The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-11-11

CoyFLUKScE ITEMS.
Farmers are unable to sell grain or NJ
dace for money.
Albert Fulmer is getting the lumber il
for new residence.
Times are seemingly getting harder, an'
no sign improvement.
Dr. Tannehill has abont completed tn
repairs to his house He has improved j
very much.
Henry Kurtz would like to build resi-
dence, but can't get lot at a price to justif,
him. Lots are held entirely too high. 10 b
sold in a country town like this. Sales ar
few and far between.
Merchants are buying fewer goods thar
last fall. They try to keep an assortment
but buy only small quantity at time
They could sell plenty of goods If they
would take all produce, but there seems Il
be no market for it.
Philson might take comfort that II IS nj
worse. He did nobly. under the cifcum
stances. A candidate with the support o
the Semi Weekly Commarial certainly haS ar
elephant on his hands. Philson may have
learned to say
"Thou are not tickle, but thou art false,
To those tbyselfso fondlv sought;
The tears that thou hast caused TO trickle
Are doublv bitter from that thought
The postoflce has been moved from the
drug store to the store of Simon Croft, just
across the street from where it was. Mr.
Jacob C. Show. the new postmaster. is wear
ing pleasant smile all the time. Bless
ed are those who expect nothing, but more
blessed are those who get something" The
fight for the office has been somewhat spir-
tied. and the various letters sent to Wash
ington, if published, would make interest
ing reading.
The fewest number of persons take more
than one paper, and those who take the
Commercial, and no other are dependent
upon it for the news, and since there were
number of persons indicted for malfeasance
in Office the readers want to know how
many were convicted and how many ac-
quilted: also. how much money was receiv-
ed, and at what cost? A self-constitnted
Watchdog should be able to give the condi-
ton of his post. Now, Mr.. Lou A. Smith,
be generous with the readers of your paper
Won't you be so kind. so condescending. sc
back bending as to stoop to give the exact
figures of the costs the county has to pay in
the recent prosecutions against the Pool
Board. Auditors, &c
Election day passed off very quietly ir
this place. Everybody seemed in the yery
best of humor. but the vote was very light
only about two thirds voting The Demo
Gratis. who are usually very active on elec
ton day, made but little effor, to get out thu
vote. No prominent Democrat seemed tC
care. and those who did care could not rais'
the wind. The Republicans were not IA
behind in their apathy. as the returns viii
show. Philson ran three votes ahead o
Day, but this is owing to the fact that thre'
Democrats voted for Philson only. No Re
publican cut Barron. This is due to th'
Semi Weekly Commercials coure The edition
of that paper of Monday, the "a did the bus
incss. Philson would have polled abou
three more votes had 1t not been for the bel
loving of the calf of that paper. Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike despise the Semi
ITeetly. Who would not
Mr.. Manning, who is at the head of tn
Treasury Department. is a national banker
and Mr. Jordan, the Treasurer of the Unite'
States. has like interests. Had John Sher
man been the owner OF such interests, b,
would have been denounced from one en-,
of the land to the other Not one dnlla
Of the bonded debt Of the country has beer
reduced since the inauguration of Cleve
land. The surplus, about which so nuci
complaint was made has been increased
The interest-bearing debt was increaseJ
SEQ last month, while contraction ofnear
ly thirteen millions was made in the circu
lating medium This is already a bond
holders administration. The surplus in th'
United States Treasury was said to be equa
to two barrels of -four to every man, woman
and child in America. The reserve ha.
been increased about Sss, 600 900 and soor
it will be three barrels in place of two, bu
Manning and Jordan seem to be getting j
all themselves. In four years hence Man
ming might be claiming to be worth more
than Vanderbilt. Can any one explain VIII,
the circulating medium is being contracted
at this season of the yaar when the crop:
are being moved, and nothing paid OF til,
interest-beariEg Indebtedness,
Confluence. Nov I, 1885 SPRUCE.