-.
We have a big cir-
jlation and an “ad”
ere is read by thou-
ands of people.
Menersdale
om
reid
Many tell us they
are delighted with our
job printing. -i-
Bring us your work.
WITH LIBEL
Prosochted by Candidate for Poor
Director for Sending Out Sen-
sational Circular.
A circular sent out the past week,
alleged to have been issued by Dr.
Henry Wilson, superintendent of the
Somerset county home, making a
number of scnsational charges a-
gainst John C. Miller, candidate for
poor director and a former superin-
tendent of the county home, has re-
sulted in Dr. Wilson being charged
‘with libel and having to furnish bond
at Somerset.
John C. Miller is a Republican nom-
inee for derector of the poor. He was
superintendent of the county home
from March 1, 1913 to March 1, 1914
when he quit. He was steward of the
county home for six years in the
nineties. At the primaries in Septem-
ber he received 2250 votes for nomin-
ation as director of the poor, Dietz
having 2500 and Suter, the unsuccess-
fil candidate 1780. Miller has served
also as county auditor.
Dr. Henry Wi S
ent of the Some set
physician at ‘the
he cansed the arre 8t “of the board. of
poor directors on charges that they
were not taking proper care of “the :
‘Row superintend-
outy home, was
patients, but the court said that no
conviction could be had; the county
paid ‘the costs ‘of prosecution. Dr.
unty and favorably 80.
The charges concerning the conduct
of the Somerset county home and hos-
pitable for the insane, are of iuter-
est in other counties because since
the erection of the asylum Somerset
county has been taking care of many
patients from Cambria, Fayette and
Westmoreland counties, and some
others where institutions are lacking.
the state institutions being over-
crowded.
Th is based on the charge
that circulars were sent out ‘by Dr.
Wilson that alleges a considerable
sum of money “gone” at the poor
house in one year. These documents
would have been gotten out before
Fon is well known throughout the
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~ - the September primaries but the maj-
ority of the Republicans of the county |
"thought that Wilson would stand no
chance of making the nomination.
Dr. Wilson, it is said, admits that
when he went to the:county home
in 1913 as superintendent, he and
Mr. Miller were friendly and that
Mr. Miller probably was instrumental
in getting him there, but the doctor
says he refused to allow this to inter-
fere with the performance of his du-
ties. He says that with 52 more pa-
tients in 1914 than in 1913 while Mil-
ler was superintendent and steward,
the expenses were $10,000 less and
he claims that the sworn report will
prove this. It is said Dr. Wilson al-
leges the requisition system was not
used by Mr. Miller except against the
hospital. Dr. Wilson answers an al-
leged statement by Mr. Miller that
outsiders are given positions at the
home and hospital in preference to
Somerset countians by offering $100
to be paid to the Children’s Aid So-
ciety, for every such case proven. Dr.
Wilson claims that the inmates were
better fed, better clothed and better
cared for in 1914 than in 1913 and
that state charity officers have com-
mented on the improvements made
under Dr. Wilson.
It is said that Dr. Wilson challeng-
es Mr. Miller to test all of the facts
connected with the county home man
agement through a committee of three
of whom Judge Wm. H. Ruppel and
former Judge Kooser shall be two
with power to select a third, this
committee to choose a capable individ
ual to live at the home a year as au-
ditor. Mr. Miller to pay $1,000 to the
auditor if the auditor reports that i-
mates are well cared for at figures ap-
. proximating those of 1914, and Dr.
Wilson to pay the auditor $1,000 if
the latter reports to the contrary.
VOTERS, ATTENTION!
The Republican voters of Somerset
County have placed in nomination a
Lrounty ticket to be voted for at the
election next Tuesday, Nov. 2. Every
candidate on the ticket was nomin-
ated in a free and open primary and
collectively they stand as the party’s
representatives. It is the duty of Rep-
ublicans to give the whole ticket,
from top to bottom, loyal support,
and thus prepare to present a united
front in the great battle of 1916. RE: |
PUBLICANS, PO YOUR DUTY
V. R. Saylor, Co.
airman
lis a re
MEYERSDALE, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1015.
COURT NEWS.
A verdict for $1860.51 was given S.
B. Philson, the presidetn of the Cit-
izens Bank, of this place, in a suit
against John Wills, a Philadelphia
coal merchant and mine operator.
The plaintiff alleged that Wills, who
operates a mine in Brothersvalley
township got across the line and took
a lot of coal from _ underneath his
farm. Wills undertook to shift respon-
sibility and claimed that the coal was
taken without his knowledge or con-
Johnson, consuming three days. The
verdict was given Friday morning.
Joseph Wadsworth was given a
verdict for $6,547 against the Manu-
facturing Water Co. of Johnstown.
‘The defendant company appropriated
a portion of the Wadsworth farm at
the time the Quemahoning dam was
being constructed. About six acres
have since then been submerged.
A settlement was effected Monday
in the suit of Mrs. Mary M. Irwin a-
gainst the Johnstown Traction Com-
pany ‘for damages resulting from in-
juries fhe fi. in the wreck a-
bout years ago at Kring’s sta-
tion. Irwin was given $1,000.
Attoitiay E— Allen Rose, repre
to ‘Som
effected the Settlement. Mrs. Irwin
at. of Philadelphia and
was one’ “of the most seriously in-
{juréd in the accident on the Windber
line.
Holland Oleomargerine Butterine
Sold at The Leading Meat Market,
POORBAUGH & BOWSER
POTATOES WANTED AY i
sent. The case was heard by Judge
senting the trattion company came
et - Monday morning and
. PLAYERS EXPOSED AND FINED
For some time it was rumored
that there was poker playing being
carried on in Meyersdale and some
persons even were of the opinion
that the officers ought to put a stop
to it, that is really getting in earnest.
One of such places was exposed in a
sensational way by Officer Hare on
Sunday night shortly after midnight.
The place was on the second floor of
the Eugene Hostetler pool room.
The latter was absent from town and
had simply rented the room to some
young men for social purposes. He
knew nathing® of the periodic proceed-
ings. .
To gain admission to the second
floor without giving warning to the
card players, he mounted the roof
of a one-story structure next to the
building where the men were and
‘with but a step through the window
he called for the six men to remain
seated and presented his munition of
war. The surprise was surely a gen-
uine one to them all and without a
murmur they surrender. The evidence
of their guilt was there on the table
in the way of money and cards.
They were given a hearing before
Burgess Gress on Monday evening | ©
and were each fined $15 or $90 in all‘.
which has been turned into the bor-
ough treasury.
Walter Scott, T. Shepard, Jno. Ban-
MANY DEATHS
IN COUNTY
Those Whom You Know Who
Have Passed Away in This Vi-
cinity.
On of Meyersdale’s most highly es-
teemed- citizens and whose ancestry
dates back several centuries, died at
her home on Broadway on Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o’clock from cancer
of the face. Mrs. Yeager, while for the
past three yearswas afflicted with
this malady, was much distressed dur-
‘ing only the past year,
The maiden name of Mrs. Yeager
was Slick, she being a daughter of
Jesse Slick, deceased, who was quite
quite _prominent in Somerset county
politics. While some ladies are high-
ly elated. that they can merit member-
ship. in the Daughters of the. Revolu-
tion,’ re. Yeager had the signal hon-
or of iE as grandparents, ‘William
Shek ni hos, Vickroy, who fought
: evolutionary war. The de-
5.8 direct descendant of the
surgeons
gard, Frank Brogan, George Cochrane
and Chas. Freeze. are the names of
the violators of the law, and their ar-
rest and exposure may serve to
'cause others to look a little out, or
HABEL & PHILLIPS! quarters.
to heed the Biblical quotations “Be
sure your sin will find you out.”
Officer Hare is to be roundly com-
mended for the manner in which he
gained admission to these private
DEMOCRATIC
his entire life on a farm with the ex-
ception of'three years which he pas-
sed at the Nerthern University of O-
hio where he graduated with honor.
He is thoroughly equipped for this
office and if elected he will be an ec:
onomical and efficient director lonk-
CANDIDATE FOR POOR DIRECTOR.
ALBERT YOUNG OF BL ACK TOWNSHIP.
Mr. Young is a farmer having spent | ing after the interests of the tax pay-
*
ers of Somerset county. At thes ame
time keeping up the high standard
required by the county home and in-
sane hospital.
He respectfuly solicits the support
of the voters of this county regard-
less of party.
BRYAN AT SOMERSET.
The campaign for woma suffrage
in Somerset county will end at Som-
erset on Monday night. Former Sec-
retary of State William Jennings
Bryan and United States Senator
George W. Norris, of Nebraska will
be there before election day and each
will make an address in support of
the movement,
United States Senator Norris will
speak at Somerset on Friday evening
in the assembly room of the court
house and Sec. of State Bryan will
be at the,opera house on Monday at
11:30 a. m. his address at that place
preceding one scheduled for Johnsa-
town.
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METHODIST HALLOWE'EN
: .CELEBRATION.
The Epworth League of the M. B.
Church will hold its annual Hallowe’
en celebration on Friday evening,
Oct. 29. Some interesting games have
been prepared, a few of which are
mentioned below: Trick writing on
Slate; Imp Bottle; The Fiery Foun-
tain; Miniature Volcano in Action;
Mysterious Lighting of Candles; The
Parade of Famous Ghosts and other
like stunts which are apropriate to
Joe occasion.
We have secured the services of
Madame Kaziene who will tell you
of your past, present and. future.
All are cordially invited.
MILL FOREMAN
THOMPSON DEAD
P. M.Thompson of Durbin, W. Va.
who was a mill foreman for H. J
Wilmoth & Sons at Boyer, W. Va., for
about eight years and who had charge
of the erecting of the band mill near
Glencoe was taken suddenly #11 last
Tuesday night. When on Wednesday
morning Alfred Wilmoth went up to
see why he did not come down to
breakfast he found that he could not
speak, he having had a stroke during
the night. Dr. Rowe was summoned
from Meyersdale who advised that
he be taken to a hospital; accord-
ingly he was taken to the W. M. hos-
pital.. He never regained full com-
sciousness dying on Tuesday The re-
mains were taken to Elkins for in-
terment. He was a member of the L.
0. O. M. and the lodge of Cumberland
looked after his interests.
8T. PAUL'S REFORMED CHURCH
—Rev. L. N. Wilson, Pastor. Preach-
ing services on Thursday and Friday
nights at 7:30. Preparatory service
on Saturday at 2 p. m. Holy Commu-
nion on Sunday at:-10 a. m.
«bout nine o’clock
Lancaster.
Mrs. Y ser was twice married, her
st hush ia nd being Jacob J. Dunlap
one Bon and a daughter surviving
‘Edwin J. Dunlap and Annie A., living
at home. The family moved to St.
Louis during the lifetime. of Mr. Dun-
Alap and from there to Rock Island,
IIL, where ‘Mr. Dunlap died. Later
in life Mrs, Dunlap married David
Yeager who died some years ago.
Marie Louise Yeager at home survives
from’ this union. Mrs. Yeager was a
faithful member of the Methodist
church and in active life the dis-
tressed and poor received her loving
‘ministrations. In the last few months
of her life she ‘bore her peculiar af-
flictior th unusual fortitude. The
ner: rvices were held this af-
oe ternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by her
vy pastor-Jay. J. Clarke Matteson, fol-
lowing which interment was made in
Union cemetery,
STEWART WILLJAM MERVINE,
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mer-
vine of ‘114 Centre street, Meyers-
dale died on Wednesday morning a-
from tubercular
trouble from which he had been an
invalid for the past three years. He
had in that time been at the sanitari-
um at Mont Alto and also at Cresson
having returned from the latter place
last April; as he grew worse and as
he knew his days would not be .so
many on earth, he wanted to be with
mother. On awakening on Wedneday
morning he remarked to his mother
that he had such a good night's rest.
A littleslzter when his mother took
up his breakfast to him she perceiv-
;j-ed that he was nearing the end of
his course as he could not talk. The
‘| family doctor was summoned but to
no avail:
By ocupation he was a cigar maker
having worked at Washington, D. C.
Uniontown and Wheeling.
He was born at Berlin, this county
27 years:ago. and besides his parents
there urvive four sister and one
brother, namely—Mrs. Marion Cham-
bers, Mrs. Fred Maidens, both of
Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Joseph
Quinn and Miss Elizabeth at home;
Bert Mervine of Wheeling, W..Va.; ;
iontown.
The deceased was a “member "of
‘the Lutheran church of this ‘place
and was well esteemed, His pastor,
Rev. D. W. Michael will conduct the
funeral services on Friday at ome
o'clock, interment to be made at Ber
lin.
G. L, HAY.
Attorney Albert G. L. Hay, son of
Squire John Hay, of Meyersdale, died
October 20th at his home in Somer-
set, after a lingering illness. Last
year he. spent six months in North
Carolina for his health but. without
avail.
Deceased was ors in Meyersdale,
August 8, 1866. He was ‘a graduate
of Franklin and Marshall College
and was admitted to the bar in 1892.
In 1898 he married Emma Baer, daugh-
ter of the late Ex-Judge William
Baer. Mr. Hay is survived by his
widow and one daughter, Miss
Elizabeth.
The deceased served as a member
of the Somerset School board for a
number of years, and was Vice Presi-
dent of the Farmers’ Bank since its
Commercial job work is all right.’
organization in 1900. Mr. Hay was a
member of Johnstown Lodge No. 358,
MRS. MARY REBECCA YEAGER,
1 Brown.
a wife and little son are Jiving at. Un- i
an Excellent Citizen,
ker on the B. & O. railroad and whose
home is at the farther end of Key-
stone street, this place was killed on
Monday afternoon at three o'clock at
Sand Patch by being struck by a
light engine. He was hurled perhaps
thirty feet of the engine and then
run over. He was brought to Meyers-
dale but he died about twenty min-
utes after the accident ocurred. The
remains were given in charge of Un-
dertaker Reich.
The unfortunate man just preced.
ing the coming of the- engine- was
Sand Patch and had stepped out of
the track upon which the empty en-
gine was coming, it being run back-
wards. While his face and head were
not badly mangled, his limbs were
SHORTAGE OF CARS
I and.
3 fudges. of that name of Philadelphia
Work is so plentiful in the Windber
coal region that some of the operators
are advertising in the Italian and oth-
er foreign papers for men. Eastern
manufactories are so much in need of
coal that already the price has in-
‘creased. :
Mine operators throughout Somer-
set county are being compelled to re-
fuse many large orders on account of
a shortage in coal cars. Complaints
are being registered from practically
every section but the railroad offi-
cials declare that they are doing their
best to secure more rolling stock.
Somerset coal trade was never bet-
Louis Kirchensteiner, a track-wal- |
tightening bolts beneath the bridge !
that crosses the several tracks at |
the way of one train and over on to |
TRACK WALKER INSTANTLY KILLED
Louis Kirchensteiner of Mago Harled Thirty Fest by Engine
While Performing His Duties at Sand Patch. Was
Husband and F ather.
fractured in several places and his
body was badly bruised.
Mr. Kirchensteiner was born in
Germany and when a young man came
to this country. He has been living
in this section for about 15 years. He
was aged about 35 years. Those who
knew him appreciated his compan-
ionable qualities and his whole-heart-
edness. He was characteristicallyy
thrifty, having provided a home for
his family consisting of the wife and
five children, the eldest of whom is
12 years old and though his salary
was small he was planning on laying
a little aside each month.. His widow
will receive $1,000 from the railroad
irelief fund. Funeral services were
conducted on Wednesday forenoon
by Rev. E. K. Hostetler and inter-
jment was made in the Union ceme-
tery.
a ry
OPERATORS
ter than it is just now.’ There is a
record demand for coal for immedi
ate shipment. Many of the mines are
working to their capacity but are un-
able te ship the coal away after it is
mined.
“It is the biggest kind of 2 shame,”
said one operator. “We got the worst
of the thing last summer when we
had to mine coal at a loss because of
the slump in busines. Many of us op-
erated just to keep our men in work.
Now we have a chace to sell all the
coal we can mine but can’t get cars.
All we can do is to sit back and watch
this chance to make money go by.”
F. and A. mM, Me ersdale Chapter
and “Oriental: dery of Johns- |
town. He was a deacon in the Re-
formed church for years and took aun
active interest in religious and social
affairs. :
Mr. Hay read law in the office cf
Dr. Valentine Hay, one of the oldest
practitioners of the Somerset county
Bar, and was a partner of Mr. Hay at
the time of his death, the law firm
being styled Hay & Hay.
MRS. KATE ARISMAN.
Mrs. Kate Arisman, wife of George
E. Arisman, died at her home follow-
ing(a week’s illness with pneumonia.
Her funeral was held Friday morn-
ing in Jennertown. Before her mar-
riage, Mrs, Arisman was Miss Kate
She was born in Jennertown
February 22, 1856. Besides her hus-
band; who is the well-known butcher
‘and cattle dealer, she is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Norman
Hershberger, of Sunnyside, Johns-
town; Edward, the well-known con-
stable of Boswell; Mrs. John Mickle,
of Holidaysburg; Mrs. J. Smith, of
Ligonier; Mrs. Arthur Miller, of
Jennertown; Mrs. Joseph Case, of
Pittsburg, and Miss Emma Arisman,
at home. One brother, John Brown,
of Cleveland, and 13 grandchildren
also survive.
MRS. EMILY K. BAER.
Widow of George F. Baer, former
president of the Philadelphia & Read-
ing Railway, died Thursday night at
her home in Reading. Mrs. Baer was
Miss Emily Kimmel before her mar-
riage. She was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John O. Kimmel, deceased,
and was born and reared in Somerset,
where she will be remembered by all
of the old residents. She has a sister,
Miss Margaret Kimmel, residing in
Somerset, and a brother, William
Kimmel, : residing in Pittsburg. Mrs.
Baer’s husband was a brother of the
late Judge W. J. Baer and the late
Hermanus L. Baer, of Somerset. Mrs.
Baer left an estate of $400,090. The
Walker family of Meyersdale are rel-
atives of Mrs. Baer.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETING
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
There will be a mass metting -of all
the? citizens of Meyersdale next Mon-
day evening at 8 o'clock either st
the square, Main and Centre streets
or in Amity Hall. A distinguished gen-
tleman of note will be on hand to ad-
| dress the meeting and Mrs. Kiernan
of Somerset will also be present.
HARNESS SPECIALTY SALE at
Public Auction at D. H. Weisel’'s on
Saturday, October 30 1 p. m.
-
MARRIED
'BINGER—BARNHART,
Miss Rachel Pauline Barnhart.
i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barn-
hart, became the bride of Frank
Binger at a pretty cerem my in the
Lutheran church performed by the
pastor, the Rev. J. S. Engl'sh. The
members of tthe bridal party were:
Miss Emma Grove of Somerset, brides:
man; the Misses Frances Barnhart
and Marie Louise Schwartz, Stoyes-
town flower girls: the Messrs. Harvey
Stahl and Wilbur Beachey, Somerset,
ushers, and Miss Ethel Smith, pianist.
A wedding breakfast was served to
40 guests at the Hite house. The
bridal couple motored to Latrobe,
where they took a train for the east
to spend a two-weeks’ honeymoon.
They will live in Ralphton, where Mr.
Binger conducts a meat harket.
FRITZ—SHULTZ.
On October 17th at the home of
the bride in Middlecreek township, at
eight o'clock Mr. Harrison Fritz and
Miss Jennie Shultz were united in
marriage by the bride's pastor, Rev.
P. B. Fasold. The grom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Simon ‘Fritz of Pine
Hill, and conducts a machine shop
and garage at Rockwood where the
young couple will make their home.
On the Monday following the ceremo-
ny, the newly-weds made a trip in an
auto to the home of the bride’s broth-
er, Mr Luther Shultz, who lives at
Glade City outside of Meyersdale
limits. The parents of the bride are
deceased. The bride is an estimabel
young lady.
HALLOWE'EN TO BE OB-
SERVER FRIDAY EVENING.
Chief Burgess Gress hereby gives
notice that those who desire to ob-
serve Hallowe'en in 2 ~roper manner
are to do so not on Su.arday or Sumn-
day evening but on Friday evening,
October 29th. All violations of the
law will be dealt with in accordance
with the law.
VALENTINE 'GRESS, ;
Chief Burgess.
LYCEUM MEETING.
ON FRIDAY EVENING.
Friday evening Oet. 29, Rev. H. L.
Goughnour will deliver an address on
“Rural Sanitation and Health” in-
stead of “The Minimum Wage,” as
previously announced. All rural
school teachers and farmers are es-
pecially urged to come. Public spir-
ited people of all vocations will be in-
terested and instructed. Mothers
will do well to attend. The subject is
timely and of paramount importance.
The meeting will be held in Amity
Hall at 8:00 p. m.
Paul D. Clutton, Sec
maid; Harry Binger, Somerset, best |
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