Community Moves and Family News From Ridgeway Area
Jamea Brallier serves atone RW. Wehrle Fe Company during the holiday season. Funeral for Prof T. B. Elder attended by Alexander Watson and others. A. W. Jones relocates in Ridgeway. Ralph Templeton secures a Rochester Express office position. Mrs. William Thompson departs for Florida for health and winter. Hickernell family travels to Harrisburg for his mother’s funeral. Charles Gessler in New York City to meet a German boy entering Postmaster James McGregor’s employ. Langhams and Dora McAfoose visit Washington for winter. Charles Apple and family head to North Carolina for winter. Bert Weller to definite town relocation. Elizabeth Lowry, 10, quarantined with scarlet fever. Hugh M. Bell and William S. Daugherty attend Grand Lodge of Masons in Philadelphia. Bell represents Indiana lodge 313 F and A M. Daugherty attends in official capacity. Dancing praised as superior exercise and social recreation for health and longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Bell
William 8. Daugherty
Philadelphia
Grand Lodge of Masons
Mr. Bell
Indiana Lodge
A. M
Daugherty
Deaths continued from first page listing survivors
The notice lists Johnstown William and Johnston Waxner of Minnesota Harry Wagner of Pittsburg Mrs John Conrad near New Florence and Mrs David McCormick of Heshbon among the deceased. Mrs Wagner is survived by two brothers in Minnesota and a sister Mrs David Conningham of Heshbon. Interment will be in Blairsville tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
William and
Johnnston Waxner
Minnesota
Harry Wagner
Pittsburg
John Conrad
Near New Florence
David McCormick
Heshbon
Wagner
Slater
David Conningham
Blairsville
Local notes from Homer City and area include hog records and new shops
Mrs Ward Learn and Dick Wilson competed with champion hogs weighing 405 and 409 pounds dressed from 14 and 18 months. James Donahue and Valgeos Churchlill illness. Mrs Alice Churchill returns from Dixonville visit. M L Houk visiting Barnesboro. A passenger train to run between Cherry Tree and Hines Junction on the new line by New York Central and Pennsylvania. Homer City residents spend Sabbath with Plumville friends. Baptist Aid social at Mrs Taydia Neal's. Prof H J Welch sick. Wallace Agey substitutes. S A Rozer opens shoe shop on Juniper Street. New millinery and ladies furnishing store opened in Silverstone and Kallot at Kunkle store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Spisher
Dixonville
Valgeos Chaurchill
M. L. Houk
Mra. J. 8. Miller
Barnesboro
New York Central and Pennsylvania Company
Cherrytres
Hines‘ Junction
Homer City
Milton Allison
Plumville
Baptist Aid Society
Taydia Neal
Ridge Avenue
H. J. Welch
Wallace Agey
Indiana
S. A. Rozer
Dr. Campbell
Juniper Street
Local Notes From Blairsville Area
Blairsville and nearby towns report family moves and property transfers including W L Chapman relocating to Tarentum and Rev Dr N G Miller selling Burrell township farm to Mr Lemon for 6000 dollars. Community social events feature Christian Endeavor at Miss Elizabeth Adams home and visits by notable residents to Gettysburg College and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Chapman
Tarentum
N. G. Miller
Burrell Township
Lemon
New Alexandria
May McMaster
Johnstown
W. H. McMaster
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Adams
George D. Junka
Ponxsutawney
Samuel Ray
Martha Altman
Carrie B. Hammera
Yarger
Atchison, Kan
T. O. Watson
T. B. Elder
G. Heillebower
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
Rev. Saunders
My Old Kentucky Home origin tale and song lore
An 19th century style narrative recounts the creation of the song My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Collins Foster during a visit near Bardstown Kentucky. It describes the setting, singing by siblings, mockingbird reaction, and the emotional impact on observers in a rural Kentucky scene with nostalgic detail. It also includes a separate anecdote about a college music professor urging a shy student to sing and the value of participation in a chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Kentucky Home
Stephen Collings Foster
Dennsylvania
John Trowat
Tardstowy
Drother
Foster Suul
Kentucky
Berlin
Herr II
Success Magazine
A Trap For Indians
A sergeant and six men patrol south of Fort Benton are attacked by Little Bear’s band after they camp. They force a captive to warn surrender or be wiped out, but an ambush and a crevasse save the party. Captives tied, punished, then released, later uncover a cave with skeletal remains and silver ornaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. McClure
Fort Benton
Brislane
Cook
Little Bear
Brisbane
Jim
Eastern College
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Indiana Evening Gazette
Indiana, Pa
Indiana Publishing CompAny
Walter N. Jackson
EATON
Telephone Milling
Carpenter Avenue
Indians, Pa
Indiana Post Onice
Jamea K. Brallier
Atone RW. Wehrle Fe Company
Messrs
Alexander Watson
Eldersridge
A. W. Jones
Buffalo
Ridgeway
Ralph Templeton
American Express
Rochester
N.Y
William Thompson
Florida
Bartow
Fla. Or
H. ©. Hickernell
Harrisburg
Mr. Hickernell
Charles
Gesslers
New York City
America
James McGregor
J. TL. Langham
Waterstreet
Dora McAfoose
Decker's Point
Washington, D. C
Charles Apple
North Carolina
Bert Weller
Apple
Elizabeth Lowry
H. M. Lowry
Mr. Lowry
McGinley Hotel
Ira A
Myera
Oak Streat
John Sp. Clair
North Fifth Street
Sixth St
St. Olsir
BOR Bale
Borongh
WY. Dye
Phila
Malphia Se
McKesson
J. P. Kennedy
Connellsville
Kennedy
Harrison Gamble
Jonn Gamble
Garfield
Thomas Gamble
Con
Lex, Mitchell
William
Bardstownly
Helen Watson
H. Sutton
Pittsburg Casket Co’s
John Murphy Co’s
Lawrence Ebey
North Fourth Street
Tom E, Hildebrand
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