The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-28


our town.
The Somerset Post Office viii be closed
May aOth, Memorial day, from 10 A. N. to
2r. NJ.
Our streets are thronged in the evenings
70 greater extent now than for years pas.
owing to the sudden increase in our popu-
lation.
Court was in session all last week, with
fair sprinkling of attendance from all sec
items Of the county The criminal cases
tried were mostly of trihing nature
At = meeting Of the Knights of labor at
Latrobe, on Friday evenin, a Butler club was
organized. the object OF which is to aid in
the nomination of Benjamin f. Butler for
the Presidency.
We think every candidate for q county
Office Democratic and Republican, was in /
Somerset Monday and Tuesday Of last week. /.
The voter who didn't 90 hone with vest
pocket fall of cards was in hard luck
Agent Lambert Of the b. q O. r. r. recent
ly received a circular instructing him TO re 1
ceiYe Commercial business from all telegraph /
offices on the Pittsburg Division with the
exception Of four OF five near Pittsburgh.
The frame for a new two story dwelling I
/ house 80 by 40 feet and two stories high. /
was raised on the farm Of Mr. Jacob Boron, |
aear Layansyille, last Wednesday Mr..
Noah Barron has the contract for the build .
ing.
! Two Of the men injured IN the recent acci- J
dent at the Allegheny mountain tunnel are .
now in a hospital at Pittsburg. General Su- 7
perintendent White wa, not so badly hurt
as was at first supposed. He is now attend 4
| ing 10 his duties
Rev. c. L. Helman, pastor OF the Reform /
ed church at Salisbury, writes Us that at a
communion held there on sunday, the
largest ever held in the town, thirty-seyen /
new members were added to the church, /
mostly combinations.
SroRrsNuN.-The attention of our sports
men is called 20 the advertisement in this
isaue of the Pittsburgh Fire Arms Company.
Persons wanting anything in the way of
fire arms, or sportsmens goods. will find it
10 their advantage to send 90 tins firm for
their new Catalogue.
Several yiolators of Borough laws were
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last week not being able 70 pay the fines
Imposed by Burgess Colborn. They were
lunder charge OF Policeman Gilbert, who
kept q watchful eve on them while they
were engaged at work.
il is announced that the novel 10y the late
Charles Rcade now current in H1gpT's B1-gr
d. A Periious Secret, was completed by him
bu; q little while before his death. Mr..
Geade had several times within tie past few
years said to friends that if BE undertook
another long novel it would be the end of
him. and his fear proves now to have been
true prophecy.
Among the callers at this office last week
was Mr.. Ell Shockey, OF Greenyille town
shin. who was in attendance at Court in the
capacity ora traverse juror. Mr. shockey
served his country as soldier in the Mezi-
can war. and the war of the rebellion. He
is seventy odd years of age, and is hale and
F. hearty as a man of forty. He says that he
land Jud-e c. \. Kimmeu are the only two
|-r,-yi,y;rl.- veterans of The Mexican war from
this county.
The re-openinE services of the Evangelical
Church at Somerset took place last Sabbath,
t according to previous announcement. Rev.
D. X. Lavan. Presiding elder Of Somerset
district. preached two excellent sermons.
, In a very short time the entire indebtedness
was met by theprompt and cheerful response
of DE people present. The services were
blessed with the presence and power of the
Master. and the members feel Ike thanking
God for the past and taking courage for the
future. s.
The Baltic. and Ohio Telegraph Company
gives notice of application for amendment
b ofits charter so as % permit the extension
'ofits lines through the counties of Bedford,
Somerset. Fayette Greene Washington, Al
a. llerhenv. Wcstmoreland. Cambria Blair In
diana Butler. Beaver. Lawrence. Mercer
lVenanro. Clarion. Forest, Jefferson, Clear
field, Elk. Cameron, Mexican, Warren,
s Crawford and Erie. and to connect an the
principal and towns and places IN those
% countic-.
prominent frui.-grower from Laurel
Del. the largest berry-shippin- town IN
the United states. said recently that he
Thought that over 100000 quarts of berries
would Doe marketed in one day from the
MARYLAND and Delaware fruit section.
Philadelphia commission merchants say
that it would not DE surprising to see Sv0,-
% 600 quarts Of strawberries brought to Phila-
/ delphia from Delaware in single day, but
they think that this viii not glut the mar
e ket. because they expect a superior Grade of
;. fruit
The Eighth Annual Convention Of the
Lutheran sunday school Association OF
. Somerset county. win meet IN the Lutheran
% Church. in Meycrsdale, on Tuesday evening,
S June fU.h al 7.3o O'Clock. ana continue in
session until Thursday noon, June 18th.
e All persons attending who desire entertain
mcut. should send their names Jn Rev.
e J.. NJ. SNYDER Meye-siale, not
It later than Tuesday June "a. All the ses-
D sions Of the convention wi,I.be public and
It the discussions viii De upon topics ofiutvr-
IS c,t 10 ali Sunday School workers. All are
2 cordially invited.
/. A correspondent writes from Somerset to
s. the Johnstown T-4bfrae a. follows 4 trust
worthy gentleman informs me that down in
jefferson Township, IN wild and desoiaie
& spot there Is peculiar cavity in the rocks
b. which seems destined to become as famous
ID O., some ofthe orac.es of classic ages. The
+ peculiar feature of this cavity is that ita
I'll person deposits therein an empty pint ootne
s and q half dollar and retire, 90 a certain dis
b tance. returning in one hour, he viii ,iad
the bottle filled with whisky. This j. re-
garied as very curious. and there are many
interested investigators who o.; the expert