The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-12

his friends and physicians hope for his ulti-
mate recovery.
The Board Of Directors Of the Markleton
Hotel Company, Al meeting held last week,
decided 10 bond the SAnitzrium for SO 90
Major J. B. Washington, prominent B. *
o. r r official. was made director OF the
Hotel Company.
Elseshere in this issue vii be found the
official notice calling q conversion Of the
school directors Of this county, 10 meet in
the Court House on the first Tuesday in
Nay, for the purpose felecunga q County Su-
perintendsnt Of Common schools
On the first day Of May The assessors Of
the various townships and boroughs will
enter upon the work Of preparing a new
registry Of the qualified electors ofthe eOun-
;y. Under the new registration law this
work is required to be done semi-anna2lly.
An old stable belonging % Irwin Pile and
located few rods west OF the borough line,
al the sIoyestosn bridge, was destroyed BY
FIRE Saturday morning Il is not known
how the fire originated but It Is believed 10
have been caused by sparks from a loeomO-
tive
The Willard Comedy Company, who play
ed a week engagement st the Opera House
last week, broke up in row Saturday night
before the performance wss concluded Too
much whiskey Was the cause Of it, Several
of the performers parAded the streets arrayed
in their stage costumes.
A call has been extended to Elder Mullen
dore, Of indianapolis, Indiana, b. the Dis
eiples' congregation Of this place. Elder
MuIlendore recently preached several ser
mons to the congregation and an invitation
TO locate permanently in Somerset followed
him 10 his " hOosierH home. Il Is not known
whether or not he viii accept The call
a petition 70 the Board OF Pardous Is be
ing circulated and generally signed IN behalf
Of squire Cummins, who was convicted
Of burning the /" Glade House. Cummins
conviction wss secured on circumsiantial
evidence and many persons familiar
with the case and who heard il tried are
convinced that be Is innocent of the crime.
A teachers institute, held II Borders
school-house, Paint township, one night last
week. was disturbed by George Hayes, Will
ian Gindlesperger, and numoer-of other
young men, and for this breach Of the peace,
they we're arrested Isst Saturday and had q
hearing on Monday before Kore kaufman,
Esq, al Bethel. They were all held for trial
At court.
Ephrzin Tremel, aged > years, d:ei al bis
home in Berlin. March 3lst. The deceased
enlisted in the Union army a the outbreak
Of the war and served until the close when
he was honOrably discharged On the 3lst
day Of May, 1865 shortly afterwards he
enlisted in the regular army for three years
and served throughout the term Of his en-
lis,ment.
John H Kantner the well-knOEn manu-
hacturer Of EOOlen goods, whose mill Is 10
Gated one mile south Of this place, Monday
morning made voluntary assignment Of al
his property to J. A. Berkey Esq for the
benefit Of bis creditors The KAntner mill
is one Of the Oldest and best-kuown in som
erset county and the financial reFerses Of its
owner viii occasion widespread regret.
Growing mushrooms for the city market
Is q new industry 81 Conflenoe, and one
That promises 10 bring handsome returns 70
the gardener who Is cultiEaiing them The
mushrooms are grown in a cave especially
dug for the purpose and require very little
attention There Is slways a demand lor
them among the wealthy ep.cures- 500 .
quart IS the market price for the best mash-
rooms.
Now that the people Of Somerset have
gone vigorously to work to clean up their
properties and the street commissioner has
been directed to do the same for the streets
and alleys. would II not be wei for the cOun-
" commissioners 70 make some badly need
ed repairs 10 the public buildings and
grounds. The first improvement the COM
missionsrs should undertake is 70 provide q
new pavement in front Of the court house
and jail yaris-
Mr samuel Trent, OF somerset township
was greatly surprised Monday morning
when his brothers. children and grand
children collected ST his home without nav
ing been bidden- L saddsnly daEned upon /
him, however, that il was bis seyeniy-third !
anniversary and that they had come 70 make 1
merry with him a bouatifIl spread was
prepared al noon and the family spent day |
that viii long be remember BY them as one |
of unSll0yed pls&saEs. Mr. Trent Vas pre-
selted With number Of useful and hand |
some presents
The railroad starion IN this plsee vas liz |
eraliy Uttered with rice Wsdnssday mora
ing that had been shoEe1ed upon Mr.. WI |
liam l.. Weiuer and his bride by their host /
OF friends Mr. Weimer, son OF Frederick /
Weimer, and MIS- Minnie, daughter Of sam
usl Fox, had been united in the bonds of
weilock al the home Of the brides parents /
that morning and Ieff on the north bound /
train on a wedding trip that viii embrAle
JohastoWn and other cite They viii
make their home in Somerset, Mr.. Weimer
being employed in q clerical position IN the
B. & o. Once
The farm house Of Aaron Bittner. near
Pine. Hill, occupied by Mr. H. Boyer, was
totally destroyed By FIRE Friday last while
the family was 81 dinner. The fire began on
the front porch root, aud the attention CT
the family was drawn to il BY neighbors
hastsaing toward them. The fire bad gainea
too good besdEsy 70 be successfully fought
aad all eEOrts were made 70 ssTs the furni-
ture on the first floor and the tenant house
sdjoining. The property was worth at least
81 so insurance 81 ,000, in Farmers Fire
Company. Ar. Bittner resides
near Evansville
William Moore, nineteen yeAr-old youth
from Shade township for whom The author
ities Of this coCnty had been locking for
several months, Was taken into custody 81
Bedford one day las week. he was brought
here THURSDAY By Sheriff Good and is nov
in jan- Moore viii be tried on an Indictment
charging Sssault with attempt to main
Moore > story i that be was placed on guard