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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
6
Local notes list residents and visitors in various cities. Sam Sweet and A W Wheeler travel for business, Mrs Bettie Hoffman and Mrs Bes sia Webster host in Cannonsburg, Ford hosts, and many others visit Erie Meadville Warren Warren City Chautauqua Lake Olean Atlantic City Corry. Details show daily movement and social visits across towns.
Garland visitor Biny Munn Agnes and Hens Wilson are in town visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. T Cooper of Union City are in town. Weeks from Buffalo returned on business. Mrs. Ransom Mackelvey of Spring Creek in city today. Emmett Down of Ellington visiting family for a few days. Mrs. Maybeo returned to Meadville after a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Ovcur Jones and daughter Jene went to Chautauqua for the week. Mrs. Margaret Raeder and daughter Caroline returned from Tuinaville. L Clark returned from Freemont after visiting her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton and Mr. Clapp toured to Westfield via Chautauqua yesterday. Perry Davis Painkiller advertised as relief. Miss Fannie Amidon, vocal teacher at Valley City Normal School, visiting her brother. Amidon to Lake Champlain and Thousand Islands then back to Corry before westward trip.
Community members gather for kin visits and family news. Elmer Grinder visits Hyde Park relatives. Mrs. G. W. Blakeslee dies after illness. funeral arrangements pending. Cousins of Mr. and Mrs. Webb host visitors from Cleveland. Miss Thomson and Miss Parks vacation with family in Spartansburg. Residents welcome guests from Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland New York City and Titusville.
Miss Lispeth Stockhauser, a governess from Cyr Kingston New York, drowned in Esopus Creek at Mount Pleasant after saving two children from a capsized boat. She and another governess pulled the children ashore before the boat overturned. Exhausted, Stockhauser slipped and sank due to a tight skirt restricting her swimming.
The Amusel Theater showcases Western Hearts featuring Hilly Anderson and Kitty in a light comedy with Puller Mon Father Accomplished Hin, Work Comedy. The lively show mixes humor and period charm for local audiences.
An advertisement notes excursion trains to Williams Grove Pennsylvania from stations in Pennsylvania and Baltimore via the Northern Central Railway for August 26 to 31. Return fares are 20 to 80 cents, with details on advance sale and starting points. Also includes unrelated snippets on soap and a breakfast table remark.
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