The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-09
John Snysier's Annual Report.

EDITORS COLUMBIAN
| Friends and Feiior Citizens AS the year
of 1884 has closed upon us with all its
cares, turmols and strifes, and through
| the tender morcies of God have again
been spared to transmit to your many
readers my annual report of the Borough
of Bloomsburg. did not expect, when
gave you the report of 1888, even to ad-
dress you again on this subject, as am
now living on borrowed tme-I have en-
entered my send year, and standing on the
verge of Jordan waiting the Masters call.
| This has been an eventful year, the Presi-
| dental contest has been an exciting one
and close one. 1t now remains for the
minority to submit to the majority let the
| true followers of the meek and lowly Jesus
take the President-elect with them to the
throne of Heavenly grace, that he may be
guided by the Divine Spirit in all his Of
fetal acts the greatest good to the greatest
number. The effectual fervent prayer of
| the righteous availeth much. The great
| question of our country may be summed
up in two words, Capital" and Labor"
Each one should have their respective
rights belonging to them. would say
that in life of 81 years / have never seen
the industries or our country and foreign
ones so paralyzed as at the present time
now, there is a cause for all this being
entailed upon the toiling thousands in our
industries throughout our land and that
| ie a1
serves always to distract the public coun-
ellis and enfeeble the public administration
it agitates the community with ill-founded
jealousies and false alarms kindles the an
imosity of one part against another, fer
ments occasional riots, instructions, and
opens the door to foreign influence and
corruption which finds fasilated acces.
TO the government itself through the chan
nels of party passions; thus the policy and
will of the country are subjugated to the
policy and will of another. The good
Lord has bestowed upon us as nation an
abundant crop, said to be the largest yield
we ever had, and it behooveth us as a ma
tion to give Him our united thanks for
His mercies and blessings conferred upon
us as people and nation. 1t has been a
year of disasters with great loss of life, but
not so large as that of 1888. The fire rec
ord of 1884 surpasses anything on record
except The Chicago fire. 1t is computed
the actual loss by fire in 1884 amounts to
over seventy-four millions of dollars.
There has been some slight shocks of
earthquake at several points, without any
serious damage. AS Il nation we are at
peace with all foreign countries. May the
blessings of God rest upon us as a nation,
and direct our rulers in authority, in what
ever they do. DO it with an eye single to
the glory of God, and the welfare of the
nation at large. Our town is improving,
notwithstanding the depression of bust.
ness. Three substantial brick buildings
and four frame houses have been erected
the main sewer of the town from the Nor
NAL School to the river has been completed
also many connections have been made
with the main sewer, all of which works
well for the sanitary condition of the towr
in the future. The temperature of the
month of January, 1884, the highest poin
of the thermometer was 46o above zero
lowest point So below zero, on the whole
cold month; the snow fall for January
was 26l inches. Thermometer for Feb
ruary, highest point $50 above, loves
point above; the month of February wa
, stormy with heavy rain fall it wa
rather mild month the snow tall was Il
inches. Thermometer for March, highes
point 72o above, lowest 40 above; ther
, was great deal of rain fell this month
snow fall for March was inches. 'Hher
mometer for April highest point SO
above, lowest 30o above; thermometer 10
ten days stood from 800 to 400 above zero
i 1t was very cold weather for April; tn
4 snow fall was inches. Thermometer fo
) May, highest point 90o in the shade, loves
i point 3SO above; for nine days the thel
mometer ranged from so to 9Oo IN tn
shade, with two heavy frosts; it was a
together pleasant month, vegetation fin,
Thermometer for June, highest point 9G
in the shade, lowest point So in the shad,
for ten days the thermometer ranged frol
= 0Oo to 9so in the shade, and for nine day
the thermometer ranged from so to 500 i
u the shade; 1t was warm, dry month
two timely rains fell to refresh the eartl
= Thermometer for July, highest point 94o
shade, lowest point 34o in shade; it was
dry and cold month for July as can rt
member of in my life. Thermometer fC
August highest point 1909 IN shade, low
9 est point 54o in shade for seven day
the Thermometer ranged from 9Oo to 100
In the shades the Goth was the warme,