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VOL. XXXVI.
MEYERSDALE, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 24 1915.
THIS IS CHAUTAUQUA WEEK, MEYERSDALE JUN. 25.30
FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
Jacob J. Holzshu and Wife Cel-
ebrate Notable Event
in Their Lives
A very pleasant occasion was that
of the observance of the fiftieth wed-
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ja-
cob Holzshu, at their home in Com-
merce street on Friday evening last.
Guests to the number of tweny assem-
bled to rejoice with them on the con-
summation of the half century jour-
ney of this worthy couple. All of
that long period was spent in Meyers-
dale with the exception of one year
when they removed to Mt. Savage and
then returned to this place. Eigbt
children were born to them, one of
whom, Mary, has passed to the great
beyond. The other members . who
started lifef rom this household are
W. H. Holzshu of the firm of Holzshu
& Weimer, Emma and Minnie of
Pittsburgh, John of Pitcairn, Mar-
tha, Warren and Charles of Meyers-
dale.
Mrs. Holzshu was previous to her
marriage, Linda Schultz. The even-
ing was delightfully passed in con-
versation and a big wedding feast
was served to which all did full jus-
tice. Mr. and Mrs. Holzshu were the
recipients of a nice lot of presents.
_ Mr. and Mrs. Holzshu are among the
most worthy and highly esteemed peo-
ple of the town and all those present
as well as all of their acquaintances
congraulate hem on attaining s man
and wife that which comes to so few
couples, the celebration of their fif-
tieth wedding anniversary
FIGHTERS ARE
ARRESTED
Last Thursday evening about seven
o'clock, four men, unknown to this
community, with names which they
chose to give and hailing from every-
where and nowhere in particular,
while in the vicinity of the B. & O.
sttion in this place became involved
in a pitched and running battie in
which the munitions of war were
stones and clubs, all over a pint of
whiskey.
To protect the immediate neighbor-
hood from injury, D. H. Manges and
Wm. P. Dively rushed in on the ruf-
fians, and the latter told them they
had better surrender, as they were
under arrest. Three of the fellows
egreed to this proposition, but the
fourth made a decided protest all the
way to the lock-up. He said that the
THREE NEARLY
DROWNED
Three boys had a narrow escape
from drowning Sunday afternoon in
the reservoir of the Brothersville Coal
Company at McDonaldton r=
George, the 18-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cyrus Knepper, was still in
a serious condition Monday, but the
other two, Stewart and Merle Long,
brothers, were revived soon after be-
ing pulled from the water.
George Kneppr was unable to swim,
Sunday having been his second at-
tempt. With several other boys, he
was on a raft which was tilted, and
which threw all into, about seven
feet of water. ' The accident occur-
red about 2:30 o’clock Sunday after-
noon and young Knepper, who was
rescued by Edward Cougenour, did
not regain consciousness until about
12 o'clock Monday night, oxygen be-
ing resorted to. Knepper is a clerk
in the Brallier drug store at Berlin.
The accident is said to have been
due to the actions of several of the
party who insisted on rocking the
boat, after they had dived into the wa-
ter and were holding fast to the sides
until the frail craft was upset.
When it was geen that Knepper and |
Heffley were in danger of drowning |
their companions hurriedly pushed the
boat to shore where they righted it
and returned to the rescue.
Many persons are quite skeptical
in regard to the building of the Johns-
town- Somerset interurban line but
officials in charge declare it will be a
reality within eighteen months.
The new line according to Supt. R.
S. Wilbur, whose headquarters are at
Somerset, will be a $1,500,000 pro-
ject, all except $100,000 worth of
stock being sold, this being reserved
for investors in this vicinity.
The line will be 36 miles in length,
ET rye
forges boos
SAWMILL BURNED
WHILE OWNER SLEPT.
On going to his sawmill, on the Ga. |
rey property, a short distance from
Garrett, on the Berlin road, yseterday
morning, Mahlon Christner, was as-
tounded to find his mill in ashes. The |
loss was about $600 with no insurance.
Mr. Christner had been to the mill
on Friday last and then there was no |
fire about the place, so that the con- |
clusion is obvious that it was the work
of incendiaries. !
The mill was in good condition and
only about half of the timber was cut |
from the tract where it was located. |
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Jno. A. Berkley, formerly of Meyers-
dale, but now of Pittsburg, was a vis-
itor this week. !
|
glars who broke into the B. & 0. sta:
tion a couple of months 220. Aft the |
hearing the next day before Burgess
Gress, this was found to be but a,
fabrication. The one man ‘paid his
other three men had been the bur-
ee =
~ MEYERSDALE'S LEADING GROCERY STORE.
FLOUR.
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fine and the others served time.
DECLARE TROLLEY LINE WILL
~ BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTH
CHAUTAUQUA
TO-MORROW
The Lincoln Chautauqua for Meyers-
dale, has the promise of a very suc-
cessful week, beginning tomorrow
with the Junior Chautauqua from 8
to 1la. m. at the Slicer ball grounds,
at the foot of Main street. The big tent
arrived here Wednesday afternoon
and a force of men were soon at work
erecting it.
i The mornings will be devoted to
the Juniors,Miss Kase having that in
charge. It will be a delight to the chil-
dren., Citizens are asked to decorate.
Treasurer Griffith infoms us that the
tickets are going like hot cakes, be-
tween seven and eight hundred hayv-
ing been taken already. For the con-
venience of our readers we reprint
the program on another page.
It is urged upon all citizens to deco-
rate their houses and places of busi-
ness and to make the town appear at
its best. We are just as good as any
other town and a mighty sight bet-
ter than many others. Let us show
that such is the case especially to vis-
itors.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that no fire-
crackers can be shot within the bor-
ough limits before Monday, July 5.
VALENTINE GRESS, Burgess.
extending from Rockwood to Kelso
and entering Johnstown over the lines
of the Johnstown Traction Company.
The principal towns which the pro-
posed line will touch are Kelso, Da- |
vidsville, Holsopple, Jerome, Pilltown, |
Boswell, Jenners, Acosta, Belmont, |
Harrison, Somerset, Edgewood Grove
Milford and Rockwood. It will extend
through a rich farming community |
and more than 10,000 rural residents
will be benefitted by the line.
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WINDBER GIRL
Miss Ruth Geddes, aged 19 years,
daughter of W. T. Geddes, of Windber,
was instantly killed and Miss Dorothy
Smith injured Tuesday afternoon,
when the automobile which Miss
Smith was driving, struck a telephone
pole and fell over a seven foot wall in
Johnstown. Miss Geddes was a daugh-
ter of a well known lumber dealer in
Windber. She was home on a vaéation
from the National School of Domestic
Science, in Washington, D, C.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Kendall and two
sons, 8S. A. Jr, and John Wiley Ken-
dall, have gone to Roseburg, Ore. to
remain several weeks while Mr. Ken-
dall looks after the interests of the
Kendall Lumber Company.
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Mrs. Walter Cartwright and two
children, ofListie, Pa., are visiting the
former’s mother, Mrs. M. A Donecker,
of the South Side.
INSTANTLY KILLED.}
! G ETT.
Mrs. C. S. Caar returned last Satur-
day from a week’s visit at the W. L.
Claar home in Cumberland.
The Garrett Normal will close an-
other successful term with the Teach-
ers’ Examinations to be held here
June—24. Much credit is due Prof.
Speicher for the rapid progress made
by the students under his supervision
during the term just closing.
~ B. L. Rush, the genial B. & O. agent
of this place, left Wednesday for
Cleveland, Ohio, having been elected
as a delegate to the convention of the
Company's ‘Relief Department, which
meets in that city. He expects to be
ne aboat a week.
W. M. Kistler
- Brothersvalley
and: 2 js ps__ last Sun-
day. The trip was made in Mr. Pritts’
new Saxon car.
Everybody is looking forward to the
big celebration to be held here on
July 5th and from indications at
present, we are inclined to believe
that the event will be a big success.
Our citizens should do all in their
power to help make it a day that will
be long remembered in the history of
the town.
Dr. R. T. Pollard was a business vis-
itor in Meyersdale, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carver spent
Sunday at the Grover Glessner home
in Brothersvalley township.
C. 8. Claar went to Cumberland on
Tuesday for a short visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Claar.
G. W. Oaks was a business caller in
Meyersdale, Tuesday.
Quite a few of our people attended
the sale at John Gambert’s near Pine
Hill last Thursday.
The Angema Laborotory is meeting
with much success as business is daily
increasing owing to the quality of
goods at prices incomparable with oth-
er firms. We are proud of an institu-
tion of this kind in our town, the prod-
ucts of which reach nearly every
state in the Uunion and bring in re-
turn thousands of satisfied customers.
The old sidewalk on Centre street
is being torn away and replaced with
neat concrete walks, which with our
paved strees, makes us up-o-date in
this line.
Donald Craig, of Ralphton,
over Sunday with his family here.
Mrs. Delilah Bowlby returned to
Garrett on Tuesday after spending al-
most four months at the home of her
son, Lorenzo, near Somerset. She was
accompanied by Messrs. Josiah and
David Wilt, who are visiting friends
and relatives here.
Mis Elsie Pritts returned Monday
after spending several days with rel-
atives at Somerset.
Our band boys are making an ex-
cellent showing at present. They are
men of excellent talent and deserve
the hearty support of the town. Prof.
and Mrs. H. B. Spicher spent Sunday
with relatives near Somerset.
Several of our people are arranging
to attend the Lincoln Chautauqua at
Meyersdale.
The sick are slowly improving at
this writing.
If you want all the news all the
time, you will find it summed up in
he Commercial.
BOOSTERS WERE BUSY.
HON. F. B. BLACK, CHAIRMAN OF
COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURE
spent | uating at Princeton University. Plans
i
ENGAGEMENT
IS ANNOUNCED
The Edward A. Leonard home on
Salisbury street, was the scene of a
beautifully appointed function on
Monday afternoon, when Miss Nell
Leonard, the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard, entertained in hon-
or of her guest, Miss Eleanor Irvine,
of Altoona, and incidentally made an
important announcement.
The guests were the members of
the younger social set and a few
out-of-town friends; Miss Irvine, Miss
Elizabeth Rowland, of Port Deposit,
Md., awho is visiting Miss Mary Black,
of Front street, and Miss Florence
Maust, of Salisbury,
Fromptly at 5:30 the guests were
CHURCH PROP-
~ ERTY BURNED
| Four at Boswell Fearly Cre
mated, Creek Water in Pipes
| May Cause Epidemic
|
! The new Greek Catholic church at
| Boswell was badly damaged by fire,
{the rectory was destroyed and the
| Rev. Father Shakaley and three oth-
| ers had narrow escapes from being
| eremated about 1 o'clock Thursday
| morning.
The fire broke out in the old building
ing sold by Ed. Friedline to the Greek
| congregation about two years ago. The
|
{cause is not known. When the fire
was discovered the entire rectory
18seemed to be a mass of flames.
| The occupants were not awake and it
|
was necessary to batter down the
doors before they could be aroused
and they escaped in their nightcloth-
ing. Only a few pieces of furniture on
! the first floor were saved so rapidly
was the building consumed. The occu-
pants who had such a narrow escape
were the rector and his wife, the
teacher of the school and the pianist.
The Friedline building was located
on Quemahoning street, apart from
other buildings the new church being
about ten feet away. An automobile
was also consumed.
The water supply gave out and the
water from the Quemahoning creek
was turned into the pipes. This water
has been considered poisonous and la-
dened with typhoid fever germs. In an
effort to prevent an epidemic, the bor-
ough authorities the next morning
hurriedly distributed over the town
printed notices warning all not to use
the water for drinking or cooking pur-
poses. However, it is believed that ma-
ny of the foreigners have used it.
The loss on the new church is cov-:
ered by insurance, about $2,000 being
carried but the rectory is almost a
complete loss. i RET
COUNTY TREASURER CANDIDATE
taken to the dining room where the
table was beautifully decorated in pink
and white. A large pink basket tied :
with pink maline, and filled with pink
and white carnations, occupied the
center of the table while at each end
of the table were crystal candlesticks
with pink shades. After a dainty three
course luncheon was served, the whole
affair came to a happy climax with
the ice cream which was served in the
form of pink hearts, adorned with tiny
Cupids; bride’s slippers and golden ar-
rows to which were attached cards
bearing the names of Miss Nell Reese
Leonard and Mr. Rome L. Shirley, of
Apollo, Pa.
The announcement of the engage-
ment came as a surprise to Miss Leon-
ard’s many friends, although they had
seen many signs of a budding ro-
mance when Mr Shirley was a mem-
ber of the faculty of the Meyersdale
High School and his fiancee a mem-
ber of the student body of that institu-
tion.
Miss Leonard who is an attractive
and acomplished young lady, is a grad-
uate of our High School and also of
Wilson College, Chambersburg, while
Mr. Shirley received his early educa-
tion at the Kishkiminetas Springs
School, at Saltsburg, Pa., later grad-
for the wedding have not been made
public,
OUR ADVERTISERS.
In this issue appears a fine array
of advertising by the business men
of Meyersdale. These are the men
who are on the quivive for their own
best interests. They realizing that
Chautauqua week should mean some-
thing fpr them either now or a little
later were desirous of letting the pub-
lic know that Myersdale really exists
and that they exist in it,, have made a
liberal use of the columns, yes pages
of The Commercial.
The well known, and long established
firm of R. Reich & Son have dipped
deep into printer's ink this week and
have a double page, something rarely
done in Somerset county;these pages
deal with furniture and undertaking
and the .garage .busimess .together
| with the merits of the Overland auto:
| The two large department stores—A.
S. Glessner and that of Miller & Col-
W. W. Landis, one of the promi-
nent candidates for county treasurer,
is native to Brothersvalley township.
Four years ago he was in the race
and at that time came out second in
the list, which is evidence of his
strong popularity. He is a resident
of Conemaugh township. Mr. Landis
is pleasing in his personal appear-
ance and his character and reputa.
tion would make him a safe acount-
ant for the county.
WOMAN SENT TO JAIL.
Mrs. Gertrude Romesburg who was
charged with maintaining a disorderly
house just outside the border limits
of town in a hearing before ’Squire
Hay on Saturday evening was, in de-
fault of bail, sent to the county jail
to await trial a court.
The woman in question for the past
several years has figured in the local
police courts for similar misdoings,
until she removed to just outside the
limits , thinking to get a rest from the
troublous officers, but she was not
well informed on points of law as to
where some officers’ jurisdiction be-
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lins each with a page has very artis-| . elative to Meyersdale
CARIDAD OF SUGAR. We Lave mow the bent About twent tos filled itn [tally represented their respective DY A Rerry Bi ool
. . ou wenty autos 1ille int ts. > os P
. : equipped grocery store in Mey- Chautauqua boosters on Friday night en large advertisers are— Me. | Poehaed her to account. Citizens liv
Golden Loaf will advance. Have just|crsdale. Our two large ware-|headed by our band. went to Salisbury
Larrabee’s Best
the leading sellers in :
Are z Meyersdale. | Stoneware, Grain, Flour, Feed
: pi {ing in the locality of where Mrs. { a
Kenzie & Smith; The Meyersdsle Al Romesburg lived claim that they have
i» S04 Te ei artis & been much annoyed by the depaucu -
u n; »
ies i there at night.
Jim; Habel & Phillips; F. B. Thomas; | ©¥ieS going on g
unloaded a car.
BY THE CAR LOAD
scattering literature en route.
Last evening a number of automo-
biles, this time having a number of
houses enable us to carry large
Gold Medal [We think granulated Sugar
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| | stocks of Flour and Feed etc.
1 3 gt: 11 areex the fair sex aboard, with music of Collin’s Dru Store, |. Weinstein; re |
SALT | etc hb nt i inlled k 5%" |the band and tin horns galore, were|p.,.'g go. g We greatly regret that we are com-
i 1 motors and with a warehouse |at Garrett and Berlin, once more em. fed 0 hold over about six letters al
Worcester is the highest | HAMMOND DAIRY FEED. man we are prepared to do cus | Phasizing the big week in Meyersdale, pe 2 for this issue as well as half of
Grade of Salt | Has a wonderful sale ; $1.50 ma brepared to do ps ing to-morrow, June 25th. You will find a FULL AND COM- | ready or 18.4 ot dad Pater bt
: i at all times alisbur and Patch letters.
) I B Ss Or in Barrels per 100 Ibs. or $28. a ton. tom chopping ab all LIES. | — i PLETE LINE OF GROCERIES, PEED, Sur Sa Isbury an Pa
not | i 1 c HOLZSHU
. = ra | | Mr. Louis Weld entertained at din-| FLOUR, GRAIN, ETC, at a i
: : ¥ op ' | ner at the Colonial, on Sunday, in|& WEIMERS. Prices are always | Mrs. W..T. Hoblitzell and Mrs. J. J.
; La os @ honor of Miss Elizabeth Rowland, of | RIGHT. GOODS DELIVERED FREE | Hoblitzell were hostesses at a motor
Port Deposit, Md. AND PROMPTLY. trip to Cove Md, Tuesday evening