The Meyersdale commercial. (Meyersdale, Pa.) 1878-19??, May 06, 1915, Image 8

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ROCKWOOD.
Mrs. Alla Lewis has
the bedside of her father at Martins
Ferry, O., who has been very ill for
two months.
Irvin Walter has about recovered
from the effects of the
shock he recently sustained.
Peter Putnam has entered Califor-
nia State Normal school as has also
the daughter of Mrs. A. H. Bittner.
J. H. Farling, a Civil war veteran, '
9:00 A. M. to 3:00 P. N.
services were held Thurs- |
died on Tuesday evening of last week
after a severe illness from which he
has suffered for the past five months.
Funeral
day, with interment in the I. O. o.F
cemetery.
John McVicker and his sister, Mar-
garet, have returned from Johnstown
where they visited their sister, Mrs.
F. W. Hay.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Conway, accom-
panied by Dr. J. C. Hemminger, took
their daughter Agnes to a Pittsburg
hospital, a few days ago, for treat-
ment.
Mrs. G. F. Barclay and son, of
Scottdale, were guests here at the
home of Mrs. Ellen Snyder. The Bar-
clays were former Rockwood resi-
dents when Mr. Barclay was assist-
ant station agent.
Mrs. R. A. Critchfield and two
daughters visited recently with
Meyersdale relatives.
returned |
home after spending two weeks at |
lightning |
(Change in Banking Hours
i
Meyersdale,
Effective on and after May 17th, 1915
Saturday Nights Only 7:00 to 9:00.
Second National Bank,
Penn’a.
THE LAST
BOOSTER DAYS
OF
MARKLETON.
M. A. Snyder was on a business
trip the first part of the present week
to Boston.
Mr. Ray Marlett who was operated
E. B. Miller, the Rockwood restau-|ypon for appendicitis, has returned
rateur, has purchased a Bedford
county farm of about ten acres for
$2,500.
C. E. Statler has been awarded the
contract for the erection of several
brick houses for the Somerset Lum-
ber Company.
A late model Overland has been
purchased by J. H. Leighty.
Mrs. Charles Shultz, of Meyersdale
was called to Rockwood Thursday
by the serious illness of her son, Har-
ry, who was confined to his room at
Miller’s restaurant.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
high school graduates by Rev John
Erler was the most eloquent of the
kind given in Rockwood for several
years past.’ The graduating exercises
were held on Wednesday evening of
this week and home talent play by
the seniors is to take place to-mor-:
row, Friday evening.
BERKLEY.
The rains are pushing the crops |
and pasture is looking well and trees
ready to blossom.
The sale held here Saturday after- |
noon was well attended. All who at-|
tended wished to get a relic from
“Peggy.”
Mr. Schlag was the guest of Mr.
Sellers, over Sunday.
Blaine Seliers made a trip
last week on his motor cycle.
W. ‘R. Ebaugh is erecting a new
store room, Wilson Bittner doing the
work with the help of his father. -
Mahlon Reich, who has been suf-
fering from rheumatism, is improv-
ing slowly.
here
home and is getting along micely.
Henry Phillipi has resigned as scc-
retary of the Markleton band on ac-
count his leaving to attend Nor-
mal school at Garrett. Success to you
Henry.
Merchant Meyers has hired a new
delivery boy. J. A. P. is right on the
spot.
Misses Mabel Snyder, Irene Mey-
ers and Ella Marlett were Casselman
visitors on Thursday.
Mr. S. A. May motored to ‘Somer-
set on Tuesday .
Auto Bug has stug quite a few of
the boys . Three new cars coming to
town!
Clyde Snyder was calilng on Rock-
wood friends Wednesday.
A. J. Sembower, of Rockwood, one
of the delegates of the Ninth ditrict
of Somerset County Sunday School
Association visited the Lutheran
School at the Laurel and at the Mar-
i kleton U. B. Sunday School on Sun-
, dy morning.
Mrs. Meyers was visiting her son,
| Otto on Sunday afternoon.
| Mr. Fulmer and family, of Meyers-
| dale were calling on Mr. and Mrs.
| Ross Kreger Sunday .
Bruce Sanner and family, of Rock-
wood, are spending a few days here
| visiting friends.
KINGWOOD.
L. D. Cramer delivered a brand new
| Ford to Ephraim Schrock and one to
Wilson Snyder a few days ago.
Calvin Rush delivered a Ford to
Chas. W. Sechler and a Dodge to
Edward Younkin and a Ford to J. C.
McMillen not long since.
Quite a number of our farmers
motored to Somerset on Saturday
to attend the sale which is on the
last Saturday of each month.
W. W. Hechler called on Harvey
Henry to kill his norse; his horse
got down and couldn’t get up and it
was thought best to shoot it.
Since Jeff lost out on the veterinary
business, he has returned to carpemn-
Mr. and Mrs. Sellers were reeent | try.
Confluencev visitors.
Covelle, son of Mr. and Mrs. How-
ard Berkley, is improving,we are
glad to say.
W. BE. Walker is pussy putting out
crops on the Lichty farm.
Mrs. J. R. Ebaugh on Tuesday was
at her husband’s home across the
mountain where she purchased a fine
calf.
There will be church here Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 p. m. Every one
cordially invited to attend. Rev.
Howe, of Meyersdale, will fill the
pulpit.
Rev. Hueber, of Gettysburg, preach
ed at St Paul in Rev. Carney’s ab-
sence.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
BS mine of the
Peter Sanner, our saddler took
chances and cut his beard off last
week and the result is a bad cold
We still haven't a blacksmith at
Kingwood; it seems strange that
this good location is going to waste.
The Odd Fellows have picked and
bought their ground for a cemetery
and they have one of the most ideal
points in this vicinity.
W. A. Leer had a horse to fall dead
in the harness last week. .
John Nicholson is going into the
poultry business; be hs already quite
a number of White Leghorn chicks
shipped to him.
VIM.
| Mrs. Harvey Saylor, of Meyersdale
| spent one day last week, with her
| sister, Mrs. Eugene Weller. .
Geo. Marten while driving in No.
Consolidation Coal
Company on Wednesday of last week
| had the misfortune of getting his
right foot between the bumpers of
The following couples have recent- | ipo cars thereby squeezing that mem-
obtained marriage licenses in Som- | ber badly, breaking one of the bones
erset county:
Jno. Q. Imgrund, Johnstown and
Ella C.
Jno. Kachmar and Annie Voztek, of | ©
Windber Cloyd W. Frye, Paint bor-
ough and Ethel H. Penrod, of Paint
Twp.; St. Elmo McClintock, Addison
Twp. and Ila Marie Calhoun, Harris-
burg Austin L. Younker Scalp Level
and Bertha M. Berkey, Hillsboro;
Vernon F. Weaver
Lehman, both of Conemaugh Twp.;
Hdison Garman Brick, Allegheny
Twp.. and Laura May Emerick,
Northampton Twp.;
man and Alice Opel, both of Elk Lick.
Twp.; Martin Patterson Critchfield
and Nellie Viola Pile, both of Milford
Twp. Nicholas Poleszccak ond Kath-
arine Rudasky, both of Ralphton;
Geo. Cigan and Mary Havrila, both
of Windber; Victor Schram, Salis-|
bury and Ada Bowman, Boynton;
Harry M. Ogline, Lincoln Twp. and
Myrtle V. Miller, Friedens; Geo. Bic-
ko and Maria Maggovcs, both of Win-
dber; Frank Ripple and Minnie Mich-
el, both of Jenner twp.; Wm. H ;
Koontz, S rset T . and Dai
and Christina Metzer both of
ton; W. H. Bruc
and Lydia Viola Hay
Carney,
7, Berlin.
and Margaret | 4
Clyde N. New-:
| of the ankle.
George Stein and family of Meyers-
Hankinson, New Baltimore; j3ale spent Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Wm. Seggie.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Meyer passed
last Sunday afternoon at the home
Louis Klotz in Meyersdle.
Miss Viola Shultz in Greenville
Twp., is spending this week at the
home of C. W. Tressler.
Henry Suder enjoyed last Sunday
t the home of Bird Bros. at Pleas-
ant Hill.
Mrs. C. W. Tressler visited last
Sunday at the Wm. Shultz home in
i Greenville township.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Nicholson and
son Cyrus were Sunday afternoon
‘callers at the home of Richard, the
former’s brother at Pleasant Hill
{ Mrs. Priscilla Queer, of near Centre
{ church, was a Vim visitor on Monday.
GLENCOE.
Let Cupid shoot his arrow at any
time only often. Not a band boy ap-
pered hungry after the serenade at
H. D. Altfather’s on Wednesday ev-
ening, but the “scrub blowers thriv-
ed only on a light shower and moon-
light due to a hurried departure.
Leah Webreck left on Sunday for
Friedens
term of school for six weeks.
Th Misses Clara Leydig, Ruby
Poorbaugh, Hazel and Thelma Mil-
ler spent three days last week in
Cumberland, shopping and sight see-
ing.
ding house at Roddy for the Wilmoth
‘bark peelers.
Mrs.. J. L. ‘Snyder and daughter,
Mabel escorted by Chas. Love, spent
Thursday p. m. in Meyersdale.
Messrs. Ben Leydig, Bob Webreck
and Allen Bittner were Meyersdale
shoppers on Monday last. ;
Leah Leydig, our authority,. :or
Hoyle on motors, drove the Messrs.
H. Altfather, J. T. Leydig and W.
Shipley to a consistory meeting at
Pocohontas on Saturday .
Elias Fike is a severe sufferer of |
neuritis in his right shoulder.
Mrs. Wm. Seggie is improving her
Phos by building a stable on it.
George Shunk is staying at the
home of his brother-in-law, James
Thomas in Greenville twp.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shultz, of Green-
vill le township, were Vim callers last
urday.
GOLD
THAN ANY
h- MADE. DO YOU KN low THE REA—
SON?GET IT AT HABEL & PHIL—.
LIPS
Alfred Broadwater and I. D. Ley-
| dig motored to Somerset on Wednes-
day on business.
Obidiah Elrick and wife, of Pitts-
burg, in company with a number of
relatives and friends, brought their
baby daughter here for burial on
Friday.
Mrs. H. M. Bittner and daughter
spent the week-end at BE. D. Kraus-
haar’s.
Martin Miller headed an auto party
to Cumberland on Saturday. Tg
Chs. W. Bittner with two children
spent Sunday at W. H. Bittner’s. |
‘Remember the sessions of the dis-
trict Sunday School convention here
on Saturday night May 8 at 7:30
and Sunday at 9:30 a. m. A church
social will follow the night session.
Consider yourself cordially invited
and come.
UNION VALLEY.
Oats seeding about over; corn and
potato planting next in order.
J. E. Geiger and wife, Henry Geig-
er and wife, Wm. Knepp and wife,
and C. M. Christner were callers on
H. B. Beal on Sunday last.
Rev.. Michael, of the Lutheran
Church, of Meyersdale, will preach
at the White Oak church on Sunday,
May 16 at 2 p. m. Every is invited to
attend the service.
Andrew Horchner has sold his
horse and bought himself a buzz
wagon. He says that the buzz wagon
beats it all.
Simon Keefer made a business trip
to Meyersdale on Saturday last.
Peter Fleker says that it is too
late to sow oats now because he is
done. Pete is a hustler.
George Felker was a caller on H.
B. Beal one day last week.
Conrad Keefer vacated the old
Keefer home and moved to Possum
Hollow where he is now under the
employ of John Shoemaker.
ST. PAUL.
Rev. G. E. Metger preached to a
large and appreciative audience in
the Reformed church on Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Faidley spent part of
last week in Somerset, visiting her
daughter, Mabel.
H. G. Lepley made a flying trip to
Cumberland last week on business.
An infant child of Fred Nolte'’s
was buried in the cemetery at St.
Paul’s last on Saturday. The funeral
rites were performed by Rev. Thom-
as of Salisbury.
If you want to know why the natur-
al resources that are publicly used
should not be privately owned
and controlled, visit the St. Paul
Club rooms on Thursday evenings of
each week.
GARRETT.
The Garrett town councii has ap-
pointed May 8, as clean-up day.
During the summer the Garreit
band will give a seres of oven-gir
concerts. The band is composed of
local talent and their previous con
certs have been very suc:essfnl
S. P. Zimmerman, engineer on the
| Perlin Branch passenger train, who
| is off duty on account of the death of
his sister, was relieved by J. W.
Helfley. an extra engineer.
Mrs. Frank Enos is still seriously’
ill.
Mrs. S.° G. Rector has returned
to her home in Akron, Ohio.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
where she will attend a-
Mrs. Bill Cook is running the boar-|
ticles.
Nineteen More Days for you to get
in your best work on the ;
Trade Extension Campaign
AT :
The Women's Store.
During the final month of the con-
test we will hold the following
Special Wednesday Nales
Wed. May 12,
Wed., May 19,
Wed., May 26,.-
There will be no reduction of
prices on any of these sales, except-
ing the Remnant sale when all rem-
nants will be sold at Remnant Prices
but Special Service Checks will be
given on all sales of these listed ar-
Don’t Forget the Sale
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Hartley, Clutton Co.
Hartley Block,
Thread, silk or cotton.
Summer Dress Goods
Remnants.
THREAD.
The Club Store,
CONFLUENCE.
H. M. Lawver and E. R. Beggs re-
turned Thursday from Philadelphia,
where they attended the Maccabee
convention as delegates from the lo-
cal lodge.
Mrs J. W. Clouse is improving from
her recent illness.
Our schools closed the beginning
of this week.The past year has been
a very successful one and Prof. B. T.
Frazer is to be congratulated on the
advancement made.
The man; friends of Dr. and Mrs
H. P. Meyers will be glad tolearn the
the little som, Paul, is recovering
from his recent severe spell of
pneumonia.
J. W. Show, of Johnson Chapel,
was here last week, shipping some
very fine apples te different points.
S. A. Kendall, of Meyersdale, was
a business visitor a few days ago.
Mrs. H. OC. Hammond has re-
turned to her home in Knepper, Pa.
after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
| Watson.
| HL . Meese, of Parkersburg, W.
| Va., tie inspector for the Baltimore
| & Ohio railroad, was here recently.
The annual commencement exer-
| cises of the Confluence High school
| were held Friday evening in the Lu-
|theran church and all the parts were
| excellently well rendered. There
were eight graduates. The program
was as follows: Invocation, Rev. E.
B. Boyer; Music, Rockwood Orches-
Historian, Ruth Burnworth; Music:
Orchestra; Optimist, Felicia Flanni-
gan; Pessimist, Leona Smith; Class
Song, Senior Class; Oration, Therza
Fike; Music, Orchestra; Prophet,
Hazel Shipley; Poet-Donc. Florence
Coughenour; Music, Orchestra; Val-
edictory, Pearl Leydig; Music; Class
Address, Virgil R. Saylor; Music;
Presentation of Diplomas, E. R. Ben-
dre; Farewell Song, Graduates; Ben-
ediction, Rev. L. W. LePage.
BERLIN.
Miss Jane Durst, of Cumberland,
has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hampton.
Wm. Hoyle, ofFerris, has been a
visitor at the home of his parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hoyle,
Miss Emmma Broesecker,
ersdale, was a recent
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home near here.
of Mey-
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he infant and Mrs.
ao
> Saylor was buried
place.
recently
r an absence of thirty
Harry J. Markel, a former resident,
Are Your Eyes Perfect?
Probably no organ of the
body is neglected more than
the EYES,
YOU CERTAINLY are
anxious that your sight should
Shower be perfect throught your num-
0" hered days and when Nature
warns you through the me-
dium of pain in the Eye Balls
Aching Head, Blurred Vision
and Twitching Eyelids, you
sould not neglect these calls of nature, but should imme-
diately consent an @PTOMETRIST OPTICIAN who
will tell you about your needs. -:-
Our methods of examination are scientific and aceurate
CALL IN AND SEE US ABOUT YOUR CASE
COOK
The Optometrist Optician.
a—s
. Leave Your Orders Here for
Flowers for others’ Day
We are going to have a nice lot of flowers for this day.
They will be here on Friday evening. If you can not come
on that day call us up and we will reserve them for you.
F. B. THOMAS, Leading Druggist,
Bzth Phcnes MEYERSDALE, PA.
Meyersdale, Pa hs
visited here a few days ago. |
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Hale, actress, authoress and suffrage
lecturer charmed all who heard her |
in the Berlin Opera House, Tuesday
evening. The safe guarding of moth-| . 4 Ibs. Good RICE for 25 cts. at
ers’ rights was her main theme and | Bittner's Grocery.
by her own life she has thoroubghly |
ANOTHER CAR HAMMOND DAI-
RY FEED, COMING: SALES IN-
CREASING CONSTANTLY. GET IT
AT HABEL & PHILLIPS,
years, |
proven that a woman may be a splen-| EARLY CABBAGE PLANTS 30
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