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VOL. XXXVII
MEYERSDALE PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916
LARGE CHURCH
WEDDING
‘Miss IrenelCollins and Mr. De-
Forrest Ludwig Plight Their
Troth Before the Altar---
Great Social Event.
The marriage of Miss Irene Kal-
baugh Collins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, George Walker Collins to Mr.
DeForrest W. Ludwig of Pittsburg
took place Thursday evening at eight
.copal church. The Reverend J. Clarke
- Matteson, pastor, read the service.
Mr. Walter Steinecker, of Pittsburg !
‘sang “Beloved, it is Morn,” during
“the ceremony, accompanied by Mrs,
..Clayton Wade who also played the
wedding ‘music.
The bride ‘was attended by her sis-
Kansas, as matron who gowned .in
black ‘net embroidered in black
HOSTS OF SYNOD
AND GUESTS
The Pittsburg Synod of the Reform-
ed Church in the United States con-
vened yesterday evening in Amity
Church. The delegates arrived in
large numbers in the afternoon. They
were escorted to the chiinch by a
bunch of boys, wearing badges of the
church colors, orange and red. The
men’s class of the Sunday School rep
‘resented by its teacher, C. W. Truxal,
and by a committee of which W. A.
Graves was chairman gave a recep-
tion and free lunch to the delegates
from 5 to 7 o'clock in the dining .room
of Amity Hall
At 7:45 ithe synod met in the church
for worship when the retiring pres-
ident, Rev. John W. Pontius of But-
ler, Pa., preached the opening. ser-
mon; after which the synod was or-
ganized by the elction of a president
for the ensuing year. The synod then
adjourned until’ 9 o'clock this morn-
ing when the organization was com-
pleted by the electica of the following
.sapphire blue sequin over silver cloth,
Black tulle formed an enveloping dra.
. pery .over shoulders and back. She
carried: American beauty .roses.
Miss Helen Collins as maid of hon-
"er appeared in’ filmy white net trim-
-med in bands of sequin over pale
,.green. taffeta. The bodice was of p-
palescent; sequin, Her armful bouquet
‘was of deep pink ‘roses. Exceptionu!-
ly pretty were the bridesmaids, Miss
* Alta Siehl, dressed in a dainty’ a
Pof shell pink tulle over taffeta,”
same shade trimmed with tiny on -
rosebuds and Miss Lenore Collins in
pale blue silk net and silver lace over
blue metallic cloth. The bodice was
a blue velvet. Their bouguets were
shower roses. i
The youthful bride who was givea
in marriage by her father, ‘wore am
exquisite gown of ivory white gatin
_draped over flouncing of Spanish. lace
with a front panel of appliqued pearls.
The train of silk met, the lower part ©
of satin hung from the shoulders. The
long ftulle veil was held in place by
a wreath of Orange blossoms and was
‘of chiffon ‘whealt., Her shower bouquet
was of white orchids, and lilies of the
valley. . : :
Palms, ferns, arotons and other dec
orative plants with large vases of i
lilies decorated the sanctuary. Mr.
Edward Ludwig, brother of the bride- |
1 groom; -aeted as rbest man. Mr. G. E.
Lintener, ‘Mr. Claude Stotler and Mr.
Frank Burrow were ushers. :
Immediately following the service |
a reception was held at the home of
‘the bride on North street where the |
bridal party were assisted in receiv- |
ing by her mother, Mrs. Collins who
wore a gown of wisteria gros de laun
der with iridescent trimming. Mrs.
Ludwig, mother of the groom, who
wore a gown of grey chiffon over sil-
ver cloth and Miss Beatrice Seymore
of New York who was attired in grey
Det embroidered in Alice blue sequin.
The house was tastefully decorated
with Farileyance and cibotrium ferns
wag artistically appointed in yellow
Achirysambemums and white; swansor
nia.
The out of town gienath were Mr. and
Mrs. ‘C. E. Somerlitt; Miss Virginia
Somerlatt, Miss Ida Kalbaugh, Mrs,
J. H.. Holzshu and Mrs. John Schwar
. Shuey; Piedmont; Mrs. George Stein;
Miss Anna Stein and Miss Laura
Twigg, Somerset; Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Ludwig, Mr. Edward Ludwig, Mr. and
Mrs! JW Ludwig, , Mr. and Mrs. B,
R. Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Moyer,
Mr, Harry Pemmler, Mr. Samuel]
Houser and Mr. Walter Steinecker,
Tittsburg; Mr. and Mrs, . Harvey
TMsaust, Miss Florence Maust, Baird
Maust,” Mr. and Mrs: J. L. Barchus
and Mr. Ernest Livengood Elk Lick;
Mr. Frank Groff of Berlin.
After the reception the younger set
gscorted the couple to the station to
bid them bon voyage on their hcney-
moon trip to California.
The bride wore an attractive dark
prown suit with furs and a feather tur-
ban. On their eturn in April they will
be at home in Pittsburg.
Mr. Ludwig is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C, Ludwig of Pittsburg.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Preaching service. Lord’s Day. even-
jig at 7:30 by pastor David P. Morris,
remaining officers and the appoini-
ment of the standing committies.
An outline of the proceedings of
the .synod will appear in the next is-
sue *' of the Commercial. The
‘busines sessions of the synod will be
held in Amity Hall and the religious
services in the evening.
The following is the list of the
hosts and the guests of the synod: —
Rev. A. B. Bauman of Greenvilie
was elected = president; Rev, W. C.
Sykes, of Greensburg, vice president;
Rev. - David Dunn, of Turtle Creek,
corresponding secretary.
‘Prof. Kretchman—Rev. A. M, Kif-
er and Reverend W. E. Hoy, D. D,
W. BE. Baker— Reverend H. King,
D. D., Reverend W. A. McClellan,
‘W. H. Hay—S. P. Young, S. J, Hart
man, >
D. H. Weisel—Reverend- W. C.
Sykes, Reverend William H. Landis,
Emory Gecrge—Reverend R. F.
Main. Reverend J. B. Musse i
‘Daniel Getty—Miss Klingensraith,
Mrs. Alice Ge ty—Reverend A. B.
~ Bauman, Reveren dW M. Dietrich.
‘Philip Imhoff—Reverend A. 8. Len-|
‘hart and Elder.
Samuel Hoffmeier—Reverend Hur
vey Leidy, Michael Ziegler. Pe
J. N.. Cover—Reverend Lewis Robb
D. D. Elder Texter.
Harvey Kretchman—Rev.
Stamm, Rev. S. O. Reiter.
‘W. H. Holzshu—Reverend J. MN.
Runkle and Elder.
Jared Walker Reverend. Cc. LL.
Noss, C. N. Bussard.
‘Dr. A. E. Truxal—Reverend J. R.
T.Hedeman, Sheet’s Elder.
Oscar Michael—Reverend L. L,
Leh, Dr. C. R. Bridenbaugh.
J. D. Spaugy—Reverend J. M. Ev-
‘ans, Elder Wachsmuth.
Peter Glessner—Reverend Daniel
Gress, William Hockenberry.
W. H. Stotler—Rewverend R. -
Miller, D. D. >
Dr: Bruce Lichty at Hotel Slicer—
Rev. E.’ S. Bromer, D. D.,, C, N, Barn-
hart,
W. H. Habel—Reverend H. D. "Dar:
baker, Reverend E. O. Marcks. -
John .A. Glessner—Reverend * Paul
B. Rupp, Rev. E.'S. Lamar. ?
Henry Schwarner Reverend J. B
Sheets, Reverend D. J. Wolf. ?
George C. Pteiffer—Reverend; E, D.
Bright and Elder.
John I. Tresslor—Reverend- “vio
Snyder, L. R. Wentling.
F. K
Ww.
J. H. Bowman—Reverend _ Frank |
Wetzel, Waldo Buechly.
J. H. Lindeman—Reverend C. A.
Bushong, Reverend A. K. Kline,
‘Mrs. Sarah Poorbaugh—Reyerend
George Shupe, E. D. Herscher. --
. Colonial Hotel—Reverend 8S. "B.
Mase, D. D., Reverend J. C."Bowman,
DP.
A. G. Smith—Reverend D. A. Sou-
ders, D. D., Rev. D. S. Stephan.
W. W. Nicholson—Reverend H. E.
Nicholson, Reverend Maxwell.
Charles F. Glessner—Reverend H.
N. Smith, Frank Glessner.
H. E. Bittner—Reverend A. H.
Groff and Rerry Elder.
Casper Deist—Reverend David, G.
Snider.
Deal, Restaurant—Reverend H. S.
Barner, J. K. Womer.
George Sipple—Reverend J. W.
Albertson, Wiliam Gohn, H. B. Chro-
nister.
Central Hotel—Reverend J. C. Kna-
ble, Rev. D. N. Ditmar,
H. C. Siehl—Reverend 8. U. Waga- |
(Continued on Pag 4)
| Berlin last Friday cost an Italian of
POULTRY EX-
HIBIT REPORT
As usual the fine display of poultry
was one of the leading and most at-
tractive features of the Meyersdale
Fair. There were not quite so many
specimens on exhibition as in 1916
‘but the classes throughout abounded
with quality. No greater quality ‘could
be found in the country than was
shewn in some of the classes here for
some of the leading winners at Amer
ica’s Greatest Show were on exhibi-
tion. ' at this show, The aisles .werte
thronged with edmirers of the feath-
ered beauties from the opening of the
‘doors Tuesday A. M. till the last crow
Friday e
The beatiful Buff Leghorns exhih-
ited By Chas Dunn were of the same
high clags quality that he usually
shows, Chatley surely knows how to
pro the winners.
Mahlon, Werner with his superb
Madison Square Garden Winning
Whitte-Holland Turkeys and White
Wyandottes exhibited more birds and
WOR. more prizes than any of the fan-
clers.in line this year. Mn Werner's
birds have been consistent winners
ever since he has heen snowing thein
OBJECT TO NEW
PHONE RATES
Boosters’ Club Take Action in
Regard to Curtailed Service
of Economy and County Tel-
ephone Companies.
At the regular meeting of the Mey-
ersdale’s Boosters club held in the
basement of the Second National
Bank on Tuesday evening, enthusiasm
was dominant.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, H. M. Cook, and the
minutes were read by the secretary
Paul ‘D. Clutton.
As circulars are being issued by the
two telephone companies doing busi-
ness in this section, that after Nov. 1,
users of telephones will be limited to
their own = eychange at the present
rate. To use another exchange will
require a toll for each time it is used..
For example residents of Meyers-
dale would have to pay extra to talk
to Garrett, Elk Lick on Berlin, ete.
This would greatly increase the total at the fair. :
lost of many business and profession- _ Alex Trobas of Shaw Mines broke
al ment’ in the show ring this year with a
It is argued at the boosters, cub nigg Bplay of Buff Rocks and a dan-
that this rate wohld be excessive. | n Barred Rock cockerel.
That telephone companies are aim-|- display of Golden Seabright
ing to justify the contemplated in | Bantdms made by Miss Edith Lichty
crease on‘ “the ground that their pro-! Of "Trans Meyersdale was a great cre-
positions are not paying’ on’ the “pros. dit to her and was much commented
ent basis. upon. ¥
A committee consisting of Dr. C. Single Ccmb Black Minorcas were
Large, J. F. Naugle, and F. B. Themis well Tepresented by a fine display sta-
was appointed to confer with the; pubs | a, be By 'C. A, Phillips off our city.
lic service commission relative tor the his was Mr. Phillips, first entry into
matter. woiiians bang ae show arena, and ‘We made suite
A representative of the Meyersdale | re eccrd ‘by taking three fitsf) fité%s and three
Handle Company was present and ask- seconds, He promises us better birds
ed for financial aid. as he had closed
an order that alone would run them |
way into 1917. They have six men em-
ployed and they will have to double
“their capacity. This will involve con-{
siderable - outlay for new machinery. fas.
The matter of the: request 4s being fa- 4 ; od |
vestigated, 4 Leghorns ‘and
Rev. Dr. Young representing the lo-’
cal lecture by lyceum was present ‘and
asked for the support of the Club. 1t
was decided to boost the movement in
earnest. :
A request was received from the
Boy Scouts that they might have the
basement of the bank as their.meet-
os
won highest honors
with them Wie hope he will- be with
us again in force next season. .
The displays of S. GC. White Leg-
horns made by Edison Hay and Sam-
uel Fogle were among the very best
of the entire show. The judge said
some of their birds could win in many
of the best shows. These parties car-
ing place. The club will take up the | ried - -away all the blues and reds in
case with the owners of the bank. this ‘class. + Keep. the :good- work +p
boys.
Quack, Quack, Quack, was what
Lamar Shelbaer’s fine exhibit of Pekin
Ducks were =saymg all the while. Mr.
Shelbaer made a fine showing for his
first attempt. We hope he will come
azain and win more blue ribbons.
Robert Swearman, another new. ex-
hibitor made a
showing of Buil Orpingtons that Le
can well feel proud of. He carried of
many blue ribbons and we predict
that he will be out in force in 1917.
White Plymoth Rocks were repres-
ented at this show by H. 8. Thomas
of our city.
first show of this variety and he car-
ried off all the firsts and seconds he
conpeted for. Mr. Thomas has been a
close ‘student of poultry for quite a
few years; he has been taking a poul-
try course in the Scranton Corres-
pondenet Schools and will §odusie in
the near future.
‘Howard ~~ Maust, our local 8. C.
‘Brown Leghorn Fancier, was again in
line with a full entry “of his brown
beauties. Mr. Maust has been an an:
nual. exhibitor with us tor years and
MERRILL MINES | =55. 58
: ST ART WORK ou as he usually does.
$30.00 FOR
THREE R ROBBINS
The shooting of three robins near
and a real fancier
= 1300187,
some class and intelligence $30. H=
came out of the woods pust as Game
Protector Bittner for this county came
along. The latter halted the man and
and following a search found 3 dead
robins ’ that the man had shot. This
being a violation of the law which
forbids the killing of any song birds.
An examination of the man’s license
showed that it was valid.
Mir: Bittner teok the man to Berlin
where: he was fined $505 and costs |
which Sons was paid. ,
The Buff orpingtons shown by Dri
J. W. Wenzel were good ones. Five of
his birds were in the Blue Ribbon
Class. His First Prize Pen was a nice
one
> 8
.The recen tstrike of the Merrill
mines in Garrett was called off on
‘Wednesday when the mem resumed Pullet was also a good bird.
‘the company, These men were given
_ | of one person, which from its irregul-
Tar” zlgzig course would indicate that
0 | the” ‘persen who nade them must
This was Mr. Thomas’s |
.south
H. L. Fike, one of the ring leaders
in Barred Rocks, was with us with a)
complete entry of his barred Beauties. |
Mr. Fike‘has shown his birds at.many |
of the most important shows through | |
out the country for years and is very |.
well known in Barred Rock circles. |
He has a habit of taking blue ribbons
work their demands being met namely
63 cents per ton, a checkweighman on
tipple and the Union recognized.
Mrs. Stewart Mervine and son, Joe,
of Uniontown are spending several
weeks at th home of Mr. and- Mrs.
Theodore Mervine, Centre street.
year.
| Bird Bros., of Madison Square Gagd- |
George D. Siehl has gone back to | en fame were there with a grand am |
manage the hardware store for Mrs. ray of their “World’s Best” Partridge |
Shupe who a few months ago bought | piymoth Rocks and Giant Bronze Tur |
the business from Siehl Bros. Mr. | keys. Their Partridge Rocks are Pos |
| Siehl is a competent and affable man |
| with whom to deal. }
(Continued on Pag 4)
and he duplicated the trick again thisg . |
ye amanda.
ROBBER GANG
ARRESTED
The culmination of some substan-
tial detective work was reached on
Sunday morning when Lawrence and
Frank Fidler and Willlam Burkholder
of near (Garrett were arrested on a
charge of having stolen brass and cop-
per from the Quemahoning Coal Com-
pany the charge being preferred by
Frank Grime the superintendent of
a hearing before Justice of the Peace
Hay on Monday morning and were
bound by bail to appear for trial at
the December term of court or to be
committed to jail.
At the same time Ldwrence Fidler:
was heard in regard to the charge for
stealing chickens from John Schrock
on last Friday night. "The eyidence
showed that the accused was met at
10 o'clock that night with a chicken
going from the Schrock home, through
in the public highway by Mr. Schrock
and Mr. August Frickey, and that a|
“good evening” by the two men to Fid-
ler was not responded to by the latter
but he passed on having his hat down
over the side of his face towards the
men. Earlier in the evening Mr.
Schrock was going in the‘opposite dir-
ection when he met Fidler approach-
ing the Schrock home. Fidler was un-
der the influence of liquor that ever-
ing. He put up the defense that he was
coming along the road some boys had
dropped the fowl and had run through
the plowed potate field and thit Ne,
Fidler, picked up the chicken. {
carried it on up to Burkholder’s where
there were several of his crowd. They
decided then to give the chicken to
the dogs whighy® "3s done. When Mr.
AY kh. ou home he found
‘ .d been, despoiled
of about a doze chickens. The next
day he examined for tracks in the
‘botato patch and found the footprints
‘have Been ‘drunk. The testimony of
‘Schrock’ and : Frickey -eorroborated
what appear to be the real facts in
‘the case. Fidler was bound over to
court under $300 bail.
The arrest of the three men was ac-
complished by County Detective Han-
nack, of Somerset, officer Hare, and
Constable Cramer of this place. For
the past month, since the arrest ot
Frank Herwig, one & their gang now
*n jail, the latter havi ‘turned states
~vidence the remainder have been e-
luding arrest, hiding Buring the day
and stealing at times at night. They
“zand Lawrence Fidler 5 in some
corn shocks from that p! ‘went
into some bushes. Frank § idler was
routed out of bed and was, & agily, tak-
en. Bill Burkholder, br Wy ont
—eady to depart for unknown
walked into the hands of oy officers
as they stepped out from behing trees.
These arrests will clear up the con-
siderable stealing that has taken place
‘within +he past couple of years in
which B. M. Berkley had a large quan-
tity of meat stolen;. the Sand Spring
water Company $600 worth of brass;
Abraham Kinsinger meat and other
things, a large quanity of wool. and
many other persons were despoiled
of ‘chickens. j
STRIKE AT KEY- 3
STONE MINES
All the Union “employes at Key-
stone mines located about two miles
of town went out on a strike
the first part of the present week. The
mines are operated by the Atlantic
Big Vein Coal Company. !
The men who went out about forty
in all insist that they shall receive
what ‘is being paid elsewhere, 63 cents
| per ton that a tipple checkweighman
shall be allowed them and that the un-
ion ‘shall be recognized. |
The company believes that it can |’
run its mines without meeting these |
*LasT PITTSBURG EXCURSION.
ard Ls 50 Round. Trip Sunday, October |
22 via Western Maryland Ry. Special |
train leaves Meyersdale at 883g a. m.
epd ¥eturning arives in Meyersdale
iat 10:24 p. m.
ward
KILLED BY FALL
FROM WAGON
Elias Cober, Prominent Farmer
Near Berlin, Dies One Hour
and Half After Injury on
Monday.
rnaE——
i
Elias Cober, a highly esteem citizesg
and successful farmer of near Ping:
Hill, was accidentally killed on Mone
day afternoon while at his work,
Mr. Cober was hauling pumpking-:
with a rather frisky team, and as tog
drove along on the load of pumpkins,
he had pulled on the lines pretty hard
to restrain the horses. in so doing the
front end gaite gave way causing the
pumpkins to roll out against the
horses, and Mr. Cober was hurled fore
also, going down behind the
horses, the wagon going over hig
chest fracturing several bones, and
resulting in his death an hour and ©
half afterwards. His son, Albert was
with him when the accident occured
Mr. Cober talked with his son. Dr.
Miller was summoned but to no pur-
pose. The vital spark had fled.
Elias Cober was aged 71 years, he
was a member of the Progressive
church of the Brethren and his paster;.
Rev. Watkins conducted the funeral
services at 10:4. M. today. ;
There survive him his wife and five
children, Emmanuel, William, Garfield,
Albert, and Emma, 2 |
FOREST FIRI FIRES
IN THE STATE
More. than 100,000 acres of foresf
land were burned over during the 191%
Spring forest fire season, according
to figures given out by the Department
of Forestry today. The total number
of forest fires for the whole State was
605, ‘and he resulting loss. in timbor
destroyed is’ estimated at about $170,
600. This compares very favorably
with the record made last year, when
the total area. burned over was more
than 300,000 acres and the total num-
ber of fires was $1,100. The fall fire
season, hawever, is just opening, and
may: add . onsidershly to the figures
for 1916.
Blair county heads the list this year
with 13,986 acres burned over. Luz-
erne and Potter come next, with 18,-
800 and 13,250 acres respectively.
Bach of these counties had a single
fire of over 10,000 acres, tae largest
fire of the season covering 11,000 ae¢-
res in Blair county. Forest fires burn-
ed in forty-six of the sixty-seven coun-
ties of Pennsylvania, and twenty of
these forty-six counties last over a
thousand acres of forest each. These
counties are Bedford, Berks, Blair;
Cameron; Carbon, Centre, Clinton;
Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fay-
ette, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawan-
ra, Lebanon, Luzerne, Mifflin, Potter,
Schuylkill, and Tioga, Franklin county
had forty-seven fires, the highest num-
her recorded. for a single county. Col
umbia county had only three fires, but
5 the highest. average area burned
per fire, 1,042 acres. Bucks county has
the low record, with two fires and
twenty-three acres burned.
The causes of the fires is given a8
follows: Railroads, 169; brush burns
ing on dry or windy days, 39; incends
jury, 58; carelessness of campers, 39§
carelessly conducted lumbering oper
ations, 87; lightning, 5; miscellane-
ous, 30; unknown, 138; total 505. Thir<
ty-two of the fifty-eight fires of incend.
iary origin burned in Franklin county
mostly on the Mont Alto Forest. The
total cost of extinguishing all the fin
es was about $12,000.
Since the Bureau of Forest Protect-
ion was established last year, special
efforts have been made to have the
fire wardens take greater pains in de-
termining the causes of forest fires.
As a result, the bills for extinguish-
ing. twenty-seven of the fires have
been paid by those whose careless.
ness caused them, eight prosecutions
i and investigations have been ordered
by the Attorney General's Depact-
sent, and twenty-seven cases are
pending in which the Attorney Gen-
{ eral will be asked to bring action in
case. a settlement out of court can-
: not be effected. ,