The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-01

disbelieve In the efficacy OF advertising,
but just so soon as one of them gets into
scrape it is astonishing to see the
alacrity with which he calls on the
editor to ask that the little affair may
not be mentioned in the columns of his
paper. If these men believe what they
say why this anxiety?
THE voice of the mud turtle and that
of the lightning rod man will soon be
heard in the land. Get your shot gun
and prepare for war.-Er.
We do not desire to run counter to the
sporting tastes of the community but
we feel impelled to say that although
there is no law on the statute books for
bidding the shooting of mud turtles,
there is an absurd prohibition as to the
popping over of lightning rod men
The law is, perhaps, ridiculous, but SO
long as ii exists it will be better to alb.
stain from this exciting sport. Light.
ming rod men, are fellow creatures after
all and although the temptation may be
strong to bag them, yet the fact of their
human origin should be allowed full
weight. SO we say, don't shoot them (;
"let dogs delight to bark (at) and bite"
them but don't you do anything of the
sort.
THE most disagree cable months of the
year are February and March. The
latter, especially, with its high winds
and keen air is peculiarly unpleasant
and unhealthy, and yet there are some
days in both months which are so
warm and bright, 50 full of sunshine
and beauty, that we can, by closing our
eyes, easily fancysthe flowers to be in
boom and the trees in leaf, with the
birds flying among the boughs. There
is no dependence, however, to be placed
upon the changeful weather, and the
perfect to- day may be followed by a
dark and fierce tomorrow. But March,
though keen and cold and cruel, is the
harbinger of better things, and the
fancie5 which its pleasant days create,
will soon become realities. The frost
and snow will disappear before the
genial heat of the sun, and the glad
earth will rouse from winters slumbers
and put on the gay, green garb of
Spring.
AT meeting of the Stockholders in
the North and West Branch Railroad
Compapy.at the Courthouse in Blooms
burg, according to public notice, on Sat.
urday, February 9th, the following
officers were elected for the current
year, viz:
President, d. j. Waller; Directors
William Neal, John A. Funston Rob
ert f. Clark, Col j. G. Freeze, Hon. L
d. Shoemaker, Hon. B. S. Bentley
E. Mendenhall, d. Lowenburg, viii
liam Peacock, j. b. Robson, Jane:
Masters, Jacob Schuyler.
Alta meeting Of the Board of Direc
tors, William Neal was elected Treasu
rer. The following members were elect
ed an Executive Committee, viz: /
j. Waller, William Neal, John A
Funston, Jacob Schuyler and d. Low
enberg.
By an act of Assembly, approved The
18th May, 1871, commissioners were ap
pointed to open books and take sub
scriptions and organize company tt
construct railroad from Wilkes Barr
in Luzerne county, to Williamsport, il
Lycoming county, by the way Q
Bloomsbury, up the Little Fishing
creek and with power to construct
branch from Bloomsbury up Big Fish
ingcreek to connect with any railroa
in Sullivan county &c.
Under the provisions of the act, tn
books have been opened, the stock sub
scribed, the charter secured, the compe
ny organized and a corps of engineer
and workmen placed on the line OF tn
proposed road.
Its Importance to Bloomsbury cannC
be over-estimated, nor indeed to a.
points along the line. AS coal an
lumber carrying road it will afford f.
cilities and advantages to every ma
who uses either one Of those article
We are glad to see that the prospects {
active work upon the line are good,an
hope to see it pushed with the vigor Il
project deserves.