The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

The present cold snap has given new
E lease oflife 10 sugar boiling.
i. +. Patterson Esq, Of stoystown. is
spending few days in Somerset.
Editor Werner, Of the lockwood Tine
dropped in oa Us saturday. Call again.
Mr. Josiah Brant proprietor of the Glade
House Is confined to his bed by sickness.
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=. Y. kimmeil, Esq, Of Meyersdale has
been spending the past few days in somer
set.
Republicans, don't fail to attend the spe-
cial primary election next Saturday, April
5th.
Mr.. Z. L. Horner, is building a shop on
the upper end Of Captain John H. Miller's
lot, on Union street.
The bottom seems 70 have fallen out of
/ our country roads. They were never in
/ worse condition than they are this spring
Great interest is being taken in the dele
gate election, and the indications are that a
goood vote will be polIed. The larger the
better. Turn out Republicans.
/ In another column viii be found the ad-
I vertisement Of Isaac Simpson, Lveryman.
aud Saddle and Harness maker. Any one in
need ofanything in his line Will do well to
consult his advertisement.
Mr.. Daniel Hanger, purchased four acres
of the Jonathan Barley farm, adjoining
his lands, Tuesday morning, from Sheriff
Spaugler The consideration was one hun
dred and fifty dollars per acre.
E1-sherit Kyle, of Stoyestown, paid the
HERALD Office a business call Monday
morning. He was in Somerset arranging
the last piece of unsettled business remain
insin his hands from the Sheril's Office.
This section OF country was visited by
regular blizzard Saturday night The wind
( blew big guns and everything froze up tight
and hard sunday and Monday were both
bright and clear days, but the air was cold
and chilly.
The Johnstown Tribune Of fSaturdays says
that Joseph e. Richardson. who sued the
School Directors Of Adams township for
months salary today received at the office of
Justice Fisher 50 in settlement Of the
claim. The Directors. in addition, paid the
costs. which amounted to Sl4 anda lawyers
ice OF s..
We were shown quite curiosity the other
evening by Mr.. Nicholas Berkey, in the
shape of square piece of slate about six
inches long and two inches in width, on
which was a clear and distinct impression of
a beautiful spruce leaf Mr.. Berkey dug the
piece of slate ont Of his coal bank aboUt fifty
feet under ground.
M George N. Oyster OF the firm Of Geo.
II. Oyster d Co.. Commission Merchants.
Washington d. G. was in Somerset over
sunday. This firm are large patrons Of the
Somerset Dairy Company, and have han
died the product OF Somerset County Diaries
for the past thirty years. Mr. oyster return I
ed home Monday morning.
Major jeremiah Woy, died at his residence /
iu Somerset. after a long and painful illness
al half pas; ten O'Clock Friday morning.
His funeral, which took place sunday after (
noon. wa, largely attended Mr. Woy was .
an upright christian, and was one of Som .
arset's best citizens. At the time Of bis death /
le was - rle $50 year Of his age. Y I
= The contractors for the tunnels ana other .
heavy work on the : nth Pennsylvania are .
Increasing their force and pushing the work .
with all possible speed. The very bad .
weather the latter part of The winter delayed .
the work greatly, Is il was for good part 4
OF The time ,mpracticable to proceed, Now,
since spring has opened, w can expect
lively time all along the line =
We are requested by Mr. Martin II. Hart
zeII 20 say shat hc will not be a candidate for
Register and Recorder at the June primary .
as his business engagements viii not permit .
him TO make the necessary canvass at this /
time. He las taken the general agency for /
the Somerset Dairy Company, and this, in .
connection with bis other business will oc-
cupv all of his time and attention.
At the Republican delegate election to be
held next Saturday, April 9th. each voter
will vote for two delegates TO the State Con /,
yeniion The delegates then elected will /
act as conf,ree, to the district conference to
select two delegates o. represent this con- 1
gres,iuual districtin the national conyen- /
lion. Turn ou, Republicans and vote for /
the men who viii best represent the interests .
ofthe party.
The tickets. and all the necessary blanks .
for holding the delegate election on April
9th have been forwarded by Chairman Scott F.
ID the different Committeeman. The tickets .
contain the names of the four candidates for
delegates. Messrs. Cover. Livengood. Har
ris9n. and Suangler. and will be distributed .
to the voters by the Committeeman. Each .
voter will strike of two of the names a.
there are only two delegates to be elected.
ATLf fflIl-II l4EIi KS tl@ l'ltlfNitl- l't
,ers remaining in the post office atSomerset .
Pa. will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if
not called for before April -. 1854
C,,,sil, Miss Susie - shaulis, Sarah Z
Meagor, Mr.. Jonathan Walker, Mrs. Su- +
san. Postals.- Burlington. r. y; Barnes .
Z. Z: FURRY, E. : Stahl. Miss Bertha J.
4. C. DAVIS, 2. N.
March 81, 1884.
CHrRcH EE-OPENINg.-On sunday morn
ing. April % 1854. tine NJ. + Church. Somer-
set Pa, now being fescood and re-painted,
will De opened AGAIN for divine worship. On /
that occasion Rev. y. Luccock, Of Pittsburs.
the eloquent Young minister. who several
wears ago ofiiciat,d as pastor Of this cougre-
CATION. has promised 70 be with us and %
preach the re-ogeuing sermon. \ cordial
invitation to the public is hereby extended. /
COMMITTEE.