The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-16

be'ow Town, Friday evening il a contest
with a number IF Dis complnioas fr the
largest muning jump on ska,s- saylos iosi
DIS oalarce and falling heavily ou his len
siie broke his arm between tAe elbow and
wrist
Dr J. X Miller. oCBe-in pissed throu- i
Somerset Saturday on Do sway 10 Harrisburg
DR. Miller IS 5he Presidential Eec.or from
IBIS Congressional district and u.s., present
ai the mestins Of 1ho Escloml caiieee Non
day afternoon when tas vote OF The stare
Was cast for Harrison and Merton. DR.
Miller VIII spend several dnys ir pliladol-
pills before returning home
The manufacture Of charcoal rs carried on
by the firms of Samuel Fox ana james Mo-
Kelvey is a business Of much larger linen
sions than magypepiewh live right where
the work IS being done have any idea. They
give employing 10 from four e six hum
dred men-choppen burners, wasouers and
loaders-,hrouslout the year, and ship .r
the neighhorhood IF six hundred car loads
o. charred wood annu@ily Thegreaier por-
ton Of i, IS consigned 10 McKaesport.
The posioaiec 5-crartment intsodnced a
new postal card OF the iirst Of January,
which differs from the ola one in tina, il
hides the co~rTesponaenoe contained npoa it.
II il very much ike doubie card OF the
present pattern. TIE hack fold is split dag
enally and opens laarc out The fou~ cor
ners are folded and Joined together in the
centre after fhecl-l has been written upon,
the corners eng lsicnli together by apiece
ofgummed paper- The caal weighs less thsn
half ana ounce. and viii contain no more
wriiiue than one 81 ihoss now in use.
The House Committee on Invalid Pen
sious has resolgadto report ngosaby a bin
increasing the rate Of peusioa Tor total ID
ability 10 perform maaua labor from so
lihc present raici 90 s6s pr month for Joss
Of ana arm below the oi6pw, from a 70 S53
for loss Of an arm above the elbos from %j
TO ~, and for loss Of a. arm at the shoulder,
from So 70 $50. Tbe committee has deci
dei TO 5epo- slin ircrc1sire tie auouut
Of tie pensions allowed fr ampuialei
limbs. bui who are also suffering from gla-
sho; wounds ~ w4ica no pension is naa
allowed Tie amount ofincrease, hewover,
has not yei heen determined upoa.
Milk Win, Of s,orycreas, who va. IA
Somerset for the purpose OF attending Fri
DAY eycnin meetns Of the Grand Army
Post dropped in at this office Cor few min
uies 90 present Us with a copy Of Tac Son-
eze H1da dated Wednesday. January -.
ISL. Arlors other items 10 this well pre-
served sheet we end the following:
The Presidents elect, Gen. Harrison. IS
already bcsieged by application Tor Office by
q host u expeciants. and some amusing an
ecio.es are ioid Of the manner in which lie
disposes Of those WHO annoy him ia This
way. Ri pleasing 10 fad that The conduct
ol such men meets WITH general oenynre and
l,om al tina, can be- learned they wiz no,
dud their cause a, an advance hy their un-
blu-hins avidiiy far tire spoisf
Young Mr. F-ank Glessner is tine hero Of
The dsy al Gicssners, in ~s'onycreek Town
ship. No: only this. bct be IS caviea by az
DE local hanisnen OF that section OF he
county. since De hos sncseetied in trapping
the crafty old chicken hawk, at which hum
areds OF muskets and smooth bores have
been leveled daring the past spealy years.
IL IS cla med fiai tbs venerable iowl oftle
air Jas bsen known 70 Tie aeaizsas ofSoo-
nycreek fur 8. least THAT aumber OF years aud
has always been noted lor lis cunning ana
holiness. Our Informant tells us that Mas
ter Giessners father and grandfather have
in their tit.e united their ea1ris with those
OF their ncighbors TO bring this prehd ma
nuder of their ~barnyaris to earth, but he
continued hrs ravases annually broegh0ai
the period above stated aud avoided tie Wig
Hence ofthe arsi and second only 70 be en-
shared by the third generation. rhe vsner-
able robhcr captive measured : feet . inches
from tip TO tip and weighed 5 poauls. Mr..
Glcssner would he pleased 10 hear from any
one Who has bagsed a hawk that an beat
this.
Notwithstanding the fact thar only the
tail end OF Wednesdays luricane passed
over Tins section, ID nereriheiess 5icw sil
WAYS at ne me, and strong enough to start
ordinarily untrensporable materials 3. y
anil end~ise. Tie ranidiy arpnoaohlsg
storm was plainly disosmable a. 81 sweet
eastward over The bills and valleys from tie
heavily wooded crest Of Laurel H. Moun;
ain shortly aAar one o'clock. and moved
saialg north 81 Town. Is sas only Of a few
minutes duration and did Lite dsinase oih-
er than carrying away fenoes and upnooi.7g
trees. But the Aisa wind continued TO pre-
vail throughout the might, rendering il a
night Of sleepisssness and apprehension to.
many Of our people. About haiEpast ten
, m., when a number Of men were sill on
the streets, the lin roof Of A. " Eaeppers
block. on the Diamond, was wraprei up
hke = roll Of carpet by a~rloient puT and de-
posted on the sifcei below The tai smoke
sack At Rsiis's Touring min vas leveled 10
the ground during the night.