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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
An adjourned Town meeting with 12 members considered sewer and street paving contracts. Brick makers presented claims on brick quality and supply. Residents petitioned for yellow versus red brick on Philadelphia Street and Ninth Street sections. The council paused the decision to await broader consensus.
Sheriff shuts down two hotels serving ten men in Westmoreland County. Hotel Inverness in Youngwood and Hotel at Monessen face closure proceedings by local authorities. Proposals list Inverness to be sold to an area brewing firm and Monessen property to McCraery & Company of Pittsburgh.
A fragmentary notice mentions an auction sale and personal names in garbled form. Details are unreadable and no clear entities, dates, or places can be determined.
Dr. Jan EB Ament announced the senior class speakers for the Indiana Normal School commencement in July. Valeria Otorian, Migs A Lesta Fleck, Harold P Scott and others from Grant street Jeannette Braddock New Florence McKeesport and Duquesne will deliver orations. Cap and gown day, processions, and chapel exercises begin at 10 30 with graduates marching Oakland avenue to Philadelphia Street and back through Church and Tenth streets.
Reports list visits by L. Colbitt in Marion Center and J. E. Moorhead in McKeesport with many other travelers. Names include Prof Hickman absent due to tonsillitis and N A Davis headed to Gamble’s Store in North Carolina.
Commencement in Library Hall marks end of school term as 85 graduates prepare for next year. Apple’s Orchestra will provide music with Miss Mabel McCreight leading the entrance march. Daisy decorations adorn the hall while the faculty, led by Professors William McKee and Lester Wingar, mentor students through the final year and announce a 41 pupil graduating class next year.
In Punxsutawney tests for mine foremen and firemen, county residents passing include George W. Tarnbull Sagamore first grade R Davis Sagamore John C. Denney Glen Campbell Mich ael Fahey and Andrew Haggerty Rosalia Noted since February 11 there has been no major fire in Punxsutawney. only two alarms in 1908 with no heavy damage. Also, secure high school commencement tickets are on sale at Hall's General admission 160 received seats 25c 207-8
An advertisement publicizes Bee our $2.50 high grade Lawn Mower from J. M. Stewart & Co. The copy also prompts readers to consider fire insurance questions and mentions Edward H. Suttan for guidance on coverage.
Bookine Bros announces arrival of spring stock featuring fancy and plain straw hats. Customers are invited to browse the assortment and take advantage of a special $300 free offer and related discounts at Baigtis Bxienlan Au.
A family dinner on Monday May 4 marked the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mitchell. Fourteen relatives from the Mitchell Daugherty and Jack families attended at the home of James R. Daugherty. The evening featured a large cake with fifty candles and generous gifts. The couple were married fifty years ago by Rev. David, first pastor of the First U. P. church. Mrs. Mitchell was born Sarah E. Adair. Mr. Mitchell, who arrived in Indiana in 1844, is a longtime resident and former president of the First National Bank.
The semi centennial of the United Presbyterian church will be celebrated May 27, with a weeklong program led by a grand jubilee congress. Delegates from North American men's leagues, estimated at 10 to 12 hundred, will attend. The church traces roots to 1869 in Old City Hall, born from a union of Associate and Associate Reformed churches. Nearby notices report health updates and social ads from local businesses including Yellow Front and Caldwell & Co, plus sewing machines for rent and various goods.
Veteran pastor Reverend Rey B Runyan, 81, died at his home after a weeklong illness. Born in Lycoming County, he preached in Baptist churches across Indiana County including Lock Hi Mileeburg Apollo and Hast Mahonm ed Creek. Survived by wife Nevers, daughter Anna Jolly, and other relatives his funeral will be held at the Baptist church today at 2 PM.
Three Punxsutawney youths David Kellar Samuel Morgan and James Gribbis depart for a 2000 mile overland journey in a covered wagon once transfer No 7. They plan six months travel through Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Kansas to Eldorado Colorado hunting work along the way and may extend to the coast if Colorado conditions fail.
Indiana Normal defeated California Normal 5 to 3 to complete a four game win streak on the road. Speer started, replaced by Pierce in the fourth after an ineffective stretch, and McCollough hit a decisive homer in the eighth after Martin and Gayley set up the inning. Indiana’s green team has beaten Bellefonte Academy, Lock Haven Normal, and California. The trip ends with a game at Tarentum, expected easy as Tarentum lost big to Indiana. In a separate court case from Wallopburg, Fred and Antonio Loranzo faced charges of assault and battery brought by Andy Aleg in Judge Crossman’s court, held for June court. bail set at $300.
R T Marlin hung attractive gilt signs on the new Elka building and the Bon Tonatore. The letters drew praise from passersby as the display grew brighter daily. A few peguies waved each day, equalling several dollars in yearly savings for shoppers of the Yellow Pront by N Girthatreen.
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