The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-06

fire clean
Aaron schrOck, Esq editor { the Def
aace, O, cresoem. spent the week with
friends in this place.
Miss Kittie Endslev, who holds a clerk
ship in the Census Department at Washing
tDn, is home for weeks visit
Cards are out for the wedding Of Mr.. P. A.
schell and Miss Mary Eadsley. The cere-
nony win take place At noon. Thursday
Lightning knocked chimney and part Of
the gable of Ed. Jones's house on Turkey
foot street during Friday evenings storm.
The picnic at Mostolier station VIII be
held on Saturday, August l6. instead Of the
lith. IS was erroneously stated last week.
Mr. and Ms. John H Uhl ief for Ma
era Falls Sunday. They viii visit chantau-
qua and other resorts before returning
home
IL. Miller and 5. e. Trent both SOM
erses county boys, who are praciicing law at
The Pittsburgh bar, spent Saturday and sun
day in town.
The Pittsburgh Philharmonic Society have
-econsidered their plans 70 20 into camp on
Tsyman's bill. They viii not visit somer-
set this season.
Mrs. Tillie +. Lindsey. Of Mansfield, Ohio
IS visiting friends in Somerset county. Al
present she is the gnest Of her cousin, Mrs.
Charles F. Walker, Of this township.
Dr.. ]. N. Louther, wife and family. left
Thursday morning for two week outing
in Westmoreland and this county. The Dr.
drove his handsome team Of grey horses
Lawyer Fred Biesecker snd Cashier An
drew Parker. OF the First National Bank.
drove over the mountains to Bedford Friday
and spent several days al the Springs hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Huston, OF Phila-
delphia. are guests at the residence Of Chss-
II. Fisher. Half dozen years ago Mrs
Huston. then Mss Olive Cohroth, was one
Of somerset's brightest society girls.
Mrs.. Ed. NJ. Schrock. whorecently returned
to somerset from Columbus, Nebraska,
whittier the family removed ten or twelve
years ago, is laying dangerously IL At the
home of her daughter, Mrs j. X Coffroth.
Capt Alex Ogle and wife, Misses Emma
Parker. Jessie Jordan, Emma Baer Louise
and Alice Scull, Flora Wilson, Mrs. Fred.
Rieseeker. Messrs. Webster Parker and
r. :. Scull are spending the week at Allan
tic City.
The family Of Mr.. Abner Mckinley were
called TO Canton. Ohio. last Tuesday by the
death Of Mr.. McKinley's only sister Miss
Anna Miss Mckinley had been principal
Of the Canton High School FOR more than
twenty years.
Ensign Chester Knepper, L. 5. y, son Of
oliver Knepper, Of this borough. is home
for months stay Ensign KnepPer only
recently returned from two years cruise
on the Z. 5. man-of-war Ranger which
vessel has been doing engineering work
along the coast of Central America
Congressman Scull arrived in town Sat
uriay evening expecting to spend Few days
with his family He was met on his arm
val with a telegram from the Sergesnt-at-
arms Of the House requesting him 10 re-
turn 10 Washington At once in accordance
with a resolution adopted by that body Sat
uriay. re7oking all leaves Of absence
Alice. wife Of Robert Ruby Of BraddOck,
died shortly after six O'Clock Wednesday
evening, after an illness Of about ten days Of
brain fever. The deceased was born in
Somerset county IN 1856. and.went TO Brad
dock with her husband in 1875. where she
had since resided. She was a consistent
member of the Disciple Church.
Davis Brothers have entered into con-
tract with the Standard Oil Company TO fur
nish 100000 red brick to be delivered at
EIlerslie and Watson, Nd, during the
months Of September and October. The
brick are TO be used in building pumping
stations for the new pipe line under con
struciion from the West Va, oil fields TO
Philadelphia.
During the year prior 10 April lst the
county iaii was taxed 10 ifs utmost 10 ac-
commodaie The many prisoners who were
committed there for safe keeping. Hardly
week passed without one or more additions
being made to the sherifrs colony. Since
the work Of the new jail has been entered
upon the county has been remarkably free
from crime, so much 50 indeed, thar Sheriff
McAIinen has only had 70 take one prisoner
to the Indiana county Jail in that time.
DR.. John Usaw, formerly Of Harrisburg
and well known throughout this county
where be lived for a long time, and more es-
pecially from the numberless suits be was
engaged in in our county courts, died at his
home in Duncannon on Thursday. His
wife and four children, with whom he had
not been living for several years, reside in
Harrisburg. The domestic troubles were
ventilated in 4 court trial not long ago. and !
the case terminated in 4 verdict against the
husband. who Was compelled TO pay his
wife 5000.
Tie four mex iron bridges 20 be erected for
the county this fall By the Groton Bridge
Company, notice Of which was Published in
these columns several weeks ago. are to be [
constructed on plan entirely different from
that hitherto IN vogue IN this county and
IN this section OF the State The Groton
company have a patent on steel piles. which /.
they drive deep into the ground IN lieu Of
the heavy and expensive stone abutments.
II IS estimated that the county commission |
ers viii save the snug sum Of $1,000 70 the /
tax payers on this contract. or 81. 900 on each I
bridge. The bridges are guaranteed 70 be as
strong and substantial as can be built.
An exchange gives the following treat /
nent for the green cabbage worm which I
viii literally exterminate al those that I
come in contacf with il Two quarts OF
coal tar are put in an open vessel, which Is
set in the bottom ofa barrel and the barrel 4
IS filed with water IN forty eight hours
the water Is impregnated with the oder Of {
the tar, although the tar Is not dissolved in I
II. The water IS then sprinkled aBundanily
on the cabbags. and the odor peneirates