The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

I -@~'ffItlNA n I'll Isl - IrttIlLr4 W uC u
ing q splendid business.
W. P. aud W. J. r. a.y, OF thu LIZ
vansviiie district, shipped a car load OF
dne stall fed cattle TO the Philadeiphis
market last Thursday.
Martin L shaffsr has disposed Of his
restaurant ia the basement Of the Cook &
Beerits block to A. W. Baumsn. who
secured possession Monday.
Somerset county's share Of the State
school appropriation in 1899 was 81, 1891.
This year il Is l5.4s8 s.. or loss OF
$3.50 %. or tribe cvar - 90 per school.
Letters addressed 10 the following
named persons remain ufcalled for At
the post office: Ctas. Boyd, Katie Brod-
erick, Wilson Keefer, Ella Rodgers. W.
r shaulis. Joseph Turksuski, J. II.
Waddle.
New dwelling houses in course Of erec-
ton about town are being built by Jaoob
Lenhart on Main Gross street. ]. A. Ber-
key, Esq. on South street, Gary Fried
line on Patriot street. Edward Weimer
or Main Cross street
Two cases of scarlet fever are reported
by the agent of the Board Of Health to
have appeared in town during the past
week. The mslady in both instances is
ia a very light FORM Every effort is
being made by the attending physicians
to keep the dread disease from becoming
epidemic.
At the residence OF Mr. George Gross.
in McKeesport. Pa, on the evening of
April IS, 1900 Mr.. Charles W. Gross, OF
that city. and Miss Glars J. Custe-. of
Somerset county. we're united in mar
risge by Rev. W. V. Barnhsrt, pastor of
tho First u. B. Church, OF McKeesport.
The young couple have the best wishes
OF their many friends for long and hap
py married life.
Folloginz are the names Of the officers
OF the First National Bank OF Rock wood.
which was organized at that place recent
ly: Presidents. Penrose wolf. OF Rock
wood Vice President, James McKelvey,
of Somerset; Cashier, James NJ. Cover,
of Somerset; Directors. S. A. Kendall, OF
AfeyersdaIe. J. C. McSpadden and Free
man w. Mason, OF lockwood; William
w. Waite, Harry Swank and ]. II. Muir
dock, of Johnstown.
We learn from the Johustown Tribune
| of Monday, that John Fulton, OF that
city, representing a syndicate Of capital
lists, has delegated Civil Engineer Clark
p. Collins, of Johnstown, Ia make a sur
vey of IS, 900 acres Of coal land in Jenner,
/ Qnemahoning and Lincoln townships.
Six corps of surveyors will be put TO
work this week and the survey will be
pushed to. early completion. The tract
lies about eight miles from the railroad.
The James farm, in Coneinaugh town
ship, three miles from Johnstown, was
sold last week by Enoch and John James
and other heirs OF the late E. A. James,
Sr., 10 S. Fl. Cauf1iel and David OFT, Of
Johnstown, for s26S00. The farm con-
tains two hundred and sixty-three acres,
with buildings in fair condition. The
deal nets very han 'some margin OF
profit for the sellers, who purchased the
land some thirteen years ago for price
said to have been in the neighborhood of
5000 or 5000.
We have before us a copy of Il Meek
lenberg Times. weekly newspaper pub
lished at Boydton, Meeklenberg county,
Virginia, which recently came into pos
session of Mr.. Joseph S. johnson, son OF
Albert Sidney Johnson, Of this place.
Our old friend dolly" who formerly
worked with stick and rule in the office
of the Somerset County Democrat, makes
his maiden low as publisher and editor
with his accustomed modesty. The
| HERALD's best wishes for a successful
journalistic career go forward to "Mr.
Johnsing."
Tho First National Bank Of Confluence
was recently organized by the election OF
George r. Scull, Esq, of Somerset. Presi-
dent; V. NJ. Black, of Confluence, Vice
President; Daniel L. Miller, of Meyers
dale, Cashier; v NJ. Black and A. n.
Tissue, of Confluence, Harvey M. Berk-
ley, George r. Scull, Fred w. Biesecker
and Z. S. Scnll, of Somerset, and Daniel
L. Miller. of Meyersdale, Directors. The
bank will occupy quarters on one Of the
most prominent streets of Confluence
and will be ready to begin business in a
few days.
Elk Lick No. 2, has been recognized as
a separate election district for primary
purposes for period of some eighteen or
| nineteen years, bat because the Com
mitteemsn from that district was known
to be opposed 20 the reelection of ]. A t..
| Berkey, or the election of brother in law
II. T. Barron as Chairman OF the County
Committee, and in order 10 figure up a
dali. Mr.. Berkey's personally conducted
convention disfranchised the voters of
that district.
The Village Improvement Association
has undertaken 10 place the old and now
neglected portions OF the Lutheran ceme-
terry in presentsble condition. They do
not propose to take care of the private
lots or 10 keep up neglected graves, but
they will see that the grounds are placed
in such a condition that they will no
longer remain an eyesore to the public.
aud especially the stranger who may
| NlSlb CuE biAout City VI TIC Ocdu- III VI
der to accomplish this work they will
have to have money. and this notice is
published as a warning TO all residents
OF Somerset that they may expect to be
called upon to contribute by V. |. A.
committee during the coming few days.
A fierce fire ragged all day Sunday in
the woods three miles south OF town,
consnRing the Brum School House and
doing more or less damage to fences and
timber. The fire is said to have been
caused by sparks from B. & o. engine
passing along the road at an early hour
in the morning. Owing to the region be.
ing sparsely populated little attention
was paid TO the progress of the flames
until they had advanced to within short
distance of the Brum School House,
when a heroic but unsuccessful effort was
made by few men and women to save
the building from destruction. When 1t
was found that the building was doomed
| the school books and other movable
property were carried to place of safety.
Sheriff J. B. Szylor, the popular Official
of Somerset county. paid Monessen q
visit Thursday evening to identify man
who was arrested on suspicion of being a
principal in murder committed in his
district The prisoner was not the man
| wanted, bat his brother. II the Sheriff,
| who is known as s.SIeuth Jim ~ failed 70