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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
5
Dozens of visitors from Union City Butler Butler County Erin and other towns spent the day in the city for business and social calls. Local residents and executives from the Penn Leather Company and Barlow Company joined trips to Buffalo for the automobile show. A number of guests and officials arrived, inspected the camp, and planned attendance for tonight’s events.
The AmuseU Theater presents a reel program featuring Helen Holmes in The Dole of Destiny, Glatra McDowell in A Mograph, Loy Trumphs in Lubin with Harry Myers, and Ronemary Theby. Jimmie the Porter offers a comedy, Hearts of Gold a Biograph drama, Old Dog Yack a cartoon, with Tomorroy Alien Viper listed.
Rev G H Sharpley returned home this morning from Burlington Nada where he has them spending. Mr and Mrs Alexander Br and Mrs Waller Clough and wid Mr F M Raymond are spending a few days at the automobile show in Buffalo this week. J H Dorn of Jamestown who has been upending a few days with her aunt Mrs P J Donald, who is a patient in Corry Hospital returned home today. Thaddeus Histed of North Inst aquent at the home of Mr and Mrs Thad Parking of Liberty avenue with other relatives. Mr Histed who is in fly 88d you to will very active although severely wounded by the Civil War.
A very enjoyable German Club meeting was held last evening in the High School building. After a short business session, the club decided to order books for individual reading before the program concluded, the meeting shortened by examination week. The Literary Club meets next Wednesday, alternately with the German Club.
Mrs Paul Stone hosted twenty five young Indy friends at her West Smith forest home. Guests enjoyed piano and vocal numbers followed by a fine luncheon. The gathering became a miscellaneous shower with many gifts for Mrs Stone.
About thirty members of the Daughters of Taabotla attended a masked party and a regular meeting at Macahes Hall. Attendees wore fancy and grotesque costumes including New England styles. The evening featured an unveiling and a luncheon after the formal session.
The Penn State Glee Club toured under Santa Fe auspices and performed at the Duncan Opera House to a full, enthusiastic crowd. Directors, a two-hour program, and high quality entertainment drew praise, with hopes of a return visit due to popular demand. The concert at the Y M C A was also praised as the season’s best Santa Fe show.
United Press reports a Pittsburgh man named Snyder killed his wife in her room at a sanitarium in Houston after a quarrel. A door Browning marked the crime scene and the couple were en route to Corpus Christi when she became ill. The wife, a presumed well known singer, was found dead as Snyder later vanished. In a separate note, Greenwich fishermen recovered a strange catch of two ducks inside an angel fish, one duck still alive, with the fish displayed at the local market.
The Department of Agriculture ordered the stock yards of Buffalo and Richmond closed in addition to Chicago and Pittsburgh to curb foot and mouth disease. Buffalo yards will remain closed indefinitely as no new developments occurred in the federal quarantine situation.
The committee on military articles in the senate favorably reported the bill to increase both the army and militia strength. Authorized measures include enlisting about 20,000 additional soldiers and adding 2,000 officers and staff to support the expanded force.
Several members of the Corry Council Knights of Columbus will attend the Fourth Degree conferring and exemplification on February 14 in the new armory at OU City. Officials from Pittsburgh Philadelphia and other nearby cities are expected. No candidates from the local council are listed.
A Pennsy train No 39 suffered a slight mishap this morning causing nearly an hour delay. Near Wilcox east of Kane a drawhead on the Grear Pullin OWL City car pulled, delaying the run to Wilcox and passenger transfers. The Ol City Pullman was returned here this afternoon attached to train No 3.
A local advertise listing best quality white American porcelain tea cups and saucers at 90c a dozen, 7 inch dinner plates at 5c each, small white porcelain platters at 6c per item, white porcelain uncovered chambers at 35c each, wash bowls 40 45c, white porcelain pictures 5c, white enameled sauce pans 25c, and small enameled mixing bowls at 10c each.
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