The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-29
Farmers fortunate enough to have a


entire failure in many sections of th'
county.
Shepherd & Kuykendall's ''ad" /,
always good reading; it demands specia
attention from our readers this week.
There has been no change in the condi-
ton of Charles l.. Baltzer, ofShanksville
notice of whose serious illness was made
last week.
The attendance at court this week is
the largest for a number of years past
Most of those present are witnesses in the
cases set for trial.
On Friday last Abraham Miller, o
jefferson township, disposed of his farm
of l4i acres to Edward Baker. Consider
ton $1,000.
| Letters addressed to the following nam
ed persons remain uncalled for at the posi-
Office: Mrs. G. r. Epply, Mrs. Ada List,
Herman Miller.
The Ministerial Association has chang.
ed the time for holding evening church
services from 7:3o to o'clock, to take
effect next Sunday.
Mr.. p. 4. SchelI has a force of work
men employed on new dwelling house
on East street, which he expects TO have
completed by the holidays. when he and
his family will occupy it.
On next Sunday evening Rev. J. S.
Harkey, who has been pastor of the
Somerset Lutheran Church for a period
of some eight years, will preach his last
sermon as pastor to that congregation.
The HERALD hastens to apologize to
the ball "cranks'' of lockwood for Civ
ing Somerset credit for the game played
here recently. lockwood bested the
"Maroons" by score of six to three on
that occasion.
There was "a hot time in the old town
OF Petersburg, Saturday afternoon and
night, the occasion being a band reunion
and orse-racing. A number of free-for-
all fights occurred during the night, but
no arrests were made.
A few DAYS ago George Rauch. of near
Jenners, shot a carp measuring - inches,
and weighing Is pounds, in the Shaffer
mill dam. This is believed 10 be the
largest member OF the funny tribe ever
captured in the county.
A representative of the Somerset Elec-
tric Light, Heat & Power Company ap-
peared before town council at a recent
meeting and presented petition asking
for a franchise for a street railway from
the railroad station 10 the proposed new
hotel.
The erection of the new hotel on Tay-
man Hill will prove a boon To local
mechanics, many Of whom will secure
employment throughout the winter on it.
A force Of masons was put 10 work yes
terday Strengthening up the walls for the
reception of the building.
Rev. Hiram King will hold preparato-
~ services in the Evansville Reformed
Church, at , p. m, Saturday afternoon.
and communion services at 10 a. m. sun
day morning. At p. IN. Sunday he will:
conduct the regular services in his Som
erset church.
Westmoreland county commissioners
have decided not to enforce tho alien tax
law Several of the mine operators in
this county are retaining three cenIs per
day from all foreigners employed by
them until the cOnstitutionality of the
act of assembly has been passed upon by
the Supreme Court.
Somerset has long since been popular
with certain classes of Piitsburg, Wash
ington and Baltimore people, who come
here early in the season and remain until
driven away by Geld weather. Next
season should be the most popular in the
history of the town as a summer resort.
as the new hotel will offer unsurpassed
accommodations to summer visitors
A barn on the George Leidy estate. in
Lincoln township, was destroyed by fire
about ten days ago. One of the young
men about the place visited the barn at
an early hour in the evening and a short
time afterwards, on his way to Sipes-
Vile, discovered that il was in flames.
He promptly raised an alarm, but too
late to save the building or its contents.
Loss estimated at sl,0co.
John l.. Saylor's barn, near Friedens
railroad station. was totally consumed
by fire shortly after IL O'Clock Tuesday
night, 2lst. One horse and large guam
tity of farm produce and farming imple-
ments perished in the flames. The own
er carried 81 900 insurance on the build
ing, but had no insurance on the con-
tents. The loss is estimated at 5000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Union Provision Company have
shut down at their packing house where
for the past two years large number of
hogs were slaughtered aud the meat cur
ed for market While ready market
was found for the cured meat, it appears
that the home market was unable to con-
sumo the fresh meat that had TO be dis
posed of within few daysafter the ami
mails were killed. The Provision Com
pany will hereafter devote its attention
to manufacturing creamery butter.
The Somerset school board is coming in
for a good deal of criticism for the delay
term. II is currently reported that the
contractor has never signed a contract for
the new building aud that no time has
been specified for its completion. We
take il that this report is unwarrsnted for
the reason that several of the most sue
cessful business and professional men in
town are mombers of the board, and it is
presumed as a matter of course that they
have given the same careful attention to
their public duties as they have to their
private affairs. The school board should
not rest under allegations of such a seri-
Gus character aud should promptly silence
their critics.
A gentlemen in town last week from
the neS town OF Wn1osr says that great
enterprise is being displayed in that
place aud tha. already from forty to tifGy
dwelling houses are under way, in addi-
tion 10 three or four large and commo-
dious store houses. Several hotels will
be undsr way in few days and If the an
ticipations of the promoters of the new
town are realized, Windberr in the course
of two or three years. will be the largest
town in the county, having population
OF 3. 600 to 500 souls. The houses being
erected 10y the Berwind White Company
are not temporary structures but are sub
stantially built and supplied with mod
ern conveniences. a public water plant
will be in operation early next year, sup
plying the inhabitants of Windbsr with
water for domestic use and fire protec-