The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-09-04

gether with all the details and pro.
ceedings of the three days ought to
be compiled and printed in book
form for our own pleasure and for
the edification of future generations.
The music at this meeting and
on Thursday morning was furnish
ed by a chorus of about eighty
voices, led by Prof. o. II. Yetter
1t was composed of the best material
in the town, and added greatly to
the occasion. The program for this
meeting as printed in last week S
issue was carried out in detail.
THURSDAY MORNING.
On Thursday morning at o clock
the ringing of church bells and
Blowing af whistles ushered in the
work of the day. Bands arrived on
incoming trains, including the Ninth
Regiment Band of Wilkes Barre,
the Catawissa Band, Berwick Band
Buck Horn, and Lime Ridge. The
Bloomsbury Band gave their services
both days and cheerfully and ably
performed all duties assigned them.
AT 10. 80 o'clock an historical
meeting was held in the Normal
Auditorium where Mayor Town
send presided, and opened the ex-
ercises with the following remarks:
ITO day Our thoughts go back
through the mists of a century, to
the time when Ludwig Eyer select
ed the land on which the town plot
of Bloomsbury was laid out. We
can picture this little band of
Pioneers running the lines and driv-
ing stakes to mark the town plot,
the sound of the woodsman's axe
startling the timid deer which
abounded in the virgin forest which
covered this part of Our town. The
location in those days must have
been an isolated one, far away from
the busy hum of life, requiring in
those days as many days as now
hours to reach the trading towns of
that period. Here at peace with
the world we will leave the pioneers
who laid the foundation for the
Town Of Bloomsbury, and turn to
our town of 1902. We are today
celebrating Our Hundredth Ami
versary, and feel proud to have
the honor of extending welcome
to our visiting friends; proud be-
cause we can welcome you to a
Town that is in touch with this
progressive age. We can go to oul
telegraph Office and communicate
with any part oil the business world
we can step to the telephone anc
talk with the great business center:
of our country. Our railroads con-
meet with the great trunk railroad:
of our country. Our town can boas
of having good water, fine churches
good school buildings, handsome
residences. Our houses are sur
rounded with all the modern con
veniences of the age, heat, electric
light, gas and good sewerage. We
have an orderly community, tn,
I per centage of crime being very
small for the amount of our pop
ulation when compared with othe
towns. And why should we not b.
proud of our Town of Bloomsbury?
The chairman then announced
that he had been requested by thC
members of the Century Club O
Bloomsbury to present the priz
offered by them for the best Histori
cal Essay on the Clown of Blooms
burg" The winner of the gol
prize. value $1,000, was Rowland
Hemingway son of DR.. Heming
way, pastor of the Presbyteria'
church of Bloomsbury, who wa
congratulated on winning the priz
by the Chairman.
| Addresses were made by Col. J
G. Freeze, Hon. Fred Ikeler, Rev
d. N. Kirkby, and Governo
| Stone. On the stage sat member
of the various committees, and in
vited guests from different parts c
! the county.
THE GOVERNOR DINED.
Owing to the uncertainty as t
how many would be in the Govern
or's party it was impossible to al
range beforehand for those VIII
would dine with him at the Norma
School. He was accompanied onl
by his private secretary, and a
this left number of seats vacan
at the table, members of the CON