LOCAL fiND EENERAL:
Sa isbary ought to organize 2 G. A. R.
pet. :
Mrs. M. Weltley went to Confluence last
Saturday.
Mrs. Dr. Lichty is still gnite sick, we
Are SOFry to say.
-Wm. Petry greets our readers this week
with a new ‘‘ad.”
Dentist I. [.. Ritter will locate in Ber-
lin. says the Record.
Miss Annie Kimmel is suffering with a
severe case of rheumatism.
Chris Welfley went to Connellsville,
last week, to visit relatives.
Services in the Lutheran church,
Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Bob Showalter has moved to Meyers:
dale and will build a honse there.
And still we are up to our eyes in job
work. But let the good work go on.
The finest maple sugar we have seen
this season was made by Emanuel Yoder.
Be sure to read Geo. K. Walker's great
reduction sale announcement, on 4th
page.
The Somerset Standard has ‘raised the
war whoop and proposes to scalp Col.
seul. cr
Miss Lizzie Manst. daughter of 8. P.
Maust, has gone to Huntingdon to attend
college.
And what aboat our electric light?
When is that home company going 10
organize?
J. L. Barchus is olig a large whole-
sale business with Scotts Emnision and
Coke Soap.
E. B. Fuller and Clarence Getty passed
through our town this week, enroute for
Meyersdale. ©
1 Albert Lowry orders Tar STAR sent to
his sister, Mrs. M. B. Kretchman, at Som-
mit Mills, Pa.
Levi Snyder is lying at death’s door,
hat we hope he will yet make a change
for the better:
Examine this issue of THE STAR close
Ty d see what a world of news every
page contains.
PB, Keim bas gone to Cumberland,
- ‘where he has secured employment in a
‘photograph gallery.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Livengood, of Som-
plating among their au
here this week.
next
4 25 cents a bottle.
Rev. C. U. Hejlman was in Salisbury
on business this week. As usual, his
many friends were glad to see him.
The M. E. Folks will have a festival
in the K. of L. hall, Saturday evening
next. Patronize it and thereby help a
good cause.
Beachy Bros. are this week busily en-
gaged ‘in stocking their new building
with hardware. It is believed that they
will doa large business.
J. C. Balliet recently drove from Salis.
bury to Meyersdale, with a one-horse rig.
in 28 minutes. Now he wants to know
who can beat that record.
Dr. Lichty requests THE STAR to an-
nounce that all those wanting his pro-
fessional services at night shall call at
the residence ot P. 8S. Hay.
Although Berlin is a temperance town,
people occasionally get drunk there, just
the same. ‘The Record, of that place,
says thev get drunk on‘ sugar water.
Read C. T. Hays “ad” in this issue.
Cal certainly has a fine hotel and he can
not sound its praises toa Jondly. It isa
house that any town would feel prond of.
“Why is it that in every land the wid-
ows outnumber the widowers by two to
one?’ asksthe New YorkSnn. Because
oh, sapient Sun, the widowens marry
again. 3 5
Here are the dimensions of the Berlin
‘Pulley Works: Main building, 50x80
feet, two stories high: engine and boiler
honse, 22x80, one story: dry house, 22x40,
one story.
Sam Gipe. of Berlin, came to our burg,
Tuesday evening, on business. Sam says
ground has been broken at Berlin for the
pulley works and that ye ancient burg § ir
looking up.
Oberlin McKinley has rerirvied home
from Baltimore, where he had been at-
tending a medical college. He will re
main at home during the vacation. which
will last nntil autumn. :
Noah Warnick. of Grantsville, Md,
who recently raked .in one of the great
sewing machine bargains that Ter STAR
offers from time to time. writes us that
he is well pleased with his bargain.
Last week we made a mistake in giving |,
Garrett eounty credit with that wonder-
fully prolific flock of sheep owned by
John D. Yoder. Chris Lee informs us
that Mr. Yoder resides in Elk Lick.
The Ladies’ Aid Society: of .the Ev.
Lutheran church, of Salisbuty, have an
| “ad” in this issue. Read it and patronize
‘those who are enterprising enough to
advertise and solicit your patronage.
P. 8. Hay’s special sale idea is a” good
one, Jt does not cost much, but it brings
[the hargain-seekers in great shape.
That's business. Money invested in print-
ers’ ink always brings lots af customers.
Herman Rausch and family, we are in-
formed. have given up the notion of go-
ing to Spokane, Wash. However. Geo.
Mull and several other persons will go
out there in the near future, it is reported.
If yon have chapped hands, face, or
rough or red skin, from any cause, use
Stewart’s Almond Cream. It will please
vou and bring gnick relief. Only 10 and
Sold by J. L. Barchus.
Somehody last Sunday made a raid on
B. Welflev’s sugar camp and stole some
syrup. Mr. Welfley offersa reward of
$20 for the conviction of the guilty party.
See his offer, which appears elsewhere in
this issne.
Misses Annie and Jennie McKinley
went to Grove City. Pa. Wednesday
morning, where they will attend’ college.
Their father orders THE STAR sent to
them to keen them posted on the happen-
ings of this locality.
Ar will be seen elsewhere in this issue,
the Dr. Stutzman land, in Salisbury. is
to be laid out in town lots and sold at
public sale. his will be an excellent
opportunity for home-seckers to buv de-
sirable building lots.
8. J. Lichty informs ns that his daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. W. 8. Lichty. of Carleton,
Neb., was very ill during the past few
months, but she is again able to be about.
Sorry to hear of her illness, hut glad to
know that she has recovered.
According to the Progress, an Indiana
merchant the other day received this or-
der: ‘'Dear gir: Ples rend me 4 pounds
of cofe and some te. My wife had a boy
last night. also 10 pounds of cheese and
a rat-trap. He waved 74 pounds, and a
hatchet an nails.”
Peter 8. Hay says: -'You may state in
your paper that my special sale, last week,
was very satisfactory.” We knew that
would be the case, Mr. Hav, for when-
ever a thing i8 advertised in Toe STAR
it is bound to bring satisfactory results.
That's the way to reach the people.
The band has reorganized and had a
meeting for rehearsal, Tuesday evening.
The old Salisbury band will soon he able
to once more beat any band in the coun-
ty. The citizens should all do their level
best to keep it up. A good band and a
good newspaper are the life of a town.
An eastern editor wrote a ballfoom
puff, saying: ‘Her dainty feet were en-
cased in shoes that might have been tuk-
en for fairy boots,” But the italic-eyed.
blundering compositor made it read;
‘Her dirty feet were encased in shoes
that might have been taken for ferry
boats.”
It beats the very old Harry that the
citizens of Salisbury are so slow in taking
steps to have our town, postoffice, tele-
graph office and railway station all
known by one and the same name,
‘What's the use to be. Padding along: dnl
fi
by 80 many names?
county, Md., was a pleasant caller at
Tre STAR office on Monday. Mr. Yoder
is greatly interested in raising fine sheep.
and says he has thirty of the finest Ox-
ford lambs he ever owned. Three of them
at thelr birth weighed 12. 13 and 18}
pounds respectively.
fire the other day, and in her endeavor
to outen the flames she burned her hands
considerable. Had it not heen for Ben
Jones being near and dashing a bucket
of water over her, she might have been
burned to death. Just how the accident
came about ye have not learned.
The conference of the Evangelical As-
sociation, which has closed its session at
Du Bois, made ‘the. following appoint-
ments for Somerset county: J. W. Do-
mer, Presiding Elder; Berlin and Stoys-
town, E. C, McConley; lennertown, H.
M. Cook; Salisbury and Rockwood, P.
D. Steelsmith: Somerset, J. D. Domer.
Do you notice how our advertising pat-
ronage is increasing? The people dre be-
ginning to find out.that it pays té adver
tise in THE STAR. ' That's rigl# keep it
world that Salisbury is a lively town, and
it will also bring much more business-to
the tows... This is an age of printers’
ink, and the community that dues not
indulge in it freely, is doomed, ;
Fred W. Biesecker, Chairman’ of the
: Republican County. Committee,” has in
this issue a card addressed-to the Repub-
lican voters, which is well worth reading.
No matter whetbier you are for Scull or
for Hicks, it is no more’ than right that
yon hear Mr. Biesecker's reason ‘for re-
fusing to announce Mr. Hicks as a Con-
gressional candidate, concerning which
there has been so much said in the. Som-
erset Standard.
We are surprised that people who have
lived in this vicinity for years and re-
ceived mail at Elk Lick postoffice, send
Jetters here addressed to Salisbury, as
spon as they move away. We are just
|in receipt of a letter for publication, from
Virginia, but owing to the fact. that it
wus addressed to Salisbury, instead of to
Elk Lick, the name of the postoffice. it
did not reach us until is contents were
t00 stale 10 publish as news.
In commenting on the showing-up this
paper lias been giving the County Com-
missioners, the Berlin Record says;
‘Tur STAR is unreasonable, Why com-
pel the hard-worked and poorly paid
Commissioners to go about through the
county to hear appeals, when the leisure:
ly ‘and purse-proud farmers cun just as
well go to the Commissioners’ office in
Somerset? Saving the people dimes in
their taxable éxpenses through requiring
the expenditure of dollars in their travel”
ing and hotel expenses may be a method
of economy, but is it not what may be
properly termed crawfish economy ”
Last week the Meyersdale papers made
a big ado about how J. F. Naugle is go-
ing to introduce sugar beet cnlture in
this county. The Register goes on to
state how extensively and profitably su-
gar beet eultnre is in Kansans, etc., ete
The fact of the matter is'that Kansas has
no sugar factories and is not engaged in
beet culture at all. It is altogether prob-
able that the Register knows nothing
about beet cnliure, and that all Mr. Nau-
gle knows about it is what little the edi
tor of THE STAR told him a few weeks
ago, when he told him that he (the editor)
was going to get some beet seed and’ in-
troduee the culture of beets in this county.
Mr. Nangle seemed greatly surprised when
the editor told him how profitably beets
are raised in some parts of the west, but
he seems to have forgotten where they
arc raised and also to give the editor of
THE STAR credit for the intormation.
A Fiendish Crime.
Shortly hefore eleven o'clock, Friday
morning. Miss Kate Herwig, daughter of
Henry Herwig, a well-known German
carpet weaver who lives four miles south
of Meyersdale, was returning to her home
from that place, when she was pounced
upon by a brute of u man after she had
reached a secluded point on the road.
The ruffian grasped her in his strong
arms and lifting her over the fence hy
the side of the road assaulted her. The
victim started for he® hom? crying at the
top of her voice. Her shrieks attracted
the attention of a farmer and his son who
were working in a field near the road
and they hastened to the girl to inquire
the cause of her distress. She told them
what had occurred and they at once
started for Meyeradale and made the mat-
ter known to officers of the law.
Miss Herwig said that a man ahout
five feet six inchee tall, wearing overalls
and a blouse and carrying a dinner buck-
et, had passed her, traveling in the same
direction, about a mile from the scene of
the assault. but the man who assaulted her
was dressed in plain clothes and had a
handkerchief tied over his face so that
she was unable to see his features.
. Saturday morning when the coal train
known as ‘’night Keystone.” returned to
Meyersdale from Cumberland. Policeman
Weller arrested one of the brakemen
named William Boyer, and locked him
up in the borough ‘‘cooler.” Latef in
the day Bover was given a hearing be-
fore Esquire Cook, and when he was
compelled to put on his overalls and con-
front Miss Herwig, she immediately iden-
tified him as her nssailant. The prisoner
was brought to Bomerset and lodged in
jail, Saturday night. -
ht Mise Herwig is between18'and 16 years
the old rut. burdened ond inconvenienced
Our genial friend Sol Yoder, of Garrett.
. Mrs. Archie Hamilton's clothes caught
up, for in that way you will showthe|
of age and is said to be very pre
‘her family is oné of the most yespetiable
in Summit. Aownship.
about thirty years of age. Has a wife
and a three week’s old baby living in a
‘house on J. W. Peck’s farm, near Meyers-
dale. ‘His father is a respected citizen of
Mechanicsburg. He takes his imprison-
ment good-natpredly and says that he
will have ho trouble to prove an alibi at
the proper time. He claims that he was’
at home and in bed at the time the assault
on Miss Herwig is alleged to have been
made. He has known that young lady
ever since she was a child and says that
she refused to identify him as her assail-
ant, but thonght that he looked like the
man.
A report from Meysradale. says that
there is little or no doubt about ‘Boyer be-
ing the guilty party, as he was seen fol-
lowing Miss Herwig on the road, and was
observed going into a sugar camp by the
roadside where he removed his overalls
and blouse and concealed them, together
with his dinner bucket, and afterwards
réappeared on the road ahead of Miss
Herwig. It-is also reported that the p#is-
oner told several contradictory ‘stories at
‘the time of his arrest.—Somerset Herald.
Chasing a Phantom.
To the Editor of the Johnstown Tribune,
Sir: Great ado is being made about
an alleged murder Tn Stonycreek town-
|| ship of an old man some six years /LO,
which, to say_ the least, is an absurd fab-
ricatian, invented by a giddy girl ata
play party in drder to get an escort home.
However, there was murder committed
during the building of the South Penn
in ‘Stonycreek township, and of which
cers were aware, yet there was no effort
on. their part to bring the guilty man to
justice. We would advise the authorities
to hunt for West, who is a reality, and
cease chasing a phantom. JuoLIA,
. Bucktown, Somerset County Pa., March 21, 1892.
Ne iertaein ema
An Item of County History. L
The first election for District Attorney
in Somerset county,
Prior to that date the office ‘was filled by
appointment by the Governor. Tie of-
fice in the last forty-one vears has been
filled by the following members of the
Somerset bar:
Col.’J. R. Edie; elected 1850, 1 term.
Hon. W. H. Koontz, elected 1858,
term.
Cyrus Meyers, elected 1856, 2 terms,
Wm. Postlethwaite, elected 1882,
term. :
Samuel Gaither, elected 1865, 1 term.
F. J. Kooser, elected 1868, 2 terms.
James L. Pugh, elgcted 1874, T term.
~ John R. Scott, elected 1877. 1 term.
Geo. R. Scull, elected 1880; 1 term.
F. W. Biesecker, elected 1888, 2 terms.
L. C. Colhorn, elected 1589, present in-
| cumbent.—Herald.
By-Laws of the dalisbury Cornet Band.
We, the undersigned, agree to abide by
the following rules:
‘RULE 1. Thal each member attend the
regular band meetings and do all in his
power to promote the best interests of
the band.
RuLEk 2. That the leader have full c con-
whenever engaged in playing.
Ruik 8. That no member shall become
intoxicated while on duty, and on all oc-
casivns ernduct himself in a gentlemanly
manner.
RurLe4. Any member failing to comply
with rule 8, shall be subject to a fine of
not less than 50 cents nor more than $2
‘RuLe 5. It shall be the duty of the
leader to call a special band meeting, in
¢ase of an engagement between regular
band meetings.
Rurk 6. That all instruments, music,
uniforms. ete.. formerly the property of
the Salisbury Cornet Band, shall become
Band as reorganized.
RuLe 7. Any member leaving or being
expelled from the band, shall forfeit all
band property in his possession and turn
the same over to a committee appointed
by the band to receive said property,
LAFAYETTE DAvIis, E Flat Clarionet.
8..L. Livexeoon, E Flat Cornet.
P. M. Wan. Solo B Flat Cornet.
C. L. WALKER. Solo Alto.
M. F. StaTneR, First Alto.
Wu. CocHRANE. Second Alto.
F. B. Enos, First Tenor.
G. M. HARTLINE, Second Tenor.
Dexnig De HAVEN, Baritone.
R. A. KipNER, Tuba.
M. J. LiveENGooD, Snare Drum.
C. 8. LioariTeR, Bass Dram.
John Beachy, of Grantsville. passed
through Oakland, Monday, en route to
Dakota, where he will reside.—Oakland
Republican.
A gallon of maple molasses should
weigh eleven pounds in order to keep
well until ured. If it weighs more than
that it is apt to turn to sugar, and if it
weighs less, it is too thin, and is liable
to ferment. Nine pounds of sugar will
make one gallon of molasses. These are
the figures given by a sugar inspector
sent out by the Internal Revenue Depart-
ment.—Ex.
1892 and 1896 being leap years ome
would naturally suppose 1900 should be,
but it is not. Only every fourth centur-
ial vear is a leap year, and this is not one
of them.' 80 that the girl whe is now 12
years willnotenjoy the peculiar leap year
privileges of her sex from the time she
is sixteen (rather young) until she is
twenty-four (rather old. Somerset Dem-
ocrat.
hile}
the constable and sll other township offi’
was held in 1850.
trol of the band during rehearsals, or
the property of the Salisbury Cornet |
Boyer is a good looking ‘young fellow | §
Have just
Braids in Hats and Caps,
patronage, I remain your friend,
¢ and be convinced that I am selling cheap. 3 yon are looking fora sate bid
relia! Place to trade, I wish to inform you that '
I Have the Frans 1 1
a nice lot of Cashrieres, Delain, Glughinms, Calicos, elec. Also a fine lot
THE LRTEST SPRING STYLES.
I have the old reliable Latrobe Boots and Shoes, also Radies' Carlisle Shoes, which give fant
value for your money. 1 also earry the purest and best of
My motto is: “FAIR DEALING, ALWAYS | SQUARE, ANXIOUS TO PLEASE. Thangtug youfor past
GEO. XK. WALKER, sarissURY, PA.
grades yf flour, viz:
Old Gold, hard red winter
and. quality.
as Reitz’s best.
by the carload.
Lr
£5
‘We need more Shops, Factories, ete., .. in_our sommvnly, aid we , should all pus
Jorth our best efforts to get them here; but stop: We should patroniee those already Rere.
H. A Rett i Roller Tog Mil,
; West Salisbury, Pa.
MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN—
Fancy High Grades and Family Flours, Feed, Ete.
1 now offer to the trade and publie five Bfferan:
Gill’s Best, best flour on earth. Minnesots, fancy Vannde. :
Royal, red
wheat patent.
winter wheat straight. Purity, white. winter wheat straight.
These flours will suit any and everybody in price
of the low priced flours offered you and represented.
If your dealer dues not handle or get our t flonrs for ye
not persuaded to take ahy other, but order direct from the
mill and it will be delivered to you free.
Buckwheat Flour, Cornmeal, Red-dog Medium, Red Mid
dlings, Wheat Bran, Chop of all kinds, Oilmeal, Pratt's .Poul-
try and Cattle Food, etc, always on hand. Corn and Oats
a
4
Farmers, Twill pay you highest market prices Yrs your grain, and I kindly solicit or
patronage in custom and exchange work. Will exchnage on either grade Jour.
pounds Purity Jlour for bushel good red wheal; try i, Respectfully.
H.A REITZ, Elk Lick, Pa.
Forty
guaranteed No, 1.
a happy home.
1#etime, but come and go with us.
Get your tickets of
To the World's Fair! .
The only consideration is that yon buy your goods at IL. Morrell's Mammoth Faria rooms, :
where youn will find a well selected stock of all kinds of Furniture, Carpet Sweepérs, Window
Shades, Wall Paper and border of all deseriptions, Queensware, Glassware and everything per-
taining to a first-class Furniture and House Furnishing Store. All Furniture Home made did
You will also find one of the grandest, best and most complete stock: of
Organs, Pianos and Séwing Machines
10 be found in the state, The Chicago Cottage Organ 1s FINE, taking the lead wherever known.
Get no other. The Gabler and Schubert Pianos are just GRAND~what everybody wants to make
The New Home and the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines stand atthe head of the list—the
best in the world. Get no other. Al £00ds 801d CHEAP FOR CASH Or On easy payments.
Now, remember, on all the above goods you get ROCK BOTTOM cash prices, and every dollar's
worth bought and paid for, before Sept. 1st, 1898, entitles you to one red ticket, and 256 red tick-
-ets entitle the holder to one first-class round-trip ticket to the World's Fair, free of charge. “Pick:
ets are all transferable, and the lucky holder draws the prize. Do not miss the opportunity of 8
MORRELL & SHAFEN BERG.
Main Office, Meyersdale, Pa.
- Cumberland, Md,, snd
Large branch stores at 63 Balto. St,
Masonic Templé, Altoona, Pa.
W. F.Garlitz,
Expressmanand Drayman,
does all kinds of bauiihg at very low prices. All
kinds of freight and express goods delivered to
and from the depts every day. Satisfaction
guaranteed,
L. C. BOYER,
NOTARY PUBLIC, ELK LICK, PA.
Bring yqur deeds, pension papers, ete., to me
for acknowledgement and suve the tromble of
sending them to the county-seat.
Haft
Shyster agents ave at work in several
sections of the country swindling the gnl-
libles on a World's Fair detective agency
scheme. By the payment of $2 the vic-
tim is given a brass shield, on receipt of
his credentials in red morocco, $8 more
are to be forwarded to the managers in
Chicago. Thevictims are promised trans-
portation to Chicago, hotel and street car
expenses, and a salary of $65 per month
during the fair. It is a very taking
swindle.—Ex. doe
A bistory of Maryland Commandery
No. 1, Knights Templar, shows. that
Commandery to be the oldest in America,
~—Oakland Republican.
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BEATS
Persons heving Chestrut:
oak, Hemlock and Black Oak
Bark ‘for sale, to address the
undersigned, stating quantity
land price, delivered at works
of Standard Extract Co.
W. T. Buchanan, Mer.,
Hlk Lick, , Pa.
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ORGANS And PIANOS.
le ‘For Catmlogiies Address id
Daniel F. Beatty, ‘Washington, N.J.
WAGNER'S GROCERY!
The best place In Salisbury to get pure, fresh
proceries, Candies, Nuts, Crackers, choice Slguse
and Tobacco, Refreshing Drinks, Fresh:
and other things in the grocery line, is at M
LE
Wages Ey. Yours for bargaing,
g: gr My H. WAGHER,