Auto crashes into crowd on Rossi ter Main street injuring trio
Sunday evening a learner driver lost control on Rossi ter Main street, striking a crowd and injuring Gordon Morrison five, Agnes Morrison seventeen, and Peter Kish. The driver G Bryce of Smyerstown had just purchased the car and swerved onto the sidewalk while another auto attempted to pass. Baby toddled nearby, Kish leapt to save it and was injured, with Morrison siblings and bystanders shaken. Brockly details report the car passing over Morrison’s body and Kish saving the infant.
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G. Bryce
Smyerstown
Ita
Peter High
Photo Finishing Deals Prompt Free Price List
Dilltown Pa photographer H W Auker invites readers to write for a free price list on developing and finishing services. Local ad highlights low rates and asks prospective customers to request details by mail.
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H. W. Auker
Dilltown, Pa
Enclosed hospital porches add ten beds in Indiana
Ten additional beds were added to the Indiana hospital by enclosing the porches, a project funded by the Carpenters' Union of Indiana and various firms. The hospital now holds 60 beds. fabrications and installation were donated by Hyde Murphy Company, 2D. F. Rinn, Indiana Number and Supply Company, W. S. Daugherty, Carpenters' Union of Indiana, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Miss Sara Morgart reported 1,974 patients admitted since November 1914 through June 1917, with 1,107 operations, 38 births, and 315 deaths. May 1917 was the busiest month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hospital
Carpenters’ Union of Indiana
Hyde Murphy Company
Ridgway
2D. F. Rinn
Indiana
Sara M. Morgart
Fairview Erects 74-Foot Flag Pole in County Display
Fairview raised one of the county’s finest single piece flag poles last week. B F Miller, a longtime resident, oversaw the ceremony and a flag woven by Fairview women was unfurled. The 74 foot timber pole stands 64 feet above ground. Attorney J Elder Peeler delivered the address. Gen Harry White will speak at the Fourth of July celebration in Sykesville.
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Fairview
B. F. Miller
White's Hill
J. Elder Peeler
Harry White
Sykesville
Teacher Training Class Graduation at Creekside Center Church
A large audience witnessed the commencement for the Center church teacher training class in Creettaide. Nine women and two men received diplomas as Rev. W. J. Wilson of Indiana led exercises. The class averaged 98 percent on final exams. honor students were Mrs. Everett Wilhelm and Mrs. Laura Stuehell. Mrs. Mary O. Wilson of Indiana presented the class album.
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Center Church
Creettaide
Everett Wilhelm
Laura Stuehell
Mary 0. Wilson
Indiana
W. J. Wilson
Lydicks Reunion Held at Grace Church Cherry Hill
The annual Lydick reunion took place at Grace church in Cherry hill township on Thursday. After a noon basket dinner in the grove, Edward N. Lydick gave the welcome, Squire Edward O Neil spoke patriotically, and children performed recitations songs and a flag drill. Officers were re elected for another year. The next reunion is set for the last Thursday of June at the Indiana fair grounds.
Woman Injured in Fall Leaves 73 Year Old Crippled
Mrs Jacob Little of town and former Marion Center resident fell Thursday morning breaking both bones of her crippled leg. The 73 year old has used crutches for eighteen years after a thigh fracture and the recent accident is a heavy shock to her.
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Jacob Little
Marion Center
Little
Young Man Killed Has Relatives in the County
Lee Stear son of Mr and Mrs David Stear of Punxsutawney died near Jackson Indiana on June 23. He was a driller for Hoff man Bros of Punxsutawney and had worked near Jackson on a drilling contract. Murder committed by a Mexican jealous over his attention to a young woman. Public sale at M T Smith near West Lebanon on Tuesday July 10 at 12 o clock includes team bay horses etc.
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Lee Stear
David Stear
Punxsutawney
Smicksburg
Trade City
Jackson
Ind
Hoffman Bros
Mexicana
Stear
M. T. Smith
West
Lebanon
R. W. George
Flag Raising and Fourth of July Celebration at Marion Center
Marion Center will celebrate the Fourth with patriotic exercises this evening. A large flag will be floated on the public square as the cornet band performs a concert. A lawn fete will also be held to benefit the Red Cross fund.
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Marion Center
Cornet Band
Red Cross Fund
Properly fitted glasses relieve headaches and nerves
The ad urges visitors to avoid using others or bargain glasses and to visit a hotel for fitting. It states prices from $2 to $8, trips every other month, and warns that faulty eyewear risks money and eyesight, noting headaches and neuralgia stem from defective vision.
Robinsons Hold Happy Reunion At Indiana Fair Grounds
The tenth annual Robinsons reunion at the Indiana Fair Grounds drew over 90 attendees. Rev W Alters urged loyalty to family and country. recent passings include Mrs Mary Lytle Rankin and John Robinson Stewart. Next year’s reunion will be at A W Robinson’s home in Armstrong township. Officers elected: President A W Robinson, Vice President Bilder Sharp, Secretary Mrs J Harvey Stewart, Treasurer L F Robinson. Also noted: Robert Mark named road supervisor to fill E H Hewitt’s vacancy. Grandview property sale: Hattie C Little to W H Mencer for 1800 via John McConnell agency.
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Mary Lytle Rankin
John Robinson Stewart
A. W. Robinson
Armstrong Township
Parkwood
Bilder Sharp
Shelocta
J. Harvey Stewart
Town
L. F. Robinson
Grandview
Hattie C. Little
W. H. Mencer
Indiana
John McConnell
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Salisburg
Murray Neighley
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Smithfield Street
North Side Office
Federal Street
Boggs & Buhl
Pittsburgh, Pa
Crerkside
Lydicks Weld Reumion
Kiski Valley Fair
Apollo
Bnuy
Moore Hotel
W. E. Mahaffey
Chiropractic
W. P. Shepard
Phila
Indiana County
Luxenberg’s
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Robert
Mark
Buffington Township
J. N. Langham
E. H. Hewitt
Troutman’s
Palm Beach
Mason
Brody
Kayser
Silk and
Shetland
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