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VOLUME XXXVL
NEWS OF
THE COURT
TUESDAY.
Judge J. Q. VanSwearingen, of
Uniontown, presided at a hearing in
the equity case of the Rockwood
Electric Light company against C.
Arthur Miller and J. Ernest Miller of
Rockwood, who were restrained by
an injunction some time ago from
constructing transmission lines from
their private electric plant in the
Miller building in Rockwood to sev-
eral of the lgeal hotels for the pur-
pose of furnishing electrie light and
power.
Judge VanSwearinged this after-
noon handed down an opinion in the
equity ease of the Taylor & Saylor
Coal and Coke company, a West Vir-
ginia corporation against Samuel D.
* banker, and his assignee, Harvey M.
Berkeley, in which the court decides
that the plaintiff shall receive only
its pro rata share of the distribution
of the Livengood estate on its claim
of '$1.500. The court previously held
that the Taylor & Saylor people
should be returned the sum of §1,500
which Livengood secured from them
by misrepresentation. The dispute
in this case dates back to 1903 when
Livéngood entered into an agreement
with the plaintiff to transfer to .it
3,000 acres of mineral land in Preston
county, W. Va. Livengood delivered
several tracts and by representing
that he had enough other land under
option to make up the required 3,000
acres secured $1,500. It later deve-
oped that Livengood could not trans-
fer the balance of thé 3,000 acres, and
the Taylor & Saylor company insti-
tuted equity proceedings to recover
the $1,500 advanced. The court held
that they could recover the entire
amount, but inasmuch as Livengood
made an assignment to Berkley for
the benefit of creditors Judge Van
Swearingen today decided that the
Jest, Virginia concern can recover
only their pro rato share of their
claim on an equal basis of other credi-
tors who lost thousands of dollars by
Livengood’s assignment.
Judge Ruppel today appointed Earl
E. Ringer a member of the Addison
township school board to succeed his
father, Urias M. Ringer, who re-
moved from the district and resigned.
The court’s action followed the fail-
ure of the other members of the
board to fill the vacancy, two mem-
bers of which vofed repeatedly for
George Wass, while the other two in-
sisted that John A. Gower should
succeed the elder Ringer. Two peti-
tions, signed by citizens of the town-
* ship, were presented to the court, one
urging the appointment of Wass and
the other recommending Gower.
Judge Ruppel held that to appoint
either would be equivalent to casting
the deciding vote in the board’s dead-
. lock, which the court held would be
improper. :
Attorney Louis G. Colborn of Som-
erset, Jeremiah J. Reiman of Stony-
creek township, and Virgil M. Black,
of Confluence, viewers appointed by.
the court inthe condemnation pro-
ceedings of the Quemahoning Coal
company against Jesse Crist, viewed
the ground to be appropriated by the
coal company in Jenner township,
near Ralphton, today. The company
under an act of the legislature of 1911
is given the right of eminent domain
in the acquisition of land, necessary
for air shafts and roads leading from
new openings. Itis proposed to put
down a new air shaft on the Crist
farm in order to improve the ventila-
tion’ and drainage of the Quemahon-
ing’ company’s Ralphton mines Nos.
1, 4 and 5. The company also desires
to construct a public road from the
new shaft to the present public road,
and seeks to condemn land for this
purpose. The condemnation proceed-
and a half. The viewers did not fix
the amount of damages sustained by
Mr. Crist by reason of the appropria-
tion of the property, as they wili hold
another meeting for this purpose.
Through their attorneys Frank P.
Barnhart of Johnstown, and Berkey
& Shaver of Somerset, the Cone-
maugh township sdhool board has in-
stituted eondemnation proceedings
against Charles Yooman of Davids-
ville, to secure one acre of land as a
site for a new school house. In the
petition filed in the matter the direc-
tors state that they have been tnable
to agree with Yooman as to the price
to be paid for the ground, and pro-
ceeded under®the new school code
4 which gives school boards the right
of eminent domain in the acquisition
of land for school purposes. The
1. Steele, secretary; A. L. Miltenber-
ger, treasurer; H. D. Blough, vice
president, and Jacob I Kaufman.
Judge Ruppel appointed the following.
viewers to determine the necessity
for the condemnation and fix the
damages to be paid Yeoman:—Attor-
ney. John A. Hartman of Windber,
William M. Schrock of Somerset, and
Peter Hoffman of Paint township.
The viewers will meet on March 3rd,
at 10 a. m.
Judge Ruppel today filed an opinion
dismissing ‘a petition of citizens of
Addison township for an independent
school district to be laid out between
the Beachley mines at Listonburg and
the mines of the Lidalia Ooal com-
pany at Dumas. The petition was
signed by 30 residents of the district,
who alleged that the school board re-
fused to provide a school house for
their children. The Lidalia company
agreed to erect a building if the board
would employ a teacher for the pro-
posed new school, but this proposi-
tion was not favorably considered,
and the petition for a separate dis-
trict, which would Lave necessitated
a new board of directors, resulted.
The Wilmore Coal company on
Monday instituted ejectment proceed-
ings against Lena'M Mowry of Wind-
ber, vo recover possession of a house
and lot in Windber. Mrs. Mowry is
the wife pf George 8S. Mowry, who
was recently forced into bankruptcy.
OC. W. Truxal of Meyersdale, ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late
Mary A. Beachley of Brothersvalley
township, on Monday filed a petition
with the court and was awarded a
writ of replvein for the recovery of
100 shares of $50 par stock of the
Erie & Coal company. W. A. Mer-
rill of Garrett, is named as defendant
in the writ. The plaintiff filed a bond
in the sum of $2,000.
PARENTS’ DAY
TOMORROW.
Tomorrow is Parents’ Day-in the
publie schools.
success in this respect, should be a
observance of the day this year. The
children need them and the teachers
this part of their privilege and duty.
Every effort should be made by par-
ents to visit the school. tomorrow,
will move along better.
WHERE AND WHAT IS
MOOSEHEART ?
from Chicago.
young.
to the state and nation as well.
the burden.”
there is no doubt whatever.
Mooseheart pictures that will
will surprise and please you. .
SAXE.
SCHOOLS CLOSED
petition is signed by the directors, as
session abandoned.
This event a year
ago was a great success, but the past
better preparation for a more general
fact is that parents do not attend the
pablic schools as they ought to. Their
need them and most of all they need
a visit to the schools for their own
good; while too often they neglect
Parents’ Day. See that boy and girl
of yours in the school room, and en-
courage that teacher, and the work
Mooseheart, the Home of the Moose,
is situated on the banks of the Fox
River, in Kane county, Ilis., on the
line of the C. B. & Q. R. R., near
the city of Aurora and about 456 miles
The postoffice and
railway station are named Mooseheart
and it is there where the Loyal Order
of Moose of the World own nearly
20,000 acres of land and are building
their home for the aged,and vocation-
al and educational institutions for the
The beautiful and fertile Fox
River Valley is an ideal spot for the
purpose intended—the best that could
be found—and when all the plans haye
ben carried out Mooseheart will be
an honor, not only to the Moose, but
The enterprise is a gigantic one, but
‘light is the task when many share
The Moose organiza-
tion is strong, determined and pro-
gressive, and that the good work al-
ready started at Mooseheart will be
fully and satisfactorily completed,
The
be
shown here in the Pastime Theatre on
Tuesday evening, March 3rd, will give
the public an opportunity to see ‘‘the
other and better side’’ of Moosedom.
Don’t miss seeing the pictures—they
MONDAY AFTERNOON:
Owing to the intense cold, deep
snow and high wind on Monday, the
schools were closed in the afternoon.
There were many absent in the grades
in the forenoon, and the probability
was that the afternoon session weuld
have a small attendance, consequent-
ly the forenoon session was some-
what lengthened and the afternoon
DEATH'S HARVEST.
WILLIAM HOLTZHOUR.
William Holtzhour, formerly of
Meyersdale, died at Rockwood, on
Wednesday, February 11th, from the
result of an accident which he sus-
tained about six weeks ago when he
was struck by an engine, :
He was born January 18, 1856, and
was aged 58 years and 23 days. Until
three years ago he lived in Meyers-
dale, when he went to Illinois, where
he remained two years; the last year
he lived at Rockwood.
He is survived by his wife who was
formerly Christina ‘Keim, and the
following children:—Norman of Mey-
ersdale, Mrs. Martha Weibers of
Chicago, Miss Mary of Illinois; Mrs.
Lydia Hartley, Cacapon, W. Va.,
Mrs. Annie Wilhelm. Dixon, Ill,
John of Paw Paw, Ill., Miss Nellie of
West Virginia, and Miss Lizzie of
Chicago. The followiftg brothers and
sisters also survive :—George of Rock-
wood, and Charles of Champaign, Ill;
Miss Lizzie of Connellsville, Miss
Lydia and Miss Annie of Rockwood,
and Mrs. Christie Newcomer, of Mey-
ersdale. .
The funeral was held at the home
of his sister, Mrs. K. M. Newcomer,
on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 peop.
Interment was made in the Union
cemetery. Rev. Mr. McClelland of
Rockwood, his pastor, officiated at
the funeral, assisted by Dr. Truxal.
The following acted as pall bearers:
Val Gress, George D. Siehl, Dennis
Knieriem and C. I. Brant.
SOLOMAN HOUSEL.
Solomon Housel, .whose death had
been erroneously reported some time
ago, passed away at his home in
Pocahontas on Tuesday morning, at
2:00 o’clock. At the time of his death
he was aged 77 years, 10 months and
25 days. .
Mr. Housel had been a member of
the Church -of the Brethren. The
funeral services will be held in the
11:00 o’clock, when Rev. E. K. Hos-
tetler will officiate.
He was married in 1855, and is sur-
vived by his widow; Sarah Beal Hou-
sel, and the following children:—A.
Q. Housel, Larimer township; Mrs.
Susannah Steinley, Greenville town-
ship; Mrs Clara Boyer, Ohio; Mrs.
Bertha Yaist, Meyersdale; Mrs. Emma
Brice Irvin, Virginia; Mrs. Maggie
Cook, Mrs. Barbara Ellen Garlitz,
and Harvey Housel of Meyersdale.
He had been a veteran of the Civil
War.
JACOB PHILLIPPIL
Jacob Phillippi of Kingwood, a yet-
eran of the Ciyil War, died on Thurs-
day night at his home and was buried
on Saturday afternoon in the Luthe-
ran cemetery at Kingwaod. He was
aged 71 years, 2 months and 17 days.
He received a paralytic stroke two
days prior to his death
He was married three times and is
survived by the third wife and the
following children:—By the first wife,
Mrs. Lydia Snyder, Markleton; Mrs.
Martha King, Indian Head; John
Phillippi, Connellsville; Albert Phil-
lippi, Coal Run. By the second wife,
Mrs. Lucy Shoemaker, of near Con-
nellsville; and the third wife, Ruth
and Lena, twin daughters, and Law-
rence at home.
The family wishes to return thanks
through the columns of The Com-
mercial, to the many neighbors and
friends for the many kindnesses re-
ceived and sympathies shown during
the recent bereavement.
DANIEL G. NEWCOMER.
Daniel George Newcomer, brother
of K. M, Newcomer of Meyersdale,
died on Tuesday morning at his home
in Pittsburg. Mr. Newcomer was
stricken while at work last Thursday.
He was first superintendent of the
Oakland station of the Pittsburgh
postoffice with which he had been
connected for over 25 years. He was
born in Connellsyille and was aged 52
years.
TO AWARD BANNER IN
SUNDAY SCHOOL. -
On Sunday , morning at Sunday
school in the Amity Reformed church
having the best percentage of attend-
ance on Sunday morning The ban-
one month.
and Japan.
| Thornley,
Hostetler church this morning “at |
a banner will be awarded to the class
ner will be the possession of a class
Last Sunday the school turned in a
special offering of over thirty dollars
for the foreign mission work in China
All were enthusiastic in
contributing to this work and as a
consequence the offering was quite
VALENTINE PARTY.
Misses Emma May, Marie Orowe
and Ethel Ritter entertained at a
Heat party Friday evening of
last week at the home of the latter,
on Broadway street. Valentine ap-
pointments were carriéd out, hearts
and flowers being the decorations.
A well appointed luncheon was
served.
The following were out-of-town
guests:—Mrs. Eugene Bruner, and
Miss Matilda Crawford of Frostburg,
Md., T. J. Williams, Connellsville, J.
P. Phiflips, Magnolia, W. Va., and.
John R. Locke, of Rockwood.
% .. ENTERTAINED.
Miss Helen Oollins entertained a
few of her friends at her home on
North street, Tuesday afternoon of
this week.
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.
A delightful surprise party was
giveh Miss Amelia Clotworthy, by
a number of her friends at her home
on North street Friday evening of
last week, in honor of her birthday.
A VALENTINE PARTY.
A very delightful Valentine party
was given at the home of DMMisses
Helen and Marcella Bolden, Friday
evening of last'week. The house was
beautitully decorated suitable for the
occasion. Games, music and re-
freshments were the enjoyments of
the evening.
Those present were :—Misses Louise
Compton, Orpha Meyers, Martha
Glessner, Emmeline Hocking, Eliza-
beth Irwin, Florence Just, Lenore
Collins, Hazel Miller, Nelle Hady,
Ada Mitehell, Helen and Mat-
cella Bolden. Messrs. Samuel Grier,
‘Wilber Stotler. John Boucher, Sam-
uel Meyers, William Dill, Robert
~~ Leslie Stotler, Jesse
Mathias of this place and Harry
Mivehell of Dunbar.
The Wednesday Afternoon club was
entertained by Mrs. T. W. Gurley,
at her home ou Centre street, Wed-
‘nesday of this week.
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.
Miss Margaret Saylor, entertained
a number of her friends at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Saylor, of’ High street, February
12th. The house was tastily deco-
rated. The evening was very pleas-
antly spent in playing parlor games.
Delicious refteshments were served.
These present were, Misses Mary
Hoover, Emma Finégan, Edith Rae,
Love Chambers, Mora Siehl, Eliza-
beth Kendall, Dorothy Kendall, Win-
nie Spence, Mary Poorbaugh, Viola
Saylor, Carrie Saylor, Edna Saylor,
Margaret Saylor. Messrs. Thomas
Tucker, Clyde Saterfield, of Garrett,
Alfred Beech of Pittsburgh, Robert
Downey, Ralph Cummons. Ralph
Darrow. Lawrence Geisbert, Leonard
Branch, Alexander Murray, Philip
Hay, and Clyde Ickes of town.
WRECK ON THE
S. & C. BRANCH.
The Somerset & Cambria branch
of the B, & O. railroad was tied up
for several hours Friday last when
a rear-end collision between two
freight trains occurred at Shamrock,
a dozen coal cars being demolished
and a locomotive wrecked.
The trains were running in the
same direction when the second
train rounded a curve and crashed
into another. '
PETITIONS THE BOAR
OF PARDONS.
Attorney John 8. Miller, counsel
for Michael Madar of Boswell, who
was recently sentenced to be electro-
cuted for the murder of Stephen Dnd-
la, has petiticned the State Board of
Pardons for a commutation of the
sentence tg life imprisonment. The
petition will be heard on March 18th.
Madar was convicted of murder of
the first degree at September, 1913,
criminal court. Judge Ruppel re-
cently refused to grant him a new
trial.
MEETING POSTPONED.
The Frances E. Willard memorial
services announced for last Sunday in
the M. E. church, due to the intensely
cold weather and deep snow was
postponed until next Sunday after-
noon when the foltowers of the white
ribbon expect to have an enthusiastic
THE BLIZZARD.
On Monday Norman Engle of Salis-
bury, was in town. The trolley cars
not running he started to walk home.
When he reached Nicholson’s store at
Vim, he was told that the roads were
badly drifted. He then took the trol-
ley track and when he was within
sight of Howard Miller’s residence he
left the track and the .-supposition is
that he intended to stay there, being
exhausted. The family was alarmed
that Mr. Engle, who is 70" years old,
did not return home, nor had any
word been received from him.
On Tuesday evening at 5:00 he was
found in an “unconscious condition in
the shanty in Howard Miller’s sugar
grove. Dr. A. M. Lichty of Salisbury
was abt once summoned, who gave
him all possible attention. Mr. Engle
however died yesterday morning
at 5:00 o’clock.
While Howard Miller was on his
way to the Keystone mines he saw a
suit case outside the sugar camp
house, and also heard groaning with-
in. On entering’ he found Mr. Engie
in an unconseious condition. He was
taken to Harvey Wahl’s home where
he died.
He was married to Margaret Beve-
ridge in 1873, and is survived by his
wife and the following children: —
David of Salisbury, George of Greens-
burg, and Rev. Chas. 8. of Mercer
county; Miss Bertha, Norman and
Jesse at home. b
He was a member of the Evangeli-
cal church, aud a member of the M:
C. Lowry Post, G. A. R. of Meyers-
dale, which will attend the funeral in
a body on Fridayfafternoon when the
funeral wili be held. The pastor of
the Evangelical church will officiate
ab the services.
Mr. Engle was on his way home
from a six weeks visit to Greensburg.
CHAUTAUQUA FOR
MEYERSDALE.
Meyersdale has taken steps to have
a chautanqua next summer. TrLis
shows a fine and enterprising spirit
on the part of her citizens. To bring
to Meyersdale a high class chautau-
gua entails considerable of a financial
obligation and hard work. A com-
paratively small nomber will have
the matter in charge, but the good is
for all the people, and every one
should as much as is in his or her
power, help to make the enterprise a
success. This is an excgptional op-
portunity,and should call forth hearty
support not only from Meyersdale,
but from the surrounding towns and
townships.
wh MEY ERSDALE. PA. THURSDAY. FEBK: ARY 19. (» 4 NUMBER 126
follows:—L. L. Yoder, president; J. SOCIETY NOTES. VICTIM OF MEYERSDALE SNOW
BOUND.
Friday night brought a return of
winter weather that made it more
comfortable to hug the fireside than
to go out in winter's chilly blast.
The snow-fall in this part of the state
was exceedingly heavy. A fall of
about fourteen inches has been noted
together with the high wind that pre-
vailed on Saturday and Monday,
making it next to impossible to travel.
All Baltimore & Ohio and Western
Maryland trains have been running
behind time and the trolley service
has almost been suspended. There
has been no trolley service between
Meyersdale and Garret since Friday
eyening, Meyersdale seemed to be as
far as they were able to go and after
the second trip on Monday it was
found impossible to run any more
cars. -
The roads are badly drifted and the
mail carriers report ®hat tne roads
are unbroken and few teams out.
The storm seems general through=s
out the county, in Pittsburgh, Phila-
delphia and New York traffic has
been greatly handicapped by the
heavy fall of snow which shows .no
signs of letting up. Along the
Atlantic coast a blizzard of unusual
severety has been raging for several
days, causing great loss of life and
property.
The high wind that prevails keeps
the thermometer low and uakes ik
appear colder than 1t really is.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Al SALISBURY.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Brown on ‘“‘Grayel Hill” was the
scene of a delightful birthday party
on Friday evening February 13th,
in honor of the eighteenth birthday
of tlicir ¢ldest daughter, Miss Lucinda '
Brown. A dainty supper consisting
of ice cream, cake and other delica-
cies was served to the guests and
the evening was spent in general
merry making. Miss Brown received
a number of nice presents and will
long remember the happy conclusion
of her first eighteen summers.
Besides the family the following
young folks were present: —Misses
Jean Farner, Marie Youst, Edith
Martz, Mabel Livengood, Charlotte
MéMurdo, Harriet Garlitz, Margaret
Rayman, Esther Hay, Ruth DeLozier,
William Garlitz, Clarence, Tho:aas,
George Hay, Byard Maust, McClure
Barchus, Levi Lichliter, Jr., (leorge
Winters, Owen Harding and Virgil
DeLoazier.
The chautauqua will be held the
latter part of June, continuing for six
days, two sessions a day, afternoon |
for each session.
music, entertainment and lecture.
REMONSTRANCES FILED.
Remonstrances filed yesterday after-
noon with Clerk of Courts Frank A.
Harah attack the validity of the re
tail liquor license petitions of the
proprietors of Stoyestown’s two ho-
tels, James M. Rhue, of the Colonial
Inn, and Wilson K. Walker of the
Hite House. It is alleged that the
applicants do not have the required
number of signatures of reputable
qualified electors on’ their petitions.
The Brooks . license law requires
twelve signers. Both hotelmem have
mqre than that number, but the re-
manstrants claim that a dozen of the
men who signed both applications are
not ‘‘reputable.’’
BASKET BALL.
On Tuesday evening two games of
basketzaball were played by the Mey-
ersdale teams against two Cumber-
land teams. The home teams win-
ning both games.
The result were as follows:
Meyersdale B. A. C.—50. Cum-
berland Y. M. C. A.—15.
Meyersdale Juniors—27. Cumber-
land Juniors—17.
VIEWERS APPO INTED.(§
Attorney Louis C. Colborn, of Som-
creek township, and Virgil M. Black,
of Confluence, viewers appointed by
defendant $117 damages.
company condemned an
Crist’s farm as the sit
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large.
has done so much forthe W. C.T. U
meeting in honor of the woman who | ditional air shaft which is
| for ventilation.
and evening, and a different program
Each program has |
erset, Jeremiah J. Reiman, of Stony~
the court in the condemnation pro- |
The coal |
acre of | School Celebrities—Artist, Elizabeth
or an ad- |
necessary Song —*‘‘Star Spangled Banner
| .
TO TRANSFER LICENSE.
Op Friday morning, March 6, at 10
o'clock, Judge Ruppel will hear the
application of Mrs. Nora A. Winters
for the transfer of the retail liquor
license now held by Harry G. Spitz-
nogle, of the Hotel Vannear.
PATRONS DAY PROGRAM
IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Song No. 72, ““America’’.........School
Recitation—* ‘The Freckled Faced Lit-~
tle Girl! . ............v Eligabeth Irwin
Declamation—From Burke’s Concil-
IBGION. canine aie Alta Siehl
Piano Solo, ‘‘Habanera’’—From OCar-
TBM, cccvuas isis nmi rivrensine Lulu Plitk
SKETCHES FROM IVANHOE.
The Prior... ae... ante. Ray Saylor
The Templar................ Mildred Payne
Wamba, the Jester.....John Hocking
Gurth, the Swineherd...Marion Dickey
Isaac, the JeW.......... ..... Irene Collins
Ivanhoe.......c i. ieee Kenneth Brant
Song No. 90, “In Memory of Wash-
ington......... .......a i School
Recitation—‘‘A Big Mistake’’.. Helen
Baer.
Recitation—‘ ‘How Girls Study.”
rereesernnseenann tad Henrietta Horning
§RETCHES—“A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S
DREAM.’
Quince, a carpenter...... Paul McMillan
Snug, a joiner....... Anna Merchbacher
Bottom, a weaver... ............. Wm. Dil}
Flute, a bellowsmender, .
Crass ae iieees Stella McQuain
Snout, a tinker.......... Harvey Pfeiffer
Starveling, a tailor....Daniel Schaffner
Theseus, Duke of Athens,
i hevesnvessrisauenais Sylvester Stouffer
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons,
i ivi Tiesessestrasareenias Mary Wiland
Song—*‘The Lord is My Shepherd’’—
Sadie Landis, Irene Collins, Le-
ceedings of tHe Quemahoning Coal | nore Collins, Sally Stratton, Mar-
| company against Jesse Crist, of] garet Richards, Florence Just.
Quemahoning twp., awarded the | Recitation—' ‘What Jim Thought,”
Cevkigsss sii iaeitanirease Margaret Smith
Bolden; Lecturer, Paul Hostetler,