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The Washington times., 1909-01-17
SPEEDS OVER OCEAN
TO FATHERS BEDSIDE

New York. and arrived al the latter
place last night He was met BY his
friend and classmate. Lieutenant Bel
knap who brought him the latest It'd
ings from his father and hurried him on
TO Washington.
Mrs. Barnett met her son at the sta
tion this morning and after an af-
fectiug meeting they drove rapidly to
the Naval Hospital Admiral Barnett
wsa asleep when his wife and son ar
rived, and though he had been con-
stautly asking for them, Il Was thought
best not to Waken him. The young
man and MS mother left the hospital
but returned in n very short tiLl9,
Admiral Barnett vas stiU asleep, but
WaiCenod shortly after their arrival,
and the meeting bsUWsen father and
son took place.
Admiral Barustts condition has un-
dergOne slight change during the last
week He is perhaps q tribe weaker
than he vas ten days ago
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After travelling ter days as fast al
steam and steel could bring him, Lieut.
Bradford Barnett reached the bedside
Of his dying father. Rear Admiral Bar
nett, al the Naval Hospital, this morn
ing. The veteran, though weakened by
his long illness. smiled family and ex-
tended his hand 10 the son he hau
feared ne would never again see
The young ohicer, Overwrought by his
long Journey and the anxiety 10 which
ne has been prey since he received the
hasty summons nome, grasped the ex-
tended hand and fell on his knees at
the bedside.
Lieutenant Barnett Iefs the Dattieship
feet at Naples IN response TO a cable
gram announcing the illness or his ia
ther, He was fortunate in making close
connections with the sLeamEhip Tor
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Much Discomfort Follows in
Wake of Miniature Biz
Zard in Capital.
MAILS ARE DELAYED;
MANY WIRES DOWN
Early RiSerS IN Parts of CITY Fore
ed to Walk Through
Deep Snow.

Washington today is experiencing the
affects Of a snowstorm Of the orthodox
'snowbound' type, accompanied by
siest and enough wind To suggest q
miniature blizzard, which played havoc
with street car traffic, interfered with
telegraph communication, and DELAYED
ali incoming malls.
As real old-time snowstorm. the
squaH last evening did not measure up
30 the requirements, either in severity
or volume. But a. combination OF rain
and icy sleet proved more effective IN
interfering with street railway (rsnic.
and In breaking telegraph wires than a
heavy snow fail
PIow Leaves Track.
Citizens OF Chevy Chase bound down
toWn early this morning were compelled
10 tramp through the chilly winds and
the crusted drifts on the Cleveland Park
bridge.
A peverss snow pIow found going
easier OF the tracks than in the path
marked out. and careened merrily on
the rails, and as result traffic was al
= standstill on the Chevy Chase line for
half an hour. Considerable sand and
much force were necessary to bring the
snow plow back into the beaten paths.
Meanwhile passengers were forced TO
foot II across the bridge TO make con
neCtions with the L street line
Another snow plow went wrong on the
Capital Traction Company at Seven
SeenLh street and Pennsylvania avenue.
An icy switch derailed the plOw at this
point and cars were delayed for ten
minutes. Though no other tie-ups Oc-
Cured cars were "bunohed" all along
the line owing to slippery tracks and
IN On rnaz
In Outlying Districts.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
by the washington Railway and EIec-
trio Company In outlying districts where
ACy overhead wires made running almost
impossible Early cars sent out to blaze
the way overcame this obstacle on most
1tnes.
II psrchauce a letter YOU expected to-
day does not arrive until tomorrow, do
not Worry between times. All incom-
3lg mails viii be delayed. While trains
are running on time. delays in trans
aerring mail from the postofhce to the
station In other cities have caused a
general tardiness- All outgoing mails
left Washington on schedule time.
Enough trunk lines of both telegraph
companies are working this morning 10
insure communication from all points.
Trouble with both Postal and Western
Union wires 20 smaller towns south OF
Richmond IS reported, and Is evidence
Of the unusual cold experienced
throughout the South last night.
Clear and Cold.
Clear and cold today Is the promise
5f the Weather Bureau, with enough
hizh wind 20 make walking extremely
unpleasant on account Of flying part
icles OF snow. Nor will there be much
relief from the cold all this week The
long promised spell Of cold weather is
N our midst, and it is likely that the
slItvsrY snap VIII last the greater part
OF this week.
Out at the Zoo The weather IS TeCeiv-
1nE the heaTtiest kind OF endorsement
from polar bears. seals, and other Arc
nc representatives Tropical beasts and
Ees-Eofng creatures accustomed 10
warmer cliues fnd the iclCie seance eX-
Eremely unwelcOme
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NEW YORK lin GRASP
OF FREEZING GALE

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Nevv York fs
fast In the clutches Of the worst storm
Of the winter and is as drearv and des-
olsts as the KIondike. A freezing gale
nG snow and sleet gave place 20 the
heavy snow fan Of Saturday night and
the sidewalks and streets became a
mass OF snow and ice
Although the fan was not unusual in
depth. the driving sleet and treacherous
cOTner WhiTlWinds drove back into their
homes those who attempted 10 venture
forth In the morning
Trolley cars which were unable TO
make some headWay during the night.
when the snow was movable, could not
force their way through the heavy
Eiush and half formed fee Outside Of
rhe trolIeys on Broadway, Third avenue
CONTINUED on Tenth Page)
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BIG DRY" FIGHT LED
BY WASHINGTON MAN
Dozen Anti-Saloon Bills Will Be
Introduced in West
Virginia.

CHARLESTON. ". Va Jan. lI.-No
less than a dozen dry bills will be In
troduced into the Legislature tomorrow
which reconvenes for the real beginning
Of the session. The leader OF the fight
against the saloons will be a
Washington man, T. NJ Hare, who
came 70 this State 10 become
superintendent Of the West Vir-
glnis Anu-SaIoon League. having been
connected with the national OrganiZs-
ton in the District OF Columbia He
saws the autis have already made many
converts to their cause among the leg
islatCTs.
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CLEVELAND. Jan. 1.-THE 1000
Cleveland young persons who. in their
two weeks experiment OF living ss
Jesus would live. have attracted nation
wide attention, concluded their efforts
At a big experience meeting in EpwOrth
Memorial Methodist Church this morn
ing
W. d. Price the young Western Re
serve University law student, VINO con-
ceived tie idea, reported that definite
plans ara now on foot To make the
question What Would Jesus Do?" the
watchword of an international band of
the young people or the United States,
Canada, and England BhIch Will next
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FISHING SCHOONER
DASHED TO PIECES
Floating Spars Give First In
dication Of Wreck Off
Bluepoint, L. |.

EAsPORT. L. l., Jan. lin the bnz-
zard that ragged along the sound last
night the fishing schooner Swallow from
st. Johns. Newfoundland. went ashore
or Bluepoint, fifteen miles east OF Fire
island and was dashed 20 pieces in the
surf All on board were lost.
The first intimatfon that the life saw
ers had Of the wreck was the discovery
OF some floating spars. The dense storm
prevented them from getting any sight
OF the boat
II Is supposed that she carried from
ten TO fifteen men, but so far nothing
is known on that point. The life saw
els are now patrOll!ng the beach in
search for bodies.
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RELATE EXPERIENCES
IN STEPS OF JESUS

year make another experiment along
the same line.
4 hundred men ana women in al
walks of life testified at the meeting
this morning as to their success in fol-
lowing I'm the footsteps OF the NaZarene.
The church did not begin TO aCCOmmO-
date the crowd.
r, II, Johnson. secretary of the eX-
ecUtiVe committee in charge. read con-
gTatulatOry letters from William Shaw.
worlds secretary of the Christian En-
dCaVor Union; George 7. Webb. world s
secretary Of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union, and r. NJ. Randall, national sec
retary Of the EpwOrth League, all Of
whom declare their readiness 20 CO.
operate in the movement and assist in
every possible way,
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MUST PAY PENALTY
FOR RAIL DISASTER
Engineer and Company TO
Be Called on for Killing
TWenty-One Persons.

GBEEWOOD SPRINGS. CO.., Jan. ia,
Charges Of criminal negligence fol
lowed BY drastic prosecution on tho
part Of the state, indQTsed and assisted
by the officers Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad. coupled with monetary
damage suits against the company for
half million dollars, will be the after
math Of the disastrous wreck Friday
night at Dotsero Siding, eight miles east
OF this city.
Tweuty-Cne lives were ended and over
two score of other persons were injured,
three fatally. as the result OF the mo-
mentary mental lapse Of Engineer Gus
tsv Olson. The veteran passenger en-
gineer never before had d serious mis-
hap while IN the cab
Continued on Page Fourteen.)
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SUICIDE
KILLS BY MISTAKE

NEW YORK, Jan. I7.-An odd case OF
death BY gas poisoning occurred here
this morning, when Richard Johnson
was removed from q hotel. Joseph
CIeary, q salesman occupied the room
below Johnson, and turned on the gas.
the police say, with the idea OF taking
his fife. In some way the fumes filled
the room above. and the occupant was
killed. Cleary was taken to the New
York Hospital. where he will recover
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WEATHER REPORT.

The storm which has been causing
widespread and heavy precipitation In
the Eastern States, IN the past twenty
four hours. is now ceutered OF the New
Jersey coast The snowfall In the mid
Cle and Northern Atlantic States and
rhe Upper Ohio valley has been eXcep-
tiOnally heavy, and tfis snow has been
accompanied by destructive sleet
storm over a considerable area
The storm will probably spend IT'S
force In the northern Atlantic coast
district TO-DAY and tonight. causing a
continuation OF the heavy snow in that
section
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Today High tide, 2.49 a. M. and zEZ %
~ Low tide, l0;02 "A. Hr and l1 .GS b. IN
tomorrow High tide. $50 o. n and
500 2. "a. Low tide, IJ.os q. IA.
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FORECAST FOR DISTRICT.
Parity cloudy tonight and Monday.
" lJh minimum temperature about g de-
gress; moderate northwest winds.
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lContinued ON Second Pagel
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Natural Barometers,

II the chickweed and scarlet pim-
pernel expand their tiny petals, rain
need not be expected for a few hours,
says a writer. Bees work with re-
doubled energy just before a rain. If
the flies are unusually persistent
either in the house or around the
stock theer is rain in the air. The
cricket sings at the approach OF cold
weather. Squirrels store a large sup.
ply OF nuts, the husks of corn are un.
usually thick and the buds OF decidu-
Gus trees have a firmer protecting
cot ii a severe winter is at hand.
II ,he poplar or quaking asp leaves
turn up the under side rain will soon
follow
II the camphor bottle becomes cily
1t is going 10 storm. When il clelrs
settled weather may be expected.
This idea has seemingly been utilized
III the manufacture of barometers.
The main trouble is, they seldom
foretell the change until about the
time arrives. Last, but not least. the
rheumatics can always tell in their
bones when storm is approaching.
and OF this prognostication the octo-
genarian of to-day is as firm an adyo-
cate as were his forefathers.
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His Place Can Never Be FILLED ~
Any Machine, No Matter What

10 As1aAittktNss
The hOlso sc ms. in the hour OF
battle at leas.. to take on character.
isucs which be,on- only to being
endowed with reason. He partakes
OF the hopes and fears OF the con.
hiCt the same as his rider. Ii he has
been six months In the service he
knows every bUglC call AS the col.
uun swings into line and waits the
horse grows nervous with waiting.
and ii the wait be long will often
tremble and sweat. As tile call comes
to advance the rider can feel him
wCr.ing at the bit with HIS tongue 10
st IL between his teeth As ne
moves out he will either try to get on
faster or bolt. The lines will carry
h..I forward. and after a minute he
Will lay back his ears. and one can
feel his sudden resolve to brave the
worst and have done with it as soon
Is possible A man seldom cries out
v1tu h.t in the turmoil OF battle. and
il is the same with a horse. Five
troopers out OF six when struck with
a bullet are out of their saddles in
minute. If hit in the breast or
shoulder, up go their hands and they
set heavy fall; if in the leg, foot
or arm they fall forward and roll off
Even with a foot cut OF by a jagged
piece Of shell a horse will not drop
J. IS only when shot in the head or
heart that he comes down. The horse
thst loses his rider and is unwound-
ed himself will continue to run with
bis set Of fours until some move.
meEt throws him out, Then he goes
galloping here and there. neighing
with fear and alarm, but will not
leave the field. When he has come
upon several riderless steeds they
fall in and keep together, and the
rally Of the bugle often will bring
them into the ranks together.-New
York Herald.
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Eggs is Eggs.

The Danville Morning Nevs dis
courses thusly on the subject of
hen fruit.
"Oh classic hen, the poet now
Will lay for thee, | ween.
Such feeble little lays rs thou
Hast made can scarce be seen.
Our hearts will bleed ere long, | know.
The bard now gets i'm trim
For well he kl ows you cannot throw
"A single egg at him.
It's all off. The die is cast. The
epicure III moderate circumstances
must now eschew his succulent
goblet of milk punch and the sooth.
ing sherry flip and cast all visions
OF the puffy waffle into outer dark
ness.
No longer may the wrinkled
omelette tickle the thorax of mere
man and shed its golden ray across
the breakfast table to gladden. the
hearts of the kiddes. For, 10, the
plump and motherly hen, the origi-
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Pocket Mail Scales.

a pocket scale for weighing mail
matter recently has been awarded a
patent to a Philadelphia. Most in.
struments of this character are usu.
ally rather bulky and not at all suited
for the purposes of slowing away in
the pocket: but this device has the
advantage of being quite compact.
The principal part being made of thin
81 et tin .celluloid or similar mate.
rial, it may be easily carried in the
pocket.
This device consists Of an i'm.
provement on the well-known Ro' an
steelyard, and primarily constitutes
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AUDITORS NOTICE.

The undersigned, an auditor, appoint
ed by the Oprhans' Court of Columbia
county to make distribution of the bal.
anee in the hands of Frank Ikeler, ESQ,
Trustee in partition in the estate If
Delilah Cramer. late of the Town of
Bloomsbury, deceased. will sit at his
office in Farmers National Bank build.
ing in the Town OF Bloomsbury. on
Thursday November nth, 1909. at 10
O'Clock A. M. at which time and place
all parties in interest may appear.
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL,
io'2I-4t. Auditor.
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DIVORCE NOTICE.

Ill!ie Harley In the Court of Com.
mon Pleas of Columbia
vs. County PENNSYLVANIA.
No. I9I September
John Harley. Term, 1900.
To John Harley, Respondent in the
above cited case.
You are hereby notified, in pursuance
OF the order of the Court of Common
Pleas of the said county of Columbia
and state of Pennsylvania, to be and ap.
pear in said Court on or before the First
Monday OF December, 1900, being the
9th day of said month, to answer petition
heretofore preferred by the lbellant,
Tillie Harley, your wife. and show
cause, If any you have, why the said
Tillie Harley should not be divorced
from the bonds of matrirlony entered
into with you, agreeably to the Act of
Assembly in such cases made and pro-
vided.
Hereof fail not, under the penalty of
having the said petition heard and a de
cree OF divorce granted against you in
your absence.
CHARLES B. ENT,
Sheriff.
c. A. Small. Attorney. m.4-5t.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.

Estate of Susan Markle. Deceased.
The undersigned, Auditor appointed
by the Orphans Court of Columbia
county to make distribution of the bal
ance in the hands of NJ. A. Markle and
David Markle, administrators of said
estate, to and among the parties entitled
thereto, will sit at his Office in Blooms
burg, Pa, at No. - Main Street in said
town, on Wednesday, Nov. 10th, 1909
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. to perform the
duties Of his appointment, when and
where ali parties interested will appear
and prove their claims, or be forever
debarred from coming in on said fund,
VIM. c. JOHNSTON,
Io-2I-4t. Auditor,
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nator of Thousand pantry coufec-
tious, has scratched the BARNARD
gravel in fit of distemper and
gone on a strike.
A Danville housewife visited the
market Thursday morning in search
OF an egg. She didn't get it, for the
simple reason that none were for
sale A scarcity OF eggs prevails all
over this section. At places where
they can be obtained they are sell
ing at 3S cents aud upwards.
There seems to be no apparent
relief in sight end the situation is
conceded by the merchants to be
one of the worst ever.
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Astronomy in the East.

1t is now nearly 200 years since
French astronomers went to Peru TO
measure "an arc of meridian" Tho
purpose of such arcs is to furnish
data for calculating the size and
shape of the earth. The arc in Peru
was about 220 miles in length, and
with the exception of a short arc in
South Africa, it is the only one ever
measured in the southern hemis.
phere. This year a commission head
ed by army officers has been SEM
from France to remeasuro the arc in
Peru The remeasurement is re-
sarded as of great scientific impor.
tance on account of the advance,
that have been made since the frs
measure was taken.
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FOUR CD GREENHOUSES
AND BOILER HOUSE.

Seized taken into execution at the
suit of Matthew McReynolds, Executor
of Evelina K. b. McReynolds VS.. lanes
/. Davis NJ. Edith Davis and Glenn K
Weiss, Mortgagors. John W. Davis.
Stewart E. Reynolds and The Davis
Brothers Company Corporation under
the laws of Pennsylvania terre.tenants,
and to be sold as the property of lines
/. Davis, Vi. Edith Davis and Glenn X
Weiss, MortgagorS Johl w. Davi ..
Stewart Z. Reynolds and The Davis
Brothers Company Corporation under
the laws of Pennsyvanil terre-tenants.
CHARLES b. ENT,
Sheriff
I. J. Nanderslice, Attorney. Io.2s-4t.
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ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES of Ely's
Cream Balm, solid. ale found in Liquid
Cream Balm, which is intended for
Use in atomizers. That it is "A wonder
iul remedy for Nasal Catarrh is proved
by an ever-increasing mass of testimo-
ny 1t does not dry out nor rasp the
tender air-passages. 1t allays the in
hammation and goes straight to the
root of the disease. Obstinate old cases
have yielded in few weeks. All
druggists, Zoe, including spraying
tube, or mailed 10y Ely Bros, So War
rem Street, New Pork,
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A Rat with Brains.

While standing in a large wood
shed, one end of which he had par.
tftioned off with narrow stats as
fowlhouse, Mr.. X heard a gnawing
noise and. looking about him, saw
large brown rat darting away from Il
dog biscuit lying on the floor of the
shed. He decided TO remain quiet
and watch If this thief OF his dog bis.
cult would return. Presently he did.
and, slyly glancing az Mr., X as if
to say, Now, you let me alone, and
III let you alone" his ratship began
dragging the biscuit over toward the
siat partition, behind which were the
fowls clucking and scratching. He
reached the laths and tried TO drag
the biscuit through them after him.
1t would not pass, being fat and
broad. After some vain struggles
with it, the rat vanished, to return
with another of his acquaintance.
The newcomer he stationed inside the
fowlhouse. He himself came out and
seized the biscuit by one corner. He
then began fitting it up on its side,
and the adroit friend poked his head
through the Stats and steadied it with
him. In a few seconds the biscuit
was held between them up and
down" and between rat No. rs push
Ing without and rat No. 2's pulling
from within the barrier the prize was
forced triumphantly through the stats.
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an efficient and convenient Weighing
machine, and, incidentally, furnishes
suitable medium for advertising
purposes. The inventor accompilsaes
this by providing a plane surface for
the beam, instead of the ordinary bar.
by confining the movable counter.
poise in a horizontal slot, instead of
by protuberance at the extremity OF
the long arm, by having spring clip
provided with an eye or a hook at the
extremity of each limb at the enc of
the short arm to hold the matter to
be weighed, in place OF the usual
hook or pan, and by providing an in.
dex, which constitutes part of the
hanger, TO correspond with q fixed
mark on the surface of the beam to
indicate when the same is in equiI.
!Lr.um in lieu, OF the separated means
ordinarily employed to that end.
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SATURDAY NOV. 27th, 1909,
at 10 O'Clock a. m the following de.
scribed real estate

at 10 o'clock a. m the following de.
scribed real estate
All that certain town lot situated in
the Borough Of West Berwick. Columbia
County and State of PENNSYLVANIA. on
the east side CT La Sale street. Being
lot Number Two. in Section Thirteen,
Of the Berwick Land Improvement
Companvs Addition to Berwick. Being
bounded by lot Number Three of Ster
ling Dickson on the north. on the east
by an alley: on the south by lot Number
One; and on the West by La Sale street.
being forty feet in width on La Sale
street and one hundred and forty feet in
depth.
Being part Of the same premises CON
veyod by George s. Fleckenstein and
Lizzie Z Fleckenstine, his wife, to Mary
A. Petit by deed dated January 2lst,
1902. recorded in the Office for the re.
cording of deeds etc, in and for Col.
um bia County, Pennsylvania. in Deed
BOOK No. 3, page !. On which Is erect
ed
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at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following d,
scribed real estate:
TWO STORY DOUBLE FRAME
DWELLING HOUSE

and outbuildings. Being same premises
conveyed to Elmer E. Carr by Deed of
L. II. Fowler and wife dated October
18th. 1894 and recorded in Deed Book
No. 20 at page 43o.
Seized, taken into execution at the
suit OF l.. II. Fowler now to the use of
Nelson w. BloSs vs. Elmer f. Carr.
and to be sold as the property of Elmer
K. Carr.
CHARLES B. ENT,
,, Sheriff
William f. Elmes, Attorney. io-2s.4t.
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TWO AND A HALF STORY
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
and out buildings.

NAN' SNN ANtAN~AASS'
Seized, taken into execution at the
suit of Harry II. Stoddart, Receiver for
the Eastern Union Building and Loan
Society of Philadelphia, Pa. VS.. Law
renee Kendrick (now deceased) Marga.
ret A, Kendrick owner and The United
States Lumber and Supply Company
terre-tenant, and to be sold as the prop
erty of Lawrence Kendrick (now de-
ceased) Margaret A. Kendrick and The
United States Lumber and Supply Com
pany.
CHARLES B. ENT,
Sheriff.
James l.. Evans, Attor ney, ll-4-4t.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of writ of Levari Facias
issued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. and
to me directed, there will be soid at pub
lie sale at the Sheriff's Office. in the
Court House at Bloomsbury, county and
state aforesaid, on