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le Somerset Herald.
iZOZ'jZ K. 6CTXI, Editor.
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)r iij ttys an-1 cauJiesgo to Mai. '.on
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ir23 ;rl y-'-1- thicS
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oats and b-"'-T P Jfaaiiffl
!i.-t,:tsi store.
) . -j sail to have aboat ten years
, . JesT-tare t'31--
- ta.LeT pror-aets promise as pienty
S . f ,ltr: f r tnis wmt. r.
j j, lE. "Tni's ae Tior-tnaie Wraps
I " r beant-faliy trimmed.
1. " ""
I , -y. trjota scoied ia water before using
i T-fsec witb inc-reaied longevity.
-n.-ts is patented m Christajas-
. - ;-r which he bti list dui on
-lA'S
i ". . :er of Mercy will remove to
i
- it i cx.tiitrtKt a mE:5om: scadecy
. .A-i.eS.
I ttirri fto". -d warns tea, go to J.
I . " , ,ra s Eirdwa-e Store, Somerset,
l;
- .1
I KtZ:sti.zitce nirvett will, h is esti
! "',-. i iaxspo lv'"-.J feet
I v- 3" :ret ir.v".hinr J03 need -O
5---
v tirre-S Lave been sfcot
5- - r W:3df.:J Fariwr. f Xick-
1 1, ,-4.-."c-",-r-
1 v-s. A. Z. advertisement in
Mo'.u : Cno-ibs. and
i ...t I "-
I .. .... r;.- of e&rti. -tae "boras Lis
! ;A j,-. i jlSit rr-t liiiae aJ lit-
I - r . i : bJ'irt" 'T choice
u M0era-jr ofladjs pre.bed
7" --joofhJ tnsi-jessor, Gjt-
f "'.-rr l4v:d 3i-.er s-year-oll
- rt-,-a and ei-aa wt.;!
.1- alayi on hand a Mb.ion
-ri Irxrrv. Flur. FU -i Grain
I - - .; ofMIerue. A.Ugacy cooa
viT. Ia bimse:f by coarrTicg.
I . -v : 4- Si .ss Fine V:.k:as, h:a
; .i jter.
t ir s-i-rir.? from weii Of
."1T, T-...-C at J. X. isy-iera irxg
i d with p'9e to i'ii: your
V.-i ca;r.ot aTird to n-ec'.ect your
I -jt Zi-l-.." oa Selectioa of Plan for
t . v--.T.Tir. WvrM'a fa'.r bailtiing will
! ii: ci-oire before lceai!tr 10.
1 - z ; Corritr. t mccr-tain totiih, wa?
! . t WdDdiy t'ht whc be
to a tlir;ce at T-eaveruct,
I
f jT om Loliity ai- neit week
.-.' T'jw mill be reveliUuns.
M. M. rsir-rzLL t Co.
f i aier.t White, of the railwsy maU
I v- . rfcorc-oeii.il the retirement on half
I I ;' r- .way potil ci-rt lncaraoiuie-i by
I i :m or oid a.
i I K. B. Coff.-vts t-iS receive.1 and is
v rrttr reaiy to display her XaiiJ gis.
.a Jr,cy g.jods. pin cushion, eologae. fiira.
hv-i. jewelry, etc. t.i.1 ant
a are ilwtys welcooie.
A ever a d:v between Jjseph and
-r.ck Kar-ley. brothers, of Thomaston.
f is, resr.ll ia Patrick's deitb at the
of t J brother.
1 ir shelves and counters are iait being ar
il -x-l f-r Ninas goods. Next weeks
is...:.; ntii o: ats.
1 M. M. Tarr-wci Co.
1 is xi-3 agaia-: S:-pha White-
I ' x Fi.-Je phla. at Allentown, for?wr
tjjiiited ii"".' worth ot proper. y an i
I iii i -l-cv or North Lebanon town'i:p
I .-c .--:y. rils-s rabb or the New
i i -li-i-c He br-raa the seaa with
: ji.-i -f Uig sorce of then: at 1
2.--!-fthe Htttis .-ho'-ili cot forge
-t . N rif Ur, the drurlst. can it their
:i i.i.-e-s a- well as aiy opticiia.
i; uf cr clx yeirs ei;:rien;e ia
Hi; Cut. ttie fu l-rijdei Oniaha
ii.-:-rvn:.v ai-niiie-J to practice in tr.e
-i-i.-rv.-t ia 3i-i. is the fi-t mil of
I ! I.-? -. i.re ti.it pnvuege ta Xr-
I l r- - -.; tr.'::r. cf the Hinlcck
Air : stin at E.dgwiy. E.k cswery
u iiri ti- izr iloi-.t ofneml.uk pro
f Cii en p.-sched aad that hereafier
j - I" rea-e.
I r.--iiji of Lis ra r.'-.fr. Eert V:a-
' '!" 11 j -;t Ci.ar.-s Jor.'-s. matai-rr of
i -'inl T .'.n-nti erf. .---. E.-cirs, X.
-- '-t::r called to s- a young lady
J"--tai riv-i f.- .m the Viacect h-jtise.
I --iti! ;-f l;vi ire siTrd aanaal'y by
Ayrrs Cherry Pectoral. lathe
! s.-; cp. up aai wh-.c.ping coaii.
h5 a skim r.irTeicus t?sct. It
I1-- " -tia-Lr.it.on, frt-!the ot-tructed air
it : c croi ttie deeire to cough.
i: it. i -a tat a p.-l "-jaare mi
v '- -::-: tg mel" was the grate
I -"-t-.u-4t.-jo cf otie who appetite had
the ae of Avers r-a-ipa--!
of lyspef.uj cmerx. A
j eitract bejrt-ech soeal
j :te -. ;t.te.
J !; p.::?ely asserted that rnssra
I T - w -.1 oe natsine between Cnloa
1 "-- Mrf-,-trtowa. VV". Yi.. by the 1st
J ' ai; Wort is being p?j4ad ripid.y
! !;-5-Ls aoi C'nio extensioa. Tee
-f .c j-;twest Pei)ylv3Xia will al-o
"fc---i to Morgan to ww withta a year
I Tf ofJoha W. arrjoa of
i "-r-i the S-iie Treasury, kv
-;La ji'Csiaf C.-erk ofthe Hooseof
'-t: ' vant. as no power octsi ie
I --iy eiti to ct.j-e a success jr.
1 "-7 :' -t CalefCrk of the House is
j t'f h year in whit-a taerr u a
I ---if tie 1je lat tire, and fl.uv for the
j , w-t.-h t-re la none. Res. jnt
I -rs ; i tie a prominent candi-
-i Lit jcs-.ja for Ciptaia Morrt-
1 .
. si --r bet Williara Xoble, of
5-" '-' us "7er sappr on Tasrsday
! - cxii i tit the loiieer co a rail
I -u Ocl -:k on Friday atoming
I. ' ytili there, having sjwnt tie
J--'- oa ,!ci. whi.e their re?pec.-
s-r-f'i them with hot coSe
t-X-ttg r.agtr was a Ure
7" --.. o-potieot caly weighed Ho
t i'VMe hoars a the feoce
as fr-ah u wbec he sat
j. iit-r uiEp4Cjoo ajared to
-- -t.
a "- 3antitit4 of mc-w tccb
-- our fjwws for pot-pUau
"------ y-wj-j- Pjmu After Saas-".-;r.e.
:n ttat enuniy, bas re
, 'wf-d r-5 from Pit:sba-g flits
t,e can ship them. tr which
W h.ai i-1 v p-r aack iJViiv
it ha a reJy secareJ
, " - tU'i .., avl wb-o th
i r . tt k.t vt
Tyr-raT- Ieetier i l5t
w oa oi our Moodiy caUtra.
Ccaoty Cotctn jio3r a.- bisy dicriba
titz blaaij to the Tirvci ar5 U.i
-iaaie Ccoaicfkita has marned
hone aAer a six moatia risit to rehfu in
Mlnneapolia, Mintj.
Vlss laui: Sccll. of Irwia, 'Wwtajore
Liod eo-jn:y, U th putM of br cocsin, Mrs.
FrwJ W. B.iwcier.
Mr. nd Mrs. Frank PeaZle. of Frostbarg.
r gosu at the hom of Mr. EeJ i
er, Hon. A. J. Colbora.
Hoc Ei ScaU wiU ieare Cw Washmirtoa
to-morrow aai wul be prraent ben Coc-
Tb Paria Board bas rtfase-3 the apjH
f r pardon of Marcel! 3a Hictj. cca-ic-.el
of Ur?raT, froa this oaanty.
F. G. Parker, formerly of thia place, ha
beu af-fjicte-d tafxiritsteoDt of tbe Gin
ttr Keel drpartnxrCi of tbe Cambria Iron
Gotnrjacy'a work, at i&hasiown.
Hon. A. J. Col bora brn akwiy ira
prjTir;g tLe past tew dj$ aad ct:!es3 b bas
lotber reia;e wUI be abie to go to Lis of
fice in tbe eourse of a few days.
Committees atading f.r - fratc met of local
institutes fur publicaiuoa will coafer a laror
by mai'lcg their maaos:rf t so that it will
reach as not later than Wednesday.
A miniature railroad, with steam locomo
tive and jaTfcr cars, ia on exhibition ia
intts & Kaatitrs ahow wicduw aad at
tract a crowd erery tlm- the train is startrd.
Milton B JiE. of J'jhnstowa, and Lou
CjTer, of Jenner towasoip, were mar-
nd at the reUiee of M .it on Crarer. ia
tbia pUoe. Monday morr.isf. by Pt. Yoin-
kin of the M. chalet.
The attentiun of oar rel-rs is directed to
tae adverueint tf Jj?jO P. Swank in
aaoinw cj! atria. Mr. &wai. has a iarfe
stock of wai, hts. ci'Xts aad jewelry for tae
bolidiv tra,ie G.e bim a ca.L
Dr. 11. I. Mtre. Corocer-eiect of this J
ceanty, was a ca.ler at this orSoe Taeijy
afurra-jun. Ttie loct jt s c S'.-. will not prove
very reaiiiaeraute. Kit in csae of the ceaia
of the eatrr iff, the C-jri.tr aaeunitra the da
Lita of Uiat :.
JadjTlng frum tae xcersatioa or.e bears
nj a-tlys ia r-srd tj wall r works. S-jai
e.'set is iKt laci.c in hut-aters " Give aa
Vir wrk?,"' ae ecirha-iastii; indiv.diiai
was heard to reoiirk, and iasi'ie of tiiree
years this towa wlil support a popoiatkjn of
6.-'."'
We iearn from aa ejcnae thut Mrs.
Bj se LU1, at oae time a very popalar resi
dent of MeyersdiLe, has removed to Wa-a-luUja.
D. C where hi will oea a hoard
ing hoaje. Mrs. D.U lost a'J of h-r money
by tbe tiil-re of her brumer-m-law's bant
at Ciearieli
Thir-kgiving day was ot?erTid ia the
usual qu-.et auion ta tuis place. A larje
eoEcregi-tioa was present at tae anion "- -VKts
in tt M. E. tharth in the mormcg
where Elir Granger delivered aa interest
ing and intractive sermon. Bi-.nes hous
es tnroughoci: the!" wn were evseral.y cioaed.
Mr. aad Mrs. J. IV E gg. of Terra Alia.
W. Ya havo issued invitatioa? to the mir
riare of their da-Uter. Lilra A., to T. J.
P.ck-ug. of John-town, Pa., ca Wedn-kliy
evdaing, Deoea-er iih- at eltht o'clock.
Mr. P-cking Is a tit.ve vi Sjaierset xA
probably no maa ia this coiaty ea.loys th
friend-hip of a larger circle of friends.
Krister ar i Eecorder Hileoiia has jast
recorded a ci-e-i which Cirrles the Urges".
Cu-siJention of any deed ever entered on
the recjrii ot th.s cjaty. I'- i deed
fr jai the Johtiat jwa Limt?er Company to
the Carnhtia Lamtwr Cotspiay, of taiber
lands ia tiiide. Ta nt aai jraahonitg
townships, aad the consideration named is
AntoaioCaaiphire. tae Itiliai barber, is a
Tcgitsrlia, aad in order to keep his table sup
plied with one fresh vegetable throughout
tie winter, cultivates to ail toes ia his garret
aai cellar. " Last winter I est my fresh
tonaal every day." be -ail to the reporter
last Thursday and the mi: morning sent
hlra seven! dozen delioo" little beauties
as a present.
m
Two yoting L-bhmea, named Cos and
FurreL were loigl ia jul iitardiy, by the
coaitiole of ssa-iafcury, charged with va
g-aacy. Tee poet ott -e anJ rn.roai ststioa
at it: place had neen brvien into the pre
ceed.ng ctg'.t and these two mea wre ar
rested oa sa-lctos Wuea given a hearing
noeviiecoe was prdj;eJ agalasttaem aad
they were com tuitu-J lor thirty days as va
graaa. The Mf-ersitle t'-.-x err.' af-f .-reI last
week ia S-pag form, printed f.-)ra its on
aiaterlai at the bo-jo- oC. Brother "mitU
hi- beta on the rsr-l e-dge f -r along while.
ljt tuts stack to ht- piper until he has ar
aoanted ali the ob.tac-.es tait were in his
wit and now pr.ai.sw to make the Cjr,i&er
ri.d a better piper tain ever before. VVe
presume the puonicatioa of a dally e-iitioa
will be resimed oa tne romp'etioa of an
electric ra-iwiy betwi sa-isbjiry and the
Metrofj-lis."
Rev. Z. T Sweeny, the eloj tent " Hoosier"
preacher, who v.atte-1 tcis place sevejral
nJOths ago an-J prewcaeu two eleven, ser
mns ia the I'.sctp-ie' chn-ch. bas naad-d
ia his jvlgnatioa as Cratwri Ge-jr! cf the
Tn: ted states to the Ta-tlh En pi re, and
will devote his time hereafter to the w rk of
aa evangelist, occa-iiona-!y appearing oa the
lectnre platform. He eipecL to spend a day
or two with Somerset friends ea-ly in Jsaa-,-j.nl
arrangeevrcts are being male to
have him de.iver one of his pop-a'.ar led are"
at that time.
Rex. GecTg- Loblnier, preache-i ia the
Kscples" cb arch, this place. Sjsdiy eveo
tng. He was a resi tmt of S.r-o-rt tuck in
the ri.s and ealied ia the army from
til enunty ; af.-r the war be read law, and
shortly after being ad xltiel to the bar re
moved to Illinois) and theoce to Xefcraska.
w aere he is elect i j ilge- For the pa
jew yirs he has been ia the ministry, preach
ing to a coarreiaiioa ia Calif jrcia. Eecent
1t he accepted a cai! fnra a cong-egtioa at
Newp-7rt, VYest Ya. H-i wife Las been here
r several months, the gaast of her brother-ia-iaw,
H F. Scheil, E-v
The tlnce at the Sjmerset Hou. Friday
evening, wai one of tee most deitghtfal so
cial events ever given by the yoang people
of this p'ove. Am nt the r-3 fr':"s
ataace were Col i. Si. Ed aid WM, , H
Eeid, tf- F- Sayie1, wtfe. aai Messrs.
Hx an 1 SttaotelL of ConaelsVilie. Jo
HSjshs we. Mrtsr. L'atie- Kau
and Carr. of roiootowa. Meri. Hobliti
rii. Hirriaoo and B-;k. of Myersdale.
M.r thaa rty roap'rs tk fart in the
grand march. Masic was f j-nisaeJ b the
r .-.i ttalaaa. and the refresh Beat, or-
.
dered rom Biltlmjre. were everything that
ctwiUJ b desirei.
Jocwthan Cble. of Fjan. Bedford roc nty.
was ncwBt tur " t i .3 n i saowei
aiqalteaeanoty iathni of a sheet
uf setter pap", tne e)g-s of whica wre
charred and which b aU p eked cp ia one
of bis S-ii where be wn plowjog on the
afts.-n-i of Miy 9 I"'- Tae r9 "
portion of a Suer ad Ireswei to J hn H ThL
E.bva (faata.'"i z,.nrt.tj all-e-s
-id lignaiare of wsaci- are qa(e piaia.
'4 w evidently carrU-4 over the moon
tain, a of ia V ti. 5 wind
tt wasra-rc oo tae araa oU.
fi, ia this p'aee. w hea M r F al s rwienae
anj ,r5 vere both wiped oat of exu'eoee.
Vr CH savs be bas a d."inct recoi lertion
a a h .wrr" of tps of piper aad ash,
drover mP!" lf,J ,h
.'j l.yti'-W but bad k k "
to bri g t: psti scrap w Mr
kai-
And So Thy Wr WJirra.
PiJC.lt ever ia Succciiit tovuhlp har
been KioriDg aRMMioc Foar or rive
wrki ao a yctm; caa batwi ataoei Orer,
aai a wocia, Tvelrc or C f :en yfara kb
j senior, giving the naste of frees) LiivW-
maa. af pearoi bet re Eg-Jter aad l-rt-oricr
H.eran and asked fjr marriage licera.
t'pon ir.terrcgatins; the woiEaa ill. H He
rnia dlacorered thai the bad been previous
ly married k a man named Blades, fetid that
be had deserted ber fifteen years a?r. but ad
she had not procured a divorce, he declined
to i?ve a license to the coop!. OVer aad
his intended bc.de coosaited aa attorney ia
ressrd to the sutler bat finally recamed to
their homes Without having serared a license.
On Xovember h the eocpie obcained a
license to marry from the pruper authority
at Ccmberlad, yd. Olcr gave his age as
i; acd the womaa's as ST. Tbey were mar
ried kte same day cy Eev. Mviiit, of that
c ty . A w days afterwaris Chas. Dcoarse,
the 5:ei-t:hr of C'ler, visited CamberUnd
f-r tte pcrpooe of learning whether the
euci.e had procared a lieere. He aid OWr
wralt-nr.indcd and not fit sabject fcr
n.a:r.n:ocy, and fanher-naor-; be aad the
wocuan are tirvt con-ij 0!er greats
Were very much ppakd to the match. The
niamagv is ;llcii, the woman having wora
that she was uamamed aad care ber ma.d-
eo name ia order to obtain license. Eev.
MorZtt taid ltr was amaii and looked like
a dwarf. His skin was wrinkled aad he did
not seKi to be rarucularty bright.
The Tocta oa the contrary was stoa' aad
ballhy-Iookiag aad wonld m&ke two of
Olcr. He at ant thought the womaa was
O'.tr mother axd aiked him wber the girl
was who he was to make Li wiCt. U.er
pointed over his shoulder Xa Mrs. Bl-les. or
Vreca liaderman aad said : " That's her.'
Mr. SJ St was Mirprj! aad asked the
woman if she iateaded to marry " that b-y,"
referricg to Oler the said "she was only
thirty -j-r-en.'" and Olcr speke cp aad said,
1 am already twenty -three.""
Mr. M rTtt tried to reason with them bat
they ia-isted on banf married and h" per-frm-i
the ceremor.y. Tbe couple are re-p-jrted
to be ketirjg toase at K t-roxl
arid it is sad to be a brakemta oa the
--ruerrt aad Cams-ia U li.
E lection Booths.
The boar! of contmissioners of this ooaa
ty were too basy gvaicg oat asseimeat
bUtiks to permit them to visit Hirrisburg
Us; week fjr the purpose of nwting with
the board of sta'e oivUciaU. under whose di
rection arriLgemerjis will be made to pat
the new ballot isw into operation. County
comni:scioner were present from nearly
every ormty ia the state.
This board is to deci-ie awn a pattern for
the shelve or compartments in which the
votTs may privately mirk tfaeli ballots and
to determine upon a uniform style of guard
rail to be used jc the voting room or booth,
aad to deride nra sacn other furniture and
apparatus as may be necessary and to Cx a
limit of cost fir same per sheif or ccm part
merit and per lineal foot of ralL The first
ittstjillaient of shelves aad guard rail will
be provided by the coaaty commUsioners
at the expense cf the Slate. All additiocal
apparatus re--,aired after the rt election
most be provided bv the counties.
Ia the room where the voting is to be
done a gaird rail is placed na- "be entrance
and to perjns t at the electioa .ll-rs aad
citizens aboat to vote will be admitted be
yond the gvia.-d rail, which mast be remov
ed at ieut six feet from the voting shelves.
Tae two clerks of election shoaid be seat
ed at a table where the voter receives a bal
lot as be pisses through to one of the shelves
or compartment- to put the crcs iXi mark
opposite names of the candidates fur w com
hi wtshe to vxe.
The Uw says that '"i:!des the election
otEcers aa j sach supervisor as are authoriz
ed by the Uw of the United states or over
seers appointed by the coaru of this Com
monwea.th, not more than foar voters in
excess of the oamher of voting shelves or
compartments shall be allowed ia said in
closed space at one time." One shelf must
be provided tor every hily registered voters
ia any election precinct.
Est a party is allowed one watcher, who
raiy remain ia the room, oataide tbe rail, to
observe the progress of the rote. Xo person
shall be allowed ia tbe room, outside the
inclosed spate. excpt these watchers, voters,
not exceed.ng ten at any one time, who are
wailing their torn to prepare their ballots,
and craters to preserve the peace.
After getting a ballot from one of the
derts, and afjerward marking i; in private,
the voter passes from his shelf over to the
taie'. where the ja ije of the electioa aad
tae two inspectors -t.
Tae voter grc-s bis ticket to the election
o:".-r ia charge of the ballot box. who with
out enfolding the haliot, will number it and
fo.-J over the marked corner with theedces
coited with adaesive pss?te aid put it dowa
se.-j.re. y, ' so as to cover the n amber and so
it cannot be seen without unfastening or
catt'ng open the part so fastened down,""
ani then deposit it in tbe ballot box. Tbe
c.'.Lzea then lea res the room by tte exit oa
the left. Tae Uw rerjures that the ha! iot
box shall be at least ax feet from the guard
r-iil
Mitty other dVails of tbe new law wii! b?
ca -efal'.y considered by he State Buard be
fore deciding npoa the several (jnestiona at
is le.
Atects fr itnproteil ballot boxes and
other e!ctia psrapberaaiU srere present
and exhibited their pwten,-
Uae of the most ingenious ballot bxes ex
hibited aad the one that attracted most at
tention is the invention of W. Frank Gaal.
a former resident cf this county.
Coal at Hoovarsvllia.
Coal developments on an extended scale
are being made at Hoovcreviiie. and befure
iocg that little pUee promise to become a
basiling mining town. The operation now
ia openCoa wul be Urgtly increased within
a acrt time.
Lttely a sua named Eatterbaaga, of
Wemoreland county, bought all the cowl
underlying a Urge tract adj jinicg the village
on the east, on the oppueite side of the river,
laciaded in the land purchased are the
F. F. and John A. Clark tracts, and the
Unds ot Gil vie Host on. Michael Bru baker,
H.nm Shafer and Mrs. Mary Eogers.
Mr. Batterbaagb has porchased this coal
outright. He does not operate himseif, bat
st-ils to other C'Eifrii. He cow owns
liout ali the available fu. Unds from
pecbl's Yaiiey to Hooversvii.e, tor which
be til paid a price averaging avyat ft
acre. Near the opening be pays $12 per acre
and at other p.s.es from to :. He bis
paid cash for the land, so there seems to be
no question of tbe expressed intention to
push operations at once.
It is l.iely that Mr. Batterbaagb will dis
pose of his holdings to three different com
panies. One cmpny is cow at work on
tt-e Miry E'r-rs place, where an opening
ta been made. Tbe coal can be Worked
very easily frvra a drift, which has already
oeec dnrea in at this place, so that they are
new abuaii ready Lr hipiunt. The cool is
of good quality in is sa-J to be ym what i
waate-i. the intention bBg to ship it for
heat ing porpoes.
Already tae operations here Lave pat a
pat deal of life inio the i:ttle Tillage.
Ery house in the place is taken cp by
thoee employed in this woik and until not
new bu:idins can be erected there wU! be
considerable crowding. It isexpetted that
a camber of aodiuooal miners will arrive
this we.k, and by the b-gincirg of next
month shipments of la is cowi snil be oia-de
regularly. In aJJiiioa lo th company now
opcistin. Mr. Eatterbacga expects to coake
arrangement witb two other companies,
each ot which wili cowtmenceat LfTe"ent
places on these Unds and prorei to make
Oe et- pmen ta.
Now Ready
ftj aad mg con; p!ts line of Chi istr
(D and every day goow- ia Soneriet. Doa t
till to see oar Chins aad Japanese gUwre,
opa! wenu vas. etc Lamps of tbe seasna,
I pri-f-j Oi-ori to take Csristma. presns
fnxn 1 net-t cp in tt.e d-jilars Call early
and get the choice bargain.
1 E. . Comma:.
Water tha Only Swbjatrl of Convar
at ion Many Man of Many Minds
Go where yoa will abocJ this town, the
only subject yea hear discussed is water
works, and whether or not tbe people oi
Somerset can sfford to bond tae municipali
ty for the purpose of con "tracing the pro
posed system, cn which question a vote U lo
be taken December H'th. Many times ar
gument baa become bested, sod person
have forgtxtes that it is a question concern
ing which men may bosesily diSVr. and
harsh wotds bare followed. This is cot
only foolish, but wrong. There can be no
qoestioa that every resident of tbe towa
wonld be benefitted by the introduction of a
water system, but the question that each
one ctct solve for himself is whether the
proposed plan is practicable, and whether or
cot be can bear the increased burden ot tax
ation tbe luxury of water will entail. Mean
while the watef war goes merrily on around
the shop stove, and new recruit are filling
cp the onoccupied barrels: and boxes.
" Gentlemen,' said tbe well-fed sad sltck
tooking mccied man, " I bave seen too many
people ia this town bay a pg in a poke, only
to Sad out that they had bought a rant
when the poke was opened, and I do not
propose to rote on this question oo-advised-ly.
Some of yoa older fellows probably re
member when tb plixk road was built, and
the excitement that preceded its construc
tion. It was claimed by iu promoters that
every town it passed through would grow to
be a city in a few years following its com
pletion, and every man that could raise ")
wss iwduced to invest it ia plank road
stock. Tbe toad was built, tbe Mock bolder
never drew a dividend, and ia a few years
their stock had vanished and their money
was lost. Years later the Somerset Min
eral I'uiat Eaiiroki was bailt by the people
of this com inanity, the poor, as well as nca
investing their earnings in stock. The road
was sold oat for a debt of only three or four
hundred dollars, aad the stockholders lost
eery cent they bad iavested in it. Of
coarse the load has been of inestimable ad
vantage to tbe lowa, bat it was rather aa
expensive present for the people of this town
to bestow upon a coo pie of capitalists. A
few years ag-i the Somerset Mechanical
Works were established, and many of our
leading citizen were persaaded. to take
stork ia that enterprise for the purpise of
beiietitting the town. The stock of that
concern has only drawn or.e dividend, and
has proven a dead loss to the boMers. Ia
ail of these enterprises the wealthiest men of
this community were interested, aad while
tney have ail been successful in conducting
their private business, a a corporation they
have iavsrbly failed. I don't believe yoa
oa!d induce any of the class of men I bave
nitaed to invest s red copper in a joint stock
company for the purpose of supplying Som
erset with water. The only joint stock af
fairs we bave about here are paying very
well, aad if it was practicab!-.- to introduce s
water supply these same geatiemea would
hive formed a company long ax If it ran
be demonstrated to my satisfaction that the
proposed plan cm be introduced for the sum
Dimed, aad that the works wLl be self sus
taining, I shall vote to bond tbe borough for
water works. As I look at the matter, we
csnuot afford to lake any risk of having s
$jr.'.l dead horse" 03 oar hands. Some of
our oeishboricg towns could, perhaps, en
lighten as on the jati- n."
Our cracker barrel friend crawled slowly
from bis comforcabie seat, aad leaning back
ward until the top hoop of the barrel restd
h1" body, deliberately raided bis hand, aad
shult-ng one rye ia a knowing way, said,
" thai s my view of the question, precisely.
Bat another tat arc of this question of taxes
sa-jaid not be overlooked. Ten years or so
ago our school board issued bon is to the
amount of eight or ten thousand dollars for
tte parposs of building tbe present ' acade
my"' schoaL At that lime it was given out
that the revenues of the school board would
admit of the payment of one of these bonds
each year. Aboat one-half of those bonds
are stall ontstanding. The schools have been
growing since then, and the school term bis
been increased, and very properly, too. It
is now absolutely necessary that an addi
tion to the present building, or in entire
new building be erected the coming summer-
In fact, I understand that the directors bad
about let a contract for a win)?. to the "acade
my " this summer. This improvement will
double school taxes for a long term of years
aad :t is one that must be male The pro
pieof this borough cannot af!ard to neglect
their children and seod luera to a school
room that is as uctlt for them to live in as a
p.g pea wosid be. Tae future health of the
schuui children ia of vastly more importance
loan the luxury of water will prove to be.
Another thing I have frequently heard it
asserted that the borough is free from debt t
tuts aswerlioa is misleading ; the borough
has bonds outstanding for the payment c
the lot on which tbe lockup t'acis, and for
the building itself, aad I am of the opinion
that when the auditor's come to audit tiiis
year's expenditures on the streets, they wili
Cad a shortage of several thousand dollars
on the debtt side of the ledger. Good work
was done oa the streets this year, ana the
improvement to them should be carried on
wita increased energy for several years to
come "
Hiving thus delivered himself be resumed
his seat on top of tbe barrel, and after help
ing himseif to a chew of Climax," nodded
to the rarged whiskered man to proceed-
" Wei!," said flThiskers, " both of yoa fel
lows have been talking pretty good sense,
aad I caa't help agreeing with yoa ia every
thing yoa bare said."
Here be vomited another gallon of tobacco
joke on tbe stove, before resuming :
" Every argument that I havs heard in fa
vor of s iter has been based on what tt cost
Meyersdale. Why, b'ess your beans, Mey
ersdile wis a long while in taking advant
age of her opportunities. Loa Smith kept
donging at the peo ple of that town for ten
years aboat their blindness ia not taking ad
vantage of s water supply God bad pro
vided for them, and that could be conduct
ed to their homes at less cost than the peo
ple of that town could dig weits and cinet ns.
People tnooght Smith was "off,' but L tally
he persnaaeJ a couple of mooicd men to vi
il sand spring. " and thea there was a
scramble for who should own it stad be
first to secures charter for a water con
fay. ""Jack" Coiborn went to Himsborg ia
behalf ot the jfeyendaie paruea, and secur
ed s charter. Tie stock wss nearly all sub
scribed for by Meyersda-e parties, aad was
afterwards gobbled cp by gentlemen from
Baltimore, Pittsburgh aad rjomerset. Tte
people o ver there bave aa inexhattsuole high
pressure seppiy of pure mountain water,
and at a price within the reach of everybody
that wnnts it. One thing aooal MejerscUie.
no one neea taxe water uiiess oe wants it,
aad the only mistaxe that borough made
wis in tending itseif to pay far the Ere
protection it affords, wntie insurance rates
were not red -iced more thaa one ooe-buo-
aredtn of oae per cent. I have been inter
viewing evcy resident oft tat town I cou.d
catch for toe pts six eaoctcs, and I bate
not teardaateg'e compini, excepting the
oae I saute of. Meyersdsie, as s borocga,
was afraid to tackle a bonded indebtedness
of $5J'i, bat she agreed to Obligate her-eif
to pay a limned sam & a eertaia namber of
years. She bas secured aa eleetne tight
plant ia the same way, while Somerset pre
fers to remain in the dark until the borougb
is able to own aa eleetne light plant of its
own, or aau' private eate-prtse wul agree lo
pat wires underground. Xo city in Ameri
ca preeomea to impose nch restrictions as
Ibis little town of ours ia this regard. But
I am getting off the sarject. Meyersdale bad
a Daiaml and exaaastiess water supply at
ber door begging to be piped into the booses
of bet people, and when the man legality
refused to ttke advantage of ber opportuni
ty wo a or red to do , private capital
stepped to toe front, a it a! wits dues wneo
u bas a sure thing. The conditions sre dif
ferent here ia Somerset. The people are
asked u create aa indebtedness of -"'-'-
for so experiment that may prre a' boon
and may prove a d.atss. I should like
to bave the Kioiberiy raa scbeme more care
fo.lj analis-d tbaa a bas been before I vote
to create soca a debt '
-Ii ewu that every naa J oa sneet bas
some new enucmn to studte," said bow-legs.
"sad Daariy every fellow bas a plan of his
own. I beard of scheme to-day that ap
pears to so would be for more rjractit-abie
and cheaper tbaa anything that has so far
bcea suggested. I am told thai a man
earned Woy bas agreed to pet in four by
draalic ram at a cost of ti Ml, and guaran
tee thorn to pomp 2"s",) gallon. of water
aa boar and to any beighth rein-d aad
scy distance. Xow, if this can be done.
wouldn't it be cheaper to build s reservoir
oa Tiy turn's bill and pump the water from
Laare! Hill creek? It would certainly be
cheaper aad better in tbe long ran titan the
scheme ptofoeed.
"What's the matter witb drilling wells on
Tirana's hill sad pumping the water witb
wind mill T said tbe re-3-cbeeked young
follow. "This method of supplying towns
witb wster is in vogue ia hundred of plans
oat west, and the towa of Indiana, this
State, is supplied by this method.
"Listen to me for a minute." said tbe man
oa the coal box. "MeyervUle pays, ia
round numbers f J,lO for her water cr ply.
This is a richer towa than Meyersdale and
ess certainly afford to pay as much- Xow,
suppose we issue fcUVXX) worth of bonds, the
interest oa them at 5 per cent, will be JIIjm
s year. It will only cost us . ) a year to
maintain tbe works and for repairs and im
provements. That will leave us Tl,lV) to
meet the bonds as they mature, aad will
leave as several hundred dollars each year
to meet unlocked for expenses."
"The foea," remarked the cracker-barrel
oracle, "that a wster plant can be main
tained and improvements made for & s
year is too absurd to receive serious cocsid
eratioa. I sbocid like yoa to name me a
capable superintendent who would perform
bis d aty for less than f a year. A man
capable of running such a plant socre-wfally
is capable of earning more money."
We.L said tbe man with a drawl, "Moa't
you recollect bow these fellows cp town
wanted to compel cs lei lows to pat oar rows
in pasture a few years ago? Yocreax mber
we voted oa 'cow or no cow.' aad the cow
knocked 'em out. IX we couldn't arfori to
bay pasture for oar cows how can we a.Turd
to pay for water works T'
This speech was greeted with a hearty
Uugb by tbe crowd surroaii.ling the stove.
"Gentlemen," spoke tip the man with
chin whiskers, "this is the most serious ques
tion this towa bas ever tackled. Yoa bear
lots of talk of what water U going to do for
this towa. Let me point such people to
Meyersdale. Arter tbe in trod action of water
over there and after electric ILcht was aa as
sured fact, the most important industry
they bad left the town and went to Hynd-
rnin, and the head of tiuit industry, John
Graves, U the man who built their water
works for them. Water works will be a
good thing, but we must not expect too
much."
"I want to buy a property ia this town."
spoke up s young ntaa wbo expects to f nd
the remainder of bis days in Somerset, "but
I will not do so until this water question
is definitely decided. I cannot afford to pay
as much ia ttxea as it will cost me to keeo
my family."
Why, just look at the money it will
bring to town." poked in aa ardent young
follow. ""Twenty-seven thousand dolUrs to
distribute among the workingmea of this
town. The building of water works will be
the b:g?est bonanza tbey bave ever Lai."
"Well. I will bave to consider the source
such s statement comes from." replied the
c ranker-barrel mia. "Did yoa ever bear
of any Corporation borrowing such a sum of
money to expend oa public improvements
that did not Lave to pay the interest on its
bonds and crea'e a sinking fund to meet
them as tbey mature? Why. hi- your
sod, boy, a tbe expiration of thirty years
the bonded period we will have paid about
as iirvre a sura ia interest as the original
face value of the bends."
A matter that bothers me,'' said the little
man with the bald bead, "is this t If water
is pet into town the rich people who live on
top of tbe bill will ail bave it in their bouses
and as a matter of course all of their sewige
will be floated dowa onto car properties.
ben we'll kick, and the coxt thing will be
that we will have to pay for a system of sew
erare for their coavenieco. I wouldn't ob
ject to water if we could all enjoy tbe same
luxuries U will afford ; but bow many prop
erty owners of the class I represent can af
ford to pipe their bouses aad put in bath
tubs, water-cicKa. etc. "
" Well, yoa needa't worry." said tbe maa
witb tbe blue-black mustache wbo bad just
come from the barber's, "I bear that Iave
Casebeer, wbo owes a sawmill a few baa-
bred feet below where it U proposed to dam
tbe water on Kirr.beriy ran. has given no
tice that as soon aa operations are com
menced be will brirg uit ssirst the bor
ough for damages for cutting off the water
from bis sai'L I suppose we will have to
issue enough bonus to buy bis mill."
"I have doe respect for all of the ideas that
have been advanced here to-night," said the
young man with the miiatard-colored hair,
"but if water can be brought into this towa
for fj?,0i) and the plant made self sustain
ing, it will be the greatest blessing that bis
ever been bestowed orxxi this community.
As I understand the matter the borough can't
create s greater indebtedness, and the only
risk that we will run in lathoriatng sa issue
of bonds for that amount ts that the sum
mentioned will cot begin to pay the expense
of puling in the proposed system. Supr-we
we go ahead aad expend tL2i ,- and then
find that the scheme is impracticable what
then? The safety of the uxpayers. how.
ever, is ia the fact that contracts for tae pro
posed work can cot be let withtut reoair
ing an indemnity bond in cie of failure. I
am for water works, but I do cot believe the
proposed system can ever be introduced for
le; than $ tV.'."
" Weil, gentlemen," said the professions!
Bin, " I bave been carefal to Dote that
wherever public improvements Lave been
undertaken, by the general government,
-late or municipal authorities, they have al
ways been operated st s tors, and I am of the
opinion that tbe propced water ors ia
this place wiil meet with a similar fate. The
towa of Indiana bas aa excellent supply of
water, furnished by two eight-inch wells,
both pumped by one engine, the water be
ing hoisted into three iron lacks cortruct
ed very reach on the same plan as oil tacks
are, and I am sure the supply of thai towa
cos nothing like $tl5.'M, although tiey
Lave a population three t:n-s the size of
oars. I am coot! lent that two Weils drilled
to a depth of f free st tbe foot of Tarmac's
hill, would furnisa a supply of water for
this towa. and of a better quaity than eia
possibly be guttea from any other source.
The water coold be pumped into tanks such
as tbey bave at Ia.Ltra witb a Krif-acting
air pump, at pacticaily co cost at alL Thtse
pumps cost about each, and w. l raise
water to any be-'ght, and from any d stance.
Indiana is at least three times the size of
mis town, and bas ct-ver suffered fr tn
scarcity of water."
That's all very well indeed," said lie
water boomer, who Lad visited many boc-a
towns. " Your idea may be the best suta?
lioa of this question, bet I am for wa:er,
co matter what it costs, or where it ecatsS
from. The aimberly run plan is the ot.ly
one that bas ever gotiea into deSaiie sbace,
and I consider tba maa a lonatic who woo Id
vote against it. Certain parties are aga est
it because tbey want to organize a rock
company and make I per cent, from tbe
poor people of this towa. Tbey siwiys
siand ia tbe way of advaneemeat aclesw
the can profit by it."
"Hoi i oa a misute, my friend." said the
ern-ker-barrel mac. "it seems to me yoa are
one of tbe people wbo bave always beea
barping ahont encouraging manufactories to
locate here. There bas beo a r-eat dal of
talk and several towa nretiegs bave passed
resolutions ia regard to this iraMer, but
when tt came to raising funds as aa todocw
nsent bow mtscb has been suhecribed? Not
a cent. A few years a go a certain Mr. Eeiu,
at present located at fieri ia sod employing
twenty or thirty skilled mechanics ia bis
shop, wanted to loriK bere. He didn't ask
fcr water or electric light ; be oe!y wasted
tbe boroujzb to give bm as acre and a half
of grouadoa which to ba ld ha sh.ra. A
paper was eircuUtx) around towa akicg
for scbarrlpboci, and only or tVdoUar
subscription was secured. Ya fellows
m-gbt as well r-allae fits: as lit that this
town is entire'? deieo-ierat oa tie sgrhral
tnrai interests of the county, and can never
rely on anything else whe-eby to mace a
livelihood. We bive no coal or minerals
worth developiiig wtfiun a radius of tea or
twelve milvs of this Iowa, and the proepc-rts
tJ railroad competition ate not encouraging.
I don't bet. eve that acjthin; could indue
a half-dozen men in this towa to tali- stock
ia a cxnpaDy fbr the purpose of trrir-rtr.g
water to Somerset. I r.til J ettg,;-;: that lis
advocates of wits3 pay it:m rroitbcrg
McL, and perhaps they w.il nag a different
tune thereafter. FrostLurg has an elephant
on ber hand ia tie shape of Witer wcrks."
And tbas the water work ';aeti'n is dis
cussed every evening around the big store
stove, until tome ooe Cosily says. "We're
ail for wster, but d-ffer about toe mar aer of
securing it. Let's i,o'irn." And Uie next
minute all are on their war for a "n:i.-htcp
witb s little water ia it."
Wat or Works for Somerset.
A list of tbe voters of Soroerset. who Lave
expressed themselves oa the water works
question, is posted in F3ler Book Stoe.
Ibis list siiows 1 fa witer works and 6T.
against. This it a clear majority of 1') pro
vided the list is reliaaie an 1 no one weakens.
Bat whether the list is reliable or not, one
thing is certain, sad that is that tbe hand
somest and largest line of holiday goods to
be found in tae county can be seen at
rt.au J snost rrots.
Books in sets, single volumes, toy books.
books for presents, books for suaday school
prizes, Dior books for the teacher, handsome
bibles aad hymnals, albums, toilet sets, bric-
a-brac, nove'ties. toy. ChristBras cards sad
Xew Years presents st Fisher's Book Store
Go see.
Distlnguishad Visitors at Stoyes-
town.
Stoves-tows, Pa. Dec 1. 11-
Eirr.a EniLC :
Oar viiage bad s pleasant surprise on
Thanksgiving day by the appearance, at oue
of our hotels, of three distin gulshed citizen
of I eli wire county. Pa , ia the pervesof
Col. E. C. Lyons. Ex-$h-rir? Leiper Green
and Mr. J. M Hibksoo. Co!. Lyons is the
proprietor of the famous Black Ho:-e Tav
ern, so well known to isomers t county stock
dealers, and many of the "boj" about
f-wyestowa, ho bare enjoyed his hospitaii-
at his own home, were pleased to meet
him h.-re. All three gentlemen are promi
nent Republican politicians, which in Dela
ware county means in amount of political
activity never dreamed of by the store
steady going Frosty Sons otThunder. Tbey
tock their Thankgtvics turtey, with s
enmberof blends, at the Custer house and
then went to the tome cf D. B. Z.tnrner-
mia where they tpent the afternoon. After
tea Mr. Zimmerman took them to the borne
of Senator Crttchtield, where a midnight tea
wa- served, thea returning to Mr. Zimmer
maa'a they caught an boar or two sleep
snd made the early traia for Johnstown oa
their way to Hamsburg on Friday mornicg,
where important political business called
them.
I: has been s long while since our vil
lage has had the privily- of entertaining a
trio so " bale aad well met," and we earnest
ly hope that their visit here may be repeat
ed qtute often.
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ML. Moriah Items.
P. C Maarer has beea Ukicg a three
week's vacation, nursings sore thumb.
Last week's cold snap ruined s rreat many
sjipies tiiat bad cut beea placed under shel
ter. Mrs. WiilUra Holder, who bas beea oa
the sick list for aim t a year, is now almost
weU.
Mls-s Miry Z.maiernian, of Johnstown,
Las been visiting here for several week, the
iS in delicate health, aad hopes thst ihe rare
air of this plate will prove beoe.iciil.
Miss Evn e Lohr has rMu.-nJ. afier a thrre
years residence ia the Sta's tf Illinois. She
speaks in glowing terms of that Siate, and
says she means to return after a vtitt to Som
erset ojunty friends.
The butchering season is here, aad saitsi
gvs and bcekwi:eat tars are plenty. A
queer freak oa the I.-t some of our peo
ple is that they wili cot eat sausage. Some
are eocicteatriotisly oppose! to port, wh.le
others insist that prk does not agree witb
theav
Mrs J'iha Sta2: has returned from Paila
(ieiphU. where she had beea for over
three months nnderroing modioaj
treatment for s malignant cancer. Mrs.
aiufTi Lad t;ent a mocth ia the same city
two umxers va, and was prnouaced car
ed at that time. Mty we hope that her re
lief from that aw fat dasesje is permanent
this time.
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perfect sa'wfacrion, or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. X.
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MARniED.
PH i LLI PP1-BA RCLaY. '-n Tbarsrfay.
tbe i; h ia , at Ihe bride's tome near Ba
kersvil!, p. by the Rev. E- Vrt ers, Mr.
Franklin E. Phiippi, of Westmoreland
coar.-y. Pa, styj Hji Xettie A- BaTTiay.
(Urtithter of cimoa Iiartlay, of Somerset
county. Pi.
8EXXETT PILE. Oa the evening of
Thursday, Xovember X. 11. at the bo-ae
oftbebrlie'spareEts,by Eev. J J. Welca,
Mr. Cbaries W. Senaett. of Dixon, 111 , and
Miss Ella C Pile, of Coleman s, Sutuerset
County. Pa.
Nww Centrevllle Hams.
Mr. David i'immensaa, wili Ltcorne
citizen cf our town ia the Dear future.
Xliss EecforJ cf Johnstown. Pa , is at
present the gteat of A. A. Ben ford, ber
broiher.
Rev. Lewis, of Indiana, preacbe ia the
Befonned cburth of Ibis place, oa bandar,
Xovember Jtb-
A. W. Lowry sod family have tskn their
exodus from tba place and will mile Lii-T
fcrttre ibc-ie ta tcsfiil- la,
Tta: i-esxiid disease, wacop 1 Cj-iji. i
ia oar n.ids, sad Centrtvdl-r coo II f.rn hh
enough polieau to start a bespttai.
GUI Coaacli X,x 413 Jr .. V. A. M- w"Ii
after Xor. i:h, meet biennially instead f j
weexiy as heretofore. j
Would it not be to tie int.rest of every- J
ooe if oar borotvb did and niams would '
keep a more vigilant watch over our risis;
yoath?
The metEbers of the Reformed cburrb. we
are informed, eontenplate boMing a fescvat
during Chris trail week for the p-crpo s of
raising funds to ceil their church.
A. A. Bedford, who has been engaged ia
gardening tbe past year intends qui meg ls
present occupatioa and will study for Tie
ministry
Oa Sunday, Xovember ;ad. G la-Ie Coun
cil, Xo. ls Jr. O. r. A. M. attended divine
services at the Lctheraa chnrch in a body,
Rer. Milder ufEciating.
Oar merchants bave beea doing s thriv
ing busines in live poultry. Yauzht Jt
Foatche baring skipped during Tcanks-
gtving week over "J v turkeys weig'aing be
tween two and three thousand pounds, and
several hundred chickens.
A union Thanksgiving service was hell
ia the Laih-raa church oa Thanksgiving
day. Rev. Miller, ass-sted by Rev Lewis,
conducted the serrices.
Our school is ia a tlaurUhing tcndltiun
aader the tutorship of Mr. C. C. Heckler.
We would, however, recommend m ire a-
operation on the pirt of director and citi
zens. Yisit the srhooL Let the teacher aad
the pupils see that aa interest is felt in them
aad tiiey will manifest a deeper interest ia
themselves and ia the school.
One day U: week oae of our yoathfa!
nitarods, with great expectations, wandered
to Laurel Hill Mountains, and ia company
with some of Laurel Hill s most notM hunt
ers started co tae trail of s ueer. Of the in
cidents of toe day we ao-T but very liitie, 1
bat evening found them plodding their way !
homeward, a weary, footsore and disappoint- i
ed party, their acticipaLoas Laving cu.mia- j
ated ia aa achievement of foriora bpe. :
Several Pittsburg j hunters came near ;
causing a coaflagratioa at the Wa.ier house !
one day last week- Coming home from a j
buatiDg tour tiacy cm.leasiy hung their coats J
and rests conta.aiag several dozen loaded- j
shells oa a chair near the stove ia Mr. W'al- j
ter's orEce. The beat cf the stove caused
them to ignite aad expl te, siting the coats
and rests on firs. The fire was discovered
aad put oat. Tbe result wis the hunters
were minus ther hunting coats aid vests
and Mr. Walter was minus a ctiir.
Asoxtw Jt.
M. M. Tredwell Co., iU hive the
Hxauj full of -Y maa ads next wtek. l a't
fail to look for them.
M- M. Taxrw tLi. t Co.
Marrlaga Licenses.
The fx. owing ata.-r.aje licences luve beea
issued since our last report :
Chaa. J. Parron, of Somerset township,
and Rose E. Weigle of Suaerit tow. jhip.
Lewis S. Yoder, of Garre.t Cuur.ty, Mi . i
and E-izabeth C. Beacfcey of E- lac. j
Joseph F. H4.-t.ine of Middlecreek twP, J
and E1U Hechltr of Mtd-iiecreek township.
Frederick Meyers, of Brothersvaliey towa- j
ship, aad Rebecca tueer of Urothersval.ey. I
Jonas H. Lenhart. of Garrett, Pa. and '
Clan M. Madary. of S-merset. Pa. j
Geo. P. Smith, of West Virginia, sad Mia- )
aie B, Turney, of Ad dison township.
Wilson H. Trent, of Somerset town-hip.
and Ketuna L. Goha of Somerset twp.
Sylvester Wambauh, cf Ai-egheny twp..
and Susan Margaret Johnson of Allegheny,
towaihtp.
Harry W. Walker, of Somerset tcwnsa.p,
and Aggie H. Ackeny of Jeocer tewc-hip.
WLliam G. Fhtx, of Stonycreek and twp..
Annie E. Smacker of Stonycreek township.
Fred GrorT. of Berlin and Liza e J. Maser
of Beriia.
Levi Witt, of Roanoke. Ya, and Majre
Ecieriem of WeLersburg. Ta.
Wi'l'ara H. Hoffmaa. cfHaoTeriviile, and
Carrie D. McCieiiaa of Hooversv.lle.
W. A:!!. P-ixer. of Mi; il-streek twp.,
and M. Ma.-.. a McMillea of M ddlecrfi twp.
Eirvey G. Hir. of Brothersvall- y twp..
Jennie P. Sevits of Brothersvalley tow tsnip.
Howird S. Wiisora, tg!etwp atvl Etnraa
EosticofHillssiale, Pa
Abitim Enc. of Mechaaics vi rs. P .
and Ida Eeiie terser of Jeoaer tonsh:p.
Cyrus T. B.uatr. B.-other7ii;y twp. an-J
Sadie Meyers of Milford townsuip.
John Mima of Elk Lick twp. at! Mary
Hc-ffnisa of E'k Lick twp.
Jjennis Kneireiem of Meyersiale aa i Ca"h-
arlce Miiler of Meyerviale.
Wiiitam J. Lape. ot Coneraaugh twp , and
E1U M. Lohr of Jenaer twp.
Williara F. Peterson, of Somerset twp..
and Sadie C. Rsymaa of Erodersvi.ley twp.
John Knier.era, of Meyersdale and Ana.i l
Shumakerof Meyersdale.
Wm. Francis East, of iallsbory an! Ma
liaua Metrick of Salisbiary.
Joseph H. Jthnsoa, cf yeyersiale and
Cars Belle Spr-ggs of McCosnellabiir?.
Eafas E. Sniffer of Jcr.ner twp, and
Florence M. GrltSth of Jeaner twp.
Est E. Friits. of Somerset township and
Lucy J. Siylor of Somerset borocih.
Thoa. Wrght, aad Mary E. Mooa both of
Eockwood.
A.J. McKiczie of Summit township and
Missouri J. Fhz cf Brothersvaly twp.
Franklia F F rie.1 ice. of Westmoreland
county and Xettie A. Bjriay of Jtff-rsoa
township. j
Ctaries! W. S. nne't. of L:ia. 111., and
Eui C. Pile of Scaterset toweshtp.
Jesstle W. Km me!, cf Jenner towttship
and Anna M Tbei tner of Lincvia t inship.
Walter McFa-land, of Allegheny city and
Annie E. Savior of Smerset tcro:i h.
Abraham J. Folk, of Elk Li. twp., and
S.ieah Fletcher of Middlecreek towsihip.
Miitoo B- Jones of Joaaftowa sad Mary
L. CoTer. of Jenner towesh-'p.
Piv.d Fa: iley of Ffper Taikeytot town
ship and Miry Mow of JetTL'rsca tjwnship.
Gex Benson, and Laura Kre;s both of
Bethel station.
Ayer's Pills
Niv always be rI.d upon as s et-rtaia
rare tut tver troitt-'ev eocst.rotva. sc.
Salaehe. tnl-ousne. -p-j-s-o. --Ji3Cli.-e.
and rbe-nsut-tia. Tal.ke c- I eattarticsv.
Avers PfU tnfr;tha the stf-mara. liver,
atnl Bowels, att resnce to these ttrratis
tiieir oorwial and r-galar aetsoa. Takes ta
season, they cheek the pryrrM cf eos.
f--vrn. aa4 raauia. B-int pcaiy v-li Te
sad susir-eoa-eO. Ayev's f.iis ire
The Favorite
family asnhesse. while traveler, both by
sea and iasd. ttad thess tu he uniispmsali.-.
We se3 toon M Ayer's FilU than cf all
other l.ciis put U'iter. aad tljey :ve per
fect satistaeti.-a." Otnsteasea Eaax'ow,
Drusts, EiUwin. Wis.
"I Siave nseU Ayer's Pills rt t"ta
thirty years. Slid eons idevtheaa rtnaiaafcla
Family Medicine
I know ofao better remesiy for IrretrrorbUs
and dysw-psia.' Juries tiLttm, Hartftri. it
Capt. Ctias. Mae!er. ft Cm it.-atmti'jt
Te!ieia.sar: Ft nril years I hue
relied more apoa ATr"s F.'.'.i tiaa aatain j
ete la tte sse-iicoie ehet, la re-rtua e oy
we!s.aad taoseof tbestHp'serew. Thes4
pills aiw sex severs in their acoa ns do
their wort tauraisfy. I have use i taera.
and rth powt effect, for e-rre ei rtti
rtataar, tj,taey trtLes. aad dispcisia."
Ayer's Pills
rssriazs srr
Dr. 1 CL ATE2 4 COL, hrj, Ka:
Evet7 Dose Effective.
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42-ia. Cloth DoiifordCori!, nc", $1 Eroad Cloths, T1 grade.
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See tbe new weaves Black Siri5.
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See the r.ew weaves Colored Silks.
All tlie latest tuiairs ia Silks caa be ibanJ La ibis dejrirtatent-
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Successors to Knablo & Shuster.
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FAIR HARVARD-" venl meraSersof
tte c " I -.. :ui i y'.rax to coctnoute.
jRJX.i AZS
JGH.X IAD H3 WELLS.
301 OF . D. kOstLLSv'
wili irtear ia the -hrttnt t'fee.i Buaaber.
uli i Thnadervtonsu"" by
F.C2ZRT EE'.lRLY H.LE,
V.N i i E"3'VA"i: EYI-iSTT EALE.i
r-. "Tt.- - ni cfthiiet. will l p-.'-.isbe-.!
TheVr;tings-Down of Dorothy
Holconnb.
Turo rijswc-en., tvwl c -I ort of "is .
their es-jeneo.es at. 1 aar-tnit, pn.-
ONE MAN SAOVENTURES,
by Lieut.-Co!. Thoradyke.
A r.-a-a TarllLns A ivf-.ti.r1. stnt!y Tror.
I. Ii w I r---airte a -n"-a 1-1 a:.
I! Tr ;rm-rry K-u.t ; '.ie Iaxl H.xi .
!1T. .l.i -sv.-n"-. .4. t-ms
IV. Tie l':rs-r!y so-is ut in iiaa Chitdrta.
SHORT STORIES- Ho CbrL-tr-s Came in the Li:t Elack Tec:. Clir
low M. Yai.e t Ctrir Asa's I"iavo Vicnic, Marr Hartwei! Calherwfi ; Tie?
Morta-fr Io kling Fair. Firecce Hose Hall ; The War of the School, .Two I art
St.ry . Cap. C. A. Cort.s. I". S. A. : an-' many others, by Jei I'-er.ton fn-mcr.',
Marja'ret r-i iaey. author of Five Little 1 evpers Grown l"p. John Prestou True, L. T.
Mri'v, etc.
BallaV Psenis, ri:tijr:al Articiew. br Marr F Wilkin. Sia CooII-ig-, CeJU
Thaiter, Mrs. Jane i. Axia, and c-hert-.
D- LOTHROP CO., 1 Volishers. Boston, Mas.
.
Vahach Ssal Estate.
Bt vtros of aa er-Vr wr"-l osa ot the Or-
p!.s' .. at -s.r.rfS nsinv i-. aad t
rw 'i--: i .l!tjf.Kf.w:5'-i:-, a
prst-ea, ou
SATCJtDAY, DFXT.MF.EI: V2, K'l,
at I oetee. P. M the fa'Awfs 'e-1 rea'
e-tte. iiie the property A at. a. or. "-Hi, tee a..
Vll
A c-riAi'i trv-t rf laa-!. :ta- s Jenner vmt
; --.i..rr: r,.:ntT. i .ur ju ts K -V
w. t.-iT.ta '- r.Haj k3. k'--m avi
J..r.-.a p.f-jm-. ot4aw.e i-trs? eres
jr.l 1. . .' v . 1 tA-reae sire .jr ...sit a
ft-ss-t-t N.4l'-; w-.i tl'i.e."-!. ler
aau f..et.-,T . V'-e...u.t-r. -
Sli A iT'jCxl tvilii-i-.' rtI"i uci uj sac
"TnrrYYf CiCwMuin" fr.olUW'rH-
1 Grr 115 of ,. hiti rj "f
nr . t-r- frt? :s crsiw.rtcsv;.' oT
e t.i tii -r 1 ; t ym'jK. ?' ?
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1 in fa- aiK !ait 1 oa i? of :-
TarT mi i v -TrM : s-rv urn- Jrc
To.
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SATURDAY, VECEXBEZ. 101,
XI ! sf ps m. fh'inrvin 9Lml Exmxz
ikre t r bp-1" c Htrary Ce-w5srrJ. ti :
A cr'isua t--wm.sk -. T:e suimi a "tm:K
T-JWCLfS-p. .rwr-t -ur.iy, Px, -!;-rial et iaatii
fjf A?- rQ : t. tiwrt-r. HtrW iJersarl, ij,u
lata lv nit- va4 sti-Ki p,r'-u.'', mtzunf
W r. t .ar-sr - r-r- swa.2 -jdi a art-i'-e-i uii Lr-.n Eft
pr7' iwsu. irr or .-r?, :-i; t.v- ft?idr-al w.Lh
t wr ii -x.l. '..vrrtiQ xrL k.4 wmirr
f-t. r-T 'ie -neat trvm -MU-il of U?
TEC MS CASH
vn enB ra;Uva of an4 d- Jiverr f ttvt Cw
rs leat. oc aie purcj-aM avjory u "e n:d oa j
jay of vals.
BdV.
A iaiiaietrauw.
NOTICE.
Xjtkt heri.v nreft tt t the Firtt aI
yriAi ut'JikiJi , i ...(lrf. A rre
of . (i Aiv.isn-I .. r4 tsreu f.len lumy
tv- tilTi it' to Ui'danlut
iTOtiiini W.l5xii. lt. !4 ii.'. i
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H. e.tM.i3,
muusauu).
kv. sa, a. i
Pecple s Bank, MercaaCe Ageociea, Basia-s
OF -
Tlrnnn Hnnrln
mm uuuud.
A Few of the
4 SV A saw) rrQCXX LI if! ITS tOT
Only &2o a Year.
for the Passing Uour.
SLS AL3-
THE LAXCE OF KAXAXA
By Abi E3 Ar-tarsa. A brniUnt t.T I -n-en-l
4d-eo:'ja: aa-i youit.rui patr., .ia . L r
n.a.iy uit.
jacsi EREarrofTS TrrazE xoxths- szx
VI' e.
Br Xr. XrU M-Ir;t.3 C"X. A r w-rr o
tte t iii Vr. a Vjftnera v ge mi a ;o-n
t' jcit hero.
-THAT MA "IV AjTN"
Bv Sire rajca CUrk. " MaT Ana is a ttr. o
Kt'ovacl;. auretobethj g? r.v.i.
yeaz.
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A Ttxr rr-a.
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r. a Pintle JiiuK
A N-g:.t with a Chinese P7sferU
jA. Xew Ivirail of Inliar Storr, by
MRS. HARRIET MAXWELL
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DMIXI-sTP.ATOnS XOTICE.
uu m rwva. naer. late o; cart ioi;j.
sxKiieawt Ift, Pa. :- 4
Letter of A-inar-tioa tit es-i t i
Wa rmal I- e u- lr..::-: ty i
pev a.ita.jntr. aoti--e i tier :..y t ven tl
per. ttetjvja u i-l e-tat w urnse :
aie pyat, aO ta.e a:-i c. . . -l
twia preiu tsea t'..y . :i-r.i.- .:-l
u aeuraect oa s:uf-lT. tr.e uf .e-
ctaw, at kae c;
h .n t y Si M r
lJk-X & BHVBAiEa.
Al3r. Oub TaUacuw juuu i tt J. lt
ker. tn d.
YITOR'S 50TICE.
la reea:eo Smith -'.at - -ie- !.
Tae anoer-i3e. mtiLi vj i u.c'!.l-ji'-wr
by ttie Orvajto (-i.n c .c--i e-sc -..i -.
m. . h ij-i '.Lie tt aai .i."z-o-n ti- fa-t :.
ute sab o4 ii. -i-r. . r-.-r o' ;
aeteny c T xie. tsat he will i:.al ! tne ..i
!! -A irvut'icaeot 41 ti -e tzt 5ue2e.
m li3.j . lm etn-er wtletl ' 1
w Srrv- uxjm ui'eftatol oa atieca ii a-i t:a f.
proper.
ra s. sttxix.
CTToR-S XOTICE.
fc&A1 "- ""aiier. !as of P.iJnZi y
ljevsvr-v MHWfl!l7 cn uw IBM! 5ta4t
feAT.li beec craaint io'ji js.rid by -
pnjper ata..r-.'.T, a Heiey i. Jea Vd 5.4
pertcos :c leaned tt 't eeat 1. zi.tj isrio.A
u paywteu and t&je ij-- -e c a. in or
9S4ni acmist ute vaose w. presect ta-" 4t:.r
auiaeliSlt-Jtacd Sue bevnu I LA aeeLK4et. l
tse rew.aeew of Krm4D A Arr cwr i trie stx-
mit,i3 nuemei Iipl.msuit rj-
its. tsi twi ji;i ; n i i ap -t.J
d4r. wMa tu wOere lasry ... ie -.-e
tjufi lor m.d fcarsofci.
r5KLIW WtUCEX,
BovU.
Tj. J. WU ,