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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12
Shaking the Tree.

There was quite q stir among local Demo
Gratis Saturday evening when it was learned
that Chairman John, Jonas McClintock and
number Of other leading members OF that
party were in town. Chairman John said
that be was here on private business and
that the meeting Of 50 many politicians OF
the same household was purely accidental
and had no political signihcauce. Nc
Clintodt said that he had intended going
home but missed the train. The other gen
tlemen all offered excuses for their presence
in town, but somehow or other they all
managed to get together in General COffroth 5
office as as soon as night set in. The HER
AID is not in position 10 tell what occurred
in the Generals Office, but It Is creditably
informed that after the doors had been lock
ed Chairman John grabbed the plum tree
and, after giving it a vigorous shake, was re-
TaIded with two plums, one labeled dis
trict storekeeper,' and the other marked
"storkekeeper and gauger7 All the other
members of the party tried their hands at
shaking the tree, but no fruit fell. Finally
General COffroth pulled long black slate
from under the table. A number of names
were written on the slste and there was great
eraning Of neeks to see whose they were, in
fact. it is said that at least two members Of
the party have carried their heads on their
left shoulders ever since, as a result Of the
strain they endured. One name after anoth-
er vas taken OF the slate and new one
written in its place until al last only the re-
quired number Of names % ill al! the in
ternal revenue appointments in the county
remained. The various appointments will
be given out from the Collectors Office in
the course Of the next few days and the
appointees will be the Simon pure stuff. p
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Has HIS Coat or Now.

From the Pittsburg Times.
Gen. A. II. Coilroth, ex- Congressman and
general manager OF the Unterriied in and
about Somerset county, came 10 PittsbuTg
yesterday a, the head OF delegation OF the
frosty sons Of thunder who are ambitious
10 help the Government ont in filling places
in the Internal Revenue service. Gen. Cof-
froth and his constituents enjoyed a long
interview with Collector Z. ?. Kearns and
when they left the Federal building they
looked contenied and happy. Gen. Coiiroth
LOOKS as fresh and vigorous ss he did in 1879,
when he was accepted as the Democratic
leader in the lower house Of Congress. His
closely cropped beard is probably shade
whittier, but he is still active and pleasant.
he is just as active in his home politics now
as be was then and his main strength lies in
his attention TO the wants Of his friends
His district is largely Republican. but his
friends talk Of his running again iOr Con
rreSs
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SUCCESSFUL teachers.


The Pittsburgh TINES, Saturday morning
published the names OF the winners in the
contest that has been going on for the past
six months TO determine what fifty teachers
should be sent TO the Worlds Fair and en-
tertained there at the expense Of that paper.
None Of the fortunates hail from this county,
although had tie voters in The contest &C
cepted the advice offered in these columns
aud concentrated their strength on one can
didate the result would have been different.
The teachers from this county who received
over /, 900 votes are as follows: Coder Ada.
Ursina, $50; Bauman b. D., Nance, l.
20 Dull Alice II, Meysrsdale, 10 -;
Fryburg f. G., Stoyesiown, 1896 Hady
Ella Meyersdale, 10 .205; johnson Howard,
Berlin. 1913; Pritts +. T., Somerset, Il, ,293
Shaiier Josie, lockwood, SO. The teach
er receiving the greatest number Of votes. was
Miss NJ Frederick, OF Braddock, 57.1I5, and
the successful candidate receiving the least
number of votes was Amanda Holler, O.
Braddock, l6,lG6. All Of the winners are
from Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Va.
q. B. Cook, principal of the schools al
Charters, Allegheny county and native OF
this county, is one Of the winners.
The party, consisting Of teachers and other
persons. will number 20; Superintendent OF
Public Instruction y. c. Schaeffer and Dr..
ID. ]. Waller, Principal Of Indiana Normal,
have been invited TO go along. The special
train will leave Pittsburgh on the afternoon
of the oath of this month.
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MeyersdaIe Wants 1t.

4 meeting Of the German Bsptists OF the
western district of Pennsylvania was held
in the church at Geigers station last
Wednesday. A large number Of delegates
from the different congregations were pres
ent. Among other business transacted was
the election Of seven committeeman to Sc
cure place in this vieiniiy to hold the An
nual Meeting in May, ls9f The names Of
the committee are as follows: J. B. Hol-
singer, Of Bedford county; c. G. Lint, Val
entine Blough, y. r. Davis and W. G..
Schrock, Of Somerset county; Joseph Hols-
opple, Of Indiana county, and Stephen Stutz-
man, OF Cambria county. As will be seen
four Of the seven members Of the commit
tee come from this county and it looks as
though Meyersdale will stand pretty good
show Of getting the meeting. 4 halfdoz-
zen other places are striving 10 secure the
meeting, Johnsiown, perhaps, making the
most united effort. Meyersdale successfully
entertained the vast crowd of people who
attended the Annual Meeting held at that
place some years ago, and with the facil-
tiles that town has since acquired for hand
ling large crowds of people, there can
be no doubt about its being the most desira-
bic point in the western part of the State
for holding the meeting.
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Sipesvilie Items.

The Knights Of the Golden Eagle held
their long promised open meeting last
Thursday evening. The hall was crowded
70 its fall capacity. Music was furnished by
the Cassbeer Church Orchestra aud By Miss
Lister and students. Misses Rosy Shaser
and Darlie Bell delighted the audience with
several recitstions. Addresses we're deliver
ed BY J. A Berkey. F. P. Saylor and others,
among them DR.. Joseph Crist, of Jenner.
The meeting was success in every psrticu-
lar and the hope was expressed by many OF
the audience that the Knights would favor
them with n similar meeting in the near fr-
ture.
Our farmers are busy harvesting their hay
The crop viii not be much more Than the
usual harvest.
Whea. and rye ere both r,psning fast and
viii have to be cut nsKt week. The crops Of
all kinds, excepting hay, are unusually
good.
Many people from this section atten ded
the celebration in Somerset last Tuesday,
but the greater number Of them took in the
band pic mic st E3ie.
Wm. swank and J. \. FHedli1e sold Their
fine tract Of oak timber to Eaton Bros, of
westmoreland county, One day last week.
The purchasers have already got saw mill
at work on the tract
The lime qaarres east Of town have shut
down for want Of orders. They expect to
resume operations in August.
REP.
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Another FruItless Attempt to Cap
ture PrItts.


So many stories have been in circulation
the past three weeks concerning the move.
ments and whereabouts Of f''Bii' Pritts, the
fugitive murderer and moOnshiner, aud so
loud and persistent have been the demands
thar be be corraied and brought here to iail.
that Sheriff Good decided TO make one more
effort to capture sly old William. Friday
evening the Sheriff summoned posse of ten
OF twelve men and len town for the moon
shiEe countTy under the cover Of darkness
It was seemed advisable TO take q round
about way to the home of the Pitts and the
posse accordingly drew up at Jones Mills
late in the nj ht. From Jones the posse
proceeded to Pritts' home. William was
not there and the members Of his family
denied sil knowledge Of him. Their denials
were taken with a grain Of salt, and the
Sheriff detailed number of men 10 search
the deep ravine below Pritis' house. Moth
ing came Of it, however. and no trace of tie
sly old moonshiner could be found At the
house OF a neighbor it was learned that
Pritts was at the home Of DR.. Hunter, a
physician who testified in the Hochstetler
case, and whose home is on the Fayeite
county side Of the mountain. Several Of
the SheriH-s posse visited the Doctors home.
only to learn that be had left a short time
before for the purpose Of visiting a patient
six miles distant This was thought to be
an important clue, as il had been generally
understood tha; Hunter was taking care Of
Pritts wounded arm Several men followed
the Doctor to the house where they had
been told he bad gone, and sure enough they
found him there. He denied all knowledge
Of Pritts' whereabouts. The posse then
searched the houses Of a number ofPritts'
relatives and persons believed to be in sym
pathy with him, bat to no effect.
The Sheriff says that all the people of that
vicinity expressed desire to be nd of PritIs
and volunteered TO do all in their power to
capture him. The Sheriff 'winked the other
eye" when asked if be believed that they
meant what they said.
1t is easy enough to tell how to 90 about
capturing Pritis, but people familiar with the
mountain where the moonshiners hold forth
say thatitis nextto impossible to 80. Pritts'
home is surrounded by dense thicket and
and ne can lay concealed within 100 rods of
il and watch all that is going on in the build
ing. He would have no trouble they say in
eluding thousand men for months proyid-
ing he could obtain food. It really seems
that if the old moonshiner is ever brought
to justice it will not be until after he has
voluntarily surrendered or has been starved
out by a posse sent 10 capture him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12
me juror pranls WHISKY.

The arguments Of counsel on a motion
for new trial in the Salyards murder case
occupied the court all day Wednesday at
Carlisle. The liquor drank By the jurors
during the trial was the principal issue and
counsel for the defense bold that under the
rulings Of the higher courts single drink OF
whisky furnished juror is sufficient cause
sor new trial. In this case it is proved
that all buttwo jurors took whisky or beer
regularly three times day. and the county
paid bill of So for extras furnished by the
hotel during the trial.
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J. B. o,connor.s paughter Hurt.

The many friends, in this county, Of
lawyer James b. O'Connor, of Johnstown,
will be sorry 10 learn of the accident that
beiell his twoyear-old daughter, in that
city, Friday evening. Mr.. OConnor and
his daughter had started to drive to For
waristown, the home Of the formers par
ents, and stopped at a house Of q relative on
Main street. The carriage was driven
close TO the curb and Mr.. . Connor alighted
and went into the house He returned to
the street in a moment aud held the horse
by the rein. In few minutes a street car
rounded a corner close By and the horse be-
came frightened and backed the carriage in
10 the car, despite Mr.. O'Connor's efforts TO
control the animal. The crash threw the
little child headforeInost under the feet Of
the horse and completely wrecked the car
riage. The little one was rescued by her
father and carried into a house close by
and DR.. LoWman was called upon TO dres Z
the child's wounds, which were very serious.
The right ear, with surrounding flesh, was
torn almost off by the horses feet. and there
was a wound above the right temple large
enough to admit a persons finger The Dr.
stitched the wounds, and says the scars will
be almost invisible. Il is thought the little
sufferer viii recover.
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Meeting of the Farmers Alliance.

Z
The regular quarterly meeting Of the Som
erset County Farmers Alliance was held in
Odd Fellows Hall, Somerset, on Saturday,
slh inst. All but two Of the sub alliances
of the county were represented by regularly
elected delegates. The meeting, which was
quite an interesting one, was presided over
by President y. F. Snyder, Prothonotary-
elect F. P Saylor officiated as Secretary
and that old time Democrat, Jonas McCiin-
tOek, Of Addison township, as Treasurer, re
oeived the dues Of the sub-allianoes. The
meeting was quite harmonious and brother
ly. Mr.. Chss II. Fisher, B. F. Snyder and
Editor W. V. Marshall, of the Berlin Record,
were elected delegates to represent Somerse:
County at the annual meeting of the Penn
sylyania State Alliance. which this year
convenes at MeadyiIle, in October.
Alter the discussion cf the tax question
and the passing Of resolutions advocating
the graduated tax idea, and the election OF
L. s. Senators and the President and Vice
President Of the United States by direct pop
ular vote Of the people, the County Alli-
ance adjourned.
The next quarterly meeting is to be held al
the county seat, which locality meets with
popular favor.
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X E. Elect officers.

The following are the officers of Star o;
Shade Castle, No. 2lo, Of Reiiz, Pa, for the
ensuing six months term
Past chief, Jno. B. Umburger; noble
chief. Nelson E. Manges vice chief /. VI.
Lambert; high priest. L. d. Sine; venera-
bic hermit, Howard Manges; master Of rec
ords, Jno. H Reitz; clerk Of exehequer, B.
A. Small; keeper Of exchequer. Samuel
Thomas; sir herald, Thos. W. Hamer; wor-
thy bard. George Gahagen worthy cham
beElain, Russell Lambert; ensign, Charles
Gahagen; esquire, Joseph Geisel frst
guardsman, John Merits; second guards
man. Wm. Rankin; trustee. Jno. B. I'm
burger; representative to the Grand Castle,
L. D. Sine.
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Rur.ed in the same Grave.

Is Is a remarkable dispensation thai carries
away husband and wife WHO have lived
happily together for many years, and until
both have passed their allotted time on
earth. and eonsigns them 10 the same tomb.
Such vas the case With 1r. and Ms. James
Endsiey, OF S0merfcld, this county. Ms.
Endsley died last Friday night, from COM
plica,ion Of stomach troubles, aged IS years.
Her husband followed her into the great be-
yOnd the ne2; morning. He was IS years
OF age and had for many years suffered from
the tortnres Of Bnghfs disease and vas
stricken with paralysis about ten days prior
to his death. The immediate cause Of Mr.
Endsiey's death was heart failure. Husband
and wife were laid to rest in the anne grave,
Sunday, in the presence of a vast concourse
Of people, many Of whom had been attract
ed by the unusual sight Of double funeral.
Mr. Endsley was the eldest brother of Dr.
A. J. Endsley. of this place and was one OF
the best known and highly respected citi-
zens Of Addison township. The deceased
are survived by three daughters, one of
whom IS married and resides in Cumberland,
Md, another is chief operator Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. in Chicago, and
the third lived with her parents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

When the Somerset county friends Of Z
Z. Critchfeid meet him he,eafier they can
address him as Major, since ue vas last
Thursday night elected Major OF lie Tenth
regiment y. e. p, at an election held at
Washington, Pa, in compliance with a re-
cent act Of assembly. There were four can
didaies lor the place, all OF them among the
best known officers Of the regiment, but Mr.
Cdtcbfsld was elected on the eleventh bal
lot The Major is the eldest sou Of Senator
y B Critehheld, Of Jenner township, and
has been prominently ideatidsd with the
National Guard Of the State for a number of
years. Major Criichheld lives il Mt. Pleas
ant
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

IN the July number Of the Pennsylvania
School Jlianai the official organ Of the De-
PaEiment Of Public Instruction, sppezrs at
lensih ihe act passed II the recent session Of
the legislature and approves by the Govern
or affecting the salaries Of County suPerin-
,endents- By It's provisions the salary Of
The County Superintendent Of this county
vii, be 81 $50 for the ensuing three years
The Lax expressly applies 10 the SuPerin-
tendents elected this wear.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12
Easy TO Manage.

The Cinderella Range IS easy TO manage,
many other ranges are not The construct
ion Of the Cinderella admits Of plenty OF air
under the CRATE, which prevents it from
burning out, and every provision IS made
for cleanliness. Examine it before you buy.
Sold by Jas. B. Holderbum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

\ special adjourned court was held in the
Court House, Tuesday morning. Judge
Lucien Do,y, Of Westmoreland county, pre-
siding No one was present excepting the
members Of the bench and the attorneys at
the bar The only business transacted was
the hearing of motions for new trials in cases
tried before Judge Doty. At the afternoon
session Judge Longenecker presided. Court
was only in session for q short time and NJ
business Of general interest was transacted.
Both Judges Doiy and LongenecSer returned
TO their homes The same evening.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

Mr.. George DumbAuld, former we'll
known resident Of Somerset township, met
with en- ugly sccsient 81 i barn raising at
the home uf Eqhraim Schrock, near King
sood, in Upper TGrSeyfogt township, one
day last week. 4 heavy timber vas being
rolled towards where Mr.. Dumbsuld vas
standing, and before he observed his danger,
one Of his legs was caught and broken ST the
ankle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Elizabeth Harshberges. late Of shade
township. decd
Letters testameutary on the above estate hav-
ing teeII granted % rne undersigned Is the prop
er authority. notice r hereby glven to az persons
indebted to said estate % make immediate pay
meut and those having claims against the same
VII present them duly authenticated for settle
neni, on or oef0te saturday, the -'h day Of Au-
gust, 1888, az the late residence of deceased.
JOB THOMAS
a.Hra
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FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned 0Eer a. private sale the farr,
Of the late George ". Pile. adjoining Somerset
Borough. o. the StoyesfO8n road, coltaiuiu Z
60 acres more er less The farm + in an excel
lent slate Of cultivation. all new fence and we'd
HaIeTec- Is underiaid with vein Of good c0ai
and excellent nm clay. Al elegant new barn j.
also on the premises For terms aud f1rther par
tieulars apply %
GEORGE G. PILE.
No. 81 Somerset 81,
Johnstown, Pa
OF CHARLES L PILE,
Somerset, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

Misses RloE1 aud Elsie Snyder daughters
Of Mr.. and Ms J, B. Snyder, entertained
about sixty Of their friends At their besuti-
ful home in this place last Thursday even
ing. and introduced them to the latest ac-
QUESTION to their family, Mrs A. B. Snyder,
Of Cumberland, who with her husband, are
spending theiT honey moon at the Snyder
mansion. The reoepsion was one Of the
most elegant ever given in Somerset.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

Farmers wives in Bsothersyslley and SiO-
nycreek townships are being annoyed by a
couple Of ~ natured aud rascally peddlers,
who fad i convenient TO visit tIsm when
there are 10 men about the house At one
house M Peddler swore that be would tesr
down screen door, al another he promised
10 shoot the dog and at the third be impu-
IDENTIFY inquired where the head Of the house
kept his money. a stout hickory broom
stick. vigorously applied, viii doubtless nd
the community of these vagabonds.
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A ILLUSTRATORS NOTICE.

IN re-estate OF Josiah p Meyers. late OF Lincoln
township. decd
Letters Of administration on the above estate
having been granted % the uudersguel bv the
proper authority, notice IS hereby given 10 an
persons indebted 10 said estate % make irlme,H-
ate payment, and those having Gains against
tue same viii present them duly authenticar.I
for settlement on Friday. the 18Th day OF July
1876, 81 the late residence OF deceased
JOSEPH +. MEYERS.
Administrator
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A report reached Johnsiown late Saturday
night that Somerset had been visited by
another conhagration and that the whole
city was burning TO the ground.
The rumor spread rapidly and was circu-
lated on what appeared to be reliable au.
thority When sunday morning arrived 4
large crowd boarded the b. < o. train and
visited the scene Of the supposed fire. Long
before noon, however, the information was
received at the Il. q o. station that there
was no foundation for the rumor and that
Somerset was still on the map.
The story that the city was burning down
was readily believed. since everybody knows
shat Somerset is almost wholly without FIRE
protection and practically at the mercy oi
the fire fiend.
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| pMINIsTRAToR,s NOTICE.

Estate Of Samuel Il. Fike late of Summit town
snip. decd
Letters of administrators on the above estate
having been granted 70 the andersig1ed by the
proper authority. notice i hereby giFen % all
persons indebted 70 said e-sa.e % make iuanedi-
ale paymeilt. and fhdSe having claims against
the ssI1e will present theIh duly authenticated
for settlement on SATURDAY.. August I'm ISIS.
q late residence q deceased in summit tdauship
JACOB NJ FIKE
ldfnfris fraf1r
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still on the Map.

The following from the Johnstown Dem
Oirat, Of Monday, will doubtless prove to
be as great a surprise TO our readers as did
the news that be was dead, to the lamented
Butch sayloT. Butch" said he knew
it was 4 lie as soon as he heard It"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

An effort is being made to organize an Al
umni Association Of the graduates Of
Franklin and Marshall College in this couR-
" Lawyers Fred W. Bieseeker and \ l.
c. Hay are Al the bead Of the movement.
TaeTe are probably twenty-five Frsnklin
ami Marshall boys IN this county, and all
are invited to eommunicate with the gentle
mn named.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate OF George Geiger, late Of Larimer town
ship. deed
Letters OF administration. cifl ie,rHslii9 Ilucr0
on the above estate having been granted 20 the
undersisuec, hy the Register OF Nills. etc. ia
and io- somerset county. notice Is hereby sven
O. all persons indebted % said estate % make ifn-
mediate payment. and those having claims
against The same % present them duly auhenii-
cgIed for settlement on Wednesday. tie l9Ih day
Of August, 1855 az the residcuceuf the uu-
dersigued iu GrtelEiiie township.
JACOB Z HOCHsTETLER
AIm.ul-frafOr-
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The mail carriers on the different star
routes in the county entered upon their
four years lease last week Mcclellan
C ain. Is the name OF the carrier on the
sJmerset-Shanksville route, and 6. s En-
gle. is the na-.Ie Of the carrier on the som
sel-Jones' Mil roate. John spsngler, Of
Somerset, Is considering whether or not he
shall sub-contrAct for the SOmerset-Jenner
Z Roads route
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-07-12

Mrs. Elizabeth Bridigum died al the home
Of her son. Wm- Mengas, N Berlin, July
4th. aged S6 years. The deceased bad been
twice married. her first husband being Adam
Menges, for macy years engaged in the mer-
camille business in Berlin. Her second hus-
band was George Bridigum, % whom she
was welded in the sumner Of 1886.