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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
Wavered Between Two Opinions.

Two brothers kept saloon in Mis-
souri, town. One of them went to Chi
cago to lay in stock of liquor. When
he left home revival was in full blast
in the town, and he had hardly reached
the end of his journey when he received
the following telegram: Bill: Buy no
liquor. Will join the church tomorrow
night, business is taking us to hell
jim" That night Bill went to hear
Col. II. G.. Ingersoll lecture. AS soon as
he got back to his hotel he sent off a
message as follows: elm Hold off
till l come. Have it from prominent
citizen of Illinois that hell is closed up.
-RiIl I"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
a Failure.

We are reliably informed of the
financial failuse of j. III. Cooley. Root
81 Co of TT. Wayne attached his stock
at Danville and to satisfy theirs and
other Ft.Wayne creditors claims chat
tel mortgage was given them and the
stock is now being sold to satisfy these
claims secured in said mortgage. 1t is
doubtful if the property will pay any
more claims than those embraced i'm
the mortgage
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
with as superintendent of the poor
farm and asylum.
Samuel Parker was again contracted
with as county attorney.
a FAMILY FRACAS
In Which Two of the Itnerant Female
Base Ball Players Figure IA Actors.

In Which Two of the Itinerant Female
Base Ball Players Figure IA Actors.
Quite ripple stirred the surface of
affairs social sunday, when certain
well known CAIRO street lady came
home and found her husband and an
other man with two of the female ball
tossers in full possession and the matter
is being talked about all over town to-
day. 1t it said that when the lady be-
gan to comprehend the situation she
rose up i'll the might of her righteous
the eye with cuspidore. The next
thing that came to her hand was two
foot stick of stove wood. with which
she smote the other man between the
shoulder blades, when the man fled pre-
cipitatey. The last we heard of the
girls was that they were walking to
Argos.
1t is high time that this club of timer
ant females dlsbanded. Their ball play
ing is a fake. They cannot put up a
game worth seeing and it it is said that
they have required charitable assistance
in several places in this section of the
state to help them over another stage
in their journey. If the girls will go
home and 60 10 work honestly to earn
their bread they may win some respect
at the same time, which they cannot do
while they are tramping about the
country.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
Old Comrades Meet.

Il. Bradley, of Harvey Springs, Mich,
and Lewis Lement, of Teegarden were
guests of j. Y. Ashley i'll this city Sunday
and attended the funeral of the late
John W. Patterson. Both were com
rades of Mr.. Ashley in the late war and
served in Co +. I'D Ind. Vol. Inft. Ii
was the first time Mr.. Ashley and Mr..
Bradley had met since the close of the
war.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
country

In Rher county, East Tennessee. is
colony of Seventh-day Adventists.
y few weeks ago eight of them We're
put on trial for desecrating the sun
day, convicted and fined. Although
abundantly able to pay their fines
they refused to do so and were sent
to Jail on work house mittimuses to
work out their sentences on the county
roads. One day last week they were
put to work with the county convicts.
The leader of the band is +. II. Giliet,
native Of Batavia, y. Y, and who
is nearly seventy years OF age. He
volunteered i'll the civil war and ser
we'd three years. These men are pros
ecuted FOR opinions sake They are
just as sincere in their religious con
victlOns as any other sect can be, and
they observe some other day than the
so-called sabbath with as much rever-
ence as others keep that day 1t is
disgrace to any State to prosecute these
People III 'HeII IeilSlouS VIEWS, anu
If the old veteran Gillet is d G.. y. IL.
man that body should demand his inn
mediate release, and the state of Ten
nessee should see to it that his core
liglOnist are also. VIII man ever be
willing TO accord to his neighbor every
religious and political right that is as
much his as The free air of heaven -
The Mirror, Brocton, On. y
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
The Millennium.

In Christian County, ILL.,, one of the
most remarkable incidents occurred
that has ever been recorded. The oc-
when all the lawyers in the city were
arrayed upon one side of the case be-
fore the court, and as the Daily Breeze,
an organ known for truth and verasity
says: They all told the truth. The
event was in commemoratiOn of one of
the prominent lawyers of that place
who had died.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
Notice.


To whom 1t may concern:
have this day purchased of w. Nj.
Kendall the news and periodical depart
ment in his store and the good will of
the same and most respectfully solicit
continuance of Mr.. Kendall's patron
age. Business will be conducted III the
same place as heretofore. l invite the
public generally to call and see me.
Orders for Monthly, Weekly and Daily
publications received and promptly ex-
ecuted. Respectfully.
EVERETT FIELD,
Plymouth, Ind, Sept. 18th, 1895.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
Struck Same Place.

That lightning does sometimes strike
twice in the same place is proved in the
case of a windmill In Bates county
Missouri, which was last week struck
by a bolt I'm exactly the same spot
where It was similarly struck three
years ago.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
New Blacksmith Shon.

Butcher II Anderson have ope ned a
blacksmith shop opposite Llnkenhelt's
ware rooms. They are young men,
vigorous, energetic and ambitious and
are starting on the principle that first
class work will win large patronage
They will do a general business but
will make a speciality of shoeing which
they have made study and treat as
a science.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
In Nom ory OF MARTYRS.

Amid the ruins of the amphitheater OF
Carthage. the scene of the marty rdom
of many early Christians, a chapel has
been erected in accordance with the
wishes of the late Cardinal Lavigerie.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20
THE CARNIVAL.
A SUCCESS FROM ALL STAND
POINTS.
Miss Nina tutching> representing the
Daily Independent Complimented and
Awarded First Prize.

| Awarded First Prize.
The second nights peri, rmance of the
Merchants Carnival, under the auspices
of the Alter Guild, was even greater
success than that of the first night
They were greeted by a large and ap-
preciative audience and every lady ac
quilted herself in manner which left
no chance for dissatisfaction or disa-
polntment. 1t was the most successful
thing of its kind that this city ever wit
messed, and the management. society
and participants were the recipients of
many compliments.
There was not a poor character in the
whole grand entertainment and in the
awarding of prizes it was only ques
ton to be decided by the audience as to
who the ladies were who possessed a
little more forethought and ability III
representing the various firms. 1t was
hard question to decide but was settled
by ballot To the entire satisfaction of
ALL
Miss Nina uutchings, as the repre-
sentative of the DAILY INDEPENDENT,
was given first prize: Miss Gertrude
Peterson representing +. III. Kuhn, sec
ond: Miss Louise Ayres, representing
Mrs. &. ). Cleveland, third, and Miss
Hattie Lauer, representing NJ. J. Disher,
fourth. These ladies were each the re-
cipients of handsome piece of jewelry
Miss llutchings having first choice of
the four pieces, and each of the other
three theirs in their turn.
The Alter Guild reaps benefit of
$3.50 as result of the entertainment
The managers furnishing all perishable
properties and taking sixty per cent of
the profits as their pay
Following are the names OF the parti
cipants and the firms they represented:
G. Blaine 4 Co Ina IIawley.
Fred VI. Shoemaker Minnie Clark
+. III. Kuhn Gertrude Peterson.
&. Wolf & Son Erma Winnings
III. T.. Buck Nellie Reeve.
w. NJ. Kendall Mabel Reeve.
W. +. Leonard May SOuthworth
Ed. = ilogarth Grace Wrightsman.
John V. Ashley x son Leonore Deeds
fymouth State Bank Hattie Kelley.
H. Npailgle Florence Smith,
Inc lNDEfENDkNT Nina llutchings.
VI y. Disher Hattie Lauer
J. T. Turner Gail North
" VI. Fuller Gertrude &. Soice
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
The Point and Pith Lost.

The dialogue presented by the Gra-
ded School last Friday night, called
'All for good order, was intended to
teach a lesson AMI point a moral, but
we fear that the audience lost its
meaning in their admiration of the
performers. 1t represented teacher
worn out by his years work and wor-
ried almost to death by the complaints
of parents about his efforts to control
the pupils of his school. One objected
to whipping, another to detention after
school, and third to his children being
made to stand in the floor; but as the
compliments all met together at the
school-house at the same time to find
fault with the teacher, they discovered
that no two of them agreed to the same
kind of punishment and that the teach
er in trying to make his punishments
conform to the wishes of his several
patrons had offended all. So they con-
cluded that the teacher was wiser than
they.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
Our Circuit Court.

The May term Of the circuit court
for Jefferson county began on Tuesday
at Charlestown, Judge Faulkner pre-
siding. The grand jury found the fol-
lowing indictments:
John Green, colored, for maliciously
assaulting his wife; Thomas Ryan, for
burglary Of warehouse of J. NJ. Shugart
and stealing wool; Annie Bowman,
colored, for burning Westinghouse of
Jesse A. Engle; Andrew Scott, for
murder in the first degree by poison
ing his wife, Lizzie Scott; Robert Nc
Dowell, for burning dwelling of Sheriff
Eugene Baker.
T. C. Green and B. D. Gibson were
appointed by the court to defend
Scott; Cleon Moore and j. F. Engle
to defend Mcdowell; W. F. Alexan-
der to defend Green. T. c. Green is
employed as counsel for Ryan.
The trial of Ryan is set for Friday
that of Mcdowell for Tuesday next
and that of Scott for Friday of next
week.
Judge Faulkner reappointed Col.
Jno. T. Colston jury commissioner for
four wears.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due TO its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect laz-
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
nfactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig.
and being well informed, you viii TO
accept any substitute if offered.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
An Excellent Performance.

The comedy "Charley's Aunt, %
played in the town hall in Shepherds
town last Saturday night by an anna
teur company from the neighboring
village of Sharpsburg, was one Of the
most enjoyable performances we have
seen here in a long time. The play
was bright and clever and well suited
for amateurs, and each one of the per-
formers performed his or her part in a
manner that would have done credit
to professionals. Mr.. R. L. Trainor,
who took the difficult part of Charley's
bogus Aunt, was irresistibly funny,
and kept the audience in continual
laughter. He filled the character to
perfection. Miss Katherine Adams,
as Amy Spettigue, and Miss Irene
McGraw, as Kitty Verdum, were as
graceful and clever as they could be
and quite bewitching in their beauti-
full costumes. Miss McGraw sang a
solomost sweetly, to the manifest pleas
ure of the audience, who heartily APP
plauded her. Mr.. N>McK. Wilson,
as Jack Chesney, and Mr.. John Beck
enbaugh, as Charley Wykeham, inter-
preted with intelligent skill the role
of devoted but embarrassed lovers.
Mr.. Thomas Blackford was very funny
as Stephen Spettigue, and made hit
at every appearance. The others in
the cast, of whom it may be truthtully
said they performed their parts with
credit to themselves and to the salts
faction of the audience, were Miss
Carrie Mumma, as Dona Lucia; Miss
Helen Cronise, as Ella Delahay; Mr..
E. c. Wilson, as Col. Francis Chesney;
and Mr. Clyde Rohr, as Brassett. The
audience was a moderate one in size,
but we can promise our Sharpsburg
friends crowded house if they shall
favor US again. WecOngratulate them
upon their successful and finished per-
Torrance. We think better amateur
play has never been given in our town
hall.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
Decoration Day at Antietan.

Extensive preparations are still
being made for the proper observance
of decoration day at Antietam, and
the committees are diligently at work
striving to surpass all efforts in the
past. A number Of bands of music
together with military companies, will
be in attendance. The speakers for
the occasion Will be Ex-Governor }.
B. Foraker, of Ohio, and Judge Louis
E. McComas, of Maryland. Mr.. G. W.
Kettoman, the Blue Mountain bard,
Will read al original poem. An
elaborate programme of exercises Is
being prepared for the occasion The
Norfolk & Western Railroad Will sell
excursion tickets.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
Memorial Day in Shepherdstown.

The Southern Soldiers Memorial
Association has fixed upon Saturday,
June lst, as decoration day in Shep-
herdstown. The committees are now
making arrangements for suitable
celebration of the day. The pro-
gramme is as follows: Form in front
of Shepherd College at 2 o'clock, pro-
coed to cemetery, where the following
service will be held:
/. Dirge by band.
,. Prayer by chaplain, Rev. Frank a.
Strother.
3. Responsive service by Camp and
reading roll of honor.
e 1. Music by choir.
). Prayer by Rev. Charles Ghiselin.
6. Address by Rev. a. \. P. Neel.
:. Music by choir.
s. Address by Gen. Henry Kyd Doug
las.
9. Benediction.
10. Music by band and strewing OF
flowers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
A Horse Thief Captured.

Last Monday morning soon after
daylight young colored man, appa-
rently about twenty years old, rode up
to Morrison's livery stable in Shep-
herdstown on fine young mare, upon
which was a handsome saddle and
bride. He asked if anybody wanted
to buy horse. Mr.. Morrison and
Mr.. J. G. Lambert entered into nego-
tiations with him, and he offered them
the horse, saddle and bride for the
very moderate sum of ten dollars. He
furthermore agreed to accept two dol
lars in cash, and the new owners could
try the horse a week and send the
eight dollars to him at Harrisburg,
where he said he was going. They
paid him the two dollars, and then,
pretty certain that the horse was stolen,
went before Magistrate Rentch and
swore out warrant charging him with
its theft. The man was arrested by
Special Constable Kerney and placed
in Jail. He gave his name as James
Howard, and said he was from Paris,
Fauquier county, Va. He denied that
he was a horse thief. Mr.. Rentch
sent message to the Paris postmaster,
who replied that no James Howard
was known there. The postmaster was
active in his investigations, and later
sent another message that the horse
had probably been stolen from Mr..
Hugh Naylor, of Cedarville, Va. Mr..
Naylol was communicated with and
replied at once that it was his horse
and to hold the thief. He came to
Shepherdstown yesterday morning and
identified the horse and saddle as his
property. He did not know the boy,
who seemed to be rather stupid sort
of fellow, of an apparently harmless
disposition. The alleged horse-thief
stuck to his first story, that the horse
belonged to his mother, and readily
agreed to 90 back to Cedarville with
Mr.. Naylor.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Naylor
and Constable Dunn had an interview
with the prisoner, who finally con-
fessed that he had stolen the horse
Saturday night. About this time Dep
uty Sheriff Thos. NJ. Roy, Of Warren
county, made his appearance and
identified the man as Freeland Carter.
He also gave the information that Car
ter had just served a sentence of two
years and six months in the Virginia
panitentiary for horse stealing, and
had only been out two weeks. As Car
ter was perfectly willing to return to
Virginia, Mr.. Naylor, Deputy Sheriff
Roy and the prisoner left for Cedar
vile on the five o'clock train yester-
day afternoon. 1t is reasonably GER
tain that Carter will IN a very short
time renew his acquaintance with the
penitentiary people.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
Up Goes Wheat.

There was an extraordinary advance
in the price of wheat throughout the
country on Monday. All the markets
felt the rise and thetOp prices reached
were the highest at which wheat has
sold for the past three years. At the
Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange
the feeling at the opening was feverish
and exciting and business was begun
with the market two cents higher than
Saturdays close, with July selling at
TAI cents against 72l on Saturday.
The highest price paid was 76s. Spot
and May wheat, though not figuring
to any extent in the days trading,
closed higher at 75i cents bid and 75s
cents asked. Southern wheat, as Is
always the case, was higher than the
above quotations, which are based on
the Western product. The supply
offered sold readily at y cents for
poor and 76 cents for all that was IN
good condition. At the close Southern
wheat, sold by sample, was quoted at
Is and II cents a bushel, and South
ern wheat on grade at IS to II cents.
This remarkable advance can best
be appreciated by comparing it with
prices at the same time last year.
Then spot and May wheat sold at 573
and So cents. 1t will be seen that the
price now averages about 20 cents a
bushel higher. In many markets out
side of Baltimore wheat sold 2 and 8
cents higher bushel for some grades.
This is particularly true Of some West
ern markets, where it reached 10 cents,
and for some good grades so cents a
bushel was recorded.
Several causes have tended to pro-
duce this condition. One expert au-
thority says it is the public which has
carried the price up and which seems
to be "still in the ring" determined
that the ascendancy shall not yet stop.
Another factor is the recent cold
weather, which has brought reports of
great damage from all the wheat
growing sections which seriously affects
the prospects Of anything like a full
crop for the coming season. These
reports were at first not always credit
ed, but everybody Is gradually begin
ming to believe now that recent frosts
have had some effect on the growing
crops. The reason most frequently
given for the advance in local grain
circles is the scarcity of the product.
The report of the visible supply this
week shows a decrease of 100000
bushels, which, it is said, demonstrates
that in spite Of poor exports wheat Is
being used up very fast, especially by
millers.
The advance in wheat has naturally
had its effect in the price of flour,
which has been gradually advancing
for some weeks. Prices Of flour by
wholesale are now from so cents to
81 barrel higher than at the same
time last year.
Yesterday wheat took another big
lump. and in the Baltimore market
reached so cents, the highest point yet
attained. The price went up several
points in Liverpool, and it is believed
there will be still further advances.
Corn reached 60 cents bushel in
Baltimore yesterday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
An Aged Suicide.

An Ageu SuiSiuS'
Miss Lydia Snyder, an aged maiden
lady of Keedysville, Md, sick and
respondent, committed suicide Mon
day afternoon, during the absence
of her sister, Miss Maggie Snyder
with whom she resided. Miss Snyder
was several times frustrated in at
tempts to end her life and her sister
had been watching her closely for fear
she would repeat the attempt. She
had been out of the room only ten
minutes and returning found her sister
hanging from bed post with stout
cord around her neck. Death had
already taken place. The deceased
woman had been respondent for some
time as the result of i'll health. She
was eighty-three years old and was a
member of the Reformed Church.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
State Educational Association.

President Virgil A. Lewis has Is
sued the programme for the meeting
of the West Virginia Educational As
ISOLATION, which will be held in Shop
herdstown July lst to 9Th. Monday
evening, the lst of July, will be de-
voted to a reception and social gather
ing arranged by local committee.
Tuesday night G. NJ. Beethoven,
Esq, will deliver an address of well
come, which will be responded to by
L. ]. Corbly, W. P. Campbell, John
D. Sweeney and James NJ. Lee. A
number of interesting subjects have
been announced for discussion during
the daily sessions. Prof. Joseph
McMurran will read paper on the
Educational History Of the Eastern
Panhandle" on Tuesday. Thursday
and Friday will probably be devoted
to visiting the historical localities Of
this section.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-23
She Did Not Suffer.

Three months before our first child
nv wife suffered so from cramps and
pains she could not get in or out OF the
house without help, and was often in
bed for two or three days at time.
obtained bottle Of Mothers Friend,
and after the first application pains and
cramps ceased. She continued to use
the remedy and suffered no serious in
convenience until the hour of confine-
ment-at which time she suffered but
little pain-her recovery was rapid and
compiete-in fact, she suffered no pain
after birth. Her friends say they never
saw anything TO. equal her case. Truly
Mothers Friend" is a blessing TO ex-
pectant mothers, and my wife snail
never be without IL.
f. f. JOHNSTON.
Enfaula, Ala, Dec. $, 1894.