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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

..,.,> COUNTY CoNNrrTFE--toiio"
.ae members of the Bepuoilcai
r.r,mittee for the ensuing year
.a-Jerry Augustine.
.-..nv-John Sarver.
Sim Frank Foney.
t.--valley-P. L. Miller.
..,,.b- Samuel c. Mishler.
..,rre Borough-Thomas hyler.
.k-A. B. Lowry.
-,iIle-A. J. Stoncr.
~,r-Dayid Gardner.
~s--F. G.. Nell.
Town Borough-Jacob hauiH.
-.-r--Jac0b S Beal.
rurkeyfoot-H II. Rush.
.-.lale Borough-E. NJ. Lichiy.
i.a.reck-Jacob Hechler.
....-.-i No. IA. J. sterner.
r--5 NO. Alex. Markle.
,.. Baltimore Borough-John George
...r-reyille BorouLh-M, II. Hartzeil
.lmpton-S. 7. FooToaHsn'
David j. Berkey,
.-ushouiue-John II. Zimmerman
..--Hry %. W. Boyer
... David T.. Wagner
r.set B7rough-Wm. N. Hochste''er
...-set so. ii. J. Pile.
...-,s, 80. Cyrus Shaver.
.aauptou-M. /. Tauber.
...-re-sek-John NJ. NodeT.
.r.-,5un Borough-Edward Bender
..-.r.t Lewis q. Dom.
..-.- rurkeyf0ot-Freeman lounkln'
.... p.-1ueh-Dr. W. :. kuhlman,
rr...,--sur- Borough-Michael Long
.. .......ry J. Il. SCOTT,
secretary. NAA' N-N->-'
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CONFLUENCE, Pa, June ;, 1884.

SOUTHAMPTON ITEMS.
Not having seen anything from this part
of the county recently in your paper, l send
you a few items, hoping they may interest
your many readers.
Mr. Daniel Troutman lost valuable
horse last week.
The fruit crop in this vicinity will not be
very great, owing to late heavy frosts.
The two steam saw mills at this place
have suspended work for the summer.
The farmers generally in this section have
finished planting their corn and potatoes.
Squire limerick attended court last week,
and says candidates were extremely numer-
Gus.
Miss Laura F. Martz, who is teaching q
select school at Kennels Mills, is meeting
with flattering success.
Our apiarist, c. c. Martz, paid Cumber-
land a business visit last week He reports
trade brisk in that city.
Only few candidates have as yet made
their appearance in this township. Every
thing is very quiet, politically.
Mrs. Daniel Troutman, Of near Wellers-
burg, who has been confined 10 her bed for
the past four months, is still in a critical
condition.
j. J. MART Esq, the boss carpenter Of this
place, is kept very busy in the line Of his
trade, and is also doing fine business with
his saw mill
Contractor !. II. Martz has employed from
six to eight hands on Savage mountain, who
have already peeled about one hundred
cords of bark.
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HOYLE-LANDIS.- Berlin, May IL,
1854 by Rev. J. W. Poffiinberger Oliver
Hoyle to Carrie VI. Lands, both of Somerset
County. Pa.
BRIDEGUM-BURKHART.-In Berlin,
May %, 1854, by the same. Henry W. Bri-
degum to Emma l.. Burkhart, both Of Mt.
Healthy, Somerset County, Pa.
ARNOLD-GRIFFITH West End,
April u, 1884. by d. 5. 4. Tomlinson, Vim.
Arnold, of Roxbury, Pa, to Mary Griffith,
of Buffalo Mills. Pa.
COUGHENOUR-ROS West End,
April p, 1884, by the same, 5. G.. Coughe-
nour to Amanda Ross, both Of Mt. Healthy,
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GRASS SEEDS AND OATs.-In stock, another
shipment clover, timothy and German Mil
let, direct from Chicago. Also, car load
best western white oats for seed.
Cook & BEERlTs.
A full line of bleached and unbleached
muslins, shirtings, pillow cases, muslins and
tickings, at
PARKER & PARKER's
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A full line of dress goods. consisting of al
the new shades OF nuns yeilings, IN figures
and plain colors. ottomans in plains and
fancies. Colored cashmeres, all the new
shades. PIaids and brocades from1 centsto
p cents
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JOHN SARvEE,
SIMON kRIssINGER.

A new and full line of Summer goods at
the One Price Shoe Store of \. II. Ferner &
Bro, including mems, womens and childrens
slippers, low and high cut shoes, made oyer
the different lasts.
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Treasurer's Sale
UNSEATED LANDS.

4 GREEABLE TO the provisions OF an Act o..
n Assembly, directing the Mode OF selling Tn
seated Lands Tor taxes, passed the 18th day OF
March. a. ID. 1915 and the several supplements
thereto. The Treasurer OF Somerset County
hereby gives notice that, unless the County,
School. building and ROsd taxes due on the fol
lowing Unseated lands are paid before the day OF
salethe whole such part Ofe ach tract, or parcel
of land, will pay the taxes and costs. Will be
sold at the Court House. in Somerset Borough, on
Monday, tn, 9th Day Of June, 1854,
for the arrearages OF taxes que and the costs ae-
crued thereon.
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PARKER & PARSEE

SorIoE.-All persons are hereby notified
not to trespass on the lands of the under
signed in Allegheny township, Somerset
fishing, gathering berries or for any other
purpose whatever.
JOHN SAgvEE,
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Ladies, we have made speciality of black,
colored and summer silks and of black silk
warp cashmeres and of the 46 inch cash
meres, from 80 cents to Sl.25.
PARKER & PARKER.
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A full line of white goods in plain, bro
cades and checks, with trimmings to match.
Hamburg edgings, laces, bed spreads, table
linens, napkins, towels, etc, at
PARKER & PARKER's.
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Now AND Then.

EDITOR HERALD: Sometime IN May, lSS3,
you copied an item from an exchange stating
that an act had been passed by the Penn
sylvania Legislature, increasing the mini
mum length of the school term 10 six
months. The next week you contradicled
il, stating the2 the bill was defeated, aud
how you we're misled. II seems that all Of
your readers saw the first item and but few
Of them saw the correction, and interested
parties are now charging that | introduced
and supported the bill. You will find by
referring TO LegiflftiEe Record Vol. /, Page
80, that the bill was introduced by John
II. Lands, of Lancaster that it was defeat
ID the first time. the yeas and nays were
called ON it, and that my vote was cast
against it, VIII you please repeat the cor
rsciion. and oblige.
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We wish 10 buy large number of calves
and will pay one dollar cash for each week
of the age of the calf.
AUMAN & HARMONY,
Somerset Pa
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The habit of throwing orange, banana or
any other kind of peeling on the paveSen
is a bad one. Many child and even elder
persons. by some such acts of earelessness,
have caused others long years of painful
suffering. Therefore when you see anything
on the pavements upon which another might
slip ana ruin himself, remove it, and thus
be the means Of saving another from pain
and suffering
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The day of fasting and prayer appointed
by the Womens Christian Temperance
Union was observed at Ursina during the
day, and here in Confluence in the evening
The Union assembled at O'Clock in the
Lutheran church Good speeches were
made by Rey " 3. Tsnnehill, Israel Wei
fey, and s. Tissue. In the evening large
audience assembled in the NJ. E. Church.
The services were opened by Mrs. W. r.
Mountain, the President of the Union here.
Lewis Grossman was the first speaker, who
was listened to with close attention. Rev.
D. Flannigan, of the West Virginia Confer
ence, was called for, and made telling
speech ON the evils Contemporaries, and the
duties of church members. q. G. Croft
made some good remarks on the license
question. and thought the best thing to do
was to enforce the. law. The last speech
was made by Rev. y. &. Black, which all
agreed was good.
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CoNFLUENCs ITEMs.


Two big frosts, one on Thursday, and the
other on Friday morning. No damage was
done TO the fruit and gram crop, but the
young and tender vines were mostly killed.
Another Memorial Day is past and the
graves Of the soldiers who sleep in the va
rious cemeteries have been decorated, with
the flowers of spring by surviving comrads
and friends. Ross Rush post, No. 36l, Ursi-
ma, done nobly in honoring the memory of
the brave men who risked theirlives for the
cause of human freedom and national unity.
jersey cemetery, about two miles distant
from Ursina is the oldest cemetery in the
county, and contains the remains Of large
number Of soldiers Here the principle
public ceremonies took place, 5. a. VIII
Post No 3, Pittsburgh delivered the Grafton
in a mastery manner The attendance was
unusually large.
June . 1884. Y
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CHEAPEST Books N AMEgICA.-At Fishers
Book Store there is now on sale line of the
lchcapest books ever put on the market for
sale. Elegant cloth-bound, gilt-title books
ar. These books are by standard authors,
such IS Dickens, Scott. George Elliot, Lord
Lytton. dc. These books are selling very
rapidly, SO rapidly in fact that the publish
ers are unable to keep up with the demand.
Some Of these books have as high as six
hundred pages, and the price is so low that
! advise the book-buying public to take ad
yautge now, as the price IS Liable TO advance
at any time OF the books he withdrawn from
the market. CHAs. II FISHER,
bookseller
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Truly Yours
WM. :. MORGAN.
Quem mahoning, Pa, June 2, 1851.

Quem ahOning, Pa, June =, lsSi.
We published the item as stated by Mr..
Morgan, and the following week published
the correction, distinctly stating that We
had received letters from both our mem
bers. Nessrs. Morgan and Colborn, saying
that such a bill had been offered, but that it
had been defeated. The Legislatire Reooro
fully corrcborates Mr.. Morgan's state
men t.-ED.
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on Sunday Nr jacob Be.G.ey, II tpper
Yoder township. whose pr1siration last
Thursday with a sunstroke was noted at the
time. expired without gaining entire con
sciousne>s. Being a very active man, he
was constantly al work az whatever Dee sa3
20 DO about the farm, and on the day on
which he was stricken be was 10 The field
experimenting operations. Deceased was
bora in Somerset county May Is, 1896, aud
was. therefore aged = years aud l. days
when he died. He was married IN ls-., ana
his wife survives him lie was the father
Of four children, two sons and two dargn-
ter. all Of whom are living. There are ihif-
ty-fve grandchildren, twenty-three great
grandchildren. and one greai-sreai-sraii'i
child. Mr. Berkeley was member oi the
Dunkarl church for many years. The re-
mains were inferred ia Berkley's graveyard,
Upper Yoder township-Joha0irH Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

II would appear that "thcmouth ct roses
doesn improve the fragrance ofthe Hunga-
riaus breath or the odor OF the diamond
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SPRIEG OFENING.-We are pleased to an
nounce that our Spring and Summer Stock
for 1854 is now open for the inspection OF
the public Our new line consists ofa large
aud varied assortment of Furniture in styles,
patterns and qualities to suit all. Bedroom
furniture in suits or single pieces. Spring
beds, mattresses, etc, are most desirable and
our prices always right. Lounges. sofas,
and easy chairs. which it will rest you TO
look at, good and low in price. Do not
spend one dollar until you have seen ou T
stock No trouble on that score.
CoFFRoTH & Co.
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Shady AvenIe,
NtL 4tt

Apparently the adulteration of coffee has
been reduced to a science, Prussian blue,
chrome yellow and other dangerous ingredi-
ents being found in a sample tested in the
moral city of Brooklyn. Apparently the
only way to stop this practice is to buy un-
ground coffee exclusively. The artificial
imitation Of coffee berries has not yet been
reported
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Rev W w neatrich'a many friends in
Somerset county viii be glad TO learn of his
success as Principal of the Clarion Collegiate
institute. situated at Rimersburg, Clarion
County Pa We clip the following from the
Clarion Dsugcraf- u will be matter for
rejoicing TO the friends Of this institution to
learn Of its almost phenomenal success. As
already announced sixty pupils were present
at the opening, seyenty-seven are now en-
rolled, (5nly very small proportion being
in the primary classes
The musical department under the able
management Of Miss Harper, is progressing
beyond an anticipations. Seventeen pupils
taking lessons in instrumental music, all
but one By the celebrated Robbins system,
which, by the way, see ms 70 be f ully wha
Ct is claimed TO be-
For the further advantage of the students
in this department especially, the Principal
has during the past week placed in the mu-
sic room, in addition to the good organs al
ready there. fine seven hundred dollar
piano. 1t IS an upright made by c. d. Pease
d Co, y. y, and purchased of c. Hamilton,
Pittsburgh 1t is sad 10 be an excel ent in
strument
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DR. J. NJ. Louther left Tuesday morning
for Tyrone, to attend a meeting Of the Dis
irict Eclectic Medical Association, of which
he is President.
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Bey Jacob Smith, Of the Evangelical As
sociatiop immersed seven converts in the
stream below town OF Saturday last
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Shortly after midnight Thursday tine oc-
cupan.s Of Mr. Deulis Waguers hote.. at
Salisbury, were awakened by the smell oi
smoke and the cracking of iame-. and with
great difficulty they made their escape from
the burning building. The alarm 81, eu, the
towns people assembled bui only succeeded
iu saving a few articles of furniture being
driven from the house by intense heat and
smoke Their efforts were then directed 10
the property cf M. Samuel J. Lichty, which
they succeeded ia saving, only slight dam
age being done il. The Aotel, which was
entirely destroyed. was one of the very best
in Somerset county, having been erected by
Mr. Wagner at 4 cost Of from eight 70 nine
thousand dollars Il was insured for s. so.
The loss Of furniture is estimated at S70l on
wh,ch there was an insurance Of 500.
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Quite heavy hail storm passed immedi-
ately east OF Somerset saturday evening,
doing elcat damage 10 the crops.
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Il IS stated that ram in Australia recent
iy sold for $1,000. This will pass current
for good local item here, where rams are
not rated quite SO high
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GAS MACHINE EoR SALE OR ExCHANGE.-I
have Firt-class Gas Machine which | will
sell at one-half cost price, or will exchange
for horse. The machine is made entirely
of brass and iron, and is without doubt
one of the finest machines made 1t will
supply from one to thirty-five burners,
making the gas as it is consumed. 1t is au-
tomato, and does not require any more at
tention than an ordinary lamp, and manu-
factures the gas at a cost of from GO cents to
81 per 1000 feet, according to the price OF
gasoline, For full particulars, address
+. ROBINSON Plumber,
Shady Aveple, Pittsburgh, Pa
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Truth.

When an article is in demand, it brings
the highest prices. Shoe dealers who buy
their goods in the fall pay well for them,
because the goods are in demand. For that
reason have already bought a very large
stock of mems and boys winter boots that |
can sell cheap because they have been
bought cheap Full stock, top soles, every
pair warranted. and you will be surprised
how cheap. Trents Shoe Store, Main
street. near Railroad depot Somerset, Pa.
Attractive bargains in gents furnishing
goods. aud all new styles. All the new
shades of ties and scarfs, linen collars, cuffs,
fancy colored shirts, white shirts. Unlaun-
dried shirts from 30 cents to one dollar, at
PARKER Il PAKEI's.
Womens' rights and lefts shoes and slip
pers all styles, very cheap at Parker
Trent's.
All the latest novelties in ladies handker-
chiefs, stockings, gloves, parasols, kid glove
ribbons, etc, at
PARKER x PARKER :.
/ New goods at Parker Tren,'s this week.
Modoc Indian Oil cures pain instantly.
Dakota's wheat crop this year gives prom;
/ ise Of reaching 10000 600 bushels.
/ Parker Trent has already bought his
/ stock of winter boots
! The trade dollars is not at par yet. the bill
/ for its redemption hangs firm at Washing
ton.
NoriCE.-I hereby give notice to all debt
ors and creditors of the fertilizer firm OF
Joseph \. Boyer, to come and settle on or
before Monday. June 18th, as after that date
all business will be transacted under the
new firm name of. A. Boyer, Berkey & Co
J. A. BOYER,
Holsapple, Pa.
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For good american watch, call on W. II
Wood, Baer Block.
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DECORATION At BERLIN.-neCoratI0n Day
in Berlin was more generally observed than
for several years past. Business was in part
suspended, and along Main street flags were
floating from almost every window. and he
street was thrcnged with people early in the
morning. The exercises were under the di-
lection of the 6. \. Il. Post. The process
sion was formed in the Upper Diamond, as
follows: NJ. c. Lowery Post, from Meyers
dale Mark Collins Post, of this place; Old
Soldiers, headed by the G. \. r. Drum
Corps. The procession moved to the ceme-
terry, followed by hundreds of citizens. The
flowers were conv veyed 10 the cemetery in a
beautiful hearse. In decorating the graves
the ritual was strictly Oh served. After the
decorating ceremonies were over the pro
cessiun marched to the south end Of the
cemetery, where the Grafton was delived by
Rev. Poffenberger. The Grafton was the
best by all odds, for the occasion, ! have
ever heard.
Now AND Then.
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MARRIED.

Ia Southern and Middle England 10000
women steer canal boats.
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Wa THAN, Elgin, Springfield, Lancaster,
Rockford, in fact all ofthe American watch
6 kept in Stock and at the lowest prices at
+. McDowell's Somerset, Pa.
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NJ. VI. TREDwELL.

Will have an immense stock of Summer
Millinery this week in latest styles, and
lowest prices.
NJ VI TpFnUrrr
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Try the Eureka Roller Flour, maunfactnr
ed by W. II. Reitz, Somerset, Pa. warranted
TO give entire satisfaction.
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ADVERTISED LErTERs.-Ths following let
tiers remaining ia the post Office at somer.
set. Pa, will be sent to the Dead Letter Of
fee fnot called for before June IL. lssi;
Kuhlman, A b Crise. :. V; EakianG
l. W; Hammond. VIM. A kertz & Dun,
can Kelley, Barney J Osborn, Charley
Perry, Henry Resherbarger, Miss Oracle
Ringer. Miss Doueilla Schiller, Peter 81
Smith, Mrs. Lizzie; stenger, W. T; Wet
more, Wm. q }; Walker Miss Malinda.
PosTALs.
Baker. Franklin Bavero Richard Flick
Geo. J Merrill, Rev. y; Price, Dudley
White James
A. c. DAVIS, P. NJ.
June / 1854, Somerset Pa.
over 4eo.ooo.oco gallons of petroleum,
valued at 30, ,ooOoco we're exported last year.
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The number Of deaths in Johnstown dur
ing the past month has been unusually
large. IN that time the Tribune published
So obituary notices.
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URSISA BOROUGH.

) ale TO commence at 10 O'Clock A. ".
p PS.-Persons passing taxes on any Of the lands
advertised before day Of sale, will be charged IS
cents for advertising and fees.
JOHN X. WIENER, Treasurer.
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There are some young ladies WHO v.l.
promenade the VayemeHts ofthe town from
one end to the other dozen ol times dur
( ins the hottest days OF the season withCu,
murrnuriug orrpmplsinins, bur if they We're
asked TO work for an hour, IN the garden. Ia
. the cool of the morning. they would faint at
. the mere mention ljt.
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Washington county is excited over an al
legged silver find. The story goes that while
digging well on the HameEar iarm, near
West Alexandra, q. a depth of about 100
feet. The precious ore was found ID has
been assayed and found to contain five doi-
lars TO the ton. which is considered an eE-
celleut yield The Hamerar propose to
have the well drilled 20 a greater depth.
Nafor David Kuabie after q protracted
illness. died of droF>y of thcLaa-t. ut hisra
idencc IN this borough. on Friday evening
May go. 1883. in the 9th year OF his age
Major KuabIc was widely known through.
out Somerset county, and highly esteemed
having been called upon To iu different po.
~itions OF responsibility and trust iii,
death will be Iamentcd by large circle D
friends.
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Mems coarse shoes from one to three dol
lars. at Ferners Shoe Store.
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The following Somerseters are in atteg
dance at the Republican National Conven,
ton at Chicago this week. A. G.. Davis
:. L. Trent. ;. +. Picking and Ed. Scull.
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\ mixture of copperas and lime distribute
ed in places infested with rats will drive the
rodent, away.
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STATE TEACHEEs.-ExtensiY prep arations
are being made for the annual meeting OF
the state Teachers Association, which will
be held NJ Meadyille on July Sth, 9th and
9th. There will be four hundred teachers,
and leading educators of the State in at
Tendance. There will be two sessions daily,
with lectures by prominent educators each
evening. Au excursion 10 Conneaut Lake
has been arranged, and rates have been Sc
cured ou the y. y, T.. and o. road for a
trip % Chautauqua lake, An excursion
will also be taken to Cleveland with ride
on Lake Erie On Wednesday evening
July 9th. a grand reception viii be rendered
the members ofthe association by the citi-
zsns of Ncadyille, at Library Hall. This
will be an elaborate affair, including a ban
quet. The Northwestern orchestra, OF /.
pieces. will supply the music.