The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24

VIII follow IN Few days.
Original pension certificates have been
issued To Elias Crissey, of Hooversville.
and Mrs. Martha j. Frank, of Jenners.
Chas. r. Roberts, of Addison, has secured
a reissue, and John J. Eng!e, of Elk
Lick, has been granted an increase.
When Legislator VIM. II. Miller return
ed TO Harrisburg, Monday morning, he
was accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Ada, who win spend few days in the
Capital city, after which she viii visit i'm
Philadelphia, Chester, and other eastern
cities
AT Beachdale, Brothersvalley township,
ON Thursday, April 18th, Mr.. Frank B.
Goughenour, Of Johnstown, and Miss
Rebecca Cober, of the former place, were
united in marriage by Rev. John II.
knepper, pastor Of the Berlin Brethren
Church.
Tuesday evening last Mr.. Albert
Swartzendruber, of Berlin, and Miss
Margaret NJ, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Forney, of Broihersvalicy town
ship, were united in marriage, Rev. John
IL. Knepper, OF the Brethren Church, Of
iiciating.
Joseph Auman, of Somerset township.
was last week awarded the contract fos
erecting new brick building ut the
County Home. for which proposals were
recently advertised. Mr.. Auman's bid
was 52730 The new bnlding viii I've
lighted by electricity and provided with
bath tubs and water closets.
Rev. W. II. Mcbride. of the Methodist
Church, who left here ten days ago in
order to be At the bedside of his mol her,
who was taken sick while visiting Al the
home of her daughter, in Conuellsville,
returned home Monday night. Mrs. Me
Bride died on "Wednesday last and WAS
b1ried in Allegheny City Oh Friday.
Senator Grof, OF Meyersdale, was circu-
lating among his numerous county seat
friends Sunday and Monday. The
Senator IS no longer the hustl:ng poll
tician he was fifteen years ago when he
represented this Senatorial district in the
upper house at Harrisburg, although he
continues TO take lively interest in
politics.
The bill introduced in the legislature
by representative Miller of this county.
repeating the clause Of the act fixing the
time burgesses can serve and providing
for their ineligibility for reelection has
passed both branches and is now IL the
hands OF the Governor. 1t looks as though
Mayor Welfiey viii have clear sailing Tor
another term.
James McKelvey and James Saylor on
Saturday purchased the farm of the late
Judge George ". Pile, the consideration
being s.. 200 cash. The farm comprises
about ninety acres and adjOins Somerset
borough on the north. 1t Is underlaid
with coal and fire clay and is in a good
state ofculllvation. The new owners viii
make il a model farm.
Jacob J. Younkin. ofConGuence. now in
his eighty-eighth year called at this Of
fee Monday for the purpose Of renewing
his subscription to the HERALD. Mr..
Gounking Is perhaps the HERALD's most
venerable reader and has been 4 subscrib-
er to this paper for more than fifty years.
He enjoys excellent health AM his step
is as elastic rs a young mans.
The name of John o. Kimnel, Jr,
heads the list Of five young ladies' aud
gentlemen who will graduate from the
Sharpsville, Mercer Co., High School.
on Friday next. The commencement
exercises will occur that evening when
Mr.. Kimmel will deliver the saiutatory
address, taking for his subject ''Triumphs
OF Time" John i the only son of the
late Jacob p. Kimmel, Of this place, and
is a grandson of john o. Kimmel, Esq.
Street Commissioner Cunningham and
a force Of workmen have been doing good
work on the streets of this place during
the past two weeks Under the recent
tri-ennial assessment the revenue of the
borough will be increased ut least 500 and
every cent of this should he expended
upon the streets in addition to the money
annually collected for street improve
u,ents. Nothing will add more t. the az
tractiveness of our toxin than well paved
streets.
Bt meeting OF the County Alliance,
held at Casseiman, on the 18th inst, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, y. Nicola; V.
p. J. w. Sullivan; Sec, B. L. Snyder (;
Chap, J. c. Cunningham Treas, Samuel
Kuhns; Lecturer, \. J. Se;nbower; Ex-
Com, W. Y. Marshall, ) years, a j..
, years VIM. Zufail, of cas-
selman, was appointed organizer. II was
decided to hold the usual annual picnic,
the date for which viii be selected at 4
future meeting.
The first frogs of the season were
brought Ia market last week. The ponds
soath of town are alive with the am
phibious little animals aud afford pT0iitg
Die employment for the young men and
boys who catch them. The reporter heard
ofan instance yesterday where lady
asked small lad the price of dozen
frogs. and learning that they were 20 cents
agreed 10 take them. She WAS very much
surprised when she went to prepare the
d.inty dish for sGpperto iind tha. she had
received only twelve legs, the lad having
slyly separated hslf-dozen pairs.
During the past ten days town council
has caused notices t. be served on some
one hundred aud fiily property owners
calling upon them 70 repair or rebuild
their pavements inside of ten days from
date OF notice. The members Of council