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MEMORIES OF EXCHANGE.
Col. Freeze Recollection o! Early Days.
An article appeared in the Dan
ville Morning News recently about
a barn raising at Exchange, Mon
tour county. It called lorth a letter
from our townsman, Col. Freeze,
which is printed below. William
C. Johnston who is spoken of, was
for many years the Register and
Recorder of Montour county, and
was widely known all through
this section.
The letter is as follows:
To The Morning News,
Danville, Peun'a,
Dear Sir:
Going into thp office of the
Bloomsburg Columbian as I often
do, I picked up the Danville Morn
ing News as I often do. and my
eye lit upon "Exchange" and the
barn raising on an historic spot.
Considering that I lived at Ex
change many years, many years
ago, both at the mill and the hotel,
you will not be surprised that I
was interested in the event men
tioned. The bam raising, however, was
not the principal matter that inter
ested me in the reminiscent article,
although the heading 6rst called
my attention. My father kept the
hotel at one time, and Joseph
Levers, father of Amandus Levers,
subsequently tieasurer of the
county, kept the store.
But your reference to William
C. Johnston was what most stirred
my personal feelings.
When I was the boy I am speak
ing of, Willhm C. Johnston kept
school in an old log school house
near the bank of the Chillisquaque
creek, under the shade of a great
oak tree. I went to school to him
tor several quarters and a good
school master of the old kind he
was, too. Some years after that in
the course ol human events I found
myself in the Academy at Danville
with William C. Johnston under
the tuition of E. W. Conkling.
After we completed our academic
terms Mr. Johnston weut into the
office of John Cooper to read law,
and about the same , time I went
into the office of Joshua W. Comly.
We finished our legal courses and
by that time the seat of justice had
been removed to Bloomsburg and
we went there to be examined for
admission to the bar.
Judge Anthony was on the
bench. He gave us each a com
mittee, but the committees met
together in the judges' room and
we appeared before them and
underwent the torture. We were
passed and certified and admitted
together, side by side, on the 19th
day of April, 1848.
J. G. F,
DR. WILLIAM W1LLITS.
The funeral of the late Dr. Wil
liam Willits, who died in Nebraska
last week, was held from the home
of L. N. Meyer, .on West Main
street Sunday, the services being
conducted by the Rev. R. II. Gil
bert, of Berwick.
' The body, escorted by members
of Washington Lodge, was then
takeu to Rosemont cemetery, 1
where the Masonic service was
conducted. The Rev. J. W. Dig
gles offered prayer at the grave.
The following acted as pall bearers:
R. D. Young, S. C. Seiple, John
Knies, L. Reese. R. E. Hartman
and William Snyder.
Notice has been posted by the j
Town Treasurer that the town :
taxes must be paid in thirty days
from July' iytb. No extension will .
be given, and after that time 5 per (
cent, penalty will bi added. k
National Bank
C. M. Crkvkung
Dr. J. J. Bkown
C. A. Klkim
M. MlUKISKN
FISH COMMISSION COMING.
Hon. John G. Harmau, the at
torney for the Department of Fish
eries, has received word that the
Board of Fishery Commission will
investigate the character of Fishing
Creek in Columbia county on the
evening of August 5, in order to
determine what ' part thereof is a
stream inhabited by trout and what
part is not.
The Board which will act under
the provisions of Section 28 of the
Act of May 1, 1909, will hear testi
mony of any one interested and
having knowledge of conditions at
Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg, and
the proceedings will begin at 8
o'clock. W. E Meeh.au, Commis
sioner of Fisheries, is president of
the Board and will preside and the
testimony will be taken in short
hand by Miss Anna Metz, the sta
tistician and head stenographer of
the Department of Fisheries.
The other members of the Board
are: John Hamberger, Erie; Hen
ry C. Cox, Wellsboro; Audrew R.
Whitaker, Phoeuixville; W. A.
Leiseuring, Mauch Chunk.
In order that the Board may be
able to decide intelligently it desires
as many persons present as possible
who are acquainted with the condi
tions of the creek and the different
species of fish which inhabit the
waters. No person appearing be
fore the Board is sworn, but ea:h is
called upon to answer certain ques
tions put to him and to give what
information he possesses and from
the testimony thus given the Board
decides the point at which the creek
ceases to be a stream inhabited by
trout.
It will be a busy week with the
Board. On the 4th it sits in Tioga
county to determine the status of
Pine creek and on the afternoon of
the .Kth at Catawissa to hear testi
mony concerning the status of Roar
ing creek. On ths 6th it sits at
Stroudsburg to determine the status
of Brodhead's creek.
ROBBED A SAFE.
A most daring and mysterious
robbery was perpetrated in Danville
Monday, when a tbief or thieves in
broad daylight entered the office of
Attorney Charles V. Amermau and
breaking open the drawers of his
safe stole therefrom twenty-five
dollars.
The robbery took place between
12 and 1 o'clock while Mr. Amer-
uian was at dinner. ms omce
door, it appears, was not locked,
neither was the door of the safe,
although the drawers luside were
carefully locked.
The money belonged to a Suuday
school, of which Mr. Ammerman is
the treasurer. There is no clue to
the robbery.
AN OVERWORKED NAME.
My, but isn't the name of Mara
thon getting to be ridiculously
misused. The original long distance
run which was perrormed by a
Greek in the fifth century of the
pre-Christian era, when he brought
the news of the battle of Marathon
to Athens, covered a distance of
something over twenty-six miles.
Wheu the nations revived the
quadrennial sports a few years ago,
they included the Marathon, or
twenty-six mile run, in the list of
events.
Nowadays every amateur athlet
ic association that has a run of
anywhere from two to ten miles
labels it a "Marathon," which is
about as much of a misnomer as
calling a dog-trot from Blooms
burg to Espy a "Jamison City."
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Experience In Investing, in busi
ness ventures, end evn experi
ence In selecting a Bank nviy lie
costly and tlierefore unpleasant.
MomI: You will rememtcr you ex
perience at tnis Bank with pleasure.
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS
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CONTINUED EXCELLENT
SERVICE.
I THE BLOOMSBURG NATIONAL!
1 1 BLOOMSBURG PENNA 1
W. E. RINKER DIES SUDDENLY.
The sudden death of W. E.
Rinker occurred on Wednesday
morning at 2:30 o'clock from heart
failure His age was 61 years.
He is survived by his widow,
one daughter, Miss Lertruae
Rinker, at home, and the follow
ing sisters ana orotners: Mrs.
Joseph Hooper, of Hsutzdale, Pa;
Miss Ida Rinker ana B. trank and
George Rinker, of town.
His health had been tailing tor
some time past, but he was attend
ing to his duties on luesday, as
book keeper for Moyer Bros, where
he has been employed for the past
twenty-five years. He retired on
Tuesday night apparently as well
as usual.
He was prominently identified
with the secret organizations of the
town, being a member of Washing
ton Lodge, No. 265, F. & A. M.;
secretary of Bloomsburg Council,
No. 146, Order of United Ameri
can Mechanics; Theta Castle, No.
276, Knights of the Golden Eagle;
Bloomsburg Lodge, No. 436, Be
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks; LaVallette Commandery, No.
91 Knights of Malta, and of Col
onel Wellington H. Eut Post, No.
250, G. A. R.
He was a deacon in the Baptist
Church, and for the past 19 years
a member of the Bloom School
Board.
Mr. Rinker was a man of excel
lent habits and upright character,
and was popular with all who
knew him.
The funeral will be held on Fri
day afteruoon at 2 o'clock, at the
residence, Rev. G. R. Smith omci
ating. At the grave the services
will be conducted by the American
Mechanics.
DEEDS RECORDED.
The following deeds have recent
ly been entered on record by Re
corder of Deeds Frank vV. Miller:
Hiram Bogert and wife to B. E.
Keller for land in Orangeville.
B. S. Weskheiser to Peter A.
Fettero'.f for land in Mifflin.
Peter A. Fetterolf and wife to
William Parr for land in Mifflin.
William Parr heirs to H. E.
Grover, tor land in Mifflin.
W. J. Eastman, et al to Christiau
A. Small for land in Bloomsburg.
Elizabeth Fetterman to Christi
anna Evelaud for land in Locust.
Elizabeth Miller, et al, to Frank
L. Miller for land in Catawissa.
W. A. Dent to Sarah S. Dent
for land in Hemlock.
I. D. White estate to F. II.
Wilson, for land in Bloomsburg.
Frank H. Wilson and wife to
Lillie H. White, for laud in
Bloomsburg.
Isaiah Bower and wife to Grace
M. East for a property in the
borough of West Berwick.
Isaiah Bower and wife to Harry
R. Fast for a property in the
hnroutrh of West Berwick.
Maria Dyke to George J. Jones
for a property in the borough of
Centralia.
rienrce T. and Martha Tones to
O. B. Millard for a property in
the borough of Centralia.
Clara P. Schuck et al to Samuel
Knecht for a tract of land situate
in Mifflin township.
Rosemont Cemetery company to
Martha Sterling for a lot of ground
n the said cemetery.
Ada R. Trexler estate to Sad-
usky John for a property in the
village of Aristes.
I
iff
. S. R. KAMP, PLAINTIFF.
Simon R. Kamp, a former resi
dent and business man of Blooms
burg, is the plaintiff in a ten thou
sand dollar suit for damages against
Representative Wm. D. Jones, of
Ridley Park, Delaware county,
charging him with the alienation of
his wife's affections. Mrs. Kamp
recently secured a divorce from her
husband, and last week she and
Jones were married. The suit has
caused a stir in political circles in
the county, and may have an effect
at the next legislative election. In
his statement filed Saturday in the
office of the prothonotary, Simon
F. Kamp sets forth that he and Su
san M. Sbindel were married at
Selinsgrove, Snyder county, on
September 10, 1881. Previous to
November 1, 1905, they lived to
gether at Milnicnt, Delaware coun
ty. Mr. Kamp alleges that previ
ous to that time she made the ac
quaintance of William D. Jones,
who is engaged in the coal business
at Ridley Park. Kamp alleges that
during his absence Jones became a
vititor to his home. Although
warned not to call upon his wife,
Jones, he says, "disregarded the
deponent's wishes, continued the
visits to the deponent's wife with
the intent and purpose wickedly
and wrongfully to injire the depo
nent and :o deprive him of the com
fort, fellowship, society and assist
ance and to alienate and destroy
the affection of his wife." Further,
the deponent alleges that on No
vember 15, 1906, and at other times
and places, that Jones was guilty of
misconduct with his wife, Atlantic
City being named as one of the
places. Kamp says thf.t he was
forced to withdraw from his wife,
and that Joue.1 took up bis residence
with her. On June 14, 1908, Mrs.
Kamp begau a suit for divorce
against her husband, charging him
with desertion. On December 14,
1908, Henry W. Tones, of Chester,
was named as master in the divorce
proceedings. A hearing was held
on Feuruary 5th of this year, and
the respondent was represented by
an attorney but he mads no allega
tiou that the desertion of his wife
was for cause, according to the re
port of the master. On March 27th
of this year, after the report of the
master had been submitted to the
court, Judge Isaac Johnson granted
to Mrs. Kamp an absolute decree of
divorce. Mrs. Kamp has four chil
dren, the oldest being twenty-six
years of age. After the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. Kamp they lived
at Milton, Bloomsburg, Philaiel
phia and finally moved to Milmont,
Delaware county, the present resi
dence of Mrs. Jones, formerly Mrs
Kamp. Mr. Kamp has lived with
his son at 1328 Ruby street, Phila
delphia. He has an office in the
Burd building, at Ninth and Chest
nut streets, that city.
He was engaged in thj lumber
business in Bloomsburg some years
ago, and still makes business trips
here, selling jewelry.
BENEFIT GAME.
Two teams representing the
Craftsman Club and the Elks, re
spectively, will play a game of
base ball on Normal Field this
afternoon the proceeds to be given
to the Joseph Ratti Hospital.
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The power house of the Colum
bia and Montour Electric Railway
Company has been closed down,
the Iroudale plant now furnishes
the power for the road.
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