News Items of Interest From
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ROCKWOOD
and son returned Friday from Kansas,
other friends and relatives.
Younkin reports that Kansas is a dry
state in every respect now, as there
has not been rain there for about
three months.
Mrs. J. B. Vaughn, of Winston-Sa-
lem, N. C., is spending several weeks
in Rockwood and vicinity, where she
will visit friends and relatives.
Miss Alice Donaugh, of Scotland, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leigh
ty at the Merchants’ Hotel. Miss Do-
naugh expects to spend several
thonths in this country.
Mrs. Frank Bougher, of Somerset,
is the guest of Rockwood friends sev-
eral days this week.
Miss Lottie Hoover, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoover and G.
‘W. Pritts, of Berlin, were nnited in
marriage at the home of the bride’s
parents at Rockwood Thursday even-
ing by Rev. J. J. Duke. A wedding
supper was served to a large number
of their friends. The bride received
many valuable presents.
Conductor and Mrs. J. P. Baine are
spending their vacation at Atlantic
City.
James Swisher, of Somerset, for-
merly tax collector of Black town-
ship, was a business visitor in Rock-
wood Saturday.
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SIPPLESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and family,
of Cumberland, were welcome callers
at Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Heckler’s on
Sunday.
Mr. W. R. Hook, who went to
Somerset for his health, is home
again with his sister, Mrs. W. A.
Freeze, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Smith, of this
place, were welcome callers at Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. !=mith’s, of Meyers-
dale, Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Lee, of Saylor’s Knob,
was a welcome caller on Mrs. Lucy
Albright Monday.
Mrs. Ross Albright was a welcome
caller on Mrs. W. P. Bear Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Belcher and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brocher, all of
Berlin, were welcome callers on Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Brocher, of this
place, Sunday.
Mr. Ross Albright, of this place,
spent Bunday afternoon with Mr.
Fouchman,
' MF. John Olites, of thisplace, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. Frank
Boose.
Mr. Charles Beal, of the South
Side, is helping Mr. Charles Yutzy to
gut his oats at present,
Miss Edith Smith, of the South
Side; spent Tuesday night with her
brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Smith, of this place, and then
went from here to the mountains on
‘Wednesday for blackberries.
Miss Ellen Hoover, of Elk Lick,
was a welcome caller on Mrs. Lucy
Albright, of this place, on Wednes-
day last. :
Mr. Charles Yutzy, of this plaee,
©€lit oats for Mr. Charles Albright this
week.
Mrs. George Primrose, Mr. N. B.
Heckler and Mrs. L. A. Smith, of this
place, are among the sick at present.
Mrs. William Arckley was a wel-
come caller on her mother, Mrs. Lucy
Albright, of this place, Friday last,
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GARRETT.
Miss Minnie Miller of Ohio, is visit
ing her friend, Mrs.Ralph Romesburg.
W. Hoover is now at his home after
having spent several weeks at the
hospital in Cumberland. He is im-
proving slowly.
The Y. L. B. C. of the Lutheran
church held a moonlight picnic at the
park on Thursday evening. The
weather was fine and all report hav-
ing had a glorious time.
Misses Clara McQuade and Hilda
Bender of Berlin, are guests of Miss
Commercial’s Special Correspondents.
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| Brant of Ferris, were business visitors
Inspector and Mrs. Grant Younkin in our town on Saturday.
Wm. Clements left
where they spent three weeks with | Sunday for a short visit with friends
Mr. | and relatives in Johnstown and Hoov-
Mr. and Mrs.
ersville.
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URSINA.
Younkin, Thursday.
Hill, Sunday afternoon.
spent several days here with relatives,
returned to their home in Pittsburg,
Saturday.
Miss Sara Schaible, and niece, Miss
Elva Harper, visited relatives in Fort
Hill, Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Robinson and daughter,
Helene, are spending several days
with friends and relatives in Ohio
Pyle.
Mrs. Agnes Kuhlman and daughter,
Anna, of Boyer, W. Va., are spend-
ing several weeks here with friends.
Mrs. Lenos Kutz and children of
Honaker, Va., who spent several
weeks here with friends and relatives,
left for their home on Thursday
evening.
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The hum of the threshing machine
is being heard in our community.
P. W. White and family spent Sun-
day near Mance with Herman Beal’s.
Peter Knepp took advantage of the
excursion last Sunday and spent the
day in Pittsburg.
Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Henry
Siehl of Meyersdale, spent Monday
with Mrs. Martin Meyer.
Irvin Shockey and family of Green-
ville township, spent Sunday with
W. W. Nicholson’s.
Mrs. Amanda Sechler of St. Paul,
spent Saturday and Sunday in our
town.
Peter Fike, Wm. Brown, and
‘‘West’”” Burkhart, biked to Jennings,
Md., last Sunday.
Wm. Seggie improved his property
by putting down a concrete walk
around his house. -
Chas. Wellen and his sister, Emma,
left on Monday to spend a fortnight
with friends and relatives.
Harvey Saylor and family of Mey-
ersdale, spent Sunday with Eugene
Wellen’s,
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OHIO PYLE
Doctor Ridenour, of Pittsburg, spent
Sunday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Waters were
calling on friends in Confluence on
Sunday.
John Nicholas spent Sunday in
Cumberland.
Mrs. William Mason and daughter,
Grace, have returned to their home
near here, after a short visit with
Connellsville friends.
Adam Johnson spent Sunday in
Confluence,
Doctor Meyers, of Confliieice, made
a call in Ohio Pyle on Sunday.
The largest crowd of the season and
for years past from the excursions
and Ringler reunion spent Sunday
in Ohio Pyle.
James Gould spent Sunday in Pitts-
burg.
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CONFLUENCE.
Miss Helen Foley, of Pittsburgh, is
spending several weeks here, the
guest of the Misses Walsh.
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Black and son,
Stanley, returned home from Thomas,
W. Va., where they were visiting
friends on Friday to attend the funer-
al of the former’s grandfather, A. G.
Black.
Miss Hazel Newcomer spent last
Wednesday in Rockwood, the guest
of Mrs. Coughenour.
Mrs. Laura McDonald
from a six weeks’
burgh and Dayton, O.
returned
visit in Pitts-
Irene Rhodes, this week.
Edward Pyle of Confluence, spent
the week end with Garrett friends.
Miss Ada Bittner left Saturday
morning for Niagara Falls and other
points of interest.
Mrs. Gertrude Walb of Wilkinsburg,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clem-
ens last week,
Miss Elsie Saterfield, who has been
spending the summer with her grand
parents at Six Mile Run, returned
home Saturday.
~ Mrs. B.S. Rushand daughter, Mary
Louise, spent the week-end with Mrs.
Rush’s parents at Manns Choice.
Quite a few of our people spent
Thursday at the Lutheran reunion at
Rockwood.
was the guest of her niece, Mrs. Fan-
nie Shaffer, last week.
Miss Laura Conway, who has been
spending the past few weeks with
friends in Uniontown, has veturned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Miller and
daughters, Helen and Rachael, and
Miss Esther Black spent one day last
week in Grantsville, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reigel and
Mrs. B. Layfield of Humbert, visit-
ed with her daughter, Mrs. Fred.
Quite a number of people from here
attended the revival services at Fort
Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, who
the guest of friends in town on Satur-
day and Sunday.
friends in town on Saturday.
on her way to Addison.
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. L. Miller.
Addison, were in town on business,
Saturday.
Ray Hook of Pittsburg, is spending
several weeks with Mr. and Mrs, V.
M. Black.
Miss Susan Bowlin, who teaches in
the public schools in Homestead, left
Saturday morning to take charge of
her school.
Miss Mina Sullivan of Connellsville,
was visiting friends here last week
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PINE HILL.
Aug. 24—Mr. and Mrs.fRay Walker
were visitors at Peter Baer’s over Sun-
day. :
The Reformed picnic at the Pine
Hill grove was largely attended, they
sold all their fruit and fared well.
Dalton Handwerk is working for F.
A. Handwerk at;present.
The hum of the threshersis heard in
our midst.
E DaltonfHandwerk, who had an at-
tack of typhoid fever, is noticed up
and around again.
Quite a number of our folks attended
the Lutheran Reunion at, Rockwood.
Br. and Mrs. Wilson Rhoads were
visitors at Peter Baer’s, Sr.. over Sun-
day.
John Christner,of Garrett, was seen
in Pine Hill on Saturday to visit some
of his old comrades.
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SHAW MINES.
The farmers are about done cutting
their oats.
Mr. and; Mrs. Robert Thompson, of
Meyersdale, were visiting Mrs, Thomp-
son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Huston, on Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Bowman and son Earl
returned home from West Virginia,
where they had been visiting friends.
Mrs. Malinda Hall and daughter,
Mabel, who had been visiting for some
time at Walter Bowman’s, left for
Akron, O., on Saturday,
Misses Madeline Reynolds and Or-
pha Fike, of this place, and Misses
Maud and Ruth Cummons, of Rou-
mania, attended the Brethren Sunday
School picnic at Riverside Park on
last Friday.
Mrs. Meeham s father had been a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meeham
last week.
Our Sunday School had their picnic
at Riverside Park on Tuesday.
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CASSELMAN.
Mrs. Hart, of this place, is visiting
friends and relatives in Ohio,
Rev. E, F. House, pastor of the TU,
B. ehiiich, is able to be around again
after a siege of typhoid fever.
Mr. ahd Mrs. J. N.}Felt and Zchild-
781, Eleanor afd Earl, of Johnstown,
are the guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Uphouse of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Whipkey "and
family, who for the past few months
have been located at New Manchester,
Ind., have returned to their home
here.
Miss Ida Schrock, of Kingswood, is
the guest of friends and relatives of
ghis place.
Mr. Shealer, of Somerset, was a
Casselman caller Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice have left Cassel-
man on a two week’s vacation trip.
Mrs. Fern Vaughn,of North Carlina,
is a guest at the home of Mrs. Scott
Cupp of this place. ;
Miss Naomi Weimer entertained a
number of her friends last Thursday
evening. The evening was spent in
games and music, instrumental and
vocal, which was enjoyed by all. At
11 o’clock a dainty luncheon was
served. The following guests were
present, Misses Naomi Weimer, Maud
Lephart, Lillian Shanks, Irene Van-
Sickel, Carrie House, Hazel House,
Stella Cramer, Leora Cramer, Idella
Weimer, all of Casselman, Misses
Pearl Burns, of Hyndman, Ida
Schrock, of Kingwood, and Mrs. Chas.
Burns, of Casselman.
Messrs. Harry Weimer, Raulson Whip-
key, Russel Dunbar, Orville Hein-
son, of Dayton, O., returned home
last week, after spending some time
with Mrs. Reigel’s sister, Mrs. John
Trentle, on the West Side. t
Mrs. Mary Rush, of Uniontown,
baugh, Howard Heinbaugh, Clarence
Trout and Charles Burns, of Cassel-
man, and A. J. Orlidge, of Braddock,
and Mr. Shealer, of Somerset.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson, of |
Connellsville, are spending several |ters. Eat simply, take exercise, keep
days with Mrs. Watson’s parents, | clean and good health is pretty sure |
Levi Deal of Grove city and Henry | Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Burworth.
{to follow. $1.00 a bottle.
well with impure blood. Keep the
blood pure with Burdock Blood Bit-
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mitcheltree and
daughter, of Connellsville, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Clark
last Thursday and Friday.
James Black of Meyersdale, was
Mrs. C. M. Lohr and daughter of
Swanton, Md., were the guests of
Miss Louise Grant of New York,
stopped off in town on Sunday, while
Emmert Miller, who has been em-
‘ployed as clerk in McKees Rocks, for
some time, spent Saturday and Sun-
E. J. McDonald and Guy Wright of
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP.
On next Monday our public schools
will open when every boy and girl in
the school age should attend to re-
ceive a good education at public ex-
pense.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. David Miller,
a daughter, last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shumaker of
Springs, were visiting at the home of
H. L. Maust, Sunday last.
each lost a valuable horse last week.
Mrs. Sweitzer of Waterloo, Iowa,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joel Gnagey at present.
Many people of this township at-
tended the picnic held at Pine Hill
last Saturday, and all report a good
time. ;
C. D. Lichty and family and Mrs.
Jacob Lichty, visited at the home of
F. A. Maust in Salisbury, last Sunday.
M. W. Lindeman, who had been
working for J. A. Opel for the last
two years, resigned his position and
is now working in the mines.
visitor last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hay were wel-
dome visitors at the home of Jared
Walker on Sunday last.
ST. PAUL.
(Formerly Keim P. O.)
Aug, 26—Miss Elsie Sipple is home
again after an extended visit with
her sister, Mrs. Morgan Walker.
The funeral of Mrs. Josiah Engle
last Thursday was attended by a very
large number of people.
Miss Maggie Kamerer, of Cumber-
land, visited her brother-in-law, H. G.
Lepley, several days last week.
Miss Susie Lowery, of Wheeling,
W. Va., spent feyeral days visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Baer, H. G. Lepley’s house-
keeper has gone on a vacation of a
fews weeks.
Labor Day services will be held at
the Reformed church next Sunday
morning.
Service at the Lutheran church wily
be held next Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
CHESTNUT BLIGHT.
The Pennsylvania . Chestnut Tree
Blight Committee has just issued from
the press an illustrated bulletin giv-
ing a complete description of the ches-
tnut tree blight, a comparatively new
tree pest in the United States. It
contains information that is deserving
of the widest publicity. The publica-
tion is timeiy and invaluable to all
timber owners.
The diseasé is a parasitic funguous
growth that girdles trunks, branches
and twigs of the chestnut tree, whether
large or small, thus killing them. The
timber owners of Pennsylyania alone
have already suffered financial losses
exceeding ten millions of dollars by
reason of the destruction wrought: by
the blight, and as the Pennsylvania
Chestnut Tree Blight Commisslon will
shortly discontinue its active work, in
consequence to the Legislature hav-
ing granted an insufficient appropri-
ation for the next two years, those
fully acquainted with the disease fear
that our invaluable native American
chestnut may be entirely extermin-
ated. :
Ain object lesson of special impor-
tance consists in the remarkable state-
ment that today there does not exist
a single live chestnut tree in greater
New York, where the species thrived
in great abundance on a few years
ago. In Forest Park, New York, a
well-known and attractive resort,
there were included amongst its wealth
of trees over 17,000 chestnut trees,
many being of great age and rare
beauty. Today not a single chestnut
tree remains in that park, all having
been destroyed by the blight.
In eastern and southeran Pennsyl-
vania counties, many thousands of
trees were infected and killed pre-
vious to the creation of the Commis-
sion. In this section the Commission
has endeavored to interest owners in
utilizing their diseased trees before
they are a total loss. The disease has
adanced westward to the centeral
part of the state. No signs are found
west of central Somerset, Cambrie,
Clearfield and Tiago countys. Through
the efforts of the Commission, prac-
tically all of the disease has been erad-
icated west of Fulton, Huntingdon,
Lycoming and Bradford counties.
The peope of Pennsylvania must
help themselyes in combating the
blight and it will require prompt and
intelligent cooperative action. It is
therefore. of yital importance that
owners of chestnut timber should fa-
miliarize themselves with the char-
acteristice of the blight and the best
methods to wage a successful warefare
against it’
At least a dozeu other states con-
tinue the fight against the disease.
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture works in active cooperation
believing that its scientific research
work will shortly reveal an effective
remedy for the eradication of this de-
structive parasite.
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MEYERSDALE FA. 2
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SAWMILL DESTROYED
BY FIRE.
Fire, believed to have been of in-
cendary origin, early Sunday morning
originated in a saw mill at the lumber
camp of W. D. Wire on the Dr. Miller
tract, about four miles from New
Baltimore. The mill was the largest
in that section of the county and the
less to Mr. Wire, a resident of Morell-
ville, is estimated at about $2,500.
There is no insurance.
Saturday there had been a number
of guests at the camp for dinner and
as a result the lumbermen were late
in retiring. There was no sign of fire
anywhere when the party retired, it
is said. About 1:15 o’clock Sunday
morning Harry Felix, of Morellville,
the sawyer at the camp, discovered
the blaze. He claims to have seen an
unknown man leaving the mill and
taking to the woods. Thinking the
figure he saw was Mr. Wire, he did
not give chase.
The men at the camp were aroused
and an attempt was made to extin-
guish the blaze which was at first
confined to the roof. All efforts in
this direction, however, failed, and
the mill, with the machinery it con-
tained, was completely destroyed.
The lumber was saved without much
trouble, the wind favoring the fire
fighters.
Mr. Wire expects to install new ma-
chinery at once and resume operations
on the tract, as there are still remain-
ing several hundred acres to be cut.
Several mills will be erected to re-
place the one that burned as the de-
mand for lumber from the tract is
heavy. Mr. Wire was supplying the
Brothersvalley Coal company with
lumber for the erection of about 30
houses at Macdonaldton and also the
firm of Kluntz & Bole of Johnstown.
FARMERS PICNIC.
The farmers north of Somerset will
hold a picnic in Boyt’s grove next
Saturday. Among the speakers for
the day will be the Rev. Messrs. Wise
and Knepper. The Rebecca quar-
tette will furnish the music,
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FOR FLETCHER'S
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Somerset County
W. C. T. U. Meeting.
The 29th annual convention of the
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
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of Somerset County will be held in the-
United Evanangelical Church at Salis-
bury August 28 and 29.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 2 0’CLOCK.
Convention called to order by the
President, Mrs. Azbah Jones: Cru-
sade Psalm, responsibly: hymn, “Al
Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name;
prayer, Mrs. Victoria Baumgardner;
roll call by the Rec ording Secretary,
Mrs. F. B. Granger; appointment of
committees; President’s address,Mrs,
Azubah Jones, hymn, “A charge to
Keep I Have;’’ annal report of the
correspondence secretary, Mrs. Ida
Stotler; hymn, “How Firm a Founda-
tion.” address of welcome, Mrs. Vie-
toria Dean; response, Mrs. P. J.
Schriver, of Hooversville; address of
welcome, Mrs. Levi Lichliter, respon-
se, Mrs. Sue Liston, of Meyersdale.
THURSDAY EVENING, 7:30 0’CLOCK
Devotional exercises, Mrs. Jennie
Thompson, of Ursina; address of wel-
come, the Rev. Ira Monn; response,
Mrs. Sylvia Mcj. Wilson, M. D.; lec-
ture, Mrs. Ella M. George, State
President, of Beaver; music, offering
and Benediction. :
FRIDAY MORNING, 8:30 0’CLOCK.
Executixe meeting, convention oall-
ed to order, music, prayer, Mrs. Em-
ma Cook, Somerset; reading of min-
utes, report of Treasurer, Mrs. Dr.
Hemminger: report of Y. P. B., Miss
Olive Bowman, Stoyestown; report of
L. T. L., Miss Cathryn Cassler, Hol-
sopple; reports ‘of Superintendents;
memorial services and noontide pray-
er.
FRIDAY AFTERGOON, 1:30 0’CLOCK
Convention called to order, music,
prayer, Miss Mary L. Anawalt, Stoy-
estown; reading of minutes, report of
Committee on Credentials, election
of officers, gaouping of unions, elec-
tion of delegates to State Convention;
report of committees, place of meet-
ing, 1914, bulletin rally, musie,
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds.”
The officers of the association at
the present time are as follows: Pres-
ident, Mrs. Azubah Jones; Vice Pres-
ident, Mrs. E. M. Schmutz; Honorary
Vice President, Mrs. Lydia McKinley;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. F. B.
Granger; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Ida Stotler; Treasurer, Mrs. Dr,
1A Hemminger.
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