Local Social Notes From Peebles and Nearby Towns
Mrs Clyde Hea and sons traveled to Lan daster on Thursday returning Saturday after visiting Mrs W B Sheaffer. Mrs Blanche Knepper of Berlin visited sister Mrs Clair Sebring. Amanda Kring is very ill. Lewis Stram has returned home after a few days in Spangler hospital. Mrs Jesse Baker visited Blair Baker of Indiana who is very seriously ill. Lady Cherry Rebekah Lodge degree team motored to Renssburg for work. Harry Hawes confined with a sprain. father B W Hawes ill but improving. Mr and Mrs J B Wooster and Clayton spent several days in Detroit during the Fourth week. Mrs Guy Hunter entertained the Adult Bible class of the local M B A church. Mr and Mrs C W Sebring and family motored to Boy Scout camp near Penn Run. sons Torris and Clair expect to camp a week. Mrs Jane Hower of Jersey Shore spent a few days with daughter Mrs Mio Schmouder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Hea and Sons
Modert
Dhck
Jesse Baker
Blair Baker
Indiana
Lady Cherry Rebekah Lodge
Rhens‘burg
Harry Hawes
B. W. Hawes
J. B. Wooster
Clayton
Detroit
Mich
Guy Hunter
M. BA. S
C. W. Sebring
Boy Scouts
Ritz Theatre Lineup and Allison School Reunion
The Ritz Theatre schedules a July lineup with Montana Moon starring Joan Crawford on July 9, Cohen and Kellys in Scotland on July 10 11 12, Song of the Blame on July 14 15 16, Floradora Girl on July 17 18 19, Man Hunters with Rin Tin Tin on July 9 10, Mounted Stranger on July 11 12, Land of Silver Fox on July 14 15 16 17, Personality with All Star Cast on July 16 17. Allison School Reunion is set for August 16 at the Washington township grounds inviting former directors teachers pupils and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoot Gibson
Rin Tin Tin Ee
Allison School
Washington Township
Alls
Community Notices and Family Visits Across Blairsville Area
Ricky Philip Deckers Point returns home after visiting his mother in Blairsville. A Grange event on the Fourth raised a nice sum. James Fisher visited his sister Mrs. Peter Sheesley. A Sunday afternoon community singing was held at the M E H church with a good program. Sacred offerings by Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair of Clymer and Mr. and Mrs. Burns of Greensburg. Numerous relatives visited, funerals for Taylor Bush in Pine Vale attended. Several families spent the Fourth with relatives nearby. Sunday School at 1:30, preaching at 2:30, and service at 7:30. Miller-Ramer reunion at A. G. Miller home. Community picnic at Harl Foreman. About forty attendees at K. W. Cunningham’s home. Henderson reunion attended. Traveling visitors from Bolivar, Barr Slope, McKeesport, and Marion Center noted. Roann trip for Gladys Smith in California. Shady Plain services by Martin Heath of Iselin. 26-tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip
Ricky
Blairsville
James Fisher
Peter Sheesley
Tee
M. E H
Robert St. Clair
Clymer
Wilber Mack
Warren
Bolivar
Ross
Akey
A. G. Miller
Harl Foreman
K. W. Cunningham
Walter Rising
Birthday party honors Mrs Spicer at Deckers Point
A Fourth of July gathering at Mrs. M A Spicer’s home marked her sixty eighth birthday with a bountiful lunch. Attendees included Gail Rett hmiller Emma Lowman Frank Wright Log an Lowman and families, Clarence Lowman and others. Edgar Gromley and wife also visited John Gromley’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deckers Point
Gail ‘Retthmiller
M. A. Spicer
Eu‘gene Crawford
Chas
Lowman
Vincent
Chas. Lowman
Frank Reithmiller
Laura Kinnan
Clarence Lowman
Trudell
Larve
Ralph Oaks
Edgar Gromley
John Gromley
Picnic and family visits fill the Fourth of July
A long list of local visitors and relatives gathered in Home R D 2 for a Fourth of July family picnic at D E Kerr's, including the Adamsons from Vandergrift, Kerrs from Smicksburg and McKees Rocks, and other neighbors. The Women's Missionary Society planned a sewing day at Mrs Charles Kerr's residence.
The Crime of Eugene Aram and Its Curious Tales
The article recounts the murder by Eugene Aram of Daniel Clarke, the long gap before evidence emerged, and Aram’s life as a self-taught scholar and school helper. It notes Bulwer Lytton’s and Hood’s ballads, Aram’s trial, and his wife’s striking posthumous behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Aram
Nand
Tb Hood
Bulwer Lytton
London
Anthony Ainton
Middlesex
Aram
Daniel
York
Forest
Knaresborough
Elinton
Clarke
St. Robert's Cave
Triumph of Thrift on Rainy Days and Golf Debunked
The excerpt argues thrift amid leisure, warning against excessive golf time draining savings. It counters the idea of hoarding work for later, noting a desk burden from postponed tasks and stressing balanced priorities between recreation and financial planning.
Bricks and Straw Motifs in Biblical and Ancient Texts
The passage cites early brick making in ancient Egypt and the biblical note on straw for bricks. It references unlawful restrictions on straw, Pharaoh’s decree, and an allusion to the Tower of Babel built from brick under old testament context. It notes tablets from Abrahamic-era excavations and connections to 6,000 years of brick building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Abrahim
Tower of Babel
Mary
Boston Transcript
Florid Epitaph in 1781 Note on Elizabeth NJ Tomb
An 1781 epitaph on a cemetery stone in Elizabeth New Jersey extols a virtuous woman killed during a British attack. The piece notes early days’ brief epitaphs and suggests reverence dictated detailing virtues and warnings to travelers about enemy danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Once Famous Port at Cowes Dockyards Legacy
The London Chronicle notes Cowes once famed for dockyards predating the regattas, building ships for war and commerce including Nelsons Vanguard. Its wartime yards contributed to naval strength through new construction and repairs. The town name derives from two Henry VIII coastal forts guarding Portsmouth harbor, one now housing the Royal Yacht Squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes
London Daily Chronicle
Nelson
Vanguard
Bow
Henry VIII
Portsmouth Harbor
Royal Yacht Squadron
Dog saves Browning elopement tale at luncheon
Miss Barrett's father disapproved of the intended marriage. Dr Andreas Bardn, Kansas City Browning Society, notes the couple feared leaving Browning's lap dog behind during a luncheon. One bark, he says, could have spoiled everything and altered poetry's course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barrett
Misa Barratt
Rovers
Andreas
Bard N
Kansas City
Browning Society
Miss Barrett
Kansas City Star
Wanted to See the Fight in Theater Nightly
A New Yorker named Joseph Van Raaltetella visits the same theater show for two weeks. He explains to a puzzled ticket seller that his motive is to witness a dramatic moment when the husband may return and catch the lover at the fire escape, hoping to be present for the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph van Raaltetella
New Yorker
Swept the Board Origin in Card Table Patois
A note on the phrase swept the board as a metaphor for total victory deriving from card table language. The term implies overcoming all opposition and winning all stakes, reflecting a gambler’s origin in card play.
Hoarding Food Habits of Weasels Through Time
The article notes weasels bury surplus food as a historic trait from England’s earlier hardships. It contrasts ancient hunter behavior of storing food for later with modern weasels who bury excess but rarely return, due to abundant fresh food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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Ritz Theatre
Montana Moon
Joan Crawford
Cohens and
Kellys
Scotland
Murray-Sidney le
Conrad Nagel
Marion Davies
Indiana Theatre
Rin Tin Tin Cee
All Star Caat
Currys Run
Kenwood
John Adams
J. H. Smith
C. Adams
F. B. Smith
Roann
Ind
Gladys Smith
California
Lizzie Elwood
Lizzle
Sadie Dinwiddie
Harry Statess
Ray Kelly
F. C. Adams
Shady Plain Key
Martin Heath
Iselin
Shady Plain
Anderson's
Hiderton
Annie Sell
Olio
Wilmer Miller
Brackenridge
Kery
Joe Sell
Knox
Wilber Stuchell
Abbie Fleming
Virginia Miller
Jane Richardson
Sara Rankin
Joe King
Cree Kline
Roy Millen
Junior Miller
Kenneth Kerr
John Wiggins
James Calhoun
Irwin
Grif Lo Park
Annie Sharp
Women's Missionary Society
Aire
Charles Kerr
Thursay
Home
R. D
D. EB. Kerr
Darhl Adamson
Lorraine
Vandergrift
Dale Kerr
McKees Rocks
Annie Kerr
Smicksburg
Cora Kerr
Dean Bothell
Helen’ Kerr
Earl Carthen
Mattie, Kerr
D. E, Kerr
Dorothy Moorhead
Joseph Kuhn
Butler
Clara Louise Edminson
Ohio
Clara Louise
William McDowell
Central Parking and Supply Company
East
Jefferson Street
Potioe
McDowell
Yellow Dog
Armatrong County
Clara Louie
Michigan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Luxenberg
Indiana, Pa
ILRY
Paczta
Ahd
Wheeler Syndicate
Waitresa
Troutman Apparel
Gompers A. Vesta
D. J. Means
Bear Ritz Theatre
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