The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-17

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Are pumps to be inserted in the pub
lie cisterns, or-how? As they are at
present the water in them could not be
easily got out in case of emergency
The best appliances for getting water
out of them that we know of would be
good engine and several hundred feet of
hose. alHseA A4s -1 t
The Consistory of the Reformed
Church have given their pastor, Rev. c.
w; Hoyman, a vacation of three weeks,
which he expects to spend in Maryland
and Pennsylvania. He leaves on Mon
day the 20th inst.
A R. hartman, student of the Theo-
logical Seminary, Tifin, Ohio, will fill
his pulpit during his absence.
We learn that Mrs. Seth johnson and
her little daughter and boy, of Glenford,
were thrown from their carriage near
the depot at that place yesterday even
ing, by the team becoming frightened at
a dog and running away. Mrs. John
son was seriously injured-the concus-
sion of the fall rendering her uncon-
scious for several hours-though at last
accounts, hopes of her recovery were en-
tertained. The daughter escaped with
slight injuries and the little boy was
unhurf. FMS
One day last week Mr.. Mccullough,
of Mt. Perry, was conveying to- the
pike several workmen who had been en-
ployed upon his premises, the team in
descending hill, became, in some man
ner partially detached from the wagon,
. and the vehicle striking the animals,
frightened them and caused them to run.
The occupants hastily clambered out of
the wagon, and as Mr.. Mccullough was
doing so he became entangled in the
lines and was dragged considerable dis
tance down the hill, sustaining severe
but fortunately not dangerous injuries
John FL. Shearer, Esq, editor of the
Marysville Tribune, and for long time
the main-stay of the newspaper business
In Perry county, is absent from his post
of duty for few days recreation in and
around Somerset, the scene OF his early
efforts, successes, and misfortunes. The
years evidently fall lightly upon ]. II. 8
head, for his personal appearance and
general manner seem not in the least
changed from what they were twenty
years ago, when we helped him s'get out"
the Somerset Post, in the room in the
Brown block, now used by the Odd Eel
lows. About fifteen years ago, Mr..
Shearer left Somerset "a used-up man, "
financially. The hard earnings of his
early years had been carefully saved and
judiciously invested in the preparation
of comfortable home for has family
and in the necessary requisites of his
business. Just about the time he began
to feel that the strain was over and the
height of his modest ambition was near
ly attained, he was suddenly reminded
that he had written "John H. Shearer" or
sundry slips of paper, whereon wa:
plainly stipulated that eve and each O
u.s." &c. This was cruel and sorrowfu
reminder, for it literally stripped him o
all he had, and there was nothing be
fore him but another "wrestle" with tn,
world. But the Deacon had "sand. p
With an honest, manly resolve, HI
struck ont again determined to "honor'
every slip of paper which bore upon it
face a promise, and to which he haC
subscribed his name-and, locating a
Marysyille, he commenced anew. A
that time MarysvilIe was, to strange
at least, "blues breeder" In appear
ance, there was nothing whatever prom
ising about the place,--except the blues
and we have often wondered how, un
der all the circumstances, J. III. man
aged to weather it through. But thi
ne did, and fortune favored him i
proportion to his display of pluck
SO that now, after all, in the matur
years of life, he is far more inde
pendent, in financial sense, than b
ever was before, with the obligation
which crippled him for a little Will
all satisfied" He has seen Ma
rysville grow from "nothingness" as Bi
Green used to say, to fine, hourishin
town, and his Tribune from scrawn
arrangement to well-supported, respe'
table newspaper.
In fact, the Deacon is so situated tn,
he ought to pass the balance of his da.
in dignified ease, which we would do
we were in his place.
Breakfast Bacon nj Kempf's.