The Somerset Herald.
;Ki:;K K. H I LL, Kdit.ir.
Jui Iti. I.
KI.WTK i.
II,. :.fil.liraii voter, of tlie nmmy are j
-t.-l to as.iiil.!e ul their n-"i"-tin;:
i-lurei-uti
satiui'AY. jr.xz 2. if.
Kor il.t- .un- "f plarinir in t,..iiiiiiati.Hi
me n.ii for 'onitni.
,,! -on for State Senate.
1 wo ihtwiii for Asw-nilily.
on.- toi for lilri-t Attorney.
Two ksoii fir Aniate Jii'Ure.
j.-r-.n f.r V-r H.iie IHreH-ir.
Twot-.i for ! -l.-i.nte t.. tlie State m
v.i.tioh. ton,.-t in tl..-City of HarriJ.uir on
VcliH-xlay. June.'. I"-
Th.- Ke,.ul.li.i.n- of ' W-lritt-AI-).--:..
ny No. J-iH meet at Fairli..-. an.l
imM their (.riiiutry.
A- it i- iiii.rtinit that a full eX.nsioii of
,i. .iii..etit "f ll'i- K.l.il.Hai. of the
-..miiy L oUaiiii .l in tlifc. ini.rtaiit matter
,. wmiiI.I th.nfon- nn-d earnestly titye a
i.ill lurn out.
W. II. SANNKK.
A.'tiiiat'liuiriiuin.
I'il "II n -l-'i
urMol;-.
l:it Jltlie.
l;, tn -hinu rain-.
. ,! inif we-ather.
V.-.'.tatioii Iss.niing.
I 'alididates arc busy.
S ing y..ur lialnni'"
tniwl'rrii- and n-arn.
l'., r li.it- an- tin latest.
I'm'! f..r-..t the priinnrie.
I'i, nil - an' now -.o-otinblc.
r..tai bug- an- developing.
Pure drugs at ' V l'-'Vd's.
lla- i -an now In-caught hEiliy.
liny in-c- t ..l.-r of C N. lloyd.
li .n-aiii- in -ir. g.ls ' Ml- ' i'1
- What -o ran- a- a day in June"
pure iiii-t .w.lcr at C N. Iioyd's.
s. tin- ' Fry Tru- " s.ld by ('. N. lloyd.
rauit brn-lie-v. r-. h.-.ipH'. N. Ii iyd .-.
Wellington. l' . - 'o have a street ear
li
Tile
debt.
r..i
late Agrieiiltiir.il St. iety is Wi.i in
drug-
of C. N. Itoyd. and lie
" in-Ms-t jsiwdcr. s.ild by
happy.
Trv " P.lack
Flag
r. N. llovd.
The ls-t two (i.r-tive cigar- in town, at C
N !...
V total iiii-.-ot the -nn will occur on
Augil-t J!ith
I '.i-.lfi.nl Springs was o-ikiI for thewa-oli
.in l'ri'ia la-t.
-tr.iwls-rry shortcake and ice en-am an- in
la-hion ju-t now.
1 ..k.' i-.iii- of your neighlmr's busini-s by
ntimbiig your ov u.
Hi. prospect f.r a Lirge fruit crop wa
ll. er nii.n' protiii-ing.
flic . latter of the mowing machine will
-.Mm he hcanl in the land. j
I In- Cambria lnm ..iiipauy w ill it- j
ctnplovc- every iwo w.-cl.- hereafter.
i.i. old larin.-r in ir. Wa-lungt'in gets'Jl t
a 'l.n pnalty on the oil wells on his plaiv.
I'lie in wly w.ild.il President i having a
h. ir.1 time of it dodging the iicwipcr n- '
p-rter. ;
i lioiiv Iterk-hire Pig- "f either sex. for
-!. k pttr.-cs. for silc by Peter lletlley. ,
I'n.-e -.Mi
1'ou sm.k - - iiic new violin, one tsiiuid- !
band violin, and one guitar. Inquire of C.
N. Ps.y.l.
If you want any ch.-.iporhanils. Ine lss.k-. .
..r niii- g.snU ..1 any kind. gi to Fisher s
p..M.i, Mt.re.
A eolr.-,i U.v was nii'iitly arn--t.il at
M .UMiighahela city for having whisky in
i. i- ket. ;
Keur-ioit ti. kets to all summer resorts are
now on -..leal the ofiices of the Petilisylva- j
i-ia ra'lload.
- I'l't the ls--t at the Priinari-. and the !
party will take i-.in- i.fthc candidate- ill the :
tail, al'ld don't Voll forget it. !
ii ir -tr.i i-uen' lull of jsnple Satunlay
.v. 'iii.g. and w.-an glad to state that very j
leu of -.ur iHi.pIc wen- full. I
straw berries an' iMiiiining more plentiful, i
!' al-tler -i-and flavor, and last, though I
l- it" means lea-t, chcaier ill priiv. j
Wall pisr is selling lor less than the u.-u-ai
; ri'i now. at J. II. Snyder A Co's. Have
a inn- a-sontiH-nt. Call and sv ti-.
Tin- Penii-ylviinia editors will -'iid a
w k at Atlantic City, arriving at tlmt Suiii-ii..'rT.-ort
on the cventng of July ."th.
l or a -ati iin. -ttnuit. in-line in the V. I!.
"t l..h.llion.
The plan
nward ear-b
b i-l-. and
l'....k St. .IV.
I'I: SMI
all. I in-!fel.
I'rin- low.
K. Cover. Agent.
Stoyestown, Pa.
o buy Sunday-. 1i.mi1 tickets.
T.-tamctits, -mall and large
iio-l Hymns m at Fi-ltcr's
Suiic ch.ii.i' Aldcniy i.w
Als-t. a few ll.ilstein calve.
Address 11. II. Flick,
1'
l..uan-v i!le. Mayticld Funn.
u re-lu.iil our priiv on mu-lins
fg!tnw. i:. kings, -hirtings, etc. Always
" ap. ii-.w . he.is r.
J. 1!. SNVIIKR A' Co.
lot 1
nn. mi-1.i1 calls on your girl
' he-. 1 1 ! . hi--llli.l
-h. ought to k
the new onion season. !
w hen it is safe to in
dulg. Ii! -illy.
WKI'M-I'V -
i:i:ri hi.h an immmaky
gate to the State Convention. The eoiivctl
ngoiit our dre-s gissls at re- tion to nominate county ofli.vrs w ill Is-held
Conic and get a psl ilnw. l in Niitcniber.
Wean .-I
hied rak-
cbcap. L t.,r. th. y an- all gone, at
J. R. Sxypk ,t Co's.
I'oii't say ih.-n- is nothing lu under the
-'in. Otic win. claims to know says tlien-nr.-only
sixty styles of spring tmiiuet this
v'-i-.iti.ss
The tiiiivt line of glass and queclisware in
t "n. and reiiH-mlMT we kii- nothing but
the Kngli-h (Jiiiin-wnn-. It iwv.t i mn-s.
J. B. Smukr A Co.
Sam Jones says: If I had. dog that
went to a Itaschall mutch on SumUy I'd fill
L iu full of buckshot whtiievex he tame
l.sk. Th.Te's hunlly any more (umipt
'i.ingthis sideof hell. It's penliti.m's game."
Tliis is thetitiH' of the year we iiniiinen.'e
l.'givc the bigge-t kind of Itargaiiis in eloth
ii.g Hon f miss this, chaniv of getting a
h.-ap suit. Kernel. ilM-r. w hen we say it is j
n l w.s.l it 'all w.stl. and V"li can bet on it.
J. It. SiYH:k A Co.
Ui' still have a iii.-c line of mrM. not a '
Inany as we had. but thej are well assorted. !
i:ii. we can giveyoii almost any liind yon
aunt. An- cultutg the prin? tsitue now.
JTiey wenM-h.-aplii-tqre. are i hraifT (.. . A
j.srl til'i: toljitv a.iiriM-l or nig.
J, R, Sxviub Co.
m..w . v . '. i t
J T",: v' h Tf tv T
ens Jul, . ., k(vl le.it fat ihtK, ttr
11
hw hers, uiid .ithir advunce.1 stiubnts. Write
Wr ik w catHkme to J. It. M.i-sc.
Princid.
Mi:t Makkct. We have just a.l.i.il a
1: rge Refrigerator lo our Meat Market, in
liii-h Jill nwats nn Is- kept noi and ehu.
Mutton. Imi-C tstrk. .. kejn eon-4aiitly mi
1 1
hand. 0m ii doily. Parties buying im j
cati have it Keia in me n'lngeraotr uwiititoy. ns-iinii in'imaM m i..iis.
wanted.
Rosn Pvw Vt.
tlierrie. wiH lie next in market.
Siiwlnv was ail oitureiMvrijr warm dy.
Sriii); lmnUf! have Itejrtui to arrive.
How lo y..u like it we ineun our new
tin?
An a'ljourmil upuiui'iit mint i in wsaitui
t.wlay.
luite a lare crowd wan in attendant at
m-me'tiiii; Sun.lay.
StrawlMTritv and Hirrrie". are )ileiitiful in
the local markets ut 10 rents a ijuart.
No u'irl in Smierwt nullity i half as proud
of her new siriii-irt" a the HlKVLlii of
her'M.
''ait. tieolye F. Iluer, of KfH.liiikr, lialavu
KenIiin; the past week with friend.- in
S.inerwt.
Lime you eellars and el.tseta, .lean your
intern, and purify tliiiips freiierally ulx.ut
your jtreiuisux.
The Fourth f July romes on Suiiiu.y this
year. Which Uiy will he olawrve.1 in Sonier
set : Saturday or Monday?
l!y the way the emli.latea are humping
! tlietii's.lve, it is ey to tell tlmt the .lay for
'. the priiuarj- is drawing iienr.
1 Mr. Ihmii'l liniliakcr, wife ami daughter,
, of Seulji level, were iniet of Hon. A. J.
j O.lhoru, the early part of this week.
The next annual in. nine of the State tned
i ieul xa-iely will he held in llcdford u the
! last AVi-dmlav in June, the tli.
The latest set-up for the I'n.hil.itiouists is
Joshua L. Ilaily. of I'liiladelpliia. liir ;iv
! emor, and Thus S. Wolfe for Lieutenant
(mvvrti.tr.
It is con. is led on all sides that (General
Heiiver will Is- noiiiiiiaKsl for tiovenmr by
ae. lainatioii at the coming Republican Stale
( '.invention.
-s- - -
A distiller's liijimr stun' a- os'isl in
SMiiersi on Satunlav. It is run by Mr. Jes
s.' Haiigliiiian. and is in the Itu-cinciit of the
(ila.le Hoiisi-.
Curtiii, of l'eiiii-ylvaiiia, Kirkwixsl, of
Iowa. K.ini-s v. of Minnesota, and Spraguc,
of Klesh- l-lainl, are the only war governor-
" now living.
Mr. Wilsi.n KnepT, son of II. F. Knep--r.
ho left Simeix't wtine three years ago
to s.T-k his fortune in Nebraska. i. yi'ng a
visit to his friends in Suncrset.
I'r. H. S. Kinimell of Sunerset, left
Thursday for a trip through Colorado, Kan
sas and Ni-hni-ka. He exiKi-ts to eolsiilne
ft.urorrive wts-kson the trip.
Mrs. pctif Itiiiish. of Nebra-ka. daughter j mpy presiri for the press by coniotid
f ex-Sheriff KuepKT is vi-iting her ireiits i cuts can-h-ssly and illi-gibly written, they
in this plan-. The entire family is now
honie the tlr-t time for maiiv vears.
The thirty-scii.iid annual meeting of the
Peiin-y Ivania State Tiwhcrs' A-siM-iation,
w ill U- held in Allciitow n. ii.muiciiciiig July
itb. and iitutiuiiiiig tbrii- days.
tur job 1y-. a well as our newsicii r ty
ate all lirand. -tlintcr new. and we arepre
uinil to do the liest job work in the county,
ami at the most na-oiuible mtiw.
The wy car. bound north on theS. & C.
Kailniad, nui ..vera valuable n.w iK-longing
to Henry Ki-t. r, Monday ufteniiNm, and in-
juml her so ever-ly that shedie.1 shortly af- I
terwanis. ;
- - ss - -
I'mler th rub's the mime of -.-r i-alidi- :
date must In' on the ticket. A ticket that j
docs not contain the names of nil the i-andi- j
dates is a spurious one, and cannot legally le i
counted.
One thing noticeable ill Isiiuicts is the
disapK:trance of dead bin! ornamentation.
This commendable change of fa-hion will
pn.ttably put a stop to ' the slaughter of the
inn.Mvnt.s.1
Major Mont.Hith, of Pittsburgh, a pmmi
iicnt candidate for l.ieiiteniiut-(.overnor on
the Kcpubliiiin ticket. sN-nt a irt of Mon
day and Tuesilay of last w.ik ill S.uiierset.
1. Miking after his siliti.-ul feinis..
The liepiiblican voters in the various pre
cincts should s.i'that none but reliable and
and clb. i.'iit men an- scl.i-1.il for ConHnittcc
inen. This is an' important iiiatter. Put
none but reliable I!epublii-aiis on guard.
Miil-hipnian Chester M. KncpM'r. V. S.
Navy, arrivnl home Tue-day inoniing to
-M'iid three months vacation w ith his friends.
Mr. KnepM-r gra.luat.il at the Naval Acade
my lat w.i k. standing smmd ill his class.
on aeeouiit of his h.4e Itcing slightly
foiimlcriil. Mr. M. K. John-, one of Paint
tovvn-hip's staun.-hc1 Kcpublicaiis. t.wtk a
day off uud ss'iit Tuestlay in Somerset. His
hor-e i-a very tine one and in a few days
will be as well as ever.
The Cr-ina Normal clo-4-s next w.vek. The
County SiiM'rintctideut will hold an exami
nation l"giiining Tuesday, June Ifl'd. ut I
o'eiiM-k p.m., and contintuil on Wiiliu-day
until (iiniplcl.il. On Wednesday evening
the Normal class gives a public entertain
ment. The John-town Trihioir says if Charles S.
Wolfe is iiominat.il by the Pn.hibitioiii-ts
tor (.oven lor. he. will pmliahly ill the full
strength of that iarty. lsa-id.-. a gn-.it many
of his old Ind..pcn..elit suptrters, of hum
there were fitly thousand in liWI, when he
ti.tininatiil himself.
Manager Paul Casi Itecrof thes r.i IIouk-
must vcar a large siz.il hat or how else
; would he know ju-t w hat Would please the
many patn.lis of his liousi'. The etitcrtiiin
i mcnts he has pntvidul so far have all l-n
fut cW and were hWilvappmiaKil by the
town's jMi.plf.
The Smiersi't Silver Comet Rami have
I Iwu muting ourcitiwns to jsiinever)- rlmiiv
I inu-ic of late. They have gotten a miml-r
j of han.l-ome new instruments, and are im
i pn.ving in their playing daily. It isd.tcidtil
; iIy the lust organization of the kind S.mer
set ever had.
Huntingdon County licpiihli.-ans held j gives M'rfti-t satisfaction. A numlMTof pain
priiiiarics on Silunlav to el.i t delegates to a I ters an' selling an imitation paint in ditlen-nt
eonvention to Ih' Ir- held tonlay and toel.it j
two Representatives and one Senatorial dcle-
The fall term of the 1! m kw.st.1 Nonniil I
S h.M.l will omii alsmt the 1st of August.
It will Im? taught by two oft he ablest instnic
torsinthe i unity. Misrs. (. M. Raker and
S. S. Coughftiour. The pntsMits, wci.rein-
fortiHil, for hirgv Bttendani'e of scholars, is I
very en.ituraging.
We w ish to return our thanks to The Mac
Kellar, Smiths ami Jon Ian Coiiiiiiv. ol Phil
adelphia, the ol.lest and ls-t ty- foundry in
America. fisrtheproniptiH'ss with which they
tilhsl itur or-fc-r Hit new ty' ami fumitun-.
Everything was just right, and lovely. We j
krViw our nuders w ill agnv w ith u:
Rass fishing is said to Is? very fine ill the
Casselmaii river just now. One day last week
Mr. Zaeh Snyder of Rn-kw.sKl. who bv the
wv . famous rislHT, with his son caught
a fiiH- sjring. The son w ho is a lad of eleven
ymrs of age lauglit tin " hopiers," one of
them measuring twelve and the other eleven
indies.
A .U'legatioil of the Young li. publiians of
Wes1in.n.l:iMl eouutf will g)i .(ouil to tsr
risbiicg till Tuesday niorning. June if.h. to
attend tin: t-lHte t'iieilio4 tii the tth. j
tTh club will esi-msetl cause of Ifcver
! "' M..H...-I. ,lni,i.,lar.v.a,.d will go i.
j , ; n iuf
j txtlors.
i
i Says the tirtxtislmrg Ilmilil ; KcMirts fntni
various rts of the (utility iiidicute that
! the ni crop luut Imi ii terrihU' luiuagt.il by
I worms. lu suute bs-ulitiw w Imle fieJJs huv
required ni'laming. Tlie rold nights, absi, j
have a dulling ell'mt and ill do much in-
it.tf nt flo ti.i.i.g'.r ir tiu.ttv l..tt
vear.
Mms Kninia II. Ilaer. dinurht"'- of Jilfe
llaer. and Mim Mavmie I hi. duuirhter of
John II. I'ld. K-j, returned In urn- last week
fntin tlie Wesley an Female Institute. Staiin
t.tu, Viiyiuia, where they liad been entereil
as stti.JtMits.
Somerset county cent down to HeilSinl on
Monday soiik' of her m.xt ironiiiient states
nun. ltesidi his ll.iu.tr, Ju-lin- BatT, (ien.
KoonU and John Scott vmile.1 ukmi us.
Their visit luu.no military or rcliiriuu
nificuiKv. It us lM.weer, vunuised tlmt
.Svtt kxikiiiK after hi Senatorial fences.
Iivnirer.
The residem of Mr. LudwU k Bnusvker,
an hoiiott. hard-witrking hut xntr Uennaii,
sirttate on the Iterlin Mad. one mile east of
SuiHWt, wax entirely destroyed lty fire,
with all its .-ontnits. at an early hourTues
iluy nioniinp. How the lire originated is at
this time a mystery. The lorn falls very
hutvily ilium Mr. Urasc ker.
AivordiiiR to the Bellefonte Xem the
wheat crop in Centre futility will lie an al
mit total fiiilure. Fields that a few w wks
Hro l.xikeil pronii.-in are now entirely de
stroyed. The destnii-tion in attributed to the
ravain-s of an unknown kiudof worm, w hich
Uigurs at the n.t and isk.ii makes sad
hav.if of the stalks.
The courts have decided that "no iK.uiuUiry
feii.vs-au In- made of bar) si 1 wire w ithout
the consent of parties owning the adjacent
land." and any man who puts a Imrhed w ire
fence along the highway renders himself
liable for all injuries resulting to stock pass
ing along s;iid highway. Farmers will do
well to make a note of this.
luiring the Ui-t month the Hkuald has put
in ntoivnew tyjie than any two of our local
initeliiN.rario can lsiast of. All the mate
rial in our coniing nsuii is fnwh from
the foundry, and comprises many of the
latc-st styl.-s and jirettiest faced tyiH's. We
always have done tiie finest and In-st work of
any otliiv in the county, and are now U tter
prewired than eierlniore to continue 1. 1 do
hi. and at the most reu-oiiablo rates.
The Cniincllsville ( turirr says : lgly ru
mors are all. mt reganling the manageiuciit of
the l'.Hir IIoum over in Westniorelaiid coun
ty. James K..gcrs. of m-ar Mt. Pleasant,
di.sl suddenly in that institution a few days
ago, and it is said that he was hustled into a
paus-r"s grave without pmperly notifying
the coroner. The story also goes that the
il.nas.sl was a vi.-tim of foul play. The sto
ry is dented by the officials ill charge, and an
investigation may follow.
When w riting for a new sp:ier U- careful
to write the names of icople and placs clear
ly. A name i sumethiiig that the editor,
iinist-itor. or pr.Mtf-rea.kT cannot guess at
siKiii-fiillv. If there are auv words in the
an in tw i-thinls of the cases, pn.pcr nain.-s.
If then- is anything that lnak.-s an individu
al angry it is to have his name mi--s-ll.il or
di-tortcd into somethiiig else, yet in nincty
live cast's out of a huii.lnil it is the fault of
the person writing the name.
The second Sunday in June, known in the
Pnite-tant chiin h calendar as " Childn'ti's
lay," was fittingly olin'rve.1 in the Metho
dist i biin h, morning and evening. The pnt-
gramme (unsist.il of rti'itatioiis. songs, S'rit-
tund and historical nailing and ri'ssins-
I catechism and short a.lilnes. Thechnn h
j was Iw uuTitnH v and tastefully decorated w ith
rlowers. ferns, and singing binls. The olt-j.-rt
of the day. we lielieve, is to ti.lhi-t funds
to educate desr ing and K.r yolig men fir
the niiuistrv.
Our neighhor, the Timet, was last week
' delivered " of a mviver. and is again ill the
hands of its original publisher. K. II. Werner.
I.cccivcr I.wry's jnunialistie eani-r wna
brief, but brilliant. In one short week he
smiiiil.il in publishing a very readable -mt,
and in bringir matt.T out of chaos
by settling all the- difficulties le
tween the contending iartners. We syinia
thize with our neighlsir iimiii the travailing
and much pain it has gone tlimugh, and imi-gralulatt-
it Umiii its safe delivery.
"O. lovely maid, we got tlieeake."
Mr. Harry 11. Collatm. sim of Hon. A. J.
CollMirii, was marritil to Miss Iiaua Thomus,
at the resi.lcinv of the bride's piin-nts, in
j Frostburg. Mil., at o'clm k. Wtiliuxlay
I evening, June !t. lssti. Jiiilmiiialely nfter
the (i-n niony The Itriile and gniom were
driven to their newly and elegantly furnish.il
house in another iart of the village, where
they comineiKiil life on their own hook, and
to eat corn from their own crib. The Hkk
Ai.n's heartiest nuignitulations an- extendnl.
Pnif. J. A. IJcrkey tells us that the tt-.ich-crs
of the Somerset Normal and Classical
S hiM.l have ii.niplet.il arrangements with
Col. P.ussell H. Conwell.of I'liiladelpliia. to
i lose the school term with his eclebmted lec
ture " Hemisiii in Private Life," on Friday
evening, June 2.1th. ill the 0n ra House. Col.
Conwell, it is generally eoncetlciL delivenil
the U-st hi-tun- of the Teiichers' Institute
ii.ursi' of 1K.S.V Ai-ns ol liianionct-.
and there can lie no doubt that a full house
ill gnvt him on this Miiisi.,n. The n.ntest
Im-iwii'Ii thetwo literary sN.'ictics will .nine
off on Thurslay evening.
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( hiii lcs Ihidlcy Wanier's aeries of aunimer
n'sort ski'tchcs extends tlimugh tlm chae
ters (the fourth irt) ill the July HarMT's.
enrieheU with thirteen of C. S. Keiiihurt's
inimitable drawings. Tin' vitiation asm-1s
of American Imeirty, as mi'ii in the -opular
wateriitg-plaees. supply a large fund of ma
terial for Mr. Wanier's delightful treatment,
and when his brilliant and amusing dcscriii-
tions are woven iimiii a love story, and tit
' plemeliteil by KiTiihart's i lever pictures, the
! n'suh is most interesting. The si-enes in
! these chapters are Narragiilisctt Pier. Cottagi'
. Plymouth. Met. of st,.ls. an.l Mar-
; ilia s viiieyut'i. t m .... i ... ..i--,in..i, ...
j will mnduet u to Itar HaHsir and the fa-
moils Virginia n-sorlsat Natural Itri.lgcan.l
White Sulphur Springs.
Michael Iieatn of Iterlin, and Joseph Shaf
fer of S internet, have been apiinted sole
Agents for the Kxivlsior Slate Paint C.iin
pany. This famous )iint is usiil for winting
: ns.fs of all kinds, and i the only one that
jvarts of the roiinty. No irson without a
ciTtiti.nte from the iumjiaiiy can handle the
Kxcelsior Slate Paint. Ask all agents to see
their certifii'ates before pun hasing. Messrs.
Ream and Shaffer exsi-t to visit all imns of
the county and will give all all opMirtuni1y
to have their rifs tuveml w ith this excel
lent (Kiint. We n'fer, with is-nuissioii, to
Judge Samuel Snyder, ami W. S. Mowry,
Fritil. iis, Henry Ioiig and David Heiple
Suncrs.'t. and to a Imst of others for whom
I thev have done work. They painful Mr.
Heiples liani last siimmerand his house this.
They gave the jail stable a dn-ssing as well as
a nunilsr of other buildings ill this Is.nuigh,
w hich they would like jsTsons to examine
and sts- for themselves.
It is with pleasure that we chnHiicle so
.,.,,,,. . 1Vt.Ilt ttK ,, ,lf laA Krillay
evening, when the Ellsler-Weiss (M?ra Com
iwny npssire.l at theO.Ta House and pre
seiitiil for the first time in Simersct (Jilliert
A Sullivan's brilliant o-ra. "The Mikailo."
TIh- Imiise affi .nksl convincing pn s if that our
(si. pie are partial to light music, and the de
lightful strains were warmly reivived and
loudly appluu.hil by the fairly large audience
pn-sctit. Miss Marie (infnw.tod. n- Yum
Yt'in. wus sweetnetft itself, and iu r rendition
of the lines lieginniiig.
:: I be bun whiimr ra are a!) althue.
will) ever living glnri ."
ninij.lctely wot) fhf jtearts .f hcrln-an rs :md
'm'"P,, again m apuitt.
'iX tsinging.nd acting were it,
striking di-ognx-me,,,. the fonncr ling ,U-
was miisl oguiu aim auuiu. Jil. J'. o-
Iieiii-lv ( anil eU-ar. while the latter
was ridiculously weak and trifling. The
audience seemed unanimous in that the sing
ing und acting of Mr. (nil. Ca-ton, as A" k'n,
was us near s'rfi'tion as they cimbl wish.
Mr. John Duff, the Mikv.U,, Mr. T. J. Bryant.
l'wrllth in fact, the entire ronqnny, were
far superior to any tnnq ever lieanl in
Simersct. We simply i-Im tlie sentiment
of all pn-s iit in inviting them to visit Sun
erwt auaift. 4
The aiutoiiiMiiuetits inaile by the l.cpubli
ran candi.lates for nomination in l'.lair .utili
ty almost all wind up "and pl.ilge myself lo
siip.rt thetickm then nominated. A rule
of the tarty in that county may require them
to do sn, hut if so, it is a very Imd rule, as
any man who would lie a eandi.liitc for the
nomiiiiition on a ticket, and, if ih feat.il.
rlMiuld Isdt from clugrin. or, if nouiinatcil,
should sell out his associates on the ticket
(tr his M.Tsoiial benefit, would v a vaguhond
of the first water, and his pledge Is-fore uom
ination not amount to anything, while to
ask an honest man to make stu li a pl.ilge is
simply an insult. We see men's names to
such a pledge who have worked curly and
late for the (tarty ever since it has been in
existetuv. who would no more think of hclt
ing slaughter a Kcpublicnn nominee ihau
they would of slaughtering their own off
spring. If u man is not honest, pledges w ill
not make him so. If he is honest, it is an
insult to have him te-ify that he is not a
thief. JithiuttiHCH. TriliHttr.
('apt. W. H. Saimer, acting Chairman, re
quests Us to say thai he has had all the neces
sary tickets and blanks for holding the pri
mary election printed and that he is now
engaged ill distributing them. He w ill send
the ppiier blanks and tickets for each pn
einct to some reliable and well know n ltc
publiean w ho w ill have them at the pillow
ing place of the pm-inet at an early hour on
Saturday inoniing, June '.llth. It will then,
under the niles, tsuiine the duty of the Ite
publicatis who asst-nilihil during the first
hour, from K n'rlirk to !. to select by ballot,
otH.iTs to hold the election. A blank smv
has Isi n left on the tickets on w hich to
write the name of the Committeeman. The
Committeemen elected will serve during the
ensuing year an.l will bring the Mums from
their n-sii1ive precincts to' Sunerset on
Tuesday June 2!tli, when they will meet in
convention ut the court house and count the
returns, and el.i t a chairman for the com
ing year. A copy of the rules governing the
holding of lb-publican primary elections in
Sunerset county will Is-sent with the blanks
and tickets to each pni-inct. All election
officers must Ik- iniK'rly qflalili.il and the
rules rigidly adhered to in i very n snvt. The
names of all the candidates inil-t lie on every
ticket.
A tel. -grain from Holli.laysbiirg to the
Pittsburgh lH.jitrh says: The Itlair County
l:.'iublican Convention met hen-this inoni
ing (Salunlay) in Condn.n's 0S'ra House,
ll was the m.tst spirited, and the wildest tim
ventiou held hen- for years. The princil
light wils on the nomination f..r Cougnw,
and for weeks prior to the convention u most
bitter tight, " tiMith and nail." was waged by
the candidates, ex-Auditor fieiienil John A.
U nion, of this place, and Col. Samuel Mc
Camaiit. of Tyn.ne. to sti'im-the delegates.
Kvery means known to istlitieians wen- put
forth. At the ti invention which iioltiniat.il
forCoiign'ss two years ago, McCamant U-at
Ixiiion by one vote, and this year Ia'Iiioii
made a most vigon.us jiersoiial canvass of the
nullity, the effect of which w as shown this
morning in the overwhelming defeat of Mc
Camant and his backers by a vote of M to ."si.
Kx-.S-aker li. L. Hewitt, of this plan-, and
Sheriff (i. M. M.-.idville. t..k the field and
made a MTsonal fight for Mi-Camant, but sig
nally failed.
ICdmiiuilShaw. of Alt.Mina. an.l S. I. I-en-In'rg,
if the mines, the present memlHTs of
the ICgislature, wen' iiomina1.il. Martin
Hell, of HoUiilayshurg, was noiiiinatnl for
IHstriet Attorney, and Charles . Ihiwning.
a Knight of Iils.r from Alt.Mina. was nomi
natiil for Register ami Kin.rder. over three
other men ; Country Treasurer. Havid Over,
editor of the .' irfir, HoUiilayshurg : Pinv-
tor of the Poor. John Loudon, Alio. ma : .1.1
nrates to tfie State Convention, T. 1. Wil
Wilkius and I), (i. M.Cull.uigh, Alt.Mina.
The eolivetitioii issil n'solutioiis iniidemn
ing the ailniinistr.it ion of Cleveland and the
waste of public money, and fostering of for
eign tauT emigration by the iK in.M-rats in
power. They instructed, the delegates to the
Stale Convention to sllpHirt James A. J!ea
ver for (iovenmr. Major Mont.M.th Cir Lieu
tenant (iovenior. Thoma-s M.-Cumant, of
IMair county. Sir Auditor (iencral, and Chill
W. Hazzanl for Congn-ssmaii-ut-Largc. W.
L. Kenniily, of Altooua, was elected Sena
torial ilelcgate.
PtvKX Hvisix.;. There was a large bani
raising oil the farm of llavid Weller. in Sun
erset township, on last Wednesday, uiid
quite a large and jolly cmwd assisted in rais
ing the frame work of the new structure.
Messrs. Joseph Auniaii and bp it her, the ear
K.iiters, had everything perl'.itly arratigtil,
and every pint' of tiudier tit exactly to its
pla.v. The Messrs. Aiituan an- thorough
workmen, and any fanner w ho contemplates
building should not fail to give them a call
if he wants a gissl job done. The dimensions
of the bam an- loox-Ki. and it will Is- a very
neat and handsome stnufure. w hich will add
greatly to the value of his already well im
pmvtil fann. Alsmt one hundred htsoiis
part.M.k of a sumptuous dinner ami supper,
to which all did ample justice. The ladies
of Mr. Weller's household know how to set
a g.Mil table, and much praise was un t.il out
to them. The mising ofthebani would
have liecli nunpletiil lnr.g hcliin- night had
not a heavy ruin set ill Just IsTnri' tlitmer, mi
that the hands wen- delayed scvenil hours,
but even then everything was completed ex
cept putting on the nifters. C.
Have you any cabinet photographs ymi
want niivly frauuil? Have you any s.1km.
gmtqis you want togetfrain.il? Have you
any marriage ivrtifiuttes you wish to get
frain.il? Have you any college diplomas, or
certificates of any kind that you ought to
frame? Have you the Lonl's prayer that
you w ish to put in a frame? Have you any
pictures of any kind or nature, or anything
at all that ymi ought to have framed? 1st
you want any frames at ull, or any mould
ings i-.inls, pit-tun's, or knobs, or do you
want to buy any pictures? If so, the place
to he supplied is at Fisher's Rook Ston
headquarter- for fram.'s and pictures.
The Ralto. and Ohio Railroad will run an
other excursion Sunday fnnn John-tow n and
iutcnuciliatc points, to Simersct Cauip-iii.i't-ing
and Ohi.i Pyle. The train will leave
Johnstown at !:: ' A. M.. and arrive at Johns
town ut 0 r. M. Half-fare tickets w ill Is-sold
at all stations. The excursion la-t Sunday
was quite a suiifss. Retwccu thnv and fiuir
hiuidml miple came on the excursion train
to the Canit-iiii'tiiig. For full iarticulars
in n-gtinl to next Sunday's excursion, call on
or address, J. W. Patton, Sunei-H't. Di.
Al.ni'M (t ilt. S.me time icro the ladies
of the Lutheran church at Hisiversville or
ganized a mile stviety, for the benefit of the
new eliun h. They have Isfn very siini-s-ful.
and have pr.Mlu.vd a ni.-t Uutiful al
bum quilt, and over !1T.1 in i-ash. This quilt
contains alsmt eight iiumlnsl luimes of do
nors, printiil neatly with fancy ty'. They
purpose selling this quilt at public sale ill
Hisiversville, on the aflem.Min of Satunlay,
June Jtiih. at 4 o'cl.s k. They join in thanks
to the kind contributors, and invite them to
Is; pn-scnt at the sale.
Pastor.
F.i. Hkevip: There was a Iwni raising
ami quilting at the home of Mr. Ihuiiel
ShrcH'k last week that t.s.k the cake.
Tliere were 110 hamls to assist in raising tlie
bani and so ladies worked at the quilts. It
was a jolly giNsl crowd and a line time was
had. A numlsT of Irtisy candidates were in
the cmw d. The hum, w hich is a large one,
is Is-ing built by Mr. Kphraim Walker, otic
of the Is-st buihler in the roiinty. Mr.
S:hnsk wi-h'S us to rt'tuni thujiks firhiiii
to all tlis- w Iki wert- present ajid assisted.
It would take up t.Hi niiu h pf j iqir to
tell tdHiut tl(e tliutu-r we hi)d.
JijneRI, lai. H. B. Y.
A Lawn Fete and StruwIaTTy Festival will
lie held under the auspices of the W. t". T. I',
in tlie ltcautifiil lawn summmling the resi
dence of Mrs. J. K. Walter, on Wednesday
anil Thursday evenings, June Kith and 17th.
A general invitation is extended to ull.
CSMJIITTKIC.
Wantrd. Two thoiLsand conls of Hem
lock Bark, at the new Steam Tannery, at
Hyndmau. Aply to
tl. It. White,
" Hyndnuin, Ihilford County I'a.
pKor-KHIMiS "riHIi Tl'.STII AXXCVL Ct
VKXTI.tS Itt THE IJTI1EV.X SrxitAT S'lltsil.
( 'oXVK.VrioX, IIFLD AT ReKMX SrSK HTH-llfTII,
lssti. Convention met in the Lutlieran
Chun hut:! r. m. on Tucsilny, June ttfli, and
was call.il to order by tlie President, Wm. II.
Unpis'l. Kh. A " iTuiseS'rviie" roiiductnl
by Revs. I.. I. Scifs-r and W. L. Reni.-biirg
was then held, cnusisiiiur of singing, prayer,
and reciting S ripture (Mvnuges by mcniUrs of
the Convention. After prayer by Rev. J. X.
I'nruh, Conveutktn adjourned until s r. a.
Errning SmvM.
Convention opened by singing "If Any Man
Thirst." Devotional Exercises by John H.
Sny.lcrand hVv. S-ils-r. after which the Con
vention joined in singing "The Light of the
World is Jesus." A i Id rem of Welcome by
Kev.C. R. (tnivcr, paslorAs-a. Response, by
W. H. Riitiel, q. Music, " Follow Me."
Chairman Ruppcl then introduced Dr. II. L.
Ruiigher, of (iettyshurg. Pa., who itelivered a
very able address vu " How to Prepare the
Sunday -school Lesson." Music, " The Way,
the Truth, the Life." Appointna-ut of Com
mittee on ( Ttilentials. , Rev. Remsburg then
sang " liise Ulorioua t'otiqiientr," fmtti the
'Choir Perennial," of which he is the author.
Reiiedietion, by Dr. Buugher. Adjourned.
Walitejukin Mtruitii Sratst'oM.
0h-iriI by singing "Jesus, Thy Name I
Love." Prayer, by Revs. Sell and Harshiiian.
The Convention, led by Dr. Raugher, then
joined ill thc"Onlcrof Service for the Sun-day-sch.Mil."
AiinoiiiKvment of Committee
on Organization. Music. Report of Com
mittee on Credentials. Committee rctortcd
Is!l delegates pnss'tit. Restrt of the Com
mittee tin Organization w hich w as as follows :
For Pnsiideiit, W. H. I!npsl. Ksq., of
Smierset; Vice President, Rev. C. B. Gniver,
of Berlin; Secretarj, M. Baker.of Milfonl
Township; Corresponiling Secretary, J. C.
SM.-icher, of Shanksvillo ; Tn-asnrer, Rev. J.
J. Welch, Friedens. On motion of (iliver
KnepfHT. the alsive reiMtrt was adopted. Rc
iMirts of S h.sils. Anlloiunvliielit of ( oinniit
tv on Restrts. A letter fnm Rev. Stouffcr.
explaining the cause of his alisemv, was read
by the Secretary. Rev. Kriley. of Alt.Mina.
was then i-all.il Hm in by Chairman Rups l,
and made a ti-w remarks appnipriale to the
occasion. Rev. J. R. Foucht, delegate fnnn
the Rcilford County Conference, was then in
InsliKul, and entertainul the ( on vent ion
very pleasantly for a short time. IScndii tion
by Ri'V Kriley. Adjotimeil.
Opemilby singing, " To (its! hethctilory,"
fnnn Augsburg Snigs; Prayer, by Rev.
Slu-anT; Music; Minutes of the previous ses
sions read and approved ; on motion. Revs.
Critchficld and Reall were received as advi
sory iiu iiils'rs ; First subject on programme
for the afteni.stn session: "The Siibliuth
sch.M.l uud the Pastor,1 was opened by Rev.
O. F. Harshmaii, and continued by Rev. Kri
ley ; Music, " ltve at Home"; Discussion
of the alstve subject was then continued by
Revs. Seils-r, Remsburg, Raugher, and Shear
er. Announcement of Committee on Reso
lutions ; The next subject, " Why is there
not. gn-ater suiti'ss attending our Sabbat h
schiMils," was then taken up, iqiemil by Rev.
Sell, and continued by Revs. Shearer, Rems
burg, and W. H. JCiiiel. Esq. ; Music,
" Stuiiil. Siund the Tnith Ahnwil " ; Discus
sion of (Queries ; A iiiiiiiIkit of interesting que
riw were discussed.
It'rjDirt uf TmwHi-rr. Following is the n1
jMirt of the Tn-asun-r: In hands of TnnsunT
ut last meeting, 13 ; Coiitributeil by schools,
ft.'; Colltition, 24 ; Total, 37 ; Ex
s mini for priming pnigrainiiics for previous
ycur, j-H 0'; Printing pnigramnws for pns
ent year. ! .V; Total, 17 50; Baiaiii-c in
ham is of Tn'usiircr, -'4 S7.
Rev. J. J. Welch, Tn-usun'r.
A iiilleitiou fnnn the dift.-n-ut sch.Mils was
takeii up, amounting to ?s't4 50. Reii.liction,
by Rev. Manges ; AdjoiinicL
Kveniny Srsni',
' 0-iiiiDwith music by the choir; Prayer
by Rev. J. A. Lcrch ; Minutes of the pn-vious
meeting read and appntved; The first sul
jtvt, "Children's (Jiving," was oiiuil liy
Rev. M. L. Young, who read a very able a
t on that subject ; discusstil by Rev. Men
ges; Miss Ada Kncppcr, the next stenkeroii
the subject Is-ing unavoidably absent, a very
xcellent Nin-r, pnTml by her, was n-ad
by her sister. Miss Cora Kncppcr; A Insket
.iillection was then taken up, amounting to
1.1 lrt; Music, No. H3 in "Augsburg Sings" ;
On motion, it was agreed to take action in
n-gard to a suggestion by Rev. Sicher, to so
licit suliscriptions for the lieuefit ofthcCon
ncllsville Mission Chiin h, of w hich Rev. Sei
lier is ie.1or ; eTH was stiltscriljt'il.
" Should there Is.' clusses in our selustls for
the training of teachers?" was opened by
Prof. J. M. IJcrkey. in a very able essay ; dis
cussion continued by Rev. J. A. Ix-rch, after
which Rev. Reinsbiirg sang. " Wake. Awake
for Night is Flying": ChainiKin Kupsl
then -.ill.il iisui Dr. Raugher, who enter-
tnim-d the Convention in a very able closing
address, setting forth ill a clear and I'on ihle
manner the dis-triiie of the spiritual birth
and lite as viewed by the Lutheran eliun h
and founded upon (tisl's w.ml. On motion,
a vote of thanks was tendered to J)r. Raugher
for his able addresses, an.) (be sacrifice that
he ina.e in mining Into our nii.l-i ; IWm.ilii -i.un,
by J)r, liiingbt r ; Ailjourisil,
Thumbty Mnininij Krnlmi,
tl'litil by singing " My faith hsiks uptu
This.'"; Prayer, hy Rev, Fm'lit; Minutes of
the pn-vious sc-siim n-ul and uppnivetl; An
cVvlli'Ut essay on " Thu study of the lesson
in the home," was n-ad by lYuf. J. C. Sjiei
cher; A letter fnm Mrs. Jennie Thonii-oii.
explaining the cause of her absence was n-ad
by the Sccn-tary, ami referred to the Commit
tee on aliselitces ; Discussion uf the foregoing
subject was continued by Rev. J. R. Fia-ht,
II. II. Flick and Chainnaii Rups'l ; The
Chairman of tlie Committee on Credentials
then n'pnrted -Ki more delegates, making a
total of Kev. Remsburg then atini; " Je
rusaleiH.lht. (iol.leii," aHer which t lie discus
sion was inntinmil by Rev. SeilaT-; "The
duties of Chunh tnciilMri. to the Stbbuth
s. Ii.mi1," 1 the lu-t subject tin the pnigrumme)
was ably set forth by Rev. L. N. Flack, of
R.s kw.Msl; RcMtrt of Committee on ahsen-t.i-s,
showing that Rev. Stunner was unable
to lie pn'scnt on account of the serious illness
of his w ife ; Kev. J. N. Fundi was culled
away Thursday morning by the serious ill
ness of a relative ; Rev. Ziuu was called away
by duty ; Mrs. J. M. Thoiiiesni, of Vrsiua,
sends excuse for necessary alisence. The
Committee recommend that these jwrtics lie
excused. The following Sunday-schisilssciit
no representatives.: Wellcrsbiirg, Ringer's,
St. James, Mt. ion, and Laurel. These are
hereby requested to hereafter send ilchvates
uud nMirts.
o. F. II v vx.
J. E. I. H.
E. M vx..ts.
Comniittii'.
Chairman Uilpsl then aniK.llli.nl the Ex
ecutive Committee, as follows: Rev. M. L
Y.nmg, Rev. C. B. tinner, Rev.O. F. Harsh
inun, Sumuel l'hilsou, und Dr. S. S. (i.sul.
Rev. C. B. (inner and W. H. KupsJ, Esq.,
w ere alti tt.il us delegates to I he lie. ifordn uni
ty Sluy S Ii.miI AsxN-iatioii.
Htfxtfi uf ( unimitlrr im Rrprtt. Your Com
mittee on Reports from S Ihm.Is would n-s.rt
that schisils have nM.rtnl with the fol
lowing results: No. of OfHcers. 2UI ; No. of
Teachers, .'IVJ ; No. of Scholars, 3.tKi7 ; Aver
age Atten. Ian. v, ; No. Ix'ssatn Btsjks,
1SW7 ; No. I.csson Leaves, 341 ; No. Augsburg
Teachers, 45; No. PaTs, 14b7; No. Teach
ers niM'tings, 334 ; Average attendance, 34 ;
Adiletl to Chun h, Kt; 'M sch.Mils open 12
months; Vi scIkmiIs fntni 4 tot) montlis;
Amount of contributiiMis, $l,38(i.88; to Mis
sions, $340.21); to home work, M32.42 ; En
tertuinmeiits UK
i Rev. L. L. Seibkb,
Rkv. f. F. Sheaker,
jl. MlW.Ka,
Ai'msnii IIetflet,
Wm. M. Dively,
Committee.
Hrprfi uf I iutmit1ee im Rmtiiitum. RrmJr
nl. That to ir c insistent with the Lutlieran
( 'hun-h etitiMimy every saltliuth sehtHtl sh.mld
Im- consitlcnsl an integral strt of the chun h
and not a mere auxiliary without any other
connection than exietlienev may di.tute and
should therefore ill every instance lie con
ducted in harmony with tlie authority of the
church.
. KrmJml, Tliat wecougrottilate the conven
tion on the fact that nearly all our Sunday
scImmiLs are unqualifiedly loyal to the publi
cations ..f our chtin-ti and an then4.y mi
ticriiig givat aid in brhiging alsmt unity of
aim and liannonv ofurjaw in evangciu
ing the mosses.
lutWrnf. Tliat it is the sense of this iiin
vention that there should U' a mon earnest
and abiding inter.-t taken by the pan'iits of
the ihibircn of the chun h in the nudity
school, and that w e most eaniestly solicit the
lot i rati. 111 of the holut' in this importattt
urt of Chun h work.
ICrtulml, That we conbally rerolnintlid the
idea of (mtting a copy of the Augsburg
Teacher into every family of the chun h and
urge upon the families in our connection to
ls the fbrcm.xt in securing this gissl cud.
lieiJml, That niiignizing as we tlo in the
Sun. lav sch. Mil cause a counterpart of the
Missionary enterprise of the chun h that we
deem it the duty of the sc1km1 to cultivate a
Missionary spirit and contribute lilsTally
and systematically to the spread of the gospel
and that we heartily reiterate our fonncr ac
tion of setting aian at least one Sabbath per
mouth for such Miionury collection.
Hnulettl, That the mil of thesclnsils lx-called
and inquiry be nude by tlie president as
to how this request has been carried out.
A'rsrrfrn, That we recognize the practice of
many of the stors of delivering Iccttirt-s ut
the weekly prjyer-meetingiiMiu theS. S. les
sons, ami the nyular Teachers' meetings as
helpful auxiliaries to the pn panitiitn of the
lesson, and that we urge uimiii the teachers
of Sunday scIkmiIs a n-gulur atteiuuince Uhhi
such meetings whenever it is at all Mtssible.
IlrMilrnl, That the Sunilay school should
aim at the gathering in to the chun h, not
only tliechildn-nnf the turentsof thechnn h
but over all whom they may exen-ise an in
Hueiice iss ially or otherwise and the imbu
ing their hearts with love to (iod and devo
tion to th chunh and tliat we nfomiueiid
to all our pa-tors and scbisil workers renew
ed zeul ill this dim tion during this year.
Uemtlrrtl, Thut ill the judgment of this eon
vention there are many isiints in the county
where Sunday sch.Mils should W 0rganiz.1l
and that we recommend to our (lastors and
Sunday school workers that such places !
sought out an.l schisils organiml wherever
they w ill not interfere with the pntss.'rity
und sutxi'ss of s. In Mils uln'aily organiml.
Hrmilml, That sufficient time should lie
given to singing in our schisils to enable the
scholars to sing with the spirit and under
standing and that much more time should
In.- employed in this delightful exercise tlian
is ordinarily done.
Ilrmtlrnl, That we acknowledge our high
appreciation of the music n-ndeml and in
structions given by Bm.Rcmsbiirganil others
who also uidnl him during this convention
and that we also nsiimmeiiil the intnsluc
tion of the " AugsburgSings" in our selustls
wherever it is at ull pructi.-able.
UrmJml, That we. in Sabbath si Ii.miI .1.11
ventioli ussembhsl n-new our devotion to the
cause of Tem rance and pledge our n-newed
efforts to stiMire a constitutional amenilment
to the laws of tlie state prohibiting the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a
Isvcmge, uud that we urge Um the schisils
the inisirtaniv of giving frojueiit instnie
ti.ui upon this chief vice of the day.
lirxJrnl. That the thanks of this eonven
tion art due and are hereby given to Dr.
Boucher, of (iettysburg. for his able ili-1 ruc
tions and stimulating ao'lnis-- during the
sittings of this convention.
Urmitntl, That the thanks of the conven
tion lie teiideml to W. II. Rupiel. President,
and to the as-j.-taiit otfi.vrs of this convention
for the able and -uli.-f.u tory manner ill which
their resrtive duties have Isi'ii tlischargtil.
llrMJrfit, That the mcuilicrs of this iniiven
tion tender their hearty thanks to the iiiem-U-rs
uud friends of the Lutheran Church of
Berlin for their cordial ho-pilality extendnl
to them .luring this tunvenlioii.
.V.Wrr., That the thanks of this conven
tion an- extended t o the officers of the R. A
O. R. R. for the ssi-ial rates of travel grant
ed to the delegates to and fnnn this conven
tion. J. F. Shearer, Philip Smith,
J. II. Zinn, Oliver K 1 iepier.
J. J. Welch. C. A. M. Crissinger.
Samuel Snyder,
Committee.
After singing No. 101 fnnn "Augshury
Sings," a few closing n'lnarks by Rev. Kri
ley und Chairman Rup'l, and prayer by
Rev Kriley and benediction by Rev. (imver,
the convention adjourned to meet at the cull
of the executive committee.
(.. M.Hakkh.
Secretary.
TbIBTTK OF SiMKliSfcT Classis To Dh. J.
W. Nkvi.x. Wukhkvs. The Reformed chun h
started substantially 'If , Isyond its !.
trinal stiitulanl. and gn w from infamy in
the New World, and
Whereas. Rev. John William Nevin, D.
D.. came to lis when we had but a primitive
literary and theological existence, an.l
Whereas. He nngniil in the Ileidel
IsTg Cliutechism the eXi-itioli of the I'rrmm
uf CAf.V for conviction, deliverance uud sub
vat ion. therefore, he it
oWi nf, That Moiiicr-ft Classis mugnlnes
in Dr, John Williamson Neviu, the Aiueri
Ciin founiler oftheHefonn.il Chun h in its
ilintiiirHir chiirai'fcr ; 1, Dr. Nevin ut the head
of the. institutions of the church, gave the
College und Scminury a Hisltloii uniting the
safest and thorough-going t-ltii-ational insti
tutions of the laud by adopting the foniiula
ries of the advum-cd philosophy and thtnlogy
of the old world to the thonglt of the New.
2. The Refoniml Chun h lsiame self-tun-scioiis
under the teaching of Dr. Nevin, and
w as made to take the canlinal Mtsitioii she
tsiupies, with the Incantation the Person
of Christ, the Living Christ displayed in
the settings of her diM-lrinul system, alsmt
which American I'nitestantisni, so faras loy
al fo the Reformation of the Pith century, is
now rapidly la-coming iilar, giving pnunisc.
f litis, of ultimate unity us the necessary re
sult of gathering alsiiit the incarnate Foun
tain of life.
KnmJrril, That this estimate of Dr. Nevin's
plate ill the history of the Refoniml Chun h
does not iletraet from our esteem for Drs. F.
A. Ranch and P. Shaff, but nR'asuns. the
greatness of our obligations to them, the for
mer having liecli Dr. Nevin's pnsleccssor and
the latter his coadjutor.
l!tJml, Tiiat whilst we offer our -ynipu-thies
to Dr. Nevin's family in their la-rcave-inent.
we uls.i bid them njoi.v thut the sub-jti-t
of ourtiiiiimon sorntw lived to witness
the justificutioii of his great work in the at
pn ibation now ueinrdtil by many who for
merly denounced its author, und has at
length gone to rest in fHwe.
Lime. Plaster, Cement. Carload in Stock
and we quote as follows :
Rest White Lime harrel l.i
Aknm Cement Itarrel 1.75
Portlund Cement 'f Itum l ji4.Utl
Calcined, Pla-ter V harrel ft!J
Simersct. Pa.. KesM?ctfiilly.
June li, Is,;. ) ( imik X Reekits
MARRIED.
MA RTEKN Y PI I.E. At the Keet.nlern
tirHiv in SitiiierKet, I'a., tin Tuewlay, June S.
ix-li, by I-aRue M. Hiek. J. P., Mr. William
Murti-eny to Miw Lavinia K. Pile, buth nf
Stirnentrt Tttwrifhiji.
IJItl'XEIt HDRNEIt. On Tutrxlny. June
8. hy Kev. I. K. Lavan, at his rei.leiH-e
in inienvt, Mr. tliarlew W. Bnineraiul Minn
Anna C. Httrner, Imth of Jdiiert' Mills, West
moreland County, I'a.
SALER BARROX. 4m Thuntlay. J""'
lnth. ISS;, at tlie Lutheran rwutiaKC in New
( eutreville. Pa by Rev. J. II. Zinn, Mr-
Ross 1). Snler to Miss A'la '. Unrron, latth of
Trent, Sotneret tviunty, I'a,
HIIOl'P SIIAl'IJS. At the Somerset
ll'iusc in Somerset, onthr2Tth tlay of May.
lHsti, by Rev. D. K. Ijivan. Mr. Wm. K. Slniuji
of Liiuiier, I'a. atiil Miss Sarah J. Sliaulis.nf
JeniHT Township, Smierset (.'ounty, Ta.
BRIDW irMP H )RBA Hi H.t m Thurs
day, the 3d day of June, lsxi, at the resi.lenee
of the offii xitiiift minister, by Rev. I). K. La
van, Mr. Andrew W. liri.leinim and Miss
Lr.lia A. PiNirbainrh, both of Xiirthaniiton
Township, Somerset Oiiiiity. Pa.
DIED.
SWKITZER. m Wednesday, Jim?. Ifi.
in Xew Lexiiifrton, Mrs. Anna SweiUer, awsl
46 years, 4 months anil diiyn.
M.ii t Mi.rivh Item-.
Candi. lutes an.l Mttato Imgsan' pleiitv.
D. B. ZinniH'mian, wist has Uvn down
with sore tlmut fttr stum time, is tint and
nn.iind again. He still bs.ks -de. and must
have had a tough time of it.
i Il.1n11.1h D. Rhtslos retunicl List w.ik
! from a pntr.!. :.il visit to Johti-tovvu. She
j said -he enjovi-1 herself, but would much
ratluT live Here til 111 111 Joliu.-tow n.
William IM.iiwt, whoha.1 his arm s. Itmlly
cutubouta month since ut Kline's saw mill,
is slowly but surely recovering. Ho.'sare
now cntertuimil thut he will nniv. r the full
n-e of the meinlsT.
D. R. Zimmerman a short time ago sold
thirteen head of cattle to si. me John-town
butchers, for the sum of $00. ( ointetit
judges consider them cheap at that price, us
they were without doiii. the best cuttle in
this part of the county.
D. L. Row-man had a valuable watch ilog
poisoned last week, no doubt by some pilfer
ing thief. Mr. Bowman has tuken warning
and l.w.led his revolver. Should the thief
give him another call, he will doubtless re
ceive a warm reception.
Weare often told that every business has its
draw-buck. This is cswially the case w ith
the horse business. Hones luive ready sale
at fair prill's, but our farmers have lost an un
usually large number of spring cults, and in
some cases the mures with the colts.
Reporter.
Mt. Moriau, June U
Ton VIVO and ClOARS.
To Iieulers we quote as follow s by the box :
Lorillunl's "Climax"
" " Army uud Navy ".
"Splendid"
" ('unary "
"Tip Top"
" "Magpie"
Venuble's "Yin.it"
(iissl T.Jiies, "r lno
(i.s si Cigars. f 100
44c
4-'e
.tc
.'.'Ic
3Ie
.'lie
!Hic
el.Hi
Cash onlers only (less i vrivnt.) Stlicite.1.
Kesim-t fully,
C.M.K A Reerits.
Sunerset. Pa.. June Hi. lssW.
AXXOUXCEMEXTS
For k M EepDfcfl Primaries. I
Ti, Ihr Eilitoi ij Ihr ,W HlR.ll.Ii: '
Ytsi w ill pl.-a-e emu. .linn- the follow mx name. I !
gentlemen M-.nn..inles f.- the vari.si- ..iIick I
lesigiisnil at the Kepiil.h.-an primnrv Klecli.m, j
to Is; held iu .-utlinluv. June SMh lssi. I
" WILLIAM II. SAN'N'KK. t
Bm hOK WSiiKKss,
FJIAXCIS J. KOOSh'l,
OK SOMERSET BoKOC.III.
Stil.jeet t.t the .lerislon of the tli-lrit ( ..nf. r
euec. Ki.miR Herald:
I am in mtirf uf a l.-n-r -iirne.1 liv a law num
ber nf l. -put. In hii urters. n .iletiiiK nie to pre
sent Ihe imnie tl' ICdwunl S.M1I1 am a viiitahle eun
iliilale fur ( .iiignis. You w ill therefore please
aliuituiiee his nuliie. IV. II. SANNKK.
rttXiillESS,
EDWARD SCULL,
orMOHEOsET B0R0I ..II.
Sulijti't tothe .ki'istirii of the I n-tri. t l onft r
ence. i FOK STA TK SES.l TK.
JOHN R. SCOTT,
.IF M1NKR.1KT B..R.T..H.
Suhjeet t.t the ileeii.in uf the Hitriet CiiiilVr-
-FOR AStKMUL V,
JOIIS A. WALTER
uf inti:T uiiK.in.ii.
(irHti'ful tu my f. lli.o .-ili. ii f. ,r tin- f. ii. riiii."
ili.p.irt xiven me twu ywtn. I nfiiili tiller mv
eli l.ttlie Kt'iiiililii sii Viiien.ir suiienvt .-.iiiiiiv
a eunili.laic fur .VJemln-rof the AwiiiI.Iv. hii.'I
m I eatin.it affunl tu muke a thiinmicli eanviuM of
the ohiiiIv. 1 willnlil.iiiit inv i lumi- ii.th.- .-..n.i.l
eralluu ..I the v.rfen. with.ait n.rMinal ilieiutii.ii
an.l a xvneral eanvaw.
a FUR ASSFMHI. V,
JAMES L. PUG II.
urMtHF.Ki.irr b.roh.h.
SHhjei-t to the deetslun of the Ke.uhliean pri
mary Kletrtiiin, u lie held Satiinlny. Mine Jti, li.
FIR ASSEMBLY,
NOAH S. MILLER,
or JF.NNF.K TOWNHir.
SiihJ.-et to the ileeMmi of the Kepul.lleaii Pri
mary Kl.-.'ll.m. tu be held Miunlay. June Ji.
1 j-FoK ASS F. MUL Y.
E PUR AIM D. MILLER,
UF Hot KW.M.II R.1U.1I I. II.
Sultjeet to the deiMi.n uf the K. nihli. mi Pri
mary Kleetion. to I held Saturday. June Ji. ltwii.
ti FDR ASSEMKL Y.
EDGAR KYLE,
OF I.T.IYWIU.V B.. Kill. 111.
Suhjeet tu the 1U-.-i-.i1.11 uf the fit (.ubli. an Pri
mary Kht-ti.Hi. to I held Saturday. June S'.. V.
j-FR ASFMUL l
11. RIS1IE11ERGER,
OF UKYEK.illAl.r. B.iimi l.11.
Subject to tliedeeMoii of the K.'.ehlii'aii Pri
mary Kki lliui, lu lie held Saturday. June -1.. 1SK
FOR JSSOi .I TK JflHlE.
WILLIAM COLLINS,
OF t IMF to FT RtlRori.H.
Suhjeet tu the deH-lon uf the li. piil.lii-an Pri
mary Klei-lion. tu tie held Satunlay, June In
FOR ASSIM IA TK JVlUiK,
JOHN II. ZIMMERMAN,
9 OF fJt'EMAHOM.N.I TllWllnllir.
Suhj.'et tu the deeUion .if the R.-pulilii-ari pri
mary Kleetiuu, to tie held Satunlav. June Jti.
a FOR ASSOfl.tTKJt JMiK,
SAMUEL WALKER,
OF AI.I.KI1MKNY TOW NflllF,
Suhjeet tuthedei-iilull of the k.-yuhlii-ttii Prl
mary Kln-liuii. tu la-held Sallirday, June Ism,.
FOR ASsoi 7.1 TK JYlHiE.
OLIVER P. SHAVER,
OF 0.rK.Vf.lloNMi TtiUNsllli'.
Siil.jeet t.t the d.fii.in of ihe K.rtil.li.an iTi
mury Kleetionto k held Salunlay, June si. In-.
l&rFOR Assth l.4 TKJrixiK.
JOHN M. GLESSNER,
lF KT.INYI KhFK TOW.V-HIP.
Suhjeet tu the i i-ii.u uf ihe Kep-il.ii. an Pri
mary Kleetiuu, to he held Sallinlny. June J.;. lsmi.
H-FOR Ai IATK Jt
DAVID L. WITT,
IIP STOTEXTUWS BttRottlH.
Suhjeet t the .lerWon of the k.'imhli.inn ITi
mary Kleetiuu. tu be held Saturday, June 3i. Iwi.
fFfR IHSTRHT A TTORSKY.
F. W. BIESECKER,
OF SOHF.RNFT BtiRO-..ll.
Suhjeet to the de'iioii of the Kt'imhliean Pri
mary Kleetiuu. ttt lie held Salunlay. June i, IMS.
aFoR VIS TRU T A TToRSK Y.
L. C. COLBORN,
ItrsOVIKRHKT BOROtUH.
Suhjeet tu the decision of the ttepnhlieau Pri
mary bleetiou. to he hvW soiurtlay, June ai, is.
im-FOU HniM Uol Sf IHKti ToR.
FREDERICK SCIIMUCKER,
UFStiMERUT TOWNSHIP.
Suhs-t to the deei-ion of the Ki-piil.lii an Pri
mary Klertiou. to he held Satunlay, June 31. ls6.
Mg-FOR l-OOR WH SE DIRECTOR,
SAMUEL A. DEITZ,
of auMF.Rsrr TowNsmr.
Sul-et to the devinioti of the Kepiihliean Pri
mary Kleetiuu. to he held Satunlay. June -tl, lsst;.
M&FOR UF.LFJ1ATF. To TIIE STATE (T.VI.V
TloX. WM. S. MORGAN,
or JKNNKB TOWMSHIP.
I llf.porte.l I ieneral Beaver in tssi, and if e
leetetl at. a deleirate. will line every hunurahle
mean to necure hiti Domiiuttittn and el.s-ti.m thin
fall. VV. s. M.
Mi-FOR nr.LF.UA TE TO THE STA TE ( OXVEX
TIO.X, CnAS. C. SUAFER,
OF WIHF.RSET BORot SH.
I a an fur Beaver in INK!, and am fur him "till.
If M'Us--te.l an a del.irille. will um mv het eltorts
to seeure hit. nominatttm amlelettion. C. t'. S.
trOR DELEGATE TO THE STATE COSVES
TIo.S, S. P. POORRA UGH,
or MIRTHAJUTO!! Tt.WNMIir.
Suhjeet to the deeision of the KeMihlkan Pri
mary Kits tiun, to be hel.t, Satunlay, June Ji. Isst.
liSTEW OAKPETS
NEW PATTERNS.
VELVET,
I MOQUETTE,
I BODY BRUSSELS,
I
j Tapestry Brussels, Extra Sujter, Ingrain,
! Cotton Chain, Cottage Carpets,
i Stra ic Mattings, Rugs and Sta ir Crash,
j Stair Bods and Buttons.
Carpet Floor 82x25 feet for Dis
playing Carpets.
LACE CURTAINS AND CURTAIN POLES.
1
j We will pay Freight on Carpets to Somerset and Intermediate
j Points. Our prices are the lowest. Come to us to buy
j CARPETS. LACE CURTAINS. ETC.
I WE GUARANTEE IT WILL PAY YOU.
Gcis, Foster & Qitinn,
j Clinton Street, .Tqi'LXSTOWJN", 1A.
A NEW BOOK STORE IN SOMERSET.
AVM. I L. AVLlKY,
IJOOICSKLLKK, SOMKUSET, I'ENX'A.
irters 11 lame hu.I uell-selei'te.1 st.-k uf
BIBLES, TESTAMENTS, I1YMX BOOKS,
And Standard and Miscellaneous Books in all Departments of Litera
ture, such as
HISTORY. BIOGRAPHY. ALL THE POPULAR NOVELS.
An well af the favorite Poets, in all Style mul lliii'lini.'.
ANY ECOE IN TIIS Y ASSET WILL BS PE0SIPTL7 SUPPLUD.
SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES ALWAYS IN STOCK.
S T rr I O s j : 11 Y !
The Ptihlir will Ih tinl a fut) A.rlnu'Tit of f ..mmU VIihikiiis to thv suiu.m-ry TrHlr. im lii.ltiDf m
rvu! Vurifty of HUmk B.Hks. ?u h m
Ledgers, Day Books, Pass and Memorandum Books,
7.V; WlUTISii P.IFKRS OF ALL KIM'S.
"WHliiisr X:bl-t-, lVrx-il Til.l-tw, 1'i.jei- in Jtuien, Knvvlti.Ki.
I'enx, 1 'ik Il, Iiik, Jlcc.
BASK HALL lioolts. I Hoot F.T sF.ls AT''.. '' 'TI'UKS. FKA.UKS. A l '' .-
I.M.s uf AIL suLTs.
THE STOCK OF.riSTICES' JSLANKS IS EEESH.f C03II'LETK,
And have all Iteen ear. -fully ,thu.Kl f. u.. In s met t uiiniy. an.l will he .(. nnrni i nil
l,rlirul,,,. I rn -iiil, in e Bta.k.M-U-., is invited, and all mail
order- uill reeeive pruniit attt-ntiuli.
Jtr-STOL'K o.X .11 .V I l;os ST.. .XK.XT To HoYt'S 1UH; STOUK.
li. W. KKNKOKIi.
DRUGS.
G. W. BENFORD & SON'S
DEUG- STORE,
XO. 1. JJYJilirS BLOCK.
We lie. i ei.list:ilitlv till hilll.l a -tia !t of
PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
j Cht'inieaK lives, Ti-ilet Art it-It's ami Sundries kept in a HimI-iIhw Ihtiir Store.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
j Tmwe, llraeea, Sii.irteni. ami all leadiiiK a..iirt.'nan.-es used Imth by Physit iam and Familitf.
TiiHAi ins ASH ( li.Alts. the Inst in the nntrket rrum ftuniestie tu Ini.rteil. I VKt-rii-tittitM
CttiiiiMturtiifil "With Cuif. FAMILY RKrEIPTs FII.LEP roRKEi TI Y.
All u.lvert:-slinedifiiieslii i.tun hand. If nyt mnies ean depend on in. arrival in a h.t
lii.ie. a tve ty !reat allelili.m to all mk h dcuiali.R Ittirovtu make uf 1 l..l-r-t-ait.l
C'ttl I't.wilt-r is heyuu.i duiihl the t--t in ihe market. -T. ivnti. per
1-iilli.t. We gu tu no exa-nse uf kilnr. lalielinir. atlvertiMlir. Jtr.. hut k.-ep
in hulk. Any ingredient want.sl iTiliv ran lie .added, t ail and see
for y.auM-lf. an.l he f.nvinee.1 that e oner Bantaina, C. W. BEN
FORD & SON intend doiuir a ispiare husiuesti, and want ail to see
for themselves. fo tronhl In slmw our stta'k.
trtrl'urt' Wines and Li(uors lir Motliinal TTw Only.
NEW STORE
and
NEW GOODS.
J. OOLDERBAUM
Has removed his Store from No. 4,
Baer's Block to his new rooms in the
VENTRAL HOTEL BLOCIf,
and has added a full line of
HSTEW GOOZDS.
Everybody is invited to call and see
the stock and the low prices.
Country Produce
Taken in exchanfje for Goods, WOOL espec
ially, of which we want 5,000 pounds, for
which we will pay part cash.
J. jVX. Holderbaum,
CENTRAL HOTEL BLOCK,
Main Street, SOMERSET, IA.
Ahiwt1 nntv. wh4U- kwiall klniN of Tni-?
lu w :u it utf. Tm cocue mt out, awl he pertVi-tly
Wm. II. WKLFLKY.
f. II. HKNKtlKll.
HUPTUEE
Instantly relieved bv iirinif the .
bratetl
"FRY TRUSS"
Whirb i?.tm ma mtwnrA mmi tnwarrt rt'wiwr
MBifsVi tVlikv rt4ur up with the ImumI.
Vj rvwiT tli? haw k r ihiph tn(
4'. S. HV. Atnnt far.
ml SHjipwrtrw fc.r Unh Llir tl ;iU-uib
tttwdL 5w cstm riiance f rttting.