ders bis name enrolled on our subscrip:
turkey, this
Institute
; John Schrarn: Su quite sick. but is im-
| proving, we sve informed. :
Frank Stutzman was shaking bands
with his numerons friends bere, last
‘week. i :
: Old but voe: The heaviest advertisers
; Always wet the cream of the Christmas
trade.
Elijah Fuller, of Cumberland, Ma. or-
tion Hst.
John Kelso, an oid National Pike stage
driver, died recently in Cumberland, Md.
He was in his 78th year,
: Co. Supt. Berkey is visiting our sebools
"today. He will find them up to and per
haps ahead of any others in the county.
Several hunting parties from this town
‘went to Maryland, last week, "to slaugh-
(ter game. They met with poor success,
Happy and content is a home with “The Ro-
chester,” a lamp with the light of the morning.
Catalogues,write RochesterLampCo., NewYork.
Now that winter is. lieve, you wil want
a‘sleigh. Call on Beuchy Bros. and ‘ex-
amine their full line of the best manufac-
tored. ven SEL : tf.
‘Win Dil and his ‘Moversdale “bards”
returned from their West Virginia hunt:
ing expedition and report having killed 2
deer. 40 quails, 18 rabbits and 2 Phere
Ants.
Lenses of coal lands, at the rate “ $10
and $12 per acre, are being taken up in
Jenner and Stonycreek townships, ata
rapid rate, by capitalists.—8Somerset Ve-
dette. .
P. 8. Hay’s Christmas goods are arriv-
ing. He will liave as fine a display as
ean be seen in the county. Mr. Hays
chstomers are numerous and be knows
haw to please them. ;
Geo. Lininger has purchased the A, L.
“Gnagey stock of merchandise, in Grants:
ville. Mr. Lininger ‘is an energetic and
well-liked younz man, and THE STAR
wishes him abundant success.
If you have ‘chapped hands, face, or|
rongh or red skin. from anv cause, use
Stewart's Almond Cream. It will please
vou and bring quick relief. Only 10 and
25 cents a bottle. ‘Sold by J. L. Barchus.
Norman Newman has fran new boy
at His house, whose politics are all "0;
K..” and don’t yon forget it. Chas. Lung.
we are informed. is also rejoicing over
the advent of a new habe. the gender of
which we have not learned. 7 F
Rev. H. R. Holsinger, well known
throughout thiso.unty, visited Berlin, his
old home town, last week. The Record
states that Mr. Holsinger will soon go to
Sicramento, Cal., where be will aggin en-
2age in the newspaper business.
Our: portly ind jovial ‘friend, Elijah
Fuller, of Comberiand, Md. is in town
this week. shaking hands with old friends
apd acquaintances. Mr, Fuller is as full
of. jokes ns Gsual, and although 72 years
of age, looks just. as young as some men
"dear 50;
The Berlin Record says the fastest
Train time on record was recently made
on the Reading road—a mileiin 37 min-
utes. If the Record stated the time cor-
réctly, it must have bec: made on either
the Berlin or Salisbury branch. instead
of the Reading road.
Says the Clionian Review: — “Three re-
_nowned members of Clio are teaching in
the same school at Salisbury: Prof. Dick-
ey, '91, is the Principal, Mr. Phillips, '92,
is teacher of the High school, and Mr.
Streng, who passed Junior last June, is
inthe Intermediate department.
The taxes on the South Penn railroad
in Somerset county are about $2,600,
‘which that defunct company refuses to
pay. The County Commissioners have
directed ‘that the property of the said
GHmpaAny be veturned as unseated lands
and sold 10 recover the amount stated.
Station Agent A. K. Allen. of Meyers:
_ dale, recently ‘went to Pittsburg and
failed to return. Seme suspect foul pay,
- while otliers believe that Mr. Allen went
away with the intention of not returning.
AW. a. Habel, we are informed has or
: will take charge of the depot at Meyers:
“dal
by Francis lll and Wik
, Jast week. They tracked the
hollow tree, - and when they
the free and ‘Buished the
they found they had just six
Ifa and fall grown. —Berlin
_resolutions-of-respect
“| Pain Balm on the boy.
: hint and he has since walked one and a
the same wile, about ayear ao. He
has Tux STAR'S sympathy.
Hill, is now taking lessons under the
{able tutorship of Prof. H. G. Frankfield,
of Philadelphia,
Band Messenger, a monthly musical pub-
on music. The rest of the bands in the
not want the Farmers’ to win the laurels,
next year.—Berltn Record.
Mr. Joe L. Marx has opened his cloth
ing store in the Lowry building and ts
now ready for business. We have in-
spected his stock and take pleasure in
saying that ‘he has many fine goods,
which he is selling at very low prices.
store in Frostburg, and he says he will
put a permanent stock in this town, if he
finds that it will pay him. See bis * ad”
in this issue.
The editor of the Somerset Standard
‘im Forms us that the price of his paper is
$1.50 per annum, if paid in advance, and
$3.00 per annum, if not paid in advance.
He informs us that the Vedette was in
error when it stated that the price of the
Standard was reduced 10 $1.00 per an-
num. It seems that the Vedette is in
error whe it assumes that ite birth and
Chinese subscription price will have any
effect upon the price of other county pe-
pers. Chinese competition never wins
e newspaper field.
[Statler sis one of our enterprising
. He has good business foresight
ery investment he makes turns out
. "He made a good investment when
he bought the Mo F. Smithdfarm. and al-
§0 when he bonght the Samnel Glotfelhty
tract of land fronting on Grant street.
Besides the buildings already erected on
the Glotfelty tract, Mr. Siatler will erect
two mere dwellings thereon in the spring.
One of them, ‘we are informed, will be a
‘handsome brick residence, which he will
occupy himself. If we had a few more
men in this town like Mr, Statler. we would
soon have all the hguses we need. Let
the building go on. for the h are
rented as fast as they are completed.
The Meveradale Register differs some-’
what with TRE STAR. in the matter of
publishing lengthy obituary notices, res-
olutions of respect, and the like. Bro.
Buhrie thinks no charges should be made,
As the persons wanting such things pub-
lished derive and expect no pecuniary re-
turn therefrom. It is true that those'who
hand in such notices derive no pecuniary
retnrns therefrom; but it is also true that
if their profuse scribblings are rublished,
free, they are at no expense in the matter,
while the publisher of course is, and nine
times out of ten has to crowd out a lot of
more interesting matter. The obituary
nuisance isn’t as badly overdone as the
nuisance. = What
sense is there, anyway, in all thig “resolv-
ing” and “whearensing” overta person's
death? There is no sense in it at all. and
it can hardly be classed as news. Nine-
tenths of American people care nothing
about it and would ratherinot see it in
print. "Pis true that such matter is as
‘worthy of publication as many other
things that go as news, but that it inter:
ests the average reader as much as police
court proceedings, ete., referred to by
Bro. Subrie, can not be substantiated by
the brother or anyone else. City editors
have a tariff on ovituaries and resolutions
of respect, and we also notice that the
editorial’ associations all over the conntry
are doing the same. This shows that the
nuisancesmust go, and the sooner it goes
the better. When a prominent and uge-
ful citizen of a community dies, it is
proper that the local paper should make
‘considerable mention of the deceased,
which is always gladly and willingly
done, too, and free of charge at that.
But this thing of rushing to the loeal pa-
per upon. all occasions when a person
dies. and presenting a long string of reso-
lutions, ete., for publication. is where the
line onght to be drawn. And the way to
draw it is to put a tarriff on that kind of
matter. Then, the local paper will not be
converted into a dreary obituary sheet
yet the editor will see to it that respect-
able mention is made of all deaths pecar-
ring in the community and that the pub-
lic. will’ get everything pertaining to the
deceased that people in general are inter-
ested in or that is worth printing. Tug
STAR is at present having its'subsecribers
vote on this gnestion, and whatever the
majority of them want us to do in regard
to publishing the kind of matter referred
to, will be done; but it affords us pleasure
to say, that upto date, fot one vote
bas yet been cast against our present
course, and a great many of our patrons
have already voted, We want all to vote
on this, as we-are anxious to please .the
majority of our readers, no matter
whether they coincide with our views! or
not. :
A son of Mr. M. D. Pusser; a merchant
of Gibraltar, N. C., was 80 badly afflicted
with rheumatism for a year or more as to
be unable to. work or to go'fo school,
His father concluded to try Chamberlain’s
It ‘soon cured
dinif miles to gchool and back every day.
nt bottles for sale by Copiang, the
st, Meyersdnle Pa
i never illustrated
which in many cases
The Farmers’ Cornet Band, of Pine &
who is the editor of the|
Heation, and the author of some works |
Mr. Marx is running a large clothing
county ‘will have to lookout if they do |8ves
coughs, colds and cronp. It is made @s-
pecially for these diseases and is the most
prompt and most reliable medieine known
for the purpose. 25 and 50 cent bottles
for sale by Copland, the Druggist, Mey-
ersdale, Pa. -
To Our Subscribers. ;
There are two newspapers in this connty that
do not publish resolutions of respecthnd lengthy
obituary notices fred of charge. These two pa-
pers are THE SoMERsET County Stir and the
with the Herald, but the principal reason that
Tae SrAr has put a tariff on such matter is fo
keep it out of the paper, as we believe that the
filled with live news and editorial matter in pref.
erence to dreary obituary notices and resolutions
of respect. We notice that some of our exchang-
es that print such maiter free of charge are so
burdened with euch matter as to make them pre-
sent a very doleful appearance, something which
we believe newspaper readers in general ‘do not
sanction. Or course we always make mention
of deaths, etc.. as a matter of news, but only so
far as we believe the public in general cares for,
and we have always reserved the exclusive right
10 say or leave unsaid whatever we deem best re
right view of it, but we are willing to let it to our
of them desire in the matter. Therefore, we
have prepared the following blank, which will
be kept in the paper up to Jan. 1st, and which
we desire every one of our patrons to cut from
the paper, fill out and forward to Tag Stan. If
most of our readers want an obituary sheet, they |.
can have it, and all such matter will then be pub-
lished free of charge. ‘We want to do inthe mai-
ter whatever will please the greatest number of.
our patrops.
Foliowing js the blank; achat the part you
blank to Tae 8TAR. The vote will be published
in our first issue after Jan. 1st. None but votes
of subscribers will be counted.
EpiroR STAR: —
1 would prefer to have you publish obituary
notices, resolutions of respecti’ etc., as prepared
by friends and relatives of the decehsed, free of
charge.
a
1 would prefer to ‘bave you maintain your
former attitude toward publishing obituary no-
tices, resolutions of respect, etc., mentioning
deaths only in a short and concise Way, Or as
deemed best by you.
Signed: ‘ 4
»
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If you want a good Fost, go
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‘Brandler guarantees to
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' Pillshury’s Best. per barrel
Vienna Flour. per barrel
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Stanton’s Buckwheat Jonats sper
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MLLARYER E BULLET,
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* Having purchased the Beachy tract of
timber, adjoining the borough of Salis-
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furnish first-class Chestnut Fencing Posts,
which we will sell at very reasonable
prices.
[Bill Lumber a Specialty.
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