The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-05
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Robert Harris, employ cd at Logan col
liery, had his hand badly bruised by a
piece Of coal on Tuesday DR.. Gwinner
amputated two Of his fingers in order to
save the hand.
The little handful of Republicans In
town organized Blaine and Logan club
on Wednesday evening, in the school
building. We could not learn the number
of signers, but there must have been ten or
fifteen, as we saw about that number enter
the building.
What We want next is a Cleveland and
Hendricks club, with membership of two
or three hundred. Let some of our young
Democrats make the start, and throw their
banner TO the breeze next week
The Buck Mountain vein has been reach
ed by tunnelling at North Ashland. and
preparations are being made to have the
gangways driven as soon as possible,
The new slope at the Continental is also
completed, and the gangways driven far
enough to open two breasts.
The Polish woman who murdered her
child last week, was not taken to jail, as
enormously stated in last weeks issue, but
escaped from the house in her husbands
| clothing. The officer guarding the prem
ises thinking 1t was one of the boarders,
| allowed her to pass, and nothing has been
heard of her since. The supposition is
that she will go to her native land.
Il
| John Early, who buried his wife and
daughter inside of a month, from strange
disease existing in Dark Corner, died him
| self on Wednesday. Several children have
| also died with it and number are sick.
The doctors are OF the opinion that the
disease originated from the stagnant water
used by the people there.
s. H. DAVIS circus exhibited here on
Wednesday afternoon and evening to
large audiences. During the performance
in the evening the seats gave way, and for
awhile the greatest excitement prevailed.
Fortunately, no one was hurt and the per
formancc proceeded to close. The act
ing of the Belmont brothers was the only
feature worth mentioning, the rest being
silly in the extreme.
Despite the heavy rain Saturday after
noon hundreds of people witnessed the
game of ball between the Centralia and
Locust Gap teams, which resulted in vic
tory for the home nine, by a score OF 7 to
l3. The return game will be played in
Locust Gap on Saturday
John McCarty, local editor of the Shen
andoah Herald, was in town this week
looking up business. The paper appeared
on Saturday for the first time in an en-
larged form, and was chuck full of very in
teresting reading.
The collicres are all idle this week will
the exception of Centralia colliery, whicl
worked on Monday.
Reese Davis and family spent last weel
, in the country camping out.
t Arthur Z. JONES' inside foreman at tn
t Continental, has been i'll the past week.
The students Of Dickinson Seminary
who spent their vacation here, returned t.
, school on Monday.
Harry Ferguson and John Irwin, VIII
, were inhaling the sea breezes OF Atlanti
City the past two weeks, came home o.
l Saturday with peeled noses.
Mr.. Gable of Shamokin, spent Sunda
= In town with friends
!, Among the visitors in town this wee
are Mrs. Farnsworth of San Francisco
Col. Mr.. and Mrs. Heffron of Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Mumford of Mauch Chunk.
!, Miss Marie Kane of town, is visitin
friends in Philadelphia.
a The brick engine house for the Ediso
IS Illuminating Company in Ashland, wa
n completed on Saturday last and the con
@ rany will illuminate the town in week
t. two. What with the Houston electr
N light, gas gasoline, etc, Ashland will
is much brighter in regard to light than an,
n thing else.
5, A marriage is announced for next wee
,e between Mr.. Kinney of Wilkesbarre ar
% Lizzie McCarty of this place. Extensi'
of preparations are being made for the hapI
10 event, which will no doubt eclipse an
thing in the matrimonial line that we ha'
had for some time.