The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23


L Court stsnographer Vogel has return
: nom months visit among western friend
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Nicely, Of Iigoni,
were in sOm-rset for few hours last We
nesday.
Rev. c. W. Granger and wife have reiuri
ed from six weeks visit to friends in Il
" HoOsier State
Register and Recorder HilemAn has Ia
Mr.. William Z. Pullin, Of Confluence. as h
guest the past week.
A party OF four or I've Pittsburgh alto
neys, have been enjoying the hospitality
the Somerset House for several days.
DR.. S. J. MeMillen and family returne
home yesterday, amer a two weeks visi
among friends in Maryland and West Va
Mr.. F. E. Kiernsn, has been confined I
his room at the Somerset House for severs
days. suffering from an liberated sore throat
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S Scott. Of Minerva. o.
were in Somerset for a few days last week
the guest Of their uncle, lawyer John R
Scott.
Miss Kate Endsley, who holds clerllshiI
in the Census Office at Washington. is spend
ing her vacation at the home Of her parent
in this place.
Hon. Franklin Bound, ex-member o
Congress, Of Milton, Pa, and Hon John Jor
dan, prominent Bedford lawyer, are at thi
Somerset House.
Miss Mary, daughter Of F. J. Kooser, Esq
left for Baltimore, Nd, Saturday morning
She viii become a student in the Women,
College, of that city.
Landlord Vanear, Of the Park Hotel. ha,
an addition to his house well under way
When completed il viii enlarge the Office to
almost double its present size.
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A child years old was picked up al
Homestead by detective last week, he say
ing it had been stolen in Portland, Oregon,
y. B. McGnff, D. J. HOrner and Oliver
Kaepper left for Scranton, Tuesday morning
They viii represent the Somerset IndePen-
dent Republican Club in the State League
Convention.
George n. Neff and Samuel Snyder have
purchased H. H. Fliek's Mayfeld Farm,
near Lavansville. This is one OF the best
farms in the county, Us Of its 200 acres be-
ing in good state ofcultivation.
The Z. B. Conference in session at Belle
fonte, Saturday, made the following appoint
msnts for Somerset county: Berlin, r. L.
Auken; Jenner X Roads, W. Conley Rock
wood, J. L. Lichliter; Somerset, D. R. FL
lis.
The taxpayers Of this county can feel bet
ter satisfied with the new county jail, since
murderer Fitzsimmons escaped from the Al
legheny county jail, one Of the most expen-
siye and supposed TO be most secure prisons
in the country.
The B. & o. excursion from Cumberland
to Johnstown, Sunday, carried in the
neighborhood Of fifteen hundred people.
A number Of passengers from this place
missed the return train in the evening, and
were compelled TO remain il JOhnstown over
night.
P A. schell, the tinware merchant, is en-
gagged at present in putting tin roof on the
handsome residence Of our staunch Demo-
cratic friend, H. C. Beerits. The tin is Of
American manufacture. but that won't make
any difference to Mr.. Beerifs. 50 long as it
protects his house from rain. nor is it likely
TO cause him 70 change his politics.
When Mr. Samuel Thomas, near Thomas
Mills, Conemaugh township, went to his
barn Monday morning. he discovered that
some one had stolen his brand new buggy
and got away with it during the night Two
men we're seen between 10 and II O'Clock in
the neighborhood. leading a horse. Mr..
Thomas tracked the buggy as far as Bens-
creek. After that no trace was found.
DR.. Henry J. Miller, Of Latrobe, called at
this Office Saturday morning. He was On
his way to Stoyestown, to participate in the
soldiers reunion. The doctor was 4 mem
Der Of the l42d Reg. Pa Vols, and while in
the service wrote many interesting letters to
the HERALD He has promised to take up
his pen again and write a series Of letters
concerning Somerset county boys-yesrs
ago, for this paper.
The Somerset Central Democratic Society
is bound to be in the swim THE delegation
elected to the meeting OF all the societies Of
the state, at Pittsburg, on the S0th, is com
posed of the following named active, promi-
nent and well-knoEn Democrats, viz Chas.
H. Fisher delegste-at-lsrge delegates. a.
L. G. Hay, J. o. RAuch, Chas. McCullaugh,
F. B. Collins, Dr.. J. S Garman, Dr.. p P.
Ritter and l. Weakland
The announcement Of the death of James
Weimer. wednesday afternoon, was a severe
shock to his large circle of friends in this
town and vicinity, nearly all Of whom had
been encouraged to believe that he had safe
ly passed the crisis Of the disease-typhoid