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Newspaper

Indiana Democrat

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1908

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Old-Time Friends Gather at Fair Grounds Reunion Spirit

At a Friday gathering on the fair grounds, pupils and friends of Professors A Campbell and J T Stewart renewed memories and formed a new club with officers named J N Huston, J J Hutchison, W G Walbach, Maud Timpfield, and W G McKee.

A. Campbell J. T. Stewart Stewart J. N. Huston Pittsboro J. J. Hutchison Armagh W. GO. Walbach Brushvalley Maud Tmpfield W. GC. McKee Indiana Arvilla Snyder Lester Winger M. M. Palmer N. Glassford Colorado Campbell John Jennie J. T. Henry Blairsville H .W. Fee Winebrenner Conemdugh Leon H. Hoffman Punxsutawney Sara Adams Penn Run Literary Society Greenville

Card of Thanks from McCracken Family in Burrell Township

J D McCracken and family of Burrell township thank friends and neighbors for kindness and assistance during the illness and death of wife and mother Mrs J D McCracken.

J. D. McCracken Burrell Township J. D, McCracken

Social Downes Notes at Chestnut Grove Corn Roast

A list of local youths including Charles Brownlee May Brownlee Matthew Bruce Sara Bruce and others attended a corn roast at Chestnut Grove on Saturday evening. Also thirty-two ladies and neighbors gathered at Camp Carlos in honor of Mrs Carl Vuckenberg with Mrs A P Lowry presenting a birthday table and rug during the afternoon.

Chestnut Grove Charles May Brownlee Matthew Sara Bruce Robert Thomas Ross Cartie Hill Ford Sara Gibson Myrtle McKendrick Agnes Campbell Linda Detwiler Laura Buterbaugh Bell Allison Sara Braugnier Fay Lightheiser Claude Bath Ray Hosack Charles Bates Town Messrs Ellicott and Terry Pitcairn Carl Vuckenberg Camp Carlos A. P. Lowry Yuckenberg

Local visits and arrivals noted around Pittsburg region

Hoorelt Ake and Rankin Tomb visit friends in Pittsburg while Sidney McLanahan of Marion Center travels Indiana. The column records numerous visitors and travelers: Miss Edna Sansom returns from Clarton, Justice Elkin visits Punxsutawney, a Clark family business trip from Glen Campbell, and Fair and Vandergrift guests attend a funeral. Reunions and trips span Johnstown, Pottsville, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and Akron with remarks on local figures, church trustees, and school officials.

Hoorelt Ake Rankin Tomb Pittsburg Sidney McLanahan Marion Center Indiana Arion Wilson Toledo Joseph Harry Clark Glen Campbell Edna Sansom Clarton Justice Elkin Punxsutawney Joe Pyrof R. W. Fair Saltsburg Margaret Fair Robert Fitzsimmons Vandergrift F. D. Clover Pine Figts Nellie Vink Mt. Holly Springs Albert Miller South Street Dr. Reynolds the Normal David Ortz Mabel June Swan Phillip Mark Philadelphia Phillip Marshall John R. Stumpf Akron Stumpf Stumpfs Samuel Clark Ridgway Park Cond Place Olive Laura Buterbaugh Martha Willams Harry Young Johnstown Democrat Lovejoy Normal Field

Collegians vs Blairsville at Normal campus amid muddy play

Baseball notes recount Punx'y and Lovejoy players, including Marlin with two singles and a triple, and Daugherty as a fast official. Mentions a crowd question for Clymer Lovejoy, Lovejoy woman’s hit, and an injunction on resin use. Also reports the death of Daniel L. Rankin at 69, former Butler county treasurer, and a clock gift to County Home from Bernard Gloekler Co. plus Indiana Business College opens September 7, 1908 offering shorthand and bookkeeping courses.

Lovejoy Warn Punx Daugherty Clymer-Lovejoy Ridgway Brookville Collegians Marlin Blairsville Homer City Clymer Marley Coleman Leasure D. Co Indiana County Rochester Mille Creekside John Leasure Wolf Hunter Crooked Creek 206Th Regiment P. V Luella Oberlin Rochester Mills Warnshuis Coyode Gilgal Graveyard

List of Letters Remaining Uncalled For in Indiana Office

The notice lists uncalled letters dated August 15, 1908. Names include Miss Nora Davis, Frank Herman, Miss Huldah Rowe, John Smith, Antonio Giunta di Sebastigno, with inquiry advised that they have been advertised and the date given by James C. McGregor, 7 M.

Indiana Ofice Nora Davis Frank Herman Huldah Rowe John Smith Antonio Giunta di Sebastigno James C. McGregor

Greensburgs Famous Band Master to Play at Fair

Ben Kettering, famed band leader, will perform at Greensburg Fair on Thursday. His ensemble includes top musicians and is noted for careful music selection, adding a key attraction to Thursday’s program.

Greensburg Ben Kettering Ben

Building Permits Issued Burgess Crossman

Burgess Crossman issues permits for several building projects including John D. Widdowson’s three story brick and cement corner building at Locust street and Wayne avenue costing 4000 dollars, a first floor butcher shop with upstairs apartments, J A Stuchell contractor for a North Seventh street frame dwelling for Charles Weamer, J A Campbell three two story frame dwellings on Washington street costing 4000, Joseph N. Martin two story frame dwelling on Wayne avenue costing 4500, John Martin contractor, George Nesbitt two story frame dwelling on Water street costing 2000 and L D Munshower two story frame dwelling on South Seventh street costing 2000, Mrs T N Lockard two story dwelling on South Eleventh street costing 2500, frame dwelling on North Twelfth street for Mrs Mary Marshall costing 1500, I M Lockard contractor for both houses, J C Conner building three new frame dwellings on Washington street totaling about 5000, George A Conrath new two story frame dwelling on Locust street costing 2800, plus many additions and repairs.

Burgess Crossman John D. Widdowson Locust Street Wayne Avenue J. A. Stuchell North Seventh Street Charles Weamer J. A. Campbell Washington Street Joseph N. Martin John Martin George Nesbitt Water Street L. D. Munshower South Seventh Street T. N. Lockard South Eleventh Street North Twelfth Street Mary Marshall M. Lockard J. ©. Conner George A. Conrath

Free Methodist Campmeeting in Greensburg District

The Free Methodists of Greensburg district plan an annual camp meeting in Gen Harry White's woods Indiana from August 21 to 30 with daily services including Holiness meetings love feasts sermons and children's meetings at set times each day. Rev A D Zanniser district elder will oversee the event and no admission fee will be charged.

Free Methodists of Greensburg Gen. Harry White's Woods Indiana A. D. Zanniser

Williams Grove P Cnic Excursion Tickets Sold

Drouth forces mine closures near Johnstown as Berwind-White Coal mines shut three sites, risking 1600 jobs. Railroad excursions to Williams Grove and from Baltimore Elmira Frederick and Northern Central from Aug 18 28 at reduced rates. Returns valid to Sept 1. Weather may worsen shutdowns if rain remains scarce.

Williams Grove Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Baltimore, Elmira Frederick Northern Gentral Railroad Drouth Johnstown Berwind-White Coal Company

Unearthed Human Bones Found Along Orchard Avenue

Workmen for contractor John Mc Nary digging sewers in South Canonsburg uncovered 77 human bones in Orchard Avenue. Remains include a four year old child, a ten year old child, and a person around 35. Bones are in early decay, suggesting they lay in a water-filled well or vault for about seven decades.

John McNary South Canonsburg Orchard Avenue

Annual Convention of Indiana County W C T U

The Indiana county W C T U schedules its annual convention at Blairsville Presbyterian church on August 26 and 27 marking the county organization’s 25th anniversary. All temperance friends are invited.

Indiana County Blairsville

Collegians Defeat Punxsutawney In Big Victory

Indiana Collegians beat Punxsutawney 3 to 1 at Normal field on Thursday afternoon. Marlin starred with a threebase hit and reached home twice as King and Bullock combined on the mound to seal the win. Lovejoy and Clymer played a lengthy, error‑heavy game with strong support from spectators and umpire Daugherty.

Collegiana Punxsutawney Collegians King Dock Smith Keogh McGregor Marlin Whison Guthrie Bunter Home McFarland Hosack Warren Bender Indiana Neck of Woods

Rival Teams Clash In Rainy Indiana Field Battle

Clymer and Lovejoy arrived late and played under drizzle at Normal Field. About two thousand spectators watched as Lovejoy won 13 to 3 after a long afternoon, with women among the crowd adding cheer and songs despite the damp conditions.

Indiana Clymer Lovejoy

Collegians Defeat Lovejoy In Loose Victory

The Indiana Collegians beat Lovejoy on Saturday with a wide margin despite a loose game. Final score details show Collegians 8 runs in the later innings to Lovejoy 3. Strikeouts total eight for Livingston, three for Smith, two for Russell, with one base on balls for each pitcher.

Gray Deeley Matley Russell Dr. T. D. Stephens Ross Daugherty Collegians Indiana Collegians Lovejoy Livingston Smith

Dont Be Homely. Seamless crown by Dr Truitt offered

A dental advertisement urges readers to upgrade their teeth with a seamless crown by Dr. Truitt, highlighting modernization of dental work and inviting interested patients to seek the service. The copy emphasizes improving appearance and functionality through updated crowns.

Dr. Truitt

Regent Deaths and Local Obituaries In Indiana County

A string of death notices from Indiana County covers Susannah Little of Rayne township aged 90, Leasure of Rochester Mills aged 70, Margaret Farr of Atlanta and others. Also listed are Lena Cook of Pittsburg, Louisa Craig of Clarion county, Mary Henderson of Johnstown, James Russell near Social Hall, J D McCracken of West Wheatfield, Thomas Maxwell of Blairsville, Robert Sutton of Cincinnati, Catherine Ascha Miller of Derry township, and the Glade Run church dedication in Dayton with dates in August.

Jacob Marion Center Martin George Indiana Sara McHenry Lewla Hay Lutheran Church Green Township Johnstown T. C. Loughry Cincinnati R. W. Fair Saltsburg William Galbreath W. A. Fair Atlanta, Ga D. M. Far Pittsburg James Fair May Blacklick Greenwood Cemetery Catherine Ascha Miller Derry Township Westmoreland County Salem Glade Run Presbyterian Church Dayton

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Campbell—Stewart Indiana Electric Company Court House Cleveland Electric & Gas Fixture Co Cleveland Twolick Bridge Howard M. Wells Blacklegs Creek M. Cunningham Clarksburg Telford Naturalization Court Theodore Caruso Paul Shoskey Arcadia Peter Julius Cerburg Alfred von Roth Thomas Hogarth Wehrum Emil Stahl Strangford John Maher Dixonville John Baptist de Santy United States District J.S. Chambers Baseball Notes Butler Daniel L. Rankin Knights of Malta Odd Fellows Bernard Gloekler Co Indiana Business College CNIC Bullock Red Smith Wilson Rip D. Stephens Shankwiler Jack Gedding Johns Narin Rumgay Marks and Gray Parkins Maris Redding G. Smith Short Marks Shunkwiler Lovejoy Gang R. HW A . Wilson Bee S 'Guthrie Henry Thompson Rt Dock I. Smith Eee Aes P Johns Naria Deepen Peewee Parkins A Jack U Beddings Sayy Rumgay J. Smith G Smith Kleet Jasper Clyvmer James Russell Social Hall Thomas Maxwell Mrs. Hickle Brown Street Simon and Jude's Robert. Sutton John, James Peter Sutton John W. Sutton
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