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THE   AMHERST NEWS-TIMES
VOL. II, NO. 7.
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SUBSCRIPTION, 92.00 PBR  YEAR
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-SANDSTONE CENTER OP THS WORLD"
TALKS TO BOYS
WILL TRY TO    ORGANIZE    BOYS'
BAND HERB—HAS HAD EXPERIENCE ENOUGH.
Bnwood Vlckery of. Blyria wss In
Amherst Wednesday evening to get
an Idea what can he done to organise
a hoys' band here. Mr. Vlckery Is
a member of the Willys-Overland band
of Blyria He was bandmaster on the
U. S. S. Utah which was stationed at
Yorktown at the outbreak of tlie war.
At that place he was under the direction of John P. Bousa who was training naval bandmasters. After the war
started he was stationed with tha
British grand fleet at Boapa Flow,
Scotland. He was also a pupil ot
Harry B. Hunt, flrat trumpet at the
Broadway theater In New York and
has taken a complete course In band
work and organisation. It took him
about 10 yeara to complete the whole
course whloh makes him the band
leader and organiser that he Is today.
He has organised four or Ave bands
In his time and all have been successes because of his ability and training along thla line. Ha work in the
naval training bands haa made it
even easier for him to organise these
bands. The naval bands are noted
for their spirit and "pep" and ha puta
this Into all hla work and la well Uked
by everyone and la able to do many
things through his friendly feeling
toward everyone.
What Mr. Vlckery wants to do ia to
organize a boys' band In Amherst and
since looking over the field he believes
that there Is an abundance of material
here and a fine band can be organised.
He Is willing to come here and do
all he can for the ©oys for a very small
sum and is working hard to get the
thing started. The Organisation of
a thing of this sort, of coarse, will
mean a lot of hard work besides cooperation on the part of tha people
of the town. The project will require
aome money to get It started and
those in Amherst who feel Interested
enough will be aaked to donate to the
cause what they feel It will be worth.
A boya' band ln a town the size of
Amherst would be a decided help ln
many ways. It gives the younger people of the town something to work
for and look forward to and la good
training for them in a musical way
as wait as in the way of discipline.
There will be a meeting in the council chamber Saturday "night of all boya
that 8re Interested and also those citizens who would like to aee the band
organised. Crown la desired to start
the thing and everyone la aaked to
turn out.
Lorain, Blyria, Oberlln and Wellington all have boya' bands and It haa
been made known that their success
is due to the co-operation of tbe citizens of those towns
LITMUS PAPER TEST
SHOWS UP ACID SOILS
That litmus paper may be used to
test soils for acidity ia pointed out by
officials of the Ohio Experiment Station, where a number of inquiries come
tor a simple test to determine whether
the soils need lima.
Farmers are advised to get a good
quality of litmus paper at a drug atore
and to use this In making the test.
The soil must not be wet for testing;
the paper Is folded upon itself and inserted into a email aample of soil.
The ends of the paper inserted ln
the aoil must be used ln determining
the teat. There should be an actual
reddening in comparison with the blue
color of the paper, when tt j soil la in
need of lima. The paper should remain in the aoil for a least thirty minutes before being examined
Soils not requiring lime do not cause
any reddening of the litmus paper.
'SELECTION
VALUABLE FOR PARMERS
That farmers will profit by the home
selection and production of vegetable
seeds la pointed out hy J. B. Ketl, garden assistant at the Ohio Experiment
Station. I
Transportation conditions and the
supply of vegetable aeeds during the
past year has been such aa to prevent
many from getting their usuay supply.
With home selection and growing It
is possible to secure the best strains
of many varieties.
In saving seed potatoes, It Is well
to select aeed from hills that are above
the average ln production and resistant to disease. With beana and peas
the pods are free from discoloration
and makes it possible to secure stralna
which are not diseased.
With sweet corn several of the best
ears should be allowed to ripen on tha
stalk. A piece of fly screen wrapped
around the ears while ripening will
protect these against rodents, birds
and poultry   ,
A single good fruit of the tomato
will produce enough seed for 100 or
more plants.. Well-colored fruits with
small seed cavities are desirable.
ROSE CAHL MARRIES
DETROIT MAN
APTER   TRIP  TO     NIAQRA     WILL
MAKE THEIR HOME IN AUTOMOBILE CITY.
The wedding of Miss Rosa Cahl to
'Marcele Reaume of Detroit, Mich.,
came as a complete surprise to Miss
Cahl's many friends in Amherst. The
couple was married at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon by Rev. A. Egll of St.
Peter's ohurch of which tha bride la
a member. They were attended by
Miss Lattie Williams and Oeorge Cahl.
Immediately after the ceremony they
left for a short wedding trip to Nlagra
Falls and other points of Interest.
Upon their return they will reside In
Detroit, Mich., where the groom Is
employed.
The bride ia well known In this city
having lived here almost her entire
life and is prominent tn social circles.
She Is a member of St. Peter's Evangelical church and was prominent ln
all the work of the ohurch and of the
young people's societies. She was employed In Elyria until a short time ago
when she accepted a position as operator at the Amherst Home Telephone
company and has been empolyed there
until a short time before her amrriage.
HENRY RICE DIED
IN SOUTH EUCLID
SUDDEN   DEATH   WAS SHOCK  TO
FRIENDS—EMPLOYED   BY
CLEVELAND STONE CO.
Henry Rice, 57, died at South Euclid, Ohio, Wednesday night at 0
o'clock. The death came as a shock
to his relatives and friends In Amherst and also to the immediate family as he had not been sick at all
before the time ot his death. Mr. Rice
is a resident of Amherst, but at the
time of his death he was employed
by the Cleveland Stone company ln
one of their branches at South Euclid
and thla necessitated his being away
from home the greater part of the
time He was a valued employe of
thla company, having been with them
for a number of years.
He Is survived by his widow and
two daughters, Mrs. Hacke and Mrs.
Laux, both ot Lorain. a
At the present time, funeral arrangements have not been made, but the
funeral will probably be held Saturday or Sunday. Rev. Egll will conduct the services.
Singing k3and Announced For Chautauqua
DUNBAR'S ROYAL DRAGOONS.
ORGANIZED and coached under tha
personal supervision of tha nationally known producer, Ralph Dunbar, tha Royal Dragoons ara to bo
hOard in two grand concerts on Chautauqua's fifth day. Tha Instrumentation of tka company laoladaa eerneta,
ffraanh borne, baasea, oboe, baaaoon,
Cratnbonas, drams, ate Tha singing
Of tha organization com paras moat
favorably with any of tha. famous
Dnabar   companies,   in   addition   to
possessing good voices, the men have
been thoroughly trained in the dramatic and interpretative arts., making
their program quite acceptable to tha
most scrutinising critic
Interesting diversions will be Introduced ln connection with the vocal
and instrumental features of the l.ru-
goon programs. There will be 'comedy a-plenty, for here Is a verltnule
army of flngmg and playing fun-
makers.
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AUTO BUYERS HIT
EXTREMES IN PRICE
HIGH   PRICED   CARS   AND   FORDS
SELL—MEDIUM   PRICED
QO BEGGING.
In interviewing different automobile
dealers ln Amherst and nearby towne
we have discovered many surprising
thing. It would seem, inasmuch aa
money haa been plentiful and conditions good, that people who are able
would buy the higher priced cars,
that the medium priced machlnea are
not selling as rapidly as they might
be expected to do. It seems that people are more careful with their money
than they were during the war and
think they can get along without the
new  machine.
The low priced cars are selling rap-
Idly, and the sales of the very expensive cars are increasing, but the medium priced automobiles seem to be
decreasing ln demand.
The Ford dealers say they are sell-
tog more cars than they ever did before and the sales are increasing all
the time. This shows, too, that tha
people are changing lu their opinion
of the Ford and are realising its value
as an economical car. Others dealers
of medium priced cars say that their
sales are smaller this year than usual
and that more people are buying
second hand cars.
The dealers of the high priced can
report that they are selling more than
ever before. This shows that when
the American people want something
good, they want the best, hence the
extremes   in   buying automobiles.
All dealers in second hand cars and
men in repair work are doing a big
business and will continue to do so
as long as the prices of now cars
remain at the present high mark.
J. PECK PINCHES SPEEDERS
ON  LAKE  SHORE  ROAD
Justice of the Peace, Julius Peck
of Brownhelm was busy Sunday taking care of speeders who were brought
ln. Six drivers of automobiles were
arrested on the lake road near Brownhelm by deputy sheriffs Banning and
Billings and were brought to the office
of Justice Jeck who convicted them
and assessed fines in varying amounts.
Many complaints have been made
since the warm weather started by
the people living along the country
roads, about the speeding and from
now on men will be employed to patrol
the roads and do away with this
practice.
BAND WANTS TO 6IVE
WEEKLY CONCERTS
NO ONE PREPARE THE WAY FOR
THEM TO DO 80—HAVE
BEST BAND IN YEARS.
The Amherat city band would ilka to
give weekly band concerts, starting
very soon aa haa teen the custom in
yeara past. Tha financial condition,
however, haa been v»ry hard to moat
In the paat yeara S#+ wr-tefore thoy
start anything thla year they have
decided tlfat something must be done
In the way of getting money to pay
expenses the whole season.
The band haa been practicing hard
and feels that they have the best
band ln yeara. They are at the point
where they are able to give tbe people
good mualc. This cannot be done,
however, without funds, as some
money is needed to meet ordinary expenses of playing once a week In
public. In past yeara many people
have looked forward to the regular
weekly band concerts and now since
none have been held this year, they
are beginning to inquire the cause of
the discontinuance.
The band has asked the village
council to find some way by which
this entertainment can be supplied
the people of Amherst without placing
so much responsibility and trouble
on the band men. Amherst haa some
fine band talent and when they do
their beat to furnish tbe musical organization, aurely they should be encouraged and helped ln every possible
way instead ot being made to work
greater part of the concerts themselves
and took up collections to help out.
This should not be necessary. It is
the part of some public spirited citizens to get busy and aee that the
band boys are allowed to continue
the weekly concerts aa ln former
years.
COLLEGE  STUDENTS COMING
HOME  FOR SUMMER
PROF.   ERF, COLUMBUS,
TO SPEAK  IN  BROWNHELM
Prof. Erf of Ohio State university
will address the local Farm Brueau
at Brownhelm Monday, June 38. Tha
meeting will start at 7:46.
Professor Erf is prominent In agricultural circles and la especially wall
known ln dairy work. He la said to
have done mora for dairying ln Ohio
than any other man and he ia still
working for thla industry, trying to
gat now Improvements and naw methods of doing things. Prof. Brf's lecture la sure to be interesting and Instructive and well worth hearing.
Everyone is welcome to tela meeting and a large attendance la desired.
H. L. Plato spent Tuesday in Cleveland on business.
Almost all of the people attending
college from here have returned home
for the summer vacation. Therejare
a large number of students attending
from Amherst und we are well represented in almost any part of the United States. There are also a large
number attending during the summer
months whose time is occupied the
rest of the time. Some of those who
attended college the past year and
who are now at home are: Howard L
Hall, J. D. Kaser, Frank Rice, and
Arthur Sandrock of Oberlln college,
Harold Dute and Clovis Wiseman of
Ohio State, Russell Baker of Penn
State, and Chester Blum of Miami.
OHIO CUT STONE BUILDING
ADDITION   TO   OFFICE
An addition Is being made to the
office of the Ohio Cut Stone company
plant No. 3 formerly known as the
Blum ft Delbridge plant. The add!
tlon la to be about 13 feet wide and
will be divided into two rooms. One
room will ho used as an office tor the
general manager and tha other for an
estimating room. Tha addition will
be modernly equipped and lighted and
will make one of the beat office rooms
In Amherat. At flrat It was planned
to build an entirely now office, hut
this plan waa not carried out .and the
addition will bo tha only changes that
ELIZABETH WHYTE
DIED SUNDAY A. M.
WAS     MEMBER     OF     LUTHERAN
CHURCH AND K. A L. OF B.
20 YRS. OLD
Miss Elisabeth Whyte, aged 20 years
died at the home of her parents on
Franklin Ave. Sunday morning at 5:30
o'clock. Pleural pneumonia Is said to
have been the cause of her death. She
first contracted the disease about the
middle of last December and waa thought to have recovered when she became a little better this spring and
was able to be around again. She
suffered a relapse, however, and she
continually became worse until the
time of her death.
Miss Whyte was born In Amherst
and spent her entire life bere. She
attended the public schools here for a
number of years and after quitting
school she was employed at the U. 8.
Automatic Co. until the time of her
recent illness. She attended the Congregational Sunday School and was
also a member of the Concordia Club
of the Lutheran Church. She was also a faithful member of the Knights
and Ladles of Security.
She is survived by her parents Mr.
and Mrs. John Whyte and three sisters
Mrs. Arthur Towne of Lorain, Mrs.
Fred Raesler of Elyria, Mrs. Margaret
Hlggina of Amherat.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon from the late
home by Rev. A. A. Hunter. Burial
was made ln Cleveland Ave. Cemetary.
Miss Whyte was well known In
Amherst and had many friends here
who mourn her death.
SANDERS-REAMER
WEDDING WEDNESDAY
HONEYMOON  TRIP  LEADS  TO
BUFFALO VIA DETROIT AND.
LAKE ROUTE.
Ot Interest to a large number of
Amherst people comes the announcement of the marriage of Miss Sylvia
Reamer to Harold C. Sanders. Both
young people are well known In Amherst, having lived ln or near the
town most of their Uvea. The couple
was married at Lorain Wednesday
morning at 11:00 by Rev. M. M. Brown
at the 20th steret Methodist church
of which Rev. Brown Is pastor. They
were unattended. .
After the ceremony the couple left
Immediately for a trip to Detroit and
then to Buffalo by boat where they
will spend a short time. Upon their
return they will reside temporarily
at the home ot the bride's parents
on the Brownhelm road.
Both young people were prominent
ln social circles ln Amherat, being
well liked by the younger people of
the community. Before the marriage
Mrs. Sanders had been employed as
as operator at the Amherst Home Telephone company exchange. Mr. Sanders, before war was declared, was
employed at the B. & O. at Lorain
and was a valued employe of that
company, having worked there for
many years. When the war broke out
he joined the army and spent several
months In training ln the United
States and later was sent to France
where he remained until the end ot
the war. His service in France lasted
about one year and a half and he
relumed home about a year ago. Upon
his return, his old position was again
given him, having been held open for
blm during his absence.
a hook slide.
Tbe lineup  was  as follows:
Finishing Dept.            All. R H O A
F.   Oerlach,   ss 8 3 3 0 8
E. C.  Schuler, 3b 5 0 16 0
R. Patterson, 2b 4 0 1 2 0
F. Martin, rf. 6 0 0 0 0
Ed.   Kxeitcberg,   lb.   ..4 0 0 12 0
A. Cahl, cf 3 0 2 12
Adams, lf.  .--4 0 12 0
Uaaa   Grace,   c.    4 0 0 4 0
H.   Bodmann.  p. 5 0 2 0 0
Automatic   Dept.             AB R HO A
F. Quashnefskl, c. 5 0 2 6 1
Joe   Foreman,   ss.    3 12 2 4
H. Orugel, 2b.  4 0 0 6 2
J.   Moore,  If.    4 0 0 10
A. Neltzski, 3b 3 0 0 2 0
S. Borelbus, lb 4 0 0 5 0
Bill  Bruce,  cf 4 0 0 0 0
J.  Coverdale,   rf.    4 0 0 4 0
Oust Turno, p.  6 0 0 8 0
Left on base, Automatic 6, Finishing 4. Home run Oerlach, triple and
double. Hits off Bodmann 4, off Turno
10. Losing pitcher, Turno. Umpire,
Safety Maskott.   Time 1:45.
John O'Neil and Walter Urshel were
ln Elyria Wadneaday evening to be
Initiated Into the K. of C. of that city.
A number of the members ot that
order from bere accompanied them.
On Sunday these two men together
wltb Rev. Fr. Elschen will go to Cleveland > here they will receive their
second and third degrees at the Cleveland council.
will be made at the present time.
The business of this company la in
creasing and more room Is needed to
carry on the business which they are
now doing.
PREPARE TO COMBAT
LATE POTATO BLIGHT
Th'nt farmers and potato growers
should make preparation!* to combat
late blight of potntoes in pointed out
by Ihe department of n<itnn*r al the
Ohio Experiment station.
Late blight generally appears in Its
destructive form In July. It is ncc-
essury lo sprny the potatoes with Bordeaux mixture every ten il iys or two
weeks throughout the seuson to prevent  the blight  from developing.
It has been found beneficial to do
this even If the >>11•-tit lines not strike
the potato field, as the Bordeaux keeps
the plants In a healthier condition,
which ln turn Increases the yleldof potatoes.
Late blight always starts to develop
during cool, dump weather. Hot dry
weather retard its development.
The Beordeaux mixture Is made by
dissolving 4 pounds of blue vitriol in
20 gallons of wnter; 4 pounds of quicklime Is then slaked and after the mill.
of lime Is well stirred and diluted to
about 20 gallons, the two nre mixed.
more water being added to make a
totul of 50 gallons of the mixture
MEMORIAL COM.
TO HOLD MEETING
WILL CONDUCT POSPONED MEETING—ANXIOUS TO GET THE
MEMORIAL STARTED.
The meeting of the Memorial Committee scheduled for last Thursday evening ln the town hall was not held he-
cause of some misunderstanding of
dates. There was a very small number present. Another utempt will be
made to hold I BMOtlBg next Frlduy
evening ot 7:30.
Kuch organization is asked to see
that their representative is present
and if this is impossible that some one
be appointed to represnl ihelr respective body. The American Legion wishes to have Its entire body present to
work with the rest of the memorial
committee ln making it a success.
The members of tho sub-committees
are anxious to get the mutters ot importance Bettlod and get busy on the
work of raising funds and as this can
not be done without the vote of the
general committee this work is being
held back.
The Woman's Magazine has arrived
and muy be had at Keller & Baus.
J. C. WERNERT
DIES OF LOCK-JAW
LEAVES LARGE FAMILY OF CHILDREN—WAS    CARPENTER
AND CONTRACTOR.
AUTOMATIC TEAMS
PLAY OOUDLEHEADER
AUTOMATICS   PUT   THRU   FINISHING DEPT.—RESULT, 2 TO 1.
SOME  GAME.
J. C. Wernert, 67. died Saturday at
10:30 a. m. at the Amherst hospital
as a result of stepping on a rusty nail
about a week ago which developed
Into lock-Jaw. The first symptoms of
Ihe disease were noticed Thursday, but
It was not considered serious until
Thursday night when a doctor was
called and Mr. Wernert was rushed
to the hospital Every effort was
made to save his life, but these efforts
were made In vuln as he passed away
Saturday morning at   10:30 a. m.
He Is survived by a widow, and
eight children: Gertrude. Viola. Louise
Katherlne. Edward. Esther and Elton
all of Amherst and Mrs. John Breut-
Ignn of Klyria; four sisters, Mrs. Philip Bobal of Lorain, Mrs. E. Hildebrand
of Cleveland, Mrs. August Jueger of
Amherst and Mrs. Decker of Elyria
and one brother, Mr. William Wernert or Amherst.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the late home on
Park uvenue ut 2 o'clock and from
St. Peter's Evangelical church at 2:30
Uev. A. Kgll conducted the services
at both places. Interment was made
in Crownhlll cemetery. A large number of friends and relatives attended.
Mr. Wernert was well known In
Amherst, having lived here the greater
part of his life and his death came
as a great shock ton Is many friends
and relatives ln and around Amherst.
He was respected by all who knew
him and always had a good word for
everyone. He was a member of St.
Peter's Evangelical church and although he was not very active in the
work of the church was always a
faithful member. He also was a member of the brotherhood of that church.
Mr. Wernert was a carpenter by
trade and also spent some of his time
as stone and cement mason and contractor. He was a skilled workman
und well liked ln all his dealings.
AMHER8T   HA8   CA8E
OF   8CARLET   FEVER
Amherst has a case of scarlet fever.
This is the first one In many months
and was reported by Health Officer
William Miller Teusday The disease
was found ai the Tenhope home on
Franklin avenue und tbe house was
immediately quarantined. The six-
year-old son is 111 with the malady and
although the case is not serious it
shows that there is always danger of
the disease and that every effort
should be made to prevent an epidemic.
BEESING   FAMILY   REUNION
VERY  WELL  ATTENDED
The employes of tho U. S. Automatic
compuny played a double header Saturday afternoon. The first game  was
full of thrills,    ('apt. Oerlach had his
team   ln   fine  shape  and   showed   the
fans many things about baseball.    He
led the attack by getting a home run,
triple und double.   But the unexpected
came   In   the   ninth   inning   when   he]
stole  home.    He  fielded  his  position ]
well,  huving  ii  assists  to  his  credit.,
Bodmann pitched good  ball and only '
allowed four hits. 1
E. C. Schuler was the big noise on I
the Held when be made a running
catch of Moore's fly, running to the
grand stand and picking It out of the
air. Oerlach wus not the only one
who had stars, however. Capt. Quashnefskl was right there all the time.
He caught flvo men who tried to
steal  second.
In the seventh Fritz gave the hit
and run signal to Foreman and it
worked perfectly, although Foreman
was  spiked  by Oracu  when he  mudo
The 12th Annual Reunion of the Beesing family was held Sunday at the
home of Wm. Stretcher, near Oberlln.
An exceptionally large crowd was
present and a picnic lunch was served
In the new grain barn. The lunch
could not be served outside on account
of the weather. A large number from
Amherst attended. They were: Alfred
Beesing and wife, Leonard Beesing,
wife and children, H. L. Beesing and
Mr. und Mrs. Wm. Garrett and sons.
1 eople were present from Lakewood,
Cleveland, Berea, Klpton' Oberlln,
and Amherst.
CARD  OF  THANKS
We wish to thank our neighbors
und friends for the kindness and sym-
menl. Also to Itev Hunter tor his
pathy shown In our recent bereave-
words of consolation und the Knights
and Ludies of Security.
JOHN   WHYTE
AND FAMILY.
Open Chautauqua With Lively Progrc■•.-
COLLEGE   SINGING  GIRLS.
FIVE talented, versatile and attract-   grand und light opera, populgi    i.i.g-
ive  young  women   compose   the i*ni ,he happy-go-lucky  »ough of col
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College Singing Girls Company, which   ,m,WK0Illl,|PBB „, a pleaH!n|{ |Jttrt or
la to be heard on Chautauqua's first   ,n8ir progrtsj,   Special coutuuies ara
sag.    They   present    aeloctiuiis   from ' provided.
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