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A ssIGNEE OF MoRTGAGEE's
~ SALE
OF VERY
VALUABLE PROPERTY,
Situated in Myers District, about one mile
from Kingsdaie, Pa.

By virtue of the power and authority con-
tanned in a Mortgage from Wesley Hester and
Cora Hester, his wife, to the Carroll County
Savings Bank of Uniontown, bearing date
on the 9TH day of April, 1890, and duly re-
corded among the Real Estate Mortgage
Records of Carroll county, in Liber W. N.
NJ, No. 90, folio 307, &C., and assigned by
the said Carroll County Savings Bank of
Uniontown on the 18th day of April, 1893,
to Edwin G. Gilbert, the undersigned Assig-
nee of Mortgagee. will sell at Public Sale. on
the premises, on
SATURDAY, MAY IS, 1884,
ut o'clock, p. M, all that Real Estate and
improvements described in said mortgage,
containing
IA ACRES OF LAND, More or Less.
The improvements thereon consist Of
Two story Rough Casted
Dwelling house with porches, y
and well Of good water at ~ -
the back of house. There is I1sz=I..lIssI---
a Barn with wagon shed and corn crib Mt :
tached. There is also fine young Apple
81 Orchard on the property. This
~ property is under good fencing and
- has about Three Acres of Timber
thereon, and is desirable property for any
one seeking a small farm. This property is
located on the county road leading from
Hahn's Mill to Littlestown, Pa, in Myers
district, Carroll county, Nd, and adioins the
lands Of Mr.. Klineielter and others. This
properly has about Six Acres of Growing
Wheat which is sold with the property rs
well as the one. half interest in about Seven
Acres of Corn.
Terms of Sale Cash, or if desired by the
purchaser, one third cash on the day Of sale
or upon the ratification thereof, one third in
six months and the other one-third in twelve
months from the day of sale; the credit pay
ments to be secured by the notes of the pur
chaser or purchasers. with approved security,
bearing interest from day Of sale.
EDWIN G. GILBERT,
Assignee of Mortgagee.
Clabaugh & Roberts, Solicitors.
q q Smith Anctionear an93 Is
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During the first Two months of the present
administration the total number Of fourth
class postmestePs removed from oilice was
1909 as against q, 49G during the same period
Of the Harrison administration.
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dividend NOTICE.

The President and Directors Of the West
minister and Meadow Branch Turnpike Com
pany have this day declared Dividend Of
Three Per Ceni. on the capital stock of said
Company for the past year, payable on and
after the 18th Of May. 1923, at the First
National Bank of Westminster, Nd.
JOHN d. R00P, Treasurer,
JoHN T. DIFFENBAueIA
May |. 1893. Secretary.
may6 81
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ASSETS.

City, Nd. December q, 1892
ASSETS.
Loans on bond and mortgages l2.5O0,00
Stocks and bonds absolutely
ket valus), ,,................. l,lo2, OPS. 90
Interest due and accrued on
stocks, bonds and other seem
rites ....:......,....... 1895. 60
Cash in Company's principal
office and belonging to the
Company deposited in bank. 264, T31.79
Premiums due and in course of
collection....................a..... 944,15s.s4
Cash in hands of general man
agers..,............................. 2Os, 2G9.4S
Total Admitted Assets..$2, 55l 1876
ASSETS NOT ADMITTED.
Securities deposited in various
States for the protection of
policyholders in such States
market value) ...................$ 56.000.00
Liabilities in said States ........ 21,7Sl.39
Surplus over said liabilities.....S s4,2lsGl
LIABILITIES.
Losses reported adjusted and
unpaid. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1S9, 100 Is
Reserve as required by law...... l.164, $50. 10
All other claims. 81, 597. 10
Total Liabilities. ,44G, 1878
Surplus as regards policy
holders. los, $685. s
Surplus of assets not admitted
as above stated. 34,21S.Gl
sl,Ias, 5000
Capital stock paid up..-........... 1,000,O00.00
Surplus as regards stockholders 1s9, 75G. 30
Total Income. ,54s, Os9.l1
Total penditures................ 2,422, S64.4l
Amount of policies in force in
United States on 3lst Decem-
Der, 1892. 5,547,575.eo
Amount of policies written in
Maryland during the year
1872 1881 10000
Premiums received on Mary
land business in 1922. 40,01l.21
Inspection fees received........... l.355.54
Losses paid in Maryland during
1892. .........................,...... l2,l45.ss
Losses incurred in Maryland
during lS92....................... 14,G2I. 80
STATE OF MARYLAND, !
Insurance Depart, Commissioner Office,
Annapolis, February Is, 1893.
In compliance with the Code of Pdbic
General Laws, hereby certify that the above
is true abstract from the statement OF the
American Casualty Insurance and Security
Company of Baltimore City, Nd, to Decem.
Der 81, 1892, now on file in this Department.
l. FREEMAN RASIN,
Insurance Commissioner.
JAMES E. SMITH, Agent,
an9q ri Waztminsfnr Md
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RE you GOING TO THE
"A WORLDS FAIRP

IL so, write Gor rooms and board TO Mrs
Laura Selman and Miss NJ. T. Hartsook,
both of Carroll county, Nd. at 1850 0glesby
avenue, Brookdale, Illinois, where they Will
be ready to accommodate boarders after May
l. One street west Of Illinois Central II H.,
j block from depot, and 6 blocks milel
from south entrance to Fair grounas Elee-
trie street cars. Apr. ~ u
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Notice is hereby given that on or after the
10Th day Of May, 1898, application will be
made to The Westminster Gas Light Company
for the issue of new certificate, IN lieu of
certificate for Fifty Shares of Stock in said
Company now standing in the name Of w.
W. Gardner, being certificate No. IL, bearing
date Dec. 3, 1870, which certificate has been
lost or stolen.
aprlJ 5t w. w. GARDNER
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Total Admitted Assets..... 50, SOL ,G15. Il
ASSETS NOT ADMITTED

Securities deposited in various
States for the protection of
policyholders in such States
market value) 5G.O0O.OO
Liabilities in said States. ......... 2l,7sl.39
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A PPLICATIoN FOR DUPLI-
IA CATE CERTIFICATE.

True C0py,-Iest:
Mayo 3t BENZ. +. CRoUsR, Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
DR.. MEYER NOT INVOLVED ~ THIS CASE.

Boston. July IA news dispatch published to
day in relation TO the case OF DR.. H. e. VI. Meyer
the alleged wholesale posoner. connected him with
woman whom II was said he lived with his wif"
in obscure lodgings in Newton two years ago The
woman. the report further intimated, died under
mysterious circumstances. An investigation indicates
that this story erroneous. and that Meyer was
not the man implicated. IT has been asccrained that
who gave the name Of Mayhu' lived with a
woman In a respectable lodging house In Washington
ST.. Newton about two years ago, and that she died
In giving birth To n child Mayhue said when he hired
the lodgings that the woman was his wife. II
subsequently asceriaincd that she was the wife
Of a wealthy Boston baker. and That her companion
had given an assumed name and was Il Boston ply
sican. There not the slightest ground for suS-
pcion Of foul play in regard TO the woman's death.
III accordance with the desire Of her husband for the
sake Of his family. the matter kept quiet Mayhuc
left Newton Immediately after ne wonian's death.
returning 10 Boston. where ne stin lives. when he
departed he took away with him diamonds and jew
clry. the property Of the woman. Later he gave up
the articles to her husband
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
TRTBrNF Hl,Y RSION FOR POOR CHILDREN

Many poor mothers of the city with their children,
went on il. second of this seasons day excursions
given by The Tribune vest erdav Tic lnrg Warren Of
-arlns Line and the tug idgcway Park carried llOi
men. women aud children 10 Excelsior Grove. oppo
site Yonhcrs, ard back. The party composed
VI excursonistS from Mhpih Ch0pcl, the Rev. NJ
:. Iitilchcld, Ir.. pastor; the Methodist Episcopal
Chmpc Of West fiiy ,iNth't.. the Rev. DIR. skinner.
pa ,tpr. and the sunday school OF Wilson Memorial
Mission Frank Lawrence. snp"rintc ndent. Mrs
Mice y. Downs had general charg' Of the entire
party which started from West Fiftyhnh ST. at
20 a. M. arriving nj the grove at II % Re-
turning the party started for New York at 3:io
D. M and landed two hour, later.
The day perfect one for such an excursion.
and nothing occurred Ia the pleasure OF tn
party Every person board. just before reaching
line pier Joined I'm three cheers for the donor Of III"
lnnd Tor he excursion. AID ioi Tie Tribune, which
managed 1t successfully.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
Brooklyn. July o, 1903.
GENERAL ARMISTEAD'S LAST IOIRS

Tothe Editor The Tribune.
Sir have read In The Tribune Of July with much
interest the report Of DR.. H. g. Hendricks on the
death Of General Arnistcad, which In" true story
I was acting medical director Of the Eleventh Corps.
commanded by General q. g. Howard. ami happened
to 10 nj the hospital when General Armlstead WAS
brought I'm, after General Ifcketts celebrated
charge on July 3. The hospital was large Penn
syvanla barn with projecting roof all around IT for
the shelter 81 live stock. with small stone house in
which we kept surgical appliances and insrli-
mcnts. think Dr. b. L. IIovey In private
practice In Rochester. y. Y. surgeon In chief Of
the Eleventh Corps Hospital, and consequently saw
him much oftener than did. The house was very
small and contained wounded Union ofIcer-a leu
tenant colonel. think. | directed that General
ArtIstead should De quartrrci I'm the house. and nv
belief is that the two mentioned the only
patients In It. My memory has been refreshed 10y
one full discussion of the with DIR. IIovey "A few
years ago at his home In Rochester
After a careful examination found only the two
flesh wounds In the left and leg. and expressed
the opinion did Dr. Hendricks. that his wounds
were, very serious. and that he had good chance
for complete recovery. 1t Is my belief also that on
Friday, July 3, DR.. lIovcy entertained the same
opinion. When | visited bin on saturday morning
found him dcrlous with typhoid symptoms. and
mentally not In condition TO be- responsible for any
thing he said | ut the hospital all day
day. and my belief is that he WAS visited by only
his surgeons and nurses. He expressed no regret
for having espoused the OF the Confederacy In
my presence but at one OF my visits Friday gave
me the following detailed account OF his part in the
Pickett charge:
rWhen | ordered TO charge was dismounted.
and being as you short man labout feet z
inches. should say, | raised my hat on the hilt
Of my sword. holding 1t aloft ~ the blade, and said.
facing my men Come on, boys" When had
proceeded part the slop in the face Of the fear
ful artillery and musketry fire. found myself about
to fall, from failure Of my left leg, although did
not feel the missile when II hit me. and turning
partly around TO my brigadc~dSCOvcrcd not more
than from thirty to nifty men following me- The
dcrftm came on during the night and he died early
in the afternoon Of July (. My belief l. that be
suffering from malarial infection and exhaustion from
the severe campaign when he went into action which
prcdi SpoSed TO the fatal result. Thus died very
brave man. ROBERT HUBBARD, VI. ID.
York, July TO- 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
TICKET BROKERS ARRESTED.
THE NEwYoRv CENTRAL. RAILROAD DISCOVERS
SOME OF ITS STOLEN PROPERTY AT MRS.
HAppIET WEnR,s AGENCY.

The New-YOrk Central Railroad has reported thcitS
from its ticket Offices for time past. a lew
days ago some Of the stolen tickets were found TO
have come from the ticket brokers' Office OF Mrs
Ha%et Webb OF No. 227 Broadway. Accordingly
Mrs Webb was arrested, and she and her general
manager. Louis Levison, were held In the Tombs
Police Court yesterday.
Last pril the Central Railroads ticket Office Mt
Iockport was robbed Of lot Of tickets In an uncom-
pleted form. The thief. Otto Lamphc. was found
and is now in State prison. No trace. however, OF
the tickets could be discovered. Close watch was
kent upon all tickets returned TO the main Office OF
the company and the result not long ago. was, that
some Of the ockpor tickets were found having been
stamped with forged stamp. Detectives were at
once put work upon the case. and after time dis
covered that the tickets had from the Ticket
brobing Office Of Mrs. Webb. formerly managed by
her husband, Dwight f. Webb, who died about year
ago. His place Of business had always had good
reputation and the Central Railroad officials hest
tated before making complaint against Mrs. Webb.
Finally however Mrs. Webb and Lewis Levson were ar
rested on Friday. In their safe were found more OF
the stolen tickets: but the bogus stamp. needed 10
make tho tickets prcscntable. could not he found.
Mrs Webb and Levison both declare they are innocent
in tho matter and that they bought the tickets regu-
larry from another ticket scalper"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16

and paid ground rents to Lord Calthorpe lie
sometimes gave away money in considerable SUNS !;
and he executed quit claim deed OF all his
rights in tie park which his father gave 10
Eirminrham II is open to the reader to say nc
does not find these particulars interesting lhey
are not interesting but in the way OF nara lacte
they are about all that can he collected touching
this millionaire nOblcman.
And vet Lord Calthorpc had il in him to De
much more than this. Whether he had or ever
could have had like Mr. Motley. extraordinary
literary versatility" may be- doubted IL Is posi-
bic he could not have written leading artcies' ia"
he trird and it is pretty certain he never tried.
But he had stock of intelligence when, Junl-
ciously distributed. might have served as an outht
for dozen Of his humber colleagues in that
Upper Chamber which he himself entered as seldom
as possible His conversation had force. n NOT
always huency. and the kind Of attractveneSs
which is supplied by the embellishments OF dry
humor. Not American humor, indced-that variety
does not flourish in our mother soll-Du' sun
humor. He had penetration and good sense ana
a gift for business, which last / hope may COM
mend him to that portion of the American people
who consider the making of money the chief duty
of man. and the true reason why we were sent
into this world.
lie Hd0 III pcTleCtlOH, dISo, tnot vi 49,
unconcern which stamps the class of We're de Nerc
or is supposed TO stamp it, and sometimes does
1t is the Very potentially Of doing considerable
thngs-the power Of doing them and then not
doing them-which makes the lives of the We're de
Veres so tragic sometimes Nobody in England
would think of applying such an adjective to LORD
Calthorpe Most people might envy him. VINO
is there who does not envy the man with million
a year. except those who have more than million
And vet there NAV be eccentric individuals who
woul@ rather have been Mr.. Motley writing leaders
for The Times" and discussing the Oxford Move
ment with Newman. and with whole range OF
productive intellectual activities. than have been
the owner Of Edgbaston and Of the million year
and of the horse that might have won great
race but did not. 1t is supcrfuous TO moralize on
the matter. or perhaps on any matter. But Mr.
Motley and Lord Calthorpc were two types. each
good of his kind. and the free American citizen
Is free to decide for himself which of the two he
prefers G. w. 5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
JUDGE CULLENS NAME SUGGESTED.
THE POSSIBILITY OF HIS SUCCEEDING ASSOCIATE


JUSTICE ELATCHFORD.
The name Of Judge Edgar VI. Cullen, OF the Supreme
Court I'm Brooklyn. recently mentioned In con-
ncctIon with the appointment OF Collector OF the
Port OF New York. but when he was asked about the
subject he said that he would accept tn" Office under
no conditions Now that Il vacancy In The United
states supreme Court has been caused by the DEAN
Of Associate Justice Blatchflrd Judge Cu'n's name
has been mentioned for place on that bench II i
believed that he would not BE- ayerse to accepting THIS
judicial promotion.
Judge Cullen has served for ten years upon the
bench OF the supreme Court In the second judicial
District and his decisions have almost uniformly beS
sustained 1t + known that President Cleveland Is
DESTROYS II giving some important appointment 10
Rrooklyn In view Of the fact that President Harrison
appointed General Tracy secretary OF the Navy.
Judge Culrn's uncle. Judge Alexander Mctue was
made solicitor OF the Treasury I'm President Cevelanis
former Admin ,tra ton. II was III" influence OF the
late Henry !. Cullen. brother Of Judge Cullen. which
Effected this II f. thought likely that the place made
vacant by the death Of Justice Blatchford VIII BE-
filled from this state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
MR. CLEVELAND AND SILVER.
COLONEL BLANTON DUNCAN'S STORY OF AN
ANTEELECTION PLEDGE.
HE DECLARES THAT THE PRESIDENT TAcITT.Y
AGREED TO UPHOLD THE CAUSE OF THE
WHITE METAL-A TALK ABOUT
THE FIGHT IN CONGRESS.
THE FIGHT IN CONGRESS.

ro,oneI Phantom Duncan. who. though still a
clifton NJ Kentucky has for six or seven years spent
much time I'm California. is throwing himself with
all his energy into the fight In favor OF sli'er'
Tribune reporter found him and senator 'oiHS' "l
Nevada AT the New-York club last night colonel
Duncan, when asked about the OUTLOOK Ior H'lN'r'
expressed the fullest confidence tha' 'he SILVER men
and the Democrats in the Senate "o"'n 'o""oi gu
,,rolv all action upon the financial questions. The
Senate he went on. has already forty-fve pro
nounced advocates for the repeal Of the sherman law
ONLY with conditions Of relief This includes senator
Chandler, and tho senator from California VIII make
forty-six The list IS as follows. several senators
not being included in 1t who are expected to bring the
total 10 6ffy-One:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
CROWDS or PEOPLE AT MANHATTAN BEACH

The concerts by Souss's military band attracted
many people to Manhattan Beach yesterday. The pro
gramme was excellent and incuded selections from
Rossin Rubenstein, Wagner Paganini. Gotscbalk,
Eonnaud Loehr, Jaxone. Til. Tschnikowshy, IIauser
eteck DcKoven, Railing, Reynand. Or;h and Desormes,
rs well as music composed by Mr. Sousa himself " The
Last Days Of Pompci7 OF Mr. Sousa's COMPOSITIONS.
was loudly applaudcd. Miss Ella Wernig played
"Nymphs Of SYLVAN the piano: G.. Norrito gave
piccolo solo entitled Carnival Of Venice; Eugen"
C>owles sang cont the Deep and tho anvil song
from Robin Hood" The evening concert was also
well attended and tn. saxaphonc solo by r. A.
Iefrbre accompanied BY the French horn quartet con
sistng Of MesSrs Koch Wagner. Frckc and Narot>hy,
pleased the audience greatly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16

eurr st nding not en- two lsg' but en- foy-fsus.
two of which may be alike. Wnat business men ~
IS one unit Of value. In order to get rid Of hsvi.ss
two they don't want forty -four. Business men vss3
a simple and uniform currency, not a complex AZ
diverse one. II vii not do TO leave this matte, -
the control and regulation Of the LEGISLATURE -
forty -four states. II we need more bank notes L.
the National banks issue them II there are no.
enough Government securities In existence to form,
basis for more National bank notes. let Congress A..
large the list OF securities which National bsnS
notes may be based. But, under no circums.ancss
should we have srty-four different codes Of law On
this subject In two OF which would the security h.
hind the notes be alike. JOSEPH S. WOOD,
Mount Vernon, n. Y. July 4, 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
DENPSEY'S EFFORT TO GET FREE.

Pittsburg, July 15.--This morning the attorneys who
represented Hugh F. Dempsey and Robert J. Beatty
during their trial the charge of poisoning Home
stead wOrkmen, went 10 court and asked for oder
empowering them 10 take the dep)s lions Of Patrick
J. Gallagher and J. A. DAVIDSON who, according to
their confessions, all-ge that Dempsey and Beatty
innocent OF the crime for which they are i'm
prisoned. Judge McCung stated that In view Of the
fact that there was not. al the present time, any
petition for the pardon Of Dempsey and Beatty pend
ing before Board Of PardonS he did not think that
the court had the power 10 grant the order requested
lie took the papers however. stating that he would
look into the matter HI once, and give decision al
an early date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
TUO FATAL RITLWi AZ ACCIDENTS

Pa,lshurc. " V, July II c'peciaD. Edward
Donovan aged thirty eight, was killed by the New
York express last evening, about 10 o'clock lie WAS
walking on the Delaware and Hudson track and did
not hear the approach Of the train. A wife and two
children survive him.
Iiitsburg. July 15.-Engine No. 49, drawing east
bound freight No. %, on the Iftsburg and Western
Railway, ran into mass Of stone nj the mouth OF
Tunnel No. /, near Undercln station. early this
morning, completely wrccing the engine and siX
and fatally lnJuring Frank Barley. John O'Ncil the
fireman, and Charles Angel. the engineer OF the
west -bound train, were slightly injured.