The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
Hera and Thnre.

Shiloh, has recently been appointed post
master of Bethany. Mo. The Office pays
a bare living, even to so economical and
unassuming man as the General, who
j. now nearly ~ years old.
4 cheap imitation is always dear: any
one wanting perfect stove or range, If
they will take our advice, will buy gen.
uine "GarlanS'' stoves and ranges, in
stead of worthless counterfeits with
which the market is flooded.
Judge Reyburn. of Arm strong county.
Pa, has ruled that eonstable's mileage is
10 be computed at 10 cents direct. not cir
cular. Services on subpoena are 10 be
paid for at the rate of Is cents per service,
instead of 50 cents, as contended for.
ty report many cases of sickness caused
by eating poultry aud game that fed on
seventeen year locusts. The latter are
very numerous, and it is said are poison
Gus TO certain animals that eat them.
Hon. John Fenlon, of Ebensburg. will
compile his sixtieth year as lawyer ON
July 5. 1897, and the Cambria County
Bar Association will commemorate the
anniversary with banquet, at which
Mr.. Fenlon viii be the guest of honor.
In the area in front of the Speakers
rostrum when the house met on Monday
in Washington was a monster petition
appealing TO congress to recognize the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents. 1t
contained over 6,OOO, 900 signatures, and
was wound about the hub of wheel
framed so as to allow it 10 freely revolve.
a dispatch from Paintsville, Ky, says:
"Washington Craft, the Primitive Bap-
tist minister on trial in the Floyd Circnit
Court for the murder of Londell Higgins
fourteen years ago, was placed on the
witness-stand. lie denied killing Hig-
gins, but on cross examination admitted
killing his uncle, Wiley Craft, and Will
liam Cooke fifteen years ago. Grant has
long been suspected of killing these men.
Judge Clark, of Clarion county, at a re-
cent session of court called before him
the constables and gave them special in
structions with reference to the Jaw which
makes it obligatory upon them to see that
their respective districts 10 destroy all
Canadian thistles upon their premises,
under penalty ofthe same being destroy
ed and the charges therefore being as
sessed against them.
We will present absolutely free new
1897 bicycle (either ladies' or gents
wheel in exchange for favor we wish
attended to in Somerset, also another for
attending To same in adjoining town.
ships. No agency or selling business.
We prefer those acquainted with many
young people now studying music. For
full particulars write. The Columbia
Musical Assn, PIG 2iS South Third
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Senator Qnay's son, First Lieutenant
Andrew Gregg Curtin QIay, was given
a very agreeable promotion by President
Mckinley, who nominated him to be
captain and assistant quartsrnaster in
the army, and il also insures more
rapid promotion for him in the
future, 50 that he may become quarter
master general, with the rank OF briga-
dier general, long before that would have
been possible if he had remained in the
line oil the army.
Marriages and deaths should be prompt
ly reported by persons Interested To the
newspapers for publication. Ordinarily
il IS expected by the families that the
officiating minister will attend 10 this
matter. In marriage notices the date,
place, minister, full names and respect
i've residences of the contracting parties
should be given. In death notices give
date and cause of death, full name and
age Of decendent, With any important or
Interesting points in his or her career.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that for the benefit of persons
desiring to take advantage of the Nation
al Holiday on the Fourth of July, it will
sell excursion tickets between all stations
ON its line east of and including Pitts
burg and Erie; except that tickets will
not be sold to or from points north or east
OF Philadelphia nor to aud from points
north of the line Harrisburg to Erie.
These tickets will be sold and will be
good going ON July ., 3, 1, and ), and
will be good to return until July 8, 1897,
inclusive.
J. b. Story, of Ellis, Kansas, will this
season experiment with some prehistoric
corn, the seed of which was taken from
an old mound on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi, last year. The ancient species
of maize is possibly better adapted to the
- sIa
II has broad leaf, sometimes foot
across, and bears from four to six ears at
a time. The leaves have more nutrition
than the Indian corn, and it has extern
sive brace roots that make il hard To blow
down, very essential thing on the west
ern prairies. The seed is of a red dent
variety, and grows more like the kaflir
corn than as the Indian.
Children, and especially grown people
who should know better, who ofteniimes
desecrate graves by the removal of How
ers and plants, should keep in mind the
act of assembly governing such misde-
meanors. For their benefit we quote it /:
ANY person who shall wilfully and ma
liciously injure, destroy or remove any
fence, railing or other work for the pro-
lection or ornament of n cemetery, or ma
liciously destroy any trees or shrubbery
growing in such cemetery or graveyard
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and ON
conviction of either of the said oifenses be
sentenced to undergo an imprisonment
not exceeding one year or to pay a fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
both or either. at the discretion of the
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