The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-11-15

The Knouse boys have located shingle
mill two miles west OF Benton, where they
expect to spend the winter saving shingles
on shares for different parties.
The corn is about all husked aud put
away. The old adage is shot horse is
soon curried.
Augustus Evcrhart says he has the best
In Jackson.
Elder Boone and Shortess are holding a
protracted meeting at Waller with some
success.
The election at Jackson passed off quiet
but not full turnout, 80 the republicans
thought they would swell the count by vot-
ing two tickets together one In the other,
but they didn't count
Prof Jesse Fritz will teach the Green
Creek school this winter.
A narrow escape.-Two men from back
OF Unityville were down below Benton
with load Of shingles on Wednesday, and
It is believed they got bugs in their hats
and one OF them fell out of the wagon,
head foremost, but held to the lines and
was dragged some distance but succeeded
in getting the team stopped without get
ting much hurt.
While Washington Klinger was driving
his colts to Benton last week they became
nnmanageable and ran away, throwing
Mr.. Klinger out and completely demolish
ing the wagon. The team ran home.
There is some talk of glass factory at
Benton. That IS talk in the right direc-
! ton. Benton needs several manufacturing
enterprises. 1t is a good location for
paper mill. Who will be the first to look
these matters up?
Jacob Knouse is stocking logsl to the
| mill at Fairmount Springs for Al McHen-
ry. Jake is good stocker.
Abraham Knouse has got two daughter
| in-laws within the last two weeks and ex-
poets son.in-aw soon. Who can beat
that?
The supervisors of Jackson and Benton
are busy opening the new road through by
Frank Youngs' that will make short
| route to Benton when the roads drift up
on the ridge.
Mcclellan Stiles has returned from Ne
braska to visit his mother. He has been
gone some four years, and has taken up
homestead; he is going to teach school in
Benton township this winter, then he is
going out in the Spring sg ain.
Services were held in the NJ. f. church
on Sunday evening. The church was
well filled with people, Notwithstanding
the bad weather.
Keller Bros. have their delivery wagon
on the 60 every day delivering ranges 1t
was never thought that such good trade
could be worked IN the stove and tin line
in Benton as that of the Keller Bros. They
came here some three years ago.
Dannie Hartman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Freeze Hartman is fast recovering from
his illness. His face is badly swollen, bu t
he is able to see out of one eye, but the
other has not received any sight yet.
| Misses Nora, Callie and Name Knouse
were home attending their brothers we'd
ding and visiting their mother on Saturday
and Sunday.
| W. B. Sutlff, our industrious agent, has
his new house under roof, and in few
weeks it will be ready for the plasterers and
painters.
j. d. Fulmer is busily adding new i'm
provements to his house aud lot. He will
have things in very convenient and at
tractive style.
1t would be advisable if some of the boys
would not go whistling about the town at
the hours of midnight, for it disturbs our
sleep very much. 1t was INDUCED in quite
frequently on Saturday and Sunday even.
ings of last week.
| KNOUSE - HARTMAN - MIR. Elwood
Knouse and Miss Annie Hartman were
married at the BRIDES parents on Thurs
day last, after which they went to Hughes
vile, Muncy, Wiliamsport and Elmira N.
Y. They returned home on Saturday
evening" and partook of a bountful supper
which was prepared for them In The
evening they were serenaded with horns
cow-bells, saws and everything that would
make any noise.
. SHORTY