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Menersdale
MEYERSDALE PA.,. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916.
CONSOLIDATION |
OF FAIRS
Still Working on the Problem of
Combining Somerset and Mey-!
ersdale Associations. The Lat. !
ter Has All Equipment.
In corder to consummate a consoli-
dation of the Meyersdaie Fair Associ-
ation with that of Somerset, a joint
meeting of the two bodies was held
at the county seat last Saturday.
Those present from this place were
the President Barron E. Shipley;
Secretary Dallas J. Fike; W. H. Dee-
ter and C. C. Heckle.
A resolution was passed with a
view of uniting the two associations,
followed by a discussion of this idea.
The initiation of the movement orig-
inated with the Somerset Association,
but to speak candidly, it was that the
Meyersdale people geome not half way
but all the way to"Somerset with the
Fair. roi
There is to be said in regard to the
situation—Meyersdale has a thor-
oughly equipped fair ground with a
very excellent track and annually has
had first class fairs in point of exhip-
its, races, amusements and attend:
ance. This in each respect may be
negatived of Somerset. In favor of
Somerset it can be said that it is the
county seat and centrally, as to the
county, located.
The stockholders of the Meyersdale
Association realize that they have too
much money invested in the local
grounds to lightly abandon them.
Meyersdale would indeed appreci-
ate a union of the two fairs, provid-
ed it could be consummated at
Meyersdale. No decision was reached
at the meeting on Saturday.
INTERESTING
LYCEUM
On Friday evening, iast, at the ses-
_§ion. of the Lyceum held in Amity
* Hall, a fair sized audience assembled’
to hear the topic, The Power and
Function of the Will, discussed by
Rev. W. M. Howe, pastor of the
Church of the Brethren who opened
the discussion with a well prepared
and comprehensive paper on subject.
He started off by saying that as there
is a Trinity in God so man who is
made in the image of God, is in a na-
ture a three-fold being, his faculties
being in the main, the intellect, the
sensibilities and the will. As to the
power of the will, the speaker said
that a human being can accomplish
marvelous things when he sets out to
do so. As to the function of the will,
he said that it was to direct the whole
being, and the motive should be noble
and unselfish.
The president of the meeting was
Dr. Bruce Lichty and he very clever-
ly conducted the discussion. Dr. A.
E. Truxal spoke on the distinct sepa-
rate acts of mind action; Rev. Gough-
nour described the will in action when
the whole mind was at its best, all
parts thrilling with enthusiasm. Dr.
Large spoke on the objective and the
subjective mind, citing somewhat
from the realm of hypnotism. Mr. C.
W. Truxal aimed at the practical side
of the questions in his remarks. K.
Cleaver made a few remarks on the
subject of fatalism as it pertains to
choice. The meeting was very inter-
esting and it should have been much
more largely attended, as should all
of these meetings.
KINDERGARTEN TO OPEN.
The kindergarten to be conducted
by the Misses Katherine Leonard and
Mary Black in the Brotherhood Room
of the Lutheran Church, will open at
9:00 o'clock Monday, April 3, and
will continue until the 26th day of
May.
The charge wil be 50c per week
payable at the end of each week.
Open to all children between ages of
3 and 6 years.
BRIDE AND GROOM HERE.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown were re-
cent guests at the home of Mrs.
Brown’s uncle, E. C. Kyle, of North
street. ' Mrs. Brown, formerly Miss
Nelle Cover, is still visiting here. Her
husband is now employed by the H.
C. Frick Co., Connellsville, as a civil
came upon the scene and said that
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emmercial,
Many tell us they
are delighted with our
job printing,
Bring us your work.
!oFFicER SPERRY MAKES
RAID ON CARD PLAYERS
Policeman Benjamin Sperry i
making his rounds last Saturday
night thought that he would ascend
| to the second story of the building
j back of the postoffice. The hour was
between 1 and 3 o’clock Sunday a.
m. This was accomplished by mak-
ing use of the roof of an adjacent
one story building. On slipping sud-
denly through the window into the
room he found nine men there, and
a scatterment at once began; four or
five eluded the grasp of one lone man
and escaped, but two of the latter
were arrested the next day. Those
who remained were taken to the
‘lockup and had a hearing before
Burgess Gress in the forenoon. They
each gave a surety of $15.00 for their
‘appearance when demanded.
The burgess who had fined six
men on a previous occasion for poker
playing and did not wish to assume
too much authority in matter, had a
special meeting of city council called
for Tuesday evening. Council took
the stand that it had no authority in
the matter and that the disposal of
the case rested with the burgess.
The evidence collected by the offi-
cer were some cards and chips. The
men claimed they were just having a
friendly game. The total amount of
money found on the men was certain-
ly not great, being a little more than
$9.00. en
Whether the men were playing
poker for keeps or not, the officer is
to be commended for his determina-
tion to break up gambling in the
town.
LADS CONFESS
T0 ROBBERY
By the arrest of three boys, two’ of
whom are aged 15 years and the other
er 12, by Officer Hare yesterday,
some of the robberies are being ac-
counted for which have been occur-
ring about town for the last few
months.. :
Hoping for the reformation of
these youthful criminals and sparing
Itheir parents, leads the writer not tod
mention any names at this time.
Some of the robberies committed
were as follows: Gus Damico’s
store, McKenzie & Smith, Cook's
Candy Factory, and Peter Baer.
The exposure of the boys occurred
by candy, cigarettes, etc., being found
under a lumber pile in the Meyers-
dale Planing Mill Yard, by Ward
Deeter and young Wm. Appel. Just
as these boys were pulling out their
haul, one of the boys who stole it and
brought it there for safe keeping,
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the property was his, but he compro-
mised by giving fthe findérs a little
of the booty saying that if they told
anything about it, he would do them
up. One of these lads then told his
mother and later, Mr. Deeter, his
father discovered the stolen articles
himself. Officer Hare was put on
the scent and went directly to the
school house, into the room where
one of the boys was, and the boy
soon made a clean breast of the whole
matter as did the other two boys
when taken alone.
A hearing will be given the boys
this evening.
AMITY MEN HAVE
GOOD TIME
Class No. 1, of the Amity Re-
formed Sunday School, held a very
successful social in the social rooms
of the Sunday school building, on
Thursday evening.
About 60 were present, and a very
dainty lunch was served.
The teacher, W. H. Habel presided
in a very able manner,
Remarks were made by the pastor,
Dr. A. E. Truxal, Supt. F. A. Bittner,
H. C. Kneiream, Mrs. H. K. Aurandt,
Mrs. A. S. Kresge and others.
A most delightful evening was
spent.
H. C. Kneiream is the assistant
teacher.
Constable Bittner was down at
Markleton, a couple of days of this
week on business relative to the En-
terprise Lumber Co., of that place.
The Muncy Lumber Company had a
representative there this week who
engineer.
The largest stocks of Flour, Feed, |
Grain Salt are kept by Habel &|
was buying some of the equipment of
the plant.
Large can Spinach for 15¢ at Bitt-
‘edy, too.
JAMES ANKENY
MEETS DEATH
Somerset Man Killed in Railroad
Wreck. Thawing of Ground
Caused Rails to Spread Result-
ing in Accident.
The combination freight and pas-
senger train of the Pittsburg, West-
moreland and Somerset Railroad Co,
was wrecked about 10:30 Thursday
morning near Mechanicsburg, about
four miles from Ligonier, and one
man, James Ankeny, of Somerset
was killed. Had the locomotive or
passenger coach left the track, the
loss of life might have been greater.
Only two freight cars jumped the
tracks, rolling over an embankment.
Spreading of the rails as a result of
the thawing of the ground is believed
to have caused the accident.
J. W. Baker, of Ligonier, Superin-
tendent of the road, stated that the
train was running not more than 10
or 12 miles an hour at the time.
He denied that the locomotive had
gone through a bridge. The wreck
occurred he said, at the postoffice
in the road. Mr. Ankeny he said, was
old and a son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Ankeny, of Somerset. Early reports
in Somerset were to the effect that
the entire train had gone through a
bridge and that a score of people were
killed and a number of others in
jured.
The train was on its way from!
Ligonier to Somerset at the, time of
the accident.
YOUNG MAN
ELECTROCUTED
rett Meets Terrible Death at
His Home Tuesday Evening,
F Washington, the Biheioor. year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Christner
of Garrett met death by acciden-
tally being electrocuted at his fath-
er’s farm at about 5:30 o’clock on
Tuesday evening.
The young man was adjusting a
broken electric wire leading from the
street to the barn. He climbed up
along the side of the barn about ten
feet and had taken hold of the elec-
tric wire and a lightning rod on the
barn. Mr. Silas Deal noticed smoke
escaping from the boy’s glove and
pulled him down. Death was al-
most instantaneous. The funeral ser-
vices will be conducted by Rev. W.
H. B. Carney of the Lutheran Church
Friday afternoon. He is survived by
his parents and the following broth-
ers and sisters: George, Jacob, Har-
ry, Mrs. Edna Duecker, Katharine and
Edward, all of Garrett.
Washington was of excellent char-
acter and was most dutiful to his pa-
rents. The funeral was in charge of
Undertaker Tressler of Meyersdale.
Sincere sympathy is extended to
the family in their bereavement.
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THE BIJOU THEATER.
This very Thursday evening those
J rooting for a fine entertainment will
find it at the Bijou. Tonight, this
town’s favorite, William Farnum in
the Wonderful Adventure, and a won-
derful adventure it is. You will want
to see it. Then there will be a com-
Friday of this week, our great Graft
series; this time it will be the Milk
Trust. Double reward is another
good feature and besides there is to
be a good comedy.
Saturday night of this week—How
They do want to see their “Kity”!
The heroine of the Broken Coin, on
Saturday nights. Another interesting
feature is-Dad’s Dollars and Dirty
Doings; and Her Great Story.
Next Monday—The Heart of Boni-
ta, a Laemule; Cupid Trims His
Lordship; When Beauty Butts In.
Next Tuesday—The Hoax House, an
Imp feature; Shackles; A Circum-
stantial Scandal.
Next Wednesday—The One
man, 101 Bison; A good comedy.
Next Thursday—Another Cood Fox
story. The Winning of Miss Con-
strue.
Friday and Saturday of next week,
program later.
Wo-
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Try Mocha and Java
ner’s Grocery.
Coffee at
Bittner's Grocery.
' Mrs
known as Rector, where there is a fill i
jolted down between the freight cars. | Bidelweiss Glide
No one else was injured. | =
James Ankeny was about 30 years Brass Button.
Son of Mahlon Christner at Gar. |
vic LEAGUE
ENTERTAINMENT
Excellent Recital Given by Young
Masic Pupils. Good Advice by
Citizens on How to Beautify
Our Town and Keep it Clean.
The gateriainment on Tuesday eve-
ning in the High School Auditorium,
was a great success and was very
mu 1 enjoyed by the large audience
which entirely filled that spacious
hall requiring chairs to be brought
in: 3
The «meeting opened with an ad-
dress by Rev. Michael, who spoke on
making, a town an ideal town—one
that would please both the residents
and the people who visited or passed
throu it. Beautifying the town by
keeping - the parkings sodded and
clea; paint the public buildings,
dwellings, etc, and aside from the
pleasure obtained it increases the
market value of evry property in the |
town.
This was followed by the follow- |
ing - selections by the pupils of |
ella Livingood.
Mongstery Bells Lefebure-Wely.
Hilda Lichty.
..Vanderbeck.
Bernard Cochrane.
-. Kaufman
{ Andante. From Havin.
Dancing in the Moonlight.
3 Albert Bittner.
Dancing Sunbeams. .
i William Fritz.
Three Selections each by Violet Bau-
‘man and Bertha Glessner,
Bohei
. .Freemore
ian Dance. . . Von Weber
{ Margaret Kretchman.
Waitzes . .Gurlett-Kroeger
Dorothy Barchus
Ss March. .
James Weinstein
Petty Ivy Lichty and Olive Berk-
: ley.
Minuet .. ....
in, Festival
3 Mary Maust.
. Livingood then gave a brief
on of the Effa Ellis System
ing instrumental music of
she is the State teacher. The
‘three words which she used as key-
words to the method were: Inner
feeling, drill and reasoning. The re-
sults of her training really seeems
‘wonderful as all of the performers
were very young and the playing of
little Albert Bittner, aged 6 years,
who had taken only about 30 lessons
and Margaret Kretchman, aged 7,
who took her first lesson on Jan. 8,
of this year, deserve especial men-
tion.
Mrs. Livengood had the children
illustrate briefly the writing of orig-
inal melody and putting in the har-
mony. This was followed by selec-
tions prepared and memorized with-
out the instruction of the teacher, by
Mary Beachy, Mary Keim, Mary
Maust, Frances Damico and Bertha
Glessner. Frances Damico also ren-
dered “Then You’ll Remember Me”
by Bolfe and Miriam Glessner, “Last
Hope.”
Mr. H. M. Cook made an address
urging citizens to clean up in front
of their own properties and called
special attention to the condition of
Main and Centre streets. He said,
“Do not wait for Council to act, but
roll up your sleeves and go to work.
Mr. F. A. Bittner spoke effectively
along the same line commending the
ladies of the Civic League for the
good work that they are doing and
urged the men to assist them. Prof.
Kretchman stated that about $60.00
worth of plants had been ordered
from the Cleveland Flowehr Mission
through the local Civic League..
An offering was taken amounting
to $13.60 after which all were invited
to the Hosuehold Arts Department
where cake and coffee were served.
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Sold .Schumann
..Beethoven
.. Kroeger.
GIRLS’ BASKET BALL GAME.
On last Friday evening the Girls’
Basket Ball Team of Meyersdale
played the Lonaconing Girls’ Team
with the result of 6 to 3 in favor of
Lonaconing.
The Meyersdale team had but
three girls who had played before
and the three others only a few
times. Miss Beatrice Weigle, who
was ill on Friday, nevertheless
played, and during the
very severe fall, injuring twe ribs
and dislocating a finger joint. The
names of the local team were: —B. |
Weigle, M. Smith, M. Payne, R. Mec-
Kenzie, Saylor.
game had a
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5c, while it lasts at Bittner's Gro-
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CHILDREN OF OFFICER
HARE HAVE DIPHTHERIA
About one week ago the family
physician of Officer Hare was called
to the latter's home on lower Broad-
way on account of the illness of
three of the children. On examina-
tion it was found that they all had
diptheria, and that Clyde, aged 7 had
it in'a most malignant form. Anti-
toxin was administered to. him in
large quantities and lesser amounts
to Fred, aged 9, and to Calvin, the
baby, aged 61 months. Another lit-
tle son, aged five years who had not
yet contracted the disease was treat-
ed with antitoxin as a preventative.
It is believed all will recover.
Officer Hare was quarantined with
the rest, but later underwent a. third
degree in fumigation and was per
mitted the privilege of the street.
WILL LECTURE
Dr. Amelia Dranga, a very suecess- |
ful physician in the city of Pittsburg!
and a member of the Allegheny |
County Medical Society and of vari |
ous organizations working for moral
and civic betterment of our country
will lecture to women only at the
Methodist Episcopal church on Sun-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The subject of Dr. Dranga’s lecture
is The Story of Creation in All
Nature as it Should be Taught, and
will be to women only, hone under 14
being admitted.
In her work she has had a wide ex-
perience in the problems of life and
has learned where many of the break-
downs originate. The “Doctrine of
Preparedness” is of much more vital
concern to the individual than to the
nation, moreover, there can be no de-
bate as ito whether or not it is Chris-
tian. “To be forewarned is to be
forearmed.”
But the big problem is how to fore-
arm. an
To give a growing youth or maiden
the knowledge every normal person
seeks, without arousing a vicious and
lascivious imagination is the biggest
and most delicate problem any father
or mother faces. In the past this has
been put off and was finally gained
through vulgar sources; The result is
seen in the terrible facts presenting
themselves to civilization today.
Competent authorities say that 90
per cent of American blood is taint-
ed, if not by its own generation,
thereby the one just proceeding, with
the germs of immoral disease.
Dr. Dranga’s mission is to help the
mother face this situation and so. pre-
pare the mind of the youth that the
vulgar and viscious will find no lodg-
ing place.
Admission to the lecture is by invi-
tation, but these are free to all wo-
men and girls over fourteen years of
age. They can be obtained at the
following places: Hartley & Clutton;
Miss Zella Sides, Pfahler’s, Miss Car-
rie Donnecker and at the church just
preceding the lecture.
A question box will be opened at
the close of this lecture for any
question or difficulty that presents
itself along the line of the subject.
CRANKED AUTO
BROKE!IARM
Wm. Bradburn, son of Laundry-
man Bradburn, on Monday in crank-
ing up the deivery truck, was caught
by the recoil resulting in both bones
of his right forearm being fractured.
Dr. J. W. Wenzel reduced the frac-
ture.
While modern autos have the self-
starter, at times these are misnamed
and cranking has to be resorted to.|.
There have been enough arms broken
in this way for some inventive gen-
ius to make impossible such acci-
dents, or for some sagacious observer
to give the tip how to do it.
Gn
T. W. Guriey wishes to announce
that he has secured the Indian Motor
| Cycle Agency. He also deals in Bi |
ycles and auto Supplies. & Sport. | «
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Hammond Dairy or National Glut. |
en Feed will increase your milk SUR}
ply; try a bag and be convinced,
cery. |H2 abel & Phillips. |
HERE SUNDAY :
DEATHS IN
THIS COUNTY
| Sora Friends Whom You Knew
and Loved Who Have Passed
Away Recently in This Vicin-
ity.
DR. VALENTINE HAY.
Dr. Valentine Hay, aged 81 years,
oldest member of the Somerset
County Bar, former editor of the
Somerset “Democrat,” and one of the
wealthiest men in Somerset county,
died at his apartments in the Somer-
set House at 5:00 o'clock Thursday
morning following a severe “illness
with a number of ailments he suffered
during the past four or five years.
Dr. Hay was born at Brothersval-
ley Township, October 17, 1834, and
was. a son of Peter and Elizabeth
Walker Hay. His father died when
be was ten years old. At the age of
years, Valentine Hay began teach-
ing school and in 1853 he attended a
normal school at Berlin. One year
later he entered Heidelberg College
at Tiffin, O., from which he was
| graduated in 1857 with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts. In 1856, Mr. Hay
entered the law office of William J.
Baer and his brother Herman Ll.
Baer, in Somerset. He was admitted
to the Somerset Bar April 28, 1858.
On April, 1865, Mr. Hay married Eliz-
abeth A. Weimer, a daughter of
Dr. John Weimer, of Akron, O., who
died several years ago.
Dr. Hay ‘is survived by a daughter,
Mrs: Leora: Nutt, of Cleveland, O..
and two sisters, Mrs. Caroline Say-
lor, of Somerset Township, and Mrs.
Smith Walker, of Allegheny Town-
ship. Mrs. Walker is 96 years old.
In 1906, Heidelberg University con-
ferred on Attorney Hay the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon at 2 o’clock in charge
of Dr. Hiram King and Rev. Edgar
Hotiuelr of the Reformed Church.
BENJAMIN ZERFOSS.
Benjamin Zerfoss, a well known
citizen of Somerset township, died at
the home of his son, Elias, a few miles
west of Somerset, on Sunday, March
19, ‘at the age of 72 years. The fun-
eral was held at the Samuels church
on Tuesday afternoon, the services
being conducted by Elder Silas Hoov-
er, of the Church of the Brethren, of
which the deceased was a faithful
member for 35 years. Mr. Zerfoss
was a native of Somerset County and
was born March 11, 1844. To him
and his devoted wife were born ten
children, three of whom-one son and
two daughters—preceeded him to the
world beyond. He is survived by
his wife, two sons and five daughters,
namely, Elias and Moses, living near
Somerset; Mrs. Ambrose Spangler,
Mrs. Ralph Fleegle and Mrs. Harvey
Sipe, of Johnstown; Mrs. W. O. Ring-
ler, of Somerset, and Mrs. Elmer E.
Lambert, of Kalispell, Mont. He also
left 26 grandchildren. He was one of
a family of 16 children and is sur-
vived by two brothers and two sis-
ters.
SMALLPOX
IN COUNTY
Dr. C. P. Large of this place, the
county medical health inspector has
been over near Windber the past two
or three days vaccinating the popu-
lation of a small town by the name of
Arona where there are now 12 cases
of smallpox. It will require the doctor
two more days to complete the work.
A strict quarantine has been estab-
lished and sanitarymeasures are be-
ing carried out to protect the spread
of this scourge of humanity.
TWENTY-ONE KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Twenty-one persons were killed and
many others injured when the Twen-
tieth Century Limited on the New
York Central railroad crashed into
the wreck of two sections of Pitts
burg & Buffalo Flyer, eastbound
from Chicago, at Amherst, 37 miles
west of Cleveland, Ohio, just before
daybreak, Wednesday.
So badly mangled were some of the
dead that fragments were gathered
up in a basket and taken to the im-
provised morgue at Amherst. All the
dead were passengers on the flyer.
Stanton’s Pure Buckwheat
at Habel & Paling
Flour,
2 bars good Toilet Soap for 5c at
Bittner’'s Grocery.