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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

My son has been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago
l persuaded him to take some of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoes
Remedy. After using two bottles ol
the 25-cent size he was cured. l give
this testimonial, hoping some one
similarly afflicted may read it and bt
benefited. Thomas @, Bower, Glencoe
o. For sale by City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21
1.-TWO hundred bushels
L of Potatoes remove

eighty pounds of actual" Pot
ash from the soil. One thou
sand pounds of a fertilizer con-
taIning 80 actual" Potash
will supply just the amount
needed. If there is a de-
fciency of Potash, there will be
a falling-off in the crop.
We have some valuable
books telling about compost
ton, use and value OF fertilizers
for various crops. They are
sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
% Nassau ST.. New York.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

TITLES ARE KNOCKED sKYwARD.
Chancellor Sneed Holds They Are Void
Alb InitiO.

Last week there was printed in The
COMET decision made by Chancellor
Sneed, in which tax-sale deeds recent
ly made by circuit court clerks are void.
There were two other cases before the
chancellor in which he was asked to set
aside the title to property acquired in
that way. We copy the opinion and
the comments made upon 1t from the
Memphis Scimitar.
Following is the chancellor's opinion
in full, except his Introductory SEN
tences, where he recites the averments
of the bill, none of them necessary to a
full comprehension of the opinion here
printed:
THE FAULT OF STATE OFFICERS.
'Both of these bills have been con
fronted at the threshold by demurrers,
and these demurrers admit the abso-
lutte verify of every averment in the
bills. In the foregoing pages of this
opinion are copious extracts from each
of the bills which demonstrate very
clearly that these complainants, the one
widow and the other an unmarried
woman, cannot be charged with indiff-
erence to their duties to the govern
ment that protects them and their
property; but that their seeming neg
ligence is chargeable not to them, but
to the fault, negligence and misfea-
saneeOf certain officers of the law, who
were invested with their official func-
tions not alone to protect the interest
of the state, the county and the muni-
cipality, but to see to it also that the
citizen in such an unequal fight shall
suffer no disparagement or wrong.
"The averments Of the bills, in ad.
| ing the court how this imbroglio was
brought abont, appeal pathetically MOI
only to the conscience, but to the sym.
pathies of court of equity; and is a
least an admonition that the rights O.
both parties are worthy deep and pa
tient scrutiny.
"It is solemnly asserted in argumen
that the government is not bound o.
affected by the mistakes, errors, irregu
larities, or inaccuracies Of its subordi
nate officers in this important matte
of collecting its revenues. This is, il
effect, but a reiteration of the roya
maxim that the king can do no wrong
1t is not true that the state can do n,
wrong, and there can be no shadow o
differ ence in moral obliquity between
the mala ides of an individual and
what the Romans were wont to call, tn
puniea fides of a commonwealth.
such shadow there be, it must fall upol
the latter, which, in undertaking b.
stringent law to enforce good citizen
ship, should light up q standard c
morality for the people worthy of
sovereign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

New York capitalists are securing
ninety-day options on the rice mills of
New Orleans, and it is believed the
movement has in view monopoly of
the rice industry of the south.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21
MUST DIsrRAIN AND aARNIsH.

purchaser.
MUST DIsTRAIN AND GARNIsH.
"rhe said Act Of chapter /, para.
graph go, contains this emphatic pro-
vision: All taxes remaining unpaid on
the first Tuesday in March OF each year
shall Immediately be collected by the
county trustee by distress and sale Of
any personal property liable therefor,
and the tax books in the hands Of said
trustee shall have the force and effect
of distress warrant or execution from
court Of record authorizing him to
make such distraint and sale. When
he cannot find personal property he
will proceed by garnishment process,
returnable before any justice of the
peace.
"This statutory provision is no nov
city in this state, but has the sanction
Of more than three generations, and
has never been repealed or materially
modified. It was the law in 1918 and
prior to that time, and when a question
like this was before the supreme court
of that period it was held that before Q
sale of land for taxes could be held
valid it must approximately appear that
there was no personal property that
could be distrained for the payment
Hamilton vs.. Burum, 3 Yerger, 359
And the court said in another case thai
every circumstance prescribed for the
sale of land for taxes is to be consider
ed as a guard to prevent oppression,
and condition without the observance
of which the sale which follows will bC
void. 8 Hayes, 90. A directory statute
is one that guides, and may or may no
be literally followed where no citizen
vested rights are unlawfully infringed
A mandatory statute is one that com
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21
A Keen Clear Rrain.I

Your best feelings, your social posi-.
ton or business success depend largely
on the perfect action of your stomach
and liver. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
give increased strength, a keen, clear
brain, high ambition. A 25 cent box
will make you feel like a new being.
Sold by r. 8. Bolton, druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

The native police in one Of the towns
of the island of Negros have mutinied.
Beyond the fact that one American Of
ficer was killed, no details have been
received at Manila.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

Japan is making inroads in diplo-
matic way in China and the influence
of Rusaia is on the wane. Japanese
diplomats are now hand-in-glove with
the Empress Dowager.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

USE DR.. BuLL's CoUaH SYRUP FOR
your cough or cold on chest or rlungs.
1t is truly wonderful medicine. No
other remedy has made so many re-
markable cures. Price 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

Speaker Henderson named the House
Committee on Rules, to consist Of the
Speaker and Messrs. Dalzell, Of Penn
sylvania; Grosvenor, Of Ohio; Richard
son, of Tennessee, and Baily of Texas.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21
THE LEGISLATURE,

In October, 1871, he was elected to
the legislature as one ofthe representa-
tives from Rutherford county. He was
at this time only 2s years of age, and
recognized as one of the foremost par
liamentarians of the state, and for this
reason was, on the opening day of the
Tennessee legislature, elected speaker
of the house, He returned the follow
ing session of the legislature as mem
Der OF the senate. Two years later he
was sent as delegate to the national
democratic convention at st. Lous, af-
ter which his career as congressman
commenced. He was elected by large
maiorities to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth,
Fifty first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third
congresses. With former Speaker
Crisp of the houseIof representatives he
was on innumerable occasions invited
to the chair, and while the famous Will
son tariff bill was under consideration
in committee of the whole Congress-
man Richardson was the presiding
officer, and discharged the trying du-
ties of the position at that time in a
manner that won the applause and ap-
probation of friends and enimies alike.
AS presiding officer he has few equals
in the country.
Maj. Richardson is very geniar
man, of great personal magnetism, anG
possesses the happy faculty of making
friends with persons soon after having
come in contoct with them. He is
oourtly, excellent man and brillian
conversationalist as we'll. He is per
serving and untiring in everything b,
undertakes, and works to make th'
most and best OF il.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

EIUMoRS, boils, pimplcs and all
II eruptions arcdac TO impure blood,
and by purifying the blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla they are CURED.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21
DO You Contemplate Going West .

Do You Contemplate Going West9
Do you know anyone who does? II so,
I win be glad to quote rates and sched-
ules, and furnish maps and informa-
w. T. ROGERS. T. P. A.
Knoxville, Tenn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

0nERa "a weakness easily cured by
DR.. Miles Nerve Plasters.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21
"Acttons Of the Just
Smell Syeet. /"

The fragrance of life Is
Uigor and strength, neither of
4vhich can Be found IN a per-
son qUhose blood Is inpSrs,
and qVhose eVsry breath
speaks Of internal troubles.
Hoods Sarsap1rilla ppnfisS
Uitaliges and enricheS the
Blood gives a good appetite
and makes the 1veak strong.
Run Down -" Ny husband sDas run
doom IN health and ali tired out. Those
excellent medicines, Hoods Pills and Sarsa-
panata, baat hin Up again." Nrs. Il. /.
Mo1ory, To1vanda, Pa.
J@odl !: &:l'Qldoba'l@ &
i5ta4 ". "a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-21

ject to sale at the time it was sold, and
the sale was absolutely void, and the
deed of the officer vested no title in the
purchaser.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
TAX DODGERS, LOOK OUT.

Tax dodgers, look out! According
to the Elyria Reporter a secret agent
has been at the court house for sew
eral weeks looking over the books in
the recorders office and nobody SEEM
ed to know what his business was.
1t develops, however, that all this is
in pursuance of a well laid plan of the
county commissioner to discover who
the tax dodgers are and the location
of the property and for how long it
has been concealed. The agent is to
collect what he finds in arrears, and
as all this business is in harmony
with a statute made and provided" p"
it can be pushed to a successful ter
mination. The agent now has in his
possession more than hundred names
of Lorain county citizens who have
forgotten" to list all their property
from year to year for some time past,
and the property thus sequestrated
is estimated at several hundred thou
sand dollars. There will soon be a call
for some of the good people of our
county to go to Elyria and answer
questions,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
HE KNEW.

''IIov yez heard about ut?" queried
Shanigan, with a well-simulated in
dignation. 'Dhe authorities wudn't
let 'em bury poor ovid woman yis-
terday!"
"Wudn't let 'em bury her?" ejacu-
lated McLuberty. "An' for phwoy not,
oi dun'no.?"
"She wasn't dead! That's wan on
yez, Mack"
"Niver moind! Niver moind! Orll
work it aph on sawmbody ilse."
Meeting O'Hoggarty little later, he
remarked, "Ut's savages thot rule us,
d'yez moind."
"Oi'm not married lncsilf," replied
O'Haggerty, calmly.
"Oi don't mean thot. Begorra dhey
wudn't let 'em bury poor ovid dead
woman Yesterday"
"Phoy not?"
Because she wasn't dead. Haw!
haw!"
wasn't dead! Dhe divil! Yez just
said she was dead!"
"Av OF did, oi got ahead av mesilf.
Ut's a joke, d'yez see? Oi am wag
D'yez know what a wag is?"
"Yis!"
"Phwot, thin?"
"a wag is dom fool!"-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
KENTUCKY MOoNsHINE.

A. E. French, one OF the publishers
Of the Wellington (0hio) Enterprise, a
bright, newsy, neatly printed, eight
page paper, which bespeaks energy,
skill and prosperity, is in our city in
the interest of one Of the leading lum-
ber firms of New York Mr.. French is
a gentleman OF elegant address and
fine appearance, and we gladly well
come him to our city. He is a news
paper man of more than ordinary abil-
ity and for number of years did the
"heavies" on his paper.-Morehead
(Ky.) Mountaineer.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Frank Pickering and Grace Wilcox,
eyed 96 and 90 years respectively, and
residents of Avon.
A. &. hide, Elyria, aged 20 years,
and Anna Knispel, 20 years, Brown
helm Station.
John LEM, aged 81 years, and Dora
Mountain, aged SO years, both Of Ely
ria.
Mowery Edwin Stenton, aged 2i
years, and Lena conalos, aged q
years, Lorain.
Walter Vending, of Oberlin, and
Mary Ames, of Wellington.
Jas. p. Lindsay, of Chicago, and
Harriet p. Dewey.
Martin b. Staples, of Pittsfeld, and
Lydia Slater, of Camden.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Usual Ceremonies--Good Wealth
er and Roads-Large Attendance
Good speech-Good Music-A Hap
py Time.

The usual ceremonies incident
to memorial day were observed
here yesterday. The occasion is al
ways an event in Wellington. Not
only do the veterans of the civil war
turn out en- masse to do honor to the
memory Of their fallen comrades, but
the general public always manifest u
generous interest in the proceedings,
and the line of march is always crowd
ed, showing that should our national
life be again threatened as it was in
1851, there would not be wanting pat
riotic men and women who would keep
step to the music OF the Union.
The rains of the day before had rem
dered the streets somewhat muddy,
but the day opened auspiciously and a
bright, warm sun prepared the high
way for comfortable travel by the time
that it was needed. The Grand Army
were out in unusual force, there being
about 80 veterans in the procession,
Comrade A. W. Griggs, commanding.
The line of march was as usual, being
formed at Opera House, then proceed
ing to the West Cemetery escorted by
the Wellington Cornet Band. After
decorating the graves at that place
"taps" were blown by Comrade S. E.
Wilcox, and prayer was offered by
Elder Geo. H. Carl. Reforming the
column then repaired to the Opera
House again to be loaded with gar
lands, whence they passed to the South
Cemetery and performed like SER
vice, after which Comrade Haskell read
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg,
which was again followed by "taps"
by Wilcox and prayer by Rev. A. G.
Wall
The column then countermArched
to the Opera House, which was filled
almost to its capacity to listen to the
address Of the day by Chaplain Geo.
W, Pepper, whose fame as an orator,
and as character had proceeded him,
and the people were on the tip-toe Of
expectation. They were not to be dis
appointed. While the speaker, being
an invalid, was Obliged to occupy a
chair while speaking, yet the intense
earnestness Of his manner, accom-
panied by salles of native Irish wit and
drollery, rendered the address intens-
ly interesting, and especially so to the
old veterans whose old time experiences
we're so vividly recalled by the speak
ers recital of war time events.
Comrade Haskell did himself proud
in introducing the speaker, the music
by the g -Grsmmer school was another
gem in the string, the music by the
band was excellent, the assistance OF the
pastors was spontaneous and free, the
attendance from neighboring towns
was LIBERAL the behavior of all the
people was excellent, and the day
passes into history as beautiful green
spot in the memory of the people of
Wellington.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
DIR. ]. W. HoUGHToN.
TWO COMMISSIONS
And Two Boards of Equalization Met
in the Court House Monday Morn
ing.

in the Court House Monday Morn
ing.
Elyria, May 25.-The jury commits
sion, composed of D. c. Baldwin, Of
Elyria, Alfred Fauver, of 0berlin, W.
Bent Vischer, of Wellington, and A.
II. Babcock, of Lorain, met Monday
morning and selected names from
which the jurors for the coming year
will be drawn.
The Soldiers Relief commission,
composed of w, E. Cahoon, of Elyria,
]. F. Harmon, of 0berlin, and Calvin
Sage, of Wellington, met at the same
time and transacted considerable bus
mess, approving the amounts sent in
from the different townships for in
digent soldiers reliefs.
The boards of equalization of Elyria
and Lorain were in session in the aud
itor's office, completing arrangements
preparatory to commencing work next
week. w. L. Cahoon, j. E. Willard, L..
d. Boynton, P. II. Boynton, Garrett
Reublin and John McNellie comprise
the Elyria board, and Geo. Buell., L. A.
Dawes, F. W. Pierce, NJ. d. 0'Brien and
Henry Randall are the members of the
Lorain board.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
PROBATE COURT.

The will of John +. Redington, late
of Amherst, admitted to probate.
II. G. Bartlett appointed admins
TRAITOR of estate of Hattie j. Bartlett,
late of 0berlin.
win of Lucy Sparhawk, late of
Oberlin, admitted to probate.
Lavina Gleason. of Lorain, has been
appointed guardian OF Linwood
Brown.
An application has been filed for a
guardian for John Nagel, ST., an inn
beetle.
Fidela Robinson has been appoint
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
Rheumatism Cured.

My wife has used Chamberlain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism with great
relief, and l can recommend it as a
splendid liniment for rheumatism and
other household use for which we have
found it valuable. = w. j. CUYLER,
Red Creek, N. Y.
Mr.. Cuyler is one Of the leading mer-
chants of this village and one of the
most prominent men in this vicinity.
w. G. PHIPPIN, Editor Red Creek
Herald. For sale by Near & Wells.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
MRS. MINA.sv. KR1EGER,

Daughter Of Mrs. r. A. Emerson.
died at Toledo, o., May 16, 1899. We
return our sincere thinks to the minis
ters for their comforting words and
prayer; to the singers for songs OF
comfort and to all our friends for their
sympathy and service. May He who
rules over all things lead all of us to
meet the dead loved ones gone before,
is our prayer.
Mother, Husband and Daughter.
Wellington, o., May 10, 1899.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
COUNTY SEAT
NEWS.
OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS AT The
SEAT OF JUSTICE.
of Real Estate-List Of MarriaRe e
Licenses--Divorces Wanted and Grante d
-Doings In the Different Courts During
the Past Week.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Henry Boyden to the Lorain Shale
Brick Co., conveying the property of
the Lorain brick yard, located near
the steel plant, Lorain. Considera-
tion, $4,000.
Carlos NJ. Stone to Virginia Hopes,
part of lot 80, Oberlin. Considera-
tion, 1925.
Rosetta Wilcox to Victoria Wilcox,
part of lot Al, Wellington. Consider
alton, $1.O0.
Adam Hageman to 0. F. Hageman,
trustee, parts of lots 10 and 20, block
90, Selah Chamberlain's addition, Lor-
ain. Consideration, $500.
Henry o. Swift to Mary B. Shurtliff,
part of township lot S5, Russia town
ship. Consideration $500.
John Opfer to Margaret Opfer, part
of lot Z, in W. j. Opfer's addition, Ely
ria. Consideration $1.OO.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Co.
to Ernest Il. Adee and Alvin w. Krech,
property of company located in Lor-
ain county. Consideration $1,000,000.
The revenue stamps on this list
announced to $1,000.
Ernst Adee and Alvin w. Krech, to
the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Co., same, consideration $5,O00,000
The revenue stamps on this deed
amounted to $1,000.
Seventeen different oil leases were
fled in the Recorders office Thursday
by James A. Davis and his associates
for land in Grafton township. This
land is to be used for the purpose of
sinking oil wells. Nearly all the land
in that township is now in the hands
of Mr.. Davis and his associates.
II. L. Heacock to Conrad Reising
west one-half of lot No. II in city of
Lorain. Consideration $3.50.
Charles Doll to Helen Brucker, lot
No. IS, block 25, Lorain. Considera-
ton, $1,250.
A. Baker to VIM. Heldmyer and T.
A. Smith, three lots on East River
road, Elyria. Consideration 5000.
J. w. Palmer to Mike Krebs, lot No.
3 in Fosters addition, Lorain. Con-
sideration 1925.
c. NJ. Stone to Virginia Hooper, vii
lage lot in Oberlin. Consideration
$425.
James B. Hoge to John Sadowslti,
lot SO, Hoge's addition to Lorain. Con-
sideration S91O.
Mary f. Allen to r. L. Sheldon, vii
lage lot, Wellington. Consideration,
800.
S. b. Day to Mary johnson, two lots
on Second street, Elyria. Considera-
tion $1,000.
Mary Draper to Adam Beard, five
acres of land in Pittsfeld township.
Consideration $3.50.
Sheriff Warden to John w Webber,
20-100 acres of land in Camden town
ship. Consideration $4OO.
Sheriff Warden to George T. Deeg,
twenty-five acres of land in Avon
township. Consideration $1,22S.
Henry Wurst to Jacob Myer, lot on
Park street in Lorain. Consideration
50, 500.
Caroline Pease and Josephine Pease
to +. II. Cookill, lot As in Wallan, Root
&; Jones' addition, to village of Lorain.
Consideration, $1,000.
Charles Sagert to Alex, Born, prem
ises in Amherst township. Consider
alton $3.50.
Alex Born to B. c. Gibson, premises
in Amherst township. Consideration
$3.50.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

Evanston, ILL.,, is about to open dog
cemetery A good example is worth
following. Let canine graveyard be
opened at Wellington and commit
tee of city fathers appointed to see
that it is properly kept and well pa
tronized, and we would expect to
mark an era of improvement in our
town.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

cd executrix of the viii of George
Robinson, late Of Ridgev;-e.
Patrick o'Reilley has been appoint
ed administrator of the will of Thos.
Raddy, late of LaGrange.
In the c., L. & w. appropriation case
against Emma Lumm, of Lorain, not
ed in last weeks issue, the jury Fri
day afternoon awarded $1,000 to Mrs.
Lumm for the land in question. The
case will likely be carried up.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
NEW CASES.

John Heath VS.. VIM. Cleverdon.
Money only. Q. A. Gilmore, plaintiffs
attorney.
Catherine Moyser vs. Hans P. Neil
son, executor of estate of Joseph Moy.
ser, ct al. To set aside win and codi.
ell. Q. A. Gilmore, plaintiffs attorney
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
CASES DISPOSED OF.

Z. w. Metcalf, trustee, VS.. o. F. Car
ter, treasurer. Injunction and equita-
BILE relief. Decree for plaintiff.
The Westinghouse Co. VS.. F. j.
Slauther, ct al, money and foreclose
of chattel mortgage. Jury waived,
submitted to court. Judgment for
plaintiff.
Hugh Dyer VS.. Nancy ]. Dyer, di-
vorce, plaitiff granted divorce.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
THE BOXWELL EXAMINATION.

Pupils who passed the Boxwell Law
examination:
lola L. Petty, Amherst township.
Alice NJ. Powers, Amherst township
Florence NJ. Chambers, Columbia
township.
Katie NJ. Boone, Columbia township,
Edith Longbon, Columbia township
Iva NJ. Lewis, Columbia township.
Alison Langson, Columbia township.
Pearl A. Shapley, Columbia town
ship.
Nettie E. Fowl, Elyria.
Alice r. Shurtliff, Elyria.
Lucille A. Wright, Elyria,
Pearl Fowls, Elyria.
Edna NJ. Garretson, Eaton.
Ida I. Balcomb, Ridgeville.
Nellie r. Renonard, Wellington.
Fred C. Ruth, Amherst.
Walter G.. Ludwig, Amherst.
Fred Robishaw, Brighton.
George H. Everson, Brighton.
Jesse c. Burge, Brighton.
0rson L. Brindle, Columbia.
VIM. NJ. Miller, ElyrIa.
Albert Berg, Elyria.
w. ]. Clifford, Pittsfield.