The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-28

Somerset is experiencing a deeided build.
: ing BOOM
saase Baer is holding coart at Bedford
this Reek
Good Frilay vss net observed as a hoIi-
day in Somerset
House esanissaa Garden maangi is nov
the order o. the DAY.
The County Commissioner finished hold
ing the appeals Friday.
:. L. Trent Esg4 viii deliver the Memo
rial Day address At JohnstoWn.
Df. J.. 6 Beachy has moved from Sails
bury to Cumberland, Ma-ylsn6
Fred Seaman, = Westmoreland county
poor director, resigned last Saturday.
The weather is now most delightful.
Trees are ID young leaf, and gardening
IS al its height
Somerset now claims to have the most
largely attended Normal School ever heldin
the county.
Nj Frank Cooper. and a Pittsburgh friend
opened the trout season last week, by max
ing a large catch.
The beautiful trailing arbutus isin bloom.
Parties ofboys and girls are daily seen going
to the woods in search oft
M G. u Baker, principal Of the Rock
wood Normal School, requests Us 70 say that
the fall terra VIII open about the first Of
May
The cherry, plumb and pear trees are Gov
cred with blossoms and the outlook FOR an
abund ant fruit crop Of every kind 5 ye-y
promising.
The farmers association Of Q-uemahoning
township have purchased g two thousand
dollar Clydesdale horse from Mr &c. Kun
kle, ofIrwin.
The attention Of our readers is called to
the new advertisement OF Mr. b Becher jr-
the popular cIoihier. 70 be found on the 2nd
page Of this paper.
Justice lint has moved his Office from
Union street, 70 q room on the second loor
OF the building occupied By Mr.. Charles d.
Fishers book store.
Mr George H. Tayman writes FROM Phil
adeIpma .hat be IS rapidly regaining health
and hopes to be able 70 return home within
The next two weeks.
m. p y. Kimmel. who IS in the employ
of the PennsyIva p Company At Pittsburgh,
is spending the present week sikh friends
and relatives in Somerset
The applications for liquor license have
all been filed f0r This year. They foot ZAP
twenty-nine. They viii be disposed Of by
the court on Monday evening Of the first
week Of the May term.
The Herr Brothers have taken possession
of,he.r neat little building on Main street
opposite the Central Hotel building and
have opened one Of the mos; complete Jew
CRY stores In the county.
Rev. 4. E. Truxal. formerly Of this Plac'
but row OF Irwin. VIII preach in the Re
formed church At B@ellef5nte next Sunday.
It IS ssid thar he is a candidate for a cali 70
the past1rata of the church a. tie lattel
named place.
Gen. 4. +. CoTroth and Hon. \ J. Col.
born left Tor Harrisburg Tuesday morning
10 attend the trial oftho Connellsyilie Hos
pitaI case. the former as counsel for the de
Tense. ana the latter IS ; witness for the
Commonwealth.
Marshall Bee-le. OF Bedford county, last
week arrested Henry smith, David Potts
and John CIinserman, IN an information
charging them with Illegal liquor selling.
They gave bail for the.r appearance before
r.. s.. COMMISSIONS Linseafe.ter.
N-. Samuel P. Houston, OF Bruoeton, ".
Va. spent last week in Somerset, called
here by the serious illness Of his father, Mr.
Chambers Houston. The old genilemaa.
we are glad to say, Is rapidly improving,
and hopes shortly 70 be able to be ABOUT
again.
The concert in the Court House last TEes-
day evening by Donayin's Original Tennes-
scans was one Of the choicest musical enter
tainments ever given in Somerset. The
duet by the Hyer sisters, He VIII Come
Again was especially dne- ana received a
well deserved encore.
Mr. Levi Knepper, a citizen Of somersei
township. who was taken to Dixmont sew
eraI months since, died At that institution
Ia. week. His remains were brought to his
home for iuterment Thursday morning
The funeral was attended by large numbei
o. relarves and friends.
Quit an excitement was caused about the
Diamond Tuesday evening Of fast week, bg
a lamp exploding in Mr. A.. u. Keeper
boot and shoe store. For awhile it looked
as though there was going to De m ugly IRE
bu, the flames were e~xtinguished before
much damage was done.
The Somerset county applicants for hcens'
are aaxiousiy watching 90 see what dispose
ton Judge BaeT makes Of the question ia
Bedford county. thinking thar he may give
them a pointer a. - what their fate Is 20 be
The Bedfardcounty applications. We believe
viii not bcac.ed upon until Tuesday ofnex'
week.
NJ. Jacob Hile-as, formerly Of this coun.
IS but now Il NeE B1ena Vista. Bedford
County paid rs a cali Mondsy III. Hi
lesas IS @ prosperous fariner and a siauncl
Republican. which s 20 be accounted foi
from yhe tact thar he has been q constant
subscriber to the HEEtLD fo- over thirty
years.
The early dawn Easter service held in the
Reformed church sunday morning was a.
tended b. almost the entire congregation,