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The Record-Argus from Greenville, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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Greenville, Pennsylvania
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3, JA5.10, CREAM LOTION: The most exquisite preparation for the skin. Cures Chapped Hands; Chafed and Scaled Skin. Ladies pronounce it perfection. Excellent to use after Shaving. Perfectly Harmless.

Only lOc. a Try it. Sold by C. S. BLACKMON, 194 Greenville.

Wore been taken front Atlantic to Meadville jail for complicity in the railroad and other robberies. Who It? Pittsburg papers of Tuesday stated that Thomas Thomas, of Greenville, had been run over and killed by a L. E. train at Chartiers. Thomas Thomas was here during the holidays and recently left for Columbus, O.

His family i yesterday, had not learned whether he is the victim or some' one else with the same name. New etc. judge Mehard last week granted new trials for these cases: H. Mathay and wife HannV, W. E.

McMurray vs. E. P. Gillespie; J. G.

White vs. A. J. Artherholt. The retiring judge set aside the juagmcnt of Caroline Hecker, use of A.

Limbert vs. the Kremis Milling as to Thomas J. Blumer. New Advertisements. N.

E. Tillotson, clearance sale. Shrom Eliteine. C. S.

Blackmon, cream lotion. H. Smith, wood turning. W. Cossitt, locals.

Volant College, locals. W. S. Wasser, locals. BREVITIES.

P- fefe: Nice currants sc. a pound at Wasser's Correspondents please write only on one side of the paper. Cash paid for white oak logs at the saw mill, Greenville, Pa. jan 3 Persons needing saws gummed call on H. Smith, 50 Plum street.

New Castle Courant has our thanks for one of their attractive calendars. The Stone immigration' bill will be 'discussed, Friday night, at Jr. Order V- Annual business meeting of the Baptist Church will be held Saturday afternoon. Talk about hard times when our carriage man, J. Johnson, sold twenty- three sleighs last week.

The communion of the Immannuel's or Busch church has been posponed to January 27. Class meets January 22. FOR occupied by Washburn Son. Possession given April i. Inquire of Chas.

R. Wray. J33W I want youi patronage and will give you the best of treatment. Prompt delivery and good weights. W.

S. WASBER. Homer Brothers added a $100 Berkshire sow to their herd last Belle, sired by Black Knight, the sweepstakes prize winner at the world's fair. The ice gorge and flood made strengthening of the P. S.

L. E. bridge a necessity, Monday and Tuesday. Trains were pushed over, but no locomotives were allowed to cross. Many of the most practical and competent teachers of Mercer county have been students at the Volant College, Volant, Pa.

The total expenses for twelve weeks are only $35. To No. 206 Main street, occupied by J. W.Dunlap; dwelling in the rear of store-room; dwelling on Shenango street; dwelling on the Possession given April 1895. W.

E. COSSITT. 10 tf Citizens are invited to attend a meeting at Jr. O. U.

A. hall, Friday evening, January n. Everybody come. Admission free; good speakers and a good time. It will be a meeting of interest to every American citizen.

COM. Mrs. Alice Cross has procured the agency from Mrs. E. F.

Fuller to sell "Splendid Silver Polish" and "Luster- ine" for cleaning brass, copper and nickel. Any one wishing this can get it by calling at No. 18 Shenango street. Every business man ought to read "Dollars and Sense," a money-making book by Nath'l C. Fowler, the leading expert on business and advertising.

18 chapters, illustrated with 100 plates, presenting every style of effective advertisements, with examples of reading notices, circulars and headlines. It tells the plain truth about advertising and exposes ineffective methods. Any reader of the ADVANCE ARGUS who will send check, postal note, or postage the value of twenty-five cents to The Trade Company, Boston, will receive the book by prepaid mail. Hood's Sarsaparilla Calendar this year is made in the shape of a heart and is ornamented with two chjld faces, lithographed in bright and natural colors one peeping out, amid the snow flakes from a dainty cap, and the other lighted up with all the glory of the summer sun abine. The usual information about the lunar changes and astronomies events is given, and the calendar, be sides being a thing "a thing of beauty is also useful every day in the year, may be obtained at the druggist's, or, his supply is exhausted, six cents i stamps should be sent to I.

Hood proprietors Hood's Sarsapajrilla, Lowell, who will forward a calendar free. For ten cents twp calendars will be KltBte Tranftferi. Charles McNally sold two properties, this week, both owned by Jacob Bash A house and 'ot on Franklin street was sold to W. L. Waite, salesman for Packard Hardware Company.

The Gardner property nearly opposite the National hotel, Main street, was purchased by Levi Morrison. Since the spring of '93. Mr. McNally has sold $37.000 worth of town property, The Collt-Bei. Thiel began the term with two new students.

Two of the old students did not return. Allegheny has 20 new students and the total, exclusive of preparatory and music departments, is 225. Grove City has 279 students. This college is now under the new charter, which fore'ver makes it undenominational and adds many advantages. Heard Front.

F. G. Black, who recently skipped from Sandy Lake, with a large amount of tlie firm's money, has been heard from by his father, and he has gone to see him. It is said also that the young man's books are straighter than at first supposed with the exception of the checks that came back from Pittsburg having been found to have been issued without the firm having money in the bank upon which they were given Western Press. BRUEGEL is ota the sic Miss CYNTHIA SANKBV is Mercer, 'T JOHN DONALDSON was up frort Mercer last week.

JAMES BROCKWAY, of was in town yesterday. H. MCCLELLAND, of Transfer, spent yesterday in Greenville. FRANK SIEGER came down from Erie, Saturday, for a brief visit. A LITTLE daughter of Thomas Rees is dangerously ill at this DR.

McEtHANKV has about recovered from a severe attack of rheumatism. Miss ROSE HOGUE, who is teaching in Warren, spent Sunday at home. MISSES LAVERNB AND EVA COLBMAN are visiting their uncle in Cochranton. Miss MARIA HKNSHAW, of Sharon, was the guest of friends here last week. MRS, C.

M. PETTIT is much improved in health, though still confined to her room. MRS. H. MORRIS gave a luncheon to members of her Sunday school class, Saturday.

AKTHUR POWELL is on the sick'; list and is still confined to his room by a severe cold. Furniture Store Sold. Mr. B. O.

Newell has sold his furniture business to Sylvester English, J. H. Stright and Levi Morrison, who will continue the business at the old stand for the present. The name of the firm will be "The Greenville Furniture Co." They intend to restock the store with the latest stybs and best goods in the market, also may add other lines of goods which naturally go with the furniture business. Ground has been purchased for a new building in the near future opposite the National Hotel.

Tbe Iron Situation. At Youngstown it is said the puddlers of the Union and Mahoning mills have been assured three months' steady work at $3 per ton, but at this writing the matter has not yet been agreed upon says the Sharon correspondent of the Leader. Should this compromise be effected it is altogether probable the Wilkes mill and the Atlantic mills at this place will be able to get under way Just now there is much rejoicing at War ren, on account of a resumption the finishing department in the Union iron and steel company's mill, at tha place, which has been idle for two year or nearly so. The mill was started on Thursday morning, and it is expectec the entire plant will get under way in few weeks. With the rolling mill run ning Warren has not a single industr idle.

To Be sure the condition locally speaking is not what it could be wished for, and Sharon and Greenville are not accorded all the rights and privileges it would seem the rest of her sister towns are enjoying, but outside of these two places, the business situation has greatly improved as compared with one year ago, MKN WHO PUNCH TICKETS. MR. AND MRS JOHN R. PACKARD, 23 South Mercer street, entertained, Thursday evening. MRS.

WM. EDWARDS and daughter have returned to Spartansburg after a visit with relatives here. Miss HALL, of Titusville, is a guest of the Misses Ogden. A party was given in her honor, Friday evening. MRS.

SAMUEL RIOGWAY, Hempfield township, was buried, Tuesday. We are without further particulars. Miss EFFIE ROBERTS has returned from Mercer where she visited her grand-mother, Mrs. Gillet. NEWTON EVERETT, noith ol town, is suffering from chronic bronchitis with not much show of improvement, MRS.

ELIZABETH HAZE'N, who has been staying at S. R. Keelen's, has gone to New Castle to spend the winter. MRS. MARY M.

FRY, of Hamilton county, Nebraska, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. M. Saul, South Mercer street. A.

A. DEVORE, a prominent business man of Cochranton, was the guest of our townsman, H. J. Johnson, last Monday. MRS.

A. T. LIVINGSTON, of near Transfer, mother of S. C. Livingston, was yesterday reported better of her serious illness.

S. T. DEAN returned on Monday from Cambridge, where his little daughter has been dangerously ill. She is now improving. R.

M. PHILIPS, of Stef'ing, 111, was icre, yesterday, on his way to Sandy Creek, where his mother, Mrs. Jane Phillips is very ill. T. W.

LUCAS, of Meadville, formerly a resident here, is in town assisting in the nvoicing of the Packard Hardware Company's store. ARTHUR HAMMOND and Miss Nellie of Hubbard, were nearly drowned, Saturday. They were skating and the ice gave way. CHARLES KRUMM, wife and son Dai- ton, of Pittsburg, are visiting Mrs. Krumm's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Ferguson, Plum street. ELON SPEIR, of West Salem, is slowly recovering from a severe illness.

J. W. Dunn, of the same township, has about recovered from his sickness. DR. J.

A. DONALDSON has sold a half interest in his patent (an axle cutting device )to a Beaver county man. A good sum was realized it is said. Miss CARRIE BIRCH, of Greenville, visited over Sunday with her father, G. VV.

Birch. Mr. Birch's health has been very poor for two Cochranton Times. GEORGE MIILER and, wife have been visiting in Cooperstown, Venango county, the guests of Mrs. Miller's sister, Mrs.

Charles M. Hanna. They returned Saturday. Miss MARY L. STRIGHT, of this county, who has been teaching a mission school PROF.

A. R. GRAEPP is in Nova Scotia. A BUTLER paper says that at a holiday entertainment given by the Baptist Sunday school, J. E.

Davenny. the superintendent, was presented with two elegant books as a token of the appreciation of his labor for the past year, MRS. MARY KING is lying very ill at the residence of Mrs. Elsie Hoovler, South Diamond street. Her whole left side is paralyzed and her speech is affected.

Mrs. King is now in her 95th year, as yesterday she passed the 94th milestone of her life. REV. D. W.

SWIGERT, of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland county, has been in this vicinity several days, called here by the serious illness of his son-in law, Willis Woods, of West Salem. Mr. Woods is suffering from a complication of diseases and his recovery is doubtful. Miss BKRTHA LININGER, of Greenville, is visiting Mrs.

D. D. Buck, of the East Minnie Brown is the guest of Miss Bird Heineman, of South Main Grace Hamblin is visiting Butler Fisher returned to Greenville this morning, where he is attending Thiel Butter Times, ROBERT F. CAMPBELL spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs J.

Campbell. Robert came over to bid his many friends good bye, He has resigned his position as private operator for the Morgan Engineering of Alliance. Ohio, and yesterday left for Las Vegas, New Mexico, manager of the Postal Teleeraph-Cable Company's office at that place. Highest of all in Leavening U.S. Gov't Report Powder PURE TUB FIRST HAND Greonvllle Ever Had mud Who It-Ve Olden Tlntn.

"Talking about brass bands," said an old resident, the other day, to an ADVANCE ARGUS representative, "mebbe the original brass band of this town wasn't a hummer. We organized in the spring of 1846 under the name of the West Greenville Brass Band and with The Greenville Hummell, the burglar who with Ira Coxon was found In 'Squire Frilz's cellar one night over two years ago and who afterward escaped from jail, has been recaptured. On Monday he plead guilty to jail breaking and the charge of arceny has been withdrawn. Hummell, who is about 22 years old, is not backward about relating his experience. "After breaking jail," he said the other day, "I went to the State of Indiana, but for two years have been around Mercer county.

Met Mr. Burnett, then sheriff, one day on the road to Sharon and 1 spoke to him. Saw Mr. Tnompson, then deputy, twice at Stoneboro and once in Lake township where I was working on the road," Sheriff Thompson has fixed the bathroom floor by means of which five prisoners had made their escape. He now has fifteen prisoners in the bastile.

A 8CKNE. at Ve Judge Taylor Revolver nnnRo'ii Sheriff. Judge Charles E. Taylor, of Venango county, created a scene, a few days since, by drawing a pistol on Deputy Sheriff M. M.

Shoemacher. Judge Taylor went into the sheriffs office, Franklin, and began abusing Shoemacher. He was ordered out of the office, but over to the deputy and endeavored to hold him in his chair. Shoemacher got hold ot the judge, telling him to leave the office, but the judge resisted and exclaimed: "I'll shoot you," and, drawing a revolver, pointed it at the deputy, who grabbed the pistol hand. H.

Smith and Marshal) Phipps ran to the deputy's assistance. After a struggle the three men succeeded in overpowering the judge, and got the revolver from him. Lately it appears that he is laboring under a delusion that Sheriff Shaner, Deputy Sheriff Shoemacher and Register and Recorder Frank Burr have been fallowing am) spving upon him his actions. Judge Taylor is 74 years old and lived in Greenville several years, following the trade of painter. COUNTY PHYSICIANS.

these members Allen Campell, flat btiRle. Corn. S. C. Plummer, ist flat comet, John Cnldwell, 2nd flat clarinet.

John W. Sinclaire, ist flat clniinet. Josifth Christy, ist Hat clarinet. W. H.

Mossman. flat clarinet, Ninion Hildebraud, Hat clarinet. W. W. W.

Wood, ophiclcide. Brintnal Plummer, bass trombone Joseph Seiple, tst tenor trombone. John Brown, and tenor trombone. Conrad Bittenbanner, ist French horn (afterward flat cornet) Robert Templeton, 2nd French horn. Frank Moyer, ist trumpet.

William Sinclaire, 2nd trumpet. A L. Wick, piccolo. Edwin Bearce, piccolo John Eyih, teacher, "Some of these withdrew soon after and their places were taken by Harry Loveridge, James Mills, J. R9SS Samuel-McNally, James Bean ami others.

We were all.young then, jolly and as I remember the boys they weie good and fine looking. 'We are seven' as the poet says. There are only seven of us who are still in the iand of the living and we seven are no spring chickens." THE TIRK CAME OFK. "What fun we had on our trips, especially the concert tour I We had dates for Sharon, New Castle, Pulaski and at that time was a better town than Sharon. Well, one Wednesday we started out, the band wagon drawn by a stage team of four beautiful bays guided by Allen Mossman.

The Sharon date was filled that night and away hied the band to New Castle in high spirits. Just as we reached New Caslle and were preparing to enter in state, a tire broke and came off, anc the crestfallen musicians, falling in hind the chariot, gloomily filed througl the mud to the hotel of Landlord Market Report Corrected weekly. Prices paid to-day, to: Apples, per bu. (0)40 Potatoes 40 Eggs 2a Butter 16 Chickens 4-5 Dressed hogs 5 10 Cabbage, perlb Onions, per bu 45 Hams IJJ4 Shoulders 9 25 Oats Wheat SS Cowl Yard, I have rented the Poplar street coal yard and have the agency for Zuschlag Son's block coal, the finest in the market. It is free of sulphur and cinders.

Block coal, delivered, Pittsburg lump, 12.25. Office in my livery barn, Canal street, opposite post-office. di3-4t L. B. SPEIR.

IF YOU Read This, OTHERS Would Read YOUR ADV. HERE. key. The first thing that greeted our eyes was a handbill announcing the concert the most conspicuous feature being Closing Out TO CONTIKUE IN BUSINESS Men's fulled wool mittens, 14t Men's lined gloves, 31o. Children's wool mittens, Ladies' cashmere glovep, Admiss'on cents! Ladles Free! M.

SAUL. A certain afternoon, many years ago, ic late Daniel Saul might have been een hurrying along the streets anxiously at Archuleta, Bernardillo county, New nquiring of every storekeeper he met, Mexico, was married to Mr. J. vV. Miller, Have you seen anything of Monroe started him GUI'with a load of goods his morning and I haven't seen him or he team since." After a search the earn was found securely tied and late' Mr.

Saul discovered his son had gone railroading on the S. A. Although December 24. LIEUT. POWELL, of the Ninth Infantry, will succeed Lieut.

Rowell as instructor of military tactics at Grove City College- The former is now instructor at Peekskill. N. Y. Appointed to Cure for the Poor. The directors of the poor have appointed the following physicians to care or the county's poor for the year 1895: Dr Livingstone, West Middlesex.

Dr Reed, Sharon. Dr Weidman, Mercer. Dr Nelson Walker, Greenfield. Dr McjElrath, Jackson Center. 'Dr Cheeseman, Grove City.

Dr Mitchell, Jamestown. Dr Hanna, Stoneboro. Dr A Barnes, Pardoe. Drs Clark and Brown, Greenville. Dr Thompson, New Lebanon.

Dr Cooley, Sandy Lake. Dr Byles, Fredonia. Bills from other physicians will not be recognized. By order of poor board. J.

M. MONTGOMERY. "What in thunder did you make the price so low for? was the disgusted query put to Sankey who affably replied, "Why I wanted you to have a good house." We did have a good house but every man had brought six to seventeen women and we were short $6. As we started for Pulaski, Sankey a knowing smile, handed the leader a $10 bill. KrtEE SOIL CONVENTION.

"Ill August, 1848, our band went to Buffalo to play at the National Free Soi convention there which nominated Mar tin Van Buren, the first Free Soil candi date for president. There was a big TWO teaspoons. delegation from Greenville which took a canal packet one afternoon and ar. Three lead pencils, rived Erie the next evening, and at yen greets note paper. Buffalo, the following morning.

As this I was a day before the convention we went clown to Niagara on a railroad, the rails of which were of wood. At that time there was not a building on the Any of the following Items at thi Racket Store for 1 Cent; One dozen clothes pins. Paper of needles. Paper of pins: Darning cotton. Thimble.

Six safety pins. lamp wicks. lime mere w.ia iiui American side and instead of a mob ol Good China matting, IdO. excursionists there was a tribe of In- dians. Tbe bucks sitting around on logs or lying on the grass, while the SuSpendeTB, 6c.

squaws parched the corn and looked after the papooses." "The members of the original band now living are Dr. C. Plummer, Rock Island, John Brown, Humboldt, Cal; Frank Moyer, California; C. Bitten banner, A. L.

Wick and Rev. W. H. Mossman, Greenville, and John Eyth, of near Piltsburg. clocks, 75c.

Padlocks. 4c. 1 AN impromptu recital in honor of he notion was very sudden, the young Migs ancne Harpst and Miss May Hill, Go to E. A. Stroud for Fire, Life and Accident Insurance.

on-tf Call and see the bargains that we will otter in the next two weeks at man never changed his mind and has never left the road except to eat and of Greenville, was given at the Beethoven School of Music at Meadville, sleep, or fish a few days at Conneaut I Thursday afternoon. alre so that thnnorh still a VOUnGT man I I Lake, so that though still a young man be is the senior conductor on the P. S. L. E.

His ever-pleasant countenance often gives the impression that he is 'dead easy," but the would-be dead head invariably finds he must pay his fare or be thrown off into the nearest swamp or cinder heap. Conductor Saul never has the big bead and understands railroading from "A to Izzard." He belongs to the Knights Templar, Elks and R. but is thoroughly domes tic in his tastes and when off duty is always at home in Greenville with bis family. EDWARD KKELEN was elected superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school, last Sunday, and Mrs. A.

G. Damon, assistant. Election of other officers postponed until next Sunday. WE offer sincerest condolence to Edi tor McClain and wife, of Mercer, on the death of their eldest son, John, a bright boy and idolized by bis parents. He was ill but four days with scarlet fever.

other children are ill with the same disease. iThe senior editor of the Butler Eagle and two of bis children are also down with disease. Gilmore's Aromatic Wine A tonic for ladies. If you are suffering from weakness, and feel exhausted and nervous; are getting thin and all run down, Gilmore's Aromatic Wine will bring roses to your cheeks and restore you to flesh and plumpness. Mothers, use it for your daughters, It is the best regulator and corrector for all ailments peculiar to womanhood.

It promotes digestion, enriches the blood and gives lasting strength. sale by Geo. F. Kamerei Now in Season. BHBOM'S ELITEINE.

Keeps the Skin Soft. Delightful to Use. Prevents chapped hands Lips or Roughness Of the Skin. Per HIIHOM COMPANY, Druggists, Cash Racket Store. GEO.

TABLER, Beflned. Stylish. Beautiful. THE CKU5BRATBD Nothing Better for a Present. On Exhibition on J.

W. Dunlap's JBWELBY 8TOBB. Urge Stock Silverware. r'.

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