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VOL. £XXVII
MEYERSDALE PA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8. 1916.
00D PLAY BY
SENIOR CLASS
Prof. Pepp* Delights Large Au-
dience in the Reich Auditorium
on Friday Night. Boys and Girls
Acquit Themselves Well.
The senior class of the Meyersdale
High School at its graduating exer-
cises held last Friday evening in the
spacious Reich auditorium, did hon-
or to the school and acquitted them-
selves with more than the usual mar-
gins for such occasions. The building
was filled with the many friends of
those who are passing into the stera-
er school of life and others were in
attendance who wanted an evening's
good entertainment. e
There were 28 in the class, 14
young ladies and 14 young gentlemen,
They are the’ following:— Kenneth
Brant, Frank Hocking, Irene Blum,
Leora Geiger, John Hocking, Mildred
Payne, Wm. Leckeniby, Edna Baker
Irene Collins, Jerre Beachy, Charles
Fike, Earl Opel, Ruth Kimble, Byron
Nicholson, Mary will, Jos Schultz,
David Noel, Earl Stotler, John Lint.
Elizabeth Bolden, Minnie Swear-
man, Mary Darrah, Marion Dickey,
Grace Weller, Frank Boucher, Mary
Emeigh, Ray Saylor, Esther Breig.
The program was opened by sever- |
al pleasing selections by Prof. Lew. |
ittner’s orchestra. To make the ev-
and one that all might enpoy, a
farce entited “Prof. Pepp,” was
played. The scene was laid in a small
colege town on the professor’s house
grounds in September. To trace the |
thread of events ludicrous to the ex-
treme, would require much time and |
perhaps more skill than at present
an'
who participated, sixteen of the class,
did their parts not far removed from |
true professionals.
“Pro. Pepp,”’ a nervous week.
who was ever in fear of Russian Ni-
hilists, was acted by Wm. Leckemby;
the part of C.. B. Buttonbuster, a
Lint, Howard Green, son of the pre-
ceding character, not pleased with
the euphony of the family name had
the court _¢hanged it to Green,—by
Charles Fike; the policeman of the
occasion was Jos Shultz; Peddler
Benson, working his way through
college, Earl Opel; Betty Weller, the
professor’s ward, Miss Grace Weller;
the housekeeper for the professor,
Miss Edna Baker, the hired girl, Miss
Mildred Payne, the college belle,
Minnie Swearman. These all were up
to the dot in their parts and none
faltered at all and stage fright got
hold of none of Prof. Pepp’s aggrega-
tion.
That young people in their teems
could so portray the characters which
they represented, is significant that
such success was not achieved by a
few days of preparation, but rather is
the culmination ' of the whole course
of study of the schools, and more es-
pecially of the high school. The most
direct training which the class
received was given by Misses Liven-
good and Lauver teachers of the high
school and much credit is due them
for their painstaking training.
Miss Irene Collins, a member of
the class, sang in her charming way,
“At Dawning,” and the class sang
the class song with good effect.
Prof. Kretchman, supervisory prin-
cipal, presented the diplomas and
made a brief, forceful address setting
forth that an education pays in doll-
ars and cens. A telling contrast in
these world-war times in which many
great munition factories are sending
our weapons to destroy mankind, was
the thought that the schools were
sending out a product that is ever a
blessing to mankind.
The class yells were a fitting close
of a very delightful commencement,
2 K OF P.T0
CELEBRATE 4TH
The Knights of Pythias are making
big preparations for the observance
of July 4th at Riverside Park. Fine
music, able and entertaining address-
es, good things to eat, dancing, sports
ete. are to make the day a lively
one. While the occasion will be under
the management of the order every-
body is urged tc be present.
GOLD MEDAL
BBL. AT HABEL & PHILLIPS
SHIRT FACTORY TO BE
ENLARGED
The Spaide Shirt Company, which
has factories at Butler and Tyrone,
Pa, and which lately negotiated the
purchase of the Meyersdale Shirt
factory, this week consummated the
legal transaction with the local trus-
tees, George R. Logue and Ammon
Poorbaugh.
This means that the stockholders
will receive every dollar which they
‘had invested in the Meyersdale Shirt
factory.
The new company for this place
has been established for a few years
elsewhere. Thy purpose enlarging
the plant here until eventually they
will employ 150 women and girls.
THE BIiJOU.
The Bijou has good ventilation
with over half a dozen large vents
for ingress of fresh air.
There will be a matinee on Satur-
day afternoon at which both “The
Broken Coin” will be given and “Peg
'0 The Ring.” Other fine features for
both the afternoon and evening pro-
grams. ‘
On Monday June 12, one ‘of the big
things will be “The Great Smash.”
On Tuesday June 13 you will enjoy
seeirg “Her Husband's Faith” and
“Pott’s’ Bungles Again.”
Wednesday, June 14 “The Capital
Prize” and “Mr. Fuller Pep.”
Thursday, June 15 Another of the
Fox big features, something unusual-
ly fine.
Friday, June 16 There will be ex-
hibited “Darcy of the Northwest
Mounted” and “Saving Susie from
the Sea.”
Saturday, June 17- This will be the
last episode of “The Broken Coin,”
and you will want to see “The Peg ‘0
the Ring” at night too.
THE ALUMNI BANQUET
Fillowing the Commencement ex-
ercises last Friday evening, the al-
umni banquet was held in Amity Hall;
about 90 persons were presént, Light
refreshments were served. The toast-
gay sport of 48 ‘was taken by“FeMn master was Prof. Kretchman. The ad-
dress of welcome was made by Wm.
+. "Lint, of the Class » 13, the Re-
sponse to which being biven DY
Frank Hocking of '16.. Miss Grace
Hoover of 09 sang a solo Addresses
were made by Rev. J. C. Matteson and
Prof. H. B. Weaver, Impromptu talks
abounded.
CHAUTAUQUA
PREPARATIONS
On Tuesday evening the general
committee of the Meyersdale Chau-
tauqua to be held June 28 to July 3
met at the Citizens Bank with the
following present: Paul D Clutton.
W. T. Hoblitzell, BE. C. Kyle, Harry
M Cook, W. H. Stotler, J. T. Shipley,
J. F. Reich, Robert Miller, John N.
Cover, Clarence Moore, Martin A.
Rutter.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Publicity —G. W. Collins,
W. S. Livengod, H M Cook, K. Cléav-
er. Arrangements, W. H. Deeter,
J. F. Reich, R. Harry Philson, John
Weimer, Simon Bittner. Finance,
Clarence Moore, J. F. Naugle, Paul
Clutton, Charles Griffeth. Decora-
tions—Fulton Shipley, Tom Weller,
Fred Wilmoth, William H. Holzshu,
Ammon Poorbaugh. Entertainment
of Talent, E. C. Kyle, H. M. Cook,
The meeting approved of the pled-
ged Ticket idea, that of every mem-
ber pledging himself to dispose of the
number of tickets he accepts.
MARRIED IN CUMBERLAND.
A marriage license was issued in
Cumberland a day or two ago to Ed-
Caroline Wilhelm, of Berkley Mills.
BAKER ESTATE
IS MYTH
Supposed Heirs to Millions Still
Hoping. Philadelphia Solicitors
Say Nothing in the Claims.
. ®
-A meeting was held in Johnstown
a few evenings ago of the Baker
“heirs” of Somerset, Cambria and
Indiana ‘counties in the interest of
their claim to the estate of the late
Jacob Baker estate which is now said
to be worth $700,000,000 and which
authorities on the subject declare to
be nothing but a myth.
The estate consists of 61 acres of
ground in the heart of Philadelphia,
leased over a hundred year ago to
Martin Yale for 99 years. Now that
the lease has expired heirs of Bak-
er want to recover the center of Phil-
adelphia and also about 90,000 acres
of ground in North Carolina.
At the meeting at Johnstown last
week it was voted to give $50 to send
two delegates to Detroit to ecenfer
with Canadian members of the fam-
ily.
According to Philadelphia authori-
ties, there is absolutely no ground
for the claims of the Baker, Ball or
other “heirs” whose ancestors “let
| land in Philadelphia on leases. Joseph
IK, Fletcher, deputy recorder of deeds
lin the Quaker City for 40 years and
| now solicitor to the recorder of deeds
{has this to say in the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
“During the 40 years I have been
(in this office there has hardly been a
week that from two to three letters
| concerning estates have not been re-
ceived. They aer all of the same ten-
lor, all seeking information about
‘mythical estates in ground which peo-
| ple in different parts of the country
"and even in Canada and Europe have
been led to believe, probably by un-
' scrupulous persons, they have a
i claim to in Philadelphia. In one let-
ter the supposed ground is the site
of the Pennsylvania railroad station;
in another, one of the big department
stores; again it is ground in the Neck
in Port Richmond, or in Germann-
town. The general story is that the
ground was leased for 99 years by an
ancestor and that the elase has laps-
ed. At one time it is in the Ball est-
| ate or the Baker estate, and several
years ago we had quite a persistent |
run of letters from people in the |
west and south named Pegg who
claimed to be descendants of the
Pegg, who in the early years of the
city owned a large tract of ground
bordering on, Pegg’s Run, a stream
which is found on the old maps, but
whic. for many years has emptied
itself into the Delaware through
the Willow street sewer.
DEATHS IN
THIS COUNTY
Somerset County Residents
Whom You Knew Who Have
Passed Away.
PAUL HOFFMAN,
A much respected citizen of Coal
Run and a veteran of the Civil War,
died at his home on Friday, June 2,
aged 79 years and 7 months. Mr.
Hoffman had been! in reasonably
good health for one of his advanced
years almost up to the time of his
demise. Being a member of M. C.
Lowry Post of Meyersdale, he par-
ticipated in the Memorial Day exer-
cises in the Union cemetery on the
30th. From this place he went to vis-
it friends in Somerset, returning to
his home on Wednesday evening. In
going from the trolley at Boynton
to his home he suffered a paralytic
stroke and he was carried the rest of
|srIDEGROOM CARRIED OVER
TOWN IN -ARM CHAIR
ANSWER FILED
FRAUD CHARGE
Speicher Denies Right of County
Commissioners to Open Ballot
Boxes in Six Somerset County
Districts.
Judge Ruppel Monday morning held
a hearing at Somerset on a petition
filed Friday to open the ballot boxes
in six Somerset county districts where
illegal voting is alleged to have taken
place on May 16. The petition chal-
lenges the election of Morris Speicher
who was nominated by 160 votes over
John P. Statler on the Republican”
ticket for the Legislature.
Speicher filed an answer denying
the right of the County Commission-
ers to opeu the ballot boxes. The
Court took the matter under advises
ment,
The petition was filed with the
Court Friday morning alleging that
returns of votes cast in six election
Mr. and Mrs, Abram Shultz, of
North street, on Thursday evening
gave a supper In honor of their son
George KE. and his bride, who was
Miss Florence Hoffman, of Elk Lick,
the young couple having been mar-
ried at the latter place on Wednes-
day.
On Thursday evening a number of
serenaders appeared. Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Wagner carrying an old arm-
chair, were also among the visitors
the chair being presented to the bride-
groom on account of his prediliction
for it as his only resting place when
he visited at the Wagner home.
The serenaders quickly seized their
opportunity and the bridegroom as
well, placed him in the old arm chair
and carried him several blocks . At
the fire engine house they tried to get
the hose truck but could not so they
secured a wagon and with the young
men pulling it enjoyed lots of fun.
They made every effort to secure the
the way and medical aid was sum-
moned but to no purpose as the aged
man had finished the goal of life.
Mr Hoffman had been a miner for
many years. His wife died eight
yo&rs - ago. Six children of Mr. and
Mrs. Hoffman are living and four are
dead. The living are—Henry of Cum-
berland; Cyrus of Coal Run; Georg:
of Idaho; Mrs. Mary Sheets and Mrs.
Tillie Shumate, both of Coal Run; |
Mrs. Sarah Follossa, of Johnstown.
Mr. Hoffman was a member of the
St. Paul Reformed churcn. His pas- |
tor, Rev. Wilson and the members
of the G. A. R, conducted the funer-
al rites on Monday at 3 p m. and in-
terment was maed at that place. W.
C. Price was the undertaker.
Jacob J. Wingard.
Jacob J. Wingard, died at his home
near Scalp Level at an early hour
Friday morning, aged 82 years The
funeral took place from the Weaver
Mennonite Church at 10 o'clock on
Sunday morning, the services were
conducted by the Rev. Samuel G.
‘Shetler and the Rev. D. S. Yoder,
Hiders of the Mennonite denomina-
tion. Burial was made in the church
cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, ten children, 29 grandchildren
and seven great-grandichildren. Mr.
and Mrs. Wingard were married at
Scalp Level on October 22, 1863, by
Justice Moses Yoder. Mrs. Wingard
was formly Miss Katie Blough. Her
father was John Blough. The sur-
viving sons and daughters are: Anna,
wife of Levi Blough,- of Holspple;
Levi J. Wingard, of Richland Town-
ship; Christina, wife of J. B. Miller
and Jennie, wife of William Graybill,
both of Richfield; Hiram Wingard, cf
Richland Township; Miss Kate Win-
“There never has been any founda-
tion for any of these claims to ground |
in Philadelphia in any one of the]
thousands of letters received at this |
office. The old-time conveyancers |
were very careful in‘ their work. They |
omitted nothing in drawing a deed; |
| with the result that they left to the |
title companies, when they began the |
| business of searching and insuring ti-|
| tles, a record of conveyances in Phil-|
| adelphia, almost without flaw. The
i title companies have
carried the |
| work of the old conveyancers up 10}
| the present in the same careful man: |
ner, with the result that there are
virtually no defective titles in Phila- |
delphia. It is astonishing, however,
how these stories of unclaimed est
ates in Philadelphia persist. The in-
quiries began coming in forty years
ago and they are coming yet in a-
buot the same number.
| MARRIED.
JONES—WINSLOW
Thomas A. Jones, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Jones, of Holsopple, and
gar Lewis Hay of Berlin, and Miss la Miss Gertrude Winslow, of Valparaiso
{ Ind., were married Thursday, June 1,
= |
| Wednesday
| Blder Daniel H. Walker. Intermept
lat Husband.
d a the Same place ang of ooo at the home of the bride. Mr. Jones
ate a marriage license was gra i na d been a student at the Valparaiso,
ok
to Jas. Alexander Devore and Mary | University and now has a position
gard and John Wingard, both at
home; Alice, wife of John Hummel,
of Rockton; Emma, wife of Charles
Frederick, of Scalp Level, and Elias
Wingard, of Seanor, Somerset Co.
HENRY BAUGHMAN
Henry Baughman, 83 years old, died
Sunday night at his home on West
Patriot street, Somerset. Mr. Baugh-
man was bora in Summit Township,
where he was a tanner for many years
and later a farmer in Somerset Town-
ship. He moved to Somerset Bor-
ough about three years ago. Besides
his widow, Mr. Baughman is survived
by the following children: WwW. A
Baughman of Somerset Township;
Milton E. and Harry M., of Somerset;
Mrs. Charles Trimpey, of York; Mrs.
B. B. Ludwick, of Mt. Pleasant, and
Miss Cora Baughman at home.
Funeral services held at 2 o‘clock
afternoon in charge of
WILLIAM SPENCER
William Spencer died at his home
in Berlin, Thursday, May 30, aged 71
years. Mr. Sjencer was stricken with
paralysis about two years ago, and
his condition grew worse and worse
bride for the outing but she eluded :
them. precincts at the primaries May 16 are
; : false and fraudulent. The Court is
The young people are both highly |55ked to direct the County Commis-
esteemed and mony gred wishes 80 'sioners to bring in the ballot boxes,
with them for a happy married lite, open them, and make a recount
They will probably make their home ppe petition was filed by six citi-
a oh ba ig ye Is sey: zens of Somerset Borough, as follows,
, Ml George Duppstadt, D. P. Mognet, C.
Pe ———— IH. Kemp, William Bower, S. S. Varn-
: RECENT WEDDINGS "er, and John F Deitz. The six districts
Miss Bertha A. Lape, daughter of in which fraud is alleged are East
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lape, of Somer-| Windber, West Windber, Meyersdale
set township, and Jacob B. Anderson No. 1, Paint Township No. 3, Salis-
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander An- | pury Borough and Summit Township.
derson, of East Millsburg, Pa, were | It is alleged that voters participated
married at the parsonage of St. [in the election who did not declare
Paul's Reformed church, Somerset by party affiliations, as required by the
the Rev. Edgar F. Héffmeier. Party Enrolllment law of July 25,
Miss Rosa Rock, daughter of Mr. |1913.
and Mrs. John Rock, of Bedford, and It is alleged that 250 fraudulent
Curnie H. Morrins, son of Mr.. and 'yoters were cast in these six districts.
Mrs. Martin O. Morris, of Holsopple, Speicher defeated Statler by only 160
were married at Johnstown, by the ygtes for the Republican nomination
Rev. J. C. Powell. for the Legislature. If these 250 votes
Miss Sarah Wissinger, daughter of re thrown out, Statler would receive
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wissinger, and | the nomination.
Harvey Foust, son of Mr. and Mrs.| The petition also sets forth that
Daniel Foust, both of Scalp Level, |yoters enrolled as members of parties
were married at Scalp Level, by the |,ther than Republican were permitted
Rev. H. S. Replogle. to vote for the Republican candidates.
. Miss Alice Barnhart, daughter of |1; ig alleged that voters were illegally
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver “Barnhart, of Cole- | given assistance in filling out their
man, and H. R. Helvey, of Friedens, |pallots. Tn some districts, the petition
were married at Coleman by the ReV. |jjeges, “voting on age” was permit-
J. C. McCarney. ted in many instances in which ths
Miss Edna A Kunkle, daughter Of | ters were not registered. :
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kunkle, and Mr. Speicher was elected as a non-
Francis B. Murray, son of Mr. and pledged candidate so far as the liquor
Mrs. Daniel Murray, both of Windber question is concerned. Mr. Statler
were married at Scalp Level, by the | c ¢ indorsed by the Anti-Saloon Lea-
Rev. Simon Snyder. gue. The other nominee is Robert W.
Miss Mary Etta Keim, daughter of iy ph; selected by a large majority,
Mr., and Mrs, Mahlon Keim, of Jen-| yy will not be affected by the com-
ner township, and Ira Clay Lohr, of test
EET VT COUNCIL NOTES
at Hooversville, by the Rev. P. J.
Mr. Watson was present to ask
Blough.
that a crossing be made from his own
OBSERVE
HAC DAY oe nese
There were $30 collected by the
June 14th, next Wednesday, is Flag |Burgess from licenses for May.
Day and it is urged upon all citizens The Burgess was instructed to see
to display the Stars and Stripes, to |J. M. Cook for digging up the street
flaunt them to the breeze. Arrange- | tO lay a sewer without permission
ments are being made to have patri- from council.
lotic exercises at the band stand,| R. H. Philson representing the
where there will be music and some | Commercial Club asked for an ex-
good addresses. | tension of the lease on the Shirt fac-
Our flag, in these world crises now | tory, and permission to enlarge same.
going on, ought to mean much to us. | Granted.
Let's observe Flag Day, June 14,{ Mr. Shipley reported that a street
191.6. , | springling apparatus would cost &-
Re bout $600. Will not purchase now,
William A. Bauman of Windber,| The finance committee report that
was a visitor in Meyersdale, one day | the Act. Acct overdrawn $317.71
this week. Mr. Bauman was here
seeing about a couple of automobiles NEW TEACHER
which he had read in the Commercial | Miss Maude Beck, of Juniata, Blair
‘were for sale. . |county and a graduate of Juniata Col
< ese. hlas been elected to fiill the va
FRESH PEANUT BUTTER 18c PER | cancy as teacher of English in the
th AT HABEL & PHILLIPS | Meyersdale High School. Two teach-
ers are yet to be chosen, one for the
Rev. D. L. Yoder of the United Evan-
gelical church. Burial in the Singer
Elmer Goughnour, in charge of her |
first primary room of the South Side
and teacher of English in the gram-
| mar department.
Emerick, both of Fairhope.
Several Good Indian motor cycles
Also other makes as well as blecy-
cles and supplies.
!
| Bic BARGAINS IN CANNED CORN
FLOUR $6.75 PER | BEANS AND PEAS AT HABEL & trafled into town by the
| PHILLIPS
until he finally became helpless. He
was born in Stonycreek township. He
is survived by two adopted children,
Percy Spencer, of Berlin, and Mrs.
Hugh Welsh, of Somerset. Four sis-
‘ters also survive as follows: Mrs.
Sarah Ware, of Berlin; Mrs. Matthew
Shafer, of Vandergrift, Pa.; Miss Mary
party of friends ran their car into |Spencer, who helped to take care of
| the cement abutment to the bridge at him in his last days, and Mrs. S. W.
| Glade City on Sunday afternoon, and | Dively, of Bloomington, IIL
| wrecked the automobile pretty badly | _—
| perhaps to the extent of $100. None | MRS. GOUGHNOUR MILLER.
of the occupants of the car were in-| Mrs. Sarah J. Goughnour died Sun-
jured. The disabled machine was | day at her home near Hooversville.
Keystone | The funeral took place Wednesday
| morning at the home of her brother,
i
| there. He and his bride have gone to,
| Chicago and points in Wisconsin and
will later go to housekeeping in Val-
paraiso.
| SMASHED AUTO ON ABUTMENT.
A Mr. Shumaker of Berlin with a |
Garage for repairs.
cemetery. Deceased was born in Con-
emaugh, Jan. 4, 1878. She was united THE CHICAGO CONVENTIONS.
{in marriage with C. W. Miller, May This is a momentous week in the
| 21, 1896, and he survives with the | history of the two branches of the
following childen: Elmer, Wiley and Republican party in their separate
Ellsworth. meetings. It looks now as if the old
line Republicans would have to mom-
| inate Hughes, hoping that Roosevelt
| will withdraw. The Progressives
| died at her home on the Somerset | know only one man and no other.
| pike Monday morning at 10:45 o’clock | Whether a compromise can be de-
| She is survived by her husband J. W. | livered is hard to forecast. Harding,
| Shaffer and several children. The fu-|the chairman of the Republicans
| neral was held Wednesday afternoon | convention may loom up a little lat-
at the Kauffman Mennonite churchjer as a winenr. The balloting will
near Davidsville and burial was made | not be begun before Friday or Sat.
lin the &hurch cemetery. ( {urday.
MRS. SUSAN SHAFFER.
Mrs. Susan Shaffer, aged 75 years,