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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02
NO 5
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.

w. K. Armstrong of Williamsport,
was visiting friends in town Monday
+. l.. Foust's family is among the suf
fers with sickness. His children are
afflicted with measles.
A. P. Young of Millville, was trans
acting business at the county seat
Saturday.
S. A. Goodhue and John Flynn of
Jamison City were in town on We'd
nesday.
Ex-commissioner c. L. Sands re-
turned from his western trip on We'd
nesday night.
w. R. Hagenbuch, the popular
salesman Of Frimyer & Co., of Phila-
delphla, was in town on Thursday.
Kew. P. A. Heiman will address
the meeting at Y. M. c. A. Hall on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Yohe of Mihlin township
expects to move to Bloomsbury in the
spring. Clark Miller has rented her
farm.
DR.. d. H. Blllmeyer and wife are
expected home soon from Montana.
They are at present in Fondulac,
Wis.
Rev. Father Reilly of Danville.
formerly pastor of the Roman Catho.
lie church in Bloomsbury, was in town
on Wednesday, on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Hagenbuch
will celebrate their silver wedding on
February 18th, at their home in Cen
tire township.
Mr.. Jonn G.. Harman second son
Of P. S. Harman, and Miss May.
daughter of H G.. Sherwood were
married in Elmira, New York, last
week by Rev. DIR. Mcknight
Miss Stella Slckler of Tunkhannock.
a daughter of the late Hon. Harvey 7.
Sickler, and a graduate of the Normal
School, was married to Mr.. Edwin 7.
Jordan on January Ist.
DR.. H. S. Hutchison, physician in
charge of the Kelley Institute Scran-
ton, Pa, was In town last week. He
made contract for advertisement,
which appears in another column. Any
information in reference to the Insti-
tute will be cheerfully given by ad-
dressing postal to Scranton, Pa.
Mr.. ]. H. Coleman who has filled
the position of travelling salesman for
L. T. Sharpless & Company very ac-
ceptably for the past six years, severed
his connection with that firm the first
of this month, and is now travelling
for Mattson & Magee, wholesale gro.
GERS, of Philadelphia. He has an ex-
tensive acquaintance and commands
a large trade.
Mrs. Stephen Dresher of Saltwater
and her two daughters, Mrs. E B,
Beishline and Miss Josephine, were In
town on Saturday last. Mrs. Dresher
Is daughter of the late Esquire
Rhone, and their farm is one of the
finest in the up creek region. 1t is To-
Gated about half mile above the vii
lage OF Saltwater, and is intersected
by the B. & S. Railroad. We remem.
Der with pleasure the open hospitality
OF their home, when business called us
there few years ago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Farmers Produce Ex-
change was held on the a5th inst. when
the following officers were elected: /:
President, S. ]. Conner Treasurer, G.
W. Correll Secretary, G. w. Suplee ;
Managers, M. B. Patterson, Daniel
Bryfogle Auditors, A. w. Spear and
Eva Rupert. The auditors report
showed gratifying increase in the
business and profits for the past year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

The team belonging to Cameron's
bottling establishment came running
down Main street last Friday morning
at 10 o'clock without driver. They
were in the middle of the street, but
at the post office they turned to the
pavement, and ran into an iron avn
ing post, the end of the poe striking
the post and tearing it out. The
force of the collision was so great that
it bent the post and stopped the team.
P. A. Evans horse and buggy was
standing in front of J. G. Wells store,
and the wheels of the two wagons were
interlocked, and if the team had not
stopped much damage might have
been done. As it was nothing was
broken.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

1t is to an Indian the most inexplica.
BILE thing in the world that the Gov
ernment will furnish him with the
means of getting drunk, and then pun
ish him for what he does when he is
in that condition. This has been the
most difficult thing to explain to them
that 1 have undertaken since / have
been with them, says Lieut.. n. B..
Vance. They considered at first that
the fact that they We're drunk when
they committed an offense ought to be
an ample excuse
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

While loading cinder at Meals Gin
der tip last Monday morning William
Shaffers horses became frightened,
and started up, entangling him in the
lines, and dragging him several feet,
breaking two ribs and brulsing him
badly. Geo. Morris was with him,
and he was nearly covered by slide
of cinder, but escaped with few
bruises.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

On Monday Judge keller appointed
Frank Pursel and Frank Ikeler as ap-
praiseis in the matter of the assign
ment of l. W, McKelvy, who made a
deed of assignment to A. Z. Schoch
last week Thursday. When the APP
praisers have completed their work
the store will be opened by the
assignee, and the stock closed out.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

The following letters are held at the
BloomsDurg, Pa, post Office and will
be sent to the dead letter office Feb.
IS, 1894.
Mrs. Jerome Bitler, Miss Matte
Painton.
Persons calling for these letters will
please say they were advertised Jan.
80, 1893. One cent will be charged
on each letter advertised.
A. B. CATHCARI. p. M.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Nomination certificates must be
filed eighteen days before the election,
and certificates oy nomination papers
fifteen days before the election. Candi
dates for borough or township Offices
should be careful to get their papers
in time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

So long as our supply of almanacs
lasts they will be presented to all our
subscribers who pay years subscrip-
tlon. 1t was expected that the supply
would be exhausted in January, but
as there are still some left, they will
be given 10 all those who pay III Feb
ruary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Young Biggars-No, / can't say that
believe in those Bible fables. In
fact, / take higher ground.
Deacon Potterby-Yes? If history
isn't wrong there Were some fellows
in Noah's time who thought that high
er ground would answer all purposes,
but they rather made a failure Of 1t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

The County Commissioners are
kept busy getting affairs fixed up for
the new year. They expect to have
the new bonds ready to issue in few
days, preparatory to going ahead with
the contracts made by the old board
of Commissioners.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Knorr, Sterling and Yost were de.
clared the nominees.
John. M. Clark was nominated BY
reclamation for Justice of the Peace.
For School Director the following
were placed in nomination. M. Ellen
bogen and Louis Lowenberg appoint
ed tellers. The result was:
]. r. Townsend. .65
c. A. Klein. Al
Mr.. Townsend was declared the
nominee.
For Tax Collector the names Of
M. c. Woodward and J. X. Bitten.
bender was placed in nomination.
Harry Rhodes and Yves ey Knorr ap-
pointed tellers. The result of the
vote was:
M. c. Woodward. ......so
J. X. Bittenbender ..s5
The convention then divided into
four sections, each one representing a
district of the Town, and the follow
ing nominations made:
First District Assessor for registra-
ton of voters, ]. Q. Barkley Judge of
Election, w. f. Knorr; Inspector of
Election, f. c. Eyer.
Second District Assessors for regis
tration of voters, f. P. Baum Judge
OF Election, John Welliver; Inspector
of Election, Samuel Pugh.
Third District; Assessor for registra
tion of voters, Peter Billmeyer Judge
of Election, Eli Jones Inspector of
Election, Rush Zarr.
Fourth District Assessor for regis
tration of voters, Peter Jones; Judge
of Election, Isaiah Oil; Inspector Of
Election, II. w. GiggeI
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

G.. Shuster and A. A. Hawk will
have public sale of Illinois horses at
Wrights Livery Stable, Berwick. Pa,
on Tuesday of next week February
9th. Sale will commence at o'clock
sharp. They will sell twenty-three
head of horses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

The third anniversary Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
held in the Opera House on Monday
evening, February 5th. A pleasant
program has been arranged, and the
anniversary address will be delivered
by DIR. Geo. L. Reed, President of
Dickinson College, Carlisle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

A large number of our subscribers
paid up during last month, but there
are still many who are in debt for
subscription, and to those we must
say that a settlement will be highly
appreciated. Several thousand dollars
are standing out, and every dollar
helps.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02
THE NEW POSTMASTER

The name Of J. II. Mercer was
sent to the Senate by the President on
Tuesday last and he will no doubt be
confirmed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02
Frank Ikeler severed his connectior

with the Farmers National Bank on
Thursday and A, II. Bloom is now the
cashier of that institution. Mr.. Ikeler
has been popular and obliging official
and he made many friends. He will
pursue his law studies, and will soon
be admitted to the bar, where he will
no doubt meet with success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Now is the time to fix dates for
spring sales. Bring your bills to this
office, and you will receive free 10
tlce In the pape, which alone IS
worth the price charged for the bills
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Go and hear Wiltred Clarke at the
Opera House Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 3rd.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Political and social matters have
been very lively during the past week.
The Legislature got down to work, and
the meeting OF the State Bar Associa-
tion, the State Agricultural Society.
the Federation of labor and the Gov
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02
VOL 90
MATTERS AT ALBANY.
A LIVELY WEEK AT THE EMPIRE
STATE CAPITOL.

Lawyers, Politicians, Farmers, and Labor.
ing Men Invade the Kniclterbockcr
Town straws in the Political Wind
Death Of Popular Ex-speakcr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

This Paper and the
NEW YORK WEEK
LIZ WORLD one year
for $l.5o.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-02

Advertise your Goods
and your Wants In this
paper. The circulation
is large, and Rates Low.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
NOT 50 ANXIOUS TO MARRY.
Barber Bartlett Wasn't Willing
To-Day to We'd Pretty May
She May Therefore BE Sent to the
Island To-Morrow.

Frank Bartlett the natty young bar
Der, was not SO sure this morning that
he wanted to marry pretty May Robe
lard who gave her name as May Bart
lett when she was sentenced to two
months on the island yesterday In de-
fault of $500 bonds for her good be-
havior.
Young Bartlett told Police Justice
Hogan Yesterday that he wanted 10
marry May and reform her. and prom
ised to return to court and do so to-day.
In consequence, kind-hearted Keeper
Larry McDermott, Of tho Jefferson
Market prison, did not send the girl
with the van load OF women prisoners
to the Island to-day.
With fearful eyes the girl told her
story to an Evening World" reporter
in the Inatron's room. She said that
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Robeiard'
we're respectable people In foush-
keepsie. She came to New York six
months ago and fell Into bad company
That's how she came TO be arrested
Sunday night when Policeman Cohen
raided Ella Gourley's fiat, at los Eighth
avenue She is tNwenty,three years Q iI,i
:.
,ulsiyeiy, land ! know that | would
be a good, true wife to him.
Bartlett. a small-framed man OF wen
ty-two years. visited May in prison a
iIttie. later. He has small black eyes
ana a dIminutive black mustache. When
he emerged he said 10 the reporter;
cor course, I'd Ike to get the girl out;
Rut I've got some self-respect, and
don't know about marrying her with a
cloud on her name. Besides, have done
no work for a month. and l have no
money. ia offer 70 take her back 10
Poughkcepsie, though"
bartlett said Indignantly that Ella
Courley ought to put up. H5 to buy
a bondsman for the girl" Then he
went away with n fat woman. lie
lives at 2l2i Eighth avenue, but de
uicd that he and May had room to-
gether there.
and yad-faced May Robelard would be
me OF Keeper McDermott's load for
Blackwells Island tomorrow.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
SHE KEPT THE PLAYS.
Mr.. Fletcher Loaned Miss wolver-
ton Three from His stock.

II Miss Eliza wolverton will kindly
come forth and return several dramatic
manuscripts to Charles Leonard Fletch-
err she will favor that gentleman ex-
ceedingly, and, as he says, avoid trou-
BILE. He has been advertising for the
lost manuscripts for several days. An
+" Evening World" reporter saw him at
his office, lbs East Twenty-third street,
:" on the 10th of this month";" said Mr..
Fletcher. "a very respectable-looking
young woman called upon me and said
that she had been sent to me by Miss
Elizabeth Marbury, whom she had met
in London during the Summer The
that she contemplated starring, and
wanted to buy a play.
/ had on hand just then, three plays
"a sensational melodrama called
,,rAbsintheur,,, WHICH was dramatized
by the late Marie Prescott from Marie
Correllis story of Womanhood': a
three-act comedy called Female Socie-
ty,' by Joseph II. Young, of Oberlin,
Kan, and an emotional piece Of my
own, called Unforglven.'
Miss Wolverton said that she lived
at the Professional Womans League,
and l trusted her with the manu-
scripts. upon her promise to return them
In three days. The upshot Is that
haven't seen them since, and the League
and Miss Marbury inform me that they
never heard of Miss Wolverton."
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
NJ GLORY DENIES THE MURDER
He Says Mary Walsh Must Have
Fallen While Drunk.
Police Unable to Discover Trace OF
q Weapon in tho Case.

Simon McGlory. the sailor accused OF
numbering Mary Walsh, with Capt. Cort-
right and several policemen of the Eley-
enth Precinct waited all the morning in
Essex Market Police Court to get the
case before Justlc, Koch.
Capt Cortrights men last night ar
rested August Meyer OF ZIG Allen street.
and Joseph Frank, OF 9S Orchard street.
They. and Johr Moran, the lamplighter.
who saw McGlory with Mary Walsh,
but who was not under arrest, were in
court.
An Evening World reporter saw
them all this morning, and McGlorv as
Walsh. '''"' lie s'r''A mary
Pm as innocent of killing that woman
as babe unborn" he said. trembling
IKE an aspen, and with tears in his eyes.
She and left the house at $50 Monday
n aon '" snS got tsea drink m.a at the
Rourke's place. at Canal and Forsythe
streets. We had a drink at Barney's,
Mary went away, while l remained
between that time and o'clock the next
morning The last time, told the bar
tender not to give. her any more drink
She was drunk then. and was not
sober.
when We left Barney's didn't know
very much myself. She didn't want to
go home. We were going through Or
chard street, near the place where she
was found, when she refused to CO.
tried to pull her along, but she wouldn't
moye. then told her I would get a
policeman.
II walked around the corner, but saw
none. W hen / came back she lay on
the sidewalk. l stopped down and put
my arms around her neck. That's how
got the blood on my coatsleeve."
Capt Cortright said that It looks as
II Mary Walsh had fallen and cut her
head on the stone steps Of l02 Orchar I'd
street
''McGlory had no weapon Of any kind
said the Captain this morning with
which he could have struck a blow to
infiict the long wound in the back OF
the head. Nothing can be found any.
where. None OF the witnesses saw
blow struck. and I'm inclined to be-
lieve II was an accident"
Maude Mack. who was arrested on the
corner of Canal and Forsyth streets
late last night, tor drunkenness, was
IN court. She was thought at first Ia
have been the woman who was muir.
dered.
I'm no corpse" she shouted, land
| want to soc a reporter. I'm from
Roston and the daughter OF soldier,
and ! don't want to be accused of being
She was sent to the ialand
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
AGAINST COCHLAN.
Referee Reports that Kuhne Bev-
eridge Deserves Divorce,
Mrs. Coghlan No. I Was Named
as the Correspondent.
Judge McAdam Refuses to Keep the
Proceedings Secret.

Tho report OF Referee Edward Jacobs,
in the suit Of Kuhne Beverldge Coghlan,
for an absolute divorce from Charles
Francis Coghlan. the actor. was nled
with Judge McAdam, OF the Superior
Court. to-day.
The referee finds in favor OF the
plaintiff, and recommends that the de-
cree OF divorce be granted.
So far as the referees report shows.
Mr.. CoGhlan made no defense. although
he was represented at the hearing by
counsel
When the report was submitted, Law
yer Eugene Van Schalck asked that It
be sealed and kept from the public.
This Judge McAdam refused to do.
and also stated that whenever in his
power he would order papers sealed by
other Judges to he opened as he did not
approve OF that course OF proceedings in
courts OF Justice.
The plaintiff testified that she was
married to Mr.. Coghlan on Oct rs, 1898.
at Indianapolis, by Justice Milton II.
Daniels
The witnesses were Ella Baroness Won
Wrede. the plaintiffs mother, and Leon
o. Brady.
The. plaintiff charged that between
March Is and June I, 1894, Mr. Coghlan
mad lVed with woman named Louisa
Thorn, otherwise known as Mrs. CoRh-
Ian No. l." as his wife
Mary Conan, OF II West Twenty first
street, who rents furnished rooms, ewore
mat MIR. CoEhlan came to her house
about the middle of March last with a
young girl, who. he said. was his adopted
daughter.
Shortly, after his arrival he was taken
III, and the witness said she sent for h .
wife. Mrs, Coshlan No. /. She came
and nursed him. They were known as
man and wife. although they had sep.
arate apartments.
Mr.. Coghlan. the witness said. always
referred to the woman as his wife, and
the latter spoke of Mr.. Coghlan as her
husband.
Carina Jaggs. the cashier at the Hotel
Brunswick, testified to having called
on Mr.: Coghlan while he was at Il
West Twenty-first street. Mrs. Coghlan
No. l was with him, and was Intro
duced to witness as Mr. Coghlan's wife
Coghlan's residence In the referees re.
jort is given as Canada.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
A TWO DOLLAR BADGER CAM {.
McWilliams Was Told the Hus-
band Didn't Count"
He Thought Otherwise and Took 20
His Heels In Time.

Policeman Kelly. OF the East Thirty
fifth street station, arraigned in the
Yorkville Police Court to-day a rather
good looking young woman OF twenty
two years. named Mrs. Georgiana Mat
theWs' OF 22l East Twenty-eighth street,
VINO, he claimed, worked the badger
game on John McWilliams. thirty-flve
years old. OF Indianapolis. H.
McWiiliams is cattle shipper While
mere, he stops at the Bulls Head Hotel.
He would not press his complaint. and
Justice Meade was compelled to dis
charge the woman.
McWilliams said that at 43O o'clock
this morning. while standing outside of
a liquor store at Twenty-eighth street
and Third avenue. he was accosted by
Mrs. Matthews and another woman.
They asked him TO treat, and he read
lily consented. McWilliams also bought
them a meal in restaurant on Third
avenue. and he afterward accompanied
MIS- Matthews to her home, where she
occupies the basement moor.
She admitted him 10 a cosy front room.
saying: MY husband has gone to work"
McWilliams threw OFF his coat when
he saw the woman go into an adjoining
room and heard a whispered converse
ton When she reappeared McWilliams,
who was on the point OF leaving, said
Il thought you said We were all alone?"
so We are. That's only my husband
IN there. He don't count" was her re-
sponse.
McWilliams alleged that the woman
then stole 81 bill he had in his hand,
and when he demanded It's return he
was confronted by stout-built man who
exclaimed:
What are you dong here at this
hour In my wfe's room? Get out quick
or I'll smash your head" at the same
time aiming a blow. McWilliams lost
no time in getting away, He was still
running when he was stopped by Police
man Kelly, who on hearing of the
badger game decided to make an arrest
Kelly summoned two other officers,
but at the house they found everything
locked and dark. AS no attention was
paid to their repeated knockings. Kelly
scaled fence and entered the Mat
thews's room by n window. Mrs. Mat
thews was found in bed feigning sleep
There was no sign Of the so-called
husband.
She pretended to be highly indignant
McWillams was admitted and he posi-
lively identified her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
TRIED TO BRIBE POLICE.
Diamond Robber Nearly Escaped
from Custody in st. Louis.


ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26.-That offers OF
money were made to the officials Of the
st. Louis Police Department for the
purpose of freeing James c. Barton,
alias Jimmy Bryant, the diamond thief,
Whether this sort Of an offer had any
thing to do with his well-nigh success
full attempt to escape with six other
prisoners from the Criminal Court cage
last Saturday, Is matter which is be-
ing investigated by the Grand Jury.
Considerable comment is being made
on the fact that several efforts were
made to get Bryant released on. bond.
and that Chief Desmond was told by
Bryants wife that he would lose moth
ing II he would agree to 1t. Another
thing commented on is that Deputy
Sheriff Annis. who was in charge Of the
cage when the escape was planned and
executed. is a brother-in-law of Hugh
Brady, who was the most active man In
trying to get Bryant released.
Annis denies that the escape was due
to carelessness on his part. Hugh Brady
says that he tried to have Bryant re-
leased at the request of Chicago
friend, and isplaya letter and a tele-
Bryant has a big political pull In Chi
cago and II Is said that these friends
were the ones to advance money to in
demnify a bondsman in case Bryant
could be released.