The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

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The Generals gun cracked quite vic
iously last week, but the machine obstinate
/ ly refused to come down peg.
Our genial young German friend, Nr
Frederick Durr, formerly Of Pocahontas
but now Of Piedmont, Nd, spent severa
DAYS Of last week in town.
It is now said that regular passengc rain.
are to be placed on the ). & c. railroad mex
Monday. The coaches have been built Al
ConneIlsyille and are said to be OF the mos
improved pattern.
As the County Commissioners undertook
to show the economy with which they have
been conducting the eounty's business, WI
want to hear from them and not the Mcy-
ersdale Commercial.
Sunday last was a beautiful day and the
streets were filed with promenaders. New
spring suits, bsnnets, dresses, etc, were
seen in abundance. The corner statuary
was also in position.
The President announces that he is going
to attend the Yorktown centennial, and
will make a speech, but as yet, the unfor-
tunate agricultural fair associations are left
in a sea Of doubt as to what is to become OF
them.
The announcement IS unofliillly made
that the next annual encampment of the
National Guard of this state will be held at
/ Yorktown, Va, during the Centennial ccle-
bration of the surrender Of Lord Corn
wallis.
Halls Vegetable sicilian Hair Remover is
no new preparation for The public to expert
ment with it. success is unparalleled for
restoring gray hair to It's natural color, pro-
noting its growth, and producing new hair
on bald heads.
The Democratic County Committee met
in the Court House on Monday esening
and appointed May q, al 1870 p. m, as the
time for holding the Comfy Convention,
and selected Chas. IL. Fisher and Jas. j.
Kerr, as delegates to the Democratic State
Convention.
We were pleased with can from Mr..
Chou eey Mitchell, Of Greensburg, on Tues
day last Mr. Mitchell was the first editor
of the Somerset DcGoc,at, having founded
that paper. lie left Somerset in 1864, and
since then has been connected with the
Greensburg Herald.
Wha: has become OF all the people who
were running wild over town in search OF
houses previous 10 the first OF April 1t was
the general opinion tna; the demand for
houses far exceeded the supply, ye' from all
appearance everybody has secured A house,
and the world moves as usual.
The Rpub!icD, is the name of a neat,
newsy, seven column paper just started in
Bedford, John c. Lutz and w. c. Smith eii-
tors and psoprietors. As its name indicates,
it is Republican in politics We welcome 1t
to our exchange list, and hope its career
may be a long, useful and successful one.
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The Bedford Ees,tJtcu, says that Hon.
JOAN Cessna and Hon. john II. I.2ugenees-
er, of Bedford, are candidates for the nomi-
nation of Judge Of this district, and that
His Honor Judge Hall is a candidate for re-
nomination. The Somerset Democrrf OF last
week contained communication urging
the nomination of W. H. Ruppel, Esq, as
the Democratic candidate for this position.
JUsrIcEs or THE PEACE AND CoNsTABLEs-
You will recollect tha; Chas. II. Fisher &
Co. Booksellers and Sta;ioners, in Cook (
Breerits' block, have full and complete
line Of Legal Blanks, consisting in part Of
Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages. Summons, Sub
pUnas, Fee Bills, Warrants, Commitments,
Judgements. Agreements, Blank Books, Sc.
When YOU come to court get supply at
this well established Book Store.
The P,rCLAR DENAND.--So great has been
the popular demand for the celebrated rem
edy Kidney Wort. that it is having an inn
mense sale from Maine to California. some
have found it inconvenient to prepare it
from the dry compound. For such the pro-
prietors now prepare it in liquid form
This can be procured at the druggists. i
has precisely the same effect as the dry. but
is very concentrated so that the dose is much
smaller Loieca Nal
The State Senate has passed a bill proyid-
ing for the election of a collector Of taxes by
each borough and township in the Common
wealth, who shall collect the taxes. Al
persons making payment OF taxes before the
first day of0ctober in each year for the cur
rent year shall be entitled to reduction Of
five per cent. The collector is to have
Of two per cent. on the amount
before the first Of October, and five
per cent. on all afterwards collected.
An exchange wisely remarks "Just now
a good many people are taking heavy colds
because they doif their heavy clothing.
leave of their overshoes and in general act
and we suspect ioolishly. Don't
try TO rush things Don't imagine spring is |
here because the birds are singing. Go
slow Be prudent to the very verge Of
timidity, unless you are in hurry TO leave
this world. Good care of ones body and
wise discretion viii add many years to life /
Mr.. Emanuel Hause some time ago re-
eeiyed a patent from the department at
for his rotary engine. The mod
Fl was exhibited to a number of persons at /
The HERALD Office n few days ago, and il |
worked TO perfection. II is a neat and sim
pie little piece of machinery and was manu- /
factured by Mr.. Hause with no other tools /
han a chisel, hammer and file. lie is now (
engaged in building q twenty-five horse
power engine over the same pattern at the
somerset Mechanical Works, which when /
finished wiz be placed on exhibition a, that
place.
The following tracts Of land advertised in 1