The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-23

-~-cls ale kicking one
another.
Druggist John \. Snyder left Monday for
Piitsburg to attend the Knight IemDlar's
eonclsve.
County Chairman John has issued a call
for the Democratic primary election for
Saturday, June 18th.
COnrai BOnheimer, Of summit township.
lost two fingers from bis left hand last Fri
day BY getting them csught in feed cutter.
The suitof the United States vs. Peter F.
Johns, Of lockwood, has been continued
until the July sessions Of the District Court.
st Erie, Pa
Henry Sohell, Esq, returned to his home
in this place Friday, after having spent the
winter with his son, Prof Stewart scheIl, in
IrvingtOn, Indiana
A large landslide occurred Saturday night
near Ferndale bridge on the Somerset &
Cambria railroad. which stopped traffic until
the following afternoon.
Shortly after Il O'Clock Thursday, cloud
burst in the vicinity Of Benson. causing
quite d0Enpour Of water There was,
however, little DAMAGE done.
Regular court next week. The criminal
list Is very small and none Of the cases OF
great Importance. Only one prisone, IS
in the county jail awaiting trial
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will give festival on Decoration Day At the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Love.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
Thejury in the case Of Milton c. Pile ".
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, tried before
Judge Lo1genecker last week, returned
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff for s., ,OOO.
Brother Marshal Of the Berlin Reoord
threatens 70 make it hot for the individual
who forged the signature Of another party
to a Communication forwarded to bis paper
for publication
{. II. Saylor is erecting a dwelling house
at Husband, which, when completed, will
be one Of the finest residences in that flour
ishing little village. M saylor and his
family viii occupy it.
John 5. Wilkinson, formerly Of Bedford,
and we'll known throughout this county
through his connection with the German
American Fire Insurance Company, died al
his home in Philadelphia last Tuesday,
The fall OF rain in this county during the
past four OF i've days has been greater than
ever before recorder in similar length Of
time. So Ear as We have been able to learn
no damage has resulted from the water in
Somerset county.
D. B. Zimmerman has returned from his
Dakota ranch to bis home near StOyestown-
He will return to the west in the course of
few weeks, when be viii have Messrs-
George Harrison and HermAnus Baer for
travelling companions.
A mistake inadvertently crept into the
footings for Assemblymeu in the election ia
bic pubIishedin last weeks HERALD. The
correct totals are as follows: A. J. Colborn
1880: William Henry Miller 2lS6; A. ".
Knepper 9I5; s 5. Good 9l4; jeremiah
Maurer 1854.
Regular services viii be held next Sabbath
morning in the Presbyterian Church at the
usual hour.
In the evening al 80 the pa stor-Rey.
Bristow-EiII preach the annual Memorial
Sermon before the comrades Of z. P Cum
Minis Post, G. Ar
Word was received here Friday evening
Of thedeath Of Mrs Fank Beachy, which
occurred al Carrollton. Neb-, that afternoon.
The remains were brought 70 UniOntOEn,
her former home, Sunday for interment.
The deceased was = sister Of Mrs. Simon
Schrock, OF this place.
The B. & .. IS demonstrating its ability to
handle large crowds Of people this week.
Besides its regu' ar traffic il has seven or
eight thousand people bound for the Germsn
Baptist Annual Meeting al MeyersdAle to
provide for, and is hauling all ofthe through
trains Of The Pennsylvania railroad.
Among Others from Somerset county who
are witnessing the proceedings Of the Re
pulican State Convention at Harrisburg. to-
day, are Prothonotary Ssylor, Hon. Will
lam Henry Miller. George R Seul, Captain
" H. sanner, J. C. Lowry, E=q-, Fred. W.
Biesecksr, Ex-Sherif Kyle, r F. Dull, Sen
at0r Critchfeld snd John z. Scott, Esq.
Ms. Eliza Pile, aged Il years, died Fri
day. 18th inst. at The home Of Mr.. George
Auman, in Somerset township. Her hus-
band, Abram Pile, died E number Of years
ago. She had been a CONSTANT member Of
the Reformed Church for the past fifty years
and was loved and esteemed By all Of her
acquaintances. Mrs. Pile was a sister Of
Mr.. Isaac Simpson Of this place.
The board Of school directors Of Galitzin
borough, Cambria county, have re-opened
the public schools and viii continue the
session until the requisite number Of days
for 8 school year Is completed. Protestant
teachers have been employed in the place Of
nuns who had charge Of the schools up IN
Ill Judge Barker granted an injunction re-
straining them from welring the gsrb Of
tbe.r religious order in theschooI room.
AL Of last week residents Of the north Of
the county were very aPprehensiye Of Wis
II from Galyin's army Of iramps, and a mes
scnger came to Somerset in their behalf
Wednesday FOR the purpose Of asking pre-
lection from the county authorities. Il was
aseertained here that the route Of the army
was not through this county, but along the
line Of the Pennsyl gania railroad. The ar
my went to pieces in J0hnstown.
Owing 70 the wash out on the Psnnsylva-
MIA railroad east of JohnstoEn al Of the
Rennsyvania railroad trains are being run
over the Pitisbargh division Of the B. & o
Way trains are switched of at Hyudman
aud run over the Huntingdon & BroGdtop
to Huntingdon where they are switched
onto the main line Of the Pennsylvania.
The tracks east Of ths; point are al right
Through Pennsylvania trains are running