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When You ADVERTISE Use The Record 2ate*Ulw*ary When You SUBSCRIBE Take The Record Volume 5-4. Waynesboro, Penn'a., Thursday, Dec. 13, 1QOO. Number 24. LANDIS CO'S HEW If THiUEAD COTTER Valuable Machine For Bolt Makers Soon To Be Put On The Market, The Landis Tool Co. will add to its manufacture of Universal grinders that of a new machine for threading bolts patented by Abram B. Landis, the inventor of the 'company and superintendent of the works. This will make a new line for the company and one that promises to ■ extend its trade very largely and to proVe highly profitable. Mr. Landis has been perfecting the machine for several years. His patent consists of a tool for cutting the thread on bolts and automatically opening the thread-cutter and throwing out the bolts. The bolts must be fed into the machine by hand, no tool having yet been devised for fashioning the head on a bolt and cutting a thread In the same operation. Mr. Landis* invention is said to be a big improvement over similar machines now in use. An exhaustive test is to be made of it at the Landis. shops before it will be put on the market. This market is expected to be wkel Bridge and car bolts and, in fact, bolts for all kinds of machinery are threaded and the tool that will cut these threads best and quickest will be sure of a large sale. The Landis Co. I expects to make tbe manufacture of this thread-cutter as big a line as tbat of the Universal grinder and will have a larger field than for the grinder, because its use will be more general. This means at least double the business of the past year, when the total figures were $13<">,000. There is no question among the Landis people as to the successful introduction of the bolt-threader. It is correct in principle and the only test remains as to the strength of its parts. It is confidently believed this will be easily met. The machine to be tested cuts threads on bolts varying from one- fourth inch to an inch and one-fourth in diameter. The machines will sell at from $350 to 8800 and $1000. With the beginning of the new year the Landis Tool Co. will take a big stride forward and -become an even larger factor than before in the industrial advancement of Waynesboro. 1 m . m ■ * m. ,. WEDDING BELLS. A MOMENT'S CHAT ABOUT THE OLD TOWN. LYON—RILEY. Mr. and Mrs. JST. W. Lyon have returned from their wedding tour and will make Waynesboro their home in the future. Mr. Lyon is a draughtsman employed by Frick Co. He was married, November 27, in Harrisburg by Rev. Dr. Gilbert, of Zion Lutheran church, to Miss Edna JReiley. The bride is very popular in the Capital city. She is connected with one of the Oldest Dauphin county families. The groom's father is an official of tbe Pennsylvania railroad and is located at Harrisburg. During the three months Mr. Lyon has been employed here he has made many friends who will wish for him and his charming wife much happiness. Notes ot The Railroad. A prominent official is authority for the statement that the W. M. 1\. B_ will build a new depot in Hagerstown soon. It is said the company wants the Middlekauff property,across from the present depot, as a site for tbe new building. It is said it has offered $10,000 for tbe property. W. J. C. Jacobs, traveling passenger agent of the B. & V. R. R. and W. M R. R. agent for the sale of tickets, to western points, has been supplied with a full line of tickets for western destinations and now- furnishes transportation to all travelers from the nearest ticket office instead of taking them to Hagerstown or Cherry Run and procuring western tickets for them at those places. A full line of western tickets has also been put on sale at the principal ticket offices, Chambersburg, Shippensburg, etc., the first time in the history of the railroad. The C. V. R.R. Co., Wednesday, compromised a suit, in the Hagerstown courts, brought against it by Cooper Bros., Winchester, Va. Cooper Bros., who are oil dealers, have been fighting the Standard Oil company in the Cumberland A'alley, and charged that the railroad company refused to deliver a carload of ofl in Hagerstown. The railroad company claimed that it could not deliver the oil within the city limits, owing to a city ordinance prohibiting the storage of oil in large quantities. The railroa%company paid Cooper Bros. $286.06. / Wilson College President To Harry. Invitations have beefi received here to the marriage of Rev. Samuel A Martin, D. D., president of Wilson college, Chambersburgf'and Miss Mary Augusta Ricker, until 'last Septe mber dean of Wilson college faculty. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Drew Ricker, Kirkwood, Mo., at 3:30 p. m., Wednesday, Dec. 19. rp; 'wo weeks ago we had our last Chat. Then we talked about the growth of Waynesboro more than a quarter of a century ago. In the intervening time we have devoted more than one paragraph to tbe growth of the new Waynesboro. We have taken some space to.tell, too, of the growth of the weekly Waynesboro Record and the daily Zephyr, because this growth has been particularly dear to us and we believe it has been to you, also, be we allowed to take the -number of new subscribers put on our lists and the many kmd words received as measures of your interest in it. And, now, having talked of the new, we'll take a little trip among the old things, if you will. * * * In May, 1867, Hugh M. Sibbet was elected burgess of Waynesboro, H. C. Gilbert, Peter Dock, George Fourthma_n, Hiram Snider and George Harbaugh] of G. were chosen as councilmen, and Jacob Breneman was given the office of constable. The first meeting of the new council was held on May 16. Hiram Snider was absent, possibly prompted to remain away by a certain delicacy, for the first work of council was to elect him president. George Harbaugh was chosen treasurer and Philip R. Welch, secretary, each for one year. The latter was to have for his services $21 and the use of council room (a big thing it was to hold a borough office in those days). On June 3, Wm. F. Horner was elected borough assessor at a compensation of $2 per day for four days. A little later Mr. Horner was also made collector. He was to receive 5 per cent, commission on his collections. E. Elden was appointed clock tender for a year at a salary of $19.50. For this sum Mr. Elden was to wind the clock, keep it in good running order and to "furnish oil for the use of the clock." When he found that he failed to comply with these directions he was to ''consider himself discharged from further service." It is needless to say Mr. Elden was not discharged. He attended to his work faithfully. During June and July council paid James H. Clayton $325.65 for piking part of Broadway, now Broad street. * * • * The trouble over the sewer from Church street through the Besore and Philips lots and thence on west to the first alley, which had existed for some time, was not yet at an end and on July 1,1867, there is a record of a request from John Philips, asking some information as to who was to be "responsible to pay the expense contracted in repairing said sewer." The question was left over until the next monthly meeting for disposition but the minutes of council have no record as to what was done at August or future meetings during the year. * * * These records do tell, however, that Waynesboro's councilinen were men who sought to represent the entire borough and that they were, furthermore, men who did not hesitate to do physical work on the streets, for which they w#re paid by council. On August 5, 1867, President Hiram Snider was paid $10, and George Fourthman $8 for "working on road." In these latter days it is not legal for a* councilman to be financially interested in any of the work, done under- the direction or authorization of council. But if the councilmen took advantage of the opportunity to pay a part of their road taxes by working on the street, there was stJiE another thrifty town officer. Borough Assessor Wm. F. Horner was to work for $2 per day for four days, but he worked longer and presented a bill for $11.30, and he was paid, too. * * * -Chat, some time ago, gave a brief history of the fire company of town, as told by Daniel Johnston, the oldest fireman of Waynesboro, and the sale of one of the old fire engines. On October 7,1867, council authorized this sale, but there is nothing to show that the engine was sold. In the minutes the next item of importance relates to the opening of South street, now Second. An ordinance was passed providing that "South street be extended from its preseht termination at an alley on the east side of the lot of Jacob Adams, through the lands of the heirs of James Brotherton (deo'd) and George Frick, to Broadway." The street was to be 30 feet wide. On March 2,1868, this ordinance was adopted: "That 363 feet by 33 feet of the lands of the widow and heirs of James Brotherton, deceased jiud 3514-10 feet by 33 feet of the lands of George Frick be hereby appropriated for purpose of the extension of South street from its present terminus at a line upon an alley'adjoining lands of Jacob Adams to Broad street of the same width as the present portion of said street now opened, to wit: 33 feet." * * * The name of General James Burns, of well-preserved recollection'in this town, appears on the minutes of council on January 6,1838, as a complainant. General Burns, possibly, was not of quite as progressive spirit or did not appreciate the great growth q_ the town through manufactures as the residents of today, for he protested that the erection of a smoke stack by Ly day and Lecron endangered his property. ^Nowadays smoke stacks are welcomed everywhere but council evidently thought General Burns might havea cause for grievance, for it passed a resolution to the effect that the General should appoint one person and council one, the two to appoint a third, who were to inspect the premises of Lyday and Lecron and report whether their smokestack endangered surrounding buildings.—And that is the last told of the matter in the minutes of council. * * * In May, 1868, these borough officials were elected: Burgess, W. G. Smith; councilmen, David Hoeflich, David Rider, William L. Hamilton, Joseph W. Miller and H. C. Gilbert; high constable, John H. Miller. Mr. Hoeflich was elected president of council and Mr. Miller treasurer and Geo. W. Welsh was chosen secretary at a salary of $21 for the year and the use of council room. Improvements occupied the attention of this council to a large extent. At its first meeting it was ordered that Mechanic street, between George -Besore's dwelling and Harper's hotel, be repaired immediately and H. C. Gilbert was appointed "to have said repairs made." A week later Wm. P. Weagly was ordered to have his pavement'repaired. An amendment was adopted to ordinance No. 2, by which blacksmiths and carriagesmiths could occupy six feet on Main street, next tbeir premises, on which to keep wagons while repairing the same and for 24 hours thereafter. This amendment was, afterward, reconsidered and voted down. For the year 1868 William F. Horner was elected assessor and collector and Alexander Leeds clock tender at a salary of $25 per year. The tax rate was fixed at six mills for bounty and four mills for borough purposes, with one dollar for poll tax, and the collector was allowed four per cent, tone percent, less than in the preceding year) for collecting these taxes. In July council ordered that the alley in the rear of Joseph Bender's lot be repaired by having a stone wall built to prevent washing.- It was also determined to macadamize Mechanic and Church streets from "Northern end to a point to be determined by a committee." * * » Under this council began the trouble concerning the sewer from Besore's through the property of John Philips, Eyler,Benedict, Snively and others. The water way there did not carry off the water as fast as necessary in order to protect the adjoining properties from damage arising from an overflow, and one defective portion of it was on the property of Mr. Philips. On July 24, council resolved to notify Mr. Philips to enlarge the "water course" (as it was then denominated), and a committee, consisting of Messrs. Miller, Rider and Hoeflich, was appointed to confer with him "prior to such notification." The committee did not meet with any encouragement. Mr. Philips . refused to have the course repaired. He did not believe he should be asked to bear the cost of the repairs but he agreed to have the question, as to whether he was compelled by law to have the drain repaired, decided by a case stated to the Common Pleas court of this county. Council met him half way and ordered President Hoeflich to employ counsel for the borough. The council of 1868 did not accomplish the repairing of the water course and in May, 1869, new borough officers were elected as follows; Burgess, George Fourthman; councilmen, John W. Coon, F. Fourth** man, Thos. S. Cunningham, David .Hahn and W. A. Reid; high constable, John H. Miller. * # * The new council took up the old council's burden, the sewer question, and employed J. McDowell Sharpe, Esq., Chambersburg, to prepare a written opinion on the subject. On June 21, council resolved that "John Philips be notified to open and remove all obstructions from the water course, passing through his lot, in 10 days, and that upon his failure to do so the council would have the same done." But Mr. Philips was evidently a fighter. He was a leader in banking circles, earnest for the welfare of the town and a public-spirited citizen but he was of the opinion that it was not his duty to open the water course and he refused to do as council bid. Besides, he had made an agreement with the former council to submit the matter to the court and helheld to this. Council was obdurate,too, and on July 9 resolved to "open the water channel through the lots of John Philips, Peter Benedict and Eyler's ' heirs, on Saturday, July 10, commencing at 10 a. m." * * # Whether or not council did as it resolved to do is not told in minutes. Nothing further is read of the matter until in the minutes of October 11, when a draft for $25 was granted J. McDowell Sharpe, "for written opinion in the matter of the water drain [what a variety of names that water way did ha veil through lot of Jno. Philips." Then occurs this entry: "Resolved that all costs, charges and expenses including defendants' attorney fees, which may accrue or be awarded against the defendants in the suit in the court of Common Pleas of Franklin coaftty, brought by John Philips against W. L. Hamilton, David Hoeflich and H. C. Gilbert for opening drain through the lot ot said Philips, be paid out of the treasury of the borough." That is the last record the minutes contain concerning the water way or sewer. No mention is made of the cost of the case in court or what disposition was made of the matter. A search of the court house records in Chambersburg, however, shows that on July 16,1869, a summons on the councilmen was issued and served on July 23, and there the court record ends. The case-never came tp trial. It is a matter of common knowledge, however, that the sewer was built and is now snugly hidden under grass ptols and vegetable gardens and performs its work of carrying off the water from Church street in a very satisfactory manner. ^: ALMOST KILLED BY GAS. funk»s. murderer found. A. D. nORGANTHALL OVERCOME IN BALTIMORE. Bell Boy Opened Gas Jet Which He Did Not Light—Clerk Saved The Ex- T* Postmaster's Life. Ex-Postmaster A. D. Morganthall made a narrow escape from death by asphyxiation in Baltimore Friday. Mr. Morganthall was stopping at the Howard House, on North Howard street, and retired at 10 o'clock. At 1 o'clock the clerk at the hotel noticed the odor of escaping gas and after a search located it as coming from -the room occupied by Mr. Morganthall. The clerk gained an entrance to the room and found Mr. Morganthall in an unconscious condition. Windows and doors were thrown open and a physician summoned. The latter after hard work succeeded in resuscitating Mr. Morganthall and he was able to come to his home in this place next morning. He suffers some from his experience. Mr. Morganthall is of the opinion that when t-fe bell boy lighted the gas in one jet he accidentally opened another jet. When Mr. Morganthall was ready to retire he naturally turned off the lighted jet and did not try the other. Waynesboro Man Killed By His Brother-in- Law In Colorado. Waynesboro people will recall the murder in Pueblo, Colorado, more than a year ago, of Christian L. Funk, a son of Mrs. Aaron Funk, who resides east of town. For a number of months his murderer was unknown. Recently his b_!p»ther-in-law was charged with k__l- ing him and the evidence is said to be sufficient to convict him. Mr. Funk and his brother-in-law were interested in a big mine. Eacb, it is said, desired to secure the interest of the other and the brother-in-law killed Mr. Funk to.the more quickly effect his purpose. He also was prompted to the deed by the sum of more than $1000 on Mr. Funk's person. This* sum he stole from Mr. Funk's body after he had murdered him. The fact that the brother-in-law began to spend money freely after the murder led some to suspect him* He also began to drink heavily and in- a drunken moment made admissions which, it is asserted, wilUfc^victhini,. J. R. Lehmaster, Markes, Thursday butchered four hogs that weighed 2114. pounds, the separate weights, 511, 511., 545 and 547. In 1898 the combined weights of four hogs butchered by him was 2059. and in 1899 2139f. £~Fi5; " . . . See a lot of young girls in another column with their garments tucked up treading grapes in a Quinto village of Portugal during the wine making season. The practice is kept up to this day. Speer of New Jersey, however, uses rubber rollers aud makes the most superior wines of the world. 4w In The Churches;. . .. $&*■; ^4r„ The Presbyterian Sund^isehodl will hold its Christmas ente-talnrnent on Christmas evening. **■**&-■*' ■• • >-" The Willing Workers ii4,be Presbyterian church are preparing a box of^Oirlstmas ti*_fts for seventy- five pupils of a Home Mission school in Vardy, Tenn. During the coujse of the revival services being belch by Rev. Bryson Gsell in the local Germait .Baptist Brethren church there have' been a number of applications for member* ship. OASTOHXA. Bears the _*!■» KM You Have Always Bought Signature of ICE COMPANY BUYS PLANT. FRICK nACHINERY WILL riANU- FACTURE ITS OUTPUT. There Will Be Five Storage Rooms For Local Batchers And Grocers- Artesian Well WUl ""\ Be Snnk. The Waynesboro Ice and Cold Storage Co. has entered into a contract with Frick Manfg. Co. to construct for it a 20-ton ice-making machine with a 15-ton freezing system. The plant will be very complete and one of the most carefully finished that ever left Frick shops. It will be completed by the middle of April. "The plant will be housed in a large brick building to be erected on F. Forthman'fHot on Cleveland avenue, opposite the Clugston distillery. In this structure there will be five big storage rooms for the accommodation of butchers and grocers'who desire to keep meats and vegetables in a cool place during the warm months. The plans for the building will be completed in a few days, after which the contract will be let. The Ice Co. will purchase water from the Waynesboro Water Co. and ?w_!J__teOsmk an artesian well. Digging for the well will he commenced next W66_C. It is expected that the entire plant will be in operation by April 15 and ready to deliver ice May. 1. Frank Benedict Entertains Mis Friends. Frank Benedict gave a turkey and oyster supper to a few of his friends at his finely furnished, home Thursday. The menu was an elaborate one and was, of course, greatly enjoyed. Those present were: Charles Webb of J., "William Clarkson, D. H. Kelty, Hagerstown;. S. A.' Clevenger, D. L. Miller, H. T. Routson and John R. Lashley. TELEPHONE L1NEHAN KILLED. Heavy Charge of Electricity From Hagers- town's Light Wires Pass Through Him. William Boyle, 20 years old son of Dr. C. B. Boyle, was>lmost instantly killed in Hagerstown at noon Saturday. Tbe eity has strung many of its electric light wires on the poles of the Maryland telephone company and while young Boyle* who was in the employ of the telephone company, was at work on the telephone wires he came in contact with the electric light wires and a heavy charge of electricity passed through his body. He fell to the ground, a distance of about 30 feet and in a short time afterward died, despite the efforts of physicians to save him. Suffered Slight Injuries Frank Briscoe, the head waiter at the Washington House, stepped on a rusty nail while working around the house yesterday. The nail penetrated the foot for an inch. He suffered much pain. C. W. Sexton, an employe of Frick Co., sustained a fracture of a bone in his right hand Thursday evening. He was going home from the meeting of the A. T. H. & L. Co. and slipped on some ice, falling on his hand. Jolly Ackester Club Supper. Twenty-five members of the Ackester club assembled around the banquet table in the club rooms Friday night and enjoyed a duck supper. The feast was tendered by Messrs. Stonehouse, Crouse, Funk and Clayton to their fellow members. When the coffee was served Messrs. Clayton and Lowell entertained with short addreses. A business session preceded the supper and nominations were made for officers to be balloted for at the next meeting. TWENTY ACRES IN Wl LAKE Built On Mountain Top For Harvests Of Ice And Pleasure. Numerous as are the attractions for the summer visitor to the South mountains in the vicinity of Pen-Mar, Buena Vista and Monterey, they are to be enhanced by a monster lake which will in the warm months provide pleasure and in the winter (when the temperature is low enough) ice for the use of hundreds of consumers. The Western Maryland Milk Co., of which W. W. Patterson is president, is building the lake. It has acquired 43 acres of ground near Germantown and will give up 20 of these acres to the lake, into which will be emptied all tiie streams of the entire mountain side which can be made available. Not much work is required to construct the lake as the hills form the natural sides and the W. M. R. R. embankment constitutes a part of the breast of the dam. The lake, which will be along the main driveway from Pen-Mar to Buena Vista, will be 815 feet in width. Just now preparations are under way for the erection of 10 ice houses, each 40x100 feet in dimensions and 32 feet high. These will hold 32,000 tons of ice. There are, also, being constructed at present 1800 feet of railway siding to the ice houses. A power house to be equipped with a 40-horse power engine and a 60-horse power boiler, will be erected. Ice will be dragged off the lake and deposited in the ice houses by means of this plant and an electric lighting system will probably be operated by it, for skating parties during the winter and boating fetes in summer. For the summer guests there will be- also, private bath rooms, swimming pools, boats, etc. Around the lake there will be fine driveways and the mountain streams will be beautified with rustic bridges, benches, etc. The ice from the lake will be used for the refrigerator cars of the milk company and sold to the hotels and cottages on the mountain. The lake and the features which will be an accompaniment of it will, undoubtedly, add greatly to the attractiveness of the mountain as a summer resort and the people of the vicinity are enthusiastic over this new contribution to their picturesque and popular summer vacation grounds. REFLECTS ON OFFICERS. Corporal Cummins Says American Army In Philippines Is In Bad Shape. J. A. Cummins, Clayton avenue, received a letter Thursday from his brother, J. Frank Cummins, a corporal of Co. C, 29th U. S. infantry, stationed in the Philippines near Manila. Frank says the war is no more over now than it was when it began and the American army is not what it should be. Officers, he says, care more for drinking than fighting. New C. V. Telephone Subscribers. Solicitor J. R. Hutchison, Jr., has, during the past few days* added the following subscribers to the local C.V. telephone exchange: L."R. Steck, residence. Dr. J. W. Moore, residence. Adam R. Stouffer, residence. Landis Tool Co., office. F. C. Bonner, new market*. W. T. Omwake, Esq., office. W. T. Boyd, Landis House. These will be connected up at once. Pleasant Musicale at President Good's Home. There was an informal musicale at the home of Mrs. D. M. Good, West Main street, Thursday evening, Charles Potter and Miss Lore Brenisholtz, Greencastle, rendered the program. The latter is not only a brilliant performer on the piano but has made a specialty of the pipe organ, studying under the best teachers in this valley. EVER HAVE BACK ACHE? Backache means Kidney Trouble, Kidney trouble means Blight's Dis- ease, Bright's Disease means death. Watch your kidneys I Dr. Holtin's Kidney Tablets will cure YOUR kidney and backache troubles, as they have cured thousands ef others everywhere. Don't delay and don't experiment, but get the best, and the verdict of tens of thousands is Dr. Holtin's Kidney Tablets. Don't accept substitutes. Get onlr the genuine. Sold ip packages of two sizes, 25c. and Oc., the latter containing nearly three times as much medicine as the former. Prepared only by I0LTI5 CHEMICAL CO. 93 Maiden Lane, If. T. FOR SALE IN WAYNYESBORO BY FORTHMAN & MILLER RoVal Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against akmu Alum baking powders am the greatest menacer* to health oi the present day. SO*M_ BAKINO POWDCW OO.. NSW VOWK. WILL REPAIR WA__R WAY. COUNCIL WILL LAY SEWER AND COBBLE AN ALLEY. Chief Of Police Lamberson Asks Council To Increase His Salary But No Action Is Taken Upon HI* Request. The regular semi-monthly meeting* of the borough council was held Thurs- day evening. A number of hills were approved and drafts granted. Council discussed various matters which came before it but took no definite action with reference to the alley running south from Main street west of Grant. This it determined to repair. Big iron pipes will be laid from the crossing at the street a part of the way down the alley and tiie remainder of the alley will be cobbled* thus affording a good water course. Chief of Police Lamberson appeared before council and asked that his monthly salary, $40, be increased. He could not afford to serve the borough for the present remuneration, he said, and intimated that if his request was not granted he would be compelled to resign his position. Council took no action but will consider the matter at a future meeting, in the meantime making inquiry as to a successor to Mr. Lamberson should it find it can not increase his salary and should he decline to serve for $40 per month. They Died Together. Mr. and Mrs. August A. Knaub, a young married couple, died Thursday, at their home, at Holtz, Tork county, both victims of consumption. Mr. Knaub had been afflicted with the disease before marriage. His wife contracted the disease after marriage. Thursday morning Mrs. Knaub succumbed to the disease, and tbe same evening Mr.- Knaub joined his wife in death. The husband ma* about 28 years old, and his wife 19. An infant, 9 months old, survives them. About one year ago Mrs. Knaub's grandfather and grandmother died on the same day. Some time before that an uncle and aunt of Mr. Knaub died on the same day. Open House By ComifterdM Club. The rooms of the new Commercial club in Wolff block are taking on an air of beauty and comfort and it is expected that the club will be able to, have an "open house" on New Year's day. The club has ordered a handsome mahogany cased piano, through T. B. Smith, and will receive, next week, its furniture, consisting of easy chairs,rockers,leather-covered couches, fine rugs, chandeliers, etc. All will be placed in position as speedily as possible. Porter Oaither's Jake. Frank Gaither, the genial National hotel porter, was reading in the paper about Count de Castellane and his financial trembles. '-These American girls who marry counts and lords are all right,'* said Frank. "Why even Waynesboro is represented." "How's that," asked a listener. "Why we have four." Frank answered. "The landlord's wives." Local Institute Jan. 4 and 5. The local institute of Waynesboro and Washington township public school teachers will be held in the Second street school building, Friday evening, Jan. 4, and Saturday morning and afternoon. An interesting program will be prepared. Superintendent Zumbro and other instructors will be present. The towering 50-feet poles being erected by thePennsylvania Telephone Co., in Waynesboro were supplied by Benj. Shockey and were cut on the mountain in the vicinity of Edgemont, Pen-Mar and Blue Bidge Summit. PRESTO is the universal P-m Kill er, and is good for every body. It will cure Neuralgia, Pleurisy Cramps, Rheumatism, and other aches and pains of all kinds. It is strictly reliable, some of it being taken by the army to Porto Rico. A Suggestive Letter. Columbia City, Ind., July 17, '98. F. P. Foltz, Abingdon, 111. Dear Sir:—My husband had two of his fingers mashed yesterday. He went to a lady's honse and had bear tie them up. Sbe put some of your Presto on. He brags on it. Says it is the best medicine he has ever used. He wants you to sand him a dollar's worth. Yours truly, ___ _ Mas. dj.__ jAGAUsaa, Mwfn JUm 9tlMt.
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Full Text | When You ADVERTISE Use The Record 2ate*Ulw*ary When You SUBSCRIBE Take The Record Volume 5-4. Waynesboro, Penn'a., Thursday, Dec. 13, 1QOO. Number 24. LANDIS CO'S HEW If THiUEAD COTTER Valuable Machine For Bolt Makers Soon To Be Put On The Market, The Landis Tool Co. will add to its manufacture of Universal grinders that of a new machine for threading bolts patented by Abram B. Landis, the inventor of the 'company and superintendent of the works. This will make a new line for the company and one that promises to ■ extend its trade very largely and to proVe highly profitable. Mr. Landis has been perfecting the machine for several years. His patent consists of a tool for cutting the thread on bolts and automatically opening the thread-cutter and throwing out the bolts. The bolts must be fed into the machine by hand, no tool having yet been devised for fashioning the head on a bolt and cutting a thread In the same operation. Mr. Landis* invention is said to be a big improvement over similar machines now in use. An exhaustive test is to be made of it at the Landis. shops before it will be put on the market. This market is expected to be wkel Bridge and car bolts and, in fact, bolts for all kinds of machinery are threaded and the tool that will cut these threads best and quickest will be sure of a large sale. The Landis Co. I expects to make tbe manufacture of this thread-cutter as big a line as tbat of the Universal grinder and will have a larger field than for the grinder, because its use will be more general. This means at least double the business of the past year, when the total figures were $13<">,000. There is no question among the Landis people as to the successful introduction of the bolt-threader. It is correct in principle and the only test remains as to the strength of its parts. It is confidently believed this will be easily met. The machine to be tested cuts threads on bolts varying from one- fourth inch to an inch and one-fourth in diameter. The machines will sell at from $350 to 8800 and $1000. With the beginning of the new year the Landis Tool Co. will take a big stride forward and -become an even larger factor than before in the industrial advancement of Waynesboro. 1 m . m ■ * m. ,. WEDDING BELLS. A MOMENT'S CHAT ABOUT THE OLD TOWN. LYON—RILEY. Mr. and Mrs. JST. W. Lyon have returned from their wedding tour and will make Waynesboro their home in the future. Mr. Lyon is a draughtsman employed by Frick Co. He was married, November 27, in Harrisburg by Rev. Dr. Gilbert, of Zion Lutheran church, to Miss Edna JReiley. The bride is very popular in the Capital city. She is connected with one of the Oldest Dauphin county families. The groom's father is an official of tbe Pennsylvania railroad and is located at Harrisburg. During the three months Mr. Lyon has been employed here he has made many friends who will wish for him and his charming wife much happiness. Notes ot The Railroad. A prominent official is authority for the statement that the W. M. 1\. B_ will build a new depot in Hagerstown soon. It is said the company wants the Middlekauff property,across from the present depot, as a site for tbe new building. It is said it has offered $10,000 for tbe property. W. J. C. Jacobs, traveling passenger agent of the B. & V. R. R. and W. M R. R. agent for the sale of tickets, to western points, has been supplied with a full line of tickets for western destinations and now- furnishes transportation to all travelers from the nearest ticket office instead of taking them to Hagerstown or Cherry Run and procuring western tickets for them at those places. A full line of western tickets has also been put on sale at the principal ticket offices, Chambersburg, Shippensburg, etc., the first time in the history of the railroad. The C. V. R.R. Co., Wednesday, compromised a suit, in the Hagerstown courts, brought against it by Cooper Bros., Winchester, Va. Cooper Bros., who are oil dealers, have been fighting the Standard Oil company in the Cumberland A'alley, and charged that the railroad company refused to deliver a carload of ofl in Hagerstown. The railroad company claimed that it could not deliver the oil within the city limits, owing to a city ordinance prohibiting the storage of oil in large quantities. The railroa%company paid Cooper Bros. $286.06. / Wilson College President To Harry. Invitations have beefi received here to the marriage of Rev. Samuel A Martin, D. D., president of Wilson college, Chambersburgf'and Miss Mary Augusta Ricker, until 'last Septe mber dean of Wilson college faculty. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Drew Ricker, Kirkwood, Mo., at 3:30 p. m., Wednesday, Dec. 19. rp; 'wo weeks ago we had our last Chat. Then we talked about the growth of Waynesboro more than a quarter of a century ago. In the intervening time we have devoted more than one paragraph to tbe growth of the new Waynesboro. We have taken some space to.tell, too, of the growth of the weekly Waynesboro Record and the daily Zephyr, because this growth has been particularly dear to us and we believe it has been to you, also, be we allowed to take the -number of new subscribers put on our lists and the many kmd words received as measures of your interest in it. And, now, having talked of the new, we'll take a little trip among the old things, if you will. * * * In May, 1867, Hugh M. Sibbet was elected burgess of Waynesboro, H. C. Gilbert, Peter Dock, George Fourthma_n, Hiram Snider and George Harbaugh] of G. were chosen as councilmen, and Jacob Breneman was given the office of constable. The first meeting of the new council was held on May 16. Hiram Snider was absent, possibly prompted to remain away by a certain delicacy, for the first work of council was to elect him president. George Harbaugh was chosen treasurer and Philip R. Welch, secretary, each for one year. The latter was to have for his services $21 and the use of council room (a big thing it was to hold a borough office in those days). On June 3, Wm. F. Horner was elected borough assessor at a compensation of $2 per day for four days. A little later Mr. Horner was also made collector. He was to receive 5 per cent, commission on his collections. E. Elden was appointed clock tender for a year at a salary of $19.50. For this sum Mr. Elden was to wind the clock, keep it in good running order and to "furnish oil for the use of the clock." When he found that he failed to comply with these directions he was to ''consider himself discharged from further service." It is needless to say Mr. Elden was not discharged. He attended to his work faithfully. During June and July council paid James H. Clayton $325.65 for piking part of Broadway, now Broad street. * * • * The trouble over the sewer from Church street through the Besore and Philips lots and thence on west to the first alley, which had existed for some time, was not yet at an end and on July 1,1867, there is a record of a request from John Philips, asking some information as to who was to be "responsible to pay the expense contracted in repairing said sewer." The question was left over until the next monthly meeting for disposition but the minutes of council have no record as to what was done at August or future meetings during the year. * * * These records do tell, however, that Waynesboro's councilinen were men who sought to represent the entire borough and that they were, furthermore, men who did not hesitate to do physical work on the streets, for which they w#re paid by council. On August 5, 1867, President Hiram Snider was paid $10, and George Fourthman $8 for "working on road." In these latter days it is not legal for a* councilman to be financially interested in any of the work, done under- the direction or authorization of council. But if the councilmen took advantage of the opportunity to pay a part of their road taxes by working on the street, there was stJiE another thrifty town officer. Borough Assessor Wm. F. Horner was to work for $2 per day for four days, but he worked longer and presented a bill for $11.30, and he was paid, too. * * * -Chat, some time ago, gave a brief history of the fire company of town, as told by Daniel Johnston, the oldest fireman of Waynesboro, and the sale of one of the old fire engines. On October 7,1867, council authorized this sale, but there is nothing to show that the engine was sold. In the minutes the next item of importance relates to the opening of South street, now Second. An ordinance was passed providing that "South street be extended from its preseht termination at an alley on the east side of the lot of Jacob Adams, through the lands of the heirs of James Brotherton (deo'd) and George Frick, to Broadway." The street was to be 30 feet wide. On March 2,1868, this ordinance was adopted: "That 363 feet by 33 feet of the lands of the widow and heirs of James Brotherton, deceased jiud 3514-10 feet by 33 feet of the lands of George Frick be hereby appropriated for purpose of the extension of South street from its present terminus at a line upon an alley'adjoining lands of Jacob Adams to Broad street of the same width as the present portion of said street now opened, to wit: 33 feet." * * * The name of General James Burns, of well-preserved recollection'in this town, appears on the minutes of council on January 6,1838, as a complainant. General Burns, possibly, was not of quite as progressive spirit or did not appreciate the great growth q_ the town through manufactures as the residents of today, for he protested that the erection of a smoke stack by Ly day and Lecron endangered his property. ^Nowadays smoke stacks are welcomed everywhere but council evidently thought General Burns might havea cause for grievance, for it passed a resolution to the effect that the General should appoint one person and council one, the two to appoint a third, who were to inspect the premises of Lyday and Lecron and report whether their smokestack endangered surrounding buildings.—And that is the last told of the matter in the minutes of council. * * * In May, 1868, these borough officials were elected: Burgess, W. G. Smith; councilmen, David Hoeflich, David Rider, William L. Hamilton, Joseph W. Miller and H. C. Gilbert; high constable, John H. Miller. Mr. Hoeflich was elected president of council and Mr. Miller treasurer and Geo. W. Welsh was chosen secretary at a salary of $21 for the year and the use of council room. Improvements occupied the attention of this council to a large extent. At its first meeting it was ordered that Mechanic street, between George -Besore's dwelling and Harper's hotel, be repaired immediately and H. C. Gilbert was appointed "to have said repairs made." A week later Wm. P. Weagly was ordered to have his pavement'repaired. An amendment was adopted to ordinance No. 2, by which blacksmiths and carriagesmiths could occupy six feet on Main street, next tbeir premises, on which to keep wagons while repairing the same and for 24 hours thereafter. This amendment was, afterward, reconsidered and voted down. For the year 1868 William F. Horner was elected assessor and collector and Alexander Leeds clock tender at a salary of $25 per year. The tax rate was fixed at six mills for bounty and four mills for borough purposes, with one dollar for poll tax, and the collector was allowed four per cent, tone percent, less than in the preceding year) for collecting these taxes. In July council ordered that the alley in the rear of Joseph Bender's lot be repaired by having a stone wall built to prevent washing.- It was also determined to macadamize Mechanic and Church streets from "Northern end to a point to be determined by a committee." * * » Under this council began the trouble concerning the sewer from Besore's through the property of John Philips, Eyler,Benedict, Snively and others. The water way there did not carry off the water as fast as necessary in order to protect the adjoining properties from damage arising from an overflow, and one defective portion of it was on the property of Mr. Philips. On July 24, council resolved to notify Mr. Philips to enlarge the "water course" (as it was then denominated), and a committee, consisting of Messrs. Miller, Rider and Hoeflich, was appointed to confer with him "prior to such notification." The committee did not meet with any encouragement. Mr. Philips . refused to have the course repaired. He did not believe he should be asked to bear the cost of the repairs but he agreed to have the question, as to whether he was compelled by law to have the drain repaired, decided by a case stated to the Common Pleas court of this county. Council met him half way and ordered President Hoeflich to employ counsel for the borough. The council of 1868 did not accomplish the repairing of the water course and in May, 1869, new borough officers were elected as follows; Burgess, George Fourthman; councilmen, John W. Coon, F. Fourth** man, Thos. S. Cunningham, David .Hahn and W. A. Reid; high constable, John H. Miller. * # * The new council took up the old council's burden, the sewer question, and employed J. McDowell Sharpe, Esq., Chambersburg, to prepare a written opinion on the subject. On June 21, council resolved that "John Philips be notified to open and remove all obstructions from the water course, passing through his lot, in 10 days, and that upon his failure to do so the council would have the same done." But Mr. Philips was evidently a fighter. He was a leader in banking circles, earnest for the welfare of the town and a public-spirited citizen but he was of the opinion that it was not his duty to open the water course and he refused to do as council bid. Besides, he had made an agreement with the former council to submit the matter to the court and helheld to this. Council was obdurate,too, and on July 9 resolved to "open the water channel through the lots of John Philips, Peter Benedict and Eyler's ' heirs, on Saturday, July 10, commencing at 10 a. m." * * # Whether or not council did as it resolved to do is not told in minutes. Nothing further is read of the matter until in the minutes of October 11, when a draft for $25 was granted J. McDowell Sharpe, "for written opinion in the matter of the water drain [what a variety of names that water way did ha veil through lot of Jno. Philips." Then occurs this entry: "Resolved that all costs, charges and expenses including defendants' attorney fees, which may accrue or be awarded against the defendants in the suit in the court of Common Pleas of Franklin coaftty, brought by John Philips against W. L. Hamilton, David Hoeflich and H. C. Gilbert for opening drain through the lot ot said Philips, be paid out of the treasury of the borough." That is the last record the minutes contain concerning the water way or sewer. No mention is made of the cost of the case in court or what disposition was made of the matter. A search of the court house records in Chambersburg, however, shows that on July 16,1869, a summons on the councilmen was issued and served on July 23, and there the court record ends. The case-never came tp trial. It is a matter of common knowledge, however, that the sewer was built and is now snugly hidden under grass ptols and vegetable gardens and performs its work of carrying off the water from Church street in a very satisfactory manner. ^: ALMOST KILLED BY GAS. funk»s. murderer found. A. D. nORGANTHALL OVERCOME IN BALTIMORE. Bell Boy Opened Gas Jet Which He Did Not Light—Clerk Saved The Ex- T* Postmaster's Life. Ex-Postmaster A. D. Morganthall made a narrow escape from death by asphyxiation in Baltimore Friday. Mr. Morganthall was stopping at the Howard House, on North Howard street, and retired at 10 o'clock. At 1 o'clock the clerk at the hotel noticed the odor of escaping gas and after a search located it as coming from -the room occupied by Mr. Morganthall. The clerk gained an entrance to the room and found Mr. Morganthall in an unconscious condition. Windows and doors were thrown open and a physician summoned. The latter after hard work succeeded in resuscitating Mr. Morganthall and he was able to come to his home in this place next morning. He suffers some from his experience. Mr. Morganthall is of the opinion that when t-fe bell boy lighted the gas in one jet he accidentally opened another jet. When Mr. Morganthall was ready to retire he naturally turned off the lighted jet and did not try the other. Waynesboro Man Killed By His Brother-in- Law In Colorado. Waynesboro people will recall the murder in Pueblo, Colorado, more than a year ago, of Christian L. Funk, a son of Mrs. Aaron Funk, who resides east of town. For a number of months his murderer was unknown. Recently his b_!p»ther-in-law was charged with k__l- ing him and the evidence is said to be sufficient to convict him. Mr. Funk and his brother-in-law were interested in a big mine. Eacb, it is said, desired to secure the interest of the other and the brother-in-law killed Mr. Funk to.the more quickly effect his purpose. He also was prompted to the deed by the sum of more than $1000 on Mr. Funk's person. This* sum he stole from Mr. Funk's body after he had murdered him. The fact that the brother-in-law began to spend money freely after the murder led some to suspect him* He also began to drink heavily and in- a drunken moment made admissions which, it is asserted, wilUfc^victhini,. J. R. Lehmaster, Markes, Thursday butchered four hogs that weighed 2114. pounds, the separate weights, 511, 511., 545 and 547. In 1898 the combined weights of four hogs butchered by him was 2059. and in 1899 2139f. £~Fi5; " . . . See a lot of young girls in another column with their garments tucked up treading grapes in a Quinto village of Portugal during the wine making season. The practice is kept up to this day. Speer of New Jersey, however, uses rubber rollers aud makes the most superior wines of the world. 4w In The Churches;. . .. $&*■; ^4r„ The Presbyterian Sund^isehodl will hold its Christmas ente-talnrnent on Christmas evening. **■**&-■*' ■• • >-" The Willing Workers ii4,be Presbyterian church are preparing a box of^Oirlstmas ti*_fts for seventy- five pupils of a Home Mission school in Vardy, Tenn. During the coujse of the revival services being belch by Rev. Bryson Gsell in the local Germait .Baptist Brethren church there have' been a number of applications for member* ship. OASTOHXA. Bears the _*!■» KM You Have Always Bought Signature of ICE COMPANY BUYS PLANT. FRICK nACHINERY WILL riANU- FACTURE ITS OUTPUT. There Will Be Five Storage Rooms For Local Batchers And Grocers- Artesian Well WUl ""\ Be Snnk. The Waynesboro Ice and Cold Storage Co. has entered into a contract with Frick Manfg. Co. to construct for it a 20-ton ice-making machine with a 15-ton freezing system. The plant will be very complete and one of the most carefully finished that ever left Frick shops. It will be completed by the middle of April. "The plant will be housed in a large brick building to be erected on F. Forthman'fHot on Cleveland avenue, opposite the Clugston distillery. In this structure there will be five big storage rooms for the accommodation of butchers and grocers'who desire to keep meats and vegetables in a cool place during the warm months. The plans for the building will be completed in a few days, after which the contract will be let. The Ice Co. will purchase water from the Waynesboro Water Co. and ?w_!J__teOsmk an artesian well. Digging for the well will he commenced next W66_C. It is expected that the entire plant will be in operation by April 15 and ready to deliver ice May. 1. Frank Benedict Entertains Mis Friends. Frank Benedict gave a turkey and oyster supper to a few of his friends at his finely furnished, home Thursday. The menu was an elaborate one and was, of course, greatly enjoyed. Those present were: Charles Webb of J., "William Clarkson, D. H. Kelty, Hagerstown;. S. A.' Clevenger, D. L. Miller, H. T. Routson and John R. Lashley. TELEPHONE L1NEHAN KILLED. Heavy Charge of Electricity From Hagers- town's Light Wires Pass Through Him. William Boyle, 20 years old son of Dr. C. B. Boyle, was>lmost instantly killed in Hagerstown at noon Saturday. Tbe eity has strung many of its electric light wires on the poles of the Maryland telephone company and while young Boyle* who was in the employ of the telephone company, was at work on the telephone wires he came in contact with the electric light wires and a heavy charge of electricity passed through his body. He fell to the ground, a distance of about 30 feet and in a short time afterward died, despite the efforts of physicians to save him. Suffered Slight Injuries Frank Briscoe, the head waiter at the Washington House, stepped on a rusty nail while working around the house yesterday. The nail penetrated the foot for an inch. He suffered much pain. C. W. Sexton, an employe of Frick Co., sustained a fracture of a bone in his right hand Thursday evening. He was going home from the meeting of the A. T. H. & L. Co. and slipped on some ice, falling on his hand. Jolly Ackester Club Supper. Twenty-five members of the Ackester club assembled around the banquet table in the club rooms Friday night and enjoyed a duck supper. The feast was tendered by Messrs. Stonehouse, Crouse, Funk and Clayton to their fellow members. When the coffee was served Messrs. Clayton and Lowell entertained with short addreses. A business session preceded the supper and nominations were made for officers to be balloted for at the next meeting. TWENTY ACRES IN Wl LAKE Built On Mountain Top For Harvests Of Ice And Pleasure. Numerous as are the attractions for the summer visitor to the South mountains in the vicinity of Pen-Mar, Buena Vista and Monterey, they are to be enhanced by a monster lake which will in the warm months provide pleasure and in the winter (when the temperature is low enough) ice for the use of hundreds of consumers. The Western Maryland Milk Co., of which W. W. Patterson is president, is building the lake. It has acquired 43 acres of ground near Germantown and will give up 20 of these acres to the lake, into which will be emptied all tiie streams of the entire mountain side which can be made available. Not much work is required to construct the lake as the hills form the natural sides and the W. M. R. R. embankment constitutes a part of the breast of the dam. The lake, which will be along the main driveway from Pen-Mar to Buena Vista, will be 815 feet in width. Just now preparations are under way for the erection of 10 ice houses, each 40x100 feet in dimensions and 32 feet high. These will hold 32,000 tons of ice. There are, also, being constructed at present 1800 feet of railway siding to the ice houses. A power house to be equipped with a 40-horse power engine and a 60-horse power boiler, will be erected. Ice will be dragged off the lake and deposited in the ice houses by means of this plant and an electric lighting system will probably be operated by it, for skating parties during the winter and boating fetes in summer. For the summer guests there will be- also, private bath rooms, swimming pools, boats, etc. Around the lake there will be fine driveways and the mountain streams will be beautified with rustic bridges, benches, etc. The ice from the lake will be used for the refrigerator cars of the milk company and sold to the hotels and cottages on the mountain. The lake and the features which will be an accompaniment of it will, undoubtedly, add greatly to the attractiveness of the mountain as a summer resort and the people of the vicinity are enthusiastic over this new contribution to their picturesque and popular summer vacation grounds. REFLECTS ON OFFICERS. Corporal Cummins Says American Army In Philippines Is In Bad Shape. J. A. Cummins, Clayton avenue, received a letter Thursday from his brother, J. Frank Cummins, a corporal of Co. C, 29th U. S. infantry, stationed in the Philippines near Manila. Frank says the war is no more over now than it was when it began and the American army is not what it should be. Officers, he says, care more for drinking than fighting. New C. V. Telephone Subscribers. Solicitor J. R. Hutchison, Jr., has, during the past few days* added the following subscribers to the local C.V. telephone exchange: L."R. Steck, residence. Dr. J. W. Moore, residence. Adam R. Stouffer, residence. Landis Tool Co., office. F. C. Bonner, new market*. W. T. Omwake, Esq., office. W. T. Boyd, Landis House. These will be connected up at once. Pleasant Musicale at President Good's Home. There was an informal musicale at the home of Mrs. D. M. Good, West Main street, Thursday evening, Charles Potter and Miss Lore Brenisholtz, Greencastle, rendered the program. The latter is not only a brilliant performer on the piano but has made a specialty of the pipe organ, studying under the best teachers in this valley. EVER HAVE BACK ACHE? Backache means Kidney Trouble, Kidney trouble means Blight's Dis- ease, Bright's Disease means death. Watch your kidneys I Dr. Holtin's Kidney Tablets will cure YOUR kidney and backache troubles, as they have cured thousands ef others everywhere. Don't delay and don't experiment, but get the best, and the verdict of tens of thousands is Dr. Holtin's Kidney Tablets. Don't accept substitutes. Get onlr the genuine. Sold ip packages of two sizes, 25c. and Oc., the latter containing nearly three times as much medicine as the former. Prepared only by I0LTI5 CHEMICAL CO. 93 Maiden Lane, If. T. FOR SALE IN WAYNYESBORO BY FORTHMAN & MILLER RoVal Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against akmu Alum baking powders am the greatest menacer* to health oi the present day. SO*M_ BAKINO POWDCW OO.. NSW VOWK. WILL REPAIR WA__R WAY. COUNCIL WILL LAY SEWER AND COBBLE AN ALLEY. Chief Of Police Lamberson Asks Council To Increase His Salary But No Action Is Taken Upon HI* Request. The regular semi-monthly meeting* of the borough council was held Thurs- day evening. A number of hills were approved and drafts granted. Council discussed various matters which came before it but took no definite action with reference to the alley running south from Main street west of Grant. This it determined to repair. Big iron pipes will be laid from the crossing at the street a part of the way down the alley and tiie remainder of the alley will be cobbled* thus affording a good water course. Chief of Police Lamberson appeared before council and asked that his monthly salary, $40, be increased. He could not afford to serve the borough for the present remuneration, he said, and intimated that if his request was not granted he would be compelled to resign his position. Council took no action but will consider the matter at a future meeting, in the meantime making inquiry as to a successor to Mr. Lamberson should it find it can not increase his salary and should he decline to serve for $40 per month. They Died Together. Mr. and Mrs. August A. Knaub, a young married couple, died Thursday, at their home, at Holtz, Tork county, both victims of consumption. Mr. Knaub had been afflicted with the disease before marriage. His wife contracted the disease after marriage. Thursday morning Mrs. Knaub succumbed to the disease, and tbe same evening Mr.- Knaub joined his wife in death. The husband ma* about 28 years old, and his wife 19. An infant, 9 months old, survives them. About one year ago Mrs. Knaub's grandfather and grandmother died on the same day. Some time before that an uncle and aunt of Mr. Knaub died on the same day. Open House By ComifterdM Club. The rooms of the new Commercial club in Wolff block are taking on an air of beauty and comfort and it is expected that the club will be able to, have an "open house" on New Year's day. The club has ordered a handsome mahogany cased piano, through T. B. Smith, and will receive, next week, its furniture, consisting of easy chairs,rockers,leather-covered couches, fine rugs, chandeliers, etc. All will be placed in position as speedily as possible. Porter Oaither's Jake. Frank Gaither, the genial National hotel porter, was reading in the paper about Count de Castellane and his financial trembles. '-These American girls who marry counts and lords are all right,'* said Frank. "Why even Waynesboro is represented." "How's that," asked a listener. "Why we have four." Frank answered. "The landlord's wives." Local Institute Jan. 4 and 5. The local institute of Waynesboro and Washington township public school teachers will be held in the Second street school building, Friday evening, Jan. 4, and Saturday morning and afternoon. An interesting program will be prepared. Superintendent Zumbro and other instructors will be present. The towering 50-feet poles being erected by thePennsylvania Telephone Co., in Waynesboro were supplied by Benj. Shockey and were cut on the mountain in the vicinity of Edgemont, Pen-Mar and Blue Bidge Summit. PRESTO is the universal P-m Kill er, and is good for every body. It will cure Neuralgia, Pleurisy Cramps, Rheumatism, and other aches and pains of all kinds. It is strictly reliable, some of it being taken by the army to Porto Rico. A Suggestive Letter. Columbia City, Ind., July 17, '98. F. P. Foltz, Abingdon, 111. Dear Sir:—My husband had two of his fingers mashed yesterday. He went to a lady's honse and had bear tie them up. Sbe put some of your Presto on. He brags on it. Says it is the best medicine he has ever used. He wants you to sand him a dollar's worth. Yours truly, ___ _ Mas. dj.__ jAGAUsaa, Mwfn JUm 9tlMt. |
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