The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14

home again.
Rev. Hiram King VIII conduct religious
services in the Lavansvills Resornsed
Church at two O'Clock next Sunday after-
noon.
Communion services win be celebrated
| ia the Reformed Church next Sunday al
1890 a m. Preparatory service Will DC
held AT 7.ao o'clock Saturday evening.
George Fleck, an empioye Of this
Office. who was stricken with typhoid
fever five weeks ago, Is aIieto be up and
about He IS as wan and emaciated as
returned soldier from Camp Thomas.
From letters received from soldiers Of
Tenth Pennsylvania it appears that Cor
pcTar Howard Cromwell, Of this place,
was wounded in the len arm. instead Of
in the arm ard leg, as first reported. in
the battle OF Malzte
Letters addressed to the following
named persons remain uncalled for al the
postofice: Robt Boyle, f. Cunningham,
y. S. Gallery. Feint Erving. Geo. Green,
Rebecca Mcdowell, Zero J.. Moore, L.
y. Sutton. VIM. Thompson. Mrs. Jerre
Dshass Weight. Mrs. 7. Yester.
Mr.. Jesse Hoover, Of this place. who
went 70 Garrett on Saturday for the pur-
pose Of visiting his daughter, Mrs Will.
was seized with sickness upon his ar
rival, andshis condition has since become
so critical as 70 cause grave spprehen-
sions 10 the members Of his family.
The Allegheny synod Of the Evangeii-
cal Lutheran Church, which met at
Everett last week and adjourned Monday,
elected Rev. F. S. Johnston, Of Salisbury.
president for the ensuing year. J. Harry
Fritz, OF Somerset, was elected one of the
trustees of the orphans home at Logs
vile.
The camp meeting conducted in the
grove south Of town by a few colored
people failed to prove a paying attraction.
and the jubilee singers were compelled to
solicit funds to defray the expense of
carrying the outfit back 70 Uniontown.
Sunday afternoon the Parson addressed a
small audience ON the court house lawn.
The usual cry about the shortness of the
potato crop is heard from farmers. and it
is asserted in some quarters with great
positiveness that At least one third of the
crop has been ruined by the continued
rain during August. Potatoes are selling
at forty cents bushel in the local mar
ket, and if is claimed that the price will
not 60 lower.
The borough public schools viii open
for the term of 1898 % on Monday next
All but three OF the schools will be
located in the new building on Union
street, which has been furnished through
out, several of the rooms with entirely
new furniture. The three lowest grades
will be taught in the Patriot sti eet build
ing, which has been repaired during va
cation.
One Of the latest members of Company
to fan victim TO disease is Charles F.
King, who is reported to be seriously i'll
from malaria and dysentery at Camp
Hamilton. VIM. Winters aud Harry Sipe,
who saw him on Thursday last, say that
be was unwilling TO % to the military
hospital, preferring to remain with the
members of his company, all of whom
were untiriug in their attentions to their
sick comrade.
John R. Scott, Esq. repi iesenting the
Constables of the county. and A. L. G..
Hay, Esq. solicitor for the County Com
missioners. have prepared for the consid-
Grafton Of the Court a case stated 10
which Mr.. Scott seeks to recover pay for
Constables making quarterly returns to
the court, atten ling eleetiops. etc. for
which services the Commissioners have
refused payment. The parties coneerned
hope T. haze tae mattec disposed of at
the coming session Of court.
Gotta, the eight-year-o daughter Of
Mr.. and Ms. Hiram J. Meyers, OF
Hooversville, was caught under the
wheels of a heavily loaded charcoal
wagon Saturday evening. while playing
on the road in that village. aud had both
Of her legs broken above the knees, aud
her right arm badly crushed above the
elbow. The child IS doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances,
and the attending physicians hope to be
able to save her life, and think that they
will not be called upon TO amputate her
arm.
After spending a week at home and
most Of the time in bed as a result of the
murderous assault made upon him by
ben" Eddy and Harry Zsrfoss, who
escaped from the county Jail, Deputy
Sheriff George NJ. Baker reported for
duty at the Sherif-s Office on Monday
morning. He still shows traces of the
cruel beating he received. both OF his
eyes being discolored. while the gashes
on his scalp and forehead are covered
over with court-plaster. Deputy Baker,
who has heretofore endeavored ID win
the good Will Of the prisoners committed
10 the county bastile by considerate treat
ment and kind offices will hereafter keep
his weather eye open when he comes in
contact with violators OF the law.
Mr.. Y. 81. Black. the well known and
popular Confluence merchant was the
victim f an accident on Sunday, where
by he sustained an ugly fracture of his
AtE H arzs n-Ah cen AllE dlhAt a1A klEE.
Mr.. Black and his little daughter were
about starting for drive into the couu-
try when the horse caught the lines I'M
der his tail and began b plunge aud kick.
In his anxiety for the safety Of his child
Mr.. Black leaped upon the back Of the
animal. where he tugged desperately at
the horse's threat for few minutes when
be was thrown violently to the ground,
sustaining the injury mentioned. The
horse started 10 run towards the stable,
but was fortunately intercepted by parties
who witnessed the accident. thus saving
the child and buggy from injury.
Work is progressing rapidly on The
large, 35xS5 feet, warehouse being erected
by James b. HoIderbaum on the north
end Of his Main street property. The
building viii be two stories high with an
eight foot cellar and will afford ample ae-
commodation for The large lot OF car
riages. bnggies. wagons, agricultural im-
plements and heavy hardware Mr.. Hol-
derbaum constantly keeps on hand. A
large elevator will be placed in the build
ing which the owner proposes 10 operate
10y an air motor. Mr.. Holdeibaum says
that he does hot know of an elevator any
where ia the country at present supplied
With power by means Of an air motor, bnt
he has every reason TO believe that it can
be successfully done. The tower will be
seventy five feet high, and the wheel will
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