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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11
nection with the candidacy for
Judge of the Supreme Court" "

nection with the candidacy for
Judge of the Supreme Court"
THE COLUMBIAN of May I, 1872,
then edited by H. L. Dieffenbach,
announced by authority that Judge
Elwell would not consent to be a
candidate for that Office.
In 1873, his name was presented
before the Democratic state conven-
ton at Wilkes-Barre for the ST.
preme bench, against his wishes,
and without his consent, and not
withstanding this his vote was next
to the highest among a number of
names.
In 1874 there were two Judges of
the Supreme Court to be elected,
which made the election Of the
Democratic candidate sure. Sena-
tor Buckalew went to Judge Elwell
and urged him to accept the nomi-
nation. Letters from Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Wilkes-Barre, and from
nearly every county i'll the state
were received, urging him to be a
candidate. Mr.. Buckalew assured
him that he was his first choice, and
that he would do all in his power
to secure the nomination. After
considering the matter a few days
Judge Elwell told Mr.. Buckalew
that he b0Sih0eLy declined to go be-
fore the convention, and then it was
that Mr.. Buckalew turned his at
tention to Judge Woodward, and
the latter was elected. The allega-
ton that Mr.. Bucka1ew betrayed
Judge Elwell is utterly without
foundation.
In 1877 Judge Elwell was nomi-
mated for Supreme Judge by the
Union Labor Party at Harrisburg,
without his previous knowledge,
and he promptly declined.
This is the record of a man known
to the people of this county for
thirty-two years, who relinquished
his Office voluntarily ten years ago,
and who has been in his grave for
nearly three years, and who now
for the first time during his life or
since, is said to have held the hon.
orable position which he filed so
long, because he was an "office
seeker"
We are charitable enough to be-
lieve that the object of the writer OF
the Sentinel article was not so much
intended to besmirch the memory
of dead men as it was to help a
living one. While there is no dis
grace connected with Office seek
ing when properly and honorably
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11

Beside the race meet of the
Bloomsbury Wheelmen to be held
in the afternoon ofSaturday August
goth, there will be a game of base
ball in the forenoon between Ber-
wick and a club to be culled from
Bloomsburg's best material. Ber-
wick has great record this season.
winning nearly every game, and a
close and exciting contest is antici-
pated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11

Ent Post No. $50 G. A. R. will
hold its annual camp fire on Friday
and Saturday evenings of next week,
in the Tabernacle on Market Street.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the Bloomsbury Band. A
good time is promised all who attend.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11
VOL. 33
SOME MORE HISTORY.

eve are now less than six
months from the time of hold
ing the primaries at which a
successor to Judge Ikeler will
be nominated"
"Prior to 1888 the people of
this judicial district did not
know what a contest for Judge
meant. Up to that time the
Judges were selected by the bar
of the district, generally by
selecting a strong lawyer who
lived outside, inviting him to
become a candidate. The De-
mocrats aIaoays endorsed the
selection made By the bar, and
as a result Of that practice, we
soere blessed aoiM Judges that
were an ornament to the legal
profession, an honor to the
bench and a credit TO our PARTY
that acas responsible for their
election"
Sentinel, Dec. 81, 1897.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
BURGLARS AT UPTON.
Levi WhitneE's House Entered and Monel
and Watch Stolen.

Levi WhtneY's House Entered and Money
and Watch Stolen.
Upton. Oct. 9.--The residence of Levi
Whitney on Maple avenue, West Up
ton, was entlared by burglars some time
early this morning Some less than ten
dollars in money and ladies' gold
taken. TRACKS, in the grass about the
house show that an entrance was effec-
ted by forcing the sfttingroom window.
From the sittngroom the burglars
went to Mr. N1hitney's room. where
they found his peck etbook and watch;
also Mrs. WhitA ey's watch. They next
visited the dining room, where more
money was found, but the silverware
was not touched.
The first the family knew Of the theft
was at o'clock, when Miss Whitney
had occasion to get up. She found the
outside ell door wide open where the
thieves made their exit. In the hall
were found Mr.. VIII itney's watch and
empty pocketbook, where they had been
left by the thieves. he missing watch
Is medium sized Il Idies' gold watch,
No. 1880, AK hun ting case with
Waltham works. Attached to the
watch was double twisted short gold
chain.
CAUGHT A COON.
A party of local &C on-hunters, ac-
companied by Prof. L athrop of Har-
ward University captu red a coon last
night that weighed 1B pounds. Mr..
Lathrop had with him his two best
coon dogs valued at about 500 each.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
BULLETINS OF VICTORY.
None Has Yet Improved on Caesars
Veni! Vidi! Wei!
(From the London Maii.)

Not a few of the great commanders Of
| different countries have when an
nouncing victor, endeaVored to I'M
prove on Caesars famous ''Ven!, vidi,
vici," but the present war has as vet
produced nothing striking of this sort.
Some of the messages of the past are
worth recalling. John Sobieski, when
sending the Mussulman standards cap
tured before Vienna to the pope, also
sent this message: Il came, 1 saw, God
conquered" 1t is related of the Russian
general, SuWarrow. when yet a major
and in command of an outpost, that he
desired to attack the enemy, but that
this was forbidden under pain of death
by the commander in chief Judging
that the attack should not be delayed
Suwarrow dared to disobey orders, en-
countered the enemy. defeated them,
and then sent this message to the com
mander in chief: AS a soldier deserve
death for disobeying my orders, as a
Russian, | have done my duty; the
enemy is no more" This was forwarded
by the commander in chief to the em-
press, who in reply sent this dispatch
to Suwarrow: AS a soldier, I leave you
to the mercy of the commander in
chief; as Russian l congratulate you
as my lieutenant colonel" Later on IN
his career, when he had captured
Prague, he wrote thus to the. empress:
"Hurrah Praguei " Suwarrow!"
And Catharine, equally terse, again
promoted him, thus: "Bravol field mar
shall! Suwarrow!" ta3
Turenne announced the victory OF
Dunen, by which Dunkirk was retaken
from the Spaniards in these words:
THE enemy came, was beaten, | am
tired, good night" Perhaps the shortest
message ever sent by a commander was
the one word Sir Charles Napier chose
wherewith to announce his victory at
Hyderabad, in the province of Scindo.
1t was 'Peccavi' Il have sinned).
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
SHUT OUT.
Basket Ball Differences
Aired in Millbury.

Millbury. Oct. 9.LThere seems to be
considerable trouble between the c. Y.
NJ L. A. basket ball team and the
Pastime team. The trouble has arisen
over the fact that the latter played a
little "foxey trick upon the former
by renting the hal, every Saturday
night for the next two months, thus
shutting them out from playing in the
hall that evening. The Ilits' saw a
member of the board of selectmen re-
Gently over the matter and he said
that the selectmen had nothing TO do
with renting the hall, as that was en-
trusted to Janitor Lowell.
Later the janitor told the Y M. c..
L. A. team that they co'Iid have the
hall every other Saturday evening.
Now the janitor has changed his de-
cision by order of one of the select
men, as he says and does not intend
to let the Y. M. C. l.. A. team have
the hail at all. The matter has caused
great comment in town.
WILL HAVE CITRATE.
Rev FIR Quaille, the newly appoint
ed pastor of St. Bridget's Catholic
Church today announced that Rev. Fir.
Mcdonald would be placed at the
church as curate.
SUNDAY NEWS NOTES.
A party Of Oakdale people accom-
panied by Samuel E. Hull, looked over
the Wheeler mill privilege Saturday.
The pupils and teachers Of the Mill
bury high school will hold sHallow-
cen" party in Blanchard Hall, Oc-
tober 2S.
Miss Annie E. Marden is visiting
friends in town.
William Carberry went to Provi-
dence today.
c. Donovan and Timothy Sweeney
went to New York Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE
General Outline Of What viii Be Done at
Uxbridge.

Uxbridge Oct 9.-The Worcester con-
ference of Unitarian churches will hold
their fall meeting at the local Unitarian
Church Wednesday and Thursday. The
conference will begin Wednesday even
ing at 7.3O o'clock Rev. DR.. Charles G.
Ames of the Church of the Disciples Of
Boston will deliver an address.
The Thursday morning session will
open at $50 with a devotional exercise
led by Rev. Mr.. Baltzly of Hudson.
Business will follow, and an essay on
the Evolution Of Unitarian" by Rev.
j. M. W. Pratt of Templeton will be
read. This Will be followed by a discus
sion to be led by Rev. w. L. Walsh of
Brookfield. A collation. will be served at
noon by the Ladies' Association.
At the afternoon session Rev Will
lam Chandler Brown of Gardner will
present an essay on ''The Young Peo-
pies Society as a means of religious ex-
preston" An address on Religion of
the young people, by the young people
and for the young people, will be de-
livered by Rev A. P. Record of Cam
bridge. Rev Lyman M. Greenman of
Grafton win open the discussion to fol-
low the address.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
WAS A TREAT.
pillar of Fire Rendered
in Leicester Church.

Leicester, Oct 9-The remainir
numbers of the eantata, THE Pillar o
Fire" We're given at the Sanderson
Methodist Church tonight before a
audience which filled the church. TIL
music was greatly appreciated and tn
large chorus took hold of their part
in creditable manner. The principo
solo parts were taken by Alfred NJ
Guy of Worcester, tenor, Frank l
Cunningham of Worcester, bass Mis-
Emma A. Mowry, soprano, and Mis-
Nettie Guy of Worcester contralt(
Other members of the chorus were
Mrs. Marion Weatherbee and Miss b
sic G. Robinson, sopranos; Misses E
sic G. Bolster and Bertha j. Jordan
alto; H. M. Grout, tenor; Wayne V
Elliott and M. M Mowry, bass.
Rev. c. Wesley Burns of Boston Uni
versity preached an eloquent sermon o
the history of music and its use in re
ligion, taking for his text, Colossial
iii;16. Oliver Arnold Jr., was organis
and Fl. H. Disco assisted with tn
violin.
A COMING TREAT.
The Epworth League of Cherry Val
ley will give an oyster supper in the
vestry of the Methodist Church on Oc-
tober 27. from until O'Clock An en-
tertainment will be given by the Glee
Club. The committee Of arrangements
are: Mrs. r. F. Logan, Mrs. Clara Ash
worth, Robert Ashworth William Boyd
and A. e. Moore
REGISTRARS MEETINGS.
The registrars of voters will meet in
the Cherry Valley engine house on
Wednesday, Oct. IS, from until 10
O'clock; at Roehdale engine house on
Saturday, Oct. %, from till 6; and in
the town hall from - o'clock noon until
10 p. m.
SUNDAY NEWS BRIEFS.
The banns of marriage between
James M. Butler and Miss Mary A.
Houlihan of Springfield both of whom
formerly resided in Leicester were
called for the first time at ST. Joseph s
Church today. Rev. John F. Redican,
the pastor, will perform the marriage
ceremony on Oct. 81 at Leicester.
The overseers of the poor made their
monthly inspection of the town farm
today.
A business meeting of the Volunteer
Aid Association will be held at the town
hall tomorrow afternoon.
The w. G. T. Z. will meet at the
home of Mrs. G. L. Davis on Friday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Unclaimed letters at the Leicester
ton, Mrs. Roswell Foster, Mrs John B.
Russell, John Sanderson, Mrs. Smith.
William E. Spencer, Alonzo Vinton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
AN uNRuLY NEGRO
Whips Man About Town and Attempts to
Kiss Lady.

MSS Iduys
Clinton, Oct. 9.-Robert washington,
who claims to be descended from Rob
ert Washington who was a slave in the
family Of George Washington, made
things lively in this town tonight be-
fore three policemen could land him in
the police station. He began opera
lions yesterday afternoon on High
street. He got into a street fight with
Fred Hunt Hunt is a young man
about town, very fastidious in his
dress. He bought the negro five
drinks, and would buy him no more.
Then the negro tried to thrash him on
High street. The negro got the worst
of it and ran away.
He was next heard of an hour later,
when he asked a woman sitting in a
carriage near the Clinton House to
kiss hira. She refused, and he seized
her by the foot She screamed, and
officer O'Toole made his appearance,
and she told him her story. The Off
Ger started to arrest Washington, and
he made a vigorous resistance. 1t
finally took three policemen to land him
in a cell. Washington will have a
hearing in the district court this morn
ing or the charge Of drunkenness and
disturbance. The woman drove off
in the confusion without divulging her
name
SUCCESSFUL RAID.
The police went up to the Ann Moran
estate on Curran street, today, and ar
rested Henry Branchi for violating the
liquor law They found 80 bottles Of
lager and Il keg of beer, besides Whis-
key and other intoxicants. Chief OF
Police Murphy and Officers Burke,
O'Toole and McLeon made the raid.
The members of the Metropolitan
Social Club met at Bigelow Hall last
evening and had a successful concert.
The members of the Juvenile mission
airy organization were entertained at
the parsonage yesterday afternoon by
Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ Osgood
GOOD TIME COMING.
The second annual hallowe' en- con
cert and ball under the auspices OF
Clan Forbes, No 1873, o. S. G., will be
held at town hall Friday evening, Oct
2S. Harry E. Brigham's orchestra OF
Marlboro will furnish music. The fol
lowing program has been arranged;
Overture, scotch airs" orchestra
tenor solo, Beloved eyes" j. c. Bart
lett reading, Mrs. McPherson's visit
to New York" Miss Agnes Hyde
sketch, Irish congressman" O'Brier
and McGrath; alto solo, My native
land" Mrs Dorothy McTaggart- Miller
dance, Highland fling, Miss Dot Read
tenor solo, "g'he star of Glengarry," ]
C.. Bartlett; dance, jig and reel, o'Brier
and McGrath; reading (tragedy) Nip
ped in the bud" Miss Agnes Hyde
dance, sailors hornpipe, Miss DQt
Read; alto solo, Angus Mcdonald
Mrs. Dorothy McTaggart- Miller
laughing speciality, THE jolly old Irisf
couple" O'Brien and McGrath. Miss
Ina Hartshorn accompanist.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
THE SPANIEL AT HIS BEST
(From outing )

To see the spaniel at his best he should
be taken to the haunts of the water fowl.
In the salt marshes, the lakes. and streams
of the east, and in the prairie sloughs Of
the west. he is indeed a great little dog.
His stumpy legs may be poor performers
on dry ground, but they are very efficient
when ii comes to swimming. The dog.
too, is a hardy fellow. ready to face any
weather and cold water whenever asked.
AS a retriever from water he, is most de-
sirable while his intelligence and compact
form make him the best of dogs for the
ducking skiff. OF course, the Irish water
spaniel is excluded from all reference to
short legs and clumsiness; good speci-
men of this dog appears to be quite long
legged. The Irishman is also very active
and full of dash.
The chief value of the Irish spaniel to
the sportsman is as a retriever. He Is a
worthy rival of the famous dog of the
Chesapeake, and no weather is too severe.
while few tasks are too difficult for him
He is game to the core, a very powerful,
magnificent swimmer, and to all intents a
natural retriever His oily coat can bid
defiance to cold water, while a vigorous
shake appears to at once dry it. He is as
hardy as a badger. He is a most inteIli-
gent and willing worker and will show to
the greatest advantage under conditions
which would battle almost any other re-
triever from water.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
ED. MCFARLAND DEAD.
Assistant Tax Collector Passes Away After
a Weeks Illness.


Edwin Dwight Mcfarland. the as
sistant tax collector died last evening
at his home, III Thomas street, after
an illness of only one week. Mr.. Nc
Farland had not been feeling well for
some little time, but his last illness
was short, and no one expected that
death would result. Heart disease
was the cause of death.
Mr.. Mcfarland was born in Chieopee
Aug. is, 1892 and his early life was
passed in that city When a
young man, however, his parents came
to Worcester, and here Mr. Mcfarland
has since resided. Early in his resi-
dence in this city, Mr. Mcfarland be-
gan to take an active interest in the
city affairs, and he has at various in
tervals been honored with positions Of
political prominence,
When the war of 81 broke out, Mr.
Mcfarland went to the front with the
Dist Massachusetts regiment, serving
with it nine months, when he was
transferred to the 57th. All through the
war, he served with credit, and re-
turned in 1865 to be appointed a truant
officer by Mayor Ball AS a truant off,
Ger he served the city for several years
and then resigned to accept a position
in the Boston custom house. Here he
remained for another period, leaving
there when the change of adminiatra-
ton came, which made Grover CleVe-
land president. Returning to Worcester,
Mr.. Mcfarland was made assistant tax
collector, position he held at the time
of his death.
In politics, Mr.. Mcfarland was all
ways a republican, but he never took
more than voting interest in the
management of political campaigns
Mr.. Mcfarland married, Feb. 23, 1854,
Miss Charlotte Wheeler. She with
two daughters, Miss Lottie Mcfarland,
a Worcester school teacher and Miss
Lizzie Mcfarland, both of whom reside
at home, survive him.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed, but the
services will occur at his late home,
Wednesday afternoon
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Susan L. Hayes Kennedy Died of
Heart Disease at North Grafton.

North Grafton. Oct. Mrs. Susan
L. Hayes Kennedy, 80 years old, wife
of James Kennedy, died suddenly, Of
heart disease, at the home Of her pa
rents, on Worcester street, today. Mrs
Kennedy had been married but about
five months, and for the past few weeks
her health has been very poor. This
forenoon she had been feeling as well
as usual and was sitting in the kitchen
when she was taken with a bad spell
and Immediately became unconscious
DR. Clapp was sent for at once, but
Mrs. Kennedy expired almost instantly
after she became unconscious.
Mrs. Kennedy was highly respected
in this town. Her husband is an over
seer in the flax mill.
The funeral win take place Tuesday
afternoon at 2 O'clock
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
WHY HE LEARNED TO RIDE.
(From the Chicago Post

(From the Chicago Post)
They had met at one of the many
Cyclists retreats" and the man in the
blue sweater seemed to be surprised at
the meeting.
Il thought you said you never would
learn to ride the bicycle" he said.
The other acted somewhat ill at ease
and answered that he believed he had
made some such remark as that.
LAS I recall it" persisted the one in
the blue sweater. you asserted that no
sane man could get any fun out of BIZ
cycling anyway
Well returned the one in the gray
knickerbockers, II am still of the opin-
ion that it isn't anything like the fun
| it's cracked up to be. don't care much
for it,"
yet you've learned to ride"
The one in the gray knickerbockers
called for another round and tried to
change the subject. Failing in that, he
finally said
Yes; ] learned to ride, but it wasn't
because of any infatustion for the
wheel My wife wanted to learn"
But / know lots of men who don't
ride themselves and whose wives do, -
suggested the one in the blue sweater.
mo doubt but that's because they
have not given any thought to the sub
ject. The day after ma wife decided
that she wanted a wheel / saw young
man teaching a young woman how to
ride"
"Well?"
We'll ] saw him holding her on the
wheel and | saw the way she grabbed
for him when she thought she was
going to fall. That changed my views
on the subject Of bicycling somewhat. 2
Thought you'd like to learn yourself,
eh?"
Didn't care any more about ii than
7 did before, but l made up my mind
that there was only one man in this
wide world who is going to teach my
wife how TO keep on a wheel l don't
give any man a license to run up and
down the block with his arm around my
wife's waist while / sit on the front
steps and look on and try to smile Not
any
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
A PET RATHER.
1t Drives Off Tramps and Rats and
Gives a Fire Alarm.
CFrom the New York Press }


Dick DRAWINGS pet rattlesnake is
the chief curiosity Of the Deep Hollow
section. Last spring, when Draining
was blasting bluestone rocks in the
Great Bend township mountains, a
great mass of rattleSnaKes was thrown
high in the air by the discharge Of
powder Nearly ali of the serpents
were killed outright, but one of them,
the biggest of the lot, ESCAPED with Sc
rious wounds,
Draining, out of curiosity, picked up
this RATHER, carried it to his house and
placed it in box of cotton, and some
how was glad to see it gradually re-
cover. When the stage of GONZALES
cenee had passed the snake crawled
about the yard, and in a few weeks
ventured into the house. where it soon
became a pet. 1t was named Pete. The
big snake seemed to be grateful for
the care lavished upon it and endeav-
ored to show it in various ways 1t will
amuse the baby for hours by shaking
its rattles and wiH twist itself into
many shapes for its edification.
One day in July a big black snake
crawled into the home and was about
to attack the sleeping baby in it's era
die, when Pete with terrible rattle,
sprang to the rescue. and, after hard
battle, killed the intruder. Occasionally
HeLe VIII crawl INTO the cidule, cOuule
up close to the baby and sleep there
for hours at a time
Pete has become a famous rattler,
and not rodent dare remain in the
place When a tramp or peddler APP
proaches he win coil himself up on
the doorstep and prepare TO strike The
intruders invariably retreat.
One night last week Mr.. Draining
and his wife were suddenly awakened
1,xr e ho laiY h1d
crawled upon the bed and gave un-
mistakable evidence that something
was wrong. Mr. DRAINING immediates
ly FASTENED down stairs. where he
found a barrel of rubbish in flames,
threatening the building with destruc-
ton. Pete had discovered the state OF
affairs and given the alarm. Mr.. Dram
ming has been offered fancy price for
his pet, but it is not for sale
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
ATHOL.
ANoTHER soLDIER DEAp

Athol, Oct. 9.-Private Ollie H. Cole
of Company e, I'd Massachusetts vol
unteers, died at his home, in New Sa-
lem, yesterday He was Ill at Santiago,
and has been out of health since leav-
ing Montauk He was "a years of age
and enlisted after the company went to
camp. This is the 14th death in the
company, and makes the death rate 1S
per cent
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
A CLERGYMAN DEAD.
Rev. T. H. Rurhoe Was Former Mission
AIRY 10 Hurmah.

Rochdale, Oct. s.-Rev. T. H. Bur
hoe, for the past three years pastor of
Greenville Baptist Church, died at his
home yesterday afternoon, after three
weeks illness Rev. Mr.. Burhoe was
formerly a missionary in Burmah. and
while there contracted malarial fever.
Since then he has had attacks of the
fever every year, which finally proved
fatal Rev. Mr. Burhoe was well
liked IN this vicinity.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
SOMETHING AMIss.

This is a splendid picture Of ycW."
said the artistic caller to Mrs. Parvo-
nu
yes, / had it painted by one of the
old masters when l was abroad. De-
troit Free Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
THE IMPORTANT POINT

ooh, deari" screamed Mrs. SKIM
phlint. Johnny has run tenpenny
nail in his footi' -ss
Save the naill" shouted Mr. Slxinn-
phlint, with great f-possessions--
Chicago Tribune.