The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-05-04

James Dunlap, who has been at Brad
dock, Pa, for some time past, returned to
his home in Shaaksville fast week.
Rev. C. L. Gebhart. pastor Of the La
Evansville Lutheran Church, has offered
his services to The government for the
war against Spain.
Carpenters are at work on LAWYER
Charles w. Walkers Union street resi-
dence. which he expects to have COM
pleied within ninety days.
Rev. John NJ Barnett. Of Markleton.
conducted religious services in the Pres
byterian Church, Sunday morning and
evening, aud at the close OF the latter
service officially declared the pulpit va
cant.
Letters addressed to the following
named persons remain uncalIed for at
the posto.fice: Caroline Baker, Rev. +.
e~yer, Bertha limerick, Mrs. Fannie
Gardner, NJ. r. Lint, Geo. Z. Mcdonald,
Mrs. James PhillippL
DR.. Hermanus Baer, who spent the
winter in Philadelphia attending lectures
at the jefferson Medical College, arrived
here Monday and will remain several
weeks AT the home of his father before
returning to the city.
Rev. Hiram King will conduct religious
services in the Glade Reformed Church,
in Stonycreek township at 10 a. IN Sun
day, and al p. m. viii conduct mis-
sionary entertainment consisting ofsongs,
declarations, dialogues. etc. At 2p. m,
Sunday he viii preach in the Shauks-
vile Reiormed Church.
Rev. Or. Dunlap, of Shanlsville Trini-
t. Lutheran Church, has offered his ser
vices and requested an assignment in the
army against Spain. Rev. Dunlap is an
ex-officer Of the y. 6. T., as well as a
veteran Of the civil war. He IS one Of
six Somerset county ministers who are
numbered among the fighting parsons
On the evening of April 2ist, at the
home Of Mr.. Edward Baiizer in Shanks-
vile. Mr.. Samuel NJ. Fox and Miss Bes-
sic V. Baltzsr were united in holy we'd
lock by Rev. J. Addison Dunlap, Ph. D.,
pastor of the Sbanksville Lutheran
Church. The ceremony was witnessed by
a large company OF invited guests. The
bride was the recipient OF a number of
handsome presents.
The anxiety of Mr.. aud Mrs. oliver
Knepper and the members of their fami-
ly at home during the past few days can
be better imagined than described. Mr..
Knepper's two boys are in the L. S. navy,
and the youngest, Orlo, was on board the
! baitleship Concord - which was engaged
in the battle in Manila harbor. on SAtur-
/ day. The first report received here was
/ 10 the effect that two L. 5. vessels were
sunk, bat no names were given.
The entertainment at the Opera House.
! Friday evening, by the Bethany College
Glee Clnb, attracted a large andieace.
/ The Bsthany boys are a jolly crowd Of
/ young fellows, who are able to render the
rollicSy college songs as well as any simi-
lar organization IN the country, while
their infant prodigy. who reeites a story
concerning his sisters beau, is sure
enough "corker." The Bethany boys will
always be welcome in Somerset.
Guests of the Hotel Vannear during the
past few weeks have been startled at odd
! intervals by the sound of gong striking
| two and three alarms. For several days
no one could locate the gong or assign
any reason for its caprieious action.
Finally it was discovered that the noise
proceeded from the barn where the stable
boss '.Tice' Parson was engaged in train
ing new team OF horses to leave their
stalls and march to their positions in front
Of the hotel hack at thesound ofthe gong.
| Mr.. Parson has succeeded admirably in
MS task aud the horses now obsy the
| command sf The bell with precision.
DR.. II. c. Reidt, a promising aud pop
ular yeung physician, died at his home
in New Baltimore, on Thursday after
noon, from rheumatism. The announce
| ment Of his death was a great shock 20
his hundreds of friends throughout the
county, many of whom had not known
of his illness. Although a young man
the DIR. had been troubled with rheu-
| matte trouble for long time. His entire
bldy was affected, aud when finally the
disease reached his heart death resulted.
Deceased was born in Berlin. where his
mother, three sisters and a brother re-
side. D. Reidt was a man OF generous
impulses and sterling integrity and was
just in the height of useful career. He
was f6 years of age.
The enterprise displayed by the HER
AID last Tuesday in getting out special
edition containing fall and accurate ac-
count of the execution of the Roddy
brothers, within thirty minutes after the
trap was sprung, aud while the crowd
was still lowering around the county jail
anxiously awaiting news of the tragic
event taking place behind the prison
walls. has been the subject Of favorable
co nment throughout the county, and was
highly commended 10y visiting news
paper men, who appreciated the amount
of lab lr aad hustle necessary to gett
HERALD on the streets at such an early
hour. Every copy Of the special edition
of l5)1 copies was sold the same after
noon.
Work on the summer hotel is being
pushed rapidly towards completion and
everything viii be ready tor the opening
six weeks hence. The interior has been
painted and ftt-d up with electric bells
and lights, while bath rooms and closets
have been provided at convenient inter
vaIs, Reports from the cities are TO the
effec. thai few persons will visit the sea
side resorts this season, owing to the
possibility Of their being shelled by
Spanish war ships, and it is announced
that the mountain resorts Will be more
literally patronized than heretofore for
that reason. This being the case Somer-
set viii in all probability become favor
ite retrea. during the coming summer,
and the new hotel should receive a sub
stantial boom.
Congressman Hicks says he has receiv-
ed three letters from Johnstown men who
want 10 raise entire companies for the
regiment he proposes 70 recruit for the
present war in ease it is needed. He has
also received a similar letter from Has
tings, this coanly, rs well as one each
from Somerset AID Bedford Counties.
There would be no trouble. he declares,
in putting q regiment in the field in short
order. on "Wednesday Mr.. Hicks had a
conference with Governor Ii astiags at
the National capital, aud the Congress
man was promised that should a second
call come for troops, his regiment would