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VOLUME XXXVL
MEYERSDALE.PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. 1914
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NUMBER 105 53
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
TO HAVE BIG TURN.
Murder Case of the Wellknown Black-
smith. List of Those Who Try
to Fight It Out For
Themselves.
LONG CATEGORY OF CRIMES.
District Attorney Virgil R. Saylor
today announced the trial list for the
regular September term of criminal
court,
The murder case in which Henry Oo
Kramer, the well-known Kingwood
blacksmith is charged with killing
. William H. 'Trimpey, a prominent
arkeyfoot township farmer,
for trial =m Thursday,
47th.
Court begins on Monday, September
14th. The list of cases ‘calendared
for trial follows: - :
Monday —Commonwealth vs. Mich-
ael Radick, charge with malicious
mischief, J
longi; par Pere, as
‘assault and battery, Mary Molecavish;
Mary and William Moll, assault and
battery, Annie Bigail;Benjamin Oable
and Frank Lebman larceny, 8, W.|
McMullen; Benjamin Cable, laroeny, :
Tillie Rotoski; Mike Coffs, larceny,
Neto Folock; William F. Hammer,
assault and battery, Joseph Knuff; |
George Griffith, assault and battery,
George Young; Rock Martin, mali-
cious mischief, Frank B. ‘Black; J.D
: Long and Jonas Johnson, larceny Wa,
‘Bittner, Violet Hershberger, assault
and battery, Nelson Hoover; John
Majka, malicions mischief, Annie
Bilick; Angelo Degracio, assault and
battery and pointing fire arms. For-
tuna Marcini; James Nickel, false pre-
tense, George Spoory; John Krawck,
Alexander Urban, Joseph Walkowicz,
. and Joseph Jingle, selling liquor with-
out license, Lester G. Wagner,county
detective; Emory B. Dayton, assault
and battery, Edward Horner; Emory
B. Dayton and George L. Davis as-
sault and battery, Frank Laskie;
Harry Swartz, assanlt and battery,
Frank Laskie.
Tuesday—Albert ‘Lybarger and Car-|
oline Lybarger, larceny, Mary E.
Pierce; Michael Kascak, embezzle-
' ment, Tony Ledger; F. B. Daugherty,
pointing fire arms and threats, Steph-
en Sebai; John MeKelsie, assault and
_battery, Joseph Pipek; Ira H. Shaffer,
selling liquor without license, David
Gildner; Calvin J. Rhoads, assault
and battery, James E. Beal; James
Speigle, Cletus Thomas, Daniel
Weaver, jr., assault and battery,Kane
Ober; Emory B. Dayton, assanlt and
wr battery, Joseph Bailik; Robert V.
Smith, enticing female child, Charles
P. Rapine; Henry Spangler, false pre-
tense, V. F. Fyock: William Kelley,
carrying concealed weapons, Mrs.
Norman Snyder; Laura O’Connor Kel-
ler, perjury, W. ¥. Hammer; Stiney
Winski, false pretense, Adam Gablik;
Eugene Livengood, Harry Saylor,
Joseph Hipp. George Hipp, George
Hoblitzell and William Graves, mali-
cious mischief, Gertrude Romesburg;
* Laura O’Connor, perjury, W. F.
Hammer.
Wednesday—Paul Grove, selling
liquor without license, County Detec-.
tive Lester G. Wagner;
assault and battery, Thomas Crowe;
John Ohler, Jr., Charles Ohler, Geo.
‘ Ohler, Dora Ohler, assault and bat
tery, Maggie Daugherty; John Ohler
and Laura Ohler, assault and battery,
Maggie Dangherty; Sherman Logue,
pointing fire arms, John H. Ohler;
“Sherman Logue, Robert Logue, John
Daugherty, and Maggie Daugherty,
‘assault and battery, John H. Ohler;
Stanley Kozik, assault and battery,
Wadislaw Widush; Stanley Kozik, as-
sault and battery, Wadislaw Widush;
Stanley Kozik, assault and battery,
Alexander Busch; Jasper May, en-
ticing female child, Edward Arisman;
Samuel Bowers, carrying concealed
Weapons and threats, Edward Aris-
#man' John Bigail. selling liquor with-
out license, William Molkovish; Hen-
ry Bahr, offense against morality,
Mineava Shafter; John Harkawas,
“aggravated assault and battery, An-
nie Harkawas; Lewis Shaffer, offense
against morality, Alice Fike; John H.
Ne ro omni
ore Ma
ry and taapersonating ah
nley Oxag; John Bigail, |
Frank Crowe, |
Lenhart, offense against morality,
Effie M. Berkey; Milon Firl, offense
against morality, Msry Emert; Wil-
liam Reider, offense aghinst morality,
Rosamond R. Moore; Lawrence
0’Baker, assault with intent to rape,
Mary Daniels; James Dowen, assault,
‘and battery to rape, .O. H. Eakins;
Michael: Nestor, assault and battery
to kill, John Bellock, a
* Thursda;
dor, County Detective Lester G, Wag-
ner; Noah Witt and ‘Clarence Meyers,
ye B. FB, Ludwig;
Schrall and Oliver Custer, burglary, |
William Hentz; Charles Sommers,
felonious shooting, I. -F. Musser; |
Charles Sommers, felonious shooting,
E. F. Ludwig; James Scott, being an
accessory, E. F. Ludwig; Paul Tote,
_ | sggravased assault and battery, S. W.
McMullen.
SOME BRIEF LATE
WAR AR BULLETINS.
There was Sor Wednesday an |
along the Franco-Belgian frontier, but
the most severe engagement was at,
I Lupeville, which is occupied by the |
‘of France were unsuccessful in their |
effort t 4 dislodge then,
Bot ule
re 1 ‘with stub-
ete termination, ‘The
from the front state
that the French'troops are endeavor.
ing to surround the town. =
Russia has three million men mov-
ing into Galicia and East Pr
‘with five millions in reserve
follow. si
Germany has annexed Belgium asa
German province and appointed mili-
tary and civil governors.
News agency dispatches from Stock-|
holm say German and Russian war-
ships are reported to have clashed in
the Baltic near the Gulf of Finland.
The Japanese attack on Tsing-Tau,
the fortified port of the territory of
Kiao-Chow, has failed, and the Jap-
anese are preparing for a siege.
MAXWELL MODEL 25
MADE A RECORD.
One hundred miles in 3 hours and 29
minutes, en route, from Pittsburg to
Meyersdale, when it is taken into con-
sideration the ups and downs and the
ins and outs of the road traversed,
was quite a record made by some new
Maxwell, model 25 cars one day last
week.
Messrs, Gurley & Plock, proprietors
of the Meyersdale Auto Co., went to
Detroit last week to bring three Max-
well cars to their garage here. - The
machines were conveyed by boat to
Cleveland, and from there they were
put into service. To enjoy the initial
trip the following of our townsmen
enjoyed the homeward trip:—O. W,
Baldwin, Dr. C. P. Large, Irvin Fike,
Harvey Berkley, and Ware Deeter.
The distance from Cleveland by the
route they came is 269 miles. Alto-
gether they were 11 hours in transit;
the last century run had some move-
ment to it.
SCHOOI. NOTES.
8 ———————
. The Meyersdale public schools will
open on Monday, September 7th.
There will be a teachers’ meeting on
Thursday, September 3rd at 1:30 p.
in the Study Hall of the High School
Building,
The examinations for those who
have conditions will be heid in the
High School Building on Friday, Sep-
tember 4th, beginning at 9:00 a. m.
Pupils living in districts outside of
Meyersdale will bring their certifi-
cates or diplomas to the office of the
Superyising Principal of Schools on
Friday, September 4th, at 1:30 p. m.
for registration. The parents of these
students and of all others living out-
side of the borough must make ar-
rangements with the Secretary of the
Meyersdale School Board, Mr. J. M.
tion before the opening of the school |
term.
y—Henry O. Oramer, mur- |
Henry |
Germans, and for 20 hours the armies sth.
LINEMAN BADLY
* INJURED BY FALL.
Roy Bungard, aged 24, whose fath-
er lives near New Lexington, this
county, met with a very serious acci-
dent, while in the employ of the Som-
erset Telephone company on High
street near the brewery, on Saturday
morning. Mr. Bungard was at the
top of a twenty-foot pole adjusting
some wires at the extreme end of one
of the arms of the pole, when with-
base, hurling kim to the ground a dis-
tance of ten feet beyond where the
top of the pole struck in its fall. The
injuries received were a fractured
patella, or knee bone, a scalp wound,
serious wrench of the muscles of one
of his’ shoulders, and being spiked in
one of his heels; from the spike in his
climbing outfit of the other foot.
The unfortunate man “was carried
to the home of Mr. Hernan Bittner
where sargical aid was summoned,
youn en in the
afternoon bj y Mossrs, aE and Rat-
ter, local ‘officers of the . telephone
compary, to the Western Maryland
hospital, in Cumberland. His injuries
while serious are not Tegasded as
in Somerset Cit on September
the 8th and 9th and will arrive ‘at
Meyersdale in time for a noon. meet
ing here on Tuesday, Bepiemher ‘the
Washington Party Mon Siroughont
‘Somerset County are now working to
success. They will res
coming from Uniontown, early on the
morning of Tuesday, September the
| 8th and will stop at Somerfield, Addi
son, Salisbury and Boynton on their
a night meeting.
A detailed schedule of their itiner-
‘| ary. will" appear in the next issue of.
Commercial.
THE SOMERSET
CGUNTY FAIR.
All the live Stock of of the ‘Somerset
county fair will have to come into
the fair through the Edgewood en-
trance, that is, on the north side of
the fair grounds. ‘This is advantage-
ous to the owners of stock, as it is
the point farthest away from the rail-
road, and the stock entering will not
be likely to be disturbed by passing
trains.
The Sipesville band has been en-
gaged for Wednesday and Thursday
of the fair and arrangements have
been made for two games of base-
ball.
The directors have found it neces-
sary to erect another large building,
120 ft.. long to be especially davoted
to the exhibition of hogs and sheep;
the entries being such up to date as
to necessitate more room for live
stock.
The dates are from September 21st
and 24th inclusive.
CARDEMOLISHED IN
30 FOOT PLUNGE.
Owing to a lever being set in a
wrong position, while Simon Mar-
teeny was cranking up his Ford car
in front of the building of the Church
of the Brethren in this place at about
five o’clock on Thursday afternoon,
the machine started ahead and rolled,
down a thirty-foot embankment. As
it went down, its course was some-
m. | what diagonal, causing it to roll over
and over like a saw log, and when it
did find the level, its appearance
resembled a vanquished pugilist.
To be told that Mr. Marteeney,
when he saw what was about to occur,
jumped intv the car to try to stop it
and made the descent with the auto
in its rotations and crawled out from
under the wreck, crying out ‘‘I’m not
hurt,’ is hardly believable. His es-
cape is due fo the fact that he by
chance, providence or by his own
efforts found himself between the
front and back seats, and he could |
hardly have gotten out had he tried.
The auto was trailed to the garage |
1
habilitation, to accomplish which
| will require several hundred dollars.
out warning the pole broke off at the o!
nd | built accross Flangherby “Cre
make the visit of the Candidates ab 2 bia
‘Meyersdal. | DY
‘way to Meyersdale. From this town | ah iv
they will go to Somerset in time for|
HUSBAND KILLED
BRIDE LIVED HERE.
‘Two months ago, Miss Emma Cox,
formerly of this place was married to
John Hahn, Jr., and today she is a
vidow, her husband having been ac-
didentally killed last Thursday at
Bénwood, W. Va., where he was a
foreman for the Wheeling Iron com-
any. Mr. Hahn, who was aged
abput thirty, was assisting in the
Wving of a car of scrap iron, the
terial extending beyond the ends
e car, making it impossible to
couple the dinkey engine to the car.
Mx Hahn took a small plank to use
.8& shunting pole, placing one end
st the engine, but the plank
and he was caught between
¥ ar and the .engine, and was
strack on the head by the plank, caus-
ing his instant death.
The remains were brought fo this
place on the B. & O. on Saturday and
taken to the home of George Zinn, a
counsin of Mrs, Hahn, the body being
in the care. of Undertaker Coodey.
“4 0n Sunday morning at. nine o’clock
services were conducted ab the house |
by Rev. D. W. Michael, of the local}
Lutheran church, after which inter-|
ment ‘was made inthe Union ceme-
tery in the same plot where the fath-
er of Mrs. Hahn,
Cox, is buried. % Jaze. Nigheo
Eee Tes EATS.
CONTRACT FOR
‘ BRIDGE AWARDED,
On Wednesday the County Commifs-
sioners. awarded the
construetion of the new br
Centre street, this place, to. Frank
Zeigler, the contract price being $10,
790. -The structure is to be of stone
and an arch will span the creek; the
width | will be the same as that of the
of the driveway. As the
§ much narrowed at the oreek |
ship, on Wednesday of last week
found one of his lambs bleeding about;
| the head. On examination, he found
that it had been shot, he extracting
eight shot from the little animal, =
Mr. Weimer recalled having heard
a shot in the forenoon near where the
sheep were pasturing and about that
time three boys haying a gun with
them drove by in a buggy. They
were from Salisbury and returned
home in the afternoon. It is suppos-
ed these lads either irtentionally or
thoughtlessly opened fire on the fiock
of sheep. i
TWO SERMONS SUG-
GESTED BY THE WAR.
There were at least two sermons
preached in Meyersdale on Sunday
bearing upon the war situation on the
subject of wars in general. In .the
morning Rev. Wagner, a visiting
clergyman elaborated his discourse
from the text. ‘‘Iam a God of War.”’
The speaker took an optimistic view
even of wars, that they were for the
chastisement of nations and that in
the history of the world that many of
the wars were for the betterment of
mankind. Better war than ignoble
peace, oppression, and suppression,
but still better is peace if high prin-
ciples of life are maintained.
In the eyening Dr. Truxal, at the
Reformed church gave an able and
comprehensiye address, setting forth
the awful waste of war in life, money,
property and the paralyzing of indus-
tries. He enumerated a long list of
the benefits of war acclaimed by some
and then swept them all away by
affirming that the statements he just
cited were not trne. He then gave an
inspiring talk upon peace and de-
plored the fact that our older text-
books on history instilled in the mind
of the young the spirit\of battles, war
and revolutions.
WANTED.
Applications of teachers for Eighth
or Ninth ;grades, and for First®Pri-
mary grade,. in Meyersdale public
schools. {Ouly those holding a pro-
fessional, ‘or state normal certificate
or of equal or higher rank, need ap-
ply. All applications must be in the
| hands of the secretary of the board
| not later than Tuesday evening, Sep-
tember 1st. A personal interview
Gnagey, for the payment of the tui- | of the Meyersdale auto company for | with all applicants is required.
J. M. GNAGEY,
Sec. of Board.
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-Qzias Weimer, of Greenville town- |
GREAT PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR MEYERSDALE FAIR.
The Opening Day Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The Exhibits Promise to be Many
and Interesting. Each Day
Not Like Others.
FLYING MACHINE, -CARNIVAI.
The Fair outlook looms bigger and brighter each day and from start {a
finish promises to set a new standard and greatly excell any former one heldg
The opening day will be Tuesday September 8th, all exhibits to be enter
ed w noon of that day and then the Fair starts of.
THE EXHIBITS
Will indeed be ofa high order—especially the stock that has already ans
ranged to be exhibited will be of an order-that nothing in the state can car=
pass, and from the competition an award will mean much. The judging wilt
be done by an expert who judges cattle and horses vt some of the bigg ests
‘Ohio and middle west fairs. All other lines of exhibits have the same ithe or
outlook.
“BACH DAY WILL. HAVE IT8 SPECIAL FFATURES.
Tuesday, 8th, will be opening day, with local contests of horses and met
in which rivalries that have much local interest in them will be aecided.
~ Wednesday, 9th, will be the day of the bie Farmer's Parade)
Thursday, 10th, Always a good day will have its usual combined fea
[tures of entertainment.
Friday, 11th, The Ford Automobile will be giyen away. ANG
Saturday, 12th, is an extra—gala day devoted entirely to Automobile
| Races to be conducted under the management and Supefyision of Johnstow B
| pasties.
Lon ‘Wednesday; Thursday,
SPECIALS.
and Friday the Aviation, flights by Sirtic
Baldwin willibe held. He comes, an expert with the highest recommenda
tions for successful flights and will be an inter
demonstrating the world’s latest invention,
utilized In Eprope in its first ig war.
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and instructive feature
the flying machine now being
N’S GREAT SHOWS
will be the big midway. They require 19 large railroad cars to transe
port their equipment; they carry sixteen big attractions, a few of which are
a Ferris Wheel, 90 feet high, Wild West show of 88-head or Lorses and 14
other show of like nature, which will show morning, afternoon and evening.
LARGE OROWDS ARE EXPECTED. :
The Western Maryland and B. & O. railroads are running special traine, 2
; giving excursion rates and billing the adjaeent territory well.
Daily excure
sions each day on the Western Maryland. Special trains will leave Meyerse
dale in She evenings to take home the Berlin, Rockwood and Somersefs
people. :
Al in all our Fair promises to be a big one of a high class order with an
abundance of entertainmert, good bands, big crowds and a lively week for
the town.
MR. SCHAFFNER DE-
CIDES TO ACCEPT CALL
Rev. A M. Schaffner, the recent
‘editor and owner of the Commercial,
since the gale of his business here, fol-
‘lowing several days of deliberation,
‘has decided to accept the pastorate of
the Orangeyille Reformed Church in
Oolumbia county, and as this location
is but a few miles from where he ser-
ved as pastor before coming to: Mey-
ersdale, his selection for the new ap-
pointment is a tribute to his efficiency
at his former charge.
For more than three years Mr.
Schaffner has been at the helm of the
Commercial and in that time has
placed this paper on a high plain,
standing at all times for what is best
for the community and in politics.
Mr. Schaffner entered the newspap-
er field with little or no knowledge of
the inside workings of the business,
but he soon adapted himself to the
needs of the work and today he lays
down the editor’s pen with the high
appreciation from the best citizens of
the county, Many regrets have been
received by him ynd his excellent fam-
ily relative to their departure from
Meyersdale.
The family purpose leaving next
Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs.
Schaffner and the two younger sons,
Walter and Henry, will go by way of
the B. & O. to Johnstown and the two
elder sons, Daniel and Paul, will go
by way of the W. M. to Hagerstown,
to visit at Mercersburg, Steelton and
Huommelstown.
FORMER MEYERSDAL.-
ER LOSER BY FIRE,
It is learned through a private
source that Mr. Ed. 8. Miller of Lin-
coln, Neb., has sustained a severe
financial loss by the burning of a
Nebraska corn mill plant, located at
Beatrice, Neb. The plant was struck
by lightning the early part of this
month, just a few moments after the
force had guit work in the evening,
and in a few minutes was all ablaze.
Mr. Miller spent his youth and
young manhood here and is well
known to many of.the people in this
place, who I am sure; will sympathize
with him in his loss.
About 25,000 bushels of corn and
the mill went up in smoke. This is
the second complete loss by fire at
ener
+ his point. a E8
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‘merce.
JOHNSTOWN TRADE
FASHION FESTIVAL!
Thousands of visitors are expectéd Cir
from all over Cambria, ‘Somerset,
Bedford, Indiana and Westmoreland
counties for the Johnstown Trade
Expo and Fall Fashion Festival, to ba
held at Johnstown September 15th
to 19th, inclusive. The city will be
in its gayest holiday attire for that
week. Window trimmers and stores
and city decorators will vie with
each other for honors. Prizes aree
being awarded by the ‘Johnstown:
Chamber of Commerce fot the finest
decorations.
Each store, no matter what its size,¥
will be included in the festival and aly.”
lines of businesses and professions.
are uniting to make the week one of”
the greatest Johnstown has ever seen.
It will be a regular city fair with each.
store making up its own displays in.
the store instead of in special booths. !
Bouvenirs and prizes of all kinds ares
being prepared and specjal featuress
will greet the guests as they drop intos.
each store.
The fall styles in everything will bes
shown and even the hardware men.
and the butchers are promising some-«
thing in the way of novel displays.
With all the business men of the city
uniting, all the fall openings willl
come during this festival week under
the direction of the big Exposition
launched by the Chamber of Com=-
Musical attractions will bes
offered by some of the stores and.
living models will also draw crowds
in certain directions.
A dozen committees are now busy™
on the details of the week. Plans are
being made to receive visitors. Extra.
clerks will be placed In the stores
merely to show off the goods apd exe
plain yalues and qualities. No oppor-
tunity has ever been ofiered for such
a magnificent citywide display, with
every merchant inviting the public to
just come and see. :
HOLY COMMUNION
AT AT ST. PAUL.
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Holy; EoRUN ION SA and Hay v
seryices will be held 7 ta 6) Pair ¢
Wilhelm, Reformed #: {
the last of the present pagtorate. Rev.
Hassler has accepted a call to Union-
town, Ohio, will remove there
early in September.
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