Meyersdale Comme reial.
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Pa, as Second-C oss boil Matter)
: "HE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL
A. M. SCHAFFNER, Editor and Proprietor.
Pablished Every Tharsday in the Year at
110-112 Center Street
Shone No. 55.
21.50 Per Year Cash
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
NEWS OF
; THE COURT
q
e MONDAY.
The regular February term of
4 quarter sessions court convened
here this morning at ten o’clock,
Judge W.H. Ruppel presiding. E.
MM. H. Hayes, of Paint borough, was
appointed foreman of the jury.
. When the constables made their
r quarterly re urns Judge Ruppel called
their attention 40 the state laws gov-
erning fish and game. He also re-
x minded them that all constabies are
fire wardens by virtue of their office.
The court stated that he has noticed
in a number of other counties of the
- State there is considerable com
plaint that the constables
are not prosecuting violators
of these statutes, and he read
the several laws to them in or-
der to avoid the possibility of such
complaint in Somerset county, if at
all possible.
The first case called for trial was
that of Alexander Ches and Stiney
Ches, of Hooversville, charged with
aggravated assault and batteiy by
Martin Voisosky. A jury rendered
a verdict.
Harrison Bittner, Levi Lape, and
Noah Pritts, road supervisors of
Black township, adjusted the suit in
which they were charged with neg-
lecting the public roads by Con-
stable Adam A. Baker.
Raymond 8S. Emerick, Walter G.
Brant and Clyde E. Bowser, pleaded
guilty to a charge of larceny pre-
ferred -against them by Constable
Harvey E. Bittner, of Meyersdale,
but have not yet been sentenced.
Charles Gabor, or Windber, charged
with maintaining a gambling house
by P liceman Samuel W. McMullen,
also entered a plea of quilty, but has
not yet been sentenced.
The following cases were continued:
Stephen Meuhocek, charged with ag-
gravated assault and battery, An-
drew Tokacs, prosecutor; Wm. B
Duncan, assault and battery, Mrs,
Agnes Vannear Groner, prosecufrix;
§ Harvey Dunmeyer. adultery, Edward
A. Shaulis, prosecutor; Emma Es-
mont, assault and battery, Mrs. W.
L. Meyers, prosecutrix.
It was announced that Samuel T.
Dailey, charged with an offense
against morality by Alive Awtey, is
i a fugitive from justice.
' Settlements were effected as fol-
lows: Harvey Dunmeyer, offense
against morality, Bertha Ankeny,
prosecutyix; Ralph Redorick, Wins-
i low Redoric, Darrell Lingenfield,
Willis Speicher and Robert Mitchell,
8. D. Collins, prosecutor; William
Gregory, assault and battery, Frank
"Pieszewski, prosecutor.
There are 57 cases on the trial
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Hammond dairy feed and ‘cotton
¢ seed meal are very good, give them
! a trial, at Habel & Phillips ad
INSTALLED PASTOR OF
SOMERSET REFORM-
ED CHURCH.
Rev. E. 8. Hassler with Rey. D. B.
Stephan of Berlin, installed the Rey.
+ E. F. Hoffmeier into his new pas-
: torate of the Somerset and Lavans-
ville Reformed churches last Sunday
evening.
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Bargains in canned goods, soap
and tobacco, at Habel & Phidips. ad
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$5.00 Reward.
Five dollars will be given for the
Gold Elgin Watch of George H.
Albright, lost between the Meyers-
dale Brewery and the McDeonaldton
Mines. Finder will leave the watch
at The Commercial office.
Staunton’s buckwheat flour, also
new maple syrup, at
Habel & Phillips ad
FOR SALE.
1 will offer at private sale—One bed
room suit, dining room furniture,
range, and other articles.
Mgrs. Mary McKENZIE, 230 High St.
mimi ei
Just Suits Her.
Wombat says she loves to com
FRANKING MAIL MATTER.
At One Time Soldiers In This Country
Enjoyed the Privilege.
The postoliice was first established
for the principal and in some countries
for the exclusive purpose of carrying
official correspondence by mail. Late:
in Frapce, Great Britain and the
United States because of the great es-
pansion and commercialization of the
postal system the free carriage of mail
matter came to be régarded as a priv:
lege and this privilege was claiined bj
persons in official position.
In England the house of common
claimed the privilege as early as 1660
It was abolished in Great Britain
however, by the passage of Rowland’
cheap postage measure in 1839. In the
United States the first appearance o
the franking privilege is traceable to
the action of the Continental ¢« ngres
assuming control of the postoflice i:
January. 1776. It is interesting t
tearn that it was then girinied to oo!
nrivate soldiers actually in serviXe fo
all letters they. might write or th
night be written to then.
In the eariy years of the Uni.
tates government the privilece w
oranted widely, but it soon lLecan.e
necessary to restrict it. An act of
March 3. 1845. limited the priviiere t
the president, the vice presid- nt. me
bers and delegates in conzress. ih
third assistant postmaster general an
all postmasters. Other offices were df
rected to keep quarterly accounts of
postage.— Argonaut.
CCSMOFOLITAN DAMASCUS.
The Oldest City on Earth, It Show
All the World's Peoples.
At last we dare set down in the midst
of Damascus, a city that can claim
life without a break from its founding
back in the dim dawn of the world's
history. When Abram crossed the des-
ert from Haran 1.000 years agp this
city was standing (Genesis xiv, 15, and
xv, 2). She dates back to the time of
the Pharaohs in Egypt. In fact, she
was old when Greece and Rome were
striplings in years. Rome may be
termed the Eternal City, but Damas-
cus is twice as old, and though her
streets have run red with blood of
battle and rapine many times, she
has not been overthrown.
“Babylon is an heap in the desert. ;
and Tyre a ruin on the shore,” but
Damascus remains.
Was there ever such a place to see
the nations of the earth parading to-
gether? Here in the market pldce are
motley crowds of Persians. Moors, Af-
ghans, Indians, Egyptians. Sudanese.
. Jews, Bedouins, Druses, Turks, Euro
peans. The streets—so erooked. so nar-
row. so dirty. so full of life. with that
strange spell of the desert upon them!
The residences as seen from the street
are ugly and disappointing enough.
vet like old barns and. tumbledown
mills at home are fascinating and ple
turesque.—Christian Herald.
Mystery of a Bridegroom.
The mysterious disappearance of
bridegroom at a wedding is recalled
by T. F. Thiselton Dyer in his
“Strange Pages From Family Papers.”
The wedding took place in Lincoln-
shire about the year 1750. “In this in-
stance the wedding party adjourned
after the marriage ceremony to the
bridegroom's residence and dispersed.
gome to ramble in the garden and
others to rest in the house till the
dinner hour. But the bridegroom was
suddenly stimimoned away by a do-
mestic who said that a stranger wigh-
ed to speak with him, and hencefor-
ward he was never Seen again. All
kinds of inquiries were made, but to
no purpose, and terrible as the dismay
was of the poor bride at this inex
plicable disappearance of the bride-
groom, no trace could be found of
him.”
A Change of Tune.
“Mamma, I'm tired of going to
school.”
“What's the matter, Willie?”
“The teacher”—
“Now, don’t you say a word against
your teacher, Willie. I've no doubt
you annoy her dreadfully, and she
seems like a very nice sort of person.”
“Well, she said this mornin’ that she
didn’t think I had much of a bringin’
up at home, an’ ’—
“Wait! Did she say that? Well, of
all the coarse impudence! You shan’t
go back there another day!”
Exit Willie, grinning. — Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Do You Know the Answer?
A teacher was giving to her class an
exercise in spelling and defining words.
“Thomas,” she said to a curly haired
little boy, ell ‘ibex.” “I-b-e-x.”
“Correct. Define it.” “An ibex.,” an-
|swered Thomas after a prolonged
| mental strug “is where you look in
book
er, aged 55 years,
[ pic ED UP IN
SYLVANIA |
Western Newspaper Union News fervice
Harrisburg.—An effort was made tc
have the telephone companies allow
their operators to call each subscribe:
about 9 o'clock Saturday evenings anc
tell them to go to church tke mext
day. 4 .
Lebanon.—J. E. Grumbein of this
city, operating under the name of J.
E. Grumbein Co., made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors. Miss
Elizabeth Grumbein, a sister, is named
as the assignee. The assets are given
as $20,000, with liabilities almost
equal to that amount.
New Castle.—With nearly half the
surface of her body burned, when her
clothing caught fire at an open gas
stove, Cogstantine, 2-year-old daughter
of Jerome McFail, died.
Kittanning.—On seeing Constable
Thomas Woods and Detective Charles
Be.t going toward his boarding house
in West Kittanning, John Portich, a
laborer, jumped from the second story
without hat, coat or shoes and ran a
mile in his bare feet in the snow pur
sued by the two policemen.
Sharon.—Doctors at Buhl. hospital
said all of the seven persons hurt in
the Pennsylvania railroad wreck were
out of danger and will recover. Mrs.
Martha Wilson of Freedom, Pa., and
Mrs. Mary Kreps, Greenville, Pa.
were the worst hurt. Scores of other
passengers escaped with slight bruises
when the train, bound from Erie to
Pittsburg, was ditched eight miles
from here. The locomotive kept to
the track, but six coaches were over-
turned, going down a slight embank-
ment.
Uniontewn.—All records for simul-
taneous suits against one company
were broken when 1,884 were filed
against the Sunshine Coal & Coke Co.
for wage assignments.
Newcastle.—Rev. John T. L. Will
iams, former pastor of the First Con-
gregational church here, who was ar
rested ‘at Toronto, Canada, under an
assumed name with a Newcastle wom-
an, is to be brought back here to face
criminal charges.
Pittsburg.—Nearly 1,000 persons in
Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Buffalo
and other cities of the country have
been victims of a new swindling game
which came to an end when August
Pajonk, alias August Miller, was ar
rested by postal authorities. He is
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud. Pajonk advertised that he
would sell geraniums at $2 a thou-
sand. He received hundreds of or-
ders but the flowers were never sent.
More than $1,200 in bills were found
wrapped around his leg.
Seranton.—The “deal”
English syndicate was to take over
the New River Coal Co., involving $50,
000,000, has fallen through, according
to advices.
Beaver Falls.—Injuries reseived in
a fall two years ago when two ribs
‘were fractured caused the death of
Mrs. Christ Johnke, aged 63.
Carlisle.—“Spanking” of an Indian
girl is alleged to have been the real
cause back of the suspension of Moses
Friedman as superintendent of Car-
lisle Indian school.
Lehighton.—While taking a took
train out of the Lehigh Valley rail
road yards here, Engineer David Gar-
ver was found unconscious in his cab
with a hole in his head. His condi-
tion is critical,
Coatesville.—David M. Rellenbors:
an engineer em-
ployed on the Penngylvania railroad,
was struck by a locomotive on a grade
crossing at Atglan., He died in the
Coatesville hospital.
Blain.—The schoolhouse located in
Henry's Valley, which was vacated
last spring, was sold at public sale
at - the Jackson township election |
house in this place by order of the
township school board. The buyer
was Frank P. Sunday, state ranger,
who resides in Henry’s Valley on the
state reservation. The price paid was
$32.
Clearfield. —When John Wilkinson, &
coal operator of Amesville, who broke
in the door of the school there two
weeks ago, knocked the pretty teach-
er, Miss May Pooler, to the floor and
then beat her into insensibility, was
placed on trial the attorneys discussed
a settlement. Miss Pooler was not dis-
posed to insist upon a penitentiary sen-
tence. Wilkinson pleaded guilty to the
first count in the indictment, that of
assault and battery, and Judge Zarle
sentenced him to pay a $1 fine and
undergo 70 days’ imprisonment in jail
Under the terms of the agreement,
which were satisfactory to Miss Pool
er, Wilkinson pays her $1,050, besides
physician’s fees and pays the cost of
prosecution. The coal operator agrees
to keep the peace in the vicinity of
Madera and especially with regard to
Miss Pooler. He has agreed not to
vigit the school in which the attack
was made.
Washington—Mrs. Tressy Carbon
of VanVoorhis must pay $10 and $75
for having put a bullet through
the one good leg of James Cass of
costs
when you |
that’s printed in | t
the same place. he went to
the C )
arby.
i from a spring
opened fife upon h
William McCoy
state
Mrs.
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recently. Five
whereby” amj
GLOOMY CARLYLE.
His Pessimism and His Wonder at the
Optimism of Emerson.
Thomas Carlyle’s friendship
Ralph Waldo Emerson is a matter o.
history. but Charles Eliot Norton tells |
in his published
marveled at the optimism of the Auer
ican philosopher. Writing
Norton says: “As we were sitting to
gether just after my
afternoon, Carlyle spoke of Emerson.
There's a great contrast between
Emerson and myself. He seems verra
content with life and takes much sat-
isfaction in the world, especially in
your country. One would suppose to
hear him that ye had no troubles there
and no share in the darkness that
hangs over these old lands. It's a
verra strikin'® and curious spectacle to
behold a man so. confidently cheerful
as Emerson in these days.
“ ‘I agree with ye in thinkin’ that the
times that are comin’ will be warse
than ours, and ‘that by and by men
may through long pain and distress
‘learn to obey the law eternal of order.
without which there can be neithe:
justice nor real happiness in this warid
or in any other. The last man in En;
land who had real faith in it wa
Oliver Cromwell.
“*Well. it may be as you say. I'n
not such a verra bloody minded ol
villain after all there a cordial lauzh.
not quite so horrid an ogre as som:
good people imagine. But the warkd
is verra black to me. and I see nothin’
to be content with in this brand new.
patent society of ours. There’s nothin’
to hope for from it but confusion.” ”
A Scoop.
John IL. Toole, the famous Enclish
comedian and practical joker. and Mr.
Justice Hawkins, who was afterward
Lord Brampton, were great friends.
They were at supper together one
evening discussing the events of the
day. The judge incidentally mention-
ed that he intended on the morrow
giving the man he had been trying
fifteen years because he deserved it.
As Toole was leaving he blandly in-
quired:
“Oh, would you mind calling at the
newspaper offices and telling them
about that fifteen years? It will be a
tip for them—exclusive information.
you know—and will do me no end o”
good with the press.”
“Good gracious! “No, sir!" exclaimed
the judge. who took the precaution o.
accompanyinz Toole to bis hotel an
seéing him safely to bed.
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REFUSES TO PROBATE
WILL.
Register of Wills Bert F. Landis,
lon Monday, filled a decree in the
| Orphans’ Court refusing to probate
the willof the late Charles 8S. Van-
near, the former well-known 1 ot:l-
man and capitalist who died January
17th, in his room in the Hotel Arling-
ton.
In the decree Register Landis says
he is of the ‘opinion that undue in-
fluence was exercised onthe testator
by Mrs. Agnes Groner, hisdaugfiter.”’
He does not find that Mr. Vannear
was mentally incapacitated when he
made his will.
Mrs. Groner will appeal to the
court from Register Landis’ decision
and make a determined fight to have
the will sustained.
In his will Vannear left a fifth of
his estate to Mrs. Groner, who he
states is one of his flve children. His
widow and the four other children
objected to the will being probated
on the ground that the testator was
not of testamentary “apachy nd was
unduly influenced.
An interesting fight is sxpeiod ;
when Mrs. Groner’s appeal is heard
in court. v
All the heirs with the eseontion of
Mrs. Groner have petitioned the court
to appoint Attorney Charles H. Ealy
administrator of the Vannear estate,
pending the disposition of her appeal.
Several days ago an effort was
made to compromise the dispute but
Mrs. Groner spurned all offers of an
amicable settlement, insisting that
she shall have her full share as her
father provided in his will.
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Pure spring wheat Graham flour
30¢ per ten pound bag, at
ad Habel & Phillips.
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For Sale.
A four berse power, gasoline engine
in good repair—for sale, cheap, for
cash. Also a ten gallon gasolene tank,
Apply, at The Commercial office. ad
renee nnn
For Sale.
A 5H. P. Engine, also an 18 H. P.
“Qadilac’” Automobile. -Apply, at
eb.26.2f. ad The Commercial.
are More— Worth Most
PARENTS’ DAY
AT THE SCHOOLS
(CONTINUED FROM.PAGE 1.)
rm.
Pupils enrolled 37
Pupils present... . 36
Second Grade, Miss Fter Auchin
Directors present........ ......
Parents of pupils in the room...
Other visitors.. Ciedriee nadia
Total number of Visitors. v isessmmranans
Pupils enrolled............... v “a
Pupils present..... ......................
Second Grade, Miss Violet Clark—
Directors present
Parents of pupils in the room ..
Other visitors
cen mle
Total number of visitors........... tories: 86
Pupils enrolled... sos iduneisnense vontes 23
Pupils present. *.....................ccc0nei- 42
First and Second Cradle, Miss Frieda
Daberko— i
Directors present .......... eheucsssne
Parents of pupils in the room
Other visitors........................ ws
Total number of yisitors.............. . 212
Pupils enrolled............ ......... inreneredB |;
Pupils present....................... La 40
: First Grade, Miss Eleanor Lepisy-~
Directors present.......................... 4
Parents of pupils in the room... .%
Other visitors..... .................. l
Total number of visitors.
Pupilsenrolled......... ........... .... on 7
Pupils present................. ili 43
First Grade, Miss Mary Eicher—
Directors present............... ......oes 3
Parents of pupils in the room........ . 23
Other visitors... i virberiio
Total number of visitors... weno,
Pupils enrolled............... ...... ...00
Pupils present...............;.....c..... o
Total number of visits by directors
68. 2
Total number of visits by parents of
pupils in the rooms 482,
Total number of visits by others
3291.
Total number of visits by all 3841.
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. KRETCHMAN,
Sup. Prin. of Sehools.
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For Rent
AfFour Room House or Roni—aps
ply to. Mrs. Charles Askey, or H.
K. Aurandf, near the B. & O. Station.
feb, 12-68 : ad
GTI Oils and CELT
Gasolines—Illuminants=— Lubricants —Wax-
Waverly. Oil: Works oH
—Specialties
Pittsburgh
not look here ?
ing manufacturers
at $2.00 each
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about it.
C= You are going to buy Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth or Linoleum hig Spry,
You will find a well selected line of choice values from America’s lead-
Some of the richest and most exclusive, patterns, the mills produce.
: Priced. so low they are sure to be popular with every body.
Here Are a Few Among These
Splendid Offerings: Hy
Granite Ingrains at 15c yard and 25c yard.
Cotton Ingrains at 35c
Rag Carpets at 35c and 4oc yard.
Imperial Ingrains at 25¢ yard.
Quarter Wool Ingrains, 37%c yard.
All Wool Face Ingrains, 6oc yard.
Beautiful All W ool Face Brussels,
gx12 Japanese Matting Rugs, $2.50.
9x12 Art Square, $5.00.
ox12 Crex Rug, $10 oo.
ox12 Tap Brussels Rug, $12.00.
9x12 Body Brussel Pattern Rug. $12. 50.
9x12 Velvet Rug, $15.00.
ox12 Axminster Rug. $22 oo.
oxi2 Wilton Kug, $27.50.
ox12 Body Brussel Rug, $30.00.
Also a number of gx12 Rugs at intervening prices.
Hall Runners in Velvets and in Crex and smaller Rugs in all sizes and at all prices.
Floor Oilcloth and Linoleum.
Floor Oilcloth, 2 yards wide, at 75¢ yard,
Patters & Nairn's Linoleums, 2 yards wide, at $1.00 yard. a
Inlaid Linoleum, 2 yards wide, at $1 65 yard. {
Fancy Table Oilcloth, best grade, full 12 yards to roll, 114 yards wide, by rall,
75¢ yard.
Window Shades at 25¢ and upward,
Window Curtains per pair, 25¢ and upward.
ALL NEW STOCK.
If you buy anything from me that turns out badly tell me
I'll make it right.
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