The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-07-04


Mrs John II Boyts. Of Irwin, is visiting
relatives in Somerset.
The firm hand of Chairman shafer will
hold the rrins for another year.
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ID. J. Horner. Judge Shaver. and II. G..
Beerits are at Gettysburg this week
A crowd Of drunken rowdies disturbed the
slumbers of many of our citizens Saturday
night
Mrs. Harry B. Colborn, of Frostburg, Nd.
is a guest at the residence OF Hon. A J..
Colborn.
Miss Lucy Heffiey. of Highland Farm, "
has returned from winters visit in Phils-
| delphia
DIR. Albert p Brubaker, and wife, of
Philadelphia, arrived in Somerset, Saturday
evening. for three weeks visit.
Under the annual reapportionment of the
salaries of posimasters throughout the coun-
| try. the salary of the Somerset postmaster
has been increased to Sl.400.
Register and Recorder swank was around
after an eye-opener Monday morning. A
bee stung him ON his leif eye Sunday, the
swelling closing that member entirely.
The bricklayers will commence work on
the Cofiroth- -scull building this week The
stonemasons are at work on the foundation
of the Odd Fellows building.
In last weeks HERALD we published
tabular statement of the entire vote cast at
the Republican primary on the 2Sd of June
There was no election held in Northampton
Township or New Baltimore Borough.
Mr.. George c. Liehty and Mrs. Wm. II.
Miller have just returned home from Phila-
delphia. where they had been visiting their
sister, Mrs Rebecca C. Meyers. who is seri-
ously III with inhammatory rheumatism.
Says the New York Saa: Maj. Mckinley
was not nominated, but the result of the
week promotes him to the rank of major
general among Republican leaders. He was
"A years old on the 26th. of last Feb
lulry"
The young men composingthe " Somerset
Social society headed by their cornet band,
marched in a body to the station this, Tues
day morning, and took passage on the 9:2r
train for Confluence. at which place they
will pitch their tents over the Fourth, be
fore proceeding to their old camping grounds
on the Yough.
Squire Edmund Cummins and J.
I" Newt T" Kemp were lodged in Jail this.
Tuesday morning charged with arson, on in
formation of ex-Sherif John Winters, who
was lessee of the Glade House at the time it
was burned to the ground, some six weeks
ago. Sheriff McMillen made the arrests.
Cummins was taken in custody al Confiu-
ence and Kemp al Harnedsyille.
Comrades J. 6. Gardill, Capt. Charles
Hefiiey and Frank Collins, of Berlin, left for
Gettysburg Thursday morning. where they
will take part in the reunion exercises of the
week. and renew friendships among their
old comrades in arms The commisSary of
this little squad was one Of the best furnish
ed we have ever seen, and contained about
as good " grub as we ever tasted.
We direct the attention ofthe school board
TO the condition Of a number Of the beautiful
maple trees that surround the Academy
ground Some Of them are being ruined by
the boxes around them. a very little care
and attention for few years more, and the
trees will be able TO take care Of themselves.
And. by the way. it wouldn't be a bad idea
TO have the grounds moved once IN awhile.
Mr.. Ned" johnson, the Somerset House
chef, showed US a Tippecanoe button Sat
urday evening that he has carried in his
pocket since ISl0 The button is made of
silver and is in as good staue Of preserva-
ton as though fresh from the coiners
mould. On one side Is the likeness Of Cen
eral Harrison. with the date of the battle
Of Tippecanoe and ON the other the log
cabin. with the date of the Generals birth.
Every pleasant sunday Mr.. Albert Walter
comes up from Pittsburgh to take dinner
with his friends in Somerset 1t don't re-
quire a second look at rotund Tommy to
tell that lac is in business of his liking. He
shows il all over, while his basso voice is
used with such deep chested modulation, as
TO leave no further doubt as 10 his calling.
Albert is auctoneer in leading Pittsburgh
pool-room. and is reckoned as one of the
most promising sellers in the business.
After several months diligent search and
INQUIRY, the monument committee have
learned the names OF 22l Of their fellow sol
diers from Somerset county who gave their
lives 10 their country. OF this number 19O
were killed on the field Of battle, "a died OF
disease contracted in the service, and seven
were lost. The manufacturers Of the monu-
ment required the committee 10 send in
their final and corrected list Of names this
week. in order to have them all on the mon
umeni and have il completed in the contract
ed time. The list of 22I as furnished by the
committee is thought 10 contain the names
Of all but a very few of the deceased veter-
ans who resided in this county.
Mr.. Norman b. Ream, the nliiiionare Chi
caro broker. with his wife and family, are at
the Somerset House Looking at the tall,
wel-filled figure and smiling face of Mr..
Ream. one would never imagine that only a
few years ago he followed the plow in Lower
Turkeyfoot Looking at him again it would
not occur to the casual observer either that
he was the busy man Of affl'ts and '' coup
~ times" millionaire, who Is reported to have
dropped one with six cyPhers after it in New
York not a great while ago, and only regard /
ed it as a drop out OF the bucket. Mr. Ream
comes to Somerse; for few weeks rest
among his boyhood'. friends when he 4
wants to get far from the maiding crowd.
4 fatal runaway accident occurred in 1
Jenner township wednesday of last week. I
Ms Griffith, wife of j. J. Griffith, the Jen-
nertown merchant. started 10 visit her ia
ther-Wm. c. Grifiith-who lives 4 short 4
distance north of the town of Jenner \ I
Roads. In the buggy with Ms Griffith was
her infant child. and Mrs. DIR. Walker and I
her small child. While ascending the steep /.
hi.l near the residence of Mr. W c. Griffith, /,
one of the holding straps OF the harness