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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
THE FIRE At LAUREL.
A Heavy COnfIagration That at One
Time Threatened the Entire Town.

Time Threatened the Entire Town.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
LAUREL, June 15.-Fire broke ont
yesterday morning in Warren Ellis
furniture store and was not checked till
two stores and two dwellings were con-
sumed. The store where the fire origi.
mated and new dwelling house belonging
to b. j. Moore and occupied by Harry
Erbsmehle, dwelling occupied by
Edward Mills and owned by William W.
Dashiell and the jewelry store of II.
Erbsmehle, owned by j. Hubbard, We're
destroyed. This property was situated
ON General avenue near the centre of the
town and it was feared that the entire
business portion of the town must go.
The private engines of J. II. Marut
and Adams Il Co., did good service and
saved the tawn.
j. }. Wooiher telegraphed to the chief
of the Wilmington fire department, and
| the thanks of our citizens are due for the
| prOmptness of their response. The order
| was counterinanded MS they were about
ready to start. Ellis and three CON-
| pnniuns left the store about . o'clock for
Rehoboth. Nothing further is known of
| the cause of the fire. lie has not been
| apprised of the disaster. 1t is feared the
insurance ON the furniture expired on the
LIST of June. The buildings were insured.
LAUREL, June lG.-Mr. Ellis returned
yesterday morning and telegraphed to tn,
Marvin Safe Company which sent man
down to open his safe. He was in painful
suspense, knowing he held policy Of
81 900 ON his furniture, but could not re-
member whether it was dated June or JULY
LIST. The contents Of the safe were unin
jured except marks of the water, and t.
his relief the policy was found to expir,
on the LIST of July. The insurance viii
come several hundred dollars short o
covering the cost of his stock, which hat
been lately replenished. The origin o
the fire is still n mystery, as Mr.. Ellis de
clnres he was not in the store after II
o'clock Saturday night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
MILFORD.
Probably Fatal Accidental IkIliId-
ing BOOm-'Ehe Rink.


Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
MILFORD, June Building is booming
and numerous new houses are going up,
while many improvements are being added
TO others.
On June 23d the Y. P. L. c., will wind up
for the season with beach party as u grand
finale. This society is now in its second
year, is meeting with success and has done
some good work. 1t now has about 80
members. Last year the beach party was
held at Slnughter's and it is proposed to
go there this year.
The Milford high school closes on the
18th inst.
Farmers are still busy with strawberries,
and greatly miss the basket factory of @. A.
Blair, as il was 50 handy for them to supply
themselves at short notice.
To-day II young colored child belonging
to farm hand Of ]. j. Rosa, was left ali
alone in n house. The child got hold OF
some matches, and while playing with them
set fire to her clothing, burning herself so
badly that she will probably die.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

The Chicago Telegram calls out for a
whipping post in that city, for the pun
ishment of the wretches who beat their
wives and mothers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

Notwithstanding her two "bad starts"
the Dolphin has made good ending to
her trial trips and Mr.. Roach is tri-
umphant. VI.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

Getting Up a Base Rall Club
Peaches still Dropping.

Peaches still Dropping.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
MDDIETowN, Jrne 1.-THE proposed
open cutters acrohs Main street for the
purpose of better draining North Broad
street has evidentl; made somebody mad.
Work was begun there on Monday morn
ing last and rapid progress was being
made up to Tuesday evening when there
was a sudden stop. There has been q
division in the board of town commits
sioners on this gutter business ever since
its introduction, the majority, up to
Tuesday afternoon, favoring an open
water course, whilst the remaining two
held out for trunk" Tuesday one of
the open gutter men ''few the track"
and put the majority ON the trunk" side,
hence the work was discontinued. Mr..
Naudain, who has Just finished hand
some building on the corner objected TO
the gutter as being unsightly, which is
true. After hearing favorable and un-
favorable suggestions as regards both
methods the matter ran into heated dis
cussion and when the red lantern was
hung out over the excavation last evening
it did more than warn travellers, it told of
wrecked board of commissioners, for
two of them have resigned and left the
matter in the hands of the trunk" men.
The designations are to be regretted as
the two resigning are men who have the
best interest Of our town at heart.
The large plate glass in G. W. W.
Naudan's store window was cracked by o
missile thrown by little boy on Tuesday
evening last W. H. Moore 4 Co., had d
glass broken by another lad about two
weeks ago. Both glasses are expensive
Next Sunday will be children's day il
the NJ. E. Church, this town.
| George Hayes has been elected leader
pro tenn. of the band during the absenc,
of Eugene Clayton. The boys play a
Warwick tonight.
MIDDLETowS, June l5.-The base bal
meeting on Saturday last was fairl,
attended. Sewell Green of Peoples Bank
was called to the chair and appointed thu
necessary committees to secure grounG
and name for the club. to purchase bats
balls, &C., and prepare resolutions. Al
will report at O'Clock on Saturday next
At O'Clock on Friday the new organiza
ton will play match with the Diamond
State, composed of youths of this town
and the new club had better be careful q
the Diamond States ARE hard TO down
The great difficulty with the new cluI
will be to get a catcher who is willing to b
Jared up by Massey's or Mifiiin's cannon
like balls.
Peaches are still failing, and it is feare
the crop will be rather short.
Strawberries are about to play OIL
already. The crop is unusually small.
Cherries are now in our local market
Our local board of health should hay
the hearty support of the entire town q
it is doing its utmost TO rid the town c
all impurities. If the people would sto
throwing SO much trash into the street
would be cleaner and look better too.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

James P. Brooks, chief OF the secret SER
vice division OF the treasury department,
has resigned at Secretary Manning's re-
guest. His resignation will take effect on
July LIST,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

The news Of the death by suicide Of ex-
Representative Peter Robinson was as
surprising MS shocking to the many Of
our people who knew him, In the lcgis-
lature and out Of it he certainly showed
himself man Of strong common sense,
conservative, cautious, incorruptible,
slow to arrive at conclusions, but very
tenacious of his opinions after
he had formed them. Few men have
served their constituents with more un.
compromising pertinacity for their inter
ests, as he understood them, and with less
benefit TO himself than did Mr. Robinson
and his almost inoxhaustible stock Of
patience and good nature made him a
general favorite even with those 10 whom
he was politically or otherwise opposed.
Many more progressive and influential
man would be less missed than "Uncle
Peter"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

The New York IPmM of Monday
announced a total Of so eco for the Bar
tholdi pedestal fund, with % names to
the list of 100 who are asked to give $3.50
each in order to swell the fund to
100000. When the popular fund
reaches $4,000, which, in all probability
will be this week. the World says it will
concentrate all efforts on the list of 100.
Thus far the lubors Of the WOr6 IN pro
viding Il resting place for the feet of Lib
erty have been wondrously successful, and
no one who has watched the daily accu-
mutation Of the peoples dimes and
dollars, until they assumed magnificent
proportions, can doubt that the desired
sum of $1,000 will soon he realized.
No grander work was ever under
taken by amy American journal,
and the most gratifying feature of
the movement, one which will prove
mutually agreeable to the patrons
and the collector, is that the bulk of the
contributions came directly from tho
pockets Of the poorer people, In this
case at least the pennies and dimes of the
hberty-loying people have outstrippcd
the dollars and shamed unpatriotic
parsimony Of the New York millionaires.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

Millions of locusts' is an expression
often heard during the past two weeks,
and the doubling city man who goes out
into the Brandywine woods to investigate
for himself the cicada crop comes back a
believer in big figures, though he may
not be entirely willing to subscribe to the
millions" George Loebe of this city
has endeayored to solve this problem of
numbers, He measured carefully square
yard of ground and counted the holes
contained therein from which the To-
Gusts emerged to daylight. There were
73 of them. This would give 1853, 800
loeusts to the acre. If We estimate that
only one-third of this number escaped
the perils which lay in wait for them and
have reached maturity we should have
considerably over one million locusts in
ten acres of woodland, an extent over
which their combined noise may be
readily heard so that to speak of listen
ing to locusts by the million may not be
an exaggeration after all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
Webster's Eyes.

Mr.. Allen, in his article on Daniel
Webster in the last Century, writes a
correspondent to The Boston Advertiser,
mentions his great, soft eyes, as be-
ing peculiarly attractive to children.
This reminds me of an incident which
may perhaps show that those eyes had
sometimes different effect. Mr.. Web
ster was once spending the summer in a
town near Boston, and, as was his Gus
tom, attended church regularly, both
morning and afternoon. On one occa-
sion it fell to the lot of an uniiedged
youth to try his wings in that pulpit.
He rose, as was natural, with some
trepidation, to begin the service. This
trepidation gradually increased, till to-
ward the close of the hymn he faltered
pereeptibly, and as he sat down by the
minister of the parish. he whispered:
Doctor, | don't know to whom those
eyes belong which are directly facing
me, but they are quite too much for
me and | can not preach" Mr.. Web
ster was responsible for an extempor-
aneous discourse that morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
In Old London.

Except the dealers who kept stalls on
Chepe, Ga great open market-place in
the old days,) the city men of the Mid
die Ages lived at their places of bust
ness. We can get fair idea from
"Fitz Alwyne's Assize" (the first Met
ropolitan Building act promulgated
1871, by the first Lord Mayor of Lon
dom of what an ordinary master arti-
ficer's house was like in the thirteenth
and fourteenth centuries. TWAS neith-
er very large nor very commodious
The party walls were of stone, feet
thick and 16 feet high. From them the
roof, made of tiles, or in old houses of
thatch, ran up to point forming ga
BILE toward the street. The rain, run
ming down the slant of the roof into
gutter made along the top of the wall,
was discharged from projecting spout
into the kennel, unless the head of
passer-by happened to intercept the
stream. The front and back were fill
ed with timber and plaster. Joists at
height of eight feet from the ground
supported the floor of the upper and
the ceiling of the lower story. The
SOLAR" as the first floor was called,
was probably entered, like a modern
hayloft, by ladder through hole in
the floor. The ground floor was used
as one room, or divided into several,
according to the size of the house and
the needs of its inhabitants. Glass was
scarcely known in dwelling houses at
the commencement of this period, and
the windows were simply holes guard
ed by iron bars and closed at night by
shutters. But before the end of Ed
ward III. S reign glass windows of lat
tice work were common. Chimneys
likewise were a refinement which Lon
doners generally did not adopt till
about the beginning of the fourteenth
century. A movable stall, jutting out
into the street, formed an annex to the
front ground-fioor room, and provided
shop window, behind which the mas
ter and his apprentice could work at
their craft and keep watch over their
wares at the same time. A cellar.
reached by steps from the outside, ex-
listed under most of the houses. Reeds
on the floor and whitewash on the walls
were usually the only internal decora-
tions of what TO our modern notions
must have been an extremely squalid
comfortless abode-a mere hut. The
Quarterly Rerteac.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
One Meal n Day.

just now when perhaps the cheapen-
ing of living is of more Importance,
temporarily at least, than the most
finished craftsmanship, the example of
man up in Massachusetts who had
been subsisting and performing the
average work that farmers in the rocky
soil of the Bay State usually perform,
on one meal per diem, may be regarded
as an interesting exhibit, if not exam
pie, of what may be accomplished in
dieto-economics. As he is said TO bear
himself with un-Yankcelike slowness
at table, the probability is that the
weight of food consumed does not
amount to more than that furnished to
and carried away in a dyspeptic shape
by the average individual at the thirty
minutes-for refreshment railroad sta
tions. Yet it is within the possibility
that man who has evidently devoted
so considerable attention to dietary
affairs may have so systematized the
habit and necessity as to have built out
of them science and art, in which case
it is not beyond belief that he has
demonstrated that in eating, or in
many other things, the truth of the
adage ''the more haste the less speed"
holds pre-eminently true. However, as
to the quality it is fair to believe that
it is not so large by one-half as what
he would have eaten had he continued
intermediary man. His theory
was at the outstart that man consumed
more food than necessary, and really
more than is conducive to health, and
he seems to have proven this. Pits
burg IeleQrQn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
New Charge Against RoIler-Skating.

A stylish-dressed young lady, whose
features were concealed by thick veil,
entered the downtown office of a
prominent physician yesterday after
noon and, with some show of nervous
ness, requested an audience with him.
The doctor led the way into his private
office, and the fair patient removed her
veil, remarking as she did SO, II wish
you would tell me what is the matter
with my face.n
In the dimly-lighted room the physi-
clan was unable to discover that any
thing was wrong. Stepping to the
window the lady said, pointing to the
roguish dimples that Nature has placed
on cheeks and chin and the little creas-
es about the corners of her eyes: do
you see thatP My face looks as though
had been working in a eoal-mine. =
Closer inspection showed the physician
that the dimples and creases as well as
the larger pores in the lady's face were
filled with dark, grimy substance. II
have scrubbed and worked at that un-
til am tired, but cannot remove it. l
am satisfied it is not dirt she con-
tinued, evidently Judging from the
physicians look that he was about to
tell her to take a bath.
81 understand, remarked the doc
tor, with a smile; 1.-THE roller-rink
again"
what do you mean?n she asked in a
troubled tone.
Nothing but roller-rink dust. That
is all. 1t is nothing serious. Try soap
and water again and use this solution
before retiring at night. and your COM
plexion will be all right again
20, ! am SO glad" the lady re-
marked, as she adjusted her veil and
departed.
THAT is the latest feature of the roll
er-skating craze" remarked the ply
stefan to reporter who had overheard
the conversation with some amusement
That is the second lady who has been
to see me with mliar complaint
within a week. y
''What is the cause of ii?"
"Why, you see. the dust that rises
from the floor of the rink is very fine
aud penetrating, and when it settles
on the skin, dampened with perspira-
ton, it at once finds it way into the
pores. - Cleveland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
DAUGHTERS. WIVES. MOTHERs

DAUGHTERS, WIVES, MOTHERS.
We emphatically guarantee Doctor
Anarchists CATHoLICoN, Female Rem
edy, to cure Female Diseases, such as
Ovarian troubles, Inflammation and
liberation, Falling and Displacement
or bearing down feeling, Irregularities,
Barrenness. Change of Life, Leucorhea,
besides many weaknesses springing from
the above, like Headache, Bloating,
Spinal weakness, Sleeplessness, Ner-
vous debility, Palpitation of the heat,
&c. For sale by F. ". Bryan, Lancas-
ter. Price s1.00 and $3.50 per bottle.
Send to j. B. Marchisi, Utica, N. Y,
for Pamphlet, free. Sy1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23

AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
The most important Discovery is that
which brings the most good to the great
est number. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, will
preserve the health and save life, and is
a priceless boon to the afflicted Not
only does it positively cure Consumption,
but Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Hoarseness, and all affections of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs, yield at once
to its wonderful curative powers. If
you doubt this, get Trial Bottle Free,
at STONE a. HAssELL $ drug store
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23

The report of the Inspector of factor
les aud workshops for the State of New
Jersey, which has just been published,
says that the children in these institu-
tons are lamentably lacking. This
opinion is founded on questions put to
them. One of the questions was, 'Who
was George Washington" and some of
the answers were as follows: "He'is a
good man. HE chased the Indians
away. HE died few years ago. -
HE is President. II saw his pict-
ure." ''He is high man in war. -
He never told lie. "He discover
ed America. '.The best man who
ever liyed.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
Village Of Woodman.
TOWN 3, RANGE 5-oAssvILLE.


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TOWN 3, RANGE 6-CASSvILLE
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Lot & nei4 sea 1871
Village Cassville.
36 # NV side of u OTIS and s and
lot , .......... II VIZ 9.......... Isl
- # side OF Lots and 3. 20
lot ,. ......... II Lot 5 ........... SO
TOWN I, RANGE 6-GLEN HAVEN
Frac lot l,....... 81
TOWN :, RANGE 5-BLooMINGToN.
vs. nel4 ...... q
TOWN 4. RANGE 6-BLooMINGToN.
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TpurN PANCE S-pATTH GROVE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
AN END TO BONE SCRApING

AN END TO BONE SCRAPING.-
Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: "Haying received 50 much benefit
from Electric Bitters, | feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me | would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampu-
tated. | used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck
LENS Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WE'LL
Electric Bitters are sold at 80 cents
a bottle, and Bucklen's Amica Salve at
20 cents per box by Stone & HasseIl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
Hodern.ScienCo
md SkePEiciSm=

What has Skepticism done for the world?
Nothing but to suggest doubts. II has even
suggested that Rheumatism cannot be cured.
SkepticisIn is as bad as rheumatism.
What has Science done for the world?
A good many things; for instance, IL has
shown that rheumatism can BE- cured
Ithas shown that Neuralgia can be got rid OF.
Modern science has proved that Rheumatism
a blood disease, and has provided ATHloPHoRos
as the remedy which can completely cure It.
1t has proved that although the old doctors
failed toovercome Neuralgia, ATHLoPHoR0s can
reach it, and eradicate it from the system.
It has proved that though these tormcnting
diseases were so slow and obstinate, they can
be overcome In q little While bY means OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23

The greatest foe of American people
is consumption: its victims number many
thousands each year. Physicians and
druggists have at last found remedy
which they feel justified in recommend
ing. This is DR. Bigelow's Positive
Cure, which cures consumption in stages
where.other remedies are of no benefit.
1t cures coughs, colds, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price,
so cents and ST. Trial bottles free.
3 L. w. Bryan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23

MRS. FRENCH'S CROWN OF JOY.
The agent of this celebrated cure has
appointed Messrs. Stone & Hassell and
w. B. Baxter, druggists. sole agents for
this now well-known remedy for Kid
ney, Liver and Dropsy complaints. Call
on them for circular apd testimonials.
This celebrated medicine is compound
ed by most clearly process from herbs
gathered in Palestine and one is not re-
CURED to take half a dozen bottles to
prove its usefulness. A single dose will
convince the sufferer of its curative
power. Manufactured in the great med
icine city of Rochester, n Y, it has a
larger home patronage than all other
compounds combined in that city ~
Leading druggists and physicians are
becomming greatly interested in the
German preparation ' on Tagan's Ajax
inc. 1t is claimed that there is nothing
to compare with it for kidney, liver or
heart troubles, sick headache, costiye-
ness, debility, etc. If true, its import
ance to every family cannot be over
estimated, for it means a great saving
of expense, suffering and perhaps life.
Sickness is always of momentous con-
sequence and so certain is Alaxine to
cure that laborious effort is being made
to persuade every interested person, first
to try one bottle, which will tell the
story. if it is TO benefit; if not, the agent
Fred w. Bryan, is instructed to refund
price paid. That these generous terms
should make constant urging unneces-
sary. to try remedy of this high order,
must be admitted. Do not buy any
other preparation until you have per
sondlly used this. 2Sy1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23
TOWN 3. RANCE e-HARRIs0N.
TOWN RANCE e-ELLENB0Ro
Lot 5, blk A Ii ac 83
TOWN s RANGE 2-LIBERTY

TOWN 8, RANGE 2-FENNIMORE.
Swii neia nwi4 10 ses in lot 9,...
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TOWN :, RANGE HICKORY GROVE.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23

1t is said that not one of the Wander
bits is trading in Wall street now, but
when they were all specializing the
commissions they paid to brokers are
said to have aggregated close on to
100000 year.