The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-06-11


Fresh. pure drugs at suyders
Musical instruments at snyder's drug
store.
s,brock is headquarters for Tobacco and
Cgars.
Snow shovels have been laid away in
camphor.
drug store.
drug store.
Soc VIM. B. Skaters advertisement in an
other column.
nis ice cream saloon etiquette to keep on
the kid gloves.
It's fashionable TO carry raised paiasol
m the shady side.
The fork is more bon-ton than the knife
10 scoop up peas with
Columbia county postmaster was sns-
as,a for selling postage stamps on
tine
Fanny White Middlings, in l4o pound
h.s at sclrock's Grocery, Flour and Feed
Store.
,r.blo, schrock is agent for Chase & San
ho-,.s choice Rio Mocha and Java Coffee.
Buv IT. and use the pure article
v,ckerel and Lake Fish in stock at Nah
Il, scbrock's Country produce taken in
exchange for goods at all times.
Farmers, buy your Timothy and Clover
s.e5 from Mahlon Schrook. He keeps in
stock .ie best recleaned Western Seed
picnic lemonade will be made this season
3, he same old way. The girl holds the
l.r,on and the fellow does the squeezing.
loo Nicely spends much of his time in
v-,;,ine. and about once week sends an
article to Greensburg paper-Indiaaa Hes
soiga.
What is claimed to be the biggest find OF
Grebriek clay in the country has Just been
made on a farm at Fritztown, in Berks
county.
Do lot be deceived, but have Mahlon
scbrock deliver you sack Of his Fancy
Minnesota Flour, and you will buy no 9TH
or. Every sack is warranted
Good morning, said the census man.
.is il hot enough for your q refuse to
answer your fool questions, said old Mr..
Crusty as be slammed the door.
swarm of bees alighted in the window
Of drug store at Lancaster, one evening
last week. and the druggist locked them up
over night. In the morning they we're all
dead.
Two Young men who display remarka-
bic knowledge of religious affairs, have been
travelling around the country about Homes
dale. robbing houses where they could OBJ
tain board.
We have on hand large number Of good
brick which we will sell in quantities to suit
the purchaser. Prices very reasonable. Yard
opposite the planning mill.
HoLBRooK BRos. & PARsoN.
On Saturday evening the many friends OF
ourwer known young townsman' benjamin
F. Cooper. were shocked by the news oi his
death by drowning at Nineveh, while fish
irg in the dam at that place-Joh1'ao'7n
peBOcraf.
The Grand Jury Of Montgomery county
was found to consist Of thirteen men when
called to sit, a few days ago and it was de-
vcloped that two of the men were OF the
same name and address. and both had been
summoned.
A box OF Ayers Pills has saved many a
fit of sickness. When a remedy does not
hapEen to be within reach, people are liable
10 NEGLECT slight ailments, and, of course, if
serious illness follows they have TO suffer the
consequences. A stitch in time saves nine.
w. B. Page the champion high jumper of
the world now stationed at Mifflintown, in
the employ Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. gave an exhibition Of his powers
at that place last week, 10 an admiring au-
dienoe. At running jump be cleared the
horizontal bar at 3 height OF feet II inches.
The bar was then placed at 4 feet inches,
which be jumped over on a stand. His
next feat was a running high kick jump, at
tin plate suspended in the air feet from
ground On run be jumped over horse
hitched in a carriage
Tobacco is henceforth taboOed among Uni
ted Presbyterians and not only clergymen,
elders and students are prohibited from US
ing The weed but laymen must not indulge
in it. The blow was given at the meeting
Of the General Assembly in Buffalo last
week in the general assembly Of the church
and it was Knockout stTaight-from-the
shoulder hit at tobacco. The concensus of
reasons given was that the use Of tobacco |
injured the body and weakened the mind, 4
and furnished q bad example for young |
people Let US make a strong fight and 1
win, calculated a western clergyman. To- 1
bacco is worse than drink. and drink is
worse than the devil. Nobody in our |
church should use the cursed weed
A high state of excitement prevailed at
Ebensburg Wednesday afternoon when Jo-
seph Wherry. who was convicted Of stealing /
Joseph Horner's horse at Wilmore, jumped 4
from the court room window when the jury |
announced their verdict, The height is /
twenty seven feet, but be was not hurt and |
in a moment he was making tracks rapidly /
in an effort TO escape. To say that there was
turbulent scene in the court room would 4
be a mild expression Tor the state Of things. 1
Half those present ran to the windows while |
others made for the stairs. The court ad- /
jourDed perforce Of circumstances, until the 4
the prisoner was brought in, uninjured. but /
out Of breath Wherry had gone one-fourth /
Of mile before he Vas Overisken by the /
snail army Of puFsuers, which under the /
influence Of the bot sun was beginning TO
grow less in numbers as the race drew 70
close. Court had been moving along with /
out an unusual incident Of any kind until /
this episode, which had the effect Of waking
Up the quiet county town.
Assist the Work.
BE frank unto the census man,
Nor make silly fuss,
We learn ofOthers all we can.
They wish 70 learn Of rs.
To questions asked with truth reply
If 50 acts ey'ry one,
Upon the work we can rely