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MEYERSDALE, PA. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1015.
PROHIBITION ~~ MANY DEATHS MEYERSDALE FAIR
Bring us your work.
VOL. XXXVI.
| WOMAN'S LIBERTY
BELL TO BE HERE
SR RR a
Bell Coming From Berlin.
1p.m.inF
wishes of thousands of voters from
every county through which it has
passed in its history-making tour of
the State, the Woman’s Liberty Bell
will arrive in this county on July 30
and 31.
The bell, which is being transport-
ed on a huge motor truck, will be met
at the county line by a delegation of
Somerset county suffragists, who will
act as a guard of honor to it while
it is in this county. Stops will be made
and open air meetings held at the va-
rjous places as announced in these
columns last week. They will be in
Meyersdale, at noon, Saturday, July
31.
Mrs. Frank Hoffman is chairman of
the local organization, Mrs. Frank
Bittner, secretary and Miss Mae
Bearing with it the hearty good
Members of the Local Organization Will meet the Suffragists and
Speeches Will be Made at
ront of Bank.
of Pennsylvania, a suffrage amend-
ment to the State Constitution will
be voted upon. They base this hope
not only upon the spirit of fair play
which governs the great majority of
men of Pennsylvania, but upon the
tremendous enthusiasm which the big
bronze symbol of their appeal for po-
litical independence has aroused in
every town it has visited.
In virtually, every single one of
these towns, the crowds that have
turned out to see the bell and hear the
suffrage speeches have been bigger
than those ever asembled for outdoor
rallies of any sort in the past. Accord-
ing to the newspaper reports the
crowds have been more than enthu-
siastic. They have paid the suffragists
the compliment of listening atten-
tively to every argument advanced
CANDIDATES
Prohibition Party held at Somerset
last Tuesday. The following candi-
dates were suggested for the various
county offices for which nominations
will be made at the September pri-
mary:
Sheriff, W. F. Gnagey of Brothers.
valley towship.
Prothonatory, Geo. M. Hocking of
Meyersdale borough.
Recorder of Deeds, A. Beam Sellers
of Somerset borough.
County Treasurer, Samuel G. Shaf-
fer of Quemahoning township.
Clerk of Courts, E. E. McDonald of
Confluence borough.
Register of Wills and Clerk of Or-
Salisbury borough. pe
District Attorney, James B. Landis
of Somerset borough.
County Commissioners, Herman W.
Berkey of Stoyestown borough, Wm.
H. Powell of Berlin porough.
County Auditors, R. Choate Landis
of Brothersvalley township, D. H.
Walker of Somerset township.
County Surveyor, Everett M. Lease
At a conference of members of tte
phans Court, Ed. E. Hasgelbarth of |
IN COUNTY
CONRAD SHULTZ
Died at his home at Glade City, on
July 28 of dyspepsia and organic
heart disease, aged 73 years, The
deceased was a consistent member of
The Church of the Brethren. For the
| last nine years he had been an inva-
lid. His wife and six children survive:
| William, the eldest son; Jacob, who
was hurt in the mines when a small
boy and for 33 years has been an in-
valid and Elmer at home; Mrs. J. W.
| Bowman, Mrs. Wm. McCleary, Glade
, City; Mrs. W. A. Miller, Windber.
The fyneral will be held Friday at
11 a. m. at the Hostetler church. Rev.
W. M. Howe and Rev. E. K. Hostetler
will eonduct the services.
Mr, Shultz was a veteran of the
Civil war having been a member of
Co. H. Reg. P. H. B. of Maryland,
serving 16 months until the close of
the war.
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MRS. J. D. Blough,
The Meyersdale Fair to be held
September 21, 22, 23, 24 promises to
be a record breaker in many re- |
spects. The exhibits are expected to |
lead all preceding years in the quality
and the quantity of articles that will
be assembled at the fair grounds
which are to be an emulation mark
for those engaged in the same line of
work.
Owing to the Meyersdale Fair and
Race Association being a member of
the Iron Ore, Oil and Coal Circuit,
which embodies twelve fairs, there
will be no lack for entries for each
purse, and there are going to be some
speedy classes.
The special features which will be
many will be announced later and
some of them, no doubt, will come
as surprises. The program in detail
Of Kring’s Station, died very sud-
denly Tuesday, at 1 a. m.,, after a few |
hours’ illness from acute indigestion |
Deceased was 68 years of age. Her
of Quemahoning township, Frank
Boyd of Brothersvalley township.
J. B. Landis of Somerset was re-
elected Chairman of the County Com-
: mittee.
|
W. W. Gustin of Somerset was
"elected Treasurer of the County Com-
|
mitte. ;
Fred Groff of Berlin was elected
, Secretary of the County Committe.
FAMILY REUNION
NEAR FRIEDENS
A very pleasant event of the sea-
‘son was a reunion held at last Sun-
day at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. Israel Schrock of near Friges
dens. The guest of honor was Mrs.
Mary Fike of Raisin, California, who
for the past two months has been
maiden name was Eliza Anna Meyers
and she was born at Holsopple. being
a sister of Samuel Meyers, of Holsop-
ple, and William Meyers, of Johns-
town. She was married to David J
Blough April 30, 1871. Mr. Blough |
survives his wife with two sons, four
daughters, 25 grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter. Mrs. Blough’s
sons are Harry Blough, of Cairnbrook,
and William, of Walnut Grove, and |
the daughters, Miss Agnes Blough, of!
Scalp Level; Mrs. John Weaver, of
Scalp Level; Mrs. Sarah Snyder,
Windber and Mrs. Andrew Alwine.
Conemaugh township. The funeral |
took place at the Sell-Berkley church |
Thursday morning. |
i . MRS. WESLEY MILLER
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rning at ‘her home near Bos-
“wel i being found dead in bed. She was |
36 years old. She had suffered from ,
for 1915 will be
*. mention.”
is in course of formation and the
| management is determined that it
shall be varied, interesting, profita-
ble and not lacking in entertainment
and like the common phrase used in
the printing of public sale bills,
the features of the Meyersdale Fair
“too numerous to
Then too, the greatest of things |
that interests us, will be there,
thousands of our human fellow-
beings. We care or should the most
for them. All of your relatives, all
PREPARATIONS PROGRESSING
Fair Book and Premium Li: Recdo th 1 Ready this Week. Races Will be Bet-
ter than Ever. Special Attractions Will be
Announced Later. Don’t Miss it.
of your friends, all of your acquain-
Fy all that you don’t know, all
{your enemies, and may they be less
{than the number of noses you have
jon your face, all— all will be there
;and you'll be there. Reserve those
four days for the Meyersdale 1915
Fair. ~y
The Fair Book and Premium list
is just being completed in printing
and binding at The Commercial of-
fice and is about ready for delivery;
in fact a few are finished and ready
for delivery to the management. It
is not for us to say whether the work
is well and artistically done; they
the books must speak for themselves.
Try to get, one as soon as you can,
and hold on to it as a work of refer-
ence pertaining to the fair. Look over
the premium list and get familiar
with the names of the adevrtisers and
don’t let them do this adevrtising in
support of a good public cause, the
Meyersdale fair, for nothing.
Now, above everything else, res
for the success of the fair ; all de-:
pends on whetherr all the YOUS will
(Some or not as to how great the sue-
| cess of the fair will be. Let’s make
our home great, our town, our town-
| ship, our end of the county, our =
| whole county, great. We can do 1t.
| Will we do it? We can if we are
ONE.
MAY REVIVE THE
COKE
OVENS AT SHAW MINES
An inquiry sent out by General
Manager Lyon of the Consolidation |
‘to the Division manager at Somerset
as to the estimated cost of repairing
the coke ovens at Shaw Mines has
{ the cost of the repairing of the 200 or
more ovens which have been in dis-
M : Wesley Miller died early Fri- Coal Company of Fairmont, W. Va. Ra for seven years would not be war-
ranted.
To-day there is not much demand
t oart trot dil od tie | gd the hope to ari that this for coal but the call for coke is strong
eart trouble an 8 suppos 8 | cause e e to arise
Diehl, treasurer. At noon several for giving women the ballot and in visiting relatives in the East and ' was the cause of death. Funeral ser-|town might get the fringe at least of and it would seem that with the ovens
gaily, decorsied shiomoblles With many towny hundreds of men have ly, ovpents to leave for her home in yoo were held at the Lutheran |the good times that is settling down |. & fair state of condition fist fhe
these ladies and friends, will go out | voluntarily pledged themselves to the near future. At an early hour last church condtictod by the Rev. Rice lon IRanY towns in general prospect of making it pay would be
towards Berlin to meet the bell and vote for the suffrage amendment in Sunday, the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Miller was born in Jenner town-| Mr. Mason, of this place who is the promising.
the party accompanying it. They will November. . Mrs. Fike and their families conveyed gp; in 1880, the daughter of Mr. and | general store manager expressed | The Commercial Club in this place
Sous Into town gown Main Stresi. At] The speakers who will necompanys ly; automobiles arrived at the place npg Lewis Sowerbower, who survive. [himself very cautiously as to what |might do well to show an interest
One P.M. the bsht Will be ai ihe the ball through His county are foi. yng sathering was held. Here Surviving also is the husband and |the probably outcome of the inquiry |iR the matter and outside capital
corner of Main and Center strets and | Miss Louise Hall, a graduate of Vas- the time was very pleasantly passed two brotherfand three sisters as fol [ihe probable outcome of the inquiry | offered might not be ayerse in the
addresses will be made at that place | sar and one of the best suffrage |... vor the events of earlier ‘lows: Jacob Sowerbower and Miss | would be, as he was doubtful as to | eves of the Consolidation Co.; at least
by the ladies of the party. Speskers Tor Women In fhe coumny: [years Fine muste end spirited con | parpara of Johnstown; Harry, of | whether or not the matter was a bus. |it Would show that we are in earenst
At moese meetings, the. Women| Miss Harries Grim, a graduate of |iosation conversation made the oc oar Boswell; Mrs. Joseph Yoder and |iness proposition for the reason that |about the needs of our town.
speakers who are accompanying the | Chicago University and one of casion a delightful one. < | 3re. Guy Gritrith of near Dogwell 7
belll will explain its message and ask jailing Tunas OF Ths Mine lA sumo: afinor wes served by : MERCHANTS BEATEN BY DIE HAUSFRAUEN TO PICNIC
the help of the men of Sma an ed Shirotgh the farlas districts the hospitable hostess, who is par- MRS. JOHN WILKINS. CLERKS IN BASEBALL. NEXT TUESDAY.
£7 to untasten the chains which hole ome tter | ticularly noted as a fine cook. TWO | Mr John Wilkins, aged T1 years,| On Tuesday evening at the Slicer| Arrangements are being completed
the great bronze tongue of the bell si-! the bell party has found house after . . ’ for a big outing by the Hausfrauen
's help is needed be-|house decorated with both the Na-|lar8e tables ladened with all good !gioq recently at the home of her son. grounds a contest with ball and bat g g !
lent. The men’s help is 2 e ed | tional and the suffrage colors, and |thilES to eat that mother earth pro- inlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.|was waged between the merchants De€Xt Tuesday on the occasion of their
cause he ans 3 bide rod utter Giowd eathored ot cadh duces was most heartily partaken of James Lewis, of Ohio, recently, from and the clerks and while the mer. | annual Pienie. It is by no means to
from fhe 2S a ranted the right | crossroads to see the bell apd to héar | DY the happy body of peopls, the infirmities incident to advanced | chants know how to run their places |Pe an exclusive affair and everybody
Ponsyivania are ¥ , k ccom-| Those present were—Mr. and Mrs. | age. Mrs. Wilkins was a daughter of |of business all right they are in line 1S invited to be present, bringing
to vote. It is within the men’s power | the corps of women speakers a : i their baskets with them
just when that day shall be panying it explain its message. S. A. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. D. F.| John Philippi, whose farm was sub-|for a few tips from their employes ] : .
: fo sayi # i f the election it will | Walker, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Walker | sequently plotted into lots and is now |how to play the National sport, as | Professor Franklin Menges ,of the
¥ The women are hopeful that it will By the time of the electio : State Agricultural Board, being its
T 3 i November second of this year, have passed through practically ev-|and J, A. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. | the site of Casselman brugh. She was | the score was 11 to 6 in favor of the > ’
RS. 1 he Nov \ : : in the state Walker, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Bouch- | (hri. » married, herlast husband “sur | boys. adviser, will be present to make an
. # when for the first time in the history | ery county in the state. G address in the afternoon. A fine pro-
heny § er, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Hemminger, | viving and lives at Casselman. Two The lineup was as follows:— il
Alda la T CASES and children, Earl, Ralph, and Violet, | children survive. Mrs. Wilkins was a MERCHANTS Position CLERKS gram has hee Etaen an 5 ay
ant; i THE KEMP REUNION. MANY COUR . Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, Mr. and | most estimable woman. Wm. Price P Chas. Griffith will be full of interesting events.
sant i On Sunday the third annual reun- There are abeut half a hundred cas- Mrs. Howard Miller, and childrea, Eugene Hostetler c Walt. Gress The place is at the Sylvester Hay
g } ion of the Kemp family, the descend- | es docketed for trial at the Septem- Ernest and Carrie, Mrs. Wm. Fike, EMANUEL 1. SPANGLER Rout Giok lst. Goo. Benford Grove and should the weather prove
hin : Julius Kemp, who lived in {ber term of criminal court; it is pro- . . . 0 unfarvorable the large barn will be
ri § ants of Julius D, Mrs. Irwin Schrock and son, Clyde, 1 f i-| B. E. Shipley 2nd. N. Holzhauer
Be ; his earlier years at Somerfield, Som- | bable that a number of them will be Ms. Irwin Schrock and som, Clyde Emanuel Spang! er, a former resi E . prs ard Clayton Wade |USed to shelter the people. Let every
lier; erset county, was held at the home |settled before that time particularly Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Schrock an a chil: dent of Berlin, died a few days ago at ay he iit iain body go as a cordial welcome will
Ee { of Mrs. Jno. Slicer, nee Kemp, Sun- those cases where the defendants are dren, Boy ond Lowier, Ms al Mrs. Bishi he (sys) Tonihs > > ; ik 2 . gy We’ oitendod fo 2h.
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day on Main street. But half of [in jail. Geo. Pyle, and daughter, Ruby, Mrs. ness ;
Bos i those expected were present. A fine! Among the cases recently retur- SS Mr. an +l Br Wal. | milling trade at the old Hay mill near = B. Thoms o Yu Hs SURPRISE PARTY
dick: LIB dinner was served which all enjoyed [ned and not previously reported im kor rand "dwinater Mildred, Mr. and Berlin and about fifteen years ago Tom. ne gr Leo satin . Mrs. F. P. Hare gave a surprise
ners | fully. Those present were C. H. | the Commercial are the following:— Mrs awed Walker and. children | { went to Pittsburg and was in the mpire, Lee ’ party Monday evening at their home
nan; CO f Kane, Pa.; Milton Kemp George Berenzo, larceny of checks . ? : same business until he lost one of his on Broadway in honor of her sister
ne b Kemp, of ) 5 » : Bert, Orion, Earl and Harold, Mr. and hi i hicn [3 CANS LOMBARD PLUMS, FOR 25
Sen | wife and their son, James and the lat- | from mine cars; Augustus Baroni, !s Mrs. M. A Walker, nad children hands in the machinery since whic CENTS, AT BITTNER'S GROCERY, | MS: Alfred Daubert, who is visiting
liam 1 ter’'s wife and daughter and son, all | the prosecutor, Dorothy, William Floyd and Frank. he had been a seller of flour, Tre y :l here. A very enjoyable evening was
ay; a. of Uniontown; Mrs. Sarah Morrison | Samuel Proshesky, violating the Miss Mary Heckler, Messrs. Roy | vody was brought to Berlin for burial. Bor father and mother, Mr. #nd Min, spent and supper served about 9:30
of Meyersdale; Mrs. George Dennis | mining laws at Jerome Mine No. 8, Iker, Kn , Earl Shuitz, 4 : o’clock. :
een and daughter ‘and Mrs. Chas. Jordan by riding on loaded cars; James Ste- we i Spper 5 MRS. ROSE SHOMBER A ugh ar avis tre Those present besides the family
hip, ift; Butler Kemp, and |ph rosecutor. Died at the home of her son-in-law |5isters an : and Mrs. Daubert, were:
of Vandergrift; DP, phenson, p: M aM J. Platt |in Grandview cemetery, Johnstown. M B Smith, Helen Smith
i Mr. and Mrs. Rutter, of Somerset, the | w 1 Dunmeyer, Jonnie Dunmey- | ROBBED AT PITTSBURG. and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. MRS. CONRAD LINDEMAN, rs. Barney Smith, s
pe latter being a daughter of Mrs. Sli- er and Stella Dunmeyer, sonducting a | While awaiting the B. & O. train ' Philson, Wilkinsburg, aged 93 yesrs. A hisniy rospectel Festiont of fue Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Raymond Em-
; . Wagner, the A fall last winter followed by grip EN T ! ._ | erick, Mrs. Sam. Foy, Miss Regina
ee retire mmind ry ion we 5 ok Ty Ting 8 Pa So Salis 10 nr ome left her in a weakened condition and |the little vilage of Romania, neers Foy, Mrs. Clay Donges, Mrs. Oscar
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WHITE OAK SUNDAY guilty to the charge. The Dunmeyer Miss Estelle Miller, a teacher in the With her advanced age ended in her Place - 2 he aN i . Allen, Mrs. John Daubert, Mrs. John
pion SCHOOL PICNIC, SATURDAY | home is in the Edgewood addition. |g vesiown schools and her niece, deri Densasa) was & Supnigrot ie EE o> Sayin Mis Naty Duss Mis.
at 1 The Lutheran Sunday School of | Samuel A. Shoemaker, assault and | Miss Anna Miller a teacher in the pe a Sd oc Job church. hres Sons murvive: Conrad Jun Be ol Th ig
ying White Oak will hold their picnic on | battery. The charge is that he choked |s. J. Miller school near this place, ; ie ’ four children surviving of this [August and Joha nd four daughters, Yi Viste Spence.
acts Saturday July 31 at their beautiful | his wife and struck Oscar Shoemaker |were robbed of their handbag which S prey Ls Sy co mh: Tunval nchorze of Thieoross
tin grove near the church. Old fashion-|the prosecutor. contained the money for their trip | Marriag Le a es o25 17 Reich & Som, will Be held on Sun 1 oe T Shige
: i hi -| to their home. Fortunately a resi- husband.died abou yy Irvin J. Engle o alisbury om
at ed games will be enjoyed and other Robt. Mitchell, forgery. It is alleg-| to i at Dorlin. Deceased was a devoted | day afternoon. Tuesday evening while cranking the
i by things to amuse the children. A game 'cq that Robert Mitchell had a note |dent of Meyersdale was present in or of (he Duthares Gotoh automobile of If. H. Maust broks hin
y 8. H base ball will be played between for 20.50 discounted at the First Nat-|the station and he provided means mem, - URIAH BOWMAN. arf: Botwoeh (hs shes an the
i 8: married and the single men. ReV. jona] Bank of Confluence with the for them to reach this place and | MRS. THEODORE BOEHM Uriah J. Bowman, 54 years old, a | wrist
ec’y Smith, the pastor will make an ad-|pame of James Hileman on it. Hile-| when the young ladies arrived here Siinnic Coughanont Roehm lformer evident of SImersct comnty.
dress. man avers that his name was forged. | he was immediately paid back the : Mrs. diel Monday at his home in Johns.
Elsie Fisher for carrying concealed | amount of the car fare. died at her home, 177 Glenn street, a Cg & Stiote ot peratect Some Good Bargains im
i y . ) n, follow ralysis.
? Read “THE BLACK TORTOISE.” |weapons; C. A. Baer, prosecutor. Johnstown, July 22, at 6:30 o m. 228) ow BE = hres MOTOR CYCLES this
; ' if you have any good news In your - 27 years, 6 months, and twelve days. No. 5 Shipping tags on hand ready week at Gurley’s Spore
ra | ..No. i
SE ..Our wedding Invitations are upto-| A few letter heads and Envelopes | locality send it in to the Commer- She leaves her Buen ES on int Rr To tz Goods Siore.
date In form material and type. We have them ready to print. cial for your friends to read. Boehm, and one daughter, )