A history of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. From the earliest times., Part 7

Author: Freeze, John G. (John Gosse), 1825-1913
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Bloomsburg, Pa. : Elwell & Bittenbender
Number of Pages: 594


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36


Montour


69


38


Mt. Pleasant


99


58


Orange


103


65


Pine


77


19


Roaringcreek


51


27


Scott


143


160


Sugarloaf


119


21


3185


1739


Army ..


182


175


3367


1914


Briarcreek


Fishingcreek


76


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1868 PRESIDENT.


1869 GOVERNOR.


1870 CONGRESS.


SEYMOUR


GRANT


PACKER


GEARY


BROCKWAY


MERCUR


Beaver


194


21


190


12


153


14


Benton


186


58


185


54


164


49


Berwick


68


131


68


133


45


147


Bloom E.


329


317


309


291


175


151


Bloom W.


104


159


Briarcreek


167


70


154


64


140


44


Catawissa


138


219


135


195


183


160


Centralia Bor. 138


96


132


89


127


88


Centre


194


100


184


81


147


67


Conyngham N.


129


3


Conyngham S. 249


59


172


13


74


1


Fishingcreek


269


61


245


53


226


44


Franklin


49


63


54


54


46


42


Greenwood


181


165


166


165


173


154


Hemlock


168


63


154


54


164


56


Jackson


113


7


115


8


106


10


Locust


260


141


232


102


206


95


Madison


208


55


109


10


159


34


Main


122


10


186


49


103


9


Mifflin


195


43


196


40


180


46


Montour


79


58


74


48


80


40


Mt. Pleasant


110


63


93


51


84


43


Orange


149


68


137


47


110


46


Pine


112


39


95


37


88


33


Roaringcreek


55


40


54


34


51


34


Scott


146


178


143


147


125


131


Sugarloaf


143


18


132


11


122


10


4022 2143


3714


1845


3464


1710


77


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


GOVERNOR.


PRESIDENT.


1872


Buckalew.


Hartranft.


Greeley.


[ Grant.


TOWNSHIPS.


Beaver


182


10


131


11


Benton.


194


49


158


56


Berwick


81


242


72


246


Bloom E


222


161


148


167


Bloom W


127


163


101


211


Briarcreek


152


66


125


65


Catawissa


120


263


95


163


Centre


163


76


134


69


Centralia


118


73


77


87


Conyngham N.


145


11


110


9


Conyngham S


64


36


55


29


Fishingcreek.


269


46


211


49


Franklin


50


54


36


44


Greenwood


185


157


161


140


Hemlock


140


66


120


64


Jackson


104


12


7


12


Locust


236


119


154


111


Main


108


18


95


11


Madison


166


54


137


45


Mifflin


198


46


175


48


Montour


94


43


70


50


Mount Pleasant


97


58


75


56


Orange


146


61


126


86


Pine.


106


23


85


20


Roaringcreek


50


36


36


34


Scott.


159


6


114


131


Sugarloaf


150


18


124


13


3826


2110


3001


2009


1


78


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


THE LOCAL OPTION VOTE.


The following are the official votes of the different townships and boroughs on the questions of License or no License, March 21, 1873.


Majorities.


DISTRICTS.


For


Against


For


Against


Beaver,


116


4


112


Benton,


113


81


32


Berwick,


65


212


147


Bloom East,


206


106


100


Bloom West


119


126


7


Briarcreek,


83


68


15


Catawissa,


159


122


37


Centre,


74


83


9


Centralia,


74


35


39


Conyngham N.,


50


50


Conyngham S.,


109


109


Fishingcreek,


127


76


51


Franklin,


52


31


21


Greenwood,


130


155


25


Hemlock,


51


107


56


Jackson,


81


16


65


Locust,


206


42


164


Madison,


97


65


32


Main,


95


8


87


Mifflin,


150


44


106


Montour,


72


22


50


Mt. Pleasant,


59


43


16


Orange,


86


79


7


Pine,


46


54


8


Roaringcreek,


56


10


16


Scott,


55


169


114


Sugarloaf,


93


27


66


1205


366


366


Majority for License.


839


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


79


1876.


President.


DISTRICTS.


Tilden


Hayes


Beaver


264


29


Berwick


118


213


Benton


221


41


Bloom E.


244


195


Bloom W


140


191


Briarcreek


155


52


Catawissa


194


229


Centralia


122


67


Centre


191


65


Conyngham N


128


8


Conyngham S.


139


6


Fishingcreek


294


61


Franklin.


59


57


Greenwood


203


166


Hemlock


169


52


Jackson


122


11


Locust


272


125


Madison


181


57


Main


133


14


Mifflin


200


40


Montour.


99


53


Mt. Pleasant


102


61


Orange


136


69


Pine.


131


30


Roaringcreek


63


42


Scott.


151


122


Sugarloaf


171


13


Total


4394 2069


80


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


PRESIDENT-1880


DISTRICTS.


Hancock


Garfield


[ Weaver


Beaver


229


29


Benton


211


54


5


Berwick Boro


190


284


8


Bloom E


295


202


4


Bloom W


150


173


9


Briarcreek


157


57


15


Catawissa.


230


256


Centralia Boro


159


94


8


Centre


207


56


10


Conyngham, N


163


28


6


Conyngham, S.


101


27


31


Fishingcreek


288


71


5


Franklin


56


53


Greenwood


194


157


15


Hemlock


160


62


2


Jackson


129


13


Locust


289


129


Madison


199


47


1


Main


131


7


1


Mifflin


207


49


Montour.


80


47


9


Mount Pleasant


105


52


Orange


112


70


41


Pine.


131


35


6


Roaringcreek


82


31


3


Scott East


98


88


10


Scott West


67


53


1


Sugarloaf .


178


12


2


4598


2236


Prohibition ticket 28.


OFFICIAL VOTE OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NOVEMBER 7th, 1882.


GOVERNOR.


LIEUT-GOVERNOR SEC INT. AFFAIRS. SUPREME JUDGE CONG .- AT-LARGE


--


Beaver


Pattison


Stewart


Armstrong


Pettit P


Davies


Black


Duff I


Howard G


Williams P.


Greer R


Africa D


Merrick I ..


Dewoody G


Crossman P


Rawle


Clark D


Junkin I


Chase P


Brosius R


Elliott D


McMichael I.


Tomlinson


-Pierce P.


TOWNSHIPS.


. .


D


I.


G ..


. .


...


Beaver ...


18


193


2


17


193


17


193


2


18|


194


1


18'


196


....


Berwick ..


219


212


63


27


217


210


62


217


214


6


62


30


2161


206


4


62


29


217


209


65


· 29


Benton ....


42


226


3


41


226


4


41


225


4


41


225


5


41


225


5


Bloom-East ..


163


262


4


12


7


"58!


266


13


9


161


264 1


13


9


152


271


3


11


8


154


268


6


12


8


Bloom-West


139


157


23


10


140


155


9


4


133


160 21


10


4


135!


163 |25


7


4


136


162 23


9


6


Briarcreek


42


132


4


2


42;


131


5


2


42


131


5


2


42


13 1 | ...


5


2


44


130


4


2


Catawissa.


236


224|


20


1


3


2341


226 19


1


237


225 18


1


3


229


227 17


1


236


235 17


1


4


Centralia


79


130


14


78


133


176


50


124


2


10


50


173


2


9


1


51


170


8


2


Conyny ham N.


21


75


15


83


13


15


83


13


14


87:


13


15,


84₺


11


Conyngham S.


22


83 1


18


29


67


27


29;


67.


27


72


21


30


92


.


.


..


38


59


39:


59


7


41


58


4+ ..


...


·


· ·


42


71


194


3


43


146


3


11|


45


83;


1661


2


47


86


168


12


49


Hemlock


41


145


2


57


150


2


41


146


1


2


40


146|


2


41


147


2


3


Jackson ..


9


123


1


10


123


10|


13


10


123


10


123 !.


-


..


·


·


94


247


1


94


247 | ...


1


3


Madison


30


168!


1


3


28


161


3


30


168|.


1


3


30


168;


1


32


167


3


Main


6


136


2


6


136


2


6


136


2


4


137


2


4


137


46


193


46


193


46


193


:1 1


46


93;


1


46


193


1


Montour


41


74


2


41


74


3


2


42


73


3


2


39


73' 4


2


41


72


3


2


1


Mt. Pleasant


38


88


4


37


:


4


38


F8


1


40|


84


4


38


86


5


Orange


52


115


34


1


50


119


3%


1


511


117


9


33


2


48


34


3


48


11%|


8


36


2


Roaringcreek


21


70


3


13


81.


...


·


.


.


10


94|


4


3


10


9


94


5


31


10


Scott West


11


60


1


2


2


40.


63


41


60


1


2


2


43


59


1


2


43


59


1


2


Scott East.


14


103|


1


21


731


103


21


73


103|


1


21


13


104


2


21


71


102


1


22


Sugarloaf.


17


167


1


171


167


1


167 |


1


17


167


1


17


166


I


...


|1736 4139| 102|


232| 107|1693 |4201191


218| 113|1725 4140/91 236 117 1691 4149 95


219 122 1705 4168 95 204 131


...


262


5


50


2641


5


52!


262


52


262


3


52|


261


4


1


Franklin


38


59


16+


4


2


1


.


.


.


·


·


·


·


.


95


2481 ..


1


3


Locust


95


248


1


3


95


248


1


3


...


...


..


...


.....


:


Pine


21


97


1


2


5


12


100


1


2


6


13


94


1


3|


101


115 12 701


3


211


70


3


4


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


81


.


Centre ..


48|


173


2


12


49


2


9


77


133 13


7


76


133 13


6


.


73


139 13


2


2


...


:


:


...


5


7


..


Green wood


91


...


:


...


.. ·


...


.


:


5


..


....


3


.


...


...


:


3


.2 2


...


. ...


.


.


... .


·


·


.


21


70


3


21


·


1


2


. ..


1


...


..


....


...


.


...


.


. ..


30


27


.


7


2


4


2.


:


3


12


15


Fishingcreek


52|


37


59;


12


2


90


. ·


Mifflin


1


:319 3 9


9


:


.


7


·


Cake


G


R


7


81


3


·


4


OFFICIAL VOTE OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NOVEMBER 7th, 1882.


CONG | Senator[


REPRESENTATIVES


SHERIFF


CORONER


JURY COM'R


Smith R.


Storm D ...


Webster G.


Supplee R


Gule R.


Vanderslice


Bryson D


Hamlin I.


Barton G.


Kostenbauder R ..


Mourey D.


McGargle G


Krickbaum R ....


Hannon D.


Eves P ...


McKamey G.


Rice R.


Derr D.


Smith P


[ Frederick G


Beaver


211


18


196


196


18


18


189


189


4


6


18


18


195


25


...


31


661


209


31


66


Berwick


422


225


207


209


208


216


209


208


11


33


19


203


219


5


47


217


5


41


225


6


Benton


264


41


225


225


5


41


40


199


224


24


...


184!


19


156


266


15


158


262


12


157| 267


10


12


Bloom-East.


424


161


267


269


12


139


111


168


132!


154


107


11


13


156


166


9


157


162


9


156


160


6


.


Briarcreek ..


174


131


130


4 1


42


43


114


130


221


4


44


130


3


44


120


3


44


130


.


1


Cata wissa


140


253


235 139


139


2


67


140


110


164


80


1


52


167


61


170


8


53


170


2


8


Conyngham N


102


16


34


84


11


13


11


84


89


10


10


86 76


10


112/


30


92


....


3


Fishingcreek


307


53


261


250


4


51


51


186


213


77


4


54


259


52


263


3


52 263


.....


3


:


Greenwood .


245


87


164


167


13


156


38


46


146


178


48


113


1"2


20


79


163


58


82


164


63


12


Hemlock


182


41


146


146


2


44


22


131;


145


29


3


40


146


2


411


147


3


40


147


4


2


Jackson


132


123


123


10


1


96


$9


233


230


12


14


84


250


94


246


3


1


96


243|


3


1


Locust


196


31


168


168


.


7


6


51


128


85


2


9| 115


0


132


1


6


136


1


...


471


193


193


1


46


46


173


48


71


26


6


6


43


70


43


71


2


43


71


2


124


86


86


. ..


47


36


66


83


19


C


1


41


86


36


85


9


38


86


6


:


176


57


112


112


36


56


47


18


110


139


4


36


16


104


53


57


112


36


57


102 3


36


Orange


90


21


70


70


3


20)


21


63


69


4


3


B


4


90


....


21 !


70


3


10


70


3


Pine


107


14|


94


95|


3


10


3!


87


93,


4


8


27


14


94


9


13


94


10


3


14


94


3


Scott West


101


43;


59


59


1


25


42


20


55


47


3


41


60


1


44


54


5


43


59


1


Scott East.


183


72


102


112


59


61


92


104


59


..


21 1


17


166


1


171


166.


.


. ..


17


166


..


1


Sugarloaf.


184


17


166


166


16


16


16+


167


6


....


- -


16939 1806 4166 4161 203 1748 1482 3094 4052 1526


227 256|182214066


230 1764 41461


146/ 203 1769 4160' 146| 198


.


·


30


30


90


92


46


144


85


143


2


86


139


2


Centralia.


222


86


55


170


69


8


57


225


46


154


217


66


1


287


185


1


251


226


6


1


$41


230


9


...


84


10


Conyngham S.


100


30


92


59


59


.


45


42


40


57


16


3


52


41


42


67


2


·


.


. · . 13


.


.


30


168


5


31


168


4


Main ..


143


61


137


137


....


48


28


F2


165


81


4


187


15


47


186!


47


191


..


·


Montour


115


44


72


71


...


39


32


106|


121


8


3


10


123


101


123


10


123


94


247


247


214


3


1


81


2


8


10


16


86;


8


15


.


4


Bloom-West


320


1621 43


159


162


8


131


105


216


1 ...


5


45


195 205


65


224


209


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


82


TOWNSHIPS.


Wm. Elwell.


PRESIDENT JUDGE,


. .


.


..


...


216


RO


36


92


.


. .


42


57


Franklin


100


421


235


·


.


Centre


224


8


....


2


33. 166


Madison.


Mifflin


236


43


191


.


1


.


....


23


69


102


....


25


13


102


21


70


103


.


.


.


Mt Pleasant.


39


Hart


65


188 224


....


3


....


1


13


2


10


10


22 1


Roaringcreek


Tewksbury P ..


14


3


83


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


GOVERNOR, 1882.


Official returns from the State show a total vote of 709,217, an increase of 135,467, over the vote for State Treasurer one year ago. Senator Stewart's total vote is 48,602, against 49,984 for Mr. Wolfe in 1881. The following table gives the total vote for the three candidates for governor, compared with the vote of 1881 for the same party candidates.


1882.


1881.


COUNTIES.


BEAVER.


PATTISON.


STEWART.


BAILY.


NOBLE.


WOLFE.


Adams


2606


3181


148


2348


2871


37


Allegheny .


18298


16191


4841


15679


9860


5948


Armstrong ..


3468


3351


185


2893


2466


317


Beaver.


2650


2950


720


2949


2654


340


Bedford


3021


3406


203


3163


3370


120


Berks


8142


15922


259


4650


9920


139


Blair


4487


3970


266


3275


2435


297


Bradford


5199


4217


1262


4387


2969


1510


Bucks


6504


7770


603


6240


6996


556


Butler.


3941


3464


512


3517


3327


771


Cambria


3279


4247


188


3117


3565


144


Cameron


481


484


86


519


479


14


Carbon.


2423


3061


177


2152


2719


103


Centre


Pattison's plurality, 879


2344


3491


185


Chester


7713


6290


1125


5636


4298


941


Clearfield


2297


4063


127


1814


2994


55


Clinton


1730


2661


218


1819


2525


273


Columbia.


1736


4139


102


1247


2878


127


Crawford.


3711


5071


1520


4507


3718


590


Cumberland ..


3645


4618


373


.2922


4023


150


Dauphin.


6941


5671


726


5793


3800


951


Delaware


4586


3828


931


3221


2372


1574


Elk


399


1289


150


620


1212


20


Erie


5218


5727


575


4656


4130


292


Fayette


3908


5108


96


3458


3752


88


Forest.


Pattison's plurality, 90


371


255


3


Franklin


3653


4456


1213


4096


4011


147


Fulton


611


1036


86


768


1133


8


Greene.


1635


3546


29


1530


2976


7


Huntingdon.


2420


2562


750


2629


2034


396


Clarion


1969


3473


112


1739


2734


132


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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


COUNTIES.


BEAVER.


PATTISON.


STEWART.


BAILY.


NOBLE.


WOLFE.


Indiana


3896


1$93


140


3109


1163


161


Jefferson


2598


2581


125


2203


2212


86


Juniata.


1372


1638


53


1446


1707


29


Lackawanna


5476


6655


752


4220


3116


945


Lancaster.


13989


9866


2525


9899


5770


1405


Lawrence


2417


1755


584


2062


1221


932


Lebanon.


4303


2778


215


3191


1622


65


Lehigh


5847


7948


98


4468


5756


67


Luzerne


7317


11830


1642


5870


7695


1447


Lycoming


3386


5114


280


2751


3629


447


McKean


1791


2137


529


2477


2192


897


Mercer.


4268


4521


385


3971


3607


535


Mifflin


1375


1776


182


1469


1689


197


Monroe.


635


2934


66


649


2338


34


Montgom'y .. .


9287


10588


622


8707


8949


944


Montour ..


1037


1664


75


891


1340


136


Northampton ...


4068


8741


645


2714


5198


411


Northumberland


3876


5054


582


2948


4410


2084


Perry


2634


2674


90


2420


2435


107


Philadelphia ..


70940


67287


8085


55866


42357 14722


Pike


256


1088


88


296


863


8


Potter.


834


838


418


1236


594


48


Schuylkill


7362


10550


1077


4963


8089


2141


Snyder


1873


1446


184


1367


1278


860


Somerset


8350


2271


699


3528


2053


103


Sullivan


445


874


30


417


677


48


Susquehanna


2864


3198


689


3421


2542


127


Tioga


2270


2257


2211


2737


1297


695


Union.


1303


1394


682


638


1134


1720


Venango


2386


2697


401


2302


2058


653


Warren


1891


1835


439


1927


1360


281


Washington


5192


5238


220


5362


4703


112


Wayne


1462


2943


781


1720


2254


748


Westmoreland . .


5644


7242


242


4398


5222


211


Wyoming


1421


1905


165


1559


1779


30


York.


6148


10439


261


4307


7068


222


Totals.


310460 350155 48602


265295 258471 49984


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CHAPTER XI.


BLOOMSBURG.


N 1776, Wyoming township extended from the mouth of Fish- Lingcreek to the state line on the north, and Mr. James Mc- Clure, who in 1772 had settled on the flats above the mouth of the creek, was one of the committee of safety for the township. Gradually the name Wyoming was more definitely fixed to the upper end of the valley, as the state line was pushed north ward and the Connecticut claimants either relinquished or sold, or were confirmed in their claims through submission to the Pennsyl- vania authorities. But the great beauties of the Susquehanna valley are not the exclusive property of what is now called Wyo- ming, but are distributed along the river; and to day there is no landscape anywhere superior to several views of the valley from the mouth of Fishingcreek to Berwick, which can be obtained in the vicinity of Bloomsburg.


From the roof of the Bloomsburg State Normal School build- ing you have command of scenery unsurpassed by any in the state. Your eye, for twelve miles along the winding Susquehanna, rests upon the fertile valleys north of theriver, and on the south it is relieved by the river hill and the majestic Catawissa moun- tain. Off to the north the Nob mountain looms up in its pictur- esqueness, and the valley of the Fishingcreek seems shut up among the mountains ; while immediately at your feet spread out the fifteen hundred acres of land upon which the town of Blooms- burg is built, bounded on the north and west by the Fishingcreek and south by the ever beautiful Susquehanna, making in the sparkling sunlight, a band of silver encircling the green valley upon which your eye is resting with unmeasured delight. Through the midst of the valley with shriek and whoop rush the


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trains of cars over the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg railroad, cross- ing the creek near its mouth and sweeping down the bank of the winding river, awakening the echoes of the rock of the "Lover's Leap." Scarcely has your eye lost the passing train, before along the mountain side across the river, and in full view, like a demon roaring for his prey, scattering smoke and fire over the waters, lcaps the echoing train over the North & West Branch railway, and escapes in a cloud of smoke round the point of the mountain opposite the mouth of Fishingcreek. While at the same moment, off to your right, the shrill whistle of the train upon the Catawissa road, calls your ear, and cross- ing the Lackawanna & Blooms- burg at right angles, moves majestically over the Susque- hanna river bridge, and over J. J. BROWER'S BUILDING. the North & West Branch railway at the east end, and wakes the echoes of the Catawissa hills.


From "The Grove" north of the Normal school much of the same view can be obtained, modified in some respects, but with added features, which in the eyes of some persons enchance its beauties.


On "The Rocks" north of the town, the same general features are commanded; and in addition thereto a long stretch of the Fishingcreek, rolling its pur- waters and beating vainly against the base of the cliff, with the Irondale Furnaces in the distance, throwing up their lurid lights, impress other sight seers as being altogether the most delightful and romantic.


So, the brow of the hill on the Lightstreet road, half a mile north east of the town affords a view hardly, if at all, surpassed by any of the others. It loses some points of great beauty, but it adds to the others a view of the valley of Scott, Centre and Briar-


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creek townships, whose fertile fields and green hills give delight to the eye and to the heart.


But it is not only in the matter of local scenery that Blooms- burg is worthy of the observation of the tourist. It has one fea- ture which is absolutely unique. Its drives are perfectly charm- ing, and no matter by which of some six or eight roads you de- part, you can at the end of a delightful drive of from three to ten miles or more, re-enter it by another. You need not for many times go over any portion of a road once travelled, and you will find each and all of them safe and good and picturesque. Thus your drives are almost ever new, and you can make different com- binations daily. Indeed it could not well be otherwise with the Susquehanna river on one side, the big Fishingcreek, the little Fishingcreek and the Hemlock creck all in the immediate neigh- borhood, diversifying the face of the country, and hiding in their turnings and connexions many beautiful nooks and shady dells and barren rocks.


The vicinity was settled at an early day by several families, and Major Moses Van Campen says that in 1778 he, with a com- pany of about twenty men, built a fort on Fishingcreek about three miles from its mouth. He also says that "in the spring of 1781, we built a fort on the widow McClure's plantation, called McClure's fort, where our provisions were stored."


The town of Bloomsburg was laid out in 1802 by Ludwig Eyer. The name was pronounced as if spelled Oyer, and the place was known as Oyersburg. Many of the descendants of the Proprie- tor still reside here and are of our most thrifty and respected cit- izens. Mr. Eyer rested in the Lutheran burying ground which he gave to the congregation, for many years, but his remains were recently removed to Catawissa. He was a generous hearted and liberal minded man, of a stock of whom Pennsylvania is proud.


Bloom township was one of the original twelve with which the county was organized in 1813. From it have been taken a part of Mount Pleasant, a part of Orange, a part of Centre, and the whole of Scott. What was left of the township of Bloom was or- ganized by an Act of Assembly of March 4, 1870 as "The Town of Bloomsburg." No town in the state has a more healthy loca- tion. It is built on a high bluff on the Fishingcreek, about one


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and a half miles from the river in a straight line north, and about two miles from the mouth of the creek going southwest. The ground descends towards the river and the mouth of the creek so as to afford the most complete system of drainage for all parts of the town.


A chapter might be written concerning the improvements and changes of the last thirty years. In 1850 the bridge over the' brook below the old Forks Hotel on Second street was less than twenty feet wide, and there were no sidewalks at the point of crossing the brook. At the southwest corner of Second and Iron streets it required a flight of five or six steps to get into the door, now level with the pavement. The road from the foot of Second street wound round the bank of the creek instead of going straight to the bridge as at the present. Market street below Third instead of being a splendid thoroughfare a hundred feet wide, was a narrow, crooked, illkept road. The road to Espy crossed the canal twice MOYER BROS WHOLESALE ORUGGISTS by high and dangerous bridges within a distance of three hundred yards, instead of run- MD ning along the berme bank, a safe, level and delightful way. To speak of the private MOYER BROS. BUILDING. dwellings which have taken the place of old tumble-down structures, would be to make reference to most of the houses in the town, as Bloomsburg has been substantially rebuilt within twenty- five years. No such thing will, therefore, be attempted.


To the public buildings and business places some attention is proper. The Normal School building is mentioned under the proper title in this volume, together with other educational matter.


The Court House, built in 1846, is perhaps hardly up to the present requirements of the business for which it was intended, the bulk of the records, and the legal business having very con- siderably increased since the County seat was removed to Blooms- burg. The old jail has been altogether abandoned, and a new


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prison has lately been erected, in which as much comfort can be had, as is consistent with the place and the occasion of the visit.


COLUMBIA COUNTY PRISON.


The Lackawanna & Bloomsburg railroad passes through the town, with a depot on Market & Sixth. The North Branch Canal lies three hundred yards south of the Railroad. The North Branch of the Susquehanna is half a mile south of the Canal, and on the opposite bank of the river runs the North and West Branch railway. At Rupert, by the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, you take the omnibus to Bloomsburg.


Of the newspapers mention will be made under the proper title; but it may be here said that there are at present, published weekly, The Columbian, democratic; The Republican, republican; The Sentinel, democratic; and the Journal, prohibitionist.


The streets are numbered from the Fishing creek towards the river and trend east and west, nearly; and the cross streets run- ning nearly north and south are named. They vary in width from thirty three feet to one hundred. Most of them are over forty feet wide, and are well paved and well lighted. The Hotels, the Court House, the Normal School, and the main business of the town are upon Second street, a wide, paved and cindered thoroughfare.


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In addition to the many handsome residences, the buildings which give a substantial and imposing character to the town are the Exchange Hotel, opened in 1874-the Central Hotel-the Columbian block-the block of buildings occupied by D. Lowen- berg and J. Cadman-the one by Holmes & Schuyler-the corner by A. J. Evans-the building of D. A. Creasy-the corner of Clark & Son-Miss Peterman's building-McKinney's building Rawling's building-Barton's building-Moyer Bros' building- and the old McKelvy corner, refitted by Knorr & Wintersteen: On the north side we have Robbins, Gilmore, Sharpless, Moyer Bros' drug store, Brower's building, Hartman's, Sterner's, Furman's, and Kleim's ; all of which, with what is known as the Exchange block, are three or four story buildings, and of consid- erable dimensions.


The Opera House on Centre street below Second, capable of seating about one thousand persons, has been fitted up to attract and accommodate a variety of excellent entertainments. It is con- venient and accessible, and well suited for lectures and public mectings.


Of the industries carried on in the town we can only make cursory mention, to wit: The extensive Car Shops of G. M. & J. K. Lockard-the Iron Foundry and Machine Shops of Harman & Hassert-the Foundry of B. F. Sharpless-the Iron fence mall- ufactory of Michael Hess-the Carriage shops of M. C. Sloan & Brother-the planing mill of Charles Krug- the new, large and substantial Woolen Mills of S. A. & E. C. Caswell ; and lastly the Anthracite furnaces of the Bloomsburg Iron Company, and of William Neal & Sons.


Nor, in the enumeration of the advantages and attractions, ed- ucational, business and social, should we omit to mention the Sanitarium, an institution established about three years ago, for the special treatment of nervous affections. It is a large and handsome structure, fitted with all the modern improvements of heat, light, water and ventilation. It is convenient of access by rail, has pleasant and extensive grounds, and is in hands fully competent to the treatment of the diseases for which it was specially intended, as well as for general hygienic purposes.


The churches are as follows: St. Paul's Episcopal, corner of Second and Iron street-Presbyterian, on Market street below


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The Sanitarium is one of the leading Institutions of Columbia county. It was established by Dr. A. L. Turner, for the special treatment of nervous diseases and diseases of women. Its patrons are from nearly every state in the Union. The buildings stand upon a valley plateau, 500 feet above marine level. The views in all directions are beautiful. The Institution contains about 40 rooms, with high ceilings, thorough ventilation, and lighted by gas. By a recent change in the management, it is now in charge of Dr. L. A. Shattuck, a physician of experience in the treatment of those di- seases for which the Institution was established.


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Second-Lutheran, Market street above Second-Reformed, corner of Third and Iron streets-Baptist, Third street, above Iron-Roman Catholic, Third street below Iron-Methodist, Third street below Market-Evangelical, Fourth street above Iron-Welsh Baptist, First street, east of Iron-Welsh Wesleyan, Iron street, north of First street-African Methodist, First street, below Market.


There are two money institutions: The First National Bank, and the Bloomsburg Banking Company. The capital stock of each is fifty thousand dollars.




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