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VOL. XXXVIII
MEYERSDALE, P.
GRAND JURY
FOR GOOD ROADS
It Somerset county fails to secure
her share of good roads this year “a
Gundenin’ le is out somewhere,” to
Quote the late Fred Laus.
The grand jury which adjourned
‘Thursday evening unanimously ap-
. proved the petition of the County
Ccmmissioners asking. authosgtity to
build & fourmile stretch from Broth-
exton to Berlin, and recominended that
~ nly the best materials, Preteratily
brick and concrete be used. . .
The members of the grand for
geemed to be as enthusiastically in
favor of ‘¢ounty-aid ‘In’ road building
a8. were all of the swarm ‘of citigens
.Dresent from nearly” every section of
ot the county. There Wis not a dis-
snting ‘voice: heard in the crowd that
. 3ammed. court.room No. 2; everybody
.prepetit-was a good roads ‘boobter, and
while ‘many ‘were anxious” 3 speak
‘anly representatives: of ofgatizations
and, ‘ofotals were allowed: tb'do so. °
One, of thé speakers “i ubging ap
“ proval of: the ‘plans prepared by the].
. County Commissioners renewed at-
‘tention to the fact that the officials
'‘aamed had mcted in presenting the
matter to the grand jury.only after
they had held repeated consultations
with State Highway Commissioner
¥. B. Black and on receiving assur
‘ances that the work would be the
first taken up by his department as
soon as weather conditions :will per-
mit. Attention was also renewed to
the promises made by Governor ‘Brum-
baugh and his Highway Chief that the
tuincompleted link of State Road be-
tween Somierset and Jonneriawy will
be built this season. os
“Somerset eonnty has now done
everything she was regunested to do,”
the speaker said, ‘and it we do not get
: » Sme good roads this summer it will
shoulders, not” on ours.”
. Highway ‘Commissioner Black fall-
ed to keep an engagement to appear
before the grand jury owing to offi-
cial duties which detained him at Har-
yisburg, but he has actepted an in-
vitation to attend the annual banquct
of the Somerset Board of Trade next
Friday night, when he will doubtless
have something to disclose regard-
ing the action of the grand jury and
the plans he has made for carrying
forward the State’s share of the pro-
posed work.
Before the grand jury took up con-
sideration of the petition presented
by the County Commissioners they
were fully instructed by Judge W. H.
Ruppel as to their authority and the
law. His Honor explained the Acts
of Assembly authorizing and regula-
ting the building of State-aid roads
and ‘pointed out the disadvantage
Somerset county has heretofore been
at, failing to secure her proportionate
share of the fund appropriated by the
legislature for aiding the counties in
their road building programs.
The action of the grand jury meets
with the approval of practically every
citizen of the county, since it means
that a start is to be made to lift Som-
erset county out of the mud by build-
ing highways fit for use every day in
the year.
Highway Commissioner Black’s pro-
gram for this year in Somerset coun-
ty inclades the completion of the
State road between Jennertown and
Brothertown, where it will connect
with the country road to be built be-
tween Brothertown and Berlin. The
Comimissioner’s plans call for extend-
ing the road from Berlin to the Mary-
land state line next year.
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ARRETT
GATHERING
Hospital Returns. .
Mr. Norman Romesburg, went to
Cumberland Wednesday and brought
bis daughter Agmes héme, who un-
derwent an operation -at th Western |
Maryland Hospital several weeks ago |
for appendictis. :
Taken to Hospital. =
Mre. John Fiddler, was taken to the
Western Maryland “Hospital at Cum-
| berland, last Friday evening. on train
No. 23, where she unde ‘went an oper-
ation for appndicitis, | She was, ac
companied by her sons, Barl.
bert and her physician,
"a esting well. iro
Accident.’ a
Last Saturday while playing. with an:
rear. old son. of
ax, Earnest ‘the eight
Mr..and Mrs. F. E. Judy. 30
very painful accident, h :
thumb so badly that it wae nosessary
to summon a physician.
Soclety.
Mrs. L.A Phennicle, el
entertained the Fancy Work: Club ‘ati’
her home on Church street gt Wed-|
nesday. i
Mrs. A. R. Miller aniertaineg tire’
W. W. Society Thursday afternoon.
The afternoon was spent doing Tan-
cy: work. During the course of the}
afternoon a dainty lunch was Bervel
E Church Notices."
‘Luthren—W. H. B. Carney. Jalon;
Sunday echool 10 a. m. Church ser-
vices 11 a. m. :
Reformed—H. H. Wiant, pastor;
Sunday School 10 a. = Church ser-
vices 11 a. m, vy
Brethern—B. F. Waltz, phat: Sn
day school 10 a. m. Church gory
es.
Evangelical-—Rev. Hetrick, pastor;
Sunday ‘schoo] 10 ‘am: Shh, ‘oT
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Phennicie were
shopping in Cumberland, Md. last
week, bE
Dr R. T. Pollard made a profession-
al trip. to Fairhope last Thursday.
Mrs. Norman Romesburg, visited
lier daughter, Agnes at the Western
Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, last
Thursday.
Mr. J. H. Judy was a visitor at the
county-seat last week.
P. E. Weimer of Rockwood, was call
ing on old acquaintances last Thuars-
day.
Miss Emma Schrock, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. H. E.
Bowman at Pittsburg.
Mrs. R. M. Miller left last week to
visit friends in Baltimore, Md. She
expects to be gone a week or two.
Miss Mayme Tucker, visited her
aunt, Mrs. O. L. Wetzel in Pittsburg
from Saturday until Monday.
Miss Rene Brant, spent the week
with relatives and friends in Somer-
set.
Miss Lillian Buckman, of Berlin
was the guest of the Misses Brants
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fiddler were Cura-
berland visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida V. Brant and sons, J. Ed-
gar and George, were visiting Berlin
friends on Monday.
Mr. W. H. Miller, left last week for
Morgantown, W. Va., where he is en-
gaged in business.
Meyers Bittner, who is employed
at Pittsburg, is spending a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Rittner.
Mr Harry Swarmer, a popular B.
O. conductor, spent Friday with hi
family in Garrett.
Mrs. R. M. McClellen, visited Rev.
and Mrs. W. A. McClellen at Rock-
wood since Thursday last.
Mrs. Henry Naylor, of Meyersdale,
‘spent Thursday as the
S. P. Lease. -
BE. L. Fiddler, was at Cumber-
land last Saturday.
&
Mrs
MTS.
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Indian iviotorcycles and
ni =F
ant
T. W. Goods Store
. y & .
Gurley’s Sporting
.« | shared ‘Boh of the glories oug
{ aston td’ pissed through. oe
Quist of
"| kuoweledge bf mbst of the |
. |.generation, dod in domestic ecoriny
Mr. Boyer enlisted in the Union army,
regiment,
guest of Mrs. |
jo
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cake,
| of ‘he occasion.
A GOLDEN
rg
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The following clipping from Cherry |
Valley, Illinois paper sent to le
a friend and to which we. chee
by a
health, prosperity and long fife. 7
give place, The couple: mentioned | &
are known to many people Nérs, who |
‘will. be ‘pleased to hear of their good |
shrill tones of the fire alarm
y and it was made known that
ile Brewing company.
“The: golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs,
Josiah Boyer is being celebrated at
their kom¥ in this village today.
immedisite relatives, of whom
are a goodly number, gathered at’
of, the event, :
- Mr. af@” “Mrs. Boyer have pari {
pated in miky of the trying times
ofa g' disposition and love
ir’ home. They never
in :nefghborhbod contentions. ‘TH
have bored hard, lave often
ed thémssives, are thrifty be
-thig. couple are, past masters. -
When ab ‘seventeen years of agh,
-{ Company K, Twenty-Eighth
Péfinsylvania infantry, and was mus
‘tered in Nov, 17; 1881 sat Point ot}
Rocks, sixteen miles from Harpers
serry. He served three years, the
full term of enlistment, then reentist-
ed for three years more, but was mus-
tered outt July 18, 1865,the war.
ing ‘enden. ‘He took part in the
lowing battles: Anfidtem, Chi
lors ville, Gettysburg, Lookout 3
tain, Missionary Ridge, 100 days
Rasakt, and Sherman's March
Sed, ‘besides .a long list of
evtra- cost to-the .g
fonmantly fighting, |
‘othier rors. There he was married,
The wedding tour consisted of a ro-
matic trip over the mountains, ten
miles on foot to be married, and back
the same way. On the return, they |
were nearly held in the muontains by |
a mountain freshet which sprang ap
during the day. They lived for some
time in Fairhope, Pa. They came
west in 1882, to Ridott, then near
Byron, and to Cherry Valley they kept
a hotel for some time and here he al-
so followed the carpenders trade, dur-
ing which time he made many acquain-
tances in this and surrounding coun-
ties, all of whom will be glad to know
that the couple are passing their sun-
set days in their own home in quiet-
ude and serenity.
A Birthday Party.
Miss Elith Jenkin arranged a birtn-
day party for her seven year old neph-
ew Albert Bittner, at his home last
Tuesday which was a complete sur-
prise to Master Albert.
Fourteen guests had been invited
and the party occupied the time from
5 until 7 o’clock and there was some-
thing doing all the time, such as solv-
ing riddles, playing games, charades
and listening to the hostess relate
fairy tales.
Those present were Mary Ryland,
Beatrice Rosensteel, Dorothy Hader,
Dorothy Floto, Frances Layton, Sam-
uel Philson, Harry Walsh, George
Blake, Mary Frances Clutton, who
with Albert Bittner presided at the
piano, and John Layton, who manipu-
lated the graprophone.
At luncheon time the hostess form-
ed the party in line and marched to
the dining room, which was tastefu!lly
decorated, the color scheme being
pale green and pink A large bell ¢f
colored material had been hung from
t the Chandan. bearing streamers to
each plate ich held a horn and
Minature candles were
i placed at each plate. The crowing
| feature, however, was in the centre |
| of the table, a handsome birthday
seven American {fl
bearing
Ii tapers.
and all ded Ly lig
The blinds being down the
surront hted
the
and ed him mans
Nv TafiIrnsg
appy rewuras |
| week-nd with his parents.
ture. The watchman reports
he had been on the upper floor
it ten minutes before the alarm
given and saw no signs of fire.
fire, started on the upper story,
® BTaln was stored, and in the
de of the building, and when
ven arrived on the goéne the’
3 was on fire almost to the
# floor, and it was evident that
ding was doomed to destruc.
“The interior was constructed of
ber and burned very. rapidly.
g at the top, as ®t ad, = hole
» & chimney in giving draft to
on.
ts were made to save the ma.
and stock in the lower floor,
wo hours from the time of giv-
alarm the inside of the build-
“and the engine house, and
storage room saved and s large
of the machinery was but little
d. A part of the finished pro-
tt was also saved.
concern was. owned by Con-
lle parties, ‘the control being
by Mr. Dixon, the father of James
i. who is the manager. Mr,
death which occured a few
The. capital stock was about
The Jogs in building and
‘and in larger numbers than usual
d made all possible effort to save
transfers
have Poon recorded vy Recorder Cus-
ter since our report last week.
Henry A. Zimmerman to Elmer J.
Blough, in Benson, for $3,000.
White Oak Milling company to El
mer J. Blough in Bensor, for $250.
Noah Berkebile to L. D. Reel in
Paint township, for $5,225.
“IE. J. McDonald to Alpert B. Rob-
erte in Addison, for $350. >
J. M. Cover to F. W. Ross in Som.
erset township, for $1,200.
J. R. Hemminger to Elizabeth Cole,
in Someret township, for $2,500.
P. S. Gohn to F. J. Hoffman in Som-
erset borough, for $310.
Horace C. Hay to Wm. N. Barndt
in Meyersdale, for $1,150.
Catherine A. Yoder to John Dilling
“Windber, for $300.
Jeremiah Livingston to Edward E.
Mishler, in Conemaugh, for $1,200.
C. R. Ripple to M. Shaffer in Paint
township, for $200.
-- Edward P. Pritts to Harvey E. Dun-
myer in Milford for $1,000.
Catherine Daniels to John B. Hyatt
in Lower Turkeyfoot, for $360.
Charles Martz’s administrator to
Hattie Martz, in Southampton, for
$100.
GLENCOE
Mrs. B. F. Bittner and Mrs. G. H.
Cook, were Cumberland shoppers on
Friday.
JX. T. Leydig wes a juror at the coun- |
seat last week.
Gon Ackerman of Hyndman is in-
ined westward, he simply can’t re-
vin out of our town.
Mrs, Mary R. Poorbaugh, left
illinois on Friday, where she will vis
ty. s
it t sister and daughter, before going
on to Texas.
Clara Leydig went to on
Tuesday to take care of a new neph-
Ww, the son of Chas. Leydig.
John Baer and helper, are putting
in a new bath for J. D. Leydig.
Htahiire
ittsburg
Dr. Lichty was called here on Tues- |
Tay
to see Mrs. J. L. Snyder.
Mrs. G. R. Cook, s the house-!
iuest of Merion Leydig on Monday and | i
Tuesday.
Fred® De s snow-bound
ht her 1 f
iid ge 1 S
School
Palny
“Bill” Deist of Pi
the people of Meyersdale about |
'colck in the morning on Wed-
was at the plant of the
building was a four story briekt
e fire company responded prompts
for |
{ McKinley building.
| moving into his newly acquired pron-
Kinley is
NO. 10
CAR SHORTAGE
CAUSES SLUMP
There was a slump of more than a
million tons in Somerset county’s coal
production last year, according to the
annual report of Fletcher W. Cume
ningham, mine inspector of the twem=
tieth bituminous district, which was
forwarded to Harrisburg today. The
output of the mines dropped from 5
626,093 in 1915 to 4,685,076 in 1916.
The production of the Hooversvilla
: region showed the most pronounced
The funeral services were conducted falling off, ag there has been a strike
by Rev. 1. 8S. Monn on Sunday after- . therer effecting seven operations since
noon in the Reformed chureh., Inter ‘last April. Strikes a'so reduced the |
ment wag made in I. O. O. F. cem@’ ; tongage in the Meyersdale field. The
tery. main demands of the striking miners -
‘are far recognization of the union and '
checkweighmen. Both these have
and claimed as its patients little been denied at Hooversville, while in
Evelyn. Dean and Miss Harriet Gar- Meyersdale territory they succeeded:
lits and her brother William. in getting partial recognition of the
Mr. Herbert Lowry's little daught- union in the latter part of the year,
er is suffering from scralet fever, i On account of labor trouble and in.
Boeken Leg. : adequate car supply the inspectors re-
Mrs, Ida Scliramm while on her port shows 987 fever mineny at work
way to attend the funeral services of | than in the preceding year, the num-
Mr, Hawn on _Sundey, tell and broke ber of inside employes dropping from
her leg just above the ankle. 5031 to 4044. The twentieth district |
Baoket Bail. includes all of Somerset county south |
On Saturday evening Salisbury wit. | f Holsopple, except the mines om the
nesser one of the cleanest and most | Blin branch. |
interesting games of the season. 't| THO campaign against fatalities in |
wa played dy the Varsity Five and the mines is showing results. There
the Gettysburg Freshmen team. The | Were ten last year compared with
final score ‘Was 26-23 in favor of Sal- | Ftr-ve in 1915, when nineteen were |
isbury. The visiting team proved | Killed Jn the Boswell explosion, bus
good losers, however their manager ex | 44% the loss of life at Boswell
pressed himself as being plesssed |'(V8FP Was a decrease of 39 per cemt
with the refreeing done by Rev. Monn, th 7ihe number of fatal accidents. As
The Methodist Jolly Boys played | #¥#Buit the production per fatal acci-
the Meyersale team on Saturday af-| d6nt Was boosted to 416,826 tons im
ternoon. Meyeredale came out ahead 1916, It cost a human life for every
vith the sore of 2391. 162.057 tons mined in 1915. Last year
A Sona var {ZTE ve ane wiser, wit
2 sot, a, Naga. aided s hot industry made orphans, of twenty-twe
.| tained a number of little boyg o Siuren = 5 and sixty-six 15. 1918.
day from 4 until 6, in honor of Hg miners and operators
Clark's sixth birthday annive pevate in satey.first work, espee.
Many games were played and dette. | Hy tn the organization of frstald-
fous refreshments Were served which | the report, states that four of
the little men enjoyed immensgly, e ten accidents last year were avoid.
| Engle was
the prize wigner i and ‘should not have occured
” hunt.
Those present were: ‘Dantet Barchus, who tice acecigent
Donald Blochr, Frank Reitz, Jack Bro-
prevention in addition to aiding the
Calvin Wagner. ne, injured. © First-aid work, he 82ys, hag
Harry Wagner, John Newman, Fred
an educational effect not only on the
teams but on the employes fn the
mines, teaching the miners to observe
dangers and correct the same to a
noticeable extent.
SALISBURY
IFT 16S
william Ha Hawn,
On Friday, March 2nd, Wiliam Hawn’
an old veteran of the Civil War, died
at his home on Union street. He had
been ailing for a number of years from
dropsy. The deceased was 81 years
of age and is survived by his wife and
the following sons and daughters:
Milton Pete and Mrs. Clara ‘Weimer,
Mrs. John Shank and Mrs. Henry
Sehramns,
aN
Yown invaded by Fovasi
Typhoid fever has invaded our town
~r
Engle and John Wagner,
Minor Mention.
The home of Rev. B. F. Waltz, is
quarantined, as little Paul has con-
tracted measels.
Robert Livengood has returned
from Pittsburg and will remain in
town working in the machine shop.
Mrs. Clarence Emeigh and infant
are visiting the home of Mrs. Emeigh’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Liven-
good.
Penjamin Meyers of Meyersdale, is
teaching the cross roads school, the
former teacher having resigned.
Mrs. Harry Kretchman and little
son Charles, are visiting at the home
of C. C. Haselbarth.
Miss Florence Maust, returned from
Fittsburg on Saturday, where she had
been visiting for several weeks.
Mr. Urias Brown and ftmily have
moved from their home on Grant
street to East Ord.
Miss Buckman of Berlin, and Miss
Hoover of Meyersdale, who have been
instructing the new Central girls, re-
turned on Sunday to their homes
leaving the new girls in charge of the
work,
Mrs. C. S. Lichliter, is on the sick
list thig week.
Miss Elizabeth Newman of Springs,
| spent the week-end at her home.
WITTENBERG
Mr. andMrs. P. H. Smith, were shop-
pers in Meyersdale on Tuesday of
last week.
Mr. H. A. Geiger is on the sick list,
Mr. Roy Deal of Connellsville, was
visiting his grand-parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Deal over Sunday.
Leora Geiger is slowly recovering
from a seige of rheumatism.
Mrs. Cyrus Housel and son Karl of
Meyersdale, were the guests of Mrs,
Housel’'s mother, Mrs. Susan Smith
cn Monday of last week.
The following were Sunday guests.
at H. A. Geigers: Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Murray and son Ernest, Mr. and Mrs,
P. H. Smith, Miss Eliza Smith and
Mr. James Geiger.
The Institute held at the school
house on Saturday evening was large-
ly attended.
Mrs. Christ Mankamyer and son,
were callers at H. A. Geigers on Sat-
urday evening.
Payment for Leak Inquiry.
It has been decided by the House
Rules Committee that Sherman I.
| Whipple of Boston, who was the com.
Mrs. Bud Newman, spent Thurs-| mittee’s counsel in the recent peace
day in Meyersdale shopping. note leak inquiry, shall receive $15,-
The Epworth League members and | 000 for his services, for himself and
members of the Methodist Sunday | his assi IStavis No one will object
School, are planning a supper for
Thursday evening to be held in the
to this expense
ful way
in view of the beaa-
in which the matter was
cleared up. Mr. Prudent Voter now
Sam Ringler held sale of his pra- | has the satisfaction of kn nowing itisg
perty on Wednesday, preparatory to! hew the leak occured, he hag seon {re
culprits severly punished, and he ig
confident that nothing of the sort is
iikely In view
erty east of town. |
Miss Ann ‘Durst, left on Wednesday
for Nebraska, where she is to become
to happer ot
I! these 1 not begrudge
its 1
| the bride of Mr. Hutzel. tbe expenditure. He probably feelg
Miss Bess Mimna of Harnedsville, that he and two or three of his neizgh-
3 ing her sister, Mrs. Alf. Ring- fors would like to do somethng equal-
ler. | Iv splendid and give their services in
ess >. S. and Wm. Lichliter, re- | the doing of it, at $15,000 per giff ——
turned Wednesday from Washinz- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,
1, D. C., where they attended the
f President Wilson
half dav. on accor ¢
filling th ost this week. Bost
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