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Real Estate Agency.


Thsuudssasnst vilIsssbd 10 all tpslnasa
psrssinipeto buying apd selling Real k,ssss
on the GoSt my0Tabie terms.
Tho folIowias RroVsvfy fsr safe
uGcREs Of sxssllsns Ana n rseeafsla
tawHship, Hnit o. NoIih west o. hahs.e,sr,
brrsa!,es good house, spins haaaes tAfae
aiaIIv and othor ouGbui nRs,e Aesi sthl lprlpa
AI ths hoHse, ~ acEvs 81 umeetSf eood -
oAaTds.
fiAcREs otShniea Iaed 10 pIensent tssiAs
ship, Q Inlies north q Lancaster on the FfS1s
Hes On The prtfnista LafEe FfaH'e aeuss
sish cellar. good well. aosd efehaFds eVe~
harn- A desitAhae properly,
1 House AND LOT. on Perry 81. asAr
the broadway Hotel. Lancaster Ohio.
There 10 on the pTeinises, q two story Brick
House, stable. Well and eislsrh, frui, tfeea 20,
Tive Lots on North coinlnbns RIect, Lsn.
easter, OHIO, hns on oae Of the l5in, good two
aiorV frame h0uns. vet, eiatern, wood hoaHo,
and stable eli IN hrstnte eond uon, also hulS
trees, grapes, 40. As0ry desirable proptfsps
90 ACHES OF oheloe lsnd X Of amlle
n6rih Of Pisasantulle, Fairfield county. Vhto,
on the Pike Has % she pre- Inlsos large bitck
house, small barn and stable, well house, good
orchard, ulauty Of atcck waier. heaf good
dislTIct school, and RTsi elias Academy. wiz
10 solI reHsonAtly SonSidsFlng the adTah-
iages.
so ACRES Of oholcs iand ~ miles wesi q
Lancaster. o o the Pike, and Gdl0tnipg tho =.
skaeffar farm, good house asa other bul'u-
ings, excellent orchard and we'll Maseiea1S
very desirable property. J.c.HfTEA CO.
10 Acres Of La I'd MI lea north vest o.
Lancaster, between the Ko5AIt0h Pike aud
Carlisle road, on which lsa hns N s.ory iraint
house. fruit trees. we'll. 40. Soil very noh--e
very desirable property,
| 4 Aeras Of Land near tho Carroll dePos,
has on the premises good frame house, stable,
coopsrshop, fruit trees. spring at the hosse' .
ii5 Acres o9 Lsnd, ~ miles nofth og
| Lancaster on the pike. Has on the farm haine
house. stable, fruit trees, we'll at the house, .
springs on ,he premises, 20 ecres Of goodum'
Der viii be sold st q haTgain.
which 10 good house, blachs NTH shop, wAg'
onmRker shop, well at hoHse.
One 1 Acre Lot In Dunno ntvllle, on which
is gOod house, AnuuIbeF Of yOung trees. we'll
! At the house.
saO Ae res Of choice land mrleS notti,
ofAfton. Union co., Iowa. win exchHAys ior
other property Or stIIAs rsHsosaaig z a;+ ss!eso
Two Lot's, Sos. ; nndt, ob Wheel'os
street, 10 Cartsr's Addition g. tho oity o. Lan'
frame hoaseof 0 roofns. also good neR staoIs:
well and cisiern, ALI a good eondltion: Terms
reasonable. ). Z. hITE w.
Nos. 90, 1850.
95 SO.IOO acres 81 Land situated
! mile oath West Of MlllerspoFt, Walnut tHp,
| Fnlf6ed comfy. Ohio, on which " good
Fame dwsliI ng, small barn. good young OF
ehard. two good Wslls oi NAtsT, and nsAf I'VE
good grain markets.
soii rich ,bisek loan.
- aiN@ II al
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No HuMpUoINol No CnEArIsol

no HUMBUGINo! No CHEATING!
"A pint bottle full of DR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy is prepared from
one fifty cent package, and the
proprietor offers $500 reward for
u case of Catarrh which no cannot
euro. Sold by druggists. or send
sixtv cents to DR.. II. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N, Y and receive it by
moil
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b d ~ =. L.
The Narssry,-Tbis beautiful
little magazine for February is on
our tablO. There are no words too
strong to express our commenda-
tion Oftbis periodical. It's illus
trations are Of tho very highest or.
der Of wood engraving; aud II
would seem impossible TO improve
upon the quality Of it's reading
matter for youngest readers, or for
those 40 young as TO require Ia
reading to them by others. Price
$3.50 a year. John y: Shorey, l3
Washington Street, Boston.
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lannd Temnlnrs, Social.

Lancaster Lodge, l. 0. G 7.
will hold an Aid Society Meeting,
or Social, at. their Hall in this city,
on Tuesday evening next, 10th
inst. All friends are invited. Adl
mission, with refreshments, 20 cts.
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Mnre Big Porkcrs.

We are reliably informed that a
lady Of Hooking township sold to
s. Mceker this winter 10 hogs, OF
her own raising, tho average
weight Of which was 4O7 pounds
each.
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Zettlcr House, Columbus.

Zcttlcr House, Columbus.
Whoever goes up 10 tho capital
and fails to stop with Capt. Bow:
ERs, Of the Zettler, loses half the
pleasures of his trip. Tho Cap-
tain is no relation of the Blowers
who "had q brother Ike" aud who
was sail the way from Pike" but
he is a right Bower, who knows
how to keep a hotol. Fairfield
county people who 60 up there
will .. find laour Representatives
Messrs. Baker and Loohncr, to-
gothor with Mr.. Green, of Perry
county, established at the Zcttler
and so situated as to give an agreo
able welcome to their friends who
may calito see them. One ofaus
has bccn there, and We speak BY
the book. '' ,.si.
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Sugars, at Creed Bros.

New Orleans, Muscovado, Porto
Rico, Demerara, and Cuba, raw
also all grades refined, Crushed
Powdered, Granulatcd-n better
stock 10 select from any wherc-
low for cash. mi 40
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OFFICIAL ChASoE. ~. II. Vans
domark, Esq, late Clerk of the
Court Of Common Pleas, retired
from Office yesterday, and g. r.
Rainey, Esq, took possession and
entered on the dischargoof the du
ties of the office. We believe itis
the general.A testimony that Mr.
Wandemark hasbccn'a capable and
'faithful officcr, and the character
'and qualifications of Mr.. Rainey
give assurance of,cqOal fidelity and
efficiency in the Same position.
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CARD
LANCASTER. Feb. 9th. 1870

l.ANCASIEk, rcu' OIu. lo'V'
; The undersigned wishes to express
his gratitude to the citizens of Lancas-
ter for the little couutenancc they gave
to alcertain Reyd Lecturer, who, for
the last few days has gained some noto-
riety in lecturing against his fellow
christians in the city hall. Had this man
wished to,win converts from the Cath
Ollie faith by honorable meaus, and by
telling the truth, we would have hailed
his coming among us, and afforded him
every facility for fair discussion; as
1t was, VIC feel compelled to look upon
him as a frebrand coming with no 9TH
er purpose than to disturb the harmony
existing between the members of the
various churches In this city. In order
to pour out q little oil on the wounded
feelings ofour citizens the undersigned
proposes to lecture OH the various doc
trines Of the Catholic Church every
Thursday evening at n o'clock. begin
ming with next Thursday, tho 18th, in
that calm and yamicable style which
charactcrises Catholic polemics. Hop
ing that ifa feelingof interest or even
hostility has been awakened he may be
able to give both satisfactory solution.
He would willingly lecture. In the City
Hall, were he not ashamed to stand on
the same platform where every thing
Catholic has been distorted and held to
contempt; hence he respectfully in
vites all who wish TO know what the
Catholic Church teaches, to attend his
lectures every Thursday in st. Mary's
Church. Waiting for an opportunity
to thank personally those, .ReVid Pas
tors of the city who refused the use o.
their churches for the decentralization o.
our citizens, he respectfully sends thit
card 10 the liberal and sincere public.
! ", s IA LOUIS. DkCAILLY, \
Pastor of st. Mary's.,
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COUNTY sTsTG 81 Pg gGihT 1FaHilE THilELD, }ss.
!, Geo ". Beck. Cashier of Sths' First ma
tionnl baBk. ~ LANCASTER, DO solemn y ssenr
that the above stafenent 10 true, 70 the best Of
my knowledge and belief
GEO. W. BECK. Cashier.
correct-Aitest: JN9. d. MART1N,) Diree.
P.B.EwINg,
4lB, .. re lNMUND.J tors,
Sworn 10 bef6te ne and subscrlbed N my
presence, this 18th day ofJAnLary "A. u. 1870.
WILLIAM A. SHULTZ,
Notary Public Of Fairfield county, Ohio.
Feb. 3, isTU-3w.
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Coon WINE Tho Gazette had,
the other day. the privilege Of
testing o bottle of. A. Fetters's
Gasawba.i vintage Of 1867. 1t was
pronounced A number one.
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IAN. 20. ls7o-6w
NOTICE.

panielTroyer, Of the State Of Indiana. Hill
fake notice that on February IS. 1888, Vaien.
tine j. Troyer, dled in the Clerk. efncs o. the
Court of Common Pleas Of fairfield county. u.
his petition azainst him. claiming 70 recover
SIi6 and interest from February J, lses, ior 90
much M ney heretofore byplainiin pal d 70 one
An attsc hment has been issued In said acilon
and dolendant must plead thereto On or DO
fore ,he 18Th day OF March. 1870
j. r. VANDEAAEK, Clerk.
Jan. n, lsiows.
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T EGAL NOTICE.

John W,,,nor, Philip Widner, Jacob wid ner,
David Rodepouch, Susan ROdepouch MS wire !,
Margaret Widner (minor), and Daniel Kuit OF
Fairfsld county. ohio; Samuel Holiday and
Sarah Holiday his wife OF Jefief son county,
Nebras ka; and William Widucr, Of NashvIll lie,
in The ststs OF Tenne seq, vi u take notice that
petition was o led against them onthe l3th
day Of January A. u. 1870, IN the Court Of Com.
mon Pleas within and for tho comfy OF FAIR
hpld, and stats Of Ohio Aforesaid, hy Robert
Pnvh and Malin da Pugh his Wife, and is now
pending, wherein sad Petitioners demand
partiton Of tho following fshl estate, situate In
said county ofFMrheld and state OF Ohlo.to-
TI,; n part Of section No. III, Township Is,
Range Is, bounded as follows: beginniug%t q
no Il at the south west corner Of sad section
thence east l6 poles 10 Gpost, -thence North rs
poles 10 posti thence west Ia poles 70 apost;
thence soutIi' - poieA % the place OF begin
ming. containing two acres and 6e-l0o OF an
ncTe ofland.
Alao, part oi the west half ofSoction No. u
TOWNSHIP p Is, Range 10, bounded ss follows
to.yit: beginning ut stone planted on the
west line OF the section, q chains and 26 links
ya S5' west OF stone planted at the sou tn -wesl
corner of the section; thence north yA 80 west
chains and - ii nlSa to stou ei tllsuee eastvi
! g5 west chains l1 links to q stoue; the nc'
south va 6Bwest chains and 10 links TO
stone; thence west va Gi'west chains aud
links to the place OF beginning, containing on
acre more or less.
Also out.lot Mo- SIX Of the eubdiYision @
jpnds Of which Thoipa' Wright dicd seited
containing hre and - 4 lO0acres BY estimation
and that al the ne xt term Of said court th'
said Robert Pugh and " aiindn rugh his wife
will lapply for an order that partition may>b
made Of said promises
~ MALISDA PUGH, his wife.
w r wtsR Atty r .. ... o.. "a H.f
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SUPERIOR Coat. We havo. been
shown bSJ, G, Hite, Esqs7SOcre,
tary and Treasurer Of the baueas'
ter andStraitsyille Coal Company,
a magnificent specimen Of thee coal
taken from The lands of that cor,
poration. For beauty of appear
ancc, and all the externals of ex.
ceIlcuce in quality as a bituminous
coal, its superior has not fallen
under our notice. And this is bu,
an average specimen; taken al
random from large pile of loose
coal. The vein from which it was
mined is eleven feet thick and o.
unknown breadth. That Straits.
vile region sooms bound to aston
ish tho world with its minera
products.
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Mocha, Java, Rio, st. Domingo
Laguavra, English Breakfast, Ma.
nilla, &c. &c; all grades and pri-
ees except high prices. Creed
Bros. can suit you in coffces. 46
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AND BUILDERS
Loole to your Interests, Wo arc
now selling for thirty days:
Oak Flooring at $3.50 per loot.
Poplar % D Qi325ilI" ,Q
Pine I" 400
Poplar Siding, al g2,i5 dv"ai'a
Pine :" .. $50 to 800;
Dressed Pine 2,75 to $50;
No. Shingles $500 to $50; ?
Doubfo Xxx Shingles, $50, the best
in market;
Plastoring Lath ,3,75 per 1000. Ia.
Pine Flooring Lum. $50 per 100;
Pine Roof Boards | ,S5 per 1907
Barn Lumber 2,75
Common Boards ESQ "
Factory and Yard on the corner
Of Canal and Mill streets. All
kinds offactory work done on short
notice, and Is per ct. lower than
any other Factory in the West.
29tf VORYS & BRO.
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Family Groceries, at Greed
Bros.
All kinds, best quality-loWest
prices. No use to 60 any where
else for your groceries. 4G.
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TO TEACHERS.

NOTICE TO TEACHEhS.
The f.osrd Of Examiners will meet In ne
Nort n Grammar School Room, forthe examln-
atom OF rsachers, n the 1sts and "a Sat.
urdays In, cebru a ~, 1st, 1na ana
3d Nst urdays In March and APRIL
and Ist Saturday In May, 1870.
THE examipation will begin preciseiy a. lo
O'Clock, A. NJ, and no applicants Will % reosi'
we'd for examination ater 10 o'clock. a. N.
Tsachera viIlremember that they can get
rerti6cates AZ no other time, aud that they
must BE- prepared to stand an examination 10
Orthogrsphy, Reading. Penmanship, Antn'
metlc. Geography, English Grammar and The
ory OF Teaching.
The character ofthe applicants examin-
ination will be represented on scale ~ oHf
10 rEs lone denoting the lowest qualInca-
ton aud ten the hi ighest,
q. -Four cIasses cf certificates will be grant
ed, a. astollows: First C lass, valid " months,
,,; ndclass, valid IS months; third class, VAL
i'd ii months. fonr.h class. valid months.
8. A satisfactory examination IN me tneory
and practice oil teaching. apc hlgh degree OF
successi n teaching will also ne con idered W
determining the Q lass otcerNncate 70 oe Hnh'-
ed No certificate will be granted unless the
applicant passes an exAminaHohin zach hu4AnS"
| OF study required by law.
owing to change ihthe school iawe' AZ, ap
plicAuts will be required 10 pay o. zee OF MY
| cents, a. a condition OF examination.
All apphca ants must come prepared WIN
&C crt,acate Of good moral character. .and pre-
II maid an yelope g properly addressed TO them
selves. BY order OF tho hoard,
@. W. WELSH, Clerk.
Jan'y Is. Is7o-h
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Mot ZOE.

Ambrose n. IetfrieS Of Plt,shurg. Pa, Is no.
tilted that Martha Jane, ,iefirIes has hled her
petition in the Office Of'the Clerk of the Court
ofCommo n Pleas sofFairheldeouniy. Of .charg-
ing the sar,l A mbrose n. Jeffrieswith " lula
ssnee for more than threo years and gross
neglect OF duty and praying for a divorce from
s,ud Ambrose II. Jeifrios, which retition will
stnnd Tor hearing u the next Term OF said
Court. -. J.F.NASDEA AKIN NiSrh.
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d EPoRT0F TIE aEOlTOI
Condition of tho Hooking Valley
National Bank, of Lancaster. @,
atthe close Of Business on the
22d day Of January, 1870.
RESOURCES.
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Teas. at Greed Bros.

Oolong, Young Hyson, Uncolor-
cd japan. English Breakfast, Mix
ed, Old Hyaon, Imperial, Gunpow.
der, and all the rest, at the lowest
prices. .t..., 46
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A Convention of Ohio Editors
and Publishers is to be held at
Springfield on tho 24th ard Goth
inst
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horticultural.

Horticulturists, tar and near
will do we'll TO consult the adver'
tisomeut of CIarkO Brothers, to be
found in another place in this issue.
The facilities of these gentlemen
in their particular line are unsur-
passed in this region.
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Just received another lot Of fine Amori-
can Watches. and At the lowest pPrIers At
80 lrgu~ ,TrliH 45--n.
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BEERY, BROWN { CO.

VIZ TAKE GREAT RLnAsUoH
in an nouseing 70 the psblIs that Ss hA'sjn''
received our
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NEW DRUlI STORE.

INI (ANS ~ ~ n ~
I have opened, on Main Street,
q retail Drug and Prescription
Store, and I keep in connection
thorewith a good assortment Of
Toilet articles. @ -.
My stock is entirely new, select
cd in Now York City BY myself, and
persons dealing with me can rest
assurcd'o of getting pure and fresh
Medicines at fair prices. ,,.
l pay particular attention to ELL.
ing Physicians prescriptions.
n II. B. HUNTER.
|, Lancaster, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1869,
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IfyOu have n fayOritc Amer
lean Watch, that you desire to keep through
lfo, take Il to Butch aud hare It jeweled
ihroughout-- we'll done as q. the factory. -
Remember we guarantee better Norkthnn
any othcr house IN tho :ity. &c. BUTCH
L-.l- a------- -----L. a43--M.
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D DAD NOTICE
. iE.E,E,,E,L,-E5,EE I

prepared to furnish all classes with constant
EN- ,loy ment q. home, the wholeof tho time
orfor tho spare moments. Business new,
light aud profitable. Persons OF either sex
essi ly earn from soc. 10 SsY per eyen hs, a,d a
proportional sum by devoting their whole
time to the business. Boys and girls earn
nearly as much as mon That all who see this
notice NAV send their address, and test the
business, we make this unparalleled offer: To
such as arenot we'll satisfied, we will send 81
TO pay forthe trouble ofwriting. Fall particu'
lars, valuable sample, which will do 10 com
Literary ConpaniGn- one nfthe lar ges. and best
family newspapers pubishod-all sent free by
mail. Reader, ifyou want perm Anent, rrofta-
BILE work, address e. G. ALLEN / CO., Angus
Ia, Maine. .t.r... rt....,ef a..
Jan,y goth, tRf0m3. ia'is'' "'"Rss 2.
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STATE OF uRLn. .O}ss.

COUNTY Of FAIKFIELI.J
I,J. W. Faringer, Cashier Of the Hooking
Valley National Bank 10 "olemn = swear
that The above statement Is true 10 the best
ofmy nov:t d9c and belief W ~ ~ UC
TSO1AT &SNJ. w.FARiNGER, Cash. -
Subscribed and sworn TO before me, this
eOth day OF January. 1870:
Notary Public Of ,Fajrha Id conniy, v.
Corieet-attest; HEo.MrrHoFF1 Diree.
r7Is q. ". CLASPlLL,
J.WsIGHT. tors.
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wo are indebted 70, our, friend
g. L. oLDS, Of Cincinnati, for nc
ceptsBie fasors IN the why of late
Detroit dailies.
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A. Bauman g. Co.

Determined to take the lead in
the baking business in this city,
Andy Baumau, Gas will be seen by
ADVERTISEMENT has bought out
the extensive Rhodes g. Crook es-
tablishment and taken a valuable
partner in the person Of Mr.. A.
.Schleckman. The firm now have
a concern capable Of supplying all
the wants Of our city in the baking
line. The convenience Of their To-
cation, the ,woll>known enterprise
and liberality Of dealing Of Andy,
with the unequalled facilities at.
forded by the new arrangement,
must result, as it should, in q great
increase of business 10 the firm.
Agricultural Society Election.
Tho election held on Saturday
last BY the Fair6eld County Aeri-
cultural Society, resulted in the
choice Of tho following officers :,
Presideuty John Reber; Vice
President, B. W. Carlisle; Direc,
tora Thomas Rarr Amanda, town,
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TRRoRs OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who has suffered for ye ears
from Nervous Debility. Premature Decay, and
allthc effects ofyouthful indlscretlon, will for
the sake OF suffering humanity, send free to all
whoueedit, tho receip pt aud direchonsfor maxi
!ngthe simple romody by which he was cured.
rswishingt profit by theadvertiser's
experience, can doso bynddressipg, n pertce
confidence, JOHN D: VGDEN,,
No. AZ Cedar street, New York
pnnv27'6 ly.
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Tvolo,s!n 10 dlAaApolls. Indians.

IO4 AcREsIu Berns township, fairfield
county, Ohio. on which lea good two Nory
dSeIlipR, large barn good outbuIldip D %, ezee'-
LENT water At the house, Tnnnigg water on The
farm ,tuo good orchasds. Soii.-aood eolts@
land. Phee9s per acre. .r,.,co
Lancaster, o. Sept -. lsea u.
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Lancaster Union schools

Board Of EIUoatON: TfsG3 .' Iit
GExrLEMES:-The followinsisa report Of the
condition OF the Public Schools Of this city for
the month ending January %, 1870:
No OF pupils enrolled at beginning Of the
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Thsuudsssivsse vilI saspa 10 all saslnass
psr,slulbeto buying and selling Real ksssss
on the Gost myoFabie terms.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-03-18
New Advertisements.
TNaE GREAT SEWING
MACHINE CONTEST.

i MACHINE CONTEST.
Please read the following Editorial, clipped
from the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist Of
Nov. 18th, 1869:
Zone of the most interesting, exciting and i'm
p~ortant trials for superiority between Sewing Ma
chimes which it has ever been our privilege to
witness, terminated with the grand exhibition at
the Maryland Institute, in this city, on Wednes-
day evening last, 10th inst, after a contest of
over four weeks duration.
The prize was a GOLD MEDAL. There were
competing, the "Weed,'i "Wheeler & Wilson"
and Glove" three of the acknowledge leading
Sewing Machines of the age. The result of such
trials has not always proven that 'the race is to
the swift, or the battle to the strong, +" but in this
instance it must be admitted that equal and exact
justice was melted out, and the verdict was most
satisfactory to the masses who have from time
to time watched the progress of the trial. Each
machine had its admirers who crowded about
their particular f~avorite, watching with intense
anxiety and interest the course of the flying nee
dies through the tremendous tests to which they
were subjected, and which it seemed actually i'm
possible for any of them to accomplish. The
"Weed" however, was the only one that sue
ceeded in stitching upon every thing, from thirty
thickness of muslin to the finest lace, through
leather and boards of nearly one quarter of an
inch in thickness, thus demonstrating beyond
dispute the power of its unerring STRAIGHT nee
die, and its ability to resist without arrangement
the coarser, heavier grades; while from heavy
glazed cotton and linen thread it passed immedi-
ately to No. 200 cotton, with the same needle and
tension in the same machine, exhibiting a most
miraculous n:cety of adjustment upon some of
the frailest fabrics that we ever saw executed upon
a Sewing Machine.
The committee were an able, discreet and i'm
partial body of Ladies and Gentlemen, whom no
fear of favor could influence, and who were I'M
known to all the contestants until the final day
of trial. The result and award WAS as follows
'sTo the Weed Sewing Machine, a Gold Medal.'
Call and examine one of the "Family Favor
ites'i on exhibition at
j. W. MENTIONS Store,
New Street, above the Virginia Hotel,
marl8-4t Stanton, Va.