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ain we are here after a suspen-
pf ten years. The last issue of
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y 11, 1918. Its suspension was
o causes which were felt at the
altogether justifiable.
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Ten years! It doesn’t seem
i so long. History will record
important events which occur-
during these ten years. The
pst war of all history ended, and
efforts are in progress to pre-
future wars and settle misun-
nding between nations by
ul methods. The radio makes
sible for the news of the world
heard in the homes of the peo-
aily. Telephonic communica-
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eans. For the first time dur-
esidential campaigns could the
bn people sit in their homes and
he issues discussed by the can-
5 themselves. Aviation has
aking progress by leaps and
. Colonel Charles A. Lind-
and others have spanned the
ic Ocean by airplane. Mail
pssenger routes have been es-
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e living in a greatly changed
h too, has reaped a great har-
uring these ten years. Presi-
ilson, Bryan and Lansing—
war figures all have passed to
pat beyond, besides the millions
ied in defense of their coun-
bresumably to make this a bet-
rid.
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Biruany]
HARRY BEBLER
Bebler, aged about 48 years,
4:30 o’clock Tuesday morning
ichty Hotel, Rockwood, where
been rooming for the last sev-
rs. Death was caused by
ia, superinduced by a fall
flight of stairs last Saturday
btel.
eased leaves his widow and
er, living in Pittsburgh; also
r, Charles, of Greensburg,
sister. :
dy . was turned over to Un-
Social and Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Vought and child
are visiting relatives in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Clark, who
spent Christmas at Mr. Clark’s home,
returned to their home in Akron, O.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Deeter, North
street, had as their guests until Sun-
day their sons-in-law and daughters,
with their children, as follows: Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Seese and son William,
of Johnstown; Mr. and Mrs. William
Appel and children, of Somerset, and
Mrs. Joseph Shultz, of Flint, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rowe and little’
daughter Jeanne, who spent the holi-
day season with the former’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rowe, of Grant
street, returned Sunday to their home
in Westernport, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Price,
Broadway, have as their guest Miss
Josephine Tosh, of Shenandoah, Pa.
A number of the members of the
Mennonite faith from the Meyersdale
eommunity are attending a religious
conference being held this week in the
Mennonite Church at Springs, seven
miles south of here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keim and
daughter Betty, of Johnstown, spent
the past several days visiting at the
home of Mrs. Keim’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Wahl, at Woodlawn,
two miles south of here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baer, and
family were Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr. Baer’s brother, Ezra
Baer, at Somerset.
left Monday
he will seek
Mr. Charles "Saylor
for Pittsburgh, where
employment.
The Misses Florence, Marian and
Margaret Black who are spending a
vacation at their home are entertain-
ing some of their college friends
from Ohio.
George Pfeiffer and family spent
Sunday in Cumberland visiting rela-
tives.
Chester and Kathleen Herwig,
spent last week in Cumberland visit-
ing their grandparents and other
relatives, returning home on Sunday.
Mrs. Grace Murray and family of
Corrigansville spent part of last
week at the home of Mrs. Murray’
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pfeif-
fer.
Miss Florence Bowmaster who is
employed at Detroit, M*:h., is spend-
ing a vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bowmas-
ter.
Mrs. Earl Robertson of Philadel-
phia_is Msiting at the home of her
‘parents, Yr. and Mrs. C. J. Suder.
Miss Pauline Knieriem, who is em-
ployed at Philadelphia is visiting
with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pfeiffer and
family and Mr. Richard Horning vis-
ited Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Horning.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Yeager and
family of Johnstown were visiting
relatives here last week.
Miss Olive Pfeiffer, who spent the
Christmas vacation at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Pfeiffer, returned to Brownsville,
where she is employed as a teacher.
Raymond Bolden, who spent some
time visiting here returned to Akron,
Ohio, where he is employed.
The Dorcas Bible Class of the Re-
formed Sunday Scheol of which W.
H. Habel is teacher, was. delightfully
entertained at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. B. A. Black last Friday evening.
After the business and election of of-
ficers, games were played. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
nostess.
Miss Mae Saylor, R. N., of Cumber-
land, is spending some time at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Saylor, recuperating from an
attack of flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Brandler of
Pittsburgh, who spent some time here
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Donges and other relatives at Salis-
bury, returned to their home last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Reiman who
visited with relatives here returned to
their home in Detroit, Mich., Monday,
accompanied by Clemen Yommer.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boyer and fam-
ily of Beachdale, spent Friday even-
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Mills and Mickey to prepare
1.
S. PALMA BONORA
Lima Bonora, aged 57 years,
ngelo Bonora, of Quecreek,
by heart condition.
Miro Bonora, of Yatesboro,
and ‘Kelly, both at home;
zzi, of Yatesbore.
nc brother in Austria. :
George Baer.
Lester Maust left Sunday for Nap-
annee, Indiana, where he will be em-
ployed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Vought spent a
day at home of dropsy, sup-|few days last week at New Windsor,
She is|Md., at the
v her husband the following | parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Jones.
home of Mrs. Vought’s
Prof. and Mrs. Ollie Jones and two
Fruner, of Listie, and Mrs. | children of Mannington, W. Va, who
. She al-|spent a week at the home of Mr.
one brother, Cletto Bona-|Jones’ sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
brockway, Pa., and two sis- [and Mrs. Lloyd Vought, returned to
heir home, Sunday.
Mr. Charles Bolden who was confin- |
ed to his bed on account of illness is
able to be out again.
Mrs. George Collins Jr., is suffering
from flu.
Mr. Carver and Miss Grace Wahl of
Central City were Sunday evening
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Baer.
Miss Evelyn Swearman of Somer-
set, who spent a week with her grand-
parents here returned to her home
Sunday. evening, accompanied by her!
grandmother, Mrs. Emanuel Swear-
man, who will spend some time with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Swearman.
John Glessner who spent a few days
last week at Johnstown returned to
his home in Trans-Meyersdale.
The churches of Meyersdale will
observe Week of Prayer, beginning
January 7.
The carpenters are making good
headway repairing the laundry. Mr.
Bradburn is making the second floor
into an apartment which he and his
family will occupy. The laundry
started its activities January 1.
Jim Rowe returned to the home of
his grandparents, after visiting rela-
tives in Westernport, Md.
Quite a few of the children and
some of the teachers were unable to
return to school on account of sick-
ness.
Wm. Habel, Jr., returns to F. & M.
College to finish his senior year;
Emma Frances Habel returns to
Teachers College, Indiana. They are
grandchildren of W. H. Habel.
Prof. John Werner, superintendent
of schools at Coraopolis, Pa., spent
the holidays with his father, Henry
C. Werner, and his brother, Ralph and
family. John is another one of our
Meyersdale boys who has made good
in his profession of teaching.
Harry E. Dia and small daughter,
Leila, of Davenport, Nebr., Margaret
Dia, of Cincinnati, Ohie, and Ida Dia,
of Swissvale, Pa - spent the Christ-
mas period with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. i. H. Dia, Main street.
Chrigtias dinner was the first time
ir 25 years that the entire family of
S'ten children and the parents have
been together.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheller and
son, John, of Berlin, visited at the
Perry Miller home, Sunday.
Mr. Eston Poorbaugh and wife of
Chambersburg were home during the
holidays. They were accompanied to
their home on the day after Christ-
mas by his mother, Mrs. A. W. Poor-
baugh.
Mr. A. W. Poorbaugh is at present
confined to his home with the “flu.”
We hope for his speedy recovery and
that of not a few others who are af-
flicted in this city with the aforenam-
ed disease. ‘
Practical Suggestions on
Crime Problem
According to Chief L. V. Jenkins of
the Portland, Oregon Police Depart-
ment, if we are to reduce crime we
must reorganize our legal system so
as to eliminate redtape and technical-
ities, and arouse public interest in
combating the criminal.
The public, Chief Jenkins stated,
has grown so accustomed to burglar-
ies and even murders that it accepts
them as a matter of course. It
“passes the buck” entirely to the po-
lice, not realizing they are working
under great disadvantages and again-
st almost insurmountable odds. In
the opinion of this nationally known
authority, the low pay given police
officers, coupled with discouraging le-
gal practices that often make their
work go for nothing, is a positive en-
couragement to the criminal. Profes-
sional salvationists take advantage of
pardon, parole and repeal of sentence
provisions to turn the most case-
hardened criminals loose on society.
Chief Jenkins is of the opinion that
training in revolver shooting for citi-
zens, through clubs and various or-
ganizations, is an Invaluable aid in
circumventing the criminal. He feels
that anti-pistol laws would become a
menace, disarming the law abiding
citizen, and leaving the professional
gun-men, to whom all laws are made
only to be broken, armed and with the
assurance that victims are defense-
less.
It is men with practical experience
like Chief Jenkins who can point the
proper road to real crime cures. And
it is noteworthy that his advocacy of
simpler and better laws, public eoop-
eration with the police and less
“freak” legislation, is in concurrence
with the beliefs of practically every
real crime authority.
FUNERAL OF MR. SHOEMAKER
Funeral services for Samuel J.
Shoemaker, aged 70 years, of Mur-
dock, who died last Friday morning at
the home of his son, Willis Shoemak-
er, of Akron, O., were held Sunday
morning in the United Brethren
Church at Murdock, conducted by the
Rev. J. H. Weaver. Burial was in the
Hauger cemetery.
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M AND MARY were playmates
in childhood, sweethearts in high
school, and all but engaged when he
went to sea. It had been a distress-
ing parting, not at all in the romantic
picture, for Mary was just a little
doubtful. Nate Allen, the slim and
well-dressed newcomer, had told her
so many things of another world and
had paid ber so much flattering at-
tention that, for the first time, she
wondered concerning her feeling for
Tom. Then Nate had shipped on the
same ship with his rival. He was a
radio operator and Tom an engineer.
“That is it,” she said to herself, “in
every way Nate is just a little more
romantic than Tom.” She took her
troubles to Captain Wilson who
smoked a short pipe and listened in
silence until she was through.
“So Tom’s not fancy enough for you,
hey? Want a man who knows how
to wear his clothes and make pretty
speeches. Wonder what your old dad
who was one of the hardest swearing
skippers on the island run would say
to that, if he were here to hear you.
And don’t forget you've known Tom
a long while and he stands knowing
and,” Cap Wilson poked a warning
finger at her, “Don’t go to confusing
a new interest with real affection.”
Still Mary was troubled.
“First thing you know,” Cap con:
tinued, “you’ll be telling me you don’t
like the way my trousers are pressed.
being as how they never were, or
that 1 oughta have a new lid. Gosh,
1 wish your dad was here to spank
you.”
At her indignant departure the old
man chuckled and yet he was worried.
“Not that Nate isn't a good boy, 1
guess he is, but Tom, he’s a skipper’s
.son, and Mary’s a skipper’s daughter.”
The whole country read of the
wreck and the wireless man who stuck
to his post. To Mary it came as an
answer to her question. She saw
Nate as a hero, pictured him going
over the side with the captain, the
last men to leave the ship, and waited
anxiously for the day to come when
the hero would return. And Tom? Of
course she was glad he was safe, but
the romance was all with Nate. It
was then Cap Wilson made it his
business to waylay her. He walked
up as she was seated on the beach,
as were many of the women whose
men were on that ship, waiting for a
sign of the freighter which was bring-
ing them back.
“That Nate,” Cap began, ‘sure was
a hero. He lived up to the traditions
in grand style and I'm proud of him.”
Mary looked her gratitude. It was
fine of the old man to admit his mis-
take.
“And yet,” he continued, “there is
something funny about wireless out-
fits.” He paused to fill his pipe then
went on almost as if talking to him-
self.
“They have to have power in or-
der to run, you know. A fellow can’t
just sit there and push a button or
finger a key and send out the S O S.
There must be somebody furnishing
the kick, the juice, the electricity.
That’s the way about a lot of things.
Somebody makes a big hit, and de-
serves it, and somebody else, who did
the work to make it possible, never
gets the chance to step out from be-
hind the curtain which hides them.”
“Cap Wilson, what are you trying
to say?”
“Who, me? 1 was just picturing
that wreck. Here was Nate up in
his radio room above decks where he
could see what was going on. If the
ol' ship took to lighting, he knew it.
If the boats were a-getting off all
right, he knew it, and knew how many
were left. He sticks by his post and
tells the world to get busy helping out,
but he could see, get that?”
“Yes?
“Well, somewhere down where a
man can’t see and where nobody could
stand -around to notice whether he
was acting the part of a man or not,
was a guy keeping that motor or dyn-
amo running to make the precious
power for Nate's spark machine. He
didn’t know what was going on, he
had nothing but his imagination which
can be more terrifying than facts.”
“The engineer,” Mary spoke softly,
“you mean, Tom?”
“Both heroes,” and Cap rose to walk
away. “You could be proud of either,
1 guess, but get the picture, get it all,
above decks and below, before you
start in forgetting the kid you went
to school with for od :
“I'm not forgetting, Cap. I'm look-
ing below decks now, for the first
time, and—and I've found my hero.”
Baffled.
The great -leuth put away his mag-
nifying glass.
“The culpsit has left a number of
clews about,” he declared, casting a
guick, definite glance round the room,
“and I'm certain the culprit has short
black hair, is five feet, seven inches
tall, smoked cigarettes, wore woolen
socks and drove here in an automo-
bile. Another thing—”
“But how marvelous!” interrupted
the victim of the robbery. “Now was
the culprit a man or a woman?”
It was then that the great detective
was baflled.
Tight wad.
Mrs. Smith—My husband makes his
money go a long way.
Mrs. Scott—My husband
to let his go at all.
is disin-
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THE GULLS’ SONG
“Come Sea Gulls, and listen to the
song,” said Mrs. Sea Gull,
All the sea gulls came around and
then they all rested on the top of the
waves while Mrs. Sea Gull sang this
song:
Let's sing a song, a song
As we fly, fly along.
Let's wave to the people on boats,
And sing for them shrieking notes,
Let's whisper sweet words to the
waves,
And laugh when the old wind raves.
We can fly o'er the sea, the wonderful
sea,
And so we should happy be, happy be.
Oh, life can never be dull,
When one is a strong sea gull!
Mis. Gull paused for a moment, and
then she said:
“Now, Sea Gulls, I will teach you
the chorus, which we will always sing
twice. Here it is:
It's joyous to fly
In the air so high,
And ’tis wondrous bliss
The great waves to kiss.
The sea gulls all sang this song un-
til they knew it by heart, and every
time they sang the verse they sang
the chorus twice over.
Then they followed the boats, and
after a time they left the boats, which
were going far across the ocean, as
they wanted to go back to their coves
They Left the Boats.
near the harbor where they would find
delicious food which sea gulls love.
And Mr. Sea Gull told of the boats
he had followed.
He told of the food which had been
given to him from some of these
boats.
He told of the adventures he had
had, of the great wild storms on the
sea through which he had lived.
He told of boats he had seen rock
and toss, he told of people to whom
he had waved his wings as they
waved their hands or arms or hand-
kerchiefs to him,
He said he wasn’t quite sure which
were arms and which were hands and
which were handkerchiefs, but any-
way it was very nice to be waved to
by the people who were on the boats.
And all the little sea gulls listened
to his adventures and hoped that they
would have interesting adventures,
too.
And all, all the time, the sea gulls
kept whispering secrets to the waves
and the waves kept bubbling over
with laughter, for some of the sea
gulls were so merry and Jolly and
funny and gay. ;
And the waves roared in their deep
voices:
“Oh, sea gulls, we love you.
sea gulls, we love you!”
Oh,
RIDDLES
When is a ship like a floor? When
she’s boarded.
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Why is the oyster the wisest of ani-
mals? He keeps his mouth shut.
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When do you become a country of
South America? When you are Chili.
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Why is an orange like a church
steeple? Because we lave a peel from
it.
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On what condition would women
wear men's clothes? 1f it were the
fashion. :
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Why is a brave man like a tin
soldier? Because he if a man of met-
tle (metal). i
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Why is the Fourth »f July like an
oyster stew? Because ve enjoy it best
with crackers. i
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Why should a fainthg woman have
more than one doctor called? Because
if she is not brough to (two) she
will die. ¥
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What is the differcice between a
new sponge and a fahionable man?
If you well wet one itmakes it swell.
but if you well wet th: other it takes
all the swell out of im.
* *
What is the differfice between a
man and a banana pel? Sometimes
the man throws the bnana peel into
the gutter, and sometiies the banana
peel throws the man ito the gutter.
Goldfish Is defined
The teacher had bought a glass
bowl containing goldfh to school.
“Now,” she said, “an anyone tell
me what a goldfish i8”
“Yes, teacher,” replid a little girl.
“It's a sardine that hatgot very rich.” |
i
improved Uniform International
Sundaychool
* Lesson’
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D.D., Dean
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©). 1928, Western Newspaper Union.)
——
Lesson for January 6
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 6:24-34.
GOLDEN TEXT—Like as a father
pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth
them that fear Him.
PRIMARY TOP1C—Our Heavenly Fa-
ther.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Our Heavenly Fa-
ther.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—What the Heavenly Father Means
to Me.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP-
IC—The Fatherhood of God.
Half of the lessons for the year 1929
are of a topical character. The aim of
the committee seems to have been to
place before the Sunday-school pupils
some of the great doctrine. of God's
Word, as well as teachings on prac-
tical life.
I. Who Is Cur Heavenly Father?
(Genesis 1:1, 27).
He is the Almighty God who cre-
ated the universe. God was before
all things. “Before the mountains
were brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even
from everlasting to everlasting, thou
art God.” Tre universe came into be-
ing by the will and act of the personal
being called God. Man himself is a
creation of God. He was createa in
the likeness and image of God. God is
the infinite and perfect spirit in whom
we live and move and have our being.
He is omnipotent, omniscient and om-
nipresent. He was not only before
all things, but the cause of all things.
11. What the Father Does.
1. He loves us (1 John 4:9, 10).
This love was expressed by sending
His only begotten Son into the world
that we might live through Him. He
not only loves the redeemed, but He
loves the world (John 3:16). In the
very essence of His being God is love
(1 John 4:8).
2. He redeemed us (1 John 4:9).
He gave His only begotten Son that
we might live through Him.
3. God preserves us (Ps. 103:1-14).
The preserving mercy of God em-
braces the following gracious bene-
ficial acts:
(1) He forgives all our iniquities
(v. 3). This He is able to do because
of the righteous provision He made
for sin in the atonement wrought out
by Jesus Christ. so
(2) He healeth all our diseases (v.
3). This healing refers to the body
and soul.
(3) He redeemeth the life from de-
struction (v. 4). Redemption implies
the payment of all demands against
the debtor.
(4) He satisfieth thy mouth (v. 5).
This means that God satisfies all
legitimate desires so that youth is re-
newed like the eagle's.
(5) He exec.::s righteousness and
judgment (vv. 6-12). The wrongs of
life are righted and man is thus re-
lieved of their burdens.
(6) He pities His children (vv.
13, 14). The pity of an earthly fa-
ther for his children is but a faint
suggestion of the sympathetic heart
of the loving God, our Father.
111. Our Responsibility to the Heav-
enly Father (Matthew 6:24-34).
Christ came to reveal the Father.
The subjects of the heavenly kingdom
will love Him as the child loves its
father,
1. He will give unto him undivided
attention (v. 24).
The child of God makes the un-
equivocal choice between the heaven-
ly Father and the world. The word
“mammon” is a kind of personifica-
tion of worldliness.
2. Will not be anxious about food
and clothing (vv. 25-32).
The child of God who knows Him
as a Father will not be supremely con-
cerned about what it shall eat or
what it shall put on because anxiety is
(1) Useless (v. 27).
Regardless of what thought or con-
cern one exercises concerning food
and clothing, it will be provided only
according to His will. In Him do we
live, move and have our being. God
supplies all our needs (Phil. 4:19).
- (2) It shows distrust of the Father
(vv. 28-30). In the measure that one
is anxious about these needs, he shows
lack of faith in the love of God.
(3) It is heathenish (v. 32). That
those who are ignorant of God should
manifest anxiety is not to be won-
dered at, but for His children, those
who know. God as the Father, to do so
is to play the heathen. He knows that
we have need of temporal blessings,
3. Will diligently seek the Kingdom
of God and His righteousness. (vv.
33, 34).
This means that he will subordinate
temporal things to the things of the
Spirit. It does not mean that a child
of God will fail to exercise proper
forethought in providing for himself
and family.
The Reality of Life
Silence is in truth tke attribute of
God; and those who seek Him from
that side invariably learn that megi-
tation is not the dream, but the real-
ity of life; oot its illusion. but its
truth; not its weakness but its
strength.,—Martineau.
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God’s Promises
God’s promises were never meant to
ferry our laziness like a boat; they
are to be rowed by our oars.—Henry
Ward Beecher.
ST. PAUL ITEMS
Christmas service was held in St.
Paul’s church on Sunday evening,
Dec. 23. The service was well ren-
dered to a large and appreciative au-
dience.
Miss Lucey Beck of Loueland, Colo-
rado, who had spent several weeks at
the home of her brother and sister-
in-law, Rev. and Mrs. K. H. Beck left
for her home on Friday before Christ-
mas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Beal moved
into the new house they had built on
the lot near their store, a few days
before Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Walker and
family from near Garrett spent
Christmas day at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Amy Sipple.
Mr. and Mrs. Eber Cockley and
daughter Evelyn, of Boswell, spent
Christmas day at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lepley.
Mr. William Sechler who has been
working in Lancaster is at home over
the holidays.
Mr. Jonas Lowry of Kenmore,
Ohio, spent Christmas at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sechler.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lepley and
children of New Alexandria, Pa.,
were visiting at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lepley on
Wednesday of last week.
On Thursday evening, Dec. 27, a
house warming party was given to
{ Mr. and Mrs. Ward S. Compton in
the form of a shower. They received
many beautiful and useful gifts.
The following persons were present:
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Compton and
daughter Mary Ruth, Mr. and Mrs.
Phineas Compton, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
and Mrs. Robert McKerahan ‘and sons
Compton and Paul, Mr. D. Comp¥en,
Rev. and Mrs. K. H. Beck, Mrs. C. J.
Rhodes and daughter May, Mrs. Julia
Engle, Mrs. W. H. Sechler, Mrs. B. J.
Winters, Mrs. W. H. McClintock, Mrs.
Fred Speicher and baby, Mr. and Mrs.
J. I. Sechler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sechler, Mrs. Harvey Engle and son
Virgil, Mrs. Charles Engle and daugh-
ter Dorothy, Eli Folk, Mary and Pearl
Hay, Florence and Elsie Sipple, Mr.
and Mrs. Earnest Keim, Mrs. Joe
Wagner and daughters Mildred,
Leona and Dorothy, Berkey Newman,
Roy Sipple, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lep-
ley, Mrs. David Keim. Lunch was
served at a late hour. Mr. and Mrs.
Compton recently moved into the Ir-
vin Engle property. .
Mr. Simon Tice, who had been liv-
ing in the Sam.’ Livengood property,
moved to Norfolk, Va., where he ex-
pects to work in the Ford plant.
A fine Christmas program was ren-
dered sy the pupils of both rooms in
the St. Paul school on Friday after-
noon before Christmas.
Miss Frances Livengood, teacher of
the advanced room was confined
her home with the “flu” for several
days during the Christmas vacation.
The annual business meeting of St.
Paul’s Reformed Church was held on
New Year's eve in the auditorium of
the church. Refreshments and a
Watch Night service followed. The
‘New Year was ushered in by prayer
and the ringing of the church bell.
Salisbury Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Menhorn, of
Zanesville, Ohio, are spending the
holidays with Mr. Menhorn’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Menhorn.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Nolte and
daughter Bdna and Mrs. Albert
Howell and baby Doris Euagene of
Coal Run were visiting with Mrs.
Nolte’s brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Miller and sister’s family,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Menhorn, on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Connel King and Mrs.
Jennie Pritts of Swanton, Md., and
Mr. Oscar Broadwater, of Frostburg,
Md., spent Wednesday with Mrs. Jen-
nie Pritts’ son and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Pritts.
! Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Menhorn and
little son, Albert, spent Thursday and
Friday visiting Mrs. Menhorn’s fa-
ther, Mr. Floyd Stickley, and other re-
latives at Cumberland, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and
two children, of Jerome, and Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Werner and family, of
Meyersdale, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schramm.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Menhorn and
two children, Clyde and Effie Eliza-
beth, and Albert Menhorn, of Somer-
set, spent Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Menhorn.
Eli Broadwater, who is living with
his daughter, Mrs. Ed. Pritts, has
been sick for quite a while and his
condition is not improving very ra-
pidly.
Mrs. D. T. Easteap, of Roundup,
Montana, is visiting with her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lea-
than.
Miss Ruth Schramm spent the week
end at Meyersdale with her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Werner.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Menhorn and
two children, Clyde and Effie Eliza-
beth, and Albert Menhorn, of Somer-
set, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Menhorn and
son Albert, of Zanesville, Ohio, and
Mrs. J. H. Menhorn were visitors at
Ci Frank Miller home on Christmas
ay.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Broadwater
and son, Asa, of Cumberland, Md.,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Broadwater and
Mr. Savin Broadwater, of St. Paul,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
Mrs. Ed. Pritts. Trend
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