The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

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and friends.
viii S. Hochstettler. son OF Mr.. aud
Mrs. w. NJ. Hochs;etiler. of this place, is
critically i'll ai West Newton, where he
has been working sor several months
past
James McKelvey. of Somerset, and L.
ID. Leonard, of Meyersdale, have been
drawn to serve as jurors at the October
session of the L. S. District Court, which
meets in Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Yoder, of Monitor,
Kan, are visiting with their Somerset
county relatives Mr.. Yoder is native
of this county, having removed 10 Kansas
twenty-five years ago.
Joseph S. Roddy, who was born in this
town in ls57. being son of the late John
ID. Roddy, Esq, died at the home of his
brother, r. B. oddly. in Allegheny. on
Monday afternoon. He was unmarried.
Mr.. George w. Gumbert, of Pine Hill,
and Miss Sallie Ringler, of Berlin, were
united in marriage al the home of Joseph
Hoyle, near Beechdale. on Sunday, oc-
tober 3rd, Rev. J. III. Knepper officiating.
Simon Schrock, who for the past four
years has managed large plantation
near Culpepper Court House, Va, has re-
turned To Somerset with his family.
They will reside on Mr.. Sehrock's farm
west of town.
Mr.. John Critehfield, who had been
spending his vacation with his parents.
Senator and Mrs. y. b. Critchfield, on
their Jenner township farm, returned to
Philadelphia last week, where he will re-
sumo his studies at the Medico- Chirurgi-
cal College.
Three or four cases oftyphoid fever are
reported from Ursina and vicinity
Those afflicted reside on the hill above
the town, where the water is supposed to
be of the purest quality, and much specu-
lation is indulged in as to where the fever
germs come from.
The Somerset Hotel Company have
disposed of some fifty-six lots to almost
as many different purchasers and next
summer will probably see a number of
pretty cottages on the square Immediate
~ south of the hotel site. The loc- ion is
an ideal one for summer residence.
Albert Stein. i. & o. telegraph opera
tor at Pinkerton, is suffering from a
broken leg, sustained a few days since.
when he jumped from a fast moving
freight train at Confluence. Stein lost
one of his arms when a boy, by being
caught in the machinery of grist-mill
George Kniss, aged 50 years, died at
his home in Conemaugh township, on
Tuesday. September 2Sth, from old age.
Deceased came from Germany 10 this
country fifty years ago, and for thirty-five
years past has been a resident of this
county. He is survived by one son,
George.
General A. H. Cohroth last week dis
posed of number OF acres of land adjoin-
ing the Somerset Hotel Company's prop
erty, the purchasers being Joseph w.
Gastiger and Wm. VI. Schrock. II is
probable that the land will be laid out
into town lots and that buildings will be
erected on them in a short time.
Among the recent additions to the pop
ulation of Somerset are Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonas ". Keffer and family of Ligonier,
who have taken possession of new house
on East street, recently erected by John
II. Huston. Mr.. Keffer will engage in
the boot and shoe business in the store
room formerly occupied by James NJ.
Cassidy.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beck, of Fair
hope township, were in town several
days last week, called here to attend
court Mr.. Beck it appears was called
upon some time ago to administer sound
threshing to fellow employed on the
railroad near his home and who attempt
ell 10 brain him with a stone. The case
was continued until next term II court.
Mr.. Harry C. Beerits, the well-known
groceryman, had narrow escape from
violent death on Friday, when his trous-
ers caught on scaffold on the second
floor of the new warehouse Cook 4
Beerits are erecting near the railroad
station, causing him 10 fall distance of
fifteen feet to the joist below. Outside of
few ugly bruises and general shaking
up he was uninjured.
On Monday County Treasurer and Mrs
Winters entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rainey. Mrs. Nancy F. Rainey. Mrs. Re-
becca Brabaker and daughter, of Altoona,
Mrs. Lizzie Miller, of Stoyestown, Mrs.
Kate Spangler, of Monroe, Wis, and Mr..
and Mrs. John III. Zimmerman, of Listie.
The gathering was in the nature of a
family reunion, all of the married ladies
mentioned, with the exception of Mrs.
Zimmerman, being aunts of Mr.. and
Mrs. Winters.
James L. Pugh, Esq, as trustee for the |
sale ofthe real estate of the late John and |
Sarah Hicks, on Tuesday last disposed of |
three of the tracts advertised, as follows: |
No. =, building lot on Union street to |
W. VI. Schrock, for 800; No. 3. one acre |
ofland situated in the northwest quarter |
o. Somerset borough, to Mrs. Larue NJ |
Hicks, for $3.50; No. 4, 10 acres of land to |
Edward Hoover for Si3I. Nos. and s. the |
homestead of decedents and a tract Of |
N ,untain land respectively will be sold /
at December term Of court.
The Pittsburg News was 50 elated over
having taken 80 q. 4. II. comrades To
the recent National Reunion at Bagfalo, /
that it now proposes To supply 800 COM
rades with tickets from Pittsburg to Gin
cinnati and return upon the occasion of /
the next National Reunion. Selection of
Posts will be made by means Of voting
blank which will be printed in the News
every publication day from Oct. l, 1857.
to July l, Is9s, thus giving every Post in
the vicinity Of Pittsbnrg an opportunity
to enter the contest with the prospect of
winning one Of the prizes.
Mrs. Gertrude Hall, youngest daught-
er of the late Col. X. Il. Cummins, died
at her home in Blltinore. Nd. on Fri
day, lst inst, aged about forty years.
Her mother lei Somerset about ten days
ago and was with her when she died.
Death resulted from consumption. Mrs.
Hall was born in Somerset and lived here
until the time Of her msrriage about
eighteen years ago. when she aecompan-
led her husband, who was an employe of
the B. * q. r. r, TO Baltimore, where
she has since made her home. She is
survived by her husband and three
children.
Daniel Fisher, a former well known
resident of Berlin and later Of Jenner
township, died at his home in JOhnstOwn.
on Saturday. aged IS years, 9 months and
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