uld €X you vork ects ely. PRICES sed on approval. about varieties, LE, N.Y. urm— | —— NK 2,589, 96 0,000.00 0,200.00 3,887.79 B,792. 54 5,470.29 5,000.00 6,787.88 5,000.00 8,692.41 5,470.29 ny rey Sr ye Lp Rad sid 5 <5 ¥ esc ee 1 above - £ > expir- cE eK FR i it balsam lammation, nd repairs sr be safe up the cold r Discovery At your | CHR RCECRORTEECHONCH KHOR ECA CHOBIE Harry Ford of Clairton, Pa., spent Sunday with friends in town. : ‘Miss Clara Stacer returned from Cumberland, Md., on Sunday. Paul McMullen of Listonburg, Pa., was a visitor in town on Friday. Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Werner, a fine big 10 pound boy, on Wednesday. Charles Fike is hom& from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., to spend his summer vacation. Mrs. Casper Rohman and Mrs. John Rohman returned to Cumber- land on Tuesday. Harry Shupe is noW the clerk at the Colonial hotel, having succeeded Berkley Myers, who resigned. Miss Mary Swark, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mr.s C. E. Deal returned to Somerset on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy of Som- erset attended the commencement exercises in town on Friday evening. Mrs. Kenneth Housel returned from Cumberland, Md., on Monday after a several day’s visit with friends there. D. J. Bowman of Mance was a very ! pleasant caller at this office on Satur-: day, while transacting business in town. Joseph Shultz of Pittsburgh, is spending a few weeks vacation with { ;pildren spent Sunday evening at D. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shultz. “Miss Margaret Weber, Miss Carrie Steinberger and Charles Fallon motored to Lanaconing, Md., on Tuesday. : Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grabenstine and four children of Cumberland spent Sunday at the home of John Stacer. Mrs. J. A. Robinson and daughter, Helen, who had been the guests of ‘Mr.s W. F. Payne have returned to Ursina, Pa. Miss Mary Emeigh, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Edward Bittner, returned to North Baddock, Pa., on Sunday. : Mrs. Clayton Wade and daughter Elizabeth, and Mrs. B. B. Collins are spending a few days in Connellsville and Pittsburgh. Meyers B. Horner has returned to his home in Meyersdale after spend- ing a few days with friends in Johnstown.—Johnstown Leader. R. Reich left on Tuesday for Philadelphia where he is in attendance on the sessions of the Pennsylvania Funeral Director's Association. W. W. Nicholson, the popular merchant of Vim returned on Sat- urday after a two week’s trip to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Pittsburg. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Phillips and family spent a few days of this week in Fairmont, W. Va. visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips. : During the past two weeks a great many new subscribers have been added to our list, many of whom were old friends of the old reliable Meyersdale Commercial. Albert the seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bittner is suffering from an attack of appendicitis, but clusively that “you can’t keep a good man down.” John R. Boose, of Somerset, was a pleasant caller at this office one day during the past week. He was look- ing after Insurance in general and the interests of the Star Mutual in par- ticular. G. D. Kennedy returned on Tuesday m Cumberland where he had been called on account of the death of his mother’s sister. He was accompanied here by his wife who visited in Meyersdale a few days. Mrs. Kennedy returned to Cumber- land today. John D. V. H. McKinley and grand- son, McKinley Walker, of Dresden, Ohio, were pleasant callers at this office on Saturday in company with Dr. H. C. McKinley, of Salisbury street, with whom they were spending a few days. They went from here to Baltimore. Alexander Hurst, 2 yormer resident of Meyersdale, was a pleasant caller evening fro at this office this morning. Mr. Hurst js a machinist, and left here about 12 years ago, and for the past eight years has been located at Big Sandy, Montana. The world seems to have * been dealing kindly with him during the time he has been away and he now has the genuine western “rustle” habit. On Saturday, the members of local 2774, U. M. W. of A., and their fam- jlies will hold a picnic in Riverside Park. There wlll be the usual sport- ing events, and there will be some- thing doing all the time, and those who are looking for a day of amuse- ment should not overlook this picnic. Ball games, dancing, foot races will occupy all the time, except when the eats are on tap, and music will inter- sperce the events Everybody is in- ited vited. i Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hay and child- red left on Sunday for his home in Rockwood where they will spend a few days. Miss Erma Zimmerman and broth- er Norman, and Bennie Witt, spent Sunday at the home of Wash. Bocke. A jolly crowd of young people | took a pleasure trip to Berlin on Sunday. They were as follows; Misses Sadie, Eva, Florence and Martha Maust, Minnie Bowman, i Ruth Faidley and Messers. Roy and ! George Maust, Earl Opel and Leonard ; Lichty. i Homer Klink and. Alvin Kretch- | man each purchased Ford autos re- | cently. : | Louis Speicher and Bruce Fisher of Accident, Md., spent Monday and Tuesday at George Beal's. Mr. Israel Keifer is visiting ih daughter, Mrs. Frank Stevanus. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Maust and children spent Sunday at PS, Maust. : ° Miss Margaret Opel spent Sunday ; at Henry Opel’s. Mr. and Mrs. James Keefer spent several days last week at Frank Stevanus’. Miss Nettie Handwerk spent Sun- day at the home of Milton Mishler. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Long and Compton’s. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Weimer who | had been living at the Muncy Camp recently moved their household goods to Meyersdale. Mr. and Mrs. John Wengerd and baby are visiting relatives in Ohio. Mrs. M. J. Wengerd and children and Miss Nellie Beals and Miles Suder spent Sunday ‘at the home of Ben. Bender. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Klink, Jaimes and Florence Klink and Wm. Stev- anus -motored to Cumberland on Sunday. : Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lowery, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowery and two children; Alvin Kretchman, John Beals, John Fisher and Charles Up- hold spent Sunday at the home of George Beals. Mr. Jonas Klink purchased a Pullman auto last week. Mrs, M. J. Wengerd and two daughters, Marie and Pauline, from Ohio, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Beals. Mrs. Jonas Maust is seriously ill at this writing but hope for her speedy recovery. Miss Ida Kinsinger spent Sunday at Jacob Zooks. - Stoyestown. ' from Altoona, where he was in train- nells Mill were Sunday guests at the er-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mur- ray. : and four children and Miss Bertha Petenbrink, all of Meyersdale, spent Sunday at the home of J. E. Geigers. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Smith and two children, Earl and John, Sundayed at the home of Susan Smith. Mr. Irvin Geiger of Wellersberg, was a recent visitor at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Geiger. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Logan and family, and Miss Grace tlurray all of Johnstown, were Sunday visitors at the home of Frank Murray. Mr. Albert Fair was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. BE. Fair, over Sunday. Mr. Dewey Smith called at the home of his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Housel of Mey- ersdale on Thursday night. Charles Murray and wife and five children were callers at Frank Mur- ray’s on Sunday. . Look, Men, Women and Children. These men who are to risk their lives in that furious water battle on July: Fourth are the same men who fought last September during Fair week, the battle which was such a close contest. The battle will take place between the Miller & Collins’ store and the postoffice, between 2 o’clock and 2:30 p. m. If there was ever anything worth seeing in Meyersdale, this will be worth seeing. The boys are taking their lives in their own hands. Captain Darrah, who has been a | fireman, is going to fight against them. Captain Spense. Captain of other boys, Harding and | Darrah. Everyone is in of firemen; Hare and WITTENBURG WHISPERINGS. | the Brothers Valley Coal Co. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Martz of Ken- | 2 i home of the latter's son and daught- Vi i VAPQORINGS. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Petenbrink that day and se THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE AND VICINITY. GLENCOE GOSSIP : - 2 3% George William McGee, son of Mr. Mrs. Milton Webreck and children of Friedens returned to her home on : Sunday, after several day’s visit with ! the F. W. Webreck family. ; : | Marion Leydig spent the weekend | . with Mrs. J. H. Spicer in Cumberland. | Mrs. J. L. Snyder visited her hus-! band at Cumberland on Sunday, then | traveled on to see her son Charles at The A. A. Sharp family of Sand Patch spent Sunday at the Inn. The Sharp Buick and Frank Miller Ford had a marathon in the afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Miller and children motored to J. H. Millers’ on Sunday. Mrs. Bert Raupach left for her home in Cumberland on Sunday. Hazel Miller and Elizabeth Leydig are home for the summer. They are listed as sophomore and senior, Te- spectively in Meyersdale High. W. H. Hosselrode and crew are: very busy with new improvements in| ~ the barn. & C. H. Hartman was so unfortunate . as to badly lacerate a finger on his left hand. It sure does handy-cap him in his farm work. SAND PATCH { one daughter. i SUNDRIES. : i A. A. Sharp and family motored to | Glencoe on Sunday. | Mr. H. H. Fesler of Marysville, ra, | ; ' is visiting friends at this place. James Brooks returned Sunday ing for a few weeks, having joined the Third Regiment, Co. D, N. G. P. Gertrude and Grace Beal, Emm: Stone and H. H. Fesler spent Sun- day at’ the National Hotel, Berlin, as the guests of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kifer. : Mrs. George Benford of Meyersdale spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Beal. Miss Annie Kerrigan of Connells- ville is spending a few weeks with her brother, James Kerrigan. Simon Baughman, who has been very ill with typhoid fever is slowly improving. Mrs. S. J. Beal and Miss Gertrude Beal were shopping in Cumberland on Wednesday. 2 Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Walker and Mr and Mrs. P. P. Brown took a pleasure trip to Berlin on Saturday evening in Tom’s new Chandler car. Mrs. James Kerrigan was shopping ! in Meyersdale on Saturday evening. Mrs. H. C. Farner, whe had her shoulder dislocated and arm broken | is improving very slowly. John Keidle of this place has] moved his family to Macdonaldton, ‘where he has secured a position with Mr. Zed Hoar and family of Mey- ersdale, spent last Sunday at the home of his brother Asa. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phillips of Meyersdale spent last Sunday at the home of Martin Meyer. ; John and Edna Tressler spent over | Saturday and Sunday in Cumberland, Md. Henry Meyer accompanied John Lindeman in his automobile to Frostburg, Maryland, last Sunday. Fremont Fike is doing inside paint- ing at Wilson Walker’s this week. "John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Engle, is the proud possessor of a bicycle. Henry Brown and son Carl, spent last Sunday in Greenville township at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown. ; P. C. Miller is putting a new roof! on his barn also a gable on one side. Get one. T. W. GURLEY, Sporting Goods Department. Some bargains in tires for the next 10 days. A lot of blow out patches, all sizes at 37c. ‘ Mrs. Sarah E. Fike, the wife of Get Pratt’s pouliry remedies, they are guaranteed, at Habel & Phillips, | Potatoes, butter and eggs wanted} ses right. At Habel & Phillips | i MEYERSD ALE, PA. George William McGee. and Mrs. Andrew McGee, both deg ceased, died at the home of his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Albright in Summit township, on Saturday, June 16, 1917. He was aged 15 years 1 month. and three days. After the death of his mother, 13 years ‘ago, he made his home with his grandparents, where he was care- fully nutured and grew to sturdy boyhood, and was of a genial, cheer- ful disposition, and had as friends all who knew him. His death has cast! a gloom over his school mates and the young folks of the neighborhood. Funeral services were conducted ox | g Monday at the home which had been his home since his bereavement in the loss of his remaining parent, by Rev. Frantz, after which interment was had in the Union cemetery con- ducted by Funeral Director W. C. Price. : Mrs. Sarah E. Fike. Cyrus Fike, died at her home Summit township, on Sunday, June 17, 1917, aged 59 years; six mouths and 23 days. : Mrs. Fike was Miss Sarah Lep- hart and was born near Kingwood, Pa. ! She is survived by four sons and , . 1 m Mrs. Fike was a conscientious Christian woman, a good, kind neigh- bor, an affectionate parent and a’ loving wife, and was respected and esteemed by all who knew her. i Services were conducted by her | pastor, Rev. France, followed by in- i terment in the Union Cemetery, con- , ducted by Funeral Director J. L. Tressler, to-day. Miss Lydia Livengood. At her home near Salisbury, on Saturday, June 16, 1917, Miss Lydia Livengood was called to her reward, aged 59 years and 16 days. She was a daughter of Mr. = Mrs. Jacob S. Livengood. After the death of her parents, she remained on the old homestead and carefully cared for a brother, who was a crip- ple, with the care, love and devotion of a mother. ” She was a member of the church of the Brethren, for many years and funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon at her late home by her pastor, Rev. Waltz. She is survived by three brothers; Elijah, John W. and Jonas, and one sister, Mrs. Harriet Holiday, all of whom reside in Elk Lick township. Burial was made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Salisbury which was con- ducted by Funeral Director W. C. Price. a Real Estate Transfers. Recorder of Deeds, John E. Custer, last week recorded deeds transferring the following Somerset county real estate: F. A. Harah to Oliver Nichol, Cas- selman, $1. : . The Wilmore Coal Company to Guiseppi Ceicarelli, Windber, $750. Charles H. Wolfersberger to John M. Wolfersberger, Black township, $225. Louise Bielat to Windber, $1,400. Harry A. Howarth to Manor Real Estate and Trust company. Paint township, $1,600. Harry A. Howarth to Pennsylvania Railroad company, Paint township, $400. v ; Charles W. Williamson to Mary E. Parson, Stonycreek township, $1. Willam J. Snyder to Leroy E. Cook, Brothersvalley township, $1000. Irvin H. Snyder to Leroy E. Cook, Brothersvalley township, $1004. D. W. Willamson to Laura J. Bricker, Stoneycreek township, $1500. John Allen Hay to Leroy E. Cook, Brothersvalley township, $10,000 Mary. C. Parson to Grace A. Wili- Mary Dzoonik, { iamson, Stoneycreek township, $800. John C. Gnagey to J. A. Berkley, i Somerset township, $100. Maggie Meyers to Calvin L. Zeig- ler, Summit township, $380. Joseph C. Mankemeyer to Maggie Meyers, Summit township, $70. George P. Brubaker to William Engleka, = Brothersvalley township, $250. : : John Snyder's executor to Joseph Snyder, Brothersvalley township, $200. : Daniel B. Zimmerman to Quema- honing Coal company, Quemahoning township, $1. William H. Alexander to Quema- honing Coal company, Quemahoning township, $10. Charles R. Snyder to Miles A. Varner, Somerset township, $5,425. John A. Marteeny to Eliza Shaulis, Somerset township, $4,500. John A. Miller to Jacob Gary, Up- per Turkeyfoot township, $250. Joe Roman to Mary Roman, Wind- ber, $1. Paul Casper to Ben Miller, Wind- ber, $1,000. | Goud o FRR RRA RFRA AAA ARRAN Z SORCFCRCR g : hy we deliver the goods—TF'irst, we have the goods to - sell; Secondly, because then there 1s another reason— THE QUALITY Nex is the time to buy Coffee, and save money. own blends are repeaters. . he Home GROCERIES. we sell the goods we have; Our Just received a lot of Beechnut Peanut Butter. These prices will save mcner f ro. and please vou: t Jar Ccdfish for, 10 cents. eas at 12 1-2 cents per can. Pork and Beans at 20 cents per can, 3 bottles catsup for 2. cents. Only af wleft Kidney Beans at 15 ard 235 cents per can, Fancy head Rice for :o cents per pound. 7X ' 3 rolls toilet paper for 2. ; cents 1 can Roast Beef for 30 cents 1 Bottle Salad Dressing for 10 cents, Give Us Your Orders for Canned Goods and Save Money EF. A. 142 Center Street, SEG Ln rarnias? Sara dena Both phones BITTNER, Meyersdale, Pa. WILLIAM —IN “AMERICAN SUMMER oy Ht our dh dy dh dT wh SEL SE A EO A (FRE. NOTICE OF & Notice is hereby given to the quali- fied electors of the Borough of Mey- ersdale, in the County of Somerset respective Election Houses in said Borough, on Tuesday, July 10, 1917. between the hours of 7 o’clock A. M,, and 7 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the qualifi- ed electors of said Borough to an in- crease of the indebtedness of said Borough in the sum of Fourteen thousand ($14,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of street grading, curbing and paving, and in the sum of Six thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of extending the sewerage system, or in the aggregate amount of twenty thousand ($20,000.00) Dol- lars. For the information of said electors and in compliance with the provisions of the Act of Assembly, approved April 20th, 1874, and its supplements, the following statement is submitted: Amount of the last preceding as- WILLIAM FOX PHOTODRAMA : Founded on George Ohnet’s “The Ironmaster” A special super de luxe photoplay showing the eminent screen starin a picturization of an absorbing drama of love and business. AT THE and State of Pennsylvania, that a! Special Election will be held at the | sessed valuation of taxable property in said Borough, .... .... ... $822,365.00 | Amount of existing debt, computed | according to the provisions of the 5th | section of the abovestated Act, viz: | by deducting from the gross amount | thereof, the money in the. treasury, | outstanding solvent debts _ and re- | Central City Realty Co. to Mary | Necastro, Shade township, $300. sources applicable within one year to | the payment of the same is $23,700.00 | The amount of the proposed indebt- edness, as fixed by Ordinance of the | m Council of the Borough of | RAR R ARERR ARR FRSA AER RRRS A STRONG MAN'S POWER SATURDAY, JUNE 23 FARNUM A— . METHODS” GARDEN FRARARAS AAR ARRAS AAAS ELECTION. pp Bcrough Electors to Vote on Bond Issue to Ccnstruct and Repair Streets and Sewers. Meyersdale, approved the 6th day of June, 1937, is nu $20,000.00 The per centage of the proposed in- crease, is 2 5-10 per cent. Said election is to be held under the same regulations provided by law for the holding of municipal elections. The qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of said increase of the indebtedress shall mark a cross (X) in the squares opposite the words “YES”, which words on the bail-t shall follow the question “Shall the dell be increased in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars for the following purposes.” (a) In the sum of Six thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of extending the sewerage system. The qualified elee- tors desiring to vote against said in- crease of the indebtedness shall mark a cross (X) in the squares op- posite the words “NO”, which words on the ballot shall follow the question “Shall the debt be increased in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars for the following purposes”. (a) In the sum of Fourteen Thousand ($14,000.- 00) Dollars for the purpose of street grading, curbing and paving. (b) In the sum of Six thousand ($6,000. 00) Dollars for the purpose of extend- ing the sewerage system. By order of the Town Council of the Borough of Meyersdale. Valentine Gress, Burgess. Attest: E. J. Dickey, Secretary.
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