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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
3
On December 4 1901 the Republican and various companion papers announce special annual subscriptions for the year ahead. Prices range from 1.25 to 2.00 with advance payment required. A club of five subscribers earns the paper free for a year as a premium.
The Bloomsburg Land Improvement Company offers town lots on easy terms through sales agent J. Sanderson Woods or secretary N. U. Funk. A sale of Oliver Heller real estate near Madison two miles east of Jerseytown occurs Thursday December 5, 1901 at 2 p.m. See bills. Also the Columbia and Gem Steam Laundry will operate on a cash basis starting January 1, 1902. Nov. 27.
Our townsman Thomas W. Gunther welcomed a bouncing baby boy on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lumm of Tenafly New Jersey spent Sunday in town as guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eyer. He smiles wherever you see him.
Efforts aim to add two more free rural delivery routes in northern Columbia County with Millville as the starting point. Fred Allen received a letter from Warren Turner aboard the flagship New York at Manila dated October 17.
F. P. Cosper of Pittston was in town last week on his return from a successful hunting trip to the northern end of the county.
F M Drake and Charles Vanlew of the town returned from a Saturday hunt with a bounty of 25 rabbits 16 quail and one pheasant a fine days work reported locally.
The Plymouth Council School Board and Board of Health met last week to discuss methods to combat the smallpox epidemic. A committee was appointed to investigate. Miss Edith Workhelser of West Pittston, formerly Mifflinville, born to B. Workhelser, wed Robert Morris of Rutherford New Jersey on November 12 1901.
An eight inch by six and a half inch Plymouth Rock hen laid an egg shown to O F Deit terick. Rev. D Newsom, pastor of the 4 M E church at Bloomsburg for two years, has been transferred to West Newton and will leave this week for his new charge.
A caller, E. Greene, spoke to the office on Saturday about moving from Buffalo where he had lived for several years to the former home in Mifflinville to resume residence there.
A booklet featuring Rev. G. H. Hemingway D. D. delivering sermon and addresses in Bloomsburg to honor President McKinley is received with thanks extended to the donor.
Mr Daniel Belig of Clarkstown and Miss Amelia Marr were married Thursday at the bride’s North Iron street home by Rev J D Smith. The couple will reside in Clarkstown and begin married life together.
Heavy Tuesday snowfall materially hindered electric car operations. The line remained open all night with cars in service and a road scraper used as a makeshift snow plow to clear the tracks.
Rev Henry Schuyler, brother to 43 B Schuyler, pastor of Centre Hall Presbyterian Church, mourns the death of his eldest son William age about 21 from pleurisy on November 24. Funeral held November 27 with interment at Centre Hall.
Mrs. Thomas Rhodemeyer died Sunday morning at her Rail Road Street home after several weeks illness from phoid fever. She was about twenty two years old. She leaves a husband and one child. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday by Rev. J. W. Bentz with interment at Pwenoda.
Mr. W. J. Miller Jr of Harrisburg will speak at the YMCA gathering next Sunday afternoon. He recently graduated from Gettysburg College and is the new secretary in charge of Col MQA interests in Pennsylvania. Come out and welcome him. Sing hymns led by Dr Aesemer.
The Hazleton Sentinel notes Dr. Hees of Freeland, long devoted to fine dogs, currently owning the town’s best bird dog.
Mrs Hagemeier died at her home on Sixth street this morning. The deceased was a daughter of William Shaffer a farmer who lives beyond Irondale Bloomsburg. Funeral arrangements have not been learned.
The Berwick School Journal volume two presents a focused look at public schools that have long held high ranks in achievement and public interest. It highlights the publication’s aim to inform the Berwick community about educational work and school progress.
Judge O R Savidge of Sunbury visited Bloomsburg on Tuesday evening to hear argument in the injunction proceedings between the Reading and Columbia Montour Railway companies. By counsel agreement the hearing was continued to Monday the 16th.
Prof. E. B. Beisbline of Fishingereek objects to remarks by Superintendent Howell during the County Institute and issues a challenge to a point debate. The writer says they will seek a front seat if the event occurs.
The Pennsylvania Paper Company started a new plant at Catawissa this week. The outlook is very promising as the plant, formerly run by the Catawissa Fibre Company, will under efficient management become a leading industry in the county.
Mrs I D Crawford died suddenly in Easton Pennsylvania last week. She was the wife of I D Crawford formerly manager of the Walton Hotel in Philadelphia and later proprietor of a leading hotel in New York. A few years ago she accompanied her husband on a visit to the town and to White Hall. The funeral was held on Monday with interment at Scranton.
The large M E church was filled both morning and evening on Sunday with the gallery opened for two eloquent sermons by Rev D S Monroe D D of Shamokin, a former Bloomsburg pastor. Music by the "old choir" recalled Monroe’s 1883 to 1885 pastorate.
Members of the so called told choir at the Bloomsburg M E church were entertained at the Vanderslice home last Thursday night. Five or six members traced to the first choir organized forty three years ago and all have sung with the choir for at least thirty years. An enjoyable evening was spent by all present.
George Sherman died Saturday afternoon at his home near the Liedy School house in Hemlock township. His brother Simon died Sunday morning in the same house. They were single men aged about forty five and fifty. A mother and three sisters survive. Funeral was Monday at 10 o'clock with interment at Swenoda.
Dr. Welsh of the Normal School organizes an annual excursion for pupils and friends to Washington for the week starting December 16. The total cost is $14.40 and covers necessary expenses, a visit to Mt. Vernon and Arlington, grounds admission, and a new feature titled Seeing Washington from Observation Cars a twenty five mile ride through the city’s main streets.
George Ginter James and John Callaway of Hazleton joined Will Harry Dan Brobst and Chas Brittain of Berwick on Thanksgiving Day. After a rearing horse and wagon toppled over a hill near the Pennsy road, the wagon wrecked but the party escaped serious harm and walked four miles back to Berwick. Eight rabbits were bagged.
In a Monday hearing the District Attorney moved to enter a nolle prosequi in the murder charge against Jacob Evans, saying evidence is insufficient for conviction. The defense urged a trial by jury, citing constitutional protections, while the court later directed the nolle prosequi, prompting accusations of injustice and persecution against an already impoverished suspect.
The passage critiques Evans legal peril from pending indictment and potential perjury by witnesses. It warns of an unjust system, noting fear of arrest at any moment and the chance of a false testimony leading to another trial. It urges readers to consider their own vulnerable position under a biased court.
The La Grande Gold Mining Company is a Bloomsburg corporation with South Dakota incorporation and a $2,000,000 capital. It owns 1120 acres of mineral land in New Mexico and 3.5 miles of the Rio Grande channel rich in gold. Officers include President W. M. Perrine of Philadelphia, Vice President T. E. Hyde, Treasurer and Secretary OC, B. Robbins. Directors W. M. Perrine T. E. Hyde H. A. McKillip J. L. Dillon C. B. Robbins J. C. Brown Isaiah Hagenbuch Wm. H. Ashton. All are Bloomsburg residents except Perrine and Ashton who live in New Mexico.
President Roosevelt selects Gen Thadeus S Sharretts of Baltimore for a delicate mission as tariff commissioner to China to ensure fair treatment of American exporters. Each power assigns a commissioner and China will form a tariff treaty after review of commercial conditions. Sharretts previously declined McKinley invitation but accepted Roosevelt's urging and has departed for China. He is a nephew of Rev. E A Sharretts then in Orangeville, this county.
Lyman H. Howe presents Moving Pictures at the Opera House Friday December 13 with top camera work from Europe and America. The show features Uncle Josh and Cousin Si skits plus humorous flat living mishaps and other funny scenes. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
Wednesday evening at 8:30 in the Cameron House James B Forrest and Carolyne Aurand were secretly wed in a small ceremony with Rev W E Thomas officiating. A wedding supper followed and the couple plan to reside on Second Street Lewisburg with Forrest employed at Union National Bank. Attendees included out of town guests from Williamsport Bloomsburg Cochranville and New York City.
After weeks of illness Robert Gilroy died Thursday morning November 26 at the Pennsylvania Hospital after an operation aimed at halting senile gangrene induced by paralysis. Born August 3 1834 in England, he moved with his family to Nova Scotia Canada and later Pennsylvania. He worked as a blacksmith, then with March Harvester Co. in Lewistown for twelve years, then Dupont Powder Co. in Wapwall open. He married Frances Qwen July 21 1857 and left eight children and nine grandchildren.
The Berwick resident, who after leaving somewhere came to Berwick and lived there, enjoyed broad learning and a retentive memory. Friends and family mourn his loss as funeral services were held Saturday at the home of his son-in-law Edward Schenck.
A letter from W. L. B. Crist dated November 18 1901 from near Alexandria Nebraska describes unexpected work in revival services with Presbyterian and Methodist pastors, praises Nebraska winters and sod houses, visits relatives including Brittain and Unger families, and expresses optimism for Republican readers.
The article notes butchering as the principal occupation in the village with Henry Folk earning a premium on pork. It mentions other local news including land sales, farm yields, livestock incidents, visits, and a notable family reunion with multiple relatives listed. Revival meetings occur at the M. E. church and a store robbery case links Dude Boyer and Lloyd Robinholt to Zenith theft.
A nurse at the Children’s Home in New York reports success curing feverishness teething disorders and stomach issues with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Over 30 000 testimonials claim they cure and regulate bowels and destroy worms. Available at all druggists 25 cents. Sample free via Aliens Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
Season of 1901 1902 offers personally conducted tours by the Pennsylvania Railroad with departures from New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Pittsburgh to the Mexico and California Special. Florida tours to Jacksonville depart February 4 and 18 and March 4 with two week stays in Florida. Tickets at principal points. agents listed in Pittsburg Baltimore Washington Philadelphia.
Five patterns of elite French china offered in full or broken sets at L. E. Whary's on West Second Street in Bloomsburg. The listing highlights availability of diverse dinnerware options and emphasizes showroom stock for immediate purchase.
For sale itemized list includes a four horsepower engine a seven horsepower boiler attachments a small dynamo polishing lathes wooden tanks iron vats line shafting pulleys belting and more inquire at T room 12 1st National Bank Building German china broken sets at u E Whary Bloomsburg ready for pickup
Farmers and stockraisers are urged to call on the leader buyers who pay cash only and are in the market at all times for all kinds of stock. Contact by telephone mail or personal call. The Leader Meat Market 237 Center St Bloomsburg Pa promotes cheaper China goods at Whery's.
The ladies claim the new doll shop has the best selection in town and fair prices with items priced at two dollars and seventy five cents each.
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