Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania • Page 1

CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP. NOT MUCH. She said not much beside the sea; At set of sun she sat with me, I held her hand, so food and free, Thrilled at its touch; Softly I sjoke, and tenderly; She said not much. We saw the billows coma and flee; Oh, tremulous heart and throbbing sea, How near alike they seemed to me I Upon the sands I bent my knee, 'Oh, wilt thou not my true wife be She said: "Not much." The summer has passed. Autumn begins this week.

high hat is still fashionable. tobacco crop has heeu housed. husking will soon commence. A Book on Dkafnkss ako Catarrh of nearly 100 pages, by Dr. Shoemaker, the well known experienced Aural Surgeon, will ne sent free to any address, r.very family should have this book.

I he dook is Hlus traled and fully explains in plain language all disk as bs ot the haw. and catarkh. nn how to treat tliese ailments successfully. Ad' dress, Or. C.

JO. Shoemaker, 613 Walnut street, Reading, Pa. expenses of the late county fair at ran $400 in excess ot the receipts. tailors held another meeting Inst evening ana adopted a constitution and by jaws. Hooper, of New Berli'nvitle, fell out of a hammock and fractured her left shoulder.

The Hoycrtown Mutual Fire Insurance Company during last month insured property to an amount oi members of Bethel A. i. ehnrch choir will give a concert in the Potts town church this evening. New styles of fancy shirts, a large as sortment of dress shirts, desirable working inrts, kc, at Jus. isruHstar, snirt matter, 713 Jfenn street.

The stringency in the money market has prevented any attempts being made to flout the new $00,000 loan ot the Reading Railroad CJODipany. Peter Gehris, who for a number of years was employed in leaver's wew tferiinviilc tore, lias removed to Reading where lie has a position in miner's dry goods store. Vm. R. Grim, formerly cashier of Farm rs National Bank, Boyertown, who went Saliua.

Kansas, several months ago to engage in Dan King, is nome on a visit. Master has recommended to the United States District Court that the Reading Railroad Company be granted permission to expend $15,000 upon improve ments. Rending Railroad Company ha, be gan the shipment of coal from Port Rich mond by a line of barges which it recently purchased from a New York transportation company. Treasurer Irvin S. Smith, assisted by W.

H. Tobias, district president, instituted Washington camp No. 107. P. O.

S. of at Temple. The new camp comprised 42 charter meiulers. members of lona Section, Jr. T.

of IT. anil will attend divine service in the fitb street M. E. church, Sunday evening, in a body. Rev.

S. II. Hoover will preach a teraerauce sermon. the public schools in the city were closed last evening for the balance of the week, on account of the county agricultural Hociety's fair. This is in accordance with a standing rule of the hoard.

four boys who disappeared from their homes in this city last Saturday, have returned home. One of the boys stated to his parents that he had gone to Hamburg to visit relatives, and had asked the others to go with him. McTTenry has commenced at No. 438 North Sixth street, on the site of the old Columbia House, the erection of a first clasi hotel building. The structure will be oi brick with brown stone and terra cotta trimmings, 25x75 fet.

and three stories in height. An excellent line of tall overcoats and bui. intra now in stock, at Jamkron a N. R. Corner tith and Penn.

Williamsport train on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, due at Couaho liocken shortly after 6" o'clock in the morning, was two hours late yesterday morning, owing to the slow running on account ot the dense tog. Mahlon Grant, proprietor of the Union ITouxe, Koyertown, intends retiring from the hotel business next spring, when James Frederick, of Schultxville, will take charge of the Union House. Mr. Grant expects to engage in business in Reading. the thirteenth annual session of the Rending Baptist Association at Lancaster, yesterday, C.

James, of Allentown, was elected to succeed Rev. C. M. Dietz, of Read ing, as Moderator, and I. L.

JLewis was elected stated clerk. The last Legislature changed the law in regard to the partridge season. By this act, which is now in force, the season for shooting partridges shortened fifteen days, so that instead ot extending from tue ntleentn ot Oc tober to New Years it last only from the fif teenth ot uctoier to the ntceenth ot December, 9tt cts. per dozen for superior cabinet pho tographs. All the latest Accessories, Ac.

At Iee's Gallery N. W. cor. 6th A Penn Sts, Rie, aged eighteen, ran away from ner nome in i'oitsviiie, and came to tuts city, Jler parents teleif rned a friend in this city and at ins reddest she was arrested at the I A R. depot.

Yesterday morning she was st nt to the House or the Good Shepherd in Philadelphia in charge of Chief Hhaaber. Thalheiiner bought of A. G. Green, for the Reading Steam Heating Com fmny the lot 70 by 111 feet on the north side of Klin ctreet east of Sixth for The company will immediately begin the erect ton of a suitable brick building thereon. The laying of steam heating pie is progressing rapidly.

Chester Coniiljr AKi lciiUnrnl Fnlr. Wkmt Ciikhtkk, Srpt. The annual fall exhibition of the Chester County Agricultural Society wan opened here to day under the most favorable auspices. The in all departments are exceedingly well filled, and the exhibition promises to purparts any former efforts of the Society, Hoopes, superintendent of Floral Hull, says there will bo by all odds the lin est horticultural display ever made in host or county, and that it will far excel the lisphty of similar character made at the late State Fair in Philadelphia. The entries in the speed ring are larger this year than ever before, and many notable flyers will contest for the purses in the trotting and running races arranged for Thursday and Friday.

PhlltMlvtlpnlm Kpnbllcnna. Pin Sitpt. 21. At the meeting of the tivo Republican conventions today the following ticket to be voted for at the county election in November next was nominated Slu rilf, William R. Leedn; Recorder of Deeds, Georirw G.

Pierin; City Controller, Androw J. Maloney; County Commissioners, William Hartley and Theodore B. Stulb. All the sitting Judges whose terms expire Judges Bregy, Fell, Rend nd Ferguson were placed on the ticket. Crtirap RtimnloH to Allentown fair fm ThurMlay, Hepteiulwr 21th.

Mtcial train It aye Heading at 8 a. m. Fr only $1.10. ttpfcial train returning Ipavpn Allentown nt 41 p. m.

Don't mina Allentown fair. It's lunp. Go. Arrangements for Swinging: at 111. Around the Circle.

DATES OF HIS VISITS 10 DIFFERENT CITIES. METHODICAL POLITICAL BOOM. to Slow Up for Speeches. Side Station Washington, Sept. 21.

The President and Mrs. Cleveland will leave Washington next week on Friday morning foi an ah Rence of three weeks in the West and bout.h. I hey will be accompanied by no ffioials, the other members of the party being the Jr resident a private secretary, (Joi. Jbamont, and two he President, Buffalo, N. his former Mr.

Joseph D. Bryant, of New York, who was a member of his military stuff while Governor. The following is the itinerary of the journey Leave Washington by Jfennsylvama Kail road Friday, September 30th at 10 a. arrive at Indianapolis Saturday, uctooer 1st, at It a. m.

leave Indianapolis Saturday, October 1st at 3 p. arrive at Terre Haute on Saturday, Oct. 1st, at 5.30 p. leave lerre Haute Saturday, Oct. 1st, at b.lo arrive at St.

Louis Saturday, Oct. 1st, at 12 o'clock midnight; leave St. Louis by Chicago and Alton it ail roan, jLuesday, Jct. 4th, at 1 1 p. arrive at Chicago Wednes day, Oct.

at 9 a. leave Chicago by Chicago and Kail road, Thurs day, Jet. th, at 10 a. arrive at Mil waukee Thursday, Oct. 6th, at 1 p.

leave Milwaukee Friday, Oct. 7th, at 10 arrive at Madison Friday, Oct. 7th, nt 1 p. leave Madison by Chicago, Mil waukee and fet. Kailroad, Mon day, Oct.

3 Oth, at 9 a. arrive at St. Paul Monday, Oct. 10th, at o.vsu p. leave f'aul Tuesday, Oct, I Ith, at noon: arrive at Minneapolis luesday.

Oct. lltn, at p. leave neapolis by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneap olis and Omaha Hail road Tuesday, Oct, 11th, at p. arrive at Omaha Wednes day, Oct.

12th, at 11 a. leave Omaha by Chicago, Burlington and Qtiincy road Wednesday, Oct. Izth. at iz noon: arrive at St. Joseph Wednesday, Oct.

12th, at i.l: p. leave at. Joseph Wednesday, Oct. izth, at 4o p. arrive at iv ansae City Wednesday, Oct.

L2th. at 8.15 p. m.i leave ivansas City by Kansas (Jity, t. ftcott and oulf Kailroad hursday, Oct, at 1 1 p. arrive at Memphis, Jf day, Oct.

14th, at 6 p. m. Leave Memphis by ouisville and JNashville Kail road, Satur day, Oct. la, at 1 p. arrive at Nash ville Saturday, loth, at lip.

m. Leave shville by Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis and Western and Atlantic rail roads Monday, Oct. 17th, at 11a. ar rive at Atlanta Monday, Oct.

17th, at 11 p. m. Leave Atlanla Wednesday, Oct. linh. nt 1 clock midnight, arrive at Mont gomery hursday, Oct.

20th, at 8 a. m. leave Montgomery by Kennesaw and Western North Carolina routes Thursday, Oct. 20th, at 1 p. reach Washington Saturday, Oct.

22nd, at 6 a. i stops will be made except at the points above mentioned, and no instance can the time given to cities where stops are to be made be ex tended. The fact that the journey is timed to meet fixed engagements will prevent any xceptions to this deternji nation, but through the day in passing all places of any considerable size the train will bs run at a very slow rate ot speed. AU recep tion committees have been requested to meet the President at their respective ties, instead of en route, as has been pro posed in some instances. This is to enable to give as much rest and quiet as pos sible while traveling.

At the suggestion of the President, much speech making at the places to be visited has been abandoned, and instead an important feature in the programme will be carriage rides through the cities over previously announced routes, which will gratify his desire to see the towns and their population and enable all to seethe President without the discomforts and dangers attending crowded rooms and platform, rormal acceptances of the invitations from these cities will now be made, earlier notice having been impossible on account of uncertainty as to the routes and dales. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. OfFerlngf of Boutin to (lie Secretary oT tit 't'rea. iurjr. Washington, Sent.

21. Proposals to sell per cent, bonds to the Government were opened at the Treasury Department at noon to day. The total of all the offerings was only bonds, of which were coupon and regis tered ponds. The bonds accepted amounted to $1, i00, ranging in price from 107.00 to 10H4 and were purchased as follows Coupon bonds Harvey Fiske A Sons. $500,000 at 1081; A.

K. Nettleton, $10,000 at Maverick National I fink, $13, 000 at 108U New IOnsrlnnd Trust Com pany, $:0,000 at H. E. Wemple, $100,000 at 108.49; White, Morris A at 10 James Talcott, $25,000 ifnnkerfi and money lenders are anx iously looking for Secretary Fairchild to enter Wall street and do something to re lieve the money market of its present pan icky feeling by buying a large amount of fiovernnient bonds. He has not come vet Some money is to be had in Wall street at 3 per but most loans are made at 6 percent.

Bankers are careful as to the character of securities offered, and decline all collateral except dividend paying stocks. Victim or Military Salute. Gkttyhhitro, Sept. 21. Oros Oresso, of the Springfield Battery, Ohio Uuards.

who was badiy wounded by the prematnre discharge of a cannon with which a salute was being fired after the dedication of the Ohio memorials on the 14th died this morning from lock jaw. He hhs been at an hotel here nnd bis condition was better until last evening, when lockjaw set in. His remains were taken to his home at once. Our line of Men's Cotton. Merino and Woolen Hufiiery is the largest, and choice; in th city.

Ju. 8, Bruastar, Gents Furnisher, 713 Penn tret. mr Penom Killed by PoImumI Corn Beer. Dktuoit, Sept. 1.

A Journal special from Nov! says: A. enter, pro printer of a hotel here, his wife, daughter and two guests were poinoned yesterday by eating corned beef bought of a peddler. Zenter will die. The others will probably recover. Special Ktonnlon to I.nraj Cavern on Tuesday, October 4th.

Hound trip tickets frooci lor nix layR. it are only t.0O. Train eaven Reading at 7.15 a. arrive nt Liirnv at 3.00 p. m.

Full particular nee circulars at all stations P. A K. A. K. or the Chicago, Sept.

21. The number of sig natures to the petition for clemency on be half of the Anarchists reached about eight thousand yesterday, counting those that the Committee of the Amnesty Association had received, actual returns of. Ot this number about five thousand were in the city, and the remainder were scattered through the State. There has been no sys tem discovered yet by the committee to circulate the petition. present the blanks and circulars are being sent to men prominent in labor organizations.

The committee has written out another appeal to go at the head of the petition blanks. It is more voluminous than the first one, and red Anarchistic tendencies is being circu lated in Chicago. It is headed: ''To the Chicago, it is headed: "lo the State Flremcn'f Convention. Allkxtown, Sept. 21.

At to day's session ot the Firemen's State Association the following officers were elected for the en suing year President, Selim H. Thomas, or vice presidents, liurt Mc Allister, of Bradford, and B. A. 3anely, of iyrone; recording secretary, Wf W. Wun der, of Heading; corresponding secretary.

il. h.ttla, of Harnsburg; treasurer, John SlinglufT. of Norristown. Shamokin was selected for the next annual meeting of the association by a vote of 6o to 27 for Bellefonte. Kxecutive firemen and Law Committees were announced and other Union business transacted.

Advance of Miners Wave. Shamokin, Sept. 21. The Excelsior Coal Company have agreed to the advance of 8 per and the strikers at their mines will return to work at once. The strike is still on with the Union and Mineral Mining Coal Company, but negotia tions leading to the amicable settlement are now under way.

CONDENSED TELEGRAMS Fifty thousand inhabitants of Messina have fled from that city on account of the cholera. Gen. Wm. Preston, a most distin guished Kentuckian, died at his residence at Lexington yesterday afternoon, aged 71. L.

B. Wasliburne, formerly U. S. Minister to trance, wan taken with conges tion ofthe brain yesterday afternoon and lies in a precarious condition. 1 he Reading Coal and Iron Company has given notice that broken and egg coal for eastern shipment will be advanced 15 cents per ton each, to take effect at once.

Oak Lawn Retreat, a private hospital for the insane near Jacksonville. Illinois. was burned yesterday. Loss. $25,000.

It was so tar from the city that the lire engines were unable to reach it in time to do any good. Yesterday morning a train on the Erie Railroad was thrown from the track bv a broken truck near Oulf Summit. Several cars were smashed, and travel was impeded for several hours. Bartholomew McMahon, a brakeman, residing at Gulf Summit, was killed. Oen.

L. B. Faulkner, who was arretted iu connection with the failure of the First National Bank of Dansville. N. was arraigned at Buffalo yesterday before United States Commissioner Fairchild.

Bail was fixed at $20,000. his wife becom ing his surety. Autumn Rionrilon Switchback on Thursday, Hcptemher 20th. Round trip uckpm gooi lor three fiayn. rare only y.ou.

Hitecial train leave KeadlnB at 8 a. re turning inm day leave Mauoh Chunk A.10 p. in. Lat Mwltchback excursion thlsnea on, tim to go. REV.

J. L. LEEPER'S CASE. TO BE REPORTED ATTHEALLENTOWN PRESBYTERY NEXT APRIL. A Special Commiulon of F'l ve Appointed to Vlilt the First Fraby terlaia Church of Reatllnug and Inquire Into It Condition.

(Special to the Reading Times. Bethlehkm, Sept. 21. Rev. Dr.

Belville, Rev. A. D. Woods, Rev. Dr.

Ferrier arid Elders Wm. C. Taylor and Wm. O. Lewis have been appointed by the personal friends of Wilson S.

Bissel, of workingmen of the United States of North WU meet. merlaw nartner and I America," and denounces the action of luesday in April, I l. 9.inm. in nLM.n UA I T1 .1 TT the Supreme Court in upholding the de Elder H. cision ot the" lower oourt in the Anarchist cases.

Ihe circular refers to Captain Uonheld as The notorious police bandit, and villi ties Judge Gary without stint. The circular is signed, "The Federation of Irade Unions, and was printed in ork. Oaptain Uonnell tele phoned this afternoon all over the city to bave any and all persons tound distribut ing the circular arrested. BASE, BAT AND BALL. A Tie Game nt Urooklyii C7n.llel on Ac count ok uarns.

New York, Sept. 21. The Athletics visited Brooklyn to day and played an teresting game. The playing was about even, both teams at times batting and fielding in brilliant style and then again making miserable plays. Terry and Sew ard both did exceedingly well and were off Seward.

The Athletics scored in the second and third innings. Three of the four runs were earned. Brooklyn scored one in the first and three in the fourth off a three bagger, two singles, base on balls and an error. It looked very ranch like the Athletic's game in the eighth. They had three men on bases, thanks to Otterson and Pinckney, with one out, but did not succeed in scoring.

The game wap tied from the fourth inning and was called on account of darkness at the ending of the ninth. Tjyons, Kobmaon and oeward did best in the field for the visitors; McClel land, Phillips and Terry for Brooklyn. Lyons and McOarr bitted well, as did Jrinckney and Oreer. score Brooklvn 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 AtliJeiio .0 2 2 0 0 0 Games ISlaewtieire At Plttsburjf New York 5, Pittsburg 0. At Indianapolis Boston 0, Indianapolis 1, At Bait.

more Baltimore 11. Mets 5. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 15, St. Loui3. At Chicago Washington 3, Chicago 12.

At TouiHville Ijonisvilie 10. Cleveland 7. At Detroit. rvliil.t1n ir.Lmn. Av Imiinmi.

Detroit 1 4 4 0 0 9 fiuiuueiphfa: .2 0 TYPHOID'S VICTIMS. Sad Fate of Norlhnmpton County Eastox, Sept. 21. Typhoid fever has fatal termination on the 14th instant, and at the present time their four children. whose ages range from seven to sixteen years, are suffering from the same fever.

Two of the men who acted as pall bearers at Mr. Dutt's funeral have since been prostrated with the fever. What made the troubles of the Dutt family the more sad and distressing was the difficulry of obtain ng help, fear ot taking the disease made people shun the house of the unfortunate family, and no offers, however liberal, could secure assistance, and the sick and helpless parents and children have had to depend altogether on two aged ladies. These ladies are still ministering to the wants of the sick children. tendance at the, last General Assembly, presentea a report, wnicn was accepted.

A YOUNG LADY SLUGGED. A tile Assaults Her and Gets OA with Palmeh, Sept, 21. Yesterday was pay day at the factory of Still man Kllis on Silver street. The pay roll was made up, but for some reason it was decided to postpone the distribution until this morning. The aggregate, $1,500, was drawn frtm the Munson National Bank and taken to the residence of Mr.

Eliis on Park street. Mr. Ellis placed the package on the piano, not thinking of danger, as members of the family were all about, and went up stairs. Soon after his departure a prolonged cry for help caused him to rush down to the. parlor, where he found his daughter lying unconscious upon the floor with the mark of a terrible blow upon her forehead.

The money was cone. The young lady has 'not recovered sufficiently to give any information as to her assailant, but there is no doubt that one or more robber entered the house, assaulted Miss Ellis, and escaped with the money by leaping through a screened window. The bold deed has created intense excitement. Time Way or the Transgressor. John Weiger was held in $200 bail by Alderman Ritner last evening to answer the charge of embezzlement at the next term of Quarter Sessions Court.

Philip Hain is the prosecutor, and he alleges that Weiger illegally retained a sum of money wiiiuh uriuucu hj mem juinuy. Robert Jackson, a young colored man. was gobbled up by Ofl'icer Sipple lust night tor attempting to burglarize the resilience ot lieorge erot on JULinnershitz alley. Husband and Karnltnre Gone. During the absence from home of Mrs.

Caroline Rush, wife of William Rush, Poplar street between Walnut and Elm, Mr. Rush disposed of all the furniture to Thomas J. Becker and left for parts unknown. When Mrs. Rush returned and found her husband and furniture gone, she sned Becker for trespass and the recovery of the goods.

Rush was a brakeman on the P. and he and his wife lived The farmer' Connlr Fair, at Litifx, will be held on October 3. 4, 6 and 7. It promises to be a succemfiif fair in the number and variety ot the exhibits. The spaces are be in if rapidly taken and a nveiy lmeieni is snown oy me farmers ana exnimiors.

'Vhe ili cers are John 11. LandW, president; J. F. Bomlwrgor, secretary, and E. brown, treasurer, Wa nt to lie Mnrrtod fair, The president of the Cumberland County Agricultural Society has received two applications from parties desirous of being married at the coming county fair.

Their names will not be made known until the 2Hth of this month, and on the following day they will be married at the fair grounds in the presence of the assembled crowd. A prominent clergyman will officiate and the presents will be numerous. Cheap KxcnradOM to Gettjrabnrg on Tnesdsv, October 4th. Round trip tickets food tor six days. Fan only $2.50.

Train eaves Heading at 7. IS a m. Train returning same dny leaves Gettysburg at 6 p. m. le itrntim time oi tne year tiu.

taiu gni battlefield. It's cheap. Go. feth or Mr. Whitman.

Mrs. Mnllte Whitman, wife of Harry Whitman, died last evening of hemorrhatro of the lutiM. leonascd had been til with lung aflou tlou for some months. Cheap fCtcnrlon to Potlstowa fair on Wednesday, September 28th. Fans for round trip nnly 54 cents via Philadelphia and Reading railroad.

Wednesday one the big days. Train leavM Heading 7. IS a. Franklin street 7.18 a. m.

Admission only 350. AT THE COUNTY FAIR. I Ilw Attendance Yesterday Behind Za Ver The Heinlt of the Rnues The Kin. I ior toe tnuai crises I passed without anything of special import ance transpiring, and the attendance was estimated at between 4,000 and 5,000. The receipts for the day were $60 behind those or tne second day ot last year exhibition, I this doubtless having been due to the foggy, threatening weather during the early morning, which caused many to think the 'l I 1 this sum, however, being included about Lehigh Presbytery to adjust the difficulties $1,000 realized then from the sale of beer caters to the passions of those who, even in I at the First Presbyterian church, Reading I stands.

The management express them a petition for clemency, cannot pressions of abuse against the iudicial pro cedure by which the Anarchists were con victed. Desperation of Chicago Anarclktata. Chicago, Sept. 21. A circular of deep ex i o.t the reauest of Hev.

JamfisL. 'co auo.u, uu Dtt mey nave uu tears out tnat when the tair closes on ri no oraciai cognizance was iaKen or tne day evening the money box will be as charges of appropriating Ta Image's ser 1 heavy as on any previous year. Excellent mon, but merely referred to the above com I order prevails upon the grounds, which mission for investigation, adjustment and acttmuany J5 aDaence beerf K. nri nA a .1 i J. Sternbergh was appointed one of the delegates to the Williamsport Synod which meets on October 20.

Rev. Lwpr Requests the Investigation. The opening session of the Lehigh Pres bvtery was held on Tuesday evening in the jfresbvterian church, Bethlehem, with some fatty clergy and about forty lay gates present. Rov. John F.

Sheppard, of South as ton, the retiring Moderator of the Presbytery, preached the opening ser mon, tie selected nis text irom the (xos pel of St. John, viii. 12: "He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." Alter the sermon the I'resbytery was constituted with prayer. Tho roll call showed all but. one or two of the churches of the Presbytery as represented at the oponing.

ev. ir. Hi. jpemer, ot Haston, was a unanimous vote. After the opening of the session yester day morning with devotional exercises Rev.

James L. Leeper read a communica tion requesting that a commission be ap pointed to visit tne first church ot and inquire into its condition. A resolution was adopted to the effect that a committee of five, includ ing the Moderator, be appointed with full power to adjust the difficulty existing at that charge. J. J.

Savitz, a member of the Lower Mount Bethel church, having sustained a satisfactory examination, was received to report at the next Presbytery, which ofthe sauad ofDoIicemen in charge Ser Allentown on the the third I creant Luden. ten blue coats ha vino been detailed tor duty there yesterday, while today the number will be increased to six teen. At one ofthe stands there is on exhibi tion a patent egg beater. First the whites ot the egg are beaten, then the yolks are added, and a cup of sugar is put in. Afte: being again well shaken up the batter poured into a bowl and mixed with a cud oi nour.

it is then ready tor bakmcr iirne patty pans in tne oven ot a medium sized kitchen stove. The "sponge cakes' thus baked in the presence ofthe spectators are sold at hve cents apiece. Yesterday afternoon tne sight oi two well known pro prietors of prominent beer saloons partak ing oi a least ot sponge cakes and washing them down with glasses milk which is also sold at the stand was enjoyed by a large tnrong or people. The jocose re marks ot several friends that that sort of lunch was probably astonishing their well supported behind the bat. But six I elected Moderator for the ensuing term by I stomachs failed to elicit any reply.

They clean nits were made otr Terry and nine were apparently too busy inquiring into tho details ot the new invention, and too tent upon sampling the merits of its culi nary performances, to heed any such invidi ous insinuations. The books were given to the different committees yesterday and the awarding of premiums commenced, but as the awards must go to the Revision Committee they will not be given for publication until to day. A large excursion from along the Leba non Valley Railroad, accompanied by the Myerstown Cornet Band, arrived in the city yesterday morning, which swelled the under the care of the Presbyter? as a can I crowd considerably. To day there will be I 1 r. nr i vim jit ir me ministry.

Rev. J. B. Graff, pastor of Wesley M. E.

church, was introduced and invited to sit as a corresponding member. The committee into whose hands had been placed the Presbyterian Annuity So ciety, reported, recommending it to the raged for several weeks past in Washington I and Elder Wm. G. Lewis, of Catasauaua. township, Northampton county, and the I commissioners from the Presbytery in at family of Austin Dutt, living near Rich mond, has been most sadly afflicted by its ravages.

Mr. lutt, who was forty years of age, Decame a victim to the dread disease, and, alter suffering severely from it, died on August 1. Next his wife, who had nursed him during his illness, was taken down with the complaint. Her sickness had a consideration of the members of the Pres bvtery. The treasurer presented his assessment report and the per capita tax was nxed at 11 cents.

The annual report of the Executive Committee of the Sunday School Association was accepted. Key. A. M. Woods, of Mahanov City.

two excursions, one from Wilmington and all along the W. N. Railroad, given by the Delaware Peach ii rowers Association, and another from Mahanoy Uuy, given by Mahanov City In be ot Ked Men. 1 he racing events tor to day will be as tollows Premium S3O0. Oncn to nil.

Oeoriee J. Snyder, Allentown, names n. g. Taii a. ii jvreiz, icuan i names o.

jtcohb k. Ina.io Ktikert. Ktiadi mc. names b. xr.

Jlianccl lor M. Cliniran Blrdsboro. name a. m. Iadv j.iuua.

J. L. Webber, Ilothioiiem. names b. ft.

Jese. Class 4 Premium. IOO. Onen to all trottinir horses from Herks county, liavlmr no better rat'orn than 3.IK). 1).

V. llornberarer. Km 1 11 no ton. names b. m.

Molllo. K. S. Brooke L.udwi.ar. Blrdsboro.

names b. Flora Evrich St met. Readlncr. name b. or.

James K. M. I.uu witr. Brumneldsvllle. names b.

m. Olendale. wiHas 5. Premium. 875.

Onen to 11 runnlnr homes. St unlet. Read inc. name if. Sam Walton.

JJavid Todd, Iitltz. names r. a. Shoestrinfr. James Coonev.

JPliiladelubla. names sr. Tuke of Cherwell. Henry K. Beohtel, Reading, names s.

gr. Drum monu. John I an.be rt. fltiiadelotila. names a.

nr. Jfooe TUB TROTTING RACE. Two races were announced for yesterday afternoon, but only two entries having been made for the iour year old class, and as C. B. Clingan, of Birdsboro, refused to allow bis mare to trot, the race did not take place.

The second race was the 2.50 class, and for which there were four en tries. Five heats were necessary to decide the winner, and the entire afternoon was consumed in completing the contest. Little Ida was the favorite in the race, but she failed to please her admirers by winning a single heat, although she was the squareat trotter on the course. Much time was consumed in scoring, and as the horses were endeavoring to make a start in the second heat, Little Joe's sulky wheel was broken in turning around too quickly. Following is the result of the race Frank Krelder.

br. m. Bcfwie 1 13 2 1 John lliltinir, k. m. I.lttlo Ida 2 2 2 3 3 M.

J. Van Horn, n. k. J.ittle Joe 3 4 4 4 4 Inane Kekert, K. Top ton Boy 4 3 112 Time 2.4!i,, 2.31.

4, 2.il4, 2.4314, 2.44. ENTKIKS FOR TIIK CH I LPS PREMIUM. Six entries have been made for George W. Childs premium of 100 the for the best essay on Berks county, written by any pupil ot the public schools ot the county, excepting pupils of the Boys' and Girls' High Schools, of Reading. The premium has been divided into three prizes $50, $30 and $20 and the entries were closed on Tuesday evening.

In order that a fair test may be made, the competitors for tho prizes are requested to appear in Heading on Saturday, October 8th, and write their essays in the presence of a committee. Should any one of the con testants be unable to come to the city at that time, arrangements will be made to have some one ot the committee visit such an one. in whose presence the essay, not to exceed 1.000 words, must be written. The judgescomposed of Prof. II.

G. Hunter. Birdsboro: Prof. Wm. Jost, Heading, and Prof.

1. M. B. Wann, of Boyertown will then examine the papers and make their report at the next session of the county institute. The entries are Julian C.

Austrian, Charles II. Gerhard, Charles 11. Heeler, 11. Ijindley Crowthers, Freddie 8. Fox, all of Heading; and Miss hi I lie Iewi8, of Scar lett's Mills.

SHOP HANDS CIV ATTKXn. The following notice was yesterday posted at the If. K. machine shop TO ALL EMPLOYEES. The Berks County Agricultural and Horticultural Society have, through their sec retary, requested that the shops be closed day.

The work is too pressing to close the shops, but all who desire to visit the fair will understand they can do so, while the shops continue in operation. C. M. Cos ii i no, Supu M. P.

A H. E. Three young fellows, who endeavored, to become spectators at the fair by jumping the fence, were collared by the police. OtHcer Jones arrested a man who gave his name as Charles Culp, for making indecent proposals and exposing liis person before a lot of little girls. A number of privileges were vosterday old to fakirs.

The Oen nine Arnndel Tinted Bpeetaelca. For weak eves and nlsht work, can on I be bought at Chss. O. Witlson's, 524 Penn Hi. No charge for fitting.

The largest RHnnrtment of Woolen Hhtrt. have ever had. now readr at as. Hs Bruss tar's, Shirt Maker, 713 Penn street jeaciriajic. VOLUME GO.

XO. 147. READING, THPESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1887. TEN CENTS A WEEK. K17US DAY.

SEPTKMBER 22. 18877 Tlt Wowthrr 1 o.Dnf, Sept. 22. tforEastem Penn Bifvanuf lAght rains, followed on Friday by fair weather; rising, followed by falling temperature; fresh to brisk northwesterly winds. veering to northerly, diminishing in force on Jrriday, THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP THE PLEA FOR MERCY.

A READING WOMAN IN TROUBLE Taken Sndtlenljr III In Philadelphia, and The Philadelphia Record of yesterday giving uer name as Alice ocnt, oi no. hzy Uanal some time street. Readincr. residincr re cently at No. 212 North Juniper street, in this city, was found sick near the Central Jfonce Station yesterday afternoon, and was taken to the dispensary across on Fifth street, where she save Dremature birth to a child.

She was removed the uay wuuiu oe unpleasant, it was saia last duu.j.i.i.:. evening by one of the officers of the so tn 1 3" i iu a tua I a precarious condition. She said that were so far 41.500 less than last seaann. She rQ aWBV hep home in fading A Times reporter called on Mr. Charles j.

ocnt and showed him the above item and also inquired as to whether he had been informed of the illness ot his dautrh ter. He said this was the first he knew of the matter. His daughter, he said, had gone away from home in January last, but nau nut iniormea ner parents where she had gone to. About July 1st she came home and remained about five weekB, say ing sue was employed in John Wanamak er's Grand Depot. Philadelnhia.

In Ah gust she again left for Philadelphia, and 8Dout oepiemoer 1st wrote to her lather. In her letter she requested that her mother be told that Marry bad eone back on her' and that men were a fraud. Her letters were always written on note paper neaded wanamaker Heading ttoom. "Or courss," said Mr. Focht, "I do not know whether she was working at Wanamaker's or not.

but was led to be lieve bo from the fact that she always wrote on note neads tound at anatnaker ohe never told me where she was board ing, and whenever I wrote to her I simt.lv auaressea my letter to the Jf nuadelphia post office." When asked who the young lady meant when she referred to Harry, Mr. Focht said he su noosed she meant Harry Weber, barber, who had been pay as arwjnuon to ner. JLast Saturday week Miss Focht sent her father a fine cabinet photograph of herself, which Mr. Focht at once had framed and hung in the panor, and the lather seemed very proud of the picture as he took the Times man nto the room and showed him the nhoto. He said his daughter would be 21 years old on tne ot that she was ot medium height, black hair and red cheeks and from the Dhotoirmnh she cer tainly would be counted pretty.

Before going away in January the young lady lived out at service, and also worked for a time at Jbteinoehl flp hat factory, rrom the tone of the last letter he received Mr. Focht said he imagined his daughter was not very well or in trouble, as it was poorly written and was not in her accustomed cheerful way of writing. Covrt Proceeding. The CRfie of Tr A.rnn Smilh ao lr Robert Walter occupied the whole of yesterday before Jtldire AlbrlfP lit. Thn unit la lh nulonma of a former suit between the same parties, and damaged are claimed from JLr.

Walter for alleged malicious prosecution in chartfintr lr. Smith with perjury. A Inrjce number of witnesses were head, and ft was late In the afternoon when the auecclien to the ilirv wnrn nini Messrs. Bland and Jacobs are counsel for Dr! waiter, aim me tatter uiaue tne address to the jury. Messrs.

W. It. Livinjfood and Jt. Jones, tne lawyers ror the prosecution, informed the Court that both would address the jury. Mr.

I.ivi.ttfood finished his speech about ft o'clock, when Court was adjourned until this mornimr when Mr. Jones will lnak thAclrmlnn' annonli ii iu 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 ana nis wile iwaia nnanner. for the ue of said vs. Moses Oxcnreider and William A. KJick.

This is an action on a promissory note of $300, given by Oxenrelder and Klick jointly to Lydia Shaffner. The defendants claim as offset moneys ifivcn to the ii wu, wuiio iiib piaininis comenn mat tne wife Kave no authority to Oxenreider to pay Charles P. Ltenick vs. Joseph Y. Moyer.

Ver ona or CTU.W in favor or Charlotte Jones. Huckinan and Samuel H. Ielnbach. administrators, vs. Aur.

Stitzer. Verdict In wvor oi piaintin I or iz.tio. The jury in the case of Frederletc H. TTarttnan against the Pennsylvania Kail road was dis cimrged yesterday morning, making the third mi, ma. inB case nas come 10 a nnniinr orni.

The motion to continue was made by the olaln tilfs counsel because John S. Hnyder, one of mo jurors, natt statea his impressions to out sioers. In the Case of Jacob Oom and Tonina Knim against Henry and Iouisa Oottschall, which was a fei Fited Issue to detrmfi. thn nvnomliin of a lot of property taken in execution, the jury rouuurvu a vcraict nwaraitifl ine nav crotis.etc. to the defendant and the remainder of the I etters of admlntHtratlon on the Mtntfl nf feier Uriel, deed, Oley, were ff ran tod to II.

Del lec leer. The cafte of the Temple Iron Company vs. ntriwiii was ruierrea to uugre sassaman aw aroiirator. Councllmantc Committees The Police and Hisrhwav Committees were in session at the City Hall last even ing. The former received a petition from residents and others who must pass Seventh and apruce streets at night asking that an electric light be placed at the intersection of the streets mentioned.

The petition says that the locality is made dan gerous on account of the insufficient light, The committee authorized the secretary to instruct the Electric Light Company to nave ine ngnt proviaea. Resolutions for electric lights at EI Hut ton wood and Oreenwich streets on Kleventh as well as for one at Twelfth and Chestnut streets, were laid over to the next meeting. A number of changes in naptba and gas lamps were ordered and the erection of new ones authorized at the following pUces JNinth street, between Walnut and El iu 7 corner of Greenwich and Birch; corner Walnut and Rose, and Water street above the Lancaster bridge. The Highway Committee approved bills and extended the time ot Uonrsd Kaiten bach for furnishing curbs to October 1st. Personal.

Howard Shirk. Robert W. Mish and William Lou ser, all of Lebanon, were in Heading yesterday. Mr. Ira Kutx, of Kutztown, is confined to his bed at present under a severe attack of tvphoid fever.

Charles L. Hoffman, for some years past a clerk in the P. fc R. shipping department at the car shop, has resigned, and, with bis mother, will remove to Butler, Pa. Dives, Pomeroy A Stewart are now opening very choice lines of novelties in Dress Goods.

i neir assortment mis season is larger than ever and all of the best and moat desirable stv.ee can be found at this ixmular hornm. They are also ottering some great bargains in jow ana meuium pricea goods. Decision Asnlns Bnrhsd Wire Fen ess. The Courts of Pennsylvania have di cided that no boundary fence can be made of barbed wire without the consent of the parlies owning the adjacent lands, and any man wno puts sucn fences along tne high way renders himelt liable tor all imuries resulting to slock passing along the nigh way. DRUGGISTS' BIG PROFITS.

THE MODEST RETURNS THAT CONTENT THE DRUG COMPOUNDERS. They Don't Uet Poor When They Sell Drilgi of Every Day Use nt m. 8Ilfht AeYvmnoe or 300 or 4 00 Per Cent. There is an old German saying that the druggist makes ninety nine cents for every dollar that passes into his till. It is upon the common and very day articles that enormous profits are realized, although large profits are chargedupon everything the druggist deals in.

It seems rather hard for a customer to have to pu.v live cents an ounce for Rochelle salts wben he kuows that a pound can be purchased for thirty cents. This is hard. But what about gentian, bought for nine cents a pound and sold for five cents an ounce, except that gentian is not an article of daily necessity xul ainuiiu ginger, ten cents a pound, is used largely, and brings five cenLs an ounce from the retail buyer. Arrowroot for invalids and infants, net to the drug gist the difference between thirty fi ve cents a pound' and 10 cents an ounce. Ked cinchona and cali saya at about 85 cents per pound do not make a bad return at 25 cents ner oun.e.

and their sale is undoubtedly large, and iu some Ejections of the country enormous. Alcohol behaves nobly in the way of profit, the consumer paying 5 cents per ounce for what costs the seller $2 for 128 fluid ounces. Sassafras, much used by old fashioned, people, shows for that which costs 10 cents per pound the handsome sum of 60 cent3 is received: not a bad return on a simple bark. When an aching tooth calls for creosote at 10 cents an ounce it will not help to allay the pain if the sufferer knows that it costa but 45 cents a pound. But it is worse when a fever racked patient takes a Dover's powder, at the rate of 50 cents an ounce, to know that the material is ground up and mixed in huge Quantities and sold for $1.40 ner pound.

Gum opium sells at 75 cents ner ounce, but costs about $5 per pound. An ounce will, however, go a tremendous w.iy under ordinary circumstances. When tho baby cries, catnip, even at 5 cents ner ounce, which really costs about 1 cent, is cheap at the price, in view of the peace and quietness secured. Adhesive plaster, which no well reuned family ahould be without, costs them five cents per square inch, although the drug gist pays only fourteen cents per square yard; truly a tremendous profit. When elacampane is wanted, and it was largely used by former generations, the customer is mulcted about 400 per while for licorice 300 per cent, profit contents the ruggist.

Bay rum, an absolute toilet necessity for some people, costs them eio hty cents per pint, but the dealer pays $2.25 per gallon, so he does not make an over whelming profit upon that. Five cents for seidiitz powder shows a handsome return pon the mixture at thirty cents ner nound. White wax pays well when bought for ten cents an ounce, costing forty five cents ner pound, and it is an article of considerable consumption. Of all profitable matters muriate ot ammonia takes the palm, sell ing for five cents per ounce and costing twelve cents per pound. If any one desires sulphate of atropine, let him reflect before buying it that for a drachm he will have to pay $1.50, which costs $8 50 per ounce of eight drachms.

Few people, however, patronize this drug in an unprescripted form. Iodoform, that awfully swelling stuff, ccsts the druggist $5.25 per pound and he sells it for twenty five cents per ounce. Were it not for its healing and purifying qualities it might be well to make it $10 a drop, so fearful is its odor. It is well to know that arsenic pays a handsome profit, because it is not an article of any great consumption, except the so called complexion wafers. Yet there are a great many people who take their arsenical solu tion with regularity if not gusto.

Flaxseed, invaluable in a sick room, sells for five cents per quarter of a pound, but it costs but four cents per pound. Crystallized alum, sold for five cents an ounce. after beinbought for two cents per pound, may oe regarded as a decidedly lucrative deal. Hydrate of chloral, the sleepless will be interested in knowing, costs the dealer $1.60 per pound, although they have to pay twenty cents per ounce; yet it would be an act of humanity to increase the price very largely, in view of the large numberot people who have fallen into the chloral habit. A general rule of thnmb is adopted in nearly all drug stores with reference to the charges made upon prescriptions, and it is only fair to the druggist to recollect how great a responsibility attaches to him in reference to their proper compounding, as to exactness of quantity, fineness of quality and thorough preparation.

The patient's life more often depends upon these essen tials than is generally conceived. The way the charges are arrived at may be roughly stated as follows: For 2 ounce mixtures, 30 cents; 3 ounce, 40 cents; 4 ounce, 45 cents; ounce, 60 to 75 cents, and 8 ounce, 80 cents to $1. Pills, when prepared br the druggist, average 25 cents per dozen; powders, 30 cents a dozen; blisters, 15 to zu cents apiece. Kectpes containing opium, belladonna, digitalis and such like drugs come much higher in price, and very properly so. There is little or no profit to the retail druggist nowadays in patent medicines.

a he wholesale houses have so cut and carved and whittled the business down that the man who makes the medicine, if he desires to sell his goods, has to cat his profit to the very closest edge. More than that, some retailers will sell these medicines not nnlv for cost, hnt somnti ma even at a trifling loss, in order to capture a customer's trade. There are so many drug stores and there is such eager competition that there need be very close at tention to every chance of securing custom, although retail prices for ordinary articles remain very firm. Until Wp4, 4lb. D.

H. Wheatley, 4th and Penn, will rontii.ue his fall opening of Hoots, 8 hoes and Rubbers. With every 3 purchase an imported nanl picture; $2 purchase full sixe portrait of Mrs. Cleveland; under $2, Imported picture card. Apple Jsek Distilleries Ootn AKaln.

While the apple crop is not anvthincr like a large one this year in the unoer townships, the products of the orchards have been large enough to put the cider It Hay Well to Inform Onr Reenters, I presses in motion, and to start up some of I ii that this Is positively the last week of Dr. Dupree at Merchants' Hotel, Reading. Corn and bnulon sufferers must hurrv up If they wish to be cured by the famous expert. Crnsliert on the Railroad. Michael Layman, a brakeman on a coal train nf the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, had hie right leg caught between a car and a bar of iron.

The leg was hadlv to by Dr. Mann, of Bridgeport. Choice styles of New Neukwsar at 9ft and at B. Rrosstar's, Gents' Furnisher, 713 Peno street. the applejack distilleries.

Titos. C. elnWaeli, N49 lnn ev en ant Tailor nnd Boys' CHntnter. An eleitant line of Hootoh Huttium and Pan talootiings just received and will be made up to order at the lowisst prices. Over 't en Feot mt Flste.

Two Potts town men who were t. thing in the Hchuvlkill naar l.inflnld on Tuesday. crushed and the mnn was sent to his home I caught nine bass measuring in the aggre in Reading, after the injury was attended I gale 125 inches. At least they say so. Fortv nliis oualltiet of Men's Fall and Wlnur irndersrasr In Hear let.

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