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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
DEATH or MAJOR cHORPEMrNo
Was the First Man 20 Cary the
Mails Across the Continent

Was the FIST Man 20 Cary the
Mails Across the Continent
Hsi1- George CAo-peniag dlsd 10 the
Ne~ Noik Hospital NsE YORK city. lzst
Tlzdsy morning. He Ezs 5orn IN s5nsr-
-. June j, ls-1. he As The frsi ua1 70
carry The Uaiiei siai= mails s,-oss the con
tneut
be EGs soa o. Hon George Caorpenile
an Associz-e Jl5gs q this comfy. and
spent the yes-s o. bis boyhOod around BE
fa;hers arm- Afterwards be engaged in
bushes IN Ssgysst0En- IN the spring of
ls5o BE Eeat 70 California. In tie folIow-
ing year be established nal b1sirsss from
Szoremsnso TO salt lake City. The mails
we're carried on horssbsck and the route
Ezs gone over once = month IiWasa hard
iourney over The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
and sixteen days Eas considered good tine
Cborpeoing had = partner, Captain Wood
ward, Of In5isnna county, Pa TIE hrsi
TRIP the Captain made he Was killed by n
{ ans. From that tine on Cho-psning had
the contrsct alone.
BE subsequently took 3 cosch oonsrsc;
from the Missouri River 70 Piaoerville. Cal
iforniz This was the road over which
Horace Greeley Was drivsa by Hank Nonck
in one OF Chorpeaing's coaches Cbo-psn-
ing pat the coaches on sni laid ont the road
himself He built post stations S. every
twenty miles f5r relays OF horsss-
Ch5-Pea.ag o-szuizsi the First and Send
Maryland inlzniry IN ISL 81 the personal
request OF President Lincoln. Herzs made
Major in he First Regiment aad Colonsl II
toe second For many years he had been
prosecuting 3 claim sEzins; the government
On mail contracts amounting 70 sf59 9l9-
Daring the years ChOrpening was engaged
in r1uning coaches and Carrying mails over
the plans be vas assisted 6y his broihe--in-
!aE, Mr- Irwin Pie, Of this pace. We BE
ieTe Mr.. Pie has the distinction o. driving
the frst c1sch ever driven across The plains
TO California.
Fora number OF years f5IlOEing the war
Major Chorpsning made his SIMMER home
II this place, where be owned one Of tie
hsndsOmest props-iss in toEn- HIS home
Was consumed BY the graf f-e Of ! 50
The ground afterwards passed into the
hanis Of John H. Miller aad Henry Hsf-
aey, and Is 81 present occupied by ;hsn-
He had 10; visited So1s-ss, for a number
Of years prior to his death.
Hs Leaves two sens and two daughters,
Mrs ?. A McGee. OF California: Frank G.
ChorPening. Of Bsrlin; and George W
CaOrPening and Mrs Johnston. both Of
Sss York city. The body was inferred in
the csnsiry Of the Ersrgr-ens, Loog Island
Mr. p G. Chorpsaing vas noti6-z b. isl-
egrzph Of his fathers sickness, bat did not
reach NsE York snii af,er his death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
Solomon UhI's Nomination StiIi
Lacks ConfIrmstion.


TIE agony over the Somerset posi- ofsc.
appointment seems destined 70 bs io1s
dawn or. and The longer the warfare !,
c0ntinned she more bitter becomes the feel
ing II the ranks Of The local Democracy
The members Of that party il sone-ssi have
nOi had n1ch 70 fight about in the pas: and
nov that there is only 0ae PIE on the ooan-
teI they al vast II, OF 81 least want 10 have
3 finger in H.
The warfare Egzinst solomon Uhls eonfir-
NATION has not been permitted 10 lsS and lei
tsrs and telezr2ms By the hundreds have
been deiugsd upon the Senate post otlcs
committee by his enemies snd friends dcr-
iag the past week The ehArgs brooght
against Mr. ThI are said 10 be confined TO
Irregularities IN the prosecution Of pension
cssss, bat the chzrges have been isslOusly
guarded from the pablic both here and il
Washinaon- In justice 10 Mr.. Uhl il should
Be stated that the charges, - far as they are
known. are generals disc-sii;ed-
Peter Hefil=y. who went % Washington
for the purpose Of knocking OF" M
THIS confirmation IS postmaster returned
home Friday He Is ssid 70 have retained
% Washington Sunday armed with fresh
lot Of smUuiiiOa which he hops viii fetch
down the game be is cunning for.
Richard J VOusht. Who Is an applicant for
the postmEsie-ship and who visited Washing
ton last week for the Purpose Of Esosrtsining
Ehsi bis chances Of secaring The appoint
ment vii Be in case the nomination Of Mr.
Uhl fails Of confirmaiion, returned home
roseie expression Of hOpsfalness, although
be insists tbs. bis lightning rod i still up
and vii not Be taken down uniil afieI q
postmaster for S3nsrssi has been confirmed
Solomon Uhl. accompanied by his Ait0r-
ney, iet sor Washington Sunday night
They took documents with them 10 refnie
the charges brOGght agzins. HI Il Is sid
that Mr. Uhl expects 10 be granted an audi
ence before The senate POstofioe committee
and i confident that he viii have 10
trouble in satisfying the Democratic mem
bers OF that body that the Prssideat had
made wise selection when he caOse him
for his S5ne-sei mai distributor.
From sli that can be gathered from out
side sources the President has refused 70
withdraw the nomination Of Ar. Uhl, being
satisfied that bis appointment. under al the
circumstances, was zs good s one Is oOuld
have been made IN the Interests OF Dem
ocrzfic harmony
The ve1sd question vii not be decided f0T
some time, ss il Is known that The Senate
committee OF posi- Offices viii not take Up
the Somerssi case before next Tuesday.
MeanEhile Postmaster Keller Sil oontin-
ue 70 perform the duties Of postmaster.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Bsf5re cO1nel s60Pts a. ordnance pro
hibiti1g the bilchiug Posi and hitching Of
hOrsz On The public streets they saould stop
70 eoosi6er that the farmers and tesrs,eS
wiil likely rs4Alials BY compelling thai body
Of municipal isg makers 10 remove the So--
oagh scales from the public square The
hay scsiez By the Esy have AlsAys been a.
eye-sore and Nuisance in their present. 10
cs,ion and never sboald have been erecied
thers- Lei the bay ssAlz Be removed hrss
and then il VII be tine enough 70 prass-
cue the war On the deseas-less hitching
post
The streets are 5ediezlsd % the pobiie use
and % e7ecf = - Of scales OF then iparticz-
larry in The hear Of town for TIE purpose
Of weighing all kinds Of cattle. coal. hay
and gram, is trespsss- The h@y scales
should 50 frst
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

S0nsrse; lawyers are gradually catching
OF" 70 m33srn business meih9is sa3 81 iezsi
three q then have recently Introduced type
writers iutJ tszir on - TIE inaovatiOa
SbOald be adopted by nu1bs- Of other sitor-
neys E5ose iIiegi5ls ehirogrzphyi Is = soGrce
Of sssrzFsti1g aanoyzncs 70 thsir clients,
with Eh1n thsy are compelled 70 core
spond A lg5ic-ogs in-i6eat q the bad
psnmAnship OF the pzrr Of Al attorney was
slOEn up n the Pr5lh5aotzry's once some
lue aso Whea 4 Esil-kn0El practitioner
came h1sliing il With clieat, s1i sTtrA-t-
ing paper from one Of the fiss started il to
rad he had not resi more thaa half
Inc Eben be begsn - s-rsiel his hssi and
turning 70 the Pn5ib0nOtarF sid 4 Ero;e
this, bni can yoa tell me whai i i aeoGI II
had an idez wbAi il Is a551t e1Eld rad
Z without tro15is.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
rnsv Want namss

TIE RGsSell At Publishing Co, Of 92s
Arch ST, Philaielpaia, desire the names and
address Of people il every town who are IL
tsr=ied in works Of AT, and 70 .seoore them
they Oiss 70 send free, Cupid Guides the
BoNi- asuPerbly executed water color pioi-
urs. SIZE = I Is inches. suitable f0r framing
AMI le o;her pietnres about same siEs. IN
ooi0rs, 70 any one sending them a. once the
naDss and address Of ten psTsOus admirers
q fins pic;u-=l together with s two cent
stamps 70 c9Eer expense Of mailing. e.c.
The regular p-ios Of these pictures 5 sloo,
BAT tbeT eAz al De secured free By any per
sou f5rE1riing the names and STAMPS
promptly
N0-E-The editor Of this paper has al
ready received copies Of above pictures and
considers them really Gems Of Ari-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Il Is ran0red that United SiS e detect
i've VISITED BucksiOEn : feE days ag0 for the
purpose Of looking up evideocs that vii
lssd 70 the desecti0n Oftb persons who lob
bed the PossOi5ss a. that place lzst fall The
p5stolsce IN Blckst0En Is conducted BY D
W2gasr, the merchant A. The tine the
pos.0tics wss ro5bsi Mr.. WAgaers store
was also rznsa1ksd snd quantity Of goods
earned away The gods we're AfterEzris
fO1nd il = cave Ia the mo1ntsias. Il was
thoughi 5: the Sims Of the robbery that the
Thieves Antieipl.sl rieh haul from the
PostO6ios ss Il vas jusi s551t the tine when
the quarterly psnsi0a e5e,Ss Eene due L
IS claimed Ihz- srresis viii b msds before
long.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

It's c1rreuf oa she streets that when =
ctl5. Eho hsi diei from a nal Enzai a.
tax o sczriei fsFer. Eas iniz-rsi in The
L1-he-sn osnsiry fzE days sgs, The Id q
he e1skei Eas removed snd the spectators
ze-e permitted % vieE the remains, j1ss os-
slrs they Ee-e ioEs-ei into the gave u
bAr5 10 imagine more li-o31siisrsd sc-
uon. or = bs-te- method o. Spreading that
batei and mach fearss disezss thr0agbozt
shs toun. Too Erszf care oan no- Be sIsr-
esd b. pa-sn-s and the losAl auihoritiss .
keep the disease 90 cheek
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
Farmer wanted

Wanted Il onoe . g05i, reliable farmer, 10
take charge Of = large trSsi OF land in 5en-
ner township on very easy terms. None
bat those meaning business nssd apply
For further information address Meisneihon
Uszw, I4Is shoop St-, Harrisburg Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Register and Recorder Miller % Monday
issued marriage license 70 Hanson Wslier.
sEei 5 yezrs and Mss Bertha BurroE, az
sd , yezz. both Of Addison township. Il
e understood that The venerable Eroou has
endowed hss faooe Eith = valuable house
ard lot il Petersburg. znd 5000 in cash
The wedding VII take place Thursday At
Petersburg NJ. Wslisrs- who i 5 German,
says thai be czB 70. I've 81 ne and ihst he
hEs gotten tired Of boarding he prefers
home cooking and dos not ike - be dis
turbs5. The brise has been a member Of
NJ. Daniel Ausus.ines family for 5 number
Of years and i 3 most sstimshle lady.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

postosfoe department recently visited sn-
ner township IN quest Of two young men
who are wanted for violating the postal lsEs
n regard 10 mailing obscene letters The
ofie.r zsoe-1si1e5 that the lz5s he vas
looking fJr had skipped 10 the west sh0u
tine sr1.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

The hOtsl a Jennsr Y Roads rs-opened
lAst AondEy evening when = party OF about
hfiy from Ligo0isr, accompanied by br4ss
hand visited thzi plsoe and enjoyed Land
lord Siahrs hospitality.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

NJ Georgs J sshroek, who owns the
ground imrnedisisly Eest Of the Lzths-n
oenetsEy, On the opposite side Of the Hos
band road, has decided to CT il I'd into
cemetery lots
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Prof Byron v. King, Who vas p1Palar
tzEO-iie sikh the teachers a. The recent ooun-
II institute, has been engaged By the young
people Of the Disciple Church 10 give an e.
iertEinmeaiin IN this Plsoe some evening IN
the near future.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Charley Col5o-n, eldest s9n Of Hon. A.
J. ColbOrn and wife, spent las week n the
hone-of bis parents in this place. Mr.. Col
born Is Superintendent Of one Of the large
coal oonpsniss il West Va.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Ihres czndidaies are IN the feld for the
ksP1sAeza nomination for safe Senator in
Bedford county The Bedford ooonty pr
mary Eill Be bed On the Ssh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

D-1ggist George " Benf0rd S.. has
ben cOnsoed 70 his home for the pas. ten
days s1s=Eing from aropsiczl affection.
his condition vas Fery much improved yes
ter3sy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

ElssEhere in this issue the oounfy con-
niszioDes ask for bids for The erection Of
the Aoatnents and pies for the proposed
lev bridge across the CzSSslmaa rivs- st
Nsrkieton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

The regular services Nil Be he'd IN the
Presbyterian church neEI Sabbz1h, April IS.
morning and evening, conducted BY the
pastor. Rev 7. J Bris,oE. In the evening
seTeuth sermon OF ;he Lords Prayer
% Lasd rs lot into temptation, bat deliver
us from eyll.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Rev McBids, o. The Methodist Church,
who Vas robbed Of bis wardrobe and library
BY the Park Hotel fire. desires through
the columns Of the HERALD 10 return his
thanks 70 the persons who have presented
him with books. He already has The NJ
cleus o. q 6ne library.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Ca Fridsy, March 5olh- yCung man
named George AnisrsoD- Of Jsnnsr town
slip. came 70 the livery stable Of Isaac SirnP-
s5a il this place and bird hay mare and
3 sidebzr b1egy. He promised to rsiuru
the following day but las lot done - up 10
this time NJ Simpson lzsi week ooncud-
e. iasl as team had been stolen and offered
s. reward f5r the capture the thief An
dz-s0a IS shout > ysz- O. sEe- and has :
smooth fzos and sandy hair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

4 Eeek OF tEo ago re referred 10 he fac,
thai the county commissioners had inspec--
Cd the sites for Two proposed eouBty bridges
one across The Laurel Hill creek near Squire
John z NIllers. IN Middlscrsek township,
and smother scr0ss the Czss=imzn riFsr a
Mzusis between NeysrsisIs and Salisbury
Contrscis have been entered into for The
supe-siructure Of bo-h brids= TIE bi5ss
vii Be built nerr fall
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Mr.. Henry Housefelt i entertaining one
Of his nieoes who recently arrived IN this
country fr0n Hamburg, Germany. he VII
re.urn 10 the "ziherls1d' With her next
month, and they VII be accompanied
by NJ. Joseph GasIiEer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

O1e evening last Eeek Ehiis Nrs- Frsncis
We uer-Eho mzkes her home vita Der
slu F-aak in his prsliy Tarkeyfsoi stTeei
rssi iie1ce-uas z-tezapiing 10 lE1t LAMP
tas lamp s153ealy exploded and the barn
ing Oh ran onto q r.E e. her fee;- she
s1rsznei fJr help and 1sr s1n, Who va in
a. 81 1ialur RON. hss,e1e5 10 her rsc1s
Prompi'y grabbing gp the rug be th-eE
it through q wlaioE into the stree aud has
svs-s5 uhsf uo1i5 oihsTEise havs proved =
rs-r ss-i5-s c5-Hsr-afio-.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
RIDE A BICYCLE.

Columbia RsAding Flyers, and Fashions.
both ladies and gentisnen's wheels opened
this week q; James B. HOldsrbzam's Hard
ware Sto-z
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Il Il fearsd by frait growers that yests--
days hsrd freszs has destroyed al chsncss
q = fruit crop this year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
NOTICE.

n - orFa.--s Cl---f = >.a.srss car-'r. p
II ne estzte oi joel l. KlnE. late o. pFer Tar
zeEfout tosus1ip. il sGld cou1rF-
NOTICE ! he-ety Eirel lhsf .. 2. snyder
la- nae arrl'a 'a-i1l % ne Ee- ser 1f Wis flr
40 cuu1tE. fl- ic--ers O. a-ui1is--f-iau urll
tle e--zie ~ JOE l. htlE No II ElleEe1 o. have
ben e--7li all1 uulsz-l of 90 Urre t1El -erru
Tea-s las E-.s- and Eho j. believed o. - dead
ilGf ile s1ll 1s- aaer lzs cerll1E1 sd arrlIra-
lQ'1 o. t1e u-E1sn. frlr 81 nd nnrlfT. sd
Cos-ri ho.l-- p ne au-uuEl 81 -s-re-sef m - 9
eQ1lig- Ee --l- Hulrf HI le1r ff1re nr--
rt---rE ne la-sel atssleg CO l1s s1ll s-r-s-sl
leeesteEf all 80 r.ruu -auHas 49, 2 So
t1e-elf EF tee Cul-r
JAOlB Z HIIrEE
ft1 q - rferk
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
AUDITORS NOTICE

~
u -s-sstlzs (Tn me Oruhzns' C01-t %
q -1uls-sat county, "a
mo Michel. dee O. = e1- -. zcc tof Execl-
-a- cu1lrmed NJ -
And nov. ilch Narch. I-ls upon the petitloa
o. H J. Basr p Eftor1ey Tor Execuior q
Jltl Ml-c1ell dec d. IL Coax E.,plllr A T.
do oerl. - Aldlt0-. % 1lsf ritslie lie funds n
the Ea11s ui L1e executor % a1c Gzu1E t1rss
lsEsllg el-itie1 llera-a fEEracr frum tie Eec-
ur1sI 1e-5-g give uoiicr L1st uil 81 IN ny
one n ,1Ilz-=e-. pa on Iles1aT. TIE I-lh car
of AE-il A. D. l-si. e. d. ~ ciocz A. n. f1r Its
p1rEose qf E-ltld n % lns cu-es o. ne kd0Ts
sgIoiliIze1t. - ri hieh TINE Al p=Essls i1ie-est-
e 11ay a-ten1 O. oreFer ns declared from par-
tcipaiiou il The disirih1-5on-
A O. HJLBEET
Anni.rr
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
l'XBCUTOR's NOTICE.

Es.1'e af Nuah -aaFsr. Iz,e q 11szah--l-s
-Qarfalr. -1-lers.i calufr - 1ac1 1
LEile-s tes1s-lerl1-T ou che at.l1e e-lafr hsr-
llE t.el crsllri e. ~ cas- =. rrsf tr rss rrr-s-
e. 1ltllrig. ulllce + lfretq gwen q 81 usr-.-s
.uIl-'.-ll G. SO ssts1z lu uEEE .r1le.l AZ rar-
Ue-l and -1a-e 1arlrE cllI--s sE1I1s- f1s zE-e
al 1I-s-elt rl-1l dll1 allreullea1el flr seErle-
Ear 81 g l1s eEer--.r. a. b. He.1s-rs u sstI
O. lSI-srlF. o. 4 he.tue--aT. ap-il -all- t-ll
q p -uaNEE
EEe-utar of N1zh -1ass- 1e--1-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
ExECUTCRs NOTICE

Eslsie 4 Har-z-si ". Dod.ss. f.re o. C.saaaeaas
5or0cga. ~lEcersst cogu-y. -. de- O.
Lelters = fstzEueu-arF o. tn above eslase har-
I1g t=el g-A11e1 70 ne E1cersi Enei oy rhe p-sr-
erallao-lly. nollce = hersty Krea % Al EerSu1s
i11ectei - sid estaie - make iuuet sts nay-
1elI and t1Qse 1aFI1z eiGi-1s zEaizst he saze
I'll Iresell t1eI1 for sef.e7ent duly ausbsu tca-
Ted % Sziur14T Ap-ii zlst. is9s a. ne slo-s q
ths lndersiz1sd. i- CsucEe1ce ra-
gACE$0S D1DDS
sc11t 0iglF. - C. Do-t1s
AuyS Executurs
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
AUDITOR's NOTICE.

fzie1urs EAE n ne C01-t 81 Couaoa Peas
Of -oue-sel G1ulry-
o. r ?. LC1E No 81 Kay J ls8 C. ..
AID lcW. % MArch. l.es on petition q I'd
Ha-1 Hoover. Hlzn -1e-l1 o .o1erse1 cuulIy,
and o. notion % trzl- ? sui Ezi- t1e Culrl sp-
.-t j. G. Lgz-ry. IL Alci.1r % make dlsITi-
o-lill q ne fl11s u he hs1Ls 81 the Sheri1,
- and among iAose legally e1li-is1 thsrsto.
saarsr Ce11'a
Ex-rsCr from the Minutes
sEzL Certified Ihis IN MErct -
? ? sANLOR
fr1fhCnu-ErE-
7 Eil sfie1l % the duties e1t1ined bF the fore
gullg commission a. ny once IN SO1erzef Bo--
ouE1. on Saturday, he lsIh DAY 81 Eurll
lsss. g. . 1-clock P n q szif dsT- u here snd
Ehsa Al pzrtisz OF Te-soas interested can attend.
q C. LOWRY
Aulltur.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
New Prices for 1894.
prixara Sale Of shsan-

have o. my farm tsO hundred bead OF
sheep AID lambs for sale, from April q TO
5Eh- Terms cash.
Dawn HlsEk,
ShznksTiIie, Ia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11

Regular sdi0arnsd oour1 convened atfr
X yesterday. vixen The arzuinsui list xss
taken uP.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
I EGAL NOTICE

TIE judges q tie 0rrha1s' Court az seme-ssr
county suroir-e1 f1e ulre-siEre1 sl.lrs- ~ A.
certsiu the UiirE toasran O. make suz ~
peIt = 1-slrio-fio1 uf ire fInis lu tEs 1A1ds q
Tie a1ulr is-rEt1- of laer5 T1u-l=11. De- q
Pubic ncCice ls hereby gwen ma 7 ulll aliend
s- ny neiee i1 -Qrle-sSf 5af0lEr. ~ Frtfav. TIE
lirh ezy % Ar-il. lsei. 10 rerf1-l tle eufics 20
u n z. q " lic- a.. p-su1s lEle-eErel all 1850
take Duricc
10 EINNEI.
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Hair Plugged In . Tres.

In splitting into stove wood Al old apple
removed to preEeat il from shading his gar
den. Judge Snyds- fOnnd imsedded in the
wood about SIX inches from the outside =
wooden plug driven into an inch sGgsr hole,
behind which Was wrapped IN linen rags, =
couple Of b1nches Of hair. The hair was =
reddish color and the hole had been bored
and the hair plugged into ii : g-ssi many
yeArs ago, probably By some saperstitious
Person who believed in tins method Of driv-
ing away disease /; Is said that in years
back folks oouid Be found Who believed that
barying hair in wood accompanied With
certain ioe2ntzions. was = s1Ie cure for
Phthisis.-Berlia R1u.rd
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-11
AUDIoRs NoIcE

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Three Deaths From Scarlet Fever.


Hattie, ths twelve yez- Old daughter Of
Mr. ard Mrs- Frank Kzntasr, of Kzntnsr' :
station, diei Nonday afternoon from soar-
lei ieysr.
The Eour-ye4 old son Of Nr and Ms
David Ene-g, Of Lincoln toEnship, died
sunday from scarlet fever. He Was The
youngss; br0ihsrof Geek 10 the C0mmis-
si0ne-s Ems-t
Mr and Ms John Ho1pt have been called
upon 70 noun the dea.h q another Of tte-T
children. the second one having d.ed fron
scarlef feys- on Weia=ily- A luis son Of
NJ and Mrs Caam5e-s Haston, FL vic-
tim 70 the sane disease % that day.
an pfspa-ed % deliver and ship Fsrti-
lizzrs for corn. Po,aioes aai oa.s n 50 pr
ton and up. s. Eiii b5y toa 18th 9 pef
oent- potash f5r cora or p3-s,oez. B=t goods
icr least n5uey Is oar motto.
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