The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-18

GERMAN BAPTIsTs MEETING At ASHLAND
0HIo.-First class excursion tickets will be
issued to all persons desiring to attend the
annual meeting of the German Baptist
Church, at Ashland. Ohio, which convenes
on Tuesday, June Z, 1881. Fare for the
round tip from Somerset and Berlin Sl2,
Meyersiale Slf.50 All baggage viii be
checked through to Ashland by J. H. Fritz
Passenger and Ticket agent Of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, he has the tickets for sale
and will give all necessary information, and
will meet parties al the following places on
the days named, each week until June Sth :
Berlin, Tuesday evening and wednesday
morning at Y. B. Critchfeld's; Salisbury,
Wednesday afternoon, from TO 4 at tile
Wagner House; Confluence, Wednesday
evening from to 10 at Ross store; Rock
wood, Thursday morning from to - at
the depot Meyersdale, on Thursday ager
noon from to ) at the Jones House Som
erset, on Saturdays and Mondays and on
Tuesdays till noon, at his Office in Cook &
Beeri.s' block. Passengers leaving SomeT-
set and Meyersdale at noon, on No. !, viii
make direct connection at Cumberland on
and after May 22d, and arrive at Ashland
the next day. No change of depot by this
route. The b. & o., will run special car
from Somerset and Meyesdale for a party
of thirty This is decidedly the best route
to take by all those who intend going to the
annual gathering of the German Baptist
church. The scenery through West Virgin
ia is grand, some portions of ii is equal to
that of the Rocky mountains.
YouSo PRoBARILIrIEs.-Mr. George II.
Penrod, son Of \. b. Penrod. Of Stoy stown,
entered the Weather Bureau last week at
Washington. His examination before en-
try was pronounced first-class by the officers
who examined him. Mr.. Penrod will un-
dergo six months course OF instruction at
Fort Myer Virginia, in meteorology, tele-
graphy and military signaling, before entry
upon the regular station duty required of
the Signal Corps men.
For the information Of those young men
who may desire to enter the corps, it might
be stated that the examination before en-
listment is rigid, and directed 10 accurate
spelling legible handwriting proficiency in
Engligh Grammar, Arithmetic, History and
Geography, especially of the United States,
besides physical examination by an army
surgeon. After the course Of study at Fort
Myer is completed the men are set on sta
ton duty, where their work pertains to the
observation record ard the proper publiea-
ton and report of the state of the weather
for the benefit of commerce and agriculture
and at all stations, whether on Pixies
Peak, Mt. Washington, or in Alaska, the
Polar regions, Philadelphia, New York, or
in old Stoystown the highest ideal of mill
tary character is at all times required, and
opportunities for advancement, depending
mainly on the good conduct and capacity OF
each individual are provided, while every
facility for study and improvement Is given
consistent with the good of.ae service. The
Government 'teat" bloeds freely to this class
of fGovernment esapioyees, but varies accord
ing to the length of service Of each indiyid
ual
f.S. should there be any defeated can
didates in Somerset county contemplating
suicide, | have no doubt General Hazen
would provide for them in the Polar Colony
soon to be located near Lady Franklin Bay,
and mark them with red paint "To be call
cd for PrcKEr.