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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
3
Dr. J F Gardner of Millville made a pleasant office call while in town on Wednesday. Miss Bessie Quick of Lewisburg, a former Bloomsburg girl, is visiting friends in Bloomsburg.
The M. E. Sunday School and congregation plan a picnic at Shawnee Park tomorrow with travel by trolley.
Miss Seph Vannatta spends the week in Lewistown visiting her brother J B Vannatta and Mrs W H Wren.
Mrs H. B. Reay of Baltimore, formerly of Rupert and Espy in the county, is visiting friends in Columbia County.
The Bloomsburg Fair race course sits in better condition than at any time since the new layout was built, signaling improved track quality and safety for upcoming events.
H. H. Sands, once a noted county resident and now owner of a Unityville hotel, visited town on Monday. A notice promotes Howe's Moving Pictures on December 13, with Mr. Howe promising a first class show and a brand new programme.
Rev. Dr. Frysinger preached both morning and evening last Sunday. Mrs. Frysinger remains convalescent and hopes to be well enough to return home this week.
The Bloomsburg baseball team joined a Saturday picnic at Edgewood Park to play Shamokin. Shamokin won the game 12 to 6 after a competitive affair.
Miss Frances Zerbe of Pottsville performed a beautiful violin solo during the evening service at the M E Church while visiting Miss Nellie Wilson on Market Street. Contractor Lindsay paused filter work this week due to Fishing Creek flood effects. with the creek receding he will resume soon.
The heavy weekend rain caused limited damage in Bloomsburg with washouts to surface drains and cobbling. Street Commissioner Neyhard assigned a crew Monday to repair the affected streets.
Flooding east of Bloomsburg pools water at a culvert and canal sending trolley riders to transfer. Run and culvert require cleaning to handle the water volume.
Mrs Elizabeth Fought wife of John Fought dies after long illness at her Unityville area home Lycoming County August 15 aged about 58. She leaves her husband a daughter and six sons and was a member of the United Evangelical church Funeral services were held May interment at Unityville cemetery Rev.
Alfred B Garner and Theodore Barron have led the newspaper for the past twenty five years. Their long tenure highlights the publication’s stable editorial direction and community presence. The note credits Garner as a member of the creer hia pg. tonsler.
J C Leidy of Harrisburg and known in Bloomsburg is elected a delegate to the National Convention of railway clerks from the Second division. His route runs between New York and Pittsburg.
A large number of property owners along the proposed Bloomsburg to Orangeville trolley route have granted a free right of way. They do not intend to oppose progress.
Among the Republicans from Columbia County attending the State Convention at Harrisburg today are H. A. McKillip Esq., delegate, A. W. Day Esq., County Chairman, and J. C. Brown editor of the Republican.
Henry Gordner of Pine township near Unityville hauled over three hundred bushels of old wheat from his farms to the White Milling Co with five team members. He is described as a prosperous farmer.
The coal separator beside the old Salem breaker at Shickshinny will restart after over a year idle. D L and W Railroad has shipped lumber to the site to facilitate repairs.
A small child of insurance agent D. J. Lynch residing on Iron Street was badly scalded on Tuesday after pulling a kettle of boiling tea from the stove. The mother briefly left the kitchen, and the boy received burns from head to foot.
The church announces Sunday School at 9 15 with an illustrated talk after. Evening events include K L E at 6 30 a missionary program with inspiring addresses at 7 30 and a prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7 30. Strangers welcomed.
Bloomsbury Council Royal Arcanum honored Mr. C. D. Lynn at Friday’s meeting with a solid gold souvenir button in appreciation of his service aiding the music at council events. He did not receive Bloomsburg membership upon relocation.
Superintendent Miller unveils a fall program featuring Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri and Hon. Charles B. Landis of Indiana as lecturers. An exhibition by Marc the prince of Magic and the Ernest Gamble Recital Company is planned. Clark and Landis will debate the Expansion proposition.
The Bloom School District directors report the year tax duplicate totaling 17 554 73 dollars for the town with 1458 polls added. The tax rate remains 54 mills for school and 2 mills for building purposes. Building tax supports bond interest and principal drainage.
Miss Mary R Eck returns from New Market Maryland. Thos Wilson and daughter Fannie return from western states tour. Sandy Reece and wife and Pascal Eves visit Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. Miss Sarah Rote visits near Parkesburg. Luth eran church damaged by lightning with no fire. Mrs Boyd Trescott and Miss Irene Park seriously affected. Campers at Harveyville. Eva Stadler visits. L W Heller and Misses Martha and Rachel Eves vacation with Chester Co. friends. Greenwood.
A Sunday downpour inundated Danville with the worst flood in the area. Sechler Run culvert failed under a large embankment, water rose twenty five feet, washing away the embankment and flooding Lackawanna station, brick yard, stove works, shovel factory, and brewery. Tracks along the Reading road were washed out for about one hundred feet and elevated above ground, halting ore traffic on the Lackawanna line for hours.
Heavy rain caused washouts and slides near the Vosburg tunnel suspending all traffic between Pittston and Towanda. Black Diamond trains blocked, lines rerouted via Harvey's Lake and Bernice branch. Susquehanna River rose seven feet in 24 hours, Pittston nearly cut off with telegraph and telephone lines down, electric plant out, city dark.
The Wilkesbarre friends of Malcolm Love announce his sudden death in Waterloo New York on Friday night. He was general manager of the Waterloo Organ and Piano Co and a well known Scotchman in New York. He is survived by his wife and daughter Margaret aged 12. Mr and Mrs Strauss will travel to Waterloo for the funeral.
Hugh D. McBride died Monday evening after nearly three weeks of illness. Born January 30, 1828, he was 23 years, 6 months and 19 days old at death, though the obituary misprints age. He taught school at eighteen, learned plastering, then farmed at the family homestead. A former Hemlock tax collector, he belonged to Catawissa Lodge, F and A M. He married Lor etta Stecker and had two children. Funeral at his residence Thursday at 10 a.m. with interment in Rosemont Cemetery. Bloomsburg Daily.
Joseph McNerney, a 35 year old former Locust Gap resident now based in Kansas City, drew a claim number between 1000 and 2000 in Oklahoma Territory's 13 000 claim lottery. The winner rises among top claims as 18 000 drawings descend in value, forecasting significant land ownership ahead in the boom country.
Mary Yocum born August 21 1835 in McConnellsburg Pennsylvania died May 18 1901 at her home in Kulp Columbia County She married Japklin Yocum March 22 1860 at Bloomsburg by Rev Dr Waller She belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church after marriage and suffered rheumatism for years Survived by husband and four children Funeral services conducted in the Methodist Episcopal Church by the writer the pastor assisted by Rev W prose and Rev G W Shires
The Susquehanna Royal Arcanum Pic nic Association with Councils in Berwick Bloomsburg Danville Lew isburg Milton Mt. Carmel Muncy Shamokin Sunbury and Watsontown held Royal Arcanum Day at Island Park near Sunbury on August 14 to mark the order’s twenty fourth anniversary. About 2300 people attended with Bloomsburg Council No 957 sending 100 plus guests after a late departure from Bloomsburg. The program included a Bloomsburg Royal Arcanum Double Quartette at 1 30 p m and other activities on a day described as well attended and orderly.
A Bloomsburg gathering featured remarks by E. Lindsay Grier of Pittsburg and Hon. Webster Weiss, with elections of officers, a concert by the Twelfth Regiment Band of Sunbury, and athletic contests including sack, wheelbarrow, and hammer throwing. Bloomsburg won five events and traveled home after a day of enjoyment. plans for higher attendance next year were noted.
An act passed at the recent session allows borough burgesses or township justices to appoint street railway employees as policemen with arrest power upon application by the trolley company. Some interior counties are using the provisions, aiding areas without regular police. The measure may curb rowdy behavior on cars where officials are scarce.
The 28th Annual Great Grangers Pic nic Exhibition will be held at Williams Grove the week of August 26. The event will feature farm machinery running demonstrations including five saw mills and fifteen traction engines. Prominent speakers and entertainments fill the auditorium with concerts lectures and a midway promoted as up to date. Notable acts include Bedouin Arabs Lunette Flying Wady McGuires educated horses and a 45 ft high Eli Fortis Wheel. No admission to grounds. single fare from station to Williams Grove and back.
Burton E. Fister chief accountant of the Scranton Tribune and Miss Della Lunger of Orangeville Pa were married yesterday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Matthew B Patterson Orangeville The ceremony was by Rev J W Martyn of the Orangeville Presbyterian church The couple plans a Scranton home after October and will undertake a northern tour to Halifax on their honeymoon
The Bloomsburg State Normal School opens Monday September 9 and is praised as the highest type of normal school. It has long ranked foremost among state educational institutions and has boasted the largest…
The Pennsylvanian system announces a second Per sonally Conducted Tour to the Pacific Coast including a visit to the Grand Canyon of Arizona. The trip departs from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and other eastern stations on Monday September 23 and returns to New York on Tuesday October 22.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a superb vacation trip at 185 dollars round trip from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington or any PRR east of Pittsburg for one in a berth and 165 dollars for two in a berth with Pittsburg rates five dollars less. Diagrams are open and limited space requires immediate registration. Apply to George W. Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent Broad Street Station Philadelphia for details and pamphlet.
We renewed arrangements with leading dailies offering special yearly rates. The Republican and Weekly Tribute cost 1 50 in advance, while the Republican and Tri Weekly Tribune cost 2 00 in advance. Access news during Congress and the Presidential campaign.
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