‘SOMERSET COUNTY STAR P. L. Lavexcoon, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Postoflice at £ik Lick, Pa as mail matter of the Second class. > - Rates, THE STAR is published every Thursday, at Elk Lick, Somerset, Co., Pa., at the follow- ing rates: One year, if paid within 30 days. If not paid within30 days.. Six months, if paid within 80 day Se If not paid within 80 days... I'bree months, cash in advance. Single copies. To avoid multiplicity of small accounts, nll subseriptions for three months or less must be paid in advance. These rates and terms will be rigidly adhered to. Subscrintion Advertirine Rates. TRANSIENT READING NOTICES, 10 cents a ine for first insertion; 5 cents a line for sn®h succeeding insertion. To regular ad- ‘vertisers,b cents a line straight. No busi- ness locals will be mixed with local news items or editorsal matter for less than 10 «ents a line for each insertion, except on vearly contracts. RATES FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS will be made know on application. PAID EDITORIAL PUFFS, invariably cents a line. ILLEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS at legal rates. MARRI..GE, BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES, x exceeding fifteen lines, inserted free. All additional lines, 5 cents each. CARDS OF THANKS will he published free “for patrons of the paper. Non-patrons will ne charged 10 cents a line. RESOLUTIONS OF RESyeECT will be ‘lished for 3 cents a line. All advertisements will be raunand charged “or until ordered discontinued. No advertisement will be taken for less “than 25 cents. 10 pub- +. THE BEST... .:..None too Good.:. FOR OUR TRADE! We are the only store in the :ounty handling the N-- shoes for ladies. 6 These shoes are made on the most improved lasts, and for style and durability they have no superiors at this price. If you want a pair of REAL NICE FINE SII0ES, call in and see them. MIT & Gol Leading Shoe Store, Meyersdale, Pa. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS Mr. Jolin L. Barchus made a trip to | | church. Pittsburg, this week. Just Received! A nice line of Corsets at Mrs. Williams’ Millinery. Confluence has prospects for manufacturing plant to be there. a located Herman Fogle. who had been very sick with typhoid fever, is again able to be out. Miss Ida Welfley, of Confluence, was a visitor at her uncles, IXsq., this week. Mr. Daniel’ Barch us returned home. on Tuesday, after a few weeks visit to! | festivals to | Har- | friends in Hagerstown. We are sorry to announce that vey Fogle is very ill with typhoid fever itt his home in Garrett county. If we moved our legs proportionate- y as fast as an ant, it is calculated we could travel nearly 800 miles an hour. Miss Annie M. Sufall, of Somerset, has taken charge of the trimming de- partment of Mrs. Williams’ millinery ~tore. Mr. Albert Reitz has decided to learn ihe banking business. Ile is" now in the Valley Bank of Elk Lick for that purpose. ' church, I Mrs. George Fogle, or Friday and | executed. | Nickel’s hall, | to choose a date and place for holding a county reunion next year, and Irost- burg | ehosen.— Frostburg Forum. | Frostburg, from Henry Mayer. | and Scally had § | in Mayer's store, in which it was ¢laim- led Mayer [the extent of the damages awarded. — {and Annie glass | i people do not know ‘the church Samuel Lowry, | [typhoid I that the citizens of the i sweet pumpkin which is a monster. | circumfereuce, Mr. Ben. Boyd moved this week rom the Boyer property to the one he re- cently purchased at the south end of | Grant street Dr, A. O. MeKinley, has Inid a plank sidewalk around new business block, on the corner of Grant Union streets. Mr. Wm. Md., bought Mr. Wm. Petry ing outfit, Tuesday morning. his and I'rederick, of Friendsville, ’s job print- John, the 13-year-old son of Mr. Mrs. James Major, of Lonaconing, Md., was killed by a fall from a chestnut tree, Sunday, Oct. 16th. About half of Company T went to the great peace jubilee, at Philadelphia, which closes to-day. edly a nice trip for our boys. The Somerset County Steam Laun- dry, at Meyersdale, burned down early yesterday morning. No one seems know how the fire originated. We had a pleasant call on Tuesday morning from Mr. Win. Petry,of Johns- town, who spent the day with his fath- er-in-law, Dr. Howard Delozier. Henry Bauman, of Northamptown township reports a quince grown on a tree in his garden which measures 14 way, it is 6 feet d inches, and if put on | it would balance average woman, since it tips the beam a teeter board ut 126 pounds: Johnstown Tribune. The Postal Department has just sent out a new order effecting postotiice box rent. prepay for the same before the 10th of The holders of boxes must now each quarter, that is before the 10th of and removed the same, on | April, October. do July and this compels the post- January, Ifailure to | master to declare all such boxes vacant and | and to place the mail for such in the I general delivery. lotlicers were elected : | | to | inches in circumference and weighs 11; pounds. There are two reasons why people don’t mind their own business One is that they haven’t any mind ; and the other that they haven't any Dbusi- ness.—EXx. It is stated men are now employed in the Windber | sul It was undoubt- | 4 | M. Cover; Somerset recently instituted a camp of Modern Woodmen of America, with fifty charter members. The following Venerable G. Hay; Worthy Adviser, J. Banker, J. A. Berkey; Clerk, Walker; Esccrt, G. B. llough; A. W. Hoover; Sentinel, E S. Ogline; Managers, E. M. W. Biesecker and J. IV. Buker. There’s a fashion in words, just as there fashion in dress, in walk, Con- A. L. C. WV. Watchman, is thought and in everything else in the | | world. Just now, so a woman just back from London tells me, “comfy” is the fashionable word. To the simple mind “comfy” is the old nursery way of say- ing comfortable, but to the “comfy” is the magic password which {declares your utter up to dareness. some | coal region and that one hundred and | | are now 26 patients in our home hos- sixty cars of coal are shipped from there every day. Mr. M. C. Kann recently nailed 2,250 shingles on a roof in half of a dav. During the same time his brother, Har- ry; nailed on an even 2,000. It strikes us that is doing pretty rapid work. Morris Wagner reports a second crop of nice raspberries in his lot. This seems to be a good year for raspberries, as a good many people throughout the county are reporting a second crop. The supper given by the Ladies’ Aid of the United Evangelical at the residence of Mr. and Society Sat- urday avenings, was a financial success, New counterfeit $2 silver certificates culation. They are poorly The back of the note is blue instead of green, and the paper much heavier than in the genuine bill—Ex. The Salisbury Cornet Band gaged to furnish music for the big Re- publican rally in Somerset, yesterday. When the people in Somerset want good musie, they always send to are in cir was. en- Salis- | bury for it. A charter has been granted to the Johnstown & Son.erset Traction Com- pany, a corporation organized to build and operate a trolley line from Johns- town to Windber, the new coal town of the Berwind-White Company in Som- erset county. The Bellevue Herald thinks a news- paper is not called upon to defend the merchants who use liver pill note heads, sarsaparilla letter paper, garg- ling oil envelopes and baking powder statements, from the encroachments of ! traveling venders. The delegates from twelve Councils, Jr. O. U. A. M., of this county, met in last Saturday afternoon, and July 4th were the ones A jury awarded damages to the amount of $325.00 to Daniel Scally, of Mayer pugilistic encounter injured Scally’s eyesight to Forum. Died, Wednesday morning, October 19th, Florence, daughter of Benjaman of West Salisbury, aged 3 years, 9 months and a few days. Jones, | The funeral services took place on Fri- day afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mr, Hetrick, of the United Evangelical Out in Garrett county there is a man who new ll-pound daugh- ter, also a potato of his own raising that weighs 2! pounds, and yet he is not satisfied. He wants to be county’s next sheriff. Verily, when they have has a bran Garrett some enough in this world. of United of all two-thirds of the one-thirteenth Women constitute members States, but only {the eriminals; and yet many churches {allow women no privileges but to for- age for the preachers’ support and hold pay off the church debt, says the Frostburg Journal. Wm. CC. Wagner and three members of his family are down We glad town to note rendered family some substantial fever are this stricken aid, this week, for when a poor taken ill his family soon It is our duty at all times unfortunate. Mrs. D. B. Wertz grew in the garden at home, in Conemaugh Somerset county, the past man is suffers want. to season, In | other institutions, will soon be brought | township, | al l worthy of the theme. Fby N. other | with | aid the | my { less than 215 cents per week. measured the longest | paper in the county. The Somerset County Hospital for the Insane at the County Home was, formally opened on October 1, and the following named persons were brought | | from that sixteen hundred | Dixmont therein: Fritz, Samuel to be kept John There Olive Stull and Sarah Ringler. pital and six more from Dixmont and home. Merchants in some parts of country are now adopting the newspa- per subscription receipt method of de- termining the worthiness of a customer for credit. If a man takes his home newspaper and can show a receipt for | his subscription, he is considered a good risk store. ceipt from Tue to some date near about the Star for subscription century. { nn Love, I. | in initiated | Swank, Conrad | Queer, Maggie Dempsey, Mary Miller, | the | and can get credit at the | Everybody ought to have a re- | twentieth A Correction. Tie Star stated last week that drew Mull, who has been missing from home in | Aug. 29th, had well with friends near Ursina, sorry to state that the proved to be untrue. It turned out that an old man resembling Mr. Mull had been seen near Ursina, and that how the story got started. who reported to Titi: Star made his re- port in good faith, and in good faith the We are sorry say that the lost man has not yet been found, although many were hunting for him on Sunday and Mon- day last. his arimer township sine alive We heen found are welcome is item was published. to searchers tr A cough is not like a fever. | have to run a certain course. {ly and effectualiy with One Minute Cough Cure, the best all | the We | because P. S. Hay, Elk —— REPUBLICAN RALLY. | Big Republic. n Mecting in the Sal- isbury «pera House. Republicans. Democrats, Prohibi- | tionists, Populists and all other classes of people are hereby requested and in- {vited to be on hand, Friday evening, | Oct. 28th, at the Salisbury opera heure, where the issues of the present political campaign will be discussed from a Re- publican standpoint, by such able speakers as Joseph E. Thropp, Repub- | lican eandidate for Congress, and Hon. W. H. Koontz, candidate for the State Legislature. Other able speakers will also be present and address the meet- ting. Turn out and hear what these | men have to say. They are fine speak- ers, and you will be well entertained. | Turn out and get acquainted with Mr. Thropp, next Congressman. An | acquaintance with him will convince you that he is the right man to repre- | sent this district in C angress. i remedy for MOSt severe cases. it’s good. our Constipation prevents the body from rid- | ding itself of waste matter. De Witt’s Lit- tle Early Risers will remove the trouble and cure sick headache, biliousness, tive liver and clear the complexion. I sugar coated, don’t gripe or cause | P. 8. Hay, Elk Lick, Pa. eo Somerset. Small, Physicians delare that the pens and | pencils used in the school rooms loaded with deadly disease germs. They say that parents should caution their children not to put the end of a pen cr pencil in the mouth. furnished by the school is, in time. pass- ed through the hands of every scholar in the room and by the time each has taken a good chew at the end, the germs, if they exist, will be thoroughly distributed. “Widder Jenkins,” said an Ohio farm- er as he rushed into the one morning, “I am a man of business. I house am worth $10,000 and I want you for to | I give you three minutes “I don’t need ten be my wife. in which to decide.” seconds, old man,” shook out the tablecloth. “I am a woman of business, worth $16,000, and | wouldn’t have you if you were the last man on earth! I will give you a minute and a half to git!” an old general, “battle-scarred compliment that to wrote warrior.” re and warrior.” ing he was a made him a “battle-scared had he types again what had written, for it “bottle-scarred warrior.” No further corrections were made, for the editor died the next day with his boots on. We doubt if there is gressional district in the United States that can furnish candidates in leading parties whose of birth as to place and time are more propitiationly patriotic as are those of the Republican and Democratic candi- dates of the district. orable Valley Forge and Mr. born the anniversary Nation’s independence—the 4th of July. This district patriotic. —Saxton Herald. read associations Walters was on of , however, is nothing if not In our advertising columns will be found an announcement of a forthcom- ing book, entitled “America’s War Humanity,” for which Hon. John J. In- has prepared an Canvassing agents will find in it a book of remarkable interest, and certainly of extraordinary salability. The history galls | of the war is told in picture and story. all’, and in a way that will not fail to prove popular and ereate demand. Inthe in- cidents of this war there is grand scope for powers, superb descriptive and analytical The theme is one of universal and absorbing interest, and the book is It is published D. St. Louis, Mo. Jt will be a monumen- tal work that will be everywhere read | The subscription book trade and the agent fortunate raré timeliness, canvassing are in a work of such interest {and salability. — Soothing healing, cleansing, De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the implacable of burns and wounds. It never fails to cure P. 8. Hay, Elk Lick, Pa. — ie SOres, piles. Induce your friends to subterine for | Tue Star. Only $1.25 a year, a little are | A pen or pencil | she replied as she | tout harm to the sufferer the better, Hacking cough is | distressing. One Minute Cough Cure quick- | : . | dens, lost his life. The compositor omitted one | Ile corrected it for the next | issue, but found to his chagrin that the played havoc with | "in another Con- | its two | Twentieth Pennsylvania | Mr. Thropp was born at mmem- | the | cers as fakes, IYor | introduction. ! Thompson Publishing Co., of | C1e-- The best | the “Lime Kiln or it interest, Club” dwindled, may be that the they occupied has become more ble than Again, the may taken higher degree and rented a room not room their presence. of members have | so public. Mr. [ important it | . they addicted to the tobies? They will go into a purchase a toby, costing one cent, and [| while the merchant may be at the back makes some men when become use of store of $5.00 or $10.00, he must leave his cus- to wait on the penny customer. Shame! tomer Sam’s” boys, and their Somerset look very much like a VOLUNTEER. presence — oo An-| ala Ci | Slaubaugh have been rustieating among to | . | vote either for the Democrats or Quay- | coughs and colds with One IBIK Lick, and | news | | pulled down and removed. The person | i Company, and it Overcome evil with good. Overcome your | Minute Cough ! Cure good children for it. It cures croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung disease, 1% 8S Pa. It is so cry Lay, —- - An 0ld Landmark Removed. the was | This week the old log house Ord on corner of Grant and sireets Thus Salis- bury is rid of another of its oldest land- marks, and in its place wili be erected the finest business block in the The new structure will be erected by Mr. of the Merchant will be 70 x 4 town. Boswell, Coal 6, two { stories high, exclusive of n large base- | ment. | a storage warehouse, the next floor It does not | Cure it quick- | ages and for | recommend it | Lick, Pa. | { dress and uniform. inac- | nausea. | for for a large department store, and the set- ond story will be laid off in two flats of six rooms each, which.will be for rent. The bgsement will be used The new building is to be erected at once, When you ask for De Witt's Witch tion. There are more cases of Piles being cured by this, than all others combined. ©. 5S. Hay, Elk Lick, Pa. : —— Chestnut Spring. Oct. 24." Jack Frost” is here in This morning the ground was frozen | and the other day snow flakes were no- | ticed in the air. Rev. D. II. Bender and wife are at- tending conference in Blair county, Pa. The firm of Blauch & Livengood have dissolved partnership; Blauch now operates the drilling machine and Liv- engood the cider and apple-butter es- tablishment. Livengood employes Wil- liam Tressler, and Blauch, Joe Johnson. ! Our school the able Dom. moves supervision on of Miss On Wednesday next there will be held a review on the proposed new road | leading from Sand Flat to a point near | Mason and Dixon’s line, near Wm. Ben- der’s. There will undoubtedly be “hot time,” tated for some time. The Garrett county teachers | this vicinity attended their institute at { Oakland, | their schools to-day. Either from better times or a lack of has | valua- | most | | frierds Editor, did you ever observe how | election end of his room transacting a business | such as One { your little ones are protected against emer- Somerset people are highly favored ! Fwith the presence of so many of “Un- | i cle I makes | military post. The editor of a southern paper, wish- | The sooner a cough or cold is cured with- | Linger- ing colds are dangerous. ly cures it. Why suffer when such a cough cure is within reach? It is pleasant to the taste. P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick, Pa. THE BAKER ESTATE. a Epitor Srar:—Since my last Tie Star to rightful heirs of the | Baker estate, I have heard president of the Canada association of Baker heirs. Ile speaks as follows: We are progressing slowly, ‘but surely we are working diligently, | honestly and | We are making no false promises {order to extract money from those who claim to be connected with the estate. Some agencies are trying to discourage our members by stigmatizing our otli- but the real fakes will be { located in due time. We have the proofs of the estate and location. [will stand shoulder shoulder and make a determined and [ted effort to get possession of it without unnecessary delay. We ask a little patience and forbearance on the our fellow members and as speedily as possible. in to part of heirs {at any little delay in hearing from us; but rest assured that we are doing all in our power to settle this matter for the benefit all this vast estate, of concerned in have ‘sent out eir- the heirs, headed, ‘A Jaker Sensation’, to beat them back. But the evidence; therefore, we are on the right road. In | the meantime no stone unturned, and orking fully and untiringly for the benefit of all. Woodburn worker, the executive committee—J. H.Shoultz, A. Yakes, EE. Mrs. H. C. Blac men has | moved to Our enemies culars to some of we ¢ an produce we are leaving we are faith- is likewise i Quantz, A. Heise and K. One of our best Philadelphia. where he may | become familiar with the ground. We withhold some points of interest, which we would deem imprudent to publish at this time.” More anon. ALEX. CASEBEER. - eWitt’s Little Early Risers, The famous litile pills. from the | | time. perhaps, | We | has happened at the uni- | Md., last week, and opened Success them, The place evening. Mr. Chas. Bible Study meeting this well attended at was on Sunday Kilgus and Miss Amanda relatives several weeks. and in Virginia for Every voter his serious consideration. will be hard for a true W hat shall he vote? ism. Many a houschold is saddened by the failure to keep on safe and absolutely certain cure Minute Cough Cure. because of hand a for croup, Sce that Elk Lick, Pa. - A Young Miner’s Incaution in Lis- tie Mine Cost Him His Life. geney. YP... Fay, Somerset Standard. =X a zon of Edward Kimmel, of near Frio- Young Mr. Kimmel and Louis accident havpened. under a dangerous roof, probably taking the chances too often taken by more experienced mi- ners,who fail to set props at the prover Every young warned of the risk taken in working under a dangarous roof when it not ciently propped, and young Kimmel’s | companion, is miner sufli- 1S it is said, was just going to | | call his attention to his dangerous posi- | the roof fell, | Me. Shaffer the slate was re- tion when portion of crushing 1 him called assistance and to death. moved as quickly as possible, and the body of the unfortunate young man removed to the home of Lis relatives. This the first fatal accident that Listie mine, and | death is fhe sad and untimely of this {| young man has brought profound sor- row, not only to his relatives, but to the management and employes of the mine at which he for he well liked. Asn the mine was not operated on Saturday. " I'he funeral took place on Sanday, and | worked, was mark of respect for the deceased it was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends, includ- many of the employes at the his life. ing mine | in which the deceased lost ~~ early to in the skies. Little Early long ind better Lick, Pa. —- A Trifle Late. bed and his Late to for rise, prepares a! mia home But to that makes P. 8. Hay, carly the pill and wiser. bed and a Riser, life IKK inocton Keystone. of Hyde creek with a The snake is about 10 inches as thick as a lead pencil. perfectly formed, beginning at the neck, and each works independently from the Kens Park, while out few Oscar Kline, (‘rooked caught on a days ago, head. and Each head is a snake double lon { other. . —- : Piinvte Cough Cure, cures. That is what it was made for. Hazel | Salve don’t accept a counterfeit or imita- | full | Fo as the matter has been agi- | from ! go with | should give the State | It | Republican to | death | distressing accident happened at | the Listie mine, last Friday, by which | Shaf- | | fer were widening one of the headings | { in the mine for a side-track at the time | | the | working article | Kimmel was | piece of | tty, Pa. a I had my oyes fittod by T, W. Gur ley, with his Refrne tometer, Othe opticinns filed=I ean recommend mall to Mr. cvurle Vir vou wish your J ON OS properly Nited and if you hile od to get satisfaction elsewhere. ADAM HINKLE spectacles or « Try a pair of a0 cent glasses, my T. W. yo GURLEY, The Cash S ——OF—— Meyersdale, Ir. Store Meyersdale, Pa THE BARGAIN STORE re Os Somerset County. In Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Carpets, Wall Paper, ete. 00 10° Your Own Inieres Buy where you can buy the the best goods for We make it pay you. will Our least mone y stock is large. Yours Truly, >. C. Hartley. | BUSINESS WENTION, WANTS, ANNOUNCEMERTS, LEGAL AND SPECIAL HOTIGES. Public Not: ce. Notice is hereby given to all persons not to purchase from Harvey J. Baugh- man, or any other person, any property now on my farms occupied or used by said Harvey J. Baughman, in Brothers- valley township, Somerset county, Pa. nicely under Nellie | and any person purchasing the same or | any part thereof will do so at his peril. tf J: H&E FOR SALE—A small lot of | house furnishings—w ill sell very cheay, t-f C r. (GARDILL, ARENCE LIVENGOOD. —- Ask | trade. > AZ TIOULR ROOMS FOR RT First-class in every respect given Oct. 25th, 1898. ! Livengood. tokens of ty your merchants for NT I — Possession Apply to M. J, tokens of tf Ask your merchants for trade. i If you have anything to sell, adver- i tise it in Tne It will pay you. - te SPAR. Ask trade. tokens of tf your merchants for -— Ask your merchants for tokens of | trade. : tf ~~ WANTED: Agents, Nor TO — Traveling General but to travel | from town to town and employ agents i for¥a RELIABLE FIR). with all traveling and living Address, 718 to 724 CANVASS, $600.00 per year expenses Jory C Arch PAYABLE WEEKLY. | Winston & Co, { Philadelphia, Pa. St, tf. Notice to Exchanges. Some of Tur Stan's will please take notice that address is Elk Lick. exchanges our post-office Some of our ex- | changes are not being received regular- ly, on account of being addressed **Sal- isbary.” tf ee give and the Nickel! both one year for only $1.5( The Nickell - Magaz (ne is beauti- illustrated, and its are among the best writers in the coun- try. Address all orders Tur Elk Lick, Pa. THE Star Maga: ), cash with order. fully contributors to Stan, PUBLIC SALE —Of Valuable— REAL ESTATE! ——— LO By virtue of the power contained in tlie last will and testament of Jesse Slick, Shade townshin, Somerset county, ised, the undersizned executors will at public sale at the late residence deceased, on SMTURDAY, OCTOBER AT 20th. 1898, O'CLOCK P.M. the following deseribed real estate, namely \() 1 A certain tract of land situate “7, - Shade township, Somerset cout 2 djoining g lands of Jere Berkebile. Austin Lohr, Catharine Lohr, Jas. Buchan- an and ot ho containing 245 acres; more or less, about 15 3 acres in mmead- ow. Fhere brick dwelling bank barn and other outbuildings thereon crected. There is a good or ird on the premises, the land is well timbered and the cleared land is in a, good state of cultiva- tion. The property is underlaid with coal. This is the late homestead of deceased. \() A certain tract of Innd situate in - +=. same township, adjoining land John W ICTS Gideon Berkebile, Channeey tmbert aud others, containing 1 acres, more or less, about 15 acres of whichiscleared. There aretwoorchards and a good sugar camp on the premises. The property is underlaid with coal. This is known as the Summer’s farm. TERMS: One-third in hand on delivery of deed and the balance in two equal annual payments, without interest; the deferred payments to be secured by judgment bond: 10 per cent. of the purchase money to be paid onday of sale, WILLIAM A. SLICK, "CHARLES V. SLIC K, GEORG W- SLICK, Executors of Jesse Slick, de¢’d. two-story heirs,
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