The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-18
per.onal and General.
Rev. Richard S. Smith, Of UniOntOwr
was found dead in bed.

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gold fame. viii sail for Europe next We'd
nssday 10 establish institutions for the use
of bis cure.
4 swarm of bees boarded a passenger train
on the Delaware, Iackawsnna and Western
railroad at Morristown, y. J., and held the
baggage car against all efforts to dislodge
them for over an hour.
After admitting his guilt when accused of
embezzling 5000, Cashier George H. Gris-
void, of the Fourth National Bank. of Co
lumbus. o., made his escape from the bank
and has not since been seen.
The largest log jam ever known in the
Northwest, containing over l5O.OOOoOo feet
of logs, is threatening to turn the st. Croix
River, Wis. into new channel.
David Holler, a wealthy Newark, o.
farmer, shot his wife, bsrTicsded himself in
his own house, held 80 men at bay and ended
by cutting his throat with a rszor.
Grover Cleveland viii not be at the
Worlds Fair letter from Lakewood. n.
J., Nay 10, to E. c. Culp, expresses the
regrets of Mrs. Cleveland and himself that
their plans prevent their attendance
The Grand Castle Knights of the Golden
Eagle, in convention at Chambersburg, on
Friday, elected F. A. Harris, OF Tyrone,
Grand Chief, and C. B. Wood, of Philadel-
phis, Grand Vice Chief
T. NJ Darnell, of Big Stone Gap, Tenn,
started his Office fire with blasting powder,
causing two kegs of ofpowder and a lot Of
dynamite to explode. burning visitor,
Zach Wells, to death, and leaving himself in
critical condition.
The payments of sugar bounty under the
Mckinley act on account of the production
for the present fiscal year have been practi-
cally completed. The bounty amounted to
about s.. 10000. The estimate for the en-
suing fiscal year is 100000.
A quilt containing 1900 patches is being
completed by Mrs. Ida K. Shsddinger, Of
Glendale. Buckingham township, Bucks
county. This is her tenth quilt in three
years, and the total number of patches
reaches about 75 600.
Clinton county has an s-year-old citizen,
one Jacob Deise, who recently cut sixty
three mine props twenty-eigl,t feet long,
averaging eight inches at the top, peeled
one and one-half tons of bark in three weeks
walking distance ofthree miles every day.
4 young man residing near Jamestown
answered an advertisement which offered 10
show anyone "how to get rich without
work by sendings1. He received by return
mail neatly printed card bearing the
truthful legend: Advertise for suckers,
same as we do"
The Osage Indians are said to be the
richest community in the world. They are
but 500 in number. but they have Ss,0oO,-
600 deposited 10 their credit in the Treasury
in Washington, on which they draw 500,
900 interest every three months and they
own 1900 acres of the best land in oklaho-
ma. Most of them wear blankets, despite
their wealth.
the present inspector Of factories OF Pennsy,-
vania, will be a candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for Congress in the oath dis
! trict Watchorn resides at Harrisburg, but
claims 4 residence in Washington county
near Monongehala City. This viii make
trouble for Craig. who expects the renomi-
nation from his party.
A horrible accident Friday resulted in
the death of Charles stabley, a sixteen-year-
old son ofJohn Stabley, ofspringdale, York
County. He was riding horse when the
animal became frightened, run away and
threw its rider from its back The boys
foot caught in the harness and he was
| dragged head downward over a rough road
for quarter of mile on a gallop His
neck and both legs were broken.
The sixty-ninth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows convenes in
Sunbury, Tuesday. May II. This will be the
largest meeting ever held by this body, es
the number attending will be over 1910
Monday, May l6, the sixty second annual
session Of the Grand Encampment will con-
vene in that city, and the third State Con.
yention Of the Daughters of Rebekah lodges,
of this State, will also meet there May L.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has re-
ceived an unsigned and undated letter con-
tanning $1,000. In his letter the writer says:
This is the balance of interest owe of the
sum ! took from the Government in 1865.
have now paid principal and interest, in
all $500. No man has suffered more for
his crime than have, and now pray the
Lords forgiveness of my sim" Mr.. Wana-
maker has turned the amount into tie
Treasury, to the credit of the Conscience
Fund
Without any apparent suffering and afler
brief illness of only 10 minutes Senator
John S. Barbour, virginias junior represen-
tative in the United States Senate, passed
quietly away at his home in Washington at
little after O'Clock Saturday morning.
His death was very unexpected ard great
shock TO those who knew him. as he had
been always regarded as a man Of strong and
vigorous constitution and had been uniform
ly well and energetic for person Of his years.
The Senator retired early Friday night, as
well as usual, and few minutes after G
O'Clock next morning he sank back on his
bed without uttering a word from the tine
he first complained of feeling ill., His death
was said by his physician to have been due