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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-09
A Hard C6se.

Judge-What made you turn burglari
Tramp-I am so fat that people refused
10 give me food.-Fliegende Blatter.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-09

Mrs. Pounder-Have you thought out
your text for next Sunday, dear?
The Rev. Mr.. Pounder-No; I haven't
had a chance to read the newspapers yet.
New York World,
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
"LET US HAVE PEACE

These are memorable words. They
were spoken by notable man. The
occasion of their utterance was after a
four years terrible civil conflict, and
they were worthy the magnanimous
victor, whose praise every Americ an
now sings though he was once the best
abused man in the country.
TheSentinel last week quoted General
Grant in its plea for peace within the
Republican party. But what are the
conditionsP When Gen. Grant used
these words Gen. Lee had surrendered
and the sentence was most generous
and appropriate. But there has been
no surrender and no terms in the
Senatorial contest. At the very time
the Sentinel was quoting Gen. Grant
the Addicks forces were threatening
to knife the municipal ticket in Will
mington to-day because the people did
not nominate the Addicks candidates
for that ticket. The spirit Of rule or
run still dominates those men and they
but plead for peace-to enjoy the greater
opportunity to destroy the party. This
is true of some but not true Of all
those who were friendly to Mr.. Ad-
dicks. They claim that Mr.. Addicks
himself is opposed to the threatened
defeat Of the party to-day in VIII
mington but as he controlled his vote
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
FROM OLD SUSSEX.

Memorial services in honor of Mrs
Lena Wright, mother of Mrs. Rev. P. H
Rawlins, were held in Harrington M. E
Church, Monday night.
The horse of Fred. Milman, aged Is
year, of Ellendale, ran away last week, into
barbed wire fence, and kicked the young
man SO that he died in short time.
He is sorry that he did it but the repen.
tance, like many an other, has come toe
late. His name is Jones and he lives al
Milton. Her name is Jones and he wishes
that it wasn't. She was the sensational
actress who attempted suicide last win.
term Philadelphia and he the romantic
widower who thought it good Samaritan
act to give her home. She lately i'm.
bibed his Samaritan spirit and was pos
sessed with desire to elevate the dramatic
tastes of her neighbors by exhibition of her
professional powers. The spirit led her to
tie neighboring towns, and to take with
her all the late wife's clothing. She left be-
hind tell tale letter from another man
that has taken the romance out of Mr..
Jones. She has departed and the Legisla-
ture will not convene for nearly two years.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
A ACOnDlaiut.

EDITOR TRANscRIPr.-Much has beer
said recently of the coming woman"
want to say that she has arrived. Not only
has she arrived, but she has planted her
self on the end seat of the church pew and
holds the place more tenaciouslv than
ever did the displaced and departing man
I could manage to squeeze by the selfish
biped in pantaloons that stuck like leech
to the end seat of an otherwise empty pew
and he even sometimes condescended to
arise to let me pass, but the arrived woman
in tangling skirts is there, and so are the
entanglements, much. to my discontinue
and since it would be too great a mark OF
Difference to the sterner sex to move or
arise she sits bolt upright while I partly
stumble, partly step, and partly crawl past
to the inner seats. get settled finally,
and it has to be mighty smart sermon to
drive from my mind the reveries suggested
by the coming woman" of her staying
qualities, and find myself at last dwelling
upon the selfishness of pigs, the hogishness
Of our kind as it were.
A CRANK.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
PORT PENN.

Rev. Dr. I. Ralston Smith was in town
on Tuesday 2Sth with his daughter and
called upon friends.
The great ocean steamer St Louis was ali
object of great interest as she lay off Reedy
Island ON Saturday last.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
held strawberry and ice-cream festi-
val Thursday evening May Both in the
school house.
Strawberries are coming on slowly. J. B.
Vandegrift and G. Shallcross have had a
few for sale around town. They do not
seem to ripen very fast.
The strawberry festival held by the
Methodist Sunday School was well at
tended and decided success. They took
in about $37. and cleared $23.
The catch of sturgeon is very fine this
week some make about $40. in one day.
Rufus Yearsly's boat caught seven on Mon
day and Morris Bender with William
Flemming were also very successful.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
TAYLOR'S. BRIDGE.

The public schools Of this place will close
on June 7th.
Mrs. Mary R. Loughlin, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her sister. Mrs. Abram Stats.
Miss Carrie ], Stats is visiting relatives
in New York.
The Sunday School of Friendship Church
is rehearsing for Children's Day which
is June 9th.
Miss Elsie Stats, who has been visiting
relatives in Philadelphia, has returned
home.
The Epworth League of this place sent
the Rev. w. R. Mobray, J. Frank Elliott,
and Walter E. Donovan, as delegates to
the Easton District Convention at st.
Michaels.
Quite number of persons went from
here to the Townsend NJ E. Church last
Sunday.
Lucinda Dunaway, wife of Jas. Dunaway,
died suddenly about 3 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Death was due to heart disease,
Interment was in Friendship NJ. L. Gene
terry, Wednesday afternoon
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

In THE past twelve months leather
| has has advanced 100 per cent. The
greater part of the increase in price
has been since New Years. Tanners
and dealers are recalling previous offers
and will only quote in many instances
spot cash prices. There is growing
feeling among retail dealers that the
prices are speculative, the result of a
combination among the large dealers
in hides. One reason for this opinion
is the persistence with which whole
sale men urge the retail dealers to talk
advanced prices to their customers, to
stimulate trade and thus back up the
combine. War prices for hides is one
feature of the Democratic good times
that does not look reasonable. Good
times are most welcome but the good
times that demand double price of
the farmer for his harness, and from
so to 100 per cent. increased cost to the
whole people for their shoes, are not
the good times promised by the tariff
reformers. If the ''reform'' profits
the speculator and big dealers at the
expense of the public the less there is Of
it the better the people will like it.
Less than two months ago the
TRANSCRIPT showed the workings of
the ''reform tariff" in that the cutting
off the reciprocity treaties with the
South American Republics had in
creased the cost of leather from Is to
20 per cent, in that those countries
had placed an export duty on hides in
retaliation, duty which the people of
this country pay directly out of their
pockets to the governments of these
republics. This was undoubtedly the
starting point in the speculation in
hides, the opportunity afforded would
be monopolists to rob the people, not
by "the Mckinley robbery tariff " but
the tariff reform of President Cleve-
land, Senator Clay and other members
of the Fifty-third Congress which the
EUery EUening charged with infringing
the Constitution, multiplying the lib
critics of the people, and ridiculed as
body without policy. No paper in
the State has denied the charges of the
E. E., and no better results could be
expected Of reforms" by such Con-
gress.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
MY MARYLAND.
CRANK

Summer boarders have begun to arrive
in Kent County.
Half a crop of peaches in Caroline is the
estimate eff the penten Journal.
| May wore smiling face as she de.
parted yesterday warm smile it was too
Five hundred dozen soft crabs were Ship
ped from the Queenstown wharf, last
| week.
| Wednesday, June II, has been selected
as the date for holding the Annual Turtle
Dinner at Baily's Hotel, in Quantico
| Some of the farmers in Kent County
| have replanted their corn two and three
| times. One farmer reports 16 cut worms to
| a hill of corn.
Two anti-tobacco societies have been
| organized in Kent county within the past
| two weeks-one at Rock Hail. and the
| other at Urieville.
The Kennedyville creamery paid u
| cents for milk the past month; Locust
Grove, 65 cents; Still Pond 60 cents; Fair
lee, 70 CENTS Sassafras, II cents.
On Friday Mr.. Clayton J. Purnell, a
prominent member of the Snow Hill bar,
sustained partial stroke of paralysis and
is in critical condition at his home.
-Magnolias are blooming in sweet pro-
| fusion, and the daisies too are dotting the
| roadside. The boys are taking to swim
| ming and fishing, and summer is getting
here, she's coming!
The report in a Wilmington evening
paper of the death of Woody Whitlock,
who left town with the" UncleTom,s Cabin''
troup, some weeks ago, is unfounded. His
father recently had letter from him, say
ing that he was quite we'll, and still, with
the same company.
There never were so many pretty sum-
mer fabrics displayed in the stores as at
present, and the woman who cannot make
herself look well in the prints, the lawns,
dimmities, ginghams ETC., that are so temp
tingly displayed in the store windows, NAV
as well give up trying.
Malvern Jones, while plowing on the
site of old Fort Hollingsworth, at the
head of the Elk river. turned up seven can
non balls-twelve pounders-which had
evidently been in the fort for use against
the British in the war of 1912. The British
ascended the river as far north as Fort De-
fiance, two miles from the head of the Elk.
Lewis Jackson, stepson of Lewis Hall, q
well known colored man. of this town, was
shot, and it is feared fatally injured, SUM-
day nightly Alexander Jones, on the farm
of ]. D. Eliason, few miles north of
town. Jackson was spending the night
with Jones, and quarrel arose, when the
latter discharged revolver in the breast of
his adversary, who is now reported in a
dying condition. The culprit, aged IA, was
arrested yesterday.
A large petition from the patrons of
Chestertown Public School, asking that
only one session of the school be held dur
ing June and September, was before the
school commissioners Tuesday. The petit
ton asks that the session be from 9 a. m.
to 1.30 p. m. but owing to clause in the
bylaws of the laws governing the schools
which says schools should be open daily,
five days in each week and for six hours
each day." the request could not be
granted.--Kent NeWS,
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

in the General Assembly, or two-thirds
of it, to the finish, it is but reasonable
to suppose that he can exercise the
same influence to-day. The Demo-
cratic papers have given Mr.. Addicks
all the encouragement possible and ap-
pear to believe that he has a large fol-
lowing in the city. How he can con-
sent to any effort to defeat the regular
party candidates is not reasonable nor
credible. The vote to-day will show for
itself, however.
But what are the terms of peace?
If one man, or four men, or set of
men, can set aside party rules and party
discipline, if the minority is to have its
way or refuse to play the game of
politics, then on what basis can peace
be declared? We are for peace and
have been from the start but it must be
on an honorable basis. We are ready to
beat the swords into plow shares and
the spears into pruning hooks but not
until the cowardly dirk and the
stealthy stilleto shall have been taken
from the hidden belt. We are ready
for peace when we learn the terms on
which it is to be declared, if it is fair
and honorable, and promise well for
the future. But peace that says 81
am glad have done it," as the Senti-
mel has frequently said since the Legis-
lature adjourned, and 81 expect to do
it again when the opportunity affords
ITSELF" is not the peace that honorable
party men can accept, nor is it wise to
lull to sleep on any such false grounds
of sincerely. Gen. Lee was an able
man, great leader, anu his surrender
to Gen. Grant was no disparagement
of his character or ability, and Gen.
Grants ''Let us have peace" was the
magnanimous spirit of soldier who
recognized the fact that foes shall be
friends from henceforth. Does the
Sentinel pledge future friendship and
willingness to let the majority rule, to
abide by party organization2 If so
then with all our hearts we repeat and
re-echo the sentiment, "Let US have
peace"
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
IN KENT COUNTY.

Bishop Coleman confirmed class of six
teen at Smyrna last Sunday.
The commencement exercises of the Con
ference Academy at Dover will begin on
Sunday, June 9th, with the annual baccal.
aureats sermon in the NJ. L. church by
Prof. w. L. Gooding.
The executors of the late George W.
Cummins have obtained an order from the
Orphans Court to sell four farms of the
estate, to pay the cost of litigation, com.
missioners &C., incurred by the noted will
contest, which ended at the April term OF
court, with decision favoring the validity
of the will. The sale will come off in
Smyrna on June sth.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

| WILMINGTON holds its municipal
election to-day for Mayor, Treasurer,
City Solicitor, and City Council.
Ordinarily there would be no doubt as
to the result and the best informed Re-
publicans are confident of Republi-
can victory. There are threats from
the "Addicks people" of Kent and
Sussex counties that The ticket will be
knitted, but there are no indications Of
it in Wilmington. The Democratic
papers in Wilmington claim that Mr..
Addicks demands that he shall name
the Democratic member of the Street
and Sewer Commission, to succeed
Postmaster Moore, and intimate the
demand may influence the election.
Walter H. Hayes, Esq.,, defeated
candidate for the nomination for City
Solicitor has brought charges of fraud
and violation of the election laws.
The Republican committee has in
vited investigation and Mr.. Hayes in
dictments sum themselves up in fail
ure to observe minor details of the law,
such as the use of only single ballot
box, etc.
Such contention may have an infa-
ence to increase the stay at home vote.
Evidently the primary election was
fair one. In conversation with lead
ing Wilmington Republican this week,
he told of his acting as Judge at the
primaries in one of the districts charged
with fraud, of his keeping the tally
sheet, and subsequently of his fears
when the charges were brought that
in some way trick might have been
played as the vote seemed large, and
how that afterward his own tally sheet
came into his hands in the same con-
dition he had given it in and that the
names on the list corresponded exactly
with the number of votes counted and
returned. He was satisfied that fair
and impartial election had been held.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

THE IndeT informs US that Hon.
George Fisher Pierce was the chair
man of the Senate Committee on
Claims, and on Mr.. Pierce rests the
responsibility, unless by him placed
elsewhere, of the failure to order the
claims paid. The TRANSCRIPT is al.
ways ready to receive correc ions and
makes them most cheerfully.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
John John A. A Reynolds ynn00lddss,
MIDDLETOWN. DEL.

These are the days that
grow the Spring Clothes
thoughts. Balmy, beautiful
May. Not a more delightful
month than any in the year to
sell Gothes..
WE ARE Re 50 confident N! of
w our Clothes. They have
prestige, and have it because
somehow we have that peculiar
art of having them as you like
them-at popular prices.
What clothing is more de-
lightful than a Serge Suit,
Black, Blue, Grey or Steel, it
matters not, we have them.
Full lined, half lined or with
out any lining.
Mems Serge Suits,
SIS, $40, $12.
Mems Goats and Vests,
without lining, SIS.
Goats, $3.50; Vests, S1.50.
Clay Diagonal won't shine,
won't fade. Dressy, service
able and cheap. Cutaway or
Sack.
Mems Clay Suits,
SIS, $40. S12, S14, SIS.
Coats and Vests,
s6, $3.50, 50, $40, s11.
Cheviot Suits, Black, Blue,
Brown, narrow rib, wide rib,
rough or smooth, just as you
like, IS, Sc, 81, $S, So, $40,
and Sl2.
Store oben evenings.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

The statement is made that Secretary
Gresham worked hard. ate in a hurry,
drank strong black coffee, smoked strong
black cigars and took no exercise" 1t il
not at all singular that ultimately he col.
lapsed. No constitution, no matter how
rugged it is originally, can stand such
usage long.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

President Cleveland has thirty days in
which to select a successor to Secretary
Gresham, and it is quite likely that he will
take the full time. He usually takes all
the time the law allows.
Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01
SHOES!

Can't particularize this time, but every
body knows that our Shoes are the best for
the money and the most thoroughly relia-
BILE that can be found anywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-07-05

MANTED. boatders. by the day,
w week Or munth. For further t,ar-
ticulars call OH Or address.
Mrs. j. NJ. SNAPP.
Burks Garden, Va.
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MARVELLOUS RESULTS

From letter written by Rev. j
Guhdorman. of Dimondale, Micn., we
DIRE permitted to make this extract |
II have nD hesitation In Recommend.
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery. as tho
results were almost marvellous In tho
ease of my Wife. While / was pas.
tbr of the Baptist Church at Rives
Junction she was bfbhght down with
Pneumonia shcceeding La Grippe
Terrible pafoxysms of coiglling
Would Inst hours with little ihterrup
tion aiid it seemed as If she Gould not
survive them. A friend fecummend
ed Df. Kings New Discovery, It wns
duiuk In its Work aud highly satisfac.
tory in fesilts." Trial bottles fee
at a. f. Hargrave's Drug Store
Regular size 60c. and SI.00.
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Are you EDiiis to the Fair
Grounds on the Fourth OF course?
Well, you will want something cold
to drink. Peery g. Dodd will have
it.
The Methodist church will be n
handsome building when completed.
Fresh Car dies, Bananas and Or
anges always at H. w. Pobst's.
Miss Neol, of Wytho county was in
town n few hours Monday.
Sometiite ago wss troubled with
an attack of rheumatism. I used
Chamberlain's Paih Balm and was
completely curetl. have since nd.
vised many of my friends and custo
mers to try the remedy and all speak
highly of it. Simon Guidbaum, SIM
Luis Rey, Cal. For sale by A. r.
Hargrave.
Mr.. Early Sinclair, who has beon
visitieg Capt. A. J. Tynes family
for some weeks, left Mohday-by
himself.
Misses Mandy Barns, Eva Paint.
er ahd Maggie Bowen are up from
the Cove for the Fourth.
Don't be Geezy. What's a
"Geezy' ! It's Gazabo. Well,
what's "Gazabo"f Why,its a man
who pays two prices for what he
wants, instead of going to Peery &
Dodd, who sell their goods chea ply.
DR.. Johnson, of North Fork of
ElkbOrn, was in the city with his
wife this week.
If you sould DO thoroughly III
formed on monetary matters, read
COINS FINANCIAL SCHOOL, ior
sale by PoUst C Bottiihofe.
When you come to town hunt up
the little green sign at the foot of
tile steps, on Main street, and coms
up and SEQ lis. If you bring dollar
and subscribe for tho News, we shall
be dtnbly glad to see YOU;
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-07-05

%hsii baby Was siok. vo rave her CasiosiA
When she was d Child. shs eriod foF tastofiA.
When she became hIas. she eiuAg 10 tassofia.
wheh hho had Children, si,s gsvs thsih tossbr.a,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-07-05

MIR. j. B. Jones, Who has for some
time been travelling through this
section as representative of the Dea
ton Grocery Co., Roanoke. Va, has
gone into business for himself at
Bristol.
Never before iii the history OF the
piano and organ business in Virginia
have such bargains beun offered as
can now be secured by writing to
Hobbie Music Co., Roanoke, Va.
They have them in all leading makes
and styles. Prices and terms to suit
everybody. Write now.
Willie at Peekskill, N. Y, Mr.. J.
A. Scriven, prominent manufact.
nrer of New York City, purchased a
bottle of Ciiainberlain's Cough Rem
edy. Such good results were cd
tanned from its use that he sent back
to the druggist from whom he had
obtained it for two tiore bottles of
the same remedy. When you have
a cough OF cold give this Preparation
q trial and like Mr.. Scfiven you will
want it when again in need of such n
medicine. 1t is remedy bfgreat
worth and merit. 70 and 30 cent
DC tiles for sale by A. T. Hargta3e.
Special to the men. As the boys
would say am a little disfgufed
(by hard times) but still in the ring
with the best display Of fresh can
dies of all kinds to be had lii the
market, at Pobst's.
Mfr. Jos. S. Gillespie and family
and Mrs, Higginbotham are staying
at the Blue Sulphur Inn, at Cedar
Bluff. If you want pleasant place
to rest and enjoy yourssif, follow
their example.
For typewriters, typewriter rib
lions and carbon4papers and for line
liiien papers for tho typewriter, go to
Lyons & Belew. Tazewell. Va.
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ON M0huay.
Ex.Mayor II. Nj. Witten, of Poca.
hontas, was in the city this week.
Miss Juie Britain went to Gra
ham last Saturday to visit br. @.
w. Greevcr's family.
Watches, Clocks and all kinds of
Jewelry can be found in all grades ut
HI. W. Pobst's.
William Neal, sou OF john Neal.
of Poor Valley, is very IN.
Miss Carrie Hufiard arrived from
Wytheville Tuesday,
Mrs. Nelson McClaueherty, of
Bluefeld, was in the city Saturday
aud Sunday,
have just received nico line If
Belt Buckles, Bolt Pins md Side
Conds, aud assure YOU the prices are
low. Fl. w, Pobst.
A large party of Soung people
went to Burks Garden last Friday
evening for a picnic, lancing Fri.
day night Mt Mrs. ]. Meek Snaps
aud returning Saturday.
Judge S. G. Graham has gone to
ParkerSburg, w. Va, to attend
Federal court there.
Messrs. j. N. Harmau, Thos. Han
kins and JAS. NJ Beavers left Mon.
day aiorning for Lebanon, where
county court is in session.
Miss Clara Kunkel, of Big Stone
Gap, is visiting at Major r. II.
Hcnry's.
do you need sewing machine
w. Z. Alkhorn ia Just at the top of
the Grand Stand, end will show YOU
the Singer.
Base ball games have been ar.
ranged for the 10Th and Goth of
July, between the mines of Tazewell
and Blucfeld, to be played ut the
latter place.
Messrs. J. w. Chapman aud A. d
w. Walton returned sunday from
Watheville, where Mr.. Walton mn.
piled to tho Supreme Court for Ii.
cehsp to practice law, which was
granted him. He will now "llhhA
his shingle to the breezes Of Taze-
we'll"
Tho Singer man will be thore.
While you arc sitting on tho Grand
Stand. waiting for the horses tu como
out, just walk up to the top, aud
see w, p. Alkhorn's sewing machine
and attachments.
Miss Eflio Woolwine is visiting
Mrs. A, +. lIargrave.
Messrs. M. Chiffon. Curvillp. Cnry
and Mitchell werU up from PUc..
hontas last week, giving and tax.
ing depositions.
DO you need any attachments for
your machine, needles, etc. Now is
the time to get them. w. p. Alkhorn
is the man to got them from, and you
will find him on the Grand Stand.
You will not have time to renti
while you look on ut the Fourth,
but when ybu want good literature
Tor little uioileS, go to Peefy 81
Dodd.
Mr.. j. K. Groseclose accompanied
his wife from Burks Garden last
weok to Tazewell station, where she
took the train for short visit TO her
old home in Giles.
The Landon Drug Company has
painted the front OF its storo.
Do you want to know what your
county people are doing? We will
tell you for two cents week. One
dollar gets the News for ono year.
While in Topeka last March, EFT.
Barber, q prominent newspaper man
of La Cynge, Kan, was taken with
cllolera ihorbus very severely. The
night clerk Mt the hotel where l,o was
stopping happened to havs bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiHtfhuea Remedy and gave him
three tloses which relieved him and
he thinks saved his lifB. Every fam.
lily shoul.l keep this remedy in their
hUme al all times. No one can tell
how soon it may be needed. 1t costs
but trifle and may be tho inuahs
of saving much suffering and per-
llaps the life of some emIer OF the