SONERSET GOUNTY STAR P. L. Livexacoon, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Postofice nt Elk Lick, Pa, | as mail matter of the Recond class. Subscription Rates. THE STAR is published every Thursday, at Elk Lick, Somerset, Co., Pa, at the foliow- ding rates: If not HR Dh 30 days.. o Six months, if paid w ithin 30 day: ae If not paid within 30 days....... I'hree months, cash in advance Single copies. To avoid muitiplic ity of small accounts, wall subscriptions for three months or less must be paid in advance. These rates and terms will be rigidly adhered to. Advertising Rates. TRANSIENT READING NOTICES, 10 cents a line for first insertion; 5 cents a line for «wach succeeding 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 only contracts. RATES FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS will be made know on application. PAID EDITORIAL PUFFS, invariably 10 wents 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 Tor patrons of the paper. Non-patrons will ihe charged 10 cents a line. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT will be pub- lished for 3 cents a line. All advertisements will be runand charged ior until ordered discontinued. No advertisement will be taken for less than 25 cents. YING HEN ON You get just what tits you in every par- ticular. Our stock is brimfull and running over with the CHOICEST SELECTIONS of Fall clothing. We made a special effort to secure a line of for clothing suitable all pocket-books. and Ql 2A. classes Try us. Mil Mey ersdale, 1 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Dr. McKinley, of Meyersdale, last week, to visit friends. Mrs. went west, Mrs. B. Welfley, of Conduence, tlie guest of Salisbury friends for sev- eral days, this week. Rev. E. 8 Johnston from the Lutheran synod, at Pa., on Tuesday evening. returned home Everett, Esquire Samuel Lowry and his grand- | Walter Williams, visiting friends in Confluence, this week. » W. IH. Fair has the thanks of Tne Star force for a treat to a goodly quan- tity of delicious fresh apple cider. Mr. Howard Pile, of Coal Run, a member of the Third Virginia Vol. is home on a 30-day furlough. son, are Regt., Rince this time last week Tine Star's subscription list has been increased by about thirty new How we do grow ! lames, Mr. a maugh nd Mes, J. W. . Pa. arrived with Sailisbary friends and Giffen, of Cone- in town last week for a_ visit relatives. Air. Mr. id., Meyersdale, arvey B.Keim, Alfred Cook, of Cumberland.) Charles (Cook, of -H } ana s'of Mr i 4 | another Squirrels are reported exceedingly gearce in this loeality, this season, but pheasants, wild turkeys and tare said to be more plentiful than they have been for years, The editor is very unwell this week— | scarcely able to report at the office for { duty, and we hope our readers will par- | don all short-comingsiof the paper un- | | Tribune. til the editor recovers his health. Congressional conferees had session at Johnstown, week, which resulted the same as the former sessions—no nomination. conference will meet again on the 20th. Our ference will meet on Tuesday evening, Sept. 20th, in Somerset. Cambria and name of a candidate for the nomina- | tion. Miss Cora Keim has returned to Ju- niata College, at Huntingdon; Mr. George Hay to Franklin & Marshall College, at Lancaster; Misses Edith and Almira Lichliter to the Lock Ha- ven State Normal. Garlitz were both somewhat injured by a fall of roof in the Niverton mine. We are glad to note, however, that neither one was seriously hurt, although Grant has rather an ugly scalp wound. Dr. T. I. Livengood, of Elizabeth, N. J., arrived here last week to spend a short vacation amid the scenes of his youth. ingly well, and his many friends here are delighted to have him among us. Dr. J. €. Mackey will preach in the In the evening, at 7.30, an service will be rendered, a. m. au- tumn tions, music and discourse are grammed. pro- The Frostburg Forum last week con- picnic held here on the 3d inst, and in the same took “The Salisbury people prove themselves very entertaining, aud we all hope to go again, soon.’ G. Hamill, of Oakland, Md., has occasion S. : of land at some point been requested by the head officers of the B. & O. railroad to secure 400 acres near Oakland, which the War Department desires to use as a camp for- soldiers returning | from Cuba and Porto Rico. Mrs. M. C. Berkiey, of Burr Oak, Kan., who has been here all summer, returns to her western home, to-day. Her father, Mr. J. D. Livengood. will accompany her as far as Pittsburg, and i Mrs. Livengood will visit at Berlin dur- {ing Mr. Livengood’s absence. Mr. W. H. Habel, late B. & O. station agent of Meyersdale, has resigned his position to embark in the grocery busi- ness, having purchased the stock of Kreger & Son, of Meyersdale. Mr. J. and Winter | friends Cer was | C.. Corrigan, of Md, succeeds Mrs Habel at the depot. Corrigansville, In five years the present management {of the B. & O. railroad has increased the the road by $5,000,000, and 200 earnings of 12,000 new locomotives have been built. The out- lay for improvements on the Pitishurg l division has already exceeded $500,000. freight. cars and new Oar band boys have Srdered anew bass drum and a new bass horn, which they expect here in time for the Girants- ville picnic, next Saturday. The new instruments will be the finest of the famous C. Gi. Conn mgke. These new instruments will greatly improve our band. Our bachelor friend, | Fy, snug little | father’s office. home af many great questions discussed there by the Low- in the of his to his Mr. DM. C. located just at is now comfortably buildinz He all times, north is and are the | Noble and Independent Order of Bach- elorhood. A telegram from dated Sunday, the says: Ernest of Company I, has obtained sick leave and will go to Pa”: The Cap- tain’s friends will be glad to see him at Lexington, 11th Kooser, Ky. inst., I his home in Somersét, | home again, and hope thdt his illness { will not last long. Governor Iastings has appointed ex- Senator 8.8. Steel, of Allegheny eoun- ty, commissioner to go to Manila and | tuke the vote of the Tenth Pennsylva- nia regiment at the general election. Other appointments will not made | until it is known which regiments are be mustered out. Read 11. IY. Eichorn’s new in this issue. Xr. Eichorn is agent for Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s great book on Cuba and the Spanish war. It a i should find a place in every home. is richly illustrated, useful, {and entertaining. Buy a copy; it worth many times its price. he to “ad”? is 15 We are sorry to announce that Irvin, M. Fresh, the eldest son of John some time ago broke a leg by falling | from a cherry tree. had the misfortune a | few days ago break the same leg again. Just how it happened we have not learned. but tl our. sym to ie lad and his parents ainly have pathy. The Johnstown Tribune authority for it that it was so hot in Camberland, cert 1s recently, that between two peonle left tl one night and three hundred nt the eir homes and spe The four days of the month the the mountain top near the city. rmoni- register s in the shade, eter red 105 degree | in Cumberland. rabbits | [ Mr. i his garden this year, | pounds strong and measures seventeen Jast ! Cochrane, Mrs. The The Democratic Congressional con- | | treatment where he Last week Grant Dean and Joseph | i ; : P: [ on hand if you want to buy a desirable The doctor is looking exceed- | tained a glowing write-up of the big | to say this: | book that | It | instructive | who | [ half | several pen i his mustache The tall stalks of corn and the big pears having been heard from, the big tomato now tumbles Jonas Lohr, of Hooversville, Som- into erset county, has a specimen, raised in which weighs two in circumference. to know who can beat inches it.—Johustoun to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jeffery went Greensburg, last week, to visit Charles the arena. | Ile is anxious { ed by bigotry, JefTery’s brother, who | is there in a hospital, the result sol-| diering at Chickamauga Park is and condition is improving. safely at home. Next Monday, at 3 o'clock p. m., the residence property of Mrs. 8. J. Liven- good, deceased. in Salisbury borough, tion. Two fine building lots located near the residence property will also be offered for sale on the same day, as well as a lot of personal property. Be home, nice building lot or household effects. We are informed that a company has asked for a franchise to put an electric light plant into Salisbury, and that no definite action has yet been taken on the request. If this is correct,we trust that our Town Council will promptly get together and grant the franchise. | There is no doubt that the majority of | the best people of this town want elec- { tric light, and now is the time to act in Brethren church, next Sabbath, at 10.30 | : the matter. We hope to soon be able | to give out some important news on or | which special and appropriate decora- this topic. An exchange says that alcohol will remove grass stains from summer clothes. The exchange right. It will also remove the summer clothes, and also the spring and autumn and winter clothes, not only from the one who drinks it, but also from his wife and family. It will remove the house- hold furniture from the house, and eatables from the pantry; the smiles is They | ASSO : isti S | report that Charles is receiving good | professed Christians that his | Here’s hoping | Bedford counties will each present the that our soldier boys will all soon be The temperance lecture in the Re- | formed church, last Friday evening, by | the Woolley,was the best, logical, and we believe the most effective discourse on that subjeet ever delivered in Salisbury. The speaker did not abuse political parties and reel Rev. John G., most off narrow-minded fanaticism, prompt- as the average is prone to do; temper- ance speaker but he showed that the liquor tratlic exists by | the consent of professed Christians. Ie said that 53 per cent. of the voters of the United States are church mem- bers, and he explained that if all these would vote they pray and profess to believe, the liquor saloons would not exist. pointed out the Christian’s duty-in re- as lation to the saloon, and no fair-mind- | true; ed could possibly find fault with his remarks, because they were and truth is mighty and will pre- person : : i vail. will be put up for sale at public auc- | x from the face of his wife, and the hap- | piness from the home. of things alcohol has few equals. Two boys sentenced to ninety days in jail, this week, at Bloomington, for stealing 11 cents. ly discourage youthful crime. the boys had only waited jut if and loan association and diverted the savings of hundreds of poor people in- to their pockets, they could have be- come honored and respected citizens. of the “Evergreen city,” free to enjoy the results of their stealings without lestation.—Gibson (Ill.) Courier. It is authoritatively stated that the next annual report of Commissioner of Pensions Evans will show that he granted 63,648 original claims during the past year and restored 4,039 names to the lists of pensioners. The number of pensioners on the rolls now is 1,840, 356. More pensions were granted last year than during any year between 1569 and 1880. Nothing had yet been done with claims growing out of the recent war with Spain, but the casualties of this short war will augment the num- ber of pensioners considerably. —Somer- set Democrat. As na remover | were fined $100 each and | { records in the picnic line. Thus does McLean county stern- | until they | were older, and then started a building | DeWitt's Witéh Havel Snlve have been diss | What bet- | ~~ a Truth wears well. People 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. er Big Time at Grantsville. On Saturday, this week, there will be a “high old time” at Grantsville,and | all who fail to take in the picturesque | little mountain town on that day will | miss the best, and probably the last big | picnic of the season. Our southern neighbors are leaving nothing undone to add pleasure and merriment to the occasion,and they in- vite every body from Maine to Califor- | nia to come and partake of their well- | known and splendid hospitality: had been regarded as a good citizen, and such men will missed. Much sympathy is felt for his poor wife always be {and children, and it is reported to Tue that his fellow workmen have rendered some much needed assistance to the bereaved deserve credity and for which ily will always feel grateful. STAR the fam- | It is practical religion to aid those in distress, and no man lores { being generous and ready to help those He | The German Arion Band, of Frost- | burg, Md., will be there. This is a band of 29 members, and it is said to be the | best band in the state of Maryland. | The Salisbury Cornet Band, the cham- | pion band of this county, will also be there, and other good bands that have been invited are expected to attend. Jesides the best of music gaged for a picnic in this locality, there will be bicycle racing, foot racing, dancing and many other picnic sports, also good meals served on the grounds, refreshments of all kinds, ete. who have met with misfortune. — a When you call for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel ! Salve, the great pile cure, don’t thing else. Don’t be talked n substitute for piles, for P. S. Hay, Elk Lick. — > B. & 0. Relief Report. B. & 0: accept any- | into accepting | sores, for burns.— | The relief report for the | month of June has just been made public. It shows receipts of $81.742, and disbursements of $30,806, with $50.- | 936 invested during the month. The expenses were as follows: Main Line, $17,418; Philadelphia Division, $2,066; Trans-Ohio Division, $4,390; Pittsbinrg | Division, $2,359 ; general expenses, $4,- 175; contributions refunded, $354 ; assigning members, $54. tures of the Pittsburg Division were as follows: One natural death, $250; non cases of natural sickness, $920; 67 cases | 89 cases acci- | surgical expense, $159; dental injuries, $1,031. —- DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve has the larg- | This fact | est sale of any Salve in the world. and its merit has led dishonest people to at- tempt to counterfeit it. IL.ook out for call for great pile cure. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, P.S. Hay, EIK -Liclt Burglary. Frostburg Journal. About 10's last, four men, o'clock Sunday evening | masked belcw | with red bandana handkerchiefs, enter- | ed | ransacked it from bottom to top. ever en- | the Walnut Level mansion and only occupants were Misses Wright, the owner, and Jennie Gould, I her maid, both of whom had gone to | bed. | was bound This picnic will be a great one, and | no mistake, for Grantsville made up her mind to beat all former There will undoubtedly be a big crowd there from Salisbury and vicinity. - —.-0 = has fully | The hands of Miss Wright tied together, while the young woman hand and feet. A demand was made for money, particularly for Miss Wright's share of $33,000, the pro- | ceeds of a recent sale of timber land in | statement | setting More than twenty million free samples of | tributed by the manufacturers. ter proof of their confidence in it’s merits | scalds, Pr, do you want? It cures piles, burns, sores, in the shortest space of time. | Hay, Elk Lick. mo- | { { to break camp at ~~ Our Soldiers Coming Hons. To-day our soldier boys are scheduled Lexington, Kys and lit is likely that they will be here about matter ought to be deferred for a week | as the boys should be given | per. W Gossip has made home a hell upon earth. has parted and wives. sullied the character of many Gossip has parted lovers who would have been happy had it not been for it Gossip husbands | Gossip has blackened and girls. | One little misstepor one little indiscre- tion will cause gossip to rise with new strength and start on her mission. did we say? Her, | We ought not to, for we | have our male gossipers, and as a rule! they are ten times as venomous as a fe- male. thing on earth —¥#8% +.» The editor sized up the Wei this week, at 11. II. Reitz’sapple-butter and cider factory. The new arrange- ment of boiling in vats is a decided im- provement and must be seen to be ap- preciated. Everything about the works presents a cleanly and thoroughly up- to-date appearance, and that Mr. Reitz A pood healthy male gossiper is about as mean and low as the meanest | {INy., says: leave for Pennsylvania on Thursday, | | though there will probably be some de-| | lay. Much disorder and drunkenness | Saturday. We should arrange to give them a rousing reception; but as for a banquet, as some have suggested, that or two, time to rest and get ‘used to rset county good old eating, gradually, be- alled to abig dinner or sup- monie o 1g C bein 1 fore their health, you see. The boys are coming on a 30-day fur- | i lough, the papers | which time they mustered out and honorably discharged. | state, at the end of are expected to be = Somerset told them county, Pa. Miss her money was which they into a vigorous search of the Fortunately, they found only about $27, of which the $17.75 was taken from Miss Gould. Eugene Layman, a farming employe, bank, ¢ in out house. | the only man who sleeps in the house, {was absent. Returning,however,short- | ly after 11, he found a window up, and i tion, suspecting something wrong, called his father. About 12 the two entered the house and found the plight. described, Miss Gould, in addi- having incurred the women in several on her face from blows administered to e should have some regard for | | premises. keep her quiet. It is supposed the burglars loft the Louse about 11.15, Kugene Layman's return. miliarity” disclosed the or 15 minutes bef Their that re *fn- fact All and to be fourth seemed three large the a small mat. During the furlougn period, the boys | will have to wear their uniforms, as is required by army laws and regulations. This will give many ol our people, who have in uniform, an opportunity to sees what a real sol- dier looks like. We will all come home, and “The never seen a soldier be glad to see the boys men will eheer, the boys will shout, The ladies, they will all turn out, And welll all feel gay, When Johnny comes marching home.” LATE A late news dispatch from Lexington. “The Fifth still expects to The affair has occasioned considera- ble speculation and no little uneasiness | the community. (&imes of this character are so unusual in this region in I that when one occurs it transpires also that many people get their guns in or- | i der for serious business, should their | homes be invaded. the thieves. | periment. sure. as you take | followed pay day, but the Fifth con- | is getting to be an expert at his busi- | ness, there is no room for doubt. It | will pay you to make a visit of inspec- | ticn at the apple-butter factory, for you will find Mr. | Witt’s don’t Reitz ‘and his employes | genial, pleasant and ever willing to ex- | tend the courtesies of the establisment to you. : A man come an at Pocahontas who had be- inveterate of chewing tobacco, at the earnest solici- slave to the habit | tributed very little to it. have been taken away from the men.” - surfaces, insect bites burns, and especially piles there one reliable remedy, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. When you call for De- accept You will not be disappointed with DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. DP. S. BE Died of His Injuries. Ilenry Baer, horribly crushed For broken sSOres, skin diseases is of Boynton, who was and I fall of roof coal, on Monday, the 5th tation of his wife, purchased a tobacco | cure. He managed in the next two weeks used fifteen cents worth of chocolates, pepsin gum, ten eents worth of peanuts and two boxes of cough drops per day. two weeks to | | eat $1.50 worth of the cure, and during | : : vr. having suffered untold agony and pain. five packages of | The habit to chew someihing stiil had | possession of him and he consumed sev- eral rubber dozen lead pencils, the ends of holders, and browsed off as farias he could reach. He came to the conclusion his consti- tution was not adapted to the cure, and he is now chewing tobacco in the in- terest of economy. — 5s Witch Hazel S Piles, Scalds, Burns. erasers, rubber tips off a | esteem l the inst., in one of the mines operated by the Merchants Coal Company, died on Saturday 8 o'clock, after evening at All cartridges | The oflicers are probing the present | instance with some hope of getting the trail which leads to the identity —- Youinvite disappointment when “DeWitt's Little Early Riser thorough little cure constipation and sick headae them... BP. S. Hay, pleasant, easy, pills. he Elk Lick Outing. Frostburg Journal The Journal spent few hours Setapiny at the hospitable home of M. . Beachy, whose farm bounds the east- a P ern edge of Salisbury, Pa. | lines of business and i His | with counterfeits. or frauds. | | daughter—soon to be the charming her- | is a hustler in Mr. Beachy successful in all. over 300 however, equipment, farm of acres, its is his greatest pride—excepting, of course, the lovable | lady wito blesses him with the fidelity | Hay, Elk Lick, of wifehood, a promising son, and | oine of life’s most propitious event. mangled by a | in Inrge quantities without colds, croup, dekling Deceased was in the 33d year of his | age, and he leaves wife small children The remains were interred day, the ducted by Refo Mr.Baer joined shortly before his death. The miners did not work on the day funeral, but turned in fall show their last respects for a a on Mon- Rev. D. II. Leader, at the rmed church, of the out force to workman whom they had much for. Th of most largely ever held in feilow funeral one was attended { Salisbury. Mr. Baer is spoken of as a man who and five | funeral services being cons! which denomination | | ble —- One Minute Cough Cure ple by its quick cures and children mny it the Jeast dan- the best used SUrprises pec take It has won for itself of preparation gor. tion any to-day inthe Hay, Elk Lick: - The Administration President McKinley, Kansas City Journal, nate coughs. Pos. and Tobacco. according tothe has become a pipe suinfier (Avior ie yiahernl Britgohons tobaceo, privately ; Yostmaster-t Smith 19 - Gage ner smokes cigarettes; Se ratary mokes cigars and chews tobaceo; Necretary Algerisan inveterate smoker, while the obstainers of t! Day, Bli ~- tous apie Secretaries A stubborn coug Min touch hor tickii » Cot the wanted. yields to One right It ¢ . less in effet, and just.what is P.S.. Hay, Elk Lick family, for which they | The expendi- | 79 | the | I man who attempts to deceive you when you | the | the eyes | The | Sallie | | were | Wright | impeached by | sum of | bruises | they | were acquainted with both people and | young. on | of | YOu ¢X- | justas | last | several reputa- | for Guar Other I §ad my eyes fitted by 1 ley, with his Refractome a rn oO tie finns Miled—I ean recommend Rall to Mr. Gurley if vou Fin your eyes properly fitted and | You fail=- ed to get satisfaction o toe where, ADAM MILLER, spectacles or eye WW & Try on pair of plnsses, my 0 cont T. W.GURLEY, M: The Cash S fr OP wersdale, Pa. Store anything by | Meversdale, Pa. THE BARGAIN STORE —OF—— ! | Somerset County. | iy | In Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Carpets, Wall Paper, ete. 00k To Your Own Ines Buy where you can buy the will Our | the best goods for We you. le ast money. i make it pay il A Ya stock is large. Yours Tr uly, S.C Hartley. YOU WANT THIS] call your attention to fact that I am agent for Gen. Fitz- hugh Lee’s great book on Cuba And The Spanish War. Don’t be deceived by bogus books on the Cuban War, but get the genuine article—GEN. LEE'S OWN Book. I respectfully 1 the f This work, which has over 500 pages, is meeting with an enormous sale, cause it is the only authentic published on the one subject ing the minds of the entire world. It has One Hundred Illustrations. Wait until I call on you before ing a Cuban war bool, if you want only reliable work subject. F. EICHORN, Ells Licls, Pa. be- worlk occupy - civilized buy - the published on this | H. BUSINESS MENTION, WANTS, INNOURCERENTS, LEGAL AND SPECIAL NOTIGES. FE IOUND!—A key to a fine lock. Owner can get same at Star ofltice by proving property and paying for this advertisement. tf Ask merchants trade. E& HOUSE FOR and Kitchen, water, four lot=,good out-buildings. Will sell cheap, as I intend to leave here. Call at West Salisbury address Elk Lick, Pa. Roper (11BSoxN, 9-15 tokens of ti your for SALE! good Five rooms on me or me at - Azk your nereliiuts for trade. tokens of tf - ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. —Estate of Jacob Po Miller, deceased. Letters of ad- ministration on the estate of Meill- er, late of Greenville township, Somerset county, Pa., deceased, have been granted to Catharine Miller and Harvey Miller, resid- | ing insnid township, to whom all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims or demand will present the same duly authen- ticated at the late residence of said de- censed,.on Saturday, the 15th day of Octo- { ber, 1808. Jancob P. CATHARINE MILLER, HARVEY MILLER, Pocahontas, Pa. Administrators. Sept. Sth, ISS. 3 10-13 - merchants for tokens of tf As=K your | trade. ~~ EEF FOR SALE! - A one-horse wag- | on, one iron safe, two show cases amd I'or particulars apply tf [ one store truck. TAR office. oe — — merchants for tokens of tf t Tune S Ask your | trade. ~~ YES, WE C AN [We can supply cuts snitalils for any and all kinds of ad- vertisements and job printing. Call at Tie Star oflice and see 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. a Notice to Exchanges. | Some of Tux exchanges will please take notice that our post-ofiice | address is Elk Lick. Some of our ex- { changes are not being received regular- ly, on account of being addressed *‘Sal- isbury.” tf STAR'S -—— Tie the Nickell Magiuzine and | the New. York Weekly Tribune, all one year for only $2.00, eash with order. By this arrangement you get a good eoun- ty paper, a good city paper and a first- { elass illustrated magazine all at a trif- Address all Lick, Pa. throat or obsti- | STAR, ling expense. orders to Tri Stan, Elk i> & — General travel and employ agents FIRM. yeay ling and living expensg Address, Joux 718 to..724 Arch WANTED raveling \ Agents, from town to town for with all trave T0 CANVASS Dut to QO RELIADLE S500.00 per PAYABLE WEEKLY. & Co, ’hiladelphia, | 3 WiNsTON
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