The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-08

Venerable Jesse Slick, Of Shade township.
is reported to be critically i'll.
The estimated value OF all public school
property in this county is si504i5.
Mr. J. G. Harvey. the Baitiu,ore banker.
Is guest at Tie Tuyman coissse, west Of
town.
Jese'' Fisher, sged forty, q native Of this
county died at his home IN Johnstown
Friday.
Judge A. Y. Parker. ofcamhria county,
viii hold tie special term Of court convening
here on The 20ih inst.
Hugh Wand and Philip Iape, two vener-
able residents Of JenneT township. are re-
ported to be critically H.
The children's Aid Society viii open the
Sewing School in the Academy building at
2o'elock P. NJ, Saturday. Nov IIth, 1888.
Josiah Walker, weil-knoNn resident of
s'onyeresk township. had one Of his arms
broken one dsy last week while at work in
his saw mill near shanksville.
Mr Edward slutzman, wife and two chill
iren, who have been living in Kansas ci,v
for the past several years, arrived in Somer-
set last week and are guests II the home Of
Ar. stuizman's father, Uncle Joe.r
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r. Il. Koontz aud bride. Of Greensburg.
have been visiting the formers old home in /
Berlin. Mrs. Koontzs maiden name was
LIZZIE Leighly. aud she is a meneer Of a /
prominent Wesimoreland county family.
Reports from the eastern townships Of the |
county areto the effect tia. sheep thieves
are numerous in that section. In number |
Of instances the thieves have boldly killed |
sheep in their owners barn yards aud walk
ed OF With the ml;ton.
Rev. Appleton Bash, a former popular
minister Of Somerset, will preach in the /
Methodist Church next sunday morning !
and evening Rev. Bash is al present p-in- /
cipal Of the Methodist Female Seminary in I
Beaver, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Simpson lest this place
saturday afternoon for kansas in response /
to 8 ,elegram conveying intelligence Of the
serious sickness Of their son Harvey, who |
has been engaged il business in that state 4
for number Of years.
Prof Harry Johnson, principal of the
JohnstoAn High School, spent Sunday in 1
this place, the guest Of his cousin Mr.. Rob
er. r. Roberts. Prof Johnson Is a son Of /
Rev. Asbury johnson, well known minis
ter. formerly pastor Of the Somerset Metho-
dist Church.
james B. Holder5aum has purchased the 4
entire stock Of his father's-John NJ Hol-
derbaum-store, and the doors Of that large
establishment were reopened 10 the public
Monday evening. Attention is directed 10
the new proprietors advertisement else
where IN this paper.
Jacob He,man, notice Of whose serious
illness appeared in this paper two weeks ago,
died at his home in Shade township Men.
day night, aged about seventy eight years
Death resulted from dropsy. Mr.. Helman
was twice married but bad no children. His
second wife survives him.
Mrs. Daniel Giessner died Sunday at her
home il Stouycreek township, aged about
forty years. Death resulted from cancer Of
the stomach, from which disease the de-
ceased had suffered for q number Of years.
Mrs. GIsssner and Mrs. Edward Trent, Of
Somerset were twin sisters.
The many friends OF Dr. Joseph Cayode,
OF Jeaner Y Roads will be panied to learn
that be was taken seriously i'll while at the
Worlds Fair s. few weeks since and had to
be removed to his home His ailmeat was
heart trouble and bis condition is re-
ported somewhat improved.
Senator y. B. UriEehded telegraphed
Chairman Biesecker, Monday, that be had
paired win Worlds Fair Commissioner Far
quhar on the State Ticket and with Demo
cratic friend in JenneI on the county ticket,
and would therefore moi return home 10
vote. The Senator's dslies will keep him
in Chicago for some time yet.
Elmer L eldest s1a Of Mr. and Mrs. B.
+. Cooper, for many years residents Of this
pace, no1 Of Pittsburgh died in that city
Thursday, from consumption. Tae body
was brought to SJmerse; and interrei in the
Lutheran ceneiry Saturday afternoon. The
deceased was about y years Of age. His
wife and only child died from the sams dis
ease within the past year.
Au immense fiock of wild geese passed
over to xn At an early hour Monday morn
ing. Persons who heard the hawking OF
the fiock say that the geese were evidently
attracted by the electric light and becoming
beEilde-ei eirelel over the toTn repeatedly
before they recovered their bearings and con
iinued their fight towards the south a
number Of smaller aJcks passed over town
Monday
Hon John Cessna, the venerable member
Of the Pennsylvania House Of REPRESENTA-
tives. from Bedford county, is Yery III, and
owing to his advanced age, is not expected
TO recover.
Mr. Cessna, during his long career, has
been college professor, lawyer. revenue com
missioner, msmber Of the STATE House Of
Representatives as far back as 1850 aud as
recently as 1898, Speaker Of the II Jnse,
member OF Congress, member of N-ional
conventions, college president, State chair
msn. as vel as filing a number Of minor
positions.
Monday CONTRACTOR DJSney bad bis pat
ent pump al work testing the quantity Of
water in the well recently drilled at the foot
Of Union street by the borough authorities,
with view to securing a supply Of gstsr