THE SOMERSET COUNTY STAR P. L. Livencoon, Editor and Publisher. ; Entered at the Postoffice nt Elk Lick, Pa. as mail matter of the Second class. i Subscr Sot ion Rates. THE STAR is published every Thursday, at Elk Lick, Somerset, Co., Pa., at the follow- | ing rates: $1. 1 One year, if paid within 80 days 25 5 | yo l 1f not paid within 30 days Six months, if paid within 30 days.. If not paid within 30 days Three months, cash in advance single copie To avoid aitiplicity of small Heounte all subscriptions for three months or less must be paid in advance. These rates and terms will be rigidly adhered to. Adver ltising Rates. TRANSIENT READING NOTICES, 10 cents a line for first insertion; 5 cents a line for each suc ceeding insertion. To regular ad- vertisers, 5 cents a line straight. "No busi- ness locals will be mixed with local news items or editorial matter for less than 10 cents a line for each insertion, except on yearly contracts. RATES FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISE MENTS Ww il be made know on application. AID EDITORIAL PUFFS, invariably 10 cents a line. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS at legal rates. MARRIAGE, BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES, not exceeding fifteen lines, inserted free. All additional lines, 5 cents each. CARDS OF THANKS will be published free for patrons of the paper. Non-patrons will be charged 10 cents a line. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT will be pub- lished for 3 cents a line. All advertisements will be runand charged foruntil ordered discontinued. No advertisement will be than 25 cents. taken for less to headquarters to get their Fall and Win- ter Shoes. YNWIHY”? First, because we have the stock to se- lect from. Second, we carry shoes in all the dif- ferent widths, there- by insuring you bet- ter fitting shoes. Third, we guarantee to sell you the best line of shoes in the market. Try us and you will be more than satis- fied. LEADING SHOE STORE, Meyersdale, Pa. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Miss Lucy Beachy was visiting friends | in Somerset, last week. The board of strategy is the kind you get at some boarding-houses. The folly of fools attracts larger crowds than the wisdom of the wise. A dude that will eat veal is a canni- bal, because he eats of his own kind. Miss Harriet Stutzman, of Somerset, is the guest of M. J. Beachy and family. From an Indian’s standpoint it’s America for everybody but the Ameri- cans. It’s about as hard to get money out of a beat as it is to get blood out of a turnip. Some writers have a wealth of thought and they all have the thought of wealth. Any old bachelor wich plenty of money can obtain a situation as an ideal husband. Woman was made from the rib of man, but as to the origin of ladies, his- tory is painfully silent. Mr. John O. Johnston, of THe STAR force, was visiting friends at Friedens and Stoyestown, last week. Some women are so backward that they are always several yearsshy when it comes to giving their age. | cent a glass. | him, thinks his injuries are The man who is always repeating the bright sayings of his children is a good- natured person, but tedious at times. Some people have money and don’t know how to enjoy it, while others know how to enjoy it but haven’t got it. : Mrs. D. R. Sheppard, of Meyersdale, had the misfortune to fracture three ribs, last week, the result of a heavy fall. Tue STAR’s circulation has had avery substantial growth this week. As high as nine new subscriptions were received in one mail. After a man gets in a hole it’s sur- prising how many people there are who could have told him what path he might have taken to avoid it. Henry Mull, the yoang man killed by a train while working in Sand Patch tunnel, last week, was a nephew of George Mull, of Coal Run. The Lutheran church has been treated to a fresh coat of paint, roof and all, which greacly improves its ap- pearance. Alfred Wagner and sons did the job. . Hon. W. H. Koontz, of Somerset, and Mr. E. D. Leonard, of Meyersdale, have been drawn as jurors to serve at the session of U. S. district court,to be held at Williamsport; next month. The Carleton (Neb.) Leader states that John Coleman recently met with a serious accident, being thrown from a wagon into a creek and bruised quite badly. Mr. Coleman seems to be hav- ing more than his share of bad luck since going west. On Wednesday evening of last week lightning struck and set fire to a barn owned by Jonathan Mosholder, about 115 miles from Berlin. The barn and nearly all of its contents were consum- ed. The loss is reported to be far excess of the insurance carried. The “Hobson pucker” is one of the real late poses of the simmer girlin as- suming her photographic attitude. Itis about time for mothers to arrange for an upturning and an infliction of a “Dewey flush,” with a heavy soled slip- per as the process of application.—Ex. Norman Crossen, who was a resident | of this vicinity a few years ago, has re- turned and secured a job at one of Rees & Ehlen’s mines. llis family re- sides at Kingwood, this county, but Norman says he thinks he will move his family to this place in tlie near fu- ture. An exchange says that the war tax on beer amounts to only one-fifth of a The man who drinks five glasses contributes one cent to the gov- ernment, twenty-five glasses five cents. By that time he will own so much of the town that he will not object to the | expense. Charles Street, a miner employed at the Niverton mine, was badly injured yesterday by a fall of roof coal No | bones were broken, but he was badly squeezed about the breast and abdo- men. Dr. Speicher, who is attending not of a serious nature, however, although very painful. By September 1st Berlin expects to { have her electric light plant in opera- tion. When will electricity shed its mellow light upon Salisbury? A fel- low remarked the other day that it will be when a lot of men in Salisbury die and men more progressive take their places. time will tell. We were shown a photograph, this week, of Sergent E. I. Milliron and Al- fred Ringler, two of our boys in Co. I, bth Regt. Pa. Vols. The boys look ex- ceedingly well in their uniforms, pre- senting a “very soldierly appearance. Alfred Ringler is now a bugler, which appointment has brought him quite an increase of wages. Howard Pile, of Coal Run, a jpember of the Third Virginia volunteers, is at home on a five-day furlough. Howard says his regiment is still at Camp Alger, Va., and informs us that many of the soldiers theré are down with typhoid fever. Camp Alger is a very unhealthy place, and Mr. Pile says many of the soldiers have diéd from sickness. The “vets” have in contemplation a basket picnic for themselves, families descendants, impromptu and social in its nature, without public speaking or | any prepared program, dinner to the bands and drum corps for going along and furnishing music, to take place in some grove near town about the mid- dle of September.— Berlin Record. The pay of a private in the army is $15.60 per month. A corporal gets a few dollars more, a sergeant another slight advance, an orderly sergeat $30, second lieutenants, $116.67; first lieu- tenant, $125; captzin, $150 ; chaplain of regiment, $125; adjutant, $150; quar- termaster, $150 ; major, $208.33 ; lieuten- ant-colonel, $250 ; colonel. $291.67. The people of Berlin are arranging for a great picnic to be held there on September 2nd. It will be a county re- union of Odd Fellows, under the man- agement of the Berlin lodge, but every- | body is invited. That it-will be a great and successful affair, there is not the least doubt, for Berlin is famous for successful picnics and her great hospi- tality. A fellow remarked the other day that the people of Somerset play progressive euchre six days during the week and put Whether the answer is correct in the other day counting up the games. We don’t know how much truth there is in the fellow’s remarks, but judging from the numerous eucher party items in the Somerset papers, every week, there must be more truth than poetry in the report. Robert Gibson, of West Salisbury through the columns of THE Star this week offers his desirable home for sale. If he succeeds in selling he will return to Scottland, his native country, from whence he came about fifteen years ago. Mr. Gibson is a thrifty, industri- ous citizen and has prospered here. His friends will be sorry to see him de- part from this community. ment, has written to his father Brothersvalley township that he likes soldier life and would be willing to serve out the 2 years of his enlistment. He added, however, that his regiment would likely break camp at Chickamau- ga, this week, and march to Lexington, Ky., from whence the next move would likely be for home to become civilians again. Mr. J. B. Snyder, whom many of our people will remember as the genial, good-natured man who sold a stock of clothing in this town a few years ago, died at his home in Somerset, Tuesday Deceased was the father-in-law of Mr. Frank B. Black, of Meyersdale. Mr. Snyder made many friends in Salisbury town, and all of them are sorry to hear of his death. A sneak thief or thieves last Sunday broke into Christian Lee’s house and stole therefrom what money could be found, also a lot of things to eat. Mr. | Lee, who lives near the new town of Niverton, was attending services, with his family, at the Amish church at the time the theft was committed. Be- tween $6.00 and $7.00 is the amount of cash stolen. It is io be hoped that the guilty person or persons can be found out and punished. It is said that the editor of a near-by country paper recently picked up a Winchester rifle and started down street to deliver the weapon to its own- er. The delinquent subseribers, how- ever, got it in their heads that he was on the war path, and every one he met insisted on paying what they were ow- ing him. One of them wiped out a debt of ten years standing. On his re- turn to the office he found a load of hay, fifteen bushels of corn, ten bush- els of oats, ten bushels of potatoes, a load of wood and a barrel of turnips that had been brought in by delin- quents. After this when it comes to martial music Somerset will be heard from. A new fife and drum corps has been or- ganized with the following members: Fifers—Samuel Auman, George Brant, Samuel Huston, Jacob Berkey, Will Swank, Garfield Bauman ; snare drum- mers—Ienry Houpt, John Houpt, Ray- mond Stoddard, Albert Huston; bass- drummer—\Wm. Traup. The organiza- tion received a full set of new drums— four snare and one bass—last week,and made its first public appearance on Saturday evening. We may expect some good martial music in the future. —Standard. For some time trouble has existed among the employes at the Highland Inn, and it came to a head on Monday afternoon. One or two of the employes had been looking for trouble, and be- coming impatient they sent “Slim,” the porter, to find it. He found itin a very few minutes in “Duffy” Smith’s fist, and poor “Slim” came out of his tour of investigation looking as though he had passed through a stable of kicking mules. As a result Manager Harrison promptly discharged Barkeeper Mur- phy, Night-clerk Little and “Slim,” who formed the disturbing element.— Somerset Standard. A working man told his wife, on awakening one morning, a curious dream which he had during the night. He dreamed that he saw coming to- ward him, in order, four rats. The first one was very fat, and was follow- ed by two lean rats, the rear rat being blind. The dreamer was greatly per- plexed as to what evil might follow, as it had been understood that to dream | of rats denotes calamity. He appealed | to his wife concerning this, but she, poor woman,could not help him. His son who heard his father tell the story, vol- unteered to be the interpreter. ‘The fat rat,” he said, “is the man who keeps the saloon you go to so often, the two lean rants are my mother and me, and the blind rat, father, is yourself.”—Ex. Prof. Joseph Salisbury and vicinity, this week. though more than four score years of age, “Uncle Joe” still looks hearty and is exceedingly bright for one of his age. In fact he is one of the youngest old men in the county and seems to view only the bright side of life. Prof. Stutzman has been a very useful man in Somerset county, and he has not out- lived his usefulness yet. He has done much valuable work for the educa- tional interests of Somerset county, and he was the county’s first superin- tendent of public instruction. To him belongs the credit of eradicating much of the superstition of the early days, when the belief in witchcraft and other fool superstitions was common. Inthe Herman A. Miller, who is one of the | Salisbury boys in company I, 5th regi- | in | of last week, in the 53d year of his age. | during his brief business career in this | | last Saturday, by Rev. J. Stutzman, of Somer- | set, is visiting friends and relatives in | Al- | early days Prof. Stutzman was a man far in advance of the age, and he has ever since kept fully abreast with the times. The people of 8alisbury and the whole county delight to honor him. May his remaining days be serene and happy, is the wish of his legion of friends. Dr. C. J. Musser, who was recently lodged in the county jail on the charge | of having forcibly entered Dr. McKin- ley’s office, in Meyersdale, and helping himself to morphia and other drugs of | a similar nature, is a victim to liquor and narcotics, and his craving for drugs | | is what led him to break into another | man’s place of business. Musser’s case | is indeed a sad one, and the poor fel- low is really to be pitied. No young man in Somerset county ever started out in a profession under more favora- ble circumstances than did Dr. Musser Besides being naturally a very bright man, he is possessed of a fine educa- tion. But his craving for narcotics has ruined him, and to-day he is without means, without respect and almost without friends. It is indeed a pity | that a man of so much ability and re- | finement should have fallen in the very prime of life. We believe that his craving for narcotics is a disease, and we hope that he may yet be rescued ing in social and professional circles No sympathizing nature will rejoice in Dr. Musser’s downfall. Re, Moresthan twenty million free snmples of De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve have been dis- | tributed by the manufacturers. What bet- ter proof of their confidence in it’s merits do you want? It cures piles, burns, scalds, sores, in the shortest space of time. P. S. Hay, Elk Lick. —— > The Null-Enos Case. Quite an excitement was stirred up in Salisbury, some time ago, over a dis- pute as to the possession of a little girl, the daughter of FI. S. Enos, who for | about seven years has been living with her grandmother, Mrs. Null, who took the child when an infant, at the time of the death of the child’s mother. Mrs. Null alleges that the child was given to her to bring up, that she has paid for almost all its maintenance since the little girl was a mere infant, that she took the child at the request of her dy- ing mother, ete. ete. Mr. Enos. the father of the child, dis- putes most of these allegations, having married a second child, which Mrs. Null strenuously ob- jected to. After much unpleasantness between the grandmother and the and | wife some | time ago, tried to get possession of his | SALISBURY'S GREAT DAY. Great Preparations for a Time in the Old Town.” What will probably be the greatest picnic ever held in Somerset county, will be the great band carnival and pic- nic to be held at Salisbury, Saturday | Sept. 8d, 1898. Our people are making great preparations for a big time, and when the people of Salisbury under- take a thing, they always make a big { success of it. The following named bands have sent word that they will be here for sure. | Lonaconing, Rockwood, Grantsville and Boynton. These bands are all very creditable organizations, especially the “Coney” band, which has lately been | reorganized and has won the proud dis- | tinction of being one of the finest bands ‘““Hot - | in the state of Maryland. This band will be worth coming miles to hear. | Many other bands besides those already named have been invited, and it is al- together likely that some of them will also be with us. Aside from the splendid array of mu- sic, there will be a large and varied as- sortment of other amusements, among which will be the following: Tournament riding, a 10-mile bicycle able speakers, etc. ing the bicycle race, as follows: dollars for the winner, $6.00 for second best and $4.00 for third best. There | will also be prizes for the contestants in the foot racing, etc. Excursion rates on all railroads in | Somerset county are being arranged | | for, as well as for special trains on the! Salisbury branch. Full particulars as to trains and rates will be announced several days before the great picnic | takes place. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody in Somerset and adjoining counties to come and spend the day | with us. A good time is guaranteed to everybody. There will be refreshments in abun- dance, fun and amusement for all, and | no pains will be spared to make the day one long to be remembered for its genuine enjoyment. a broken surfaces, bites burns, skin diseases and especially { there is one reliable remedy, Witch Hazel Salve. When you call for De- Witt’s don’t accept counterfeits or frauds. You will not be disappointed with DeWitt’s | Witch Hazel Salve. P. S. Hay, Elk Lick. ~ TO THE BAKER HEIRS. For sores, insect father of the little girl, the case finally | got week. shall that Mrs. Null and that Mr. The decision is retain the child Enos, the prosecutor, is to pay all costs. | Truth wears well. Pople. havo learned that DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are re- liable little pills for regulating the bowels, curing constipation and sick headache. They don’t gripe. P.S. Hay, Elk Lick. — — DIED. Margaret, Lowry, died very suddenly yesterday morning, at her home on Grant street, after an illness of nearly two months. | Deceased was aged 69 years, one month and four days. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Eva Williams, a widowed daugh- ter who has been living with her par- ents for a number of years; J. C. Lowry, an attorney-at-law residing in Somer- set; Mrs. Maggie Spaulding, of Gibson City, I1l.; Michael, family home. The deceased was one of Salisbury’s most estimable women. She was a per- son of kindly disposition and was much esteemed for her many good qualities. Her maiden name was Welfley, being a daughter of Peter Welfley, who was one of the pioneer settlers of this vicinity. She was a sister of Hon. Balthazar Welfley, who was lately a resident of Salisbury, but who now resides in Con- fluence. Deceased is also survived by two other brothers, Israel and John. Mrs. Lowry was an earnest Christian and a zealous member of the Reformed | church. Her remains will be tomorrow at 2 o'clock p. m. at the Reformed church. Services Miss Elizabeth Shoup. whose we made mention of last week, died Mrs. J. D. Livengood, evening. Deceased was in the year of her age. She was a child of rare good disposition and will be greatly missed. The funeral services were held at the Brethren church in Salisbury, J.C. Mackey.and the remains interred at Meyersdale. Died, at Coal Run, Pa., August 20th, 1898, Ruth Estella Hersh, twin of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hersh, aged 8 months and 25 days. Interment at Summit Mills, Aug. 21st, at 3 p. m. Services were conducted by Rev. John H. Knepper, of Meyersdale. Fifth Pennsylvania Gets Started. Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, Ga. Aug. 22—This morning the Twelfth Minnesota and Fifth Pennsylvania got | started for Lexington, Ky. The rail- roads have not been able to provide | trains fast enough to suit the regiments leaving, and for this reason some regi- | ments may march to the Knoxville crmp, a distance of 115 miles. into court and was decided this | wife of Esquire Samuel | who resides at the | interred | illness | at | the home of her grandparents, Mr. and | last Thursday 14th | infant | « I'or the encouragement of all con- | cerned, IT will say through Tue Star | that our attorneys are wide awake and | | right in the work, and at the meeting at Ashton, 111, a few days ago, gave a re- | port of their doings, which was satis- factory to all present. The outlook is very encouraging, but no one must think that the gold is in sacks, and that all to be done is for some one to go and take possession of heirs. Lawful steps must be taken to | determine what shall be done and how | and who shall be the rightful heirs. All this will take time and some money. We are not expected to publish all business transactions in regard to the settlement of our claims, knowing full well that artieles will be going the rounds of the newspapers to discourage those personally interested. But I will try and give the readers of THE STAR ! such reports from time to time as can be relied upon, from the most reliable source, and if after further action in the case it should be discovered that we are not “in it” by proper proof, I will truthfully give notice of the same through this paper. We are only too glad to have the rightful heirs get their rights. I learn from the most reliable source that at the time our tribe of Bakers were residents of this county, there were five sets of Bakers in the county who at that time claimed no relation- ship to each other. But all the de- | scendants of this one German family | give the same tradition of this estate, wherever they are found. More anon. + ALEX. 0 ASEBEER OR DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve has the larg- est sale of any Salve in the world. This fact and its merit has led dishonest people to at- tempt to counterfeit it. Look out for the man who attempts to deceive you when you call for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure. P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick. — The Girls Left Behind. [Three soldiers went at our land’s be- hest to fight for the girls that their hearts loved best, and over the heart as a regular fixture each fellow carried his dear girl’s picture. “I would stake my soul,” said one man, at night, * love is as true as the angels bright.” And mine,” said the second, ‘has sworn by all she’ll die a nunif I chance to fall.” “And mine,” cried the third, as he took a part, “now stays at home with a broken heart.” Then all three swore they were pearls of pearls, and brought out the pictures of these true girls. What made them swear as they { turned away? What made them think | ’twas a cold, cold day? Alack and alas! ‘twas a burning shame, the dear girls’ | pictures were e the all same. —Ex. rr — W hen you call for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure, don’t accept any- thing else. Don’t be talked into accepting a substitute for piles, for sores, for burns.— P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick. piles | DelWitt's the same and make a divide among the | my: 2 | road race, a match game of base ball | from the bad and reach a high stand- | between the Frostburg and Coal Run! - | clubs, foot racing, dancing, speeches by | There will be prizes fer those enter- Ten | | rooms and kitchen, —_—S EE — 3 Gurley’s $815.00 Bicycles. The Cash Store —O0F— Nero, Pa. THE BARGAIN STORE —OF— Somerset Sony. In Dry Goods, Clothing; Shoes, Carpets, Wall Paper, ete. LOK To Your Own Ineres!! Buy where you can buy the best the least will Our for We make it pay you. goods money. stock is large. Yours Truly, >. C. Hartley, BUSINESS HENTION, WANTS, ANNOUNCENENTS, LEGAL MND SPECIAL NOTICES. Vin erth & Son's ad- 5-26. Ww tol C. R. vertising space. Ask your merchants trade. Er HOUSE for tokens of tf SALE! : Five good water, four lots,good out-buildings. Will sell cheap, as I intend to leave here. Call on me at West Salisbury or address me at Elk Lick, Pa. FOR Ronery Ei 9-15 EE — : Ask your herohnnts for tokens of trade. tf - — PE ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE —=state of William J. Mosholder, late of Stony- creek township, deceased. Notice is herehy given that letters of ad- ministration have been granted to the un- dersigned, by the Register of Wills, in and for Somerset county, uport the estate of William .J. Mosholder, decensed. Those having claims against sail estate are re- quested to present them, duly authenticat- ed, at the late residence of the deceased, in Stonycreek township, Somerset county, Pa., on Saturday, the 10th day of Se ptembe r, 1898, and all persons indebted tosaid decased are requested ie make immediate payment 0 HN B. MOSIIOLDER, 9-1 Administrator, Shanksville, Pa. i. Ask your merchants for tokens of trade. tf — H& FOR SALE! A one-horse wag- on, one iron safe, two show eases and one store truck. I‘or particulars apply at Te Star office. tf KUL Ask your hwetuhants for tokens of trade. tf rierary es i 3 Tue Star 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. Address all orders to Tne Star, Elk Lick, Pa. Ra — y ANTED: — Traveling” General Agents, NoT TO cANvass, but to travel from town to town and employ agents for a RELIABLE FIRM. $600.00 per year with all traveling and living expenses PAYABLE WEEKLY. Address, Jon~x (. Winston & Co., 718 to 724 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. tf. YES, WE CAN wy e cnn supply cuts suitable for any and all kinds of ad- vertisements and job printing. Call at Tue Star office and sce our large as- sortment of specimens. We ean show 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. i CARTRIDGE I' APER !—The miners can get enough Cartridge Paper for a few cents, at Tune Star otlice, to last them for several! months. a - Notice to Excuanges. Some of Tune Star’s exchanges will please take notice that our post-oflice address is Elk Lick. Some of our ex- changes are not being received regular- ly, on account of being addressed “Sal- isbury.” tf Tur Star, the Nickell Magazine and the New York Weekly Zribune, all one year for only $2.00, cash with order. By this arrangement you get a good coun- fy paper, a good city paper and a first- class illustrated magazine all at a trif- ling expense. Address all orders to THE STAR, Elk Lick, Pa. a Judgment Notes and Receipts, put up in neat books, with perforated stubs, for sale at THE Star office. Prices very | low. Order Tne Star sent to your friends abroad. It will be like a letter from the old home to them and they will ap- preciate your kindness. ——— One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is what iz was made for.
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