The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-14
Centraiia Letter.

The Locust Mountain Water Company
have suspended operations at Brush VAL
ley for the winter season. The majority
of the Hungarians employed there left for
Tyrone, to work on the new railroad.
A young man named Harnan had his
hand severely mashed at Continental coll
liery on Friday Of last week
A Polander boarding with one of his
countrymen, got tired of the mines and
left for the West few days ago. Before
starting, however, he left Mine Host minus
Sl41 in cash, watch and a suit of clothes,
which were locked in trunk In his room.
Nothing has been heard of him since.
The Methodists contemplate holding a
fair during the Holidays. We wish them
success.
Saturday being The Feast of the Immacu-
late Conception, it was held by the Catho-
lies. The collieries were Idle in conse-
quence
A special train left the Lehigb. Valley
depot at 715 Saturday evening with the
fifty-six members of the choral choir, and
about one hundred who went to hear them
sing. The Mt Carmel people do not seem
to appreciate musical concert, as the
audience was composed mostly of Centralia
people. The inclemency of the weather Is
gwen by Mt. Carmel party for the slim
attendance. This may all be, but they
missed treat the like of which will not
visit Mt. Carmel this season.
A beautiful new engine made its first
trip through here on Monday. 1t was
built at Deano, and is fine piece of work.
manship.
Martin Lyman was bruised considerably
about the head, on Thursday, by being
struck with brake stick at the Centralia
mine.
A squib factory will be erected in Ash
land shortly, by Mr.. Eltringham and
others. We would like to see some of our
moncycd men do some thing that would
benefit the town. What should it be?
Our townsman, C. G. Murphy, lost an
interesting eight months old boy on Sat
urday 1nterment took place on Monday
afternoon. This is the fifth son Mr.. Muir
ply has buried. He has the heartfelt sym
pathy of the community.
Quite an excitement was caused at Lo
ganville on Saturday evening. A thirteer
year old son of Mr. Evans went on the
mountain cunning early in the morning
and did not return at night time. Mr.
Evans thinking he had accidentally sho
himself, was almost distracted with grief
A party of men with lighted torches scour
ed the mountain till morning, firing shot
at short intervals thinking the lad nigh
hear them. At daybreak they returned
home for breakfast and set out again
They found him at last sitting on rock oil
the top of the mountain fourteen mile
from home. He was completely exhaust
ed. The joy of the parents, on finding
him, can be better imagined than describ
ed.
Sheriff Mourey, Prothonotary Krick
baum and Hon. II. j. Vanderslice paid
visit to our town on Sunday. They wer
the guests of Hon. VIM. Bryson.
Miss Gallagher, of East Mines, and Nj
Gallagher, OF New York, are visitin
friends in town.
= The shooting match between Curry an
i Pitts came off on Saturday, and was wi
e messed by hundreds of people. Pitts VIC
e by one bird, shooting ten out of sixteen.
j. j. Cook has gone out of barberir
y business, and accepted position as agcl
: for sewing machine company.
Mrs. b. Burke has moved her milline
B., goods to Staudenmeir's building. She h
5 received beautiful stock of goods fro
s New York, which she would like the pu
l. lie to examine before purchasing els
c where.
Mrs. Farnsworth, of San Francisco, Ca
is the guest of Mrs. c. G. Murphy.
The employees of the L. V. r. r. e.
: received their wages on Saturday.
The Diamond Drill Company have
ished boring and will drill another 1t
about one hundred feet south of the O
he they have finished.
g The collieries in this vicinity have sta
1t ed to work on the nine-hour system,
S, continue during the winter months.