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Telegraphic Notes.

The Youghlogheny express, on the
Southwest branch of thc Pennsyi ga
MIA Railroad, struck buggy GRO 49,
ing the tracks near Youngwood, II; u,
and probably fatally injured the q c.
cupants, Frank Mullin, son Of q
wealthy coke operator, and Mis- S
Zahniser, the daughter of lumbe +
merchant. They were engaged to b g
married, and their wedding was So t
TOR an early day.
The latest advices from Talequah,
Indian Territory, says that the Cher
okee Legislature is transacting bus
ness, and that all troubles are over,
the election having been settled tenn
porarily. Chief Mays and the Down
ing party have secured control of the
political machinery. A searching in
vestigation of the money expended
by the Bushyhead administration is
talked of.
Representatives of New York city
and New York Central Railroad
Company have agreed upon a plan
for sinking the tracks Of the Harlem
Road. The tracks will be depressed
below the street grade distance Of
Al miles, and stone walls will be
built at the sides of the cut. The
work will cost 100000 and will
occupy two years.
The Vermont Merino Sheep Breed
ing Association yesterday adopted
resolutions declaring the President 8
message mot the production of a
wise, ripe and patriotic American
citizen, but the effusion of one just
attaining the sophomore stage in the
Golden school Of British political
opinion"
Work was begun in Columbus,
Ga, yesterday, by the Columbus
Railroad Company, upon city rail
road which is intended to facilitate
the local transportation of heavy
goods by connecting all the houses
and manufactures which handle such
goods with the six railroads center
ing in the city.
The New York and Manhattan
Elevated Railways were mortgaged
yesterday to the Union Trust Com
pany of New York to secure bonds
aggregating $15,0O0,0OO. The bonds
are to be known as the consolidated
mortgage five per cents, and are pay
able in 1887.
The trial of Stephen Massuga at
White Plains, n. Y, for the murder
of John Mulconey, a Sing Sing hack
man, November 20, resulted in a YER
dict of manslaughtcr in the second
degree, and Massuga was sentenced
to Sing Sing prison for three years.
The Republican nominating con-
vention next June will be held in
Chicago's new 10 floor Auditorium
building-a hall and hotel under one
roof. The hall seats, $500, tho no
tel accommodates $500.
A gander, sixty-three years old
died at the residence of Mr.. Charles
Seabright, over in Martins Ferry,
yesterday morning.
Perry G. Smith, of n. j disburs
ing clerk p. o. Department, sue
ceeds Higgins as Treasury appoint.
ment clerk. He is the Secretary's
cousin.
Hon. S. p. Rounds, late Public
Printer, died at Omaha recently, of
pneumonia.
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A LIST OF THE FIDUCIARIES Whose
IA accounts are before the undersigne
Commissioner Of Accounts of the" County
Court of Berkeley County for settlement;
Aquilla Janney, guardianship, Charles J.
Viewers heirs
Given under my hand as Commissioner Of
said Court, at my Office at the Courthouse OF
said county, the LIST day of December, 1884
dec. 1t J. T. PICKING, Comr.
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CHARLESTON was visited again by
an earthquake on Thursday morn
ing. No damage was done but it
caused the people to rush into the
streets. 1t lasted about ten seconds,
was accompanied by loud roar and
extended throughout the State.
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NOTICE.

The Stockholders of the National Bank
OF Martinsburg, are hereby notified that
the Annual Meeting Will be held at the
Bank on Tuesday, January 10th, 1888 be-
tween the hours of and O'Clock p. NJ.
This meeting is for the purpose Of elect
ing Directors to serve for the ensuing year,
and the transaction of any other business
that may be brought before it,
GEO 5. HILL, Cashier
Dec, lot
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SATURDAY, JANUARY IA, 1888.

THE effort of the syndicate to OBJ
tain control Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company by the is
use of five millions of third preferred
stock was defeated by majority Of
the stock not being represented.
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Eoow derby improving.

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan l0.-Mas-
ter Workman Powderly is slowly
improving, and is gaining strength
daily. lie denies the report that he
intends going to Florida.
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COdAN " iSAhSiOy hLN Otd NHy "
December, 1887
Rose NJ Thomas and James W. Thomas, Jr.,
her husband.
Virginia Throckmorton, D. W. Throckmor-
ton, nolie Westenhaver, Lucien Western
haver, Mamie Throckmorton John Throck.
morton, A J Thomas Jr., r G Thomas,
Earl Thomas, Rose l. Thomas, Ella Thorn
as, Lille 2 Thomas, James NJ Thomas jag
w Tabler. Trustee, and David Stewart,
Trustee.
The object Of the above snit is to have the
real estate which was devised by the late
Robert Stewart, Sen, TO David and Robert
Stewart, in trust for the late Harriet T Thorn
as, gold and the proceeds distributed among
the children of Harriet I Thomas, according
to the provis' ons of the will the late Robert
Stewart, Sen, and have a one-tenth part of
said real estate allotted to the above named
plaintiff Rose NJ Thomas. And it appearing
on affidavit filed in this suit, that the said de-
PENDANTS, Mamie Throckmorton and John
Throckmorton, are non residents of this State,
they are hereby required to appear within
one month from the 10th day OF December,
1887, 1.-THE date of the first publication here
Of and do what is neceasary to protect their
interests In this matter.
S. H. MARTIN, Clerk.
HUGHES l. WHITE. Atty for Pptf.
Dec 10th 1887 4t
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OUR POLITICS.

We believe the Republican party to be tho true
instrument OF tho Political PROGRESS
of the American peoples and holding that the
guarantee Of the national welfare, we shall sup
port them with all our might but we shall always
treat opposing parties with consideration and fair
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Robert T.. RhCCarTOll.

Any person knowing the present address
of Robert F. McCarroll, will oblige the un-
dersigned by giving the same, or by inform
ing him that We have information of i'm
portance to him.
FORREST W. BROWN,
Charlestoun, w. Va.
J. NELSON WISNER,
EDec 24-3t Nartinsburg, W. Va,
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
Valuable Farm.


By authority of decree of the Circuit.
Court, of Berkeley County, West Virginia,
entered On the goth day of April, 1887 in
the chancery cause of George A. Chrisman,
Administrator of Abraham G.. Vanmetre de-
ceased and others vs. Eliza Jane Vanmetre
and Others, the undersigned Special Com
nissioners named in said decree, will sell at
public auction In Martinsburg, W. Va, at
the front door of the Court House on
Tuesday, January 10th,
1883,
at l; 80 O'clock P. N. the following real es-
tate of which said A. G. Vanmetre, deceased.
died seized, viz q farm in Opequon district,
said county. about miles from Martinsburg,
containing l0l acres and eight square poles.
This land adioins farm of A. B. Vannster,
Asahel Vanmetre and James Rush. The i'm
provements are fine dwelling house, = sta
BILE and other outbuildings. The land is
rich and productive and great deal is what
is known as creek bottom land
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash on
day of sale, residue in enc and two years,
purchaser giving bond for deferred pay
ments, bearing interest. Title reserved until
purchase money is paid.
FORREST W. BROWN,
K. BOYD FAULKNER,
NJ. T. lNGLES,
J. NELSON WISNER,
Special Com missioners
George A. Chrisman, Admir-, VS.. Eliza J.
Vanmetre, ct. al.
/ hereby certify that E. Boyd Faulkner,
one OF the Special Commissioners in the
above entitled cause, has executed bond,
with sufficient security, as required by law.
Dec. 17-4t. S. Fl MARTIN, Clerk
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him share of your patronage, for which
you will receive his sincere thanks.
He also has an Auction Department to
which he invites consignments.
Special attention given to the sale OF prop
erty any where in the county. Satisfaction
guaranteed or no charge.
Dec. q, lss7-tf.
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The State Of W est Virginia

At Rules held in the Clerk office of Circuit
Court of Berkeley County, the 5th day of
December 1887
Rose NJ Thomas and James W. Thomas, Jr,
her husband.
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In all departments of newspaper literature.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
RIBBON TRIMMINGS.
According to all Reports Their Popular
 ity Is Not on the Decrease.

According to all Reports Their Popular
 ity Is Not on the Decrease.
 While ribbon trimmings have beer very generally used for some time, ant it has been confidently expected tha they would soon fall into disfavor there is no indication whatever in the present style of dress of any decrease in popularity. On the contrary they are seen on majority of the most stylish dresses. They are used in wider widths than heretofore, and in stead of being set on in rows. are more in demand when massed in very large loops with long ends. They are placed wherever draperies are caught up, and specially large clusters of these loops are seen where the side dra- peries are caught up near the waist. With the present collapsing condition of the tournure, there is a necessity foI something in the way of trimming to fill out the sides of skirts. and nothing an swers this purpose better than loops ol wide ribbon with ends. Some rosette bows with loops and ends are seen, but the preference is for large knot in- stead of bow, as it is much more graceful and has better effect among the folds of the drapery. Moderately wide ribbons are used 10 edge side plaits. The feather-edged ribbons are preferred for this purpose, and are folded so that one edge projects about ono-quarter of an inch beyond ths other. This folded ribbon is set un- derneath the plait and pasted with very heavy thread to hold it in place. Where a number of these plaits are used to form panel the ends of the ribbon are left long near the upper portion of the panel. They are then turned in right angle and the ends of all the ribbons are drawn together, twisted into a large knot and set in the folds of the drapery back of the panel. The ends are cut in points and fall two-thirds Of the way down the skirt
 A very pretty trimming for very thin materials is moire ribbon, set on in plain bands, one above another. A skirt with three flounces of fine Brus- sells net had nine, seven and five rows of moire ribbon around the respective founces. The undulating effect pro. duced by every motion of the slender for which the dress was made was the poetry Of elegance, Equally handsome and stylish are skirts trimmed with wider bands Of ribbons set on perpen. dicularly. These ribbons are either turned in loops at the bottom or turned to point and finished with a covered drop. When used on very thin ma terial they are without finish at the ends other than a cut double point OF a raveled end with the fringe falling over the edge of the skirt.-N. Y FdshiOu Bdzdr
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
Their Only Medicine Chest.

DEERLoDGE, MONTANA, Dec. 16 1855.
 I have been using BRANDRETHs PILLS for the last thirteen years, and though have had nine children, have never had a doctor in the house, except three times, when we had an epidemic of scarlet fever, which we soon banished by vigorous use of BRASpRETH's PILLS. l have used them for myself, two or three night for a month, for liver complaint, dyspepsia and constipation. In diarrhna, cramps, wind collie, indigestion, one or two BRANDRETH' g PILLS fixed the children at once. A box of Pills is all the medicine chest we require in the house We use them for rheumatism, colds, catarrh, biliousness and impure blood. They never have failed to cure all the above complaints in a very few days
 WILLIAM w. B. MILLER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
TIE 0TD OLD STORY.
She Had Heard It So Often That Her Sweet
 Voice Lost Its Stiffness. You do not answer me, darling


 She Had Heard It so often That Her Sweet
 Voice Lost Its Softness.
 You do not answer me, darling! You do not speakr'
 Lenore Armlyn slowly lifts her bronze-crowned head and turns to the pleading, handsome man who bends to catch her lightest whisper a face of dazzling loveliness; grandly perfect. aueenly face, on which the morning sunshine glimmers as it falls through curtains of misty, priceless lace, but it finds in that face no flaw of color or contour, but though the lips part like the petals of summer rose the whispered words falls all too faintly even to reach the lover's ear
 A brief moment Wayne Clifford feels his heart quicken and throb with Q passion that quivers in his very soul, when her calm gray eyes meet his for an instant before they droop under his ardent gaze. He bends his proud and graceful figure still lower to listen.
 "Whisper it once again, my dariinse.i'' he pleads. 'Let me nnarr5 my fate from your own dear lips dear, whether taihey bid me live or whisper only my death sentence, for life without you is death You can not, can not turn away from me; you can not throw away the rich mine of love pour at your feet; you are life, and light and hope to me; tell me you love me, darlingr
 Again the faint suspicion of blush crosses the beautiful face and dies away under the white collar at her throat. as the serene eyes lift them selves timidly to his own and the soft arched lips part again with a whisper all but inaudible.
 With a quick impulsive movement he drops upon his knees before her; she can feel the earnest gaze of his dark, magnificent eyes burning upon her face, love unutterable in their every glance.
 Speak to me here!" he cried, his rich voice trembling with passionate energy. Speak to be here, at your feet, and tell me that have found your heart! Tell me that have it and it is minem
 The sweet face bends lower and nearer to his own; the beautiful arched lips part with a quivering tenderness that melts in the sunbeam that kisses them, and faintly, yet clearly as the distant echo of silver bell, Wayne Clifford hears her murmur:
 "Ratsr'
 For moment the strong man bowed under the blow, like a pine tree bend- ing before the Alpine blast, and then years afterward he could not tell how, and it only happened three days ago he staggered out into the air and stood like man in a dream on the front steps of her fathers house, the mellow morning sunlight bathing his splendid figure as he bent to brush the dust and lint from the knees of his trousers.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
HARRISON ACCEPT
General Harrison Formally Accepts
 the Nomination
Rendered Him by the Republican Ma tionai Convention and Defines His Position on the Issues
 of the Day.

INDrArApoLrs, Ind, Sept F. Follow ing is General Harrison's letter of ac- ceptance:
 HON. NJ. M. EsrEE AND OTHERS, COMMITTEE, ETC.- Gentlemen. When your committee visit ed me on the Fourth of July last and presented the official announcement of my nomination for the presidency of the United States by the Re- publican convention, promised, as soon ns practicable, to communicate to you more for nal acceptance of the nomination. Since thnt time the work of receiving and addressing, al- most daily, large delegations ot my fellow-citi- zens has not only occupied all Of my time, but has in some measure rendered it unnecessary for me to this letter as a medium of com municating to the public my views upon the questions Involved in the campaign. appre- ciate very highly the confidence and respect manifested by tho convention, and accept the nomination with feeling of gratitude and a full sense of the responsibilities which accom- pany it.
 It IS a matter of congratulation that the dec larations Of the Chicago convention upon the questions that now attract the interest of our people are so clear and emphatic There is further cause of congratulntion in the fact that the convention utterances of the Democratic party, if in any degree uncertain or contradict ory can now be judged and interpreted by ex- ecutive acts and messages, and bydeilnte propo- sitions in legislation. This,is especially true of what is popularly.known as the tariff question. The issue can not now be obscured. IL is not a contest between schedules, but between wide apart principles The foreign competitors for our market have, with quick instinct seen how one issue of this contest may bring them advantage, and our own
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20

Is PRioKLY ASH BITTERs good for any thingl Read what Frank Griggsby, of Dodge City, Kas., sago: " For three years l suffered from | disease that my physicians pronounced incurable My friends had given me up to die, when I was induced to try your remedy. took it for three months and have gained S2 pounds in weight. Am a well man and Pricl1ly Ash Bitters saved my life. am under lifelong obligations to this medicine, and will never cease to rec ommend itn
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
What ia said to be the lareest min

What is said to be the largest min ing pump in this country, if not in the world, is in process Of construction at Providence. K. l., for the Calumet and Hecla Copper Mining Company, of Michigan. The water plungers are SIX AS inches, and the pump will have daily capacity of 25,000,000 gallons. The weight of pump and stand complete will be l72 tons. The next pump in size in the country is The President, ' operated by the Lehigh Zine Com pany, at Friedensville, Pa, which has a daily capacity of 24,4S0,000 gallons,
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
Miss Smith (coldlvl-..Certainl |

Miss Smith (coldly)--"Certainl ly not, Mir. Sampson, can not be your wife I have never given you the slightest encouragement Mir Samp- son-''Then l may as well %. Miss Smith" Miss Smith-s sYes, and you had better go quickly; papa, you know, has threatened to chastise you. ? Mir. Sampson (doubling his H-t as ho turns to go) Miss Smith, now that [ have no hopes of winning you, would
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20
IEVELAND ACCEPTS.
Presidents Formal Letter of
 Acceptance.
|view of the Political Situation From |he Democratic Standpoint, with a Comparison of Party
 Records.

AsHINaroN, Sept 10.--The following
 e full text of President Clevel and's Fr of acceptance:
 WAsHINGroS, Sept. 8, 1888.
 bS. PATRICK A. COLLINS AND OTHERS, |MIrTEg, ErC.-G -GsHtlemsa: In addressing |ou my formal acceptance of the nomination |he Presidency of the United States, my l ghts consistently dwell upon tue impress relation of such acton to the American ble, whose confidence IS thus invited, and he political party to which belong, just en- ng upon contest for continued supremacy. world does not afford n spectacle more lime than is furnished when millions of free intelligent American citizens select their Of Magistrate, and bid one of their number Ind the highest earthly honor and the full asure Of public duty in ready submission to ir will. IL follows that a candidate for this h offlce can never forget that when the tur. Il and the strife which attend the selection Is incumbent shall be heard no more, there SC be. in the quiet calm which follows. q lplete and solemn self-cousecratiOn by the ple's chosen President Of every faculty and cayor tC the service of a confiding and gem us Nation of freemen. These thoughts are
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-20

Are some of those fertile and picturesque regions of the south and southwest where malaria is most prevalent. atter's Stomach Bitters is the true spc> pre- ventive, and renders a residence in malaria stricken localities safo to those who use it as safeguard. Disorders of the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys arc checked and removed by it.