The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-28

| vi Tue prOmlueut lnuuSuleS vi our tOWn
Seven arti6cers are employed and wer,
there room IN the buildings more could b'
employed with advantage. The works oc
cupy prominent position on Front street
One room is crowded with marbles, to NIB
sto mes and monuments OF the best quslt,
and evincing workmanship Of very higl
order. Our community win do well to
look here before going elsewhere for good
of this sort.
II Is now ascertalned that the man found
drowned at Sponenbergs last Saturday O
week was an inmate OF Luzerne county
poor house. A.Coroner's inquest was helt
oyer the remains by j. q. Jacoby, Esq,
acting as Coroner, who summoned the fol
lowing jurors; DR.. @. L. Reagcn, ii. LIN
den, w. NJ. Bredbcnntr, Thos. Prosser
Owen NJ. Demott and G. e. Ross. Thei
verdict was the unknown came to hi
death by drowning in the Susquelnnni
river.
A warrant was issued on Monday last by
Squire Jacoby on two young men for pur
loiaing lot of brass fixtures from the ole
distillery of d. F. Seybert at Foundryvile
They gave bail for their appearance Al
court.
The Memorial sermon, by J. Lohr, in the
Evangelical church, was very good one
breathing pathos and patriotism through
out. The q. A. r., led by It's popular
commander, w. j. Scott, followed by the
Youths drum corps and Stours band, Sons
of Veterans and Ladies' Aid Society and
| p. o. s. of A, thronged the church in due
season and with the citizens the church
was well packed before the services com
menced. Patriotic airs were sung and
played on the organ. After the services
the military drum corps and band &c., filed
out In regular order while the balance OF
the congregation remained seated. 1t was
a fine occasion.
| Con. Martin, who has BEEN absent from
Berwick years, is again with us, looking
well. He mas visited almost every state In
the Union.
| He staggered home; chucked his chill.
dren out on the cold terra frma; laid his
hand upon his wife's back hair and played
familiar with her silken tresses, was in the
lookup over night and generously donated
to the Burgess $3.50.
Col. A. d. Seely received a letter from
Rev. E. II. Yocum on his departure fol
Washington, on last Monday morning
stating that he cannot be here to deliver thI
Memorial address on Saturday; but tht
Rev. has got substitute, pastor Of Grace
NJ. E. church, Williamsport Rev. II. Ii
Gilbert, who will come to us highly recon
mended as one of the brightest pulpit or
ators of the East Penna. Conference
Rev. Yocum recommends him highly
| quent address long to be remembered
Rev. Yocum is deprived Of being here OF
account of the serious illness of his wifi,
in Washington. We will have fine ad
dress worthy of the occasion and the gal
liant services of the heroic dead and thu
theroic living. This will be the finest Me
mortal day we have ever had in Berwick
in point of procession, military and mu
steal display. Come one, come all.
Mr.. Luther Brown was found prostratet
with paralysis In one of the fields of hi
farm, near New Columbus, on Wednesday
afternoon week ago. He was discovered
and brought to his home in this condition
and died during the night. He died {
| Chrstian-a member of the NJ. Z. Church
Luther Brown is well known in this com
munity. He was a long time, years ago
a farmer of Jesse Bowman, (deceased) or
the farm owned by Mrs. Petty, two miles
from Berwick, toward Evansville. He was
buried on Tuesday last in Berwick GENE
terry. Peace to his ashes. His good works
| do follow him.
Don't forget that A. c. Drum is still or
10th street, between Chestnut and Walnut,
and is busily occupied in turning out some
of the finest shoes and boots that can pos
sibly fit and adorn the pedestal extremitie:
of man, woman or child.
Amos Greasy, our Street Commissioner
has been fixing up the streets grandly re-
Gently in Newtown. The Newtown people
are Taxpayers and we are glad that they
are realizing the benefit of their taxes
They have been long time paying taxes
and they should receive some benefit now
Let the good work 60 on. Newtown, by
present appearances, will soon be as re
spectacle as Front and Market streets
| When you pay taxes receive some benef
from it,
At present writing it is doubtful that thu
Salvationists will be among us.
j. p. Freas & Co. are under full headway
on Front street in the mercantile line jus
below the postoffice. Their shelves arr
lined with the best goods the market af
fords, and are prepared to compete witt
all others in the same line of business
Kinney Fress, Frank Ffauntz and Jane
will wait on you with the utmost prompt
ness and politeness.
George Vannatta has been visiting hi
friends here. He is doing well in Sayre
We wish him success.
The present abundant rains indicate
drouth in the after part of the season.
Mr.. Fairchilds has taken hold strongl.
Of the old Bowman Homestead" beloy
Berwick. His pruning of the numerou
trees, repairing of the house and barn, an
his farming generally, shows that he is tn
right man in the right place.
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