Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-10
LETTER FROM SOMERSET,
County misunderstanding Among Physi-
cians-The Nicelys.
SOMERSET, Pa, January 3, 1890.


SOMERSET, Pa, January 3, 1890.
ToRe Editor OF The Jol,astO,1a Democrat.
As a locker on here in Somerset, have
BEEN impressed with the hustle and stir to
BE witnessed on every hand. Streets are
thrpnged with men, women and children
from all parts of the county, and from
adjsining counties. Hotels, boarding
botHes and private dwellings are all
paced with guests. Stores, offices and
shobs are filled from early morning until
late hours IN the night with buyers and
goslipers.
Why all this life? The answer is, that
it 1.-THE annual gathering of the hundreds
engaged in the laudable work of "teach
inglhe young idea how to shoot" in
othe words. it is the week of the County
Institute. More spruce young men with
while silk mufflers, and prettier young
women never graced auy PENNSYLVANIA
tow, than those to be seen in the Streets
in tie Court House in day time and in the
visiting this county seat. And if one
wep to believe half of what Professor
Brooks, of Philadelphia, one of the in
strDtors, says, better equipped corps of
tca@ers is not to be found in any other
county than those now representing the
schools of this county.
Tie day sessions of the Institute arc
heldin the Court House, and the evening
Lectures are delivered in the Opera House,
botf places being filed to overtlowing
with enthusiastic audiences. OF the pro-
cecGngs of the Institute proper, it can
be sid they have bceh of very interest
ing and instructive character from
first to last. As to the lectures,
it MY be said some were good and 9th
ers hdifferentlY so. The notorious Sam
Smd's harangue, yclept From the
Bari Room to the Pulpit was in keeping
wiuithe man-coarse, abusive, sarcastic,
funny and un!nstractive to many OF his
audhnce, but highly entertaining to 9TH
ers. Professor Brooks lecture was lit
tic tbo profound to be popular in the eyes
and ears OF a mixed crowd. VIII E.
CARLTON, measured up to the expectations
Of everybody, in talking about home.
While he cannot render some Of the
funny tnings ne has written with rs good
effect as Riley or Bin Nye can most Of
their productions, he is popular lectur-
en-, and always gives satisfaction. Arts
tically considered the Boston Stars, in
their performances, were success their
only failure was along the line of what is
regarded as popular music. The Hub
culture is "a notch or two too high for
general appreciation.
This town has been sorely visited with
in the past four weeks. The well.known
and popular physician, DR.. Brubaker,
whose sudden death cast gloom on the
whole county, had scarcely been laid
away in his grave, until the people were
called upon to mourn the loss of DR..
BiosedlSer. whose coed qualities as Il
young man, and whose skill as physi-
clan, lad given him prominence in the
eyes Of all And now the sad announce
ment b made of the sudden death Of DR..
Miller a well rounded and accomplished
physician, who came here from Berlin to
take tue place of DR.. Brubaler, Wednes-
day morning at nine o'clock, he
left home to visit patients in the
county, and at three o'clock p. NJ, he
was ound dead in his bnggy--the
horse having picked his own waysfor two
or thee miles along the road. His death
is attributed to lung and heart complica-
ton. The doctor was son.in-law of
Hon. a. j. Colburn, at whose house the
| lifeles body will remain until Saturday,
wherIit will be taken to Berlin for inter-
meLtI The shock to his wife has been so
great that much anxiety Is felt as to the
result
A strange fatality seemingly has lighted
upon the medical profession in the
| County, w lIhlu lllC past lOul "CShS III
Blough, a young man with fine prospects,
located at Meyersdale, and who had just
returned from his wedding trip, took sud
denly sick and died in very short time
afterWard.
Up to date only few cases of influenza
are reported, all being of a comparatively
mildtype.
Upon inquiry find the Nicely boys,
convicted and sentenced to be hung for
the murder of Farmar Umberger, are still
in the old insecure Jail. AS the Governor
has not set the day for their execution,
and as no time has been fixed for a hear
ing before the Pardon Board, one never
hears word said about them, unless
elected by an inquiry. A LOCKER On.
At Their Final Resting Place.
| The remains of Rev AlonZa r. Diler