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commissioners Notice.

commissioners Notice.
A. L. Elosser, plaintiff
VS..
o. F. Payne, Annie T.Payne, j .L.Swimley,
L. A. j. Hayne. Hugh NJ. Merritt, Annie
r. Merritt, S. E. V. Merritt, JOS. w. L.
Merritt, defendants.
W. Roy Stevenson, trustee, plaintiff
VS..
l.. A. j. Payne, j. l.. Swimley, Mary d.
Swimley. Bette L. Payne, l.. r. Payne,
Hugh NJ. Merritt, Annie r. Merritt, Sc.
V. Merritt, j. w. z. Merritt, o. F.Payne
Annie I. Payne, and Harriet Hensel, de-
PENDANTS.
IN CHANCERY
In the Circuit Court of Berkeley County
W. Va.
By two DEGREES entered at the January
1894 term thereof on the 1th day of Febru-
airy, one in each of said causes, and in
which said causes were ordered to be
heard together, the said causes were re-
ferred to the undersigned commissioner in
chancery of said Count to ascertain and re-
port
What realty the said L. A. j. Payne,
o. Il. Payne and Annie T. Payne respec-
lively own in Berkeley County, together
with the fee simple and annual rental val
ues seyeraliy thereof.
2.-What parts of the lands Involved in
said causes lie in West Virginia, and what
parts in Virginia, and the values of such
parts severally.
3,-The amounts and respective prioric
ties of all liens upon SAID lands.
Amy other matter he may deem peril
nent or which he may be required to state
by any party.
In pursuance Of the above mentioned de-
crees of the Circuit Court OF Berkeley
County at the February term 1894 thereof
in said causes, notice is hereby given TO
the lien creditors OF said L A. J. Payne,
., F. Payne and Annie r. Payne respee.
lively and all parties that l shall proceed
to execute the aforesaid DEGREES at my Of
fee in Martinsburg. W. Va, on the 3lst
day of March 1891, when and where they
are required to attend.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
Feb. 1894. L. Dew GERHARDT,
10 At. Commissioner in Chancefy.
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l represent the following old, reliable
and well-known companies
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Dissolution OF Partnership.

u
The partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned under the firm
name of 3. G. Williams, Jr. & Co., is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
E. G. Williams retires from the late
firm and L. G. Matthaei will hereafter
conduct the business. All accounts due
the late firm of E. G. Williams, Jr. Sc
Co. are payable to L. g. Matthaei, and
all liabilities are assumed by him. Par
ties indebted to the late firm will please
come forward and settle.
e. G. WILLIAMS,
l.. &. MATTHAEI.
January I'd, 1894
will hereafter conduct the drug
business at the late stand of E. G. Will
liams, Jr. q Co. and hope to receive
continuance of former patronage
IF; L. G. MATTHAEI.
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Low Rates ON the B. u d.


Washington ! What host OF rec
SELECTIONS flood the memory at the
mere mention of the name.
There is no place in the world
which should be so dear to the heart
Of every patriotic American.
Washington, Adams, jefferson.
jackson, Webster, Clay, Calhoun,
Sumner, Seward, Douglas. Stephens,
Scott, Lincoln, Grant. Garfield and
Blaine--all the Reinstatement and
soldiers whose names like the stars in
the flag of our country-this is the
theatre of their great achievements,
the forum of their great achieve
ments, the forum OF their memorable
debates, the arena of their struggles
and their triumphs aside from its
historic associations, Washington is
justly called the most beautiful city
in tue world-the city of magnificent
distances, perfect arsenal of inter
ting features-public buildings, stat
uary, art galleries, monuments,
museums, paintings, parks and gar
dens.
All are yours they belong to the
citizens of this glorious country and
can all be visited without paying
one cent for admission or fee. As
an educator, a trip to the National
Capitol has not an equal on the
| globe.
By taking (and only by taking)
the Baltimore and Ohio, you will see
a river hallowed in America beyond
all others by historic recollections-
the river for whose possession more
lives have been sacrificed than were
lost to guard The German Rhine
This river, the memory haunted
Potomac, is closely followed for
more than one hundred miles of it
mostdelight full scenery by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, ride in
it self a d ream Of scenic loneliness
and beauty.
The last of the series of reduced
rate excursion, to Warrington via the
B. & O. is announced for Thursday
April 5th.
We give below a list of stations in
this vicinity showing time of trains
and rates of fare.
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arge Sale
IL of Valuable
stock and
FARMING IMPLEMENTS

Having rented my farm / will sell,
without reserve, at public auction, on
my farm, one half mile east of Bunker
Hill, W. Va, beginning at O'Clock, a.
~. on
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AGDO4SoN ALlLI
Precinct No. Masonic Hall-In.
GLIDING all on the East side of the
North Mountain from the Gerardstown
district lines to the Park Gap road,
then following the said road to Hen
shaw's mill ford, thence following Back
Greek to the Warm Spring road to the
corporate limits of Hedgesville to the
North Mountain and Hedgesville road,
thence with said road to Spring Mills
at the Falling Waters district line.
Precinct No. 2-Allensville School
House-Including all North of the
Spring Mills road from the corporate
limits of Redgesville to Spring Mills at
the line of Falling Waters district,
thence with the same to the Potomac
river, thence with the river to the
mouth of Back Greek, thence with said
creek to the Warm Spring crossing,
thence with line of Hedgesyille precinct
to the beginning.
Precinct No. 8. observation-disclosures
ing all West of the top of North Noun
tain from the line of the Gerardstewn
district to the Park Gap road, thence
following said road to the.creek at Hen
shqw's mill, thence following the creek
to the mouth of same, thence with the
river to the Morgan county line, and
with the said line to the Gerardstown
district.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Elaine GoodaIe's Indian Husband.

Interest is again centering in DR.. East
man, the young Sioux Indian who was
before the public few years ago. 1t
will be remembered that Eastman grad
uated from Dartmouth, and soon after
surprised the public by marrying Elaine
Goodale, the Berkshire poetess. The pair,
soon after their marriage, located in the
west. Then DR.. Eastman obtained an
appointment as physician at the Pine
Ridge Agency, South Dakota. All ran
smoothly for the time being. Then dis
satisfaction arose, and the government
authorities concluded that it would be
best to transfer Dr. Eastman to some
other agency. To this he entered a re-
monstrance and finally rendered his res
ignation. To ST. Paul DR.. Eastman hied
himself and began practicing medicine,
hanging out slis shingle of ''Owiyessa,
the Sioux" Hard times have gone
against the Indian, for he is again be-
fore the government asking for reap
pointment as physician to one of the
agencies. Commercial Ga
Zette
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Hebrews In the Holy Land.

Nearly all the Hebrew leaders in Eu-
sOpe have united on a definite policy re-
garding colonization in Palestine, says a
correspondent. They will not at the out
set seek to' attract Hebrews to the Holy
Land. Their duty first will be to estab-
lish order and discipline among the Jews
already there. The Rothschilds have al!
ready done little to secure this by the
initiation of system of technical train
ing and by establishing well appointed
schools. 1t is comprehended that if the
flow of refugees from Russia be directed
there the difficulty will be increased.
AS a preliminary step therefore an at
tempt will be made to regulate that flow
or even prevent it until the present OBJ
iectionable features have been removed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
500 Reward, 500.

The reader of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, snd that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity
Catarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment. HALLS
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stltution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
tmOnials. Address,
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Tole do, o.
BSfgH Sold by Drugg lists, 75c.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
UNCLE SANS WARSHIPS.
Fitting One of Them For q Cruise Costs q
Small Fortune.


Furniture and supplies for Uncle
Sans new war vessels cost mint of
money. To fit out one of these ships for
cruise is bigger job than equipping
first class hotel. Here is floating for
tress as long as two city blocks, with all
modern conveniences and complete res
taurant facilities, lighted throughout by
electricity-a gigantic fighting machine
and military barracks combined. Her
steel walls, bristling with guns, shelter
small army of men. The New York,
for example, has crew numbering 455,
besides 40 marines and A officers. To
feed them all for a twelvemonth at the
governments rate of allowance costs
SEQ, ,0O0.
On going into commission such a ship
must be furnished throughout, from the
kitchen, which is as complete as that of
great city hostelry, to the captains
cabin. She carries large stocks of sta
tionery, hardware and apothecaries'
goods, and is provided with tools for all
sorts of trades. Everything conceivable
that may be needed for purposes of war
and peace is supplied, because on the
high seas no shops or factories are &C
cessible. Usually the vessel is pro-
visioned for only three months, because
there is no room to stow more. The ra-
tions are purchased by the navy depart
ment and comprise such necessities as
hard bread, cornmeal, oatmeal, hominy,
-four, salt pork, beans, peas, rice, pre-
served meats, butter, coffee and tea.
Every man in the navy, from the last
boy shipped up to the admiral, has an
allowance of 80 cents day for rations,
which he may draw either in food or in
money. The paymaster of the ship has
charge Of all the provisions, which are
dealt out by his ''yeoman," who is in
turn assisted by the jack-o' dust. The
person last named attends to opening the
barrels and packages. Coffee and sugar
are served out once in 10 days, -four ev-
cry four days and meats daily. While
in port fresh provisions are furnished,
each man receiving one pound of fresh
bread, II pounds of fresh meat and one
pound of fresh vegetables per diem.
These take the place of the ordinary ra-
tions, only tea and coffee being provided
in addition. The allowance is at all
times so liberal that the enlisted men
cannot possibly consume the whole of it,
so they take part of it in cash.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Gorying and Starving.

Great distress prevails in Liverpool,
says London newspaper, and the So
cialists are doing their best to utilize it
to their ends. Meetings of unemployed
workmen are held daily, and in these
meetings the local municipal authorities
are denounced in language calculated to
cause trouble. The mayor is particular
ly obnoxious to these men because he
has persistently declined to receive a dep
utation and because he continues mu-
nicipal hospitality on lavish scale. The
other night he gave juvenile ball, and
the next day the socialists denounced
him for gorging 1.-The bull pups of aris-
tocracy" with dainties. while the chill
dren of the poor are dying of starvation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
AN AMPHlBlOUS KANAKA.
Some Instances of His Remarkable Feat
of Diving and Swimming.


of Diving and Swimming.
Among the natives who will go to the
Midwinter fair at San Francisco is James
Apu, now in Honolulu from Kauai. who
is the champion diver and surf rider of
that island. Many stories of the re-
markable feats performed by this man
in the water are related.
1t Is said that he is so expert at diving
that he can stay under water for four
minutes at time and meanwhile catch
fish with spear and net which he uses
while on his submarine visit. He has
no fear of sharks and will take TO the
water at any time and under any cir
cumstances. While on board one of tn.
island steamers a little while ago off
Diamond head Apu got fish hungry and
jumped overheard, caught some and re-
turned to the steamer in a few minutes.
In 1894, while at Molokai in a small
schooner with three or four other ma
tives, after discussing several bottles of
gin the others left Apu ON shore for a
joke and sailed for Maui. Apu threw off
his clothes, tied them in bundle on his
head and swan after the schooner, which
he soon caught up with. The others
would not let him in, so he struck out
for himself and swan the entire distance,
reaching the Maui shore some time be-
fore the others. The distance is over
eight miles and the current swift and
dangerous.
Apu will give surf riding exhibitions
on his arrival at San Francisco, and the
board which he will use has been made
to order Of redwood, which Apu says is
preferable to koa, being so much lighter.
1t will be painted black, that color be-
ing most obnoxious to sharks. This surf
board is II feet long, and when perform
ing Apu stands erect on it and goes
through variety of wonderful feats in
balancing, etc.-Hawaiian Star
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
KENNEDY SAW A COMET.
Manifestation Fulfilled the Prophecy of a
Sick Woman.

Manifestation Fulfilled the Prophecy of a
Sick Woman.
William II. Kennedy, residing at 465
Westford street, this city, says he saw a
comet last Sunday night.
Walking on Middlesex street near
Branch, his attention was attracted to a
luminous object in the sky to the north
ward. The sky was clear, and the moon
was shining in the southeast. When he
first saw the comet, as he suppOses, it
appeared to be the size of full moon, as
bright as an electric light and surround
ed by halo.
The object moved slowly across the
sky to the south, diminishing in bright
ness, until, attaining a reddish hue and
the size of an orange, it disappeared. He
thinks he kept the object in sight half an
hour, and called the attention of friend
to it, who also witnessed its disappear
ance.
Mr.. Kennedy considers the manifesto
tion more remarkable as apparently full
filling the prophecy of sick woman, by
whose bedside he was watching the pre-
vious night. About o'clock a. IN. the
patient, with closed eyes, drew diagram
of a comet which she predicted would
soon appear in the north.
Mr.. Kennedy said he was thinking of
this prediction when, looking up into the
sky, he saw it apparently fulfilled.
An aerolite is reported to have fallen in
New Bedford that night, striking within
10 feet of a woman. 1t may have been
Mr.. Kennedy's comet. t."-Lowell Special
in Boston Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Ex-Presidents In Politics.

Several of the presidents have remained
in active politics after retirement from
the White House. Buchanan was elected
president at 66 and retired at the age of
20. Tyler was member of the provi-
sional confederate congress at the age of
II. John Adams, at 50 years of age, was
a delegate to the convention for revising
the constitution of Massachusetts. John
Quincy Adams was elected to congress
by the anti-Mason party when he was Ga,
and he remained in congress for a period
of II years. He died in the hall of the
house. James Monroe retired from the
presidency at 67, was a regent of the
University of Virginia with Madison and
jefferson at 6S, but declined to serve as
an elector from Virginia at 20 on the
ground that an ex-president should not
be a partisan, but afterward acted as a
local magistrate and was a member of
the constitutional convention of Vir-
ginia. Andrew Jackson was 20 when he
left the White House.-Wa ashington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Humorous Trines.

The floating bits of humor to be picked
up on many random page of literature
are enough to convince us that the world
is blithesome sort of place after all.
Chief Justice Rushe and Lord Nor
bury were walking together in the old
times and came upon a gibbet.
Where would you be-" asked Nor
bury, pointing to the gibbet, ''if we all
had our deserts?"
Faith" was the reply, Il should be
travelling aloner'
O'Connelrs cutting description of Lady
Il is worth a dozen ordinary witt
cisms, ''She had all the qualities of the
kitchen poker without its occasional
warmth"
Then take the remark of Sydney Smith
in regard to very attractive and dash
ing widow, when Mrs. H appears
Ia the neighborhood, the whole horizon
is darkened with majors" - Youths
Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Unexpected Wealth.

Under a recent law in California the
local banks published list of unclaimed
deposits, with the result that many peo-
pie learn for the first time of neglected
wealth belonging to them. One woman,
who has since married a second time, dis
covers that her first husband had sec, ,661
on deposit of which he had never told
her. Another family whose members
were in desperate straits learns of de-
posit of ahusband and father. now de-
ceased, of S600.-San Francisco Call.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
SMALL TALK.

A high tea-76 cents pound.
A western poet says that odes are his
forte. He is deeply in. debt
The broker who has chattel mortgage
on the piano thinks he can "hOld the
forte"
The frog is both greenbacker and in
fiationist.
The man who,w captured by brigands
and rsnsomed, claims to be worth money.
The farmer calls the hired man down
when he calls him up.
The Kaiser is thiIty-fve. He is gradu-
ally getting, what he most needed-age.
Spades or rather suow-shovels, are
trumps this week.
The Congressman are playing battle
dore and shuttlecock with the income tax
this week.
People who cannot go to the winter car
nivsl at Quebec can have theirs at home.
If snow-balls were only good eating
now.
1t is possible for a colored man to be
light-6ngered.
Hon. Elijah Morse of Massachusetts is
said to have more polish than any other
man in Congress.
1t is fair weather in California now, if
il is the rainy season.
1t will be noticed that the fighting is
still south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNS.
Many Past Seventy, Yet Still Ruling With
the Power of Youth.

Many Past Seventy, Yet Still Ruling With
the Power of Youth.
The Almanach de Gotha for 1894 has
buried in its Numerous finely printed
pages some interesting facts as to the
ages of European sOvereigns. The old
est of all is the pope, who is in his
eighty-fourth year. Next comes the
Grand Duke of little Luxemburg, who is
76. The king of Denmark and the
Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar are 70;
Queen Victoria and the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Strel II. There are six
other sovereigns who are older than 20;
II who are between 60 and 20, and five
who are between 90 and 60. Eleven are
between 40 and 80, two between 80 and
40, and two more between 90 and 80.
The youngest three sOyeTeigns are King
Alexander of Servia, II; Queen Wilhel-
nina of the Netherlands, 13, and Alfonso
XIII of Spain, y.
Queen Victoria has had the longest
reign-56t years. Emperor Franz Josef
has reigned 40 years; the Grand Duke of
Baden, II years; the Grand Dukes Of Old
enburg, of Saxe-Weimar-E -Eisenach and
of Saxe-Altenburg 40 years each. Four
teen of the sovereigns of Europe have
reigned fewer than 10 years. During
1898 three new sovereigns ascended the
throne. They are Prince George of
Schaumburg-Lippe, Prince Frederick of
Waldeck and Duke Alfred of Coburg,
better known as the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
HORSELESS CARRIAGES.
Paris journal Offers Cash Prizes For q
Novel Competition.

Paris Journal Offers Cash Prizes For q
Novel Competition.
The plucky little Petit Journal of Paris
little in size, only for its circulation it
is great-which sent bicycles into fash
ion through its prize matches, now offers
large temptation to ingenious skill. In
the year 1894, Oh June 1. there will be a
competition for the best carriages to
wheel without a horse-for the econom-
ical accommodation of paterfamilias and
his family. Steam, electricity, gas, pc
troleum, anything, in fact, giving power
and speed with safety, will be tolerated
and all nations will be welcomed. The
jury will be composed of the staff of The
Journal, with suitable number of en-
gineers thrown in.
Each carriage must hold four persons.
It is intended as an offset to the egotism
of the cycle. The carriage must be of
easy management and not costly on the
road. The trial trips will be made on
good roads from Paris to Nantes, Paris
to Dreux, to Bauvais and so on. Fifty
kilometers in three hours is the speed
required. Anything more will be ad-
mired, but not paid for. No luxury of
fitting up will influence the decision.
Rapidity, security. economy and safety
are the watchwords.
Ten francs is the cost of admittance,
and this fund goes in any case to the
Caisse du Secours of The Petit Journal.
This is merely done to prevent useless
presentation. The prizes are 5000 francs,
1000 francs, 1900 francs, 1000 francs
and 500 francs. The list Of competitors
will be closed on the 3Oth of April next.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02
Specimen Cases.

s. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma-
tisin, his Stomach was dIsordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming degree
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepard, Harrisburg, Ill.,, had
a running sore on his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles Electric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, and his leg is sound and we'll.
John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five
large Fever sores on his leg, doctors said
be was incurahle. One bottle Electric
Ditters and one box Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured him entirely. Sold at B. A.
Smiths drug store.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-02

MiddlebOro, kentucky, which was
doomed by millions of Northern capital,
collapsed several years ago, and now
Ft. Payne, Alabama another city of ex-
pansive possibilities, has been sold for
100000. This includes all the improve
ments, which cost an immense sum, 1000
town lots and 10000 acres of unimproved
lands. Booming Southern cities has
played out. Home investments are be-
ginning to be better thought of.