Local Hicks Gather for Good Friday Visits in Smicksburg
Smicksburg residents and visitors from Indiana Pittsburgh Apollo Rochester Mills Vandergrift Wilkingburg and New Bethlehem spent Good Friday and the weekend with relatives and friends. Notables include Mr and Mrs Wm Beck Mrs Ada Gahagan Chas Lukehart and families and the Dodson and Wagner clans in clan gatherings and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Drone
New Bethlehem
Harry Elkin
Pittsburgh
Local Social Notes from Salisburg and Vicinity
McIntyre and Walters families from Salisburg spent Sabbath evening with Mrs Learn’s parents in Rey and Mra Flem ming’s at Irwin visited Mrs Fleming’s parents. R L Learn and family spent Sunday with Vandergrift friends. J R Learn attended Miss Rettia Steffy funeral in Marion Center. Ruby Neal from Dormont Easter vacationing at ill mother’s home. H J Stiffler and spouse dined with C G Blakely in Kent on Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rettia Steffy
Marion Center
Ruby Neal
Dormont
H. J. Stiffler
R, Cg, Blakely
Kent
Elders Ridge Sabbath and visits noted
Elders Ridge records a Sabbath schedule with services at 10:00, 11:00, and 8:00 pm led by Virginia Ewing. Mrs ester Smith and family visited Coal Run and nearby neighbors while others from Philadelphia and local Indiana friends visited Winona Fassett and Annabel Ewing. A four year old Illinois boy distributed his parents old sugar Bowland dollar bills in a neighborhood “share the wealth” drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Sugar Bowland
Washington Feeds Continentals After Long Island Defeat
In 1776 Washington’s forces failed at Long Island but were fed across the East River under pressure. General Putnam retreated with 4,000 Continentals who escaped Howe’s pursuit and later joined Washington at Harlem Heights, a rare American victory in New York. Mary Lindley Murray hosted Howe and officers with cake and wine during the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary Lindley Murray
New York
Washington
Long Island
East River
Putnam
William
Howe
Tryon
Robert Murray
Mrs. Murray
Sir Henry Clinton
Lord Cornwallis
Harlem Heights
New York City
Confessions 8 by Rubella writer Rubella and Lena
In Maplewood a famous writer Rubella Hampstead attends a town reception. Lena Norman, an aspiring yet skeptical admirer, asks for feedback on a short story. Lena later confesses the piece was not hers and reveals it was originally Rubella’s own work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubella
Lena Norman
Maplewood
Lena i
Lena
Splendids
Famous Oregon Ranch Becomes Waterfowl Refuge
The Bureau of Biological Survey has acquired the 64 717 acre P Ranch in Harney County Oregon. Now the Buliven River Migratory Bird Refuge the area will serve as a sanctuary and help secure water for Lake Malheur. The Doner and Blitzen River basin fed by heavy storms historic and wildlife story details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Ranch
Bureau of Biological Survey
Harney County
Oregon
Biltven River Migratory Bird Refuge
Lake Malheur Bird Refuge
Steens Mountains
Hart Mountain
Steen Mountains
Lake Malheur
Geo. B. Currey
Peter French
French
P-Ranch
Biltzen
Butzen
Biological Survey
Burgen River
Attitude for Oath: How to Swear Legally
The oath may be lawfully taken by one sitting and raising the left hand. The person being sworn should raise the right hand or place it on the Bible and stand if possible, but the essential is a clear intention to assume the obligations of swearing.
Community Notices and Social Visits in Washington Township
A Washington Township column lists church services led by Rev Stober at Homer City and a long roster of guests and visitors. Families including Blystone, Fisher, Harmon, Jewart, Park, McLean, and Kough are mentioned with brief visits, dinners, and a Five Point school picnic. A kitchen shower for a bride and local travel to Baltimore are noted.
Rochester Mills Community News Brief
Local residents and visitors noted in a Rochester Mills circle include Leasure moving from the Moore farm to Waldo Work house, R. G. Moore of Marion Center visiting, and Mrs. Belle Cochran hosting calls. Families from Dixonville Punxsutawney and New Kensington were observed visiting, with schools closing and teachers Lulu Braughter and Helen Spicher acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Mills
Harry. Leasure
Moore Farm
Waldo
R. G. Moore
Marion Center
Charles Little
Dixonville
W. B. Little
Charles Cochran
Punxsutawney
Maria Cochran
Carl Henry
Belle Cochran
Annie Richardson
Falls Creek
David Bevan
New Kensington
Johnson and Son
Indiana
Leroy Crawford
Hartman School
Lulu Braughter
Helen Spicher
Blair Lowry
New York
W. H. Lowry
Harvey Engle
Ralph Oberlin
East Run
Mra
G. A. Oberlin
Local visits stitch together week through Dixonville notes
Mr and Mrs Peter Maloney visit Revloc relatives for several days. James Kinter’s family visits Nanty Glo. Justin Wheeler stays with his mother in Smithport from Friday to Sunday. Willard Lemon and two children visit her brother in Jeannette. R E Cribbs of Indiana with two daughters callers on Sunday. Harvey LeVan family visit her parents last week. H W Napp and two children from Dilltown visit here Monday. Hugene Zerfoss family and O O Napp visit Indiana Thursday. R A Tate and sons of Pine Flats visit son B Tate and family Sunday. Mrs Dr Seitz and son Clarence of Rossiter visit Charles Liptak Sr on Tuesday. Albert Maurey family of Rossiter visit her father H W Longwell late week. Llewellyn Howells and Willard Lemon shoppers at Indiana Saturday. O Q Napp runs Saturday business at Cherry Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Maloney
Revloc
James Kinter
Nanty Gloover Baater
Justin Wheeler
Smithport
Willard Lemon
Jeannette
Hunter
Cribbs
Indiana
R.D
Harvey LeVan
H. W. Napp
Dilltown
Mra. Hugene Zerfoss
O. O. Napp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Murphy’s Clean
Johnson
THE
Home & Family
Grass Clippers
Their
Philadelphia St
Penna
Smicksburg
Wm. Beck
Ray Beck
Chas
Beck
Elwood Stiteler
Zula Stiteler
Thomas Edmunds
David Edmunds
John Wetters
Stanley Marshall
Louise Stiteler
Wilkingburg
Clayton Lewis
Apollo
M. K. Lewis
Louie Crawford
James
Near Willet
B. B. Crawford
Stear
Condron
Marshall Haskell
Bruce
Richard Dodson
Rochester Millis
Chas. Rowland
Nellie McBriar
Elmo Scott Watson
Confessions
R. H. Wilkinson
Abella Hampstead
First NaTional Bank
Stober
Homer City
Rev. Held
Bert Fairman
Roy Blystone
Allen McFarland
Bila Fleming
McFarland
Frank Fisher
John Fisher
Harry Sink
Reed
Glenn Blystone
Walter Harmon
George Harmon
John Kough
Mt. Union
Milo Miller
Helen
M. J. Bayer
Josigh Fisher
Ethel
Glenn Jewart
Charles
Susan Lewis
Glenn Orr
Baltimore
Audrey Jewart
J. B. Orr
Scott Little
Leah Carnahan
Roy Kessler
Willet
George Cribbs
Ward Ruppard
Walter Fleck
Five Point
Homer Park
Miller
Eugene McLean
Robert
Vandergrift
J. B. Park
George Edwards
Merlin
Land
Hikin Bothell
Bobby
Meade Fisher
J. E. Blystone
Harry Sick
Near Sagamore
Charlen
M. J. Boyer
George
Martha
Betty
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!