The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18


A Republican meeting will be held at /
William H. Hillegas, in Allegheny town
ship, on Friday, October 9th, at ? p. m.
Anyone moving away from his election (
precinct between this and election will lose /
his vote.
1t commences to look as though there was |
to be a Democratic legislative ticket in the
field after all.
The great comet can now be seen any
clear morning about 5 o'clock by turning
your gaze i'm the direction of the east.
A Republican meeting will be held in the
Weller school house, Somerset township, on
Saturday evening October 2lst
Republican meeting We're held last week
at Bakersville, Layansville, Friedens and
Pleasant Hill. They were all well attended
by enthusiastic Republicans.
The dwelling house of Mr. Zachariah
Snyder, near Casselman, with its contents.
was entirely destroyed by fire Wednesday
night
We tender our warmest thanks to our
friends who are sending in the names of ad-
vance paying subscribers. The HERALD
ought 10 be in the hands OF every true Re
publican in the county.
He who turns against one who has done
MIN personal fayors and often befriended
him, Is worse than the one turned against,
no matter how bad the latter may be. Yet
this is the rule aud not the exception.
At meeting OF the Borough School Board
Monday morning, the following teachers
were selected for the ensuing term: Mrs.
Connolly, Miss Ella Kimmell, Miss Kate
Snyder. Miss Lizzie kooser, and Miss Hat.
tie stuIzman.
\ voter is OF legal age, and entitled to a
vote. on the twenty-first anniversary of his
birth. I'm other words, man born on the
Sth day of November, 1861, can vote on
age. at the next election on the eth OF No
Nember
The saw and blaming mill OF Mr.. Henry
Sipe, -oi Jenner township, together with
7 large quantity OF lumber, was destroyed by
fire last Thursday night. Mr.. Sipes loss is
very considerable, as he did rot have one
cent Of insurance on his properly.
Hon j. VI. Reynolds, Of Bedford, placed
Hon. \. IL. Conroth, OF Somerset, IN NOM
/ ination for Congress, and Hon. 4. II. Cof-
I froth. Of Somerset, placed Hon. J. N. Rey
no!2s, of Bedford. in nomination for State
senator This Is scientific politics.
/ MIR. George II. Tayuan and llr. Peter
/ Heiiley .pentseverald days al Bedford attend
ing the fair la>t week. They drove over
with Mr Taymans handsome team Of
blooded horses and made the fastest time
between Somerset and Bedford on record.
The Democratic Senatorial nomination
was conceded 10 oOmersr' county. but this
didn't suit Boss Co.iroth After having
this county endorse Grof lie quietly down
ed him ana had u Bedford man nominated.
1t will now be in order TO publish THIS let
ter.
Does the Deaoc,af still think the Sfalwarts
have the black vomit" because there was
DO Democratic legislative ticket nominated,
and viii it still urge it, readers to vote for
Sorber and Seibert with a sterling Demo-
crat like Jame> O'Connor, of Jenner. in the
field
The Democrats in this county are holding
no political meetings this fall, their Inde-
pendent allies are doing that portion OF their
work for them Readers Of the Somerset
Democngt will observe with what great care
that paper publishes accounts Of the various
Independent meetings held in the county
The supreme COurt of Pennsylvania has
decided that a railroad company cannot de-
cline 20 honor q ticket which it has sold,
although it has not been bought by the
holder directly from them. but has been
purchased at second hand This makes
all tickets bought from scalpers good.
We are informed that the grand Independ-
ent rally thai was to have been held at Mey-
ersial, Monday night. was grand fzzle
No audience no music. no enthusiasm
This looks bad for the independent strong
hold. Hon. VIM. McMichael, who was
present. must have been greatly disappointed
Farmers are busy cutting corn, and il i
an unusually hard job this year. In many
sections Of the country the late rain and
hail storms threw the corn to the ground
and so twisted it that no two stalks can b'
found leaning the same direction. the croI
) good but hard 10 gather into shocks
In another column Of this rarer will b'
found the cald Of DR.. {. J. Lenhart tender
ing his professional services to the people o.
tins place and vicinity. DR.. Lenhart is s
practitioner Of considerable experience ane
has me, with great SUCCESS in his practice
He can be found .; his Office in the frame
building opposite the Central Hotel
The supreme court has decided that bay
window projecting on the line Of a street i
An uniustifiable eucroaohment on the public
highway. prejudicial to the interests Of th'
community and the right Of individual
properly owners in the neighborhood, anC
that it Is a public nuisance, the oontinuanc'
Of which the courts Of equity in this Stat'
had power ,o restrain.
/ Chairman Cooper claims that Stewart :
vote will not amount 10 half as much a
the vote OF Armstrong the Labor-Green
hack candidate. 4 State campaign, h'
claims. was never in better condition al TIM
stage 81 the battle than the present one, anc
from the incidents Of the last few days Bea
ver's election j certain Il know where
stand. he continued, and when say ths
General Beaver will be elected. do not say
II without foundation
The independents had meeting al Da
yidsville on Tuesday evening BY actua
count there were thirty persons present
Among them were one Independent from
Conenuugh and one from Paint township
1.-TWO Republicans from Conemaugh and tel