The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

oi- next SUNDAY morning and
Somerset in the evening. Sunday scho,
in the latter place Has a. m. An are ii
vited.
The young society people Of somers,
viii hold their annual Thanksgiyin
dance at the Somerset House. Musi
viii be furnished by Cumberland Of
.chestra.
An arc light has been placed at the in
tersection Of East and South streets. De
mands are being presented 70 councils b
residents of other SECTIONS OF town for ad
ditional street lights.
The new Christian Church at couflu
ence viii he dedicated on SUNDAY. No
gember 2Isr- Elder r. w. Appleby vii
preach the dedicAtory sermon. The pub
lie is invited % attend.
The water in the Cssselman river reach.
ed the lowest stage few days ago in mann
years. The continuous rain on Sunday
aud Monday, however, had the effect 0
raising s5e water in that stream at least
two feet.
Letters addressed tn the following
named persons remain unclaimed at the
postoffice: W. A. Armstrong. james
Betleyor, Hattie Forsythe, Thos. b.
Hayes, James Sanner, Nathaniel Shreyer
Mrs. Z. T. Weixelbaum.
Ifpresent plans are carried into effect
Somerset county will soon have six Ma
tional Banks, two at Somerset, two al
Meyersdale and two al Berlin. Charters
have already been issued fer one Nation
al Bank at Meyersdale and one at Berlin.
The next meeting of the Somerset Min
isterial Association win be held at the
residence of Rev. T. w. Burgess, pastor
of the L. B. church, on Monday, Nov.
22d, at 1920 a. m. The subject of the
paper to be read is THE Care of Con-
verts."
A change of schedule on the B. & O.
went into effect on Sunday. The only
changes in the running time Of passenger
trains on the Somerset q Cambria branch
are as follows: South-bound train will
arrive at S:22 p. m, and nOrth-bound will
arrive at 5;s5 p. m.
Under the new schedule passengers
leaving Somerset at 1902 a. m, can make
close connection at lockwood with train
No. 6, otherwise known as the flyer -
which is scheduled to arrive in Philadel-
phia at 500 p. IN. Train No. viii leave
Philadelphia at SOS a. m, arriving at
Somerset at 5:45 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs Jonas Yoder, of near Pugh
post office, Stonycreek township, were the
victims of a surprise party. on Sunday
last, the occasion being the anniversary
of the latter's birth. Nearly all of the
guests brought presents with them. A
sumptuous dinner was served to ali pres
ent.
Mr.. Albert Stein, B. d o. operator at
Pinkerton, who several months ago broke
his left leg in attempting 70 jump freight
train at Confluence, is visiting at tine
home o. his sister, Mrs. j. B. Winters.
Mr.. Stein lost his left arm when a lad,
and n)w with his entire LEFT side render
ed helpless he is able to get about with a
crutch.
"Bowley' Krebs aud a Pittsburger
named Phillips on Monday and Tuesday
OF last week, shot eighteel4 pheasants, a
number of rabbits. gray squirrels and
other game in the neighborhood of Trent,
and it wasn't good weather for hunting
either. The young gentlemen brought
the game with them 10 town and distrib-
uted portion Of it among their friends.
GEORGE S. Welshons, one of the best
known Pittsburg newspaper men, truth
fully remarks: ''If the people who com
plain of what the reporter writes of them
would only consider what he does not
write about them, they would enshrine
him in the dearest corner of their hearts.
The waste baskets OF newspaper in any
town do more to keep its citizens in good
repute than any other agency except the
fear of the law and the hereafter"
Henry C. Speieher and John Stanton
were engaged in hauling cornfodder near
Confluence on Nov. 9Th. The former was
driving the team and the latter was walk
ing by the side of the wagon. They kept
up a running conversation for time when
Speicher suddenly stopped talking.
Stanton continued to speak to his COM
panion for some little time, but failing TO
get reply, stopped the horses and 10 his
horror found Speicher stone dead, he evil
IDENTIFY having expired from heart disease
and without a struggle. Deceased was a
veteran of the war.
The Cheat River Commercial, publish
cd at Cheat Haven, Pa, has this to say of
$ former Somerset county boy: "Mr.
William Stewart Ober, Z. & o. Railroad
Agent at Cheat Haven, has been honored
with promotion. The exact nature of
the position we are as yet unable to name,
Eat it has some connection with the B. IS
O. Railroad in which Mr.. Ober will make
extended trips to the East and South.
Mr.. ober is well liked by all who know
him and his friends will wish him sue
cess"
NJ. S. V. Sproul has bee n appointed
Game Warden of the Third District of
Pennsylvania, composed of the counties
Of Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, aud
Westmoreland He lives at Derry Sta
matters pertaining 10 his official duties.
He is well versed in the game laws and
takes great interest in all matters that
have to do with the protection of game
throughout the State. Persons knowing
Of any infractions of the law or of any
thing that relates to the killing of gam e
should address him at Derry.
Milton Black Post, No, GIG, of Addison,
is the first Grand Army Post in this eoun-
ty to avail itself of the act of Congress.
which places condemned ordinance into
the keeping Of veterans associations IN
various sections Of the country. At the
solicitation of Senator Quay, the Com
manding officer at the New York Ar
senal has been directed to deliver to
Commander jesse Liston, of Milton Black
Post. one SO-pounder Parrot gan and 70
eight-inch shells. The b. & o. r. r.
Company have generously offered to de-
liver the cannon and shells at one half
the usual freight charges, ami in the
course of a few days the cannon wil. be
properly placed in the cemetery a: Addi-
son, with appropriate ceremonies.
Som srset now has oas OF tia best.
equipped restaurants in Western Penn
sylvania. The new restaurant. known as
the "White Palace opened its doors. IN
the recently renovated basement of the
Cook Il 3 serits block, on Saturday, and
throughout the day and evening was