The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-16


Johnstown, spent Sunday with somerse
relatives.
Miss Sadie Schlag, of Bakersville. VIII,
has been seriously sick for the past sew
eral weeks is regaining her health.
Work on the new summer hotel ha.
been resumed and it viii be entirely com
pleted at the opening of the season
June lst.
Bedford county Democrats have in
straeted their delegates to the state con
vention to support Gen. A. II. CofirotE
for Governor.
A telephone exchange will be establish
ed at Berlin in the near future. A mum.
Der Of business men Of that place have
subscribed for phones.
Rev. NJ. C. Meyers has been elected to
I'LL the vacancy created by the resIgna-
tion Of Rev. J. N. Knepper, of the Berlin
Brethren Church, aud viii remove from
Somerset TO that place.
Farmer Walter Henisy last week sold
one-hslf. lis acres, OF his valuable farm
three miles northwest Of Somerset 10
William II. Miller. Mr.. Miller lives on
a farm adjoining Mr.. Hefiiey's.
a numerously signed petition is being
circulated about town calling upon town
council 20 provide new and more COM
modious public bailding in which to store
/ the fire apparatus and 20 supply quarters
for the members Of the fire companies.
Rev. J. A. Dunlap will preach ser
mon specially prepared for the benefit of
the members of the Knights of the Gold
en- Eagle, in the Shanksville Lutheran
Church, at go p. m. next Sunday. An
Invitation is extended 20 the public TO be
present
Miss Margaret Barnett, daughter OF
Rev. J. NJ. Barnett. OF the Markleton
Sanatorium, viii sail for Genoa, Italy.
Saturday, where she will witness the
Easter festivities. Miss Barnett will be
accompanied by a number of Pittsburg
friends.
Frank Granger has had large portion
Of the timber and stone delivered that
will be utilized in the han dsome new
house he will erect on the northwest
corner Of Main Cross and Race streets.
The location is one of the most desirable
about town.
Berlin council has granted a twenty
years franchise to a local electric light
company, and has agreed TO pay $3.50 per
snnum for street illumination for period
of five years. Council reserves the right
to purchase the plant at the expiration of
five years at a price TO be agreed upon by
three appraisers.
DIR. A. c. Harrison, who has success
fully practieed his profession in Meyers
dale for the past ten years, will remove
to Baltimore on April lst. His removal
will be great loss to the medical pro-
fession of the county. DR.. Bruce Liehty,
of lockwood. has purchased DR.. Harri-
sons MeyersdaIe residence and will To-
cate in that place.
Stoyestown Lodge Of Odd Fellows held
their annual banquet Friday night, at the
Hite House, in that place. Guests were
present from Berlin, Hooversville and
Somerset Between fifty and sixty per-
sons, including the local ministers and
the wives Of many ofthe OddIFellows en-
joyed the repast, which all declare was
the finest they ever sat down to.
Jacob Shaffer, of Hooversville, visited
Johnstown last week for the purpose of
undergoing delicate surgical operation.
About a year ago Mr.. Shsffer met with
an accident by which the sight of his left
eye was destroyed. Since then the right
eye has become so affected that he was
threatened with the loss of the sight of
that organ.
A memorial service in honor of the late
Miss Frances Willard will be held in the
Lutheran Church on Sunday evening,
March 10Th. 1t is safe to say that no wo-
man in the past generation has exercised
a wider influence for good than Miss
Willard. Wherever she was known she
was admired and respected and won a
host of friends for the cause Of temper
ance.
Monroe Knupp sawed three sticks of
timber, each 45 feet long by 10 inches
square, one day last week at his mill
near Lavansville, and Elmer Kimmell
brought them 10 the railroad station in
this place. Two Of the pieces of timber
were drawn by six horses and the third
by three horses. 1t required the united
strength of eight horses TO drag each of
the logs TO the mill.
Somersers town council is one of the
most progressive in the county. Recent
ly when it came TO electing a treasurer Of
the borough funds they deposed faith
ful official who offered to continue in
office without salary and voted salary
70 his successor. It seems that the inter
ests of the people are not consulted in
more quarters than one. when it comes TO
appropriating public funds.
Lieutenant Chester NJ. Knepper, L. S.
n, and Miss Helen Todhunter, viii be
united in marriage on Thursday, March
9th, in Baltimore, Nd. The wedding
will be quiet affair and will be celebrat-
ed in one OF the churches of that city.
The groom is a soE of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Knepper, Of this place, while the bride is
a resident OF Annapolis, Md. Miss Tod
hunter visited at the home of Mr.. r. NJ.
Linton last summer
The three Meyersdale landlords whose
applications fo- retail liquor dealers Ii
censes were held up by the court for
period of a week are happy, the Court on
Friday having granted all Of them.
Judge Longenecker admonished the
landlords to be more careful in the future
saying that public houses were presumed
to be conducted for the convenience of
strangers and travellers, and not for the
purpose OF selling liquor exclusively.
Mr.. Charles G. Brendle. OF Lincoln
township, and Miss Lille A. Phillippi,
of jefferson township. were united IN
marriage on March |, at the Lutheran
parsonage, in Llgansville, Roy c. +.
Gsbhart officiating. At the same tims
aud place Mr.. Leonard J. Bell, Of Jenner
township and Miss Sale A. Arm strong
Of Jefferson township. were joined in the
bonds Of wedIock by Rev. Gebhart- These
popular young pspple have ths best
wishes of their N my friends for a happy
married life
The two story fran dwelling house OF
Hiram Teirow, near Trent, Midllecreek
township, was destroyed by FIRE Saturday
afternoon. The fire originated from a
detective fue and had giined such head