The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-11
John snyder's Annual report.
To THE EDiToRs OF THE COLUMBIAN,

TO THE EDITORS OF 1'HE COLUMBIAN
10 my Friends and Fciiow Citizens. Through
the mercy of God have been spared in the
journey of life another year have pass
ed over TO the octogenarians and as the
year of 1888 has closed upon us with all its
cares, turmois and strifes, as it has been
my custom for many years, l transmit to
the public generally, through your col
umns, my annual report of the Borough Of
Bloomsbury. Although | failed last year
owing to infirmities, have been urged by
many OF your readers not to fail to make
out the report of this year, and brief ac-
count of the year 1882, which was not pub
lished last year. will only give the NOR
tality within the borough limits for 1899.
There were 80 deaths, decrease of 2 from
1881. The good Lord has bestowed upon
us as people and a nation an abundant
crop, though not as large as former years,
but enough for its teeming millions, and
we have enough to spare, also to the desti-
tute and needy, for which we ought to be
thankful and render to Him who suffereth
not sparrow to fall without his knowl-
edge, and give to Him our united thanks
for his mercies and blessings. l wish you
also good cheer for civil and religious lib.
erty. We are free to work and our tongues
to speak, the Bible unclasped and open to
all who will accept it to obtain everlasting
life through the blood of the atonement.
The Lord has kept us from the terror by
day, or the arrow that aieth by night, or
the pestilence that skulketh in darkness or
wasteth at MONDAY. This has been a
year of disasters which shall 60 into history
as one of the most extraordinary character.
Through Europe and America earthquakes,
marine disasters, fires, floods, railroad dis
asters, mine and boiler explosions, panics,
tornadoes, cyclones and avalauches and
India Cholera. | have been careful in
gathering up the statistics of these dsas-
ters throughout the world. The loss of
life occasioned thereby amounts to $3.50
souls ushered into eternity in few sec
onds of time. Truly, the Lord rcigneth.
He does His will and pleasure TO the in-
habitants of the earth. The temperature
of 1888, on an average has been mild
one; there has been no extremes Of cold
or heat for any length of time. Thermom-
eter for the month Of January ranged in
the shade highest point 500; the two cold
est days of the month were the 23rd and
Gath, the former 90 below the latter 80 be-
low. 1t was the coolest month Of the year.
Thermometer for month of February, high
est point 52o lowest point 60; March,
highest point GAO, lowest point 15o above |
April, highest point 7So, lowest point Age, |
it was cold, bleak month; May, highest |
point 90o, lowest 40; June, highest point |
920, lowest 5S, for fourteen days the ther-
ranged from 800 to 500 in the |
shade-there was a great deal of rain this !
month; July, highest point 94o, lowest $50;
August, highest point for five days was
from 900 to 95o in the shade, lowest point |
warmest month in the year; Sep
tember, highest point $50, lowest Ago, it |
was pleasant month, with some frost,
which made the buckwheat crop failure
October, highest point S2o, lowest $50;
November, highest point 700, lowest 24o;
December, highest point $50, lowest 60.
During the year 1888 there was cloudy |
days 1876; clear days, some Of them par
tally so, 17S; rainy days. including nights,
81; snowy days, including nights, "a.
Thunder showers in 1888, as follows in
April, . in May, 10 in June, IA in July, in
August. The whole depth of snow that |
fell from January 1st, 1888, to January 1st
1884, was four feet five and three-fourth |
inches. The mortality within the borough |
limits of Bloomsbury during the year 1888
Is as follows; adults 80; between so and
DO years, between 70 and 80 years, be-
tween go and 70 years, 0 between 80 and 60 |
years, between 40 and so years, between
30 and 40 years, between 90 and 30 years,
2 between 10 and 20 years, from the era
died infant up to 10 years 10, making in
all 63, an increase of four over 1882.
And now, my dear readers, as it will be
the second week of January 1884, wish
all my fellow citizens a happy new year.
Many OF you will pass away ere this year
shall close. hope and trust that all who
are living in their sins will come to Jesus
as Nicodemus did, and have them washed
away in the fountain of His blood which
from all sin. Arise and depart
'or this is not your rest. All of which is
respectfully submitted by your friend and
Well-Wisher i'm Christ
JouN SNYDER.