29 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
1
The committee for the upcoming fashion show has been named with members from local clubs and businesses. The group plans to select designers, coordinate event logistics, and promote community participation in the fundraiser airing next spring.
Tidiana merchants prepare for Indiana's first annual Fall Style Show next week. A committee led by D Lynn Moorhead C C Dinsmore and Dick Thompson oversees the event with plans for a two day display open to the public 7 30 to 9 30 pm on opening night. Shops will welcome visitors but not sell merchandise as ideas in mens and womens wear are showcased in staged displays.
In Baltimore on September 26, three newborn girls arrived to Mrs. Jena Stockman of 114 South Duncan Street. The smallest weighed three pounds and died today, Mary weighed a little over five pounds, and Amelia weighed nearly four pounds. Mrs. Stockman, 18, is among the city’s youngest mothers to bear triplets. husband Lawrence is 19. The Stockman matriarch is 84.
Hobart Bosworth stars in The Yaqui a story set in modern Mexico about Yaqui Indians. Tomorrow John Bar rymore appears in R A A Mason. All children admitted free starting today. Genuine bargain heavy team wagon and harness offered for sale or trade for a Ford Wilmer Stewart 9x.
A cold front brings frost tonight and again Saturday. Local residents should cover plants and drive carefully as freezing temperatures linger into the weekend.
Near Marion Center road the traction engine of Charles Lewis slipped into a deep mud gutter while paused for a drink. For over six hours and 40 minutes, Lewis and helpers labored to free the engine, finally back on the road and able to sleep briefly before heading to the Getty farm for threshing.
The 27th annual Pittsburg Synod Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies convention meets October 3 4 and 6 at First Lutheran church Punxsutawney. Notable speakers include Mrs Lewis Hay and Rev Woods with reports on Eastern Northern and Southern Conferences. Events cover devotions, addresses, reports, election of officers, and a continuation on page two. Night school opens Oct 2 at Leech’s Actual Business College.
The jury in the will contest of Tda M. Stiles against John Stiles and others returned a sealed verdict favoring the plaintiff after two days of testimony. William H. Stiles, a prominent Mast Wheatfield resident, died November 11, 1914, after illness and a prior assault, with the contested will bequeathing his estate to his wife Mrs Ida Stiles. The proceedings included 20 witnesses for the contestants and five for the widow, with doctors supporting the decedent’s mental capacity. The jury’s verdict sustains the will, and further cases, including Mrs Mary Waugaman vs Ayi Ronty, remain for September Court.
The note claims John Barr is not swearing, stating his beagle hound ran loose yesterday. He asks anyone who has seen him to loosen or chain him and bring him home, with the dog’s name on its collar.
International News Service reports swift Greek mobilization preparations amid Athens talks. Constantine appears aligned with pro Allies, with Prince George returning to London as a key commander nominee. Bulgarian ultimatum demands Greek soil evacuation in line with German promises.
Mrs. E. Blaine Kelley entertained her Sabbath School class of girls at her West Oak street home yesterday afternoon from 3:30 until 6:00. The guests included Misses Esther Richards Marian Borland Isabelle Marcolli Martha Puterman Mihama Dunstan Dorothy Sonner Barbara Harkle road and Mary Deabendenfer.
Taxpayers must pay the 1916 school tax by Monday October 2 at face value. A five percent penalty will be added thereafter. W P Jowry is the collector, Municipal Building, Bx.
William M. St. Clair, a former local press agent, and Miss Vesta Swick of Elwood City wed recently at New Castle with Rev. Holbrook Blinn officiating. They spent their honeymoon at Saratoga Springs. A photoplay titled The Weakness of Man screens next. A Boy Scout meeting is scheduled for 7 o'clock tonight at the YMCA.
The board ordered the elimination of the Death Trap near Homer City and closed bids for four other bridge structures, with Thursday as the bid closing day.
The Board of County Commissioners awarded the contract for a reinforced concrete bridge to replace the existing iron crossing near Homer City. Whitaker and Diehl of Harrisburg bid $10,419, with total bridge and culvert contracts at $18,181.15. Nearby bids include Richards Run, Stafford, Sidney, and Laurel Run culvert projects, all to be built with reinforced concrete.
HTL Preperce Jot in Glen Campbell 15u A J Lydick to YL E Clark 3 lots in Montgomery 1250 5 B Learn to Lorenzo McMillen 60 acres in South Mahoning 1359 FOR SALE Owner moving must sell Coal Range visit sev ee s sevees 60 Garden Tools 498 South 7th St New Buckwheat Flour Hetrick Wilson Co famous buckwheat flour sale 10 lb bag Stewart's Auto Livery will take you any place on earth or in Canada Prices reasonable Ten good horses for hire Subscribe for The Evening Gazette
Marion Center Sept 201. Westin made two flying trips to Harrisburg for a flour machine part after a ball bearing failed. The part from Chambersburg arrived by messenger but proved for a different sized machine, delaying production and requiring another overhaul.
Last Evening an unclear report concerns the Catholic Church and issues of infallibility. The item references a discussion or sermon on church doctrine and its authority with emphasis on the papal primacy and dogmatic definitions. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Father Scheer spoke on authority in religion arguing a true church must teach with infallible authority. He cited Paul and warned against error in faith and morals, defining papal infallibility as free from error when the pope as universal teacher defines doctrine or binds the universal church. Tonight he continues with The Bible and the Church. Market and Food Sale Notice: The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold a market and food sale on Saturday, September 30 at 8 pm. Orders to Miss Laura Ellis at local phone s12-2.
An established mercantile business in a growing community seeks partners to join two existing investors. Each investor to contribute a few thousand dollars. Promising opportunity for the right party. Respond in a letter for interview care of Gretta.
A brief item notes C ands Less Whe of T. J. Ray in a musical or civic context. Details are fragmentary but indicate an event connected to electrical notes and local figures. Further readable names include Cooper Bu.
The two farms of T. J. Ray and Erasmus Cooper in Chambersville, Raynes, burned with barns and livestock, crops, harness, and poultry. The fires coincided at the homes of both owners, with claimed losses near 3000 dollars and insurance coverage debated amid a local insurance agent’s comments.
A fatal accident is reported as J L Jacoby fell from the Blairsville local railroad south of Aspinwall breaking his neck instantly. Interment planned after services at Apollo, with widow Carrie Sweene and six children named Leroy Hight ry Paul Shanley Ruth Jacoby. Continuous coverage continues on the next page.
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