The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-28

number OF daily papers and registered
letters are received in the vicinity Of
Somerset during the day. Il has been
stated again and again by some Of the
citizens that the korOugh Of Somerssf
sends out more mail matter than any
other town Of its size found in the COM
monweaIth Of Pennsylvania
ouR SCHOOLS
Somerset has. without any exception.
the finest Schools in the county. The
schools of our town are constantly grow
ing as the time approaches. and the
scholars are takisg = more active part II
the work The pupils who assemble
from time TO time are commencing 10 see
the need of edueation. and they are
working harder now than ever. Il seems
they are taking an interess in the work
which has been assigned them. and the
result is that they are becoming more
intelligent as the time elapses. We hare
boys and girls in our schools to-day who
claim they don't like the teacher. This
is not the right kind Of an excuse to
offer Let each one do his or her part.
and they are not Liable TO Esil. The oP-
portunities which the boysand girls have
now compared with those Of years age
are quite different, and there can be no
excuse for them not having an education.
They have all the chance IL the world
to improve this valuable time. and if
they don't make good use Of Il they are
TO blame, and not the schools The par
ties who leave this time pass by without
thinking Of what may happen in the
future. are the ones who viii suffer when
the proper time comes
The schools xhieh We have to-day are
excellent, and the parties who attend
them regularly viii, in the course Of
few years, reap the benefit OF ali labor
which they accomplished in their
younger days The boys and girls who
spend the earlier part Of their lives in
schooling are the ores who vii have
some use for the world az they advance
in years. There are quite nnmber Of
both sex in our schools to-day who hard-
" think a single consecutive thought
from one weeks end 70 the other about
themselves, their lives their unavoidable
fate, or the meaning Of a great people OF
which they are part. We DO lot allow
ourselves to think enough about the
great question Of life. We do not give
ourselves enough tine 70 outline the
work which we sre 10 follow while we
live in this world. There Is too much
time spent in idleness. The ones who
have the opportunity to attend school
don't care about going and the ones who
have not this chance spend every spare
moment they can find in hard study
The txo literary societies, namely,
DeIphian and Ionian, we're introduced
into the borough sckeols in 1856. At
first 1t was denounced as q common nni-
sance by the pupils. But to-day they are
the most interesting part Of school work,
especially on Friday afternoon.
rHE HANKS
Somerset has two banks, both Nation
al. cne is called the First National, e.
tablished ia 1889 and the Somerset
County National was made National IN
1890. They both do a large business
soNEEsEr's FAFEns-
There are four newspapers in the bOr-
ough Of Somerset. THz HERALn, q red
hot Republican the Deaocrai, which
is known BY its name, and the Saaalari,
which Is also Republican. The fourth
is an agricultural paper, Published
monthly.
soslEEsETs sEcsET SOCIETIES
There are several secret orders repre-
sented in the borough OF Somerset The
Odd Fellows have building OF their own
on Main street The ROYAL 8rcsnum
meets in the same building and in the
same room The Knights Of the Golden
Eagle have a rented hall in the Baer
block. where the Junior Order Of United
American Mechanics meet TIE Junior
Older is the younges, Of them all, bat i
increasing in membership and inauence.
The Masons have rented hall iR the
BAer block, and the Grand Army ni4ets
in a hall in the building occupied by
The HERArD printing Office.
THE cHURcHE.
There are seven denominations Of
christians represented oy church build
ings in Somerset. Il Is natural to expect
that the churches of German origin
would be found the most numerous. and
such is the case, as Is shown by the
Evangelical lutheran. the German Re
formed, and their American oEshoots.
The Methodist Episcopal and the presby-
terian represent the original English-
speaking population. The Disciples or
Christians are quite numerous. The
churches include many Of the best people
of the borough The church buildings
are all substantial, and most Of them
would do credit to larger place than
Somerset. The United Brethren has
under contract a very pretty and commo-
dious brick building. The Evangelical
Association worship il a building for
merry occupied by the Methodlsis. who
moved into their new quarters-a very
handsome brick building on the corner
Of Patriot and Main stTees-ia lS77. The
Disciples worship in 4 tEo-story brick
church Just opposite. This church was
founded by Alexander Campbell The
Presbyterian has large brick church on
Union street, and the Lutheran on Main
Cross street The latter was founded and
named after Martin Luther. The Pres
byterizn church was built in 1875. Ths
Lutheran church is a very large and
handsome brick building, and has the
largest congregation in the place The
Lutheran church formerly occupied the
place now occupied as a private iesi-
dence- From there it was moved 70 the
place where the meat market belonging
TO Henry kregar NOW stands, on Union
and Main Cross street The foundation
/ Of the present church was laid 10 ls72
and completed in 1877. The Reformed
church was constructed in 1851, and is a