VOL 42. I1L00MS1WRG, PA., THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 1007. XO 52. 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 yoti to do so now. 3 Per Cent. Interest Paid n Time Deposits. In Point of Business Success and Financial Strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank. G M. CttEVEUNG, Pres. M. MILLEISEX. Cashier. CHRISTMAS SERVICES. LUTHKRAN. The Christmas entertainment in the Lutheran church was held Run day evening. The service entitled, "The Light of the World," com posed by Fuller Meredith was given. The music was in charge of O. II. Yetter, assisted by a nine piece orchestra under the leadership of Charles I Klwcll. The choir rendered the following; programs at the morning and even ing services. Morning-Trcludc "The Glori ous Morn," Sweet; anthem, "Tid ings of Great Joy," Porter, Choir ; solo, "The Day of Days," Ash ford, Miss KJith Kuorr ; interlude, "Apple Blossoms," Pinny, Mrs. Brooks; solo, "Hail Bethlehem," Ashford, Mis-4 Ktlk! Faust ; anthem, "Come and Worship," Mont gomery, Choir; postlude march, "Triumph," Lucas, Mrs. Brooks. Evening Soprano and baritone duet, "The Lord' Annointed," Ashfoid, Miss Edith Knorr and J. Blaiue SalUet ; anthem, "Glory to God," Eyjr. Choir. BAPTIST. The Baptist Sunday school will give a Christmas cantata entitled, "The Storv of the Star," on the evening of Thursday, December 26. Thrs is a enntata nf unusual inter est and beauty and each part is highly cntcrtalnine. The artistic costumes, representing the different nations of the world form a pleas ing feature of the entertainment and the many lessons taught by the beautiful story of the Christmas star are presented in a striking way by the children of the Sunday school. The public will be cordi ally welcomed. KPISCOPAL. The festival of the Nativity was observed in St. Paul's churcii oy a midnight celebration of the Holy Communion. The service began at 12 o'clock midnight Christmas eve, nd mntisted of Holv Communion and a short address ou the lessons ot the Christmas season by the rec tor, Rev. J. W. Diggles. The adult 1 choir was present and sang the fol lowing: "O Come All Ye Faith ful 1'idides. "Hark the UamM An.rplsSimr." Mendelssohn; "Calm on the Listening Ear of Night," J. B. Dykes. 1 horn Wfltt the usual 10:10 ser vice on Christmas Day, the Holy Communion and sermon. 1 ne en tire vested choir was present and Iran A A fl full selection of Christ mas music. The hymn-carols of the midnight service were repeated together witli ' siiout me mau 1 m inr Avisoti. and a Christmas an tTiPm hv Rrnce Steane, "Let Us w,- r.r. t.Vpii Into Bethlehem." 1 for the Sun- cniinnl rV.ildren will be held n hr pveniner of St. John Evan gelist's day, Friday, the 27th of December. The exercises wm con sist of carols and poems by the children. PRESBYTERIAN. The mstor. Dr. Hemingway, preached a Christmas sermon at the morning service. I ne evening ser vice was commemorative of the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Greenleaf Whittier, "The Poet of Freedom." At this service three brief addresses were deliver ed, viz: "Whittier as a Reformer," Prof. L. P. Sterner; "Some Poems of Whittier," Supt. W. W. Fvaus, and "Some Characteristics of Whit tier," Prof. W. B. Sutliff. The hymns sung at the service were se lected from those written by the poet. The following musical pro gram was rendered: Morning 10:30, organ prelude, introit, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord THE CRANE REMOVED. No More Bodies Have Been Found. After much hard work the trav eler which collapsed on the new Mifinnville bridge, sending seven to their deaths, was taken out of the river last Friday morning. It was thought that there would be at least one or more bodies found, but unfortunately, not a trace of one of the missing men was secured. General Foreman Lutton, who has the work in charge, with his men have been making a careful search of th: stream in that vicinity for any of the bodies of the men. When the traveler was taken out men in row boats were stationed about the place, and each man kept a keen lookout for a possible body. However, to their chagrin, their efforts were for naught. The big piece of machinery is badly battered and bent, and is be ing taken npart by the bridge men. It is so badly damaged that it will have to be shipped back to the fac tory of the York Bridge company, the contractor, where it will be re paired and shipped back to the scene of the collapse, and again used in rebuilding the bridge. The iron work of the second span is still in the river. It is a twisted and torn mass, and it will require long and tedious work to get it out. It is hoped that when this iron will have been recovered, at least a few of the bodies will be found. The suspense of the rela tives of the dead, who cannot eveu have the means of knowing where the last resting place of their dead is awful, and it will at least relieve their minds if the bodies are found. STUDENTS AT HOME. Tim followintr students are at home for the holidays from the various institutions they are attenu iug : Edward Creasy, Joseph Demaree, Dickinson College ; Silas Riddle, Charles Albert, Joseph Skeer, Lafayette College. Edward Elwell, Trinity College ; Niel Chrisman, U. of P. law school. Clare Henry, Roland Heming way, Louis Voris, Max Dillon, State Collece. Herman Fritz, Bucknell ; Will iam Williver. U. of P. Miss Sara Milleisen, Lasell Semi nary. Miss Harriet Waller, Vassar College ; Miss Mary Demaree, Ossinning ; Miss Armeutine Arm- ent. THE LAWYERS' BANQUET. The first annual banquet of Co lumbia County Bar Association will he held at the Central Hotel nn the pvcMiiner of December trst. Hon. C. C Evans will be the guest of honor. The catering will be in charge of Mrs. Dodson, and music will be furnished by El well's orchestra. A. t niiv V.sn will be toastmaster. and six or eight speakers have been selected. No other speeches will be called for except those ou the printed program. Between fifty and sixty are expected to be in at tendance. God Almighty," Dykes; invocation, The Lord's Prayer, Gloria; hymn, "Joy to the World," Mason; read ing of the lesson of the day; Christ mas music, Messrs. Colley, Ent, Yost, Bidleman; prayer; responses, "The Magnificat," the Benedic ts; hymn, "While the Shepherds Watch," Handel; offertory; sermon; prayer; Christmas music, the Quar tet; hymn, "It Came Upon the Midnight," Willis; Benediction; or gan postlude. COMPTROLLER'S CALL. REPOKT OK THH CONDITION OF t$t Q&foomcBurg QWtonaf QjSanft At the Close of Business December 3d, 1907. RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. Loans and Invest- Capital Stock, - $100,000.00 meats - $?Vj,4oG.5o Furniture and Fix tures Cash and Reserve 8,000.00 118,006.72 $662,413.22 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits WE RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. Wm. II. IIidlay, Cashier. A. Z. Scitocii. President. DEEDS RECORDED. Following are the deeds recently recorded by Register and Recorder Frank Miller: John M. Clark to Eleanore Sup plce for three lots of ground in Sloan's addition to Bloomsburg. H. G Supplee and wife to John M. Clark for three lots of ground in Sloan's addition to Bloomsburz. W. Clark Sloan ct nl. to H. G. Supplee for three lots of ground in Sloan's addition to I!oo:n-;burg. State Capital Savings and Loan Association of Harrisburg to Phoe be E. Roth for a lot of ground at the corner of Railroad street and Ridge alley in Bloomsburg. Jacob W. Raup, administrator of the estHte of David Raup, to Peter B. Ervin for 16 acres and roo perch es of land in Catawissa township. II. H. Reimard and wife to T. W. Snyder for a lot of ground in Fernville. John F. Pursel and wife to Han nah Giugles for a house and lot of ground iu Center street, Blooms burg. . . S. G. Bryfogle to E. W. Runyan for 7S acres of land in Hemlock and Montour townships. Executors of James kinlm, late of Madison township, to Joseph Moser for 16 1 acres and 121 per ches of land in Madison township. Charles B. Ent, Sheriff, to Jane B. Robbins, for a property on Main street, Catawissa. MUMMERS AT DANVILLE. There will be a New Year's pa rade at Danville. It has been de cided to give five cash prizes, each iu gold, as follows: First prize, twenty dollars. Second prize, fifteen dollars. Third prize, ten dollars. Fourth prize, five dollars. Fifth prize, two dollars and a half. And other prizes of coal and flour. Music will be a great feature, three bands and three drum corps will be in line. Among the bands in all probability will be the Me chanicsville band, Exchange band and Bloomsburg band, the latter being composed of Danville and Bloomsburg players. The drum corps will be the Washington the P. O. S. of A. and the Junior Stars. Enthusiasm is growing daily and there is no question as to the suc cess of the mummers' parade. THEIR SERVICES APPRECIATED. At the close of the meeting of the Men's Bible Union in the Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning Dr. Hemingway with some appropriate remarks, on be half ot the members presented Fred rirpler. Ksn. with a handsome grandfather's clock which was made in 1750. He said it was a mark ot appreciation for the excellent work Mr. Ikeler has done as leader ot the TTninn Hnrinir the nnst two vears. u iiivtt . . . . . . . . v - - the membership having increased from 17 to more than 300. a nana somely engrossed scroll containing the names of the members accom panied the clock. The scroll was prepared by John Watsou who is an expert pensman. At the same time Frank Ikeler Esq., secretary, was presented with a fine picture, and Carrol Champ lin, organist, with a seal ring. The town council has offered the Game well Company $2400 for a fire alarm system of eight boxes. The proposition was to furnish eight boxes for $2650, oue-third down, and the balance witnin tnree years at 5 per cent, interest. The council thought this too much, and so made the above offer, withouj interest. Surplus and Profits 47.377-40 Circulation - - 100,000.00 Duo Hanks - 6,280.33 Individual Deposits 408,755.49 $662,413.22 ABOUT WAGES. Speaking of wages the Dushore Review says : You can throw a stone into the air, and can make it ascend to a certain point beyond which it will not pass, and then it comes tumb ling hack to earth again. You can boost prices up to a certain level, even to an artificial level, but there will come a time when prices will take a tumble. The prices of meats were sent soaring, and people who owned a beef eruter saw wealth within thdr grasp. But the people who used to buy meats stopped, and there was no market. For the past two years labor was scarce and high. You couldn't get men at any price. It became so high that it did not pay the employers. No one keeps a lot of men around him just because he loves them. As soon as he is convinced that it does not pay him to hire some one to work for hun he discharges the laborer. This is true, whether it is a farmer or a big manufacturer. The price of labor went up to where it did not pay the employ ers, and they are dispensing with the laborers. The result is that all over the country thousands upon thousands of laborers who have been employed at big wages, face a winter without work. Nor is there any immediate prospect of things starting up. Many small employ ers of labor have gone out of busi ness, and entered the ranks of work men. Many large establishments have filled their orders, and shut down. Many large buyers of manu factured products, realizing the hopelessness of trying' to sell goods at the inflated prices, have cancell ed their orders. Now, things are coming down. They may go clear to the bottom before the downward tendency can be overcome. ALLEGED BURGLAR RELEASED. Under habeas corpus proceedings, Martin Mullen was released from jail last Wednesday by Judge Ev ans. Mullen was one of the two men who were arrested on the charge of breaking iuto a number of houses in town. 1 tie only wit ness was Mrs. W. J. Correll, in whose room the man was seen by her, but she could not ideutify Mullen as the man. James Ryan, the other alleged burglar, is still m jail. WERE CLOSED CHRISTMAS. The proprietors of all licensed houses in Bloomsburg agreed to close their bars on Christmas day, so that those who have been accus tomed to celebrate the occasion by mingling the Christmas joy with booze, had to lay in a supply the dav before or eo dry. The action of the landlords was most com mendable. DANCE AT MIDWAY. The dance at tin Midway 011 Monday evening was a very de lightful affair. It was given by the young ladies to the young men, ana was well attended. El well's Or chestra furnished excellent music, and Mrs. Dodson served the re freshments. Mrs. Catharine Potter died at her home 011 Sixth street last Fri day, from pneumonia. Her age was sixty five years. She was the widow of Samuel Potter who died some years ago. One daughter, Mrs. B. Frank McLaughlin, sur vives. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon, Rev. J. E. Byers officiating. Gifts Worth Giving NOTHING else docs quite so well for a Man's or a Boy's Christmas as something he can wear. What he wears he'll appreciate. Man or Boy what makes so satisfactory a Christ, mas Gift as .1 Suit, Overcoat or Rain Coat? If you do not care to invest so much, then a Hat, a Cap or any of the many things in our Toggery Depart ment. We've a host of things that are JUST RIGHT. Our store is in Holiday attire. New styles and new ideas will greet you at every turn. Come in and see what we can do for Him. We can settle your Christmas worry in short order 20 Per Cent. Reduction ON ALMOST Don't Fail to Take Clothier, Hatter and Haberdasher. Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg. 0 Come in and see us, we'll treat MINE ACCIDENTS. Congressman McHonry Introduce a Bill. Relation Thereto. Coal mine disasters of recent oc currence, causing the loss of five hundred lives prompted the intro duction in the House at Washing ton on Thursday by Mr. McIIenry, of Pennsylvania, of a bill "to sup ply relief and alleviate suffering in cident thereto." The bill provides for the estab lishment in the Department of Com merce and Labor of a bureau of mines and mining, whose duty it shall be to investigate all coal mine accidents and supply momentary relief to sufferers out of a fund to be created by a tax of one cent a ton on all coal mined in the United States. Odd Fellows' Appeals. The judiciary of the I. O. O. F. is nearly as elaborate as the courts of the state. The jurisdiction of Pennsylvania is divided iu three districts, each district is provided with what is known as "The Com mittee on Appeals." This com mittee meets whenever occasion re quires and hears cases sent up from subordinate lodges. The cases cover everything from an appeal for bene fits to a personal dispute between members. The cases have all been heard and decided by the lodges, which in this matter may be con sidered the court of common pleas The Committee on Appeals would constitute what is known as the Superior Court, while the Supreme Court would be the Grand Lodge itself. The Committee ou Appeals hears the cases on briefs presented by counsel for opposing sides, and decides strictly on the laws provided for such cases. It is very seldom that a further appeal is taken. CHRISTMAS DANCE. The annual Christmas dance that has been held for many years will take place at the Midway next Mmidiiv nitrht. It will be in charee of a committee composed of Lewis Mover, Karl Wirt ana u. fti. oav- idge. Elwell s Orchestra will fur nish the music. J EVERYTHING. Advantage oi It. B you right. " Useless Waste of Timber." Commissioner Whipple Would Stop Christmas Treo Cutting in Adirondacks. Christmas tree cuttiug in the Adirondacks is a useless waste ot good timber, in the opinion of State Forest, Fish and Game Commis sioner James S. Whipple of New York, expressed when he received word that eleven carloads of these trees had been taken from the Adi rondacks and he exclaimed : "That is a shame. There is no excuse for it and it should be stopped." Commissioner Whipple remarked that when the Christmas tree vogue was established trees were more plentiful than now, and the old custom should be preserved by the means of manufactured evergreens as a substitute. Tiir Columbian will be issued in half sheet form next week. It is the first time in many years that the paper has not appeared in full size. Some years ago it was- the custom of nearly all country week lies not to issue a paper on the weeks in which Fourth of July and Christmas occurred. As this office has been rushed with job work all the time during the past year neither the editor nor the employees have had any vaca tion, and we therefore propose to take a few days oil. The business office will be ojeii every day except New Year's, and some one will be in the office to re ceive orders, and attend to any hurry jobs that may come iu. Bad for Elopers, The new marriage license law in New York State goes into effect January i, and is of no little inter-, est to this section of the state, as it will put an end to elopements to Binghamton and henceforth local couples who plan to be united in secret will not. have very easy sail ing. It is believed that as a result there will be fewer runaways with corresponding increase in the busi ness of the Columbia county mar riage license office. PS Fl EPS EFft 1 RkR
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