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hall* on the third floor o f what is now the Elks* building, were the leading ones. Neither had a stage. The opera house w as conducted by the lessees of the owners until 1876, when it passed to the ownership o f I. W. McKelvy* whose lessees operated it until 1895, Then A . E van s and J . R . Fow ler bought it* and the latter managed it until M r. E van s’s death* when his half interest passed to his daughter* the w ife o f Dr. J . S. ^ h n . A few years later Mr. Fow ler died* and Dr. John purchased his inter est. T he auditorium was much improved* the stage w as enlarged and a gallery built* and the name changed to Ihe Columbia Theatre. It was run by lessees until September* 1914* when Dr. John assumed the management. T he N n c L y ric is an attractive moving pic ture house in the L . T . Sharplcss building. T lic first floor was rebuilt fo r this purpose* and w e n cd in 1 9 11 by L. T . Sharpies.^ and W . W. Pagcly* who have made it a popular place of amusement. T he A rcade w as the next bidder for public favor. It is in what w as the furniture store o f W. J . Correll & Co., and w as opened in 19 13 with I L R. Correll as manager, it enjoys a liberal patronage. The V utaria, built by L . J . Chamberlin, of Shamokin, and opened early in 19(4. is one of the handsomest picture houses in this section* costing about $25,000. and with a seating ca pacity o f 1,200. It IS up to date in every r e s u lt . J . V. I^ m ed is the manager. Tlirce other moving picture rooms have been opened* at various times* but succumbed after a short run. T he Midxi/ay owned hy Thom as B . Moore and H . J . Achcnbach* opened in 190^, is an amusement hall that has met the public wants in various ways. It has hccn use<l a s a howl ing alley* billiard room* dance hall* fo r poultry exhibitions, industrial fairs and the like. The building is well adapted to its uses* and its motto. ” A nice place fo r nice people,” has alw ays hccn well maintained by the manage* ment. 0 ?J>
CITIZRNS OP n u xiM sn u R G
Among those who were prominent and active citizens in the earlier davs, and who have gone to the "great beyond.” the descendants o f many o f whom are now' among the representa tive citizens o f the town, were D r. Davfd Scott, Dr. Tohn Ram say. Daniel Snvder, S r.. William Robison, Philip Chrisman. William M cK clvy. Rev, D. T. W aller, S r.. William Hurlev* Caleb Barton. EH Batton. Elisha Barton. William
Neal* John R . Moyer* L . B . Rupert* E lias Men denhall, William Sloan* Joseph W . Hcndershott* A . J . Sloan* Robert F . Clark* Philip > Unangst* John M . Chamberlin* David Low en bcrg* D r. Jacob Schuyler* John K . G rou* L S. Kuhn* J . J . Brow er, Issachar Evans* A . J . Evans, Col. Samuel lOiorr* M . C Sloan* John A . Funston, Jam es K . Eyer* Joseph Sharplcss* Andrew Kupcrt* E . P . Lutz* C . F . Knapp* John Wolf* Senator Charles R . Buckalew* Judge WiUiam Elwell* Dr. J . B . McKelvy* Isaiah W. McKelvy* Rev. J . P . Tustin* H . J . Clark* E . R. Drinker, Charles G . Barkley, C . B . Brockw ay. M . S. Appleman* Josiah Furm an, G . W . Corrcll, P. S . Ilam u R * Robert Cathcart, Peter BUImyer, William Snyder* Gen. W . H . Ent, George Hassert* Henry Roscnstock* B . F . H artn u n, as well as many others. BRASS BANDS
F o r many years Bloomsburg has had at least one brass liand. B efore the C ivil w ar there were tw'o. and from these one was oiganized and went to the w ar with the Iron Guards. In 1865 at a citizens' meeting a subscription w as taken up, and W. H. Gilmore w as authorized to go to H arrisburg and purchase instruments for a band organized at that time, with Jo h n H ow cr as leader. In iS / f the Bloomsburg Band w'as started with T . L . Gunton as president, and A . W . Monroe as leader. In 1884 the band obtained a charter. It lias had a number o f leaders, among them I'h vis Brooks, who served fa ith fully for many years. T he most notable one w as F . 11. Losey, wdio afterw ards attained prominence as a bandmaster and composer. The band has had its ups and downs, bu t through it all T . I^. Gunton. its first and on ly president and manager, has never w avcrco, and now has the satisfaction o f having a fine band o f about thirty members, mostly you n g men, well equip(>e4l, a credit to the town and to themselves, as the result o f his persistence. The present leader is Clarence G. Herr, In 188R William II. Gilmore organized a band and equipped it with uniforms and instru ments. It was known as Gilmore's Band, and Tlioma.s Mctherel w as the leader. A fte r doing gooil service for five years the organization w'as disamtinued in 189a. and the town had but one band for the next fourteen years. The Citizens’ Band w as organizeil in A p ril. 1007, with eleven members, who had left the R!oom.shurg Band. Charles P . Elw ell w as the bandmaster, and a few months later E . M . $ a v iilge became manager. Through P ro fe sso r
