The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
FROM ALL AROUND THE STATE.
News Gathered from all Sections of the
Commonwealth.


day at Lafayette college and they made
the most of it. The literary societies held
s-unions at o'clock. j. >. HcMaster, OF
ersey City, was the orator before Frank
IN hall, and Rev Ford Gilman, OF New
.rk, in Washington hall. Professor W.
". Keen, NJ. D., L. l.. D., OF Philadel-
,hia, delivered the oration before the trus-
tees, faculty and students and alumni.
His subject was "Thc Claims of Medicine
g Q Career for Educated Men," Class re-
unions were held at noon and athletic
sports In the afternoon.
WASHINGTON, June II. - Fourth class
postmasters were appointed In Pennsyi-
vania yesterday as follows:
Beavertown, Snyder county, w. NJ. Kel-
Ter, vice A. n. Dowersox, resigned; Brad
enville Westmoreland county, William e.
Smythe, vice l. P. Mccartney, resigned;
Chatham Run, Clinton county, q. j. F.
Ramm, vice Franklin Huling, resigned;
Chillsquaquc, Northumberland county, c.
+. Walter, vice ]. +. X. Schwenk, re-
signed: Cochran's Mills, ArmstraDg coun-
ty, H. S. Myers, vice Mrs. A. Mckee, re-
signed; Ebervale. Luzerne county, Matte
Nesbitt, vice George Nesbitt, dead Le-
masters, Franklin county, f. B. Diehl.
vice T. NJ. Smith, removed; Lovelton,
Wyoming county, Mrs. H. c. Vaughn,
vice H. B. Miller, resigned Middleburgh,
Snyder county, j. W. Kunkle, vice j. W.
Swartz, removed; New Albany, Bradford
county, j. NJ Wilcox, vice S. S. Ormsby,
removed; Port Treverton, Snyder county,
G. w. Knights, vice J. F. Hoffman, re-
moved; Sinking Springs, Berks county, H.
R. Hull, vice Fl. Y. Brescisr, removed;
Windham Centre, Bradford county, F.. ..
Mosher, vice J. H. Greene, resigned.
WASHINGTON, June 21.--Fourth-class
postmasters were appointed In Pennsylva-
MIA yesterday as follows: Aaronsburg,
Centre county, II. H. Weaver, vice NJ. NJ.
Musser, removed; Bart, Lancaster county,
f. Z. Brown, vice r. B. Aitken, removed;
Callensburg, Clarion county, G. 5. Shaw,
vice H. c. Wilson, removed; Cassville,
Huntingdon county, A. ]. Henderson, vice
A. H. vans, removed Duffryn Haur,
Chester county, Clara L. Shields, vice
Benjamin Fulton, resigned East Brady,
Clarion county, J. w. Bennett, vice A. w.
Bell, removed: Lawn, Lebanon county,
B. Brubaker, vice A. S. Kreider, resigned, !,
Loganton, Clinton county, w. A. Morrisc Z
yice John Berry, removed; Morrisdale
Mines, Clearfeld county, George X.
Hummel vice Harry Washburn, removed;
Nef's Mills, Huntington county, G. w.
Lupfer, vice Henry Ne6, removed;
North Bangor Northampton county, Levi
Wiedman, vice Christian Speer, resigned;
Palmer, Crawford county, Thomas Hau-
r2tty, vice A. c. Petit, resigned; Penfield,
Clearfsld county, Hiram Woodward, vice
#. r. Scofield, removed; Port Royal, Juni-
alta county, B. F. Himmel, vice Effie j.
Cooper, removed; Rockville, Chester county,
William Andrew, vice j. N. Beiler, re-
signed; Utah, Indiana county, 7. G. Alli-
son, vice w. S. Denison, resigned; Volant,
Lawrence county, William Graham, vice
f. B. Morehead, removed; Walnut, Juni-
alta county, 3. F. Crozier, jr., vice ]. w.
Hostetter, removed; Wampum, Lawrence
county, w. H. Brady, vice J. c. Cunning
ham, removed; Yellow House, Berks
county, j. R. Guldin, vice D. L. Phoads,
resigned.
HUNTINGDON, June 19.--J. w. Ellwood,
the nctorious post Office burglar, who has
been confined in Jail here awaiting the
pleasure Of the government authorities at
Pittsburg to remove him, walked out of
the open front door of the Jail and his
whereabouts Is unknown.
United States Marshal Harrah Of Pitts
bLrg, came here for Eliwood and had a
blacksmith file off Ellwood's hobbies, leav-
attended
While the turnkey was enjoying his late
morning sleep Ellwood opened the front
Jail door and walked into liberty. Mar
shall Hsrrah returned to Pttsburg without
his prisoner, This makes the fifth success
ful escape from the county Jail under the
present sheriff in five months
PIrrsBuRG, June 19-Mrs. Rachel Tar
buck, sof Elizabeth, in the Mononghela
Valley, has just come into possession of
almost $4,000 About a year ago, her
uncle, q bachelor, died at Plainfield, N. J.
Ee was about to will his large fortune to
public library and to his brothers and
sisters, but died before he could sign the
will, which had been prepared by the law
Of New Jersey, it has just been decided
that the fortune must be divided between
the nieces and ncphews, and Mrs. Tar
bucks share is $l7,880. The lady has gone
to Plainfeld to receive her money.
ALLENTOWN, June 19.-The Tooth an
nive-sary Of the Independence Of the Re-
formed Church inA~Ameria was to have
been celebrated in this city yesterday BY all
the Reformed church e. In the Lehigh Val
Icy. Extensive preparations had been
in the church wore to participate The
weather, however, was unfavorable and
the general committee at \ meeting in
Ziou's church Saturday decided to postpone
the celebration until Thursday, June "a.
The postponement was announced from all
the Reformed Church pulpits in the Le-
high Valley yesterday. .,l.
JoHNsoSvILLE, juno 18.-The annual
meeting Of the democrats of Northampton
county was held here Saturday Afternoon
and was largely attended. 1t ratified ths
proceedings of the county committee and
sslected Monday, July 81, rs the time Tor
holding the county convention, and Esston
as the place. The proposed amendments
to the party rules were also adopted. The
most important of these changes Is the
abandonment of separate nominating con-
ventions. Hereafter the democrats will
hold one convention to nominate all county
and legislative candidates.
PorTsyILLE, June 19.-New cases of
smallpox in the southern part of Schuyl-
kill county are announced almost daily
The shoe manufacturing town of Orwigs-
burg has called upon the county poor di-