The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-21
RrothereualIex Items-

Peter C0ber, q son of Henry Cober, was en-
gagged in plowing wheat ground with fine
span of horses one day last week. when one
Of them suddenly dropped dead
Aaron Brant. one of cur best farmers. has
a colt sired by Stra,hearn. which he defss
the county to beat. He is very sorry there is
no fair in the county this fall.
Quite number Of the surviving veterans
of the l43rd reside in Berlin and vicinity,
who participated in the battle Of Gettysburg,
and they intend TO visit that place and take
part in the dedication.
More phosphate will be used in this Sec
ton this fall than in any previous season.
Some six or eight car loads have been haul
ed away from the station, and still no, all
our farmers have yet been supplied.
Lewis J. Eskin. one of our cattle dealers.
and wide-awake butchers, returned from
West Virginia last week with fine lot of
steers, which he intends to u-e in his
slaughter house. Now our people may ex-
pect good and cheap beef.
Ira Buechley Of Belchdale. who IS doing
thriving business in the grocery and
general merchandise line, Is building n large
and eomm0dious storeroom. in which he
expects to be able to accommodate bis many
customers more promptly and conveniently.
Success TO you, Ira.
A number of our best farmers will COM
mence sowing wheat this week Some of
them advocate early sowing TO insure good
crops, while Others, equally as good, advo-
cate later sowing But every farmer must
understand his own business, and SOW at the
time that will suit the condition Of his land.
Wittenberg and East Liberty, two Of the
suberbs of Berlin, formerly belonged to the
township, but Of late years some OF the citi-
zens got sick and tired ofthe enormous local
taxes which they had to pay 10 the township
in the form of school and road taxes, and
they were just whining to get into the bor-
ough. In sac:, fence ten Is high could
not have kept them out another year But
now, since they are in the borough. and
their local taxes are increased four fold, they
kick against the taxes OF the towns But
then it is useless, gentlemen. There is no
one who has any sympathy for you.... 1t was
your own action and besides, you put the
township 10 the trouble and expense Of
building new house and likewise has the
borough. to procure an extra house on ac-
count of the addition. SO please be satisfied
with your own actions.
Z" As the farmer gathers in his crops he
should be reminded that about 30 per cent.
Of the money he pays for his binding twine
goes into the pockets of millionars who
compose the trust. '-SoBsessci Deaocraf Aug.
7th, iSS9.
Tut, tut, I used some binder twine and
this season paid like scores of farmers
throuhout the county, 25 per cent. less for
my twine than paid in the season of 1883.
Now whether it is due from the fact
that, in 1855 the Administration was Demo-
cratic, and this year il is Republican. or last
year congress was Democratic and now it is
Republican, or whether it is due TO the Gran
ger movement. all over the county. | will
leave the reader of the HERALD TO judge
Reading such = bosh as the item about
the binder twine trust in the Dsa1crii, is
not only sickening to the intelligent farmer,
but it is at the same time very provoking
Knowing as they all do. that it is written
Intentionally to deceive and misleaI the un-
informed ON the twine business.
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