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VOL. XXX VII
MEYERSDALE PA., THURSDAY,
"AUGUST 10,
1916
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
TROLLEY LINE
CRIPPLED
Lightning Puts Out of Commiss- |
ion Entire System of P- and M.
X Road.
Miss Sarah Zaner, who was super-
intendent of the Windber hospital for
two years and a half, leaving there to
go to the Hahnemann hospital in
Philadelphia, died in that city last
Tuesday of Bright's disease.
George M. Patterson, of Williams-
burg, Blair county, has been appoint-
ed a member of the state agricultural
commission to fill the vacancy caused
At a most inopportune time, light-
ning on Thursday night put out of
commission the entire system. of the
Pensylvania & Maryland Street Rail-
way Company's line between Salis-
bury and Garrett and causing disap
pointment 2nd inconvenience to
thousands of persons who wished to
attend the Chautauqua at Elk Lick or
the scheduled reunions, picnics ete.
On Thursday night the last car had
reached Boynton when the electric
by the appointment of Frank B. Black
as state highway commissioner.
The farmens of the County have
about finished harvesting a bumper
hay crop, some say the greatest ever
lifted in the county. James McKelvey.
took one hundred ioads from his small
farm near Somerset. When he bought
the place about : twenty years ago it
produced only three loads of hay.
The large barn on the farm of Adam
8 months and 29 days.
, death being due to mitral regurgita-
_ band eight children survive, nam
‘held at Somerset Thursday afternoon
current ran into the dynamo burning
out the armeatures. An expert was
procured the nert day from Pitts-
burg and it was thought that the
troliey line would again be in opera-
tion by Tuesday of this week but
when an attempt was made to devel-
op the current it was found that the
wound wire had become demagnetized
and this meant further delay.
Meanwhile people have been using
any or every way possible to get over
the distance between Salisbury and Brewing Company vs. P. J, McGrath
Garrett, twelve miles apart. Jitneys'and John Younkin vs, Dennis Marker,
have been reaping a harvest and in | In the Conemaugh Brewing Company-
some cases have been exorbitant in McGrath case, a new trial is refused
their charegs. if the defendant will remit $49:88
The street car line has been in op- awarded him by a jury.
eration since 1907 and this is the; More than 2,000 people attended the
worst erperience along this line that _initial session of the Berlin Chautau-
has ever happened to the company. qua, Sunday evening. The program
To-day as we go to press the Com- consisted of a series of talks by mifi-
pany is unable to promise anything isters of the religious organizations
definitely, but they are
start each hour of the day. The pub- Berlin Band. Every seat in the huge
lic is beginning in earnest to realize tent was occupied and scores of peo-
the adage of Ben Franklin, ‘“When ple were obliged to stand.
Ott, above the Quemahoning Dam,
was struck by lightning Saturday
evening at 6:30 o’clock, burning to the
ground. All live stock and farming
implements were saved. Adjoining
buildings were saved by pouring salt
on their roofe and spraying the sides
wth a tree sprayer.
New trials are refused in opinions
‘handed down by Judge Thomas F.
Bailey, of Huntingdon county. The
cases are those of the Conemaugh
tie well runs dry, they know the The Pretoria Mine at Holsopple was
worth of water.” closed Monday by J. Blair Kennerly
4 A : for an indefinite period. The miners,
who struck several weeks ago, wanted
to return to work under. conditions
stolen to those at the Victor Mius, i
{operate the mine.
NBAUGH, The Rev. W. A. Rininger,
Thursday, jing 3,
Mrs. Hein-.
Had Enjoyable Outing. Spie nd
Things in Many Lines J
The Lads are Learning.
Under the wise and sympathefic
guidance of Scoutmaster T. W. Gur]
40 of the local Boy Scouts of Ameria, | nour, the able and ms
enjoyed camping at Stanton’s Dar
for a week, returning home at the efid
of last week. Mr. Kenueth House
was a protector of the boys and wg
always nearby to oversee the lads |i
their games , and when in bathing
A well arranged daily scheme was
carried out. Each boy was taught ito
do his own cooking from viands pro-
vided by his parents and everything
was conducted in a systematic _ -
ner. A study of country life, of bir
flowers and trees received attention,
Lessons in moral matters which tend
to make manly men out of the
were inculcated.
An incident or two may be
nent. One of the boys swore in
presence of some other campers.
far distant from where the boys ATS
located. A lady protested saying that
she would report it to the scoutmas-
ter. The lad was defiant and said’ iat
he was his own boss. In the eveni:
ject to the boys and asked the off
er to come forward which he p
. matter omly between ourselves an
{not to go any further.”
hoping to. of the community and a concert by the
of and
; ore oon forget.
at Coal Run on pastor of Grace United Evangelical |
‘aged 45 years, | ohyrch, Somerset met with an accident forms certainly looked nobby-and each
that may cost his life a few days ago. DO doubt felt he had no right to dis-
ness,..Then. Mr. Gurley said “Th
In marching one evening as
they met a number of autos.
cupants were always very de
responded to the salute
boys. One of the autos thus m
WORK OF UNIV
BOY SCOUTS]
ERSITY
POSITION
Rev, Googlinin Resigns Ministry
“Here to be a Professor in Wis-
‘consin in Community Extensicn
Work.
Rey. H, L. Gough-
Ohureh, in this place
as wellas the church-
es of the same de-
nomination at. Elk}
Lick and Summit
Mills, has notified
the official boards of
hisintentiontoresign
his pastorate to ac-
cept a position on the faculty of the
University of Wisconsin at Madison,
the state capital.
This comes as a surprise to the
people of this section as only re-
cently had Rev. Goughnour been ad-
vised by his three congregations of
their unanimous request for him to
remain with them for the seventh
year, While devoting himself to his
pastoral duties, Rev. Goughnour has
been reading and studying along so-
g | ciological lines for some years and he
1s now at Columbia University attend-
g lectures and preparing a thesis
- | which will entitle him to his Master
of Arts degree.
Rev. Goughnour attended college at
Ashland, Ohio, and received his A. B.
degree at Temple college, Philpdel-
: phia. in which city he served a pas-:
1|torate before coming to Meyersdale. |
[While in this place he has been zeal- |
ous for social and civic improvement
he and he graitly increased the efficien-
y of his ehurch w=s in religious and
filled with colored people
boys following their salute,
graciously responded to,
color of the occupants, and
The Boy Scouts in ‘thefr khaki uni-
baugh had been in poor health for, while assisting at loading hay at his '£ace the uniform he wore.
some. time but. was only regarded as'
critically ill for the past three days,
ithe loaded wagon to the ground, strik-
tion or heart trouble. Besides the hus-! ing on his head..He was carried un-
re "Y:'| conscious to the house where he was
Views, ve William. H,, Roy-L,,. 48, | later attended by a physician, who
izabeth, Mrs: Hotchkiss, Iva, Core »| found that a clot of blood had formed |
and Trillas; also. the mother of the on the injured man’s brain. His oo
deceased, -Mrg, John Tipton. and dition is precarious.
‘three brothers and two sisters; Harry, ‘Howard, the two-year-old son
Milton and William, Mrs. Anna Reck- ppp. and Mrs. Charles J. Davis,
nor and Mrs. Alice Pile. Mrs. Hein- Stoyestdwn, was kicked in the face
baugh was an estimable Christian , tow evenings ago by a colt owned |
woman, a member of the Methodist by Mr. Davis. The animal was in the !
church. Her pastor, Rev. Clyde Spar- geiq at the time of the accident and.
ling conducted the funeral ‘services was not wearing shoes, but the bare
on Sunday afternoon and interment hoof was driven with such force into
was made in the Odd Fellows cemet-
2 : '° the boy’s face that the facial bones
ery at Salisbury. William C. Price’ were fractured and the child rendered
of Meyersdale was the undertaker.
unconscious. The injured boy was ta-
§rr—— +kén to the Memorial Hospital, Johns-
MRS. J. C. SELLERS. town.
Mrs. J. C. Sellers died July 31 at! Judge W. H, Ruppel on Saturday
her home in Zimmerman. The deced- granted a temporary injunction - a-
"ent died of cancer of the stomach fol ! gainst the Hooversville Local of the
lowing an illness of several weeks, United Mine Workers of America,
during which time she ate hardly any- its officers and members. Sheriff
thing, She was a daughter of Mr. and | Lester; G. Wagner and his deputies
Mrs, Samuel Weller, deceased was were busy on Monday and Tuesday
born on the farm now occupied by ‘serving copies of the writ on the de-
the town of Zimmerman. She was a 'fendants who are accused of resort-
devout Christian woman, a mem- | ing to, various illegal means to pre-
ber of the Church of the Brethren. |vent employes of the Somerset Min-
Besides her husband, she is survived ing Compay, the Knickerbocker Coal
by three sons:
and {ny and the Baker Whitely Coal Co.
Homer a mail carrier of Somerset, | from their usual employraent. The
r—p—— arit is mede returnabla on Saturday
MISS NELLIE MARSHALL August 12. Officers of the concerns
The funeral of Miss Nellie Mar. | named state that their business has
shall, who died at Pittsburg, was |'been very seriously interfered with
iby former employes who have been
from the home of her aunt, Mrs. win. |out on a strike, since early last
lam C. Allison, conducted by Rev. S, {spring and as a last resort they de-
G, Buckner, of the Christian church. | termined to invoke the law.
The deceased was a daughter of Mr. |
and Mrs. Thomas Marshall. She was |
31 yars of age and been an invalid for |
a long time.
THE ILLUSTRATED SERMON
On the Acts of the Apostles last
| Sunday Evening was greatly enjoyed
{by those present. Next Sabbath even-
EXPRESSES HER APPRECIATION. | iing it will be The Life of St. Paul,
Mrs. W. A. Younkin desires to showing maps of his three great Mis-
thank her neighbors and friends for jsionary journeys and illustrating
their kind assistance and sympathy | ; many of the exciting events of his
during her recent sad bereavement. "life.
—_— | Sunday Morning subject will be the
WANTED—Men or women to sell an | | Ninth Commandment.
article that selis at sight. Best of |
Pay. Address Room 621 Park Build-' 6 DOZEN GOOD JAR RUBBERS FOR
Ing, Pittsburg, Pa. | 28 ¢c AT HABEL & PHILLIPS
home near Ligonier, Mr. Rininger lost !
his balance and fell from the top of ‘commended for the sacrifice they made
: Harry, of Pittsburg; | Company, the Windber Coal Compa-
Nelson, of Wilmerding, Del.,
|
Messrs, Gurley and Housel are to be
{in time and effort that the boys might
‘have a good, profitable time. Every
! community ought to be gratified tha’
| it has such men in its-midst; It' was a
long time before a Scoutmasier could
be found. /
HARVEY. BITTNER
GAME PROTECTOR
Harvey E. Bittner, of this place was
appointed last week by Governor
Brumbaugh as State Game Protector
of Somerset County to succeed Clar-
ence Osmer resigned. ' This is very
material ¢ matters. His departure
hich sta take place the first part of
t month will be deeply regretted:
position is that of assist-
of the Bureau of Ci-
De-
than ordinary ability and he has the
with the problems perplexing the
thinkerd of the country in his line of
TEACHERS WILL CAMP
DURING INSTITUTE
Many of the school teachers oi the
county are planning to camp at Edge-
wood Grove during the annua! session
of Teachers’ Institute tc be held week
of August 28. !
The owners of the grove, J. A, Berk-
ey, has recently had the place almost!
tor of parks has pronounced it . as:
standing first in sanitary oppointments |
among the paiks or Western Penn!
sylvania,
Camping parties ave being formed
in many of the school districts and
gratifying to the many friends of the! ooking untensils and food stuffs with
appointee as’ all feel well satisfied
Mr. Bittner will be a highly efficient
officer and one who will uphold it with
credit. He is a man who strictly at-
tends to business and does not make
much fuss about it. From study and ex-
perience in fish and game matters he
is indeed well qualified for the work. |
Mr. Bittner was considered the lo-
gical person to fill the position when
Mr. Osmer from Cambria county was
appointed last year. The salary is $900
per year and all expenses.
Mr. Bittner is now a constable and
he in all proability will get an as-
sistant or else give his time execlusive-
ly to his new work which he will take
up shortly.
GAS, EXPLOSION BURNS UP FORD
Attempting to fill the gasoline tank
of a Ford touring car at the home of
Merchant Ress Lutz, at Lutzville, Les-
ter Beegle of Friend’s Cove, Bedford
county got a lantern too close to the!
pan of fuel, the heat causing an ex-
plosion and fire which consumed the
Ford, burned Mr. Beegle, destroyed
the Lutz barn and two small adjoin-
ing buildings, and cremated two pigs.
The burns of Mr. Beegle are about his
arms, hands and face, and it is believ- |
ed they will not prove fatal.
COLD BOILED HAM, SLICED BEEF
them; others will take : their meals
at the dining ' pavilion, which will be
in charge of an efficient chef. A bill
of fare for each meal to be served
during institute week has - already
been prepared and will be - plac-
‘county this week.
The beautiful and attractive fea?-
ures of Edgewood Grove are so well
known as to need no comment. The
grove is equipped with every conven-
ience, in addition to beng brilliantly
illuminated, and during institute week
it will be prpperly policed both day
and night.
: THE BlJOU.
Manager Shirey of the Bijou has
been giving some fine programs this
week and the place is being nicely
patronized.
For this Thursday evening you may
see “The Red Feather” iin The: Tar-
get, a 5 reel drama, the leading char-
arrte being Hobart Bisworth.
Firday evening, “Double Crossing
of the Dean;” by the great farce
players, Eddie Lyons, Le Moran and
Stelal Adams; also,
iden Mexico;” and “Muggins”.
Saturday evening “Peg 'O Ring”
“Henry’s Little Kid” and “The Heart
| Wrecker.”
POTATO CHIPS, LOOSE OLIVES, BUY YOUR PICKLING SPICES,
FROM HABEL &
{PHILLIPS AND SAVE MONEY
PICNIC PLATES ETC AT HABEL & VINEGAR ETC.
PHILLIPS
PROF. GRESS RESIGNS.
The following is taken from the
Coalport Standard, Clearfield county,
of issue of August 3, and pertains %|
the son of our esteemed Burgess
Gress of this place:
principal of the Beccaria Township
high school for the past four years
has tendered his resignation to the
board. Mr. Gress has been studying
.
BERLIN PEOPLE :
600D BOOSTERS
Prof. H. G. Gress who has been |NOthing Slow About Our Iittle
Neighboring Town, When they
Get to Work.
Berlin is entitled to continue; Ber-
law at Ann Arbor University, Mich
since his schools closed in June; he
resigned the principalship in order to
continue his law course. Many patrons
of the school will be sorry to learn '
thig ag Prof. Gress was considered
one of the very best principals in the
county. Under his direction all the
schools of the township were great-
ly improved and the high school
raised from a second to a fra class
» | lin, Somerset County is meant. That
| burg is having for the first time this
week its Chautauqua and the enter-
prising citizens of that place and of
ithe surrounding country as well are
not slow to let other neighboring
towns know of thsir doings. Meyers-
dale was one of the places thus vis-
ited to advertise the then coming
event. About 7:30 Friday evening au:
risen on Saturday
: morning
’ i €
Rev, Goughnout is a man of more hi s usual condition, had gone into the |
best part of hig life left to grapple
perfectly drained and the State inspec- |
some of them will bring their own |
Jed in the hands of the teachers of the |
“The War Rid-
school. ty
‘While sorry to lose his Serv ites all
join in wishing him success in his
new line of work.
(Prof. Gress to pursue the lure: of!
his ambition laid aside the snug sum |
of $140 per month. Ed.)
NO PREACHING AT AMITY
CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING
There will be no services in Amity
Reformed Church next Sunday mor-
ning as the pastor will be absent from
{town; but there will be services in
| the evening. Rev. Dr. Truxal left on
| Thursday morning for Manor in
[Ty estmareland County where on next
Sunday morning he will deliver an
| nistorical address at the centennial
‘of the corner stone laying of Brush
Creek Church, of which he was form-
[ merly pastor. The church is now 100
‘years old; and the congregation is
‘still older as it had worshipped in a
llog church previous to ithe present
prick edifice which has now stood
there for an entire century. Dr.
Truxal will return next Monday.
RICHARD THOMAS.
On Saturdoy morning about 6:30
o'clock, Richard Thomas, a respect-
ed. citizen of Summit Mills, died sud-
denly, fs: over dead. He Wag age]
ME :
vard = and
dead|
Mr. Thomas was a miner by oceu-
pation when his health permitted him
to work. He is survived by his wife’
and an adopted daughter,
The deceased was a consistent mem-
ber of the Church of the Brethren
Funeral services were held on Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Elder J. W.
Peck, She wae ACAI ad ea
shortly after was found
WATER AND POWDER
WILL BURN ALL RIGHT
| Zedediah Hoar, a resident of Large
street attempted anew method for
‘the extermination of lice from hig
chicken house. He was told by some
one that powder when mixed with
i water will ignite and .burn slowly.
On Sunday morning last he tried the
suggestion and it worked, . only the
idea of “slow” was not in it. For when
.he lighted the powder it went as us-
(ual burning his arms and head badly.
Mr. Hoar used powder that would not
work in the mines and thought that
he was perfectly safe after he had
moistened it. Powder is about as re-
liable as the hind feet of some of our
peaceful looking mules. Dr. Lichty
was summoned and dressed the
burns. \
DANGEROUS CROSSINGS
Highway, Commissioner Frank B.
Black is after the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Western Maryland railroads
and will endeavor to force them to
take prompt steps to improve the
road between Garrett and Meyersdale.
| The B. & O. will be urged to =limin-
late the dangerous grade crossing at
‘the edge of Meyersdale, and the Wes-
‘tern Maryland will be urged to. im-
prove the section of road running par-
allel with its track in the vicinity of
Salisbury Junction. The fact that Com-
missioner Black lives on the Garrett-
Meyersdale road has nothing to do
with the case, as the improvements
mentioned are necessary to make the
road safe for travel. Meyesdale au-:
thorities are expected to co-operate
with the highway department in the
matter.
i
FORD AUTO TRUCK FOR SALE
WITH A COVERED TOP, CHEAP
APPLY AT. COMMERCIAL OFFICE.
|For Sale—~Two good second
QUART FRUIT JARS WITH GLASS
1 TOPS 60c PER DOZEN AT HABEL |
.& PHILLIPS |
tomobiles galore, perhaps 80 in all,
{| jammed full of humanity of all ages
| vociferating and blowing of horns
ete. came pouring down into Meyers-
dale. They made a tour of the princi-
pal thoroughfares escorted by a num-
ber of the local citizens, who had
gone out to meet them in autos when
all settled , down about the grand
stand.
The famous Berlin Band occupied
the band stand and during the even-
ing certainly got off some fine nume
bers. (By way of parenthesis, this
musical organization is said to be the
best in the county, and it may be true
but Meyersdale’s City Band is good
enough for us and and we are not
easy to please either).
The noted Drum Corps of El
Sheets, was also on hand and carried
off at least second honors. While
the music was holding the attention
of the crowd, the young people in
fantastic and striking attire circled in
a light step or half dance about the
the band stand.
Mayor Gress, in a few words, wel-
comed the visitors and said that he.
felt that the town would be safe ev-
en though left in the hands of the cit-
izens of Berlin for an hour or two.
Rev. H. H. Wiant expressed the
purpose of thein coming that of ad-
vertising the Chautau 2 and a cor-
dial invitation for.
phasied the Zoot program
path Bureau was to give them this
year and one of the speakers said
that they came’not as suppliants to *
ask help to make the Chautauqua a
success for already they had sold
more than enough tickets to make
it a success, and to meet their guar-
antee. Along with the sober remarks
there was injected some relevant and
some irrelevant wit, which was much
enjoyed by the audience if not so
much enjoyed by those whom they
best fitted.
Aside from the Chautauqua idea
the friendly feeling of community in-
terest evoked was quite profitable and
‘enjoyable as a promise of better con-
ditions and town relations.
FIRE LADDIES
WIN PURSE
Word was received by telegram on
Tuesday by Doc. Thomas from Glass-
port, Pa. where the state Firemen’s
Conventions was being held three days
days this week, that the Meyersdale
Fire Department had come off victors
in the water battle held that after-
noon. With the glory of the achieve-
ment goes also a purse of $25. Mey-
ersdale is to be congratulated in hav-
ing such sturdy boys, who know not
how to retreat when once they take
their stand, Knowing what we do it
is not a surprise that they won. Twen-
ty-seven of the laddies are there this
week. and we want no fires in their
absence.
In the Wednesday water battle, the
Meyersdale boys defeated the McKees
port team, driving them into the sew
er for refuge. Some water ana fire-
eaters in Meyesdale!
hand
Indian Motor Cycles. Also all kinds
of bicycle and auto supplies.
GURLEY’S Sporting Goods Store.
er whl,