The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-06-21


thirteen cents per pound
s. sather this spring has been very
sainst our brick manufactures.
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= still continue high. and poor people
lie q, 1857 fall back on vegetables and fish.
all figure Of Or. 5. 5. Good, of Mey-
was seen on our streets on Monday.
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Sunday morning train was again put
Somerset & Cambria road on Sun
he late
was square slap in the face, IS to-
3 just fpression frequently heard in the pre-
ampaign.
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old time friend, "Davy" Byard, of
.,cst lourgh, is spending few days at the
.rset House.
shiif,r cemetery presents beautiful and at
i've appearance, and Is visited by hun
en- cis on Sabbath afternoons
very Republican in the county should
4 Ind the primary election on Saturday and
e for the men Of his choice.
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Ion. F. NJ. kimmell. formerly of this
ace, has beer nominated for Congress by
eDemocrats Of Franklin county.
ira
The advance guards of the mosquito army
pcpve made their appearance, and their pecu-
ar music can be heard during the wee
-, na' hours. ytft tb
II YOU would deal with the live business
linen of this town, and secure your goods at
air prices, buy from those who advertise
IN the HERALD
Miss Marion Kiernan, who had been Wis
'iting her friend, Mrs. Charles Gebhart. in
Dayton. Ohio for the past few weeks, re-
turned home on Thursday evening.
The senior editor Of HERALD DR. W. c.
Hicks Of Meyersdale and :. L. Trent Esq.
left for Harrisburg Tuesday morning TO At
tend the Republican State Convention.
Mr.. R. :. Scull left for Washington, Pa,
on the early train on Monday morning to
attend the annual commencement exercises
of the Washington Jefferson College.
The heavy rain storms OF the past few
days have interfered considerably with the
progress of the buildings in course of con
struction about the town.
During the severe storm on Monday morn
ing the old chestnut tree that stood on the
brow OF the cemetery hill was struck by
lightning and almos completely demolished.
The vandals who invade cemeteries and
steal from graves the flowers placed there
by affectiona;e hands, would be emean enough
10 turn their mothers from their door.
Jumbo" plates of ice cream are adver-
,ised. We suppose that means one has To
climb to the top of ladder TO reach the top
of the cream.
gentleman who was asked foz his mar
riaee certificate quietly raised his hat and
exhibited the bald spot on the top OF bis
head.
4 pleasant jaant into the country some
of these fine evenings would surely be
enough 10 convince any one tina; there are
good prospects for large crops this summer
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For soft corus dip piece Of linen cloth
in turpentine, and wrap it around the ten
der toe night and morning. The relief l.
said 10 be immediate, and after \ few days
they will disappear.
A great deal of attention is being paid by
our citizens in the cultivation Of shade trees
Our streets are now lined with hundreds of
handsome trees. and more are being planted
every year.
Those annoying pests the potato bugs,
are again invading the potato patehee IN inli
force, and giving our gardeners q vast
amount of trouble in their efforts TO exter-
inmate the countless numbers which are at
tacking and feasting upon the tender plants.
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Mr.. L. NJ. Phillippi. Of Glade, who has
been attending the Franklin Marshall Col
lege at Lancaster, for the past two years, re-
turned home on Thursday TO spend his sum-
mer vacation. He is genial young gentle
man and looks educated.
Supervisors are now mending the public
roads in many townships throughout the
county. and to do their duty right, in addi-
ton 10 plowing along the sides and throw
ing large sods into the lniddle of the road,
care should be taken to pick ont the stones
and make the road smooth.
The Meyersaale Commercial was little
"previous " in announcing that the Green's
berg Pres had put uptbe Philadelphia tick
ct. The Press still has the regular ticket
floating at it, masthead, and its editor IN
airnantly denies that he has any thought
OF pulling il down.
The prospects for an abundant hay and
oats crop in this county are said To be bet
ter at present than for many years. Owing
IA the lateness Of the season and the many
heavy rains, tie corn i very backward and
the outlook for large crop thus far is not
very good.
Samuel T. Little, well known jeweler,
Of Cumberland, died at Wemerville, Pa,
on Sunday evening last. His funeral which
took place on Tuesday was largely attended.
al the principal buSipe-s honses in iha; city
closing to pay the las; >aa tribute 20 ne Of
their number.
Before making your spring purchases look
through our adyStisins columns, and We
are sure you viii End the place 10 get frst-
class goods al low prices. The merchants
who advertise certainly sell more goods than
the ones who don't and by selling large
quantities of goods they can afford "a s,,ll At
:. small profit aad si;li Hlsk. money.
The probabilities are d.at there viii not
be very large tura ost stthe primary else-
tion on Saturday, owing 20 the fact that
rhere are only fogr candidates TO nominate,
and that 10 little csrrassing has been done.
Ii is only when there is fall county ticket
To nominate that the entire vote Is polied :;
a primary in this county.
Mr.. I.eyi Knupp, one of Jefferson town