The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-09-05

\ pension has been granted to Nose
Trent. well-known and deserving vet
eran OF this place.
Miss Marion Baer. of Reading. is
gIIeSt at the home of her grandfather
John o. Kimmel, Esq.
Miss Marion Wright, daughter q
Judge Wright, of Bedford. is visiting n
the home of her aunts-the Misses Pick
ing-on Patriot street.
Michael Sipe's Jenner Y Roads trotte
Sunny R.r-won the 2:35 trot at tn
Ebensburg fair last week, taking thre
straight heats. Best time 2:36
Regular services will be held in tn
Presbyterian Church, Rev. T. J. Bistow
pastor, on next sabbath morning an,
evening. sabbath school one hour befor,
the morning service.
The Reformed Church reunion and nj,
ME at lockwood. Thursday, attracted al
immense crowd of people. The addres,
delivered by II. l.. Baer, Esq, is highly
spoken of by all who heard it.
|
Cadet orlo Knepper arrived FRIDAY
morning from the Naval Academy al
Annapolis, Nd, and will spend months
vacation al the home of his parents-NIr
and Mrs. Oliver knepper-on Main
street.
Landlord Kyle, of the Somerset House.
who had been confined TO his reom for
! ten days, suffering from hemorrhage OF
the lungs, appeared behind the counter
in his motel Office Monday afternoon pre-
pared 20 resume work.
Miss Halle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 6. Ogle, left Sunday evening for York.
Pa. where she viii spend ten days visit
ing at the home of her aunt. Mrs. Jere-
miah Black, before returning to Staunton.
Va, where she will re-enter a school for
young ladies.
Mr.. Charles w. Stamford, of Brooklyn,
New York, joined his wife and family in
this place Saturday. Mr.. Stamford will
be remembered as popular member of
the South Penn II. Il. engineering corps
stationed at Somerset during construc-
tion on that road.
Rev. Hiram King. of the Reformed
Church, left yesterday morning for ARM
strong county, where he will Join his
wife and remain for a few days visiting
with relatives. He will attend the Grand
4 5-taax- .ar,,a,,anp.ar,- ,a..-- ,-,.f-
burg before returning home.
The Congressional Conference for this
district will meet at the Logan House.
Altoona, Thursday evening, when Hon.
J. ID. Hicks will be formally renomina-
ted Mr. Hicks has been good and
faithful representative and viii be re
elected by an increased majority.
The dance given at the Somerset House.
Friday evening, by the young gentlemen
of Somerset, was the most successful of
the season. Guests were present from
Berlin, Mt. Pleasant, Connellsville and
other points. Excellent dance music was
furnished by Connellsville orchestra.
Mr.. Charles ii. Miller, has seven
mOnths-old calf on his farm one-half
mile west of town, which weighs 80
pounds The animal is from an Aver
shire dam and short horn sire. Mr.. Mil
Ter thinks ii cannot be beat in the county.
VIM. Sevitts, an account of whose fall
ing on a snag and piercing himself in
the region of the eye, was given last
week, was taken to hospital at COnnells-
vile last Saturday and placed under the
care of a specialist. II is not yet known
whether the bali Of the eye was pierced
or not.
Fourth-ciasS postmasters have been
by an act passed al the recent
session of Congress 10 take veterans af-
tidavits and fill ont pension vouchers. |
This will be a great convenience 20 old |
soldiers living in rural communities. " ho |
can now go 10 the nearest postmaster in |
stead Of a Justice Of the Peace or court |
officer.
one day recently Samuel Crist found a |
good sized land turtle on his fathers |
Jesse Crist-farm, in Jenner township. |
4 hole had been bored into the turtles
shell through which heavy wire ring /
had been passed. How the ring came To /
be in the turtles back and for what pur-
pose il was placed there Is ''queering'' the /
people OF that neighborhood.
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Joseph Walker, of Brothersvalley town
,hip, and Rev Ellis : Hay. of Maytown,
lancaster county, will be united in mar
-iage at the home of the brides parents
evening The groom is also Il
native of Brothersvailey township, and
vas admitted to the ministry of the Re
ormed Church several months ago.
Mr.. III. c. Beerits has disposed of his
- acre farm. two miles north of town on
he Stoyestown road, to w. :. Walker, of
shade township. for sl2,5Oo. When Mr..
3eerits bought the farm six or seven
ears ago it was very much impoverish-
4. but to-day il j. one of the model
arms of the county. Mr.. Walker recent
' sold his large timber tract. in Shade
Dwnship, TO the Pennsylvania Midland
railroad Company for SlS,0J0
The Ministerial Association of Somer-
ei met Monday afternoon at the Evan
elicil parsonage. \ paper was read by
lev. Houpt, on ministers Work from
Scriptural Standpoint. Ii was well re-
eiyed and called forth pleasant discus
ion from the ministers present. Tae
leeting next Monday viii be mt the Lu-
leran parsonage, when instead Of a pa
ct. there viii be consensus of opinion
n the attitude Of the church to amnse-
lents.
Miss Tiliie Kline and her young broth
and enjamin-children of
Ienry Kline.ar lying critically i'll at their
ONE in Jenner township, their ailment
eing typhoid fever. The two former
ave been suffering for the past few
.eeks. and within the past week the dis
tse has taken hold OF the third. The
,ndition of Miss Title Is reported quite
.rioas, while her brothers are said t. be
ut Of daIgce.
Harrison Ringler, two miles east Of
came near having his team
rowned in an old well Wednesday. He
as dragging big rocks by means OF a