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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05

The temperance people of Harris.
burg have been doing some practical
work in the way of enforcement of the
present license law that observes CON-
mendation. They discovered that on
February A ninety-four persons had
filed applications for licenses. As
each applicant is required to have the
names of twelve reputable citizens,
who believe that the applicant is of
good repute and that the place to be
licensed is necessary for the public &C
commodation, it would have required
the signatures of eleven hundred and
twenty eight citizens to have met the
clear demands of the law In point of
fact, however, it was discovered that
only six hundred and seventeen persons
had signed the applications.
An analysis Of the applications show
ed that 403 of the 6l7 signers had Sign
ed only one application each, the other
PA having furnished the necessary
signatures to do duty fo, 725 signers,
or an average of something over three
signatures to an individual. OF these
l0l signed two petitions each, 46
signed three, 23 signed four, 1G signed
five, 6 signed six, 8 signed seven, 2
signed eight. 3 signed nine, 4 signed
ten and one each slgned eleven, twelve,
thirteen, fourteen. fifteen, sixteen, and
seventeen petitions 1t will be seen
by this statement that Harrisburg has
a goodly number of professional
petition signers, who sign evcrybody's
petitions.
After making these discoveries the
temperance people of the city petition
ed the Court, first TO refuse To grant
any new licenses whatever second, to
refuse licenses to persons whose appli-
cations have been heretofore rejected /;
third, announce it as a rule of the court
that hereafter no one engaged in tho
liquor business shall be recognized as u
petitioner on the application of anyone
seeking license fourth, announce it as
a rule of the court that hereafter no
license will be granted to any appli.
cant where the name of anyone on his
petition has appeared on any other
petition, and fifth, that the Court
would use its lawful discretionary
power in refusing licenses where the
hotel restaurant is not public necessity
While some of these demands may
not be justified by the circumstances,
those relating to dealers signing each
others petitions and the signing of
duplicate petitions are, certainly, and
the step taken by the Harrisburg tenn
perance advocates might well be imi-
tated in every county in the State.
There is little doubt that most courts
would comply with requests of this
kind backed up with the evidence of
the duplicate signatures. If temper
ate people everywhere exhausted every
effort to secure the enforcement of
present laws, in letter and spirit, in
stead of devoting their energies to the
enactment of impossible prohibitory
laws, they would be able TO greatly
curtail the evils of the liquor traffic.
The vice of American reformers of
every type is the constant struggle for
new and radical legislation, without
any proper effort to secure the enforce
ment of that already on the statue book.
Of this vice the temperance reformers
exhibit more than their fair share.
Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05
Plaisted.

Fred Plaisted, the oarsman, states
that the proposition of himself and
Ross to row boat through the Mag
ra rapids the coming summer was not
the huge joke many seemed to think
but an enterprise that would surely be
attempted. 81 do not think it danger
GUS" lie said. "Tne boat will have
plenty of beam, a grating for floor
and no bottom. If we fill with water
we cant sink because we will have air
tight compartments around the boat
and the water we take in will quickly
disappear through the grating. II
anything should happen we are both
good swimmers and would make a
grand struggle before going un-
der. 1t will be money in our
pockets if we succeed and if we fail
our wives and children will get the
benefit of it. There is positively less
danger in trying to row through the
rapids than there is in going out on
the frontier for Sl3 a month and
found, and we get $4,000 for what we
are going to do. One point about it il
that we row with our faces toward the
danger, instead of rowing IN the ordi
nary way. We were both up at Mia
CARA Falls week ago and made onl
calculations and measurements of dis
tances."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05

George p. Flick, of Hughesville,
died at his cigar store at 2 o'clock
Monday morning from drinking wood
alchohol. Sunday it was impossible
for him to get liquor and he managed
to secure some wood alcohol which he
drank. Pe went to bed, and about
o'clock Mr.. John Houghton, who lives
next door to Flick, heard him groaning
and went to inquire what was the mat
ter. Mr.. Houghton raped al Flick's
door and asked him to le. him in,
Flick answered and said that he could
not get out of bed, and Mr.. Houghton
broke in the door, The tobacconist
was in terrible agony and was writh-
ing in pain. When physician ar
rived Flick had died from the effects
of the alcohol which he had taken.
Flick was a young man, and has lived
in Hughesville for number of years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05

Intense excitement prevails in Brady
Township, Huntingdon county, over
the discovery of valuable deposit
closely rest milling gold. jacob Iillius,
a miueralogist, while prospecting for
coal, found evidence of large deposit
of the valuable mineral when but rs
feet below the surface. An analyti-
cal chemist of Philadelphia reports
that the ore is worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 per ton. Mr.. Zillius is now in
consultation with capitalists of the city
with the view of organizing a stock
company to develop the land iu which
his valuable find has been made. In
prospecting for gold MIR. Zillius struck
3.foot vein OF anthracite coal, which
is now being developed. The land in
the neighoorhood that heretofore would
not bring any price whatever has now
risen TO fabulous sums. Prominent
capitalists Of Philadelphia aud Pitts
burg are buying up the land with the
view of developing its resources.
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Charles L. Webster, the publisher,

Charles L. Webster, the publisher,
paid to Mrs. Grant Saturday, as her
profits upon the sale of the first volume
of General Grants "Memoirs,' the sum
of 100000. In letter to Cyrus w.
Field, Mr.. Webster says:
The contract with General Grant for
the publication of the "Memoirs" was
signed just a year ago to-day, since
which time the book has been practi-
cally written, published and the great
bulk of the money for the first volume
collected. 1t seems fitting to me on
the anniversary of the signing OF that
contract to pay to Mrs. Grant the check.
More is due her, and will be paid as
soon as collected. We expect to col
lect as much again when the second vol
ume appears, so that Mrs. Grants pro-
fits within year from publication will
not fall below 100000, and will
probably reach S5O0,O00.
This is probably the largest royalty
ever paid on a single book, and there
is little doubt that the amount on the
second volume will be as large.
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The New Revenue Law.
MANY BANKS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
PROVISION RELATING TO SHARES
OF STOCK.

The national and other incorporated
banks in the State are generally TAX
ing advantage of the provision of the
new revenue act exempting from taxa
tion shares of stock and so much of
the capital and profits as are not in
vested in real estate, provided these
institutions collect annually from their
stockholders six mills on the par value
of each share and pay the money into
the State Treasury on or before the LIST
of March in each year. Some of the
banks, however, propose to take the
consequences of failure to pay this
tax. OF those it will be required to
report in writing through their presi-
dent or cashier to the Auditor General
ON or before June 20 the amount of
their capital stock and that paid in, a
complete list of stockholders, the par
value of each share and the value of
the stock in the market where such
bank is located during tho year end
ing June 20. A duplicate of the report
will be furnished the Commissioners of
each county,to be used by them for the
purpose of assessing taxes against
shareholders. The Auditor General
is authorized to inquire into the value
of the stock of the banking institutions
failing to pay the six mill tax, and
either abate or increase the assessment
as may be just, and TO settle accounts
against shareholders of three mills on
the market value of their stock. The
Auditor General is also required to
transmit the assessments made by him
to the County Commissioners, to be
used by them in assessing taxes against
the shareholders, who would, therefore
be required to pay a three mill tax toi
State and local purposes. The penalty
for failure to report to the Auditor
General, as required by the Act, il
$1,000 in each case. The hank Ia,
under the new revenue law ls expected
to reach $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05

The Thirteen Club should start a
branch in Spain, where the suDerstltous
people think their late King fell vic
tim to the thirteen-at table fatality,
1t seems that when Alfonso visited
Aranjuez last summer to see the chol-
era patients, lunched at the palace, and
thirteen persons sat down to the meal
Noticing the number, the king gayly
referred to the tradition, and made his
equerry give him list of the guests
that he might see whether any one
died within the year. The kng him
self was the victim,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05

Eight per cent. increase in the
wages granted 1,sO0 employees in the
Philadelphia aud Reading Railroad
Compauy's shops, at Reading went
into effect March lst. The voluntary
increase in the pay of the $50
moulders of the Reading Hardware
Company was also announced, and the
800 employees of the Penn Hardware
Company were notified that an increase
in wages would be made during the
month.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-05
Philadelphia Markets
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

FEED'--Western winter bran, spot 1850
Spring 1850 "a 1900
FLOUR.-Western extras 3.50 "a 3I5 Penn n
family 400 "a d;l5 Ohio clear, d.3Ih "a 4.50 winter
patent 5.25 "a $50; Penna. roller process 4.a5 "a
4.62
WHEAT lvania red, No. l, .9sK
RYE.-65.
CORN.--i6 "a Az
OATS.--No. white "a 3ph No. 2, II
HAY AND STRAW Timothy-Choice Western
and New York, ,l600Gl7. fair to good Western and
New York,l4.t "a 1885, medium Western and New
York, IA "a IL. cut hay as to quality II. "a 10.
Rye straw 81, Wheat straw, 10. oat straw
9 "a 10.
POTATOES Eastern rose aud Burbanks, 70 "a,
rs Eastern prolincs IS ats western rose is.
EGGS.-Pannsylvania % western %.
BUTrER.-Pennsylvana creamery prints 30
Creamery Extra 30, Western extra 80 fair 20 "a 2s
LIVE PoULTRY.-Fowls, q So Turkeys 8 q
DRESSED POULTRY Chickens, ,il@i2. Turkey 12
Ia 49, ducks liza l3.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF SAMUEL sEYBERT, OF SCOTT TWP
the undersigned Auditor appointed by the Or
phrns Court OF Columbia county to make dis
trioution OF balance In hands Of Maurice H. Sey-
Dert, al illustrator de bOl,iS HOn win sit at his
once once IN Bloomsbury on Thursday Marca 18TH
iooo Ut O'Clock a. M, when and where all parties
having claims against said estate must appear
ana prove the same, or be forever debarreI from
coming In ON said fund
feb.26 L. r. BIL.MEYER Aulitor
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF SUSAN sRYBERT, OF ORANGE TWP
me Undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Or
phans Court OF columbia county, to dist libute
balance In the hands OF Maurice T. Seybe II ad-
mlnistrator, will sit at his office In Bloomsbrg on
thursday, March is, 1856 at 9 O'Clock a. IN. when
anu where all parties having claims against said
estate must appear and prove the same, or he for
ever oeoarred from coming In on said fund
IcD..bl II. i. BILLMENE Err AnnlInr
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

IN The matter or ne account Of r. O. WddS.rOJ5h
admir- de-, or Daniel ThOHlaS late Or Ft>hfHg-
creek Tcp., deceased.
The undersigned Auditor will meet parties in
terested at his Office In BloomsbuTg, Pa, On Fri
day, March 10, 1886, at 10 a. m to make di. trbu-
tlon OF the balance In the hands OF lad admins
traitor, when and where all parties having claims
against said estate must appear and prove the
same or be forever debarred from coming in on
SAID fund. ROBERT X. LII"TI 4,
leDsb Auditor.
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Tue bill increasing the limits of tn

Tue bill increasing the limits of the
appropriation for the public building
at Wllliamsport to S225,000, was call
ed up in the house Monday afternoon
and passed with but little opposition.
1t was tavorably reported by the com
mittee few weeks ago. The bill now
goes to the senate aud there is but
little doubt that it will pass that body.
The appropriation will be sufficient for
the government to erect such a build
ing as will be credit to Williamsport.
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SIIERIFFS SALES.

BY virtue OF writ OF Leyan Facias issued out
OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia Co.
and TO me directed will be exposed TO public sale
at the Court House, in Bloomsbury on
Saturday, March 20, 1886,
at p. M, all that certain messuage or trace of
land situate in Beaver township, county OF Column
bia and State OF Pennsylvania, bounded and de-
scrlbed as follows, yiz on the north by lands OF
Peter Knccht and Jacob shearman, on the east by
lands OF Peter I'auck and Jacob Shearman and on
the south by lands OF Peter Hnuck and jonathan
Hauck and Samuel Nungesser, and on the west by
lands OF Samuel Nungesser and Peter Knecht con-
tanning one hundred and twenty acres and thirty
six perches more or less.
seized, taken in execution, at the suit OF Daniel
singley, ST., and Daniel singley, Jr, administra-
tors OF John Singey, deceased, VS.. Frederick IIoss
Ter, and TO be sold as the property OF Frederick
Hossler, with notice to terre tenants,
FREEZE, ATTY. Lev. Fa.
SAMUEL SMITH, Shariff.
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that by
IN virtue of resolution OF the stockh
OF the Espy Lime and Cement Co an application
VIII DC presented TO the Court OF Common Pleas
oi C0lumpla county on Monday, the 10Th day OF
MaIch, a. ID. 1856, at ten o'clock a. m pTuylpg
lor the dlssolul ion OF sad corporation
q. ". CRENkLING, Pres
feDl9it, Z. NJ CRkNELlNG, Sec. q Treas
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF CLARA LINDEN, DECEASED
The undersigned Auditor appointed by the Or
Pnaahs court OF columbia county, TO maxi distri-
button OF the fund IN the hands OF $. q. JAYNE cy-
ecutor as shown by his first and partial account,
VIII SIT AT MS once In Berw lex on SATURDAY Nj
d, losb at 10 a.. M, to perform the dut. 4
appointment. when and where all parties &c.,
claims against said estate must appear ana I e
fund. W E SNITI NniitC ~
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Dwelling House,
A good bank barn, wagon shed and other outbulld-
ngs. There is on the premises an
ORCHARD

of good fruit and good spring Of water running
near the house.
TERMS OF SALE-Ten per cent. of one-fourth
of the purcha Sc money to be paid at the striking
down OF the property, the one fourth less the ten
per cent. at the confirmation absolute and the re-
naming three-fourths In one year thereafter with
interest from confirmation nis
f.26itl A. X. PATTERSON, Executor
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ENECUTOR'S NOTICE.

Estate or Samuel 4 pplemdn, late Of Benton Ytcp.
deceased.
Letters testamentary In said estate having been
granted TO the undersigned executor all PERSONS
Indebted to said estate are hereby notified o pay
the same, and those having claims against said
estate present the same to
HILBERT H. HUME.
EXECUTOR,
teO-l2-6t Benton, Col. Co.. Pa.
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Saturday, March 20, 1886,

saturday, Mafcn ~, 'OOo,
at 10 o'clock a. m all those two certain lots, sit
uate in Berwick Columbia county, Pa, bounded
and described as follows to-wit: Beginning at the
corner Front and Pine Streets I'm said town OF Ber-
wick, thence along Front street, nlnety-nine feet
TO lot number sixteen, thence by the same TWO
hundred feet, more or less to Canal street. thence
by Canal street ninely-nne feet to Pine street,
and thence along Pine street two hundred feet
more or less to Front street. the place OF begin
ming. The same being lots number nineteen and
twenty In plan OF Berwick, Pa, on which are
erected two.story brick dwelling with basement,
large frame stable, coal house, pig pen and out
buildings. Fruit trees on the premises.
A L S o,
All that certain piece OF land In Briarcreek
township, Columbia county, Pa, beginning at the
public road leading from Bloomsbury to Berwick,
at corner OF Rasey land, thence by the same thlr-
ty-two perches and six-tenths perches to corner,
thence north seventy.four degrees east seventeen
percnes: thence seventeen and one-fourth degrees
west twcnty-seven seven-tenths perches, more or
less, to public road, thence south eighty-seven ae
grees west thirteen six-tenths perches to place
beginning containing three acres, more or less.
A L s o,
In same township, beginning at public road from
bloomsbury to Berwick, at corner Agricultural
ground; thence by same south sixteen and one
fourth degrees east twenty-sevcn seventenths
perches to corner; thence north seventy-four de-
grees east sixteen perches TO a corner; thence
north twenty-four and one-.ourth degrees west
twenty-sx seven-tenths perches to corner; thence
south eighty-seven degrees west, eleven four
tenths perches to place of beginning, containing
two acres, ftty-two perches more or less,
Seized, taken In execution, at the suit of chester
Copper VS.. S. b. Bowman and A. F. Greasy and to
be sold as the property of S. b. Bowman.
jackson, Atty. Vend. En-
A l. 5 o
All that certain lot parcel OF land, situate in
| Briarcreek township said county, bounded on the
north by public road leading from Bloomsbury to
Berwick, on the east by land OF Ere rs Fower, on
the south by D., L. q W. railroad and on the west
by land OF Daniel Reedy, ontalnlng six acres
more or less.
Seized, taken In execution, and to be sold as the
property OF s. b. Bowman
| jackson, Atty. Fl. Fa-
SAMUEL SMITH, Sheriff,
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE OF NANCY kAuLRR pKoE Vp

ESTATE OF NANCY KAHLRR DRCEA.gD
The undersigned Auditor, appointe , the Or
phans Court OF Columbia county TO distribute the
Iuhus IN me hands or the executor VIII SIT at his
oflice In Bloomsbury on Saturday, March i3 1sSI
at ten O'Clock a. m, when and where ali parties
having claims against said estate must appear
ana prove the same, or be forever debarred from
coming u on said IND. A. L. FRITZ,
fep'-lefl' Auditor.
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EXECUTORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
Kcns Estate

There viii be exposed to public sale (unlc. dis
posed of previously at private sale In Blooms burg
on
THURSDAY, March %, 1886,
a lot or tract of land, late the estate Of John NJ
Chemberlin, deceased, as follows, to-wit: Fronting
80 feet on north side OF Main ST., extending in
depth 2ii feet to Ridge alley and bounded on east
by Miller alley aud on west by lot OF N. j. Hen
dershott, whereon are erected a
Frame Dwelling House
and outbudngs sale to commence at O'Clock
p IN, when terms and conditions will be made
known by MILLS CHEMBERLIN
JOHN CUEMBERLIN,
March g. Executors.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

BY virtue OF sundry wdts, issued out or the
Court OF Common Pleas of columbia county, and
to me directed, will be exposed to public sale at
the IIoyt House in Berwick, on
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Hoods Sarsaparilla the great blood purifier
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