he Somerset Herald.
R. STI.I Alitor.
...June 19, IS-.
IiY.
CcuctT Committee Meeting.
.;. ,f tli'' meiiOwr ,f t,,p
V'" ' ( .T-.i!iiy ' iiiittiH'will x- li'll
: !Ji ... if the Chairman, in th Ior
' ' ' J ,m. ''t. Tiu-Kv, Jc SMh,
''""!" "v ti,!! atti'U.latx-0' the wmmittoe
1,1
SlVv. Chairman.
M ui l 'li"-. :"'t.'rs Banjos
Vi- '"
1 in iiiiineiits at Snyder'
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" " llVtin' f the Somerset Min
rJiU will 1 brid at the
S'' .'- ,,f r.-v. r.ri Mon l.iv, June
Jr.
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. ,r M.S. iuuv, was inarriel
:"r,rv('!'dii.:.y to KlizalK-th
" W-i'.-.-N at the hoineof the l.irdes
J ''-t. : s..i-klfv, Pa.
! '?v ,iir groceries from Maliloti
save money.
t" r.- are over a.d" national Iwmks
, , '.it-i S.ates that nmnlr having
!" "", . ,'...i i,v the oiiiiiz-aion of never
s .. ir.Ksl:i-t.'t-v.
.,.!-,1:hi -liter of K ram-is S.-ott Key,
- " .... sa.anirW Bunner. lias
an
r ! m- .- i - . ...
i i: il.n IVnsioli office
H '
ulsst-.i
i! i .. .i.itlis mitiioiiK.
m We-lev. tlie prand .laughter
, i.f.T.ihti Wcslf-v
,. and jrraini'i!" .
in l.ii.loiiat the are ofTii.
-i'.-hiireh oriT ini-'t as were her
, r an 1 ti
fher brown rs.
Tv-vsav .ioiui
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.John
. lit.- inMi raiii-v o. v.m-
if 'n.i" m iki'12 him
.'i';r'tTM!i.'-th.-avny insured man in
- , i aii'I .. !ly i 1,10 w ,,r',!-'t'V'-U-
Kansas .lis.atehays tiiat
,: ;.,,.n ha IxH-n foretni to alian-
' l.'i,;. il-.-iiiriiiR trip i" a i-overed waRn
" '".I's!,.-country toTopckaon a-vuiit
s,. r. ury ;reh:un was entitled to a
'.;i"! '" niontii. He never called
!-"',''i7i'i--- er. and U ftawlH to his
in Ihc "hi-i,-" Ien-ion olVn-c. It
. '.- he paid to his widow.
rr.,.k and stoneware sold at cost at
M viil.oN Sciiiuh-k's.
nionuinetit has 1hh dtMi.-.iK-d at
1 T:u. over the Knve of the Kev.
i V:i-l r S'.oev.-r. the lirst German
iV'-ran minister or laine.1 in lVnnsyl
; and the pastor of the Hill church
l ,,ni IT the time ofliis death, in l..!.
lMV..ttwa:tt.lny a first--!;iss musi-,-,!
j.,'.iriini.-nl st a m.leiate price?
, i s orui; sioic
pi.- p.i'n-yhaiiia Miilland Bail mad
,. .,,!..,:. r.- t ivt d eleven -ai loads of steel
m ;il -": on U'edneslay. It also
a i.,t ofl.ri lj;e material on the way.
X , ks very much as ifthe rail mad
,. ..,11 W ciLph ted. Tiie oi.iy apparent
l ii. in sijjhl is tiie way the fann
,.s."i.,iiM their fen.s. Ahwg the line of
ii!'. ..!!i.t roads they parallel the track, hut
a ',!.: tiii- road the fem-es are at right
:n.y.. ' -i ti.e track. ''""''
..ni.'.ry pr.lnv t:'.ken in exchange for
Cr - rries, rionran l Feed at
Maiii-ox S'IIKO'-K's.
S ::.!i-iiae have Ikvii issued to aloil
.. :-.:is in Johnstown, summoning
!., :!! '...appear at KU-nslmrg iiextThurs
.; ,v in t.-ii:V in the iiU-1 case of icv. 1'.
II. 'llav.ii:. against ex-Kistii.-t Attorney
1'r.e.k .'. ' "("oiiiior. The suit is the nt
pr..th f some remarks made l y Mr.
..i'..n:i'.r hi'.e Jovernor Hastinjrs was a
.in ii.i.i-.e for the Governorship relative
tiie operation of the Governor whiio
!i, :.ul charge of alVairs in Johnstown
Vr the iloo.l.
K 'ii. rs of the Hkp.:i s-hould not for
f-i t'i.it.I. N. Snyder, tlie Jrusgist, ran
t l their eyes vi ith t'his-ses.
Ti.e -I in drv.m 'ns l'ys are doing
ni.-i l. iai.le i racti.v work now prepara
t ,ry to taking a part in the County Cen-l-nni.il.
Th.y have ar railed to have
i;ii them when they goto Somerset two
- fill.- old -Villi reuimcnt druiuers. Smiley
(iiahaiu. of UradiUx-k, and Michael .orn
..: M Ke.-iH.ru Tiiere will be s.mcei-TM-a-e
attached M petting these old war
iir.-.i'Mii.-rs to ivtuc here for the occasion
ami our eitizens, if railed upon, should
. ;.. , r:",;::y n.ntrii ute to help meet iU
;; .-.., i: .- .,!.
T:..? jii.ii. iai apportionment hill pass
in the .losing hours of the refill legis
'..;ti!re has 1hi-ii approv ed Ly (Jovernor
I!a:iug. The measure cre!it"s five new
ja-ij.-s and g.ni into etV. ct at once. I'udt r
t'... aj....rtioiiiiic:ri Washington and West
i.i ;.m.! ca.-h get an additional law
i.i ! . ( . litre is detaeiied from Huntir.g
.! .n a'i i made a separate district, llunt
! 'ti i- tacked on to Mifflin to form a
!;n.t and JelTers.ni is detached fmin
(" tiioi! so a to make each county a sepa
rate .":i-t: i. t. These are tiie only changes
h; tli.- apportionment of lsv-'S.
Kin ( ii date Creams, lt.n Hons.
"aram.',s ,,f il kinds, i'n-aui Mints
J'.r lan Almonds in st.x-k at all times, at
I'i!-s.
We are in rci-ijit .f a kindly invitati in
tt. !i l the i iie Hnndreth Anniversary
f t'ae organization of the county of Som
e's, t. at s .nierset, I'a., on July X 4 and .".
Tii. r.. is tei pla.v to which we would
r.c.ii. r g tosjiend tlie 4th. and as the
"i'r!r Sons of Thunder" up in old Sotu
erv ii, er do things l.y iial ves, we know
tvit if y. t there we will have a royal
lini". i'rin. ; eiilertaiimieiit. the l"st the
i a. ! a'f.idst:. eat and drink from roa.-t
lui. v to "Mountain dew" and Hoods of
tin-el ;;je:it ratory f.r wld.-h oar Som
erset in . rs a:i l statesmen have always
as.-;..
A t yone w lio sutfers f:o:n tint terrihle
i .,' ic. It i.'iiig Piles will apprts-iate the
i:i;:iie.Jia!r relief and permanent cure that
in thr.-agli t!c use of H ..la's oiiil
p. ne er fails
At the r.--e:t w-sion of tiie I"gislature
a a introiiiiiis l.y a iuciiiImt fnun
liiji;..r.l Ciiimiy. i-:uHiwering C.iunty
.mil, -lionets t levy a sutiicient tax to
'uilil s.,1 lj.-r' inoiinuieutsat .ouiity sits
T!,.- 1'ieas.ire was j, (ss-d finally and was
!."i.-.! ly the Governor. The Commis
sioners of Kraliord County will a.-t
pruui ;y in matter, it is said, and the
ni ii:i:n. i.t in their county, M-ork .n
u Inch had hcen eouimetiivd hy jwipular
s'.il-ri.tj.,n two yean ago and stopsl
f-r I.i.-k of funds, w ill 1 completed at the
er.i,-. poss-l.le time, fit her l-y an issue
"' tlie neH aiy Iannis or hy a trifling in-
Te(. i t.,x JrVJ.
I'nring the lattle of the Wilderness,
sjyau,Meniexehange, Henry F. Iajw
I'cniiy. rorjioral in the TwentyH-ond
in iiana Volunteers lost his right arm at
' " ei .w l.y i lie explosion of a shell,
liis .-i!sin, P.radiey Jainise.n, ex-tate
' .ami ;i.,r ,f M iHs,,;iri, now lives on the
so-ne ..: t!. little, and last week, when
Lis . . year -old son was l.irds nesting, he
f'xi'i'l a i.est hiiiit in a skeleton hand in
I'"- fork of a large maple tree, on the
ha:i I ;w a seal ring, and on taking this
i-'.-aiic i'nl Jioine, the ring was at on.-e
r--og::iz,.,l as his uncle. The latter is
''" hut the ring lias lieen ent to
1-is Mi.lox, M-j, ylv(Ht wjtlj 4 niarri,i
Ma:iglil.-r in S. attle. Wash.
r.,r Cukes, pit. Sandwichs I-e Cold
1' -r, le monade, 1, Cream, Ilananas
'i.iugis lemons etr goto 1'isrPs.
The Christian Kndeavor, Initel S.k iety
"ftiie Nati mnl Young People's I'nion
"ie-ts in l;,hjn Jlliy 10 to It
1 or this tnasion the B. V o. It II. will
f ii x.-ursiot, tickets from all points on
in ::;,.- east of the Ohio Iliver, July to
11 Hcj.liMve. Va!i f ir return ,n.. ...i.
l.'J
rate
' .v 1. Tlirse tiekets will lie soid at
jfot:e fare for the ro:m.l trio w .inw
kn 1 returi!!i 2 same route. Tickets ill
si !s ;,ia,j on g.j, g,Kt-. going via one
ronteaml returning via another.at slight
ly lvan.s-J rate.
lor rates of fare sn4 full parti.-uiars
ta- oa addrev, nearest Ii. A O. Agent.
John naiushiirger, or Kingu.Mt.1, has
ltecn grante.1 nn increase of pension.
James I. SwarU welder, of LiMoiihurg,
has !eeii granted an original iH'iisiou.
Andrew Woy, of Somerset township,
has lieen granted an increase of pension.
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph II. Xutt,orAkmn,
O.. are guests at the home of the hitter's
parents Mr. and Mrs Valentine Hav.
HoWrt Cniyle's mw mill, valued at
in Conemangh township, was com
pletely destmyed hy lire ut an hour last
Tu.-s.lay morning. No iusurane.'.
Servi.-es will lie held lioth morning and
evening next Sali!.:ith, June 2t, in the
Presl.yterian ehureh. Kev. T. J. P.ristow
pastor, w ill p rea. li morning and evening.
The Iutheran Sunday School Associa
tion of this county is in session at Berlin
this week. One hundred and tifty dele
gates were reported present Tuesday
morning.
Childrens' Iiay, will ln olrrved in the
Weller church at Iluslutnd, on Sunday,
JuneiJ. The exercis will U-gin at 10
o'clock A. M. The recitations Jiiusie, etc.,
prepared for this occasion will c of
FIeeial interest.
Mrs, K. A. Tayman ha.s".le'ided to ofl'er
the "Somerset House" one of the most
desiral.le an.l Nut hotel pmpcrti.'s in
Western l'ennsylvania for sjile r rent.
For additional informatien si advertise
ment elsewhere in this paper.
Six out of a flock of seven sheep Ihv
longing to John Seilnrt, of near I.istie,
were killed hy a lilt of lightning, Friday
afternoon. The animals killed had
sought shelter from a passing storm un
der a locust tree when lightning struck
the tree.
The house of Mr. Kd. Thomas, three
miles south of Itavidsville, was struck hy
lightning and -onsiderah!y damaged dur
ing Friday evening's storm. Six tr.-es
within one-fourth mile of Stoyestown
were shattered hy lightning the same
evening.
The streets of this phu-e were left in to
tal darkness . throe er four nights last
week owing to an accident to the machin
ery at the electric light power house. The
damage was repaired Saturday and since
that night the lights have lxt n burning
as usual.
Jaeoli McGregor, of Shade: township, is
the owner of a valuable cnind-falher's
clock that was brought to this county
from Connecticut alut li years ago by
his gn-.it-gnmd father. The clock was
hauled all of the distan.-e in a rough
wagon, but it is in splendid condition to
day. On the first page of this issue will le
found an interesting article, written hy an
Addison contributor, describing some, of
the.juainl chara.-U-rs of that section -f
the county. Major II. C. Connelly, of
Hock Island, lib, a native Somerset
roimtian. also contributes an entertaining
article.
J. W. Stone, of Grecuviile, Mer.-er
county, and Miss Carrie I- H.irt.ell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Juds.ni Hart
zell, will le married at i o'clock this af
ternoon at the home of the bride's parents
in Addison. Judge Henry ll. llley and
wife and John H. I'hl and wife will at
tend the wedding.
1'r. A. J. X.win, a former pra.-ti.-ing
physician rf Stoycstow n, now of Jolr.is
toun, and Miss Mary 1 III n Metger,
daughter of M ami Mrs John J. M-tz-Ker,
were united in the holy U.n.ls of
wedlock at the residence t f the bride's
parents in Stoye.town, at 4 o'clock b-st
Tues.layafterno.in, Kev. Frr.nklin V.'et
zel. of the Bcformed Church, olliciatir.g.
1'late glans form a conspie.Kius part in
the new -Hotel Vannear." The main
and private dining rooms are separated
by a pair of sliding d.xrs, each containitg
an immense sheet of chipped piate glas.
The firm fiirnishins the glass have ad-vis.-.l
Mr. Vannear that tliese t vosl:e :s
ofg!:issarethelarges;:.f their kind ever
made in the United States and it is be
lieved they are the largest ev er made in
the world.
Mrs George: Swank, aged a?ut sixty
live years died very svnMcnly at l. r
home in Lincoln townshijs at an irly
hoiir hist Tuesday morning. She took
si. k the previous evening when a physi
cian was summoned and gave her some
medicine. She rested weil until a'.ioiit
midnight when her condition suddenly
changed and she expired a few ln;jis
later. Her husland died several months
ago.
The "Bethany College Pierians," a quar
tette comMised of the instructors in vocal
and instrumental music in that well
known institution, will appear at the
Opera House, on Thursday evening.
June 27th, when a carefully selected pro
gram will be rendered. Several of the
performer are favorably known lit re,
while the entire quartette enjoy a well
sustained reputation for furnishing high
class entertainments.
Constable Wm. GiiU-rt discovered last
week that a steel rail is harder than a
knee cap hen he slipped and fell on the
railroad track in ( umU-rland. He has
I -ecu Widking with a cane ever since, but
since iiis knee .nip v. as only displaced, he
will probably Ih-able to enter the free-for-all
f-'t race on the 4th. "Per Soli"
was a sprinter in his younger days .id
we are satisfied that his many old J'riemls
who will lie hereon that day would en
joy siving him take part in the race,
t -
Fred Hoi brook, of this place, surprised
many of his friends, who had long since
made up their minds that he was a con
firmed bachelor, by getting mairict to
Miss Maggie Vogle, daughter of Mr. an.l
Mrs, Leonard Vogle, of Fried. i:s, last
Wr.Im.-day oflernoon. The marriage
i-ercmony was performed by Kev. J. J.
Welch, of the Friedeiis Lutheran "bure'ii.
The bride and gr.x!.i went to housck.-cp-ing
immediately in their own home, n
ravel Hill, Somerset.
Smu.I K. Crit. litield. one of the liest
known citi':is ofthe south of the county,
diesi very unexj.e.-tc.lly at his h .me in
Frsina, Sunday night, from paralysis i f
the brain. He was sick for only ab.c.t
ten minutes. The deee:ised ha-i iwi'll
prominently identified uit'n the lum! r
interests of this county f.r tiie past twenty-five
years. He was alrfiut sixty-thnf
years of age and was a brother of Ja-o!
C. Critchtield, win died two weeks ago,
a: IhUwoo.1. lie is survived by his
wife and a numW-r of children. The
funeral t.k place yesterday afternoon.
Governor Hastings has signet the judi
cial apxrtiotimcnt bid by which West
moreland county swiires an additional
law judge. As a matter of course the
Governor will appoint Bepubliiiin
Judge until the people of that v unty can
elect one .f their rhoi.f, l'aul 11. Gailh
er. formerly t.fthis place, is promim nlly
spoken of as the lemci-.4ie catididate for
the Judgeship. Mr. Gaither has rapidly
forgetl ahead since removing to West
moreland and is to-day recognized as one
ofthe leaders t.f the liar of that rounty.
Jasper Augustiue, a former well-known
resident ofthis county, was mnvictnl last
week f keeping a disorderly house at
I'niontown. A I'niotitowi; dispatch says
" It will Ik? remeiiiliere.1 that Augustine
r-ently h:ul some litigation with J.cp h
Woif, of Bra.Id.K k, known as the Hun
garian King, in which Augustine won.
It is Islieved by Augustine's friends
that the ea-e just concluded is the work
of Wolf to "get even," and this i
strengthened I'.v tiie fact that employees
and cronies of Wolf have played an im
portant part in the trial. A witness
testified that Wolf offered ?'- 1 com
promise Augustine. Much pympathy is
felt for him and his family in Fiiiontown,
and it is said that the public generally
believes hiin innocent."
SUCCESS ASSURED.
Every District is Organizing for the
County Centennial Celebration.
AMPLE FB0VISI35S ARE SEXXG MADE
TO ACCOMMODATE THE THOUS
ANDS WHO WILL BE HERE.
From nearly every district in the coun
ty conic the same cheering rejort in
regard to preparations being made to
celebrate the County Centennial. One
tow nship promises to represent in the
great parade on the morning of the 4th
the gradual development of the county.
First will rome a band of hunters closely
followed by the woodsman and lirst wet
tier. Next appears the wooden plow of
an hundred years agi, and so tin through
the different stages of development until
the latest laUir-saving farm machinery is
introduced.
Another township will have a military
company uniformed and armed in the
same manner as were similar local organi
zations in the early days of the present
century.
lterlin will have among other attrac
tions in her ilisjiiay a drum corps made
up of veterans ofthe civil war.
Another district will illustrate the pro
gress made in extracting wheat by lirst
crushing the heads under the feet of men
an.l animals, laier by lt-ating with Hails
and followed up by the modem wl
n rater.
.no of the southern townships will Ik?
r.-prcsenti-d in the parade by a nuinU'rof
wagon loads of relic of pioneer days
Fvery district in the county should Iks
represented in thU parade; ail can get up
creditable displays w iihout going to much
troubleor expense an.l it is expected thai
the citizens will sec that this is done.
The 'oinmKtce on Amusements have
arranged for a I i.yele parade on the
cvcnbig t.f the .'tid. All :f the riders will
have their "bikes'' decorated and will
carry ct .hired lights.
All of the whet linen in the county
have been invited to participate :n this
parade and loo Johnstown bicycle riders
have promised to be present and asybt in
making the parade one ofthe attractive
features of the celebration.
A' bawl contest has licen arranged for
the morning of the olh. The committee
will offer tl:ree prues as follows: ?i to
the !'.-l; j-!"i to the sc-oiid h'it, and ?lu
to thir l best. Tiie contest is to li con
fined to Somerset county bunds exclu
sively. A series of bicycle races is lciiig ar
ranged f take phut; on the afternoon of
the l'.li. Gold medals w. ill be awarded to
the winners Gnmcs of Imseliall lK-twecn
county teams w Hi le jdayed each after
noon during the celebration.
At Monday night's meeting of the
ecuttve committee tiie eommittec on lire
woi ks report! dlh at they had closet a luir
gainwitii a New York manufacturer to
furnish pyrotechnics! displays !i the
evt n!!-.gsofti.e;.Vd and Ith. T hcsedisplays
ill be the linest and most expensive ever
w itnessed in south-western Pennsylvania,
onlsid" ofthe city of i'il'.sbiirg, and will be
we'.i v.ortii c :uing mil.r. to see, ThretMir
four set pieces w ill Is burne.1 each even
ing. The manufacturers hae;-g-ecd to
send an expert here to superintend shoot
ing oil' the f re works.
't he 'onimittee t.n tlecoralions w ill se
cure tiie scrv i. t-s of a professional deetr
rater and the work t i erecting arches will
be commenced cany next week. The
lllectric Light Company has ueneroiisly
otlered to fiirnish the current f..r illumi
nating the arches with electricity and the
s.-rvi'-ts .f an expert electrician have
c:i engaged b ! "k afier this feature of
the disp-.-iy. lively rcsi.l. n.-e and btisi
tiess house in Somerset will be tic-orated
and the town will present tho gayest
appearance in its history.
Ample arrangements are !ciug made to
feed and sot Iter the multitude c.ected
iiere on the three days of tiie celebration,
som i-.e need remain it home thr iiih
fear of '.M-ing utiable to find a place to eat
or sleep. Provisions have lso been made
to take care f hoiscs end vehicles
The committee on invitsitioii luve re
ceived letter- from a large n:iniler of
distinguished sons of Somerset rounty,
many tf horn have promised to lc here
during the I'enitni'.ial.
The oliicia'i program w ill 1 ready to
give to the public net week.
Centecuial Hotel.
The F.xeetuive Committee o!Ter the
following suggt-stions:
1. The general parade w ill lake place
during tiie forenoon of tiie Fourth of
Jily; the exact hour will ba designated
as sooti as the time of the arrival of special
trains is fixed by the railroad officials
i Kach Township and 1 .trough will
arrange fr such part in the parade as will
suit tlio e i;ive:iie:i.e of their o.vu p tpfe.
No pt-escrilted order or form will he
adhered to, but each district wiil make
such arrangt-iicr.tH as they .fesirfe. It is
a.lvisalJe that each district havo a ban
ner w ith name of Imroiigh or township
on, ihigs A-'-, an 1 a'iy s;nfi il feit'irds
that call be gotten up. We are advised
that some districts will be represented by
military companies, others by industrial
disnlavs others by il-tuls, Ac,, Ve., and
I he more variety in the parade the lietter
will he the display.
3. All money in'.'-nded for the use ol
the comi-iiuee, should paid iu at
once.
4. The committee on I.slgiiig have ar
ranged w ith a numiter of people t i fej.I
and care for horses, and iiersonscaii either
bring th'-ir fee 1 w ith them and have their
horses cared for at small expense, or can
pr s-.:re f.tsl here. An effort is being
made to secure a larg-3 number of tents
for the use of persons who will not bo
able to find house r.ioni.
.". The commiitee expects to secure free
transport itioii for all brass Kinds an.l
musical organizations over tlie railroad,
but no bauds wiil tie employe 1 by tlie
commi'.t.t', and each community must
pro i.i-- for the mstssary cjhiiss ,,f its
ttwu band.
A Grjst Miiiiial Ooportanity.
M r. Stitferin, who was in Somerset last
year, w ill retarii and hold a summer
Normal Music School, commencing July
.h and closing August li'ith four weeks
He will I assisted by other well-qualified
teachers Circulars giving full par
ticulars can le had t.f the secretaries
Mrs J. A. 1-amUrt and Miss Annie
Walker, or ofthe chairman, W. H. Kup
ple, Fs.i.
CtrrieJ Sispatche.
Mr. Sam s.-l Shaffer, who lives at the
corner of Kailroad and Adam Ktreets
wa iu charge of a line tf dispatch car
riers from Cumlterlan.l and Soiiicrsct dur
ing the threatened KeU-1 invasion of the
summer of lsr.4. At that time there w ere
no railroads or telegraphic communica
tion Itctween Somerset and CumlK-rland
and the mails acrtss the moiuitains were
very uncertain.
KcIh-1 cavalry were nunieroiis in the
vicinity t.f Cumls-rland ami threatened
I I invade Somerset County, ami the
Commissioners ..f Somerset County took
measures to keep themselves informed of
the w herealtonts of the Iteliels in order
that time might Ikj h.-ul to save the
county records in ease of an invasion.
Mr. Shaffer secured the orvices ot the
lwt men and fleetest horses to lie had
and stationed mounted messengers at in
tervals of four miles Is-tween the two
places He himself was stationed at the
h.ad.piarters of General Kelly, near
Cuinlicrland, and Ki'iterintendetl tlie
sending t.f dispatches, which wcro thus
carried to S-tiuerset in four hours across
three mountain ranges an.l kept the
citizens of Somerset posted on the where
a'.KHits of the invaders Mr. Shalfer's
reniinisceii.-es of thtwe exciting times "are
very interesting. Jt.kxttrn Tritmur.
Baciwhent Tertiareri.
I have fertilisers in Ktock for delivery
and shipment, from li per ton up. Best
g.ds for the money Is my motto.
A. C. Davis
Somerset, !.
A DUtingniihed BabbataDay Yuitor.
Venerable George V. Lawrence, the
Washington county statesman, who is
returning from the state capital to his
homo in Mononghela City over the old
road which he traveled in t, w hen he
went to Harnsburg to serve his first term
in tho legislature, arrived in Somerset
Itctween U ami 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing and stopped nt the Somerset House.
He was accompanied by Colonel Henry
Hall, of the I'ittsburg Tiitut, who w as
detailed to write up the interesting feat
ures of the journey for thnt journal. Tho
gentlemen are traveling in a comfortable
I'tiggy drawn by a tlioroiighltre.1 Ken
tucky horse which was presented to Mr.
Lnw reii-e by his colleagues in the assein
blyonthe hist day f the tssion. Mr.
Lawrence attendel sen ices in the l'res
byteriau Church and tlie rest of the day
tin the verandah of the hotel, where he
was constantly surrounded by a crowd of
people, who called to pay their respects
Among theout-of-town people who called
upon the tha distinguished visitor were
Hon. W. II. Miller, Hon. F- I). Millerand
Hon. John C. Welier, all of whom served
in the legislature w ith him.
Mr. Lawrence is 77 years of age and
has lieen in polities ever Kince ho was a
voter. He first Itceamc a member t.f the
legislature in 114, w hen he was elected
by tho Whigs. He was re-elected in IVT
and again in ls-Vv. In Is-'iH he was elected
to the Senate and served as a meinls r of
that ldy until ltf, and was speaker t.f
that liody in t'j. Ho was elected to
Congress in ISd; in 17. senator for one
year, iu IsTti for two years, r.nd in Is
four years lie was clo-ted to Congress
in Island again in I-is-h In 1S!J he was
elected tti the legislature and lias Ihm-h a
memlK-r of that liody ever since.
Mr. Lawrence is still a vigorous man
and w ill doubtless serve the people t.f his
conn . at Ilarrisburg for many years to
come.
One of the secret of Mr. L;wrence's
sutst. in public life is his retentive
memory and ability to recall names an.l
faces. While at the Somerset House Sun
day he retv.gniz.etl and called by name
gentlemen ho had not seen during the
past forty years
Sji.tiking of his early days on tlir road,
Mr. I-awreiice said: I first rode over this
route with my step-mother in l-M. 1
came over it again in 1 w hen my fath
er was State Treasurer. In 141 I drove
rattle over it. We used to travel it iu sii
days I once rtd it on horse'.nrk in four
tla'vs covering Co miles tho hist tlay.
Stage coaches used tt run from I'ittsburg
to Harrisburg in three day and three
nights There were opposition lines, ami
I have seen half a dozen cwchiH in string.
'I'll find the hoist; you find the whip,"
was w lint theowners used to say to the
drivers All the produre of the west was
hauled to l'hihidelphia by wagon, livery
night at the roadside tavei lis you would
see twenty wagons draw n up, the driven
sleeping "on tho flour. Whiskey was
thns cents a glass, brown sugar and a
snoou throw ii in. Then came the canals
There was an Internal improvement con
vention held at Cliambersbur-' iu
over w hich my father presided. It was
one of the ablt'st gatherings ever held in
tlie Stat. Among the memlwrs were
Mr. Middleswortii. John Sergeant and
Abner Lie.s-k. That stirted the canals
It was a slow wjy of traveling, l'et.pio
licxer tlreame.l of railroads but as fir
back as ls:j I heard my father say to a
neighbor in the harvest field, pointing to
me: 'I won't live to see it, but I U-lievo
that Niv will live to see the time win u he
can take brcnk fast in Pittsburg ami sap
per in Fhila delphia."
Hurrah for the Fourth.
The place to buy lire Crackers, It, man
Canities, Buckets, Flags Hunting of all
colors, Balloons etc., is at l'iscl s
Barn Barned.
IMiring the heavy storm of last Thurs
day afternoon lightning struck the luiru
on the farm of Israel J. Schrock, in Som
erset township, and set it on lire. The
fin-- had gained considerable headway 1s.'
fore it was discovered and all efforts to
extinguish it proved un-successful. The
building was erected only a year ago and
was said to have rwn one of tho most
valuable barns iu the county. The t tal
destruction of the barn was not Mr.
Schr.M-k's most serious loss, since ho had
tiuly a fc.vt'.ays V-efore stored all of his
household goods excepting rooking
stoves, in the burned building, pen.Ung
the erection of a new dwelling house.. In
addition to the household gotttLs tiie ham
contained a lot .if hay, straw and grahi
and several valuable pieces of farm ma
chinery, all of which were consumed by
the flames Mr. Schrock's loss is esti
mate! at not less than Vn. Tiie liarn
was insured for f I,'), and the contents
for a still less amount.
FertiiUeri.
I have completed a new warehouso at
Somerset I'a., and will at all times be
prepared to furnish tho 'o!l Guam I'a
fertilizers specially prepared by them for
the different crops and in any tpiantity;
tliese gKls have lieen thoroughly tested
and jiiove to be ofthe very best, Per
sons desiring any of th alsive g-ssls can
lie accomodated by calling on II. L. Sipe
S .nierset Fx A supply of the same g.sxls
wiil also Is? kept at my Sipesvilie ware
lit mse.
Peter Sipe, Ag'U
Ephn-.Tii Svronk Dead.
Kphraim Swank, a well-known and
respected citizen tif llavidsville, ditsl at
his home at 4 o'clock Monday morning,
after two-wcuks' illness, of typhoid
fever, aged forty-four years am! five
months Mr. Swank was born in Sonier
erset township, and learned tho trade of
blacksmith, at which ho worked in
Stoyestou u fur Home years He was mar
ried tw ice, his lirst wife licing a daughter
of Mr. X. 11. I'eurod, of Bills AIhhU a
yearauor lu irriaga h s was left a wid w-
r. his w ife and Infant child having die. I
at their home iu Stoyestown.
Some tiiiir after he w as married tii Miss
Kate Wingat tl, tif Stoyestow n, and sev
eral yt-irs agi removed to liavidsviile,
when' he had siuco lieen in business
Mr. Sw ank is survived by his wile and
six c'ui hirer. four hoys and two girls
the oldest of w limiis sevenl-M.ii years of
age. His motlicrwhi lives near Fried
ens, also survives and tme brother
Aaron of Bavidsv ille.
Flagf ai Fira Works.
This is going to I the greatest 4th of
July in the history of Somerset County.
FISHKB'S BooK STOItK
is prepartsl for the rush. Out tif town,
country and town merchants are inform
ed that I have bought Fire Works and
Flags from Xew Vork Imjiortr.- iu largo
quantities I therefore am prepared to
sell to you at Pittsburg wholesale prices
Scud mo your orders
ClIAS II. KlrfHKIt.
Of Intcrit to Tax Collector!.
Among the laws passed at the present
session is an act for divesting the lien of
taxes assessed against real estate sold at
sheriff's an.l other judicial sales. The
preamble to this act sets forth that many
persons have Isaight real estate at judicial
sales, and afterwards been required to pay
taxes lev ied on the property Is-fore such
sales took pla.-e, imp-tsinggreat hardship
on purchasers and uncertainty has arisen
whether sheriffs or other officers making
the sales should pay these taxes tint ofthe
proctitis in their hands The new law
provides that the lien of all taxes now
levied, or hereafter to be levied, against
any real estate shall lie divested by a
judicial sale, ifthe amount realized shall
be sutiicient to pay Hiich taxes All
olliccrs havingtaxes to collect against any
land advertised to lie Hold, and all county
commissioners, lieforc taxes have been
certified for collection, must notify tho
sheriff of the amount tff taxes against such
property, and the sheriff must pay these
taxes out ofthe proceeds of sale pro vided,
as above mentioned, there is enough mon
ey iu his hands for the purp.ise.
Of Intereit to Honteketpers.
Indies who value good eo.iking nhou!d
examine the Cinderella Bange. It lkes
light bread and roasts meat deliriously.
Sold by
J. B. HoLllKKBArM,
Somerset, Pa.
Mahlon SehrtK-k is head piarter for
mill feed, griin, baileJ hay and straw.
THE OLD HKK.
An Intereiting Latter From e Former Som
eraet Ecsiieat.
The follow ing letter from an old Som
erset County boy will he read with much
interest by nil familiar with the history
of the old pike. The writer. Major H. C.
Connelly, is a brothcr-in-iaw of Judge
Baer, and son of James and Maria Con
nelly, decease.!. As a Major in the union
army, he did gallant scrvh-e for his coun
try during the civil war, and nt present is
a prominent attorney ill the city of Bock
Island, Ilk
Bo.-k Isi.AXf.. Ili, June 11th, Ki
IiK.tn Slit
Some one has mailed me Somerset pa
pers containing full particulars in rela
tion to celebrating tho I00t! anniversary
of the organization of Somerset County.
I suspect you arc the one.
In the spring of 1S.12 in my 21st year, I
left my native county to seek my fortune,
in company with my cousin, Walter
Gaither, John Choipening and Jo. Bairtl.
Whilo a railroad conductor in tho faith
ful discharge of hisolllcial duties, Gaith
er was shot by a tramp. Cliorpciiing and
Bainl located in Springfield and Dayton,
Ohio, I think, where they live l wheu I
last heard from them. During nil these
long years I have never eease.1 to cherish
affectionate memory for old Somerset
County and her jteople. I rememis-r
with pleasure, and often recur to inci
dents, which w ere enacted i:i tho county
during my IjoyhtM.nl days
I find the names of many familiar to me
in 1:13" youth in the list tif participants in
this celebration. This is especially true
of Addison, Turkcyf.mt and Somerset.
The contributions of M-, published in
the papers you sent me, have greatly in
terested me. Often with my school
mates have I lingered an I gamltoled on
Brad.lock's road. 1 too was Ur:i 011 the
old Pike. With my comrades I have
discussed Brail. hs-k's expedition which
marched over the oltl road, his defeat by
tho French and Indians and his death
and burial. One ofhis British biogra
phers says:
"Ho was buried l.eforo dawn iu the
middle of the track, and tho precaution
was taken of passing tho vehicles of tho
retreating force over tho grave, to effa.-e
whatever might lead to democrat iun by
the pursuers IiOtig after, in ls-Jt, the
grave w as rilled by lalmrers employed in
fho construction tif the National road
hard by, an.l some of the Kmes still dis
tinguishable by military trappings were
carried off." .
I was Ktirpri'' 1" f""l this rwcord.
How many have stood by the grave of
the ol.l warrior, supposing all that was
mortal wits therein safely deposited?
The stono bridge spanning the Yough
ioght ny river at Somrrficld, was always
an object of wonder and admiration. I
am not .surprised to learu its majestic as
well as its symmetrical priM.rtion.s re
main undisturbed by the corroding hand
of time. Often have I bathed in the pure
waters, wandered along the feinks am!
eaten of the delicious fruits found along
this Iteautiful river.
For traffic as well as pleasure, more
than a half century ago, the old Pike
was the grandest thoroughfare on thecoii
tinent. Numerous hotels, then called
taverns, conducted for the comfort of man
and beast, dolled this great aitt ry.
M. especially refers to some of the ho
tels in Petersburg. I well reiiiemlicr
William Reynolds, whom every one call
ed Bill" Reynolds as the keeper of the
hotel tin the hill, at the cast end of the
village. This was the popular slopping
pl-i.-t for ttie monster teams thawing
broad tread wagons filled with merchan
dise of every character. Fpon one oci-a-sion
I remember tme of these teams run
ning away. Six heavy Imrses were
frightened ut something while in Rey
nold's yard, and started west down tho
hill through the village. hi tin y plung
ed, until the great wagon filled with
g.iod, w hen near the Roddy homestead,
t-iretriirvl and finally went oxer with a
crash. This stopped the team, and the
goo.!;; with which the wago-.i was loaded
were scattered in every direction. I rec
ollect a package of rock candy bursting
open and Js-ing thrown around. The
candy made a royal feast for the young
folks I secured my share,
I first reniemixT the Hunfer House
when it w:is tKV.ipied by Mr. McMuIlen.
The financial crisis of Is !7 brought ruin
to thousands n'l'l he did not escape.
Kverything lie had was sold under the
hammer to pay his debts I think Roli
ert Hunter su.-eet-led him. He was a
ih.h1.-1 host, gonial an 1 kin I h irte.l.
He built a Umutifil dwelling for that day
on his farm noar the village. Here he
lived after leaving the hotel. He was in
dustrious in the management of his farm,
an.l raised as tine wheat, with the aid of
fertilizers, as could bo grown anywhere.
The hist tiino I visited Petersburg, some
years a 1, the Hunter Hoasu was occu
pied by -Lot Wal son, whom I reuioni'.tcr
as chorister in tho old Presbyterian
Church at lVtcrsh.irg. His voice lead
ing off in singing, to me w:n alw ays mu
sical. Rev. Sloncrode at one time officia
ted in this church. Onee he preached a
sermon in w hich lie made lilairal .piota
tious from Shakespeare, something un
usual iu tho pulpit tho.e days. "Cry
havoc and let slip the dogs of war," w as
one I rcolloct. My uncle, Henry L.
llolhroiik, of Turkey f.M it, was visiting
our family and heard the sermon. He
was a student of Shakespeare, cool head
ed and rarely indulged in demonstration,
but over this sermon he was enlhasiastic.
The hotel arross the street iroin the
Hunter House was owned and occupied
by my father. Hero in l:i I first saw
tha light of day, in a 1-hamltcr back tif the
parlor. At this house and the Hunter
House tho Concord coaches stopped for
meals and to ciiaugo horses Tiio Na
tional R.tad Stage Company, known as
tho old Line, and tiie Good Intent Com
pany, were great rivals. As I write, the
echoes of an old s mg com.; to me. One
couplet ran something like this:
While th-iJi.l I.lii";lnverar !;. i!i ia !..!,
The Good latent Jrivrr uri- gooi ahead.
Toll was exacted from ail travelers
passing over tiie old Pike. At one time
there was trouble Ijetween the toll gate
company and one of the stage companies
I think the stage company was behind in
paying toll. When a e i.u-'.i approached
the toll gate at the c:ist end of the village,
the iron gates were closed, and not open
ed until the passengers iu the coach made
hup a pony purse and paid the toll.
Mathias Frye, I think, succeeded my
father. John Bell, who had been Sheriff
of tho county, came next. While the old
gentleman was living at Petersburg, lie
offered himself again to the people for
sheriff. He was defeated. I well re-memlH-r
the day he rettiru.Hl home after
his defeat, and with lmyisli sorrow I
looked ut him. and greatly regretted it.
Sam Klder followed Bull, ami had charge
of the house when our family removed to
Somerset ill IM-V Mrs Klder was the
(laughter of John Bell. 1 have always
remembered her as a s A eei-tenipered,
beautiful woman.
When last at the old village home I
found the hotel occupied by Daniel Au
gustiue, favorably known in that 1-icality
by everyliody as Imy and man. He was
not at home. The room of my birth, then
a back parlor, was bright am! Iteautiful.
I was delighted to see tho old home so
well preserved. The white paint looked
fresh and new. I suggested to a friend
that the house had lieen recently painted.
"Not for twenty years," was his reply.
In tho west "jtainters say houses should
lie painted every six years
Many of the great men of the nation
passe. I ovtr the Old Pike. President
Harrison and his successor, James K.
Polk, I especially remember. I have a
dim recollection of General Jackson and
Blackhawk, the great In Jian-ehief, trav
eling over this route. We often saw
groups of Indians I was named after
Henry Clay. On his arrival one day, g-i-ing
to Washington, my father t.xk me in
his arms to see him. He was at the
Hunter House. Tho great orator ami
statesmen placed me on his knee. iMtted
me on the. cue, drew from hi vest
Highest of all in Lcaveiiin Tower. I-atcst U.S. Gov't Rtjtoit
ABSOLD'EEM pure
pts-ket a bulk of paper money, tt.k th 'rc
from and handed me a twenty-live cent
shin plaster.
In its day of prosperity the old Pike
was the great avenue for Jive stock, pass
ing from the west to the eastern markets.
The finest In. r-.es came from Kentucky.
Thoroughly matched in pairs color, size
and temperament, -an.l .locked for car
riage use, they were as perfect as nature
and art could make them. Tied on eith
er side to a rope or cable, at the head of
which was an enormous harnessed horse
ridden by a negro, the owner of the tiro vo
at tiie roar end ofthe rope, riding com
fortably in a vehicle, w ith a in gro mount
ed every fen or liflt-en feet Ih-Iwccii the
front and the rear end ofthe column,
this high priced string of horses riuietly
marched from the west to the. east. It
was a Iteautiful sight to see a long line of
splendidly matched horse, groomed to
perfection, with their black lutcnd.iuts,
passing through the country with precis
ion ami discipline. Myriads of mules,
cattle, hogs and sheep marched over the
Old Pike. Occasionally buffalo and
turkeys would In- found in the line.
Recently in conversation witii Sam
Fairall, w ho has lived in IoxaCky, Iowa,
for many years he referred to the time
he attended school in the little oid stone
house at Petersburg. He Utardeil at Bil
ly Wilkins', uholiv.il a short distance
from the village on the roa.l leading to
Somerset. My lirst school days, were
passed in this building also. Sam's fath
er was, the proprietor of a hotel and stage
ollice at the Little Crossing, a few njl.-s
west tif Petersburg. Farmers delivered
oats in the village, w here they would lie
received by the old gentleman Fairall.
lie paid cash, and, as a rule, carried his
paper money in his hat, which he called
his bank of deposit. lie wasalwaysj.il
ly an.! full of fun. as I remember him.
Some years ago, when the great Com
moner, Samuel J. Bandall, as chairman
of the eommitt.'e in tho House en Appro
priations determined to cut the appro
priation" forty iim! lions of dollars, I is
ited Washington with Gen. Flagler, now
chief tif ordnaii.-e, to mi' if w e eoui.l uu
something for Rock Islam! Arsenal, in
which the government, had aUmt ten
millions of dollars invested. 1 nc of the
first men I met in Washington, w horn I
knew, was Cha.ni. ey F. Black. As soon
as he saw me he exclaimed: "Tiiere is
another feller from the Pike; he is alter
something, bill 110 matter w hat it i- he
must have it," Through the kindness of
Judge Black and Gov. Chauiic.-y, we se
cured interview with Mr. Randall and
found him as generous as w e could wish.
M.'s article ou "Muster Day" revives
old memories. Some of the names he
mentions, M. A. Ross, John J. Patrick,
Jonas Augustine and others, are :.s a
miliiar to meas household names. I 'apt.
"Buck Aleck'' M -Cii:.tock was a rhai al
ter. In those days "Old Rje" had a
wonderful iiitlueiiee in promoting at: I
developing rows and lights, 1 'WIn-P r
Day" was often selected to settle old
scores
God Bless old Somerset County and
everyone within her Itor.fers.
II. C. Conn hi. i. v.
School Director and Teachers.
The coming County Centennial, to I c
celebrated on the :Jd, 4ih and 't!i of July,
will bring to Somerset a larger crowd of
people than has ever assembled in the
ctci'ity. Fnder these circumstances you
w ill want a pleasant pla.- to resort wle-n
y.f.i desire to rest anil get out of llrj
crowd.
FlsiiKf.'s B.Mi. St-.jkk
Will 1-e lieadi;:iartcrs forschisd tllrcciors
and teachers a:id you will re-eie all
courtesy ami ac.s.mm.s.lati .ns a: th.s
sttire. Nev ly elected tlirecioi-s and those
wiiLise faces have slipped tii.r memory
will p!e:t-e make themselves known.
Bring your wives, relatives and fiit-nis
Chas H. Fisiii:iu
Ceateniai Cosiittsei.
The following eommiliees have Iss-u
upix.itit-. il to arrange for the great parade
oil the morning of the 4th.
Od I Fellows George M. Neff, Frank
Giliiert, W. C. Weave.".
Golden Kagles: A. W. Knepper, K. K.
Pritts, J. A. Berkey.
Junior o. U. A. M.:-A. C. Holbert, It.
1- Meyers
Royal Ar.-anum: F. S. Cunningham,
J. A. Iimbert. George '.V. Bciifor.!.
Masons: I- C. Col!,ori!, Dr. S. J. Mc
Millen, James McKclvey.
Ma.-ealtees; Alexander Casobeer, K. II.
Werner, I).-. K. M. KimuKll.
Mystic Chain: H in. I. J. Homer,
Samuel Fox, Willi -mi B.-altake.-.
G. A. R.: F. P. Savior, Hon. D. J
Horner, Rev. J. S. H.irk.-y.
Sons of Veterans: K. F P114I1, I'arktr
Trent, James B. Sav ior.
Firo Companies: Joseph Levy, N. H.
Berkey, Harry Kiefer.
Industrial Display fir Somerset lb-rough:
James B. lloM'-rhaum, .1. II. Mil
ler. P. A. Sciicil. W. P. Koiser, W. B.
Parker, Henry He!ll"y, Is.1i.1h Gooti,
C. F. Fill, Sr., C. P. II .ld.T'o.1 i:n.S i:ii-iel
Hcrr, George W. Notf, K. S. S;e-.v-irt, D.
W. Say lr, lrin Parson, W. W. Shaver,
James Fcrner, K.l. S. Kantncr, J. II.
Pisel. H. I Sipe, lid. B. Collroiii, Mahi n
Si'lms-k, I'll is. i". s'.i 1 fer, J 1:1 1 I B.i.t,
J. Y. Brallier, L. W. Brehm. J. X. Sny
der, Geo. W. Beiiford, Dr. J. M. louther.
Chas. II. Ct.ffroih, 11. M. Live. C. K.
Grove, W. C. Weaver, Ciiai ics Weiiuer,
James t'a.ssi ly, H. Il -nn- b Tge;-, W. F.
Shafcr, Isaac Simps,. n, Austiu Deiioison,
C. F. Rhoads, J. S. Picking, Simon
Krebs.
The following committee on Decora
tions was appointed at Monday evening's
meeting of the executive cornmitti e: J.n.
B. Tretlwell, Win. M. Sd.r o k, A. II.
Coffroth, Jr., A. J. Ililema!!, A. II. Hus
ton, Geo. W. Snyder, C. W. I'.r. 111 is.111,
Mrs F. W. Biesecker, Mrs F. J. K-siser,
Mrs John G. Ogle, Mrs. K. M. Iive, Mrs.
J. A. I.niiitert, Mrs Annie 11. Frea.-e,
Miss Kate Herr, Miss lllia !'i rner, Mrs
Win. Gustin.
Qaemahoiing and Stojejtowa Org iai. i jg.
Ho.irKAvn.i.K, P.v.. June 1"., lsiv.
Fptin the rail of Jorcaiiali Ma.irer,
Chairman of tlie Ceiiteiinia! rc.timittee
at Suiyestown, Px, the three c i:n:uitte s,
Stoyestown Borough, (Juciuahoniiig Xo.
1. and li-iemahoning No. '2, h id a joint
meeting 011 S.uurd ly Jane lV.h, at "J: !u
l". M. at tii3t'tist?r 1 1, ni.se, Si .yestown, Pa.
The meeting was call jd to order by Hon.
W. II. Miller, and upon motion J. 11.
Snyder was elected President of tho meet
ing, and S. P. Gcisel secretary.
After the nut ting was orgmized, tho
subject of making arrangements to attend
the coming celebration at Somerset, I'a.,
was discussed. It b.'ing tfe -.i.le.l th it
the three districts g in one b;sly, and to
make more definite arrangements It
was decided to hold a:i Jtii r m jlin?o:i
Saturday, Juno il.id, at tin same place at
2 o'clock r. Jt.
This coming meeting licing for the pub
lie, it wasordjrel tint ). P. Shiver
have the announce:!! Mil nu lj througii
one of our county papers 0.1 motiou tho
meeting a.ljonrne l to m-'-'t 0:1 S itur I iv,
June J, ls:i at i 1: m., at tho Custer
House, Stoyestown, I'a.
S. P. GKIsKU
S.s-retary.
Centennial Sansa.
ne of the enjoyable features of the
Colitcnnial celebration will lie a grand
Uill b be given iu the Opera H.Hise,
evening ofthe 3, and iiftt-ni.s'ii and even
ing of the 4th ami oth. Music will lie
furnished by the celebrated nlio rc'.ies-tra.
The C. A. R. at the County Centennial.
SoMKiisi;r, Pa., Juno 17, W15.
CoMIt auks:
The Centennial Crlebnitioii tif Somerset
Co.iuty on the :;r.l, 4th and ,'th of July,
Kii, w ill I13 an event f tlepest iui
trtanec to all the people of Somerset
County, an.l there is no cls of citizens
who have lieen, ami are and will lie, more
interested and concerned, than the mem
bers of tho G. A. R-, and all old Soldiers.
Mvcry section of the County will send iu
delegation, mid nearly lite entire popula
tion of the County, as well as those from
other parts, wiil be here to participate iu
the exhibition and festivities of the oc
casion. Kverything that can bo done,
ought to bo done to inspire and enthuse
o:.r people, and extol the Industry, the
genius, tho thrift, the patriotism and
glory of our "gem of the Alleghenies"
Somerset County.
Tho Grand Army of the Republic dare
not miss this opportunity to show their
iiiuiiU-r, Iheir loyalty, and their interest
to and iu the passing events of our pro
gressing, w i. lenitig civ iiiition.
There is no teaching so potent as ex
ample, and no incentive to patriotic
tleeds and noble living ho great as that
w hi. ii springs from the remeniluan.-e
and undying honor of those who have
nobly lived and gloriously died. The
G. A. R. should, by all means one of
the c tiispi.-uou-t features of the parade oil
tho llh of July, Kit. We want the as
sembled thousands of men, women and
children to see all the old soldiers of tho
County together once more, and thereby
have their reverence for th.ise w ho are
dead, and their gratitude and respect for
tho-e who arc living, d.vpcnc.1 and
enlarg !.
We therefore urge you to l here in
full uniform, if p isililo, but especially
wear military raps. Cail a special meet
ing t.f your Post, and make all ne.vssary
arrangements to be in Somerset on the
morning of the Ith cf July ut 'J-.'s A. M.
sharp. Bring your muskets, drum corps,
Itaud, knapsacks canteens, or anything
and everything that will add to the
military appearance and the fame ofthe
"Defenders ofthe Country."
It is not known w herethe G. A. R. will
lie plaits! in the line t.f parade, but in all
proltabil-ty they will Is' accorded the
head, ofthe column. It wiil depend some
what 011 tho number wo can form, and
the showing we can make. Then-fore, it
Ih'Iioov is every comrade to exeit himself
to l,c here and "fall in," if at ail able to
t'o so. Rest assured tho committee w ill
spare 110 effort 10 secure prominence for
the ageing, passing and brave old defen
ders. We w ill do all we can to ai-eonio-tlate
y.u ail, but cannot make any stecial
pro i.-ioii for your entertainment w hile
here.
Call meetings and make your arrange
ments, and rei-oi t at your earliest coii-vihi.M-e
to I". 1". Say lor. Chairman of
committee.
F. P. S.wi.oit,
J. S. II AltKKV,
1. J. IltlUNKll,
Committee.
P. S. Ail G. A. R. men will please
met in P,.st room, in Somerset, opposite
Court House, as early as possible t.11
Thursday morning the 4th of July.
Co.MMITTKE.
Waitel I.idy representative, genteel
and lucrative p. wit ion for lady t.f refine
ment, to a.-t as agent for the Palm Christi
Hair and Toilet preparations M"t per
fect article known to science. LiS-eral in
. hi. -emeiiis ami exclusive territory. Ad
driss Palm Christi Co., Philadelphia
Branch, '.CI 'iicstnut Su
P. & P.
Goods
Bought at
Ruinous Pricas to be
sold out during
JUNE and JOLI
Lar.".o !ut of Ladies Sualey ?ltirt
Waist-j j'jst received that have
l eea botiht to sell at G:. 77,
ai:J SS cents. Former Kriee
vm OOe, $1.00 and $1.5.
Klegant new line of tilk Umlircl
Ij, bou.ui'it to sell at $l.'Jr.
Former price was $I.Ci
Xew line of rilks for Waists at '",
40. i0 aLd 7- ceuts.
Special j.rices to buyers on I.ace
Curtuius, all new patterns.
Ne w line of Wash Goods just re
ceived. Dress flood j, i:c., at nduced pric
es. Ladies' CajTs at Lalf price.
White Goods, Lace?, Ilamburo;,
Gloves, Uibbons, Handkerchiefs.
Stockings, Underwear, &c.
Gentlemen's Underwear, Shirts, at
reduced juices.
Gcutleraens' Sweaters at 22 cents.
Remnants of Carpets in llruisells
and Ingrains, at half their value.
Our Stock is all new and bought at
way-down prices lor
June and
July
SALES.
Farker & Parker.
Have a Comfortable Ride.
We have at our warehouses tliff finest
HSEE OUR $5.00 SINGLE DRIVING HARNESS.h
Ilend quarters ibr
Hardware,
Farm Impliments,
James B.
Farming Made Easy
SBY THE USE OF---?-
UCKEYE :
The Buckeye Frameless Binder
Cuts a 7 foot swath if necessary: is the lightest draft; has fewer parts
and will stand more service than any other make of machines-
THIC
Buckeye Banner Binder.
Xo canvass elevators on this machine. Is low down and will harvest
jrtaiti on the steejiest hillside without tipping over. Ju.-t the thing
for a .small farm.
THE BUCKEYE MOWER.
1 he late.st model of these celebrated machines is admitted by all to be
the most complete machine ever made. Gtt a L'uckeye ami you
will have the best.
Xotice Aullman, Miller Jt Co., f.f Akron. Ohio, are the inventors
and manufacturers of this genuiue IJuckeye Machine. IJuckeyc mean
Ohio, and if machines are offered and called the Ruckeye, but made in
some other town or State, depend'on it they are not the genuine.
"Golden Farmer" self-dump Hay Rake and ' Banner" Spring-tooth
Harrows always on hand.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS OF ALL KINDS.
Blllding Twine fiskst finality Buckeye Binding
Twine always on hand at lowest prices.
A. J. GROW ALL,
ROCK WOOD, PA.
YlI)IToR S NOTICE.
fu lLss.t:il.. of J ifiin llolil.-r. late of Ji-niif r
t.iwnsliip, (lt-U.
Th.' utnl.mi jn.s! nil. lit. r a'x.iiitsl by s.il I
I'.xirt to uislnl.llli- thr fuiitl-. in tli- h;.:i.l
if tiif ii.liuiiiisin.f.r t an.l ain..r.f Ui.
l.-tfallv .-mirl.sl U. r-to. Ii-r.-t.v uiv.-s n.i.-c
tn.it t.' wilt iiiv.f utl js.rti.-s l:.U'r-ste.l f..r lii.'
.nr(NM f his n.Miiiitni..it, :.t Ins i.rf:.f In
Hi. tMirouirtt if 2. .ni.-rs.-t. !u.. mi Kri.Liy.
J'.ily -'!li. Isf'.'s lu ll uiiU tt Iiriv ail 1 rsn.s
iiil.-n.-livl in iv att.-n.I.
J. If. I IIU
Auditor.
rnn'oKs notkii
Mar- Uu.-knmn an.t
Iu ttu-i . un ttt i 1.111-
F IIH.II I'l.-Sll .kf lll-
f -rs. t '.miitr, l';i.
) N.il i; Kit., IsH.
.-niiii'I liu.-kiiuiii
to
I-siiiih liotsl.
V.iitintary Assii;iiii-iil.
Tin 11 ri l.-rsiciicl mi'!i!or. aiiis.tntis! hr aiI
t'.mrt to m;ik- n ltsiri!.iili..n of Hi.1 f.in.is in
Itii- of liifa.siirniv toi.u.1 aiii.in tiis-
illy i-nritl.sl ld.-r.-iii. h.-r. l.y tiv.s 11. t u-
t li.it ii- i.i i.t'i-.i.l lor Hie iirisf .if hi.
iMHiiiiu.-tit. ul liis oiti.-.' in tti. lMnKii;ti of
Noii.-rs. t, on Tiir--l;ty, July l'ilh. ls:w. at
1. r. J.-tc a. 111.. wti.-n ami wli.-n all jtirtis. in-t.-iv-!.-!
can attend ami In- Il-hpI tl Iti.-y se
nns-r.
it . t r.ii.-s.
Auditor.
A
I'DITOII S XOTK'H
Soioai.MiJ. litiffm-r .t In til.' I'ourt of I'om-
U1
Sanili I l:i It n. r. hi
1.1011 ii.-n.s i s.iu
crst-t .siiinfv. I'a.
v. it.-. J no. II. Kittu.T 1 rrst-t 0.1111
Js AHm rl A. r.iltii.-r J No. UT, Ik v. Ist-f.
to
M.utm II. Hart .. 11
Voluntary Asj-is'inn-iit.
The iiinl r;L-in .1 aiidi:or.niiii!.sI ly s.iil
Court to mas.- a iiistril.itti.4i of th.' Iiiu.ls 111
tiie hands ol tin asiuats' to an.l au.on iIi.m-li-aily
.-l.titl.-.! lli.-r..o. h.-r.-l'V uiv.s i.oti.-.-lirtt
U' w.il nis-t all imni.s int.-r.-s:.st :r Hi.
up.kim'iiI h s iiHaIii-iit, at in- oni.e 01
II iv 4 Walker. 1:1 the iN.rouirh of Sonn-rs.1.
!".. i Tliursday. July lMh. l-i. at I iVI'-k
. 111.. wli.-n and n here all oarti.s niu alt. inl
iid Ik- 11.11 nl 11 tii.-y sr jin.-r.
A. 1- U. II A 1.
Auditor.
A
rnrroirs ndtich
J.mlluiii Smith sml In tM"4Mirt of in-
t 1 i-rx't H;tnty. I'a.
Jiiu H. Ximnieriiia:i. )
minify, to ilWtnlxiu tht funU In thr h;iiui i
tln'MMiciMf to Mint ami);! ttwis k-sr;lty n!i
Itiil IiM-n-to, lnr-lv aivti Hdur tliat It wU
:ttt'iitl t ih iluTUMi f Hniit ikiiitnk-itt on
Moll. 1;V, Jill V t-rtll, Ut til) oini 111
i-pm1! iMinmli, wlit-11 and wtiviv all ji-rm
liiU'rVHUM !il:y atU lu!.
Au li'.or.
UDITOK'S XOTK H
M.m- S,-hr.s k an.l In fue four! rf I'.kii-
wile I lilon rk-:i iH .in
to T -rset tsMintv. Ia.
KlUis A. Yo.l.-r. J N.k -Tl, S, pt. "T, Us
Voluntary As-iiimn tit-
Th" ua.l.Tsiirn.-U auditor ai.tsMiite.1 hy -..i 1
t'.Hirt to .listnlnit.' tlie funds in ttie hands of
Iheass.iMs toaii.t aiiHrtitf iIhmi. kically t-iitl
tleil th. ra-lo. iH-rehy elv.-. notM-e that he will
sit at his oin.-e in the UmMiyli w SuiH-wt,
lK.t.. on V.sliies.lv, July ITIh. A. !.. Is at
I o.-l.-k I'. Ji- f.M- the pnrpiMf 'A alleli.ln.tt
l the duties. tl Mtld app-inilnu'llt. lu ll and
w here all IxTsoii iut.-r.-st.sl may att.ti.l.
'. V. UftMfct KKIC
Auditor.
I'DITOIi'S XOTK I-L
In Il.s.-.late In l!M'n.lmiis'f..urt
of - rsiiH-rs. i l u, I'.-tiit-
li. II. Ijml'rt. d.-r'.l. I nyUanLt.
June K, l-"K on p.-tltiiO f Jac Meiiresoc.
adiiiiiiUtral.. lieorxe II. Uiinls-rt, ler '.I.,
the Court aptHiil io-.rje 1L Ss-ull, auditor, to
nuike distni.ution rf Hie Iiiii.I in the liniid
of said adminislrator toautt biimmix I hose le
jrully t in itUst Ili. Ti'l.K
&imr) $et (iHUv'y, m :
Kxtret fnn the lu-eonl
. C.-rlllt'sl this h June "
siil JAlAiU H. .MtLt.Ht.
Cl.-rli.
N.rti.s' I. h.tvLy (iT.-n thai I will sit for the
purp."-- rfdi.-liarvi tlie .lull.-" of theahovr
a.Hi.ll.l..il, at inv ..(tier In I lie la.roiih o
x.:a.-rs.-. Ha mi Twwlay. July SU. fswj. wh
jud when'atl RTsons InieresteJ mar atten.'.
UEO. 1L Kl'LU
AudlUJX.
line of
BUGJIES,
PHAETONS,
CARRIAGES, and
ROAD WAGONS,
: at the lowest price? ever offered for like totality.
and Wagons.
Holderbaum,
SOMERSET. PA.
MACHINES.
Yul,IT0R"s' NOTICE.
Init. s st- In thr Orphans T.Mirt
of I In an.l lor tlie ismiii-
Soloini n Yod.-r f ty ot ."smiersvl, I'a.
Uev'd. J
Th-un.l. rslm tt Au.lin.r. i!u!y aisiint-.l
fiy th. saii.l I'ourt. to nake a distntiutuiu of
lii wiii.iw'i. u..wt-r i:i said .-stat' to an.l
anions tlinth' l-ir;:lly rniiil-.l tli.-rt-t. h.-r. l.y
K'Ves not:. f Dial hi- will att.-n.I to the .lilli.s
of hiit jjiooiui int-n; 011 tin- '1 day of Juiy.
l-.'Mit ins o;:i.-. in Ri. r's lllo.-k, s.nu.rxt.t
iHi.iMih. wliu aiul wii.-rc all iitmjiis iuU 1-ist.-l
nutv atu-:i-.l.
II. I I! KIl.
Auditor.
A
inxisri:.Tuix s notice.
Kstate of sinMl lati- of Milfor.1 town-
shui, il.-.-'d.
I-tt. rs of tii! i.ih ru? ...ri on Ihv u l.iv. .
fair, tiavini; im-n ur.ni.-d t tne iiiitt-rsiKii.-.t
l.y tlif or.is-rau1tt.rii;.-. notu- is hr-!y iv
eut.a!l p'i-s.i-1 iii!-i.-'l t.i suit rsr.i:- t.
nut k- Hamuli. ito my u.rli:. and th.k-c having
t-iaiais uu:iltlt In.- s.4iilf l. .r--lil liinu duiy
MUtti.-iita-aTtsl for s. iileTiit-iit. ..ii !su.!r:a.
July .Till. li, at tin- lau- rrid. ii-; in ti.e
tl.v'd., in sititl l.fwii.iiip.
AM VNIA 1'II.K.
. W. Bi.-s.vk.-r. A li:i;uis(r.itnx.
I Any-
A
1 ).m i x i s n: a ro s : v x ot u e.
la IlMtat' of Ilmry 1'ol.rr. lat of P.rtHi-rrnvnlU-y
lofiUi;, ui-c'l.
l-ttr 4f Ai!:u:iii.Trat!o.t luivhitr In- n
xrHikUI ly ihv riH'r wuiiionty, to tin ui-tl-r!:!"!.
no'iiv U li-n-y iv-n to all r
itoiis i.itU lti-i to iiil rsKtatt to likt iiiiiiuiii
ut (iciyiiit nt. i:iul Win- iu rialii:u.kiii(
s.:i.i tuitt ivill .r. N"iil ib-M. 1 l'.i!y atitu-utt-r::t't
ur Mft ii:i-n!. oil sturtay, July Cui.
1."j at Ihv law ivj-hW trri !
J. A. I'ilKK.
1'KTK!: M. i ItKIC
Ait:itiiii-traUn.
I
7-E( TTOU S XOTICE.
l-tate of Surah A. Ittulniuh. late of South
ampton l.m'0ti:s U.-e'd.
I-tt. rn tesiaiiu-ntary ou tile alx.ve rslat
having Ims-u ranu-ti to Hie uii.l rsi-in.sl. liy
tiie profN-r atitli.K-11 y. ii.Mi.s- i h-r-i.y kiy-ii t.k
all p rs.l.s llid. l.:ti to .sc.i-t esti.le uiuiakr Ilit
luisliate pc.ytii.iil and til.ie havlnu .'iaiii.H
Hmiiist the same will pr.-s.-nt IIh-iii duly au-
tlMltlt-aUd l. sell I fitelll totll K..sUt.M-s nt
ttie tile n-si.t.-n.'e of sal J .1. -'d.. ou Saturday,
July Mh, Iff.V, ii. ! a.. I wu. r.- lin y will at
tend Kr tu.il pur..-..-.
!Mo.n u. iti.i:i:Ar.;ii.
W.-IU'irsImn;. I'u. K.xrvutor.
c
rnox.
AH ptrvoii art hrr by iiotirti-J not lo hur
Imu or trui my itV, M.ry M-hjna 1 t, ore
my atiKiiir, tit iutviit- I ft iny bti aui
Un1 without jut i-ausi'. I wilt iot h rv
fiLMinsiuIt lumny dtttoC lif r rofitnu-litis.
May -'Vth. 1 ZAl'tlAKlA f LK.
ITItATOU S NOTU'K.
KHte of John KItmN. lnt ol kunlo toviv
hlt( lit-t-iYim-il.
if athttiuUtmtiott n Ui" aUve r
Tat Uu t;ratili-U t tiif uttfitfin-l
ly tiit- pron-r aiitliril y, iiotlt w hT'jr ivt-u
to Ail MTOlt kfHiwiiij ttMMIt vi- lo Im til
iU U-u toMuil -UiW to iiuak iiuiu-uutf (Kiy
inftil, nl t !) tci viFia rU.i?n or il-nmiiu
aiT.iiUjt ttM- nme iU orM'il ttn-io fur rtft'1-
iiM-ut at th lit. r-ni -ww tl ihv mi. a
rt, in tmlr ton-nlif, .HtttittTw-t county, I
ou 2x4iurti:iy, Juiht -HIk
J. R MVK1.Y.
M. A.XKrJsKY.
A ii i u 1 1 1 1 ( ra i mx
EXAMIjNATIOS f OR fRINeE
IOjN UNIVttSITY.
InIiiulii.ir' a nl tit 1.4 1 rxuaiiiiTition fr 'iv
t r.dMT t r ntkiiiM n ami otaaiMr
rUt-- In ail ti jwri ith-uI, uil-r tti HUpH
of IU ln:u-. tou l luoof We-r ru iVun l u
n:i, will Ik lw-li iu 11 1 tKur., at tne
roofiu of lle
Centra! Board of Education,
5!6 MARKET STREET.
liiinui Thiir.Uy. June Llth. at l'l A. M..
an.l CHiiiuuui tnroiih the ailernoou of J'rt-
dn y .
The Trims-ton Cluh offer A prire tti f'oo
to the mi.ilitlute pusii.4 the Inst vxauiiim
II011 for the A.-adeinie Kreahiiuin l:i. pay.
able usiu inutri.-uiati.jn iu H-vieuiuer.
Application Hlumld he seni lu,wud for ad
dllional tnfornui'lon. addn-sa
JOSKHU y. ("' BY, --lvUr.
. Kuum Nk J K.dorul Buildtnir,
ilttubunclit.
J