The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-16

town, for business purposes.
The PAuley Jail Company have delivered
= large quantity Of the steel work to be used
In the construction Of the new jail.
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Read Mrs. This advertisement in another
column. She has an immense stock of
goods. and they are undoubtedly cheap.
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Messrs Cohroth. KOoser and Koontz went
10 Harrisburg the early part of the week 70
appear before the Pardon Board ia the Nice
ly matter.
Mr.. Jacob ]. Schell, who had been con-
fined 10 his home for several weeks with an
annoying attack Of the grippe, is able to be
about again.
Deputy Sheriff Milt McMilIen went
over to Ebensburg Wednesday, to witness
the execution Of Charles Carter. He was
treated with the utmost courtesy by the
Cambria county officials, and, like most peo-
pie who have the pleasure Of Sheriff Stein
mans acquaintance, is stuck on him"
Duying the thunder storm on last Tuesday
the lightning struck the hoard fence near
Mr. A. Brenisers barn in Derry Township,
Westmoreiand county, destroying several
panels and knocking Miss Geriie, who was
sitting sewing, from her chair and stunning
her severely, bat nothing serious has res uii-
ed from the shock TO the young lady as yet.
A telegram from New Brighton Monday
morning conveyed the sad announcement Of
the death Of Mrs Letiiia Brubaker, wife of
Edward Bruoaker Mrs. Brubaker had
many friends in this her husbands former
home. who will sincerely m pnrn her early
death. Il is such short time ago that she
eanle here as charming bride, and by her
many graces and true womanly accomplish
menis endea7ed herself TO all hearts, that it
is hard to realize that she is no more.
QUIET Observer Mr. Erasmus Wilson,
of Pittsburgh Commercial Go-ette, delv-
cred his popular lecture, Are We Civiliz-
ed, in the Opera House Wednesday even
ing Unfortunately Somerset is not a good
lecture town, and the audience was not as
numerous as il should have been. Those
present. however were most delightfully."-
entertained, and were started TO thinking
about many little things that z To make
life happier, that had never been brought to
their attention before.
A party of burglars forced their way into
the iewelry store Of J. II. Conner, at Berlin,
on Thursday last. and carried oil watches,
jewelry. etc, valued at two hundred and
fifty dollars by the owner. From Conner's
psce they gained an entrance into the gro
oery store Of Matthews & Kimnnel. in which
the post Office Is situated. They took about
twenty dollars from the till but failed TO
force the safe-a lucky circumstance for the
owners, as il contained considerable
amount Of money as well as the supply OF
stamps. -
Major E. A. Montoo,h, Pittsburgh's hand
some candidate for the Republican nomina-
1 ton for Governor, dropped into Somerset
on private business on Friday last. He
managed to call on few people while here,
and let them know he was in the field 70 the
/ finish. He went away smiling, good humor-
ed. and apparently happy, but then the gal
/ liant msior always is smiling, good humor-
ed and apparently happy. He is the first OF
the Gubernatorial candidates to visit the
frosty sons of thunder" and certainly
/ - ft,,r,-aaoifr,
.Dere amt 10 flies on de Burgess Of dis
yer town" said one would-be tough youth
Sunday morning to another. Last night
when 'er couple of biokes put mp der dnke;
and offered TO fight, but wound up by goug-
in at each others eyes, and chawin each
Others thumbs up in front ofde Court Honss
de police wasn't around, and deold man sail
ed in and collared one Of de ealoois b.ssell.
Il probably wasn't very dignihed proceed
ing but the Lord High Mayor care:
more for the dignity, peace, and good ordei
of his bailiwick than he does for his OWE
dignity. and never fails 10 enforce the ordi
nances in such case made and provided"
Elward Storm. a German, living iwitl
Jacob Zimmerman. Of Quemahoning town
ship. committed suicide by shooting himsei
through ihe head, on Monday Last, with {
common bulldog revolver. The maj
was a great sufferer from nervous dyspepsia
and is thought to have committed the dec
in fit of temporary insanity. Storm vii
be remembered IS the man who was ARRESTED
a few years ago and committed to jail on IN
charge of having broken into the dwelling
of an old lady named Baker the mother
John D. Baker. south of Somerset. Mrs
Baker. who was Old and feeble, died from
the effects of the fright. The grand jur,
failed 10 find true bill against Storm, an'
be was discharged.
In another place in this paper will b
found some observations by Erasmus WI
son. the quiet Observer of the Pittsburgl
C,.amerciaf Gasetfe. in regard to Somerse'
He is a little of on Riley and the Hills G
Somerset lfhe will take the trouble to col
uer St. George, Of the Times, some ia.
when that meteoric young gentleman
sporting the gold headed cane 50 numel
onsly presented him by the Pittsburg
Press Club. down the avenue, he will proba
blv get the correct story OF how Riley cam
: 10 write The poem. Riley has lectured q
least twice amidst the hills Of Somerset an
Won would not have to 20 so far back in hi
ancestry TO find that they knew all about tn
breezes that toy around these ancient bills.
Shortly after midnight Tuesday. durin
The progress of heavy storm that swef
; over the north Of the county. the large ne
harm Of Mr.. Walter Sorber. near SprucetowI
in ouenahoning townsain, was fired b
lightning, and entirely destroyed. The owl
or vas absent from home that night, an
the fire was not discovered until il had go
ton bevond control. when the dare of th
flames awakened Mr. sorber's family, wh
were soundly sleeping in the iarmhons
! only few rods distant The eldest daugi
r Ter succeeded in saving all the live sioc
sheltered in the building, but the agIicult'
raj implements and farm products stored
II we're consumed. The loss will reach
Inc neirbborhood of 81 200, and is onl
partly covered by insurance.
The sudden death Of Jacob K. Jack Co
2 roth at his residence on Main street, Fr
, dav afternoon last, was a great shock 20 Il
: entire community. He had been coniine
: n his bed but few hours, and those OF h
afatt.