The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-03
BERWICK.


part. Mr.. Bower is an old citizen,
and this shows his popularity The
whole citizens ticket was elected.
w. S. Oswald now occupies pleas
ant rooms on Front street. His is a
large shoe emporium. Mr.. Hickman
has delayed completion of his elegant
house on Front street, owing to a de-
lay in the plastering. Mr.. Purcell is
under full headway with his picture
gallery on Front street. The best i'm
improvements have been made in the
Y. M, c. A. Hail. Oh! let us have
the town clock.
f. J. Bowman is now a citizen
again of Berwick, having had a good
time at Forks fishing and hunting for
about six months.
b. +. Roberts has been again sup
plying the market with some Of the
finest cattle. He is one of our best
farmers.
Mr.. Farchilds, on the old Bowman
farm below Berwick, will have ven
due soon and sell off his loose prop
erty. He has rented his farm to Nor
ris Rittenhouses son. Ill health the
cause.
c. w. Hoster, Foundryville, has en-
gagged in the carpet weaving business.
He has a machine that would supply
carpet for two or three counties,
weaving ten yards in an hour, and
does it up satisfactorily.
G.. w. B. Hosler is under full head
way in the carriage making and re-
pairing business on Second street.
He is identified with Furman who
does the ironing business. They
doubtless will succeed. George has
built 3 fine houses in town.
Miss Annie Jacoby was elected
delegate as Secretary to Benton from
town, and reports lively time. 1t
was the Young Woman's Temperance
League.
Heller & Schenke opened up au-
spiciously their elegant restaurant and
saloon on Front street, near the Post
Office on Saturday night last. There
was a great throng-all had the
drouth, and beer flowed copiously.
Sauer Kraut was surrounded by the ton.
We feel assured cabbage plants will
grow on some of the parties and they
will be enabled to supply most of oul
gardens this spring. This saloon is
adorned with large mirrors, marble
columns and marble railing along the
counters. 1t is one of the best along
the river. Beautiful flowers adorn the
place.
We call the attention of the Super
visors of roads of Briarcreek township
to the bad and sunken condition o
Trout street, in front of Andrew
Fowlers residence and Crissman's
mill at the lower end. Every rair
there is a mill dam SO that the inhab
itants must either wade or swim out
| htlcnu W IL dl OlCC.
| Jas. Wright has done a fancy busi
ness with his livery stable since the
recent snow. Every available horse
and sleigh has been engaged. Wrigh
is doing fine business.
The miscreant that attempted thu
conhagration of the Baptist church OF
Saturday night of pay day has escaped
detection thus far. Almost every pa,
day there is a fire in town. Th'
church would have been burned hat
it not been for the promptitude ant
efficiency of our Fire Department.
On Sabbath last two excellent pa
! triotic sermons were preached in Ber
wick. One by Rev. Mr.. Stephen
before the American Mechanics il
the Presbyterian church, the othe
by Rev. Mr.. Zaner in the Evangelical
church before the P. O. S. Of A. Th
church was largely attended.
As Mr.. Heller has joined MI
Schenke in the saloon business c. ]
Heller, his son has taken the father
place in opening up tonsorial room
Just above the Post Office with tn
!. fathers custom and patronage. H
!, has fine tonsorial rooms in the centra
and business part of the town, and
bound to succeed. His efficient as
sistant is w. II. Stout. Their man
friends wish them abundant prosperity
Alonzo Suit is now fully establishe
IN the laundry business at his res
dence at the upper end of Berwick
We visited his establishment recently
and we find him fully equipped in dc
ing some of the completest work i
his line we have ever seen. All tn
compartments are complete, and h
has large force of experienced pal
ties who understand all the details c
. the business, including men and won
en-. We congratulate AlonZo on hi