: pun
AEE ree nmr
csi
THE SOMERSET COUNTY STAR
P. L. Livexcoon, Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the Postoflice at Elk Lick, Pa. |
as mail matter of the Second Class. |
Subscription Rates.
THE STAR is published every Thursday,sat
salisbury, ( £1k Lick, P. O.) Somerset Coun-
iy, Pa. at the following rates:
®ne year, if paid spot cash in advance. $1.25
If not paid strictly in advance....... 1.50
8ix months.........
Three months.... )
Single copies... ......ciiiiiaann 05
To avoid multip vy of small accounts,
all subscriptions for three months or less
must be paid in advance. These rates and
terms will be rigidly adhered to.
es Advertising Rates.
Transient Reading Notices, 5 cents a line.
sach insertion. To regular advertisers, 5
gents a line for first insertion and 3 cents a
tine for each succeeding insertion. No busi-
ness lacals will be mixed with local news
items or editorial matter for less than 10
cents a line for each insertion, except on
yearly contracts. ] .
Rates for Display Advertisments will be
made known on application.
Editorial advertising, invariably 10 cents
a line.
Legnl Advertisements at legal rates.
Marriage, Birth and Death Notices not
exceeding fifteen lines, inserted free. All
additional lines, 5 cents each.
Cards of Thanks will be published free for
prtrons of the paper. Non-patrons will be
charged 10 cents a line. :
Resolutions of Respect will be published
for 5 cants a line.
All advertisements will be run and charg-
ed for until ordered discontinued.
No advertisement will be taken for less
than 25 cents.
LOCAL MND GENERAL NEWS.
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE,
WITH AN OCCASIONAL JOKE ADDED FOR SPIGE.
| ing over our books the other day we
per on account of his wife and children,
The boys are warned that now is the
time to think of their wives and chil-
dren.”
The Allentown Democrat says: Look-
found a long array of names of former
subscribers who still have accounts
standing open against them, as also
bills for advertising, job printing, etc.
Some of them have moved away and
are lost to sight, althongh to memory
dear. Others are carrying the contri-
bution boxes in respectable churches,
and still others have died and are now
angels in heaven, but they owe us just
the same.
Some time ago Tur Star announced
that John L. Beachy had lost the sight
of one of his eyes. We are glad to
learn that we were in error. Sight had
almost entirely vanished from the af-
flicted eye, and for a time if was
thought by Mr. Beachy’s friends that
he would become blind in the same.
A change has taken place, however,
and the doctors now think that sight
will be fully restored, but they say it
will take a long time. Inthe meantime
Mr. Beachy is again able to attend to
his duties in the store he has charge of
in McKeesport.
Meyersdale borough has overhauled
its borough ordinances, repealing all
old ones that were faulty in their con-
struction, as well as those no longer
needed. A complete new and up-to-
date set of ordinances have been pass-
ed in that town, and we need consid-
erable of a revision of the ordinances
of this borough. Some are faulty in
their construction, some are no longer
needed, and others are a dead letter.
What we need in particular now, is an
ordinance that will keep cows off the
The Prohibition County Convention
will be held at Rockwood, on May 10th.
W. D. Thompson spent several days
in Bedford, this week, visiting friends. |
Squire Samuel Lowry spent several
days in Somerset, visiting friends, dur-
ing the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Arnold, of Bur-
lington, W. Va., are visiting Mrs. 8. C. |
Keim and daughter.
Ellet Baumgardner, who had been
teaching school near Uniontown, is
here visiting friends.
Samael L. Livengood is about the
happiest man in town since last week,
owing to the arrival of a young son at
his house.
lev. E. 8. Johnston, D. D., went to
Holsopple, Monday, to attend the Som-
erset county conference of the Luther-
an church.
The editor spent Saturday night with
T. R. Sufall, in Meyersdale, and on
Sunday Tom dined with the editor in
Salisbury.
Virgil Miller and his sister Bessie, of
Friedens, Pa., were guests of C. R.
Haselbarth and family for several days
during the past week.
Attorney V. R. Saylor, of Somerset,
was in Salisbury on Saturday evening
and Sunday. The old “burg” still
seems like home, says Mr. Saylor.
H. C. Farner, of Sand Patch, was in
town on Monday selliug Piney Run oil
and gas stock. Stock has been selling
rapidly, and the company will soon
have the drill in operation.
Ernest Livengood went to Kansas,
1st week, where he has large business
inferests. He will be absent from Sal-
isbury for an indefinite period, and be-
fore returning he will take in the great
8t. Louis fair.
While at play several days ago, a lit-
tledaughter of Nelson Garlitz accident-
ally cut a finger off of one of Alfred
Ringler’s twin boys, with a hatchet.
The accident is greatly deplored by the
parents of the children.
Married, at the home of the bride in
Elk Lick township, Wednesday, May
4th, 1904, Mr. George Schlosnagle, of
Accident, Md. and Miss Martha
Kretchman, daughter of Mrs. Annie
Kretchman. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. E. 8. Johnston, D. D.
A woman in Philadelphia dropped
dead after kissing her husband, a man
in Punxsutawney expired while deliv-
ering a religious exhortation, but a
drunken man in Iowa fell off a sixty-
foot high bridge and was unhurt. Ver-
ily, the scoffer is having his day. —Ex
The other night some person or per-
sons broke the lock at EH. Lambert’s
hen ‘coop, and stole five or six very fine
and high-priced thoroughbred chickens.
Such rascals ought to be pumped full
of buckshot. There has been a good
deal of chicken stealing going on for
some time in this town, and it’s only a
question of time until some thief runs
against a snag.
Isaac Bomgardner, of Fairgrounds,
Ore., writes to the Somerset Herald
for information concerning his rela-
tives, of whom he has lost all trace.
He says that he left Somerset county
when a child; that his father was
Christian Bomgardner and his mother
before her marriage was Susan Zim-
merman. Letters should be addressed
to him as above.
The wrongdoer usually remembers |
his wife and family too late. The Em- |
poria (Kan.) Gazette warns in time: |
“A fellow in this town is going delib- |
erately into a business which is going |
to get him into troub The Gazette |
hereby gives not after the raid |
it will not keep his name out of the pa- |
streets, both day and night, and one
{ that will give the Burgess power to in-
flict heavier penalties on wrongdoers.
Any man can take a newspaper. It
lis the cheapest thing he can buy.
Every time a hen clucks and has laid
| an egg, his paper is paid for that day.
It costs less than a postage stamp—Iless
I than to send or receive a letter. It
comes to you every day, rain or shine,
‘calm or stormy. No matter what hap-
| pens it enters your door a welcome
friend, full of sunshine, cheer and in-
| terest. It opens the door of the great
world and puts you face to face with
the people and its great events. It is
your adviser, gossiper and friend. No
man is just te his children who does
not give them the local paper. Noman
is good to himself who does not take
papers.
As a rubber producing state Colorado
is making a bid for the attention of the
world. Within the last few months
experiments with a certain species of
sage brush that grows wild over an im-
mense mountainous area of the Rocky |
Mountain commonwealth have proved
that rubber of fine quality can be pro-
duced from the shrub. Several com-
panies have been organized for the
purpose of developing the new industry,
and the hitherto despised weed will
now be turned to practical use. Spec-
ial machinery has been invented for
the manufacture of the rubber, the
construction of which will form still
another industry for Colorado, says the
New York Tribune.
Jim Parker was the regular conduc-
tor on the Duquesne Limited when the
terrible Laurel Run disaster killed 85
men. Jim laid off on the fatal night,
and Lewis Helgoth, his substitute, was
found among the dead. TI asked Jim if
‘he had a premonition of danger when
he suddenly took a notion to lay off,
and he said: “No, I just laid off. My
time hadn't come.” Twice that same
night the late Edison 8. Gold<mith re-
ceived an invitation to go back to the
diner, 2 haven of safety on thé train.
And twice he refused. The Presby-
terians would say that his time had
come. And the great masses, many
without denomination or creed would
agree with them. —Connellsville Cour-
ier.
Does a full-fare railroad ticket expire
by limitation, or is it valid until trav-
eled out? This question came before
the court in a suit, some time ago,
brought against the Erie railroad for
damages. SiX years &go 8 WOMAN
bought a round-trip ticket for a certain
station, for which she paid $1. She did
not use the return part of the ticket
until recently. The conductor refused
to accept the ticket, and put her off the
train. She sued and recovered $2,000.
The case was carried to the United
States court, and the judge affirmed,
although since the ticket was bought
the railroad changed hands, even its
name. The court holds that the pur-
chaser of the ticket paid regular fare for
a ride for the distance called for by the
ticket, and was entitled to the ride at
her own convenience.
B. D. Morgan, of Meyersdale, who at
the late Republican primary election
was elected delegate to the State con-
vention, died very suddenly at his
home, Thursday evening last. Deceas-
ed had been night watchman in the
State Department at Harrisburg, dur-
ing the last three months, where he
took sick a few days before his death.
for a goodly number of years.
He was
a staunch and active Republican for
many years, and as a man he was high-
ly esteemed for his extreme honesty
and generosity. He is survived by a
wife and several grown children. The
funeral was held !ast Sunday at 2p. m.
A Johnstown dispateh says: Sheriff
Samuel Lenhart, Friday, served Luther
Levergood with a summons to appear
in court, at Ebensburg, as the legal
representative of the Levergood heirs,
and show cause why a mortgage that
was filed in 1813 in favor of Peter Lev-
ergood, one of the founders of Johns-
town, should not be marked satisfied.
The mortgage is on the land that is
now occupied by the central portion of
the city,and was given by Thomas
Burrell, George Brenizer,and the lat-
ter’s son, who conducted a forge plant
in Johnstown. The Levergood heirs
think that the matter will bear look-
ing into. as the mortgage was never
canceled, and as it is for $10,500 with
the interest for 81 years, it would now
amount to a considerable sum. In the
event that the mortgage stands, then
none of the property owners in the
central part of the city have a clear
title to their ground.
QUICK ARREST.
J. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala., was
twice in the hospital from a severs case
of piles causing 24 tumors. After doc-
tors and all remedies failed, Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve quickly arrested further
inflammation and cured him. It con-
quers aches and kills pain. 25c. at E.
6-1
H. Miller’s, Druggist.
Better Railway Service.
On the 168th of May a new train will
be put in service on the 8. & C. branch
of the B. & O. railroad between Johns-
town and Meyersdale.
It will leave Meyersdale at 6:30 a.
m., and arrive at Johnstown at 9 o’clock.
Leaving Johnstown at 6 o'clock in the
evening, arriving at Meyersdale at 8:30.
The officials announce that the train
was put on at the solicitation of people
and business men in the towns through
which it will pass, says the Somerset
Democrat.
A FARMER STRAIGHTENED OUT.
“A man living on a farm near here
came in a short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. I hand-
ed him a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain
3alm and told him to use it freely and
if not satisfied after using it he need
not pay a cent for it.” says C. P. Ray-
der, of Pattens Mills, N. Y. “A few
.days later he walked into the store as
straight as a string and handed me a
dollar saying, ‘give me another bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I want
it in the house all the time, for it cured
me.” For sale by E. H. Miller. 6-1
etm tn Sa ~~ a
West Salisbury Hotel Goes up in
Smoke—Inmates Have Narrow
Escape.
About one o'clock, Wendesday morn-
ing, the West Salisbury hotel, occupied
and conducted by John R. Fair, was
discovered to be afire. The flames
spread so rapidly that the inmates of
the house narrowly escaped being cre-
mated in the building. A large crowd
was soon at the fire to render assist-
ance, but the flames had made so much
headway that little could be saved.
All was lost, except some of the parlor
furniture.
The total loss of building and con-
tents is estimated at $6,000, while the
insurance carried foots up to only $4,-
900, of which $3,000 is on building and
balance on contents. The building
was owned by Walter Williams, and
the contents by Mr. Fair. Both are
heavy losers, especially Fair, who lost
several hundred dollars in cash in the
flames, in addition to a stock of liquors
worth as much as the entire amount of
insurance he carried.
Much sympathy is felt for all parties
concerned, and there is no doubt that
the fire will be responsible for some
great changes in West Salisbury.
"- TOO GREAT A RISK.
In almost every neighborhood some-
one has died from an attack of colic or
cholera morbus, often before medicine
could be procured cr a physician sum-
moned. A reliable remedy for these
diseases should be kept at hand. The
risk is too great for anyone to take.
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy has undoubtedly saved
the lives of more people and relieved
more pain and suffering than any other
medicine in use. It can always be de-
pended upon. For saleby E. H. Mil-
ler. 6-1
LAE
Time to Pray.
A preacher at the conclusion of one
of his sermons said: “Let all in the
house who are paying their debts stand
up.” Instantly every man, woman and
child, with one exception, rose to their
feet. The preacher seated them and
said: “Now, every man not paying
his debts, stand up.” The exception
noted a eare-worn, hungry looking in-
dividual slowly assuming a perpendicu-
lar position. “How is it, my friend,”
asked the minister, “that you are the
His ailment was typhoid pneumonia
and other complications. Mr. Morgan |
was a native of Wales, but came to |
America when a young man, locating |
in Dauphin county. About 25 years |
ago he moved to Berlin, and from
thence to Meyersdale, wi he resided
only man not trying to meet his obliga=
tions?”
|
swered, “and the brethern here who
Real Estate Transfers.
Wm. J. Miller to Wm. R. Bittner, in
‘Mevyersdale, $900.
Chas. Baker to Chas. A. Wagner, in
Berlin, $30v.
Fraprk R. Picking to James B. Saylor,
in Somerset Bor., $1900.
Jas. B. Saylor to F. \W. Bieseeker, in
Somerset Bor., $950.
J. M. Musser to A. B.Cober, in Broth-
ersvalley, $170.
F. W. Biesecker to Geo. F. Ferner, in
Somerset twp., $1000.
Stephen H. Griffith to H. G. Redick,
in Conemaugh, $8000.
H. G. Redick to A. C. Naugle,in Con-
emaugh, $1227,
C. I. Livengood to Minnie C Hoff-
man, in Boswell, $500. ‘eo
Wm. Kelley to John M. Topper, in
New Baltimore, $500.
Henry Wolfhope to Jobn Fochtman,
in Allegheny, $220.
Wm. E. Kimmell to John J. Bittner,
in Somerset twp., $1750.
F. C. Beck to John W. Beck, in Fair
Hope, $300.
G. L. Shoff to J. H. Mahaffey, in Bos-
well, $1500.
Samuel Trent’s heirs to S. P. Sweitz-
er, in Somerset twp., $400.
Peter Nitch to Adam Niteh, in Cone-
maugh, $3000.
Stephen H. Griffith to Jobn I. Steele,
in Conemaugh, $800.
Lucinda Younkin to J. R. Barron, et
al., in Rockwood, $100.
Hiram J. Kaufman to Moses W. Yo-
der, in Conemaugh, $3000.
A SURE THING.
It is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto-
gether true. Dr. King’s New Discov-
ery for Consumption is a sure cure for
all lung and throat troubles. Thou-
sands can testify to that. Mrs. C. B.
VanMetre, of Shepherdtown, W. Va.
says “I had a severe case of Bronchitis
and for a year tried everything I heard
of, bur got no relief. One bottle of Dr.
King’s New Discovery then cured me
absolutely.” It’s infallible for Croup,
Whooping. Cough, Grip, Pneumonia
and Consumption. Try it. It’s guar:
anteed by E. H. Miller, Druggist. Trial
bottles free. Reg. sizes 50¢, $1.00. 6-1
Smooth Trick to Make a Maryland
Town Go Wet at a Late Election.
Under the provisions of the charter
incorporating the town of Friendsville,
passed at the recent session of the Leg-
islature, an election was held on Tues-
day to decide whether or not spirituous
and fermented liquors shall be sold
within the limits of the town after May
1st of the present year.
Under the act incorporating the town
it is provided that “only freeholders of
the town who are otherwise qualified
as voters shall be eligible to vote” upon
the question of license, said election to
be held on the fourth Tuesday of April,
between the hours of 1 o’clock and 6
o'clock p. m. To meet the property
qualification so that they could haye a
voice in the election, about twenty-five
men purchased a lot in the town and
parceled it out among themselves, hav-
ing deeds executed and recorded for
the same in the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court in Oakland, thus be-
coming freeholders.
In all 55 votes were cast, as foliows:
For license, 45 ; against license, 20.
Those opposing the granting of li-
cense allege that the twenty-five votes
cast by the nominal freeholders were
illegal, and threaten to take steps in
the couts to prevent the Clerk from is-
suing license to any who may apply
for the same.—Oakland Republican.
i ge
A STARTLING TEST.
To save a life, Dr. T. G. Merritt, of
No. Mehoopany, Pa., made a startling
test resulting in a wonderful cure. He
writes, “a patient was attacked with
violent hemorrhages, caused by ulcera-
tion of the stomach. I had often found
Electric Bitters excellent for acute
stomach and liver troubles,so I pre-
scribed them. The patient gained
from the first, and has not had an at-
tack in 14 months.” Electric Bitters
are positively guaranteed fcr Dyspep-
sia, Indigestion, Constipation and
Kidney troubles. Try them. Oniy
6-1
50c. at E. H. Miller’s.
eT.
Economy in Advertising.
If you could meet your entire trade
personally, and could explain to each
the merits of all your different goods,
you would not need to advertise. You
can’t do this. As a matter of economy
you advertise—tell the public what
you have for sale. Each year addi-
tional business will result. It makes it
easier to do business, less worry, more
satisfaction all around.
If you are satisfied with just “keep-
ing store,” don’t advertise. If your
blood is red, if you want to grow, if you
feel a satisfaction in being a leader in
your line, advertise. Do it right.
Make it a feature of your work, not a
side issue, and the cash assets at the
end of each year will surely determine
the value of advertising.—Printers’
Ink.
MADE YOUNG AGAIN.
“One of Dr. King’s New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me in
| my ‘teens’ again” writes D. H. Turner,
“I run a newspaper,” he meekly an- |
|
just stood up are my subreribers, and”
” . . . |
| —*Let us pray,” exclaimed the minis-
ter—Ex.
of Dempseytown, Pa. They’re the best
in the world for Liver, Stomach and
Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never
gripe. Only 25¢ at E. H. Miller's Drug
! Store. 6-1
Drafts on all parts of the world.
tention.
Marx Wineland, President.
Marx Wineland,
Timothy Griffith,
MD.
EL NATIONAL
FR AN
SLC
"U.S. DEPOSITORY.
Capital Stock and Surplus Fund. ...ccoommemenennrennnnncneeccenee. $ 100,000.00
Deposits (OVer)........co.oeee ov ei en iene .... 960,000.00
ASSELS (OVEF)..... 02:22 crenrssse- vn ia icitieciess sie emswsesie 1,120,000.00
...Savings Department.... |
«_Three Per Cent. Interest Paid on Deposits.»
Accounts of individuals and firms invited. ;
Deposits sent by mail and all correspondence given prompt and careful at-
This bank is the only United States depository in the George’s Creek Valley.
Bank open Saturday nights from 7 to 10 o’clock.
OFFICERS:
Roberdeau Annan, Cashier,
DIRECTORS:
Duncan Sinclair,
Roberdeau Annan.
Robert R. Henderson.
The large
rictly
p To Date!
variety of Men's
and Boys’ New Spring Suits
that just arrived at—e
Barehus & Livengood's.
-
E. H. MILLER
does not hesitate to recommend Kodol |
Dyspepsia Cure to his friends and
customers. Indigestion causes more |
ill health than anything else. It de-|
ranges the stomach, and brings on all]
manner of disease. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat, cures in-
digestion, dyspepsia and all stomach
disorders. Kodol is not only a per-
fect digestant, but a tissue-building
tonic as well. Renewed health, per-
fect strength and increased vitality
follow its use. 8-1
Spring Poetry.
Oh! Spring!
You cold-blooded thing!
Why are you waiting so?
Birds want to mating go—
Please let the skating go
And spring,
Yes, spring.
Say, Spring,
You ornery thing,
Don’t play hocus pocus
With water to soak us,
But come with the crocus
And spring,
Yes, spring.
Yes, spring,
You slow-gaited thing.
Your coolness looks waddiah,
You're acting quite caddish,
"Tis time for horse radish,
So spring,
Yes, spring.
Come, Spring,
Let your echoes now ring.
No more wintry scenes;
Let us put up our screens,
Please come with the greens
With a spring,
Yes, spring.
For shame, Spring!
Let old Nature sing.
Last year you brought a muss,
That sickened a lot of us,
You old hippopotamus.
So spring,
Now spring.
Just spring,
And “don’t do a thing”
But get ready for “taters”
And corn cultivators,
And not alligators,
This spring,
If you please, Spring.
—Britt Tribune.
Kept Alive Thirty-five Years.
Kept her alive thirty-five years, Ann.
Betts, of Graham Ave., Brooklyn, now
in her one hundreth year, claims
Speer’s Burgundy and Port have kept
her alive and healthy until now. She
will be 100 years old next October, and
‘is in good health.
FARMS FOR SALE!
Two first class Farms in Elk
Lick Township.
One containing 280 acres,
with Brick House and large
Barn, also Tenement House and
Barn.
One containing 168 acres,
with good House, Barn and
Tenement House.
Also about 80 acres of Unim-
proved Land. For further in-
formation apply to -
R. S. GARRETT,
tf Elk Lick, Pa.
ALL THE NEW STYLES in Men’. .
and Boys’ Clothing for Spring have
just arrived at Barchus & Livengood’s.
tf
4 GOTO WM.G. HILLER for fine ~
tailoring and suits that fit perfectly.
We guarantee satisfaction. That’s why
we are the leading tailors of Somerset
goungy. Main street, Meyersdale,
a. tf
BARCHUS & LIVENGOOD are pre-
pared to take orders for Carpet. Don’t
fail:to see their ‘large line and get
prices before buying your Carpet. tf
THE BLANKS WE KEEP.
The following blanks can be obtained
at all times at THE Star office : Leases,
Mortgages, Deeds, Judgment Bonds,
Common Bonds, Judgment Notes, Re-
ceipt Books, Landlord s Notice to Ten-
ants, Constable Sale Blanks, Summons,
Execution for Debt, Notice of Claims
for Collection, Commitments, Subpoe-
nas, Criminal Warrants, ete. tf
H& CLOCK REPAIRING, Gun-
smithing and many other kinds of re—
pair work done neatly, promptly and
substantially. All work left at the
Theoph. Wagner residence will be
promptly attended to, at reasonable
prices, by the undersigned.
BEN. WAGNER,
tf Salisbury, Pa.
& WEDDING Invitations at Tae
STAR office. A nice new stock justre-
ceived.
All kinds of Togal and Commercial
Blanks, Judgment Notes, ete., for sale :
at THE Star office. HH:
Foley’s Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right.
Sn ey
Foley’s Honey ana Tar
cures colds, prevents pneumonia.
Pe
*
>
»
TE THR
solici
I.
vision,
Its pur
rincip
Ave e:
respect
[Seo
saic, N
S;
Is held
Table
Is a wi
the ri
made.
Spe:
IS AP
unrival
and ag
Cogna
bo dist
(0) AY)
=
D
Eider BILE ET
£8
ed
-
then
treat
Ww.