The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-16

John Kelly is chilly, but it is nothing 10
the shake which Cleveland viii have in No
veIaber.
Mr.. George d. Baer, graduate Of the
HERALD. has accepted situation in a San
Francisco, Cal, printing Office.
"senator" Uhl the way ou- fellow
townsman, John II. Uhl, Esq, was spoken
Of in the Chicago telegrams to the Pittsburg
papers, during the recent Democratic Ma
tional Convention.
Charles Hunsicker, Esq, of Norristown.
Pa, who represented the Montgomery dis
trict in the late Democratic National Con-
vention, joined his family at the Somerset
House Sunday evening.
A son of Comptroller Page, Of the city OF
Philadelphia, who is making a bicycle tour
through Pennsylvania, tarried in Somerset
Monday night. Monday he Travelled from
Brownsville to Somerset.
Mrs Rosanna Farrell, of Fair Haven Al
legheny county, had cataract successfully
extracted by Dr. Sadler, SOL Penn avenue,
at his Iniirmary on Mt Washington, Pitts
burgh. Her sight is restored perfectly.
A special dispatch from Ebersburg to the
HERALD, Monday evening, says I" The Re
publican Convention to-day declared Gen.
Campbell its choice for Congress, by accla-
nation, with power to choose hi. own con-
ferees.n
The democratic village politicians last
week were haunted by the ghost Of Wild
ow Butler" They seemed greatly relieved
when the speeches nominating the candi-
dates were all in, and Buffers name had
not been mentioned
Mr.. Peter Dumbauld, one OF the Republi-
can candidates FOR County Commissioner,
had the misfortune to be on load of hay
that was overturned last week. His wrist
was 50 badly sprained that he has been un-
able to do any work since.
The colored camp-meeting, now being
held in Hugus' grove, south of town, was
very well attended on Sunday. The meet
ing will continue throughout this week.
Next Sunday is to be the big day ofths camp
and large crowd is expected.
Fly foo" is the name Of a new gam
bling game that is played in cheap liquor
saloons. The players sit around table,
each one having a lump Of sugar in front Of
him. Then each player puts dime or a
quarter into the pool, and the man on
whose sugar fly first alights rakes in the
wealth.
The bulletin board in front of Fishers
bookstore was the Mecca of Somerset demo-
Gratis last week. The reports from the
Chicago Convention, bulletined every few
minutes, were anxiously watched. The
nomination of fCleveiand and Hendricks was
favorably received. but created no enthu-
siasm.
The Citizens Cornet Band. of Greensburg,
which spent few days in camp on Par
sons hill last year, are making arrange
ments to 20 into campin the Branr grove,
south Of town, some time during the month
of August. The boys made number Of
warm friends during their stay last summer,
who will be glad to greet them again.
The BALTIC. and Ohio Railroad last week
secured ninety-ninc-year lease Of the Pitts
burg, Cleveland and Toledo Railroad. This,
on the completion of the Pittsburgh juno
ton road, will give them through trank
line to the west BY way OF Pittsburgh, and
put them in shape TO more efiectually COM
pete with the ?. T. r. for through trade.
James Street. for many years engineer on
the Lehich and Susquehanna Railroad, be-
came suddenly insane last week, and as his
train approached Maueh Chunk, instead OF
slackening, he opened wide the throttle
valve and ran for several miles at the rate
of mile minute. frightening the passen-
gers and all along the line.
On the fourth page of this issue win be
found an interesting article descriptive Of
the Laureless cattle ranch, Of Texas, which
is said to be the largest and best equipped
in the world. 1t is owned by English cap
italists, and Is under the management and
control Of Ed f. Wilson, former Somer-
set boy, and graduate Of the HERHLD
office.
A Jersey dealer who buys them by the
thousands says horses were not so scarce or
dear since war times as they are at present.
Ordinary draught horses of sound condition
bring 500 without any difficulty. Such Is
the scarcity that many farmers and Others
are substituting mules, which are now be-
ing brought East in large quantities from
Texas.
A hardware merchant, living on Main
street. is an enthusiastic Blaine and Logan
man, while his next door neighbor, who is
in the dry goods business, Is just as enthu-
siastic for Cleveland aud Hendricks. Afler
a prolonged and animated discussion as to
the merits of the different parties and candi-
dates, Saturday evening. they finally con-
cluded, as each was sure OF his man, TO bet.
stores on the result. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan Johnston and fam
ily, Of No. 2S6 Western avenue, Allegheny,
are at Confluence, and expect to spend the
early part Of the hot months in Addison,
Somerset county, and other <llages in the
mountain fastnesses of Somerset county,
Pa, aud at Oakland, Deer Park, Mountain
Lake Park. ETC.. Garret; county. Nd. Later
they will visit several of the fashionable
watering Places PittsJ,Tgi CsNHeYoiiL
The Eouse Of William c. Miller, OF Mid
dlecreek township, together with all It's con-
tents, was totally destroyed by IRE on the
night Of the sth of July. The fire was dis
covered about O'Clock in the morning. and
had made such headway that Mr.. Miller
and family barely escaped with their lives.
All their wearing apparel, together with
the household furniture, was lost. No in
snrance. and no knowledge a to the origin
Of the fire.
The barn Of Mr. William Zimmerman,