The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-01

Mr.. samuel Snyder captured horse and
bsggy ON Thursday last that had beer s.o-
len from Mai. Jordan, of Mt Pleasant The
thief drove to town and offered to sell the
turnout to one Of our liverymen for S25.
Mr.. Snyder, who happened to be present at
The time, recognized the horse, and ordered
the fellow to get ont of the buggy, at the
same time accusing him OF having stolen It.
Mr., thief protested that he had bought the
team and on the plea that he could prove it
by gentleman living just out OF town was
permitted TO depart in search of this friend.
lie has not been heard from since and the
team has been returned TO Mt Pleasant.
what bait do you use, said sain. to the
devil,
"When you fish where the souls of men
abound ?"
"Well, for special tastes said the King of
Evil,
Gold and fame are the best I've found"
But fcrgeneral use?" asked The sent "Ah,
them
Said the Demon, Il angle for man, not
men,
And thing ! hate
Is to change my bait.
So fish with woman the whole year
round"
Adam Reep, Of Allegheny township,
Blair county, sat down on the grass on
Thursday last at the forks of two roads
to wait for friend, and while on the wait
picked up what he supposed to be a discard
ed pistol cartridge His next thought was
that said cartridge would make a nice orna-
rnent for the top Of lead pencil, and act
ing on this conviction he took splint from
the fence and commenced to pick out the
dirt, or what he presumed to be dirt. The
inoffensive piece of metal, as the
sequel shows, proved to be torpedo or cap
charged with nitro-glycerine, used by quarry
men for putting off dynamite in blasting,
and as it was never made to be picked the
result was a sudden and unlocked for eX-
plosion, which knocked Mr.. Reep over and
shocking manner, the thumb and forefin-
ger being torn OFF SO completely that no part |
IF them could afterwards be found. \ ply /
ician subsequently, succeeded in removing /
he shattered bones, and although the other /
ingers We're badly damaged, it is thought |
hey can be saved This may be set down |
Is disastrous caseof Reep before any sew
ng had been done-by the doctor.
As was predicted by the HERALD last week,
It the Democratic Convention which met in
he Court House last Tuesday afternoon,
Ion. W. J. Bacr received the nomination of
his county for President Judge, and Her
nan w. Brubaker, of Berlin, for Commits
ioner; J. Y. Meyers, of Milford. township. |
Or Auditor. The following row of pins
vas set up to be knocked down by the Re
'ublican voters next fall: Sheriff, J. o
couch; Prothonotary, George E. Hoover;
'reasurer, Geo. w. Gassman; Register and
C. J. Miller; Associate Judges, A.
}. Floto, NJ. Hay; Poor House Director.
Henry Schlag. Although bitter fight was
made against him, Charles ii. Fisher was
e-elected for the third term. Chairman of the
'ounty Committee Our Democratic breth-
en- are either not opposed to third term
n "Fess" understands manipulating the
wires, one OF the two. They are TO be con
on their choice of candidate for
In Mr.. Brubaker they have
successful farmer, man of good judg
nent and one who at present has the re-
pect and friendship of many OF our people
respective of party. By the by, was it n
on partisan nomination that Mr.. Baer re-
eiyed or was il a straight-out bourbon send
If?