Local and State News and Notices from Bloomsburg
The Republic reports Muhlenburg College bulle tin finds and locust sightings on Catawissa mountain. Invitations go out for the B. John and Mae A Evans wedding in Bloomsburg M E Church June 26 at 2 pm. Ralph Kisner is Republican district attorney nominee for Montour County. Bloomsburg Council passes electric railway ordinances for Bloomsburg Benton and Bloomsburg Danville lines. Commencement at Atlantic Collegiate Institute Elizabeth City NY under Prof S L Sheep. William Gerard of Greenwood and Maggie Sweeney of Pine Summit wed June 4 at Robinburg with many friends. Fred B Weigel planing mill owner of Unityville dies aged about 57. funeral at Moreland Lutheran Church conducted by Rev I B Crist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. John
Mise Mae A. Evans
Bloomsburg
M. E
Atlantic Collegiate Institute
Elizabeth City
N. Y
8. L. Sheep
W. RB. Mather
Robinburg
William Gerrard
Greenwood
Maggie Sweeney
Pine Summit
Fred B. Weigel
Planing Mill Nest
Unityville
Program for Commencement Week Schedule
The program lists events from Friday June 20 to Wednesday June 25 featuring junior exhibit Middler Drama Baccalaureate Sermon Grand Exhibition of Field Sports Music Recital class reunions class day exercises commencement and Alumni meeting and banquet including times from 8 P M to 10 A M across several days. The 1902 date anchors the sequence and venue details reflect a college or academy ceremonies calendar.
Bloomsburg School Board Reorganizes for New Year
Bloomsburg School board organized for the ensuing year on Thursday evening. O K Taylor and J C Brown were sworn in as new members. Dr F W Redeker elected president W E Rinker secretary and J C Rutter treasurer. Secretary salary fixed at 20 dollars monthly. Treasurer to receive 2 percent commission on paid orders with specified exceptions on loans and predecessor loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg School Board
O. K. Taylor
J. C. Brown
F. W. Redeker
W. E. Rinker
J.C. Rutter
Doctor's Protest Leads to Fine and Jail Terms in Turbotville
Dr Charles Muffley of Turbotville was fined 18.75 or 28 days imprisonment for uttering oaths after an appeal was filed by Turman Derr a hardware dealer who filed execution. H Weaver tracked 28 distinct oaths as Muffley faced charges under the April 22 1794 profanity ban. The Ottawa newspaper remark notes Bloomsburg's profanity levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Muffley
Turbotville
Turman Derr
Muffley
Mrs Alice Post Dies In Nanticoke Home At 4 45 Friday
Miss Alice Post sister of Mrs J H Post of Nanticoke diedFriday June 6 at 4 45 pm at her sister's home from pneumonia following a brief illness. Born Cambra April 14 1856 she lived a pious life and long church service including Sunday school teaching for twenty years and board of stewards eighteen years. She was sister of Mrs J F Pope and Mrs Arthur Puckey. Funeral from Fred J Pope home Monday morning with services by Rev Floyd of the M E Church. Interment Scott Cemetery Waterton near Shickshinny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Post
J. H. Post
Nanticoke
Cambra
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stewards
J. F. Pope
Arthur Puckey
Fred J. Pope
Mr. Floyd
M.E. Church
Scott Cemetery
Waterton
Shickshinny
Uranius College Commencement Awards Degrees
At the thirty second Commencement of Uranius College held June 11, degrees and distinctions were awarded including ee summ cum Laude. Mary Eliza was valedictorian of the graduating class and delivered an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uranius College
Mary Eliza
Honorary Degrees Conferred on Clergy and Educators
A list of honorary degrees granted including LL. D. to Rev. Wayland Hoyt and D. D. titles to several clergymen. A. B. awards go to Rev. George A. Scheer and Rev. James W. Meminger. A. M. honors bestowed on Frank K. Kohler of the Polytechnic Institute Gilberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth
Edwin Milton” ‘Bando
John Ezra Hoyt
Wayland Hoyt
the Epiphany Baptist Church
Philadelphia
D. D
George A. Scheer
St. Mark's Reformed Church
James W. Meminger
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Lancaster
Frank K. Kohler
the Polytechnic Institute
Gilberts
John A. Mertz
Durham
William Eves Dead at 83 in Williamsport After Illness
William Eves of Lycoming county dies at his Williamsport home after a six week illness aged 83. He leaves a widow and two daughters from a former marriage, with a present wife who is sister to Charles and the late Oliver Ritter of Muncy. Born in Jordan township he spent years in Clarkstown woolen mills and later ran a Muney grocery with his brother C W Eves before retiring. The funeral moved to Muncy Cemetery after services and interment in the family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eves
Williamsport
Charles
Oliver Ritter
Muncy
Jordan Township
Lycoming County
Clarkstown
Muney
Williameport
C. W. Eves
Muncy Cemetery
Return of missing soldier ends family mourning in Williamsport
Walter Lusk who left Williamsport for the Philippines after Dewey's victory was believed dead after a box arrived with his uniform and letters. He reappeared days ago, alive and well, having spent three months in a hospital and then traveling the globe before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lusk
Williamsport
Philippines
Dewey
Lusk
Area near Wolf Run marks Brady assassination site
Capt William Ebner recalls to The Pennsylvania Grit the precise Wolf Run location east of the Muncy Hartley Hall highway bridge where Capt John Brady was killed by Indians in 1779. Ebner says his grandfather guided him to the spot, two miles from Muncy Station, eight miles from Montoursville, with Bald Eagle Mountain nearby and an old Indigenous trail leading south along Wolf Run.
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Pennsylvania Grit
Muncy
John Brady
William ©. Ebner
Montoursville
Brady
Ebner
Mr. Ebner
Capt
Wolf Run
Hartley Hall
Muncy Station
Montonsville
Bald Eagle
Akawanna Railroad Schedule Fragment
Fragment from Ackawanna Railroad timetable shows page references and page numbers 210 213 217 219 2 23 2 27 2 30 2 40 2 34 with prices or page markers 7 03 719 indicating catalog or schedule notes.
Train Schedules for Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Detailed timetable lists weekday and weekend departures from Bloomsburg and key connections to New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Catawissa Rupert and Atlantic City. Express and local services include Atlantic City and Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City routes with parlor cars on express trains.
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Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Reading Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Reading
Pottsville
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street
South Street Wharf
Atlantic City Depot
Cape May
Ocean City
Fox Sea Isle City
fSouth
South St
Ssouth St
Northward and Southward Train Schedules Include Multiple Stops
The timetable lists trains departing Bloomsburg Orangeville and Benton with arrivals at Jameson. Northbound trains 1 5 21 leave Bloomsburg morning and reach Jameson by afternoon. Southbound trains 2 4 6 22 depart Jameson morning and afternoon, connecting at Orangeville for further service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg
Orangeville
Benton
Peers A. Lgrain
Jameson
Timetable of Pennsylvania Railroad and extensions May 1902
The timetable lists eastward and westward trains from Sunbury to major cities including Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington and Buffalo. It covers arrivals departures and intermediate stops for multiple trains with noted parlor car and sleeping car services and Sunday schedules under the Sunbury Hazleton Wilkes Barre and North Branch lines. Officials J. Hommingson and J.R. Wood sign as Gen Manager and Gen Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Buffalo
Emporium
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
du Bois
Bellefonte
Tyrone
Pittsburg
Lock Haven
Clearfield Philipsburg
Coac
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
M&a
Sunbury, Hazlevon and Wilkesbarre
North and Whst
Apple Tree Caterpillar Life Cycle and Control Measures
The Apple Tree Vent Caterpillar in its adult form is a brown moth. Eggs hatch in spring feeding to defoliate trees and form tents in crotches. They prefer wild cherry but also attack apple and several other fruit trees. One brood per year. Prevention through egg and cocoon destruction is key. Suggested spray mix includes Paris Green, lime milk, and water. apply during feeding period. Birds, notably Cubous Orioles and Vireos, help control, and bacterial disease also occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Neru
Dravosburg
Setting a Vine on Walls and Fences
The article urges careful vine planting away from unprepared wall surfaces. It recommends removing wall rubble, replacing with rich soil and manure, and placing a well rooted vine in stable soil. It notes exposure risks and the need for guards supports and occasional watering for young, tender vines.
Improved farm labor wages amid scarce workers
The National Stockman and Farmer argues farm labor now earns higher wages due to demand and scarce supply. Employers must raise pay, as better living standards and improved machinery boost productivity and profits, enabling room for higher labor costs.
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National Stockman
Feeding Hogs A Pasture Based Feeding Revelation
An essay notes that hogs thrive on grass and hay with alfalfa or clover hay and roots in winter. It argues farmers should provide pasture access to let hogs "pick up" summer food, citing western stockmen and urging eastern farmers to adopt large scale feeding methods.
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New Yorker
Best Varieties of Peas for Market Garden Use
Michigan station horticulturists rate scorcher Prolific Early Market Earliest of all as early quality lines, with Gradus and Thomas Laxton close but richer in quality. Midseason Hosford Market Garden Master American Wonder. late Stratagem Champion of England. Monarch Blue Imperial show promise among new sorts.
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Gradus
Thomas Laxton
Hosford Market Garden
Master
Stratagem
Champion
England
Monarch
Michigan Station
Cattle Lumpy Jaw Treated With Potassium Iodide
The article notes lumpy jaw in cattle is curable by potassium iodide treatment. It discusses clover varieties and their soil preferences, noting Alsike seeds early while red clover seeds later. It mentions bees aiding clover fertilization and that the latter is exported to boost blooms in new counties.
Aguinaldo’s One Wish Ice Cream During Manila Detention
General MacArthur visited Emilio Aguinaldo after his capture in Manila. Aguinaldo refused requests for papers or clothes, then revealed his single request: ice cream, saying he once had it in Hongkong and that Americans supposedly all have it.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
MacArthur
General MacAr
Thur
Hongkong
Virulent cancer cured by bitters and salve claim
G W Roberts of Elizabeth West Virginia reports an elderly man deemed incurable by doctors was cured using Electric bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The claim says the bitters expel poisons and the salve heals blood disease skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Sold by C Kleim and J H Mercers June 4 1m.
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G. W. Roberts
Elizabeth
W. Va
Bucklen
C. Kleim
J. H. Mercer
Pointed Paragraphs Of Wit And Warning
A compact Chicago News style collection notes blunt maxims on wealth sleep sincerity and social behavior. It mocks haste to riches and hollow promises while observing wedding audience realities and moral quirks with concise pith and humor.
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Chicago News
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Daughter in Old Town
In Old Town Virginia R N Bevill reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve totally cured their daughter of a solid head. The salve is praised for cuts corns burns bruises boils ulcers eruptions and piles. Available at A Kleins and J H Mercer drug stores. June 4, 188?.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
A. Klelms
J. H. Mercer
Ostrich Feather Plucking Described as Painless
An exchange explains ostrich feather removal is simple and painless. A bag with a breathing hole is placed over the bird while workers remove wing and tail feathers with shears. Short feathers are plucked as they ripen, stumps are cut, and the bird may pull remaining stubs. Back and abdomen feathers shed naturally. Mall bird feathers are most valuable.
Valley of Decision harmony quotes echo love complexity
A fragmentary quotation from Edith Wharton explores love and rivalry, noting that deep affection for multiple partners can reveal rivalries that resemble disguises or patches within relationships.
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Edith Wharton
The Alien Women and Self Sacrifice in a Moral View
A reflective line on female self sacrifice in love notes that a woman prefers her partner’s happiness to her own and, if virtuous, prioritizes her soul over happiness for both herself and him.
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the Republic
Muhlenburg College
Eastern
Pennsylvania
M. P. Luts
Thureday
Ralph Kisner
Montour County
James Scarlet
Henry W. Kisner
Millville
Bloomsburg & Benton
Board
Ursinus Commencement
Henry Matiemess
Howard Rush Miller
Howard Areinus Miller
Joseph Shrander
Wiliam Eves
Moray
Alexandria
Ayer
Yom Nearéas
I. Cma Ecou
Lowell, Malate
First National Bank
Bloomsburg, Penn
United States
E. W. M. Low
J. M. Staver
E. B. Tustin
E. F. Carpenter
Singer
Main Street
Jerry Saltzer
Bloomsburg, PA
Alexander Bros. & CO
Fee
Bloomsburg. PA
Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Meyer Brothers
New-York Tribune Farmer
Farmer’s
New-York Weekly Tribune
Union
The
Republican
NEW York Tribune Farmer
New York City
W. H. Brower
W. H. Riddell
Main St
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Castoria
Centru
Murray Street
SITY
Ackawanna Railroad
Bloomsburg Division
A.M. v6
Scranton
Bellevue. Aylor
Lackawanne Duryea
Pittston
Susquehanna West
Pittstor
Wyoming
Bennett Wilkesbarrengston
Plymouth
Avondale
An Hunlock
Shickshinny T
Icks Erry
Fll
Beach Haven
Erwic Anne
Briar Creek
Tembaviand
EAST
Northumberland
Cameron
Seeee Chulasky
Leia
Ne Ridge
Willow _Grov
Asee
Hicks Ferry
Tiston
Edwin M. Rine
Lee
Gen. Pass
Reading Railway
New York and
Atlantic City Express
Liberty Street
W. A. Garret
Edson J. Weeks
Pass’r. Agt
SS & Sullivan Rail
M. P Lutz & Son
Freas Brown
Insurance and Real Estate, Agents & Brokers
N. W. Corner
Main & Center Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
Northern Central Railway
East Bloomsburg
Wilkesbarre
Hazleton
Pottsvills
East Boomsburg
Wilkeshbarre
East Bloomsburz
J. Hotmiinsom
J.R. Wood
Parker
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
C. Watson McKelvvy
Dr. Pierce
Discovery
Pierce
Censis
Scott
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