The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-09

Mr. Josiah Brant proprietor of the Glad
House KEEP, bis bar closed during Christina
week.
There are one hundred and six prisoner
> in the franklin county Jail. There are bu
five in ours.
Judge Baer left for Bedford Monday morn
ing, where he is now engaged in holding al
E Argument Court.
Mr.. Noah Scott, of Ursina, was in Somer
set Saturday, having entirely recovered from
his recent serious illness.
f Miss Annie Sanner returned from Pitts
burgh Friday, where she had been visiting
% relatives and friends for the past ten weeks
Mr.. George j. Parker is having gas pipe
placed in his new building. He has contract
ed for gas apparatus similar TO that used by
the Somerset House.
Jury Commissioners Rayman and Fisher
are engaged in filling the jury wheel with
the names of persons to be drawn as juror.
during the present year.
Gen. Jacob NJ. Campbell, member of Con.
gress from this district, spent several days OF
last week in Somerset He left Somerset for
Washington Friday morning.
Houses will be scarce in the spring as the
demand will exceed the numbers to rent.
There will have to be more building. or
some will be compelled to migrate
The Board of County Auditors, Israel
limerick, John p. Rhoads and James Mey-
ers, are in session, auditing the County ae.
counts for the past year. Their clerk is Mr..
Elias Cunningham.
Steward Launtz informs US that during
the month of December 422 tramps were
given a nights lodging at the comfy poor
farm. In addition to their lodging they each
got at least one meal, and most of them two
Sweet Sixteen is the age of the Everett
/ Press. No wonder that it Is one of the
brightest, newsiest, and best exchanges on
our list. 1t is i paper that the rapidly
growing town Of Everett can take just pride
in.
At the meeting of the Poor Directors on
the lst of January, ii was decided TO retain
all the old officers. They are Steward,
Frank Launtz; Physician, DR.. II. s. Kim
I IL
/ F. w. Besecker, Esq.
The hog cholera, which has been playing
sad havoc with the pOrkers OF Franklin coun-
/ ty, has broken out with renewed force in
the vicinity Of Rouzersville Mr.. Jonas
Shuckey has lost thirty-one head. Others
have been almost as unfortunate.
According 10 a recent ruling of the post
master general, any person who writes for
tickets or correspond, with lottery COM
pany, relating to such business, violates the
law and becomes liable to a fine Of from one
hundred % live hundred dollars
We are in receipt of an unsigned letter
asking Us TO change the address of the HER
AID to DayidsyiIe. The writer will oblige
Us by sendingns his name and the p0stofiice
10 which the paper is now being sent, when
We will cheertully comply with his request
Senator VOORHEES, duties in Congress will
prevent him from taking part in the defense
of James Mutt. Il is now understood that
he has Withdrawn from the case and il will
be conducted by the other counsel engaged.
II is thought the prisoner will be removed
to the Pittsburg jail this week.
At a meeting Of the County Commission
ers this week it was decided to make no
change in the employees under them, but to
retain them all for another year. They are
Clerk, d. J. Horner; Attorney, John i.
Scott. Esq; Jail Physician, DR.. II. 5. KIM
nell Janitor, Austin Keel
Many Of the poor people of this communi-
ty will have reason to gratefully remember
Mr. George II. Taynan, manager of the
Somerset House, for his generosity. On New
Years day he had several gentlemen make
him out list of the needy poor families of
the town when he sent a sack Of -four and
load of coal TO each.
Twcaty-one Itallan laoorers arrived in