The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-06-21
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.

P. B. Heddens spent Tuesday in Danville.
John NJ. Smith Esq, of Jerseytown was
in town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Holmes spent last
week in Philadelphia.
G. w. Kelchner of Almeda spent few
hours in town on Monday.
Mr.. J. A. Funston made business trip
to Sullivan county recently.
II. F. Sharpless and wife Of Pueblo, Col,
are visiting their relatives here.
E. L. Appleman Of Weliversville, was
among our visitors on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p S. Harman spent a few
days in Philadelphia during the past week.
DR.. J. w. Bruner has completed special
course in Philadelphia, and has returned
home to resume his practice.
Miss Claire Whitmoyer has completed her
studies at Packer Institute, Brooklyn, and
returned home on Monday.
Montgomery Smith who is at home from
college on vacation, started for Chicago on
Wednesday.
Frank and Fred Ikeler Esqs., and Matthew
McReynods attended commencement at La
fayette College, Easton, this week.
DIR. II. G. Colley of Benton, who is
travelling in Europe, is writing some inter-
esting letters to the Benton argus"
Mrs. NJ. H. Clark and daughter Miss
Mary returned from Harrisburg on Friday,
after an absence Of nearly three months.
Ex-sheriH Samuel Smith Of Saltwater was
in town on Monday making arrangements
for the Fourth of July celebration at that
place.
DR.. D. ]. Waller stopped in town over
| Thursday. He was on his way home from
Kutztown where he was one of the examin-
ing Committee at that Normal School.
G. f. Myers of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who
founded the Catawissa News-Item, with his
family, are visiting among their friends in
Centraia.
Samuel McHenry of Rohrsburg, one of
the substantial residents of Greenwood
! township, made business trip to Blooms
burg on Friday.
Myron Geddes of Northumberland has ac-
cepted the position of solicitor for the Ameri.
can Book Company, whose business he will
look after during the summer months.
Mrs. L. <. Waller, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Slate, Miss Lila Sloan, Miss
Bess Kuhn, w. c. Sloan and T. B. Hanly
attended the June Assembly of Bucknell
University al Lewsburg on Wednesday.
Mrs. II. C. Jamison and child of New
! York City, are spending the summer at
| New Columbus. She is the daughter-in-law
of I. J. Jamison, formerly assistant editor
of this paper.
A. Clarence Freas of Wilkes-Barre was
| in town several days this week, looking up
the insurance business. His little daughter,
Emily, has been a sufferer from a diseased
limb for the past three months, and two
operations have been performed. She is
| improving now, and hopes are entertained
for her complete recovery.
| David and Mabel Waller, son and
daughter of Dr. D. J. Waller, arrived here
last Saturday from Indiana Pa, and went
! into the examinations tor entrance to the
! Senior Class. This was necessary under
the rule that the students must be examined
| for the Senior class in the same school
where they passed their Junior preparatory
| examinations.
Dr p !. Kress, of Cenhalia, who recent
! ly finished the course at Jefferson Medical
| College and graduated IN NJ, D., passed the
highest examination for entrance to the
Wilkes Barre City Hospital. He had his
choice of either the above, the Lackawanna
Hospital, at Scranton, or the Hazleton
Hospital and he chose the assistant superin.
tendency Of the latter,
Mrs. !. p Harmon was in town on
Thursday. She has removed with her Gami-
ly from Conyngham township to 10 Mead
Street, Wilkes-B Barre. The death of her
husband over u year ago, was great blow
to her, aud now her youngest daughter,
Josephine, Is victim Of consumption, and
her death is a matter OF only short time.
Mrs. Harmon has many friends here who
deeply sympathize with her in these affiic.
tions.
w. C. Johnson, the able young superin-
tendent of the public schools of Columbia
comfy, spent last evening in town. Supt.
Johnston conducted the Conyngham town.
ship examinations at the Central school house
at Byrnesvlle yesterday. There were twenty
five students who underwent the ordeal.
Supt. Johnson left early this morning for
other points in his district. Ashland
Advocate"