The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-26

school teacher, of Stonycreek township,
and Miss Della, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
s. S. limerick, of Shanksville, will be
united in marriage tomorrow evening
at 7:3O o'clock in the Shanksville United
Brethren Church.
Mr.. Harry Strickler, of Greencastle.
Franklin county, has been spending the
past week with Somerset friends, having
driven from his home to this place.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Strickler was con-
nected with theiInternal Revenue Depart
ment with headquarters at Somerset, and
during the four years spent here he made
many friends.
The many Somerset county friends of
Thomas L, Marshall, the well known
Johnstown planning mill man, will be
sorry 10 learn that he has been compelled
benefit of his creditors. Mr.. Marshall is
hard working, honest man and will
doubtless soon overcome the difficulties
which at present involve him.
Since the opening of the season bicycles
have become so numerous on the streets
that town council will likely be called
upon at the next meeting of that body to
pass an ordnance regulating the speed of
wheels in the borough limits, especially
in the business portion of town, where
the streets are in the best condition and
where the ''scorcher'i finds his opportu-
nifty TO indulge in that dangerous prac-
| tice.
Dr. 4. G. Will, of lockwood, was a
caller at this office Monday morning.
The DIR. recently returned from trip to
| California, where he has daughter re-
siding. He speaks in glowing terms of
| the many attractions of the Pacific slope,
none of which impressed him more than
the excellent roads. He was accom-
| panied on his journey across the CONT
nent by Mr.. and Mrs. David Wolfens-
berger, who have also returned to their
/ lockwood home.
Noah Keefer, of Shanksville, who al
ways greets his acquaintances with a
pleasant smile and cheering remark, was
unusually gracious to all whom he met
when in Somerset last Thursday. In fact
Noah's bouyant spirits were the subject
of remark among his numerous friends
until later in the day when they learned
that he had been married 10y Rev. Hiram
King, at the Reformed parsonage. The
bride is Miss Jennie Moser. from near
Nevarsdala
The Somerset Chassis of the Reformed
church which had been in session at
| Meyersdale adjourned Monday morning,
after dividing the Cumberland, Nd,
charge This formerly comprised Cum
| berland and Ellerslie, Md, and Hynd-
man, Pa. The former is now separate,
| leaving the latter two TO constitute new
| charge. Communion services were held
Sunday, and in the evening addresses
were made 10y Rev. u. III. Leader, of Sal
| isbury, Rev. +. Wetzel and others.
/
Mr.. Ross 8. Griffith. of Johnstown.
and Miss Alice l.. Boyer, of Meyersdale,
were united in marriage on Thursday
evening last, at the United Evangelical
| church, on Willow Street, Johnstown,
Rev. A. J. Bird, the pastor, officiating.
Afler the nuptial knot had been tied the
happy couple repaired TO the home in
| Ferndale which the groom had previous
| ly prepared for his bride, where boun-
/ tiful supper was served to their many
friends and relatives who had gathered
there TO congratulate them.
Levi J. Long, of near Friedens, hale
and hearty at the age of eighty, and with
hardly a grey hair ON his head, was a
welcome caller at this Office yesterday
morning. Mr.. Long has been reader of
the Herald ever since it was established
in ISz7, and prior TO that was subscrib-
er to "A German paper edited by George
Mowery, which was afterwards merged
into the HERALD lie has been one of the
oounty's most progressive farmers dur
| ing his long life and bids fair to survive
for many years to come.
Frank b. Granger has been awarded
! the contract for erecting the annex
to the Union Street school building,
and on Monday a large force of labor
ers were put to work digging the exeava-
ton. The contract price for the building
is -, ,5s5. 1t is understood that this does
not include heating and plumbing. which
will add several thousand dollars to the
cost of the building. The plans and spec
ifications for the proposed structure were
drawn by our talented fellow townsmsn,
William II. Stoddard.
|
About II O'Clock Saturday night the
barn and wagon shed belonging TO u. j.
Henry, at Scullton, in Upper Turkey
foot township, were destroyed by fire,
together with all of their contents. Mr..
Henry lost buggy, sled, sleigh. grain
drill, moving machine, "a lot of grain and
1890 feet of dressed lumber, which he
expected 10 utilize in erecting a new
dwelling house. lie also suffered the
loss of about sl00 worth of hardware and