The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-01

I right foot, sustained A few days ago when
she stepped upon sharp piece Of rusty
iron.
Messrs. P. y. and W. 4 Rimnel, OF
Pistsburg, arrived in town Saturday
evening and remained until Monday at
the home ol their father, John 0. Kim
mel. Esq.
Or. Henry Irving Marsden, Of Phiia-
delphia, is visiting his friend DR.. ". 5.
Kimmei, at the residence Of DR.. II. S.
( kimmel, DIR. Marsden is said 70 be one
of the most skillfuI practitioners Of the
! Quaker City. He viii remain here for
several weeks
Mrs. Phoebe Kimmell, widow Of the
! late Judge Frank NJ. Kimmeli. Of Cham
bersburg. Pa. is visiting with Somerset
relatives. Mrs Kitnmell is native Of
Somerset. being a daughter Of the late
/ Chauneey Forward, who was one Of SOM
erse;'s most illastrious citizens. Mrs.
Kimmell isaccoapauied by her daughter,
I Mrs. Neil, Of Wheeling, West Va.
Mr.. Frank Granger has force OF ma
sons at work building . retaining wall
around his recently acquired lot on south
Main Cross Street, which, when complei
ed. viii be one Of the handsomest and
most substantial pieces Of masonry
about town. Just - soon as the lot has
been filed and leyeled up Mr.. Granger
will erect an elegant home 10 be occupied
( by himself and family.
Nj. Orin McCahon, a former employe
/ Of this Office, who has been in the en-
I ployment Of Stephenson & Foster. lead
I ing Pitisburg lob printers for the past
three years. spent Sunday and Monday
with Somerset friends. MeCahon is one
/ OF the speediest type-seiters in the State,
I having broken the record in Pittsburg
shortly after he commenced TO work for
his present employers.
The Baltimore q Ohio Railroad has
completed arrangements 70 run special
train TO Somerset Pa, every Saturday
afternoon, leaving Pittsburg at clock
Il viii be called the Mountain Express,
/ aud viii be run 10 give business men an
opportunity TO spend Sunday at the
mountain resorts along the road. The
new Highland Inn will be opened sat
urday, June 25Lh, under the management
/ Of W. \. Cowen, who was Superintend-
ent Of the West Penn Hospital for twelve
years. The run to Somerset will be
made IN three hours and fifteen minutes.
/ Inquiries indicate that this excursion
viii be largely patronizsd.
The defenders Of the stars and stripes
who gave up their lives in order that the
Republic might live were the subjects Of
/ an eloquent aud impressive sermon de-
livered by Elder William Mullendore of
the Disciple Church, on Sunday evening
For number Of years past il has been
the custom Of r. P. Cummins Post G.
A. r. 10 invite one Of the local ministers
I 10 observe the Sabbath preceding Me-
mortal Day in this manner, so it happen
ed on Sunday evening that the Disciple
Church was crowded with old soldiers
aud others who assembled TO pay rever-
| ence to the Nations dead. Elder Null
| lendore's address was one OF his best
/ patriotic efforts and was highly appre-
ciated 10y all who heard it. The members
Of R. P. Cummins Post attended the ex-
ercises in a body.
G. G. Pile, who bears a striking resem-
blanee to the late Eugene Field, Chics-
COS poet, is in the city. Until a year or 50
ago Mr.. Pile was clerk in the wholesale
| grocery store Of Love, Sunshine 4 Co.
/ tie is now located in Altoona, where he
/ is in business ION his own hook" Mr..
Pile is tall, smooth faced, agreeable,
/ Notwithstanding gentleman. All the
/ boys declare there is no doubt that he Is
I thoughtful. for they say he IS thinking
of making a movement IN the direction
I Of annexing another rib; and il is also
/ said that he thinks he knows where he
can ge; The rio. The exact date Is not
known.-Johnstown Democrat.
Mr.. Pile is the youngest son Of the late
Judge Geo. W. Pile, Of this place His
many Somerset friends viii be pleased to
learn Of his contemplated step.
\ man named Swearnan was perhaps
mortally cut by a colored man at Meyers
dale Monday afternoon. 4 gang Of color
ed men working on the B. x o. gravel
| train were enjoying a holiday and from
reports received indulged too freely in
Sand Patch whisky. About o'clock
they go; into a row and Swearman at
tempted to separate two of the combat
ants when one of them drew a razor and
slashed him in the neck. The wound is
said 70 be a very deep one. the blade Of
the razor severing the fl Ssh to the bone.
Great excitement followed the cutting and
threats Of lynching the eolored man were
| freely m ide, as Searman Is a sober in
dustrious man and is well liked by all
ofthe p eople Of Meyersdale. Swearman's
assailant was captured and brought here
this morning and lodged in Jail.
! George L. Countrymau, one of the best
known and most popular young farmers
Of jefferson township, and Miss Nettie J +,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John III. Nor
rison, Of near Bakersville, were united
| in marriage at the horne of the brides
parents at o'clock wednesday after-
noon. The nuptial knot was tied by
Rev. c. r. Gebhart, Of the Evansville
Lutheran Church. The Morrison home
was beautifully decorated with spring
flowers, a large floral wedding bell be-
ing suspended beneath an arch Of ever
greens in the parlor under which the
bride and groom stood when the cereIno-
ny was performed. The attendants were
a brother and sister of the bride. Ward
and Grace Morrison. About sixty guests,
including persons from Johnstown, Mt
Pleasant, Somerset and Berlin, were
present Following the ceremony an ell
egant wedding supper was served. Mr..
aud Mrs. Countrymsn left Monday after
noon for Lanark, H., where they will re-
main for six weeks before returning
home. The bride was the recipient Of a
large number of handsome bridal pres
ents.
A practical denomination Of what The
Rodiy boys had evidently meant to do.
had not their plans OF escape been head
ed of by Sheriff Hartzell, was given sun
dag morning when three prisoners, Frank
Burk, serving 80 days for carrying con-
eealed weapons, Wilson Brant, convicted
Of burglary, and Henry Schroyer, charg-
ed with larceny. escaped from the county
Jail. All Of the prisoners were released
from their cells shortly after : o'clock
Sunday morning by one Of the attaches
Of the jail, and at 7:30 o'clock the three
men named were seen running up the
street in the rear Of the prison. Persons
who saw the excited movements of the
men supposed they were eScaped Drison-