The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-07-08
BgoTHERsyALLEY iTENs.


Miss Emma Schrock, who has been at.
tending school at Huntingdon Is at homo
spending her summer vacation. rhe young
lady looks as though the climate of Hun.
tingion agreed with her.
A good per cent of area Of the hay crop
has been cut and stored away in good con-
dition, but on account OF the late spring and
dry and cold June, the crop will be the
shortest harvested for some years.
The weather in Brothersvalley is extreme
ly dry, and has been so for the past three
weeks. No rain of any kind for month
and besides the weather. is cool and at times
cold enough to require an oyereeat and nit
tens during the day.
Last week the only COW of Sol. 5. SpaDgel
was killed by the engine on the Buffalo Val
lev Railroad. The COW was running at large
and had TO seek for pasture wherever she
could fiad it, and consequently was caught
on forbidden ground.
The Fourth of July was celebrated at Ber.
q
platform was erected, on which both old and
young participated in the heel and toe exer.
else. This was an innovation for Berlin.
and what awkward movements some did
make
Miss Lizzie, daughter of Josiah Poorbaughr
intends starting shortly to Japan on mis-
u, L., Ls.a,
tiful home and legions of friends, and sacr
fcing her own life to respond to higher
calling for the Advancement of humanity.
Nav Miss Lizzie be rewarded ten-fold in this
world and a hundred fold in the world TO
come for her labors of love, is the desire OF
Now and Then
J. G. Gardill, the owner of the Ed. Mu-
nav farm, has a novel and entirely origin
al way of uncovering limestone. The lime
stone on his farm are covered with earth TO
the depth of sixteen feet. He had holes
drilled down to the limestone, using at one
time twenty-five kegs of powder. and he un-
earthed lime sufficient to cultivate the farm
for years, in less time than il Will take you
TO say Jack Rabbit
The closing exercises Of the Berlin Normal
took place in the Brethren Church. on the
evening of the 2jth ult- The exercises con-
sisted of music, declsmations. recitations,
essays. orstiens and valedictory. Prof. Ber-
key knows how TO teach good school. and
also how to get up an interesting entertain
ment, and these closing exercises would
have done honor 10 school of much
higher name than the Berlin Normal
The examination held by Superintendent
Weller at Berlin last week was one of the
most practical examinations your cores
pondent ever had the pleasure of attending.
Any fool can get up lot of knotty catch
questions, bnt to prepare a list of practical
qlestions by which a superintendent can
Judge the qualifications Of fifty different ap-
plicants, certainly takes a man of sound
scholarship, and good COM
mon sense, and of this latter class our Su-
perintendent is fair specimen
The lecture delivered in the Brethren
Church by Col. Copeland on Handsome
People" was well attended BY onr towns
folk. The lecture is the best OF the three
-four correspondent had the pleasure Of lis
tening TO by Col. Copeland. But lecturer
talking too often st the same place will lose
his freshness, and would suggest that the
committee on lectures would next time en-
ploy another man For instance, let them
,et Burdette to relate the . Rise and Fall of
he Mustachen to the people of Berlin. /
I'm very sure II would please everybody.
A very sad accident occurred last week, on
he premises Of Mr.. r. c. Randis. who is
.rectipg q new distillery. The architect, J.
:. Swarszendruber, who is enc of the best
in the county. had the rafters
,ut up without fastening them. in order to
plumb them afterxard. While working on
he last set a gust Of wind came along and
he entire twenty-six set were blown over,
trikiBg Mr. S. and breaking his jaw. smash
ng one of his legs to . jelly. and otherwise
everely bruising him. Several other work
men barely escaped serious injury. This
; caution that no difference how good and
experienced mechanic man Is, il is al-
rays best to MAKE everything sure and safe
. you go along.
Now AND THEy.