The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

DIR. II. :. Kimmcl last week attend.
the convention Of railroad surgeons hel
at Columbus. Ohio.
Capt. William Jordan, of Mt. Pleasan
Is guest at the home Of his dauohte
Mrs. Webster 3. Parker
The friends of AnaniaS Emert. of Jer
ner township, viii lie pleased To lear
that he is slowly recovering from a seri
Gus sickness.
J. II. Ream, Of Jennertown. left las
Thursday for Dixon. H., for the purpos
of accompanying his mother. who IA
been i'll at that place for some time, bael
10 Somerset county.
Charles and Frank B. Colborn. sons q
Hon. 4. J. Colborn, are spending a fe,
days with Somerset friends. Both gen
tlemen are connected with large Goa
company at Bayard. W. Va.
At the residence Of John Cummins. il
Middiecreok township, on Dee. 2nd, Mr.
Adam III. Sanner, of Fayetie county. ant
Miss Ella Reese, ofMiddleereek township
were united in marriage by Rev. Josial
Berkeley.
The many friends OF z. L. Miller. o
Brothersvalley township, will be paine,
10 learn that he was compelled, on ac
count OF sickness, to resign rs teacher o
the Hoover school. :. 5. Forney ha
been elected by the school board 10 com
piete the term
At the Presbyterian church next Sab
bath, Dee. 10th, Rev. T. J. Bristow, pas
tor, The morning theme viii be: '-StanC
thou still awhile, that l may show the
the word of Cod Evening: Spiritual
Athletics" sabbath School at p. IN
You are cordially invited.
Monday Harry Sipe purchased tn,
Main Street residence of Washington
Negahan, for S2l0G. Mr.. Megahan vii
give possession about April lst, when h
viii remove into the Patriot Street resi-
dence, owned by him, and at present oc
cupied 10y Or. J. W. Carothers.
\ welcome addition 10 Somerset i Mr.
Charles Yinkey and family, who las
week removed from Johnstown. Mr.
Yinkey Is one of the best practica
plumbers in the State, and for the pas
three or four months has been employed
10y z. \. Schell. Tie expects To max,
this his permanent home.
The hotel of Calvin T. Hay, in Sali.
bury. was sold at assignee's sale on Tues
day last to Peter :. Hay, of Salisbury
and Valentine Hay, OF Somerset. Th'
hotel, three-story structure, is one o
the best hotel buildings in the county
There is no; likely to be any change il
the management for the present.
II Is reported that in view Of the eN
pet.ted influx Of seventy-iive or eighty
families, attracted to Confluence by The
now nearly completed tannery OF W. :,
Cobb Il Co. rents have advanced fifty
per cent. II is said that SIS and 50 PEI
month are asked for houses which il
Somerset would rent for - and $40.
The public streets Of Somerset have
never been in as bad condition as they
/ are at present. There condition i due
in a great measure II the ditching done
during the summer when the water pipe,
were laid. : number Of places are un-
safe and call Cor prompt attention on th'
part Of the street commissioner.
The Merchants Hotel. N lockwood
was sold On Friday last 10 Jane, M"Spad
! den. the weIl-known contractor OF thai
place. for 5000. Although the property
was sold at assignee's sale, the price
/ brought Is considered very good one
The hotel was the property OF Samue
Buckmau. but for the past two years ha.
been conducted by p. =. Johns.
The hest machinists in Southwestern
Pennsylvania are employed by Wild 4
| Anderson. Of Jahnstown. They make :
specially OF erecting and repairing ma
chine7y. and guarantee all Of their worA
10 he strictly fir>t-claSs. Parties in neet
of the services Of reliable and expert
enced nachinists VIII do well TO consult
their advertisements in the HERALD.
John Coleman. aged seventy-one years
died shortly after 9 O'Clock Saturda,
night. at the home o. his son Andrew
/ iuSt west Of Somerset. The deceased had
! been III for a long time. bai the immedi
ate cause of his death was dro?sy. lie
was esteemed by All who knew him. Hi
/ wife survives him. Intermcnt VIII p,
made in the Hays Church cemetery, in
Brothersvalley township. to-day.
The glorious climate OF California
works many startling changes. and non,
more remarkable than the making o
stalwart Republicans out Of hide-bounC
Democrats. Al the recent election Georg,
b. Baer, Of Cloverdale, was elected jus
tice of the Peace Of Sanoma county. Mr.
Baer. who, by the way. i graduate o.
this office. Is the eldest son of our e.
teemed fellow townsman, II. L. Baer
Esq.
One day last week thieves broke int
the liquor warehouse Of John VI. Topper
in New Baltimore, and stole about half ;
barrel ofwhlskey Entrance was eifecie,
by boring hole through the wall Of tn
| building. The hole. it is said, would only
admit a very small man or half-growI
boy to the warehouse. Mr.. Topper ha
a very good idea n 10 who committed th'
theft. and Il i not Improbable that TIA
suspected party VIII tc arrested.
Emanuel r I.ohr. who diei Nov ls-h
IS9i. in Napier township. Bedford county
WAS a native OF Shade township, thi
county. Tie was in his forty-ninth year
on April >, ls72. he was married to "a
rah. a daughter OF Rev. and Mrs. J. Felix
of Ogle township. To this union weri
| born eleven chilireu-Seven sons an
four daughters; one died in infancy au'
the others were all present al the time
their fathers death. His wife also sur
/ wives.
The Ministerial Association OF Somer
set me; at the residence Of Rev. David
son. Monday afternoon. There was
rrf h. a-T q Xqr, interest igi