The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-02


called Cor at the post-ofice.
James B. Holderbaum and Robert w
Berkey were registered at the Mononga
hela House, Pitnsburg, yesterday.
Rev. Henry y. Cameron will conduct
religious services each evening this week
in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Frank Fleck. who is employed at
Johnstown as an express driver, is recu-
perating from an attack OF the grip at the
home of his parents in this place.
Rev. Hiram King will conduct religious
services In the Somerset Reformed church
on Sunday morning at l0s0, aud at p.
m. in the Evansville Reformed church.
Communion services win be held at
Wills Church, on Sunday, Feb. 9th, at
l0:50a. m. Preparatory services will be
held on Saturday morning at the same
hour.
The Uriah Trent farm, one OF the best
in Somerset ,wnship, was sold last week
by the administrator offhe late Norman
Trent to Peter speicher, Of Lincoln town
ship.
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upon the local endorsement of General
Coffrotb for Governor, says sthe General
isa frosty son Of thunder but he viii be
somewhat frostier before he secures the
nomination"
An error crept into the item published
last week concerning the Republican pri-
mary held 10 Brothersvalley towns hip.
The name of Lewis Berkeley should have
appeared instead of Alexander Coleman
as one of the nominees for the Office OF
school director.
The voters OF Confluence are greatly
exercised over the election of town coun-
cilmen on the 18th, as it is understood
the result of the election will decide
whether or not the question OF bonding
the town for the purpose Of erecting
system OF water works shall be submit
TED TO a vote Of the qualified electors.
The mercury dropped . degrees Mon
day night and Tuesday morning register
ed 6degrees below zero, the coldest wealth
er experienced during the present winter.
Snow fell at intervals throughout Sstnr-
day Sunday aud Monday, covering the
ground to a depth of twelve inches. A
gale prevailed Monday tossing the snow
in every direction, bloekading roads and
delaying trains on the railroad.
A large audience greeted Rev. NJ. D.
Lichliter, who addressed the County Ad-
visory Council, Jr. o. L. a. NJ, in the
court house, Friday evening. Rev. Lich-
liter is an eloquent speaker and during |
the course Of his remarks paid a high |
tribute to Congressman w. A. Stone, who |
has taken prominent stand in favor of |
restricting foreign immigration.
One of the longest deeds ever recorded
in this county was entered last week by |
Register Cover. The instrument covers |
thirty-two closely written pages and con-
veys 800 acres of timber land in Paint, /
Shade and Ogle tow ships from the Prov
ident Life and Trust Company, of Phila-
delphia, and the heirs of the late John Ir-
win, of Clearfield county. TO E. V. Bah
cock, of Allegheny county. The consid
Grafton is 100000
Editor P. L. LivengoOd has resuseita-
ted the Salisbury Star, the first number
of the new volume reaching us on Friday. |
II is neatly printed and geographically /
tastily arranged. Salisbury is located in
one of the wealthiest and most enlight-
ened sections of the county and the citi-
zens of that region will doubtless en-
courage a real live local newspaper. We
wish Editor LivengOod such success as
his publication merits.
Charles o. Scall, formerly general pas
senger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, has accepted employment with
the L. S. Trust and Guarantee Com
pany, having entered upon the duties of
general manager of the railroad depart
ment of that institution yesterday morn
ing. February Ist. The Trust and Guar
antee Company is one of the largest finan-
cial institutions in the United States and
is the only concern of that character south
of Mason and Dixon's line.
Mr. and Mrs. w. h. Barrett pleasantly
a number of young society
people at their Main Cross street resi-
dence on Friday evening. Among those
present were Misses Amelia L. Zufall,
Nora Belle Walter, Nancy Pritts and
Bertha Rhoads, and Messrs. Percy Wal
ter, Charles HOupt, 0ran kantner and
William Sanner. Messrs. Kantner and
Sauner who are both prominent among
the amateur musicians of the town, rem
dered a number of popular selections.
The refreshments were of the choicest.
The highway robbery case in which
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Jenner township farmer, was prosecutor
and three Johnstowners were defendants.
has been settled, the robbers having re-
turned the stolen money TO the owner. II
will be remembered that three unknown
men solicited Mr.. Nickodemus to let
them ride with him in his wagon when
he was returning home from JchnstOwn
one day last October, and that they re-
iieved him of $40 while ascending the
Benscreek hill.
Up to this time fifty houses have been
finished in the new town of Windber,
and as many more are in course of erec-
lion. The anticipated boom at that place
next year has induced many lot owners
70 dig excavations and erect foundation
walls during freezing weather. The Coal
are working three mines and
he output Of coal is steadily increasing.
The seam of coal being worked at Ber-
wind is known as the MILLER vein and
1 is found at Danio and South Fork.
Cambria County. Il is claimed that this
,eam OF coal contains more carbon than
my bituminous coal found in the State.
It also crops oat at HOOTersville.
The newspapers so persistently expose
Iwindlers that the gentry find it neeessa-
y 70 invent new schemes every week.
One Of the latest is the farmer looking
.hap that travels around with some ears
If corn in his pockets. The ears are from
hree to six times the size Of ordinary
sars Of corn He raised the corn from
,eed sent him by his brother from some
where. He'd sell you a hundred grains
or twenty-five cents, or whole ear for
2 Il is nothing but ordinary corn, a
number Of ears dextro1siy cut, and the
sections glued together 10 form one large
,ar He looks like granger, his clothes
Ire rough. ana there Is trace Of hayseed
n his abundant stock Of hair, bat he is
slick swindler.