The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-11-28

j Miss Lucy Witt, of Casselman. was IN
gaest of her friend-NIiss Cora Weller. ,
Hus5and-lass week.
The dance 10 be given at the Somerse
House ON Friday evening. ii is said. wi
be the principal local society event of IN
winter.
Services VIII be held i'm the Reforme
Church on next Sunday evening at
O'Clock, preceded by song service be
ginning al $40 ?. VI.
The real estate and mineral rights q
the late john r. Brinham viii be sold a
public ouicry al l o'clock on Friday next
in Wellersbarg borough.
Allen, the six-year-olG son Of ex-coun
ty commissioner William Uhl, died ol
Wednesday night at the home of his par
ents in Somerset township.
|
Mr.. Frank ;. Dickey and Miss Mary f
Barron, both of Somerset township. wer,
married on the 18th inst. at the Evangel
ieal parsonage, by the pastor, Rev. W
Houpt.
The safe of the real estate of the late W
J. Dinges, advertised for the past severa
weeks in the cc,umns of the HERALD
has been continued To Saturday. Dec. LIST.
at Stoyestown.
The many friends throughout tn,
county of Mr.. Henry l.. Walker, of Sto
nycreek township, viii be sorry to Learn
that he is confined to his home suffering
from typhoid fever.
|
! The Union Thanksgiving service will
be held Thursday, Nov. 18th at 1890 A. NJ.
in the Diciples church. Rev. w. II. Ne
| Bride will preach the sermon. The usual
offerings will be collected for the needy.
4 liberal collection Is solicited.
Rev. Ellis, of lockwood, prominent
minister of the United Brethern Church,
has been granted a pension. Rev. Ellis
enlisted in the navy when lad and was
on board the famous Monitor from the
| day she sailed from New York harbor
until she went down in a gale of Cape
/ Hatteras.
During the temporary absence of the
| Sheriii>s family last Tuesday evening, at
tending the lecture in the Opera House, a
sneak thief entered his private residence
and stole Il pocket book, containing a
small amount of money, and several arti-
cles Of dress belonging to a young lady
visitor
On the fourth page of this issue viii be
J found the address delivered by Principal
o. o. Saylor, of the lockwood schools,
before the Teachers Institute, in response
to the Address of Welcome. We COM
mend it to all our readers who are in
! terested in the success of the public
schools of the county.
On Tuesday, 10th inst, Mr.. Norman
| Meyers, of near StoyeStown, and Miss
Lavinia Weller, Of Somerset township,
were united in marriage at the home OF
the bride. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. Houpt, of the Evangelical
| Church. A number of invited guests
witnessed the marriage.
ProthonoJary's cierk--IIenry +. Bar
ron-who was the victim of an accident
while cunning four or five weeks ago.
/ whereby he lost two fingers from his left
/ hand by the accidental discharge of a
shot gun, was able 20 he on the streets for
a short time yesterday, when he was
warmly greeted by his many friends.
Or. Lowman l.. Lohr. Il native of this
county. and brother Of Justice of the
Peace Edward Lohr, of Shade township,
| died al his home in JohnStown on Thurs
day Iast from typhoid fever. He is sur
vived 10y his wife. who is lying critically
iii with the same disease, and by two
small children. The remains were in
TERED at Stoyestown.
|
We were in error last week when we
stated that Squire Levi Williams, of Up
per Turkeyfoo, township, had purchased
! the Ludwicll Gardner farm in Jefferson
township. Mr. Williams purchased the
Ludwicl1 Schrock farm, located halfway
between Lavansville and Bakersville,
and Il is said TO be one of the best farms in
that section of the county.
Jesse Christner and Miss Kate Deitz,
both Of Jeaner township, called at Reg
| lister Il Recorder Miller's Office last Thurs
day afternoon, and, after procuring the
necessary legal document, wended their
way to the office of Prothono airy Saylor
| where they were united in the holy bonds
Of matrimony, the Prothonolary-Rev.
F. p. Saylor-performing the ceremony.
The rafters on Mr.. NanneaT's new four
story hotel have been raised and il Is eN-
| pecteI that the handsome structure will
| be well under roof by the end of this
week. 4 large force of carpenters are
hammering away on the building from
| dawn till dark and viii push rapidly
ahead from now until the hotel is ready
to accommodate the travelling public,
which, the proprietor thinks, will be
about the middle of February.
The following committee has been ap-
d
pointed to apply the Thanksgiving aims
u the wants ofthe poor: Mrs. Sophia
Patton. Mrs. Wm. B. Frease, Mrs. VII
| liam Custom, Miss Ella Ferner, Mrs. Geo.
II. Love, Mrs. W. II. Platt, Mrs. W. ).
Baer and Mrs. f. J. Kooser, and Captain
Charles J. Harrison. Besides bestowing
absolute charity, the committee viii
| end savor 10 se.ITe hDpr fDf tn ul-
employed needy of the borough of SOM
e-Set.
Last Thursday night week Mr.. Frank
Rodgers splendid new granery, with all
Of its contents. consisting Of large lot
of wheat. rye and oats. and several vehi-
cles. in Shade township, was burned to
the ground. The fire occurred at
O'Clock i'm the morning and was not dis
covered until il had communicated with
the barn. situated a few rods from the
granery. Mr.. Rodgers was aroused from
his sleep 10y the cracking Of the burning
timbers. He made single-handed and