The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

Ladies and gents pocket books
good styles and good quality-at
Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
Cherries Krug, of this town, has the
contract and is now engaged in the
erection of dwelling house for F. L.
Shuman at Catawssa.
The report Of the condition of the
First National Bank, appears else
where in this issue. This is all ex-
ceedingly sound financial institution
as glance at the report will prove.
You should never call man
liar, because it very frequent
ly excites alterations OF a serious
and sometimes fatal nature. If you
really believe he is prevaricating,
say he is suffering from palpitation
Of the imagination.
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II. G.. Eshleman has moved his
plumbing establishment to the rear
of his residence on the Light Street
road. The place vacated by him
on Main street below Market, is
now occupied by G. w. Sterner as
flour and feed store.
The young people are still wish
ing for the pleasures of winter
sleighing. Well, what is more de-
lightful than holding the ribbons
over a fleet-footed stopper to the
tune of the merry sleigh bells, and
skimming swiftly over the frozen
surface Of rural roads, seated in
cozy cutter with pretty girl beside
you and all wrapped up in comfort
able robes G'lang!
A movement is on foot in Halle
ton looking to the organization of
flower society, the object of which
is to encourage the growing of
flowers and plants in the yard. 1t
is claimed that many are interested
in the project. Bloomsbury has
many beautiful yards, and the
organization of such society would
no doubt serve to make them even
more beautiful.
Persons who contemplate moving
in the spring should remember that
April Ist will come on Sunday this
year. AS there is a superstitious
idea that moving on Friday or
Saturday is sure to be attended
with bad luck, the probability is
that the popular moving day this
year will be on Monday, April cd.
But as all people are not supersti-
tious, considerable moving will be
done on Friday and Saturday pre-
ceding the first of April.
The postal authorities have de-
cided to place placard in every
one of the $4,000 postoffices in the
country OH which will be exposed
the general plan of the green goods
men in search of victims. New
York is the headquarters of these
swindlers who devote their atten-
ton Just now to the merchants in
the interior towns. Anyone foolish
enough to deal with them should
be duped.
Shamokin is having no end of
excitement at present over the arrest
of three couucilmen charged with
having accepted bribes in connec-
ton with street paving. James
Delaney, Richard Phillips and
Robert Thompson, councilmen
testified that they had received
bribes from a number of other
councilmen to influence their votes,
and that they accepted the money
in order to give the authorities
chance to prosecute the guilty per-
sons.
An experiment, in the way of
free rural mail delivery is now being
made in this county. The route
begins at Berwick, and extends
down along the Briarcreek road,
until within two miles of Light
Street. From this point it extends
across several townships, passes the
post Office at Lime Ridge and fol-
lows the river road to Berwick. The
route is about twenty miles in length
and it requires day to cover it.
AGENTS WANTED To sell the
MARSH READING STAND AND REvoLv-
INC RnOK CASE Rest Office or Ii