&
GRANTSVILLE.
Horace Frost of Uniontown is pass-
ing a few days with Mrs. Miriam
Broadwater.
Miss Elizabeth Smith of Waynesboro
is the guest of Miss Viola Broadwater.
A very enjoyable picnic was held
by the Woodmen on Saturday. All
parts of the county seem to be pretty
well represented, despite the fact that
that there were several other large
picnics in adjoining towns.
A base ball game was played on
Saturday afternoon between the Jen-
nings and the Davis teams resulting
in a victory for the latter, score was
8—12,
The schools of Garrett county op-
ened on Monday. The interior of the
Q@rantsville school has been improved
by the addition of a hew coat of plas-
ter and paint. It is hoped that a new
heating plant will soon be installed
as it is much needed.
Mayor Matthews, mother and Mer-
chant Little of Qakland spent a few
days of last week in Grantsville. Mrs.
Mary Miller returned with them going
from Oakland to Corinth and Keyser,
W. Va. to spend a few weeks.
Edward Pendergast, of Piedmont
spent Sunday in Grantsville.
Mrs. Wm. Weimer was run over
by an auto belonging to Webster
Frost on Saturday evening a short
distance -gst of cown, Dr. Carney
rendered the first aid. Though badly
bruised no bones were broken and
she is recovering nicely.
Miss Ruth Stanton spent last week
with friends in Frostburg.
F. G. Fox and family of Friends-
ville were in Grantsville on Saturday.
Others from the same place to at-
tend the picnic here were—Albert
Kolb, Ernest Kamp, Lawrence and
Ernest Friend, all of Friendsville took
in the Picnic at our town.
Capt. R. R. Sanner of Oakland is
stopping at the Casselman, As a teach-
er, Capt. Sanner is too weil known to
the people of Garrett county to need
any recommendation and Crantsville
is indeed fortunate in securing him as
a Principal. It is expected -hat with
his assistance, the School will suou be
made a State High School.
Dr. and Mrs. MacDonald with their
two children have been spending a
few days at the Casselman.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Betz of Frostburg
were in town last week.
A daughter was born to Mr, and Mrs.
Marshall Meachy on Sept. 4.
U. O. Blocher, Miss Mary Blocher
and mother were Oakland visitors
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Getty made a
business trip to Carlos on Saturday.
Mrs. Winterberg is visiting her
daughter Mrs, Tom Wiley at Bittinger.
Dr. Murray and wife, of Mt, Savage
took supper at the Casselman on
Friday.
|
Capt. Casteel and wife, Texas City,
also Mrs. Gonder of Oakland passed
through Grantsville last week stop- .
ping over for a short time to renew
old acquaintances.
The Schaeffer Bros., merchants of
Frostburg, Mrs. Schaeffer and a party
of friends spent a few hours in Grants-
ville takingsupper at the Dorsey house
Mrs. Schaeffer though 83 years of age
is very active and was calling on a :
number of friends here.
Miss Maggie McKinzie of Avilton is
the guest of Mrs, McKenzie.
Milton Younkin and family spent
Sunday at the home of Henry McKen-
zie of Jennings.
Miss Cora Bittinger is the guest of
Mrs. Fred Livengood for a few days.
Miss Nettie Pope is spending a few :
weeks with Mrs. Zehner.
Mrs. Chas. Bill and Mrs. John Zeh- i
ner spent Wednesday wth their sis-
ter, Mrs. David Pope, of Sutton.
R. D. Johnson of Cumberland is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Clayborne
James.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Welch and chld ing second trick in the B. & O. tower |
left this week for Ookland. Irvin Schu-
maker and family are moving into
the ‘house vacated.
Dennis and Leonard Kurtz have
sold their town property to Charles
Mrs Rush Montgomery. and daugh-
ter Myrtle of Cumberland, Mrs. Wi-
ley, Lenora Wiley and Mrs. John Wal
dron were guests of Miss Lina Win-
terberg last week.
J. J. Bender and family were Frost-
burg visitors this week.
Mrs. Zahlhaus and two daughters
have been spending a few weeks at
the Victoria.
Mrs. Edwin Quarcils and compan-
ion of Mt. Savage spent a few weeks
at the Victoria.
Mr. and Mrs. Menno Miller were
business visitors to Cumberland this
week
The young people held a corn roast
at the river on Thursday evening.
Se pgp
VIM
C. R. Martens, who was hurt in the
mines last Thursday, is getting along
well under the circumstances.
Mrs. A. T. Hammill, of Meyersdale,
spent Sunday afternoon at the home
of C. W. Tressler.
Herman Tressler and family,
Larimer township, spent Sunday
Vim.
Mr. Henry Suder, a sufferer of
of
at
ty-
phoid fever is improving very slowly
Mrs. Mary Shober and children, of
Cumberland, Md. is visiting at the !
home of C. W. Tressler several days. |
George Bangard took an active part |
in the First Aid in Boswell last Sat- |
urday and made a good record.
Lou. Mankamier and family, of Lar- ;
imer township, spent Sunday at the
home of C. R. Martens.
Mrs. Annie Spence, and daughter,
Ethel and Miss Martha Bangard
spent last Sunday in Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fike and little
daughter, Pauline made a trip to W.
Va., on Monday.
Christ Martens of Wellersburg. Pa.,
spent several days with his son, C.
R. Martens, the latter part of last
week.
Rev. A. E. Truxal, D. D. and Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Phillips, of Meyers-
dale, took dinner with Martin Meyer's
on Monday.
The following young people attend-
ed a corn roasting at the home of D.
M. Lee last Friday night:- Misses
Grace, Margaret, Mary and Helen
Fike, Margaret Lee, Ethel Egolf, Mpr-
tle Ray, Sarah Nicholson, Ruth Kim-
ball, Sadie Swearman, Orpha Tressler,
Ethel Seigner and Edna Tressler;
Messrs. Irvin Engle, Andrew Seig-
ner, John Tressler, George Lee, Rob-
ert Lindeman, Wm. Horning, Harry
Dietle, James Tressler, James Seggie,
Robert Gnagey, Charles Shuck and
John Seigner.
Robert Ringler entertained quite
i a number of young folks at a corn
| roasting last Friday night.
S. M. Gnagey and family, ofnear
Handwerk School, spent last Sunday
at the home of Howard Fike.
Ira Shuck and family spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Greenville town-
ship at the home of James Thomas.
Mrs. Mary Jones and Mrs. James
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP.
Our nineteen public schools epen-
ed on Monday for a nine-months
term.
R, J. Engle, one of our popular
auctioneers, conducted the sale cf
Mrs. C. J. Engle at St. Paul last Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Norman Kinsinger, of near
Berlin, spent over Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown.
" Mrs. C. D. Lichty and family are
visiting at Canton, Ohio at present.
Miss Stella Miller left on Sunday
evening for Stoyestown where she
will teach the primary room in that
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hay of near
Rockwood; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Zu-
fall, of Somerset; Mrs. S. A. Kretch-
man, Byron Kretchman and John
Hay of also near Rockwood, spent
Sunday at the home of H. E. Hersh-
berger and family,
W. P. Meyers, C. C. Heckle, H. R.
Kretchman, D. W. Long, John Mimma
M. W. Lindeman, E. R, Hay, Chas.
Weller and Quinter Gnagey ' spent
Sunday night in Somerset to hear
Bois Penrose.
Mr. and Mrs. Yost Summy and Mrs.
N. J. Kinsinger who spent a few
weeks at Norfolk, Va., returned home
last Saturday.
The S, S. C. E. of" Summit Mills,
will hold a lawn fete and parcels post
Sale on Saturday evening, September
11, in the I. H. Fike grove.
GLENCOE.
Conrad Webreck and family of
Frostburg, spent the week-end at F.
W. Webreck’s. :
David C. Alston of Pittsburg re-
turned home on Wednesday aftr a
week’s visit at the Beachy camp.
Elizabeth Leydig began her second
year’s work in the Meyeradaie high
Corfield, of ‘Roumania, visited Frost-
burg, Eckard Mines and Cumber-
land last week.
GARRETT.
Miss Clara Bittner,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Cyrus Bittner, of Walker street.
Misses Ruth Sturtz and Nina Coch-
ran were Holsopple visitors Sunday.
Mrs. James Liberty was the guest
of relatives at Casselman Sunday and
Monday.
i The 13-month son of Humphrey Leh-
man who had been in the Western
Maryland hospital, Cumberland, for
an operation of an abscess of the
brain, was brought home Sunday in ;
an improved condition.
Miss Mildred Swarner is visiting
relatives at Cumberland, Md.
Mrs. R. B. Ellis and young son David
returned the latter part of the week
from Elkins, W' Va., where they had
of Pittsburg, '
school this week.
Wm. Deist left on Saturday for em-
| ployment in Akron, Ohio.
Chas. Leydig returned home from
Cumberland on Sunday.
An auto party of Soi.»-set foks to
' Dan’s Rock, Md. passed this way on
| Sunday making a “feed” stop at J.
| T. Leydig’s.
Allen Bittner and Archie Tressler
! were Cumberland peach buyers on
+ Saturday.
Harry Cook and Carl Raupach
tucked a rain stick under the arm and
walked to prayermeeting at Fink's
! church on Sunday night.
H. E. Bittner spent Sunday
| his parents.
Mrs. S. A. Coughenour of Connells-
ville Sundayed at ®... M. Coughe-
, nour’s
| visiting his many relatives here.
| Ralph Poorbaugh spent Labor Day
|
i
last Tuesday and received a bruised
leg and four fractured ribs. We are
glad to say that he is able to be up
and about again.
Mr. Elmer Landis, son of Wm. Lan-
dis and Miss Elsie McKenzie, daugh-
ter of Mr. Joshua took a trip to Frost-
burg Sunday and were united in holy
matrimony. We wish them a long and
prosperous life.
Miss Nellie Albright was the guest
of her friend, Miss Minnie Rembold a
few days last week.
Sunday School in St. Mark’s Refor-
med Church next Sunday at 1 o’clock;
services at 2 o’clock.
BOYNTON
Wednesday evening about fifty
young people of Boynton and Salis-
bury collected in the Boynton Grove
to enjoy a corn roast given by Engle.
The evening was delightfully spent
and much corn was “done away with.”
Miss Ella Turney, who has been
visiting at R. F. Thomas’ several
weeks, returned to her home in Ash-
land, Ohio, Friday morning.
L. F. Engle and Oscar Haus have
made several trips to Pinto, W. Va,
bringing back a large number of
crates of peaches.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Schramm and
daughter, of Salisbury, were Sunday
visitors at the home of Michael Bow-
man. ’
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bowman and
son, Harry, and Mrs. Chauncy Bow-
man made a trip to Maryland Wed-
nesday.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Pyle was the scene of a pleasant Sur-
prise party given by a number of
young people of Salisbury in honor
of Miss Velma, who is going away.
The evening was pleasantly spent
and refreshments of ice cream, cake
and coffee were served. Those pres-
ent were: Margaret, Sarah, Christina,
and Edith Robertson; Margie Trent,
Velma and Essie Pyle, Mary Shaw,
Daisy and Violet James, Carrie Meese,
Martha Reiber, Ola and Lulu Wag-
ner, Marie Cochran, Ruth -Beahm.
Mabel Livengood, Minnie Diehl, Mar-
garet QGarlitz, George R. Winters,
Clyde Smalley, Hubert Christner, Em-
erson Beals, David Harris, and Oscar
Swank.
UNION VALLEY
Our public schools will open on
September 20th.
Leroy Crissey and J. E. Geiger
with made a business trip to Somerset on
Saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wasmuth of
Meyersdale spent Saturday and Sun-
day with P. W. White.
Gideon Poorbaugh of Nebraska dgz.« Mrs. H. B. Beals is suffering from
a severe cold.
Bud Ravenscraft is busily engaged
been visiting the former’s grand- motoring thru parts of Penna. and in hauling props.
Maryland with his parents, two sis-'
, mother.
Charles Darrah, of Meyersdale, call-
ed on friends here Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Phenicie and
son William, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
. Miller, returned recently from a two
weeks’ visit to friends in the eastern
part of the state.
Richard Pollard has returned to his
home in Geneva, O., after spending
several months with his grand par-
ents, Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Pollard.
Humphrey Lehmain moved on
Tuesday to the Barney Miller farm
which was recently
Bruce Walker.
ed recently from a visit to friends in
Dixon and Chicago, Ill.
B. S. Rush, the B. &. O. agent, visit-
ed his parents at Hyndman Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Currie left Sat-
urday morning for Toronto, Can.
where they will visit relatives for two
weeks. :
i Miss Anna Romsburg, of Pittsburg,
, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
David Romsburg.
Ray Parsons, of Rockwood, is work-
: during the absence of W. J. Currie.
| The First National Bank building
| has been given a new coat of paint,
. the work being done by S. P. Lease.
H. E. DeVore went to Bedford Sun-
day morning to join his wife and re-
main for a week’s visit.
F. D. Godel and family left Monday
for Reymersburg, where they will re-
side permanently, Mr. Godel having
purchased a hotel there.
James Murray, of Blackfield visited
relatives in Garrett on Saturday.
Dr. W. R. McClellan spent Sunday
in Rockwood as the guest of his par-
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. McClelllan.
James Liberty spent Sunday in
Meyersdale as the guest of his bro-
ther.
Miss Dorothy Green, of Baltimore,
Merrill.
Miss Maud Twig, of Cumberland,
spent Sunday with Lulu Walters.
Miss “Christie” Taylor, of Somerset,
is spending a few days in town with
friends.
Miss Lenora Kistler spent Sunday
and Monday in Rockwood with friends.
3-10 CENT CANS .BEST BAKED
BEANS for 25 CENTS, at BITTNER’S
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GROCERY.
We print sale bills quick.
purchased by :
Misses Nell and Verda Brant return-
Md. is visiting her friend, Miss Emma |
| ters and Gideon Poorbaugh.
OWL’S GLORY
Mr. and Mrs.
i daughter are visiting relatives and
| friends at Berlin.
| Homer Maust’s, who were living in
| one of Norman Hay’s tenant houses,
moved to Russel Engle’s.
' Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Duecker made
a visit to Cumberland on Sunday to
their daughter, Idella, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
Henry Maust is working for Jerry
; Kretchman at present.
i Our public schools opened on Mon-
day.
i Hay and Fullem started their apple
butter factory last week.
William Sechler thinks it will pay
i to fatten hogs this fall.
{ A good number of our people at-
i tended Mrs. C. J. Engle’s sale on Sat-
{ urday.
| Rev. Wilson will tak2 charge of the
Wilhelm charge the first of October.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
i Leonard Maust.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Engle returned
| home well pleased with their visit to
{ Akron, Ohio.
Christ Maust and family were Mey-
ersdale visitors on Monday.
! Benjamin Bender and family and
: John Boyer with his auto made a visit
i to Beftin on Sunday.
i, Howard Sells moved
: Klink’s again.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sechler were
visitors at Christ Maust’s on Sunday.
{| Peter Maust sold one of his horses
| to Perry K. Maust.
to Jonas
POCAHONTAS.
Threshing is the order of the day
{in this vicinity at present.
! Services in St. Mary's Catholic
' Church every evening this week.
Mrs. Dr. F. E. Sass who has been
visiting for the past few weeks, re-
turned home on last Sunday.
| Noah McKenzie of near Pocahon-
| tas was taken suddenly ill one day
| last week and was removed to the
Miners’ Hospital at Frostburg where
he was operated upon for appendici-
tis He is getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Snyder of Eck- |
hart Mines, Md., spent several days
i with the former’s brother last week.
| Mr. Wesley Wilhelm while engaged
| in driving at Mine No. 7 of the Union
Mining Co. was thrown from his mule
Wilson Maust and
Rev. Smith will preach his fare-
well sermon next Sunday, Sept. 12th
! after which he will leave for college
{ to complete his course for the minis-
try.
A wise old owl sat on an oak.
The more he heard the less he spoke,
The less he spoke the more he heard,
Why ain't we all like this wise old
bird?
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR RECORDER OF DEEDS
John E. Custer of Hooversville Boro.
John E. Custer, a popular candidate
for Recorder of Deeds and a success-
ful business man of that place, was
born and reared on a farm in Quema-
honing township near Stoyestown
His father, Adam Custer who comes
from a family of early settlers of this
county was a Civil war veteran of
the 142nd Regiment under Colonel R.
P. Cummins.
Mr. Custer has always been a loyal
Republican and is at present a mem-
ber of the Republican County Com-
mittee and also a member of the Exe-
cutive Republican County Committee.
He received his education in the com-
mon schools and at State Normals;
was engaged as a teacher in the
schools of this county for a period
of seven years, was later employed
by the postoffice department as ru-
ral mail carrier through Quemahon-
ing and Jenner township townships
for a period of six years; and has
served continuously for the past sev-
en years as one of the school direc-
tors of Hooversville Borough, where
he now lives. He has also filled many
important positions, such as secreta-
ry, trustee, etc. in the different frater-
nal organizations of which he is a
member.
Mr. Custer is an example of the self
made country boy, who wins posi-
tion by pure merit and strength of
character. He has been obliging hon-
est and capable in doing all the work
which the public has entrusted him
with, He is a young man of fine abil-
ities and has achieved success in his
various endeavors by dint of hard
work and unflagging ambition. He has
all the qualifications necessary to
make a faithful public official and
by his ability, industry and public
spirit should win deserved consider-
ation at the hands of the voters Tues-
day, September 21st.
80-CENT JAR CHIPPED BEEF FOR
26CENTS, at BITTNER'S GRCCERY.
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Big Bargains For Little Folks
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SOAP is soap. That is a truism known
to every person.
AND SOAP. We have the kinds tnat
clean without injuring the skin or the fab-
rics on which they may be used.
Cleaning fluids and brushes.
will find our prices satisfactory.
McKenzie & Smith
Meyersdale, Penn’a
HE children’s hour comes when they are brought to this store.
We have gone to great trouble to equip this popular depart-
ment with a full supply of everything desired for and by them.
Clothing for boys and girls, rompers, waists, one and two piece
suits, middy costumes, ete. Toys enough here, there are, to make
Santa Claus appear like a beginner at his own business. Instructive
games that teach them how to think and at the same time amuse them.
Baby carriages, bottles and nipples, bibs, napkin rings and high
Cradles and brass railed beds.
Happiness For the Children.
MILLER & COLLINS &|"
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mixed choc-
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carrya large
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bacco. We
highly de-
sired quality. Our can-
dies are made of sugar,
onstrated that we are
to be depended on.
SWEET THINGS FOR A SWEET TOOTH
F. B. THOMAS, Leading Druggist,
MEYERSDALE, PA.
Mrs. Robert Forney and daughter,
Miss Grace, of Pittsburg, are visiting
with the former's mother, Mrs. Hlisa
Miller, and sister, Mrs. Jacob Opel of
the South Side,
W. C. Hatton of Lexington, Va
came up for a few days’ visit at the
home of his parents-in-law, Mr. snd
Mrs. John Stein, where Mrs. Hatton
and their little son had been for sew
eral weeks.
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