The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-01-18

There has been great seareisy Of butte,
and egEs IN the local market for some time
! past Butter IS selling Al = cents per pound
and sggs al p cents per dozen.
Candidates for nomination for county Of
ices on the Republican ticket are makins
themselves known. The primary election
is Oaiy I've months OF.
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A number Of sleighing parties from johns
town 10 stoyestoTn and DavidsviIle las
week were storm bound a. the latter piace,
aud were compelled to remain over night.
In fact says the Msyersiale Regisssr in
speaking Of the water supply in thai town,
= a more serious water famine IS now upon
q than that which prevailed during the
summer
Among others about town > ho are seri-
ously in are Ms. Wesley ". Davis and
Nh. Elwood Ries. The former Is aai icleH
with dropsy and the Latter with inaAmna-
tory rheumatism
Albert Barnes and wife, Of Bockwocd. de-
sire, through the HERALB. to extend their
thanks to the kind frisads who assisted
them a. the time OF sickness and death Of
their daughter, Josie
squire Amos Finaegaa and Tom p
Reese, Of Msyersd1le. who called at this Of
fee Just as We were about to go 70 press. ask
ed us TO assure cur readers that 4 January
thaE viii set IL tomorrow
Mr. Russsl Stewart has purchased from
Elias Cunningham the vacant lot on Main
street, adjoining TIE properly Of Postmaster
Keller. Mr. Stewart will hare home for
himself and family erected on the los this
spring.
The best ice ever harvested in : merset
has been taken from the stream below town
the past week. Ii IS Is inches thick and
Gear As crystal. More ice has been stored
away in town this winter than ever bef5Fe in
a single season.
The people Of Frielsns want the raiirosd
company 10 erect station house at the sta
ton for that place They want It badly
and if the railroad authorities will not erect
one for them, they vii put oue up n ther
own expense.
Druggist John n. Snyder has become The
owner Of the building on the corner Of the
public square, IN which his store is located.
He paid 3 500 cash for II. and people who
pretend to know say that be made a clean
$1,000 BY the deal.
The sale Of the personal properly Of Peter
Hehiey, last Wednesday, attracted a very
small crowd. owing % the intense cold. All
Of the valuable horses offered. with one or
two exceptions, were purchased By G. Wal
ter Hefiey. The sale realized about $500.
salisbury's large public school building
was discovered to be a5.2zs at an early hour
last Thursday evening. The flames we're
subdued after a desperate fight On the part
OF the citizens. The Ere originated from a
stove on the second door. Loss covered by
insurance.
Many CT The railroads Ofthe country have
decided nos 70 issne the customary halffare
permits TO clergymen. Why should they
CIersvmen a. a rule are about the best paid
class for the services rendered. OF course
there are exceptioas, but they are few and
far between
In renewing his subscription 10 the Has
AID. Mr Alex lands. Of Waterloo, lows,
writes: "Thursday morning ofthis week
the Thermometer registered "A degrees below
zero. In some parts Of the city is was re-
ported = degrees below. Sieighing has
been excellent since Dec J.
second week Of Special Court convened II
$50 Monday morning, Jrdgs L0ugeaecker
presiding. All but two Of the twenty cases
SET for trial have been either settled or con
tinueJ. and Is the Two cases ready for trial
were set for Thursday and Fridsy, Il The
suggestion Of his Homer, tEeg were cJntin-
ued, also. Court then adjourned Regular
Argument Court. an Tuesday in January,
was a-zo continued
The Republicans % SJoaycrsez township
nominated the fJ.loEing township TICKET a.
a primary election heid saturday, lith inst
Collector. J. ". BAszsr7 Supervisors, W 4
Mailer. J. Il. Woy, aad William Ringier;
s-hooi Directors, J. Raynln, and L F.
Braut; C5nstabie, C. A B1tzsr; Judge OF
E.sction. J. N. Yoder; Inspector, J. D
Ross Auditor. C. A. B-auti CLERK, AlexAn-
der Hant=r7 rssasaaer. e L Cl-=nn-
Daniel sehauatz sas al innts Of the
some-set county jail f5r a few days la;
week before being removed 70 the jaii Of
Centre county. shauulz Eas arrested by
Policemza Gilbert last Tuesday, On var
raal issus.i .sy justice Of Pnilipsburg, Pa,
On Information OF ms wife charging him
with deseTtiol. Sha1niz vii be renem-
bersd Is ths individual Who A-seei num-
Der ofpeople hereaoouts fsE years ago
through she means Of live stock insurance
Five deaths FROM diphiheria lave occur
red IN The home Of Mr and Mrs. ElEard
johnson, IN thIs place, during TIE past few
weeks. Oaly one ehad Of the anily re-
ulaius. and she Is all e.ed Eith the fatal
M adv and her liz IS tsspairsd OF F0rtu-
nafe'v for other residents Of the town the
disease has been coaGaei 10 the one family.
Tee Johnson family is in sore dis
Tres and q PAPER circulated in their behalf
: meeting with liberal response OF the part
ofou- citizens.
The dwelling Of Mrs.. Tracy Rhoais. IN
Summit township, togsther VITA al Of iis
contents. was destroyed by fire Tuesday az
ternoon. Tae origin o. the IRE Is unknown
The property was assi snsl 70 lawyer Faiea-
tine Hay some tine since for the beaed- Of
the creditors OF the estate and was irsursd-
The family Of Irxin Shoemaker, who cecil
pied the house. lost nearly al Of their per
soual property. Two Of the Shoemaker
children were badly fros;-bieen as the result
Of exposure 81 the time Of the fire.
Meyers.iaIs experienced two fires last
xeek. late Taszsag afternoon the dwelling
house OF Martin Housel vas totally con
sumei. Nothing could be done to save the
building from he devouriag flames, owing
To lack Of water. About three O'Clock
Wednesday afte noon the Slieer House was
discovered 70 be on ere. A bucket line was
o.,trlI- e,-,.e,s and hr the use Of water thus