Local notes from Clarksburg area reflect community life
Clarksburg residents discuss visitors, elections reminders, trades, and daily happenings. Local tradesmen, a jeweler's absence, and plans for spring commerce appear alongside farm work, church events, and family visits. Several residents are noted for crafts, health, and local business activity. A reunion of Company D, 105th Pennsylvania Volunteers is announced for June 14 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
105Th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
E. M. Davis
Grisemore
Everhart
Jerry Keith
Clark Watson Keith
M. C. Watson
Indiana
Thomas W. Johns
Homer City News and Visits Reach Summer Activities
Mr. M. A. Kunkle of Saltsburg visits Homer City this week while John Lemison of Johnstown stays at Frank Devinney’s home. Prairie State Incubator Company suspends six workers due to falling orders. Summer school opened last Tuesday with forty six attendees and more expected, marking a strong term. Harry Wissinger visits aunt Mrs. Frank Byers and Mrs. Wm. Roberts visits daughter Mrs. J. M. Getty. Rev. A. C. Ford and wife of Somerset county visit their old home nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooper
Pittsburg
A. W. McClain
Walls
Joseph Brendlinger
John Clark
A. W. McCracken
J. Clark
T. J. Robinson
Rev. Hickman
M. E
W. 8. Daugherty
Indiana
Fiscus and Fleming
Kittanning
Mateer
Keler
Slate Lick
John Heckman
George Nesbit
Creekside
Robinson
Ivy
Harbison
M. A. Kunkle
Saltsburg
John Lemison
Johnstown
Frank Devinney
Prairie State Incubator Company
Homer
Harry Wissinger
Frank Byers
Wm. Roberts
J. M. Getty
A. C. Ford
Somerset County
Lightning protection for buildings urged by local notices
A local appeal stresses lightning safety for property owners as storms approach. It questions whether buildings are properly rodder and urges checks or replacements, naming wire and rod suppliers, contractors and mills involved in construction and repairs in Indiana, Blairsville, Smicksburg and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Warner
Indiana
Cash System Adopted Amid Low Prices and Cash Advancements
Due to prevailing low prices and narrow margins, the mill adopts a cash system. Oats prices have risen and the firm will pay an advanced cash price for the first 1000 bushels offered.
Local ads list many shops and goods in town
A long advertisement page enumerates merchants selling carpets bicycles groceries seeds farm goods and household items. It promotes Wilsons F Johnson Nesbit Cunningham Nesbit Houston Negrit Taylor Hinds and others with prices on bikes clothing seeds and domestic wares. Names of towns and streets appear, along with notices for county election dates and education director invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Wilson & Son
W. M. Cunningham
S. Crawford
Houston & Nesbit’s
S. M. McMaster
Philadelphia
W. M. Cunningham's
J. 8
Nesbit’s
Alex. T. Taylor
McMaster’s
Philadelphia Street
J. B. Hinds
V. M. Cunningham’s
Houston & Negrit
Alex. T. Taylor's
Wilson & Son’s
W.M. Cunningham’s
W. M. Cunningham’s
Houston & Nesbit
S. Peterman & Work
Court House
New Cash Grocery
Houston & Nebit’s
New Cash Grocers
V. M. Cunningham
New Cash
Market Report Names Local Producers and Prices
The market report, updated weekly by Mack & Ray and local millers, lists prices for produce such as butter eggs lard tallow chickens turkeys ducks potatoes onions cabbage and rags, plus grain and flour figures for flour rye wheat corn oats. The document also names a list of local officials and jurors from Blairsville West Indiana Mahoning areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack & Ray
Wincee
Checkter Prost
Rowe & Hetrick
Pes Indiana Flouring Mills
Cunningham warrants DucHess trousers at various prices
Advertises DucHess trousers with prices ranging 2.00 to 4.00 and two months wear time. Promises ten cents per missing suspender button, fifty cents for waistband rips, and one dollar or replacement for rips elsewhere. Claims best in the world and urges trying a pair.
Rule In Partition in Indiana County 1894
In Indiana County 88 Elliott Ferguson et al vs Mary Jane Andrews et al a rule in partition was issued after inquisition. The court set June 4 1894 at 2 PM for interested parties to appear and bid or refuse the real estate valued at eighty eight dollars and forty three cents. Notices were prepared for residents and non residents and mailed as required. Extract from the record. Elder Peelor Prothonotary. Certified true copy from the Record. Mack Sheriff, March 21 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advestinamens Sactie
Omelis
Elder Peelor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarksburge
Joes
Ferguson
Verona
Noa Seaver
James Hood
Smith Peace
Ra Thor
Alex. Miller
GS. Ferguson
Ents
Garfield
Germany
W.w.jhaiican
Charles Nickson
Winebrenner
Armagh
Elderton
Ambrose
Plainville Select School
Messrs
Harry Vierce
Bert McMillen
John McQuown
E.E. Lewis
Iuft’s Business College
Allegheny
Jno
Hugh Mack
John W. Morrow
Our Town
J. Campbell McCrory
Pat W. Lynn
Gandmother
Martha Mack
East Wheatfield
Michael Shetler
Kebt. A. Mack
West Wheatfield
Shetler
Homer City
Kenwood
Kennedy, Hamilton & Co
Smicksburg Flouring Mill
H. P. Rigby
Braddock
D. D. Barrett & Son
Smicksburg
Work & Young
Hood
Edward Scoll
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Joseph's Hospital
Penn
David Ellis & Sons
Indiana, PA
Wilsons
Liberty Bicycles
F. J. Johnson’s
Wilson & Son
Nesbit
Green Vegetables
F. J. Johnson
Arbuckle
Warner
Ste Rabina
Corey
Clawson House
Burrell
Blacklick
Conemaugh
Young
Armstrong
Washington
East Mahoning
North Mahoningg
West Mahoning
South Mahonia
Center
Brushvalley
West Wheatfield Ee
East Wheatfield I
Aivy
Tf .Ferguson
H. Urbana
McKissen
Anthony S. H
Greenville
Cookport
Gettysburg
Smithport
Locust Lane
Mons
Kellysburg
Marion Center
Covode
Plumville
Mechanicsburg
New Washington
Friends of Education
Hammers
County
Sup
the Market Report
Republican County Committee
James C. McGregor
David Blair Taylor
S. J. Telford
Harry White
Samuel Cunningham
J. N. Banks
West
White Township
J. S Nesbit
Congress
Assembly
WM. Hosack
John McGaughey
North Mahoning Township
John Hill
Noah Seanor
Blairsville
South Mahoning Township
W. D. Anthony
Jacob K. Helman
John Scott McGahey
South
Mahoning Township
Joseph L. Langham
John McGuire
Chapman Lydick
J. C. McGregor
J. A. Creps
Miles C. Buterbaugh
Grant Township
Cherryhill Township
Montgomery Township
Rayne Township
John P. Elkin
Nathan Simpson
White Towersamp
E. Simpson
State Normal School
James White
W. B. Marshall
J. M. Guthrie
Thomas Sutton
W. Wilson
J. Telford
Alliance Pants & Overalls
Cunningham
E. A. Pennington
Zahoring
John T. Stuchul
Indiana County
Elliott Ferguson
Mary Jane Andrews
Philip Ries
Letitia Ann Rice
David RB. Ferguson
Theodore Ferguson
Ellen Ferguson
Mary Susan Jane Ferguson
Albert Ferguson
William H. Ferguson
Albert Beatty
Samir Ann Beatty
Hance W. Ferguson
Johu Ferguson
Harriet Ebien Ferguson
William Lyons
Rae
Fommonn Ears
Alexander Lyons
J. Telfeed
Attesmney
W. L. Stewart
Zcutor
D. EL Tomb
Count of
TEEMS
Ts Eee RJ. Beek
Apell & Tes
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