The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-29
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.

/. J. Hess has been appointed post
master at Lime Ridge.
S. Greasy and wife went to the
Worlds Fair Tuesday.
A. B. Millard, prominent Centralla
merchant, was in town on Monday.
Miss Edith Reber went to the
Worlds Fair on Tuesday.
William E. Boice and bride have
returned from their wedding trip.
Mrs. I. A. Gruver Of this town, and
Mrs. G.. w. Gruver of Nanticoke went
to the Worlds Fair on Monday.
Joseph Casey, son of Michael Casey,
and Miss Maggie Bruner were married
on Thursday of last week.
A. B. Croop was foreman of the
grand jury this week. A good selec-
ton.
Francis Heck who was employed
for some time on the Daily, is in
town this week.
Samuel H. Harman and w. Clark
Sloan went to the Worlds Fair on
Monday
Gen. c. NJ. Baker was in town on
Tuesday. He talks of running for
Congress next year.
The Misses De emer Of Williams
port have been visiting the Misses
Patterson.
]. H. Mercer has moved into the
new dwelling house of Mrs. Butler on.
First street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Townsend and
infant daughter of Berwick, spent
Sunday with their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. Townsend.
Samuel Worman, Jr. of Espy was
married Thursday evening Of last
week to Miss Lena Hartman, daugh-
ter of Mrs Eli Hartman.
Harry Low, Francis Herring, G.. S.
] Fleckenstine and Joseph Hidlay, all of
Orangeville, left on Saturday of last
week for the Worlds Fair.
Hon. E. M. Tewksbury was in town
Tuesday in attendance at Court and
shaking hands with his numerous
friends.
Candidate Chas. B. Ent, the next
Register and Recorder of Columbia
county was circulating among his
friends in town this week.
Mr.. Fred Richards of the Blooms
burg Brass & Copper Co. returned
last Saturday from trip to Washing
ton, ID. G., New York and Waterbury,
Conn.,, his old home.
w. B. Taylor, and M. Ellen
bogen attended the meeting of
the Democratic Societies and the Le-
high County Agricultural Exhibition at
Allentown this week.
John Harman, G. P. Ringler, H. S.
Pohe and Alexander Lockard attend
ed the bicycle meet at Wilkesbarre.
They took part in the parade along
with the Pittston club.
d. A, Becky has been visiting
among friends in Bloomsbury for the
past week About a month ago he
met with an accident resulting in the
injury of his spine.
Andrew c. Rooney, one of Cen.
tralia's substantial citizens, was
member of the grand jury this week.
MIR. Rooney spent many years in the
coal mines, but has now reached
time Of life when he can no longer
perform hard labor. He is engaged
in the restaurant business.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Peacock. Frank
Pursel and Samuel Fl. Harman of
Bloomsburg, Miss Parker and Miss
Moody OF Sunbury, went to Williams
port Saturday and spent Sunday with
Miss Dove. 1t was the seventh ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peacock, and the birthday of
Miss Moody.
Conrad Hippensteel of Briarcreek
township who has been confined to
his bed for the past ten weeks, with
catarrh of the stomach is in a very
critical condition, yet during the past
week favorable symptoms have de-
veloped which give hope to his friends
that ne may yet fully recover. Mr..
Hippensteel has many friends who
would like to see him get up again
and be able to pursue his duties of
farming.