The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-28

The Governor has appointed Mr..
HAMILTON ADAMS. of Ashland, boil
cr inspector for Schuylkill, Columbia
and Northumberland counties.
A MEETING of the executive committee Of
the Columbia county Agricultural Society
will be held on Saturday. 29th inst, at 8
o'clock, at the office Of j. j. BRowER ESD.
LoCAL.-A little girl-a bright and
interesting little creature-gayly pass
ing down Centre street the other day
picked up pin. She put it in her
dress.
AGUE. Quite number of persons in
this place, who reside in miasmatic dis
tricts, are suffering from chlls and fever.
Tho disease has been more prevalent
this year than usual. The utmost cau-
ton should be observed in preventing
exposure DanriUe America,.
WE endorse the advice of a cotempo.
rary which cautions farmers to be "on
the lookout for patent right swindlers
during the present summer, as their
name is legion. Have nothing to do
with them. If you need agricultural
implements, purchase them of our well
known merchants, and select those who
advertise"
WE understand tn at NJ. j. ID. WITH
INToN, of Northumberland, has secur-
ed the control of the celebrated Mount
Farm oil of West Virginia, for Luzerne
Columbia, Northumberland and Dau
phin counties, and intends carrying on
the business in the different varieties OF
oil. Located at Northum berland, with
branch at Wilkesbarre.
TIE BoX-TUNNEL.-This little mar.
rativc, worded up by one OF the most
popular English writers of light litera
turc, will be found upon our first page.
There is supposed TO be very little o
the romantic in railroad, but Mr.
READE succeeds very well in interest
ing us in railroad advent urc in "tht
BoX.Tunnel."
A YOUNG lady of this town gets up every
morning at five o'clock to practice upon tn,
piano. Her mother gets up at the sam,
time to do the washing and household drudg
cry. -Ecchange.
Singular to state, said young lady is quite
traveller, as she has visited nearly ever!
town in the State where there is newspape
published.
TIE editor is indebted to Mr.. Jos
GARRISON for a basket of New Roch
ellie (Lawton) Blackberries. They
were as fine an article of the superio
variety named as we have ever seel
from the seedy habit of the common
varieties, are moro tleshy and juicy
and require less sugar, if fully ripe, t
make them palatable. Mr.. G. vii
have plants for sale in the fall.
Certain hilarious lads from this town las
week amused themselves by throwing stone
into the windows Of n school house at Can
bra Certain citizens Of the locality yer
properly amused themselves by extractin
twenty dollars from the pockets Of the mi
chicvous youths. A few examples Of tn
sort will improve the department of Lad
who get away from their mothers apro
strings.
HUNLoCK CREEK AND MUNCY Rail
RoAD.-The engineers completed tn
preliminary survey of this road las
week. We are informed that the grad
nowhere exceeds thirty feet to the mile
except for distance Of Il mile and
quarter, where it slightly exceeds sex
enty feet to the mile. The entire lengt
of the survey from point to point is fl
ty-three miles. 1t is not doubted bl
to put the work of construction undo
way and to complete 1t within reasoi
able time.
THE LONG LOOKED FOR HAS COME.
Almost seventy-flve years have elapst
since the close of tho war of 1912, al
not until now has the U. S. Cover
ment offered pension to soldiers
said war for services rendered. CC
EBENEzER THAYER, late of Capt. WA
BUTRIEs' Company, 1st Battery, N.
City Guards, commanded by Col. Cor
mis- the first recipient Of a pension,
this county, under the late act of Co
gress, giving pensions to soldiers of t
war of 1912. Col. THAYER is the fatht
in.law of Hon. WIN. ELwELL, Preside
Judge of this Judicial District, and
hale and hearty as vigorous middle al
CAPE MAY.-Persons visiting
Cape, which is one of the most pleasa
of summer resorts, will find the C0l't
Ola House, GEO. j. BOLTON, Esq, p
prietor, one of the most agreeable
public houses to the sojourner.
Columbia is the equal of any hotel
the'Cape, and probably superior to al
and its location is convenient to
beach and for bathing. Mr.. BoLTo,
the well known proprietor of the Bol
Hotel at Harrisburg and the Colum
Hotel at Philadelphia. He is v
known to many of our people, as v
as to the editor, all of whom will at
his attention and kindness to guests
his many gentlemanly qualities.
him, whether visiting Cape May, i
h fisburg or Philadelphia.