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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
5
Indiana voters face a lively Republican primary scene with W C Smith former congressman from Punxsutawney among hopefuls. county contenders include J N Langham Henry I Wilson and M C Watson while numerous candidates seek county and state offices across Jefferson and Punxsutawney regions amid a Uniform Primary law shift.
The Progress’s Moorhesd and Andrew C Ferrier plus J Cal Lenaure Cock port Joseph A Blakely Young township and others seek county offices. They aim to succeed Sherry Wettling H Wallace Thomas Harry Boggs J C Conner I A Crepe J Peterman Dixon Tomb all of Indiana N CG Cookr Simpson Hamill Charles B McCredy Glen Campbell George H TelFries Grant township and John Bennett Blairsville. County Auditor contenders are S C Lewie Gibson Henry G Serene and Robert J Hood East Mahoning township. Filing and fee deadline is March 21 per the Republican County Committee.
Local notes list residents visiting Pittsburg and surrounding towns. W Fred Wettling, H Burkey, Burgess, T S Gardner, Linda Bryan, Prothonotary A L Gilbert, Roy Kintay, Horace J Thompson, Rees Hosack, Ruts Sutor, and Mame Sutor appear with travel, visits, or employment updates. Upcoming anti saloon league meeting announced with Rev H A Kelsey and ALS president J M Welch. An ad promotes gas lights and fittings at the People's Bargain Store on Philadelphia Street.
A four line notice in Friday's Evening Gazette announced the sale of a second hand sleigh owned by H St Clair of St Clair. The ad also mentions Mr St Clair as local agent disposing of Selz Royal Blue Shoes. Tomorrow services at Christ Church and Christ Episcopal Church include Sunday School at 9 45 and Morning Prayer at 11 conducted by Rector Rev T B Gilbert.
Special Ten Day Sale advertises upholstered and polished wood seat parlor chairs and couches at coat. Gas lights from John F. Steving & Co promise strong light. Chicken waffles served at Clawson restaurant 6 to 12 tonight. Fancy white and color fiona goods at 1088 Philadelphia St.
Mike Gimma a well known merchant at Lovejoy was run down by a passenger train while hauling a sledload of goods to his store Thursday night and instantly killed. The funeral was held this afternoon with interment in Byrnesboro cemetery. An inquest held in Squire Donohue s office found the railroad company at fault for lacking danger signals at the crossing. Republican meeting plans and candidate declarations dominated local politics with talks of re election for several officials and a February election for four council seats and other offices.
Mrs Amanda Adams has bought a Chestnut Street property between Fifth and Sixth from G M Marshall for 1800. She will move to Indiana after living with her daughter and son in law Prof and Mrs Christy Campbell of Armagh. Also reports: La Belle plant of American Tinplate in Wheeling will resume by Jan 20 or 22 employing about 700. Riverside plant of National Tube Co. to commence soon with 3000 workers. Several local incidents and weather notes across Greensburg, Washington, Huntingdon, Marton, Jacobe Creek, and Scranton are summarized with brief outcomes.
Tonight Greensburg High School meets the Indiana Victors in a basketball game billed as a hammer contest between the two towns strongest 17 year old five. Victors lineup features McCreight Perry Sawyer Welty Gensler McHardy Snyder Drury Brown Waldron with Greensburg upside McHardy Snyder etc.
Rev Lewis Hay returns from illness to start evening revival meetings at the Free Methodist church, continuing through next week except Saturday evening. Communion to be held January 19. Rev A D Zahalser of Blatraville preaches tonight and Sabbath. Six prayed for on Sabbath. Genevieve Howard of Boston to give a recital Monday at abnormal chapel.
Communion services will be held at the Presbyterian church tomorrow morning starting at 11 o clock. Tonight the Clawson restaurant serves chicken and waffles from 6 to 12. Appleby and Paterson offer fancy glassware for drop lights.
Boston editors Dwight Tilton wrote Miss Petticoats and its popularity led to a stage version first produced at the Boston Theatre five years ago. The plot centers on a real American girl in a whaling captain’s cabin, with villain Guy Hamilton and Rev Greenachre providing contrast, as a strong company brings their own costumes and scenery for a one night engagement at Library Hall on February 3.
Plans for a large gathering of farmers to be held in Johnstown this winter with Cambria Indiana Somerset Blair Westmoreland and Allegheny counties represented Pending approval of the State Department of Agriculture Officials expect to invite Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and send experts for addresses Formation of plans continues with a definite announcement forthcoming
Major T. D. Cunningham returns from Ocean Grove with family. Milas Florence E Wilson visits with sister in Blairsville. Rev Dr Thomas P Pershing visits Pittsburg friends. Ex Sheriff D. E. Thomp and Mrs Thomp attend. Miss Stella Davis survives a gunfire scare. one bullet landed near her room. Citizens Heat Light and Power orders a new machine for 100 arc lights. J B Torrance seeks re election after two terms as justice. Georges Hess Harry Sontheimer and W Y Wilhelm announce candidacy for constable in Derry Twp Westmoreland. Fred Cook family moving from Uniontown to Walnut and Campbell. W P Graff recovers from grip. Capt George Rutledge recuperates from illness in Johnstown and Livermore.
Rev. Margaret Cook preaches Sunday at Progressive Brethren in Charryhill township at 10 80 morning. Evening service at 7 30 at Wesleyan church in bis place. Applely and Potersbon sell Clark's Carriage Heaters at 15 cents each. Special offer: one fourth of furniture stock for two days at Rugard cost. John F Steving and Co. reports gps to Paatolarset apes.
In Juneau at 4:26 PM a head-on collision between an Indiana freight engine and a B R & P train left Fireman Bert Griffith severely injured with both legs and left hand crushed, Engineer J M Detwiler jumping free with minor bruises, and Brakeman W B Williams cut. The crash halted traffic all night as wreck crews removed victims and cleared the line.
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