fbe Somerset Herald)
- : ,38.'iK R. "CTLL. Editor.
,rk uutil W-PJ-r.
, Rl' V lU iU,"m 'U
b-ubt of E. McDowell
".""....rw-io b-diday gift, at E. Mc
1 t'l m it-r .rk- 4'ou uu agitating
. ...tj,arp- lu completed a new ciiy hail
i-l 'f lVre tHi"C Pla,,?d 9"Vt'r'
.Is-al J. IK.wi's.
, of false teeth fr horses
lit' :1-l--,-'
T , iJ-' !i'u'wrof g-rfdrej!ii;ions will
1. .iu i
-un tlie Vrtir iss-.
..rtineot f i -kelbooks just
1 ., 1.--MU
A ;
A !, K-. ki r . Snydt-r .
, ; the e:ttrn rt ..f the State
Uv tw-iny-iure iieln luep.
L-- in a!! eoiuwivahle anJ arti.tic j
rr -.!) Hi for a tnrt- at liv
ker i
, , ,i- i ;
j.; ! tirf.i prer of the
i: o-id have oranix-d theofwlve. j
,i a:i l heai Hutrlier Knives, '
. . l I Co- t?l-,.tI IM, til
r. us rii-fl ano e
P ' "
jt. ii 1 1 , -i i.riMjm .
. j !nu-t have frit embarrassed about
-th all his knirkknai'ks iief.re
" Wt ,rv i've:itl.
, V :i .'!.t.-r and Flohart Cirlea-
M.,zie loadimr Sie I'iuns, for
Jaim li. lfi.!.rl'auin.
r si i far has lus-n unfavorable for
, towns tiia! proposed to hl to-
. t the::-! oftu.ir local attrac-
U m des connected with the Sai
, . ..i V-'i!'. al LiiP'O'.-. was arrested an I
,V,.n t:i wkap for druna.-niiesa and
I V lo,l 111. I.
Vre ha been no snow this fa.,
,, j.i- iti tie jTiin ffxon tlie cold
j. i ut lii. r wiicat field- present
-.;r-j'-i;i'.e
iii I a little lamb yon may
i liiat it was a foreign "lie.
nii'i to eiici.ni.'e a wo.iiiy up-
llll,T,.'.t: s'.'-rp.
! - E ir' " r i.-sv'" Mit Cutters
H
r
. ,-, t. toi.ud at a as. l.
(j, H ,ilare More. I'rii-cs low as
i i i i. -i. ji.'! sold on trial.
:.'-- -a iiistie tie avenurc
i i.-cU-il w ir'd nii'ijl-
1 4.' j.rtl'td- ofaTailt . 17'.l poutl.1-
,,. .,,., i) ini i- of butter and - pounds
k. To
s B A bnikeman at Little
ii. wa a war-Id .v.ai damaet
,r loss of an arm. The court has
r U. f a lauoii's motion for a
!! Ir.m
, .,, ,!iow tha' twelve of the teac'ters
. ... :i r.-1-..ie.l :!' ia-t nhtuit of tlie Inaiana
t .i-.:.tv Insiiiuu- have ta!M vietirus to mat--;:!.
.- .luriic tlie rmr. Ten were males
ai.u U inul.'s.
.,!. t,...av said to lie the ouly I'niteil
sj-,- Siiator wlm ih not dn-w in blai k.
II . j-s a -'.i;i-(-..!ori-l suit an ! dxsiratrs
. .. .-, tii a pair of handsome pild-
"A r liave hand a Iante nninkt of jrwid
- k ahii ii rwii -!! ir. .jiiantities ti suit
i tarciiasir. TrU-es verj- reasoiuiiile. Yard
p;-r-",' tin- p! iiiin? mill.
11'ii.r.aooE Btuis. Pvnsoit.
..-.i--n.en -an olvta'n (. ' results by u
,c : r t'han'heriain Machiue -loaded tar
s A1 f.'r tiii ni at
Jvmks li. HotfERavrx .
j ,.. ..v,. n II, rr Brothers. Silverwarfc,
i-.. ... -r m; ..f I 'ule r.a-kt is. liistors. Hutter
i-.-':.s. i;ar Is-1. .'-i-K'U-lioiiU'rs. C'ream-e-s
Na;. n R.ni!s. Kiovis and Fork, and
-i-i 'ir-l i aim Also, a line assortim'nt of
0 ! 1V.! ai.-l Pencils.
T ...-n- a a vvrv iieavy fail of snow at
R.i.j.e. Harr-biint. La u-aster and other
; - in t!.e -t. and at Hrad6.nL M. K.an
p'H'y. ,.ii .a-t Sjtupiay. The "beautiful"
.!! e tuat-naiize to any very pnat eitent
i; ., s.e:;..n. i e;i v enough to let Uskno'
!..-rv vr i .u.-t a thin.
s- -.-. s .i-h IViis. Vi,itis, lw.nhle llar-t:.-
. v-e Hanie-s. Fur Robes. Wool
!;-. La,-, liiui.ket,. Horse I'.-arikets, t"ol-is-
St.: liH.iV-s. He., at way down pri--
J' J tV II. !! ri.a'iru Hanlware Store.
A ran ', ha- tried t!w el peri rue lit
vy " Wueti s man fimto s place that is
.u-.iii.t to !,im t'uiii li"s own h one. his
t i s -si ; . put iw- etra l'.tm;- of suirar in
1 - - fi . a.i ! double tlie quantity of un-
1 1. li.e inn r.s.ni."
i'tvT Hutrr.- We have just added a
U, i y-.jf !-,i-..r to o'.ir M.-at Market, in
i li meats i-au Iw kept cool and ciean.
t,. - . i..k Jke., kin4 constantly on
U-.i.i. u-jie.-. -hvi.c Panics buyiiifr meal
rui. have it ke;a m Hie refri)OTSTor until
a.":e.l.
P.OSS DvVIS .t f'o.
T:.e ?nt ink hmsI in printing the new
pi us- -'.inii- i- f-i souoiis. and it is claim
is! t!:at ! ', ut,d..'iMe-i!y i.-injvnHis to mois
iae i ov:iie stamps with the lips or
fc'-";. as H:.i y jn-r-oiis ilo.
A sp'et-.l -1 e of !a,li,-4 H and l! karat
" cac. and in n 'leman's w ild and
it M. ii-l .u-es. siiii-r, silverine and nU kle
s in . U-.iiit'.iig or Open-faoe key
t'4 stem-wind. Also, movements of differ
nijies ui tit the same, at Herr Bros.
-f '.lie tiftj-five teams that were ke
i-v durinit the winter toontiis, le than
t i y, ar. j sriij j.ly irnr tlie ptsiple of
h', !.'Bii2 wit.'i -!. bul four or five are
j,. e-i-.j, in f hut business line of the
t- ..f th,- ;;itr -lik-tion and use of uatn-
tn iT-ls J- file!
H-t H'..t'ii-rs have just addci! the most
i''":i:v line of matched, chirk, jewelry,
's,, eje-irfasses and novc-hics ail
f r m-is, tion. ever offered in Somer
l!.i"e a-e ottiierr.j.'.atinj buyina; yonr
'"st frii-i.S a Sew y,,. pnwit, you wil
a i ns- lirie tn cb.e from by at! ling
" -i: f-'.m tlieir st. k
T ,. ii,.. ty , wlrf j h kxvn
f'""'1 -'tsl h.s readers on Wedi-slaj :
" Af-H.r e.i,t.,r,.f t!,ejapt- wishes to take
'"i.' r-r...:;; j,, f, Ur, liank aenmnt
' " a.akc a l iia-.ije of pajs-r eoliars, and at
li
x-samet -.rm. to eni-w th-hirfi.lie fentivt-
". :Un wit! lm. i, jie- issued from lliis
"''i.e nsXt k -
Fr ir ssl an.i satis:-ti.ry work rail at
i".iers. the reliable Jewchrn. w!
sti-,a,ty of Bnair njr fine and com-
1 -alni rT,J,e.. AJ, ,-K-k!1 am j.wrrT
"fa:, k. ii.ls xu-m j and pf.mly rcjHiired at
' "acable, ai d satL-facrion goaran-
Ti ol.iet and m. reliable business
( Ve !ju- revived a car load of P.t
a: 1 !e!!-lssly Cutter, of diaVrenl
and of gd qnaiiry. j, wm M
ciaiiilne tlnm brfarevou p!.- vour
J v. H. IIoLr-usAtK.
t'.ters; l timers to know they can
" -.et iii;
of r.t der Sinrt. Cajis, Gun
t-:iijr. Primers t-.l, r....v r o-
. - . i i.'u. a
-Ih- and s;-H Flasks. Oeaning Imple-!"'ii'-g
t.d, and all kind ufOqn
7-" M B. HoUWhaum'. Haidware
-XTOersH. Pa.
... ' , , " ts-ci-tll tier ISST. ;
Ci - -
vim a gre Christmas.
hat did you get ia your stocking?
Tlie cold wace arrived at Somen on
schedule time la week.
A valuable preseut to an absent friend lor
Isorf is a copy of the HttvLS.
Bob BimMie will Mir tin? risabilitiea of
Connellsviiltan on January 2d.
Alfred Ashtrm. Esq-, f Johnstown, Is
spending a few day wilh friends in Somer
set. ; Mr. fergtj. ranter, t Jotinslown. spent
; svaturdav and uiwiar with liia friends in
Somerset.
Mr. and Mrs. John ii. Ogle and two daugh
ters, of liatrolje, are(nding the holiday, in
town.
Dr. Albert P. fSnihuker and wife, of Pliil-wii-i!iia,
are spending the hoiiilays in Som
erset. Mr. Sk ull, the w-uior e-litor of the Hans,
arrival home FmUy evining to sieQd the
hoiidar vacation.
Mr. Jotin R. PiaH. of Aknm, Ohio, h
(etidioj? tlie hoIiiUy vaatition with liispar
etiUH and friends in S racT"et.
Mr. Will A. Kiiiiraetl and wife. Park Y.
KitumfU, Evj., and Mr. Jolin P. Knah!. all
of Pittshurgh, were ia Som-rset over tlirist-
1UOK.
Pensions were ia-d Lwl week to John J.
HiV, of Snirr4 luwtihip, Martin Weimer,
ofj -ri'ier X RojuK and t'larles Lytle, of
Coitfl Jence.
A short m.mi of itHirt was heid MM-
''J" n niu for the puroteof iicarin uio-
t.oti. and d:-ooiii' of some matter on the
a.vuimrnt list,
-
Mr. A. J. fol!ni, Jr., who i etijfag-d in
t!ie pracliee "f the law at Ss-ranion. i sjiend-
iu the holiilay with his friends a id rela-
j tivis iu jtuerset.
In oar !at it-ue we annoiinenl tlie death
.if Mr. J'wph Larul-rt of Shade township.
The notice should have read Irwin M. Lam
bert. The party geiidin us the notice is re
ismoible tr the error.
The hmith of the children in our public
soIiikiIs is jfiod. T.iis is confirmed by the
fa-t that alien the schools are di-missed at
n-sin or evening a livelier set of younx.-ters
cannot lie found anywhere.
The hoiieii-il.i it-ssl- of Mr. J-ihn J. Hoff
man were iit.-iose-i of at public auction on
a:nr.l.ty la-t. Mr. H irfnan will remove
his family to Pniladeipuia, where he oi.cu
pies a ptsitiou in tlie (.'ustom lLiuse.
Sil J. Bier, of M -yers dale, convicted of
selling Hipior without license, was caile.1 up
for seuUMii-e Friilay. The Usual senteiue of
i-ki tine, tlie r-isis of pr.Heeiiuon and nine
ty days in the county jai-, was imposed.
Aniong tin-g' -1 resolutions fort lie new
year siiouid lie included one not to allow
y mr newsp i;n-r ! g.i unptid for. Keep it
pud aiiea.L It works first rate. Of course
it doesn't matter 'u icii to the editor, but it
I ics to you.
Thn-p petrified loa 1 were found in a
leu kit iu the cellar of the Cumberland Val
l.y Railnui Station at Ciiamliershurg re
ivntly. Tlie bucket was placed in the cel
lar last summer, when tlie toads are sups
ed to have hopped into it.
As in everything else. Somerset leads the
county in rapid and skillful workmen. Last i
week Mr. Charles Weiuter drove the very
, large nuniiier of 425 horseshoes, or a daily
average of T shoi-. His la rgnst days' work
was on Wednesfiay, wlien he put on 106
!-. The " Triangle " would like to know
wlio can lieat the record?
The SoiuiTst Cornet Hand recently reor
ganized, furnished a number of choice selec
tions to the huiidreils of firople gathered on
tiie Diamond Monday morning. The new
iiiuid is a ilecidtsl improvement on any that
has ever been gotten up in Somerset, and
eives pronii- of furnishing as good music
as any similar organization iu this part of
the State.
The well ls-ing borvsl in Jackson township.
Cumbria county, is flown two thousand and
sixty feet, and as yet haa no indications of
oil orgs. The men who liave the contract
for (siring the well, wlm are exericnced in
the bu-iness. say they expect to reach the
oil bearing and at alstut twenty-three hun
dred and eighty feet, and if they meet with
no aci i.lcnt will reach that depth some time
next week.
We have a. Lied several hundred new
suliscrils rs to our list duriiig the year ls7,
and this, too. wit' out any solicitation or
galloping over the county to get them.
Country people "in"' in and subscrilie for
fie Hesild. but we lo not brag about it
Tiny evidently know what they are doing
and we are content. We now publish be- j
tween twenty-two 'and twenty-three hun- i
Insl copies, much tlie largest number of j
any paper in the county. j
Ex-C.eunty Superintendent J. C. Weiler
and M: I B. Elliott of Coaiport. Clearfield
County. Pa., were married on Christmas Eve
at Washington, D. C, where they will ?end
a fortnight nefoee returning to the home the
groom lias had fitted up for t hem in Mi, ford.
The 'Squire lias taken his Urge cin;le of
frienils by surjirise, but their best wishes fiir
the future happiness of himself and bride
will he exteinied just the same, and the
Hf.e vI.O wants to be classed anion them.
Good. John Cessna of Pennsylvania, was
one of tbe guests at tlie Astor House yester
day. They call him ' Bedford Omty John "
over at his borne biraia sin.e the Repuhli
can party was organizisi lie has been chair
man of the county ileleg-otion at all their
conventions in tbe Slate. The " Bald Eagle
of Westchester " must lower his leglslaiive
ptunn-s before John Cessnt fir lie served in
the Legislature nearly i years, and was
i-akt-r 12 time He was a big mun in
politics over there for many years, and the
To summers l hat have touched him tenderly
have not destmyed alt the inficm he Qsed
to wield among his fellow citizens. He was
in Congress two or three terms, but tiie men
who were with him there have most of t Item
-acssed beyond the reach of this world's hou
ors. .Ve Fwi Pirtm.
It wouldn't be Christmas in Somerset
without tollies. Tollies on fsit and Uihies
on borsebai k took possesnion of tlie streets
and mads Momlay. to tlie terror of tlie little
girls and the delight of tlie small boy. We
lon"t know that tobies are a distinctively
Somerset pnsdim. but we have yet hi learn
of tlie tuwu where tobies an nually celebrate
tlie holiday season in the same way that
they do liere. Tillies on horseback are al
ways gotten op in frightful colors and with
fiendish decorations, while tlie foot tobies
confine themselves to wearing their Sunday
suits wnmg si.le out. Tlie ill-iVviseii nnt
forai of tbe fis.it totiy is generally novel and
striking, somching on tbe eraxy patch or
iler. With whistini arel whi( tbe tobies of
lh classes start on their Chrisima. lark at
tlie break of day, and only retire to their un
known haunts at tlie ilenund of exhansted
vitality. Long life to the tobies.
Some lialf-doaen residents of tlie pictur
esque rial bill just east of town, indulged in
a Christmas row Monday afternoon thai
Cliarles Brasei ker will likely rememlier as
king as he lives, since be will in all proba
bility carry the mark, of it to his grave.
Cliarles churns tliat the first blow he receiv
ed was from an infuriated female who struck
him on the bead with s stone and with such
force as to render him unconscious, and that
afterwards two or three parties jumped on
him ui his unconscious state and pounded
his face to a jelly. How much truth there
is in this statement we are at a loss to know,
but Dr. Kimmeil who was called upon to
dress the said diaries' woanda found a gash
about three incites long over hi left eye and
another of about tlie same length acdrr lbs
chin that had te be seared op.
lie raj
J aTef
Church are felicitating themselves and
deserving of U cuugrstaiatioos of all Umlr
I friends on the great socrass that st tended
their efforts in raising sufficient of (be
i wlierewithall to liquidate the debt on tlieir
! liaitdsorue church Lulling. The wmgresa
i tioti have been laboring tinder a burden iu
the shar of a $100 roortgAgc and interest
fT a Bomber of years, and about two week.
ajro it w-ja detenuitied that a united and rig
orotn erTurt khould be made to lift it. The
stilMerijKion book- were oiwned with four
f.ilt mtributn. and in tea days the sum
of 4.G!f 3 had bren secnred. Sa this sum
was ao mtu h greater, over double tbeanHHint
than the moot hopeful had amicipated.it has
been determined to make Rome mu- h need
ed inipruvetuent. to the ciiurch prtiperty.
Arranjraenta have already been made tor
putting a new heater and pipe omn in the
the ehureh, and the porMonae will be over
hauled in the early spring.
Oar old friend John Burk hart is known
to per(uis as many people in Smierset eoun
ty a any one turn residing- within lier lim
iis, through hi long eonneetion with the
court, having been in attendance at the
door of tiwirrand jury room ever since the
war. and we know that tbev will all be pain-
ed to learn of tlie serknu aud distressing ac
j eid nt that hth l! hiru last S:urilay evenitnc.
j In (tiling from hh luiuse to the viable Mr.
j Iturkhurt slipped on theiteand Ml with
j sueh violence as to break his right leg be
; tw?en tle kn.e and hip, and being unable to
make Ins injury known, laid lor some tune
in the cold air, until almost froaen, bfre
lie was discovered by t lie members of his
family and carried to the house. Medical
aid was at ume sumiiKnel and the injurel
limb xr and cared ftir. The same leg had been
broken at the hip joint many years afto-tn a
tumble Mr. liurk'art took from a st-affold,
that lamed him fir lifr.
The F'incm announ.-es a third series of ed
ucational articles, f .dlowina; the two serie on
" How i Was Educated "" and " Books That
Have Helped Me." An exhaustive discus
enssion is promised of those problems of the
public scliuol which are thrusting themselves
ujsm the public conscience and demand so
lution, such aa, " Wliat should be taught?
" How shoold teaching be done?" " What
in tlie proper attitude of the public school to
the loial and to the National (iovemmctit.
and to the churches?" Tliese problems will
be treated from the points of view of the
practical teaclicr, the statesman, the physi
cian and the clergyman (Protestant and
Catholic), the purpose iieing to have every
side of the subject presented by an acknowl
edged authority. Tbis third series of arti
cles will be begun in the January number
by the Rev. M. J. Savage, wlio will state the j
whole group of problems, and as a liberal
Pn itfstaut make an argument (or manual
and moral training but oppose the teaching
of any religion whatever in schools main
tained at the public expense.
At the Family Board for Christmas
Dinner,
Ed Kim me!, of luilialiasjlis.
Ed. B. Scull and wile, of Cresson.
Frank S. Cunningham, of Bellefonte,
Henry Cunningham oi Ml. Presiilent.
F. G. Parker aud Will Endsiey. of Johns
town. Harry Weimer. of lawson station Feyette
county.
John Roberts and his son-in-law, John
Marston.
Dorsey Si hell, of B. O. freight office
Connclisville.
Curtis k.si-er, of the Allegheny City B. it
O. exprtnw office.
Rotiert Colooni, of Fmstburg. Md., and
Wili Parker, of Pittsburgh.
Joe Love, stuiU-nt at the New Wilmington
Academy, in Mercer County.
C. O. Scull, Asistaut (Seneral Passenger
Agent H. i U. K. R. Baltimore Md.
Ert Kiwer, son of F. J. Kooser, E-q.,
and a Sophomore at Washington and Jeff
erson Coliege. 1
Institute Notes.
The Overa H.w was cniwdcd last even
ing to hear H.l. Will Cumhack, of Indiana
htture on the " InvLsilile Smie People."
Tlie lecture was a very ordinary one.
The attendance at the Teachers' Inslitnte
is unnsuaily large. A larger nuralier of
leathers were enrolled Molwlay aftcnitsm
than ever In-fore on tlie first day of the Insti
tute. Of the 2!d ti-achers in the coun'y. 244 an
swered mil-can at ttie afternoon session ti
day. Tin-slay. This is claimoi to be tlie
largest atteii.lani ever had at an Institute in
the county.
There is not a particle of tnith in tbe sto
ry that all of the seats for tbe lectures have
lieen di-piwcd of. Good seats are still ob
tainable for any of the three -evenings enter
tainments. Tickets can be had at P. L.
Ca-ebeer a.
A train will leave Somerset fiir Rock wood
after the lectures on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, giving tlie people of that town
and Mcyersdalc an opportunity to be present
at the evening's entertainment and return to
their homes at its close.
If one may be allowed to judge from the
great crowd of people who collect at the
court house to witness th proceeding of the
Teachers' Institute, the matter of common
school education has a warm place in the
hearts of our citizens.
The audience at tbe lertnre last evening
was greatly disanjinted when County
Superintendent IScrkcy announced that
on account of sickness Mr. Wallace Bruce
would be unable to be here Tuesday even
ing. His place will be filled by Col. J. M.
Sanford.
We have only words of praise for the
charming young elocutionist who made tier
first appearance nef ire a Somerset audience
at the Teachers' Institute last evening. Miss
Maggie E. Dotts is a nurst pleasing young
Lhly to look Ushi and possesses a voice of rare
sweetness and flexibility. She quite carried
the immense house captive with her recita
tion of " Bobolink." It is but just to Miss
Dotts to say that slie makes no pretention,
of being a vocalist, and only votnnteen-d to
fill the vocal numU rson the evenings pn
gram at the earnest solicitation of Prof.
Bcrkey. who was disap)sinted in the
non-arrival of Professor Weeder. While
Miss Dotts' voiee is a trirle weak and
of contracted compass fiir public singing, she
nevertheless rendered her selections with
true expression and artistic finish.
Another Swindle on Farmers,
Another way has been found to swindle
the farmer, and it commenced with the open
ing of tlie hunting season. There are farmers
who object to hunting on their premises, and
tbe majority of t tieru are easily Bersuaded to
aiiot some sort of met liod by which the
bnntsman may be kept off The scheme
aiiopted by tlie swindlers is to appnstch a
farmer and talk glibly about tbe useless de
stnutiiH) of quail and other birds. Tiie firm
er agrees with him. The sruotlie talking man
represents himself as an agent of tlie Ameri
can Sia iety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, and desires the farmer to act as a
representative trr the Society, and keep
track of the sportsmen. Tlie good old farmer
unwittingly consents, as lie desire to pnrtect
the binlsfnim lieinn slaughtered. Tlie strang
er presents a blank showing that said farmer
is the authorized agent of tiie Society, and
a-ks for his signature. This is secured in
nine limes out of ten. Tiie stranger leaves
ami in a lew days the iarraer is not! tie. I to ap
pear at tiie bank and settle, and finds be has
given a note,
He Went to New York foe For
tuned -
A. J. Colbom: of Mill Ran, Fayette coun
ty, went to New York City lat week ut get
bia .hare in an estate to which lis had re
cently fallen heir' The amount be receiv
ed wisJl.fdlO, on which he paid iltaio agents
as a fee. Tbe agents advised him to have tlie
remainder sent home by express, as it would
not be safe to carry it en bis person. He
gave it to them fiir that purpose, and when
be reached Cumberland he found a neatly
wrapped package to his address, which coa
tatned a brick-bat instead of bis money.-
The mrnbrn of the Somerset Lnt
The South Perm. -
The litigstioct over tbe control of the Sooth
Pennsylvania and Booth, Creek railroads,
growing' out of the deal between the Penn
sylvania railroad company and Wm. H.
Vanderbilt, and the subsequent intervention
of the Commonwealth to prevent the trans
fer, promises soon to eorae ap ttsriin fur a
j bearing in the courts. The Vanderbilt io-
terest in thecootnd of the Beech Creek rail
road, represented by bis wi.low and fimr
sons, and now oppoeed to the claims of the
Pennsylvania railroad, has already filed iu
answer to tlie bill as tlie Northern Central
railroad company, the complainants, acting
tr tlie Pennsylvania, and the answer in the
Sou lb Pennsylvania will be filed soon, hav
ing been delayed by difficulty in obtaining
the necessary signatures.
Ton of Mail Matter.
During the last week the clerks in both
Pittsburgh and Allegheny poslomees and in
tlie e press offices have been so busy receiv
ing and distributingCi-ristmasgiffstliat they
have scarcely hail time to make arrange
ments themselves fiir bajpy surprises. The
mail carriers have been carrying packs as
large and bnnlensome as that of Santa-Clans
himself. Reminders of various kinds have
been received in the postniiice and express
olii.e here from almost every quarter of the
globe and others have traveled by mail hag,
expresscar and steamer to the furthest points
in the Tutted Stales, Mexico aud across the
seas. On Thurstaiy there were mailed in
the Pittsburgh office no less (ban pack
ages and 7iSot) letters, many of the latter
containing Cli rist mas present, light but val
uable. The same day 31.500 letters and 17.
u parcels were received t lie re for delivery.
In all during the 24 hour '.,- pieces of
mail matter were handled in the office. "Hie
weight of mail passing tbmngh the mailing
njom during the same 24 hours, amounted
in nund figure, to l'i tons. In the money
onler division on Thursilay the transactions
amounted to 15.Mil Ptnug fro.
Llttell'a Living Age.
T e number of the Luring Age tr the
week ending leceiolier 24th contains Gam
bler Parry's Ministry of Fine Art. Edinburg
P.eiiew: J-vsephine and Maria Louisa, Toa-
pU Btr ; Jenny Lind. Marrog t Magazine ;
A Health Resiirt out of Season, (JunthiU Mtg
axit ; Major and Minor. Gnud H'urdt;
Richard Cable, tlie Lightsliipman. Chnmterf'
J rumnl ; Tlie Future of New Guinea, Alt the
Yrr Rimnd ; with poetry and the clioicest
miscellany.
For 52 njim hers of 61 large pages each (or
more than 3.3o" large pages a year) the sub
scriition price, 4S, is low, while for $10 50
the l ublishers offer to send any one of the
American H monthlies or weeklies with the
f.,'i-i A-je 6mt a year, both postpaid. Liltell
& Co Boston, are the puhlishers.
A Model Newspaper.
In another column we print the advertise
ment of that sterling and reliable paper, the
New York Jf.itf and Eijtmt, and we wish to I
Ti
commend it to our readers as in the broad- tnera something worth coming Sr.
! est sense a national uewspaper. most care- After the close of Dr. Home's talk there
j fully edited, and adapted to the wants and was an intermission of ten minutes. In-ti-j
tastes of intelligent readers throughout the ' tute again called to onler, and music con-
entire country North. South. F-ast and ducted by Mr. Kuppei. as before.
! West. It is a thoroughly clean paper, free i Prof. Alliert E. Maltby of the Indiana, Ta.
t from the corrupting, sensational and demor
alizing trash, miscalled news, which defiles
j the pages of too many city papers,
i The .lf7 and Esprnre d'scusses with abili-
ty and fairness all qm-stion- of public inter
j esi as they arise, and U aiways found on the
moral and pnigrcssive side. It gives the la
j test news from all parts of the world, and
j presents in its special departments an im
! mense amount of the choiivst and best read
I ing matter fiir the instruction and entertain
' ment of every member of the family, old
j and young. Sample copii are sent free and
j we advise all our reailcrs to send Jbr
them. X
Court Proceedings.
The entire time of the court was taken np
in the trial of two casts. Tlie balance ofthe
cases on the list were continued. The two
rases tried were :
Mary Martin's nght vs. Peter S. Hay;
Ejectment, verdict for tbe plaintiff 6ir the
bind in dispute.
John C. Ely of oi vs. Benjamin Binder
of Ejectment : verdict for the defcuilants ;
motion firt-a new trial filed.
aoio views.
Petition of citisens. of Somerset town
shiip, to vacate a pulilic road from a point
on the Berlin aud Meyersdale road, at or
near William Bowman's, to a point on the
mad leading from Garrett to Meyersdale,
near John Gnagy's. Viewers : William
Baker, surveyor; Simon Hanger and Oliver
Critch field.
P. T. Barnum Writes a Story.
The 0ieiiiug chapters of a splendid story
for the young, by the famous showman. P.
T. Banitini. appears this week in the col
umns of the New York F'imily -Story Paper.
The story describes the ad veil tn res of an
American boy. whom Mr. Barnum calls
- My Plucky Boy Tom." and whom he sent
to India In search of wibL fierce and rare an
imals to replace those destroyed by the dis
astrous fire at Bridgeport last month. Tbe
n ailer is thrilled by the hair-breadth escap
of this dauntless American boy when cap
turing the fiercest and wildest animals ever
seen iu any traveling show. Tlie New York
FuxiU Stury P'tjier is for sale at all news
stands. Marriage Licenses.
Marriage license have been issued to tlie
following named persons since our last re
port :
Samuel ft. Brancher of Berlin, and Essie
M. Colrer. of Brotbersvalley township.
Harry W. Femer. of Allegheny township,
and Rose Flot o, of Berlin.
William J. Powell and L. Leota Guptill,
both of Salisbury.
Walter Brnbaker and Ida Gunder. both of
Jenner township.
Irwin M. Ravman and Fanny Emma
Walil, both of Salisbury.
Jeremiah Shaffer, of Paint township, and
Polly Blough. of Cotiemaugh township.
Eil ward J Dickey and Clara E Welch,
both of Somerset township. '
Jacob A Savior and Nancy E. Weimer,
both of Meyers'iale.
Edmund S. Woy and IdaS. Swank, both
of Somerset township.
Simon K. Miller and Emma Shuts, both
of Westmoreland county.
Alonio Grime and F.lmira R. Hardy, both
of Addison township
Harvey E. Shaffer and Mary N. Hoffman
both of Jenner town-hip.
James oiler of Johnstown and Emus
Wagner of Shade townsnip.
Elmer kTT Pritis and Mi unit! M. 8:pe boih
of Somerset township.
Ezariab Long of Indiana county and
Adriana St-angler of Stonycreek township.
Wm. Walker and Nora E. Ray man both
of .-tonVcreek township.
George A. Wilson, of Allegheny coanty.
and Ruey E. Si ration, of Meyersdale.
Samuel E. Shatter and Elizabeth Barnes,
tioth of Paint township.
Excursions to California.
It is no longer ueccssary to organize large
parties in order to secure cheap excursion
rates to Pacific Coast points. The Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad Com(ny has placed on
sale, at all its principal offices, excursion
tickers to San Francisco, Lbs A ngrlos. a-id
San Diego, California. These tickets are sold
singly at lower rates than Were formerly
made for organized parties, and are .good for
six months from date of sale. Passengers
are offered a choice of routes, both going and
returning. For rates and detailed informa
tion call upou any ofthe ticket agents of the
ctimpany, or aiidress L. M. Cyle, General
Tk-ket Agent, B. O. Railroad, Balti
more, MdL
All persons knowing themselves indebted
on our book, wili please call and settle by
cash or note. Accounts must be closed.
Wt aw timis.
Fauces ft Pasxkb.
- Oysters, Oysters.
For tlie Holidays ! by tbe gallon quart,
pint, can or stew. My cans are the largest
W. H. Piaxr. ,
The TMchtra' Institute.
The Thirty-flrst Annual Session of the
Somerset Coanty Teachers' Institute met in
the Court House at o'clock p. m. Monday,
and was exiled to order by County eUiperin
tendent J. M Berkry. Mtiste. - All Hail the
Power of Jcstrs' Same." conducted by Wm.
H. Kuppei. Est-, of the Somerset Bar, assist
ed by the orchestra of the Lutheran Church
of Somerset, Pa.
Dr. Home conducted tlie devotiona! exer
cises, resiling a portion of the 21st chapter of
the Gospel according to St. John, after which
County Supt riiitettiient Berltey niade a few
appropriate remarks, fie said : " It is a
soarce of gratification to know that we have
enrolled 212 teachers st this time.- It is a
of gnttitiv&tiofl to know that the sen
timent of I lie people of the Slate has been
crystalixed into law. We want yon to have
a good time, and the bet that yoa are paid
for your time will enable you and us to have
a good time. We want your aid by taking
part in the work b?6irB ia." Take fan ia
the discussions. Prof. Wetslefl will not be
with us. He wrote to rue saying that his
voice has failed, and be could not sing were
he here. The music will be conducted by
W. H. Ruppid. F-sq. We waut a good time,
we waut you to have a good time. We are
thoroughly satisfied that you will have a
good time,"
After tlie remarks by tlie County Superin
tendent, the roll of the teachers in attend
ance was called by Secretary, J. C. Sjsvicher.
Out of the entire number of teachers who
had enmlled their names. lAree answered
sere ; the remainder answered present, as tfaey
should have done.
OryaHtaatiiM .- On motion, Hon. Fred.
Gruf was nominated Sir Vic President ; A.
S. FUuiuigan, of Courluence schools, was
uominated as Secretary ; Mi G. Coughenour,
of Berlin schools, as Assistant Secretary ; N.
t. Keim, of Somerset, as Query Manager.
Nomiuiitious for the various positions
closed, and on motion of L. Lh-hliter, Secre
tary Baker was instructed to cast the bal
lot of the Institute for the various positions
named, which was done.
Musiu, conducted by W. H. Ruppel, and
joined in by the Institute.
Tbe Co. Supt. then the introduced the in-strw-tor.
Dr A. R. Home, ot A Hen town.
Penna, w bo said, among other things, "I
might paraphrase tlie lauguage of the Psalm
ist, when he said: 'I was glad wlien He
said Let us go into the house of the Lord'
1 by saying ' 1 was glad when I was called to
meet the teachers of Somerset county in In
stitute. I have heard of your institutes for
years. I shall talk to you on tbe subject as
signed " How to make the Sclioolnjom inter
esting." r. Franklin asked by an old farmer, how
he should keep the boys from stealing bis
eider, replied ' Roll a barrel of wine along
side the cider, and tbey willn.it steal tbe
cider, by which lie simply meant give them
something belter than cider and tbey will
not want cider. S,i teachers, if you want
your pupils to come to school you must give
State Normal School Was iatnslui-eiL and
talked ou the subject of Primary Geography.
He said :
" Carl RuUer hit the nail Utn the head
when he said: 'Geography is a culture
oil,.,, , ,,, iiyuiail Irt'.x:. lit UIU.1 liC-
lend it uu the ground of its utility, but mere
ly calls it a culture study, if we examine
tlie subject carefully we must reach the best
way of teaching it. and be b-d to abandon
the ijuestion ami answer mode of teaching
it. In its primary leaching it should be
taught with regard first, to firm. In coun
try Schools it is not necessary to dwell long
on tlie subject of form, for children in the
country have studied form all their lives;
but in the city schools it is amazing to see
the ignorance of children repinling the sul
jeet of form. If children know these tilings,
it is not necessary to dwell on them. ec
ontL teach size. Third, teach direction. This
,-. ;
last may be taught by making the magnetic ,
needle, as Dr. Horn has made it Is fore you.
and join therewith the ideas of East ami
West, North and Sout h. You may call at
tention to the way they travel to and from
sellout .
The child's imagination often transcends
the reality. My own fancy as to tne cata
ract of Niagara was far ahead of the reality,
when I saw it. Chiiuren learn very much
that we don't give them credit U-r. We in
struct tlie children ; we leach tliera by better
methisls thati were used when we were boys
and girts.
County Superintendant Bcrkey now intro
duced ex-Gov. Will Cutnback, of Indiana,
the lecturer of tlie evening. He said :
I was a teacher once my setf, a pale, inter
esting looking young man, could about sfsia
myself about the waist, and if I would have
kept on teaching school al ihe wages I was
getting I guess I could do so to-day.
People ask why are not teachers respec
ted I think I can answer. Take a
irown I
man and let him teach school at the wages
paid about twenty ilollars a month and no
hody is going to respect him very much.
When I taught school about the only
branch taught was the branch in the hands
of tbe so-called teacher. He taught Astron
omy by means of tlie stars that the pupils
saw from the application of that branch. a
After music tlie Institute adjonrned.
To Directors and Teachers-
Aj there seems not to be a clear understan
ding of what the school law at present is
with regard to the length of a school month,
and to time spent by teachers at the annual
institute, we publish tbe acts rehlrive to those
subjects.
Art No. 144, laws of Pennsylvania ls.,
page 176 : Be it enacted. Ac, that a Com
mon school month shall consist of twenty
lays actual teaching, ami no school shall
be kept open, in any district. Sir the purpose
of ordinary instruction, on any Satunlay,
on any legal holi-lay, or. in any county, dur
ing the time of holding the annual comity
institute therein.
Approveil, ttie ikh day of June, A. D.
1-vs.S."
Act No. li, on page 20, ofthe laws of l-vsT,
is as follows :
- Sbctios 1. Be it enacted. Ac. That all
boards of school directors and boards of eon
tnillers shall be and are hereby authorised
and required to pay tlie teachers employed
in tlie public schools, in the several district
under their juris-Bction, for attendance upon
the sessions of the annual county institutes
in tlieir resjiective counties.
Ssc. i Compensation for institute attend
arne shall be tavsetl on the om.ial reports
maiic to the several boards of directors or
coiitnflli rs by tlie proper county, city or
borough superintendent, who shall report
the daily altemiunce of teachers to tlie re
spective boards bj which they are employed
and such compensation .hail be allowed by
the directors or eont ndlers, and paid by tbe
district treasurer to the teachers entitled to
nceive the same.
'Sec. 3. Compensation as herein authoriz
ed, sliali not lie le than the per diem pay
fiir actual teaching; Pmidtd: That it shall
not, in an any rase,' exceed two dollars per
diem, and shall be allowed and paid to tbe
teachers of their respective districts for each
day", attemlancc reported as aforesaid by the
proper superintendent; Pmeidei further; That i
a common school month shall consist of
twenty days' actual teaching, as now required
by law.
Apntved, Lith day of April. A. D. ISlilT."
It is clear by the foregoing acts that the
time spent at the county institute cannot be
counted as a part of any month, and. mast be
paid tir in aLlilion to the six Biontha. t
"Twenty day.' actual teacbiiig." is explained
by the department of public instruction to
mean twenty 8t, no more or less.
At the close of the annual institute the su
perintendent win report to each secretary in
tbe coanty, the attendance of the toacher
employed ia the district of which he is sec
retary. - " '-
For Rent. .
Comfortable offices on the flrst and second
floors of tbe addition te Printing Hons
Bow, For paniealaia, inquire at this otSce.
Stenographers Duties.
At the last session of nbe legislature an
set was passed directing the appointment of
official stenographers In the several ooarts of
this common wealth, and authorizing the sx
pomtroent of stenographers by examiners,
masters, referees, commissioners ami audi
tor. Tlie fifth section of this act firoviiies a
ilows:
It siiall be tlie duty of said stenographer
or stenoerapher to furnish a cot'T of his,
her, or their notes, written out in hxig-tiand,
upon tlie order of the court on re-juest of
counsel in the cause, duiing the progress of
a trial or at any subsequent time ; also, with
in a reasonable time after trial to transcribe
all notes Dot previously transcribed by order
of the court, which transcript shall be filed
and made a part of the records of the case.
Pretided. That the stenographer or stenogra
phers may be excused, in the discretion of
tlie court, with tlie consent of eomiscl. from
tlie aforesaid duty of transcribing notes and
furnishing transcripts, esivpt in cases where
appeals or writs of error bave been taken to
lUDii-.-.n,,u.4 in vht.'k ismmA it -1,-11 ru
,, . , ,.. , ,
the diitv of the said stenosrrsplier orstemg-
, . ... , . ., . .
raphers forthwith to transcribe their notes
, , . . ... , ,
and file them of record without any onler of
, . . . ., . ,, . " . . .
the court. Sir which they shall be paid m the
same manner a if directed by tlie court, in
which case it shall be saidsfemmiihetV i-
ty to preserve the notes taken f r future ref- i
ennce or transcrition if desired. The tran
scripts thus msile shall be furnished at a
compensation not exceeding fifteen centi per
each hundred words ; such compensation
when the transcript is ordered by the court
or made 6r the purpose of being files!, shall
be Ii.l by the state, if the notes are taken in
tiie supreme court, by the county in which
they are taken, and by the counsel in the re
spective cases when ordered by them.
It would seem from the wording of this
section of the act that the counsel in any
case can cause the stenographer to nie a
transcript of the testimony, which must be
paid for by the county, by simply refusing to
consent to the excusing of the stenographer
from said duty.
In tlie court at F-bensburgon Friday lat
George M. Resile, E-q , gave notkw that he
refu-ed to consent that the stenographer
should be excused from transcribing the
notes taken in the case of Ream's administra
tor vs. Thomas Mi-Gough. and a-k for a rule
on him to show cause why he should not
transcribe and file the said notes in aiTsird-
anceiih the section of the act above quoted.
The rule was granted and made returnable
January 2. Ise.-;, when the question wilt be
argued and, perhaps, decided. Jouutom
Trifmne.
A Valuable Free Offer to Teachers.
Our attention has been called to a valuable
aid to teachers in the shape of a large (-V5 by
44 inch) chart of a new phonetic, script al
phabet, which will be sent free of charge,
toirether with an elementary text-Usik, to
all teachers of public or private schools wbo
will a-k for it, and promise to bang it up in
their selnsd rooms, and to teach from it tbe
sounds ofthe language and tlie phonetic
analysis of words. A peculiarity of this al
pha! is tliat it furnishes letters differing in
form, and joining readily together. r every
sound of the latumage: the whole presented
iu so simple and practical a manner thai we
believe it to be the most complete and satis
factory scheme yet devised for teaching pho
netics. We trust that al! of onr teacher readers
-,'1l nP..lt tt.t.-. ..f Ikl. ..tT..m
I ,
onu
ret and use the chart and book.
Cheaper Rail Road Fares.
On tbe first of January. 1?$, the Balti
more and Ohio Rail Road Company will
inaugurate the saie of local " Round Trip'"
tickets al all of its offices east of the Ohio
River.
These tickets will sold to any station on
the line east of the Ohio River, at a discount
averaging alstut ten per cent, of the regular
rate, and they will be vaiid fiir passage for
thirty days, including day of saie. They
will be sold for alt trains, every day in the
year, and it is expected that their introduc
tion will tiring about an increase in the vol-
UIW (r j trBvei ,lat .jji cvemua!v
I more than compensate tiie Comjisny for the
reduction in rates.
We have no doubt this voluntary action
on the part of the Baltimore and Ohio Com
ny will i appreciated by the people de
Isruding Usut it lor the means of transpor
tation, and believe that ultimate results will
establish the wisdom of its liberal policy.
The Law of Estrays.
According to the present law in this State,
stray cattle can he taken np. and. if tiieowti
er neglects or refuses to temler a reasonable
satisfaction to the party injured by trespass,
and for the cost of keeping, or if such injured
party refuse to accept tlie satisfaction that
may be offeretL it shall be the duly of such
injured party to make immediate application
in the manner directed by the set. In case
the owner shall not claim his property in ten
days after the stray is taken up. it shall be the
duty of tlie person taking up such strays to
cause tlie same to be advertised. Iftheown-
er lines not appear within sixty days after
such advertisement, the person taking up the
stray -hail apjiiy to a Justice of the Peat,
wbo a.'iall issue a warrant to a Constable to
make public sale of the stray, and from 'he
proisieds pay all rea.-snab!e charges and dam
ages a id cost of keeping, and the surplus to
be given to the County Treasurer. If the
owner shall appear within one year and
prove his property, the surplus shall be jai. I
to him. otherwise it goes in tlie county fun. Is.
Advertised Letters.
Tbe following letters and postals remain
ing in the postoffice at Somerset, will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office if not called for
within ten days from this date, December
Ben ford, Mrs. Liaie L. ; Berkley, C. ;
Cromwell, O. ; Colerv-r, A. ; Carniany. John
II. ; Durst. Milton; ieiseL Sam'l ; Heller,
Thomas; Humbert, Wesley C; Johnson,
Miss E. : Kuhns, Daniel; KaulTraan, Mag
gie Jane; Mcyner, Mrs. M.; Moore, lieorge
M. ; M.sire, Mrs. Annie; Miller, Cliarles;
M.ignet, Harrison; Neilmw. Thomas ; Reed,
Jonathan ; Slab!. A. T. ; Suaulis, Connui ;
Yutxy, Austin.
Postals : Cooper, Albert S., 'S) ; Fair, S. ;
yaitin, Sam. ; Roberts. Walter ; Waer, W.
J. K. Coffboth, P. M.
Ladies' and Children's
Mrs. A. E. rid s.
Wraps at cost, at
Wanted.
A tract of timber land to put a saw mill
on, or 1 will sell my 32-horse-power saw
mill on reasonable terms. Parties having
timber laud to sell or wishing to buy a saw
mili should call oo or adilress
James Pirso.v
Somerset. Pa.
The mill cost when new.
Burglars entered tlie salotm of John Burk
hanli in Cambria borough on Sunday last
anp took from Mr. Rurkhardt s ps ket while
he was sleeping s pocket book containing
il'SJ in bilis and coin and some trinkets.
The pocket book was found some time after
wards in an out house.
It will interest and delight you to stop
and look in the show windows of M. M.
Tre.iw.-1! A Co., at the display of Holiday
tniods, but if you strpirtshie and inquire for
prices, you will not only be delighted, bat
surprised at ttie cheapness of the goods.
Some people are in the habit of taming
down a cowl oil lamp and leave it burning
when going to bed. In Lock Haven, this
state, a woman and two small children came
near losing their live; from, inhaling the coal
oil fumes or gas, from the. larap. Better put
it out altirgethfr if it due oa a match to
Irfit H itjgain.
Notice.
The undersigned bare sold to Wm. &
Boyte ail their interest, in tlie flenerai Store
and business of the firm of Boyts ACo,, Um
itrd, hoi tig basiness at Fair Hope. Somerset
Coanty. Pa. All persons indebted to said
firm will please settle tlieir accounts with
Wm. E Boyts, who will also settle all debts
ef the firm and continue the bwriness.
. Jm. H. Wun, . ! Jos Patau.
Taos. Mu.iu, J. H. Gbeeoiesa.
Hooversvtlle Items-.
Tke road are very icy, bat no mom for
sjeighing.
We hvs Terr nloe sksrlne W here, of j
which tbe boys are making good use.
Man teachers left here on Monilay raorrt
iug Sir Somerset, t attend the County In
stitute. fhir friend Mr. E. E. Swank, conductor on
the B. 0. Railroad, who haa been visitin?
here several w-jeta. if going to leave tta this
week.
One of onr young carpenters at the npper
end of the town ' about taking tlie contract
of buihling a wagon shed tor Mr. Frank
Rodgent. He wish him success.
The merchants of this place had a very
busy time on Saturday selling Christmas
presents. Messrs. Blough A Co., were busy
op to 12 o'clock Satutslay night.
The Hoover bn.thers are contracting with
a southern rumtny in the leasingof their
i roal. If they can agree there will bean
erection of coke ovens here by next sprirfg.
i Mr. G. E. H.siver. agent of the B. t 0 at
i - , T
1 this place, rweived fer a Christmas gift a
; . .. ..... ,
i Vcrv nice plug hat, of which he is very promt,
; , - 3 r
i It was sent from Scranioii, Pa., and becomes
; 'e,'rK rry ' -
f Diphtheria is coming close to onr village.
Iavid Riiss's fannlv is afflicted with the
dreadful diseese, of which his five year old
son Walter, died on Momlay Dereiniter 19,
and four more are very bad yet tbey are un
der the care of Dr. Bari "eof this place.
Our friend Mr. S. P. Z-minerman was tbe
guest of Mr. Weigleou Satonlay night at
the place where he boarded while teaching
Normal this fall. Tlie whole family rejt-id
when they saw him coming, winch shows
that a person of a g iod reputation is w el
come at all times.
The protracted meettnS which has been in
progress fi.-ra week past, is getting quite live
ly Rev. Houseman, who has charge of the
meeting s- a very able speaker. He com
menced his meetings with the subject. Con
version, of which he preached two nights,
and followed them by the subject Regenera
tion, in which be proved very plainly thai a
man can be convene.! and still not be vgi n
crated. There have heen some few sou's
converted, ami we hope there will be many
more tiiat will take the same step. There
will be communion on next Sun-lay,
"Hiss."
Hooversville, Pa , Dec. 38, "87.
Husband Items.
Our jieople were sledding for the first time
this season, last week.
Miss Ma Weiler. of Merhanicstiurg, is vis
iting her relatives in this vicinity.
Our teachers are in attendance at the In
stitute this week, and the school children
will undoubtedly enjoy their week's vaca
ireiand
tion.
Mr. Reuben Knnpp. of Westm.
county, and Miss Etta Young, of Somerset
township, were rei-euily married, and your
correspoielenl, wilh tlieir many frieo.is,
wishes to extern! hearty congratulations.
Christ niss was teh brated in the Usual
manner here, and the entertainments were
greatly enjoyed, especially by the young
folks. It iseviiietiT that many hearts were
made glad by way of presents, and why
should they not?
Mr. Jacob Maust. who sustained a great
loss through the burning of his build'.nics re
cently, contemplates rebuilding again. Mr.
Maust intemls erecting a new house during
the winter, in onler to have it ready for oc
cupancy by next spring, at which time he
will also build a new barn.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was
administered iu the Weiler church ou tusl
Sunday. Rev. D. K. Lavan. the Presiding
Elder, delivered a very ei.sj'ien: discourse on
the occasion, to a large audience. His theme
was on the Divinity ofChrist arid liiepreach
ing was in the ilemonstratiou of the sjiirit
and power.
OrTAsIOS.IL.
'" Cirenmstantial eviiKi.-' said the teach-
. . , K V A.
latter csi the ev.denc is see,, by the wit-
ness. while in the Sirmer case circumstances
lead to the tai-twithont actually ilemi.nstra-
ting it. To illustrate, I have a boil on the I
liai k of my neck. I cannot see the boil but
circumstances convince me 'hat it is tl.ere
Now. children, do you see the point 7" " Yes
sir" " Well, then, what is circumstantial
evidence?" "Aboil on the back of your
neck ! shouted the class in chorus.
The fourth annual Red Letter Sale of
Parker and Parker will commence January
L'd. Stock must be reduced. Look Sir big
liargains. See advertisement in next week s
HesvLO.
Miss Eiia Condron, of Hollidaysburg, re
tiret, on Wednesiiiy night, of last week,
apparently in gi.sl beallh except that she
complained of a siight headache. Not nuk
ing her appearance at tlie accustomed time,
on Thursday morning, her mother went to
her rim to awaken her. She SmiikI tlie
door locked. Mr. Condron was summoned
and edieted an entrance. The young lady
was found dead in lier bed. Dr. Hays was
railed in and assigned cerebral hemorrhage
as the cause of her death.
Farm For Sale.
Situate in Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.
Contains Ill acres, fine young orchard. gssl
water. 75 acres clear ; balance well timbered,
in gis.l condition. Convenient to Schools,
Ctinrch, mills, A stoni. For particulars ad
dress Amy R, Hormis.
Jenmr X R-vails.
Blankets Eider-Down Quilts
and
Cotton-Filled Comforts.
We offer a very large assortment in these
goods, from medium to finest qualities.
Ji. Hog xg A Co.'s
613 to SSI Penn Avenue.
Pittsiiurgh, Pa.
loaquin Miller contributes a remarkable j
poem to The America Jf-taaWfor January,
oo 'Twilight at Nazareth." ELrar Faw
cett's ' Olivia. IVlaplaine " is continued and
deepens iu interest. Cape Breton Island, a
secluded region likely to become of interest
in the near future, will be described in an
illustrated article hv F. M. Endlich.
Wanted !
Hides. Furs. Bark. I will pay the highest
cash prices .(or all kinds of hides, pelts ami
furs. I also waut SU) cords of Rock Oak and
Sprue bark.
H. 0. Ct-srrttoBA.
The Best and Finest Seal Carments,
Of best London dye. rarefiilly selected skins,
and each garment elegantly finisbeil. and
shaped to fit the fhfure exactly ; g s.Ls that
never fail to give thorough satisfaction
Jos. 1I..RVX A Co.'s.
il3 to tiJl Penn Avenue.
Pittsiiurgh, Pa.
J. M. HOLDERBAUM,
80MER1ET. PA
Is offering big bargains in Mens' and
Buys' Suits of Clothing and Overcoat, and
also Ladies' and Cliildrens' Costs and New
markets, at esfiecially low prices.
MRS. A. E. UHL.
From bow until the 15th of Feb
ruary I will close out all Lind of
Pry Goods at great bargains, and
V-udiea and childrens Wrapt at
Cost-
MBS. A. E. CHLv.
FARM FOR SALE
I win seU at B.rrats atls the furrm srljoinfsg
Andrew seehier snd otae a is Black Towosaia.
aiiiuatiMt County. Pa oes-haif mils from Csrk
ataa. ttSiiiniin
13o
ACRES
135
Of wbtefc ST) seres am timber : Kaanes e Wrefl
aiMt sndev ewlitvatkio, with PweKia- hnwaeaao
bam. gnn4 water, time act eoai. sj4 aoo4 sr
enarrt. T iissss salt taw warrhasrv.
i.n li ilAAVMY A. OaTJJBL
Knable & Shuster,
BucoessKjrs to John L. iIoorhou?e.
SPECIAL S-iLXjIE
DRY GOODS FOR JANUARY!
ALL GOODS REDUCED!
FIItST I.OT iO PIEC'KM
32 inch Suit hi j rtduced from $13 to JO cts.
SKIOM) IsOT 70 lIEfi
22 inch Suiting reduced from 2.7 cts. to .I cts.
TIIIl.l IsOT 29 IIS:C'I
J
inch Jlijccd Suiting reduced from
to 02 cents.
Foritrir IsOT 17 viva vis
French Ilia ret y reduced from $110 to 07 its.
zT Ffill be Pleased to Mail Samples. JZ
Knable & Shuster,
35 Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PA.
HEADQUARTERS.
3Jai!ters of :he fW-jel. F'r'H"stUirft. S h.l T'- htm B t .je-ri an.l i'm-urnr. Fr-k-huj
r, Sttt.Mti ,fi!i.irHR unl lijfir I'atrs-Tit. in fk t pvprrtswir ;n'rTt-Mt-.i t. x fn-.f. r. . t.t i i.
BS mktf t:itir ;iri( JrtiT!i K,t Ki.-Ur-,K S kA K T'KK .D.i lart-" s iivn f n
Kxtn.! ve W Inot -suif Kii ?t, .--.! t-'rrtrJ ni aH u? -ut . :.; m.; I.-m b a t-t hi- v. . ft
erTthitiir in tn: atitm-ry hn liiU rry b? n.-i.4i , n in.'if :'-, ut n. ; yr t . Kfa:l
iHiVt-r ai r,'ii a um iff t'Lij- U rUJUK w-r. t h i:a;rt H:si-v au h.ir;- ti K niii-T,
ryerrthiti m;;ll- fr e;:"v. manr n; thhitr U-r i! Iv. uv i- ;-, rtii a t. ii r. - u-it .t a- i a
bir Nituit ( issi,i i herr waul Hi ftviuarti-r- t r HJ if. b-.t iti AiUm h r z iii- a -i nvw.
t?x Kmftimm. nf i;ri at iimt t r-!ia!'it- fam-" Ut ,, i. :-r htl'-r, i-.k mi.tl A t liu.
My aKvnUai- cltfanay fri-itt per 3y m -kJiuifK-r tune, au-l 54 -v jnr via in vt .L:u?r. u
FISHER S BOOK STORE, SOMERSET, PENN'A.
GEORGE W, IJEFt.RI.
DRUGS!
GEO. W. BEN
PRoPRIEToriS (F THE
! OLDEST DRUG STORE
I
At No. 1, Baer's Block,
SOMERSICT, 1'EXX'A.
We keep constantly on hand a iarge st k of
DRUGS. MEDICIXEaS, CHEMICALS.
DYE STUFFS, PAINTS, OILS
AND VAKNISIIES.
The purest and best to I found in tin's market. We also keep on hand a full of
TRUSSES, BRACES. SUPPORTERS.
And alt the Wading ajipunenam-es used both by Physicians and families. We guarantee
in this line, pertt t satisfaction.
TOILET ARTICLES AND SUNDRIES GENERALLY KEPT IN
A FIRST CLASS DRUG STORE.
j LAGE ASS0RTMENT0F BIRTHDAY (SlfTS ALWAYS IN STOCK
TOBACCO and CIGARS.
THE BE?T TIIE MARKET AFFORDS, BOTH DOMESTIC ND IMPORTED.
Frajta Ccmpcmiuga, Familj
1 t)ur own mak' e HORSE AND CATTLE POWDER. It is of superior
quality. We keep in bulk, so that anv spevui nigre.lient cau
1 added. Sld at i" cvuti a pound.
j We do a jnare hiisine and will give von yoor monev's worth. No
trouble to
PUBE WINES AND UQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES ONLY.
A LARGE VARIETY OF FRESH GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS.
Jan. S, lsT. GEORGE W. BENFORD A SON.
Louther's Drug Store,
Main Street, Somerset, Pa.
This Moid Enig St:re is Rapidlj Baccaing a Great
Favorite with Peep h h Search cf
I FRESH AND PURE DRUGS.
i
JIcdieine$, Dye Stuffs, Sponge, Trvstfs
Supporters, Toilet Articles,
j . Perfumes, JLc.
THE rxxTOR GIVES PEESOS.tX ATTKXTI05 TO THE dMKCSDI'1 Of
Pliysicians'Prescrlptions 1 Family Receipls
CAM BSISG TAKES TO LS
SPECTACLES,
j And a Full Line of Optical
such a large assortment all can be suited.
THE FINEST BRANDS OF CIGARS
Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to display our -roods
to intending purchasers, whether they buy
from us or elsewhere.
J. M. LOUTHER, M. D.
STREET. SOMERSET. PA.
MAIN"
Oils ! Oils !
Tlie siaiiitarr! fat r.nnjiaDT, or Pittsburgh. Pa.,'
main..apeet.17ofm.,i.ifacti.r.. fc,rihe
uriHi lite fluent Uranus of
Illuminating Sl Lubricating Oils
Naphtha and Gasoline.
That can r made fron Petmlrans. We ehaJleoae
eompnsit wua every knowa
PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM.
If ytm wi-h itv aut aniftaraily
Satisfactory Oils
IN THE
-tVuierican ZNIarket,
Ask few emr Tra.Vr r sV-uneTset and vicinity
fniK rsritTRrrs
ykEA.ss a .se-tst-
wepK-lrt.
soainsrr, Tx.
DMi"I-TKATUK'.S NOTICE.
fcftaieofJoniahGrtaM. rjreesaof IstsofXiltcrd
LeCMfw of aiimudstrauoa of the shove estate i
haviuc sren yranteii w tbe urMersigneW hv the
limber aairsniy. aiwiiv is hereby siven to aii pvs, '
us uHteocen to wi wtaie u mice tmmssiiais ,'
parasem, and tnoe havms el Aim. aeniwe. Uiv :
waw Vu pes. m them thnv autirnui-aeit . sei
tiement oa Trmrstiar, th L-lh rtay nf Jannarv
psov. at tha lata nnwleacs M dtcvaaso. a said
Tswaaaupu
SLAS A. WALXn.
OF
$1.
CLARK. II BtNRif.Ii.
DRUGS!
FORD & SON.,
IX SOMERSET COUNTY,
ills ilia mm lorrectiess
UZJ
show snssLs.
o.vtr rSB ASD PIRB ASTI'.LSX
EYE-GLASSES,
Goods alwajs on hand.
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