THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA, ——— FENTRESS, VA, The weather is changeable. On Saturday morning it was rather cool and cloudy. About 7 o'clock it set in to rain and | rained till about 2 o’clock and the wind shifted from north- east to southeast, when the temperature rose to 58. Sun- day morning found us with a elear sky, a northwest wind and the thermometer down to 25. Beautiful sunshine, but uncomfortably cool all day. Monday morning the mercury was down to 18, the coldest of the season. FOUR-MINUTE MEN OR- ; GANIZING IN COUNTY Attorney P. G. Cober, of Somerset, who has recently been appointed Chairman of the FOUR-MINUTE MEN in Somerset County, announces that he has sent to Washington D. C., the names of Chairmen of FOUR-MINUTE MEN in each town of the County that has theatres or movie-houses where crowds of people gather. These town-chairmen will be the heads of Branches of FOUR-MINUTE MEN to be or- ganized in each community Although a cold and uncom- fortable day, we had church services at the Mennonite! church Sunday morning, and, in the afternoon a nice little, wedding at a neighbor’s house, a Mrs. Smith and Mr. Baker, both of North Carolina, being, the happy couple. They will] locate at Great Bridge for the time being, as Mr. Baker is] one of the crew on a dredge, boat working in the Chesapeak! and Albemarle Canal, a water-, and others will be added if need thereof seems apparent; these chairmen will appoint committees of a limited num- ber who will be responsible for the selection of FOUR-MIN- UTE Speakers in the several movie-houses of their towns and will likewise be respon- sible to the County Chairman for results and reports of work done. The FOUR-MINUTE MEN is a National Organization of i rare ff way owned by the government speakers for Government pre- and passing this colony. Qur shipping facilities are first class, just one-half mile to! the boat landing where freight is shipped to Norfolk where it is distributed to the other boats for the different ports north and south. We also have rail- roads to ship north, south and west, three miles distant from here. ' The health of the people generally is good. Mr. E. R. Miller burnt his leg some time ago and contrac- ted blood poison, having been confined to his bed ever since, but is now able to be up and around in the house. One of our neighbor boys sentation of topics of National importance to theatre audien- ces. Itis an organization auth-, ' orized by the President of the | United States through the Com- | mittee on Public Information to co-operate with the Govern- ment departments for publici- | ty on subjects connected with | the war. The FOUR-MINUTE MEN | are commissioned by the Gov- | ernment. They must speak when called and go where or- , dered. The address must be : limited to Four Minutes. | The subjects and bulletins issue direct from the Commit- | tee on Public Information at | Washington, D. C., and will be mailed direct to the various from the navy on the trans-,town-chairmen. The subject port ship, Covington, made one for the period from November trip to France in November.! 26th to December 22nd, unless On their return they met a U| otherwise advised, is “Carry- boat. It sent three torpedoes ing the Message.” at them, but they escaped and{ Watch the movie advertise- landed safely in New York! ments for the appearance of harbor. They sail again for, the FOUR-MINUTE MEN in France this week. He reports’ your town and listen carefully good health and a good time,| to what they have to say. They but would rather be home on, 6 will be live wires and give you a farm. | information direct from Wash- ee ington on matters you may not Beautiful China Pieces suit-| know about, which you should . { know. .able for Christmas presents at' Following is the list of Town- HABEL & PHILLIPS Chairmen named: Piper "Rev. I. Hess Wagner, Somerset Mr. H. M. Cook, Meyersdale J. DD. Patton, Esq, Windber Prof. A. B. Cober, Berlin C. S. Ickes, Esq. Boswell Mr. H. H. Shumaker, Rockwood Mr. Orville Fike, Confluence Dr. A. M. Lichty, .. Salisbury PROFESSIONAL CARDS. FIRE, AUTOMOBILE, COMPENSATION AND PLATE GLASS INCURANGSE W. iv ©00K & SON i ersdale Borough; Chas. J. Har- CIVIL COURT JURORS Following are the names of, jurors drawn for the Special Civil Court, January 14, 1518: Isaac A. Lohr, farmer, Jen- ner township; Harvey Marker. farmer, Summit township; E. J. Augustine, farmer, Addison, township; Clarence Moore, cashier, Meyersdale Borough; Willis Wingard, liveryman, Paint Borough; Ed. Mostoller, retired, Somerset township; W. H. Kemp, engineer, Elk Lick township; Ira W. Hoffman, far- mer, Jenner township; Lloyd Shoemaker, teacher, Summit township; John H. Weimer, blacksmith, Somerset Borough; Robert Ringler,laborer, Broth- ersvalley township; Moon, farmer, Lower Turkey- foot township; Milton Show, farmer, Addison township; Kerby Hamer, bookkeeper, Hooversville Borough; Clayton Markle, blacksmith, Somerset Borough; Wm. Haughman, far- mer, Somerset township; J. H. Geddes, lumberman, Windber Borough; Wm. Zerfoss, labor- er, Somerset township; Harry Menges, mail carrier, Berlin Borough; A. G. Martz, laborer, Meyersdale Borough; Joseph Slagle, laborer, Elk Lick town- ship: A. S. Snyder, clerk, Wind- ber Borough ; Elzy Glover, far- mer, Addison township; A. C. Coughenour, farmer, Fairhope township; George Beaver, la- bor, Hooversville Borough; M. E. Goller, blacksmith, Conflu- ence Borough; John A. Mit- chell, farmer, Addison Bor- ough; C. R. Ankney, farmer, Jenner township; Harvey K. Blough, farmer, Conemaugh township; George R. Witt, mine boss, Summitt township; Jerry Meyers, farmer, Somer- set, township; J. R. Wagner, laborer, Summitt township; Wm. Summey, laborer, Jenner township; James M. Boyer, la- borer, Southampton township; H. J. Ebbecka, merchant, Mey- Bruce | A Letter From Washington The Food Administrator Writes Us: , “The use of baking powder breads made of corn and other coarse flours instead of patent wheat flour is recommended by the Conservation Division of the Food Administration. The wheat needed for export is thus conserved, and at the same time healthful food for our own people is provided. The circulation of recipes pro- viding for these uses would be of assistance in carrying out our plans.” The following recipes for Corn Bread and Rye Rolls save wheat flour and make attractive and wholesome food for every day when made with ROYA - BAKING POWDER RYE ROLLS 1% cups corn meal 2 cups rye flour %. cup four 1, teaspoon salt < level iecspoons Royzl Baking Powder ° 3 level tzaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 tablespoon sugar 3; cup milk it tesspoon sais 1, tablespoon shortening % i lntninl shortening gift dry ingredients together, add milk and melted . shortening. Knead on floured board; shape into rolls. IIx thoroughly dry ingredients; 2dd milk and melted Put into greased pans and allow to stand in warm shortening; bcat well; pour into well greas pan place 20 to 25 minutes. Bake in moderate oven 25 end bake in hot oven about 25 minutes. to 30 minutes. Our red, white and blue booklet © Best War Time Recipes’’ containing additional similar recipes sent frecon request. Address Royal Baking Powder Company, Dept. H, 1 35 William Street, New York. rison, real estate agent, Som- erset Borough ; Milt F. Schrock, farmer, Black township; Harry Cook, farmer, Southampton township; W. W. Coughenour, farmer, Allegheny township; Russell Coleman, laborer. Ston- eycreek township; George Shockey, farmer, Greenville township; John Geiser. farmer, Paint township; Wm. H. Say- lor, laborer, Somerset town- ship; Frank L. Thompson, bookkeeper, Berlin Borough; Harvey Baer, laborer, Somer-| set township; Russell Sterner, laborer, Black township; I. P Wilt, laborer, Black township; Wm. H. Statler, coal operator, Meyersdale Borough; O. Meyersdale, Pa. W. CURTIS TRUXAL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, SOMERSET, PA. Prompt attention given to all Business. Countless Women find— that when suffering from nervousness, sick headache, dizzy spells and ailments peculiar to their sex— nothing affords such prompt and welcome relief, as will follow a few doses of BEECHAM'S PILLS A proven women’s remedy, which assists in regulating the organs, and re-establishing healthy conditions. Beecham’s Pills contain no habit-forming drug — leave no disagreeable after-effects. They are— Nature’s aid to better Health Directions of Special Value to Women are with every bex. Sold everywhere. In boxes, 10c., 25¢c. Joseph L. Tressler Funeral Director and” Embalmer 3 Meyersdale, Penna. Office : 2297Center Mree 3 Both Phones. lesidence: 209 North Street Economy Phone. Mr. John E. Custer, Hoovers- Iyock. farmer, Paint township; ville. 2 L. C. McGregor, weighmaster, Dr. W. H. H. Schrock, Stoyes- Hooversville Borough; Norman town | Tissue, merchant, Addison] Mr. Chas. D. Fritz, .. Garrett, township; D. J. Meyers, but-| ———in 2 { cher, Summitt township; Sam’l £2 | ises will not be permitted. Creosote For Fence Posts | Wood decays because of the growth in it of a plant called fungus, which lives on the wood tissue and causes rot. Wood will never decay if the fungus plant can be kept out of it. Covering wood with paint] will prevent the fungus from! entering. The plant spreads: by seedlike spores which fall| on moist wood, develop, and! grow into the wood. As the | fungus needs moisture, wood that is dry will never decay. If the wood is poisoned the fun- gus plant cannot develop for it is deprived of its food. According to Prof. J. A. Fer-| guson, of the forestry depart-| ment of the Pennsylvania State College, painting wood with! several coats of hot creosote! will poison the outer layers of the wood and prevent the growth of fungus plant. The wood must be well-seasoned, and dry so that the creosote! will soak into it. | The creosote can be made to sink deep into the wood if the wood is first boiled in the creo-; sote and the mixture left to] cool, as.it is thus driven into} the wood by atmospheric pres-| sure. Fence posts of quickly, rotting wood treated in this way can be made to last from: fifteen to twenty years. This treatment will cost from six to! eight cents a post. | t 50 gallon of standard and select Oysters coming for Christmas, at— NO TRESPASSING | | Persons are hereby notified that hunting or trespe 12 on my prem- | John Heining, { 6 Garrett, R. D. No. 2 i storm from Saturday until i Wednesday. The mines here are not HABEL & PHILLIPS ; Sumpstine, clerk, Somerset township; C. H. Huston, dray- man, Somerset Borough; Chas. Duppstadt, farmer, Stoney- creek; township; W. H. Hille-: gass, farmer, Allegheny town- ship; Wm. Bockes, miner, Gar-! rett Borough; H. Pimlott, burgess, Boswell Borough; James Ringler, laborer, Que- mahoning township; G. W. Tressler, farmer, Larimer town- ship- COAL RUN We had quite a severe snow working steady owing to a shortage of cars. Quite a number of our folks: attended the Cantata in Hay’s! Opera House at Salisbury last; Thursday, and pronounced it! “great.” i Last Friday there was a] scare when smoke was seen! coming from the home of Mrs.: Jacob Hartline. A chair which had been placed too close to, the stove caught fire, it was discovered upon investigation, but if it had not been seen in time considerable damage might have been done. Robert Mull, who had one! of his toes amputated some! time ago, is able to get around; on crutches. Miss Stella Malcolm, who has been visiting in Garrett for some time, is home again. | Virginio Duci, who enlisted: n the army, was spending a| brief furlough here last Satur- day. } William Miller, been sick thought to cancer. has is contracted who for some time, have | 1 : iN EH 3 fx v ine év Te FD WER Y a NQpalth cdi Gi LL Nek” ad ob i i] and Columbia Records... Grafonola Price $215 @4 ; ““That’s the one we want” Until you have seen and heard the Columbia Grafonola you are not likely to have a complete conviction that you are buying the right instru- ment for your home. From the lowest-priced Grafonola at $18 to the handsome cabinet instru- ment at $250, Columbia instruments invite and welcome comparison. F. B. THOMAS, Leading Druggist, Agent, Meyersdale, Pa. afonola, Price $18 RT EA Sr AU Bl eR Re one | gB a hin 4 : day on account of the impass- ST. PAUL ditions. During the last few days St. Paul was noted for the things that were to be, that were not. Max, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Engle, who was very ill is slowly improving. The teachers training class is reviewing preparatory to taking an examination. Mr. Jacob Sechler began blacksmithing at the Bowman Co. mine this week. Mary Lint, who spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. Er- nest Bodes, left for her home in Meyersdale on Saturday. Mrs. Clara Smith, Greenville is spending some time with her relatives in town. It is report- One school director and al ed that her husband, who is in number of teachers were ab-|the army at Camp Lee, is sick sent at the assembly of teach-| with pneumonia. ers and directors at St. Paul, | Gp where an Institute was to bel ; . held on last Saturday. The| Nice Mixed Candy at 20c On Sunday morning ther- mometers registered as low as 14 degrees below zero. A high wind had been blowing all night filling the roads with snow. Sunday school and Commun- ion services in the Reformed church were postponed Sun- done atfour laundry. able condition of the roads. The members of the Reform- ed Sunday school are prepar- ing a Cantata for the appro-| priate celebration of Christ-] mas under the management of | Rev. L. N. Wilson, the pastor of the congregation. process. proper facilities. Driving It Home] Let us drive home to you the fact that no washwo- man can wash clothes in as sanitary a manner as that in which the work is We use much more water, change the water many more times, use purer and more costly soap, and keep all the clothes in constant motion during the entire It is simply a matter of having Meyersdale Steam Laundry program was omittel, due to per 1b., at— lack of time and weather con-| HABEL & PHILLIPS Patronize our Advertisers. E bi 2 4 Sa upon the a as it | great men. afrait Awal * whic! voice We s dark and Grea that Ri ple! Abo fly. capt man expe CO pin AS ee A
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