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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
3
A crowded Meadville Eagle‑Ledger page lists wanted help at restaurants and shops, social notices, and local business prompts. It mentions a Baptist prayer meeting, a funeral, a court‑house registration reminder, Fire at Conneaut Lake, and various ads for groceries, books, and household goods.
A noon ceremony at the Hunt home in Olean united Mike Hazel and Elizabeth Van Vieck of Jamestown with John Stetson Barnes of Syracuse. Rev Dr W Ashton officiated with attendants Theodore Young of Syracuse and Bernice Bracken of Corry. The bride wore dark blue Messaline. Luncheon followed with twenty covers. Out-of-town guests included George M Barnes and others from Syracuse Jamestown and Corry.
Early yesterday morning a lightning strike damaged the front of Meritt Moomy’s house on Holland Street between Twelfth and Thirteenth. The bolt cracked the chimney and slightly harmed the front wall. A prior strike in recent months also damaged the rear chimney, splintering brick and plaster.
Thomas Cooley Allison formerly of Lake Pleasant consents to wed Miss Whulfred Au ck Brennan in Cleveland on Aug. 9. They will reside at 241 Kyle Avenue Lakewood after Ost. 2yt. Local reports note Prohibition picnic at Dirk's Grove with a lively crowd, music, and ample food. Several locals attended the S. B. Convention in Waltshoro and found it very interesting. Mrs. J. F. McClelland of Gotry spoke at the Baptist church, both morning and evening services. Covenant meeting set for Saturday Sept. 2 at 2 o'clock at the Baptist church.
Wattaburg area reports a well water spill on William Moore’s farm about ten days ago. Gross and kin traveled over 200 miles by water to Pittsburg, then returned by rail with stories of a delightful trip. The Fourth Annual Sunday School convention of the 18th district of Erle county met in Wattabure on Aug 18. A large barn four miles north of Wattsburs burned after being struck by lightning, consumed by the ensuing fire.
A fragmentary list of names and garbled phrases appears as an advertised letters section. The readable items include several personal names and scattered initials, with unusual spellings suggesting OCR errors. No clear recipient, location, or date is evident from the legible text.
A private citizen recalls the moment burglars slipped inside by a kitchen window as a clock strike rang. The detective asks which of the three was responsible, turning a simple intrusion into a verbal puzzle.
A brief quotation from the New York Journal captures a child’s wish to be older to avoid vexing questions about his feet. The exchange highlights juvenile impatience with adult curiosity and the humor of a child’s candid reply.
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