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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

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OIL CITY. Pa. OCT. 4.-Thrss Der.
sous were burned to death and sevsr
more severely injured In Q IRE that de.
stroysd the Hotel Brooklyn at Kellet.
Vile. Is miles southeast Of Oil City
yesterday morning. The building was
. three story one. roughly built Of dou.
BILE boards. and burned like tinder.
When the firemen nrst discovered II
there were II persons asleep in the no.
tel. The fire. which had originated or
the second moor Of the building, shu,
on all retreat from rooms on the floors
above.
Six men on the second floor and five
on the third saved themselves by jump.
ing from the windows to the ground be.
low. but not without severe burns oI
hurts. Those killed are:
Professor Tucker. aged about IS years
who travelled about the country givins
stereopticon sketches. and is supposed
to have come from Sewickley, near
Pittsburg.
Andrew Salsgiver Of Tionesta. a NAL
carrier. aged 81 years and partially
paralyzed.
Miss Kate Miller OF Kelletville. aged
10 years.
Miss Emma Kiser. a teacher in the
Kelletville schools. was so badly burn.
ed about the face and body and so Sc.
verely injured by jumping from the
second story OF the hotel that she may
die.
What remained of the bodies OF
Tucker and Salsgiver was gathered
together and was not enough to al
an ordinary cigar box. The fire Is sup.
posed TO have originated by Professor
Tucker knocking over lamp in his
bedroom, as he had the toothache and
used the lamp for making hot applica.
tions.
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PROTECTING HIS BODY.
Ghouls VIII Have q Hard Time to Get
at Pullman's Cofhn.

at Euiimhhs SotHu.
CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-Ghouls will no,
steal the body OF George NJ Pullman
unless they blast through concrete and
asphalt as hard as granite and burst
steel rails capable OF holding up a mod.
ern skyscraper.
The body Of the magnate was placed
in a lead lined coffin covered with tai
paper and rested upon bed Of cement
III feet thick In a grave s feet deep.
wide and l3 feet long.
An inch OF asphaltum was plastered
under and around the coffin. Then the
spaces at the head and sides were filled
with concrete, which quickly hardened
to stone.
Eight heavy steel IT. rails were laid
across the top OF the box. the ends rest.
Ing on the concrete walls at either side
and their lower surfaces clearing the
asphaltum covering by half an inch. the
distance to which the side walls OF con.
crete had been built above the asphal.
tum.
The rails were fastened together with
two long iron rods which run parallel
to the side Of the lid Of the coffin. More
tar paper was then used to prevent the
flow of concrete into the space between
the rails and the asphaltum. and the
walling was carried to the top.
Mr.. Pullman's will has been read to
the family by Mr.. Runnells. the solc-
itor of the Pullman company and Mr..
Pullman's attorney.
Neither Mr.. Runnells nor any mem.
ber of the family will make the details
public. 1t is said that Robert T. Lin
coin and Morgan B. Ream are the ex-
ecutors. These gentlemen also refused
to speak OF the details.
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Dor any proOptoe exocution-
Make caches on platforms nix feet
high. Wolves.
All distances are gigantic. Il u aooe
miles from eitka to Klondike.
A boat leaving Dawson Sept. % 10
chased to the mouth by freesins water.
All wood In the Aleutian Islands
grow on glaciers In Alaska.
Whole forests break into the sea.
Some streams are bridged by gia-
ciers.
Some wood is beautifully polished by
glacier action.
Avalanches In the interior are un-
known.
Owing to dryness there Is not much
suffering from the cold.
Take a i0-4S rifle with telescope
sights.
One small tribe makes 81. 900 a year
from silver fox skins. They are worth
$3.50 each.
Exposed portions Of the body freeze
in three minutes.
Choush hptary. OHc biDiep one
Shakespeare.
Snowshoes are not needed In the
mine country.
Buy mines from discouraged miners
The Klondike river is forty yards
wide at its mouth. Water shallow and
clear.
The Klondke fever is not dangerous
unless aggravated by Chilkoot chills.
Alaska was purchased in 1867 from
Russia for $1,000 900; the purchase was
negotiated by William II. Seward.
Its area In square miles is 53l. 400.
Population Census Of 1S90). 3O329, OF
whom but 4,4l6 were whites, $500 Es-
quimaux. and 1875 Indians.
Estimated present population, 10000.
Principal cities, Sitka (the capitaD,
Juneau, Wrangel. Circle City.
Principal mountains. Mount Logan.
altitude 1880 feet Mount st. Elias,
lS.1o0; Mount Wrangel. 17,5O0
Governor of the territory, James d.
Brady; residence at Sitka.
Principal occupations OF the people,
hunting and fishing
Estimated product Of gold to date.
$40. .OOO. 900.
Product Of gold In 1896. $4,670 900.
Klondike in English is Deer River.
The river is so designated on the maps
Travel to Dawson City by the st.
Michaels. Dyea or skaguay route is
possible only In June. July and August.
Climate in winter severe In the ex-
treme; winter beginning in September.
During June and July continuous
daylight; during December and Janu-
ary continuous night
Gold was first discovered in Alaska
in 1879.
The Yukon River Is not open until
after the 10th day Of June.
Do not let any, one convince you to
the contrary.
These are cold facts.
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A NEW Talu,fpH.
The Dreaded Consumpsiem Can BE
Cured.

T. 4. Slocum. the Great chemist and Scientist.
Wul send 70 Sufferers. Three Free Bottles OF
His Newly Discovered Remedies TO Cure Con
sumption and al Lung troubles.
Nothing could be fairer. more philantroplc or
carry more JOY 10 the afi,ctrd. than the geuer.
Gus offer OF the honored ana distinguished chem.
Isl, I. A. Siocum. N. G., OF New York Uity.
He has discovere@ a reliable and absolute cure
Tor consumption. aud all bronchial, throat lung
and chest diseases. catarrhal affections, general
decline AID weakness, loss OF flesh ahd all Con.
ditions OF wasting away. and TO make It's great
merits Known, viii send three Tree bottles OF his
newly discovered remedies 10 any afflicted read.
OF the Posr.
Already his "new scientific system OF medl.
clue has permanently eur Il thousands OF ap.
pa-ently hopeless cases
The Doctor considers u not only his proIes.
sional. but his religious duty-a duty which he
ownes TO suffering huInanity-do donate his In.
fallible cure.
He has provided the dreaded consumption''
70 be cnrable diSea beyond a doubt. In any
climate. and has on lille IN his American aud
european laboratories thousands OF "heartfelt
testimonials or gratitude" from those benefited
and cured. In all parts OF the world.
Catarrhal and pulmonary troubles lead To con.
sumption, ana consumption. uninterrupted
means speedy and certain death Don't DELAY
until u IL too late Simply write 4. A. Slocuui,
NJ. G 9s Pine Street. New YORK. giving express
and postoffice address. and the free medicine
VIII be promptly sent. Please tell the Doctor
you saw his OIfer in the Posr.
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HERE AND THERE.

In the Hawaiian islands there are
twice % many men as women.
In the Klondike region in midwinter
the sun rises from $3.50 to 10 o. m. and
sets from to 3p, m.
Brazil IL now the principal coffee pro-
ducing country Of the world. In 1895
the crop was estimated at 7.Ooo,oo
bags.
During 1905 the United States export
ed 10 Mexico 81, ,ooo, 900 worth Of goodA
and in Tho succeeding year $2i. .ooo. 900
worth. :.
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little sufferer and tried every remedy We
saw advertised for such cases but got no re-
lief. We began giving DR.. Niles Nervine.
and after taking four bottles she was run.
ming about a. we'll and happy a. ever"
DR.. Niles Remedies are sold BY an drug.
gists under . positive guarantee. hrst bottle
bsnents or money refunded. Book on Hssss
and Nerves sent free 70 al applicants.
DR.. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhast lno.
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Worlds Pacing Record Beaten.

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 25.-Searchlisht,
the 3-year- r-old son Of Dark Knight, has
beaten the worlds pacing record OF
2:o9k for 3-year-olds. going the mile in
2:07 fiat. The frst quarter was In 0:34la
the half being reached In 1:02h. AT
the three-quarters the watcn snoweu
1:35N, and the mile was reached in 2:07.
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PILES PERMANENTLY CURED
In from 3 To ) days time. by the use
OF l.D..MO.

-'' - WITT " =" y USyS
or l.D..MO.
One bottle guaranteed to cure any
case ut piles, regardless Of how long
standing. what you have tried, or
what your physician may claim.
Money refunded il perman. mt cure il
not obtained in the most severe cases
IN less than 5 days time. After all
others fail get Lo Mo and he cured.
Price 75c. per bottle, sent prepaid
to any address. on receipt of price.
Address Harry Logue, 1O9 W Fourth
street, Williamsport, Pa. 923-ly
ss-Sold by all first class druggists
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bsr AND NUGGETS
\ About Alaska Not known by
|gbody. but Worth Knowing.

-. Infornation and s1gges.
~ That Will Prove Useful g
k.r,ens Contenplating . Pros
L..ttug Trip Through the Laaa
4 Gold, Panned Out After Care
Z, wsshing of . Hundred Trav-
L.rs, Tales-What, where, when,
law and whom to DO.
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but failed. We called
several physicians but
the spasms continued.
her tongue became
partially paralyzed
and the doctors said
she would never talk
again. Night and day
Ha watched tha moor
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To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No.To-
Bac, the onder.worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
tced Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
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$l.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or sent by mail on receipt of price.
BOOKS Containing invaluable information OF
rpcc interest to all women, will he sent to
Shee any address upon application, by
vns sRAoFiELo REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, Ga.
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THE DANGER

to which the Expeetant Mother is
exposed and the foreboding and
dread with which she looks for
ward to the hour of woman's
severest trial is appreciated by but
few. All effort should be made
to smooth these rugged places
in life's pathway for her. ere she
presses to her bosom her babe.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

~HE many cases Of spasms, st. Vitus
dance and epilepsy that DR.. Niles
Restorative Nervine has cured. would
alone give this great remedy wide reputa-
tion. Mrs. Walter A. Steward, 10 Broadway,
Kingston, N. Y. says March 3, 1896: "ln 1898,
while on visit to friends our little girl was
taken with spasms. We hastened home TO
our family physician. He did all he could
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Active gentle.
w men or laiieS TO travel for responsible. rs.
tablished house In Snyder County. Monthly
$500 and expenses. Position steady, Refer
pnce Enclose Selt-adirpsSed stamped enve-
lope. The Dominion Company Dept Y Cnca-
90, Illinois. gl6-lGt
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
ALASKA -KLoNDYKE
GOLD Mining Co.

Capital Stock, 100000 Shares of
$1,000 each, fully paid and non-as-
scssable, of which 25O,OOO Shares
are now offered for subscriptions at
par.
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HANDLES HORSES WELL.

IIettv HOunG WOman DPfveF WiHs q
Race In Maine.
Here Is a woman. young and pretty.
who can drive fast horses with all the
airy abandon Of Budd Doble or any Of his
compatriots. Her name is Miss Leota
Elliott, and she lives in Danforth. Me.
Who would ever suspect the staid and
diRnifel old Pine Tree state Of pro.
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T'I NHIN' 10Th Day.
$r.sIENCTI REMEDY

-%r.Sl ENCII REMEDY
~" !;I'rs IN" above results In 30 days. 1t actl
powerfully and quickly. CurcS when all others fail
,"'ins men IN REGAIN their lost manhood and OH
.G VII! recover their youthful vlgor By using
',"NiNb. 10 quickly and surely restores Nervous.
i"r> Lo't Vitality, lmpotrHcy. Nightly Emissions,
Lost lOT"r Failing Memory. Wasting Diseases and
III 'f'rtA ot N"iiGbuse or excess and indscretion.
"n'ch units ne for udy. business or narriage Il
n"i only cures by starting at the seat OF disease but
Ereat nerve tonic aud blood builder. briag
J back the pink glow to pale cheeks lnd re-
"o'ing the lire OF youth. 1t wards Off insanity
ana Consurn ption. Insist on having RENINO, no
3sher. IL can be carried In vest pocket BY mail
El.OO per package. or SIX for $500, with a posi-
siSe written guarantee to cure or refund
.as money. Circular tree Address
!OyAL MEDICINE Co.. 27l Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL
For sale at Middeburgh, by W. II. SPANGLER
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MOTHERS FRIEND

allays Nervousness, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache. Etc. Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pain-is left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of Mothers Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
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lDrOpcrtics:

Eight "old Placer Claims aggregatiny leo
Acres In Extent, located on Forty Mile Creek
under United states mining laws. Development
has proved the pay streak 10 be five feet thic k
and has yielded placer dirt that pans from si0
to SIS to the pan. Five Gold Placer Claims, az.
grcgating 100 Acres In extent, on Porcupinc
River, that pans from .5 cents to 80 to pan.
Ten Gold Placer Claims, aggrega,ing 20 acres
on the Tanna River, panning from SO 10 so "a
yard.
A fine gold quartz lode in Alaska, which as
says from els to 500 per ton. The lode sho W
an enormous outcrop Of free milling ore,-vein
at surface being II feet thick ON this property
have made II locations OF 1900 feet by 100 feet.
eaualing l20 acres. We don't claim that IL is
the mother lode, but we do know 1t is without
an equal FOR prospective values.
The estimates and statement above are of
necessity based upon information Obtained
from our Superintendent, and are believed and
accepted by the company.
This company having acquired extensive
holdings OF rich placer and gold quartz proper
ties capable OF earning large dividends on its
stock. offers to investors advantages that in
sure large and profitable returns.
Mr.. George W. Morgan, our Superintendent
has been OH the Yukon Ior the past year work
ing in the interest OF this company Therefore,
we are not asking any one TO contribute to "a
project unplanned but to one thoroughly ma
tured. This company, with Its able aids, ex-
tensive knowledge, and great resources, Is GER
tain 10 become one OF the richest companies OPP
Grating in Alaska.
Our President takes pleasure In referring you
to the following list OF references
James K. Dewey, Mills & Co, Bankers, Detroit,
Mich;
LOUIS G. Tetard. Commissioner Worlds Fair
from Mexico. The Rookery," Chicago, Ill
Senator II. NJ Teller, OF Colorado;
John shafroth, Representative TO Congress,
Colorado;
J. NJ. Bell, ,Representatiyet to Congress Colorado;
Z. G. Clement Washington Trust Co. building,
Washington, ID. c.;
Joseph &. Helm, ex-Chief Justice Of Colorado; |;
Charles ID. Hsyt, Chief Justice Of Colorado;
G. b. Vaughan, 2is Times Herald. Chicago, H.;
Maurice Joyce, Electro Picture, Star Building,
Washington, d. c.;
Capt. J. J. Lambert, Owner and Editor Chief.
tain, Pueblo, COL;
8. l.. Hillegman, Tax Agent NJ. p. X. h. ST.,
Louis, Mo-;
X. 4. Gowan, Drexei Co, Philadelphia.
The full-paid stock is now offered
at Ten DOLLARS per share. Send
your orders to the
Alaska-KlOnayfe Gold Mining Co.,
No. % Broadway, New York.
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The business OF the Alaska. londyke Gold
Mining Company will be to run u line OF steam.
ers on the Yukon River, and between Seattle
and the different parts OF Alaska, open supply
stores at the different camps. do q general
transportation, commercial and banking bus.
mess, and, in addition, deal in Mining Claims
and work the mines already owned and that
may hereafter be acquired by the Company
The Company controls the following
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DtRECTORh
James Rice, late Secretary State OF Colorado;
VIM. Shaw. capitalist, Chicago:
X. NJ. TitcOmb. Vice President and General
Manager Eastman Fruit Dispatch Co..
II. c. Fash, member Maritime Exchange, New
York;
Geo. W. Morgan, Circle City, Alaska;
John r. Lowther,t New York
George T. Duriee, Fall Rider. Mass.
ADVISORY BOARD.
Hon l.. ii. Wakefield, Associate Justice, Firs,
District Court South Framinghoni, Mass.
Hon, u. q. Richmond. late President Court OF
Appeal, Denver, Col;
). q. UpdegraY, late Treasurer T.ycoming Coun.
ty, Williamsport, Penn.
Samuel NJ. Bryan, President Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co Washington, ID. c:
Dr. X. c. Fisher, ,3ai Michigan Ave. Chicago
H.;
Col. p. A. Huffman, Detroit, Mich:
NJ q. Is. Swift, Attorncy.atIaw, Fall River,
Mass,
lsaac W. scott, Deduty Collector, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
Vim. f. Mcknight, Altoruey.atI-,w Grand
Rapids, Mich.
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III know one lady, the mother of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth Of each, who obtained bottle OF
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful"
JOHN G.. PoLHILL, Macon, Ga.
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"wednesday, OCT. ~.
st. Paul man was fined SIS by
Judge for stealing kiss.
Fifteen British were killed in fight
with the tribesmen in India.
Sioux City. Ia, has put forward .
rheme to buy its Ave street railways.
Fire in Wards Island Insane asylum
New York. did $4,000 damage. No one
was hurt.
A detachment Of Anglo Egyptian cav
airy routed the Dervishes near Berber.
in Egypt.
DR.. w. II. Ford, president Of the Phil
adelphla board Of health. died In Bel
mar. N, ].
Maurice E. Moran Of the Superior
(Wis.) football team was probably "a
tally injured In game.
One woman was killed and IL persons
Injured by an explosion in the Coma
Fuse works. San Francisco.
William Millard. ex-collector Of taxes
Of Peoria. Ills. was arrested. charged
with the defalcation Of $4,000.
A travelling salesman named Cami-
made fatally shot his wife In Philadsl-
phiA. They had been separated some
Years.
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-24

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Tur-
ley, neal Wing Lane, was a scene of
merriment last Friday evening, when
their granddaughter, Miss May s. Ayres,
who has been visiting her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. M. w. Ayres, of Buffalo, N. Y
returned home, after having spent a
period of eleven weeks in that part of the
country.
At a few minutes before s O'Clock,
while Miss Ayres was playing IN the
organ, a number of her m any friends
gathered and surprised her by dsopping
in to spend the evening with her and
have q social time together. The time
was passed away with games, charades.
tricks and music and singing until 10
O'Clock, when the guests were invited
out to the diniug-room, where refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were served,
to which all did ample justice. AS the
minutes slipped by and the midnighE
hour rolled around, the company de
/ parted for their different homes after
wishing the hostess a hearty welcome to
| her home.
The following are the names of those
| present: Misses Elsie Vanmeter, Florence
Hudson, Ida Harris, Sadie D~enelsbeck,
Altha Riddick, Name Harris, Melia
Schade, Frances Burt, Annie P~ierson,
Georgia Hues, Sallie Richman, Bertha
Rodman, Mary Turley, Leola Harrison,
and Miss Reeves, Messrs. Joseph Robin
son, Harry Conover, Hartman Richman,
Joseph Drivor, VIM. Walker, Oscar
Adams, Samuel Croft, VIM. Dean,
Randolph Richman, Clarence, Harry
and Eddie D~enelsbeck, Joseph Dubois,
Henry Harris, Edgar Wilkinson aud
Mr.. Lafferty. Mrs. L. B. Richmsn, Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Denelsbeck. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Coles, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Borton, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Strstton,
Mr.. and Mrs. jackson Morgan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Wilkinson. Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. 2.
Turley and Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Turley.
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-24

Rev. Mr.. Steaokler, of Atlantic City
occupied the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
Church ON Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Ewing has been appointed q
delegate to represent the local Christian
Endeavor Society at the State Conven.
ton at Paterson on October 6 to s inclu-
sive.
The County Executive Committee OF
the Christian Endeavor Society met in
the Presbyterian Church last week and
resolved to hold the next County Conven.
ton In the Presbyterian Church hers.
The Central Division Of the County
Christian Endeavor Societies will meet
In the Baptist Church on the evening OF
October 18th. Rev. John A. Brown, Of
the Williamstown Presbyterian Church
and Rev. Frank Farley, will address the
meeting.
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-24

Miss Carrie Howell, of Phoenixville, is
the guest of Miss Elsie Tuft.
The ladies of the Nj. E. Church rea-
liked a snug sun from their festival.
Miss Virginia Bell spent a few days
with her friend, Miss Lillian Lippincott,
of Woodstown.
Thomas Mulkeen has a pear tree, one
half of which is full of ripe pears and
the other halt is covered with blossoms.
Three persons were baptized and
twelve were received into full connection
in the M. e. Church on Sunday morning.
Miss Emma Walker and Mrs. @. V.
Armstrong spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. L. G. Murphy and family, of
Elmer.
George W. Ayres attended the reunion
Of his regiment, the 124th Pennsylvania,
at Paoli, last week. Mrs. Ayres accom-
panied him.
The property and lot of the late Joseph
Lambert, on Greenwich street, was sold
in Salem on Saturday to the Odd Fellows
Lodge here for $1,000.
Mr.. Frank X. Watson, who has been in
the employ of John w. Dunham during
the Summer months, left on Monday for
Princeton, where he resumed his stud
les.
Robert Wilson has cut several carloads
of large chestnut trolley wire poles. and
is shipping them to different parts OF
| New Jersey. He procures them on the
property Of Mrs. Margaret Bell.
Mrs. Catharine Kirby has r~eliDquished
| housekeeping. and is going to live with
her children. Previous to her departure
about fifty OF her children, grandchil
dren, nephews and nieces met at her
house and had a grand time. The 90.
J casion was also her eighty-third birthday