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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1889
Page
5
Twenty bicyclists in Indiana. updates on local visits, weather, and harvest. Notes on Commencement, local schools and teachers, various residents traveling or ill, and local business and public notices. Includes Sherman-like health cures and a Gettysburg transport plan mentioned for veterans.
Over June 21 to July 1 1889 shipments list J T Donahey sending 20 sheep 165 hogs to West Chester 20 cattle 15 calves to Media Pa H Bryan 110 sheep 307 hogs to Pa Thomas & Wiesinger 81 sheep to West Philadelphia W T Burns 215 hogs to Harrisburg J Crepa 15 cattle 12 calves 154 hogs to Perkiomenville Pa W E Nickle 5 cattle 4 calves 164 hogs to West Chester J N Stewart 166 sheep 8 hogs to J McMillan 16 cattle 17 calves 157 hogs to Salford Pa 3 D taeKallp 148 sheep to Mohanic N J and 37 sheep 100 hogs to Barto Pa and 17 cattle 13 calves 33 hogs to Radnor Pa Large seize colored quilts for 90 cts only at Marshall & Kline's.
The presbytery met at Elderton on June 25 with Rev N B Kelly called to Elder's Ridge and West Lebanon to replace the late Dr Donaldson. Rev L Mechlin sought release from Elderton and Currie's Run. A memorial service for Dr Donaldson and sympathy for Johnstown and Conemaugh churches were arranged. Committees and synod commissioners were chosen, and Rev D J Irwin served as temporary moderator. A Washington and Jefferson College address by Rev J M Barnett and sermon by Dr Worden highlighted the session. Presbytery to meet July 16 at Indiana. New Mohair dress goods offered by Marshall 4 Kline.
A sequence of marriages listed with dates and officiants from Ebensburg Cambria County and Creekside Indiana Creekside in 1880s. Notable entries include Edward A Gibson and Jennie E Johnston on July 4 1889, J B Highfield and Emma Powell on July 4 1888, and J M Glassford and Kate E Davis on July 2 1889. Also an 1880 Kenins ad promoting J J Kerrist watches highlighting No 1 timepieces American movements in Dueber cases and customer trust.
Advertises 1000 building lots for 150 dollars each at Jamison City with 125 by 50 foot plots and flexible payments. Promotes year round employment in hubs, veneering, tannery, saw and planing mills, and more, plus the Mana Rest Inn hotel opening by August 1. Includes local job contacts and seasonal commerce notes.
A Walnut Bargain Store advertises cheap watches and jewelry including open face Gent's and Ladies' watches from $2.40 to $3.50, breast pins and cuff buttons with chains, hair pins, collar buttons, and various rings and badges priced from a few cents to a few dollars. Also listed are cuff holders, kid buttons, and novelty items with prices noted, and several items described as guaranteed not to tarnish or warrantied rolled plate. Other bargains include misseas buttons and goat child attire with low prices.
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