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

Prof. Lesley says the Venango oil sands tie
long to the top of the Chemung formation
the Warren sands. several hundred feet low
er. and the Bradford sands, about the middle
Of the formation, or one thousand feet below
the Venango sands. He further says there is
no mistaking this Chemung formation with
the oil sands in it, anywhere it can one to
the surface.
The Chemung group comes to the surface
three or four miles west of Cumberland, Md.
The formation shows much thicker there by
at least one thousand feet than anywhere
found in northern Pennsylvania. At Barrel
vile. Md, they 90 under. dip west until they
reach the center of the basin ut Wellersburg.
undisturbed in their deeply buried position
The fact of this Chemung formation being 80
much thicker, the yield of oil viii likely be
considerably greater than anywhere found in
the northwestern counties of Pennsylvania.
AT Wellersburg. more than twenty years
ago. a well for oil was put down, reaching a
deI,th of twelve hundred feet. Three nun
bred feet deeper. or less. would have reached
the yenango oil lands. If this had been
done. Oil City to-day would be east of the Al
legheny mountains. There * still a good
flow of pure water coming from the well, gas
coming up with ii.
An OBSERVER.
.WELLEHsBuRG, Pa, Aug. Il, 1856.
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The C. A. r. Reunion.

The committee appointed by X. 2. Cum
minis Post No. 30 report that all necessary
arrangement are being made for the reunion
of the veterans on Friday, September 18th,
and every indication points To a grand sue
cess. In addition to the Grand Army Posts
five in number) veterans, and original
camps of Sons of Veterans -four in nuInberl
Somerset county there will be present Grand
Army organizations and veterans from our
n~eighboring counties, and a fair day will
bring into line anywhere from two to four
Thousand of the boys, of forty years and
over. who protected the flag Of our country
when traitors brought upon US civil war,
twenty-five years ago. The koontz grove,
one-half mile east of town has been secured,
where a free dinner will he given all veter-
ans, organized camps, bands and drum corps,
and where appropriate addresses will be de-
livered. To secure the necessary funds Capt.
e. j. Harrison has been made chairman ef
the Finance Committee, Capt W. II. Sanner
ON oomniissary to gather in supplies, Capt.
Scbrock ON decoration Of the town. Lieut..
George II. Love ON music, and Commander
John ii. Huston On preparation of grounds.
Half-fare tickets will be sold at all railroad
stations, and a program and posters will APP
pear in due season.
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Base Ball.

4 good game of base ball was played at
Meyersdale saturday afternoon between the
Somerset and Meycrsdale clubs. The Somer-
set club accompanied by about twenty Of
their friends. left here on the lls5j a. m.
train, expecting to return at o p. M bun ow-
ing To the train being several hours late Oh
the Pittsburgh Division they did not get
home until after 8 o'clock. Owing to the
heavy rain of the night previous the crowd
in attendance was not large although the
grounds were in fair condition. The game
was not called till a few minutes before two
O'Clock. and il took two hours to play it. II
was interesting and closely contested from
the start, both teams playing in good form
and being very evenly matched. Several
bad fielding errors on part of the Somerset
team es~t them the game, Mr.. Jacob Young
unpired the game in Il rather satisfactory
manner. although several of his decisions
were very rank. The visitors, although de-
feaiesi. enjoyed the day immensely. tits cx-
peeied that another game will be played be-
tween the same teams at Somerset, Friday of
Il HI. = IL. ..-.
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The oaIIantry Of Beaver.

The Society Of the Army of the Potomac
esse a large banquet in San Francisco ON
Wednesday night 1T which Ganeral Beaver
resIpnded to a toast of Women in War as
follows.
Any man who could fail to respond to
this toast wauld be unworthy of the maine of
man. We have most Of Us crossed the con-
tinent to the slope. As | came up Sierra Ne
vada To the river Truckee, and as We came
higher and saw Lake Bonner and finally
reached the summit. / could hardly refrain
from saying, Great God, what a country
and | shared in the glory of having helped
TO save il This Is the thought that must
have occurred To all, but has it occurred to
you that the power behind it all was your
mothers. sour wives, your sweetlIearts.
your sisters | have seen men lie down and
die just because their wives could not write
cheerful letters to them / nave seen boys
brave because their mothers could write and
say My boy, God bless you"
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Snake,

Altoona Tribune Some of our readers
will remember the fact that a few years ago
a number of snakes. supposed 10 be dead.
were dumped from the passing ear of some
circus in the vicinity of Blair Furnace. How
ever, one of the reptiles possessed some slight
sparks of vitality and came to life and activi-
", and ever since has been a source of no
little dread TO the people Of that ~neighbor-
hood. Many attempts had been made to
capture the Shiny monster. but none were
successful until last Saturday when his
snakeship was discovered in the ~neighbor-
hood of Ander>On's old saw mill, and finally
dispatched by Israel Graziers two sons. A
post norton measurement revealed the fact
that he was over eight feet in length, and
thicker than IA m ans arm.
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Continues items.

Quite a number Of our boys sere in hopes
that they would be afforded an opportunity
To attend the next term Of court as witnesse.
n a cas- of assault, but unfortunately fol
them the case was settled, and if they wish
10 attend court they viii have to 10 il st
their own expense
Wonder if Secretary Bayard was in real
earnest when he made that perempsory de-
nam for the release Of Cutting. OF WAS he
like the man who, in answer IA the charge Of
having violated the rules OF his church by
dancing. declared that he was only ~funning.
Cutting don't seem TO take kindly to flnning
about matters in which be has sodeep an in
ferest. The Mexieans seem TO ask, What
in the dare yon going TO do about it7T
If some honest and en,erpriSing young
lawyer would come to this place, make ii his
home. and give prompt attention TO business,
he could do well. There are few days in a
week that there are not one or more law suits
before one of the justices here. or in the
neighboring towns and country, and in the
major portion of them an attorney would be
employed if one were close at hand He
could also get many Of the causes from this
part of the county that are tried in court, if
he proves himself prompt and competent
There is no small amount of having don't
over ON the Fayette county side, and the
causes tried before a justice are not 4 few,
and in a large number ofsuits in this end of
the county an attorney living here would be
employed. Besides, he would get a large
moun of legal documents TO execute, etc.
If some one viii try il for SIX months lac
will, in my opinion, do web. Come and
try it.
Fishing has been better this season than
was ever known before. The Y~oughiogheny
and Casselman rivers abound in black bass.
There are also many other varieties of fish
caught, but none 80 good u the black bass,
except brook trout when in season. The
number of large fish caught this season is
much greater than in any previous year A
black bass weighing from , to ) and u
pounds Is a fine fish for these str cams and
will make no little sport for the angler before
uc ial4u- Ouc VI blcui sd4tlN On oiu ttftn-tI-
ma Laurelhill creek for some distance from
it, terminus also contains some fine bass, but
after leaving Urina they grow less in num-
Der and size, but brook trout take their place.
some California trout have been planted in
this stream which will in time also supply
the Two rivers, As they live and thrive in wa
tiers Of a much higher temperature than the
brook trout. There are no better mountain
streams for the growth and propagation of
fine eatable fish than the three streams nam
ed. The Fish Commissioner should not ne
glect these waters. \ number of Brook
Trout Fry have beeen planted in Whites
creek this season. The portion of the two
rivers lying in Maryland are not well pro-
tected by law from fishing at improper sea-
SONS. Y
Confluence, August rs, 1886
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MARRIED.

LoGUE-MEYERS.-On Thursday, April
10, 1886, at Shade, by Rev. John y. Unruh.
Mr.. Daniel Logue to Miss Eve Meyers, both
of Shade. Pa.
KUHN@ALLISON-On Thursday, Au-
gust II, 1856, at the Lutheran parsonage in
Somerset. by Rev. J. F. Shearer, Mr.. George
W. Kuhns and Miss Emma Z. Allison, both
of Somerset county.
Wo0DWARD-LAMBERT-0 We'd
nesday, tune 30, 1Ss6, al the home of Mr..
Abraham Lambert, at L~ambertsyille, Pa. by
Rev. John y. Unruh. Mr.. f G. Woodward.
of Stonyereek, TO Miss Emma Lambert. OF
Lambertsville, Pa.
HAY-WAGNER-0n Tuesday, August
10, 1sS6, at the Lutheran parsonage in
HOoversville, by Rev. John \. Unruh, Mr..
Dennis Hay. of Berlin, Pa, TO Miss Jennie
Wagner, of Buckstown, ia.
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by the Cars.

Monday afternoon Mr.. Trabert, the wife
Of Professor John W. Trahert, ofJohnstown.
was instantly killed by being beheaded by
the ears ON the Pennsylvania road. 1t Is
difficult 10 say whether it was an accident
or suicide. A witness says she reached I'M
der the cars to get a lump of coal, when the
ears started and ran over her neck. She has
often threatened TO kill herself on account of
fancied i'll treatment. and when she left home
this morning, it is asserted. she said she
would not return.
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EDUCATIONAL Meetings.

4 series Of meetings in the interests Of edu-
cation will be held the present week al the
following times and places:
Monday evening, Salisbury.
Tuesday evening, Berlin.
"Wednesday evening Stoystown.
Thursday evening, Somerset.
Friday evening. Centreville.
Prot. /. ;. Stair. of franklin College. will
BE- present to present the general interests of
that institution.
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Railroad Charters.

The State Department on Saturday granted
a charter 10 the Jacobs Creek Il Mt. Pleasant
Railroad Company, with a capital stock Of
$4,000. Its length viii be nine miles begin
ming at a point near the junction of the
Youghiogheny Northern Railroad and South
west Pennsylvania Railroad, thence across
Jacobs Creek tent. Pleasant.
A charter was also granted to the Fayette
4 Westmoreland Railroad Company. with u
capital stock of $4,000. The line will
be nine miles long, beginning at a Point
near Morgan station, on the Broadford
and Mt. Pleasant Railroad and running TO
Mt. Pleasant. The directors are all Pitts
burg parties. The roads are intended a.
feeders to the Lake Erie system.
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Grand Opening Of the Opera House.

The opening of the Opera House this sea-
son August y, lss6. viii be a grand Musical
event. The famous Hungarian Gypsy Stu
dents supported by the wonderful Reik Fam
lily in which appears the smallest child cor
netist in the world. The Students will he
elegantly co-tumei and render >elections
from the most difficult composers A. well as
selections from Amcna's most popular music.
With these people ON the stage we predict a
grand entertainment and trust it viii be lib
orally patrunized by cur citizens. Seats IN
sale at P. L. Casebeer's Furnishing Store.
Reserved seats, SOC. General admission. 35c.
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Mr.. Morrow Interviews DR.. Hos
letter.

letter.
Mr.. Morrow. the iron ore man who resides
in this place, was in Pittsburgh a few days
ago and had a talk with DIR. Hostetter, one Of
the directors of the South Penn Railroad. in
regard To the building of that line. DIR. Hos
letter said You can rest assured, Mr.. Nor
row, the road will be built. We are helping
the Reading through o in its suit with
the Pennsylvania, and feel certain Gowan
will win the case. After thai We will begin
work on the road, and push it To completion
n rapidly a. possible. We have been await
ing the result of this suit for some time. rs
there is no inducement u build the road
from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg with no out
let 10 Philadelphia and New York, bur Read
ing will certainly gain its ease. when we will
complete our road from Harrisburg to Pitts
burgh. and thus have a through line from
New York to the west"
Mr.. Morrow said in a laughing way that
he had a little farm down in Cumberland
county through which he had given the right
of way, and il would make a difference to him
of several thousand dollars if the road was
built. DIR. Hostetfer replied that to fail To
build tho road would make a difference to
him OF $4,000. This is certainly al induce
ment for the doctor TO push the road
through ChamberSarg Repository
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Notwithstanding the moist atmosphere
and threatening rain of this, Tuesday mnrn-
ng. over SIX hundred children and teachers
Of the different Lutheran congregations were
1T the starion when the y O'clock excursion
train for lockwood pulled into the yard
The train was composed Of eight coaches,
and "a they were already overloaded with
excnnsionists FINN Johnstown and interrne-
were permitted Ia get On. An extra train
was sent up from lockwood al 10 o'clcck
when al were accommodated with seats
The picnic viii be q grand success
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Hostetter's Latest.

DR.. Hostetter said TO a reporter Monday
night There is no doub; but that the
South Penn Railroad viii be built bat Of
eourse everything * at a standstill now and
will remain ~ until after the litigation now
pending il settled. In October next the
eourts Will settle the Reading rad question,
and then wen see something done with the
South Penn. There are positively no new
Developments in the matter.
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spook-HommeI on a Rampage.

The reapers and binders are heard in TIN
land. gathering the oats for winter use.
4 few cases of typhoid fever are reported
by the doctors. Hope they may soon recover
Mrs. Weyand, of Waterloo, Iowa, is herr
on a visit. "a is also +. +. Thompson, o.
Pittsburgh.
The dng-iays were a little too much for a
Democratic Congress, 80 it adjourned. Let
rs De thankful.
The Lutherans. and some who are not Lu-
therans. are making arrangements Ia go Ia
Lutheran reunion at lockwood. The La
Evansville band will head the delegation.
Rev. W. L. Remsburg arrived at Layans-
Vile las; saturday from Oregon, Ill. where
he had gone on a vacation of four weeks 10
see well. his relations and friends. He was
warmly welcomed by his flock.
Profs. W. NJ. Jackson and stewart schell-
of Somerset. have opened a normal school IN
the ancient borough of Lavanssille. They
started with fifteen students, and still they
come. snoes- To their enterprise
Last week a party came off AT Mr.. Austin
Walkers. a few miles north Of I~ayansville.
The young peoIde must have enjoyed them
selves very much, or lost their way, as II was
very late when they arrived at their homes.
In my Ierigrinations and rimIags- ! struck
Mayfield farm and lis proprietor, n. ii.
Flick, who. by the way, knows a good thing
when he sees il. He was engaged in cutting
Clydesiale oats. This oats WIS imported
from Scotland. and comes from the same ne
gion that the famous Clydesdale horses come
from. 1t is the finest oats ever raised in the
county. Tn seed sown weighed 81 pounds
per bushel. and thai, grown by Mr.. Flick will
reach from 50 To 20 bushels per acre IL is
from ten to fifteen days earlier than ordina-
ry oats, and every farmer should have this
clean, white variety.
RAMBLER.
LAvASsvILLE, Aug IA 1886.
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Farmers Car Raise Their Own Trout

II Is much easier. says Seth Green, 10 stock
a stream than 10 raise fish in ponds, because
the young fish viii take care of themselves
much better than any one can take care Of
them. and if they are protected from danger
until they are about forty-fve days old
which i about the time the fish culturist
takes charge of them until they are ready
Ia feed. they are then tolerably able to look
out for themselves. Ia stocking a stream
with trout, the young fish should be taken
to its head-waters. or put into the springs
and little rivulets which empty into it. As
they grow larger, they will gradually settle
down stream. and run up again to the head
waters in the fall and winter "a spawn.
When putting fish into a stream, do not put
them suddenly into water much warmer
than that Of the vessel in which they have
been transported They will not be 80 likely
TO be injured by putting them in water a few
degrees colder; but try to avoid all sudden
changes. and gradually raise or lower the
temperature of the water in. which Won
bring them, until it Is even with that Of the
stream in which they are to be placed Per
hars in no branch of fish culture, are the
results more immediate. or more apparent,
than in restocking streams.
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Go as You . a

On the b. and o Excursion 10 the West ans
Northwest Wednesday, August 18th. Wed
Desday September sth and 2t. On the above
dates the Baltimore and Ohio Agents will sci
oun Trip Excursion Tickets 10 points IN
Texas, Kansas. Nebraska, Minnesota and Isa.
kota. al the lowest rates ever offered. with
stop-over privileges. This is one of the best
ehsnees you viii ever nave 20 SCI the great
west. and visit friends. For full particulars
and rates call on agents of the Baltimore and
Ohio. or J. W. Patton, Travelling Passenger
Agent. Somerset. Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-08-18

Mr.. George II. Tayman last week drew of
the water from his large carp pond, in order
10 clean il and rid it Of the many catfish that
in some mysterious manner had gotten into
ii, and were fast wedding out the carp. The
pond Wa planted some two wears age, with
carp about five inches long. Last week
quite a number were taken out that measIir-
ed sixteen and one-half inches.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-08-18

Mr.. Rudolph Ferner handed Us a good
>ized apple Of the yellow Transparent variety,
Saturday. that he had Pluckesi from a four
months old tree. or twig. on his lot. The
trrs l. only four feet high, and was planted
by Mr.. Ferner in April last. IL has but a
single limb. and ON it grew this summer five
laree. well developed apples. The like ofthe
fruit in this county this season WAS never be-
fore known. Everything in the shape Of
fruit tree seems Ia be ladened with fruit.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-08-18

Marriage licenses were issued q the follow
ing named persons during the past week
Elijah Berkey. of Paint township. and
Maggie J. Boyts- of Epnenlaugb township.
tieDrge W. Kuhn- and Emma Il. Allison.
both Of Paint township.
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Incorporation Notice.

NOTICE IL hereby given that an application for
the Incorporation Of the HUSBAND GENE
Terry COMPANY Of Somerset. Pa, viii be made
on Monday, the Hth day Of september. pss. 20
the Court of Common Pleas Of Somerset County,
mediateiy northwest Of the Borough Of Somerset.
in somerset County, Pa, for the purpose Of a
cemetery, OF burial place, and dividing the same
into lots of convenient size for such purpose.
DAVID HUSBAND, NJ. J. PRIfTs.
II. :. KIMMELL. y. h. SNYDER.
PETER voGEL, J. VI. COOK
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II viii be several centuries yet before the
people Of Pennsylvania viii experience a cold
day for lack Of fuel. According to the state
geologist there Is somewhere in the ~neighbor-
hood Of 5.g5.00.0oo tons of coal still unmin-
enough 10 keep everybody warm for several
cenfur;eS Ia come.
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DIED.

MEYERs.-on Friday, April 9, 1856, near
Hooversville, Mrs. Annie, wife Of Mr.. Hiram
Meyers, aged 30 years and "A days.
MEYERS-on Tuesday, June -, 1856,
near Hooversyille, Mabel, infant daughter of
Hiram and Annie Meyers, aged IL months
and ) DAYS.
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Brick For Sale.

We have ON hand a large number of good
brick which we will sell in quantities to suit
The purchaser. Prices very reasonable. Yard
Opposite the planning mill.
HoLBRooK Bios. d PARsox.
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Mr.. Josiah Woy, of the somerset Fertilizer
Company. raised on his farm. east of town,
seventy-seven bushels Of barley on one and
one-fouth acre. Of land The seed WAS sown
on the 18th day Of May, and the grain was
threshed ON the 9th day Of August, He used
no lime or manure simply Somerset fer
t~ilizers.
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4 DMINIsURAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Jacob n SaylOr. deceased. late of Nil
ford Township, Somerset County. Pa.
Letters OF Administration ON the above estate
having been granted u the undersigned by the
proper authority. notice is hereby given TO all
persons indebted 10 said estate Ia make immedi
ate payment. and those having claims against
the same 10 present them duly authenticated fOl
settlement on Saturday, the Dist day of August
at the late residence of deceased
LORENZO GEISLER,
Administrator
MARY ;. sAYLEK.
Jutys. Admintrix.
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cent,e a.u;ra.~

OF the fact that DIR. : ]. Mcsfillen gives his
undivided attention to the practice of den
tistry. may not seem amiss TO those requiring
the services " a dentist. Office in Baers
Block, Somerset. Pa.
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A II. Coffroth, Esq. and Frederick Grof
delegates from somerset County, left Mon
day for Harrisburg 10 attend the Democratic
State Convention, which i in session in that
city to-day. "Wednesday.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

Estate Of Jacob Blough. decd. late OF Brothers.
valley Twp. Somerset Co., Pa
Letters testamenfary on the above estate having
been granted 10 the undersigned BY the proper
authority, notice Is hereby given 10 all persons in
debted to said estate TO make immediate payment
and those having claims against the sane viii
present them duly AUTHENTICATED for settlement
on Saturday. August "a 1ss6. at TIE Late resi-
dence Of deceased.
JOHN J. BLOUGH.
DAVID BLOUGH.
JulI. Executors.
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The lawn fete held by the Ladie- Aid So
ciety Of the NJ. f. Church, in the Court House
yard Tuesday and Wednesday evenings was
quite a success. Between seyenty-iye and
eighty dollars was cleared.
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Tlme Tor CRITICAL Eve opesatIona

With the advent OF spring and pleasant
weather il * hest for everyone who are in
need of Cataract. or other serious operations
ON the eve. TO have them done before the ex-
IRENE heat of summer. Consult DIR. Sadler.
s4 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, who will
send Illustrated pamphlet aud references
Term. 10 suit each case
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DslIyIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
Estate of Jacob Croyie. deceased, late of Shade
Township. Somerset County, Pa.
Letters of administration Of the above estate
having been granted to the undersigned by the
proper authority. notice Is hereby given TO all per
sons indebted to said estate to make immediate
payment. and those having claims against the
same TO present them duly authenticated for set
Element without delay.
AUGUSTUS HEFFLEY,
augis. Administrator.