The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-10

! Ing Will sohterseI relatlNeS Tor n lew
days. returned home yesterday morning.
Mrs. John J. Hoffman and her sons
George, of Philadelphia, and Barnet. Of
Johnstown, have been the guests OF SOM
erset relatives for ten days past
DIR. Ed. NJ. Kimmol left yesterday
morning FOR Philadelphia. where he will
enter hospital for treatment. He was
accompanied by his brother William.
! Notwithstanding the hard times the
membership of the Lavansville Lutheran
Pastorate have contributed SGS76 To the
cause of foreign missions, as mid-winter
offering.
Mr.. T. jefferson Picking, high burgess
Of the town of Terra Alta. West Va.
spent last week with Somerset friends.
having been called here by the death of
his father.
The Johnstown Daily Tribune entered
upon its twenty-fflh year last Wednes-
| day. The Tribune is one of the best in
/ terror dailies in the State and has few
superiors anywhere.
/
Sugar boiling Is well under way at the
/ hundreds Of camps throughout the couu-
ty. The first tough sugar and maple
syrup of the season appeared in the mar
! lIet last week.
Superintendent George J. Krebs. Of
the Listie Mining Company, informs US
that business at their mines is in -four
ishing condition and that a number Of
expert miners can secure employment
10y applying at once.
\ force Of workmen are engaged at
converting the old Evangelical Church
building on Patriot street into a suite of
offices, which will be occupied when
completed by DIR. J. S. McAIillen, the
| owner.
Peter Hefiiey has been confined to his
home in Somerset township for the past
ten days suffering from grip and erysip-
! elias. His symptoms were so alarming
Monday that the members of his family
were summoned 20 his bedside.
/
Mrs. John C. Ogle has returned from
a visit at the home of her cousin, Paul
Gather, ESD, at Greensburg. During
her absence she enjoyed several perform
ances of grand opera at one of the Pitts
burg theatres.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McCutcheon, of
Pittsburg, have been guests at the home
of Capt. Chas. J. Harrison for the past
few days. They were called 10 Somerset
| by the serious illness of Mrs. McCutch
cons mother, Mrs. Susan Sanner.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs Kuhs,
short distance north of Husband, have
been sadly afflicted for the past several
weeks, the father, mother, and three
children all being confined to their beds
| by sickness at the same time.
Hon. W. II. Sanner spent Friday, Sat
urlay and Sunday with his family. The
/ Legislature adjourned over the inaugu-
ration, and after viewing the parade in
Washington Mr.. Sanner came to Somer-
set He thinks the bill salarying all
county officials viii become a law.
Mr.. Edward X. Gallagher and family,
( of Jenners, have removed to Somerset
aud have gone to housekeeping in the
| Musser dwelling on Union street. Mr..
Gallagher has accepted a clerkship in the
! Office of Register and Recorder Cover and
entered upon his duties on March LIT.
/
Mr.. VIM. H. Gardner, son of Squire
Gardner, of Jefferson township. and Miss
Ida r. ShauliS. daughter Of the late Peter
| Shaulis, of the same township, selected
| inauguration day for their wedding day,
and accordingly visited the Lutheran
parsonage in Lavansville, whore Rev. c.
f. Gebhart performed the ceremony.
Mr.. Howard c Cromwell has accepted
a position with the Union Supply COm=
plny. operated 10y the II. C. Frick Coke
/ Company. and will enter upon his du-
ties in the store at Mammoth, West
| moreland county, in few days. Howard
is bright young man, fully capable OF
discharging any duty entrusted to him.
| y Mr.. Paul 4. Schell returned yesterday
m 1rning from a visit 10 New York and
/ Washington. Mr.. Schell aud his wife
were members of President McKinley's
party during the Inauguration ceremon-
| les. Mrs. Schell will visit for several
weeks with Philadelphia friends before
returning home.
The many friends and aequaintances
/ Of venerable Philip Gilbert, who has
reached the ripe age OF s. years, viii be
sorry to learn that he Is confined to his
Main street home by sickness. Mr.. Gil
bert has been a remarkably strong and
robust man; in fact, he never suffered
from a serious sickness during his long
and active life until at present.
Special term of court for the trial Of
civil cases convened at 10 O'Clock Mon
4 AZ morning. and after a brief session
adjourned until l:J9 p. M. when another
| adjourned was taken until Tuesday
morning. The case set for trial Tuesday
morning was continued and several cases
| following on the calendar were settled.
| The suit Of ). B. Phils0n vs.. The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York,
will probably be taken up when court
meets this morning.
The material for a new county bridge
% be erected across C0V'S Creek, just
south of town, WAS delivered early in
JInaary and FER some time past has been
strexn along the road in that vicinity,
Il is always best to have material on
hand in ample time for work of this
characsar, and the retiring board of
county co nmissioners were bound not 10
hamper their Successors by leaving con-
tracts of aay kin al iisposel Of
The position OF Attorney 10 the Com
missioners. 4. l.. @. Hay. in regard to
the compensation Of coustables fI- max
ing quarterly returns. referred 10 in
recent issue OF the HERALD. has been
strengthened by an opinion filed last
week by Judge Martin Hall, Of Blair
county, in which he held thai cpnstables
are entitled to mileage bat no fees for
making their quarterly returns 10 court
He decided that the General Fee Bill
Act OF 1893 repealed the law of lSis al
lowing such compensation. The deeis-
ion means an annual saving of hundreds
of dollars TO Blair county.