The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-30
Items Of Interest.

fonte. to be operated 10y a company with
a capital of Sl0.OO0. and TO employ q
hands.
At Coketon, w. Va, little girl named
Albright put dynamite cap OH her lead
pencil as an ornament. She lost three
fingers from one hand and had the others
badly injured.
Isaac l.. Hall, poor director of Fay
cite county, after hearing at Union
town. was held in 500 bail ON "A charge
of violating the law prohibiting poor
directors from furnishing supplies to the
county home.
At meeting ofthe State Editorial Asso-
citation at Harrisburg, Thursday, a resolu-
tion was adopted asking the Legislature
to pass an act requiring that all the laws
be printed rs soon rs passed, in one paper
in each county. After the election Oi
officers, the Association adjourned to
meet in Harrisburg April 18th.
The grocerymen of York, Pa, are hav-
ing "A regular molasses war at the present
time. 4 few days ago one of them started
TO reduce the price of the fluid to 3 cents
per quart, in order to compete with his
neighbor. Saturday another reduction
was made, and now molasses is selling at
cent a quart in York.
Mrs. Margaret McBournie, of Boston,
drowned her two children in IA tub ofwater
Friday while insane from drink. She then
walked TO the Roxbury Police Station,
told of her crime, and was locked up.
Officers went to the house, No. 627
Harrison avenue, where the bodies OF
the children were found in a cheap tene-
ment which had been occupied by the
family for some time.
Mr.. Stineman's bill to prevent high
ways from being blockaded with snow
was reported favorably in the House on
Friday. IL provides that ifblockades can
be prevented by the removal of board
ton of wire ones, the wire 10 be without
barbs, the Super visors are authorized to
pay the owners a sum, not exceeding the
first cost of the wire used for making the
change.
Robert Schall, of York, Pa, was arrest
ed Thursday and committed to the coun-
~ Jail for the murder of Richard Jordan,
who, on November2S, 1888, was shot in
the back of the head at his home.
\ reward of $50 was offered for the
murderer, but the affair remained en-
shrouded in mystery until Schall, it is
alleged, trusted his secret to woman,
who betrayed him to detectives. SclIall
is about 40 years Of age, and a carpenter
by trade.
Amos Broadwater, of Garrett county,
who married Miss Eliza Warwick, OF
Frostburg, Md, was ia his 9lst year. Ills
first wife, with whom he lived % years,
died II months ago, the only death To
occur in his family. Mr.. Broadwater has
Il children, - grandchildren, l02 great
grandchildren, and one great-great
grandchild. lie is hale and hearty The
bride is in her 5lst year. Mr.. Broad
water is the Oldest man in Garrett county,
and is quite well ll-to-do.
John Snyder and Bridget Murphy,
while walking arm in arm on the Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad track at Coulters-
Vile, Allegheny County, Sunday evening
at : o'clock, were killed by the New York
Il Chicago Limited. west bound. They
tried 10 escape death from a train ap-
preaching from the West, and stopped
directly in the path of the express. B1th
were knocked into the air and fell about
thirty feet from the track. mangled cor
pses. The engineer of the express applied
the air, but failed TO stop i'm time. Rela-
tives took charge of the bodies.
Liquor selling in Mercer county has un-
dergone a complete revolution since the
recent ruling of the lately inaugura,ed
Judge Miller. The sale of WHISTLES in
quantities less than one quart is entirely
prohibited. Beer can only be sold over
the counter and not in bottles. Loafing
in the saloon il forbidden, and saloon
keepers must close at l0P. N. The judge
has Instructed the coIstables 10 pull every
gambling place and room where liquer j.
sold. Get an axe if necessary and break
in the door if refused admission" said
the judge, II will stand by you in all
these cases."
What are known ~ the "Elsic'' books
are probably known 10 almost every sun
day School scholar in the land, and to
many of maturer age, who have found in
Elsie Dinsmore's adventures, both enter
tainment and instruction. Ii is not gen
orally known probably that their talent
ed author-MiSS Martha Binley-at one
time kept school in neighboring coun-
ty. at the town of Bedford. This was be-
fore the War, when her first series OF
Juvenile books failed to procure her a
living. and she entered the teachers pro-
fcssion for that purpose. She also taught
until 1876 did the first of the ''Esie" books
appear, and since then she has written
over a score of volumes of them.
There are now eightyfive common pleas
and eight orphans court judges in Penn
sylTania. There are seven Justices of the
Supreme court and fifly-five associate
judges, total of 100 judges learned in the
law and fifty-five not learned i'm the law
for five aud half million people. Eng
Land, Scotland and Ireland combined,
with a population six times as large, have
not nearly 50 many. The chief justice of
the supreme court receive $500 and the
associate justices $500 annually; the
judges in Philadelphia, = 7,000 and in Al
legheny S6.Oo0. Judges SimoHton and Me
Pherson, of the Dauphin comfy court,
who try ST ate cIses, $5,Q)) elch and Sl,OJ)
annually for employment of clerical as
sistance. All other judges receive $1,000
except those in districts with over $4,000
population and only one judge. the salary
being S5,n1. Westmoreland is the only
district which comes under this provision.
Tho associate judges receive - day and
mileage. The total APPROXIMATION for the
state Judiciary by the last legislature for
the years 1895 9i was 81 -. 600. or almost
rs much as the combined cost of running
all the other branches of the state govern