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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY JUL 2, 1D0S.
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The Farmers National Bank
OK BLOOMSBURG.
Condensed report to the Comptroller at the close of business May 14, 1908
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and invest-
ments . , $519,828.45
U. S. Bonds . 00,000.00
Cash and Reserve 135,602.30
I $7iS.430i
3 Per Cent. Interest
Capital, $60,000 Surplus and Profit 8101,046. 57
C M. CilEVELING, Pres.
LIST OF ENTRIES.
The following is the official list
of entries of the Bloomsburg Driv
ing Club, Friday and Saturday,
July 3rd and 4th:
Friday, July 3, 1908.
2:50 class trot or pace, county
PURSE $150.
Dr. Joker, b. g., G. Kishbach,
Foundryville.
Big Steve, b. g., W. P. Kvans,
Bloomsburg.
Black Alice, blk. m., D. J. Don
ovan, Benton.
College Widow, blk. m.. A. C.
Hidlay, Bloomsburg.
2:17 PACE ANL 2:14 TROT
PURSE $20O.
Baby K., s, m., W. V. Lasimer,
Bellefonte.
J. L- S., ro. g., Jonas Long's
Sons, Wilkes-Barre.
Annie B., b. m., John J. Lee,
Plymouth.
Directum Delmar, blk. s., C. A.
Pennick, Wilkes-Barre
Poor Johnfant, b.
Downs, Wilkes-Barre.
Joe Wilkes, b. g.,
Howe, Winburu.
Sincerity, b. m., P.
g., Harry
Frank A.
A. O'Con-
nell, Clifton, N. J.
Dan M., b. g., G. B. Mc. Welli
ver, Lock Haven.
2:30 PACE AND 2:27 TROT
PURSE $150.
May Worthy, b. m.,L. W.Weis
inger and P.ro., Mt. Carmel.
George W. W., s. g., Weaver
and Keiter, Bloomsburg.
Rags, b. g., W. A. Hartzel,
Bloomsburg.
Impractical, b!k. s., C. P. Doble,
Wilkes-Barre.
Fred N., b. g., El wood Smith,
Wilkes-Barre.
Gentleman Jim, b. g., Dr. G. B.
DuBois, Wilkes-Barre.
Lamp Black, blk. g., Frank A.
Howe, Winburn.
Hal Wilkes, b. s., G. II. Pentz,
Williamsport.
Julia C, b. m., A. B.Carney,
Mahanoy City.
Saturday, July 4, 1908.
free for all, trot or pace
PURSE $200.
Baby K., s. m., W. V. Lasimer,
Bellefonte.
J. L. S., ro. g., Jonas Long's
Sons, Wilkes-Barre.
Annie B., b. m., John J. Lee,
Plymouth.
College Widow, blk. m., A. C.
Hidlay, Bloomsburg. ,
Directum Delmar, blk. g., C. A.
Pennock, Wilkes-Barre.
Poor Johnfant, b. g., Harry
Downs, Wilkes-Barre.
Joe Wilkes, b. g., Frank A.
Howe, Winburn.
Exquisite, ch. g., P. A. O'Con
nell, Clifton, N. J.
Bub O'Reill, s. g., Weaver and
Keiter, Bloomsburg.
Rajah, b. g., C. P. Doble, Wilkes
Barre. Locust Boy, b. g., M. J. Mulvey,
Wilkes-Barre.
2:35 trot purse $150.
May Worthy, b. m., L. W.Weis
inger, Mt. Carmel.
College Widow, blk. m., A. C,
Hidlay, Bloomsburg.
Bob Nutwood, b. g., W. A.
Hartzel. Bloomsburg.
Impractical, blk. s., C. P. Doble, J
Wilkes-Barre.
Mamie Delmar, b.. m., C. A.
Pennock, Wilkes Barre.
Protus, b. g., J. D. Brennan,
Wilkes-Barre.
2:25 PACE AND 2:22 TROT
PURSB $150-
George W. W., s. g., Weaver
and Keiter, Bloomsburg.
Rags, b. g., W. A. Hartzel,
Uloomsburg.
FredN.. b.
g., Elwood Smith,
Wilkes-Barre.
Capital . , $ 60,000.00
surplus and Net
Trofit . . , 101,046.57
Circulation . 60,000.00
Deposits , . 494,384.24
$7i5.430-8i
Paid on Time Deposits.
M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
A GREAT MEETING
At Stale College, Pa., for the Teachert tl
Pennsylvania.
We have just received a copy of
tne uihcial l'rogram of the Penn
sylvania Educational Association
which is to be held at State Col
lege, Pa., on July 7th, 8th, and
9th. Probably no previous Asso
ciauon ever nau so strong a pro
gram; certainly none ever had so
beautiful a place for meeting. We
believe that there will be the larc
est attendance in the history of the
Association, and we urge every
school teacher in this county to be
come a member of this Association
and attend its meetings.
Professional spirit alone should
prompt this. A desire to rise in
.1, . F . tl
me proiession snouia aictate it, as
no one can expect to rise to higher
positions without becoming ac
quainted with those who lead in
educational advancement.
Every teacher should send his
enrollment fee of $1 00 in advance
Write to the Local Committee of
Arrangements, State College, Va.,
if you wish a room reserved. Send
for a program.
FUNERALS.
Attendance at the grave, on the
occasion of the burial of a citizen,
is not necessarily, a duty of the
survivors, and in many cases, (and
tnose cases are increasing in num
ber,) the members of the family
prefer the burial ceremonies to be
private. And it would be a good
rule if the members alone, of the
family, were allowed to follow to
(he grave, the remains of their dead,
the friends returning from the cem
etery gate.
No congregation of people can
attend a funeral in any grave yard
without shocking and outraging the
feelings of the living friends of
other dead by promiscuously tramp
ling over the graves of their loved
and lost ones; and doing other dep
redations to the property, which by
its proper use, is made, in a large
sense, sacred to the entire commu
nity.
The last sad rites ought not to be
subject to the gaze and comment
of the curious public, and the rela
tives ought to be spared the careless
stare and cold remark of the mere
onlooker. 4
On Decoration Day or any si mi
lar public occasion, a committee of
half a dozen persons should be al
lowed entrance to place the flowers
and wreaths, lint no band nor
oration ought to be allowed within
the grounds.
Citizen.
Gentleman Jim, b. g., G. B. Du
Bois, Wilkes-Barre
Lamp Black, blk. g., Frank A.
Howe, Winburn.
Brook McGregor, br. g., P. A.
O'Connell, Cliftou, N. J.
Hal Wilkes, b. s., G. II. Pentz,
Williamsport.
Julia C, b. 111., A. B. Carney,
Mahanoy City.
Bad Boy, br. g., G. B. Mc. Wel-
1 liver, Lock Haven.
Big Steve, b. g., W. P. Evans,
Bloomsburg.
Black Alice, blk. m., D. J. Don
ovan, Beutou.
Special running race will be giv
en Friday afteruoou. The race will
be the best two in three half mile
heats, the first prize being $10; the
second, $5, and the third, $3. En
tries will close at a o'clock on the
day of the race which is open to all.
The reserved seats for the graud
stand are on sale at Bidleman's
book store.
COMPTROLLER'S CALL.
RETORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Atthe Close of Business May 14, 1908.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Invest
ments Furniture and Fix
tures Cash and Reserve
$611,830.43
8,000.00
95,474-06
$715,305.09
Wm. H. Hidlay, Cashier.
FINGER BOARDS.
Seventy-two years ago there was
a law enacted in this state which
requires road supervisors to erect
finger-boards at the intersections of
public roads for the guidance of
travelers. It is still a law, but en
acted so long ago that it has been
forgotten or never heard of by most
officials whose duty it is to carry
out its provisions.
This parlicular law has beeu res
urrected by Judge Swartz of Mont
gomery county, and he has instruct
ed the constables of the county to
see that the supervisors put up the
proper signs. The roads through
out the state are so much more
traveled now than years ago by
persons not familiar with the differ
ent localities, that it is almost nec
essary for these guide boards. A
traveler cannot rely on meeting
some one on the road to obtain the
proper directions, and even if he
did, they are not always entirely
right then.
One of the best things that could
happen would be that every county
judge bring the law to light and
put into active service the same as
Judge Swartz has in Montgomery
county. Columbia county super
visors, please sit up and take no
tice. PIANO AND ORGAN TUNING.
Warren S. Austock has returned
from Boston, where he was study
ing music, and taking a special
course in the tuning and repairing
of pianos and pipe organs.
Mr. Anstock is a fine pianist, and
is a graduate of the music depart
ment of the Normal School in the
class of 1906. His mother has
been a dealer in pianos for a num
ber of years so that Warren has had
considerable experience in that line.
He is a very worthy young man
and now that he has finished his
course and started in business for
himself, he merits the confidence
and patronage of the public. His
residence is on West Main street
near Leonard.
SALE OF EXPLOSIVES.
Mayor Coleman calls attention to
the law regulating the sale of ex
plosives, and gives notice that it
will be enforced in Bloomsburg.
The law is as ioIIows:
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc.,
that the sale or use of the following
articles be and is hereby prohibited,
to wit: all fireworks and firecrack
ers containing picric acid, or pic
rates; all explosive canes, using
chlorate of potash or other high
explosive ammunition; all blank
cartridges; all blank cartridge pis
tols; all pellets or tablets composed
of chlorate of potash or other high
explosive compound.
Section 2. Any person, or tirm,
or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this act shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not les9
than fifty dollars ($5). nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500),
or to be imprisoned not less than
thirty days or more than six months
or both, or either, at the discretion
of the Court.
Section 3. All laws or parts of
laws inconsistent herewith be aud
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved the 24th day of March
A. D., 1905.
Samuel W. Pennypacker.
Geo. W. Reifsnvder. an old and
highly esteemed resident of Cata-
wissa. died at his borne last bun-
day, after an illness of two years
from kidney disease, and a recent
iaralytic stroke. He was a civil
war veteran. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon.
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits 51,620.16
Circulation 100,000.00
Deposits - 463,68493
$715,305.09
A. Z. Schoch, President.
DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVES.
A Timely Warning Against Accidents on the
Fourth How to Treat a Wound.
The season is nigh at hand when
the deadly toy pistol will get in its
work. This favorite noise-maker
with which every American boy is
anxious to imperil himself on the
Fourth of July, is on sale at places
where such implements of danger
are part of the stock in trade.
The blank cartridge pistol, how
ever, adds most largely to the acci
dents on the Fourth of July, and
they are sold freely and in spite of
any law or police regulations against
;hem. Every year persons are kill
ed outright by the reckless users of
weapons on the 4th, and hundreds
who are injured with blank cart
ridges die of tetanus after suffering
excruciating agony. Ard thus far
every appeal for the suppression of
the blank cartridge revolver has
failed to receive proper attention.
Year after year the sale of the weap
ons is denounced, especially after
the casualty record of the Fourth is
published and threats and promises
to have legislatures make unhwful
the sale of the revolvers and cart
ridges are made only to be forgot
ten in a few days and never alluded
to again until the next record is
printed. Nearly all the victims of
the Fourth of July revolvers are
boys, who are able to buy them al
most anywhere as Independence
day approaches. They are cheap
affairs, and so are the cartridges.
me cneaper they are the more
dangerous both are bound to be.
iiie ceiepration ot the Fourth is
becoming a menace to life and limb.
The celebrators are no longer satis
fied with the ordinary explosives
that were used years ago, but must
have high explosives that will make
most noise, and which are most
dangerous. Their use should be
prevented not only by ordiuance
and statute, but by drastic action
011 the part of the authorities. An
evil is best remedied in its incep
tion. In anticipation of tetanus or lock
jaw resulting from Fourth of July
accidents, Surgeon Wyman, of the
United States army, publishes the
following advice.
In addition to giving a prevent
ive dose of tetanus antitoxin it
should be an invariable procedure
to lay open all Fourth of July
wounds.
All foreign matter, dead ot badly
injured flesh, should be removed,
aud proper measures taken to limit
bleeding.
After the wound has been thor
oughly cleaned it should be swab
bed out with strong carbolic acid of
at least 25 per cent., followed by a
washing with " 95 per cent, alcohol,
to prevent further action of the
acid.
After the wound has been cau
terized in this way it should be
thoroughly washed out with gauze
and dressed every day.
The surgeon general issued a sim
ilar warning last year.
BROKE JAIL.
John McGarty got out of jail on
Tuesday night in absence of Sheriff
Ent. A woman who had called to
see her husband in the jail, was be
ing let out by the Sheriffs daught
er, when McCarty, who evidently
was watching his chance, pushed
the girl aside and went out the
front door. He is from Berwick,
and was awaiting trial for burglary.
A reward of $50 is offered by the
sheriff for his return to the jail.
The interior of Roys' jewelry
store in the Elwell building has
been newly papered.
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CORNER.
FRANK L. R1CKETTS.
This well known citizen of
Oraugeville passed away at his
home on Wednesday morning at
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10:30 o ciocK, alter an mness 01
about a year from heart and liver
disease.
He was the son of Elijahh G.
Ricketts, one of the pioueers of
Orangeville; where he spent his
early days. He then left Orange
ville and located at Wilkes-Barre.
Later he became proprietor of the
Lake Ganoga Hotel but during
the last eight years he has lived
retired at Orangeville where he was
held in the highest esteem.
He leaves no immediate family
being a bachelor. He is survived
by two brothers, Col. R. Bruce
Ricketts and Agib Ricketts Esq. of
Wilkes-Barre.
The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
The affairs of the Royal Arca
num in this section of the State are
reported to be progressing finely.
Seventeen councils in this vicinity,
including Montgomery council, No.
962, of Danville, have formed the
Associated councils of the Susque
hauna valley, and all are taking in
new members and inciting the old
members to increased activity.
At the recent meeting of the su
preme council at Chicago W. H.
Druckemiller, of Sunbury and A.
Laedline, of Williamsport, repre
sented the Associated councils and
reported a most satisfactory session.
The business affairs of the order
were found to be conducted on cor
rect business principles aud the or
der at large to be in splendid finan
cial condition.
Martin Taylor, of Youkers, N.
Y., is the guest of Edward Elwell.
He graduated last week at Trinity
College, Hartford, Conn., where he
aud Mr. Elwell have been room
mates for the past three years.
Mr. Taylor has been engaged as
one of the masters at St. Paul's
school at Garden City, Long Island,
and will enter upon his duties in
September. He expects to spend
some time in England during the
summer.
C I A 1L
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Clothing.
' CLEVELAND NOT RICH.
Contrary to the general belief,
Mr. Cleveland was a poor man. Fin
some reason which does not appear
the opinion was generally held that
he was possessed of considerable
estate and that he would leave his
family well off when he died. In
quiries made developed the fact
that Mr. Cleveland, far from being
well off, was poor, and left to bis
family, unless his close personal
friends are entirely mistaken, prac
tically nothing but the hcuse in
Princeton and the place in Buz
zard's Bay.
"When Mr. Cleveland left the
White House the last time, and for
many years thereafter," said one
of his intimate friends, "he had,
together with his wife, about $10,
000 a year. He did not live in
New York for the sole reason that
he could not live there as cheaply
as he could live in New Jersey, anil
maintain the style he felt would be
demanded of him.
"When he became one of the
trustees of the Equitable his income
was added to somewhat. I think,
he obtained something like $5,000
for that work. He was the only
member of the board who was paid,
but, unlike the others, he gave
nearly his entire time to the work,
of the insurance company.
Among tnose who knew the ex
President best it was recognized
that he took up magazine writing:
of recent years in an effort to in
crease his income. His practice of
law since his second term has been
small, and did little to add to his
income.
N EARING COMPLETION
Barring accidents, the last span
of the ill-fated Miffiinville bridge,
over the North Branch of the Sus
quehanna will be completed in four
weeks. It is thought that if the
work progresses as rapidly from
uow ou as it has during the past
few weeks persons will be able to
cross over it in three weeks' time.
Eight men have met their death in.
the work of building this structure..
Seven went down when the struct
ure collapsed last November, aixJ
one died as a result of injuries re
ceived there several months later.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Unangst
of New York are visiting Miss.
Mary Unangst on Third street.
SEEWS