The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-07

,-rsD,v september :, lsSs
oz.,.,. and reed birds are again in sea.
'n, a,.torv will call it hot summer Of
Y.milton. near Lexington n.y.
camp ,,as n honor Of Lieut.. Col j. M-
q smiI,on. DI,1a who fell at San Juan
LANES seibert, Of Milford
arm, 'a sbowed Us a tomato Monday
-, he bad grown in his garden, mes. mes,
iia' = eigbteen inches in eireumierence
s l,ps seigbing twenty ounces.
- - cellar near Salisbury was
- = bv sneak thieves on SUNDAY ,
s, NJ ubeu a 10, of NEST, bread ana aha
got .si,5es we're stolen, People over
1iiiel ,,sl;ase that Russell Sehroyer Is
sbe guilty party. 80
- somerset and Meyersdale Minis
ln9 ,.;,.istions held joint meeting at
"a - -, on Monday. The feature oi
4 - Icing was a paper read oy ne, ne'.
Johnston. Of Salisbury Oh
divinity Of Christ-"
~ C,ban machete is weapon very
= ike the corn cleaver IN use mere
~ g., il Is the knife they were aeeus.oin-
~ "a - sucar cane with, and was adopt
e. - -, NON when Spain forbid Gu
l,.,s 10 have firearms
The Altoona Gazette seems TO oe on ''s
ai,b the whole Hicks family ana
ou'9 ~ tbem all in the following way;
M ~, A. not like Hicks weather any
- - han we like the politics of the
80 - girks Each is a very warm ar
ticle.'
.r.. state Of Kansas this year pro-
= one bushel Of wheat for every
- ,ronan and child in the I nited
n..I- ll1a' This does not include Hawaii or
So 1,-.I pi.o - said Editor Frank P. Mac
nan ~, of the Topeka State Journal IN
Chicago.
~ Asaline Gates, formerly of Con-
-. died at the County Home on
,,oa5sv aged about @ years Five years
-, sbe suffered the amputatioD of her
~',bt leo which was afflicted with gan
me since when she had been connned
10 her bed.
Miss Rebeeca Sampsell, aged 2 years
5,e5 at the home Of her mother, Mrs +
. Sa,,rseIl. in this place, al 3 O'Clock
S..rriqv morning. Death resulted from
..-,I,norsrv trouble. Interment was made
: the Lutheran cemetery at 10 o'clock
Monday morning.
1,is said that at least one fourth Of the
oats crop and large percentage OF the
re- cron Of this county has been destroy
an ,be recent wet weather. The pros
ua.,s of an abundant corn crop viii
5oobtless make up for the shortage in the
os,s crop. and the people will have plen-
ty.
President Mckinley has become pipe
smoker; Attorney General Griggs ehe"s
tohaeoo. privately; Postmaster General
smith smokes cigarettes; Secretary Gage
smokes cigars and chews tobacco; Secre-
tary Alger Is an inveterate smoker. The
.stainers Of the cabinet are Secretaries
pav. Bliss and Long.
Miss Harriet Connolly died Sunday
morning. aged 65 years. Interment was
made in the old Reformed Church ceme-
,arv al 6 o'clock Monday evening. De-
caasa5 was daughter of Bernard Con-
nelly. who was a prominent citizen Of
This county al the time Of his DEATH some
forty years ago.
The Fifth Pennsylvania, it seems, will
rmain in the service. The quartermas-
Ter has received orders from Washington
10 make a clothing estimate for 80 days
and reauisition for the same period. The
O feers Of the Fifth think that ali indi-
cations point TO a 80 day furlough in
short time, prior to being ordered 10 gar
rison Cuba with other regiments.
The Hotel Marian. a four story frame
bailding at Jeannette. 200 by 90 feet, Is
bsipg removed 10 a new site, distance oi
about eight hundred feet. Daring its
migration the hotel remains open for
business the gas, water, electric light
an sewerage connections being main
tzined by means of rubber hose.
Wanted. High grade man or woman
good church standing. first willing to
learn our business. thes to act as mana
ger and correspondent 4 -, on salary.
Address GENERAL MANAGER.
Lock Box 9, Somerset, Pa
The people who make the newspapers |
are telling the public that it has been |
decided to pay the members of the Peace |
Commission out Of the S59O00,O10 frnd |
appropriated for National defense. |
Though il has no, yet been determined |
what their sal aries will be, s25,0O0 apiece |
isspoken Of as a reasonable figure.
The Greensburg council has decided /
finally not to appropriate $1,000 a year for
the maintenance Of The Sj0.0oO library that |
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie offered te present |
the Iown, providing be has the choice Of |
is location Council Insists upon differ
en. location than the one selected by Mr.. /
Camegie's agent. and over this small 4
matter is the hitch thai is likely TO lose
Tor Greensburga yoanteous gin.
sTRAYED-On Sunday. August Dist,
from the farm Of Wilson Walker, in Som
ersei township, one three -year-old, red
aud white spotted dehorned heifer In
formation leading 10 her recovery will be
suitably rewarded.
E. +. PLoUGH. Somerset, Pa
Its alleged that the Clearfeld County
officials do their farm work with the aid
81 jail prisoners. This recalls the happy
Gays that Centre County prisoners used
% have under Sheriff Ward between
IsN and lS2 lie would permit his
Prisoners 10 60 down town TO spend the
evening and if they failed to return by
1- ne set, usually % clock, he I
would Lock them out Of the jail for the
hight aud that was considered severe
punishment
"a Monday for the first time in the his
'''g o. the American army a woman was
appointed member Of the medical staff.
- ANITA Neweomb Mc6ee, wife Of Pro-
s ~ Metiee, Of Washington was
Eu'-iiy sworn in a. an acting assistant
'n- Ihis, according to Secretary
81 genera! order, would eutitle her
= 'us Uniform Of second lieutenant. Il
'' HAe-y, however. that DIR. McGee
VII avail herselfofthis privilege.
-, i1e p'sioitce department at Washing
.ol las made a far reaching and gra,jrv-
.t,... * 'e'ofin IN the Issuance Of an order
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