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trnirnliu Joiiings.

No town in this county has grown more
rapidly than the village of Centralia. A few
years ago it was only little mining town, of
Il few hundred inhabitants, but it has grad
ually increased its population and industries
until it numbers over two thousand people.
Many new buildings have recently been erect
ed, and it is said that others will be put up
in the spring. The largest operators here
are l.. A. Riley & Co., who are conducting
three large collieries, namely, the Logan, the
Centralia and the Hazeldale. The latter sub
let to Z. Sykes and G. Jones. Two of these
have been in operation but IL short time. At
the Logan about four. hundred men and boys
are employed, and the present shipments OF
coal are nine hundred tons day. The power
| for elevating the cars from the mines is fur
nshcd by double engines of six hundred
horse power. Edward Reese is Superintend-
| ent of the three collerics and James A
| Lake Il nephew of Hon. James Lake, the
newly elected Associate Judge, is the outside
| foreman.
| There are three good hotels. kept hy Will
| liam Pciifer, James Goldsworthy, and Daniel
| Curry. Some Improvements and additions
are being made to the latter house. The walls
| of the bar room have been painted and deco
rated by Louis Macdcr, the artist who recent
| " painted the new drop curtain at the
Bloomsburg Opera House, and large snd
commodious dining room and kitchen are
nearly completed. by the way, Mr.. Curry
has the reputation of heing Il fine shot, in this
section. On Monday next he will shoot II
match with B. Eiscnhood, of Shenandoah
each man to shoot ut ten pigeons, the stake
being fifty dollars side. There were II larg'
number of the birds in Mr. Curry's coop las
Monday night when he went to bed but tn
next morning about fifty of them had dis
appeared No clue to their whereabouts ha
been found. Dan says he will max" til
feathers fly if he finds the thief.
Last Monday afternoon, house belonging
to james Barry, which was occupied by thrc
families was discovered to be ON fire in tn
roof. The energetic efforts of the buckt
brigade stayed the flames before much dam
age was done, and thus prevented whu
would have been disastrous conilagratio
if the fire had gotten under headway.
? Inc NtHlldlu pollNc ule nv" Pio'hV
; with "biies" and silver stars. Those VIII
n have examined the weapons are OF the opiI
, ion that any man who receives tap with on
= of them will have no difficulty in seeing I'll
a stars.
d, 4. Keller is doing Il large business
u stoves, tinware and hardware BY the wa
a | he wishes il understood that he has not pu
n chased the establishment of Il. FORMER, b,
IS will continue at his Old stand.
Is People needing the attention of Il physici'
in this vicinity are well cared for by Dl
Lashcllc or Gwnner. The latter gentlem'
is young practitioner but he is rapid
> winning an excellent reputation as n caref
's and successful doctor
ol The services Of Il regular and reliable CO
III respondent are wanted by the proprletors
'" the COLUMBIAN,
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MlillIn Items.

George Bowman, Sr., n very old resident
of this town, died on the 10th inst He had
been II very well known and honorcd gentle
man and for many years was one of the fore
most members of the VI. +. church.
Philip Heller is at present lying danger
ously i'll at his son-in-law's, Mr. Stephen
Turnbach, at Black Creek.
Mr. William Shannon, ON his way home
from liazleton was passing through the Buck
Mountain road, when hunter shot at II
bird passed Mr.. Shannon Immediately be-
hind his ear, taking off the hair. He fell to
| the ground but soon recovered The hunter
was very much frightened.
ger organs, His sales are proving satiSfac
tory as they are good organs and he sell,
them at very reasonable rates.
| Dr. Harvey Keller who has been taking
trip through the Western States, rcturne,
home last week.
Many of our young ladies will spend tn
Holidays away from home.
Miss Minnie Swank is visiting friends il
Scranton, at present.
Rev. r. McCutcheon, of Muncy, Pa, LA
been elected to the Mitiiin charge of til
Lutheran charge, and has accepted the cal
He will move early in January.
Protractcd meeting was begun ON Sunda
evening last at the NJ T.. church.
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Fire 1T .Niiiliinyille.

IN Wednesday night at about half past
elven o'clock, the two story building of
Stphcn Greasy in Mitlinville, was discovered
to he on fire The first floor was used as a
strc by A. NJ. Bdlcman and the second
fl,or by the Odd Fellows. In the rear of the
store room was a cabinet shop. The flames
Ircad with such rapidity that the building
Was speedily destroyed with its contents.
AL the goods and even the books in the store
were burned, and the Odd Fellows lost all
their property. Mr. Creasy's loss ON the
property is $2,5OO; insured for $1,000, The
dwelling house of Caleb Greasy
took fire and was also consumed. Loss
81 600 Mr. Bidlcman'S loss is about 1000,
insured for half that amount. II is believed
that the fire was the work of an incrndiary.
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'iarics for 1889 at &. 4. Clark's.

Hoe Diving FOR ACoRNS. The Gcttys-
Ig Compiler is authority for the following:
'ank ROscnstccl and one of his brothers
rntly saw singular performance whilst
| ring along March creek. On the bank of
stream stands II large black oak, about
t-thrds of its crop Of acorns falling
IN the water The acorns on dry land
hing been exhausted II porkcr (of about
Epounds) conceived the idea of going for
tlsc at the bottom of the creek, which is
qtc deep at THAT point and succeeded in
gring Il good portion of them. The hog
wdld dive down and fill its mouth, come to
thsurface after being under the water from
ilfen to forty seconds, swim to the shore,
sllkc clf,empty its mouth, and then eat the
acnH repeating the operation for fully
ha an hour and until satisfied with the
NAL The hog evidently knows how to
gcto the bottom of the acorn business
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A young man named james Fink was
brought to town last Sunday by Constable
Yettcr and placed in Jail, He was commit
ted by j. d. Bodine, justice of the peace OF
Main township, charged with the lar
ceny of suit of clothes, jewelry &c.,
at Boyd r. Yetter's hotel in Mainville on Sat.
urday. He will be held for trial at the next
term of court. Fink has been boatin: on
the lakes and was on his way to New York
He is quite prepossessing in appearance.
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The best newspaper ever published in
nnsylyania' This is one of the many
nplimentary things said about the
lladclphia Press by its contemporaries.
5 indeed an cnterprising and thoroughly
dable newspaper, whose pages are never
ed by the unclcan things which make so
ny journals of the day dangerous visitors
The family circle. If you are not a reader
dhc Press already, send for u specimen
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Merry Christmas.

To each and all of the readers of tho
CoLuNBIAN we extend the compliments OF
the season and wish them very Merry Christ
mas We hope that in every household the
kindly influences of the day may be felt and
that joy and happiness may reign supreme.
From present appearances the weather will
not be such as best BELTS the day, but love
and good will can make themselves manifest
as well under clouds as in sunshine. Christ
mas is the day all the year when the better
qualities Of human nature come to the front
and when all other desires are overcome by
the wish to give pleasure to friends and loved
ones May the Christmas of 1881 make us
all happier better and more contented
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The Lecture Course.

The first of the series of lectures under the
management of the Bloomsbury Lecture Ly-
ceum, was given at the Opera House, on
Thursday evening of last week. The attend
ance was most fattering, the audience being
large and composed of the best of our peo-
pie. 1t proved that there was Il hearty inter
est taken in the Lyceum's enterprise and
that a good course of lectures would meet
with success, We look tn see an equally well
filled house at each ensuing lecture, and per-
haps one still more crowded when Daniel
Dougherty is here. The gentlemen having
the course in charge cannot but feel encOur-
aged at the size and character of the audience
at the initial entertainment Melville ID.
Landon, better known as Eli Perkins" inau
gurated the series. lie was amusing II not
deep and was frequently greeted with APP
plausc. His lecture does not deserve very
| hattering comment 1t was very light ant
| consisted mainly of stories none too new-il
| Illustrative of his distinctions between wi
| and humor Eli can hardly claim orginali
| ty for his effort, nor any striking merit fo
| brlliancy The latter portion of the lecture
was decidedly flat and might with prophet,
| be remodelled or eliminated.
The second lecture will be delivered b!
| Col j. p. Sanford, on the evening of the Bis
mst.-New Years Eve--and is entitled
"Wanderings in Sunny Lands" lie made /
favorable impression when here last weel
and his lecture at the Normal School met witt
very general approval lie ought to be greet
ed by full house.
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)nr exchanges are filed with stories of bic
gs slaughtered, but it is noticeable that
weights are not so heavy as usual This
doubtless owing to the high price of feed.
merS. .prcfcrring to kill their hogs earlier
her than pay the additional cost of fattcn-
(. None of our farmers have killed any
porkcrs this seasonal least they hnv,
so notified us.
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anyway? A paper published in that village
states that hen was killed there recently
and twenty-five full sized eggs found inside.
The veracious scribe further says that anoth.
er hen lad an average of eight eggs a
sometimes four eggs Il day sometimes six,
eight, ten, twelve and fourteen. Referred to
Eli Perkins
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Personal.

Col. J. G. Freeze is attending court in
Danvillc this week.
in Philadelphia
Prof. ID. J. Waller of the Bloomsbury Nor
nal School, delivered II lecture on 9TH,
Vantage Ground of To-day" before tn,
Dauphn County teachers institute at Harris
burg, on Monday.
Mr.. J. +. MegnnesS, editor of the viii
Transport Gdz,he& Bulletin has returned hom,
greatly benefited by his Sojoun at the SAM
tarium under the skillful treatment of Drs
Turner and Rcbcr.
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4. NJ. Blake, an Ohio astronomer, claims
that the United States have passed into the
torrid zone lowing to "A change in the par
allism of the axis of rotation of the earth,
which took place in 1877. lie says that all
the months except three, show an increase OF
temperature that next year will be hotter
yet and that in 1890 "wc will have the full
blaze of an uncloudcd equatorial sun" Oi
course when the latter state of affairs exists
our farmers will engage in the production o.
cotton, and it might be well for them to reat
up little on the subject, There's an i'm
mense amount of wisdom floating srounC
| this year
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The general stock of merchandise belong
ing to G. NJ Baker, II merchant of Espy, was
recently sold by the Sheriff, and the pur-
chasers brought the goods to this town fol
sale at auction. The various art icles were
placed in Mrs. Ent's store room and dis
posed Of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

WI con'pohcnls OF Dr. Bulls Cough
E"l are daily prescribed by the ablcst
p"9ic'ns' whose success is due to the speci.
y. ~ 'nu'hct of these componcnts DR.. Bulls
togh syrup, skiIlfulIy prepared for immc.
Ut" use Is for sale by all druggists.
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I'm Thirty Dnys Trinl.

Voltaic Belts and other Electric Appliances
on trial for thirty days to young men and
older persons who are afflicted with nervous
debility, lost vitality etc, guaranteeing speedy
relief and complete restoration Of visor and
manhood. Also for Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Ruptures and many other diseases. lllustra-
ted pamphlet sent free. Address NOltaic
Belt Co., Marshall, Michigan.
Oct. %, silly
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

Alexander Thompson died on Mondi
morning of last week, at his residence
Berwick, aged about 6S years. He W
well known in the county, where he h;
lived for many years, and will be missed
large circle of friends.
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VI tuesday of last week, Moore Crcyeling
Oh spy was found in his stable suffering
ITO an attack of apopleSy, and died soon
oi' he was carried into the house. He was
on resident of Scott township and had
attncd the age of seventy ycars
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

In subscribing for weekly newspaper, --
outside Of your home paper which you must
have, it Is well to consider the advantage
of taking n paper like the Philadelphia Week
iy Press which not only furnishes the choice
of the general news aud reading, but also the
fullest Harrisburg and general Pennsylvania
news
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

The Indiana Supreme Court has decided
that IA fellow who pays for Il game of billiards
he has lost is II gambler, and the house
house The only way to observe the law if this
decision is correct is for the proprictors OF
billiard saloons to keep them open for the &C.
commodation of customers and take mp a
collection at the end of each game. The In.
diana court doesn't know much about bill
liards evidently
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Diarir. for 1882 at G. A. Clark's.

"Wandcrings in Sunny Lands" is the very
attractive title of the lecture that Col. SAN
ford will deliver at the Opera House on Sat
urday evening Of next week. As may be di-
vincd it will treat of iourneyings in foreign
countries and will contain many facts not
often to be heard save from the lips of trav-
elers. The Colonel has seen the lands OF
which hc speaks.
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Al meeting of the Board of Pardons in
lrrisburg, ON Tuesday, the application of
orge Graul of this county was refused.
nnl was sentenced December 1j 1880 to
: Imprisonment of two years and six
lnths and fine of $500
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

The winter term of Wyoming Seminary
located at Kingston Pa, has opened with a
very large attendance. New students may
enter with advantage after the holiday. We
commend this school to our readers.
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Diaries for 1882 at G. A. Clarks,

There is plenty of fun in Col Sanfords
lecture "Wonderings in Sunny Lands, as
we'll as valuable information, lie talks of
what he has seen, places he has visited and
incidents in which he bore part. lie is hu-
morous and instructive by turns and always
ready and interesting
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The best lecture of the season at the Op-
era House on New Years Eve, upon which
occasion Col. j. =. Sanford will talk rof
"Wanderings in Sunny Lands 1t is even
better than the one he gave here last week
and that was perfectly satisfactory to his
large audience.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

The Philadelphia Weekly Press announce
that it will continue during the coming
year, all the attractive features which have
given it its present prestige and popularity
and that il will add new features, making il
still more desirable AS II family journal
Specimen copies sent free.
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GRANDMOTHER

Used to say: Boys, if your blood is cut OF
order try Burdock tea;" and then they had
to dig the Burdock and boil it down in ket-
ties, making II nasty, smelling decoctioR;
now you get all the curative properties put
up in Il palatablc form in Burdock Blood Bit
tiers. Price 81 90, trial size 10 cents.
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' Monday morning last, freight car at
'acd to the Catawissa accommodation train
ohne Reading railroad was discovered to
Den llrest White Deer station. |, contain.
cuight thousand pounds of miscellaneous
frCht, all of which was consumed
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A lEAr INTO POprLAR FANOR.

1t is not always that the world acknowl-
edges what is right and best; but Burdock
Blood Bitters, by universal acquescence,
have been awarded the premium for cleans
ing the blood, curing indigestion, constipa-
ton, regulating the bowels and toning up
weak nerves. Price Sl00, trial size 10
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

At the recent teachers institute 17G teach
ers' were enrolled and the average daily atten-
dance was nearly lG0 There are 1s2 schools
in the county. The institute was one Of
the most satisfactory ever held in the county
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

Everything about Sanford's Radical Cure
for Catarrh invites confidence. II is the
prescription of one of our ablcst physicians,
and is prepared by one of the largest and
most reliable drug houses in the United
States -Bo,ton Herald
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Isaiah, alias "Busincss" Beers was tri
at the last term of the Northumberland cou
ty court for forgery and was found gull
lie forged the name of Robert Buck, Sup
intendent of the Pennsylvania r. r. at W
sontown, to an order of Sl4.50 upon viii
he procured a watch from jcweler.
was sentenced to eighteen months imprisC
ment at hard labor, in the penitentiary.
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aries for 1889 ut q. A. Clark's.

'ally good lecturers are scarce, and when
olof these raritcs comes to Bloomsbury
llpeople should turn out en- masse and hear
It, Col. Sanford will deliver an excellent
lnre at the Opera House on New Years
l.. Go and hear him.
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No more small poX in Orangevilc, but it
has left me with II large stock of Fall, Winter
and Millinery Goods on hand, which intend
to sell at ten per cent less than they can be
purchased for anywhere else in the county, in
order not to carry them over. So bring in
your cash and produce and secure the great
est bargains of your life.
My nl.lf q " Inv
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ew Years cards at G.. A. Clark'S.

hose who heard Col j. =. Sanford lecture
la. week, at Normal Hall, are unanimous in
eNrcssions of pleasure. lie will be at the
Orra House on the evening of Dcccmbcr3 31st.
Dn't miss the opportunity of hearing him.
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New Years cards at G. A. Clsrk's.

Go to the Opera House Saturday night of
next week, and hear Col j. p. Sanford's lee
ture on "Wsnderings in Sunny Lands" 1t is
both instructive and entertaining, and can
not fail to give satisfaction.
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The third annual ball Of Co. f., 12th II,
ment, n. G. of Penn. will be given al
opera House, Danvillc. on Wednesday {
ming, December 2Sth. Music will be
nlshed by the Repasz Band and Fisk's
chestra OF Williamsport, and those who Ii
had the pleasure of hearing those excel
musical organizations do not need to he
mat the concord of sweet sounds" viii
irreproachable.
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cral debility; he was recommended Thomas
Eclectric Oil which cured him at once. This
famous specific is positive remedy for bod
ily pain
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"Don'tforg;t to remember that Col. San
ford will deliver his lecture on 'Wanderngs
in Sunny Lands" at the Opera House on New
Years Eve. You will be well repaid if you
attend, as the lecture is rcplcte with interest
ing facts and fun galore"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

Judge |. X. Krickbaum has accepted Il
supper rendered him by the members of Il
Bar Association, and the evening of Frid.
the Both inst, and the Exchange Hotel n
monial to the retiring Judge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

Forty-four new subscribers were added to
our Centrala list this week. Over hun.
drcd copies of the COLUMBIAN are sent to
Centraia and vicinity, which makes it de-
sirahle advertising medium.
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Caleb T.. Fowler died of small pox in :
pest house near Scranton, on the 9Th ii
and was buried in the Washington Genet,
hyde Park. He had been sick for eigh1
days Mr. Fowler was born in Light Sh,
'his county, and was in his twenty y-secl
year at the time of his death. lie was a
painter by trade and was at one time in'
employ of George G., Winans at Light Stu
ne lett Bloomsbury just after the clos
the Fair in October, and went to Scran
where he followed his trade, He was q.
vi Nathan Fowler, of this town. II is
AhowA where he caught the disease but
"'hiy II was not in this town, as there
no small poK here al the time of his visit
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Diaries for 1882 at G. A. Clark's.

On Monday evening an election was held
for officers of the Bloomsbury Fire Depart
ment. William Rodomore was chosen Chief,
G.. B. Robbins, First Assistant and B. W.
Hagcnbuch Second Assistant.
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At three o'clock ON Tuesday morning Il
frei ight train on the Reading r. r. "
wrecked at the little tunnel, Beaver tow
ship, by the engine jumping the track. 10
Ellis OF Catawissa, II brakeman, was instan
killed and the engineer Henry Sloan, "
badly scalded. Fifteen cars were thro,
from the track and hurled down the G
bankment which is twenty feet high +
was most estimable young man and
news of his death was received with gr
sorrow in Catawissa. The expressions of
gret were very general
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NoTICE.-The personal property of Thon
ss j. Vanderslicc, deceased will be expose
topublic sale at his late residence in lIemloC
township on Tuesday, January 3, 1882, at
A. III. dec 23.2M
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Diaries for 1882 at G. A. Clark's.

The Sunday School Times advises its read,
to let the Prentiss Preserving Company aloI
They advertise a preparation called "Ozon
and make deceptive statements regarding
efficacy The Times offers to refund I
money of those who have bought "OzonC
through the advertisement in that paper
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rJackson Mich \ Daily Patriot

lJackson, (Mlcll') DalIy TdtTlot.
We learn from Messrs. Moore Il lIumphre
that st. Jacobs Oil is regarded as the We
best selling liniment ever sold, and is givil
the highest satisfaction. 1t has effect,
many good cures.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-12-23

The State Grange recently held in Willar
sport was the largest and most successf
meeting for several years. There wasa We
large attendance of members, and much i
terest was manifested in the proceedings.
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New Years cards at G. A. Clark's.

How To GET MAP OF THE STATE. -
Philadelphia Press publishes, in connect
with its weekly edition, a new county, to-
snip and railroad map of Pennsylvania, vii
Is one of the best and most accurate {
gotten up, and is corrected to the latest
veys' 1t is 3sl by 23l inches, is handso
" mounted, and can be had, together "
'he Weekly Press, fo' one year. for $3.50,
price of the map alone. These maps car
found in any post-oilice in Pennsylva
ASK your postmaster to show you a cop
the paper and map
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Col. J. p. Sanford so thoroughly please
his audience when he lecturcd last week tina
he will be sure to have a crowded house o
New Yrar's Eve Go and hear him.