The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-12-31
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cnUrCn year. has come and gone, ano announcer
twelve months are added to the Christian ca.
The event was duly observed by mot of 'he
congregations in town. At the Luther "a church
on Friday night Christmas tree was enjoyed
b. the Sunday school children; the exercises
were interspersed with singing, and a short ad-
dress was made by the Rev. DR.. McCroN, al the
end of which purse was presented BY tn, con-
qregation to Mr.. A. W, Fry, who for ma1y years
ho. been an active and faithful teaches in the
Sunday school.
At the Baptist church on Saturday yht,gifs
we're distributed, addresses were made by sever
al Of the teachersand enlivening music furnish
ed by the choir and the children.
At st. Paul's Episcopal Church a delightful
service was held on Christmas morni {. The |
church was beautifully decorated with ever
greens. From the corona in the cent of the |
chancel, wreaths of green were hung to the 90 |
jets on the side. The lectern, pulpit aD1 read |
ing desk were twined with the same, and the |
pillars and arches throughout the chu. III were
trimmed in very beautiful manner. The ur-
sic is said by many who heard it, to have been |
the finest ever rendered in the church. The |
1ltlUDCTs Vi llc CUOlT NbIG llltIT JUS, anu
ded greatly to the beauty and impressiveness Of
the service. The sermon by the Reeto' was an |
appropriate one for the occasion, the Et bel z |
ave have found him of whom Mos in tle
law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus 1G Naza- |
re.h, the son of Joseph."-Jokn l:45.
On Sunday morning the same music was rem
dered and in the evening the sermon was omit |
ted, and partially choral service used in its
stead. The psalter was chanted antiphonally |
by the Rector and choir.
Christmas day was rather quiet except the or
dinary number of incarcera.iops in Fort Wood |
ward of individuals who undertook to carry q
barrel of whisky concealed about their persons.
Notwithstanding the hard times, many and |
handsome gifts were exchanged. 1t was almost |
impossible to find man, woman or child on the |
street on Friday night who was net loaded down |
with bundles and packages for Christmas Old |
Santa Claus has unlocked his reindeers, and |
during the next twelvemonth will be busily EN-
ployed in making all sorts of things for good |
little boys and girls on Christmas, 1875.
/. X. Miller, agent for pianos and organs, has |
second hand Mason & Hamlin organ, which |
can be secured at a bargain. 1t has two banks
of keys, eight stops and four sets of reeds, and s
in good condition. Just the thing for a church
or lodge. If.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Columbia Co.
Med. Society was held in this place last W ed
nesday, and brought out quite large number
of the medical gentlemen Of the county. The
meeting was presided over by DR.. L. B. Kline,
of Catawissa- Several medical subjects were
presented for discussion, and entered into by the
doctors with considerable enthusiasm. Quite .
lively discussion was gotten up on the subject of
cancer, between Drs. Vastne, Kline, Reber and
Others DR.. Lenderling brought up and discus
sed the operation for fistula. A lively but very
friendly tilt between Drs. J. B. McKelvy and
Turner on spontaneous evolution created not
little merriment for the society. DR.. Turner re-
lated a case of acute Brights disease treated by
the hot air bath, and DR.. McKelvy made some
remarks on sewerage, after which vote was
taken for delegates to the State Society, to be
held in Philadelphia, and resulted in the elcc
ton of Drs. Reber, Turner, Vim. McKelyy, and
Harder. DR.. j. B. McKelvy was unani mously
elected delegate TO the American Medical Soci-
ETY..
THE EXCHANGE HOTEL, BLooMsBURG, PA.
We spent a few days the past week, in the
beautiful and prosperous Borough of Blooms t
burg, Columbia county, (which was our former
home for twenty consecutive years.) daring
which time it was our pleasure to enjoy the hos
pitaity of mine host Major w. B. Koons the
gentlemanly proprietor of the new and spacious
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flee, erected upon the location formerly occupied
by an Inn bearing the same name, but this is Of {
much larger dimensions and constructed upon !
most approved principles of modern architec-
ture, and finished in the very finest style of sci
entifc mechanism. Tie Exchange Hotel pos
sesses the advantage of the most central business
location in the thriving village of Bloomsbury, I
the county seat of Columbia and for beauty of
finish and convenience of arrangement, in all its
departments, is almost unparalleled in Northern
Major Koons, who has had large experience
n hotel keeping, and is thoroughly educated in
he art of catering for the general public, "gves
O the Exchange his personal attention and care
ul supervision. His fair dealing and proverbi- @
Il bOlllcHtSS iuliB olIcC WIN iiOoso Va l {,
riends and assured his fortune. Besides, the st
Exchange table is always found in most admir-
BILE coalition, and amply supplied with the best
nd. choicest edibles the market afford, and
ence thefmmense patronage awarded the Ex
hange Hotel Williamport San. 81
We clip the following from the Ibs.anda Jour
al of last week. Many of our people will re-
iember the lady mentioned as the one who sang
I the concert recently. She has the sympathy
{ many friends here
One of the most disastrous fires which has oc-
urred in this place for some time was that al
hich broke out last night in the brick block of -
Vn. A. Chamberlain on Main street. AT about
l p. m. fire was discovered in the millinery =.
ore of l. X. Harris in the north end of this tlC
lock- Being discovered before it had made Pc
ny great headway, it was extinguished, or was ~
opposed to be. al
At o'clock, fire was again discovered in the Al
tore and the alarm sounded, but this time it tn
as beyond control, despite the almost superhu- So
ian efforts Of the hremen to check it.
The second and third floors of the block are
coupled by the family of Mr.. w. A. Chamber
lin and the large jewelry store of Mr.. c. is in a.
le store adjoining Mr. Harris, u, w
Such was lhe rapid progress of the flames, af- q.
er the fire broke out second Gme that a part II
Mr.. Chamberlain's family barely escaped
18th their lives. Mr.. l., D. Montanye and fam
y, who were asleep in the third story were OK
wakenedb by the smoke, and with difficulty
iade their way down stairs and out of the build
lg, they not having time to dress, but were n
breed to fly in their night clothes, carrying two ~
mall children with them. Mr. Montanye is w
ne of the severest losers by the fire, everything in
. the line of household goods and much valua- sc
lie personal property belonging to him being D'
urned. We understand that he had no insur-
nee.
His loss is about $4,5OO Mrs Mo1tanye is a
aughter of W. A. Chamberlain.
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