The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21


Call upon her.
Mr.. Courtrght next door, can accom-
modate you in the line of as fine cigars
and CONNECTIONS as the market affords
Our public schools have adjourned and
our old resident and iauitor of our schools
Is out selling the "CliTax Farm Gate"
Henry Ruch has charge of Luzerne and
Columbia counties. His gate takes well
among the farmers.
Harry Faux. the pedestrian and horse
man, is happy. 1t is large infant In the
shape of boy. He came last week and
looks WELL with the prospects of living a
few years longer,
Ample preparations are making.in Ber-
wick for Memorial Day. Under the
auspices Of the G. A. r. services will be
held at the Evangelical chnrch on next
Sabbath morning. The G. A. r. will mYt
at their hall at o'clock with Stours band
and then proceed to the church where a
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Lohr.
On Saturday following decoration will take
place when Rev. Ezra Yocum will deliver
the address over the graves of our heroic
dead. We may rest assured the address
will be good one worthy of the occasion
and the gallant services of those who per-
| lied their lives that their country might
live. Let there be large turn out of our
citizens.
| Berwick has raised military company
of boys at the age Of about 12 years, uni
formed and equipped They will attend
in parade on Memorial Day along with
the Youths drum corps. 70 girls will show
| themselves in the ranks dressed in white
| The Berwick Independent has resumed op-
erations under the auspices of Miles A.
Davis, of New York. He assumes pro-
prietorship with the prestige of enlarged
experience, and doubtless will shake off
the dust that has lain on the Independent for
months and resuscitate it into new life,
as the lion shakes the dew drops from his
name aud goes forth to conquest.
Go look at the floral gardens of Prof.
Hoft, at the residence of Mrs. Col. jackson.
George Carey foreman of Freas Bros.
store, has just received another fine in
stallmcnt OF Spring goods. George knows
how to sell them, too.
| G. w. Drubaker has just received an
otn,r large instalmcnt of hardware. He
is doing flourishng business.
| Hudson Owen has been on our canal
for the last 81 years as controller of the
locks.
Mrs. Glrton is an enterprsing woman.
She has supplied her large garden with the
finest assortment of cabbage plants, while
her husband, VIM. Girton, is engaged in
Florida in raising oranges and early truck.
She has niue varieties of cabbage plants
and she is worthy of credit Tor her enter
prise and display.
AL. Ross, Harry James, Thos. and Benz.
Sherwood, Frank and Will Ginger and
George Sarley were all up to Forepaugh's
show on the 18th at Wikes-Barre. They
pronounced it good,
Edward Carroll has opened up auspic.
iously as barber in the st. Charles hotel.
He has already fine run of custom. He
does fine hair cutting and close shaving.
The body of an unknown man was
found ip the river near James Sponenberg's IS
last Saturday morning; was buried at Ber-
wick in the evening. He appeared to be
about 40 years of age, sandy whiskers and
black hair, over five feet in height, with
serious wounds in the fore part of the
head, couple empty pocket books in his
Clothes besides match box He wore a
blue blouse a blue SHIRT and blue overalls.
1t is now pretty well ascertained, and
beyond the shadow of II doubt, that the
new railroad that forms the connecting
link with Nescopeck and Deringer, above
Rock Glen, will soon be accomplished, fol-
lowing through Nescopeck Gap. This will
raise the. real estate of Nescopeck The
surveying party, at present writing, are
putting up at the st. Charles. They are a
jolly and intelligent crew. They killed a
black snake on the Nescopeck creek last
Saturday, 0 TT. inches long; was dissected
and found to contain red squirrel.
Harry Cooper is fully established IN his
new domicil and it is one of the finest resi-
dences, not only in Nescopeck, but along
the river.
The streets of Nescopeck are vastly i'm
proved and which was vastly needed. 1t
would be well if the walks were put in bet
ter condition. The cobble stones project
simultaneously all over;their absence would
be fruitful blessing.
DR.. Harter is an especialst in diphtheria
and meeting with remarkable success.
Pifer is turning out some nobby suits fol
our boys in Berwick. They follow hin
from Berwick where he established his
reputation us tailor. His wife is largely
engaged in supplying the community with
all that is essential in the millinery de-
partment.
DR.. Myers is succeeding finely in his
medical practice along with DR.. Harter; is
graduate of medical college in Baltimore
and young man of promise
Syvanus p. Hanley, we are glad to note,
is admitted to the bar of legal practice
He is man of fine abilities and comes by
them honestly. His father, Hon. Thos b
Hanley, was one of the distinguished law
| yers of the South and commanded "A prac
tice previous to the war of $50, 900 an
nually.
Fenstermacher, of Newtown, has us
received an apparatus to take buildings
He has taken many of them, conspicuous.
among which is the residence of Mrs. Cir
ton. The pictures are accurate and nat
ural.
Hertz is busily engaged on Second stree
taking pictures, His gallery presents
| fine array of pictures of a very supero
order, of our citizens. His apparatus ha'
t cost him considerable, and he is doing /
: good business. lie is worthy of public pa
4. tronage.
II. G. Gearhart, OF lIctleryillc, has re
Gently returned from Philadelphia with
fine stock of goods, and is now fully pre-
, | ,,n,,1 10 oh 4 ha puIlin with ~ hpX