The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-12-18

= '''.'es was seen on onr streets Monday.
The young people Of the DISCIPLES church
are ousiis rehearsing sor . Ye Old Folks
concerfe 70 Be given Christmas night.
Depusy-Siate Superintendent Of Pub,ie
iostracsion Henry Hauck. Is proninently
n'es'sionea as successor to The laie superia-
sendens lIisaee.
Herman stshi, Of Faescns. and Henry
D. LApe, Of Jenner, are two sonerset COUNTY
veterans who we're granted increase Of pen
sions last week.
Old residents can recall good many open
winters, bat none Of them can recoIIect ever
having seen dandelions bloom in December
before this year.
Mr-A.J cober. Of Beachdaie, who has
been reader Of the HrRALp for more than
twenty FIVE yezrz, and who always pays in
advance, is serving as juror this week.
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Mr.. John G. SINNER has disposed or his
cottage on Turkeyfoot street to lawyer Il.
N. Berkiey, who viii take possession on the
first oftae year. Mr.. sAnner viii remove
to Kansas
NJ. Harry Kinksid. the newly.appointed
bepasvA'ollector OF Internal Revenue for
I this district. was in sonlerset Tuesday. when
John O. KmmeI, ESQ.,. turned over the books
Of that osaee to him.
An electric gong was plaoea IN position IN
The vault of The First National Bank, FIJI
day It rings an alarm every tine the bas-
kei door IS opened
james wilkins. Of sprinsaale, Cedar
county, Iowa. formerly of Somerset county.
last week sold s. head Of hogs, which aver
aged 423 pounds each. The heaviest weigh
ed so pounds, and the lishtest 800 pounds
/ John T. Fitzpatrick, the railroad contract
or who. with Ed McGovern. had The COT
tract for digging Niger Mountain Ten
mel, ON the South Penn. diesl at his home in
Lancaster county, last Saturday. he was in
his 4sih year.
A. Z. Hsei's is headquarters for Fiorida
/ Oranss-, bananas. Lemons. California Esap-s
oraiel Fruits, Pr1nes. Rsisins. Figs. Dates
! Finest frenca Creams, Mixed Creams. Com
mon Mixed Stick C1nd.es, and Foreign
NUS Of all kinds
The young Peoples Mite Society Of the
PresbytsTias church, viii hold Festival
Monday and Tuesday evenings Of Institute
week, in the rooms lately occupied ~ Mr
Geo. W Benfords Book Store. All are IL
vised. CoMxITfEz-
Not everybody is rich enough to lose 500
without knowing it, bus this is what Fair
field, Ne. woman did. Mrs. II. A. Small
recently iound a railroad bond Of 500 that
had been laid away in an old book for the
past ten yesrs, and which she had forgotten
ali about
Mr.. Charles L. Pile has opened coal yard
at the s. & c. station, and viii keep constant
y on band a large supply Of the celebrated
Salisbury cnal which needs no reeommenda-
ton from us, and which will be sold az TIE
lowest price. Sykes viii no doubt re-
ceive liberal share Of patronage.
Governor Beaver has appointed the fol-
lowing Commission 10 report a General Road
law. David McCargo. Pittsburs; Jacob
BoTard. Conneautville Cyrus Gordon. Clear
field IL 5. Goodwin, South Bethlehem
samuel T. Downing Wet Chester. These
act in conjunction with three Senators and
i've Representatives
A great many people are paving ten cents
ior gtess al the number of beans contained
in an odd shaped jar, al grocer Youghts.
The Jar will be opened ard the beans count
ed On Christmas eve, when the person who
has eussseSi nearest the oorrecs number win
receive an immense French doll on exhi5i-
ton in the show window The guessing
varies aIl the way from ! 500 to 5000
Detectives are al DAVIS City. ". Va, look
ing for John Ramsay, the Fayette county
outlaw and leader Of the gang which con-
mitied 50 many bold robberies in the vicini-
y Of NarkleysbuTg last summer. Ramsay,
it Is said, has been working At the Davis
mines there under an assumed name, but
disappeared . short time ago. He Is sup
posed 10 be hiding in the vicinity Of Davis
City.
Superintendent Berkey has wisely decided
that children under the age OF fourteen will
not b. admitted 70 the day sessions of the
Teachers Institute, unless accompanied by
their Parents We hope that the resolution
viii be rieisIly enforced, and are confident
that it viii meet with the sPprobation Of
others who wish 10 take advantage Of the
opportunity for gaining knowledge and IN
structiOn.
IN conversation with Mr. p. l. Casebeer.
We were pleased to learn that the owners of
the OpeTa House have provided another exit
for their place Of amusement. By means ofs I
pair OF large double doors opening from the
centre Of the house on 30 West street Tim
ID persons who hare heretofore feared 70 at
tend tie insuiute lectures, when the house
is crowded to its utmas. capacity. can now
do 50 without the least fear OF panic
when the afternoon freight train OF the
Somerset and Cambria Railroad was round
ing the short curve At kaufman's run, Non
dsy afternoon, a number Of the cars left the
track. Tao or three Of tsem were dumped
into The creek. and as many more were de- /
nnoIisaed. The road was blooksded through
out the night, the soufh-bound passenger
train due here At 4-si p. m. NOT arriving m /
Ill a. m Tuesday. Several Of the height
crew sustained slight injuries.
William Dunmysr, twenty y-yesr-old son /
esf David Duamyer, living two miles east Of
Sipesviile, met with a very painful accident
one dav last week while hunting Amer
tranpiug through the woods for several I
hou-s be halted al steam saw mill and en- {
gagged in conversation with number Of en- I
pleves. standing the while with his hands !
earclssslv resting on the usuzzle Of his sbot I
gan. Without the slightest reason. the /
,,,fs.,- man saVs The gun went of = and Of I