The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-07-18

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/ best animals Of TIE herd, and can be seen at
the stable Of the owner in R0ckwoo,l Par
. tie wishing TO secure a good saddle horse or
roadster viii DO well to take advantage Of
this opportunity.
s scientific exchange SAYS The habit OF
gum chewing in this country is producing
race OF hollow checked young women. The
constant exercise OF the meSseter muscle har-
deus It and removes the fatty covering that
c7uduca 20 roun5ncss. Not only Is the full
ness Of The cheek destroyed but there Is q
tendency % wrinkle the skin. natural re
suit Of the falling away Of the parts beneath
it,
Nessrs Iii Heiple and George Ferner, Of
Washington Illinois. called 10 renew their
subscriptions to the HERALD Monday morn
ing. Both gentlemen LEFT Somerset in the
'41s % seek fortunes In the west and both
have been successful. Mr. Hcirle was al
one time in the mercantile business on the
corner at present occupied by Biesecker <
snyder He is now the largest grain dealer
and oueof the weal;hiest citizens of Wash
inEton.
Since our last repJrt marriage licenses have
been granted To the following NAMED PER
sons
Henry D. Bioush and Katie Mi-hler, both
ofConemlush township
John W Bower. Of Summit township, and
Margaret Ss-s. of GrecuyilIe t0guship.
George O.. Wolf7d and Mary C. Wirick
both Of Somerset county.
John Se-er and Libbie ". Clark, both of
Wes,moreland county.
The late heavy rains are having good ef-
feet on the growing crops of all kinds. Oats
and corn viii D. "a very large crop and the
Old meadows viii be fully up 10 tie average.
The fall grain has filed better than for man :
years and q few days warm weather viii II
pen Il nicely. some farmers have cut their
rye and wheat, but the greater part j. stand
in.. Poiat0e, are growing very fast and the
wet weather e very uniavorabie foi the bugs,
but our farmers have become 50 accustomed
90 dehJins the bugs that they are not dread
Ell as they were some year ago.
The temperature Of the dog days has had
no depressing effect ou the couductors Of
Hsr~rs Etg1-iar. The number for Angus,
Is as fresh and vigorous Is May or early
June. Most %. the staff Of well-known con-
iri5u,0-s are represented In its Tages. with
here and there @ new name. From an artis-
tic point Of view. there Is no chance for fault
finding. Abbey. Parsons and Thuls;ruP
furnish some Of their best work. In fiction
many strong chapters arr offered. while the
supply o. solid reading IS in no way dimin-
ished The huntispiee- is a haymaking
scgue By Abbey. drawn 70 illustrate the old
rhyme about BE- The Leather Bottle"
Constable William Yann. o. Redwood
urou-hr Amos Ple-cheran jams Martesny
20 Somerset ou ihe noon train suldsy and
lodeeJ ,Heru in the coaniy jail Marieeny
AMI Tietclssr becanle involved IN 4 difficulty
with Frank Murray and Alex Roberts at
lockwood. Saturday night. Ahout half
past ten O'Clock the four engaged in a rough
and-tumble fight, which resulted in Murray
being 20 seriously injured that grave doubts
are entertained by the physicians attending
him as % his reoovery. His Jaw bone was
broken IN several places and he is terribly
cat and bruised about the head When the
constable ieft lockwood yesterday morning
Murray was ,til lying IN an unconscious
condition Mar;eeny when brought to jail
did not show any marks Of having been in \
fght but his companion. Fletcher wore deep
mourning over one Of his optics, and show
ed an uEiy cut on the side OF bis face. Bail
has been refused the prisoners uuIii il is Is
certainctl whether or not Murray's wounds
viii prove fatal warrant is out for the
arrest of Roberts, bu, he has not yet been
apprebcnded All the parties but Fletcher
were in the employ Of the b, & o Railroad.
For some Urne the citizens residing at the
foot of Laurel Hili. in tie vicinity Of John
J Bakers. in Somerset Township. have
heari strange cries coming from thieket
and 5; became co 1lmon talk in the neighbor-
hood that II Was the c-y Of a panther The
women and children we're alarmed ard could
not be induced 10 travel in that direction. ei-
ther ou the conutry roads or to the woods
for berries. On Thursday morning Of last
week, the day being cloudy and indicating
rain. 50 that the farmers could not make hay
. they c0nclude3 10 employ the tine in max
I ing search for the intruder Noah A. Baker
took down his repeating riae and put il in
o0ler. and while doing 50 his f1ilier. John J.
Baker, said 70 him, Noab, "a Uf der Laursi
Hivel and shces der Bender ich hop lecht
nocht Won Wiibert gcdraumed. In obeli-
I ence 10 his EatheFs order Noah went to the
{ tLicke;, and Ike all good hunters. was on
the alert for game Finally. after waiting
awhile. he saw an animal at a distance that
T looked Ike a deer When it came close to
the hunter ne discovered that Il. was insle
wolf with woosichuck. or groand hog, as IL
. Is called. in his mouth. One shot from
Noah's gun killed the wolf which was
found to be SIX feet bong and three feet
high The dead wolf proved quite a cEriosi-
iy. and the peofle Of the entire neishbor-
hood called 10 sec it, and oongrattsla,e the
hunter On his success. The mate no doub,
yet remains in the ihickei. but viii be kill
Cd or driven out. K.