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Middletown transcript., 1891-07-09
.M.Reynolds & Co
THIN / You feel like
CLOTHING. wearing it,

THIN You feel like
CLOTHING. wearing it,
- We are cer-
tain, and when it is within
your reach in such a guam
tity of styles at moderate
prices you should try and
make yourself comforta-
Bile. With flannels, sum-
mer serges, mohairs, pom
gees, alpacas and many
other materials in the field
it is not difficult to pick
your ideal. We devote
one entire department to
this class of goods and we
can sell you a coat and
vest of an excellent wash
material for $500. That
will be a dollar well spent.
Try it. Sligo, So, $3.50
and SO on up to So bring
coats and vests of better
materials. A better line
you cannot find. Odd
coats start at 4oc, hun
dreds sold so, far this
season-and run up to
$5. Every thin thing you
may want is here and at
moderate prices. We
would like to show you
through, for you would
feel cooler looking at them
RVan
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1anar,aker's.

PHILADELPHIA. Monday. July 6, 1891.
Middletown transcript., 1891-07-09
Give Us Your Order

at an early date. Your name and station
plainly printed on good tags.
"THE TRANSCRIPT" OFFICE,
MIDDLETON N, DEL.
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But my Handmade Harness and the Revolutie
prices is what interests you.
Sheets, Lap busters, Fly Nets, Bits Brusf
AA Aoe. Pau ~ Pa seiae.
sss - thing in this line for the last time If you 10
1t. consult my stock.
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Fatal Bath Amer n Bali.

1t Is bad thing TO venture In danger
ous surf after being out all night at a. ball,
where liquor flows freely and the guests
get gay. 1t proved particularly bad
thing for George Powell, driver for Henry
Ungerland, livery stable keeper OF Sheeps-
head Bay, who was drowned recently in
Sheepshead bay Powell had been to a
ball at West Brighton, Coney island. given
by the track keepers OF the Brighton Beach
race track. He was returning about sun
rise with four of his fellow workmen in the
stable. He insisted on bathing In the bay
at the upper end, near the Manhattan
Beach railroad track. The bay Is very
shallow, but Powell went In where there
was deep hole. He had been In the wa
ter only moment when he threw up his
bands and disappeared, according TO the
story Of his companions, two OF whom
jumped In after him they say, but they
could not find his body for twenty min
utes. 1t Is believed. however, that the
men were all in bathing together, and the
drowned mans companions did not realize
that he was drowning until 1t was too late.
Powell lived on Pacific street, Brooklyn,
and he has brother who Is brakeman on
the Brooklyn and Brighton railroad.
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BECKoNs TO THEM As THEY FLY By.
live," quietly said night operator, much
to our surprise, for he was such silent fel-
low none of us had looked at him or spoken
to him excepting briefly on questions per
tanning to the office work.
"Well, you may get ready to start on the
west bound train departing at $50 D. m.
and arriving at Station 1IS at 0 o'clock a. m.
tomorrow" answered the superintendent,
who was a man of few words and who took
people up at their first offer.
''It will be beastly place to spend the
winter, Ashley" REMARKED, as the "soup,"
as we boys call him, slammed the door of
his private office behind him. had never
taken a good square look at tho fellow be-
fore, but now fell to studying his face.
He was very whitei his eyes were large
and dark; he had black curling hair, a
rather large mouth, but curved as Cupid
like as a lovely girls-white teeth, dark
mustache, firm, square chin and hands as
slim and smooth as girls.
~ shall not mind il" he replied; "but,
on tho other hand, believe shall enjoy
It."
perhaps you are contemplating matri-
mony," ventured as joke, but he gave
me savage look. and conversed no more
with the agent that was to be. a short
time after Ashley took charge Of Station
11S the trainmen were much surprised to
see woman get off there one day. She had
two trunks and several boxes, and It looked
as II she meant to stay. Although they did
not catch glimpse of her face, so heavily
was she veiled, yet by her form and move
ments they knew she was young. Little by
little the lonely station took on different
air. Plants blossomed In the windows, a
bird cage hung among them and white cur
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-06
DEEOCRAYIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

AZ meeting OF the Stark County Demo-
cratic Central Committee held in Canton
on July 25, Il was decided TO hold the
primaries TO elect delegates TO the County
Convention on Saturday, Aug. 15. UC-,--1
The County Convention will be held at
Canton, o, on Tuesday, Aug. Is at 10 Q. m.
Az the primary election there will be one
delegate elected 10 the County Convention
for every. 80 votes cast for Thaddeus r.
Crowley for Secretary OF State In 1890 and
an additional delegate or fevery
fractional part of 80 votes over % votes.
Az the same time there will be one
member of the central committee elected
for each ward OF precirct.
The polls shall be held at such places as
the Central Committeeman of such ward
or precinct shall designate and they shall
be open any hour between and 8p. m. as
may best suit the convenience of the CEN
trail committeeman and the voters In their
respective wards and townships.
The polls for the city Of Canton will be
open from p. m. to q. M, and there
will be but one voting pia, Q In each ward.
Each committeeman must attend to
getting his tickets printed for his ward or
precinct, and he must notify the delegates
Of their election.
Any good Democrat who desires TO run
for delegate must present his name to the
central committeeman of his ward or pre-
cinct before Thursday morning, Aug. 13.
Only known Democrats will be allowed
to vote.
Following are the number of delegates
the different wards and precincts will be
entitled 70 In the county convention:
Bethlehem township. 8.
Canton township-Canton precinct, 8;
North Industry precinct, 2.
Canton city--1st ward IL, I'd ward 10, Sd
ward 10, 9TH ward 8, 9th ward 8, 9Th ward
8, 9TH ward 8.
IacL son toupabiy, a
Lake township--Greentown precinct, 2;
Midway precinct, 3; Uniontown pre-
cinct, q.
Lawrence township
Fulton precinct, 3 Lawrence precinct,
L; youngstown Hill precinct, 1.
Lexington township
Alliance precinct, /; Limaville 1.
Alliance city,
1st ward, 4; End ward, 8; 3rd w.ad, 2;
4th ward, 2; 9th ward, 2; 9th ward, 1.
Marlboro township
East precinct, 3; West precinct, 3.
Ninishillen Township
Barryville precinct, Q; Louisville pre-
cinct, 8.
Osnaburg township-Mapleton precinct
/, Osnaburg precincts.
Paris township-Minerva precinct 2,
Paris precinct 3, Robertsville precinct 2.
Perry township--Massillon precinct A,
Richyille precinct 2, Massillon City, 1st
Ward 8, End Ward 8, 3rd Ward s, 4th
Ward 8.
Pike township2.
Plain township--Loutsenbe precinct
8, Middlebranch precinct 2, New Berlin
precinct 8.
Sandy township, 2.
Sugar Creek township-Beach City pre-
cinct, 2; Elton precinct, / Justus precinct,
1; Wilmot precinct, 1.
Tuscarawas township-East Greenville
precinct, 1; Pigeon Run precinct, 1;
Stands precinct, 1; West Brookfield pre-
cinct, 8.
Washington township-Freeburg pre-
cinct, q; Maxine, 2; Mt. Union, /.
Total number Of delegates 202.
Number of delegates necessary to q
choice 102. j. H. RRIGNER,
ED. ]. MACK, g. Chairman.
Secretary.
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CONDENSED OHIO NEWS.

A disastrous freight wreck occurred on
the Nickle Plate near Yellow Springs.
Twenty cars were wrecked and brake
man killed.
James Ferguson, Of Richland county,
aged 76 years, an inmate of the Soldiers
home at Sandusky, suicided by hanging.
He is supposed TO have been crazed from
drink
The Panhandle had bad freight wreck
between Skelly's station and Reeds mills,
west OF Steubenvillo. Eastbound freight 7S
collided with a westbound extra. Both
engines are complete wrecks. Fourteen
cars are smashed to pieces and piled up in
heap. The gravel train and wreck
crew from Steubenville were called out
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oEoSeR p. PARKER

seemed dead against him." and he Nquit
the game" without sigh. protest or a
complaint, save to q dissolute woman who
left him when his funds gave out and
queened IL with the scoundrels Of Paris,
while Gentleman George starved In the
big city across the channel.
Gentleman George2 Yes, that was his
title among the people who lived as he did
by their wits and without work Out
wardly he showed the polish OF the Nine
beeuth century carpet knight. Physically
he is spoken OF by those who knew him as
the most grandly handsome fellow who
ever walked Broadway" Mentally be was
30 superbly equipped that he could cope on
any subject with a specialist In the range
from Greek TO garden culture, aud morally
he was as brilliant and as bad as an apple
OF Sodom.
He was desperate faro player, and like
that other famous confidence man, Canada
Bill, lost all his nlgotten gains In futile at
tempts to break the bank" He gained
his chief prominence In the criminal circles
Of New York four years ago. Before that
time no had done nothing Of moment, but
In 1887, as the originator, manager and sole
proprietor OF the British American Claim
agency, he swindled O00Opeopla who were
persuaded to believe that they were heirs
to English or Scotch estates
After Parker had amassed nearly a mil
lion the police arrested him, but they could
prove nothing. the jury was ordered to &C
quit and the man went free. He journeyed
to London, lost his money on "the high
card, - was abandoned by his female friend
and ended with sensational suicide SEN
sational life. Wavy white hair covered his
massive bead and, with coal black mus
tsche, set of his aristocratic features and
rosy complexion
George +. Parker and Don GIL Areny
never knew and never beard of each other,
but 1t Is probable that they might have
done we'll as nertners. for one was and the
other is dominated by an unscrupulous
greed for gold The American sacrificed
those who might have otherwise been bis
best friends In order to make an extra dollar.
Don Gil, who Is chief syndio Of the repub-
Lie OF Andorra, has gone much further-he
haseoid out his country for a bag full of yel-
low metal, and will look on complacently
while Its stern virtues, nodded in the ad-
versities Of a thousand years, give way be-
fore the demon Establishments Of dishou-
est avarioe- To state It briefly, Andorra Is
to become the plague spot Of Europe.
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COO per year, one MRS. MAMIE DURIIEe.
might grieve for the loss OF her $4,000, for
she was most egregiously taken In and
done for.
It was when she was In deep grief for the
death OF Mr.. Carson that she first met MIRA
Durling, who had Just set up In tho ''spook
business" She really is wonderfully
magnetic and attractive creature, and soon
convinced Mrs. Carson that she could raise
the spirit Of the late lamented brewer at
will. She also called up Joan OF Arc and
others to console the widow, and went on
at great length, till on various pretenses
she had secured from the wealthy lady tho
sum Of $4,000. There Ia no telling how FAR
this thing might have gone had the Dur
ling shown any moderation, or even the
common criminals caution. She actually
had the audacity TO oonooct a scandal on
Mira Carson and the artist, Frank Il Car
penter, sort of protege OK the widow, and
attempted 10 blackmail them both. Then
1t came out that she had been caught In
shoplifting and Mr.. Carpenter had be-
friended her. She has fed to the mountain
wilds, and Mrs. Carson Ia glad to get OF 30
cheap.
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spreading and growth OF the bones at the
extremities, and Solterne Is an object of hor-
ror to all visitors at the almshouse, where
he has been taken to die. When the dis
ease Is In an advanced stage the patient
usually lies In a complete stupor, oompara-
lively free from pain, and dies with scarce
ly struggle. The lower jawbone OF Sol
ferne is now almost as large as that OF a
horse, his hands are each as broad as
hahn. each toe is as big as a mans fist and
his feet are simply horrible for size and dis
tortion, yet his mind Is clear and his pulse
Is at sixty. He Is already sinking into
that stupor which indicates exhaustion
and coming death
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SHE ROSE TO A SITTING PosTURR
tains were draped gracefully over them.
Now and then the railway hands would
catch sight Of fair, girlish face, framed In
ruddy brown coils of hair, but only for
moment would the picture stay there, then
quickly fit from sight, as though to avoid
observation. BY and by two faces looked
out of the window, the woman little paler
and the other, a sweet, dark haired baby's.
One wild stormy morning not long ago,
when the baby at Station 11S was about a
year old, large, determined looking fe-
male alighted from the train as II slowed
mp, and, without waiting for any ceremo-
nies, walked straight through the Office to
the living rooms above. AS the train pulled
out, Ashley, never waiting TO report it,
dashed up the stairs three steps at each
jump, and placing himself between tho
girl who had the baby clasped close to her
heart and the red faced, angry woman. Inn
plored the latter not to harm the girl, who
was innocent Of any wrongdo lng He and
he alone was guilty. He had passed HIM
self of as a single man because he loved
her madly, and hated aud despised the
coarse, unrehned woman, who in an insane,
boyish way he had once fancied. He told
her that the girl believed herself his wife,
and that he had brought her TO this lonely
spot hoping that Mrs. Ashley would never
discover them, or die. as abe ought TO have
done years ago
This last remark maddened the woman
and, pointing revolver that had been In
her hand ever since she entered the room
at her terrified rival, she fired twice, killing
the mother and child Instantly.
This IL the story OF Station llS, as WI
Ia htrI f.r ia
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DON GIL ARENY.

Years ago the Germans drove the Blanc
gang Of gamblers from Homburg and
Baden-Baden. They found resting place
under protection OF the prince of Monaco.
aud made the name Of Monte Carlo notori-
Gus throughout the world The present
ruler OF the pretty rock by the sea has
given them notice TO quit. They have
satisfied" Don Gil, and soon will perch
with the other yultures on the heights Of
the Pyrenees.
The gamester Parker has to answer for
crimes against individuals, and, in commit
ting suicide, against himself The Syndic
Areny has morally slain petty but
ancient and honorable republic that he
might add TO the scant income of noun
tain magistrate.
In each ragged the greed for gold, but
which has worked the greater harmP
II. x WHITE.
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4 swung open and l remained transhxed, for
/ there, coming slowly and serenely toward
me, was my mother, whom knew to DO In
| Russia at that time with my Oldest brother
She was dressed In gown OF black and
white check silk, with a white cap upon
her head, and her hands, which were cross-
| ed in front of her, incased in black silk
! mitts. She advanced to the center OF the
room and stood looking at me for q few
Il seconds, and then turning retraosd her
steps, and the door closing behind her hid
her from my view.
quite early In the morning cablegram
arrived announcing the death Of my mother
at 10 O'Clock on the previous night, and
two weeks later came letter from my
brother, In which he said that she had
talked great deal about me just before
she died, and that her death had occurred
unexpectedly while the family was prepar-
ing for bed. He also described her gown,
cap and mitts, and the description Tailed
exactly with the garments she had worn
when her spirit appeared before me-"
At Kansas City lives young printer
named George E. Fradenburg, who Is
quite an expert player on the piano and
guitar. He took the latter instrument
with him when he went with friend
for vacation trip to Clay county. The
comrades slept together, and six nights
In succession they were awakened by the
mysterious twanging of the guitar. On
the seventh. at about $50 a. m, Fraden-
burg heard all the strings struck at once
~ sprang up In bed" he says, "and saw
the figure of beautiful woman In white,
draped from the top Of the head. with
every outline distinct except the face,
which was considerably darker and indis-
tinct looked at the spparition closely.
retaining my composure rather through
terror than courage, but finally spoke to
it three times. The only response was the
raising of the right arm to level with the
window sill. This movement frightened
me so that called loudly to my compan-
ion, who jumped out of bed, but not be-
fore the ghost or whatever you may
choose to term IL, had vanished as mystori-
ously as It had appeared"
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Racee nh RrfChkon Bench.

BeIoHToS BEACH. L. l.. Aug. 4-First rnoe,
five furlongs-Dixie L Amazon 2, Nettie 8.
Time, l:u3A.
Second race. FIVE furlongs-FtdeSio l. Re.
frlhn 3, Clotho 3 Time, LOAN.
Third race, seven furlongs-Queen OF
Trumps 1, Zed 2, Raleigh Q. Time, l:2gl%.
Fourth race, six and one-half furlongs--
Meriden !. Seymour 2. Virgie 8. Time, 152211
Fifth race, match race, one and one-cfghth
l.5S
Sixth race, five furiongs-Arnica /. Refrao-
tton 2 Alright 3. Time, l:02S-
Seventh race, nine furlongs-Kate Clark /,
Harry Irefand 2 Retrieve 8 Time. l:58l&
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Guaranteed Cure for La Grippe.

We authorize our advertised drug
gists to sell you DIR. Kings New Discoy-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
upon this condition. III you are afiiict-
ed with La Grippe and will use this
remedy according to directions, giving
IL fair trial, and experiences no benefit,
you may return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We make the
offer, because of the wonderful success
of:Dr. Kings New Discovery during
last seasons epidemic Have heard Of
no case In which 1t failed. Try 1t.
Trial bottle free at Durbin, Wright u
Co.'S. drug store. Large size 10 cents
ana Sl.00 -i'sy teI 4-s Can lisaLg y.
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SAW HER MOTHERS SPIRIT.

SAW hEh hUIhbh
mans work under the shadow OF the
plague Two members OF his conRrega.
ton, a gentleman and his wife, were
stricken down. The husband expired first
In a few hours the wife followed. A car
penter, Mr.. Phelps by name, agreed 10
make their cofflns, and Mrs. Graham pre-
pared the corpses for burial. Night came
on and the minister sat alone by the bodies
of his friends, broodiug over the terrible
visitation and wondering when he, TOO,
should receive the final summons As be
pondered thus In melancholy mood, a
Bible In his hand. a strange light filed the
room and focused over the woman's death
couch. She rose slowly to sitting pos
ture, there was parting Of the eyekds, the
lips moved and he heard these words,
my dear pastor, have this message for
you. You shall not die now, nor shall you
be sick. Be faithful and heaven will bless
you"
She sank back, the hands refolded over
her bosom, the light faded away aud all
again was still. II Is only necessary to add
that the message proved true In every par
ticular.
Nearly as startling was tho communica-
tion which the wife of a contractor at
Wichita, Kan, claims to have received.
She Is Of German birth and her husband Is
a Frenchman. One evening he was from
home and she awaited his return lying on
a sofa In the drawing room. Suddenly the
door creaked and the air grew dense and
heavy. What followed Is best told In her
own words ~ had half risen and sat
with my hands clasped 50 tightly that the
nails bruised my flesh. Finally the door
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-06

couple vi Jnou- j. La kEAHDEN.
sand dollars Of his employers money. The
case was placed In the hands of Gin
cinnai detective agency, and the. oper-
atives assigned to the Job Of capturing
the fugitive first tried to find out whether
or not he had sweetheart After some
inquiry they learned that ho was enamored
Of young lady living at Rome, Ga. A
close watch was kept OF her. and when she
received letter from Chicago the spies
were not long In getting at It's contents.
AS a result Rearden was located. arrested
end taken back to answer for his mis-
deeds. He belongs 70 respectable Kan
tucky family.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-06

Can chronic diarrbeoa be cured ? Those
who think not, should read the following
from Mr.. Joseph McGuffin OF Spaulding,
Union county, Iowa. He says; ~ was
troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea
and used many kinds OF medicine; but
until tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
aud Diarrhoea Remedy. would say TO
every one In need of medicins for the all
ment mentioned and kindred diseases
try the remedy, and like myself, you will
never be without II In your home.r g
rs and 30 cent bottles for sale by DurbiD,
Square; L. Sollman, "a North Market
street; and G. A. Portman, So East Tusca-
rawas street. Canton. ~ ~ Aln
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five years old and she forty-two. They got
married and went to live at Orange. There
she cashed her available assets and, in vari-
Gus sums handed Mr.. Lewis s7o,OO0 10 in
vest In permanent stocks for her. He pre-
sented statements and memoranda In good
shape till she called for the stock certif-
Gates. And then came an explosion.
Ne was terribly brutal. Threatened sui
eide, death and all sorts OF things. The
upshot was q legal examination and proof
that nearly all Of her money was gone.
A few days ago she got Mr. Lewis befors
the court Of general sessions In New York.
and 1t took the jury Just ten minutes after
1 retiring TO fnd him guilty and give him
the extent of the law The defrauded WON.
an and her grown daughter have a barr
Dittance lef,
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A RARE AND HORRIBLE DISEASE.
,ne Of It's Victims Distorted Out Of


Ono OF It's Victims Distorted Out OF
Human Shape.
"Acromegaly" is the trouble with Fran
cisco Solferne, an Italian OF San Francisco,
who has gone all out Of shape till his feet
are like saddle flaps and his bead as big as
that Of horse and Of very much the same
shape. For q long time the doctors were
In doubt. One said IL was "elephantiasis"
and another was positive IL was "ostritis
deformans," but now all agree that 1t is
"acromegaly."
Only forty cases are known to have ever
occurred, and but six persons in the United
States now suffer from 1t, this Italians case
being the worst There b an unnatural
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s,rvunu vuv ivneiy Duuuing and tna5 a ssd-
faced, blue eyed girl, holding dark haired,
smiling baby, stands In the door and beck
ops TO them as they hy by.
Not sin, but sacrifice and lofty endeavor
in by the good people OF ShelbyNille, Ills.
aged by cholera, and one day the Junior
Methodist preacher on the circuit found
himself the only pastor left IN town. OF
the others, some had died and some were
absent Ho might have fed, alleging min
isterial duties elsewhere, but he chose the
courageous part, and remained 70 do a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-06

THE election in Kentucky turns out
big Democratic victory. The Far
mers' Alliance won few members Of
the Legislature, but the Alliance vote
cut into the Republican party much
more than into the Democratic party.
1t has worked just that way every
where, and will work in that same way
In Ohio, in November.
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A Crusade Arainst rsa.

A new departure has been taken by at
least one advocate Of prohibition. Frau
lein Lepper made considerable sensation
at convention Of lady abstainers at Mel
bourne from all the Australian colonies
by making vigorous attack on tea In
her opinion, next TO alcohol, the GREATEST
master OF the human win and destroyer OF
vitality "a tea.