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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-06-30
JULY,
AT
SKOWHECAN

On account Of too much
"Politicks' hereabouts the
large celebration Will be post
poned till 1893, but the small
and good time we shall have
Just the same, that is the time
that has in it the noisy Tor
pedo and Crackers, the hate
full Toy Pistol, the booming
Sky Rockets, the elegant
Roman Candles. the Ruby
Lights, the startling Bombs,
etc. etc.
All the above followed with
a glass Of fine Cold Soda
Water every fifteen minutes
during the day with a Fan
given away between each
drink can be had
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-06-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

70 Let-Fred A. Wood.
.4.-rus-I.. w. Washburn.
Inrrclosure-E. p. Cooley.
ear Sale-Mrs. Jane Turner.
,.,nd Reading-Atkinson Co.
,,hange of Time-M. c, r. X.
uark 7Down-Judkins 4 Dyer.
tankrupt Sale-W. 2. Ordway.
aayt's Express-J. NJ. Arnold.
i',,3nge of Time-Somerset X. X.
prires Reduced-W. IL Wildes.
.nnouncement-W. b. Steward.
= 1'rkeye Mowers-G. H. Pishon.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-06-30

tlA.. Lewis and Hiram Dulac. after "A
protracted spree OF several day. were
lodged in the lookup Monday night
Tuesday they were brought before
Justice Bachelor and the usual dose
for such an otleuSc administered, and if
not paid they were to he committed to
NorridgeWoe Jail. The money not
forthcoming at noon Officer Thing made
preparations for the journey but at this
stage their friends patched up and
raised the money. and they were liherat-
ed.
Mr.. VIM. 6. lIesclton i one of Skow-
hegan'S most extensive farmers. and
probably his cut of hay and grain ex-
ceeds. by many tons and bushels. that of
any other one man in Somerset county.
This week Mr. IIesclton and his son. Al.
commence To harvest their cut. and the
next two months will be required to fin
ish the job, with the help of his usual
crew of four to six men. He expects
about tWo-third, of Il crop this season.
Mr.. Iieseltou also has Il village garden
that he can justly take great pride in, a>
on sunday next he proposes 10 dine from
new POTATOES and green peas from out
the same.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
The Peoples Parly's Candidate for the
Presidency Makes
Speech.
THE KIND or DOLLAR he
Warts.
How Banking Business Is Done. Our
Dollar In England aud
India.
The democrats Views ON the FREQ Sill
yer question.

CouNCu BLUFFS, Ia, July H.
General Weaver, Peoples party candi-
date for tie Prcbiivucy, delivered n
speech VI some length at the ChautRu.
qua today on tho subject " ifec silver.
Speaking OF the cry that ffce silver
would cause all the GOLD 10 leave the
country and cause silver e. take ils
place, hcsides making this country
dumping ground for European silver,
Weaver shid tho final remark was made
at meeting IN Portland the other
day. lie said tevcrontly: so, Lord!
let Europe begin 10 dump"
"phiH county," said Weaver, team
not mako money that VIII circulate
beyond It's shores. 1t is only
bullion when money reaches the
other world. Senator Sherman said
"a Few dHya ago that the trouble with
the American silver dollar II that you
cam, got rid OF II; II you pay II out Il
comes right back to you. That's the
Hind 81 dollar for me exactly. What
we want II n dollar worth less a.
bullion than Ne money; then It will
stay Mt home. We want to make
money for American people, not for
Asia and Europe. What We want IN
this country II the old.Il2{ grains that
met with the approval OF Washington.
Madison, Monroe, Adams, jackson, and
Lincoln. Let Us have unlimited
coinage o. silver.
"S0mu one say suppose Il gives w
too much money? VINO IN AFRAID Of
VI having too much gold nnd silver In
tho country? RUmomhor, bToihore,
you arc living under Gu economical
sysicm tOuhy where ninty-twO per
cent. u carried on Crcdlt,und eight per
cent. carh. President Whitney Of
the Bankers' Association Of Call.
fOrnia hns said that II the
banks were called upon to-.
day 20 piy dvpositors In GOLD
what they owe them they could not
pay 2 cents ON the dollar, and II they
pay IN currency, gold and silver they
could not pay over ten cent. on n
dollar, aud that IL exactly true accord.
Ing g. statistics. silver has been leuis.
Lated down to 10 cents on the dollar
basis aud that enables England to
take our 10.cent dollar Hs bullion wh.u
It is worth In India 100 cents. On
every cargo of wheat they buy u
hflugs the wheat.Tll.og Of Tnlih in
competition with stle wheEtrAi Of
this country ami has tho same efieo,
on cotton.n
Weaver said tho bullion owner
would not realize profits. IL Is gou,
orally said that he would. In cou.
clusion Weaver appealed 10 all 10 Jay
aside party idolatry, inygst .ntr, aut
having found truth, 20 to the pole aud
esst a ballot ON hOnot ana not on
timidity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

Some mon with ten acres under plow
nro miserable till they arc ia dobt Tor 70
gang pillow, iour horse bindoraud nm IL.
torcst In q stallion aud team tmushpr.
Two hens and % rooster arc enough 10
mako some OF our utcrprising western
farmers glopploss lill they own or arc in
debt FOR forty dollar incubator.
Last spriug wo were talking with a
machine "cHpUt' expert IN moro ways
than ouo). who WAS on his way 10 q cen.
tal Dakota farmer TO sell him o steam
thrashcr. The suu' man had told us
the fall before that De had sold this very
mau an or more machinery than ho
could ever hope 90 lay for, and 80 we
asked him what security ho expected 10
got.
"Wcu hcwid, ~ happened 10 hear
that his wifgH father had given her %
good SPIN Of hor aud 100 fine sheep
10 start Thorn ugiu, aud e got there
first they arc mine, / know can sch
him q machine; ho Is no hand with such
things and / shall clean him out in u
year-"-Dukota Farmer
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
GLan,f0SE.
a Good story rpld Ut ,hc Grand Ola
Wan.

Nan,
IoSDoN, July While Gladstone
was addressing % Liberal gathering al
Con,urphiuu yesterday, Mt, Usher, the
boomer, appeared with huge roll Of
manuscript IN hi. hand Aud began o.
question Gladstone, The crowd
greeted him with "A storm Of abuse.
Ushor, amid continued interruption,
demanded whether the Literal leader
approved tho plan OF campaign.
When the upfoat subsidized Usher sgid:
al understand that under these
circumstances Mr. Gladstone approves
Of the plan Of campaign"
Mr.. Gladstone responded with In.
tense irony shaking his iuger and
laying:
81 nm not responsible for tho gentle
mau's understanding. nm responsi.
Die for tbs understanding that the
Almighty was pleaiod to lodge in this
skull OF mine; but | am not Eespom.
q. bic for the understanding Almighty
God was pleased to lodge IN that skull
Of hip."
Usher asked abou. the law Of con.
spiracy. GLADSTONE, with fierce flash
OF his eye, said:
"You want to engage Ina gal ques'
ion.V
Usher then demanipd
"Would youGo',pt nm alliance with
the PaTnellitcs II you could got ila"
Gladstone trcmbled with inuignR.
ton. He paused for n moment and
then hugRn:
''l wish, my friend. that"
"Dsnil answer" stid the chairman.
The question In impuden, and | viii
not allow IT,"
Usher gndauntcd continued:
"WhO have the supporters OF law
and order hitherto Inclined" Glad
st.nV said:
"Not the present Government, for In
1857 they shed the blood OF the CON
Btabulafy AMI soldiers and three limo.
cent mon who engaged Ia a legal au
peacoabemcutiug aud these gentlemen
support them"
Gladstone concluded the emphasis.
Ing words with rosounding thumps un
the table. There was Intense excite.
mcnt throughout. The meeting con.
cludod with hearty cheers Tor Glai.
stone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

TO be- Commis.ionor IN uud for the dis.
irirt OF ALASKA, to reside nj Unslaska.
Colonel Robert Williams, Assistant
AdJutaut.GcnUtal, ~ be- Adjutant
General with the rank Of Brigadior-
Geuetal.
Tho Private Land Claims Commit.
tee Of the House has authorized a
favorable report on Representatives
Otia'a rcaUlutiOn, alleging the wrongful
procedures Of Secretary Noble and
Land Commissioner Garter wcro la
the interest of an alleged conspiracy
land directing an investigation.
Tho Committee on Foreign Relations
In the Senate reported iavuu,bly the
Dsiph bill amending the Chinese ex.
clusion sc, u May last BY permitting
the witnesses required 10 substnniiate
the assertion Of the Chinese applying
ior certificates 10 be any person "Not ~
Chinese person or "A purs1n az Chinesu
descent" The original act required the
Witnesses to be white penous.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

JACKSON, Tenn, July THE
Supreme court this morning rendered
n decision IN the famous murder case
OF Colonel II. Clay King, the author
OF "l;ing's Digest Of the Laws Of
renn.,scc," aud n leading member Of
tho Memphis bar. On March 10Th
last no shot and killed V. h. II. Pos.
ton, another prominent attorney.
The killing grew cut ~ "a sensational
case In ohancery between tho widow
VI General Gideon Pillow and Colonel
king, IN which Poston was Mrs. Pil.
lows attorney. After hotly con-
tested trial NJ Memphis, Ia which
pleas Of Insanity aud sclt.doiensc were
made, kins was sentenced 10 bc
hanged.
Tho supreme court 10 which the
case was appealed, today sustained tho
sentepco ui the lower court and re-
handed King 20 the custody Of the
Sheriff Of shelby County,to 10 hanged
August 18th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
General Dni,rr Nominated Ior
GaNcruuT.

Sr. PAUL, July 7.-General James
IL. Baker Of Garden CITY was this
afternoon nominated Tor governor by
the Minnesota Alliance. No 9th +
names were placed on the ticket. Tho
state committee may bee authorized to
Ill out the vacant places IN case they
are unable % make u compounds with
the Peoples patty. II - also suggest.
rd that the Democrats may endorse
Bsker's candidacy. Resolutions were
adopted referring 10 the Homestead
affair and holding Carnegie response.
Die for tho blood shed. The Trsolu.
lions hold that In the event of strikes
and lockouts, the State or National
government should alone take posses.
sion OF the property Involved 10 az 10
prevent bl0odshcd, leaving the civil
authorities 10 settle the dispute.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

ToiaifsA, Kan, July 7.-rh fusion
wing OF the DVmocfauc party carried
tho day at the state convention late
last night. Tho convention Teuomi.
mated thu Peoples party ticket which
was nominated ut Wichita 'hree weeks
ago, thereby uniting all opposition to
the Republican paity In Kansas. The
electoral ticku, was nominated pfaUtl-
cally unanimously, hut The proposition
10 make the Peoples State Ticket the
Democratic ticket WIS opposed Tor five
hours. The Democratic state Genital
committee ortAullcd this morning will
prosecute q vigorous campaign.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

MASirou, Colo, Juiy7-Ono OF the
most severe rain aug hs'l-,otms visited
Mauiiou today. II did great dam Sc
in washing out bridges, tearing up
street,, destroying lawns AMI flower
hels AMI devnstlug Things generally.
The Rio Gr,ndu uui Midland roads
were washed out between here ami
Colorado Sprlu.s. The Midland up
the PusaahU was washed out.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, TERRITORY.
rms no,D sironrrNrp
Bctucrn New York and san FRAN.
cisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, July The EI.
dm0tr says that g. +. Huntington
nud Jay Gould have received letters
from President Diaz Of New Mexico
declining t. oil them the Tchuqntepec
government railroad. The line which
Is expected TO compete with the pana.
ma road Is about half completed now
aud is expected TO be finished IN
eighteen months. Tie part nnishul
eXiends from Minatetlau, on the Gulf
u Mexico, actors Tohuanlcpcc idthmus
u California. The Pacific coast ter.
minus will be Ut Santa Cruz. Tho
on,iio length of the line will be- iGy
miles. This road will fhoTtrn the dis.
lance between San Francisco and New
York 1862 miles over the Panama
route,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

NEW YORK, July 7.-Thore il
notable gathering Of Republican lead
ors here for the appointment Of the
Republican national executive com.
mittoc ANA the discussion Of ways and
means for carrying next fall's election.
Among those present are; Senator
John sherman, Chairman CT. Camp
tell, Secretary ]. w. Foster General
Alger, POstmaster.GeneralW anamak-
or Whitelaw Reid, r. :. Clarkson,
Chauncey Oepew and Thomas @.
Plat.
Thu executive committee viii not be
made public I'LL late this afternoon.
The chairman will be an eastern man.
The brunt Of the fight VIII be conferred
In New York State.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

Wiio-DCm me, lisa rainy Satur.
day, and III have thechildrcn racing
about the house all day and break,
INK things.
Husband What hayo you usually
done on rainy Saturduyst
Wi,c-I generally sent thcm in TO
play with bc neighboIs children,
but all / knew have moved awaz.,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

JACKSONVILLE, Fin., July Tho
rainy weather put n dampcr on the
negroes still dispUsod 10 carry arms aud
assemble uulEwiully. There are now
eight companies OF Flotiie State troops
On the srouui. 10 IL though, that
there are 200 afmeG Negroes within n
radius Of half u mile. sixty arrests
have already been made ami the hu.
thoritics are confident that the wort
~ gyur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

LONDON, July IA press associa.
ton says that Lord salisbury has in.
stnicton the British Minister at WASH
lngton TO request OF the United states
government an explanation In reg@td
10 the recent Seizure 0t Port Etohis
Harbor, Aiusl;a, of the British steamer
"Coqulllon" ny the United States
revenue cruiser "Corwiu"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

CHICAGO, Ill.,, June 7.--Governot
Flirr and tho Republican Slate com.
mitlee had meeting here today. A
delegation OF steel workers from Joliet
had a prolTEcted audience with tho
committee ana urged the Republican
managers Of Illinois TO tender offices
Tor tho honorable settlement OF tho
difficulties OF Homestead. One Of the
spokesman called attention to the de-
tails OF the trouble and TO tho fact that
the iron workers Of Illinois might he
involved " there was not an early adj
jus,ment. The committee gave tho
delegation assurance that they would
take action placing the party aud cam
didhtgB In a proper position on the
question. The Trades and Labor As
stmbly Of Chicago has retained an
attorney and will proceed against the
pinkortOns for raising companies OF
armed men In violation Of the ILL.,
noia statutes. Steps have been taken
TO proyentby legal process the sending
from Chicago headquarters Of Pipker-
tons any organized body Of men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

SpoKANE, July IA EotieH special
frotu l.1omis, OEAuOgan County, says
that foy ligh, an Indian " the
MoscH baud, was killed there ON July
ith 10y miner. A numbered Indians
where Ia the town celebrating, whom
kOyaklah nnd miner began 30
quarrel. The Indian drow a knife aud
tue miner shot him dead. The Indians
became very much excited, ami for %
time II seemed that a general uprising
would occur, but they were finally
quoted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

"Thoro was n fro in tho safe fac
tory last night
WAS much damage doncp
"Woll, il WASH q big enough fro
to hurt the building at all, but il
ruined all tho safes in stock. n-Ex.
cEaugc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

Honolulu, June SO.-rho charges
OF treason against Wilcox and Others
were dismissed June 25th, aud they
have been released. A local paper
says that whilo II is clear that the ma.
tuie Of the league was seditious aud
tho cOunse!s NJ some Of its members
reasonable, the evidence was not at
all conclusive.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
Members Of the Republican Executive
Couimittet.

NBw YoMS, July T.-Chalrnnn
Campbell OF tie national Republican
committee tonight gave Out the namcs
Of the executive committee. as ioli0vt:
j. $. Clnrkson, Iowa; Carrot, a. Ho.
Laft, New Jersey; Sam FcWcnden,
Connecticut; II. &, Payne, Wisconsin;
Richard &. Kerens, Missouri; William
4. Sutherland, John II. Mhulry,
Maine; and John Il. Tanner, Illinois.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

Troy, y. ", July President
Harrison arrived at Loon Lake this
afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
PROFIT N HOGS
q Sian who Makes rhcm ray on Clover
Pasture.

a Sian who Makes Thorn Ray on Glover
Pasture.
April 10. 1901. bought forty head OF
hogs, paying Slli for tho bunch, or
C2.g2j ppr head. They averaged ninety
pound per head: that made them cost
me cas- Ter 100 pounds. .ag.s hogs l
put after q bunch Of cattle and tley
t,Jid with thcm until May II, 1901,
when pnt the cattle on grass.
lfcl The hogs twelve barrcl7 of corn
nj - per burrd during tho month Vt
May and no o. juno 30: tea contract
cd Thorn ir si2i pc 100 pounds % De
delivered Jly lp. Thus, You soo, had
twoU;y days 10 feed thrm aui com /
could not buy, 10 ! wcat 90 town and
go, 5000 pounds OF oilmcll which cost
81, loo p.snd. of bran which cost S E,
1000 pounds of rHipsiuN which G.. {
$3.50. totl, co-t OF $500. lspul any
hogs (which ilU been iu woods pas.
turp iU o. clover Hold, aud not worry good
cloyorat Che best and they tlguwrghad
$50 pounds lvr head. Hogan q. iug
twice % dgy 900 % mixture Ul uilmall,
hrUu and sUplG'I Wet mp just enough
for ,AOm touit 20 we'll, aud kept IL dp
until the day 90 deliver. Then had 600
pounds of ulmaal, iul pounds of bran
and 100 pounds OF ship Juif loft. Tho
hogs averaged, GA july 10, lss pounds,
AMI brought mo $3.50 per head, or
S3;j.5Q, us two OF them had died ia the
feed lot. The figures gro these:
Cost price n forty %
IulNNlu cattle, .,.tt,s..t..sfstssssstsss. iu uu
Twelve barrels of corn at - per barrel. ~ W
suu rugul- uiluiyt l.,,,.,................. y tu
l,nn pounds thlrsiuif. g 20
100 pounds OF hrHn..,.,...,,',.,,...,,. bW
Cost Co prulurc.,,,.,..,,,.,. ,,,,,.,,,.,S,'i 20
Selling I'igp"''''',,.,,,,,'.,',, "'' %
front ''''s''''''''s's,'.,,'''s'' -
These hogs az only FIVE cents per
pound would hayo brought $3a79O, and
that les the cost, &39L5l, would leave
$l33,70; and ut $3.50 per 100 pounds
they would have brought $3al.is, which
would have lplt profit Of saG,0s. Now
the outlo1l, In the futur, Is more favor.
uhlo than last year. aud corn can be
bought at $3.50 and per barrel, where
laHt year u cost - AMI S25, aud hogs
are scaigyg than at ths time last year
and ttucl. hogs are iu-. n8 cheap us last
year. think wo farmers would dowull
90 keep our s.oel, hogs aud feed thcm On
grass for the summer market, aud when
We sell | GouD, think We viii say ns of
old ;hHt We have bcyuruhhod OF our corn
and ho, douu, mean TO fuy THAT The
market win be better ur NJ good as last
year but think IL viii justify tho feed.
ing Of two dollar corn ou clover pasture.
AZ least am going 90 try Il. | am go-
ing To feed cl1hiy head Of hogs -somc
large ones and omo small onCs-sn "
thor, is good market early can put
my largo hogs off ga it and my small
ones later.-Cor. Byadcr's Gazette.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

LONDON, July IA correspondent
found Andrew Carnegie at Brnemnr,
la Aboricenshirc, this afternoon. He
was evidently laboring under great
agitation, 80 much 80 that Mis-.
Carnegie was cndoavOring TO eoothe
him aud draw his thoughts AWAY from
the tragic affair nj Homestead. Mr..
Carnegie positively declined T. make
any statement. lie has within tho
last day or two cent nnd received
numerous dispatches by cable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08
The Struggle About THE silver III II
Over for a Few Days In the
House.
ANrI.slLvER DEMOCRATS Conf.
DENT.
The silver BiiI.-Thr Labor Trouble.
Othrr items.

WAuuNdlDN, d. g., July 7.--Thc
Houso viii have f,spi,u from the
struggle over the silver bill for a few
days. AZ q result Of an agreement
reached last night, Tracey this morn.
Ing Permitted the bill, Which mas been
on the lpeakrr'o table all the week, 10
be referred b. the coiuRgO committee
without opposition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

uary last, 40 we would be enabled 10
make contracts for the year according.
ly. The Amnlgamntud Association
declined. The third matter whA The
proposed reduction in tonnage. We
arc prepared 10 show that ia every de-
paftment under the proposed reduction
skillet workmun would make more
than they did when the scale Of 1859
went into effect. A. u rule, q q men
who are making the largest wages
were the ones who most bitterly de-
nouncod the proposed revision, for out
Of $500 nun enguged only 325 were
directly affected by the reduction.
Finding 10 impossible 10 arrive az an
agreement with the Amalgama,ed
oniciala we decided TO close the
woIkG."
Asked for the reason for the employ
ment OF Plukertou men, Ffiok SAID he
did not see how rlso they could have
protection, doubling the ability Of tho
sheriff 10 enforce order at Homestead
and protect their property.
Frick's attention being called to
the widespread interest sbout the
investigation proposed by Congtrs.
siOnal request, said they well
coined the ~ posed investigation,
and were prepared 10 submit 10 this
committee evidence which would com
vince pnJudlced men Of the equity
Of their positiOn. Ffick nrlhCr said
regarding the political situation:
eve cannot afford 10 run our bust.
noss and politics al the same time. We
did no propose 10 reduce the earnings
Of employees below those Of other
Amnlgnmatcd mon Ia other mile.
We put In machinery other mills do
not possess 10 increase tho output and
the earnings Of the men. We asked
that n reduction be made ia the earn.
Tugs oi our employees to place them on
n par with other workmen In other
Amalgnmuied concerns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-08

criticised HIM for converting such
grave matter into PARTISAN politics; de-
Tended the Republicans from RESPONSE
bility for the COuIlict, and assumed for
.he parry "u. 'nv ,UnVy W Wo''o,io li
industrial establishments n those nj
Homestead anu Bpthelcm, Penn.
After referring the silver iii TO the
coinage committee the Houle this
morniDg again
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-15

The lawn surrounding the Berger
homestead, on tho Island, last evening
was a scene Of beauty, the occasion be-
ing the annual lawn tete given by the
Chapter Chancel Of the ST. Luke's P. 3.
church, for the benefit OF tina. church.
The lawn was brilliantly lighted with
many Japanese lanterns scattered pro.
miscuously among the foliage, while on
all sides we're placed small tables In
graceful proinsion, on which were
served refreshments and lunch OF an
appropriate character by n bevy OF
charming mattresses. The scene at Its
height presented very animated and
beautiful appearance, with its gay col
ored Lights and brilliant costumes
worn BIZ the guests. Tic evening was
spent mostly in conversation and
stroIIing around the grounds and en-
loving the excellent reirsshments
served. The affair was also interpreted
with some vocal music by merry gath
erinS Of we'll known musical talent. 1t
is the intention Of the ladies, who are
we'll plcused with the success Of the at
fair, to give another ono later in the
season on a grand scale. a handsome
sum Tor the church was realized. The
following ladies' had charge: Misses
Bottle HTcI.ure, Carrie Brpes. Blacche
IIope, Mary Irwin, Mimic Bowie. Belle
McCabe, Lizzie Hunter, Mrs. W. A.
Wilson, Mrs. Nylie Irwin, Mrs. George
w. Luta, Mrs. Andrew Sweeney, Mrs
o. II. Dorsey and MIS-. Caroline Brues.