The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-03


& John II. Uhl and Val Hay, Esqr.s carried
torches in the procession "Wednesday night.
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/ The skating rink we are told. will be open
ed with appropriate ceremonies Thursday
Of tins week
The Cleveland and Hendricks Ciubofthis
place are making arrangements TO attend the
Inauguration in body
I Persons Who enjoy sleighing are anxious
f iy wishing Cor a big snow to start mp the
merry jingle of the bells
/ There viii b. a mcesing of the VIC. L. 4.
In ihe Disciples church. Thursday afternoon
bccembcr en-. At 8 o'oiock.
f Every mar who appears on the street with
a ncw tile nowadays j. suspected Of wear
f ins IL at some other fellows expense.
An Italian was LODGED in Jail Monday
night charged with having killed his wife
by striking her on the head with an axe
Arthur Love was greeted by a crowded
house Thursday evening. His entertain
ment was hugely enjoyed by his immense
audience.
Mrs. Young wife of Moses Young ofthis
township had a stroke of paralysis Sunday
afternoon from which it is feared she will
not recover.
The Somerset small boy enjoyed his first
skate Of the season on Thanksgiving day.
/ The ice on the dam below town was sufii-
ciently strong, and the skating was tolerably
good.
We are receiving Novelties in all kinds of
Jewelry from this date, and will continue TO
receive them up to the Holidays. Remem-
Der that you get a guess at the Jar of Beans.
f. Mcdowell.
Rev. C. W. Oliphant of Cortland, o Who
has been visiting his college chum, A. J.
Colborn, Jr., for the past week, preached
two very able and eloquent sermons in the
Disciple Church on sunday
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will hold their oyster supper and social in
/ the large room in Mammoth Block over the
drug store Of c. n. Boyd. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Sabbath School. good time
is promised. Come.
Mr.. L. Stargardter greets the readers of
the HERALD with a new advertisement this
week. He has rented the large store room
next him and will connect the two rooms.
thus doubly the amount of room and capac-
iJy to handle goods. Read his ad. careful
ly.
Saturday evening a young son of Mr..
John Keifer's received bullet from a 32
calibre Bulldog revolver in his left hip. He
and young companion were at the stable
shooting mark when the revolver was acci-
dentaly discharged. The wound is very
painful one and may prove serious.
Last week Burgess Story of Johnstown,
sentenced three tramps to work on the
streets of that municipality for thirty days.
If our burgess were to deal with this kind
of gentry in the same rigid manner, We
have no doubt it would greatly assist in
abating the tramp nuisance hereabouts
Any person purchasing articles TO the
value offs 90 or more from Edward Mellow
ell between this date and the first day of
January A. ID 1855, will be entitled to a
guess at the whole number of articles in the /
iar-Peas, Beans & Hickory Nuts-and the /
person guessing the number nearest to the
amount in the jar, after careful count, will
draw the handsome Ladies Gold Watch and |
Chain worth sos % together with the case,
now on exhibition at the Jewelry store of
E. Mcdowell, Somerset, Pa.
Thanksgiving day was observed in the |
usual way in Somerset. The stores, bank
and post Office were closed the latter being
open from twelve till half past two in the
afternoon. The religiously inclined atten-
ded the Union Thanksgiving SER
vice in the Reformed Church where Rev.
Duncan of the Presbyterian Church, preach
ed very able and interesting sermon.
The small boy went skating and worked up
a good appetite for his turkey dinner. The
weather was rather disagreeable, wet snow
falling the greatest part of the day.
A NARROW EscAPE.-On Monday morning
while Mr.. Charles +. Seibert was on bis
way to lockwood with load of cross-ties,
he noticed tree in front of him threatening
to fall, but thinking he could get away in
time. drove on without halting. When he
was Immediately under it the tree fell very
suddenly. crushing both horses to the
ground, killing one that was valued at $500.
The other horse is expected to recover. Mr..
s. received some severe bruises, but was
glad TO escape with his life Com
lockwood, Nov. %, 1854.
Col. L. F. Copeland. the most Popular,
Eloquent Humorous, and Instructive Lee
turer now before the American Plblic, will
deliver a lecture at the Court House, Mon
day evening. December Sth, 1884, on
" What's to Hinder" under the auspices of
r. p. Cummins Post, No. 2lO, Dept of
Penn'a. G. A. Il. Il have no hesitation in
saying that extensive travel, liberal educa-
tion and fine sense of humor, combined
with a natural gift of oratory, renders Mr.
Copeland. as a lecturer the peer of any
American Platform speaker of my acquain-
tancen WN. CULLEN BRYANT.
Superintendent Weller promises the pa
irons of his lecture course during Holiday
week an unusually attractive programme.
In addition to the fine array of talent secur-
ed for the exclusive instruction of the
Teachers Institute. Robert J. Burdette, the
most humorous of American lecturers, will
discourse on Tuesday night of the Rise
ard Fall of the Moustachen Wednesday
evening Col. Copeland will lecture on
- Snobs and Snobbery," and Thursday
evening Chaplain McCabe Will entertain the
audience with " The Bright Side of Life in
Libby Prison
A Few Days More Driving is the IL
lie witch Mr.. William Black gives to an ar {
icle in the coming Christmas HalpTs MaGa- :
.ine, suggesting a continuation Of his charm !