The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-16

lhh vince OF our Beignbo OIL the Demo
crat come near being the scene of a dis
astrous confiagration on Thursday last.
Mr.. Elwood Rice. ono of the employees,
upset = coal oil lamp. splitting the oil. from
which the flames spread over the floor.
Proaapt action IN his part, however, soon
extinguished the flames.
AueusTus KUHs, ayoung man who has
been employed on several OF the houses
about town as a stone mason. while cross
ing the trussell on the Somerset 4 Mineral
Point Railroad, n short distance below
here slipped aud fell through, breaking
his leg al the ankle. He received proper
surgical assistance and was removed 10 bis
home.
To PURIFY RANCID LARD, ETc.-Melt
it, and to every quart Of the Of the oil add
a t~easpoonful of saleratus. Boil up, skim
off the crust that arises, and strain through
a cloth.
As the squeal of the dying hog is heard
in the land 1T this season OF the year, the
above may be ofinterest.
A FRIEND, who is an appreciative read
or of the HERALD, residing in ~Stonycreek
twp. sends us the following
IAN old gentleman residing near the
summit of the mountain, who died at the
advanced age of 1903, was once interview
ed by a young man. whose first question
was
How old are YOU Mr.. b."
wall, said the old gentleman slow
Nv II have lived the three score and ten
years allotted by God TO man. and fifteen
more on my own hook.
To dun a debtor ON a postal card has
just been decided BY the Supreme Court of
Ohio to be unlawful. The court held that
any thing so written that is liable to injure
the credi or reputation OF anyone is a
crime. The decision was made in the
case of a man who dunned a debtor for an
old account on q postal card. and in that
manner made the matter public, 10 the
detriment Of the latters credit elsewhere.
The country is ia tested with a set of
worthless. lazy, good for -nothing yaga-
bonds. who tramp from town to own beg
ging their living and demanding money Of
the country folks. which is spent for whis-
key the first opportunity. They always
beg. but oSer them work for wages and
they will laugh at you. Ii they are re-
fused hat they ask, your barn and even
your family is in danger. Cannot some
means be taken to get rid of them
OK Wednesday the heaviest man in the
State. if not in the country, died at Doug
lassville, Berks county. Although but
twenty-one years old he weighed 40
pounds. The calf of his leg measured 30
inches in circumference. He was five
feet eight inches in heighth and had a
handsome lace. The name of this marvel
was William Kupp. Tho young mans
death was sudden, he having retired TO
bed In good health the Light preceding
the mofnlngO on which he breathed his last.
New CESTREyILLE.-A merry. merry
Christmas. Come one, come all. The
Lutheran congregation of this place are
earnestly engaged in making preparations
for a festival, 10 be held in the basement OF
the Lutheran Church on Christmas eve
and evening. BY its present progress and
appearance it bids fair to become the
grandest affair of the kind ever held in
this place. A cordialinvitatiOn is extend
ed to all. Neither time nor pains will be
spared to make it interesting and bench
cial. 5.
A LADY, whose abiding place is Somer-
set, recently started on a visit to Pitts
burgh. She stopped at Lakewood to see
some friends. As there was 10 way OF
having her trunk taken to the house of her
: friend, it was placed in a drug store close
toihe station Tor safe keeping. That night
some u-nregenerated heather broke into the
drug store and despoiled the trunk of its
contents Among other things were a
T number of articles manufactured by one OF
our Mite Societies, which she had expect
f cd to dispose OF while in the city.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. Matilda Burk-
hart, wife of Christian Burkhart Of Stony
, creek twp. while visiting at Mr.. Henry
Custer's in Quemahouing twp, was found
dead on the morning OF December 9Th IL
appears that Mrs. Burkhart retired about
- O'Clock the preceding night in her usu-
u health. Mr.. and Mrs. Custer, who
were in the same room, heard her breath
Jog, not making her app ardnce at the
usual time, Mrs. Custer went 10 the room
to call her and found her dead. She was
sixty some years of age
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A BAD NETGHBoR.-A Mr.. Frank Potts,
of Warwick, Chester county, called one
evening a week or two ago. upon a physi-
clan at OF near Pughtown. and said: Doc
tor, should any one call upon you this
evening to haye his arm dressed and a ball
extracted from it, you can take il for grant
ed that ! put that ball there. The fellow
attempted to rob me on the highway.
Mr.. Potts drove off and was scarcely out
of sight before the highwayman came to
get his arm dressed, and to the surprise OF
{ the doctor, he found him to be a n%eighbor.
MANY OF our citizens throughout the
country have, during the fall, slowed away
in their cellars vegetables and other arti-
cles of food for the winter season. As q
consequence, rats viii endeaver TO make
their nests in proximity. In order TO drive
them off, scatter sulphate OF iron. "copper".
asl in their runs. The copperas should
not be dissolved. II is the best and cheap
est disinfectant. The sulphate acid burns
; their ieei. and they soon leave without
; diving. This will be appreciated by every
h~ousekeeper that has to endure the stencil
! OF dead rats.
OK Tuesday night a fire broke out in
: Abe Frett's tobacco store. Mrs. HuC
: Overholt. who lives in the real of the
! building, made. the discovery, and ate
= giving tie alarm, secured her childr,n. A
crowd soon assembled and by pouring OF
water put out the iamec. Buckets were
freely loaned. The building was sayed il
: tact but $3.50 worth of tobacco was ruined,
: principally by fire. Citizens, matters ar,
lcrowding us close. Trot out your engines
Town fathers, borrow money and bur
one.-Mt Pleasant Journal
..
New BLOOMFIELD, Perry county, &c
3 cording the Democrat, must be a ''very
: quiet and orderly" town. Says that pa
per: "All who are weary OF active lift
and desire repose, should come and spent
/, the remainder of their lives in the retire
ment and ~seclusion which our beautiful
little village certainly invites. Here Their
q is no hustle to disturb or confusion to an
nov. Here everybody minds his " bu
siness if he has n business to mind.
Here is 10 be found the rest that Away:
! abides with happy c%cntent, and here may
a mar be buried al as little cost as the mos
economical deceased person could reason
ably expect. Come, live and die with US
PARIS Is Fashions headquarters, from
which issue mandates from time TO time a.
implicitly obeyed throughout the fashion.
able world as was ever imperial ukase
among the serfs of Russia When Worth,
the famous Partisan artistic, announces
change in the style ola hat, bonnet. drcs:
or other article belonging to a lady make