The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27

Divine services will be held in the Rs
formed Church next Sunday morning.
The Christmas business handled by the
Local express officials was the largest
ever done in Somerset, almost doubling
the volume of business handled last
season.
Attorneys for Samuel Peter Meyers
give notice in another column that they
viii appear before the Board of Pardons
at the next meeting. when they will ask
to have the death sentence OF their client
commuted TO life Imprisonment.
A local farmers institute will be held
Ia the Grange Hall. at Husband, Wednes-
day evening, January 81. Among other
topics that will bs discussed are the fol
lowing: "What the Grange Has Ac-
complished." aud The Chief Elements
Of Success in Farming" The program
viii be interspersed with music and
queries. The public is invited to attend
Local merchants express themselves as
being delighted with the splendid holi-
day trade, which was never better than
during the season just closed. Cook lS
Beerits alone sold ear load of candy
during the week preceding Christmas.
while other merchants sold thousands Of
dollars worth of presents.of a more sub
stsntial character.
Sheriff Hartzsll's family is busily
at work removing their househ old
furniture from the Sheriffs official resi-
dence to his new home on South Main
street. Sheriff elect Saylor and family
will remove into the residences provided
by the county for the Sheriff the latter
part of this week, and on Monday next
Mr.. Saylor viii enter upon his official
duties.
Saturday morning WAS balmy aud
pleasant as a day in June. but before
night set in snow began falling and when
Sunday morning dawned the ground was
covered 10 depth Of from six 10 eight
inches Sunday afternoon the jingle Of
sleigh bells was heard on the streets,
hundreds of people taking advantage Of
the first opportunity to enjoy sleigh ride
this winter.
All III AA4b HWY NA'LeNA NtAAhAF DAAN1A
have filed their official bonds, which have
been approved by the court. The Sheriff,
Prothonotary. Register and Recorder and
Treasurer are required to file bonds with
the State Department at Harrisburg in
addition to the bonds filed with the conn
ty for the faithful performance of the
duties of their several official positions.
The latter have all been filed and ap-
proved by the Governor.
Now that diphtheria in a malignant
form has made its appearance in various
sectors of the county it is the duty of
school boards TO rigidly enforce the right
Of quarantine given them by recent act
of Assembly. It is the duty of directors
not only to quarantine against families in
which the dread disease has appeared
but to close the schools indefinitely where
such measure is found necessary TO pre-
vent the contagion from spreading.
Herbert Hoffman, an alleged counter
feiter, was taken before United States
Commissioner Russell at Bedford Thurs
day, but waived hearing for court and
was committed 10 jail until March, when
he will be tried before the United States
District Court in Scranton. Hoffman is
accused by United ed-States-Secret Service
Detective Finn, OF Pittsburg. of circu-
lsting the queer at franklin Mills,
Fulton county. When arrested he had
in his possession some spurious coins and
molds for making the counterfeits-
D. J. Steel, Secretary aud Treasurer Of
abe Keystone Coal Company. at Key
stone, W. Va, was in Greensbnrg Thurs
day night searching for 2 lost son-Dunn
Steel-who disappeared from the Uni
versity Of West Virginia, at Morgan
town, some time sgo. The boy, it sp-
pears, became disoontented at the schooi,
and, suddenly disappearing, the faculty
believed that he had gone home. He
never reached there, however, and the
father was greatly distressed at not find-
ing him among friends In Greensburg.
Money was recently forwarded to the COY
TO pay his expenses during the term.