The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06


a guest al the residence Of his brother il
law, DR.. J. w. Carothers.
Mr. Parker Y. Kimmel, of Pittsburl
spent Saturday, Sunday and MOnia
with Somerset relatives.
Mrs. ). L. Trent and son. and Mr.
Thos. c. Mccutcheon and family. {
Pittsburg, are al tho Highland Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. scull. Of Pitts
burg, we're guests at the home Of the for
mer's parents in this place over the
Fourth.
Mr.. Chas. o. SenlI, Of baltimore, Nd.
arrived in town Saturday evening an,
remained over the Fourth at the home o
his parents.
+. f. Kiernan. Of Pittsburg. spent tn
Fourth with his wife aud other reiat tives
who are spending the Summer at tbs
Highland Inn
Regular religious services viii be con
Quoted in the Reformed Church at lo:'s
o'clock Sunday morning. and in the La.
vansviile Church at Z p. m.
Among the graduates Oft West Ches-
ter State Normal School at its recen
commencement we notice the name o
J. Coder Burroughs, Of Fort Hill, thi:
county.
Farmer Francis Hoover. of Black town
ship, on Monday left stock of timoth y
measuring feet and inch at this office,
/ He would like 10 hear from any one who
can beat il.
w. II. Rink, the JennertOwn stock
man. recently shipped three Of his thor
oughbred poued Angus cattle-two Ia
/ E0ensburg and one 10 Ohiopyle-for
which he received = handsome figure.
Owing to the crowded condition Of our
news columns we are compelled 70 hold
over until next week report Of the
Lutheran Sunday School convention
held last week in the Casebeer Church.
{ Alexander Rhoads, well known far
mer Of Jenner township, fell from a
cherry tree on Monday and sustained a
fracture Of the left arm at the wrist. He
is a brother OF jeremiah Rhoads, OF this
place.
Mr.. Simon Krebs and his son Louis.
vino spent last week in Philadelphia,
Washington and Baltimore. looking after
business for the Listie Mining Company,
arrived home Saturday evening.
Mr.. William b. whipkey, of Seullton,
and Miss Savannah c. Cook, Of Cassel-
man, were united in marriage at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cook, on Sunday, June 26th, Rev.
John Felix officiating.
DR.. J. ". Carothers asks the HERALD
to correct the report current in certain
quarters that he viii not respond 10 out
Of town calls. On the other hand the DIR.
will promptly attend 10 all day or night
calls for his professional services.
George ". Ssylor telegraphed the
HERALD Thursday nigh from Chicha-
mauga Park announcing the safe ARRIVAL
Of the recruits for Co. II. Fifth Reg. Vol,
and added that he and Calvin Schrock
are both enjoying good health.
a dispatch from Greeusburg, published
in the Pittsburg evening papers, on Fri
! day last, announces that couple of pris-
| oners, one of them murderer, escaped
from Sheriff Hartzell. who was removing
them to the penitentiary. The dispatch
! Is a base fabrication.
The recently created Office Of Assistant
Secretary % the President has been filled
by the appointment of Mr.. George b.
Cortelyou. who will be remembered by
Somerset people IS the courteous gentle
man, who accompanied President Nc.
Kiuley here last summer.
Hon. \. J. Colborn left Saturday for
Frostburg, Md, where he will remain
for week or ten days visiting at the
home Of his daughter. Mrs. Frank Bealle.
Before returning home he will spend a
few days with his son Frank, at Bayard,
West Va.
The Confluence School Board have
elected the following corps of teachers for
the ensuing term: Principal, r. X.
Smith grammar school, Miss Doris Wea-
yer; intermediate, Miss Laura Hileman
second primary, Miss Brown; first pri-
mary, Miss Harriet Hanson.
Miss Mabel. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abner Mckinley, has presented church
organs TO the Methodist and Presbyterian
| congregations of this place. The instru-
ments were manufactured by Mason &
/ Hamlin and are OF remarkable power
and sweet toned. They arrived Saturday
morning and were placed in the churches
without the knowledge of the members
| OF the two congregations, the generous
donor having kept the secret 20 herself
Rufus c. Haderman, who contested
with Joseph ThrOpp for the Congressional
endorsement of Bedford county, has
brought suit for libel against his success
ful rival, claiming $4,000 damages for al
legged libelous matter contained in cir
eular addressed to the voters of Bedford
county issued prior to the primary elee-
tiol. The alleged libelous circular con-
tanned excerpts published in the Philadel-
phia Press in regard to the appointment
of postmasters in Bedford county.
Friday was the hottest day recorded by
the weather bureau since July y. 1897,
when the mercury registered SO degrees
above zero. The highest point reached
Friday was - degrees. The mercury
commenced to climb at six O'Clock in the
morning and kept energetically At work
until three o'clock in the afternoon. Not
breath Of air WAS stirring. Sunday
the mercury got up its dander and climb
ed ) degrees higher than the preceding
day.
l. is announced that the Directors oi
the Highland Inn have dismissed Man
ager Cowan and have secured Mr.. sam
uel 3. Harrison in his stead. Mr.. Harri-
son has had many years experience in
the hotel business. having been connect
e with the management Of a large
Wheeling. West Va, hOstelry for the
past fifteen years. In addition To his
hotel experience Mr.. Harrison enjoys the
acquaintance of thousands of people
throughout the country. and it IS predict
ed that he will baild mp a line reputation
for the Highland len before the season has
advanced two weeks. The new managers
many Somerset friends will be glad 70
have him become a resident Of their
town.
Commissary- General Eagan, Of the
army, awarded to Swirl & Co, ofChieago
a contract for supplying the troops in
Cuba with refrigerated beef in sueh guam
ties and a. such places as may be requir-
ed. The contract i a big one. and in
wolves the shipment 70 that country OF
cargoes of dressed mea; to be used not
| alone Cor tha Soi2fars l,r,s also f,r faad-