The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-29
TRrsr, August d, 1855

BurEAIo BILL

lkENI, AuguS %. 1885
Somerset Township Items
The picnic Of the Freidens s. 5. which
was held near that place on Saturday 18th,
was largely attended by people from far and
near. The weather was all that could be
wished.
The apple crop is almost a total failure in
most Of the orchards in our part Of the
county the centraD, Few farmers viii be
able TO make applebutter this fail. Those
who can make il will find a good demand
and good prices.
C. c. Schrock D. L. AMI Zimmerman.
Of Quemahoning Township, went To West
Virginia last week to buy fat cattle. About
4 month ago Mr.. Zimmerman brought from
there a drove Of very fine cattle to supply
the Johnstown market.
W. W. Cupp, one Of our most successful
teachers. will spend the coming winter atthe
Normal College. at Huntingdon. where he
expects TO takethe regular course in English.
The fall term of the school opens September
3Hd, when he expects to start in.
Herman Shaffer sowed two bushels OF
Bonanza oats last spring and Is well
pleased with 1t. II is a new variety Of which
none was grown in this county, previous to
this season It has not yet been threshed.
but Mr.. ShafTer says it is very heavy and
thinks it will yield well.
u. G. Hchty. son of George C. Lichty,
lately wentto the vicinity Of Waterloo, Iowa,
and, we are informed. Is well pleased with
the country. He has been working for
Samuel J. Lichty, a former resident of Som
erset Co. His many friends miss him, partic-
alariy a certain Miss S. for whom, perhaps,
time viii pass slowly IN his absence.
The heavy rains and high water of last
week did not do much damage to farmers as
far as we have learned. Some oats shocks
were thoroughly soaked, especially such as
were down, which required much work to
dry them. Also, some oats that were not
cut we're badly beaten down, and difficult to
cut. Most of the crop IS now stored.
JONI L. 1liA ; oAtAAt Allt-AArA has IA-- e
turned from stoyestown and vicinity TO the
n~eighborhood of Baer's sawmill. Il was
started mp more than a month ago and has
been running nearly all the time since then.
John spent his honeymoon in the old way
marrying on sunday and going TO work on
Monday. he is an industrious and upright
young man, snd bound 10 succeed in life.
He has plenty Of ihreshing to do until win
ter sets in.
Edward Coleman vas taken by surprise
and almost confused on saSday morning,
10Th, when his wife presented him with
twin babies-a boy and a girl. Ed is a man
Of strong nerves, but this event, to use his
own expression, put him in one Of the worst
p-reiicaments he ever was in. We think he
has recovered his usual serenity of mind.
especially since the congratulations of his
many friends have been extended to him
for he does no; show much conceit or van
its. He Is now the father Of eight children,
all in good health, and being an Industrious
man, he will do his duty in providing for
them
In tie HERALD Of the 12h inst, we no
iced that Mr.. J.. II. Bowman reported an
unusual yield of rye from a cartain number
Of Dozens, and threw out a mild challenge to
his fellow farmers to beat it. Now. your
readers very well know that : dozen sheaves
is 4 very indefinite quantity, and 10 fair
comparison can be made on that score. If
Mr.. Bowman consents to give the area Of
the ground on which his rye grew. he may
find some Of his ~neighbors who will, prOba-
bly, compel for the cake" We VIII here
mention that Mr.. Jacob ". Fike, near Gel
gers Station. raised 7Oi bushels of rye on less
than half the area that Mr.. Bowman's 81
bushels grew, according to reports in circu-
lation. IfJosiah cares u toss up in the
of area, We think he needs not go
Ear from home
!. d. Baer, who has acted as local agent
the last three years. for the Willowdale
Nursery. at WillOwdaie, Chester 90. Pa. is
taking orders for nursery stock for de-
this fall and next spring. His aim is
10 furnish the best varieties of fruit that is
10 our climate, his stock being frs.
class in quality and prices are reasonable as
compared with travelling agents who are
constantly swoopIng over the country, claim
ing TO represent the only reliable nusery in
the country, tina their stock will thrive in
any location, climate or soil, and that the
produced viii put every other kind in
the dark for quality. Mr.. Baer has, through
observation, reading and other modes Of in
quiry. tried to inform himself what IS best
10 our climate and soiI He claims
his object Is to furnish what his ers
need or want. and not to talk up certain new
varieties whose only known merits : are high
prizes. !
ScRIBBLER-