The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-04

Mr. Burt Pursel and Miss Martha Kress-
Ter we're married at the residence OF the
brides father, Mr.. CLARK Kressler, at Espy
on Tuesday afternoon at Q O'Clock. Rev.
II. Mallalieu performed the ceremony.
For walking and riding "Hench and
Dromgold" wheel cultivators with double
corn and phosphate planter attachments
go to White, Conner 8 Sloan, Orsngeville,
Pa spre7 CIV
Our public schools will close Tuesday
next, May 9Th Public exercises will be- held
in the Third street school Tuesday after
noon to which all are invited. Examina-
tions have been held in the various rooms
during the past week, and many promo
tons made.
Twenty-Five cents day purchases a
$4,000 policy In The Travellers. OF Hartford,
which is pay able in event Of death by ac-
cident, with $40 weekly indemnity for
wholly disabling injury. j. H. Maize,
agent, second floor Col UMBIAN building
Bloomsbury. II.
A car of 10000 pounds capacity was con-
sidered big thing In its time, but they
were raised to $4,000 pounds and lately to
10000. 1t is now said that the Pennsyl-
vanis railroad company is building goudola
cars, almost entirely Of iron with a capacity
of 100, 900 pounds or so tons.
A larger selection Of wall paper than ever
before, at Mercer's.
Owing to an accident to the apparatus
Monday, the Hsrrictte Jocclyn Company
was prevented from showing the fore part
Of the week. They begin their engagement
Thursday evening and continue through
out the remainder of the week. They give
a first class entertainment and should be
well patronized.
The rcmodelling Of covered wagon for
use by Josi ah Giger as an ice wagon has
just been completed at NJ C. Sloan g. Bros.
carriage mandatory The wagon is hand
somely painted In red and yellow and con-
tains the name, "Bloomsburg Ice Com
pany" 10 large letters on each side Of the
cover. 1t is fine piece OF work.
The foundation walls Of J. K. Lockard's
new building, corner Of Main and Centre
streets, are completed. Charles Krug, the
contractor, deserves credit for completing
this part of the work without blockading
Centre street. The dirt was hauled away
as fast as it was thrown out of the cellar.
For wall paper at lowest prices ego to
MERGERS.
j L. Dillon's immense floral establish.
ment is an attractive spot. Every day
large quantities of beautiful flowers are
shipped away. Mr. Dillon employs eight
hands. One house contains 90, 900 potted
verbenas, and another 10000 roses. His
business has grown TO large proportions in
a few years.
A dispatch dated New York, May lst,
says: John Engle, registered at Sweeney's
hotCi' tuiS WY, iiou hSuiauo, - u, vi Cdt-
urday last. When retiring on Saturday
hight he turned on the gas without lighting
it, with as is supposed, the deliberate inten-
ton Of suiciding He was found dead In
his room this morning, death having result.
ed from asyhyxiating. He had no money
or valuables about him.
j. L. Girton, proprietor Of the st Elmo,
is ready for the boom that Bloomsbury is
expecting this year. He has put on the
road a new bus which runs from the hotel
to every train. 1t is a one.horse convey
ance, but will carry seven comfortably,
"Cooney's" big sorrel draws it with ease.
A new silver-mounted harness made by c.
s. Furman is part of the outfit.
List of letters remaining in the Poet Or
flee at Bloomsbury for week ending May
/, 1885,
Mrs. Hattie Hartzel Miss Tille Litchard,
Pheby Neyhart, Mytro Okal, Jacob Walz,
Jennie Wells
Persons calling for these letters will
please say advertised"
GEORGE A. CLARK, P. II.
Don't buy your boots and shoes without