The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-23

A drove Of fine young horses which had
been bought in this neighborhood, was
taken past our Office Monday on their way
TO the eastern market
We had a very pleasant call from County
Superintendent Weller Monday morning.
He reports the public schools of the county
to be in hourishing condition.
The thermometer took downward turn
Saturday night, and has been lowering on
, the verge of zero ever since. Sunday and
Monday nights it reached several degrees
, below.
1t is estimated that it will take one mil
lion and half OF ties for the South Penn
Railroad. 1t will take at least sixty million
feet OF lumber to make these ties. 4
Col. J. NJ. Reid drove his handsome team
of bay horses from Connellsyille to Somerset
last Thursday, in a little over four hours
The weather was cold and the sleighing
excellent.
The Odd Fellows last week purchased
from Mr.. J. B. Snyder one-half of the build
ing which he now occupies on Main Cross
Street The consideration was twenty-five
hundred dollars.
In another column will be found the adj
vert.semeut of a. Nathan. who is offering
has entire stock of dry goods at cost from
now until April /, 1854. lie proposes to
give purchasers rare bargains.
\ young miss of sixteen asks what is the
proper thing for her to do when she is sere-
naded by party ofyoung gentlemen at
late hour Weare glad to be able to answer
that question. Steal softly down stairs and
unite the dog.
on Tuesday morning last a large black bear
entered the orchard of Mr.. Stifiier. at Canoe
Creek Blair county, and although discover
ed and pursued by several hunters, sncceed-
ed in escaping uninjured into the noun
tains.
Messrs. D. :. Beachy, of st. Joseph, Mis-
souri, Mahlon Beachy, OF Morrill, Kansas,
and L. c. Beachy. of Pueblo, Colorado, are
visiting relatives and friends in this place.
They are the guests of their brother, J. +.
! Beachy.
Farmers and other shouldtnow now give
whatever protection they can 20 birds and
other game. The snow now covers the
ground and birds will perish with hunger
unless they are fed, Domestic fowls also
require the best Of treatment.
The state encampmeut Of the T.. 4. L. Of
Pennsylvania will be held in Lancaster, on
February g and :, 1854 aud it viii be q large
affair. 1t is expected that there will be not
less than 500 delegates, beside number Of
visiting posts with bands of music.
Mr John NJ. Holderbau'u last week sold
the old Snyder property, on Main street, TO
Mr. Alex Benfori. The property is now
occupied by the families Of Messrs. George /
snyder and Gillian Lint. Mr.. Benford
takes possession on the lst of April.
Messrs. Shalcross Il Oliver, lumbermen, |
have opened a central office in Somerset, in |
charge Of Mr. Oliver. They have a very |
neatly fitted up Office on the second floor of
the Mammoth Block. Their mills in this /
county are located in Shade and Paint town
ships.
\ package containing a lady black cash |
mete dress was lost recently between New |
Lexington and Jenner Y Roads, on the |
road by way of Milwood, Somerset and |
Sipesyille. BY returning the same to +. J. /
Critchfeld, Jenner y Roads, the finder will |
be suitably rewarded
party of fourteen ladies and gentlemen 1
from Somerset drove over to Meyersdale last 4
Thursday morning. took dinnerat the Jones /
House, and returned in the evening. The I
Jones House is one OF the best country ho- /
tels in the State, and the dinner on this oc- /
casion was in fall keeping with the well
established reputation Of the house.
While the snow lies in heaps in front Of
houses as it does now, there cannot be too
many precautions taken, especially in the
case of chi lren against cold on lungs. Il
Nin be a wonder if the mortality reports do
not show a largely increased number of
deaths from pneumonia, resulting from the
chilling effects of this great body of snow.
I The time is fast approaching when our
citizens will be called upon TO select suitable
candidates for borough officers. The right
way to have good, efficient officers is to sec
/ that such men are named, nominated and
elected to ill the places of trust that are to
be given out by our people. Every citizen
( Is interested in good government, and a
good government can only be secured where
good men are put at the head of
} At recent meeting the Farmers Union
4 Association and Fire Insurance Company,
the following board Of officers We're elected
/ for the ensuing year President, Alexander
/ MusScr: Vice President, :. +. Reiman Sec
retarv. II. J. Brubaker; Directors, f. J.
! Walker. George G. Lichty. John II. Snyder,
samuel Musser. Josiah kimnel and Peter
Waller The annual financial statement Of
/ this most excellent Company will be found
I In another column.
! The famous plow case is among the
/ causes that VIII hetakcn from this county to
/ the supreme Court. This l. a case IN which
James Parson sued the Supervisors of SOM
ersct township Tor eight dollars, damages
done his plow while workin- on the road.
/ The case has already been tried three times,
/ " Uncle Tom getting verdict each time,
Z bat the Supervisors are not satisfied that
J they are responsible for breaking the plow,
and want the Supreme Courts opinion on
the matter The counsel are Cotfroth &
RHppel for the Plaintiff and Hay and Uhl
for the Defendants
The trial Of young James Mutt at Pits
burgh for the killing Of y. l.. Dukes, has
attracted as much attention from the press,
and Interest. from the general public As any
case ever tried in this country. not EXCEPT
in. the celebrated " Guiteau case The trial
has been IN progress over week. aEd -
tbs writing Is not yet finished. The enter'
prise displayed by the Pittsburgh Coa,ne-
cal Ga-cite in reporting the proceedings,
has enabled It's readers 10 follow the trial as
Il. Il,