The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-01


Barley IS good, bnt short in the straw
The oats has been helped by the late rains
and looks well.
Rye IS very fine. tbe objection being tlai
there Is 20 little OF it.
The wheat Is cut, and Is one of,he besi
crops We have had for years
The hay is nearly all ma,lc, and IS aboul
one-third short Of the regular crop.
Ed d. Mostoller wears deep mourning ovei
one of his eyes. the result of AN accident
which happened him while hauling board.
for his new barn.
Corn and potatoes are growing finely. not
withstanding the thousands of bugs which
infest the latter. The farmers are too busily
engaged with their other work 10 fight
them.
Cherries were generally scarce, but some
few farmers had plenty. which were picked
and carried 10 various parts ofthis and Other
counties, and some were shipped to the State
Of Iowa
During the past few weeks the summer re-
sorters from Johns,own, Pittsburgh and
other places are plenty, but the accommoda-
tons are necessarily poor Why do not some
of our farmers erect building for their es-
peciai accommodation It would surely be
paying investment.
Valentine Muller died Tuesday, June 28,
1858, aged 81 years, 10 months and 26 days.
Mr. Muller was born in Gearharits Brunn.
in Reinish Bavaria, Germany, at that time
belonging 10 the French Republic. He came
to this country. arriving at Philadelphia in
ls23; he Travelled over the greater part oi
the summer of lsae, when he returned TO his
native land, which be agaiu babe abieu the
same fall Amer very rough and stormy
voyage he arrived in Baltimore on January
81, ls97. He was married April .. ISIS, TO
malloning township. with whom he had
twelve children, only four Of whom survive
him He moved TO the farm on which be
died May Is, lss7 On June II, lsl9. while
Bedford he was badly wounded by the pre-
mature discharge OF canon which be was
in the act of loading. The doctors wanted
to ampuIate his right arm above the elbow.
Grated, and piece Of wooden ram-rod was
50 tightly wedsed between the bones of the
arm that they claimed il would be impOssi-
bic TO remove it. or heal il without It's re-
movaI. He replied that he was born with
that arm and that he was going 70 die with
what he now had remaining. and that if
they had no instrument To remove the piece
of ramrod from bis arm his neighbor, jacob
c. Horner, could make one that would re-
moxe II. which he did. He lost the use Of
his hand, but recovered that Of his arm. He
was 4 well educated man. both in German
and French, while the English he could use
ton that but few not knowing. could have
told his nationality. His neighbOrs placed
great confidence in his business integrity. he
having settled large number Of estates. to
4uS>t "a W i4-Nli 4-S NsiS a afAttAAlrA " viii a.
executor He was also assignee for many
different persons who failed in business. and
was agent for large number ofpersons who
had legacies TO get from the various Europe
an countries. in which he was eminentlv
successful On account OF his foreign birth.
education and business knowledge Of those
countries, he was not only well educated
man himself. bat took great interest IN the
education of the youth Of the neighborhood
He was for many years a school director and
was serving in that capacity when the free
system was established. When attending to
business for the public he was always mod
crate in his charges, and in the ease of per
sons in poor circumstances they We're often
performed free of charge. He was one of
the best of neighbors, an honest, square bus
iness man. and always a friend Of the poor
and unfortunate. He was healthy, active
man up until about seven years ago. when
he suffered a stroke of paralysis. from which
he never fully recovered. His eyesight was
very good until two years ago when it sud-
denly became impaired and coupled with
his other infrmiiies of body his mind began
to fail
OCCASIONAL.