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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
4
A formal resolution states a personal pledge to sleep work and play in the fresh air and to urge others to do likewise as a health measure. It emphasizes outdoor living and active encouragement.
A new Methodist Episcopal church in Clymer, brick and 32 by 50 feet, at Fifth and Hancock streets, is nearing completion. It will be dedicated September 12 with Drs. W. W. F. Conner and T. H. Boyle of Pittsburgh in attendance. Opening services are July 25 at 10:30, pastor Rev. T. F. Chilcote will preach. the public is invited. Also includes a letter from John M. Malcolm of Portland, Oregon praising the Progress and urging prompt renewal.
The fourth annual Pittsburg District camp meeting of the Evangelical Association will be held in Ralston's Grove five miles from Indiana on the East Pike road August 22 1909. Rev J W Richards will preside with district ministers assisting. a large weatherproof tabernacle will be erected and attendance is invited free of charge.
Deeds recorded across Mont gomery Green Pineto Canoe and other locations show transfers between named individuals and authorities. Amounts vary from 60 to 4000 dollars with buyers and sellers including Calvin A Ginter Charles C King J H Weaver Eva Garrell and multiple others, sheriff H Wallace Thomas noted.
A midnight blaze in the Kinter block at Dixonville destroyed Louis Levin’s clothing store and adjoining shops. Firefighters saved neighboring buildings. losses include Brady's shoe repair and Hummell’s furniture. Insurance covered much, but several stores and residences suffered heavy damage. origin of the fire remains unknown.
A young son of John Cunningham near Headbon was attacked and bitten on the face by a vicious dog last week. The boy, who already lost an arm years ago, was unable to defend himself.
Carl Yuckenberg of town killed two copperheads that had attacked a brood of turkeys in Farra Cherryville township on Monday night. One snake was slain near the hen’s pest and the other near the chicken coop.
The page lists deaths, including Edmund Carl Lutehart infant, and McCullough of Hortons, with burial at Glen Campbell. Church notes mention Rev M L Rowland preaching in Chamberlyville. A Collett reunion near Richmond honors Mrs S A Collett, 85, living independently with help from nephew J C Work. We note alleged slayer Walter Comensky at large after Harton killings on July 4.
A serialized romance recounts Arthur Fortesque, nephew of the Duke of Portland, and Olga Vorluhoff, a Canadian Doukhobor maid. Fortesque abandons wealth for community life, falls in love, marries Olga, and is ostracized by England. The tale chronicles their simple life and a second child's birth amid enduring affection.
A column features a guessing game where players split a proverb into equal parts, asking questions and using the given word to hint at the proverb. It also describes a mind reading trick with taps spelling letters, and includes verses and notes on carnival coverage and local notices. Additional items mention sale ads, a traction engine, and local business notices.
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