The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-26
CeIltralia.

The Centralia Social Club held picnic
OF Saturday evening which netted them
some fifty odd dollars. Owing to the ex-
treme GOODNESS of the evening, the attend
ance was not very large.
The festival of the Sons of Temperance
was continued on Monday, and proved
successful in every way.
Rev. Crotty, late assistant of Rev. ]. j.
Russell, has been appointed pastor of a
church in Bloomsbury.
The collieries hereabouts paid on Sat
urday, and every one seems happy.
The hooks of the rope gave out at Nor.
ris Ridge one day last week, leaving the
wagon descend to the bottom of the slope
at terrible rate of speed. Timbers were
knocked down, and the road considerably
damaged.
John Snyder and q Pole were injured by
a fall Of coal at Troutman's on Thursday.
The Pole was badly hurt and was taken to
the hospital. Mr.. Snyder escaped with a
few slight bruises.
corps of Lehigh Valley engineers un.
der Mr.. Clemens supervision, have been
making surveys at Montana the past week.
The Philadelphia papers enormously
stated on Monday that the Primrose vein
had been struck in the tunnel at Continen.
tai. A small leader of the Buck Mountain
vein about u feet in thickness has been
struck, and the general opinion is that the
Buck Mountain vein will be reached in a
few days. The Primrose vein, however,
will not be reached for months.
The surface is still caving in at Dark
Corner. All the people living on the south
side of the railroad have vacated the
houses, which may at any moment be
taken down
Ben. j. Dyke has secured position in
the grocery department of the Mammoth
store. Ben. has had considerable expert.
encc in the grocery business, and will be q
valuable acquisition to Riley & Co.
The Hungarian that was shot at Mon
tana several weeks ago, is being cared for
by q. Fcttcrman, of town. The poor un
fortunate is slowly. recovering, but the doc
tors are still unable to find the ball.
A large number of our town folks, thai
is, those who had the necessary where.
with, took in the fair at Ringtown las
week. Mr. Theo Riley is credited will
having the fastest team of trotters exhib.
tied at the fair.
Martin Gaughan, of baseball fame, is
very sick.
A young lad named Eddie Martin, whilC
chopping wood, on Friday last, accident
ally struck his brother in the face with thu
axe, iuhicting deep cash on the cheek.
The Morgan property in the upper par
of town was purchased by Arthur Nc
Laughlin OF Mahanoy City, for 81, 400.
James Ryan was slightly hurt in th'
mines on Thursday, by n fall of coal
Jottie Lavelle, who had been summerlnl
in Canada, came home on Thursday.
Matthew Sullivan was badly hurt a
Logan colliery on Saturday, by being
struck with lump OF coal which flew from
Il shot, lie was taken to the Hospital
The disease existing in Dark Corner tn
last few months, has reached the "Shan
| ties" Mrs. Menahan, a married woman
died from it on Saturday, after an lines
of seven days. The disease is myster,
to the physicians, as mostly every cas-
proves fatal,
Anthony Padden of town, while return
ing from Ashland Monday evening, wa
driven into by reckless driver from Lo
Gust Gap. Mr.. Padden was trampled o.
| by the horses, and the wagon passed owe
his body, injuring him severely,
| The Citizens Band made its first appear
ance, since reorganizing, on Monday even
| ing, and cnliyened the town with som
very fine playing, We never object t.
open air concerIs-glve us some more o
them.
| Geo, w, Davis and Samuel Fahringe
were attending court in Schuylkill count,
last week,
Supt. Brown was in Bloomsbury the for
part of this week