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HLOOMSHURG, PA., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1909.
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W. L. Whitk C. W. Rvnyon Dr. J. J. Brown M. Miixkiskn
3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
NORMAL SCHOOL OPENS.
Yesterday morning at ten o'clock
the student body assembled in tlie
Normal School chapel for the first
time in the scholastic year of 1909
10. The members of the faculty
were all on hand, and the alumni
were well represented.
Dr. D. J. Waller, who led the
chapel exercises, was greeted with
an enthusiastic applause as he en
tered the stage. A second burst of
enthusiasm lollowed later when he
announced that the members of the
senior class would not be required
to spend their vacant periods in
Study Hall.
It was a large number of faces
that Dr. Waller looked down upon
from the stage. The balcony was
well filled by the senior class, and
well nigh every seat was occupied
by the lower classes down stairs.
After the chapel exercises, the
remainder of the day was divided
into short periods, for the various
classes to report to the faculty, to
have text books assigned and re
ceive preliminary instructions. Reg
ular classes began this morning.
The attendance this term is large.
The dormitories, especially the
girls', are taxed to their utmost
capacity, and some students have
been provided temporary quarters
until other accommodations can be
secured.
There are three hundred and
seven boarders in the school, of
whom ninety-six are boys, and two
hundred and twelve girls. The
number of day students is one hun
dred and seventy-three.
Mrs. Katherine L. Larrabee has
resigned her position as custodian
of Study Hall, and the position
will be filled by Mr. E. J. Albert
son, who for the past five years has
been teaching in the Philippines.
PRISONER ESCAPES.
Wasyl Stakock of West Berwick
was brought before the court on
Tuesday morning charged with
adultery. He is married and his
wife is in the old country. For the
past three years he has been living
with Annie Olsheski, under a
written agreement in which among
other things the woman agreed to
obey the wishes of Stakock.
He pleaded guilty, and on being
called for sentence an interpreter
stated that Wasyl thought this
agreement was a marriage license,
and that many of the foreigners in
West Berwick were living under
like arrangements.
Judge Evans sentenced him to
pay the costs, a fine of $50, and
stand committed until the sentence
is complied with.
The prisoner was taken to the
Sheriff's office, accompanied by the
woman and her brother-in-law,,
The two latter went in and out the
door several times, apparently in
consultation, and the last time
Wasyl went with them. The at
tention of Deputy Sheriff Maust
was otherwise momentarily en
gaged, and when he looked for
Wasyl he was missing. He was
seen running past a house on First
street by the family, but nothing
was thought of it.
Immediate search was made for
him, but up to this time no trace of
the fugitive has been tounu.
HEAD OF BENTON SCHOOLS.
Mr. Bruce Albert has been elect
ed Principal of the Benton schools,
in place of Prof. E.- E. Beare who
resigned. Mr. Albert is a graduate
of the Normal School and has al
ready shown marked ability as an
educator. He will fill his uew po
sition with credit to himself, and to
the satisfaction of the public.
VETERANS' REUNION.
The 14th Annual Reunion of the
Columbia County Veterans' Asso
ciation will be held at Benton on
Saturday, September nth. Ex
tensive arrangements have been
made for a big time.
Invitations have been sent to
every veteran on the roll, and to
Camps of Sons of Veterans and P.
O. S. of A.
The marshals of the parade will
be Col. A. D. Seeley, of Berwick,
W. O. Holmes, of Bloomsburg, and
Charles Ivdsou, of Benton.
Two bands will be present, and
addresses will be made by Hon.
John G. McIIenry and Rev. W. I.
Burrell, of Benton, and Senator
Webster Grimm, of Bucks county.
The following program has been
arranged:
MORNING SESSION.
The business session will be held
at Association Headquarters in P
O. S. of A. Hall at 10 o'clock.
ORDER OP BUSINESS.
Called to order by President Karus
Prayer, Chaplain, W. R. Whitney.
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Collection of dues.
Reading of number of deaths dur
ing the year.
Selection of place of next year's
meeting.
Nomination and election of officers
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Parade will format 1 o'clock and
after disbandmeut the afternoon ex
ercises will be held in the Presby
terian church.
Prayer, - Rev. W. R. Whitney
Solo, - - Miss Leona Stiles
Address of Welcome,
Rev. W. I. Burrell
Response, M. P. Lutz, Bloomsburg
Singing, Sons of Veterans Quartette
of Bendertown.
Recitation, - - Fred Hosier
Address, lion. John G. McIIenry
Singing, Sous of Veterans Quartette
of Bendertown.
Address, Senator Webster Grimm,
of Bucks County.
Benediction, Rev. W. R. Whitney
FARMERS' TELEPHONE PICNIC.
A Farmers' Telephone Picnic will
beheld Saturday, September 11,
1909, at the new park, on Bow
man's Island, one-fourth mile from
Oraugeville. Everybody is cordially
invited. No one can afford to miss
this opportunity of seeing the uew
park and meeting friends from all
over the county. A good program
has been arranged, including two
prominent speakers.
The Orangeville Band has been
secured to enliveu the occasion.
Stands will be convenient where
sandwiches, coffee, ice cream, cake,
cigars and soft drinks can be pro
cured. There will be no regular
dinner served, so take your basket.
Those going in wagons can reach
the park by crossing Bowman's
dam, and those going on the train
can walk from the depot to the
park which is but a short distance.
WILL MOVE HERE.
Rev. G. C. Zeigler who has been
serving the congregations ot tne
rM-irictian rVinrrlics nt both Berwick
and Bloomsburg has resigned the
former cnarge, ana win move iu
Bloomsburg. After he is establish
ed here, he will serve during the
week the congregations at Millville
and Rohrsburg.
FARMERS' PICNIC WAS LARGE.
The annual picnic of Farmers,
held at Grass Mere Park last Thurs
day was a record-breaker. Eight
hundred went up from Bloomsburg.
The total attendance was estimated
at seven to eight thousand.
-COMPTROLLER'S CALL.-
RKPORT OK TIIK CONDITION OF
0e g foomeBurg QWtonaf QBanft
At the Close of Business September 1st, 1909.
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
RESOURCES.
U. S. Bonds - $100,000.00
Loans and Invest
meats - 562,806.99
Furniture and Fix
tures - - 8,000.00
Cash and Reserve 107,723.69
Surplus and Profits 61,466.71
Circulation - 100,000.00
Hank Deposits, - 7,907.67
Individual Deposits 509,156.30
$778. $30-68
WM. II. 1IIDLAY. Cashier.
$77853.68
A. Z. SCIIOCII. President
INJUDICIOUS CRITICISM.
Since the receipt of the report 1
from Dr. Frederick A. Cook that
he has discovered the North PoL-, !
there has arisen a num!:er of gen- j
tlemen, who have formerly gambol-1
ed about on the Arctic ice, who
limr ncclrl tintiul tr liorm liKal itirr flirt !
discoverer's glory with water of low
tetnperature. They have asserted
that the feat reported to have been
accomplished by the explorer was
an impossible one; in short, that
Dr. Cook is either a liar, or that
the severe physical strain incident
to the perilous journey so unbal
anced his mind that he is laboring
under a mental delusion that he has
really found the Pole.
Now isn't it funny that nearly
all of these ungenerous carpers are
former Arctic explorers who were
unsuccessful in their efforts to do
the same thing that Dr. Cook has
accomplished ? They have voiced
their malevolent sentiments with
out knowing anything of the ob
servations, logs, nnd records that
the returning traveler has brought
back with him. Because they were
unsuccessful in similar quests of
their own, they claim that no other
man could have outdone them.
This is foolishness, but every in
ventor, every explorer in the
world's history, has had doubters
to contend with in just this way,
and in most cases the skeptics have
been forced to acknowledge their
opinions wrong.
Suppose that Dr. Cook is at fault,
that he has made a mistake, and
that his data prove in error. Would
it not show better sense on the part
of his critics to wait until this could
be proved ?
On the other hand, the discoverer
has offered all his proof to any geo
graphical society to inspect. He
knows that a great deal of his data
can be checked; he knew that
Peary was iu the same neighbor
hood; he knows now that Peary's
records could disprove his own,
were they false, and yet he is quite
willing that a comparison should be
made. He asks what reason he
would have to invent a fictitious
report, which could easily be dis
proved. The King of Denmark has been
first to pay homage to Dr. Cook;
many foreign explorers of the Arc
tic and Antarctic regions have con
gratulated him; the President of
the United States has cabled felici
tations; the skeptics are few in
number, but they have been mak
ing a loud noise. These detractors
would gain much more credence if,
after close examination of the ex
plorer's reports they could disprove.
Until they do that, it would be more
judicious to preserve silence.
A FINE MANSION.
The uew residence of Hon. John
G. Ilarman is rapidly nearing com
pletion, and it is expected that it
will be ready for occupancy by Oc
tober 1 st. The grounds are now
bein eraded by Geo. II. Keiter
and a force of men.
This will be a fine property when
completed.
MATCH FACTORY TO START SOON
Mr. Fear hopes that the Match
Factory will be ready to start next
Monday, but there have been some
unexpected delays always incident
to the erection of a large plant,
that may postpone operations a lit
tle longer.
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The Normal School opened its
fall term on Tuesday with a large
attendance-
SUNDAY SCIOOIi CONFERENCE.
A confc'.ence of elementary San
day School Workers, under the aus
pices of the Columbia County Sab
bath School Association, will be
held in the Methodist church,
Bloomsburg, on Saturday, Septem
ber nth.
The following program has been
prepared:
MORNING SESSION.
0:1" Devotional Uov. II It. Heeknian
9:30 Why We Are Here.
Miss Eunice Spear
County Primary Supt. North Hide
CONFERENCES
9:4-5 The Beginners,
Led by Miss Robl.-on
10.30 The Primarians,
Led by Miss Minnie Penman
11:15 The Juniors,
Led by Mrs. Maude Junkin Baldwin
Indiana State Primary Supt.
12:00 The Separate Apartment in the
ODe Room Church,
Miss Bertha Gilbert,
County Primary Supt. South Side
12:15 Luncheon Hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:15 Devotional, Rev. H. E. Dickson
1:30 Address, Mrs. Baldwin
2:00 Ideal Primary Session,
Superintended by Mrs. A. L. Ent
The new graded lessons will be taught
as follows:
Junior. - - Mrs. Baldwin
Primary, - Miss Louise Kobbins
Beginners - Mrs. J. B. Nuss
3:00 Open Parliament.
3:45 Address, "Before He is Nine."
Prof. O. II. Bakeles
4:30 Closing Address,
Mr. Myron I. Low,
Pres. Col. Co. H. S. Association
While this program is arranged
especially for teachers of pupils un
der twelve years of age. all Sunday
School workers are cordially invited.
A special invitation is extended
to pastors and superintendents.
An offering will be lifted to aid
in defraying expenses of conference
This will be a "basket meeting."
That is, those in attendance will
bring their own luncheon, and tat
it at the church. A pleasant room
will be at their disposal for the noon
hour.
FORCE OF HABIT.
"What an awful habit it is to
get a hold on you," said the Regu
lar Attendant, the other day. "Wby
I don't feel as though the day was
properly spent unless I indulge my
taste for this fascinating pastime.
At a certain hour every night the
desire comes over me, and I can't
resist it. It is as strong as the love
for coca-cola or whiskey, and I
can't break away from it. So every
night I go to the moving pkture
show. Sometimes I see old pictures,
but I am always pretty sure to see
the same old faces in the audience
regularly. There are others besides
me who have the habit, evidently."
And the Regular Attendant fish
ed down in his pocket tor a nickle,
and passed into the show.
JAILEDFOR WHEAT THEFT.
Charged with the theft of a
wagon containing twenty-one bush
els of wheat, belonging to Levi
Miller, of Mifflin township, Ward
Ketchain aud Charles Dresh, of
near Berwick, were arrested last
Thursday, and upon their confes
sion were committed to jail.
MAIN STREET PAVING.
The preposition to pave Main
street from Iron to Fast is not be
ing allowed to slumber by the Tcwn
Council. The contract has been let
and already the consent of most of
the property owners has been obtained.
The Mifilinville property of J. R.
Sutton, absconding tax collector of
Berwick, is advertised at Sheriff's
sale on Saturday, September 18th
at the Court House.
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of Your Shadow When
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If you would always look
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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.
SERJD'S
CORNER
CLOTHING STORE,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.