The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-06-12
ROHRsBURG, PA.

readers OF the COLUMBIAN. EVefyoouy
knows Rohrsburg is nestled in
beautiful valley that extends to Mill
vile and beyond. Her people are as
intelligent and enterprising as any
town of its size; two good stores, a
machine shop, two blacksmith shops,
two doctors, a millinery and man,au.
making emporium connected with the
post Office, buggy and carriage vend-
er and other enterprises.
On Monday night Of last week Rev.
DR.. Hemingway of Bloom, preached
here an able and beautiful sermon In
the Presbyterian church, and on Tues
day night lectured finely on his trip 10
England, Ireland and Scotland two
years ago He will set sail for the old
world soon again. He is an excellent
pulpit orator.
Geo. Appleman has been selling
some fine buggies lately.
Mr.. Ash who has been great rail
roader and has seen much of our
America is succeeding finely raising
plants and garden vegetables notwith.
standing the dry weather.
DR.. Mathers has been burning some
new ground. On Sunday last it was
apprehended that neighboring build
ings and woods would catch fire, but
no damage was done. TIE Doctor is
busy as Veterinary Surgeon.
DR.. Follmer is buslly engaged with
his patients.
Merchant Potter will not move west,
but will remain selling goods, he has a
good stock on hand. So has Mr. Utt
Rev. DR.. Evans Presiding Elder
preached an excellent sermon in the
NJ. Z. church on last Sabbath.
Johnny Lemon is gathering muck
from a broad ditch on his excellent
farm that Will contribute largely to his
farm next season. Johnny is one
OF the enterprising farmers in this
valley.
Ex-Postmaster Melick of Blooms
burg paid us pleasant visit last week.
Oh, for rain, or ruin will follow in
the way of horti and agriculture.
Rhorsburg needs an accommodate
ing hotel keeper.
Glad that Commander Bright is
convalescent.
That smile OF Bruce in Utts store
and his winning ways are just light
for the femininity of Rhorsburg.
Rev. Phillips can make fine suit
of clothes as well as preach sermon.
He turns out excellent garments.
The large bond house of John G.
McHenry almost completed is worthy
of especial mention. Capable Of
holding hundreds of barrels and thous-
ands of gallons. Built by his own
model Of his own conception with
aisles along the tiers SO that any leak
age is readily ascertained; three stories
tor the barrels and 6 tiers to each
story and the barrels to be piled up
ad inhnitum. Jno. is one of the
business men of the state.
George Wall, Saltwater, the anti
quarian and western traveller is busily
engaged in horticulture; has one of
the largest onion patches to be found
this side Of the moon, and as clean as
boiled shirt. The patch is a speci-
men of scientific terraculture. George
has its concomitant in the shape of
corn patch that shows the utmost care,
of several acres.
Moses McHenry is running
flourishing dry goods business there.
DIR. Wagner is the popular physi-
clan and is busy.
The other store run by A. B. Nc
Henry is doing well.
The woods are luminous with the
laurel and after which comes the rho
dodendron that is still superior.
God does not fix the stars in one
part Of the blue immensity, nor does
He furnish the flowers to grow in one
climate only nor at one period of the
seasons. He gives them to bloom in
all climates and in almost every sea-
son. So with His blessings. They
are constantly coming to gladden. our
lives and uplift us from the corrosions
of care and the thraldom of our NOR
tality.
A large crowd was disappointed in
not hearing our townsman E. 7. Bow
man crate on Memorial night. He
had walked in the morning from Ber-
wick to Rhorsburg and became over
heated and fell into the hands of DR..
Follmer so that he was unable to
speak at night according to arrange
ment. He will speak on the after
noon of July 4th in a nearby grove.
Those who have heard the Grafton
privately pronounce it fine effort.
We hope this will suffice for explana-
tion and that large attendance will
be on hand on the 4th.
The Diamond Glee Club rendered