The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-10
OLD NEWSPAPERS.
Some Extracts That May be Interest
ing, With Comments By
Correspondent.
Continued from last week. }


summer.
Henry +. Snyder is at this time cap
tain of the Independent Blues.
The Blues invite the citizens OF Som
erset to partake of dinner with them
at Unanimity springs on the coming
4th of July.
of one or more journeyman tailors.
while Samuel Crooks wan Is two or
three wagonmakers who are promised
steady work. Ia those days the
farmers about Somerset must have pat
rOnized home industries and bought
their wagons AT home. If a local wag-
onmaker of our own time were To
bring an advertisement calling for help
of this kind TO the editor of any one of
our newspapers, the sight OF it would
so completely take away his breath
that he would forget TO make any
charge therefor.
In July DIR. w. i. Scott, of Somer-
set, sold out his practice to DIR. Thorn
as G.. Lamb.
John Linton, Esq, postmaster of
Johnstown, died on the 18th of July,
1918.
A statement under date Of August
10, 1878, is made from Washington,
Pa, that the new lire of stages be-
tween Baltimore and Washington City
and Wheeling, Va, had commenced
running over the National Road, and
that on the first trip seven passengers
were carried, and that the time Oecu-
pied between Baltimore and Washing
ton, Pa, was less than four and half
days.
The makers of counterfeit money in
those days evidently were more enter
prising than in our day, for the Detroit
Gazette is quoted as saying that thou
sands of dollars purporting to be of the
Bank of Michigan We're circulating in
Ohio, when i'm fact the bank itself
would not be in readiness to issue any
notes prior TO October following.
At Democratic Republican meeting
held at the house of John Fleming, in
Somerset, John Hindman, of Somer-
set, and Philip Noon, of Cambria
county, were agreed on as candidates
for the Legislature, and Jonas Hart
zell, Of Turkeyfoot, for Commissioner.
Henry Black, Geo. Harizell and
Jonathan Rhoads were appointed Con-
gressional conferees.
The confeTees from Bedford, SOmer-
set and Cambria met at the house of
John Statler on the 81 OF September,
and nominated General Robert Phil
son, of Somerset county, as the candi-
date for Congress.
The death of General Arthur ST.
Clair is announced as having taken
place at his residence on the Chestnut
Ridge on the 3lst of August, and the
Wing contains an account Of the funer-
al, which took place at Greensburgh.
John Wells, of Somerset, George
Gebhart, OF Milford, Jacob Schneider,
of Somerset, Alexander O'Brine, Of
Brothersvalley, John Griffith (of
Ebenzer), of Elk Lick and Andrew
Dennison, Of Jenner, are announced as
candidates for the Legislature; Jacob
Loud and Jacob G.. Miller for Commits
sioner, and Adam Lepley and George
Graham for auditor. The Whig at
this date shows abundandant proof
that the campaign liar was already in
evidence. Robert Findiey, of Somer-
set, withdrew as candidate for the
Legislature in favor of Jacob Schnei-
der, Esq.
a circular meeting of the Baptist as
sociation was called to meet at Somer-
set on the second Sabbath of October;
ministers to be present were Rev. Mr..
Wheeler, Rev. DIR. Estep and Rev. Mr..
Cox.
Another minister Of that day men
toned was Rev. John Wirsing, who
preached both in English and German.
Denomination not given.
james Kinkead * Co. advertise for
sale what they call the best tavern
stand on the National Turnpike road,
being large stone house on the east
bank of the Youghagany, in the town
of Smythfield. This must refer to the
Endsley House in Somerfeld.
Samuel Parmele has a prospectus for
publishing the "POcket Companion"
or Every Man His Own Lawyer. Price,
30 cents.
In the Whig for October -, 1918, are
found the election returns for the year
1918. There were then l3 election
districts in Somerset county. Somer-
set, Brothersvalley and Conemaugh
were carried by the Federalists. For
Congress the vote OF the county stood:
Gen. Robert Philson, Democrat, 7i9;
Major John A. Burd, Federalist, 503i
Assembly, Philip Noon, CSC; Jno.
Hindman, AS; George Gebhard, 44ai
John Wells, 80; Alex. O'Brine, Ill;
John Griffith, 80; Anderson Dennison,
I5G; Jacob SCHNEIDER, IS. For Com
missioner Jonas Hartzell had 6+6;
Jacob Loud, 327, and Jacob G.. Miller,
25l. For Auditor, Adam Lepley, 372;
Geo. Graham, 60. Noon and Hind
man, having also the highest vote in
Cambria county, were elected 10 the
Legislature. The vote in Cambria
county for Congress was: Philson, 157;
Burd, l6l. In Bedford it was: Phil
son, 947; Burd, COZ. This gave Gen.
Philson majority Of the votes.
In this same issue it is stated edi-
torially that "the Wing is now enter
ing the sixth year of its existence as a
newspaper" This would indicate that
the publication of the Whig was be-
gun in October, 1918; just So years
ago.
Thomas III. Baird, of Washington
county was appointed President Judge
of the llth Judicial District by Gov
ernor Findley. The counties of Wash
ington, Greene, Fayette and Somerset
composed said District.
In our own time there has been
much criticism Of the thanksgiving
proclamations uttered by our Presidents
and Governors, the complaint being
that they appear to ignore christianity
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