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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1903
Page
3
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The Berwick Independents press for renewing the Berwick fair. Dr D J Waller of the Indiana State Normal School visited his mother in town. County Commissioners distribute election tickets and blanks. Ransom Young aged 97 walked ten miles between St Jonas and Hazleton for exercise. The first snow flurry appeared in the area on Monday. O M Terwilliger bought the J K Miller house on West Second Street. A summer chicken house on the Fair grounds has been painted. No successor yet for B F Armstrong as secretary of the Bloomsburg Y M C A. Mr and Mrs B F Kester returned to Wilkes Barre from Ocean Grove Cottage for winter. W T Hunsinger of Sunbury bought the Hotel Morton furniture and fixtures from George Morton.
Mise RE Weber has been elected general secretary of the Young Woman's Christian Association organized in Bloomsburg.
The Columbia County Fair will publish its award list next week and the secretary will be ready to pay premiums promptly after publication.
The Luzerne County Alumni Association of the Bloomsburg Normal School will hold its annual banquet at Hotel Sterling in Wilkes Barre on Thursday evening of this week.
The Normal team and Hazleton Ath letic Association will meet on Normal field Saturday afternoon. Both squads have struggled this season, but the game promises excitement. Meanwhile Arbutus Park nears completion as Mr. H. O. Creasy's summer home nears finish with painters adding final touches. It is touted as the most complete residence yet built at the resort.
Prospectors drill for coal on Nescopeck Mountain near Mountain Grove. Sprague and Henwood of Scranton operate diamond drills and have already pierced a promising vein of coal.
At the election held in the First M E Church in Bloomsburg on Saturday J Brown was chosen by delegate and Col Peacock alternate to the next Conference in Harrisburg next March. Only twenty one ballots were cast.
A son of Jacob Fetterol' of Maine township accidentally shot his brother while handling a loaded bird shot gun. The weapon discharged but a fatal outcome was prevented.
The Normal football team dominated Dickinson Seminary on their home field. From start to finish the Seminary team appeared outmatched as Normal led 65 to 0 amid many fumbles and a decisive performance by Berwick.
Samuel Harter a longtime Nescopeck resident died Saturday from dropsy and heart trouble aged 79. He is survived by three sons Nathan Reuben and Freeman and two daughters Mrs John Nagle and Mrs John Gearhart.
The notice urges voters to mark their ticket for the state candidate and attach Hagenbuchs sticker in the space provided, noting it will count for him as if his name appeared on the ballot.
On Tuesday evening a private dance was held in the hotel dining room by the employer of the Ex change Hotel with the proprietor acting as host. Music was provided by a traveling four piece orchestra performing at the hotel for several days.
Mr. Matthew Sheep living near Jerseyown was gored multiple times in the leg by a hog in a pasture. Dr. J. E. Shaman treated the injuries after the attack Monday evening.
The court has ruled you may use the stickers for Jenkin Evans and E D Hagenbuch and your ballot will be counted despite circulating objections from some Democrats. The decision clarifies that the stickers are permitted under the applicable rules.
Preparatory service and business meeting set for the preceding Saturday at 2 30 P M. Holy Communion will be administered at Hidlay Zion Orangeville and St James on successive Sundays in November with morning times and a midweek evening service at 7 30 P M at Hidley Zion and St James.
Under the order of Judge Lit tle work on the Mifflinsville bridge is paused for ten days, expiring Thursday next. If the Railroad Company files exceptions, work stays suspended until they are disposed of, with potential appeals to the Supreme Court delaying completion. The bridge is unlikely to be finished this fall for travel.
Edith Risk presented her monologue Hearts and Faces to a cultured audience at the Lock Haven Opera House on May 11 1903. Her portrayal of Emily Livingstone spanned from girlhood to grandmotherhood with skill and dramatic action, maintaining strong stage presence and a musical voice. She will appear again at the Opera House on Thursday evening.
Mrs Elisabeth Linker of Danville died at her brother J H Jacobs home on West Broad Street Hazleton after falling ill during a visit. Medical aid failed. Remains were taken to Danville on the 7.05 train Monday morning and the funeral was held on Tuesday.
Rev. N. E. Cleaver of Danville and fellow Williamsport ministers ended a two week fishing voyage off Virginia after a violent Atlantic storm. The group were held prisoner for a day and night on a small Chesapeake Bay island amid raging seas.
Dr. J. L Wentz of Scranton, noted for prize horses at the Kansas City Horse Show, was robbed Monday night in the Pullman parlor on the O. & A. B. B. He and his wife were in Sleeper 19 bidding goodbye to friends when thieves stole an alligator bag with jewels valued around $2200.
Wilkes Barre attorney John H. Dando has begun actions to force Controller McLean to pay costs in two cases where game warden Campbell was plaintiff. Campbell had arrested two men near Pittston for game law violations. they were tried by Squire James Ehret and sentenced to jail after defaulting on a twenty five dollar fine. The matter was escalated to State game commissioner Meehan, who ordered Dando to initiate the proceedings.
Mrs. Berlinda Milnes of Espy died at Genecian Hospital Philadelphia last Thursday morning after an operation for a tumor. Her husband and daughter accompanied her to the hospital andDr Wolfe aided. Despite initial signs of recovery the patient died Thursday evening. She was a devoted M E church member and daughter of Daniel Snyder of Scott township. Survived by her parents a husband and four children Daniel George Mary and William. Funeral held Sunday afternoon.
Judge approves a proposed bridge crossing from First Street to the south end of the approach. The Pennsylvania Railroad must station a watchman and install two red signals for safety. Costs are split between petitioners and respondents.
Car number seven on the Columbia and Montour Electric Road rear ended a work train from Bloomaburg and Sullivan railroad at the crossing near Scott Town Hill on Saturday afternoon. Motorman Everett and conductor Zaner managed the emergency. Everett's quick actions saved a passenger, Miss Ethel Swank, who was pulled to safety as others jumped. The front trolley platform was broken and the steam car’s rear track torn. after about an hour the cars were moved to depots for repairs.
W Dickson constructs basement entryways for a Berwick National Bank and Trust building on Front and Mulberry. The borough tears down iron guards citing an ordinance. Dickson seeks equity claiming right under ordinance 8 of 1882. A preliminary injunction was granted. hearing set for November 21.
Mrs. Margaret J. Hess of Gregory widow of Ogleb B. Hess of Co. O. 199th Regt. Pa. Vols. died at Orangeville, Columbia county, Oct. 47, aged 66 years 7 months, while visiting her niece Mrs. William Crawford. Survived by seven children including Mrs. John Cope Gregory and Mrs. Leroy Davenport Winfield Kansas. Remains taken to daughter’s home, funeral held at Oakdale Church Oct. 29 with interment Maple Grove. She was lifelong member of the M. E. Church.
Mrs Margaret Hess died October 17 1903 near Welliversville at William Crawfords home. Wife of Caleb Hess she was about seventy years old and a longtime member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She had lived with her children since her husband’s death and recently visited her niece Mrs William Crawford driving from Cambra.
Mrs. Hess died after a brief illness while visiting her daughter Mary in Millville. She leaves seven children: Gordon and Bruce of Cambra, Rose of Gregory, Barton of Plymouth, Mary of Wilkes-Barre, Nancy of Winfield Kansas, and Bryson of Berwick. A service was held at home and at the daughter Rosa’s M E Church before interment at Muhlenburg. The report notes her frailty, family support, and a final burial in the local area.
Samuel Dodson Taylor died at his Hazleton home on Diamond Avenue around 2 45 PM after several months illness. Born June 9 1827 in Huntington Township he worked as a carpenter and later held roles as masor mechanic with A Pardee Co fire insurance agent and Diamond Water Co superintendent. Survived by wife children Clara Mrs George Clark Kate Gilmore Frank Mrs F G A Rice a brother T B Taylor and sister Mrs George Buckingham.
The Baltes murder baffled Wilkes-Barre police for months but is now thought solved. Murdock and Ruane, jailed for a Columbia County highway robbery, are identified by five witnesses after visits by Jones Weidman and Kessler to Eastern Penitentiary. An appeal to transfer to Luzerne County for trial is planned, timing unclear.
The Rupert M. E. church resumed public worship after repairs. Rev. M. E. Swartz of Shippensburg preached in the morning and Dr. Eveland of Bloomsburg preached in the evening. A balance of about seventy dollars remained for repairs, and eighty dollars was requested for contingencies. eighty-two dollars were pledged in about twenty minutes. The congregation praised the day’s success.
Among the recent visitors are Da vid Masters and Mrs Gehring of Philadelphia Elisha Miller and wife of Vilas Mrs Or Treagh and Mrs Evans of Bloomsburg Mrs Agnes Mitchel of Renova Mr and Mrs J MacAnall and Miss Lonna Kester of Berwick Mrs Kate Hunter of Birmingham Alabama visiting friends in this neighborhood Miss Margaret Weirman returns from Mobile Alabama Wintr Reece and wife visit friends at Bloomsburg and Light Street Joseph W Eves spent last Sabbath at Danville Poles have moved into their pew house in South Millville The new pump has been put in place
Mrs. Abner Welsh hosted guests honoring Mrs. H Gilbright of Watsontown with a long list of attendees including Mrs Annie Jackson Mrs Elizabeth Owen Mrs Clarence Pratt and others. Travel notes mention several residents visiting Wilkes Barre Syracuse New York and Memphis and New York trips plus a church supper planned for Oct 31.
Wilkes-Barre dispatch reports Mitchew Allison, after twelve years in a Mount Yaegar log cabin, returning to Kentucky following a newspaper notice of a woman’s death. He shaved his beard, bought new clothes, and refused to discuss the tragedy or his purpose.
An OCR style ad touts a cereal named "7¢" or variants "z7 ¢" "Te" "Zt" claiming good taste and benefits. It promises strength from grains and a satisfying argument for palatable food, urging consumption at any meal and noting grocery availability with a date like Oct 7, 1m.
Names listed for undelivered mail include Lamonte Mr. Harry Keller Mr. D. G. Miller Mr. Vernon Shaner Mrs. Sda anford Mrs. White and Mrs. Milton Wolvin Mr. Edd Young Mr. Smith. Recipients must say they were advertised and a penny is charged per letter.
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