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The record-union., 1896-12-02
THEY BOTH GOT MAD.
A Mountaineer Visits a POstOffiCe and
Tells of His Experience There.

He was q typical mountaineer from
his brogan shoes to his wool hat, and
he had walked to a neighbOring town
to visit relatives. 1t was his first visit
away from his home. The second day
after he arrived he went to the post
office to get letter from his girl. He
was sure it would be there, as she had
tearfully told him she would write him
while he was away.
Air thar any mail fer me?" he in
quired of the postmaster.
What's your name?" was the in
quiry.
Louder"
II say, what's your name?" yelled the
postmaster, sticking his head through
the window into the face of the young
man.
Why. dad drat your ugly time, I've
told yer three times my name was
Louder" yelled the mountaineer: "A.
j. Louder, and if yer didn't belong to
ther gov'ment I'd crawl over thar and
pick your years. Soon as a man gifts
er gov'ment job round here he begins
to put on airs, and I'm not one to put
up with it,"
The postmaster fished out a letter
from a musty hole and gave it to him,
although he was mad himself.-Wash
irgton Star.
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We turned from Bill to Tom with
words of sympathy, and then Joe
Davis came out Of his shanty with tears
III his eyes, to say:
Boys, I'm all broke up. This letter
is from my brother, and he says my ole
woman died of fever last January"
We were trying hard to think of the
right thing to say to Joe, when Pete
Hopkins joined the crowd with tear
stained cheeks. When he could con-
quer his emotion he said:
Boys. this is hard to bear. Two
weeks before this letter war writ my
ole woman fell down stairs and broke
her neck
There was one more to come, and two
minutes later Judge Watkins came out
of his shanty with his face yard long
and a big lump in his throat.
well, Judge" said one of the bows,
spout your mournful news Here's
four of hte boys who have lost their
wives by death. How is it with your ole
woman-dead or alive?"
Boys" replied the Judge, as he
choked back a gasp. II haven't been so
broke up in three years, and l want
your sympathy"
Then she's dead, too?"
NO durn her pictur'i She's alive and
well and growing fat, and she wants
me to send her $50 or she'll cum out
yere and ak the reason why,"
And Of the tears we shed and of the
words ofcondolence we uttered nine
tenths Of them We're for the Judge
Chicago News
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WHY THEY MOUGNED.
Grief of All the rlen Heartfelt From
Different Causes.

The first mail which reached the min
ing camp of Wolf Hill, after we got
postoffice, consisted of five letters. The
recipients took them and retired to their
shanties to devour the contents, and
after a quarter of an hour Bill Haynes
feappeared among us with solemn
countenance, and his letter in his hand
and said:
Boys, I've got bad news. My old
woman is dead"
We were trying to console him in our
rough, but we'll meant fashion, when
Tom Preston appeared. He also held
an open letter in hand and looked as if
ready to cry. When asked the cause he
said:
Boys, my old woman is no more on
this airth. She died three months ago.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing Alden Benedict's dramatic company
in Renedicts romantic play. "Fabio
itomani,' dramatized from the popular
fiction. The Vendetta" In the course
of the play Miss Grace Hunter Will
give hen fire stereoptoon and Span
ish dances in which she has had phe-
noincuai success.
At The Cluoie Opera house last even
ing there WAS another crowded aud
ioriuni, the people filling the house
20 sta Professor Bfistoi's clever horses
perform feats that seemingly demand
the exercise OF an intelligence almost
human. There viii be a matinee this
afternoon. The entertainments given
by Bristofs twenty-three horses. mules
and ponies are full of interest. mirth
and valuable suggestion. Every night
this week the entertainment will be
given.
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Artificial Memory.

An old Welsh blacksmith. who was
also dealer in groceries and yaricus
ether trifles, was unable to read or
write, but had a system of his own
and kept his accounts in an original
Kind of hieroglyph, in which q rude
representation of anything he sold on
credit did duty for written symbols. At
Christmas time he got his friend tho
schoolmaster to make out his bills as he.
dictated. Once he sent a bill for shoe
ing, etc, to old Sir Robert Vaughan
who presently came down in a great
fuster Griffith Jones, you villain
you have charged me with p cheese
and L never had one from you in nv
life! stop Bit" cried Griffith.
while | look in the book" And there
sure enough, was big round O. which
in Griffith's script represented cheese
Then ensued wordy war between the
blacksmith and baronet, in which it
was dlfflcult to say which had the best
of 1t. Sir Robert was riding off in a
rage, when the blacksmith called hin,
back: Stop; l remember-the cheese
was all right, but / forgot to put a
hole in it. 1t was grindstone. -
Household Words
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Hotel Arrivals

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: M. ID. Smith, ]. A Wright,
Mlddleoury; Case Edwards. New York;
Major I. j. Berry and wife, j. E. Scrog-
gins, Nisalia; James w. Abbott, Yreka:
{. +. Locke, Chicago; ]. b. Quigley, G..
r, Gregson, s. NJ. Woodbridge, Los An
geles; }. Fl. Birdsan, Davenport;
George {. Roeding, Fresno; Joseph
MUIR. Boston; w. c. Hickman, w. A.
Layman and Wife, St Louis; ~ p
Chapman, Chico: w. Hecht, Miss EN-
ma Hecht. Chicago: Arthur J. Heine-
man. b. F. Goodyear. f. B. Castlen. w.
III. Groat, Jay w. Adams, c. Cowan.
}. e. Tilden, Emma Lansing, II. f..
O'Neal, Sam Heyman, j. w. Brooks.
f. 5. Morgan, NJ. Z. Frank, San Fran
cisco.
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OREGON SHORT Line.
THE ROAD WILL BE SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Unless the Company Within Five Days
Pays the First Mortgage to the
Utah Southern Extension.

SALT LAKE, Dec. LIN the Federal
Court here to-day Judge Sanborn made
a decree in the two cases in which
James NJ Ham and Oliver Ames, trus-
tees, are plaintiffs and the Oregon Short
Line and the Utah Northern Railroad
Company and it's receivers are defend
ants.
BY the decree the defendant company
is required to pay the Clerk of the Fed
eral Court $2,417 SIG, the amounts of
the first mortgages and unpaid inter-
est coupons on the portion of the line
known as the Utah Southern Extension
within five days, otherwise the lines
embraced in the system will be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash after four weeks publication of
the notice of sale.
Hon. William D. Cornish of st. Paul
is appointed special master to take
charge of the company Immediately
upon its failure to pay the amount de-
creed by the court.
Pv the terms of the decree all eX-
penditures Of the system under the
management of The receivers and .he
court costs are considered prior liens TO
the mortgages, and the first proceeds
of the sale are to be devoted to the
liquidation of whatever may be due on
those expenditures.
After the sale the Reorganization
Committee will resume control of the
company, which shall hereafter be seq
regated from the Union Pacific system,
and shall be known as the Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern Rail-
road. the change in the title being the
substitution of the word railroad" Aor
railway"
The decree recites that on July l.,
1879, the Utah Southern extension
bonds were issued, with James NJ
Ham and Hon. William H. Hooper as
trustees. Later Hooper died and Oliver
Ames was substituted as such trustee
The amount of the extension mortgage
under these bonds was 81 $4,000, and
up to December 1, 1896, the amount Of
coupons and interest due was $462, 5l6,
which remained unpaid, a total of
$2,417, ,516. On July !, 1879, a general
mortgage was also placed upon the
property to secure an issue of bonds in
the sum Of 81 $4,000.
On July !, 1881, the Utah Southern
and Utah Central Railways were con-
solidated with, and operated under, the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
Railway, therefore the decree is against
that organiza ton.
The lines affected are now known as
the Utah Division and the Idaho Di-
vision of the Union Pacific, embracing
,421.2 miles The main lines are from
Granger, Wyo., to Huntington, Wash ;;
Ogden to McCammon, Idaho, and Po-
catello, Idaho, to Silver Bow, Mont,
with branches as follows: Shoshone to
ketchum, Nampa to Boise and Cache
Junction to Preston.
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ON THE TURF.
Results of the Races at San Francisco
and New Orleans.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-Ingleside:
Weather fine, track fast. Four of the
six favorites won.
One mile, Salvable won, Lucky Dog
second. The Roman third Time
1:42A.
Six furlongs, Scarf Pin won, Bernar-
dllo second, Dunboy third. Time
1:15R.
Six furlongs, handicap. Bellicoso won.
Cash Day second. La Mascota third
Time-1:14
Mile and sixteenth, selling, KAN
sin won, Ostler Joe second, Hazari third
Tims-1 :4Slh
Five furlongs, selling, Daisy A won,
Fly second. Pat Murphy third. Time
1902
Five furlongs, selling, Quicksilver
won, Mount Roy second, Last Chance
third. Time-1 :02
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Results:
Seven furlongs, David won, Damocles
second, Linnette third. Time-1:35.
Five furlongs, Della won, Doomful
second, Double Dummy third Time
1:061b.
Six furlongs. Will Elliott won, Loyal
Prince second. Whit third. Time
1:2114.
Six furlongs, Peleas second. Old Do
minion second, Lizetta third Time
1:19M.
Seven furlongs, Pascola won, Tonica
second. Cherrystone third Time
:31M
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DR.. ALEX. G. BELL.
The Inventor of the Telephone Now
SO Generally i'm Use.

The authorities at Washington have
decided that DR.. Alex. G. Bell is the
inventor Of the telephone. This has
long been an agitated question. Few
men whose names are household
word have so carefully hidden their
personality from the public gaze as has
this great inventor. Though fame is
pleasant to him as it is to every earn
est man. notoriety is dstasteful, and so
he has FED a quiet life away from the
centers of business and society.
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Railroad Hospital.

Thereport OF the Superintendent of the
Southern Pacific Hospital for the month
ending November Both says: Number of
patents in hospital November l. 1896
ID: number OF patients admitted dur
ing month. 40; number of patients dis
charged during month -. number of
patients died during month, ,; number
of patients on hand December /, 1896.
10; Total number OF private house and
Office patients treated during month
1D1
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MISS SARAH WRAY.
Aide-de- Camp to the Colonel of the
United States Church Army.

The latest order of nineteenth CEN
tury crusaders is to be called the
United States Church Army. 1t was
organized by the Protestant Episcopal
Church, is modeied on the lines of the
regular army of the United States, and
will operate in the same manner as
does the Salvation Army. BY march
ing into the slums to the music of
trumpet and drum they hope to reach
the drunkard and the outcast. Women
will figure prominently in the work.
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Just Two Minutes.

Carl Lawrence, who was recently ar
rested on a charge of having obtained
81 ID from John F. Cooper under false
pretenses, was arraigned in the Police
Court yesterday morning. The charge
was changed to one of vagrancy. and
the accused was found guilty without
an effort.
Justice Henry sentenced him to serve
ninety days in the County JAIL and
withheld the commitment two minutes
TO allow him to leave the city. Law
renee lost no time In making his exit
The record-union., 1896-12-02

In England found cultivated per-
son fitly surrounded by happy home,
with honor, love, obedience and a troop
OF friends. In Wordsworth,s
household comfort and culture were Sc
cured without any display.-Emerson.
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NOTICE.

THE SISTERS OF MERCY WISH TO
announce that they have no representative
going the rounds of the city COLLECTING for
the hospital or the convent.
donations are most acceptable at the
present time, and the Sisters have sent
written requests to many of their friends
but even these are not to be recognized
without the stamp of the institution at
tached to them.
All contributions toward the erection of
the new hospital will be gratefully received
at the hospital, Twenty-second and r
streets, and will be acknowledged in the
local papers later on d1-3t
The record-union., 1896-12-02

A romance is connected with the in
vention OF the telephone. DR. Bells
wife was deaf from childhood, and 1t
was while trying to contriye some cleo
trieal method by which she could regain
her lost sense that DR.. Bell discovered
the secret of the transmitter of the tel
ephone. The home Of the Bells is in
Washington. They possess vast wealth
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AT the head Of the army is Colonel
Henry Hadley and Major Sarah Wray,
the song evangelist, is his aide-de-
camp. Miss Wray has long been asso-
ciated with mission work. The uni
form of the women is rather becoming.
1t is blue with shoulder straps and
other trimming similar to that Of the
men. AS an ornament an embroidered
cross of gold Will be worn on the
breast.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
ReQuiSitiOn Issued.

Governor Budd has issued a reoui-
sition upon the Governor of the Ter
iitory of New Mexico for the arrest
of j. w. Strickler on a charge of SELL
ing land twice, alleged to have been
committed in San Diego County.
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Harness Auction To-Day.

AT 4lo J street Bell & Co. will sell at
auction at 10 a. m. to-day twenty sets
of harness, 100 whips, lap robes. horse
blankets and other equine equipments
from the fine stock of S. Roth, who re-
Gently went out of business.
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Defined.

What is an accommodation train.
papa?"
An accommodation train, my son.
is one that stops at every station that
you don't want to get off at."-N. Y
Truth
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Great 'POSSum Story

Georgia is famous for possum stories.
but probably the following. from the
veracious Stewart County Hopper" is
the best of the season:
While some 'possum hunters were
out hunting the other night in the
Hannahatchee swamp, the dogs treed
a 'possum in a rattlesnake's mouth. The
'possum was already dead. The SER
pent was a hve-footer and sported
eleven rattles. Atlanta Constitution
Poverty on an old mans back is a
heavy burden
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CROSSMANS SPECIFIC MIXTCR

WITH THIS RENED Z PERSONS CA.
cure themselves without the least ea-
posure, change of diet or change in appli-
nothing that is Of the least injury to the
constitution. Ask your druggist for it.
Price. ii q bottle TuF
SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
friends in the East.
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meats, and therefore
pre- eminentIy THE
FAMILY JOURNAL.
The best paper for the
Homeseeker, for the
Merchant, Farmer, Me-
chanic and all who
desire the full news o!
tine day presented in .
cieaniy manner.
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CATHOLIC GOODS.

CRUCIFIXES, STATUES, HOLY water
fonts, prayer books, Bibles, rosary beads.
etc, etc: also candles, tobacco and ci-
gars, notions of all kinds at ADAM HAU-
BOLD'S, 1922 street
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7 EC0RD~
~ UNION
OCooooooo
The Leading Paper Of The Ia.
terror Of California.

The pioneer journal,
which, from early
years in the history Of
the coast, has main
tanned THE FRONT
RANK OF JOURNAL
ISM. having every
news facility with the
San Francisco leading
dailies, and sustaining
the fullest public onG.
deBce.
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ART NEEDLEWORK

HAVING SEI IURED THE SERVICES
OF several competent embroiderers. | am
prepared to execute any number of or
ders for the latest styles in fine needle
work. Christmas orders should be given
early TO receive best attention. MISS L.
SCH BERT, l0l4 Eighth street.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

A. CASSELLI, MANUFACTURER
and importer of Mems Fine Boots, Shoes
and uppers. Three-dolar Working Shoes
absolutely guaranteed. Repairing a spe-
cialty. Agent for Visco Oil. 81 X st.
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QUAKER BREAD

AND VIENNA BREAD. THE ONLY
place in town to get the genuine is at the
PlONEER BAKERY. 124 j. Old telephone
633 black. new 397.
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COLLECTORS.

WELL SEASONED, EXTRA QUALITY
Live and White Oak Wood under shed
GOALS of all kinds. NATURAL ICE.
Pioneer Wood and Coal Company W. X
COTHRIN, 1205 Second street Tele-
phone 6S.
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90 "a Clean in all depart
mentS and therefore
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THE WORD WE.

Los Angeles Times: The Santa Cruz
Surf" asks: Haven't we raised h-ll
about long enough? Isn't it pretty near
time for rotation of crops?" That de-
pends very largely upon how many peo-
pie are included in the pronoun 1--WE"
Roscoe Conkling once said there were
ploy three classes of people who were
entitled to use the word "we' as ap
piled to g. single person-edftors. kings
and men who are afflicted with a tape
worm
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-16
EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.

The lecture course, that has grown TO
be such popular feature of Institute
week, was exceptionally well selected 10
please a heterogeneous audience. We last
week told how ''The Poet Judge" sung
his way to the hearts OF his hearers on
Monday night.
Tuesday night Hon. III. w. J. Ham, Of
Georgia, lectured on "The Snollygoster
in Politics." an individual whom he de-
picted as being engaged in preying upon
the dear people for mereenary purposes,
and without personal or party principle,
willing to start new party the moment
he is unable to rule the one in which he
finds himself. Tho lecture abounded
with humor aud sounded note OF warn
ing To those who cherish and would pre-
serve American institutions.
"Uuder a White Umbrella" was the
subject of a reading by F. Hopkinson
Smith. the popular novelist and artist,
on Wednesday night. Notwithstanding
the fact that the audience was taken on a
visit to Cordova, Amsterdam, Venice and
they were permitted 10 enjoy the various
sights with the discerning eye of an art
ist under his white umbrella and to min
gle with all classes of people in their nat
ural habitat, we feel that the journey was
unappreeiated by large portion of the
great audience. Most of Mr.. Smiths
hearers expected to hear lecture of a
similar character to the one that imme
diately preceded il. and when they dis
.,,,srrIIas whom Nonoffy pn,p---~-s
covered their mistake, could not sup
press their disappointment. A young
lady. as she left the Opera House, re-
marked To her escort: ''Some people
came here expecting To get a chrome and
were disappointed when they were pre-
sented with "a steel engraving. / should
love to hear Mr.. Smith read every word
i'm his sketch book
Thursday nights entertainment was
delightful two hours of song by the
Arions- quartette of lady vocalists, re-
lieved by an admirable recitationist-
Mr.. Cooke.
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CHAs. II. FISHER.
Death Of Margaret prit.s Huston.

Margaret, relict of the late Chambers
Huston, of this place, died at the family
residence, on South Main Cross street,
Sunday evening, aged Sc years and /
month. While her death was not unex-
pected, il nevertheless came in the ns-
ture of a shock, as she had eaten hearty
breakfast and appeared unusually bright
throughout the early part of the day.
Mrs. Huston was one of Somersets old
est and most highly valued christian
mothers. She leaves n family of grown
children, only one of whom-Miss Mary
remains at home. The survivors are
John, Alexander and Mrs. Frederick
weimer, - Somerset, Samuel, of Nor
gantown, w. Va. Mrs. Josiah Pile and
Mrs. Abraham Eieher. of Milford town
ship, and Mrs. Thomas Leadbeater, of
Johnstown. Deceased had been a MEM
ber of the Christian church for a long
period of years and the funeral exercises,
which took place yesterday afternoon
were conducted by Elder William Null
lendore, of that denomination.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-16
A Welnnme usher Of ,a1.

The beginning of the new year will
have welcome usher in the shape o. a
fresh Almanac, descriptive of the origin.
nature and uses of the national tonic AID
Alternative, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Combined with the matter will be
found calendar and astronomical calcula-
tions absolutely reliable for correctness,
statistics, illustrations, verses carefully
selected, and other mental food highly
profitable and entertaining. On this
pamphlet. published and printed annu-
ally by The Hostetter Company, Of Pitts
hUrgh, 90 hands are employed in the me
chanical department alone. Eleven
months are devoted TO its preparation.
It is proeurable free. of druggists and
country dealers everyw' = and is print
ed in Engliyh cerr,>-s mpe e,ch, Spanish.
Xelsb.-A9not sttssi, iioiissi;lsss.' .s'Se91s :
and Robanai-D
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-16

When Mrs. NJ. II. Hartzcn refused adj
mission 70 a stranger who sought II !inis-
sion to her lockwood home last Wednes-
day he became ugly. Mr. Hartzen was
absent from home and Mr.. Charles Ben
ford attempted to eject the stranger from
the porch. When Benford took hold OF
him he drew knife and made vicious
slash, cutting Benford across the neck
and hand, and hurling him through
window. Constable King appeared upon
the scene about this time and took the
stranger into custody, but not until after
he had received stab in the neck. The
stranger was committed to Jail in default
of bail. He gives his name as William
Kline, and was formerly employed at
McSpadden's stone quarry, east of Rock
u-nn1
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-16
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued since December LIST:
Peter Brown-Greenville Twp.
Eliza Pugh-Summit Twp.
Frank II. Rumiser = Bro.hersvailey
Twp.
Cora Dively-Stonycreek Twp.
Franklin J. Wechtenheiser-Paint TIP.
Katy Custer-Paint Twp.
Willard l.. Brant-Stonycreek Twp.
Cora +. Speicher-Stonycreek Twp.
Charles f. Salisbury Bor.
Victoria Harding-Elk Lick Twp.
Milton Fike-Summit Twp.
Emma Vought-SummitT Twp.
Jacob NJ Meyers-Ursina Bor.
Malinda L. Nicola-Ursina Bor.
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Elegant and Large Stock of Christmas
Goods.
If you are looking for present for the
Holidays you are always safe TO go to
FISHERS BOOK STORE

for it. His stock csnsists of very largo
assortment of bric-a-brac, novelties and
fancy staple goods. We always aim to
have the largest, greatest variety and
prettiest Christmas presents of any firm
in the county. We have albums, bibles,
hymn books, collar aud cuff boxes, pin
trays, hat pin boxes, necktie and hand
kerchief boxes, and a variety of hand
some box papers, travelling cases, ink
stands, fountain pens, purses, pottery
and bisque ware, toilet cases, smokers
sets, work boxes, masks, fancy balls,
glove boxes, hat pin boxes, Christmas
cards, toy pianos, doll btggies, blocks,
games, drums, toy trunks, pen knives,
banks, and goods all along the line suita-
bic for presents for people of all ages, cir
cumstances and conditions.
CHAs- III. FISHER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-16

This community sustained severe
shock Monday evening when it was an
ncuneed on the streets that Miss Maggie,
only daughter OF Philip Gilbert, had ex-
pired shortly after nine o'clock. De-
ceased was about II years of age. She
was devoted daughter, and ever since
her mothers death, ten years ago, had
presided over her fathers household.
Her venerable father and grief stricken
brother have the sympathy of all their
neighbors in their sad bereavement.
The funeral will take place al $50 P, NJ,
to-day, from the family residence on
West Main Street.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-16

The Postoflice Department has issued
an order directing postmasters through
out the country, in other than Govern
ment buildings, 10 reduce the lock-box
key deposit from y to 20 cents. and to re-
fund the difference cents-to holders
of keys. Patrons OF the home Office were
greatly surprised yesterday morning to
find a note in their boxes requesting
them TO cali at the cashiers window.