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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
5
Local correspondence lists visits and arrivals across Harrisburg, Punxsutawney, Indiana, and nearby towns. Residents attend events, openings, and house warmings, with many weekend trips, family visits, and ongoing construction projects noted.
Miss Zelda Doarmy returned home after a visit with John Makin and wife. Dozens of guests and relatives visit from Pittsburgh Johnstown Ban sets and nearby towns with extended stays and trips to Conemaugh City and Hamner. Several local residents travel to see family, attend events, or conduct business as Bennett Bros plan operations in Poverty Hollow and local farms, stores, and inns host callers. Notables include Miss Odessa Grow, Mrs. Milton Hoffman, Edward Gennett, James Altemus, Rediling Bros, and Rev. Longanecker among many others. Heart health concerns mentioned for Howard Williamson remain noted.
Brush Valley residents and visitors from Pittsburg Altoona Johnstown Homer City Indiana and York are noted in a valley roundup. Families Chas Evens and connections, Collense Oyardowl of Altoona, Rachel Wachob of Johnstown, Miss Mollie McCrea and Ethel McCrea, Prof Bracken, Miss Pearl Allison, Mrs Minnie Briggs, Rev J M Cogley and Mrs Fee and relatives are mentioned visiting or returning home after gatherings in the valley.
Community briefs record church meeting at Washington church on Sabbath evening August at 8 o clock and a sat afternoon game between Chambersyville and Clarkaburg at Loglack. Mentions candidates for postmaster Samuel Monning’s successor and local visits by S M Blick and David Dine. Also notes Wynkoop teaching music, Swannan at Rossiter, Catlagher visiting, Barnesboro visitors, mines operating and improved business, Reed at Altoona for a silver wedding, and new families moving in locally.
The Farmers Bank of Indiana advertises 4 percent interest compounded twice yearly with no interruption whether you visit or not. Withdrawals do not affect remaining balance or accrued interest. Also notes oil deliveries from Archy Palmer’s sale with routes and schedules in Indiana, Pa.
Market notes from Pittsburg listing prices for corn and oats, hay, eggs, butter, cheese, cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep. Includes No 2 white oats at 41 42, hay timothy 17.50 18, mixed hay 12.50 12.75, eggs 19 20, butter 28, full cream cheese New York 11 34, Ohio 11 11 1 4, cattle prices from prime to common, calves and hogs ranges, sheep and lambs values frequent.
Contractor's Notice states Burrell township school board will receive bids by August 10 1906 for a four room frame schoolhouse at the former Rugh district now Josephine. Plans and specs available from the secretary Wa Walter G W Burien president.
A historical sale lists men oxford shoes at 4.00 and 3.59, boys at 2.00 and 1.50, girls at 1.50 and 1.25, plus white quilts 1.50 to 0.65 and satin ribbon widths with multiple price cuts, indicating a broad discount event with various items and prices.
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