The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-09
PKoeRAMNE FOR WEEK OF PRAYER !:

Monday January 7th-Praise and thanks
marked favor, and the Holy Spirits gracious
work. At the NJ. f. Church; Elder Vogel,
leader; hour, 7PN.
Tuesday, January sth at the Evangelical
Association church-Humiliatio and Con-
fession 70 personal failings, for social vices,
as intemperance; for prevailing skepticisn
and religious indifference.
Wednesday. January 9, at the Reformes!
church-Prayer for families and instructors
of youth for parental fidelity in household
training; for pious watch-care in schools
aud colleges for spiritual nhuence in Chris
tisn associations of youth, and for early
c conversions in Sunday Schools.
Thursday, Janury I0tn, at Disciples
Church-Prayer for the Church of Christ
for prayerful and laborious ministry for
conservation and cooperation in members
for early devotion in educated youths, and
for the Divine blessing in winning the
worldly.
Friday, January 18th, at Lutt eran church
Prayer for nations; for legialators that
statutes may be conformed to Divine law !;
for rulers, that they may conscientiously
administer government for peace and con-
ciliation between nations, and for popular
integrity in the duties Of citizens.
Saturday. January l2Th, at Presbyterian
church-Prayer for Home and Foreign Mis-
sions; for missionaries. that they may be
sustained in trials and prove efficient in la.
bors for heather, Mohammedans and Is
raelites, that they may be won TO Christ.
= RAILROAD NEws.-Abou' l3O men are al
work at the west end of the Rays Hill tun:
uel. The work is very difficult as the forIn.,-
tion of the earth is entirely sand and clay,
loose and soft. The rock formation will not
be struck until the mountain proper is reach
ed The earth is iocsened by blasting and is
then removed TO the dump by means of
wheel barrows. wagons and carts. Several
minor accidents happened last week. One
Italian had a toe mashed by stone from a
blast striking it. A mule and cart went
over the dump, rolling down thirty-fo
enlbankment. The mule had a hole knock
el in lis head, but it is still working as if
nothing had happened and runs off at every
opportunity. A stone was hurled from a
blast through newly erected shanty, A
stump, weighing probably two hun
hundred pounds, was thrown up by a
second blast and fell on the roof of Henry
Colleges house, several hundred yards dis
tant, crashing through the roof and rafters
and lodging in the garnet. The laborers are
most all Italians; there are also some Ger
mans and Irish. There is 'commissary
department" at the works, but as the men
are charged such extravagant prices for
everything they purchase, it does not do a
furnishing business. 4 poor quality of
-four is retailed 10 them at the rate of SO per
barrel, while they can purchase a much bet
ter quality elsewhere for $500 per barrel.
John O. Nycum is doing an immense bus-
ness in -four, meat and groceries, as most of
the men deal with him. 1t is thought that
the work of driving the tunnel will be COM
menced at the west end about Februaty l, /
and at the east end about March /, 1t will
be rushed night and day by three gangs of
laborers at each end, each gang working
eight hours. At present the men are work |
ing from daylight until dark; they are not |
even allowed to smoke while at work on
account ofthe time lost in filling and light |
ing their pipes.-Bcdi0rd Gazette.
On Tuesday morning the large stable of
the contractors at Rays Hill tunnel col |
lapsed under the weight of snow upon its /
r,pf and fell 70 the ground One mule was
killed by the falling timbers and four Others 1
were injured 50 badly that they had to be 4
shot.
The first load Of railroad iron for the use 1
of the South Pennsylvania in this county |
was taken through Everett on Monday Of
last week The load was drawn by four /
large mules, and later in the week several /
more loads were taken from this point TO 1
Rays Hill.--Ererett Press. Il