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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THE SOMERSET BRASS BAND.-Since
this land was first organize it has pro-
crossed far more rapidly than was anlici
pated by its most sanguine friends. We
have never known q band 10 play better
after the same amount Of practice. They
gave us a serenade on Thursday wight of
last week. We aekpow ledge feeling
somewhat alarmed vixen they came in.
bpt CHANGING around and observing that
they were mostly boys, indeed they were
all boys our fears were allayed. We were
all very much surprised when we were
told that their instructor, Irwin J. Heffiey,
was but sixteen years of age. Mr.. Hei-
fiey's gentlemanly department and pleas
ing manners make him a general fayarise-
The band played some half dozen pieces.
and we thought VIII The old sage lbat OF
all the nose We had ever heard this was
the least dislgreeable. Alter playing the
boys proceeded TO the house Of our neigh
Dor. Noah Roberts, who gave them a
hearty welcome, being q musician himself,
Noah knew how 70 appreciate their me-
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acknowledgment

To he Local Editor:
Your reference to ty-
geographical errors in 4 recent article 0yer
nv initials ia the Pittsburgh Chronlets
is timely and judicious. acknowledge
the errors made by ''peryeTse eompos-
iloss'' with my. not the most legible, MSS.
and also acknowledge the business OF your
remarks about the name OF the village re-
ferred 10. The preixes and sntfixes at
taehed to names are barbarous remnants
of past ages, and should be discontinued
for town nomenclature. List0n is certain
Nv preferable to L.istnnvillea or L~istonburg.
Ursina, bruinish as il may sound. IS Ger
tainlv incomparably better than Baervlle-
The new names which are filing u geo
graphical vocabulary are decided improve
ments on the old Class. Confluence Is a
striking improvement On Turkey foot,
and Yoagh Station n most cOmmendaule
substitute for ''Stewartoa, where our de
parted friend whilon lourishrd and came
SO near suffering cremation, a fate reserved
for the 3rd of November, when politicians
were practically roasted.
While on names, | may remark Who
has not been struck with the miserable,
poverty-strieken nomenclature everywhere
marking our rivers, mountains, cities,
towns, &c? Instead Of preserving the
beautiful aboriginal names by which every
mountain and river, stream and running
brook were known, we have absurd names
exciting derision-from New York to Lis
itonvIlle. Ver5um sap. w. Deb.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

SEVERAL years ago we heard Squire
Roddv. of Addison, tell a story which we
thought at The time ought TO be .'embalm-
ed in print, =" TO quote q western phrase
We neglected at The time 10 ask his per
mission, and have conelgded to take il for
granted, lie said a family formerly lived
in his neighborhoOd for some years from
that very indefinite looality "Over the
mountains supposed by those posted IN
local geography to refer 10 portion OF
Fayetle county. In this family was a
daughter--Sally was she hight; remar-
kable for the absence of personal charms.
In the course OF time Sally married, and
the Squire went over the mountain. he
was requested to call on their friends and
tell them the news. Sally's wedding par
ticularly. They were pleased. Of course,
and the grandmother asked We'll how
did she dof What kind OF q teller did she
get y 'iSAe has done extremely we'll
Her husband is a sober. industrious me-
chanic, who viii make her a good hus-
band" well, stranger" The old lady
thoughtfully replied, 'all you say may he
very true: he may be sober and all.thai,
but sure's you hive there's a soft spot about
him or he never would of married orr
Salr'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THApDEus STEVENS EsTATE.-Last
week we chronicled the death Of Thaddeus
Stevens. nephew of '.the Great Common
err" In this connection says the Lancas-
ter Express, it becomes a matter OF interest
TO recall the fact that the old Commoner
gave to the deceased (by his last will and
testament) an annuity of $500, and, if
certain conditions which he imposed upon
deceased had been complied with, the
whole estate would have reverted to him /;
otherwise the estate was to go to the found
ing of an orphan asylum for the use OF all
denominations, races and colors. mas
much as Col. Stevens did not comply with
the conditions Of the will, the entire estate
barring a few few small bequests) will go
TO the the founding of a great orphan asy-
lum in Lancaster. The estate is ~Yariously
estimated TO be worth from 800, 600 TO
$3.50, 600. The will designated the SOUTH
ern section of Lancaster-south OF East or
! West King street-as the location for the
asylum and we understand that certain
parties in that section are now ready to
give the land Just as soon as the executors,
Hon. o. j. Dickey, Hon. Edward MPher.
son and Hon. A. E. Roberts-are ready TO
proceed with the building"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THOSE good old, time-honored institu-
lions known as husking bees and zap
ple butter boilings'' with many another old
rural custom, have gone out OF fashion TO
a considerable extent in this country, and
il is but rarely that we hear OF a gathering
of this kind. In the good old times people
looked not SO much at the amount of labor
that would be performed as at the social,
hearty. feelings that would be engendered.
Affairs of this kind always wound up with
a supper aud q dance. and 'they went
home with the girls IN the morning" In
those later days, however, when the
maio:, OF men bow at the shrine Of tbs
almighty dollar. they have allowed those
customs to fall into disuse for fear that
they may have TO stretch their purse
strings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

ioaisus notes. Entering a rulm in Mr.
Roberts house they played several airs
The members Of the band were introduced
10 Mr. Roberts family when all sal down
10 an elegant snfsper. Then came in''rc
music and amid The general harsiHess We
almost forgot that Forty years q iire worids
turmoil had passed sines Nc were : iA,,
All retired in good order a. ten O'Clock.
feel honoret and ii.aBk the toys lor
the compliment Tises VIII always ht @ci
come in the Pines.
VIZ. COLLINS.
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Ne,o Advertisements. gsw advertisement


with every iota Of unnecessary ex-
pense cut off,
Buying at First Hands whole Car
does or Goods at one time
Watching the Market, and using
Cash when IL is Cash
Manufacturing systematically and
within Business Experiences Of Four
teen Years
Basing our Selling Prices upon
Money paid Down AT Once, and thus
save ourselves from losses and delays
usual to credit business
Marking Proper Names and Quality
of goods on Tickets, and in Plain Fig
ures, so that CHILDREN may Buy as
Safely as CROWN PEOPLE
Returning the Money when Parties
Prefer to Return their Purchases
Thorough to ali Depart
ments-
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who Nose

Onel OF the HERALD staff dropped in
the other evening on a party good natur-
eddy chatting one another about the late
election; one side saying sharp things
about going up salt River and the
other about coming down. A Republican
in the crowd was blessed with that intel
~lectual Indicator, a large nose, .'of the
high old Roman fashion" A Democrat
who felt very good spiritually and polit-
irally, insisted that he should 20, because
the party wanted to use his nose as u steer
ing apparatus" Among the bad jokes
afloat hat coming from a "Ridger" ought
TO pass muster.
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We didn't % calling.

THE poor We have always with you, :
is a text thai should be considered by all
now that the cold weather has fairly set
in. Now more than at other times it be-
comes the duty of communities to look
after this unfortunate class of their popu-
lation. While in small towns like this we
have little or none Of that AFFECT poverty
that one sees in the cities, yet there are
many to whom n helping hand should be
extended in order that they may be COM
Portable during the winter. Work will
be scarce and money still scarcer, and
many a man be he ever so frugal and in
du~strious will find it hard work to pro
vide his family with food and clothing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

DSsPnrsIA-Dyspepsla Is ihe most dis
o~ouragipg and distressing disease man h
heir 10. Americans are particularly sub
ject 10 this disease and lis effects snch as
sour stomache, sick headache, habitual cost
~iytness, heartburn, water brasil. gnaN-
ing and burning psins in the pit OF the
stomache, coming up Of the food, coated
tongue, disagreeable taste in the mouth,
impure blood and all diseases Of the
Siomache and Liver. Two doses Of
pEEEs ACGUsf FLOWER val relieve
you a. once, and there positively is not a
case in The United States X wiz not cure.
II you doubt this go 20 your Druggists
Beniord q Kimmel. Somerset, Pa, or
Hiizrot 4 Flick, Confluence, Pa. and get
a sample bottle for 10 cents and Try it.
Regular size 70 cents. For sale by all
Druggists in the County.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

Col. YuTzV not being satisfied with
being elected Senator must needs make an
an addition to his guano establishment
Mr.. Richard Thomas and Mr.. Dennis
Meyers, the same parties that furnished
the Colonel with the hawk, shipped him a
young loon last week. Dick captured 1t
on HAMMERS dam. Wil the Legislative
Record furnish guanno quotations this
winter. Colonel
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

LAST Saturday afternoon, as DIR. Nc
Culloch and wife were driving TO the
Springs in a buggy, the horse SHE'D, caus-
ing the buggy to collide with the Spring $
water wagon. The doctor was pitched
out upon the ground and was picked up
insensible and carried into the residence OF
David Suvers, where in the course of hall
an hour he revived, His wife chung to
the dashboard and thus escaped a similar
fate. The horse, fortunately, became de.
tached from the vehicle at the shock, and
ran away, or serious consequences might
have followed. We are glad to say that
The DIR. is recuperating rapidly and thai
the injuries he sustained are not OF a Sc
rious nature.-Bedford Inquirer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

4 SERIOUS AFFRAY.-0n Monday even
ing last, Mr.. William Mitchell, the Chief
of Police of this place, was assaulted and
seriously cut with a pocket knife in the
hands OF a young mar named Robert Gam
bic. Mitchell attempted to arrest a brother
of his assailant, when he was attacked by
both the bro hers, Robert striking him with
a knife in the shoulder near the shoulder
blade. MitcheIl's wounds were dressed
by DR.. St. Clair, and he is reported 10 be
improving. He made a narrow escape.
The young men, Robert and John Gam
BILE were arrested soon after the affray by
Burgess Smith, John Weir and J. e. Cole
man ,and are now in Jail.
Mitchell has made an information
against them Tor ~felonious assault and bat
tery.-Tndidnd Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

SAD OccURRENcE.-The Latro5e Id
cGnce of last week says:
Quite a sad occurrence, that OF the &C
cidental poisoning Of a very interesting
child of DIR. Donnelly, occurred in our
midst during the past week. 1t appears
that the child was playing in the yard and
coming across a bottle Of rat poison which
had been thoughtlessly thrown there, got
some of it in It's mouth and swallowed 1t.
When the mother took the child into the
house she took notice that its clothing was
covered with some substance emitting a
very disagreeable smell. Upon examin
ing the place where it had been playing,
the bottle containing the poison was found.
The odor was occasioned by the phospho--
Us contained in the poison. Sometime
during the night the child was taken very
sick, but fingered several days, gradually
getting worse until it was released from
suffering on Saturday night last. AS soon
as the nature ofthe poison which the child
had taken, was discovered, all that human
power could do was done for ii, but with
cut avail"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

A.PLUcKY GIRL.-0n Thursday OF last
week a three-pronged buck that had evil
IDENTIFY been much worried by hunters and
dogs PASSED within a short distance OF Mr..
Coleman's residence in Bcrkley's Mills,
and was seen by Mr.. Coleman daughter,
a miss OF fourteen, who at once gave chase,
a small dog belonging to the family ably
s~econding her the deer was too lar gone
10 give much resistance and o o yielded
to the attacks of the dog and the club in
the hands of the Sesolute girl. Dir. Cole
mans family had venison for supper and
Miss Missouri was the heroine OF the hour.
-TdLey Iadepeadent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THE old lady's idea of a gun danger
Gus without lock, stock or barrel, would
be modified by a sight of a gun presented
to Samuel w. Wright, of Addison, by d
city friend. Nothing is visible but the
barrel, and that is 50 highly finished as to
look anything but dangerous. 1t shoots
with great force and accuracy, and Is
loaded by a motion OF the trigger. Great
improvement. no doubt. but many will
like "the good old way" best, after all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

JUDGE KRKPATRIcK-His Honor Judge
Hall being unavoidably absent during the
last week Of court, be was so fortunate
as to secure the services OF Judge klTk-
patrick 10 preside over court. Judge Kirk
patrick is an able Judge and cultured gen
tleman and made quite . favorable I'M
preston on the bar and community al
large.
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FAILS CITY. NEB.

wv 2 4GfE
EDITOR HERALD have been a con
slant reader of your most valuable paper
for quite a number of years, more
attentively since l live in the West. II
comes to US every Saturdaynish bringing
Somerset County news, and IS carefully
read By the entire family.
Many of our eastern friends suppose That
We who live out here in Nebraska nave to
live in a rough way and are subject TO all
the priyations and hardships Of a frontier
life, and that We have to held on to our
scalp locks to keep the wild Indians from
hanging them in their belts. and exist IN
mortal terror of being trampled to death
by buffalo. Our houses are supposed by
such to le holes dug in the earth, and that
our cities exist only on paper. We are
supposed to live on prairie hens and an
telopes, Our clothing is said to consist
principally of deerskins and hnsey wool.
If some of the persons who entertain such
ideas would come out here, 1t would
be amusing TO see their look of surprise on
their faces as they would ride through
the streets of our cities and see the beauti-
iul business blocks, beautiful private resi-
dences and snleudid school edihees. They
would be no less astonished TO see the
nicely cultivated farms and comfortable
farm houses furnished with all the luxu-
ries of eastern homes. The dug-outs do
not appear Our cities they find a sober
reality, and the Indians do not pan-out
worth a cent. The facts are, the people
of Nebraska live rs comfortably and their
cities are as well built as in the States
further East. 1t is true that men going to
the frontier to make homes tor themselves,
who have little or no money, necessarily
subject themselves TO many 9rivations.
The frontiersman, however, Is infinitely
better off and has better prospects for the
future than the Door of other sections OF the
Union. Men who will work can do well
here, but the drones have q hard time OF it.
1t requires men to be active. industrious
and persevering ii they expect to succeed.
II there Is any work in a man the west viii
bring it put. 1t Q mar is made OF punk
and rotten wood he had better stay al
home and be fed by his father and waited
on by his mother, Wondering through life
without doing anything for himself but
waste v~ictuals. But let all the bright,
young and vigorous com and win then
reward. There are thousands of acres o
prairie soil yet uneultivated, awaiting the
plowman.
Our fall grain looks very promising II
this part o! the State, | refeer more parIlc
ularly to the southeastern part viii
Richardson county as a centre, q localit,
that is truly the garden of the country.
II. IL. c.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THERE are nearly 800 coal mines in
this State. whose annual production Is
over $500, 900 tons, though 1t will tall fsr
short OF that amount this year, every mine
suffering from the panic. Only two-thirds
OF the mines are working at present, and
tiIey. do not average three days a week.
/ There are about 1900 men and BOYS en-
ployed in the mines and 4.SOO above
ground. says an item that is going the
rnunds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

A SLIGHT snow fell hereabouts Friday.
Saturday the woods were full of gun
ners. Geo. II. Tayman killed a large
deer weighing when dressed $50 pounds.
"Dody" carries the belt, this being the
first deer killed by any of our town sports
men this season. On the anne day
Messrs Hurst, Wright and Picking
has ged seven rabbits and quite a number
Of cartridges and pheasants. Mr.. Frank
Cooper could have worn a fox brush" in
his cap had he pleased to deprive the
Reynard he bagged of that bushy appen-
Ldace.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

The senior editor for this paper wishes
10 return his thanks to the membeTs cI The
Soneysst Gornct Band for the fserenSde
they 50 kindly rendered him n day OF
last week. The boys play remarkably
well, when The short Time they have been
in practice is taken into consideration.
Should they continue TO practice as stead
lily in the future as they haveln the past
we will soon have 8 band 10 which we may
Justly point with pride.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

AccoRDISe to a Pittsburgh newspaper.
the gny squirrels in the Allegheny Val
lev are engaged in ageneral migration
They draw their recruits from all points.
and may be seen daily swimming the river
IN large numbers, and pursuing an east
rrly course. Old farmers say that such a
migration has not taken place since 1876,
and regard it as the f%orerunner OF an ex-
iremely severe winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

A FRIEND o fours, we suppress his name
that we may spare his bushes, came into
the office on Friday evening and invited
us to call with him on some lady friends of
his. Yielding a ready assent. VIC accom-
panied him to his room that he might get
himself up regardless. Hearing some tall
cussing we asked, What's the matter
''Oh that darn'd washwoman has sent me
some other fellows shirt, it's ruffled round
the bottom, the sleeves are too shortto but
ton cuffs to and there isn't any place for a
collar.
We didn't % calling.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THESE two items are from the Mount
Pleasant Journal.
Last Friday Messrs Geo. Milbee and
Jim Overholt wenth hunting. By accident
James received a load OF shot from Gee S
gun, in his leg and hand. Moral beware
how you point your gun and ii the game IS
towards a human creature, let il 80 scott
free.
The drug store ofRandolph & Kuhn, in
this place, was entered by burglars last
night and robbed OF S27 in money. per-
fumery and other articles toa considerable
amount. Look out for them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

Tx q hospital in Montpelier. France, is a
patient who has just swallowed a ther-
nomeier LEFT on his table. while suffering
from atemporary delirium. They have a
great deal of trouble with him now.
When he drinks hot coffee that thermome-
ter flies up against the roof Of his mouth
hard enough TO lift his hat of, and when
he eats ice cream it gets down into ms
boots and worries his corps.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

Mr.. FRANK MILLER, he OF pigeon ro0st
fame. informed Us last week, that while
travelling through the county on business
he had seen large numbers of squirrels.
Mr.. Miller SAYS that only for the past few
days he has noticed their great sbun-
dance. Bunny is evidently migrating TO a
more %conEenial cline.
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TnE Bedford Gazette in speaking Of

THE Bedford Gazette in speaking OF the
editor of The Inquirer says: The first
and greatest mistake of his life was his not
being born a skunk. Were we JorGan
we should go to Church on Thanksgiving
and thank God that we did not beioay 10
the same specie as does Fisher. 1t is a
little fat anyhos, this thing ofwanting TO
reduce the Inquirer mer to his own level,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

OUR customers will please remember
that we have moved into the room on
MarshalTs corner lately occupied by the
Music Store, where we will be glad TO ac
them as best we can.
Cook & BEERITs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

Logged IN JAm-0n last wednesday
evening q colored uan, giving his name
as Charles johnson, but known about
Meversdale. rs Davy, was committed to
iail on a charge OF having stolen some
wearing apparel, strap and towels, from
Mr.. Fred Naugle, the barber, and others.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

HENRY's CARBoLIc SALvE is 50 well
known that il is only necessary to caution
AGAINST limitations. Il requires a oqrcfal
odnirfars Of the carbolic acid with other
ingredients 10, produce a salye that may
be relied upon. The genuine only guar
antced. See thsg it bears tie signature and
private proprietary stamp Of John r Hen
SOLD ly all. Druggists ana Hea:eiE
SomNF. HESRT. CURRAN & Co. Pro
p~rieiors, s and 3 College Place New
York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

THE new N. Z. Church in Styys,own
viii he dedicated on Sabbath. December
9th. The services will open AT 100 A. NJ,
% be cndgcied by Rev. |. G, Pershing,
D. H., Of Pittsburgh, Rev, l.. Il. Beaoom.
p. E., and other ministers. All are in-
yiied 20 attend.
* 4 STFwkRT Pastor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

OUR friend and fellow townsman G. W.
Benford came into u office a short time
ago. Though Mr.. Benford had not set
type for a dozen or more years, he mar
shalled the type into the stick with the
ease and facility ofa daily workman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

FAYETTEVILLE vas greatly shocked on
Saturday. the 7th inst, by an accident
which finally resulted in the death OF a
young man named Meyers, son OF MIR.
John Meyers. of that place. 1t appears
he was saving a piece of timber on a cir
cular saw at McElroy's saw mill, when by
some ~unaeeountable mishap the piece OF
wood was caught by the revolving disk
and thrown with such force against the
head of the young man that the skull was
fractured, and the brain oozed thereirom.
His death occurred the same evening
Chdm5ers6urg Opinion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

HAVING repaired damages by the late
fire, | have again opened my Photograph
Gallery at the old stand. A tull line OF
Pictures, Moulding and Frames always on
hand.
Old Pictures carefully copied and en-.
larged.
m VIZ. Ii. WELFLEY.
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rhanhsgiying proclamation.
In TIC Name and by the Authority Of ii
ro,,uonareolf Of p~annsuIranio

IN the Name and By Me authority Of M6
Commonwealth Of PsnRsylCania.
A proclamation of the President of the
United States deSignates Thursday, the
Goth day of November, as day OF Thanks
giving, and | recommend that the people
of Pennsylvania reverently dedicate that
day to making acknowledgment to AL
mighty God for the blessings vouchsafed
to US during the past year.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State, at Harrisburg, this seventh
day ofNovember, in the year ofour Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seven
tl-four, aud of the commonwealth the
ninety-ninth.
Il HApTRANET