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mercial.
VOLUME XXXVL
MANY DEATHS.
IN THE COUNTY
. ¥Tiiose Who H Have Pas-
One.
———
- MRS. PERRY LINDEMAN
* Died at her home at Summit Mills
Monday, January 24 from a com-
ration of diseases, aged 54 years,
2p and 16 days. Mrs. Linde-
‘Whose maiden name was Ellen
eller, was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jonathan Weller, “both deceased.
She is survived by. the following sons
and duaghters of. Summit, township—
Roy, ‘Oran, Melvin,, Marshal, ' Pearl
‘Homer, Myrtle, Fannie anil. Preston.
+ The following brothers and" ‘sisters of
the deceased are also living: Wilscn,
Charles and Forrest Weller, of Sum-
mit township; Mrs. Richard Thomas
of Summit township; ‘Harvey, of Rock
Lake, N..D.; and John, of Waterloo,
Towa. Mrs. Lindeman. was a kind; moth-
er ‘and a good neighbor.
The turiéral which was laggely. at. |
ended at the Church of the Brethren
= which the deceased was a member
at Summit Mills, was conducted by |
Elder Joel Gnagey and by Elder J. W.
Peck, where interment was made in
e Lichty gametery.
Burkholder, who was one
it widely known, men inthe
rt of hg vig coutny, died
e near Nicolay, |,
The. deceased took a deep
‘ local politics, ‘and © “for a
long time was a ‘power among the vo-
. She was a daughter of
ithan Dumbauld, and was
d. Her first marriage was
with El 8. Younkin, who died in 1857.
On Jan. 12, 1865 she married Jacob
Kerger who survives her with five
sons. In 1865 she became a charter
member of the Kingwood Church of
God and when the end approached
she was able to say with Paul: “I have
have fought the good fight, I have
finished the course, I have kept the
faith.”
MRS. SARAH W. PLATT.
Aged 77 years, died Monday at her
home in Somerset. She was a daugh-
. ter of Daniel Weyand. Two children
‘survive: George J. Platt and Miss
Marion Platt, both of Somerset. Mrs.
Platt was a teacher in the Methodist
Sunday School for about 50 years
and was a charter member of the W.
‘C. T. U. and president of the Somerset
organization for the past ten years.
She was® a granddaughter of
Jacob Weyand, who served in the war
1812 and built the famous White
Horse tavern west of Somerset.
HORATIO KIMMELL,
Aged 70 years, died at his home in
East Somerset January 26, after a
week’s illness of pneumonia. He was
a son of Samuel Kimmell, late of Que-
mahoning Township, and is survived
by a sister, Mrs. David Laye of Johns-
town, and a brother, Joseph Kimmell
of Somerset township. Funeral ser-
were conducted at the late residence
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, by
the Rev: I. Hess Wagner, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment
in Horner's Church cemetery in Jen-
ner, Township:
MRS. D. 8S. OHLEY.
Mrs. Drusilla Stoner Ohley, died at
‘her home in Fairmount, W. Va, on
January 14. The deceased was the
daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Sto-
ner and was born near Berlin, this
county, Feb. 2, 1828. She was the only
daughter in a family of eleven chil
dren, and her ten brothers all preced-
ed her to the grave. She married in
early life, Frederick C. Ohley. He liv-
ed a number of years before his death
in Fairmont City, West Virginia. Mr.
and Mrs. Ohley had a family of eight
children, five of whom survive them.
MRS. LYDIA BARN
Widow of B
HART,
George Bs
| Well Known Miser
| PROPOSE ORGANIZING
A CHILD LIFE CHAPTER.
The American Institute of Child
Life with headquarters at 1714 Chest-
nut street, Philadelphia, is a Univer-
sity of Parenthood, chartered under
the laws of the state of Pennsylvania,
but unlike the ordinary university or
college in two respects—It has no
course of study and is non-commer-
‘cial, its income being derived frém its
endowment fund and from donations.
Its administration board numbers
among its members, Judge Ben Lind-
say, of Denver, Martin G. Brumbaugh |
our new governor, David Starr Jordan
of Leland Stanford University, Cali
ifornia, Dr. Swain, of Swarthmore
and other educational experts.
It is proposed to organi... A Child
Life Chapter in Meyersdale and some
of our leading families are interesting
themselves in this work.
Mrs. ‘Ballentine at the home of Dr.
McKinley is the representative of the |
Institute and will be in Meyersdale
for a few days in the interest of the
work. Rp
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
“INSTITUTES.
Twenty important institutes for Sun-
day School workers will be held in va-
rious parts of this state during the
,month of February. :
' These institutes will be condudtel
by tour parties sent out by the Penn-
sylvania State Sabbath School Associ:
ation and will be held for the. purpose
of develping an evangelistic policy for
the Sunday Schools:
The institute scheduled for: Somer-
set, ‘Bedford and Fayette counties will’
be held at Rockwood in the United E-
vangelical church, February 10 in* the
atternogn, and evening. $
k 4 to Somerset county as well.
MEYERSDALE, PA.
BIRD BROS. CONTINUE
AS PRIZE WINNERS.
Bird Bros.
Somerset
of Meyersdale, :
county’s leading poultry
key and Partridge Plymouth Rock
breeders of America, returned a fey
ors.
The boys showed thirty-one of th
blue ribbon Partridge Rocks and 20
their Giant Bronze, and captured
ver cups, and all championship Tibho 18
‘offered on their breeds. :
lows: —1st, 2nd., 3rd, and 5th cocks;
1st, 2nd. and 8rd. hens; 1st, 3rd,
and 4th., cockerels; ist. 2nd, 3rd, and
5th, pullets 1st old pen and 1st young
pen, Bronze turkeys ist, 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th, cocks; 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th {4
hens; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th cocks
i erels; and 1st. 2nd, 4th, ‘and. ‘5th
lets.
na at Pittsburg in 1902, and from that
time to the present the winnings - of
an unbroken chain of great vic
at America’s leading shows, such :
Pittsburg, Hagerstown, Chicago, Mad:
ison Square Garden, New York. Fo
eight consecutive years their birds
have been earrying away the lion’
share of the blue ribbons at Madison
Square, New York, the pr sho
of America.
There was a good Ande of Bro
at the recent, Pittsburg show, and Pai-
tridge Rock judge pronounced thi
class the very best he had ever
in any show.
¢ Their winnings at the abo
is not only a great credit to our.
firm but, to this whole community?
y
"down by a trip o. cars, receiving
fractures of his legs and one arm
and cuts about the head and body.
He was taken to the Memorial hospi-
tal at Johnstown, but died of shock the
was shipped to Hooversville where the
remains were taken in charge by Un-
dertaker Lohr and removed to the Mil-!
ler residenece. Funeral services were |
held in Stoyestown Lutheran church
at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon and
the sermon was preached by the pas-
tor, Rev. J. S. English assisted by
other ministers of that place. Inter-
same evening. The body of Mr. Miller !
Wii
dounty and was a son of 4 and ue
Chauncey Miller, who are residing
{ with their son-in-law and; daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. "Fickes, of Johns-
town. The deceased was married to
Miss Clara L. Blanset, of Stoyestown.
Besides his parents and wife, Mr. Mil-
ler is survived by eleven children as
follows: Olen, Burton, Nellie, Louis;
| Albert, Ina, Tessie, John, Lon and
Charles, all at home, all of whom are
under 24 years of age. The mother has
not been in good health for several
| years. .
NEW CLOTHING STORE
FOR MEYERSDALE.
The excellent store room in the
Naugle Block on Centre Street next to
the post office is being modernly fitted |
up with booths, shelves and tables
for occupancy of Mr. Isaac Weinstein
who will
store for men’s furnishings.
Mr. Weinstein has been here for the
past three years and in that time he
of the community. He is straightfor-
ward in his dealings and no doubt he
will make a success of this new busi-
ness enterprise.
A GOOD JUDGE.
It is reported that there will be no
applications for liquor licenses
Bedford county this year. Judge
Woods” record in regard to_ remon-
strances has sealed the doo for appli-
cants in that county as For as in
Huntingdon and Mifflin counties.
Deceased was born at Stoyestown
nearly 77 years 880. Her husbrd
died in 1904. Bury near Conemaugh.
PETER FOGLE,
A veterinary surgeon, died at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Rose Fogle,
in Berlin, Jan. 24 from dropsy. He
is survived by his mother, two broth-
ersand. three sisters. Funeral servi-
ces were held Wednesday. at 3p.m
by the Rev. D. Snider Stephan, pas-
tor of the Reformed church, with in-
tgment in Odd Fellows’ cemetery.
NELLIE RHAY,
‘Who was born in Jenner Township
at her home at Derry, after an illness
of several months. She is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. Rhay, and a brother and a sister.
MOSES K. JOHNS,
of the best known
1 part of the
of last
weel
on March 1st. open up a |
has won the confidence of the people |
in!
twenty-eight years ago, died recently |
Joseph
IN MEMORY OF
MRS. RALPH D. PFAHLER.
The following resolutions were pas-
sed on Thursday evening at the Ly-
| ceum meeting:
Whereas, Mrs. Ralph D. Pfahler was
a member of the Lyceum and was to
to have spoken to us to-night on
| “The Higher Education of Women,” ’
"and,—
Whereas, In the providence of God
she was called upon to lay down her
life’s work on Wednesday of this week
and her body is now lying in the cold
embrace of death awaiting its burial,
therefore,—
Resolved, That the Meyersdale Ly-
| ceum hereby expresses its deep sorrow
at the early departure of Mrs. Pfahler
and extends to her bereaved husband
and others of her kindred and friends
its most heartfelt sympathy in their
sore bereavement.
Resolved, That a copy of these res-
olutions be sent to the husband of the
aeceased, and that they be publishea
in the Meyersdale papers.
Resolved, That olit of respect for
the departed the Lyceum do now ad-
journ to meet one week hence for the
performance of to-night’s program.
Respectfully submitted,
THE LYCEUM.
Meyersdale, Pa., Jan. 28, 1915.
MUST HAVE LICENSE.
All druggists and dealers in drugs
and narcotics, such as cocaine, mor-
phine etc. must have a special license
from the government permitting them
to dispose of such drugs on and after
| March 1, 1915.
FREE SEEDS AGAIN. -
Congressmen will distribute free
s as usual this year. The House,
of 66 to 29, k >
Agricultural 1
| Seed
|
Pa.,
fanciers, and champion Bronze Tur-|¢
days ago from the big Poultry Exhi- ha
bition at Pittsburg with highest ho 4
; oy Ri Dreceding day at the mines
first prizes, all special prizes, all SHE ;
Their regular winnings are as “tol
Bird Bos. first entered: iho show are-
their turkeys’ ‘and chickens have been
. FEBRUARY 4, 1915
rh SOUGHT LOCKUP;
+ FOUND DEAD THERE.
1 les Malcolm, of Garrett, was
ad in the lockup of that place
in examined the body pronounc-
due. to strangulation from at-
firin boilers. In the evening he be-
icated and sought the lock-
atarily as a place of shelter,
having been left unlocked.
ther of the deceased lives at
w, W. Va. He came to Garrett
ged for the funeral which od-
fried. :
. INJURED AT
IEYERSDALE LAUNDRY
# Salina Largent, one of the em-
8 of the Meyersdale laundry
roning became faint and fell
some hot pipes, burning the
her face and one ear very bad-
‘is off duty this week.
Manges, the drayman, who has
ious iteryals been troubled
‘was time for him to have an operation.
He a
cordingly was taken to the Mer-
n was performed and Mr.
xis Setting along the road to
t was one of the speak-
recent Parent-Teacher
bject was The Parents’
ol. While Mr, Lint
SRkitont things, he
data he obtained
But for ing ‘awakened by neighbors
Mrs. harvey Sturtz might have been
cremated about 2:30 Friday wu. rning
when her residence at Garre't was
burned to the ground. She was al no»
in the house * ten neighbors who first
discovered tty fire aroused her by
vounding on doorsand by yelling. The
husband who is a fireman on the W.
M. R. R, was out on his run at the
time.
The fire started it is believed, from
or ‘put up in fifteen minutes.
| EL yD AL carries the larget stock in
LODGED IN SOMERSET
He Struck in
Thomas Barre, of near Unamis, in
Addison township, was lodged in jail
at Somerset on Tuesday morning by
County Detective Lester G. Wagner on
a charge of murder. It is alleged that
Barre struck Carl Miller, proprietor of |
and that Barre was there and using
ed was intoxicated, struck Miller on
the head, knocking him unconscious.
Pittsburg, where he died on Novem- |
lon, Ohio.
Unamis Man Held ou Grave Charge: Claims
a summer resort near Unamis on Au- |
gust 22, 1914. Miller, it is said was |
‘receiving some guests at the depot
ber 18. His body was buried at Massil |
Self Defense.
aking an investigation of the case,
went to Massillon with Dr, H. P. Mey- +
ers of Confluence, who had attended
| Miller and Dr. G. H. Camp, of Pitts-
"burg, who attended the deceased man
while he was in Pittsburg.
The body of Mr. Miller had Deon’
placed in a vault at Massillon and the
two physicians, who held an autopsy |
found that death resulted from a clot
bad language. Barre, who it is report- | on the brain. Information was them
made charging Thos. Barre with mur-
der. Barre claims that he struck im
He was finally taken to his home in self-defense and has employed Norman’
T. Boose as counsel.
Barre is about 45 years of age and
| lives in the mountains near Unamis.
The case was reported at the district | Hie has a wife and two children. His
attorney’s office only a few days ago | occupation was that of a minr and
and County Detective Wagner, after painter.
LECTURE QUITE A SUCCESS.
Those who attended the lecture on
Ben Hur, in the Methodist church last
A large screen 15 feet square hung
in front of the pulpit upon which a
picture 13 feet square was thrown. A
hole had been cut through into the
(vestibule and the lantern placed in |
vestibule where the buzzing of the arc
light and other necesary noise in op-'
erating does not annoy the audience.
An electric signal is arranged be-
tween the lecturer and the operator
and the slide changed without inter-
ruption. This is all arranged so that
jantern and screen, may be taken down
“If it's Flour or Feed you want, ,C.
i
Coemated a Her Home
a coal stove in the living room of the
first’ floor. Mrs. Sturtz escaped in her
night clothing. All of the furnishings
were destroyed. The house was a
large one and the loss is about $3000.
There are other buildings near the
one just destroyed, but volunteer fire
fighters were successful in preventing
the flames from speading. The temper-
ature that morning was close to zero
and many of the volunteer laddies suf-
fered much from exposure.
LARGE WEDDING BREAKFAST
FOLLOWS CEREMONY.
Miss Emma Harding, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Anna Harding and
John Smith, eldest son of Jenkins
Smith, were married in St. Michael's
Catholic church at Salisbury, on
on Wednesday morning by Rev. Fr.
Quinn.
The bride and groom were attended
by the bride’s sister, Miss Edna Smith
and Mr. Wm. Brosen was best man.
After the ceremony breakfast was
served at the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. Anna Harding. Those
present besides the family were: —
Rev. Fr. Quinn; the groom's father
A. J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Robe-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harding,
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harding, Mrs.
Wilbur Derry, Mrs. Nelson Garlitz,
Mrs. Wm. Knecht, Mrs. M. D. Thomas
Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Savilla Boyer,
Mrs. Jefferson Smearman, Misses I-
rene Hummell, Edna Smith, Grace
Brown, Charlotte Boyer, Gertrude
Knecht, Corinne Derry, Alice” Wag-
ner, Marcella Conley, - Messrs. Wm
Brosen, Lawrence Smith, Allen Smith
and Andrew Smith.
TO OPEN ANOTHER MINE.
The Consolidation Coal Company
has started to grade for a new open-
ing into a block of coal of forty acres
at Shaw mines. It is expected that the
opening will be ready about May 1st
and that employinent will be given to
fifty persons.
On January 28th., Miss Catherine
Leighty was given a surprise party
by a number of her young friends at
{ the home of her parents, High street,
| the lunch being served at 9 o'clock
{and a very enjoyable
all.
time was had
by Those present
Cook,
Daugherty,
MARKLETON.
Revival meetings still in progress.
Farmers have been busy hauling
lime.
Mr. D. M. Hogan was called to Con-
fluence on Thursday on special busi-
ness.
Prof. Roy Stoner, of Casselmun, was
a caller at the M. A. Snyder home on
Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nedrow, of Gar-
rett are spending a few days with Mrs.
Nedrow’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Burnworth.
Mrs. Lee May who has been sick
for the past week is now improving.
Chas. Miller and W. F. Sembower
took a flying trip to Cumberland on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Burns and Mrs.
Ross Kreger were recently enjoying
coasting.
Wm. Baker and L. A. May were Sat-
urday callers to Rockwood.
B. & O. Supervisor Hanna was in
town on Saturday talking with Mr.
Jesse Burnworth, who is chief section
foreman.
Mr. Ross Kreger accompanied Mrs.
Bruce Sanner, of Rockwood to Pitts-
burg Friday where her husband under-
went an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Ania Plomba a few days ago
was taken to a Pittsburg hospital for
an operation.
Miss Ethel Henry is unable to
teach school this week on account of
rheumatism.
Mr. Henry Phillippi’s school is run-
ning as smoothly as a clock.
CASHIER PHILSON’S BIRTHDAY.
12 o’clock dinner at their home on
Center street Sunday in honor of
their son, R. H. Philson, cashier of the
were—Ethel | day cele
Evelyn, Clara | biz
Estella :
erha: rt, Gr: ace Landis,
A HANDSOME PRIZE.
The champion speller will receive
. a very pretty prize at the spelling bee
Friday evening, were greatly pleased
and measureably surprised by the su- | night in the Reformed church. Hazen’s
perb arrangement for it. |
on Friday evening, that is to-morow
speller will be used and differences
of opinion to be settled by the dict--
| ionary.
Editors Livengood and Cleaver will
act as captains and Prof. Kretchman
is to pronounce the words. Everybody
i will be welcome. A lively time and a
‘large attendance is expected. Will be
in the Reformed Sunday School Bldg
on Feb. 5.
CONTEST INTEREST
GROWING GREATER
This week of the Hartley Clutton
* interest
The folowing is the latest refute’
in the voting: :
1 67745 4 253770
10 348435 18 105245
20 116260 21 50000
22 551440 26 105000
27 110000 28 361300
33 151915 38 1236010
40 576825 47 119130
53 147920 59 115000 .
62 535599 64 132668
67 107165 72 131176
73 800340 93 129075
144 120000 145 129350
151 134895 152 142710
153 134890 154 120000
155 110000 157 1306325
158 95580 159 176790
161 1163020 162 2333056
163 206375 164 206220
165 129990. 166 120540
167 111700 168 139385
169 130000 170 121490
1171 130000 172 120000
173 303095 174 111875
175 234065 176 122410
178 267460 179 221800
180 130000
CHURCH NOTICES.
Methodist Church—Next Sabbath
there will be the regular services
in both the morning and the evening.
In the morning at 10:30 the pastor
will preach to the young people on
the “Maybes” and ‘“Must-Bes” in Life.
In the afternoon the" pastor will:
preach to Men Only, on “Your Core
rect Weight.” All men are invited
but no boys under fourteen wilithe
admitted. y
The evening service will be preceds
d by a half hour of song and praise.
All ‘are welcome. 4
Brethren Church—Preaching Servis
ces on February 7, at Summit Mills in
the morning; Salisbury in the after-
non; and Meyersdale in the evening,
Mr. and Mrs, S. B. Philson gave a |
Sunday School and Christian Endeay-
{or at the usual hours. All are cordial-
| ly invited. H. L. GOUGHNOTUR,
Pastor.
Miss Laura Grace Shoemaker, the
es the honor guest and | | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
number of his gentlemen | shoemaker, of J y, Fayeite
| friends w e invited. The out-of-t n :
fr ¢ nvite 3, ou ow o.. and I r, son of
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