The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-13

Pipes for the water mains are being deliy-
cred IN different paris Of town.
A Childrens' Day service wiH be held in
the Reformed Church, at this place. nsr.
Sunday evening. At 30 O'Clock.
A Chiidrsns' Day service viii Be held in
the Methodist Church next Sunday evening.
The Publie is cordially invited to BE- urese.,
Ns- Joe Irwin, ofthe sonerset House
missed her pocket book containing abont
so Friday. she dos not know whether
she lost il OF whether It was stolen.
The regular services viii be held in the
Somerset Presbyterian Cburcb on next Sab
bath, June Il. The pastor-Rev. T J. Bris-
tow-Will preach morning and ereaing.
Miss Polly Pile. Who makes her home
with he family Of Mr.. David HeiDle. in
Somerset township, fell down a fikht Of
stairs one day last week and xzs seriously
injured
Work has been c5nnenoed upon an
extension 5sI62 feet to the Catholic Mon
sste-y al New Baltimore When the pro
posed extension Is completed the building
WI be le2 feet long.
Mr.. s J. BOsser, Rep1blioan candidate
for Jury Commissioners. sold his farm IL
Milford township Monday, TO John C.
Ankeny, for S. 800. Mr.. Ankeny i 70 have
possession on April Is, 1895.
Members ofthe varioas camps P. 0. S. A,
Of Bedford county, VII present three flags
70 the Bedford county Court on July 4th,
one 70 float from the top Of the temple Of
justice and two to be draped above the bench
in the court room
Sunday evening specially prepared CHI
drea's Day exercises were conducted in the
Presbyterian and Lutherza churches. Large
congregations were present At both houses
OF worship AL OF the performances were
very ersditAble and are highly spoken or
The Liehiy Evangelical Church viii hold
its 6rst q uArteTiy sonvention on June 3
and "A. Rev. J. ". Domer vii be present
The teachers and scholars Of the Lichiy
Church Sunday School vii render special
ly prepared Childrens' Day programmes neIt
: undgy afternoon, At O'Clock
Mrs. William E Zimmerman has been ap-
pointed postmistress Al StoyestoEn. Hes
hus5aad-Ehose tragic death occurred some
two months sso-seryed as postmaster Of
that plsce under Ciegelznds former sdmin-
istrsiion- The appointment gives general
satisfaction 10 the patrons Of the Ofioe.
MI. D. Yoder. Of Monitor, Kan, was =
EeIc5me caller AZ this ofH,e Friday. He
Was q former resident Of Stoaycresk town
ship. bat left this county thirteen years ag5
and has since resided IN the west Mr.. 70
der was present a. the Brethren annual
meeting and Is nov visiting among his som
ersst county relatives.
Among other prominent visitors in this
place last week was Hon. B. F. Meyers, edi-
tor Of the Harrisburg Ildegsadef, and one
Of the leading Democratic politicians in
Pennsylvania Mr.. Meyers IS a native Of
Milford township and pays an annual visit
70 the scene Of his birth. He represented
this district in Congress during the sixties
Rev. y. Houpt, Cfthe Evangelical Church,
left Monday 70 etJend the Ministerial Con
vsntion Of his distrle;, which oonvenes II
the Camp Run Church. He expects to Is-
turn Friday.
On Sunday last Rev. HO1pt preached
sermon in German 10 large congregation
81 Rezrlt0vn.
The wedding Of Mss Mary Schoiield, ED
est daughter Of the Hon. James Schohsld.
20 g. Ross Parker, Is announced to take
place On Tuesday, the 18th, s; the home OF
tbe brides parents in BeIlefonte, Pa I; IS
20 be 5 qaiet vel ling Mr.. Parker IS q 500
q Ms E Il Parker Of this place. He has
been employed With the Bellefonts Furnsoe
Co, Of which the Collins Bros are owners,
ever since he lsft here about eight years sgO
Mrs. Alex lands, who thirty years ago
accompanied her husband and fsmily to
Iowa and has since been a resident Of Wa
terloo, that state, called a. she HEEALD Of
zoe one day last week She Is now sixty
Two years Of age and says that she learned
the letters Of the alphabet from the columns
Of The HERALD and has bsen = reader Of this
pspsr ever since she learned to read. Ma
lands came ezst 10 sttsnd the annual meet
ing Of the Brethren church.
The proposed union meeting ofthe various
secret and frziernAl lodges OfJpbRstoEn and
the surrounding country Is a certainty, and
WedDssday and Thursday, August 18th and
I6.h have been selected As the dates upon
sbich II viii be held Two dates were
decided upon for the reason that Il viii be
impossible for members Of a. the lodges to
attend one single meeting. All Of the lodges
and frzternsl orders in tbs county have
been invited 70 participate
a correspondent writing from Kennels
Mil, Southampton township, says The old
people Of this section Of the county are pass
ing rapidly away, = score or more octOge-
nzria1s having died in the last ten years
some Of the old folks Sill remain, among
them being Valentine Lspley, aged s5, and
Jonathan Fsichtner, sged =. Ms- Henry
MAr1z, Ms. Daniel KornS, and Jonathan
Kennel are all in q prec4riOus state Of
health.
Millions Of ssveaiee1-year Iocasts, sls0
known IS ~Pharaoa" locasts, all with the
oninious w darkiy and distinctly out
lined on their gsuzy wings, are making
themselves heard in al S5ath Jersey The
tender b5ughs and tEigs Of forest trees are
falling Ike rain fr0m the ravages Of the
plsgues, and the truckers and farmers are
greatly alarmed least the coantless ssarms
Of Insects sb9ald Leave the oak, the pine and