The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-30

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Misses annie and Emma Parker enter
tanned fifiy Of their LADY friends Friday even
ing, at a house-warming.
X II. Koonfz. of Berlin, has purchased
the marble works OF the late II. S. Laugh
rey' on Maple avenue, Greensburg.
John n. Snyder, the druggist, has prepar.
Cd Tor resumption Of work on the South
rem by laying In a stock of accordeons
1900
MI N. H.Aar;zsll. Off Dckwood. is able
to oe about again, after being housed for
three weeks with a painful attack Of the
mumps.
May term Of court begins on Monday
10Th day, and not on the 10Th, as was mad
vertanily stated in this paper in the issne
which contained the list OF Jurors.
Mr. Ed Hoover, Of Brothersvallev town
ship, is confined to his bed with severe at
tack Of pneumonia. 1t was reported Mon
day evening that. his condition was quite
critical
PENSIONS have been granted to Josiah L.
Bender and Mrs. Lydia spangler. both of
stoyestown, and to the minor children of
Jacob Krissinger, of Berlin, and reissue
has been granted Levi Queer. Of Berlin.
Mr.. Will Tayman, Of Evansville. has sold
one Of his thoroughbred trotters TO Mr.. An
drew Parker, cashier of the First National
Bank, who believes that he has secured one
OF the handsomest and fastest roadsters in
thecounty
Some thirty Of the fifty odd gentlemen
who propose to be candidates at the coming
/ primary election have already placed their
/ announcements in the hands of the County
Chairman. The announcements viii be ad.
vertised next week.
I Superintendent w. w. Dobbins, of Smead.
Wills Il Co., Philadelphia. arrived in town
Saturday and will remain until the work Of
putting the smead system Of heating and
ventiating and dry closets in the new jail
has been completed
Mr.. George J. Countryman, a well known
resident of Qlemahoning township. died
very unexpectedly at 10 O'Clock Monday
night. The cause Of his death was heart
failure. Mr. Countryman had leg broken
some three weeks ago while assisting a
neighbor in removing household goods. but
his condition was never regarded as being at
all critical
Hon. J. K. McAfee. for many years the
veteran editor of the Greensbarg Tribune and
Herald, and for four years Dep ay Secretsry
Of the Commonwealth under Go sernor Hoyt,
while walking about his pneiaises Friday
evening fell upon the stone Ia sging in the
rear of his house and broke ais thigh be-
sides sustaining other painful injuries that,
owing to his advanced age, will cause his
death. The attending physician has no hopes
of his recovery.
On Tuesday morning about 3 O'Clock,
Samuel Thomas, aged about thirty years,
was found hanging in his flther's barn, on
the bill above louisville, on the Somerset
& Cambria r. r. The discovery was made by
Mr.. Thomas, senior. The youHg mans legs
were bent under him and his knees were
almost touching the floor showing his de-
termination TO kill himself He was un-
married, WAS no; in trouble of am kind so
far as known, and there was no apparent
cause for the deed.
From a circular handed US during the
week we learn that there is not even shad-
ow Of truth in the statements that have
recently been going the rounds Of the news
papers that the Williams Grove Grangers'
Picnic Is to be moved 70 Mt Gretna. The
men who are circulating these reports are
not Patrons, as they represent themselves,
but are now, as they always have been, the
enemies Of the Grange and intriguers against
the farmers organization.
Mr.. Samuel Smith, a well known and
prominent citizen Of this county, died at his
home in lockwood, Thursday last Mr..
Smith was taken with typhoid -pneumonia
week prior to his death, and from the iirst
appearance ofthe disease seemed 10 realize
that bis case was hopeless one. He had
only been resident Of lockwood few
months, having removed there from his
farm in Somerset township, to engage in the
hardware business. The interment took
place at Friedens, Saturday.
Under law approved and signed by Gov
Beaver on the 7th day Of May last, the COM
pensation Of county commissioners in the
several counties of this commonwealth was
increased from ,hree dollars per diem to
three dollars and fifty cents. This pay is only
allowed. however for each day actually and
necessarii~ engaged IN the duties Of their Of
tice. and they are repaired 10 submit annu-
ally to the county auditors full statement
OF the days and nature of the business in
which they were employed. The Law goes
into effect in this county with the new
board of commissioners 10 be elected this
fall.
Henry Scherer for many years a resident
of Johnstown, was found dead in his bed on
Sunday morning of last week. His wife,
two daughters and house were swept away in
the great flood Of May 3lst. Himself and
daughter and son survived. For months
past he bad been suffering with rheumatism
and sleeplessness. To a physician, whom
he applied for medicine, Scherer said he
could not rest because nightly the awful
scenes of the food recurred to his vision.
Chloral was prescribed for him, and he was
warned against taking more than stipulated.
This cautionary notice, however, either on
purpose or by accident was disregarded.
The directors Of the South Penn Rliloard
Company held another meeting at Reading
Saturday afternoon and elected 5. T. Ancona,
Of this CITY. treasurer A certificate was pre-
pared for filing at Harrisburg to obtain
charter for the new corporation, The capital
stock of which is to be S29OOOOo0. The
next meeting Of the directors viii he held
in this city on May 5. when there viii prob
ably be several changes in the list of direc
tors. George T. Baer. Of this city, will re-
main President. but it is understood that
several gentlemen on the Board Of Directors
when reorganization was effected viii give
way 10 men Of national reputation in rail
road affairs.