The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-04-06

Mrs. c. p. Hancock and son. OF Dam
vile, Pa. are visiting at the home Of the
formers parents. Air. aud Mrs Simon
Krebs.
Mrs. Amanda Blough. OF Paint town.
ship. has returned home from Cincinnati,
WHITTIER she went for the purpose Of re-
reiging medical treatment.
Ex-commissioner Henry F. Barnett
has purchased the grocery and feed store
Of Cyrus sehroek, and viii take pos
session Of the same on May lst.
Communion services viii be held in
the Friedens Lutheran Church on Sun
day morning. Preparatory services viii
be held on Good Friday morning at 1890
O'Clock.
Miss Ella Endsley, who has been the
guest Of her sister-Mrs. Abner McKin-
ley-at the Windsor Hotel, New York,
since early in January, returned home
last week.
Our venerable neighbor Berlin will be
equipped with an electric light plant in the
course of a few weeks, arrangements to
that end having been satisfactorily COM
pleted last week.
Mr.. L. NJ. Phillips. who viii become
the junior partner of the firm Of Parker &
Phillips, arrived in town Friday. Mr..
and Mrs Phillips viii make their home
at the Hotel Vannear.
George Dnbstadt, of Somerset town
ship, has purchased a lot Of ground from
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and it is said he will erect dwelling
house on it this spring.
Mr.. c. w. Moshol Ter. a former employe
of this Office, now engaged in business in
Johnstown, where he has established
prosperous collection agency, spent sew
eral days last week with Somerset
friends.
Farmers and truck gardeners who de-
cided that winter was over when the mild
westher Of last week was upon US were
much surprised yesterday morning to
find the ground covered with six inches
Of snow.
Miss Elizabeth Slime, of lockwood,
Messrs. George II. and Samuel Hammer,
of Connor and John ShafTer. Of Mishler
have returned 70 the Indiana State Nor
NAL, after spending the usual spring va
catiou at home.
David Gardner, one Of the best known
citizens of jefferson township, while en-
gagged at pruning fruit trees in his orch
ard on Friday last. accidently fell from
the branches Of an apple tree and broke
his right shoulder blade.
Harry Cupp, of Somerset township,
met with serious and painful accident
while cutting straw last Friday morning.
One of his hands was caught in the cut
ter and a finger was torn of, while the
other portion Of his hand was torn into
shreds.
An effort -siII be made to have Henry
w. shelter. who was committed to jail
last week on a criminal charge, declared
lunatie, a number of his former neigh
bors in Jenner township having express
ed willingness to testify that in their
opinion he is not mentally response
BILE.
The directors Of the First National Bank
on Saturday closed a contract with a rep
resentative e of the Robert A. Mitchell Fur
niture Company, OF Cincinnati, O., for en-
tire new furnishings for their banking
house. which will be made and placed in
position some time before June lst.
Johnstown papers report shooting
scrap at Scalp Level last Tuesday night,
in which a miner named James shannon
was shot through the palm of his right
hand, which he had thrown over his
heart in order to protect that vital spot
from the deadly lead, by negro named
Jim White. White has not been appre-
hended.
George Countryman, of jefferson town
ship. has disposed Of his one half interest
in the farm on which he has been'living
for several years to his brother Edward.
Mr.. Countryman contemplates taking
western trip some time during the COM
ing summer, when, If he strikes farm
| ing section better than Son county,
he will probably locate there.
Congressman Hicks on Thursday rec
commended the appointment of the fol
lowing named postinasters in this county
John II. Coleman. at c Cpleman; l.. t.
Gardner. at Stanton's Mills; Emily J.
Meyers, al Wellersburg; c. c. Tissue, at
Dumas: and Henry Gumbert, at Pine
Hill. He also recommended the establish
ment Of new postofiices at Windber and
Friedline.
f. B. Black OF Confluence, owns
Spanish dollar that was coined in l1Os.
during the reign of King Charles. The
letters and date are as perfect as if the
coin had been made in recent years This
dollar has passed through three genera
lions of the Black family and was once
owned by Hon. jeremiah S. Black, attor-
ney general during Buehanan's admins
tration, who gave it to his cousin, a. q
Black. father OF the present owner.
Friday witnessed the usual large first
of April crowd in this place, that day
having for many years past been set aside
by the local public as the day when all
interest and payments on real estate
transactions should be settled. A large
number Of real estate sales is reported,
and money was easy on approved seeu-
rity. Both national banks did large
volume Of business, and closed their
vaults at the close of the day with as
much cash on hand as wien they opened
them in the morning.
Town Council has entered into a con-
tract for a large supply OF broken stone,
which will be utilized in repairing the
various streets during the coming sum-
mer. They have also contracted for an
additional arc light to be placed at the in
terseetion Of Main aud West streets, 9th
erwise known as the Somerset House
corner. A resolution 10 establish grade
lines, which was the initial step toward
securing permanent street Improvements,
was voted down. In view Of this action
it is not probable that Somerset will be
provided with paved streets under the
present administration.
L c. Coiborn. ESD, went to Johns
town last night FOR the pa pose Of bsing
present to-ds " when depositions will be
taken in tn It city in beh al OF the Rpddy
boys application for pardon or conmu-
tation OF sentence. Morrellville rela-
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