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RLO OMSD UR G, PA., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1010.
NO 8.
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DIRECTORS
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3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
HIGH SCHOOL PATRIOTIC.
Big Meeting in Columbia Theatre to
Celebrate Birthdays of Wash
ington and Lincoln.
The High School rendered a de
lightful and patriotic programme
in Columbia Theatre on Tuesday in
commemoration of the birthdays of
Washington and Lincoln. The
stage was decorated in national
colors with portraits . of the two
great Americans on either side.
The entertainment opened with
"The Star Spangled Bnner" by the
High School Orchestra, followed
by the following numbers: Oration,
"A Comparison of Washin gtou and
Lincoln," Miss Harriet Ilartmau ;
Declamation, "Was'aington's Fare
well Address to His Army," Ste v
art Hartman;Solo, "My Own Unit
ed States," Miss Minnie Morris;
Declamation, "The Battle of Mis
siou Ridge," Warren Shutt; Solo,
"You're a Grand Old Bell," Stew
art Hartmau; Declamation of Lin
coln's 'Gettysburg Address,"
Claytou Culp; Quartette, "We're
Coming, Father Abraham, "Messrs.
Mussleman, Hartinan, Bro u and
Kliue; Declamation, "Our Rich
Heritage,, Miss Gladys Wharton;
"History of the American Flag,"
Glen Pursel.
Thirty-six girls dressed in white
with red, white and blue saihes,
executed a very pretty march, then
saluted the flag and sang "The
Star Spangled Banner."
Supervisory Principal L. P.
Sterner made a few appropriate re
marks, after which the Washing
ton Camp No. rug, P. O. S. of A-
presented the sixth grades with
portraits of Washington. County
Superintendent W. W. Evans made
the presentation speech. James C.
Brown made the speech of accept
ance on behalf of the ?chool Board.
It is probable that this meeting
in the theatre will be made an an
nual affair. It serves the double
purpose of doing honor to Wash
ington and Lincoln, and of instill
ing patriotism in the schools.
ANOTHER WRECK ON S. B. & B.
One more wreck was added to
the list of S. B. & B. mishaps, on
Fridav. A nasseneer eneine jump
ed the track and tumbled into a
ditch, the mail car followed it, and
both were badly smashed. The
rjassentrer coach staved on the
track. The train crew had narrow
escapes. This occurred between
Tersevtown and Strawberry Ridge.
About the same time a freight
engine slipped off the tracks near
Turbotville, and this cut off the
wreckers from the passenger wre.k
The road's schedule was abandon
ed for the day until things could
be cleaned up.
LICENSE TRANSFERRED.
The lirvn;r of the M"Henry
House at Bentou was transferred
ia court last Saturday from Oscar
E. Suttcn of Benton to Harry L.
Keller of Berwick. In granting the
transfer Judge Evans said to Mr.
Keller:
"I want vnu tn redeem this hotel
A former owner has given it a bad
reputation, and I want you to re
store it to its former good name."
FRACTURED WRIST.
By a fall on t-ie icy pavement i
front of her home on Eighth street
on Sunday evening, Mrs. James
Lennon fractured her left wrist. As
she is somewhat advanced in years
it will take some time for the bones
to knit.
$12,000 FIRE AT BERWICK.
Dickson Building Damaged Bv Blaze
Last Friday Morning.
Because of a live electric light
wire touching a telephone wire it
caused ablaze at the Dickson build
ing, First street, Berwick, at an
early hour on Friday morning,
which before it was extinguished
damaged property to the extent oi
$t 2,000. The American Union Tel
ephone and Telegraph Co. is the
argesJ losers. Its exchange there
is ruined, and will take $10,000 to
replace it. The remainiug loss is to
the building, which is covered by
insurance. The Dickson building
is oue of the finest in Berwick.
Foster Richard, an employe of
the company, remained in the ex
change for the purpose of prevent
ing just such a thing as occurred.
Shortly be.'ore 1 o'clock he sw a
big flash all over the switchboard,
as the heavier current jumped in
aud burned out the fuses. He
seized buckets cf sand provided for
such an emergency, but after
throwing them on, found that there
was a blaze beyond his control. He
turned in an alarm of fire, and the
firemen were unable to extinguish
it before the damage was done.
The light wire had been blown
against the telephone wire at the
outside of the building.
JOHN N. HUMMER.
flpnMi ofiinp to Tohn N. Iluniiner
in his sleep early yesterday morn
ing at the ho.ie of his son, De For
est T. Hummer, of town. Although
Mr. Hummer naa Deen in poor
health since last summer, suffering
from kidney and heart trouble, his
death came unexpectedly.
re was born sixty-live years ago
in TVinville. where he was raised.
coming to Bloomsburg, where he
lived about seveuteeu years, borne
time nan he moved to Berwick, but
returned in January to live with
his son. At Berwick he was em
ployed as a pattern maker by the
a rv & V. Co. He was a member
of the Heptasophs and Knights of
Malta.
Besides being an expert wood
.mrVor Mr. Hummer was a good
mucirinn nnd was a fine violinist.
He married Rosie V. L,acy, who
cur7it3 h in. He is survivea aiso
by his sou DeForest J. Hummer,
and by oue daughter, wrs. irene
Kelly, of Danville.
Another sou. Ravtuond. a prom-
icinn vnnnc man. died last year in
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New Mexico, wnne serving u a
miisipinn 111 the Regular Army.
uic Ath wfis a sever blow to the
iraiMt. Hummer, who was
not then in the best of health, had
been failing ever since.
The funeral services will be con
ducted at the home of his son by
the Rev. James W. Diggles on Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
HALLEY'S COMET SIGHTED HERE.
TT.it..'o fVmipt was sitrhted for
the first time in Bloomsburg last
Saturday evening, uy n- V, .
C Dickson, pastor of the Presby
terian Church, and G. Edward
Elwell. By means of the telescope
of the Normal School, and with the
aid of charts they located the celes
tial wanderer in the western sky 111
the constellation Pisces, somewhat
to the north of the planet Saturn.
As yet it is somewhat inconspic
uous, and difficult to locate with a
small glass It is moving west
ward toward the sun. On May
eighteenth it will pass perihelion
and turn eastward again, at which
time it will attain its maximum
brilliancy.
COMPTROLLER'S CALL.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Zfy g foomeBuro;
At the Close of Business,
RESOURCES.
U. S. Bonds - - $100,000.00
Loans aud Invest-
ments . 615,471.18
furniture and Fix-
tures - 8,000.00
i-asn and Keserve 132,780 05
$856,252.13
WM. H. HIDLAY, Cashier.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
Session of Derry Township, Montour
County Teachers, Addressed
by Prof. C. H. Albert.
The secend annual Derry town
ship local teachers' institute was
held in the Washingtonville Pres
byterian church ou Friday and Sat
urday. Prof. C. II. Albert, of the facul
ty of the Bloomsburg State Normal
School, was one of the speakers,
his subj.-ct being. "The Relation
of the Public School to the Com
munity." Education, Prof. Albert said, is
the cultivating of the families giv
en us by the Almighty. Everything
in this present age voices the cry
ing need of education. Every
school ground should have not less
than two acres. The school house
should stand in the center and
should be surrounded by lawn and
flower beds. The education of a
child begins, the speaker continued,
with its parents, as a child's physi
cal strength aud intellect are large
ly dependent upon the degree of
these possessed by the parents.,
"A great deal of the sickness
aud trouble among children comes
from disobeying the laws of na
ture. Some people pay more at
tention to their stock than they do
to their children's education. The
fundamental principal of the home
should be Obedience; Obedience at
home means Obedience in the
school. A great sacrifice is being
made of the boys of our country to
keep the drunkard list full. Mcuy
men are filling drunkard's graves,
and those who fill the brcken ranks
must be drawn from the boys who
are now going to school.
Prof. Albert said the school
house should be as good as the best
farm house in the community. On
the surrounding of a child's life de
pends his after life. We should
therefore be very careful what kind
of teachers we place over our chil
dren. We should natch carefully
over the morals aud manners of the
pupils as well as over their educa
tion. - LEVI FESTER.
Levi Fester, an old and highly
respected citizen of Centre township
died at his home on Saturday last,
after an illness of two weeks, with
pneumonia. His age was 75 years.
Tn his death Centre township
loses oue of its most estimable resi
dents. He took an active interest
in the schools and in all township
matters.
He is survived by his wife and
two children, Frank Fester and
Mrs. Hervey Towusend, both of
Centre township. The funeral ser
vice was held ou Tuesday morning.
After short services at the house
the body was taken to the Brick
church in Briarcreek township
where the services were concluded,
and the interment made.
NEW TRIAL ASKED FOR.
John G. Hannan Esq., attorney
for the estate of Joseph Ratti de
ceased, has filed a motiou for a new
trial in the case wherein the First
National Bank last week secured a
verdict of nearly six thousand dol
lars, the claim being based on a
note of $5,000 which was endorsed
by Mr. Ratti.
The rule to show cause why a
new trial should not be granted is
returnable ou Monday, March 7th.
(Ttaftonaf (ganft
January 31st, 1910.
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits 64.028 20
Circulation . 100,000.00
Bank Deposits, 38,062.51
Individual Deposits 5s4.161.42
$856,252.13
A. Z. SCIIOCII. President
FISHER GUILTY IN SECOND DE
GREE. Sentenced by Court to Twenty Years
in the Eastern Penitentiary.
The jury in the Fisher murder
case at Sunnury reached an agree
ment last Wednesday night and re
ported about nine o'clock after
having been out since 11:50 am.
Tuesday. The jury found him guil
ty of murder in the second degree.
The prisoner was immediately sen
tenced by the court to undergo
twenty years imprisonment in the
Eastern Penitentiary. Only a few
people heard the sentence pro
nounced. Henry Fisher was charged with
the murder of Mrs. Sarah Klinger
of Shatnukin late in November,
1906. Fisher managed to secure
three trials.
The defense opened at 1 1 o'clock
Saturday inorniug. A strong ef
fort was made to throw doubt on
the circumstantial evidence. The
lawyers for the defense also made
a point of pleading that the defen
dant was intoxicated ou the day
when Mrs. Klinger was killed.
CALLIEPIAN REUNION.
Tuesday, Washington's Birth
day, was reunion day for the Cal
liepian Literary Society of the Nor
mal School. No more successful
one was ever held. Many alumni
members returned for it, aud swell
ed the number of Callies to a good
ly throng. This throng spent most
of the day in the gymuasiuin, which
was beautifully decorated in the
society colors, jellow and white,
and furnished with numerous
booths.
In the morning a session was
held ia Calliepian Hall, at which
Dr. D. J Waller and Prof. C. H.
Albert made addresses.
Dancing in the Gymnasium oc
cupied the afternoon. In the even
ing Elbert Folaud and the Italian
Boys delighted a good sized audi
ence in the auditorium.
RED CROSS OUTING.
The Bloomsburg branch of the
National Red Cross society went to
Millville in a sleigh on Saturday
aud took dinner at the Millville
hotel. The membership is com
posed of young girls, and they were
accompauied by Mrs. Boyd W.
Furman, Mrs. J. E. Roys, Mrs. R.
R. Ikeler and Mrs. J. H. Andreas.
Ou the front of the sled was a ban
ner of the Red Cross society. Be
side the mothers, the party was
composed of Misses Rebecca Ikeler,
Martha Andreas, Sylvia Gross,
Josephine Furman, Letty Boody,
Emily Roys, Catharine Little,
Catharine Biermau and Frances
Way.
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DIED FROM BLOOD POISON.
George F. Kreamer who resided
on Light Street Road, died from
blood poisoning ou Monday night.
Two weeks ago be caught his left
thumb between a piece of floor
sheeting and a large punch while
working at t'je American Car &
Foundry Company's local plant,
and the thumb was badly mashed.
He refused to have it amputated,
and the whole arm and body be
came affected. Mr. Kreamer has
lived here for the past twelve years.
His age was 47 years, and he is
survived by his wife aud one dau
ghter, Hazel.
He was a nephew of William
Kreamer of towu. .
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