The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
parsonal and oaneraI.


of American pork. which has been in force
for many years.
Between FIVE and six hundred families OF
negro eolonists are threatened with starva-
ton in Black Jack county, Oklahoma IeTri-
tory.
Ex-Governor Beaver will deliver the ora
ton al the dedication Of the High Water
MARX tablet on the Gettysburg battlefield
on June ?. General Harrison will LePTes-
ent
Tie trial Of George W. Delsnater, eharg-
ed with embezz'ement, has been postponed
until the September term of the Crawford
county court on account Of the sickness OF
the defendant.
A heavy rainfall of frogs took place near
Mexico, No, Wednesday night The lArg-
est fall WAS on the farm Of Phillip Shearer,
who estimated the number that he saw at
eight or ten thousand. The frogs were OF
all sizes and alive.
Judge Morris of the Z. s. Circuit Court,
Maryland Districr, has sustained the oonsti-
tutionality of the Maryland law, allowing
owners of rivers and bay shores in the state
twenty-five cents for each log cast upon their
property. The opinion was in case result
ing from the Johnstown flood.
When the embelzzlement case OF W. H.
Dill, ex-president Of the First National bank,
of Clearfield, came up in the United States
court Thursday, counsel for the defense
made proposition to compromise upon the
basis of payment in full to all the dePositors
if the suits are withdrawn. The case was
adjourned until to-day to consider the prop
osiIion.
Senator Wolcott, from the Committee on
Civil Service and Relrenchment Friday re-
ported to the Senate joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution
making the term of Office of the President
and Vice President six yesrs instead OF four,
and making the President ineligible for re-
election. The change is to take effect March
4th, 1897.
The trial of John Coyle, John II. Rhoads
and Michael Seavers, Directors of the Poor
of Cumberland county, for maifeasance IN
Office in indenturing little Joe Diller to John
w. Lafferiy, Of Adams county, where the
boy died of alleged cruel treatment, closed
Saturday evening. The Judges charge to
the jury favored conviction, but no verdict
has been rendered.
Politeness shown by John R. Maury,
hotel clerk, to the late Frank s. Bixley, Of
Hartford, Conn, has borne fruit tenfold.
Mr. Maury was notified this week By Blk
ley's attorney that he had been bequeathed
$4,000 for kindness bestowed npon deceased
at Litiz Spring Hotel, where Maury former
ly was the clerk. BiIley was wealthy
hardware dealer. Maury now lives in Read
ing.
When Miss Sadie Delozier, of Altoona.
opened a morning paper at breakfast last
Thursday, she read long obituary notice of
herself Her age and place of birth were
given, as were long recital Of her good
traits. The notice concluded bp saying she
was visiting at the residence of her brother
when taken suddenly i'll. The part relating
to the visit was true, but she had not been
ii moment When her mother read the
account she was stricken by heart failure
and is not yet out OF danger. The notices
were sent to the papers by mail and bore the
forged signature of Mrs. Delozier. The WI
ter will be arrested if discovered.
4 meeting of the Pennsylvania State Ag-
ricultural Society was held in Harrisburg
Thursday. Schall Wilhelm, Of York, was
elected secretary to fll the unexpired ters Of
the late D. W. Seller. He will hold the office
until next January. Secretary Wilhelm was
directed 10 correspond with the Worlds
Fair Commissioners and assure the latter
that the society was ready to cooperate with
them in the effort to ma the fair a success.
A committee consisting of Secretary Viii
helm, Chairman, and Messrs Rutherford
and Nissley was appointed 10 look up I suit
able location for the next State Fair, and
decide upon the time for holding it.
William Wilson, aged 2s, was committed
to Jail at Pittsburgh, last week, charged with
deserting his wife, aged 20 As soon as
Wilson was safely locked up his wife relent-
ed and started out to secure his release The
woman is a giantess in size and has for a
number Of years kept \ candy and cigar
store. The couple were married about three
years ago, and despite their different ages
got along well together until about four
months ago, when William deserted her
The woman's children objected 70 address
ing such young man as papa, and this,
it Is claimed, was the cause Of the trouble.
At meeting of the Pennsylvania Slate
Medical Society held at Harrisburg last week
the following resolutions were adopted
Resolred, That the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vania be Petitioned by this body, the Penn
sylvania State Medical Society, assembled at
Harrisburg, May I9:h, 1892, to establish a
second institution for idiotic and feeble
minded persons, in the Western past Of our
State, to meet the necessities Of cur Western
population, 50 that the over burdened Penn.
sylvania Training School for Feeble Minded
Children, at E.wyn, BE- 50 relieved that it
may administer to the great demands made
upon it from the Eastern tier Of counties.
Ras1lred, That the secrtarics Of the County
Medical Societies Of Western Pennsylvania
are hereby constituted a committee to carry
out the intent OF these resolutions.