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wears Of age. was appointed a mldship-
man in the United States Navy. HIS
talents 500 won for him rapid promo
ton. and the war of 1872 developed the
native heroism of his character. In
1914 he was appointed to the command
of the sloop of war, Wasp, and early
in June of that year appeared on the
ENGLISH coast and announced his pres
ence by the capture of the English ship
of war. Reindeer, after an action OF but
nineteen minutes. Success attended
him throughout that brief but brilliant
cruise. the enemy acknowledged his SUI
perior prowess and paid homage to hls
gallantry and skill. His name was on
every lip, and a grateful country eager
IL awaited the return OF the youthful
hero to bestow fresh honors upon HIM.
But alas. he returned no more. On
the 4th of November, 1914, a merchant
vessel arrived at one of our Southern
ports with dispatches from Blakely Tor
the Government, and that was the last
authentic information ever received OF
him. Whether foundered at sea, or
went down amidst the roar OF battle, was
never known-the restless ocean gave
no sign. nor did the wild winds syllable
the mystery of his fate.
Thus persisted at the early age OF
thirty-three years, johnson Blakeiy.-
By his marriage in 1914 he had one
| child, a daughter named Udney, and on
the 9th day Of December, 1916, the
General Assembly of North Carolina
unanimously resolved that the child OF
Blakely should be educated at the ex-
pense of the State,-a graceful tribute
to the memory of him whose sad fate a
| nation mourned. While his name and
| his f anne are held in grateful remem-
brance throughout the State, yet we OF
| this section, and particularly OF this
town, feel that we have a higher claim
upon him than all others. This was
his first home in America-ln u old
| church-yard the bones of his ancestors
| lie buried-in this ancient borough his
infant years and lusty youth were pass
ed, and to the long list of illustrious
names from this section of the State
who are identified with our history and
distinguished in our annals, we claim
the right to add the hOnored name OF
this orphan boy of the old Cape Fear.
Before closing this article, let me give
an extract from a note written by one
of the master spirits of the old time
from his home in the county to a friend
in Wilmington. 1t is characteristic OF
the lofty character of the man:
"My Dear Sir Enclosed are the
clerks returns for the Districts of Rocky
Point, and | shall be eternally obliged
to YOU to have the town lots contained
therein valued and sent me by the bear
er, that [ may be enabled to collect the
remaining tax, in order to settle at the
coming court. Give yourself no uneas-
mess about the affair of Mr.. -.
You cannot suffer by it whilst | am
5. ASHE.'
l propose, at some future time, to
furnish you briefsketches of a few prom
inent individuals of this section who
figured at a later period than those
already mentioned, if you think they
will be of any interest to your readers.
[ cannot promise, though, when it will
be done, as [ generally wait like our
friends, the Quakers, for the movement
of the spirit. In the meantime, adios.
j. G.. 3.
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JOB PRINTING
-vesr ii AZ For the Farmer and Mechanic.
Old Times on the Lower Cape
go Fear.
J.. e.. BURR, OF WILMINGTON
[SECOND PAPER.

In a previous article published in
your paper, / took occasion to mention
some Of the distinguished dead Of this
section who lie buried in the old grave
yard adjoining ST. james Church. 1t
may not perhaps be out of place before
proceeding further in these sketches to
say a few words in regard to the old
parish of St James, one of the Oldest
in the State as it is certainly one of the
most prominent in the diocese Of North
Carolina.
The FIRST Episcopal minister who is
known to have oflciated here was the
Rev. Richard Marsden, in 1888. In
the 1742 the Parishes of St. Philip in
Brunswick, and St. James in Whining
ton, were united into one mission. Up
to the. year 1851 the services of the
church at Wilmington had been held in
the Court House, for the want of a
more suitable place of worship, but at
that time steps were taken towards
meeting that want, and to the bounty
of Michael Higgins, one of the original
settlers of Wilmington, the congrega-
ton of that church were indebted for
the ground upon which the old building
stood. The lot which he gave not be-
ing sufficiently large for the double pur-
pose of . church ediice, and a burying
ground, the legislature passed an act
authorizing the vestry to use thirty
feet of the street for the front Of the
building, which act may be seen at large
in Martins collection of the private
laws of the State, and bears date = \ \
George, 1851.
1t was expected that the church
wouIdb be bdilt by voluntary contribu-
tons, but an additional source of in
was derived from q singular and
unexpected source. A number of
Spanish pr~ivateers awaiting themselves
of. the defenceless condition of the
Cape Fear about that period, entered
the river and committed considerable
;depredations, but the people hastily
collected and attacked them, and during
the engagement, one of the vessels was
Blown up and valuable effects saved
from the wreck were afterwards sold and
applied to the building of the church.
Tradition report that in the cabin
of the privateer when she sank to the
bottom nearly opposite old Brunswick
there was a table of solid gold which
Was never recovered, and it is perhaps
md an unreasonable hypothesis that the
shoal which makes out into the river
from that point had its origin in the
obstruction in the channel caused by
the deposits of 70 large a mass of pre-
cious metal. If this be SO, and if as
is generally believed. the tables and
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A install ken idea exists tlat 10 cast
su extra session Of Congress is founc
to be necessary the Presibnt is re
quired to give thirty days notice /; ia
other words, that if be deires to as.
sembIe Congress on the 1t of June
there is nothing in the Constitution
OF laws or even precedents requiring
any specified notice Hbuld the
President desire, be may issue bis
proclamation on the 4th ds. OF March
~convening the Forty-six D Congress
on the oh Of March. nriBg the
administration Of Presidat Pierce
1.-The Congress failed to pass the army
bill and adjourned on a londay 10
midsummer. The Presidet at once
issued his proclamation an, Congress
re-convened on Thursday 1.-THE same
week. Opinions are disled as to
whether an extra session OF Congress
will be required, but the weight of
sentiment Ia that a called sssion will
be necessary.
The committee on public buildings
in the House has been dicussing q
plan for enlarging and entilating
the ball of representatives which will
make very radical CHANCES in the
architecture OF the room. The plan
is TO open The entire spae from the
corridor back of the speabr's desk to
the Southern wall, into ole large lot-
by, TO be used by membss. who are
called 10 see their clienkl outside
The partition separating the ball
proper, from this lobby vii contain
openings for the admission of pure
air through the windows il the south
end of the building. By bis means
the ''iron-box within q Wait, where
Congressman have been rnt-up like
rats In an exhausted recover" as a
Senator recently describedit, will be
made a tolerable habitaIin for the
lawmakers Of the land. Instead OF
the desks now in use, with encum-
Der the floor and make it inconven
lent for members to ciralste and
crack kes, it is proposes to substi-
tute chairs with a foldins side leaf
attachment f,r writing purposes. AT
convenient places in the cntral aisle
will be PLACED tables for MEMBERS to
pound when speaking anl also to
bold the becatombs Ct alf bound
books which members pile up as
ornamental accessories to a big
G.. A. S.
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ELLEN BIRD-This amiable lady, daugh-
ter of Basil and Caiharine Bird. died o.
typhoid lever. January 16. 1879, aged 2;
years. 5 months and 10 days.
She had been West. aud on October 20,
returned 10 hear the dying words oil beI
loving sister. and witness her death ON the
following day-of the same disease. She
jniaeG the NJ. +. Church in 1871, and to
ler last momefts WIS q giad' o~etieSer IN
the happy home above, and where she et
poets 10 meet that little angel that crossed
line River just before her.
During her sickness-altholgh her pain
was greai=neyer u mnrmur was heard,
aud her lasi moments We never shall for
get. That smile. the extended hand and
the whisper, which seemed 10 be, .'l'm
going meet me ou The other Shore. )" and
then her eyes were calmly closed in death.
Six OF the family had the lever. and two
are gone. May the whole family he re-
united In heaven where there viii DO no
vacant place. The empty chairs by the
Preside and the empty plates at the table
OF the humble home are a grief now, but the
meeting will be joyful 10 the sweet By
and BY I"
ADDISON. Pa.
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URsISA ITKMs.-The contract for build
in a new bridge across Laurel Hill creek
was awarded by the Commissioners To Mr.
Noah Roberis-he being the lowest bidder
Mr.. Roberts will build the bridge FOL
1856 20.
The repairing of The old bridge at King,
old mill was knocked down to A. w. "a
! tall.
Mr.. G. n. Smith, Of Upper Tsrkey looI
township, was tolnd dead in the road,
near kingwoGd. on Sunday evening, the
23d OF February.
Dir. Samuel HipebsagL, an old sad re-
spected citiyen OF Addison township has
been quite III,
The latest grapevine" from Somerfeld
states that a ''kite had arrived in that tow
minus "a tail" 1t is supposed To have
Travelled all the way from Petersburg, by
the Livingstone Road" King Solomoa
said three things there were that he didn't
understand. We wonder if me understood
The way VI u Kite IN the air without a tail
A Sage" from a n%eighboring town says
that ''Peganinus" and Ole Bull" are no
where since be heard the ''Vrsina string
band perform on those feline relics
The latest arrivals-three wild geese.
one robin. and another big snow.
MAC.
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~RsNARKs-The balance due from AIexande
Maiker, was secured by mortgage In June, 1873
when - now due and will be paid into IN,
treasury at an early day.
The Townships and Boroughs marked with
have paid in iuil since settlement
Other districts have paid in part since settle.
meut as follows:
~ Tarkeyfoot, SIS: Shade, SO; Up
per Tnrkeyioot, s25; Ursina. $40.
is'o-Addfson, s155 BrothersvalIev. sz23 80
C~onsHaugh. 80; Confluence, SIS S.; Greenville.
20; Larimer, $ls; Lower Turkeyfoot, slI5: Mid.
ulecreek, SO; Milford. S25i: Meyersdaie, So Is
New Centreyille, $50; New Baltimore. AIS 81
rant. sis0; Shade. $50 Somerset Twp, s2s2 20;
Stonyereek stlo 50; Stoyestown, $40; Upper Tur.
keyioot, sli0; Ursina, 81.
WE The Undersigned Commissioner Of Somer-
set county, IN conformity wi h the law, have or
deIed the accompanying account Of the receipts
anu expenditures of said county, for the wear
lsIs. to be published, and hereby certify, that the
ABOVE statement Of outstanding taxes due said
eoun y, is correct, as per records In the Treas
urers aud commissioners Offices.
DENNIS COOK,
j. ~CRICHFItLD.
+" /. =. SehkocK, JONAS McCLINTDCK,
ieol'i 'sI Clerk. commissioners
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lIIIn0fs.


CHICAGO, Feb 81 CHARLES W
Angel, d~etauiring secretary Of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, plead.
ed guilty this morning in tie Grimm
al Court of the two Indictments
against him for larceny as bailee and
embt element. and was seatepced BY
Judge Williams to ten yesrs in the
peDitentiary, the full extent of the
law. He made no remarks, mani
tested no emotion, and simply bowed
AZ the sentence was named. Judge
Williams, 10 reviewing the case,
spoke of the high social position &C
cupied bv Angel, the enornity of the
offence, and the confidence reposed
ia him by the Company. and express
ed the belief that the fall penalty, at
was deserved
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Positively BEsT.-Dr. Morris
Syrup of Tar. Wild Cherry and Hore
hound is the very best compound eve
prepared, advertised, or sold by any per
son, or under any name whatever. for thu
immediate relief and permanent cure o
coughs. colds, Group, whooping cough
bronchitis. asthma, ana all diseases of a
consumptive type. 1t will thoroughly
eradicate these alarming symptoms in one
half the time required to do SO by any 9th
er medicine. II is purely vegetable, ant
contains not q particle of opium or othel
dangerous drug. IL never fails. Ever,
bottle guaranteed TO perform exactly as re
presented.
Trial size 25 cents Large sizes so cts
and One Dollar.
A very few doses will relieve, and a lit
tie perseverance will cure.
For sale by G.. W. Benford, Somerset
and Mountain & Co., Confluence.
Also Agents for Prof. Parker's Pleasant
Worm Syrup. which is perfectly safe
Extremely palatable. No physic required
Costs 25 cents. Try it.
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Prom Our 8 peeial Correspondent.
OUR wAsBINGsOA LETTER.
WASHINGTON. March 4. 1871!

WASHINGTON, March 4, 1879.
All day Sunday the American flag
lJated over the South wing of the
Capiioi, leading many TO helieys that
ihe House ot Representatives, was IN
session, aud so IL was by a parlia-
mentary 6ctioD, but The ball was
empty aud no speaker was 10 the
CHAIR. The House, instead OF ad-
joLrning on Saturday. simply took a
recess, an action by which they were
able To resume on Monday the IN
finished business before them op
Saturday,, aud thus avoid the delay Of
the regaisr order work whlch an al.
tournament would have involved. Ii
is admitted that the CHANGES Of az
hotels, boarding houses, ehopkee pers,
aud livery stables are in a cheerful
aud hopeful state of mind. The
Senate Appropriation Committee has
added a quarter of q million dollars
20 The deficiency bill, 10 order to meet
the d.iclI reported by Tho Attorney
General for the expense Of enforcing
the election law. This sum was
aided IN CoDmitlee by "a strictly
party vote Il Will doubtless be ap-
proved by the maj irity 10 The Senate.
ond, il is said, that in The conference
committee, to which the amended bill
will e., there can be DC compromise.
The SeDsse aisv adued SaOr.OpO 10
the +. y. appropriation bill as q sub
sidy TO the mail steamship line to
BraziI. When the bill is returned TO
the House q conference committee
will be demanded, aud, it is under
stood, that The committee appointed
from the House will be immovably
opposed to the appropriation. These
snr irr~ecoDcillsbIe differences on the
army bill will, it is thought, make sn
extrs session indispensable. The Seu-
ate has shown the army bill, as it
came from the House, but little con-
sidsrstion. IL began by increasing
he appropriation Of pay for Ulcers
and men $500. 900. Then it struck
out q provision adopted by the House
10 tue Eject that there should be no
allowance for servants. lodgings. aud
that ulcers shall be allowed Sll per
month for quarters Instead Of $40 as
new provided BY law The Senate
inserted q provision Glowing oMcers
w'iesgs sop other modes OF travel
than by rail-. and also on railroads
over which soldiers and military cup
plies are permitted bJ iss 10 30 Tree
The Senate elded that part Of the
House bill which makes it a penal
offence to use troops 10 keep ihe
peace o. elections IL is believed
here that tue House will resist the
Increase Of army appropriations as
we'll ~ toe eli-i,n u that section
forbiddlug The use Vt the army al the
polls.
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DRUGGIST n PHYsICIAN.-A physi
clan complaining bitterly about dull times
went TO his druggist to find out the reason
why. at This season of the year, his prac
tice wa not so extensive as formerly; also
To find out what inducements his brothel
medIco offered to attract away his patients
He was startled when his druggist answer
ed as follows Doctor, coughs and colds
are very prevalent, but every one is pur
chasing HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUNI
AND TAR. and recover so rapidly that there
is no necessity OF calling a physician,
Again, the reason that DIR. F., or -
street, is having so many patients is owing
to the frankness he adopted In prescribing
in every case of Coughs. Colds, etc. sbot-
tie Of HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUN1A
TAR, and finding il successful, he tas con-
cluded in future that all his paiieps, when
troubled with any disease of I've lungs,
shall Immediately commerce taking
HALE's HONEY OF HoREToUND AND
TAR"
The druggists advice VS. snapped. and
the almost discouraged physician now is
considered a successful practitioner. His
claims are based upo, the virtues oil the
medicine he adopts, which IN all Cases Is
HALE's HONEY OF FOREGROUND AND TAR.
Sold by all Druggiss
Depot, No. Z, SiSth Avenue, New York
City.
c. n. CRIryESroN, Sole Proprietor.
Price so cents and 81. Large size much
he cheapest.
PIXIES TocrHAcHE DRoPs, cure in one
minute
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SUPFERIsG PoR A LIFE TIME--Per-
sons afflicted with rheumatism often suffer
Cor = life time, their tortures being almost
without remission. The joints aud muscles
Of such unfortunsies are 10 most cases
shockingly contorted and drawn out OF
shape. To afford them even temporary
relief. the ordinary remedies often move
E..p.:y sssisss. ffostepesss s~pouaasi An
WFs'l on NE other hahd, u avouched by
persons who have used II, to be q genuine
source Of relief. II keeps the blood cool
by promoting q regular habit Of body. and
removes from il implTaies which. I'd the
opinion Of all rational pathological. origin
ale this agonizipg complaint aid its kin
dfed ms1Ady. the goui.' Besides this the
Bitters remedy disorders Of the STOMACH.
liver apd nsrves, prevent and eradicate 10
termiileni and feiuiuent levers. pronoie
appetite and sleep. and are highly recon-
meDded by PLY sicisns ~ . desirable medi-
cipal sinulant and tonic.
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IL

vILLBURN-HUNTER--B Rev. j
B Taylor, at the NJ L. parsonage, Jan
u, 1879, Mr.. Tillman II. Willburn. o
Gsrret Co. Md. to Mary n. Hunter, %
Addison Township, Somerset County,
Penn'a.
Observation-Disclosures Rev.
j. b. Taylor. at the NJ. f. parsonage, Jan.
81. 1879, Mr.. Nathan Augustine, OF Add
son TIP. to Treasy Turney, of Garrett Co.,
Md.
McMILLEN-PILE- BY Rev. j. B.
Taylor. al the NJ f. parsonage. COnflu-
ence. Jan. 81, 1872. Mr. John J. McsiiIlen,
of Now Lexington. Somerset County, Pa.
and Miss Melizene Pile, OF New Lexing
ton.
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The following is the report of the Drake
town school, for the month ending Feb. 10,
1879:
Number pupils attending during month.
males IL, females 1S-fotAl 30.
Average atfendsnceduring month, males
IL, females 15-t0tal ~.
Per cent of attendance during month,
males %. females S6-total 10
Number of visitors Is.
Number OF schalors present every day.
e.
A. W. PILE.
Teacher.
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DIED,

METZLER Feb. u. 1879. (of lung
fever Dorsey Edwin, son of 5. X. and
Avary Metzler. OF Upper Turkeyioot Tp.,
aged I months and ID days.
BAKRR.-A, Fair Hope. Feb. 10. Sa-
rah Jane. daughter of David and Lucy
Baker. aged 10 years. months and q
days.
KENNEDY.-At bis home near Pulas-
ki, on Sunday. February 10. 1879. tOt dis
ease of the heart, Mr.. George w. Ken
needy. aged Ga years, 0 months and II
lays.
He died trusting In the Lord Jesus 81
his Saviour bryan o. Press.
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The horse dealer is around, and the
Somerset county horse always brings a Jail
price in the Eastern market, for the simple
reason that he is always well broken.
During the past week several fine lots
have been shipped East. We never had
more foreign buyers among US than we
have had this winter. Raise more horses
brethren. Buy colts; there is money in
them.
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WI are informed that a slight fire oc
CURED in the dwelling house of a Mr.
Clover. OF Meyersdale, last Saturday morn
ing. The fire was discovered before u
had made much Roadway. and was pu
ont before anyIgreat damage was done tc
the building.
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Mr.. G. w. Kennedy. whose death We
notice this week. was born in Somerset.
Pa, May IA. 1914. In 1889 or 1910 he
moved to Ashland County, this State,
where he remained until twenty four years
ACC when he moved to this county, and
settled on the farm where he died. one
and one halt miles east of Pulaski vii
lsge.
In the death of Mr.. Kennedy we lose
one of our most honorable and upright cit
izens.-Brydn (O.) Press.
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A. w. PILE.
Teacher

The following letters in the Post-ofice.
u Somerset. Pa. ii not called for before
the LIST day Of April. will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office. viz
Blough. Jonathan W.
Cole, George w.
Cole. Mary NJ.
Custer. Hiram.
Fike. Jacob NJ, ~.
Hanna, James.
Huntzel. Henry.
Johns. r. s..
Lewis. Pausom.
Morris. Miss Ella.
Neff. Joseph.
Ross. Polly.
Shaffer. Mrs. Ellen.
Walker, Austin A.
Walker, John.
A G. DAVIS p NJ
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Clara and John. two bright. interesting
little children of Mr.. Irwin Piles, within
an interval of four days. and after q very
brief illness. died of that terrible. fatal dis.
ease. d~iphtheris. The little girl. who wa.
but fourteen years OF age. died Thursday,
and the boy. who had seen but eight sum.
mers, breathed his last on Sunday night.
The afflicted family have the heart fell
sympathy OF the entire community.