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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
AN AWFUL DEED.

One of the most shocking tragedies
ever heard of was brought to light in
New York City Tuesday morning
when the lifeless bodies of John H.
Matthews, his wife and two children
were found lying in their home at 426
Columbus Avenue. 1t appears from
evidences discovered about the house
that the terrible butchery had been
made ont and agreed to by the
parents some time previous. The
following note written by Mrs. Mat
thews was found on the table
"Herman is going to die, and 1
am going with him and we are going
to take the darlings along"
Then the woman had written of her
illness, saying that she had been two
months in st. Luke's Hospital last
summer and had an operation per-
formed, She wrote 81 want my
little girl buried in a white casket,
and want to be buried at highlands. "
She also asked that her cousin pre-
vent publicity of the tragedy.
Matthews had evidently followed
suit as another note signed by him
was found The man was In fairly
good financial circumstances had a
bank account of 5000 and the only
cause given is poor health as the note
refers
"No healthy man or woman ever
commits suicide from poverty or busi.
ness reverses. He is SO healthy that
hope and activity are boiling rampant
within him.
"My wonder is that suicide is not
more common. 1t seems to me g
wonderful provision in nature thai
one need not live when life is burden
some.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
81 CO.
NORMAL LECTURE COURSE.

The Students Lecture Course has
been fully arranged, and will open next
Monday night with the Mozart Sym
phony Club, splendid musical organ
ization.
On January 29th Rev. Sam Jones,
the Evangelist, will lecture. This is
the first time the people of this sec
ton have had an opportunity to hear
him, and large audience will be
present.
On February 18th, Miss Ida Ben
fey, talented elocutlonist of Boston,
will appear. Her entertainment is
much like that given by Leland T.
Powers, so well-known and so popular
here.
The course will close with George
R. Vending on February 26th.. He
has been here several times, and never
failed to give satisfaction.
A large number of course tickets
have already been sold, and the course
will prove success. Seats can be
secured at Bidleman's Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
PRISONER OF WAR"

The production of ga Prisoner of
War;" at the Opera House Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights of last
week was worthy of the cast who
presented it. Although the patronage
was not up to what was expected yet
the young people had the satisfaction
of knowing that the piece was we'll
played and that everyone who attend
ed was highly pleased.
Miss Clara Turner, who took six
different characters, rendered each
and everyone in fine style, and in the
role of Jake Slack, was undoubtedly
tte best boy impersonator that has
visited this town in a long time. She
is possessed of a sweet voice, and her
many songs were catching and well
received.
Bert Miller, as Michael O'Honey,
and Old Muggins was simply great,
his witty sayings never failed to bring
down the house.
Of the other characters that were
taken by young people of town, 100
much cannot be said; they all took
their parts in professional style.
The tableaux "Defense of Old
Glory" "Oath of the Vendetta" :"
"Dawn of Liberty" crock of Ages"
and "Reunlted Peace" at the end of
each act were beautiful beyond de-
scription.
The play was for the benefit of the
Sons of Veterans, and while they
didn't get wealthy over it, yet they
cleared little money.
Arrangements are being made for
a return engagement, and we bespeak
for them big business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

On Saturday evening large party
OF our towns people gathered at the
home OF A. w. Jones on First Street
and at 6:3o covers had been laid for
forty persons when Mr.. Jones and his
genial wife were invited to partake of
bounteous repast to which all did
justice. The evening was pleasantly
spent, the guests returning to their
homes feeling that it was good to be
there. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones have a
large circle of warm friends here, who
feel sorry to see them leave our town
and wish them success in their new
home at Wilkes-Barre.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

SO. The cash in treasury was $ssSs
&c. The excess of liabilities being
$2Soo.a4 for the year 1896. The
bonded debt beng $Io,6oo at that
date, or a total indebtedness January
I, 1897, of $22,49o.a4.
The bonded debt January I, 1898,
is $4,000 to which add temporary
sum of $s,oo making a total of $a2,.
900 ; to this should be added about
$Io5.oo interest and bills unpa:d,
making an indebtedness of $22, Is.
After deducting cash in treasury,
S2,19I.52, the actual indebtedness
January I, 1898, is $I9,o13,4S. This
indicates reduction during the year
from the proceeds of the Fair oil
1897 Of $2576.76.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
NICHOLAS KINDT,

Nicholas Kindt died at the home of
his son, G. F. Kindt, in Greenwood
township, on the 2Sth of December,
aged eighty-ive years. His son G. F.
and Mrs. Richard Kitchen are the
only surviving children. Mr.. Kindt
was born in Germany, and came to
this county in 1896 and settled at
Rohrsburg, and followed blacksmith
ing for many years, and then bought
farm, and spent the remainder of
his life there. He was man of bright
and cheerful disposition, a member of
the Presbyterian church, staunch
Democrat, and good citizen. He
was one of our oldest and most esteem
ed subscribers, and his occasional
visits to this Office were always pleasant
ones. His last illness was of about
three weeks duration, and he died
leaving behind him the record of an
honest and upright man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Bit His Ear OF.

Jack Spellman, and Eugene Strunk,
two woodsman who reside near Jami-
son City, fought Saturday evening,
and as a result Strunk is minus one of
his ears. The two had been on bad
terms for some time, over one thing
aud another. Saturday they both had
been drinking, and when they met a
fight was Immediately started. Besides
losing his ear Strunk was badly bitten
in several other places.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
A REVIVAL NEEDED.

A genuine revival of religion is
greatly needed both in and out of
the churches of Bloomsburg. Those
who love God and souls should earn
estly pray and labor that the unsaved
may be brought to accept Christ.
Gods children of every name are asa
ed to pray for the revival of religion
now in progress in the Methodist
Church. The interest in these meet.
ings is growing. Several have pro-
fessed salvation and others are serious.
The meetings are held every night
commencing at 1890 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Change of Date,

The date fixed for the entertain
ment to be given by Miss Ada Benfay
in the Students Lecture Course, was
February 7, but this date has been
changed to February I4th, in order
to avoid conflict with the Crary
Lecture course, which begins in the
Opera House on the evening of Feb
ruary J.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
LICENSE COURT.

When the Court House bell rang
at ten o'clock on Monday morning
the room was we'll filled with persons
interested in the proceedings of the
license court. All old applications
where there was no opposition were
granted.
Remonstrances had been filed in
three cases. viz. ]. L. Girton and
w. S. Fleckenstine, new applicants
for hotel license, and J.. r. Fowler,
applicant for restaurant license all of
Bloomsburg.
Judge Ikeler and Associates Fox
and Kurtz were on the bench. The
Girton case was first called. B. F.
Zarr, c. c. Evans and G. M. Quick
Esqs. appeared as counsel for the
applicants, and Ex-Judge H. NJ.
Hinckley of Danville and R. R. John
Esq. represented the remonstrants.
The objection was that the license was
unnecessary. The witnesses called in
support of the application were ]. l..
Girton, c. H. Sterner, ]. M. Dewitt,
Levi Shoemaker and Thos. Chrisman,
who thoaght there was a necessity for
the hotel on Main street near
Leonard. w. o. Holmes was called
and SAID he believed that J. L. Girton
was fit person to keep a hotel.
In opposition were called w. T.
Wayne, G. w. Correll, Jacob Brobst,
Benjamin Vinton, Frank Bomboy and
w. L. Lemon, who stated that there
was no necessity for the license.
]. R. Fowler's case was next called.
He was represented by Fred Ikeler
Esq. The objections were that Fow-
ler is the manager of the Opera
House, and that there is an inside
passage between the restaurant and
the Opera House, and that the law
forbids license to such place. The
following witnesses were called by the
remonstrants w. B. Cummings,
who had rented the Opera House of
Fowler on Jan. 2, f; J. R. Stout who
cut doorway leading from the res
taurant to the Opera House Jacob
Stiper who saw men 60 through the
doorway Chas. Fornwald who saw
J. R. Fowler on the stage last Satur-
day night giving instructions how to
shift scenery A. M. Wintersteen
who knew there was an entrance from
the saloon to the Opera House. J. R.
Fowler was called for cross-examina-
tion by Judge Hinckley. He said he
got a license in Feb. 1896 ; was in
dicted Dec. 8, 1896 for selling
liquor OH election day. On Dec.
9TH the license was transferred to
John Gross. On Dec. 8, 1897 it
was transferred back to Fowler.
Door leading to Opera House was
nailed up about Jan. 9TH. Man
agement of Opera House has been
leased to Harry Stees. Arguments
were made by Judge Hinckley and
Mr.. Ikeler.
The case of w. S. Fleckenstine
was heard, the witnesses for the
license being w. S. Fleckenstine,
James Dewitt, Alfred Gross, c. P.
Girton, Stephen Hill, A. c. Hid
lay, William Writ. In opposition
were called Geo. Whary, w. M.
Lemon, John Pifer, Chas. Rabb,
Jacob Brobst.
The court held the cases under
advisement, and a decision is look
ed for on Saturday, to which time
court adjourned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Fred R. Graeber, who it will be
remembered lost a leg and almost
froze to death on the fateful Sunday
evening of January "a, 1897 last,
when he and Miss Maud Gothic,
together with his team were swallowed
up in cave-in on Bunker Hill, neal
Shamokin, has settled his case with
the Mineral Railroad and Mining
Company, and received between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
AGRICULTURAL MEETING.

Inc annual meeting of the
Columbia County Agricultural, Horti-
cultural and Mechanical Association
for the purpose of electing officers for
the ensuing year and to transact any
other business which might come
before the meeting took place at the
Court House Saturday afternoon. 1t
was pretty largely attended by the
members from all over the county.
The meeting was called to order
by President of the Society R. w.
Smith, of Miflinville, and H. V.
White was chosen chairman.
In taking the chair Mr.. White
spoke of the recent very successful
farmers Institute, and urged the
Society to take some action at this
time to identify its work with that of
the Farmers Institute.
F. B. Hartman and Harry Barton
were elected Secretaries aud Prot.
G. E. Wilbur, Reading Clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Next in order was the calling of
the roll. The Chairman stated that
inasmuch as the Treasurer's report
was printed on a slip and distributed
among the members he asked that
the reading of it be dispensed, with
which was agreed to.
the salary question was then taken
up, and considerable time taken up in
its discussions. There we're several
motions made, one to let them remain
the Ncne &c last yeas, another that
they be increased, while another was
made that the salary OF the Secretary
be raised to $2oo year, with the un-
derstanding that he pay for helpers.
There seemed to be great division
OF opinion on this subject. 1t was
hnally decided that the salaries of the
Secretary and Treasurer be increased
$25 apiece, and the society pay for
their extra help.
There being no other questions for
discussion, the election of officers for
the ensuing year was taken up. 1t
was moved and seconded that where
there were no more nominations for
any QUE office than said Office requir-
ed, that the Secretary be allowed to
cast the vote of the convention.
Carried.
c. G.. Barkley Esq. offered the
following resolution
Resoi5ea AS a general regula-
tion of the Association that the Treas
urer of this Association be not held
liable personally by reason of loss of
the funds of the Association or injury
arising by reason of a suspension or
insolvency of Bank, if the funds of
the Association be deposited In the
name of the Treasurer as Treasurer
of this Association in a creditable
Bank of the town of Bloomsburg, the
Bank to be selected by the Execu-
tive Committee.
Same was unanimously adopted.
Following are the officers elected
President-R. w. Smith, Vice
Presidents-A. c. Greasy, J. T.
Reeder, c. E. Adams, Stephen Petit.
Secretary-A. N. Yost, Treasurer
]. c. Brown, Librarian-W. B. Allen,
Auditors-Willlam Masters, J. B.
Defong, w. H. Snyder. Executive
Co.nmittee-F. P. Hagenbuch, I. B.
lke'sr, E. H. Sloan, Henry Deigh-
miller, Thomas Mensch.
W. T. Greasy was elected to repre-
sent the Society in work of the
Farmers Institute.
Following is the report Of the
treasurer |.
JAMES @. BROWN, TREASURER. DR.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Will Meet at Harrisburg.

The state board OF agriculture, com.
posed of representatives of every
county agricultural society in the state
will hold its meeting in the supreme
court chamber on Wednesday, Jan
uary 26. Officers will be elected and
papers presented. State Secretary ol
Agriculture Thomas J. Edge is secre
tary,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

The unpaid bills and premiums at
the settlement of January IA, 1897,
amounted, $5773.5o with a note of
$500 discounted or a total of $6253.-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Mrs. P. R. Kocher. died at her
home at Fowlerville oh Monday.
She had not been i'll, and her death
was very unexpected. Her husband
Prof. Kocher, was at one time Prj,a-
cipal of the Bloomsburg PuLGc
Schools. The funeral was he'd
yesterday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Isaiah Hagenbuch was on Saturday
nominated by the Republicans as their
candidate for Poor director of Bloom
Poor District.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Minister Scores his Congregation.
Tyrone Divine Makes Some Pertinent Re
marks Concerning Devotion to Society.

Rev. H. L. Jacobs, of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, Tyrone,
has caused a sensation in his cougrega-
tlon. A successful revival is in progress
at the church. On Friday night last
there was society ball in town, Ia
making his usual announcements to
the congregation Mr.. Jacobs referred
10 the revival meeting on the same
night as one of unusual interest and
spiritual power and which continued
until late hour, it being about 1920
before it finally closed.
He thought there should be no COM
plant as to the lateness of the hour,
"when some people dance until 4
o'clock in the morning." and contin-
ued by saying that all, whether sitting
in the choir or the pews as members
of the church, who were at the social
function on Friday night, he desired
that they take less prominent place
in the revival services in the future,
and if any members of the official
board of stewards, trustees or others
in prominent places were there he
hoped they would place their resig-
nations in his hands at once.
1t has not developed that anything
of this kind has been done as yet.
This summary action of the pastor has
created considerable town talk, and
he is generally commended.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

The usual sale at the Ladies' Ex-
change in Clark's basement Saturday
morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Has had effect Never has there been sale touching what
have hand present It's the unusual conditions
stocked No push would have carried off these surplus
goods The only way knew make prices low that
buyers could not away from them did, AS
figure getting double for your Make de-
lay in attending this great SALE Come tomorrow Saturday
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

The entertainment given by Mrs.
Duy's class of St. Paul's Sunday school
last Saturday evening, was a success
in every way. The gross receipts were
over thirty-one dollars. The Parish
House was well filled, though the
weather was inclement, and pleasing
program was given, consisting OF piano
solos by Miss Runyon, vocal solos by
Mrs. Melick and Mr.. Harding, recita-
tions by Fred Ikeler and H. A. Nc.
Killip, and duet by two little tots,
Misses Armstrong and Vannatta
Sherbet and cake were served by the
young ladies. The pictures were moi
all sold, and ar desiring to purchase
can do so by calling on Mrs. A. w
Duy. They are pretty and very cheal
at the prices asked for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28
PHILADELPHIA NAN MUST KNOW
NOBODY ELSE CAN EXPLAIN THE AFFAIRS
OF THE CASINO.

:
OF THE CASINO.
There is only one man living who understands
the affairs OF the Casino. and he has opened law
office IN philadelphia When a Tribune reporter
tried TO get at him with the long-distance tele-
phone last night IT was impossible TO do So ana
there was no answer the call. either at his office
or at his house. As 1t was after o'clock. he had
probably gone to bed. The persons who own ana
control IN" Casino-as far as they or anybody Use
can find out who owns and controls it-understa md
its affairs as little anybody and never pretend to
be able to tell straight story about them. So the
efforts of the reporter learn something about the
Casino last night resulted unsatisfactory. but the
following is what they amounted to-
Henry B. Sire, the proprietor Of the BUou Theatre,
Yesterday secured title to the Casino building and
10 what is left of the lease OF the ground that 1t
stands on He bought these commodities some time
ago at an auction sale of such things. The money
that he agreed to pay for them was TO go to the
bondholders Of some concern that was once called
the Casino Company. Mr.. Sire himself the
chief OF these bondholders. part of this money
was paid at the time and the rest paid yester-
day 50 that now Mr.. Sire is the of the
Casino building and Of what Is left Of the lease Of
the ground II stands ON
He said last night that after this he meant
70 devote the greater part of every of the
Biou Theatre to the farce productions OF Miss
May Irwin. and that If he had other attractions
they would go 10 the Casino. Being asked if the
productions of George w Lederer and his asso-
ciates would continue at the Casino he said that
they probably would. The Casino is now believed
TO be managed by the George W. Lederer Company.
When asked whether the George W. Ledercr Com
pany would continue to manage the Casino. Mr..
Sire said: "Mr. Lederer will be the manager"
When asked again whether the George w. I>Nderer
Company would be continued he said "You had
better see Mr. Lcderer."
The reporter saw Mr.. Lederer. He said, when
asked about the future management Of the Casino:
There will he change" When asked whether
the George W. Lederer Company would continue
he declined TO wer. He would say that the
George w Lederer company Is now managing the
Casino and that there would be no change, hut he
could not be induced to say that the George ".
Iederer Company would continue the management
or that IL would The delicate relations OF
these three questions. and why two Of them can be
answered and the other not. are points which
supposed to be understood by the man who has
opened the law Office in Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28
GRiNTLATED SUGAR ADVANCED.

II. H. Howell Son & Co. representatives Of the
Mollenhauer and National Sugar Refining compa-
MES. yesterday advanced their rates hard grades
" cent a pound. their price for graduated now
being 5ls This II IS saiG. is the first advance
I'm the price Of sranulated since the beginning Of
the Spanish War. The firms explain the advance
due 10 the fact that they are heavily oversod
and that there Is profit in selling granulate
sugar at cents. The American Sugar Refining
Company did not advance It's rates yesterday on
those grades. and may not advance them; but
no orders for more than hundred barrels In
lot will for the present be filed by the company.
The Arhuckles. TOO, have not raised the price OF
the hard grades There report. which
denied that the Arbuckes had cut the price Of
sugar at San Francisco from y. 10 y. cents 4
pound. The facts regarding this said on good
authority 70 be follows: The Arbuckles sue
cceded In getting Il special rate of % cents hum
dredweght shipment of 30" barrels Of sugar
from this CRY To California by way Of a Southern
port-by steamer and rail. It Is said They sold the
sugar ~ ceEts equivalent to cents gross.
loss discounts). and through the Iecal freight
rate able 10 land II in California at 81 cents,
II cent under the American Sugar Refining Com
pany's price; and tho latter concern had to lower
its figures. II IS understood that the Arbuckles
doubtful whether or not they will be able 70
get this special rate on further shipments TO the
Pacific Coast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28
THE PtVTNG- BRICK COMBINATION.

GAINESVILLE ohio, oct. 1.-THE three mammoth
paving brick plants OF this city. 1t Is understood.
will be included in the new paving brick combina-
ton II Is said here that the combination will
acquire also all the factories making modern clay
working machinery, thus shutting OF outside con-
Germs from eQuippng themselves with machinery
that would make competition possible.
Columbus Ohio. Oct. IA telegram to The Dis
patch" from Masson. Ohio. says
William O.. Hipp. prime mover in the organiza-
ton OF the so-chlled paving brick trust states that
the concern * not to be friedrich trust hut a
paving combine 1t IS not the intention TO Increase
prices but 10 prevent their being cut Those par
ticular.y interested are the manufacturers Of the
Hooking Valley. the Canton district. the Ohio Val
ley and the Galesburg. III, district Mr. Hipp has
just returned from New-YoTk. where he arranged
tAs organization.