The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
Benton.

DR.. Kemerly of Townhill, had his arm
broken last week at, or on the read tc
campmeeting. A careless driver run into
his buggy and upset it.
Geo. NJ. Gibbons little boy was run over
at campmeeting by careless driver II
was thought he was seriously hurt, but his
injuries were only slight.
On Tuesday night the young people,
about forty in number, gave Nette Ruckel
at Ravencreek surprise.
Notwithstanding the soaking rain Of las,
week it is now about as dry as it was. The
Sun humbly bows to the creative powers
and kindly informs us that the country
! will be safe, Notwithstanding the expected
meteoric shower of ballots. That his at.
tractive properties so balance the political
universe that no harm can possibly result
from 1t we have no doubt.
Mr. A. j. Bellas dug last week from a
patch OF potatoes fifty-six hills by sixty-six
fourteen rows the long way and had thirty
bushels. At that rate there will be one
hundred and twenty bushels.
AS the Benton Fair fully demonstrated,
progress is everywhere manifest Human
invention is wonderful. The arts and ap.
plianccs bear us along in life almost with
out struggle. Some to honorable distinc.
tion and some to disreputabe ends. MANY
of the improved methods of the opposite
tendencies were on exhibition to practical
and effective purposes, and all produced
positive results, The general principles
exemplitied were the true and the false,
and all things exhibited were the genuine
and the fraud, and the latter competed
successfully with the former, and financial
ly was more profitable. While it was q
school to stimulate the improvement OF
agricultural and other pursuits, to learn
how to render the soil more productive,
and to improve product qualities, and how
with the aid of improved implements and
machinery, crops may be put out, gather
ed, threshed and cleansed, cheaply and
quickly, by supinely looking on with fold
ed hands, and how We are being carried on
the wings of time" on "fowery beds OF
ease" without need of stopping to make
repairs. 1t was also den of thieves, gam
blers, tricksters and professional robbers.
And the question remains whether the
tricks and chicanery of the latter have
not left impressions whose influences will
lead many of the younger to imitation and
practice, since so many of the older ones
gratifed themselves by indulging in their
swindling schemes and were duped, dis
appointed and deceived by the fascinating
and honeyed-tongued sharks who eagerly
grabbed at from dimes TO half dimes to
quarter and half eagles, and thus repleted
their pockets with ill-gotten gain at the ex-
pense of the adventurer, who, with equal
greed, chanced for the coveted prize,
which was in almost every case, beyond
the possibility Of reach. We therefore be.
lieve that this evil and Satanical feature of
the Fair should be forever suppressed.
The ir trade and occupation are only traps
for the unwary.
Robert Buckingham, District Attorney,
OF Bloomsburg, and Major Hanley and c.
b. Jackson Esq, Of Berwick, attended our
Fair, in connection with political meetings
in sngarloaf and Fishingcreek on Friday
and Saturday evenings.
1t is said that the stock and other artic-
les on exhibition at our Fair has not been
surpassed by any previous Fair in the
county. There was a large attendance on
Friday and Saturday. The trotting match
es were interesting and exciting and the
foot race elected much applause.
Evil communications corrupt good NOR
ais. So does too much "soap."