-
=)
sday.
nence
ening
e Op-
n and
unday
ease.
‘came
naded
wards
f the
[eyers-
servi-
f that
uncle
risiting
this
f Ber-
ughter,
Ly.
er was
week.
hildren
arents,
king at
5. Bear.
st week
oser, of
lie Nei-
zg with
sy mak-
TS.
nton, O.
Mrs. M.
as away
s home.
Himes
3 ovens
sowing
re work-
-—
a
PS Re TH
Rs. en ey
We have a big cir-
culation and an “ad”
here is read by thou-
sands of people.
Meyersdal
’
Commercial. :=2
Many tell us they
are delighted with our
job printing.
VOL. XXXVI.
REV. MICHAEL
MAY LEAVE
Popular Lutheran Pastor Want-
ed In Larger Fields. He is Con-
sidering Tacoma, Washington,
Charge.
Rev D. W. Michael the popular and
efficient pastor the Lutheran
chureh of this place, is considering
the acceptance of a call to Tacoma,
Washington in the near future, much
of
to the regret of his large congrega-
tion.
Two years ago, this coming June,
Rev. Michael came here from Chica-
go and being used to the cultural ad-
vantages of city life, may decide 10
go to a larger place than Meyersdale.
Calls have been extended to him
from Harrisburg, Pa.; Ottumwa. Ia.;
Erie, Pa.; and Tacoma, Washington,
and while he is holding the matter
under advisement he may decide to
go to Tacoma. There is a splendid
city of nearly 100,000 inhabitants,
and a thriving Lutheran university is
located there.
The Lutheran church here has
grown greatly during his two years’
pastorate, nearly two hundred new
members having been added in that
time. There ,are now about 700 mem-
bers. Not only the people of his
charge but many others in the com-
munity would regret Rev.. Michaels
departure as by his cordial, sympa-
thetic maner he has made a host of
friends here. If he goes it will be a-
bout July 1.
.
MEYERSDALE PA., THURSDAY, MAY 11. 1916.
MARRIED
A quiet but pretty wedding was
solemnized Wednesday afternoon of
| last week at the home of Mrs. Mary S.
| Koontz, of Berlin, when her daughter
COBER—KOONTZ
|
| Miss Nellie Grace Koontz, became the
bride of Prof. Alvaro B. Cober, the
| ceremony being performed by D. 8.
Stephen, pastor of Trinity Reformed
' Church. Only immediate members of
the family were present. Following
the ceremony. Prof. and Mrs. Cober
left for St Augustine, Fla. Later they
will go to Havana and return home
via New York. Prof. Cober is widely
known in educational circles, having
| taught for several years in the public
| schools, before entering the service
of the Federal Bureau of Education,
with which he spent five years in the
Philippines. During the past term
Prof. Cober was supervising principal
of the schools of Brothersvalley town-
ship.
THOMAS—MILLER
Thomas Thomas and Mrs. Helen
Miller, both of Cairnbrook, Somerset
County, were married Tuesday at the
office of Alderman Will J. Lamberd
of Johnstown the magistrate perform- |
ing the ceremony. They will reside "at
Cairnbrook.
CLEAN UP YOUR LOVED
ONES’ GRAVES.
Memorial Day observance will soon
be here~ Will the final resting paces |
of the forms of your departed oved
ones be such that your can take some |
satisfaction in viewing them when th
graves of the nation’s honored de~q
are being decorated on the 30th of the
present month, Attend to it now ;don’t |
I
i
PRIZES
FOR BEAUTIFUL PREMISES
. The. regular monthly meeting of
the Civic League was held at the
home of the president, Mrs 8S. B.
Philson on Thursday evening, May!
1. One of the orders of business was
the consideration of the monies, sent
in for seeds, vines and builbs. The
league sent to the nursery $66.35 and
ful. And we are begging for the hear
ty co-operation of ‘every family for
a cleaner and more sightly town.
To further this: object the sum of
' $20 to be awarded as prizes, has been
'given:iin charge of the League by per-
!sons who desire to see the greatest
{possible result from distributing
there has been collected of this a- | of seeds, vines and bulbs, but espec-
BIG EVENT FOR
HAUSFRAUEN MEETING.
The May meeting of
COUNIY ODD FELLOWS ova wa wld ne tr ome
Berkley. Locust Grove Farm. Mrs.
About Four Hundred County Members of the Order Participate | Wilson E. and Mrs. Edward N. Walker
in Annual Contest in Degree Team Work. Somerset
Lodge Wins Loving Cup From Meyersdale |
With Little
Friday evening was a red letter
event in Meyersdale for Somerstet
County Odd Fellows as it was then
about 400 of the order from the 16
lodges of the county withamemebr-
ship of 1700 assembled in Amity Hall
in this place to participate in what
has become an annual contest in de-
gree team work for a loving cup, do-
nated one year ago by District Depu-
ty Shaffer, of Somerset. The initial
‘contest was held at Rockwood one
year ago, and the winners on that oc-
casion was the Meyersdale team, and
the beautiful trophy during the past
year was ever an inspiration to the
the members of the local lodge, and
it was the desire and hope of the
lodge that it might be retained here
for another year, but the judges on
Friday evening decreed otherwise,
from a fair and impartial decision.
the honors going this year to ‘the
Somerset Lodge.
There were three teams entered
the list this year—Somerset, Boswell,
and Meyersdale; The points made by
pach was respectively 96, 95, 94
showing that there was but litle dif-
ference in efficiency in the work of,
the three team contestants.
Te events. of the evening began
with the City Band escorting the as-
smbled Odd Felows from the local
‘lodge room at about 7:30 o'clock to
| Amity Hall, because of its commodi-
ous condition. The exercises began =t
8 o'clock and lasted until about 2 a.
m. Following the decision of the
judges, Rev. A. S. Kresge made the
|of Cloverdale Farm, Mrs. Wm R.
| Ebaugh entertaining. A congratulat-
Difference. ing letter from His Excellency, Cov.
ore Brumbaugh and one from Lieut. Gov,
presentation speech transferring the | McClain was read. Gov. Brumbaugh
cup from the Meyersdale lodge to that | said: .
of the winners, the Somerset lodge. |
These exercises concluded all re-
paired to the dining hall in basement
wheré a fine banquet awaited the
toilers as well as all the members. 1t
was served under the guidance of
four . members of the local Rebekah
lodge, Mesdames T. W. Carter, Mrs.
Janies Campbell, Mrs. Robert Ward-
low, pnd Mrs. David Currie.
The feast of reason and the flow of
soul, was guided very wittily by Rev.
A. SiKresge as toastmaster and many
fine toasts were responded to by the
members pertaining to the good of
the order. Before all had been regal.
My sincere congratulations and
best wishes for the continued success
of the great work Die. Hausfraucn
have begun. )
“It is unique and far-reaching ser-
vice which you are rendering to the
pecple of this Commorwealth and 1
trust that the influence set at work by
you will be wide-spread and multiply
want to say that I am entirely in sym-
pathy and heartily applaud the pur-
pose of Die Hausfrauen. An organiza-
tion of such a character certainly does
ed the night was far spent and the relieve the hum-drum of life for wom-
day was nigh at hand. That all enjoy- | en on the farm. It promotes advantage-
ed the occasion is needles to affirm. ous social intercourse and has in it
music was furnished by the elements of real uplift. I'm not
Messrs. H. K. Aurandt, J. E. Clapper, much in sympathy with a whole lot of
and G. G, Knieriem, the uplift notioms of the present day
The following are the members of but the more uplift we have of the
|
|
Meyersdale participating in the work: | king contemplated by “Die Hausfrau- |
V. G.; Geo. Blake, Con.; J. F. the community, and the happinness of
Warden; C: H. Shockey,
in; J. E. Steckler, R. S. N. G,;
the people.”
rice, R. S. V. G.; L. C. Bittner, with a liberal supply of their just-
8 V. G.; Wm. Carter, Past Grand; ly famous pies and as two new organ-
- Griffith, R. S.; F. P. Hare, L, izations of this popular society will
§.; James Campbell, I. G.; Jas. be formed before Goed Roads Day a
Spence O. G, The following were the goodly number of thse delectable
chamacters in the work: — Robert sweets wil tick 2 the palates ot will-
War fllow, Robert Downey, Alexander ing workers; me others need apply.
Downey, Alexander Thompson, Wm. |
‘Housel, Lloyd Shumae, T. W. Carter. | race at the April meeting for destroy-
BOUGHT BUILDING C
“FOR FACTORY
The Spring Cushion Tire Corpora-
ttio of which the local representative
is our townsman, Mr. H. H. Lang, has
purchased from the Somerset Trust
Company what is commonly known as
IP DAY
yr.
wish to pass them along:
* Clubfoot on Cabbage.
Thursday, May 18th, has been set '
| apart for “Claning up day, for the
| town of Meyersdale. There will be
{no teams sent around this year ex-
cept to those who are not financially
Cabbage Worms.
1 oz. arsenate of lead in 3 gal of water.
Sprinkle om plants or 1 teaspoonful
lead to 30 teaspoonfuls flour.
Radish Maggot.
~ ..DEATHS IN
THIS COUNTY
Some Friends "'Whom you Knew
and Loved Who have Passed
Away Recently in this Vi-
cinity.
MRS. ELIZABETH. MEYERS.
+ Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers, a well
known resident of Hplsopple, died
at her home there Saturday evening.
‘Deceased was a daughter of Chris-
tian and Mary Holsopple. Her fath-
er was a Civil war veteran, serving
as captain of his company. He died
while a captive in Libby prison. Her
husband Henry Meyers to whom she
was married in 1871 died June 4, 1909.
-.-e efficiency mm producing better con | The deceased is survived by. these
d t.ons in the home life of our rural | hijdren: Mahlon H| Meyers of Fer-
People.” Lieut Gov. McClain said “T | ndale, Philip J. Meyers of Charleroi,
Washington county; Mary E. wife of
C. J. Lehman and Jenny M., wife of
Walter E. Custer. Thirteen grandchil-
dren also survive. The funeral will
take place at 2 o'clock Tuesday after-
noon, services conducted in the Hols-
opple United Brethren church Burial
in the Meyers plot im: Custer veme-
tery.
MRS. ADA P. SHAW
Wife of Leonard Shaw, died at her
, George B $ i :
, Ge rge angard, N G.; Dennis Knie- jen the better will be the morality of pome at Boynton at 10:30 on Monday
morning following an illnéss of but
three days. She was aged 30 years,
Good Roads Day May 25 will be ob-! 1 yonth and 4 da ia
i : ays. Besides her hus-
Willlgm Horning, L. S. N. G.; Wil- iserved by the society as last year |nang three children: survive and he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Holler
and several brothers and sisters, all
of Boynton. The deceased was a
member of the Lutheran church. The.
funeral services were held on Wed-
nesday afternoon conducted by Rev.
| One. W.\ C. Price, of Meyersdale,
ing injurious insects on plants were |
| found so beneficial Die Hausfrauen |
|
a INE SO Sulphur, 1 part; Lime 1 part; Stir and
rg \ ; i mix in soil where plant is to be set. |
The rules given by Prof. H. A, Sur-|,.4 charge of the funeral.
EMANUEL LAPE
Emanuel Lape of Somerset, aged 58
years, died at. 5:15 o'clock Tuesdav
afternoon at Memorial hospital at
Johnstown, two days. after his admiss-
ion. About a week ago Mr. Lape sus-
%ained a cut on: the: left thumb. An ob-
scess developed; followed by blood
poisoning. Mr. Lape is survived by
the following children: George, Som-
werset; Elmer; Cairnbrook; Robert,
‘ the bulbs and vines they ordered are
mount all but $5 which is outstand ; fally for the improvement of lawns
in town, because orders have not | and surroundings.
yet been filled. This sum of money is to be divided
All those who have not received all | {nto three prizes—$10, $5 and $6 and
are to be for lawns and surroundings
showing the greatest improvement
and attractiveness.
the Duncombe property located at the
B. & O. railroad at Broadway in this
place, for the manufacture of at least
two kinds -of automobile tires, one of
requested to at once notify Mrs. W.
S. Livengood, stating in what particu
lar they are short, so that the matter
can be rectified this season. The
money has been sent in for them
and the league will be out of pocket
on those orders not filled. Necessa-
rily there were some orders missed
and some duplicated in filling many
but everything can be adjusted sat-
isfactorily if those who are short in
the number of things received will
attend to it at once. inspiration for every |. Lang hopes in sixty days to be
With the large amount of money one to get busy at once. The earlier | turning out the finished product. Lo-
invested in fower seeds, vines and you begin the more chance for de- .,;jy there is quite a demand already
a tubeless air cooled tire. Both of these
| tires have been. tested out and are
It has been specifically stated to! ,.;nounced superior to ali others on
the League that these prizes are not | the market as to durability and have
to be given to those already having ipo quality of resiliency of any pneu-
highly improved lawns, but to those | matic tire on the market. They are
who have overcome obstacles and | guaranteed to run 10,000 miles and the
shown marked efforts. A committee ico of the pneumatic is only 3500.
will be appointed to keep every! nro, are at work now on the build-
Sirest under close observation, so no ing, giving it an overhauling and a Te
one’s efforts will be overlooked. With "modeling. It is a three-story structure
should be an
which is a spring tire and the other is
these large /prizes to be gained it |and well adapted for its new demands.
bulbs, we should have a brilliant flo- velopment. So get busy! Get Busy!!
ral display and a town more beauti- GET BUSY!
MOTHER'S DAY TO BE HELD
BY EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
Church willl hold its Mother's Day
and 28th Anniversary service in the
auditorium of the church at 7:30 on
Sunday evening, May 14th.
The following program will be ren-
dered: :
Hymn, — — Congregation
Prayer, — — — — Leader
Address of Welcome, The President
Hymn — — — Congregation
Reading, “Mothers of the Bible,
Helen Collins.
Recitation, “To My Mother, —
Harry Gordon
Anthem, “My Mother's God, Choir
Solo, “My Trundle Bed,
Leonora Collins
A Seven Minutes’ Talk, The Pastor
Recitation, “Beautiful Hands,
Thelma Mankamyer
Hymn, — — Congregation
Recitation, “Memories”
Reading, “The Youngest Epworth-
jan’s Dream,” Alma Donnecker.
Hymn — — — Congregation.
Installation of Officers, Pastor.
Mrs. Robert Critchfield and daugh-
ter, Mary of Rockwood were guests at
the home of the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Schardt a few days of
last week.
mersmee
VOTE FOR BRUMBAUGH DELE-
GATES FOR PRESIDENT AT THB
TUESDAY PRIMARY,
“DEFENCELESS AMERICA”
ILLUSTRATED.
“The Battle Cry of Peace” visual
izes the arguments of American army
and navy officials, of military ex-
jpemes. of patriotic citizens who have
banded together in such o1ganiza-
tions as the American Legion and the
National Security League. It was a-
dapted by President’'J. Stuare Black-
|ton of the Vitagraph Film Company
| from Hudson Maxim’s book, “Defence
| less America,” and it may fairly be
| described as @ timely, powerful, viv-
| 1d and faithful presentation in pic-
| ture form of the settled convictions
of one of the foremost military ex-
perts of the day. It reveals in dramat-
|ic form the feeling that has taken
| possession of watchful citizens all
| over the land. .
The lesson is driven home not only
by statistics, in particular those indi-
cating the inadequate navy now at the
disposal of the country if any emer-
i
gency should turn up, but by pictures |
showing the direful effects of an in|
vasion upon homes subject to the cru-
elties of invasion. One is the home of
a typical disarmamént advocate,
| whose millennial notions are encour-
aged by spies who work shoulder to
shoulder with him in defeating ap-
propriations for national defense
This big spectacular production will |
be at the Summer Garden, matines!y, W. Gur
and night, Tuesday, May 16th.
Fine sale bills printed here.
for the tires. By the end of a year a-
bout fifty men will be employed.
Mr. Lang is to be complimented in
having his firm locate in this place
and the citizens should do all in their
‘bower to boost the new enterprise.
BRETHREN CHURCH, Rev. H. L.
Goubhnour, Pastor—Beginning Wed- |
nesday evening, services are being
held each evening this week in the
Salisbury church. On next Sunday,
May 14, there will be preaching ser-'
vices at Salisbury in the morning st
10:30 and Communion services in the
evening at 7:15. At Meyersdale a
special Mother’s Day service will be
held conducted by the S. 8. C. BE. at
7:30 p. m.
Next week on Wednesday, May 17
special services will begin in
Summit Mills Church and will be
held each evening the remainder of
the week. To all of these services all
are cordially invited.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS
The Fifth District Inter-denomina-
tional Sunday School convention will
be held at Berlin, May 17; the Ninth
District at Rockwood, on May 18,
| the Seventh at White Oak on May 29
and the Sixth District at Mt. Leba-
{non all day on Sunday, Mayl4.
ETE TE TPN SU Aly TAT
| 2,
|
© EE) GREE)
ley, Is carrying on what is
| called a Jitney Sale . Go look in his |
display windows and go In and make |
ais of him.
able to have their rubbish hauled
away and this will be attended to by
the League if such parties notify the
secretary, Miss Jessie McKinlsy, be-
fore Thursday, May 18th.
Let there be no abatement of ardor
over other years but let us have con-
certed action in cleaning up our sur-
roundings and making the town san-
itary and clean.
Rubbish may be dumped in a hole
on Keystone street, back of the Hib-
ner home, which is being filled in,
and ashes may be dumped at the ap-
proach to the old bridge where it has
been put across the Flaugherty.
To make our town clean you can.
, 1. Take away all dirt and ashes
from your back yard
Send your rubbish to the dumping
' ground. :
2. Clean out your cellars, stables, badly
immediately. |
1 oz. Arsenate of Lead; I gal. nf water
sweetened. Sprinkle on plants.
Listie and Misses Emma and Jennie
of Rockwood. The remains were tak-
en to Listie for burial and the funer-
al will be Held there Friday after
noon.
Bugs on Cucumbers.
Sprinkle ground with turpentine or e-
| qual parts of Arsenate of Leal and
Flour or scren with mosquito netting.
The June meeting will be held at
The Highlands Farm, the nome of Mrs.
Allen, Mrs. Ralph and Miss [rma Hay.
| Mrs, Merle Hay of Grandview Fa.m
will asist in entertaining.
SHOT INTO
~ DYNAMITE CAPS
|
|
A..G. BRANTANO.
A. G. Brantano, for several years a
resident of Black township but now
residing at Columbiana, O., died very
suddenly on: Friday evening. Mr. Bran-
tano was: a member of the Rockwood
I. 0. O: F. and was brought here and
buried in the Rockwood I. O. O. F.
cemetery Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Brantano was buried in the Rockwood
[. 0. O. F. cemetery about six weeks
ago..
+ Harry, the 16-year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Miller of Deal was
injured Tuesday at 1 p. m.
VIRGIL R. CRITCHFIELD
Virgil Ross Critchfield, aged 51 yrs.
of Rockwood, died at 2 o'clock Sunday
the !
and sheds. White wash your cellar W pile shooting with a revolver he us-
' walls, fences and hen houses. | ed a box of dynamite caps as a tar-
3. Burn ell rabbish that will burp, Set just for the fun of it, The Wooden
clean your vacant lots and alleys. box in which there were about 25
4. Avoid mixing ashes and garbage. ¢2PS Was sent into slivers and splin-
old paper, banana, | ters by the explosions and as the
or orange skins into the streets. ied was not far away, he was hit
| 6. Plant grass and flower seeds. | by the pieces of the box, many of
Dirty yards causes flies, sickness, them penetrating his face and body.
! death. Dr. E. F. Hemminger, of Meyersdale
Rotten garbage makes bad air, bad | Was summoned and had quite a task
air makes weak bodies, weak bodies |» cutting and pulling out the slivers.
makes big doctor bills. i
5. Don’t throw
——— |
| WILLS PROBATED.
CHANGE IN TEACHERS. | Oliver Emert, late of Somerset
On Friday evening the school di- | township, deceased by his will proba-
rectors held a meeting regarding the ed a few days ago by Clerk C. L
| election of the grade teachers but Shaver, bequeathed a life interest in
| nothing official as yet has been given his estate both real and personal to
! out for publication. his wife, and at her death it is to go
Two of the teachers, Miss Marie [to their children, share and share a.
Crowe and Miss Carrie England, are like.
not applicants as the former is to be
George W. Weaver, late of Garrett
, married this summer and the latter bequeathed his estate, real and per-|
‘has gone to Lancaster to take a bus- sonal, to his wife as long as she sur-
| inessc ourse. Two new teachers will vives and following her death it is to
' probably be, Miss Hester Meyers, who be divided share and share alike; a-|
was formerly a teacher here and who mong his four soms. His sons, Joseph
‘hag been teaching in Virginia, and land Edward, are appointed execu
| Miss Regina Reich who will graduate | tors
in June from the Indiana State Nor- |
mal.
On Monday, Judge Ruppel paroled
| David Ross of Shade township who
| Saturday Special at the
|N. T. Spoo Coton for 10c,
| spools to a customer. termined. Mr. Ross is 56 years of age
| TUESDAY PRIMARY. | so by & recent Act of Assembly,
and a well-to-do farmer. Inmates of |
VOTE FOR BRUMBAUGH DELE- | the hospital who areable to pay for | The Meyersdale Auto Co. one day
GATES FOR PRESIDENT AT THE | their maintenance are obliged to do | this week had a fine Peerless touring
morning at the home of relatives-in
Pittsburg. Funeral services were held
‘at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. Inter-
ment was made at 10:30 o’clock on
Wednesday morning. :
ATTENDED FUNERAL OF
: SON’S WIFE
Mrs." M. A. Rutter returned home
on Thursday from attending the fun-
eral of her son’s wife, Mrs.. Walter
Harkins, at Osceola Mills.
Mrs. Harkins died very suddenly
after an operation in a hospital at
at Omaha, Nebraska, in which state
Mr. and Mrs. Harkins lived. They
both were formerly of Clearfield Co.
in this state. They had been married
for eight years. Mr. Harkins alone
survives they having had no children,
He was a visitor in this place over
home.
[veer on his way to his western
THEIR FIFTIETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Miller, of
| Scottdale, Pa., celebrated the fiftieth
|anniversary of their marriage on Sat.
| urday last. The marriage of Mr. and
| Mrs. Miller tookn place May 6, 1868,
ja New Baltimore, the bride's manden
WOMEN’S | was recently sent to the county hos- |’, °° bejee hw Mey Jens Owens.
==>") | STORE—Three Spools of Clark's O. pital as insane. Relatives demanded . a E Ba BE vr
limit 8X pis release until his sanity was de |. © yersary was Mrs, Sila Mais
| ingly, of Bedford, who was Mrs. Mil-
| car delivered to Mr, Merrill in Garrett.