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MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT MEYERSDALE, PA.
K. Cleaver, Editor.
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ADDISON.
Miss Ora Brook and sister, Mrs. Yr.
Brady are both quite ill with the
grip.
Mr, Lloyd Hileman
improving slowly from
pneumonia.
Mrs. C. R, McMillan of Connells-
ville and Mrs. John Peck of Liston-
burg were guests on Friday at Mrs.
E. R. Grimes at Ridge View,
Found Fine Pearl in Oyster.
Mrs, BE. R. Grimes found last Friday
in a dish of oysters a large genuine
pearl of rare beauty and quite valua-
ble.
Mrs. Ruth Defibaugh, nee Jeffrys,
who was married a short time ago is
spending at present a few days vis-
jting her brothers, C. N. Jeffreys and
A. C. Jeffreys and sister-in-law, Mrs.
Defenbaugh will locate in Cumber-
land where her husband hhs a fine
home prepared. He is at present engag-
ed in the machine shops,
Mrs. Albert Turney is this week
visiting friends in Pittsburg and also
her sister, Mrs. W. Frederick at Un-
and wife are
an attack of
fontown.
Rev. O. Rishel has closed his meet-
ings having preached for three comn-
secutive weeks,
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Augustine of
Pittsburg are moving their household
goods this week in with their cousin,
Miss Ella Augustine. Mr. Augustine
has been appointed executor in will
of Miss Julia Augustine, deceased,
Mr, Russell Stark and family are
this week moving into the G. W. Rush
farmhouse, where he will farm.
Little Girl Falls Breaking Arm
Cornelia Ross the 7-year old daugh-
ter of R. E. Ross accidentally fell on
the icy side walk at the schoolground
and broke her arm in two place a few
days ago, the fracture being reduced
by Dr. Gregg and the little maiden is
doing finely,
Mr. G. W. Rush, our genial landlord
of Hotel Rush, has stocked his ice
house full of fine manufactured ice
from Meyersdale.
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MRS. JEREMIAH FOLK.
Mrs, Sara Folk, wife of Jeremiah
¥olk, died on January 18th at
the home of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Beachy, in
West Salisbury. Deceased was 82 years
old and death was due to infirmities of
old age. Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon in St, Paul's Re-
formed Church, Rev. Wilson, the pas-
tor, officiating. Besides her husband
and daughter, she is survived by two
adopted chidren, namely, Daniel Folk
of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Silas Marteeney
of this place, and also by several
grandchildren. Mrs, Folk was very
well known here where she resided
with her husband for many years, but
for the ast five years they had made
their home with Mr. and Mrs. Peachy.
POCAHONTAS.
We are having some real spring
days in this January weather.
Clarence Sipple and Roy Siprle of
St. Paul attended the institute last
Saturday evening.
James Baker was on the sick list
a few days last week.
Francis Lint made a business trip
to Somerset last Saturday,
The institute at Pocahontas school
last Saturday night was well attend-
ed.
Clarence Sipple was a welcome cal-
ler at the home of John Rembold’s
last Sunday.
Dr. F. E. Sass of Boswell spent a
night of last week with his brother-in-
laws, C. B. Kelly at Deal.
Austin Freidline spent a few days
of last week in Meyersdale.
A young lady of this vicinity was
very much disappointed last Satur-
day night and it was all due to the
inclemency of the weather.
Henry Baker is now living within
the borough limits of Pocahontas.
Miss Della Baer is working at pres-
ent for John Wright of Salisbury.
This town has a great future ahead
according to the prophecy of one of
the leading citizens.
KINGWOOD.
John Gerhard has gone to Akron to
work in a 1
Warren
Dakota is visiting his parents,
and Mrs. I. W. Sullivan.
The epidemic of measles has about
subsided.
Daniel Hostetler who had been vis-
iting relatives at Kingwood has re-
turned to his home in North Dakota.
Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Sechler attend-
rubber
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factory.
of Mericore, N.
Mr_
ed the funeral of Mrs. Sara King
Dickey, which was held at Middle
creek Church of the Brethren.
BERLIN.
N. G. Nicholson of near Berlin who
had been a keen sufferer with rheum-
atism for some time past under spe-
cial treatment is improving.
Quite a large number of raen from
Berlin attended the Board of Trade
banquet held in Somerset Thursday
evening. Those making up thc crowd
were Messrs. Bruce Hauger, Ww. J.
Gumbert, A, B. Cober, J. M. Shober.
Stuart Pritts, Henry Dickey, H. P.
Hay, J. B. Schrock, J. 0, Ream, D. C.
White, Frank Groff, Fred Groff, Henry
Wilkow, Robert Henderson, William
Dwyer, J. Hargnett Garman, Ww. J,
Gardill, R. C. Heffley, P. A, Shaffer.
J. M. Musser, H, Bunn Philson, Simon
Sweitzer, E. C. Saylor, Ralph Landis
Frank Collins, J. P, McCabe, Henry
Landis, Harvey Landis, J. C. Ream,
H. F, Ball, E. L. Knepper, and F. E.
Stinely. These men were accompanied
to Somerset by the Elie Sheetz Drum
Corps, the members being William,
John and Andrew McQuade, John
Zorn and George Smith. =
Mesdames Robert and Lloyd Hen-
derson and Miss Sarah Henderson, of
Macdonaldton were Berlin visitors
on Thursday.
Mr and Mrs. Phm Shaffer enter-
tained the following people at a 7
o'clock turkey dinner on Frday ev-
ening: Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Shaw, the
Rev, and Mrs. Snider Stephan and
daughters, Katherine, Emma and
Minnie Snider and Miss Hattie Mor-
rel of Delaplane, Va.
Miss Ruth Deeter went to Boswell
Wednesday to visit for a week with
her sister, Miss Lena Deeter and
Mrs. Paul. Hurd >
Wm. Shockey, of Waitesville, W,
Va., visited for a few days recently
with his mother, Mrs. P. T Miller.
Mrs. 0. O, Cook and daughter, Ma-
ry were recent Pittsburg visitors be-
ing entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas, Cook.
Mrs. W. F. Payne of Meyersdale
from Wednesday untl Thursday vis-
ited with her daughter, Mrs. O, O.
Cook.
Mrs. Edgar Fogle and daughter
Margaret left Thursday for Pittsburg
to visit until Monday at the home
of Msr, Fogle’s sister, Miss Margaret
Woy.
C. F. Roy, superintendent of the
B. V. Coal Company was a visitor
GRANTSVILLE.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Miller on January 19, a daughter,
Mr. John Blocher of Webster, S.
D. who has been spending several
months with relatives and friends in
this section, was {the guest of J. A.
Beachy for several days. Mr. Beachy
and Mr, Blocher were neighbors in
South Dakota.
The two little childrenof Will Ba-
ker have been in a serious condition
from whoopingcough ‘which in the
younger has developed into pneumo-
nia.
Miss Helen Stanton is suffering
from ‘pneumonia and at present is
under the care of a trained nurse.
The girls C. G. Club met at the
home of Miss Winifred Bonig on Fri-
day evening.
Miss Wilda Getty of Tri-Sta'e
Business College spent the week-end
with her paretn 8.
The expansion tank of the heating
plant at the Stone House froze one
night last week and burst and caus-
ed a great deal of damage.
Fire in the Behner Home.
A fire broke out in the basement
of the house of John Behner on Satur-
day morning about six o.clock and had
made considerable head-way before it
was discovered. The village was soon
roused and with the aid of buckets the
fire was soon under control, although
the kitchen and dining room were
damaged nearly beyond use. The en-
tire house was filled with smoke and
Mrs. Sophia Bonig, who has been ill |
for some time had to be carried to!
a place of safety. Mrs Zebner was |
burned about the face and arms and |
her hair singed. Mrs. Frank Peterson |
has been suffering from the shock and |
has been confined to her bed for a
few days .
Mrs. Peter Yost who was operated |
upon at the Maryland University |
Hospitl for appendicitis is reported
doing nicely.
Mrs. BE, B. Durst was taken by her
physician to Cumberland for exam-
ination and treatment and has return-
ed home and is receiving treatment
for neuritis.
Evelyn, the little daughter of J_ A.
Beachy has been ill with whooping-
cough.
Mr. Peter Nathan has been very
sick for some time.
business to New York City,
Mr. and Mrs. George Carlisle, Myr-
tle Calhoun, Bertha Philson, Millard
Lowry and Elwood Landis were en-
tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Walker a few evenings ago.
WERE GUESTS AT
AT RECENT WEDDING,
The following guests attended the
wedding of J. W. Poorbaugh and Miss
Florence Deist at Glencoe, on Jan. 20,
a brief account of which was given in
last week’s Commercial.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diest, Mr. and
Mrs, H. M. Poorbaugh, Glencoe; Mr. R
A. Poorbaugh, Ellerslie, Md; Miss
Nettie G. Poorbaugh, Miss Mary Poor-
baugh, Mr. Wm. Diest, Chas. Diest,
Jr., Robert Diest, Miss Ella Diest,
Miss Mary and Albert Diest, Glencoe;
Mr. E, W. Broeseker, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Hay, Mr. Elwood Broeseker, Mr
Wm. Broeseker, Berlin; Mr. and Mrs.
N. B, Poorbaugh, Mrs. B. F. Bittner,
Miss Ruth Bittner, Mrs. Herman Has-
gelrode, Mr. and Mrs. E. O, Kroush-
aar, Miss Vernon, Lloyd and Merle
Kroushaar, Glencoe; Mr, W. I. Mec-
Dowell, Steubenville, Ohio; Mr. and
Mrs. H. T, Meyers, Mr. Herman Kee-
fer; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kroushaar,
Misses Ruth and Thelma Kroushaar;
Mrs Chas. Keidel, Miss kuby Poor-
baugh, Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Bittner,
Miss Henrietta Bittner, Glencoe; Mr.
and Mrs. W. F Hady, Miss Dorothy
Hady, Meyersdale.
Rev. A, S. Kresge officiated. Miss
Nettie Poorbaugh, a sister of the
groom, played and sang “0, Perfect
Day,” durng the "ceremony. The hap-
py couple left for a trip to Washing-
ton, D. C., and other eastern points,
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UNION VALLEY,
guess we had it last week!
There will be a teachers’ institute
at the Witt school house on Friday
night, January 28; all friends of ed-
ucation are invited.
Simon Keefer and P. W. White at-
dended the special services of the
the Mt, Lebanon church at which
time Rev. A. S. Kresge took for his
sermon, The Apostle’s Creed, and
| the discourse was very interesting to
both young and old,
Elsie Schaffer spent Sunday at the
home of P. W. White.
J. L. Kendall; the superntendent of
the Larimer Telephone Company
passed through. this place sometime
ago dong some repair work on the
line . Mr, Kendall says that the line
must run from coast to coast.
CONFLUENCE
| Mr. and Mrs. P. B, Vincent of Fort
Talk about zero weather—well, I:
Mrs. Milton Kinsinger is suffering
from a mastoid abscess.
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SUMMIT TOWNSHIP,
James Beal moved from near Mey-
ersdale to Summit Mills on last
Tuesday. 5
Miss Fannie Miller of Greenville
township, spent over Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Quinter Gnagey.
The Pie Social held at the home of
Jonas Klink on last Wednesday ev-
ening was enjoyed by all those pres-
ent.
Mrs Wm Ringer is on the sicklist
at present,
E. R. Meyers is hauling lumber for
Daniel Klink.
Mrs. Eliza Christner spent Sunday
at the home of H, BE. Hershberger
and family. !
The Spelling Bee held at the
Sady Hollow school on last Friday
evening, was well attended and was
was much enjoyedby all.
Frank Firl who is employed In
Boynton visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Urias Firl over last Sunday.
Miss Margaret Sipple and Miss
Minnie Swearman of near Glade City
spent last Saturday at the home of
J A, Opel and family. _
Many people are still suffering with
bad colds and the grip.
Mr. Ellis, superintendent of the
Muncy Lumber Company at Laurel
Meadow, returned to his home at
Muncy lastweek.
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VIM.
Mrs, P. C, Miller spent several
days in Cumberland last week with
relatives.
Mrs. Eugene Wellen spent last
week at the home of her parents, Mr
and Mrs. John Pyle at Coa» Run,
Take a Tumble
to MASTER Scrap
Flop over a nickel and
fall in with the best
chew on earth—
MASTER Scrap!
The
Scrap
with
Fruity
Flavor
pippin,
That Fruity Flavor is a
a peach and a plum,
all pressed together and their
ripe, juicy taste soaked into
large, choice cigar - cuttings
from the world’s biggest
cigar factories. No ends and
no stems.
You've got a date to meet
a big, Sanitary Package full
of this real Scrap at your
dealer's right away. Chew
hearty! :
WORKMAN
ASIEN
CONVINCING TESTIMONY
Given by Many Meyersdale People
Experiences told by Meyersdale
people—
Those who have had weak kidneys—
Who used Doan’s Kdiney Pills—
Who found the remedy effective—
Such statements prove merit.
You might doubt an utter stranger.
You must believe Meyersdale peo-
ple..
Here's Meyersdale proof. Verify it,
Read. Investigate. Be convinced.
Yowll find why Meyersdale folks !|
believe in Doan’s.
W. H. Blume, carpenter, 231 Beach-
ley street, Meyersdale, says: “1 was
troubled by my kidneys, I couldn't
sleep well and sharp pains al
through the small of my back. 1]
didn’t know what to do. A dpuggist |
suggested that I use Doan’s Kdiney |
Pills and I did. I want to say that |
they are all right. I took about three
bokes and am now better than ever.
1 always recommend Doan’s Kidney
Pills to my friends and I keep them |
on hand.
Price boc at all dealers. Don’t sim-
ply ask for kidney remedy—sget |
Doan’s Kidnye Plils— the same that |
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Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
MINE RESCUE
Freeman Fike was a sufferer of
{1a grippe last week.
Miss Orpha Fike who had heen vis-
iting in Milford township several
weeks came home on Saturday.
Rev. D, W. Michael, pastor of the
Lutheran church of Meyersdale call-
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.
'M, last Friday and baptized their in-
| fant child.
{ Miss Emma Finnegan of Meyers-
dale spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Eugene Wellen.
We are having fine sugar water
weather for this time of the year.
Our Merchant Nicholson got in a
supply of Lake Herring fish last
week.
Mrs, Martin Meyer and Mrs. .W
W. Nicholson spent Tuesday at the
home of R. S. Nicholson at Pleasant
| Hill.
| Harsh physics react, weaken the
Hill, were shopping in town Saturday. |
. = o | bow will lead to chronic consti-
Ray Show, a student at Masontown | bowels, »
ig spending a few days with his par-
pation. Doan’s Regulets
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CERTIFICATES GIVEN.
Nineteen students in the School of
Mines at the Pennsylvania State Coll-
ege have been awarded government
certifiicates for proficiency in mine
rescue work and first aid to injured
miners. Special instruction in those
branches was given the students by
the crew of experts on the U. S, Bur-
eau of Mines Rescue Car No. 1 which
spent two weeks training Penn State
students in the use of apparatus that
permitted them to enter mine tunnels
filled with poisonous gasses.
The senior miners had previously
received technical instruction with
helmets, pulmotors, and oxygen tanks
in their regular school of mine course.
Credit for the preliminary. training
was allowed by the government. Bach
student who
derground work in regulation rescue
equipment, and fifteen hours in first-
aid were granted certificates, Four-
teen qualified in both rescue and first
aid work, and five in first-aid only: All |
was given in the |
of the instruction
school of mines tunnel which was
flooded with the fumes of salphur |
dioxide.
Mr, Blume had. Foster-Mliburn Co. |
spent ten hours in un- |
That Hartley
unary 29th. A
EVERYBODY
REMEMBER
Red Letter Sale will con-
' tinue until Saturday, Jan-
tunity for special bargains.
ev... COME IN ....
Hartley & Baldwin
& Baldwin’s
great oppor-
A healthy man is a king in his own |
| right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
| slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters.
On the market 3b years. $1.00 a bot-
| tle,
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| FORT HILL. |
Lawrence Michaels of Masontown,
W. Va. arrived ap Fort Hill on Sun. |
| day; he expects to work fr Elmer,
| Snyder of Addison township.
| Our mail man, Luther Livengood, |
was in Somerset on business on Tues- |
| day; Lester McClintock is carrying |
the mail. |
| Miss Nellie Vought is fll with the |
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grip, |
Mrs. Lloyd Bird was a Confluence |
| visitor on Tuesday.
Mrs. A. B. Eicher who had been |
lon the sicklist is improving. |
Miss Hazel King from W. Va, ar |
rived at Fort Hill on Monday evening |
to wait on Mrs. A C. Bicher who has |
been confined to her home for some |
‘ time.
—ROOFING—
I have gought a car load of No. |
Galvanized Roofing and will sell at
the lowest possible figure and guaran-
tee the price till this car is sold, should
it drop before March lst, the cus-
tomer shall have the benefit. Also
the best price on No. | Bangor or
Sea Green Slate as cheap as shingles.
Spouting, Ridging, Nails and Valleys.
Write for Delivered Prices
to any Railroad Statiom
All Work Guaranteed and Done to Order.
J. S. _WENGERD
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