The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-06

oi Mrs Daniel Heiliey, OF Berlin.
Saturday the people of Bedford will try
TO select a postmaster for that place by
popular vote. Twelve candidates are in
the field and the contest is being waged
vigorously.
Miss Agnes NJ. Bristow, who has re-
Gently graduated in the short hand de
partmeat, including type writing. at Iron
City College, Pittsburg, arrived home
last evening.
The last quarterly meeting of the con-
ference year viii be held in the Evangel-
ical Church at Husband on next Sunday,
when the Presiding Elder-Rey. J. W.
Domer-will officiate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barnett will
leave This morning for Bozman, Montana,
where they will remain for some time be
fore proceeding to California. Mr. Bar
nett has brother residing in Bozman.
Attention Is directed 10 the change in
the advertisement Of sale Of real estate by
John III. Zimmerman, assignee of Jona-
than Smith. The sale viii be held in the
borough Of Stoyestown instead OF on the
premises.
Jimmie" the twelve-year-old son of
Rev. J. :. Harkey, while coasting, Sat
urday evening, had his left foot badly
crushed. The injury Is very painful and
will keep the lad confined to his home
for some time.
Bruce Morrison. a former resident of
Confluence, i defendant in SI0,OOO
breach OF promise salt brought agdins;
him in the Allegheny county court by
Miss Mary Edwards, who Is cashier in a
McKeesport shoe store.
At the residence Of Esquire J. l.. Berll-
ey. in Lincoln township. on January 29th,
Mr.. Daniel Sachs and Miss Susanna
Enos. both of Jenner township, were
united IN marriage, Justice Berkey per-
forming the ceremony.
John 4. WiltroUt, son of Harry VIII
trout, ESQ, of Lower Turkeyfoot town
ship, died at Hyndman, where he was
employed by the B. q o. r. Il. Co, on
Saturday, Jan. 2Gth. He was twenty-five
years Of age and leaves wife and one
child.
Rev. I J. Bristow. Of the Presbyterian
Church, Somerset, lefl on Tuesday for a
short vacation, which viii he spent
among former Pensioners in Beaver and
Lawrence couuties. Mr.. Bristow expects
TO return for the regular services Of the
church. sabbath. Feb. 18th.
Venerable Jacob Barkman, notice OF
whose death was made in last weeks
HERALD, was the third gentleman of that
name 70 live and die on the same farm in
Milford township. and he is succeeded by
his son. jacob Barkman, fourth. The
original Barkman purchased the farm in
I7d.
The many friends of Captain II. II.
Kuhn. of JohnStown, in this county, will
be pleased to learn tina; Governor Hast
ings has appointed him an aid-de-camp,
with the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel, on
the Governors staff. The appointment
Of Captain Kuhn i just recognition Of a
loyal soldier and loyal Republican.
The Prothonotary, for the year 1884, 9sr-
tered I253 judgments, ] amicsible action;
, certioraras: % original suits; l Sci Fa-
Mechanics lien; - transcripts and g ap-
peals.
The Recorder Of deeds recorded l046
deeds, releases. etc. lG4 mortgages and
assignments and 25 other instruments.
Peter y. Daniels, who was born near
Frie.Iline's MIL. in Jeaner township, in
1855, died at his home in Johnstown, on
Monday. January 2sth. His death Is
thought 70 have resulted from fall he
sustained three months ago when he fell
a distance Of fifteen feet while repairing
a stable. He is survived by his wife, one
child and by his father.
\ Citizens Educational Meeting.
Teachers institute and lecture are schcd-
uIei 10 come of 81 Meycrsdale on Febru-
AIRY - and Is. The names OF a number of
the leading citizens Of the Metropolis
aud best known teachers in the county
are on the program. Or. :. p Leland
VIII lecture ON The Wonders Of sun
beasn.- on Saturday evening, l6tn.
4 remarkable story comes from Balt3-
more. Two boys caught an English
sparrow and gave il 10 their baby sister TO
play with. il flew savagely at the child
and seized her lower lip. Before II could
be got away the sparrow had to be killed
and lis besk prici open. Blood poison
ing set in and the child died. The moral
is that live sParr3ss should not be given
ID children 10 play with
oar Berlin friends never d. things by
halves. even when it comes to sleighing
parties. Last Thursday evening party
composed of eighiy-fou- residents OF Der
in ana vicinity. headed by a cornet band,
drove 70 Somerset and enjoyed an excel
lent supper u the Somerset House. The
saai clllsiuo3n Sheriff Hoover, form
er resiIen; Of Berlin, and escorted that
officer and his wife t. the hotel, where
they were given royal reception.
Monday and Tuesday were the coldest
dsvs Of the present winter and are said to
have been the coIaest days recorded in
this section during the past twelve years.
rhe mercury dropped to Il degrees be-
low zero saturday night. bat rose rapidly
sunday morning until il registered 10
above. only T. 70 down Is degrees below
1t midnight sunday. Throughout the
following IS hours il re;nainei below re-
70. varying from to l. degrees
M. Lr9ia D.vely, aged 81 years, died
n the home of her son. Urias Broneher,
two miles north OF this place, on January
g7th. The remains we're inferred AT Ber-
In. The deceased was born in Berks
e,an:y. bat came with her parents to
Brotbersvalley township, when an infant
She was married to Daniel Broueher,
win whom she had eleven children
Mr.. Broucher died about forty-siN years
AGO. In 1855 she was married to Michael
Diyelv. Of Berlin, who died ten or twelve
years ago.
From the time the season opened two
,,e.ss 400 uutil Monday night Peter