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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

We have large stock of them: ALL this
years purchase You can buy any of them at
MANUFACTURERS prices. Also heavy and
medium weight Beaver and Kersey Overcoats
in Blue. Black, and Brown. at from $500 up
to S 1900. all at BARGAIN PRICES.
Men's Suits in all seades, qualities, and prices
from $3 90 to 200. for the choice the best
suits in our house. that others call S 800 to
$1,000 Suits. We will make prices to suit you
on all our Boys andChildrns Suits and Over
coats. odd Coats. Pants and Vests, Underwear
etc. sn'
Just bear in mdd we are going to sell ALL
OF them regardless of profits. hi
S. r. Van Metre & 90.
Reliable Cash Gothiers.
Wholesale Retail
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

THE death of Hon. Boswell g. Horr,
at Plainvfeld, n. j., removes one of the
most widely known men IN public life
in the country. He was born Nov. 90,
1880, in Waitsville, Vt. He received
his education in the public schools and
when young meved to Elyria, o, He
was admitted to the bar in 1864. One
year later he moved to st. Louis and
went into tina mining business. In
1871 he took up his home in Saginaw,
Mich, from which district he was
elected to Congress on the Republican
ticket in 1875 and served with distinc-
tion three successive terms. In 1890 he
moved to Plainfield and became mem
ber of the editorial staff of the New
York Tribune, which position he has
held ever since. His joint debate in
Chicago with w. II. Harvey, author of
Coins Financial School," attracted
much attention. When the national
Republican campaign committee called
for speakers last fall he was one of the
first to respond and made over 30
speeches in the presidential campaign
before he was taken i'll with bronchitis.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
In The OIL Fields


The repeated msfortunes of the Bel
township have been so discouraging
that the Company has decided to ahan-
don operations leaving several thous-
and dollars of their good money in
The coming in dry of the well on the
Peter Grubb lease was the Traditional
last straw. The Company had 1900
acres under lease.
Berry Il Schnauffer have begun work
on their No. Nolan at Long Run.
Afford, Baer and others are starting
new we'll on Moss Run and Landon,
Hammett and Barnsdall have made a
location on Ed. Fleming.
At u meeting of the Hooking Oil
Company held Friday night it was de-
cijed to drill No. 3 on Strond's Run,
Athens county.
William Roeser, Jr.'s well No. 3 on
Schimmel at Elba was put to pumping
Saturday night and gave up 10 barrels
the first two hours. The well is good
Nor at least 40 barrels per day and Mr..
Roeser has already started his No. on
the same farm.
The No. II on the Ward lease at
Elba will be started today.
In the Corning field operations are
very slow. Five wells are drilling on
town lots, but no new work is being
planned in other parts of the field.
A we'll is starting on the Dyar
farm, opposite Rainbow. 1t is the in
tention of the owners to drill the same
to the Berea sand On account of the
fine showing in the Berea at Marsh
Run, the company feel hopeful of good
results
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
AustraIla,s Remar!.able summer.

As is generally known, the Aus
tralian summer of ls05-9G was a record
breaker in the way Of great heat. Some
facts that have just come 10 hand in the
way of government statistics kindly ar
ranged for the Press by II. c. Russell
the government astronomer, of Sydney.
New South Wales, point out some of
the more extraordinary features of the
hot spell which broke the record in
Sydney. That city's hottest day ranged
from $40 at six o'clock in the morning
to 100 at ten o'clock, 10G at noon, 1OS. 8
ut 2:30, when the breeze shifted around
TO the sea and the temperature fell,
reaching IS at six o'clock in the even
ing. Bourke, an inland town north
west of Sydney, however, is the banner
hot town, with a record of 1877 degrees.
This year it struck 119, and in January
26 days were above 100 and 10 above
11O. Only Arizona and the California
deserts can equal these figures. Phila-
delphia may be warm, but,it cannot
keep pace with Sydney.-Philadelp
Press.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
THE GERMAN WAGON.
An American Tourist Finds 1t a Strange
Continuance.

SOiAAAiNShNts
The German wagon is a strange
mixture Of use and discomfort and wen
adapted to both Being devoid of elias.
ticity, a morning ride in one over the
rough cobblestone pavement is fine
constitutional it brings into active
motions all the members of the body,
and if a thorough shaking up is good
for one. then it is also a healthful con-
trivance.
The body is cotlin-shaped; the wheels
about three feet in diameter and the
shafts single pole. What is the use
of having two poles where one will
do?" says the mattcr-of-fact German.
The lock is often in the most incon-
venient place for the driver to manage.
1t is generally some kind of screw ar
rangement, placed as far to the back
of the wagon as possible. and if there is
any necessity for its use the driver
winds it up something like hand or
gan, and in many cases the music is
about as melodious. The attachment OF
the motive power is indescribable; il
must lie seen to be appreciated. 1t is
neither an attachment of love or
beauty; it may be one of usefulness.
The custom is for the driver to walk,
the wagon generally being so small
there is not room enough for the load
and his ample proportions. have often
thought in watching these wagons that
an appropriate motto would be to those
who sought to ride in them "Memento
Mori."
If while walking along the street in
conversation with friend one of these
crude vehicles comes near you will i'm
agine that 1G1 distinct noises have
broken loose. So eXcruciating is this
disturbance that you, of necessity. cease
TO talk, finally to think, or TO use n
very common but expressive slang
phraze: "It paralyzes you"
The laws in regard TO the right Of
way appear strange to Americans. It
does not seem mutual right, the
equity. if there be any. is very one
sided. In this case the driver has the
advantage. If he happens to run over
you in the street he is the damaged
party. and if you are killed you are re-
quired not only to pay your own fu-
neral expenses, hut pay the fellow well
who killed you.-Detroit Free Press.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 19.-The private
morgue and undertaking establish
ment of w. C. Heffron, corner Vermont
and Hanover streets, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire at 1880 Saturday morn
ing. The building contained a funeral
car, two ambulances, four horses, a
large number of funeral cases and
general undertaking supplies. All
were destroyed. Mr.. He1fron could
not state the amount of his losses but
thinks his insurance will equal about
one-half those of the loss.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
o Id People e.

Old people who require medicine TO
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bit
ters. This medicine does not stimulate
and contains no whiskey or other in
toXicant, but acts as tonic and alter
ative. 1t acts mildly on the stomach
ing tone to the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of the func-
tions. Electric Bitters is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion. Old peo-
pie find it just exactly what they need
Price fifty cents and 81. 90 per bottle at
w. H. Styer's Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
A Christmas Opportunity.

To The PUBLIC
When the Willard Building was erect
ed, the Board of Education made ample
provision for place for good circu-
lating library. The teachers in the
building have endeavored to establish
such library. They have on hand Il
small fund. A few books have been
donated. There are nearly five hun
dred children in the building, and they
should have a library of one thousand
books. These books should be adapted
to children of all ages. Hoping that
everyone, realizing the good that can
be done, viii feel interested in helping
to establish library in the lower end
of our city, ! hereby designate Thurs
day, Dec. oath, as day upon which all
Christmas offerings for this library will
be received. If you have any old books
which you can spare, send them. If
you can donate money, even ten cents,
send that. You know some very good
books can be bought at twenty-five
cents each. If, in making your pur-
chases, you find book that might do
good in the hands of child, buy it for
us. Send all your offerings to the Will
lard Building Thursday Dec. cath. If
more convenient, send them to one of
the teachers or to me.
w. w. BOYD, Supt
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
BAD WHISKEY.
Circulated in the Benwood Oil
Fields Saturday Night.
Thr,e Men Dead, Trre Crazy and
yen Others May Die.
stuff Peddled From "a Buggy, and Made
of Raw Alcohol, Acid, Rain Water
and Other Unknown Ingrcd-
Ients-Its Awful Effects.

SrsTERsvIII.E, W. VA, December 2O.-
Speak easy whskev did awful work in
the Benwood oil field, iu Monroe
county, Ohio, last night.
So far MS can be ascertained, sixteen
men imbibed more or less of the stuff
and it took hold with a suddenness
not to be surpassed by the worst "cof-
fin varnish' of the slums of the big
cities or the tarantua juice Of the New
Mexican frontier.
Of the sixteen who invested in and
swallowed more or less of the brew,
three were dead at ten o'clock, another
was dying, three more were described
as crazy, and nine others were very
sick, indeed, and the lives of several of
them were dispaired Of.
The dead are;
w. H. PRICE. wealthy farmer, on
whose land the first we'll in the Ben
wood pool was discovered.
CHARLES SEIBERT merchant of
Sardis, O., who also had store in the
Beuwood field.
THOMAS CLEGG, a farmer on whose
farm there are one or more wells.
The man reported dying is:
HENRY ROTH, farmer in the Ben
wood neighborhood.
The names of the others suffering
from the frey compound could not be
ascertained, but they are all described
as oil men, working about the various
wells in the Benwood pool.
The decoction working the havoc
above referred to among those partak-
ing of it was evidently of impromptu
make and was probably either devised
in great hurry, or put up by green
hand. Raw alcohol appears to have
been the foundation, with a dash of
SOlC SOTJ Vi dCllly CSSCHCC VI
iron rust, and few other elements, in
Guiding, probably by accident, liber-
al quantity of some sort of poison.
This stuff was distributed by man in
buggy, who made tour of the field
after dark, leaving various quantities
of the alleged beverage with his pat
rons. Naturally the liquor was speed
lily sampled by the purchasers and
their friends, and in short time there
were a dozen or fifteen sick men in the
field. Price, Selbert and Clegg must
have drank more than the others, or
were particularly susceptible to the
liquid, for all three died in a short
time. Roth became very i'll about the
same time and the latest information
was that he was dying. The others
were both sick and out of their heads,
raying like maniacs, and it was feared
touight that everal of them would not
survive.
A physician was summoned for Mr..
Price and the others as soon as possi-
BILE, but found his efforts were of no
avail in the cases of Price, Seibert,
Clegg and Roth. The identity of the
man who sold the stuff was not GER
tainly known at ten o'clock tonight,
but the Monroe county authorities
were promptly advised of the matter,
and at last reports were out looking for
the fellow.
Price, one of the dead men. is rated
as tolerably wealthy, he having six big
producing wells on his farm, paying
large royalty. Clegg has also one or
two producing wells on his land, and is
in easy circumstances, as is also Sci
bert, the merchant. Roth is farmer;
but little is known of his circum-
stances
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

elsewhere is communication from
Supt. W. w, Boyd in regard to library
for Willard school building. 1t would
seem to be an excellent plan to gain
nucleus, at least for library. We
hope there may be many substantial
RESPONSES.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

NRAYs are dangerous things to pro-
ject against ones person, as their ac-
tion on skin and flesh is supposed to
be whitening one.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

The Carlisle Indians beat the Wis
consin University team at Chicago Sat
urday, by score of Il to s.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
MONDAY. DEG. 2I, 1895

TODAY, Monday, is the shortest day
of the year.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21

When buying canned corn, demand
Superior" brand, and you will enjoy
the best
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
KearneysviIIe Items.

There Will not be much moving here
on the first 1t seems as if our people
have come to stay.
The wheat is looking badly in our
neighborhood at present.
Mrs A. Trump has been great suf-
ferer the last week from gathered jaw
On Monday morning last the old, ia
miliar whistle of the stone crusher was
heard. There were put on duty full
set of hands with broad smiles and will
ing hands to fill some large contracts.
Our most enterprising farmer, Mr.. J
p. Kearfott, one of those old-time, dyed
in-thc-wool sort Of fellows, is improving
his home with the national wire fence
along the pike, and think he will try
and improve the affairs of the country
if we send him to represent us in the
Legislature this fall. Hesuits us exact
ly-whoop him up!
Harry Trump is away from home buy
ing lumber to ship to the old country,
he says-but | think he is hunting a
wife.
Ourcnterprising merchant, ). r. Lick
lider, has laid in large supply ofchcese
and crackers to stay the stomachs of the
hungry quarrymcn.
Our old prophet, Mr.. Homsher, says
we will have good weather and better
times soon. HAYSEEDER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
THE SHERIFF Atty.

The qusdrennial contest IN Jetier-
son county over the office of sheriff
appears to be opening up this year
with more spirit than usual, and the
issue between the "old ticket and the
"new ticket is on before either ticket
is announced. The Democrats of
Shenandoah Junction had a public
meeting last Saturday night, and, rath-
er hastily, it appears to us, passed res
olutions strongly opposing the "old
ticket" and favoring new one. Hast
lily, we say, because We think good cit
liens should not commit themselves on
any issue regardless of the men who
are to carry out the principles adyo-
Gated. We think the wiser plan would
be to wait until the two tickets are
before the people, then support the
one that the voter honestly believes
will be for the best interests of the
county. By request, we publish IN an
other column the resolutions referred
to-
Mention was made some weeks ago
of the probable composition of the old
ticket, which, it was said. would be
headed by Capt. Eugene Baker, with
Col. W. \. Morgan, George Porter
field and 5. c. Young as deputies. The
new ticket men have not yet made
up combination, but among the names
mentioned for high sheriff are those OF
Isaac H. Srider, Albert F. Davis and
J. W. Rider. For deputies the names
of J. y. Tmssell S. J. Strder, c. W.
Conrad. William Burns, NJ. J. Bill
mver, Charles Z. Jones, B. F. Langdon,
Richard Henderson, Robert Wlthers,
William Undertake and others are
referred to. They are good men, and
if ticket Is made up Of them they will
put up a strong fight.
The REGISTER S only interest III the
shrievalty contest is that the best men
for the place may be selected. We
hope, too, that the fight may be one
with no bitterness and conducted with
fairness and good feeling.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
3. & Q. Improvements.

Specifications are being prepared
for 5000 new freight cars and about
rs new locomotives for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. While most Of
the new locomotives will be designed
for freight service the order will also
include some for hauling passenger
trains The order will be one Of the
largest ever placed bya railroad COM
pany. 1t is roughly estimated that 1t
will involve an expenditure Of over
100000. The equipment Of the
road has been over-taxed for num-
Der of years, and it is said that large
volume of traffic which could have
been secured could not be handled.
Major A. H. Johnson, chief engineer
of maintenance of way Of the Balu-
more and Ohio, has handed in his res
ignation, to take effect in July. No
one will be appointed to succeed him.
The work Of this branch of the service
will be consolidated with the engineer
ing department, under Chief Engineer
William T, Manning For about six
teen years Major johnson has been
connected with the Baltimore and
Ohio. He was injured in an accident
on the Ohio River Railroad about five
years ago, and since that time has
suffered considerable inconvenience
from his injuries He intends 10 re-
move to his home, near Manassas, Va,
where he has large farm. Major
johnson is sixty years old.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
Notes From Nearby.

Ayoung man named Turner,a glass
blower from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was
struck and killed by a train at Bruins
wick the other day,
A fire at Chambersburg, Pa, last
TIL rsdav burned out the White busi-
ness block, causing loss Of $4,000.
The Register printing office was
burned out.
David R. Smith was arrested at 2
o'clock last Saturday morning at the
home of his mother, in Clear Spring
district of Washington county. He
was charged with burning down the
barn ofhis landlord, Rev David Gsell,
a Mennonite preacher, on the morning
of January %,
In addition to the Army Memorial
Arcbway, which viii de erected at
Gapland, this summer, and the con-
templated pike along the summit Of
the mountain between Gapland and
Mrs. Admiral Dahlgrens summer
home, large hotel, to cost $4,000,
is also spoken of for Gapland.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02

We have just received our Spring
Stock, and if you call you will find it
much larger and prices lower than be-
fore. Our Grocery Stock is filed
with all fresh goods in season, Of the
best quality, and new Stock being re-
ceived each week. In Shoes, we have
received 400 pairs at much lower
prices than few months ago. Shoes
for Ladies, Men and Children from
% cents to S2.5O-none higher. A
full Stock of Garden Seed in package
or bulk, and Garden Tools at very
low prices. Seed Potatoes and Onion
Sets. The cheapest lot Of Whitewash
Brushes are here, China and Glass
ware, new and pretty; 1O-piece Cham
Der Sets 50; 100-piece Dinner Sets
from SO to SIC. Any thing you
need in fine China we can get. Call
and see us. Iofier you well-selected
Stock of seasonable goods up to all
your requirements and at prices with
in your means. Cash or trade.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
Some of Our Prices

Mems half Hose, former price x
now &c; l0c Hose we sell for &c, 90
80 on; Women's Hose from &c %
at a discount Of from 20 to p Fl
cent.
Mems SOC Shirts for Csc Mead
s1.0O Shirts for Zoe; Mems Undo
wear Shirts for 20 and 2jc, and 8
wool Shirts for CSC.
Our SOC Overalls, double-knee' T
38c.
Two papers Of the best Pin. for Z
We have Pins at 3 for Sc and Needs
at 1c to &c per paper.
A nice line Of Linen Collar 80
Cuffs at greatly reduced prices.
We also have a nice line Of BraaI
Hamburgs and other Edgings.
Table Oilcloth, old price 2jc, Pna|
now lSc.
Our SOC Corsets for 38c, our ST.
Colsets for 75c; we have Corsen 7
low as l8c.
We sell Buttons very cheap, u
instance, Pants Buttons at &c gros
Cottonade at 10, Is and lIc;
great reduction.
Outcloth at &c, and the best at I"
Red Table Damask at the wondsI
full low price of 20c.
We have some royal bargains
Queensware. Our $500 Tea -
for $3.50; our $500 Tea Seu u
800 in fact all our Glass and oi'S
Ware must be sold.
Three cans Tomatoes for 2Oc, RI
Mar Brand.
Corn Starch SC, Bell Starch ii =
All our sc Soaps at 1 cent?.
Rabbits Potash at &c.
All &c Baking Powders at 4.
Tea from 20 TO SOC.
Backing &c box.
Arbuckle's and lowering Coffee I
20c. We have a good Coffee at u.
Remember Boots and Shoes at D.
price on Thursdays aid Saturday.
Hats and Caps at half price al :
times.
We want Eggs and Butter ID .
change for all our Goods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
Mass Meeting at Shenandoah Junction.

At a meeting of the Democrats OF
Shenandoah Junction precinct in favor
of 'new ticket" for county officers,
held at the school-house, Saturday
March IS, E. H. Mcdonald was elected
chairman and J. Y Blackford secretary.
On motion a committee was appointed
to draft suitable resolutions for the ac-
ton of the meeting and reported the
following:
Whereas. the Office of sheriff Of this
county has been under the control OF the
same set of men for many years in vlo-
lation of our constitution, which pro-
vides that no sheriff shall succeed HIM
self or be succeeded by his deputy or be
deputy to his successor who have eX-
ercised the vast power of this office not
only to retain said Office, but to control
all the other offices of the county, which
combined power of office-holders IS
known as the "old ticket, and are again
in the field as candidates for their old
positions; their fight is not made before
the public. but before the Democratic
primaries. knowing that if successful
there the loyal Democrats of the county
will elect them at the polls; their sue
cess and power has been the result OF
organization. and there must be thor
ough organization to defeat them; be-
lieving. as we do, that no set of men are
entitled to fill all of the Offices of the
county continuously, but that the same
should be open to all good citizens of the
county. and that under the government
of the odd ticket" our county taxes
have been increased as our ability TO
pay them has decreased; that the man
agement and expenditure of the funds
of the county is not in the interest of the
people. but for the favored few; that
the best interests of the county would
be subserved by a defeat of the odd
ticket" therefore,
Resolved, LIST, That we as Democrats
pledge ourselves to do all in our power
to defeat this "old ticket at the Dem.
| ocratic primaries. and to this end asso-
ciate ourselves together under the name
of the Democratic Reform League OF
Shenandoah Junction
ID. That we request the Democrats OF
the several precincts Of the county who
are in sympathy with this movement &c
meet and organize similar leagues.
3D. That the chairman of each league
so organized shall be a member of com.
mittec to meet together and agree upon
a time and place for a convention OF
leagues. which shall select suitable men
to be voted for at the Democratic pri
maries for all county officers to be elect
ed in November next
18th, That we proceed at once to effect
a permanent organization by the enroll
ment of members and the election of d
chairman. secretary and treasurer.
9Th. That all the Democratic papers
of the county be requested to publish
copy of these proceedings
The foregoing resolutions were unan
imously adopted and twenty-five Dem
ocrats enrolled their names as member,
of the league The temporary officers
were made the permanent officers of the
League. 1t was resolved that each mem
Der present should be a committee to in
crease our membership. The meeting
then adjourned TO meet at the same
place. Saturday, April 1, at $50 p. m.