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PERSONAL AND
Items Pertaining to the Town in| General and
Our Busy Staff.
Prepared for t
(CAL HAPPENINGS
he Readers By
Norman E. Hechler, was a business |
visitor at Garret, on Monday.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
cleared $50 from their supper last
Friday evening.
Mrs. E E. Conrad on Saturday re-
turned from a week’s visit in Brad-
dock and Confluence.
Mrs. Mae Maidens, of Washington,
D. O., is the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mervine, of
North street.
Mrs. Etta George, and her sister,
Miss Margaret George, were business
visitors in Pittsburgh, Thursday of
last week.
Mr. John Stacer visited al the
home of his sons Francis and Joseph
who reside in Homestead, several
days this week.
Don’t forget that on December
10th, a turkey supper will be given
by the Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Methodist church. .
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fullem, and
family motored to Somerset on Wed-
nesday morning and spent the day
there with relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Walsh, of Cumberland,
Md., was a guest ot the home of
her sisters, The Misses Coulehan, of
North street, Tuesday. .
Mrs. Wilbur Derry, of Salisbury,
is spending the week here at the home
of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Derry, of Broadway street.
The buckwheat crop this year
yields seventeen million bushels. The
average is four bushels greater to
the acre than in previous years.
Mrs. Frank Maxwell, and Mrs. T.
W. Knight of Castle Shannon, were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
O. E. Crowe, of Meyers avenue on
Saturday. :
Miss Margaret Dom, of the Dom
millinery astablishment on Main
. street, visited relatives and friends
in Pittsburgh, several days during
the week.
A three-year-old steer of Adam
Dietle, of Pocahontas, a few days
ago, fell down from the barn floor)
through a bole to the basement. of]
the barn and strange to say sustained |
_ no injury. 2
Milss Esther Stacer, and little
nephew Rickard Grabenstein, of Cum-
berland, Md., arrived here Tuesday
evening for a short visit at the home
of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Stacer, of High street.
The regular meeting of the Lyceum
will be held the first Thursday of
Docember instead of Thanksgiving
night November 26th, as previously
announced R. H. Philson, speaker.
Music by Miss Eyelyn Truxal,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shipl>y, and
two children and Mrs. Shrley’s aunt,
Mrs. Belle Shipley, of Confluence,
were guests at the home of their rel-
atiyes, Mr. and Mrs. John Stacer,
of High street, on Sunday.
Misses Pearl sSorber, and Blanche
Griffith of Somerset, came oyer here
on Saturday eveningiand were guests
of their frien, Miss Martha Deist,
until Sunday evening, wkenithey re-
turnad home to resume their duties
as teachers in the Somerset schools.
Our townsman, J. C. Hostetler, has
been making some movement in the
sale of agricultural implements in
the past few weeks. The purchasers
were Yoder Bros., a thresher; C. F.
Meyers, of Greenville township a
thresher, engire and corn husker;
and Owen Baer, a 12 h. p. traction
engine.
Michael Nicholas, a respected resi
dent of North street, this place, who
had been employed in the lower part
of the county, was run over by a
train of cars near Yoder on Tuesday.
Both of his legs were severed and his
head was badly mangled. The family
formerly lived at Rockwood and the
remains were taken to that place for
interment.
The average value “of Pennsylya-
nia bituminous coal at the mines
advanced from $1.06 a ton in 1912
to $1.11 in 1913, according to the
United States Geological Survey.
The average in 1912 was the high-
est obtained for bituminous coal in
Pennsylyania for a period of 30
years, with the exception of the
strike years, 1903, where because of
all kinds of fuel prices were abnor-
mally inflated.
Prof. C. B. Zaner, President of the
Zanerian Art College of Columbus,
Ohio, spent Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week in giving instruc-
tions in our schools in writing
during the day session, and in
the evening in instructing the
teachers in methods. The teachers
and pupils were well pleased with
his work, and there is no doubt that
much good will come from his work
here.
Miss Aggie Deal arrived home Mon-
day from a month’s visit in Grove
City and Pittsburg.
Mrs. Wm. CO. Price returned a few
days ago from a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. VanHomn, of
Scottdale.
Mrs. W. E. Binford and little son
of Somerset, are guests of the form-
er’s parents, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. A. E.
Truxal, at the Reformed parsonage.
D. P. Ford on Saturday attended
at Frostburg, the funeral of his neph-
ew, Sloan Ford, aged 23 years, who
died of blood poisoning from a boil
which had been lanced.
H 8. Thomas has purchased a team
of horses and a hauling and draying
outfit. He lives on High street, and
he is prepared to do all kinds of hanl- |
ing at reasonable prices.
Mr and Mrs. J. J. Dougherty. of
Connellsville, spent Tuesday evening
in Meyersdale, having come up to at-
tend the supper given by the ladies
of the Catholic church, in the Audi-
torium.
Miss Mary Hughes on Friddy left
here to spend the winter at the home
of Rev. G. A. Neeld in Pittsburg.
She joined Mrs. Neeld, at Meyersdale,
as the latter was enroute from her
parents’ home in Washington, D. C.,
to her new home in Pittsburg.
Storage charges for all local freight
shipments remaining nncalled for at
the end of 48 hours will be collected
by all railroad companies hereafter,
the Interstate Commerce Commiss-
ion tariff having gone into effect No-
vember 9. The tariff provides that
storage charges must be made, com-
puted in the same manner as de-
murrage charges for carload ship-
ments. The minimum rate is 15¢
for 500 pounds a day for ‘every day
for over the free limit. The tariff is
on file in all agents’ {offices and ad-
ditional information will be furnish-
ed at any time.
Dr. A. E. Truxsal, the popular pas-
tor of the Amity Reformed church of
this place, was unable to fill the ap-
pointments of his church last Sabbath
owing to illness. He and Mrs. Truxal
had been visiting mnear St. Louis,
{and on their way East, the doctor be-
came ill and when they arrived at
Pittsburg, a physician having been
consulted advised the doctor’s going
to bed for a few days. These ordérs
were [obeyed to the extent of two
days and then the doctor and Mrs.
Truxal came home arriving here on
Saturday when it was found that Dr.
Traxal had a high fever. He was
quite ill for a few days but he pur-
poses fulfilling his ordinary appoint-
ments on Sunday. Last Sunday Rev.
Albert S. Glessner very acceptably
to the congregation preached at the
morninggservice.
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GLENCOE.
W. A. Leydig,”of Somerset came
home Sunday. ;
Communioniservices were not so
well attended on Sunday due to the
inclemency of thel;weather.
A number of the young people were
presenf at the institute at the Bau-
man school Saturday night.
BornftogiMr. and Mrs. Milton We-
breck, of Friedens, a son.
Chas. Poorbaugh, was a Cumber-
land visitor over Sunday. In fact he
seems to be making a complete tour
of our own county since the hunting
season is on.
Ed Rose and W.Friedline of Somer-
set: are putting in the heating plant
for I. D. Leydig. They go to putin
a similar job for H. M. Poorbaugh,
after completing the Leydig job.
Phyllis, the little daughter, of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Rsupach, was bap-
tized by Rey. Kresge on Saturday
night last.
Two of our young ladies were
agreeably surprised by the arrival of
Messrs. Charles Love of Pittsburg,
and Max Kelley of Ralphton, on train
No. 48, Sunday.
The Reformed church of Glencoe
will hold a Thanksgiving social at
Glencoe in the hall. Every one is
very cordially invited and requested
to attend this Nov. 26th event.
Mrs. J. L. Snyder and daughter
Mabel, spent a few hours in Meyers-
dale on Monday. The former’s health
is slightly improved.
Frank Miller is back on the route
again. Here’s hoping his health per-
mits him to continue his travels.
erence ee—
Don’t miss seeing our splendid
offers especially that of the handsome
Home book of 250 pages in cloth back
| to be given to all our subscribers with
the Commercial.
SALISBURY.
In last weeks issue of The Commer-
cial an erroneous statement was
made in the Salisbury items con-
cerning H. H. Lang, manager of the
20th Century Manufacturing Com-
pany’s shops at Boynton and your
scribe wishes to correct the mistake.
1 have i* from one who is in position
to know who says that Mr. Lang
was not asked to resign by those in
authority neither did he resign and
is therefore with t* company in the
same capacity, tofore. ‘Many
rumors were current and I was ap-
parently wrongfully informed. The
item stated that he resigned as
president, which was meant to read
that he resignod as superintendent
for he neyer was president of the
concern.
We are sorry that the mistake oc-
curred and assure all concerned that
it was not a wilful misrepresentation
and also hereby offer apology to Mr.
Lang, the readers of The Commer-
may concern.
James L. Simmons, of Akron, Ohlo,
is visiting relatives and friends in
Salisbury and Elk Lick township.
J. L. Barchus was a visitor to Pitts-
burgh the forepart of the week. He
was accompanied home by Mrs.
Barchus who had been visiting in
Pittsburgh and McKeesport.
Miss Barbara OCochrane, of Cum-
berland, Mad., is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cochrane.
The public sale of Samuel Baker in
Elk Lick township last Wednesday,
was largely attended. ,
Richard Newman of Salisbury, 8S.
J. Maust, P. 8. Maust, James Maust
and Isaac Beachy of Elk Lick town-
ship, have been drawn as jurors for
the December ceurt; J. M. Kretch-
man and Joseph Livengood of Elk
Lick township have bsen drawn as
grand jurors.
Appropriate programs have been
arranged for the Thanksgiving exer-
| cises whieh will be held in the Salis-
bury schools on Friday afternoon,
November 20th. There will be three
programs rendered, one by the inter-
mediate pupils will be givin in the
fourth room and another by the ad-
vanced grades will be disposed of in
the grammar room. Patrons of the
school and all friends of education
are cordially invited to attend these
exercises.
D. I. Hay has sold his property
on Grant street to Norbert V. Miller,
of Elk Lick township, and will in
the near future move with bis
family to Akron, Ohio, where Le has
profitable employment.
The members of the Lutheran
church were entertainet at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. James Harding on
Wednesday evening
Mrs. O =. Lichliter, attended the
funeral of her nephew, Joseph Enos,
at Cumberland, Md., last week. »
A. J. Meddlestadt, of New York is,
visiting his family at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. Glotfelty.
Misses Josephine McMurdo, Pearle
DelLozier,Corine Derry,Helen Knecht
and John Knecht motored to Grants-
ville, last Wednesday evening and
were entertained at Hotel Vietoria.
Born to Mr. and "Mrs. Rayman
Derry, November 9th—a son. :
Rey. and Mrs. L. T. Young yisited
relatives in Altoona part of last week.
Fred Harris of West Salisbury,
made a business trip to Delaware last
week.
Mrs. A. M. Lichty,Mrs. Fred Petry,
Mrs. Otto Petry, Fay Lichty and Dr.
Lloyd Loechel motored to Cumber-
land, one day last week.
Miss Lulu Baumgardner, who re-
cently underwent an operation in a
Cumberland Hospital is convalescing
as rapidly as can be expected.
Rev. O. G. Fye, of the local United
Evangelical church, held a series of
meetings in the United Evangelical
church in Garrett last week.
Mrs. Lucy Yaist spent seyeral days
of this week near Jennings, Md., the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Yaist.
Robert Walker, and sons John and
Ezra visited relatives near Frostburg,
from Saturday until Monday.
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SAND PATCH.
Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Geiger, of
Larimer, were visiting relatives in
Greenville township recently.
Elmer Walker and Howard Mazer
attended the sale of Mrs. Samuel
Albright on Thursday.
Butchering is all the go now.
Last Friday Mrs. Oalvin Christner
and son Clarence were Sunday visi-
tors at Frostburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shuck were
visiting the former’s parente, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Shuck of Vim, for a
few days.
Mr. S. Kendall has his buckwheat
mill in operation.
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contest will receive as a first bremium a $600.00 Player Piano free of cost, and to the next six highest will be
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CONDENSED REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
SECOND NATIONAL BANK,
OF MEYERSDALE, PENN’A.
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, OCTOBER 31, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Investments.___._______ $427,995,06
U. S. Bonds and Premiums_____. < 7223187
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures. 68,974.08
Cash and due from Banks. _______ 66,006.57
Due from U.S. Treasurer______.___ 3,250.00
"Total Resources. ............ $638,457.58
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $ 65,000.00
Surplus Fund and Profits ________ 55,825.83
Creulation®.. 2 ......C._ .:. 0... 64,500.00
Dividends Unpaid... ©. _ 45.00
Deposits ._...2....0 cc... 453,086.75
Tol Liabilities... ...._ $638,457.58
Growth in 6 Years as Shown in Following Statements Made to Comptroller of Currency.
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MARCH 4, 1914 -
OCTOBER 31, 1914
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BERLIN.
“The Spirit of Thanksgiving,” a
novel entertainment, will be produced
by about 50 school chiidren in the
Berlin opera house Friday evening,
and promises to be a most unique and
interesting affair. The proceeds are
for the benefit of a fund to be used
in beautifying the new school build-
ing and grounds. The children, un-
der the direction of older persons,
have been rehearsing their parts. and
the entertainment bids fair to make
a big hit with the people.
{ “Earl, the eight year old son of Ha -
ry Sarver; of near Dividing Ridge,
| died recently of convulsions. The
{ little bey had been an invalid since
| birth.
Habel & Phillips.