?1L O OMSB UR G, PA., Til URSDA Y JANUAR Y 28, 1909. NO 4 VOL 43, t WIIKN YOU WANT TO Open a bank Account Have a Check Cashed Borrow Phoney, or Make an Investment CALL ON'THi; OLD RELIABLE - The Farmers National Bank OF BLOOMSBURG Capital, S60.O0O Surplus $100,000 C M. CllBVKrjIN'G, Pres. M. MILLKISKN". Cashier. DIRECTORS f t xrvuo N. U. Funk W. L. Whitk C. W. Runvon 3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. Coleman Named for President ot Council. The Democratic caucus for the nomination of town officers was held in the Town Hall last Friday night. The attendance was unus ually large, as there were 340 votes County Chairman James II. Mer cer called the caucus to order, and he was then upon motion made per manent chairman. Prof. J. H. Dennis and Christian A. Small were named as secretaries. Mr. Mercer then declared the nominations open for the office of President of town Council. Fred Ikeler placed James II. Coleman's name before the caucus. .He said he desired to name a man who had served his town faithfully and well, a man who was not seeking the nomination and who, if he follow ed his own inclinations, would not accept it. The name was received with cheers, and the nomination was made by acclamation. On motion of J. S. McBride the chairman appointed a committee, consisting of John R. Townsend, Jas. H. Mercer, Gerald Gross, C E. Welliver, Dr. Altmiller, and H. B. Sharpies, to notify Mr. Coleman of his unanimous nomination and request him to accept it. Harry Stees made a motion which -was carried that in cases where more than one person was nominated for an office all the names be placed on one ballot. Chairman Mercer then said he was ready to receive nominations lor members of Council. The names of Harry Rulon. Wel lington Kashuer and Arthur B. Naylor were rapidly presented. There being no others they were nominated hv acclamation. For School Director, Fred Ikeler woose term ends, was nominated bv acclamation to succeed himself. For tax collector there was a contest between L. M. Sleppy and F. D. Dentler. The vote was as follows: SleoDV 202. Dentlei 138. For the office of Justice of the Peace Tohn G. Harman in a neat speech in which he eulogized Clem K. Weiss for the able and nonesi manner in which he had Derformed , the duties of the office during his present term placed him in nomi nation for re-election. Geo. W. Sterner was also nomi nated, and the vote stood, Weiss, M2. Sterner. On motion of F. J. Steiber the permanent organization was em powered to fill any vacancy which might arise on the ticlcet nomina ted. The voters of the different elec tion districts then went to different corners of the room to make their district nominations. The result is aa follows: First ward Judge of election, C. C. Furman: iusDector oi elec tion, Grier Quick; registry assess- er, w. w. Barrett. Second Ward Judge of elec tion. finnrcrp Rplicr won over Charles Welliver by a vote of 25 to 10; inspector, .Nicholas norer, reg istry assessor, Benjamin Burrows won over Brady Belig by a vote 01 27 to 6. Third Ward Judge of election, Charles Gilmore; inspector, Peter H. Freeze; registry assessor, D. F. Weiss. Fourth Ward Judge of election, John Fry; inspector, Henry Knorr; registry assessor, Roy Girton. George W. Sterner has filed nomination papers for the office of Justice of the Peace in Bloomsburg. He was defeated for the nomina tion at the Democratic caucus by C, R. Weiss by a vote of 152 to 147. C. M. Crf.vki.ino C. A. Kleim Dr. J. J. Brown M. MlLLKISKN THE LICENSE CASES. On Saturday morning the Court made known the decision in the several liquor license cases that were held over. These were granted: Wm. A. Linden, Front and La- Salle streets, hotel, West Berwick. Hudson O. Kline, restaurant, West Berwick. Henry Schlanger, West Berwick. Sue A. Gruver, hotel, Espy. W. II. Snyder, Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg. Frank Remley, wholesaler, Bloomsburg. Those refused were: , Jacob Keiper, hotel, West Ber wick. Stephen Fedorff, hotel, West Berwi:k. Joseph Samley, hotel, West Ber wick, -v C. Peters, hotel, West Berwick. John Pavolowski restaurant, Bri ar Creek. Judge Evans declined to concur in granting a license to Hudson O Kline, declaring there was no need for a restaurant license at that place. The Exchange hotel at Blooms burg has always been licensed, the change in proprietors being from father to son. Claries L. Sands, who last Mon day presented a petition to have the license of his step son, Robert Hunsinger, revoked, presented a petition seeking to have his former petition set aside stating he wasn't able to substantiate the charges he had made. The Court remarked that evidently the family had soon settled their scrap. The license was granted. In the matter of the application of Patrick O'Reilly, of Centralia, the license was held up, there be ing a case pending against him for violation of the liquor laws. COURT BUSINESS. The following business was be fore the court on Saturday: In the suit in eauitv of Susan Bilesky vs. Edward Fertile, upon a petition presented Dy joun j. nar man, Esq.. the time for the filing nf the answer bv the defendant was continued until first Monday in March. In the matter of the public road in Catawissa township near u. tt, Fttterolf 's the exceotions to the re port of the viewers were withdrawn and the report allowed to be con firmed absolutely with certain con ditions. ' In the matter of the estate of Charles Clewell, late of Catawissa deceased, upon petition Lydia Clew ell was appointed guardian of Bes sie and Charles Clewell, miuor children of the decedent. Bond to be filed in the sum of $600 to be approved by tne Dourt. upon pe tition the said guardian was given permission to sell at private sale the interest of the said children in cer tain real estate situate in the Boe ough of Catawissa. Bond to fa given in the sum of $600 to be ap proved by the Court. AGED MAN DEAD. John Groh, aged 90 years, died at his home in Espy last Saturday. He had not been ill, and his death was sudden. He was engaged in boating on the canal for many years. He was born in Espy, and spent most of bis life there. He is survived by bis wife and the following children: Parvin T. and William P., of Ber wick; Walton R. and Mrs. H. C. Waples, of Espy. The funeral took place on Tuesday. 7? $i '- Money begets money. vXJ-i A W i X 4 AstU magnetic polcstti-acfe lU I' ? "V," YVStS cor.tpasj' nsccllc, S3 :!r:s tnancy j' Vj Xvt"-" ' : P'Jy sirj ta the p.o-jKrcus. i J- lyj prfsMs mtau riakc Ki$ 3,:,'v-U pic ? eL 5$Y"-s$Tf - of your fUw.iJa! operations. flLT 1 VwAxl' IWeWaMt Your B.mln.ws, AuJkl' sSo A,,cl wm Hurve YoH Wt,h ' f Pjjl X3 INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS p4 ( LtM'Win- H. HIDUY, Cah, A Z. SCHOCH, PnnVsfjStofcw - - Tl THERLOQMSBlinG NATIOIlAyBANK - BLOOMSBURG PENNA REV. A. A. MARPLE. A Former Reclor of St. Paul's Church. Information was received here on Monday by relatives, that the Rev. Abel Augustus Marple died at his home in Norristown, Pa., on Saturday last at midnight, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. Mr. Marple was the Rector of St. Paul's P. E. Church, Blo:ms burg, from about June 1846, to some time in 1848. He was the Rectcr ot the Church at Wellsboro, Pa., for some years, and of St. Luke's Church, Scrantou. It was during his incumbency there that the present handsome stone struc ture was erected. After many years of active and useful service there, he resigned, and accepted the Rectorship of Old Swedes' Church at Bridgeport, Pa., where he remained until ad vancing years and failing health compelled him to relinquish active work, and for the past few years he had lived a retired life. During his active days he was one of the most prominent and best known clergymen in the diocese, and as we recollect, was for some time President of the Standing Committee. He married Miss Harriet N. daughter of the late William Mc Kelvy, of Bloomsburg, by whom he is survived, and by the follow ing children: Miss Mary, at home; William, Superintendent of the Water Works at Scrantou; Mrs. Wills, of Norristown, and Charles, a lawyer, in Manila, Phillipine Islands. One son, Clark, is buried in Rosemont Cemetery. The funeral was held on Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. THE COUNTY REVENUES. An examination of the balances due the county on tax duplicates, made the commissioners shows a large amount uncollected. On the 1906 and 1907 duplicates there is $5200 still standing. The districts from which this money is due is as follows: Bloomsburg, 1906, $721; 1907, $2 364 96; Centralia, 1906, $179.29; 1907, $266.96; Fishing Creek, 1906, $47; 1907, $200; Jackson. 1906, $185; 1907, $232.86; Ber wick, 1907, $238; Catawissa, 1907, $273-391 Center, 1907, $12.89; Main, 1907, $367.40; West Ber wick, 1907, $91.09; total, $5200.60. There is also a considerable sum due on the 1908 duplicates, but it Is expected that a great deal of this will be collected within the next two mouths. MAG EE FOR COUNCIL. James Magee has decided not to run for President of Council, but will be a candidate for Member. He has been elected several times, al ways by a large vote, and will, no doubt, succeed again. He has been a valuable member, and if he and C. W. Runyon, who is also an in dependent candidate, are returned, it is quite certain that the majority of the council will not be composed of men who can be controlled by any one man, or by any set of men, for their own purposes. O. B. Ammerman, proprietor of The Republican, has purchased the E. C. Reynolds property on East street, and will move his family from Jamison City to Bloomsburg DEEDS RECORDED. The following deeds have -eceut-ly been entered of record by Re corder Frank W. Miller: John II. Lewis and wife to E. II. Myerly for 1x2 acres and 63 perches of l.:nd situate in Hemlock township. W. W. Black, sheriff, to A. E. Fetterman for a lot of ground in the village of Montana. A. E. Fetterman and wife to Miles E. Kostenbauder for a lot 6f ground in Aristes. F. L. Regan and wife to Mary A. Lauchner for 58 acres and 2 perches of land situate in Briar creek township. A. C. and F. Co. to trustees of Calvary M. E. church for a house and lot of ground on Orange street in West Berwick. Trustees of Calvary M. E. church to Calvary M. E. church of West Berwick for two lots of ground in said borough upon one of which is erected the church, and upon the other a two-story frame dwelling house. G. B. Appleman and wife to J. E. Utl for house and lot of ground in Rohrsburg. Rosemont Cemetery Co. to T. C. Fisher for a lot of ground in said cemetery. Aaron Hess Estate to A. J. Hess for the undivided interest of the parties of the first part to 30 acres of land situate in Fisbingcreek township. Charles Reichart and wife to W f. ehner tor 10 acres and 155 perches of land situate in Main township. Isaiah Levan and wife to W. P. Zehner for 59 acres of land situate in Main township. Charles Reichart to W. P. Zeh ner for 93)4 acres of land situate in Main and Mifhin townships. CHARLES A. CONNER. Charles A. Conner died at his home on Fifth street Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock. He had been ill but a few days, and his death was unexpected. He was born at Central in 1859, and engaged in farm ing until about six years ago when he moved to Bloomsburg, and sold farming implements, and later was sales agent for wind mills. Surviving him are his widow and two sons, Floyd, of Wilkes-Barre, and Creasy, of town; also by the following brothers and sisters: C. E. Conuer, of Mount Clair, N. J., A. W. Conner, of Berwick; Mrs. W. H. Kirkeudall, of Centre town ship; Mrs. A. M. Musgrave, of Scrauton; Miss Cora A. Conner, of Centre, and Mrs. E. H. Stahl, of Scrantou. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon. CHOIR DINED AT DANVILLE. At the invitation of Mrs. Geo. S. Robbins, the choir of St. Paul's Church took a sleigh ride to Dan ville on Saturday afternoon. It re quired two large side seat sleighs of Faus' livery to haul the party. At Danville an excellent dinner was served at the Montour House. On their return home," about 10:30 o'clock, they drove up to their hostess' residence on Normal Hill, and after singing two hymns, gave three cheers for Mrs. Robbins. Eighteen persons were received into the Methodist Church on pro bation on Sunday morning. TOWHSEHD DO YOU WANT A NICE Chesterfield Over Coat SILK The kind that is always used, and always stylish. We Have That Kind of a Coat r MARKED TO SELL AT $20.00. CORNER CLOTHING STORE BLOOMSBURG, PA. BLACK LINED. of a Coat
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