The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-08-18

As threshing machines are shout To take
the road 10 move from farm 10 farm over the
public nadsdnwn by traction engines. the
following law passed last winter should be
read by every one using such q power for
moving his thresher
SECTION 1--That from and after the pas
sage of this act il shall not be lawful for any
person OF persons owning or controlling for
himself or Others. 10 move any machinery
propelled BY steam over any public road or
highway. excepting under the provisions of
the act herein provided.
SEC. THAT in every case. when such
machinery propelled by steam is being nov
ed over any public road OF highway. it shall
be the duty Of the owner or owners. or per
sons in charge of such machinery, upon the
approach, in either direction. Of all persons
travelling in vehicles or in charge of teams, TO
To the right or left of the Dad to a position
where the said approaching vehicle or team
may pass with the greatest safety. and stop
the same before such persons, travelling in
vehicles or in charge Of teams, shall have
arrived within three hundred feet of such
machinery. and the owner or owners, or
persons in charge Of such machinery, shall
assist such passing vehicle or teams until
they are safely by the danger and if there
be any obstruction 10 the view of the road il
persons u charge of such machinery not to
approach such obstruction nearer than three
hundred feet without going 10 the place to
see that the road Is clear, NJ sending some
competent person for the purpose.
Items from Over the County.
The highest, dryest, eiullest town-Som-
erset.
Excursions and campmeetings seem to be
the order of the day.
Miss ANA nda Hostetler is visiting friends
at Berlin and Garrett.
Mis- Jennie Hoffman. daughter of Alex
Hoffman. of Jenner township, is not expect
cd To live. Typhoid fever seems to be the
complaint.
The Lutheran S~unday-school Convention
at lockwood, on the 18th, seems TO attract
some attention, a. We hear ofa great many
who are going.
The Beulah normal school. under the pro-
fesscrship of. C. Lehty. Is in a prosperous
condition. Mr.. Lichty seems to know how
to conduct Il normal
The colored cimp-meeting. south of Somer-
set. was pretty well attended Sunday, but
next sunday will likely be the big day for
the colored brethren.
lockwood is greatly improving. and a
great many new buildings are being put up.
lockwood promises to become one of the
best towns in the county.
Farmers are nearly all through cutting
oats. Some oats that was sown late remains
10 be cut, the delay being caused by the un-
faverable-condition of the weather.
Quite a number of Somerset people took in
the Evangelical eamp-meeting at Hyndman
Sunday, and a few attended the dedication
of the Reformed church at Meyersiale on
the same day.
At a recent meeting Of the school board of
lockwood Borough, Charles F. Livengood,
of Somerset, was elected principal, and J. c.
f. Miller, of lockwood, teacher ofthe second
room. Who the successful applicant for the
third room was we failed to learn.
Somerset is to have q niofistrous big time
on the 18th Of September. Grand reunion of
the Grand Army offhe Republic.
o~ccssrosAL-e
August is. 1856.