The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

An adjourned court was in session Mon
day
House cleaning and garden making are in
fall blast.
Editor Werner Of the lockwood Tine,
was in Somerset saturday a
Keep your cellars clean and well ventila-
ted. aud YOU wil avoid disease.
The rebates on tobacco have Just been
paid TO retailers of,he weed in this place.
! Mr. David c. Scott spen, Sunday in som.
erset visiting his brother. John Il, Scott
I Esq.
District Attorney Biesecker sold his sorrel
riding horse to George r. scull, Esq, on
saturday.
The next regular session of Court will
commepce on May 18th, and VII continue
two weeks
Hon John Cessna has SO far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to go to
Atlantic City, where be will remain for sew
eral weeks.
The five butter and cheese factories. owned
by the Somerset Dairy Co, have commenced
operations for the season. which promises to
be very good one, as the patronage at most
OF them Will be larger than formerly.
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In some sections of the county the maple
sugar yield this year was about one half the
usual crop, wilhelm other parts, particularly
the south, the yield was just about the aver
age Il Is selling at from eight and a half to
nine cents.
In another column Of this paper will be
found the advertisement of Mr. Curtis K.
Grove. one of Sumersets most successful
carriage aud wagon manufacturers. Any
one needing anything in his line will do
well o. consult hi, advertisement.
An exchange advises persons who pur-
chase canned fruit to empty the can as
soon as it is opened. lt will not do to
wait iGeeu or twenty minutes. A few min
u,es exposure to the air will give the fruit a
metallic taste that Is not all agreeable or
healthy.
4 woman by the name of Sarah Faidley
was brought to Somerset and lodged in jail
/ Monday evening. charged with having
robbed Mr. Daniel NJ Fike, Of Summit
. township, of several hundred dollars, She
was living in the family of Mr.. Fike al the
/ time the money was stolen.
Mr. John A. Walter, auctioneer, informs
I MS tha, from the lst of April, 1883, to the
lsr Of April, lSs4 he sold real estate To The
amount of S3l751 and personal property
to the amount Of SO, ,s36 These amount,
I were realized from thirty different sales.
/ our esteemed friend Mr. Chambers Huston
who met with SO serious an accident few
weeks a-o. an account Of which was publish
+ oi in the HEaIpat the time Is, we are glad
ro say. able to be about a-ain, although en-
feebled bv the accident, and the consequent
confinement TO the house.
Nr Henry ! Picking an account of
" hose serious illness was published in the
HERALD several weeks since, had 50 far re-
covered as 20 be able 10 walk up from his
home 20 the : merset House Sunday after
noon. He j. feeling much improved and
bis ultimate recovery j. confidently looked
for by his friends We hope that it may be
sure and speedy.
J.C. Lowry. OF Salisbury, who after amost
rigid examination was admitted torhe Cum
berland. Ma. Bar last week, has been spend
ing the past few days iu Somerset. We un-
der>taud ,hat Ca viii hang out hi> >hingle
iu Cumberland, aud Judging from the man
ncr in which the daily papers of that place
speak of his admission, and of our knowl-
ed-c OF him. we predict for him brilliant
future In his chosen profession. May his
clientare be large and paying
Many persons are now having their yards
sodded. \ pretty little strip green grass in
front, at the side, or even in the rear Of 4
residence adds greatly 10 the appearance of
. the surroundings. Il is not everybody who
can DO good soadiug Some skill and judg-
meut are required in selecting, cutting, and
placing the sod. and il is no difficult matter
to Judge between a neat Job Of sodaing and
( a careless or slovcnly one To thrive well
and look well the sod must be properly
laid.
/ Mr.. George II. Tayman. ofthr Somerset
/ House. has a large force OF men at work dig
einga fish pond in ore Of his meadows in
/ the southern part OF the borough. The
pond Is 10 be one hundred and fifty feet Ions
and fifty feet wide, and viii he supplied
with water from an adjoining spring. Il
will be planted wiki carp. and if be has luck
}. Mr.. Tsvman will not only be able TO supply
the Somerset House tables with fresh fish
but can stock the market of the town.
ATrrvIov Special Orier No. J.
Hcadqrar'ers Il. p CumminS Post
W. 30. Dept. Penn'a.. C. 4 r.
/ Al comrades of r. p. CumminS Post ar,
requested 10 turn out in full uniform white
gloves and mourning badges on Decoration
Day. May Seth next. at q o'clock a. m. al
their headquarters. Ailcld and honorahly
discharged soldiers, not members Of the
Post. are cordially invited to participate in
the proper observance Of ihe day. Great
efiar; will be made 20 make this the most
memorable occa>iou since it has been De-
clarol National holiday Le, all respond
+. F. KonSrz, ". VI. SCHEocE,
Adiutant. Commander.
Me~srs Keller N Sanner, the popular gro
Gerry and feed store men, are having their
store room greatly enlarged and improved
to meet the demands made By a rapidly in
creasing business, Sisce spring, and work
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