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PERNONAL AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS
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Jtems Pertaining to th
e Town in General and
‘ Prepared for the Readers By
Our Busy Staff.
J. O. Reitz of Rockwood was in
town on Saturday.
Chas. H. Dia, was a business visitor
‘at Garrett, Wednesday.
Harvey Smith; of Gldncoe, spent
Friday last in town with friends.
Miss Ida Pfahler, spent a few days
of last week with friends in Som-
erset.
Miss Velma Stein spent a few days
of last week with relatives at Sal-
isbury.
Messrs. F. W., and Wm. Menhorn,
of Salisbury, were town visitors on
Friday.
Joel Bauman, formerly of Mance
but now of Somerset, was a town
visitor today.
Mrs. R. G. Walker, and son William
were Friday visitors with Cumber-
land friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Petry, of Sa
isbury, were town visitors Thursda,
. of last week. >
Henry Wetmiller, of Berlin, made a
pleasant social call at The Commer-
¥- ial yesterday.
0. O. Gurley, and Fred Plock, are
attending the automobile show in
New York City.
Miss Mary Gill left Monday on No.
6, for Shippensburg, where she is
attending school.
Miss Mary Foley, spent a few days
of last week with relativesand friends
of
i fa new
Bid Beachey, of Calumet, Mich.
at Frostburg, M
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dougherty, of
Connelisvile,’ were . Friday visitors
here with friends.
Mrs. Jolin Ryan, and her niece
Miss | May Lief spent Tuesday at
Morgantown, W. Va.
H. O.. Hoffman, of Cumberland,
Md., was a town vyisitor one day
last week with friends.
Miss Marion Domer, left Sunday
on No. 6, for Thomas, W. Va. where
she is teachidg school.
Miss Maryi Thornley, is spending a
few days of thisiweek (with relatives
and friends at Boswell.
The first mail on Monday bronght
subscription from J. W.
Charles Deitle, son of Herman
Deitle, of Greenyille township, was
a town visitor ,Saturday-.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Fike, of Con-
fluence, spent several days of last
week here. with friends.
Chrirtian Knepp, of near Wittem-
burg, was a town visitor here with
relatives and friends Friday.
Miss Gra ‘e Pfeiffer, returned home
Sunday from a visit with relatives
and friends at Gladdens, Pa.
Misg Barbara Daugherty, of Listie,
was a visitor here; with relatives and
friend, a few days last week.
Miss Florence} Maust, of Salisbury,
left here Wednesday for Frederick,
Md., where she attends college.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Livengood. and
family spent New Year Day, with
relatives and friends in Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. George Blake, spent
several days of the past week with
relatives avd friends at Frostburg, Md.
Rev. Father James Quinn, of Mid-
land, Md., spent yesterday and to-
day here with Rev. Father Brady.
Mrs. H. H. Maust, and daughter
Miss Florence of Salisbury were
guests of Mrs. Clarence Rowe, Mon-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Shultz, of
Rockwood, were visitors here a few
days this week with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. O. E. Klingensmith, and two
children have returned home from a
visit with relatives and friends in
Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. James Darnley, re-
turned home Sunday afternoon from
a visit with relatives and friends at
Lonaconing, Md.
Miss Jane Andersqp, of Wilkins-
burg, a former teacher in the Mey-
ersdale High Scho! spent Sunday
here with friends.
On Thursday last we received two
new subscriptions from a great dis-
tance, one from Oklahoma and one
from New Mexico. ,
Miss Helen Shaw, of Salisbury,
left here Wednesday on No. 6, for
Chambersburg, where she is attend-
ing Woman’s college.
Mrs. P.JD. Clutton, and little daugh-
ter, Mary Frances left last Friday
for a visit with relatives and friends
at Slippery Rock, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Reed, spent
the past week with their son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. J. Ww.
Lewis, at Baltimore, Md.
Miss Marie -Weller, of Fort Hill,
was a guest a few days this week ab
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Rowe, of the South Side.
Miss Margaret Hart, of Oakland,
Md., is a guest at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Bolden, of North street.
R. Baughman, accompanied by Mr.
Coleman of Berlin,Route No. 3, called
at The Commercial on Saturday and
renewed for another year.
Miss Mary Livengood, returned
home Saturday from Salisbury, where
she had been spending seyeral dzys
with relatives and friends.
Miss: Sarah Hartle, is spending
the week with her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hughes, at Elkins, W. Va.
Dr. John Dixon, of Connellsville,
was a visitor here Friday last with
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Dixon, of Grant street.
M. H. Boucher, proprietor of Mey-:
ersdale Foundry celebrated the 28th
anniversary of his advent to Meyers-
Mrs. Samson McKenzie, has re-
turned home from a visit with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Max Shaffer, at Mt, Sayage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holzshu, who
had been spending the past four
weeks in Pittsburgh with relatives,
returned home on New Year’s even-
ing. |, :
Miss Roberta Regar, of Buckhan-
non, W. Va., is a guest at the home
of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Philson, of Meyers
avenue.
We gratefully acknowledge the re-
ceipt of the annual check from Dr.
D R. Lee, of Arcadia, Neb., for his
renewal of his subscription to January
1st, 1915.
Miss Jessica Reed, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
C Reed, of Meyers avenue, has re-
‘turned to her duties in New York, as
a teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Beachy, of
West Salisbury, spent Thursday last
here with their ® son-in-law = and
daughter, Mr. apd Mrs. Philip Reich,
of Broadway.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hocking,
returned home Friday evening from
a visit with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sturgis,
at Oakland, Md.
Harry Lape, and his sister Miss
Etta Lape, of Somersef, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday here atthe home
of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bittner, of
Lincoln avenue.
Mrs. Scott Ramer, of Westminster,
Md., who ha been a guest of her
relatives, Landlord and Mrs. Ramer,
at the Colonial Hotel, returned to
her home Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Holtzhouer, of Con-
nellsville, was spending a few days
brother-in-law and “sister, Mr. and
Mrs. K. M. Newcomer. ;
Mrs. Nettie Leckemby, and sons
William and Herbert retugned home
Thursday evening from a visit with
their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Leckemby, at New Brighton.
Miss Rebekah Truxal has returned
to Pittgburgh, where she is teachirg
school, after spending the holida:s
here with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
A. E. Truxal, of Centre street.
Mrs. BE. R. Floto, of Connellsyille,
.was a visitor here a few days last
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Shipley, of Meyers: avenue, and
with other relatives and friends,
Miss Rena Lauver, who had been
spending the holiday vacation with
her relatives at Latrobe, arriv@d
here Suuday to attend te her duties
as a teacher in the High school.
Eugene Naugle, left here Sunday |”
for Everett, Pa.. to join his wife who
had been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Stiver, at that place.
They both returned home Wednes-
day.
Miss Alice M. Hanford, Latin teach-
er in the Meyersdale Public School,
arrived here Sunday from New Jer-
sey, where she had been spending
the holiday vacation with her rela-
tives.
Miss Marion Leydig arrived here
Monday morning te take charge o
her school, as a grade teacher in the
Meyersdale Public School, which
opened Monday after the holiday va-
cation. a
Mrs. Wm. Rutter, and daughter
Nell sho had been spending the hol-
idays here with the former’s mother,
Mrs. Chelsia Slicer, of Main street,
have returned to their home in Som-
erset.
Miss Beatrice Truxal, who had been
spending. the holiday vacation here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Truxal, has returned to Hollin,
W. Va., where she is attending
college.
dale on Wednesday, December 31st.
{ Mr.
of this week here at the home of her]
Mrs. Hairy € Clemens left Fridey o on
| No. 15, for her home in Youngstown,
| Ohio, after spending the holidays
| here at the home of her grand parents,
and Mrs. Charles Diveley, of
| Main street.
Miss Esther Stacer, nd her niece
{ Emma Gravenstein of Cumberland,
| Md.,
were guests a few days this
week at the home of the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stacer,
of High street.
Miss Nell Gordon, who had been
spending fhe holidays here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon,
of Centre street, has returned to Fair-
mont, W. Va:, where she is clerking
in a large department store.
Miss Mary Fike, who had been
spending the holiday vacation here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
Fike, of the South Side, left Tuesday
morning for Huntingdon, where she
is attending Juniata College.
Miss Ellen Lint, a grade teacher in
the Meyersdale Public School, who
had been spending the holiday vaca-
tion at her home in Greenville town-
ship, arrived here Sunday evening
to take charge of her school.
Miss Ida” Dia, who had been spend-
ing the holiday vacation here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Dia, of Main street left Wednesday
on No. 6, for Mechanicsburg, where
she is attending Irving college.
Mrs. James Judge, who had been
spending several weeks here at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Schardt, at the American
House, left: Saturday on No. 6, for
her home at: Magnolia, W. Va.
phia, a former teacher in the Mey-
.| ersdale Public School spent Saturday
and Sunday here with friends. She
was on her way to Wilkinsburg,
where she is teaching school this
winter.
Mrs. Charles Hughes, and sons John
and Charles, who had been spending
geveral weeks Here with the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hartle,
of Salisbury stteet, South Side, left
for their home in Elkins, W. Va.,
Saturday.
Miss Helen Lichty, returned to
Lynchburg, Va., Friday evening on
the Duquesne where she is attending
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College,
after spending the holidays here
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Bruce
Lichty, of Meyers avenue. |
George Benford went to Cumber-
land, Md., Monday and returned home
the : ame afternoon with his mother,
Mrs. Tillie Benford, who had been
there for several weeks in the Alle-
gany Hospital. She is getting along
very nicely at her home on North
street.
Miss Leota Smith returned to Pitts-
burgh, Saturday on No. 15, after
spending the past two weeks here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Smith, of Beachley street, South
pide, and her brother in-law ard
sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Reich, of
Broadway. \
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Buy your coffee at Bittner's Grocery
and have it ground free of charge
by an Electric Sanitary Mill. ad
GAZETTE TIMES ALMA-
NAC FOR 1914.
The Gazette Times 1914 Almanac
has just come to hand. As a book
of reference on national, state and
local matters it is fully up to the
standafd of The Gazette Times and
is replete with interesting informa-
tion on thousand of vital topics,
many of which are constantly coming
up for discussion. The Almanac cov-
ers the fields of polities, religion,
labor and industrial affairs, sports
and numerous other matters of in-
terest. It contains a splendid calen-
dar and astronomical section, to-
gether with weather records for this
territory covering a long period of
years. Late and early frosts, floods
extremes of wind and temperature
are all given.,
The sporting section of the book is
usually fine and complete. Boxing,
horse racing, aviation, athletics, base-
ball, tennis, golf, automobile records
and many other branches of sport are
covered accurately and to date. The
individual records of famous fighters,
from the earliest English sporting
days, are set forth fully.
The Almanac will appeal to all
who value exact, concisely stated
facts are of practical, everyday use.
It is a perfect storehouse of informa-
tion and knowledge. It is well print-
ed, handsomely bound, and is worth
many times its price which is 25 cents
a copy; 35 cents when ordered by
mail.
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Good Broom for 25 cents, at Bitt-
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Photographs and Picture frames at
Conrad’sjjStudio at half-price. Sat-
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Miss Sara Goldsmith, of Philadel- |:
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cratic congressman from
St. James, L. I., is the baby of
congress, being only thirty years
old. He is a graduate of Har-
vard and is prominent in society.
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Wire Ticks
SHI ELS
WASHINGTON.—It is now reported
that in the six months Lind has been
in Mexico he has arrived at certain
decisions that are not assuring as to
the ability of the Constitutionalist | -
leaders to establish a’ stable Govern-|
ment if Huerta releases his hold on |
the reins of power.
- WASHINGTON.—A loss of $129,000,
000 in two years hy the unsuspecting
public through fraudulent use of the
mails has stirred the postal author-
ities to renew their efforts to deny
‘the mailing privileges to persons or
firms whose operations may be tainted
with “get-rich-quick” and other false
promises.
WINDSOR, Vt.—Arthur Bosworth
was hanged at the State prison for the
murder of Mae Labelle at Essex Junc-
tion in June, 1911. Bosworth’s hang-
ing is the last that will take place in
Vermont. Hereafter murderers con-
demned to die will be put: to death
by electricity.
NEW YORK.—Three hundred and
two persons, of whom 149 were ¢hil-
dren under 16 years of age, were killed
by automobiles ‘n New York City in
1913, according to figures made public
by the National Highways Protective
Sceiety. Twenty-five of these killings
took place in December.
PASSAIC, N J.—Because one weav-
er refused to join the IW. W. the
248 other employes of the Helvetia
Silk Mills, all members of the Hay-
wood organization, are on strike and
declare they will remain out until this
man is discharged.
STCPS GIVING “FREE FOOD”
San Francisco Decides That Those
Who Would Eat Must Work
a While.
San Francisco, Dec. 30.—There wil! |
be no more free food for the army
of unemployed men. They must earn
their bread henceforth, says the Board
of Supervisors. Instead of giving the
men a full day of six hours and pay-
ing them $2 each for it, the latter
will be worked in two shifts of four
hours each and will be paid $1.50 for
each shift.
Most of the unemployed are foreign-
ers who speak only broken English.
At night they amused themselves- by |
holding up autos in Grant avenue and
denouncing the plutocates who rode in
machines. The police did not: inter-
fere with them.
CANAL COULD BE USED NOW
Goethals Says Everything But Dread-
noughts Could Pass
Through.
Panama, Jan. 2.—Col. George W.
Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal,
when asked for an interview on the
condition of the waterway said:
“A channel 100 feet wide and 25 feet
deep, sufficient to permit the passage
of any vessel in our navy except the
Dreadnoughts, now exists through the
Cucaracha glide. If it were necessary
we could send ships through the canal
to-morrow.”
HUERTA SEIZES OIL TANKS
Aguila Company Had Refused to Sup-
ply to Railroad Under Threat
of Rebel Forces.
Vera Cruz, Jan. 2.—Great excite-
ment was caused here by the an-
nouncement that the Government has
confiscated the storage oil-tanks of the
Aguila Oil Company and is supplying
the various pumping stations along
the line of the National Railways.
The company, under threat by the
rebel forces -occupying Tuxpam and
threatening Tampico, refused to sup-
ply oil to the railroads
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Three years ago we sold our first
REXALL preparation.
ing to celebrate by holding an Anni
versary Souvenir Sale
Saturday, January 10th, to Sat-
urday, January 17th.
We are go
| The
Hartley Block
Watch for our big Ad, it will be at your ~
door Friday chuck full of bargains.
COLLINS’ DRUG STORE,
4d Store
a
What One Dollar Will
Buy at
Bittner’s Grocery. 3
ARR Ye
Meyersdale, Pa.
1 can Tomatoes
ed Mustard
1 pound good Coff e 1 pound
pound Oatmeal
Beans 1 pound can salmon. 1 large jar Prepar-
i pound Pearl Hominy, 1 pound
Evaporated Peach:s and i can Pork and Beans
Any other article of equal value
may be substituted
GOODS DELIVERED PROM.’ TLY, k
ice. 1 can Peas, :
I can String
1 12 Caatee treat.
“oc CF. A, BITINER,
Both Phonas.
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Sporting f
SHI
Members of the ‘Athletics and Giants
| have no use for the Federal League for
[believe they will get another crack
{at the world’s series spoils next Oc-
(tober.
Manager Herzog of the Cincinnati
| Reds wired President August Herr-
man that he has signed King Lear,
| pitcher of the Princeton University
| baseball team last year.
Gunboat Smith strengthened his
claim to the title of America’s best
heavyweight. With a powerful right
| cross to the jaw he knocked Arthur
| Pelkey out in the fifteenth round of
their championship mill at Daly City,
| Cal.
Ban Johnson, president of the Am-
| erican League, declared a baseball
war was needed for the sake of the
League would give a good account of
itself.
Foreign :
SI;
Pastor Jgoetz, of the Protestant
Church of Reepsholt, Germany, was
shot and killed by thieves, whom he
surprised robbifig the poorbox.
In response to appeals for $500,000
to be subscribed by January, the Lon-
don Olympic Games Committee re
ceived $55,000.
The Pope appointed Cardinal Cassetta
as librarian of the Holy Roman
Church in Rome.
Four prisoners were +killed and 50
tiny in Cairo, Egypt.
Dr. Cook has found his lectures in |
the London music halls so “frosty”
that he has decided to reurn at once |
to the United States.
| ried women the right to vote. This
| privilege was already enjoyed by spin-
sters and widows.
woman to, loop the loop in an aero-
plane. She rode as a passengel at
Hendon, Epgland.
wounded by wardens during a jail mu- !
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Few See Things as They Are.
The mass. of mankind will neve
| have any ardent zeal for seeing thing®
| will
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| answered.
| mare of mine?”
Toronto ratified the law giving mar- |
her?
| price.”
as they are; very inadequate ideas
always satisfy them. On thes®
inadequate ideas will always reposss,
and must repose, the general practices
of the world. That is as much as
5 that whoever sets himself te
see tiiings as they are will find hime
scif one Qf a very small circle; bu
it is only by this small circle reso
iutely doing its own work that ade~
ieas will ever get current ak
L—i.aiiliew Arnold.
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Dicker Hardly Possible After That.
In the haymarket one afternoon &
The Russo American Chamber of couple af farmers stopped to talk
Commerce. was organized in Moscow. | | crops and horses.
“Are you in’ the:
| market for a good horse?” asked one.
| “Always ready to dicker,” the other
“Ever see that little bam
critter.” “How'd you lke to ewm
She’s yours at rock-bottonm
Gathering up his lines pre
| paratory to leaving the spot, the othex
Miss Trehawke Davies is the first | farmer replied:
“Well, John, I'd buy
{ her this morning, but I hate to bust
| a dollar.”
PE TERR IR ie, SRE
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“I think I know thes ~~