The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
President Krebs, OF the Listle Mining
Company. Is in Baltinora

DIR. Bergstresser, pastor of the Rock
wood Lutheran Church, is critically i'll.
James Il. Saylor. the wen known lum-
Der and charcoal dealer Of this place, has
been confined to his home for the past
ten days by sickness.
Henry Herring, OF Preston county.
West Va, has been spending a week
with ]. G. Custer and other relatives in
Somerset township.
Rev. J. F. Shearer. formerly pastor OF
the Somerset Lutheran Church, now Of
ST. Marks Lutheran Church, Consho-
hocken, Ps-, has announced his resigna-
nation. to take effect three months hence.
Mollie Ream, who failed to return to
her home in Charleroi, after visiting
with friends in this place, and whose
long absence set her parents almost dis
tracteds is reported to have been lnarri ID
10 Pittsburger.
Mr.. George Kreger, general slperin-
tendent of the MarkletOn Lumber Com
pany, in Upper Turkeyfoot township, is
a patient at the Markle;on Sanatcrium.
he having been the victim Of an accident.
which rendered the amputation Of one OF
his toes necessary, one day last week.
The venerable DR.. Joseph Covode, Of
Jenners, who has been suffering for sew
eral months with cataract on both eyes,
which promises 70 result in total blind
ness unless it can be successfully re-
moved, left for Pittsburg last Thursday.
where he viii undergo a surgical opera
| ton.
4 correspondent from Benson borough
has this TO say Of Miss Lizzie Baker,
daughter Of Deputy Sheriff Geo. NJ. Baker,
in recent issue Of the Johnstown Trib-
une: Miss Lizzie Baker, teacher OF our
primary school, has made quite "hit''
on the directors of the borough. They
are more than pleased with the work,
which every parent sees in the education
Of the children.
The Disciple Church was crowd &
both morning and evening services on
Sunday, when Elder Ira Kimmel, OF Roam
oke, Va, who is visiting at the home Of
his mother, delivered two scholarly ad-
dresses. This was the first time Elder
Kimmel has appeared before an audience
composed entirely Of friends Of his boy
hood, and the impression he created was
most 1atteriLs one.
Mr.. Howard Milton Picking, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob S. Picking, OF this
place, and Miss Mollie, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley w. Davis, !
were married at the home of the brides
uncle, Mr.. Otho Koontz, in Johnstown,
on Tuesday evening, December Sth, Rev. |
w. A. Shipman officiating. "Milt' has
been employed in one of the Cambria
Iron Compeny's works for several
months past.
Mr.. Charles Darsie Schell, son Of Mr.. |
and Mrs. A. ]. Schell, formerly of this !
place, now head book-keeper for Boyts, |
Porter & Co, of ConnellsvilIe, and Miss
Birdie Barge, were united in marriage at |
the home of the brides parents in that
city, on Thursday evening, ID inst. The
wedding is said to have been one Of the |
prettiest ever witnessed in COnnellsville,
where the bride ana groom are both
prominent in society.
Mrs. Minnie Bowman has been ap-
Bowman, her husband, resigned. Mr.. |
Bowman, who was elected a member of
the board Of County Auditors two years |
ago. found that he could not discharge |
the duties of that Office aud those of |
postmaster at the same time, and as
many of his constituents insisted upon |
his retaining the Office to which they had |
elected him he decided to resign the post |
mastership.
On Saturday evening last when Jacob |
Friedline and family, of Lavansville, |
were attending a missionary meeting Of |
the Reformed Church, a thief entered |
their home and stole $50, collected by Mr.. |
Friedline to pay on the pastors salary, q
small amount of missionary money, and |
a few dollars additional belonging to Mr.. l
Friedline. The thief effected an entrance
through a rear door. Suspicion rests
upon certain party, and it is probable /
that his arrest will follow.
The family of John II. Miller, of SOM
erset township, is sorely afflicted, Mr.. /
and Mrs. Miller, and their daughter, all /
being confined to their beds by typhoid /
fever Mrs. Miller's father, the venera-
BILE Alexander Hunter, and her sister, /
Mrs. Chauncy Dickey, are also suffering |
from the same disease. It is reported /
that people living in the neighborhood |
stand in such dread of contracting the |
disease that many of them are afraid to
visit the homes Of the afflicted.
Mrs. John Gray, of Keystone junction.
was instantly killed by the east-bound 4
B. d o. accommodation in front of her
door, Sunday evening. The woman had 1
gone on to the railroad to drive of her /
COW when she was struck by the pilot of /
the engine and dragged distance of $50 |
yards. When the train was brought TO
stand still it was found that she was dead. |
Her body was not mutilated. Deceased /
is survived by her husband and four or
five children. Mr.. Gray works in the /
brick yards at Keystone.
Two rival organizations, one composed
of home people and the other Of Somer-
set capitalists, are seeking the electric
light franchise OF Berlin, and it is said
that whichever wins out the town viii
have a well-equipped plant as soon as it
can be erected. The spirit of enterprise
seems to be abroad in the ancient village,
since it is TO have a National Bank, cleo
trio light and public water supply; the
last named enterprise was agitated some
time ago, and after passing from view for
period is about % be revived. Berlin
is in the heart of one Of the richest coal
regions in Pennsylvania and no good
reason can be advanced why she should
not have everything in the way Of muni-
cipal improvements her citizens desire.
Messrs. J. B. Winters and William II.
Kantner, mention OF whose determine
ton to visit the gold fields Of Alaska
next spring was made in a recent issue Of
the HERALD, are busily at work prePar-
ing their outfits for the long and perilous
journey. They will buy their mining
outfit at Seattle, but before leaving Som
erset about the middle of February, they
will have accumulated supply of arti-
cles. such as fire arms, fishing tackle,
food extracts, clothing, &e-, sufficient to
last them for two years. Mr. Kantner
has resigned his position rs travelling
salesman for the well-known house Of
J. c. Blair & Co. of Huntingdon, Pa, in
favor of his brother, f. 5. kantner.