The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-11-14

Judge J. u. w. White, Of Pittsburg. Is
opposed To speculation in liqnor licenses,
and last week served notice that he would
not grant any transfers. except for such
causes rs death or a Sheriff's sale.
Frederick Krater, his wife. three daugh-
tiers, and a son, of Altoona, are seriously
III from eating hogshead cheese, which is
supposed to have contained diseased pork.
This is the third family there To be thus
affected from similar cause within few
days.
In Randolph township, Crawford conn
ty, at Sheriif's sale, says the Mercer
HesteY-a Press, a span of good work horses
sold for 30 cents, a good buggy for IL
cents. IA wagon brought 81, a l25-pound
pig brought cents a pound and three
chickens fold for 10 cents each.
President Judge \. o. Furst, ofthe Cen
tre-Huntingdon District, announces that
he will send his resignation to the Gov
ernor, to take effect November 18th. He
says the reason he takes this action IL that
he desires to resume his law practice be-
fore the spring term. Judge Furst's term
expires on the first Mondayof January
1896.
George House. about fifty-siX years old,
a farmer living Il mile from Gallery juno
tion, on the Pittsburg & Western Rail
road, was called TO his front door, about
o'clock Thursday evening, by two men.
He invited the strangers in, leading the
way 10 a sitting-r room. Immediately az
ter entering the room, both strangers
drew revolvers and demanded the old
mans money. He turned and grabbed
heavy iron poker and ordered the intru-
ders away, when one of them shot him
dead. The murderers hurriedly escaped.
The murdered man was fairly well oil,
and was supposed TO have considerable
money about the house. Searching par
ties are looking for the murderers.
Rev. Z. T. OFT, a United Brethren min
lister, was the principal in an unusual pro-
ceeding at Three Springs, Huntingdon
county, the other day. lie was retiring
from the pastoratc Of the church there
with a considerable amount Of his salary
yet due him and upon the failure of de
linquents TO pay up he made q complaint
against those who were members of the
Conference before Squire p. III. Bence.
The Justice ruled that a quarterly confer
ence had legal right TO meet these prom
ises to pay and that under the circum-
stances the members ofthe Conference
were individually liable for the amount
90 ,arnptfea,l Tho npfuipn Of IA
officer was not appealed from and the
minister got his pay from the delinquent
appointments in question.
The board of partions has recommended
a communication of the death sentence of
James Newton Hill, the Allegheny mur-
derer, TO life Imprisonment. The reasons
for the boards action are based solely on
the statements ofthe physicians who have
examined the self-inflicted wound in
Hills throat that he could not be legally
executed and that if he were hanged the
sight would be appalling. Governor
Pattison has taken an interest in Hills
case from the time it was first called to
the attention of the board and thcre can
hardly be a doubt but that he will approve
the recommendation of the board.
James May, of Gibson, was the lucky
discoverer OF a curious find last Saturday
While driving to EoyeT, he noticed what
he thought was the flight OF wild bees.
Being something ofa bee hunter, he took
the trail at once and succeeded in locating
the hive near the stone bridge over
Whites run. The hive consisted Of an
empty beer keg. which had been left atop
of a stump by a festive picnic party some
time during the summer. The bees found
the open tap hole, took possession and
went actively into the business of making
a winter stock of honey. May took the
hive ana swarm home, and now has
honey to eat and bees To make more honey.
-CUERcjEsciUe Courier.