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VOL. XXXVI.
MEYERSDALE, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26. 1915.
MISS MARION SAYLOR
TERRIBLY INJURED
Four Young People in Bad Auto | Auto Wreck. Machine Strikes Culvert,
Reversing its Direction. Other Occupants Were
Not Seriously Hurt in Accident.
RUNABOUT BROUGHT TO
Miss Marion Saylor, the eighteen-
year-old daughter of Harvey Saylor,
of Broadway, last evening was very
seriously, if not fatally injured in an
automobile wreck on the state road
about a mile from town, near the Jo-
seph Miller home. She lies at her
home with her skull fractured, with
blood oozing from her ears and her
mind a blank—memory gone and no
recollection of’ the accident.
Nelle
rett, with the former driving a Ford
runabout, were going towards Sal-
isbury about 8 o'clock in the evening.
They had just passed two autos and
were approaching a third, that of Dr.
A. M. Lichty’s of Salisbury driven by
MEYERSDALE ON
Fay Lichty, when, young Merrill says,
the light of the coming car blinded
him so that he could not see where
he was running.
Just as the cars passed each other
the Merrill car going at a pretty good
speed, struck an abutment to a cul-
vert. So hard was the contact that
it whirled the machine completely
around in the road that it was rever-
sed from the direction it was going,
hurling the occupants of the car out on
their heads and while the others sus-
tained bruises, Miss Saylor seems to
have borne the injuries for the party.
She was picked up unconsious and
taken in the Lichty car to the office
of Dr. Rowe and later to her home.
The auto which was practically de-
molished was brought in pieces to
the Bittner Machine shop on a truck.
VETERANS
SUDDEN DEATH
_ENJOY REUNION MRS. BALDWIN
iad Gathering a Big Succ
at Berlin Over 1000 Visitors
Day’s Program Excellent
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Thursday was a big day in Berlin |
on the occasion of the annual reunion '
| pleasant social
With scarcely a pang of pain, from
associations, Mrs. !
Lucinda Baldwin, of Berlin, while on
a visit to Garrett, on Monday evening,
was called to her eternal home.
Mrs. Baldwin, on Friday last, went
, to visit her sister, Mrs. Simon Fritz, |
of the Veterans’ Association of Som- | intending to remain about a week. '
erset county. Over one thousand vis- |
itors are said to have been present,
all of whom greatly enjoyed the day.
The town was gaily bedecked with
bunting and flags. Early in the mor-
ning the visitors began to arrive,
there being more automobiles than
were ever seen at one tim in the
burg’s history.
Every veteran and his wife and
free
dinner at the hotels through the gen-
erosity of Eli Sheetz of Washington,
D. C, a native of Berlin, who is a
great friend of old soldiers.
Features of the day’s program was
a parade of great length, with the
veterans riding in automobiles hand-
somely decorated; a free dinner serv-
ed to the veterans at the Central ho-
el and an afternoon camp fire in the
péra house with a unique and unus-
ual program including performances
by expert Italians from the neighbor-
ing village of Macdonaldton.
Moving pictures of the parade,
which took place at 10 o'clock, had
been aranged for and pictures were
also taken of the more important
events of the day, including interest-
ing views about the town. These mov-
ies are to be shown in the leading
cities of America.
Extensive preparations were ‘made
at Somerset for a large attendance of
R. P. Cummins Post, No. 210, Grand
Army of the Republic, who had as|
their escort the military company
connected with Capt. James S. Hinch-
man Camp, No. 122, Sons of Veterans,
under command of Capt. D. W. Say-
lor, of Hoovercville. The Ladies’ Aux-
iliary of this camp took an active in-
terest in the reunion.
A matter to have been taken up will
be a special train from Somerset
County for those veterans and thelr
friends who desire to visit Washing-
ton, D. C., in September at the time of
the National Encampment of the
‘Grand Army of the Republic.
HARVEST SUPPER.
The Young People’s Guild of Ami-
ty Reformed Church will hold a har-
vest supper on Friday eveing, Sept.
3. Supper will be served in the ban-
quet room of Amity Hall.
All kinds of products of the field
‘and garden will be served. from 5 till
8 p. m.
Only 25¢ will be
charged. Ice
“ream, cake and coffee will be served. |
A TEMPERANCE PROGRAM.
A temperance program will be giv-
en at the Church of the Brethren on
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
program is as good as it is novel. So-
los and choruses fit in the gospel sto-
ry of salvation from drink in a most
helpful way. All are invited.
Some Good Bargains
MOTOR CYCLES this |
week at Gurley’s Sport-
ing Goods Store.
She appeared in good health, in fact, |
Mrs. Baldwin for the past year had
been in better health than she had
been for some years preceding. She
with her sister had dined at the Luth-'
eran parsonage, Rev. W. H. B. Carney,
pastor, and during their stay there,
Mrs. Baldwin seemed in especially
good spirits.
However, as they were Yeaving the
parsonage, Mrs. Baldwin complained :
of a severe pain in the head and sug-
gested that they sit down on the porch
for a moment. This was done and a
physician was summoned but he had
hardly arrived before she had passed
beyond human aid, dying in ten min-
utes after the sudden attack, believed
to be due to apoplexy.
Mrs. Baldwin was the widow of Jo-
seph J. Baldwin, who died about ten
years ago. Her maiden name was
Dickey, her father’s name being David
Dickey. She was aged 77 years. Sur-
viving her are the following two bro-
thers and one sister: Rev. E. F. Dickey
of Pittsburg, Morgan Dickey of near
Berlin, Mrs. Simon Fritz of Garrett;
three sons and two daughters: Chas.
W. and W. H. Baldwin, of Meyersdale,
and Edward D. of Berlin, with whom
she had made her home; Mrs. Belle
Walker of Johnstown, and Mrs. Lucy
Blough of Falls City, Nebraska.
The deceased was a devoted mem-
ber of the Lutheran church and her
pastor, Rev. Burkholder officiated at
the funeral services held this after-
noon at four o’clock.
CHIROPRACTOR
DEBARRED
Dr. Byrd, the Chiro-practic physician
of this place who was called before
the court for practising medicine with-
out the proper credentials, this week
was directed to discontinue practice
and to pay costs of suit.
Dr. Byrd, who is a respected color-
ed citizen of this place, has a large
and successful practice in Somerset
county, but for some reason he has not
been able to secure a license from
the state authorities. He made two
unsnccessful attempts to secure a Ili-
cense which was denied him, it is
‘| charged , more because of his color
than by reason of his lark of qualifi-
cations.
With his practice growing rapidly
the attention of the Bureau of Medi-
cal Education and Licensure was cal-
led to the fact that Byrd did not have
a license and that body ordered that
District Attorney Saylor enter prose-
cution against him which was done
prior to the May term of court. Tt
was then decided to defer the matter
to a question of law. Judge Ruppel ac-
yn | cOTdingly while commending the suec-
{cess of Dr. Byrd, said that in effect]
the law was not complied with and |
| there fore he would be denied the
| right to practice medicine.
TRUCK.
| HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT
| SOMERSET COUNTY
Morris Speicher of Milford town-
ship has just harvested a bumper
crop of oats, the best in many years.
He did not pay special attention to
the yield but lifted 226 bushel from
‘an eight acre field. -
If $1,000 is a fair average price for
the automobiles registered in Penn-
sylvania, then there are $138,406,000
invested in pneumatic tired motor ve-
hicles in the Keystone state and they
have yielded this commonwealth ov-
er one million dolalrs in license reve-
nue since January last.
Berlin people are enjoying fall
strawberries, something new in this
section of the country. The berries
are being marketed by G. W. Schloss-
nagle who expects ta gather 150
quarts before the season closes. The
berries are large and are said to
have a finer flavor than the usual
summer strawberry.
Mrs. Emma Ackerman, operator for
the Somerset Telephone Company &t
Hooversville and Miss Anna Hoffman
employed at the Hooversville Supply
company’s store, were badly shocked
Friday afternoon, due, it is believed
to a heavily charged electric wire
coming in contact with one of the
telephone lines. Both ladies, however
Were able to continue their duties.
The trip of the Pennsylvania com-
mission to the Panama Exposition,
which started on Monday is attvact-
ing much attention en route. The first
[ 10ng stop was made at Chicago where
former Pennsylvanians paid their re-
spect to Governor Brumbaugh and
party. Agricultural Commissioner and
, Mrs. F. B. Black are members of the
| pa rty.
The Western Maryland Railroad,
; which is clearing a right of way
through Glessner, this county to con-
inect with the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
i road, will make an effort, it is report-
ed, to get control of the Eastern &
Western Shore Chesapeake Railway’s
| Steamboat lines, which, under a de-
cision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road must relinquish.
Ferguson G. Parker, of Somerset
and Johnstown was found sitting dead
in an armchair at the private resi-
dence of Peter L. Carpenter, propri-
etor of the Capital Hotel of Johns
town, shortly after eight o’clock on
Thursday morning. Mr. Parker had
lived with Mr. Carpenter from the day
he had engaged in the hotel business
and two years ago when the latter
purchased the hansome residence of
A. W. Crist estate, Mr. Parker moved
into it along with the owner.
Harry S. McDevitt who is a mem-
‘ber of the Philadelphia and Somerset
Bar Associations has been appointed
attorney for the State Economy and
Efficiency Commission, of which Gov-
‘ernor Brumbaugh is chairman and
will have charge of the studies of the
‘State governmental methods and the
drafting of recommendations for chan-
ges when the next legislature meets.
Mr. McDevitt is a grandson of the
late George Gardill of Berlin. He was
admitted to the Somerset County Bar
Association two years ago.
Chas. Ream, a prosperous farmer
of Jenner township, is one of the few
tillers of the soil who did mot com-
plain of too much rain. In fact, Mr.
Ream says he and a few of his neigh-
bors actually suffered as the result
of a drouth in his section. Rain
storms and showers came up on all
sides of them he declares and while
the hay and the grain of many of
own crops were not touched. As a
proof of this assertion, Mr. Ream de-
clares his land too dry to plow, al-
though everywhere else the ground
is literally soaked and entirely too
wet for plowing.
MEYERS’ DEATH WAS
DUE TO ACCIDENT.
A verdict of accidental death was
rendered by the jury following an in-
quest into the death of A. R Meyers,
formerly of Rockwood. Meyers was
a machinist employed by the B. &
O. railroad company in the shops at
Connellsville. There were no witness-
es to the tragedy and he was found
clinging to the lever of the machinery
in the grip of the deadly current
which had so suddenly ended his life,
A fellow workman stated that he had
received a shock from the lever three
days before Meyers was electrocuted
and had reported the controller in
need of repairs.
WHITE OAK PICNIC.
The Reformed Sunday School of
White Oak will hold their picnic on
Sep. 11. Good music. Every one invi-
| ted.
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their neighbors were damaged their |
SOMERSET COUNTY LEAD-
ING ON OATS HEADS.
The following is taken from a re-
cent issue of The Farmer and Stock-
man and shows that Somerset Coun-
ty does not need to go way back and
sit down when it comes to matters
‘agricultural.
“I saw a report of an oat head with
215 grains. I am enclosing one that
‘has 270 grains. H. A. ORNER.
‘Huntingdon County, Pa.
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Having seen in your paper of July
31 of E. H. Elwood’s big head of oats
1 enclose under separate cover two
very prolifici heads of oats. If I coun-
ted correctly which is very hard to
do, one has 340 grains and the other
318 grains.
Somerset Co., Pa. J. P. SAYLER.
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NOTE:Heads stripped and ccunted
showed 364 grains on one, 335 in the
other. Tell us about the yield and
let others do the same. This good
oats season should show some record
breaking yields.— Ed. of the Farmer
and Stockman. :
£8 8 85 8 ree
Mr. Sayler’s farm adjoins that of
Mr. J. W. Peck, the Poor Director
and is located about a mile from
town.
BAUMAN-BOW-
MAN REUNION
Over 300 Present at Gathering
of Clan at Riverside Park,
Excellent Program Given
The Bauman-Bowman family reun-
ion and picnic held at Riverside Park,
on August 19th was well attended
over 300 names were signed in the
registration book.
Rev. W. A. Bauman called the
meeting to order. After some music
by the Boynton (Bowman) Band the
president, Rev. Bauman delivered an
address on “Celebration.” The speak-
er said in part, as we celebrate, we
praise, we honor, either by song or
by rites or ceremony; here we praise,
laud with joy a family of note, whose
earliest history dates back to about
1770 and it is generally conceded
that it is of Swiss descent.
Christmas celebration reminds us
of a Savior born; Easter assures us
of the resurrection of the crucified
Christ; February 22nd brings to our
minds the Father of His Country;
Feb. 12 reminds us of Abraham Lin-
coln who freed the slaves; and other
historical events are each commemo-
rated. Reunions and picnics are days
of joy where new acquaintances are
made and ties of kindred are more
closely knit together.
Other addresses were also made by
D. G. Bowman, of Liscomb, Iowa ;Jno.
R. Boose 8f Somerset; E. G. Bowman
of Swissvale. A solo was rendered by
Miss May Walker.
The following officers were elected:
Rev. W. A. Bauman, president; B. J.
Bowman, vice president; J. H. Bow-
man, secretary; W. H. Bowman, treas-
urer.
Then followed a splendid feast of
which all partook with much relish.
Various games and sports were in-
dulged in. The date of the next re-
union was fixed for the first Thurs-
day of August, 1916.
OPENING OF THE
MEYERSDALE SCHOOLS
The Meyersdale Public Schools
will open on Monday, September 6.
There will be a teachers’ meeting
on Thursday, September 2, at ten
o’clock a. m. in the study hall of the
high school building.
The examinations for those who
have conditions will be held on
Thursday, September 2, at 1:30
o'clock p. m. in the study hall of the
high school building.
Pupils from other districts who de-
sire to attend the high school will reg-
ister their certificates on Thursday,
September 2:00 o'clock p. m. in the
office of the supervising principal.
Pupils from other districts who de
sire to attend the grade schools must
make the necessary arrangements
with the secretary of the school dis-
trict, Mr. J. M. Gnagey, before they
will be admitted to the grades.
W. H. Kretchman,
Supervising Principal of Schools.
George Dahl, aged 11,
Ward Dahl of Meyersdale, while pie-
nicking at Grantsville yesterday, so-
ing to that place in an auto, fell and
a son of
stone to another.
EXCELLENT IN STRUCTION
An innovation at the Meyersdale |
fair this year will be that the state |
department at Harrisburg will furnish |
—so0 states Mr. F. B. Black who is a
member of the State Agricultural
Board. Secretary of Agriculture
Critchfeld to Mr. Black, urges that
each of the judges shall make a lit-
tle address giving the salient points
determining his decisions. In this
manner the public will be instructed
to try to attain the qualities desired
in stock and in fruits and vegetables.
The farmer will come into his own,
when he knows how to farm and to
raise good stock,
While judges at the fair other years
experts to judge the live stock, dairy |
products, fruits, vegetables and seeds
EXPERTS FROM STATE
DEPARTMENT AT FAIR
Meyersdale Will Have Agriculture Representatives to Judge Live
Stock, Dairy Products, Fruits, Vegetables and Seeds
Which will be Exhibited.
FOR. OUR AGRICULTURISTS
may have rendered just decisions, it
1s hardly to be supposed that they
could be classed as professional a-
long by the side of those who have
specialized in stock raising or in some
one phase of farming. Our fair is get-
ting to be more than a mere pastime
for it is aiming to teach the people
the things they ought to know for
their own material advancement.
Another very interesting and prac-
tical feature of the fair will be an ex-
hibit by the department of agricul
ture at Harrisburg. This will be what
may be classed as professional, and
will set a pace for exhibits in general.
No one in this section of the state
can afford to be absent from the
Meyersdale Fair, 1915.
FToivah
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DEATHS IN COUNTY.
J. S. MEYERS.
John S. Meyers, aged 82 years died
‘Sunday August 15 at the home of his
grand-children, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Knepper of Brothersvalley township.
More than fifty years of his life were
passed on the farm where he died.
He is survived by his venerable wife
ersdale and Mrs. Albert Musser of
Somerset township. He is also sur-
vived by two sisters and one brother,
Mrs. Sallie Berkley, of near Meyers-
dale; Mrs. George Schrock, of Somer-
’| st, and William Meyers, of Somerset
of the Church of the Brethren and
served as a deacon for 48 years.
MRS. JOSEPH LAPE.
Mrs. Joseph Lape died August 15
at her home near Davidsville, aged
sixty-three years. She passed her en-|
tire life in Conemaugh Township.
Besides her husband, she is survived
Elias Miller and Mrs. Clarence Hor-
ner, of Dale Borough; Mrs. Lester
Ashbrook of Hooversville, H. W. Lape
of Benscreek, and Lemon, and Will-
iam, at home. Mrs. Lape was a mem-
ber of the church of the Brethren for
thirty years. Her death was due to
cancer of the stomach.
REUBEN HORNER.
Reuben Horner, a well-known Jen-
ner township farmer, died at his home
near Boswell, Thursday night. His
wife died last March. The surviving
children are: Mrs. Robert Hanlin, of
Johnstown; Mrs. Dora Bell, of Jenner
township; Miss Alice Horner,at home.
CARNIVAL
‘10 BE HERE
A twelve-car carnival company now |
showing in Johnstown has been book- |
ed, by the Fire Department of this
day, Sept. 20. They will locate on the
Slicer ball grounds and while the
py the time of the people, in the ev-
ening they will have all sorts of a-
musements and entertainments at!
the carnival.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Harry H. Brown and Blanche E.
Kurtz, both of Confluence.
Frank W. Simpson and Bertha S.
Scott, both of Somerset.
James E. Greig and Flossse J. Wal-
ters, both of Jenners.
Hubert Devore and Elsie G. Satter-
field, both of Garrett.
Irvin V. Lambert, of Boswell, and
Lillian B. Cartwright, of Jenners.
Marshall S. Regall, of Allegheny
county, and Laura M. Benee, of Sal-
isbury.
James J. Walker and Della M.
Whatt, both of Windber.
Wm. Mathey and Clara M. Saylor,
both of Somerset.
Brethren Church: There will be |
preaching services next Sunday, Au-|
gust 29, at Meyersdale in the morn-
ing and evening and at Summit Mills |
broke his right forearm near the el-|
| bow
| pery
gue will meet in connection with the
Sunday School at Meyersdale. All
pastor.
and two children, D. S. Meyers Mey- |
townshlp. Mr. Meyers was a member !
by the fillowing named children: Mrs.
Jenner township; Harry I. Horner, of
place for Fair week, beginning Mon- |
events at the Fair grounds will occu- |
in the afternoon. The Women’s Lea- |
STOCKING LOCAL
STREAMS
| ae
‘Nineteen Cans Rainbow Trout
Received, H. E. Bittner Dis-
| tributing Same
The camp of Meyersdale and Salis-
| bury of the United Sportsmen of Amer-
!ica, on Friday, received 19 cans of
the Rainbow trout from the U. 8.
hatchery at Whitesville, Va. These
| were taken in charge by H. E. Bittner
who with the assistance of others
who had made application hdd them
| placed in the following streams:
Flaugherty creek, Miller run, Savage
run, Laurel run, Ware run, Brush
creek, Will's creek, Elk Lick creek,
| Meadow run, Piney run, Tub Mill run,
|and Glade run.
This variety of fish, Mr. Bittner said,
rare quite tame, being different from
the ordinary brook trout which test
I the greatest skill of the angler to ob-
tain them.
The Rainbow trout hardly is able to
take care of itself and for this reason
it may become an easy prey of minks
and raccoons.
This action of the local sportsmen
to restock the local streams is most
commendable and all should observe
the law for fish preservation.
MAY HAVE CHILD
PART OF THE TIME
By the terms of an order of court
handed down at Connellsville by
Judge E. H. Reppert Tuesday Chas.
H. Kurtz of Addison will retain pos-
session of his three year old daughter
Lela for three months out of the year
and the mother will have her the re-
maining nine months. The father may
also visit the child the first Sunday of
each month she is in the mother’s
| care.
| In his writ of habaes corpus to se-
cure possession Kurtz alleged that
| his wife who left him last April tak-
| ing little Lela with her, was not a
fit person to have the custody of the
| child.
|
| CHOSEN MODERATOR
| At the annual ministerial meeting
| Wednesday of the Church of the
| Brethren of Western Pennsylvania,
| held in the Roxbury church, near
Johistown, Rev. W. M. Howe, pastor
of the Meyersdale church, was chosen
Moderator.
Other officers were elected as fol-
| lows: Assistant Moderator, the Rev.
M. J. Braugher, of Greensburg; Sec-
retary, H. S. Replogle, Scalp Level;
Assistant Secretary, the Rev. M. Clyde
Horst of Walnut Grove; Treasurer,
the Rev. B. B. Ludwig, of Mt. Pleasant.
GREAT GRANGER PICNIC.
The biggest Agricultural Implement
Show on earth will be held as usual
at Williams’ Grove, Pa., August 30-
September 4.
In addition to the usual Implement
Show there will be an extra large dis-
display of stock, poultry, dogs, po-
nies etc. Horticultural Hall will be
filled with fruits, grain and garden
| products. Splendid speakers will be
there. Excursion rates will be given.
Rev. A. G. Mead will leave on Tues-
day for Aiding where the annual
| confrence of the Evangelical church
,while stepping from one slip- | are cordially invited. H. L. Gough- | will be in session in the Franklin St.
| nour,
church