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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Henry Martz, Of Somerset county, killed
a wild turkey on the Allegheny Mountain,
on Thursday last, that weighed thirty-seven
pounds. Its beard was seventeen inches
long. 1t had a spot of white feathers on its
back as large as a mans hand. This turkey
has been known to the hunters in that
neighborhood for several years. and all
the previous efforts to secure him failed on
account of his cunning and shyness. Mr..
Martz resorted to strategy to get him. He
saw the turkey go to roost and went there
at midnight and remained until daylight
and shoot him as he left his roost. This
turkey was killed by Somerset county
man in Somerset county, just over the Bed
ford county line, near Fair Hope, but he
was undoubtedly Bedford county turkey,
who took up lodging in Somerset county.---
Bedford Rspublicdn. iiib t
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The Teachers institute was called toor
der promptly at p. m. Monday. The ses-
sion was opened by reading selection from
the scriptures and by prayer by Ed. Wool
cry. County Superintendent Weller then
delivered very appropriate inaugural ad-
dress, after which the following officers
were elected:
Vice President, R. X. Sanner; Secretary
II. C. Musselman; Assistant Secretary, G.
M. Baker; Queryman, II. c. Holbert; Ex-
ecutive Committee, c. b. Cook, Levi Lichli-
ter. J. S. Snyder. Prof. Shaffer opened the
subject of Spelling, and DIR. J. H. Shumaker,
of Chambersburg. spoke on How to teach
German-speaking children to pronounce
English words correctly. Adjourned to
meet in the evening. Two hundred teach
ers are in attendance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
December 8, 1851.

CONFLUENCE ITEMS -
The inclemency of the weather is inter.
fering with the success Of the Confluence
Literary Society.
An engine and boiler has been shipped uT
Whites creek for the purpose of boreine
for oil on the property of George Wass. A
man by the name of Barnes is in charge Of
the work and he contemplates builing 9
railroad from that point to Salisbury. He
claims to have discovered an easy crossing
over the mountain.
The oil and railroad fever has not yet dax
Cd many of the inhabitants of this county
Yet it is generally believed that Vanderbilt
will build road through this section of the
country. There is quite an excitement be.
tween here and Ohio Pyle caused by the en-.
gineers and some of the employees of the B
& o. Railroad trying to obstruct Wander.
bilts engineers from locating a new road
Some are of the opinion that the new road
will be built up Laurelhill creek others
that it will be built up the Casselman, and
one man says it will take direct line from
here to Salisbury. crossing in the locality Of
John Peck's. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

A company has been formed to search fol
oil in Somerset county. The company has
leased a tract of Land eight miles long and
four miles wide, and will proceed to sink
five wells OH the property. J. NJ. Mehaffey
Bradford cor tractor, has the contract fol-
drilling two i. the wells. The tract is To-
Gated about eight miles from the town OF
Fayette counties, and near the Youghio.
gheny river. The company thinks the oil
indications are excellent A man named
Barnes, formerly Bradford operator, is in.
terested in the scheme.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Under the laws Of this state cattle cannoi
be kept in cars on railroads longer than q
hours without being taken out for food and
water. The Fennsylvania railroad, there
fore, has inaugurated fast trains for the trans
portation of live stock. The distance be.
tween Pittsburgh and Philadelphia is now
accomplished in eighteen hours.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
DEGIsTER's NOTICE.

Notice b hereby given to all persons concerned
~ legatees, cTeditofs or otherwise, that the fol
lowing accounts have passed register, and that the
same will be presented for coonFmstioo and ~
lowance 1t an OFphans' Court TO b held at Son
erset, January -, loo1-
/. Second account Of John n. Olipger, Truste<
for the sale Of real estate Of Peter Asyers, d.
ceased.
Z First and final account Of 0sofgs W. Shobsf
Executor Of Jost Judy, decd.
3 First and nnal account Of II. 8. Endsley, A
minstrator and Trustee for the sale Of raj estsse
Of william Roberts, decd.
4. Account Of John H. Huse3n, Adninlstratol
Of Polly Nich0demus, decd.
5 second account Of John Gardner, Adninistrs
tor Of Philip Dasf, decd.
q First accosnt OF Henry Lnces, Adninictratog
cuss fesfsnease sssers Of John Lncae, decd.
Z. Account Of n. r. Pattsrsoa,- AADinjsefnso1
and Trustee for the sale Of the real estate Of -
ssnns Psnrod, decd.
g. Account Of Henry FELTON,, Adninistrasor Of
Conrad FELTON,, decd.
3. First and inai seoount Of n. Tannshill, Al
ministrator Of josiah Tannehill, dec'd.
10. First account Of Jacob NeG, SH., Adminie
traitor, and Regina Shaulis, Adninistrstrix q
RxoIsrEa's OV5Ics, wM. b. FREAsE,
Somerset, Dec 20, 1ssi. Register.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Messrs. Jacob ]. Zimmerman and Jerome
Stuff announce in another column that
they will offer a car load of short horn cat
tie, fresh from the celebrated blue grass re-
gion of Kentucky, for sale on January 4th,
at the farm of the first named gentleman in
Quemahoning township. Anumber of very
fine Kentucky cattle have been sold recently
in this county but we are assured by gentle
man who has seen them all that this is GER
tainly the finest lot ever brought to the
county. A free dinner will be given to all
persons attending the sale.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The newly elected county commissioners,
Messrs. Shaffer. Horner and Brubaker, took
the oath of Office before Register and Re
corder Frease Saturday afternoon, and q
short time after had a meeting at the Glade
Holse, at which they selected d. J. HorneI
as their clerk and John r. Scott Esq, as
their attorney. The commissioners are to
be congratulated on their appointments
They are both good ones and will meet with
the hearty approval of large majority Of
the people of the county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

IF You ARE Sick, READ-The Kidney.
Wort advertisement in another column, ani
it will explain to you the rational method
of getting well. Kidney-Wort will SAVE
you more doctors bills than any other med
icine known. Acting with specific energy
on the kidneys and liver, it cures the wors'
disease caused by their arrangement. Uss
It at once. In dry orsliquid form. Either d
equally efficient, the liquid is the easiest
but the dry is the most economical.-M
,;n,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

CURE FOR SMALL Pox-"I am willing te
risk my reputation as public man." wrote
Edward Hines, of the Liverpool Mercury
"if the worst case of smallpox cannot b
cured in three days simply by the use ol
cream of tartar dissolved in one pint of ho'
water, drank at intervals when cold. 1t il
certain, never-failing remedy. thas cur
ed thousands, never leaves a mark, never
causes blindness and avoids tedious linger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The usual number of drunken brawls in
cident to the holiday season, occurred on
our streets Saturday. Several most dis
graceful fights took place in front of the
"Glade House" during the afternoon and
evening. Our policeman exerted ali his
powers to quiet the disturbances and disperse
the crowds, but the force at his command
was totally inadequate to the occasion. We
believe in little license being granted at
this time of the year, but such scenes as
were enacted on our streets on Saturday
were disgrace to the community in which
We live. For a little time it was absolutely
not safe for ladies and children TO go on tc
the streets.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The Oldest inhabitant cannot recall a sea-
son Of unprecedented mild weather which
was more favorable for all outside work than
that which has carried us far into the iast
month of the year. Navigation is openI in
all parts of the North the lake trade con-
tinues canal navigation is as free from OBJ
struction as it was in September, and every
kind of outdoor work is proceeding with
vigor and facility such as has not often
been seen in this latitude.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The price of potatoes is rapidly declining
in the city markets. and it is to be hoped
that an elimination of the ficticious specula.
tive value of all provisions will speedily
follow. The legitimate advance in the nee
essaries of living, caused by crop failures
and the laws of supply and demand, is O
sufiicietly heavy burden upon the wages OF
the working classes, without the addition of
forced values caused by speculation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

This appears to be one Of those remarka
BILE winters like that Of 1876, when people
went out on the streets in their shirt sleeve.
on the first day of January. While tbs
Turko-Russian cannon were laundering in
the great Balkan passes. it was small mat
ter for scientists to account for the extreme
ly mild weather; but just now it isn't soft
thing to be scientific weather cock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

James Wick, the celebrated florist, sayl
that the white worm" or any worm, in
pots, may be destroyed by sticking three ol
-four common matches down into the soil
also one or two up into the drain opening
The phosphorus on the match is certain
death to animal life and powerful fertil
izer for plants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28


SCHOOL REPoRr.-Report of Sipesville
school for the month ending December Is,
1881:
Whole number in attendance during
month, SO; average attendance during
month, q; Per cent. of attendance during
month, 90; those who attended every day
during the month are as follows: ParKe
Speicher, Robert Speicher, Harry Fritz,
George Ober Michael Shafier, Maggie Kel-
Ter, Maggie Shaffer, Maggie Fritz, Alice
Fritz, Rebecca Shaffer and Annie Pile.
We heartily thank patrons, for favor and
cooperation outside the school room.
Would urge them however to attend more
to the studies of their children at home and
visit US more frequently with advice and en-
couragement.
NJ. r. BowxAx, Teacher.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Considerable interest was taken in the Sc
lection of clerk TO the commissioners
by the large crowd of people who were in
town Saturday. There was o very general
desire that for various reasons the present
incumbent should not be retained. He and
his friends left no stone unturned to secure
his retention. The announcement that q
new man had been appointed gave almost
universal satisfaction.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Commissioner Brubaker is simon pure
Democrat and one who never flies the track.
At the meeting Of the commissioners Satur-
day he steadily voted for Democrat for the
clerkship until his Republican brethren had
made choice, when he gracefully voted to
make the election unanimous. II is not his
fault that he couldn't out-vote his two fel-
low commissioners.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The almanacs inform us that there will
be only two eclipses next year, and even
these will not be visible here. The first
will be an eclipse of the sun, on the 18th of
May, but will only be visible in Europe,
Asia and Africa. The second is also Ian
eclipse of the sun, on the 10th Of November,
but will only be seen in Australia and the
South Pacific Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Mr.. and Mo. Ed. F. Earl. and Dr.. james
O. Kiernan, o. Pittsburgh, partoot OF their
Christmas dinner in Somerset. The two
former returned 70 the city. Monday even
ing, aud the latter Tuesday evening. DE
DR.. had ex pecteti 10 spend the entire Christ
mss weok with bis friends at home but ur-
gent professional business called him back
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

A little two-year old daughter of Mr.. NJ.
Shunaker, Of Somerset township, met with
terrible accident Friday evening, The
mother was getting supper when she was
suddenly startled by hearing the agonizing
screams of her child, who had crawled up
to the stove and overturned the tea kettle,
pouring its boiling contents over her head
and side.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

A good resolution for our business men
TO take for the year 1882 is that they will
insert an attractive advertisement in the
HERALD. 1t will certainly pay you in the
end. Remember this advice is given you
graiuitously, and we win only charge you
for the advertisement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

With many boys and girls the public
school affords all the school education they
will ever get, and this opportunity should
Be made the most Of Parents should not
only see to it that their children attend reg
ularly, but ought to occasionally visit the
schools themselves and thus encourage both
teacher and pupil.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The small boy, in.largo numbers, played
toby on our streets Saturday and Monday
to his hearts content. In many instances
he was extremely troublesome and annoy
ing, but our citizens put up with him with
goud-naiured patience.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The Court House was taxed to its utmost
feapacity Monday evening by persons anx-
ious to hear the address of welcome to the
members of the County Institute by our
popular young friend, r. f. Patterson, Esq.
The address was an able one and was listen
cd TO with great pleasure and attention by
the large sudicnce erfff{ III
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

We hope that our people will all tun out
to hear Mr.. Theodore Tlton lecture on 'the
Words Tomorrow" Thursday evening Mr.
Tilton is one of the most celebrated lee
turers in America. We feel sure that no
one will ever regret having heard him. Tick
cts for the lecture are now on sale at Boyd's
drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
CHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue of . certain wit Of vsnd. tx, Fl. IA.
and Isev. IA, isseed out Of the Court of Common
Pleas Of Somerset County, Pa, and 70 me direct.
d, there vill b sxpe9sd 70 public ssle, st the
Oourt House, 9onafsst, Pa, % Friday, the 10Th
day Of January, ira at o'clock, p. NJ, all the
right Title, interest and claim Of the defendant,
jacob Pletcher. Of, In and 70 the following real
sstata situate IN Hiddlscreek Twp. Somerset
county. Pa, containing two acres and perches,
strict measure. oelng part Of trnet OF land ad-
joining Lands q ri Sayiof, Aosss Peck, Lazarus
Hochstettler, Frederick Sanders and lands for
mefiy Of William Scott, being that pcftion OF the
tract which was surveyed or for the purpose Of
erecting dlstillsry thsreoe, with two one story
ffame buildings thereon, with appurtenances.
Taken In execution at the suit Of w. H. Koontx,
and use Of Henry Baker.
NoTlck-Au persons purckasing 1T the above
sale will please lake notice that part Of the pur.
chase money-to be made known 1t the time Of
sale-Will be required - soon - the property 10
knocked down, otherwise Il will b again exposed
70 sale ct the risk Of the rst purchaser. The re-
sidue Of ths purohase money must be paid on or
before Thuriday Of the nrst week OF January
Court, the time hxed BY the Court for securing
the acknowledgment Of deeds, and no decd will be
acknowledged until the purchase money Is paid
IN fall.
SHERIyY's OvricE, , EDGAR KYLE,
Dec. -, 1851. Sheriff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The Philsdelphia Weekly Press announc-
Is that it win continue, during the coming
year, all the attractive features which have
given it its present prestige and popularity,
and that 1t will add new features. making
IL still more desirable as q family journal.
pecimen copies sent free.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Hon. D. J. Morrell will sail for Europe on
Saturday, December 3ist in the steamer
Gerrnania, of the White-Star Line. He will
DC accompanied by DR.. Ingau,, of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Morrcll goes abroad for the ben
eft Of his health, and will rernain away for
an indefinite period.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
MARRIED.

SHOBER- R-COLEMAN.-Att the home Of
the brides parents on December p, 1881 by
Rev. j. W. Poffinberger, J. N. Shober to
Ada Z. Coleman, both of Brothenvalley.
Somerset county, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The weather in this region is wet and
gloomy, but We infer that it is just the sort
the farmers who are scarce Of water want to
see. 1t makes things look sort Of blue
for Christmas
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Our genial young friend, Mr.. Fred. w.
Beisecker, left for Philadelphia Monday
morning. where he intends spending the
holiday week. He will return to Somerset
Saturday or Sunday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Those good-natarcd fellows from Frost
burg, Nd, Colborn, Baush and shafEer, are
spending the holidays in Somsrset,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
SATURDAY, Decela5er 81, 1881.
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of John weible. late Of Paint Township
Somerset Co., Pa decd
Letters Of administration on the abOye estate
having been granted 20 the undersigsed. ty the
proper authority, notice is hereby given 70 those
Indebted to It to make immediate payment, and
those having claims or demands VIII present thef1
duly authenticated tor settlement. or Fritay-
December 3 ISL, az the house Of Jonathan
Weible In said township
JONATHAN " EIBLE.
Nov. . Administrator Of John Weibie, dec.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The annual encampment Of the State De-
partment of the GA. X. will be held at
WiIliamsport on the 25th and 26th of next
month for the election of State officers and
the transaction of other business. Each
post is entitled to one delegate for every ff-
| ty m embers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The fines imposed on the liquor dealers
cf Allegheny county, ut the late term of
court, amounted to $4,000. One-hslf Of 1t
will be devoted to the improvement of the
law library.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

We are pleased to say that Mr.. Chas. H.
Fisher, who has been SO seriously i'll for the
past few weeks is again able to be about,
although still too feeble to attend 10 busi-
ness
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

There was an unusually large number OF
cou ntry people in town Saturday. and that
they spent their money freely the depleted
stocks in our various stores bears abundant
testimony
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
DOR SALE.

A valuable farm situate in Upper IurSs, sc3t
township, Somerset county. Pa, adjoining ia1d-
of Garres Lear John Lephart. Daniel fatdiey
anf others containing % acres, more OF les-s
about 20 acres in meadow, % acres IN gvod siate
OF cultivation balance well tiinbered, very een-
yenient 70 railroad tn good farming eor,rlttitJ.
eonvenient TO church and school. having trere"n
erected qoodbouse ham and other out buildings;
For terms and further particulars address OF ei!i
X $ NcN1LLEN Bro.
Dec. 20 New Lexington, Somerset County 70
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Mr.. Geo. r. Coffroth, youngest son of
Hon. A. H. Coffroth, vino is attending Col
lege at Bethany, W. Va, is at home spend
ing his holiday vacation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Rev. Norton, q returned missionary from
Central India. will lecture in the Disciples
church Tuesday evening ut $50 sharp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

4 union service was held in the Metho
dist church Sunday evening. The Christ.
mas sermon was preached by Rev. King, OF
the Reformed church.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
Our Nesc1srmsfor 1852.

These reduced prices ($2 per annum in
clubs Of five or more) are very much lower
than any Of the standard religious weeklies.
Subscribe with your friends and get the
low rate. We offer no premiums.
Contrary to the custom of all religious
newspapers, THE IsDEPKxDKxr will hereaf-
ter be stopped at the end Of the time for
which payment Is made.
Send postal card for free specimen copy
and judge for yourself Address
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The Christmas celebration held in the Di-
ciples' church Saturday evening was one OF
the most pleasant entertainments of the
kind we have ever had the pleasure of at
tending. At the close Of the very enjoyable
and interesting exercises large Christmas
box was opened from which was taken q
present for each member of the school. The
worthy Supeiinten dent, Mr.. l.. c. Colb0rn
deserves great credit for his untiring efforts
in affording the little ones long evening of
unalloyed happiness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Daring the past week We have been treat.
ed t. several days Of springlike weather, the
like of which confounds the memory Of
soine of the oldest inhabitants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28
FINE
F7-A ARM
OR SALE!
= Z N Z
A r A r M

situated In Taylor Township, Cambria County.
Pa. two miles from the Cambria Iron Company q
Rolling MIL. Johnstown, adjoining lands Of Cam
bris Iron Company, James Cooper, and others.
This tlAct contains 10 acres, 160 acres cleared,
and the balance covered with good growing Tim
bef, and has erected thereon BANK BARN, In
size 80 by % feet NEW FRAME DWELLING
HOUSE, containing rooms, q Spring House, y
by y feet and two stories high, erected over new
er-fhiling spring Of water. The farm also CON-
pfiscs large Orchard Of Mature Apple TreeA .
young orchard, containing 100 bearing apple trees,
and an abundancs ofpeaf, plum. peach and cherry
trees, beside 100 bearing grape vines and nunef-
Gus small fruit bushes Eighty acres Of this farm
are under high state Of cultivation, and In eight
years the ground has bean enriched by . deposit
Of Is 900 bushels Of lime and 100 tons Of town
ure. This portion Of the farm has not been used
for pasture during the last five years, and will
yield large crops OF wheat or grass while onehalf
will grow cabbage or any other vegetables. Twen-
~ acres are ~ rich as . garden. This property
would make good Dairy Farm. Milk has brought
last ton years. Tho fand Is underlaid with Ore
and veins Of good Coal.
This farm VIII be sold, with or without the Min
efal, on one. or SIX annual payments, to suit the
buyer. Also, will sell In smaller parts, or will
trade for Town Property in part.
DAVID D8IDEBT. Johnst0Wn, Pa.
Deeember2 q, 1851. 3t.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

There are no cases of smallpox in Som
erset, but cases of sickness and very sore
arms arising from vaccination are very nu-
merous hereabouts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

The Kentucky goose bone has been sub
jected to critical inspection, and it Is now
announced that We are to enjoy an oper
winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

District Attorney johnson, of Uniontown,
and Editor Snyder, of the Connellsville
Courier, spent Sunday and Monday In Son.
erset
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

DIR. A. p. Brubaker, Of Philadelphia. Is
spending the holidays with his parents in
Somerset
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28

Mr. Will Kimmel, of the General Psssen.
ger and Ticket Agents Office of the Pennsyl-
vania r. r., is spending the holidays in this
place his former home