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BLOOMSBURG PA., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, 1910.
NO 7
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The Farmers
, OF BLOOMSBURG
Capital, 860.000 Surplus $100,000
C M. CHEVELING-, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
T. T.. Movhr N. U. Funk
S - - a t A a. L. I 1 i
W. L. Whitr C. W. Runyon Dr. J. J. Brown M. Mhxeisen
3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
THE ELECTION.
TownseniL President; Hartman, El.
well and Barton, School Direc
tors; Kashner, Hess and
Drake, Poor Directors.
A LIVELY CONTEST.
Bloomsburg's most hotly con
tested election in many years for
President ol Town ' Council ended
in a victory for Joseph L. Town
send, the . Republican candidate,
over James Magee, II, the Inde
pendent, by the narrow margin of
twenty six votes.
With the number of candidates
for Council equal to the number to
be elected, no one lost out, the
contest simply being for high vote,
which carii.-d with it the vice
presidency. This fell to Dr. I. L.
Rabb. The other five members
elected were: C. A. Purse!, C. W.
Runyon, Thomas Gunter, II. C.
Pollock and H. C. Rulon.
The successful ' candidates for
School Director for the three year
term were Fred B. Hartman and
Geo. E- Elwell.
Harry S. Barton defealed Chas.
W. Jones for School Dirictor for
two years.
Guy Jacoby, for Justice of the
Peace, was the candidate of both
parties, a tribute to his popularity,
and received 729 Republican and
424 Democratic votes.
For Directors of Bloom Poor
District, C. ' W. Hess, William
Karshner and Francis Drake were
the successful candidates, the latter
polling the highest vote.
W. Clark Sloan and William F.
Stohuer were elected assessors,
Stohuer receiving the highest vote.
The election officers in the var
ious wards received votes as indi
cated in the accompanying table.
Very seldom has there been such
interest and rivalry in local politics
as there was in this election.
KILLED WHILE COASTING.
The climax in the list of the win
ter's coasting accidents in town oc
curred last Thursday when Theo
dore Giger, the twelve-year-cld son
of Frank Giger, was killed on the
Wtst Third Street hill.
After school closed at noon, he,
with a companion took his sled out
and started down the icy street.
They bad nearly reached Railroad
Street when he lost control of the
sled and ran into a culvert of the
Bloomsburg & Sullivan Railroad.
He struck the side of it with his
forehead and was thrown back in
to the street. His companion, Paul
Eckenrote, was likewise thrown
but was unhurt.
The injured boy was carried to
the office of Dr. A. W. Baker,
where he died in less than an hour.
The funeral services were held
at the home of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Giger, on
West Main Street, on Monday af
ternoon, the Rev. S. C. Dickson
officiating. Interment was made
in Rosemont cemetery.
Proposition Badly Defeated.
The scheme to build a town hall
r Catawissa was knocked into
for
smithereens on Tuesday by the
voters of that borough, who de
feated it by the score of 264-92.
A funny after election feature of
this was the passing up Main street
Bloomsburg on Wednesday morn
ing of an old shanty on a dray,
with placards upon it labelled
"Catawissa Towu Hall," evident
ly bound far away from the bor
ough to the south of us,
WANT TO
Have a Check Cashed
National Bank
C. M. CnL-vKt ivn p A Vtt.-t,.
AN APPRECIATED HONOR.
Geo. E. Elwell, editor of this
paper, desires to express his high
appreciation of the support given
him at the polls on Tuesday, for
the oihee of School Dnector.
At the outset he reluctantly per-
runted 111s name to go before the
caucus as a candidate, and that
with the distinct understanding
that he would make no personal
effort to secure his election. To
this he strictly adhered. He did
not ask a .single voter to vote for
him, he did not send a worker to
the polls in his behalf, nor in any
manner resort to any methods of
the politician to secure his election.
He contented himself with simply
making an announcement in the
papers that if elected he would give
to the office his best efforts.
He therefore feels that the hand
some vote given him was an un
solicited expression of confidence,
and his election he accepts as an
honor and a compliment which is
h'ghly satisfactory to him jn every
wav, and of which he has the keen
est sense of appreciation.
He fully realizes the good work
of his friends who were interested
in his behalf, and to all such he
extends his heartfelt thanks
IN COURT.
This week is civil court. On
Monday Judge McClnre of Lewis
hurg arrived to preside specially in
the case of Geo. J. Vanderslice
against the Irondale Electric Light,
Heat and Fovver Co. 1 he cause ot
action was for alleged damage to
the plaintiff's land, formerly the
Dr. Low farm, this side of the com
pany dam.
The plaintiff was represented by
Fred Ikeler, K. Mont. Smith and
T. J. Vanderslice, Esqs., and the
d.fendant by W. H. Spousler.of
Harrisburg, and A. W. Duy, Esqs.
The trial ended on Tuesday with a
verdict for plaintiff for $i534-3i .
The damage was done by the see
page of water through the bank of
the race, and witnesses said that
nine acres were damaged.
In the case of the First National
Bank against the estate of Joseph
Ratti a verdict for plaintiff was ren
dered by direction of Judge Mc
Clure for $5000 and interest. This
case was tried before and sent back
by the Supreme Court. The sec
ond trial resulted the same a the
first.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. W. A. Waters of Catha
rine street, died on Wednesday
morning at four o'clock folllowing
a paralytic stroke which came
about one o'clock Tuesday after
noon. She was unconscious from
the' time of the stroke until she
died. She had been suffering from
Bright's disease for several months
but was no worse than usual, and
was about her work on Tuesday,
preparing the noonday meal for
the family.
On Friday while reading an ac
count ol a death from paralysis,
she made the remark that there
were so many deaths from paraly
sis among young people that it
made her afraid. It seems almost
as though she may have had a pre
monition of what was to follow.
She was 36 years of age and is sur
vived by her husband and one
daughter, Floreuce, who resides at
home. She is also survived by
four brothers and two sisters. She
was a daughter of J. L. Wagner of
Berwick.
,
The Knights of the Golden Eag
le Commandery has decided to give
a minstrel show in the near future.
COMPTROLLER'S CALL.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
1 0e QfoomaBurg (Uaftonaf ffanft
At the Close of Business, January 31st, '1910.
RESOURCES.
U. S. Bonds - - $100,000.00
Loans and Invest-
ments . 615,471.18
Furnitureand Fix-
tures - 8,000.00
Cash and Reserve 132,780.95
$856,252.13
WM. II. HIDLAY, Cashier.
0. A. HENRI E KILLED.
Wife and Daughter Narrowly Escape
Death in a Hotel Fire in
Washington.
At December court O. A. Henrie
of Berwick obtained a verdict a
gainst the D. L & W. R R. Co
for injuries to his daughter, by 1
collision at a crossing. His attorn
ey was Paul J. Sherwood of Wiik
es-Barre. .
Mr. and Mrs. Henrie and daugh
ter Frieda, and Mr. and Mrs.Sher
wood, who formed a friendship at
the trial, took a southern pleasure
trip and reached Washington, D,
C.,on the return fro:u Jacksonville,
Ha., on last week Wednesday.
The .startling news was received
by relatives in Berwick on Thurs
day that Mr. Henrie had been kill
ed in a hotel fire in Washington,
and that his wife and daughter
were suffering from shock. Sever
al telegrams were received before
the final one came announcing Mr,
Henrie s death.
The story of the fire aud the
manner 111 which Mr. Henrie met
his shocking death, is told in a let
ter written by Mr. Sherwood to
Mr. Heurie's daughter at Berwick,
the letter being written Thursday
morning before the death of Mr
Henrie It follows in part:
"It is bad news I have to write,
Be brave and look to God for com
fort. Do not give way, any of you
Your father is seriously hurt. He
is in the hospital here at Washing
ton and I have provided for the
best nurse aud physicians. Fire
broke out in our hotel last night
and we all had to climb down the
fire escape in our night clothes.
leaving all our possessions behind
in our rooms. I he fire when dis
covered had cut off our escape to
the elevator and stairway. Your
father, with little Frieda in his
arms, mounted the ladder hrst and
followed, your mother followed
me and then Mrs. fc her wood
When your father reached the bot
torn part of the fire escape, which
is held up by a weight and was
supposed to lower and let him
reach the ground, the thing was
out of order and would not work
in tbe pulley wheel.
He held Frieda out and called
for help. A hreman climbed up
and I ran up the ladder when the
rope broke and something gave
way and let In in fall a distance of
about twenty or thirty feet, strik
ing on his left shoulder and head.
He has been in the hospital since
and has undergone an operation.
I think you had better be prepared
for most auy news. He has not
been conscious since the falL
None of your people's clothes
or belongings were burned. Mrs.
Sherwood aud I lost our clothes,
money, etc. We all escaped in our
night clothes. There were about
100 guests at the hotel, who escap
ed the same way. I understand
there were some others slightly
injured.
'Of course your mother and
Frieda are suffering some from
shock and Frieda was some hurt,
but we hope not seriously. I'll
stay by them and do all that can
be done. God bless you.
Sincerely,
Paul J. Sherwood.
Mr. Henrie was aged 52 years
aud was a native of Orangeville.
His wife was formerly Miss Alice
Belles, of Bentou, a sister of Mrs.
C. E. Huttou, of West Berwick.
Their children are: Bruce and
Mrs. Roy Ruckle, of Orangeville,
Guy, Lester, Blauche, Beach,
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits 64.028.20
Circulation 100,000.00
Bank Deposits, 38,062.51
Individual Deposits 554,161.42
$856,252.13
A. Z. SCII0C1I. President.
DEATH OF INFANT CHILD.
Jacib Maust Ludwig, infant son
and only child of Mr. and Mrs.
William Ludwig of 333 West Fifth
Street of Bloomsburg, died on Fri
day evening, Febtuary it, 1910.
at 8:45 o'clock, after an illness of
only a few days duration, aged one
year and ten days. The death of
the child was a very sad affair for
the family and unexpected. It
took sick with a slight cold, and a
doctor was promptly summoned
and its condition al the start was
not at all considered serious. The
young member was the sunbeam of
the household. The funeral was
held on Tuesday morning. After
brief services at the home at nine
o clock the cortege proceeded to
Emanuel's Reformed Church, at
Dutch Hill, where the services
were concluded and the remains
laid to rest in the cemetery adjoin
ing. 1 he services were in charge
of Rev. W. J. Kohler of Strawber
ry Ridge and were very impressive.
A quartette of the Bloomsburg Re
formed Church rendered several
beautiful and appropiate selections
at the home. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful.
LAST OF THE CANAL.
The sale of several blocks of
Pennsylvania canal 6 per cent.
bonds, one block of $10,000 at 33
and another at 4, has attracted
some attention to these bonds $1,
948,000 of which are outstanding
and in the hands of the public.
These bonds fall due in July of
this year and inquiry develops the
fact that there is not the remotest
posibility of the holders thereof re
ceiving anything on the principal
of these bonds. The canal having
been abandoned the property be
comes disintegrated through sales
of portions until there remains to
day in the way of tangible property
upon which these bonds are hen a
toll bridge across the Susquehanna
from Clark's Ferry to Duncan's Is-
and and a dam at Muncy with
detached pieces of property here
and there, including the Nanticoke
dam.
Holders of the bonds have been
receiving their interest reguiany
under an indorsement on the bonds
that the Pennsylvania railroad will
purchase the interest coupons when
due upon presentation. These ma
tured and purchased coupous now
in the hands of the Pennsylvania
railroad amount iu the aggregate
to more than $3,000,000, which is
more than could possibly be realiz
ed from the property remaining,
and, as they take precedence to the
bonds themselves, it is not difficult
to see where tin bondholders stand
with regard to their principal.
Lloyd and Freida of Berwick.
Mr. Henrie has the following
brothers and sisters: Harvey Hen
rie of Bloomsburg; I. D. Henrie
and Steward Henrie, of Orange
ville; Mrs.Jurd Huttonof Fowlers-
ville; Boyd Henrie of Kingston
aud Mrs. M. E. Seybert of Light
Street.
The funeral was held Monday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Relatives
and intimate friends met at the
house, in Berwick, where brief pri
vate services were conducted by
tbe Rev. C. R. Botsford, pastor of
the Lutheran Church. The cortege
then went to Pine Grove Cemetery
where interment was made after
which public services were held in
the Lutheran church. These ser
vices were largely attended, the
members of the Lodge of Owls at
tending iu a body.
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