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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1894
Page
5
A historic ad promotes festive Harmony presents with low prices across departments. It highlights furs, muffs, boas, kid gloves, and gifts priced from 5 cents to 50 dollars, urging shoppers to buy now while economy favors purchases and promising substantial, handsome items sourced from top suppliers.
An old advertisement lists wool and silk garments with varied prices including overcoats cape styles and storm coats ranging from 1.25 to 12.50, sacks and suits up to 12.50, and downy wool blankets priced from 3 to 5 dollars. It notes hours open day and night until after New Year 1895.
Miss Minnie Glenn leaves Smicksburg for Braddock to spend winter with relatives. Mrs. Ellen Lewis celebrates her eighty sixth birthday with a surprise by fourteen young ladies. A Christmas festival at the Lutheran church offers oysters chicken and waffles. Local timber concerns face disposal challenges after floods. Tou Silvis gains birthday congratulations, not a candidate. Taylor Stiteler sells his portable mill stake. Elmore Stear to build a house on wheels. John Roush advances paving on Church street with a long flagstone challenge. Smicksburg lauds paving progress and church social funds cover about eighty dollars toward the pastor’s missing salary.
G N Redding visited Punxsutawney last week while Mal Redding hauled two hundred turkeys to New Bethlehem. J B Work ill with pleurisy shows little improvement. Disciples begin a protracted meeting well attended. Several locals visit relatives and attend weddings and shooting matches. Diphtheria claims the life of Glen Sprankle, age two, at the Sprankle home.
R J Hood visited the county seat this week. Assessor Robert Mack completed his work for the year. Samuel Fulcomer serves as juror at court. George W Clawson operates a busy blacksmith shop. E E Dickie has received a new goods shipment for the holiday season. Eva McCreery of West Fairfield visits S J Mabon’s family. Mrs Mary Geeney of Pittsburg visits relatives nearby. Township schools progress well and reflect credit on the instructors.
Prof Bish of Avonmore visited on Saturday. Misses Elia and Mary Zimmerman left for Pittsburg last Wednesday. Mr Milt Snyder of Snyder and Son attended the literary society meeting at Pine last week. A meeting at the Presbyterian church included communion services on Sabbath.
A local notice touts flour brands Tidal Wave Dove River and Victor Roller with prices from 85 cents to $1.10 per sack and notes feed options including new corn at 60 cents per bushel and various chop blends at $1.20 per 100 pounds. Special ton rates are offered. readers urged to inquire.
Mrs Jennie Lowman is very ill Mr A C Fails is on the sick list Alex Mitchell recovering Capt McKee able to be around again Mrs Dr Avey of Scotland visited friends here Miss Mary Robinson returned from Allegheny Mrs Edith Collins and Miss May Harbison of West Lebanon visited W G Lowman and Mrs H B McIntire of Kent returned from Perry county for funeral of Mrs Hattie Adair Salem Sheesley lost a valuable hog Jos B Hazlett on sick list for a few days A wedding in the village planned State Grange attendance by J C Smyers and G A Barr from Deckers Point Gossip in town and slanderous letter writers condemned
H P Kier visited Indiana on Friday while Harvey Coleman made a business trip to Saltsburg. The Urbana concert Saturday night drew a grand crowd. John Hart of Saltsburg passed through Thursday. Young folks danced at Porter Guiley's Friday night. C C Clawson of Clarksburg visited Isaac Howards last week. Nesbitt owns a fine county horse but may be bought cheaply as he won’t train it. Free Methodists continue meetings. N W Kunkle, ill, is improving. Hazlett of Jacksonville visited Ida Streams last week. Mary McElhoes returned from Pittsburg Monday. Samuel McQuilkin and Milton Streams serve as jurymen this week. James Frederick Jr now works in Marchand. Frank Means and wife of Georgerville were guests of Maggie Streams last Thursday. Liveryman Brickley received new sleighs recently. G A R Post elected officers for the term. J E Craighead attended Eldersridge academy alumni meeting in Pittsburg. W T Mahaffey built an ice house with his butcher shop. Skaters discuss a temporary dam on the main creek. Samuel Barnett killed two eight-month pigs weighing 205 and 208 pounds. Mr and Mrs Levi McGuire and daughter Maud hosted Sabbath with Barnetts. Miss Stumpf of Indiana, visiting Barnett’s, has returned home. Grist mill at this place changed hands. J M Winceheimer of Reed Station bought it for 2000 dollars.
Thad C. Work is erecting a blacksmith shop on his property here. Dr Shaeffer was in Indiana attending court. George Sheesley’s family are all getting well under Dr Shaeffer’s care. Commissioners viewed the bridge over Little Mahoning at Krytzer’s mill last Thursday. Eda Lipcomb nee Jotties is slowly in care of Dr Shaedini Pectiniats.
Hat social at Cr eekside a success. Geo Blystone to build a new house at once. Rev Sweeny praised for Cranks lecture. Local visits by M A Johnston John Fee improving after illness. Pentecost Band meetings go well. Several townsfolk listed with activities and ailments. It’s a boy for a local family.
Local notes report schools planning for an organ purchase and county institute work, repairs at a planing mill, Prairie State Incubator activity, and coal banks running on Tearing Run siding. A January festival is planned, fire damage recovery details at Plumville, and hotel rebuilding progress with contractor praise. Also covered are holiday candy orders, an upcoming Union Pacific harvest excursion to western states, a land trade inquiry, Indiana Normal School winter term opening, and local advertisements for dormitory upgrades and art goods.
A. S. C. greets readers with the first in the county edition. The brief item notes a local welcome message and initial column, suggesting a Community page kickoff.
Ten years since we stocked the first Cash Carriers in the county and now we introduce the Standard Package Carriers. They promise the greatest improvement of the age and aim to meet patron demands with the best service.
Christmas inspires people to exchange gifts and share kindness with friends and the needy. The piece notes the season fosters generosity and memorable exchanges as the year winds down.
Holiday dress promotion invites shoppers to visit the store for best selections and service. Customers are encouraged to call in or come in person to view available items and make purchases.
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