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VOL 43,
RLO OMSIi UR (7, PA., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1909.
NO, 3.-
WHEN YOU WANT TO
Open a bank Account Have a Check Cashed
Borrow Money, or Make an Investment
; CALL ON TIIK OLD RELIABLE -
The Farmers National Bank
OF BLOOMSBURG
Capital, $60,000 Surplus $100,000
(J M. (JllKVELlM, Prks. M. MILLKISEX. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
J. L. Moyhr N. IT. Funk C. M. Cricvi'Mno C. A. Kuum
W. L. Whitr C W. RrNvox Dr. J. J. Brown- M. Mili.kiskn
3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
WILD WEST TRAIN ROBBERY
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
A sensational hold -up of train
No. 39 of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, known as the Pittsburg and
Northern Express occurred in the
Lewistown Narrows about half past
one Tuesday morning.
The locality where the hold-up
occurred is one of the wildest along
the whole length of the road, in a
narrow mountain pass.
One lone masked highwayman
did the job. The train had left
Harrisburg at 12:01 and was just
entering the Narrows when an ex
plosion of dynamite under the eng
ine wheels caused Samuel Dounelly
to apply the brakes and come to a
dead stop. The train had scarcely
come to a standstill when a masked
man boarded the engine and com
pelled both the engineer and his
fireman, C. D. Willis, to alignt and
show him the way to the first ex
press car where $5000 in gold and
several thousand Lincoln pennies
were being carried.
The highwayman knocked on
the door of the express car and ex
press messenger J. V. Harper look
ed into the barrel of a revolver,
The engineer and hretnan, accom.
panied by the highwayman, then
entered the car.
He had several men under his
contrcl, and made them do his bid
ding under cover of his guns.' He
shot conductor roffeuberger, of
Harrisburg through the hand.
He made the crew dump the bul
lion and the pennies into bags and
put it out of the car.
After the departure of the high
wayman with his booty, the express
ran to Altoona, where the alarm
was given, and the railroad police
started in search of the robber
They traced him with bloodhounds
up the mountain.
Evidently the burden of the met
al became too great for the thief in
his flight, for the bag of bullion
was found in the woods where he
had f.bandoned it. Further on
more was found, and fiuelly all but
$65 of the amount taken was ac
counted for. The posse continued
upon the trail of the fugitive
through the night, and with the
aid of the hounds scoure 1 the
woods in all directions.
As yet he has not been found.
QUALITY CORNER IMPROVE
MENTS. The work of remodeling the
Quality Corner Shoe Store of Buck
ale w & Co., is rapidly neariug
completion, and already the estab
lishment presents a very trim ap
pearance. The color scheme is
green and white, and is well carried
out.
The floor is to be stained and
covered with rugs. Large Daven
port, a central divan, and green
stain mission chairs compose the
attractive furniture.
A white metal ceiling from which
are suspended rows of brass chan
deliers make the place light day
and night. The windows are to be
supplied with lace and velour 'cur
tains. Everything is finished in good
taste, making the store a great ad- J
dition to the business houses of ;
Main street.
VACATION IS OVER.
On Monday morning the bells of!
the public schools chimed forth tor
the first time in about three mouths,
and the school yards were for the
first in many weeks reechoing with
the voices of the hundreds of child
ren who started in the year's work.
All of the schools report a large !
attendance. '
MRS. EVELINA B. McREYNOLDS.
After a lengthy illness with heart
trouble Mrs. Evelina Barton Mc
Reynolds, passed away at her late
home on Third and West streets
Tuesday afternoon at 2:1s o'clock.
She had been ill for a long time
and her condition for the past sev
eral days had been such that death
was not unexpected. She was aged
72 years, 6 months and 26 days.
Mrs. McReynolds was the daugh
ter of the late Caleb Barton. Being
of a kind and loving disposition, a
generous giver and an active work
er 111 various Christian organiza
tious she was well known and held
in the highest esteem by all with
whom she came in contact. With
her husband, Dr. II. W. McRey
nolds to whom she was wedded in
June of 1863 she had been a
resident of town for many years.
ihey formerly resided in Buck
Horn, where the doctor practiced
medicine, aud moved to Blooms-
burg some years ago, where he
continued to practice. His death
occurred several years since.
Surviving Mrs. McReynolds
are one son, Matthew, .aud the
following brothers and sisters: Mrs
Anna B. Moore and Thomas J. Bar
ton, of West Main street, and
Kathryn B. Ale, of Columbia City,
Indiana.
Funeral services will be hell from
her late home Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock, with Rev. S. C. Dicksou
officiating. Interment will be made
in Rosemout cemetery.
TAGGART CLAIMED BY MANY
WIVES.
Since the reappearance and equal
ly sudden disappearance, and the
consequent notoriety of the Rev
John Taggart, letters have been
received by local authorities throw
ing light on a rather checkered ca
reer.
It will be remembered that Tag
gart returned after twenty-one
years cf mysterious absence to find
his wife married to a man who was
in jail on a serious charge. The
newspaper notoriety which follow
ed his unexpected return was too
much for him, and he left in two
days for parts unknown.
Since that time letters have pour
ed in from other "wives" of the
wanderer, whom he is alleged to
have married; one in Predonta, N.
Y. ; one near Pittsburg, another
near Buffalo, one whom he deserted
at Washington, aud still another
who d:ed at Asheville, N. C Dur
ing all this period of matrimonial
ventures he is said to have lived
with another woman in Philadel
phia. . m .
MANY OFFICES ENTERED.
For the past week the occupants
of many an office along Main street
have arrived at their respective
places of business in the morning
to find that they have been paid
calls in the night which are not al
together of a professional nature.
Subsequent examination shows that
drawers and locks have been tam
pered with, and the tenant has re
alized that he is one more on the
list of victims of an unknown who
has been creating somewhat of a
stir by his midnight entries.
Up to this time comparatively
little booty has been secured, but
that has not been the fault of the
thief, for little or no money was
kept in the offices.
Until the fellow is apprehended
the wise business man will keep all
valuables out of his office or in a
strong safe.
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' " Tl-.ey wish to prosper must work
fiTTi and save. $ott.
Spendthrifts and idlers are similar)
a generation of tlwm would bank
rupt a ration. The prosperous arc
the ration 1 strength.
Doral: A Bank accouht We leads to a
seat In prosperity s corner.
BRING US YOUR SAVINGS.
WE PAY
THREE PER CENT. ON TIME
DEPOSITS.
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You Don't Need Be Afraid
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The Methodist Church held its
annual picnic at Columbia Park last
Saturday.
THE
,L0(M5URG NATIONAL
DANK
E. C. WELLS DEAD.
Last Saturday while at the lum
ber office of Creasy & Wells Mr.
E. C. Wells was attacked with heart
trouble, but soon recovered suffici
ently to be able to walk to the resi
dence of his son, J. G. Wells, on
Fifth strec. Later in the day he
was compelled to go to bed, and
continued to fail until Wednesday
night at 10:30 o'clock, when his
heart suddenly ceased action and
he passed away. On Saturday he
would have been 77 years of age.
Mr. Wells was universally res
pected. His quiet, unassuming
manner were combined with posi
tive convictions, and with business
energy and acumen.
He was a man of remarkable vi
tality and only four years ago in
company with Mr. Molten of Phila
delphia, went to Mexico to see a
mine in which they were interested.
The trip was made by boat and by
train, but for twenty miles he was
compelled to ride a burro over a
mountainous passage, which trip,
despite his 73 years of age he stood
very well.
In the year 1849 when the great
rush for gold was made to Cali
fornia he was among the uumber
who crossed the continent by over
land stage to the gold fields. At
the breaking out of the Civil War
he enlisted as a sutler and served
in that capacity throughout the
entire war. Previous to moving to
'.his place he resided at various
places, among which were Cory
and Muncy, and for a number of
years he was employed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, having
charge at that time of the road bed
department of a division of the road.
Moving to Bloomsburg in tne
year 1878 from Muncy where he
was born and raised, he became en
gaged as steward of the Blooms
burg State Normal School in the
first year of the priucipalship of
Dr. D. J. Waller, and retained that
position for a number of years. In
the year 1887 he entered into part
nership in the lumber business with
his son-in-law S. C. Creasy and
while he retired from the active
work a number of years ago owing
to failiug health, he retained his
partnership in the firm until death.
He was an active member of St.
Paul's Episcopal church, and a
prominent Mason, being associated
with the Muncy and the local
lodges. The former he was prom
inently identified with and was one
of the early if not one of the charter
members of the lodge of that place.
He is survived by the following
children: J. G. Wells and Mrs. b.
C. Creasy of town, aud Mrs. S.
W. Henderson, of Montgomery;
also by the following brothers and
sisters: Joseph Wells, of Picture
Rocks: Mrs. James Codding, ot
New York City; and Mrs. Stulen,
of Athens, Pa. Since the death ot
his wife which occured about twelve
years ago he had made his home
with his children.
Funeral services will be held at
the residence of J. G. Wells on
Saturday at 6:30 a. m. conducted
by Rev. J. W. Diggles, and the
remains will be taken to Muncy
for burial, on the Reading train.
IMPROVEMENTS AT NORMAL.
A force of workmen has ben
engaged at the Normal School
nearly all summer 111 making var
ions alterations and improvements
These are very near completion,
aud everything will soon be in
readiness for the opening of the
school next Tuesday.
The plaster ceilings in many of
the class rooms and ' corridors have
been supplanted by wooden ones
This change will eventually be
made throughout the buildings.
A new sanitary cold storage
plant has been installed in which
the meats may be segregated from
the other food stuffs. Heretofore
only one compartment has been
available.
In the ice chest of the cold
storage plant there has been placed
a large coil of pipes connecting
with faucets in the corridor near
the office, and in the kitchen, fur
nishing ice water on tap in suffi
cient quantities to supply the en
tire school at meals.
A new shed has been provided
for the engine and pump which
operate the elevator. Another
brick addition has been built on
the former location of this pump,
which will serve as a commodious
dish room, furnishing almost four
times as much space as has hitherto
been provided for that purpose.
Painters, plasterers, and paper
hangers have been busy in the
dormitories, giving the rooms
fresh appearance.
The buildings and grounds are
111 excellent condition.
The members of the faculty are
back at the school, and the students
will arrive iu the next few days, in
number to which indications point
as being record breaking for the
Fall term.
SIXTH PA. RESERVES TO MEET.
Notices have beeu sent out by
President Charles S. Fornwald and
Secretary Alfred Eck to the surviv
ing veterans of the Sixth Regiment
of Pennsylvania Reserves, the thir
ty-fifth Regiment in line, stating
that their twenty-sixth annual re
union will be held in Bloomsburg
on Tuesday, September 14th.
Company A will be glad to see
all of the old members ot tne regi
ment in G. A. R. hall.
"R. F. D." IS NOW "R. D." .
Hereafter the R. F. D. will be
simply R. D., and you mark your
mail matter K. D. 1 lie govern
ment has issued orders that the use
of the word "Free" be dropped aud
that the service be known as plain
Rural Delivery.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Os-ar Whitmire, nine years old,
fell from a gravel loaded wagon
near his home iu Briar Creek on
Tuesday afternoon, and was crush
ed to death beneath the wheels.
Repairs are being made to the
Berwick road, and one of the wag
ons engaged iu the work was that
from which the boy fell.
He is the son of Mr. aud Mrs.
Henry Whitmire.
GRANGER'S ICNIC.
About seven hundred Grangers
from the South Side attended the
picnic of the Maiuville Grange at
Yetter's Grove, Maiuville, last Sat
urday. The principal address of
the day was delivered by former
State Treasurer William II. Berry.
FRIEND'S 'MEETING.
The annual session of the Roar
ingcreek aud Millville meetings was
held at the meeting house near
Niunidia last Saturday. About
one hundred aud fifty Friends were
present. Next year's session may
be held at Catawissa.
of Your Shadow When
You Wear
Our Clothes
If you would always look
well, feel well, and be well
leave it to us. We al
ways "give the best we
can for your money.
That's the reason we
have enjoyed a generous
share of the patronage of
this section all these
years.
You will be surprised
how good a Suit you can
buy at this store for $15
to $20.
We make your Suit here;
slip one on out of our
large stock, or measure
you and send away and
have it made.
CORNER
CLOTHING STORE,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.