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COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF THE
'ZEPHAN1AH TURNER FARM
EMMA V. ZINN, sc,
VS..

q. TURNER'S Admir- ct al.
la pursuance of decree Of the Circuit
Court of Preston County, ia the above
cause, rendered on the 9Th day of Deem
Der, 1882, l will on
MONDAY, APRIL ORR 1888
being the first day OF the Circuit Court,
before the front door of The Court House
Ia Kngwood, sell the real estate in the
Bill and proc edings mentioned upon the
following terms - much cash 10 hand
will be required AS will be sufficient to
pay the costs Of suit, and charges for sale.
and for the residue upon Credt of 81, 10
and 81 months; the purchaser giving in
terest bearing notes. wlth good personal
security for the deferred installmenis.
DESCRIPTION - THIS property is
known az Fthe i"Zrph. Turner Farm, "
shout 4 miles west of KingwoOd. il CON
sisis of several tracts, Containing in the
aUOTeQate "f .sr
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WEST VA. UNIVERSITY

The Next Session Begins Septsmbss
9th, 1857. Ten Separate SCHOOLS, inoIud-
ing schOol OF History and Scheal OF IA.
gish. Full courses i'm Law and Medi.
zine exten ing throughout the session.
ENLARGED facilities for study 0f Physical
Sciences and Scientific AgricuIturs
completely equipped chemical lsbrsteyy
Thorough courses in Ancient and Mos
ern languages end literature. Tss4
books 1T cost. Necessary expenses not
oyer &T5. For catalogues aud other
Information address
w. l.. MILsos, President,
N"t3antown. w. Va.
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JUDICIAL SALE
wAYMAN s. MAYER
vs. In Chancerv.
DAELWHITEHAIR,et al

Pursuant to, aud aud by virtue Of p
decree OF the Circuit Court OF Preston
County. West Nireini8, land hy dire.
ton ola judgment creditor defendant
therein,) rendered in the above STYLED
cause on the 4th day OF December. iss2.
the undersigned Special Commi ssioner.
will on
TUESDAY, APRIL 1O,h 1853,
that being Court day-at the front door
or the Court House OF said County make
public sale of the
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JOHN WHITE

(or NetD land. A considerable portion
OF said land is cleared, and Is I'm fair
state Of cultivation. and has thereon
DWELLING HOUSE,
stable, and other outbuildings.
TERMS or SALE Said land will
be sold for sufficient cash in hand to pay
costs Of suit and proper charges f1r sale,
and the residue upon a credit Of 6, II
and'lS months. the purchaser executing
notes With good security, bearing inter-
est JNO. BARTON PAYNE
Special Comm'T.
state Of West Virginia. County Of Pres.
ton. S.:
1. Smith Crane. Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of said county, do certify that Jno
Barton Payno, VINO was by decree Of
said court, rendered ON the 10Th day Of
NOvcmber. 1882. in tie Equity cause OF
John whites admir- vs.. John Whites
heirs. ct al. appointed a Special Conn
missioner 10 make sale Of tic real estate
therein decreed 60 be sold mas this day
given bond and security in said cause az
required by law.
Given under my hand, this 18th day OF
January, 1873.
SMITH CRANE,
iV-4t CLERK.
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JUDICIAL SALE
JNo WHITES Admir-
vs. In Chanoary
JNo WHITES HEIRS ct al

suant to, and by virtue of a decree
of the Circuit Court OF Preston County.
west Virginia, rendered in the above
styled cause, on the Goth day Of Novem~
Der, 1882. the Undersigned Speciai Com
missioner, will on
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT.,

which is under the supervision of an ex-
perienced lady principal. Superior in
struction is Civ en- in both the useful ana
ornamental branches TO any ladies' SEM
mary.
ONLY F1RsT,CLAss
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slisottrtsed testimony fo the EsG7cpesg Of
= ~. alssFIfs' Seminal E'naffgFes. fof,eya
/lovt Asflcrs reoeiVe1 f,.Osll IiSfronRl
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
FRUIT.

There was never such profusion OF fruit
in Colorado rs there is At Canon City and
vicinity at the present time
We take y stroll around occasionally to
see how the fruit is doing, and every place
we visit presents new revelation of the
immense fruit crop that is being, and will
be, gathered this season. Strawberries OF
extraordinary size, and great quantities,
have been. and are still being, gathered.
Currants and gooseberries are now just
coming into their prime, and such currants
and goosobcrrics were never before seen.
In the way Of straw wberries the patch owned
by Rockafellow & Gravestock has probably
been the most profitable. Mr.. J. l.. Hyde
and NJ. Dueber have the largest and finest
currants- Mrs. Paul Ross and J. J.. Hyde
the largest gooseberries-
w. A. Helm, the old barnacle fruit raiser,
of whose fine little orchard no mention has
heretofore been made, has apple, pear,
cherry, black walnut and hazel trees, loaded
down with fruit and nuts. His grape vines
are moderately full, and some of his Cali
fornia grape vines will produce the largest
punches of grapes ever grown in this coun-
ty. He has great abundance Of all kinds
of small fruit, and the most perfect roses
ever seen in any country. In going over
to South Canon we pass by Mrs. Stanley's
beautiful place on the left, of which men
lion tItSNsO Is eistWutTc. anu hEs
Bains pretty place on the right, with its
compliment Of fruit OF all kinds and we
call in to see Mr.. McRay's grapes. He has
the largest number of bearing grape vines
in the county His crop last year was very
large, this yeai the vines do not appear to
be quite as full as last, but he will have a
large crop. His vines arc in fine condition
and the largest grapes we saw were about
the size of peas He has other fruit than
grapes, all Of which is doing WELL but his
specially is grapes, and they are paying
him we'll Across the street from McRay's
is Mr.. NJ. Dueber's place. He has all varie-
ties of fruit, and this year, for the first
time, he will gather an abundance of fruit
His trees, vines and bushes are all heavily
laden with fruit
Going round to Mr.. W. c. Catlin's we
enter his yard, and walk up to the house
upon wax on each side of which is
proiusion of the most beautiful and fra
grant flowers, whose healthy, luxuriant ap-
pcarancc fully attest the tender care they
have received from the matronly Mrs. Cat
lin. The orchard adjacent is the second
largest, in bearing condition, in this county.
Every tree is loaded with fruit, and some
of the trees are breaking from the heavy
load of fruit, which is weighting them
down. There are several other places in
South Cafion, of smaller size, all of which
tell the same story of trees, vine and bush,
being more heavily laden with fruit than
they ought TO be, and notably Mrs. Ross.
While her husband is absent attending to
his mining business, she attends to home
affairs, taking care of the fruit, and raising
as fine q garden as can be found anywhere,
and if you want to see place that is we'll
tended, 20 over and sec hers.
1t may be true that Colorado il not q
fruit country, but we don't bclicveit.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
THE COAL MINING Law.

No law enacted by the last legislature
was prepared with more care than the one
regulating the working of coal mines, and
no law enacted by that body was more
needed. If its provisions are faithfully
carried ont, it will protect life and limb,
and assure health to a very large class of
of our citizens-our coal miners.
II Is to be regretted that there is danger
of the law becoming imperative through
the failure of the district judges to meet,
in accordance with the provisions Of sec
eion IA of said law, to appoint the examin-
ers of mines therein provided for. Judge
Hayt, Of this district, is anxious to do all
that the law requires of him, but it requires
concert in action ON the part Of the
judges, and such action has not yet been
obtained.
Hon. B. F. Rocknfellow, the author of
the bill, is doing all in his power to get
the law into operation, and 1t Is to be
hoped that he may succeed, so that che
coal miners will soon be receiving the
benefits of the laws benefcence.
LATER-Since writing the above we learn
that Governor Grant issued call to the
district judges to meet at Denver to-day
for the purpose of making the necessary
appointments to put the law into opera
tio-i.
This result has been obtained by the
watchful care and prompt action of Hon.
b. F. Reckafellow, who telegraphed Gov
ernor Grant several days ago, calling his at
tention to the necessity for his calling the
district judges together, TO which the gov
ernor responded as follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
DENVER. CoLoRADo June 10, lSs3
Hon. B. +. Rockafeilow-Ssr: ! am direct
ed by His Excellency, Governor Grant, To in
form you that he has Today requested the
several Judges, by telegraph, To meet at his
ONCE on Saturday next at 10 a. M
Very respectfully yours,
n. p. BABCOCK, Private Secretary
And right here we desire to say that
there was no better member of the last leg
islature than Captain Rockafellow. He
was constantly at his post of duty, ever on
the alert, painstaking and careful in the
preparation of his bills. zealously watching
and advocating them before committees
and during their progress through both
branches Of the general assembly, and, as
in this case, months after the adjournment,
doing all in his power to prevent one of
his bills becoming imperative through de
fault of others to do what the law required
Of them. We have heretofore called atten-
tion TO some of the careless work of the
last legislature, but Captain Rockafellow
was in nowise responsible for those errors.
Had all the members been as careful as he
there would have been very few, if any,
mistakes made.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
LATEST OIL NEWS.
Genuine Petroleum struck I'm Pay ing
Quantity.

The latest from the oil well is exceed
ingly good news to everybody. There
seems to be no doubt now that oil has
been struck in good paying quantity. In
stead of the oil being heavier than that
first struck, as at first reported, it is lighter
and the genuine petroleum. The oil is
coming in rapidly, and accompanied by
gas, which is readily distinguishable at the
surface. Those familiar with such things
estimate the well now at twenty-five bar
rels per day, with chances of an increase
by going to the bottom Of the sandstone
formation in which it was struck. The
hrst oil WAS struck At depth Of ! ,216 feet.
Froo thAt dspsh they went down through
about sixty feet Of sandstone, and then
about 100 feet of shale, when the next
sandstone formation was encountered, and
had been penetrated but about seven feet
when oil commenced coming in. This was
at depth of LAO feet.
The company's cable was shipped from
Pennsylvania on the 10th instant, and will
not probably arrive before about the 9Th OF
July. The company are now considering
whether to put in the pump, or wait until
arrival of cable, and sink some deeper be-
fore pumping. 1t takes time to get every
thing in working order, but our readers
may rest assured that the oil question is
sure of being fivorabiy determined in a
short time
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
In Nfemorinu,

On Saturday last the sad rites of Sc
pulfure were paid, in this city. to the re-
mains of the late wife of Mr.. J. C. Baer
who died at Salida on the preceding day, a
large concourse of friends of deceased meet
ing the remains at the depot, and accom-
panying them to the cemetery, where an
impressive service was conducted by DR..
E. II. Sawyer.
Miss Louise r. Ward was born at Paynrs-
vile, Pennsylvania, in 1si7; removing,
with her parents, to Minnesota, at the age
of 10 years Thence she went to LaPorte
county, Indiana, where, on August II,
1865, she was married to Mr. j. c. Baer,
and with him returned to Minnesota, re-
siding in that state two years, and coming
to Canon City in 1867, where they resided
until November last when they located at
Salida. About year ago Mrs. Baer united
with the Baptist church of this city, DR..
Sawyer administering the rite of baptism.
She died in q full faith and hope of a final
resurrection. Deceased leaves a husband
and three children-a boy, IA; q girl,
and an infant-who have the full sympa-
thy of large circle of frieuds in this their
irreparable loss.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
TINE lEC0RD ENDo.sED.

Since the article entitled The Capitol," /"
70 bc found elsewhere in this paper, was
written, The reply of Governor Grant to
the petition Of the capitol commission, AJAX
ing for an extra session of the Legislature,
has been published. He refuses to comply
with the request, and his rusons are sub
stsntisliy ths reasons presented in last
weeks RECORD, I. G., that II would take
from tcp to twelve years 1--WE said nine to
ten ycars) to raise tho money necessary to
build $i,0OO,000 capitol. His closing
sentence covers the same ground ns the
eiusine af tho article rcferred to. aud IL In
the following Language: Upder tho cir
cumatapces l think Il tcst TO leave the
matter to tho next legislature; they may
deem u advisable to ntilipe the money now
on hand IN building . temporary styapfpre
at cost, say, II eia0,D0Q, lsaving the con-
stEnction Of % pcrmanept capitpl--of cap
itol which will be apmMepsprate In mag
nitude and beauty with ths pgospeeity and
wealth Of the fntuFs Colosado-to q later
period, when We shall have accumulated .
lssse surplus fhsA fof that purposs.s
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
An Appalling Disaster.

On Saturday evening last, at the conclu-
sion of a copjurer's performance, at Sun
derland, county Durham, England, at
tended by several Thousand children. whose
ages ranged from to IA years, a rush was
made for the gallery door, when one fell
and 400 who were attempting to make
their exit at this portal. crushed into the
passage, piling one upon the other to the
depth of several feet. Before assistance
could be rendered about goo of the inno-
cents were suff60Atesi Tho catastrophe
created the widest constcrpatioa, and the
grief Of parents who came to ind their
darlings dead was heart-rending in the
extreme.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
SHORTENING TIME.

A dispatch from Ogden, Utah, dated
June 81, saysi The Denver and Rio
Gnnde, Atchison, Topeks and Santa Fe
and Burlington and Missouri River rail-
roads anaouncc their intention of changing
time jointly on July 1, when close connsC-
tions will be made with tho Central Pucific
at this reint, and the running schedule will
be sufficiently reduced to afford practically
the same through time between San Fran
cisco, or Ogden, and the Missouri river, as
will be made under the new schedule !. 4 the
Union Pncitie. II Is also probable that a
second daily passenger train will be placed
on thesc lines east of Ogden, As AL the
roads arc in good condition, oompetition in
flst time across tho continent seems impi-
nent.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
Temperance Meeting.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
Fremont County Prohibition Society, held
at the Baptist church last Monday even
ing, was fairly attended. After the routine
business Mr.. Fowler, chairman of temper
ance literature committee, reported that he
would, on the following day, forward the
addresses and subscriptions of $50 residents
of this county TO the Chicago Morning and
Day of Reform. Rev. W. W. NJ. Barber
was chosen to fill the vacant Office of vice
president. Mr.. Fowler addressed the soci.
ETY. on the lack of unanimity among relig-
GUS people, as appeared from the objection
of n prominent delegate to. and the couse-
quent refusal of the president to entertain,
the motion seeking to secure an endorse
ment of q state prohibition convention by
the late State Sunday School Convention
at Pueblo. Rev. Barber followed in an il
Illustrative address, showing how drinkrng
men injured others than themselves by ina
diligence. Mr.. G. O. Baldwin discussed ut
length the Sunday ordinance question, tax
ing the ground that, if such laws were Just
and worked public good, prohibition will
surely multiply such benefits. He con-
trastcd the enormous sum spent for liquor
with the puny figures representing the ex-
penditures for educational and religious
purposes, and urged total abstinence npon
all. Mr.. II. c. West reviewed the failures
of the different Temperance organizations
Of the past, attributing them to the fact
that such societies did not aim at the right
mark-abeolute prohibition, This should
be the object OF every temperance organi.
za;ion, and its attainment could not be as.
sured until women, as well ~ men, welded
the ballot. A number of ladies then came
forward, united with the society, and the
meeting adjourned.
II our Temperance friends would heed
the general demand for more interesting
and attractive meetings, and desire to Sc
cure n large attendance upon each occasion,
thus drawing more and more people out TO
hear the idea presented, they certainly
would change tho mopotony of the pro-
gramme Of exercises People sometimes
tire Of having the same diatribcs se,ni-
monthly hurled at their innocent heads by
the same chronic speakers, and the meet
ings of the society would snon BE- attended
by large audiences were they 70 intenpene
solidity with . little spice in thc way
of vocal quastets short essays and readings
by young gentlemen and ladies, and even
bring the children in for share in the ex-
ercises. Why not try itr
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

The Denver Republican says there is a
mevemcnt on foot TO gather material for n
thorough investigation into the senatorial
ssicction Of last winter. Fortunately our
representative, Hon. h. +. Rockafcllow, and
our senator, Hon. James Moynahan, are
above suspicion. They were both rs true
m steel during that long, and, in many re-
spects, shameful, senatorial contest.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

At Salt Lake City, the other evening,
George p. Cannon solcmnly declared before
large audience "that all the miracles Of
the New Testament had been performed
within the Mormon church, What seems
most miraculous to us Is that two-thirds
of his audience arc said to have left at the
close of his remarks, fully believing every
statement made by this miraculous liar.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

The storm Of Saturday night throughout
Ncbraska and Missouri did immense dam
agc. The Missouri river rose ont of Its
banks In many places farms were flooded,
crops destroyed. bridges carried away, and
railroad communication seriously impeded.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

Chicago saloon-keepers are greatly cSer-
ciscd on the license question. The recent
order Of the city council, anticipating the
state high license law by extending the
present license rate one year and ten
months, caused an unprecedented rush for
privileges, which may in the end, be de-
clared void, leaving the whisky sellers out
OF pocket both money and license.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

John Dewey, editor of the Irish Nation,
whom August Belmont sued for criminal
Nbel In publishing mn article accusing
plaintiff Of misappropriating money be-
longing to the Irish society, was convicted,
and ssntenccd to the pcnitcntiary for sixty
Aays. The prisoner said he had nothing
to rstract his conviction did not vindicate
Belmont, whom he would still hold respon-
sible for the missing funds; and regretted
only Ale fAct that his article in the Nation
had bean intemperntcly wordcd.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23
General Crooks Indian Campaign

General Crook has been making it lively
for the Apaches down in Arizona. The
people Of San Carlos, Arizona, had meet
ing on the 18th instant. Earnest speeches
were made endorsing the management OF
the Apaches, and resolutions were unan-
imously adopted, congratulating General
Crook for having conducted the most bril-
liant Indian campaign of modern times.
He has between 400 and 500 Indian
prisoners and the people protest against
their return to the reservation, as
their presence viii produce dissatisfaction
among friendly Indians, excite fear and
distrust among the white settlers of
Arizona and New Mexico, and probably re-
suit in new list of murders, rapcs, child
stealing and robbery.
Secretary Teller telegraphcd to the
Agent on the reservation to refuse to ~
ecrve the Indian prisoners
General Crook and staff arrived at
Tucson, Arizona, on the 10th instant, and
were enthusiastically received.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

There is some little excitement here over
the discovery Of n quicksilver mine, about
eight miles from Cafion City, by W. Z.
Embrcy. II is the opinion Of some that il
10 big thing. We hope to be able to give
full particular next week
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

The Theodore Thomas concerts at Den
ver, were only fairly attended, and the
performances were spoken Of by the Den
yer press as by no means worth the cxor-
bitant price asked for admission.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

On the Ist OF next month L. s. Cham
berlain. late private secretary to James
Gordcn Bennett. viii begin the publication
of an American daily at Paris, TO be called
the Dispatch. Albert c. Ives, late Of the
New York Times, will assist in the con-
duct Of the new journal.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

Colorado u paying bounties ON hawks,
wolves, skunks, lions and loco weed at the
rate OF $4,000 per anuum- Loco weed
double discounts hay as n profitable crop,
and is being cultivated a-~iduously.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

Attorney wolcott, cn Wednesday, filed n
petition In the superior court at Denver for
nm injunction preventing the sale of the
Denver and Mes Orleans road on Thurs
day, which was granted by Judge Dawson.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

While foods, cyclones and storms are
devastating Kansas. Missouri, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and others states, carrying death in
their wake, Colorado IL smiling grandly on.
beneath clear skies, her crops are ripcning,
md her people arc happy.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

Mr. ]. K. Sweeney, formerly station
agent At Howard, has hoep pnt In charge
Of the depot at Coal Creek, We ccnrrwtu.
late MI. swnsncY upon his promotion and
tho railroad company upon occurring "a
faithful and efficient Nh emplaye. Mr.,
Sweeney was ono Of the best correspondents
tho RKcoRn was cvcy fartunate eqough to
secure and NO trust his lctters from Coal
Greek viii b - Frequent - Of yore,
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

Amer long and sharp contest over the
matter, Il appears that !; is now definitely
settled that the Grand Army Encampsnent
il TO BE- held on the grounds first selected,
l. G. near the Union Pacific track.
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

Two lady invplids arrived in Canon this
week. who had been kept in Pueblo num-
ber Of days by being told that the climate
Of Cason WINS too cold At present for any
one out Of health. Unless such people
stop lying about Canon City they win find,
afser dying, that thcro 10 climate littls
hottes than that Of Pueblo,
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

The Chieftain says: "Cafon City is GER
thin OF becoming large and prosperous
town. The discovery of oil viii, sooner or
later, give her boom such as she never
had bs.fore
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

The London dynamite trials ended in
the conviction and sentence to penal servi-
rude of DR.. Gallagher, Wilson, Whitehead
and Curtin. Ansburgh and Bernard Gal
lnvber were acquitted
The Fremont County record., 1883-06-23

The Massachusetts, senate refuses, by n
vote Of twcnsy-one 20 eleven, to memorial
iEc congress for an amendment TO the con-
stitution that the right Of suffrage may not,
on account Of sex, be denied to women