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PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Flag Day, June 14th.
Mrs. F. B. Thomas was a visitor to
Pittsburg, recently. .
Mrs Charles Sanders was a Saturday
day visitor at Markleton.
The Ford Garage has installed a
Wayne curb gasolene system.
Miss Mary Cook of Somerset is
spending a few days here with her
friend, Miss Grace Kendall.
Miss Beulah Burk of Keyser, W. Va.
is here for a few weeks’ visit with re-
latives and friends.
Mr. W. T. Hoblitzell had an attack
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i trance to it.
Frank Thomas, son of Druggist
Thomas, a few evenings ago very
pleasantly entertained seventeen of
his boy and girl friends, thus celebra- |
ting his fourteenth birthday.
Continued from 1st page.
| ALEXANDER ESTON SHUMAKER |
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
The town of Blackfield, near Rock-
It was while in the employ of Pan- ; wood, now boasts of a 20-piece brass
iel Buechley, a lad of about 16 years,
that he conceived the idea of joining
band. ;
The Sunday School convention of
who attended the dedication at Poc- burg where he enlisted and was as-
_ahontas on Sunday. Mr. Hay donat- signed to Company D, Twentieth
Mr, Luke Hay and Mr. Edward the army. Early in February he went , thec ounty is now being held at Wind-
Pritz and family were among those to Somerset and thence to Chambers- ber. This evening the big parade will
take place, J. J. Yoder will be the
chief marshal.
ed the church one of his fine car-| Pennsylvania cavalry. Almost from
pet sweepers.
Glen Blake, the 15 year old son |
of Mr. Gorge Blake who had been
suffering with an abscess
of acute indigestion on Monday and
for a time was in a serious condition.
Miss Helen Lloyd has returned to
her home in Pittsburg after spending
a week here visiting friends.
Miss Annie Fike of Johnstown was | are putting up
a recent guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Plitt..
Mrs. W. T. Rowe and daughter,
Estella are visiting relatives and
friends at Frostburg, Md.
J. J. Daughtery of Connellcville was
a business visitor to Meyersdale
yesterday.
Miss Agnes Lepley, who was taken
ill suddenly last week, is slowly im-
proving.
Mrs. J. L. Vought and Mrs. Cyrus | M. Phillips,
McClintock, of Fort Hill, are visit-
ing Mrs. Ellen Krause, of High School.
Mrs. Dina Engle was operated up-
on at the Allegany Hospital Monday
for fatty tumor and hernia.
J. C. Speicher, principal of the Ber-
lin High school, was a visitor here
Tuesday afternoon.
Sylvester Stouffer left on Wednes-
day for Akron, Ohio, where he ex-
pects to work this summer.
Mrs. W. H. Gill, ad daughter, Miss
Alpha, were Cumberland visitors, cn
Friday.
Mrs. Thomas Cowles, of Connells-
ville, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
K. M. Newcomer, a few days this week.
Miss Anna Matthews, of Washing-
ton, D. C., is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Annie Matthews, of Olinger st.
Mrs. Gorman Getty, of Lonaconing,
Md., is visiting her brother-in-law and
sister,Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Ryland.
Dr. W. F. McMillan and C. E. Crowe
were delegates at the F. O. E. Conven-
tion in Altoona Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week.
Miss Ida Getz, whose home is
near Hllerslie and has been attend-
ing school here is suffering with an
attack of diphtheria.
Mrs. P. H. Hauger and two children
of Rockwood, are at the home of the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Bittner, of Lincoln avenue.
Mrs. Solomon Housel died at her
home at Pocahontas on Monday and
was buried on Wednesday. Obitua-
ry in our next issue.
Miss Effie Hosselrode has returned
from Scottdale where she had been
employed as milliner for the last three
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diest, of Akron,
Ohio, are guests at the home of the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cas-
par Diest, at Trans-Meyersdale.
Still another mail sack of vegetable
seeds, different from the others, came
to our office this week for our . sub-
scribers.
William Morgan, formerly of this
place but now of Chicago, is here for
a few days’ visit with old friends and
acquaintances.
Miss Pearle Matteson, of the Pitts-
burg Christian Advocate, Pittsburg,
is spending the week-end with her
brother, Rev. J. C. Matteson.
| start to finish, Mr. Shoemaker’s Co.
and regiment were actively engaged
having participated in the famous
on his Hunter's Raid and had eighteen en-
spine for the past five months, was | gagements to his credit including Pe-
operated upon in Cumberland yes- | tersburg,
Fisher's Hill Antietam,
terday and the physicians now think | Fredericksburg, New Market Piedmont
the wound will heal.
The R. F. D. here No. .3 was or-
dered discontinued but the
such a strenuous
j tek that Mr. Burleson, of Washing-
ton may have to reconsider the mat-
ter. The R. D. Carriers are to have |
their salaries increased to $100 per
, month.
Mrs. J. M. Black, of Front street,en-
tertained a number of Somerset ia-
dies at a luncheon on Saturday. The
‘party was composed of: Mrs. John A.
Lambert, Mrs. Charles W. Walker,
Mrs. Charles F. Uhl, Jr., Mrs. Laurence
Mrs.Lloyd G. Crum and
Mrs. P. A. Schell, The ladies motored
lover from the county seat.
f Miss Evelyn Truxal has resigned
| as teacher in the High school here, |
lto accept one nearer Pittsburg. Prof.
Reitz expects to leave for a larger
| field, Prof. Weaver taking his place
| as principal. It is rumored that there
‘may be a third vacancy also.
{| A. J. Weimer, of Friedens attend
ed Sunday School convention held in
i this place the first part of the present
! week. Mr. Weimer is a candidate fcr
‘the Republican nomination for {reas
urer and there are but few mea bet-
ter and more favorably known in the
county than he.
i Big
' Five hundred invitations have been
!issued by Hon. and Mrs. S. A. Ken-
dall, of Meyersdale, for the wedding of
their daughter, Miss Grace M. Ken-
dall to Rev. Harry Baremore Angus,
of Washington, June 16. A reception
will be given at the home following
the ceremony in the Lutheran church
at 8 p. m. Governor M. G. Brumbaugh
ties will: permit.
Many from this county are attending
the annual meeting of the Church of
the Brethren at Hershey in Dauphin
County, in session for the past week.
Some of those enjoying the meeting
are: Elder and Mrs. W, M. Hoover.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shultz, Mrs. Theo.
Bittner, Mrs. S. H. Marteeny and
daughter, Mrs. H. F. Speicher; Mrs.
J. W. Peck and daughter, Miss Carrie;
Mrs. D. K. Knepper and son, Daniel;
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thomas and S. P.
Maust of Meyersdale: Mr. and Mrs.
‘W. W. Vought and Eld. E. E. Yoder of
Elk Lick; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gnagy,
of Ohio who have been visiting their
son, J. M. Gnagy in Meyersdale, also
left for Hershey, Friday. Governor
Brumbaugh preached there on Sunday
afternoon to 7,000 of his church peo-
ple. It is estimated that 50,000 were
on the grounds on Sunday with 4,000
automobiles parekd outside the en-
closure.
W, C. T. U, INSTITUTE.
A very interesting W. C| T. U. in-
stitute of Somerset County, was held
at Hooversville June 3 aud delegates
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has promised to be a guest if his du-!
and was present at Lee's surrender at
Appomatox. For some months _he was
patrons | engaged in the hazardous occupation
of carrying dispatches from Martins-
burg to New Market, frequently nar-
rowly escaping capture by the enemy.
Following Lee’s surrender a portion
of the cavalry branch of the service
was reorganized for the purpose of
quelling any disorder that might have
arisen in the South. These were known
as provisional troops and were the
cream of Sheridan’s cavalry. Dec-
eased was assigned to what was
known as the First Pa. Provisional
Veteran Volunteer Cavalry, and as
such he was finally discharged from
the service at Camp Cadwallader, at
Philadelphia, in July 1865.
At the close of the war he retured,
to Meyersdale and entered the em-
ploy of Peter Meyers as a teamster,
i latr apprenticing himself fo Joseph
' Baldwin to learn the miller’s trade.
, Mr. Baldwin at that time having
| charge of the Meyers mill, now the
Wilmoth ice plant and ice cream man-
i ufacturing plant. Completing his
trade he accepted employment with
| the Wilison’s at Cumberland, who
were then extensively engaged in the
manufacture of flour and feed. This
Pittsburg and Cnnellsville railroad to
Cumberland, he frequently walking
across the mountains to Meyers Mils
Saturday evening and returning in
time to start work on Monday morn-
ing.
Later he leased the mill at Boynton
and in turn the one in this place,
having been identified with the latter
for 21 years. On Dec. 19, 1867 he was
united in marriage with Lydia Eliza-
beth, daughter of Gillian and Eliza-
beth (Hochstetler) Lint, who survives
« with the following sons and daughters
i —W. A. Shumaker, of Frostburg; Miss
Ida C. Shumaker, a missionary of the
Church of the Brethren at Bulsar, In-
dia; Mrs. J. Milton Gnagey, of this
. place; Franklin D. Shumaker, of Shaw
Mines; one daughter, Margaret died in
1879 from diphtheria; and another
daughter, Annie Elizabeth, wife of Jo-
siah N. Lint, died in December, 1909.
One sister and four brothers also
are living:Mrs. Urias M. Housel, of
Keystone street; Mahlon M. Shumak-
er, of Boynton; Henry J. Shumaker, of
Connellsville; David F. Shumaker, of
jJopnstown and Charles G. Shumak-
er of Frostburg.
The funeral was held in the Church
! nf the Brethren,
| stetler, of Greeville. Rev. Howe, when
| the death occurred was at Hershey,
| Pa, attending the annual conference
| of his church. He was notified of the
: Tuesday, and was !
| conducted by the pastor, Rev. Wm. |
| Howe, assisted -by Elder E. K. Hoch- !
William G. Brown, died at Hotel
Cleveland, Zimmerman, this county.
Sunday afternoon, aged 45 years. The
body was taken to Johnstown for bur-
ial.
Lester Lambert who was born at
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Daley, this county, died at his home
in Moxam, Monday of pneumonia.
Deceased was a motorman for the
Johnstown Traction Company, for the
past 20 years.
Steve Wass, a Hungarian, whose
back was broken five years ago, in
one of the Windber mines, died Friday
night in the Windber hospital. The un-
fortunate man was 23 years old and
unmarried.
Miss Lottie Meyers, aged 16 years,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Meyers of this place and George Falk-
ner, of Six Mile Run, Bedford County,
eloped to Cumberland on Wednesday
and were married, returning to Hoov-
ersville the same evening.
Noiseless ducks, from eggs sent
by California relatives, have been
hatched on the farm of John Kuntz-
was prior to the completion of the _
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de 7 via the Western Maryland. Before
Miss Lou Floto who has been teach- | present. A business meeting was held | the death of Mr. Shumaker, the father
ing school at Carnegie, has arrived | in the morning and a program outlin- | of one of the western Pa. migsionaries |
from all of the county unions were | lecving he was permitted to announce !
home to spend her vacation with rel- | eq for the convention to be held at|fro-1 the rostrum of the tabernacle |
atives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ward and two
children of Seibert, W. Va., are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank | teresting talk on Purity and the W.|wih expression
Layton.
Miss Rose Darrah, who is training
in a hospital in Baltimore, is here on
a vsit for two weeks, with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Darrah.
Mrs. W. E. Binford spent several
days last week with her sister, Miss nrg. Unruh gave her magnificent ad- | MISS KEARNEY KNEW
Rebekah Truxal, who is
school at Bellevue.
Miss Rosella Darrah, who is in
teaching
“training for a nurse at Mercy Hospi-
tal, Baltimore, is home for a few weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Darrah.
We are glad to state that we have
secured good correspondents from
Grantsville, Summit Mills and Garrett
who will now regularly send letters.
letters.
Merchants Ralph D. Pfahler and
Charles Damico have each purchased
a fine auto truck for use in their busi-
ness. Mr. Damico’s is the largest truck
in town.
Mrs. John Beerits of Somerset, was
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Milton
Black recently and on Wednesday
departed for Washington, D. C., where
she will visit for a few weeks.
John E. Custer, of Hooversville, a
former popular school teacher of the
couty, and candidate now for record-
er of deeds, was a Meyersdale visitor
on Wednesday.
Dr. J. W. Wenzel is greatly improv-
ing his recently purchased property
by having a garage built at the rear
of one side and a long pergola en-
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| Windber the latter part of August.
In the afternoon Mrs. Ada Unruh,
| of Portland, Oregon, gave a very in-
| C. T. U. work as an. organization. Mrs.
| Kiernan of Somerset who is a very
i enthusiastic suffragist, gave a splen-
| did address on the suffrage work of
| Somerset county and the work before
{the W. C. T. U. in the fall campaign.
. dress in the evening to a crowded
| house. All of the sessions were well
‘attended and much interest was mari-
fest. The delegates were royally en-
| tertained by the members of the
Hooversville W. C. T. U. at a luncheon
"at the noon hour in Custer’s Summer
garden.
YOUR CHAUTAUQUA OBLIGA-
2 TION IS NOW DUE
Ch:u-
that
by the agreement made, that tae lo-
President Kyle of the local
tauqua Association informs us
cal organization now owes the general
association $500 and that amount is
not now in the treasury because some
who made pledges to take tickets did
not all make good their word as to the
time they were to redeem the tickets
Each person has an obligation to meet
and it is earnestly urged those who
have not yet done so will go to the
| Second National Bank, get their tick-!
‘ets and fix up their account. Those
who are delinquent are mostly the
small ticket promissors. This means
you not the other person.
| bef-2 6,000 people. The mission board
| at once cabled to the daughter in In
| dia the fact of the death of her father
of sympathy. Many
| expressions of condolence from the
leading members of the conference
| were sent with Rev. Howe to the be-
jreaved family. Interment was made
{in the Union cemetery.
FRANCES WILLARD WELL
| Miss Kearney’s platform career was
‘begun soon after meeting Miss Fran-
ces BE. Willar1. She entered the work
| of the Clreat Toform, to which that
| matchless leader had consecrated her
| talents and she was at once chosen to
fill important offices.She was crowned
with promotions. These found their
cu’ mination ir the reception of a ca-
blegram from “rgland inviting her to
‘speak at an i ternational convention
to be hel in L »don. While there, she
was commissicned to go around the
globe in the interest of the world’s
work. Most distinguished attentions
‘were paid Miss Kearney on this, her
first visit to Europe. She was the
guest of Lady Henry Somerset, at Rei-
gate, Surrey and in London; and was
offered the hospitality of Eastnor Cas-
tle and of Lady Henry's home in
Switzerland. Before returning to A-
merica an extended tour through ma-
ny countries was accomplished.
Miss Kearney will appear in the
| Meyersdale Chautauqua on the after-
noon of the fifth day.
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thus en hled to arrive here on Tues- |
man, of Chest Springs, Cambria coun-
ty. There will be no squawking from
these ducks to disturb family slum-
bers. .
Children’s Day Service in the U. B.
church was held on Sunday evening.
A very interesting program prepared
under the direction of Mrs. J. N. Nes-
tor and the Misses Hilda K. Slagle
and Edith Murray, was carried out.
At the conclusion of an inquest
Saturday into the death of John Se-
rensky, killed by the wreck of a trip
in No. 40 mine of the Berwind-White
company near Scalp Level last Thurs-
day, the jury brought in a recommen-
dation that the company compel all
motormen to operate trips at a speed
commensurate with safety.
Josiah Specht, the well-known re-
tired merchant, of Kantner, has re-
ceived a newly purchased Cadillac
“51” eight cylinder, seven passenger
touring car of the latest type, to make
a three months’ tour across the con-
tinent. A party expects to leave about
July 20. Besides Mr. Specht, thre will
be Morris Nathan and Frank Cook, of
Johnstown, and J. O. Rheam, of Ber-
lin. Duly equipped for a sight seeing
andl: pleasure trip, they will take am-
ple time to make the trip an enjoya-
ble one. and will cover about 8,000
miles.Among other sights will be the
Panama-Pacific and the San Diego ex-
positions, the Grand Canyon, of Ari-
zona, and Yellowstone National Park.
PAS INS NIN Pe
Capt.
orator, thinker,
statesman.
student,
men.
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einsteii's Special Sales
Saturday, June 12th
Ladies’ regular $1.00 waists at ................. ii. oe
J. C. Corsets, regular price $1.50, at ........ ceabeies $1.29
Jackson Corsets, regular price $1.00, at ............... 79¢
BE ea a 0) 19
Boys’ knee pants, 50c values, at ................. So 38e
Boys’ knee pants, 25¢ values’ at ........ «...0ie00 oe 100
Men’s silk shirts, were $1.25, for ...... Ceasssssrmreias on 300
A large assortment of men’s 50c dress and
work ‘shirts at .... .
A Big Reduction of
Ladies’ Summer Coats
For Monday, June 14th
6c Apron gingham, sale price .......... el ea 4ic
Large gingham aprons'at -...... .............. es ii, 190
Children’s white petticoatsat .............. ean 19c
Boys’regularS50c blouses at .......... ................ 39¢
Boys'regnlar23e blouses at... ..... ....... ....... 19¢
. WEINSTEIN
THE LOW PRICE STORE.
Next to Post Office, Meyersdale, Pa.
Somerset last week opened play |classes. Singing classes will be con-
grounds for the children during vaca- | ducted by Mrs. Buckner, Miss Colborn,
tion, under the supervision of Ed- | Miss Metta Sanner, and Miss Harriet
ward A. Hulek, a Canadian graduate | Holderbaum. Somerset believes that
of the Y. M. C. A. College, Springfield, | her boys and girls are worth looking
Mass. The Boy Scout Committee of | after.Besides having Boy Scouts there
the Board of Trade has co-operated is also a Junior Civic League in the
in bringing Mr. Hulek, who has had | town.
wide Scout experience, to Somerset.
‘He will have charge of the Boy Scouts’
Camp for two weeks in August, the
local committee supervising the play
ANTI-SALOON SUNDAY
Next Sunday will be Anti-Saloon
. Sunday in Meyersdale and community
ground during his absence. Girls will | representatives of the Anti-Saloon
be taught sewing, cooking and basket | League will fill the pulpits of town;
making. Mrs. €. M. Williams, Miss | in some of the churches they will
Lucy Scull, Mrs. Jno. Brydon and Miss | speak both in the morning and in the
Daisy Cover will conduct serving evening.
em NS PINS NSN Nd Sl Nt
TTT EO es
Richmond Pearson Hobson,
hero and
Son of southern chivalry,
whose initiative and ability to think
out difficult problems has brought him
to the front among American states-
Promoter of the Boys’ National
Corn Club and leader in the advance-
ment of the New South’s educational
a aaa
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The Royal Black Hussar Band, the personnel of which was selected and
specially trained by Charles W. Niles, formerly of the Fifth United States
Cavalry band. Mr. Niles’ Royal Black Hussar Band was the greatest musical
feature in scores of communities last year. Their varied, cleverly adapted
high-class music sets the pace wherever they are heard.
Afternoon and night of the fourth day of the chautauqua.
LIA TT I
art a em.
III Aniey
system; frequently mentioned bY
widely distributed newspapers and
public men as a real national leader,
whose future should be limited by no
honor within the gift of the Ameri
can people. He is in greatest demand
Ld everywhere.
The night of the second day of the
chautauqua.
CAPT. RICHMOND PEARSON
HOBSON.