THE SINERSET CNTY STAR
P. L. Livinxcoon, Editor and Publisher.
FEkntered at the Postoffice at Elk Lick, Pas,
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| of sickness. Hé is suffering with a bad
| cuse of la grippe and its attendant evils.
We are glad to note, however, that Mr.
Beachy’s condition is improving.
The A. P. Beachy heirs sold the resi- |
dence situated between the properties
of Mrs. Sally Livengood and John Men-
ger to Levi Lichliter, recently, for a
consideration of $1,000.
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B & 0. RR. SCHEDULE.
trains will
be
Until further notice passenger
arrive at Meyersdale as follows:
EAST BOUND.
By DIY. en 12:18 p. M.
46, Daily. f
6, Daily.
14, Daily
No.
NO.
NO.
No.
WEST BOUND.
0 atl a nn a 3
17, Daily.. :
Healy. wooo ain ain
No.
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Salisbury ITack Iiine,
SCITRAMM BROS, Proprietoss.
leaves Salisbury
10 A. M.
M., ar-
SCHEDULE: ~Hack No.1
af 8 A. Mm, arriving at Meyersdale at
Returning leaves Moeyersdale at 1p.
riving at Salisbury at 3 pv. M.
HACK No. 2 leaves Salisbury at 1 p. M., ar-
viving at Meyersdale at 3 p.m. Returning
leaves Meversdale at 6 P.M, arriving at Sale
isbury at 8 p. M.
LOC AL AN DG ENER: AL NEWS.
THE Star it’s so
& MceCulloh’s
If you see it in
Read Johnson new
%ad.”
The sugar-makers are now having
their innings.
If you don’t see
didn’t happen.
Clayton W.
Iay’s house, a few days ago.
eration, $950.
B. F. Krausse rccently purchased the
it" in Tue STAR it
Statler purchased D, I.
Consid-
Maria Lowry property, south of St.
John’s Reformed church.
Work on the Salisbury railroad exten-
sion has begun, and every day our town
is becoming more lively.
J. D. Livengood recently sold the
house now occupied by C. W. Statler,
to John
of $800.
Large and ferocious wolves are said
to be prowling about the mountzins in |
the vicinity of Ligonier, Westmoreland
county,
Some thirty miners employed at the
Statler collie eries were discharged, this |
“We don’ t know what “de causa~
week:
“tion am.”
Nobody can kick on March weather |
‘such as we have had so far. It seems
to us that March is a much abused!
month, anyway.
“Tug SoMmeErser Couxty STAR, of Elk |
Lick, Pa., is one of our brighest ex-
changes,” saysthe Jowrnal, a good news=
paper published at Oakland, Md.
T. W. Gurley, the popular Meyers-
dale jeweler, greets our readers with a
new “ad.” Gurley has one of the best
stocked jewelery stores in seventeen
counties.
Fishermen are beginning to gaze
anxiously toward the trout stream, and
incidentally it may also be remarked
that the fish liar will soon be very much
in evidence.
Constable I'reeman Younkin, of Up-
per Turkeyfoot township, was struck
ad instantly killed by the west-bound
& 0. “flyer,” near Casselman,
Monday evening of last week.
On Wednesday evening, March 2nd,
Mr. Jerry Glotfelty and Miss Salome
Folk were uni el in marriage at the
home of the briue’s s parents, Rev. D.
Leader officiating. Tir Star extends
its congratulations.
Mary Kirk. a Clearfield county girl
receives the largest salary paid a wom- .
an. clerk by our government. Miss
Kirk is translator of Portuguese at the
Bureau of: American Republics Her
salary is $2,500 a year.
Ephriam Miller, the vencrable post.
master at Suunmit Mills, has held that’
office for about 45 or 46 years.
one of the oldest men in the United
Rtates’postal service, n good officer and
a man highly esteemed. :
Robins and bluebirds are making
their appearanee, and it goes without
saying that these - harbingers of spring
are welcome. Accursed be the man or
boy who takes delight. in killing our
feathered friends under the mistaken |
notion that there is sport-in it.
We are sotry to anncunce that Mi’-
ton J. Beachy has been confined to his
room for about two w 535% on agcoyig
5 toast,“Our Commonwealth,” said :
1S, |
pub- |
Bonheimer for a consideration |
on |
H. |
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He is
| At the annual Prohibition banquet in
| Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow,
the prospective Prohibition candidate
for Governor, in responding to the
boss and thre bum rule us. The saloon
bulldozes and the church dozes.”
A tramp whe rang a doctor’s door-
bell asked the trim, pretty woman who
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| opened the door if she would kindly
| ask the doctor if he had an old pair of |
trousers he was willing to give away.
“I’m the doctor.” said the plump and
news |
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pleasant young woman, and the tramp |
fainted.
West Clearfield has a married woman
who last week took a rifle, shot two
hogs, scalded, scraped and hung them,
{ rendered the lard, made the sausage
and salted down the meat, while her
husband was over in town celebrating
Lincoln’s birthday. — New Bloomfield
Freeman.
Matthew H. Hoover, an Elk Lick
township boy, son of Mr. Ananias Hoov-
er, is holdimg,down a good job with the
Standard iF Company, at Lancaster,
Pa., where he is employed as a teleg-
rapher. Boys of the. proper make-up
always get tothe front. Tie Star con-
gratulates Mr. Hoover on his succes.
The ladies of St. John’s Reformed
church, of this place, will hold a fancy
bazar in the ladies’ parlor of the church,
on the afternoons and evenings of ¥ri-
day and Saturday, March 18th and 19th.
A variety of fancy and useful articles,
refreshments, etc., will be on sale at
modest prices.” Everybody is invited.
The Berlin Record says Tie STar was
revived, financed and backed by a few
certain Court House feeders. This is
news, indeed, but as it is Berlin Record
news, we advise our readers to take it
with salt. This is Pete Livengood’s pa-
per and it is backed by the people.
Pete pays all the freight and runs the
great paper to suit himself,
George Hartman, an eccentric buteh-
er, of New Albany, Ind., in his will made
recently, leaves all of his property to
his wife but $500, which is to be devoted
to decorating his grave at the first of
every year after his death with two ar-
ticles of food to which he has been de-
voted during his life—pig’s. feet and
pretzels. The will also stipulates that
during the services at the graveside the
old German song, “Always Joyful, Al-
ways Thirsty,” shall be sung.”
Geo. H. Suhrie, who edited the late
Meyersdale Register, was a most wel-
come caller at Tug Star office, on Mon-
day. Mr. Suhrie is the same genial
gentleman as of yore, and knowing by
experience the needs of a country edi-
tor, he of course subseribed for this
great paper and handed us the cash tor
| the same. Mr. Suhrie is now engaged
| in the job Drop business in Johns-
town, and Tre Star wishes him much
| prosperity in his new field.
pearance in Southwestern Nebraska,
and great losses are already reported.
The feet of the affected animals turn
[ black in one night, aud within twenty-
| four hours begin to peel and erumble
away until nothing but the bone is left.
This disintegrates in from three to five
| days and the cattle die in great agony,
{ apparently from blood poisoning. Itis
said to spread very rapidly from herd
| to herd. — Wathena (Kan.) Star.
The Somerset man who penned the
column of cold facts for tax-payers,
which appears on first page, is one who
never held a county oflice and never
drew a cent from the county treasury.
But nevertheless he has been watching
up some of the fellows who have had
their hands in the treasury, and he
wants the people to know the truth.
We would like to see the “Timmie-
Freddy-Lucifer” combine try to upset
his charges.
| A new cattle disease has made its ap-
|
The following is a list of eight classes
| of people that do a town no good ; First,
| those who go out of town to do their
trading. Second, those who oppose im-
provements. Third, those who prefer a
| quiet town to one of push and business.
Fourth, those who think business ean
{ be done slyly and without advertising.
Fifth, those who deride public spirited
‘men. Sixth, those who oppose every
| movement that does not originate with
| themselves. Seventh, those who op-
‘pose any public enterprise that does
| not appear to benefit them. Eighth,
| those who seek to injure the credit of
lan individual —FE-r.
W. IV. East, the genial Salisbury paint-
oF and- artist, who moved to Friends-
| ville, Md., some time ago, in ordering
Tie Stag, says: “My wife and I are
{ both of the opinion that we must have
| that most interesting of all papers, Tue
Someiser Covxry Star. We received
{the sample copy and were delighted
{with it. It was like meeting an cld
friend whom we had lost sight of for a
Jong time. I trust the paper may have
{ all the success possible.” 1 have just
| put a full set of scenery in the opera
{ house. TI have great prospects for the
future.” We thank Mr East for his
compliment and hope he may ever
prosper. We take pleasure in recom-
mending him to the people of Friends-
ville as a good, honest workman and an
J upright man.
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{ rangements with Mr. and Mrs.
“The |
Mr. Andrew Robertson and family
can not be praised too much for the
kind and skillful attention they gave
Mr. Samuel C. Livengaod after moving
into his house for the purpose of taking
core of him in his old age. Mr. Liven-
good’s children provided well for their
father’s comfort when they made ar-
Robert-
son to take care of him. The Robert-
son family did their duty nobly and
ought to be handsomely rewarded for
their services. No man ever had bet-
ter attention than these people gave to
“Uncle Sam” during his declining days.
“WiratT would Somerset amount to if
it wasn’t the county-set?” is a question
we often hear in the south of the coun-
ty. This question always makes Tur
STAR weary,
not amount to much if
ty-seat, and that makes all the differ-
ence in the world. Salisbury wouldn’
amount to much without the Elk Lick
coal region; Meyersdale wouldn't
| amount to much without its railroad
{ facilities;
{of a city if it were not for her magnifi-
New York wouldn’t be much
cent harbor; Pocahontas would be the
largest town in the United States, were
it not for the fact that there are so
many others that are larger. All this
reminds Tir Star of the man who in
speaking of Shakespeare, said: “I can’t
see anything greatpabout Shakespeare ;
if it wasn’t fer them books he writ, no-
body ever would have heerd ov him.”
“Exactly so;” said a man standing by,
but you see old Shake writ them books
and that’s where all his darned greatness
comes in.” Just soit is with Somerset ;
it 7s the county-seat, and there
use in speculating on “if’s.” Always
look at mntiers as they are.
Salisbury’s Oldest Citizen Dead.
Samuel C. Livengood, Salisbury’s old-
est citizen, and probably the oldest
man in Somerset county, died at an
is no
early hour on Saturday, March 5th, |
1898, at his home in this borough. Al-
though in his 93d year, the deceased
was quite vigorous up to about two
months ago, when he tock sick and was |
confined to his bed until the end came.
Mr. Livengood was the possessor of a
master mind, and there are few per-
sons, indeed, who at such an advanced
age are as rates witted, keen of per-
ception and jolly in disposition as was |
this patient, self-reliant and remarka-
able old man. He remained conscious
until within a few hours before he died,
and although he at intervals suffered |
great pain, yet would he utter no word
of complaint; and when asked how he |
felt, instead of complaining he would |
variably make a cheerful reply and |
frequently give utterance to a harm-
less joke.
Samuel C. Livengood was a useful
man in his time, and to him belongs |
more credit for the mineral develop- |
ment of Somerset county than to prob- |
ably any other man who ever resided
in it. Ior years he
close study, and ythe coal mines, clay
banks and limestone quarries he open-
ed can be counted by the score.
was a man full of enterprise and push,
always in favor of developing the re-
sources of the county, and along this
line he kept up active operations until |
nearly 90 years of age. The last few |
years of his life was spent in taking a
well-earned-rest; but-to the last he took
a keen interest in what was going on at
home and abroad. He was an early
riser and could be frequently seen tak-
ing his morning walk about town. In
the afternoon he would be about the
stores reading the daily papers, and at |
other times he could be seen with ‘a |
‘group of street urchins about him, en-
tertaining them with stories, candies,
fruits or whatever he could devise or
give to the children to make them hap-
py. On account of his kindness and
love for children he was a prime favor-
ite with them, and no doubt many a
child in this town had a heavy heart
when “Uncle Sam” or “Grandpa,” as he
was usually ealled, was taken away.
The deceased is survived by five sons |
and five daughters, as follows: Silas.
Scott City, Kansas; Charles, of Charles-
ton, West Virginia; James K., of Mis-
souri; Alexander, of Everson,
George WW. of Hutchinson, Kansas;
Mrs. 8. D. Livengood, of Meyersdale;
Mrs. A. Rosenberger, of Meyersdale;
Mrs. Geo. Bittner, of Fayette county.
Pa.; Mrs. Geo. H. Sulrie, of Pittsburg;
Mrs. 7. W. Giffin, of (fonemaugh, Pa.
Before his death Mr. Livengood re-
quested that the funeral services be
held at the family residence, which re-
quest was complied with, Rev. W,
Gaun', of the German Baptist church,
officiating, and funeral taking place at
four o’clock, Sunday evening. The de-
ceased joined the German
church, some years ago.
92 years, 2 months and 10 days. He be-
longed to a family noted for longevity,
being a son of Christian I.. Livengood,
who was the father of fifteen children,
all of whom are now dead, except Esther
(Mrs. W. Glotfelty), who is still living
in Garrett county, Md., aged about 90 |
A number of the members of |
years.
this family lived upwards of 90 years,
which shows that the longevity of the
family is remarkable.
Deceased was a grandson of Rev.
Peter Livengood, who emigrated to
America from Switzerland, about 1758,
and of whom all the Livengoods in
Somerset county are descendants. Rev.
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Somerset, probably would |
it wasn’t the |
| county-seat, but you see it is the eoun=
made geology a |
He |
Pa. ; |
Beptist |
He was born |
Dec. 23d, 1805, and died at the age of |
on what is to-day known as the 71. B.|
Keim farm,
Salisbury.
tains. 'The country at that time was a
wilderness and was full of wild ani-
mals.
night an heir was born to Rev
good. The trials and hardships through
at the present time. Rev. Livengood
was a man of fine education and was
eer settlers who located in
neighborhood. The editor
these facts in connection with the death
of-his grand-unele; believing that they
will be read with much interest by the
large circle of the acquaintances
relatives of the deceased.
Sad Death of Jacob Seowh,
Jacob Brown, a young man formerly
mentions
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cidently shot in West Virginia,
Christmas, and died from the effects of
the wound, last week.
lows:
the street on the day aforesaid, on his
| were engaged in a quarrel. One of the
disputants drew a revolver
| his antagonist, but missed
and shot Mr.
his mark
shoulders down and he
hospitakb—Baltimore,—for
Here everything possible was done for
him, but all to no avail. Ile grew
suffering, died.- He bore his suffering
with much patience, but
death to relieve him, saying he was
prepared to die, and requested his
father, near the old home
county, Md. His wishes were complied
with, and last Sunday he was laid to
| rest. The funeral services were con-
| ducted by Rev. W. A. Gaunt,
| place, who preached a touching sermon
to the large circle of friends and ac-
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i church, at the National Pike, to take a
| farewell look at the remains.
Deceased was a brother of Mrs. Geo.
| W. Robinson, of this place. A wife and
one child, an aged mother, several sis-
‘ters, and a brother mourn their loss.
| Tie STAR extends its sympathy.
Our Town to Boom.
We are safe in saying that no other
town in Somerset county will have a
| boom during the present year to com-
pare with Salisbury’s boom. We have
it upon reliable authority
will be much building done. At pres-
! ent we hear of the following. which are
said to be about decided upon: JM. J.
Glotfelty, store building and residence ;
C. R. Haselbarth & Son, two-story busi- |
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| ness block 43x60; E. Statler, two-story
| business block 383x100; Morgan Wil-
| linms, 8-room residence; Brethren
l church, fine parsonage; Dr. A. O. Me-
Kinley, two-story business block 46x70.
Lumber is now being delivered for the
latter named building. These are only
afew of the buildings that are to go
un. Others will be mentioned later
Court Proceedings.
Court convened Monday morning,
IFeb, 28th, at 10 o'clock, with Judges
Longenecker, Ilorner and Black on the
| bench,
| The Grand Jurors were called to the
| box, Milton H. Boucher, of Meyersdale,
| being sworn as foreman, and after the
| usual oath was administered to his fel-
{ low jurors and brief charged from the
Court, the Grand Inquest retired to its
room to deliberate on bills laid before
it by the District Attorney. Wm.
Hochstetler was sworn in as Constable
in charge of the Grand Jury, vice John
Burkhart resigned.
Henry Knepper was sworn in as Tip-
staff to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Daniel Trent.
| called up all the constables and read to
them the law requiring constables to
make a return of all incendiary forest
fires. The balance of the forenoon was
taken up for the usual motions for at-
torneys, ete.
The following cases docketed
trinl were settled :
Howard Bittner, F. & B.;
W. Beck, A. & B.; same vs. M. I°. Stat-
ler, perjury; same vs. WW. E. Oldham,
I'. & B.; same vs. Iloward Pile, I. & B.;
same vs. Harry Pile, I'. & B.; same vs.
Wm. Mishler, I'. & B.; same vs. Michael
and Willinm IFriedline, larceny; same
vs. I'rank Dillon, FF. & B.;same vs. ler-
man Zimmerman, forgery; same vs,
Albert Miller, ¥. & B.; same vs. Geo.
Morgan, larceny ; same vs. Wm. Weim-
er, I'. & B.; same vs. John Morgan, lar-
ceny; same vs. Geo. WW. Saylor, surety
of the peace.
The following cases were continued:
Commonwealth vs. Fred. Vannear, lar-
ceny ; same ns. James Cooper, receiv-
ing stolen goods; same vs. Ambrose
Berkebile, rape.
Cases tried resulted as follows: Com-
monwealth vs. J. W. Staub and Michael
Manion, John HH. Miller prosecutor.
Verdict, not guilty, but defendants to
pay all costs.
Commonwealth
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for
vs. Jacob Nicklow
just across the river from |
He was one of the first men |
to bring a wagon across these moun-
The first night the family en- |
camped under the friendly shelter of a
large oak tree, and on that memorable |
. Liven- |
which “they passed would, if properly |
recorded, read almost like a romance !
held in high esteem by the other pion- |
the same !
and |
residing in (Garrett county, Md., was ac- |
last |
The affair was |
a very sad one and came about as fol- |
Mr. Brown was walking along |
way home, and passed two men who |
and shot at |
Brown through the body. !
The wound caused paralysis from the |
unfortunate |
victim was taken to the John Hopkins |
treatment. |
weaker right along, and after weeks of |
longed for
friends to bury him by the side of his |
in Garrett |
of this |
auaintaneces, who gathered at Mt. Zion |
that there;
The Court then |
Commonwealth vs. | !
| T wouldn’t want to join a ehurch in a!
same vs, Jchn | |
They talked |
Peter Livengood came here from East- | and Walter Lytle, aggravated assault
ern Pennsylvania in 1760 and located | | and battery. y erdict, not guilty, prose- |
cutor to pay !
the costs.
Commonwealth vs. J. G. McClintock,
John Cremer and Jerry Wright, super-
visors of Addison township. Charge.
neglect to open roads, J. C. Lowry | _
prosecutor. This case consumed two
3 and defendants 2; of |
es being heard: Verdict, not guilty,
| fendants five-sixth of the costs.
to all applicants, except to Henry (.
i Cremer, of Upper Turkefoot township,
who was refused, and the petitions of
N. Slicer, John Slicer and J. (!. Reed, all
of Meyersdale, are held over. The
See GURLEY'S
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| Bicycle. Also his
line of Sundries......
BUSINESS NENTION, WANTS, INNOUNCERENTS,
days in the trial, about fifty witness- |
J. C. Lowry to pay one-sixth and de- |
detail liquor licenses were granted |
Meyersdale applicants mentioned are |
charged with refusing to give lodging |
to a number of men employed op the |
Standard Oil Company’s
hence their petitions will
{ upon until a thorough investigation of
| the charge is made.
Distillers licenses and wholesale
| censes are held over for this week,
pipe lines,
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RODDYS Laban AT DEATH.
They. Are to Be Yoread April 26th,
but Laugh When Death Warrant
is Read.
At 10 o’clock on Friday morning, ac- |
long as other pens.
companied by representatives of the
| local press and a member of the pris-
oners’ counsel.
| Standard, Sheriff Hartzell went into
demned Reddy boys: “James was in
the corridor drawing hot water from a
small spigot in one of the heater pipes.
[ their clothes.
{ mood, and when the Sheriff announced
that he had come to perform the pain-
not be acted |
Hive c
hil
Patent
‘invention
LEGAL ARD SPECIAL HOTIGES.
Selisbury Normal.
The Salishury Normal School will
open April 11th and close with fhe
county examination. Special attention
will be given to those preparing: for
teaching and for college. We can ac-
commodate all grades. For particulars
apply to :
Va
Savor, Principal,
3-13 Elk Lick, Pa.
Wall POnoT.
Just received a line of Wall Paper at
cents and upwards.
3-10 P. S. Hay,
FOR SALE !—Several gross Braham
These pens new
and an excellent thing. By
Pens. are a
j their use Dblctting is an impossibility
| dinary letter.
the jail to read the warrants to the con- |
John was in the cell washing some of |
Both were in a cheerful | :
: fal | a house to rent to a prompt-paying, de-
ful duty of reading to them their death |
warrants, Johh said. “All right, Sheriff,
| its nothing more than we expected.”
When the
warrants, both prisoners seemed eager
to see it. John's warrant wasread first,
| sible.
Sheriff opened one of the |
| and the doomed men stood one at eith- |
er side of the Sheriff during the read- |
ing, smiling all the while.
the conelusion, John said :
a pretty long thing to read, ain’t it,Sher-
iT?” Then turning to his brother, he
(said: “Now, Jim, your’s comes next.”
“Yes,” replied Jim, *and 1
[mine will be different; you know
thanked the ‘old man.” lle referred
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“That’s
tern equipments, geared to 66)
: { them ont at 15 cents per
reports the Nomerset | I, So ts. per
ular price is 25 cents per
ani one penful of ink will write an or-
They save ink, save time
avoid blots. They last twice as
We have them in
stubs and all other styles. Will elose
dozen. Reg-
dozen. Try
them and you will use no other. Law-
yers, ministers and clerks buy them by
the gross. get them at Tne
Star office. 2
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HOUSE WANTED '—Anyone having
and
You can
sirable tenant will please enquire at
Tur Star office. Possession wanted
April Ist or as scon thereafter as pos-
tf.
CARTRIDGE 1 APER !'—The miners
can get enough ¢ Ae Paper for a
few cents, at Tre Star oflice, to last
them for several months.
—- oy
FOR SALE!—A good second-hand
Monarch Bieyele with the mod-
inches,
Most
[ weight 25 pounds, practically as good
suppose |
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to Judge I.ongenecker, whom he thank- |
ed when his sentence was pronounced.
rants the two condemned men talked |
jokingly about the size of the warrants |
and the approaching execution, laugh- |
ing heartily at their own remarks.
as before, and when that part was
reached which reads, “he shall be hang- |
ed by the neck until he is dead,” James |
nodded and laughed. At the conclu-
sion he said: “Well, let ’er 36, Sheriff,
the sooner the better. It’s an ugly job
they’ve got you into. I'd hate to be in
, your place, for its a bad tuning to hang
{innocent men. Of course we don’t
i blame you; you can’t help it. Bat I
know nothing about this murder, and
I don’t see that they’ve got even enough
evidence to keep us in jail.”
Jackson,” said John, referring to
Richard Jackson, who was also tried for
the Berkey murder, bat acquitted,‘ ‘was
lucky, wasn’t he? If he was here now
he’d have a hard tia e to get out.” He
seemed about to reveal something, but
concluded: “Well, Jackson is innocent,
I know.”
The Roddy brothers are a rare study.
{ on the verge of a violent death is abso-
lutely marvelous. The thought of men
about whom there is no indication of
insanity listening to the reading of
their death warrants with smiles, and
commenting upon them jokingly, is one
hard to entertain, yet that is what these
men did. Death seems to bring no ter-
ror to them. They talk of it with much
greater indifference than a child would
of a slight chastisement. They say
{they have but once to die, and they
might well accept’ the inevitable
cheerfully, and die first as last. Neith-
ter of them ever united himself with a
church, and they have never been re-
| ligiously inclined. When it was sug-
gested te them by Sheriff Hartzell that
they should make some preparation for
death, they merely smiled, but after a
s thought, James said: “Well,
as
moment’s
place like this, anyway.”
pleasantly with the Sheriff and his com-
panions tor ten minutes after the read- !
ing of the death warrants, and then bid
the visitors each “good-by.” with a
hearty handshake, inviting all to “call
again.”
‘Although thus apparently indifferent
to their end, the doomed men seem to
pin some hope to their application to
the Beard of Pardors for a commuta-
tion of séhtence, but they are alone in
this hope. Every person else believes
that the time for all hope has passed,
and that the sentence of death wili be
executed at the time fixed.
Sheriff Hartzell has already received
by mail more than one hundred appli-
cations for admission to the execution,
from persons residing in different parts
of the State. - The room at the Sheriff ’s
disposal for the occasion is limited, and
it will be impossible to grant half of
the requests.
Their open and continual cheerfulness
When the Sheriff read the warrant to |
James, both took positions beside him ;
> i hos ie the old home to them and they will ap-
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about it. Will be sold for than
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of
George Barron, late of Somerset town-
ship, Somerset county, Pa., dee’d.
Letters of administfation on the
estate having been issued by the proper au-
thority to the undersigned as administra-
tor, notice is hereby given to all parties in- |
debted to said estate to make immediate
payment, and all parties having claims
against said estate will nresent them duly
authenticated for settlement on the 26th
day of March next, at o'clock po Mat the
oflice of J. A. Berkey, Esq. in the borough
of Somerset. ¥
above
SAMULL I.
3-24 Administrator,
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APPLICATION TO PARDON BOARD.—
Notice is hereby given to all “persons con-
cerned that Dr. WL 10 Mitehell, who was
convicted at February sessions of the court
of Quarter Sessions of Somerset county, of
abortion, nnd sentenced on the 4th day of
August, 1897, to ten months’ imprisonment
by solitary confinement and pay a fine of
three hundred dollars ani costs, will apply
to the Board of Pardons at Harrisburg, on
the third Wednesday, the 16th day of March,
for release of the imprisonment and a re-
duction in the fine.
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APPLICATION FOR BENEFIT OF IN-
SOLVENT LAWS.—In the matter of the
petition of Willinm Berkey, an insolven:.
To all creditors of said petitioner:
Notice is hereby given that William Ber-
key, of Somerset township, has filed in the
Court of Common Pleas of Somerset coun-
ty, a petition praying for the benetit of the
insolvent laws of this Commonwealth, and
for a discharge thereunder, and thata hear-
3-10
{ing upon the “suid petition will take place at
the 12th day of April,
IL. I. BARRON,
rr rothonotary.
the Court House, on
1898, at 1 o'clock p. nm.
4-7
AN ORLINANCE
Granting the Mutual Telephone Company
_shall not be less than 25
the right to erect poles.
Sec. I. Be it ordained and enacted by the
Burgess and Council of the borough of Sal-
isbury, Pu, and it is hereby ordained and
enacte a by the authority of the same, That
the privilege be and is hereby granted to
the Mutual Telephone Company to eréct
and maintain such poles in and upon the
several streets and alleys of the borough of
Salisbury, Pa., as may be necessary for the
purpose of erecting and constructing Hnes
of telephone wires through the said bor-
oth to the places of business, works, man-
ufacturing establishments, offices and hous-
es of subscribers within the borough limits,
for telephone purposcs.
See 2 That the Doles to be erected under
this ordinance shall be located under the
direction of the Council and Burgess of the
borough of Salisbury, Pa., and that they
feet in height above
ground. Nor in any instance shall the
poles or wires be atlowed to interfere with
shade, ornamental, or fruit trees along the
streets and alleys.
Sec. 8. That it is hereby expressly under~
stood and agreed between the Burgess and
Counciland the Mutual Telephoné Compn-
ny that the said company agreeing for it-
self, its successors nnd assigns, that when
the said borough shall adopt a fire alarm
telegraph the said Mutual Telephone Com-
pany shall permit the fire alarm wires to
be run upon all the poles of the said com-
pany, without charge, within tRe limits of
the Horousch aforesaid.
Ordained and enacted into a law this third
duy of March, 1898.
Attest: — J. I. BARCHUS,
SAM MIER, Sec. Pres’t Town Council,
Burgess! Office, Feb, 17, 189% Al provid,
? L. C: BOYER.
Burgess.