The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

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Representative colborn returned from
Harrisburg Saturday. 8
A refreshing and much neeied rsin visit
ed this section Monday.
As yet no preparations have been made to
celebrate the ever glorious Fourth in Som.
erset.
S. L. Trent, Esq, has opened law Office
in F. J. Kooser's building, opposite the
Court House.
John Hill, of Greensburg, formerly of
Somerset, made an assignment last week for
the benefit of his creditors.
There will be German preaching at the
Somerset Reformed Church, at ?. m next
Sunday by Ed. Peter vogel.
Miss Marian Frease has retained from
Hagerstown. Maryland. where she had been
attending school for the past year.
Tie Disciple brethren at Confluence and
Centreville have been holding very success
ful meetings for the past ten days.
L. C. Colborn. Esq, wife and family re-
turned last week from very pleasant trip
to New York, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
Pittsburgh.
AT the request of the W. C. t. Z. Ed.
Peter yogel, will preach next Sunday even
ing, at the Disciples Church on SUNDAY
Desecrat;On.
Mr. T. J. Picking took three valuable
horses to Philadslphis last week, to parties
who had purchased them from Mr.. Peter
Heffiey. Ii
Miss Leera Hay, the accomplished daugh-
ter of Valentine Hay, Esq, is among the
young ladies who graduate at the Green's
burg Seminary this week.
Saturday was one Of the best business
DAYS that Somerset merchants haYe expert
eneed for some months. An unusually
large number OF people from the surround
ing country were in town.
Mr.. Ed. X. Meyers. of the Harrisburg Pa
friot. acconp anied by his wife, sister, and
son of Mr.. J. Simpson Africa, spent several
days of last week in Somerset. They left
for Harrisburg Monday morning,
J. r. Scott, H F. schell. ESQ, Mr.. c. B..
Moore, and quite number of other persons
from this town and county left Somerset on
Monday evening To- a sripto the far West
They expect 10 be gone several weeks.
Farmers will be interested in the an
nouncement Of lectures to be deli vered for
their special benefit, at Jenner y Roads,
shanksville. Stoyestown. and other points,
which is made in another part of this paper.
Rev. J. F. Shearer viii preach sermon
on next Sunday morning in Trinity Luther
an Church to laboring and business men, on
the Importance and necessity OF rest, or in
other words. on an occasional vacation. All
are invited.
Mr. f. f. Wolf requests rs to say that he
has not gone out of the dynamite business
bat is prepared 70 furnish all the different
grades OF dynamite and other high exple-
siyes, as usual He will not rebuild the
Somerset Chemical Works at present
A local correspondent informs US that 4
bottle of turpentine uneorked and suspend
ed from the branches of plum trees during
this season of the year viii insure a better
crop Of fruit by preserving them from in
sects, the fumes of the turpentine driving
them away
F.W. Beisecker, Esq, and DR., James Z.
Beisecker. LEFT Somerset for Lancaster Satur-
day morning for the purpose Of attending
the Annual Commencement a. franklin and
Marshall College, they both being graduates
of that Institution. They expect to return
home next Saturday.
The Somerset Borough School Board or
ganized last week by the election of Chas. J.
Harrison, as President, J. Z. Scott as Secre-
tary, and W. H. welfey, as Treasurer. A
resolution was passed fixing the school term
for the ensuing year at SIX months The
board expect to be able to reduce the tax
levy one and quarter mills.
The reading contest at the Female Semi
nary in Pittsburgh last Friday evening was
won over eleven competitors. by Miss Ma
ME Uhl OF soneret- The prize was a
handsome silver cup. The readings were
selections from standard and classical an
thors. The Judges were Rev. DR.. MeMllien,
]. J. Miller Esq, and Mrs English.
The church recently purchased by the
Garrett Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
will be dedicated July l., at 1;50 p. m. A
corner stone will be inserted none having
been laid when the foundation was built
with appropriate services on Saturday. July
IL, at D. m. Ministers and lay members OF
the Somerset County Conference are cordial
" invited to be present.
George II. Tayman- ofthe Somerset House
Is determined that Somerset shall have
street sprinkler, and with this in view he
has been passing subscription paper
around among our business men and prop
erty holders. Fifty cents per week IS the
amount asked from each one. and enough
subscribers have been obtained to insure
the success of the enterprise, which Is GER
tainIy very laudable Ole. The sprinkler
will commence operations next week.
tits not generally known that the man
who refuses to pay for his newspaper caa
be prosecuted like any ordinary criminal for
theft. A New York paper has begun suit
against several delinquent subscribers un-
der the United States postal laws which say:
The taking Of a newspaper and refusal 70
paw for the same renders person liable TO
criminal prosecution as thief, and the per-
son guilty of the same can be punished as if
he had stolen goods TO the amount of the
subscription"
The closing exercises OF the Berlin Nor
NAL School viii take place Thursday and
Friday evenings, June eJth and 18th.
Thursday evening will be devoted 70 htera-
~ exercises BY the school. and Friday even
ing to q lecture on I" Handsome People by
Col. r. Copeland. Its expected that a
large number Of persons will be in attend
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