The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-04-11


. Saturday night at her late residence. two
: miles from lockwood. from pneumonia.
She is survived by her husband and four
daughters.
Mr. H. C. White. the well-kuown Mer-
chant Tailor, Cham6ersburg, will be in
Somerset for a few days next week, April
18th. with choice Spring woolens. Salts
faction guaranteed.
Dentist J. n. Kremer, late of Berlin,
has opened an Office in DR.. II. S. Kim
nelFs Main Street residence. The doc
tor is son OF Rev. Kremer, ane recently
graduated from one OF the best known
dental colleges in the country.
Elsewhere will be found the profession
al card Of DIR. l. E. Bittner, wh,lss offices
sre located above Fishers B ok Store.
The DR.. las been a resident OF Somerset
for the past eight or niue months and has
succeeded in establishing lsrgs practice.
Mr.. Andrew Parker, Secretary of the
Washington. D. c., Trust Company. form
erly cashier OF the First National Bank,
aud Miss Eliztbeth Hustei. of Boston,
Ness, will be united in marriage at the
residence of the brides parents, on
Wednesday 18th inss.
The appeal of Milton Shes,s, under
sentence of death for the murder of An
gustus Giessner, will be argued before
the Supreme Court much earlier than
was at first anticip Ited. arrangements
having been made 10 present the appeal
to the Supreme Court when it sits in
Philadelphia in May.
Mrs. Sarah Conner, believed to be the
Oldest resident OF the county, died at her
home in Larimer township few days ago.
/ Had she lived until the coming July she
would have attained the great age OF 100
years. One of her aunts, who resided ia
Southampton township. was lOl years Of
age at the time Of her death.
Jonathan Mishler. of Jenners, sub
mitted to an amputation Of his right leg
Thursday of last week. The operation
was performed by DIR. Charles Liven-
good. of Jenners; DIR. Charles Bittner. of
Hooversville, and DR.. John B. Criteh-
field. of Davidsville. Mr.. Mishler rallied
nicely after the operation.
The Comfy Commissioners have de
cided to meet hereafter. except on COURT
weeks. on Monday. Tuesday and We'd
nesasy of each week. OF course they
will not adhere rigidly to this agreement,
as unforeseen important public business
may require them tn meet at any time,
bnt they expect to meet Only twice a week
during the summer months.
Rev. L. W. stahl. Presiding Elder Of
the Western District. will preach in the
United Brethren church Saturday even
ing and SUNDAY morning. Communion
services will follow the Sunday morning !
sermon, and in the evening the Easter
service, "The Dawn of Day." will he
rendered by the members of the senior
and junior P. c. u. All are cordially
invited.
The women Of the c. w. r. NJ. of the
Christian Church will hold their ann nal
Easter social Monday. April 10Th. at 7:30 |
p. NJ, in the basement Of the church. |
All the members of the Church are most |
cordially invited tn he present and par
ticipate in the social pleasures. Light |
refreshments will be served and music |
will be one OF the features of the evening, |
with the mite boxes.
Every owner Of real estate in Somerset |
county will be compelled IN pay one
third more county tax this year than last |
owing To the extrsvsgant management |
of the insurCent Commissioners elected |
under the regime of Shober. Kimmell |
and Berkev. The s. and $40 bills being |
scattered all over the county by insurgent |
corruptionists will not begin n relieve |
the honest taxpayers Of the big county |
Indebtedness piled up against them by |
Shoberism.
W. Fred Weller, who resided all his |
life on-a beautiful and we'll cultivated |
farm, near Husband, in what is known |
as the "Weller corner" has removed to |
Somerset and with his wife is now Occu-
pying one of the Brallier residences on
North street. Although comparatively |
young man, Mr.. Weller has decided that |
he has arrived at an age when he can
forego the exactiug work required Of |
successful farmer. His sons will occupy |
the old home farm.
One-third more county tax this year |
than last and county Indebtedness sp-
proximating $4,000 is one OF the results |
of insurgent rule in Somerset county. /
The gentlemen responsible for this state
Of affairs are busily engaged elsctiOueer-
ing for the three K's-Kendall, KOontz
and Kooser. It wouldn't hurt to plump |
few questions regarding insurgent
economies at the "spellbinders' now
exhibiting throughout the county.
Nathan Cupp, of the South Side, will /
go to Addison, Somerset county, this af-
ternoon, and embark in the lumber bus
mess al that place. He owns about 300 /
or 400 acres of timber there and thinks he /
can realize something out of it. Mr..
Cupp WAS formerly senior member Of the
wholesale produce house Of Cupp, COder
& Co. Several months ago he withdrew
from the firm and since that time has
been bookkeeper for Love. Sunshine &
Co. Mr.. Cnpp has many friends here,
who, although they regret 10 lose him,
will wish him success 10 his undertaking
-Johnstown Democrat of Saturday last.
The prospect OF the B. & o. Railroad
company making Johnstown business
centre for a trunk line through from
Erie seems to be very well founded. The
story current now, says tie JDhnstown
Democrat. is that the line from Erie will
intersect with the Somerset * Cambria
branch here. thus giving the Is. x o.
ro1te clear through from the lakes to Bal
timore This information comes from
reliable source, it having been given out
by a B. & 0. official who visited here
some weeks ago. The gentleman IN
question made a trip some distance
out along the Somerset & Cambria branch
for the purpose of determining whether
or not the plan for connecting the two
roa Is is p racticsble.
c. L. Green, Of Pittsburg. believes he
has discovered virgin oil field in this
county In talking 20 a PistSburg Press
reporter about II. he said a few days
ago drove from Berlin 10 Milford, along
the NJ I'D Pike road, aud stopped at
strip OF woDi=. about three miles from
Milford, to ex anime the timber. Alter
hitching the horse TO a tree, set out 10
inspect the timber. / hsi not gone far