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flLOOMSJWRG, PA., THURSDAY APRIL 20, 1900.
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ODD FELLOWS AT DANVILLE.
A Gala Day tor our Sister Town.
It is estimated that the people
who weut to Danville on Tuesday
numbered 10,000. The occasion
was the celebration of the Odd Fel
lows Anniversary. Many hun
dred went from here, and the trol
ley service was admirably handled.
The parade was one feature of
the clay that easily surpassed any
thing of the kind that ever took
place in Danville. There were
2500 to 3000 marching men. It
was a spectacle worth going miles
to witness. Without exception
the members of the order presented
a fine appearance and one could
not but be impressed with the ap
parent worth and manhood of the
men. Neatly and attractively uni
formed, without the least semblance
of disorder, they marched over the
long route. The same good order
and discipline was maintained dur
ing the entire day. This was all
the more remarkable considering
the multitude of men.
Company F. 12th regiment, N.
G. P., acted as an escort and pre
sented a very attractive appearance
in their dress uniforms. The four
divisions followed, made up of the
different cantons, lodges and en
campments present. The banners
were very beautiful and along
with the uniforms, especially those
of the patriarchs militant, were
much admired by the vast con
course of sightseers.
The music was an inspiring feat
ure. In the long parade the bands
as they followed each other at reg
ular intervals, discoursing choicest
music, seemed to be one feature
that was needed to crown the event
with success. It was after the pa
rade, however, whn the bands
consolidated, and, with the Cata
wissa band as leader, playiug,
marched from Bloom, street up to
the court nouse that the feature of
music rose to heights that were pos
itively sublime. The effect on the
ear was one that should have been
heard to have been appreciated,
while the columu with its banners
and glittering instruments filliug
the street from curb to curb and
moving in wave-like uudulations
presented a spectacle that will lin
ger in the memory for many a day.
Seventeeu bauds in all were in
the line of march. Cautons from
Berwick, Shamokin, Williamsport,
Milton, Renovo, Lock Haven and
Danville, along with practically all
the lodges of the extensive district,
were in the parade.
The association meeting was held
in their hall in the morning. Mt.
Carmel was selected for next year's
meeting.
VISITING HIS PARENTS.
Re.v. J. E. Byers. pastor of the
Lutheran church, left on Wednes
day morning for Ilarrisburg where
he will attend the 40th anniversary
of the Lutheran church Mission
Boards which will be in session in
that city for three days. He was
accompanied as far as Ilarrisburg
by Mrs. Byers and children who
went on to Waynesboro where they
will visit at the home of Mr. Byers
parents. At the close of the anni
versary Mr. Byers will join his
family at , Waynesboro where he
will spend several days.
DR. MM HART WILL PREACH.
In the absence of Rev. J. K.
Byers Rev. Dr. F. P. Manhart of
Sclinsgrove will fill the pulpit in
the Lutheran Church on Sunday
morning and evening.
Dr. Manhart was formerly the
pastor of this church for a number
of years.
T. F. FORREST'S STRANGE STORY.
Thomas F. Forrest of New York,
who died suddenly recently, has
been visiting Bloomsburg for years.
He was an intimate friend of the
Caswell family who had known
him since boyhood. He has al
ways posed as a bachelor, and was
supposed to be one by his most in
timate friends.
In New York he maintained
bachelor apartments, where he en
tertained his friends, and his clos
est friends and business associates
never dreamed that he was not a
bachelor.
His death, however, has disclos
ed a very peculiar state of affairs.
It has discloied the fact that he
had been married for thirty-three
years, that he had a son aged twenty-seven
years, a graduate of Har
vard, and a daughter twenty-two
years, a graduate of La Salle Sem
inary, near Boston. He maintain
ed a fine home that cost $150,000 in
the city.
When Mr. Forrest died there
was found in his pecket a card say
ing that if anything happened to
him, word should be sent to Ed
ward W. Buckhout, his business
associate in New York. Mr. Buck
hout was called up by telephone
and informed of Mr. Forrest's death,
and also informed that another card
was found giving another New
York address, which was to be no
tified, but 110 name was giveu.
Mr. Buckhout called this address
by phoue, and then learned that he
was talking to Mr. Forrest's wife.
Mr. Buckhout came here, and
arranged to take the body to New
York, and it was on the train that
he told Mr. and Mrs C. A. Cas
well who accompanied him, of the
strange developments.
At Hoboken the party was met
by Mr. Forrest's sou, and the re
mains taken to the family home,
and thence to Lenox, Mass., for
burial.
It is said that his mother never
knew of his family relations, and
that he had represented his son and
daughter to others as being his
nephew and niece.
In his will Mr. Forrest bequeath
ed everything to his wife and sou
and daughter, with the provision
that certain annuities which he had
been giving several cousins, should
be kept up by his widow. His for
tune is estimated at $750,000;
FIRE.
About five o'clock last Friday
morning a fire was started in a
building adjoining the bake house
of U. Grant Morgain, by the rim
ing over of some lard in which
some doughnuts were being fried.
It fell on the fire, and blazed up,
and the lard in the vessel caught
fire.
Owing to some defect in the fire
alarm it would not sound, and the
fire got big headway before any
fire companies arrived. Morgain's
bake house, wagon shed, candy
room, ice cream factory,' and stock
room; a barn owned by Miss Kin
ney of Ashland, and rented by
Harry Hartley; the barn of L. E.
Whary, barn of Reuber Hess were
all destroyed. After the fire many
things belonging to Mr. Morgai 1
were stolen, and about thirty gal
lons of ice cream was spoiled by
childreu. At one time it looked as
though the fire would reach Boin
boy's double house next to
Wharey's barn, .but the tin roof on
the barn kept the flames from
breaking through until the firemen
got it under control.
The Market Square fountain has
beinir uucovered, and is being put
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HENRY CASEY INJURED.
The Horse was Killed.
While driving from Mordaas
ville to Bloomsburg on Wednesday
morning about three oclock. Hen
ry Casey, clerk in the post office,
had his left arm broken by being
thrown from the buggy. It hap
pened near Beagle's mill in Mt.
Pleasant townhip. He says the
horse began to rear, and in order
to stop it he pulled towards the
bank, when the buggy upset.
The horse tore loose and ran until
it reached the road going down tothe
mill, when it ran into the end of a
rail, and the stick was forced clear
through its body. The horse
rolled down the embankment and
died.
Mr. Casey went to the residence
of Perry Larish, who went with him
to find the horse, and it was not
until then thac he realized that he
himself was injured.
Going to the residence of John
Richards he telephoned to Dr.
Miller, who went out and brought
him to the hospital where his inju
ries were attended to, and in the
afternoon he was taken to his
home. The character of the fract
ure and dislocation is such that it
may leave him with a stiff arm.
The horse belonged to Derr's liv
ery and was valued at $200.
S. J. CONNER'S BARN BURNED.
At about 11 o'clock Saturday
night fire broke out in the barn of
Samuel J. Conner at Willow
Springs, and it was entirely con
sumed. The fire was first discovered by
Charles Cooper, conductor, and
Stephen Hartzell, motorman, whose
car reached the barn about 11:05.
The bam was near the track. They
with Thos. Miller of Espy, a pas
senger, entered the building aud
succeeded in rescuing two horses,
a cow, and seven pigs. Five of the
latter ran back: into the barn and
were burned.
All the farming implements,
wagons, grain, and many chickens
were lost. The loss is several thou
sand dollars with one six hundred
insurance. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
MEN'S ADULT BIBLE CLASS.
The members of the Men's Adult
Bible Class of the Methodist Church
enjoyed a supper in the basement
of the Church last Friday evening.
It was served to them by the church
tothe "Whites' they being the
winners in the membership contest.
About three hundred and fifty
members and friends were present.
There was music by the Sunday
School orchestra of 18 pieces, aud
addresses by Rev. Dr. R. H. Gil
bert, and Rev. E. R. Ileckman.
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DIME STAMP CO.
The room of the Dime Stamp
Company in the Hartman building
was opeued to the public last Sat
urday. Many of the merchants
are handling the stamps, and the
Stamp Company has a very fine
line of goods that are given for the
stamps.
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COMMENCEMENT ORATOR.
Dr. Georcre E. Reed. President
of Dickinson Colleire. Carlisle, has
been secured to deliver the com
mencement address at the Normal
School on June 30th. .
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NEW TROLLEY SERVICE.
On Sunday morning a new sched
ule went into effect on the Colum
bia Power, Light and Railways
Lompany s lines. Cars leave Mar
ket Square for Berwick at 5.40
6.20, 6.50 and ten minutes before
the hour the balance of the day until
10.50. On Saturday night the last
car leaves at 11.50. A car leaves
the power house every morning for
Berwick at five oclock.
Cars leave Marke Square hour
ly for Duiville at ten minutes past
the hour, beginning at 5.10 and
continuing until 10.10 at night.
On Saturday night the last car
leaves at 1 1. 10.
Cars for Catawissa leave at 5.30,
6.15, 7.00, and continue on the
even hour the balance of the day,
to 10.00 o'clock, and Saturday
night 11 o'clock. f
The service will be increased
when necessity requires it.
The Grovania office of the Dan
ville & Bloomsburg line has been
discontinued, and the business here
tofore transacted there has been
transferred to headquarters in
Bloomsburg. The Grovania pow
er house is still operated.
The currents tor power, and for
lighting Bloomsburg are now fur
nished by the Irondale plant.
The new offices of the ompany
are models of neatness and conve
nience, and there are few if any
towns of this size that can boast of
such au equipment as the consoli
dated companies have provided. ,
ESPY HIGH SCHOOL.
The commencement exercises of
the Espy High School were held in
Odd Fellows' Hall last evening at
8 o'clock.
The members of the class were
Mae Oh!, Alice Englehart, Albert
Burlingame, Dayton Terwilliger,
Miles Shaffer, Carl Wanick, Fred
Hidlay.
R. Bruce Albert is Principal of
the school. The members of the
School Board are W. H. Engle
hart, President, M. R. Miller,
secretary, H. E. Hippensteel,
treasurer, C. A. Trembley, A. M.
Jacobs, W. R. Groh.
The following program was fol
lowed :
President's Address, Mae Ohl;
Essay, "A Messenger of Peace",
Albert Burlingame; Violin Solo,
Fred Hidlay; Essay, "Corpora
tions", Miles Shaffer; Duet, Mae
Ohl and Alice Englehart; Class
History, Fred Hidlay; Class Ora
tion, Dayton Terwilliger; "Cho
rus", High School; Class Propne
sy, Carl Wanich; Class Presenta
tions, Alice Englehart; Address &
Presentation of Diplomas, Prof.
O. II. Bakeless; Chorus, "Alma
Mater", School.
BLOOMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
The exercises for Commence
ment week at the High School will
be a drama entitled "A College
Widow" presented by the Senior
class, the annual contest in expres
sion by seven members of the Junior
class, and the graduating exercises,
all of which will be .held in the
Columbia theatre. The graduating
class wiH.be the largest in the his
tory of the school and very likely
will number between 25 and 30.
The drama will be given Monday
evening, June 7th, the Junior con
test Tuesday evening June fuh and
graduating exercises June 10.
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