125 Years Ago

Herald of Nov. 24, 1898

Our readers should be on the lookout for a swindler who comes to clean their sewing machine. He is doing several sections of the state and is said to be a swindler of the rankest kind.

The gramophone entertainment given by Henry Nothaft on Saturday evening was largely attended, considering the inclemency of the weather, and highly appreciated by all.

Mr. Roy Carpenter of Bedford is in our midst, displaying some of his fine paintings and disposing of some of them to our citizens.

Roy Laufer of Williamsburg is lying very ill with fever at this writing. Ha had as many as seven convulsions in one day. All the other patients are slowly but surely improving. Miss Grace Hileman of Roaring Spring is at this writing is suffering with an attack of quinsy and MIss Sadie Snowberger of Curryville has had a relapse of typhoid fever and is in critical condition