The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-31

and Miss Marguerite Llniaeer. Of List.
enburg. were married Saturday last. a,
Cumberland. Md.
Stella. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Pete,
AGman. Somerset township, died Friday.
January 2eth, aged 10 years. Death -.
suited from an attack Of measles.
A dispatch from Frankfort. XIV. receiv-
ed at three O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
announced that former Governor e;obei
Democrat. who is eoutesting the ses. o,
Governor Taylor, Republican, hss been
asSsssinated.
Robert c. Mcnamara. prominent
Bedford attorney. is seriously i'll at bis
home in tbat place. Mr. Mcnamara was
the Democratic candidate e=S,7nqraSs
in this district thr~A years sgo ana sas
many friends in this county.
Congressman Thronp gave stag pa-tv
at his usagnieeens Washington residence.
Monday night Among the gnasts pres
ent were Speaker HAnfla-Sau. Senator's
Stewart. Penrnsa aud NcCamas. and a
number Of members Of the House.
Mr.. Kate r. coaroth disposed Of her
household furniture At nnblie sale Sat
urdav afternoon. and with her .-va sons
is At Hotel vannear- M-. G. <. Vannesr
viii take possession Of the C sff-oth prom
erty ,his week and viii irnmediately be-
gin Transforming itinto a hotel.
Mr.. Charles 8 Vsnnear last weak
purchased frnm Mr.. johnson. If F4vaste
countv, the farm at present occupied bv
/ Mr. James Pa-son, just west Of the
6ornugh line. It Is reported that the
consideration Wss 500 per acre. The
farm contains some sixty acres.
Mrs kIns VI Preston. State suoerin-
tsu8ent Of Loyal Temperance Legion
Work Il the women's Temperance
Cnion. will address the people OF S0mer-
sat. Monday evening. February SIN, At 3
O'Clock. in the Methodist church. All
are cordially invited 10 be present
The funeral Of Samuel Peter Mevars.
who WAS executed in the county jail last
/ "Wednesday afternoon for the murder Of
Miehsel Ksrnev and John I.enhart. took
nlsee at Nevsrsfale, Thursday morning.
I Every effort was made to conduct the
funeral as quietly as possible and without
attracting unnecessary attention.
Attention IS directed To the card Of Mr..
John A. Long. prominent PittSburv
architect. which appears ia another col
umn. Mr.. Long designed the residence
of Mr.. Harvey NJ. Bsrkley. the proposed
municipal building. the changes being
made in Mr.. James B. H0lderbaurn's 3
residence. and has been engaged to draw
the plans and specifications for Mr.. c. 5.
Vsnnear's new hotel.
The scheme Of W. A. Scott. OF Pitts
burg. to construct an electric street rail-
way from the Somerset & Cambria sta
ton 70 the Highland Inn, has '.gone
| giimmering.r at least for the present.
When council met last Thursday night
| for the purpose Of taking Eaal aetion on
! the ordinance introduced BY Council
man Ogle, by which it was proposed 70
give Mr. Scott and his unknown asso-
ciates a franchise Of certain streets for the
purpose named. Mr.. Ogie was granted
permission 10 withdraw the proposed or
dinance. Mr.. Ogie assigned as a reason
! for withdrawing the ordinance thu fact
that Mr. Scott had learned that be would
1 be unable 70 construct an electric street
railway at this time owing u the tremen-
| d0us advance in the price Of all materials
which would be necss sary for the con-
/ struetion of the road While the HERALD
has no disposition to question the state
nient made by CounciImsn Ogle, It is
none the less satisfi I'd that the indignant
( protests entered by ihe citizens Of Somer-
set against giving away valuable public
/ franchises without remuneration had
| something to do with the Withdrawal Of
/ the ordinance. At all events it gives Us
pleasure to note that the matter has been
I disposed Of
The unanimous nomination Of Williams
n. Welfey for the position Of burgess is
a compliment without parallel in the
history Of local politics. as il is believed
TO be without parallel IN the history OF
municipal government in the State. Il
was Mr.. Welfey's seventeenth nOmins-
ton by the Repu blican voters Of the bor-
Ough, and upon the completion Of his
three years term Of service as burgess. 10
which be will surely be elected, he will
have served as the chief executive officer
Of the town for period Of twenty-One
years. In addition 70 serving 50 long q
time as burgess. Mr. Welhey is nov
rounding out three years period Of ser
vice as a member of town council We
believe that we voice the sentiIn sats Of a
majority of the people Of Somerset when
we say that they fully appreciate the IN
selfish sacrifice Mr.. WeIhey has made in
the public interests. They have found
him 70 be exactingly just and fair in all
Of his official duties, be has safe guarded
the best interests of the borough where
others would probably have proved neg
ligent, and in all that he has done he has
been guided By tie highest motives The
HERALD doffs its hat to the "Old Man"
and wishes him many more years Of
service in the public interests.
John McMiIlen, one of the leading and
best known citizens OF Addison township.
died Monday, January y. 1890, at his late
residence in ListOnburg. de was born
in Turkeyfoot township May II. Is22, and
xss - years, months and Is days old lis
father, John X. McMillen, was one of the
pioneers Of Somerset county and WAS one
Of the first residents IF the county 70 en-
gage in the tanning aud leather finishing
business. John McMlilen lrarned the
same trade under the direction OF his
father and f1iIowed the same occupation
throughout his life. He WAS consistent
mem Der OF the Baptist Church and took
an active pert 10 the affairs OF that de-
nomination. He is survived by his wife,
whose maiden name WAS Mary A Ream.
and all Of bis children. namely: Samuel
J. a prominent dentist OF this place;
susan {. Liston of Listonbarg; Marths
!. Angustine. 81 Addison; Amanda j.
Pullin. of Waterloo, Ia; Jacob l., Of
Maite, Kan william y. Of Chicago
III. aud Charles r OF Li-tonhurg. He
j. also survived by fsur brothers. VIZ;
Hon. J. r. MeNiIlen, of New Lexington;
Reuben McNHlen, Of Ne@ CentreSilie;
RIi McMiiIen. OF Accident. Nd. aud
Sil4s c. MeMiuen. Of Johnstown.
Mr.. RusseI Uhl. son of John II bhl
OF this place. according u the Wilkes
barre Record. Al which place he bas been
successfully engaged in business for a
number q years, last - EEK elo~ed out