Tbe Somerset County Star. P. L. LIVENGOOD, Editor and Publisher Mrs. P. L. LIVENGOOD, Associate Editor. Entered at the postoffice at Elk Lick, Pa., as mail matter of the Second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ‘THs STAR is published every Thursday, at Elk Lick, Pa., at the following rates: One copy one year Une copy three months. One copy one month . Single copies The Salisbury Hack Line. Tine Carp: Hack leaves Salisbury every day, ‘except Sunday, a1 8:00 A. M. Leaves Meyersdale every day, except Sunday, at 1:00 P. M. " Passengers should always secure their passage the evening before they intend to go away, so that the Conductor will provide ample accommo- dations for all. Extra trips made to all points when requested. Baggage and parcel carrying a specialty. First- class accommodations in every respect. The hack line affords the only convenient means to travel to and from Salisbury. Jorn COLEMAN, Proprietor. JonN SCHRAMM, Conductor. LOCAL fiND GENERAL. Small pox has broken out in Pittsburg. Dr. Harrison, of Meyersdale, was mar- ried this week in Baltimore. . Sugar makers should not fail to read | he county. Levi Lichliter’s notice in this issue. W. Va., this week, for a short sojourn at Mrs. Cunningham, of Somerset, is visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8am Mier, this week. ; : A Boston paper defines love as *‘two heads with but a single thought, two fools that act like one.’ M. J. Glotfelty has ta say in the business local column of this issue.” 2. Alvin Thomas, Dr. Bruce Lichty, D. H. 50. | Smalley, Milton Hawn, Nelson Garlitz, "| Chas. Harding, Wm. Billmeyer, J. C. Salishury choir, which took part last Sun- day in the Children’s Day services at the Greenville church, says he does not know the names of the ladies in the choir. but adds that they were charming and did some good singing. And still the subscriptions keep rolling in. Last Saturday the following named gentlemen, who, by the way, are all first- rate fellows, subscribed for THE STAR: Powell, Robt. Cochrane. The Meyersdale board of trade has se- cured its first industry—the Mountain Electric Supply Co. The factory will be erected near the Salisbury! railroad and will be a structure 60x100 feet, three sto- ries high. There is nothing that helps a town like a live board of trade. When is Salisbury going to organize a body of that kind? Alf Wagner, Will Wagner, Bud Wag- ner, Albert Lowry and Juke Glotfelty, in company with Messrs. Scully and Wool- ridge, of Pittsburg, went to Maryland Inst week on a fishing expedition. They report a catch of*180 trout, but say they would have caught many more if the wa- ter hadn’t been too high. They fished in the vicinity of Swauger's mill. Correspondents will please -.omit mere Yesterday Mr. Geo. Charles, sold for Dr. J. N. Ford, the beautiful California chestnut colt, ‘'Lee Nutwood,” to Messrs. Bover and Dill, of Somerset county, Pa., for a large sum of money, (only a little short of one thousand dollars). This handsome colt is now three years old, and was bred by the great horseman, J. B. Haggins, in San Mateo county, Cali- fornia. The horse is a remarkably fine animal, and promises in every respect to be worthy of his parentage and par- ticularly of his illustrious grandsire, the invincible Nutwood, who now excells all other trotting sires living or dead.— Cumberland News. A proposition has, we Jearn, been made to Mr. Smith of the Mountain Electrical Manufacturing Co., which is satisfactory to all the parties concerned. By its terms, if we understand it, the company is to get the use of several thousand dol- lars for a period of ten years, the repay- ment to be guaranteed by one of the banks, the money advanced being some- thing in the form of preferred stock. Be- sides it is proposed to gives laborers and dealers in material necessary for the con- struction of the building an opportunity to take a certain amount of stock in ma- terial and labor. This stock will be the first to be redeemed, and it will also be guaranteed.—Meyeredale Register, neighborhood visits or items about peo- ple going from one town to another in Such items do not attain to the dignity of news items. Richard Jeffery orders THE STAR sent | parties go out of the county or receive to his step eon, J. P. Lutz, at St. Louis, | visits from other counties or states the Mo. fact is worthy of publication, is interest. Louis 8. Keim came home from Elkins, | ing. and will be gladly received. Mrs. Prof. Showers,” who is one of the home. : stars in the Miles Orton Circus, was for- merly Miss Binnie, daughter of Police- man Wm. Gilbert, Showers is #aid to be an expert in her line—that of bare-back rider. not perform in Somerset. is the owner of the finely trained horses which accompany the circus.—Somerset You will do well to Keep J in n mind what | gio ndard. There was a wreck last Saturday on the Z a Piney Run narrow gauge railway. The P. P. Lohr, a prominent citizen of Gar- engine left the track’ and the engineer. Last Thursday night the depot at Som- erset was ransacked by burglars who blew open the safe and also broke open | several trunks. All the booty secured. however, consisted of two waiches, two revolvers and a new suit of clothes. Wm. Gilbert and Bob Harding, two Som- erset young men who happened to pass the depot while the robbery was going on,. were held up by the burglars, who after rifling their pockets bound them hand and foot and then took them to the Somerset Mechanical Works and fastened them in separate apartments, where they remained until liberated. Gilbert man- aged to release himself about 8:30 o’clock, but Harding remained in his condition until morning, when he was found and released by an employe of the works. The same night the office of Reitz’s grist mill, at Somerset, was broken open and some small change taken, and the night rett county, Md., was transacting busi: Norman Newmah, Dad to jump. Nor following, Hoblitzell's store, at Hyndman, ness in our city on Monday. caller at our sanctum, this week. man was not seriously hurt, but he says Mr. Barnes, the genial rustler of the|the jump, which WAR a pretty high one, Berlin Marble Works, was a pleasant stoved him up considerably.” The Piney Run railway crew frequently have to was ransacked and some cheap jewelry taken therefrom. same gang operated at each place. Sev- eral arrests have been made, but as'the It is supposed that the __The Standard Oil Company has con: | jump 10 save their lives, ‘as wrecks are | persons arrested could not be identified, tributed $25.000 to the relief of the suffer- | frequent on that great trunk line. ers by flood and fire in the oil regions. Abe Thomas has heen granted a pen- |! sion of $12 a month. vension and TRE STAR congratulates him. | t Mrs. David 8. Livengood, of Garret cated. On Monday a card came to our of: county. Md., has been granted a widow's fice stating that a Senain gentleman had gene to the d in Hades, the St must have mis- | until Seven. Despite the arguments of the various counsel for new trials, none were granted, and the following sentences pension. She received $125 to start with. + Cadet Kephart, of this Congressional District, who graduated at West Point this week, stood twelfth in a class of six- y-two. THE STAR will at all times Wray make announcements of services in the different churches, if the pastors hand them in. ever since. 409. . A big supper will be served at the ‘Hay house. publican platform. snid“to be a very able speaker. Scottie” Easton caught some fifty trout, the other day, which is the largest catch yet reported to us bv any one fish- erman of Salisbury, this season. Will Fogle, of Berlin, in company with two Indiana friends bv the name of Kemp, and algo a Mr. Millhouse. of Berlin, were in town over Sunday and Monday. Hurrah for Harrison and Reid! They make a strong team and will be elected— if they get votes enough, and THE STAR believes they will get votes enough. A Georgia girl, Baid to be worth a round half million, has just married a pennyless: country new spaper editor. We come high, but they've got to have us.—Ex. A lineal descendant of the widow of John Bunyan lives in Lawrence county, I1., it is stated. and has the original MS. of the “Pilgrim's Progress” in her posses- «gion. —Ex. "If any fiend asks you whether it is hot enough for you, shoot him on the spot. It is high time to quit springing such old gray-whiskered chestnuts on suffering humanity. _ If you have chapped hands, face, or rough or red skin, from any cause, use Stewart's Almond Cream. It will please von and bring quick relief. Only 10 and 25 cents a bottle. Sold by J. L. Barchus. Jonathan Byler, of Lawrence county, Pa., was a welcome caller at THE STAR Abe deserves a|anuther we are notified by a card from taken the Bulletin for the Meyersdale Commercial.—Hyndman Bulletin. Dr. Bruce Lichty was over from Grants- | were pronounced: ville, Saturday evening, and made THE STAR a business call. The doctor says|on two charges; on each charge sentenced be likes Grantsville first-rate. Well, we [to one and one-half years, the sentence knew he would, and we predict that he | being suspended in the last case. : wil! never he sorry that he did not go to Woman ie a greedy creature. Bhe rob- | Curleton, Neb, to hang out his shingle. bed man of a rib at the outset of her ca- | we have lived long enough in both pla- reer and rhe has been after hia heart| qq 1g know all abont them, and we can truthfully say that at the present time Next monday night our K. P. men will | Granisville is far the better town of the ride the goat. It will be Star lodge, No. | twa, est opera house in the county, but the Second page of this issue contains the | Meyersdale Register’s write-up of it reads proceedings of-the Republican National | too much like a burlesque. The Regis: convention, also the full text of the Re-! ter har the lower room 80x80 feet and : : the upper room 26x80 feet. Rev. Pasco, of the Baltimore confer- | off the absurdity of the thing the writer ence, will preach in the M. E. church. | gives it a seating capacity of from 550 to Sunday morning and evening. He is |600, after making due allowance fora 25x26 stage. The Register’s scribe, Jim Generally when a man who is taking he Bulletin moves from one place to he postmaster, stating where. he is lo- As we have no list Beachy Bros. have by all odds the fin- Then to top Wigginton, has missed his calling. He ought to be a real estate agent. The Record gives it out. that Berlin will celebrate the glorious 4th in grand style.’ The citizens are at the head of the thing. The citizens of Salisbury ought to do likewise No town in the county can draw a larger crowd than Salisbury, anda big citizens’ picnic would be a great benefit to our town. There is time enough yet to get up a big blow-out here, if things are attended to at once. By all meaus let us celebrate and get up a bigger thing than Barnum’s ‘‘greatest show on earth.” About the latter part of this month the old Swanger mill dam in Garrett county, Md., will be drained. It will be opened on the 27th of this month, and a lot of professional anglers from Pittsburg and vicinity will be there to assist in the bag- ging of the fish that will be left behind by the water. An enormous quantity of trout, bass, eels and turtles inhabit the dam, and the object in draining is to rid it entirely of this class of the finny tribe, in order to stock it with the California or Rainbow trout. State Fish Commis- sioner Browning will be present to su- perintend the drai nin g.—Cumberland News. THE STAR certainly has a good loca- tion, We have the postoffice in the same building, an opera house, hardware store and a hotel with liquor license just north of us, an ice cream parlor, meat market, office Inst Saturday evening. Mr, Byler is here visiting his son, David Byler. says he likes Somerset county first-rate. A: W. Platt and son Harry, of Meyers- dale, were in town on business, Tuesday. Harry recently returned from England, merry? If we overdo the thing, the doc- dy goods store and confectionery stand a few steps south of us, and directly on the opposite side of the street is an ice cream and oyster parlor, a bakery and a doctor. Therefore, why not eat, drink and be they were released. Somerset County’s Noted Criminals Sentenced. Special to ThE STAR, SOMERSET, PA., June 15, 1891. All of this afterpoon was taken up in arguments for new trials. Ar 5 o'clock P. M. the court adjourned Charles Spangler, convicted of larceny Ww liam Boyer, convicted of rape. seh: tenced for eight years. Robert C. Miller, who plead guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Johnathan Hostetler, sentenced for two years. Elmer Fuhrer, convicted of voluntary manslaughler in killing Michael Niland, to nine years. William C. Miller, convicted of murder in the second degree for killing Johnathan Hostetler, to ten years. Each one of the prisoners stoutly main tained his innocence. Robert C. Miller stated that the deposition he made before his arrest was true. Elmer Fulirer made quite an eloquent argument in his favor and maintained that while he killed Niland, he was not a murderer, that it was done in self-defense and that he held himself guiltless. He explained that his father had adopted the name Ford and that he was baptized by that name, and that before he reached his majority his father changed it back to Fuhrer, hence the alias’s. Wm. C. Miller refused to say anything in his behalf. The Court said that they could find but little to palliate the crime, but that they would take into account his age and leave some time for a little sunshine in his life. A Flowing Oil Well in Salisbury. It may be startling news to some peo- ple, but nevertheless it is a fact that Sal- isbury has a flowing oil well, C. T. Hay, the genial proprietor of the Hay house, being the possessor of it. There is indeed something very strange abont this well, the facts being as follows. Severa).years ago Mr. Hav had a well dug at the rear end of his business block, and at the depth of 26 feet had an abund- ance of clear, sparkling water, But not- withstanding the fact that a very strong and cool spring seemed to flow into the well, the water never tasted good, owing to an oily taste that it always had, and in pumping it out into a vessel oil could always be seen on top of the water. ‘Although the wall of the well was well cemented and so fixed that nothing could very easily get into it from the surface, yet it was believed all along that the small quantities of oil that appeared on the surface of the water, from time to time, in some way found its way into the well from Geo. K. Walker's store cellar, where among other things oil is kept. where he had heen for some time. He) Ll 5 “00g if he can't help us out, : This theory, however, was exploded on says he does not take much stock in that country. why, it is but a few steps from his door to Squire Lowry’s undertaking establish- The Greenville correspondent to the | ment, and be can. help, us out—into the Monday, when nearly all the water in the well suddenly disappeared and a great increase of oil made its appearance in ‘Meyersdale Register, in spesking of he's cemetery. i! ph the well. Bucketful after bucketful of a well. and by putting fire to it the flames would greedily lick it up. Wherever this oil comes from, it is pretty certain that it does not come from Walker's cel- Isr, as things have been examined there and no leakage or waste of oil can be found. Besides that, there is. another well right in the cellar of the building, and in that there is no trace of oil what- ever, the water being at all times as pure and palatable as any in town. The oil in-the outside well therefore remains a .mystery, and at this writing (Tuesday af- ternoon) oil still continues to flow. If this continues, the test well at Boynton may as well be sawed up into post holes and sold, as Hays well is niready a gush- er and promises to keep on gushing. Children’s Day. How the Day Was Observed in Greenville. Children’s day was appropriately ob- served last Sunday, and some very pretty and impiessive services were held. In the afternoon Rev. Kribbs con- ducted children’s services at the Union church in Greenville and was ably as- sisted by Dr. A. F. Speicher. Tke Luth- eran choir of Salisbury, of which the ed- itor of this paper has the honor of being Greenville services, and we know where- of we speak when we say that the ser- vices at the Greenville church were huge- ly enjoved by all who were present. The address of welcome was delivered by Miss Hattie Haselbarth, and it was well done. Another feature of the ocea- sion that is worthy of special mention ig a sympathetic declamation, in behalf of the motherless, that was rendered by Miss Florence Speicher. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity by the good people of Greenville, and all were well pleased at the way in which Rev. Kribbs and Dr. Speicher con- ducted the services. The members: of the choir all pro- nounce the new Mason & Hamlin organ, which the Lutherans of the Greenville congregation have just purchased, a very good one, and all were highly pleased at the cordial welcome extended to them by the congregation. The trip was much enjoyed by the choir, but all were sorry that on acépunt of sitkness heir clario- net player, Lafayette Davis, was’ ‘himable to be with them. Mr. Davis is one of the best musicians of the choir, and his being absent was a loss to the choir as well as to himself, as that body was mi- nus one of its best musicians and Mr. Da- vis missed a good time. After the services .the congregation spent some time in exchanging social greetings and hand-shaking. tor the peo- ple of Greenville are noted for their so- ciability and happy way of making peo- ple feel at home among them. Personally, we. return our thanks to M. 8. Finegan, the famous Red Cross nurse, who was in attendance at the ser- vices and very courteously made us ac- qnainted with ‘some of the Greenville people, who prior tothat time were stran gers to us. We shall long remember the occasion as an enjbyable one, and we bope that all of ug will live to see many happy returns of Children’s day and make more trips to the Greenville charch. SHORT TARIFF SERMON. PROTECTION AND AGRICULTURE. Our American Policy of Protection was inaugurated by farmers for the special benefit of farmers. The First Congress, which framed the first Tariff, was composed for the most part of farmers, and it was signed by a farmer President—George Washington. These men felt the need of Protection in order to create a home market for their products. but were suffering for a non-agricultural population to buy what they raised. They could not sell their wheat and vegetables to one another. From the first our Tariff system has de- pended for its maintenance in every elec- tion on farmers’ votes. They remem- bered how wretched they were when all were agriculturists and how Protection brought them relief exactly as the fram- ers of the first Tariff had predicted. So nothing has ever been able to wean the American farmer from his love for Washington’s and Hamilton’s‘and Jeffer- son’s and Madison’s Proteciive Policy. And the Free-Trade *‘reformer” Is unable to do so to-day. Farmers see the land of Virginia, whigh has few factories, selling on the average at about $11 an acre, while the poorer land of Pennsylvania, with many factor- ies, brings $49 an acre. In Mississippi, devoted exclusively to agriculture, land sells. for less than six dollars an acre, but brings $42 in sterile, but manufacturing, Massachusetts. The average in Georgia, where mills are almost unknown, is between $4 and $5 per acre; but in New Jersey, with all its swamps and clay beds. the average value of land is $65. So the farmers continue. and will con- tinue, to vote for Protection and against Free-Trade, because they do not want to vote away one-half the value of their farms. And who can blame them for in? Are You Going to be Married? Of course you are, for God has said that it is not good for man to live alone, We wish to add that it is not good for you to commit matrimony without seeing THE StAR's fine assortment of wedding stationery. We can show you over 100 different styles to select from. Call early; and make your selections. thick yellowish oil was taken from the a member, was also in attendance at the | Tt is unequalled for barbed wire cuts, sore choslde scratches and open sores of any kind on-animals. It : more genuine friends and endorsers than any linimentor salve, because it NEVER FAILS and is very economical. For cuts, burns, chafing on infants or sores li Pissses all. Sold everywhere. = Price, I0¢ 26¢ | WILL TAKE BUTTER, POTATOES AND ECCS IN EXCHANGE FOR DRUGS. | HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK OF DRUGS IN SOMERSET COUNTY. 1DON'T HAVE A VARIETY STORE, BUT A DRUC STORE. COME AND SEE. COPLAND, THE DRUCGIST, MEYERSDALE, PA. A, 1. GNAGEY, ene —Dealer In— Merchan They had all the farmers they wanted, | -Girantsville, Md. takes this method of returning his thanks to the many patrons who have enabled him to make a complete success of his strict: ly cash system venture. We find that we can, under the above systoin. give our pat- rons any goods they may need, without the additional profit 7h : I pay Cash andsell goods at Cash. Prices, for Cash, and give you a cordial necessary to make up for bad accounts. invitation to visit us and inspect our stock; we will risk your buying. A Splendid Stock of the season. Quality at the top, Prices at the bottom! Just received a nice lot of the old reliable Latrobe Boots and Shoes, which give full value for your money. Also have Ladies’ Common Sense Shoes, Ladies’ Opera-toe and Children’s Mundell Shoes, Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Slippers, Gents’ and Boys’ Straw Hats, Groceries and Provis- ions, Complete in Assortment and Splendid in Quality. If you are looking fora safe and reliable place to trade, I wish to inform you that I have the bar- gains. Have added to my stock a fine lot of Toilet Soap and Perfumery. Thanking you for past patronage, I remain your friend, GEO. K. WALKER, Salisbury, Pa. WE GOT AWAKE! | WANT TO BUY 5000 bushels of good milling wheat, for cash, at market price. | WANT TO SELL 50 barrels Gill's Best Flour; 100 barrels Old Gold (leading flour of the day); 50 barrels Ban- ner Flour; 200 barrels Royal Flour; 50 barrels Purity Flour; 20 tons Rye and Wheat Chop; 10 tons Flour Middlings; 15 tons Red Middlings; 10 tons choice Wheat Bran; 1000 bush- els white Oats; 500 bushels Yellow Shelled Corn; Corn Meal, Oil Meal, etc. I will sell thé above at | BIC BARGAIN, Call or write at once and learn quality and prices, before it is all sold. It means business. A word to the wise, etc, - My terms are as liberal as any safe, square, legitimate bus- iness can offer. Discount always allowed for spot cash. REITZ, West Nalishary, Blk Lick P. 0., Pa. H. A. in tow! any ot - Oandle pents, Lights Have
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