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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
40
Fragmented OCR text mentions Ames and Sunville clergy, Rev W M Allison, J W Wilson of Corry, and long pastorates. It notes a hotel in Ames related to local social gatherings and Columbus Hotel as a longtime landmark in Warren County.
A report describes improvements in the town including church finances, better systems, and property upgrades. It highlights a thriving Sunday School under W. S Roxford, a growing Ladies’ society led by Mrs. Henry Rustin, and a masculine trusteeship streamlining pastor support. The piece notes community unity, denominational growth, and the church serving as a center of worship and mutual help. It also covers local businesses: Charles Raymond’s blacksmith shop, Ruslink store with meat market and general goods, Charles Simpson’s Raymond shop for farm machinery repair, and Robert Haupin’s Columbus grocer shop with groceries, dry goods, and produce.
The article profiles Pier & Blanchard hardware in Columbus, noting the Blair building housing a strong lodge, the local telegraph and hotel services, and the Columbus Telegraph Company history. It details Simpson store operations, goods like coffee and canned goods, and the presence of A D Coan as a barber, along with Woodin’s Cash Food Store and its cash-only policy and bustling trade in feed and groceries.
Corry’s post office project advances toward a grand stone building on Center and South streets. Contractors Daniel T. McCarthy of Philadelphia oversee a $100,000 federal appropriation with $14,000 for planing, aiming for completion by November and turnover to the Postmaster next year despite weather delays. The 88 by 85 foot colonial style structure will feature buff Bedford limestone, Mt. Airy granite entries, fireproof interiors, lookout observation for inspectors, cement driveways, and enhanced clerical efficiency for postal operations.
A Wednesday night blaze leveled the Pier and Blanchard store and the Masonic Building as well as Mr. Woodin’s premises in the same section. Firefighters fought the flames, with property losses estimated and investigations underway to determine the cause.
Brokenstraw Lodge meets at the Soholton Hall with Danny Wickwire as Noble Grand. The Columbus branch of reformers is noted. Wickwire grocery and West Side store offer a full line of merchandise, household drugs, and medicinal preparations.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a repair shop adjoining a barbershop. It mentions service described as satisfactory though the text is garbled, with no clear dates or names. The item appears to be a local notice or brief about a nearby business alignment.
Corry sits at the center of three major railroad trunk lines the Philadelphia and Erie and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh divisions of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the main line of the Hele. Within five hundred miles lies over half the nation's population, making Corry a pivotal transfer point for freight and express services with Wells Fargo and Adams Express maintaining offices. The city offers rapid logistics with twelve hour reach to nearly any location, bolstering wartime service and intercity movement.
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