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VOL XXXVIII
NO. 49
NEWS FROM THE SAMUEL EDWARDS
COUNTY SEAT, CONVICTED OF MURDER!
2 |
Levi C. Williams, who re Last Week's Court Ground
cently left his farm in Jeffer-| Out Long Grist of Crim-
son township in charge of one! inal Cases.
of his sons and removed to! —_—
Somerset to retire from the The jury in the case of Sam-
more strenuous of human pur-! uel Edwards, the Ralphton Ne-
suits, has been conscripted by| gro, brought in a verdict of
County Superintendent D. W.| guilty of murder in the first
Seibert to teach the Plank Road degree for killing his wife last
School in Somerset township. Summer, and he received the
: charged with the murder of
slaughter, and will receive a
sentence Monday.
“stealing five turkeys and selling
‘Squire Williams was a very|
Successful teacher during the
seventies and eighties, a gra-
duate of the famous New Cen-
treville Normal School that
produced so many famous
teachers in. the past century.
He didn’t like the idea of re-
turning to school work after
a vacation of more than a
score of years; but the county
superintendent urged it was
his patriotic duty to teach and
the ’Squire didn’t want to be
a slacker, so he consented to
teach.
Somerset Court : adjourned
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
until Monday morning at 10
o'clock. In the case of the
commonwealth against Joseph
Fenyea, charged with the mur-
der of Steve Nagey, the defen-
‘dant pead guilty to murder in
the second degree. He was
sentenced to undergo imprison-
ment in the Western Peniten-
tiary for a period of not less
than three years nor more than
five years.
In the case of the common-
wealth against David Jackson,
John Johnson, both colored, at
Althouse, near Garrett, the de-
fendant plead guilty to man-
The famous turkey case in
which Alvin E. Fritz prosecut~
; van..Ash on a charge -of4
them to a Johnstown produce
merchant came to an end this
afternoon, when the jury
brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
Because of the wealth and]
good standing of both litigants
the case excited much interest, |
and the attorneys on both sides
of the case fought for their
clients as if thousands of dol-
lars were involved. :
After the jurors handed in
their verdict Judge Ruppel
«called plaintiff and defendant
before him and counseled them
to become friends again,
whereupon Messrs. Fritz and
Ash shook hands and, seem-
ingly, without any mental res-
ervations, ‘buried the hatchet.’
Libels in divorce in the
Court of Common Pleas of
Somerset County have been
filed as follows, all of which
allege desertion as the proxi-
mate cause for their applica-
tion for separation and divorce :
Bessie May Chidester, of Ad-
dison township, against Eli F.
Chidester; Harry Stull, against
Minerva Shaffer Stull, of Wind-
ber; Steward E. Stahl, against
Marian Lichty Stahl, of Som-
erset; and Catharine Stephen-
son Bradley, of Somerset town-
ship, against Francis J. Brad-
ley.
A decree in divorce was
handed down in the case of
Blanche M. Hochard versus
Milton C. Hochard, both of
Somerset.
The December grand jury
concurred with the county
board of viewers in recom-
mending that a new county
bridge be built over Wells
creek where the road leading
from Shanksville to Listie
crosses said stream.
Annie Walker St. Clair, of
Jenner township, has filed a
libel in divorce in the Somerset
Court against Dorsie Lawrence
St. Clair, alleging cruel and
barbarous treatment.
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ANN
NSA NSS,
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death sentence. David Jack-
son, colored, charged with the
murder of John Johnson, an-
other negro at Pine Hill, plead-
ed guilty of manslaughter, and
he was sentenced to Western
penitentiary for not less than
one year nor more than three
years.
Joseph Fenyea, arraigned
for the murder of Steve Nagy,
at Lanstreet, pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree,
and he was sentenced to Wes-
tern Penitentiary for not less
than three years and not more
than five years. A verdiet of
guilty was returned in the case
of Constable Charles Baldwin,
of Hooversville, charged with
larceny by bailee. John Nick,
the prosecutor, a night watch-
man employed by the Knicker-
bocker Smokeless Coal Com-
pany, alleged that Constable
Baldwin failed to return $1,200
taken from him when he was
arrested on a charge of disor-
derly conduct. Counsel for
Constable Baldwin has made
a motion for a new trial.
George Custer, charged with
larceny, entered a plea of guil-
ty and was directed to pay the
prosecution, a fine of $5 and
a term of not less than 18
months nor more than two
years in the Western Peniten-
tiary.
The -jury in the case of the
Commonwealth VS.
battery with intent to kill, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty
and divided the costs. Julius
Gralkopki was the prosecutor.
The case of the Common-
wealth vs. Harry Shaffer,
charged with larceny, was ig-
nored by the court.
A plea of guilty was entered
in the case of the -Common-
wealth vs. Frank Urban, charg-
ed with obstructing a process.
A settlement was reached in
the case of the Commonwealth
vs. Anastisia Simoely, charged
with aggravated assault and
battery.
The jury returned a verdict
finding John Ewanick not guil-
ty of the charge of assault and
battery and the prosecutor
was directed to pay the costs
of prosecution. :
Steve Chivey was convicted
of adultery and was directed
to pay the costs of prosecution
and a fine of $50.
The jury returned a verdict
of not guilty in the case of
Henry Ellis, charged with bur-
glary. ;
The court ordered a contin-
uance in the case of the Com-
monwealth vs. Everett Pyle,
charged with an offense against
morality. Similar action was
taken in the case of Nick
Dibias, charged with larceny.
A verdict of guilty was
returned in the case of the
Commonwealth vs Valso Drsky
and Janlo Plesloviski, charged
with aggravated assault and
battery, and the defendants
were directed to pay $50 to
the prosecutor, and the costs.
Mrs. Frank Boda, charged
with assault and battery, was
found not guilty and the costs
divided, the defendant to pay
two-thirds and the prosecutor
one-third.
A verdict of not guilty was
returned in the case of Andy
Repiczki, charged with larceny
and the costs of prosecution
were equally. divided.
Orders taken for Christmas
Trees from 50c to $1.00 at—
HABEL & PHILLIES
See our fine line
of Holiday Jewelry
before making a se-
lection for Xmas.
T.W. GURLEY|
evening drew a large crowd!
from the vicinity of Meyers-|
furnished by the Livengood Or-'
the big banquet tables and
; may come before the meeting.
MAE MARSH, AS “p Y”
In this beautiful photo-spectacle, “P lly of the Circus,”
which is the first of the remarkable Gol wyn productions to
appear at the Auditorium Thugsday, Dekember 20th. This
famous little star has one of t e greatest roles of her entire
career on the screen. 3 3 :
MOOSE HAD BIG TURNOUT
Although the weather out tired
Mle. Was very roughed dis ig = ownship, born
agreeable, the Pig Roast which: in Germany on March 12, 1835,
was held at the Moose Lodge ang coming with his parents to
America when only seven years
rooms, on Centre street, last
of age, died last Saturday at
the home of his son-in-law and
dale and the small towns near-| daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
by. This splendid social at- Weimer. He was the last sur-
traction was arranged under; vivor of a family of eight chil-
the able direction of Mr. Geo. | dren of John and Catharine
J. Kennedy, who for a number, Shaud, one of their daughters
SRE Mesonsiile Suny Co LLIIE 08 Shipboard, ‘and wa
: -1 buried at sea.
Dr. Bruce Lichty was the The eount was, in 1863
toastmaster, and appropriate united in ‘marriage with Miss
music for the occasion was Sophia, daughter of Samuel
and Mary (Shoemaker) Hess,
who survives him with two
daughters—Laura,' wife of E.
F. Weimer and Elsie May, wife
of George Kuhlman, the for-
mer residing on ‘the Shaud
home place.
The funeral service last, Sun-
day uiternoon was coadu- ted
by the Rev. S. A. Shaulis, of
Somerset, assisted by tia: Rev.
E. M. Petrea, of Lavansville.
Burial in Samuel’s church cem-
etery.
chestra. ~ One hundred and
eighty persons were served at
everybody present had a splen-
did time.
ELECTION NOTICE
The annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Second
National Bank of Meyersdale,
Pa., will be held at their bank-
ing house on Tuesday, January
8th, at 2:00 P. M., for election
of directors and the transac- a
tion of any other business that Boiled Cider at—
J. H. Bowman, Cashier. .HABEL & PHILLIPS
Se a A ee A ASAIN PAS INN stat oi me
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY
~~
TO the Business and Professional Man:
In line with the steady increase shown in The Commercial’s
circulation under new management, and in order to ac-
commodate such prospective advertisers as do not feel Justi-
fied in running large display advertisements at regular in-
tervals and to attract them to become steady customers, the
following announcement is now made,
Effective December 6th, The Meyersdale Commercial will
institute a distinctly new department in advertising, to be
knows as “THE COMMERCIAL’S UP-TO-DATE BUSINESS
GUIDE AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY,” in which will
be listed the business name, location, telephone number and
a brief general description of goods carried in stock, or of
professional services available to the public; for which the
charge of fifty (50) cents per month will be made, but no
single ad listed will contain more than seven lines in type
similar to that used in setting up this announcement. Out of
town advertisements will be classified so that all from any
single town or community will come under one main heading
which will be similar in style to the type used in the heading
to this announcement.
May I not expect a liberal and reasonably generous re-
sponse from communities where The Commercial now enjoys
a fairly large circulation, as in Garrett, Hollsopple, Hoovers-
ville, Berlin, Somerset, Rockwood, Sand Patch, Salisbury,
Boynton, and in the country surrounding Meyersdale?
Eber K. Cockley,
fig: Editor and Proprietor
] Convincing proof of the tre-!
{ was not able to withstand the
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FRANK PIERCE FATALLY
INJURED AT GARRETT
Frank Pierce, the well
known blacksmith, was fatally
injured at the Baltimore and
Ohio depot in Garrett shortly
after six o’clock on Monday:
evening. Mr. Pierce, who has
been employed at the Southside
mine near Garrett, intended to
come to his home here on train
No. 16, which was running over,
an hour late. While crossing!
the tracks in front of the sta-|
tion to get over on the other,
side to catch his train, a light
engine, number 4119, running
backwards on the westbound
track, struck Mr. Pierce and
knocked him down, his right
leg being run over and ampu-|
tated just below the knee, and
several bad cuts were found in
his head also.
Dr. R. T. Pollard was sum-|
moned immediately and he ac-!
companied Mr. Pierce through
to Cumberland on train No. 16, |
where a hospital ambulance |
CUPID’S CORNER
Charles 1. Shaver, Clerk of
the Orphans’ Court, has issued
marriage licenses to the fol-
lowing parties during the past
week:
George Huston and Freda
Pearl Zimmerman, both of
Hooversville; Royal Knepper
and Blanch Yoder, both of
Stoneycreek township; New-
ton H. Thomas, of Holsopple,
and Mary A. Livingston, of
Conemaugh ; Harper May, of
Boswell, and Edith May Adams
of Jenner township; Richard
C. ‘Baldwin, of 110 Reg., 28th
Division U. S. Army, and Leona
. Bevan, of Turtle Creek;
Nile Dalbegg and Elizabeth
Gustason, both of Windber.
MARRIED
Mrs. Leona C. Bevan, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs, Amos
Rhodes, of Turtle Creek and
Richard C. Baldwin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. David Baldwin, of the
- 8. Army were married at
was waiting to meet the train Somerset, by Charles J. Harri-
and take the injured man tol
one of the hospitals there for
attention.
Mr. Pierce, perhaps because
of his advanced age, 50 years,
shock, and he died in the hos-|
pital at 8:45 the same evening. |
The deceased was widely |
known and well liked in this
community, and the bereaved!
relatives and friends have the!
sympathy of all in this hour of.
Sorrow. :
oy — |
Evelyn Nesbit and Her Som, |
Russel Thaw, in
“REDEMPTION”
0 [TEs Ie faet that if
packed the Cohan ‘Theatre,
New York, to the doors for
weeks. No play produced in
years has met with such uni-
versal acclaim as marks “Re-|
demption.” There was not a
single dissenter amongst the}
critics of the daily papers. !
This latest work will be
seen in this city at the Audi
torium Tuesday evening, De-
cehber 18th. Music by the
Orchestra. Two shows, first:
show at 7 P. M., admission|
lower floor 25¢, balcony 15¢!
and 25c.
The story is based on the
former life of Evelyn Nesbit,
yet is distinctly away from it, |
and it is worked out so beauti-
fully that one would hardly
realize it is her life.
+ Her little son, Russell Thaw, |
and her husband, Jack Clifford |
are brought into the picture.
Russell Thaw is a precocious
youth who has an especial ap-|
peal to women, and Jack Clif-!
ford does a modern dance with
Miss Nesbit with excellent ef-
fect. il,
Evelyn Nesbit has always!
been considered a beautiful |
woman, and those seeing her
on the screen will agree with |
the verdict. Clear photoplay, |
beautiful settings and an ex.|
cellent supporting cast, due to|
the skill of Julius Steger and |
his associate director, Joseph
A. Dolden, make ‘Redemption®
the great picture that it is. |
This production comes from!
Johnstown, Pa., playing the!
Cambria Theatre for three!
days, matinee and night, the
management of the Auditorium
has gone to a big expense to!
secure this attraction.
W. M. NEW EQUIPMENT
NOW IN SERVICE
The new all-steel cars that
the Western Maryland Rail-
way ordered months ago, but
the delivery of which was held
up on account of war condi-
tions, have commenced to ar-
rive, and are now in daily ser-
vice between Baltimore and
Pittsburgh on trains numbers
2 and 3.
The first train with these
new cars left Baltimore Thurs-
day, December 6th, and Pitts-
burgh Friday, December 7th.
. . Good loose Coffee 17c¢ per | |
better ones at 20c & 25c¢ |
HARDY
§ impression created by of
Zimmerman,Hooversville
and rapid growth is assured.
ao
son, Justice of the Peace.
Miss Elizabeth Gustason,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred-
erick Gustason, and Nile Dal-
berg, son of Mr. and Mrs, Sven
Dalberg, both of Windber,
were married at Windber, by
W. J. Vickroy, Justice of the
Peace.
Miss Maggie B. Miller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Miller, and Richard M.
Walker. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Walker, both of Stony-
creek township, were married
at Somerset, by the Rev.
Hiram Kink. ' :
Miss May Berkebile, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ber-
kebile, of Quemahoning town--
ship, and Jordan Young, son
of AMr. and Mrs. Shanno
i Rsi20f.. Shade to R
e married at Hooversville,
by the Rev, G. A. Sparks,
Mrs. Mayahbelle Woodman-
cy. daughter of Mr. and Mus.
John Weyand, of Confluence,
and John H. Woodmaney, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Wood-
mancy, of Bidwell, were mar-
ried at Confluence, by the Rev.
W. M. Bracken.
Miss Goldie Daniels, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Ww.
Daniels, of Ohio Pyle, and Al-
bert J. Faidley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Faidley, of Markle-
ton, were married at Maple
Summit, by Albert McNair,
Justice of the Peace.
Miss Silvia Hutzell, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Hutzell, of Summit township,
and Harvey Lazier, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Lazier, of
Larimer township, were mar-
ried at Meyersdale, by W. H.
Hay, Justice of the Peace.
MODERN WOODMEN .
AT HOLLSOPPLE
District Deputy U. S. Wer-
ner, of Rockwood, instituted a
local Modern Woodmen of
America Camp at Hollsopple,
Pa., Saturday evening last. The
new lodge was launched with
a charter membership of thirty.
The following officers
elected: Past Consul,
; Ven-
erable Consul, Fred S. Shmuck-
er, Hollsopple; Worthy Ad-
visor, Horatio E. Meyers, Holl-
sopple; Banker, Clarence R.
Baker, Hollsopple; Camp Clerk
i Daniel B. Spangler Hollsopple;
Escort, Peter T, Gindlesberger,
Davidsville; Watchman, Willis
Shumaker, Hooversville; Sen-
try, Silas Lehman Hooversville ;
Trustees, William P. Shoff and
H. E: Meyers, both of Hollsop-
ple, and Luther Lehman, of
Hooversville.
The new order at Hollsop-
ple was organized under favor-
able auspices. Prominent citi-
zens are enrolled on its roster,
—~r
em
M. R. MILNE, D, D. S.
respectfully announces that com-
mencing with December 1st he
will adhere STRICTLY to the
CASH SYSTEM.
A 1GID
J, 1917