The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-16

a sihali amount OF garden making was
INDUCED in by some Of our gardeners or
Monday.
Col. e d. Yutzy is confined to his home
in Ursina, by sickness May his recovery
be speedy.
In another column will be found the card
of Mr., Garrett Ream. of Paint township, an.
nouncing his name as a candidate for Coun.
ty Treasurer.
T. w. Blou, Homeopathic Physician and
Surgeon, is fitting up an Office over Knep-
per's Shoe Store, which he will occupy
about the Dist inst.
Anumber Of hands were at work seraping
main cross street Monday. good idea.
Every street in the town should be treated
/ in the same manner.
No steps have yet been taken toward pre-
I pairing for Decoration Day, but is is probable
the bail will be put in motion this evening
at the meeting of the Grand Army Post.
Miss. Ella Kimmell, will open a sele ct
school in the Union School House next
Monday morning. Miss Kimmell, has been
a successful teacher for number of years
and we hope to see her school well patron
lied.
There was last week set up in the HER
AID job office a d" Gem paper cutter that
cost $1,000 cash at the factory in Buffalo,
/ y. Y. It is one Of the best machines of the
kind made, and does its work in a highly
satisfactory manner.
/ 4 handsome little locomotive was unload
ed at the Somerset station last week 1t is
/ the property Of Messrs Patterson & Kuhn,
and will be used on their contract on the
South Penn Railroad They have large
force Of men at work on the Laurel Hill
tunnel and are pushing their contract with
vigor. -
= M b. 7. Snyder of Ursina, is fasl becom-
ing very popular as an auctioneer. on the
10Th OF March, hesold the personal property
of Mrs. John Davis to the amount ofSl .O50,- =
90 in three and one half hours By address
/ ing Mr.. Snyder at Ursina, you can at any
time secure the services Of a first class auc-
tioneer.
Dr. Leuther, of Stoyestown, moved to
Somerset on the first of this month and is
1 boarding at the Somerset House until he
can get possession Of the property which he
/ purcha> ed from Mr.. C. r. Parker. This he
expects to 10 about the lst of May, when he
will open an office and drug store in the
room now occupied by Messrs. Parker x
Parker as a dry goods store.
dispatch from Altoona this morning
/ informs us that at meeting Of the conferees
of this district at that place last evening
/ Hon. Daniel J Morrcn, OF Johns,own. and
Edward Scull, OF Somerset. were elected
delegates to the National Convention at
/ Chicago. ;. =. Eldridge, ofJohnstown, and
W. C. Smith, Of Bedford, were chosen alter
mates. and Hon Jacob II. Longenecker
/ Presidential Elec;or. The delegates were
instructed 10 vote for James G. Blaine.
People are beginning to prepare for gar
dening. The rusty old spade, the rake which
looks as if the lightning tooth jerker had
been fooling about the beck yard, the hoe
and old oyeralls are promptly presented to
the delighted husband every morning. and
he finds them waiting his return in the af-
tcrnoon. You see its so nice to have veg
etables of your own" she says, and what
ever his private opinion on the subject may
be, he hasn't the heart to open his head
until he is safe down town.
The Connellsyille Coprier came to Us last
week. looking much the worse for its trial by
fire. From one of the largest and hand
soonest country papers in the State, il is re
duced to a small fiye-column half-sheet,
about one-fourth Of its former size. 1t ex-
poets to greet its readers in its old form next
week. BY the same fire that destroyed the
Co,tri,r office Messrs. James and Frank
Postlethwaite, formerly Of Somerset. lost
! their well stocked job office. What their
actual loss was, we have never learneds~.
I The Collins Brothers put force Of two
/ hundred and fifty men at work on their
/ contract on the South Penn Railroad, Tues
! dav morning. They will have four or five
times this number Of men at work within the
next ten DAYS. They are old hands at the
/ business. and will push work on their con-
tract with great rapidity. 1t is a good thing
/ for the citizens of Somerset that work has
actually commenced on this contract. as our
town has been overrun with foreigners -
for the past six weeks. all waiting to get
work from the Collins Brothers.
+ ABoUT RoAD TAN.-The Supreme Court Of
this State has rendered several decisions Of
general interest in the matter of road tax.
/ The right Of farmer 10 work oul their road
tax has been generally conceded, but super
visors in a few townships insist that the tax
must be paid in money. 4 test case has
been decided in favor of the taxpayers, and
/ their right TO work out their tax distinctly
and finally affirmed, In other cases col
! lectors of road tax have claimed a commits
| sion on the part worked out, as well as that
paid into the township treasury. The su-
preme Court decided that all claims FOR such
commissions should be rejected, the work
/ ing out Of tax imposing no labor on the
supervisor, who is paid for his services.
WITTENBERG, April II. 1854,
EDITOR HERALD The article published
| in last weeks Meyersdale Commercial in re-
gard 10 the manner in which the delegate
election was held in this township, Is false
from beginning TO end. There was never a
/ fairer election held. Me,srs. Beal and Su-
der were both sworn. and held the election
strictly under the party rules. The men
/ from Bedford county have been living here
since before Christmas, and are legal voters
| in this county. No Democrat was allowed
10 vote. An examination of the ballot box
will show that ,he vote was counted and re-
turned exactly - it was cast. The charge
that cur election was not fairly and honest
~ held is a malicious falsehood, and does
great injustice to our Republican citizens.
LARIMER
! 4 MUSCULAR SERMON Bakersville had a
sensation. in the shape of an assault made
Saturday afternoon, April 5th, by preach
j - ,,,.,,, D,,,u-,- sheriff / q RarciaV a