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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
3
The offer bundles the Republican and Tri Weekly Tribune with advance payment options. A farmer pays $1.75 for each year, or $2.00 for the year if paid in advance, delivering all the news during the sitting of Congress at a discounted rate.
Wage offer of $6.00 weekly for a first lags pastry cook at Exchange Hotel. $2000 mortgage investment on productive real estate for multiple years. Loans of $150 to $200 secured by first liens on real estate. Inquiries at the office. Town Lots for sale by Bloomsburg Land Improvement Co. inquire of J. Sanderson Woods, agent.
Dr. Welliver has received a carload of fine horses imported from Indianapolis. The arrival boosts local stables with strong stock and potential for upcoming exhibitions.
A gang of horse thieves is operating through the Roaring Creek Valley in the county. The Normal baseball team continues a streak of successful play with strong fielding and timely hitting.
O W Derr Montour County superintendent visited Bloomsburg on Tuesday to engage with local friends. Isaiah Hagenbuch traveled to Tres Piedras New Mexico for business tied to mining claims on his holdings.
George M. Hughes of Bloomsburg reported the loss of a fine pacer on Monday morning after the horse showed illness beginning Sunday.
The will of William Shaffer was recently filed in the Reglarer's office. H. H. Grotz and W. F. Shaffer are appointed executors.
Herbert W. Shutt, eldest son of eight, travels to Williamsport Hospital for a winter injury hand operation. A. M. E. Church ladies will serve meals in the church lecture room on First Street during the Centennial for 20 cents.
The four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tittle of East street died Monday afternoon. The funeral is set for two thirty this afternoon.
A major fire in Centralia on Monday night destroyed five nearby dwellings near the Lehigh Valley depot. Estimated losses reach $10,000 with minimal insurance coverage.
The East End Water Company was granted a charter on Monday to supply water to Espy. The current capital stock is $1,000.
A ten day excursion is planned on the Pennsylvania Railroad beginning August 21. The fare from Nescopeck Bloomsburg Catawissa and Danville to Atlantic City is set at $4.50.
Daniel Stiner of the engineer corps on the Susquehanna Bloomsburg and Berwick railroad slipped down a steep bank on Tuesday and sprained his arm. He cane to Bloomsburg for treatment. Enoch Cook, father of our tosost and W H Cook, died at his Danville home aged 70. Born in England, he came to Bloomsburg then Danville where he lived forty years.
Rev I N Moorehead of Grace M E Church Williamsport moves to Salt Lake City Utah and Rev J L Abritton of Utah will take over Williamsport church. Democratic Congressional Conference set for Laporte on Thursday with candidates Alexander Billmeyer Montour County for short term and Charles H Dickerman Milton for full term no opposition.
Farmers in Catawisca Valley urge Schuylkill County Sheriff to provide protection from raids by striking miners who steal property. If unmet, they threaten appeals to Gen. Gobin for aid.
The Philadelphia Press lowers daily subscription to one cent aiming to win back former readers who left for cheaper papers. The paper has long been regarded as a good publication.
Berwick Rangers were heavily defeated at Athletic Park on Saturday by Carpet Mill, with a 15 percent miscue noted. Lyons played for Blooms and challenged the visitors throughout, receiving strong backing from the home team’s efforts.
On a Sunday evening Mrs Abel Diely had her right hand caught in a bicycle sprocket wheel. A portion of the first and second fingers were cut off. She wrapped the wound, believing them mashed, and only next day learned of the loss. Dr John treated the injuries.
Cholera is widespread among hogs causing large losses in Catawisva and Main townships. Several farmers report severe pen losses, but a newly discovered remedy from John Neyhard of East Bloomsburg has cured hogs when used promptly and as directed.
The Public Ledger buys the Philadelphia Times and merges with it. Now published as the Public Ledger and Philadelphia Times, the combined paper costs one cent, with Sunday issues at two cents. The consolidation opens strong.
Arrangements for the church anniversary set for the third Sunday in September the 21st with Rev. B. C. Conner of Harrisburg sought to attend. His efforts and unanimous member support made the present church possible.
Baldwin Locomotive Works awarded Weatherly foundry a contract to cast 57 tons daily. Current capacity is 27 tons. to meet the order, shops must be enlarged and labor nearly doubled, signaling a boom and attracting investors to Weatherly.
The dispute over who should be chief marshal for the firemen parade during the Centennial was resolved Monday evening. W. H. Gilmore's appointment was confirmed by a joint meeting of fire company committees and a Centennial arrangements sub committee, ending a tempest in a teapot.
The writer notes an editor’s claim that the Susquehanna Delaware R R will traverse Light Street and Briar Creek Valley to Berwick, a journey from Egers Grove of eighteen miles. They suggest Lime Ridge and Willow Springs lie in Briar Creek Valley and advocate teaching local geography in schools.
Howard Clark of South Danville, working to locate the Susquehanna Bloomsburg & Berwick line near Eyers Grove, was wounded when a dense growth hindered work. An axing injury cut his instep. Dr. Christian of Millville tended him at the Eyers Grove hotel, later sending him home. J. F. Knittle of Catawissa replaced him.
Carrie G Hill daughter of Daniel Hill died August 3 of typhoid fever at age 20 years 7 months 23 days. Active in Salem Grange No 291 the Order attended the funeral. She leaves a father mother one sister and two brothers. Funeral by Rev Albertson at Beach Haven Methodist Church burial Beach Haven Cemetery. Graduate of Bloomsburg Normal School.
The piece criticizes Millville leaders for failing to secure proper terms for the Bloomsburg and Millville Electric Railway including paving streets and taxes on poles. It argues the borough lags in enacting forward looking ordinances and modernization while claiming no stake in the road arrangements.
John Hillsbush biked toward Herndon when a big black snake lay across the road. The snake twisted around the wheel and menaced the rider before Hillsbush leaped off and killed it with a club.
A Fen Glen youth was bitten by a dog on Saturday. The dog was later shot between Fern Glen and Rock Glen after a pedestrian alerted authorities. The animal tested rabid. The youth shows no symptoms. Morris Reagan escorted him to the Pasteur Institute in New York for treatment as a precaution.
John Henry, a Tamaqua printer, reports near completion of a flying machine after four years. It features two wing pairs for lift and propulsion, powered by an electric motor, and claims to lift twenty times its weight. He perfected steering via kite experiments and plans to compete at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 for the airship prize.
Mrs. Mary A. DeLong of Cammal sues Dr. W. E. Delaney of Slate Run for 10000 alleging negligence after her husband died five days after an accident that broke his leg and severed arteries. The doctor contends his medical directions were ignored and bears no blame.
Henry Rote longtime Greenwood township resident and farmer died Sunday night at age 44 while serving as supervisor. He leaves a wife and three children, four parents Mr and Mrs Francis Rote, a brother Dr William Rote of Williamsport, and two sisters Mrs Benj Micheal of Millville and Mrs J L Demott of Jerseytown. Funeral is Thursday at ten in Friends Meeting House Millville.
Harrisburg dispatch reports state district school boards are slow to forward reports to the Department of Public Instruction. This delays county tabulations and endangers state appropriations. Salaries for county superintendents, tied to reports, cannot be fixed or paid this quarter until filings are complete.
The Free Public Library on Centre street will open on the Clark building's second floor during the Centennial. A suitable room and citizen cooperation can fill a long felt need, with sectional book cases donated to hold hundreds of volumes. Donations or inquiries go to Miss Laura P. Waller, President Library Department.
Relatives in this place received word from Birmingham Alabama that Mrs Mary Jane Meyers wife of Mr Simon P Meyers died there the same day. Born here she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Benjamin Beckley and leaves a son Harry and a sister Mrs Kate Hunter of Birmingham with brothers William and Hervey Beckley. Age about 63.
True prosperity in Berwick continues with anticipation of a new railroadExtension that promises enhanced growth. Social notes record many families settling in new homes and a busy schedule of dances, excursions, visits, and community events at Shawnee Park and local venues.
On Tuesday C. H. Reimard arranged a sub-contract with King Bridge Company through L. G. Brown for the Mifflinville bridge superstructure. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the sub-contract. The county expects a first class bridge with ample capacity and safe high speed travel, making additional warnings unnecessary.
Berwick anticipates a new boom as the Susquehanna Bloomsburg and Berwick railroad advances under the supervision of Mr. S. B. Haupt of Milton and engineers. A monster steel mill nears completion, malleable works grow, and a silk mill addition is planned. West Berwick rises, hundreds of houses are dug for cellars, and Briar Creek road will see 200 homes finished by November. A new Front street store by A. O. Heller and brisk trade by Shirk enhance the town.
Numerous visitors and relatives travel between Dunmore Bloomsburg Berwick and Wilkes-Barre with Miss Sue Herring and Miss Zoe French among those seen. Local families host guests including Messrs Herring Hicks Harman and Stoddart while a band festival draws a large crowd on Saturday evening.
The family of John Moyer of Bloomsburg returns from an outing on the Vance farm. Miss Gertrude Hippenstee weeps as they depart. Mrs. Charles Trump and her son Earnest near McHenry's church are indisposed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets from Tomhicken South Danville and intermediate stations to Wilkesbarre Pa for the Ancient Order of Hibernians parade on August 21. Tickets are valid for return until August 22 at a single round trip fare for those attending the event.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a one fare round trip to Mt Gretna Pa for the Farmers Exposition August 18 to 22. Tickets from Altoona Bryn Mawr Sunbury Lutherville Renovo area are valid only on issue day and returnable that day. Inquiries to ticket agents for routes and rates.
Summer vacations do not greatly strengthen children and can leave them tired and nervous. The article argues that Hood's Sarsaparilia tones nerves and improves digestion and appetite to make sleep refreshing, claiming it builds up the whole system for pupils and teachers during break.
Low rate Thursday excursions from North Bend Troy Bellefonte Williamsport Macanaqua Sunbury Shenandoah Dauphin and other stations to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City Avalon Anglesea Wildwood or Holly Beach. Tickets valid for return on regular trains within ten days with stopovers in Philadelphia. Information from EK S Harrar Williamsport Division Ticket Agent.
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