The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-21

Merchant Charles F. Uhl celebrated hi,
Friday being Good Fddsy and a lega
holiday the banks will be closed.
flfteen cases Of scarlet fever are reporteS
from lockwood. Thus far only one case
has resulted fatal y.
Sneak thieves have been robbing Ii,
smoke houses and chicken coops Of farmer.
in Conemaugh township
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Love, of this place
expect 10 leave about April Ist fo- a briel
visit to southern California.
w. H. Koontz, Esq. has been confined to
bis home for the past ten days suffering
from a severe attack Of quinsy.
Pensions have recently been issued te
John Crist, of Osle township; Henry Ray.
man, Of Berlin; John Nicholson, Markleton,
and Isaac Jones, Somerset.
Mr.. Charles II. Conroth has a force Of men
at work digging the cellar for his new house
10 be erected on Patriot street, next to the
Methodist church.
Invitations are out for the marriage OF
Miss Emma Hefiiey, daughter of Mrs. J. A.
Hetiiey, and Mr.. Charles W. Crissinger, a
weil-knOwn young business man Of Berlin.
Mr.. James H. Black, OF Meyersdale, who
represents the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany Of New York, has been in Somerset
for the past week soliciting business for that
company.
Esquire Noah Casebeer has removed his
office from the shsnty on the Glade House
lot to the room on the northwest corner Of
Union and Main Cross Streets. formerly oe-
cupied by Kregar 5 meat market
Mr.. George ". Beniord, Jr.. who has been
attending school Of pharmacy in Phila-
delphia for the past several years, returned
10 his home in this place last week and at
once resumed work in his fathers drug
store.
A large and sppreciaiive audience attend
ed the performance Of HowOrths Hiber-
Mica, in the Opera House, Friday night.
The show was one Of the best seen in Som
erset in long time and the band was one
of the best ever heard here.
Mrs. W. P. Braut died at her home in
Johnstown last Monday night, aged twenty
/ two years. The remains were taken to
i Shanksville for interment. Mr.. and Mrs.
( Brant had removed from Shanksyille to
Johnstown only a short time ago.
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The separate interests off. T. Shiply and
/ II. S. Glessner. partners in large hardware
establishment at Meyersdale. were sold by
the Sheriff Saturday. Frank John purchas-
ed the interest Of the former and Mrs. Gless-
ner the interest Of the latter. The sale real
lied about 5000.
freeman Hoffman, Of Jenner Y Roads,
has leased the Union Hotel, opposite the
| Somerset & Cambria station on Patriot St.
aud will take possession next week. Mr..
/ Hoffman has the reputation Of being one Of
the best hotel men in the county, and he
will be a welcome acquisition 10 Somerset.
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Services in Presbyterian church, Sabbath,
March p, at 1880 a. m. An Easter service
/ Subject. "The Risen Christ The inter
view Of our Lord with Mary Negdalene at
the sepuichTe on the morning OF the res
direction" Evening services, 80 p. m.
Fourth sermon on the Lords Prayer, Thy
I WIN Be Done
Oar attention has baen called to the fact
that fumber OF boys Of this place are
/ making war on the robbins with their flo
bert rifles and toy guns. The parents ofthe
boys should a3monish them that there is an
act OF assembly prohibiting the killing OF
robbins and other insect eating birls. The
penalty is $ for eica bird slaughtered.
M Charles F. Livcngood, who for the
( past ten years. has bsen one OF the best
known school teachers Of this county. IS Sc
riously i'll a; Cincinnati, where be is stu
dent a. the Eclectic Medical College. His
| wife, who is a daughter Of J. J. Griffith, Of
Jennertown, was hurriedIy summoned to
I his bedside last week. he IS q son Of Mr..
Samuel Liveagood, Of Somerset township.
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Many persons in and about Somerset were
startled Thursday afternoon by number Of
vivid flashes Of lightning accompanied by
loud peals Of thunder, which foE the instant
produced startling effects and were phenom-
enal in character, because they occurred
! during a fall of snow ard sleet Thelightning
/ touched the electric light wires and destroy
| ed a number Of incandescent lights in diff
fsrent parts Of town.
Among the visitors to the county seat last
week was banker Samuel Philson, OF Berlin,
who recently celebrated his eighty-seeond
anniversary. His step is as buoyant as that
Of a young man of twenty and his mental
faculties are as keen and active as they ever
were-and they always were unusually
bright-Mr. PhilsOn says many Of his
friends have predicted that he will live 70 be
one hundred years old.
Recently Emanuel Baughman, Of Garrett,
killed a raccoon that weighed 30 pounds and
fun which he got one half gallon OF oil.
Mr. Baughmaa believes this was the largest
coon ever killed in SDmerset county. He
tracked his coonship into hollow red oak
tree and was compelled 10 build a scaI0ld
twenty feet high in o-isr - reach the hole
into which the coon had disappeared. Il
required four shots from revolver 10 kill
him.
Friedens Council, j. o. L. A. 81. present.
ed fllg 10 the Pine Grove school in Que
mahoning township, on Friday last. Mr.
Amos W. Knepper, Of S3msrss., made the
presentation speech, aud the dag was grace
fully accepted on behalf OF the school by
Miss Carrie shaiier, the teacher. c. L. Dick
ey delivered an address on behalf OF the citi-
zens and remarks were made b. W. II. Mil
Ter, Albert Lambert, and Others. The
Frie6ens brass band was present and added
much to the pleasure OF the OCCASION.
Judge Longenecker appears determined to
dispose Of civil suits as rapidly as possible,
rather than have them accumulate on the
Court calendar, and for this reason he has
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