The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-07-18
Orangeville.

Mr.. A. ii. Kitchen met with very ser.
ious accident last Saturday evening. He
was asleep in the loft of his barn and the
storm coming on member OF the family
went and aroused him, and he getting up in
the dark and not fully awake took the
wrong direction and walked out of door
falling to the ground distance of some
eighteen feet, breaking an arm, cutting his
forehead and sustaining severe internal in
juries. The attending physicians have
hopes of his recovery.
Our town was visit ed last week by sew
eral bands of stroling gypsies. These
Nomads were quite busy plying their trade
OF fortune telling, and am ashamed to say
it, with considerable success, as quite a
number of our boys and girls parted with
their dollar to have told them the usual
rubbish of love, marriage and a fortune,
and all the rest of bosh they connect with
it. Boys and girls, you are a dollar short
and no wiser as regards your future.
l do not suppose there has ever been a
time in the history of our country that a
national nominating convention made so
acceptable nomination as did the late
democratic convention at Chicago in the
nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks.
The democrats are pleased because they
think 1t is strong ticket. The republicans
because they consider it a weak one Cat
least they say so). But we reserve the
right to doubt their sincerity. My honest
opinion is they would rather it had been
almost any other than the one it is, but
they don't think it wise to say so. Cap will
favor us with his opinion in next weeks
issue. George says old spoons Butler
would have made better candidate, for
them to beat | suppose he means.
The patience of Orangeville fishermen is
as notable as that of Job of old, George,
jim, Lee, Prof, and Mike are the brightest
examples as they use more time and catch
less fish than any of the rest. Boys, save
your clothes and give the minnows a
rest.
The wordy war now being ragged between
Kimberly of the Sentinel and Buckingham
of the Item is receiving considerable atten.
tion from our local politicians. Both par.
ties have their friends and they defend
them warmly If they both tell the truth
of each other what sad rogues they
are.
j. b. Harman is at work on his new
store room. When completed it will be tht
finest building in town. 1t is to be some
40xG0 in dimensions, stories high, each
story ~ feet with full glass front of sixty
feet This don't look as if the Esq, ex
| pected continuance of hard times.
Barney has added two more to his var
ious trades and occupations, those Of paint
or and drover,
Trade is dull in town the farmers ar
busy taking in their immense harvests; the
say they never have reaped so great har
vest in wheat and rye, while oats, corn anC
buckwheat look fine.
Mr.. and Mrs II. b. Low and Mr.. and Mrs
l.. M. Sloppy spent last week with min
host Ricketts, at Ganoga lake, They re
port grand time and fine fishing.
viii Hagenbuch and wife OF ofPhiladelphi
are in town spending several weeks wit
his father at the orangeville House. Georg
Ereig and wife of Williamsport are visi,
ing her father Samuel Hagenbuch. MI
and Mrs. Geo, Keller of Eckley, ale vi,
iting his father, NJ, G. Keller.
Major w. II. Dill of Freeburg is i
town helping Prof, Heck at the academ,
REToRM.