The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20

business. and in order to close out the i'm
mense stock that he has now on hand, b
viii sell from now until March I5.h, eacl
and every article IN his store at and belov
cost. Anybody in need of suit, orercoat
hat cap. shirt, ehiId's suit, or anything il
the clothing line should avail themselves o
this rare opportunity, as these goods mus
be sold out by March 10, 1856. Come one
come all, to B. BEcHER. JR.,
The Popular Clothier,
Somerset, Pa
Mr.. Sydney r. Brooks. the celebrated loci
picker, is in town and stopping at the Glade
House. He says be can go through any
lock that was ever made 10 open With key
and we believe him All be needs is sim
pie wire. or three or four common wooden
tooth-picks TO open the best lock made. He
is the agent for Lanfer & Co.'S Alarm Lock,
which operates without a key. He will be
in Somerset several weeks for the purpose OF
Introducing his patent. and employing
agents. Persons interested IN locks will do
well to call upon Mr.. Brooks.
Court convened on Monday afternoon,
with Judge Johnston. Of Cambria county,
presiding. Courteous. suAys, prompt and
firm. Judge Johnston is winning golden en-
comiunls from members Of the bar. jurors
and suitors. The only cases tried up TO
noon Tuesday. were the cases OF Philip
Smith use Of Isaac Hugns vs.. Abraham
Faith, and Ann NJ Lindsey VS.. jeremiah S
Black. with notice 10 VIM. b. Coffroth and
Emanuel Lichty terre tenants. Both cases
were old-timers. the one dating back about
fifty, and the other about thirty years. In
the first case verdict was rendered in favor
of the Plaintiff for $40 so in the second a
verdict was taken for Defendants.
yick's FLORAL Guide for 1856, the pioneer
seed annual of America, comes to us this
year a real gem, not dry list of hard boz
tanical names, but over thirty pages of read
ing matter among which are articles en-
Roses, House Plants, Cheap Greenhouse,
Onion Culture, Mushrooms, Manures,
Young Gardeners and other interesting read
ing followed by about l5e pages containing
illustrations. descriptions and prices SEEM
ingly everything the heart could desire in
the line OF se9ds, plants, bulbs, potatoes, &c.
Ii is a mystery how this firm can afford to
publish, and really give away. this beautiful
work Of nearly 200 pages of finest paper, with
hundreds of illustrations and two fine Col
ored Plates, all enclosed in an elegant cov-
er. Any one desiring goods in this line can
not do better than send ten cents for the
Floral Guide. to James Wick, Seedman,
Rochester. n Y Deduct the 10 cents from
first order sent for seeds.
Mrs James Smith, the wife of a colored
man employed at the Standard mines, near
Mt. Pleasant, has become insane and has
had TO be sent to an asylum, through the
deyiltry of q white woman, fortune-teller.
Many colored people believe in witchcraft,
and nearly all in fortune-telling. Some time
Hast summer Mrs Smith VISITED an alleged
seer who resides in house of unsavory rep
utation in the west end of Mt. Pleasant.
The fortune.teller examined the hands of
her patron, noting carefully the various
lines and resorted to the old charm with
coffee grounds. She did not give very much
information the first time, but said she had
much to tell her that would be of great in
terest, provided more money was forthcom
- -.
man that she had no more cash, the fortune
teller offered to take dry goods, groceries, OF
anything she might furnish her from the
company store at the works where her hus-
band was employed Mrs. Smith purchased
muslin. calico, and numerous other articles
on the credit Of her husband, in order TO
have more of her future revealed. The for
tunc-teller had the colored woman in her
power and by her cunning secured nearly
all the hard earnings of Smith for several
months Finally Mrs Smith was informed
by the seeress that if SIS in cash was not
furnished by certain day the cards would
be turned ,i0wn on her, and when the cards
were once turned on any person, they
would never have any peace on earth here
after; that their nearest friends would
spurn them Ike yipers. and nothing but i'll
luck would follow them to the grave. Such
a declaration as this frightened the colored
woman aud she made every effort to raise the
money, but failed. Through fear that the
threat of the fortune-teller would come true
she lost her reason. Her first act was an
attempt to burn the furniture and bedding
in the house She finally became so vio-
lent that it was necessary to place her in the
Insane department at the county home.