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DIEDOF PARALYSIS
Geo Moy5r, an Aged Farmer, Died Last
Friday as q Result Of a Stroke Of
Paralysis.
Prof. CourSey and Miss Julia Nolt are
Wedded in Hanson County, Will
Reside at Alpena.
INTO TROUBLE AGAIN
Frank Trudell, Of this City, Makes a
Successful Assault on a Young
Girl at WoonsoCket.
INTO TROUBLE AGAIN
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICES

A Large Number Gathered at the NJ. E.
Church Sunday Afternoon.
Sunday afternoon the M. q. church
was filled with a large concourse of
people to pay their 1ast tribute to the
memory OF the late Geo. Meyer, who
died last Friday as result from q
stroke of paralysis. The deceased has
lived in Dawson county for a number
Of years and by an upward and honest
life has won the esteem of all his
neig hbors.
Tue services were conducted by Rev.
A. r. Boggs and the following old
friends of the deceased acted as pail
bearers: Nj. :. Kern, Byron Jones,
Geo. Watson, Wilson Griffith, F. G..
Hoffman and Henry Tapp. The re-
mains were laid to rest in Graceland
cemetery
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Work Only Two Days a Week.

Frank Wright, who used to live in
Mitchell several years ago. writes to
his father,P P, J.Wright, from Rockford,
ILL.,, relative to the political outcome.
Frank is employed in a sewing machine
factory and says that he has been able
to secure work but two days in the
week. He believed that if Mckinley is
elected the factory will run on full
time and there Will be plenty of work.
On the utuer hand he says he is salts
ticu That if Bryan is successful the fac
tory will be closed entirely. Frank, as
a laboring man, will cast his vote for
Mckinley, sound money and protection.
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A Hanson County Wedding.

A very pleasant wedding event oc-
Cured at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, 20 miles northeast of this city,
over in Hanson county, last Wednesday
evening, when Miss Julia knott became
the wife of Prof. o. W. Coursey, the
ceremony being performed in the pres
ence OF seventy-6ve relatives and
friends by DR.. W. L. Graham of this
city. The bride was. very handsomely
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WOONSOCKET'S DEMONSTRATION
1t Was a Humm er and an Immense Grow,
Was i'll Attendance

1t Was Humm er and an Immense Crowd
Was i'll Attendance.
The Mitchell crowd which was in
attendance at the republican rally at
Woonsocket Tuesday evening arrived
home at midnight on train sent up
there to bring them home. During the
day barbecue feast was enjoyed by all, ,
besides several speeches being made.
IN the evening a grand torchlight pro-
cession paraded the streets and was
followed with speeches made by John
b. King,H. E. Mayhem and J. T. Kean,
the latter showing up the record of
Emmett Dowdell on railroad legisla-
tion. 1t was grand, good meeting in
every respect and the republicans feel
that they are going to carry Sanborn
county this year.
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attired in cream colored silk and car
ried boqnet Of red roses. She is
quite we'll known in Mitchell, having
attended the university few years
ago. Among the guests present were
the following from this city: DR.. and
Mrs. w. I. Graham, Misses Julia Rog-
ers, Estelle Adams, Jennie West, Ruth
Holbrook, Prof. Shurtleff and Mr..
Moore. The bride and groom drove to
this city Thursday afternoon and took
the north train for Alpena, where Prof.
Coursey is principal of the public
schools
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DAWSON COUNTY ORATORS.
Colvin and Winsor Tell Their Tale of wo,
on the Financial Question.

Colvin and Winsor Tell Their Tale of Woe.
on the Financial Question.
John Colvin, the legislator. who
fights the railroads on the issuance of
passes, and at the same time permits
himself to be subsidized by accepting
a pass, and Frank Fl. Winsor held forth
at the court house Tuesday evening.
Their object was to convert sound mon
ey men over to the free silver faith, but
the results we're far from encouraging
to the speakers. Oscar Kanouff pre-
sided over the meeting and introduced
the gentlemen to the people who had
assembled. At the start the room was
comfortably filled but before the speech /.
es were half over half of the audience
had vanished. Mr.. Winsor was first
on the program and discussed the finan-
cial question from numerous authorities
which he quoted quite frequently He
travelled ever much of the same ground
which had been broken previous to hi
appearance.
w u6u N1f. SOlSAu ROb JOSS6SS1Ou VI
the floor it was late and he had to hur-
ry somewhat, but he managed to cover
the issues of national, state and county
politics. He pounded all the trusts and
was particularly severe on the coal
trust, and placed the responsibility OF
the advance in coal to Garret A. Ho-
bart. If Mr.. Colvin has read the news
papers at all he certainly must have
known he was making o deliberate
statement that was absolutely untrue.
1t has been shown SO that any honest
man could understand it that Mr.. Ho
bart was not connected with the coal
trust. When Mr.. Colvin makes false
statement of this kind what reliance
can be placed in other statements? He
touched on the Taylor defalcation to
some extent but neglected to mention
just how much Senator Pettigrew, the
new populist leader, knew of the situa-
ton. Why didn't Mr.. Colvin show up
Mr.. Pettigrew's connection with the
. Taylor deal. 1t is known that the SEN
ator could have saved the state an i'm
mense amount of money. In closing
: Mr.. Colvin made strong plea to re-
: main faithful.
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Frank Trudell Was Arrested at Woon-
socket for Committing Rape.
Frank Trudell went to Woonsocket
Tuesday evening and as result of his
trip he is now confined. in the county
Jail in that place awaiting the action of
the grand jury. Trudell, as is pretty
we'll known, is of a licentious character,
which lead him into trouble in this city
several years ago.
During the evening between the
hours of seven and eight o'clock, while
the parade was attracting the attention
of the people Trudell, made the ac-
quaintance of a young girl named
Knight, aged about ~ years. Under
the guise of wanting to find the resi-
depce of minister Trudell induced the
girl to show him the way. Having
crossed the railroad track, safe dis
tance from the town, Trudell grasped
the girl in his arms and by sheer force
accomplished his hellish design. The
girl fought fiercely to defeat Trudell
but his british strength overpowered
her. His face was said to be scratched
in fearful manner showing with what
desperation the girl fought his ad-
vances. The absence OF the girl was
noticed and a search was made and she
was found with Trudell. Her parents
took charge of her and Trudell was
not arrested at that time, but after the
girl told her story he was hunted up
and placed in Jail. This morning at
Woonsocket Trudell was confronted
with the girl and she positively identi-
fed him as the man who made the as
sault on her. An examination was
held later and we are informed Trudell
was held to circuit court on the charge
Of committing rape.
This is not the first time Trudell has
been in trouble of this kind. About
four years ago he was arrested on q
similar charge, of which he was con.
victed and sentenced to the penitentiary
for term of years. There always
seemed to be doubt as to his guilt and
, petition was circulated to secure 8
, pardon for him. 1t was successful an6
some six or eight months ago Trudel
E was pardoned by the governor. Dur
! ing this time he has conducted himsel
properly but this second outburst ha
! rather confirmed the opinion that Trl
dell was guilty the first time.
Reports received from Woonsocke
[. are to the effect that excitement is run
ming high over the terrible deed, an
there was strong talk Of using summar
. measures against him.
! The Sanborn county sheriff brough
q Trudell to this city Wednesday ever
). ing and placed him in charge of Sheri
o Cook for safe keeping. All day Wed
20 nesday at Woonsocket small groups {
q men were gathered on the streets di
! cussing the crime of Trudell and lat
Il in the day it was feared that durln
~ the cover of darkness an attempt woul
UT be made to lynch him.
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IN THE TOLLS AGAIN.

Frank Truden Was Arrested at woon-
socket for Committing Rape,
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ARoHBISHoP IRELAND.

Archbishop Ireland deserves the
unstinted commentator of all right
thinking men with respect to his de-
liverance on the pending political is-
sues. His is only the repetition of
views ascribed to Archbishop Walsh,
Of Dublin, by Bishop Ireland, ac-
cordiug to which it is the ratio that
makes the Bryan platform dishon-
est, and that it is also disloyal, tend
ing to impair the strength of the
American Union if it were carried
out, is very explicitly shown by the
very reverend gentleman, who has
done an essential service in calling
attention to this aspect of the cam
paign. Archbishop Ireland goes even
further, and takes the ground that
the monetary question is only sec.
ondary issue in the campaign. The
boast that the United States is able
alone to whip England and the rest
of the world into the coinage of Is
to l, is mere nonsense, the archbish-
op says. That the Chicago platform
breathes the spirit ofsocialism, based
upon class hatred, are the significant
points upon which the attention of
people is directed in the very able
address.
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U. S. CoURT. The regular Octo-
Der term Of the Circuit and District
Courts of the United States conven-
ed in this city, on Thursday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock, Judge j. j. Jack
son presiding. The session will be
a short one. This is the first term
in this city, also, in which Mr.. S. W.
Walker, our townsman, served as
District Attorney, having been late
ly appointed to that position, vice
G. G. Watts, resigned. The crimi-
nal docket was short one. very few
new cases having been called, and
only the older cases set were actual
ly heard. No grand jury was con-
vened, the Judge deeming it not
necessary for the small amount of
new business that had been transact
ed by the marshal since the last ses-
sion. The following were the mem
bers Of the petit jury; E. G. Hen
shaw, D. NJ. Shafer, A. B. Vanme.
ire, G. r. Hollis, Henry WHEN, Jos.
G. Kitchen, and George NJ. Bowers,
Berkeley county William Taylor,
Nathaniel Rogers, Mineral county ;
John P. Wilson, William Kurken-
dali, Hampshire county Richard
Harris, Days Mill; John Armen-
trout, Charles Thompson, Pendleton
county A. E. Hunter, Berkeley
Springs; Daniel Fausellor, Ran
dolph county; William Osbourne,
i. l. Lee, Harry L. Snyder, Jeffer.
son county Arthur Wilson, Hardy
county.
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In recent letter to the manufac-
turers, Mr.. W. F. Benjamin, editor of
the Spectator, Rushford, N. Y, says:
at may be a pleasure to youto know
the high esteem in which Chamber
lain's medicines are held by the peo-
pie OF your own State, where they
must be known. An aunt Of mine,
who resides at Dexter, Iowa, was
about to visit me few years since,
and before leaving home wrote me,
asking if they were sold here, stating
if they were not she would bring q
quantity With her, as she did not like
to be without them.r The medicines
referred to are Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, famous for lis cures Of
colds and Group; Chamberlain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism, lame
back, pains in the side and chest,
and Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel
complaints. These medicines have
been in constant use in Iowa for al
most a quarter Of century. The
people have learned that they are
articles of great worth and merit,
and unequaled by any other. They
are for sale here by L. G.. Matthaei,
Druggist.
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THE VOTE OF ILLINOIS,

1t is the general consent that Hill
nois will be the main battle-ground of
the campaign. The Popocrats have
concentrated their efforts there, and
the Republicans have met them in
energy and oratory. The Bryanites
are doing all that can be possibly
done, led by Altgelt, candidate
for reelection for the goyernorship,
a brilliant and tireless campaigner
and rich man. There, if anywhere,
the conditions are favorable to them.
But what do the figures show 7
Simply that they are already crush
ingly defeated. The total vote of
Illinois in the last presidential cam
paign was 8T3,646. The first days
registration IN Chicago this week
was almost 800, 000-over $4,000 in
excess of the first day last year
and the total registration is expect
ed to go beyond 100000, and the
largest gains are in the Republican
wards. The vote of the state will
probably be about 100000 or l ,000,-
900, SO that if Chicago is over
whelmingly for any of the tickets its
vote will easily decide the state. The
canvass Of votes in Chicago shows
about three for Mckinley to one for
Bryan, and, while Bryan is slightly
ahead in the counties, so far as the
ballots have come in, the increase is
only 20 in a total of 1000. If these
averages hold, as they probably will
Mckinley will carry Illinois by TO-
900 or $4,000. All signs around the
horizon are bright. Sound money
aud sound government will win.
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INTERPRETs BY THE SENSE OF Touch.
Helen Keller, blind, deaf, scent
less and tasteless has passed the
Harvard examination with credit.
She had no preparation, and the ex-
aminers did not know who she was.
She will enter Radcliff Harvard An
nex) at a younger age than most
freshmen. Helen Keller was born
in Alabama, July 1880, and it was
when about eighteen months old that
she lost all senses but that of
touch. In 1887 she was taken to the
Perkins School for the Blind, in
Boston, and placed under the care
of Miss Sullivan, who devoted her
life to the education of the little I'm.
fortunate. In 1894 she was remov-
ed to the Wright-Harmoson School,
in Boston. refusing to become an in
mate of a school built in London
and named after her. Soon after she
became apt in interpreting speech
by feeling the lips Of the speaker,
and now is able to communicate with
any one within reach of her sensi.
tive finger-tips.
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HARPER's MAGAZINE An impor-
tapt feature of Harper's Magazine
for several months to come will be
Poultney Bigelow's series of papers
on the "White Mans Africa treat
ing in the authors original and strik-
ing way the new continent recently
opened up to European exploitation.
The first paper, in the November
number, will give novel view of
Jameson's raid from material placed
in the authors hand by an English
physician and Beer physician
thus presenting both sides of this re-
markable episode. The series is the
result OF journey to South Africa
undertaken by Mr.. Bigelow for
Harper's Magazine, and is to be IL
Illustrated from photographs specially
made for the purpose.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS ITEMS.
From the Meas and Messenger

From the Meas and Messenger
Mr.. G. P. Jack was in Baltimore
on business this week.
Editor Gerhardt, of the Martins.
burg INDEPENDENT, was here We'd
nesday.
Mr.. j. w. johnson scratched and
bruised his left leg quite badly on
the night of the food.
The grove is fast being cleaned
up and the town authorities are hard
at work on the streets and bridges.
DR.. Lockwood, OF Baltimore, was
in town Tuesday, called here again
by tie illness of Miss Anna George.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Hedding, of
Cumberland, Nd, were here Mon
day and Tuesday, and visited the
family OF S. S. Buzzerd.
The Epworth League of the NJ.
q. Church, has been reorganized
and weekly meetings will be held
every Sunday evening before preach
ing.
Mr.. D. Webster Shelter, Demo
cratic Candidate for State Senate,
was in to see us Monday. Mr..
Shaffer was an old schoolmate of
ours.
KIDwELL-LEwIs.-At the parson-
age of the M. E. Church, South, Ber-
kelley Springs, Tuesday, October 6,
1896, Mr.. Robert W. Kidwell and
Miss Martha E. Lewis, both of NOR
gan county, Rev. l.. Hammond otii-
eating.
Rev. G. @. Pearson, Rector of
Saint Marks Church, will reside
permanently here, t he Bishop
having relieved him of his charge at
Grafton. Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson will
soon move into the Rectory, but for
the present they are stopping at the
Fairfax Inn.
During the flood last week Hon.
J. T. Zller had several stands of
bees to wash fully one hundred
yards from where they were placed,
and were submerged for several
hours in the water, and strange to
say, they were not drowned but are
as active as ever.
Mr. r Sherman was in Alay.
andria, Va, Monday. and secured
employment with a tannery firm
who are building a large new tan
merry in North Carolina. He will
not assume his new duties until
January 1st, when he removes to
the south. We are glad to learn
his new employers are greatly pleas
ed with him already.
Circuit Court met in special ses-
sion Tuesday and adjourned until
Friday, November 6, 1896, at $50
o'clock q. m. 1t is ordered that the
jury now attending this term of
Court do attend as such on the ad-
journed day and all witnesses sum
moned in case of John 81. Diyelbiss
VS.. A. NJ. Youngblood to attend the
present term of Court are required
to attend said adjourned term on
Friday, November 6, 1895, without
being again summoned.
LEWIS ALLEN, JR., Clerk.
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A BIT OF CAMPAIGN HUMOR.

A man named Michael Schneider
keeps pretentious saloon in that
part of Milwaukee where the latest
news is a week old. The other day
a stranger came into Schneider's and
called for a stein of beer. While
drinking the beer he laid down a
gold dollar. Schneider carefully win-
ed his hands on his apron, picked up
the coin, and, holding it carefully be.
tween his fingers, said:
"Rellow, vas is dis Gold r.
Tie stranger replied "Sure."
"Und dis is only Octoper p
The stranger treasured him. Herr
Schneider then soliloquized:
"Velli Veil! Veil What kvick
peoples. Here Elm mont alreaty
election time before und now dem
gold is here yet. l can give you
ober silver shange. viii you take
it?"
Again the strangerreplied :"Sure.
Carefully carrying his gold to the
safe he deposited it in the money
drawer, and, counting out $685. in
silver to tue stranger, said
"Blease call sgain."
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MIDDLEWAY JOTTINGs.

Farmers are about done seeding.
A great deal of corn has already
been husked.
We have white and colored Re-
publican club.
Miss Rachael Anderson is visit
ing at Brucetown.
Mr.. R. G. Anderson was in Win
chester last week.
The Democrats had a gala day in
Charles Town last Thursday.
The friends of Mr.. Bryan raised q
pole at Summit Point last Friday.
Miss Clemmer, of Washington,
D. c., is visiting Miss Bessie Gill.
King Winter, with his icy hands
and chilling breath, is coming and
will soon be here. Are you ready?
We wonder where Mr.. Z. j. II.
was the other Sunday? We learn
be hired one of the best teams in
Martinsburg.
Who will be the next President
Mckinley or Bryan? Don't ask a
Popocrat, for be can't tell you, Per-
haps you think gold bug can.
Tue Republicans invaded Charles
Town last Friday. The people were
we'll pleased with Mr.. Atkinson, who
both ably and forcibly presented
the cause of sound money and an
honest dollar.
Mr.. Castleman, of this county,
who attended Mr.. Bryan's speaking
in Martinsburg last week, lost his
horse in attempting to recross the
Opequon on his way homeward. Is
this one of the benefits of the free
coinage of silver? ALPHA.
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FIREaI;:> S iAIR.-On Wednesday
night the Martinsburg Fire Depart
ment began their fair, which will last
until Saturday night of next week.
The prospects for success are very
good, and they deserve patronage.
The Decorating Committee did ex-
cellent work, and two arc lights fur
nish ample light for the large build
ing. The booths are conveniently
arranged, and the ladies in charge of
them have pretty decorations all
around. The attendance on the open
ing night was fair, and, as their I'M
dertaking progresses, larger crowds
will attend. The following is list
of the young ladies in charge of the
different booths: Supper Tables
Mrs. Sue McBee, Miss Bessie Smith,
Mrs. James Henry, Mrs. Blanche
Hines, Mrs. Palmer Caskey, Mrs.
Ida Bremen, Miss Mamie Cava-
naugh, Miss Georgia Anderson and
Miss Mamie Keyser. Register
Misses BERTHE Caskey, Della Couch
man, Mary Gaver, Miss Pearl Shew-
bridge, of Harper's Ferry. Fancy
Stand-M s. George E. Gaver,
Misses Maize Sakeman and Sallie
Price. Soda Fountain-Charles
Smith. Ice Cream-Mrs. w. M.
Hollis, Mrs. Eugene Hollis, Misses
Gertrude Faidley, Ella Mathers
and Emma Mercer. Confectionery
Mrs. j. w. Matthews and Emma
Mercer. Confectionery-M rs. J.
w. Matthews, Misses Rose Cline,
Sallie Matthews and Gertrude Col
lege. Lemonade-Misses Lula
Stewart and Lizzie College. Pop
Stand-Misses BERTHE Harrington
al d Carrie Matthews. Cigars
Misses Grace Dieffenderler, Anna
Magalis, Nellie Middlecamp and
Carrie Staub.
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aERARDsToWN NOTES.
From the Times:

From the Times:
Rev. DR.. W. G. Campbell spent a
night at his cid home here last
week.
Rev. R. A. White was at Hedges
vile last week, assisting 10 q pro-
tracted meeting at that place.
Rev. e. L. Wilson spent couple
days in the old neighborhood on his
way home from Synod last week.
Married, at Gerardstown, October
7th, 1895, by Rev. r. A. White, Mr..
q. Thos. Stilwell and Miss Bertha
L. Ashton, both of Shanghai, West
Va.
Road Supervisor Gordon had a
force of hands. at work bright and
early on the wrecked bridge at this
place, the morning after the flood
and by the afternoon it was again ia
shape for public travel.
At the recent session ofthe Synod
of Virginia, Rev. w. G. Campbell,
D. D., Of Roanoke, was elected Mod
orator of that venerable body. DR..
Campbell is one OF Gerardstown's
distinguished sons, and we are graft
fed at this honor conferred upon
him.
Mr.. Dabney Hollis was in the VIII
lage on Monday of last week. About
s O'Clock that evening he started
from the public square to drive back
to Martinsburg, but had not gone
fifty yards. when his horse ran
against a fence and brought the
drive to a suddeR termination. For
tunately neither Mr.. Hollis nor Mr..
Denny, who was IN the buggy with
him at that time, were injured, and
the vehicle was but little damaged.
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Lutheran Synod at Gettysburg.


GETTYSBURG, Pa, Oct. 14.-The
West Pennsylvania Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church con-
vened in st. James Lutheran Church
in this place. this evening. The Syn-
cd includes the counties of Adams,
York, Franklin, Perry and Cumber-
land. Rev. VIM. Elias, D. D., OF
York, President ofthe Synod, preach
ed the opening sermon. The pro-
posed expulsion of Prof. Fl. Louis
Baugher IRON the Greek chair in
Pennsylvania College, in Getty sburg,
promises to form one of the leading
subjects that will be brought before
the Synod.