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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
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COLUMBUS DAY.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES.

At two o'clock on Friday afternoon,
October aust appropriate exercises
will be held at the fair ground, in
commenoration of the 4ooth an
niversary Of the discovery Of America
by Columbus. The Normal School
and the public school will participate.
1t is hoped that all places of business
will close during the exercises, and
that everybody will attend the exerci-
SeS.
Judge Ikeler will preside and the
program will be as follows:
Song, Hail Columbia. Prayer, Rev.
d. ]. Waller Sr. Defamation,
columbus and Columbia's flag,
Miss Minnie He'll, High School
Song, Star Spangled Banner; De
clamation +" Memorial Of Columbus. "
Miss Jessie Ent, Normal Schoo
Song, America.
Defamation, continued
Song, Red White and Blue.
Defamation continued.
Song, Battle cry of Freedom.
Defamation continued.
Song of Columbus Day.
Declamatiol, continued.
Song, Battle Hymn OF the Republic
Address, Col. John G. Freeze.
Salute to the Flag,
Doxology, Praise God from whom
all blessings flow.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
Death of Sister and Brother.

Mrs. Ruth Robbins, wife of Mr..
]. J. Robbins, died at Wilkesbarre
Monday afternoon after illness last
ing many weeks, aged Sc years.
Mrs. Robbins was a frequent visitor
to Shickshinny and was greatly be-
loved by her circle of friends.
Three daughters, Misses Hattie and
Laura Robbins and Mrs. ]. w.
Benscoter, one son Mr.. c. w. Rob-
bins, of Scranton, with the husband
survive. The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon, burial at
Hollenback cemetery.
Rev. A. S. Bowman received a
telegram Tuesday afternoon an.
nouncing the death of Rev. A. NJ.
Kester at Lincoln, Neb. on the
morning of the same day. Rev. Mr..
Kester was pastor of the Shickshinny
NJ. E. Church eighteen years ago and
was at the time of his death a super
annua,e minister of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference. The deceased
was brother o. Mrs. Robbins, whose
death is announced above and their
deaths occurring SO close together
bring double sorrow to their friends.
Mr.. Kester leaves wife and daughter
in Lincoln and son, Rev Reese 3.
Kester, of Chicago. Ahickshinny y
| Echo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
Suffering for Water.
A PROTRACTED DRY SPELL AMONG THE
TOWNS OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.

The inha bitants of Schuylkill county
are suffering for water. The long
drought which has prevailed in the
valley since July last has dried up all
the springs and reservoirs, and in sew
eral towns water is being peddled
about the streets. At Shenandoah, a
town of about fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants, the reservoir has run dry and
the people have been without water
since Thursday of last week. Ash
land and Mahanoy City, in the same
valley, are badly in need Of water.
The inhabitants of these towns
have been put on a two-hour supply
daily. At Mahanoy City the reser-
voir contains but two feet of water.
Pottsville, St. Clair, Port Carbon, Palo
Alto and Yorkville are limited in their
supply. There is only one dam sup
plying all of these towns and it con-
tains about twenty feet of water. The
fact the cold weather is coming on
renders the state of affairs even more
deplorable and there is little hope OF
having the supply replenished before
the spring thaw commences.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR,
BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.
The 3Sth annual exhibition of the
Columbia County Agricultural
Society opened on Tuesday. The
number Of entries are larger then ever
before, and if the weather continues
pleasant, the attendance will be the
largest known in the history Of the
society. The new race track, the
new grand stand, the enlarged grounds
and the special pains taken to make
this surpass all other efforts, are some
of the elements that give promise OF
so much this year.
The Main Hall is filed with all
sorts of exhibits, among them being
fine displays from the Woolen Mill,
Silk Mill, Desk Factory, Furniture
Factory, Tube Works M'Killip Bros.
have fine display of Photographic and
crayon work. Alexander Bros. & Co.
show fine assortment of meerscham
goods, tobaccos and cigars, very tastily
arranged. There Is large variety of
shells &c. from Florida. J. Saltzer
has his usual fine exhibit of organs,
pianos and sewing machines. The
display Of fancy articles, fruit, domes-
tic goods, furniture, stoves, carriages,
cattle, poultry, machines and every
thing else is great. There are about
fifty eating stands on the grounds,
dozen or more shows, picture galleries,
and numerous other stands, but moth
ing of gambling nature. We go to
press too soon to report any of the
races, but they are expected to be
good. Some fine horses are entered.
The management is worthy of much
praise for their enterprise and energy
in the preparations for this years fair.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
PERSONAL.

Samuel H. Harman spent a few
days in Philadelphia the past week.
d. l. Brown of New York is taking
in the fair this week
Howard Bidleman is visiting frienG5
in town.
Judge Elwell passed his S4th
birthday on the 9th inst.
The Arizona mummies are on ex-
hibition at the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. William Leveret'
will return to Bloomsburg on Thurs
day.
Mrs. A. A. Marple of Bridgeport is
the guest of her sister Mrs. NJ. II.
Mckinney.
The public schools are closed this
week after Tuesday, on account of
the fair.
Mrs. A. Z. Shoch and Mrs. Charles
Watson McKelvy have returned from
Philadelphia, where they spent week.
The drinking fountain is located
on Market square, at the corner near
Bryfogle's market.
R. H. Ringler has accepted a
position with G. Mears & Son as
book keeper.
f. r. Drnker was down town on
Monday, for the first time in several
weeks, having been confined to the
house by illness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14

Sarah, wife of Oscar Achenbach
died at her residence, Williamsport,
last Thursday morning from consump-
ton of the bowels, aged SO years.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon Oct. 9 at o'clock. She was
a daughter of the late Abram Kline,
and was born ands raised at Orange
vile; her mother, Mrs. Catharine
Kline, survives her, and had made her
home with her. She was the mother
of three sons, Calvin, Newton, and
Harry, all of whom, together with an
affectionate husband survive her.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
N0aMAL SOEC0L NOTES.

1t scarcely matters at all when one
visits the Normal School he is always
certain of seeing improvements which
stand for progress, or changes which
the continually growing school makes
necessary.
THE NEW BUILDING.
The excavations for the main part
Of the very large proposed new build.
ing are about finished Owing to the
scarcity of laborers about town, a num-
Der of Hungarians were brought from
Wilkes Barre.
Mr.. Long, the contractor, proposes
to put the same earnestness and activ-
ity to this building as was shown in
the repairs of the old chapel last year.
THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
Under the direct control of Prot
Detwiler, double team of players for
football have been chosen and are
practicing on the grounds of Athletic
ark every evening from 4 to s. Con
sidering the difficulties of the game
and the inexperience of the boys, there
has already been some very fine play
ing.
Arrangements are being made with
Bucknelps second team for a match
game. The Normal team has been
fitted out very completely in regula
ton costumes and are ready for oil
the wear and tear of the average game
of football.
VISITORS Al THE SCHOOL.
Besides the great number Of callers
the school has from among the towns
people, every week sees some one
from a distance who is brought here
either to visit some friend or to look
on upont he daily classroom work.
Last week MIR. William Mullen of
Trenton, N. J., spent two days with
his neice, Mrs Detwller. This was his frs
visit to the town and school He was
much surprised at the great school he
found and also with the busy indus
tries of our rapidly growing town.
Principal Welsh spent last Saturday
at Harrisburg in attendance upon a
meeting of the Principals Of all our
State Normal Schools.
Some very important measures were
discussed relative to the exhibition of
school-room work at the Worlds Fair
next year and also others relating to
the courses of study in our Normal
Schools.
A most interesting meeting Of the
students was held on last Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, al which time Mrs.
H. E. Monroe of Philadelphia, ad-
dressed the students on "Life's OPP
portunities".
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14

the state. While the definition of
this offense is the designing or over
turning of the government of the state.
such intention need not extend to
every portion OF the territory.
at is sufficient if it be an over
turning of it in a particular locality.
and such intent may be inferred from
the acts committed. If you find
from the evidence that the defen-
dants have, or any Of them has, COM
mitted, participated, and aided in
any of the acts which | have de-
fined to you as constituting the offense
of treason, it will be your sworn duty
to find a true bill against the party or
parties so offending.
THE ROAD TO ANARCHY.
"We have reached the point in the
history of the state where there are
but two roads for us to pursue the one
leads to order and good government,
the other to anarchy The one great
question which concerns the people of
this country is the enforcement of the
law and the preservation of order.
"The company had the undoubted
right to protect its property. For
this purpose it would lawfully en-
ploy as many men as it saw proper,
and arm them if necessary, as long as
the men employed by the company as
watchmen to guard and protect its
property acted only in that capacity
and for that purpose.
at matters not to TIE rioters nor
to the public who they were nor from
whence they came. 1t was an act OF
unlawful violence amounting at least
to riot upon the part of all con-
cerned i'll it. If life was taken in
pursuance of purpose to resist the
landing of the men by violence the
offense was murder and perhaps
treason.
THE DUTY OF THE STATE.
"The rights Of the men, as before
stated, were to refuse to work unless
their terms were acceeded them and
to persuade others to join them in
such refusal, but the law will sustain
them no further. The moment they
attempted to control the works and
to prevent by violence or threats of
violence other laborers from going to
work there, they placed themselves
outside the pale of the law.
SIT is the duty of the state to pro
tect every citizen within her borders.
In this there is no distinction be-
tween the laborer and the capitalist;
it protects each with equal impartiality
When the state fails to do this it
fails in Its duty as sovereign, and it
will protect with firm hand the in
dividual laborer from the tyranny and
unlawful demand of organized labor.
The law should be so enforced
from the Delaware to the Ohio thst
the honest laborer can work for whom
he pleases and at what wages he sees
fit, undeterred by the bludgeon of the
rioter or the pistol of the assassin"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
LUTHER ENTERTAINMENT.

The Luther Entertainment given in
the Opera House Tuesday and Wed,
nesday evenings under the auspices OF
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Lutheran Church, was a great success.
Mrs. Monroe of Philadelphia, the au-
thor of the entertainment gave views
of the trial of Martin Luther IN IS
large stereoptician pictures upon a
large canvass. 10 ladies and gentle
men took part in the marching and
songs. IL gentlemen represented the
scene of the Trial of Martin Luther
at Worms. The scene Of the s nuns
leaving the Convent was very impress,
sive. The audience was well pleased
with the entertainment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
An Out Crop of Coal at Beach Haven.

Rev. J. r. King, pastor of the
Beach Haven M. f. Church, is quite
an exl ert in searching for minerals,
He discovered an out-crop Of coal in
the rear of the parsonage lot at Beach
Haven few days ago and after fol-
lowing it for a short distance found
the indications more promising. The
track of the ID. l.. & w. K. X. pre-
vented further search at that spot
and it has been decided to procure a
drill and put dow. a proof hole farther
up the hillside.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14

A number of views of St. Paul's
Church has been taken by M'Killip
Bros. and they are for sale by mem
bers of the choir with whom orders
may be left. They embrace an ex
terror view of the Church and Parish
House, several interior views, and a
front view Of the Rectory. Price so
cents each.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14
VOTING BOOTHS,

A voting booth is erected on the
fair grounds, and specmen ballots
have been provided by the county
commissioners, so that everybody can
learn how the voting is to be done At
the coming election. This Is an
opportunity that should be improved
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14

If you do not want to bother with
getting dinner at home during the
fair 60 down to the fair ground and
get a splindid meal at the Dining
hall.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-14

People should examine caretS,v
all silver dollars rendered them.
Numerous counterfeits of Il =
coinage of 1891 are flooding tn
country just at present.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
FARMS AND HOMES.
The Census Bureau Issues a Bull.
Ietin Giving PrOprieIOrshtp Sta
ExStics.


WASHINGTON, Dec.2.-The Census
Office to-day issued a bulletin giving
statistics of farm and home prophet
orship in New Jersey. 1t shows that
80 IL per, cent. of the farm families
hire and 67.s9aper.cent. own: that 49,
81 per. cent. of the farm-owning tamil
lies own subject to incumbrance, and
81 90 per cent. own free of incum-
brance. Among 100 farm families 80
hire their farms, 33 own with incum-
brance, and 35 without incumbraoce.
Each owned and incumbered farm, on
the average, is worth $4s91 and is SUBJ
ject to q debt of $242S.9O.
Corresponding facts for homes are
that 6S,07 per cent. of the home fami-
lies hire and 81 90 per cent. own; that
of the owning families 5492 per cent.
own free of incumbrance and As. .OS per
cent. with incumbrance. In 100 fami.,
lies 68 hire, IA own with incumbrance,
and IS without incumbrance. The
debt on owned homes aggregates$66,-
029, ,0s9, or43. 35 per cent. of their value.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08

The reorganization of the Moore
Bros. Glass Company. of Clayton
makes D. Wilson Moore, Presidents;
John M. Moore, Vice President;
Harry Steelmap, Secretary and D. w.
Moore, Jr., Treasurer. The capitol of
the company is 5000 600, with stock at
800 per share. The President has
$500 shares, the Vice President 1850
shares, the Secretary 625 shares and
the treasurer 1876 shares. The reorgan-
ization includes the sale of the plant
and about 1875 dwelling houses. The
company may build flint house dur
ing the winter.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
TO BE Dedicated January Eirs1

TO BE Dedicated January First.
The new English Lutheran Church
building on Bank street, will be fin
ished this week with the exception of
the windows and chairs, and. it issthe
expectation of the Building Committee
to have the edifice ready for dedica-
ton on Sunday. January first, next.
The first money raised for this
church was presented on Christmas
day, 1891, and no other money was
raised until the lot was purchased in
April last, excepting $1oO which was
presented by Rev. DR.. Enders. The
recent supper and fair cleared $110 for
the church. Rev. Mr.. Dictterich, the
pastor, expects that the building will
be dedicated free of debt, with the ex-
ception of $4,000 which is held by the
Church Extension Society of the As
sociation to which the church is aff1i-
ated.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
NOT UNTIL SPRING.
The Passenger Trains TO Come
Down Then.


Station Agent Atkinson of the West
Jersey Railroad Company said this
morning that in his opinion the pas
senger trains would not come down
town until spring.
The new depot building will be
practically completed in a few days,
but there are number of minor de-
tails that must be arranged for, and
the superintendent of the road does
not seem anxious to change the ter
minus of the line hurriedly, and it will
probably be spring before the cars
carry passengers down in the centre of
the city. It has not yet been decided
whether Or not the company will build
new engine house down town
or keep them in the building up at
the old depot.
When the new depot is occupied it
is to be desired that better cars shall
be placed upon the line. At present
the Company sends down all the old
rattle-traps they have, and the accom-
modations for this city are much less
than they should be.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY.
Formal Application Made Before
the Council of Millville FRI
0ay Night.

The City Council of the City of Mill
vile, at its meeting Friday night consid-
cred the matter of the Millville Rapid
Transit Company.
City Solicitor n. O. Newcomb read
copies of the articles of incorporation
which had been fled with the Secre-
tary of State at Trenton. The articles
showed that the railway to be con-
structed comprised route of % miles
in length upon the streets of that city.
A deposit of four thousand and five
hundred dollars had been made with
the Secretary of State by the company
ip conformity with the law for the
building of street railroads, and the
company was capitalized at $4,000.
Mr.. Newcomb stated that all the
common council would be asked to do
at this meeting in the matter was to
fix definite time to consider the
formal application of the incorpora-
tors for franchise for the company,
and to direct the City Recorder to ad.
vertise the same and the proposed
route at least fourteen Gays before the
said meeting, at which meeting an Or
dinance would be submitted to Coun-
Gil for consideration.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Resolved. That Common Council shall
%l,So at1n ~k - Il
the evening of December 9th, A. D.
1899, to consider the application here
tofore made by the Directors of the
to consider the location of 1t upon the
streets of said city, ,and the route desig-
mated In their articles of incorporation;
and all persons interested therein will
be heard at that time.
The City Recorder is also instructed
to give notice through the newspapers
of such meeting.
The PIONEER this morning receives
special information from MillvilIe that
the popular feeling over there is all in
favor of the railroad, Millvillians
recognizing its advantages to the town,
and are anxious that as soon as posi-
BILE there shall be cars running in that
city. There is every Indication that
the same spirit exists in Bridgeton,
and there is little doubt but that the
Council here will take just as prompt
action as Millville's municipal Board
has, and that everything will be done
to favor the building and operation of
the new road.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
WHOLE NO. 2327
THAT vINELAND LICENSE.
The People Over There Highly
Indignant.

The people of Vineland are highly
indignant over the granting of license
for that town, aud the Vineland Jour-
nal Thursday published the following:
ut was nearly five o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when this town was startled
by despatch from Bridgeton that
liquor license had been granted to
Stetzar and Jones, the two young men
who applied to our Council some time
ago for license TO keep a hotel In
Quairoli's block. The news quickly
spread ahead of the paper, however,
and 10 few minutes after the de-
spatch came every man on the busi-
ness portion OF Landis avenue had
heard the news. In the evening the
act of the Commissioners was the one
topic of conversation. Chairman
Kirby came in for good share of GEN.
sure for not being present at the meet
ing of the Board yesterday and MAX
ing an effort to keep the saloon out of
Vineland. The Millville and Bridge
ton members of the Board were de-
nounced for forcing license on this
town when they were repeatedly in
formed that the majority did not want
it, They were once informed by
committee of twenty-five and yester-
day they were confronted with petit
tion signed by representative people.
but to all this they turned deaf ea
and the Vineland people denounced
them 10 rather forcible language last
evening.
Almost Immediately some of the
temperance men were in consultation,
and plan of action mapped out.
This morning Henry W. Wilbur was
seen with legal document in his
hand and it was learned that one of
the points to be contested was the
Freeholder part of Stetser s. Jones'
petition. 1t has always been claimed
tnat the parties who signed the petit
tions were not all Freeholders, and
hence the application WAS illegal. it
Is said also that in their application
these Camdenites swore they had
made application to the Council of
Vineland as required by borough or
dinance and had been refused. As
our Council have no ordinance to that
effect Lawyer Lands says the appli-
cants swore to g lie and can be prose-
cuted for perjury. The long expected
fight is now on, and as two thousand
dollars have been subscribed towards.
fighting fund we may expect to ses
the matter tested in the highest Court.
Everybody agrees that it is not the
slow going Stetser and Jones, OF Cam
den. who want to get whisky in this
town but some other power with
plenty of money at its back. It is to
be regretted that the will of the peo-
pie in this matter can be trampled un-
derfoot by the rum element of New
JERSEY.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
N. }. SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
The Annual Meeting at Lake.
wood this Year Promises TO be
one of Unusual Interest.

The Sanitarians of this State will
hold their annual session this year in
the Laurel House at Lakewood, Dec.
8 and 10. Among the papers and die
cussions are the following: The Gil
mate features of the Highlands, of the
Pines and of the Seashore of New Jer-
sey, in relation TO health; Physical
Culture, School Architecture School
Architecture in relation to sanitation,
Errors 10 Plumbing, Cause of Diph-
iberia, Official Dairy Inspection and
Sanitary milk control, Discussion on
Cholera. Prominent eanitarians will
take part in The discussions. The
Laurel House has extended unusual
favors to the Association and it is ex-
pected that there will be much lar
ger attendance of the members and
their families and others who are in
terested in the heaIthfulness of their
homes, their schools and communities.
Every Board of Health and every
School Board should be represented
by at least one number. This associa-
tion is composed of many of the prom
inent physicians, health officers, civil
and sanitary engineers, architects,
plumbers, school superintendents and
other educators, lawyers and clergy
men of our State. The sessions begin
at 4 o'clock, Friday afternoon, Deco.
All who expect to attend are requested
to send their names before Dec. s, either
to DR.. D. G. English, chairman of the
Executive Council, New Brunswick,
or to DR.. I. 81. Platt, g. P. O!cott, G.
E., of the committee of arrangements,
Lakewood, in order that the hotel
managers can provide for their COM
Portable accommodation.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-12-08
a;andidate tor Steward.

William Ogden, of Stoe Greek, has
announced his candidacy for the
Stewardship of the Aims House, and
his election is likely to follow one week
from tomorrow at the meeting of the
Board of Freeholders. Mr.. Ogden is
an admirable gentleman, a successful
farmer, competent business man,
and in every way qualified to fill the
responsible position. His wife is said
to be particularly fitted for the posi-
Ition of matron, to which 1t is most
likely she will be chosen.