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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
4
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Attorney General Elkin rebutted Edmunds before a United States senate committee on Col M S Quay seating, quoting Edmunds 1879 speech supporting Bell’s Vermont seat. He praised Pennsylvania and contrasted Sabbath observance with blue laws, urging rest day worship. Pittsburg printers struck, editors toil in rooms. National convention set for June 10 in Philadelphia to renominate McKinley, Carnegie’s fortunes estimated at 40 million, enabling gifts to churches and libraries.
Attendees include Attorney S J Telford hosting Court House officials on Water street. Miss Mary McKnight hosted friends near Church street. Wendell Thompson celebrated with about 50 friends at H B Thompson home on North Seventh. A Library Hall reception by over twenty town youths moves to Tuesday with Stelz cher's orchestra from Pittsburg and supper by C H Moore at New American House.
Mr. William E. Roberts of Pine Flate wed Miss N. Annie Fair of Cherryhill Township on Wednesday at the groom's home with Rev. Alexander officiating. A chicken and waffle supper by the Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal church has been postponed to Wednesday evening, January 3.
Recent death notice for Lewis Detar aged 74 years 2 months 17 days from neuralgia of the heart. He died suddenly at home on South Seventh Street after feeling ill in the afternoon while on Railroad Avenue. He was a partner in Detar & Munshower carnage and wagon makers and resided here over six years, formerly of Shelada. Survived by sisters Mrs Margaret Munshower, Annie Detar, and Mrs Mary J. Lytle. wife died 11 years ago. Funeral held Friday at 2 p.m. at his residence, conducted by Rev. W. J. Wilson. interment Oakland Cemetery.
A series of death notices and funeral reports from Armagh East Wheatfield Homer City Blairsville and Punxsutawney: David R Mack merchant post master dies at 50 after two weeks illness survived by wife and two sons Sylvester and Thomas. Misa Floyd McGara 21 dies in Pittsburgh typhoid fever with funeral in Punxsutawney and Rayne Township church services. Elizabeth Snyder 74 dies in East Wheatfield while visiting Johns town heart trouble funeral in Johns town. Alexander Lucas Homer City paralytic death age about 75 with children Mary Reed Margaret Rinter Elizabeth Sutton and a Homer City Presbyterian funeral at Greenwood. Jacob H Jamison Blairsville dies at 53 of organic heart trouble with wife and children Alta Jessie Alex Arthur at home funeral in BlaI saville cemetery.
Notices list Blanche Bracken of Buffington township aged about thirty, fractured limb long ill, interment at Blacklick church cemetery. James W. Kern of Altoona died December 12 at 53, survived by wife Mary J. Parker and eight children, interment on Thursday. Mrs Jane St. Clair of Whitesburg died aged 85, general debility, interment at Whitesburg. infant Mowry of Blairsville, 10 months, died Wednesday. verses note a local poem about India-yaw with Johnnie’s journey to institute.
A string of social notes from Indiana County lists visits by John B. Taylor and Mrs. Hollister from Kittanning, Miss Wherry from South Bend, Hortense Galloway of Altoona, and many others visiting or hosting in towns like Wilkinsburg, Normal, and Blairsville. Includes institutes, school staff, and holiday preparations with brief movements to and from Indiana, Pittsburg, and nearby communities.
The Indiana Ministerial Association met at 10 30 a m in the Presbyterian church. Rev D P French and Rev W T Anderson were elected to membership. Rev Dunmire was absent and Rev Anderson spoke on Mission Work in India. A paper extolling sympathy for Rev D Hall D D was adopted. Union prayer services will be discontinued this year. Next meeting January 15 at 2 p m in the First United Presbyterian church with a paper by Rev Dunmire or Rev Emmons.
L J Amond transfers 43 acres in Cherryhill to Frank C Amond for 1750. G W Feldmanns one third of two Burrell tracts to Henry W Schrader for 100. Harry E Clark transfers a lot in Glen Campbell to First National Bank of Glen Campbell for 1500. James Dixon 1 acre coal in Blacklick to Frank M Graff et al for 36500. T S Neal sheriff 2 lots in Salisburg to Charles Lockhart for 80. Wu T Thompson 10 acres in Rayne to W A Conner for 111.
Prof. A Campbell of Armagh visited Saturday and is praised for 17 years as Armagh summer school principal and instructor. This winter he leads Nineveh public schools and the Greenville summer school trustees secured him as instructor for the term starting Monday April 23 1900.
The Lutheran Sabbath school of Strongstown will present a Christmas program in the church on Christmas evening at seven o'clock. Rev. William Snyder will lead mission services at the Lutheran church on Sabbath December 31 at ten o'clock in the morning. The Christian Endeavor Society plans a public entertainment that evening. The O ZPO U of the First United Presbyterian church will host a watch meeting December 31 from eleven to twelve. All church societies are invited to attend.
A Cincinnati era advertisement narrative recounts a tale of bondage to disease, praising Electric Bitters as a cure for women’s ailments and general weakness. It mentions local vendors in Indiana and Blairsville, along with store openings, furniture ads, a mill, and holiday shop promotion by Tex E Hildebrand.
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