'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.