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GRESS 1S ELECTED BURGESS.
Elected--Harry TL.
Four Councilmen
Staub Is High Man.
Count of Votes Finished
Morning---A
The election of Meyersdale was
noted principally for the sharp con:
test for election to -the office of Bur-
gess. There were three Repnblican
candidates, and in this three-cornered
fight the politicians of each candidate
believed their candidate: would win.
The vote was heavy and the election
officials were kept busy until 10:00
o'clock yesterday morning. -Peter
Weimer, who recently broke his col-
lar bone, stuck to his job faithfully
vabil the end.
Five hundred and thirty-three votes |
were counted for Burgess. Gress,
215; Daugherty, 175; Hostetler, 143.
All the amendments were carried in
both precincts, but a large majority,
of the voters did not vote either way
on the amendments.
MEYERSDALE.'
BURGESS. :
No. 1. No. 2.
Gress, R 128 87
Daugherty, R 150 2b
Hostetler, R 114 29
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Cook, R 320 102
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Ebbecka, D & 8 169 41
Glessner, D & S 132 39
Gnagey, R & W 168 71
Moore, R & W 207 vi
: ASSESSOR.
Grof, D & S 136 42
George, R 214 71
ASSISTANT ASSESSOR.
Bowmeister, D & 8 188
Naugle, R 165
Boose, 32
Tressler, 32
Hay, - 60
TAX COLLECTOR.
Baer, W & R 184 85
Grof, S 145 31
AUDITOR. .
Dickey, DW & R 237 80
Sides, D 135 38
Holzshu, W : 96 48
Miller, R 92 23
Burket, P 29 6
Holtzhour, P 26
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Weakland, D 107
Hocking, W & R 240
Kneiriem, 8S & D 81
Ray, 41
INSPECTOR.
Weimer, D 155
Shoemaker, W & R 186
Siehl, D 67
Beal, R 50
COUNCIL.
Saylor, D & 8 188 45
Sieh, D&S 92 47
Staub, DR & 8S 212 64
Walker, D & 8 137 32
Appel, W 101 32
Dia, W & R 161 71
Emerick, W & R 197 80
Hemminger, W 66 18
Baer, R 119 32
Mankameyer, S 31 25
STATE.
JUDICIAL.
Alcorn, R 12 10
Grim, D 39 3... 0
Henderson, R 18 io4
Kephart, R 218 73
COUNTY.
CORONER.
Kimmell—all parties, 280 100
DIRECTOR OF THE POOR.
Dietz; D & W 119 29
Snyder, R 130 45
Brown, S 24 15
Miller, P 51 20
JURY COMMISSIONER.
Brubaker, D & P 117 30
Pile, W 39 12
Bender, R 147 50
Shaffer, S 30 16
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace.
E. R. Hay, R 177
Supervisors—6 years,
Austin Walter, D
John W. Miller,
4 years.
Chas. C. Shaffer, D 87
Haryey E. Hershberger, R 148
School Directors.
R. J. Engle, D
W. E. Walker, D
199
224
167 |
at 1C:00 A. M. Wednesday
Hot Contest. Was Waged.
D. S. Gnagey, R 93
Walter Fike, 26
Assessor,
J..B. Schrock, D ‘142
E. M. Lichty, R 158
Tax Collector. _
W. M. Duecker, 194
Francis Swearman, 67
Auditor. \ |
P. B. Walker, 185
A. Rishel, R 84
John Saylor, R 158
Judge.
Urias Firl, 156
S. Mosholder, 125
| Inspector.
Wm. Herwig, 156
J. F. Schrock, 125
COUNTY UNOFFICIAL
RESULTS.
The two jury commissioners are
John G.- Bender of Quemahoning
township, elected on the Republican
ticket, and S. P. Brubaker, of Berlin,
elected on the Democratic and Pro-
hibition tickets. Brubaker defeated
Josiah W. Pile of Somerset, the
Washington party candidate, by a
majority of 90. The vote follows:
Bender, 2,507; Brubaker, 1,438; Pile,
1,328. :
In the Poor Director fight Joseph
J. Smyder of Friedens, was elected
on the Republican ticket, over Jacob
‘C. Dietz of Listie, endorsed by the
Democravic and Washington parties.
Snyder received 2,522 votes and
Dietz, 2,265.
Kephart, candidate for Superior
Court judge, swept the county, re-
ceived several times as many votes
as the other three candidates com-
bined. The vote follows: Kephart,
3,249; Grim, 566; Henderson, 311;
Alcorn, 279.
SHOOTING RABBITS
OUT OF SEASON.
John A. Marker, Charles Fisher
and James Fisher, all of Garrett, were
out hunting and shooting rabbits in
Brothersvalley Township during the
closed season’ and were each fined
$20 and costs by Squire A. J. McKen-
zie of Garrett. : :
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE
AT ROCKWOOD.
William Holtzhour, father of Nor-
man Holtzhour of this place, was
badly injured on Saturday last while
delivering meat for his brother, Geo.
Holtzhour, in South Rockwood.
While crossing the B. & O. tracks at
the Growall crossing, his wagon was
struck by a shifting engine. The
wagon was completely demolished
and Mr. Holtzbour had several ribs
broken and his head badly cut. His
condition is serious.
Mrs. K. M. Newcomer,
place, is his sister.
CARD OF THANKS.
The undersigned wish through the
columns of The Commercial to ex-
press their appreciation for the sym-
pathy and kindness shown during
their bereavement in the loss of the
wife and daughter.
THOS. A. MCKENZIE,
Mrs. E. J. COUNTRYMAN.
meses peeeeeeeeeeneeems
AUTO AND FOUR PER-
SONS TUMBLE 20 FEET.
Plunging over the side of a stone
bridge between Stoyestown and Jen-
ner and falling 20 feet to a creek
containing three or four feet of
water, was the frightful experieuce
of Michael Sipe,proprietor of the Sipe
Hotel, at Jenners, his son and wife,
and Mr. McLaughlin, of Atlanta, Ga.,
an engineer employed on the State
roads at Boswell, on Saturday even-
ing of last week. No one was seri-
ously injured, but had a narrow es-
cape of their lives.
They were returning home when
| near the stone bridge at the Speicher
of this
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THE GRIM ==
=m REAPER
SUSAN BURKLEY.
Mrs. Susan Burkley, widow of
Elder Carnelius Berkley, daughter
of Samuel Meyers, and Magdalena
Meyers, was born at Berlin, Septem-
ber 28th, 1827, March 5th, 1848, she
married Cornelius Burkley, soon af-
ter marriage they both united with
the German Baptist church, now the
Chureh of the Brethren, of which
they were devoted members. Corne-
lius, her husband, died, June 30th,
1888. She leaves a son, J. M. Berk-
ley, of Washington, D. C., and daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. C. Horner, of Meyers-
dale, where she had her home for
a number of years, -and was a help-
less invalid for eight years, during
MRS.
cared for oy her daughter and family
and bore her sufferings very remark-
ably patiently. As the end came
near she fully realized it, but the
Christ whom she had served these
many years was with her to the
last, and on Sunday morning, No-
vember 2nd, 1913, the summons came,
and her natural sleep in Jesus, aged
86 years, 6 months and 5 days.
She was the oldest of four, sisters and
three brothers, she leaves two sis-
ters, Mrs. George Schrock, of Som-
erset and Sally Berkley, mother of
E. M. Berkley, of Meyersdale, and
two brothers, John 8. Meyers, Ber-
lin and William 8. Meyers, Somer-
set, the grand children were five. of
which one of Washington, D. C., pre-
ceded the grandmother to the great
beyond, there are three great grand-
children. The funeral took place at
the Church of the Brethren. at Mey-
ersdile, on Tuesday Noyember 4th,
followed by a large concourse ot
fri: nds and was in charge or undertak-
er Clark, the sermon was preached by
Evangelist, D. K. Clapper, who just
returned from near Hagerstown, Md.,
and was assisted by Eld. Joel Gnagey
of Meyersdale.
WM. FLEMING.
Wm. Fleming, of Brookiyn, N. Y.,
died last Thursday, his wile was
the sister in-law of Mrs. James Darn-
ley. Mrs. Wm. Fleming's first hus-
band was John Guthrie, at one time
proprietor of the Keystone Ho-
tel. : .
Mrs. Fleming left here about seven
years ago and has resided in Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
CONGRATULATIONS.
It was a source of much gratifi-
cation to the members of Friendship
Lodge,” No. 76, L. 0 gO. M., to learn
that Senator Zihlman; of Cumberland,
Md., was elected by a large majority
at the recent election. Those who
had the pleasure to hear him speak
at the ‘‘Smoker’’ held some time ago,
were charmed with his eloquence and
dignity. Though young in years, he
is an orator of rare ability and the
citizens of his native state can rest
assured that they will be ably and
honestly represented at all times.
—Moose Reporter.
ATTENDED FUNERAL. |
Following are the out-of-town rela-
tives and friends who attended the
funeral of Mrs. T. A. McKenzie, last
Saturday.
H.'A. Countryman and wife of Som-
erset;, OC. Lester Hay, W. B. Hay
and son Donald, Mrs. J. C. Hay, Har-’
ry E. Hay. and wife, Mrs. H. G.
Rauch, Jennertown; Mrs. Hlmer
Bush. Bloomington,- Md.; W. F
Countryman, Pittsburgh; Misses
Minnie Baer, Mary Jane Hoffman,
J. Cassen, Cumberland, Md.; Misses
Orpha and Marie Smalley, Salisbury;
Simon Ebaugh and Thomas Marks,
Boswell; Mrs. Wash. Lancaster, ar
daughter, Miss Hilda, Mt. Savage,
Md.; Miss Sarah McKenzie, Pocahon-
tas; Mrs. Henry Albright, Cobpnells-
ville Mrs. Joseph Meehan and Mrs.
Reynolds, Shaw Mines.
TEAM STOLEN.
On Monday while David Knepp of
near Wittenberg, was in town, he
hitched his team in the Shipley alley.
When he was ready to start for home
his team was missing. Later the
| horses were found in Mr. Herwig’s
121) farm, Something happened to the | field in Summit township. The wagon |
which time she was most lovingly |:
SOCIETY NOTES.
HALLOWE'EN PARTY.
A Hallowe’en masquerade party
| was given at the O’Bryan home on
| North street. Tnursday evening of
| last week by Miss Yvonne, daughter
of Mr. #and Mrs. Frank O’Bryan.
The young folks were masked and
garbed in costumes suggestive of the
holiday. The house was tastily decora-
ted suitable for the occasion. Music
and Hallowe’en games were indulged
in and the evening much enjoyed by
all. A delicious lunch was served.
. The following were present:—
Misses Mary and Catharine Bolden,
Margaret Emerick, Eunice Darrow,
Angela Reich, ‘Jennie Livengood,
Pearl Lint, Leora Beal, Virginia
Carey, Florence Heffley, Anna Hady,
Katharine Aurandt, Thelma Thomas
and. Margarét ' Hostetler.
i HALLOWE'EN PARTY.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
church, gave a very delighttul and
6. 19:3
LETTER FROM
| G. E. BISHOP.
”) CITY COUNCIL
| The Commercial was recently
NUMBER
DOINGS OF
i914
receipt of a letter from Mr. G. E. |
| Bishoo, of Sterling, III., formerly
| editor of the Meyersdale Republican,
| which we publish belieying the letter
[to be of interest to many readers of
The Commercial: '
On Friday of last week your writer
received a most pleasant call from F.
W. Plock, Meyersdale, who came
down from Dixon where he is visiting
his parents to spend a few hours with
us. He is looking fine and told us of
his California trip and of haying spent
some little time with cur friend J S.
Graves and family at San Diego.
His visit naturally brought to mind
many old friends whom we became
acquainted with during our eight
years residence in Meyersdale, and
put us in the mood of writing this
communication.
The country about Sterling was
successful Hallowe’en party in their |
socia. rooms on Main street, There |
were one hundred and fifteen pres-|
ent from all churches and everyone!
joined in the Hallowe’en games with |
a zest which proved that one and all]
were enjoying themselves to the full-
est.
The white rgbed ghosts that re-
ceived you in "the pumpkin lighted
hall and ushered you through a door
that creaked as if all the ghosts of
Hallowe’en were holding it shut to
keep you from entering into their se-
cret chamber gave you a shiver of
expectancy for what was to follow.
Upon entering the social
which was appropriately decorated
for the ocession and lighted only
with Jack-o-Lanterns, you espied
seated upon the floor a witch with’ a
broom stick across ber lap before a
black ketile when alter stirring the
coulents she would tell your past,
present and future of which every
word may have been the truth
Two more witches in their own
tent were besieged with anxious
young men and maidens to make
kEnownyto them by the aid of pump-
kin seeds just how soon they would
enter upon the seas of ‘matrimony.
Many other interesting games were:
played. Delightful and appetizing res
ireshments were served.
The honor guests were to have been
the Epworth Leagues of the M. E.
church at Berlir and Elk Lick; owing
to the bad condition ‘of the roads the
Berlin people were compelled to send
their regrets. Out of town guests
were, Miss Blough, Boynton, Miss
Fritz and Mr. Berkley, Berkley Mills;
Mrs. Kniriem, Lancaster; Mrs. Wmg
Shenkemyer and Miss Freeda Shen-
kemyer, Johnstown.
ENTERTAINED.
Miss Nelle Pugh, entertained a few
of her friends. at the home of her
brother-in-law ‘and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Staub, of High street,
Thursday evening of last week.
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.
Miss Virginia Carey, gave a very
delightful Hallowe’en party at her
home on Meyers avenue Friday eyen-
ing of last week. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in playing
Hallowe’en games and lunch was
served.
BARN DESTROYED
» BY FIRE.
Last Friday afternoon, while thresh-
ing grain at the barn of Lewis Berk-
ley, of Brothersvalley township, the
barn caught fire and was totally de-
stroyed. The barn was of unusually
tained the products of 30 acres of oats
18 acres of wheat and 110 tons of hay.
All the live stock was saved with
the exception of four pigs and about
50 chickens. Twelve horses were
taken out os thé barn in safety.
The loss amounts to about $7,000.
Mr. Berkley carried insurance in
the Farmers’ Mutual Company on the
barn to the amount of $1,400 and on
the contents to the amount of $3,500.
MRS. MKINLEY SICK IN
IOWA.
room®
large size, being 120x40 feet, and con- |
settled in an early day with many
‘‘Pennsylvania Dutch,”’ but the ma-
jority of them came from Lancaster
and the country about that city. We
however have a few Somerset county,
people here. Mrs. Frank Maynard,
who lives across the street from us
is a sister of Mrs. Floto, the mother
{of Will, Dan, Eugene and Gus. She
was a Zorn, and was born and reared
at Berlin, but has lived here since she
was about 20 years of age. Herman
Sturtz and his sister, Mrs. Long, were
born and reared at Wellersburg. Her-
man S. Engle, is a member of the
Engle family that resided pear Boyn-
ton for so many years, and served
during the war with one of the regi-
ments that wasraised in that vicinity.
In his younger days before coming
west, he was a great personal friend
of the late L. A. Smith. We have a
young man here by the name ot Fike,
whose parents reside at Milledgeville,
and who were born and reared in
Elk Lick township So you see that
it would appear that the ‘ Frosty Sons
of Thunder’’ are well represented in
this city after all.
Not long ago we had the pleasure
of a visit with Mrs. Nelson Klinga-
man, who was here visiting a niece.
Her son in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Knepper, of Johns-
town, wére with her, so I will leave
ib to the imagination of the readers
of the Commercial as.to whether they
think there was any visiting done.
Sterling is a city of about 12,000
people, with Rock Falls lying on the
opposite side of Rock river with a
population of about 5,000. We are
112 miles due west of Chicago, on the
main line of the C. & N. W. railroad,
the ‘through continental route to the
Pacific coast. We are in the midst of
one of the finest farming communi-
ties in the world, and land is now sell-
ing in this vicinity from $175 to $250
per acre. We have a great many
factories, and from figures compiled
by the secretary of the Commercial
Club, I learn that there are over 3,000
men employed in these factories. We
have a fine city hall, paid fire depart-
ment with its own building, and
equipped not with horses and fire
fighting apparatus but with an auto-
mobile fire truck. We have a $50,000
Y. M. C. A. building, a fine public
library, good church and school build-
ings, and many beautiful homes. We
have 30 miles of paved streets, a
stréét car line, in fact Sterling is a
modern up-to-date little city, and we
would say to any of our old friends,
come out and look us over for your-
self. G. E. B.
SEVERAL SHOT IN
RALPHTON FIGHT.
Ralphton, Nov. 3.—Constable Bruce
Keefer was viciously attacked, and
injured several people in defending
himself, in the Ralphtofi Hotel Satur-
day night about 7:30 o’clock. One
fellow has a shot in his left leg,
another has a shot in his left thigh, a
third has a gash above the left eye
where he was struck with the butt
end of a reyolver, and a fourth is
rather badly used up. Sheriff Hoch-
ard and a deputy came to _Ralphton
this morning to make a number of
arrests.
The attack on Constable Keefer
On Tuesday evening Dr. McKinley
received a telegram from Waterloo,
Towa, where Mrs. McKinley is visit-
ing, announcing that Mrs. McKinley
| was seriously ill. The Doctor left on
Wednesday morning at 1:20 o’clock | fused to stay inline and Constable | Ferner,
for her bedside.
The many friends of
the family
was made, it is said, because of some
trouble he had during the afternoon
with a foreigner. A number of
miners were lined up before the coal
company office waiting for their pay.
{ One foreigner became unruly and re-
| Keefer found it necessary to handle
| him a little roughly. Friends of the |
| right front wheel. Before the car |was on the public road, and the bri- | hope that he may find his wife im-|man took up the matter and when
side and went over the bridge. All
|
| occupants went down with the ma-
{ horses.
| could be stopped it careened to the |dles had been removed from the | proved in health.
On* reaching Waterloo,
| chine, the auto landing on the front|and might terminate very seriously | condition than he had expected to
| wheels.
| for the party taking the team.
| find her.
| Keefer appeared at the hotel in the
| Iowa, Dr.|evening a row was, started as some |
| That was rather a bold thing to do, | McKinley, found his wife in better |one hit Constable Keefer over the
|
New and Old Business Disposed
of With Neatness and Dispatch.
Bills Presented and Paid.
Council met in regular session on
Tuesday evening. The meeting was
called to order at 8:30 o’clock.
All the members were present. The
minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved. The secre-
tary was instructed to send another
notice to the P. & M. Street Railway
with reference to the payment of li-
cense.
STREET COMMITTEE.
The streot committee reported that
bricks had been laid on Main Street
from Centre Street to the Brethren
parsonage. x
The W. M. R. R. is meeting th ere-
quest of cosncil and is now engaged
in completing the work. x ;
E. C. Kyle was directed to connect
the roof and yard drain with the
sewer.
The street committee is to examine
the work on Keystone Street in charge
of B. J. Lynch, and when satisfactor-
ily completed a voucher is to be given
Mr. Lynch.
FINANCE CONMITTEE.
Active account ..$1,581.48
Sinking fund........................ 3,068.78
Deeds of franchises bave not yet
recorded.
BURGESS REPORT.
Pines due... ................0.4...
Fines paid
The report was received and filed.
Policeman Hare made the request
to be excused from having the work
of disinfecting homes. Granted. His
work under the Board of Health here-
after will be to attend to the matter
of putting up cards, complaints, ete.
Mr. Cramer will have charge of dis-
infectants.
The Finance Committee is to inves-
tigate the matter of the franchise
notes and report at the next meeting.
BILLS PRESENTED.
West Disinfeeting Co............... $ 27 50
Drayage.......... iin hin 56
Baer & Co., tile and spouting... 134 54
Cover &8on.............L.....0.. 2 25
Electric Light—2 months......... 252 84
John Hammer, labor—2 weeks.. 20 35
C. Saylor..... .................. riingiys
3.D. Saylor..................0.un0e;
J. O. Weller
do Austin... ..... Ln
E. E. Klingaman.......... Seseverses
B. J. Dickey............ ...... ses
D.R.Cramer..... ............ .......
Fred. Hare......\.......s. ......
BILLS—TWO WEEKS.
J.J. Hammer...................0oi.i 22 90
J. AUSHN. LG aa 18 34
OC. SBaylor....ocoivroii i iienaiins 21 83
J. D. Saylor.. ...... 21 83
J. O. Weller........... 30 00
E. E. Klingaman..................... 16 12
Buhl & Gatesman..................... 6 00
Fred Hare.......... ravanne iivinaadins 30 00
D. R. Cramer......... 30 00
Bills ordered paid with the excep-
tion of the light bill and deducting
$1.65 from Baer & Co.’s bill.
Ordinance No. 46, with reference to
speed limit, was read, and on motion
rules were suspended and ordinance
was passed as read.
The Street Committee is directed
to see if sufficient speed signs are
posted.
The Building Committee is directed
to repair roof on the municipal build=
ing.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Electric Light Company stated
that it was satisfactory to the com-
pany with reference to unpaid light
by the borough, but that interest
would be charged at the rate of 6 per
cent. On motion the communication
was returned.
Mr. Bowser requested that a for-
mer petition tabled should be consid
ered. The information was given that
the conditions had not been complied
with.
| head with a bottle, inflicting a gash
iin the scalp.
The council decided that all tiling
laid by the borough when for any
reason removed, are the property of
the borough,and the solicitor is to pre=
pare an ordinance to this effect.
The Street Committee is directod
to hurry the completion of concrete
steps at Centre and Broadway streets.
Mr. Miller, Mrs. Bauman and Mr.
of Broadway street, are re=
{ quested to lay sidewalks.
The Street Committee is to change
| the inlets on Main street nt the Poste
| office and Miller'& Collins’ corners.
The old race sewage matter is re-
| ferred to the Street Committee.
The ditch in the rear of Altmiller
! Hotel is to be tiled. Adjouined.
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