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

Mr. John Fisher. OF Jeuuer townsh,n
recently purchased from Rev. ]. W.
Hutchinson whss Is considered By many
the best house in Jeunertown. Itisan
cight-room structure and is fitted up with
modern conveniencss- It Is located on
iot nity feet front and has & depth OF one
hundred feet The price paid for the
property has not been made public yet
Mr- Fisher, who Is veteran Of the Civil
War. moved into his new home Monday.
The question as 20 whether he whole
amoan- of State tax collected by a conn
" treasurer shall be paid into the STATE
Treasury or whether the whole amount
collected. less deduction Of eo,nmissions
and other expenses incurred sn the cc1-
lection shall be accounted for. WAS de-
cided Monday by Attorney General Elk
IA Attorney General Elkin saws: .Io
my opinion county treasures should nav
into the State Treasury the net amount
Of tax collected, which wouId mean the
taxes collected for the use OF the Com
monweAlth, less their commissions for
the collection Of the same"
c. T. Long. who last fall purchased and
Afterwards occupied what has lo,sg been
known as the "Marteeny place. one
mile north OF town. from Jacob Lenhart,
died abont S o'clock Tuesday night,
March 27lh, aged 80 years. Mr.. Long
came here from Southampton township
and during his short residence in Somer-
set township won the confidence and
esteem Of all with whom he came in con-
tack he was a msn Of fine physique ard
WAS apparently in the enjoyment of ex-
celIent health, up until few days before
his death when be contracted a severe
cold. which affected his heart. His wife
died shortly before be left Southampton
township. He leaves one child, q dsagh-
ter.
Mrs. MatildA Bowman died at the
home of her son. Mr.. b. J. BoKman,
Berlin. Pa, on Friday morning, March
80. $780, aged Is years. 10 months aud
days. The funeral services were held at
the Hay church Sunday afternoon, April
lst, conducted by her pastor, Rev. (. P.
Skyies, assisted 10y DR.. A. E Kramer.
and was attended by a large number Of
relatives and friends. Mrs. Bowman was
a daughter of Mr.. Simon Hay, who, al
though in his SD year, attended her
funeral She was the mother OF seven
child en- two Of whom are living-Post-
master B. J. Bowman. of Berlin, and
Mrs. Jefferson AltfatheT, OF Stonycresk
township. Mrs. Bowman was an exem-
plary christian woman. being a Jealous
and earnest member Of the Reformed
Church.
Well founded ruiuors circulated during
the past week are to the effect that Som
erset is to have another National Bank.
It is announced that the new institution
will open its doors TO the public on May
lst, in the room at present occupied by
Miss L. A Davis 4 Co.'S millinery store
in the Casebeer & Frease Block. The
names Of the stockholders and probable
officers OF the new bank have not been
made public, but according to rumor q
number of well-known local business
and professional men are behind the pro-
ject II is said that J. A. Berkey. Esq,
viii be President. and II. F. Barron.
Cashier OF the bank. the name Of which |
has not been disclosed. The banking !
business Of Somerset has kept pace with |
the other growing interests Of the town |
and county and now that business Of all |
kinds is experiencing an unprecedented 1
boom, the commercial interests will be |
afforded every possible advantage. A |
charter has been granted by The Comp |
troller Of the Treasury for a National |
Bank at Confluence. in which business
men of that place. Meyersdale and Som
erset are interested.
The three biggest real estste deals that |
have been in this place during recent
years were consummaied Monday. when /
title 70 the Hotel Vannear passed from c.
S. Vannear 10 Jacob B. Winters, title TO
the Somerset House passed from Mrs Z.
A. Tayinan to W. II. Kantner and Frank
Hetzsl, and title to the coffroth property |
on the northeast corner of the public
square passed from Mrs. Kate b. Coiroih
70 c. $ yanneAr. Messrs- kantner &
Hetzeu have already commenced remOd-
cling and refnrnishing the Somerset
House, snd in the course of few weeks
will haze it thoroughly up-io date, equip
ped vita baths and closets, electric light
and electric bells. The Somerset House
has. ever since its erection in ls77. been
one of the leading public hous g OF SOM
erset county, and its reputation is firmly
established. Mr.. NsnneSr opened his
new house to the public Monday morn
ing, and while he is al present handi-
capped for room, viii rush the coniem-
plated improvements to his property
ahead as rapidly as possible. When the
new Park Hotel"-:he name it is said
will be given 70 the new hotels con-
pleted it will be one OF the hsndsomest
structures in Somerset