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The morning times., 1896-12-06
berkeley Pure Rye.

Berkeley Pure Rye Whisky is about as
good iiquor as is to be bought any.
where. 1t is especially good as a tonic
and appetizer, and is strongly recommend
Ell byphysicians. Being made from selected
grain, tits absolutely pure. Being aged and
mellow. 1t is free from fusil oil; conse-
quentiy not injurious when taken in mod
Grafton. Itmakesan agreeable and strnpth.
cning beverage, and is excellent either neat.
IN punch, or fancy driaks. Berkeley Pure
Rye Whisky is sold by James Tharp, s1o
street, and sample bottle will convince
you of its excellence and purity.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
Rev. H. wilbur Ennis will give an illus

Rev. II. Wilbur Ennis will give an illus.
.ratcd lecture entitled ION the Queens
threshold" at Odd Fellows Hall, Seventh
street northwest, on Wednesday evening.
December 8, under the auspices of Eastern
Lodge, No. Z, l. o. o. + Mr. Ennis has
recently returned from q trip of over 8, 900
miies, traversing Canada and British
America from Nova Scotia to the Pacific.
and has had placed at his disposal the en-
tire set OF views belonging to the C. P: R.R.
Co. From these he has selected the best.
anu the lecture will undoubtedly prove
both entertaining and Instructive.
The morning times., 1896-12-06

The extent and variety of our as
i sor.msnt of domestic and i'm
ported woo.ens is a revelation to pa
irons.
The morning times., 1896-12-06

Mr.. ]. H. Plummer, publisher of wo-
mans World and Jenness Miller Monthly.
offers 81 80 in prizes to the person making
the largest number of W ords from the word
'lndust rious." See the adv vertisement
i'll another column.
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BERRYvllLE.

December 10, 1895.
Lewis Strain, of New Market, was the
guest of relatives here, the latter part Of
last week.
Rev. Cook, who is conducting series
of meetings at New Market, called on
DR. McConnaushey and family and Mrs.
E. E. Hunter, Friday. =
william Tannehill and family, Of Bell,
we're guests Of @. F. McNeal and wife,
Sabbath.
Homer Mccoy, Of Marshall, spent Sun.
day with his brother Grover.
Ellis West attended the Teachers
Association ct Lynchburg, Saturday.
Newton Richards and family spent
Sabbath with Miss Judith spargur.
Services btill continue at the @. o.
Church with one accession, up to date.
Miss Maggie stultz will spend the
winter in Hillsboro.
Miss Belle Eakins spent last week the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Lilly Beets.
g. W. Eakins, wife and daughter
Miss Bess, of Hillsboro, were guests Of
John Eakins and family, Sabbath.
James Burnett, and family were guests
Of ]. w. Hunter and wife, Sabbath.
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HIGHLAND.

Dec. IA, 1895.
Nose Cohn, confectioner, was In the
City, last week, laying in his holiday
supplies.
d w. Earl, Of Seymour, Ill, who is
visiting Mrs. Carrie Earl and family
started for Frankfort last Saturday. to
visit his relatives.
william Cohn, Of Cincinnati, is spend
ing q short vacation at home.
Levi Smith was over to Lynchburg
Sunday to see Judge Kelly.
The chicken pie social given by the
Epworth League Saturday night. in the
City Hall was very pleasant occasion.
Quite number Of our citizens have
been attending the meetings Of the Sal.
vstion Army, in Leesburg.
Mrs. Jas. Moore and Sarah J. Robbins
visited Judge Kelly, in Lynchburg, who
is very low.
The Friends will hold Christmas exer.
cises on next Sunday morning and the
Methodists on the following Sunday eve.
ming.
Quite an interesting sermon was de.
livered at the Friends Church, last Sun.
day evening by Rev. Moon, Of Whining.
ton, the subject being Tobacco and In
temperance.
Imogene Terrell is visiting in Oincin.
natl.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Saunders have
moved to their pretty little home in the
west end.
Master Raymond Earl spent Saturday
and Sunday with Percy Barrett, Of Lees.
burg. 'Yf
The children, ~ we'll - the parents,
are beginning to ponder over what
Chris has in store for them. But, he ID
whispering audibly, "Hard Times"
The protracted meeting will commence
ct the Friends Church q soon Evangel
list Chas. Hiatt il able. He is under
medical treatment.
Alison CLARK has opened up harness
shop in J. S. Cadamy's shoe shop. a.
Ell. Raburn has received the sad
news Of the death OF his brother, Henry,
in Kansas.
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HARRISBURG.
December -, 1896

December IL, 1896.
John O. Vance and wife visited the
latter's father, near Pleasant, last Thurs.
day.
Samuel Likins, OF Berryville, and Mrs.
Sarah Eakins Of this place were married
last Saturday night at the brides rssi.
dence, by Esq. F. n. McConnaughsy,
The NEws-HERALD sends oopgratuh
tions. &n
Mr.. R. Duffy, Of Winchester, made Z
business call here Last week. IS
Uncle Alexander Woods is lying very
low At this whiting, with no hopes Of
recovery.
John Eyler made business trip to
Adams county last Thursday.
v. B. Miller moved his saw mill last
Wednesday, to the Hook farm.
Neil Hillman and his men, Of Canada.
are getting ont ship timber at this point.
Miss Holiday who is making her
home with her aunt, Mrs. J. o. Harris.
ID very sick at this writing with chilla
and fever.
Rev. Cook, Of Gallia county, BAptist
minister, was calling on friends here Let
week.
Chas. Eavesard, Of stringtown, mads
business call here Thursday.
A. r. Roberts, wife and daughter, ol
Hillsboro, visited their parents here
last week.
Nm. T. r. Vsnes visited ber parenta
near Hillsboro last week.
Harry Bond, Of Rillsboro, was here
Lest week examining the Concord Aour.
ing mill with au eye out for buying the
same. remodeline It and putting h rolls
and etc.
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DODSONVILLE.

December IA, 1895.
Pfotracted meeting is in progress ct
the Lutheran church.
There will be Christmas tree ct the
Lutheran church here Christmas even.
ing. Everybody cordially invited.
Miss Agyie Cochran and Aisle Tedrich,
of Pulse, were the guests Of Chas. Breus.
tor and family, Saturday and Sunday.
g. N. Pulse left last Thursday, for
Kansas, where he will be Joined BY his
family in the near future.
Miss Myrta Ellis, Of Harwood, visited
relatives here, last Saturday.
Quite number OF our citizens attend
cd the Tsachers' Association, At Lynch.
burg. Lest Saturday.
James Newton has started . restaurant
in our town.
Mis Ella Barry, Of Fayetteville, visit.
cd friends and relatives here, Saturday
and Sunday. - -
Fredrick Dininssr and wife, Of websr.
town, attended chuych here, Sunday
morning.
Rev. Wilson. Of Lynchburs will begin
series OF meeting. q the u. E. Church
here next Sunday night
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RAlSsDoRo.

December IA, 1898.
Miss Hester Snider, Of Leesburg, was
the guest Of Mn. Alice Hodge, several
days lest week.
v. R. Garrett visited Cincinnati lest
week, combining business with pleas.
ure.
Mrs. Mary Clark and son Osco, are
enjoying visit q friends In Fayette
count.
The pupils Of Miss Anna Kselor's
school m ade her an enjoyable surprise
visit, last Thursday evening.
]. &. Rsdkey had the end Of one Of
his fingers torn off in some Of the ma
chinery of his corn shredder, one day last
( week.
Rev. w. P. jackson is engaged in .
series Of meetings at Boston, assisted by
Rev. Z. L. Knox, Of Samantha.
/. A. Mccoy, Of Carmel, will give a
frse musical entertainment at the X. Of
r. Hail next Friday evening. He will
~ ably assisted by others. He hopes
TO be able at that time to form q music
class.
The abutments for the new bridge
across PUN Run, near Thomas. Barrett's,
sers completed.
Mrs. William Skeen, Of Greenfield, is
thN quest Of her sisters, Mrs. John Red.
key knd Mrs. ]. B. Gossett.
Danied Trump and wife, of Squash.
town, visited Milton Fenner and family,
the first Of this week.
]. B. GOssett, John Montgomery,
Earnest McMullen, Miss Lizzie Beavers,
and Miss Lizzie Hixson have been
chosen committee on music for the
annual farmers institute.
Mr.. and Mr.. w. T. Thoroman had the
pleasure OF entertaining his brother, T.
]. Thoroman and cousin, Joseph Thoro'
man, of Dunkinsville, last week.
Several persons from here attended
the funeral of Mrs. John McNary, at
Hillsboro yesterday.
Mrs. David Lucas, OF Westboro, and
Mrs. Abraham Taylor, of Hamilton, Mo
are guests at ]. F. Browns, this week.
Prot. H. g. Minnich and E. o. Hether.
ington, Of Hillsboro, will speak t, the
young people Of this vicinity at the VI
E. Church, next Sunday night. Every
body invited.
Joseph Kerns presented q we'll pre-
pared paper at the Farmers's Institute
last Saturday, on the cost Of growing q
bushel of corn, that provoked consider
able discussion. According to his esti'
mates and calculations, which We think
were about correct, based upon an aver.
age crop, each bushel OF corn grown in
this vicinity would cost the producer
about 26 cents.
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LYNCHBURa.
December IA, 1898.

December IA, 1895
And still the good work goes on.
There were forty united with the M. E.
Church while the Salvation Army was
here. Rev. Wilson the pastor here, ID
still holding the meeting, and has given
out appointments until next Wednes.
day.
Several young people went from here
last Sunday to Leesburg, and two went
to Midland city, on their wheels.
There is prospect Of the distillery
starting before long. We understand
two OF the firm are coming here next
Tuesday.
The H. Q. T. A. met here last Satur.
day in the NJ. E Church, and as We are
not member, We could only say We
heard they had good time. A goodly
number Of teachers were in attendance.
Our school here is progressing very
nicely under the Leadership of Prof.
4once, who 10 splendid educator-one
OF the best We have ever had.
Frank Fulton is conducting a notion
store in the room formerly occupied by
DR.. Fulton, on Main street, and has
Jacob Helidsy the old wheel horse, for
cooking and dispensing oysters 20 in
and Gee him.
Perry Mclaughlin was in the vicinity
Of Harwood, trying to effect . compro.
mise bstween some parties there, which
il best for ell parties concerned.
Mr.. Roosevelt moved from Main street
into. AeAdow's property, on Sycamore,
last Saturday.
We bear the restaurant conducted by
Nr. Rudy will soon be uader the man
aeement Of Mr.. Drake. Mr.. Rudy ID
going onto . farm in Clinton County.
Thos. Archer returned last week, after
IN extended visit with Liends at New
Market.
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UNION CHAPEL.
December IA. l0oe.

soy DoCembeI IA, 16o8.
Rev. John A. Young preaehsd two
very able hissssieal sermons q this plsee
yesterday.
Uucls Alsxandes Woods, Who lives
near Folsom, IL not sxpeetsd to live
many days.
The little boy. Job Haish Hopkins,
Who gos grain Of pop corn IN his Wind
pipe two weeks go was buried at' this
place last week. 1hs parents have The
sympathy Of the entire eonmunity n
their bereavement.
Nc. Forsyths and MIss Martha Nat
-thews attended church yesterday. q
Union.
The correspondent st Mulberry Hill
h still hunting rabbits.
Perry and Arthur Mescer aseistsd b
putting up the nsw iron bridge, a tha
pike ct the Bsudsn Smith iasn.
Judge Wan Jacob Trump, Of Bsliast
attended church - this plaos, last eun
day
Charley Haish Mssess visited hk
oousins. Walter Mssesr. and Euml
weeds. last Gaturday ard Sunday.
Wilson Msroes. uho has the rheuma
tism. bas pos walled slsp slnee ~
March. Very dieoouraGins ard N
foytuualo los tha nooy man Nj.
Ps.tsse'st nsssisx = this 49, I!
iuv seeks
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In the characters Of Rosamond In
Sowing The Wind. We got . hint ol
what the woman Of the twentieth csn.
tury win bs strong in self.ssliancs, proud
bscauss the harness Of her soul has been
lifted, armoured not with Innocence
but in the knowledge Of evil. A woman
Of singular character and bsauty;a wo
man Of passion, rsbsllious when the
affection Of her heart 10 threatened and
writhing under the injustice that woult
take from her lover Of whom che ieell
more than worthy; . living; glowing
woman Of the highest intellectually
yet virtue incarnate and the smbodi
mont Of every woManly dignity.
Sowing The Wind, With cat upsus
passsd viii be the attraction at Bsll'
Opera HOUSE, Thursdsy evening, Dee
18th
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-30

W. E. CRAIG OF Mississippi on behalf
of producers Of extra staple cotton o.
the Mississippi valley. asked Tor pfoicc-
tion against Egyptian cotton. This cDt-
ton. De said. came into direct competi-
ton with tle domestic prOtuct and 20
large extent had driven the domestic
growers out ia some way. be asserted
the foreigners always managed 10 un-
cerscl she domestic producers just
enough 90 sct their goods in The doe
mestc cotton b. used In the inner grades
Of goods. and was one Of the industries
which could tt protected without damage
20 any one. lt was "a growing indus
try. and a n odefate protection was asked
Tor ~. Tic thought three cents per
pound would sullce.
An ad Valorem duty would be worthless
a large percentage of the mills now
being erected were for the purpose OF
spinning this fine cotton. aud " fostered
the industry had a bright future The
question VI labor entered largely into the
question. that IN EGYPT belpg OF the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-30

tongue OF fame. shooting TO the shut
OFFS" and ienlting everything which they
touched. Two alarms We're sent III.
Hard work by the Fire Department
conuDed the flames 10 the four walls or
the electric light plant.
The plant cost s-01000 two years ago.
The loss is placed at $1,000. with an in
fursnce Of $4,000.
JUNCTION CITY. o.. Dec. 29-Ine
Bent works and lumber yards OF hrin-
gardner & Conkle az that place were
completely burned this morning. The
loss is estimated 1t 5000. insurance,
only S. 110 The Newark Fire bspart-
ment was called. but came too late 10
render any service. FIFTY Ilen are
thrown out Of employment.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29-Forcman John
v. Whnlcn. Assistant Foreman Divinev
and Flremen Cornelius Collins and W..
NJ Shaw. all members of Engine Com
pany 30 we're seriously burned while
at work al a FIRE in frame building
corner of Nauck and Westhoue ton
streets to-day. The men were going
uD the stairway o. the building. when
they were caught in O back draught ana
instantly envel0ped in flames Ihey
were rescued by their comrades and re-
moved TO tho hospital The damage
caused hv the FIRE was slight.
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paupor class. Our cotton would do the
work as wei. II bot better. than 1he
Egyptian article. and would be OF great
benefit TO the farmers OF the south
&. l.. Baker. treasurer OF inc Law
renee Manufacturing Company, said mat
The Egyptian cotton was used IN prefer
ence 10 the American product as there
was less waste in working u. The two
cOttons could not always be used Tor the
same purposes The American article
could not entirely take the place OF the
Egyptian product
MIR Wheeler asked II tho South would
not DO selling SIS birthright for mess
OF pOttase TO ask for this.
Mr Baker said that nc would not IKE
10 say.
MI Wheeler was asked what this birth
ie replied: Free trade and free in
stitutiOns."
Repre- sentatives Of manufacturers Of en-
brOideries. lacos SILK buttons. ana hosiery
desired increased tariff rates, nj least. TO
an extent sufficient ~ pay for running
the machinery. Most u them advocated
specific rates.
Tomorrow the sugar schedule will be
taken up.
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prncnck. Wafchaoe..

TTIICOTT CITY. MD. Dec. %" he
ulace OF a watch dog on the farm or coun-
INV place said States Attorney Mcclure
Tie other day in making some observa-
tions about mad DOES. might be very
well taken by pe1cocks and guinea fowls.
/ long since adopted peacocks alone 20
guard my place ard nothing can come
around the premises night or day without
causing an alarm ff0m them. They are
more watchful than any dog I ever own
ed. Nv experience with guineas has not
been so extensive. but ] believe they are
also sure 20 give an alarm, or rather
good many alarms. if any strange man on
beast should venture near them by night
or day. PerhaYs bee davs of the watch
dog would he numbered IL were general
lv known how well peaoocks and guinea
fowls would take his place. Then. cer-
tainiy. with fewer dogs there would not
be so many cases Of hydrophohia.'
The statement OF Mr.. Mcclure as 10 the
watchfulress Of peac0cks was borne out
hv numerous Howard county farmers.
among the number being County COM
missiorers Hess. Dorsey and Smith, and
Mr.. James L. Hobbs who supcrintends
tho farming operations Of Senator Cor
man. NJ Hobbs stated that De long aCO
discovered what excellent protection pea
cocks afford about "a place. and down on
tho Senators farm he always keeps six
or oirht ~ fnom 10 guard tho premises.
So 81 appears shat neacocks are useful as
well as ornamental.
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Terrible Experience Of a Party Who Were
Gap.ired on SOmoa.


LEXINGTON. ky. Dec. Flames H.
Nulean. until recently Consul-General 10
Apia. Samoa, has received letter from
Harry j. Moores q merchant Of that city
and Well known TO many persons ia tie
United States. telling OF the miraculous
escape from death of MOores wife. Me-
mora, native woman their little oalsh-
ter. Miranda. ana Irving is. NeiAerAsiyn,
q clerk lu Mr. MOOIes employ.
They had zone Olt ia 4u open boat &c
gather palOla. which floats on the sur
face Of the sea and is used for food by
the natives. They were two miles out
when the boat capslzcl and threw them
into tAc sea. Being expert swimmers,
they abandoned tie boat and swan toe
ward the shore.
Mrs Mo3res and her daughter. being
pursued by sharks. climbed the anchor
chain OF a lighter about mile from
shore. barely escaping The sharks, whose
teeth tore Off all their clothing, while MIS-.
Moores limbs and body were badly lAcei-
atti.
Nether.ngton swan 20 the shore, which
be reached after dark. He was pursued
ly sharks. which stripped him OF his
clothing and wounded him ia dozen
places. Ou landing bee went 10 the Amer
Jean Consulate where he was found wan
derng about stark naked ana rayins
maniac. Between IT'S OF hysterical laugh
ter and sohb.ns Doe would hsht imaginary
battles with sharks.
The city was alarmed. and several
boats put ont in search or Mrs. Moores
ana her daughter. They were found on
the nehtcr in an unconscious condition.
It was nearly a week after they We're res-
cned before they even partially recovered
from their awful experience.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-30

NEW YORK. Dec. 29-John PAGAN. n
wealthy citizen of YOnkors. committed
suicide this morning hy shooting himself
in the head with q revolver. Ho Was an
extensive dealer in real estate. having
lai6 out largo trrCt Of land IN the north
ern section of Yonkcrs, known as tha
"lhe White city"
The dead man was known throughout
Wcstchestcr county as the loader OF tha
Prohibition party, having been In differ
ent occasions their candidate for high
offices. and having spent much time IN
adve ncing tho cause OF Prohibition.
Iie was az ono time I'm the dry goods
business on large scale IN Yo1kers. tho
firm being Pagan & Sing Recently hs
w8s engaged almost exclusively IN real
estate operations. n T. believed thar
some Of Mr.. Pnran's real estate ventures
did not turn out successfully and that
these troubles bore upon HIS mind 20
heavily that II became unbalanced. He
was about slxty-hvc years Old.
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A Women Found Starving with Her Hus-
band Who uicI our nays Before.
EGG IfARBOR CITY. y. J., Dec. o.
John sporel. seventy years old. operated
a small farm and lived with his aged and
helpless wife in a little house IN the
dense woods near Pomona.
Yesterday afternoon woolchopper
was uassing the lonely farm, when be
saw handkerchief nutterins IN a curious
wav from one of the windows. Tie stop-
ped 10 investigate and found that Mrs.
sporel. unable 10 leave the house. had
rnaualed TO crawl 90 window. There
She had kept up am uuceaslng vigil hour
after hour for some one 20 pass the
house 10 whom she could signal. Her
husband had died last Friday and the
helpless woman had been alone with her
dead those four days The woman was
almost starved 90 death. while tle house
was in "a deplorahle condition. ln The
Mtuo barn were "a horse and cow, turned
loose and so weak from hunger that
they could hardly stand.
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LONDON. Dec 11.-The Daily News
VIII tomorrow publish "a dispatch from
Paris saving lt Is quite clear that Spain
D. CARRYING on negotiations with the
United States. although her pride COM
paIs Aer 90 DO 30 ll an unQerlaud man
IDr.
Tho dispatch adds that the proceeds
OF the popular loan recently issued hy
the Spanish Government o. virtually esq
haustel. that the huOyaucy that follow
cd tne death Of M3ce0 is eyaporaung.
and that the Government is unable %
avoid seeking an agreement with the
United SIaf.-
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NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Isabene Evesson,
the actress. has brought suit for $500
against Henry French, the theatrical
manager
Miss Evesson. who S. orc Of The most
beautiful women now on the stage is ia
the West with Henry +. DiXcy In Charles
Frohmans "Thoroughhred' company.
In the spring and summer Of 1893 she and
Mr.. French were together great deal,
and 10 was announced that they were en-
gaGcd to be married.
A disagreement occurred and Miss Eves-
son q year AGO married Aimy y. Cooper.
an advertising agent. She lived with him
until November 8. 1896 when he was found
injured. apparently having been sand
taeeed on the street He died three days
later.
The attorney for Miss Evesson said TO-
dev. "The action in the case dates from
the time that isabelle Evesson was on the
stage before her marriage. II is not an
ordinary suit for breach of promise. hut
is One of those cases the nature OF WhlcA =
80 is wisest 20 keep secret