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, 1877-09-13

Total .... ........ ..-.... $50, ooo
or this amount thcrc y On tae building s:s.-
304; on tlls furniture, S0,7l3. The out-butd-
ts,Od0, aud Insured for nearly tiiat amount,
were 1,ot burned. Among tho gusts tn tho
hotel wore Philip WadswSrti an.l wife. t}sn.
sss vssnS aud ss.s:i ss J. h sS't yps.sa Esanf ss s
sou, Mr. and Mn. FIageerh Mr. a,sl Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. llcdeli, John Tyrrell and family
Mr.. aud Mrs Qeosgs sal.l'. Mr.. aua Mrs. lied.
Chapman. OIL, RAYMOND, and Potter. Mr.
Wadswotth atu! family lust all their personal
effects, anl Gen. Lcllie ia reporte4 70 have
lost ncarly $auxl worth OF lcwelry and other
eapc Wit, liz 1lfc, Us hs lad lockc.,
i'ls door OH retiring, anA, being heavy slceleF,
was not aroused uht! tho flames l..4 attained
considerable llratlway.
1a Tns's @ Y Ny {ss"a:I exciting between , ths
catY, and this more than anything clsc canduccA
to tho cntrG destruction pf tho hotel, Thu
bur.le.l of this difficulty rests Upon tho 11ytl0
Park Department. Somewhat lnort than year
aEu tbs city hrcn,en were th the habit 0t run.
Nthg to every fire in the towns at Lake and Hyde
Park that they found approacllablc, but upn,
several oecaslons they were ttu4tcu with such
gross dltrespect Tint taey dcctdrd to 20 no
tnurc, unlcas ordered 10 to do by Golnu coInpu-
lent authority. Moreover, sevcrAl eitxeus all4
s0uie Aldermen demonstrated with Marshal
beuncr ahout allowing tho department 10 gO
beyond the city limits. This result pf thIa dis
pute was y communication from Benncr to tho
Town D,arls Of !iydu Park and Lake, fn which
he offered to scuti asaistaIlrs in vases VI uc4ts-
sity, upon thu representation ol any reliable
cttizen. Thu Town Board of Lake seilk rus
tee to toDutlate, aud arrangements werc n,atlu
that Enytnv Company 10, ansl such Other cll-
g1nes as belonged In that 1isttitt, SHOULD pro-
rced " the scens Of the lire upon pullin,
certAin box located tn tho outskirts Vi tic city.
No distinction was tla,le between township and
city property, except that tho engines were not
to ~ too lar away from home. iaydv Park
ignored this communication entirely. md
the result H. tAat assistance WIS nut sent to yes
tcsay's ra for some thrcu lluurs aftes 1t might
have bGGn sent untier any xysteuI Or axrcelci!t.
alr. Dcnncr first heard of ths tlro ut a:i0 In q
dlapatefa lroin some person, Iaslle unknown, In
Hyde Park. Upon this meuxfe information hs
sent out Engine Company No. 70. Later he r.
criyetl dlspAtsh sent over the si!sh!'
gau Central RaiirosAl by l'irFce Il Bcn-
tan1ln, owners Ut tho hotel. This wus
dated $40 .. ILL.,. but It lid unt reach Beuuer
until fully forty minutes Later. Shortly after
this came dispatch from thu Hyde Park Fire
Marshal stating that It Wa too lsts u send any
additional assstance Mr. Bcpncr regrets great
~ that circumstances proved such u thcv did,
but he Ands lliuseif unable 10 uItcr the position.
The Hyde pulkers are 1nAu with themselves
aud tbclF utterly yslueless watet-scryt,r, aud
s1e ready to kick thp toard ot Trustees, wAoas
, 1877-09-13
THE HAYDEN EXPLORING EXPEDITION.

WAsHIAo1oa, D. G., Sept. la.--A letter from
tho West, Just received here, speaks OF thu safe
ty aud succcss of most of tho parties comprising
Prof. IIaylvu's exploring expedition. Tho
party under ths Charge Of Prot. G. 4. Whlte has
inst arrived at salt Lake City, haylug carefully
explored the country froln Denver across tho
main ra,,ges of tue Rocky and Wasatch Mount.
utns to that polut. r1of. Wl.lto states that ll4
Investigations have resulted In the discovery Ut
forM Al interesting scientific outr'buttuu to tho
knowledge Ut the geology and palrouto,ogy Ut
4 long stEeteh VI u COMPARATIVELY lilt1e-kuosu
part of ths West. Information 1rum utl1cs
tllararter u Tie euttc rcgipn explored ,hs year
whrp made known, will attra1t the attention Vi
the habltc generally, The pastiea will I'LL return
" Washington by TIC lst VI UStupc1.
, 1877-09-13
objection being n,a.lc. another tallot was had,
anl Il resulted:

i'ec..s.'...'-..ss...s,. .......+... ."lf III
Messrs 1ef1'ngwcli nrn! Utis were declared
The following were elected Trustees: The
Rev. Francis Mansfield, The Rev. r. n. MnFttfut,,
f. a. shcliun. Lueius y. UtIs, ticorgc Carl.
Tho following were chosen members Of tic
noara q Equalization, Il. T. CHASE, J. 4. 8.
Quick. Charles q. Cooley. y. W. Page, q. Il.
larrnlWc.
Sir. i. Corning Judd wu. reelected cl,anccl-
1or.
TnR TEMPERANCE cAusH.
III. Sullivan, by cunscnt. introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, tay!ng tho subject llaI lecn
deemed worthy of attrntion lIy the Church Ut
Enslhnd III her corgmsato cnlactty, hy the
Chnrc', Congress on our avn tit!u of the Attain.
tic nnd bY scscraf 1ure.at conventions. md III
view of the faet TINT there was scarcely
dkNetc TINT dbl not suftr ln some distt t1on or
other from the esistence Of this grcat ssw!al
cgil, 10th thy 'atty. and TIC clergy feeling the
effects directly or indirectly IN yunntcthH with
tho different interests uf lie Church, II woutt
be well Tor tho Church 10 tfuw hcr sc,l>sty
with regard to tic subject bY giving ntterAntc
tn l,er voice through the medium Of some such
Rtsotf<d, That In stew Of tho wlde. spread pfcvn-
lcncc nf tho tin Ut drunkenness. and under . sol.
se evs q II 9 II. III. II 'n ;hs
Protestant Episcopal Church in illinott. hereby
respectfully requests thu appointment BY the lIsh
md ihfee laymen to Investigate tho subject and
take such measures ~ In their Judgment n,aJ CUT.
esae9e hy tic Churci, in .his diocese o her rcsnon.
steii,cs to thosc already afflicted Or in danger Of
bcinl afflicted by 1t.
This, DR.. SulItvnu said, would commit i,o oue
to a1ty particular theory. whether Of moderation
or total af'st,hcnrc, Or tho adoption III my par
tcutar measures.
Some ouc .suegcsted that intcmpcrancc bc
substituted for drunkenness, anil the atncnd-
Mr, II. e, Kanncv remarked Tint nrrnnrc-
, 1877-09-13


"The ecconl Ward Worklngncn's Party Of
tho United statca " met last night at No. I'll
stato street, In tins building known rs tho Rali-
road Chapel. *rhcre wcrc good many present.
Early In thc evening gaMily I,imtor Il. tho
most intellgentrlookIrg attendants rpse mil
left. They told tribune reporter who asked
thu ea,asu Ut tho evIlrnt dissatisfaction TINT
they hat como to organize club to 10 called
tho Worktngnan's InluAtr.al Club, anil They
founl TINT Van pattca. schling, and otllcrs
lld got iu ahead oE thcEn, anu liad ma 10 Conf
illlln!sttc Organization Ut tho gathering, They
therefore, wosllil laye nothing to do with tlio
movement. Tllnsv remaining elected oillccrs as
',sr'' %a v;s.,isat 2seIfs iSs'Dj p%fS,'4sI; St2 y
sscrctary; ~. Y. barr, Treasuror.. .tn
Clc,nrns ol,r,cn, tiel.ter. Erow, aInl Burkllarlt
Wis aIsu elected, anl MessIa. BurHsheycs, Tel
der, and Stlilntnker wero chosel delegates to
THO meeting adjourned til! next Wednesday,
at bellevue Gasdcn, corner ot Taylor anu Stats
Streets
Club has set sail .naY b. found, E'crhaps, n tho
following resolutions, which were adopted ata
recent meeting Ut thu Club:
wnxnkas: lha present political o,ganl1atlons
na1 sen thEy. sass
pcor s,as,l asals @ poosss; ] aad ''''" ''s'
..WHEuEis, Tue present unhappy and unpaid con-
plnYn'cnt-demanda chan9e In ths financial mau-
agsuaeat Of OUT national affairs; therefore.
A<setssd;; Tia. W hayo he r''esn. n of rcfosm
RtsoIretf, THAT VIZ demand tltc Kfceitback dollar,
~ well " xoll auA silver, shall b1 legal.tsnlef
is.usa I'd anl IN prstseted ~ tha N.seusi GoSeranclt
'%<.siss.. rkMst III church, corporation. and taat,
charitable bQynitst4. widow and orphan Asylpms
, 1877-09-13
SALT,

87fetdl Rtrpaleh ~ TAs Trtsns.
EAsr SADixAw, Mich, Sept. 12.--The report
OF tho State Salt Inspector SHOWS the salt prod
uct for the month Ut August 10 hayc been 49,
ESQ basEell. against 1S3,eH during tho sapo
month Of 1875. The pro*luct fue thu year thus
far will approximate 1,0Ou,uU barrels, ay5aluat
about 40QQU lust seasou.
, 1877-09-13
LOCAL POLITICS.

-
TIE INDUSTRIAL PATTY.
Tho EXECUTIVE Committee Of the Working
mct'. 1,n,,tr,,, nor,v ri ttc j1nttc,, st,tc. mn
,,,,t,,,,., H.. n.,t. 'u,. vi H., ,,a. 49, i,m,r
sn"a', e1 ''s' eun'ay "nen tne n5 .'s e''1
tehc1, nc!'a meeting last evening at Maskcli
Hill for the purposes Of hcnring rcports frtIn
Tie linn ftrnry = s,,o.,.,., ,r;t,, ,,s co1far NJ.
rr..i,.I ,,.'.;, ~ .,,,'' W." Nv s"l' ~
~ p'e'w''' n'ue"ef Mc.f'l'fay sas a1on"' "''"
tF'eu 10 Eoss things. Tho result OF I'is ef'e'
vcrlnR nttetnpt to r,tn things waa that llo WIS
most sgn[tleanttr snub,ye,1.
Tho ,lr.t thing tI,ot rama mn ,-,. ,,,, ,,o,rfro
, 1877-09-13
TIE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER,

EyeFy drop of tho sarsapartan ttcso1vcnt ct1rnu7&
eatea through The D:ood hweGt. uEinc, and duha
ana 1ncss o he tyse!a ts Visor Of iift. prepare
$s:tvtusa. Syphilis tou.Imptont Glauluar plstate
nlcrra ln thr brent, slguih. Tumors. Etlcs IN Iii
9t9as .shs.ge; TRIM ts Est. aud a. w9s tSia.I
l:ina W.rm. salt !stlcgHi., Es{tpelai Acme. D.ti
tlS cufalse rAnxs q ri. woEde: Of n,o4sI1 chcn!a
usftr Of td0se forms Of dis0aae ts otent power
them.
lithe patient lally becoming reduced By tho wst.a
ana 4rcoWrUsttnn ttnt aft rphtlnuay rtoKrfRslnE.
succeeds In hrErlnR tcss wnstcs. ma sePas the iat
!hs ssr.apsrisn VIZ aud doc. scclfo-s eu1s y esi.
OF publication. snd succetda In dim!mjahin hy Inv
waalts, ~ relatrt will 1e rapid aud every DAY tet
better. appetite improving, AID 1ssh ant vulgasto.
crEAslHH.
remedial agenta t tho Gurt Vt Lhrunlc. scFofulunk
CUustuttonnl and Skin d&eascs, but IL Tie unly p
NfyN cure for
, 1877-09-13
ARRQW.HEAOS,

N0es7* FF9*7R1F " 4ETV04K
IND1ANAEoLls, Ina, Sept. 13,-Tho second
annual session OF the Indiana Archaeological Ar
ko>aa.iou began to-day with u light asteudonce.
pEof. Cox, Stute Geolp..i4t, President, read an
adlseas upon 'l1s Mound Builders ol Amcsl44."
, 1877-09-13
HYDE PARK'S LOSS.
Burning OF the Finest OF chicago's
Suburban Hotels.
Tho Guests Escape, Though a Few Loso
Their Personal Effects.
Tic Loss Estimated Mt $4,000 10
$i50, ,00O...Insurancc, $4,000.

ms...
fhty"ihlHl s'reclt WIS yesterday morning bnft1cu
tu tho Erountl, with the exception II tho walls
Of the wing, a chimney, ntetl portion Of thc
miitnfr from t1,c thtr1 iioor ,1,rvn IN the hosc,
,,,,. IT, ,h', .,,, ,,;nt.;,..s NJ H.. 80. 4
'ne"t !" t''s ea!e u's's'o''' inu htc cntEh1 NJ
gdnrtcr to - O'clock Ill tho pastry.cook's roun',
nnu was fuullu between u range nntl inrge
bakc-oycn. right beneath larro voo,fen yentI.
I,tur. Tin vcotI,otor uas 5orr 1oot ,,n,,, ,,,1
"wo.,.t ,."'M,t go. ~ ~, oIa'' y 49,,
ahosuca Splenula ufa's ior Tue nfe. whte1l
quickly lcapcd to the root fflinx Tho halls and
rooms VI tho Upper story with smoke and hurst
up mt IN thu rnof iust b,rk nf
.I,s ,,.,..,, rsa.,, .h,~s !, s.x.,, st,.o,,s,.
~" eat,". sio'" s.'o ~ epte"o '"tou4n
thn ota nuila!ns anu "lig' No "latl wa per-
ecpttbfc, anil tho house burned very slowly ILL.,
1cu,l, It bpiur O'Clock before the men engaged
In movnr nut the frrn;snra vcrc oh1,,1c,i IN
~ . w e~A ~
4e'ase ~. t'ss tn''u stoF''
lilo fisst une to discover the fire Tns tic
pastrg cook. John y. Mnntci, who shouted to
tlr nivbt-wo,thn,on. +, W. .1ohn.on, onL tho
.,,-,,"..x ,r,,s, 1.s.aa, ,.,t,... ~. IT." T. ~
s.iA,ee' 1.e' "as.e"e" W 't'io''il -aF' e. ~
MERRILL tho clcFk. WHO at once scit ono Tor thu
llose-cunlpanics and t1se other to awaken
thu quests, which tllcy did iu hastc.
Thr fre 1nlt, mn, .hn.n ~ +,,o prcst,rtcr,,,,
r,".,t' ,so.,. .. 49,, ~ ,,.,us, .,s 3'.s..,.
~ n""eu "s'c t""st "',u !" ""s"ct " ."e 1alnuie
ll0ea company No. turned out. a host VIVA
laid after some delay, but no atcr to amount
to anything came, The hose uas then takcuu l,u
, 1877-09-13

parslrnonlu'ts policy would not allov the tlrs
ami hose companies proper appliances for cxtn-
EnlslIlnE tlrG of my magnitude.
, 1877-09-13
The HFbt ballot 10F lePutIGS Fcaultetl, u bal
lots being cast By the clergy and 38 by tho laIty


There were some scattering votes.
Tia bishop declared tbs Ney. ORA. Harrts
Locku, and Chase, and Col. llaEluW aud i. C.
Judd elected.
Another ballot for ono clerical md two lay
deputies resulted a follows;
, 1877-09-13

Sir. Edsall was the only Que who received a
majority iu both orders, ttle clergy casting IS
vutes, and the laitS u, aud ho was agrosdiDgty
declared elected
D1. sullivan moved that tho ballot b tus-
pended, aud that Dr. Lelllngweu and l.. y.
Ulis bs electcl by exclamation.
, 1877-09-13

lho eoanse! 'of I,s ptoseIIh..on pss aiKu5u .hat
Luz ssutisaM nsa. ~ ,,,,t ~ ~, ,.i. ~
tcasgn' lase Muus 4n a* ~ ,,ot ~ TS, "a
uo* because H. !sa!i n'loi9tu5S 9 5 ~ L5n.s ano'
i, son u ~ T " IT, aae S IL ,a1,,as
} soss % ime Gopan5 onnso tae .ta Luz o.ss
;ue " ~s'v .ssouart VIZ 80 ntt ~. that
leueo o. pasaease.e. W. ~. ~ 1tat W..
sssasha Svnus.nen "ste s ~ e. III ti.. ei1 ~ ~,
,a p o 81 ,o4ta, ~ n.u .h. ~
nls n!Ies neeS, muuia iu no ne @aS'4ueo III @4'fo~'
luE het ont VI tap "tuuunt ,,.
~. usny a4u I.H ss = a. ~ ,4 utsts'etta .t. Ky
iha "tastct a"J tutsne.: aaI "ou0 LAW tno
saso ~ ...hut u ,s 's'e@se 'o 'e''
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Obituary.,

Many of the readers of the PRESS will
have heard before this reaches them of the
death of Anna Dittoe, wife of William
Flowers, which occurred at her home in
Shelbyville, Illinois, on the 18th June,
1877.
She was married here in 1877 and emi-
grated with her husband to their new
home in Shelbyville, where she enjoyed
good health and the comforts of pleasant
and happy home until about six months
ago when her health began to fail which
kept getting worse until death relieved her
of her suffering. She bore all her suffer-
ing with patience from the first and depart
ed this life in peaceful resignation. She
leaves husband and two small children to
journey while longer here and to mourn
the loss Of tender and loving wife and
mother. Anna has many relatives ant
friends in this county who will read thi
: announcement of her death with SORROW.
She was about thirty four years old an
was inferred in Catholic Cemetary ut Shel
byville. L. J. G.
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gNEMORIT VI.


The arnber-wlere the good man meets his fate
Is privileged ,bo'e 'i-e common Walks u me-
DIED:-ln great peace and hoiy t4Fl7-
1etL 1tsi 951 I51 i' m oH ''1S --e 1919, j. SoT,
aTsat Rrv - ~ - ~ # The OHIO
Annual Conference. age a. years, months
and Is days
Bro. Van Law was assigned to his last
field OF Labor September 1872 and dur
ing MS twenty months EaJonfh as pastor
here, his apundani good quAltIes OF AeaF'
and mind have 50 eHaeAFed him 10 ms
people, that this als.enSHilon 81 rIoFI-
dence seem trial most severe l"t6'". "nd
h"Fa 70 bear
"" hen the good die, 'ile people mourn.
this was man'tesi!y tr'Ie IN regard 10 our
beloved pastor, whose aeceH-F seemed :"
touch TIE hearts Of al fhe Ene" A'LA'
re 'e"o,''''' '''''''e % I'<s anu .'''si.1s
l''-'i'1' IL. i.'' 500" Os 10Y gotten - '-',
h'''. f'l> VINO @-'''S@-sl ''e 71'1,l.n ana
Impressive "PSefu fuiss n 'he u. L ''''f's'''
=. ,... :
p = II ~, a. -a-;s;S- o,so- af
To,oa-t,- a;-+-;ot 10 la,,,,or, z,.s 5.I;rar
- M -, - 1,ro.r.;i, f-or,
,Io,.tou ve .pI.esad "a tho r,rra in
Loo., nh 80 codu Tha fo1fo,..
-..-,-- -, p n "
C+on4o,. p Tor,.s+or q x.ro
g N wiz, r.. nh "a
.
raor h:sauoa ovos ,r,, .orror;no boo,,s
80 49, = a:to..a+;o, - a. si,ooro
1or, I'D aF.ot;a, tor ~, -,hor, - -.
.--oz -, -. .I..a-,'.-,.s s-,,,;I-- -
~. ,soooa.1a ~, or4;.o o,,,,n,,,nitr e.,
tbe;r mos, s:,coro. ., rn,r.tt ;os IN tb;s thoir
.oa ,a,;o+;o,
The remains wore conveyed 70 the R. R.
DOM. =, 2 p NJ ond tbonee ,akop 70
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Roots.

Just now when harvest work is pushing
and the weeds are growing in profusion
among the root crops, is a good time for
the farmer to think over the conundrum of
"Do roots pay as Iood for stock ?" Under
the circumstances as he finds them at the
present time he will be very apt to give the
negative to the question fair and careful
consideration. After few days work at
hand wedding and thinning out beets he
will be able TO make pretty fair estimate
of the cost of the manual labor involved in
the production of the crop, and he will
value it at a much higher rate than when
feeding the roots during the winter. If
limited to choice between the two at the
same price per acre, we should at once
select the corn in preference to any crop of
roots we have ever seen. But inasmuch as
roots have a medicinal value as we'll as a
fat producing one, their value is best at
tanned by feeding them in conjunction with
grain. II limited solely to tLeir fat pro-
ducing power when fed with hay, only the
corn will not need second test 10 demon
strate its superior value. It is no proof
that because roots pay in England that
they must do SO here. There, all the
vagaries Of the climate are in their favor
here they are against them, and have added
a powerful competition in our cheap west
ern corn crop of superior feeding power.
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Obituary..

William La Rue, for many years a resi-
dent of this place, departed this life, on
the 9th day of the present month, in the
village of Oblong, H., at the ripe age of
eighty-one years, eight months, and TWEEN
ty-two days.
He was born September 14th, A. D.
1875, in Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
In the year 1918, he immigrated to
Somerset, Perry county, Ohio where he
resided nearly Al years.
In the year 1862, he emigrated from
Somerset, to Oblong, ILL.,, where he passed
his declining years in earnest and marked
reformation of life. During this era OF
his life's pilgrimage, his memory had be-
come very frail, in consequence of which
he was unable to converse much with his
fellow men, and he devoted his days to the
reading of his Bible, and church paper.
He was sick but five days having beer
afflicted with fatal stroke of appoplexy
During his illness he was, for the most
part, unconscious: only spoke briefly sew
eral times once calling his deceased wife
distinctly, naming her "Aunt Peggy"
On the 9TH inst, his remains were inter.
red in the Robinson Cemetery. He leaves
an aged and only sis.er--Mrs. McMullen
formerly a resident New Reading, PER-.
county, Ohio, with her children and grant
children, and friends, to mourn his loss.
Several weeks previous to his death, ht
heard that the undersigned was expected
to preach in Oblong on the 10th inst. Thi
seemed to be glad tiding to him. He had
in early life, affiliated himself with tn
Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Whicl
he remained actively identified for mum
Der of years, and unto the temporal intel
est of which,sshe was ever very bene volen
and liberal, as q giver.
But we arrived just two days too late t
meet him, and according to his previousl
stated wishes minister "the Heavenly
/ unto him in Christ.
We are glad to Communicate to the ol
mans friends in and near Somerset, Obi,
, that here he commanded and enjoyed tt
high respect and esteem of the people, an
! that he had a good and comfortable hon
0 in. health and in sickness, unto his deaf
J. with Reuben Leach and wife, Lydia, who
!. maiden name was Gorden, and neice
e the deceased. It is we'll known to all he
}. that Mr., & Mrs. Leach spared no labor
st making life comfortable for Mr.. La Ru
r. Tbav Uara vary hind and faith fy11 N hi
in his sickness, and deeply feel his loss.
Such is the brief history of the passi
" away of one for whom there is hope in t
= Savior of men. D. M, WEIsMAN.
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Ask Yourselves these Questions.

Are you respondent sufferer from Sick
Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpita-
tion of the Heart? Haye you Dizziness
of the Head? Is your Nervous System
depressed? Does your Blood circulate
badly? Have you Cough? Low Spirits?
Coming up of the food after eating &C.,
&c. All of these and much moro are the
direct results of Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant and Indigestion. GREENS AUGUST
FLOWER is now acknowledged by all
Druggists to be positive cure 100000
bottles were given away in the .. s.
through Druggists to the people as trial.
Two doses will satisfy any person of its
wonderful quality in curing all forms OF
Indigestion. Sample bottles 10 cts. Re.
gular size IS cts. Sold positive by all first
class Druggists in U. S., and for sale by DR.
c. i Skinner Somerset 0.
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On Monday evening about o'clock
heavy black clounds spread rapidly which
indicated heavy wind storm. A rum
bling noise could be distinctly heard for
some moments before it struck our town
For short fine it looked as though oul
village would sustain considerable damage
but the heavy winds passed over and
struck tho old Hammond farm with sucf
force as to uplift large trees. 1t did con
siderable damage to the timber, fences, ant
the growing crops.
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EDITOR PREss:-A few day ago, l
started on trip from Somerset to Mt.
Perry, "foot back" as we would call it. 1t
is only by travelling on foot that we see
nature in all her loveliness On my way I
was compelled several times to stop and
view the golden grain as it waived in its
majestic beauty before ,the breeze. The
wheat crop bids fair to be one of the heav-
lest, both in straw and yeild of grain, that
has been harvested for many year. One
feature I particularly noticed as the i'm
provement of farms in the amount of clover
raised. A few years ago when sheep raising
was, or seemed to be the only business, clover
was entirely neglected, consequently land
became hard and some what impoverished.
Farmers soon find the good result in
clover raising. / arrived in Mt. Perry in
due time, met my Id friend Morris Emery
every body know Morris-genial kind
and pleasant, Morris is taking times easy
living in the beautiful little WALLACE of Mt.
Perry. Tossing on farther down street !
heard the sound Of the hammer and anvile,
and looking into the new and commodious
building see the genial face of William
Curry. Curry is driving a lively business
in blacksmithing. Having good coun-
try surrounding, and being industrious
and punctual we cannot expect him to
spare much time in genial conversation
"By the way" Mr.. Curry has built fine
dwelling in Mt. Perry into which he has
removed his family Passing on we cross
the bridge over Johnahan Creek. This
bridge has not been built over year, but
show sign of being dry for water about the
middle as it appears to be STOPPING fol
drink. Passing on we find the fine residence
dotted here and there-clean farms-crop!
giving sign of and abundant harvest. w,
= arrived just at noon at Robert Bairds
stead-were 1 received friendly introduc
y tion to the old gentleman, Mr.. r. Beaird
i farther 1 found the old gentleman to b
n very conversant. / remarked you have
l. fine farm and beautiful locat for dwell
+ ing. Yes he remarked. Time and har
of labor change the face of country yer
n much. Many years ago it looked quite di
ferent. / asked him how many years ha,
you lived here. came here in 1907, wit
~ my father. was then boy nine years oil
IA This country was then much of wilde
ness, but by hard labor and perseyeran
Vi We conquered the massive forests. 1 felt
!" reverence for the old gentleman, KNOWN
VI that l was conversing with one of t
81, Oldest residents of Perry County. I
~ marked, you have beautiful view of n
:" Perry-the distance being one and h
~ mile-yes, says he-quite different nc
"o and seventy years ago, when we had no
ing but log Cabins and not many of the
Yes we now have splendid churches d
rye ting the country all over, have fingers
che peace and mercY-school houses the ve
led best with good teachers-splendid DIV
f / lings on ever hill side and valley, fal
ous we'll improved in cultivation, stoc1
'dy with the best of stock, farmers suppl
'eat with the best of modern Improvements
farming urposes-everything commo
GUS, indeed our people should be har
: The old gentleman, though eighty