The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-17

Robert, the year-old son of Mr. r r
Roberts, fell from an apple tree one da,
last week. sustaining a double fractnr,
! Of the left arm.
: The Pioneer Fire Company viii hold
j festival Friday night on the Court Ious.
2 House lawn. We bespeak a generous
l patronage for the FIRE laddies.
. Rev. Hiram King win conduct relig
ious services in the Somerset Reformed
} church next Sunday at 1870 a. m, and In
/: the Lavansville church at p. M.
: Star of Shade Castle. No 30, K. G. f f,
will hold their seventh annual reunion
and picnic in Cables Grove, near Reitz
poztoffice. on Saturday. September Sd.
; The annual picnic Of the st. Johns L.
b. Church will be held on Saturday,
: August 9th, in the Gillian Kcontz grove,
: two miles south Of Somerset. The pub
lie is invited to be present.
The well known firm Of J. A. & W. F.
PhiisOn, of Berlin, will be dissolved by
mutual consent, the senior member Of
the firm having decided to engage in
business in Johnstown.
Mr.. Edward II. Baldwin and Miss
Venie Cunningham. both of Somerset,
were united ia marriage at the residence
of the officiating minister, Rev. ID. p. X.
LavaD, Of this place. on Saturday, August
9Th.
The Senatorial conference met last
evening at McConnellsburg. but up 10
the hour of going 10 press the result Of
the balloting was unknown here. Mr..
Hoblifzell's c0nferrees are Sheriff Hart
zell. L. C. Colborn, Esq and George
Hibner.
George L. Countryman. of Jefferson
township, last week purchased the David
Barron farm of I'D acres, in Milford town.
ship. Mr.. Countryman was recently
married TO daughter of John H. MOrri-
son, of near Bskersville. He is one of
the best known young farmers in the
county.
So far as reported. the collection lifted
in the various churches throughout the
county for the benefit of the Red Cross
Society has reached S65, which amOunt
has been forwarded by Rev. Hiram King
to the Philadelphia branch of the Red
Cross. Several congregations are yet to
be heard from.
A conference to nominate a candidate
for the Republican voters of this, Goth
Congressional. district TO support at the
November election was scheduled to
meet at the CapitSl Hotel, JohnstOwn,
last evening. Mr.. Hicks. it is said, de-
sired TO postpone the conference until a
/ later day. Mr.. Kooser's conferrees are
announced as Oliver Knepper. J. G.
ogle, Esq, and J. A. Berkey, Esq.
The school directors of Upper Turkey
| foot township have elected the following
named teachers for the ensuing school
year: Harbaugh, Garfield Younkin
Brushtown. Lloyd CoIborn; Draketown,
L. A. Schultz; Kregar, Matte Colborn
Fairhope. Reuben Klink; King, Hattie
/ Minder; Cross Roads, Norman Coder
Tunnel, Leroy Kuhlman. The contract
was awarded Chas. II. Fisher, of Somer-
set. for furnishing all books and school
supplies.
The Lutheran reunion TO be held at
Yoder Station on Thursday, 18th inst,
promises 10 be one of the most successful
of the large annual gatherings of this
Church. Senator Wellington last week
wrote: 81 will come. will not fail
you this time" Other eminent speakers
will also be present In addition 10 mu-
sic by the RockwoDd and st. Paul's
Church choirs and Berlin band, choice
solos, duets and quartets will be rem
dered. Refreshments can be purchased
on the grounds. The b. q o. will sell |
excursion tickets.
A few of the employees at the High
land Inn went on a 'high" Monday af- |
ternoon, and the services OF the town pO- |
lice were called into requisition to pre-
serve the peace and protect property. 1t |
appears that Manager Harrison diseharg- |
ed the bar tender and night clerk, togeth-
er with several walters, for insuborcins-
ton, and that the discharged men at
tempted 20 even up by getting one Of the |
porters to whip colored waiter named 1
Smith. Judging from tho subsequent |
proceedings the porter run up against
it, as later in the day he institu ted pro-
ceedings against Smith for assault and
battery. The discharged men returned |
10 Pittsburg yesterday morning.
Register and Recorder Cover, who has
been engaged for several months past
indexing the old records in his Office.
had his attention attracted recently by |
the following endorsement-''This man
was good soldier written on the entry
of the discharge of Ephraim Minor. the
well known Upper Turkeyfoot veteran,
from the military service OF the govern
ment. Many Of the present generation
are ignorant of the fact that the discharge
papers Of hundreds Of volunteer soldiers /
from this county in the civil war are
matters Of public record. Mr.. Minors. l
however, is the only one so far discovered
bearing the endorsement mentioned
above, but it goes without saying that
they were all good.
Not all of the couples who enter the /
eonnubial relation in the Queen City are
''splieed" by Cumberland clergymen.
At least one Johnstown couple recently
gave the Cumberland ministers. as well
as the ubiquitous and Oficious hack
drivers, wide berth. Leaving home,
ostensibly for Idiewild, the young couple
took an S & c. train, on which Rev.
Rishel, former JOhnstown minister Of
the gospel, was riding 20 the Hyndman
campmeetfng. tn b.ide-to-be recog-
nized her erstwhile pastor. and AFTER
few whispered words he consented to
continue his journey 10 Cumberland and
''tie the knot" The entire party ieft tie
Queen City without making their mis-
sion known and at least one Maryland
domino is minus the usual number of
pesetss.
The long contest over the postofiice at
Tyrone, Blair county, was settled last
week by the appointment Of John g. Nc
Camant, who was recommended by Con-
gresham Hicks. A Washington dispatch
TO the Philadelphia Press says: This is
cne of the places in Mr.. Hicks district
C ,neerning which there were reports TO
the effect that consideration had been
paid TO secure the appointment. Post
master General Smith sent an inspector
to Tyrone, who made a thorough inyesti-
CATION of the case, and he also obtained
the opinions of the leading citizens ON the
subject. The oficih investigation con-
vineed the Poslmas ser General thai what
ever may be the facts in regard 10 other
ras.