The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-28

Moline, III aud ST. Louis, Mo. She ex
poets to be absent for several months.
Mr.. E. A. Geisler will sell all his house
hold property aud West street residencs
at public sale At one o'clock Saturday AZ
ternoon, March slst See ad. in another
column
Collector Of Internal Revenue and Mrs.
james 5. Fruit, OF Pittsbarg. arrived
here Friday evening for q short visit
with Mrs. Fruits sister-Miss Semple-
who hss been guest az tho Hotel Van
near for several months past
Mr. William a. Walter. well known
all over the county a. local aga Mt for
James B. Hoiderbzum, is now a resident
of Marion O.. where he Is employed in a
responsible position in q large agricuItu-
raj Implement mandatory.
VIII sanner, the Obligiug and efieient
clerk al the post-of1ice has resigned in
order to scsept position in the ONCE OF
Love & Sunshine. the well known JOINS
stown wholesale grocers. He left for
JOhnstOwn Sunday evening. Earl Cover
has taken his placs in the post ofties.
A party Of Is chrouic insane from this
county, who had been inmates Of the
State Hospital. at DixmOnt. were brought
here in a special car last Wednesday aud
taken 20 the new County Hospital, where
they viii hereafter be cared for. A patient
from Cambria county was received at the
Hospital Friday
Hon. a. J. CoIborn. who was in at
tendance at the United States District
Coart, 81 Scranton. last week. was a
member Of the jury which returned a
verdict for $500 in favor Of the plaintiff
in i suit against 6 railroad company TO
recover damages for personal injuries,
notice Of which appears elsewhere in the
HERALD.
six mills eauntv tax is one result Of in-
surgent rule in the Commissioners Office.
The present board were 10th to advance
the rate. hut there was No alternative in
view Of the big county Indebtedness left
hv their predecessors The tsxDavers
know where n place tha responsibility.
and they will not place it on the gentle
men now in that Ofice.
The ashes Of Hon. Cyrus Coleman.
enclosed in a copper urn. were de-
posited in grave in the family plot in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Berlin.
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Coleman
died very suddenly shout two wears ago
at his home in California He directed
in his win that his remains he cremsted
and the asheS sent tn his old home to be
inferred by the side Of his parents.
Messrs. S. s Farnev. nf BrothersvslIey
township. and Edwsrd 5. KimmAll. Of
Somerset tow-shio. have haan notified
of their appointment as sfnre-lS aeners and
CANCERS in the internal ravAnna s-rvice
r. is more than probable that Mr.. Fornev
will decline the appointment. p-eferring
To retain his present position a. SuDerin-
tandent Of thA Comfy Hospital. Mr..
Kimmell will likely be assigned to duty
at once.
Monday morning when Mrs John H
Zimmerman and her daughter. Mrs.
William Winters. were on their way n
the railroad station tn take a train for
their home at Listie. the former slipped
and fell on a slippery sidewalk on
Patriot street. badly fraetnring her left
wrist. Dr. Marsden. was summoned and
escorted the unfortunate lady to her
home. where the injury was attended tn.
Mrs. Zimmerman broke one of her legs
in similar manner about year ago.
Owing to the absence of Rev. E. P.
Wise. who left Monday for indianapolis,
where he will attend Congress Of Disci-
pie Ministers, his pulpit viii be occupied
on Sunday next by Rev. Peter Vogei,
who will preach in the morning on the
topic "What the Disciples Of Christ Stand
For" and in the evening on ''The Sin
ners Of Somerset" Members Of other
who do not have services
Of their own, are cordially invited 70 be
present
Burglars stole about $500 worth OF goods
early Saturday morning from the store
Of the Eureka Supply company al Wind
Der. They left no clew except a couple
Of old hats and some old shoes. The
robbers gained entrance TO the store
through a side window. They worked
so quietly that two OF the stores em-
ployes, who were sleeping in an upper
room. continued - slnmber in peace
Hundreds Of burnt matches were found
on the h0or Saturday morning, having
been used by the thieves in rausacking
the store. The robbery was not diseov-
cred untss .he store was opened Saturday
morning. It was found that only the
best articles. watches. chains and jewel
", were taken, besides q suit for each OF
the three or four robbers and sone hats
and shoes. The robbers appeared TO be
experienced in their line. bat had no
tools TO work with, for they had 10 break
the glass in the window 70 get into the
store
A rnajority Of the Republican voters Of
the county will learn for the first time IN
this Issue Of the HERALD that Coz ty
Chairman Berkey issued call for Re-
publican Primary election 70 be held on
April Dist, on Thursday last,
the last day on which call could be
issued under .hs party rules, and they
will naturally be greatly surprised when
th " learn that Chairman Berkey has ar
TO .4ted 20 himself the supposed power OF
up candidates for Committeeman
in the various precincts. aud ruling oct
ali who fail 10 announce their names 10
him on or before Saturday Of the present
week. smmiIteenen are elected by the
vot srs Of the respective districts with Hlt
the cooperation or knowledge OF the
& lairrnau. Il IS mater Of indinsrence
to the voters Of one distriet who is eiected
in another, 81 long 4s the
patty rlIes governing the eiecti'n are oo-
servei. Republican voters VINO nave
bzen ia the habit OF selecting aud Tiecting
,bofr rf,,,,,nifteeuan ever since the pres
ent rules were ad,pted without eon-a /
- ,ba c,au,tV Chairman. will not b
-. i,ia trf..< Of Mr..