[HE ks COUNTY 9 5 \ P. L. LiveNcoobn, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Postottlee at Elk Lick, Pa, as mail matter of the Second class, Rates. Subscription Thursday, at the follow- published every at "HE STAR iS J ON Ik Lick, Norn rset, Co, Pa. ing rates: one year, if paid within 50 ar IVS If not paid within 30 day Six months, if paid within, 30 dt LVS. If not pnid within 30 days g Thre mon ths , cash in adv: mee Single copit 0H To avoid multiplie ity of small accounts, all subscriptions for three months or loss | mast be paid in advance. These rates and | will he rigidly adhered to. Advertising Rates. NOTICES, 10 cents a inseréion; d cents a line for ding insertion. To regular ad- cents a line straight. No busi- . enls will be mixed with local news ms or editorial matter for less than 10 cits i line for each insertion, except on vearly coniracts TUILATES FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS will be made know on application. Path EDITORIAL PUFFS, Invariably cents a fine, LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS nt legal Fates, MARRIAGE, BirTii AND DEATH NOTIC exceeding fifteen lin [iserted po i¢ dition: lines, dH ce Risa FHHANKS will be lish dd free L paper. a 10 cents a line. 3. oF. RESPECT Scents a line I'RANSIENT READING line tor eich suece irtiser farsi at will be pub- ied for Havertisenc itil ordered discontinue rdvertisement will be % end takeh for loss During this month we vill offer some Clothing department. [you suit for vour- ey, Special bargains Pant Suits, i ters for Clething lis dren's Knee Mer Headqua Me resale Pa. AND GENERA Ws, are WwW, informed she quite ill. We id fever Patton, of West reporred ill with typlioid fever. Wa among this week. S. Easton is has typl rs. Joseph Salis- bury, is Goo, IN. Iker, of Berlin, is eircu- Inling his Salisbury Mrs. Elizabeth Suder, wife of William =uder, of near Roxbury. died last week, aged 78 years. The coming Saturday there will > convention at the High inn, Somerset. be a bankers Tenchers’ Insti- held during the cinning November 28. The annus] County tate will be week be- fLast Satarday of Garrett had pleasant time the Sunday a union pienie. is reported. A very I. T. Jeffery and family went to Bar- ton, Md., to visit friends. last returning home on Tuesday. Sunday, Enos sold his Union on Tuesday, to Chauncey a consideration of $530 eash David property, Meese, for Mr. 1 (i. Miller and Miss Eliza- 1 beth Slay, both cof Meyersdale, Vednesday of last united in wm: Week. ¥ Mrs. Mary Dickey, widow of David Dickey, of Brothersvalley township, died Aug. 6th, aged 80 years and 10 months, Ex-sheriff Charles Wegman, of Grants- ville, Md., now on the Baltimore police force, came home recently to spend a 15-day vacation. The chirping of the crickets and the noise made by the kaadids reminds us that the summer of 1898 will soon be a | 10 | Non-patrons will | | nts willbe run and charged { 'F. Kahl and W. buggy { bruised, tle maiden [and Mrs. J. { she will not recover the better. L NEWS. | friends, | land schools | street | “the were | thing of the past. Mrs. David Fuller, of West Salisbury, { has been quite ill for some time, but we are glad to announce that she is re- | ported convalescent. J. A. & W. FE. Philson, of Berlin, have dissolved partnership. J. A. will go to Johnstown and embark in the grocery | business, about Oct. 1st. { Mrs. Maggie Spaulding. of Gibson | City, Ill, arrived in town a few days | l ago for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lowry. H Miss Emma Fike, of Somerset, who | taught school here a couple of years | ago, spent several days visiting friends in Salisbury during the week. Mrs. Dr. Livengood and son Horace, of Elizabeth, N. J., arrived here last week and will spend their annual va- cation in Salisbury and vicinity. Rev. Dickey and wife, who were resi- dents of Salisbury about seven or eight years ago, were the guests of L. C. Boyer and family, Monday and Tues- day. Joseph C. Robinson, of the 5th Pa. Regt., died of typhoid fever, last Fri- day, at Chickamauga. Ilis remains were sent to Altoona, his home, for burial. (Clarence Livengood, who was with an orchestra on board of the City of Alpena, a lake steamer, for several meaenths, returned to his home in Salis- | bury, yesterday. The burned district in Contiuetice is {o be built up again. II. B. Tissue will erect a new business block 24x70, and Burgess Henry will put up a new busi- ness block 24x42. Mr. David Enos, a former citizen of Salisbury, but now a resident of Cum- berland, was in town on business, this week. Mr. Enos represents the (Gross marble works, of Hyndman. R.S, N. Johns received a photograph of Geo. Scully, on Tuesday, and if George feels as well and hearty as he looks in “Uncle Sam’s’”’ uniform, soldier- ing certainly agrees with him. Miss Clarinda Johnston, of Altoona, who had been visiting the family of her uncle, Rev. KE. 8, Johnston, of this place, returned home last Thursday, accom- panied by her cousin, Miss Carrie John- ston, Level, in the north of the [ county, is making an unsavory reputa- | tion for itself. Speakeasies are flour- | ishing there, and the place is getting to { be a regular hotbed of erime, according Lo reports. Mr. C. E. Deal, of Meyersdale. and Miss Margaret Lenhart, of Somerset, were married on Wednesday of last | week, and went to Philadelphia and Atlantic City to spend part of their honeymoon, ~Sealp Miss Florence Livengood, who went to Washington, D. C., recently, to visit friends, returned home last week, sick, and has since been confined to her bed. i We are glad to note, however, that she is improving. While at Niverton, last Saturday, H. B. Getty, of Grants- ville, had a run-away. We are inform- ced that Mr. Getty was thrown from the badly, Mr. and while but not seriously Kahl escaped un- hurt. Miss Elizabeth Shoup, the comely lit- who for some time has had home with her grandparents, Mr. D. Livengood, is seriously ill with brain fever, and itis feared that Let us hope for her Some of the people across the line in, Garrett county, Md., are clamoring for a new court Judging from the | apperance of Garrett county’s old tem- ple of justice, it quite evident that | the county much in court house. Train No. 5 Garrett, { but Silas Walker, of Summit, came up from Cumberland on it one evening last week, and while passing Garrett he stepped off. When he stopped turning somersaults he was pretty badly used house. is 1s need of a new does not stop at up.— Stand: rd. Miss Mary A. Conley, of West SRalis- bury, was united in marriage to a gen- tleman from Frostburg. ing, the West chureb. We have groom’s-name, Tuesday morn- at learned the but we extend our con- | gratulations, just the same. not Mr. Daniel Barchus was taken sud- denly ill last week and for a | short time his recovery seemed doubt- { ful, he 1s again able to be i chus has heart completely one day about. Mr. Bar- trouble, which at times prostrates him. Elk Lick township has built .a sub- | stantial fence along the lower side of road the Lloyd Beachy hill. | This is ncommendable safeguard where it has long been needed. The same | should be done at several places be- | tween here and Meyersdele. at Salisbury Catholic | We are giad tc note, however,that | Me. Daniel of Frostburg, was here on Tuesday looking up a suitable room for a jewelry store. If Mr. Betz puts in astore of that kind in Salisbury, you can rely on it that it will be a good one, and you can also rely on it that it will pay handsomely. yO, Supt. Buchanan, of the Extract works, went to Philadelphia and Atlantic City, last week, accompanied by Robert Beachy and Ernest Livengood. Mr. Buchanan returned this week, bringing with him his wife and daughters, who | went to Philadelphia in June. Mrs. Ella Knowles Ilaskill, a woman lawyer of Montana, ran for the office of | attorney general of Montana on the | Populist ticket, and failing to get it, | married her successful competitor on | the Republican ticket, becoming there- | by the “assistant attorney general.” Howard ‘Cromwell, a Somerset boy who went to Mt. Pleasant and enlisted with the 10th regiment, is reported to have been wounded in the recent en- gagement at Manila. He is said to have been wounded leg. ous. There has been a good deal of fruit stealing about town within the past week, and some of the fruit thieves are | We know of several old | shotguns that are well loaded, and if | known, too. certain parties get the contents they | : p £ | would be an outrage, and we believe a! | be pleased to have our correspondents | | . i and friends report all the news to Tie | will have no one to blame but them- selves. The directors of the IFarmer’s Union Association and Fire Insurance Co. met in Berlin, Saturday, and granted | the following fire losses: Isaiah D. Martz, Northampton township, $400 on | house and $100 on contents; Thomas, Greenville township, $500 on barn.—Record. A charter has been granted to the Berlin Electric Light Co., Zipim $4,- 000. The directors are W.S. Matthews, of Berlin, and J. A.Berkey, a. B. Hough, J. M. Bricker and H. F. erset. When will the Salisbury tric Light Co. be chartered? Ask of the winds, ladies and gentlemen. On Sunday night there was an at- tempt made by some one to break into Rev. Dr. Mackey’s house, as the lock was found to be picked the next morn- ing, and it was also loosened from the door. The door being secured by another bolt on the inside, the attempt to gain entrance to the house was futile. 3y the act of assembly, passed in 1867, it is made a common nuisance for any person or persons, corporation or company owning lands or occupying any railroad, turnpike or other road to allow the following weeds to come to seed, to-wit: Common mullein, moth mullein, wild carrot, Canada thistles, horse nettle or oxeye daisy. Mr. Johnson Collins, of Meyersdale, has decided to erect a two-story brick block, on Center street, near the cloth- ing house of Miller & Collins. The building will contain two store rooms, one of which will be occupied by Rut- ter & Will. The size of the new block will be 49x64, and it is to be completed this fall yet. A picnie will be held in Pelion grove, near Friedens, on Tuesday, August 30, under the auspices of the Jr. O. U. A. M. The Juniors are making great prep- arations to happily pass this day un- der the trees, and they generally get what they go for. Join them on the 30th and you will have a good time.— Somerset Standard. We are informed that a man in this vicinity recently caught a colored man in the act of stealing his chickens. “What are you stealing my chickens for?” asked the owner of the fowls, whereupon the darkey replied: “I aint stealin’ em, boss—you see dey’s Span- ish game fowls an’ I's’ jest done takin’ a few ob ‘em as pris’ners ob war.” If you read an advertisement to the effect that a certain firm in some dis- tant city will sell you an elegant tinted engraving of the battleship Maine, said engraving approved by the United States government, don’t bite. They will send you a two-cent revenue stamp, and you will have no one but yourself to blame for your stupidity. made a experiment one A farmer living near town novel and successful day last week. lle wanted to teach a lot-of calves how to chew solid food, and a:cordingly called out a number | of his daughters who were expert gum chewers. The calves watched them for a moment or two and finally caught on, and up to date have not forgotten the lesson. Addison about two miles from the town, and a hundred or more joung ones. | The snakes were becoming too numer- | ous about the town to make it pleas- ant. and hence the raid upon them. The war against them is being kept up, and eventually that section may cleared of the dangerous reptiles. On Sunday, July 30, Mrs. Elizabeth | Stahl, widow of Godfrey Stahl, died at | the home of her son Jonathan, aged 92] years, 7.months and 2 She a woman of only a few 3 days. way remarkable constitution; years ago she told the cine, and never knew what it was to be sick. and had 30 grandchildren, and numer- ous great and great-great-grandechil- dren.—Standard. in an arm and a | We hope his wounds are not seri- | M.D. Barron, of Som- Elee- | citizens raided a snake den | one | day last week, and killed 6Sold rattlers | be | Prof. Streng, who taught school here a few years ago, was circulating among his merous Salisbury friends. a few | days ago. Mr. Strong has been teach- ing at Latrobe for aboat five years, where he will teach during the coming school term. is a young again He man of fine ability and good character, Fork is not sufficient for this work, and and as a teacher he is away up in the | as the Pennsylvania company is said | to have profession. Read Johnson & MecCulloh’s large | new “ad” in this issue, and learn of their fine goods and low prices. This | firm stands high in this community, and for good goods, low prices square dealing, they have an enviable reputation. You can always rely on what Johnson & McCulloh tell you in a business transaction. They are given to misrepresentation. a stock of furniture second to none in | the county, and the bargains they offer | are indeed great bargains. | The Salisbury School Board | Wednesday evening elected the fol- | lowing teachers for the coming term: Principal, V. R. Saylor; Grammar, | rie Johnston; First Primary, Annie | Smith ; Second Primary, Alberta Baum- | gardner. We understand there is a movement on foot to reconsider Miss Arnold’s election and give some one else the school given to her. This are against a re- Arnold well i majority of the board | consideration. Miss | qualified to teach the acter is of the best and she was [airly and honorably chosen. Any working is | against her can only be regarded as | and | | the outcome of selfish motives, should she be asked to resign, it would i meet with the disapproval of a major- | ity of Salisbury’s school patrons. RH . Bedford Democratic Nominess. The Bedford Democratic county con- vention has indorsed Americus for Congress and made these I tions: Legislature, LE. Doty Isaiah R. Barley; Associate Judge. R. erd ; County Surveyor, +. W. Black- burn. Resolutions were adopted dorsing the Chicago and Altoona plat- forms, SS. —-— More than twenty million free DeWitt’s Witeh Hazel Salve tributed by the manufacturers, ter proof of their confidence do you want? It cures piles, sores, in the shortest Hay, Elk Lick, F. B. ersdale. n dis- What bet- its burns, have bee in P. Mey- tine. Rro., space of Thomas «& Reformed Reunion. nual Reunion of the Reformed wood, Pa.; Thursday, August 25, Prayer by Rev. NS. C. town, Pa. Anthem by the Choir. Introductory remarks by chairman of committee. Address—“Our Nation’s True ness”’—Rev. I. W. Hendricks, Pa, Hymu—"America.” Dinner. 1:00 to 1:30 p. Bands. Address—“The Chureh”—Rev. C. J. phia, Pa. Vocal Solo—Rev. Pa. Address—“The Relation of the formed Chureh to the Church Catholie” —Rev, C. 8. Gerhart, D. D., Reading, Pa. Anthem by the Choir. Address—"Berlin, Somerset, Anre Glaene Shtaedle,”—Rev Truxal, D. D., Meyersdale. Address—“The Ladies”—Dr. McKinley, Meyersdale. Musical Selections by the Bands. The singing will be led by the of Mt. Zion’s church, H. G. Hay, The instrumental music will Long. Cireat- 3edford, m.—Conecert by Greater Musser. Philadel- E. P. Skyles, Berlin, Re- AL H.C. leader. be fur- Jands. Lunch and refreshment stands be on the grounds. baskets and parcels of all kinds may be checked for a small price. Tickets at excursion rates at all points on railroads leading to Rockwobd. For time of trains rates, see large bills. The committee is sparing no eforts to make this thé most re- union yet held. The Reformed people are urged to aid in the matter by tending and bringing their friends. Committee, E. S. A.B. J.0 a —~ will successful J ASSLER, TRUYAL, JALLIET. | | learned are bowels, Truth ars well. People havo that DeWitt’s_ Little Early R tinble 1th: pills for regulating the curing constipation and sick head: They don’t gripe. DP. So Hay, KiIk Thomas & Bro., Meyers | Ww isers ro- | | lale, For What It’s Worth. Johnstown Democrat. There is but little doubt Pennsylvania railroad company | bought the Somerset and branch of the B. & O. railroad. | Those who are in a position to know | writer that she never took any medi | believe the deal has been consummat- | ed. This will give the Pennsylvania She was the mother of 7 children,| railroad company an advantage in ship- The Ber- | wind-White Coal Company is now ship- | ‘ping coal from Windber. ping from two mines at Windber 175 soon operate at least five mines. { means 435 cars a day and 25 engines to | whieh a and | | there not | They have | | You will not be disappointed with DoWitt’s last i which swipes Janet McKinley; First Intermediate, | May Arnold ; Second Intermediate ('ar- | { “Jack Frost” puts in his school, her char- | Enfield | nomina- | and | E.1 Gaster; Poor Director, John A. Huff- | in- | { some dashing soldier, is the favorite of | samples of scalds, | =A soldier. | Norman M. Smith, volunteers ; Sr Eers., Following is the program for the An- | 2 ; , | not be church | | oN bof : Wl § : \ | eyes will never be forgotten by the 7s. | of Somerset Classis, to be held at Rock- | J goiten hy the boys 1598: | 1 ' 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.—Conecert by Bands. Jenner- | ; L by its.quick eur | in large quantities without | colds; I nate | Thomas & the | Reformed | ably accident on Wednesday | He was sawing shingles at one of his | saw mills, when a heavy block came in lecontact with a rapidly revolving saw. choir faithful nished by the Salisbury and Rockwood Greenville has lost » Also a stand where | will be sold and | | p. at- | | isbury on Sept. | Salisbury. | our *! posters that will be out within » week. { periment. that the ! has | Cambria | {of the W. C.T. U. will meet cars a day, and the mines are not run- | ning at their full eapacity at that. Tt requires; ten engines to haul this coal | to South ork. But the company will | This | haul them. The single track to South decided not to lay another track to South Ifork, it is pretty clear that they must have another outlet, and that is the B. & O. branch, from spur will be graded to the mines = — 2 For broken burns, surfaces, insect skin and one reliable Witeh Hazel Salve. Witt’s don’t accept SOres, bites | especially piles remedy, DeWitt’s When you call for De- | counterfeits or frauds. | diseases is Witeh Hazel Salve. P. 8 Hay, Elk Lick, | F. B. Thomas & Bro., Meyersdale, — To Our Putvons. | that terrible affliction | the editor every year on | August Ist and sticks to him closer] than a brother for several months, rived promptly on schedule time, and | it is just as ever. It ren-| ders one entirely unfit for business, and | Hay fever, ar- | hideous as i if our readers find the paper not up to] (its usual standard, now and then, wwe) trust that they will bear with us until | appearance | and knocks the disease out. We would Star that they can get hold of. as the editor is at this season of the year un- | | able to do much of msthing, > DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve has the larg- est sale of any Salve in the world. This tnet | and its merit has led dishonest people to at- tempt to counterfeit it. IL.ook out for the | man who attempts to deceive you when you | call DeWitt’s Witch the great pile cure. P. S. Hay, Tick, F. B. | Thomas & Bro., Meyersdale. for Hazel Salve. Elk Soldier Scully Compiimented. The Detroit Free Press making mention of the soldiers stationed at Fort Wayne, near Detroit, pays the | following fine compliment to our friend | Mr. George S .Seully: (reorge Sherman Scully, in the hand- | ? | is a great grandson of | the fort. lle i Gen, O'Hara, who served under Wash- | ington at Pittsburg). old Fort Duquesne Ie comes from (now the finest tof families of old Pennsylvania, his merits | mother, Amanda Ward Seully, being a Virginian of the old stock. (ieorge is a courteous gentleman and a model He is also a nephew of Col. | of the 18th U.. SCA. | (reorge’s recitations ‘an- beaten, and his flashing gray ile lived in Detroit in 1892. a One Minute Couch Cure surprises people take it the least dan- the best reputa- | sand children may It has won for itself of any preparation used to-day for | croup, tickling inthe throat or obsti- | { | Zor, tion coughs. Bro., P.. 8S. Hav, FKIK Lick, FB: Meoeyversdale. > -— | JACOB P. MILLER. | i A Prominent Greenville Man Meets | a Violent Death. Mr. Jacob P. Miller, who was prob- the foremost man of Greenville township, met with a fatal of last week. business The block from the squarely in was hurled with great force striking Mr. Miller abdomen. Dr. A. F.| Saw, the und | Speicher, of this place. was at once sum- moned, but the unfortunate man was so badly injured that he died the next | day. The funeral took place on Satur- | day afternoon, at the Greenville Luth- eran church, of which Mr. Miller was a | member. The conducted by Rev. E. 8. By the death of services Johnston. Miller citizen, one | who gave much employment to other | people. He will be greatly missed. A wife, three sons, three daughters and | a large cirele of friends his | death. were Jacob P. good mourn ~~ Dew cure it's "Witch don't ITazel accept any- | inta accepting burns.— Thomas & Bro, When you call for Salve, the great pile thine else. Tion’t be a substitute for piles, for S. Hay, Elk Lick, F. Meyersdale. talked |ores, for B. A Gigantic Picnic. A gigantic pienie will be held at Sal- | 3d, under the auspices of the Salisbury Cornet Band. Exten- | sive preparations are being made for | the greatest time ever witnessed in There will be a number of good bands here and many other at- tractions numerous to mention. Full particulars will be announced in next issue. Lookout for the big too You invite disappointment when you ex- DeWitt’s Little Early Risersare picasant, little pills. They constipation and sick headache just as them. P. 8S. Hay, KIk Lick. vcs Pidnir. easy, thorough cure sure as you take F. B. Thomas & Bro, — > W. C. T. U. Convention. The Fourteenth annual convention in Salis- bury, at the Reformed church, Sept. | 8th and 9th. A very interesting pro- gram has been prepared and a large attendance is expected. | | vertising space. jacres of land of good, sound horses ADMINISTRATOR’ | PAYABLE { Philadelphia, I I vertisements and job printing. the N year for only $2.00, | ee $3, 3) Fe & (ru rley’s S15.00 Biceveles. The Cash Store neh THE BARGAIN STORE —OF— Somerset County. 29 In Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Carpets, Wall Paper, ete. 006.10 Your Own Inter! Buy where you can buy the the will Our for We you. best goods least money. make it pay stock is large. Yours Truly, >. C. Hartley. BUSINESS MENTION. HANTS, ANNOUNCENENTS. EGLO PEGA NOTES W atch C. K. Taellant & Son’s ad- 5-26. Ask your merchants for tokens of trade. tf Jersey Cattl> for Sale. I have for sale a lot of very fine Jer- sey cattle, aged from one to six years, two of which are now fresh. Call on | or address Joserir R. Joy, 8-18 Grantsville, Md. Application for Land Warrant. Notice is hereby given that Edwin TI. | Mitchell filed with the See retary of Internal Affairs, on the 26th day of July, 1898, an ap- plication for a warrant to survey eighty in Addison township, Som- erset county, Pa. adjoining the land of William W richt on the east, State of Mary - land on the south, A.S. Mitchell on the west, and W. H. Repel on the north. 8-18 ~~ E&F FOR SALE! Fwenty-one head and mules; late- ly used on the construction of the Sal- isbury branch railroad. Stock can be [seen at farm of Dennis Wagner. Con, or STEWART & Keexan : —-- Ask your merchants for trade. 8-18 tokens of tf — > S NOTICE. —Estate William J. Mosholder, late creck township, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of ad- ministration have been granted to the un- dersigned, by the Register of Wills, in and for Somerset county, upon the estate of William J. Mosholder, deceased. Those having claims against sail estate are re- quested to present then, duly authentieat- ed, at the late residence of the deceased, Ju Stonyereek township, Somerset county, on Saturday, the 10th day of emit iy 1898, and all persons indebted to said deensed are requested to make immediate pavment to JOHN B. MOSHOLDER 9-1 Administrator, Shanksville, Pa. — a Ask your merchants for tokens. of trade. tf ot of Ntony- 5 —-— : Notice to Exchanges. Some of Tur Srar’s exchanges will please take notice that our post-office address is Elk Lick. Some of our ex- | changes are not being received regular- ly, on account of being addressed *Sal- isbury.” tf — Ask your merchants for tokens trade. of tt tr Tir Srar and the Thrice-a-Week New York World, both one year for only $1.90, cash with order. The World three times a week is better than the average daily newspaper. “¥ddress all orders to Tie Star, Elk Lick, Pa. WANTED: — Traveling General Agents, NoT To ¢caxvass, but to travel from town to town and employ agents for a RELIABLE FIRM. $600.00 per year with all traveling and ling expenses wEEKLY. Address, Jonny (. & Co. S 724 Arch St., tf. Winston - —3We ean supply cuts and all kinds of ad- Call at Tie Star office and see our large as- sortment of specimens. We can show YES, WE CAN suitable for any i you cuts of nearly everything that ex- ists and many things that do not exist. No matter what Kind of a cut you want, we can supply it at a very low price. — 1APE CARTRIDGE }!—The miners | can get enough Cartridge Paper for a | few | them for several months. cents, at Tur Star offiee, to last : SSE Tue the Nickell Magazine and ew York Weekly Tribune, all one cash with order. By this arrangement you get a good coun- Star, ty paper, a good city paper and a first- | class illustrated magazine all at a trif- {ling expense. Address Tie Star, E Ik Lick, Pa. pains. all orders to | One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is what it was made for. °
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