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~ he Salisbury Hack Line.
: Tixz Camp: Hack leaves Salisbury every day,
except Sunday, at8:00 A. M, |
: Leaves Meyersdale every day, except Sunday,
at1:00P WM.
Passengers should always secure thelr passage
the evening before they intend to go away, so
that the Conductor will provide ample ccommo-
dations for all.
Extra trips made to all points when requested.
Bagguge and parcel carrying a specialty, First
class accommodations in every The
hack line affords the only convenient means to"
travel to and from Salisbury.
Jonx COLEMAN,
Proprietor.
LOCAL fiND BERBRAL.
Geo. Poiand ordérs THE STAR sent to
his address at Sabetha, Kan.
Are you going to the races at Rock-
wood on Saturday? Big time.
John P. Reed orders THE STAR sent to
his address at Minersville, Ohio.
Mrs. Dr. Brallier, of Berlin, is Jooking
up her business interests here at present.
Jorn ScaRamw,
Conductor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. East are rejoicing |
over the arrival of a fine, new boy at
“their house.
The annual Teachers’ Institute. will be
held this year during the week commenc:
ing November 28th. ~
Professors J. C. and 8. A. Kendall
were renewing old acquaintances in this
town on Wednesday.
Teachers looking for a job will please
note that the Salisbury shool board has
~ 8 notice in this issne. om
The Salisbury band will go to the
_. Frostburg picnic, Aug. 20th. They ex-
pect a gav time there.
Mrs. Bessie Bittner, formerly Miss Bes-
sie Smith, is reported dangerously ill, at
tier home, in Meyersdale.
The Dixmont lunatic asylum will never
have all of its dwn until it receives the
editor of the Berlin Record:
Mrs. John Wetzel, of Pittsburg, who
had been visiting her brother, Herman
Gardner, for some time, returned to Pitts-
burg this morning.
A party from Elk Garden, W. Va,
was here last week to look over the Ans-
pach coal tracts, up the river, with a view
to leasing the same.
M. C. Berkley is acting in the capacity
of Cashier of the First National Bank of
Bomereet, while his brother and wife are
sojourning at the seaside resorts.
When all the new pavements and cross:
_ ings are completed that are now in course
of construction in this town, old Salis-
bury will be a very snug town indeed.
On Tuesday night there was a social’
party at the residence of Hon. B. Welfley.
Aboit 25 or 80 young folks were in at-
tendance and gll report a very good time.
Dr. A.M. Lichty and wife gave a birth-
day dinner, Monday, in honor of Mr. P.
S. Hay and Mrs, Dr. Livengood. May
they have many bappy returns 6f the
day.
Editor Smith, of the Commercial, was
59 years old lust Thursday. Bro. Smith
i8 holding his age first-rate and Tae STAR
hopes he will be with ns at least 59 years
more.
An unsuccessful attempt was made on
Monday night to rob the store of Frease
& Kooser, in Somerset. The thieves
' were discovered and they took to their
heels.
F. J. Anspach and son, of Philadelphia,
are at present sojourning in this vicinity.
The son, we are informed, is quite sick
at present, at the residence of Dennis
Wagner.
Dr. Brnce Liclgy spent last Bunday in
town with his parents. The doctor al-
ready enjoys a good practice at Grants-
ville and is giving great satisfaction to
his patrons.
J. L. Barchus and J. L. Beachy started
for Atlantic City, this morning, to get a
whiff of the salt sea breeze. Dr. Lichty
and wife expect to start for the same
“place on the 20th.
We notice in an exchange that Milt
Lentz, formerly of this piace. but now
station agent at Hooversville. recently
Jost his pockethook, which contained be-
tween $50 and $60.
Jim Wigginton, of the: Meyersdale Reg-
ister staff; made The STAR a fraterngl
call on Mond and Spent several wou
swapping lies with the editor.
Jim, you are always welcome.
The annual. County convention of the
W.C:T. U. will ‘be held in Balisbury,
Sept. 1st and 2nd. commencing Thursday
evening. ' Rev. Anna Shaw will address
the convention on Friday evening.
“Read the “*ad” in this issne concerning
Gill's Best flour. This brand of flour
seems to be taking the lead in this place, |
and judging from the praise it fs receiv-
ing, it must be flour fit for the Gods.
For the week ending Aug. 6th. the Sal-
isbury railroad crew handled 870 empties
and 883 loads, with one engine.
Call again,
] ow. M. Didinnirr, Conductor.
“Tell your friends that Stewart's head:
ache powders are a positive cure, a harm-
Tess remedy. containing sods and char:
coal. unlike. uy ot other... Only 10 and 25
: kJ!)
The Berlin: Record ids 8 Tie ‘apple
the * “small potato”. and intelentiial ‘pigmy
{who presides _over the Solumns of the
Record.
Isaiah Fuller, Jr.,
sent to John Elliott, at Lonaconing, Md.,
and also to Mrs. Cora Ellen Hutzel, a
New Hampton, Neb. This makes i
subscriptions to Tae Svar that Mr. Fuller
is paying for.
Grantsville can just bank on it that it
is only a question of a few years time un-
til there will be a full-grown railroad up
the river into Garrett county. But as to
an electric road—well, the weather is too
warm to talk such nonsense.
Geo. K. Walker: had his store room
thoroughly overhauled this week and it
now presents a greatly improved appear-
ance. Alfred Wagner. 8r., and Alfred
Wagner, Jr., whitened the ceiling and
walls and did a good job at it.
The Bomerset ‘Herald has it that the
Listie Mining Co., of that place. discov-
ered a 40-foot vein of fire clay near that
town. The Democrat, however, states
that itis a 62:foot vein. Perhaps there
was no fire clay discovered at all.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Livengood, of Som-
erset, are again circulating among their
numerous Salisbury friends = Judging
from their frequent visite to this place, it
is quite probable that they realize the
truth of the saying that *‘There is no
place like home.”
The Cooley gang has lately been seen
in several portions of this county, which
has caused considerable excitement.
‘This gang had better keep ont of this
county, as the Somerset county Dutch
have a reputation for exterminating Fay-
ette and- West Moreland robbers and mur-
derers.
The reason we had no westetn mail
here last Saturday was on account of a
big freight collision near Indian Creek.
Four men were seriously injured, one
killed and many cars of merchandise
smashed to atoms. The man killed was
H. Clites, a brakeman, who resided at
Glencoe.
J. F. Robison, of Garret county, Md.,
was in town this week and made Tar
STAR a very pleasant call. Mr. Robison
is one of those genial, whole-sonled men
that we always like to meet, and we cor-
dially invite him to call on us every time
he comes to Salisbury. Our latch string
is always out.
Oct. 21st will be the 400th anniversary
of the discovery of America, and it will
be generally observed throughout the
country as a holiday. Many towns will
have picnics and huge demonstrations of
various kinds on that dav. That would
be a good time to get up a grand “*blow-
out” of some kind in this town.
The Berlin Record says “Tur Star
evidently heard something drop.” That's
just what we did; we heard the Record
man’s soft pate drop with a dyll. sicken-
ing thud at the first slap be got through
‘THE STAR. We always hear something
drop when we mop the floor with a fresh
victim like the would-be Berlin editor.
J. D. Livengood’s horse ran away last
week. but no damage was done, except
to the shafts of the buggy. The horse
was left standing in front ‘of Barchus's
store, and the run-away was caused by
one of the wheels coming in contact with
a lamp post, which made a rattling noise,
causing the animal to become frightened.
The Commercial says it spoke with au-
thority in regard to the band contest, but
did not state by whose authority. That
makes no difference, however, as the
Meyersdale band has been notified by the
Salisbury band, through these columns,
that a challenge from them will be ac-
cepted at any time by our band, for any
amount from $50 up.
Miss Kate Pfahler ir visiting her friend,
Miss Mary Livengood. These two blind
ladies enjoy each others society very
much and they always have a gay time
when they get together. Both are ex-
perts at knitting and various kinds of
fancy work. They are also both good
conversationalists and seem to enjoy life
fully as well as people who can see.
That paved street in Meversdale is the
greatest improvement made in that town
for many years, but as yet the Commer-
cial has not bobbed up and claimed all or
even any part of the credit for it. Bro.
Smith, who does the credit belong to in
this instance? We know who built the
Pocahontas railroad and the Salisbury
electric road, but who deserves the credit
for that paved street?
‘There is a pretty reliable rumor afloat
that there will be about ten new sawmills
in operation in this locality, inside of the
next year. There is also another very
large manufacturing establishment to he
located here, providing the proper ar
rangements can be made, and further-
more, additional mineral developments
will be made here in the near future.
Balisbury’ 8 great future Is Jost hexinning
to dawn. Lee
The Jacob Livengood YNefrs Nave %
cided to lay out in lots the land. known
as the Brookman property. now occupied
by Geo. K. Walker, We are also in-
formed that the J. W. Beachy heirs will
{lav out in lots their portion of the tract
Uo
of land adjoining the borough en the
southwest. The town is spreading ont
‘and must have room to grow, and the
two additions mentioned will add some
i
handsome b
‘count of it. » do a great deal of
blasting, and last eek ‘hie put off a shot
that shook tlie earth 80 ad to cause ‘Mrs,
crop this year is warty, wormy and wee.”
‘The same can also be trhfuiy said of
Effie Cunningham to drop over in a faint.
orders THE ‘STAR
‘an editor can’t endure,
On Tuesday ‘Ne? pit off another shot tha
sent namerous pieces of rock high in the
air; some of which knocked holes i in Mor-
ris Wagner's house roof. Nosh says he
hates to scare anybody or damage any-
t | thing, but he must have water.
Somebody’s blasted old cow mude a
raid on our garden this week and de
stroved some of our cabbages. Woe he
unto that cow, if she repeats the offense.
An editor is usually patient and long suf-
fering, but there are things which even
We can stand it
to be asked whether is is hot enough for
us, and all that sort of thing, but when
in the course of human events anything
interferes with our crop of sauerkront,
you can iooksut for blood on the moon,
The calamity paper over at Berlin has
for some time been monkeying with Tnx
STAR. and on each occasion got 80 com-
pletely whipped that it now appeals to
Berlin to help it out. It tries to make it
appear that’ THE STAR is booming this
town by trying to run Berlin down.
The nonentity of the Record knows bet-
ter than that, but he does ot know what
else to say. Berlin is all right and we
have no quarrel with that town what-
ever. But we have as much right to
publish business statistics of our town as
the Record has to publish like matter
concerning Berlin, and if facts and fig-
ures prove that Salisbury is a better busi-
ness town than Berlin, the swellhead of
the Record should have better sense than
to get mad about it. Anger will not off-
set facts and figures and the ‘calamityite
ought to have sense enough to Know it,
but he hasn't. Poorthing! Aside from
being burdened with a fool calamity or.
gan instead of having a newspaper, § Ber- |:
lin is all right; but Salisbury is a better
town, that's all. So far, the Record has
done nothing but ‘“‘beat around the bush”
and dodge everything at issue between it
and THE STAR.
Mr. Briel, of Mevyersdale, and Mr.
Smith of the Mountain Electrical Co., of
that town, were in this burg last week
looking up the chances of getting an
electric light plant located here. Some
of our leading citizens are much in favor
of having electric light, and it seems to
THE STAR that there is no good reason
why we should not have it. Taking ev.
erything into consideration it is cheaper
than oil and oil lamps, and it is absolute.
ly safe, which can not be said of other
kinds of lighting. = Besides that. look at
the great convenience and cleanliness of
electric light! What good reason ean
we give for not having this light? Why
plod along in the old ruts of the past?
The time is ripe for ns to have electric
light and keep up with the spirit of the
times.
to cling to the old ways of our fathers.
The world is growing wiser and the towns
that adopt modern improvements as fast
88 opportunities are presented are the
towns that get to the front in business
and general prosperity. Let us have
electric light just as soon as we can get
it here, not so much because it is the best
light to be had, but because it will pay.
This town will make rapid strides in
growth and business, if we only help it
along. Let us help it.
Notice to Teachers.
Notice is hereby given that the Salis-
bury school board will hire four teachers
on the evening of Sept. 6th. Wages from
$30 to $45 per month. Address W. H.
Boucher, Secretary. 9-25.
O11 Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the stock-
holders of the Elk Lick Oil Co., on Tues-
day, Aug. 80th, at2 P. M., in the borough
of Salisbury, Somerset Co., Pa. All
members should be present, as there will
he business of great importance. Lay
aside all excuses. Come in person. Ev-
ery member come and come early.
By OrDER OF THE BOARD.
SAM MIER, 8B. P. Mausr,
Secretary. President.
aia itis
More Abont That Band Contest.
Some 2- cent fool wrote from Liston-
burg, last week, to the Meyersdale Reg-
ister, and made a big splurge in behalf of
the Confluence band ‘and its instructor.
He tried to make it appear that THE STAR
slandered Prof. Becker in its write-up of
the Berlin band contest, and after mak-
ing a sickly attempt to he funny, wound
up by signing his name “Cornetist.”
The writer is evidently a one-horse back.
woods musician and his’ mam objeet in
writing to the Register seems to be for
the purpose of leiting the people know
that he can actually play a cornet. He
stated that the editor of THE STAR evi-
dently spent most of his life driving oxen,
following the plow, etc. To that grave
charge we plead “not guilty,” but like the
man of old, the editor of this paper has
long been in search of his father's asses,
and in the person of **Cornetist,” behold
he has found one of them.
Now, this paper never meant to cast
any reflections on Prof, Beckert, what-
ever, and if our article on the band con-
test was taken in that way, it was mis.
constried. The whole thing in a nut-
shell is;just this: We got it from what
we considered very reliable authority that
the Confluence band made some very
sneering remarks in Garrett, concerning
our band, while enroute for Berlin, and
that a great deal of blowing was done
how easily they (Confluence) could get
away with Salisbury, because their pro-
fessor .had done such great things for
them. But they failed to ‘‘do up” our
band in spite of all their bragging, and
of course it was then Balisbury’s turn to
brag. For that and no other reason did
THE STAR ridicule Confluence. Hag it
It is a wrope idea for any town
the contest, by the Confluence band. THe
Star would have published the result of 4
tlie contest without comment. This is
afl there is to the thing and Salisbury is
on top. The wild Ass of Listonburg ean
now go oun grazing, but he will find 1.0
grass greener ‘than himself.
YOU MAY HAVE OBSERVED
That Salisbury is improving more than
it has for years.
That we are getting a great many Bet
class street crossings.
And more new pavement than at any
other time in the history of the town.
That our reople are prosperous and
>t happy.
That Salisbury Is the. best all-round
town in the county.
That there is more work and better
wages to be had here than in any other
part of the county.
® That our passenger service on the Sal-
isbury railroad is a hollow mockery, 2
dehision and a snare.
That oor railroad is 8 hummer. so far
as freight traffic is concerned.
That we ought to have electric light,
right off, and that we are a set of fools if
we make no effort to get it.
That we onght to do all in our power
to get better passenger service on the 8.
R. R.
That it is a disgrace to the edmmunity
that we do not adopt a new name for onr
inconvenience to us and | drawback to
the town. 3 i t
That the Standa Extract factory is
the mast giganti hAnGtacinriig plant}
‘in Somerset connty, and that it is oper-
ated hy a very gentlemanly and plearant
set of men.
That this is one of the best towns in the
world for manufacturers of various kinds
to locate in.
"That we have unexcelled water power
and the éheapest and best fuel in the
country. ;
That there is considerable building 20-
ing on in our town and thas there will be
That THE STAR ig a great benefit to
the town and that it ‘is “getting there
with both feet.”
That there is a firsteinss opening here
for a drug store, clothing store and a
furhiture store.
That our advertisers are all liberal and
honourable men to deal with.
That non-advertising business men are
ustally too all-fired stingy to be strictly
honest and that they are drones in any
community.
That the fish liars have taken a back
seat.
That the fiend who always wants to
know whether it is hot enough for you,
is now having his innings.
That the meloncolic days are here and
are in full blast.
That some men kick in the darkness
and kick in the light, kick in their weak-
ness and kick in their might, and that
they are never satisfied,
That neither colleges nor schools can
make those wise who're strictly fools,
That gold spectacles are sometimes
worn for weak eyes and sometimes for
weak brains, ;
That a hyena is a handeomer and more
intelligent animal than a dude.
That dudes are scarce in Salishury.
That pretty girls are numerous in this
town.
That those who think they are pretty
are more numerous, but of course in this
we have reference to the girls of other
towns.
That Steve McKinley, Bill Wagner, Jr.,
and Scottie Easton are getting bald, but
that they are good-looking and strictly
pious, just the same.
That Col. 8am Lowry and Mike Smith
CAN mever agree on any question.
pleasant and obliging, as is also the con-
ductor onthe 8. R. R.
That Mike Lowry can tell more good
stories than any other fellow in town.
That PF. O. Livengood is alwavs as
pleasant as a basketful of chips and has
a good word for everybody.
That John Coleman’s hack line is well
managed and carries lots of passengers.
That this is a great age for referring to
men in all stations of life as gentlemen.
There are gentlemen who gamble, gentle-
men in the prize ring and a good many
gentlemen in penitentiary; that is, they
£0 by that name.
That man is the most depraved animal
on God's earth, but that they all calculate
to do better tomorrow.
That some church members are about
as much out of order in their conduet
and utterances as outsiders are.
That newspapers are the most feared
enemies that the devil and evil-doers
have.
That all men carry a great deal of hu-
man nature aroufid with them and that
we all have our faults, especially the oth-
er fellow,
That ‘the signs of the times goint to
the election of Ben Harrison, the opinions
of Upton H. White to the contrary, not-
withstanding. J
That it looks as though the ‘‘man of
destiny” is monkeying with the wrong
brand of destiny, this year.
That Scott Johns told the truth when
he said that some people are always
sneaking around like a roaring lion, seek-
ing whom they might bite somebody.
That there are scarcely any families in
this part of the county who do not take
THE STAR.
That Tae STAR office is the vest place
in seventeen states to get dob Printing
town, postoffice, telegraph office and rail- |,
{way station, and that jt is also a great
a great deal more of it next shmmer, ¥
That Station Agent Riley is always |
Is aogualied Jor barbed wire cuts, sore
_ scratches and open so
more genuine friends
salve, bec
“STEWART,
shoul
of any kind on animals. Siders,
d endorsers than any Taiment or
ecause it NEVER FAILS and is very soonsmisal
For efits, burns, chafing on infants or
soreson g
leases all. Sold everywhere. Price, (0c 26¢ and B00 box,
: .F- G. STEWART & COMPANY, SHicaso, ne
I have a small quantity of Sliopworh 5 and 10-cent Toilet Soap that I will ol
8 cents per cake, to make room for a new line of elegant Toltet Suap, Just, re
‘Pruserst,
CoPLARD, :
: Meyersdale, Pa.
A. IL. GNAGHY,
—— Dealer In—
Lene
takes this method of returning
Grantsville, Md.,
his thanks to rr 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 system, give our pat-
rons any goods they may need, without the additional profit
necessary to make up for bad accounts, :
goods at Cash Prices, for Cash, and give you a cordial
I pay Cash and sell
invitation to visit us and inspect our stock, we will risk your
borin:
A Splendid Stock
of the season.
Quality at the top, Prices at the bottom!
Just received & nice lot of the old reliable Latrobe Boots and Shoes, whieh give full value for
your money. Also have Ladies’ Common Sense Shoes, Ladies’ Opera-toe and Children’s Mux
Shoes, Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Slippers, Gents’ and Boys® Straw Hats,
ions,
Groceries; an
Complete in Assortment and Splendid in Qu
If yon are looking for a safe and reliable place to trade, I wish to inform you that I have 'the ba
gains. Have added to my stock a fine lot of Toilet Soap and Perfumery.
patronage, I remain your friend,
Thppking yon {
GEO, K. WALKER, Salisbury, Pa.
done, and that our job press is kept run-
ning right along.
That jealousy between rival towns isa
good promoter of publec improvements
in all the towns concerned. ,
That there is no place like home, es-
pecially if Salisbury is your home.
Mr. Johnson Collins will in a few days
leave for Ogdensburg, New York, where
he will visit a sister. This is in the
neighborhood of the Thousand Isles, and
Mr. Collins expects to spend a month or
so in that famous region. He will prob-
ably be accompanied by his son Frank.
—Meyersdale Register.
Because a newspaper man duns yon is
no reason you should get angry. A dun
is not an impeachment or reflection upon
the integritv, but simply an outcropping
of the publisher's necessities. For in-
stance, a thousand men owe a man $1 to
$4 each, He has to dun them all to get
money to pay his expenses. —Ex.
riers
H. M. Berkley, Esq., administrator of the es-
tate of E, Lichty, dec'd., sold at public sale at
the Jones House in this borough Saturday after-
noon last seventy shares of the preferred stock
of the Keystone Coal Company and twenty shares
of the common stock of the same Company,
Justice Cook was the purchaser, paying $80 for
the first lot, and $1 for the second lot, or $81 in
all. Commercial,
The *Pin"’ factory now employs nine operators,
one only of whom is a boy. The wood used'is
locust, and is bought by weight. Will Deal sup- |
plies all the wood, which is weighed on the bor-
ough scales. The factory in a few weeks will ba
moved to its new home in the Mountain Electric
Company building. This is being roofed and
sheathed with steel this week and will be ready
for operation in another week, as all the machin-
ery is here or in transit. The building has one
hundred and twenty-seven windows, many of
them in the large cupolas, which furnish in ad-
dition to light, ventilation. This new industry
promises to grow in importance rapidly and we
expect to see another building of the same size
erected adjoining it in 1808. =Meyeratala Com-
‘mercial. | be duly i
Bargains !
——A
H. C. SHAW'S, WEST SALISBURY.
Look at the following quotations and
govern yourself uccordingly: <
Minehaha Flour, per barrel. Sreniaacs eines
Pillsbury’s Best, per barrel........ A
Vienna Flour, per barrel..
Reitz's Best, per barrel, .. Cains
Becker Flour, per barrel | VERA
Stanton’s Buckwheat Floun por ». QTR 2% oth,
Shelled Corn, per bushel .
? Srilio Osta: per buss} Yeris as
Salt, per sack .
Mining Powder. “aa
Patent Meal and all ind of Mill Food a at
Bottom a
Give me 8 call and I will save youn :
money. H.C. SETAW.
sm VE Ss
THE WILLIANS HOTEL
WEST SALISBURY, PA. (Elk Lik P, 0)
This hotel is large and commodious and is in
every way well equipped for the accommodation
of the traveling public, It is situated just a few
steps from the depot, which isa great advantage
fo guests. Board by the day, week or mouth at
reasonable rates, This 18 ‘a Heensed hotel and
keeps a fine assortment of pute, choice liquors,
A Good Livery in Connection,
Horses bought, sold or traded. Your patron-
age solicited and courteous treatment assured,
THOMAS 8. WILLIAMS, PROPR.
"From present + dications the crimingl | list at
the coming term of court will be the smallest
‘presented ut any term for a number of years, for
‘which the tax payers of the county will no doubt