he Somerset f ier ikl
GEOKGK K. SCCLL. Kdltor.
3DXESUAY
ri"- ti-hnol lsrd of Stoyestown district
J ,e4 July U. at 7: W p. in., for the
of fiwimj ,,wrs- A11 apfili
', must writing.
Vnsiou Attorney I C Weltuer of
3, mm n h- Ji-'arrl from prao
i w.frplhe I'nitoJ S!al interior Ve
stment lor alleged vrolation of the peu
q iawfc.
head w an "wwia of the scalp
)r Hvert! Boinetitien. out it can be
Ifcuic's Ointment, quirlc and per
cent in iw results. At any drugstore,
I nli.
3ir.!.rann.H open the t when the
i,,t; tliat i" the reason thpy do ,
i ;11 off their perch.. " ?oa h
i-n waikinz. voti ui!I oouix idmh
it mes as" it mi th. fo6t and
them as it touch. the eround.
W-h Anderson of Jenner township
kir-kell'vahore several day api
1 reive.l a severe contusion on bis
thich, whi h will kp him coofin-
to the hise far several weeks.
fc. attended i? Dr. of lavid-
i
fcflireen.nnr P" that from
ip of Pr. Frank Cowan's miminer
. at Mt ' 'din. near KreauslNirg one
i with the assistance of a k-xmI field
1 command a view of eifihl different
j,lies. li is probacy the hiKheet point
i4t secticn.
- need to fear sudden attacks ol chol
; infantum dysentery, diarrbu-a. or
im.T complaint, iryon have lr. row-
Kxtrac of Wild Strawberry in the
;.-iue chest.
L hoist, or hight, of the flaj: should
l-ncnh. as 10 is to 1".
j.minnorl.lue Held, should extend j
ir the lly in the proimrtion of 3 o to
iad should extend down me iio v..
fu.ie the seventh of the thin-"
ihmael J. Baer. aped aixty-lour, of
inville U.vri.ship, who forgot bis
t.n-e papers itnd could not get a license
r .imlwrlaml. Md.. was married there
1 MondHV to Katie Fitz. ael thirty-jr-
lie returned home and secured
Tmissing Ppe before the knot was
1-
-tur.Iay Culwn scouts reported to Ad
L Sampson that the streets of Caima
(K hadlen strew n with oil by the iu
p.tanu with the intention of destrc.y
i the citv and fleeing to the hills. The
r lies four miles up the bay from camp
Joalla, where the V. S. Marines were
s.Ied.
1 feud whi'-h has existed for years
fngtheSprow and Creager families
j'raiiklin county, Pa., resulted M . lay
it in the killir-S of John Sprow, ajed
J ears, by Mix I'reaeer. aged 17. The
- met in conili-t near the Moiiuou
iin;b. of which Creager-s father a
(mber. and Sprow was felled by a. "ne
f wn by (.'reaper.
4 ur larg blai-k makes w ere killed at
lilowtree n'-ar the Kvans place, in
ie Spring Valley, by Samuel Hersh
4;fr. an J Thomas F. PiehL The total
4,;h of the fv.ir snakes was twenty-
ii U.. Th- re are said to be three
c lurking around the sa;ue tree fully
terge as those airea.ly killed. Some
: Jl.e pe-.ple of that neighborhood are
i-.-.g the ho.lo tree a wiJe berth.
1-Jford Immirer.
f hest.iry of the mutilation of the liod
;i f thetwoyounsprivatbytheSpan
i which was sent from Kingston. Ja-
a, last week, is now found to be eu
8 y untrje. The officer and men of
t party w hich re.vercl the bodies
ie misled Iy the trichlful tearing
i -is of ine ilaiier l.uiJets when de-i-.ed
by any tiling like brushwood, or
In close ranee. The men had ap-
ntlv !.en iired on by fiiernllas at a
tm-eif fifteen feet,
f Maries and other pubiie officials
ughoiit the country, have received
:i I'ension-Coinuiissioner II. Clay
,ins a cin-ular of warning to all who
-ard the instructions for executing
ion vouchers by past-dating, false
lilicati.m, and using "stock" w itnesses
he aiiiuiuisiration an! acktiowledg
:it of pension vouchers. It is the in
ation of ' Uii-eso to iuslitute critu
il proi-ee.litus ajainst the parties who
.u!ga in these megii and irregular
. f 'CtiseS.
( he "little office bird'' perched itself
one of the wiudow sills of our sanc
u late Wednesday eveniug and w his
oil that U'lieath one of the shade trees
Trout of the W'averly, it had heard a
i:n!erof I'etnocrats and a few rtepub-
Ktns de-!are that Hon. William J. Baer,
I Somerset, would be a candidate for
ftnprnss this fill and that the Democrats.
ieven glu Ieiii(STats and the anti
J.ay faction of Somerset county were
ry anxious for an opportunity to vote
jr the ex-Judge. ttedford Inquirer.
jThe P. 1L IX. spur from Windber to
ydsifvk, the his lumber camp east of
Up Level, will be completed withiu a
i 'tnicht, aud iu a few weeks the work
f hauling millions of feet of lumler to
ie markets of the country will be eoui-Jcni-ed.
Since the Eaboock Lumber
J 'inpany located its mills near Ashtola
finy hundreds of thousands of feet ut
jmoer Lave been cut aud stored away.
t u as soon as the railroad liue is opene
t i.is iuiuljer will be shinoei to nerson
as soon as the railroad liue is opened
I 4 t'.r.ti n-l. . 1 , l
is
i The maleri.il to be placeJ on the
i.y we iatxKa people :s pro-
"u"j w as uv.e as taut oitaiueu
at:y other part of the country.
.V decidedly oriiriual bat ber of a nearbv
tn closel Lis sh ip the other day and
ste.l the following notice upon the
or : "To the Public This barber shop
11 be close J for a brief period, as the
oprietor has rne to help a few of l"n
e Sam's barbers ( better known as sol--rs.)
scrape the face of the western
9 tnispuf re clear of an obnoxious growth
i-t w lusters, omimouly called Spaniards,
-hall not be e.,ig as iev,er anj
. ""Ps"" re applying the lather, and
i-erythiiigpiuutoa .uick job, aud a
can one. I wish to tuauk the public
r paimuitge, ami ou 1Iiy returIi
1 'pe to have a shave also. Km len ton
The Tenth regiment, Pennsylvania Vol-iUx-ix
left San Francisco Monday after
;n with the second expedition for the
uilippiues. athe Zealand a were the
cu:U Peunsvlvanla v.il,.,c. , r.i i
- "kius and prt of battery 11. of
1 uu volunwwr artillery. Two Mil
In rapid-liriugguna were placed ready
f ra.tion in ih . ,
1 f - - " Ml IUB VI!SHfl. ill
I' privates and tillomoers
y me leulh Pennsylvania boys
J I t uiivi by the people of San
i . "-""wai me soldiers of the
eystone Sute be,ue SpsJily iH)pular.
Jiefore Hie y.i i:. . . : .'
, - ...u.jim siiea ousnejs or
owers and fruit were sent aboard to the
Oenbv C!lirunu ...I .1.. - ..
uw cueers lor tue
f-eutii when the transport g.iled were
4hm inv IK. I
iuuu ana most sincere.
Ju-lge John J. Wick ham. LU IK, did
1 ooock Saturdar .'tr
IT? .." llewM "r" th
-, wps j M uiq
i , - m 10 WVkty t 10 o'clock
f latmomiep, aaJ djJ q
CZTT 11 U dMlh w- ril,le
ff hi. hfeofMyearah. had not had a
ay s illness.
1 r'W tu '-''ose of the Superior
,ndhadTi,12in Pi"Ulr ltot ,u"n,h'
fandUdbeen ln excellent spirits until
oaay, whea be Uiando(
llghtluClsp,iilion f
I whiT,Mn" I''t'reJ " lth hita Until n0"n.
1 w hen U,wa. given up, but Dr. J. II.
"til iheea
U-hSL Vacancy oo
j Mi liarriel Bron, of B-iiliiuoie, Md.
( is visiuug at the home of her uncle, Mr.
J. M. Cook.
Artist William A. Colli n, of New York,
is visiting at the boine of his mother,
near Jenners.
Herman W. Ilruhaker. of B rlin, has
returned from a aix weeks' isit with
relatives in low a.
Mr. Wilson Humbert, a prominent con
tractor and tvtpiuilist, of Cuinbei land.
MiL, sK-nt Monday aud Tuesday in Som
erset. A number of the leading citizens of
Meyersdale were at the county seat on
Monday, having been called here by
legal business.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ilerr and
daughter, of Oil City, Pa., are visiting at
the home of the former's brothers and sis
ters on Main street.
Miss Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
II. C Ileerits, left yesterday morning tor j
Philadelphia, where alio will remain for:
several weeks visititrg at the home of
Kev. J. F. Shearer. j
Mrs. Miud Cook Smith and child, of
Itochesler. X. Y-, arrived in town on
Monday and will xpond the summer at
the home of Mr. Smith's parents Mr.
aud Mrs. J. M. Cook.
Messrs. John Beerits and U.S. Kboads
have returned home from the Pennsylva
nia College, tieitysbtirg. Pa. Both young
men will return to Gettysburg at the be
ginning of the collegiate year.
Misses F.lsie McKelvey. Bertha Scott,
Nellie Kooserand Flossie Kneppor, who
have been attending different private ed
ucational institutions have returned
home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. P. F. Shaffer and daughter are
visiting with Bedford friends. The Dr.
will drive over the mountain and accom
pany them liack to Somerset after they
have been abseul for a week or ten days.
Mr. John Baerits and his aunt, Mrs.
Minnie Ilunsecker, leff last evening for
Chicago, where they will remain tor a
few days before proceeding to Omaha and
other western cities. They expect u be
absent aliout six weeks.
Rev. J. Addison Iiunlap, who has leen
located atShanksville for the past tio
years as pastor of the Lutheran charge of
that place, has removed to Tyrone, l'a.
Kev. Dunlap was quite popular wher
ever known in this county.
Mrs. Ala Helmer.of Beaver City, Neb.,
and her sister, Mrs. Cora Anderson, of
North F.nd, Oklahoma, arrived here on
Saturday. The former is the guest of ber
parents Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Kuepper
w hile the latter is visiting with her sister
Mrs. K. M. Linton.
Miss Louise Colbom, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Col born, arrived home
from Bethany, West Va.. on Saturday,
where she had been attending school. She
was accompanied by her school friend
Miss Pearl Morris, of Shelby, ., who
will be her guest for several w eeks.
Messrs. Griffith Crouse and John H.
Young, accompanied by their wives and
children, drove through Somerset on
their return from Lavansviile to Johns
town on Friday last. Mr. Crouse is a na
tive of Ijivausville and the party had
l)cen spending a few days at his former
home.
llev. and Mrs. Henry N. Cameron re
turned home Friday after spending two
weeks in Bost m aud other New Kng
land cities. While in Boston Kev. Cam
eron had the degree of Ph. D. conferred
upon him by i he Boston University, he
having graduated from that institution
several years ago.
The Cumberland A Klk Lick Coal Com
pany, of which Mr. A. Chamberlain, of
Meyersdale, is general superintendent, is
being equipped with electrical haulage.
Somerset county coal is rapidly forging
to the front in th e.istern tn irkets and
iheloc.d operators are among the most
progressive iu the cc.iutry.
James L. IWkebile. of Kaiitcrr, has
leeu in Johnstown lor the pas', several
davs with the expectation of becoming
one of the thirty-one recruits of Compa
ny II., of that city. Iir. J. Swan Taylor,
well known to mauy of the readers of
the Hkbaij' is Cie Captain of Company
II., now in eauip at Chicamaiigi Park.
Iir. il. t. Pcurod, who is connected
with the Weather Bureau, w ith head
quarters at Washington, I. C, is spend
ing his vacation at the home of his sister
Mrs. A. K. Pisel. The Doctor is a vet
er u of the late war, having lost his right
hand while in the service. Headers ol
toe Hi.RAi.ii will recall a series of inter
esting letters he wrote for this paiier sev
eral years ago.
A special train will teputon the B. A O. .
Saturday, to be run throughout the sum
mer, to lie known as the Mountain Ex
press, for the aocominodatioii of excur
sionists w ho wish to speu . Sunday in the
mountains and return to their business in
the city Monday morning. The train
will leave Pittsburg each Saturday at
i.'iO p. in., returning from Somerset each
Monday at 7 a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Huston have
issued invitations for the marriage of their
daughter. Miss F.muia, to Mr. (. B. Mur
doch, of Johnstown. The ceremouy will
take place at i o'click on Thursday, June
."joth, in the Disciple church, Kev. Wm.
Mullendore otlicialing. Miss Huston has
been a popular teacher in our borough
schools, aud is a young woman of culture
and refinement. The groom is employed
iu the city schools of Johnstown.
Mr. Joseph Irwia Scull aud Miss Iu
ise (iuffey, Imth of Irwin, Pa., were mar
ried in Washington, I. C, on Monday,
Juuel tth, at the residence of Rev. Ed
ward Warren, an uncle of the groom,
who performed the ceremony. Miss
Guffey had been visiting at the home of
her brother George M. Guffey at the
Washington Navy Yard for some weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Scull will reside in Pitts
burg. The groom is well known in Som
erset. Mr. C. Weller Savior, the popular
young mercuant at Listie, aud M iss Lucy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, George Kiehl.
of Berlin, were united in marriage at 7
o'cl.n k last evening at the home of the
bride's parents, Kev. Frank P. Saylor,
father of the groom performing the cere
mony. Only a few of the close friends,
iu addition to the immediate families of
the happy young couple, were present.
The bride is one of Berlin's prettiest and
most accomplished young ladies. v
Kev. and Mrs. William Mullendore left
some two weeks ago f.r their old home
in the Slate o( Indiana to visit the for
mer's parents. Word received here last
Wednesday announced the sudden aud
unexpected death of Mr. Mullendore's
father, who, it appears, expired w itbout
a niomeui's notice. Deceased was will
advanced iu years. He v failed at the
home of his sou in this place on several
iMH-asi.vns, and was personally acquainted
w ith many Somerset people.
The viewers apKiuted by the Court lo
bear arguineut aud assess damages ji the
acliou brought by the Misses Barbara and
Ida Meyers ag.tir.st the Sand Spring
Water Company, of Meyersdale, per
formed that duty on Monday, w heu they
returned a verdict for f l.'att in favor of the
plaintiffs. The plaintiffs alleged that the
defendants bad interfered with and par
tially destroyed the water course which
for a peril si of seventy-two years had
furnished the power to operate the Mey
ts" grist rail! at Meyersdale.
Among the graduates at the Indiana
. State Not mal School last week were the
fallowing young men from this connty :
Edgar C. Davis, I'rsina ; George H. Ham
mer. Jenner township ; Guy Holsopple,
HoUopple; Joseph A. Huff, Somerset;
Thomxs K. Liuinger, Addison township,
and Edward F. Shautis, Jefferson town
ship. uen President McKiuley ralied
f -r volunteers for the war against Spain,
Messrs. .Sbaulis and limner lea school
and Joined the Fifth Keg. Pa. Vol., and
are now at Cbicamauga Park. The ex
amining committee passed them on ao-
oouut of previous KooJ work, and ther
a will get their dip...uas.
Letters adur.sfcd to J. II. lvga:i and
Mary C. Shaffer remain uncalled for at
the postoffice.
Meyers la!c,Ilockw;ood, Stoyestown and
Garrett are preparing to ceiebrste the
Fourth on an elaborate frcale.
Irv iu Walker, of Conetuaugh township,
was kicked and seriously injured by a
horse on Thursday last.
Mr. Aboer McKinley has had a pretty
flas ytiff put up in Ironl of his Msm
street residence, from which "Old Glory"
floats in the breeze
Mr. Henry Freasedied at his home in
M ilford tow list ip, on Saturday, June 1: h.
aged 77 years. He was buried on the fol
lowing Mouday in the cemetery at New
Centerviile, Rev. A. B. Miller officiating.
Electrical haulage is to be introduced
at the Sutler Mines, in the Elk Lick coal
region, and work preparatory to the plac
ing of boilers and dynamos has already
18 uu.
An exciting game of biso ball between
the Junior clubs of Meversdale and Som
erset came off on the home grounds in
this place yesterday afternoon. Score, 4
to t iu favor of Somerset.
The It. Jc O. will run an excursion to
Cumberland on Sunc'ay 'Jtiih. The train
is scheduled to leave Johnstown at S-.-JU
and Somerset at 10:02 a. m. Fare from
Somerset, f 1.O0 for the round trip.
A passenger train his been placed en
the Scalp Level branch of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad between South Fork, Cam
bria county, anil Windber, Somerset
county. The train will make two round
trips between the points mentioned daily.
At six o'clock Saturday evening a
handsome flagstaff was erected on the
lawn in front of the Highland Iun, and
on Saturday next, when that resort is
formally opened to the public, tha Stars
and Stripes will be run up.
The Highland Inn will be supplied
with electric illumination generated by a
dynamo owuod aud operated on the
grounds by the hotel company. The dy
namo will furnish current for twice as
many lights as will be required in the
large building.
Kev. Hiram Kingw ill conduct religious
services in the Reformed Church at UhSOa.
in. nest Sunday. At 2 p. in. he will
preach in the Lavacsvilie Reformed
Church, and at 7:'J0 the same evening he
will conduct a Children's Day service in
the Lavausville Church.
Johnson Pnrdy has opened a barber
shop iu the basement of the Hotel Van
near, and his brother Walter will have
charge of the tonsorial parlor at the
Highland Inn. Edward, the third and
eldest brother, will continue to do busi
ness at the old stand on the public
square.
Out of ten or more cases of typhoid fe
ver reported about town ouly one death
has resulted up to the present time. Mrs.
Charles Zirnmermau, of North Main
Cross street expired last Tuesday morn
ing. The body was interred the same
day. All of the other cases are reported
as being convalescent.
Catherine, fifteen-year-old daughter of
Robert K. Show-alter, of Meyersdale,
died Friday from burns received last
February. She was lifLinr the ashes
from the cooking stove when her clothing
caught lire, and her back. irns, and
low er limbs were burned almc-tt to a crisp.
For over four mouths she suffered untold
miseiy and pain.
With all the improvements being made
about town, Iwth public and private, the
sidewalk iu front of the court house and
jail continues a menace to life and limb.
The custodians of the public property
should not defer putting down a substan
tial pavement, or, if they do, town coun
cil should take steps to compel them to
do so immediately.
The Bell Telephone Compnny have a
force of men at work extending their
line in this place. 'Phones w;ll be placed
in the Highland Iun, Hotel Vanuear,
Western I'niou Telegraph otiico and at
;he Somerset ,fc Cambria Railroad. station,
for the use of patrons who will Cud them
more convenient than the central office
iu Benford's drug store.
Siill another opportunity is presented
f.r Johnstown to secure a c url house.
The old one al Towamli, Rrtdford coun
ty. Pa., is on the market. It was offered
at auction, a few days ago, aud the high
est bid was ta. The county commission
ers, however, put another bid on it and
now the structure is again ou their
bauds. Greonsburg Democrat.
The Listie Mining Company are plac
ing a large fan iu position at the Krebs
Mine in order to provide better ventila
tion for the miners employed. The fau
will be driven by steam and it represents
an outlay of several thousr.nd dollars.
Superintendent Kreb is determined that
his employes shall have every safeguard
that can be provided for their protection
while working under ground.
Constable William Gilbert weut to
Paint township on Tuesday last, where
he procured the assistance of Constable
Elmer Hays before arrestiug Jacob
See.-e and Frank Alexander on a charge
of illegal lienor selling. Seese gave bail
for his appearance at the next term of
court. Alexander, who is a stranger iu
this county, was unable to procure a
bondsman and was brought here and
lodged in jail.
A short time Rince Robert W. Zimmer
man and Jacob Sowbrower, both of iue
inahoniiig township, had a narrow escape
from drowning while bathing in Cross
en's uiilldam near Queiuahoning post
office. Zimmerman, who cannot swim,
had gone down twice, when Sowbrower
rushed in foi him. As soon as he got
hold of Zimmerman the latter clung to
him in such a manner that he was unable
to move, and they were going down
together when they were rescued by three
of their companions.
'be..
The Somerset congre- "le gifted
Evangelical Church rec pjaoV a
lot of cround from V double . I
staie-
fronting ou South :ty form tin
nou need that r "cadroad to auv
the erectiotxiiieriea. Thefpeeij
parsonage, Uroad Street Ktr "
one. The .vill be materially acfai'Uf:
lr" wi,lh time of transit prof1'.' U,e
pro
the strife
ed.
The rolling stotdJ
is car-
tbeir cbu
...ill be fullv untothf-
was
soin -71 W
"Esheritf '"tained by the Peun
eor-
td 'get
"Ren" f
boy. Atlantic Cit. "TT
some-
trial on wute will enjoy UkT .
re! ny jveicu nuy raiimni
)e at the
Mill. A I
Horner's bXiri
The next ui,i.B SalTe'
pounds
e rate
The al-
Iraclhs! to n?r
thief seeing tsls world for Cutsf small,
ly to l overt., Salt Rheum, Fef"'g d-
from the aiiiiuijapnej Haud.--1 inch
After the
"I1J all UL-lr. f,.j f.ir tbe
care of a frirtj
j w.a 'nit, uiujt - - -
Wim, I,1uo rounds
Ilooversvill
I (arauteed to trivtjd- The
in the tioroi
" j ,1- so
under arresto""" reiuuuei - "6
Eddy has lit- ror sale at Jf os. i
previous otiA:e. Somerset, Pa. TP tiring
years of ag )rug Store, Bern ddi-
nie.
A nuuilear
forwarded iaS and StOCk
purchase of fa.j
day the Fir! ?
when
lOef oi
as allow-
fired in
i be de-
for $700 tot hu
n ill make the sea
is allow-
It was sent v:
ng stands on th
7 gun's
oh they
persons whUt
and repre5n,..
per cenU Anmudi 13 and 11. V el .
hAAn niimenf
DICll is.
., . . iz's. May II and
t Out of
uuu u;uk M'.nd 111, and 17
that a nunibd.li J. Mlilr's.M.t
their applid- J"neana7, I
mails. BoyiWkPj-s. Mayla.i
M0 will beSiK-andS, Juaud ).
the light
amount
likewise
Kiractioe,
appin-aiKKi ,e. f v
is receive,! g , jllue W(,n -,r .J
i.-jh id (homo with mJotrala a
7 f , ' 7 .W oVin-k n
0X10 is subsrtlliie uf the (..llowiii
kly, and
less than lt'a " and LI
which
secure larg at 5..m p m . expend
moiiate.L jaiUK tnMa diUinincresed
Wiio haviKrNTRYM N. the extra
National Bj. " "
. animuni-
01 Trif BRIDGE - ,
' OF THE CONCORD.
1 GrapHa De'criplioa of th Grrt BatU
at Kai:, by,siigo Orlo Xa?pr.
HIS FiHST Bi?TIS OF 7ltZ.
Tho lollowjng descriptiou of the great
naval battle at Manila was written by
Ensign rlo Knepper, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Knepper, of this
place, w ho was on the bridge of the
gunboat Concord throughout the en
tire engagement, where he had excep
tional facilities for w itiissing the destruc
tion of tho Spanish fleet. Ensign Kncp
per's letter was not written for publica
tion, but, on acc-Hint of its interesting
contents, his father has kindly couseuted
te give it to the newspapers iu order that
the people of Somerset eouuty may have
au opportunity of reading a truthful ac
count of the historic engagement as it
appearcdjto the youugoflicer whom many
of the H ebai.d's readers know personally.
Eusign Kuepper graduated from the
Naval Academy two years ago, and bia
first assignment was on board the ill-fated
Maine. While in Somerset in August
last he was ordered to report to the com
manding officer of the Asiatic fleet, and
left on six hours' notice for San Francisco,
from whence he aailed for the Orient. At
the lime of his leaving Somerset it was
believed in some quarters that war with
Spain was certain to ensue before the
close of the year, and his inclination was
to ask for an, assignment on the Atlantic
in order that he might take part in liber
ating Cuba, but he was induced by his
elder brother, Lieut. C. M. Kuepper, who
had just returned from a three years'
cruise in Asiatic waters, to ask for an
assignment with tho Asiatic squadron.
Neither of the young naval officers
dreamed at that time that war was so
soon to be declared, and that the younger
was desliood to have a hand in one of the
most famous engagements in the history
of naval warfare.
In the battle of Manila, Ensign Knep
per, at the special request of the captain
of the Concord, acted as signal officer of
that ship, and he discharged his duties in
such au eminently satisfactory manner
that his name was honorably mentioned
in the official report of the battle to the
Secretary of the Navy.
The young ofJcer's letters are first sent
to his sister, who resides in Oklahoma,
and after she has perused them they are
forwarded to another sister living in Ne
braska,after which they are sent to his pa
rents in Somerset, In order to keep trace
of the communications, ho has numbered
them in serial order.
"( No. 13. ) V. S. S. Concord,
Manila Bay, May 3, 1WH.
"This is No. 11, but it certainly is for
luck for no army or hostile force has
ever been as fortunate, or had a more
complete victory than we have had. But
I had better begin at the beginning. Suf
fice it to say that we have no killed, and
that the Spanish fleet is completely de
stroyed. "We sighted the Philippines at dawn,
Saturday, :lth ulL Then the Coucord aud
Boston were signaled to go ahead and
reeonnoiter Sonbik bay, about thirty
miles to tho northward of Manila. We
went into the bay aud insected it thor
oughly, finding not the sign of a vessel
there. We thought the entrance was
mined, and know now that there were
about seventy torpedoes there, but we
were fortunate enough lo miss them all.
Then we re-joined the fleet and steamed
slowly down the const, intending to enter
the bay of Manila during the night. Of
course, we had everv linhton theshioout
oroliscured. We arrive.! off the entrance ! to us we would be responsible for the po
about 11 o'clock Saturday night and weiu lii"2 of It, and we haven't the men, nor
to quarters. Then we steamed iu slowly,
the flagship leadiug, and saw not a sign
of light at any of tho forts. We were well
in aud past the fort at the entrance when
suddenly we heard a shell whistle over
our heads, immediately followed by an
other. We answered w ith one shot from
the Kaleigb, two from the Concord, aud
one from the Boston. No more shots
w ere lired from the fort, and we went on
up the bay at aliout four knots. The bay is
large, and Manila is about thirty miles
from the entrance. Our object wa to get
off the city at daylight, and we timed it
exactly. At 4:."5 dawn began to break,
aud we could make out sbipj off Manila,
but apparently all merchant ships. At 5
o'clock Sunday morning the Spaniards
began firing on our right, and we made
out their fleet off Cavite, the naval station,
live or ten miles troin Manila. The flag
ship weut column rigtit, and we followed.
At o:10 the signal was made to begin gen
eral action, and we opened fire, Tha
Spanish fleet was well prepared, and was
under the lee of two forts one at Manila,
and the other at. Cavito. We steamed past
the entire fleet, aud the cannonadiug w,i
something terrific, shells literally raining
around us. Whn we reached the end of
the fleet we tuijned and came back the
same line, turning again at the other end.
I was on the bridge reading signals and
had a splendid view of everything, though
most of the time I was too busy with tho
signals to think of anything else Ar
which I was very glad. Shells burst all
around us, but, strange lo say, we were
never hit, At 7:.'t0 the Commodore made
a signal to withdraw from the action, and
we steamed out of range. We had been
at qnsrters since eleven o'clock the night
lefore, and the men needed a rest aud
something to eat. At first I felt disheart
ened, but we soon saw that the Spanish
fleet had suffered very much more lhau
we had. Several of their ships were on
lire, while as far as we could make out,
we were not seriously hurt. We had ex
pended nearly half our ammunition, and
the Commodore called all tho command
ing officers ou board the flagship for a
consultation.
t "It 10!il m-a ran in iirain anil ruiunn 1
rarticularly on the forts. The two
Isi'il, aii';pnish ships were soon seen to
linoisliehl.liv on fire that thev could do
ed that I land about 11 o'clock they hauled
Aver bul' ir flags. Shortly after that, an-
cials of tht,ue Anlou'0 de Vlloa
cuiated an)n her e' but wxn howtJ 11
, . , tiau seen uer naui it uowu ana
le had aba ... , ,
i it was not shot awav. On look-
wmie a con gamj T tmU she WM sjnk
of which ad she hoisted the colors so
practice aiit.uH go dow n w ith them flying,
ure. At q her for five minutes, I suppose,
fired at b had no idea of time then, and it-
night. "lly pathetic ta aee her go to the-
ailidavit" 1 ue w atr was not very deep, so
d iunati a,'or!, remair ed just above water
e settled to the bottom,
eeruing ,
ring danf we ou Concord were or-
jj?-J left to do that, By the time wo
lied her and set her on fire tue
Auothr'sv'le hauled down the Span-
made, au . L. . , ,..
' navvvard. The remainderof th
country .( flee( haJ eone m break
er upon nd we hauled off at about 12:30.
withsloofternoon we came back, but met
orgaus b resistance. The remainder or
seemed ini-h fleet bad surrendered, and,
she coughips had been scuttled, we burn
sleep, t more, so that day we destroyed.
recoverv",DIPH' me entire ngnuug npanisn.
e--o c y i . h n ;
. .till ual nuiiviiae uwa.iuK f vr
of Dr. h , , , .........
. v yaru anu me ion Bbaviu). v e
ttitupitorbmd tiDSie mtia kinHi ,nd only
on takin; injureti on the Baltimore. One
uight; ai tUe Mcculloch died of heat or
absoluteuriure, I don't know which. The
Luther re is awful, and most of us are
Ham nic in blisters. The Spanish surpris-
Trial FT much by putting up the light
Dru" St W k neard that they were not
lirark'r,ePare ni rU of rumors,
. .y fought splendidly, and fought-
iieg uM they had a ship or gun to fight
anteed QtVben tne pon Antonio de Vlloa
own she went down stern first.
Over Ser ner g,ern was under water, and.
built an vre her bow went under, they
long to rshot from one of the forecastle
lUrtinood the meu must have gone down
town ship. The Spanish ioss was very
and a It " uon l know now many, ana
I suppose never will, but 1 know il must
have been over &"). It was uotbing in
the world but a miracle that brought us
out with mt loss. We were under fire for
over four hours, and shells simply rained
all around us. I don't believe there is
a battle in the history of the world where
the destruction was so oo np'.ele on one
side and the loss nothing on the ether.
Most of the bats wrre shot away from
our -hips, but, so f.r as th fighting q lal
uies of tli ships , , we are as w ell off
to-day as before the eugagemeut, except
that over one-half of cir auiunilion is
gone. However, we will have no more
lighting out hire, 6r rlxire is nothing to
light.
"Until last night I hadn't had tny
clothes off for four aya and hadn't been
iu bed since last Friday. To-night I
hope to get a good night' sleep, but It
must benaarly twelve o'clock now.
Wednesday morning.
"We have Jo. heard that we can send
a mail to Hong Kong to-morrow, so I
will finish this letter this morning.
"To-day seems hotter than ever. The
skin is all coming off the back of my
neck from exposure to the sun, but that
is Uo small a matter to consider. The
night of May 1st was one of the most
beautiful I have ever seen, and I never
again expect lo see as grand a sight and
at the same time as sad a sight, especial
ly to a naval officer. We sat up on deck
smoking and talking just as though noth
ing had happened, while in front of us
was the entire Spanish fleet in fltinea.
The steel ships bad about burned out,
but were red hot and looked like huge
skeletons of ships. Then several maga
zines blew up that sent a cloud of flames
up into the clouds. It didn't and doesn't
seem possible' that we could ait there
with our fleet absolutely uninjured and
see such destruction before ua. Before I
forgot it, get the New York Herald and
read the aocount of the fight. That will
be accurate and probably the only one
that will. Mr.Stickney, the representa
tive for that paper was with us all during
the fight on the flagship aud he look
numerous photographs. He is a graduate
of the Naval Academy and His descrip
tion can be relied upon ; also, for a descrip
tion of Manila and the Spanish rule here,
get a copy of the Cosmopolitan forOetober
1SI7. The Zafiro spoken of there is the
same that now belongs to us and is one
of our store ships.
"Since 8unday we have been busy de
stroying batteries on shore, and have now
finished that, I have never in my life
felt so sorry for any uen as I have for
several Spanish olllcers I have met. Not
that I don't condemn their whole policy,
but, there are men among them. Yes
terday I went ashore at El Fraile that is
tho battery that first fired at us and de
stroyed the guns there. A Spanish officer
went with us and showed ns where the
guns were, and then stood by while we
broke them to pieces and threw every
movable part overboard. The poor man
had tears in his eyes I hope I will never
live to see the day when I must stand by
any guns I have commanded and see a
lot of foreigner? destroy thetu.
VMonday we went ashore the Captain,
Navigator, Davidson and myself to take
a look around. Of course we wore side
arms, with a revolver. On the beach we
saw a party coining towards us with a
hospital flag. Thny were two doctors and
three Sisters of Charity, and I think they
really feared we were coming ashore to
murder the wounded iu the hospitals.
That proclamation of the beggarly gov
ernor gave them the idea. He is the only
man here for whom I don't feel sorty. I
would like to mako him eat that procla
mation. When we got it we called all
hands to muster on the ships and read it
to the crews. I think it did us more good
than it did him.
Manila proper has not surrendered, bo-
cause we don't want it. If it surrendered
j have we orders to take it. Our orders
i were "You must capture or destroy the
I Spanish fleet;" and never have orders
been more effectually carried out.
"How long we will be here, where we
will go, or what we will do, are questions
that we can not auswer. The war out
here is over, because there is nothing left
to oppose us. I only hope the North At
lantic fleet has been as successful.
"Very affectionately,
"Orlo Kxki-pkr."
text op til k war proclamation is
si'ku by the ooveknor ukntral ok
TUB PHH.IPriXKS.
Hong Kong Iuily News.
Following is the war proclamation
which was issued by the governor gen
eral of the Philippine islands :
"Spauiards: Between Spain and the
United States of North America hostili
ties have broken out. The moment haa
arrived to prove to the world that we pos
sess the spirit to conquer those who, pre
tending to be loyal friends, take advant
age of our misfortunes and abuse our
hospitality, using moans' which civilized
nations count unworthy and disreputable.
"The North American people, cousti
tuted of all the social excrescences, have
exhausted our patience and provoked
war with their perfidious machinations,
with their acts of treachery, with their
outrages agaiust the law of natious and
international conventions.
"The straggle will be short and and de
cisive. The tiod of Victories will give
us one as brilliant as the justice of our
cause demands. Spain, which couuta
upon the sympathies of all the nations,
will emerge triumphantly from this new
test, humiliating and blasting the ad
venturers from those States that, without
cohesion and without a 'history, offer to
humanity ouly infamous traditions and
the ungrateful spectacle of Chambers in
which appear united insolence and de
famation, cowardice and cynicism.
"A squadron manned by foreigners.
possessing neither Instruction nor disci
pline, is preparing to come to this archi
pelago with the rulllanly intention of
robbing us of all that means life, honor
and liberty. Pretending to lie inspired
by a courage of which they are incapa
ble, the North American seamen under
take as an enterprise capable of realiza
tion the substitution of Protestanism for
the Catholic religion you profess, to treat
you as tribes refractory to civilization.
to lake possession of your riches as if
they were unacquainted with the rights
of property, and to kidnap those persons
whom they consider useful to man their
shins or to be exploited in agricultural
or industrial labor.
"Vain designs! Ridiculous boasting !
"Your indomitable bravery will suffice
to trustraterthe attempt to carry them
into realization. You will not allow the
faith yon profess to be made a mock of
impious hauds in the temple of the true
(.oil : the images you adore to be thrown
down by unbelief. The aggressors shall
not profane the tombs of your fathers.
they shall not profane your families nor
appropriate the property that your in
dustry has accumulated as a provision
for your old age. No, they shall not per
petrate any of the crimes inspired by
their wickedness aud coretousuess, be
cause your valor ami patriotism will suf
fice to punish and Lbase the people that,
claiming to he be civilized and cultivated
have exterminated the natives of North
America instead of bringing to them the
life of civilization and of progress.
"Philippiooc, prepare for the struggle,
and, united under the glorious Spanish
flag, which is ever covered with laurels,
let us fight with the conviction that vic
tory will crown our efforts and to the
calls of our enemies let us oppose with
the decision of the Christian and the pa
triot the cry 'Viva EspanaT Your gen
eral.
"Basilio Augustin Davila.
"Manila, 21d April, lwi"
Xop Cool aad Comfortable
1 by going to Fisher's Book Stobb and
buying a hammock. We have this a
son the largest, best and greatest stock of
hammocks ever kept for sale iu this coun
ty. Prices right; Uoods right and the
right place to buy.
1 Ciias, H. Fisiif.il
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Absolutely Pure
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THE WAR OFFICE
MAT BE TRANSFERRED.
Will Probably b Located la SomorMt for
a Snort Tina.
THE PSESIDEST WILL VISIT HEM.
It will be a novel experience for the
people of Somerset to have a war office
established in their always peaceful town.
but, unless present plans fall through,
Pre-ddeut McKinley will come here for a
week or ten days during the month of
August, in which event he will, as Com
mander in Chief of the Army and Navy,
be compelled to plnce himself in direct
communication with the various military
headquarters of the government. , The
President has not enjoyed a vacation this
year, and reports from Washington are
to the effect that he will soon have to
take a rest from the arduous duties the
war haa imposed upon him, and when
that time arrives it is believed that be
will come direct to the comfortable home
of his brother Abuer. The President
said when here last that in Somerset he
could have absolute rest and freedom
from the importunities of persons seek
ing official favor, and at the same time
enjoy the refreshing and invigorating
mountain air Mithout having to observe
the conventionalities required at the more
pretentious summer resorts. When in
Somerset last season the Chief Executive
spent a great portion of his time under
the spreading loaves of a favorite tree on
his brother's lawn, where he discussed
grave matters of national importance
with his Secretary of War and At
torney General and other heads of depart
ments, and it is not improbable that this
summer he will sit in the shade of the
same tree aud direct the innvemeuLs of
the armed forces of the United Slates and
hear the reports of his commanding
officers. If the tree ineutioned had ears
and a tongue it undoubtedly would be able
to reveal mauy iuiportaut conversations.
tho nature of which clever and sharp-
sighted newspaper correspondents from
the great metropolitan journals could
ouly conjecture. It was not au unusual
occurrence, when the President aud one
or more of his distinguished guests were
sitting under the tree, for some of the
naturally diffident visitors attracted here
at that lime to creep stealthily into the
alleyway dividing his brother's and the
next door neighbor's property, from
where they could peer between the
cracks of the high board fence and gaze
long and admiringly at the dignified and
unpretentious Chief Magistrate of the
United States. Ou several occasions those
hose diffidence prevented them from
going into the presence uf the President
allowed their arms to dangle over the
top of the fence, a mute invitation for the
Executive to shake hands. A feeble and
choking salutation of "How do you do,
Mr. President T" however, never failed
to attract the attention of the Chief Exe
cutive, and, springing lightly to his feet.
he would walk over to the fence and shake
the extended hand, aud speak a re-assur
ing word to the owner. It i unnecessary
to add that those who met the President
in this way were supremely happy, and
that they will tell their graudchildreu
aud great-grandcliildrcu iu years to come
how they had the honor of sh iking
bands with the great war President,
William McKiuley.
Flags, Pictures aad Patriotic Devices
Fisher's Book Store.
at
American and Cuban flags, handsome
Paper Flag Window Pieces, Patriotic
Buttons, Flags and other devices to wear
on coat lapel. Flag Pins, Books on the
Cuban War, War Maps, Histories of
Spain and Cuba, Magazines, Newspapers
and Illustrated Papers bearing on the
great war now waging. Be up to the
times and posted.
Ciias. II. Fishkr.
THE FATAL ICE WATEB.
Former Somerset Han Dies from Drinking
it ia Ohio,
Mesheck Zimmerman, a native of Quo-
mahoning township, died of cramps of
the stomach on Wednesday, June 8th, at
his home iu Lima, Allen county, Ohio.
He -is employed on a railroad and while
overhauled on Monday preceding his
death ih ink ice water, and, becoming ill
at once, wa. taken to his home that day.
Mr. iiniuerniku was txirn thirty-nine
years ago near Stanton's Mill, where his
aged father Mr. Abraham Xi.-nmeruian
still resides. Hh mother, w hosVinaid
en name was Catharine Beam, has bven
dead for twenty-five years. He
brother of Sheridan Zimmerman, of this
city ; C. C, of Louisville, Ky. , James, uf
Iowa ; Louis, of Alaska, and Emma, wife
of George Euglebach, of Catharine street.
Tenth ward, this city.
He had been in Ohio for about five
years, aud while there was married to
Jennie Lockard, of Eiddleport, who,
with one son Sheridan survive him.
They came to live near Stanton's Mill a
few years ago, but later returned to Ohio.
Within the past six weeks the subject of
this sketch paid a visit to bis native home,
and stopped off here with his brother on
his return to Lima.
The funeral look place last Friday, in
terment being made at Middleport, the
home of Mrs. Zimmerman. J oh us town
Tribune.
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FISHEB'S BOOK ST0HE.
Fireworks of all kinds. Crackers. Tor
pedoes, Bombs, Kockets, Spit Devils,
Blowing up the Maine, Brass and Iron
Cannons, etc. Large slock. Great vari
ety. Chas. II. Fishkr.
Special Kotice.
. Patrons of the First National Bank
will please take uotice that during the
next tea days or while the repairs are
being made lo the banking-room tank
ing bnaiuess will be conducted on the
second floor of Ibe First National Bank
Building, entrance on Union street, dur
ing the usual hours from 8 a. in. until 4
p. in.
Harvey M. Berkley,
Cashier.
Eheamatism Cared ia a Day.
"Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism 'and
Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days.
Its action upon the system is remarkable
and mysterious. It removes at once the
cause and the disease immediately disap
pears. The first dose greatly benefits ;
75 cents. Sold at Beuford'a Drug Store,
Somerset
Hot Weather Beiding.
For o and 10 cent magazines, as well as
the 25, V aud M cent ones. Fashion Maga
zines, and a large general stock of light
literature for the hot summer months, go
to Fisher's Book Stork.
Dealers' Protective Association.
To protect your trade acd keep the
housewife in good humor, order Oriental
or White Satin Flour. This is the private
brand of William K. Gillespie, whole
sale eroeer. 9th St. and Duqaesne Way.
j Pittsburg, Pa. These flours make good,
white, light, wholesome bread.
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OWNSHtP AUDITOIW NOTICE
We, Xiw auditor of U tie iiiahnnimc town
mIii U. hfiviiv Ktve notice to JoMuh Lohr bihI
Kilmuml I-rfihr, iuiKTvi!or o! wml towiiaiitp.
whrrvuM il appoint linn you nave coutrHCitti
or purvluoteil ir iiHnuahtiiiikj; township
Ctiainpion ?Ume t rusher, ntvl, w tn-rvn- ;he
ciU4tuaQd UtJEpwytrnt of ui township art;
aiinoM uiiHiiitiiouiy oppoMa u sue purviuutv
of Mtil nmrn me lor Ham lowuHtup for vunou
reason, mw rva.-oo in pHrticaiitr ia tm-y u
n oi iiimM v mile to i.iv tor iu-u a
expensive niachim ut thi lime. We thr
fore notify you not to nmke ue of Haiti umc
P rout i av'HiHHi me pay miii or mm inaciitiic
Sue ii-! mi ;nh day of May, by Aud'f
lots of iuvuiuioniug town-nip,
KSFY TK tsTI.K.
W. H. A.NKKNV,
J. U. BAL'.sii.
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DMINISTKATRIX'S NOTICE.
Eatat of K-iruh A. (iriltilii, late of Jo
lownship, Somerit-l t' Pa , iU-c't,
tellers of ailniiiiistration on the abo
by tbe pruper auiliority, nonce M hi-rel.'
eut4aii person! Indi-Mcil to Kaiil esu-
niHicr iitiuieiliat piiviiuiit, aad tuK i..,'
elHim.s aKHinst tbt same lo prwnl iliein UuVln
untlki-iilii-aietl ou or In-fore iilurd ..y, July lo, '
l.xvs ai uie uiie resio-m-e ni im-
KY A GRIFFITH.
Administratrix of Siirali A. vinilllu, Ucc'd.
E
XECUTOR'3 XOT'CE.
K-uite of WU,'am t. ih. Iti of Jenner
toriAlis Sout-n i c anty, dee'd.
Ijeliicn tcvtainentury n the nhnve estate
havlti been intuu-d to the unl-rit(iied by
the piviper ituihorlty, no nt- is heruby Kiven
load pt-mins inilebu-, to said enlitu-tu make
iiumtshaW ynii-nt, and those havimrciaimit
nifMinst the same to prtnl thm duly uu-IheiitH-Hletl
on or before iturday, July IU,
IsfcW, at Late roidence of dc-M.
JAMW L. PfUH.
Executor of William C. Oriltilh, dt-e'd.
DMI:s'ISTI4ATOR'rf NOTICE.
1-j.bite of Jamea O. Atchison, lute of Black
tow uhtp, Somerset Co., la., dee'd.
Letter of ailininistnition on the above en
title having tn-en tirunted to the undei-MiKneil
by the prvper authority, notice in hen-hy giv
en U all person lndebu-! to Mtid estate to
muke imiui-duite payment and those having
rlHinin nmiinst the same to j-rvrit then: duly
nulheniMiiidl on or liefore '1 hursday, the :Silu
day of June, l-s, at the houw of decM.
H M. WAB1.K.
Administrator of J. u. Au-hison. detr'd.
YDMIXITKATRIX'ri NOTICE.
EntKteof Kntnri M. Hhauits, lute ! Mil ford
Uw tisbiji, otueriiet couuty, I'a.f'ec'cL
Itter of administration on the above e
Uite ha ln been KRtnu-tl lo the tiulets(ini-tl
by the proper authority, notlee fc hereby ifiv
en u al I person knowing ttiemselvti, Indi-bt-ed
to id estate to itmke lmnii-dtale payment
and those having ilalm or ile-uuihU aain.st
the name to preant them duly authenticated,
lor ettleineut to the administrator, on Thursv
Ihv, June in. ls'., ut the i-ilice of John H.
L'hl, K., la the boniu)i of fsonier-wt.
HAKAH Kll AI LIS.
Administratrix with will annexed.
J. U. Thi, Ally.
JXECUTOK'S NOTICE.
Kstate of John (i. and M inr Milier, late of
Miauiecreek tow ur, nip, dee d.
letters ti-stuinentary on the above estate
having been erantetl to the undersigned by
the pmper authority, notice la hereby jiv.
en to ail persona indebted to aaid elate to
make immediate pay meet, and thoae having
ehiima airainst the uiue lo preMenl them for
aettleinetit. duly authentic teit, on HMlurday,
July i l&m, al the late n-sideuve u( the de-cva.-x-d.
WllXHM P. MILLER,
J. i- MILLtlt,
Executor.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.
Entateof David R. Ah dee'd.
LelU-ranf administration on the above e
tnle ikavintf been mnt -d to the undersign-!
by tiie proper autiiorttv. uittioe ia heretiy iriv.
eu to all perwmH indebte-1 to mid nute to
make immediate payment, and thone having
ehilins ariiint the Mme to preaeni them duly
autheiiticate1 for netliemeiit, ou Tiiurwlay,
July "Ih, Itn. at the residence ol dee d, in
Lincoln townahip.
ELM IRA ASH.
Administratrix.
REU11KS S. HAY.
Admlul.-tralor of imvid H. Ash. dee'd.
-JKGAL NOTICE.
To Manpvret KrxtiU twidowi. D. W. Koontl,
MurKarvt t. kixmu iuu-rmrrll with
U. f. LotiK. all of Midland, Ailegheny
eouuty, Maryland.
Yoo are hereby notified that In pamuanre
of a writ of punit-.on istiel out of the ur
phanK Court of Somenel county, Pa-, I will
hold an imiueat on t:ie premisex. on tlte real
esuiie of Salem koonLx, dee d, altuale in Ad
dtMoti lownhip. Smerset etHinty. Pa on
nilny. July iiii. wiirn .nd whera you
ean a:b-nd if you think pnter.
Btierirl s ufflce. I Jt. H. HAKT7.ELU
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Parin? the month of June in all
Dqartmcnt3.
A great reduction Las been made in
SUMMER SUITINGS.
A rare opportunity offered to tasty
dressers and those desiring only
FIRST CLASS MILLLNE11Y
GOODS to select from a Com
plete Line at the Lowest Prices
and Best Workmanship.
During this month icith
ererj purchase of $2.00 the
luyer will be gicen
EITHER
Gold-lined Souvenir Spoon
of Admiral Deiceithe Hero
of Manila) and the Flagship
Olympia,
OR
4
.V Gold-lined Sourenir Spoon
of the Battleship Maine.
UHL'
.'
k THE NEW STORE OF
vV ,
ARKER 6c
hillips
aai
Northwest Coraer ol Diamond.
We are now offering great induce
ments in all kinds of Dry Goods
and Notions of every description.
Our stock is all new and up to
date.
Avr Silks and Press Goods
every description at all prices.
New .Xi.jte Goods of all kinds,
consisting u.x Lawns, Swisses, 0r-
gan.l.es, Iiatiscf.,lain and fancy For tllC bcst value for
" mi iut new tnmmu
to match.
New Ginshanis. ChcvioA rton t0 sIl0W )"ou
Golf Suiting?, Duck SuitinyVs
cycle Suitings, Challies, etc
New Lace Curtains, all uew pai
. n
terns, from S.c up.
New Rugs, Table Covers, Tor
tiers, Couch Covers.
An endless variety of new Per
cales, Calicoes, Ginghams, Shirt
ings, Tickings, Cretons, Men's wear.
New Table Linens, Napkins,
Towels, Bed Spreads, Lace Bed
Sets, Towelings, Doylies, etc.
Handsome new line of Draperies
of all kinds, Saah Curtains, Figured
Swisses.
Belts cf all kinds and prices.
Ladies Silk and Cotton Waists.
Our new stock of Embroideries.
Laees, Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Kid
Gloves, Silk Mitts, Corsets, Ladies'
and Children's Stockings arc op to,
date styles.
New Parasols, Silk and Cotton
Umbrellas, Ladies' and Children's
Underwear of all kinds.
Uleached and Unbleached Mus
liu Sheetings, Pillow Cases, Muslins,
Linen Sheetings.
New patterns in 5-4 Quartered
Table Oil Cloths, at 12 1-2 cents.
Window Shades.
Oar stock of Men's Furnishing
Goods consist of Neckwear, Col
lars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Suspend
ers, Gloves, Underwear, Umbrellas,
Stockings, etc.
Our stock is all new and our prices
the lowest and must be seen to
be appreciated.
AT
OUR NEW STORE
ON THE DIAMOND.
Parker k Phillips,
Our I
Prices !
i And
1 Others 1
j We believe that we sell
more groceries ia one day
k than some stores sail ia a J
year. We buy usually by the j
car load and we secure prices $
many of our competitors can-
not approach. The buying
t public know this, and it is
i nnft nf manv reasons whv
,
thev natronize our store.
I
f I
Picnic I
I Season here I
i . &
Picnic parties will want
canned meats for their lunch
i baskets. We have the largest
assortment of all kinds of
f potted meats, sardines, lob
i ster, salmon, etc., eve brought
to the county. i
t i
i $
i
Green 1
f Groceries 1
i
I The freshest and finest 2
green groceries always on
f hand and so cheap that every
table can offord them. At J
f the present time home grown
strawberries are coming in, k
) the largest and finest ever
t seen liereabouts. Yon will
want a few quarts for can-
ning. Icttor get them now.
r 9 9 9 W w
Kespcyttfully,
Cook&
Beerits.
CAR LOADS
Vehicles
of every description arriving at the
REPOSITORIES,
Patriot Streer
Every one
of
IS LOOKING
their money. I claim to be able
to show you where to go for the
Bi - est value at the smallest cost ia
Carriages, Phaetons, Cuggiespring
I ... -r , ,1, TS tTT
V agons, Koaa agons, r arm iig-
v.uns, Harness, Ilorse Goods and
SuuTJries of every description,
don't ta V?al in hardware, dry goods
or groccr.'Vjeg, but I do claim to car
ry the Iargesr 'v and finest stock of
Vehicles and C -Vxrriagc "Sundries in
this part of tt.
county up-to-
date goods, Long
and the Bradlev
istance Axle
coupling.
I Know What I Uu
1 Guarantee What I .
c tf
Come and judge for yourseh ' ijnd
get Prices and Terms.
PRICES :
Carriages, $47.50 to SI75.C0
Phaetons, 42.50 to 150.00
Buggies, 29.00 to
Spring Wagons, 34.C0 to
Road Wagons, 23.50 to
Bicycles, 24.00 to
Two-Horse Farm Wagons,
85.C0
110.00
40.00
45.00
52.50
60.00
Two-Horse Farm Wagons,
il-itch lira.)
One-Horse Wagons,
23.00
Open day and night at the great
Sale and Exchange Place.
E. L.Simpson.
SOMERSET, PA,