The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-09

eegrity OF WnOM was NEVER ducStioutu, out
few men live in whom could be placed such
implicit confidence; good and agreeable
neighbor. steadfast friend kind father
and faithful husband, and in his death
Brighton and vicinity lose an old and most
honored citizen. He was the father of eight
ichildren, seven of whom survive him, five
sons and two daughters--Biighto's (Iosea)
Neys
Says By -Stander in Philadelphia
/ exchange: If you will take the
trouble to look in the proper volume you
viii find that, although Somerset, with its
500 inhabitants is one of the most souther-
ly towns in the State. ii IS the highest coun-
ty seat in the Commonwealth, being 2,0oo
I feet above the level of the sea that it is
higher than Cresson, and leaves Bedford
several hundred feet nearer sheol; that it is
cool in the hottest OF summers, and alto
gether a delightful place to go. You get
there by various routes. but the best way to
reach the place is by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to Johnstown, changing by way of the
Somerset & Cambria road to Somerset The
said Cambria is little read which has no
respect for timetables, but as the distance is
less than forty miles. it doesn't worry one
much if the train is two hours late. AT the
Somerset House were families from Wash
ington, Baltimore, Dayton, O., Pittsburgh
and Allegheny City. and other well-known
hotbeds. Beautiful cottages throughoutthe
town are filled with boarders, who proIong
their lives and save their money by getting
summer boarding for less than SO per week.
Butter, sweet, luscious butter, sells there for
III cents per pound. Bat this is foreign to
nay story.
The South Penn Railroad sale had been
the topic OF talk at Somerset when reached
there The new road avoids Somerset by q
miles, because the engineers found that SOM
erset, one of the highest points in the State,
was too low to reach without constructing an
incline. Just think of iz The highest
county town in the State is situated too low
to be taken on the new route to the West.
You may imagine the South Penn has been
surveyed along high mountain in that Sec
ton. The Summit-the highest point on
the 5. & C. rcad-about p miles north of
Somerset, is Sc feet below the grade of the
South Penn.
4 OF course everybody was interested in the
rumors Of the Vanderbilt sell-out to the
Pensy, and all that The veteran contrae-
tor, Tom Collins rested his big feet on the
hotel balcony railing aud talked much
about it, He had just returned from his
monthly trip to Philadelphia and knew it
all. Said Tom There's no doubt about it.
The sale is cousummated and ! am expect
ing orders to shut down the WORK shortly of
my contract of twelve miles. I will finish
four this week, and could finish the rest by
October, but it will never be- The road is
sold and don't make any mistake. The
construction Company owes my firm S97,-
coo. bat the contractors will be taken care
of. The poor devils who will suffer are the
poor, dear people over whose land this road
is being built, For instance. Just beyond
that knoll, lives one poor man who gave the
company the right of way for nothing. such
was his feeling toward this nex railroad en-
terprise so much did he welcome it to the
neighborhood. His farm is cut in three
places and nearly ruined. Over yonder hill
lives a fellow who had to move his house.
The jury awarded him 81 400. He built a
new house, but hesitates about moving the
old one consequently, he has not got his
70 - s.srrs shrf,r,Uh fv-o
places. could tell you of many similar
cases The hardship of this sale will be
great on the poor farmers. and it is no
wonder they are setting up how"
Somerset is the lamented Jere Blacks old
home. Here he first served in an official ca
pacity-District Attorney, by appoin tment
I-and here he first sat as Judge. and I am
told he loved the spot better than any 9TH
erin the land. l may give you some un-
published anecdotes about the old Judge in
subsequent article.
>EpIToR HERaLD:-The town of Ursula
has been visited by fire bugs of late On the
morning of the first, at about six O'Clock.
fire was discovered in the warehouse of Mr.
B. F. Snyders new store building. Every
effort was made to save the building and the
goods, but the flames soon communicated
with other buildings close by, and four
buildings, three of them belonging to Mr..
ESnyder. and one to Chris. Koontz, were soon
licked up by the flames Some of the goods
in the store were saved, but not many of
them Nr. Snyder is only lightly insured.
! In the afternoon of the same day stable
belonging to Mr. John II. Benford, was fired
and burnt to the ground, but by almost su-
perhnman efforts OF the people of Ursina.
and some from Confluence. the flames were
kept from communicating with other build
ings close BY. This stable was Just across
the alley from Col Yutzy's stable, and was
doubtless set for the purpose of burning
down that block of buildings of which the
Lyons House forras = ns-t.
{ About II o'clock at night the old brick
yard was fired, and abou; O'Clock in the
morning the old saw mill at the upper end
Of town. This building contained consId-
erable amount Of straw.
The last two fires did but little damage TO
property as the building destroyed was MT
! of much value and II is believed that they
were fired to draw the people away from the
business portion of the town.
( Night wafebmen are pafroling the town
every night and last night number of shots
were fired at parties caught in places where
honest people should not be at such time,
bnt all the parties made their escape bv run
ming and hiding themselves. There is no
clue to the perpetrators Of the crime. There
Is deep feeling of Indignation. Y.
Confluence. Pa, September 4ib. 1885.