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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

Judge Robert M. Douglass of TIE
North Carolina Supreme Court, recently
wrote a splendid letter to a gentleman
in Baltimore. giving the story of the
South's industrial beginning and prog
ress He tells of the marvellous growth
of the South and states plainly that
the North is mistaken in it's benef that
Northern capital has developed the man
ufacturing and industrial interests of
the South
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

in placing your case in his hands, as he
is the longest established and has the
best reputation. He cures where others
fail: there is no patchwork or expert
menting in his treatment. Personal at
tention by DR.. Hathaway, also special
counsel from his associate physicians
when necessary, which no other office
has If you cannot call, write for free
booklets and question blanks. Mention
your trouble. Everything strictly con-
fidential. j. Newton Hathaway, M. D.,
suite 35 Inman Building, 22h S. Broad
street, Atlanta, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
NATURAL ANXIETY.

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold so
easily. No disease costs more little lives
than Group. Such cases yield to One
Minute Cough Cure. Absolutely SAFE
Acts Immediately. Cures coughs, colds,
grip, bronchitis, throat and lung trouble
w. H. King Drug Co., Bobbitt-Wynne
Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
LOOK OUT FOR FEVER.

Biliousness and liver disorders may be
prevented by cleansing the system with
DeWitt's little Early Risers. These ia
nous little pills do not grippe. They move
the bowels gently, but copiously, and
give strength to the glands.-W. H. King
Drug Co., Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

To hear Senator Pritchard one would
s,,npose that mica was the biggest pro-
duct of North Carolina. This was once
called the 'tar, pitch and turpentine'
State. Pritchard's speech would Indicate
that II ia a mica. bull calf and rice State.
You never would suppose that cotton
growing and cotton manufacturing was
its great industry. Both the cotton farm
err and cotton manufacturer are injurious
ly affected by the protective tariff.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
THE BURNT CORK.

Hon. Cyrus B. Watson has a happy
way of puncturing Radical pretense.
Nothing better has been said this year
than the humorous picture Mr.. Watson
draws of the Republican party. In its
report of his speech. the Wilmington
Star gives the gist of the story as fol-
lows:
1--WE are informed since the
adoption of. the constitutional amend
ment, Mr. Watson went on TO
saw. that we are to have lily
white Republican party, but it is not So
The white Republican leaders tell US
that they are glad of it and rejoice with
us: but that is another lie.
81 ask the Republicans said Mr.
Watson who took the burnt cork off? IL
was the soap of the Democratic amend
ment, and they squirmed and squealed
when it was being applied worse than
O iirty-faced boy in the lap of his mother
before a wash tub. Now they ask the
voters to punish the white people who
did it by turning them out of power. y
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

The Kinston Free Press offers re-
ward for the recovery of two Jumps OF
Anthracite coal. The Greenville Renee
tor wants to know why the safe was left
open for thieves.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

Mr. Roosevelt talks init" Pritchard,
utshe drinks init" Booker. Does that
show how he stands on the question or
negro participation in Republican councils
in the South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

The Richmond News Is pretty hard on
political platform makers. 1t says:
platforms cannot be built solely for the
qualification of philosophers. There are
always fools and they must be considered,
for their votes count as strongly as any
body's.' l.. assf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
Burglary in Statesville.
Especial to News and Observer. /,

Especial to News and Observer.)
Statesville, N. c., Oct 9-Thieves
broke into the office of the Statesville
Furniture Company last night. They
worked the combination of the safe and
took $50 in cash from it. No clue to
the theft has yet been obtained.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

The mica farmers of Wake county will
all vote for Senator Pritchard's party
The cotton and tobacco farmers will all
vote against him if they logically follow
the teaching of the Senator.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

Blessed is the man who has plenty OF
lightwood knots to burn this winter. He
out
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
For Whooping Cough use
CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT

1t makes woman get all wrought UP
on her household expenses to think how
rich her husband would be if he WASH t
so scrupulous and honorable. =
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor of Malissa
c. Thompson, deceased, l hereby notify
all persons having claims against her
estate to present them to me on or before
January Sth, 1908, and all persons in
debted to her estate to come forward
and make immediate payment to me at
21S South Bloodworth street, Raleigh,
N. c.. ]. D. THOMPSON,
1-w-6-wks, Executor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

Walkertown, N c., Oct. 9.-The new
Methodist church will be dedicated on
the first Sunday in November by Bishop
A. w. Wilson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

| than 1000, and probably 1900 colorcd
voters in Chatham are disfranchised by
the suffrage amendment. Consequent
ly the Republican candidates will lack
that many of getting their usual vote
and will all be badly Decentralization
Record.
Quite "a frost" has fallen on the Re-
publican candidates who have been con-
Quoting a one-sided canvass of the coun-
ty. We hear that very few persons have
attended any of their appointments
mere handful-and there was a woful
lack of enthusiasm even among the faith
full few who came out TO hear them
Chatham Record.
The Rockingham Anglo Saxon gives a
synopsis of the speech of Hon. Cyrus b.
Watson in that place and says of him.
Hes big Drained, big-hearted North
Carolinian, and if he should be chosen
to represent us in the United States Sem
ate would make worthy successor of
the best men our State has furnished in
that body"
Inc RepuDllCdH Cdnuluale LOT OOllclLOr
in this district James Daniel Parker, in
introducing himself to the voters at Lii
lington Monday said he felt that he was
fully capable of performing the duties
of the office. He said in his speech: Il
am a Republican, and am proud that 1
am. l a msuperior in my educational
qualifications to the man Jones that now
fills the office" The reader can draw his
own comment.-Dunn Daily Guide.
Luther Lyon. ESQ.,, one Of the defeated
aspirants for the Republican nomination
for the Legislature, says he is an indie
pendent candidate. He says the revenue
ring didn't treat him fair and he's going
to get even and show the ringsters
thing or two.-Wilkesboro Chronicle
"Alamance county can be set down as
safely Democratic" said Mr.. r. l.. Holt,
of Burlington who was here yesterday.
There is hot fight being made. but
predict a substantial majority for the
Democratic nominees for every position.
Just say that Alamance is all right"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

The kind most people are using-Blue
Ribbon Lemon and Vanilla Etracts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

The railroad being built by the Whit
ney Reduction Company from New Lon
don to the Narrows, which has been in
the course of construction for several
months, is now nearly completed. The
first train, consisting of a locomotive and
a construction car, was run over the road
distance of four miles Monday. 1t is
expected that the laying of rails will be
finished by The last of next week and
the company will begin at once lie
transportation of the material necessary
to the work of Harvesting the water pow
er at the MISUNDERSTANDING Sun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

[Mr. Scales is mistaken in saying that
the News and Observer has done "a seri-
Gus injustice to Mr.. Roscoe Murrow."
1t printed the item of news as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
MEN And WOMEN

who are In
need of the
best medical
ire q t me n t
should not
fail to con-
S u 1t d r.
Hathaway at
once, as he
is recognized
as the lead
ing and most
lsucce S s f u |
s d e c i aliSt.
You are safe
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
Among the Railroads.

Mr.. Morrison H. Caldwell spent sew
eral days in and near Aberdeen last week
in the interests of the new North Caro-
lima Central Railroad from Concord to
Acknowledgement Times.
1t was rumored in Atlanta yesterday
that the offices of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern are to be moved
to Atlanta on November 1, and that the
offices of the auditing department are
to come here January 1. 1t is understood
that the operating department will also
be removed to Atlanta, but the rumors
in circulation give no date for this
hange.-Atlanta Constitution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

A PARDON ASKED FOR MURRoW.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

Greensboro N. C. October 8, 1902.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

Out of the 200 colored voters hereto
fore registered in this township only one
has thus far been able to register fol
the next Decentralization Record.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

1t is safely estimated that not less
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16
Infdehty and its Punishment.

Irwin 7. Roden, who for the past
several months has BEEN in the
employ of the Columbia & Montour
Electric Railway Company, in one
capacity and another and who dur
ing that period has been having a
gay and festive time, is now repent
ing for his indescretion. His merry
pace was retrenched one day last
week by Chief of Police Wesley
Knorr, who arrested him on a
charge of desertion preferred by
his wife, who it appears has
been in Strengthened circumstances
in Reading for upwards Of six years.
Mrs. Roden was unfamiliar with the
whereabouts of her unfaithful part
ner, until recently when he was ot
served in company with young
lady of this town while Ell route to
Philadelphia,
He was taken to Reading on
Wednesday by Constable Kreider,
of that city.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16
Vaccination and Truaut Laws,

The following letter from the secre-
tary OF the State Board of Health to
DR.. S. B. Arment, Medical Inspector
for Columbia County, explains itself;
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. II, 1909.
DR.. S. B. ARMENT,
Bloomsbury, Pa.
Dear Doetov:-Replylng to your
letter of inquiry, l would say that the
law requiring children to present a
certificate of successful vaccination
before being admitted to school,
takes the precedent of the truant law;
first, because it was passed after the
truant law, and e.condly, because the
courts have SO decided. l do not
think that in any intelligent COM
munity there will be many instances
in which the two laws will clash. As
you suppose, the laws apply at all
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16
PURELY PERSONAL

Prof. G. L Wilbur spent Wednesday in
Wilkesbaire.
Fred Williams of Scranton, was in town
over Sunday.
+. II. Wilson took run up to Shickshiny
on Wednesday.
Lewis Girton Of Hemloek, was welcome
caller on Friday.
w. ID. Beckley transacted business in
Shickshinny on Tuesday.
Jonathan foreman Of Howellsville, made
us his annual call on Tuesday.
Harry Little returned on Tuesday from
visit with friends in Lewi,burg.
w. III. Beck of Orange, was in town on
Saturday and called at this Office.
T.. Kocher Of Briarcreek township, was
among our welcome callers this week.
William Beishline OF Greenwood found
time to visit this office one day last week.
ID. w. Robbins of Pine township, com
| municated with us by messenger on Tuesday.
Patrick O'Neal, OF West Fourth street, is
abe to be out after all illness Of two weeks
or more.
Mrs. Edward Dave returned to Philadel-
phia on Saturday. after tbr, e-weeks' visit
in town.
Mrs. NJ. A. Blosser, Of Sunbury, formerly
of Bloomsbury, was in town for a few hours
yesterday.
7 X. Lockard boarded the Monday even
ing train on the ID. l.. & w. Railroad Tor
| New York.
w. Megs, of the Bloomsbury Car
Manufacturing Company, went to New York
on Monday.
C. A. Rasely, publisher and proprietor OF
the Berwick Enterprise" gave this office a
call on Tuesday.
B. +. Kashner went to Rochester, n. Y.
on Tuesday to resume his studies at the
business college there.
Edward w Diinker, division freight
agent of the Lehigh Valley X. X. Co. was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Fortner, of Cen
tralia, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Black in town on Friday.
II V. White attended meeting OF the
Millers' Mutual FIRE Association of this
state at Huntingdon yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. J. He'll, Of West Fourth Street,
departed on Monday for plainfed, N. J. to
visit her daughter Mrs. Rev. Buck.
Edmond Janeway, travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad Co. was in town yesterday.
l.. d. Rohrbach. one of Franklin town
ships most substantial men, was in town on
Monday, and paid his respects to this office.
Ex.Commissoner Washington Parr is one
of those who never lets the first of the year
60 by without renewing his subscription. We
heard from him on Monday.
Carl Brown in the employ of Armour &
Co and representing the firm in a territory
extending through the western part Of New
York and Pennsylvania, has been visiting
his parents on Main street this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

The electric cars are running
under a revised schedule. The
first car in the morning leaves the
power house instead Of Market
Square, at 500 a. m. The last
car from Berwick to Bloomsbury
leaves Berwick at Io:4o p. m. The
most important change is made in
the cars going up at night. The
car which leaves Market Square for
Berwick goes at o:3o p. NJ. This
compels home hustling on the part
of Berwickians who come down to
transact business in the evening.
There is another car leaving here
at 1920 p. M. but it only runs to
Lime Ridge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

All pupils not vaccinated by
Monday January goth, will be re-
fused admittance to the public
schools. This is the decision of the
School Board, reached at its meet
ing held Friday night. This is the
last extension that will be made,
and parents should See to it that
their children are vaccinated, so
that they will be able to present a
certificate on that day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Light Street is all agog over the
promised location there of the
Mcdowell Ladies' Garment Draft
ing Machine Company. A number
of the stockholders looked over the
ground Thursday, and while it was
not definitely decided to locate
there, yet from information gather
ed from a reliable source, we feel
justified in stating that Light
Street will get the enterprise. The
Hulshizer machine shop is being
spoken of as the probable site.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

AT a meeting of the executive
committee of the Prohibition party,
held Monday evening, at the Office
of M. P. Lutz. in Bloomsbury, it
was decided to hold a county con-
vention at Lightstreet on Wednes-
day, January 22d. There will be
a lecture at 8 D. M. by Miss Dorm
blazer, of Williamsport, after which
the convention will be called to or
der, when officers will be elected
for ensuing year and delegates to
the State convention will be cho-
sen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

The Ninth Regiment basket ball
team, of Wilkes Barre, took sweet
revenge on the Wheelmen at that
city Friday night by defeating
them them to the tune of As to 27.
The Ninth it is said had it in for
Bloomsbury on account of the $40
trouncing recently administered by
Normal. Certain members Of the
Wheelmen, it is claimed positively
refused to associate with the basket
on this occasion. This makes de-
feat number FIVE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

times no matter whether smallpox IS
present or not. Any teacher who
violates this law is liable to prosecu-
ton and if the teacher can show that
he or she is acting by advice of the
school board, the individual members
of the school board are also liable to
prosecution. Yours very truly,
BENJAMIN LEE,
Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

There will be a grand rally and
quarterly meeting at the A M. E.
church, Jan. 10Th. Preaching at
II a. m. by the Presiding Elder B.
Wheeler. At $3.50 preaching by
the pastor of the Baptist church,
Rev. Smith. Revs. Frysinger and
McLinn will assist in these services
and their congregations are cordially
invited to come and help us.
REV. II. A. J. WEST.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

The euchre given by the Wheel
men Thursday evening, was in
deed most pleasant diversion from
the prosy detail of existence.
Thirty-tour people. ladies and
gentlemen, were present and the
event was enjoyed to the fullest
extent. Mrs. Louis Gross won
the ladies prize and Gerald Gross
the gentlemar's. A recess was
taken at eleven O'Clock and the
party adjourned to Gilmore's Cafe
for refreshments.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

w. H. Brooke, of Bloomsbury,
general agent for the Fidelity Mutt
ual Life Insurance company, made
payment of $1,000 to Mrs. Cornelia
Yorks, widow of the late Samuel
A. Yorks, OF Danville, the same be-
ing in full payment of the policy
Mr.. Yorks carried in the above
COMPANY,
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company

George Raber died at the home
of his son-in-law, Robert Seibert.
in Millville, Friday. He had only
been i'll few days. The surviving
family consists of a son and a
daughter Will Raber, of Benton,
and Mrs. Seibert. Isaiah Raber,
of Benton, is a brother. The de.
ceased was carpenter by trade,
and formerly resided short dis
tance above Saltwater. He was
aged sixty-one years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Catawissa is to have a visitation
from the Winona's Twentieth Cent
ury Minstrels in the near future.
This organization is capable of put
tirg up a good show. Some of the
features presented are away above
the ordinary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Mrs. John Farver's fifty-frst
birthday was celebrated at her home
on Sixth Street Friday evening.
Friends to the number of seventeen
were present.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Paul Hartman on Saturday sold
his prize shooting gallery to Robert
Dent. Mr.. Harman was the owner
of the outfit for only a few days.
He purchased it from c. F. Abbot,
of ESpy,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Louis Rosenthal, of Bloomsbury,
has purchased the two great steel
grain tanks that stand at the end Of
the old Phoenix mill in this place.
The mill having been converted in
to a match factory they are Of no
further use and were sold for $3.50.
I-BeIlefo1N VaicHWdH.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Death has saddened the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles VanLiew, of
East Seventh street, by removing
therefrom their little tour-year- old
son on Monday. The child was
afflicted with Group.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

The A. & 7. Biograph Co. is
booked to appear in Minersville,
Girafdville, Selinsgrove, Muncy,
Montgomery. South Fork, Barns
boro, Hastings, Glen Campbell
and Mahaffey, beginning to-mor-
row evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

John r. Lewis died in Seattle,
Washington on December II, after
a protracted illness with cancer of
the stomach. Many OF Our readers
will 10 doubt remember him Some
thing like thirty years ago he was
numbered among Our residents, at
that time he lived with his mother
on Third street. A wife whom he
married while in Australia survives.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Miss Carrie Fleckenstine has
been critically i'll for some time
past at her home in Honesdale.
The latest report however, indicates
an improvement in her condition.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Fleckenstine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Charley Reice, son of meat mer-
chant Reice, who left town in the
early part of October with the
Murray & Mackey Repertoire Com
pany, has entered the United States
Navy. He was with the show till
the latter part Of December.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

John D. Sterner died at the
University of Pennsylvania Hospi-
tai in Philadelphia on Thursday,
aged twenty-four years. His father
Geo. w. Sterner was at his bed
side when the end came. The re-
mains were brought to Bloomsbury
on Sunday and inferred in Rose
mont cemetery on Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Mr.. James Magee visited the
Furniture Exposition at Grand
Rapids last week and bought some
very fine examples IF western artis-
ticabi'ity in furniture. Some of the
prettiest and newest things in Side
Boards, China Closets, Rockers,
etc. will be shown this season at
The Leader Department Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Improvements among the stores
seems the order of the. day. The
Leader Store Co. Ltd. will remodle
the interior of their store. They
are reaching out after that 100 per
cent increase in business which it
promised in 1902.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

A certain barber of town has
registered a kick because one or
two OF the tonsorialists are not so
punctual in closing their shops at
the stipulated hour, eight O'Clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

The employees of the Hawley-
Slate Furniture Company were paid
yesterday. This factory is running
twelve hours every day, making
seventy hours each week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Supper will be given by the men,
bers of the St. Columba's Church,
Saturday, Jan. IS, 1902, from S P.
NJ. to 9 p. NJ. in Evans Hall. At the
same time there will be dining
room suit and bed room suit
chanced off, valued at $500 each.
Every one is welcome.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

The report OF State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, Shaffer,
divulges that .$22, ,SI3,395 was ex'
pended for the maintenance OF
Pennsylvania S public schools last
year. Half of the amount was paid
in salaries to the teachers.