The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-10

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harvest home picnic on Saturday. August
9th. Speakers and music viii be in at
tendance
The collection lined in the various
town churches on Sunday for the benefit
the Of Red Cross Society was very graft
flying TO the ladies having the fund in
charge.
Letters addressed to the following nam
ed persons remain uncalled for at the
postofice: Agnes Birmingham, VIM.
Bollinger. Mrs. Grant Clark. T. II. Graz
ham. f. X. Knepper, Lucinda McVicker.
o. c. Peters aud T. Sanner,
The number of pleasure carriages own
ed by the residents of this place attract
the attention of visitors, who remark
upon the beauty OF the equipages and
the well groOmed horses seen on the
streets during the hours for morning and
evening drives
Mr.. Paul A. Schell has two cottage
residences in course of construction on
South street, both of which are reported
10 have been leased before the founda-
tions were completed. Mrs. I.arue NJ.
Hicks has a pretty cottage under way on
her Union street lot.
Sunday was the forty second anuiver-
sary OF the birth Of farmer Walter Hef-
fiey, of Somerset township. and the oc-
casion was fitingIy celebrated by party
of his Johnstown friends. who arrived on
the morning train and took carriages for
I his canf,rfahIe rural home.
The Friedens annual harvest home pie
mic will be held in the beautiful grove
near that place on Saturday, August 9Th
| The Friedens harvest home is a county
event, participated in by people from all
e tions, and TO efforts will be spared to
make this years celebration the most
successful yet held.
The HERALD feels obliged TO reiterate
! the statement made several years ago, and
repeated on numerous subsequent occa-
sions, in regard to the publication of
| resolutions of respect" Commuuica-
tions Of this character will only be in-
serted at advertising rates. We were com
PEELED 10 adopt this measure for purely
business reasons.
Muriel, the eighteen -months-Old child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Shaffer, of near
Stanton's Mill, met with a painful acci-
dent a few days ago. She was being car
ried by her ten year-old sister Beulah,
when the child fell into sled, against
which little Mariel struck her mouth,
knocking out severI tech and other
wise injuring her.
Mr. James B. Holdsrbsum, the extern
sive local dealer in hardware. farming
machinery, carriages, buggies, etc, has
an INN ense warehouse in course of con-
struetion ia the rear of his Main street
property. The building will extend the
fall length of the LOT aud when sOmplet-
ed will furnish accommodation. on its
three floors, for several hundred vehicles.
The members Of the Jr. o L. A. NJ, of
Somerset county. will hold their annual
reunion on Saturday. August 10th, in
Pine Grove, near Friedens Station. Elab-
orate preparations are already under way
! for the reunion, which will be one of the
leading events of the season. Notable
speakers from distance have been in
vited to be present A grest crowd IS
anticipated.
The fragrant lockwood toby" has an
established reputation in Uncle Sans
navy, where it has been smoked for
number of years by COmmOdores and
Jackies. Last week Lieutenant Phelps,
Of the battleship Texas, sent harry order
for s. 600 being anxious to receive them
before his shi9 sailed from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, where she has bssn under
going repairs, before sailing for Porto
Rico.
The Brothersvalley township school di-
rectors have elected the following corps
Of teachers for the ensuing school term
Cross Roads, Estella McLuckie; Fair
view, Annie Meyers; Mill, Lizzie Miller;
Walker, Gretta Krissinger; Pine Hill,
Garfield Cober; Pleasant Valley, A. B.
Cober; Fliekinger, Ada FOust; Factory,
P. L. Miller; Plank Road, J. II. Hentz
Sandy Hollow, George Rsiman; Sanner,
Ella Beachley Sugar Grove, Lizzie Stahl
Hays Mill, Warren Blough.
On Sunday, July sO.h. Elizabeth widow.
son Jonathan. in Somerset township.
aged % years, 7months aud p days. In
ternent was made in the Samnel's
Church cemetery. Mrs. Stshl in early
youth united with the Lutheran Church
of which she was a consistent member
throughout her long life. She was a
woman Of remarkable constitution. meyer
having taken a drop of medicine and be
ing an entire stranger 70 sickness. She
was the mother of seven children.
A growing business in this place dur
ing the past few years has been the ice
mans. Twenty years ago there were
only two or three ice houses in the town,
the property of private citizens, who an
nnally harvested a crop OF ice for the use
of their own immediate families. Since
then the number of private icehOuses
has rapidly increased and since the in
PRODUCTION of town water several parties
nave erected large icehOases, from which
hundreds of patrons are supplied. The
Business is said to be profitable one and
gives employment to number Of men.
Harry Zsrfcss. a L Dck wood youth, was
arrested in Altoona last Wednesday
night, on suspicioI OF having robbed the
p1st9fIics at his home. u is reported
that he IA Iae a full c)afes-ion 70 Chief of
Police F0ust, Of Altoona. in which be inn
plieaied another lockwood lad, named
Albert Leider. Zsrfoss is eigteen years
Of age aud il is claimed that be places all
Of the responsibility for the robbery on
Leider, who is only twelve years old.
ZsrfoSs had a pocket mirror and few
trifiing toys in his possession when he
was arrested. He went to Altoona u
avoid arrest. He was brought to SOmer-
set on Friday aud lodged in Jail to await
the action OF the grand jlry.
Attorney J. c. Lowry's team of carriage
horses raa away Saturday afternoon
about a mile north Of town, when NJ.
L ,wry, accompanied by his wife and
children and Miss Cora Spsngler were
returning home from the picnic at Case
beers Church. By soma means or other
the patent yoke became disengsged, al
lowing the tongue Of the twO-seated trap
to fall to the ground, when the vehicle
pushed forward against the heels Of the
spirited team, and caused them to run
away. Mr. Lowry was dragged over the
dashboard and considerable distance
over the rough pike before be let 60 Of