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VOL. XXXVI.
MEYERSDALE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1915.
WANT A PLACE
~ T0 REST
Yie Hausfraun Voice the Old
Question of a Room to Tarry
While Shopping in Our Town.
"Other Important Business of
This Now Famous County So’
ciety.
DieHausfrauen met this month at
the farm home of Mrs. Oscar Walker,
who was assisted by Mrs. Wm. Fritz
and Mrs. Frank Walker, in entertain-
ing.
The day was taken up with many
things of interest. A new Board of
Management was voted on as the bus-
iness of the society is growing and
needs the advice of people who know
farm work.
Each baby born into the society is to
receive a silver spoon with the child’s
name, date of birth and the name of
the society engraved upon it. Also
flowers will be kept in the room of
members who are sick, beautiful tok-
ens of thought and love of sisters in
the society. Many “Castles in the air”
were talked of. Among them the time
when we country people will have a
building or even a room in town where
we can wait comfortably. with our
little children, after we are through
our shopping, eat our lunch and meet
our friends, instead of standing around
on the streets, in store doors, or in
THE REVIVAL.
The Revival meetings at the Church
of the Brethren are growing in every
way. Elder J. H. Cassady is a power
in the pulpit and is atracting the lar
gest audiences that ever greeted an
evangelist in the church of his choice
in this town. On Sunday evening the
church was packed and some were
turned away unable to gain admit-
tance. Six converts is the result of
the first week’s work. Mr. Chas. Grif-
fith is leading the song services till
Prof. J. W. Yoder returns from his
engagement at the Somerset County
Teachers’ Institute on Friday even-
‘ing.
Rev. Cassady will preach three
times on Thanksgiving day—the extra
service being at the church at 10 a. m.
and at Glade City at 3:00 p. m. He will
also preach three times next Sunday
—the extra apppointment being a ser-
mon to men at the church at 3:00 p. m
FIRST AID
CAR HERE
From time to time the Commercial
has been giving accounts of the work
of the First Aid to the Injured and
Mine Rescue work as being carried
on by the Government under the de-
\
, partment of the Bureau of Mines. On
Saturday afternoon Car No. 6 of
| Western Pa. arrived at Meyersdale
‘arrived in Meyersdale on Saturday
store corners, as we do now. Is it any | 80d was run on to a side track to car-
wonder country folk have not taken |'¥ OD the work of instruction for a
their proper place in the world? We, i Week’s instruction. The car is a Pull-
who have such comfortable homes on
our farms, to which friends and others
are always welcomed, cannot but feel
‘small and uncomfortable and undigni-
fied, when we come to town and have
to wander about the streets and stand
man adjusted to the needs of the de-
partment. The work is in charge of
, Mr. C. O, Roberts who is assisted by
1
Mr. W, G, Duncan. The former's wife
is with him and a chef does their cook
ing. The car carries a full line of ap-
around in all kinds of weather places 'Pa:uiLs to demonstatr the work.
until everybody in our party is rea- |
dy to go home—and then start home
many times, cold and wet, on a long
dark drive. :
A number of years ago in Alexan-
dria, Pa., two country boys wandered
“over the streets in the rain and the
A class of instruction was rormed
on Monday of representatives of some
| of the mine companies in this section.
| They are the following: Edgell Smith,
Charles Mellen, Rogers Spence, Mi-
chael Keegan, John Black, Norman
Barnhart, Clay Beynon, George Ban-
1, Elmer Barn
the mud, putting in the time until-the* E8rd, James Campbe : m :
folks were ready to start home. “If I
were rich” said one, “I would buy me
a heavy coat the rain could never get
through.” “I wouldn’t,” said the other.
“I would buy me a house in town,
‘where we could go and sit and rest
when we came to town. Then we
would be out of the rain.”
Years passed and these two boys
became very rich men. They then
came back to their old homé town of
Alexandria and gave and endowed a
“Town home for country people.” The
building is a splendid one: contains
every convenience for making coun-
try people comfortable. On the main
floor are rest rooms and a big loung-
ing room, on the big table of which
are all the best magazines and the
home newspapers, tables to write on
and stationery are at your service
and on certain days an elderly wom-
an is there to take care of children
while their mothers shop or call. The
other floors of the building are used
for society or lecture rooms and are
at the disposal of country people and
all is free of charge, for this is a
country boy's dream come true, a
town home for the loved country peo-
ple and it stands to-day a monument
to these two men—a monument of
reverence and devotion to the home
folk they never forgot.
So. we will welcome the time when
we have a room in town for our coun-
try people where we can have all of
the coveniences and comforts sug-
gested in what has just preceded.
The December meeting will be at
Holland farm, the home of the pres-
dent as a great deal of business must
be transacted. The meeting will start
at ten o’clock in the morning instead
of at 1 p. m.
DIE HAUSFRAUEN.
Somerset county buckwheat cakes
—Stir up, flour and milk until the con-
sistency of thick cream. Add salt and
baking powder. Bake on hot griddle
and serve with maple syrup and sau-
sage.
Who Will be Our
Next Postmaster.
The term of office of J. F. Naugle,
the present postmaster of Meyersdale
expires on December 14th and as the
administration has changee, the suec-
cessor to Mr. Naugle will be a Demo-
crat. Those aspiring for the position
are: Rev. A. 8. Glessner, J. T. Ship-
ley, J. F. Reich, H. T. Staub and J.
L. Weakland, all of whom possess
umm
merit, but only one will get it. . :
‘hart. ’
GLEICH—COLLINS,
At 6:30 Wednesday morning at the
‘Catholic. church, Rev. Fr. Brady offi-
ciating at high nuptial mass, Miss Ti
na Collins, one of Meyersdale’s popular
lad; and who had been a clerk in
the Weinstein clothing store, was u-
‘nited in marriage to Mr. _ Charles
‘Gleich of Columbus, Ohio. The attend-
‘ants at the wedding were Miss Ethel
Collins, sister of the bride ard Mr.
Thos. McKenzie. Miss Josephine Dam-
ico presided at the organ. A wedding
breakfast was served at the home o.
‘Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hittie. The happy
couple left for Columbus where the
groom has a home gwaiting their
coming.
ABANDONED TURNPIK!{ NOW
ARE A COUNTY CHARGE
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvan:
ia ‘has dismissed the appeal of the
commissioners ofSomerset County
from the decision of the Superior
Court which compels them to main-
tain abandoned turnpikes in Somerset
County which have not been taken
over by the state. That is to say, town-
ships can no longer work abandoned
turnpikes which have not become
state roads, but this work must be
done by the county. Under an Act
passed in 1915, the County Commiss-
ioners are empowered to use prison
labor on county roads, and as our jail
is usually filled with foreigners, con-
fined for small offenses, it seems that
the commissioners, if they show any-
thing like real efficiency, can make
an example to both the state author
ities and the township auhorities of
how to handle our good roads prob
lem. :
SNYDER—FAIDLEY
Jacob Snyder, son of Mrs. Joseph-
ine Snyder of Rockwood and Miss
Emma Faidley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Faidley of Markelton,
were recently married by Rev. I. J.
Duke, of Rockwood.
Joel Miller, aged 75, a native of
Elk Lick township, and & bishop of
the Amish church, died a few days
ago at his home near Grantsviile. His
widow and two sons survive.
All kinds of Guns and
Repai=z at—
GURLEY"S SPORTING
GOODS STORE,
that one among
good roads cheaply, which ought to be |
BADGE I$
OFFICE,
BOARD OF GAME COMMISSION-
ERS, HARRISBURG, PA.
November 22nd., 1915
Editor of the Meyersdale Commercial
Meyersdale, Pa.
My dear Sir:—
Some time ago I had
sent to me a copy of your issue of
October 21st, 1915 containing an open
letter from Mrs. Flora S. Black, pro-
testing against what she terms “the
useless killing by hunters”, which ar-
ticle I read with no little interet and
some surprise, and for various rea-
sons.
First of all I wondered that anyone
should go into the public discussion of
a subject , of which they . apparently
know but little. The purpose of Mrs.
Black in writing her letter I have no
doubt was to give additional protect-
fon to beneficial wild creatures, and
but she has apparently written with-
out understanding what was needed
to give protection to our birds, with-
out knowing what birds or animals
should be protected, or who up-to
this very hour, had been the true con-
servators of our wild life in Pennsyl-
vania, each of which is necessary to
secure desired results.
It is easy to cry Peace! Peace!!
when we know there is no peace, and
never will , so long as human nature
is as it is even among the churches
where peace and harmony and good-
will are supesed to prevail, if any-
where. We know human nature fre-
quently asserts itself and this one or
e an the brethren pushes
forward at the expemse of his fellow.
In my opinion peace is best maintain
ed by being able to repel force with
force when necessity requires and to
that end we hold hunting to be a Na-
tional necessity, through which our
young men who choose to go hunting
secure an experience in the manipu-
lation of guns, in learning to shoot
straight ete, in time of peace that
fits them quickly , with limited dis-
cipline and drill to become efficient
soldiers in time of war, our defense in
time of trouble, and the necessity for
On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clock in the Methodist church of this
place very interesting services were
conducted by M. C. Lowry Post of
the Grand Army of the Reublic to pay
respect to the memory of their. de-
parted ones of the order. The services
were in harge of Ccmmander of the
Port, Dr. H C. McKinley. The choir
furnished some excellent music and
an able sermon was delivered by
Rev. W. W. Wagner, of Salisbury
who is the chaplain of the Post.
The Adjutant, John H. Lepley read
brief sketches of the lives of the de-
parted comrades:
Jacob Beal was enrolled in Co C,
61st. Regt., Pa. Inf, Sept 26, 1864
to serve one year and was honorably
discharged Sept 20, 1866. He joined
the Post in 1906 and died March i8,
1912. ‘
Comrade Aaron B. Isett was enroll-
‘ed in Co. C, 125, Pa. Inf. August 13,
1862 to serve 9 months and was hon-
orably discharged May 18, 1853. He
Joined the Post in 1912 and died on
April 6, 1914.
Willim Daugherty was a member
of the 1st Rat, Pa. Inf, served in
two organizations and was honorably
mustered out at the end of term of
‘service. He joined the Post in 1899
and died March 1st, 1914.
John B. Engle was a member of the
1s. Bat. Pa. Inf. and was honorably
discharged at the expiration of his
term of service. He joined this Post
in 1900 and died Oct. 25, 1912.
Comrade Jesse Cook was first en-
rolled in Co. K, 2nd P. H. D, Mary-
land Inf. and was honorably discharg-
ed at the end of a three-year enlist-
to re-enlist in the same Co for three
years, or during the war. He joined
this Post in 1911 and died in Sep. 1913
to that extent is most commendable, '
DR. KALBFUS SAYS HUNTERS
ONE OF HONOR
_ AND NOT OF SHAME
Answer to Mrs. F. B. Black’s Recent Communication Regarding
the killing of Animals and Birds During the Hnnting
Season. State Commissioner Declares
Sportsmen the only Pro-
tectors of Game.
&
Dleasant the thought may be, is con-
stantly before us. The evidence of
this condition is so well known that I
‘need not discuss this phase at further
length.
Through hunting our men who en-
gage in that pastime secure a know-
ledge of the topography of our State,
of her streams, her timberlands, her
minerals, her industries, her waste
lands, her cultivated lands, her ani-
mals and birds, and her people, that
can be secured in no other way.
These men are led to see Pennsyl-
vania first and know we have in her
one of the best, if not the very best,
State in the Union, Everywhere
around us, we see hospitals and sani-
tariums, with surgeons, nurses and
medicines, built and sustained by the
State, and designed to make sick men
well. We contend that through hunt-
ing and the outing secured through
the incentive of game, many a well
man is kept well and many an ailing
“man is returned to health without the
aid of hospitals, nurses or medicines.
We contend that better health means
better citixenship. But, I am writing
more at length than I intended regard-
ing a feature of this question that I|
| nad not thought to even touch upon
(in this letter, and will return to the
original line of thought.
You have in mind the story of the
merchant travelling from Jerusalem
to Jericho, was attacked by thieves,
and left wounded and suffering by the
wayside. You remember how the priest,
the one from whom, because of his
profession, most was expected, passed
| B¥ on ‘the ther: side, you recall how
the Levite; another of the leaders of
public thought, did the same thing.
You remember what ‘the ‘Samaritan,
one from whom apparently nothing
was expected, did, and the Master
said: “Who was neighbor to that
man?” Experience teaches me that
actions count to-a far greater extent
than do words, and I'am sure a meas-
ure of grain scattered where Bob-
white and his suffering family can get
it means more to them than do all the
kind words that can be expressed by
all ‘the people of the county wherein
they are about to die of starvation.
such defense, no difference how un- |
Continued on 5th Page.
GA RMEMORAL .
SERVICES VERY INTERESTING
~»Norman Engle was enrolled in Co.
CG, 3rd.#P. H. B. Maryland Infantry
and at ‘the expiration of his term of
service re-enlisted in the same Co.
and ;was honorably discharged at the
close of the war. He joined the Post
by transfer in 1913 and died Feb. 18
1915. oe)
Comrade Luther A. Smith was en-
rolled in Co. A ‘10th Pa. Res. Corps.
The first company that left Somerset
County from the front on April 14 in
1861 to serve 3 yrs. He received a
severe injury from the concussion
of shell at the Second Battle of Bull
Run. He was mustered out with the
Co. t the expiration of three years
but ever fully recovered from his in-
jury which was a contributing cause
of paralysis from which he died Feb.
17, 1911. He was a charter member of
this Post and remained a faithful
member to the time of his death.
Comrade John Kennell was a mem-
ber of Co. —, Volunteers, served—
ad was honorably discharged. He was
reinstated in this Post Jan. 5, 1898, and
‘ws a member in good standing at the
time of his death.
Comrade Elias F. Bittner was en-
rolled in Co. F. 61st Penna. Inft. on
Sept 26th 1864 and was _honorably
discharged on June 1865. He joined
this Post in 1910 and died recently.
List of Soldiers, not members of
the Post, who died recently: Solomon
Shumker, Jacob Zufall, Oliver Hersh,
Edgar Kyle,: Michael Hutzell, Perry
Hutzel, Frederick Swearman A. J.
Stoner, Garret Forespring, Eli Shock-
ey, Conrad Shultz, Solomon Housel,
A. E. Shoemaker, Noah Cator The
last two were Citizens of Meyersdale.
FANCY MAPLE MALNUTS AT 20
cents per bh. BITTNER’S GROCERY
| THRouGHOUT county
County Game Protector C. H.
Osmer on November 2, arrested John
and Lloyd Cramer, brothers, living
near New Lexington, in Middlecreek
township, for hunting without license.
Diptheria is in the home of Sheriff
Hochard at the county jail, Miss Myra
Hochard, the sheriff's daughter, havy-
ing the disease. The home and jail
have been thoroughly fumigated and
rart of the sheriff's family are stay
ing elsewhere.
Mrs. Lloyd G. McCrum is erpected
to return to Somerset this week from
Rochester, Minnesota, where she has
been for several weeks with her fath-
er, Ross B. Ried of Connellsville, who
is at the Mayo Brothers’ Hospital. Mr,
Ried underwent a surgical operation
last week, since which time he has
been recovering rapidly from an
affliction of long standing.
Application for a charter for a new
bank at Salisbury will be made to
Gov. Brumbaugh on February 21st.
The new instution will be known as
the Citizens State Bank. The capital
stock of the new bank will be $25,000.
The incorporators are John M.'
Wright, Samuel J. Ringler, Milton J.
Glotfelty, George GG. Engle, John A.
Knecht, John D. Miller, W. M. Knecht,
Frank F. Petry, James "Harding,
Daniel D. Otto and N. R. Newman.
The explosion of an oil lamp is
said to have been the cause of the
fire which destroyed a row of six
houses ewned by the Baker-Whitely
Coal Co: at Hooversville on the night
of Nov. 17 No one was injured in the
blaze although many narrowly escap-|
ed cremation. The houses burned rap-
idly. The fire started about 9 o’clock.
Whistles on the power house brought
out volunteer fire-fighters, but owing |’
MANY DEATHS
IN COUNTY
Many Friends Whom You Knew
and Loved Who Have Passed
Away Recently in This Vicin-
ity.
ROBERT A. WINTER.
One of the respected men of this end
of the county passed away from
earth's scenes at his home in Salig-
bury on Friday, November 19, aged
67 years 10 Months and 27 Days. The
deceased was born in Allegany Cc-
unty, Md.
When a young man he followed
mining and railroading. On March 8,
1868, he was united in marriage to
Miss Rebecca Mull. To this union
were born five children: James A., of
Salisbu.y; George, of Jenner; Ben-
jamin, of Keim; Mrs. Wm Robertson
of Boynton, and Mrs. Chas. Mimma,
of Milford. His first wife having died
in 1901, he married Miss Matilda
Wright, with an adopted daughter,
Miss Elsie, survives. There were 32
grandchildren and two great grand-
children, After coming to Somerset
county in 1870 he followed mining,
being foreman for over thirty years.
from which he was forced to retire
on account of ill health. The funeral
was ‘conducted on Tuesday, November
3 at 19 a. m. by his pastor, Rev. Clyde
V. Sparling, of the M E Church as-
sisted by Rev. J. C. Matteson, Rev
H. L. Goughnour, Rev. A. S. Kresge,
and Dr. L. P. Young; W. C Price be-
ing ‘the undertaker. The deceased
was a member of Lodgge 554, F. and
A. M., No. 982 of Salisbury and of
Gazell Rebeka Lodge "of Meyersdale
to the rapid progress made by the
flames, the volunteers were unable to
cope with the blaze. Little of the be. |
longings of any of the families could
be taken out before the buildings
‘were destroyed. The houses were in a |
single row and the fire made short
work of the thin partitions.
While erigaged in boiling two gall
ons of crude oil, two gallons of water,
and two pounds of soap in an ordinary
boiler, the elements exploded and
spread fire about the kitchen of W. L.
Dobbins of Shade Township, burning
his little home and its contents. The
loss occured on the twenty-eight day
of last May, and Mr. Dobbins has in-
stituted suit against the National Hog
Company to recover $508.70, which he
alleges was the amount of his loss.
The plaintiff's statement, sets forth
that the defendant company maintain-
ed a hog ranch at New Ashtolo, in
Ogle Township, and that he was in
the company’s employ; that on the
28th day of May, at the instance of the
person in charge of the ranch, he took
to his home the crude oil, soap, and
water, and boiled them as directed to
do, the preparation being intended to
wash the hogs with.
BALTIMORE & OHIO'S REPORT
SHOWS GAIN IN EARNINGS.
Economy and greater efficiency
brought about a considerable in-crease
in the net earnings of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. as shown in thé 89th
annual report as submitted to the
stockholders recently. The net income
was $10,780,881, an increase of $1,530,
856, sufficient the report states, to pay
the established dividend of four per
cent on the preferred and five per cent
on the common stock and leave a
surplus of $771,473. h
Freight revenues which constitute
77.09 per cent of the operating reve-
nues, amounted to $70,780,808, a de-
crease of $5,617,008 or 7.35 per cent.
Passenger revenues amounted to $14,
069, 940, a decrease of $41,830,050 or
11.62" per cent. The total number of
passengers carried was 2,581,992, a
9:52 per cent. It is said that over 800,
000 of the decrease in passenger earn-
ings was due to the cessation of im-
migrant business occasioned by the
disturbed conditions in Europe and
that the remaining portion refllects
the general depression in business
during the year.
There were but slight changes in
the revenues from mail and express
which were $1,236.076 $1,818,452 re-
spectively. Other miscellaneous rev-
enues show a net increase of $109,773.
Maintenance of way and structural
expenses were $8,985,626, a decrease
of 27.64 per cent. The year previous
the item included $2,112,084 directly
attributable to the disastrous floods
of which there was no repetition in
1914. Maintenance of equipment ex-
Penses were $16,002,658, a decrease of |
6.69 per cent.
{oes
| Union Cemetery.
all of which orgaizations had a large
numbers of representatives at the
funeral. Interment was made in the
I. 0. O. F. cemetery of Salisbury,
The family desires to express their
appreciation and gratitude to all of
their friends and to the orders rep--
resented and for the tributes of flow--
ers. 3
MRS. ELIZAJANE HESS.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Hess, wife of the
late Isaiah Hess, died at her home in
Lavansville Monday, November 8th,
aged seventy-fonr years, four months
and twenty-four days. She is survived
by one sister and three brothers. viz:
Mrs. Wesley Miller, Jacob Barron, and
Samuel Barron of Friedens, and Cyrus
Barron, of Dixon, Til.
Mrs® Hess was a consistent and life-
long member of the Samuels Lutheran
Church, Funeral services were held on
Wednesday. Interment was made in
the Samuels Cemetery. The Rev. H. ;
M. Petrea, pastor of the Lavansville ~
Church, officiated.
EDWARD FISHER
The dead body of Edward Fisher,
aged 64°years, was foud in a field near
his home in Somerset township recent-
ly by Harry Slickerman, who was
hunting for game. Mr. Fisher lert his
home shortly after dinner with a
wheelbarrow and on ax, intending to
cut some wood. When found, one stick
of wood was lying by his side, indica-
tion that he died probably from heart
trouble, just after beginning work.
Mr. Fisher was a coal mier and farm-
er. He is survived by his wife, Hester
Fishe.
MRS. WASHINGTON MEGAHAN.
Mrs. Washington Megahan, aged
seventy-seven years, died Nov. 16 in a
hospital at Wilkinsburg, where she
had been for six weeks. She and her
husband, now in his ninety-fifth year,
moved to Wilkinsburg about two years
ago, where they lived with Mr. Me-
gahan’s son John. She was the second
wife of Washington Megahan. The re-
mains were brought to Berlin, where
they will be interred, The de
cedent was an esteemed Christian
woman, belonging to the Methodist
Church.
CATHERINE MATILDA SHAFFER.
Catherine Matilda Shaffer, wife of
Geo. Wilson Shaffer of Brothersvalley
Township, was born May 5th, 1878,
and died November 10th, 1915, aged
forty years, six months, and five days.
The deceased is survived by a hus-
band and sir children, two brothers
and three sisters. Funeral sevices
were held Friday afternoon and were
canducted by the Rev. G. A. Collin,
pastor of the U. E. Church, of which
the deceased was a member.
The interment took place in the
T