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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE,
WITH AN OCCASIONAL JOKE ADDED FOR SPIGE.
Born, May 20th, 1904, to Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Stotler, a daughter.
Born, May 23d, 1904, to Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. H. Johnston, a son.
Mrs. C. E. Sperry, of Wilmerding, Pa.,
is this week the guest of Robt. H. John-
ston and family.
Stewart Smith is this week visiting
Rev. S. M. Baumgardner and family, at
Gibbons Glade, Pa.
S. R. McKinley has greatly improved
the appearance of his residence by add-
ing a snug front vorch.
James Garrett, of Boswell, spent
Sunday last wich his father, Mr. R. S.
Garrett, in this borough.
The P. 8. Hay residence is being
treated to a coat of paint, which is
greatly improving its appearance.
R. 8. Johns. J. N. Ringler, W. B. Ste-
Roden, Joel Miller and
last
vanuas, Chas.
the editor all went to Pittsburg,
Sunday morning.
Mr. Sterrett, superintendent of the
Merchants mines at Boswell, was the
guest of Supt. R. 8. Garrett, of this
place, Tuesday evening.
We acknowledge with thanks the re-
ceipt of an invitation to be present at
the commencement exercises at the
Pennsylvania State College, June 12-
15th, 1904.
It’s a snap to buy a few rough lots
then be elected street commissioner
and have all your rocks quarried at the
expense of our poor old tax-ridden
borough.
The other day Fritz Diehl and Billy
Frye came to town with a 12} pound
turtle. They are going to fatten it by
the swill barrel process and make it
weigh twice as much as it now weighs.
Meyersdale is striving for a shoe
factory, and Somerset and Berlin are to
have a concrete and paper box factory,
respectively. It is time for Salisbury
to organize a board of trade and make
an effort to get some factories here.
The other evening two Italians from
the lower end of the region came up on
a train to West Salisbury. Several of
the local toughs were told that the
Dagos were “scabs” from Shaw Mines,
and as a result the strangers were at-
tacked and beaten. “Mick” Harding,
we are told, was the chief assailant,
and it is said that he has fled to avoid
arrest.
The St. John’s Reformed congrega-
tion, of this place, are about to have a
$2,000 pipe organ put into their fine
church edifice. Andrew Carnegie will
donate half of the price, while the con-
gregation will raise the balance. The
congregation took a vote on the organ
proposition, last Sunday, and only three
in the entire congregation voted
against it.
James McSpadden has been awarded
the entire issue of bonds recently made
by the Rockwood school district. It
consists of $11,800, in denominations of
$500 each, and they were awarded to
Mr. McSpndden at par. The coupons
are payable on June 1 of each year,
and the bands become effective from
May 29. The proceeds are to be used
in building 8 new school house.
An elder of the reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day
Saints conducted the funeral seryices
last Saturday over the remains of Miss
Emma Collins, who died in Mt. Savage |
on Thursday. Miss Collins became al
member of the church, which is the
radical wing of the Mormon church,
some months since, at which time a
number of members of the church were
proselyting in this locality. —Frostburg
Herald.
Henry Bonig and family, of Wiscone
| stopped long enough in
ago on their way to Grantsville, Md.,
where Mr. Bonig was born and reared.
They will visit friends in that vicinity
for an indefinite period. Mr. Bonig
to
call at Tue Star oilice and exchange
our town
| greetings with the editor, who is one of
his old-time friends. We are always
pleased to meet the dear old friends of
our boyhood days.
Michael Davis, of Seranton, has more
bullets in his body than any other man
on earth. During the Civil war he be-
longed to an Illinois regiment which
was sent to the frontier to quiet the
Indians and guerrillas. The regiment
was nmbushed and Davis was shot 27
times. When he was taken to the hos-
pital the surgeons did not expect him
to live and so made no effort to recover
any of the bullets. He has had two
X-ray photographs made, which show
the 27 bullets as black spots.—Oil City
Derrick
A reporter and a policeman witness-
ed a rather unusual sight early Satur-
day morning. In a store on Main
street where soda water and confec-
tioneries form the greater part of the
stock in trade, 14 rats were seen play-
ing about the floor,crawling over chairs
and tables. nibbling at fruit in the
show window, and three rats were even
seen sucking at the spigots of the soda
fountain, evidently much pleased with
the sweet substance gathered about
the mouths of the spigots.—Johnstown
Journal.
On Saturday. June 4th, the Shipley
Hardware Company, of Meyersdale,
will sell at public sale an immense
stock of buggies. carriages, spring
wagons, farm wagons, harness. harrows,
plows, ete. The stoek is new and made
up of the best goods that money can
buy. Some second-hand farm ma-
chinery will also be sold. Sale will be-
gin at 10 a. m. and last all day. It will
be a great opportunity for prospective
buyers of vehicles, etc. See the large
advertisement on next page for further
particulars. 1t
Farmers, as a rule, do not realize
what a small advertisement in the local
papers will do for them. They often
have a horse or a cow or an implement
of some kind they want to dispose of,
and will frequently spend many valu-
able hours going around among neigh-
bors trying to make a sale when a few
cents sent to the county paper might
bring several buyers. A nice profit
might often be realized from a sale, by
the same method, of seed, grain, cattle,
well bred pigs and fowls. Try your
local paper and see what it will do for
you—Ex.
A little rumpus occurred down on
Union street, last night, in which John
Tedrow, Irving Tedrow and Bert
Blough figured on one side, and Frank
Tedrow, Harvey Tedrow and James
Robertson on the other. A few blows
were exchanged, and revolvers were
drawn, we understand, as the result of
a quarrel, which grew out of the min-
ing situation. Now there are rumors
of arrests and law business galore. As
no one was hurt, and the fact that
neither of the persons engaged in the
quarrel are thought to be in danger, it
would be better for all of them to drop
matters.
Last week representatives of the
Bel!, Somerset County, Mutual and
Economy telephone companies met at
Hay’s hotel for the purpose of effect-
ing some sort of a consolidation of in-
terests that would enable the patrons
of each company to have the use of the
lines of all. The four campanies could
not agree on terms, but the meeting
was not without good results, as an
arrangement was made between the
Mutual and Economy people whereby
the patrons of those two lines are to
have connections with the Garrett
County and the West Virginian. Penn-
sylvania and Maryland lines.
Concerning the trial of Sam Broad-
stock, mention of whose arrest was
made in THE STAR some time ago, the
Somerset Standard has the following
tosay: “A young man who was given
ample time for profitable reflection
upon the cruelty of an ungrateful son
towards his mother, is Samuel Broad-
stock. Aged about eighteen years, he
followed the occupation of a coal
miner, and lived with his mother and
sisters in a comfortable little home in
Elk Lick township, near the state lime,
his father having died some years ago.
He fell into the habit of getting drunk
and raising Cain at home, on one oec-
casion, at least, driving his mother
from the house. She very properly
had him brought into court on a charge
of assault and battery. The young
man pleaded guilty, and was given a
severe lecture by Judge Kooser, who
said he considered the defendant as
base a criminal as had ever come before
him. The young man was sentenced
to pay a fine of $5.00 and the costs of
prosecution, and to undergo imprison-
ment in the county jail for a period of
ten months.”
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QUICK ARREST.
J. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala., was
twice in the hospital from a severe case
of piles causing 24 tumors.
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.
H. Miller’s, Druggist.
sin, pasted through town several days
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STAR’S COURSE APPROVED.
Says Our Advice to the Miners is
Good.
The following letter is not from a
coal oporator, but from a very prom-
inent man who is as well posted on the
coal market at all times as it is possible
for a man to be.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 20th, 1904.
P. L. Livexcoop, Esq..
Editor of Tre Star, Salisbury, Penna.
My Dear Sir:—I1 have read with
much interest and care the several ar-
ticles in your paper in regard to the
mining situation in your coal field.
Your advice to the men is good, to
accept the situation and to resume
work, for all the lost time can never be
recovered. It seems to me, as a disin-
terested party, that the actual situa-
tion of the coal business and general
depression that exists is not clearly
understood by the men.
1 favor good wages and paying prices
for our coal, but the trade in general is
so depressed, that te pay the ruling
prices for mining in 1903, this year, is a
practical impossibility. It cannot be
done with justice to any operator in |
the Salisbury coal field. |
1 have been in touch with the coal
market for some time. The coal from
other regions comes into this market
and in close competition with that sent
here from your region.
To my knowledge coal has been of-
fered in this market within the past |
ten days at 80 cents per ton, and no |
demand at even that price. That from
West Virginia also comes here and in
the East at prices much less than $1.00
per ton at the mines. and in view of
this situation, why your men should be
deiermined to attempt to make a
market at prices that their demands
would require is a problem hard te
solve.
I enclose you a slip from one of our
city papers which states a fact not
overdrawn, and the same should be
clearly understood by the men in your
coal field.
The Listonburg coal can be bought
at about 90 cents per ton at the mines,
with a slow market, and the quality of
this coal is in favor here and in New
York.
Following is the newspaper clipping
referred to, and we know that what it
tells us is true:
HOW THEY
KILL THE GOOSE.
A shining example of why strikes
don’t pay is supplied by the bituminous
coal trade. On threats of throwing
down their picks. the Clearfield district
miners enforced a high scale of wages. |
They are paid 62 cents a ton for min-
ing coal. In the Pocahontas region the
price this year is 25 cents a ton. Wages
of laborers in these competing bitu-
minous fields are proportionate to the
pay of expert miners. A Focahontas
operator can therefore put on the cars
ready for shipment two and one-half
tons with the same expenditure that
the Clearfield operator loads but one
ton.
The effect of this great handicap in
favor of the West Virginian is instant.
Heretofor Providence, R. T.. has been
the largest single distributing point in
New England for the Pennsylvania and
Maryland coal which is shipped from
Philadelphia. An average of 100,000
tons of bituminous coal were carried
every month by the coal fleets on the
Delaware.
But notice the paralyzing effect of
the new scale of wages. In February
Philadelphia shipped only 5000 tons to
Providence, and in the same month
Norfolk and Newport News. which
handle Pocahontas coal, increased their
shipments by 80,600 tons.
The Southern mines are busy every
minute, the railroad lines to the sea-
board are burdened with heavy traffic,
and all classes of labor reap an enlarg-
ed profit by this greater activity. But
in Pennsylvania the bituminous miners
ars tow idle 8 good part of the time.
shipments are below the normal, and
exports here have been miserably re-
duced. In a word, the Keystone State
miners have in their endeavor to force
a higher wage than exists elsewhere
killed the goose that laid the golden
eggs.
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. 6-1
HAVE PAID THEIR FINES.
Garrett Miners Have All Been Re-
. leased from Jail Upon Injune-
tion Proceedings.
The six miners from Garrett that
Judge Kooser fined $50 each and the
costs in the cases for violating the in-
junction of the Garrett Coal Co. have
been released from jail upon the pay-
ment of the costs and the fines, and
their signing a paper in which they
declare that they were in contempt of
court, and that they now fully under-
stand the nature of an injunction, and
that they will in the future obey it.
Harry Williams, upon the consent of
the others, was allowed to pay his fine,
and was not compelled to serve his jail
sentence. The Miner's organization
paid the fines of Wm. Nehinski, George
Bodine and Irven Walters, and they
were discharged from jail by the
sheriff.
The National Organization paid the
costs in the case, but at first refused to
| pay the fines of the men. Their action
| was so loudly condemned, that after
| Williams, Pritts and Tucker had paid
A Fool Frostburg Ordinance.
Last week John M. Fresh hauled a
load of household goods to Lonaconing
for Squire Bowman, and on his return
he drove to Frostburg and took on =a
load of the same kind of goods for T.
F. Daugherty, who recently meved
from that place to this. But about the
time Fresh wanted to leave the tewn,
he was arrested on a charge of draying
without license from the hogpen city
government. A big cop had charge of
John until a search was made in the
saloons for an old magistrate, whom
John says also had a load on, but of a
different kind. Whether the magis-
trate had a license or net, Joun doesn’t
know, but thinks he took on his load
under the saloon-keeper’s license.
Well, to cut a long story short, John
was fined $5.00 and costs, and before he
had time to get the money from a
friend, which he volunteered to do, he
was locked up. The end is net yet,
however, as Fresh will sue for false |.
imprisonment, and the case will be
{ tried in the Allegany county court.
1t is said by Frostburg people who
claim to know, that the ordinance un-
der which the fine was imposed does
not eover Mr. Fresh’s case at all. If it
does, then any farm hand ean be ar-
rested for hauling produce into Frost-
burg and returning with goods for
another person. Frostburg ought to
get out of its mossback ideas.
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 Colie, 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 sale by E. H. Mil-
ler. 8-1
Marriage Licenses.
| John FE. Nieholson....... Somerset twp
Y.oretta M. Deitz ........ Somerset twp
Harry H. Donner............... Berlin
Toa M. Walker... ................ Berlin
Charles Maz. ................... Black
AnnelaKoznran. ................ Black
Harry Dogan... ............... Windber
Mary D. Ross ...... Cabin Windber
Ralph T.7T. Sandoe...... Somerset twp
Margaret Scurfield ...... Somerset twp
Johny Naglak................. Windber
Anna Getner.........ceoineeiis Windber
John M. Peek.............. Confluence
Ellen Morrison............. Confluence
Geo. E. Mosholder.. .......... Summit
Daisy T. Rush............... Hyndman
Simon M. Helk............... Elk Lick
Sn Elk Lick
Savanna Livengood
Ankeny J.Shaulis............. Lincoln
Mary L.Bisel................ Jefferson
Christopher Manners........... Jenner
Harriet B. BRhosds............... Jenner
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
Balm 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
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Rabbit Snow on May 15.
Mrs. Lon Glotfelty, formerly of Con-
nellsville, now of Hastings. Pa., is the
guest of relatives and friends in town.
Her husband was formerly in the res-
taurant business here and now owns a
hotel at Hastings. Mrs. Glotfelty says
that on Sunday, May 15, there were
several inches of snow fell at Hastings,
and it remained on the ground through-
out the day. Hastings is away up on
top of the Allegheny mountains, and is
one of the most delightful spots in
Pennsylvania.—Connellsville Courier,
A CURE FOR PILES.
“I had a bad case of piles,” says G.
F. Cater, of Atlanta, Ga., “and consult-
ed a physician who advised me to try a
box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, I
purchased a box and was entirely cur-
ed. It is splendid for piles, giving re-
lief instantly, and I heartily recom-
mend it to all sufferers.” DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled for
its healing qualities. Eczema and other
skin diseases, also sores, cuts, burns
and wounds of every kind are quickly
cured by it. Sold by E. H. Miller. 6-1
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men and things is valuable; every man
who has been obliged to rely upon him-
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has been high enough and his will
strong enough to advance himself;
every man who recognizes the ladder
by which he climbed, and is not asham- |
ed to acknowledge he was once at the |
bottom round, has a good word for the
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which is the barometer of business and
| their own fines, the organization paid
| the fines of the other three.
the artery through which it is increased
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