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tut $mWfu CWii PLAINFIELD, N. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1896. PRICE TWO CENTS. MONEY AND ITS VALUE. THE CARNIVALTOMORROW I I thin and pale Punch, LIGHTNING IN EARNEST.

The Reverberating Echoes of Heaven's Artillery. Kalo Came In Sheets and Was Not Cnwel come. Bat tbe Electricity Which hot About Without Regard to People's Feel- log Was Not Very Welcome. Another severe electrical storms vbited this city last nigbt bringing with Jt torrent of rain which flooded a Dumber of the streets until they were impassable. Trie rain began falling at 6.10 o'clock preceded by a good health; breeze which had the preliminary appearance of a heavy blow, and th storm lasted fifty minutes before th last rumble of thunder was over.

A low rumble in the North gave warning of the coming lightning which, when it was fairly under way continued for some time, striking dangerously near the center of the city. One bolt or tall of fire came down on Park avenue in front of Moy's drug store and burst with a deafeniDg report, another seemed to burst in the air and scatter. Another struck the lightning rod on the steeple of Trinity Reformed Church and came down without doing any harm, but it lighted up the steeple so much as to make it appear all a fire. Charles Burnett, who was in the Voorhees building on Front street at the time, felt the shock so that for a time his hands were benumbed. George Cole was standing in the door way of his office just across Exchange alley when the shock occurred and was shocked quite a little.

lie retired earlier than usual last night to get over his nervousness from the effects of it. While the storm was raging the storm sewers were found inadequate to the needs for carrying off the water and several stores were flooded. West Fiftn street from Central avenue to Liberty street and West Fourth street between the same streets would almost have floated a row boat. The rain was a good thing for the macadam for It washed the dust off. Tbe principal damage done by lightning was to the apparatus connected with the fire alarm system.

After one of the strokes lightning, Abner Bartlettof Wesiervelt avenue, a member of Alert Hose Company, noticed that the tapper in his house was displaying some uneasiness and seut word to Charles Runy on about It. The latter and Herb Chamberlain weot ui.on the electric Hunt building and found that the coil which connects the fire whistle apparatus was burned out and In case of a fire alarm from any of the boxes the whistle would not have blown. They repaired it and gave two blows on it to show that it was in working order again. While the wnistle apparatus was out of order the tappers in the fire houses were all right and would have given the proper alarm even if the whistle had not blown. In Alert Hose Company's house the lightning made a scattering among the wires and touched off the gong.

The bolt seemed to discharge in there and made things lively for driver James Daly for a while. George Whitlock's family, who live next the engine house, felt the shock plainly and one was quite a little affected by it. Ulricb Blatz's building on West Front street was almost in line of one of tbe discharges and it is thought the lightning struck it. A bright light was seen during tbe storm in the vicinity of Samptown and it was thought that some building in the countrry had caught fire, The rain was very heavy and was the most noticeable for the way it flooded Fifth street near Liberty. Chief Doane, who lives on Fifth street, says he never saw so much water there before since the store of when the lightning struck the oil cloth factory.

It was remarked last night that this year would probably be recorded for Us frequent electrical storm9 which have visited this vicinity, doing more or less damage in the country. The storm last evening in the borough was of unusual severity. The high wind caused the rain to beat into houses in places that had never shown weak spots before, and a number of limbs of trees were blown off and scattered about the streets. While the storm was at its height, lightning struck the wires of the electric fire alarm system, rang the bell and burned -out the fuses in fire headquarters. Vhi the lightning wai playins about the wires in Warren.

Eigice Company's house a bolt set fire to and burned one of the curtairs in the company room S3 that it will have to be replaced by another. Many who saw the bolt strike the house, thought the place was doomed but beyond setting fire to the curtain, 10 other damage was done. On Linden avenue, the lightning struck large tree and broke off one of the limbs. One of the telephone wires on Steiner place was also struck and snapped off. Several trees on the mountain were also struck but beyond this no other damage was done by lightning as far as the borough was concerned.

As for the rainfall, it was unusually beavy. It washed the streets of the borough and In many places cleaned off the mud better than the Street Commissioner could have done the work. In fr-nt of thejArliEgton Hotel on Somerset street, th water overflowed the sidewalk and the same was done at the corner of Linden avenue and Somerset street. The rain came down in torrents, the gutters wre unable to carrv it off as fast as it tell and today a number of them will need the attention of the Street Commissioner. a SILVER PLANSFORJERSEY Sound Money Men to be Ousted From the State Committee.

A Complete Reorganisation to be Effected Senator Smith, the Chairman, Among Those Booked for Retirement. It is part of the plan of the silver Dem ocrats, of New Jersey, to secure a complete reorganization of the Democratic State Committee next week." It Is argued that as there are several vacancies in the State Committee now, caused by the resignation of the gold Democrats and the prospects are that at least a half 'dozen will take place at the next meeting of the committee, that a new deal Is. in order. If the whole committee resigns it will give the delegates to the State convention next Wednesday a chance to select a new committee from the material that will be on the floor ot the convention: This will enable the silver Democrat to get a State Committee entirely In sym pathy with the silver Issue and the can didates, and would give an opportunity for the selection of a new State chairman. Senator Smith's prolonged absence has strengthened the suspicion- of many of the men who are active in the party now that he is dodging the responsibility: The centers of this district are Mercer, Uur-lington and Camden counties, where the order is that only silver Democrats shall be put on guard.

The desire for a change is making itself manifest in other coun ties and it has oeen so thoroughly dis cussed that there are several men named as his successor. Senator Smith left the country with out giving a satisfactory expression of bla position. It was known that at the Chi cago convention he was a member of former Secretary Whitney's cabinet, and one of the big four who were controlling the gold Democrats of the East. There is a suspicion that his cordial relations with Secretary Whitney are such that he would be influenced by him. All his acta as chairman would be criticized and the committee would be kept constantly agitated.

His prolonged absence at a time when the party needs his leadership and advice, has Irritated many of the young Democrats, who do not Lei ley in letting one man run a party. Clarence A. of, Riverton. is mentioned as a possible 'successor, of Chairman SmltbrrTJffns young man who shook up the State Democratic con vention last May, when there was a fight on tbe turning down of Judge J. Howard Carrow, of Camden, who wanted to go to Chicago as delegate-at-Iarge.

Mr. At-kiiiS is a strong silver advocate and a straight party man. but his executive ability is limited. There are others who favor Senator W. H.

Daly for chairman, and It is currently reported that ex- Unlted States Senator Rufus Blodgett would not be averse to trying his hand on running a campaign but there are some doubts about the tienator's popularity. Meny of the leaden in the silver move ment are old Abbef fighters and they do not love the Senator any too It is expected that If Senator Smith loses his chairmanship In the shuffle that he will resign a member of the National Com mittee and then it 1s possible that Sena tor Blodgett nay be selected for that ffice. There are Bome-of Senator Smith's friends who will try and defeat the scheme, among them Colonel E. LI Price, of Essex, who represents the Senator po- itically and who will not allow anything to be done until his return from Carlsbad There are sjme wha predict that tbe Seuator will be here before the contention meets, and others say that he will be satisfied to be relieved of all his politi cal responsibilities, considering nil the circumstances. Some understand that he left this country, a he did, expecting that there would bt soma action on the part of the Democrats that wou allow him quietly to take to the woods during uis campaign.

Somerset County Sunday School Teachers The Somerset County Sunday School Association will hold its annual conven tion at South Bound Brook oo Tuesday, September 8. All Sunday School teachers and others In teres in tbe wor are cordially invited. A very excellent pro gramme has been arranged. Mrs. T.

H. SKillman, of New Brunswick, wiil teach the lesson for the following Sundav. Members of the PlalnfieM Primary Union will attend in a body leaving Pialnfiei at 9.40 a. m. A Muddy Street Causes aa Aeeideot.

This morning a horse, owned bv a man who lives near Campbell's, 'clipped in the mud on Somerset street, near Greenbrcok road, and fell with his bead across the street car track directly in front of an ap proaching car. The ar was stopped in time to prevent serious accident, but the horse's fall broke tbe shafts cf the wagon and old considerab'e damage to the harness. Chief Marshal Wilson, who was present, asslstei the owqer. of. the equippage to repair the damage so he could go home.

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The Silver Question Concisely Con sidered by a Plainfield Man- 1 a measure of Value bat Does ftv 1 11c is Merely a Mercantile Creation. lhe Issue, between the Republican v'oia democrats on tne one hand and the combination beaded by W. J. Bryan on the other, and commonly CHiiea the silver Question, is wide and definite, and may be summed up as fol ows: ice first party believes it would natbe safe for the United States to at pi tne tree and unlimited coinage of silver without the co-operation of the other great commercial nations; the sec- ona party demands it, and at the ratio with gold, of 16 to 1. nummary ana conclusions.

In the three preceding papers we have briefly considered what position money occupies, hence what it must be; what capital is. and questioned our need of an increased mouiuui-ui exenange; ana 1 believe we have shown that the further experiment ing with silver, as proposed in the Demo cratic platform, would be. to say the least. dangerous. But, allowing for argument, that the coinage of legal tender silver by this Government, at the ratio, with gold, of 16 to 1, would result in lifting the market price, or valne, of silver to the amount called for by the coin; what and how would the general populace be benefitted thereby? If silver money, so Issued, maintains its relation of 16 to I with gold, it will be precisely where our silver coin is today-no cheaper, dollar for dollar, than gold.

If, in this way, the measure of Values is not changed, how will it change existing conditions? The raonev so created would goto silver owners, excepting the comparatively small amount paid out for the expenses of mining and marketing it. Mr. Brvan admits this, (see his Pittsburg speech). As this would increase the means of capitalists (for only capitalists are mine- owners and holders of bullion.) I fail to see how it agrees with the Populist wing of the party; who cry, "Down with the Eastern Possibly Western Bond-holders, or Capitalists, would be different. So long as the production of gold does not exceed the demand, it its a safe stand ard.

Any child 'knows that, if gold were dirt-cheap. It would not bear unlimited use as money; and so proportionately. up through the list of metals, a rtstiic tion must be made, if not sound. We must keep in mind, in considering the financial question that jtbe standard and money of final settlement is by no means the only medium of exchange; tnat it does not constitute the great values cf the world; that most of the large and many of the small transactions of trade are made without the ue of any money; that the percentage of Increase of gold n.iw, and for the last thirty (30) years, mined exceeds that of the popula tion, (in other words, more gold to the person exists and Is now being mined. than was the case thirty (30) years ago); and that it is of more consequence that the per capita circulation be rapid, which Is the result of live business conditions than large.

Of what benefit is It to the world if large amounts of money exist and are in storage? Certainly none; artd least of all to the banker, whose income is dependent on the flow of money. Atid nevertheless, pending the outcome of every financial upheaval, money, natu rally, to a considerable extent, retires from circulation; because business condi tions are too uncertain to tempt its risk. This is our present predicament; and which leads us to the consideration of the question of Protection or Free-trade. H. C.

Di RAii. A Stop-Clock at Alert Hose House. One of the modern devices in use by the fire department in thiscitv Is a stop-clock at Alert Company's House, which records the time of day to the minute when a fire alarm is sent in. The clock hangs near tbe weight which is connected with tbe house tapper As soon as an alarm is turned in. the tapper begins to strike and the weight begins running down.

In do ing so it strikes a rod which is connected with the clock and stops the pendulum from swinging. Any time one looks at the dial he can see just the minute that the alarm came in. In a recent letter to the manufacturers Mr. W. F.

Benjamin.edltor of the Specta tor, Kushford, N. says: 'It may be pleasure to you to know the high esteem in which Chamberlain's medicines are held by the people of your own state. where they must be best knowD. An aunt ot mfne who resides at Dexter, Iowa, was about to visit me a few years since, and before leaving home wrote me, asking If they were sold here, stating if they were not she would bring a quantity with her as she did net like to be Iwithout them." The medicines referred to our Chamberlain's Cough remedy, famous for its cures of colds and croup; Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatlsm.lame back, pains in the side or Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. These medicines have been in constant use in Iowa for almost a quarter ot a century.

The people have learned that they are articles of great worth and merit, and nnequaled by any other. They are for sale here by T.S.Armstrong I a All Arrangements Made for the Great Gala Day. Everyone Who Rides a Wheel, Whether It be Decorated or not, Is Invited to Join in the Parade and Enjoy Riding Through the Plainfield Crowd of Sight Seers. Today is the last day in which for the Plainfield wheelmen to get ready for the grand daylight bicycle carnival tomorrow afternoon. Tbe Carnival Committee has nearly finished its work, and as far as tbe members are concerned, everything is going as smoothly as a clam in high tide.

The rain last night washed the macada mized streets off. so that there Is no dust or There Is not a thing in the way of making tomorrow one of the greatest gala days in the bicycle history of Plain field. iTooo. music nas oeen engaged to go with tbe procession, and also to play at the Revere House before the parade. This is the only invitation that anyone will need to come and join in the parade for the fun of the ride or to compete for tbe prizes as he or she desires.

There is room for everybody on wheels, and all the committer joins in saying: "Come! You are welcome." If you can buy, borrow. beg or hire a wheel, join in the parade, Don't steal a wheel in order to come in. Get one any other way, and if there is not time to decorate it, let that go. If you want a good time for a couple of hours. come out and see how many people will be here to see you ride.

No other parade In mis city nas ever appealed to hair so many people from in town, out of town and all over the State as this one has. No committee has tried to do more to make a success than the one which has it in charge. Tbe merchants have added their contribution1), and the committee has worked faithfully with no other object in view, but to see everyone have a good time and to bring the people together. For the final information regarding the line of march, the route is printed as follows: From Park avenue and Eighth street to Crescent avenue, Watchung avenne, Fifth street, Richmond street, LaGrande avenue to Franklin place, down P-ut nam avenue to Hillside avenue Watchung avenge. Seventh street to Plainfield avenue, to Fifth street, to Park avenue, to North avenue, to Watchung avenue, to Front street, to Grove street, to Park place, to Duer street, to Craig place, Somerset street, Jackson avenue, Wesiervelt avenne.

Fairview avenue, Linden avenue, Grove street, Rockview avenue, Washington avenne. Front street. Grant avenue to Seventh street, to Plainfield avenue. Eighth street, Madison avenue. Fifth street.

Park ave nue, Ninth street, and thence countermarching to Sixth street, to Watchung avenue to the Crescent Avenue Church and disband. The reviewing stand will be erected around the lamp post at the junction of LaGrande and Putnam avenues and Franklin place, where the judges will meet at 3.30 o'clock and inspect the cos tumes and decorations for prizes. THE CELLAR WAS FLOODED. Rain Poured Into Randolph's Drag store Basement and Sent His Goods a Floating. When tbe rain was coming down in sheets last evening, it caught the rear of L.

W. Randolph's store io an unprotected condition on account of the repairs which are being! made there in extending the building in the ar. The rain pouring off the roof went in a regular flood into Mr. Randolph's cellar and sent everything movable swimming in short order, until the clerks hurried down and picked boxes and other merchandise out of the water. The cellar remained flooded waiting for the drain pipe to carry it off.

The rain also came into the upper stories of the building and Charles Burnett, who is employed with the mason work, and happened to be there, tried to keep ft swept out until the lightning began to play around that vicinity. One sharp flash partly stunned him and he made tracks as soon as he could for other quarter. Borough Banner Raising Next Week. Yesterday H. N.

Syencer. of Somerset street, went to South Plainfield and selected two fire well seasoned poles, each over sixty feet long and perfectly straight, for use for the Republican banner in the borough. The poles will be delivered by tomorrow and put In position on Somerset street near Mr. Spencer's store and it is expected that the banner will be unfurled the latter part of next week. Killed by a Fiver.

While one of the Philadelphia and Reading Blue Line flyers was passing through Bayonne Wednesday eveninz cn the New Jersey Central Railroad's tracks, the locomotive struck and fatally hurt John Raster, the fourteen-year-old son of George A. Rester, of 123 Avenue E. The boy was trying to avoid a train going in the opposite direction. From all accounts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 1 a Godsend to the afflicted. There is no advertisement about this; we feel just like saying it.

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Druggist. dear, if I were you I'd say, 'That boy looks a pony." A SECOND STORY BURGLAR Mrs. Serrell, of Crescent AvenueJ Has an Unwelcome Visitor. Sne Awakens In Time to See a Door Open-Ins; and Giving an Alarm Frightens off the Intruder. A burglar entered the house of L.

Wm. Serrell, of 134 Crescent avenue, last night, but was heard and frightened away before he had secured any booty. Mrs. Serrell was sleeping at midnight, when she was awakened by a noise at her door and looking up saw it moving gradually open. She called out immediately and the moving ceased.

Mrs. Serrell seized a rifle, which Is always near at hand, and going to the window, called for an officer. Officer Fraleigh responded at once and going over the house, could find no trace of the visitor, bat an open jBecond-stQrf window, over the porch showed where the burglar had entered. Mrs. Serrell had locked the door of her room securely before retiring, and the visitor, whoever he was, must have taken some means of turning the lock.

MET AND ADJOURNED. The Madison Avenue Commissioners en able to Find Out for What Purpose Their Meeting Was Held. Thev Therefore De cide to Adjourn for Two Weeks. In accordance with a notice wh'ch has been published several times in tbe two newspapers of this city, "the Madison Avenue Commissioners met last evening in the City Council chamber. Upon reading the call it could not be discovered what the meeting ws for.

There were several gentlemen present besides the commissioners, but they knew not what tbe meetiLg was for. One said he supposed it was for tbe purpose of hearing the report of the commissioners and another thought it was for the purpose of filing objections to the opening. It was finally decided that the meeting was for the purpose of meeting and ad journing, and as that was thought to be the best way out of the muddle, it was accordingly done with the understanding that the next meeting would be held in two weeks time and at it objections to the proposed opening would be heard. It istoqly.fair to the papers of the city to say that the notices of the meeting weie published in accordance with the copy furnished them and that the mistake in not specifying what the meeting was called for, was not their fault, as they'strictly followed copy. STUNNED BY THE LIGHT Mrs.

Whltlock Rendered Unconscious by the Stroke Which Cam Down Trinity Church Steeple. Mrs. Whitlock, of No. 214 West Seeand street, mother of George Whitlock, the carpenter, while standing by tbe window during the thunder storm last night, in company with her son, was stunned bv the stroke which came down the Trinity Reformed Church steeple. She wis un conscious for a few moments, and was prevented from falling to the floor by tbe presence of ber son The effects wore off later and the lady was found to be uninjured.

Borough Council Meeting Tonight. Last evening Mayor Hegeman; together with Councilmen Valiant, Lounsbury and Peck, and Clerk Arnold, had a meeting in the Borough Council Chamber to talk over matters pertaining to the Council meeting tonight. Borough Counsel Char les A. Reed was also present Tbe gen tlemen would not say what the meeting ws for, but it Is understood that at the meeting this evening there will be some spicy developments and that their con fab last evening was to go over the ground to see how tbe land laid. Always in season, Hopkins' Steamed Hominy (Hulled Corn).

Elegant lunch in milk. Qt. can 10c au. 31 4w. "Grandpa, and I'd get him STRUCK BYATROLLEY CAR William Slaoe Hurled From His Road Wagon in the Night.

The Tar Caught Him Before be Conld Get Off the Track and Broke Two Wheels, Threw Him Oat on His Back and His Horse Dragged Him by the Reins. WiTiam S. Slape, of West street near Rock avenue, had a very narrow es cape from being killed about 8 .30 o'clock last night, while driving home from this city. He bad been to see Councilman Mc Lougblin, of Somerset street, and started Lome after the rain in his light road wagon and single horse. He was driving along at the rate of about six miles an hour and' was in the street car track When near the residence of H.

C. Com p- ton, Jf o. 1014 West Front street, he chanced to look back of him and saw, trolley car coming along at high speed. Instinctively he turned the horse's head and the horse got off the track. The wagon did not clear and was struck.

xneonjy tning Air. biape knew was when he was being dragged by the reins on the ground on his back and the street car was a hundred feet ahead of him standing on tbe tracks. He had hung on to the reins and stopped the horse but how be did it is hard to tell for all was confusion and he had no time to think. The car was No. 7 Conductor Tim McCarthy and Motorman Dorr.

They had been coming along at a much higher speed than Mr.Slape was going and when the car struck the wagon it smashed the rear wheel and the opposite forewheel knocked the wagon clean from under him and he landed on his back on the ground. He was able to get up and having control of the horse was able to lead the ani mal home, but left the wagon. He awoke this morning very lame and hardly able to bend his back. He saw Dr. Gaston who advised him to rest for several days In the The injuries at resent are found to be contusion of the lumbar muscles and abrasions of the back.

There are also severe strains which will use him much lameness even if inflam mation does not set in to cause him more trouble. That he escaped worse injuries or even being dragged to his death by the horse, was bis good luck. SOLID FOR McKINLEY. Many Somerset County Democrats Will Vote the Republican Ticket this Fall. Frank W.

Somers. County Clerk of Somerset county, yesterday finished making a political canvass of tbe county. Mr. Somers has had his men out for the last two weeks. The result of the canvass shows that the county will go for McKinley and Hobart by a big majority.

Two hundred and eighty dyed in the wool Democrats openly declared that they would vote for McKinley and Hobart, while only twenty-one Republicans could be found who were willing to say they were silverites, and would cast their ballot for Bryan. Last year Somerset county gave Griggs a Republican majority of 630, and in 1S92 Cleveland received majority of 96 in the whole county. McKinley's majority will exceed 1,000. The BoroD(h Protects Her Merchants. Yesterday afternoon Marshal Hansen caught two peddlers in the borough who were going from bouse to house selling their gords.

As the men did not have licenses, they were given time enough to get out of the place or else take out licenses. Tbev were also warned that if they came in the borough again and tried to do business without taking out licenses tbev would be prosecuted to the full ex tent of the law. Sheriff's Sales. At the court house Wednesday Sheriff Kyte sold the following Plainfield prop- erties at public sale: House and lot in Plainfield. owned by Lillian J.

Cundy, sold to F. E. Ballantine for IS75. House In Plainfield, owned by Peter Dock, sold to J. D.

Manning for tl.OOO. MR. SAUNDERS TO SPEAK Rain Interferes With Last Night's Banner Raising. The Meeting to be Held Tomorrow Night Instead, and North Plalnfleld's Ex-Chief Magistrate will be one of the Principal Speakers. I he Republican banner raising, that was to have been held last night on North avenue, did not take place on account of the storm.

In spite of the torrents of rain that fell, quite a number of persons were on hand to take part in the proposed ju bilee, nor did the wetting, which they re ceived. dampen their enthusiasm in the slightest, for they staid there until long after the rain had ceased falling, and un til it bad been definitely decided to post pone the meeting until another night. Later in the evening the Republican leaders met and decided to have the ban ner raising tomorrow evening at the same time and place. It can be announced with certainty that ex-Mayor William L. Saunders, of North Plainfield, a life long Democrat, will be one of the princi pal speakers of the evening.

Besides him, Rev. Dr. Johnston will also be on hand to speak, and an effort will be made to secure tbe Hon. C. J.

Cleve, of Kansas, who has been speaking to such good effect throughout Vermont. Besides these speakers, Guttman's band will be on hand to enliven the occasion with music of the day. and as the city will be thronged with wheelmen, it is anticipated that there will be a large gathering. NO MORE GREASY DISHES. W.

E. Alpaugh Is Raisins; a Crop of Dish Clothes In His Garden for the Home Market. W. E. Alpaugh, of East Third street, has one of the mot curious vegetables growing in his garden that it has been the pleasure of Plainfield people to see growing in this latitude.

It Is a California cucumber, which now has reached the length of four feet, and in some parts the circumference is as large as one's arm. Tbe plant has the peculiarity of growing right along, even though it may be sliced off each morning to be eaten at breakfast without disturb ing the plant In the least, so the Call-fornians say. At least the location of the information is too far away to be disputed authoritatively. Mr. Alpaugh also has in his garden an other California vegetable called the dish cloth which when ripe can be cut open and discloses the interior growth to a fibrous texture, which may be unrolled and from its toughness may be used as a dish clojb.

He intends to save the seeds for planting next season so as to raise a crop of dish clothes for the home market. All we will need then will be a little water and elbow grease to have nice shiaing ihinaware. The Republicans Will Have Meetings Every Week. Chairman Flsn, of the City Republican Campaign Committee, has arranged to have a meeting in tbe Republican head quarters every Thursday evening until election time He has tbe personal promise of a number of prominent speakers to be present at one or another of these meetings and will see others so that tbe meetings will not be lacking in special interest A Regular Water Spout. Sergeant Neagle report that ths rainfall during last night's shower was 1.46 Inches.

In New York the fall was but .46 inches. When it comes to rain. Plain-field gets there every time. Several years agol was taken with a severe attack of flux. I was sick in bed about 10 days and could get nothing to relieve me until IusedChamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured me and has been a household remedy with us ever since.

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S. Armstrong Druggist..