Ul i mcrset Herald. To So i .-l I.U Editor. ft1 . . i -vansvine. uy " rr 1" ;-J vour b"Ue cheaper than TJaish U. Call tSoyder- tjC3 ,k.'tl, vear's prices. !,S'1"1f,il WKh olJ ti,US Tskr' V!BpHiUve novelti. ill I heM intheSom; ' ' , -nfti Cn-irva uc " - i fr"" Livnsville at 2 p. in. mill wwking wilhin f one half ''le of 'uc1'8 l- the tr of thftt Deih ,. li,0 M i"' ' i.;o Svnip: nature's -rs ir,.,i;'1s colds pulmonary d is .r -ery ' . .,rr.rise party was given f; --.-.;mt l'V the nian' friend9 ; . . . .., nr Jenner town- ,J"?i- the nay-sixth anniver- ,r.i avail paper peddlers. oi .' (,,f.,re buying. This t ... p-i-!pr'. of near .7 ...id Mr- Uechler-8, of 1 tA latA stille. pa ."near Uvansvilio. i-eaterri! !,'e torment totneiiuie fiite lor ones. Easily .. i t,. ..-wiie t" . it.. nl.tllf. never fails. nans ,,''"ml"' " p ;,.r i.erm:iiie"t euro. At a iy ,Vi cents '"" .iT.diil.iti.n day.) the birth memorial day for - - 1 i.v White Hibboners. v- line Moulding just in at tsVI'KH S ART SIOBJS. JJro-e.l to the following J rri: r-niiiia uneaiiea lor at ""J : ';'S9 Iia!lin Joha f' .vt.Si.lie K. Kterson, Mary Koike, ... - Url-man. (im. W. is- Lulu e . ..- .i.....,l.oiur. the :i know Tailor and H. C. WLite, rUl visit inersci """"J Vircli 's: w " ' lino of Sr:n . RmaMe -ri.s and satisfat-to- ', t, a nitive of Stoyestown, e:n.;. ,y.-;i as a Lrakeumnon the " .rki,i raUrn.l, was instantly ' '?,', T.k- Ihv, Keb. 22d. in the yard .T-,ws:xli. He v''a thrown from his ,,.3 Uiree cars aisel over bis body. , .vs,e M'T-tn t!iP well-known Mc .jitrfrt biit. her, the other day J.ij.ej from a m" named Cuuuing--ii, of Hl;'""". Indiana County, a vi'w v. bi' b in "11 probability is the 'ei fter (.Miiclit f the city. The V w-igbi f irty-tive and a-ha!f pounds cI4i.as four 1'ft high. Johnstown iaciJtiaietoeorne to our Opera EM. Tburslrtv. Mart-h 3d, for one r;-hi Tiiey give an entertainment of tiri?.! class oharaetenzea uy merit, t ai)d al.iutely up Vi date niirTMiwat. They online n us with the tesof rwvminen.l.nioii. Reserved seau &onMiieat CasrU-er's Jewelry Store. IT,- M. (icarhart. Chief Clerk of isesa Ifianiiifi'.t at Harrisburg, died r u in bativiiie Thursday night. EtiuJlJ) ill 6t several days from a L fcter. Mr. tlearLeart bad held a iiio;lr of positions of honor and twiee dtfl iwi nouiir.utioiis for the State Legis iare. He aas a prominent Mason, and niseM in the c maKls of the Mathodist Io vnu oeetl any thing in the queens ire lite Knyder's Art Store is the ftc.grt the rii;Lt priees. TjiiDel-Foreniau W. M. Cox, who had risrjv)f the repir work on tbo Wheel htl' ;tiin of tbe IJ tltimore A Ohio for li yers h- g ne to Point of IliK'ks, SLwhrebe will widen a tciunel and e4t a rut of it. foreman Cox will ii?gk. SiaJ Pati-h, and begin t pera ..ssca tbe liig tunnel there. It will Bit :hre yours to do the work. IlmsJ numliers it exists to lire one of tsundern ei;h!-iii.h rilles ?Jt2; those ka-inA miilire, f7 ; those of twelve-a-i, f-G, anl ih-ise oi sixteen-inch, fvi Tiiee tigurrs iu-luie the cost of 6fpnjcJ!e and the powder tX 3. cents fep'uudanJ the wear and tear of the f.as. To fire one of the twelve-inch irjr.il owl frit. TatrUirlow-Lw.iiirJ breac-h.f-promise tieult-iat l uioutowu on Friday in a id of ?. fr the plaintifT. Mrs. JUib Karl iw, a widow aged forty 'Jfars, uf 1 sto street, Pittsburg, btr.tx& for a pUi-e as housekeeper ; tifcuui laniard, a rich widower of ri:.D, seventy-two years old, ans eed tbeal, and the c irrespondenca a begun resulted iu the aged geD'ie- "ailing on Mrs. Bartow, when, the -iar letters wlji.-h were read U the jury e'i, Mr. Lyiaard made a proposition arrlag aaJ was a.vepted. He went Kionhtf Urgain however, and Mrs. Kuedfr:.i..i as a balm for her -arJb..art. Mr. Leonard has M-ver-l.u.ines. in l'iiuurg. awiuifr new cvumy scheme is ling at-l The pi.,:, is to take slices from "uwlithl. S.Mnerset, Indiana aud with J otiiwn as the cjuuty ' t It th-re is thin,: the people of :r!vanisi,,.,:,,luik8 M end of, it i'i'Uin,' to eirve up old historic "'jr tb? p-irp.se of establishing ' ,J're '! a:i ' "I' nlatinj in increasod --'a-nes. PrtinsyhauU hs enough f:ie.anJ with the ctisUut multipli of rti!roa,is and the added facili j rrei.-b.ng the sts of courts there , ''!wi'-J' fr cutting up cvjuties, T Ne Staudard, L'uiontiwu. rwentative ..f J. riermont Mor- ,irWUl!,"re the "ther Uy nd -rn lhe Oiiniiiis.sin.rs that bis l,0'fl1 ,ake Westmoreland'a pro- na iue at a riOf lutersL Th L.mr..i-wi,.,.. OS ''"e,ivedlrtU.P!froni tweniv f.v aaancial institutions of all part-s of t. k'"s nen the lnjnds will i.WtVJf"r i!,r"rmation on which AU"U be need- fc... tatre,t'on of the new court house ht v,"" ' " troanle, the Greens tJuj a" iy'- r'"'nz money. Mrf'? l"-IPe-ted t. approve the UBW l"'Pie of justice early U,:"k lil " all Papers are dark ! T, bave lue'" "y co" --P-euty light ones, plenty dark wwre u. ,, lease j-ou at smih;k-sAet Store. fc, ' sd of miles an hour for a af. " e,w,n"a enough in these wT1"'1"0 '1"4' ,,ut 4s,is- 'Tar ' miie minute is still taai,f o'pnel yetatuiued r .(ci iraio, consisting lrT "J th era rity overthe Krie IUil iiVM" m ,rnill ad reached ia t Vi"S trvraJ tbeCi ! 1st, j , ,,llnr' aotuil runniug ! ."Tti0uu'4 hving been ,u i tAl,! rUD fr,:n HorneNville n! ttioj., ' eaurse, some other tuTV r"J wiU JtJ thu J !"'J,;1Pn Times, fop rail- "'auiV"1,1"11 " eIt in kfr7tr ' ,uJ tn Krie Railway tii TJjk,1 "J auruonuu heavy ua m ' C " J li ,a 4 f,r f4t ru a are kiw. rtb9 Ne Yjrit Cejtr1 u "yivani liueg. l.is jiO-pAV '7' j Pr. J. S. M. Milieu will leave Trlliy l- . ;:ne lu (l:iy n a visit to ritsl.,uir an i YotuigHtown, O. Mix Andrew V..y, of n.r town, is iiling tricn.U and rtiatitj-ji t, Si.iuy. crc k t' n-lii. She will Ik- alMeiit from homo for -t mii, The nn.uo of U.m. J. I. Uuks is an- j noun.-ed as a candidate fur Congress u nder the rule iroveruiu ; the Il. pnhlican pri mary cie.-tKun or lllair c-Muily. Mr. IHrvey J. P.aughinau and Misa Minnie Kritz, pular young people of lirotuersvalley township, wero united lu marriage on Sunday evening, Feb. 27th, at the Lutheran parsonage in Itcrlin, Hev, Taylor ofliciating. Atamoct'mgofihelioardofpardous held in Harrislrtirg lat week, tbe application or Henry Kraft, coovicted of Uroeuy iu the court of thia county, was refused. The applications of Frank Snyder, Will iam HtUrell a:i 1 Frank Kicher, ail or this county, onvictvd of larceny and receiv ing stolon property, were hold under ad viseoipnt. The Supreme Court, to which an appeal was taken after the Superior Court had decided not to disturb tho finding of the trial court in tho case of Dr. Win. F. Mitchell, him decided not to interfere, and as a c .nsequence the Dr. will now ap peal t the botrd of pardon, as will be seen by a public notice, published in our advertising columna. Mr. IUynes, wifd of the we'll known local veterinary surgeon, was atricken with paralysis, her entire left side being affected, a low days ag.i. Foars w ere en tertained that she would bo permanently disabled, but we are pleased to state that her condition was reported to he greatly improved yesterday and hopes are enter tained for her complete recovery. List Wednesday's Philadelphia Times contained an alleged portrait of "John II. Coflroth" in its gs'lery of Gubernato rial candidates, the features of which b-ro a remarkably faithful and excellent like ness of Gen. Alexander II. ColTroth, of Somerset. I the General going to make his campaign uuder an assumed name, or is he like oar other "General," willing to sail under false colors. J. W. Trewsler, of Fairhopn township, presented a cheek calling for ftS0 at the Farmers' Rank, Meyersdale, on Tuesday last, w hich was promptly cashed by the ca.shier. Shortly afterwards it transpired that the amount of the check had been raised from f-'J. Tresslcr was overhauled and returned 1'J4 of the money. He claimed that he bad purchased the check from another party. He was permitted to go. Only two of the properties advertised to I sold at Sheriff's sale on Friday were disposed of, the writs in all others were stayed. The A. W. Faidley tract in Upper Turkcyfbot township was sold to A. J. Faidley, for xjO, and the Levi Blaueh tract in Coneniaugh township, to Lewis Von Luneu for $i,H.iX When the Jo&iah Woy tract was reach d James L. Pugh, Km., announced that all of the lands had been conveyed to him by deed and that they would be otlered at public sale at a future day. Mr. A. K. Allen, son of Captain and Mrs. William II. Allen, of Meyersdale, died at the home of his parents in that place, at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. from consumption, no was S4 years of age and for a number of years assisted his father, who was agent for the B. fc O., at Meyersdale. The funeral was conduct ed by IJishop Whitehead, of the Pitts burg Diocese, deeaased hiviujj been a member of the Kpiscopal Church. Mr. Allen was a member of Meyersdale Lodge, No. F. & A. M., and was bur ied with Masonic rites. John Ober, a prominent citir an of Que- tnahoning township, died at his home near frltan ton's Mill ', on Feb. 21st, at the advanced age of e'ghty years. His fath er was one of the early pioneers of the c unty. Dictated was born and resided continuously in tbe samejneighborhood. where be was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He is survived by the follow ing children; Daniel, of Lincoln township, Kane, of Shade township, Gabriel, of Hoovers ville, John, of Dakota. Deceased was a life long member of the Reformed Church. Three of our local contemporaries ap peared on Monday of this week, two of them two and one three days in advance of thgir regular publication day. The movation was to gratify a desire of the County Commissioners to have their an nual report published in two or more newspapers during the month of Februa ry. So far as the legal effect of the pub lication is concerned the Commissioners might just'as well bave caused the report to be printed on three ilonr tugs. But that is of little importance since the pub lication at any time was unauthorized by Commissioners Good and Kretchman. In reproducing in its last issue an ac count of the departure of Company A, composed of the very flower and chival ry of Somerset county's young manhood, for the field of battle follonnnz the out break of the civil war, the "fake"' organ fails to reproduce a memorable incident that still lingers in the memory of the gallant survivors of that blood -baptized and heroic Iroop and in the memory of the friends of those who gave up their lives in the hell of battle, to wit: the resignation of the Captain of the Com pany ou the eve of its departure, and who is now being masqueraded in the press of the State as a "veteran of the late war.'' Messrs. W. B. Parker and I M. Phil lips have formed a partnership and will engage iu the dry goods and notion busi ness iu this plaoe as soon after April 1st us their store room, iu the building now o-up:eJ by Hetriey'a clothing store, on the public square, can be prepared for them. Mr. Parker was formerly eugag- ed in business here, being associated with Mr. George 11. Parker, for a period of thirteen ye irs. Mr. Phillips isanitive of Allegheny, Pa , and up until six weeks ago, was general agent of tbe I nion Storage Company, a large Piltebarg con cern, when he resigned to engage in busi ness on his own hook. The membersor the new firm are both active, energetic young men. Frederick Fochtman, an Allegheny township rarmr, w fojnJ droariiol in a pwl of water neir bW h .n on Friday afiernoju. Hehtl bees suffering from melancholy for several months and the manner of his death has given rise to tho report that he committed suicide. He wasabiutG) year ofa ai 1 was tha father of a large family. Recently he be gin to brood over his inability lo provide for the wants of bis family and although heexhibitedsignsof dementia bis symp toms were not alarming. Friday afternon he left his home and hi bly was foam! as stated by o l i of hi s ". F- ;htai n nurt'e 1 S.-'riiT ii trtz ill a fa d y bsrre bis dvh when he appeweJ at the jvil and said that he had shot a imn and want ed to deliver hins-clf to the Sheriff. Oje of bis sons cm) fr hi a a fiw hours afterwards. Tna objections and interpasitl ns filed by the County Auditors in regard to tho manner of conducting public business in the commissioners' olti has already brnc good fruit. Treasurer Winters last week nerved notice on the commission ers tb it in the future b would not pay out any cour.ty fund except upon prop erly dravrn ordars. Tha treas irer's f Mand met with a rigimu protect from Commissioner Kimmei aud Clerk Kmert, b tt it i generally understood that com missioners Good and Kretchman fully end rse his position, which is the only correct one. and is the only way the treasurer has of protecting himself. Con stables from the various districts who were in attendance at court Monday, could not understand what caued tho long delay when they went lo the Com missioners office for their orders, but w hen it was fully explained to them thai the treasurer would only pay out money on orders they all commended him for the staod be had taken in favor or safe bjok keeping aud public honefy. LAlTill AT DEATH. Roddy Bojl Grow Herrj jrhcn Told Ttat They Kut Pis. A REX ASKABLE SCESE. The death warrant Tor tha execution of Jamonand John Rod ly er received at the Sheriff's oillc Thursday morning. but as thatoibcial was out of town they wero not read to the condemned men until the following dsy. At 10 o'clock Friday morning Sheriff Uartzell, acivmipaujod by Deputy Sheriff Baker, County Treasurer Winters, At torneyC. F. Fbl, Jr., of conns, I f.rthe defendants, and representatives of the local newspapers visited tho upper west corridor of the jail iu which the Roddy boys are confined, separated from the other inmates of the prison. After shaking hands all round the Sheriff sail, "boys I have a solemn duty to perforin. The Governor has forward ed tho death warrauts to me and it is my duty to read them to you." "All right. Sheriff," quickly responded the condemned brothers, ab tho Sheriff proceeded to opeu the large ollicial en velope. Tue prisoners bad evidently anticipat ed an official notification of their ap proaching d(xm and wore fully nerved to meet it. When the Sheriff said, "I will read John's first," that youth cheeiily remarked, "that's right, maybe Jim's will le di.Tore '.." At this sally the brothers broke Into a loud laugh that ro-Hound-.-d throughout tbo steel walls of the prison, and was iu t irlluig contrast w ith the painful character of tha business at hand. Tho brothers stood on cither side of the Slioiiil" pei'tiiiif over his sliouldors and gazing lultmlly on the latgeniHoial paper, not a slnjtltt word of which either cf thorn wa ab,i to road, but which contained the Sliei iif s authority to lead them upon tho death tritp, whuro they will be igno mliiimt!y ushried into eternity between I he hours cf b) and 3 o'clock on Tuesday, Aprli -''ill. W hen i ho Shi-iiir U:id pronounced tho last word of tha fateful document, John said "that's a pretty long paper, isn't it?" Sheriff Uartzell was deWJodly more affected than cither of the condemned men, and his voice showed evidence of his emotion when be camo to the para graph in which the words "hang him by the neck until he is dead" appear. "I guess mine must bo different," said Jim, hen the Sheriff unfolded the paper that consigns him to death on April Jith, "you know I thanked the old ina:i," referring to the scene in Court, when after seuteuce of death bad been pro nounced upon bio), Jim turned to Judge Longenecker and said "I'm much ob liged." When the words "hang him by the neck until he is dead," full from the lips of the Sheriff Jim gave a sharp nervous laugh, and during the remainder of the reading of the w arrant smiles play ed around his mouth. "I wouldu't like to ba in your place. Sheriff," he said when the officer had finished reading, "1 wouldn't like to have to hang innocent men." It was explained to the prisoners that the Sheriff was simply an instrument of the law and would bave to fulLl the duty emposed upon him by the law. "We cau't blame you, of course, you have been very kiud to us," both said. "But tho Governor will never let us hang," sabl John, "w hen he sees tho new evidence our attorneys will show him. But if we bave to die, we might just as well die then as at any other time." It was suggested by one of the news paper men that Richard Jackson, who was tried for the same crime, bad been very fortunate. "Yes," spoke up Jim, "if he was here now there would be little chauce for him to get away." "All 1 have to say," said John, "is that I was w here I swore I was on the night of the Berkey robbery, and w hen Andy Leonard said be saw me on that night he spoke the truth, because Leonard is a man of truth !" The Roddy boys are densely ignorant and have little conception of the doom that awaits them. Neither ever attended the public schools and the little knowl edge they have is such as they picked up among their associates. Jim is it years of age while John is 27. Hub look re markably well,cnsi.l?rinth5 long peri od of confinement they have endured. Sheriff Hartzell considerately advised the condemned men to ui ikethsir prepa rations tor daath an j iutitn ited that per haps it would be well for them to procure spiritual advisor. The two bjys were apparently touched by this suggestion and Jim said "I wouldn't like to join the church in a place like this." Faithless Conaty Officials. Iu commenting on the recent convic tion of the Commissioners of Schuylkill county on charges of derilection of duty iu office, the Philadelphia Times says: The counts in the indictments num bered thirty-two, upon uinteen of which the defendants were convicted. They secured acquittal upou thirteen. The acts complained of were temporary loans without proper authority, tbe expendi ture of money without w arrant of law fur traveling expenses, lobbying against pro posed legislation, junkets, banquets, the letting of illegal contracts anil other si us or omission and commission. The charge of Judge Bechtel as to tbe legal responsibilities of the County Com missioners is one which the officials of every county would do well to read and remember. The meat of it was to the effect that when county officials take upon theinselv c the oili -es to which they are elected they are not only invested with the powers conferred, but charged with the performance of the duties re quired by law, and that on failure to dis charge these duties, whether through ig noraf.ee, negligence, bad faith, fraud or corruption, they are liable to indictment and conviction for misdemeanor in ollice. Not even the plea of ignorance is admis sible, as it is tbe business of the officer to acquaint himself w ith the legal obli gations or his office before accepting and entering upon its duties. Tbe conviction of the Schuylkill Coun ty Commissioners or misdemeanor in ollice should serve a w idor and more far- reaching purpose than the punishment of these derelict official. It should serve as a warning to all county officials that pub lic ollice is a pu' lie trust, to be a J minis tered iu the public interest, in ac cordance w ith the requirements of law. and that any official who fails to admin ister his office in Ibis spirit diss so at bis peril. Tbe modern notion that public office i a private snap is not only a fal lacy iu la v and practice, but a dangerous fallacy lo any official who persists in fol low lug it. Home Talent Score a Sacoesa . "All the Comforts of Home," presented at the Opera House Friday night, by ho'iie talent for the benefit of the Child rens' Aid Society, proved such a popular attraction that several hundred people who desired to see it were unable U se cure seats for that performance and the young people who had the matter in charge decided to give n second perform ance, w hich was done Saturday . night. The Opera House was crowded to over How ing on both occasions, and a hand some sum of money was realized for the worthy charity named. Many of those who witnessed the per formance declare it to have been fully as good and well rendered as similar enter tainments given by the average stock company. The cast of characters in cluded tbe following persons : John Col born, Oran Kantner, L. K. Sipe, Maine Jones, Alioe Cook, U. M. Linton, Eva Bauman, Charles Houpt, Eugene Cook, John llolderbaum, Harry Bauman, Frank Simpson, Bert Grove, Myrtle Keel and Bessie Knepper. Wail Paper! Wall Paper!! Cheaper (baa has ever been known. Pricos way down at Sx vPKR'i Art SrortF. COJJTIBIS T0J.HiXK SHAD. Llf Crn.hei Oat by a Trala Hear Canel. man Vu JUtarning Rome from Court. Freeman Youtikiu, one of the i.-wt know ii ritix.Mis au 1 constable ot I'pper I Turkeyfoot township, was killed by tho west bound B. it O. "flyer" uear Caam-l-! man Station, a few minutssafterSu'clock j Monday evening. Co u stable Younkin ua i ucen in somerset w uere ue maae uis official return to the Court Monday morn ing, and left here ou the afternoon train for home. He dismounted from the ac comodation train at Casselman and start ed to walk west on the railroad track. He was Intoxicated and a half-mile below Casnelmau laid down on tho track. He was in this position when the "flyer" came along at a speed of fifty miles an hour. The engineer failed to see him in time to stop tbe train and the wheels passed over him cutting off bis bead. His body was otherwise horribly mutilated. Tbe train stopped and liacked up to (he scene of tbe accident when the remains were gathered together and taken to Mar kleton. Later in the night tbe remains were taken to bis home near King wood. Younkin had two fissks of whiskey in his pocket", one of which was crushed by the train and the other remained in tact. Younkin was a hard-working, honest farmer, aud was popular wherever known. He had no enemies save the vice that caused his death. The vol ws of I'ppor Turkeyfoot township elected him Constable many jears ago and kept him continuously iu that office. Criminal Court. The regular quarterly term or criminal court convened at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Judge LongcufM-ker presiding. Almost the entire morning session was taken up by the filingof motions and peti tions. Milton Boucher, of Meyersdale, was appointed foreman of the Grand Jury, and after the Constables had filed their re ports court adjourned to meet at 2 p. m. The first case taken up was Common wealth vs. W. J. Straub, a young man from Venango county, w ho was formerly engaged with a partner in the manufact ure of barrel staves at Trent, and who is charged with false pretense. The court charged the jury in this case at a late hour yesterday afternoon. The next case call ed for trial was the Commonwealth vs. the road supervisors of Addison township, charged with neglecting to open a public road. This cao was on trial when our report closed. The jury in tho Straub case returned a verdict of not guilty but the defeudant to pay the costs. Death of Mr i. Emellne Erubaker. Mrs. Emeliue Brubaker, widow of the late Dr. Henry Brubaker, an eminent physician of this place, died at 5 o'clock Saturday uiorr.ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. II. S. Newlin, in McKecs port. Pa. Death resulted from an acute attack of pneumonia. The body was brought here Sunday morning and at 1 o'clock Monday alternoon was laid to rest in the Lutheran Cemetery, the funeral taking place from the residence of her son-in-law, Robert S. Scull. Rev. Dr. Appleton Bash, of Allegheny, Pa., con ducted the religious services, he having been an intimate friend of the family since he was pastor of the Somerset Methodist Church fifteen years ago. Kmeline Philson Brubaker was born on March C, ISdO, and had she lived eight days longer would have celebrated her sixty-eighth anniversary. She was a daughter of the lato Alexander Philson, of Berlin. A few years following their marriage Dr. and Mrs. Brubaker removed to Som erset. They are survived by the follow ing children: Dr. Albert P. Brubaker, or Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Ella, wife of Dr. II. S. Newlin, of Mc Keesport, Sarah, w ife of W. K.Joyoe, of B tltimore. Clara, wife of Robert S. Scull, Edwin, of New Brighton, Pa, and An nie L., wife of L. M. Phillips, of Alle gheny, Pa, She is also survived by two brothers, Jacob aud Samuel Philson, of Berlin, and by two sisters, Mrs. John Davis, of Oakland, Md , and Mrs. Annie Hellley, of Berlin. Mrs. Brubaker was widely known throughout the county and theanoounce in?nt of her sudden death has caused sor row iu many households. A VICTIJI OP REFOSX. BY OSS WHO TllorOHT HI WAS VOTIStt IX I1IS PEKSOSAL ISTKKEST. With apologies to the IXdwood Pioneer. A Kummit township forming man was dying or tiie Ice, lis didn't have no ruixliclne he didn't have the price; But a tax collector kn.uled beside him, as the ' sun sank to repose. To listen to his dying words and watch him while he froze. The dying farmer was propped up, his face toward the sity. And said I never b'Ueved that valiatiocs could g t so high ; Mend this mite of earnln' that stans'twixt me an' starvation. To them fellers over to Somerset, what flx the valiation. Tell my fricn'a and tell my en'mles to always have a care Of the siren aonj o! "lax reformers"; they're a delusion and a snare. My taxes kept a grow-in withoutciuseor prov ocation. An' when taxes wa'ut h!ga enough, they lr crwis id my vallutlon. Tell the ol 1 woman not to worry wlih a sor row too Intense, For I'm going to a wanner and tiir more cheery henci My fcixe have kep Rrowin' higher ; "reform" gives me the chills; I'm off for a land wherj "tax reformers" itemize their bit!. "Tell them as b'Ileve.1 the "oa? gool term de- s-rves another" cry That it re-elected Shober if It was a blarst ed lie; That the valiation oitlee Is fllld with spoils men cute us foxes ; That valliitioas Increased aeconSiu'ly to iy for Iheiii tin boxes; An' te'.I them as wide the nex' tix battle bit terest. How they was "faked" Jmt ouceagln, "vot lu' in their interest." Tell all my frlen ls every w acres t'aat with my dyin' breath I said th.Te's nothln' to b relied upon 'cept "taxes au' d death." Tell the Tellers wot lay tha taxei to remain an' have a cinch To Increase the vallatlons an' never give an Inch ; That I speak as ons who' been here, a-tarv- ln' an' a-supp'icaUn' ; But in spite of all coutrivin' couldn't acale down my valiation. Now, o long," he faintly whisp.rrea, "I have told you what to do" And he closed bis weary eyelids and froze solid p d.q. His friends secured a ballot box and c. o. d.'d hi form. And reared a monument above him In scribed "A Victim of Reform." . 6ix Benteneet ea F.onr. "Superior to all other brands." "One trial couviuced me." "Cannot be excelled." "Uniformly good." "Will use no other." "Cannot speak too highly of it." A few voluntary expressions about the Oriental Flour of W. K. Gillespie, whole sale grocer. Seventh avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Only a thoroughly good flour would call for such praise. Hoaaeiold Popularity. The popularity of tbe Cinderella Range is well established by its great sail in Somerset and vicinity, during tbe past years. It is sold guaranteed to bak J. Sold by Jas. B. Holderbaum, Somerset, Pa. Eheumatism Cared in a Day. 'Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upou the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once tbe cause and the disease immediately disap pears. The first dose greatly benefits; 3 cents. Sold at Ben ford's Drug Store, iinif set BUXGHOLI-nXOXOMY Connty Funds Draw a la at the Spigot aud Poared Proa tie Bang. THE TAX PAYED F0:t THE SILL. (treat public iuterest has been aroused throughout the county by the exposure made in last week's Hkrald of the mean adopted by the occupantM of the commissioners' oltioa during the past few years to increase lh county revenue and of the prutl igacy aud alleged misman agement that has attained in that import ant public otllcj. Hundred of communications, verisU and written, have beon received at thia ollice from bard working economical farmers and business men who realize that the time has arrived to tear the mask from astute gentlemen who have been posing before the public as tax reformers aud who have grown fat at the public crib, and wh.o brazan contempt for pub lic opinion is manifested by their silence. Tbe receut increase of valuation of all property taxable for county purposes. varying from 10 to id per cent, in some of the districts, has intensified tbe feel ing that some good reason must be as signed for this increase, and that steps must be taken looking towards a reduc tion of taxation and a more economical management of the public finances. Somerset connty experienced the great est depression in ibs history during the period mentioned. Farming lauds fell from 23 to 50 per cent; agricultural prod ucts never before reached so low a price in the market; labor sought employinant at starvation wages, and In numerous cases in vain. Retrenchment and econo my was the watchword of every prudent farmer and business man in the county in order to supply food and clothing for his family and to present a clear balance sheet at the end of the year. It was a period long to be remembered by the wrecks in farming and business that marked its pathway. How were the fiscal agents of the county affected by the general .business stagnation that prevailed here in Somer set county, as well as elsewhere through out the country? A reference to the pub lished reports of the receipts and expen ditures of the commissioners' ollice dur ing that period will beet answer the ques tion. A promise had been made to tbe people that the tax millage would not be raised, and when the commissioners were una ble to meet theeurrent expenditures they decided to Increase the valuation. In this way tbe promise was kept unbroken and tbe revenue was or should have been ma terially increased. A neat way of "rob bing Peter to pay PauL" But with valu ations inflated on depreciating lands, the commissioners were Rtill unable to raise sufficient revenue to keep the county ex penditures below the annual receipts and auother expedient, a more expensive one than increasing the county valuation. was resorted to. Interest bearing orders were issued, many of which still remain unpaid, although the county has a hand some balance ti its credit at the present time. But tbe overshadow ing question con fronting the honest tax payer is: "What has become or the vast amount or taxes assessed and collectible for county pur poses during the past few years? Has it all been wisely expeuded? How much of it has been returned to favored parties in the shape or rebates? The county treasurer, tax collectors, school tax collectors and road supervis ors can best answer this question. The tax collector or one or the largest and richest districts in the county is authori ty for the statement that upon his settle ment with the treasurer for Is:! he re ceived credit for a large sum of taxes upon the presentation of rebates issued from the office or the commissioners. How many tax collectors throughout the county have made their settlements wi;h the county in tho same manner? They and the county treasurer are the only public officials in position to properly in form tbe publio on tuis matter. It can not be expected that tbe recipients of the commissioners' bounty will shed any light on the subject. The rebates were not given for that purpose. A point at band will Illustrate this matter clearly. A leading farmer accost ed the writer a lew days ago with the re mark: "Did I ever tell you about that rebate you published last week? I thought I had never told any pei.iou about that little transaction, not even my wifd." Upon being assured that the information had been secured from another source, he seemed greatly relieved,and said, "Well, it was an exact copy or the paper that was handed to me by one of the commis sioners, and I can assure you that I nev er torgot the favor." Could a more unjust an I iniquitous scheme be resorted to thin this species of partiality? Why should -not the rich farmer or business man pay his taxes just as honestly and promptly as tbe farm laborer or tbe man who works out a por tion of hi taxes on the public highway? UOW CONTRACTS HAVE REE MADE. Another species of partiality that has undoubtedly worked to tbe detriment of tbe tax payers of tbe county is best illus trated by the following statement, com ing as it does from a bard working me chanic, who has always paid the tixes assessed against him, and who believes , that every tax payer should be given an opportunity to bid on public work. When the tim? appro ichei. several years ago for renewing the superstruct ure of a bridge in Shade township, a workman of that district visited the com missioners' office and asked when the work in question was to be let, as be or one or his neighbors desired to compete for the contract, believing that a heown- ed a saw mill at the point where the bridge was to be renewednd as all the material used was to be wood, he was iu a position to do tbe work cheaper than it could possibly be done by workmen from other parts of the c unty. "We don't let bridges publicly," was the answer he re ceived, and a short time afterwards the bridge was renewed by parties from oth er parts of tbe county. ar informant says that he kept a close count of the lumbar used and the la'wr performed and he has reason to believe that if the contract had been let at a public sale, or had public notice bmn given that a con tract would be let, it would have boen the means of saving the county a large sura of money. Tbe method of letting public contracts secretly has only been pursued a few years, during which time a majority of the contracts bave been awarded to the same parties or corporations, aud home labor hxs been practically ostracised from bidding on work undertaken by tbe cou nty. WAST AS IX VESTIUATIOM. A number of fanners from vari .us sections of lbs county bave offered to contribute from tbeir private means for the purpose of having a full and complete examination made or the conduct or the office of the county commissioners dur ing the past five years. All of tbe rami fications of that important office, it is said, should lie thoroughly overhauled, so that tbe people may bave an opportu nity to judge of tbe stewardship of tbe occupants, and not be left in blind igno rance of how the finances of the county are cared for and In what directions they are expended. An earnest desire is growing to know the names or the favor ite contractors who have secured a ma jority if not all of the public work un dertaken during the past six or seven years and the prices they received. It is just as Important that the tax payers learn who have been benefited by nnwise expenditure as it is that they should learn whether or not corruption baa been practiced in that office, or why valuations have been so persistently Increased. Wanted. Salesmen to handle our Lubricating Oils on coin mission in Somerset aud vicinity. Liberal terms. Thk Eccud Oil Compact, Cleveland, Ohio. ' PIXE HILL LETTER. Prea a B.-otiirivallej TawajM? Sijpjrter of Cdmmisaioser EimmelL KniTort Herald: 1 rent witu cni.lenitile otere-st a r-immuuicntion iu y mr Iat issue from Miiford township farmer. I hope Com missioner Kimmell wilt find time, a though I know he must be a very hard worked man, to comply w ith his old neighbor's request and furnish you for publication an itemized statement of ji what he did on each of I lie ''7 ; days Ut year, for which the county paid him .!.:( per day aud expense. Wbon George was a candidate the last time he spent several days and nights in this neighborhood electioneering, and his chief argument was that if we voted for him we would vote for our interests. With his former experience he said he could save a great deal of money for the taxpayers in more ways than one. He said, among other things, that the commissioners were get ting too much pay for tbe work they did. and that if he were elected he would not take a cent ever fVJO a year for his serv ices. We thought this would be a saving of foar or five hundred dollars a year for the county, -and would, of course, be ia our interests as taxpayers, we gavo George a bally good vote in Brothersval ley, thinking, of course, as he said, we were voting in our own interests. You can judge of our surprise when we read in tbe Auditors' Report published in the Hkrald that George had drawn ftijo.'jfl from the county last year for bis services. and that bis expenses were paid by the county besides. Our valuation has been increased, which, of course, means that our taxes have been inci eased, and this causes us to wonder how, when we voted for George, we voted in our own interests. It may be that George was honest in what he said, but wbon he got into tho com missioners' office he found tho work of raising valuations so much harder than he expected, that he couldn't doit for f.VW a year, and had to ha ve ftiVj.50 a year, and for that reason he ought to give us a state ment or just what work he did each or the 273 days be put iu, so that w e can de cide whether or not, when wo voted for him, we voted in our own interests. Pine II ill. Pa., Feb. '2t "JS. H. G. Paining Ahead. Winning new customers, is ample proof that tho vast variety and gotxl quality of our line, together with our low prices. Is attracting more attention than ever, being evidence that we are selliug cheaper be cause weareselling more Furniture. Tho past year's sales, exceeding very largely those of previous years, have been placed to our credit naturally caused by our low prices, which are lower than named elsewhere. Our '08 line is better thau any before now ready for inspection. C. 11. CoKKROTII. Auditor!' File a Petition to Have Tbtir Beport Corrected. At Monday morning's session of court F. W. Bioecker, Esq., attorney for the county auditors, presented a petition signed by Auditors B. J. Bowman ami Jeremiah Rhoads, praying that they be allowed to correct the clerical errors made by auditors' clerk, A. J. Iliieman, in the auditors' report of the receipts and expenditures or Somerset county for the year 18K7. County Treasurer William Winters concurred iu the petition. The petition was resisted by A. L. G. Hay, Eq., attorney for the Commission ers, W. H. Koontz, Esq., who appeared for Auditor Peter Sipe, and by F. J. Kooser, Esq. The proceedings failed to reveal fop whom Mr. Kooser appeared. Messrs. Hay and Koontz argued that he commissioners had taken an appeal from the auditors' report as filed aud seemed to think it would be better fr the county to bear the expense of litiga tion in order to have the corrections, (which are identical with the items from hich the commissioners have appealed) made, rather than to allow them to be made on the petition of the auditors and treasurer. This was rather a novel .proposition to come from tbe President of the alleged Tax Payers Union, and Judge Lna- necker properly ordered the petition to be filed, remarking that it was the business of the court to look after tbe interests of the tax payers of the county, and not to become interested in any personal or po litical differences that may have been created between tho auditors and com missioners. Mr. Kouser agreed that the petition of the auditors was correct, but thought the Treasurer was tho proper o.'li :er to ask to have the errors corrected. As stated above, tho Court directed tha petition to be filed, with permission to resisting counsel to examine it and to of fer any objections they m ly h jve, bof re tbe rising of the court. W. II. Koontz, Est., presented a peti tion, signed by Auditor Peter Sipp, in which Mr, Sipe alleges that he signed the auditors' pepart under a misapprehen sion of iu contents, and th it Clerk Iliie man substituted a paper for ono read to him by Auditor Bowman and which was added to the report in tbe closing para graphs of that paper, and therefore prays thot a rule be granted oa tho other a-iditors and the clerk to show cause why the report should not be amended so as to conform with his petition, or tint his name be stricken from the report. The Court ordered that a rule be granted, and Messrs. Bowmui, Rhnad and iliie man will file their answer iu due time. A Meyeradale Wedding. Mr. Lloyd L. Mountain, or Confluence, aud Miss Grace Grof, of this place, were united in marriage at tho resilience iff the bride's mother, on Meyers ave., on Tues day, February 22d, at high noon, by Rev. B. B. Collins, of the Evangelical Luth eran Chnrch. Those present were: W.S. Mountain and wife, of Confluence, the groom's parents, Miss Mollie Mountain, of West Idberty, Iowa, Mrs. J. II, Bow man, Miss Rachel Brubaker and Miss Ruth Brubaker, of Stnyestown, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Floto, Mrs. Mary Hocking, Mrs. P. P. Ritter, Mrs. Marian Cover, Miss Edna Kyle, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Grof, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Grof, and Misses Maggie and Anna Grof, of this place. Immediately after the cerem ny a sump tuous dinner was served. The happy couple oeparted on the evening train for Philadelphia, where Mr. Mountain is a member or the senior class in tbe College of Pharmacy. Tbe newly-wed pair will be at home at Confluence after April 2(Xh, prox. The young couple have a large number or acquaintances, each of them being well and favorably known in the towns where tbey reside. Meyersdale, Feb. 21, '. X. Coantry Boys Look Here. Country boys and likewise countrymen should gel a Pittsburgh Com-norcial G i- zHte watch. Five now subscriptions to the Weekly Commercial Gaz :tte, accnm panied by the subscription price ?.jX), secures tbe watch. It is a nickel, stem-winding wstch. famous as a timokeepar, and i guaran teed for one year. N nsspip3r or periodical ever olfjred as fine a pre mium. Two new subscriptions to the Daily for a year, four for six mouths and six for four mouths will also get the watch. It is not a toy for children, but aservic- able timekeeper that a man can carry with satisfaction. Send the subscriptions with tha inoiuy to the Commercial Gazette olil .e and you will gel the watch by return moil. The safe of tbe Washington Hotel at Hunting Ion was blown t atoms Friday morning by bjrUr. .wii undj way with f-UJ. Tbey were fired at by tha hotel proprietor, who was aroused tb.9 ex plosion. One of the thieves giving his name as Philip Fagtn, of Litrobe, Pa., was subsequently arrested at Eatrikin with 155 of the stolen m ney in his pos session. Fagan has a gunshot wound of tha leg. dahtljs I a 1 1 rla 1 by thapro p k ietor of the hotel. sC'- FOVDER Absolutely Pure Sarpriae Was Osnnine. There are surpriso parties and surprise parties, but wheu It comes to mentioning genuine surprise parties the one j-repared for Mine Host Winters of the Commer cial by his wild, must be given precedence over all of recent ditto. Mrs. Winters is sued invitations to some baker's dozeu of "Jack's" warm friends to dine with him at 9 o eh K-k Saturday night For several days prior to that time thero was great activity in the culinary department of the hotl and when tho hour arrived tho dining room presented a sight that would have delighted the eyes of an epicure. Mr. inters faithfully believed that tho spread had been prepared fur the friends of his wife's tdsttir and thought that the expenditure for cut flowers, etc, might have been spared as ho is about starting for Klondike, when he expects to carry everything about the proiuit.es iu the slupe of cash or that can lie onverted into cash wilh him, and mildly reproved Mrs. Winters for her extravagance. When ho was ushered into the parlor and into the presence f his gcntlemoti friend ho was still unable to grasp the situation even after somo one reuitrkc-l, "I guess I'll tke a tin rod!" Even this delicate hint conveyed nothing to tho cltiver landlord, and when another g-iest, chided him for his obltiseness, it was next thing to a case of "tiiit or apoioiz-." When it finally dawned upon Mr. Winters that his go si wifo had prepared a banquet for himself and friends on tho eve of his departure for Alaska he enter ed into the spirit of the ocreaskm a i I the remainder of tho evening was spent in feasting and song. A number of the solos rendered by w ell known Somerset and Rock wood artists were of exception al merit ami were heartily enjoyed. Mrs. Winters is entitled to th-j distinc tion of having arranged a real surpiiso parly. Soffia Foolish People allow a cough to run until it gets beyond the reach of medicine. They often say, "b, it w-ill wear away," but in most ess es it will wear them aw ay. Could liiey Isj induced to to- the suits fa 1 nseiii. ino called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold c.n a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately see the rxeellunt effect after t iking the first dose. Price 2oc and 5V. Trial size frco. At u druggists. Koitsal School. The M eycrstlalo Norma! and Prrpira- t-ry School prepare f r teaching and ft-r college. Six tcaelMiis. First term Isr-gins May D. Second term lie;;i:is July 5, V.. J. C. M'KICIIKR, Principal. A FoigotUn Village. Register and Recorder Cover was en gaged a few days ago iu recording several deeds for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in which the town of Ileiila was mentioned iu the description. There licing no sttlk-incnt heaving that name in Somerset county ho w ax at a loss to know to w hat section of country it referred, but as luck would have it iu withdrawing one of the old records from an isolated place in the vault he found a plan cf the town concealed between ths ba.-k of (he record and the walL Further investiga tion went to show th it Bcula wp.s located iu Cambria township, Somerset couuty, somewhere iu tho neighborh.! of the present town of Ejensburg. A foot note reads : "Situate at the shortest portage, bitween the eastern aud western waters. ou the nearest au.l most level rol from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, ( avoiding ail the mountains except the Aileg my ) dis tance from Philadelphia 15 from Pitts burg miles. The t.vi centre streets are each loo feet wide, the others nj feet, the lanes HI feet." The threa principal streets runnin2 north and south were tiamad Riy, Sou and Truth respectively, while the streets running east a:i i w est were given such n.imos as Brida, Corn, D ue, Elm, Free, Grove, Hope, Joy, Kid, Lamb, Miik, Nut, Oak, Palm, ijuince, ttc. 'the Evidence. A good many people in Somerset a; e using the Cinderella Ring-, which is the best evidence of its merits. Sold and guaranteed by JAS. B. IlnLDKRlitl'M, Somerset, Pa. B.inardt and Froats. Koitor Hkrald: There is much misunderstanding in the east in regard to north-western blizzirds. None of the n-ic settlets have ever seen a blizzard in North Dakota. They have doubiless seen heavy snow storms. A blizzard, acitording to the classitii-a-tion of storms by tho signal office, is a combination of snow and sleet frozen into icy particles aud driveu and whirled about by a strong wind, covering a wide area and, w hen at its height, obscuring near objects from view, and blotting out trails and roads. The dauger of blizzard disappears wilh the settlement of a coun try. Any gisnl snow-storm is called a blizz ird, and its attendant danger in North Dakota can bo avoided much eas ier than the liente thunder storms ar.d lightniugs in Illinois, or the funnel . -hi p ed ,louds which descend every teasou upou eastern or southern communities. The early settlers in Illinois and Iowa who located in the tinilier along tbe streams and cut down the trees to make farms, believing the prairies were not fertile because trees did not grow on them, afterwards saw their mistake. As to frosts: The man w ho wishes to avoid frost must leave tbe United States. Lately frost killed the orange crop and trees in Florida, and only last fall the people prayed for frost to come and stay the pro gress of the yellow fever. The cold of North Dakota is not w bat tho tliermometHr makes it or indicates. Northern people suffer more in the damp chilly winters of the south at 10 to : de grees above tero than they do at 10 to 20 below in the north-west. Tho air up in Dakota is dry, ami dry cold is not a con ductor of heat, while damp nir absorbs bodily warmth, and then tbe shivery aud benumbing sensations which make life so uncomfortable in the south and east follow. Winter makes that north-west line of plant perfection, so w ell known to scientific men, which produces the best wheat in tbe world. Winter destroys tramp life, which L the arch-enemy of good society and local government. The tramp and tbo gypsey can not survive a northern winter. Moro anon. F. A PPLK'ATION TOTHK PARDON -an BOARD Foit t'UM M U f ATluN OK HKNTfcl.N'L'E. Notice I hereby irlvrn to all pnrtiwi eon eerueii that Jaimsi K id-ly anil John Kooily. w ho were convicted in tue ouit o." Oyer and Terminer of rt Niters t county, IrVr.nsyl vr.ma, of inurOer in Ihe lirsi iI.ki-w. aiel senti-nced ou the th irf n-.is. IshT ti bs hanged.-wiii apply to ihe It ard of Ha -dons, at HarriOnrij on Ihe thlil Wtsinf-btlay the 'iJti of April, lvw, for commutation of said seuu-nce lu im prisouo.eDU COFKROTB RCPPEI C. K. L HL, Jr. Feb. 9, l.SW. Attorneys for Prisoners. JI-nSOLUTION .XOTICE- Notlee is hereby plvon that the P.m of Hhephenl A Kuyken.iait h-a ths day ben dissolved by mutual -of.enl. L. X.Hh-pherd havlue; disposed of hi entire inU-rext In said Ann to S, lor I A K uy ten. hill, who will con tinue the business at lh same plne. All debts due the ot.l firm and all arctsiijlatciint them will Is-setth-d by tee new Una of (sif ford A Kuykentlali. L. M. SHEPHERD. Somerset. Pa., sk. 14, 1W1 FARMERSLook Here! We have just unloaded a car of "0!d Process Linseed Oil Meal." This is one of the Ust producing feeds ever offered and all wide awake and gix-d fetdirg fartui rs should give this Celebrated i-d a trial. Buying in the quantity we do we are prep-treil to otr.-r you prievs w .y below the prtsciit ruar ket on (lie anie grade of feed. Write us or call and ir.ipir. for pritfs. A!-o a full line of assorted Feeds a'd (train at lowest prices. Wo are now pteartd lo idler you Fsrev Tin l d (;f-a Setds at thif low tst prices. Just rtstived a car of Fancy Kccle.-tneit Tinnlhv Kcvd, a.nd we w ill be able to otter thia stock at prices bvyond competition.. BREAD EATERS. "We carry the largest line and best brands of Flour oa this market. Try one of our brands, either "World's Fair Souvenier," "King's Rest," or "Gold Heart.' The trade also supplied with "Vienna" or "Pillsbury's Best." We) j guarantee any of these brands to give satifaction. One trial will convince you of their Superior Qualities over any other brands of Flour ynu have been ac- customed lo using. LAKE HERRING. Large Shipment of Luke Herring just in. They are the lines! fish we have ever offered and at prices we are cow selling at the stock ill not last long. Call and inspect our stock It-fore yon buy. Also have a large line of "New Catch Mackerel," "Cod Fish" and "Bloaters," together with a large line of "(.'aimed Mackerel," 'Kippered Herring," "Salmon," Ac, at lowest prices. Highest Prices Paid for GRAIN AND COUNTRY PRODUCE OF ALL KINDS. Get our Prices before you sell. Respectfully yours, Cook Crp'oars' Cnxt Sa-'e Vahalh Rsal EstitsI V.y virtue of an onltT jale isitaHl out of ii- ( trnriunw' Court mikI til ilim'lnt. I wtti i x U put'lit salt in I'rsuut iMmHtjf it, gotu rrx t county, la. on Tuesday, March 29, 1898, AT I O'CLOCK P. IU the following rval esUile, late the property of Ji.hu II. Iteulorit, iliv'd, viz: A rvrt:ir lirist Mill, with nets-ssary water r ntaiiil water powi-r. iliiin. rare aim sciitm irini., an I ouMilcseof three or more acres, untied bv luiltMe road north-eastward, w-M Lank oi rue- north-ir.lni, raee outlet scnitli westward. North fr'o'fc rr k s,sith Kistward, ua iiieh is eri-cted the said grist mill, a two-story .lwrllinir house, stable and ui iter ciit-tiuiiitiii,-s ihi-reon ens-ted. The iniil h:is Ihe Holier TrocesH mid is in good working ont.-raud docs spl undid work. Terms: THE OLD Morgan's Woolen Mills Property FOR SALE. This pioperty Is ltwsited at tiuemshonlng, Somerset I'oim'y, l"a , consisting of acres of html. I JI urns cleared mid under good slitte of riniivjlii.il. balance timln-r land. The im provements consist in part the old Woolen Mill Building, 32x'20, two !ricM hlsh. l);ie Rood hank bsirn tOxTH one -M i ision Ihhis.j. x x ipxst dwelling noos es. uiil-biiUdiivs. hIi-.hIs, stables, etc. Also Store Building, s" conveniently iirninsod In every way for that purpose. A emit bnnk wii eh is opened c tily lo I operated. The land in nenrly all iin-ierl.-i.d wilh cikiI nnd other mineral, t 'o.iveiircnt to school, church, etc. In connection wilh the rail es ute I will sell A Country Store, w Ii stocked wiLh all Mich Koods as ar usual ly kept 1:1 ii store of tha.1 kin-J. The husuiws lins l u-e. ssfully carrh d in at this place for tiie l.i.t i.'o years. To Ihe rihl prty then is li.ut .iu in lliis pioperty. For further iu oriiiulioii or particular cali on or address B. 5. FLECK, Qneninhoiiintf, (somerset iu, Pa. Apnea's Sal?. OF Valuable Real Estate l!y virtue of an order of wile Issued to til nndersiuned by the Court of Common t'len ol Somerset county, to me directed. 1 will oiler at public s:ilc, ou the premises in Shade town ship, on Saturday. March 19, 1898, At I o'clock: P. M., the following described real estate, via : A tract of land situate partly In Shade townhii. Somerset eotiuty.aud Napier town ship, Hedford county, r" adjiHiiiug lands of Isiiae Mmnces, ShuucI Kiele, William Kleo Kie. Kichard Stiller. 1. C itmbert and others, ronUtinitii: two hundred fita.) arns more oi less, bavin:; a twostory plank house, line biril aud other ou. -buildings Ibercou erected Terms: ...tl.lnl in l-i .1 .it, mnflrmali.ui a.f m'. m..Ltliipfl in hit month mid onilhli-tl lit twelve months with intercut. Ten percent. of llll- niiioii.-r iii'.i.j .o miu w hv pr--riy is knocked down. Deferred pay ment lo be secured by Judgment on the premises. J. C L.iJt 1M.T, Assignee ot H. s. foils rri.icATiox to I'akioon Board No! ice Is hereby el"en to all persons eou ccrncd iliat lr W. K. Mitchell, who was ron-v.eti-d at February nswions of the court of quarter Hewon of s,)ni,.,..t cointy. of aiKirtiori an I scnun:-ed on Ihe 4th day of Au gust, IsoT. to te a months' Imprisonment by Milllsry confinement and pay a Hue of three hundred dollars and costs, will apply lo Ihe Hoard of i-anlons at H-trrtshurg. on the third Wednesday, the I'M Ii day of March, for release of the imprisonment and a reduction in tbe Mile. KOONTZ AOOl.E, tOrHl'JTH A KuPFEL. M..reu 1.1SSW. IHE MUTUAL LIFE 1KSUMCE COMPANY OF HEW YORK ft RICHARD A. McCURDY PresioEhT STATEMENT For the year radlng Decssabf JI IS97 According to the Standard of th Insurance IXputiMnt of tha State of hw York nHMl'e4frrraala f.M.!l t rail 'dl otker Sw.rtea - - ll.4.40t4 KISBTBSMESTS am. a. r..a f 1 l aa , hea'm .... $!:, ' Ta Pullri-hnirirra fur r.ow- at-IHtlilraJs. elr. . l!,7ti.4!4 For all other acnuU - lO.lii.OOiil Z,IH,M tt ISfiETi raited St aim Boaai a4 other re.ritla - - - - $1,17,JU J First Ura Loaaa oa Boa4 aa4 l.rtrue .... .m.M7 II Imioi stork, aad Boada - li.ss...s kVal Eatata .... il,ls,4i4 B laahla Baakaaa4Trat Coaa- aaalr, ll,;a,I M Xttrmr4 latomt, Set Defem4 rrtiailaaa, elr. - - . t.Ml.jftOf iil,;s,UJ M Beaerra far PoIIrlea a4 other UaMIIUea .... il.!7i.i 7 Sarpla I laaaraae aa4 Aaaaitle la I - .tan aa iu a iu.ni ... - - ,.uwi ? - I hart carefully namiatd tha foriroi; Siinnt and find tha tarn to b corract ; kabUltHS calculated by tbo ururaac Departmeirt. CaAatas A. Paxuaa Auditor From tha Surplua a dividend wiB b apportioned ROBERT A. QAANN1S3 VicasMaawaT V.iTit R. Coxarra S44C F. Liotd F oaaic Caowwmt. Enact McCuxroca General Manager ad Vica-PfivaVnt Trvaaunrr Actuary IiAXBnr t WATEWiorsE, General A genu lor Pennsylvania. W5r. jrrvti Brury, Manager. Pltcsborf ' office? First Natiooat Bask Building: S1J0 In hiind, and the haUnee in four eipml :: uieiiw wlih Interest, secured upon the pr. mis. s t.y ju.litiiient bond, in per cent, of liuiid money to be paid ua day of sale. 11. L. bAKR, Trustee. & Beerits. DissolutioN SALE Now in Progress at Sifford & KuykendalPs. Mr. J. II. Siflfortl, of Baltimore, bav in; taken Mr. L. M. Shepherd's place in the firm. Having just completed bur in ventory, we are marking down many lines of the most staple mer chandise to make room for new Spring Goods. Some excellent values must Le closed out. The price is very low to make them sell freely. SPECIAL I.N. Hosiery AND. Underwear. 50c quality Ladies Union Suits, - 40 and 45e quality chil dren's Natural Wool undershirts, 0e quality Ladies' Vests and l'ants, - 4Sc quality Men's Shirts and Drawers, Fleece Lined Men's Shirts and Drawer?, Another excellent line at 3SC 29c 5C 5c 29c 19c Dig lot Dark Brown 1a dies' 15o Seamless Cotton Hose, per pair vv All our Woolen Ilos-ery and Un derwear have undergone a heavy mark down. CL0THINQ STOCK nt'ST BE REDUCED. All our $108, $G.OO . and fi 50Suits,nowH4-,75 $3X1), $8. 0 and $3.00 Suits, now $5-00 $10.00, $11.00 and 0 $12.00 Suits, now MO.O Respectfully yours, the new firm, Sifford & Kuykendall. Fisher's Boole Store. SOMETHING NEW AND BEAUTIFUL CALL at tbe Book Ftore and th new anil elegant dewijfns in Tbwue Papers for Lamp Shade, and Fancy Dec orations. HAVE YOL EVElt tried tn (ret a partic ular shade, sir.e or quality of paper or en velopes and (ailed? loidn'tcome here then! We keep rtKbl up Ui tbe front with our Mock fif Society Stationery. We bave all tbe correct atjies and many which are imply fails. But we don't charge bigh. grade prices for high grade good. Juat enough to satisfy you that it la not trash we ceil. Uur Hook Store contains a line of litiea especially interesting. Quo Vadis. After you bave feasted your eye on tbe pretty tisane piper, you tnigbt buy a volume of Quo Va lia, the ruoei ex tensively read book of tbe prevent day. Thia book in subniantial clolo binding at L, and in paper at 2Scta. CHAS. H. FlSKErl ,1 IP
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