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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1918
Page
10
A long list of local visits and errands in Vandergrift and surrounding towns. Families including Silvis, Dunmire, Townsend, Allshouse, and Wray are noted for visits, business calls, and travel to Indiana and Johnstown. School closes April 9 with a community event April 12 offering prizes for best dressed. Church services planned in Dilltown from Thursday through Sunday.
German retreat from northern France devastates fruit trees as troops girdle and cut many orchards to deny supplies. French advances restore some relief with first aid materials while many trees are beyond saving. U S Food Administration notes Germany’s food conservation aims and wartime impact on Allied nutrition.
Plumville residents and guests are mentioned in local notices. Grant Schrecengost of Fittsburg visits relatives. John Levigon and family of Vandergrift hosted IE L Snyder kin on Sabbath. Mrs M C Wyncoop vacationed in Pittsburgh with her son. Visitors include Mr and Mrs A I Pifer at Punxsutawney and Miss Lottie Adamson with her brother Joe Adamson. Public school examinations are scheduled next Saturday. Mrs Sarah Schrecengost stayed with her sister Mrs Will Sink who moved to Indiana Hospital. Be Reatha U P church to hold preaching Sabbath at 2 PM.
Mrs Anna Goss returns home after three months with son Jerry in Youngstown Ohio. Banks Wilt moves his family to Arcadia. Mrs Charles Mahan and daughter Nellie visit. Rev W E Hamilton buys a car. Gus Uber and family visit from Smithport. Herman Huey visits from Johnstown. Maud Churchill and two children visit Mrs Charles Ake near Glen Campbell. A Red Cross pie social at the schoolhouse next Thursday. Simon Uber passes through from Homer City. Roy Brickell moves from near Gipsy to J D Ako property. Clarence Longnecher, recently with Barnesboro, spends Sabbath with parents. J D Ake trips to Philadelphia.
Alvin Kidd completed a successful school term in East Run on Monday. Miss Jean Langham of Freeport visits at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Langham. Mrs. M. A. Farnsworth and daughter Bessie hosted relatives at Rossmoyne on Sabbath. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Muman and son George from Dixonville spent Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Mumau. Kilmer Lockhart visited at the home of J. G. Lockhart in Rossmoyne with S. B. Lockhart and family. Imery Dunlap of Nant-y-Glo visits Mr. and Mrs. A. F. King. Walter Knapp of Fleming Summit spent the weekend with locals. Marshall Langham of Hilledale also visited Mr. and Mrs. John Langham. Adda Farnsworth stayed with Mr. and Mrs. M. Ju. McQuown of Clearfield last week.
Mrs Ralph Peiffer of DuBois visits Mr and Mrs Charles Peiffer while Frank Kodkey from Bells store at Wacklick returns home for Sunday. Anna Lazelette comes home from two months with relatives. Daniel Henry is sick. Warvey Reithmillar and Maury Boucher of Nickletown visit Plumcreek relatives. Mr and Mrs Boucher and two children of Barnesbury visit Rodkey family. Dela Hout improves after illness. Sunday schools held at both churches with morning Baptist and afternoon Methodist preaching.
Hazlett Andy Shankle of Conemaugh tends his mother at home. George Rickard of Penn Run spent Sunday here. Mrs Gareo Spicher visited William Gosa's on Thursday. Mrs Andrew Rickard visited Mrs David North near Uniontown. Miss Geneva Hileman recently returned from Vandergrift. Pearl Spcher visited sister Mrs Wagene Wilson near Clon Campbell last week.
The notice lists appointments of auditors in Ending County and multiple administrator and executor notices. It cites the Court of Common Pleas, names Wilmig A Wood and others, the Tucherman estate, and W.G. Tuchman, with dates in March and February 1918. Readers are invited to attend and present claims or attend hearings as required.
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