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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1897
Page
3
Brief note reports Geisinger of Heigtstown making a short visit to Bloomsburg No. 6 on a Sunday. Details and exact date are unclear from the fragment.
A Burleson scene shows Schuyler dressing a show window to echo Eugenia while a Rupert aqueduct image captures Hess Grove. Remember the Ladies Exchange meets Saturday in Clark's basement with a December 24 sale featuring dressed fowls and Christmas treats. Washington excursionists from Bloomsburg, Normal students and locals head to Washington for a busy itinerary.
Benday School 9 a.m. prayer meeting 6 p.m. Regular preaching at 10:30 a.m. on Confession of Christ and 7 p.m. on The Opened Heart of Lydia. Public invited. M. E. McLuin, pastor.
Sunday fires prompt discussion of safety measures while Prof. Viam Liew lectures on urban slums in Bloomsburg. A fatal apoplexy strikes a local man named Jacob H Cr in the morning, dying at 8 o clock. Waverly and Berwick ties mention his career as a traveling salesman and merchant, with survivors including a wife and two sons.
A. N. Yost Esq and Miss Bess Holmes were married Wednesday morning in the Presbyterian church in the presence of friends. The ceremony featured organ music by Maud Runyon and a formal entrance procession ending with congratulations from the pastor Rev. G. H. Hemingway. A post ceremony breakfast followed at the Yost home.
Henry R B Russel of Greater New York delivered six lectures to Greenwood Seminary students and friends on the 7th. Joseph Leggett of Carthage Missouri visits relatives after twenty years apart. W W Heacock returns and Mrs I visits Roy Eisner at Pittsto. The fiftieth anniversary of the P20.8 of A was observed on mat. Rev M. M the Millville Camp.
The past month notes church meetings and upcoming events. A monthly meeting of Friends is set for the 22nd with Isaac Wilson from Bloomfield Ontario expected. Christmas Eve Lutheran Sabbath School exercises and Union Sabbath School Christmas service on the 25th are planned. Local visits include Mrs Bruner and son from Bloomsbury. Funeral attendance: Wm, GC, Eves and R Henrie for Richard Henrie's wife. W P Eves and Miss Ida Eves for Uncle Clark W Eves in Williamsport.
The second week of court opened with judges on the bench and numerous matters: sale recognizances for Longen yer and Morgan. petitions for viewers. executor John Hetler ordered to show cause regarding a payment claim. guardians appointed for minor heirs. multiple judgments entered including amounts for Milnes, Hartman, Neyhard, Maier, Care. auditors appointed for estates and distributions. and a pending case of Knorr vs Royer and Miller relating to a $600 note tied to Daniel Miller and security disputes.
In Berwick authorities suspect incendiaries after a string of mysterious fires over two years. A large barn belonging to Samuel Fowler in Salem township Luzerne county was destroyed with livestock and implements. Two men Warren Fenstermaker and G W Fay were arrested in Scranton for stealing chickens and remanded in jail for lack of bail.
Gibson and Rhinehelter of Philadelphia acquire the North Susquehanna Transit Co franchise granting rights along the Sha mokin to Bloomsburg route with a branch to Catawissa. Plans call for a Shanobin start and a route via Paxinos Elysburg and Big Roaring Creek to boost access to Shikamokin Dam and nearby campgrounds. The project aims to make travel easier in both directions, expanding summer resort traffic.
The article notes that orders for all the Talls will be placed with North Branch Steel Works in Danville as a condition for obtaining a right of way through the borough. The Northern Susquehanna Transit Co. agrees to this, citing North Branch Works’ central location on the new trolley line. Surveying work is already underway at multiple points.
W H Stearns of Skyuka North Carolina writes to Adjutant General Stewart about a found portfolio with the name J H Wheeler of Company A 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Wheeler reportedly captured at Wilderness Virginia May 5 1864 and died at Florence South Carolina November 15 1864. The 149th PA volunteers were organized at Wellsboro Tioga County Pennsylvania.
A fragmentary 1830 verse handed by Mrs. Julia Barkley is attributed to an eight year old girl. The poem speaks of seeking rest in Jesus Christ, leaving earth for a peaceful home, and contrasts earthly woes with a promised heavenly dwelling. It describes striving, affliction, and the wish to quit earthly wandering for a home with Christ.
Townsends advertises gift items including neckties and Palmers Rob Roy perfume with purchases at Townsend's and Gross's. The Leader Department Store promotes a wide Christmas selection with 50 cent neckties and 69 cent neckties offering perfume. Bloomsburg taxpayers are reminded of 5 percent penalties for unpaid 1897 taxes, with deadlines and county transfers set for February 1 1898.
A receiver was appointed for Natalie Coal Company properties in Northumberland and Columbia counties. Pittsburg Trust Company acts as receiver with a $100,000 bond. The suit by Third National Bank of Pittsburg and D Herbert Hustetter targets Natalie Anthracite Goal Company and about twenty five others, arising from stockholder disputes and to enforce their rights. Sheriff actions and a stay clash led to contempt proceedings.
The committee overseeing Girard College’s fiftieth anniversary has completed the preparations. The celebration will consist of two events marking the opening of the college and its milestone.
An alumni event will feature Speaker Thomas B. Reed of the National House of Representatives as the evening speaker. A dinner will be followed by a reception with officials from many institutions. President A H Fetteroff and Governor Hastings are among the speakers.
Desirable vacant lots and numerous good houses offered in Bloomsburg with 19 acres of land and first class buildings. Property yields 1200 to 1500 dollars yearly at Willow Grove with dwellings in El Haven and a dock at Fi sh e Be Haven Pa. All items are on land in the same place. B M P Lutz and Sons Insurance and Real Estate Agents, Bloomsburg Pa. June 2, 92 tf.
Berks County commissioner George K Lin Linderman submitted his resignation to Judge Ermentrout citing legal pay limits. He notes county salaries under 1869 law fall short after office expenses, leaving about 21 dollars monthly, and says he cannot serve honestly under the current pay. Linderman was appointed to fill Wasch’s term and is a Robesonia resident.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and Ivania Railroad announce continuation of clerical orders for 1898 on current terms. Clergymen may obtain application blanks from ticket agents and must reach the General Office by December 20 so orders can be mailed December 31 to eligible recipients. Orders issued only on individual cleric applications with agent certification.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee, and costs about the same while distributing health benefits. Sold by grocers for about 15 cents and 2 cents per unit in December 1897.
Storm overcoats epseys Beavers for men boys and children at Groge's dated December 14 1897 with 2 percent note.
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