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HLOOMSPURG, PA., THURSDAY DECKM 'PER J l lf)08.
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WIIKN Vor WANT TO
Open a dank Account Have a Check Cashed
Borrow Money, cr Make an Investment
cam, on" Tin; oi.i) rixiabu:
The Farmers National Bank
0F Hr)OMSBURO.
Capital, SOD. 000 Surplus 8100,000
G M. C;itHVKLlX(r, I'kks. M. MIl.I.KKSKX.CAsniKn.
i DIRI-CTORS
J. L. Moykk ;X. IT. Itnk C. M. Cki.vkun; C. A. Ki.ijim
W. L. Whiti: C. W. Hiwon 1)k. J. J. Hkown M. Mim.kiskn
3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
DR. HEMINGWAY WILL LEAVE.
Hat Accepted Call In Presbyterian Church
In Camden.
On last Sunday morning, Rev.
Dr. G. II. Hemingway announced
to his congregation at the Presby
terian church, that he had ac
cepted an invitation to become the
pastor of the l'irst Presbyterian
Church at Camden, N. J. The an
nouncement was not a surprise, as
it was known that the calljhad been
extended, and there were so many
things in favor of his acceptance
that it was generally expected that
he would consider it his duty to
accept.
The Doctor stated to his congre
gation that there were many at
tractive features about the Camden
pastorate. It is a large field for
work. It affords better education
al advantages for his sons, one of
whom will take a law course in the
University of Pennsylvania, and
the other two in the classical de
partment. It brings the family
much nearer to his daughter who
is a teacher in the schools of Atlan
tic City.
The family will move probably
about the loth of January. For
the past twelve years Dr. Heming
way has been the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church. Marked suc
cess has attended his labors as a
clergyman. The church has grown
and prospered, and a church has
been organized at Benton largely
throusrh his efforts. He has been
one of the most prominent of th
rlWuv in th Presbvterv. and has
occupied the office of Moderator.
As a citizen he has been active in
all movements tint stood for the
general welfare, and he has enjoy
erl thd resnect and esteem of the
entire community, regardless of re
lieious affiliations.
Thi poincr awav from here of
Dr. and Mrs. Hemingway and their
.family is probably a matter of con
grululation for them, for they are
jjoing to a wider field with greater
ad vant .teres for themselves, but it
is a matter of keen and heartfelt
regret to their many friends whom
and who will bid
thein God-speed, and good bye.
with genuine sorrow.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP VS
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.
Case Reversed By Supreme Court.
in u decision nancieu down ly
t ne mi pen or court, sitting at Phila
delphia on Monday the Common
Pleas Court i-f Columbia county is
reversed in the case o! the Over
seers of the Poor of the Poor Dis
tn:t of Mifflin township vs. the
Directors of the Poor and of the
House of Kniplovtnent for the
County of Schuylkill, in which an
order of removal was affirmed by
Ju lge ICvans. William Shepherd,
ot Pottsville, and William Curis
man. of Bloomsburg, represent the
appellant, and
Sunburv and T
We Extend to our Patrons and Friends
'TIIIC COMPLIMENTS OK THIS SEASON"
and we wish also to express to them our sincere appreciation of
their generous support and good will in the past. We assure
them all of our best efforts in their behalf during the coming
year. Our business will continue to be conducted in such a man
ner, that we may not only regain our old patrons, but will gain
many new ones.
We Pay 3 Per Cent. Interest on Time Deposits
0e QSfoomaBurg Qtaftonaf Q0anft
Wm. II. II I dl ay, Cashier.
A. Z. Schoch. President.
CHANGE OP MANAGERS.
Geo. II. Ilentshall who has been
manager of the Columbia Theatre
since its remodeling, has resigned,
and S. R. Lidlemau has succeeded
him.
Mr Hentshall will return to New
York and will resume the business
f advance agent for a prominent
theatrical company. During hi
stay here he made many friends
Mr. Bidleman has all the qualifi
cations to make a successful mana
ger, and he will do so, provided he
can secure tne one very necessarv
thing, namely : the natronaee of
the public.
The theatre has been made mod-
Grant Herring, of ern, and first class plavs have b-.-en
J. Vanderslice, of presented, but the audiences have
FOUND TYPHOID GERMS.
flint Hie mountain springs do
not contain pure water, free from
all genus of disease, was proven
Monday, says the Berwick Enter
Prize, when several members of the
Board of Health visited the springs
iu the vicinity of Summer Hill, and
Shickshinny Valley and upon ana
lization of the water, it was found
to contain typhoid germs. Water
"takwi from the large spring situat
ed on the premises of Mrs. Smith,
at the foot of the Shickshinny
mountain was analyzed, and found
to contain many typhoid germs.
The proof was one of great sur
prise to the fanners iu that vicinity
and every precaution has been tak
en to guard against an outbreak of
the fever.
The boiling of the water for both
domestic and drinking purposes
has been started ana pupus oi iuc
Til t . .
oioomsDurg, represent tne appellee,
The decision of the Superior
Court is as follows: Overseers oi
the Poor for the Poor District of
Mifflin township, Columbia county
vs. Directors of the Poor of the
Houe of Employment br county
of Schuylkill. (Q. S., Columbia.)
Third assignment is sustained; the
order is reversed and the order of
removal is quashed at the cost ot
the appellee."
The story of the case dates back
to 1004. when one Harvey Gear
hart moved from Schuylkill county
to Mifflin ;ownship. George Dur
lin and W. T. Bachtnan, overseers
0. the l'oor tor Milllin township.
tearing that he would become in
digent and a charge on the Poor
District which they represented
took out an order of removal on the
iothdayof December, 1004. The
appeal was heard before C. R.
etss and ilham Bogert, two
justices of the peace, and an order
of removal was grafted.
On February 8, 1905, Frederick
Port.e, Anthony Schmicker and
Benjamin Kauffman, directors of
the Poor for Schuylkill county
took out an appeal trom the order
of removal, claiming tnat he was
not liable to become a charge on
Miffiin township, and that the or
der was not necessary.
Argument was had on the first
Monday of March, 1907, and on
April 1, 1908, a decision, affirming
the finding of the justices of the
peace was handed down by Judge
Evans It was as follows: "And
now, April 1, 1907, the order of
removal is affirmed, and it is furth
er ordered and directed that the
Schuylkill county authorities pay
the costs of this proceeding.
"By the Court,
"Charles C. ICvans, P. J.'
Upon the hung ot the proper
bond with William Chrisman and
T. L. Gunton. as sureties, in the
sum of $Hoo, an appeal was allow
ed Schuylkill county and on May
6, 1007, a writ of certiorari was en
tered in the Superior court, and
was made returnable the second
Monday in January, 190S. On that
day the respective counsel argued
before the Superior court, at Scran-
ton, and the case was taken under
advisement.
Nothing more was heard of it,
until the opinion was lnnded down
in Philadelphia on Monday.
The third assignment of error,
which is sustained by the Superior
been small, and the lessees have
lost money. Why is this? For
some years past the complaint was
loud that the Opera IIouss was
badly managed, it was not kept
clean, it was not heated, only poor
shdws were given, &c. &c. Now
none of these causes for complaint
exist. And still the patronaee is
not sufficient to make the house
pay.
1 lie frequent cry has been heard
that Bloomsburg needed a new
Opera House. Talk of forming a
syndicate for the erection of one
was heard at one time. The gen
tlemen who were considering the
matter are to be congratulated that
they did not waste their money.
The old opera house has been
handsomely fitted up. but the pat
sonage is too small to warrant the
bringing of good shows here.
it is to oe hoped that th? new
manager will be able to impress
the people with the necessity of
patronizing a public hall, if they
want the town to have the benefit
01 one. neither the manager nor
the lessees are giving shows merely
to amuse the public, and if those
who enjoy good entertainments
will not attend when the opportun
ity offers, about the only thing to
do is to cater to the class that pre
lers cheaper shows.
SHOP AT HOME.
Many people carry the idea that
they can buy elsewhere cheaper
than they cau at home. While this
may be true in some instances
tnere are so many reasons why w;
should patronize our own mer
chants, that the lew nickles we
might save are lost in many ways
rhere are few items we can not
buy here and our stores are as good
ana cneap as you cau nud any
where. No matter for what pur
pose money is needed, the mer
chants are the first men called on
and the first to respond. They pay
heavy taxes, they accommodate us
in every thing we need daily and if
we need a little credit, we can al
ways get it provided we make good.
To send money out of town is a
dead loss to the town. The person
who makes a business of sending
away for his goods is not a friend
of the town he calls his home.
We make our money here and
should spend it here.
EVERY CITIZEN A SOLDIER.
Summer Hill school, are made to courti $ tuat an error was made in
carry their own drinking cups while I . the proper notice to the
at school. I nerson who was liable to become a
charge on the poor district of Mif
flin township.
Eggs being one of the most im
portant articles of diet for tuber
culosis patients at the White Pine
Sanitarium, at Mont Alto, the
State is about to erect a chicken
house, 200 feet in length. It is
proposed to keep poultry enough
lo furnish a supply of strictly fresh
eggs of home production at the
Let not your left hand know
what your right hand doeth, but
Every male citizen of the United
States between the ages of 18 and
45 is to become part of the military
force of the country and liable for
military duty under the terms
of a bill, if passed, which has been
recommended by the President iu
a special message to Congress The
see to it that vour right hand does bin provides tor an elastic orgam.a-
its full share in providing gifts for lion, and, as the President says,
the poor on Christinas day. No under its provisions it will be just
other day is so appropriate for the as easy to raise an army of two mil
exercise of benevolence, lions as one of fifty thousand.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTION.
The annual election of chief en
gineer of the Fire Department and
three assistants was held on Mon
day night, and resulted in the
election of Edward Appleman of I
the V inona rue Co. as chief, Otto
Kemper, of the Liberty, first assis
tant, John W. Lewis, of Friend
ship, second assistant, r.nd Roy
Girton of the Rescue, third assistant.
There are several hundred fire
men iu town, but only 73 votes
were cast.
$900,000 FOR ARMORIES.
The Staie Armory Board will
ask the Legislature to appropriate
$.000,000 tor the building of Armor
ies throughout Pennsylvania, con
sidering that this amount is neces
sary because of the numerous de
mands for such buildings which
have come from almost every
county. Ihe amount appropriated
two years ago was $400,000 but
this sum was insufficient to meet
more than a fraction of the re
quests, some ot which were accom-,
pauied by offers of lots if the State
would build the armories.
BARS CLOSE ON CHRISTMAS.
unring the session of court on
Saturday an order was made, all j
the Judges joining, to close all bars
111 the county on Christmas day.
The order is as follows: And now i
December 19, 1908, it is ordered
that the bars of Columbia County
tor tne sale of intoxicants he closed
on Christmas Day, December 25,
190.
BY THK COt'KT.
Charles C ICvans, P. J.
Wm. Kricksauin, A. J.
Elmer C. Venger, A. J.
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vainer ousiness transacted was
the following:
Col. J. G. Freeze, H. A. Mc'-
t-:n: j it, -
xvinip mm w. 11, Kiiawn are ap
pointed committee of the Law Li
brary Association for the ensuing
year beginning January 1, 1000.
In the estate of Jacob Moyer, de
ceased, upon petition of Sarah
Moyer inquisition awarded return
able the first day of next term.
The bond of II. W. Terwilliger,
executor of Jacob F. Rink, de
ceased, for the sale ct real estate
was presented and approved.
After hearing the testimony of
u. it. lleurie, D F. Fegley atid
Mr. Nixon, the license for the
Susquehanna hotel at Catawissa,
formerly held by W. B. Shuck,
was transfe-red to William Good-
hart.
The restaurant license of II. P,
Aiirand, ot Berwick, was trans
ferred to J. F. Shoemaker after
hearing the testimony of J. F.
Shoemaker, W. C Lenhart and
James Rush.
In the estate of Kate Pope, Clin-
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ion nurring, nsq., pre.seur.ea nis
report ns auditor which was con
firmed nisi.
In the case of Adolph Molitervs.
Ihe Jloomsburg Brewery Com
pany, on motiou of C. A. Small,
Esq., judgment was allowed the
plaintiff for $294.41.
In the estate of Abraham Bennet
a petition was presented which was
grantee that the guardian join in
an agreement whereby the estate
can be settled amicably.
The bonds of A. N. Yost, guard
ian of minor childreu of Joseph H.
ueisnnne, was presented and ap
proved.
The bonds of A. N. Yost,
guardian of the minor children of
Lewis L. Walter, was approved by
the Court.
DO
LLAR
GIVEN TO OUR
Customers
FREE
How it will be Done
We have placed in our Store
a beautiful clock containing
a number of Silver Dollars.
This clock will be wound up
and allowed to run down
each week.
With Each Cash
Purchase of $1.00
We give you a card on which
a "time of day" is stamped.
Bring cards to our store on
following dates when the
prizes will be given to the
persons holding the nearest
correct time the clock stops.
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$5.00 will be given
every Monday at 4:30
p. m., on and after
December 7, closing
with a $10 gold gift
on March 8, 1909.
TOWMSEMD'
CORNER
CLOTHING STORE,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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