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VOL. XXXVI.
OLDHAM FAM-
ILY REUNION
Annual Meeting of Descendants
of Wm Oldham Who Settled -
in Somerset County About
100 years ago.
GOOD PROGRAM PREPARED
The annual reunion of the Oldham
family, descendants of William Old-
ham, who settled in Somerset coun-
ty nearly 100 years ago, will be held
at the Oldham homestead, near
Crumb, Somerset county, next Satur-
day, August 21st. The descendants of
the original Oldham now number in-
to the thousands and are scattered in
many states of the Union, but the ma-
jority reside in Bedford, Somerset
and Cambria countes.
The forenoon of reunion day will
be devoted to the renewing of old time
relationship ties, ‘many of the mem-
bers of the clan not having seen each
other since last year’s reunion. At
noon dinner will be served and as ysu-
al, will be a prominent feature.
A short business session will be
held at 1:30 p. m. followed by a
song by a chorus recruited’ from the
Bedford county members of the fam-
ily, Scripture reading, the president’s
address by W. E. Oldham, president~~
of the association; a recitation by
Myrtle Sipe of Johnstown, a great-
great-granddaughter of the original
Oldham, an address by Representative
Warren Worth Bailey. Bedford coun-
ty members may furnish several addi-
tions to the formal program.” A series
of athletic events will be held.
GASOLINE FUMES
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TO OPERATE
BIG LUMBER (0.
Have Purchased Timber Rights
of Thousands of Acres of
Land. Tramway Being
Now Built.
NEAR KRETCHMAN PLACE
The Munson Lumber Company, the
leading stockholders of which are
three brothers by the name of Knep-
per, which has purchased large tim-
ber areas near the Kretchman place
seven miles from Meyersdale will
soon be ready to operate.
The tramway which will run from
the sawmill to the Grassy run exten-
sion of the Salisbury branch of the
B. &. O. is about constructed. The
firm states that there is sufficient
timber to engage their plant for a
period of eight years, The company
has contracted with the Economy Tel-
ephone Company for the installa-
tion of service for a period of five
years. As the annual rental of this
extends way up into the hundreds of
dollars, the indication is that the com
pany will be doing business on a large
scale. An account of the extensive
purchases of timber areas was giveu
in the Commercial about a month ago.
ELECTROCUTED
INB. & 0. SHOPS
| A. R. Meyers, age 32 once of Rock-
wood where he is well known and has
relatives was electrocuted on Monday
evening in the shops of the B. &. O.
| railroad at Connellsville. When found
‘he was clinging to the switch of a
: KILL TWO L ADS sare box. The body was taken to
| Rocwdog for interment. He was a
Overcome by gasoline fumes while
playing in the dome of a railroad tank |
car in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad |
yards, south of Somerset Saturday
evening, James Burket, aged 9, and |
Paul Rhinick, aged -10. died from as-|
phyxiation, being found dead ‘Sunday |
following an‘all-night search by neigh
bors. The tank was empty but enough.
member of the Modern Woodmen of
Amerca of Rockwood.
f MARRIED.
NAUGLE—BOYTS.
Miss Nancy Alma Boyts, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Boyts, and
Clarence E. Naugle, of Quemahoning
township, were married at the home
a
fot the bride, near Stoyestown, by the
gasoline adhered to it to generate | poy. is
deadly fumes.
The bodies of the children were not
found until Rupert Burket the six
year old brother of James Burket
awoke the Sunday morning and cried
*I can find Jimmy for you; just come
along with me.” Co
Rupert had been playing with the
other boys Saturday afternoon. He
left them alive and well, sunning
themselves on the top of the oil tank
car, and trudged home to “muvver.”
He was tired and went to bed early
‘When her other boy did not come
home, Mrs. Burket went out to look
for him, never thinking that the
sleeping child might have the key
to the trouble.
Young as he was, Rupert conceiv-
ed the idea that his brother and the
other little playfellow must have fal-
len into the tank. Rupert had been
on the edge of the dome himself.
He didn’t like the gasolene smell.
Neither did the older boys for that
matter but they were more curious
than Rupert to see the inside.
The all-night search for the two
boys had called out a large part of |
the townspeople and their sad fate
sent a wave of sympathy all through
the community.
Both boys were attendants at the
Christian Church Sunday School and
had been playmates for years. They
attended public school together and
were generally seen on the play-
ground in each other's company.
Their interest in the railroad yards
was not confined to Saturday’s explo-
rations but were often seen there.
The Burketts have four other chil-
drn and the Rhinicks have three oth-
ers surviving. Both families live on
Southwest street which is near the
railroad yards.
BAUMAN—BOWMAN
REUNION. THURSDAY
The third annual reunion and pie-
nic of the Bauman—Bowman de-
scendants will be held at Riverside
Park, near Meyersdale, Aug. 19th.
A fine program will be carried out.
Hon. Norman Boose will give
English, pastor of the
Stoyestown Lutheran church. The
‘young couple are spending their hon-
‘eymoon in the east.
LAMBERT—CARTWRIGHT.
On Saturday evening a quiet wed-
ding took place at the Methodist par-
-sonage when Mr. Irvin Lamberi and
Miss Lillian Cartwright were united
in marriage by Rev. J. C. Matteson.
The bride is a former resident of Mcy-
ersdale, and the young people are
spending’ a few days visiting friends
in this vicinity.
BROWN—KURTZ
Harry H. Brown, son of Mr.
Mrs. E. Brown, and Miss Blanche
Kurtz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Kurtz two prominent young
people of Confluence, were married
Thursday evening at the M. E. parson-
age, at that place, by Rev. L. W.
LePage.
SIMPSON—SCOTT.
Frank W. Simpson, owner of Somer-
set taxicab business, and Miss Bertha
| Sarah Scott, daughter of Attorney and
| Mrs. John R. Scott, were married at
| the Trinity Lutheran church Thurs-
day evening by the Rev. I. Hess Wag-
| ner. They will reside in Somerset.
and
FORMER MEYERSDALE
BOY TO PREACH.
Rev. Simon Sipple, who was raised
in Meyersdale, will preach at the mor-
ning service in Amity Church next
Sunday. He is remembered by the
members as a faithful and helpful
‘member in his young days of Amity’'s
Sunday School and congregation and
they are always glad to see and hear
him when he returns to his native
heath. He with his family is visiting
his brothers and sisters and other
friends of this place. Their home is in
Allentown.
DEATHS IN SOMERSET COUNTY.
William Kelly, aged 79 Yrs. at New
Baltimore, who for twenty years
carried the mails between New Balt-
imore and Mann’s choice; Mrs, John
| Endsley, at Somerfleld, aged 61; Mrs.
| James Streight, of Windber, at Wind-
| ber hospital; Mrs. Mary Berkheimer,
the | of Windber aged 81 years; Miss Ada
principal address. Rev. W. A. Bau-!| Ripple, the 16 year old daughter of
man has been the president the past | Ja
year.
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ILLUSTRATED SERMCNS
The illustrated sermons wil contin-
odist church.by a majority vote of the
congregation. Next SablLath evening
the sermon will be 1 the city of
Jerusalem and its environs. Begin-
ning at the Jaffa gate tte journey will
be down the valley of Hinnon, visit-
ing the field of A~z='Cewa, bought
with the betrayal money brought
back by Judas, an! studsring the his-
tory of the locality where the paf-
ents were wont to make thir children
pass through the fire to Moloch. Also
an explanation of the figure used by
Jesus to express the condition of the
lost, “Where the worm dieth not and
the fire s not quenched.” All are cor-
dially invited to these services. Ad-
mission is free, though a liberal off-
ering is expected to help pay for the
rental of these slides, which are ship-
ped from the city each week .
EDUCATIONAL
EXPERT HERE
A representative of the Depart-
ment of Public Instruction at Harris-
burg, was in Meyersdale yesterday
conferring with the school directors
regarding the vocational department
to be instituted in the high school in
this place on the re-opening of the
schools in September. The visitor out-
lined the work fo be done and as the
State pays in part, it also rec-
ommends the teacher for the work; it
is thought that such a teacher will
be appointed in time for the opening
ever, there seems to be a dearth of
teacher along this line at present.
Domestic arts will be taught and
the rooms fitted up for the work will
be in the basement of the high
school building. :
A MAN WITHOUT A PARTY.
Editor of The Commercial:
Dear Sir:— Below is a
“{-eopy-of a letter that I received from
Mr. L. M. Phillips, chief clerk of the
County Commissioners. ;
I am not questioning the right, pro-
priety or duty of Mr. Phillips to thus
Mr. Phillips’s letter.
Qommissioners’ Office,
registered your party affiliation as
“Washington” in the 1915 registration
and wish to call your attention to the
fact there will be no candidates nom-
inated by the Washington party at
the primary to be held September
21 and you therefore would not be en:
tiled to vote at the primary. If you
wish to vote at the primary it would
be necessary for you to be registered
as a member of the Republican, Dem-
ocratic, Prohibition or Socialist par
ties and if you will fill out and return
the enclosed certificate to this office
on or before the first of September, I
will see that your party affiliation is
changed as requested.
Yours truly, L. M Phillips,
Chief Clerk.
Meyersdale, Pa., August 10, 1915.
Mr. L. M. Phillips,
Chief Clerk of Co. Commissioners:
Dear Sir:—Your very inter-
esting letter of the 3rd. inst. was re-
ceived in due time but owing to an
affliction of my hands, could not re-
ply before now.
Yes, I have registered my party
affiliation as “Washington,” and ex-
Dect to have the privilege of voting a
“Washington” party ballot at the
next election, and therefore you are
relieved of the necessity of registering
me as a member of any other party.
Thanking you for the interest you
are taking in my party affiliations, I
am very truly yours,
H. C.. McKinley.
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GROCERY |
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\ at BITTNER'S GROCERY.
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DEATHS IN COUNTY,
REV. JOHN H. KNEPPER.
While on his knees in the attitude
of prayer, at his home in Altoona,
Rev. John H. Knepper until recently
pastor of the first Progressive Breth-
ren Church in that city, was found
dead, Friday morning, by his daugh-
ter, Miss Edna Knepper.
Although the minister had been in
failing health for the past six months,
The physician pronounced death due
to leakage of the heart, and the end
had probably come only a short time
before the body was found.
John Henry Knepper was born at
Berlin, Somerset county, Oct. 13,
1849, being past 65 years of age. He
was the second son of Solomon and
Eva Kneper. He secured his educa
tion in the public schools and for a
time taught school. For a number of
years he was employed on the rail-
road. It was not until he was about 30°
years of age that he took up the min-
istry which began at Berlin, where
he had charge of six churches in
that wicinity. He was there eleven
years. {Mr. Knepepr then took ‘charge
of “ the Meyersdale Progressive
Church of the Brethren and a couple
of other adjoining places. Later he
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BOY RUN OVER _ MINER CRUSH-
BY AUTOMOBILE ~~ ED TO DEATH
Car of Salisbury Druggist Severe- A Foreigner at Coal Run Meets
ly Hurts Boy Thought Death Tuesday From Being
First to be Serious | Injured Between Cars
ly Injured. : in the Mines.
FATHER FAINTS AT NEWS TWO SONSIN OLD COUNTRY
Wm. Hohn, the 12-year old son of Waleyan Dracz, an Austrian Pole,
Peter Hohn, of the South Side was Met with an accident Thursday at
run over by an automobile on Tues- 1:30 p. m., while working in the mines
day afternoon about 3:30 o'clock andi at Coal Run, which resulted in
sustained several severe cuts and death an hour later.
bruises on his head, face and body, | The unfortunate man, who was 46
but fortunately the wheels did not | years of age, was crushed between
run over any part of his body. | two loaded mine cars. Undertaker
The lad emerged from behind a | Price, of Meyersdale, took charge of
passing street car right on to the the remains. The funeral took place
street in front of the auto driven py (2-day with interment at West Salis-
Druggist Miller, of Salisbury. Though bury, Rev. Father Quinn officiating.
the machine was moving at a moder- | There survive in the family, the wife
ate speed, yet the boy was not seen a daughter aged 18 years and an in-
by Mr. Miller as the approaching car ' fant of three months. Two sons are in
intercepted his view of the boy who the old country.
was running. The lad was knocked | '
Enh ST ey ER TOK
his
ich
preached at points in Illinois and O-
hio. He went tg Altoona in May, 1911,
to be pastor of the First Brethren
church, serving until ill health caused
his resignation last April. He was
held in high esteem by his ministe-
rial brethren as well as by the laity.
Early in life he was married to
Emma Brubaker who preceded him
to the grave in January, 1912, af-|
ter the family had moved to Altoona.
Surviving are two |
Edna, at home, who is just recover-
ing from an operation, and Mrs. Clar- |
ence Summersgill, Homestead, and!
one son, Harry B. Knepper, of Johns- |
town, who with his wife was in Mey-
.ried to his home by Officer Hare and ;
a physician summoned who found that
he was not seriously injured. When
Mr. Hohn arrived’ home in the even-
ing he was too suddenly told of the
accident and the shock affected his
heart so that he fainted. The doctor
had a difficult time to get proper ac
tion of the heart.
passed over him. He was picked up in
ED BY HORSE
an almost lifeless condition and car-
Miss Erma Ankeny, a prety 22-year
old school teacher of of Milford town-
ship, was kicked on the head by a
vicious horse on Saturday afternoon
at New Centreville, where she was
attending”a Sunday School picnic.
Miss Ankeny was sitting with a
in the grove when the horse broke
loose from a hitching post after hav-
ing been frightened at a passing auto-
mobile. The young lady had hardly
time to utter a scream before the an-
daughters, vie 10) ACCOMPANY large crowd of picnickers at dinner
|
“THE GOVERNOR
Hon. and Mrs. Frank Black have
ersdale when his father’s deaths oc- been invited by Governor Brumbaugh
curred. {to accompany him and party of
friends on a trip to the Panama Expo-
MISS EFFIE HOSTETLER. | sition. There will be about one hun-
Miss | Effie Hostetler died about 2 dred in the party and the journey
l o'clock Sunday morning at the home (will be made on a special train on the
: of hot" parents, Joseph and Louisa Pennsylvania railroad, Mr. and Mrs.
Hostetler, near Jerome, where she DIACk to join the party in Pittsburg
f was born December 1, 1897, on the on next Monday afternoon. They pur-
| farm on which Noah Hostetler now | Pose remaining until about the mid-
lives. She is survived by her parents, i dle of September.. Four days will be
imal leaped on the table and struck
her squarely on the top of the head.
John Queer, also of Milford town-:
ship owner of the horse together with
other men present aided in corraling
the animal. Miss Ankeny toppled ov-
er in her seat immediately and a
physician was summoned and order-
ed her taken to her home. She did
not regain consciousness for more
than six hours. Her condition is quite
critical.
write. I have been more or less in- one brother, Norman, and one sister, SPent in the Wational Park. Oregon
|
terested in politics for more than a Edna. She ‘was a member of the Men- Will also be visited. |
Miss Ankeny is a daughter of Mr.
quarter of a century but it seems to ,nonite Church for about 12 years, Her ! . : .
me that I am now a man without a, illness Degap about six months ago, | MIS. Silas Dwire and James Nichol-
party. Below is also given my reply to tuberculosis resulting in death, The SOU both of Upper Turkeyfoot town-
| funeral was held Tuesday afternoon SIP, Mrs. Lucy Potterfield of Conflu-
Somerset, Pa! with the following pallbearers: Agnes ©nce and a daughter who lives in
Dear Sir:—I notice you have Livingstone, Mary Livingstone, Elda | Braddock.
Livingstone, Rosella Shetler,, Sadie |
The funeral was held on Wednes-
| Thomas and Sadie Berkley. The ser- | day with interment in the Mt. Zion
jrvices were conducted at the Blough
{ Mennonite Church by James Saylor)
land Levi A, Blough, with interment
in the church cemetery in charge of
| Undertaker Lohr, of Hooversville.
C. BE. Statler who is empioyed by
| the Somerset Lumber Company, ex-
| pects to move his family and house-
hold goods te Somerset in the near
future.
JAMES B. FERRELL.
| James B. Ferrell ,of Centerville,
died on Saturday morning of heart
trouble He was ill for only a short
time. He was in his 60th year and
leaves a widow and one son. Mr. Far-
relll was a blacksmith for many
years and was one of the most prom-
inent citizens in the southern part of
this county. Funeral services were
held at the Ferrell home in charge nf
‘Rev. Fasthold, of Centerville. Besides
his wife, who was Miss Susan Swar-
ner, of Middlecreek, he is survived by
one son, Luther, of New Centerville;
two brothers, Robert Ferrell, of
Uniontown, and George, of Morgan-
town, W. Va., and two sisters, Mrs.
William Kimmel, of Somerset, and
Miss Bertha Ferrell, of Dunbar. The
funeral occurred Monday at 2 p. m.
Deceased was an active and consist-
ent member of the Lutheran church.
MRS. ELIZABETH NICHOLSON.
Robert Nicholson, died last Monday
at the-home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida
month and 5 days.
Mrs. Nicholson was a
of Peter and Barbara (Garletts) Oh-
ler of Addison township. Before re-
moving to Casselman Mrs. Nicholson
had resided in Upper Turkeyfoot
township. She was an estimable avom-
her neighbors. Tuberculosis was the
cause of her death.
Besides her daughter at whose
home she lived, Nicholson is
survived by the following children:
Mrs.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Nicholson, widow of |
Fry, in Casselman, aged 72 years, 1
daughter, |
| cemetery, the eRv. E. F. House of
| Caselman, officiating.
{
WINFIELD SCOTT KING.
! Winfield Scott King, a well known |
{farmer of Upper Turkeyfoot town-
ship, passed to his reward on July 30,
at the home of his son, in North
| Dakota, aged 64 years. He was a son
|of Samuel King. His first wife was
| Miss Anna Philippi, of Rockwood.
| Surviving children of this union are:
Ross M. and Samuel C., both of Upper
| Turkeyfoot township; Mrs. F. F. Ger-
| hard, of Kingwood, and John W., of
| Merricourt, N. D. The second wife,
| who was Miss, Evaline Whipkey, sur-
| vives with these children: Miss Cap-
t+ pie, who lives with her brother in
| the west; Miss Nannie, Iva and Or-
| lan, all at home.
| Deceased was a lifelong and con-
| sistent Christian a member of Wes-
| ley M E. Chapel, at Scullton. The bo-
[dy was brought east by his son for
| interment.
rn
| MARY A. CRAMER.
The body of Mary A. Cramer aged |
| 74 years was interred at Kingwood
| a few days ago, the services
| conducted by Rev. Hause, a Metho-
dist minister. She was the mother of
| Lorenzo D. Cramer, of Somerset,
| James Cramer of Casselman, and Mrs.
Harvey Stahl of Meyersdale. Her hus-
band died about six years ago. She was
i: greatly esteemed woman. Mrs. Anna
Imhoff, of Meyersdale, is a sister.
|
|
ROSS O. PYLE.
| Ross Oliver Pyle of Gebharts, died
| recently at his home there aged 33
| years, 3 months 6 days. He had been
ill for months. His wife.-and two
| children—Hazel Marie and Margaret
| survive him. The deceased was a
an and highly respected by all of | member of the Reformed church, a
carpenter by occupation and a respec-
| ted citizen.
le
| Fresh Sausage and Pudding, regu-
| larly, at Poorbaugh & Bowser’s.
| 3
being |
and Mrs. Herman Ankeny. She teach-
es a class in the Sunday School of
| New Centreville and was sitting with
| a group of girls when the horse broke
, its fastenings and leaped to the table
| smashing China plates and scatter-
ing all in fright. The automobile that
was the cause of the trouble did not
| stop and it is not known who were
its occupants.
MINERS NEEDED.
The Quemahoning company, in this
|
county, is still advertising for ab-
‘out two hudred men. The wages
| range from $50 to $100 per month.
| Steady employment is promised.
“Over 300 miners are also asked for
{ by the New River Association, which
| operates a number of mines in Fay.
| ette County, W. Va. This company
| also promises good wages and steady
| work.
|
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| - PICNIC AT SUMMIT MILLS
| The 8. 8. C. E. of the Brethren
| Church will hold a picnic in the grove
| above the Amish church Saturday,
| August 28 and will be followed by a
{ lawn fete in the evening, which will
| be the last one for the season. Din-
ner can be bought on the grounds.
| A Parcels Post Package sale will he
i given in connection with the lawn
| fete in the evening. Everybody come
and enjoy themselves. :
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
{ Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Henry Row-
land, of Pt. Deposit, Md., have an-
! nounced the engagement of their
| daughter, Miss Elizabeth, to Mr. Bou-
dinot Stockton Loney Davis, of Bal-
timore. Miss Rowland was a recent
visitor in Meyersdale at the J. Milton
Black home, Front and Salisbury
streets.
BRETHREN CHURCH— Rev. H. L.
Goughnour, Pastor. Preaching, Aug.
22 at Summit Mills in the in the mor
ning, Salisbury in the afternoon and
Meyersdale in the evening, S. S. and
C. E. at usual hours. All are cordial
ly invited.
Some Good Bargains in
MOTOR CYCLES this
ANF week at Gurley’s Sport
mye NE Goods Store.