. Ed — — —- \ v V/ / Re f= Commevrial, VOL. XXXIX. Eaesae MEYERSDALE, PA, MAY 16, 1918. NO. 11. BOEOS0EC08080808080808 LRCR0808080808CLCOBCECEC: Fred Wilmoth visited friends in Latrobe, Sunday. Miss Clara Stacer, of Rock- wood, spent Friday here. John W. Hoskin, of Garrett, was in town Saturday evening. Mr. Z. C. Leslie, of Berlin, was ‘calling in town, Saturday. Mrs. C. S. Claar, of Garrett, was shopping in town, Thurs- day. George Donges has returned from a business trip in New York. Miss Emma Braesecker vis- ited at her home in Berlin, Sunday. Miss Theresa McMurrer is visiting relatives and friends in Pittsburgh. Miss Myra Lichliter, of Elk Lick, spent Wednesday in Meyersdale, James E. Boden, of Garrett, was a Saturday evening caller in Meyersdale. Miss Daisy Ohler, of Sand Patch, visited friends in our town, Saturday. Mrs. George Miller and two sons returned Wednesday from a visit in Johnstown. Mr. Charles Claar, of Gar- rett, was a business caller in Meyersdale Saturday. Mrs. John Kroll, of Lona- coning, Md., is visiting her sis- z Spt 2 ede om cpa aries iss Katharyn R. Brooks, of | parents, Mr. Pittsburgh, is the guest of her friend, Miss Mary Black. Misses Maud Saylor and Elizabeth Tressler are visiting friends at Camp Lee, Va. William Grainey, who was the guest of Rev. J. J. Brady, has returned to Lonaconing, Md. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hanna, of Rockwood, were business callers in Meyersdale, Satur- day. Msr. Joseph Levy, of Som- erset, spent the week end here doing work for the Red Cross Society. : L. A. Phenicie and W. H. Miller, of Garrett, were busi- ness callers in Meyersdale, Monday. Mrs. W. T. Rowe and daugh- ter, Miss Stella, visited rela- tives in Frostburg, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. O. B. Elrick, who was the guest of Mrs. Hannah Smi- ley, returned to Hazelwood, Pa., Saturday. Miss Mary Weakland, of Washington, D. C., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Weakland. Mrs. George Benford left Sunday for -an extended visit in several cities in Ohio and in Pittsburgh, Pa. : Mrs. Alfred Wilmoth, of Glencoe, visited at the home of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Jennie Wilmoth, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Gurley; C. Engle, near and three sons were in Cum- berland, Sunday, attending the funeral of a relative. Miss Margaret Metz and Mr. Jones, of Frostburg, visited their friend, Miss Pearl Nickol, several days last week. Mrs. Charles Shroyer, of Rockwood, spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the home of her mother, Mrs. H. C. Knierium. Miss Irene Buttermore and Charles Lewellyn, of Union- town, spent the week end here ¥ | as guests of Miss Pauline Groff. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bittner and family and Mrs. Edgar Berkley motored to Bedford Sunday where they visited rel- atives. ar Miss Marcella Reich, a pupil in Catherman’s Business School, Cumberland, visited her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reich, Sunday. Mrs. Emma Younkin has re- turned from Washington, D. C., where she spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Fernser. Mrs. Homer Hartley and daughter, Miss Nellie, return- ed to Beaver, Pa., Tuesday, af- ter a short visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Collins. Mrs. A. C. Bolden and daughter, the Misses Mary, Helen and Catherine, motored to Oakland, Md., Sunday, where they visited relatives. Prof. and Mrs. A. P. Kep- hart and two children, of Phil- adelphia, are spending the summer with Mrs. Kephart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dill. Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Smith and two sons, of Boswell, and Miss Violet Kennedy, of Cum- berland, were guests at the home of Mrs. Emma Hibner, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Critch- field and two children, of Rock- wood, motored here Sunday. 6 eld’s and Mrs. John Schardt. : Mrs. Margaret McKenzie and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, have returned to Cumberland after a short visit at the home of the former’s sister, Mrs. Daniel Dahl. Thursday evening of this week Mr. T. H. Thornton, of New York City, will deliver a lecture in Reich’s Auditorium under the auspices of the Inter- national Bible Students. Lec- ture begins at 8 o'clock; all seats free. Thursday evening of last week a large number of high school boys and girls from town took advantage of the splendid weather, holding a dance and outing at Riverside Park, which was the first entertainment of the open air season at this pop- ular outing place. ENGLE-GRAY Miss Alleda Gray, of Meyers- dale, and Jesse Engle, of Sal- isbury, were married last Wed- nesday at the home of the groom’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Engle, by Rev. G. K. Hetrick. SERENADING AND SUR- PRISE PARTY NEAR GARRETT. Around about ten o’clock on Tuesday evening of last week a serenading party called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Garrett, and made things lively for a while, after the news had spread that Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Engle, of Cumberland, were at the former’s home for a visit. On Thursday evening a party was held for the young cuple which was attended by about 125 people of the neighborhood. Refreshments were served and interesting games played, the guests retiring to their respec- tive homes at a late hour. Mrs. Engle, the bride, was formerly Miss Lela Morrison, of Conflu- ence. THE ELECTOR’S GUIDE PRIMARY ELECTION, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1918. In the Primary Election which will be held next week every qualified elector is entitled to vote in his precinct on the Non-Partisan Ballot for the nomination of Judges, which is a separate ballot from the Party Ballot, whether or not he has been enrolled as a member of any political party or policy. In order to vote the Party Ballot the elector must have been duly enrolled as a member of the party which he wishes to support, and he is only entitled to vote on the ballot to nomi- nate candidates of that party. .OQn the official Ballot of each ‘Party will appear the names of candidates who are seeking the nomination of that praticular Partly, and following these names will be blank spaces provided forselectors to write the name of any candidate of his choice whose name does not appear on the Ballot in the original printed form. To express his choice in the nomination of candidates each elector must place a cross (X) in the square to the right of each candidate for whom he wishes to vote. To vote for a candidate whose name 1s not printed on the official Ballot it is necessary to write the candi- date’s name in the blank space provided for that purpose and, in addition, mark a cross in the square to the right of his name. If challenged the elector shall be required to make oath or affirmation that, at the last preceding election at which he vtoed, he voted for a majority of the candidates of the Party for which he is enrolled. : To entitle one to membership in a Party he must not only have voted for a majority of the persons who were candidates of that party in the preceding election, but he must have voted for such persons as the candidates of the Party to which he claims affiliation. Electors are not allowed to remain in voting booth more than three minutes in case others are waiting to occupy it. No person when within the voting-room shall electioneer or solicit votes for any Party or candidate, nor shall any written, or printed matter be posted up within the said room except as required by law. A . : Any person who shall vote or attempt to vote more than once at a Primary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the penalty being a fine of $500 or imprisonment not exceeding three years. Any election officer who permits a person to vote at any Primary, with the knowledge that such person is not entitled to vote, or refuses to permit any lawfully entitled elector to vote, at such Primary, with the kfiowledge that such person is entitled to vote, shall be guilty of p misdemeanor, the penalty being a fine of $500 or imprisonmeit not exceeding three years, or both. pa be L i Any person who shall directly or indirectly, give, or prom- ise or offer to give, any gift or reward in money, goods, or other valuable thing, to any person, with intent to induce him to vote or refrain from voting for any particular candidate or candi- dates at any Primary; or shall, directly or indirectly procure for, or offer or promise to procure for, such person. any such 9ift or reward, with the intent aforesaid; or shall, with the in- tent to influence or intimidate such person to give his vote or to refrain from giving his vote for any particular candidate or candidates at any Primary, give to or obtain for, or assist in ob- taining for, or offer or promise to give to or obtain for, or assist in obtaining for, such person, any office, place, appointment, or employment, public or private; or threaten such person with dismissal or discharge from any office, place, appointment, or employment, public or private, then held by him—the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the penalty being 2 Bas of $500 or imprisonment not exceeding three years, or oth. bain Eg Sd BIR eg it Eh aN EL Regulation Governing The Sale of Sugar. In order to insure as fully as possible the conservation of the entire fruit crop of the present season and to encourage home canning and pre- serving, the following rule, governing family purchases of sugar, is made effective, in Pennsylvania. Consumers may purchase, and grocers may sell to any one family, sugar, for home-preserving purposes only, in a quantity not to exceed twenty-five pounds, upon the signing by the purchaser and surrender to the seller of a certificate in the following form: SUGAR PURCHASING CERTIFICATE FOR HOME PRESERVING 1918. I hereby declare to the United States Food Administration, that I desire to purchase from pounds of sugar for my own use, for canning and preserving purposes. I agree not to order sugar under this ruling, from any source, in excess of my requirements for this purpose or, to use the sugar so ordered for any other purpose than that here specified. I have on hand sugar to the amount of pounds I used for canning and preserving in 1917 pounds Name Town Streetor R.F.D. Address... - Grocers will provide their own printed forms for use in the sale of sugar under this ruling, and will forward weekly, all certificates received during the previous week, to the County Food Administrator. An auto young people and Garrett, returning from Frostburg at an early hour Sunday morning, while driving along at a moderate speed near | the school house just outside of | Boynton, ran into a tree which | had blown over the road and | every member of the merry party received painful, if not; in some cases nearly fatal, in-| juries. The car belonged to Mr, Rus- sell Wetmiller, of Garrett. It! was driven by Mr. Howard Merrill, of Garrett, and in the car with him were Messrs. Bert Wetmiller and Paul Kist-! ler, of Garrett, and Misses Myr- | tle Rae, May Wilson and Mil-| dred Donges, of Meyersdale. | The driver could not see the | tree obstructing the road, on ac-| count of a curve which the car was rounding, until it was too | late to stop. When he discov-| ered that no other course was! open, he steered the mache towards the place where the obstruction appeared to be the farthest from the ground, in| the hope that it might pass | through under the tree with-! out much damage. The alarm was sounded and all passen-| gers crowded low down be-| tween the seats of the machine before it struck, but the ob. Cm load of popular] of Meyersdale | DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL .# CONVENTION AT GAR: RETT. The Convention of Sunday; Schools of District No. 8 of Som- erset County held in the Luth- eran Church, Garrett, last Fri- day afternoon and evening was well attended, although weath- er conditions were not very fa- vorable for travel. President I. S. Monn, of Sal-. isbury, presided at the sessions. The principal address was made by Rev. Alexander Steele, of Meyersdale, at the evening session. Petitions for division of the District into two districts, the one to take in Meyersdale and Garrett, the other Salisbury, Summitt Mills and Springs, were approved for presenta- tion to the County Convention, which is this week in session at Boswell. SALISBURY. Snakeologist Jere Shoema- ker was a visitor to this city, Saturday. When asked about the rattlesnake crop this spring, he informed your correspond- ent that he in company with Simon Livengood visited the famous snake den on Negro mountain on Ascension Day armed with their shot guns, and, although it was not a good day for snakes, they man- aged to dispatch about a dozen rattlers, among them being an especially large one. They could not determine the exact length of the monster, as the charge of shot had severed the snake into several pieces, but, piecing it together as best they could, they agreed without ex- aggeration that the reptile was at least 7 feet ni length. Mr. Shoemaker is not only a re- liable authority on snakes, but he is also somewhat of a gath- erer of antiques, his specialty being old firearms. He had with him on Saturday an old rifle which is reputed to be very many years old, having, it is clamed, belonged to his great- great-grandfather. BAD ACCIDENT AT BOYNTON EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. struction was too low to clear at all, removing the steering gear and mashing the backs of the seats off as the car passed through under. All of the boys and girls were badly crushed and mangled in the wreckage, one of the boys, Mr. Wetmiller, being forced through with his head caught between the wreckage of the machine and the tree until he was dropped off in the road at the rear of the machine with the wreckage. A telephone call for medical aid was sent in after one of the party managed to reach a farm house nearby, and several doc- tors were on the scene to take the injured parties in charge a little later. Their wounds were dressed and later in the day each was homeward bound, with the exception of Mr. Mer- rill. who was rushed to a Cum- berland hospital. On Monday morning he was operated on, and is reported to be resting well. Mr. Kistler has been suffering a great deal of pain, and some concern is felt for his sneadv recovery at home, but the other young folks seem to be getting along nicely. Sunday afternoon the demol- ished car was hauled to Gar- rett by another machine. AA NA mm = Pl III mS mim Bm mA, John, W. Folk, of Springs, was a Salisbury visitor on Sat-... urday evening. A. E. Livengood spent last week in Somerset, serving on the grand jury. P. L. Livengood, of Hunting- don, spent part of the past week with his family here. Mrs. Leo Hendrix and Mrs. William Macey, of Swissvale, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keller. James A. Winter spent last Thursday in Johnstown where he visited his niece, Miss Emma Inks, at the Memorial Hospi- tal. ; Mr. and Mrs. John Boucher, of Brownsville, spent from Monday until Thursday with the former’s mother, Mrs. W. H. Boucher. Robert Johnston, Jr., and Harry Ringler spent several days iast week in Addison vis- iting the latter’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mimna. Emmet Stevanus, George Trevarrow, Paul Corbett, among a bunch of other boys from town, attended a dance at Frostburg, Saturday even- ing. Miss Margaret Glotfelty, a teacher in the Berlin schools, returned Wednesday, to spend her summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Glotfelty. Miss Ethel Schramm, who taught in the Boswell schools the past winter, has returned to spend the summer vacation with her mother, Mrs. Ida Schramm. Miss Evaline Livengood, of Lynchburg, Va., and Miss Eliz- abeth Livengood, of Johns- town, spent last week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Livengood. Miss Della Hoffman, of Coal Run, and Mr. James Corbett, of Six Mile Run, were recently married in Cumberland, after which they visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Corbett, at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Resley Tress- ler and child, accompanied by Miss Thelma Stevanus, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of the latter’s grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. iting relatives in Pittsburgh. Yommer, Monday, May 6th, a daughter. Mrs. James B. Martin is vis-| Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. | Stevanus, and other relatives, | at Sand Flat. Patronize our Advertisers.
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