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THE SOMERSET COUNTY STAR
P. L. Livexcoop, Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at Elk Lick, Pa.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. Jasper Kimmel is reported to
be quite ill, we are sorry to announce.
Charles Speicher, of Accident, Md. |
was the guest of his brother, Dr. A. I.
Speicher, over Sunday.
Sound kidneys are safeguards of life.
Make the kidneys healthy with Foley's
Kidney Cure. E. H. Miller.
Mrs. C. C. Livengood is reported
quite ill this week. Everybody hopes
for “Aunt Sally’s” speedy recovery.
A Berlin correspondent is authority
for it that several Salisbury gentlemen
were recently in Berlin looking up a
location for a pop factory.
Foley’s Kidney Cure purifies
blood by straining out impurities and
tones up the whole system. Cures Kkid-
ney and bladder troubles. E. H. Miller.
Mr. Bernard I.earch, of Washington,
D. C., who was the guest of C. R. Has-
elbarth and family for about a week,
returned home last Sunday.
On Tuesday our home base ball team
crossed bats with a Meyersdale team
on the latter’s ground. The score was
11 to 8 in favor of the Salisbury boys.
A. R. Bass, of Morgantown, Ind. had
to get up ten or twelve times in the
night and had severe backache and
pains in the kidneys. Was cured by
Foley’s Kidney Cure. E. H. Miller.
Rev. H. 8S. May and family have fora
week or more been enjoying a visit
made them by the mother and sister of
Mrs. May and the sister’s husband,
Rev. Stein.
The management of the Meyersdale
Fair Association recently held a meet-
ing and fixed upon Sept. 30 and Oct.
1,2 and 3 as the dates for holding the
Jair this fall.
It is reported that our friend Ben
Livengood has taken unto himself a
wife. We are inclined not to believe
the report, although Ben is a great la-
dies’ man. At any rate he hasn’t been
around yet to “set ’em up.”
Tt is now said to be a sure thing that
Charles F. Overacker, late temporary
editor of the Meyersdale Republican,
will establish a newspaper in Rock-
‘wood some time next month. The new
paper will be called the Observer. Mr.
Overacker is a good newspaper man,
.and we wish him success in his new
wenture. ?
We call your attention to the report
‘of the condition of the First National
Bank of Salisbury as printed elsewhere
in these columns. The report shows
the bank to be in a flourishing condi-
tion. The management is in the hands
of men who have been successful in
business, and this assures the continued
prosperity of the institution.
Samuel Philson, the aged and well
known banker of Berlin, this county,
died last Friday at the ripe age of
nearly 89 years. Cancer and old age
were the causes of his death. Mr.
Philson was well known throughout
Somerset county, and he was noted for
his keen business foresight and ex-
treme activity in the county’s develop-
ment and business interests.
Slight injuries often disable a man
and cause several days’ loss of time,and
when blood poison develops, sometimes
result in the loss of a hand or limb.
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is an anti-
septic liniment. When applied to cuts,
bruises and burns it causes them to
heal quickly and without maturation,
and prevents any danger of blood pois-
on. For sale by E. H. Miller.
Mr. J. J. Hoblitzell and son J. R., of
Meyersdale, were business visitors in
town, Monday. Mr. Hoblitzell has just
returned from Tennessee, where he
has what is proving to be valuable coal
and oil interests. Under his 4,000-acre
tract are four veins of coal ranging
from 31 to 7 feet thick. On this same
tract is a boring in which has been
found petroleum, and on surrounding
tracts are a number of oil wells. Som-
erset borough and county capital is in-
terested with Mr. Hoblitzell for the
purpose of developing the coal and oil.
‘— Berlin Record.
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About eighteen months ago Mr. w.|
8S. Manning, of Albany, N. Y.. widely
known in trade circles as the repre-
sentative of the Albany Chemical Co,
| was suffering from a protracted attack
of diarrhoea. “I tried Chamberlain’s |
Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,”
he says, “and obtained immediate re-
lief. I cheerfully recommend this
| medicine to those similarly afflicted.”
i Sold by E. H. Miller. |
Besides William Jennings Bryan, |
August 2, and Richmond Pearson Hob- |
son, August 28, at the Chautauqua,
| Mountain Lake Park, Hon. Samuel
| Gompers, president of the American
| Federation of Labor, will lecture on
August 16, on “Labor and Capital. the
| Workman's Side of the Story,” and on
the same date President John Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers, will lec-
ture on “Phases of the Labor Problem.”
A manufacturing enterprise was
launched ih Sterling, Wednesday. The
new company will engage in the manu-
facture of hard coal, on a capital stock
| of $20,000. The produce is the inven-
| tion‘of W. C. Smith, of' Moline. The
men will give employement to about
| fifty men at the start. The coal is said
to be first class and can be placed on
| the market at two-thirds the price of
natural anthracite.—Lanark (Ill) Ga-
Tzette.
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Here is the way a nortl? Missouri
editor grinds out his local: “Johnnie
| had a litle mule, its hoofs were hard as
rock. He used to hitch the donkey up
and drive him ‘round the block. One
day the little mule he stopped and
wouldn’t move a shoe, so Johnnie got
his pocketknife and stuck him just a
few. Now when that donkey felt the
knife he moved himself, you bet, and
Johnnie, well, he also moved; they
{ haven't found him yet.”
John Boucher arrived in town on
Tuesday evening and will spend a va-
cation of a few days at his old home.
John began firing a locomotive for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company about
two years ago, and by close attention
| to duty and a knack of being able to
| catch onto things quickly, he was pro-
moted from fireman to engineer about
| six months ago. John is a get-there
| sort of a young man, and his many
friends here congratulate him on his
rapid promotion.
Henry Brown, a brother of Mrs. Geo.
W. Robeson, who resides near Avilton,
Md., was in town on Tuesday with one
of his brothers. After a short visit
with friends here, Henry went to Rock-
wood, where he will remain several
weeks with a brother-in-law. We re-
gret to announce that Henry is suffer-
ing considerably with defective eyes,
and his symptoms indicate that he is
in danger of becoming blind. He says
he has consulted some very good speci-
alists, but so far none of them have
been able to benefit him very much.
We earnestly hope that his sight will
yet be fully restored.
John W. Ringler, who went to Ohio
about two weeks hgo to inspect the
country in the vicinity of Akron, has
decided to locate in the Buckeye state.
He has bargained for a 50-acre farm]
about seven miles from Akron and isto
have possession of same in October.
John is well pleased with Ohio, and we
trust that his fondest hopes will be
realized, although we regret that he
has decided to leave our good old town.
Mort Welfley and family also expect to
move to Akron in the fall, and thus it
seems Salisbury is to lose two good
families. We wish both families much
success in the Buckeye state.
Lightning struck the home of Samuel
J. Shoemaker, who lives in Black town-
ship, on Tuesday night, and cut some
strange capers. A babe in the arms of
its mother was thrown from the bed to
the floor. The lightning struck the
chimney, ¢utting it in two as accurate-
ly as a stonemason could do. The cur-
rent passed down the stove pipe, break-
ing and twisting it, and setting fire to
the attic floor. From the attic it pass-
ed to the outside of the house and en-
tered the cellar, charring the boards.
A small hole was made in the founda-
tion. The fire burned a hole in the
floor, but two boys of the family suc-
ceeded in tramping it out with their
bare feet. No one was badly injured.
Somerset Standard.
We call attention to the new adver-
tisement of the First National Bank of
Frostburg, Md., which appears in thies
issue of THE Star. The business of
the aforesaid bank is increasing right
along. At the close of business on
July 16th, the surplus of this bank had
reached the magnificent sum of $50,-
000, the largest surplus of any bank in
this section, The assets are over $900,-
000, the largest of any bank in Alle-
gany or Garrett county, Md. The next
statement of the Frostburg First Na-
tional will, it is. expected, show assets
reaching a million dollars. The man-
agement of this bank is so popular with
its patrons that the more competition
it has the more the bank seems to pros-
per.
The hucekleberry crop in this locality
is very large this year. Quite a lot of
berries are being shipped to the cities,
and finer one we never saw. The
chestnut crop also promises to be im-
mense, as the trees bloomed more pro-
fusely this year than they have for at
least ten yers. Acorns will be plenti-
| ful, but hickorynuts and butternuts
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| will hardly be an average crop. The
fruit crop will be fairly good, especially ’
apples. These reports are vouched for
by our huckleberry, chestnut and green
apple editor; but so far our snake edi-
tor has not had much to say. That
snake story Elijah Livengood brought
from Cumberland, recently, seems to
have knocked all the wind out of our
snake editor, and like our hired fish.
game and gingseng liar, he isn’t earn-
ing his salt, much less his drinks.
Berkeley Springs prospectors claims
that they have again discovered coal in
Morgan county, W. Va., near Rock-
well’s Run. They have been discover-
ing coal in Morgan county for years
and years and haven’t dug any vet.
There is evidence of coal and ore, too.
but they don’t develop. Mr. Eppinger.
a Pennsylvania German, living in Mor-
gan county, onze remarked that Vir-
ginians would never do anything till
they got their backs warm. He said
they had a habit of backing up to a fire-
place or stove, pulling up their coat
tails and standing there all day. There
are good signs of mineral in Morgan
county, but they only attempt to de-
velop it in the newspapers to get some
Pennsylvania capitalists to come and
buy and give them a job. There is
something in Mr. Eppinger’s remarks.
—Queen City Courier.
Harry Kifer, of Somerset, who ftrav-
els for the National Biscuit Company
of New York, was in town on Monday
evening. While coming up from Con-
fluence on the train, he found Wm.
Jennings Bryan and daughter in the
same car. Mr. Bryan and daughter
were on their way to Mountain Lake
Park, in Garrett county, Md. Thomas
Null, of Addison, who, was also in the
same car, stepped up and introduced
himself to Mr. Bryan, stating that he
had the honor of twice voting for
Bryan and free silver, and adding that
he is still a good Democrat. However,
Mr. Null forgot to tell Mr. Bryan about
wagering a pigs against $5.00 with Har-
ry Kifer, during one of the Bryan cam-
paigns. Mr. Null lost the bet, but fail-
ed to ship the pig to Somerset as per
his® agreement with Mr. Kifer. He
evidently believed less in free pork
than free silver.
Because she learned three months
after her marriage that her husband
was her half brother, Mrs. Maggie
Wagner, bride of Fred Wagner, a
wealthy young farmer living at Rus-
sellville, Ill, swallowed carbolic acid
and expired in great agony in her hus-
band’s arms, with his name upon her
lips. The suicide and revelation of its
cause has shocked the community as
nothing else ever did in its history.
The young couple were devoted to each
other. Their meeting was an accident,
their courtship brief and their honey-
moon ideal. Recently the bride dis-
covered from anecdotes related by her
husband of his childhood that he was
her mother’s son, her own half brother
whom she had not seen for twenty
years, and whom she believed to be
dead. She did not reveal her discovery
to her husband, but after two or three
weeks of brooding decided to end her
life as the only way to end her mental
anguish. :
Our old friend George H. Subrie.who
for several years has been foreman of
the job printing department of the Al-
toona Gazette, is here on a vacation
and expects to remain about ten days.
Mr. Suhrie is one of Somerset county’s
veteran editors, and one of the best the
county has ever produced. He is also
a good all-around printer, and above
all, a most genial gentlemanly man.
He was born and reared in Salisbury,
and he has ever been a credit to him-
self and to to the town. About 1872 he
and Lou A. Smith established the Sal-
isbury Indapendent, the first newspa-
per our town ever had. It was publish-
ed for about a year, when the firm dis-
solved partnership, if wé are correctly
informed, and the plant moved to Mey-
ersdale, where Smith has been going
bankrupt and starting anew for these
many years, publishing papers of vari-
ous sizes and of various names. About
1888 Mr. Suhrie established the Mey-
ersdale Register, which continued in
business for about four years, when he
sold out and has since been following
his trade in some other towns of the
state. Old Salisbury is always glad to
welcome Mr. Suhrie back tothe famous
old town that has probably produced
more prominent men than any other
town in Somerset county.
: Vacation Days.
Vacation time is here and the chil-
dren are fairly living out of doors.
There could be no healthier place for
them. You need only to guard against
.the accidents incidental to most open
air sports. No remedy equals De Witt’s
Witch Hazel Salve for quickly stop-
ping pain or removing danger of
serious consequences. For cuts,
scalds and wounds. “I used DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve for sores cuts and
bruises,” says L. B. Johnson, Swift, Tex.
“It is the best remedy on the market.”
Sure cure for piles and skin diseases.
Beware of counterfeits. E. H. Miller.
Law Regarding Traction Engines.
Those in charge of traction engines
on the public highways should not for-
get that persons with vehicles’ and
horses they meet on the roads have
rights under the law which traction
engine drivers must respect. The law
makes the engineer or proprietor liable
for all damages done by horses they
frighten, and declares that a man shall
be kept 150 yards in advance of the en-
gine when running on any public road
to warn people of its coming.
DON’T GET LEFT.
Niagara Excursion Tickets Now on
Sale at The Star Office—Get Them
at Once, or You May Get Left.
Our readers are nearly all aware that
the Somerset Orchestra bas arranged
to run a magnifieent excursion from
Somerset to Niagara Falls on Satur-
day, July 26th, leaving Somerset at 4
p. m., and arriving at Niagara Falls
the following morning. The excursion
train will not leave Niagara until in
the evening, thus giving the excursion-
ists a full day to behold the grandeur
of the falls, the whirlpool, the. lower
rapids and the many other world-fam-
ed wonders to be seen there on both
the American and the Canadian side of
the picturesque and historic stream.
Furthermore, those who do not wish fo
return on the excursion train, have the
privilege to remain five days. Or in
other words, their tickets will be good
to return at any time within five days
on any regular train over the route
tickets are sold for. |
The route will be via B.& O.,P. & L.
E., and the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, through Pittsburg, Pa.
Youngstown and Ashtabula, Ohio, and
Buffalo, N. Y. It will be a delightful
trip, worth at least $500 to any person
who has never seen the great Niagara
Falls, and only $9.00 is required for a
round trip ticket—less than half fare.
It is the chance of a lifetime tosee one
of the world’s greatest wonders.
At Niagara Falls good hotel accom-
modations can be had at prices rang-
ing from $1.00 to $2.00 per day. A
sleeping car will be attached to the ex-
cursion train for the benefit of thése
who desire additional comfort, and a
pleasant feature will be an abundance
of good musiggfronte. Excursionists
from the soul of the county can get
aboard the excursion train at Rock-
wood.
Be sure to take advantage of this
great trip, while you have the chance
to do so at so trifling a cost. For tick-
ets and full information, call on or ad-
dress P. I. Livengood, Star office, Elk
Lick, Pa. °
If a Man Lie to You,
and say some other salve, ointment,
lotion, oil or alleged healer is as good
as Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, tell him
thirty years of marvelous cures of Piles,
Burns, Boils, Corns, Felons, Ulecers,Cuts,
Scalds, Bruises and Skin Eruptions,
prove it’s the best and cheapest. 25c.
at E. H. Miller’s drug’ store.
Some News Gleaned From the Carle-
ton (Neb.) Leader.
Last week’s Carleton Leader con-
tained some news that interests the
editor of this paper as well as many of
his patrons. Briefly summed up it is
about as follows:
The country surrounding Carleton,
and, in fact, all of Thayer county has
suffered great loss on account of heavy
rains. The damage to Thayer county
bridges is estimated at $12,000.
Samuel 8S. Lichty and wife, of Byron,
Neb., are mourning the death of a
three-months-old daughter. The fath-
er of the child is a son of W. S. Lichty
and a grandson of our fellow towns-
man, S. J. Lichty.
Dr. G. E. Tyler, an old friend of Tar
Star man, died recently of typhoid
fever, in Denver, where he had located
and became quite a prominent man.
Don’t Fail to Try This.
Whenever an honest trial is given to
Electric Bitters for any trouble it isrec-
ommended for, a permanent cure will
surely be affected. It never fails to
tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys
and bowels, stimulate the liver, invig-
orate the nerves and purify the blood.
It’s a wonderful tonic for run-down
systems. Electric Bitters positively
cures Kidney and Liver Troubles,
Stomach Dirorders, Nervousness, Neu-
ralgia, Sleeplessness, Rheumatism, and
expels Malaria. Satisfaction guaran-
teed by E. H. Miller. Only 50 cents.
Elk Lick Townsh p Teachers.
Last Friday the Elk Lick township
school board met at the West Salis-
bury school house and hired the fol-
lowing named teachers: West Salis-
bury schools, Annie O. Me¢Kinley for
Grammar school, Margaret McNeal for
Primary and Edith Lichliter for Inter-
mediate ; Mountain View school,Mayme
Gaunt; D. Hay school, D. R. Johnson;
Lichty school, Herbert Engle; Chest-
nut Springs schools, Mary E. Dull for
Grammar and Bessie Engle for Pri-
mary; Lowry school, E. E. Barclay;
Thomas school, Sadie Smith; Cross
Roads school, Daniel Livengood ; Pleas-
ant Hill school, Norman Vought ; Peck
school, Emma Meager; Coal Run
schools, C. E. Butler for Grammar and
Lydia Moser for Primary; Sand Flat
school, Mayme Kimmel; Boynton
school, J. P. Vogel.
Mother Always Keeps It Handy.
“My mother suffered a long time
from distressing pains and general ill
health due primarily to indigestion,”
says L. W. Spalding, Vercna, Mo., “Two
years ago I got her to try Kodol. She
grew better at once and now, at the
age of seventy-six, eats anything she
wants, remarking that she fears no bad
effects as she has her bottle of Kodol
hardy.” Don’t waste time doctoring
symptoms. Go after tke cause. If
your stomach is sound your health will
be good. Kodol rests the stomach and
strengthens the body by digesting your
food. Itis nature’s own tonic. E. H.
Miller.
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= First plus Fund............. $100,000.00
= Deposits (over)......... 760,000.00
= . N : Assets (over). ......... 910,000.00
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Accounts of individuals and firms
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Deposits sent by mail and all cor-
respondenee given prompt and care-
ful attention.
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DEPOSITORY.
Savings Department.
This bank is the only United States
depository in the George’s Creek
Valley.
-1 Bank open Saturday nights from 7
to 10 o’elock.
Three Per Cent Interest Paid
on Deposits,
MARX WINELAND, - - - President.
ROBERDEAU ANNAN, - - - Cashier.
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Summer. Clothes!
Men's two-piece Flannel Suits with turn-
up trousers and belt straps are the correct
thing for hot weather. We have a com-
plete line of these goods in dark and light
stripes. LL
Negligee Shirts and Neckwear in new de-
signs are here.
See Our Laroe Stock
of cool Summer Underwear, Belts, Fancy
Hose, Low Shoes and other summer attire.
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Barchus & Livengood.
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That’s what is claimed for Washburn & Crosby’s
Gold Medal Flour. It is made of choice Minnesota:
and Dakota Hard Spring Wheat, by the latest and
most improved machinery. All the
Life Sustaining
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And Desirable Qualities
of the wheat are retained. No expense is spared
to make this the most desirable family flour now
in use. There is no excuse for inferior bread when
this flour is used.
Daily capacity of mills, 25,000 barrels.
sack of it. For sale by
W. D. Thompson & Co.
Lichliter's.
We have the largest and best assortment of
Groceries, Grain, Flour and Feed that we have
WIL BE TO YOR INTREST
to call, examine our stock and get prices be-
fore making your purchases.
X& SPOT CASH PAID for Country Produce. Put
your produce in nice, clean, neat shape and
get the highest price.
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