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NEWS ITEMS
June 7- Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Henry of Greensburg motored to
Somerset and was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Brugh, on the North
Side.
Miss Lottie Rayman of Connells-
ville is spending several week with
Somerset relatives.
William Swank, of Altoona, is vis-
jting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Swank.
Miss Anna Stein, has as her guest
Miss Elizabeth Walter, of Rockwood.
Mrs. Thomas E. Koontz, is visit-
ing relatives at Stoyestown.
Merchant Charles H. Fisher, who
has been confined to his home by
illness for several weeks is slowly
improving.
Mrs. Ross Nicholson, and her guest
Mrs. Lawrence Brooks, of Pittsburgh,
bave returned from Johustown,
where they spent several days with
relatives.
W. F. Countryman, of Pittsburgh
is the guest of Miss Tracy Coun-
tryman.
Miss Grace Heffley, is spending
several weeks with her brother, At- |
torney George R. Heffley, at Hunt
ington, W. Va., and ’'bher brother-
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Worth Kinzer, at Jenkins, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Love, of |
Pittsburgh, formerly of Somerset, |
spent several days with relatives.
Miss Martha Eaton, who had been |
visiting relatives in Connellsville and
Pittsburgh, thas returned home.
Miss; Ruth}Ealy of Pittsburgh and |
Miss Cornelia Ealy of Schellsburg, |
Bedford county, are the guests of |
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GLADE CITY.
June 9—James Murray who is em-
ployed atthe H. 8. Kerbaugh Corn-
struction Co.. at Paw Paw, W. Va.,
as powder man, left last week to as-
sume charge of the work.
Edward Bittner, who had been
seriously ill a few weeks ago is slow-
ing improving and his many friends
hope for his complete recovery to
health.
The Sunday school was very well |
attended on Sunday. Immediately |
after the Sunday school, Rev. Mr. |
Romesburg of Garrett, preached an | Frederick, Jacob and Peter. The| where it is gaining a wonderful repu-
excellent sermon. {
| Next Sunday at 3:00 p, m. Rev. Mr. |
Romesburg will again preach in the
school house. i
There is a big demand for bricks at |
the Savage brick yards and they are |
compelled to work day and night and
| even on Sundays to fill the orders. |
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swearman |
visited the former’s father at Key-
stone Junction on Sunday.
Rev. J. A. Yount preached in the
Keystone Junction church last Sup-|
day afternoon.
J. W. Forest is gradually building |
up a large business is fresh meats and
poultry. .
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June 11.—Samuel Firl of Summit |
Mills, a veteran of the Civil War and |
a great lover of nature taking long|
strolls over the country, was a wel |
come caller in our town on Monday |
of last week.
Robert Crone spent Tuesday and |
Wednesday in Frostburg, Md.
Misses Katharine and Rea Aunrandt
of Meyersdale, spent Thursday of last
week with their cousins, Sarah and
Rilla Nicholson.
Wilson Ringler sold a valuable cow
to Irvin Fike at Summit Mills last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Zedekiah Hoar and
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ADDISON.
Addison, the beautiful little muniei- |
LISTONBURG.
The Listonburg Cornet Band, under |
| pality on the national pike, which the leadership of W. J. Palmer, fur-
| been known for many years as Peters- | op jp reg, 1 ropineord Mr. Karl
| burg, in honor of its founder, Peter | POP eon :
| well known and influential people io been for its healing and curative
grandchildren and great-grandchildren |
{od of but little more than one: year. |, menu sufficient to satisfy the appe-
| whose proprieters are Robert E. Ross, | gee Doodle.
| Null, Joe Null and Frank Shirer.
| a flourishing bank with a capital of
runs from Baltimore to Wheeling and ' nished the music for the K. of P.|
on west, the town which every inhab- Decoration services held at Addison |
itant knows is 4 miles east of Somer- Sunday afternoon. Many persons from
field, 2 3-4 miles to the state line, 12 here attended the services, and were
iiles from Grantsville, 26 miles from | highly gratified with the the impres-
Frostburg, 37 miles from Cumberland, ' sive manner in which the services
26 miles from Uniontown, 38 miles | wer conducted, and the excellent ad-
from Brownsville, 96 miles from dress rendered to the Brotherhood by
Wheeling ! by township road 26 Rev. Morris, of Grantsville. Rev.
miles frou... ¢ ty seat. The pop-| Morris is an able and fluent speaker
ulation is about 300, giving the town and also a true knight in the fullest |]
62 voters, nearly equally divided pe- sense.
litically. The town was founded by| while quiet reigned in our town,
Peter Augustine, who was born about | john Peck and Irvin Bender wended
1760, at the beginning of the last een- | their way to Unamis, where they par-
tury, probably about 1802, and bad took freely of the Unamis Lithia Wat-
: F. Miller, proprietor of the Unamis
Augustine. | Lithia Spring, isnow extensiyely ship-
Peter Augustine had three sons— | ping this water to numerous cities,
the town and community are the de- | powers.
scendants, who are the children,| (Op Saturday evening a birthday
| was given by Ross F. Lenhart
of the three no of the founder of {to fifty or more of his neighbors and
Petersburg, or Addison, as itis NOW | friends in honor of his wife’ forty-see-
known. Addison, as a mumeipality, ond birthday. It was truly a festiye
can trace its history back over a peri- | 5ocasion as Mr. Lenhart had prepared
The date of Incorporation is February | tite of the most astute epicurean. The
26th, 1912. Charley Rishebarger is | evening was a joyous one, the program
the popular burgess and F. J. Shirer consisted of music by the band, sing-
is the president of council. : | ing and amusement games. The
The town has three general stores | .rqwd dispersed to the tune of Yan-
Frank Straw and Wm Barclay. There |
are also three blacksmiths; Thomas E The enterprising firm of John Curry
|& Son, who have a saw mill about
two miles south east of this, have be-
gun building a train road from their
mill to intersect the pubic road at a
point near Jacob Wilhelm’s three-
fourths of a mile from here. From
this point they propose to draw the
tostelry in the village, carefully Con lumber direst to the rail road cars
Sucied by James Buch. an. Thonesy save the rehandling here
The people of the town are thrifty, | dh : ber yard. |
and it is said, that with very few ex- | . Squire T. J. Havener avers that it
ceptions all the people live in their 183 trying matter to be compelled |
own homes. When teaming was in| under the law to throw bass fish back
the height of its prosperity, the town | into the river after having landed
played a very important part. At the | them. This was his experience last
east end of town, coming over the | Week while fishing in the Youghio-
hill from Listonburg, one is impressed | gheny river, he landed three large
with the architeture of a two story | Dass and threw them back into the
building of massive stones. The build- | Fiver. By this act the Squire set an
ing is octagonal and has at a distance | example for others to follow and
the appearance of an observatory, but | ©Very true sportsman and law-abiding
The town and surrounding support
$50,000 and a healthy surplus. There]
are three churches in the town, Luth- |
eran, Methodist and Disciple.
The Rush Hotel is the well known
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their brother, , Attorney Charles H. child of Meyersdale, spent Sunday
Ealy. | with Asa Hoar’s, the former’s brother.
Jacob “Koontz, of Phiiadelphia, MI- 2nd Mrs. August Krause and
formerly of Somerset, is in town
renewing acquaintances.
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Attorney and Mrs. Charles F. Mrs. Sarah Knepp of Larimer town-
Uhl, Jr., have returned from an|
Eastern trip, which included a voy-|
age from Boston to Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stahl, of
Portland, ; Oregon, are guests at the
Beerit home on the East Side.
Mrs.;Webster,B. Parker and Miss |
Emily Parker, are spending two
weeks with Mrs.zG. R. Parker, in
Bellefonte. |
Rev.j Dr. Robert L. Patterson and |
sons Richard and Frank, of Char-
Jotte, N. C., are in town visiting
friends. _ Dr.gPatterson was formerly |
pastor of she Trinity Lutheran
church. {
Dr. Edward H. Lowe, of Windber
spent seyeral days with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry C. Pile,
Edward F. Stahl, has retorned from
a business trip to Detroit; Mich, |
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Casebeer |
of Bellefonte, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Paul L. Casebeer, of the West
End, fand Mrs. Robert Walter, Mrs. |
Casebeer’s;mother, on the South Side. |
Miss! Ella Huston is visiting friends |
and relatives, in Pittsburg and Johns- |
town. |
The Hon.fJ.5J. Miller of Pittsburg,
spentjseveral days with the Daniel S.
Miller, family, on the North Side.
Dr. H..B.*Bruner,fof the East Side, |
was tendered a surprise party on the |
occasion offhis birthday anniversary
Thursday evening hy a number of]
neighbors. The party was arranged |
cleverlyiby Mrs. Bruner.
Rev.®and Mrs. A. J. Bird, have |
returned from a week’s visit with |
relalives in Valencia, Pa. |
Miss Emma Walker of Berlin is
visiting her brother, Judd M. Walker,
jin the West End.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Keller of
the South Side, have as their guest,
Mrs. C. N. Lowry, of Ligonier.
Mrs. John Holderbaum is visiting
friends Land relatives in Towanda.
The Rev. Silas Hoover is attend-
ing the annual meeting of the Church
of the Brethren.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Trent, of
Washington, D. C., are visiting Som-
erset relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baldwin, of
the West End, are entertaining Miss |
Rebecca Daniels, of Mansfield, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Meyers, of
Sabetha, Kans., are the guests of
relatives and friends in Somerset
and vicinity.
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Impure blood runs yon down—
makes you an easy victim for diseases.
For pure and sound digestion—Bur-
dock Blood Bitters. At all drug
stores. Price $1.00.
| son Nelson, spent Sunday with W. W.
Nicholson’s.
ship, spent Friday at Henry Suders.
The frost on Tuesday night did con-
siderable damage fo garden and farm
products.
Mrs. Lohr of Garrett and Miss
Manerva Felker, spent Sunday at C.
W. Tressler’s.
P. W. White was on the sick list
several days of last week.
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URSINA NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Ward Dull and children of
Meyersdale is spending several days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Younkin.
Miss Pauline Seshler and brother
| Clyde of Carnegie are visiting their | ii another direction, namely in the
aunt, Mrs. Jane Waller. |
Mr. Burt Dial visited friends and |
relatives in Connellsville and Greens- |
burg several days last week, ]
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MM. Geo. Jamison and three daugh- |
ters of Juniata were visiting the for- |
mer’s sister, Mrs. Wm. Wills, and |
other relatives the past week. |
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holt and Miss |
Lottie Felton of Ohio Pyle spent Sun-:
day with Mrs. Holt’s parents, Mr. and |
Mrs, Chas. Robinson,
Mr. Harry McClintock met with an
accident on Monday morning. While |
he was working at the mill, at Hum- |
bert, a steam pipe bursted causing |
him to have a leg broken and several |
other injuries. He was removed to
the hospital.
On Thursday evening, June 5, asur- |
prise party was given at the home of |
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Maust in honor of
their son, Orville, it being his twen-
tieth Birthday. A large crowd was
present and a pleasant evening was
spent.
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INDIAN CREEK.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kooser, of Mill
Run, were visiting friends in Connells-
ville last Friday.
Aaron Ritenour left for Connellsville
on Friday on important business.
A. P. Doorley spent Friday with
friends in Scottdale.
Harvey Younkin of Connellsville
was a business caller along the valley
last week.
H. J. Fisher, general manager for
the McFarland Lumber Company,
spent Sunday with his family in Wilk-
insburg.
Miss Cora Bigam spent Friday with |
Connellsville friends.
F. W. Stickel returned from Mag-
nolia, W. Va., onFriday. He report- |
ed business brisk there.
Mrs. Chas. Thorp and son spent
Friday with friends in Connellsville. |
lighteen coaches, loaded with imi- |
g hrough here today for
| of the Black post G. A. R. maintained
| his interest in the east and through
| became the property and the orna-
| Charles Rishebarger, the present bur-
|gess, had the first burial. By the
| along this pike that the famous
| with it many worthy memories of
{and many the history of Addison
this building is simply an evidence of
the amount of teaming that was done
years ago, when at the gate house the
gatekeeper went up in the tower to in-
form himself of the number of teams
that were headed in his direction.
This gate house is the only one of
its kinid on the old National Pike,and
is now occupied by F. B. Nicklow,
who holds a state position taking care
of the National Pike The older the
gate house becomes, the more the
people think of it and venerate it as a
link between the past and present age
in which we now live. The people
are minded to have the State
make an appropriation so that
it may be preserved to posterity
as a land mark in the growth and
progress of our country. This shows
a splendid veneration for the past,
and it seems this spirit holds the peo-
ple very strongly and manifestf itself
cemetery of Addison, which is known
far and wide. They have an unusual
respect for “*God’s acre.”’
At the entrance are two stone pil-
lars that were formerly used at the
gate house referred to above. There
is also a cannnon placed in the ceme-
tery which had been shipped from
California at the expense of the gov-
ernment. A resident formerly of this
community and a member of the reg-
iment to whieh Mr. Black belonged
his efforts and courtesy the cannon
ment in the Addison cemetery.
The famous Addison cemetery is
only of the present generation.
way Charley is the eldest in length
of years, undertaker in Somerset
county. Mrs. Henry Bird, was bur-
ied January 6th, 1882. The town
has many splendid citizens, men and
women who are courteous and affa-
ble. Samuel Lakel, (according to
the old German spelling Loechel) is
one of the fine men. He has been
in the lumber business for many
years. He has at the present fime
a tract of 300 acres which he is put-
ting to market with his shipping
point at Listonburg. Postmaster
Jeffreys, Col. Augustine, Charles
Rishebarger, and many others are
big spirited and big hearted.
A splendid characteristic is that
the people are intensely loyal and
apparently of one mind when the
question of Addison is involved.
Along the pike from Addison to
Somerfield there is a beautiful pan-
orama of well kept farms. It is
Augustine farms are located.
May the Petersburg, of old, carry
the past in the days of small things
carry with it pcssibilities and real-
izations of the greater things for her]
people in this streneous 20th cen-
turies.
citizen will do likewise.
Paul K. McMillan, of Meyersdale,
was a visitor here several days of last
week.
Mrs. Sue Liston, of Meyersdale,was
attending to business here on Monday
and Tuesday.
James Kirkpatrick, of Rockwood, is
here this week assisting his son, J. B.
Kirkpatrick, who is beginning to op-
erate the Liston mine. They contem-
plate putting in a new opening in the
near future.
A.J. Lowry, of Garrett, arrived
here on Monday tn begin work at the
Liston mine.
Some people here are like an old
lady being asked to subscribe to a
newspaper, declined, on the ground
that when she wanted news, she man-
ufactured it
Miss Sadie Talentire, the genial
store manager for E. S. Romirie,made
a trip to Markleysburg on i'uesday to
visit her parents.
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CASSELMAN.
June 9—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Burns are visiting friends at Pitts-
burgh,
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Citizens National Bank,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JUNE 4, 1913.
RESOURCES
Loans and Investments. .... ......... $ 726,353 46 1
United States Bonds....... .......... 66,000 00
BankingHouwse.................. “ies 29,300 00
Due from Banks and Reserve Agents.. 126,304 46
Cash .... ...c...... iii 82,366 47
$1,030,324 39
LIABILITIES
Capital Stoek........... .. Loe... $ 65,000 00
Serplus........... .. .. URI 100,000 00
Undivided Profits. ............... .... 14,565 71
Cirevlation.......7.....;............ 64,400 00
Deposits... ... ..... . ........ 786,358 68
$1,030,324 39
“THE BANK WITH THE CLOCK.”
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Quite a number of our people went |
to Mt. Zion church Sunday evening
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The Misses Hazelle Heinbaugh. |
Edna Uphouse and Maude House
were Rockwood visitors last week.
Miss Idella Weimer has returned
home from a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Wilkins of Homestead.
Miss Lillian Shanks was a recent
Rockwood visitor.
Mrs. Wilkins is yisiting her mother,
Mrs. A. Weimer.
Rev. Duke and Rev. House ex-
changed pulpits for last Sunday’s
services.
Rey. D. E. OC. Vishnaff, a Mace-
donian Missionary, will lecture in
the U. B. church on Wednesday
evening on ‘‘My Native Country.”’
Mr. and Mrs J. C. Lephart, ard
daughter Olive, have returned from
Johnstown, where they were visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Lape were
Rockwood visitors Sunday.
Miss Tedrow was a Casselman vis-
itor Sunday.
Several of the Casselman people
attended the Odd Fellow’s Memor-
ial service at Kingwood, Sunday
evening. The memorial sermon was
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