength lies in the assortment at $1 5, $18 and $20. At these prices we know from observation and from information given us by those who have ex amined Suits in other houses, that we can give you pos itively superior results in tailoring, appearance, style and quality. Do not judge of the merits of a Suit, however, by an advertised price alone. Anybody can quote prices. It's the Suit at the price that tells the story.- BEN GSDDING Clothier, Hatter and Haberdasher. Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg. 0 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 y 6 i
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