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Weddings. i Tuesday was one of the quietest ! |
Miller— Durst.
Friends of Earl Miller were great-
ly surprrised fo hedr of his marriage
fast Thursday evening to Mrs. Clara
Durst, of Berlin. The marriage cer-
emony was performed at the Zion
Reformed parsonage of Berli, by Rev.
H. H. Wiant.
Mr. Miller was one of Garrett's
most popular young men. Their
friends extend to them best wishes
for their future happiness.
Pritts—Sarver.
Tuesday at noon, Miss Lillian May,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. Sar
ver, and Ulyssus L. Pritts son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Pritts were united in
marriage at the bride's home, by Rev
H. B, Carney, pastor of the Mt Tabor | The new equipments for Menhorn’s
Lutheran Church. Their many friends
wish them happiness.
Societly Notes.
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. R. M. Mil-
ler gave a party in honor of Margaret
Custer, of Pittsburg. Games were
played during the afternoon and dain-
ty lunch was served. Those present
were: Mae Brocht, Pauline Coch-
ane, Charlotte Brant, Marie Bowlby,
Bert Clair, Robert Cochrane, Chas.
Brocht, Boyd and Eugene Kistler, Le-
roy Leese.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clements gave
a party in honor of the eleventh
pirthday of their son, Willam, Mon-
day afternoon from three to five.
Games were enjoyed and lunch was
served The young guests were: Ora
Blair, Lucille Bowlby, Elizabeth
Polllard, Julia Weaver, Chas. Fritz,
Roscoe Kistler, Howard Sheeler and
Richard Pollard
. Personals.
Prof. H. B. Speicher and
W. L. Brant and C. D. Frtz
Somerset visitors last Friday.
Miss Ethel Lease of Berlin was
visiting her friend, Miss Evelyn
Bowlby in this place.
Mrs. Cora Custer and daughter,
Margaret, are visiting Mrs. Cus-
ter’s brother, S. P. Lease and family.
Tom Courtney of Acosta visited
fis friend, Chas. Merrill Sunday.
The Misses Nell, Verda and Rene
Brant attended a fishing party last
Friday night.
Messrs.
were
slection days Salisbury has seen for
miany a day; hardly any interest was
taken in it by the average voter and
| consequently not half of the voters
, were out to cast their ballot. It is re |
' ported that a very light vote was pol- !
{led in the township.
| Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Martin returned
‘on Monday from their trip to Balti-
more and other places.
| Robert Johnston, Jr. spent from
} ast Wednesday until the week-end
at the home of H. J. Opel and fami-
ly in Elk Lick township.
Mrs. Margaret Engle recently spent
ja week in Greensburg visiting her
sons, David and George Engle and
their families.
|
barber shop arived the fore part of |
the week and are now being installed
The Menhorn shop burned when we
had the fire and they will now open
a shop in the Wilt building owned
by C. M. May.
Ms. A. Waltz and son left on Thurs
day for a month’s visit with her par:
ents at Hagerstown, Md.
Allen Smith of Akron, Ohio, is
visiting his father S, J, Smith,
Wm. B. Tressler and family of
Springs were Salisbury visitors on
Saturday evening,
Masters Verne Stevanus and Otto
Newman spent from Sunday until
Monday at the home of Mrs. C. H.
King at Springs.
Albert Menhorn visited friends at
Greensburg last week.
James Swank has secured a posi-
tion in Johnstown and has gone there
already.
Mrs. Flora Wellington was a guest
|of Mr. and Mrs. Guerney Swanger on
| Sunday last.
I Morris Riley returned on Wednes-
‘day last week to resume the work |
he left when the strike came on.
i Last Thursday four automobile
{loads motored to Cumberland to see
| the “Safety First” car, the govern-
iment and the Baltimore and Ohio R. |
R. Co. have on a tour. Dr. 'P. L.{
(Swank and sons Oscar and Howard |
Dr A. M. Lichty and son, Fay and E.
Livengood in the Lichty car; Mr. and |
Mrs. Fred Petry and son, Jack, Mrs.
H. C. Nedow returned to his home |O. W. Petry and H. C. Newman in
in Akron Sunday after spending a |the Newman car and Rev. E. E. Oney
week here with his parents. and Wm Garletz in the Oney car.
Miss Mary Snowby of Reymers-
burg spent the week-end with Gar-
vett friends.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
jast Friday a bouncing baby girl; to
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Neil, last Friday
1 boy.
Harry Swarner, a popular B. & O.
'onductor, spent the week-end with
sig family in Garrett.
Last Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Merrill, Mrs. Milton Bowlby,
Mrs. R. M. Miller and Mrs. Kath-
vine Merrill motored to Berlin and
spent the evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Engle.
° Elmer Walker was a Garrett visit-
or last Sunday.
Elias Schock, the mail carrier on
R. F. D. 1, has purchased a five pas-
senger Ford. -
Mrs. N. Baxter left for Johnstown
saturday to visit her sister.
Dr. R. T. Pollard returned Satur-
day from Richmond, Va. where he
.had taken Mrs. J.. H. Brant to the
Kellum Institute to be treated for
cancer
Mrs. been
H. Crissey, who had
:onfined to her bed for several weeks. !
‘is slowly improving.
Mrs. Frank Knepper of Berlin was
Leese
|BLATCHFORD'S is the
MEAL made. Get it at
HABEL & PHILLIPS.
best
10c JAR BEECHNUT PEANUT BUT-
ITER FREE WITH A 10c CAN
3EECHNUT BEANS WHILE THEY
LAST at
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GRANTSVILLE
Mrs. Foy of Accident, Mrs. John
| Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Yost and
| Mr. Peter Yost attended the funeral
lof their brother, John Yost in Nor-
| folk. Mr Yost was formerly a resident
{of Grantsville but moved to Norfolk
la number of years ago making his
' home at that City.
| The deceased was a prosperous
business man and known as one of
| the prominent men of Norfolk.
Mrs. Nancy Griffith of Guard is the
CALF 2
BITTNER'S GROCERY. |
= LADIES COATS REDUCED
THE WOMEN’S STORE. .f
The new Summer goods that are coming into
stock demand the racks and the room now occupied
by Spring garments.
In order that we may have this room we are re-
ducing prices on Suits and Coats, for fast selling.
Every coat new, up to-the-minute styles and
materials at end of the season prices.
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Second National Bank Puts Illumin-
ated Clock on Its Building
$ 5.00 Coats Reduced to $ 390
3.00 * “ >: 6758
10.00; *' i 5 8.50
12.50 tt ve “10,50
15.00 ** 8 $+ 1250
0:00 *¢ 15.00
23 50 i * 1950
25.00 * ut $22.50
28 00- ° 4 tt. 94.50
Beautiful Line of White Coats for Summer Wear
HARTLEY. CLUTTON CO.
THE WOMEN’S STORE
Hartley Block :: Meyersdale, Pa. .
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The Young
Men’s Store
The work we are doing in behalf of young
men Who want smart. distinct style, is meet-
ing wi h overwhelming endorsement, voung
men consider this the style and value center
of Meyersdale, They like the new vigorous
ideas in Hart ~chaffner and Marx Clothes; the
way we sell them; ‘the furnishings chosen with’
their ideas in mind...
Men who are noti¥oung in \ ears but whoare
young in spirit, are dso enjoying this unusual
service. + TC AEaRER .
Tome TTY -
Hartley & Baldwin
The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
SHADY LAWN.
Mrs. Rosensteel of Scottdale is a Mr. and Mrs. Norman Heckler and
guest of Mrs. J. L. Snyder. : daughter spent Sunday with their
The elect of the Glencoe Reformed |nephew, Rufus Tressler.
Sunday School were transported to| Mrs. Clayt. Stotler and daughter,
the convention at Mt. Lebanon on |Ruth, of Salisbury spent Sunday with
Sunday in Bill Hasselrode’s aeroplane | her father, J. S. Miller. ~
with Walter Bittner at the brake. It | Mary Boyd of Meyersdale spent a
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GLENCOE.
| guest of Mrs. Howard Ringer.
| Clyde Shope and family, Mrs. Mar
garet Frazee, Wm. Sausman and
family of Waitsondale, Pa.,
‘guests of Mrs. Howard Ringer on
| Sunday. .
Services were held in the Catholic
Sunday and on
|
{ Church on Saturday,
| Monday by the Rev Father Aloysius |
were |
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. | of Cumberland.
Dienner, recently. | Henry Glick, wife and party from
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nedrow wish to | Cumberland took supper at the Cas-
“thank ‘their many friends for their | seman hotel on Sunday.
kindness to them in their recent be- |
reavement. ion Saturday after spending several
Mrs. Harry Bowman of Pttsburg | weeks in Wsahington and Baltimore.
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. | James Calahan, of Dennison, Ohio,
B. Schrock, |is the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
‘S. P. Christner visited his parents. | owen.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Christner on | Mrs. Mary Miller, Misses Gertie
Tuesday.
Palmer Wagner, who broke his leg land Marie © er were Cumberland
several months ago, is able to be | isiiom on Tuesday.
ons bp Crutches, ste | Misses Ruth Keller, Winifred Bo-
VICINITY OF MEVERSDALE, | nig, Hazel Younkin, Marie Conner,
John Zimmerman is busy shearing {dna and Beulah Bender atended the
sheen. {Normal _School Gllee Coincert at
Mr. and Mrs. John Opel and family ¢ T
|
. 5 { Frostburg on Thursday.
of Summit Mills spent Suday at Hen- Haze Younkin, Ethel Stanton, and
ry Opel. | Commons Younkin and Clay Stanton
John Beals ad Clarence Teeters, were Frostburg visitors op Sunday.
who were running motors in Jerome | A large number of automobile par-
are now working for the Muncy Lum! ties took supper at the National on
ber company and boarding at Geo. | Sunday.
Miss Mollie Dorsey returned home
Beals. |
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mishler and | DISTRICT S. S. CONVENTION.
Nottie Hlandwerk spent Sunday at | The annual Sunday School conven-
George Engle’s. | tion of District No. 8, of Somerset |
Miss Mary Zimmerman is working | county, will be held in Meyersdale,
in Meyersdale. | Friday, May 26th, with three ses-
Harvey and Victor Hadwerk were sions—forenoon, afternoon and even-
workig for Milton Mishler last week. ing. The schools of the district are!
Mrs. Geo. Beals and son, John, who expected to elect and send 2 or more
spent a few weeks in Fredericks- Al] superintendents should
bhio, Vi her' daughter, Mrs. M. be 1 1 music is prom-
J. Wet as now returned home 1 3 are being se-
yorting time. n next week's
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dau Eu av I S. Monr I
ghing ‘at. Wiison Saylor’a. .. .. . | —————
Mr. and Mrs. Joh Countryman | BLATCHFORD’'S is the best CALF
started to housekeeping last week MEAL made; get it
wear Meyersdale, AT HABEL & PHILLIPS.
| Hone, Blanche Miller, Ruth Keller |
was a most delightful hayride. Yes, day recently with her uncle, Elmer
| boy! | Gnagey.
Bob Webreck after completing the | Mrs. Charles Smith and children
planting and sewing for his dad is | of near Meyersdale spent Sunday
| now tilling the soil for Jacob Ludy— | with her sister-in-laws Mrs Harry
a real “good Samaritan” act. Jones and Mrs. Elmer Gnagy.
Merchants I. D. Leydig and gli! Rev. Silas Hoover was a caller re-
Martz, with Leah Leydig at the throt- | cently at the home of J. S. Miller.
tle, almost attended the temperance |
lecture at Meyersdale on Monday daughter, Margaret spent Sunday
night. The Ford balked badly two |with former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Downey and
THE PASSING HOURS
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The SECOND NATIONAL BANK les and otherwise recognizing your
luminated clock on the front of its
bank building
|
has erected a magnificent electric 3
on Center street, not |
co-operation in making this a service-
able and successful banking house.
“Years of prosperous banking have
Bai ir
only adding materially to the appear- | been made possible only by your sup-
ance of the busiest section of our city |port. We wanted to show our appre-
but providing a convenince that will ; ciation in a substantial way and have
undoubtedly be greatly appreciated |therefore purchased of the manufac-
''‘may be heard practically
by the general public.
The most distinctive feature of the {pany of Minneapolis,
ar- | cluding the exculsive rights for this
clock,
tistic
other than its unusually
appearance and the perfection
3 | of its construction and mechanism, is
| the
complete set of Westminister
chimes with which it is equipped.
These ring every quarter hour and
as far as
the clock may be seen.
The big clocks are operated by
electricity from a master clock in-
side the building, in the main bank-
ing room. This is an especially hand-
some structure of mahogany and plate
glass constructio, with a 13-inch dial
and guaranteed to keep perfect time.
Every minute the hands of the big
clocks are sent ahead one minute by
electricity governed by the nfaster
clock within, the connection between
the two instruments being perfect
and insuring correct timeo nthe largs
clock on the outside as well as thea
master clock inside.
The clock is attached to the front
of the SECOND NATIONAL BANK
building at a suffciént elevation to
be plainly visible from all parts of
the middle section of Centre street.
The clock is nine feet in height,
|
I
turers, the McClintock—Loomis com-
Minnesota, in-
city, a large handsome clock com-
pined with a set of the softest and
most beautiful chimes ever heard in
any city of the old or the new world.
The Chimes.
“Lord through this hour,
Be Thou our guide
So, by Thy power
No foot shall slide.”
“Everyone who has lived within
the sound of* the bells of Westmin-
ster is familiar with the verse given
above, The origin of the carillon has
never been positively ostablished.
Some accredit it to Mr. Crouch who
‘was a pupil of Dr. Randall, Re-
gius professor of Music. This, howev-
er is disputed by other writers who
accredit it to Dr. Randall’s conception
of the idea taken from a movement
in the fifth bar of the opening of Hen-
del’s Symphony, ”I know that my Re-
deemer liveth.” The chimes were firat
fitted to the clock of the University
church, St. Mary’s the Great in Cam-
bridge, but were not copied until they
were reproduced on a very large
scale in the Victoria clock tower of
by | :
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three feet in width, of dark green: he. house of parliament,
bronze, with copper hood at top and | At the quarter, half and three-
! miles north of town and the motor- | Alex. Downey.
"ists were forced to hoof it home. | Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Bonheimer
Rena Lauver and Emma Hostetler land daughter, Evelyn of Meyersdale
of Meyersdale were week-end guests spent one afternoon at Orville Shel
of 1. D. Leydig’s. For their Saturday |baer’s recently.
jaunt (fhey were treated to an im- Frank Petry, of Salisbury was a
spection of the Roddy camp. business caller in our town Monday
Walter Campbell and family left Mrs. Bruce Fike and daughter,
Tuesday for Friendsville to attend | Mildred spent Tuesday with Mrs.
the funeral of Mrs. Campbell’s moth- | Elmer Gnagey.
er. Mrs Rufus Tressler and son Merle
and Helen Gnagey were caling on
friends in Vim a few days ago.
TOWNSHIP VALUATION
Upon the completion of their duties
as a Board of Revision, County Com-
missioners Glessner, Shockey, ant
Miller announced ‘that the aggregate
valuation of property in Somerset
County taxable for County, Road, and
School purposes, is $20,822,793, The
valuation in each district is reported
| Carl Raupach is happy to be home as follows:
| after ‘a two weeks’ siege of pneumo-| Addison Township, $318,252; Addi-
| nia at the Allegany hospital, Cum- son Borough, $54,625; Allegheny, $14-
| berland. 6.246: Benson, $96,415, Berlin, $393,
| Harry Bittner spent Tuesday at
| home on account of his sister's ill-
ness. Dr. Miller of Berlin is the at-
| tending physician.
| Chas. W. Poorbaugh of the Cook
| Lumber Company, spent Sunday at
Mt. Lebanon.
| Harvey Leydig and wife of Somer-
| set motored across the prairies to
| ithe convention on Sunday at Mt.
{ Lebanon.
The Reformed Sunday
hold a social on the green at Glen- |ley, $1,169,111; Black, $244,304; Cass-
| coe on Saturday night, May 20. Every- | elman, $28,690; Conemaugh, $1,313;-!
| body is most cordially invited. | 040; Confluence, $271,240; Elk Lick,
George R. Cook of North Dakota; {$641.140; Fairhope, $68,539; Garrett,
' 2 son of Willilam Cook of this place, | $127,375; Greenville, $157,292; Hoo-
announces his marriage to a Quincy, versville, $188,162 Jefferson, $360,-
Illinois, lady on March 11, 1916 * 089: Jenner, $1,750,325; Jennertown
Borough, $41,144; Larimer, $113,392;
00 Turk
Lower
2913.26
2999. Tilford, $374.-
on, $133,163;
: New Centerville,
,964; Paint Borough
Paint Township, $713,412;
{3 CANS LOMBARD PLUMS for 26c
$31,1
BITTNER'S GROCERY. | $214,520;
i at
School will | 749: Boswell, $436,876; Brothersval-|
New- $1,800,099.
bottom. Both faces of the clock are a. | Quarter hour, these chimes will ring
| like, the dial being surmunted by the | out in various musical combinations.
words “SECOND NATIONAL BANK" |A! 2 quarter past the hour, four
in large illuminated letters. This js |Strokes—Westminster; at half past
| provided by a sheet of copper in |the hour, eight strokes—Reveille; at
| which are cut the letters laid over | three-quarters bast the hour, 12
pure pearl white glass, with crystal | Strokes—Catheral peal ard on the
| plate glass on the outside. i hour 16 strokes—~Westnunsier fol-
| President N. E. Miller of the SEC 0" % by the striking of he full hour
{in a clear vibrant tone.
{OND NATIONAL BANK, offers the
‘following explanation of the beauti-| May we hope that the chimes will
iful Westmini ster chimes, consisting | mean something to all of our people;
lof’ five tubular chime bells, with | tat they will have a message for the
| which the clock is equipped, giving | youngster on his way to school, a
‘interesting information regarding the | thought for the business man who
[chimes themselves as well as explain. Dustles through his day; a solace for
ing the objects which have prompted | the old; an inspiration for all
$the bank to offer the public the many “Every day of the week the chimes
|advantages to be derived and enjoy-! will be sounding their message, the
{ed from the beautiful clock:— | note of warning spoken in time; the
“As a home institution serving the ! chime of rejoicing; the lament in the
people of this locality—enjoying your | time of sorrow. The chime will be all
!good will and business favors, we things to all men for it is going to
have in the past endeavored to show | belong not to us alone, but to men
our appreciation by presenting our | and women and children of our com-
patrons with calendars and novel- munity.”
| is a ;
A NSS SN
| Quemahoning, $837,457; Rockwood, Clearfield has taken the initiative
$338,170; Salisbury; $185,393; Shads,for military preparedness in forming
$991,029; Shanksville, $64,070; -
Som- an ideal Citizen Comp y a
€ @ any of 200 re-
erfield, $34,235; Somerset
Boro . : h
OTOUgM, | .1yits with former Lieut. Fred. Kerr,
$1,200;700; Somerset Township, $1,-
611 S09: Southimpton, $148.397; U. 8S. A. a son of the late farnes Kerr
Stonycreek, $822, 689; Stoyestown, 2 Democratic politician as captain.
$1 Summit, $761,136; Upper |He is a graduate of West Poiut and
$374, 704; Wellersburg, served in the Phillipines.
$45,953: Ursina, $57.356; Windber, ————
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