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liquor laws, will be delivered by the
“Tony ‘Bontoni, 36, World War Vet-
seas veteran of the World War, was in-
“be given by Mrs. D. B. Schneder, of
Vol. XL.
Meyersdal
MEYERSDALE, PA., F
COURT NEWS
‘The following persons appeared before
Judge John A. Berkey in court Monday
morning and waiving the finding of bills
by the grand jury entered pleas of
guilty:
Frank Bartniak, of Jenners No. 2,
carrying concealed weapons, was sen-
tenced to pay the costs and to serve six
months in the Allegheny County Work-
house.
Harry Poet, of Altoona, failure to
stop and render assistance following an
automobile accident, was sentenced to
pay the costs and a fine of $300, with'
alternate sentence of 90 days in the
county jail. ¢
Budd Watkins, of Hooversville, viola-
tion of the liquor laws, was sentenced
to pay the costs, $300 for the use of
Somerset County and placed in the cus-
tody of the Sheri¥. . The Court an=
nounced that unless Watkins would re-
tire from the business immediately there
would be a further sentence imposed.
Watkins conducts a restaurant.
William H. Bittner, of Berlin, charged
with non-support of a child, was or-
dered to pay $20 per month and fur-
nish $600 bond.
A rehearing was held in the case of
H. B. Miller, of Somerset Township,
serving a sentence at the County Home
for desertion and non-support and the
defendant was ordered returned to the
same institution.
Jack Frank, of Boswell, an offense
against morality, was sentenced to pay}
$10 per month for a period of 14 years
and ordered to post $1,000 bond.
Andy Toth, of Kelso, violation of the
{iquor laws, was discharged upon pay-
ment of the costs.
Nick Modis, of Kelso, violation of the
Sheriff to the superindendent of the
Somerset County Home and Hospital
until further order of the Court.
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RALPHTON MINER
INSTANTLY KILLED
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eran, Crushed by’ Rock Fall; Buddy
BEE
‘Tony Bontoni, aged 36 years, an over-
stantly killed about 8:30 o’clock Satur-
day evening when caught beneath a fall
of rock while working in the Quemahon-
ing Coal Company mine. He was badly
crushed about the chest. His buddy,
John Rebay, escaped with slight injuries.
The deceased was not married. He
is survived by a brother, Frank Bontoni,
living at Heilwood. Bontoni had work-
ed for the Quemahoning Coal Company
for the last seven years.
Funeral services were held in the
Ralphton Catholic Church at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning. Interment in the
church cemetery. The body was turned
over to the Friedline undertaking firm,
of Boswell, who prepared it for burial.
TWO DAY SESSION OF
MISSIONARY WORKERS
TO BE HELD IN BERLIN
The Forty Third annual meeting of
the Woman’s Missionary Society of
Pittsburgh Synod of the Reformed
Church in the U. S. will be held in
Berlin, Pa., Oct. 3rd and 4th, 1929.
Executive Board meeting, 1:00 P. M.
Thursday. Opening session of Syn-
odical meeting 2:30 Thursday. Busi-
ness sessions Friday morning and
Friday afternoon. Special features
Thursday evening—Address—Dr. Da-
vid B. Schneder, D. D., President of
North Japan College, Sendai, Japan.
A Pageant—The Striking of Ameri-
ca’s Hour by the ‘Conrad Missionary
Society, Berlin, Pa.
The address on Friday evening will
Sendai, Japan.
In connection with the dinner Fri-
day evening at 5:30, a Girl's Guild
Banquet and Conference will be held
with Mrs. Ira Harkins of Pittsburgh,
presiding and Miss Carrie M. Kersch-
ner, Philadelphia, Pa., Executive Sec-
retary of the Woman's Missionary
Society of General Synod the princi-
pal speaker.
A unique feature of the program
Friday afternoon will be the Recogni-
tion Service for the members of the
Reading Circle in charge of Mrs. D.
B. Snyder, of Greensburg.
A cordial invitation is extended to
every one to attend all of these meet-
ings—business and inspirational.
A ——
Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrived in |
iNew York with Mrs. Roosevelt re- |
ently, from an exploring trip In the |
rilds of China and Indo-China. The
B,1. is on his way to assume his post
i Governor General of Porti Rica, to
- “8 ition President Hoover ap-
* FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Hens Need A Hard
Insoluble Grit To
Grind Their Feed
There are two types of grit sold for
poultry, the one a soluble stone, the
other not readily dissolved even in
strong acid. Are we correct in assum-
ing that both types are equally good
for chickens? A ’
Grit is fed to give the birds some-
thing that will help them properly
grind their feed. The hen does not
have teeth. It is obvious then that
any grit which is readily dissolved in
acid or that is so soft that it erum-
bles with little or no pressure would
not prove very satisfactory as grind-
‘ing material. The gastric juice which
acts on the feed in a bird’s gizzard is
‘acid. This then eliminates the cal-
‘phosphate rock, gypsum, etc. as grit.
Any grit that is easily pulverized in
the fingers should not be used even if
it is insoluble in the presence of acid,
because it will be ground up too
quickly. If grit is to be hard enough
to grind grain and grind up grass or
other fibrous material, it must be
rough and not easily pulverized.
A fairly light colored or shiny grit
undoubtedly is the very best grinding
material available because it attracts
the bird’s eye and is hard and rough
at the same time. Birds are notor-
jous for their instinct to pick up
shiny things. Gravel, that is, sand-
stone, will serve as grit, but it is not
as good grinding material as granite
nor is it attractive to the birds as it
lacks the glitter of the mica in gran-
ite grit.
Chickens not given proper grinding
material are inclined to eat litter or
other fibrous material and as a result
do not keep up in weight or lay as
well as hens properly fed. The giz-
zard is almost always full of fibrous
material, all of which means greater
mortality. Unless your soil contains
an abundance of gravel and small
granite stones and the birds are run-
ning outdoors the year round, feed
grit freely. More than that, be sure
that it is a hard acid insoluble gran-
ite or gravel grit. : ;
OCTOBER 6 to 13 Is
October 6 to 13 has been set aside
as Fire Prevention Week. During
that time public and private organi-
zations and authorities will make an
effort to instruct 3 in the
fundamentals of doing away with
our terrible fire waste.
In past years the fire rate has
always gone down during the week,
only to rise again to “normal” im-
mediately after. It is the old case
of a lesson going in one.ear and out
of the other.
Fire is perhaps the greatest single
menace to progress we must face.
Every year it destroys property
which, in terms of monetary value,
would support whole governments,
cover the country with paved high-
ways, provide greater educational
facilities or do any number of other
great services. And on top of this
must be placed the still greater de-
struction in human life.
During Fire Prevention Week we
will learn of the danger of neglected
wiring, carelessly disposed of
matches or cigarettes, piles of refuse,
poor building construction and so on.
But unless our citizens carry the les-
sons learned through the other 51
weeks of the year nothing will be
gained.
Make Fire Prevention Week the
start of a Fire Prevention Year.
MOTOR CARS COLLIDE
IN UPPER DIAMOND
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Early Saturday night two cars
came together in Berlin’s Upper Dia-
mond with a crash which could be
heard several blocks away. Fortu-
nately, no one was seriously injured.
Mr. Samuel Engle, son of Mr.
Ralph Engle, of Berlin, was driving a
Pontiac raodster west on Main Street,
when he was suddenly met by Mr. Ed.
Barron, of Somerset, driving a Reo
coupe south on Broad Street. Both
cars were evidently going at a high
speed. The Pontiac car was hit broad-
side and was almost totally wrecked.
The coupe was able to proceed on its
own power, but had a badly battered
front. Just what or who was respon-
sible for the unfortunate collision has
not been learned.
The Ohio license on the Engle car
was explained by the owner being
Mr. Lloyd Hauger, of Akron, Ohio.
Allegheny Township
Gave Boose Majority
cium salts such as limestone, marble, {|
Bishop C. M. Grace, a
ored residents of Newport Ne
the James river.
FOLK
MRS. RUBEN
Mrs. Ruben Folk, aged 75 years,
for 15 years a resident of Akron,
Ohio, died on Sunday, September 15,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Lewis Fuller, 1008 Celina Ave.
Preliminary services were held at
the Fuller home on Tuesday, Sept. 17,
at 3 o'clock, after which the body was
where the final funeral service was
conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at
2 o’clock P. M. in St. Paul’s Reformed
Church, by the Rev. S. D. Sigler of
the Lutheran Church in Salisbury.
Interment was made in St. Paul's
cemetery. : :
Mrs. Folk whose maiden name was
Mary Drucilla Johnson became ‘the
wife of Ruben Folk, a widower, and
nobly assisted him in bringing up
the children of his former marriage.
To this union were born 15 children,
8 of whom have preceded her to the
spitit world. Mr. ‘and Mrs." :
sided in West Salisbury for 35 years.
Soon after the death of her husband,
she went to Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Folk was a member of the
Methodist Church. While living in
West Salisbury she was a great help
to her neighbors in time of sickness
them.
Many were the floral tributes which
decked her casket and otherwise were
displayed as an evidence of the love
and esteem in which she was:held by
her children and friends. ~
Mrs. Folk is survived by seven
sons and daughters, twenty-nine
children.
Her sons and daughters are: Fred
and John Folk, of Akron; Mrs. Lewis
Akron; Mrs. William Lingenfelter, of
South Fork, Pa.; Mrs. John Lewis, of
Defiance, Pa., and Mrs. Arthur Um-
stead, of Buffalo. Besides the above
there are also surviving the following
step children: Mrs. Ellen Patten, Mrs.
Mahala Bodes, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Eli
Folk and William Folk.
FIRST SOCIETY OF
FARM WOMEN MEET
The First Society of Farm Women
met at the home of Mrs. W. W. Hau-
ger, Wednesday, Sept. 4th.
The meeting was called to order by
the President, Mrs. W. M. Boose, with
Scripture reading. Roll call answer-
ed by scripture verses and jokes.
Reading by Mrs. Harvey Walker.
Duet by Mrs. Ed. Braeseker and Mrs.
Ralph Hay. Mrs. Dorsey Hoffman
had impromptu class, Mrs. Earl Dick-
ey first speaker, Mrs. Harvey Walker,
Mr. Habel and others.
Mr. Habel. At noon a delicious
luncheon was served.
The October meeting is to be held
at the home of Mrs. Oscar Walker.
PROGRAM
Reading—Mrs. Ed. Gnagney
Duet—Mrs. Ed. Walker and Mrs.
Wm: Ebaugh
Solo—Mrs. S. F. Tholan
Rally Day Amity Reformed Church
School, Sept. 29th, 9:30 A. M. Goal
475. Let’s go over the top.
BAKE AND FOOD SALE
Norman T. Boose received 52 votes |
against 29 given to Chas. H. Ealy, in |
the primary election in Allegheny
Township
A Bake and Food Sale will be held
in the Hartley Block on Saturday,
October 5th, under the auspices of the
Philathea Sunday School class.
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EXPIRES IN AKRON|
taken to St. Paul, Elk Lick Township, | &
and will long be remembered by ting the church auditorium, by the De-
We have evidence to believe that church aauditorium is decorated in oil,
she lived a consistant christian life. | and in chaste color tones that blend with
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Fuller and Mrs. G. M. Simmons, of .
Reading by :
{ and presents a very beautiful appear-
-the street between Barchus and Liv-
ed ap a great religious revival among the col-
“the 350 who ‘were baptized: being. immersed in
~ [COMPLETE HIGHW
BETWEEN HOLSOPPLE
Harrisburg,
# ‘| section of mew concrete: highway on
Amity Reformed| gig, :
ir worship the com-
r undergoing ex-
E'The work was be-
b and is now prac-
fe chief items in the
Route 52) Somerset County, between
Holsopplée. and Johnstown, has been
compléted ‘and will be opened to traf-
fic on October 1, Acting Division En-
re, repairing and| gineer C. “Forbes in charge of con-
Hows, new spouting | struction. today notified the Central
painting exterior Harrisburg,
"chureh school| This improvement gives horthern
building, potions ate Somérset County a direct hard sur-
; y and; junior de- road te Johnstown rticular]
90] and Jarge as- h Da. rly
i of = heating
or of ‘‘chureh|
ireh * anditoriam,
3,000.00, m was
before the work was begun.
tions have been paid with commendable
promptness, so that the treasurer has
been able to pay the bills as they came
due thus far. The work was all done
locally, except repairing the pipe organ
by the Voteller, Holtkamp, Sparling Or-
gan Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, and decora-
was awarded to James and Nicholson
of Johnstown on November 2, 1928 for
$252,793.84 for which the State pays
100 per cent.
Another highway improvement that
will begin in Somerset County on Fri-
day, September 27, Mr. Forbes an-
nounces, is the grading and drainage
of 3.2 miles on Traffic Route 31, (Leg.
Route 186) from Somerset west to-
ward Bakersville. This is the princi-
pal east-west route between the Lin-
coln Highway and the National Pike.
Lines and grades will be improved
making travel faster and safer. This
project should be completed early in
December. The contract for the work
was awarded to McPhee and Frere of
Upper Darby, Pa., on September 5,
for $57,687.88 for which the State
pays 100 per cent.
P.T. A. Meeting
The first P. T. A, meeting for this
year was held in the Auditorium of
the High School on Thursday evening,
September. The chairman, Rev. Willis
Ronk called the meeting to order.
Mrs. H. M. Cook directed the singing.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. The new officers
recently elected were introduced by
the president. James Slicer, the new-
ly elected president took charge. Miss
Dorcas Tressler rendered a violin solo
with Helen M. Bittner as an accom-
panist.
Mrs. J. E. McCartney outlined
plans for increasing the membership
of the P.T. A. J. N. Lint, who had
charge of the banner, awarded the
Senior banner to Miss Hostetler and
the Junior banner to Miss Darbeco.
Carl Leith pleased the audience with
several vocal selections. After a few
brief remarks by Supervisor, D. H.
Bauman the meeting adjourned after
whieh refreshments were served and
the people mingled in pleasant social
intercourse.
Saw Three Deer
Conrad Gnagey, while driving to
town on Thursday of last week, saw
three deer cross the road just in front
of his team, about a mile west of
town. They were fine specimens and
were not at all frightened by Mr.
Gnagey’s presence. Until in recent
years it was a very rare thing to see
a deer at large in this community.
However, since the Game Commission
has taken steps to preserve our game
Brau Studios, of Cumberland, Md. The
the furnishings and art glass windows,
ance, which helps to create the atmos-
phere of worship. These improvements
were greatly needed and add much to the
attractiveness of this splendid church
plant.
The members of the congregation .de-
complishment of this laudable undertak-
ing. The work was supervised by John
N. Cover, President of the Board of
Trustees, assisted by W. H. Stotler, C.
C. Heckle, and W. H. Holzshu, members
of the Board. It is expected that a
large congregation will be present at the
reopening service the coming Lord’s Day.
Cars Crash Saturday
Night in Salisbury
Ward Engle figured in a automobile
wreck on Saturday night about 11
o’clock, in Salisbury, when a car own-
ed by Dr. Jones, of Salisbury, was
driven out on the main highway from
engood’s Store and Dr. Hoke’s resi-
dence. ?
The Jones car was struck by the
Engle car and badly damaged, the
Engle car was not damaged seriously,
and is in the garage for repairs.
Fortunately no one was seriously in-
jured in the accident.
Pittsburgh Synod Will
Meet in Meyersdale
The annual meeting of Pittsburgh
Synod will meet in Amity Reformed
Church on Monday, October 7th. Rev.
B. A. Black the popular pastor of
Amity Reformed Church and the
members are busily engaged in ar-
ranging for the entertainment of the
members of Synod.
One invention that is badly needed
is some sort of a maxim silencer for
the neighbor’s radio.
Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick will
enter the race for United State Sena-
tor from Illinois. She is the widow
of the late, Senator Medill MecCor-
mick and a daughter of the late Mark
| Hanna, of Ohio.
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they are beginning to increase in
numbers quite rapidly.
Sept. 3k fresnel
CROP VALUE WILL
BE HIGH DESPITE
- DROP IN YIELDS
gr Sot, 24 Despite he
which has réducédithe
-on farms in the Com-
1928 total, accord-
the Pennsylvania
xd but this reduction in
increased the price level to
values are resulting.
le corn crop, for example, is es-
timated at about 45,000,000 bushels,
‘the lowest since 1909, and yet indi-
cated prices” will probably make this
short erop worth practically as much
as the 50,000,000 bushel crop of 1928..
| les Wheat.
4 Tb + FY. ~
Y {Phe wheat crop is 3,000,000 bushels
“crops, thevalue offall|
‘an’ extent. that higher aggregate
IRVIN W. REAM
EXPIRES SUNDAY
Irvin W. Ream, aged 64 years and:
months, expired at his residence in
Berlin, Sunday morning, following a-
protracted illness. For some time:
Mr. Ream was failing in health, but
only recently was he confined to his
bed. He was taken to the Memorial
Hospital; Cuinberland, for examina-
tion and treatment, and at the hospi~
tal his case was diagnosed as caneer..
‘His condition was such that operation.
could not be performed. Sn
* Earlier in life; Mr. Ream was a
teamster, but of late years he had
conducted a second hand furniture
‘store.
Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. 1 Ream and the
oldest membér of the family. »
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Malinda Regn; and these
children: Lawrence Ream, Mrs. Ruth.
Parsons and Mrs. Elijabeth Howell,
all of Akron, O.; George Ream, of
Pittsburgh; Mrs.” Anna Cahall, of
Cleveland, O., and Mrs. Viola Glemn,
: : yg 3p st oe %
more than the smalfscrop of 1928 and oF. Gotambus, O. These brothers and
with prices fully as’high’as those pre=
vailin® a ago, between thee and
fotfr million dolldrs will. be ‘added to
pi total value, os of A a ;
Oats; will apparently pe the Zl.
est crop sinee 1909, but its togal value
last ‘year’s ‘crop which was valued at
$18,000,000. . Ln.
The potato crop ‘ls indicated as one
of the two. smallest since 1918, and yet
it may prove to be one of the two
most valuable crops on record.
Tobacco production is estimaféd a
16,000,000 - pounds below the b5-yeat
average but it is easily possible tht
p Will be the most valuable
the $10,000,000 production of
Seige) Sb
ave het
the past 10 yéars.
Fruits Similar
The fruit sgrower is experiencing
conditions similar to those of produc-
ers of other crops, that is, smaller
total production but higher prices.
Approximately 3,000,000 fewer bush-
els of apples, peaches and pears have
been produced this year than a year
ago but it appears that the aggregate
value of these crops this year will be
a million dollars or more above the
value of the 1928 crops. The apple
crop will likely be the smallest since
1921, the pear crop one of the two
smallest on record, and the peach crop
at least 400,000 bushels below the 5-
year average.
farm crops will not be available until
December, it is anticipated that farm-
ers in Pennsylvania will have produc-
ed this year fully as large a propor-
they did a year ago.
Dr. Wenzel Returns
‘From a Hunting Trip
Dr. J. W. Wenzel, wife, son Delmer
and daughter, just returned from
West Virginia, where the Doctor en-
joyed a hunting trip with Delmer and
some West Virginia friends. [It is
needless to say that the® doctor and
Delmer got their share of the squir-
rels. The doctor is a fine shot and
always enjoys a hunting trip with old
friends in his old home.
Henry Weisel Returns
Miss Emma Fauble, of Braddock, re-
turned from North Carolina where
Salisbury.
and one night at Fairfield, Virginia.
doah Caverns in Virginia. .
hospitality shown them.
sisters also survive: John O. Ream,
"Mrs. Milton’ Landis, Hiram Ream,
‘Mrs. John Groff, Mrs. Frank Zorn and
"Mrs. Nevin Altfather, all of Berlin,
and Cloyd Ream, of Chicago, Ill. :
Funeral services were conducted:
State Highway Route No: 53, (Leg.| will undoubtedly be worth as much as! Tyesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
late residence, the Rev. C. P. Bastian,
officiating. H. C. Heffley, Robt M.
Walker, C. 0. Hay, Dr. E. C. Saylor,
PF, B. Collins and Allen Miller acted
as pall bearers. Interment was in
the I. 0. O. Egcemetery. Johnson &
Non were the funeral directors.
CHARLES SHUMAKER
While estimates on the value of
On their return they stopped off | ny. C. is he conch
two nights at Rocky Mount, N. C, )
They also visited the famous Shena-
i at the family resi-
ge on Center Street, at 11:20 A. M.
omplications from a surgical op-
sone time a a
He is survived besides his parents
his parents by three brothers and
three sisters.
His funeral took place on Thursday
afternoon at 2:30. Rev. Carpenter, of
Hyndman, pastor of the local Chris-
tian Church conducted the services.
Undertaker J. L. Tressler had charge
of the funeral arrangements.
Much sympathy is felt for the Shu-
maker family in their bereavement.
| Charles was a bright and lovable boy
| and will be missed not only by his
| immediate family but by his many
| associates.
SAMUEL McKENZIE
EXPIRES TUESDAY
| Samuel McKenzie died in Green-
tion of the total value of all farm! ville Township on Tuesday afternoem
crops grown in the United States as
| and 14 days.
of apoplexy, aged 61 years, 6 months:
He is survived by two brothers,
"Lewis and John McKenzie and one
half brother, James Baker.
He was buried on Thursday morn-
ling at 10:00. Father Brady had!
| charge of the services in the Catholic
| Church at Pocahontas. Undertaker
J. L. Tressler had charge of the fun~
eral arrangements.
Home Talent Play
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The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church will put on &
home talent play entitled “Oh‘ Doe-
tor,” in the Main Theatre on Friday
| evening, October 4th.
This is a 3 act Musical Comedy and
Henry Weisel, wife and friend, | is bound to make a big hit in Meyers~
| dale. The characters are being se-
| lected and we feel quite sure that the
they had taken David, who enrolled | post available talent will be secured:
as a student in Catawba College, at |
| Miss Mary De Wine of the Triangle
| Producing Company, of Greensboro;
She arrived in
Meyersdale on Wednesday to begin
| work. She comes very, highly recom-
| mended as a coach.
They made exceedingly good time, TLE ee
driving more than 350 miles in a sin- Bradley Graham Rents
gle day with their Ford. They were |
delighted with their trip and espe- |
cially pleased with the fine southern |
Borough Building
Bradley Graham has rented the old
| borough building on Main Street, near
this week at
LUCENTE GROCERY STORE
108 Center Street
6 Ibs. Sweet Potatoes for 25c; Cali- | the Somerset Hotel and will use it
fornia Grapes, Red Tokay 15¢ ner lb.
. | for a paint shop for painting automo-
{ biles and furniture. This is a very
| desirable locaton. We wish Mr. Gra-
i ham success in his new quarters.
Ream was, a son of the late:
em te