The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-10-15

Monday was Dsiamatsr day.
( MONDAY was Deiamater day. and Il vas
big day for somsrsei. sure
IN. Berkiey, Esq and wifs. spent sever
a. days oflss; week IN Pittsbarsb.
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: Mr.. Park y Kiumeil Of Plusburgh, spenl
Sunday with relatives in Somerset.
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An increase Of pension has bsen granted
Mr.. Levi B. Manges, Of Shade township.
Mr.. Tom. f. Shoemaker, OF Bsliefonte.
well and fssorably known 10 many Of on,
people, spent Monday and Tuesday in SIN
erset-
Senator DelRmater, during bis stay Ia SON.
erses Monday, lefl q pair Of shoes at shivler'.
shoe store, for each Of the children in our
public schools
Monday was rrinrn day 5orSomersst eoun-
ty in the supreme court For the first time
in many years there was NOT single case for
argument from this county.
Arthur sanner. fifteen-year-old son OF
Captain W. H. sanner, had bis right arm
badly dislocated Thursday, while playing in
freight car at the s q c. r r Ststion-
Captain Peter Foster, the Oldest member
Of the Grand Army of the Republic in the
United States, died at his Bomein Mt. Pleas
ant. westmoneland county, Wednesday
night.
Enamel Berkey. an empioye Of the La
trobe Lumber Company, was accidentally
killed while st work in the oonpany's mill
Monday evening. He was n son Of Mr..
Aaron Berkey, Of Paint township.
William Sweitzer, of MiddIecreek town
ship. came to his death Friday morning
while filling timber. a large limb Of 3 tree
that be was cutting struck him on the back
Of the head, killing him instantly.
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Mr David Gardner. Of Je1erson township,
received his commission as Justice Of the
Peace Tuesday morning Mr. Gardner has
! been appointed to I'll the vacsncy caused by
the death Of Justice siIas H. Cable
Mr. George Ross died at the residence OF
his father Monday morning. He was son
Of Mr. Levi Ross and was twenty-five years
Of age His remains were taken 10 Johns
town, his former home, for interrnent.
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Burgess WA. II. Weliey spent several
days Of last week in Pittsburgh, taking in
the Exposition and other sights. During
his absence the affairs Of the municipality
were carefully looked after BY Councilman
H. s. Endsley.
A considerable amount of petty thieving
has lately been INDUCED in hereabouis
Strong suspicious Of guilt have been fastened
on certain parties and it is only a question
Of time til they will be brought up with
shorf tnrn.
The Delsmater Club Of Neyersdsle with
their splendid band Of music did much tow
ard the success OF the Dslamater meeting at
Somerset Monday morning. The brethren
from Meyersdale are Republican to the core
and can always be counted on in an emer-
gency-
The Z. & O. r. 2. advertise excursion raies !
to the Pittsburgh Exposition for Thursday,
October 9Th and 10th. These viii be the last
two excursions run this season, and tickets /
viii Be good for three days. Tickets sold on /
the iGih viii be kslid to return up to and IN /
Guiding Monday, October 10Th
The Millenery and Notion Store Of Ms |
". E. Schrock and the Drug Store Of George I
". Benford was entered by burglars Friday 4
night At both stores an entrance was ef- /
fected by prying open the front doable doors
with jimmy. At the former place jewelry. /
ribbons etc, to the amount OF about two
hundred and Fifty dollars were taken At
the latter place the burglars contented them
selves with cigars and liquors.
It is not often that burglars let more at
house when they leave than was there when
they came, bus this was the case on Monday
when pair Of rogues broke into Mr.. +. J.
Kooser's law Office and made sn Intellectual
atiemp, to break open bis big safe. The safe
was either too much for them or they were
frightened away before they bad time TO
complete the job. They left behind them
quart fruit jar shout one-third full Of whis-
key. whether Of good quality OF not we are
unable to say.
The Democratic Conference which net in
Bedford, nominated Mr. Kennedy Price. of
Meyersdale as their candidate for State Sen
aior Kennedy IS a most estimsble and pop