The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-31

day, November 18th.
The proper name for the new railroad
southern Pennsylvania now, aud not Ha
rsburg & Western any more.
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Turkey ratilings are already INDUCED il
z They have been forced ahead of the seaso
: somewhat, a. the holidays are still som
: two months of.
Mr.. Cyrus Knepper has purchased the il
terest of his partner, Mr.. Heminger, in tn
8 restaurant, aud is prepared to accommodai
!. his customers with the best the mark,
affords.
Get out the Republican vote in each an
4 every district 4 Republican vote in
Democratic district counts Just as muc
for the State ticket as and other, and all ar
needed to insure success.
rousing Republican meeting, whic
was addressed by Candidates Livsey an
Miles, Col Stone. of Pittsburgh, and Hon
A. J. Colborn, Of Somerset, was held a
Huntingdon last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. John G. Sanner, sold his beautiful
bay horse "a. Mr.. J. G. Harvey, of Baltimor
some ten DAYS ago. for three hundred dol
lars. He was shipped to Baltimore in
special ear, provided by Mr.. Harvey
4 telegram from Pittsburgh, announcing
the serious illness of Miss. Mary Belle Kim
nell, with typhoid fever, was received il
Somerset Monday evening. Her cousin
Miss. Aannie Sanner, started for the city a
soon as the telegram was received.
Give one whole day to the Republican
cause on November 9Th. II will save anx
ic.y and business depression next year
If the Republicans carry Pennsylvania a
this election, Presidential doubts will b,
cleared away they viii certainly be les,
painful
Many Of our exchanges speak Of the prey,
aleuce Of tramps and robbers in their re
spective vicinities. The tramp nuisance
whichis becoming identical with robbery
viii soon have to be abated by some means
rthe country will be at the mercy of these
vagrants
The first number of the Somerset Count,
/ Times, a seyen-column weekly paper pub.
lished OF lockwood, made its appearance
last Saturday +. II. Werner is the editor,
and r. II. Dull business manager. 1t claims
to be neutral in politics. May it meet with
such success as it merits.
We are in receipt OF letter from an ex-
perienced and successful physician saying
that he has determined to locate in Somer-
set, and will move here shortly. Although
Somerset has now. as she always has had,
good physicians, we think there is an
abundance Of practice TO support another.
Assoon as possible after the news of the
horrible accident at Brooks tunnel reached
Somerset, a special reporter for the HERALD
was on his way to the scene of the disaster
His graphic description Of the terrible ca
tastrophc, together with an account from a
gentleman who was in the tunnel at the
time. will be found in another column.
Mr.. George F. Countryman, agent for Pro-
fcssor Mlunings Object Teaching Stock Doc
tor, desires US TO make a correction in his
advertisement which appeared in several
past issues of the HERALD. The book con-
tans 400 illustrations instead of 200.
During the food, caused by the heavy
rains Of Sunday last. the new bridge in
course Of construction by the County Com
missioners. over Cox's creek, at lockwood.
this county, was swept away. Tressels were
up across the creek on which the timbers
We're supported all went down the river,
causing a loss Of several hundred dollars to
the county.
Several weeks ago we published state
ment to the effect that Mr. Charles Hempe,
of Somerset township had been arrested by
Sheriff Spangler, charged with an infamous
crime. We are in receipt of a rather lengthy
communication from Mr.. Hempe denying
the charge and alleging that his wife had
caused the information to be made, through
malice. Itis but just to say that all of his
speak well of him
Mr Reuben Woy. Republican candidate
for Poor House Director wishes US to con-
tradict the report being circulated by his
enemies that he is going to move west, and
will not serve if elected. Mr.. Woy recently
purchased a property in Somerset township,
and has no idea of leaving the county. We
hopethat no Republican in the county viii
be tricked into voting against him by this
foolish story. Mr.. Woy is staunch Re
publican, good citizen, andiwil make an
admirable officer. y
Coon RAILROAD NEws.--ln another col
umn will be found the advertisement of
the American Construction Company. ask
ing for sealed proposals for the grading and
masonry Of about eiehty-fve miles of the
heaviest work on the South Pennsylvania
Rail Road. This includes all the heavy
work on the road in the counties of Fulton,
Bedfofd, Somerset and Westmoreland. All
bids must be in by II O'Clock noon, Noyem-
Der 18th The indications are that consid-
erable work will be done on this road before
spring. #
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Mr.. Phebe Earle Gibbons, author of
.' PENNSYLVANIA Dutch and other Essays has
been visiting Somerset. Mrs. Gibbons is a
sisterof George II. Earle, Esq, a well-know
lawycro of Philadelphia. She was born in
that city. but removed u Lancaster county,
and after many years residence wrote an
article called 4" Peiaylr1Hia Dutch " for the
4tqnGc Noathlg She has also written IAN
Amish Meeting The bunker Love Feast
and one or two Quaker sketches. In 1881
Mrs. Gibbons made a second journey TO
Europe, and afterwards wrote an article on