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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-02

F. p. Kelley, an old resident of town,
moved to Shickshinny last week, where he
is engaged as blacksmith, at the coal
works,
Tneo. Mcdowell and son, William, in
company with G. II. Kline, left for New
York on Monday.
Miss Eva Woodruff, who has been visit
ing at Isaac Kester's for the past nine
months, left for her home in Iowa on
Wednesday last.
Mrs. Catharine Oman is still in precar
Gus condition
Mrs. Sampson Townsend is very sick at
present with complication of diseases.
Mrs. Joseph Buckwalter, of Ashland,
paid friends in town visit during the past
| week.
This being the first of April, few changes
take place, as follows: ii. c. Kelchner
moves to the upper end of town, in the
| Melick property; Keece Fairman, to the
Mcdowell property, for new hotel p. w.
| Melick, from the farm to his fathers prop
erty in town; J. >. Bachmau, to the prop
erty of Asa Everett's heirs; David Lee, to
Martha Brown property on Quality street;
Bannis Mcbride, from the farm of IT, w,
Creveling, in Centre, to the property of A
p. White, formerly NJ, C. johnson; II. E
Heacock to property of L. j. Stettler OF
Main street; A. +. Terwilliger, from DUAL
ity street to property of Mrs. NJ. b. Ent oil
Main,
A. j. Thrash, from Freeland, Luzern,
county, will take charge of the hotel at tn,
lower end of town.
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East Benton.

Last Thursdays sale (James Longs Ben
tom the crowd was variously estimated at
a 1000 to 1900 strong. The goods brought
very high price. Cows were sold for $50
head.
Isaac Kline, once resident of Fishing =
creek township and living at saltwater, on
the farm now occupied by Frank Hess,
later citizen of Benton township, died at
his residence in the borough of New Col
umbus March 2ith 1886, aged about s4
years.
The Fishlngcreck township Sunday
School Association will meet at st. James
on Saturday April 10th. at 10 o'clock a. IN.
All are invited to attend.
The farmers are making preparations for
another Summers operation. The mer-
chants reap crop every day, but the
farmers consume in the winter most of
what they raise in the summer. Girls,
marry farmers and belong to the independ-
ent class. You never hear of strikes
among farmers only when they strike for
with (a) "piece and plenty"-of something
to do. Yet laying all jokes aside, we be-
leve it is the best you can do. Notwith-
standing we counsel you to listen to no
one in particular, but do the very best you
can, only keep out of the hands of the pro-
fame and the inebriate. Kind and loving
husbands are what you want, and no mat
ter what their occupation may be.
| Rhor McHenry contemplates abandon
ing the mercaptile business this spring and
try the farm.
Benton is a lively and enterprising town
But much would be added to its conven-
ience and beauty if its citizens would lay
substantial pavements and street crossings.
1t would annually save its cost in boot
backing.
| John Ashleman has resumed the build
ing of his new house. Lieutenant j. j.
karns is the boss carpenter, B. G. Kast
and Harmon Slime assist him in the job
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A beautiful line of Norfolk suits for
children, boys and youths at
ID. Lowenberg's.


The above Military Comedy was played
last night before delighted and enthu-
siastic audience, who made the walls OF
the Opera House ring by their frequent
bursts of applause at every fresh comlca
situation and line of sparkling dialogue
with which the play is teeming, While
during the pathetic portions (of which
there is Just enough to make it intensely In
teresting,) they were as still as mice IN the
scene where the Hero, played by the au
thor, Mr.. Val. L. Love, is saved from
rebel bullet by little silk flag concealed
in his breast-a love token from his iianoe
The audience were aroused TO such pitch
of enthusiasm, that for fully minute
nothing could be heard, every member o.
the company was fully up to his or he
work, and the entire performance was vot
ed by all present, complete success
Northumberland Press.
At Opera House, April 2 and 3.
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Catawissa.

There was quite a fire in Shuman's tun-
mel last week The cause of it seems to
be a mystery, The watchman claims that
it was set on fire by parties to seek revenge
The cellars and granaries, near Union
Corners, have been robbed for some time,
and there was great deal of conjecture
who were the guilty parties, when lady
turned detective and ferreted ont the
guilty ones, who turned out to he her neal
neighbors
Mr.. Hurley Kiefer takes charge of the
railroad hotel Mr.. Schug having concluded
not to rent the property, Hurley makes d
gooc landlord.
Mr.. j, Flemings is getting his house
mastered, preparatory to moving
Mr.. Cady, night operator, has moved hi'
family to College hill, this place, from Lew
isburg,
John C, Yocum, Esq, has been a
Bloomsbury, taking depositions in the M
midia church difficulty, for some time.
Our schools will close in about tw,
weeks, when several of the teachers viii
begin select schools.
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We are pleased to note that the sick folks
are menlinp slowly

We are pleased to note that the sick folks
are mending slowly.
Last Wednesday Miss Maggie Tubbs
closed successful term of school in this
place. She returned 10 her home, neai
Cambria, Sunday.
Thursday last Mrs. Ida Sharretts, form
erly Miss Ida Stecker, left these parts to CO.
operate with NJ. Andrew Sharretts in the
art of housekeeping They moyed on
Sharretts' farm in Mt, Pleasant,
number from this place attended a
birthday party for Christian Earnest, near
New Columbia, on Saturday
Pursuant to the call of the district Vice
President, Mr.. Aaron Smith, the Hemlock
Sunday School Convention convened in
10 o'clock. The attendance was excep-
| tionally poor, lack of interest and incle-
ment weather being the causes, The pro-
gramme prepared for the occasion was a
good one; full of thought and interest.
The topics were ably discussed by Revs.
Sharretts, Tubbs, Spear, and Bros. Rich
art, Beagle, A. Spear, p, Brugler and VIM,
Bidleman. The President of the conven-
| ton is at loss to know how TO get the
people interested in this work. He is very
much discouraged. The Sunday school
workers of this district have not done theil
duty in regard to this matter,
| We are Informed that Daniel Harris has
accepted clerkship in a company store al
Nanticoke. He went to that place OF
Saturday.
Our Assessor, Seth Shoemaker, is now
busy making his rounds. Much complain
is heard from all sources. Too high valu
ations.
| On Tuesday, April 19, the taxpayers o
Hemock will have the pleasure of meeting
the Commissioners of Columbia county il
c. IL. Dietterich's hotel, to consider tn
fairness of their valuations, and have then
lowered, II so desirous.
Perciyal Foulk, who went to Missouri
few weeks ago, is well heard from. ii
speaks well OF the land in Texas county
and thinks he will buy there. He says a
of those who went from here there las
Spring are doing well, and would be yer
foolish to return.
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We will pay $40 for the largest list OF
words given in the defining part of Web
sters Dictionary formed frem the word
ILLUSTRATED" $40 for the best temper
ance poem. $40 tor the best comic poem.
$40 for the best story of 1000 words. $40
for the best song and music. $40 for the
b9st pen and ink sketch. 50 for the best
three riddles So for the nearest guess at
the number of lands" in our next (May)
number. 50 for the most difficult ten ques-
tions in Grammar, with proper answers.
So for the most difficult ten questions in
Arithmetic, mot puzzles with proper an
swers. 50 for the best poem by boy Under
l2 years. So for the best story by girl uL-
der 12 years. 50 for the best explanatory
solution of the question: "How often, and
at what intervals has July 4th occurred on
Sunday during the Christian era?" 50 for
the best explanatory solution of the ques'
tion: "A man starts Monday noon, and
travels Westward, keeping up with the
Sun-where does he first find Tuesday
noon 2" Send 10 cents for sample paper
and conditions. A beautiful present with
each paper MUNYON'S LII. WORLD, Phil
adelphia, Ia. Agents wanted. a2-3.
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1IOviugs

William Webb has moved to Mrs. Ent's
house near the Court House.
f. NJ. Everett takes the house of c. A.
Klein on Third street.
c. A. Klein has moved to the rooms
over his drug store.
F. b. Hartman occupies the property
vacated by f. NJ. Everett on West street
T. w. Pursel takes the Brockway house
on Third street.
Mrs. Crawford has moved to rooms in
Mrs, Ents building.
Mrs, Norman has moved to the house on
Centre street. vacated by W. S. Meyer.
Freeman II. Coleman will move from
Pittston to the property belonging to the
estate Of Thomas Hopkins deceased in
Hemlock township.
Owen Eyerly has moved into the house
vacated by Geo. Bdleman near NJ. E..
Church.
E. Jacobs moves to house of Mrs. Wyn.
koop near depot.
w. S. Meyer has taken the house of o.
T. Wilson on Main street.
George Edgar moved into property of j..
A. Funston on Iron street.
d. Boice moved to property of !. w.
McKelvy on Welsh Hill
{. b. Brockway takes the house of j. S.
| Phillips on Welsh Hill.
Mrs. Eshleman moves to house of G. w.
Miller on Seventh street.
B. L. Eshlcman moved to house of Mrs.
| Wynkoop on Centre street.
| j. II. Creveling has moved into the
Bates house on Fifth street now owned by
Paul E. Writ Esq.
o. b. Hoffman of Montandon occupies
the Miller property corner of Fifth and
East streets.
| William Barrett moves to house on cor
ner of Third and Railroad streets.
L. Tinker takes house of Simon Shive
on Iron street.
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j. II. MAIZE,
Cor. Main and Centre SITS.
Personal.
March Sth. 1886

Benjamin Beaver of Mill Grove was in
town Friday.
Mr.. John Herring is home from Lafay-
ette college on a visit
H. A. Sweppenheiser of Lime Ridge
gave us a pleasant call Saturday.
Mr.. G. w. Bates is again able to be out,
after a severe illness of several months.
Mrs. D. G. Bertsch of Mauch Chunk
visited her son Geo. w. Bertsch this week.
Rev. DR.. Hopkins, of Willamspor''
preached in the Episcopal church on Tues
day evening.
Rev. f. b. Riddle, the new pastor OF the
NJ. f. Church, preached here for the hrst
time on sunday last.
Mrs. Elisha Hess and daughter Christine,
of Montgomery Station, visited friends IN
this place ~ few days this week.
Mr.. Johu Brofee, Mt. Carmers new post
master, was in town on Monday, and was
warmly greeted ty his many friends.
Miss Mildred Knorr, who is attending
Vassar College, was at home on vacation
for week, returning on Wednesday
Mr.. II. w. Buckingham has returned
from Philadelphia where he has been al
tending medical lectures at Jefferson Col
lege
Mr.. A. Nj. White and family of Orange
township started for Ohio on Tuesday
where they will reside. Mr. White has
purchased farm of 100 acres near Weston
in that state.
Mrs, Jane Lowry and Miss Maggie Lowry
of Washington, ID. c., are visiting at keV
A. Brittain's. Mrs. Lowry is Mr.. Brit
tain's only surviving sister She was 6orl
at Lightstrcet and left there fifty-foul
years ago, and this is her first visit her'
since that time She will go to Crane
Rapids, Mich, next week.
DR.. G. w. Amerman and family moved
from Orangeville to Greenwood, SUSSEX
Co., Delaware, on Monday last. The Doc
tor has resided at Orangevlle for the pas
thirteen years, and during that time ha
enjoyed large practice, extending al
through the upper end of the county II
has acquired an envable reputation as
careful and skillful physician, and his nu
merous patients will deeply regret the los
of his services. Aside from his ability "A
physician, he is gentleman of rare SC
cial qualities, and he leaves many friend
LnL. Ill xria oh N
success in his new home.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.


The celebrated DR.. Mott, of New York,
speaks wonders for Mr.. speer's efforts TO
raise the Oporto or Port wine grape, in
New Jersey. The Doctor has spent years
in Portugal and the wine districts of
France, and knows what he is talking
about,
62 Madison Ave, New York.
Nh ALFRED SPEER, Sir: the
visit made to your vineyards, wine press
Us and vaults at Passaic, n. j.. satisfied me
that the wines produced by you are pure,
and the very best that can be offered to
the public for medicinal uses.
have recommended your Port Wine
and Burguud, more particularly in my
practice, am satisfied with marked benefit
to my patients
There can be no better proof as to the
wine being made of the finest Oporto
grape, than visit like | made to your
acres of lana cc cvered with the vine bear-
ing the fruit
| remain respectively yours, Alex. b
Mott, NJ. D., Prof. of Surgery, Bellevue
Hospital Medical College, &c,
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While in every community the majority
of the population must be dependent on
manual labor for their living, these figures
show that only about one fifteenth OF the
population of this town can find steady
employment in these establishments. Or
this number some are non-resioents, who
come here only temporarily, but do not
move their families here on account of the
scarcity of comfortable tenement houses.
There are over 800 voters in the town !;
there are at least 800 minors old enough to
work and yet with 100 male inhabitants
most of whom must earn their bread by
the sweat of their brows, there are indus
tries enough only to employ one third or
one fourth of them, after making due
allowance for all the artisans mechanics,
plasterers, painters, day laborers &c, the
nature of whose trade or occupation does
not permit of their working in shops in
large numbers.
Bloomsbury has improved wonderfully
i'll the past twenty years, but it has not
grown. The erection OF shops OF some
kind sufficient to give employment to 500
or 1000 hands, would bring in new people
| to us, and their advent would necesstate
building of large number of new houses,
| which would for time furnish work for
| all kinds of artisans. The monthly pay
roll would put in circulation large sums of
money, and period of prosperity would
dawn upon us such as we have never
known before.
Business will not come here OF Itself
1t must be made by active and energetic
efforts, and until we are willing to take
risks always incident to the investment Of
large capital, we can never hope to rear
| greater results.
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MORT: ROOM.

MEssRs EDIroRs.-I am Of the opinion
that the public business is the business of
the public, and that the interests OF the
public are better protected and secured the
better and more convenient the appliances
are for the transaction of that business.
1t is manifest that the room now occu-
pied as Bar Office in the Court House is
entirely too small and inconvenient, and is
daily becoming more so The Bar of Col
umbia county comprises about forty mem
bers and The room now provided for their
accommodation during the sittings of the
| court does not afford more than standing
room Besides that, the room is necessari-
| ly occupied by the Judge as his office, with
his table, chair, case and papers, and still
| further contracted by the book cases which
occupy three sides, and the excellent
steam radiator which takes the fourth side.
| The grand jury and the people of the
county whose business is transacted at the
Court House and in the Courts, are fully
aware of the great Inconvenience under
which we labor. The rooms for the Bar,
the Library and the Court officials ought
to be added to and enlarged. To what has
been said something should yet be added.
During the sitting of the Court it is the
duty aud the business of every member of
the Bar to be in attendance. II a client
comes in or consultation is to be had be-
tween counsel there is no room to which
you can retire for the purpose. The room
under the gallery was prepared for, and is
almost constantly and properly occupied
by women in attendance as witnesses, Otter
mothers with babes and young children
and manifestly an improper place to in
trudc upon. The only thing to do is tC
room where you disturb the court and the
business
Besides all that we are constantly buy
ing law books, and the shelves of the Ba
office are now full-yet the Supreme Cour
of the State is ordering them to be mad'
at the rate of about four volumes year
not to speak of other necessary publlca-
tions to which the Court is constantly ob
liged to refer. Therefore book-room Is als'
needed There is no economy in Gripping
the public business, in refusing conven
fences in its transaction, in making citi
zen spend dollars where cents would b.
enough with the modern convenienccs.
For instance, few days ago | was il
the Prothonotary's Office of neighborinl
county. Among its appliances was
telephone. A ring at the bell and an in
quiry by an attorney, fifteen miles away
for judgments against A. B. or mortgage
in ten minutes answer was ready, ant
the business of parties went on, whic
else would have required day, and sever
al dollars of expense. And while | wa
there, three or four calls from ditferen
parts of the county came and were an
swered. Days of time and dollars of none.
were thus saved to the citizen. Ever
thing that facilitates business is a publ
benefactor, every man is directly or in
directly advantaged. A false economy il
really II tax upon the people.
j. G. F.
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Paper for the parlor sitting room and hall
Paper for the bedroom, kitchen and all.
At MERGERS.
Your Local Paper.


Ex-senator David Davis in a recent ad-
dress, has the following truths to say about
the home local paper, to which we call the
attention of our readers
Every year every local paper gives from
800 to 5000 in free lines for the sole
benefit of the vicinity IN which it is locat-
ed No other agency can or viii do this.
The editor, in proportion to his msans,
does more for his town than any other ten
men, and in all fairness, man with man,
he ought to be supported not because
you may happen to like him or admire his
writing, but because local paper is the
best investment Il community can make.
1t may not be brilliant nor crowded with
great thoughts, but financially, it is more
of benefit to community than the
preacher or teacher Understand us now
we don't mean morally or intellectually
but financially, and yet on the moral ques
ton you will find the majority of the loca
papers are on the right side of the qucs
ton. To-day the editors of local papers
do the most work for the least money o
any meu on earth.
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BI.OOMsBURG.
WHAT IT MAS, AND WHAT IT NEEDS.

The census of 1880 showed that the
population Of the Town of Bloomsbury
had increased only about 300 in ten years,
while that of some of our sister towns had
nearly doubled. One reason for this diff.
ference may be found in the fact that the
mining Of iron ore about here has greatly
diminished, and many miners thrown out
of employment have moved away. AT the
same time we have had nothing to draw
more people to us. There are some things
that this town needs, and must have II we
expect to grow in population aud prosper
ity. First is bridge across the river
This would open up large section OF
country to us that is almost inaccessible
and would give us competition in railroad
traffic that would greatly benefit the town,
| and in fact the whole county. As this Is
| the business and financial centre of the
county, n prosperous condition OF affairs
| is felt by every farmer, manufacturer and
mechanic who comes here for market
| for his produce, his manufactures and his
skill. When there is plenty of money in
| Bloomsbury there is but little difficulty in
circulating it through the country. Prices
are better for grain, and wages for labor
are higher When there is stagnation
here, it is felt all around us. Those there
fore, who oppose the building of bridge
here are standing in their own light.
But the greatest necessity of the town Is
the establishment of manufacturing works
that will give steady employment to
large rumber of working people. A large
amount of money has been expended in
putting the town in shape so that we Can
offer inducements to strangers to come
here with their capital and engage in bust
ness. With beautiful and healthful loca
tion with all necessary railroad connections
with gas, water, steam heat and sewerage,
we are, as a municipality, on a level, if in-
deed we are not good way ahead of any
other town in the state. There has beer
expended at least $4,000 by private cor
porations in the erection of these improve.
ments. besides many thousands of dollars
spent by the town IN sewerage and in grad
ing and Dcautifylng the streets. WDlle al
these things were necessary, and gave EN-.
ployment to many laborers when in course
of construction, all combined do not give
steady employment TO more than dozer
hands. Our business men and capitalists
have exhibited liberal spirit in every
movement that has been started for the
benefit of the town in what may be con
sidered more as luxuries than as absolute
necessities, and if foreign capital canno
be brought here, there is no doubt tha
the next moy ement will be for the erection
of manufacturing establishments.
All the different shops, mills and fur
naccs combined give steady employment
to about 278 hands, which are distributed
as follows;
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Children often need some safe Cathartic

Children often need some safe Cathartc
and tonic to avert approaching sickness.
Simmons liver regulator will relieve collie,
headache, sick stomach, indigestion dysen-
terry and the complaints incident to child.
hood. The printed directions are easily
followed by any one. Let the children
take the regulator and keep well. 1t is
purely vegetable, not unpleasant to the
taste and safe to take either alone or in
connection with other medicine, being per-
fcctly harmless.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-02

There will he meeting of the teachers,
officers and Sunday school workers OF
Bloomsbury, on Tuesday, April G-morn.
ng, noon and evening, in the Lutheran
church, beginning at $3.50 a. m, O'Clock
and 7:3O p. m. Exercises to consist of mu.
sic, addresses, etc. All are cordially in
vited to be present. ret.
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Many persons have catarrh in It's frst
stages who suppose themselves TO be trou-
Med with nothing more serious than Sc
we're and stubborn cold in the head. Ely,,s
Cream Balm gives instant relief from colds
in the head, aud a thorough treatment VIII
cure catarrh. For sale by every druggist
in the land
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-02

James Reilly has moved his pool and
o'lllard tables to Knorr & Win,crsteen':
ha'l' lie has four tables with all the neces.
sary fixtures, in good shape,
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The Spring term of the Normal School
opened Monday morning. under the most
favorable circumstances in the history of
the school. Every available place is occu-
pied with boarders. Should the increase in
this school continue as in the past, a new
dormitory will be necessary in few years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-02

Most remarkable changes OF weather
nave been experienced during the past
week. Sunday last the thermometer rose
to about Ga degrees, while on Monday
morning it dropped again almost to the
freezing point.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-02

1. H. Murphy, weather prophet who
has been surprisingly correct in his predic-
t!ons all winter, now writes to the New
York Tribune his opinion for the spring
season 81 prophesy remarkable fine
spring and early summer such AS have not
been seen in many a wear
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-02

The remaining copies of the History
of Columbia County, a book of 600
pages illustrated and bound in cloth
will be closed out at S100 each, 25
cents extra by mail. For sale at the
COLUMBIAN Office. Bloomsbury, Pa.