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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
2
Fragment from The Indiana Progress showing a second class mail notice and charged obituary/thanks lines. Includes names A B Moorhead A Ralph Moorhead and mentions prices seven cents a line and cash with copy. Contains office details and address cues for subscriptions.
Miss Edith Coursin and many others are listed as visiting friends and relatives in West Brownsville and surrounding towns. The report details weekend visits by Steu Denville residents, Flint Michigan guests, Pittsburgh and Erie connections, church events, picnics planned for August 11, and multiple brief mentions of travel, illness, and home improvements.
Local column records visits and travel of residents and relatives from Elmira Indiana and nearby towns. Names include Ruffner Gamble Wisher Lawrence Bain Galhoun Levine and others. Announcements note Zion Lutheran picnic attendance and a church meeting at Cookport with community notices about engagements and a young folks gathering.
The Pleasant Valley Club of Plumville entertained Sagamore Club women at Mae Charles Meade's home on Thursday July 22. Yellow and white decor and refreshments set a cheerful mood. Contests yielded handsome gifts and all attendees reported a pleasant afternoon. Fire at Canoe Ridge destroyed a coal tipple, coal shanty of Brown Coal Company, and John Comb's store on Tuesday of last week.
Malice Harchuck Jr and Susie Narchuck both of Gipsy were united in marriage at Glen Campbell Catholic church on Monday. A reception followed at the groom’s home that evening and the couple will reside in Gipsy where he works as a miner. Wishart and Beggs marry in Pittsburgh home ceremony. Public sale announced at late Harry T. farm near Mechanicsburg with livestock and machinery auctioned August 12. Administrators notice for W Marry Gulburt of Brush Valley Township seeks claims and prompt payment.
Letters of administration on the estate of Michael Downey of Pine township have been granted. Those with claims must present them for settlement, and debtors are asked to render payment promptly. ACel Downey, Administrator, Penn Run, Pa, Aug. 4, 1920.
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