The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-18

Two child de aths in Newtown last week,
buried on Friday and saturday.
They are enlarging the works for making
water pipes at the new foundry.
Seven engagements are booked for our
opera house to come off shortly.
The Rcdrock Sabbath school held pic
mic in Legru's woods on Saturday.
Houseknecht and Carey are found always
polite and prompt in Freas Bros. store.
The new house and tailor shop of Pifer,
Of Nescopeck, presents fine appearance.
A fellow would have drowned himself
last week, but he was afraid OF getting
wet.
Charles Frantz returned on Friday last
from his weeks pleasant visit at Philadel-
phia.
Archy Averill hawls baggage and express
age from the Penn'a depot across the
river.
John Smethess has met with entire sue
cess in the fruit and truck business this
season.
Brubaker has flesh ipstallment of hard
ware that competes with anything in the
market.
Lloyd Sharpless is Otter seen in our
midst. He appears to be doing good
business.
VIM. Girton claims that he has the big
gest cabbage for miles along the river and
plenty of it.
They say that E. J. B. makes the hand
soonest canes to be found anywhere-out
of crabapple
Charles Ross, at present. writing, lies
very i'll. So with Gideon ITosler's wife at
Foundryville.
Behold the QUOT pitchers behind Bow
man & Crispin's store these mellow days
of September.
AS the Independent has suspended the Ga
sette will be the more eagerly read as well
as the COLUMBIAN.
Our young friends should avail them
selves more literally with the privileges Of
the Y. nj. G. A. library.
Mrs. General Bowman was buried lately
at Kansas City. She followed her husband
six weeks after his death,
Thomas Lauer, our tonsoriaI artist, re-
turned from Philadelphia, visiting his nu-
merous friends last Friday.
Mrs. Terwilliger, Mrs. Fowler and Mrs.
Campbell, of Berwick, visited Mrs. Ram
bach on Friday last at Briarcreek.
Mr.. Keen, of Nescopeck, has entered
into supplying the market with lot of
superior agricultural implements.
| e. X. Adams makes a fine display OF
fresh goods. His clerks know how to ar
range them to the best advantage
Will Davis, of Summer Hill, racing on
the Fair grounds on Saturday last, broke
his buggy into smash against post
Dan Reedy and son shot five large
squirrels in couple hours on Saturday
last in the Smith woods across the river.
We are glad to note that Prof. Roebsc k
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resume his duties as teacher at Nescopeck
VIM. Girton proposes to leave for the
land of oranges, Florida, ere long Sue
cess to William among the orange groves.
George Washington is dead but that
does not affirm that H. M. Hickman ha.
not the finest and largest water melons fol
sale.
The new tinshop Of e. w. buckingham
near his residence on Pine street, is In full
operation. So with Gerard's blacksmith
shop.
A pity that Enoch Rittenhouse's 9O0.lb
hog could moi have lived till after the Fair
When skinned 1t looked large as an ele
phant.
We are pleascdto note that Mrs, Hoyt i,
enabled occasionally to take pleasan
ride. She has been an invalid for man,
months.
Ash Bros, are making fine sales of whis
key along the Fishingcreck. They ar
. also selling the hnest brands Of -four to b
found in the market.
George Miller of Nescopeck, has bright
ened his restaurant with fresh paint. Hi
new sign looks well in front of 1t. Georg
sells the best of beer.
Seven fast horses at present writing hav
been entered for the races at our Berwic
Fair. Every effort Is making for the Fai
to be success-better than last year.
Col. A. D. seely, we are told, strongl
, resembles Fitz Hugh Lee, now runnin
for Governor of Virginia According
this Fitz must be a good looking man.
) "When shall my labors have an end
l she asks, getting up about ten o'clock
D the morning after her mother has got Il
A breakfast and has all the dishes washed.
4 Driesbach has just received fresh il
: stallment of musical instruments and Sc,
q ing machines. Mrs. Dresbach keeps {
g hand the finest assortment of milline
Q goods.
l Our opera house is now In full readine
II for troupes and entertainments. 1t presen
fine appearance, The scenery Al
paintings are fresh striking and appr
!. pirate.
81 Isadore Chamberlain has almost finish
new residence on his lot up town, wbe
! he was burnt out last Spring. 1t is rea
!. for plastering, He will occupy it befc
l. the SHOWS come.
v Our literary society met last Saturd
! light to inaugurate proceedings for deb
Is ing and exercises during the season. '
suppose there will be no course of litert
g lectures this season, owing TO the depr
u sion of the times.
I'll A base ball contest came off on the
grounds on Saturday afternoon last