The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-10
NEAR ORANGEVILLE.

A few notes from this quarter
may not come amiss.
The season has been generally
prosperous one. but the grand
difficulty has been to garner the
crops. Rains and covered skies
have not permitted many intervals
of sunshine. Especially the gen
erous oats crop has been forced to
remain in shock unfit to be stored
away. However, by odd chances
it is about all away from the fields.
Hay very good, and some farmers
have a superabundance for market.
Fruit not plenty. Here and there
n tree or two, in the orchard, en-
bellished with apples, and some
peaches.
There was a struggle in planting
corn, so many farmers planting
twice; the ground -'as SO dry in the
spring that walls Of dust rose from
the plow just when the corn was to
be planted. Then it took long
time to spiout, so the corn in many
cases is behindhand, and will not
catch up when frost comes, some
fields, however, will come out al
right. The crop will not be large
one in this section.
Buckwheat is blooming as the
roses of Sharon and the lilies of the
valley. Ii we don't have buck
wheat cakes and "hogsop" it will
be because the frost will kill the
buckwheat and the swine will die
of delirium treinens.
Chas Johnson & Co. are busy
night and day threshing among the
farmers. This firm has more than
it can accomplish. Having a very
superior machine the company is in
great demand.
J. Wesly Bowman is quite busy
with his machine.
We had a pleasant call on Jno. G.
McHenry since his return from the
Great North West. The travel has
improved him wonderfully. 1t has
fattened him so that his clothes
hardly fit him. He speaks eloquent
ly of that great section. He says
we don't know our country till we
60 to see it. The impress Of some
of those broad valleys and towering
mountains he will carry with him
for many years. He was on busi-
ness trip as well as one of pleasure.
He is enlarging the capacity of his
distillery so that it will be three
times its present capacity: when
ready for operation by the latter
part of September it will be one OF
the largest. at least, in this section
of the state. He complains that the
farmers are not up to raising rye
enough for him. They will have
to plant more to keep him going, or
he must send abroad for other sup
plies.
Forks, near by, is looking up.
Harrisons are running a fine mer-
camille trade besides coal, lumber
and phosphates.
Jas. zimmerman still holds the
fort selling merchandise.
E. M. Laubach and wife have
| Just returned from a pleasant trip
to Bloom, Danville, Washington
vile, Turbotville, Exchange &c.
He is doing a fourishing business
saving, gristing and pump making.
Rohrsburg is still there. George
Appleman is quite busy selling
buggies and carriages. Jessie Utt
and Co. are doing we'll in merchan-
disc. Bart Albertson is quite proud
of his new veranda around his
hotel. Johnny Lemon, while carry
ing on fine farm, runs off cattle to
Wilkesbarre market. Rev. Phillips
between his sermons, is turning out
excellent tailor suits. Wm. Mus
selman is busily engaged in farming
and dealing in old iron and rubber.
will buy all you can supply him
with. He finds ready market for
the goods. Chas. Johnson can
boast of having swift trotter aud a
very handsome colt.