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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY JUNE 18, 1908.
AO 24.
The Farmers National Bank
OK BLOOMSBURG.
Condensed report to the Comptroller at the close of business May 14, 1908
UESOUUCEH.
Loans and Invest-
ments . , $S9.828-45
U. S. Bonds . 60,000.00
Cash and Reserve 135,602.36
$715,430-81
3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
Capital, $60,000 Surplus and Profit 8101,046.57
C M. CKEVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEX. Cashier.
HENRY JAMES CLARK.
Prominent Business Man and Respected
Citizen Paste Away.
In the death of Henry James
Clark Bloomsburg loses one of her
most prominent business men, and
most highly respected citizens.
The end came on Sunday night
at 10.20 o'clock, after only a few
days illness with a cold. Ha was
down stairs on Friday, though
he was quite feeble, and after retir
ing that night he was not able to
leave his bed again. He twice ex
pressed the belief that this was his
last illness. His death was quite
unexpected, and but few knew that
he was ill.
Mr. Clark had been engaged in
the mercantile business in this
tovn for about forty years. He was
a man of strict integrity, and en
joyed the confidence and esteem of
all who knew hiin. He was for
many years a director of the
Bloomsburg Water Compauy, and
the Bloomsburg National Bank,
and treasurer of the Bloomsburg
State Normal School.
Mr. Clark was a member of the
Episcopal church, and was always
a liberal supporter of St. Paul's.
His contributions for improvements
and additions were among the larg
est, as well as his regular pledges
for the support of the parish. He
was a 32nd degree Mason.
Mr. Clark was bom in Catawissa,
on November 4, 1829 His boy
hood was spent there, and after
learning the tinner's trade he went
to Pottsville to live. Later on he
came to Bloomsburg and clerked
for Charles Doebler iu the Ex
change Hotel. About 1851 lie
went to Muncy to live, having pre
viously been married to Miss Sarah
Hagenbucli. lhcy resided in
Muucy until 1864, when they re
turned to Catawissa and Mr. Clark
bought the Susquehanna House.
About a year later he sold out,
and came to Bloomsburg and pur
chased the Exchange Hotel proper
ty which he conducted until it
burned down in 1869. In 1870 he
engaged in the store business alone
and after two. or three years he
took iu John Wolf as a partner.
In 1875 he purchased Mr. Wolf's
interest and took in his son Bruce
as a partner, and this firm existed
up to the time of Mr. Clark's
death their store being one of the
finest in this section.
Mrs. Clark died March 16, 1890.
The surviving members of his
family are his son, H. Bruce, and
Miss Sadie Van Tassel, his niece,
who has resided with him for some
years past.
The funeral was held on Wed
nesday at one o'clock at the house,
Rev. J. W. Diggles. rector of St:
Paul's church officiating. A large
number of members of Washington
Lodge. F. and A. M. attended in
a body. The pall-bearers were A.
Z. Schoch, Paul E. Wirt, Col. J.
G. Freeze, Geo. E. Elwell, W. H.
Moore, C. B. Robbins, J. Russel
Smith and II . M. Lovelace, the
two latter representing Muncy
Lodge No. 299, of which Mr. Clark
was the last living charter member.
At the grave, after the services
of the Episcopal Church, the Ma
sonic burial ceremony was conduct
ed, those taking part therein Deing
H. A. McKillip Esq., Rev. E. R.
Heckman, and Rev. J. W, Diggles.
Some beautiful selections were
sung by Caldwell Consistory Quar
tette, Messrs. Colley, Ent, Yost and
Yetter, at the house and cemetery.
And so closed the last chapter
in the life of a man who was self
made, who was honest and upright,
energetic and enterprising, genial,
generous, and kind-hearted, a good
citizen, and an esteemed friend.
Peace to bis ashesl
I-TAMLTTIFS.
Capital . . $60,000.00
Surplus and Net
Profit . . . 101,046.57
Circulation . 60,000.00
Deposits . . 494,384.24
$7iS.43o8i
NEVADA STOCKHOLDERS.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Nevada Copper Mining and
Smelting Company, held last Mon
day evening, a committee was ap
pointed to meet E. B. Tustin for
the purpose of ascertaining the
status of the company. The inter
view took place on Tuesday morn
ing. Mr. Tustin denied making the
statements accredited to him in the
New York Times. He also stated,
it is said, that the company still had
$125,000 in the treasury. There
was also 700,000 shares of the pro
motion stock of the company iu the
treasury. This it was stated Mr.
Tustin would not be iu favor of
having included in the stock of the
company, should a distribution be
made of the funds on hand, in or
der that the stockholders would
have an opportunity to get at least
some of their money back in case
this would be done. Should the
promotion be voted in a distribu
tion of the funds in hand, it would
mean that the stockholders who
paid for their stock would not get a
very large percentage of it. How
ever, Mr. Tustin stated that he
would never be in favor of any por
tion of the funds in hand being al
lowed for the promotion stock.
A New York lawyer has been
employed by the stockholders, and
an assessment of 5 cents a share
was made to cover expenses.
The committee is now waiting
the report of the attorney as to
what can be done to recover their
money, or some part of it.
DEEDS RECORDED.
The followiuc deeds have recent
ly been entered of record by Re
corder of Deeds Frank W. Miller:
T. H. Creveline to John C.
Creveling for the undivided one
half of a tract of land situate partly
in Sugarloat townsnip, vjoiuniDia
county, and partly in Davidson
township, Sullivan County, con
taining 237 acres ana 102 percues
of land.
Berwick Land and Improvement
Company to Max Rosenfeld for a
lot of ground situate in the north
erly side of Freas avenue iu the
borough of West Berwick.
Jane Polk to Mary Jane Lawton
for a tract of laud situate partly iu
Madison and partly in Pine town
ships. Edwin John and wife to John
W. Riddle for a lot of ground situ
ate on the northwest side of Main
street in the borough of Millville.
Geo. A. Frick to O. D. Hagen
bucli for four acres of land in Fish
ing Creek township.
Mary E. Mcllenry to John W.
Belles for a piece of land situate in
the Borough of Benton.
Wm. H. Aten and wife and M.
Alice Ateu to John H. Aten for
the undivided two-thirds right,
title and interest in three tracts of
land situate in Mifflin township.
Bartley Albertson and Margaret
A. Albertson to Mary A. Thomas
for a lot of ground in the village of
Rohrsburg upon which is erected a
frame hotel.
FIRST BAND CONCERT.
The first band concert of the
season will be held at popular Col
umbia Park ou Sunday afternoon,
when the Berwick Cornet Band
will render a sacred concert from
2 o'clock until 5 o'clock. The Col
umbia and Montour Railway Com
pany will provide ample accommo
dation for those who wish to hear
this well-known musical organiza
tion and there no-doubt will be a
large crowd present.
COMPTROLLER'S CALL.
RETORT OF THE CONDITION OF
0e QSfoomsBurg QWtonaf Q&mft
At the Close of Business May 14, 1908.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and Invest- Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
ments
Furniture and Fix
tures Cash and Reserve
$611,830.43
8,000.00
$7' 5.305-09
Wm. II. IIidlay. Cashier.
THE I. 0. 0. P.
k Membership of Almost Two Million.
The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows is one of the most, if not
the most, prosperous order in exist
ence today. The 1907 journal of
the Sovereign Grange Lodge gives
the following figures. 1830 to De
cember 31, 1906: Initiations in
subordinate loJges,3, 197,676; mem
bers relieved, 3.256.901; widowed
families relieved, 288,939; members
deceased, 320,577; to:alYelief,$i 15, -111,919.67;
total revenue, $208,
465,683.51. "There is no similar
organization that can come any
wav nearshowinc figures nue these.
Of the 3,197,676 initiated into sub
ordinate lodges, we now have about
1,800,000 counting the Rebekahs.
This places us at the head of the
fraternal orders, iu point of num
bers, and we can easily retain that
nosition. In fact the rate of in
crease each year is growing larger
and larger, aud it will not be many
years until we will have 2,000,000
names ou our rolls. If we could
retain a greater per cent, of those
initiated each year, how much more
rapidly we would grow. But for
some unknown reason we lose a
large number for non-payment of
dues and this is the one thing mat
causes our grand officers more wor
ry and trouble than anything else.
There seems to be no remedy for
it, however. But notwithstanding
this fact, we are growing very rap
idly, each year the net increase be
ing greater than the preceding
one.
STUDENTS' RECITAL.
On Friday eveniug, June 19th, a
students' recital will be given in
the Normal Auditorium. The fol
lowing program will be rendered:
Polka, Kathryn Gearhart, Danville
Dennee . la 1'apuion
Jessie Ruhl (Bloomsburg.)
. fa Dance polonaise ... .,
Bohmb Ariadi Gavottarlolin'
Murray G. Jaquish (Luzerne)
Sydenham The Maiden of the
"Fleur De Lys"
Octette.
(a) Lavalle . Etude de Concert
(b) Godard . Mazurka in B flat
Auna Lore (Danville)
(a) Sitt . Concertino) y. ,.
(b) Henselt Liebshed )
Hazel Hartman (Catawissa)
(a) Friml . . Melody
(b) Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C sharp minor
Justo Aspiazu (Cuba)
Moszkowski, . Spanish Dances
. . Anna Lore
Two Pianos Jessie Ruhl
On Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock
the music pupils of the first, second
and third grades will give a recital
in the Auditorium. A general in
vitation is extended to these recitals.
HORSE RAN AWAY.
The carriage of Dr. II. V. How
er, of Miffiinville, was completely
demolished in a runaway on Third
street, Nescopeck, Sunday after
noon. Dr. Hower was on a visit
to Dr. Warntz and had left his
horse standing untied.
An automobile frightened the
auinia) which started up the street
at a rapid rate, colliding with a
tree and breaking the buggy so it
is practically worthless. The horse
was but little injured.
Miss Hazel Leiby, aged nineteen,
was drowned by falling in a spring
at her home near Elysburg on
Tuesday. She was assisting iu
preparing dinner, and went to the
spnug for water. When she was
missed a search resulted in finding
her dead in the spring.
Surplus and Profits 51,620.16
Circulation 100,000.00
Deposits . - ' 463,684.93
$75.305-09
A. Z. Sciioch. President.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The programs for Commencement
week at the Normal are nearly all
completed. The various exercises
will be as follows:
JUNIOR CONTKST FROC'.RAM.
The Junior contest in oratory
will be held Saturday evening at
which time the following program
will be given: March, B. S. N. S.
Orchestra; selection from Nicholas
Nickleby, written by Charles Dick
ens, Margaret Oliver; Jimmie
Brown's Steam Chair, written by
W. L. Aklen, Margaret WiKets;
The Little Match Girl, by Hans
Anderson, Reinee Potts; Mozart,
Menuet from E flat Symphony;
Hezekiah and the Landlord, David
Moses; Lady Clare, Tennyson, Lou
isa Corey.
The Shepherds, Lew Wallace,
Helen Grescott; Lack, Idilio; Lily
Servosse's Ride, Tourge, Jennie
Birch; The Revenge, Tenuysou,
Horace Washburn; Bohm, Sara
bande; decision by the judges who
are Rev. Edgar R. Heckman, Rev.
J. D. Thomas, Rev. E. B. Bailey.
THE SENIOR'S DA V.
Wednesday will be essentially the
day of the graduates, their Ivy Day
exercises being held in the after
noon and the Class Day program
in the evening.
The Ivy Day program to be giv
en ou the lower campus at 2 o'clock
is as follows: Procession, senior
Class; introductory address, Dr. D.
J, Waller, Jr., Class Poem, Miss
Martha James; Ivy Oration, Mer
rill Smith; address, Prof. W. B.
Sutliff ; Class Will; Planting of the
Ivy, Mr. Shovlin; Ivy Song, Senior
Class, written by Agnes Burke.
CLASS DAY TROGRAM
The Class Day program follows:
President's address, Joseph Shov
lin; Mendelssohn, Concerto 1st.
movement, Miss Bessie Dent; His
tory, Miss Margaret Johnson; es
say, Miss Martha Herring: Pieme,
Canzouetta, clarinet, Francesco
Petrilli; Prophecy, Miss Mary
Morrow; Nevin, Evening Song,
Chorus, words by Miss Agnes
Burke; oration, Darwin Maurer;
Memorial, Miss Mary Fegley; Class
Presentation, Miss Reba Breisch,
Thomas Francis; Class Song, Class.
SATURDAY'S COURT.
In the case of Commonwealth
vs. William McCarty and John
Gross who were charged with bur
glarizing the store of Stanley Jeffe,
of Berwick, on the night of June
4th, the defendants (plead guilty
aud the Court sentenced each of
them to pay the costs and a fine of
$100, restore the goods if not al
ready done or pay the value of the
same and undergo imprisonment in
the Eastern Penitentiary at sepa
rate and solitary confinement at
hard labor for two years aud six
months
In the matter of the removal of
Waston Bobb from the Bloom Poor
District. Appeal from the order
of removal. Appeal was allowed
and the petition is to be filed in the
Court of Quarter Sessions of Col
umbia County.
John G. Freeze, Esq., was ap
pointed master to adjust the ac
counts between R. Rush Zarr, ad
ministrator of Huston Robisoii, de
ceased, and C. L. Pohe, adminis
trator of W. C. Robisou aud Laura
Robisoii, widow of W. C. Robison,
deceased.
A meeting of the Men's Bible
Union will be held In the Presby
terian Church on Sunday, June 28,
at 2.30 o'clock, when special music
and addresses will be the program.
This will be a general meeting and
ladies are invited.
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GOOD ROADS MOVEMEMT.
Different Schemes to Put Federal Money
Into Road Building.
Tf bills in coneress are shadows
of coming events, the time may not
be far distant when the natiopai
government will be engaged in road
building in every state in the coun
try. Some thirty bills relating to
the matter were introduced during
the hist session. All were referred
to committees and buried in com
mittee room pigeonholes. None
has got as far as consideration on
the floor, but the discussion of the
post office appropriations and the
appropriations for the department
of agriculture gave opportunity for
speeches on the subject.
Some of the bills introduced call
ed for the distribution of the pre
sent treasury surplus among the
states exclusively for the purpose
of building roads. Others called
for the creation of a bureau of pub
lic highways and for national aid
in road construction or for state or
national highways commission, for
Federal loans to states for specific
appropriations, and Mr. Cockran of
New York proposed an automobile
highway from coast to coast.
About four fifths of the proponents
represented districts in the south,
an indication that state rights are
forgotten when money is wanted
from the federal treasury.
There is no question that good
roads in all parts of the country
would represent a saving of hun
dreds of millions , of dollars to the
American people. There are more
than 2,000,000 miles of roads in
the United States, and less than 8
per cent, of the total is in the class
known as "improved roads," that
is treated with macadam gravel, or
clay or other material. A large
percentage, perhaps as much as 90
per cent ol all the products of the
country is hauled by wagons for a
longei or shorter distance. Investi
gation has shewn that the average
haul over wagon roads is eight
miles and that the average cost is
22.5 cents a ton mile. It is asserted
that good roads would reduce the
cost to 10 cents a ton mile. The
saving on corn alone is estimated
at $10,250,000 and on cotton $5,
000,000. A daughter was born to Dr. and
Mrs, R. E. Miller on Sunday.
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At a regular meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Blocnisburg Na
tional Bank, held Monday, June 15,
1903, at 1:30 p. m., the president,
Mr. Schoch, announced the sudden
death of Mr. Henry James Clark, a
member of this Board, which occur
red at 10:20 o'clock on Sunday
evening, June the 14th, whereupon
the Board out of respect to his
memory, deemed it fitting to defer
the regular business of the day,
and in further deference the follow- ,
ing resolution was unanimously
passed and directed to be recorded
upon the minutes of the bank, a
copy thereof to be transmitted to
Mr. Clark's family.
Resolved, That in the removal by
death of Henry James Clark, the
Board of Directors of the Blooms
burg National Bank sustain a loss
almost irreparable. As a member
of this Board, his integrity, judg
ment, ability and devotion to the
affairs of this bank will be greatly
missed and deplored.
His personality and usefulness as
a citizen during a long and well
spent life are too well known to re
quire comment, other than to say
that this community as well as this
bank, has in his death, .also sus
tained a loss that time alone can
repair.
GRADUATES IN MUSIC.
In the Normal auditorium Thurs
day and Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock were held the annual Com
mencement recitals of the Music
Department of the Bloomsburg
State Normal School.
The graduates this year are Miss
Bessie Dent, of Catawissa; Miss
Olive Major, of Forty Fort and
Miss Lucretia Christian, of Blooms
burg. DIED AT DANVILLE.
Milton B. Cox, formerly df
Bloomsburg, died at the home of
his daughter in Danville, on Mon
day evening. The funeral took
place on Wednesday, the remains
being brought to Bloomsburg for
burial on the 10 o'clock trolley.
Mr. Cox was a familiar figure
about the court house some years
ago, having been one of the regu
lar tipstaves of the court for a long
time.