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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO. PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BI.OO..ISBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, APRIL 0, l!K)8.
A Wild Pigeon Story.
Believing that the Columbian
readers will enjoy the novelty of
this story, which was for a local
newspaper some years ago, which
was then highly appreciated. When
boy it was no unusual sight to
fee hundreds of flocks of pigeons
ia a day, in the spring of the year,
containing many dozens of birds
each. On one occasion we remem
ber seeing the sky covered with
birds like a cloud. The North
Mountain was their rendezvous,
where beech nuts were usually an
exhaustible supply of feed for the
birds and also a very secure place
for hatching their young.
Whenever a snow fell in the
spring of the year and covered up
the nuts the birds were driven into
the valley and other places for
food, and pigeon catchers always
made successful catches when the
birds were flying over the country.
We will mention a few expert
pigeon catchers whose names are
familiar to almost everybody.
Among them were Joseph Blair,
Michael Yaple, Jacob Yaple, Sam
uel Creveling, Andrew Creveling,
of Fishingcreek township, Peter
Kase, Andrew Runyan and John
Ikeler of Benton township. The
question of championship agitated
tte minds of these experts for some
years. Joe Blair, we select as our
hero of the following fictitious
story. In the meantime of these
seasons, Joe and his boys were
making a net, with inch and a half
mesh, 30 by 20 rods, covering an
area of three and three-fourth
acres. "Dod" said Joe, "I'll show
em how to ketch pigeons." Joe's
net had 75 to 100 feet slack sack,
or bay, as it was called.
Beech nuts, on which the birds
fed was an usually heavy crop that
year, and attracted the pigeons
from all parts of the country. On
one April night quite a deep snow
fell on the mountain and also cov
ered the valley about an inch in
depth. While it was yet snowing,
Joe sent for more than a dozen
men, who were near neighbors, to
help sweep and carry the snow
rom his net bed. By daylight
they had the whole of the net bed
bared, whose area was 3 acres.
He sowed five bushels of buckwheat
on his net bed to bait the coveted
birds, and put his net in position,
weighing the anchored side down
with a ton of stones which were
tied at short intervals to the net
rope between the anchor stakes.
"Dod" said Joe, "there will be
pigeons today." After all was ready
Joe took a good "horn of tangle
foot, and of which all partook, be
cause they liked it, and it was chilly
too, before beginning operations.
About 9 o'clock several small flocks
made their apearance but Joe paid
no attention to them. About 10
o'clock there came in sight such a
dight as was never before witness
ed by the oldest residents of the
community. The whole sky was
.iterally covered with pigecus like a
cloud of birds. The sound of their
wings roared like distant thunder.
As this mass of pigeons approach
ed, Joe called out, "throw the fly
er," and all crouched down in the
bush house while Joe hovered the
otool pigeon. The pigeons began
to circle and form a funnel shape
and dive into the net bed eating
0 tick wheat, and the stream of birds
continued coming, and after the
net bed was covered with birds,
the men in the bush house became
so excited that they whispered.
"pull Joer pull Joe, why don't you
pun." nut joe let them come un-
iill the net bed was covered ten or
twelve feet in depth with birds,
and then he sprung the net over
hem, and yelled, "run all of you
and jump on the front rope to keep
Two Large Stones
Passed From Bladder.
John Johnston, of S1 E. 2d St..
I'lainflelrt, N. J., who for over 14
years linn bei n lux collector of
that city, write.: "About tlireii
yi ur ol'o I hi Kan to tullur with
tlreutlful imiiiu In inv kidney1. I
wan uh-o at tlmcf very bllloiw, but
my uiiwt uunoiib trouble wni with
. my water. Komiiilmea I coiihl
"mpi Hardly plum it, mill when I did It
IJ 1 I 11 wan alter.ded vih lnost nxctn-
UF I cll"lnK 1'aina. Niituinir UHwd
JtV 4 eulHil ti. tni
DR. KENNEDY'S
nfAVORSTE
u REMEDY
fori heard to mnch ntiont In pood retnHi. It helped
y "! ii. up, ami now 1 uav not lauefi
nj lor year and am in good health. I never liava
any pains, my appetite ia good, and ny old bilious
n.u bus left me. During tha Unit) I was talc
Ins; FafurlU) Jtummly I piMsnd two iilto
nre atones, and I have never been tfou-
w.m u j uiiMiMvr live.
moriU liemetly, the umut Kidney, Liver and Blood
lM lllt I.KBXtak I wv !..- 1 MUX a ..ll A I .
-t wr irwj BBinpie txHiHi or jr. David J&enn
OTftv wvum fiW V Mi OTUgglMM.
We Hear of More Cures
Of troubles originating in Impure blood,
scrofula, loss of appetite, cntnrrh, rheuma
tism, by Hood's Sarsapnrllln than by all othrr
so-called remedies combined. Somehow
those cured by Hood's seem fo stay cured,
and they Rladly tell the good news toothers.
Scrofula Sore "My wife had a scrofu
lous sore on her lee for years. Many differ
ent medicines gave but little benefit She
turned to Hood's Saraapnrllla and the sore
quickly healed. It Is a good blood medicine."
J. N. Daft, Crosby. Texas.
Afflicted 16 Yeftre-"Hood's Stirnsrift.
rills has cured me of scrofula, with which I
have been troubled 16 years, and caused by
vaccination. My little dnntjhter had a
scrofula swelling on her neck and Hood s
Saraaparltla also cured her." Mrs. Nora
UcoHir, UuKbcy, Tennessee.
Hood's Parsaparllla Is sold everywhere.
In the nsual liquid, or In tablet form called
Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre
pared only by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
the net down." All of them jump
ed a little inside the rope and grab
bed fast to the net to keep it down.
But the pigeons raised under the
net, and snapped the ropes at every
anchor stake and with stones and
men swiftly soared through the air
towards the North mountain, the
men screaming and yelling with
alarm. The noise attracted the at
tention of everybody, and all the
farmers who were thus attracted
hastily hitched their teams to their
wagons and so far as possible spread
the alarm throughout the valley
and galloped their teams in pursuit
of the unfortunate men who were
taking an aerial trip with the pig
eons. Uld Joe who was Halt buck
ed with tanglefoot saw no danger,
and kept telling the boys "to stick
to the rigon." Meanwhile, every
body was hastening with all speed
to the mountain, if possible to help
rescue the men who took such a
perilous flight over the valley.
As the pigeons approached Ga-
noga lake it became painfully evi
dent that they wculd settle at, or
near the outlet of the lake. As
the side of the net which was
weighted with stones touched the
water the pigeons began to crowd
toward the other side of the net to
where the men were clinging, thus
the weighted edge of Jhe net grad
ually sunk to the bottom or the
lake, and the pigeons pulled for the
opposite shore. They moved very
slowly and laboriously across the
lake, dragging the net on the bot
tom of the lake, the whole length
of it, pulling the net to shore, but
were so exhausted they could pro
ceed no further. When the men
sufficiently recovered from their
flight and looked over the net, such
a fluttering of birds and wriggling
of fishes mortal never before be
held. "Dod," said Joe, "This is
the best haul that I have ever
made. There were pigeons, suck
ers, pike, perch, sunfish, eels and
catfish galore.
About this time the pursuing
farmers with teams and wagons,
began to arrive on the scene, and
in an hour's time there were more
than a hundred and fifty teams and
wagons on hand with their drivers,
and they all had a genuine picnic.
As quickly as possible all the wag
ons were loaded with fish and pig
eons and there was a happier crowd
returning home than went in pur
suit of the flying men and birds.
Next day one hundred and fifty
more loads of birds and fish were
brought from the mountain and
hauled to Berwick, WilkesBaVre,
Bloomsburg, Orangeville, Shick-
shinny and other points, while a
canal boat was loaded at Shickshin-
ny to be shipped to Harrisburg,
Haverdegrace and Baltimore. As
a result of old Joe's haul the pig
eon industry was completely de
stroyed and was the end and down
fall of this feathery tribe, the most
delicious of all birds, as there are
no more wild pigeons in the whole
country.
John C. Wenner,
Benton, Pa.
Pension Statistics.
There Are 967,371 On the Government Rolls
More pensioners died during the
past year than fought on either
side at the famous battle of Shiloh
in 1862. This was the statement
made in the House when the $150,
000,000 general pension bill was up
for passage. It was shown that
thousands had been stricken from
the nation's roll by death. Of this
number 31,201 were Civil War vet
erans. It was predicted that in
nine years Civil War veterans will
be as scarce as are Mexican War
veterans today. The McCumber
act, which puts the soldiers on the
pension roll, according to see. with
out examination, increased the au-
nual pension roll over $15,000,000
In 1905 there were 1,00-1,000 pen
sioners, the highest number ever
known, but the next year this
dwindled to 985,000 and notwith
standing the increase during the
last year on account of the Mc
Cumber bill the number went
down to 967, 371. This number is
now the smallest since 1S93.
Trial List for May Term.
Thomas K. Harder vs. John A.
Shuman.
Maryland Meter Co. vs. Berwick
Consolidated Gas Co.
SECOND WEEK', MAY 1 1.
Lillie Atherholt vs. Charles
Hughes.
Alfred H. Yetter and George
Yetter vs. Jeremiah Longenberger;
ejectment.
J. W. Adams vs. Wm. Adams;
trespass.
Com. of Penna. to the use of Zua
B. Guie vs. Daniel Knorr, Pius
Zimmerman, Ezra Yocum, John L.
Kline and Simon K. Carl; assump
sit.
Charles Tritt vs. P. and R. Rail
road Co. ; trespass.
John Mourer vs. P. and R. Rail
way Co.; trespass.
Lena Blass vs. P. and R. Rail
way Co ; trespass.
Catherine Carr vs. Lehigh Valley
Coal Co. ; trespass.
Lydia A. Smith vs. A. C. and F.
Co.; trespass.
Joseph Slusser vs. Pennsylvania
R. R. Co.; trespass.
John F. Derr vs. Albert Kelsey;
ejectment.
Wm. II. Hauck vs. Cabin Run
Coal Co. ; trespass.
Samuel Longenberger vs. P. and
R. Railway Co ; trespass.
Rathbone, Sard Co. vs Berwick
Consolidated Gas Co.; Assumpsit.
Frederick Smith and Jessie Smith
vs. School District of Franklin
township; appeal for assessment of
damages.
The Fairbanks Co. vs. Berwick
Consolidated Gas Co.; assumpsit.
Columbia County vs. Penna. R.
R. Co.; assumpsit.
Geo. F.Craig vs. P. andR. Rail
way Co.; trespass.
Clark H. Hower, Casper A.
Hower et al., heirs and legatees of
Mary Hower, deceased, vs. P. and
R. Railway Co.; trespass.
A. B. Croop vs. Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Co.; tress
pass.
Albright Son and Co. vs. Ber
wick Consolidated Gas Co.; as
sumpsit.
Goldsmith's Accountants vs. Ber
wick Consolidated Gas Co.; as
sumpsit.
Freas C. Kistler, vs. S. B. and
B. R. R. Co.; trespass.
B. H. Dodson vs. O. M. Hess;
assumpsit.
Katie Cain vs. Convngham Twp.
School District; assumpsit.
Jacob H. Maust vs. Creary and
Wells; trespass.
M. Milett vs H. P. Aurand; as
sumpsit.
Sarah Sterner vs. Town of
Bloomsburg; trespass.
John A. Gosch, parent, and Nor
man Gosch by his father and next
friend, John A. Gosch, vs. Le
high Valley R. R. Co. ; tresspass.
Samuel Alstetter vs. Beaver
Twp. ; trespass.
Kern Dodge and Charles Day,
trading under the firm name of
Dodge and Day vs. A. C. Sickles;
assumpsit.
Columbia County National Bank
of Benton, Pa., vs. W. D. Beckley,
W. H. Brooke, II. A. M'Killip,
W. B. Cogger, O. W. Cberrington
and J. Lee Harman; assumpsit.
Josephine F. Vought by her fath
er and next friend Isaac M. Vought
vs. the Berwick Electric Light Co. ;
trespass.
Isaac M. Vought and Ermina
Vought vs. The Berwick Electric
Light Co.; trespass
Mary E. McMannim vs. The Le
high Valley Railroad Co. ; trespass
Catawissa Borough Poor District
vs. Columbia County; assumpsit.
$5.05 Excursion to Atlantio City Ac
count Easter Holiday.
Via "The Reading" April 17.
Tickets good going only on that
date on trains leaving Bloomsburg
7:27 and 11:28 in the morning.
Good to return on any train within
15 days.
17,000 Guests at Banquet.
William J. Bryan and Judson
Hatmou, of Cincinnati, who were
the guests of honor at the banquet
given in convention hall in Kansas
City last week by the Young Men's
Democratic club, of Missouri, de
parted for their homes on Tuesday
morning of last week. Mr. Bryan
declared that the banquet was the
largest ever held in this country.
There were 2,000 banqueters
seated on the arena floor and fif
teen thousand spectators occupied
the gallery seats. Every available
inch of room was utilized. "I have
been in Kansas City many times,"
said Mr. Bryan, "and carried away
pleasant recollections. I ;arried
away this time the recollection of
having addressed the largest ban
quet that has ever assembled in
any city on American soil."
OABTOniA.
Baari lbs ? m "m 'w "m m
lhe Kind Yob Havi always Buiiht
WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
Noticed hereby Riven Hint the fol
lowing WMows' Appraisements will
iui nr.intif oil t tlio t Iniliniiv' fVmrf. nf
Columbia Omnty on Monday, May 4th
A. ik liHW ny the t.;ierK 01 wild uomt
anil conflriiMil nl nl., anil utile exce-
rimitt tiro flli.il in aumo it'itliltl fitnr flnvk.
they will be continued Anally.
Kslate of IteiiHon ii. C evellng. late
of Scott townsliln. deceased. Personalty
$300.00.
Estate of Elijuh Hen, late of Sugar
loaf townohln. deceased. J ersonaltv
3O0.0O.
Estate of A, F. llarnmn, late of Cat
twliwi liorougli, rte eMed. Personalty
tl4. ii). Kealty l.xl 75.
Town of Hloonisburg, deeeaned. Per
sonalty 300.00.
Instate of Daniel Fetterman, late or
LociiHt towiiHliln. deceaHetl. Fernonnl-
ty J300.00.
instate or M. U. Jtowman, late or Mir
flln towimhln. deceased. 1'erootialtv
$300.00.
C. M. TERWILLIQER,
(Merit CI. C.
Clerk's Office, Bloomnburg, Ph.,
April V, 1SHM. 2-H-4t.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Butatf of Samuel McUfury, late of Rohrttntrg.
Notice is hereby given thnt letters tc
tamentnry on the estate of Samuel Mc
Henry, la'e of Rohrsburg, County of
Columbia. Pa., deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, to whom all
persons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make payment, and those
having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay.
O. B, M. McHENRY.
ROCELIA SAVAGE.
Executors.
Wm. Chrisman, Attorney. 3-26-6t
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Fa
cias issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Columbia County, Pennsylva
nia, and to me directed, there will be
sold at public sale at the Court House in
Bloomsburz, County and State afore
said, on
SATURDAY, APRII, 25th, 1908,
at 3 o'clock p. m., the following describ
ed real estate.
All those certain pieces of land situate
in the townships ot Madison and Pine,
Columbia County, Pa., bounded and
described as follows, to wit: Beginning
at a post corner of land of Creasy and
Wells, thence by the same south s de
grees, west 75 perches to a post, thence
by land of William Polk north 85 de
grees, west 52 perches to a post, thence
south s degrees west 142J perches to a
post, thence by land of G. W. Murphy,
north 24 degrees west 5 perches to a
rock oak, (stump;, thence by land of N.
Geable. (copied from his survey made in
I8S3), north 21 degrees west 75 perches
to a stone, thence south 46 degrees,
west 30A perches to a stone, thence north
61 degrees, west 20 perches to a stone
north bit degrees, west 22 6-10 perches
to a stone, thence south si degrees and
20 minutes west 223 perches to a stone,
thence south 44 degrees and 33 minutes
east 116 7-10 perches to a stone, thence
by land of Lianiel Zarr, formerly Robert
Kobbins, north 6a i decrees west 145
erches to a maple, by run, thence by
and called vacant, the aforesaid course
30 perches to a chestnut tree, thence by
land of D. L. Smith north 61 degrees
west 114 perches to a post (Uum Wit
ness) north s degrees east 79 6-10 perch
es to a post, on north edge of brook,
thence by land of S. S. Runyon's heirs,
north 50 degrees east 256 perches to a
stone near bear run (copied from sur
vey j made by ftamuei Weyhart in 1871,
thence by land of Mrs, Emanuel Kisner,
obn uhamberlin and James Chamber
in to the place of beginning, containing
FOUR HUNDRED ACRES
more or less, excepting a small piece
traded to Rachel Whipple, adjoining N.
Beagle east of public road and known as
purpart No. 10 in Droceedincrs of Court
of said estate, with the appurtenances.
Whereon are erected
A FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
barn and outbuildings.
Seized, taken into execution at the
suit of Hattie George now to the use of
C. E, Kreisher vs. George W. Bills, Sr..
and to be sold as the property of George
w. Bias, sr.
CHAS. B. ENT, Sheriff.
C. E. Kreisher. Atfy. 4-a-4t.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Bv virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias Is
sued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and
to me directed, there will be sold at pub
lic sale at the Court House in Blooms
burg, County and State aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 25th, 1908
at 2 o'clock p. m,, the following describ
ed real estate: All that certain lot or
piece of ground situate in the town of
Centralia as laid out by the Locust
Mountain Coal and Iron Company in
Conyngham Township, Columbia Coun
ty and State of Pennsylvania, bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south'side
of Centre street one hundred aud twenty-five
feet east of the south east corner
of Centre and Mahoney streets, thence
along Huid Centre street north eighty
seven degrees east twenty-five feet to a
stake, thence south three degrees east
one hundred and forty feet to an alley,
thence along said alley south eiiihty-
seven degrees west twenty-five feet to a
stake, thence north three degrees west
one hundred and forty feet to the point
of beginning. Whereon are erected
A TWO STORY
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
and outbuildings. It being the lot which
is marked in the general runp or plan of
the said Town of Centralia with the
number six in the block number seventy
right, and being the same premises
which the Locust Mountain Coal and
Iron Company aforesaid by their Inden
ture bearing date the iSth day of June
A, D. 1891 conveyed to Edward Rooney.
Seized, taken into execution at the
suit of Margaret E. Murphy. Adminis
tratrix of estate of C. G. Murphy, de
ceased v. Edward Rooney, ana to be
sold as the property of Edward Rooney.
CHAS. B. ENT, Sheriff.
Burke, Attorney, 4-a-4t.
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are the leaders. Our lines' in
elude the following makes :
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Henry F. Miller,
Brewer & Pryor, Kohler 4
Campbell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS we handle the
Estey, Miller.H.Lehr & Co.
: and Bowlby.
This Store has the agency Jor
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MACHINES.
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Helby, 1900, Queen, Key
stone, Majestic.
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Music Rooms No, 105 West Main
I Street, Below Market.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.