The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-10

Among the rev -.
-, ,own we notice one nearing com
-. ,N.ier on West street, owned by Mr
samuel Shirer.
Rev Or. T. II. woodring, oi " Ash,ns
- pa has been appointed presiding
- ~ ~ the washington district 70 sue
80 -. the late Rev. J. F. Core
- nilese Never mind ifeverythins
LED 10 cure you. Try Doan's ONT
,asnt No failure there 90 cents al any
drug store.
During his examinations 'ne eoun's aa.
-Der,ntendent Of Fayette county e1-
s-i,ne5 5s7 applicants for teachers "
an, al,,,I1 nn,,bsr - were rejected
.,,5sst member Of the order Of Odd
p.Iious - in the world recently celebrates
-han;netv.third anniversary Of hls oir'l
= baltimore. He is Captain hienaro
I.awton.
noctor Parker, an eminent Engiish
.,,rsi,.isn advises sufferers from neural
pay 81 - drink tea, bat to psrtake freely
= .,eae into which the juice Of a lemon
Lad been squeezed
The 18th Annual Reunion ol ,ne ,.. Hu,",
o-,,s n somerset cOuuty VIII De heid - -
80 S,stian. on Thursday, August is
,sas instead Of on the 10th as inadVer'eii''
II stated last week.
Jobn Glotfslty. aged eighty-two years
Ala an Saturday evening at ms nome
,-r-sina -, He was one Of the oldest
-..'-.,s of Lover Turkeyfoot township
Ne Gas born on May l6, 1916. and died
On the farm where be was born
Francis Murphy. the temperance advo-
= of Pittsbnrg. has been appointed
ct,e,ls;n of the Fifth Pennsylvania Reg
-, now At Chickamauga, 10 succeed
D. Hartman. the Lutheran minister OF
Altoona. whose resignation was noteo
some time since.
Navor Keau, of Cumberland, was ar
~..te5 in that city the other day for using
nrof,pe language on the street he 'oCk
.an,ions 10 the remarks of a member OF
the city Council, whom be after~aro mel
- ro1ndly abused. He settled the case
bv paying the fine.
sylvester ScOyel, the newspaper cor'e's-
ron5ent who struck General Shaiter al
Ssn,iago has been dismissed from its ser
vice bv the The New York World ana
b;s credentials permitting him within the
army and navy lines have been Cancelled
bv The war department
NTsvor I,oor. Of Greensburg, has signed
the ordinance restricting the library that
andrew CaEnegie proposes to erect IN the
,ootral mart Of the town. This Is IN op-
rosi,ion TO the wishes Of Mr.. Carnegie's
Piusburg representative, and Of Mr.. Car
ueeie himself, it IS said.
Mr.. Dan Thomas, young man, while
At work on Mr. Edmund Holsopple's
farm in Paint township, this county.
Thursday morning, was hit on the head
bv an iron pin and was badly injured
He was driving The pin al a barn ing
and il rebounded. Dr. Il. Gardner, OF
Stoyestown, attended him.
It's quite a fad al some places for the
girls TO buy the new revenue stamps and
nat than on their fans. The stamps are
also being used as decorations on visiting
and business cards by some, the purpose
being 10 contribute something 70 the war
fund. for every stamp you buy puts SO
much in the governments hands.
The school Directors of Lincoln town.
ship have elected the following teachers
for the ensuing term Of school: Sipes-
willie. Charles F. Darr; Bsulah. Morris
W. Speicher: Casebeer, Harry Darr;
Knepper. William II. Howard; Noun
tain. Robert Speicher; Edie, Frederick
Beam, and Maust, Miss Elizabeth
Berkey.
John L. Brown, of Earimer. tn largest
man in westmoreland county, died sud
denly. Wednesday forenoon, from the
effects Of the excessive heat. He was 5
feet 10 inches in height and weighed 4GO
pounds. He measured 81 inches around
the waist, Il inches around the shoulders,
. inches around the neck aud p inches
around the biceps Of the arms.
Lieut.. Col. Barnett, of the Tenth Regi-
ment, has written 10 Adjutsnt General
Stewart. at Harrisbu g, that he soon ex-
pocts to sail for Manila with the PAS men
recruited in Western Pennsylvania 70
bring the Tenth up TO the Army regula-
tiOas. The men everywhere, he declares
are pronounced as fine specimens of the
American soldier as ever d1anei uni
form.
Sylvester Topper. a former well known
residentof New Baltimore. this county,
died on Saturday al his home in Camden.
New Jersey. Only the simple announce
ment Of his death had been received by
his New Baltimore friends on Monday &,
but IL Is presumed that the body was re-
moved 10 that place for burial. d ceased
was about ff.y-six years Of age. He
le'ves q widow and five children.
One morning last week a six foo. black
snake was killed in Thomas W. Hughes
barn. near E5ensburg. Mrs. Hughes
and Master George George Thomas had
gone 70 the barn for some eggs, when the
LITTER discovered the reptile near one of
The nests, close 70 where Mrs. Hughes
was standing, The snake was killed by
Mr. Hughes, aud one OF six eggs it had
jisiswall0wei was nest egg. made OF
china
Baltimore 4 Ohio engins No. %. which
hSJasi been laid aside ct Grafton, W.
va has a history. Il was one Of several
capture a, Marlinsbarg by the Confed-
crates. aud hauled across the country by
pike al S.Aanton. Va. under the direction
o. Col Thomas r. Sharp. President
9'aa " Garrett, after the war was over,
hunted up Col. Sharp and appointed him
ihAs'eE Of transportation in recognition Of
me ability displayed in that unparalleled
achievement.
Kansas soldier writes home: "And 1
want 70 say ano;h her thing. Uncle Sam
Reeds Us lot better than the farmers Of
Aansas feed their hands. and on the aver
age We are getting better grub than we
are used 10 al home. This may not iit the
'o"n dudes, bat it fits our fellows. who
o''he rom the working classes. l guess
'He Aickers are kicking because they
~1n' % make somebody believe they
n''e p.aioeF4ts al home, and had pie all
the Tine
A., SeeiSion OF the supreme court rem
1s'ea tae other day in case from York
s : Of considerable Importance.
l-s eoaH held that ballot marked in
.-s el'eie al the top Of one ticket. with
- -l'Isf cross placed opposite one of the
-'l'ss oi another ticket, even if one name
-, >1.'ie once be erased under the
.-AAel a circle IS void as 10 all the names