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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-07
1876 IA ACRES OF LAND

exclusive OF the right-of-way through the
same. heretofore grated TO the Bay Ridge
Railroad. The property has been carefully
sub-divided into several farms of convenient
size, and iuto a number of garden and building
lots, by a survey aud plat thereon, recently
made by John Duvall, Esquire, Surveyor.
which may be seen at the Offices o { the under
signed: photographic copies OF the plat will be
furnished al request.
LOT NO. / contains IS3 4cres, about 30 of
which are woodland; the cleared land is in an
excellent state OF cultivation, the soil is fer
tile and admirably adapted To the production
OF grain, hay. tobacco, fruit, and vegetables,
for all of which the farm has been, and is re-
markable. The improvements consist OF q
fyrO-Sfnry
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TERMlS ga H1LE.

One.fourth OF the purchase money TO be
paid in cash on the day of sale and the balance
in thre0equal instruments at six, twelve and
eighteen months respectively, from the day OF
sale; the credit instalments to bear interest
from the day OF sale, and to be secured by the
bonds of the purchasers, with sureties salts
factory to the Undersigned.
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mentioned in and conveyed by said decd
OF trust, viz: consisting In part OF two horses,
farm carts, twelve sets OF harness, plows,
cultivators, farming tools and implements,
&c, &c
TERMS OF SALE OF PERSONALITY One
half cash on the day of sale for all sums over
ten dollars, ba ance in six months, secure by
bonds of the purchasers for ali sums under
ten dollars cash.
j. WRIT RANDALL,
DANIELR. RANDALL.
10-4-ts. Trustees.
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Tuesday, October 28,,9

all that valu bile tract OF land lying in the
Second Election District OF said county,
whcreon the said Hawkins now resides. and
which for many years has been cultivated by
him as fruit aud market farm. The tract Is
known as "PRIMROSE," and contains
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Trustees sale
OF vALUABLE
Farms and Building Lots
Near annapolis, I'D.
Horses, Cattle, Farming Stock
and Implements.

~ VIRTUE OF deed OF trust from Wal
lace w. Hawkins and wife, 20 the under
signed. dated the 10th day OF May. 1890. and
recorded among the Land Records OF Anne
Arundel county, Maryland, In Liber ). H.,
NJ. ~. folios ~. &c, the undersigned. as trus-
tees named in said deed. will offer at public
sale at the main house on the premises near
the City of Annapolis, in said county. on
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At the same time and place, and after the
sale OF the real estate. the undersigned viii
offer at public sale the following
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children also. This will no doubt b,
greatly appreciated by parents.
| The city Of Wilkes Barre has asked fo
the services Of Prof. Hartline for two day,
10 the week to introduce manual training
into the public schools there. We hop,
that 1t will not be long before 1t is intro
duced into the schools of our own borough
The new library on first floor adjoining
| the Office, which will be furnished will
the leading newspapers, magazines, works
of reference, and standard literature will
no doubt be highly appreciated by the
students. This will be in charge Of aregu'
lar custodian, and no loud talking or dis
turbing noises will be permitted.
The growth of the school continues
Last year closed with the largest attend.
snce in the history Of the school, and the
prospects for the fall term indicate large
increase over the attendance last fall.
More rooms were engaged during the
month of July than ever before during
that month, and il the same rate continues
through August there will not be enough
rooms to accommodate all applicants.
This remarkable growth Is due to the
fact that the public are finding out that no
other school can offer such superior ad-
vantages at rates so low, to young peopl e
preparing for teaching, for college, or for
business The Bloomsbury Normal school
prepares more young men for college than
any other normal school in the state. and
is the only normal school in the state ths t
sustsins regular academic and college g
preparatory course and issues certificates
to those who complete these courses.
Students holding these certificates are
admitted to the colleges without exsmina :
ton.
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Ex-sHEaIFF UzAI. H. ENT.

After an illness OF several months ex-
sheriff U. II. Ent died on Tuesday the 9th
inst. He was son Of the late Hon. Peter
Ent Of Lightstreet, and was born January
l3, 1888. He received common school
education, and in October 1851 he enlisted
in Company d. Eighty-fourt1 Pennsylva-
mia Volunteer Infantry, and was elected
first lieutenant He served for year, and
was then honorably discharged on account
Of physical disability. He participated in
the following battles: Winchester, Port
Republic, Cedar Mountain, Thorougbfsre
Gap, aud Second Bull Run. In 1868 he
again enlisted as an emergency man,
and was made Captain Of Company FL,
Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer
Militia, and served six weeks. After that
he returned to Lightstreet and followed
farming and milling for ten years. In
1880 he was nominated for sheriff by the
Greenbsck party and was elected, and
served the term Of three years. For sever
al years past he has been employed as
book-keeper at Krug's planning mill.
Mr.. Ent was married June 10, 1868 to
Helen NJ. Msrtz of Pottsville, and six chill
dren were born, Alonzo NJ. Ramsay NJ.
Oscar W. Nellie NJ. Jessie e. and Minnie,
all Of whom survive. His mother, now an
aged lady, is the only survivor OF his
fathers family. She has buried her hus-
band and five sons, all OF the latter having
reached manhood. They were William ,
Gen. Wellington H., Oscar w., Robert s..
and Uzal II. Oscar aud Uzsl were twins.
The family has been prominent in the
politics Of this county. Peter Ent was a
county commissioner, and member Of As
sembly in the session of 1867. General
Ent was candidate for surveyor General on
the Democratic State ticket in 1868, and in
1869 he was elected Protho notary, Oscar
w. was director of Bloom Poor District,
and Robert s. was appointed to fill the
vacancy on the death of Oscar.
The ex-sherif was genial, large heart.
ed man, and had many friends. He was
one of the leading spirits in Eut Post G.
A. X. and was always ready to lend q
helping hand to an old comrade. His
funeral will take place at the house on Fri.
day morning at II o'clock.
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Eight years ago voted for Pattison, and
worked for his election; six years ago, an d
two years ago voted for Cleveland, and
was president OF Catawissa Democratic
Club and secretary OF the Democratic
County Committee, also committeeman OF
my township. Three years ago was dele
gate to the Allentown Democratic Con.
vention, twice within eight years been
nominated by the democrats Of Columbia
county, and elected by leading vote
County Auditor, thirty-two years been a
voter, and never but once scratched demo-
cratic ticket, and that was when the aopper
Piolett was candidate for State treasurer.
have voted for every candidate nominat'
ed in Columbia county for twenty-one
years, never missed an election, usually as
clerk, and always for the democratic in.
spector; have travelled more miles snd
held more public meetings in the Interest
of the democratic party than any other de
mocrat in the county for twenty-one years
with few exceptions, never took a cen
from candidate or county chairman for ex
penses, paid my own bills, and yet ont
candidate says / am not democrat
repeat, as have published four weeks owe
my own signature. that politically l hav'
never been anything but democrat; neve
struck political blow for any other party
Is there a candidate asking nomination
that can say more? Am invited to speal
at Williams Grove Democratic Day, also
during the present campaign, and yet h
says am not democrat. Will my or
ponents give me their idea of what constl
tutes a Democrat
L. N. TRwRsBUEY.
| Catawissa, Pa, Aug. 4, 1890.
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CATAwIssA, AUG. 4th, 1890.

CATAwrssA, AUG. 4th, 1890.
EDS. COLUMBIAN:
Will you allow me space in your COL
umns to say that Mr.. Krickbsum was right
In voting to repeal the fence law Of 1900.
In considering this matter we must not
lose sight of the fact that this Act of As
sembly imposed duty upon the land own
ers other than that OF common law. The
taxed land area in Penns in round num-
bers is 80, 000, 900 acres. East of the nine-
ty-ffth meridian the cost Of building and
repairing fences is 30 cents per acre, 1t
therefore costs the farmers Of Penna. $9,-
600, 900 Gan average OF $50 to each farm)
to shut out the rowing cattle Of his neigh
bor and II every man must use his land 60
as not to injure another, and II the mere
act OF breaking through an imaginary
boundary is in violation Of the right OF
property and constitutes an action of tres
pass, we fail to see the justice Of law
that cOmpels the spending Of SEQ year to
protect crops from straying cattle, and
common light demands that such laws be
repealed.
1t is 100 years since this law was placed
upon the statute books and the theory then
prevailed that the object of fence was to
keep stock out, but in these trying times
with the farmer this becomes an imposi-
ton that is unreasonable, oppressive in its
tendency and grievous burden from
which the farmer should be relieved.
Great changes have taken place in our
agriculture since that act was passed, and
Its pernlciousness is apparent from the
fact that it prevented any changer in the
mode of fencing which is necessary and is
taking place even in localities where rails
and logs can yet be had. And further it
has long been dead letter as shown by
the fact that it had fallen into disuse and
the lower courts have time and again de-
cided that almost everything else was the
law, until the Supreme Court of Penna.
defined the fence law Of this State and set
tied the following points:
l. That the owner must fence to shut
out the cattle of other people.
Q. Unless your lands are enclosed by a
fence five feet high OF rails or logs You cam
not maintain trespass for damages by roy
ing cattle.
3. A recovery cannot be had in any
case for damages which the negligence Of
the plaintiff contributed TO bring on him.
self. From the third point of the syllabus
1t is plain that in any case no recovery
could be had for it would be an easy mat.
ter to show that damages were caused by
negligence of the owners and that he con-
tributed to bring the loss on himself by
not having lawful fence.
The farmers of Penna. should be per-
| mitted to raise their corn and wheat free
from such conditions as the law of 1900
impose, and the repeal of this law was in
| the interest of the farmers and whoever
was instrumental in bringing this about
was friend of the farmer and to him is
due and he should receive the thanks Of
the entire farming community.
A SUBSCRIBER.
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Thanking you for the kindly sentiment
and encouragement receive from all parts
OF the county, either by visit or report, l
desire to say to you all, l will visit every
election district, and canvass 1t as much as
possible, in which there is NO candidate for
Legislature, before August 9th, II my
health permits. Please remember, that,
though have before been beaten for nomi-
nation, never sutked, kicked or ran as an
Independent candidate, but have always sup
ported the ticket as made; that in politics
| have never been anything but a Demo-
crat.
think my long faithful service to the
party, as well as hearty support OF candi-
dates, privately and on theistump. without
asking what was their nationality creed, or
private and personal opinions, only that they
were the regular nominees Of the Democrs-
tic party, entities me at this time to your
support. II nominated and elected, |
pledge you faithful service as Represen
lative, supporting the platform and meas
ures of the party, and in all things obeying
the will of my constituency, regardless OF
my own private opinions; that upon ques-
tions of party interest, the party caucus
would be my rule Of action that upon
questions of public concern, the peoples
will would be my law.
desire to pledge you my word that l
have no personal objects upon which leg.
islation is asked, and that will faithfully
labor for, aud in the interest of the people
K. NJ. TRwKsBURY.
Catawissa Pa. July Z. 80. II
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THE SAME OLD GAME.

At q leading HOnesdale hotel on Friday
last two men registered as J. Eckerson and
d. II. Miller, Philadelphia. They pre-
tended they were looking up a good farm
in the suburbs, and visited the place Of
Mason Decker, who they found at home
on his we'll kept farm In Damascus Tow
ship. Decker is known as a well-to-do
man, with good bank account. They
offered him $4,000 for his farm, Miller and
Decker went to Honesdale together.
Decker drew from one OF the banks $4,000
10 cash. They procured horse and car
rlage and started over the main turnpike
towards the Decker farm. As they were
driving through an isolated locality near
| the Jay woods they met there on foot
Eckerson, the confederate Of Miller, who
stopped the horse. 1t scenes that Ecker.
son used such threatening language and
showed such anger that it completely
scared Decker.
| At this crisis Miller shouted TO Decker
my God We have been confronted by {
highway robber; take your money out o
| your pOChtt anu put ~ III tui5 poA ioi saic
ty." At same moment Miller pushed
stout zinc box under Decker's eyes. Ii
the excitement Of the moment Decker raj
his hands into his inside coat pocket ant
took the money therefrom and placed it il
the box. The instant this was don
Decker was thrown from the carriage
Eckerson mounted the seat with his con
federatc, Miller, the rig was wheeled int
the road by the highway robbers and Deck
er was left alone. The horse was returne
to the stable by Eckerson, Miller having LEI
the carriage previously with the bo,
Eckerson hired another rig and took In hi
confederate, Miller, outside Of the bol
ough. Two days elapsed, and the rig wa
not returned, but the liveryman received
letter by mail dated at Pittston. Enclose
was ten dollars with the information tht
the horse and carriage might be foun
in good order at Campbell's Ledge Hot
at Pittston. The horse and carriage wei
found 10 the road in the suburbs OF Wei
/, Pittston.
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PrOthOnOtary.
MADISON Twp., July 23, 1890.

MADISON TWP, July 23, 1890.
Among the county offices to be filed by
the people this fall no one is of greater I'M
portance than that of Prothonotary The
man who fills that office should not only
be well fitted for the clerical work but
should be thoroughly responsible. The re-
cords of the courts, involving the interests
of the great body Of the citizens, are too
important to be placed in the hands of an
irresponsible man, The Democratic voters
of Columbia county should inform them
selves thoroughly as to the qualification 8
and reliability Of those who offer them =
selves for the position.
One Of the candidates now before he
people is JAooB Fl. MAIZE. His active in.
terest at all times in upholding the stand =
ard OF Democracy commends him to tn G
Democratic voters; but he has qualities
alton. His business training with well
known thoroughness and carefulness in all
business affairs, aud his intimate knowl.
edge Of the affairs of the Prothonotsry's
Office show that he is well fitted for the of.
| fee, both in clerical work and in RESPONSE
| bility for the records Of the court, and In
handling the funds that so largely pass
| through the office.
In fact his record as soldier is in itself
a guarantee that in his civil duties he will
not be found lacking. He entered the SER
vice at IS years of age and was attached u
Gen. Dana's regiment and participated il
all the campaigns in which the organiza
ton was engaged and the officers of hi
regiment and comrades say no better sol
dier was in the service. His integrity
honesty and patriotism are not questioned
Having given the best years of his life Il
his country he is well entitled in his olde
age to the support Of his fellow citizens
Let the younger men wait while the tru
and tried are placed where the best quail
ties Of manhood are required. The Demo
cratic party will make no mistake whe
they elect JACOB II. MAIZE Prothonotary
He believes "Public office is a publ
trust.' Fellow soldiers, We especial
should stand by worthy comrade an
rally to his support.
BALTIs STERLING.
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Increased Limit of Excursior
Tickets between Points on the
ReDnaYlYaniR AYaiRnn.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that on and after August 1st
1890, the return limit OF excursion tickets
between Philadelphia and certain terri.
tory reached by the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad and the Northern Central Rail-
way will be increased from sixteen to
thirty days. This territory embraces the
principal stations of the Susquehanna, Sun
bury, and Eastern Divisions OF the Phila-
pelphia and Erie Railroad, and the Elmira
and Canandaigua Divisions Of the Northern
Central Railway. For specific stations
affected by this extension Of limit consult
ticket agents.
This sweeping concession cannot but
meet with public appreciation, as 1t en-
sbles our people to avail themselves Of the
great facilities OF the Pennsylvania system
to greater personal advantage than ever
before
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strike them without seeing them, and this
believe constitutes his medical examina-
tion. As Dr. Dudgeon remarked, their
| ignorance OF anatomy was their only saliva.
tion as their wish In put cturing is TO enter
blood vessles and II they had known
where they really were they would certain
ly have frequently killed their patients. 1t
Is mystery to me how they avoid killing
a great many as It is, as one OF their favor.
ite puncturlng places is In the pit OF the
stomach not far from the seat OF the heart
and ] have known them 10 thrust . needle
In three or four inches. After our call on
DIR. Dudgeon went to meet Mrs. Neal and
Miss ILowrie at the house OF Mr.. Russell,
an lrlshman who Is Professor OF Astrono-
my In the Imperial College of which Dr.
Masters Is President, he had invited us to
lunch, which we enjoyed with him very
much. had some very satisfactory talk
with him about Chemistry which he had
taught at one time. After leaving his
house we made several calls on the Metho-
dists who have large Mission here, -four
ishing boys aud glrls'sChools Of. 100 student
In one and 80 in the other, also a medical
work Of some extent. At half past six We
went to take dinner with DR.. and Mrs.
Masters upon whom we called on Wednes-
day, meeting there two attaches of the
Japanese Legation and a Miss Wood.
bury who is going with us to the
Great Wall on Monday; we enjoyed the
evening very much. We hope to get back
from the Great Wall aud on TO 1ientsin
by Saturday. We are having very de-
lightful trip. would like to write more
but am hurried to catch to-day's mail.
Affectionstely your son.
JAMES b. MEAL.
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Lily Pond is q sheet Of water in Luzerne
county. To reach it one takes the train at
Bloom Ferry and stops at Pond Hill sta
ton. From there the lake Is reached by
vehicles, the distance being about three
miles. The lake is owned by man nam
ed Boyd, who lives near the station. He
carries passengers to the lake, and 1t de-
pends on the number of passengers who
want to go whether you ride in a three
seated spring wagon or an alleged omni-
bus. 1t makes no difference which one
you ride In, you will wish 1t was the other,
The drive is about halt way up hill, and
the balance Of the distance is level or des-
cending. From the highest point of the
road Glen Summit is visible. The lake is
surrounded by hills. 1t is beautiful spot,
and with proper management might be
made charming resort. The lake is
about half mile wide and probably mile
and half long. The shores are lined
with white water lilies all around for dis.
tance Of fifty feet or more out in the water,
and in the IN jrnings when the flowers are
open ihey are beautiful to behold. Thous-
ands Of them are carried away every Sun.
day, and many on week days. There is an
unlicensed hotel, conducted in print.
tive way, grove with dancing platform,
tables, swings, &C., and half dozen board
shanties or cottages owned or leased by
the occupsnts. The fishing is good, the
lake being well stocked with pike and cat
fish, and boats are plenty. The Hanley
cottage is the only building worthy of the
name Of cottage, and that is q neat on,
story house containing dining room
kitchen and two bed rooms. A wild
porch surrounds it, and large tent fur
nishes sleeping sccommod ations for tn
male guests who are entertained ther
every summer. The owner of the Ian,
| will not sell foot of it, but leases it out
and for this reason no one is willing to ex
pend much money in building on lease
ground. The lake and its surr ouudings /
therefore not much more than picni
| ground. Ii seems to us that the owner
losing golden opportunity, for by sellin
a few lots upon which would be erecte
attractive cottages, the value Of the re
mainder would be very much enhanced
But with all its drawbacks Lily Lake Is
very pleasant place to spend day or
week in the heat of the summer, especial
when one has the good fortune to be i
good company, with charming hostess
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Personal.

Wesley Morris of Greenwood was In
town on Wednesday.
George Hart of Bellefonte is visiting
friends in Bloomsbury.
VIM. Kuhn and wife of Easton spent
Sunday with their uncle |. S. Kuhn.
Rev. j. Milton Peck formerly of Dan
vile, died recently at his home in Maiden
Mass.
Mrs. G. B. Fenstermacher. and sister Mrs
Perkins of Philadelphia are visiting E. A
Rawlings.
Rev. +. w. Bartlett, rector OF st johns
church, Williamstown, Mass. was married
to Miss Kathrine Nichols at Salem, Mass
on July "a. Mr.. Bartlett was professo
at the Normal School in 1872.
Mrs. X. W. Oswald has been entertain
ing some friends at the Hanley cottage Al
Lily Lake the past week. The party con
sists of Mrs. f. p. Billmoyer, Misses NJ
schoch, Elizabeth w. McKelvy, and
Messrs. W. Leverett, G. W. McKelvy aD'
Woodin Hanly. Il. w, Oswald and Geo
E. Elwell spent Sunday up there.