Herali fecd at 1.- 4 u n:3- . J: N'J- L ,ui Borough. f . tt.rou Kb. .c v- i :,.,vi.ie Borough. Borouga. Turkey' jTQTJ WIS I"-"JT- 5rtf.DP aa Uarn- I,.3,rif my. tut 'iiF.tu rib avenue, fan- ia the i dep'"iw earn- "i ia a-Mition to your cnretae aJi-anUf-a ; rw"'0. Writ or ha to bank .jct: over l.,'.Jde trt ' on dpowt. -" i. , yd fcr nic yars as the oB. C. 0. Onii.n.of nwerel bis eye- tt-re tve been .-n:iaz '-' aores ol ii dpis. Jaiues Tay- f.iot-ia. tai is now a 1 .,5.. $sSMi4d S.'h'jyiknl b-r, cer An--ii eiio:T, J.ba Heory i a;i-;reaa f.r three jest . j i j-or.ii Cr.:reman d;v.J:"j bis salary d.ri. The .it', -s a "p:tM hare each t-i it ?L't. His salary ,' iax'-us p.ay. "The .riii." be pr nied j,- Tsaa. Johnstown, ::. Kr:h ikh. nci a: the Christian f!lT. are a follows: iwi Tancgh Grace;" "iCs.are uf a Fuii Maa i;i;eni! jn is -petial to ssxmci:y. :si-i;:r Cmpcy at the t,i Fraiur Afls. 4 i T; Co.T.pny eompoo "7 s ssw.aity Pp!e on a Sif i-lr. ne eight s- lit-i s, Aduais- Sftsiooer will nit .! PrJr ot :he Wayne : ani sno.ntituU-naI "i3i?n;:uf bouat.es co kJ iLkis auJ the later aers.). Taey have paid sia-pjiiace Jx 1. 3ti.lieietaod publisher. 'WjfF'.'LEVS HOXEV "vi h: vo'.f-e hen i-r-i to prevent his lect Hall. Cbiewx All " TViEpsrn. secretary of i'iien; OiiiiniiiiQ as -wcer of ia United -?rej.i-nt MoKinley rented t. President -' thef.rst of the -Jf ;:a wa eu.:!oei in i-.r-. f St ner5eld, uf tiic:r land ia 5 '-! t Dj;p, Fye;t j -.J ail wait oak of the " s U4(1 th4t X-ii fe. Mills 'ci las lon-ier shipped -iiitto in sbjp. by Cnnre am- 3' J tue tiiree cf-nt '.laaH by an Act T rerr, ve the b o!l c.i.i, Tix: 'J s f-r a d.:ii?, ti ooio a t) roide out tee i.rt ze cnt it ctiure is f U a r inca i,! d;ameter. , e.i:y di:;a- Us.re it is ti be t.iio iwicg eu- fctr.r . - --"ik a yara rV and h.ild it v-i,.r '. 4i i.I tbe k klM.k sing back and 1,4 cUrs fr'J" the :rU,4-!-.--:rs;ng. . h: haalon p'rsno. the it if 7 3 wl fijUia Barixgv.n J4nc. ifs- sponsion. He a nrivaiit 3f t.h 5 te.j . 1 of hU legs. " hi bdsand J -N- C. to i - - "J ninety , Ilaij"t;i"BMofGran. ? . tb. , on - 1111 'jp I !a.. u'iJ:- -tl ids ceriiii rtnai. sir. A. B. Cobur priQcipau win een Apru 3Lth for a trtn of eight weeks. . n- noiwia dm a?epleJ a deri eal pitioii witi the Cambria Steel Com pany, Johnta. Dr. Arnericns EaSeJd, the well koo neawra pnysieian ana special Lst, bv. been ia town for several dayn. Mr. E. E. Patton,of Washiugtoo. D. C was a Sunday visitor at tbe tmme of hin mother ana airier ui Patrtoi strett. Mr. Ferd Snyder left Saturday morn ing for PiUsiMirj, where hehasaecared a position as yant clerk for the B.4U R.R. Mrs. VVilliaru Bower clipped on the ice covered sidewalk in f rout of ber residence Monday afternoon and sustained a fract ure of her left ankle. iion inr nas removed from Qot, rae honing township to Johnatown. where he has pnrcba'M'd a property mu exp.-u to wake nta iature hoa.a. The Cambria county enmmtsionerB at their lst oieeting, d-i.ied fcj reduce the mtilage to 3 mills f tr 1400 ia ltj it was Si milla and in 13:S 1 mills. Michael Maurer, of Jenr.er township, who some time ajr disposed of his Mock and fannies machinery prior to removing-to Johnstown, ha deci lad ta return to bis farm. This ever changing weather is playing sax, Havoc wita tcewuea- Oel K. tne farmers cUitu that froin present arp;r- an'"e at lta-.t two thirds of the nop pUiit- ed last fall have been deai-oyed. Mr. St3iuel U. Sampstine ao 1 Miss Suan F. Baker, both of this plo were united ir, marriage at the Christian Church pans-uage, at 2 o'clock Thurs lay afternoon, March 1st, by Ut. E. P. Wio. It is reported llua Msrs. W. II. Kant ner and Frank Hetzei have secured ao op tion on tbe S.mierst House and that they are likely to become the owners f the valuable property before the end of the present wek. Town council met Monday evening and effected an orgtnizttioo for tbe ensuing year by electing J. V. Fraw Presideut. Ii. E. Meyers, Secretary, an i (Je. S. Harrison, Treasurer. All of the officers named served in tbe tame capacity lat year. ord was received here yesterday of the drtith of Mrs. Hauio Pi-kir.g, wife of tr. Edward Picking, on Tuexlay, Feb ruary 27th, at her home in Cedar IUpids, la. Mrs. Picking was a daughter of Har ry Baktr, of Jefferson towuship. She re-kid-A in this place for a nuenber of years. Mr. and Mrs. Herru&n Ebrick, and s ns Tames aad Eugene, and Mr. Her uiacus Trent, of tbe Seventeenth Ward Johnstown. Pa., spent Sunday at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jamts Trent, of this place; also Mrs. Bitt ner ard grandchildren Herbert and Viola Trent, of Mar kit ton. Former Couuty Com missioner C. W. Williamson, of Buckstown, cpent several davs last week at the county seat. Tbe premised speedy coal development iu the Tegion of which Buckstown is the capital brings many of the landowners here for the purpose of transferring their mineral rights to coal operators. Charles F. Smith, one of the raot prominent and best-known fa-mers ol" Allegheny township, died February lSlh, aged TO years. He is survived by his wife and twelve children, seven sons and Ave daughters. Interment was msde in the St. John's Church Cemetery in New Bal timore. The pall bearers were six sons of the deceased. Mrs. Frederick Voel LiwI. notice rf whose death was made lsxt w eek, pa-wed away suddenly Tuesday imirninp, Feb ruary C7:h, t ber fccineln Lr'it. Mich., in tbe forry fourth year of her age. In terment was made in West Ijiurc-1 Hitl CenieUry, Philadelphin, nnttin filiowintr Saturday. Her hus-bind was a former resident of Philadiphia. Mr. Fiank Sh'.vier has disposed cf his bont and shoe establisnment to Mr. W. P. Odell, of Hasrerstown, Md. Mr. Odell arrived here last week and took charge of the business Monday morning. He i a -down eat Yankee." having been torn in Connecticut. During the past few years be has visited here frequently and is therefore not an entire stranger. Maple sugar makers all agree that the time of year has trrived to open their camps, but so ar the weather has not been favorable for the baiinw. Several farmers who opened their camps three weeks ago have met with poor success, and predict that the season will prove a failure, in marked contrast with lat season, which was one of the most profit able they ever erjoyed. Samuel, son of Mr. aad Mr. William Weru.-f Conemaugh township.died at the home of bis brother Alvin. in Johnstown, Tuesday morning. February 27 ih. from typhoid fever. He was born February 5. lsT5. aad lived with his parents until a year ago, when beseccred employment with the Cambria Steel Cempany. He was splendid young man and bis death is deplored by all who knew him. Mrs. Chester M. McKusic, who will be bet remembered by our realers a Mi- Florence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Ankeny, formerly a prominent resident cf SniDei-st, but for many years past of Minneapolis. MioiL. died at her home ia Lester Park, a suburb of Duluth, Mion., on Sunday afternoon, February IS.h, ged 37 years. She was married in l--t, n i w s-irvived by ber husband at d three children, one son and two daught ers. County Comruissioners are greatly in terested in tbe deci-ioc bonded down sev eral dy aga by Judge PuMy. of the Wayne-Pike dislrt..-t, la wbk he de clares the acvof Assembly rfo, linug pay ment of bounties on calp fr t x-s,iid cos and mil k unotustitu'nl. Tre Wayne County Ccmmi-sioners bavepa:d no U nnties in six years and a rule for a mandamus was asked to compel pay ment. The rule was d ism i-sd. Thou a ds f dwllars ili be savtd to tbe UX p iyer by this ruling- With every suuiir of tbia wetk'a HEKii J-.re g Jts fur ward an in i of the representativ liliar tieo ot me ( ouoiy, clads:aei od aifc Qauuuaiij "r- i nrttrt-,1 eivirz the D '':! e a. I dres an4 dipping siaiiuo of lb Dot i.sMiti -u thlineof railr..l4. Independent of the , .""'-; valuaMe linae in suypleoieut a lare ed li-o of erdb ar t t .H e. ati .j 1 cttort, buu up iu public pl:ca uke For KVS .h.,w.-.t ... ouri v. Tae directory l 4 I.. Mr t-l'utitn S. Kiiie, and delitery was delayed until tis time owiiiz to bis uutruicate iiiness. e s igga-t to our patrons that they preserve the supplement for future reference Captain Charles E. Tayman, V. S. A , arrived here Ul We.1newJiy iHmisg. leaving Suuday for Sew York, fr-mi wbf-nce be sailed yu-rday to r-j .ia bis fegiuient, l.cated about one hundred iuiles from Havana, Cub. Captiia Tay man took the first trausfK-t for borne upon learning of the death -f b'w mother, Ik passed away on tbe night of Februa ry lf-h. On the trip aorto be psed through a terrij.; storm Siiudsy. Februa ry IS.b. which will b reiueofbrred as the mt boisterous day of the present w in ter. Cai lio Tayman says that Cuba is a ! !o4 deliirhtfal place of residence at this 4. " ianr Infantry sea..p of lh year.lhe weatoer oenit . ;.rTy Aadrsoovilia ilar w June days in pi tuJ lv.t ia. infrequently women m breach f promise, and occainally ao us suai' n, tsit It is rare that a rejected suitor trios to recover damtf (r-Mii the Xw- ! man be waoU for bis father X w, s a Un!.m - lb, paUbuig ri, a irtoally th aame A " T itii'm In i . vi- I .. K .'IrJ IV-LI1 ; Br:unn. r ran -rt wtou ' - - y'" hliP-'uitF;iday la Put-bor agtiust J.ph f ' ' ftr b I Barnatovias, father of tbe gi' be de!r t- marry. A capias was Nm- arret of lbs dudsuL Tb-J pU.ntifT a-ks f r I0 C-J0 dautag", alleging that fitre on i .n.r iffiiF EiHeiii it vi" I . 1 Vv, 7U-' Kircbsaed. uti nags the father abequnuy r.i- How tbe wedding to use pia.- J . . . A tbe piaiutiff says b has rptu P"- vr beard f nsrir f. r the event. oiKeca w k j i V,g j a native of P.jia. He is 17 yeirs og, Ak STokg. uj'J a coal miner by occupation. mi TRIAL REFUSED IH SHEETS CASE, Coart Eae4 Sows a Volauii.s, Cpiaioa Mpiy u th4 Aatitaaau Error y Csoatal far DtfeBdaat. Seoteace of Doata Will Lc Imposed Ecfore. Court RLsea. APPEAL TO TEX SePEZHt COW. When Court convene.! si 2 o'clock Monday afternoon Jiie Longeoecker handed down an opiaiou overruling the application made by counsai for Milton Sheet, convicted of murder of tha first degree at Iceinber term for the marder of Augustus Gleaner. Judja Locgeneck ersai.1 ths p-ionr would be sentenced whenever District AUoroey Meyers mad tbe proper m.Hion, which wiil be done before the court rises. Counsel f,.r Sheets anticipated the ac tion of the cnjrt and were not surprised Den the motion was refused. Ther sar they wilt take an appeal to the Supreme Court, aad expoct to go before that body when it sii at Pit:burr neit 0 -tnh.r Harry Weller, SheeU' accomplice in the ;i3rsner m-jrder, who pleaded euilty of murder of the second i-Tee, will probably revive his sentence this week. Following is the opinion of Judire Lougeoecker overruling Sheets applica tion : After the verdict, Dorcber 21. IS. the defendant's counsel 61eii a motion for new trial, specifjing tire eronnds theref.r. The brst, second aad third are stereiHype-1 ones, ramely, (lj"the ver dict is against the charge of tbe Court ; (2) "the verdiit is against tbe law," and (3) 1he verdiit is against the evidence in the cw." These thrte are without foundation and are net pressed on the argument of the rn'tion. The fourth al leges that tbe Grt erred in the admis sion of certain evidence and the exclu sion of other evidence," without indicat ing iu any manner the portions of the evidence supp-vsed to-have been improp erly admitted or the oifers erroneously exclnded. The fifth specification states "that tbe Oxirt erred in portions of the charge, without any further intimation of the portions of tbe charge to w bich the assignment was directed. That was tbe whole ea.-e for a new trial as disclosed by the record, or of which the Court had any indication. fheu there was added a re a a est "for further time to present other reasons. and that they be given time to specify other matters alleged in their 4'.h and and 5:h assigned reasons above, nntil the court stenographer shall have filed the notes of testimony and the counsel shall have had time to examine tbe same. "Oa this motion a rule was awarded with directions to the stenographer to trancribeand file the testimony prompt ly, and that the defendant's counsel have leave to file additional reasons at any time to January 15, 1900, so that the rule might be argued the i h Tuesday of Jan uary. Tbe stenographer's notes of the trial were filed in ample tim. but no ad diiional specif; '.-ations were filed. When argument on the rale was beard January 27ih it was contended under the fourth reason mentioned, that the Court erred in admitting tfce confession made fcy tbe defendant of bis complicity in this crime in the presence of J. H. Lam ber and M. H. Hart 2-11, npon thegTuund that he bad previously made a statement of similar import to Detective Egan, nnder certain inducements which, in the opinion of tbe Court, rendered the orig- nal statement so male to Elgin inad missible. 'The case of Com. vs. Harmen, 4lh P. 11.13. is relied on to sustain the proposition. But Egan was not present on the day of lie confession to Lambert and Hartzell and no reference whatever was then made to what be told the dtfendant, so that there was no connection between tb- two conversations, or between the parties. hicb could supply a motive in tbe de fendant to adhere to a false statement, if such were previ-vusly made. Lambert was the editor of a newspaper in Somer set, wbere Sheets bad some time resided. and before the accused uttered a word as to his participation in the "beating and robbery of tilesaner, be was told by Lam bert that whatever be might say oa tbe sulject would be published. He under stood that the only p-irpose cf Lambert's interview with him was to procure Lis version of the tragedy for publication in bis paoer; and that it bad noth'ng to do with tbe adininistrati .n of tbe law or his own protection. N i inducement waa offered to him to obtain tbe statement, nor is there any reason to believe thai he was in any measure acticg under the in fluence of anything that passed between him and Eaa, or upon the basis of any incentive suggested by Egan. We nn dertand tbeobJ-sH of the law to be the exclusion of laise confessions introduced by promises of protection or the hope of immunity from punishment, and not the rejection of truthful statements coming from tb accused. " We endeavor to guard erefully the rights of tbe defendant rgaiust the ad mission of any of bis declarations which it was believed might have bten prompt ed by the hope of personal advantage. But those made to Lambert being free from any apparent incentive to falsehood, beingon the cotitrary entirely volui.tary and proving to be in accord with tbe other testimony in the case we are unable to discover any error in receiving, them in evidence. "Under the fifth reason, namely, that tbeCourt erred in parts of tbe charge. It is now tvntnded that tLe jury were in fat instructed to return a verdict of first degree murder, that there was very inad equate instruction as to the power of the jury to return a verdict in the second dr gree. To sustain this position the case of Ehodes vs. Com. -f Pa. t'JO, and Lane t. same, 9 Pa. 371, are ttrticularly relied upon. "The - t bar was that of a b nit: ci ie f"f the purpose of robbery. All the proof hod a coiJ Ll. pd-d illinif & plunder, a-co!ijp'i-bed by the defendant on a public highway in tre darkness of night, by stealthily following thdeceaa approaching hiai from behind and beating him icto it sensibility with a stick cf stovewood and then looting his pockets. A homicide thus perpetrated ia defined r-y tbe statute as muidfr ol the first dfgrfe. All indictmer.Js are drawn chsrgiLg murder merely, without stating tbe degree, and, in ca of conviction, the statute iii.poses upon the jury the duty of de:gnt:ng the degree in tbe verdict. Of course tbe j jry must fix the degree, and lb Court can not do it ; but w can in believe that it was ever Intended by the Legislature in placing that duty on the jary to give them a tnrte b!aek to disregard the evidence and return a aeo uiid Degree verdict in a first degree case. " They are to name tbe degree, boi ao enrdicgtt'tbe evidepce and the law ap plicable thereto. If they should choose to diregd both tbe fvidence and tbe law, it is in their arbitrary power to do so, bottbst has nothing to do with the Court's duty in the premises. The stat ute having put it in the power of the jury to specify the degree by their verdict, it neoeswarily follows that tbe Court may not eneroacb on tbsir verdict, it necessa rily follows that tbe Court may not en croach on their province by giving bind ing instructions on the sut j -ct. Cat it ia nevertheless the Court's function to In struct the jury upon the law. aecordiug to the facts, ooly stopping abort of binding inetructioca. - We do not believe that it was ever In tended by the framersof thestuute, nor do we find any warrant in the decisions, for a Judje to discuss to the jury what ia really fHt in tbe case, and thus to mislead It by p writing tbe way to a second degree Terdict when, In fact, all the evidence cm.spire in establishing murder iu the first degree. While the jury hai the power under 'Juutoigoor tbe evidence, it Is this certainly n 4 the Court's office to aid or encourage it to do so. In this case there was absolutely no standing room for a second degree verdi -, and none could have been consistently rendered. The brutal killing of Glessner was defended on ta ground of insanity aloue. The d jctriue laid down rather oruadly in the two cases above mentioned, has been modified, aud tbe Court's duty more clearly defined in the later cases of Shaff ner vs. Com. 72 Pa , 80. Xevllng vs. Com. W Pa. 322 337, McMeen vs. Com. 114 Pa. M, and Com. vs. Uollinger 130 Pa. lij. The Last named case was one of premed itated killing by tbe defendant, of his wife. Ws have Uken the trouble to pro- cure a fall copy of the Ju Igs's chrirge in that case, and find it wholly devoid of any suggestion as to a second degree ver dict, but it points the w ly steadily to a first degree conviction according to the evidence. The point was therefore made as it is here.to' tbe jury was inadequate- ly instructed as to las degree, aud the case was affirmed in a brief opinion. We were not reqaeste to instruct the jury as now contended. Three points were submitted, all of which were affirmed, but they did not raise such a qtiestion. Ia the case of the Coin. vs. Nevling the Supreme Court, speaking of the present Chief J'islice, said the chief complaint of of the defendant, Is that tbe Court did not aleqaatL-ly present aud explain to the jury the subject of a conviction of murder in the second degree. It Is bat fair to the Court to say that none of the defendant's points exhibited the question as an alternative so as to require any il lustration of it. In some of the points it is claimed there could not be a convic tion in the first degree, bat the alternsti v of a conviction In the secoud degree was not suggested and therefore so far aa tbe points are concerned it des not appear that the distinction now contended for so earuavily was presented to the attention of thi Court. We may add, in this case no request appears iu the points for in trucUons of the chancier now contend ed for, nor was It intimated to ns orally at auy stage that they were desired or ap plicable to the evidence, nor even when the jury was sent btck to its room with special directions from tbe Court to ascer tain aud designate tbe degree by their verdict. "The defendant's counsel could not be impressed with the thought that if the defense cf insanity fail el the verdict would almost certainly be in the first degree. "If instructions looking to second de gree were deemed applicable and desir ed the request should have been made at the proper time. In addition to the case from which we quote above tbe authori ties are abundant on the point and need not be produced. After tbe trial aud while the rule for a new trial was pend ing it seems some of tbe jurors were visited and induced to state in writing that tbey did not understand that they had authority to ascertain tbe degree or to render a second degree verdi -t. With oot stopping to remai k on tbe practice of interviewing jurors after tbey have re turned a verdict and aerarated, and heo they are no longer acting or speak ing nnder the obligation of tbeir oaths, e need only say, the jury must be pre sumed to have understood our charge just as it was delivered, and it therefore ppeaks for itself. "But in addition it may be regarded as a somewhat singular circumstance that, in ease the jury nuderstood ibey had binding instructions to return a first de gree verdict, that tbey did not do so when they first came in, but had to be sent back with further instructions to ascer tain and name the degree. "Besides, in thus seeding them to pass on tbe degree they must have uudersi.xd that they bad power to pass upoti tbe subject. If our directions at that time were considered inadequate there was still an opportunity to make a req jest for full instructions. "On tbe whole, we think the case was carefully tried and the matters now com plained of are without merit," March 5, l'jO. A new trial is refused and :te role discharged. By the Court. J. H. LC3QE3ETKER, P. J. Special Ch Sale f Odds aad Eadi. I have bought -the Shivier stock of Boots and Shoes in the Mammoth Block, Somerset, and to close out some odd lines of Women's and Children's Shoes have put extremely low prices on them, ia most cases not more than i or J the regular pri-re. This is an unusual chance to get good, honest shoes cheap. Sale be gins Friday, March 9th. W. P. Odell. Borongh Fiaaaesa. At Thursday night's session of Town Council a resolution was adopted trans ferring the sum of f 1.500 from the water revenue fund to tbesinking fund, and tbe Treasurer was authorized to redeem a $I,0uO water bond of tbe original isste, the last one remaining unpaid. This re duces the water debt to 0.000, refunding bonds bearing f mr per cent, interest for that amount having been issued by tbe borough last July. After June -HHh next tbe borough will have an option on all of the outstanding bonds, and it is believed that at least 91.000 additional of tbe water indebtedness can be canceled at that time, anc that the entire issue of water bonds can be wiped out during tbe next ten years. Du ring tbe year just closed a sum approximating fl.OX) was expended in making extensions to tbe watar tinea, and in purchasing new machinery end mate-i rials for the pumping station. Tbe patrons of tbe borough water works now number over two hand red, a id many new patrons will be added dur ing tb? coming year.so it is not impossible that the bonded indebtedness may be can celed at XGk earlier day than U now antid pited. Friday afternoon Engineer James S. Haring consulted with the members of the Council, at a special nieeUsr called for that purpose, in regard to beginning construction wtrk on the proposed sys tem of public sewers on April 15th. Mr. Hiring asked permission to assign bis contract to another engineer, which was refused. Council unanimously agreelog t'iit Mr. Haring has aalUCactorily per formed hia duties np to this time, an that it would be a difficult matter to se ejre another engineer of similar ability. Mr. Haring promised to return to Somer set on or before April llth, and he will push the work to completion within the time, one hundred days, specified iu the contract entered into by the borough with Ott Bros., of Pittsburg. Tbe Grand Jury, in its presentment ti the Co irt last week, recommended that, tbe County Commissioners be authorize! to connect the court bouse and j ail with the sewer system at as early a day as prac ticable. There is no gainsaying tbe state ment that no two properties in Somerset stani more badly in need of sanitary means of disposing of sewage than the buildings mentioned, and we believe th it every thoughtful taxpayer of tbe county, especially those who have, occasion to visit tbe public buildings, will approve the recommendation of the Grand Jury. Mr. Abner McKinley has notified Coun cil that 4" desires possession of the lot re cently purchased by biro from the bor ough on tbe IHh of March. Council has accepted . plan for a uew municipal building to be ereoted on Union street, and as soon as a few alterations In tbe plan har 3en made by tbe architect, bids for tbe eoostruotion cf tbe building will be advertised for. Tie Bst Salve la Us World ia BANKER SALVE. It is mads from a prescription by a world wide known skin specialist and to positively tbe most healing salve for piles, barns, scalds, ulcers, running aorea aud all akin dis- All Druggists. "A dose In time saves lives. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Symp; nature's remedy tor coughs, olda, pulmonary diseasea of every sort. J I T)AU I VU' rvTI . - MJjl AKjfj J COXCORD TOWX. BT ETHEL BOS OTIJ. We r-lto t!.e fiillowing froul the Daily BoVui Pit ,f rem-ni ilat In a -bnrt story onte." witb timl b ndrd K fw -milUi. -A Kuitancwof t,rord Town' was aaarded bv the committee tbe highest h prtie (1U0). Mrs Otis is a native of. aixi until hr marriage, a few years f) to a tVohinme, was a reaideut of Cor.rluence, this dainty. She is. we are informed, a reenlar ouitrltxitor W va rious newspapers and periodic!. Ea. It was early morning in Concord. The u n had not yet risen high I i the sky, but , threw iu charging lighu and colors across tbe clonda. The broad, carefully cleared fields, bounded by low atone walla, tbe oomfurf Je dwelling bouses, with tall chimneys and overhaogisg earea, told of the thrift and energy cf these New Eng land pioneers. Spring was coining ; one j could feelft in the wind, mild aa a May day breeze; the birds were twittering gayly to each other as they splashed In the tiny brooklet hurrying its way to tbe river beyond; ali nature seemed full of new, vigorous life. AH in perfect har mony with the scene a maid came gayly dancing d wn the path such a demurs little creature, with her hair brushed se verely back under a close white cap ; and although her gown was of a sober hue. and plainly cut, it could not quite conceal the rounded prettinesa of a form just bud ding into young womanhood. But staid only In dress was Dorothy Dent, for notwithstanding the astonished looks and severe admonitions of all who knew her, she remained the fame, a sail cy, teasing, impetuous little g-.rl the dar ling of the village! Sbe was a bit of a coquetto, too, and it was- whispered about that thsre wasn't a lad in all tbe country around who had not been "ser.away a-sighing ve one. Reuben Hale, the parson's son. Reuben was a scholar, and when even ing came, and the other youths aud maid ens would forget their cares in merry making, he would steal off all alone, and taking for a companion one of the few books bis father's library contained. would live over again tbe life of years past. He paid very little attention to Dorothy, seldom addressing ber, save the "Good morning to you,' Mistress Doro thyrwhen she came to tbe manor to see his sister Faith. This rather piqued the spoiled coquette, so used was she to uni versal homage, so on all occasions sbe worked revenge. His books would mys teriously disappear; favorite nooks down by tbe river, wbere he loved to lie and dream In the cool summer ' evenings, would be found full of sticks and stones ; or perhaps when sitting on the rustic seat he had built nnder the large oak tree in the door yard, and deep in the enjoy ment of the writings of some inspired author, down would come a whole show er of acorns, accompanied by a pea ot laughter from the saucy face peeping through tbe branches above him. But never a word said Rouben, though little by little he grew to know that, aa the years went by, and the maid wao becom ing a woman, be loved her as only a man of his mould cm love with a strong, deep, true affection. And Dorothy ? Well, sbe would stoutly maintain that she -'didn't care a mite if he loved her or no," but she knew down deep in her bear: that she did care more than sbe wished to tell. But she did not pine away for love, as did the lorn dam sels of the middle aes; life was one long, happy holiday, for did sbe not have the other lads and Reuben, to tease? Soon this beautiful morning ber heart was light as a bird as the went down from one familiar place to another. Down to brr pigeon cote, to see the downy chickens, the little calf, tte lambs; all were in spected, and at last up the path again abe ran. and in at tbe kitchen door. There stood Reuben. "A strange Reuben, too; fir, with fixed white face, he stood aside to let her pass, and continued hie conver aatton with her father. A little awed, Dorothy slipped away. She bad seen that same worried, anxixis look upon many faces dunng the past few months, for the stamp act and Boston massacre bad aroused tbe intense indig nation of all tbe colonists, but sbe bad not realized what might be tbe result, though the men, Rouben among them, drilled daily on tbe Common. But now a pang went through ber heart, for she had heard the words," We can not endure this tyranny much longer," spoken by her father as she passed him, so with restless movements she waited. The Americina had collected military stores at Concord, and rumors were afloat that the British w re about to capture them. This was verified early the next morning by Paul Revere, wbo made his famous midnight ride to warn the people. We all know tbe scenes of the next day. How the British force of S0t men faced the homespun-clad Minute Men at Lex ington ; how they pressed on to Concord and destroyed some of the stores; of tbe skiimisb that took place, and of the final victory lor the colonists. All this has passed into history bar; of Dorothy f Did she crouch in a corner, shutting out the sound of the battle with both bands, as did some of the frighumcd women? No it was a strange, new Curotby w bo moved among the wounded like a sweet-faced Sister of Mercy, tbe surgeon's right-hand worker! Eagerly sbt searched among the wounded, but no Reuben. "Surely he Is safe," thought she; so sbe worked on. After tbe wounded tbe dead were cared for, and aids by side they were laid on the village green. One poor follow bad bis bead completely torn off by a shell, and as tbey covered over tbe body tbe sur geon turned to Dorothy, wbo was care fully binding a wound, and aaid: Tia aad ; Reuben waa a good boy !" Tbe earth seemed slipping away from Dorothy, but with men dying around ber there was no time to lose, so with a prayer for strength she went 03 with ber work. At la--tall waa finished, and with falter ing steps she went home. A knot of sol diers was in the door yard, talking ex citedly. Wbo was that with, blood stain? ed garments and powder-blackened face J With a glad cry, Dorothy quietly fainted way n lUj arms cf Reuben, And thia was tbe romance of Conoord town. S100 Eeward, 81 00. The readers of this paper will be pleas ed to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all iu stage, and that ia Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure la the only positive cure known to tbe medical fra ternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires m constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Core is Uken internally, acting directly opon tbe blood aud mucous surface of the system, there by destroying the foundation of the dis ease, and giving the patient streegth by building up the constitution and assist ing nature in doing IU work. Tbe pro prietors have so much faith in iu curative powers, that they offsr Ouetlandied Dol lars for any case that it fails fo cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F.J.CHENEY A Co., Tole do, Q. Sold by Druggists, Tjc Hall' Family Pills are the beef, f liajftria j I, 6rippe Cengs. G. Vacher, 157 Osgood St.. Chicago, says; "My wife bad a very severe case of la grippe, and it left ber with a very bad cough. She tried a bottle of FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR and it gave immediate relief. A 50 cent bottle cured her cough entirely." Price 25c and 50u. All Drug gists. Waal Se the Childrsa Srirnkt Don't" give thern tea or coffee. Have yoo tried tne new food drink ctuled GRAIN O? It is delicious and nourishing and takes tbe place of coffive. The more Grain-O yon give tbe children the mors health ytn: distribute through their sys tems. Graicr-O is made f pare grains, and when pmperiy prepare ustee like tbe choice gradea of ouifee bur. coats about as much. All grocers sell it. lie and 2ii. Two farms for rent Apply to V. Hay. ItALTIiY A man with a thin head of hair is a marked man. But the big bald spot is not the kind of a mark most men like. Too many men in their twenties are bald. This is absurd and all unnecessary. Healthy hair shows man's strength. To build up the hair from the roots, to prevent and to cure use mm It always restores color to faded or gray hair. Notice that word, "always And it cures dandruff. $1.00 a !. All dTBCxists. My business rails Bie oot uuer stnoivTS a great deat. I wouid actually feel aa'uamed every time I wualil taks oil my bat. my hair waa so tbia and tli bald (pots buied N plainly. 1 befan the ass of yoar Hair V ior than three months ago. Today 1 rind I luTsaa tne a bra. I of hair as I aver bad. I tell STcrrbody what I ased. and they aar it Bioat bs a wonderful remedy.'' " C.KO. ItiBL. lwc 14, UOS. Chicago, EL We fcave a book rm Tlie Hair asd Sealp vhvh tre will Mba free mpm requeu II yoe So at oacala ali Uie benefit 70s expect! trots tbe eee of the Y-"r. wrue th Luctor aoa U. AiidreM. Da. J. C. ATFR. LoweU, JSnm. r r A. A A THE Prince of Wales TIE e e e A a a4 t s Just the thing to wca with the "Roosevelt" and Qos5ipM High ban-J lay-down collars. Will have a new line of them ia this week, also a choice line of Imperial Four-in-iiands, The rery newest things on the market. Don't miss them. J. KBLACK, SOMERSETS EXCLUSIVE HATTER & MEN'S FURNISHER. 5,000 Second-Hand GALLON STROP CASS .FOR SALE AT Cook & Beerits' -AT- Per Hundred. They will not last long at t'tis price. 'rL'bt come, nrst served. MAIL ORDERS will receive prompt attention. . NEW LAKE HKRRIMl T,.t frexb caugbt stock. First sbipment jut received. Prices are lower now tun they will be later. Every package guar anteed. OIL MEAL. Tbe rnot nutrit'ooa frid vou can feed Tour t,wlr IV. -- h.. only firm in the county who can sell you this "Feed" at lowext wholesale prices. Give it a trial. Mail your orders. CAR CLOVER and TIMOTHY SEED due in a few days. Prices will advance. Call and inspect our stork. We know we can please yon with Lowest Bottom r rices sou oeei quality. ".i.VCr S KCL E.1 XED .SEEDS. WE LEAD in every line of our busi ness. able Goods of every description. FARMERS We are Headquarters Hig&est Market price paid for Baled Hlf. Straw. PiatjuSMx. lnnli, WK-r Outs and Farm Products of ail kinds. Call to see us. Inquire what we par be fore you sell else here. Cook & Beerits, "THE HEADQUARTERS." A DMIXISTRATOFIS' OTIPP taLaU cf Hiram Tre'er, late of Xorthanip. Letters of administration on the hn Ute having been ( ntnui u the and-rstirned by the pro.wr auiQ.mtj-, notice is hereby yi eatoall proos In1etu-d to Mtid estate 10 make Immediate peymeut, and tn batine claims airaiot the same to present them duly authenticated for settlement on Thursday, the iitX day of March. 1JJU, at the late ml denee of deceased. John s. (HRvts. John fl. Chi, Atty. AduiiaUtrator. JXECUTORrf XCmCE. Estate of Jonas Ms'irer. Wjk of Jcner towa- uti. accessed, t-ettrrs tesUmeuiarr .iu th hv to-. hsvinf been ernted to the by the proper authority, notice is faerrbv giv en to ail persons ludebied 10 said en tale to make imrm-Uiate payment, and Ih.we having eiai ma aai ast the na me to pmm I them d a 1 v acibentMnted lor luvment. on NHoniiT Marrh itui. iJM. t tue lata residence, ni d. ceased. M VRT A. MACKEfl. HI V.N Kt. IN MILiK. I. U touvy MAN, llxecuion. TOTIUE. Notice Is hereby riven that Geone E- Rut. man has BWsl ht srmltcaUon with lh Sn-ra taryof internal Arum at Hamsburg. in.. Sirs warraut ir ninety )t: acres of u 11 110 tmpmved taod situated in Huwiveroek Uiwn hip. Numerart oanty. P adjoining Isnds 01 aamuel Hayder oa the east, Jona Voder on the sooth. am F Karat a on the went and tampoetl WalSiD. sod Mnmoei Beot on ths Dortn, and at the eaptrttion of thirty days will aak that a warrant be iataed to him for tb same. , GEOBGS E. BATMAN. February 13, MOO. HEKCH fit DROZIGOLD'S ttWMILUSD ENGINES V wMutaefBl tmpreTemeat in FrV-rtee reeds and I'ark. MacCSMUoaMCamaxeJ tlateeMtaat Mmny otaer ia tbeeaarfc!. PrVrie leieh Feed. taH ail the -eii fnrax to euuKl ui s kia S t' a: creal eavtes la rawer sad wear. Caia. arv aad enree free. Ama hfriac Hare t. a, Cultivators, 4 sew Flame ra, Mclkn, eta. jf-iMKm raw fir. Ail.tUJ aV UatUSCOIOH Hfr-, Tark, ra HASH IrsALUh r -:- my -:- ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE Has begun and will lx?t until midUIe of February. It will pay all to attend tLij big SALE. Mrs A E Uhl Perfection PMT eBLEBMTCa 08 a . t y TJesi 1$ n of Fit. Try the CENTEMERI KID GLOVE, Every Pair Guaranteed. Entire New Stock o Wall Paper Just Received Hi at Farmer k Fills J. H. SIFFORD & CO. An Advance Shovinj of T.VIILOR -ZMZJDI-: SlITs?. Tf"fl M t-.iU ri.".rt:-t:":,r 3trv:it':tit to an- gnM ii!s to ja-t P.U.-011. Our w lioic l:n- n-w. We pls, t lit-n-fort? profit ;i entirt'y ! s-:r-l you ;r. g' ttii; tLc latest aad ! filliLlitl J. i'fA'- V'V-v-'.; ij? i.y V ; .' , : . . '. 1-4:1 v are proicg to be in it again this season. Xo one let aa arti.-r coald produce sack bewitching effects as we are siiiwin to-djy in Crepons. Hitherto the makers Lave produced beau tiful eiKcts. but the importation of this season outrivals all past efforts. Silk Waist Patterns. no two alike. Von can be sure no one else has the same thing. We have the exolurive right of these styles. Muslin Underwear will arrive this week. Don't think of making for yourself undergar ments. BauLrh the thought. We can save you time and money. Dress-Making Department bny. Now is your chance to file order for your spring octSt, go as to have it in time. Saves lots of worry and thought of not having it to wear when needed. Don't put ctT till to-rjorrow-tlat which caa be done to-day. The Celebrated II. II. ia drab, white and colors, 5'c and $1.00. J. H. SIFFORD & CO. HMtrHIHvHv4vvvVf.tMMNvv4 CC f DON'T BUY Cntii yoa have seen our trimmed single end double Sleighs, and Sixty of the Le?t quality e Farm and Lumber Kob-SIeds. j HOLUERBAUM'S EARfif AHE SM, a and are kept ia the Carriage Repository ia rear of Hardware "4 S:ore. Our Robes, Iaakets aud Dt.I!s yoa will 2nd in the I Hardware store. ISZlJ B Holderbaumj FURNITURE. CO:ZlToour inan:nioth store TO Buv up-to-date furnityre of all kinds - COFFROTH'G'003 are saowa as the best values, PORriThe style, construction and finish GOO DlZ Enough for the rich, cheap enough for the poor felOMEYSaved for the purchaser S A V 1 14 CnTo all classes of people PRICE S Are correct SUIT 3llThat we are pleased to show our customers SIDEBOARDS, CHAIRS -Unsurpassed in price ODD FURXITUREziKind that stays together a lifetime CUT CARPETSzzXo charge for waste C. H. Coffroth. QUEER'S Zrr' T?ws Tiiit -ec:-ti!5 3c.k: rn U fae Wr:4. Cwaed xsd Occupied Exrjaii Sy tla CDITOIfS NOTICE. Having ona H ppitiv lai.! wj phin' tuan o( .jiuitv 1 roomy to ditr; ute the luu.l iu tne bud t4 : f. tMuer. ilniiHraiirui l-aid tttrn.-iart, Ute ot in lowniiip of vt'trRuti.nnin. rta.-r.i. to and am? u fcr.':iJy ftiioi-d th-ret, aad to B trie wi uw !osr r I htir slfe n.' mat 1 wU aitrrvl Ij th !1o'.mo( uiy at (nu mm t mv ot:. ' In si r-l. H... on 1:mr tay. M tn-b J. f . at a ujrit uuie a I prstus inlvtvaed &iu atuuu, . F, J. KW.-a3. Auditor. - thw jim-aim ii ;!rti:iciit. Tailor-uutde m j- j -ilar a.-. cr--r niorv Hit ctiminsj don't i !:. in ctirrj in- ovtr k.-t vtar" Ui-:i-,i.:tc, r.i-.v k, rM ymi ran te-t a- ciu:ra!irci-.t Jout-t i-rio-s. AU clutics Dress Skirts. Iteady-Mad1', at prices that will atonisb all fcetkieg first-c!ari g xdi at lo and reasona'u'.e figurei. Our Spring Waists arc here and dai!y adding to our stock. More variety thaa miit le expected so early in the season, but we watched the market and bought at prices whica war ract.d early display. All are .-tjlih and of ab-olaiely now de;gn 19" waists not lat year', as of:ea found on counters. Crepons 2 Lew Prices S Best Goods.J sWUMIll 2 : One LTuaJred elegant and fancy These you ill End by inquiring at XOTIIING.... materals an.f workman-J into the eocstmction of the k .' .STOVES & RANGES Made w ith a view of suiting the exaot wants of the hcuse- keeper at a moder 4 ate coit. J GOOD EAKERS PERFECT f CASTERS 2 SOLD W TH TH'.T VXDERSTASD'.KG.X jllli E3. 0. KOLDERBAUSI. WiieSesala Prices 3 C-jf.T-J Ciulogus quotes S.r.J i-z to prtir pay 12 cr cxprcs--aj3 and wj'ii tUim. r'-.'.t r send on one. It bos nco pa-S, 17. ceo illustritlons and q'-.res prices ca nearly ;o,coo things tht yoa cct zed u;e and wear. We ccRatandy carry ia stock all articles q-oteJ. KONTCCfc'ESY WARD A CO., I.k' it.a Mrikti -. rakawa. i N totice. th. nnAw wii Krrriv eires notiee that he tuaa 111a i- a, piiion "to tne fwrrvtary of iutt-rna; A1j.r for a.-r of mum-rr..i-t la: t aita-ited tn Stony.-!-; fc hts Aimi'i-'l cHioi v. Ij . aijoniin land of J.wpri t. -wni.rf t ; et. K.Iwara l!u t 00 aou'.u. :;.u.m and u.Tm stiaiia oti '.!- wet aud Uwrr Muetuiitr oa ALiitKTE.ruYai.V -rb'j la, lu. IV
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