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VOL. XXXVI
MEYERSDALE, PA. THUS
Big Crowd on Thursday Enjoy
Fine Showing of the Very
Latest Fall and Win-
ter Fashions.
The second style show at Miller &
Collins big- department store on last
Thursday afternoon wa great suc-
cess and an occasion’ ch enjoyed
by the big crowd’ present.
Two stages had been erected; one
in the: carpet room and the other in
the curtain and drapery department.
The promenaders passed through
these rooms and alsp through the mil-
linery and suit departments. The stage
in the drapery department was deco--
rated with chrysanthemums and the
other stage was made very attractive
with autumn farm’ products. <The en-
tite store, Both floors, was beautiful-
ly adorned in autumn leaves. Liven
good’ 8 orchestra’ ss
and Miss Irene Collins sang several
much appreciated elections in her in-
imitable and pleasing manenr.
From two to four o’clock the rooms
were ‘crowded with ladies and some
gentlemen, e interested in the latest
i fashiens and to admire the hand:
¢ showing of the very latest fall
following persons graced the
‘as models—Miss Kathryn Leon:
Miss Mary Saylor, - Mis Mary
en’s and Boy's Wear.
fine display of Men’s suits
ercoats of the latest models
wer: splayed by five young men.
selebrated Strouse & Bros. and
heimer makes were shown in
2 latest fabrics. Also a fine line
of Stetson hats in latest Fall shapes.
Considerable attention “was attrac-
ted by the fine display of Ladies’ and
Men’s footwear, including the new
style Bronze Dull Kid and Patents for
Ladies, and Calf and Patents for Men,
on the new English shape lasts.
THE RUBBER
INDUSTRY
Such a Plant Might Be Secured
For Meyersdale.
The idea of a rubber plant in Mey-
ersdale has been put forward by the:
Commercial several times and we
hope soon the matter will be taken up
by those interested in the town’s wel-
fare.
It is Teported that a company
stands ready to put in $100,000 in a
plant here and from the first employ
500 men if the town will also raise
$100,000.
A young man, a former resident of
Meyersdale, sends us the following
letter and clipping which we give in
Commercial some time ago ‘about
Dear Editor:—
Enclosed find a clipping
from an Akron paper. I read-in the
Commerrcial some time ago about
atarting a rubber plant in Meyers-
dale and thought perhaps this might
make the citizens believe that rubber
works there would pay. I wish yoa
J Jyould print this in the Commercial.
PUT MILLION DOLLARS IN @
NEW FACTORIES; ADD
15,000 TO POPULATION
With the announcement Wednesday
that the Goodrich and Goodyear com
panies will soon start the erection of
mammoth buildings costing more
than a million dollars came a call for
more homes. Akron’s population will
be increased more than 15,000 in the
next eight months , it was said by the
the music |
COUNCIL
MEETING
The council of the Borough of
Meyersdale met in regular monthly
session on: Tuestay evening with the
following members present: Messrs.
Dia, Darnley, Emeigh, Saylor, Staub;
‘and Bauman; absent, Bittner.
Mr. Gimble was present in refer-
ence to the accident which he had
by falling on the street. He claims
$76 in damages. The matter was Te.
ferred to the solicitor for, advice. ;
Burgess Gress reported extra po-
lice bills and fines collected for the
month. of September $66 and the same’
has been paid to the treasurer Coun-
eil agreed to pay for the extra police |
and will ask to be re-imbursed by the
Fair Association.
The new bridge at Walnut street
was reported by 7 Mr. Darnley as be-
ing in a dangerous condition as the
walk is not put. down properly.
The finance répoit in, the active ac |
count $2277.62 and: in: the Sinking |»
‘Funa $2m1314,
The borough solicitor was directed
to appear before: thom « on Tuesday,
Oct. 12, gn
- The following pills were “considered
~—Street Pay roll: Wm. Carter $47.67; |
‘Conrad Sevylor $42.21; Robt: Darnley.
|$33.38; Daniel Brown $14.49;.'J.: 0
9
‘Weller, $51.56; Geo. Ickea for hors |
hire $1.25; E. B. Klingaman' 126.95;
‘J. J. Hamer $16.40. ied: Hare, patice.
7 :
fot 10; Mrs. H. B. Emeigh repairing:
scales $7.15; Clarence Moore, Sec. of
B, & H. $30.00; M. F. Baer, Collect-
or’s commission, $83.50.
S. W. Bittner presented his resig-
nation as a member of council; no ac-
tion was taken on the matter.
Owing to the time of the next reg-
ular meeting falling on Election day
it was decided to postpone the time of
that meeting to the following evening,
November 3.
W. H. Deal was appointed a mem-
ber of the Board of Health to succeed
W. R. Plitt whose term has expired.
Mr. Plitt is one of the Republican
nominees for council
General ordinance No. 50 passed
second reading relative to vacating
a portion of George street in the Bor-
ough of Meyersdale.
Secretary Dickey was directed to
inform the Cover Estate to put down
sidewalk on Sixth avenue; F. B.
is also to be notified that the steps
in front of his property on Front
street are in a dangerous condition.
M. B. Boucher is directed to put down
in front of his property on Sherman
street.
Council will investigate the new
bridge at Walnut street relative to
lling in the approaches.
MRS. EMANUEL SPECHT,
Wife of Emanuel Specht, died on
Monday at hr home in Shade town-
ship, after a long illness. Deceased
was aged 87 years. Her husband, who
‘survives, is 90 years old. Three chil-
dren are living: Mahlon, Erie; Mrs.
Mary Wagner of New Florence and
‘Mrs. Elizabeth Helman of Shade
‘township. The funeral took place
Wednesday from the home of Joseph
‘Wagner, where Mr. and Mrs. Specht
have resided for many years. Inter-
ment in the Graef cemefery
rubber officials and real estate men,
and a gigantic housing problem has
to be solved,
The Goodyear Co. is now having
four new factory buildings erected.
At the Goodrich, contractors are
working night and day to complete
a four-story building.
Since last June Akron rubber com-
panies took out building permits wval-
ued at more than a million dollars.
The other permits to be takn out in
a few days will boost the total cost
of new rubber factories this year to
more than two million dollars.
Where will the workers live? -is
he question. All the large compan
e crews of men searching the c¢
day for suitable houses.
\
PROMINENT oa
' Adam Lepley of Summit ‘lown-
ship Succumbs After =
~ Hluessof Only a =
77 Few Dayss™ 14
One of » Somerset. county’s
x hy
Summit “township on ‘Monday d
p.m. lacking but afew months’
‘having. reached the four score 15
5 L
scious - at intervals: and recognize
members of ‘the family and
Mr, Lepley
ton _township,
¥
a 2 He grew to manhood on
father's farm and attended th
| schools. He followed the pursuit t ot
| his father and from the force of
cumstances became of an
pany at Connellsville; :
machinist of Connellsville; H. G., st
present ‘tax collector of Elk
township; Chas. F,, a farmer in Broth-
ersvalley township and a son who
baugh, of Wallace, Neb; Mrs. Clar- |
issa, wife of Joshua Yutzy; Mrs. Ag-
nes, wife of Jared Walker, of Summit
township.
His second wife, who survives him, ,
was Mrs. Nancy Miller, whose maiden
ters were born to them:—Mrs. Ada,
wife of Lloyd Hay, who has purchas-
ed the homestead farm and where Mr.
and Mrs. Lepley have been living;
Mrs. Fannie, wife of Richari! Nichol-
son; Miss Nancy and Mis Etta at
home.
Mr. Lepiey was alifelong Repub-
lican; he was elected county commis-, |
s:rner for one term. He filled several
of the local offices of the township al-
ways manifesting a lively interest in
matter pertaining to the public good.
For many years he was a justice of
the peace. He was the second member
to jein the Masonic order in this place
following its institution. Mr. Lepley
in early life united with the Reformed
church having for many years his
membership with the White Oak
Church and later he changed to the
church at St. Paul because of its con-
venience to his home.
The funeral was held ongThursday
afternoon, meeting at the house at
2 o'clock. Rev. E. S. Hassier. of Lake,
Ohio, a former pastor of the deceased
officiated at the funeral assisted by
the Masonic Lodge of Meyersdale.
The sermon was preached in the
church.
There survive besides the children
+hose names have already been
given, 42 grandchildren and 24 great-
grandchildren.
TO RESIGN AS MAIL MESSENGER
Jesse McCune, who for some time
past has been the local postoffice mail
man to carry the mails to and from
the railroad stations has sent in his
resignation to take effect about the
20th of the present month. He pur-
poses moving to Swissvale to be with
his grandfather.
The department is advertising for
bidders to fill the vacancy. There are
12 mail trains to meet on the Western
Maryland and 48 on the B. & 0. week-
iv
iy.
The total emoluments of the posi-
tion aggregate about
which comes
' special
12
$500 part o
from the carrying of
delivery. letters and sundr
[% |
Solvmon, a
Lick i ¥
died in infancy; Mrs. Lucinda Poor- |
name was Harshberger. Four daugh- |
Many tell us they
are delighted with our
job printing.
& Bring us your work.
wa | While a ttle short of last year in
+: | best quality in many of the classes.
{ The ‘poultry is well
CHURCH WORK
The annual congregational
of the Zion Evangelical: Lutheran
Church was held on October 1st.
1915, the pastor being Rev. D. W.
‘Michael who'came to this place about
| one year ago and and in that time
‘the local church has made rapid
' strides.
The reports of the various organi-
‘zations of the church were given in
each, the results were very gratifying.
The year’s work showed that there
had been collected for current expen-
ses $1972 and $800. for benevolence.
The Sunday School numbers 500 pu-
pils and contributions from the Sun-
day school amounted $491. The Ladies
| Aid Society raised $120. The Mission-
ary Spciety $103; The Lu‘iher Broth-
|erhood, $200; The Luther League
$110. ‘
Members donated to
College, Pa., $325.
meet-
Gettysburg
FORTY YEARS A SUB-
SCRIBER TO THE COMERCIAL
Joseph Ringer, one of the esteem-
ed citizens of Semrerset was a caller
at the Commercial office one: day this
week. As he met the editor he stated
that he had been a subscriber of the
Commercial for forty years and that
he desired to. pay for it, not only the
past but some into .the future.
Mr. Ringer is entering his jeigthti-
eth year, but withal in appearance
he passes for ten years younger. He
‘was born in Elk Lick township; he
built the first hotel in Garrett. For a
number of years he lived near Hus-
band where he became the owner of
a fine farm which later he sold to one
of his sons. He is now enjoying in
fair health the rest due to a life’ that
has been well spent. He is at present
the guest of his nephew, Mr. Mahlon
Christner, of near Garrett, who is a
candidate for sheriff.
Bome Good Bargains im
MOTOR CYCLES this
week at QGurley’s Spoft-
ing Goods Store.
JUST RECEIVED A LOT OF HENIZ'S
GOODS AT BITTNER’S GROCERY
other work which is above the a-
mount paid by the department.
CORN & BARLEY CHOP $1.70 at
C. E. DEAL.
{the poultry show held in connection
is a the Teading breeders ‘of the.
s0 much wet weather the past séason
with” the * recent Meyersdale Fair,
numbers contained birds of the very
sustaining its
reputation as being one of the lead-
ing attractions at, the Fair which is
quite a it’ to our local fanciers.
No better quality can be seen any-
where than in some of the classes af
our Aocal show for the birds of sore
of our’ * exhibitors stand foremost
Ti the highes onors at
‘Sh “their | g
). ~ Meese
% a and Bmp Red
carried ont many
* Fike our’ Toca ‘Barred ‘Rock
de who has carried off laurels |
many ‘of the largest shows in the
y, was out with a complete line
iTed ‘beauties and captured
rize but one. Mr, ‘Fike ena
REPORT OF POULTRY SHOW.
AT THE MEYERSDALE FAIR
One of the Leading Ace OL od t Our Ls Local Exhibition. No Better
Fowls Shown Anywhere. Breeder: of This County Have
Won Highest Honors at the Country’s Poultry Ex-
hibits. Those Who Were Awarded Prizes.
I e———
Notwithstandiny the “short poultry | shown by Bird Bros is too well known
{crop throughout the country due to |
to be
commented on.’ This firm
showed a full line of their Rocks and
turkeys which are second to none in
America.
Howard Mzeust, one of our local
farmers and poultry fanciers, showed
27 head of his great egg laying single |
carried *
off every prize. His fine display was :
Comb Brown Leghorns and
very much admired by all who saw
them.
Dr. J. W. Wenzel, a new exhibitor,
had quite an attractive display of his :
beautiful Buff Orpingtons and
Plymouth Rocks. -
In speaking of quality, 00’ ig
emphasis cannot be placed on the
grand show of Single Comb Buff Leg-
: ‘horns made by Chas. Dunn of this:
place; The judge: Commented . very
very-much improved ‘his birds sine
he first showed at the local fair.:
has wen: at such ‘large shows as
_gerstown. We are sire his birds °
be, ‘winnenrs’ .at some of the larger
shows in the: néar future.
The hottest competition and soms
of the very best ‘quality ‘ever seen a
our show 3 ;
WHILE RIDING
Irvin Snyder, aged about 25 years
whose home is at Jennings, Md. on
last Thursday evening when it was
growing slightly dark, when coming
along in a buggy beyond the Fair
ground was shot in one of his heels
by a boy with a shot gun.
Mr. Snyder in. company with a Mr.
Murphy who lives near Broadway in
this place and whose guest he was,
were riding along at the other end of
the state road when they met two
boys with a groundhog and a gun. Thy
accosted the lads in a cheery way
by saying “Well, boys, you got him.’ i
This was answered by the boys in.
a pleasant manner. When the men |
had gone by about ten feet, the old-!
est boy having the gun and was aged '
perhaps 15 years aimed it at the re- |
ceding buggy and pulled the trigger. |
The load of No. 6 shot passed under |
the seat tore part of Snyder's heel off |
the dashboard and into the horse.
Murphy was about to pursue the
boys who immediately ran away, but |
Snyder called to his companion that
he must get to a doctor's as soon as
possible or else he would bleed to
death. Mr. Murphy came as fast as
he could towards town and when
he came to Dr. Beachy’s Snyder fain-
ted from loss of blod. Dr. Beachy at
once tied up the leg above th wound
and closed the arteries and thus no
doubt saved the man’s life. When the
mem arrived in town Snyder was tak-
en to Dr. McMillan’s office and later
the Murphy home.
‘What demoniacal impulse prompt-
ed the boy to fire at the men is hard
to imagine unless a large pumpkin
in the rear of the buggy was an invit-
ing target. .
No arrests have yet been made
but certain ones are under suspicion
and the men can identify the lads a
little later. It would be wise for
them to surrender themselves.
. Mr. Snyder is still at the Murphy
heme. He will be a cripple for life.
MINER HAS LEFT HIP
DISLOCATED.
afternoon at 3:30,
On Monday
{about 19 who was employed at No.
{104 mine of the
Company, Shaw
Consolidation Coal
and some of the shots passed through |
OF ELECTION
Following is the official count of
the Somerset County election returns
for the Rebublican ticket in the Sept:
ember primaries:
Sheriff.
Bauman, 342; Benson, 105; Berkey,
745; Blough, 286; Christner, 5656;
Coleman, 565; Crouse, 195; Gress,
241; Griffiith, 1,723; Phenicle, 475;
Specht, 204; Wagner, 2,231.
Register of Wills.
Bowman, 2,918; Shaver, 3,657.
Clerk of Courts.
Armstrong, 787; Berkebile, 1,378;
Brant, 6569; Clements, 573; Fritz, 861;
More, 918; Weller, 1,730.
Director of the Poor.
Dietz, 2,608; Kuffer, 1,242; Launtz,
1,094; Miller, 2,243; Suder, 1,783;
Woy, 1,630; Zimmerman, 1,390.
Prothonotary.
Cook, 3,873; Heiple, 2,863.
County Auditor.
Fox 2,308; Miller 3,069; Miltenber-
ger846; Mostoller 2,296; Schmucker
| 2,241.
‘County Commissioner.
Berkey 955; Boose 978; Buckman
318; Foust 917; Glessner
1,462; Hanna, 1107; Koontz 1,371;
Marteeny 1,408; McKelvy 737; Miller
518; Naugle 571; Rayman 703; Scur-
field 533; Shockey 1,943.
Treasurer.
Berkey 409; Cassler 628; Hoover
717; Lambert 241; Landis 966;
216; Rephorn 2190; Smith 486; Wel-
mer 1,689.
District Attorney.
Landis 2,066; Saylor 4,687.
Recorder of Deeds.
Barnett 2256; Custer 2,723; Keefer -
612; Keller 838; Rayman 262; Wern-
er 629.
County Surveyor.
1. S. Pyle 5,594.
accident that resulted in his left hip
being dislocated.
He stepped out of the way of a trip
of cars but in their passing he was
caught by one of the brakes and rel-
h Barnhart, a young man aged |
Mines met with an | tc
ied along by the tracks. Besides the
|
injury stated he was very badly brui-
| sea especially in the region of the ab-
{domen. He was taken to the home of
his sister,, Mrs. Julius Smith at the
lower end of High street with whom
he boarded. Dr. McMillan and Dr.
ichty put ated member fn-
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