The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-03
BERWICK AND VICINITY.

Ihe Variety store in McMurtrie
Buildings have added one more room
TO their business. Jas. McHenry of
Washington, was visiting here last
week.
Dan'l Wright is again at work in the
wheel foundry after being confined at
home with a long seige Of sickness
Jno. Hopper, Of Canton, Ohio has
been visiting us lately. ID. Warner has
purchased the Bredbender property on
2nd., street, and is now living in it.
Our doctors have their hands full with
the sick of Berwick.
1t is supposed Berwick will be i'll
animated with electric lights shortly.
These will be halcyon nights to escape
dry goods boxes and pitfalls, stumble
and fall upon your lovely contenance
and all that sort of a thing. 1t is
rumored that j. w. & Co. will build
some more new houses this spring.
Taylor ]. Evans is clerk at the toll
bridge. A new whistle has been plac-
ed on the switch engine. Thos. Van
natta has the contract for the construc
ton OF new sewer to be built in Ber-
wick, commencing at Pine street lead
ing down Market to Second, to Oak
and out Oak to connection with iron
pipe laid under the canal. Arbor Day
was handsomely celebrated by our
public schools.
DIR. Adams is full of practice at
Evansville. VIM. Lamon is finishing
up assessorship and preparing to furn-
lsh us new anl better roads this sum-
mer. VIM. Walp has one of the i'm
proved farms in this section and keeps
up to his old standard in improving
his farm. We are glad to note that
Mrs. Dreisbach has 50 far improved
that she is enabled to take the sun
shine occasionally in the shape of
walking alone. She has had long
and serious seige. The High School
named and planted nine trees in their
grounds. Let it be repeated annually.
Maj. Coolbaugh, Quartermaster of
Third Brigade, visited Berwick We'd
nesday of last week, and thinks favor
ably of the fair grounds as suitable
place for the encampment of ninth
Regt., which will encamp here in July
a5rd to 3oth. We anticipate military
times here then.
Examinations are going on at Hi
School for graduates, and those to be
promoted. There will be fine show
of proficiency by the 2nd Of June.
S. w. Hess has left for a trip in the
South.
Druggist Briggs of Shickshinny was
in town on business recently.
Mrs. ]. S. Houseknecht of Shenan-
doah has been visiting the past week,
her parents. Thomas Laucr and l.. G..
Hagenbuch have been visiting in
Philadelphia. Misses Cora Neihart
and Martha Knorr, of Bloomsbury
have been visiting friends in town.
Mrs. DR.. G.. NJ. Miller, of Pottsville
is visiting her daughter Mrs. ]. P. Ger
man for term Of weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Bower has returned
from an extended visit among friends
in New Jersey, New York and Phlla-
delphia
]. w. Campbell has been in Cham
bersburg attending the Grand Castle
of the Knights Of the Golden Eagle
as the Representative of Berwick Cas-
tie. The graduating class of the High
School numbers fifteen this year, nine
ladies and six gentlemen. The schools
closed Friday May a7th,, Rev. Hinkle
preached the BaCcalaureate in M. E.
church Sunday evening May a9th
The Class Day exercises occurred In
the Opera House Tuesday evening
May sIst and the Commencement on
Thursday evening June end.
Col. A. ID. Seely will act as Chiel
Marshal at Boom on 4th Of July by
especial invitation. Ruth Fowler was
buried last week The Berwick Corne,
Band went to Scranton on Tuesday
last Minor Hortman has moved his
shoe shop on the vacant lot next tc
Haas butcher shop. A Tennis Club
is about to be formed IN town.
Mr. +. J. Bowman presented his
famous lecture on sour Impressions
make us what we are,' to the public al
the P. o. S. of A, Opera House Ber
wick Pa, Saturday May aIst, at 8
p. m. This is the lecture Mr. Bow
man delivered before Governor, Flet
cher and the Legislature at Jefferson
City Missouri. We are all acq uaintet
with Mr.. Bowman's ortorical powers
Josie, the eight year old daughter o.