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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
3
The survivors of the 132d Regiment gathered in Tunkhannock last week for a reunion. Companies E and H represented the local county, reflecting on shared service and memories.
Mr. Milton I. Brittain of the Indiana Bureau at Washington has returned from a two or three month official visit in California and is visiting his mother in Bloomsburg.
A wreck on the C. P. and W. line now the S. B. and B. railroad halted traffic Monday near the Welsh crossing. Assistance from the B. and S. Railroad helped clear the wreck and restore travel.
Governor Stone appoints eight delegates for the National Farmers Congress to be held in Macon Georgia during the first week in October. Among them is 8.0 Buckalew of Fairmount Springs a brother of R Buckalew of our town.
Mr. Joseph Ratti general manager of the Bloomeburg Silk Mills returned home last week in good health after a summer in Italy. He spent the trip combining business with leisure and mingling with local scenes.
Bloomsburg sees a flood of laborers seeking work on the new railroad. Contractors cannot absorb all applicants, forcing many men to return home after arriving in large numbers last week.
John McGinley Edward Gerrity and James Burns of Centralia were in Bingmeburg on Saturday. On Sunday night returning home they were mistaken for non union men and beaten badly by a mob of strikers near Centralia.
A well known resident of Scott township near Bloomsbury faced serious trouble in Sunbury after a dispute over marital relations. In recent months he has reportedly yielded to drinking, which is blamed for the incident.
Rutter Jr. as Bloom School District treasurer reports state appropriations for the past year. Special appropriation sums to 263.72 with a 1.35 decrease from the prior year, and regular appropriation totals 5327.40, up 53.07 from last year.
The State Board of Public Property on Tuesday awarded contracts for building several bridges over streams at state expense. Bridges over Catawiesa creek were excluded from the list and lettings for them will be held later, likely delaying construction until next summer.
The Bloomsburg Council will receive bids to open a new road through Irondale to the race bridge near Simon Shaffer's residence. Proposals will be advertised once levels and a grade line are established, plus bids for a stone or concrete arch bridge over xciter's head race.
The piece argues Pattison has held the governor’s seat through Republican disaffection and now seeks another term. It accuses Pattison of calling an extra session and incurring over half a million in expenses, urging taxpayers not to reelect him and avoid a third term.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Allen and Mrs. Lizzie Fulton are attending the Allen town Fair.
Henry W. Hower eight day old son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hower died Sunday evening. Funeral private and held Monday afternoon at 4 o clock.
A special train passed through Bloomsburg on Thursday carrying old soldiers from New York to Gettysburg where on Friday a monument to General Slocum was unveiled.
Fred Kumer nears contract completion at Irondale as the concrete wall falls into place. Only a portion of the filling remains before starting the reconstruction of the farther dam.
Bloomsburg banks report close to one million dollars on deposit with growth seen as Millville and Benton banks enter the surrounding territory.
The Irondale Sunday School was reorganized last Sunday and will meet every Sunday at 1 30 PM and for prayer meeting every Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Old store room. A cordial invitation is extended to all with the Macedonian Org Come over and help us.
The Pine Creek Oil Co. has restarted drilling in Huntingdon Valley for the third attempt to locate oil. Experts say indications point favorably and the hole will be sunk to 2,000 feet.
A small fire started in an outbuilding at the rear of the Kramer residence on Catharine Street early Tuesday. The Friendship Fire Company responded and extinguished it without a full alarm. The blaze is believed to have originated from disposing of live ashes.
The New England Suburban Company will sell lots for the Citizens Land Improvement Company in East Bloomsburg on a novel plan. The lots front the Columbia and Montour Electric Railway line, with details in another column.
Mrs Sallie Ann Stookey died at her home on Eighth Street after noon Monday of gangrene at age 80. She is survived by four sons William Joseph Hervey and Charles and two daughters Ann and Lydia. Funeral services will be held this afternoon conducted by Rev Mr West and interment will be in Rosemont.
The former Bloomsburg pastor Rev Dr Monroe preached twice at the Shamokin M E Church on Sunday for the fifth anniversary of the church dedication. About 660 dollars were given to the building fund to reduce debt and cover interest.
The Bloomsburg Fair is two weeks away with arrangements to handle a large crowd and to protect attendees from thieves. Reading and Lackawanna railroads will run excursion trains and sell round trip tickets during the fair week, with the B and O also offering excursions. All measures aim to ensure public comfort.
Notice informs readers that a law partnership has been formed in Danville Illinois by C. M. Swallow R. Allen Stephens and Howard A Swal low. The writer recalls past ties with the senior partner and suggests the junior member may be Charles M Swallow's son and brother of Dr H C Swallow of Harrisburg.
D L and W Railroad officials visited Bloomsburg on Tuesday to discuss a switch to the canal’s south side to serve local industries. Prospects look favorable for the improvement soon, or else competing transport facilities may be secured, sidelining the company due to prior delays.
John H. Stiner died at his East First Street home after a prolonged typhoid illness. He was about 40 years old and had worked for Richards Manufacturing Company. Survived by his wife, three children May Mary Samuel, a mother, two brothers, two sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. M. E. McLinn presiding. P O S of A and OA M members attended.
In Mifflin County a three game series between Reedsville and Burnham decided the championship. Burnham charged Reedsville with padding in the first game won 5 to 0. For the second game Burnham brought in the Brandywine team to represent them.
Burnham led Brandywine to an 8 to 1 win as Newton collected three hits including a double and three putouts. Ronemus starred in center with three runs and three hits while Steventson earned four assists and allowed five hits.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces round trip tickets to Bellefonte for October 1 to 3 with return by October 4. Fares from Renovo Williamsport Wilkes Barre Mt Carmel Sunbury Harrisburg Lancaster Columbia York Johnstown Lewistown Junction and other Tyrone Altoona Division stations at a minimum 25 cents.
Judge D L Rhone of the Susquehanna River Improvement Association and M O Leighton, a Washington hydrographic engineer, toured the Nanticoke dam. A committee will assess relief work as river bed filling increases flood risk. Removing the dam could uncover thousands of tons of coal believed to lie in the river.
The Normal football team exceeded expectations at Normal field as University of Pennsylvania rode to a 16 point win. Normal twice threatened scoring, Marcy nearly broke free on a late first-half run, and the crowd from Bloomsburg Berwick and nearby towns roared. The piece predicts a strong amateur program this season.
Milton Fair, hailed as Central Pennsylvania’s best all around fair, will hold its fall meeting on October 1 2 and 3 with a major exhibitions push and new attractions. State celebrities are expected to address attendees and rail service will offer reduced rates with special trains to Milton.
Nathan Mills of Posten Bros at Glen Summit found a purse containing about 100000 dollars and various checks in the road. He turned it to a New Yorker at a hotel, who later gave Mills ten dollars as reward. The man had misplaced the wallet while touring in a tally ho.
Mabel Van Horn a 15 year old from Freeland reappeared Monday after Sunday night absence and says a woman abducted her from Fork Methodist Church Park. She was led into a carriage to Sandy Valley nine miles away and into a gypsy camp tent where she was blindfolded. No gypsies were found at Sandy Valley.
Two weeks ago Judge Little issued a preliminary injunction barring the County Commissioners from issuing new bonds to Cashier Thompson of the Farmers National Bank. Plaintiff M A Bibbey of Catawissa and defendants the Commissioners are named in the suit. Affidavits were by County Auditors Bogart and Sharpless. Hearing held last Thursday despite Illness of Commissioner Krickbaum. The plaintiffs sought postponement, seen by some as an effort to stall the Mifflinville bridge project. The judge ordered the hearing to proceed.
The report notes Mr A Z Sehoch and Commissioners Kitchen and Fisher were taken, documents from the minute book submitted, and the judge will submit a decision later. It questions why Mr Bibby and Messrs Bogart or Sharpless were not called, and asks about their alleged information.
A Saturday fire at the Seybert home on Second Street heavily damaged the residence, with the roof destroyed and interior ruined. Fire companies Rangers and Reliance battled the blaze, the Rangers arriving first despite a supper crowd at their hall. three firefighters Naylor Berlin and Marteeny were injured during the dash to the scene.
On September 17 a wedding took place at Sylvester Kitchen’s home uniting Anna Rachel Kitchen and Clem Chester Creveling of Mt Airy North Carolina. About forty guests attended as the bridal party entered to the wedding march played by Mary Creveling. Florence Kitchen and W F Kline accompanied as bridesmaid and best man. The ceremony proceeded with traditional attire and decor.
J P Persing born March 15 1834 in Northumberland PA died Sept 11 1902 in Jamestown Steuben IN at 68.5. He worked in milling the family business, married Lydia Ann Kanouse March 20 1856 and had eight children six sons and seventeen grandchildren. He joined the Congregational church in 1870 after faith earlier in the Methodist Church and served as Sunday school superintendent and trustee. He moved to Indiana in 1870 living in Nevada Mills Three Rivers Mich and settled in Jamestown twenty nine years ago. Survived by widow and six sons John Kendallville William Durand Mich Abe Wolf Lake Hervey Jamestown Charles Fremont Pardoe Kimmel. Funeral last Sunday at the Church conducted by Rev L P Rose assisted by Rev T L Dyer. Six sons served as pallbearers.
One way and round trip tickets via Philadelphia and Reading railway available October 7 through 10, valid on all trains until October 11. Minimum fare 25 cents. Special trains October 9 and 10 list fares for Ashland through Bloomsburg stations, with Bloomsburg arriving at 10.18 P.M. Returning: 5:50 P.M. special from Bloomsburg to Tamaqua with intermediate stops and connection at E M Junction to westbound train.
Philadelphia and Reading railway offers tickets for all trains from Philadelphia to Mil ton via Williamsport Bloomsburg Catawissa Mt. Carmel and intermediate stations. Tickets will be sold September 30 October 1 2 and 3 and valid for return passage on all trains until October 4.
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