eee “ington, at one THESONERSH COUNTY STAR <P. L. Tax EXGOOD, Editor and Publisher. at Elk Lick, ond elass Entered at the st _8S mail matter ofih e Se | mm 2 = | | 21 | intion Rates. hed every Thursday. a au., at the follow- Sani of small accounts, | onths gr less | red t [ TRANSIENT e each in 5 cents line 1 line for p « No Ny cmixed with loeal news i RY for less than 10 insertion, except on DISPLAY AUVERTISEN ENTS | es aris bly 10 | tl rates. NOTICES RTISEMENTS at le AND Dari he publist 3 Non-patrons will { | RESOLUTIONS OF Tew sper will be pub- ished for 3 ¢ Al un andeharged | { voll be taken for less EASTER SOUVENIRS. Two Remarkable Gifts Which Every body Can Have for the Asking. Everybody ean have beautiful Enster Jdilies next Sunday without charge, for .the great “Philadelphia Sunday Pres ‘announces that every re: ader of the Bx ter Panna) r - will receive free a splendid | picture of ter lilies. The picture is | ‘by a famous artist in ten colors and is 14x40 inches in size. It will not be »d by folding, so that every per- ts next Sunday's “Pres feet picture fit to adorn any a >. And in addition to the pic- ture there will be a finely illustrated booklet containing a remarkable love | story—! he kind you will sit up all night | ‘to read. This will also be free with | next Sunday's “Press.” Announcement Js made that the supply of pictures and sbocks is limited, hence it will be well to send in your ejay early. 1t F&M EN'S STILAW and Soft Tats, the latest styles tf EiLx Lick Scvrrrny Co. -— Females and Weakly Persons. At this season should use Speer's Port Grape Wine. sicians recom- mend it as a strengthening and blood- ‘puritying tonic, and the best wine to be obtained. 5-3 5 OUR LADIES Trimmed Hats can’t be beat. Come to see them. tf Eirx Lick Svererny Co. Co-operative Mutual Fir: Insurance fompa ny. A.Fioro, V.P. I's r, Treasurer. By giving company some recog- nition in a small way, you will show your appreciation of a home enterprise swhose aim is to give cheaper insurance. WV rite for information. WV .H. Rererer, Jacon J. Zorx, 4-20 Berlin, Pa. Doctor's Book Free. Copy of Dr. Humphre Specifie Manual on the care and treatment of the sick, in all maladies, mailed free; address 1umphra Homeo. Medicine Lo. Cor. William & John Sts, N. It ) = -— See the girls in another colum carry- Jing large bs askets of grapes to a winery an Portugal for making wine. It is worth i bout. Speer of New Jersey wine fram the same grape. His wines are uns urpassed Dy any in the world. 5- -— EE) BR FRESIT, the head sales- man of cur store, has just returned Jrom Baltimore, Phils adelphia and New wy ork, where he purchased an immense line of new Spring Goods. Call and see ghoul They will delight oo Pn L ick Svrrery Co. Admi nist: ators Notice. £ istate of Morris H. Wagner, late of S In :¥ borough, Somerset county, So de- ed. lis to the od i the prop “hereby given to all pers cstate A. WILT, ao, Wid-Winter Excursions to Wash- ingten a =v Rates— Baltin 0 BR. R. The Balfiore and Onis Railroad has made afr: angenents for a series of pop- lar Mid- Winter Excursions to Wash- fare for the round trip. allowing ten day limit on tickets, in- “eluding date of sale. These excursions will be run on February 15th and April 12th, 1900. Tickets will be good going on regular trains of the above dates “and good to return on regular trains “within ten days, including date of sale. Do not miss these splendid opportuni- tiesto visit the National Capital during %he session of Congress. Call on M. IF. Riley, Agent B. & O. R. R.. for full in- Form: tion. 4-12 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. The Elk Lick Creamery is now open Jor the season of 1900. # Mr. Thomas Ickerd has erected a dine front poreh in tront of his house. The miapie sugar season is about at an end. Iu was a good average season. Mr. M. J. Beachy is suffering with a fo of very sore eyes. Pinkeye is the rouble. Miss Annie 8 went to Hunting- don, yesterday, where she will attend “Juniata College. Mrs. Geo. lI. Sulnie has broken ground on Gay street for a large block “of tenement houses. « Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jeffery went to Johnstown. Mon cay afternoon, to at- Jend the funeral of a cousin of Mr. Jef- fery’s. Miss Cora Keim entertained a num- r of her young friends at the family residence, Monday evening. A very Fleasunt time is reported. Just Hartline knows how to play a zornet in an orchestra. There’s nc “mistake abcut that, and Just will please ‘accept Tne Star’s compliments, Miss Fiorence Speicher, a student of Westminster College, Westminster, Md., came home a few days ago tospend the fnster vacation with her parents and s. Otto Korb, Grand Chancellor, K. P.. oonville, Ind., says *DeWitt’s Witeh 1azel Salve soothes the most delicate skin and heals the most stubborn ulcer vith certain and good results.” Cure: iles and skin diseases. [Don’t buy ar mitation. Sold by Medicine Dealers. 1 ALL - x r Me iii Dealers. | many friends in Salisbury will be glad These rates and | merchant tailor, Chambersburg, will be | | 19th, with samples of choice spring | diseases. Beware of dangerous coun- | | to be out.—Carleton ( Neb.) Leader, Cleanse the liver, the wigorate the body yh og DeWitt’s I jie Early Risers. These famous lit- alw ays act promptly. Sold by rned his T. R. Sufall, who had res position with Tie Star, has again hired to this paper for another year. Tom’s | | | | | | | | | to see him s Mr. Mort Wagner has purchased the stock of groceries formerly owned by his brother, the late Morris H. Wagner. He will conduet a grocery in the same tore room his brother occupied. Mr. H. C. White, the well known | ay here. _|in Salisbury about Thursday, April | | man. It digests what you eat. Sold suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed. It H. Clark, Chauncey, Ga., says De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured him of piles that had atilicted him for twenty years. It is also a speedy eure for skin terfeits. Sold by Medicine Dealers. J. W. Coleman had a hemorrhage of | | | 1 | the nose, last Monday, which neces- | | sitated the calling in of Dr. Hickok to stop the flow of blood. We are glad to | know that Mr. Coleman is again able | Francis Shunk, who several years ago purchased the old Findlay farm, where he has been engaged in the lime busi- ness ever since, recently sold the place to Isainh Baer. Mr. Shunk has not yet decided where he will locate next. Mr. W. B. Stevanus will be married to Miss Lou Koontz, next Sunday, after which he will settle down and become a citizen of Salisbury. “Bert” is a most excellent young man, and Tne Star bids him a royal welcome to Sal- isbury’s citizenship. This week “the editor is again at the helm of Tne Stan, after a ness lasting over two weeks. He is not yet a well man, as he is still very weak. | but he is gradually convalescing. The sick spell reduced him in weight from 185 to 164!', pounds. “I think DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are the best pills in the world,” says W. E. Lake, Happy Creek, Va. They re- move all obstructions of the liver and bowels, act quickly and never gripe. Sold by Medicine Dealers. sige of sick- We are informed that Mr. 8 D. Liv- engood has placed our John Bonheimer in charge of the Meyersdale electric light plant. If this is correct, we con- gratulate Mr. Livengood on having se- cured a most excellent man. Bonheim- is all right in every way. Messrs. E. J. Egan and Abraham and Daniel Livengood went to Huntingdon, Pa., on Monday, where they will attend Juniata College. All three of them are most excellent young men, and they are bound to obtain a good education, whieh is very commendable in them. John Segge, one of the fellows who recently helped to assault Constable Krausse, mention of which was made in last week’s Stag, voluntarily sur- rendered himself a few days ago and paid for his foolishness. He left town somewhat poorer than he was before, but it is to be hoped that he has at least a little more sense. The Salisbury Cornet Band has de- cided to purchase a very fine new in- strument for Mr. Charles Cochrane, who blows the B flat bass. Charles is making such excellent headway with his part that the other members of the band have decided that he needs a new horn, and they propose to get him a very good one, because he deserves it. J. 1. Carson, ihonoinry, Washing- ton, Pa. says, “I have found Kodol Dyspepsia Care an excellent remedy in > of stomach trouble, and have de- rived great benefit from its use.” It digests what you eat and can not fail to cure. Sold by Medicine Dealers. Among the illustrations in that ex- cellent work, the Iorse Book, written by Judge Biggle, is General George Washington’s stable at Mt. Vernon. The chapter on stables contains many helpful hints, and has the plans and elevation of an attractive village stable. The price is 50 cents, by mail ; address the publishers, Wilmer Atkinson Co., Philadelphia. 1t n lon. 8. A. Kendall v in town on Monday, pressing his claims for a re- election. The people of Somerset coun- ty should return Koontz and Kendall to the Legislature by an overwhelming majority. Their official record is very good, and they have been very true to their constituency. One good term deserves another. Vote for Koontz and Kendall. Be sure to attend the political meet- ing in May's opera house, next Wed nesday evening, April 18th. General Koontz and others will be present and tell you some things that every honest man of this great commonwealth ought to know. All good Republicans should especially be present. Come and hear the issues of the present campaign fairly, honorably and manfully discuss- | ed. building caught fire on Tuesday morn- pupils and teachers were all out of the buileing, many people hoped that the old shed would burn down, and really no one can blame them “No family ean afford to be without One Minute Cough Cure. It will stop cough and cure a cold quicker that any other medicine,” writes C. W. Williams, Sterling Run, Pa. Itecures croup, bron- chitis and all throat and lung troubles and prevents consumption. Pleasant and harmless. Sold by Medicine Deal- ers. ° Quite a pleasant affair came of, Monday evening, April 9th, at the Lu- theran parsanans in this place. It was the pastor's birthday, and a number of his friends came together to congratu- late him and wish for him many returns of the day. Their congratulations and good wishes were emph ized by a sum of money, presented in a neat and complimentary speech. DMr. Johnston was taken by surprise, and was highly gratified. W. W. Mayhew. Merton, Wis, says, “I consider One Minute Cough Cure a most wonderful medicine, quick and safe.” It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe. whooping cough, pneumonia and all throat and lung diseases, rly use yrevents consumption. Cl n al ways like it and mothers endorse it Jold by Medicine Dealers. Mr. Louis Klotz, of Greenville town- ship, recently sold his farm to Norman Wilhelm. Mr. Klotz will sell his per- sonal property at public sale, Tuesday, April 17th, after which he will move to Elk Lick township and take charge of the Christian Horehler farm, having rented the same. The people of Elk | Lick township will gain a very good | eitizen by this transaction, while Green- ville will lose one of her most sturdy and upright sons. W. H. Shipman, Beardsley, Minn, under oath, says he suffered from dys- | for twenty-five years. Doctors | and dieting gave but little relief. Ii- | ally he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure | pepsi 1d now eats what he likes and as much as he wants, and he feels like a new by Medicine Dealers. Last Friday morning Nimrods Chas. Smith and Henry Menges had the | good fortune to bring down a pair of wild geese while out on a hunt. They were quietly moving along the banks f Stonyereek, about five miles north of town, looking forducks when they were surprised to see a flock of wild geese rise from the water. Taking quick aim and firing, each winged a specimen of the larger game. The birds were fine specimens of the Polar-bound en:i- grauts.— Berlin Record. At the last regular meeting of the School Board, Director J. C. Mackey’s resignation was tendered and aceepted. Mr. J. D. Livengood was chosen by the board to fill Mr. Mackey’s unexpired term. The election of Mr. Livengood is a sore disappointment to 8. R. Me- Kinley and his little bunch of friends, for they had a very mice little scheme planned to have this matter result oth- erwise. Ilowever, Mr. Livengood re- ceived the vote of every member of the board. except that of McKinly, and his election meets the hearty approval of an overwhelming majority of Salis- bury’s citizens. J. 8. Drake, the representative of the International Correspondence School of Neranton, Pa., will be at Hay’s hotel. in Salisbury, on Wednesday, Thursday and I'riday of next week, where he will be glad to meet any who may be inter- ested in the great work this school is doing along the line of instruction to mine workers and all interested in electricity, mechanical or architectura stenography, ete. All who have not the time or means to go away to school should embrace this opportunity of get- ting an education. The more you know the more you are worth. 1t If YOu esse Want Good Breac fry a sack of LICHLITER'S GOLDEN LINK and you will have it. This Flour Jest Natl action SA 13 IC Our Great Spring we have ever handled. ter 9 Salisbury, Pa. Opening IN FINE CLOTHINGS marks another epoch in our successful career. our great successes have been, we could not stop and rest. The spirit of this store would not permit it. 1”, are the pass words, and all previous efforts must be surpassed. , or original line of clothing. Our Fine Striped Never have we shown a stronger, [Fancy Cassimere Suits at $8 gis ils elegant. We don’t see how you can consistently pass us by in justice to yourself. Leaders In Clo -— onan ir va ioe vai nay cea w a Aovance, RL DE fe EYCLE CoORTPANT, oNicaye, i. frame dwelling occupied by Mr. James small skrip layin’ eroun in the roots ov | Salisbury, was consumed by et iz the choise Kentry on There iz ware the Buffa- > wen thay take too flite are go thick you kant 8 Rail road fine, | $ Boar work, book-keeping, business forms, Ln rraw fer the yung bloods ered the ithe n part of the house was sville or the ancient , and nothing but a portion of tliing with pice ov you kant git enny more bug The Farm Journal is unlike any oth- er paper; for one thing it prints no quack medical advertisements; for an- other it takes five year subscriptions and gets the paper to its subscribers the full time if they are anywhere on this planet. evenif they move two or three times; if they die their heirs get it: Now we are going to combine with the Farm Journal and send Tue Star one year and the Farm Journal nearly five years (remainder of 1900 and all of 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904) to every ad- vance paying subscriber, new and old, to Tue Star. This great offer had bet- ter be accepted before it is withdrawn. Many of our people will remember the narrow escape from death Mr. Thomas Eckerd and several members of his family had, last October, while on their way to Sand Patch. They came near being struck by a train at a railroad crossing near that village, and in order to save themselves, had to pull were badly injured. As the engineer otherwise would not have occurred. the railroad company was in for damages, and recently settled with Mr. Eckerd for $162.50. We congratulate Mr. Eck- erd on the settlement, but he did not receive a cent too much. Our Town Council has voluntarily in- creased the salary of Burgess Jer. J. Livengood from $25 to $50 per annum. This was a step in the right direction, for Burgess Livengood is a most worthy this borough than all the other bur- plies his power of fining Burgess to hire as many policemen at 22 town. The “pug uglies” must be kent selves di the Burg ishness. -— News. Our dreary old apology of a school | ing, which it is in the habit of doing | about once or twice a year. The flames | were soon discovered, however, and ex- | tinguished. A hele or two in the roof | is the extent of the damage. After the | | this week. On last Monday his nose week. being confined to the house most of the time. There was quite a number attended J. R. Lichty’s sale, last Saturday, and everything sold brought good pric J. W. Coleman has been very sick 1 bleeding and continued so badly that Dr. Hickok had to finally stop it | up to prevent too great a loss of blood | He is better at present. Republican Meetings. Republican meetings will be held on the days and at the places named be- low, at which meetings the issues now before the Republican party of Peun- sylvania will be discussed by Hon. W. H. Koontz, Hon, S. A. Kendall, F¥. J. Kooser, Esq., and others. Meetings will begin at 7.30 p. m. Confluence, Saturday, April Tth Rockwood, Monday, April 9th. Hoov- ersville, Tuesday, April 10th. Davids- ville, Wednesday, April 11th. Wind- ber, Thursday, April 12th. Shanks ville, Saturday, April 14th. Berlin Monday, April 16th. Garrett, Tuesday April 17th. Salisbury, Wednesday April 18th. Jenners, Thursday, April 19th. 4-12 The dodger, nine times out of ter, stops at the front door, while the news paper finds its way to the dining rooun or parlor and enters right into th bosom of the family. Try Tne Stari you want to make your business know to the masse <THIS WEEK,- Iyime = bok. | an old veteran of the Civil badly afflicted with heart disease, drop- ped over dead during aL heponch. Long Jotera i. ail y is Man is Not Guilty. Eprror Srtar:—As the authenticity of rhymes which was vpshysie d | years of age, and he was a oan been lain at my Side) IT ory wish to children to mourn his death neral took place this Sos Teper Ly fire; cause the community has Somerset county, and the prices more sad because the rustic productions may will pl ase rich and poor. ed of a good father and husband. The own f on | : eownay of the liouse, character is une | valids, weakly pe ing frequently used around B00 a Box oD 3 Cakes. hoon worth abont that fortunately there was no Wahl’s Meat Market! oh Largo Jull-sized cae. bor to depend upon, their team down a steep bank. This | saved their lives, but some of them | ilies are worthy as well as v \ Sao headquarters for Tender Steak, of the second section of the train was | ought to help them. following the first section too closely, | P ole y, Sausage, and gave no warning of the train's ap- | will contribute Oy hos es 1 r accel +hi | rod y 18 caus 2 acc ent 2h proach, thus causing the accident which Fresh Fish in Season. that others will do the s: good work proceed at once, [ aim to serve my patrons with giveth to the poor lendeth tothe Lord.” a the best in my line that April 9th.—Please allow Thanking the public for a lib- items from our little v Farmers are busy maki: eral patronage, and solicit- | ‘burg to a his spri ofiicer, and he has been worth more to | iE yours, WANTED! ol GOAL HINERS AT We have a number of Steady work guaran- ov W. SHAWHAN, NE NT AL C aL C 0, ! Speaker of Our U. S. resentatives Abhors War. . Henderson, of Towa, speak- er of th e Hou se of Re lia tives gessges it ever had combined. He is a terror to evil-doers, and the way he ap- iminals puts lots of money into the borough treas- ury. Another commendable thing the Town Council did was to empower the JOHN W. RINGLER, visiting friends in and a fined to their room with meas ad all the gifts to speak any time as he considers necessary to preserve order on our streets and in and about the business houses of the my abhorrence of war. mance and history have magnified and Our SE on e en after a term down. If they persist in making them- agreeable to decent people, and policemen will see to able management of and Miss Bertha ar away from he Sl augthe ir- house | it that they pay dearly for their fool- OT ar work we wish him succes 4 Vow From the Carleton (Neb) The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad the First Railroad to Introduce Au- avid Kelso has been quite sich is 1 David Kelso has been quite sick this are aso nhiion we itive first ratlrond to introdoe ec this mode of transportation regularly to and from its eleetrie pattern, absolutely noiseless in ) 0 ; regard to mfchinery and running gear. with billions of debt in order that some tree and knocked the animz club, but failed to exterminate trunks can be carried on the Mexe rsdule ats m. in. et at the rear of the vehicle, and the top tion he sometimes gets things the time soon come praved for by small traveling bags and hand luge: ge. do not immediately concern drum throbs no longer, are particularly favorable puts things this way. happened to interview one of the © >the other day, of that little episode connected with the can in safety reach a speed from ten to fourteen miles an hour on any of the streets, excepting in the business por- The Blanks We Keep. It has been arranged, service is desired, passengers on trains approaching Washington from the East will notify conductor before arrival at Baltimore, and on trains from the West will notify conductor before arrival of train at Washington Junetion. RRece ipts and many :stion wore felt boots and “ea h juest e t t ear special notice, Tt charg e, in thy "Scenic Hnercn, | & Co, ft New York ways be hn on hand 4 burg horseshoe manufacturi: The rates for this extraordinary ser- vice are extremely reasonable, and the een dozen bachelor butt ol pocket, and wore a hemlock knot- Scene in the Valley de- Mendiz, Portugal. Group of Girls C4 Weighty Baskets Full of Apes to the w inery to an he C « fade into W iste, ot os = LL The Speer Wine Company, Passaic B. |. have their vineyards stocked of the same erape, the only vineyard of the kind 1n this country, the vines were imported aud planted here over forty years ago.” The Speer Port wine and Burgundy are now regarded the finest in the world, their rich, full body and high celled. In. ns, especially females, and the aged are made and vigorous by its use, as c¢ it has no cqual; it has no super- bo First i 158 S physicians allover the country and in Europe, vho have tried them recommend LC *m asthe best A close study by physicians on ‘ha ct of different brands of on the system convinces of the superiority of the Speer > wines for their patients. Sold 1 y Druggists and Grocers, 55 Preserver of health. uns SC light, So easy to learn. Sews so fast, Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Rotary Motion and Bail Bearings Purchasers say: “It runs as light as a feather.” ‘It turns drudgery into a pastime.” “The magic Silent Sewer.” Life istoo short and health too pre- cious to waste with a sloxv, hard run- ning, noisy machine, when you can have the New Wheeler & Wilson. MANUFACTURED BY Wheeler & Wilson Fifg. Coe, Bridgeport, Conn. Send for Catalogue. IFor sale by Rutter & Will, MEYERSDALE, Pa. Kistablished 1=53. 2.8. HAY, —DEALER IN— . S 7] Dry Goods Notions, Hats and Caps, Joots and Shoes, GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE, TOBACCO, CIGARS, ETC. SATISBURY. PA. his pe ur af the c coun- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, with its ad- | vanced ideas and methods, is to be con- gratulated in being the first to inaugur- ate regularly this latest invention in the old home to them an preciate your kindness CARTRIDGE TAPER !—The miners can get enough C Trim Paper for & few cents, at Tur Star office, to last ‘them for seevral onthe. | peed | 4 I i
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