Shenango Valley News from Greenville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

I I I I I I I Shenango. Valley News. An Independent Family Journal. Devoted to The News. The Farm.

Garden, and Household. Science. Literature. Education, and All Rational Reforme VOL. 1.

GREENVILLE. MERGER COUNTY. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1882.

NO. 37 IDENTS CORRESPONDENCE! Although Millions has never boon a noted place we think its star is asceuding. amel that it will not be lung until the "Hilllard Miming District will br well repre-outed in phis and Sew York We have in this vicinity tier coni mitre, four of which are already opened. withou in process of openius. should these mines have but a mod.

orate ran oi coal, they will at least furnish sons per day. Although we pre 80 to 100 miles from market, we have facilities four prancing much less expense than most other tines in Western Pennsrirania and Ohio our Poet opening dogs not to each miue. aunt there are ton mines opened for less than $80,060 to each mine So it to carily that where we bare to 200 tone of coal pet day 114 :0 per crut ou insestment. other mine. would of no Hr comprited to handle :300 per day 10 par them per cent on their Investment We still have on ins mg the connirs which dr twitter mlaptral to the easy handling atul joine of coal.

and then there are other matters to consider. The Shounega Valley hearty (in Its Anel where will the nfacturing Interests in the Valley get Now today seeking chat in Butter catsuits. Art who' it i- the best that is loft of tamous coul fielde Then the Mahoning Valley has hut 1 short Ilie as far as her coal interests are erned. and aL wilt be but a short time hotori the consumers dow fur. trished com this talloy will hare to bank else.

-where for then cont, and abere will they look" Not to York state, for there is no woul there to produce. Pennsylvania will hardly have enough to supply the demand, and 10 20 further mouth the coal would he eat up with irright. But may be I am anticipating ton much Then we have coke privileges inferior to none In the Sinte. Our ronaly in Moll supplied with water, so situated that we do nos need pumps to pomp the water used do washing the rout, but lug pipes from reservoirs, and from springs of never failing water. our cont ran bax been coked and the coke auste2rd, and the alyzation shows it to be ne good its quality as the Connetaritla coke, Now.

Connelsville in ed abort 100 miles cast of Pittsburgh, 60 it will be easily seen thut the consumers of New Castle, Sharon, Youngstown, and all northern cittes will have to pay at least $10 to Sud) freight per car loud. where we can forulsh equally as coke at $1: advantage, 103 is per it not. cat freight Now we This base equally quite MI1 goes facilities for the pruduction of coke, if wot better, and with our advantages in froight we don't see why Hilliard will not in the very near future become one pi the most practical and miming districts in the State And we might give a few of the many advantages thin region wonid be to treenritle with the 8 A running; through this conl field, but we wil. leave it for the reader to figure out A1 his leisure, billiard hell seetas to be doing good The rain bust Pubimth in hut take atsuy nil the snow, but it hurt the sleighing heap Oyster supper at the Kelly House on c'hristmas I evening. Tron't think there will he a dunce In connection.

Charley Stinson is ax happy MN could 1se pectori The strong cold wind on last Wednesday WIN too much for Mr. too l'aston, but he is able lo be around again John Barnes ha- loft the section 244 Now Hope mild is running the puri, at the Burnet mine. Miss Kelly opened the full term of school here last Mumlay a-week. The attend. ance is unite largo.

The mines up the Valley are running full die but they all need more miners. We anderstand Mr. Hall, the pit hows for the Allegheny bunk. will resign the first of January. We could not learn who will fill the vacaTeS Train Five on the N.

A. P. R. must have beet. on tare Thorsday evening, and put swaggered att' on the Conltuna Brauch.

or perhaps the enxincor was culled to help clear away a wreck on the "Hanson Branch." and so pot belated hours Jumper Ferguson thinks "A.A smoking in good to keep one in a good humor white Train Eight is wwitching care al Burgoli. Mixx L.izzir Suler in slaying for a few days with MrA, Parton of the Butler Herald, says Millard MAg once the soul of an Indian village, Now. Nod, it must base been a terrible small village. dol. D.

K. Davis says he has no remembrance of the village, but thinks d1 must base been about voiles enst of Brady's Send, plane named in honor of the Brady of the famous loup 0 N. Bryson is ul present with J. Adamant Hilliard. in the mercamile trade.

Now shout ye rabbits and phenomite. and give ye woodchuck a rest. Well. Jim, son have heen lett a grove. widower mo long that the girl will soma be vetting their 4:129 for 3 you.

New Hamburg. Turkeys roost higher an Chris: mas draws nigher. James Met 'leers wa- in town on 9a1-: urday. Mr. E.

Wheeler, of Hemptleld, was in: town recently. Mr. Reichard. of Fredonia. was in town on Saturday evening.

Burt. Yeak. of Fredonia, was in town on Saturday. Mra. Beil, of Shenango, is in town! at present.

Jim Moyer is in town at present, The next meeting of' the Hamburg: Literary Society will be Thur-day. bee. 21. Rev. Hengist.

of Missouri. was in town recently. Mr. Davinnoy Sutlin. of Fredonin.

nere in town on Saturday. W. J. Mover, who has hren staying in Bluftott. Ohio, at home at present.

4. V. Folwoll does a ligbi making gar. The Washington Hotel. so report to base a new landlord in the person of Mr.

Mabel Scholl. None but the rich can their titea Mr. D. B. Rohine; 8i Fredonia, forinerly Editor of Tax Naw-.

Was in town. and Mr. C. J. returned 10 their hone in Hornchevilis op Monday.

Frank Emery, who ie learniny, to aling the lighting electricity in the W. i i U'. T. office at your place, was home over Sunday, Another of those Hamburg fights came off' last weck, the pluggers being L.ew Boil and Barner Coil. Sherif' Kile.

of Mercer, was ju town ton Mouday. He was pot after express robbers, however. We wonder how long it will take the Democratic leaders to forget shat it. was the people and net the Democracy that won the victory. Together they pat in the parlor alone.

In flawburg town right here. At. the dusk of a Sabbath day Her shapely, head was close to his own In a loving way "I like to lay my head, dear 'Gainst yours," he murmured lowAnd then her mother came in at she door, And it he had not told it himself We Ronid not hare known the rest. HORTI NEWS. by JAMES TURNER, of 10 whom commonications rolnting to shim Dewartment Inas be nturessed.

solicited from practical tillers of the hare found it tu answer well elther with old or with newly planted peach trees to wuich rather heavily with saw. dust MA soon as the ground freezes up colld. This should be put on to the depth of or ti inches and tramped down solid. it can be put up close to the body and extended outward not less than three feet and as much further as you choose. The is not considered of much value an a fertilizer, but it la to be for a mulch 10 keep the front in the ground.

I know of nothiug better, an it is conductor of frost in itself; therefore it answers this purpose so well that 1 recommend it in good faith. You see is in quite nerensary that the soil around the peach should be kept. an coot and at an even a temperature durlog winter as poraible, so that the shall not move with eyers little change of' weather during the winter months. I dou't Incan to any thint there is nothing will answer the purpose for mulchexcept sawdust, but I do mean that have never an yet found material that would hold the frost in the longer. It matters not whether it hard or soft wood sawdust, or whether is old or new; either will answer the purpose.

The reason that this la not used more 1 think because the nature of the peach not. generally understood. You we woll now where pesches are generally planted is quite diderent from what used to be in our grandfathers' time. The ground then wan new and full of wood and leaves, besides being sheltered by tall woods, so that there was need of mulching. remember come few years ago when visit near Ravenna, Ohio, that friend took me out to viait a farmer who was somewhat of a fruit grower.

So tbree took a walk up into a piece woods where wan small clearing, whore this farmer had a few years previously planted out peach orchard. said be, "is something l-don't just unrie ratand, pointing to the peach trees then loaded down with tine fruit. "Why," cald 1. ('919 understand you have the secret of growing peaches 4 may from the appearance three trees." aald ho. "when planted out these trees I dida't expect thnt they would amount to mucb, Thad ordered them of an agent and to take them: but didn't at that intend to plant them here.

'There where I was going to plant them, across on that wide hill pointing to field across near the house, and addling commenced planting them, and lout a couple of rows, aN you cau see. then began to think that it was taking jup too much of my beet land for iporhaps might never do me any HO 1 quit ant planted the rest of here. an it Wile 40 full of stumps that couldn't plough it. Well, the kept the abet brush out frumo young trees on a promise: chint they should have half of what they could make it. No they worked away am the about all grow, but the rabbits once white killed one: however, now don't bother them at all, and da you they hang full and have done: 50 they have become large enough to And yet this man could not seP through this until it was pointed out tobim-tha1 it was on account of the timber whaling the tree- from the winter's sun.

Again: in starting out in the business be sure and plant sour thick roongh so that when they large enough to bear they will entirely shade the ground under them and trees touch each other over head. P'ut on plenty of' wool and coal for manure: will hardly get too 003 of either, for it is astonishing much wool ashes a peach sree will Again: whitewash the hotties from root to the branches, spring and fall, once between if you have time. allow the grass to grow around the an this will a billing place grubs, etc. Do not cultivate sour tree- after the: middle ol Would tend to keep up too much growth. ant the tree- would not their wood sullciently to go into quarters in good shape.

By following these roles me closely 101. si de 1 think that poopie can preacher now AK well as they could in grandfather's time. JAdE TULaRE. 1 The Shenango Valley .1. Independent Fomity PURLIERKD FRIDAYA ST GREENVILLE, Mercer County.

la. by W. I. D. DU.MARS.

Editor de Propor. PERMS: MNE YeaR, (in mlvance; $1,50 not paid until end of year MONTHS. 73 PROSPECTUS: Tux SEwN will -frise so please the or tissue the Politicians, aud ill independent. unpattiat course in rocani t- all 105c proking THE TR: 111 at the of temporury gain. INTO laid clown this PLATFORM: Facts First.

Fur- Fetched Fouries The Useful. The Instruction, The a prerohle all the time. that the Farm, the and the Scienor. Education, mud Literature: the and the limnerous, will aDdl Al.J attention in the in propot lion. In short.

We shul) ashen to make the NE respect, A PROPER FAMILY NEWSPAPER. AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM. News has advantages commensurate with the aider papers. is that its vicentation. she ex.

in regard to which we will inrnish to parting meaning burners. is wholls lue al. though Inking in all pointe in Mercer county and along Ohio line. OUR JOB DEPARTMENT I complete in every essential for soneral work. so that are prepared to do, on short notice is near Kimis uf l'lain de Cormamental Printing HI VISITING CARDS, WEDDING CARDS, BART.

LETTER I DIN. BILL. HEADS, MANI. BILLS, PROGRANE, DONKIERP, CIRCULAR LAW I. P'AMPHLETS, Me attire in Mort.

on Panic floor with A. R. hi. officer. Mail orders will receive prompt attention.

W. H. H. DUMARS. Borough Officials.

Wm. Achre. Horrink. W. A.

I'. 4. Johnston, J. Benninghoff, 1. D.

High -D. e. Muser. Twp. -Henry Boles Street Joan Ramsey.

Fire Department. FIRE ALARMS. Gencral of Fire Repeated of the bell, fust. After which Wards will be rung: 1st Ward. sue tup.

2d Ward, two tapa; I Ward, thice imps, One tap, at short Intervals, meeting of Hose. 4:0. No. 1: Pro taps. at short intervals, meeting of Inse Co.

No. 2: three AL lutervals, ni ne: four Caps, at short intervals, meeting of Town Council. F. Monteln. Asst.

Chief -Mimp Engineer -W. F. Braden. I. Engia -r--Thus Alone.

b. P. Packard 11040 Co. No. 1-Forewan.

F.d 324 Mannas: Asst. Foreman. M. Christy; 11. D'.

Perkard: W. F. Taution. Hose. No.

2--Foreman, J. P. Beatty first Anst. Foreman. R.

Beally: second Asst. Foreman. C. B. Shroms: Presidont, J.

C. Hoke: Vice President. J. B. Metune: Secy.

Khmer Washburn: Treasurer, John M. Mccren. Church Notices. I PRESBYTERIAS. Pastor: Servieer: 4t 11 A.

M. P. MI, Sabbath school. mu. Wednesday cronies prayer meeting.

P. MI. The public are cordially ipvited 10 All these services. ETHODIST EPISCOPAL. Rev.

bor. Fradenberg. Pastor. Services: bath morning 11 A. V.

Sabbath ac bonel. clock a. m. Evening services 7:10 P. Prayer meeting Go clock P.

M. The week meetinas are as tollows: Wednesday evenings prayer meeting 7:30 clock. Strangers and visitors are invited to utter :1. OT. JOHN'S EPISCOP.M..

Res. Falloon Eutchinson, Reesor. Services Sunday morning ju rooms opposite CHURCH. Rev. J.

R. Britain, pastor. Horricus every Sabbath morning 10:30. evening 01 Suhbuth -chout after morning service. BAPTIST.

Rev. Tinker, pastor. Services erery bath Sunday school tourning at at Prayer evening meeting every Wed. Ir. at 7:00, evening at 7:0, (THERAN.

Rev J. pastor. services every Sunday morning at 11: evening at 7:10, Rev. F. B.

Hahn. pastor. Survives every ahbaths morning it 11: evening aLt Sabbath Nobool at 1.30, Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 1:90, Society Notices. I. LODGE.

So. 20. 1. 0.0. F.

A every Thursday evening in Goodwin Blork. third door. west Soy, W. F. BRADEN.

N. 4., Jolly E. SANKEY. LODGE. So.

A. Y. M. Meets first awl thin Monday of each menth in Block. third door.

cus sen's. I. I. LINING Er. W.

M. A. 'ARLIN. No. 22.

A. 3r. MR fourth Mouday of each mouth in Gondwin Block, third door, ens room. Ser'y ll. H.

LINING EE. I. C. R. BEATTY.

REENVILLE LODGE. A.0. U. No. 64.

Morts every Triesday evening in Monk. third Faum. M. WA. I.

05 HoSeR. No. 901, Musta every scoond and fourth Friday in .4 pollo Hall. S. Diets tor.

I'. PAL KAKD, Fiu. A. E. Acuras.

ARG SARI. first and D. of third Monday in Merebants' HE Keets third door, vial room. CONRAC FEIGERIED, 0. B.

LOCIS SWARTZ. M. B. LAIR POUNCE. No.

R. T. of T. Meets ith Friday in odd Follows' 11a11. 9.

U. DENPATKA. Hee. Are y. E.

D. CONSTOCK. OF NO. 404, Meets eiery Friday evening in Merchants' Kluck. third dour, F.

1. 11. K. G. M.

FATE. DO Morts L. PIx: EQUITABLE r.nd unird days of carb SUN. Nu. Mumpsh in 0.

11 til. Sea'v. Wy AcHILLEN. 8.. A VOTIN DOYAL No.

Meet ur 'ed Weddenday month in a Bio ok, 3d toor, Farm For Sale. 'HE underelgued offers for sale small woll-improved farm. situated about one mile north-rastof honudars line of Greenville. linprovements, new dwelling house, new hars, And all other ont-buildings, a good orchard. ote.

A well of good cull water near fu dwelling. al-0 well near to barn. A stream mi spring water runs through one part of the farm. 'The lawl is ni cultivation. Price.

ow. 1. 1.. NE K. HENRY PETTIT.

FIRE. LIFE AND ACCIDENT Insurance Agents, protopily Ofbre at A. Gillie pie's oben, Male 1 Sone but first-olass no Topaltice represented. All kinds of property insured at low rate Trees NEW MARBLE WORKS, GREENVILLE. PA.

Marble works of the tine-t and of all execnted al A1-D keep on some of the tineel design. in Granite, of Townsend Monument. Work for 1442. Ang parties wishing granite Monumeuts should call at this shup briore pur. caning Main street.

next door to Law's Farriage shop. J. M. RICHARDS. 1911 Proprietor.

The Cheapest MEAT MARKET P. TIL 01LD inform his old friends and the pub arnerally that he is prepared to feed the hungry with BEEF. PORK. MUTTON. VEAL.

LARD. BUFFALO HAMS. SAUSAGE. POULTRY. AT LOWER RATES Than -ver odered in this market.

Persons bar. lug fat stork to sell will do well la see I Pay the Highest Price for Cattle That are properly fattened. P. MATHAY. DRESS- MAKING removed from: 186 Main-st.

to her residence on Sheuwugu street, near the Y. I' O. station, MISS M. F. DU MARS, would respoetfally inform the Buttes of Green ville and vicinity that she is prepared to do Dressmaking in the latest lyles, and at bie prices, CUTTING AND FITTING By A New and Perfoot System.

STAMPING DESIGNS of the NEW ART NEEDLEWOR For Table Covers, Tidies, in South Kensington Outline, Persian Tent, Star, Satin. and Feather Stitches, ete. Respectfully solicits continuance of Theral patronage accorded in the past. New Fashion Plates Received Every Fortulget. MARY F.

DEMARS. Grenville, Nor 1, 1852. Shrom Aldenderfer STORESSORS TO H. N. SHROM, WHOLESALE AND RerAn.

DRUGGISTS, 180 Greenville. Pa. Tue: OLD ESTABLISHED MEAT MARKET! BEN BOWERS, Proprietor, The having erected a building ani it up in the most style: esprosely tor a Moat Market. will be rod at all to supply the public with the et quality of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Elc 16y the quarter, or fu steaks and rom st. ul the Lowest Liveable Prices.

Persons having fut stock 10) sell will do well 10 tne I will pay the highest price for properly fattened beeves, For the relief and cure of congh-. Will Holt's M. H. candy excel. "Try it.

BOSS CANDY STORE. T. P. GARBER, -WHOLESALE AND RUGGIST, 207 MAIN STREET. GREENVILLE.

Open Day and Night. Special Attention aid to Pharmacy. NOVELTIES! -ATJones' Millinery, Fancy Goods, Notion Store. THE ARE THE PRICES. We are going to make it an object.

We have too many goods, on account of the dull trade varly in the We are going 10 Hell these goods. We are offering great variety of' goods. which we are going to close out at ONE-HALF THEIR Jones' Attractions 'Ten Dozen CORSETS. broken lots, sizes 17. 18.

19. and 24 to 30. which we are going to close out at less than One-Half Value, prices from 25 cents to 75 cents. former prices 65 cents to $1.50. 40 doz.

Corsets, all improved makes. all sizes, at Reduced Prices. and. Remember, it 15 the Prices we are calling your attention to. as we are going to reduce our stock.

Jones' Attractions FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS! Silk Handkerchiefs. Fancy Handkerchiefs. Plain Handkerchiefs, Purses, Wallets. Dolls, Jewelry, and all kinds of Fancy Goods, Notions, flair Goods. Woolen Goods, and U'nderwear.

Prices Reduced: hung up in the store: Prices attached. Jones' Attractions Gents' Furnishing Goods. Slaughtering Prices on derwear. Socks. White Shirts Collars, Cuffs.

Handkerchiefs. Gloves, Mittens, Scarlet ('n- derwear. all wool. for child-: ren at Reduced Prices. 2- Button Kid Gloves for 25; 50 am.1 75 cents.

loss than one-, half price to close oll1. Wit are offering inducements on every line of goods to stir up the trade. We are offering Prices for an Inducement. Seeing is Beliering! 'The Good- are hung with prices attached plain. For: all to see.

REMEMBER THE PLACE. North Side GREENVILLE. FLORICULTURAL. by Mrs. FANNY U.

HANSEIT, of Leach F'urnere. to whom commuuleations per taining to this Departineut may be HOLIDAY NINTH. 'The Christmas number of Mugazine la a beauty and a joy forever. 11 opens with a finely colored page-picture representing a group of lophospherma and maurandye, and ends with an index of the volume which closes with Decemher, the intermediate space being Alled with an unusual variety of articles ou practical floriculture. One in particula: in noticeable, ou "'Old-Fashioned ere," which is profurely Illustrated with cute re-presenting the dear old favorites -the holyhorks, the pinka, the larkspurs and the whole train of familiar but forgotten Another noticeable and timely article is that on "Holiday Decorations," furnishing valuable hinte, with illustrations, for the festal and floral seas son that In now so near.

We will furnish the Magazine and Tux News together, one year, for $2.25, The price of the riodical alone is $1,20. HAVOC IN THE HOURS. The "blizzard" of the 7th was death to house planta, and from all rides hear abont the eume report. plaut8 all froze!" The change wan NO mudden and so early in the season that very were prepared for it. We hear of one stance where the plants were taken the windows, placed close to the grate, and covered with papera, and yet froze.

But a travels with search warrant, so to and finda nooks and corners of apace. Well, it make more business for our greenhoure friende, so that here again we realize. that it in an ill wind that blown nobody any good. TALI. GERANIUM.

"Squire Buck has in his office window in this place a Geranium that beate thing we ever saw for height, shooting up over six feet from the pos. It lifted from the garden last fall, where nttained most of its height. It is to crowned with several spikes of single flowers, though the thrifty stork large round leaves would suggest a of the double-flowering persuasion. REVIEW NOTES. The "Muna Decea" 1 inquired about SAW mentioned in Hooper Bro.

'Thomas' catalogue, It la described dwarf form, with excellent fruit, did not know that they could be inade it bear fruit in the house. I have wanted one. I would like to tell the friends about a beautiful little no like plant which I found in the near here. I have never seen any auy where else, but, sometime afterwards a 1 rend a perfect description of it. plant grows nt the roots of the we tree, on pieces of hard, woody The whole plant is pare white and of like, wax.

The stem in quite chick, and the leavea, which are very slender, the stem like scaler, and commence the root and and at the beautiful Hyacinth-like blossom. They bear trauxplanting and retain their ty for a long time. The name was in the article that read, but I it: remember it. lave any of the of THE NEW ever seen it Miss Molran can tell us about it. for of bar friends living near Laurel HID.

perhaps has soon the: plant herself. think the plaut is rare. Ians of THE NEws readers would but of those North Carolina had Fly-trape," they can got them time sending to the South for them, an grow in the woods at Harmonaburg, Concaut Lake, whore I Haw one last mor eating or digesting a Ay which hnd caught with its delleate fingere. a lovely little plant. Miss Whiteside, a botanist who liver put can direct anyone to the place where grow.

F. G. what good. Shenango is still in the Valley them it wan, and although isema do not In the Nawa every week, we all live boys have our being. the Thanka to Mr.

G. 1.. C'ampbell, station agent, for routing the icy from with coal ashes between his office trees residence. The application is in a cheap. and othera could do likewise they theta save serious if not tatal accidents.

The only daughter of Mr. and since James Dotiarmo arrived here 3 week ago amri will remain home, prosper, grow up and help of the earnings of her parents, craNity may demand. Micheal O' Day, who has beenroufined poach to the house for a week or no, is trees Mr William orcupier the become vacated by Mre. Frank fall. Mr.

Stanley Brown, passenger the per of the 4. A.R. is alvent duty by leave of absence. There aches for the weary. much Mina Bettie Barton, of Greenville, how the guest of Mra.

G. 1.. Campbell stand. Subbath. the The business on the S.

and increasing, and a night switching Never has been put in operation in the roots, go yard. for The outlook is fair for more poach anente in Shenango' namelv. thiN houses, a good grocery and fall store, poet ofive, and better side ripen the latter of which could be greatly winter i proved at Ifttle expense. should judge from the ax reports of last week that Mr. grow war the only native "astonished." our leant it looks no by his spelling.

OVERAVE pe- Re few isfrom they al! will any- that ing HAS soil it is la wAS it now red and plant 1 an of but to always Orchidwoods like it 'The laurel In086. looks and cover :1 droopwill beangiven ranDol readers Perhaps she and like without they near mumit 1 Jennie there, they B. where appear and she plucen surely ani Mri. about A1 diapoan a- ne- better. house engiufrom is rest over R.IN crew Shenan- improvdwelling provision walke, im.

Brueville Bitting At.