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

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Dr. VIII kimmell, who spent the win.
ter in Philadelphia attending medical
lectures. arrived home Saturday evening.
DR.. A. J. Endslsy. who suffered 3
stroke of paralysis some two or thres
years ag'. ha. been seriously sick Tor the
past week.
Miss Winnie Knepper will open a pri-
vate school for primary and intermediate
grades. May 2s, 1900. in the Patriot Street
school house. 20 continue six weeks.
Arthur barclay and Edward shaulis.
of Jefferson township. who attended
medical lec-nras in Cincinnati last win
ter. are home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Marguerite ]. Hitchman and
daughter, Miss Mary. OF Ut Pleasant.
aud Miss Marguerite Barnett. OF Markle-
ton. spent Saturday with Somersst
friends.
Hermanus Trent. a former well-known
Somerset boy. who now holds lucrative
position with the Cambria Steel Company
at Johnstown. spent several days LAST
week in this place.
Prot. o. o. snyIor returned last week
from New York City, where he was en-
gagged as principal OF one OF the ward
schools He will remain for some time
at the home of his mother near Lull post
Office.
Since disposing CT the Somerset House.
Mrs E. A. Tayman has been making her
home with her son. W. II. Taymau, in
Evansville. David Tayman. whose wife
recently died, is also member Of w. II .
Tsyman's family.
Rev. C. F. Gebhsrt will leave next
Monday morning for Pittsburg. where
he has been summoned to appear as .
juror in the United States Circuit Court.
He will be unable to attend the Lutheran
Conference, which meets next week in
Rockwood
Mr.. Lewis T. Krebs left Monday night
for Philads.phia where he will remsin
for a week or ten days looking after
business the Listie Mining Company.
The Listie Company, by the way, is at
present doing the largest business in its
history.
Frank r. Fleck. eldest son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Fleck. OF this place, who has
been in the employ of the Adams Ex-
press Company for several years, was
recently promoted to the position OF mes
senger. his run being between Pittsburg
and Oil City.
Atameeting OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad directors held in Pittsburg,
Monday, Mr.. Simon Krebs President of
the Listie Mining Company, was elected
a director of the Somerset & Cambria
branch. No better selection could have
been made.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bates, relict Of Abraham
Bates, died at the home Of her son-A- b.
Bates-at New Florence, westmoreland
county, Friday evening, ag,d II years.
Deceased resided for many years at Stoy-
estown and had wide circle of friends
in this county. Eight of her thirteen
children survive.
Mrs. C. C. Husselman is critically i'll at
her residence on East Main street. Her
two daughters, Mrs. Street, Of New York,
and Miss Grace Musselman. who spent
the winter with her sister in the Metrop-
oils, arrived here Saturday evening, as
did also her son, Mr.. Norman Aussel-
man, who resides in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Blough. Of near
Stantou's Mil, are dangerously i'll. Their
s.sr Mr. f. E. Blough, Of Manassas, Va,
who has been in the south for four or FIVE
years. has been called home on account
of their sickness, and another SOP. Mr.
]. NJ. BIough, student in Juniata Col
lege, at Huntingdon. was called home
for several days.
Eddie Witt, the boy preacher Of Jen-
nertown, went to Markleton last Satur-
day, where be spoke 20 q large audience
! in the evening. He also spoke at Cassel-
man Sunday morning and at lockwood
Sunday evening. He was highly com
plimented on his efforts and gives promise
of becoming a splendid pulpit orator.
He was accompanied by George F. Wei
lsr, of Husband.
Samuel Bricker died at 4:s0 o'clock
I
Main street, aged 70 years. He is sur
vived by his wife and three or four
daughters. For a long period of years
prior TO the building of the Somerset &
Cambria Railroad Mr.. Bricker drove
stage between this place and Johustown,
and he was known to more peo-
pie than any other resident Of the county
viii W. II. Koontz, as a lawyer, say
that because Berkey's illegally appointed
Committeeman OF Ogle township failed
to carry out Berkey's instructions, that
the voters of that precinct should be dis
franchised? Suppose the Committeeman
had been unable through sickness to at
tend the election, would bis inability 10
perform his duty be sufficient reason for
denying the Republicans Of Ogle the
right to vote?
District Attorney r. E. Meyers left for
Philadelphia Saturday sfternoon, where
he appeared before the Supreme Court
Monday for the purpose Of resisting the
application of Milton Sheets-convicted
of murder OF the first degee and ssn-
fenced to be executed-for reversal OF
Judgment from the Court OF Oyer and
Tsrminer of this county. Sheets' case
was argued by 2. J. Kooser, Esq, who
went to Atlantic City last Thursday.
where he remained for a few days rest
before going to Philadelphia.
Thomas L. WeakIand, son of L. W.
weakland, of Meysrsdale, died Thurs
day morning. Of consumption, aged q
years. At the breaking out Of the war
with Spaiu he enlisted in a Virginia im-
mune regiment and was assigned 10 duty
in Cuba. 1t was during his stay in Cuba
that he became affected with pulmonary
troubles. After his discharge from the
arny he spent some time in California,
with the hope that the influence Of that
innate would effect cure. and but few
weeks ago he returned home 10 die.
Ms. Ida c., wife of Mr.. Riss B. Saylor.
died Wednesday. May 2. 1870. at her late
residence near Trent postotIice. Middle
creek township. aged 81 years aud Is days.
Death resulted from spinal affection.
/ from which she had suffered for a period
II six orseven years. Mrs. Saylor was a
daughter OF MFR. aud Mrs. Josiah Bar
ron, of Middlecreek township She
unisae with the Lutheran Church at the
early age Of II years and lived consist
ent christian life throughout. Her death
has occ2siOued widespread sorrow