The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-01-16
ANNUAL REPORT.

EDITORS OF THE COLUMBIAN: : As the year
Of 1879 has closed upon US, through the tender
mercies of God have again been spared 10
transmt to your many readers, my annual re,
port. 1t has been an even lful year. Prosperity
is once more dawning upon us as a nation and a
people. The industry of our nation has been
daily revivng. and specie payments have been
resumed. The Lord has blessed the husbandmen
with a bountifIl crop. According to Prof Il.
II. Walker, Of the New York Produce Ex
change, the wheat crop, of the United States
was 3S5,000,0 600 of bushels, which excepting
last year. is by far the largest crop ever grown
in this county. Thus we have enough and to
spare, to meet the wants Of our neighbors across
the Atlantic Our exports far exceed our i'm.
ports, hence gold and silver is flowing into the
country by millions upon millions. We also
find that labor is in demand, which will natn-
rally increase the wages of the mechanic and
laborer. Our town wa visited by FIRE on the
morning of the 18th of August. 1t proved to
he the car works of our euterprsing riends, g.
NJ. q j X. Lockard, ard in less than two hours
was entirely consumed, with all its machinery
serious loss TO the owners and to our town.
But through their tnefgy and perseverance.
th rec large buildings have aii,en, Phoenix like,
from the ashes of the old one. and by the 12tn
Of November, just three months, was in full
blast again. with entire new machinery, all
being constructed for convenience and dura-
bility. To such men, our town is largely in
debted, for their indnmitabIe crergy and perse.
verance, aud may they long live TO receive the
pati onage oi generous pHhlic We have, as
people and nation, been greatly blessed with
an abundant harvest and 'le prosperity ut bu'
siness interests of all kinds, and peace at home
and abroad. While other nations have been
scourged with plague and famine, we have
heen spared tnese lrlaIs. Ihere s no nation on
God's tootstool which has greater cause for
thanktuness and praise than the United States,
for the mercies that have crowned the year
1873 Now, my fellow travellers, we are enter
ing upon the lhreshoId oi new year. 1t
would be proper Tor us % stand ana pause, and
take serious view OF the many occurrences
That may happen to US this year, that we may
be prepared to meet them Ihe tutute - in
deed unknown TO US ana there are events
which we know ire before US, and we are sure
they VIII occur. But at what particular time
they VIII happen, whether TINS year or next
year, whetherthis day or tomorrow, Is TO us an
uncertainty, the close OF the present ltr, and
our entrance mo eternity; Ihlt We must dle,
is as certain as we now I'VE ont the houi oi
year when, Is kindly ana wisely Generated from
US, that we may be ready at the Masters call.
My reauers thlhk u puSslpie lhat some OF us
may die this year; you would think IT a very
uncommon thing, that NOT one should die this
year IN bioomsonrg' les my irlend', many
have died the past year, VINO made part OF our
assembly, In 'he past; ! wouii exhort you, my
fellow 'ravele,s TO the bar oi G9d to stop and
thlnk ana refect, ana come TO Jesus as Lydia
OF oIa ul,' ana De oo'n chliu OF goa and an
helr ~ glory anu napplhess which the revon'
| ton OF years snail never terminate In fact,
oil the blessings that are needed to hit man up
into the favor OF God and keep him there Ior-
ever, are stored up IN the person OF Jesus, in
whom Gods love haih displayed Itself to the
fullest degree jesus Is me sum and substance,
crown and glory OF the Gospel
The temperature OF 1879, on an average has
been mild one, no great extremes of eith,r
cold or heat January was the coolest month
OF the year January sd l. below zero and the
| llth was 4 below zero the coldest OF the year.
Thermometer for February, highest point AZ ,
| lowest port i below gro Thermometer for
| March, highest, point So, and lowest point l9'
| above zero Thermometer Tor April, highest
point IS and lowest Il above zero Iher-
mometer for May, highest point 9O' and lowest
Al above zero thermometer Tor June, high.
est point 9l' and lowest point 5Oo above zero.
Thermometer tor July, morning OF the 10Th "a
at 10 o'clock a. m ", at II o'clock, 92' at =
o'clock, 9S0 at clock p m'' loo' at D ocloCk,
96O at b O'Clock; W, IN the shade on the morn
Ing OF July ION '6' at 10 o'clock a. m, $40
at / o'clock 9oo at noon vs. at 2oclock, lOU0
|
e9' in The shade. Inc most excessive heat was
on July 10th, hottest day OF the year, Their
mome'er 1or August inquest point w ana low
est point Oh IN the shade, thermometer for
September, hlghest point 90 ana lowest point
so. Thermometer Tor October, highest point
W " ana lowest point 70 FROM the Isl to the
iNh itN OF octootr was tue warihest weather ior
tha' mon'h mat ever knew III my recolec-
t'oh. LherihoIie'er LOT November, highest
|
thermometer Tor Decemoer' highest point 6O'
ana lowest point . ABOVE zero
Durlhg 'he year 1917 mere were clear days,
| l'o, some oI theun pdrualiy, cloudy Gays, l2S
| including nights. There were thunder hover S
,he hrsI on MarGh otn' IN Aprll IN May,
Uu' '0o,ohy y, oby i'' ~ % ~ III sep
tire wear Whole depth of snow from .Jann-
arv lst, 1879 to January lst, 1850, was feel
Iot inches.