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CHOICE GLOvEs.-Auy of our
readers, whether ladies or gentle.
men, can be sure of splendid gloves
by calling at Gettinger Il Hoke's.
They handle prime kid gloves, but
their chief assortment in all styles
are of the manufacture of Messrs.
George Updegraff q Son, of Hagers-
town. This firm has obtained such
an excellent reputation for the quail
ity, fit and make of their gloves that
their name stamped on the goods is
a sufficient guarantee Of their excel
lence. Persons desiring to make
presents either of birthday or gener-
ally, will find these gloves very de-
sirable, and always serviceable and
useful. In purchasing gloves always
ask for the Updegraff make and you
will always be sure of getting some
thing that will be satisfactory.
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ed. They are both in good state
of preservation and have once or
twice, among other interesting
relics, been exhibited at our an
nual Agricultural Fair.
Mr.. Faulkner was personally ac-
quainted with Mr.. Adams and held
many of his traits of character in
great admiration.
Mr.. Adams met with much oblo-
guy and denunciation during his
life and no doubt he had some in
flrmities of temper But time is
rapidly removing the prejudices of
political bigotry and hatred. All
are beginning now to concede, that
as a scholar of profouod acquire
menG and research as a pure, up
right and conscientious politician !;
as a true patriot, as statesman
of grand and comprehensive
views as skillful and courageous
diplomatist and as a clear vigorous
writer, we have had few men to
compare with him in the ANNALS
of our Republic.
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DIED..

H1- Hay rates-fre cents per Hae-for Obituary No.
ices beyond the usual announcement
On Wednesday, December 81 i $50,
at her residence in Clearspring,
Washington county, Md, Mrs.
FLORENCE A, wife of Samuel Shri-
yer, aged "a years, 10 months and 10
days.
In Baltimore, January ID, 1888,
Mr.. DANIEL S. WHITE, formerly a
merchant in this place, in the Goth
year of his age.
Near Failing Waters, on Tuesday,
January I'd, THOMAS JEFFERSON
CRAWFORD, in the Goth year of his
age.
Mr.. Crawford was an old citizen,
and was respected for his uprighted
ness and honesty, and his devotion
to Jackson Democracy.
Near Shepherdstown, on Wednes-
day, Mrs. MILLER, mother-in-law
of Jacob V. Carney, at Huntsville,
in the SD year of her age.
At the residence of her husband i,
Mr.. Martin V. Hawk, near Darkes-
vile, on Tuesday, Jan. I'd, Mrs.
HAWK, in the 35th year of her age.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Of Valuable
Town Property
in MkRTJNSBURG, w. VA.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST.
ID executed on the 9th day of January,
1880, by John j. Abel and Juliet E. X.
Abel to John N. Abel, Trustee, and re-
corded in the County Court Clerks office
of Berkeley county, West Virginia, in
Deed Book No. 76, on pages 374 and 375,
conveying certain property hereinafter
described and set forth to secure debt
due to John S. Bowers, written notice
having been served upon the said Trustee
by the said Bowers as therein required
the undersigned Trustee will offer at
public sale on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1888,
at o'clock P. NJ in front of the Court
house IN Martinsburg, W. Va, that val
liable and well located
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THE fact that General Grant is
in Washington while the Fitz John
Porter bill is under consideration
and that the bill to retire General
Grant is on the Speakers table,
where the Democrats say it shall
remain until Porter is indicated,
has led to the suggestion, first, that
Grant favors Porter in order to
hasten the passage of the bill in
which he is himself interested, and
secondly, that his visit to the Cap
ital is to lobby for the passage of
both bills. The idea that Grant
would falsify his convictions in the
Porter case to gain a point is non
sense, and the idea that he would
succeed as lobbyist is no better,
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THE Legislature of New York, as

THE Legislature of New York, as
sembled at noon on Tuesday. AL
fred G. Chaplin was elected Speak
er. Governor Cleveland in his
message opposes the expenditure
of large sums in alterations of the
canals until the effect of the ablo
lition of tolls is fully apparent.
He favors frequent visitations and
most thorough examination of the
prisons and insane asylums, and
reform in the civil service. He
denounces special legislation which
interferes with the administration
of local government and advocates
the strictest economy in the use of
public funds.
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HOUSE AND LOT

situated on the southeast corner of King
street and Church Alley, 81! feet front
and running back 200 feet being part of
Lot No. 1913, as designated in the plat of
said town. Possession will be given ON
the first day of April, 1888.
TERMS OF SALE.-One- third cash on
day of sale, and balance in six and twelve
months, with interest from day of sale,
the deferred payments to be secured by
either deed of trust upon the property,
or lien retained in peed as the Trustee
may deem best.
deco JOHN N. ABEL, Trustee.
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BURNED TO DEAT H.-The
child of a colored woman named
Yates, Of this city, was burned
to death on New Years day. 1t was
but four years old, and had been left
alone, locked up in the house by its
mother. 1t may be absolute neces-
sity which compels mother to
leave her home wherein an open
fire and a little child are likely to
furnish an item for the press, but
the proceedings savors of criminal
carelessneSS. For most children, the
play of flame in the CRATE or the
bright Goals and soothing murmur
of the kitchen stove, possesses fas-
cination. To the child locked in the
deserted house these sights and
sounds are irresistible. They prom.
Use companionship, but they lead to
terrible death for the inquiring in
nocent. This is piece of parental
carelesspess which brings bitter
punishment and remorse, but which,
nevertheless, finds repetition in
every part of the country during the
winter months.
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THE French physician Charcot
seems to furnish startling paral-
lei in his treatment of Gambetta-
to Bliss at the bed side of Garfield.
Over-hopeful bulletins seem a
weakness to which the medical at.
PENDANTS of illustrious patients are
prone.
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HISTORICAL RELIC.

Hon. Chas. j. Faulkner, of this
place has in his possession the desk
and chair occupied by John Quincy
Adams during the sixteen years
that he was a member of the
House of Representatives, and in
which he received his summons to
higher and better world. 1t was
one of those two seats ia the old
Hall, which we're placed near and
Immediately in front of the speak
er. This seat was by the courtesy
of the House, and without allot-
ment.unanimously accorded TO Mr.
Adams. His biographer Morse
mentions one instance in which
this continuously of occupation
was temporarily interrupted. "On
the 10Th of November, 1916, he
was struck by paralysis in the
street, in Boston. He recovered
from the stroke, however, suffl-
GENTLY to resume his duties in
Washington some three months
later His temperance in the
House was marked by pleasing
incident all the members rose to-
gether business was for The mo-
ment suspended; his old accus-
toned seat ,cdS dt once surrender
ed TO him by tie gentleman 60
acho IL lad fallen IN the allotment
and he was formally conducted 10
it by two members.
Il was while occupying this chair
that tbe angel of death spread It's
darkepiog wings over him. His
biographer states the fact:
On February 21st, 1S40, he
appeared in his seal as usual. At
half past one in the afternoon, the
Speaker was rising 10 put a ques-
ton, when he was suddenly inter
rupted by cries OF 'stopl stop!
Mr.. Adams !" Some gentleman
near Mr.. Adams thought he was
striving 10 rise to address the
Speaker, when in an instant he fell
over insensible. His extreme ut
terance was: "This is the last of
earth l am contented." And so
passed from earth one of the illus
trious men of this Republic.
When the Capitol extension was
finished and the Representative
Hall was removed from the
old building 10 the southern wing
of the extension, Mr.. Faulkner was
Chairman of the committee charo
ed with The duty Of reporting such
rules and regulations as were APP
prop,iate to The removal and to
the occupancy of The new Hall. 1t
was decided TO sell all the furni-
ture in the old hall at public auc-
ton and the Sergeant-at-Arms was
notified by Mr.. Faulkner to bid in
for him the desk and chair so long
occupied by Mr.. Adams. The or
der was faithfully obeyed and the
desk and chair purchased for Mr..
Faulkner, and forwarded to his
residence here, With a letter from
the Sergeant-at-Arms, verifying
the identy of the articles purchas-
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

On Thursday the Hagerstown
spoke works shipped Is 900 spokes to
Liverpool, England.
Mrs. Clara III. Stanhope, daughter
of Governor Hamilton, has been
decreed a divorce from her husband
John T. Stanhope, of Hagerstown.
1t is said that the late Maj. Dorsey
F. Herbert, of Hagerstown, had an
insurance on his life for the benefit
of his family amounting to $4,000.
The Hagerstown Ne,cs mentions
that "Big SIS" colored, of Martins
burg, was arrested in that place last
week, charged with stealing a pair
of shoes, and sent to the House of
Correction for six months.
Mr.. Frank Mantz, son of Mr..
William Mantz, of Frederick, late
of Adams Express Company, at
York, Pa, has been appointed ex-
press messenger on the G.. V. rail-
road, between Harrisburg and Mar
tinsburg.
Hon. A. X. Syster, of Hagerstown,
having been elected Judge of the
Washington county district, has re-
signed his position as counsel for
the Western Maryland railroad
company, and Hon. Louis E.
McComas appointed in his place.
The cantata entitled the "Birth
of Christ" rendered in the Academy
of Music by the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School of that city, under
the management of Mr.. Charles
Amey, on Friday of last week,
Melted $50. 1t will be repeated
again by request.
Three thousand four hundred tur-
keys were hauled from Hagerstown
to Baltimore by the Western Mary
land railroad in the ten days pre-
ceding Christmas. These turkeys
came up over the Shenandoah Val
ley railroad, having been gathered
along the line of the East Tennessee,
Georgia and Virginia railroads.
James Whalley, young man IS
years old, "a resident of Cumberland,
failing to return home on Wednes-
day evening last, his father and
brother went in search of him. On
reaching a farm across the West
Virginia boundary, belonging to his
father, they found him dead and
cold, having been dead several hours.
He had a terrible hole in his neck,
having been gored by vicious bull
belonging to the stock of the farm.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Detective McDevett, of Wash
ington, asks for searching investi-
cation into his official character.
The Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION of Brooklyn has given
out a contract for building to
cost $25O,OOO.
There is a deficiency in the Gar
field Fair accounts, and the man
ayers find themselves unable to
pay expenses. They are about
$4,000 short.
Minister Allen, of Hawaii, drop
ped dead at President Arthur's
reception at The White House,
New Years day. The President
was much affected, and the recep-
ton was at once dismissed.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt in the southern portion of Hal
flax, N. s., Sunday night, lasting
about thirty seconds. Many build
ings were shaken. The same shock
was felt at many points 10 Maine.
Returns to the Department of
Agriculture from all of the LOO
counties of the United States in
dictate wheat product slightly ex-
ceeding 500,000,0OO bushels, oran
average yield per acre of 1876
bushels.
Inquiry shows that during the
Knights Templar conclave in San
Francisco next August, the first
class hotels will be able to acom-
modate about 5000, and with pri-
vate accommodation and the capac-
ity of the lodging houses and min
or hotels, several thousand will
still be obliged to use teuts.
f. A. Bee, the Chinese vice con-
sui at San Francisco, denies The re
port of the influx of disreputable
women into Washington Territory
from British Columbia. He says
only one woman has, so far, enter
ed the country, and she was the
wife of Portland merchant, since
the restriction law went into force
He report twenty Chinese arrivals
and 5000 departures.
Shortly after midnight Sunday
while watch meeting services were
being held in The Reformed Evan
gelical Church at Reading, Pa, a
large cannon filled with stones and
powder was discharged. The front
wall was stove in and nearly all the
window panes shattered. Great
excitement was caused among the
audience, but fortunately no one
was hurt Eight arrests have been
made.
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GOOD BUILDINGS.

Excellent Water, Fruit, and is located at
Orleans Station on the B. and 0. railroad.
1t will be sold for debt due the Citizens
Mutual Building Association of Martins
burg, W. Va, amounting on day of sale
to the sum of $3.50 and for the costs of
sale.
TERMS.-One. third cash on day of
sale and balance in two equal payments
at nine and eighteen months, with inter-
est, and to be secured oy lien reserved in
the deed or deed of trust, at option of
Trustee.
J. NELSON WISNER,
deco Trustee.
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nj. LEON GAMBBTTA, the great
French statesman, died at Villa
dAvray, France, at midnight Sun
day night. His death causes pro
found sorrow in France and SEN
sation throughout Europe.
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GOVERNOR BUTLER, of Massachu-
sets, and Governor Cleveland, Of
New York, were inaugurated Mon
day and their installation into Of
flee comprised the most important
political events of the first day of
January, 1888.
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The most prominent and note
worthy feature Of the present Con
gress is the anxiety of both politi-
cal parties to make good records.
With this desire as the controlling
spirit, the public has reason to an
ticipate "business on the first
floor.
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SATISFACTION FOR TEN.-In our
family of ten for over two years
Parker's' Ginger Tonic has cured
headache, malaria and other COM
plants SO satisfactorily that we are
in excellent health and no expense
for doctors or other medicines.
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A HEAVY snow storm set in at
San Francisco on Sunday, and con
tinued with great violence for over
four hours. Snow fell to the depth
of four or five inches. Old pioneers
state that they have never seen q
storm of equal violence and dura-
ton in that city for the past thirty
years. A number of .sleighs, the
first ever seen in the city, were on
the streets.
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REV. A. B. DUNAwAY, of Va,
will preach in the Baptist church
to morrow, Sunday, at IL A. M. and
7P. NJ. All are cordially invited.
The members of the church are es-
pecially invited to be present.
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Pennsylvania inYentO,

A Pennsylvania inventor has
evolved a new rat-trap, in one end
of which is a mirror. This may do
for the female rats, but when male
rat notices that when the bait looks
double he will think he has had
enough and go home Boston Jour
nal
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Wheat, quiet and fraction lower,
on moderate business. Corn. inactive,
and about steady. Flour, quiet and
about steady, though the lowrr grade
of each quality are shaded rs cts per
barrel. Mill Feed easier. Oats, mar
ket quiet Western, white, 45a47cts;
mixed, 44a45cts Virg mia, Maryland
and Pennsylvania 44a47cts. uClover
Seed, active; common to good, 9al0
cents per Id /; onoice to primo, l0all
cents.
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Josh Billings says: Whenever /
fiud real handsome woman engaged
in the wimmin's right dizziness,
then am going to take mi hat un-
der my arm and jine in the process
sion."
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MOTHERS SHOULD KNOW IT.
Fretful babies cannot help disturb
ing everybody, and mothers should
know how soothing Parker's Ginger
Tonic. 1t stops babies pains, makes
them healthy, relieves their own
anxiety and is safe to use.-J0urndl.
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RETURNS from the special cleo
tion to fill the vacancy in the For
ty-seventh and Forty-eight Con
crosses caused by the death of
Hon. j. L. Updegraff, late repre-
sentative from the Seventeenth
Ohio district, show the election of
]. D. Taylor (Rep } over Ross j.
Alexander DEM by a majority of
1,5O0 to 1000 Large republican
gains are reported in all counties.
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MARRIED..

In the Presbyterian church, Ger
ardstown, Dec. 9th, 1882, by Rev.
E. l.. Wilson, Mr.. GOLD MILLER to
Miss MARIANNA MCKOwN, all of
this county.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6. 1858.

The House has passed the Pen
dleton civil service Reform bill as
it came from the Senate, and it
now awaits the signature of The
President to become s. law.
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DEAD LETTERS. -The following
is list of letters remaining inthe
Post-Oflice at Martinsburg, w. Va,
Dec. 30, and will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office, January 1911 not
called for. Persons calling for these
letters will please say advertised.
Geo. X. Amos, Mr.. James Claugh,
j. T. Cook, Jackson Glover, Mrs.
Samuel Hyatt, Mr.. M. E. Howe, (2);
G. Scott Hughes, Miss Mary Hurley,
George Lancaster, Mrs. Catharine
Rice, J. H. Stadin, George Weens,
John Wilburn.
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THE Firemen's Fair closed Mon
day night with ii grand ball, which
was quite success. The Fair,
throughout, was a success, and
highly gratifying to the managers.
The SEQ gold watch was drawn by
Mr.. Samuel Bowers. The secretary
or writing desk fell to the lot of
Alex. Parks, Esq. Mr.. George
Whitson drew the nice vase. The
big contest was for the fine gun.
Capt. Landers and A. Henshaw,
Esq, were the candidates. Capt.
Landers won the gun, by having SIC
votes to Mr.. Henshaw's 4l3.
The proceeds of the Fair have not
yet been footed up, but the gross re-
ceipts Will amount to over 81, 100 !;
which will leave about $500 net, to
be devoted to furnishing the hall.
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400 Acres,

more or less, saving and excepting one
half acre which embraces grave yard on
said premises, being the same property
conveyed by Jacob Light and wife to
Jacob Kearns by deed of May 8, 1871, and
of record in County Clerks Office of Nor
gan county, in Deed Book No Z, page
1884. The property has on it
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e. To con PER DAY AT HOME.
PC ~ OIU Samples worth SIS free.
Address SsrHseH h Co., Portland, Maine.
ma6-ly.
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AT regular meeting of Tuscaro-
"a Lodge No. "a, 1. o. o. F., held
Saturday night, Dec. 80, 1882, the
following named officers were elected
for the ensuing term: D. H. Dodd,
N. G.; w. M. johnson, V. G.; w.
A. Kimmerling, r. s., Theodore
Buser, P. s.; VIM. McElroy, Treas.
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Beginning two yards and half to the
northward of an ash Oh the banks of the
Potomac river corner to Philip Pendle-
TOMS then leaving the river and with
Pendleton's line 80 E $50 poles to a
hickory and two white cakes on descend
ing ground, corner to said Pendleton and
Jacob w. Light then leaving Pendleton
and with Lights partition line N AZ E "a
poles to stake on the west side OF gully
on the bank of the river; thence mp the
meandering of the same N 65 W 2s poles,
N 81 poles W so poles, N 81. W SO, N ga,
W 20 poles, N IA, W 20 poles, N s3. w
IL poles, N 80, W SO poles, S 50, W SO
poles, s IS, W 20 poles, s 70, W 50 poles.
S Sc, W 8 poles S 43, W IA poles, s "a
w ls poles, s 81, W IA poles, and IL,
W 80 poles to the beginning, containing
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Baltimore Market.

Corrected weekly by BLANDFoRD
FOWLER & Co, 100 S. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 4, 1888.
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WATCH and wait for the enter.
tainment of the Handel and Haydn
Society.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1883,
TRACT OF LAND

at O'Clock P. NJ, the following describe
real estate, to wit: parcel or
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H1- Hdy ratss-fue cents per tae--for Obituary
ices beyo7i the usual announcement.
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IN MORGAN COUNTY, W. VA.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made by Jacob Kearns and wife to
the undersigned as Trustee, dated June
10, 1881, and recorded in the County
Clerks Office of Morgan county, West
Virginia, in Deed Book No. II. pages 1854,
365 and $3.50, will proceed to sell in front
of the Court House in Martinsburg, Berke-
ley county, w. Va, on
Daily Republican., 1883-11-21
New time COMPLICATIONS,

The first legal complication in Boston
arising from the change of the tire
standard occurred yesterday. 1t appears
that on the 18th instant a notice for the
examination of poor debtor was issued
from the Office of the Commissioner of
insolvency. 1t was returnable on the
Goth instant at 8 o'clock in the after
noon According to custom, the poor
debtor is allowed one hours grace. He
appeared before the commissioner at o. AZ
o'clock standard time, but the Commits
sioner ruled that 1t was after 10 o'clock
and defaulted him. The case will prob
ably be appealed.
The City Council Of Chicago on Tues
day night adopted the new standard of
time. II was also adopted by Council
Blnfis, Iowa.
The City Council of Bangor, Maine,
with the aid of three Democratic votes,
has sustained the veto by the Mayor of
an ordiance adopting the new time
STANDARD. The Parish Committee,
he viewer, has voted to change two of the
public clocks, and the "Unitarian
clock" has been changed to the new
time