The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-24

r. IL. Kooutz, Of Greensburg. Was visit
] ing with his Somerset county friends
last week.
DIR. George y. Masters. of Lockwood.
who has been critically i'll for some time
past is convalescent.
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Assemblynen Sanner and Miller ar
rived home Saturday morning and re-
turned to Harrisburg on Sunday.
Mr.. Charles F. Kefover, a genial Tn
iontown attorney, was in town Monday
looking after legal business.
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Hon. William Collins, former mem
her of the bench OF this county. was i'm
town yesterday. The Judge is now
resident Of Ohio Pyle.
Jasper Augustine took another crack
at Joseph Wolf, the Hungarian King.n
at Uniontown last week, when he had
him arrested on charge of perjury.
An effort is being made TO have the b.
& o. ticket agency re-established at Lis
lie. The people of that neighborhood
are very anxious that this sAould be done.
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While riding home from his saw mill
on a sled the other day Mr.. Francis Fried
line, of Jenner township. was struck in
the eye by the limb of tree, causing 4
painful injury.
DIR. II. S. Kimmel has disposed OF his
farm Of some twenty or thirty acres Just
north of town on the Stoyestown road, to
Henry Bittner, who viii get possession Of
it on April lst.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. W. Carothers had for
their guests over Sunday the latter's pa
rents-Mr. and Mrs. Furst-cf Clinton
county, and DIR. Robert Furst, of Lock
| Haven. Pa.
Mr.. John S. Ferner and Miss Minnie
| \. Miller, both of near Trent postoffice.
were united in marriage on February Il.
1881, at the home of Paul Miller, Rev. q.
w. Lowry officiating.
\ party of some twenty Somerset ladies
enjoyed a sleigh ride TO the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Musser, in Somerset
township, last Thursday night, where
they were royalty entertained.
Miss Lucy Picking has gone TO Bal;i-
more to visit with friends until early in
March. when she viii be a guest at the
/ Washington home of her brother-Cap
tain Henry 5. Picking-ofth the L. S. Navy.
!
The prosecution against the road super
visors of Addison township has been
/ Withdrawn upon payment Of costs by the
defendants, who agreed to build road
from Petersburg to Confluence, at as ear
/ ly day as possible.
J. Madison Knupp, of Bakersville, and
Miss Ida b. Miller, of near Lichty's
church. Somerset township, We're united
in marriage at the Lutheran parsonage.
Evansville. on Thursday. Feb. 18th,
Rev. c. L. Gebhart officiating.
Party lines " ere obIiterated in a num-
Der Of the districts at last Tuesdays
election, several strong Republican pre-
cincts such as Salisbury and UOovers-
vile electing one or more Democrats to
Office.
Preparatory preaching services will be
held in the Presbyterian church Thurs
day and Friday evenings Of this week at
JPN. Communion services VIII be held
on the next sabbath morning, with the
/ usual service at : PM.
J0hnstown Grand Army veterans are
I already making preparations for the en-
/ tertainment OF the thirty-first annual
/ Encampment of the Department of Penn
/ sylyania, which meets at that place on
/ June 81 and 4th. The local committees
were announced last week.
Ex-Associate Judge o. p. Shaver, of
/ Quemahoning township, was a county
seat visitor yesterday, the first time he
! has been in town for period of six or
! seven months. The Judge underwent a
! prolonged sickness some time ago, but is
/ now in the best of health.
! Elsewhere in this issue will be found
! the announcement OF Shepherd d kuy-
/ kendall. successors to Parker & Parker
/ In order to make room for new goods
which are now on the way they advertise
a slaughter sale Of ali old stock. \ rare
/ opportunity for prudent buyers.
/
The dance at the Somerset House, Mon
/ day night, was one of the most largely
attended and thoroughly enjoyable ever
given in town. 4 large portrait of Cen
/ eral George Washington, surrounded by
American flags, overlooked the merry
/ dancers. Daisey's Orchestra furnished the
| music
Berlin Democrats have awakened to
/ the fact that Bufgesses are ineligible To
! reelection, their attention having been
called 70 il after the reelection of Ca
/ FlOt0 last week. The legislature enact
/ ed law four years ago prohibiting bur
/ gesses from succeeding themselves. The
/ court viii be called upon TO I'LL the va
eancy.
Messr. :. L Shober, Henry T. Barnett
and W. p. Hay. members Of the late
/ board Of County Commissioners have
taken an appeal from the Auditors re-
post, which surcharged them several
! Ia lndrsd dollars each on orders alleged 10
have been improperly drawn upon the
/ Comfy Treasurer. The appeal will come
( b sfore the court at a future day.
Taylor's Kings Fool Company. who
/ opened a weeks engagement at the Op-
era House. Monday night, have betn
IN seting with very gratifying success
! The Company presents clean. wholesome
! farce and comedy and should attract large
audiences the remainder oftheir engage
ment. Several OF the speciality artists
give excellent performance.
The protrac.ed rainfall Of sunday and
Monday caused the water in the tributa-
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