RECENT MARRIAGES
IN THE COUNTY.
Miss Margarette E. Hemminger, of
Somerset Township, and Thomas R.
Harris, of Braddock, Pa., were mar-
med at the parsonage of the Somerset
Wnited Evangelical church yesterday
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, by the Rev.
Virgil Cameron Zener.
Miss Mary Jones of Boswell, and
John Frank, of Randolph, were mar-
ried at Boswell, June 7, by Justice of
she Peace, H. H. Combecker.
Mrs. Susan Barron and Milton S.
Whipkey, both of Rockwood, were
married in Pittsburg, June 7, by
Alderman George S. Wilson. |, aes
Miss Almira Trimpey and William
®erhard, both of Kingwood, were
married at Ursina, by the Rev. J. C.
@anningham, pastor of the Ursina
Latheran church.
Miss Mary Ilga Shaffer of Somerset
township, and Charles F. Herring of
Somerset were married at the par-
sonage of St. Paul’s Reformed church,
Somerset, by the Rev. Dr. Hiram
King.
Miss Elizabeth E. Statler, andjWal-
ter I. Berkey, both of Windber, were
married at the home of the bride’s
parents, June 7, byjthe Rev. J.
Mills.
Miss Amanda D. Yoder of Elk Lick
township, and Daniel J. Kinsinger of
Sommit township, were married ab
gummit Mill church, June 8, by the
Rev. Moses D. Yoder.
A very pretty wedding took place
en Wednesday June 4th, at 4 p. m.,
at the home of £Mrs.";Asai Newman,
Salisbury, whenfher daughter, Miss
@ertrude became the bride of Mr.
Norman Peter Meyers,of near Meyers-
dale. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. M.S. Monn, pastor of
the bride. About thirty-five guests
were present. A [lunch was served
immediately after the ceremony.
At 5:30 the happy couple were taken
$0 Meyersdale by antomobile where
they left on No. 5, for Niagara Falls,
and expect to remain a week or ten
days prior to taking up their resi-
dence on the farm near River Side
Park. Mrs. Meyers for several years
was the popular saleslady for the
firm of Barchus, Livengood & Son.
Mr. Meyers is the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P, Meyers, who reside
em a farm near Meyersdale. All wish
them God speed in their new liie.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The receipts and expenditures of
&he game of base ball between the
tats and leans scheduled for Memorial
dsy, but played the following week
are as follows: yom
RECEIPTS
: EXPENDITURES.
S00 Posters...
Window cards.........................
390 Dodgers
®mnc ball. ......0.........
Scraping grounds......................
Ball returned.............................
neaiPobal..... i ia, $925]
Ralance on band........................ $140
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BOYNTON. |
June 10.—We are having fine weath- |
a now which we need for we have
aad a long rainy spell.
There are a lot of miners out of em- |
pioyment on account of the power |
lsouse burning down at the Merchants |
mines No. 2; the fire caught in some |
waist it is claimed. {
Harrison Shumaker, son of M. A. |
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The orders of the K. of P., Modern
Woodmen, and the I. O. O. F. held
their annual faemorial services jointly
in the Union cemetery on Sunday
afternoon. Many men were in line
led by the Citizens band. Prof. W.
H. Kretchman, and Louis Cohen, de-
livered Memorial addresses.
The day was ideal and a good at-
tendance was present to pay respect
to the dead of these orders.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
AT WORK.
Last Sunday was anti-saloon league
day in Meyersdale. The pulpits of
the various churches were filled with
out-of-town speakers. The cause of
the League was vigorously presented,
and the temperance . people were
urged to continue their efforts in be-
half of that cause, notwithstanding
the fact that the remonstrances and
petitions to the court by the temper-
ance people had not received the rec-
ognition that had been confidently
expected.
The speakers spoke of the growing
sentiment of the temperance cause
and that instead of lying down, while
disappointed, prayers by the church
people in behalf of our courts and
those in authority, might help mat-
ters. Ninety-five at Harrisburg had
the courage to vote for the temper-
ance cause in the law making body,
while only 104 would have been nec-
essary to carry the day.
The saloon forces are figuring on
spending two millions of dollars in
Pennsylvania to control the legisla-
ture two years hence, and to meet
this the temperance people must raise
money to meet the enormous sum
that the saloon element will use to
maintain its power. Subscriptions
were receive for the furtherance of
the cause of temperance.
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Pennsylvania’s Health-
iest Year.
Pennsylvania was healthier during
1912 than ever before in her history.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics of the
State Department of Health has just
completed the work of tabulating the
statistics of the 7,969,904 inhabitants
of the Commonwealth for the past
year. Deaths from practically all of
the ~ommunicable diseases havereach=
ed the lowest ebb heretofore known.
The general death rate for the entire
State was only 14 per thousand inhab-
itants as eompared with the rate of 16
per thousand in 1906. This means
that there were 15,938 fewer deaths
the past year than would have occur-
red had the former rate prevailed.
Tuberculosis the greatest single
cause of death has shrink from 158.9
per hundred thousand inhabitants to
123.7 as a result of the active eampaign
that has been waged against it.
Typhoid fever which claimed 54.8 vic-
tims from every 100.000 Pennsylvani-
ans in 1907 now causes but 16.5
Diphtheria largely a disease of child-
hood claimed 34.1 victims per hundred
thousand of population in 1906. This
has been-reduced to 24.9.
The reductions in communicable di-
seases for the sever years since the
activities of the State Department of
Health began are as follows.
Death rate per one hundred thousand
inhabitants.
Typhoid Fever—1906, 54.8; 1912, 16.5.
Scarlet Fever—1906, 8.1; 1912, 7.0.
Diphtheria—1906, 34.1; 1912, 24.9.
Measles—1906, 20.5; 1912, 10.8.
Whoopingcough—1906, 21.6;
10.8.
Tuberculosis-all forms—1906, 150.9;
1912, 123.7.
Tuberculosis of Lungs—1906, 129.6;
1912, 106.1
Not only has the work which has
been accomplished is the past eight
1912,
HEETER TO TAKE REST.
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8. L. Heeter left Pittsburgh on Sat-
urday night to take a few days’ rest
and do something he has not been
called upon to do since he was a boy-
hunt a job. He will have interviews
on a number of offers, some related to
school work, and others of an entirely
different nature. but he says he is not
planning to settle himself in any new
work until after the summer months.
The Heeter home, at Pittsburgh, may
be maintained for some time,although
it may be closed ih the next week or
two. When Mr. Heeter left on Sunday
night he went alone.
Friends visiting the family on Sun-
day—and many arrived and departed
during the day—fonnd Mr. Heeter dis-
playing the familiar smile, sng ln his
words and actions showing other
familiar characteristic—his amazing
confidence in his own ability to make
good in whatever he takes up.
He discussed the developments in
his case freely with former associates
the three month’s fight, the investi-
gation by the commiftee of six
citizens, and his removal as superin-
tendent of schools by the Board of
Public Education’ “but, -under an
agreement between his counsel, Atty.
Clarence Burleigh, and himself, he de-
clined to talk for publicatlon.
SAYS HE IS INNOCENT.
Notwithstanding all that had been
said and done, he reiterated vehem-
ently that he is absolutely innocent
of the charges made. He believes he
has tried in every way possible pro-
vided by law for three months past to
maintain and defend his innocence.
He apparently feels that he has been
conspired against by all the forces of
evil in the city, that unwarranted
abuse has been heaped upon him,that
unscrupulous attacks have been made
and that he has suffered from malig-
nant and slanderous assault All this
as Heeter looks at it, he has tried to
bear with grace, refraining from pub-
lic comment and newspaperdicussion
| not uttering a harsh or unkind word
and not resorting to ridicule or counter
slander. He thinks that at all times
he has manifested a willingness and
desire to meet every charge and face
every accuser.
HAS NO RESENTMENT.
Sunday, talking to visitors, he did
not utter a word of complaint against
the final action of the board of public
education. While he had done his
level best to defend himself,he never-
theless fully appreciated the position
in which the board finally found itself.
He said repeatedly that he held abso-
lutely no resentment againstany mem-
ber of the board. 4
That the Heeter case is not done
with, however, he made evident.
While he did not say sc in as many
words, he madg it plain that he is
preparing at some time in the sfuture
to contest the action of the board and
lay the burden of proof on its mem-
bers. He said he could see no other
way in which his innocense could be
finally establishad. It probably will
be several months before any move. in
this direction is made.
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FOREST RESERVE LAW.
Governor Tener’s approval of the
Alexander-Williams auxiliary forest
reserve bills means that the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania has joined the
procession of progressive states that
have enacted laws reducing excessive
timber land taxation. Under the new
laws owners of land in this state, not
suited for agricultural purposes may
now, upon application to the State
Forestry Resrvation Commission at
Harrisburg, have theirland examined
and if codsidered by the forestry ex-
pert proper for timber produetion, it
will be classified as an auxillary for-
est reserve and an assessment of one
it remains in this classification. The
taxes, so long as it remains as an aux-
dollar per acre placed upon it while |
SOMERSET ELECTS
TEACHERS.
At a meeting of the Somerset school
board on Friday night, Prof. John H.
Fike was elected supervising principal
to succeed Prof. George E. Rogers.
Prof. Fike was assistant principal
last term. The following other teach-
ers elected: Miss Ruth H. Kunkle,
teacher of Latin and German; Miss
Edith J. Stauffer, teacher of Englirh
and history; Miss Mildred Bills, first
grammar teacher and principal of the
grammar school; Miss Mary Hay, sec-
ond grammar; Miss Blanche Glessner
third grammar; Miss Edith Martin,
grade six; Miss Carrie C- Rhoads,
grades five and five and a half and
principal of the Patriot street building;
Miss Bertha Cromwell, grades four
and four and a half; Miss Pearle Sor-
ber, grades three and three and a half;
Mrs. Laura K. Baush, grades three
and two a half; Miss Jennie Boose,
grade two; Miss Ruth V. Smith,
grades one and one and a half; grade
one vacant; Miss Ella Huston and Miss
Eleanor Colborn, kindergarten teach-
ers. The board has not yet selected
an assistant principal and teacher of
the commercial separtment.
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Household Giocs For Sale.’
Household goods at the residence
of the late J. J. Hoblitzell, will be
offered at private sale, on Salisbury
street. \ june 12tf-ad
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BiG REALTY DEAL AT CAPITAL
One of the Oldest and Probably Mest
Famoue Building In Capital
City Leased.
A large realty tramsactien was cen-
firmed a '°w days age, which is ef
great inte: st to the residents ef
Washingt: and the ceuntry at large.
One of (: - oldest amd probably the
mest famous ef all buildings im the
capital cily has been leased fer a term
of four ycars at a tetal rental of abeut
$1,000,000 It is umderstoed that the
privilege of renewal is a part of the
leases at about the same censideratien
as paid for the use of the property fer
the mext jour years, subject te seme
restricticns. The persen whe has
succeeded in ebtaiming the preperty
will occupy it as a residence, amd
teek occupancy em March 4.
The property is situated on Pennsyl-
vania avenue at Sixteenth street, ex-
tending south, and contains large
grounds, botl® in front and in the
rear of the house. The residence is
constructed in Virginia freestene, is
170 feet in length, 86 feet in depth,
and consists of a rustic basement, twe
lofty storics, and an attic, the whele
surmounigd by an ornamental balus-
trade. The nerth fromt has a per-
tico of lofty lomic columns, forming a
porte-ochere, and the south a colen-
naded balcony.
The property is commonly knewn as
the White Iiouse and the lessee is
Woodrow Wilsen, “ormer governor ef
New Jersey and ex-president of Prince-
‘ton unmiversiiy. The lessors of the
property are the people of the United
States, who own it and whe indirectly
received about $1,000,000 as rental
for the four years. The agent act-
ing for Nir. Wilson was the natiemal
Democratic really committee and fer
the peopic the quadrennial joint com-
vention of (he house and the senate
of the United States, who confirmed
the trans: tion, after making a ceumt
of ‘the voics cast by the electoral rep-
resentati. cs of the people. The pee-
ple gran. cd the lease almost umami-
meusly, 4.5 electoral votes out of 531
being cast in faver of Mr, Wilsen as
a temant in preference to W. H. Taft,
Theesdore Roosevelt, and others whe
were bidding fer the property.
The White House was the first pub-
| lic building éfected at the new seat of
| government, and was first occupied by
John Adams in Nevember, 1860. |
| COSTUMES OF SNAKE SKINS
London Dress
Shumaker, who was employed in the | years been of almost incalculable ben-
wire cloth factogy at Glen Rock, near | efit economically and in the saving of
Morfolk, Va., returned home last | sorrow and misery to tens of thousands
Wednesday. | of families in Pennsylvania but it has
We had a very heavy frost last|set an example which other States
might which froze beans, potatoes, | have followed.
, aad tomatoes; in fact every thing is| Every communicable disease is on
“fwozen. The May frost froze the fruit | the decrease and by steady and per-
amd this one the garden truck. | sistent work will be possible to bring
: | them much lower. Take typhoid fev-
MARKET REPORT. er for example, in 1906 four thousand
| deaths occured from this alone, in
[ 1912 this had been reduced 67 per cent.
| Yet it is possible to improve this and
Corrected weekly by McKenzie &
Sith. : :
PAVING PRICE. | foe time is looked forward too when
Bu ___|every city and borough in the state
tter, per pound.......... ......... 20-22¢ | hag a supply of pure and wholesome
Woes, per doz...................... «....16-18¢ | water.
@hickens, per pound................ 12 1-2¢ |
| The study work which has been car-
{ried ‘on since the General assembly
| created the Department of health in
“11905, has wrought tangible results.
Each year enormous dividends have
been paid in the lives saved and illness
Potatoes, perbu.......................... 5¢
@ountry Side, per pou
#houlder, per pound.
~ Arla EERE LT bv Banker R ait, : 3 » .
Corrected weekly by Becker & elimidated. The saving of anguish is
Streng. beyond computation.
SELLING PRICE, — er
@orn per bus..........
®ats, recleaned......
‘Automobiles for Passengers.
48¢
my automobile, I am prepar-
Wheat, perbus......................... $1 05 With
Wheat chop, per ¢wt.................. 1 90 el to convey passengers on short no-
@®orn and oats, per cwt. home | tice, on short or long trips. Call me |
ground............ old nu un 1 45 upon the phone, Both Phones,
Hour, ‘‘Best on Reco 545) : JACOB BITTNER,
Minnesota?’
Bittner Machine. Works,
*“King of
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5-bf Meyersdale, Pa. ad.
patent, per barrel...........0.0 6 00
60 per cent
Expert Predicts That
the Women Will Take to the
Idea With Avidity.
iliary forest reserve, will be only two
cents per acre for schools and two |
cents per acre for roads. When the |
timber is cut at maturity and the |
_ Look out for the very latest in
owner derives his increment from his
investment an additional tax of ten
per cent will have to be paid to the
county from the proceeds of fhe sale
of the timber.
It is estimated that there are sixty-
four hundred square miles of unpro-
ductive land in Pennsylvania which
timber crops and taxes to the state
on account of this legislation.
The success of this legislation is the
result of the study and efforts of the
Pennsylvania Forestry Conservation
association, whose headquarters are
located at Harrisburg. The Forestry
Reservation Commission, the Penn-
sylvania Forestry Association, and
Lehigh University were strongly unit-
ed with the conservation Association
in the fight which resulted in victory
fafter several attempts at previous
' sessions of the Legislature.
The Pennsylvania Conservation
{ Association is also supporting bills
| still pending in the Legislature rela-
tive to the conservation of our vital
{ the health of our people and the wise
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| and proper use of ithe state’s vast
water, mineral and agricultural re-
!
' sources.
will be reclaimed and made to yield |
and natural resources, which include |
| dress materials—snake skins—which
a London costumer predicts for this
fall. He says: “The advantages of
snake skins for gowns are more mani-
fold than would appear at the first
glance. Marvels can be achieved by
the python’s skin in the hands of a
clever designer, for the skin never
pulls or gives. It is both waterproof
and pliable, and it can by skilful
manipulation of its wonderful scale
marking bring into prominence a pret-
ty point or hide a defect. By using
the python’s skin for footgear a foot
can be made smaller, or it can be giv-
en breadth or tapered to a point.
Then why should not an entire figure
be modeled on these lines—breadth
here, a slim line there, attention eall-
ed to a pretty waist, or angular hips
transformed into beautifully rounded
ones by the magic aid of a2 python’s
skin? Not only will women benefit
"RESOLVED,
THAT IT 1.5 SUCH A DELIGHT-
FUL FEELING To Go To BED AT.
NIGHT WHEN YoU HAVE A
NICE, COMFORTABLE BED.
BUSTER BROWN’ |
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OUR BEDS AND BEDDING ARE SUCH
‘““DREAMS’’ THAT YOUR DREAM CAN BE
ONLY A PLEASANT ONE WHEN YoU SLEEP
UPON THEM. A ROOM ADORNED WITH ONE oF
OUR BEDS WILL LooK LIKE DREAMLAND. LE
US HELP YoU MAKE YOUR HOME PRETTY.
YOU CAN ENJOY OUR BED. BOTH NIGHT AND
DAY. OUR STOCK IS ALWAY.S COMPLETE
AND YOU CAN MAKE A SELECTION FOR ANY
ROOM IN YOUR HOME. COME AND LooK OUR
STOCK OVER.
UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS
BRANCHES. PROMPT AND EF-
PICIENT SERVICE. AT ALL
TIMES,
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R. REICH & NON,
130 Centre Street. Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Both Phones,
The Home of Quality Groceries
We couldn’t if we would, neither would we if we could, sell you in-
ferior goods. ‘‘Quality Groceries” our motto.
We sell Atlas Flour—none better for the price.
Have you tried Heinz’s Spaghetti ? Your money back if you are not;
satisfied.
The quality of our goods and our prices ought to appeal to you.
WE QUOTE ONLY A FEW PRICES FOR THIS WEEK.
3 5c boxes Matches, 10¢
3 5c bars good Soap, 10c
1-2 gallon Syrup, 20c¢
30c¢ jar Sliced Bacon, 25¢
Quart jar Cocoa, 25¢
3 10c packages Corn Starch, 25¢
7 5c boxes Sardines, 25¢
Large can Tomatoes, 10c; 1 free with a dozen.
Choice Peas, per can, 12 1-2¢; 1 free with a dozen.
1 pound Baking Powder, 15¢
GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY.
F. A. BITTNER,
142 Centre Street. Both Phones.
Meyersdale, Pa.
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Oxford and Pump
— SEASON
is here in full bloom, and we have prepared our-
selves to meet the large demand.
We carry them in all styles and colors—
black, tan and white.
Our line of White Shoes for Wonien, Misses’
and Children cannot be surpassed. %
Would like to have you call and see our
large line before making your purchase.
TOM & JIM,
| by this idea, but the python’s skin
should make inen’s golf shoes imper-|
vious to weather, furnish lapels and |
cuffs to motor coats, and make elab-|
orate waistcoats, which will not wrin. |
| kle and which will disguise rotundity.” |
| =—Dundee Advertiser.
Children Gry:
FOR -FLETCHER’'S
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