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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
5
News of County Towns notes several visits and trips among residents. Families like the Nicewongers and Burkharts are mentioned with trips to Indiana and Ambrose. Local road improvements receive praise for Fowler alley washout work and road bend straightening between Penn Run and Diamondville.
Hazlett Mr and Mrs J B Wassam and family of Summit visited near town last Sunday. Isaac Smith made a business trip to Payette county last week. Corporal Georg A Rickard, eight months in service, returns home and awaits a church call. Don Spicher recovers from rheumatism and is convalescent. Stella Rickard visited siblings in Altoona last week. Hillsdale residents Spicher Rowley and Peter Rowley spent Sunday with Geary Spicher. Mr and Mrs Clair Shankle visited her mother Mrs John Myers in Ord Sunday. Clair Irvin to preach at 11 am Sunday here. Clarence Myers visited his Ord home last Sunday. Mrs Orrie Rickard and daughter Stella called in Arcadia Saturday. Austin Kerr and George A Rickard visited Don Spicher recently.
Miss Sara Williams hosted a supper on Wednesday with Sara Schollen, Hima Williams, Lur n Grimth, and Wilda Williams. J. E. Napp traveled to Barnesboro Thursday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford of Philadelphia dined with J. J. Williams on Thursday. W. G. Crouch, station agent at Sides, spent Sunday in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Martin and children visited his sister and brother, Mrs. J. B. Napp and J. C. Martin, on Thursday. Out of town callers included Dr. H. W. Lloyd of Stafford, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Stewart of Indiana, Dr. and Mrs. Lyons of Heilwood, Samuel T. Brown of Patton, J. R. Nicholson of Marsteller, H. S. Lute of Barnesboro, and Mrs. T. A. Martin and Mrs. H. O. Williams of Barnesboro who visited at B. E. Nupp’s home on Friday.
Local items from Pleasantville and nearby areas include residents visiting Grace Church, employment at C and I railroad and Blacklick, farming plans, and Indiana callers. Upcoming summer schools at Penn Run and Mechanicsburg detail eight week terms beginning May 12 with various tuition levels and instructors. Also noted are Red Cross activity, gasoline tank installation soon, sow losses, and Sporicide oats treatment advertised by I M Stewart & Co. Indiana Pa.
Harry Taylor and wife joined Ralph Jones and Mrs. Clarence Deyarmin for county seat visits Saturday. Bruce George and family visited his brother in Whites township. Nellie Roser, Buffington township teacher, spent Sunday at home. Scott Campbell returned from Camp Lee. Charles Hileman visited his sister Mrs. Clarence Getty in Johnstown. G. T. McCrea and son Clyde toured Pittsburgh last week. Ruth Allen Plumville teacher spent weekend at home. Charlie Altemus and family visited Mrs. Altemus parents. Charlie Hileman and wife also visited. Ethel McCrea was a county seat visitor last week.
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