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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20

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men. The door of the closet bein ajar,
/ saw the doctor prop up the dead body
with pillows. / then heard Gilbert
Fairfax read the will that gave him the
heft of the property. AT the close of it
he says
"'Uncle Arthur, do you understand
and agree to this =
Then the doctor, who was standin'
beside my dead master, put his hand on
his head and bowed 1t down.
" then see Gilbert Fairfax put pen
into the cold, stiff fingers of the dead,
an guide 1t along on the paper After
which the other two men put their
names to 1t.
"Then Gilbert Fairfax brought out a
bag of money, all in gold, which he
divided among the four, promising that
they should each have as much more
after the will was proved.
AS was mortal fearful of bein'
discovered, crept away as still as L
could. Bout half an hour later Gilbert
ihiIldA COIltS W iu6 du SdyS.
"' Barker, my uncle is dying you an
the rest of the servants had better come
in, if you want to see your old master
alive.'
"When we went into the room, we
see the doctor standin' by the pillow
where the old mans head lay, Jest q
little turned one side, as If he was
sleepin'. The doctor had one finger on
the wrist.
Go He's jest gone, he says, lookin'
up at us as we stood round the bed.
who'd thought he'd have dropped
off so sudden p
"I knew he'd been dead several hours,
but said nothin' to nobody, until Miss
Lucy got home. I said nothin' to her
until after the funeral and l see how
things was going. Then told her jest
what I've been telling you, gentlemen,
an which is the gospel truth, every
word ont"
This disclosure created profound
sensation, spreading terror and dismay
among the guilty conspirators, two of
whom made full confession, throwing
themselves upon the mercy of the court.
In the excitement and confusion that
followed, Gilbert Fairfax managed to
effect his escape, nor was he ever seen
in that vicinity again.
The young heiress, now restored to all
her rights, did not regret the escape of
her guilty kinsman well knowing that
he would carry with him, wherever he
went, sharper punishment than any
law could inhict.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20
No Grammar r For Him.

Is T HAVE been sendin' my darter
i Nancy to skool, and last Friday /
went over to the skool to see how she
was gettin along, and seed things l
didn't like by no means. The skool-
master was larnin' her things entirely
out of the line of eddycation, and as 1
think improper. 1 set awhile in the
skool house and heard one class say
their lesson. The lesson that Nancy
said was nuthln' but the foolishest kind
of talk; the rediclist words she said was
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20
Arthur Fairfax's Will.

" ND SO poor MISS Lucy Is disin-
IA herited 2"
"She might as well be. She gets only
paltry five thousand, and Gilbert Fair
fax all the rest.''
"It is very queer that his nephew
should have the property instead of his
only daughters only child. Gilbert
Fairfax has got everything in his own
hands. He'll have his own servants,
too; and now that he's master of Wood
lawn, we that have served his uncle so
many years, will have to be turned
adrift We think too much of Miss
Lucy to stand any chance with him."
The above conversation took place
between the gardener and housekeeper
of Woodlawn, who had grown gray in
the service of its late owner.
In the library within, quite different
scene was being enacted, where the
granddaughter and grand daughter of
the deceased confronted each other for
the first time since the funeral.
The latter was young and exceed
ingly lovely girl, attired in deep mourn
ing, whose eyes, dark and wonderfully
expressive, were fixed upon her COM
panion, man several years her senior,
and whose otherwise handsome face
was marred by its insincere and crafty
expression.
:" 1t is great grief to me that did
not see my grandfather before he died.
The post office stamp upon the letter
you wrote me shows that it was mailed
the day of his DEATH
The willy mans face flushed at all
that this implied, and there was some
haughtiness in the voice that said:
" 1t was written as soon as l saw. that
my uncle was not likely to live; can
not be responsible for the mistakes and
omissions of Others"
Then a moment later, in softer
tone:
81 don't wonder, my dear cousin,
that you feel hurt and disappointed at
the tenor of your grandfather's will. 1t
was great surprise to me. This beau
tiful place must seem like home to you.
You need not leave it, unless you choose
to do SO. BY becoming my wife, you
can be mistress of Woodlawn; for love
you, Lucy-I have loved you long
timel"
1t would have been hard to decide
whether there was more surprise or
aversion in Lucy's face, as she heard
this.
"Not even to win the inheritance
that is rightfully mine, can 1 be your
wife, Mr.. Fairfax. And 1 beg that
you will consider this answer as
final"
A look of sullen anger took the place
of that passionate, appealing gaze.
81 will pay you your grandfather's
legacy, then; that you may not be COM
PEELED to remain longer under the roof
of a man whom you so evidently de-
testl''
"By my lawyers advice, 1 decline to
receive it,
The face turned towards the speaker
paled, while the eyes had startled
look.
"By your lawyers advice ?" he ech-
oed. " You intend to dispute the will
thenY On what grounds?"
" by my lawyers advice, / refuse to
accept SO small portion of what is
rightfully mine. Also, to answer any
questions"
Gilbert Fairfax was evidently dis
turbed, not to say alarmed, though he
made a strong effort to repress all signs
Of it.
g i wish that I could persuade you
not to attempt so foolish thing, cous-
in" he said, after thoughtful pause.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20
Romance and Tragedy in Hungary.

A young Hungarian engaged couple
entered draper's shop in Sepsi-Szent-
Gyorgy for the purpose of buying a
wedding cap for the bride, who duly
selected one to her taste; but, while her
betrothed was paying for his purchase,
she cast her eyes upon an uncommonly
handsome kerchief, and expressed her
eager desire to possess it. The enamored
youth, however, peremptorily refused to
invest any more of his capital in head
gear; whereupon, after rating him
soundly for his stinginess, she abruptly
turned her back upon him and left the
shop. Indignant at this proceeding, he
took himself to the dwelling of rival
village beauty, to whom he offered not
only his hand and heart, but the cap he
had purchased for his former fiance,
besides the many hued handkerchief
that had awakened her longings. All
his offerings were accepted; but his for
saken love, unable to bear the mortifica-
ton inflicted upon her by his faithless-
ness and the triumph of her rival,
promptly hanged herself in her bed
room. Considerable sympathy was
manifested with her sad fate by her
villagers, and the tickle bride
groom, meeting the funeral cortege as it
passed down the main street, was so
stricken by remorse that he also put an
end to his life the same evening.
o. Never condemn your neighbor un-
heard, however many the accusations
preferred against him every story has
two ways of being told, and justice re-
quires that you should hear the defence
as well as the accusation, and remember
that the malignity of enemies may place
you In similar position.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
The Republican Party's Dependence
on The Negro Vote i'm Wilmington.

The Republicans certainly made ire
mendous effort at the Little Election, and
they polled nearly their full vote and, on
inspectors, the vote on which they carried
the city, their vote was 3, 293 The negroes
assessed and entitled to vote this year are,
according to the collectors books /. 300.
The total number OF male negroes above
twenty in this city, according to the
census, is 1,4l7. 1t is entirely reasonable
to suppose that III will vote on age, and
that they probably did vote at the Little
Election. If they did, we have a pretty
fair idea of the composition of the Repub
licen party here. Deduct Az from the
3 2a9 votes east al that election, and va
have a remainder OF $40 white men
opposed to 3l75 white Democrats or in a
minority of /, 2g9 at that election. L. it
any wonder that those |. $40 white men.
who are fercely determined TO rule this
CITY, do not think it wise or prudent to
criticize with severity anything any negro
may do between this time and election?
or course these figures are not abso-
lutely correct, but they are approximately
So and thew exhibit very plainly the fact
that in the votes of the white ueonle
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

Mr.. William Il. Grace, the Democratic
Candidate for mayor of New York City, is
described by the l}eraM ~ "a gentleman
" intelligence, wealth and public spirit,
honest and honorable in oil his life,
" eminent for his liberal charities, familiar
" with the wants OF the city, and in all
these relations undoubtedly capable of
" making fit chief executive for it,
Despite all this the HeraR Joins the
Republican papers of the city in bitterly
assailing the nomination, and especially In
assailing Tammsny Hail for selecting
this gentleman from the list of those
suggested By Irving Hall and for what
reason do You suppose Simply and
solely Leeapge MIR. Grace is Catholic.
We do not remember in sil our political
history baser appeal 10 sectariGn preju-
dice than this, and We shall not be sur
prised to see the HeraH attempting to buy
of the wrath of the people it has so need
lessly and grossly insuted by another
| scheme to please them like its Irish famine
! fund
| We doubt ii such appeals can succeed
1t ia doubtless true that there are more
I Professionals in America than there are
Catholics, but it is doubtless also true that
there are many Of the latter who do not
believe in carrying sectarianism into poll
tics, snd another large number OF people
who are neither Protestants nor Catholics
who resent with Indignation the attempt
to discriminate against say man
socially or politically because OF
his religious belief. In this State
any people who carry religious
prejudices into politics violate the
spirit of our Constitution which ins i'll
first article strongly asserts the principle
of religious freedom and declares tina
"no religious test shall be required as {
qualification to any office or public trus
"under this State" This cannot be don,
by law, ana ii ought not to be done out
side the law by the people. We have nj
doubt that there is similar provision il
the constitution of the State of New York
and it is an open rebuke to the sectariai
5igots who would use il as the HeraM ant
the Republican papers of New York ar
, doing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
Revolutionary AmdacIfY.

''Ihere are three words that ought to
tcover all France to make a revolution
successful" said Dapton. ''the first is
"audacity, the secord is auaacity and the
third audAeity Tho revolutionists on
this side the water seem to have learned
tue lesson. They manifested as much
audacity as persistence in pressing Grant
at Chicago. There was audaeity in their
display Of indifference in the result ill the
man WHO beat them and his special fol
lowers surrendered to them, and after the
audacitv of the third ternlers had won
this surrender it was sudecity of the
highest order to omen the eampaigu of
1854 at once by Grant 5 appearance in per
son at lie head Of affairs in the East while
his lieutenauts remained in the West To
save Ohio and Indiana Nv the methods
their habit Of running" States. ACQUIRED
under the Grant sortLe-a poliey had made
them familiar with.
I'm, eaual sudacitv mark, every .taoe of
their proor4ss What but irrn;ops an.
dacity inspired their ATTEMPT to DISPUTE
with Almighty God the credit for the
blessings Providence hus sbowered upon
Our land Wbat hut the audacjtv Of cor-
.s,,,,, a.. ,o,.fo. t.,..,i;,o,o. oo,,l, non.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
Courage, Faith and Manhood in
... Politics.

"Ihis country of ours was founded
upon the courage, the faith and the
"manhood of its citizens, and the same
qualities that built it up are required to-
day to preserve it, said Senator Bayard
in his recent speech at the Opera House.
Never was there greater need for such
qualities than in the present struggle by
power to perpetuate itself by force and
intimidation on the one side, and the
people to assert their will and procure its
practical recognition on the other side.
The whole power OF the Federal Govern
ment which rightly, and by the written
declaration of our Constitution, rests on
the consent Of the governed" which in
cludes all men of all parties, is openly and
shsmelessly exercised in behalf of single
party and chiefly for the maintenance OF
the control Of faction even of that
party. II Is not q contest between two
bodies of Amerisen citizens as to the
possession of the Government, but it is o
contest between :::.a Government itself an5
probably majority of the governed to
prevent the latter from attaining power.
Every Federal Office, holder is working
day and night with the energy Of despair
for what For his own retention in
office, though the very question at Issue
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
Can the Democrats Garry This
County

Will the Democrats carry New Castle
county? II they do not, it will be their
own fault. They carried it at the Little
Election on the vote for Inspectors, which
is universally accepted as the party
vote. For Inspectors we're cast last
month . JOB votes by Democrats and
5,S72 by Republicans. That was Demo
cratic majority of 2G Why was the
majority so small when the Democrats had
carried the county by majority of G07
in the Presidential election of 1876 ?
Why, say the Republicans, it is because
80 many Republicans have been added to
the assessment list and so many Demo
Gratis have turned over. Well, gentlemen,
that is doubtless very pleasant thought
for you, but like great many things you
have heen claiming in this campaign, it
has no foundation, in fact. The reason
the Democratic majority wilted down to
such an insignificant figure at the Little
Election was that the Republicans worked
and got their vote out, while the Demo-
Gratis did not work and their voters re-
manned at home. Here is the vote in this
county at the two elections.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
Sndden I,.n,ir n, ,telIe.,,D.

Dir. Joshua Lippincutt, well known phila-
dcpliia merchant and Tor more than % wears,
onr of the directors of the Commercial
National Bank aud prominently connected
with several other large monetary institutions
"l that city, dlcd very suddenly on Saturday.
at the country residence Of his son, Mr..
nundas Lppincutt at Bellevue, near vii
mmgton. Mr. iLppincott after attending TO
MS business there, left Philadelphia at an
early hour On saturday morning for Bellevue,
where, m company with his brother MIR,
William lippncutt, and his son, he
spent an hour or 81 in attending to
some duties Nhont the place While thus
engaged lie rested himselffora few moments,
and was suddenly taken i'll. lie was removed
TO the house, physician was called and
rtstoratiNos administered, but he died IN
about 20 minutes. He had been, for some
iimc past, IN apparently perfect health.
Dehth WAS supposed to have been caused by
apopleNy Mr.. Lippincott was born in Phila
delphm on tie DIST Of November, 1914 He
was the son Of Joshua Lippncott, well-to-
do and respected merchant of that CITY, He
was educated at Princeton College and grad
lated from that institution with hunors.
Returning to Philadelphia he became mer-
chant, ana has ever since resided there He
married the niece of the late James Dundns,
and for years past has resided in the Dnndas
mansion, at the corner of Broad and Walnut
streets
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
ONE OIUGHr
manufacturer WnO EEnd Iteen
tryin. " ruin" I'ut in IL right


Manufacturer NuO END Itsell
CrYin. Ruin " Isut Ia, IL tight
place.
s,,,,,o. r.,,.,. -.,
''l"''u' Er'"h o. 70 heouent, IA his
recent speech III Ne" lofk, rotated the
tOlowlhB incident:
WIS speaking a ,,Lilo sine, nj , uon,,rn.-
turing village in INV STATE where th,V max,
acquaintance Of MINI md ~. ,,,e,, ,,, a far
AMI huuc-i man. Ournf III. ,,,,I,,,,s cai,,n
to me IN tho afternoon Of fine rycnin,, ,i'J
said that C,l. smith viii raII I,im0 III
smith. for that IL An unrommnn mnmn'
llaught,rl had ,!.id # Ilunrncl, wns rlcrtoJ Ia,
should have 10 -hul down the .,at"s and n,L,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

held it close In her arms, however, and
pleaded to be allowed to take 1t down to
the door, II no further, while they went
to see the superintendent. But this could
not be allowed. So they had to kiss their
baby good bye for little time until they
had seen the superintendent. When they
got to his ofiiae however, they learned
that they would have to go TO one of the
committee on the children's department
before they could get the child out. The
committeeman's place Of business was at
Lombard and Front streets, and 80 the
parents had nothing left TO do but come
back to town and get the necessary docu-
ment from this source, which occupied
several hours 1t was dark before they
got home with their little one. The nurse
has not been heard OF since She got
the child into the place by representing
that its mother had deserted it ard that
its father WAS sick and unable to support
II
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28
A lady i'm the Matter.

CHIIlcOIne, OlIO, IIOEs U0unIy Register.
That ''woman's wit is often superior t o
mans wisdom, was cnnVincingly proved
in a circumstance that occurred in this
city recently. 1t appears that Mr. Ludwig
Schwarzier, a widely known grocer on
Station Road, suffered with very painful
rheumatic headache to such degree that
he was Obliged to seek the aid of a
physician. ALI medicines he used were
of no avail. This induced Mrs. Schwarzler
to buy st. Jacobs Oil. She procured q
bottle for her husband With the second
application he found relief. The pain left
him, and he is az we'll as ever again. A
rAmedy sctingas promptly as this certainly
deserves universal patronage.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

We think that tariff tends to keep the
rate of wages higher in this country than
in England, yet we confess we do not
fully understand how or why it is that
wages are higher in free trade England
than in high tariff France.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

~
a Libel suit-Abraham q. Moore
sues the Editor OF the estate Sem
liner, Tor 10000 Damages The
PoiiiicaI siiuntion-Tne Rigging
Pilgrims.
Special Correspondence Of state journal.
DOVER Oct. 95,-Ope result of the cnn.-
pa,eu has eliminated in libel suit against
Henry w. Cannon. editor of the .stote
Sentinel and chairman Of the Republican
State Committee. The suit ia bronoht in
behalf of Abraham q. Moore. late col.
lectur of taxes for Last Dover hundred. Ly
his counsel James [, Nuleott ESQ.
The subject of the libel suit and which
was publishod in the Sentinel in its ,s,ue
of the . h INST was the fpliowiuv words
being n patt of the ed.lor's remarks ii,
gard to the Little Election hrll Oh the
9Th instant:
'.Ihe following d. luauents voted nnon
tax receipts FROM A. O. Moore. although
MIR. Moore has never paid the tax over tn
the county
Mr.. Moore claims to be prepared TO sus
tain his suit against MIR. Cannon witi,out
any difficulty. He claims 3 IL, 600 damages.
1t is hoped this suit will have a whole
some effect upon Cannon, who hns been
very INSCRIPTIONS in his remarks about
honest people. Several years ago he out
rageously sandered Colonel f. 4. Lsyton
the Kent county Almshouse Superin
tendent, who only refrained from bringing
libel suit against him on account of his
utter iusigniticance. Mr.. Moore however,.
concluded TO pay him him some attention
and YOU can look out for a lively case ma
far AS he ia concerned especially so when
he is backed by such able counsel as Secr,-
tary Wocott.
The political campaipn in this county
as it draws to a close. becomes more
favorable to tho Democrats for an in
creased majority. CAPTAIN Jphn II Par.
iugton, the efficient Chairman of the
| County Executive Committee has been
| Gijgont in his dlties and has conducted
the campnipu upon a very sucressfnlI
basis. Meetings will continue to be held
untll election and evidence of Democratic
enthusiasm il seen upon every hand
grand mass meeting will take place here
IN W.dn.sdav afternoon on5 vii ha ID
dressed by eminent snealxers The bea.
| cling pilgrims from this town. who were
| In phlladeluhia. on Tbursdav evanino
irving 10 ggt money 10 "bnv Dalnyara !,
returned on Ffiday. The party from This
town uho io,nnd I,nA,nd Rnrtor I'an, ,n,'
SHARP. Stone nud other, consisted NJ
HARRINGTON. Cannon and Isaac Mills
! Tho batter ,u,,n,d individual hos red
himself very ohnovions to H., ,,annla l,ara
.,,r. I,,-.,ny,5 to Town
n c,nin- h.,e y, n ,enr,san,ative of a
r.5lrroj wl,i,.h il ,,,,rc.,iI,d n. nan,oorats
.ll dong its line and Witch has TN
.nu ayain recsivad favor at ,bo hsnd, - n
!
,tnue ,,,,t,,r,,ad he ,yl,!ch no ni,I, haoon,e
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

The Republicans who have been circu
ating the story that General Postles and
Mr.. Turner are opposed to the reelection
Of Mr. Bayard, are not high art liars, or
else they would have added that Messrs.
Belts and Bradford desire TO go TO the
Legislature especially to have the oppor-
tunity of voting for Mr. Bayard,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

Senator Eaton says it was denied for
three weeks in Connecticut that Mr.. Gar
field was a member of the Golden Club,
and then they heard from Mentor, and
declared that he was only an honorary
member. Eaton says he told them he
never said Garfield WAS an honorable
member.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

So the Pennsylvania iron men were only
fooling when they asked Congress to pass
the Eaton bill, were they What if Con.
gress, after the new apportionment under
the new census, were to take to fooling
with them. The farmers will be in a
majority then. ...""
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

NIHJOTIlY -. UUI 70 uIHtTBIltt OII
OF course the vote of both parties will
be larger than at the Little Election, but
presuming the natural increase to be
pretty evenly divided, lie Democrats have
of the ois Tcters reserve of 81 more
thsn the Republicans ~ tr;ng out on a
full vote, Shich, by the way, the kepub-
lioau Executive Committee says 1t par
wants. The Republican vote at
the Little Election, simply by work and