100 Years Ago

Herald of April 1, 1921

L.C. “Red” Metzler and his farewell service was presented in the Church of the Brethren, Martinsburg. The church building was to be replaced with a “larger and more modern structure.” The principal speaker at the service, held on Easter morning, was Elder James A. Sell. He spoke on the settlement of the Cove and the establishment of the Cove Church of the Brethren in the valley. The building committee for the new church was composed of the following men: James Wineland, M.R. Brumbaugh, Henry Brumbaugh, Ira E. Brumbaugh and George B. Wineland.

A missionary convention at Altoona, sponsored by the Presbyterian Church, was attended by the following Martinsburg people: Mrs. Mary Ashcom, Misses Ella Sanders, Mary Graffius, Miriam Rearick, Ruth Rearick and Marian Mentzer.

The Roaring Spring Department Store, advertising “National Gingham Week April 4-9, 1921, offered ginghams for 17 cents, 25 cents and 32 cents per yard.