The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
PURELY PERSONAL

sport, are in town on visit.
Misses Gertrude Payton and Kathryn Kerns
were guests of friends here this week.
Hon. Russell Karns of Benton, was in town
on Monday attending to legal matters.
Guy Jacoby and wife spent Sun lay among
relatives in Northumberland and Sunbury.
Miss Fannie Goodman, OF New York, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Louis
Gross
Mr.. nd Mrs. Duy have returned home
from a three weeks visit with relatives in
Indiana
William Leverett returned to Philadelphia
yesterday. His wife will remain here for
several weeks.
: Sol. Goldsmith, Of Mt. Carmel, visited his
sister, Mrs. b. A. Gidding, on First street,
the past week.
Miss Alta Dewitt, operator in the tele.
phone Office, is spending her annual vacation
at Atlantic City.
George Tobias has given up the clerkship
in F. M. Kener's store, and has accepted
position at the Danville Hospital.
Misses Sarah Martz and Lena Kelly, of
Catawissa, we're in town over Sunday as the
guests Of Miss Margaret McFadden.
S. c. Brown returned home on Friday
from a trip. and on Saturday went out to
Scamp Idleness" to spend this week.
Miss Emma ]. McVeagh, of this city, is
on a months visit to friends in Danville and
Bloomsbury. "Williamsport News"
Joseph II. Hall of Camden, New Jersey,
was in town on Tuesday, looking after the
interests of the philadelphia Inquirer"
I'll. H.... L..
on Monday from Hazleton, where they had
spent week visiting the formers mother.
John Mears Of Brooklyn, N. Y, arrived in
Bloomsbuyg on his bicycle Saturday. He
will be accompanied home by Barton Pur.
sell.
Warren Lee, and Miss Mary Furman, Of
Hazleton, who is visiting friends in town,
enjoyed drive to Danvlle Saturday after.
noon.
Mrs. Harry Kulp, Of Philadelphia, and
Miss Myra Bowers, of Danville, visited the
Misses Myrtle and Jennie Beagle, on Fifth
street, the past week.
Geo. Enterline, NJ. |. Hennessy, Matthew
McReynolds, and Irwin Snyder, attended
clam bake out at Scamp Idleness" Wednes.
day afternoon and evening.
Edward Eyer, of Philadelphia is spending
his annual vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Eyer on Market Street. He
is accompanied by his friend, Francis Lins
also of Philadelphia.
John Whitaker, representative of a
large tannery at Binghamton, New York,
was visitor to Bloomsburg this week. He
was very favorably impressed with our town,
and may in the near future make it his home.
Hon. A. l.. Fritz and J. P. Fritz, the lat.
ter of Central, left town Tuesday morning
for Philadelphia and other cities, to transact
business in the interest of the Mining Com
pany recently formed in Sugarloaf township.
George w. Gray gave this office a pleas.
ant call on Monday. He is employed at
Kulp's camp, near Lewisburg. He wants to
be kept posted on the happenings in Colum-
bia County and so he added his name to our
list of subscribers.
Miss Bessie Jacoby returned home on
Monday from Penn Manor, Md, where she
had gone to complete her eighteen days va.
cation. During her absence she visited the
Gettysburg battle field and several other
places Of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Slate, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank keller, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Pea.
cock, Miss Carrie Brown, and Mrs. l. A.
Snyder. were among the people from town
who joined the Pennsylvania Railroad excur-
sion to Atlantic City this morning.
Judge G. w. Bartch, wife and three
daughters are visiting Mrs. Bartch's sister
Mrs. Thomas Barton, on West Main street.
One daughter has bee n here since last fall,
attending the Normal School. They have
many relatives in Columbia County.
Iohn Tr,,b ,nJ ,,;Ca of
and Mrs. John p Cunningham and two
daughters, Of Scranton, drove over from the
former place on Sunday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Hoover. The
ladies of the party are sisters of Mrs.
Hoover. -Iiughesville email"
Joshua Fetterman made his appearance on
the street or Wednesday morning, after
being confined to the house for several
months past, on account of almost total
blindness. With the aid of glasses he can
now see enough out of one eye to walk about
the street, and can also read the newspaper.
He has been under the care of DR.. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Hess left on
Tuesday in a carriage to drive to Danville
to spend day or two, after which they will
proceed on to Lewisburg, Milton and Wat.
sontown. They will spend Sunday at the
iotlSi piaNS, hhb iCluin lOIlC MOHuay OF
Tuesday by way of McEwensville and Wash
ingtonville. Mr.. Hess formerly conducted
a jewelry store in Watsontown. He moved
from there to Bloomsburg seven years ago.
This is his second visit to that town since he
left it.
w. II. Milard, native Of Bloomsbury,
but for the last FIVE years living in Indiana
county, is here on a visit to his mother, Mrs.
Millard, on the corner of Iron and First
streets. He has been suffering with car.
bunce on his hand. Mr. Milard has been
engaged in soft coal mining in that county
for several years past and reports that bust
ness is very brisk, and but for the numerous
strikes which took place last winter, work
would have been continuous. He expects to
return in few days He will be accom-.
panied home by David Edwards, an expert.
enced ore miner, of this town, who expects
to enter the mines. While here William at.
tended the session of favorite lodge of his
Theta Castle, X, G.. E.-of which he was
charter member.
This is the last day at Camp