The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

Among he sunday guests at lhe Marx
Teton sAnitorium vas state chairnar
John r. Eikin. who was the gaest ol
Colonel James Z. Barnett.
The first gennin, snow storm of th,
season made its appearances on Sunday
morning. The flakes were very large and
numerous between 10 and Il O'Clock.
on Monday the homestead farm of ths
late Alexander Korns, in Jenner town.
ship, was sold at public sale 10 Harry
Shaltz, Of Jenner township, for 5000.
Mr.. Bernard d. Holbrook, Of Onawa,
To-, spent several days last week with his
Somerset relatives and friends. stopping
OF on his way home from New York.
Commissioners of Washington county
have instructed all the assessors 10 value
real estate at the price which they believe
it would bring if exposed at public sale.
A l65 acre farm in Berks County was
sold recently at public sale for S34 2j an
acre less than was paid for it - years ago.
The sum realized on it, Si24s.75 is less
than the value of the buildings.
Rsyman Bros. ofStonycreek township.
one day recently threshed SEQ bushels of
oats in four hours, and 1880 bushels in all
during the same day, in addition to hav-
/ ing moved their machine a distance or
two miles.
The homestead of the late John ShafTer,
of Somerset township, was sold at public
sale on Saturday 70 NJ. r. weimer, OF
Milford township, for S4.SI5- The tract
contains 2O2 acres located three miles east
of Somerset.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Swartz, Of Dixon,
Ill, are visiting atthe home Of the latter's
uncle, John II. Uhl, Esq. They expect
10 leave tomorrow for G Gettysburg. where
they will remain for some time with rela-
tives before returning home.
Director of the Poor Harrison Gohn
has become resident of the county seat,
he having leased his farm in Somerset
township. Mr.. GOhn and his family have
gone TO housekeeping in the Woolley
property on Union Street.
Rev. Hiram King win conduct com
munion services in the Somerset Reform
ed Church at 1890 a. m, Sunday morn
ing. Preparatory services will be held
Saturday evening at p. NJ Regular
services viii be held in the LavansviIle
Church at p. M, on Sunday.
Chief Engineer William T. Manning,
of the B. & O. h. r., was married on
Wednesday last TO Miss Isabelle Ewston,
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Manning was locat-
ed in Somerset the greater part of the
time the Somerset & Cambria branch was
being constructed, and he has number
of friends here.
The citizens of lockwood have not
abandoned the idea of securing a public
water supply by any means, but on the
other hand are actively al work securing
estimates of the probable cost Of a plant.
The prospects are that before another
year rolls around lockwood will have a
well-equipped water supply system.
The Veriscope pictures of the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons prize fight at Carson City,
New, will be exhibited at the Somerset
Opera House, on Thursday evening, 18th
Alcl.. unAAEl lut lAlCCNAtA VI MI W AAlAalA
A. Brady, Corbetts manager. The pub
lie can rest assured that the exhibition
will be the same as given in all of the
large cities.
Lieut.. Charles E. Tsyman lefs on Sat
urday for Media, Pa, where he viii join
his wife, who is visiting at the home of
her parents. Lieut.. Tayman is after pro-
motion, he having filed well-endorsed
application for Captaincy in the Quar-
termaster's Department. His many
friends here hope that he will be success
ful.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Gault, who have
been identified with the medical staff of
the Markleton SanatOrium almost con-
tinously since that Institution was opened
10 the public, have resigned and gone
elsewhere. Their places have been sup
piled by a corps of three physicians, one
lady and two gentlemen, who are said TO
be among the most proficient in that
particular branch o. the medical profess
sion in the country.
Mrs. Levi Blough died at her home in
Conemangh township, on Friday last,
from the effects of burns received few
days prior from An exploding lamp.
Mrs. Blough was going down the cellar
stairs at her home with lighted lamp in
her hand, when she made misstep, and,
in falling, the lamp exploded, badly
burning her arms and body. Deceased
was daughter of Isaac Yoder. She is
survived by her husband and two chill
dren, as well as by her venerable father.
Authority has been granted by the De-
partment at W lshington for the organi-
zation Of the Fl st National Bank Of Ber-
lin, with a capital of $4,000. The charter
members are DIR. William A. Garnan,
DR.. II. Carey, and Casper Esken, of Ber-
lin, and David Meyers and Hiram Hay,
of the township. The intention is TO be-
gin business within the next sixty days.
Authority has also oeen granted for the
organization of the Citizens National
Bank Of Meyersdale, Pa; capital, $4,000.
Reports from Berlin are to the effect that
another National Bank viii be organized
at that pla ce within few weeks.
A posse headed by Marshal Frank
Campbell, of Fayette county, made raid
on the moonshiners along the border of
Fayette and Somerset Counties last Mon
day night William Fletcher was cap
turei and taken to Pittsburg, where he
was lodged in Jail. A search Of Pletcher's
premises revealed an illicit still in the
cellar Of his house. Il was evident that
it was in recent operation, as some twen-
ty gallons of "mconshine'' were found
there. The still was chopped TO pieces.
An attempt was made to arrest John
White, who lives in the same neighbor-
hood, and is said to have been engaged
in the same business, but he escaped. A
still was found ic Whites spring house.
1t was destroyed by the officers.
Mr.. John Marsten, who with his wife
and family spent the summer in this
place, len last week for Centre county
where he will have charge of an engineer
corps engaged in surveying the route for
{ railroad from Phillipsburg TO Johns
town. Il is understood that he is en-
ployed by the Beechcrsek r. r. Com
paIy. Mr. Marston had charge OF "a par
ty during the preliminary survey of the
South Penn Railroad, and when work on
that enterprise was suspended he was
first assistant TO division engineer Miller.
Since then he has done railroad engineer
ins- work in Kentucky and other parts of
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