The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-08

CentraIia.
The opening of Court on Monday last
brought q goodly number of our townsfolk
to bloomsbury.
The colleries hereabouts are working
full time with the exception of North Ash
land, where three. quarter time is the rule.
The NJ & L. A. A. now occupy the sKat-
ing rink on meeting nights.
Our young friend Richard Horan, receiv-
ed an ugly cash on the hand last week by
being struck with a piece Of coal at the
Continental mine.
John Beers, our enterprising grocer, has
removed his stand temporarily to Railroad
street. He will remove to his new quar-.
ters on the avenue as soon as they receive
the final touch.
Patrick Curran our efficient police officer
has resigned. We hope his successor will
have no cause to do likewise.
Flaming posters occupy every available
fence and barn in town, announcing the
coming of Barnums big show. They ap-
pear in Ashland tomorrow Saturday. and
we will wager nickle that there will be
very few who will remain in town on that
day.
In one of the gangways at the Continen-
tai, vein of coal over 16 feet in thickness
has been reached. The miners say the coal
is of an excellent quality and the prospects
of working the colliery, which looked rath-
er gloomy few weeks ago, present much
brighter appearance.
Mr.. Spar, of Mahanoy city, has become
citizen of this borough. He removed his
family here last week.
We note with pleasure the improvement
in the looks of Messrs. Murphy and Gwin-
ner The paleness of both gentlemen since
their recent tumble caused u little uneasi-
ness.
Ex-Burgess Dyke is worthy of commen-
daton for the beautiful appearance of his
flower garden. We doubt if there is such
another in town.
We noticed straw hat on fellow Mon
day morning with an inch Of snow, more
or less on it, and he was not arrested. Such
things should be run in."
A number of our prominent men, among
them Capt. Ed. Reese, and II. j. Ferguson,
took an active part at the entertainment
held in Shenandoah on Monday evening,
for the benefit of the widows and orphans
of Raven Run. The proceeds amounted to
$500.
The body of William Anderson, one Of
the victims of the Raven Run disaster was
found on Sunday morning, and the re-
mains of Bernard Smith were found on
Monday. This makes the fourth body TAX
en- out. The remaining six are in the low
er lift.
Mr.. Edward Colihen of Chicago, ILL.,, is
visiting friends in town.
Supt. Heffner, has added twenty new
volumes to the High School Library.
Messrs. Bresslin and Murphy of Mt. Car
mel spent Sunday in town.
A young man named Cuff was inferred
in the Catholic Cemetery on Friday last.
Although hardly ever, yes, seldom, worth
ones while, still in justice to myself but es-
pecially to Mr.. Lenahan, our worthy Chief
Burgess, desire to reply to his letter of
last week. In the first place, Mr.. Burgess,
never inferred that you were an ignorant
or negligent officer, far from it. But
with all due Difference beg to state, that
on pay night there was fight, and that on
the Main Street. This, dear Burgess, do
not by any means charge to you as being
negligent. Far from it merely desire
to substantiate the assertion made.
Again you speak OF the intelligence Of the
| members Of our town council. Grant it.
From one of the most prominent of that
body of men, / received the story tha,
there was a fight, which evidently occurred
vidi apology and that our worthy Chief
Burgess desired to stop them but found
them outside of the borough limits. Nat
urslly coming from such a reliable source
could not, nor can l now come to any 9th
er conclusion. AS to my identity you are
little bit off. am from the next town tc
our west, Again one would infer from
your communication, that my letters drag
ged the morals Of our citizens in the mud
| deny that ever in all my letters wrot,
anything derogatory to the good name o
Centralis. We, no doubt, have some will,
young men, who can imbibe at times to,
freely and of course at times haye an occa
sional quarrel. We are no exception to tn
run of towns, they all have them. An
one who can consider for a moment mus
certainly admit that to publish the freak
OF these young men, have good tendenc
not only as to the young men but to ou
borough authorities also. In the present cas-
apparent. By the way might say with 1t
all due regard to some peoples intelligenc,
they are able to carry water on two shou
ders. MIR. Lenahan in his letter proceed
to laud the borough, our schools, counci
ETC. We will go one point further and d,
init all he says, that we have good schools
as good as can be found in the interior O
the State is undeniabls. That the mem
bers of council and school board are q