The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
BRIEF MENTION
About People You Know.

Mrs. John Q. Creveling, Of Plymouth, is
visiting at Eli Knorr's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpkins are gaests at DR..
Schuylers.
James N. Pennington, of Coles Creek has
been granted an additional pension.
Miss Rife, Of Middletown, Pa is visiting
| at Mr.. Jacob Keller's.
Louis Bernhard returned from philadel.
! phia on Tuesday.
Mr.. Kee Sing of China, has recently To-
Gated on Iron street.
Mr.. Alfred irwin, OF Light Street, was
among our town visitors on Monday
Misses Fanny and Daisy Williams are
visiting friends in the east.
Prof Wilbur and family are spending the
summer at Dryden, N. Y
Rev. and Mrs. W. G. I.everett and
| daughters went to Coles, above Jamison City,
on Tuesday, to spend ten days.
Peter Miller, deceased, has been granted
a reissue of pension. This is clever, but
rather late to be fully appreciated by Peter.
Ira Brown has completed couAe at
Woods Business College, Scranton, and re-
ceived his diploma.
Charles J. Keller will give a party to
number of his friends at Oak Grove this
Friday from two to nine o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Rishton went to At
lantic City last Saturday. where they will
spend several weeks.
Alex. Knouse was in town on Saturday,
and stated that he has retired from the race
as n candidate for sheriff
Carl Writ, Harold Neal, Louis and Carl
Bernhard and Charley Miller are camping
out along the creek for a week.
DIR. E. w. NJ. Low has been appointed
trustee of the Danvillc Hospital, in place of
M. w. Jackson deceased.
II. G. Suplee, J. L. Dillon and Geo.
Stephens and son were initiated into the
mysteries of Masonry on Monday night.
On Saturday last Prof. Wilbur and family
left here for several weeks visit among
friends in New York.
Prof. Albert, of Normal Hill, returned
home from his southern trip on Saturday
evening looking well foI the journey and re.
creation.
Mr.. Jacob Lorah aud family, of Central,
Pa, were visitors entertained by Mrs. VIM.
Beers on Thursday. Mr.. Lorah was county
treasurer of Sullivan county few years ago
Mr.. Hiram Brown, Of Light Street, agent
OF the Briarcreek Farmers Mutual Insurance
Co., was in town last Friday on business
connected with his agency.
Elmer Brugler who has for some time oc.
cupied position as clerk in Mercer's drug
store, left here on Monday for Philadelphia.
Here he proposes to take regular course of
pharmacy.
In the interest OF Cummings g. Verdy,
Mr.. Sanford Runyan is now canvassing the
New England States. HI will spend three
or four weeks in that territory, we are in
formed.
VIM. and Calvin UT visited town on Mon
day and made arrangements for the settle.
ment of the estate of their father, Adam
UT, deceased, they being the authorized
executors.
Among those from Bloomsburg who have
| visited Ocean Grove this season, we mention
| DIR. Honora Robbins, who has recently re-
| turned from there to the resumption OF her
professional duties as lady physician of
this place.
| Mr.. Lew Stoker and wife, of Benton, and
Mr.. Stanley Stoker and wife, of Saltwater,
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. w.
Bellies, of New Columbus, on Sunday.
| During the visit, and tending much to mar
the pleasure of the family gathering, Mrs.
| Lew Stoker was taken with severe nervous
prostration which resulted in frequent
spasms during the day.
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Mr.. r. E. Rogers was visiting relatives
here within the past week. He is cousin
of II. V. and w. l.. White, and of Mrs. p.
A. Evans. He has been for the past eight
years member of the Old Homestead Com
pany, and is engaged with them for the
coming season, singing in the double quar-
tette in the church scene, and giving recita
tions between the acts. He has rich bari
tone voice, thoroughly cultivated. On Sun
day morning he sang solo at the Presby-
terian church, and in the evening at the
Episcopal church. All who had the pleas
ure of hearing him were charmed with his
voice. He left on Tuesday.
A party of thirty.six ladies and gentlemen
went down from here on Saturday, and
spent Sunday at Shikelliny. Among those
who participated were Mr.. and Mrs. w H.
Slate, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. McKelvy and
their friend Miss Hopkins of Philadelphia /;
Mr.. and Mrs. Yorks, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 6,
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wigfall, Mrs. Z. H..
Harrar, Misses Maude Runyan, Lila Sloan,
Edith Reber, Katharine Gardner, Bess
Kuhn, Jennie Lockard, May and Josephine
Barkley, Vida Miller, Annie Maize, Annie
and Louise Jameson, Carrie Brown, of Dan
vile Miss Scott, Of Catawissa Paul Bliss,
Frank Ikeler Frank Colley, Samuel Har.
man, J. Lee Harman, DIR. Van Horn, S. A.
Goodhue ]. NJ Clark, +. NJ. Kelly, w. C..
Sloan, F. c. Williams.
A dance was indulged in on Saturday
night, and Sunday was spent in rambling
over the hill, boating on the river, attending
church at Sunbury, or such manner as suit
ed the individual tastes. All report very
eninunhle fine