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nLOOMSBVRG, PA., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1908.
NO. 9.
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WHEELMEN'S BANQUET.
The third annual banquet of the
members of the Bloomsburg Wheel
men's Club was held at the Ex
change Hotel on Friday evening,
February aist at nine o'clock.
That it was an unqualified suc
cess was owing largely to the ad
mirable arrangements made by the
banquet committee, consisting of
Frank B. Rupert, John A. Whit
ney and Harry S. Barton.
The handsome dining room of
the Exchange was beautifully dec
orated with the national colors and
portraits of Washington. The ta
bles were very tastily arranged, and
decorated with smilax, and at each
plate was a carnation, and a small
American flag.
The menu consisting of eight
courses, was a very attractive one,
and everything was prepared dclic
iously, and very nicely served by
the waitresses. Landlord Snyder
did the handsome thing, and was
higlily complimented on the very
satisfactory manuer in which he
performed his part.
Geo. E. Elwell presided as toast
master, this being the third year in
which he has acted in that capacity
at the club banquets.
The speakers of the evening were
John M. Clark, Esq., president of
the club, whose subject was "Gen
eralities;" Fred B. Hartman, whose
toast was "The day we celebrate;"
S. C. Creasy, "Who owns our for
ests;" Hon. John G. Harman dis
cussed "Our Holidays." Rev.
Father Murphy and Mayor Cole
man were also called upon, and re
sponded very appropriately.
The banquet was begun with a
blessing by Father Murphy; there
was fine music all through it by
Chas. P Elwell's orchestra; the
speeches were all good, a vein of
humor pervading them that was
very enjoyable; there was much
singing by the songsters, and the
meeting closed soon after midnight
with "Auld Lang Syne."
Altogether it was pronounced
fully up to the standard, if not the
best in every respect, of the several
annual banquets that have been
held by the Wheelmen. The cus
tom will no doubt be perpetuated.
JOSEPH MAUST.
Joseph Maust, a well known res
ident of New Columbia, died Sat
urday morning at 6:45 o'clock. Mr.
Maust had been ill but two days
and his death was a great shock to
his family and many friends.
The deceased was aged 5J years,
a months and 12 days. He was
born in Berks county, but accom
panied by his parents came to this
section when an iufaut. He was a
member and an officer of the New
Columbia Union church for 40
years.
Beside his wife he is survived by
the following sons and daughters :
Edward, at home; Mrs. John Arn
Wine, of New Columbia; W. II.
Maust, of Danville; Claud, of
Bloomsburg. He is also;surviveJ
by two sisters: Mrs. Rebecca Wam
pole, of New Columbia and Mrs.
Sarah Williams, of Nanticoke.
The funeral took place Tuesday
morning at the homa at 10 o'clock.
Services were conducted iu the
New Columbia church.
COST OF ELECTION.
The cost of the February elec
tion to the county was as follows :
Electiou officers $1152.78, house
rent $438.00, assessors $39.00, con
stables $18 1. co, Justice of the Peace
taking care of ballot boxes $117.00,
making a total of $1027.77.
ODD FELLOWS BANQUET.
The sixty-first anniversary of
Van Camp Lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, was celebra
ted on Tuesday night by a ban
quet. It was served in the Parish
House of St. Paul's P. E. Church,
by the ladies of St. Margaret's
Guild.
The menu was as follows :
Pea Soup, Stewed Chicken, Salt
ine Wafers, Mashed Potatoes, Lima
Beans, Cabbage, Salad, Cranberries,
Hot Biscuit and Bread, Ice Cream,
Cake and Coffee.
There were present nearly one
hundred persons, many of the mem
bers being accompanied by their
wives.
John F. Watson presided as
toastmaster, and did it admirably.
Speeches were made by Prof. J. II.
Dennis, Prof. W. C. Mauser, C. C.
Yetter, C. A. Small, and Rev. J.
W. Diggles. The speeches were
all bright and entertaining, and tbe
occasion was a most enjoyable one
throughout.
DEEDS RECORDED.
The following deeds have recent
ly been entered of record by Re
corder of Deeds Frank W. Miller :
A. T. Tellier to Chas. W. Diehl
for a lot of ground situate on the
East side of Iron street between
Fourth and Fifth streets, Blooms
burg.
W. S. Ash and wife to Ezra S
Cole for a lot of ground on the
South side of Spring Garden ave
nue, West Berwick.
Wm. R. Casey and wife to Jos.
A. Casey for the one-half interest
iu a piece of land situate partly on
Iron street, Bloomsburg.
George E. Sponsler to Aaron W.
Fester for two lots ot ground Nos.
7 and 8 in section No. 2 of the Ber
wick Land and Improvement Co s
addition to Berwick, situate iu Briar
Creek township.
F. R. Jackson et. al. to A. W.
Fester for a lot of ground situate in
the Southerly corner of Ninth and
Mulberry streets, Berwick.
B. W. Miller, guardian of Sam
uel Klase. to Mary Bolshi for 28
acres and 56 perches of laud situate
in Locust township.
M. E. Church trustees to trustees
of Greek Catholic church for a lot
of ground situate at the corner of
First avenue and Warren street,
West Berwick.
Daniel and R. H. Tucker, Eflie
A. Harris and Sarah Feuton to
Gertrude Freas for a lot of ground
situate iu the village of Rupert.
SUPERIOR COURT CASES.
The followine cases from this
county will be argued before the
Superior Court at Scranton next
week :
Albertus W. Welliver vs. The
Irondale Electric Light Company,
appellants. Counsel, N. U. Funk
and James Scarlet, and Fred Ikeler
and II. Mont. Smith,
In the re-estate of Louisa Gross,
deceased, Elizabeth E. Cadinan,
appellant. Counsel, W. C. John
ston and G. M. Tustin.
Overseers of the Poor vs. Direc
tors of the Poor of Schuylkill
county. Counsel, Moyer Sbepard
and Chiisman, Vauderslice and
Herring. . ,
Commonwealth vs. Bessie Harri
son, M. F. Spellinan, appellant.
Counsel, II. M. Hinckley and C.
A. Small.
Emma F. Goodhart vs. Columbia
and Montour Electric R. R. Co.,
appellant. Counsel, W. II. bpons-
ler and A. VV. uuy, mm ncu
Ikeler and C. A. Small.
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THE ROAD LAW.
Drar Sir. The road law of
Pennsylvania has been considered
so often and by so many different
Courts and Tudees. that by con
struction, it has come to be some
what uncertain. By the Act ot 13th
of June, 1836, P. L. 555, at the 5th
Section it provides that "The
breadth of a public road, laid out
as aforesaid, shall not exceed 50
feet." But there is no precise min
imum width mentioned in the Act.
I do not find any uniform rule for
fixing the width of a public road
by the Court; but in 1855 iu a case
which went up from Chester coun
ty, the lower court had fixed the
width at thirty-three feet, and that
seems to have been generally fol
lowed ever since.
Of course the lay of the land and
the condition of the country enforc
es a change occasionally, but the
usual width of a public road is now
at thirty-three feet.
I am sorry to be obliged to say
that not one-half of the roads in the
country are opened to the required
width; although the changes in
public travel and in public and pri
vate vehicles make 'it absolutely
necessary that the width be uni
formly maintained. From the boy's
velocipede to the automobile of the
millionaire the public roads are
overrun with swift moving and al
most noiseless vehicles which fright
en horses and catile and people,
and in each day's account of acci
dents and deaths they figure in a
bloody roll of disasters. So that
instead of narrowing the public
roads, the tendency ought to be to
widen them to a maximum of 50 feet.
If that were done, and every
traveler upon the public highway
weie obliged to "keep to the right as
the law directs" there would not be
one accident, where there are now
one hundred. The slow moving ox
cart has had its day, everybody is in
a hurry, and the rights and safety
ot the general public are ignored.
What theu? Why the public
must provide wide and good and
well made roads, upon which the
public can safely travel, or pay in
damages what they neglect to pay
in good road making.
The Court should not forget that
when a road view has been had by
and under a competent engineer,
and ordered to be opened thirty
three, or forty or fifty feet, that
the feasibility of so doing has been
considered and passed upon by the
viewers, and upon the complaint of
a citizen or traveler that tbe order
had not been complied with, the
responsible parties would be brought
before Court and amerced iu such
sum as would complete the road
according to order.
Every man in the community
needs and has a right to the public
road, and if you choose, you can
make it what it ought to be.
Yours Truly.
SUDDEN DEATH.
As she was preparing to retire
last Friday night, Mrs. Birch B.
Freas suddenly expired from heart
failure, at her home, on East street.
She had spent the evening at a
neighbor's, and was sitting in a
chair, when her head suddenly fell
backward, and her husband and
daughter who were iu the room, at
once went to her, and found she
was dead.
Her age was 68 years, and she
was a life-long resident of Blooms
hurcr. She was an earnest member
of the Methodist Church. She is
survived by her husband, and two
daughters, Mrs. Fred Schuyler aud
Miss Mary, both ot tnis town.
The funeral was held on Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock, Rev.
Mr. Heckmau otticiatiug.
be well ami Safkly Guarded.
A. Z. Schoch. President.
"THE GIRLS OF 1776."
This charming three act drama
will be given in the Normal Audito
rium this Thursday evening, for
the benefit of Fort McClure Chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. The proceeds will be
applied to the payment of the debt
incurred in the erection of the
marker on the site of Fort McClure
on the Hughes farm.
The play has been prepared by
Miss Clare Dudley Buck, director.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows: Mutlutn Evelyn Mayllelds, Wife
of Colonel Mayllelds of ye
British Army
Madam J. L. Richardson
Amanda, 1 Her
Helen, f Daughters,
Mistress Anna Creasy
Mistress LuVere Bobbins
Barlrtira Steele, "Bitter Sweet,
Her niece.. ..Mistress Jean Andreas
Dolly Durrah, Ye friend of Bar
ham Mistress Margaret Jenkins
"Grnndmere" Mayflclds, Ye
mother of Colonel Mayflelds
Madam Ralph Keller
Ilonora Drake, A staunch Loy
alist Madam R. O. Phillips
Anno Van Dresser, Ye friend of
Amanda. ...Mistress Mabel Supplee
Jacqueline Marie Valcartier, A
French-Canadian pirl of fall
en fortune Grandmere's at
tendant. ...Mistress Florence Tuttle
Betsey Ross Mistress Ethel Heurle
Slaves.
Troubles Mistress Gertrude Miller
Chtoe Mistress Frances Zarr
Minerva
.Mistress Katherine Richardson
Dassy Mistress Martha Andreas
Quests for the Hewing Bee in Act
I, and for the Ball in Act III
Mistresses Elizabeth Low, Jessie Ruhl,
Elsie Yorks, Miriam Hess, Helen
Hess, Katherine Allen, Marguerite
Eshleman.
Time 1776.
The action of the play is laid in
Philadelphia and Trenton. The
scenes deal with historical facts
which occurred during tbe Revolu
tionary War, and with plots and
intrigues planned at that time, by
and against characters who played
an important part in colonial histo
ry. The play gives a very instruc
tive glioipse ct the condition of our
country as it was during those
strenuous times. Special features:
A cake-walk by Troubles. A can
talation and cake-walk by the little
darkies. Dancing of the "Minuet"
by the young lady guests.
Much care has been expended in
the preparation, and the costumes
are very pretty. The advance sale
of tickets has been large, and the
hall will be well filled.
During the evening a number of
musical selections will be rendered
by the B. S. N. S orchestra.
The members of the Marker Com
mittee are Mrs. II. V. White, Mrs.
R. R. Little, Miss Helen M. Low,
and Mrs. L. P. Sterner.
BAND CONCERT.
The Citizens Baud concert in the
Normal Auditorium next Monday
evening, March 2, promises to be
among the leading musical events
of the season. There will be thirty
or more instruments in the band,
and the boys have been practicing
faithfully for some time past. The
program will include many popular
selections. Mr. Charles O. Skeer
will sing the "Torreador," aud Mr.
Giues Escanaveriuo will play a vio
lin solo.
The concert will be under the
leadership of Prof. Chas. P. El
well, who has brought the band up
from a membership of about a doz
en to its present size, and with the
reputation of being one of the best
bands in Central Pennsylvania.
The price of admission is low, 25
and 35 cents, and the band i9 cer
tainly deserving of a very liberal
patronage. Seats at Bidleman's.
YOUR LAST CHANCE !
All Winter Suits for Men Must
Go This Week.
This is your opportunity to revel in clothing bargains
to purchase a spic-and-span, new stylish suit for Spring,
below actual cost of materials and making.
Every day Spring goods are arriving and crowding us
for room and it is absolutely necessary for us to sacrifice
all Winter clothing. Understand, this is your last chance
to get our high-class clothing at these tremendous cuts in
prices.
$ now buys any fancy fabric Sack Suit that
I050 sold at $12, $14 and $15.
now buys any fancy fabric Sack Suit that
1 2 sold at $16, $18 and $20.
now buys any fancy fabric Sack Suit that 1
I550 sold at $22.50, $24 and $25.
40 Overcoats that sold
20, your choice .
CORNER.
DEMOCRATS CONFER. j
A meeting of a number of prom
inent Democrats from different sec-
f .1.. ........ .00 hold in the
tions 01 me tuuuiy - ,
Court House on Tuesday afternoon, 1
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county cuauiuau vi.... r.
.1. t tr ixiAl nt secretary.
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one of the two delegates from this
iK nictrirt to attend the
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Democratic National convention at
Denver, Colorado. The other del
egate will come from Northumber
land county. Thepersou selected
by the committee of that county is
Mathias Cronninger.
As candidates for delegates to
the Democratic State convention
which meets at Harrisburg on the
6th of May, Bruce Bower, of Ber
wick, Clinton Herriug, of Orange
vitle, Alphonso Baker, of Catawis
sa, and Cyrus Hartliue, of Madison
township, were selected. The coun
ty chairman was given power to fill
any vacancies which may occur.
It was the sense of the meeting,
however, that these selections do
not preclude any persou from be
coming a candidate who may desire
to do so.
STATE ROAD BUILDING.
State Highway Commissioner
Hunter gave in his Scranton speech
the following facts relative to road
building in Pennsylvania uuder the
new good roads law:
The act of April 13. 1903. appro
priated the sum of $6,500,000 for
the reconstruction of township
roads to cover a period of six years,
of which sum to percent, or $650,
000, was set aside for maintaining
the highways reconstructed by
state aid or that had been or might
hereatter be reconstructed by the
several counties or townships them
selves. In addition to the original
sum, the legislature of 1907 appro
priated $3,000,000, but this sum
was reduced by the governor to $1
000,000, making a total of $6,850,
000 to be used iu reconstruction
work during the six years.
There have been fully completed
and accepted by the department
324.5 miles of road at a total cost,
inclusive of bridges and culverts, of
$3,325,520 28, being $10,248 per
mile, or $1.94 per lineal foot, an
increase over the average price of
$1.68 per foot, prior to January 1,
at $15. S 18 and
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HD'S
1907, occasioned by increased cost
of labor aud materials. The cost
of bridges aud concrete culverts in
cluded iu the above total cost, is
about $155,000. There are under
contract 224.1 miles, the contract
prices of which is $2,321,196.37, of
which about 100 miles are practi
cally completed. The average of
all extras on completed works is
1 1. 1 per cent. The average cost
of inspection is 3 per cent, of the
road and the average of the engi
neering expenses is 2 per cent.
MURDER NEAR LOCUST GAP.
Another brutal murder, growing
directly out of the rum besotted
conditions in the regions, was com
mitted last week near Locust Gap,
this county, when Conrad Whine
shot and instantly killed his son,
John Whine. The particulars of
the affair as brought out at the
coroner's investigation, showed
that the murderer, who is a drunk
en Jbrute, made a threat that he
was going home ,'to do up the old
woman." meaning his wife. This
reached the ears of his son, John,
who is a sober, industrious young
man of twenty-three, who lives
with bis wife aud two children
some distauce from his parents
home. Young Whine and his wife
started for the home of the elder
Whines, the husband walking a
head. When he entered the house
he found his father abusing his
mother and he attempted to pro
tect her. The infuriated brute
theu savagely t attacked the sou,
who jumped through a window to
escape, lie went around to the
front door where the elder Whine
met him with a double barrelled
shot gun. He discharged both
barrels, the second charge eutering
the young man's side near the
heart, producing instant death.
The murderer was arrested by the
Mt. Carmel police and brought to
Suubury jail. He is about forty
seven years of age and a drunken,
vicious character.
There will be uo dodging the lo
cal option question this year. Leg
islative candidates will be called
upon to define their position to
say whether they will support or
oppose a measure giving the people
the right to vote for or against license.