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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
5
Busy May week diary items from Clearfield include visits by John Leitzia and Mrs. Pearl Davis guests at local homes, plus residents traveling to Philadelphia and Tyrone for business or leisure. Notables Eller, Hoffman, McCord, Hess, and Wright Bigier appear at gatherings, shops, and hospital wards as communities trade news and hospitality.
Miss Frances Thbersonsburg spent Sunday at the home of Mrs Ann Pickering. Dr. T S Me Campbell from Xemao accompanied by Mrs Jocoho A Me Campbell and daughters are visiting at the Eleventh Street Methodist parsonage.
Fragmented local column records social visits and movements. Mrs Potter of Pittsburg sits in a tower. Miss Amada Reansigneur and Mrs Long are mentioned. Various names tied to trips to Clearfield and Philadelphia. deputy register Geo W Galich noted.
Fragments show residents with unclear chores and social mentions. Names such as Prat Geoderson and Miss Parker Percett appear amid garbled street and date references. Some events reference a morning period and a past week, but details are unreadable.
Tuesday evening through today Curwensville residents were active in nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Wil L Thompson traveled to Chartieta, Minnie Snake returned home from Unionville, and Mrs. John Schuyter came back from Johnstown and Lock Haven. Mrs. Lester Smealds visited her mother in Curwensville as Leichardeen and W. W. Co Zad went trout fishing. Frank Huston of DuBois attended to business here, while Cloyd P Pantabaker of Philipsburg was in town. Wm Bickenzie and family joined Misses Charlotte and Grace McKenzie on South Second Street for the El Gance event. Missing pocketbook with two five-dollar bills turned into Progress office for reward.
Local society notes from Curwensville reveal visits by Mrs. Wm. Schryver and Mr. Lily Litz, travels of Amos Beall and Milton Moore families, and gatherings with Rex and Read households. Guests include Miss Lyde Mitchell and Mrs. Kelley of Carwensville visiting relatives in Glen Richey and Mt. Joy. Lawrence Grange program planned with readings and debates.
Woodlawn page reports Krebs brick works and clay mines closed temporarily to allow farming at home. John Pattin completes residence with wife returning from a visit. Conrad and D. E. Your mother to Clearfield, Frank Dixon smiles at a new baby. Dorsie Wiser improves at his father’s house. Rabbit business started, success praised. Clyde Peters buys Lumefive property with plans for improvements. Erma Tarks visits. J T Pick returns home after a stay. Vester Wiser adds two new chimneys and finishes house. more improvements planned.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mrs De Cihaver and Mrs Spencer among Grampian residents. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Kester, WW Spencre, Mrs Simon Guiker, J. PL Gnibers, Miles Wall, Woodside, Eswis, Kesterarg, and Jcka Cleaver. Reading notes indicate a family gathering or visitors at Henry El Al Srvteer’s area with references to kinship and social visits.
An oration by Rev Horace Jacobs D D will open Memorial Day ceremonies in Cleartiala on Saturday. Veterans and citizens will place flowers on graves and attend a program including prayers, music, quartette selections, and a military salute. Committees, parade order, and marshal assignments are listed, with instructions to bring flowers to the courthouse Saturday morning.
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