The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

ana capable young man.
The HERALD was in error las, week
when it was stated that Eliza Tracy. Of
Canton. y. Y, was dead. 1t was her
husband, James Tracy, who died.
Lieut. Chas E. Tayman, of the United
States Army. Is visiting at the home Of
his parents in Evansville. The Lieu
tenants regiment is stationed ie n ew
Mexico.
Miss Ada, daughter of Register and
Recorder and Mrs. James NJ. Cover,
left last week for Chicago. where sh 9
will spead the winter attending a select
school for young ladies.
John NJ. Kimmel. of jefferson town
| ship, has returned from an extended visit
TO his relatives in Kansas and Iowa. He
has one child living in the former state
and six in the latter.
4 we come rain came Sunday night and
had the effect Ofsubiuing the forest fires
that have been raging in the Laurel Hill
for several weeks past, Rain fell con-
tinuously throughout Monday.
We have been requested to announce
that Rev. Northey will conduct religious
services in the old Evangelical Church,
at Bearltown, at 10 o'clock, a. m, next
Sunday.
r. f. Meyers, Esq, has sold the rear
half Of the Col. john r. Edie property on
Main Cross street TO Mr.. b. F. Granger.
Mr.. Granger will erect one or more
dwelling houses on the same in the near
future.
Mr.. C. y. Boyd, a former popular drug
gist of this place, now of Butler, Pa, was
visiting with his Somerset friends on
Saturday. Saturday evening he Joined
his wife and daughter who are stopping
at the Markleton Sanatorium.
George McAdams, who left here some
forty five or more years ago and has since
been residing in Kansas and Nebraska,
returned to Somerset last week aud will
spend the winter at the home Of his
brother, John McAdams, in Somerset
township
Rev. Hiram King will conduct COM
munion services in the Shsnksville Re
formed Church at 1890 a. IN, next Sab
bath. Preparatory services will be held
at o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev.
King will also preach in the Glade Church
at , O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
on Saturday John H. Uhl, Esq, sold
his building lot on Union street, imme-
diately in the rear of his Main street res
idence, 10 Charles w. Walker, Esq. The
site is one of the most desirable about
town. w. II. StOddard has drawn plans
for pretty cottage home for Mr.. Walker,
who viii build at once.
A very good idea of the appearance the
new Summer hotel on Tayman Hill will
present can now be had, the roof and
Misunderstanding having been placed on
the same during the past week. Hum
dreds of people inspected the work al
ready done on Sunday. Contractor Hus-
band says that he will complete the build
ing throughout by the first Of January.
George, a son of Daniel Ober, OF Lincoln
twp, lost his left arm on Friday last by
having it caught in corn shredder. The
flesh was torn from the arm from the
finger tips TO the elbow, and the physi-
clan who was called in to dress the injury
found it necessary 10 amputate the dis
abled member several inches above that
point The young man is about twenty
years Of age.
The Greensburg Press says that the
forest fires continue to rage on Chestnut
Ridge and Laurel Hill, and that it is be-
lieved Lemuel Shawley and family have
persisted in the flames. Their house was
destroyed Tuesday night, and since then
none of the family have been seen. The
house was owned by John Gastiger.
Many other dwellings are in danger, and
hundreds of mountaineers are out fight
ing the fires.
The postoflice question is settled for the
town of Berlin, b. J. Bowman winning
the prize. Ben. is a stalwart of the stal-
warts and earned the right of appoint
ment by Jealous and conscientious ser
vice within the lines of the dominant
political faction. He is an accommodat-
ing gentleman, amply qualified to per-
form the duties of the position and will
undou btedly serve the patrons with
promptuess and care.-Berlin Record.
On Wednesday. October 9th, at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Bird, in
Addison township, occurred the marriage
Of their daughter, Mary Alpharetta, to
James Ira Laub. a prominent merchant
Of Tarentum, Pa Owing TO the sickness
of tho hridosc fathar tho ,arau.onr- x,,as
witnessed by only the immediate friends
Of the family. Rev. Zsller ofIieiatsd The
bride and groom left the same day on
western tour. and upon returning east
will make theil home in Tarentum.
All of the poles Of the Somerset County
Telephone line bstSsel Somsrsst an1
lockwood have been erected and the
wires stretched between the two points.
Communication will be established dur
ing the week. Poles have also been
erected on all Of the streets of this place,
preparatory to establishing an exchange.
Il is rumOred that the local company will
shortly enter into an arrangement with
the Maryland, Pennsylvania & w. Vir-
ginia Telephone 4 Telegraph Company,
and that a metallic circait connecting
Somerset with Meyersdale, Frostburg,
Cumberland. Bedford, and other points
will soon be erected.
Walker Bros, Of Somerset township,
who engage largely in threshing grain for
the farmers OF Somerset, Stonycreek,
Brothersvalley and other districts in
form us that Judging from the output the
wheat grown in Somerset county this
year is more than double the amount
grown last year, while the yield of
oats is only about one third of that pro-
duced last year. Tue yield of grain at
the CoUnty Farm was the greatest thresh-
Ell by these young men. the output being
! 4S0 bushels of wheat and lli6 bushels of
oats Andrew Woy threshed ll31 bush
els of c-.ts aud Levi Walker 40 bushels
Of v neat and 1899 bushels Of oats. the
total number of bushels threshed by
Walker Bros. during the season was
5000.
The new tunnel on the Pittsbarg divi-
sion of the Baltimore & Ohio, at Falls
cut, is about completed, says the Pitts
burg Post, and the new tracks al each end
are being laid. The steel girder bridges
are also in position. 50 that the remaining
part of the work will not take many days,
and the first trains will be run over the