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MARKLETON.
Markleton Sunday School was rep
resented at the convention at Rock-
wood on 13th by Mrs. J. W. Peters, |
superintendent, Mr.and Mrs. Ross
Kreger and Mrs, Frank Kelly.
Prof. Charles Baldwin, of Meyers-
dale was here on Thursday evening
instructing the band boys.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Burns were
Hyndman visitors on Friday night. |
Mr. Ralph Snyder, S. A. May and
W. F. Sembower were Rockwood vis-
jtors on Saturday.
Communion services were held here
Sunday by Rev. L J. Duke, of Rock-
wood. He delivered a fine sermon ta-
ken from II Kings 2 Chap. and 14th.
verse.
Otto Meyers, and Ralph Snyder
had a swell time. Oh, you mumps!
william Baker was calling upon his
best girl at Rockwood on Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Lape is visiting friends at
Braddock.
Dr. R. S. Donahue, of Pittsburg, is
spending a few weeks au the Markle-
ton Sanitarium.
Nelson Romesburg andfamily,
Kingwood, spent a few hours here on
of
in a new auto.
B. & O. agent, Charles Burns of |
dm: Monda
tended lodge at Hyndman on Ho 1 Paul Duriski, assault and batter;
evening.
Our sawmill has been shut down
for a few days on account of doing |
some repair work on the boilers.
Roy Snyder is rejoicing with the
other auto men that after the 26th of
May he can try his fast mare out on
the roads.
Miss Margaret Baker has returned
home from Confluence to spend her
vacation.
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BERLIN.
Mrs. Hulda Kemp, of
is spending several weeks
mother, Mrs. Emma Landis.
Pittsburg,
with her
; tH , Bl
Mrs. Hal Musser and daughter cod a crime against morality, prefer-
eanor, of Rockwood, has been visiting
Mrs. Eleanor Groff, the former's
mother.
The Berlin Normal opened Monday
with a fair attendance.
. Guy Suter, a teacher in the Belle
Vernon schools, is home with an at-
tack of mumps.
Fred Groff and Frank L. Groff have
each purchased a motor truck.
Mrs. G. E. Walbert, of Waynesburg,
who had been the guest of her moth-'
er, Mrs, J. J. Zorn, for several weeks
has returned home.
Mrs. S. P. Brubaker and Mrs. Han-
nah Gardill went to Philadelphia,
URT C ASES sz: Saffer, of Somerset township |
health officer to succeed the late Jas.
ve Seid |
W. Woolley.
At the opening of the May term of
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
The board of health has appointed |
Mrs. L. A. Blough, of Paint Town-
THE IMPERIAL
criminal court at Somerset, Monday, ship, recently went to Shipshewana,
disposition was made of the follow-| Ind. to attend the funeral of her fath-
ing cases. re, who died at the age of 83 years.
Quemahoning Branch Railroad | The Loyalhanna Coal Company at
company, obstructing a public high- Cairnbrook is engaging additional mi-
way; nol prossed. ners and the Lochrie operations are
Julia Torucki, larceny by baile, preparing to develop their coal, indi-
and Abe Cober, selling liquor without | cating that if trade there is not better
Specials Now on Sale
\
A Timely Event. A Splendid Collection of Bargain A
WE ANNOUNCE
: Alfred Jennetti
the trip | ’
Sunday afternoon enjoying ? | guilty for receiving stolen goods.
a license; continued. the prospects are good.
John Muhs, false pretense; mol! A rally of suffragists from Blair,
prossed. Huntingdon, Fayette, Bedford, Cam-
Mike Wascholok, assault and bat-|pria and Somerset counties will be
tery; not a true bill. | held at Knieriem farm near Somerset
Jenner Brewing Co. violating 1 {on Tuesday, June 15. 600 guests are
uorlaws; continued. expected.
Catherine Shutrof, assault and A regularly established auto-line
battery and adultery and John Shut-
rof, asault and battery and fornica-
tion; not true bills.
Adm Mehalchik, assault and battery
not guilty and the costs divided be- |
tween him and the prosecutor, John |
Stiles. !
larceny; pleaded !
Frank Eldorado and James Vetro- |
larceny; not a true bill.
| ma,
| not yet settled.
| TR. S. Shaver, violating the liquor
laws; a true bill.
Henry Heflle, of Somerset was cho-
sen foreman of the grand jury.
The court called the attention of |
the jurors and the grand jurors to the
movement for good roads and ex-
pressed the hope that all would lend
aid toward that end.
Memorial services were held in
court Tuesday in honor of the late |
Jno. H. Uhl, who died since the last
session of court.
John Wesley Alexander will not be
tried on a charge of having commit-
| red by Ida M. Yoder. When the case
| was called for trial it developed that
Alexandeg; had taken time by the
forelog nd had joined the army. As
Unclé Sam does not give his soldiers
furloughs to go back and settle or un-
~dergo a jail term and as he does not
' permit his soldiers to be arrested
on charges of this nature, the case
was nol prossed. :
A large number of cases were dis-
‘posed of at the second day’s session
' of criminal court. disposition being as
I'tollows: —
George W. Hutzell, larceny by bai-
lee, Wm. Crissey, presecutor; grand
|
| for street lighting. The contract is a
| likely that a new contract will
Thursday for an extended visit with
relatives.
Mark Collins Post No. 3444, G. A.
R., of Berlin, will hold its Memorial
Day exercises on Monday, May 31.
The members of the G. A. R. and Sons
of Veterans will meet in front of Odd
Fellows’ Hall on Sunday morning,
May 23, and march in a body to the
Methodist Church where the sermon
will be delivered by the pastor, the
Rev. F. A. Edmond. The following
committees were appointed to ar-
range for the Memorial Day services:
Finance, John O’Bgém; Flowers,
Frank Marshall; Flags, J B. Schrock;
jury ignored the bill and the county
pays the costs.
Leo. Lecevitz, larceny, Alex. Zelan-
sky; verdict of not guilty.
Peter Peterson, larceny, Charles C.
Shaffer up for trial.
Paul Duriski, assault and battery,
John Stoyka; not guilty and the cost
to be divided between prosecutor and
defendant.
Lester Devore pointing firearms, To-
ny Ledger; a true bill.
Lester Devore, larceny, Rudy Poris
not a true bill and the county to pay
the costs.
Lester Devore, assault and battery
Music at Cemetery, H. G. Hay.
The Memorial Day oration will be and pointing of fire arms; Richard
given by District Attorney virgil R. Merioney and the same defendant,
larceny, Krusmydo; true bills on
Somerset. O Memorial !
Saylor, of Somers n I both counts.
Day, Monday, May 31, the members |
of the G. A. R. and the Sons of Veter- ! SX pap. forgery, Harvey Sha
i llows’ Hall at y x
hy Seer = 0a oe 4 ol) form Anthony Tankalovish and Frank
a d march io the Upper Diamond Tankalovish, assault and battery, An-
. : 3 | thony Good; trial continued.
from which point the procession will
move to the cemetery where the ser- Anthony Shytok aggravated assault
vices will be held and battery. Tony Kalocheck; a true
: bill.
between Johnstown and various towns
in Somerset county may be put into
operation soon by various taxicab
companies in Somerset, Meyersdale,
Rockwood, Windber and other towns.
A union church will be erected at
Jerome by the Protestant denomina-
tions of the vicinity. None of the de-
nominations are strong enough to
build a church of their own so this
plan has been hit upon.
The Scalp Level borough Council
considering the renewal of the con- |
tract with the Windber Electric Co.
It is
be
drawn between the borough and the
company.
The biggest bird cage ever seen
in Somerset county was mounted on
a hollow steel pole in front of the ho-
tel Belmont, Somerset, a few days a-
bout to expire by limitation.
go by Landlord Chas. Hentz, for the, 3)
accommodation of his growing covey | §
of martens, which he has propagated
with great care and of which he is | 8
pardonably very proud. The cage;
was manufactured by a professional | §
bird cage builder of Greene county. ;
The stricture named The Lusitania, |
has 87 separate compartments.
Elmer Shoemaker,
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shoema- |
ker, of Rockwood, suffered severe |
burns about the face, neck and hands, | 1
Saturday afternoon, when he was
playing with matches and coal
His waist became saturated with oil
and he then poured part of the oil in |
the can in the kitchen stove and then |
applied a lighted match to the stove.
| Fortunately there was no fire in the
| stove and though the child was very
painfully burned his injuries are not
serious.
In the superior court in Pittsburg,
. Judge John W. Kephart acting, a de-
{
| cision was handed down that has to
roadways in this state. The court is-
sued a mandamus commanding the
commissioners of Somerset County to
maintain and keep in repair an a-
bandoned turnpike located in the
county. The case was an appeal made
by the supervisors of Somerset town-
ship, Judge Kephart holds that under
the act of 1907 abandoned turnpikes’
must be taken care of.
All the towns and villages in Som-
erset county that find themselves to be
on the great Lincoln highway that is
to reach all the way from ocean to
‘ocean, from New York to San Franm-
| cisco, are coming to realize that it
‘is incumbent upon them to join in a
| grand and formal recepton to the
| Great Lincoln Highway Caravan that
'is to pass through Somerset coutny
! county on some day between May 20th
i and 25th. Stoyestown, Buckstown, the |
| Jenners and Boswell will be strictly |
the five-year- i
oil. | ¥
A Truly Great Sale in the way of Special Savings.
A few items follow: »
| $1.00 to $1.98
Waists
Black Poplins and
Lawns
39¢
eRe EE AK SAINTE NAILS
Ladies’ $3.98 to $7.00
Pure Silk
Hose
Black, White, Palm
Beach
25¢
Waists
Silk Messalines
$1.39
$5.00 wo $6.00
Hats
$2.98
$3 to $4 Hats $1.50
$2.00 Children’s $5.00 to $14.98
White Summer
Dresses
Dresses
Slightly Soiled
91.29
$150 to $2.98
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«| Linen Shirts
§
dlp fo o-meniiem boon oi
lee - rime
$2.06 to $5.00
Discontinued Numbers
MPERAL @
Surscalann ay
ARTHUR STEINWEG, Pres.
Ve Give “S. & H.” Stamps
Corsets
do with approximately 1,500 miles. Ofgwesiy. Holy Communion will be cel-
ebrated in the Reformed church at
10 a. m. on Sunday, May 22. There
will be preparatory services on Sat-
urday afternoon and evening.
The Memorial service for St. Paul |
has been arranged for at 9 a. m. on
Sunday morning.
Mrs. John Sumac of Coal Run was
visiting at John Engle’s on Sunday.
H. G. Lepley is busy getting out
the Road Tax statements this week,
‘There will be a discount of 5 per cent
given to those who pay the road tax
before June 1st.
Mrs. Anie Harding of West Salis-
bury was visiting her sister, Mrs. Al-
cinda Engle over Sunday.
Mrs. Ollie Haus, of Somerset who
had been staying with her mother,
Mrs. John Engle during the past
week, returned home on Saturday.
The nation is not well managed
DEATHS.
MRS. ELIZABETH KEIM LICHTY,
One of the county’s venerable and gainst morality,Margie Viola Miller;
estimable residents, died on Sunday |, {rye bill.
at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. |
Mary, Hickok, at Wichita, in Kansas, ‘ morality, Nellie Coaycomb; continued
where she had gone a month ago on |
John Bolkosky; a true bill. |
crime a Robert Harding, of Windber, a bank
Benny Gedrys, assault and battery, !. it
in it.
| cashier, was badly injured; Landlord
Christ Swartzendruber,
| Edward Greybeck, crime against Seriously hurt and a companion re-
ceived minor injuries when the Ford
| automobile owned by Mr. Murphy
Edward Lindstrom and David Latz,
| was badly wrecked by Overland car
a visit. Mrs. Lichty had undergone ..me against morality, S. E. McDon-|
| driven by Haldane Smith of Johns-
an operation shortly before her death ald: a true bill
and pneumonia developed which sud-
denly ended her life. Mrs. Lichty was | n+ guilty with the costs on the coun-
aged 77 years, 1 month and 3 days. | tv in the suit of Fish and
Her husband was David Lichty, who {dou Raymond A. McIntosh
died Sept. 21, 1912. There survive to | Archibald Miller, superintendent o
call her blessed, of her children: Dr. iyo 1oyalhanna Coal
Bruce Lichty, of Meyersdale; Ros
Lichty and Mrs. Annie
Carleton, Kansas; Stewart
Kansas, Mrs. Mary Hickok, Wichita, creek, Somerset county.
Kansas and Mrs. Frank Petry, of Sal |
of { FINED FOR EXCESS-
isburg, with whom she lived most
the time. The deceased was for
years a faithful member of
1
o
th
Church of the Brethern. The remains
arrived in this place to-day and were
taken to the home of her son, Dr. Lich
ty on Meyers avenue, where funeral
services were held conducted by Rev.
following which inter-
ment was made in the Union ceme-
Wm. Howe,
tery beside her husband.
—-— promised that he was going to appeal Lichty, both of Somerset township;
LECTURE ON WHITE SLAVERY. the matter to court. Dennis H. Suhrie of Allegheny Twp.
yr. Amelia Dranga of Pittsburg, Officer Hare said that there was and Mary S. Lilly, of New Baltimore.
ve a lecture on White & IV too much reckless driving of autos AS
Tigh School building at 2 p. 13. and he means to treat all alike Church, Rev. A. CG.
22. own thus far has been free from aec- r service, Thurs-
ted 3T. E source of late, at t lay School ev-
T no admission charges , because pedestrians ery Sunday at 2 p. I reaching Sun-
offering will
urged to attend.
Beachy, of
° Lichiy { which he was superintendent, was |
and Harvey Lichty, of Wellington | polluting the waters of Dark Shade!
be taken.
town, midway between Walnut Grove
| and. Geistown late Tuesday night. Mr.
Game War. | Harding’s injuries consist of a frac-
against ture of the nose, a cut on one eye that
¢ | May have destroyed the sight of that
| organ, the dislocation of thumb and
parts of his
Judge Ruppel directed a verdict of
& Coke Co. : 2
against | Several ucts on various
body.
® | Monto had entered suit
j Miller, alleging that the company of |
MARRIAGE LICENSES
| william Housel, Meyersdale, and
{| Alpha Ritta Bittner, Larimer Town-
| ship; Benjamin Ross Winkleman, of
7! IVE AUTO SPEEDING.
e Officer Hare last Thursday evening |
arrested Harry Wegley, an automo- |
bile dealer in this place for exceed- |
erset; James Rafferty and Frieda
Clara Thomas, both of Shade Twp;
way. A hearing was held before May- |
or Gress and Mr. Wegley was fined |
$10, which he protestingly paid, as-
serting that he was running within jer
the limit of the law and he further
and Christina Yutzy,
consider that they have no business
on the street when an auto is passing. ' Our Copy and Friend.”
| Murphy, of the same place was less |
Holsopple, and Maggie Croyle, of Som |
Andrew Pero and Annie Klimcso, both .
: To es 1 nounces that he has decided to aband
ing the 15 mile speed limit on Broad- | of Seanor; John Thomas Jackson and | on the policy of waiting for requests
Florence Iona Griffith, both of Ligo-
nier; Lloyd McDonald and Lottie V.
Miller, both of Somerset; George Mi lteded to all patrons reasonably entitled
both of Gar-
rett; Stewart E. Stahl and Marian E.
day evening at 7:30, subject, “Christ
; when any are illiterate, or homeless
lor in want, due to lack of opportuni-}
{ty to work at remunerative niploy.)
ment.
Lead |
| STATE PAYS FOR DAMAGE
CAUSED BY YOUNG DEER
| The state has agreed to pay E. J.
| Forrest, a farmer residing near Sul-|
| phur Springs, this county, $48 for
| damage done to his young orchard by
la herd of deer that has been pastur-
ling on farm lands in the immediate
! vicinity. Kinter B. Rodgers, game
| warden for this district,investigated
: Forrest's complaint and is satisfied
‘the orchard was damaged at least to
| that extent. Farmers in this and other
! counties have been much interested
lin the Forrest case. and the decision
lin his favor sets a precedent which
' will enable farmers to recover damage
iin such instances.
! RURAL DELIVERY FOR ALL.
Postmaster General Burleson an-
| for extension of postal facilities and
| has ordered that rural delivery be ex-
| to it regardless whether petitions for
| service are on file.
| At the same time Mr. Burleson sta- |
ted that all such petitions pending in |
the department had been approved |
and the service would beput in opera- |
tion ‘during the present fiscal year. )
Children
FOR FLETCHER'S |
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Are Your Eyes Perfect?
Probably no organ of the
body is neglected more than
the EYES.
YOU CERTAINLY are
anxious that your sight should
be perfect through your num-
bered days and when Nature
warns you through the me-
dium of pain in the Eye Balls
Aching Head, Blurred Vision
: and Twitching Eyelids, you
should not neglect these calls of nature, but should imme-
diately consent an OPTOMETRIST OPTICIAN who
‘will tell you about your needs. 1
SHOWING
REGIONS OF
EYE-STRAIN
Our methods of examination are scientific and accurate
ns—
CALL IN AND SEE US ABOUT YOUR CASE
COOK
The Optometrist Optician.
GET THE HABIT
Of Coming toour Store for Pure
Drugs and Medicine. Pureand Deli-
cious Soda Waters and Sundaes,
F. B. THOMAS, Leading Druggist,
B:-th Phcnes MEYERSDALE, PA.
$1.50 ROUND TRIP
To the Great Metropolis
PITTSBURGH
Stopping at McKeesport and Braddock
via
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY
Sunday, May 30th
Spend the Day with Your Relatives and Friends,
Special train leaves Neyersaale 8:28 a. m. — Leaves Pittsburg 7:30 p. m
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