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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
THE BISHOPS VISIT.

Rt. Rev. James Henry Darling
ton D. d. Bishop of the Diocese OF
Harrisburg, visited St. Paul S
Church last Sunday morning and
confirmed a class of eighteen per
sons. They were the following
Mrs. Harry Stees, Mrs. Edward
Splain, Mrs. Robt. Splain, Mrs.
Catharine Alexander, Misses Har-
riet Armstrong, Miriam Vannatta
Louisa Hartman, Ruth Stohner
DR.. Miller, Arthur McHenry,
Arthur Himiller, Arthur Roam
Albert w. Duy Jr., Stephen Wells,
Robert Rutter, Clay Hall, Oren
Sterling, Miles o. Shultz.
There was large congregation
present and it was a delightful
service.
The Bishops sermon, was most
interesting and impressive one,
from the text For in him dwelleth
all the fullness of the Godhead
bodily" The music by the vested
choir was we'll rendered.
The Bishop held services al
Coles Creek on Saturday afternoon
at Catawissa at 3 p. III. Sunday,
and at Berwick in the evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
Large Enrolment for Summer School,

The fourth annual session of the
Columbia County Summer School
opens i'll Benton on May 9th, and
from present indications will exceed
in the matter of number of pupils
any OF the previous terms.
The number of pupils during the
past three terms has averaged about
one hundred, and all who have at
tended have teen much pleased with
the course and with Benton.
There are several changes in the
faculty this year which is as fol-
lows; General Supervisor, VIM.
w, Evans, County Superintendent;
Principal, +. E. Beare, Principal
Benton School; Assistant Instruc-
tors, Harlan R. Snyder, Principal
West Berwick Schools; R. V.
Wolfe, Principal Scott Township
High School; A. s. Fritz, Princi-
pal Sugarloaf Township High
Schools; Daniel J. Snyder, Princi-
pal Orangeville School; Samuel
Claman, Principal Fishingcreek
Township High School; Special
Instructors, Sarah A. Steigerwalt,
Lansford Primary Schools; S. H.
Dean, Superintendent Mt. Carmel
Schools.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
TOWNSEND'S NEW STORE.

On Monday night the work of
removing from the old store in the
First National Bank building to the
new one on the corner of Main and
Center streets was begun by J. R.
Townsend. and completed on Tues
day. They are now open and ready
for business at the new stand.
The room is a very large one,
and has been entirely done over.
The ceiling is new, and the color
ing is new. Many electric lights
illuminate the store with great
brilliancy. The whole scheme is
an exhibition of admirable taste,
and makes it one of the handsomest
store rooms in this section.
A splendid stock of new goods
fills the shelves and tables. The
custom tailoring department is in
the rear end OF the store, with Ell
larged facilities. The work room
is on the second floor In the base
ment is the trunk department.
A reception day will be an
nounced later, when everything
has been fully arranged.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
Men Who Know Come Here for Clothes

You'd be astonished, if you
knew the number Of Men that
now come here for their
Clothes, who formerly patron
lied the Custom Tailor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
Chicago University Gets $2,OOO,OOO
More.

John D. Rockefeller has given to
the University of Chicago So, ,ooo,-
900 and opened the way for the
university to outstrip Harvard in
size and become the largest institu-
ton of learning in the country.
The gift consists of real estate upon
which it is designed to extend the
institution,
This gift makes the University
of Chicago $50, 600, 900 institu-
ton, Mr., Rockefeller had previous
ly given S2I324,322 and other
friends had sent in presents aggre-
eating S5,S72, 900. Within the last
sixteen months Mr.. Rockefeller
alone has given So, 900, 900 to the
institution.
The latest gift embraces the long
strip of land lying on the south
side of the old Midway Plaisance,
extending from Chicago Grove
avenue to Madison avenue, taking
in the full blocks between Sixtieth
and SiXty-hrst streets, Lexington
and Greenwood avenues and Ellis
and Ingleside avenues.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
Mrs. HOllingshead.

Mrs. Ruphima Hollingshead,
widow of William Hollingshead
died at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. d. c. Williams, at the
Sberiff's home in Danville, last
Sunday. She was taken sick on a
Danville trolley car a week before
with pneumonia. She was IS years
old, and has resided here for num-
Der of years. She leaves the fol-
lowing children Wesley, of Will
kes- Barre Mrs. Alice Jones, Mrs,
George Kahler, Mrs. Frank Kash-
ner and Mrs. Frank Boone, of
Bloomsbury Mrs. John Christian
of Grovania, and Mrs. d. c. Will
liams, of Danville,
The funeral was held at the
home of Mrs. Kashner on Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. J. +. Byers otticia-
ting.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
PETER DIETRICH GETS NEW
TRIAL.
Supreme Court Reverses Judge Evans.

Peter Dietrich, convicted Of MUIR
der in the second degree at the Jam
uary term of court, at Danville,
has been granted a new trial by the
Supreme Court. The opinion set
ting aside the conviction was hand
ed down by Justice Elkin.
The appeal on which the decis-
ion was made was based upon an
error in the charge of the judge i'll
the lower court. Dietrich had
pleaded not guilty and set up the
defense that the killing was an ac-
cident. In charging the jury the
trial Judge said:
We further say to you that the
burden is upon the defendant Die
trich to convince you beyond a
reasonable doubt that the killing of
Jones was purely accidental before
he should be acquitted upon that
ground.
Justice Elkin says among other
things:
We are not familiar with any au-
thority which holds that when such
a defense is set up the burden rests
upon the defendant to show that
the killing was accidental beyond a
reasonable doubt. Such a rule
would shift the burden of proof
from the Commonwealth, whose
duty it is to establish the guilt of
the defendant in all cases beyond a
reasonable doubt.
Justice Elkin points out that the
defense of accidental killing is
clearly different in this respect from
that of an alibi or insanity.
District Attorney Gearhart OF
Montour county states that it is
very uncertain whether Dietrich s
case will come up for retrial at the
May term of court or not. 1t is
quite within the range of proba-
bility that owing to the difficulty
of securing jurors there may be a
change of venue.
Court does not occur until the
fourth Monday of May so that
there is still sufficient time to pre-
pare for the trial. The great diff
Guilty will lie in securing a jury. A
special venire calling for at leas,
one hundred and fifty jurors would
have to be issued. About three
hundred persons have already beer
summoned in the two trials that
have taken place. Whether under
the circumstances jury can be OBJ
tanned out of those remaining that
are eligible who come up to the
rigid requirements in such cases is
a matter that involves some doubt
The district attorney says that &
change of venue will not occur un,
less it becomes manifest as prelimi,
naries progress that jury can not
be obtained in this county.
The decision of the Supreme
Court setting aside the verdict OF
murder in the second degree makes
the Dietrich case a rather noted
one. Dietrich has already faced a
jury twice on the charge of killing
| James Jones. In the first trial a
juror was withdrawn in the second
trial, as above stated, he was con-
victed of murder in the second de-
gree. He will now be tried for the
third time and the probability is
that the three trials may take place
in the narrow limit of one year.
Fred lkeler, Esq, was the at
torney for the defendant, and it
was through his efforts that the
case was reversed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02

The benefit recital given by Miss
Rosa +. Vollrath at the Normal on
Monday evening was we'll attended
and greatly enjoyed by those
present. She was N excellent
voice, and sang charmingly. Mr..
Escanaverino's violin playing was
also excellent. Misses Starr and
Birge presided at the piano.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
the VeStibule is Being Tiled
and other improvements
Made.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

lie members vi ~. Mdi SdiSl
Guild of St. Paul's p. +. Church
have taken it upon themselves to
make some Improvements at the
church, and accordingly men are
now at work laying tiling in the
main entrance of the church. The
tiling is of very pretty pattern,
and will change the entire appear
ance of the vestibule. The door
leading to the cellar, which was in
the vestibule, has been removed to
the other end of the church near
the organ.
The doors will be painted, and
the possibility of arranging to ring
the peal of bells by electricity is
being discussed by the ladies. If
this can be done it will remove the
six unsightly ropes which now
hang in the vestibule.
The vestry is preparing to have
the outside stone work repointed
where necessary, and have some re-
pairs done to the slate roof.
QUARTER CENTURY AGO.
AS showing the changes in the
organization and among the work
ers of St. Pauls Church we have
beer requested to print the follow
ing which appeared in the 'Lenten
Annual" of 1882. Very many OF
these persons have passed away,
and others have removed, so that
but few remain of those who were
identified with the church of twenty
FIVE years ago. The editor of this
paper is the only one living of those
who composed the vestry in 1882.
The "Lenten Annual gives the
following as the organization i'll
those days:
Rector, Rev. L. Zahner.
Wardens, E. r. Drinker, B. F.
Hartman.
Vestrymen, ]. H. Harman, {.
c. Mari, Geo. +. Elwell, c. F.
Knapp, Eli Barton.
Secretary and Treasurer, B. F.
Hartman.
Sexton, w. w. Barrett.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Superintendent, The Rector.
Assistant Sup't., +. R. Drinker.
Librarians, Richard Drinker,
Brewer Brugler, +. R. Brown.
Organist, Miss Mamie Knapp.
Teachers Miss Matte Wells,
Mr.. James Dilley, Miss Sadie Van
natta, Miss Esther Evans, Mrs.
John A. Funston, Mr.. +. R..
Drinker, Miss Mamie Knapp, Miss
Ada Brewer, Mrs. N. U. Funk,
Miss May Ragan, Mr., P. +. Writ,
Mrs. VIM, Webb, Miss Annie
Sloan, Miss Lille Brown, Miss
Jennie Harman, Mrs. Hervy Long,
Mrs. Rishton, Miss Bessie Nc
Kelvy.
Weekly Lesson Review by the
Rector. Rector's Bible Class every
Thursday evening.
Ushers, Richard Drinker, Chas.
Funston, Brewer Brugler, Clark
Sloan.
CHOIR.
Organist, Mr.. Geo. T.. Elwell.
Soprano, Miss Ada Brewer.
Alto, Miss Maud Freeze.
Tenor, Mr.. Paul +. Writ.
Bass, MIR. l.. S. Wintersteen.
LADIES GUILD.
President, Mrs. John q. Freeze
V. President Mrs. J. ]. Brewer,
Secretary, Mrs. Levi Waller,
Treasurer Mrs. n. U. Funk.
cHANcEL COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Robt, Neal, Chairman,
Mrs. Rishton, Sec'y and Treas
urer, Mrs. II. II. Grotz, Mrs. II.
w. Sloan, Mrs. VIM. Webb, Miss
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02

Sadie Sloan, Miss Ada Brewer,
Miss Sadie Vannatta, Miss Mamie
Knapp, Miss Annie Sloan, Miss
Emily c. Bower.
The Ladies Guild, of which
Mrs. J. G.. Freeze was SO many
years the President, has been sup
planted by St. Margaret's Guild.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
WILL FINISH MARKET SQUARE

The paving of Market Square
will begin next Monday, and be
rapidly pushed to completion by
contractor J. R. Fowler. An agree
ment was reached to this effect on
Monday night at special meeting
of the town council.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02
Services in'l777 to be Recognized.

The committee on appropriations
of the legislature at Harrisburg
has recommended that an appro-
priatlon of $1,000 be voted in order
to place bronze memorial tablet
i'll lions Reformed church Allen.
town, Pa, in honor of the services
of John Jacob Mickey, who re-
ceived the liberty bell and concealed
it in the basement of the church in
I777.
John Jacob Mickey above named
was brother of the great grand
father of Mrs. M. +, Ent of this
town,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-05-02

Rev. DR.. Canoe will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon to the High
School graduating class.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

fathers and grandfathers who knew her
in the old days and who bring their chill
dren that they may shake hands with
the great Mrs Gen. Tom Thumb.
One of the oldest and most character
istic features of the Gentry Brothers
shows. united, is the baby carriage de-
partment.
During the two decades the Gentrys
have been before the public with their
trained animal shows they have catered
especially to women and children and
the result has been the creation of a
clientele in which the juveniles are In
the ma jority and the most of the elders
really come ito bring the children'-and
produce the children to prove 1t.
While the dogs, ponies, monkeys and
other small animals were mostly trained
| for the entertainment of the children and
while the great majority of the matinee
audiences especially are of the younger
generation, the mana cement does not
| permit it's patrons to take such unneces-
sary risk as would be incurred by bring
| ing baby carriages into the big tents.
| The mothers and their offspring OF what
| ever age are regarded as the especial
guests of the management and are made
| especially welcome, but the baby car
riages are barred.
| From this condition arises the Gentry
shows baby carriage Department. de-
partment as peculiar as the Gentry shows
are individual
Each afternoon mothers, aunts, big sis
| ters and nurses by the score come to the
| front door of the Gentry shows, wheel
| the baby carriages under the ropes, take
the precious load in their arms and leave
the empty baby carriage IN charge OF
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

young man in uniform who answers to
the name of Front"
No checking system is followed. Like
the skilled hotel employe who takes Inc
guests hats at the dining room door and
never makes mistake in returning the
headpieces Front Door with the Gentry
shows makes mental note of each baby
carriage and each baby carriage owner,
and although the owners come out after
the performance in dozens and clamor
for their particular baby carriages In
chorus Front Door" has never been
known to get mixed.
In the course of long season Front
Door has become an expert in the mat
ter of baby carriage makes and out OF
his experience has perfected a baby car
riage of his own, which he declares can
be packed into SO small a compass as to
be carried at ease in the pocket, yet
when unfolded will convey the largest
baby ever heard Of When the season
closes he is going into the manufacturing
business and expects to make q modest
fortune before the robins nest again.
that is that there will never be any baby
carriages In his family.
Everything in and about the Gentry
shows is arranged especially for the
younger generation, from the children's
free riding school given after each mat
inee to the children's free Sunday after
noon reception which Is to be held in
the main animal tent. Eleventh and
Flower streets, this afternoon from to
%, and the elephants swimming contest
which will take place in Westlake park
as soon as the Gentry train gets In from
Bakersfield this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
DRAMATIC NOTES

Mrs. Patrick Campbell. the English
actress, now in New York, will under
take a project during her tour in this
country which is not in her contract
with LiebleT & Co., her managers. She
will begin negotiations Immediately to
lease New York theater for twenty
weeks during number of seasons and,
If she succeeds in obtaining one, will
manage it according TO her own ideas,
acting leading roles in productions with
the support of an English stock
company.
She has long desired to become an
| actress s-manager and is not discouraged
by the costly failure of similar attempt
made in London a little over year ago.
She believes that serious plays receive
better encouragement in this country
than in England, and is anxious to test
her judgment in mounting and acting
them She has been told that theater
building has been overdone in New York,
and thinks that she will find no diff
Guilty in getting lease.
"Into the night go one and ALL" wrote
the peet. Henley, of the actors. He might
have written the same line to describe the
plays.
Charles Klein. who said that until he
written a success but that after he be-
came affiliated with that movement he
wrote "The Music Master has seen the
failure this year of his play, "The Step
sister"
Augustus Thomas, who started with
alabama" and after dramatizing that
state and ARIZONA" came to grief with
"Colorado" but retrieved himself with
'''rhe Earl of Pawtucket' and other plays
of that ilk, has failed in his play OF this
year, '"rhe Ranger"
Edmund Day, a newcomer in the legiti-
mate theaters, but with long vaudeville
record behind him. has in ''The Roundup
achieved a western play which surpasses
the western drama of the more expert
enced Mr.. Thomas.
David Belasco has had the assistance
of two. women in the composition OF The
Grand Army Man." in which David War
field has begun an auspicious season.
Clyde Fitch, who has sounded all the
notes on the scale of success and not a
few on the other scale of failure, has seen
his vaudeville sketch secure only mod
flied success. 1t was acted by clever
people but the sketches that were the
work of writer's far less practiced than
Mr.. Fitch got better receptions.
Virginia Earl paid $1,000 to VIII M.
Cressy for a vaudeville sketch, and when
she played 1t everybody said that 1t was
too diffuse and that 1t lacked action.
Richard Golden had the chance of his
life 10 star Nn 1.-THE Other House.. and
both he and the play were swept into
the maelstrom OF failure,
Henry Arthur Jones could not hit the
bullseve with 1.-THE Evangelist" although
Kiaw & Erlanger gave it good produc-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

II cite this simply as a sample of the
deplorable attempt at the English Ian
guage which Is made each day in and
about the institution established for the
education of the brute mind and the
felicitation of the human mental Or
ganism.
'As translated to me by one of the
lesser breeds without the law / was told
that the gentleman who bosses the canvas
meant by his remarks to say.
Gentlemen. 1t would be we'll if you
armed and accoutered yourselves with
various canes, stakes and the like, as
there is in prospect this evening ply
sical argument between the gentlemen
associated with the entertainment and
various citizens of the community. and
it would be we'll if you advised the ladies
and gentlemen In the dressing room de-
partment who participate in the regular
performance to prepare to use their UNI
brellas against the coming of a possible
rain and to have their hand baggage
nicely packed, lest the promised engage
ment between the citizens and yeomanry
of the land and the travelling public, as
represented by us. become so serious
as to necessitate sudden departure upon
the part of the latter named
"You can imagine, am sure, that
such an environment is not entirely in
harmony with my birth and breeding,
and I shall be glad when 1t Is possible
for me to return to the atmosphere OF
dear old Boston,"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

through the different stages of their de-
yeopment they have clung to the sprin-
ciple that no feature act with the Gentry
Brothers. show had sufficient merit to
form part of their program If it con-
tanned any suggestion of sensationalism
or vulgarity.
Canine and simian comedy, development
of the intelligence of diminutive ponies,
the exploitation of the cleverness of dumb
brutes which have been given the in
i.uence of human direction and especially
catering to- the amusement OF children,
have kept the Gentrys in complete con-
troll of their particular field and have
placed then. side by side with Santa
Claus in the hearts and minds, of the
children
For the present season the Gentry
Brothers have added a new feature which
is especially designed TO attract the chill
dren, but which has also proved potent
among the elders and has. in fact. drawn
many thousands from three generations
to see the Gentrys' show who have never
come before. After great deal of per-
suasion, much of which was of an emf
nently practical kind Mrs. Gen. Tom
Thumb. who is probably the most famous
little woman in the world, decided upon
tour with the Gentrys' shows, although
it has been many years since her name
has been associated even indirectly wi.l
the tented world, The little lady, who
is now the Countess Magri, through her
marriage with Count Primo Magri eight
cen years ago, holds receptions inside
the main tent entrance each afternoon
and evening" and never day passes with
out q renewal of happy acquaintances
with mothers and granddaughters and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
FASHION HINTS

A suggestion for graceful figure:--S.
The new shape is made of the same
material as the old.
Although knickerbockers are not the
thing, in swell circles the breath is often
found in short pants.
The s.butterfy tie is still the mode,
although for brurettes, in southern lau-
tudes, hemp is sometimes used at I'M
portant functions.
The vogue of the Jumper" as garment
for that part of the human anatomy
which does not jump would seem to ios-
! ically call for the use of CATERS, as corset
covers.
The hose supporter has so universally
superseded the elastic band that there is
nothing left of the old-fashioned garter
but me "Honi soit maxim.
The turnover collar will mold its own
this season--if securely fastened
In determining the cuantum of sleeve
regard should be had to the proportion oil
arm ayailable; the less arm you have the
more the sleeve you viii require, ct vice
versa.
Bathing costumes this year follow,
In a general way, as heretofore, the styles
set by the mermaids and the fishes
In automobile costumes none but fast
oolors are employed, and, as usual, many
are dying.
Hosiery is still worn rather full, es-
pecially by those inclined to be plump and
sometimes it is also worn threadbare.
In modish gloves there is no departure
from lne standard weight, and the period
of ten seconds is still allowed for the
count.
A variety of pleasing tastes dictate the
wearing of milady's coiffure. but the prac-
tice of wearing II on her escorts shoulder
is frowned upon by danes de confiance.
In footwear the cardinal rule still pre-
walls: "If the shoe fits, put It on"
For evening wear at smart functions
favorite appanage among some of the
ultra ra-fashionable is good deal OF nerve.
The proper place for pads is on the walls
of the cell.-The Bohemian.