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MEYERSDALE. PA.. THURSDAY. NOVE¥ BER 20, 19:3
John T. Hocking-
Passes Away.
A Man Prominent in Business
Social and Church Life
of Meyersdale.
On Friday morning at 5:00 o’clock,
Jona T. Hotkng, ayers Syotue; der this train, a schedule, a new
Dl. ee months | train is to be operated daily, except
‘but his condition took a very serious
le werk ot Bis Bie When ple of these and intermediate points,
made his condition hopeless trom the
Es 4 Sas iin officials of the Western Maryland
scious condition.
Mr. Hocking, while not a native’
of Meyersdale, yet was one of the old
settlers and was closely related ‘with
the growth and activities of his adop- - . "
te a grow He is given credit for|2eW Service, when put in operation
being one of ‘the first to start indus-
trial enterprises here, being identified
with the early mining operations and
the manufacture of bricks in this
community.
He was born in Cornwall county
in the town of Saint Just, England,
on September 6, 1842, and was at the
time of his death, aged 71 years, 2
months and 8 days. He came to
America at the age .of seven years
and had lived at Clarksburg, W. Va.,
Frostburg, Md., and came to Meyers-
dale"#bout forty-one years ago. Since
then he had been closely identified
with the business activities and deep-
ly interested in the moral, social,
numerical and business development
of Meyersdale. His former business
activities are related to the mining
enterprise of Meyersdale, from which
he retired five years ago. Not alone
to his business associations is he well
known by. the community but he is
espeeially remembered on account of
his zeal and devotion to his church,
the Methodist Hpiscopal which will
gratefully hold his name in the kind-
est remembrance for his interest and
labors in behalf of the church of his
choice. For more than fifty years he
had been a member of the Methodist
church. The local church Gan trace
jits beginning to the time when Mr.
Hocking, together with others estab-
lished the Methodist church in Méy-
ersdale. He was one of the charter
members to organize the Methodist
Episcopal church here and has been
affiliated with that church to the day
of his death, being zealous in her
interests, loyal in her support and
unassuming in his devotions. : ‘
Mr. Hocking had never been mar-
ried. He is survived by the follow-
ing brothers and sisters—all of town:
George H. Hocking, Wm. G. Hocking,
Henry T. Hocking, Mrs. Sarah Hoff-
man, Lillie Belle Hocking, and Mary
Hocking.
The funeral services were conduct-
ed at the family mansion on Monday
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. ‘Rev. G.
A. Neeld, his pastor officiated. In-
terment was made in the Union
cemetery. .
“PAINFULLY BURNED.
While Mrs. Fred Raymond of Olin-
PASSENGER SERVICE.
Business men and
and other points on the new Con-
accorded additional passenger train
service under the new fall schedule
of the company which went into ef-
fect on Sunday, November 16th. Un-
Sunday. between Cumberland and
Connellsville, thus giving the peo-
three trains daily.
In providing this new service, the
are endeavoring to provide for the
increased passenger business in this
territory, and to give the best possi-
ble train service facilities to the peo-
ple among the new extension. The
will place these poinss to closer re-
lationship with each other, thus
opening up new opportunities for in-
creased business which will result ‘in
greater prosperity for the people of
this section.
For months the traffic officials of
the Westen Maryland have been
studying cl sely condition along the
new Connellsville extension of the
Western Marylaud and the addi-
tional train which is to begin ope-
ration under the fall schedule, is the
result of the efforts of the manage-
ment of the railway company to give
passenger service which will be en-
tirely satisfactory to all.
Under the schedule, the new train
will leaye Cumberland at 7:42 a. m.,
arriving in Connellsyille at 10:45 a.
m. Returning, it will leave Connells
ville at 2:45 p. m., arriving in Cum-
berland at6. p.m. As a result, res-
idents at these points will have three
daily trains each way.
Baltimore will be drawn closer
to Caicago as, the result of the fas-
ter through western train service
which will be established in the fu-
ture. The Chicago Limited which
runs between the Monumental City,
Pittsburgh and the west, will be
operated on a faster schedule,
thus making the run between
the east and west in less than
23 hours. Instead of leaving Balti-
more at 9:25 a. m., as heretofore,
this train will depart from Hillen
Station at 10 a. m., and Union Sta-
tion at 10:06 a. m
residents of
Connellsville, Meyersdale, Frostburg
nellsville extension of the Western| Assaults Woman in Squire's Office. Treats S
Maryland Radway company, will be ly. Landed in Jail
Stan ee CONFLUENCE TERRORIZED
Charged with carrying concealed |rest!” he declared
4 2 ij be ceased resisting.
beacge, Frank Jonnson, aged 40
yeafs, probably, the most vicious
negro ever arrested in the county,
was lodged in jail at Somerset yes-
terday on a commitment issued by | seit.
Justice of the Peace G. G. Groff, of
Confluence, where he terrorized the
people of the town. Among other
depredations he committed was a Groff’s
severe beating of a colored woman in
the office of Squire Groff. He also
drove people from the streets and
demanded and received drinks at will
in the saloons. by holding up the bar
employes at the point of a revolver.
The negro had
colored woman named Ada Jeffries,
who was visiting
office for the
Johnson with assault and battery,
came upon the scene. He hurled
Squire Croft, aside when the magis-
trate attempted to Preserve order in
When finally arrested he lamented | the office, and proceeded
nal ( to brutally
the loss of his brand new revolver | assault the woman for ‘having the
because he ‘Ha not killed anybody | nerve to try to have me arrested’’.
with it He stabbed a colored woman | Justice Groff again attempted to up.
in the hand with a pocket knife when | hold the dignity of his official posi-
she resisted’ an attacic upon her and | tion but was roughly slammed down
threatened to kill practically every- | in a rocking chair and told to keep
body in Confluénce, commanding | quiet. He then beat the ‘Jeffii.s
them to get out of his sight. John- | woman into a semi-conscious condi-
son was just recently released from tion keeping the squire at bay at
a three-year term in the penitentiary | the point of a gun. Squire Groff per-
and said he had spent more of his life | sisted in attempting to shield the
behind the bars than he did a free | woman, but was violently shoved
man. He said he has served numer |into a far corner of the office his
ous other sentences and rather en-| head being bumped severely against
joys the prison menus, although he | the wall. By this time tre woman
does not relish working with a ball had rallied, and Johnson again as
and chain. If it were not for the tailted her. Justice Giroit made a
ball and chain, he declared, he would leap tor the door in an
just as soon be confined in jail all the | mon assi:ture » but was preceded by
time. the negro who articipated such a
Just before closing time last night | meve and, dragging the woman
he entered the bar of the Riverside with him, quick]. blocked the only
Hotel at Confluence, and, drawing | exit from ‘the room.
his revolver in a menacing manner, | His actions finally exhausted the
commanded all the patrons of the | giant, but negro’s
saloon to retire and they beat a Lasty. | strength somewhat and’ the woman
retreat for the side rooms. He then managed te get oug through the
demanded and was furnished with a door. She sought refuge in the jew:
number of hottles of beer and other | elry store of David Ashby. She was
liquors ‘and withdrew v
boasting of his {‘hanl”’. He had the|an ugly gash in her right band with
peace officers cowed by tnis time a pocket knife, while she weént rush-
and as he walked along the street, as ing through the store.
disorderly as possible, he kept up a succeeded in reaching the rear of
steady fussilade fire from his gun | the building which is occupied as a
driving everybody he met into dark | residence by the Ashby’s. As she en-
“fort to sum-
The woman
The railway company will also es-
tablish an additional through train
alleys and into buildings under: pPeL- | tered a room she slammed the door
alty of instant death. Many of the|in the negro’s face, dazing him, and
service between Cumberland and
Baltimore and also between Cham -
bersberg, Waynesboro and Smiths-
burg and Baltimore. The train from
the last named points will also pro-
vide a new connection from the
west. Another additional train will
also be operated on the Durbin
branch, between Durbin and Elk-
ins, W. Va. /
bullets from Mis revolver penetrated | made herself safe by bolting the
windows along the streets, menacing | door on the inside. Ashby quicked
people in their home, whil.- others secured a revolver with ‘which he
were imbedded in the walls of houses. | drove Johuson from the premises.
A particular hobby of the negro was From his jail cell the negro
making targets of electric light bulbs declares that he does not re-
and arc lamps. He finally arrived member a single one of the atroci-
at his domicile in the notorions seyen ties charged against him. Public
house row. After consuming the sentiment is at a high pitch and the
liquor he and his hussy, known 8 | court will be asked to impose a se-
‘Black Susie,’ retired for the night. | ooo penitentiary sentence on John-
Early Wednesday morning Con- | son.
stable Alyin Burnworth and a Posse| - Recent outrages at the ‘‘seven-
quire Rough-
: Earlier in the day he rioted the
office of Justice Groff, whom he as-
sdulted. The justice being without a
Weapon was powerless to defend him-
with intent to kill, when the negro
] o
noiselessly, | followed by Jobnson ‘Who inflicted
W. M. RAILROAD Sri bin 2 Dome
MAKES GOOD. |nouse while he was agecr “in¢ bie
ger street, was canning sausage yes-
terday, a peculiar accident happened
which might have resulted fatally.
A can exploded dashing the heated
lard over her hands and face, burning
her very painfully. While suffering
much pain she is not dangerously
burned.
PARENT-TEACHERS
Some months “ago the Western |and roused from his slumbers. “‘Shoot,
Maryland railroad ‘eompany gave the | ahead; I’ll die before I submit to ar-
Promise that when the fall schedule
was made, the needs of Meyversdale MET AT COLUMBUS
and intervening points between Cum- :
Sea 250 Comsliails, mont Ts The Fifteenth Annuai Convention
good. Of course Meyersdale wants |Of the Anti-Saloon League met in
still better accommodations, and | Memorial hall, Columbus, O., Novem-
doubtless when the people along the |ber 10-13th. It was attended by
line give sufficient patronage, the |thousands of delegates from neary
company lost patronage when the |the greatest conventions in" the his-
be no meeting until January.
1st, in the High School building.
SUICIDE RUMOR.
It is generally believed that Mrs. [and James Catholic church on Wed-
Harvey Kurtz, Jr., of Confluence, | nesday evening and will close on Sun-
who has been missing from her home | day evening, during which time ser-
since Sunday morning, has committed | vices are held every morning and
suicide by drowning in the Yough-|evening. The pastor, Rev. Father
Searching parties | Brady, is being assisted by Rev.
iogheny river.
The purpose was to unite ‘ all the s
temperance forces in America for the | f
next seven years or longer if it need
SPECIAL SERVICES.
Washington and get an amendment
to the federal constitution making it a
c
import intoxicating liquors with the
fair confines of the TU. S. This. we | g
hope to accomplish and have ratified
There are already nine states with an | o
aggrégate population of 15,000,000
dragged the river on Sunday and |Father Murray of Washington, D. C.,
Monday, but at this writing no trace | who will deliver a sermon at each
of the missing woman has been found. | service. The public is cordially in-
Mrs. Kurtz had been melancholy for | vited.
some time and on several occasions
she had threatened to jump into the |
riyer.
at the usual time on Saturday night |
missing.
She retired with her husband | Mrs. G. H. Hocking, who is employ-
under absolute prohibition, |
added to the dry territory in other |p,
area and 76,000,000 people under pro-
Ty hibition. |
George Hocking, son of Mr, and | every christian awakens to the enor- |
mity of the liquor caiime and goes to |
| ed at Pittsburgh, arrived here Sun- | the polls and does his christian duty. |
But when her husband awoke at two | day on No. 6, to attend the funeral
o'clock on Sunday morning she was | of his uncle, Mr. John Hocking,
| which took place here Monday.
Where were all the Meyersdale dele- | a
| ent. REV. 1. 8S. Monn.
house row’’ in Confluence, some of
> the citizens have threatened to “‘rail-
covered by a half dozen revolvers | ride’” some of the color
tion i hey persist in their obnoxious
cond A t.
| TEACHER TRAINING
in “the Teacher Training Sunday
school course of study, and held their
commencement exercises on the eyen-
company will still further meet the |every state in the union and from a. lyse
Wishes of the people. It is true the | Holland and Canada. It was one of This was of a nature different from
MEETING POSTPONED. train was taken off and it will require | tory of the world because of the vital Sytuing they had oyer had The
time to get back the lost support, but | question at issue and in’ point of the
The Parent-Teachers meeting to| We believe that the additional train number of famous men and women sweethearts, came in a body to the
have been conducted by Mrs. Ott, of | Will be much appreciated and that |who were on the program and who
New York city, on the chemistry of the W. M. R. R. will have its due | responded to the roll call.
food has been postponed. There will | SUPPOrt from the people. The people
are grateful for this better train ser-
The prizes to. be given to the boys vice, and will mark it down in their
in the potato cdltest will be awarded | Minds. that the Western Maryland organized liquor traffic during the
4% 4:00 o’clock on Friday, November | has made good its promise.
members of the class, some accom-
panied by their wiyes, husbands, and
residence of their teacher, Rev. E. S.
Hassler, to surprise him. And they
great battle to be waged against the | of anything of the kind being in the
wind. And his surprise was all the
greater when they presented him
be. We purpose to move next upon | with a fine, leather suitcase, which
they said was a testimonial of the
. class’ regard for him and an appre- | but when he speaks of his little boy
A triduan was begun in 88. P hilip | high crime to manufacture, sell or A merry, de-| battling for his life, when the devoted
lightful evening was spent, chief
taking of the delicious refreshments
by the necessary 36 states by 1920. | served by the class.
| fee, candy, cake, and ice cream. Mr,
which | Hassler has said several times that
states gives us 71 percent of our total | he thinks more of it than ever.
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Surely we cannot fail if SOMERSET VETERAN
gives tne information that Mrs. Me
DIED SATURDAY. Kinley is getting along nicely and that |
Joseph J. Mishler, 91 years of age, | the Doctor apparently passed the cri-
well known resident of Somerset, | sis. The indications are that both will
speedily recover their health and will
return to Meyersdale before long.
gates? we are sorry none were pres- and a Civil War Veteran, died Sat-
| urday, November 15th, 1913,
ed popula-
CLASS EVENT.
The class that recently graduated
ucceeded most; completery. He con-
essed that he had not the least idea
iation of his work.
e was proud of this class, and now
strongly to the newspaper fraternity,
wife and mother is giving her strength
mong the enjoyments being the par- | to the boy and the father and bread
earner denied the privilege of being
These consisted in the house of sickness, the heart of
f chicken and ham sandwiches, cof- | every newspaper man is touched and
his sympathy goes out to that little
boy and his anxious parents.
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THE M’KINLEY’S BETTER.
NUMBER 1913
SOPHOMORE PARTY.
On Friday night, the Sophomore
BY A B A D | class of the High School held a social
s | under the superyision of the teaehers.
The guests, with the exception of Joe
Schults who stood guard over the ice
cream from half-past five, assembled
at about eight o’clock. Games of all
kinds were indulged in. Programs
: excitedly. He |were filled out and ‘‘One Minute Oon-
weapons, wantonly and aliciously Was. quickly overpowered and when
pointing firearms, nd surety/of the be saw his efforts to escape were fu- | boys and girls lost most of their shy-
versations” were enjoyed. Soon the
ness and were all just children again.
Ruth Kimble won the prize for
needle threading among the girls and
Charles Fike among the boys. The
potato race went to Frank Boucher,
beaten up a William Leckemby presented a clean
tongue first in the cracker-eating
‘Black Susie.” marathon.
The Jeffries woman was in Justice
purpose of
Swearing to an information, charging
At last came the time for rest and
refreshment. Slips of paper : were
passed around and the partners had
to hunt each other. Crackers and
cheese sat down together, peaches
and cream, buckwheat cakes and
Sausage, mince pie and indigestion,
| the bad boy and paddle, ‘ete.
The girls will surely prove equal to
the care of large families if the re-
freshments of the evening are to
serve as any indication. They must
have over-estimated the capacity of
the average boy for after stomachs
and pockets were filled, still some re-
mained. Prof. Kretchman was the
chief grub reducer but even he was
not equal to the task before him,
Sandwiches, olives, pickles, candy, !
ice cream, and cake were served.
After a song session. the merry
party broks up. Ali, from teachers
0 pupils, seemed to enjoy the even-
ing and wish for more like it.
Misses lois Klare and Lulu Kemp
of Somersct, were the guests of the
class during the evening.
FROSTBURG SPIRITS
DISCOURAGEMENTS.
The veteran newspaper man, Peter
L. Livengood, known to many readers
of The Commercial, who published
the Salisbury Star, the Windber Era,
and later was co-editor and publisher
f the Meyersdale Republican, and
who:e latest effort in newspa: er work
is the Frostburg Spirit; in last week’s
issue Bro. Peter L. Livengood had a
three column article not the epistle
of Peter assuch, but the lamentations
of Peter. We are somewhat surprised
that an old newspaper man takes to
heart so seriously a few left handed
love taps. Most newspaper men are
accustomed to that kind of treatment.
He says his landlords put a raw deal
over on him by charging $40 per
month rent. Mast newspaper men
would not squeal if the other fellow
had gotten the better of them and, on
account of dancing above, the print-
shop, he says his place of business
is a veritable hell on earth. If I was
Pete I would abandon hell and seek
paradise. He says: :
There are a good many peorle in
the town who know what the editor
of paper can do with a pen when
goaded to desperation. He has dem-
onstrated that on many occasions to
his own gratification, and to the utter
dismay and discomfiture of his oppres-
sors. He is getting his Dutch up
right now, and when it reaches the
|
‘Mrs. Geo. C. Wetzel
Seriously Burned,
Died Later.
On Wednesday morning while Mrs.
George C. Wetzel, of Trans-Meyers-
dale, was engaged in making mince
meat, having butchered the day be-
fore, in some mysterious way her
underclothing caught fire. She was
working at an exposed fire place in
the yard and while she felt an un-
usual heat she was not aware that
her under clothing had caught fire.
Gradually the fire had consumed her
under garments when she realized
that she was on fire. The flames en-
veloped her, and she became a verita-
ble pillar of fire. Her whole body
was burned. except the palms of her
hands and the soles of her feet. Mrs.
Wetzel lingered in her agony from
8:00 o’clock yesterday morning until
7:00 o’clock last evening when she
Was mereifully relieved of her suffer-
ings. Dr. Rowe gave herfall [the re-
lief possible, but her life could not, be
saved. She is survived by her hus-
band and a family of eight children.
Mrs. Wetzel’s maiden name was
Catherine Kreitzburg, and was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Kreitzburg, both deceased. The fol-
lowing brothers and sisters survive
her:—John, James, Alex, Adam,
| George Enoc, and Frank Kreitzburg,
and Mrs. Ellea Miller of near Grants-
ville, Md., Mrs. Elizabeth Shaulis of
Somerset, and Mis. Mary Jones of
New Castle, Pa.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning, her pastor, Rev. A. E.
Traxal, will conduct the services.
Interment will be made in the Union
cemetery.
WOODMEN DISPLAY
THEIR ENTERPRISE.
The Modern Woodmen of America
held an interesting meeting in the
Summer Garden on Tuesday evening,
when they presented on the screen.
their sanitorium on the Rocky moun-
tains. This institution hasjbeen es
tablished but a few yearstago and in
this time about 800 tuberculosis pa-
tients have been cured.
The Modern Woodmen of America
has a membership of more than a
million members. It is a fraternal
organization and one of the attrac-
tive features is the cheap insurance
which it gives its members. Meyers-
dale has a flourishing camp and the
prospects for an increase of member-
ship is very encouraging.
The summer garden was well filled
and in addition to the different scenes
of the sanitarium the;moving®pictures
formed an interesting part of the
eyenings entertainment.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
On Monday Robert Hoffmeyer of
Keystone street, reached another
milestone in his young and hopeful
life, when a number of his young
friends me: at his home to celebrate
the occasion. The evening wasjvery
pleasantly spent, the refreshments
200-degree-in-the-shade point, stop,
look, and listen, and keep off the
grass. The old Spirit quill-pusher
can give you hot shot that makes
“Billy” Sunday’s fiery darts fired at
the devil look like 30 cents in com-
parison. He’s going to stay in busi-
ness right here in Frostburg, and he’s
soon going to waken up some of the
snakes. The editor is getting tired
were most appetizing and the mid-
night hour had struck before the
young folks were aware. Afinumber
of birthday remembrances were lefts
by the guests. The following were
present: —Mary Wiland, Edna Baker,
Orpha and Elizabeth Tressler, Miner=
via Felker, Nelle Weimer, Eva Leck-
emby, Emma Gress, Emma Christe
of offering to meet oppressors and
extortioners more than half way in
an effort to adjust differences, and it
will soon be a case of turn loose the
dogs of war. ’
Don’t you do it, Pete, you will lose
out by letting the poison drop off the
points of your pen.
Hang on to the job, give a clean
newspaper and all will wish you well.
Pete’s troubles do not appeal very
ner, Mary and Martha Frease, Anna
Mershbacher, Evelyn Gordon, Edith
and Mary Hoffmeyer, and Daniel and
Paul Schaffner, Harold Sipple, John
Bodes, Walter Gress, Ed. Christner,
Lawrence Mershbacher and Robert
HoffmeyeY.
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
PARTY FORAGEDLADY
On Friday evening of last week,
Mrs. Lucinda Baldwin, was given a
surprise party at the home of her
son and daughter-in-law, EMr. and
Mrs. Charles Baldwin, withwhom she
makes her home, in honor of her
76th birthday. She was very much
surprised when a number of her
friends came in to spendjthe evening
with her, which was very_pleasantly
spent by all. A delicious lunchwas
served, when all left for theirghomes,
wishing her many more happy birth
Intelligence from Iowa yesterday | days.
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Those present were: —Mrs. John
Baker, Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. B
Mrs. O. Sides,
Mrs. Ed. Donges,
Mrs. 0. V
and Mrs,
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