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

Bessie Perdew, foarteen-year-old
girl residing ut Morgan Station. three
miles below Seottdsle. is the heaviest
girl on record, weighing three hundred
pounds, and is still growing.
II is common talk in Chicago society
circles that Marshall Field, the great
dry goods merchant. is engaged to the
widow OF General Phillip III. Sheridan
and that the wedding will take place IN
the near future.
Under the new postal law, which has
gone into effect. the sender Of register
ed letter, which is lost, can get indemni-
| ty to the extent Of $40. This makes reg
| istering small amount safe. which it
never was under the old law.
The President has decided not to inter-
fere in the ease of Joseph Dunlop, pro-
prietor of the Chicago Dispatch, who was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
for sending obscene matter through the
mails.
There is one state, at least, where JUS
| tice is not encountered with leaden heels.
ON March 20 James Gordy murdered his
wife at Georgetown, Delaware. March II
he was arrested. April he was placed
! on trial, convicted on the 18th, sentenced
on the 18th, and will be executed on
June IL.
About a year ago Senator Don Cameron
was in Mexico City and was Hospitality
received by President Diaz. Thursday
|
horse, valued at $1,000, from Senator
Cameron, as present and testimonial, of
his esteem. President Diaz was highly
gratified. The freight charges on the
horse were 500 in gold.
II is alleged that the Rev. Harvey
Crane Furbay, Phi. d., pastor of the
Oxford Presbyterian church, hiladel-
phia, formerly of Tyrone, has been asked
to resign. The cause assigned is that he
lacks proper dignity. Objections were
also made to his parting his hair in the
middle, smoking the offensive cigarette
and riding bicycle.
Senator Orville II. Platt, of Connecti-
cut, was married Thursday to Mrs. Jen-
ME p. Hunt, of Upper Monclsir, y. J.
The wedding was at the home of the
bride. Very few of Senator Platt's col
leagues were aware of his intended
nuptials. Mr.. Plat will be y years
old on July 18Th. lie has served contin-
uOusly in the Senate since March, 1873.
IT was by popular subscription that the
fund necessary for the erection of the
tomb of General Grant was raised, and
il is estimated that 81, 900 people contrib
uted sums ranging from one cent to
| 5000. In all $4,000 was secured. The
unexpended balances were kept in trust
companies and drew three per cent. in
terest. so the sum increased until il now
amounts to about $4,000 With the ex-
ception of about $4,000 the entire fund
was raised in New York city.
ON account of the prospects for pros
porous spring aud summer in the coal
business not being overly bright, Gen
Richard Coulter and Hon. George +.
| Hun have decided 10 introduce the Pin
gree potato patch plan among the 100 or
more miners employed at their several
coal works in this vicinity. This will
afford employment during the duD pc
riod. The miners are each to be given
one-fourth and one-half acre patch of
| ground for gardening purposes. 1t is
proposed by the operators TO put the
ground in readiness, furnish the seed and
plants, and then turn the tracts over to
the employees for proper care and cnlti-
vation The work of tilling will begin
at once-Greensburg Democrat.