The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-30

Ex-postnaster John Stein, Of Rock
wood. spent sunday and Monday with
bis county seat friends. Mr.. Stein is en-
gagged in the lumber business at present.
Henry Heffiey will remove his clothing
store from its present quarters to the
Shaffer building on Main Cross street, on
April isL
Representative Hicks has recammend-
ed that a postoffice to be called Critch-
field, with n. 3. Critchfeld as postmast-
er, be established in Jenner township.
Ex-Prothonotary F. P. SAylor, who had
been confined to his homs in Somerset
township, for ten days suffering from an
attack Of la grip2s, was la t5wn sltar-
day.
Mr.. Frank William Berkley and Miss
Ora Mable Sharsh. both Of this place,
/ were married on March 24th. at the Ar
lington Hotel, in Cumberland, Md, Rev.
]. NJ. Yingling officiating.
Rev. Hiram King will conduct COM
munion services in the Somerset Re-
formed Church next Sunday morning at
1880. Preparatory services viii be held
at 7;S0 O'Clock Saturday evening.
Elder John II. Knepper. the popular
pastor of the Berlin Brethren Church
charge, viii remove to Meyersdale on
April lst, when he viii enter upon the
pastorate of the church at that place.
Messrs. T. J. Bird and G. w. Kemp
have purchased the Jacob Sterner farm,
adjoining the borough of Confluence,
and will offer portion Of it in the shape
Of town lots for sale.
Elijah Livengood. the sugar king Of
Elk Lick township and OF the county,
1 says the Meyersdale Commercial, had a
single five days run OF sap during which
he gathered over so barrels, which net
ted him more than 4,500 pounds of sugar.
County Treasurer aud Mrs. Winters
left Saturday evening for Allentown, Pa,
where they will spend a week or ten
days with relatives. Daring their alb
sence Mr.. II J. Hileman will be in
charge of the treasurer's Office.
Messrs. S. Z. Shober and II. f. Bar
nett, ex-county commissioners, and the
members OF the present board of COM
missioners have taken an appeal from
the surcharges made against them by the
county auditors at their last settlement.
A coal miner named Bodenbender was
''held up" and relieved OF $50 one night
recently in the neighborhOOd of Key
stone junction. The following day a
suspect named Platter was arrested for
the crime aud was committed to Jail TO
await trial. His confederate escaped.
DIR. J. H. Gardner, of Stoyestown, after
partial rest covering period of ten
months, has decided TO resume the active
practice of his profession, and after April
lst can be found at his old Office in that
place. This will doubtless prove well
come news to the Dr'.s many former
patrons.
Prof. Virgil r. Saylor, returned to his
home in Somerset township, on Saturday,
having just completed the winter term as
principal of the Salisbury public schools.
He will return to Salisbury affer a brief
vacation when he viii open q normal for
the instruction of teachers and those who
are preparing TO teach.
The vaudeville entertainment given by
home talent at the Opera House, Saturday
night, did not attract the large audience
anticipated by the performers, the re-
ceipts reaching but little more than the
expenditures. The entertainment, how
ever, was creditable and it is said will be
repeated at an early day.
John Hoover, of Brown county, Kan
sas, writes 10 his brother Edward of this
place, that he recently sold two car loads
of fat cattle at cents per pound, aver
aging him about $50 per head. He quotes
wheat at 50 cents per bushel, corn at 20
and oats at D. Populists, hesays, are at
discount under Mckinley times.
Francis Shaulis, well known citizen
of Milford township, is critically i'll and
his death is expected any moment. He
has been suffering from malignant can
Ger fc- year or more. Mr.. Sbaulis was
a member of the famous 'BdcktaiI'' reg
iment, recruited ia the northern counties
of the State during the civil war.
Mrs. john ". Patton and her daughter
Miss Name have gone to Washington,
H., where they will remain for some
time visiting with relatives. During
their absence they viii assist in celebrat-
ing the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Snyder. of Washington. Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder are both natives of this
county and the former is Mrs. Patton's
only brother.
Western Union Telegraph Lineman
Grouse received word from the general
superintendent Sunday to remain at home
for the three following days in order that
he might be ready at moments notice
to repair any break that might occur to
the wires in his district. This precau-
tionary step was doubtless deemed neces-
sary for the reason that the wires have
been "hori the past few days transmit
ting the report of the board Of inquiry
on the Maine disaster.
Typewriters have become very numer
ous in Somerset during the past two or
three years, nearly every attorneys office
and business house being provided with
one, but it remained for Register and Re-
c)rder Cover 10 introduce a machine that
records legal documents in Roman char
acters on the county records. Mr.. Cover
IS one OF the most skilfal amateur type
writers in town and the work he is
spreading on the records with his new |
IN lchine excites the admiration Of all |
who see it.
Rev. d. K. P. Lavan arrived here |
few days since and viii relieve Rev. d. |
L. Yoder as pastoro OF the Somerset charge |
United Evangelical A 5sociation, the latter |
having been transferred TO thu Ligonier |
charge. Rev. Llvan was formerly loeat-
ed here and his hlnlrei5 of SJmsr-
set friends will bs glad to welcome him
hack. Rsv. Y1ler during his residence
in Somerset woa the frien lship and re-
spect Of all classes of citizens and their l
bsst wishes viii follow him 70 his new
field of labor.
"wildcat Bob' Cummins who was ar
rested Saturday afternoon for being drunk /
and disorderly, came within an ace of /
ending his life and starting serious con-
hagration afser he b "a beea locked up in
the borough bastile to sober up before /
given a hearing. He set fire 10 the mat
tresses in the lookup and was almost /
overcome by the smoke when his perilous
,.,sff;on ~ - dfsc,varal he rar.onS poso-