The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-08


are very favorable
Oar chief Of pole, wears brand new suit
with brass buttons.
listers might have been worn with com.
= fort most Of last week.
Quite large party of cxcursionists from
Johnstown, spent Sunday in Somerset.
J. 5. w. Scibert viii hold Divine service
in the Evangeiical church in this place next
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Aaron Flick is having su bstantiaI
new pavement placed in front of the store.
room in his building occupied by MIR. Josiah
Keller.
Hon. John Cessna, in letter TO the Bed
ford Ieqi'irs- Of last week, announces him
scifas candidate for President Judge in
Bedford county.
Several mistakes were inadvertently made
in the names Of some OF the Republican
County Committee in our last weeks issue.
The mistakes are rectifed this week.
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On our fourth page win be found the
address delivered by Dr. b. a. Fichiner, Of
Confluence, at the Jersey Cemetery on Dec
Grafton Day, which we publish by request.
The July number Of the North is,erioaa
Rerie'c viii contain an exhaustive article on
Indian affairs by Carl schuz, and a very
lively one on ''The Powcrof Public Plum
der by James Parton.
Marion, bright little eight year old
daughter Of Charles A. Kimmcl, died Of
dipihtheria Monday afternoon. The many
friends Of the bereaved family sympaihizc
with ;hein IN their afiliction.
We notice by the Philadelphia Ledger
that Charles c. Chorpenning. died, on the
LIST instant, in the 2G;h year of his age. He
was the eldest son Of the late Dr. Chorpen-
ming, and was formerly resident OF solner-
set
We are glad to see that mechanics are at
work finishing the new iron fence around
the cemetery The grounds are being great
ly improved and now that the fence is be.
iug iir shed the improvement will be more
general and more marked
=. 4 late hour Saturday night or an carly
hour Sunday morning the store-room of J.
H. Holderbaum was burelariously entered,
and goods to The amount OF one hundred
dollars taken. An entrance was effected
by breaking open one Of The windows
We are told that there viii be an excur-
sion rain run on the 5. c. Railroad from
Somerset TO Johnstown, Friday afternoon,
for the accommodation Of those persons
vino wish 10 attend the Loan Exhibition
and The Talmagc lecture, at the latter nam
el place.
The railroad crossing on the east end of
Main street has been repaired in neat and
satisfactory manner The travelling public
can now pass that way with ease and free
from danger. The other crossings in the
borough are being built and repaired in the
same manner.
We are IN receipt Of a programme of the
summer meeiing of the Pennsylvania
Board Of Agriculture. Among the proceed
ings we notice that Hon C. c. Mnssclman,
the member from Somerset, IS to read an
essay. with IS Manuel labor and how it may
ba encouraged, for a subject.
The first crop Of hay. for this season, was |
made OF of the Court House yard, last week |
If he Commissioners would invest in lawn |
mower and keep The grass neatly trimmed, /
they Nigh! not be able to make quite 50 |
much lazy but they would certainly add
greatly to the appearance ofthe grounds.
lis Honor, Judge Stuff paid friendly
visit to the HERALD sanctum, Saturday af-
tcrnoon, and renewed his subscription for
the th;riieth time. The Judge has fre-
quently been pressed By many Of his friends
to be candidate for reelection, but has
steaaiastly declined, saying that one term is
all lic asks.
In another column will be found the GER
tifcafe of 4 number Of our farmers as to
the merits of the Champion Tanning Mil
and Grain Separator. The agent, Mr.. t. S.
Marchcr is gentleman Of the first water,
who can talk rs fast as the mill can run.
That the mill IS a good one all who have
ever seen It work are willing 10 certify.
Last Friday the bill introduced into the
Legislature by the Hon. A. J. Colborn, ask