The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-14


Divine services will be held in tn,
! Glade Reformed Church, in Stonycreel
township. next lords day at 10 a. m.
and al shanksyille at p. m
Mr.. Norman F. Walter, OF Garrett, and
Miss Alice E. Clark. Of Neyersdale, wer.
married on Sunday, December 4tb. Rev
NJ. L. Young, Of Meyersdale. officiating
Letters addressed 10 the following nam.
ed persons remain nncalled for at the
|, post Office: Mrs l. n. Green, Zach. Holt,
Jno. Pierre. Nora Pyle, Mrs. Emma Pile.
Maud Roby, Mrs. John Shultz
Mr.. George Il. Love. Of the Union Pro-
vision Company. left Monday morning
for Washington, D. C., where he will re-
main for several days. He viii visit
Philadelphia beiore returning home.
Mr.. Allan wcyant, Of Bakersviile. and
Miss Jennie Heckler, Of New centreville,
were united in marriage at the Lutheran
parsonage, in Lavansvilie. on Thursday.
afternoon. December Sth, Rev. c. F. Gep-
bart officiating.
The sum Of s53 remaining unexpeud-
ed in the hands OF the committee appoint
ed 10 receive aud entertain the members
Of Company I upon their return from
Lexington. KY, has, by unanimous con-
sent of the committee, been turned into
the treasury Of the Children's Aid Society
The newly erected United Evangelical
Church in Somerset, Pa, will be dedicat-
ed on the Lords day, Dee Is. IS9s. at 1890
a. IN. Bishop w. NJ. Stanford, d. D., of
Harrisburg, Pa, viii officiate. The min
listers and people Of Somerset and COM
munity are cordially invited to be present.
Daniel S. Miller has received letter
/ from his son Marling. who was unable to
leave Honolulu with Company c recruits
because of typhoid fever. The letter is
dated Honolulu Nov. Is, and he says he
left the hospital on Nov. p He lost "A
I pounds while sick. He says he is great
1 ly stack on the place. There are about
1 IS soldiers still left at Honolulu, Is OF
j them Pennsylvanians.
Local icemen are taking advantage of
the recent cold snap and excellent sled
/ ding to fill their les houses for the ensu-
I ing summer. Ice has frozen to a thick
/ ness of y inches on the stream south Of
town, it is claimed that the first
/ freeze supplies the best ice. However
/ this may be the ice being harvested this
week is Of excellent quality. clear and
solid.
| At a recent meeting Of town council
resolution authorizing three additional
street lights was passed, and we are in
/ formed the Electric Light Company viii
have them 10 position at an early day.
/ The lights will he placed as follows: At
the intersection Of North street and the
Stoyestown road en- Main street, at the
alley crossing at IL. c. Beerits' and DR..
[ II. :. Kimmers residences. aud at the al
I ley crossing at the residences OF Peter
Fink and J. 5 Pile, on South street
Mary. reliet Of the late George Barclay,
died at the home Of her son, Wesley, in
jefferson township. on Friday night,
aged about seventy-four y4ars. Inter
merit was made at Lavansville on Sun
day. when religions services were con-
Quoted by Rev. c. F. Gsbhart Deceased
WAS a consistent member Of the Lutheran
Church since girlhood and was loved
aud esteemed by all who knew her. She
Is survived by two SOUS, Wesley and
Jonathan, and by one daughter, Mrs
Miller.
What would be considered a modest
NEST egg fer a fortune by a mai 5rity Of
the citizens Of this county was given by
Edward J. Berwind and wife in exchange
| for 81, $50 worth Of revenue stamps, which
were placed on a deed conveying tracts
of about 10000 acres Of coal lands in Paint
and Shade townships to the Wilmore
Coal Company, and which is now being
recorded by Register aud Recorder Co
yer. The deed covers thirty eight close
/ ly written pages. The consideration for
the transfer is given as one dollar.
Another deed from the same parties con-
tains $50 worth of revenue stamps. Most
Of the stamps are Of 500 and $50 denomi-
nations.
Mr.. John Fox. the senior partner Of the
well-knOwn firm of Fox Bros. lumber
men and charcoal manufacturers, is one
OF the most ingenious and patient gentle
men among the HERALD's aequsintances;
at least we have been forced 10 this cOn-
clusion after inspecting a piece Of his
handiwork. During the cold weather last
week Mr.. Fox devoted few hours 10
wood-carying with the result that he pro-
daced a wooden chain, twelve feet long. |
patterned sitter the old log chain. with |
hook and ring al either end. The chain |
was carved ont of plank twelve feet long |
and six inches wide. the LINKS being two |
by six inches. and is 50 Symmetrical |
throughout as to elicit expressions Of ad- |
miration from ali who see it. Mr.. Fox
had only a handsaw and a penknife for
tools.
After communicating with the mem
bers Of the local bar Judge Longenecker
decided that in view OF the reported cpl
demic of small pox at Bedford it would
be imprudent for him TO preside at this
weeks term Of criminal court. and he
therefore requested Judge L. d. Dolly, Of
Westmoreland county. 10 occupy his place
on the bench Judge DOty arrived here
on the I0.02 train Monday morning and
went Immediately to the court house ard
convened court Judge Longenecker says |
that the newspaper reports concerning
the epidemic Of smallpox at Bedford are
grossly exaggerated; that there are only |
two OF three eases Of mild form in the
town, and as many more outside Of the
borough: but on account Of The alarm |
created throughout the State by the news
Paper reports and the general fear on the |
pari Of the public that the disease might |
bee me wide spread. be would respect the
desire Of the Somerset attorneys and re-
main away.
John II. Zimmerman. notice OF whose |
critical illness. caused by stroke Of pa |
ralysis. was made in recent issue Of this |
paper, died last Wednesday morning at |
his home in tie villsgs # Listie, aged |
6s years, months and days. Deceased |
was born i'm Quemshoning township, |
where he followed the occupation Of /
farming Up until about ten years ago, |
when he removed 20 Listie to engage in /
the milling business, under the firm |
name Of Winters, Diesz & Zimmerman. |
When be was first stricken with paraly |
sis two years ago he retired from busi-
ness. Deceased was one Of the leading |
citizens OF the county and was widely /
t,r,oS.,t, as a man of startling intaOritv and |