'Somerset Herald. - " Januarys, 1S3S. :'.'J-r n.oniing f-r ChicaUo. e.ouT---. aiivsuUee of the T'' and a: I of the roads I OBI ... :.l with teams to the .. 1 f..r tha Elk , i :i ii.."" - , ui determine the queKtion 0.T ClI,,Tih-ij! a'ltir.riiies bve . 'v.. I ir:t which driuk- ,-rt' nil!-' 1r It- irr.! P 1 1., ill 1I0S those itching, pester .Toii.tment cures. At any i the Adniiidstra ,,u w ill he ended :j: ' " . ill V:i'.l iiM.'l'T.:.iW!tud Mrs. McKin Vice President five oinner in .v-ifiiti:'!': American says i- 'rT ..j.rcmiMof vermin by U "'Ti. veil" ith copperas 'xS .i,,. m.'n Ht)d rafters in the j.wi"r (iry (.rpvi, in which ";-r"!;,.1r.i.r vat the copperas, and .ran-. -' - ..,,,1 it iu .ir o.rnrrj. ol lue noor. . p! ie disappearance .iih-e that time not a been seen near me r.f ?'' :-r Sale'' is familiar to ;,iintTsft county at this It the justly celebrated .': .....nth r.f Januarv. ar.r.e - , . 3r ' .' , ,-Vr their etitire slock of .., r( ,l one mouth in the , v tVu" I'Ple ho have iv-H "f th'"' i!l thePast 011 BirSt'.)i.l "jitter" f ri'-es are lower d on a tree just ILw niscrip- .Vi,;..f ti:- .-f..-.- y .I I !).,- P';i' t..iub " ith i.lr,,. i- ( hmied at ttie hide of "lV(i-anil l". S. jrant,ex- I'iiileJ SUltsi oi Ainerii-a . ,, .MinmeinoraiinB ms Hans 'h:iiiR, Onardiaa .iiid S-rt'Uiry of State, ir.i'-r. ' -I'-ii- r and Minister Pleni- Vice-i V'sj.leut oi .:i..r. KwatiK HSU. M.iy. I -;C." lii.Kvi !'d:irinctlie past ..,ve ) k.i .1 f.irward at v. ir t r tiie announce Z'' tt '("ieirance Saie.'' ::i this issue, and . -r-l t:'.s sh;i-.'I surpass ,n oli.Tel iu the i "d p.H,is only. -mi m; i in lor mis . n ht it is adver--s.i'.e if everything b - t ir-t 1 ,.f l ail.. r.. 1.: r.i!'' ,-.y .1'.; i-r- i a v, ;i f..rr..:;ire .,.ti. w hijf tiie pupils public schools were prepared Christmas S. .. Sheticr was ,i by Mr. W . II. liofTinail, eib-r, appearing in the .; i l.amisoiiie rocKH'.g cuair, ,"!, i-.:-s-.I ia trout of the teacher's u :. ! -p: ii-J' 1 that it was a Christ- - . r '.' .m l he i'.ip:!s. llie froiessor. -x rrs.veriiij his composure, made a t.V---!itii.iu king the girls and boys t-''vii ! :'ve tiJ esteem, after were cnc;u 'tea. ir'ts -ted thousands of y voir. I'r. Wixid's :i cures little colds " d )-.vn to the very 'ii. Thursilay night hail- Third avenue, New t opper, lake this :;:. tjetxr-!--L.::'r t'l.-l.N" ti( .:t v r.'. ' i eve X.Ty Pin- yn it'f.i'l o':iu:iiIt J ja B-r?:iunr p.li.tiiiaa ibre. r :;; l'ie inorg-.n -r .-a his bniiM. i-vr' I-rt. lie ; f-rjirKra weaithy j :,t Lis ;ii..!iev in snei'itlation on the fLi.af. II rJ of Trade. In his room fciinJ the following: "Live my fc.iy : ii.eclieH or h'pital so it will ihr use, II was iiot w hile I 'k8 .vr. Nu "rk, all kinds of trouble. mi f u:: that is t.o much." Tit Ibdiaua Normal School of Penn p'.iu'. iil U-gin the Winter Term T--:ay I'e.Sriiit.'er . Is; '7. A.1 Seiaors and Juniors were approved it JuEt ty tiie Mate Kxaminers. T- i;:eL.laiice has leeii the largest ii a g.e ex .option, the school has etsi m the Kail. The Model School o.-p.T than eer before. The Senior t tL iarg'-st the school has ever Ti tra of Leonard Rittner and his W. hiuner. in Juniata township, ti.s-uwy, as J.-stroyed by tire, with ti. O'Ktei.s, in Sunday aftcrnron A iar.-e cr p of wheat and farm - s.i-ry aere consumed. I he .ss is t--.iai ?' with less than ::s:rst Tt.e barn was built about : I y J.,ljn llider, w ho a!er-t- uv-i j; a ehurcii and preached fr-iiiti.sly. An attempt was made Xrt tiie iarn during the late war, by a-re on tiie tarn K-jor, but It l" "itit-jt'iisiied U fore the lire made i-'aiway. - Kverett Itepubli.-an. '- li.ut.rr is weii known in this i-:;v.:y. : -v "' Knights of the Lold-- L:i -. ' f s:ia:ik ill.', have elected '- - i;:j o:;; v r 1 r the ensuing six t::: P-t rui-f, Martin Iirant : Xo- Vi.-e Chief, II. Wm. I'ritis ; J. II. iMnlap: Iirant ; Clerk of ; K per.ifKx m : Sir Herald, v.. p. p.r;lI1. . H...-J Pri-. :l-r:i,; K-v. R.-..r i.. I. 1". 'I- I', l.nl A ra i t, Wi;.. '--y L-ard. J. W.Shank; a:i;. Am Shank; Ea : 1 i lire. L. M. For: ' A 'keniTan ; Trustee--, " H. II. S hr k. O. M. Foy ; .'XVXi e to ;Le .rand Castle, I. F. -.t. F.V.r. iiietit of the New ' "r duibt iu -f Li Yea -1 no the i:iuds of pex.,'le is ,iionT lli 1 U12 'ivHU' with a roar :i bj 'ere unprovided --.a;iai, a,j.j i "u '.rs to n,u f,...., ...:l ' ' teni w;ii;er and the blinding tor ts ' fell to the depth of le uitht. and the wind 'it i: every direction, block aii'i .v.i.plrtiy clr.i-jg lanes, i-'-y. howtver, was not to I "' Xew Year sport. e .-... v.i o ciock ail me Lei: 'm'Urn l "ringing out," and ;."'';."e:r 111 until Ion after mid fcjt ''r!u' discharjtsj in pro. o :a U' M-'""?, for a lime -I-Uet':e','l'!il,a''J the uy b ij',r '"J cuke t!ie "'rival of an ( "- '"g h. ! re:ueuibere.l. Le ol.Ji-i. . ; AU J t remarkable Ha!)awa;t (lf Walrf.ir.l in sa,-jri r"1i" '-evolution. His Miss Fannie Baker and Miss Cora ! Schrock, liakersiille yonng lad ie. who nave been afilicted with typhoid fever, are both convaleswnt. Mrs. Mary Bevins left Monday morn ing for Cnioutown, Pa., where she w ill remain for Home time at the. home of her sister, Mrs. JoLn Ellis. 1 Sadie E. Tile Tbe sev.erago question is ably discuss ed by valued correspondent elsewhere ! iu this number. Every tax-payer in j Somerset should give it careful consider ' At inn Rev. Hiram Kiug w ill conduct relig ious Rerviews in the Somerset Reformed church next. Sunday morning at l(k3n, and at 2 p. in., Iu the Lavanavillo Re formed church. The IIkralo is uuder obligations to Mr. lldward B. Gilbert, of Batcher's Ranche, California, for the "new era" edition of the San Francisco "Call," is sued on Ieoeiuber 1. Mr. John K. Good, of Somerset town ship has beeu appnintetl Mercantile Ap praiser for ISO, Mr. Good is a man of splendid judguieut and atTal.le manners, and w ill make an efficient officer. M rs. P. F. ShatTer and daughter are visiting at the home of the former's pa rents iu Bedford county. The Doctor will join them ina few days, unless de tained by professional duties, and will acoumpany them home Mr. Benj unin (iiudlesperger andMisi Eve Riugler, both of Brothersvalley township, were married at the Brethren parsonage, iu Berlin, on Thursday even ing, December )ih, Kev. John II. Koep- per oniciating. John Pttenuan, aged 15, son of a IIoov ersville widow, was painfully burned w hile celebrating Xew Year's Iay w hen a lotof powder he had io a bucket ex ploded, enveloping him in flames. The hair was burned from hi head and his face and hands are frightfully blistered. Among recent real estate transactions in and about town we no:o the following: Xoruian B. Knepper has purchased the Lint property, on Gravel Hill;Chas.H. Fisher the haudsome new cottage erected by Harry S. Klfer, on the Sloyestowu road ; Xorinan Weimer one of the prop erties on West Main Street formerly own ed by the llerr Bros. Rev. I). 1. Yoder wishes through the columns of the IIkralu to express his thanks to lue kind people of his congre gation who so geuerously remembered iiiinoti Christmas and Xew Y'ear. Mr. Yoder says that iu addition to other val uable gifts his bank account increased $.VI, aud that he has every reason lo be grateful to those who contributed. Messrs. Simou and Leo. J. Krebs, of the Listie Mining Company, have accept ed an iu itatiou from the Berwind-White Coal Company to visit Scalp Level on Friday next, when, the great steel heel desigued to force fresh air into the com pany's uiiues at that place, will be start ed. The w heel is one of the largest ever constructed for this purpose.. The new town of Berwind is rapidly building up, some thirty new houses be ing uuder way at the present time. The raiiroad station, club house and the Berwind-White Company's office have been completed. The coal company has live mines opened up au l is shipping from lij to jo cars of coal a day. Speakeasies are said to abound in the new town, some of them being run openly. Mr. and Mrs. J. X". Walter, of Gebharts gave a dinner party on New Y'ear day in h'-.uor of their niece, who was recently married to Ur. W. T. McMillen, of New Centreville. In addition to the guests of honor, there were preseut Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Weller, MissTillie Miller, Mrs. J.S. Waguer, Miss Lizzie McMillen, Rev. E. E. Weller aud Miss Maltie L. Baker, and lr. J. W. Weller. of Pittsburg. Mr. James T. Weigle and Miss Carrie J. Shaffer, both of Somerset towuship, were married on Thursday, Lec 23d. The ceremouy took place at the Lutheran parsouage in Lavansville, and was per formed ly Rev. C. F. Gebhart. The happy couple are among the best known young people about Soaierset and their uiauy friends uuite in wishing them a long aud happy life. The Couuty Auditors met at tbe court bouse, on Monday afternoon, and elected F. V. Biosecker, Ei., attorney, and A. J. Hileman, clerk. Yesterday morning the Board ben an work on the account j of the Poor Lirectors for tha preceding year. Mr. Peter Sipa, appointed by tbe Court to fill tbe vacauey in the board created by tbe death of Silas Lichty, tbe Democratic member, was piesenL Tbe Poor Directors met at the County Home, on Monday. After the newly elected member, Manassas Shoemaker, had been duly qualified, an organization was effected by electing Harrison Gohn, president of the Board. All of the for mer oliicials were re-elected as follows: Attorney aud Clerk, L. C. Col born, Esq. ; Physician, Dr. H. S. Kiintnel ; Steward, Win. R)a:u; Chaplain, Elder Silas Hoover. Messrs. Harry and Alex Roberts last week sold their farm at Roberts station to a Pittsbjrg artist named Hetz-sl. The R berts farm is one of ths mt pictur esque in the county and is greatly admlr el by its new owner. Saturday morn ing's Pittsburg papers say that Harry Roberts was arrested in that city, Friday evening, on a charge of embezzlement preferred by his sister, Mrs. Mattie Dart, whoa'leges that the defendant spent a portion of her father's estate which be longed to her. Thursday evening, Dat. 21J. brought together between fifty aud sixty invited guests to witness the marriage of Mr. Win. R. Miller, of Bakersville, and Miss Delia M. Barron. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's pareuts, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Barron, near La vaasviile and the ceremony was perform ed by Rev. C. F. Gebhart. A wedding siipier followed theceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are both deservedly popuiar aud all of their frieuds predict a happy life for them. Af.er returuing from a wedding trip, which includes Pittsburg aud other cities, theywUi go to house keeping on tbe old Miller homestead in Jefferson township. John llaug'-r, who made bis home with bis cousin, Wesley Hauger, in Brothers valley towuship, died on Friday morn ing, from pneumonia, aged about 47 years. O.i Sunday morning, Lewis Hauger, a brother of John's, died at tbe residence ot Madison Shober, with whom be made his home. Lewis was in apparent excellent health until he beard of the death of bis brother, when be suddenly became ill. and notw ithstanding he bad the benetit o' professional attention he expired as stated above. It is reported that the draith of his brother was such a shock to Lewis that hsart diseas3 developed lin- i mediately after he learuad of hi broth er's demise. Iewis was aged 45 years. Both brothers were unmarried. Mr. Frank Sanner, who numbers among bis friends all of tbe patrons of tbe Som erset postoflice where for the past eight years he has acted as assistant postmast er, and Mis Xannie Soott, were quietly married at the borne of the t ride grand mother, Mrs. William SooU, in Xew Cen treville. on Wednesday anernoon, uec 'ilh. Tbe ceremony was performed by Mirk Coilius. of Berlin, and was THE RODDY B3TS WILL HAKG Supreme Court Aras tb Judgment of the Trial Court. I tU'f i i'rt flm l DEFENDANTS STOUTLY .THEIR GUILT. DEST " and sMit a bullet falling dead at the said to have leen fsj.lent of Chicago heavy wraps to seek rw J c'in't"r for thirty six vears - -;-"'J the nrs-.Eng-s4a ' oenomiuaUon the Ibethreu"-in the Uej ' Mr- Hanawalt himself , !hlrty-ix year of service 5a,sX';ryin:i2;iof hic!l tiln s ir r, cue dj:i,ir f ,aiu7' Hi,'., ,Ll" ow" hands" tosup- MiJi-jrea. Mitten .r - "T-ii v4 HUUUI -iM- of them are teaching. - t in LusiriPsa an A and ii 1 r.f icell. Mr. Hanawalt lives in T tLe Lieonier Val-V,tit''U'-? 'the churchw at c4 ft'' and Seville, mak Viarl '-"n to fill bis " HtltlitLtH. Governor Haitingi Will Set a Lay for Their Execution. After Wbich an Appeal Will ba Hade to tha Pardon Board. Other Somerset County Judgment Af firmed. The Supreme Court, Kitting in Phila delphia, on Monday handed down opinion affirming the judgment of tbe trial court in tbe appeal of John and James Roddy, convicted of murder in tbe first degree for the killing of David Bcrkey, of Paint township, and sentenc ed to death by Judge Longenecker. The record was remitted for further proceed ings, or for Governor Hastings to lix day for the execution of the condemned men, and for the final execution of the sentence by Sheriff Hartzell. When the action of the Supreme Court became known bere Sheriff Hartzell vis ited the cells occupied by the Roddy boys aud informed them that their ap peal for a new trial had been denied. John Roddy was visibly affected, bis pale countenance assuming an ashen hue. while bis frame s'.ook with emotion, James was apparently unaffected, and turning lo the Sheriff, said, "Well, if you have to hang us. we can't blams you; but w are innocent of the Berkey murder.' Afterwards John declared that be and bis brother are innocent of tbe crime which they stand convicted. Gen. A. II. Coffroth, senior counsel tor ma K-KlJys. confessed that be was sur prised at the Supreme Court's action, as he firmly believed that the record would be amended and a new trial ordered. He was not yet able to say whether an ap. peal would ba made to tbe Board of Par dons for a commutation of senteuce, but was inclined t) think that this would be done. HISTORY OF TIIE CASK. On the night of June 2, !&, two ma.sk ed men entered the farm bouse of David Berkey, one of the W.'.l-U do farmers of Paint township, and after binding him and bis aged w ife, hands and feet, pro ceeded to ransack the d Aelliug in search of inouey. The ouly other occupant oi the bouse. Miss Lucy Berkey, a daughter of the aged couple, attempted to escape from the second story of the house, mean ing to alarm the ueighlxirhood, when she fell from an upper porch to the ground sustaining injuries from which she died a few days later. The robbers applied fire brands, the flame of an oil lamp and burning pieces of paper to the feet of Mr. Berkey iu a vain etlort to make him give up the money ho wasallegod to have con ceaiea ia me nouse. Mrs. liorkey was subjected to tha grossest indignities by the rubbers. B"fore ihu robbers left the house the mask fell from the face of one of them and Mrs. Berkey got a full view of bis countenance, and when she ap peared as a witness in court she positive ly identified Join: Roddy as the man. Mr. Berkey lingered iu great agony until tbe 2d day of October, just four r.i nths after the perpetration of the crime w !i-u he died from tbe effects of the burns on bis feet. Before dying he made a sworn dec laration in which bo averred that John and James Roddy were the men who had robbed and tortured him. Immediately after tbe robbery suspicion was directed towards t!i9 Roddy boys and they, togeth er with their brother-in-law, Richard Jackson, were arrested, charged with the crime. Jackson demanded a separate trial. Tbe trial of the Rddy bys was begun before Judge Longenecker at De cember, sessions, 18.a. On tbe night of December 21tb at niue o'clock the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Jackson was placed on trial the next morning. Christmas day, and the following day, December 2'th, the jury returned a ver diet of not guilty. A few weeks iater the Johnstown Democrat discovered that Robert Herdinan, a witness for the Com monwealth in tbe case against tbe Rod dy's bad borne false witness, and when the matter was presented to the Court, Judge Longenecker promptly granted a new trial. The secoud trial took place at June sessions, ISitT, and on June 3J, ex actly oue year after the perpetration of the robbery, the defendants were again found guilty of murder in tbe first de gree. An appeal was taken to tbe Su preme Court, where counsel for the con demned meu asked permission to file their notes of testimony and other papers in type-written form, alleging that their clients were too poor to pay for a paper book. This they were permitted to do. . The Supreme Court also affirmed the judgment in the case of S. B. Philson, cashier of the Citizens Bank, Meyeridale, vs. the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Xew Y'ork. Mr. Philson discounted a uo?e for liK) for the late W. H. Dill, in lsjti, and tok a paid up policy of insur ance ou the life of Jami Cororau for f4,(VM, as collateral. Corcoran had assign ed the policy to Dill as collateral ; Corcor an died an I his family collected the insur ance, after having given the Insurance Company an indemnifying bond. The case was tried in ls5, when a'.verdict was returned in favor cf Philson for tho amount of his claim. An appeal was ta ken by the defendants to the Supreme Court with the result that the trial court was reversed and a new trial ordered. The second trial took place at May sessions when a verdict was again re turned in favor of the plaintiff. . Judgment was also affirmed in the case of J. M. Olinger vs. Shultz and Mognet. This suit attracted considerable local at tention at the lime it was tried berore the Common Pleas Court. Mrs. Mognet, wif of one of the defendan ts was a daughter of Samuel P. Miller, of Summit township. Her father gave her means with which to buy a (arm, but when the deed for it was mad it was written iu the name of ber husband. Later Mognet became connect ed with tbe Mountain Electric. Supply Compauy, of Meyersda'.e, which ended disastrously, and his creditors sought to gain possession of the farm. Tbe jury decided that tbe title to the farm rested in tbe wife, and the Supreme Court has now affirmed this point. ,-itnessed by only the close relatives and a few intiniite friends or ine Dnue ana rrooin. Following the caremony a wed ding dinner was sorvel and later ia the day Mr. Sanner and his bride left lor Pittsburg, where they rerannea unui Saturday, returning to Sotnsrse mat evening, w here the groom's presence was required to set lie up the affairs or me postoffice at the beginning oi a new quarter. The bride is tbe accomplished daughter of Mr. David Soott, of Cadiz, O., an J for a nam ber of years has spent most of ber time at the home of her venerable crmd mother, in Xew Centreville, where she was a great favorite with all of the p topic. The hsppy young couple will mike their home for the present wua ths groom's parents Captain aa Jira. W. U. Sanuer. Sank Keetiag. At a meeting of tbe directors of tbe Somerset County Xational Bank held ou Friday tbe annual dividend of 6 percent, was declared upon the capital stock of the institution, aud $,0U) was added to tbe surplus fund, making the surplus fjn.iOX After the meeting adjourned the directors and officers of the bank, togeth er with several invited guests, took din ner at the Somerset House. Friday evening tbe directors of the First Xational Bank met and declared the usual semi-annual dividend of 3 percent, on the capital stock of the bank, and added fiouo to the surplus fund, making tbe surplus, f ,(WJ. The premium ac count of the First Xational wa reduced 50 and $1,500 was carried over as un divided profits. A Halaopple I a ran tor. Leon E. Ilolsopple, a young man of Holsopple, was on tbe 2Sth of last month granted a United States patent on a little contrivance which those who have seen it predict will make a fortune for its In ventor. It is a thill coupling for vehicles, constructed on an entirely new plan. In stead or the shaft or pole being fastened to the axle in tbe usual fashion, by bolts and nuts, the connection is to be made by ball and socket which can be operated by moving a small lever. Among the ad vantages claimed for the invention are that the shafts or pole can be instantly detached without leaving tbe seat of the vehicle Ic case of a runaway or a sudden turn likely to cause an npseC In addi tion, it is claimed ail rattling is obviated. It is understood that Mr. Holsopple has hl m. handsome offer from a firm which I wishes to manufacture tbe coupling. i B. t. Catcmins f oat Banquet. ; Owing to the blockaded condition of tbe j roads and tbe low condition of the tem- perature many of tbe members of R. P. i Cummins Post, G. A. R., who bad prom I ised to meet witblheir surviving com- rades on Xew Y'ear aud join in tho annu . al banquet, w ere compelled to deny tbem i selves that pleasure. Among those no ! ticed, who braved tbe tempest and walk j ed from their homes to the nearest rail j road station in order to be present, were ! Ephraiin Miner, of Kingwood, Jacob Ileinbaugh, of Ursiua, and John H. Miller, of Trent. Forty members of the Post assembled in tho post room at noon, where routine business was transacted until oneo'clock, w hen they fell in line aud marched to the Hotel Vannear, where a sumptuous din ner was spread in tbe dining room. Af ter tbe comrades bad been escorted to seats at the various tables. Comrade Hi ram King asked a blessing, and bespoke the watchful care of the Great Commaud er over the veterans during the year and forever. The bill of fare included all of tbe del icacies ol the season, and a reminder of army days in the shape of pork and beans, but notwithstanding the flavor of tbe food and the elegance of the service, the old vets felt that something was lack ing, and when the first after dinuer ora tor referred to the fact that the wives aud daughters of the comrades bad been over looked in the invitations sent out, be struck a responsive chord in the heart of every soldier present. While no formal action was taken it is safe to say that next year's banquet will be attended by the ladies. Short addresses were delivered by a number of the old soldiers and all expressed themselves as favoring hold ing future banquebi at tbe Hotel Van near instead of at the Opera House. A notable address of the occasion was de livered by comrade Cyrus Berkey, of DeKalb county, 111., who spoke iu feel ing terms of his great pleasure iu being permitted to meet with bis old comrades after an absence of many years. Cattle Eaiting in North Dakota. Mr. B. F. Snyder, a former well-known rjsident of Cpper Turkeyfiot township, lut for several years past engaged in r inching in North Dakota, Bends us tbe 'ollowing newspaper culliugs in regard jo the cattle iudustry of that state: From the Langdon Republican : "Cat tlt raisers in Xorth Dakota are just awak ening to the fact that cattle raised ou our prairies are considered among the best sold In eastern markets aud that they command the highest-market price. At Valley City, tho other day, Thomas Byrnes, a tattle buyer, w ith headquart ers in South Dakota and Iowa, slated to the writer that he would rather have Xorth Dakota cattle than any other to lie had in the west. Said he: "The cattle of Xorth aud South Dakota command a better price ia Chicago lhau that from any other section. To illustrate: I buy youug cattle in Xorth Dakota aud ship them to Iowa, wbere corn is cheap, to fatteu them. When ready for market, I drive my stock over the sla'.e Hue and ship it from somn point in South Dakota, as I find I get a better price for cattle known to have beeu raised in the Dakotas than for the product of either Minnesota, Iowa or Nebraska. Tbe reason of this lies iu tha fact that Dakota cattle are stronger, niore stocky than elsewhere and take on fat better wben fed up for mark et." Of course Mr. Byrne was not talk ing for publication and his observations. therefore, are the more valuable as show ing the estimation in which our cittle are held, and their real value. His remarks also indicate that stock raisiug in this section is a good business to engage in." Mr. Fisher said: "I make great pre dictions for the future of Xorth Dakota for three reasons. In tbe first; place, this interest is really in its infancy. There is therefore room for tremendous growth. In the second, the country and particu larly the grass is especially adapted to the production of milk. Xorth Dakota by the Babcock test beats any other state of the union on this point. Her bay and grass, fed exclusively to an ordinary cow, will yield more milk than many blue-blooded animals cau be made to give iu other states with the aid of cereals. In the third place, her people are just ready to take this movement up. It is a very fortunate combination, as I view it, and tbe twiu cities are bound to benefit by it. Xorth Dakota may turn out butter and cheese without the aid of Minneapolis, but her dairymen must have Minne apolis goods to clothe themselves with aud Minneapolis flour to make their bread with. It's a great outlook for Da kota and Minneapolis." Death of a Promising Child. Oscar Newton, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mickey, of Casselman, pass ed away on December 27th, aged four years. Little Oscar was an exceptionally bright child ; at tbe age of two be was able to do small chorea about the house and carry message" to neighbors and to tbe store. A week before his death he frequently questioned bis fond parents in regard lo heaven and the angels. At the time no thought of the child's im pending death crossed their minds, but now that be has gone it seems that he was preparing to join the angel band and waited for their coming. Two days be fore Oscar died he gave all of his Christ mas presents to bis younger brothers. Km END. AS IMPORTANT QUESTION. Shall the Borough Have a Sewer System- A PETVATE FRANCHISE BEING SOUGHT. Other and Better Sfethoda Pointed Out, Alone; With a Suggestion That if They Are Not Adopted a Private Fraachiie Hay be Granted, After it is Once Seen That This is the Only Way That a Sewer System Can be Seen red. Kditor Herald: The two great needs of Somerset iu the way of public improvement are a good sewer system and cleaner and better streets; and, of tbe two, the sewer system is the most needed. In most parts of the town about the on ly outlet there is for the waste and filth that gathers on the lots of the people, is in tbe gutters and water tables of tbe public streets. There is no other source, and their appearance here is a source of continual complaint and annoyance to tbe municipal officers ; and the time must come when there must and will be a change. Why not have it now f Then occurs tbe question : How may so desirable an improvement be brought about? Well, there are several ways; one would be for tbe municipality to con struct a sewer system that will meet all the requirements of the situation. But to do so out f tbe ordinary surplus rev enues of the borough as these would per mit would be slow work, and it would take years of time to accomplish it. To do it at once the borough would have to make a new issue of bonds in order to se cure the means to make the improve ment. This means increased taxation. There remain still one or more other resources. There is a law under which, if a majority of tbe proporty owners along a street will file a petition to tbe town council to do so, they, (town coun ! cil) may proceed to construct tbe sewer and assess the cost thereof on abutting ! property owners on the non-signers as i well as the signers. This would shift the burden of pay ment on thi parties who are to reap the direct bcueht of the improvement, and certaiidy is ti e most equitable and just way of procedure, aud is the plan that should be adopted. The ost would uot be so great as many would suppose. It is not at all likely that it would exceed sixty-live cents a foot, perhaps not over fifty cents a foot of any one's lot frontage. The work once done in this way, the municipality would have to keep it in re pair. The property owner would bive a way for disposing of his waste without its lc ing a nuisance either to himself or bis neighbor, aud need give himself no further concern. But it does look as though a great many property holders are not disposed to take this view of the matter, as it would Ie to their interest to do so, certainly. Several attempts have beeu made to secure the necessary num ber of signers along certain streets to have sewers constructed under this law, but each time it has ended in failure. Tbe people who so far have held back will do well to reconsider thU matter. Then there remains yet one other way of obtaining this greatly needed improve ment. That would be by granting a franchise to a private individual or cor poration, who would construct the sewer and collect an annual tax or license fee from every one w ho might wish to use it as a means of disposing of the waste and garbage accumulating on his premises. As this would bj an undertaking for gain, it would be conducted on business principles, and tbe rates for usag? would be high enough to earn interest and keep it in repair as well as some profit in ad dition. We are in a position to say that there are parties who, seeing tbe possibilities such an investmeutof capital being made a paying one, are even now seeking for franchises and privileges of this sort. To this some will answer, "Let them build their sewers if they wish to do so ; those who want to make use of them can do so and pay them for such privilege. We are not iu it," It remains to be seen whether such parties may not be in it be fore they are doue with it. It hi admitted that we know of no law under which property owners could be directly made to connect with such sewer companies' lines; that is, compelled to do so by any municipal regulation. But the seekers of these franchises aro shrewd enough to see, that once the sewers are constructed, tbe people may have to con nect their premises with them, whether they desire to do so or not. The ordinances and regulations relat ing to nuisances are not enforced just now as they ought to be and would be ii there were any outlets within reach. It is only w hen these thin'.- have become unbearable, and are seen to be so, that any serious effort is made to abate these nuisances ; for the municipal officers also see that in many cases people cau not help themselves, even if they desired to remove the cause of complaint. But let outlets once be provided for all the waste of a property, and should omplaint Le made thereof to the board of health, things will be different in this line. These officials will not hesitate to order tbe abatement of nuisances that aro now passed by and suffered, and If their or. ders are disregarded they will imposo such fines and penalties as will make tho offenders wL.h they ha 1 made terms with tbe owners of the sewers. Indeed the health officers will be com pelled to pursue such a course, as they will no longer have the excuse to offer for not rigidly enforcing the health ordinan ces of the borough that they now have, to wit: that people will not le obliged to perform impossibilities. It certainly would b- better if the sew ers were built by p.-iiti')n than for th- work to bo turned oit to private hands. But that is a matter for the property own ers to choose for themselves. But, if they will make no move by petition, they need not beat all surprised to see tbe seekeie oi a franchise have their wishes grante.1, because the town must have better sew erage and drainage, let them come through what source they may; aud council cau not be censured for giving iu vole thereto when once it is manifest that it is the last resort. Improvement. A Magnificent Chriatmas Gift. Mr. Editor: We seldom blow about what our people do for us at this season of the year, lest some of our lean and hungry looking brethren would turn green with envy, for we live on the fat of tbe land. And even now we will not mention the stores of good things, such as honey, sausage, meat, chickens, turkeys, etc, which have come to the rectory fro n various parts of our diocese. But, by your permission, we will mention a magnificent lap robe presented to us, by the two Bible classes of Samuel's S. S. on Christmas. It is emphatically the finest robe of the sort we ever saw. Why, sir, the Czar of Rus sia might envy it. Such a token of good will not only keeps a pastor's body warm in the coldest weather, but it r, arms ac1 melts bis heart for better etlorts in the Master's work. May tho Lord of the Christmas abundantly bless the kind donors. A. B. Miller. United Evangelical Asaociation Announce ments. There will be services in the Pleasant Hill church throughout the present week, at 7 p. m. All aro invited to at tend. As the pastor is called to fill the Pre siding Klder's appointment at South Fork, next Sabbath, there will tie no preaching services at any of the churches in his charge. The 4th Quarterly Conference will meet in the U. B. Church, on January loth, at 2 o'clock. Communion services will fol low on January Itltb, as follows: Hus band at 10-.30 a. in.; l'le-Sant Hill at 7 p. in. D. I- Yodkr, Pastor. mm POWDER Absolutely Pure Fislier's Book Store. PCfSWpL'c hj Something New.... Calendars, Diaries, Files and Ac count Books of various kinds are among the many things every office needs about this time of year. And they are just the things we are offering at special prices. X'o better or more complete stock of ta tionery can be found in the city and from Peng to Ledgers, our prices are such as to enable you to save 20 per cent, on all pur chases. All kinds of Blank Books, Day Books, Journals, Ledgers, Cash Books, Secretaiy's Minute Books for Societies, Corporations Ac., Diaries for lsys, Xotes, Receipt and Order B'Xks, Biun's and McKinney's Justice, Dunlap's Book of Forms, Penn'a Digests, all kinds of Jus tices' and Constables' Legal Blanks,Mar riage Certificates. Fountain Pens, and everything along this line to enable you to begin the new year on "the rquare." CHAS. H. FISHER. Hrs. A. E. UHL'S ...,14th ANNUAL,... Clearance Cash Sale ! During the continuance of this sale I will offer ouly first-class goods at prices lower than ever offered in Som erset. This sale is to make room for ruy Spring Stock, and the benetit of low prices is to be given to my many patrons. I quote prices on some of tbe miny standard gooi-i which will give those. wh are Carefjl b lyers of desirable goods ouly, some idea of the sweeping nature of this sale. Kindly remember prices : - - 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 30 20 Yards yard-wide Lawrence L. L. or An derson L. L. Sheeting for $1.00 Yds yd-wide Heavy Piedmont Sheeting, 1.00 " " Fine Bleached Sheeting (soft finish) for ----- - 1.00 1CJ Yds yd-wide Hill Bleached Muslin, for 1.00 131 ' " Fruit of tbe Loom Bleached Muslin, for ----- - 1.00 25 Yds Best Standard Dark Calico, for - 1.00 21 Yds Turkey Red Calico, for - - . 22 Yds Best Indigo Blue Calico, for -22 Yds Simpson's Black and Gray Calicoes, 22 Yds Lancaster Gingham, for - Twilled Cotton Crash, - 3ets per yd Lace Curtains from 45c per pair upwards. Curtain Scrim from 3 cents per yd upwards Best Soft Table Oil Clotb, 1J yds wide, 13 1-2C per yd. Those desirous of purchasing WRAPS can save much money by buying: at this sale, as prices have been mercilessly slaughtered. Great Reductions in Dress Goods. Great reductions have been made in my Drees Goods Department, so that the enoiee and aried stock needs your inspection to properly appriciate this sale. Ladies' Underwear. A large and complete line of Ladies' Muslin Underwear is Ini-ruded iu this geueral sweep and in vites your attention. Table Linens. All good housewives pride themselves on the neat appearance of their Table Linens. I oiler an exceptional line of Table Damask and Napkins at much below their real value. Ladies' Undervests, Ladies' Winter Undervests ranging from 2 for 25 cents, up to the finest Australian Wool Goods. Blankets. Bargains offered in Cotton and Woolen Blank ets, Woolen Skirt, 4c. Space limits further notice of many articles and goods embraced in His sale. Remember prices and come early, as sale will only continue while goods in stock last. Mrs. A. E. UHL. 11 ii ii iUrfSX TO BEGIN December 27th, TO CONTINUE DURING THE ENTIRE Mon th of J nuary, hristmas is over; tiie hubbub and hurry of tliat bu?y season is past; the season upon which we are now entering is by most stores considered a dull one. We have fully determined to make it in reality the " lied Letter " month of the whole year. A General Marking Down of Staple Merchandise is felt at our Store this week. NO HEED TO FORMER PRICES. yE have gone through the house from top to bottom marking down goods with a resolution that few dare attempt. Tho next thirty days will bring a great turning over of stock a general upheaval of values " a room making " sale to tlioroug'ily clear our stock preparatory to our inventory. A SALE THAT WILL BE MEMORABLE among the triumphs and victories of a twelve month. A fitting finale. A farewell e:Tort for "97. Dress Goods. 2.V Dlack Cashmere 12 l-2c 50c Grey St rge 32o 3T Illatk Dress Flauiul 19c 5Sc lUk Figured Cashmere 12 l-2c Staple Drv Goods Heavy CasMinere fr Mens v.i-ir the kind u.saaly nM :;t i't aud ";('' we u:w sl'11 at per d 3?' www 25c I!lk Cut Cashmere 45c Blk Cashmere 45c Novelty Dress ( JikkIs 45c Plain IVarl Color 50c All Wool Novelty Press Goods 12 I 2c 35c 35c 40c 75c All Wool Henriettes Ked Green, Blue, Brown ami Black 60c 90c All Wool B;iket Cloth, the newest shades 72 l-2c 11 piefs All Wxl 50 iu Broadcloth, only the lest colors rejisesented, regularly sold at 45 and 50 cents, they are being closed out at 32 I-2C 90c Broadcloth now 75c 1 00 Broadcloth now 85c 1 00 English Suitings to close out at 79c - 4ic Kersey now sells per yd at 34c ;5e Kersey now sells per yd at 27c 25. Ker'y now sells per yd at 2!c 25c Jea:s now sells per yd at 20c 2'k' Jesiii now sells per yd at I8c 15 Jeans :i r.v sells pr yd at 123 12 l-2c Jeans now per yd at Qs Alabama Shirtings 5 7 -8c Columbian Shirtings 5 j-8c Underwear Offering. This season we having given spec ial attention to this branch, some extra valui-3 h:ive tx-cn &:!ii'd t oi;r stock, especially f.r our K-.d Letter Sa'e. I5i Ids llz Boys Heavy (iny i cent ."shirt, salt; price, Ladies' Bibiied 20 cent Vest, sale price Ladies' i'jo Vests, Pants to iuatc!, sale price Ladies' Heavy Natural 'Wool Vests and Pants, sale price Ladies' Fine 7 cent quality Ladies' Fine $1.00 iiu!ity, 1 25 Fancy Press rat term $1.00 these are choice gixnls, no two patterns alike 1 00 All Wool Black Henrietta 85c 1 25 Silk Warp Henrietta $1.12 I 2 REMNANT Dress Goods AT HALF-PRICE. j 25e Table Linen :50e Table Li::ea 35c Tabic Linen 50c Table Linen 25e Eiderdowns, very pretty for Children's Jackets, T-.i Gowns, -c 50c Eiderdown (!0c Eiderdown 7"c Ei ler l -.vii Mens' Heavy Grey Mart and Drawer, each Mens' Heavy Jersey Fleece Lined, Shirt and Drawers to match, Another tig lot Mens' Under wear, 43 cent ipiality, the same low price takes them, j M cent iiality Mens' Silk I Stiteheii Shirt and Draw- 22c 30c 78: 2k 352 22c 45c 50c 603 Lancaster j - a n Ginghams 4 34C Muslins : ers, eaon 7" rent 'jiinlity Mens' Silk Stitched VV.xd Shirt and Drawers, each $1.00 quality Mens' Silk Stitch ed Wool Shirt and Draw ers, each A Bi Buy in Wool Hosiery. in 1 Q the 20u quality iu ail sizes! - are being sold at 35c 39: 50c 84c yards Dress and Apron Ginghams, 500 yards 6, 7. 8 and 10 cent Outiufrs, Light Colors, 500 yards Curtain Scrim, i)0 yards Light Dress Goods 4c 5c 31-Zc 4c 40in Fino White Muslin 4 1-2; j 3Gin " u " 4oj Piedmont Heavy 5g ; Appleton "A" " 5 3-4.C Gilt EJge Bleached 4 l-4c ! Monumental, soft finish Gc 1 Lonsdale, soft finish Cc j Fruit of the Loom 6 l-lo I & Clothing- Included in our lied Letter Sale.Price to make theiu sell juick. Don't niss Our liar gains in Blankets. BIG VALUES IN CANTON FLANNELS. Too Many On Hand--They Hust Go. The sc quality at 3 cents. The 10c quality at 8 cents. The 6c quality at 4 cents. The ia 1-2C quality at 10 cts. The 7c quality at 5 cents. The 15c quality at 12 cents. The 8c quality at 6 cents. The iSc quality at 14 cents. The oc quality at 7 cents. Children's & Ladies' Wraps. Our Closing Chapter for the year is one of Intense Interest. No Such Prices Have We Offered in This Department Before. Promptness Profits. Delay Means Disappointment. The Swell Astrakhan Trimmed Child's Cot now goes at Our $1.00 Coat, " 1.25 u now goes at 1.75 u u 2.00 " u u u o 50 " 3.50 " " -All our $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 Ladies' Capes and Jackets to be closed out at All our $5.00 and $6.00 Garments to po at The $7.00, $7.50 and $8.00 Capes and Jack- a 5S 79 98 $1 29 1 53 2 00 2 75 2 93 4 00 5 00 Don't put off making your selection. Every day there will be less to select from. All our IJand-omc $10.00 raj3 now - $7 50 $12.00 Capes and Jackets - 8 50 15.00 " . 10 ()() 20.00 " - - , - 14 00 25.00 Jacket, onlv one left, & Handsome Green, all silk Lined, - - -16 50 A LOT OF LADIES JACKETS. A lot of Ladies' Jackets worth $5.00 eacli, will Le closed out at the very low price of $1 00 CARPETS, CLOTHING, OIL CLOTH, TRUNKS, BLANKETS, ETC., Will be included in this eale. Bring your friends with you, that they miy share the good tiling we offer above for the next 30 day3. Respectfully yours, SHEPHERD and KUYKENDALL, SOHERSET, PA.
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