The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-11-06

The wrecks upon the p. & II. r. II. the
past week have been quite numerous.
On last Friday night at White Deer there
were ten cars and engine thrown from the
track, down from bridge, the engineer
going down over :the bridge with his en-.
gine, without receiving any severe inju-
ries. The cars piing up on the other side
of the bridge, thus saving the engineers
life. The accident was caused by the
train running into the caboose Of the train
ahead.
On Saturday night there was another ac-
cident near Ringtown, caused by the cars
uncouplng by means Of which seventeen
cars were thrown down an embankment,
but no one was seriously injured in either
case.
One of the saddcst accidents, which it
has been for us to record and which we
trust will prove a warning to all truant
boys and the numberless persons who are
in the habit of jumping on cars to ride
while in motion, happened on the p. Il r.
r. r. on last Friday. AS James Geese,
son of Henry Geese was jumping on cars to
| take ride, he was thrown under a moving
train and had both legs crushed so that he
died shortly after being removed to his
| fathers home.
Pay day on p. & r. Il. r. on Friday,
will brighten up the faces of the hard
| worked employees of the road
Mr.. Abel Thomas who has been watch
man at the p. & Il, II. r. for number of
years has been changed to night watchman
at the shops, and VIM. Lynn been put in
his place.
| Mr. A. L. IIoshue has lost another child
with meTbraneous Group. He just buried
another promising boy a few weeks ago,
and the entire community sympathze with
them in their double atfliclion. They were
both intelligent boys, aud were only sick a
few days. They had the best medical at
tendance and everything was done to him
der death from his harvest but God in his
allwise providence saw best to order it
otherwise and they have gone where sin
and sorrow are unknown and where they
shall be happy throughout the eternal ages
to come.
| That minister or politician who replied
to my remark in last weeks paper, "that
clergymen had better remain in the pulpit
and not be seen upon the streets in the
role of politician, seemed to think thai
the advice was rather thin. We do not de-
ny the gentleman the right to vote, nor dc
we object to his how and wherefore of the
manufacture and use of liquor, but yet We
do not find in the Holy Book, that Gods
chosen servant should be seen upon store
box, on a street corner, where you find
patent medicine men, street fakirs, and low
class politicians, for even tirst.class poll
tician will hardly speak there; but will &C
to some hail. The Bible says, That you
shall not be heard for your much speaking
but go to God in prayer, having faith, and
he will grant your favor The word oi
God also states in Romans that they who
would be ministers should wait upon thu
ministry, and that Gods ministers should
wait continually upon their office, and an
other place ST. Paul said, "For the weap
ons for our warfare are not carnal, bu
mighty through God" and again in Tim
othy he says: That Gods ser wants SHOULD
shun profane and vain babblings; for they
will increase ungodlnees. And in conclusion
let me state that the Great Lawgiver has
said; Let everything be done decently ant
in order. And | think that bringing railing
against political parties, claiming that the.
are the party looks to me more like grasp
ing for good office, than the meeknes
and humility of humble follower of ou
Lord and Savior.