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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-12
ID EGISTER'S NOTICES.

Notice is hereby Civ en- to all legatees creditors
and other persons Interested In the estates OF the
respective decedents and minors, that the follow
ing administration. executor and guardian ac-
counts have been filed In the oflce OF the Register
OF Columbia county and will be presented for con-
be held IN Bloomsbury On Monday February s.
1ss3 at . O'Clock p. m. on said day.
I. The account of Ezra stephens, administrator
de bonis non OF William Hess. late of Sugaroaf
township, deceased.
2. The. first and final account of Franklin
Gable, administrator OF Elizabeth Gable, late Of
Catawissa township, deceased.
8. The first account OF joseph Bnllg. Charles
Bilig, William Blllig and Amandus Billig execu.
tors Of John Biliig, late OF Locust township.
4 The account OF G. d. Brock ray, guardian OF
Isaiah owen. minor chill Of John owens, late
OF Columbia county, deceased.
5. The account Of the admint tration OF Fran
ces ID. Sntlin adminisJrairx OF Collins w. Sutr.
late OF Flshingcreek township, deceased
o. The second and final account Of R. F.
Chaplin, one of the ex curnrs OF Jared Harrison,
late OF Fisbingcreek township, deceased.
Z. The second and final account of Isaac
Kuhn. administrator de bOnis non cum testamento
annexo OF Cyrus Fry. late or the Town OF Blooms
burg. deceased.
s. The first and final account Of George W
Kressler, administrator OF Anna e. Kressler late
OF Sc Jtt township, deceased.
0. Toe first and nnal account of Charles Reich
art, guardian OF the estate OF Charles Trltt, q
minor child OF Charles Tritt, deceased and q
grand child OF Daniel HerrDger OF Beaver town.
Ship Columbia county. Pa, deceased.
20. The first and final account OF l. w. McKelvy,
administrator OF William Daniels, late OF the
Town OF Bloomsbury, deceased.
II. The first and ral account OF Conrad
Kramer, administrator do boni5 non cum tesla
mentO annexo OF william Barber late OF Madison
township, deceased.
12. The first and final account OF Conrad
Kramer, de boDis non cum testamento annexo ad-
mini 'trator OF Esther Barber, late OF Maids IN
township, deceased.
l3. The first and partial account of Catharlne
Ritter and william Eyer administrators OF John
Ritsr, late OF Catawissa township. deceased.
GEORGE W. STERNER,
Jan. l2, SO. Register.
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Inauguration Of Gov. Pattison.

Governor elect Pattison is announ,
ced to arrive in Harrisburg on Mon
day next the 18th inst, and will stay
temporarily at Bottoms hotel. He will
not take up his residence at the execu-
tive mansion until after he is sworn in
Governor Hoyt will leave the mansion
on Monday, and go to the Lochiel no.
tel, where he will remain until after
the ceremonies attending the inaugura
ton. The civic display promises to be
very imposing, as most of the clubs
and associations coming to the capital
will be dressed uniformly and be ac.
companied by bands of music. From
Philadelphia will come the Americus
club, the Pattison club of the Twenty
ninth ward, the Metropolitan club OF
West Philadelphia and probably two
or three other associations. The
Americus club of Reading accompa.
MED by the famed Ringgold band, the
Americus club of Allentown, an asso.
citation from York, one from LaEcas
ter and one from Williamsport are an
nounced to be there. Quarters have
been engaged for most of the above
named associations. The Central Dem
ocratic club of Harrisburg with the All
toona City band will act as escort to
all visiting civic bodies. The indica,
tions are that the inaugural ceremonies
will be the occasion of bringing such
a throng of visitors as has not assem-
bled at the state capital for many
years.
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The Western Union Telegraph.


Argument on the petition of citizens
of Pennsylvania asking that the attor-
ney general file bill in equity with the
supreme court against the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company, for an alleged
defiance and violation OF the constitu-
ton and laws of the state, was heard
before Attorney General Palmer last
week, Friday. Silas w. Petit, of
Philadelphia, on behalf of the petition
ers, opened the Argument. He said
that it was a we'll established law that
a corporation in one state can only ex-
ercise its franchises in another by suf-
frage and invitation and not by any
constitutional provision. 81 take it
that the attorney General of Pennsyl-
vania will not decide that a telegraph
company incorporated by the state of
Texas or Maine can come into the cities
of Pennsylvania aud erect poles and
string them with wires in utter disre.
gard of the laws of the state. 1t has
been said that the Western Union Tel
egraph Company is beneficial in the
fact that it constructs public necessi-
ties. say it does not construct, but
let's other companies construct and, as
soon as they reach competitive dimen-
sions, buys them in utter violation of
their powers.
He was followed by General Swayne
of New York, who opened the argu-
ment in behalf of the company. He
held that the circumstances out of
which the case arose were of natural
character. The small corporations re-
ferred to were no practical good to the
people and Improbable to their owners,
and that the Western Union Telegraph
Company was serving the public by
buying their corporate rights and max
ing them of volue. He read several
opinions, one the case of Williams vs..
Western Union Telegraph Company,
recently decided by the superior court
of New York, in support of his argu-
ment. General Swayne claimed that
the laws of the state afford no warrant
or authority for the relief asked for in
said information or of any part of it..
The people of the state have been ben
efitted by the changes and consolida-
tions, and are at present furnished with
telegraphing at less cost than people of
other parts of the country. He agreed
that the lines of the company were so
necessary to the vital Importance of the
people of the whole United States that to
deprive the public of their use would be
to paralyze business interests and cause
serious injury. The right of coming
into the state he claiuIed was granted
them by congress through the inter.
state commerce laws.
Benjamin Harris Brewster spoke
very briefly for the company.
Samuel Dickson and John r. Reed
closed for the plaintiff.
The argument of the case consumed
the entire afternoon and at its conclu-
sion Attorney General Palmer took the
papers and reserved his decision.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-12

The Democratic State Committee
will meet next Monday at Harrisburg.
1t will choose an executive commit
tee of seven, either inside or outside of
the membership of the general com
mittee to conduct the next campaign.
1t will also elect a permanent Secretary
who will be paid salary and have an
Office at Harrisburg. The Committee
will name the time and place for hold
ing the next State Convention which
will nominate candidate for State
Treasurer and Auditor General. In
that Convention the Democracy of each
county will. under the new rules, be
represented by one delegate for each
one thousand votes cast for Psttison
and one for the surplus if it amounts
to over five hundred votes. This gives
Columbia county four delegates, as
4l39 were cast here for Pattison. The
whole number of delegates in the con-
vention will be 356.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-12

The Philadelphia politicians ought to
be able to keep the wolf from the door
during the coming year. They do not
seem TO be faring at all badly at Har
risburg. After the third Tuesday of
January Philadelphia will have the
Governor, the Attorney General, the
Governors Private Secretary, the Pres
ident of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House, the Secretary of Internal AT
fairs till next May, the Major General
commanding the militia, and possibly
the Adjutant General. For a county
that doesn't give Democratic majorl-
ity once in half century this isn't
bad d-Pottspile Chronicle.
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The Adjutant Generalship.

Governor Pattison has rendered to
Colonel Guthrie the Office of Adjutant
General of the State and the tender
has been accepted. 1t is understood
that this appointment was made without
solicitation upon the part of the gen
tleman thus complimented and he will
enter upon his duties with the incom-
ing administration absolutely free from
any alliances of All entangling nature.
Colonel Guthrie served in the Union
army during the whole length of the
war and distinguished himself and won
rapid promotion by personal courage
and meritorious service. He identified
himself with the National Guard at an
early period of its development by en-
listing as private. He has been ad-
vanced by regular gradations until the
attainment of his present position as
colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment.
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A French Paper tells how a Germ,

A French Paper tells how German
professor, who intended to shoot his
wife and then himself, was SO forgetful
as to commence with himself,a inflic-
ted serious wound
Analysis shows that the adulteration
of French wines gains ground every
year. Among the articles used are tan
min, alum, sugar, refuse, logwood, beef
juice, litharge and arsenic.
a young man in Columbus has post
poned his marriage three different times
after the girl was all ready, and yet she
keeps right on being courted as if
nothing had happened.
A mortgage of $3,5OO,OOO against
the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buf-
falo Railway Company was recorded
in Williamsport few days ago. 1t
was in favor of William III. Vanderbilt
and Chauncey M. Depew.
Hon. Sias M. Clark, recently eleva-
ted to the supreme bench of the state.
was rendered grand reception by
the legal fraternity of Indiana and
Armstrong counties at Indiana, on
Wednesday of last week.
Ex county commissioners Daniel
Corson aud William Elmer, of Lycom
ing county who pleaded guilty TO the
charge of embezzlement, were sentence
ed Saturday each to pay fine of $3.50,
and TO be imprisoned in the eastern
penitentiary-Corson for twenty-one
months and Elmer for fifteenth months.
Ebner's sentence is as light as the
court could make it.
A little boy who had been used 10
receiving his elder brothers old toys
aud clothes remarked "Ma, will
have to marry brothers widow when
he dies?'
The earth to the depth of ten feet
has been taken from twelve acres of
ground, near Hazleton, belonging to
Ario Pardee, and which is underlaid
with anthracite coal of the mammoth
vein. In few days depth of twen-
ty feet of earth will have been removed
from seven acres near the same point
This is a process Of coal mining but
lately practiced.
Shickshinny is to have paper and
wood pulp mill bnilt in the spring. 1t
will be of great h Up to the borough and
immediate vicinity
The rivers in France, Germany, Italy
&c, are overfowing their banks and
destroying great quantities of property.
Several villages have been inundated
and the distress increases hourly. Hun
dreds of precious lives are imperilled
and the country is in general state OF
agitation.
In the Luzerne county Commission
er's report for year ending January 2
1882, we find that the county is in q
very prosperous condition as the follow
ing figures will show: Liabilities Jan,
uary 2, 'S3, SlO6,9O6.65, resources $l9s.
04735, resources in excess of liabilities
$9l,l4O.70.
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NEWS ITEMS.

When foolish fellow gets full of
rye he begins to feel his oats.
Vienna is sending partridges for the
restocking of English preserves.
How much superior is New Years
present to New Years past.
The tongue of slander is a sword
which is seldom allowed to grow rus
ty.
The seeds of the sunfower are con-
sidered great delicacy in Madrid.
A potato grown by Benjamin Ny
ers,. near Lancaster, weighs fully four
pounds.
The steamers which sail in and out of
Boston carried 100000 of people in
1882.
Fifteen acres of corn in Franklin
county, Mo-, averaged seventy-fve
bushels to the acre.
For dressing the Lair and beautify-
ing when gray, nothing is satisfac-
to ry Parker's Hair Balsam.
There is a Southern Sheriff named
Julius, and his friends playfully speak
of him as the great Seizer.
DIR. Hewson, of England, says that
the common sparrow may have small
pox, and that it may communicate the
disease.
1t would be lovely joke on some of
those people who a,e banqueting Frank
James to have him suddenly, between
courses, ask for their watches, jewelry
and such.
Utah has marble enough to supply
every person in America with tomb.
stone, and cheerfully observes that all
she wants is market for it.
Over seventy students were matric-
ulated last year in the Anglo Chinese
College at Noochow, connected with
the Methodist Mission.
Satire can no further go than when
I Sam johnson said TO BOBBY, "lf l
have said anything that you understand,
sir, / humbly crave the pardon of the
company.
Gen. b. f. Butler was inaugurated
Governor OF Massachusetts on January
4th. He declared that it was his wish
not 20 again be candidate for the gov
ernorship. Ssiutes were fired in honor
of the event,
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Democratic Reform.

The newspaper reports of last week,
to the effect that the caucus of the demo
cratic members of the House had de-
cided that there are not any useless en-
ployees of the House, were incorrect.
The committee on Wednesday morning
made report recommending the abo-
lition of the following offices. Two
assistant sergeant arms, $500 each
one assistant doorkeeper, 5000; two
assistant messengers, 5000 each five
pastors and folders, 5000 each nine
pages at 5000 each, making a total re-
duction of $4,000.
Should the report of the committee
be adopted it will leave the officers of
the House as follows: Chief clerk,
$2,500; resident clerk, $4,000 read
ing clerk, Sl,500; journal clerk, ST.
500; message clerk, $1,000 transcri-
bing clerk, $500; sergeant-at-a arms,
$500; two assistant sergeant arms,
$500; each; doorkeeper, 5000: messen-
ger, 5000; assistant messenger, 5000;
doorkeeper rotunda, 5000; postmaster,
$500; assistant postmaster, 5000; super
intendent folding room, 5000; five past
ers and folders, 5000 each; watchman,
1905; two ianitors basement, 5000
each; two firemen, 5000 each; two
janitors committee rooms, 5000 each;
janitor wash room, 5000; six pages, $2
per day. There will also be reduction
in the number of sweepers, the list
made up by Chief Clerk Meek aggre-
eating about forty less than the number
employed under the late Chief Clerk
HUM.
Speaker Faunce, of the house of re-
presentatives, informed a reporter that
he had not yet made up his committee,
1t is said the chairmanship of the com
mittee on corporations will 60 to Major
Walker, of Erie; ways and means to
Zeigler, of Butler; judiciary general to
MDowell Sharpe, of Franklin; judici-
sry local to Amerman, of Lackawanna
appropriation to Hasson, of Venango
municipal corporations to Furth, OF
Philadelphia city passenger railway
10 Jamison, of Bucks, and railroads to
Crawford, of Philadelphia.
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IAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA
II IsT OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL AT
i IFEBRttARY TRRM A, ID, 1883,

r IST OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL AT
i IFEBRUARY TERN A. d. tss8.
Curtis 8. Books We. Borough OF Danvllle.
Daniel Rhodes vs.. William Tyson.
Columbia County vs. Milton Charles.
Peter Helwig's Executors. vs.. Isaac Lewis et al
Joseph A. Henrie ct ux. vs. John w. HOFFMAN
ct nj.
Francis Evans rfustee ct al, vs.. John W. Hon
man.
Freas Bros VS., Joseph Lamon.
q. II. Hefrich Receiver VS.. Joseph NJ. Freck.
James Lannon's Administrative vs.. joseph L.
David Young VS.. George p. Young ct al.
John X. Yohe vs John Hinderlter.
Kills =. Stoker vs. Henry cope.
". +. Bibby vs Isaac II. Seesholtz ct al
Isaiah Bower vs., Daniel Brader.
Catharine Schmicks use vs w Y. Bibby.
Setzer and Miller vs. Daniel Morris.
II. NJ. Wler VS.. Richard Angel ct a..
William r, Keller VS.. ". q w. b. Railway Co.
J. M, Smith assignee vs.. Calvin CLARK ct ux.
Lewis Yetter's Executors vs. william Yeager.
George A. Bevan et al VS. Louis A. Riley a Co.
John Sheatler vs. Philip Springer.
George w. Sterner ct ux W.. william Neal.
Charles Reichart VS. Aaron Grover,
ID, A. Hess VS. N. q w. B. Railway Co.
Philip Litchard vs. John Sheatler
Hiram Reese vs.. Charles Krug ct al.
Daniel w. walter vs.. James p. Lewis.
George Ruckle VS.. David Geisinger.
o. b. aellck vs.. John w. Hofruan.
John G. Karns vs. Town OF bloomsbury.
Charles s Relchart vs.. Charles Klingaman.
Aaron Bogart vs., Peter Bogart
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TRAVERSE JURORS.
SECOND WEEK,

Bloom. Freas Brown J,seph Crawford. Reuben
Hess, VIM. Swentzel Hiram Shaffer Thomas
Webb.
Benton. r. L II. Colley, Ell Mendenhall, G. NJ
Shultz.
Berwick. II. L Frease Richard Sh lnnon.
Beaver. Jonathan Hauck, Jesse Rlttenhouse
Geo Shearman.
Catawlssa. f. p. Greasy, b. p. Fortner, Nelson
Hartman.
Centre. Charles L. Pone. Jacob Sponsler.
Fishlngcreek N. J Robbins.
Greenwood. Deemer Davis, Joseph Reece.
Hemlock. John s Hartman.
Locust David Stine, Benjamin Wagner, Henry
Beaver.
Main. G. W. Fisher. j. B. Nuss.
Mt. Pleasant. Rmanu Il. Gilbert.
Madison. Emery Smith.
Mifin. II. III. Wintersteen.
Pine Thomas Fortner. William Harlln.
Scott w. c. Hae enbuch, John Warden.
Sugarloaf B. Il. KrotZer
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TRAVERSE JURORS.
FIRST WEEK.

Benton. Reuben Gibbons, b. f. Savage, John
X. Young.
Briarcreek. Elisha Hayman,
Berwick. VIM. b. Hartman, J. r. Opdike, Peter
Schultz.
Bloom. John b. Powell, VIM. Wolf, J. d. vii.
son.
Beaver. Thomas j. Shuman, Moses Schlicker.
Centralia. Martin Brennan.
Centre. Jacob Heter, Sanderson Hagenbuch
II. X. Remley.
Fishingcreek. s. w. Dresher, Geo. Pealer.
Hemlock. Richard Ivey, John Laubach, Aaron
Smith.
Jackson. II. II Hlreman. Emanuel Yorks.
Locust. Christian Small
Madison. X. j. Cotner, Isaac Whlpple.
Montour. VIM. Trow bridge.
Main. VIM. Masteller.
orange. 1homss McIenry, W. w. Willlams
Roaringcreek Frank Driesbach, Isaiah Houck
Sugaroaf. Daniel Hess.
Scott q. =. Reichart. NJ. F. Savage, g. G
Frpnch
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A DMINIsTRATORs NOTICE.

Estate OF THOMAS j. WILLIAMS. LATE or BOROUGH OF
cENTRALiA, DECEASED.
Letters OF Administration In the estate Of
Thomas j. Williams late OF Centraila borough
granted by the Register OF said county TO the
Undersigned administrator All persons having
claims against the estate Of the decedent are re-
quested 20 present them for settlement and
those indebted to the estate to make payment TO
the Undersigned administrator without delay.
LAFAYETTE FBTTRRMAN,
Centrala Januarj 2, 's3-6w. Administrator.
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A DMINIsTRATRIx NOTICE.


ESTATE oF W. >. BuoKALEw, DECEASED.
Letters Of administration on the estate Of W. J..
Buckalew, late OF n oomsburg Columbia county,
Pa, deceased, have been granted by the Register OF
said county TO the unders gned administrative. All
persons having claims against the estate OF said
decedent are requested TO present them for set
tlement and those indebted 10 the estate to make
payment TO the undersigned administratrix with
out delay, DORA BUCK ALEW,
Jan. b 's9-6w, Administrators.
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berwick ELECTION DISTRICTS.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA |
COUNTY OF Coz UMBIA, (

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA |
COUNTY OF co.. UMBIA, 3d.
Among the records and proceedings Of the Court
OF Quarter sessions OF the Peace IN and for said
county 1t is int ralia. this contained, In the
matter OF dividing the Borough OF Berwick into
Eli ctoR Districts.
And now. December 49, 1882, upon the presenta.
ton Of citizens Of the Borough OF Berwick and
due consideration thereof it Is adju ged by the
Court that 1t Is expedient to grant III, prayer Of
the petitioners
Borough shall be and the same is hereby divided
the middle OF Market street at low water mark in
the SuSQuehanna river; thence long the middle
OF said street 10 the Northern boundary OF satd
Borough and that portion OF tn borough East OF
said line shall be called "Berwick Election District
East" And that portion OF the borough West OF
said line sh al be called Berwick Election District
West"
The Elections in the Fast District shall be held
at the little ofice of Jackson & Woodin Nanufac-
turing Company on the northeast corner OF
Market and Third streets.
And for the West District At the Justices ofllce
OF WIN. j, Knorr on Front street. between Iarket
and Mulberry streets. The Election ofcers for
the East District at the February Election shall
be the officers who are authorized to hold Elec-
tions In said Borough.
And the ono RS for holding the Election in the
Vest District at the Election in February next
shall be as follows:
Samuel II. Ruch Judge. Inspectors, Levi Bred
benner and Jennings KurtZ, who are hereby ap-
pointed for that purpose. BY THE COURT.
| Certified from the Records. December 9th, A.
D.. 1882. WIN. KRICKBAUM,
Jan. 8, SO. Clerk Q. 8.
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Ex-Governor Curtin has given no.
tice through the local press that a CON-
petitive examination will be held at
Bellefonte on the 18th of the present
month to select a cadet to represent
congressional district(the l4th) in the
military academy al West Point.
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A DMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

H
ESTATE OF MRS. ANNIE wELLIvER, LATE OF MADISON
TOWNSHIP, DECEASED.
Letters of administration on the estate Of Mrs.
Annie Wellver la:e Of Madison TOW nship, Col
umbia county Penna., deceased, have been
granted by the Register OF said county to WILL
liam Kreamer, administrator. All persons having
claims against the estate Of the decedent are
requested to present them for settlement and
those indebted to the estate to make payment
TO the undersigned administrator without delay.
WILLIAM kREAMER,
dec % Administrator.
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TO ALL PERSONS WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
Notice is hereby given that the Court OF Quarter
Session OF the county of Columbia, on the 6ih day
Of October, 1882, made a decree, declaring the
said burial ground public nuisance, and ordered
the dead there b irled be removed therefrom to
Rosemont Cemetery 10 said town by the first day
OF April 1883 by the President ana Town Council
OF the town Of Bloomsbury, And said Court did
also further order aud direct as follows: "In
cases where the relations of any Of the dead shall
procure a lot In said R0semont Cemetery and de-
Sire that the remains OF their dead shall be re-
moved thereto the reques' sh ii be compiled with
by the s aid authorities In cases where no such
request shall be made and the friends OF persons
there buried shall not, after four weeks public
notice, themselves remove their dead. the munic-
ipal authorities OF the aforesaid town shall cause
the dead to be removed to some suitable portion
OF Rosem1nt Cemetery to be procured and set
apart by them for that purpose"
Now therefore notice is hereby given that un.
less the dead are removed from the said burial
ground by relatives, to places provided nv rela-
tives in accordance with the aforesaid order OF
Court before the first day of March. 1888, the re-
mains OF the dead there lying Will be removed by
the Town Council OF the town Of Bloomsburg. to
common lot provided at tn public expense and
buried without distinction.
q. A. HERRING, President OF town Council
Jan, 'S;-4w. Attest: A. l.. FRITZ, Secretary.
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The Civil service reform bill has
passed both houses Of congress. If the
politicians do not conjure up some
method of avoiding its provisions, it
will prove an important and beneficial
mpasurp