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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1892
Page
5
The Indiana column lists A B Patton’s confectionery at length with ads for Patton ice cream and visits by Prof J T Little. Local names Ed Wiggins, Ada Warren, Pearl Cole appear with illness, theater and store notes. Society items cover jail, court, births, deaths, school changes, and a August 11 Lutheran picnic ticket sale.
Local correspondence lists a string of small happenings. A Chinese laundry will open near Dr. Miller. a barber shop opens. Rev. Johnston visits. anticipated rolling mill and tin plate works may start in ten days. Cokeville downturn fears follow a coke ovens closure. many residents visit kin, attend services, or travel to Atlantic City and Niagara Falls.
Miss Mary McClusky and Bert visit nearby friends while huckleberries sell for eight cents a quart as a large crop awaits harvest. Lightning strikes ruin barns near Perrynville and on the hill above town injuring horses and boys, with medical aid required. Communities report attendance changes, school terms, plays, and local social visits as residents prepare for the new fall season.
Local residents anticipate a new railroad as grading continues and track layers advance toward Cherrytree. Rails pass the Carrolltown tunnel and the Dishhart fill amid cave-in delays. A round house and yards are planned after 40 acres were purchased, with Bard and Akerson approving the site for a midline division headquarters. Officials doubt Fleming's summit extension soon, but expect tracks along Twolick to Homer City in the future.
The death of Mrs. Sarah Watt St. Clair, wife of Alexander St. Clair of Second Street West Indiana, occurred suddenly after shopping in hot weather. Born March 26 1850 in Indiana Pa, she leaves four children three living William M Charles C and Louella. She was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery beside her daughter. The notice also lists a local park program with speakers and events including National Day Children’s Day Temperance Day and a Baccalaureate sermon followed by lectures and a song service. Several property transfers in East Wheatfield Blairsville Conemaugh Blairsville and other townships are also recorded with dates and amounts.
Anthrax or black leg is spreading alarmingly among sheep in this and adjoining counties. It affects both old and young sheep, with June Rayne township noted as greatly affected. The remedy is internal antiseptic treatment. Charges of neglect and cruelty filed against Montgomery of Shaffer farm near town. Humane Agent Thompson shot the horse to end its suffering. U P picnic scheduled for Thursday August 11 at Nineveh.
Construction updates describe carpenters finishing the interior and flooring while painters apply final touches. The Murphy Patent Gas Producer is adopted and work begins on gas systems. Engine, boiler, and machinery arrive for factory, mould shop, graving rooms, and cutting rooms. The building houses offices and decorating, with the mould and blacksmith shops at the south end. Superintendent W F Kelm oversees the project. completion expected by September 1 with about 125 workers and 75 from Beaver Falls. Many youths to join decorating room staff, offering local employment.
The Richmond United Presbyterian session notes the death of Aaron Work at age 85, praising his long service as elder and counselor. They express submission to God, sympathy for his family, and record the resolutions in the session minutes.
Local notices promote Everett goods and services at Work & Youngs including roofing by T Taylor and piano sales. Wool and mackerel are offered by Checkered Front and McMaster's. An insurance association denies false rate hike rumors amid rising losses.
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